QFhq (fjhalftam Record.
H. A. LONDON, Jr ,
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PITTSBOUO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, FKBKUARY8, 1883.
for larger .4vrrtlseiii.nL Illmrat coutr.cta will
NO. 22.
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"I Koto None hat the Cloudless Hours." i
There st.mil. in tl.. enrden of old St. Mnrr
A mm-ilinl. nuniiit find pray.
And it take, no heed nf the hours Hint ilnrk
Fses over it tiny hy ilny.
It linn stood for nge unions the flower',
In iho hind of uky and Rong: ,
"I note none hut the cloudies hours,"
II. motto llie whole day Wiik.
Bo let my heart in the Rnr-'.eu of lifo
ltd calendar cheerfully keep.
TnkiiiK no note of tlio sorrow mid strife,
Which in shadow ncross il creo.
Content to dwell in this land of ours.
In lh- hope that is (win with love,,
And remember none hut the cloudless honrs
Till (he day f.tar dawn from ahovo.
--H'imia Crnttirell tonne.
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HUPING HANDS,
"It's going to he a fnappin' rold ;
nipht, mother, ami so t ten you, said ,
Miss Klsa Hobbins, warming her claw-
like ringers over (lie blaze ,,t an arm- jihiniincs the farm-house Jxitchen with the sheets smclled of sweet clover, ami
fill of pine log., which she had just ! a siftiT shino fh:in any electric light, j the wall paper was coer"d wi!i
flungon the liie. "A ml I'm vny cja-l. ' lt W.S ., ,,.n. luindful of coals, in a i hunches of cabbage-roses, with impos
nmther. thai we've got the i ussol. rn(f.,j pr.(r , vrr w hich s he bent with I sibly green leaves, and blue ribbon til
apples Fafe into Ihe ullar, f..r ji.s on :, hu-ll"r. as the wind howleil by, j lets around fie stems, Mrs. Walter
them I place my main ih prudence I'm- shaking I he w indow panes and rattling I Huberts found murage to Ihank th
the interest money this year."
M'-. Hobbins sat knitting in the
cushioned rockir a wiinkled, bright
r;.rd little old wooian. whose caps
were always spolhsslv ilran, and
w hose flrcs.-er. never sinned to wear
rut.
"Frn."!, eh," ;i!d she. ,
"Irn'liir gnifs so," responded Fllfa, i
uPh a sliive-. Mars shinin like so
many little dminond specks, and a new
moon behind the pine j
' Well, it's
a go id thing we ain't j
,-ood," clu nl'uUy obse rved j
Btinted for wo
frs. Hobbins,
Voii'ro always" finding cut fonie
pood thing or id her, inolher," said Klsa,
it little pituhintly,
-La. child, the w orld is full of 'em !"
f :ii I Mrs. Hobbins, w ho ha I aswnl.
jlaintive voice like a whip-poor-will, j
'The Lord, lie's adealbtttir to iu
than we deserve :" j
Well, then," .piaintly r-inarkfilj
Klsa. "1 mavas well till yon, now a s
rvrr, that the t
bad."
' I.eakin', is i
" Where?"
' d p garret,"
wist More-room
d's hakiu" dieadlul
I
;-" raid Mr?. Hobbins. !
!
aid Lla. IJu rlhe. j
i
Wi II, it's Iu ky it ain'l h akin' over (
the rooms We live
irate old optimist.
iid the inwt-j
If it was in Irak i
a all, it couldn't have selected a l etter
spot."
"And tho fence is down in the north
let," remarked i;i,.i, "and Neighbor
Carter's rattle are all in!"
Hless me:" said Mrs. Hobbins.
"Well, there ain't much but rock and
mullein-stalks in that ht, anyhow,
and Neighbor Carter don't half feed
his cattle. I'm glad the poor creature."
ran have a good bit" for once in tlu ir
lives!"
"And I've had a letter fmin Walter's
widow ," added Klsa; "and she w alit.s j
to ionic here with her children." I
"Tell her to nunc." said Mrs. Hob
bins. "Hain't a line city place, and
maybe sho and the little ones will 1 1 " '
it hard to make out on mush and mo
lasses and baked potatoes, as wu do.
Hilt she's my nephew's widow, and
Mn'll be wcleonie here."
