North Carolina Newspapers

. i - : . . " - - - ; ' . ' ' J , I J - I J Pi 0 ! fc.-- i " KstabHrhi in 1878. IIILLSBORO, N. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2D, 1887. NEW SERIES --VOL 9 NO 3 A A MdTn Auntippe. .Tra ker- wa- a small, toW-headM, ..-.-i-.-k :).! man. with irregular teeth, s !i, f!'- hi- mouth look likei. teel .. - v. I u't of plumb, say the ru l',-"uv. Hi- wjff was a . ; -; , --(... !! woman, fully a ii-al ,.,. ::.'! lift v pound- heavier than -fa- i i : i ?! temper f a half '.. j v. ild.-at. rt m I ho darky ju-t . : alg-ion" w a- er half a s, r : I "f tht de;l a- Jim wa.- of :,. :, -ill ! -.!-n to" be, W hen -he was .-! t!m- warpath -In- breathed lightning '-find tiling c ! iiifs ::: i,- ' : ! "f her tongue. No'r did .-,-(.:):. ;,r iii r-df with word- only, , , . v b.i'er and furioil-. he very .., !. .i-h-l the poor I it t ! wtet h , !.:. k.i until f-!f a- f h; . a . d hi- Wa k f :t -aiii! fr-h i roii. i i . i ' 1 1 . Mfiicion- ait-r- ! !.,t - r part -f May, Jim ii- i'' In- li.nl iii t-ii iial:J .i :i ml h uck 'li ' to la-k uaV. II lil'O- i!', lo lotV ji i fvi-rv day Ion hi- i!iiilay 'a ri j i -1 t , i j. i iici - a ll t lie. w hil- at pu c.. I i'i- daiiic r- i 1 1 i 1 1 ir loorwav knittiti-r. ith a he oiuplt tcil hi- pic- oat aj- :i -' 1 wa- .vhamblini; h ill- W iff, p c ioll-lv ooiii.i:i- of hi-, prc-c ric', i i;.-rcc ; nice at him. which M ia jump a!ino-t out of hi- -iioc.s .ii h! i In- p i -)ii ;tt ion out from II I!' '. o I 1 'i..Acll 1 Itoim" fur?" -he a-krih ow u to the Them hovs w u. u w lllc u f 1 1 r a hvi r oi- t w . 1- a' !. . in' ' ' .'. v-oli loueil Wro'T. VoU jest ." oii ilain clo-i-, a ml io hack inter :j. .!ch aii'l tiiii-h hoein' them per- !':-. Don't oii di-tfe-s erself noli -h-frie-. ". l.ii! 1 lo,ic tole the boVS 1 WIIZ " . ; !-. 1 o he t liar. ' a W ell, oil tole 'ill a lie." Hoi K! m ki-s and Hank Kv.atis is a . a'liin' fur m- now at the cro--ro;ul.-, ii.'i I d iiillu'i' not di-appint "em." Weil. I'd ruthVj' Voii woiijd. Shot u!.. now. and do voii'i'e told." .liin ;ra-pel ami piaked with fear; hi.!, tor the iir-t. time in many years, iit thoroughly reali.eil the tvrannv n::-i-r which h- wa 'ru-h'd. Hi.s In iit wa- set on iroin; to a lih-fry,. al:-l Ml that feeble, ll 1 1 1 1 eli 1 1 Utile Ol- i fai lit -h -p t m hccailie faint -h.ulow, a dim eidolon of -1 j b U-n I v ai'iu-ed. H; in -: t . t 1 a liioineiit, VentilH'tl even to i-'niii the ii.r of thoe -lowinr', ui.ithlul eve-, and then started, sav- V I ! : . i !!. I'm a- w ine." ( ir- at .Icho-aphat! Iloup-la! sin- -vo...etl on him like an owl on iuou-e. The air was Idled and i Ik :i';d with diivt ami -amlv hail and . i ! i ; 1 1 1 lT -hriek-. l'.d k - and Hank l'".van,.. nt the v. i o--i o ; ( d -, " ' liecaine i-oiivinceil that, .liin'- cahin had caught .tire, and that li- -a. i- peri-hiii"'' in the tlame. They la-iu d in all ha-te to hi- assr-tanee, nil! a- they neaied the -pot'tlh' el liter i i -i ! a 1 . and they heard a tern, femi nine oice. which e;uied them to halt it'll keep ollt of S i X , SMV : Now 1 rerkon vou'ii do ". ver i I ii.'-n they reeoirnied .liiu's iptn c:n c. iiioii'-tiiiir betwi'en .convulsive -otter gv out e;w ine befit" vuu DiseovorifH 'About the Sphinx An tmdertakinr has boon ! b'jrua which ouojht to yield results of .special iti;. rest.. This is the removal of the (na from round the sphinx. The "S hint oooupios a position where th' -' oachment of the desert s most oon k;' ciious. At the present day nothing - !o he s, , !i of the animal except its ad and its neck: but the old Egyptian tiieiujinents on w hich it is tiii'iired shows ! 't "ulv the entir! I' i v -. hut also a lar; body down to the -e square tlinth be- r.eat'i. eovercl with 'ornaments. Since ti..- tm.e of the (ireeks. perhaps even s.nce xw v.-ien of .Thotiunes IV., this J'on'h has tii-ai'peareil beneath the -and 'nd t I existence had been fo'ot l.a. ' is !! rally supposel tliat the S'li.nx i- ,., nn out of a I:irre. isolateil n vvh-.ch overlooked the plain: but M M.t-p. io's rest'arches suLTe-t that it a work still more stupendoa-. He i- proved that the sphinx oeciipies the ' 1 r'.er of ari amphitheater, formin"; a "''a. I ..if r.eky basin, the upper, rim of h.yh ,s about on a level with the head "t::c au-.r.vd. l';ie walls of this amphi-tV'-afer, w; . ver visible, are cut by the hand of man. It -cenis m 'obable. tnere- i -re. tiiat m tilKt'oVIU Sijvf;,,., arti;.c:ai ali bciniiinir there was a of rock, 'in which, an 1 been excavated, so as to leave :n 'raid!.! a block o it of s;a.ii was fmailv hewn. Li'.c!i lh.' v. I he exoavat'a hi Wtii ti.-u! tie-, ' to a i'ein carrie I on it;, the existence of the in. i vamn ot. t!i.- ,.;v ir.;,.tin.-i -ot.t also bn'n:-h e i!. '!.. !..." n;,;lt:it:":, of tlu i";li:h" 'ithe'true'ace t the monuMHMO i p . cue i i" a--:c;!i it to ,i '"I'liU IS 111- a erv 'TejiT an. tcjiidy -pus, ;!,;v h iif'i' that) the c arlv i..,l...e, a. ,..f lhaa ,,10 ,v erUid f i.-pt;an atslorv. As the re-cft ,,f i.,t .nu t s Waifk t.ie sand round th.. UU'S ! . . . , '-...ill .X airead bee ft lower...! l.,- ' i..... b'irtv melt i s. Loudon Ar idciily. .leoiik. A farm. r ;:i D,:;lvV;l,e Coutftv, N. Y i':ts a Out L !. .r, i . - . ' " " nas l-een i in con- ,uul u-- t--i xcar-. One Day. The empty hoiw !- saVan-l -lark, and till liut by th- -hore ami i, (.r ttl. Jr1r Ht.n hl 1 hear the echom uuU ami vonn shriii Of little ojif at piav. Ami sittir.sr lonely Un... j Wat4.i4 trlow 'I'ti- nrrai.'l iin---tumr-ah, W(. i,)Vt-i tt tn VVLi-n, in if- l:yht, rii(-t k() iony a.i ' tt c n.-t a!i-i ki-sri one eUy. I look alon? h- road no shadow fa!is: M L-art atr- u-t. tJUt tiii no ton'd voice cuii - Od'j- a ru-tU- ;n th dim. wid- haiH Wh-0- iffiostiV (;urta:ii wav. If from th'-ir you nhould co:ue forth to i J J i i ! . And. t-.K -Linif mouth and -y-with kiss litrtit. Could h ai my wounds and :iv- me life and What would I dan- to fitv:' Could I dure ?Hi th" of thf w-ar v.ar.s. Iir-f t of j' v. th (fMMn dnii w th: tears. The fainting ti-art Uiwi-d down w.;h bnur tturer This only coiild T sav. miy the four fond Words. "I love ti.ee -ti!l !' With ail a woman's dower of .tre!i-th and Will. While life hhall !a-t, while pill-en throb and thrill, J love the. as that day. Ah me', no whisper waken, no kisse tall. )uiy the -hu'lowf till the l;i rkeniuw hall: r"hou art at re-t. and I. in Life - ad thrai!, Mu-t work, and weep, and pray. When all the lonjf, sad years have'pat me Hilled Phal! Mlver lo ks shine ori-- acain as void. Shall I he youiij; who have jtruwn tired arid old. When we shall meet one day' m ' -Mary itiddell ('orley. . Tiii:-i:r.i).s('.iL When I fouinl myself stranded, so to fipeak, in the heart of Yucatan I .was rather plea.-ed than otherwise. I had be-n writing up the ipiaint old ruins of that stranev land for a New York paper, and had turned my face homewafd, when I received a defter requesting ine to wait at San Pablo for future instructions. San 1'ablo interested me. It w;is a fleepy old SpanT-h village, with a bi cathedral, a plaza with the u-ual col lection of adobe hou-e- around it, and a background of snow -capjM-d moun tains ri-iii"; boldly fr.m a land-cape of torrid summer heats. It was here that I met with th' most pu..lin experience, of my lib;. I w a- returning from a solitary ride ainoii t he hills. -The" declining sun warned jne that larknes would