"Hut, mother," said Klsa "think
what you am doing. .Mioiner i.iniuy
in this cranipeil-up little House-. i mi
if noisy children, racing and scream- j ,.r(;,ijng foot step on the floor- a tap at each day a journey is supposed to last
ing about- a fine lady to be waited en, . ,onr. wj jir,'.SprVe the traveler's feet from
who is certainly as able to take rare ol j utile Lillie jumped up and seam- ' foot -sores.
herself as we are to take care of her. p,.n.d b:ck to bed. Ressin drew her I The dead am placed with the head
And yon know that we owe a large ,.urjy yellow head under the sheets. i ing to Ihe north; no one who de
bill at the grocer's, and we haven't j.aid "it's a mistake, said Mrs. Robbins, 1 sires to survive until morning should
for the cow yet, and thetailoress busi- Spjrjt losssly. "Nobody ever comes ! rest in this posture,
ness is getting duller every year, now j n,.rc " j The gridiron used for broiling fish is
that folks have taken the notion to go t Hne roso opmed the door, 'held above the head and thrice turned
to the city for their little boys' suits. Xi1(,re stll0,i a ptout, middle-aged man, 1 as a charm to prevent the li -h from ad
And" ' with cheerful blue eyes, a ruddy corn- jhering tothe metal.
"Well, child well." serenely ' iter- pirxion. and leg-of-mutton whiskers, If a traveler before coiiinu m ing a
posed the old lady, "Hod w ill provide. ' sjKi,tly sprinkled w ith gray. journey writes the character .'i'i 1 'red )
He always does. And it's a dreadful j ..p,,,,, Mrs. Walter Hobbins live 1 on tho palm of his left, hand and licks
thing to he a widow and homeless.
Write to her, Elsa, and- tell her to
come."
"Hut she has no money to travel
with." bluntly added Klsa. "She wants
m to send her twenty dollars. She has
written to Cousin M.urett, up at the
Grange, and they won't even answer
"her letter."
'Pear, dear ! that's bad !" cooed
Mrs. Hobbins. "So money at all.
Toor soul ! poor soul !"
"Well but, mother," pleaded Elsa,
"we haven't got any money, either
to spare !"
"There's the chicken money." said
Mrs. Hobbins, looking wistfully up.
"But that was to buy you a w arm,
new cloak, mother "
"Well, I'll make the old gray shawl j
rlo for another war," said Mrs. Hobbins.
"And Walter's widow must have
money to pay her traveling expenses
poor thing! It was very wrong of
Olivia Marrett not to answer her let-
ter very. Put Olivia and her husband
will always close. It's their nature, I
io B'nose."
I
Ami Klsa broke out laughing, with
a I car 111 i no ( orjii'r m ncr nam, gray
wyes. with their broad lodge f 1 1 -1 wilh
Von ili'itr oM mother!" said she. ) musk-plants am! fish geraniums Hi'!
I "I believe I .should have lost faith in j strings of red peppers above the inan
, human nature ami everything else : tic--and the linns candlesticks, whii'h
long ago.il' it hadn't heen for you. ! glittrreil as if they w ere made of gold.
; Let Walter's widow and her ehihlren j And then the lire- the great, open
come. We're poor, and in debt, and : fhhnney-plaee the lil:iing logs- the
1 ean't liml bread for our own two selves; ; funnily-shaped andirons, with round
hut 1 believe, for nin e, I'll follow your I heads, and the great Maltese eat, asleep
.example, mother, ami trust in I'rovi-1 upon the giddy rag rug. Was it all
delicc." J true? or were they dreaming?
Ami she sat down and wrote to. Hut when it came to hot w allies and
j Waller liobbins' widow, inclosing that maple, molasses cookies, with fennel
last twentv-dollar hill, w hich was to i seeds in them, and milk --just as much
have hoiight the warm winter elonk
for the old lady, who so crniten.
ledly knitting in the rornl glow of the
t,ri.jght.
Mls w.,t(,r Nobbinft win fitting l.y
,nr ,ir(, .,;i0, mi nt such a tire as
the piper- hades. he was mending j
the, children's stockings, and as she .
worked a little girl crept cut of the
bed and stole across the floor to her
side. '
.Mamma, 1 ran't get warm," said
she. "Isn't there any fire?"