over take m' if I did not make hast-, but its I could see in the distance the massive tower- of the cathedral, I felt no un- ; easiness; At one place my lonely royd or mule path skirted a deep ravine, which was "so choked up with a thick, scrubby un- derjrrowt h t hat I w as unable to see i any thin"; but a tangled mass of foliage 1 ami vine-. "A "food place for an ambii-h." I 1 i said to m self. , The idea illlpre-scd Ine so' that 1 spurred' my mule, but, to my surprise, j the u-ualh docile animal stood stock ' still. "Selior'" Tile oie of the ravin ran"; out from the depths '. but it seemed to be at m ear. ".s, -nor. halt . . .Vs 1 halted, on nceoiint of tnv mule'? ob-tinac, the command was uunece.-- sar . "Stand a-idc!"'T -hoiiteil, "and let ine pa-s. Ju-t then 1 -aw pro.ruilin"; out of the Vu-hes in front of ine th- mu.le of an old-fashioned l.Iunderbu-s. lliut-lock weapon in -r general Use iii Yucatan. A shudder ran down my .-jinal col umn. 1 w a- unarmed, and the oiun h ibu-- wa- about the -ie of Vi -mall cauiioii. lb -i-taiic' was not to be thoiiuh! of. J -unendcr!" I cr'n d to mv un-een fo... "i'he seiior is seti-ible," said the man with the hi"; tin, as he leaped i lit the l'oad. A rapid , but clo-e scrutiny eaptor showod me a xoun medium height, whose lithe. of my man oi .sinewy. figure indicated exceptional activity ntd str'ULVh. lie wore a homespun cotton suit, and the face under hi3 sombrero had the'brown tiuire common to all the Yucatauesc who were of mix- el nani-u ana inmau oioou. ine man's richt t-mple was disfigured by a pci'uliar scar." shaped hke a crescent and of li ry red color. beyonrl this scar there was nothing remarkable about his face. He had regular feature-, thin, cruel lips and restless eyes like bead- of jet. "I will hold up my hands and you can "To through me." said I. plea-ant-Iv. "You don't want the mule, do oil 0" Th.' senor is xvronir. I d want the mule." repli-d the robber, in a quiet. self-po-sess,.d tone. "The senor will have the kind ss to di.-muunt and hold tip his hands." As there was no ti50 in wasting words. I obeyed without objection. The robber with a quick jerk drew mv hands behind me and pinioned . th. ni w ith a -trip of rawhide. Then he bound me securely to a tree. After llni-hin": these prelilninaries lie empt ied my pocket- of the loose silver in them. "Is Unit all. senor?" he a-ked, in deep di-u-t. All 1 hae." I answered. The senor has my sympathy," said thera-cal. w ith a vicious grin. "But tlie mule i- something." - The robber turned my steed tojhe rvdit about and jumped into the saddle. Let the - nor be patient." he taid a lie rode ott. Nune traveler win i release Pablo. him. and it is not far to an Give Francisco's complimenU I .. 1 : .,.' Ami waving liis Isanti If-.aisapparea ururnl a htnl in th road. N this w:i, tlu- n.i.il highwayman, ! " ran '!-.. for who-v h-:iil th (iitwr. i 1-r:tni i- o. for who-f h-:ii thr Gover nor ha J. oot-r'-i a h-avv r-war.l! Th'!'f wa ron-uaTioii in the thouprhL N" on- wou'il hla:,'i- nif for surrt'n tlrr i ii to a !ar !-vil who wa t-on- -Idei-t d a mat t for anv jihr men m Yucatan. ; Hut rnv train of thoiiirht was sootf int - rrupti in a iba-ant manner. rrain'i-co had been one j-rhaps a piarter of an hour when a muleteer m.i.b- hi- app'ai-.tnce h-ading hi- little burro along the narrow path. Hailing the -.ranger, I induced him t cut my boint- and lvb-a-- m-. The muleteer "told me that' I e-caped lightly. 'He gave Francisco a very black character. "If this place had not been in si";ht of San Pablo," said he. the cut-throat would have killed you." The next morning the little town of San Pablo was in a state of eruption. Men. women and children ru-hed pell mell through the streets tittering wild Veils. I looked out of the window sev eral times, but could not make up inyV mi nl whether it was a revolution or a holiday.' 