" I herd's a fire, dear." said Mrs. Hob- !
i,jn
hot ve ran't have much, for
there's only a peck of mal l'-ft in the I
,:."
Mamin.-i," went on the ihiJd,
why
,,m-t ,. ,.,., re, HUI ,rjght like
ti1P fm.t I st-o through other people's i
windows, f-omt I inics ':"
"We can't afford it, drar," sighed the
widow. ' li you h-t the coal bl-r'e and
i rackle it :;oon turns into nhes, end we
must fiioiioinize." i
M.imina," spoke una tiny voire 1
f,,,,,, tK. bed, "I didn't eat ipiite enough j
Mipp(r. Can't I lmvpanother halt slicn
of i-read ?" j
Then- is no more. I!c:,sie," said Mrs.
Hobbins, w ith a paiiL', sharper than anv j
iticnt's tooth, at hrr heart, "tin to
sleep, dear; you'll soon forget that, you
,ue hungry, and iu I he morning; w e are
to'tart for the country, you know."
,sj..,s eyes sparkled.
"We can ha e all the milk we want
then, iiiainina, cnu't v. "V s;ii. di". '
"And pick up nuts where they grow !
amoiiL' the leaves, and eat apples with-1
out jiaying t wo cents apiece for them," And w hat could Mrs. Hobbins and
chinicd in Lillie. "Uh, nuiinina, why Miss Klsa say but "Vrs." '
don't everyone live in the country?! And when the gent le widow retired I
Mamma, don't you love Cousin Klsa j to her room, Miss Klsa looked at tin
and her mother? Is Cousin Klsa a little old lady, with tears in her eyes,
girl? Will she play with us?" "Mother," said she. "you were i ight.
"I don't know," said Mrs. Hobbins, j Providence has provided. The moment. i
with a quiver in her voice. "No, she j 1 made np my mind to leave off caring '
is not a child; she isa women, like me. j and planning, and trust in liml, lie has j
Hut J think she must be an angel in her paid a blessing at my feet. Mhink I
lM.iirt ," ! will never doubt or despair again."
Fur Klsa Hobbins had been the first j Ufeu l'nst Umns.
.,,jng hand which had been stretched
t t'.i lilt tho Jioor lit He widow out of
n, abvssof trundles which had almost
overwhelmed her since her husband j
died, in Ihe far-away Mexican lands
v 1 1 j 1 1 n r he had gmie In make the ;
fortune which, alas! was never made.;
She had become sadly used to sharp '
words and cold glances, but kindness, !
sympathy, tender recognitions of her 1
I claims to kinship, were new and
,n.rjnH (, h(.r.
Iuf,f ,,Pn thprf, r.,niP a h . .
here?" he asked. i
!
Miss Klsa had made waffles for sup-1
per, and had fried some fresh crullers, !
brown and light as butterfly-wings.
She had brought in the parlor-lamp,
Kiid hunted uptwo little china mugs,
handleless, and with the gilt inscrip
tion faded off, which had been hers and
her sister's, as children, long ago.
' They'll please the little ones," she
thought.
And Mrs. Hobbins, in her clean cap,
sat smiling by the hearthstone, when
Walter's w idow canio in, her black
dress powdered over with the snow
which had begun to fall at the gather-
ing of dusk, and with the two little
girls clinging to her hand.
"My dear," said Mrs. Hobbins, "you
are welcome kindly welcome ymi
1 and the dear little girls .
J And Klsa came in, her face softened
for the moment, and led them riospi-;
; tably to tne lire
"It's a poor place," said she; "but The thirty-eight savings banks in
mother Is right- you are welcome!" , Rhode Island have 112.472 depositors
The children looked timidlj roundjand $4rt,o2fl,671 deposits.
at the black beams which traversed the
ruoi . r. -u..-
milk as thev eonhl drink out nf Ihoso
dear little ant irpie mugs - the children
1 decided the matter in their own mind...
'that they were not dreaming at n'l.
And after they had gone to sb "p in a
lied-room just off the kitchen, where
friends who had been so good to Ikt
in her necessity.
"Hut there'.ssoincthing I haven't told
you yet." she said, timidly, "I oiildu't
write it, In cause I did not know it my-
self at the time thai I appealed to you.
I am not su poor as everyone thought.
Poor, dear Walter'. mining venturer.
have turned out bettor than any on"
expected
A lawyer from the South
came to see me last nirrht. and told me
that I am to have n least a llem-and
dollars a year."
' "Ph ?" said V.
Isa, almost inrredu-
lously.
"It ain't possible v t hipped Mr-,
Hobbins.
"And," went on Mrs. Waiter, -n
you w ill allow me to liv - h'r" and
share it with you "
"No," said Miss F.lsa. ' We have no
right to it."
"Hut," pleaded the w idow, ..i n
were willing to Miare all that you had
with nie?"
"That's unite another
thin;
aid
Klsa. i
"N'o, it isn't." said Mm. Walter.
"It's the same exactly. And I have
alw ays longed for a home in the emu
trr, and it is so lowly here; and and
I feel that t love ymi already, and I
sh'-nld be miserable anywhere I .
please - please let me stay.
Japanese Folk Lore,
To spill the medicine is a sign of n -
cowry.
t bite th" tongue indicates thai Ihe
fol1,l is begrudged.
Twins of opposite sex wer often
wedded to preclude the necessity of a
rnfrl separation.
woman stepping over an edgn
tool, sword, razor or knife, spoils tl
edge, and temper.
l.ean dropped into the well b
it off he will be preserved from harm.
The poorest will riot wear cast -off
Rnn)iais, "fearing to step into another's
snoeS," Signs for luck are seen every-
where, and when a girl hegins to j.tay
on the three-stringed guitar she
touches her w rist w ith hrr bps for
luck.
A piece of paper hearing the im
pression of a black hand is employed
to ward off an attack of small-pox. A
piece of red paper with three of the
h hnractrrs for "horse" sin es a similar
purpose. A rice spoon is also used.
j (jarlic is hung up to protei t sufferers
.from chills and colds,
Some women are liable, w hen sound
' asleep and dreaming, to have their head
i leave the body, still slumbering, ami
roam about, the head only attached to
the IhmIv by an almost imperi i ptiblu
film. It is dangerous to arouse tin in
till the head returns to it-, original
M)Bition.
I 4 DIE V IH-1'AKIMKNT.
Fn.hlnn Nnlc..
Cock'.--fc.il her fans painted by hand
are i i i ell ics.
Camels' hair boiuictts in braided
hands are late Parisian novelties.
Stylish costumes of cloth or velvet
are trimmed with natural gray lynz.
I'.iack velveteen is a favorite walking
suit of the dressy New Vork woman. '
Walking suits of velveteen are '
rivalling plush costumes in popular
favor. .
It takes an artist to place a bird or j
bird's crest effect ivelv on n lady r hat
nr bonnet.
Knots of ribbon of several rtiades
arc worn by some in place of flowers
on the cor -ige.
The newest linen collar:, are stand-
jn;r
()
clerical bands with a finely em
1' ied cdjre.
The fashion just now is an em
broidery worked in gold threads mi the
insteps of line .stockings.
Skirls, when madenf velvet or rlth,
plush or vi Ivi-teen, need not be
trimmed at the bottom.
t'edar red i the new shade for kid
e.loM s. ami heavy limis of embroidery
in bhi'-k decorate the backs.
g go!-, should avoid havy vrl.
.ets; simple muslins and soft. clinging
materials are much more attractive.
Moyi-uagi' necklets of sihi r or
rnaiiielli d gold are replacing the mus-
lm iravats that have been so long j
worn.
Long "matinee" sacipies for mornings i
in the houses are made of plush, and i
worn over a blouse waist of satin i
ira!i.
Tulle and satin are. favorite mste. j
rials for ball dresncn, as are satin and j
cashmi i e or nun's veiling in drib ate j
rvnintt shades.
HI, e k dresses f hnpiameis nair or
. l,ih doth have a collar, cuffs, vest, j
and pancN of black velvet, with a cord j
id gold nil the edge.