1 threw myself on th bed and tried to get into a do.e, and w:is succeeding when the alcalde ru-hed into my room with a bevy of hi- retainers and pulled me into a fitting posture. "Th- sehor's commaiufs have been obeyed," said the alcalde, excitedly. "The dog of a bandit has been arrest ed, and will be tried before me at once. Put we need the -erior's testi mony. Without the senor we can do nothing." v It took me almost no time to dress and accompany the little brown alcalde and his browner algua.ils to the pre tentious stone editice on the plaza call ed the palace of justice. T had never seen a criminal trial in a Mexican court, and everything was new to me. The alcalde presided with great dignity. He was assisted by a prosecuting officer, and several advo cates, as they call their lawyers, were also on hand. The court-room was filled with a crowd of eager spectators, all talking, swearing and shaking their lista at the prisoner. The robber, Fran cisco, was the. most unconcerned look inx man in the crowd. Surrounded by alguazils, he was not handcuffed, and when he saw me he smiled and made me a polite bow. The proceedings dragged all through the weary day. My limited knowledge of the language made it impossible for me to follow everything that was -aid, but I understood that air effort was be ing made to prove an alibi. Tlree men, with rather honest faces, wore -hat at 0 o'clock on the previous eve ning they had imbibed pulque with Francisco at a little village twenty -ailes west of San Pablo. If theyfcold the truth, of course my robber- could not1 have been Francisco. It irritated me to -ee so much im portance attached to the alibi and to mv case, because I had been led to be lieve. that the prisoner would be held anyhow, as he was wanted for other crimes, and a big reward had been of fered for him, I was told, however, that in Yucatan a prisoner, w hen - he demands a trial, must be tried or re leased inside of twelve hours. In order tt) hold lum, tlieielore. ftm an ranio ' authorities had to make the most of my evidence. ' Tm-alibi business worried the old . alcaldeMiot a little. The three wit i nesses who swore to meeting Fralicis I co on the afternoon before wen- ieput f able men. On the other hand. I wa- a stranger and an American.'; Several ' times during the day I was recalled. to ' the stand and examined and cross ex amined. The utmost courtesy charac terized the examination, but it . had a ; latitude -that would not have been per mitted in an American court. Fre ; queiitly fif spectator would interrupt with a qdestioti or make a suggestion to the alcalde. Once -ranciseo marked that he was tired ami w IV- a u 11 take'it as a favor if the court would , hurry up. ! Toward the close of th1 day I -aw a man on the outskirts of t lit spectators whos,. face and manner attracted my attention. He was the very image of Franei.-eo. the prisoner. I changed my position -o a to get a letter view. . The resemblance was wonderfully striking. The man was just Francisco's age. height, size, and ; complexion. His sombrero shaded hi ''right tempi- and preeutod m from seeing whether it bore tli: peculiar car which di-tigmed the robber. His e-o-tume w as the same as rane:-e." -. but. a- nearly e erv body wore horn.-, spun of the same colr and pattern, thi- did not excite my surprise. If he ha- tin1 -car." I mutter'!. . ."he could pas uit w h-re fr Francisco. It Wotltd be impossible t fell them apart." Naturally I began t tinder-tand tie- alibi. The men w ho -wore they -aw the highwayman twenty rail- away fr:.'in th' -cette of hi- crime at very i'in ut he wa- tv ing my hzttet- might h'U'iesth' be mi-takeJi, '1 heV had --en ttii- m -teriou- strang'-r. I5.it th-y had sworn to tii.