Moonlight bin- satin with rinbroi- i
.bi v of sihci -threads and lloumes id
white , ice j, one of the most elegant :
to. iti rials for rec eption dresses.
liu -sian sal trimmings arc made of
the I, lil of the animals, in perpendii il- ,
I n- row s that form rtripesof darker
I n than that of Ihe bodies. 1
A gentleman's naval of terra cotta ,
satin, striped with gold, and a scarf- j
pin tn complete it, i worn by ladies j
with double hrcnsl-d Prince Albert j
flock coats of olie green cloth nr
velvet. j
The chasseur hat of green or brow n
felt, with a high, sloping crown and,
long cocks' j il ii s, is a favorite with j
blonde young ladies, who wear it
pushed back from the brow, to show all !
the front hair.
Serpent green w ith golden tinges is j
one of the colors most fashionable fur
velvel or plush suils, and a slight glint
o terra cotta enhance; its beauty.." '
P.lack Spanish 1. with thickly ! ""' "' ;"; '
corded designs is the rid, trimming. l,irk "I- .v'" ''; ""'
;,.! with these tw Id shades make ; ' -! " l"'''"'"'!-'
,,ni,, -oloring. wln-re Ihe TnrkMM'.r.' th.rk-
Ma-tic gravclothpalcto.sa.re fashion - t. 1"" ,,'r""h ,h"r f'"""-'s
able for children. Th. v are semi lit- " tlmiigli they wee raw rcenuis
ting.audare Imig enough to cover the drilling in the cpud back yard o a
child's dress. Th.v are braided in provincial barr.-ek. When ih.y had
rin-'sof large si-, and have s.p.are K'" through their ewh.lions he l.,
I"
kels and a w ide collar of brown
plush.
im.fil
A mastic beaver hat of the,"' ", "lm,f -.'
cart-wheel shape is worn with ''"' W",""""-
I 1. 1...... n .1... I. I
(Ills Cloah, ll llliuieii nun on'" n inusn
drapery.
tl. lilii, ol VrnmrM In Ore-..
Neatne-s is, however, the great de- ditliculy through tin throng ol women
sideralum to economy in dress. If the and skives, Moors, negroes, .lews and
toilet is carefully made, tho dress tidy, Kurnpeans the motley crowd of var
well fitting and neatly pl.t on, and the ions nationalities which makes up the
collar or frill spotless, the effect can 1 population of Tangiers. The extraor
scarcelv fail to be a' tractive. To keep djnary variety of t pes and shades of
garments fresh and and neat much ' complex ion, even among the iiehgc
pains is nec-.is.iry. The dress must be' n,,lls population, rannot fail to impress
brushed or at least shaken when taken 1 the traveler first setting foot in the
off, and be carefully hung up, not i phice. lie sees pure breed Moors w ith
tossed dow n on a chair or the bed in a -mP chiseled features and skins as
crumpled heap, liloves sin old ' wtiit n a1 his ow n; ohvea omph vioncd
i tenth rly smoothed out, frills rolled up ' Arabs; half castes of e cry shade, nc
and straightened and ribbons smoothed j j,r(,PS from Timbuctooarid the Soudan;
over the lingers, tightly rolled up and Killi, ins from their mountain fastnesses
pinned with a line needle; a pin is apt j t,, the east of Tel nan. resembling North
to leave the mark behind it in nn-1 a iiH-rii-tm Indians, with their shawn
sightlv hobs. I crowns and long scalp-locks, bv which,
. i ... , . , . , . i .... :.
4 ) hnrmlna t'nMnm.
There is a i ustom prevailing among
the inhabitants of the Sandeman Isl
ands, which may throw a light upon
the ciulied use of wedding cake.
When a natiw girl whose exceptional
beaut v has brought her manv suitors
is knocked down with a club" and car
ried idT by her accepted suitor, the
,,hd pair within for.y-cight hours
,d the welding, send a cup of poison
distilled from the hul ihilla tree to each
mi. I rvcrv one ol the bride's forme
r i.
min rs. If anv recipient feels that he
cannot become reconciled to the mar
riage, he dunks the poison and (Pes;
but jf he decides that he w ill sun ive
the loss of his intended wife, he throws
awav the poison, and feels bound in
honor never to. diow the slightest sign
of disai pointment. Hy this admirable
system the husband is spared the pang
' jcahmsy, and be able to live on
friendly terms with the surviving ad
mirers of his wife.
IVflinnn In India.