- -car. Could it be p.-.s-;ble that the s rati get" s fare UjIV Micii a iii ark? I d tei uiiind to dge my,w ;y t him in the crowd and accidentally knock . tl iii- s.mbrero m order to look for the tierv eiv-c lit. When I reached that . sidt LiuildiiiiLtiie maiivas.i:oae. of the 1 made l tinI him. but finally "av ii uu. Hv had -iih-r lft the ri - rn t IisJ s-hift-! hi- po-ition, kt.j- i.il.ur -.:. .t- L.iuu.m i , t.. trig otner per-'U- .U-nvt-cn U5 so as to s-r-n hiru from tnv view. A it was growing dark four tallow i caif iie-. were lighted, but the gloomy stoue w;Ui made the room look almost a-, dark as ever. . I was wondering what-would be tl auU oiiie of the ca--, w hen the lights were suddenly blown out. "Keep iu your places ' shouted an alg.uazil. "Order in the palace of jus tlce . The candles were relighted, and thea was beheld such a scene as has rarely ever been beheld in a court-room or anywhere, else. In fiont of the alcalde's bench stood two scar-faced men much alike as two brown p a-. Merciful saints!" ejaculated an alguazil. "Do I see double, r are there two Franci-co-?" rIt i- the work of the devil," sug gested a pioti- old'man, as he crossed hiin-elf. K II I' ll'l, ill. oil .11. ,l.l.-. .pilL V. 11 I rt-r-'sjiectacles and looked sharolv at ... the two men. . Franci-co!" he called. P'ach of the lw m irgave a jerk of his. head and an-wered ft the name. 4 "Ld the American senor take the stand," ordered the alcalde. In r.potise to the questions put to me I admitted that I could not point out tile real Francisco. Three witnesses called to establish ! the alibi wa re recalled. They shared my bewilderment, and could throw no light upon the case. The alcalde scratched his head.1 Then he touched one of the doubles with his cane. e "You, now," he said, "what is your name?" "Francisco." was the reply. "Your residence and occupation?1'' "I have Jiolle. I .1 1 . , . 1 1 1 '- " am traveling The alcalde turned to the other man. "What is your name?" "Franci-co." "Your residence and occupation?1' "I have none. 1 am 'about?" traveling The .-anjc answers, delivered in the very voice and manner of the .first double. See'llC" the ale'llib' t ill e rri m fn t I weiitlo him and suggested that he imprisoboth men until the matter couhl be,oked int... "I caiii&d lo it," he sa:.l. "One is innocent. If 1 imprison him I shall lose my place. lb-sides, the tw elve hours will soon expire, and without satisfactory evidence I must turn thein t 1 loose. I hinted that it was all a put up job; that Franci-co probably had a twin brother, who had arranged-U) have the light- blown out, and ha4jjen, iu the darkness, made his way to the prison er's side, thus confusing matters with the intention of evading justice. "It matters not," said the alcalde. "Two men cannot be arrested, tried ami imprisoned on a warrant against one. eau wai.;u., ue .u u . .. .;.. i. : 1 against two when it is known that only one is guilty. No, senor, it is a hard ship, doubtless, but it is better to dis jappoint justice than to do injustice.1' Then, raising his head, he said: "The prisoners are discharged.11 Silently the crowd divided, leaving a broad pathway . Down the aisle walked the Francis- 1 cos. Each wore the "same scornful Each gave the same wicked - smile. look out of his black eyes. Each made j the same low bow to the court, and when they passed me I noticed that the red scars on each man's temple ! wen- both of the same nize and of the same flaming color. Out of the arched doorway of the palace f justice, out into the darkness, out into the region of the mysterious and the unknown, passed the two Franoiseos. with not a man to follow or say them nay. The ijf'xt morning my expected let ter came. I was informed to lose no time in returning to the states, and I left San Pablo. at once. For all I know, the tw o Franciscos are still having a loyal time dow n in Yucatan. Wallace F. lUal, in Atlanta Constitution. . White House Spoils. "There is anttlier.'' sai! one of the 'doorkeepers at the White House ono dav this week. "What's that?'' asked somc one who wa stamling near by. Whv. a cigar ti nd.;' was the reply "Ste'that hiian going ff there," and he pointed to a xery respectaVle-look-ing man walking away puffing at a half moked cigar. "We have regular cii-torre-rs here men who make it a practice to come to the White House once or twice a day .and pick up -lump- of cigars thrown on the porch ...r walks leading Io the Hou-e. Cabi net dav- are their chief days, and when Congies is. in -sjpn they live high. Thev ki."w'thji Cafe: net officers ani Seuutor- -nioke good cigars and often thev have ju-t lighted one before reaohingYue- Hou-e and throw it away. ,Yoii w.uhi be surprise.l to know tile "men w ho come here daily to pick up tbe-e ca-t-o-I stumps robin I believe the actor- call' 'them. The White House, vou know, is the place which ail the prominent men of the country. in town, vi-st. These men invariably smoke good cigars, and it is. a picnic for the rohin-uuriters Watch the porch some day and See for youi-self-1 Baltimore Hun. WIT ANT) HUMOR. TFTE FASHIONABLE FEEDER. At & ttciKjuet uae Lutfbt a "hungry crowa Tellini "WUow, hog wallow, ho waV f low," , j runtj And tfae.plfrs In the alley with oae acworvj DiUStttsl. Sueatinif: Waik.w, hag wallow. hof wal low." No wonder we're left In the. alley and street. Shut out from the banquet aud thuo who there meet. With that style of manners we eannbt cotu tete. Oh, wallow, hog- wallow, bg wallow." Wabhmrton CTUft. The umbrella with the solid silver handle stays "burrowed" as well 4 any other. The "glass of fashion" during cold weather "Four uf Scotch, hot!" Funny Folks. The cost of the cigars and whisky of the average man Would buy his wife a $.'iOO sealskin aeque, but it doesn't. Burlington Fne Prtss. The rack was on; of the instruments of torture in the olden time. The music rack is usually us)d for the same pu rp se to-day. liustan lfa nu facturers' Gazette. i Tramp T am in need of a little money." (Jent "Why don't you shovel show?" "I haven't time." "How so?" "All my time is taken up in begging." YV-ros Silings. There was once a time .when we wondered what the difference was be tween an ahlerman-at-large and a plain, everv-dav alderman. We think Perceive aiiffe renee now. -Life Little boy pulls a reveler in a saloon by the .coat-tail. "What do you want. Tommy?" "Come home, pa. Ma has been waiting with the poker for you fojthe last two hours." Teias iSijl in'gs. An inventor at Stuttgart is said to have perfected a machine for deadening the sound of a piano. It will not be a success. The only sure way to keep a piano quiet is to deaden the pianist. Utica Observer. A Massachusetts soldier who was a prisoner in Libby advertises for some one. "who can remember whether he had Boston baked beans served fiim or nNtt." If not, he will apply fora pen sjon. Detroit Free 1'rets. "If there is anything I like better than classical music," said Maj. liran- i mgan in a nign voice, as he moved 1111 Lm urmi- t,ur "1 n-r ! roon' '11 lons. 1 hey bth set my I teeth odge. ban rawisco W. j First Knight of Labor "What do I you suppose Smith said the first time '.1. .1. . I. .... X.l. . . he saw that baby of hi-s?" Second Knight "Give it up. What did he say?" First Kught "Let's make a knight of it." Burlington Free I'ress. Western highwayman (to sfipposed merchant) Halt, and throw jp your ; hands! .traveler (shaking his sleeves) j There they are, eight aces and eight j kings. Highwayman Say, pard, can you gimme a chew ? Sctv Haven j Sews. Father (to daughter) "Have you i accepted the addresses of Mr. Money- i ""' "r, , Fa?lu.r..Well, isn't he very old my dear?" Daughter "Yes, papa; but he isn't nearly as old as I wish he were." Xt-w York Sun. 'y Well. I declare,11 exclaimed Mrs. M"cSwilligan, "if one of those Chicago Anarchists isn't going to be marriedl I think it's a rank shame.11 "So do I,'1 replied her husband. "I think hang ing is punishment enough fur hinuZ- Mtsburg Chronicle ; Connoisseur (looking at the picture I of a female head)" "Ah! Here's wme- j thing worth looking at. One of the I old masters; no doubt of it.11 Hii daughter "Why, pa, how blind you are getting! Can't you See it's a wo man ?" Boston Transcript. Mother "Good night, Robbie; don't forget to say your prayers.". Robbie But mamma. I don't have to av my prayei any more." Mother -What do you mean?" Robbie y I forgot to say them last nigi and I was all right this morning." llirvard Lampoon. First worshipper "Why are vou wearing thoe big thick ear-rntifs. 5 Smith, it isri't cold?" Secoad wior- ! shipper "I ara tzoine to church." iSo am I; but what of that?" "We have discharged our choir and are going to have congregational singing to-dav." -Tid-BUs. An impre 5lonit" sent In aN.-Sun- set" picture to the Royal Academy. He carefullv marked on the bark of the frame which was the right side if. b'-it : he added, in a polite note, "Shoiu-Vmy work be placed on your wall upside . down, please catalogue it as a sunrr-e.' London Tdgr iph.. Sweet girl "And o you have l.een on the plains for ten years?" Hand some cowboy "Yes, this ii the flrt time I've l-en back iuto real civiliz.a- - tion." "Now, please tell me, in that lonely life, so far removed from thj ; refining influence of civilization, you know what did vou mi-s most?" "Oy.ters." -Th Judge, . There is a young businessman in this ; city who is suffering from the curious epi-toiary freak of some crank. Every day this month he has received a let ter in his morning mail consisting fdra?.lv of a card onwhieh are printed these words: "Did You Ever See a Man Who had a Hare Lip? If so. Serre the Ird; for He Alono Can bave." Ac si? York Stolc No fore Fur. The crowd had congregated in oui village store, savs a wtfter in the I X1 W Th bati ed a cigar and was sitting on a coo- venient shelf with his feet upon th counter. The -conversation, wicb ranged all the way from the breaking of steers to the forecasting of th weather for the ensuing week.had slack ened; so w hen Uncle Dave Bagley walk ed in every one looked pleased. "Hello! Uncle Dave,1' yelled tome body, for tt old fellow is so deal that he can hardlv hear the fall of the year. -Oh, yea! V)h. yes! Powerful cold." answered the old man. "Wust Ft seeu this eighteen year. Mos'es bad es the fu-t wintej- 1 trapped InterxnejitV (Intermediate Iake).'1 When w a th.nt. Uncle Daxe?" "Sixty-four'n five. Had time that. Yes, siree. Powerful bad. I've teen it so's't'd freeze the bullets n tny old rifuii till 'e couldn't blow 'em out 'iUi Kwder. Had t' puller trigger n thei hold "er gun over the tire tT she weal off Site wnz cohl that winter, yee, , it e .. 1 I t - Mice. iaug inr. nun uucio umm shivered at the recollection. "Fur plenty then?'1 "Yes. ;ir; lots f it. Hows'eTer, didn't get much the fust fortni't." "Ctnildn't catch it. eh?11 "Huh! Ketch it? ;Ef I c'dn't ket bed tnore'n nminite 'u 'e can 'n t hull week I'd go hide," and the felloe began growling and muttering until the unfortunate interlocutor subside? and w as replaced by another. What became of it. Uncle Dave? "Stole." "Who stole it?" 'N Injun." j "Did vou catch him?" "Un hunr "Tell us about it" 'Tain't much to tell," said Unclf Dave, as lie borrowed a chew of finecul from his questioner. . "Fur wa't M high cer it d be'n two er three jean afore, but it paid some better1 n nw. loggin1 it. I backed a hundred tnink 'n mushrat traps 'n five fer bearer otter clar fin Travis City, 1n. built ei camp on Jntermejit. Soon's I got fi el fer livin' I put out my traps, x'ujt trip around I shot a big buck 'n took ii forty rats 'n two mink. Er fiaher '4 b-sn to one trap 'n stole er bait. Neil time er round the1 wa'n't nothin' no w'rs. Next time er round ther wui twj rats. Next time er round ther1 wa'n't nothin1 now'rs. I wuzJxnad. Purty soon 1 thort somebody'd be'n stcalin'. Arter a bit I found er moga sir track, en I took arter it. I kep1 ej folleriu' on, u follerin' on, 'n purtj soon I come outer a pile er dead rati 'n mink, 'n every dang one 'd be'n skun. So I kep' er follerin1 on, 'n fol-. -leriu' on, 'n follerin' on, 'n purty aooo I see Mr. Injun a walkin er long erhead, 'n he had er pile o1 fur on hit shoulder 'u one er my otter in hii hand." Ami then Uncle Dave settled himsell in his chair and said it would snow to morrow. "What became of the Indian, Unci Dave?" "Yes, sir! "T's er goiu1 tcr snow like blazes." "Indian, Injun, Injun. What be came of the Indian?" shrieked some body. Oh, yes. T-h-a-t t-h-e-r- I-n-J-u-n, he repeated slowly and meditatiTel, That there Injun. Wa'al, boya, never rightly knowed what did be conn of that there Injun." "Did you lose any more furP' "No, siree. He never stole no wort fur. Not him." Hints for Tthtte. A pair of old castaway booti Tener- el with gilt make a pretty wall oma ment. T adl to the effect put patches of cotton wool on the legs, Lo imitate Enow. An old pair of ror-ets ornamented with creeping vines and pretty design in leaf, make a very elegant ornament to hang over a ted-noui door. An old coal scuttle tinted with deli cate shade of scarlet ami cerulean blue furnishes a unique relief for a dining room wall. To brighten the effeot. ! plaie several selected vegetables in the j s uttle. allowing the top to be seen at i a distance half way cr.-s the room. As an ornamental deign for a front j hall take a dozen tomato cans and paint j ea h one a different o!or. Tie a bow j of pretty atin ribbon ftf various shadee I aiv.ut e.i h. Run a gaudy atring through the ht and hang them on the ) wall c!o-e to the c-iling. One can hardly imagine the divine effect of thia 1 exquiife collection, j. An oi'l tin water kprinklr covered j with a halo .f gilt ?!ar and pulverized gla-s diamond-, ani supendM from j parlor chandelier, is very attractive. ; large pinkv-atin U.vr arranged orer the ; cj! a i ! - Very materially to the effect. 5 WhiUJia Ttn.fs. At a recent dinner jiirty in Indon a dicis5:on arose concerning the ex change of gerdu between England and the United States. For-every actor, finger, lecturer, or perion of note sent here by England the United State made a return. There was Booth for Irving, Mary Anderonfor Ellen Terry, Patti for N'lUson. as Patti really be longed to ui hrt; Joe Jefferson for Southern, and so on. At length, Alma Tadema, w ho w a one of . the guests, said: "England is one ahead of th United States. We sent 0ear Wilde, over there but she has no fool tr sead tick." . Km I n t w. i . If, o .. Hi 1 'v. auius. IT to th alcalde. Adi 05. enyr,