A learned Hindoo lady, Pnndita
Komabai, who has devoted her life to
; the promotion of female education
India, recently amused great inten st
by a course of lectures in lloiubay. She
js ;( wj,i,,w ) ,;,rcly t wciity-liv eycars
(1f,ig(.. Her lectures have drawn out
large numbers of Hindoo and Parsec
i;,di,..s, on whom she is already declared
to have produced "soniclhirig of an
eleetrie effect." Mi" dwelt at great
length in the lectures on the benefits
arising from education and the im
portance to women of cultivating and
enibellishinir their minds if tiny wished
to advance with the progress of lh"
times. After she had finished one of
her lectures the ladies present were
! asked to express their thoughts on the
subje t. On" of them, after a slight
Jiailse, gathered courage, stood up and
. spoke, and nearly half a doen other,
followed, vicing eaueilv with one
another for the privilege of gracefully
ispfakinjr to th audience in praise of
their able and h aruoil sj,w r." I'vm
the most hopcfulof w omen's .iivoeat"'s.
a native paper adds, were 'hardly pre
, pared for thir. singular bu' imvt do-
j lichtfnl siect.i. c."
hfcnbclcfT.
Skobeleff ha? been railed the pool of
..r pmhaps it would be i ' .e.-ur
;t!p (l, ,)(,f!K. j,,, ,,sthe military Hymn
()f h,,;, A more dai ii'ur, i i
subordinate, and a lii"i" original muid
nil, t been the f.iieol Lnmpeto
,.f,p fl). );niv u ,,IV. w-e w;.n
(l) r)( ,;,( , jt js ;lU,, neer' sary
to go b,i. k to the times of fhaih-s
XII.. for we .--li -il I not liml him w ithin
the limits of our i on cut ioii.il nine
ternth century. He delighted in bad I",
yet confessed fc.plenll that it was
not the bubble reputation, but a - I
dier's graw. which lo- :-ouht at the
cannon's mouth, lie went I'oith to
battle in his.iiewc.-l and brightest illli
form, mounted on his biniom white
charger, ami waving his white cap in
the air. skobeleif was a wmiderl nl
military artist. He must haw studied
the soldi"!- closely t have ac.piip-il so
accurate a know ledge of his heart. I u
one occasion, at the third battle of
Plevna, be mi l his troops living panic
stricken bai k to the camp. n seeing
him they drew up and salulnl. "Ah.
my tine fellows," he exclaimed, "you
have fought like lions;" The troop
recovered their self-respect. Seeing
the effect his w ords had produced upon
them, Skobeleff pretended only to have
discovered that they were without
their muskets. "Where are your mm
kits?" I.e shouted.
No one dared
l.i l.i.l u:oil t,.
I ll"'"' "f"1" "" " '
i r . l i.... ...i. i ..r r. .
Tanirlers, ortli Africa.
It w;ts market day, writes ,i corn's.
, liolli enl . and We III; IT w .! wnn
it is said, .v.'raci. ine augei oi oi.oo, is
I., null them up to heaven on the last
day. These liithans are a uiwsion oi
the old Herber race, thcuriginal inhabi
tants of Moron o. or w ho. at any rate
must be historically regarded as the
aboi iginies of the county. They are a
, turbulent, w arbke race, and have never
ieeii (niuone...,. ,
AM.U Zealand 1.IHNV
' oii.imhi.ikmi !
l""l,P "'lx0 ',1,,'" ' !
sheep, nun naw ;in " "
the easv pasture of jihmhih.ikki sneep
;it Ihe least. ith one t weld II ol i
population, they have twice our aggre-
gate stock of sheep.
I 1
j Senator .Lairs, of Nevada, is a mem-
ber of a .omp.inv that is going ext-n-
j "ively into oMri. h-farming in Arizona.
A M t OF Mli;HTV MrsCI.K.
Irv. l lM.I .' .it ncl fnif HI" Mhlelln
Ib-lcriing to the recent death of .Mi
ner C. Mclirath a pioneer citien of
Cleveland, Ohio, the .--, of that
cily, says: Mr. Mrlu.nh in many re
spects w as an i xtraonlinary man, phy
sically speaking. II" was a giant iu
his build, as he was six feet six and a
half iii'-hes in height, and his average
weight was about '11 pounds. As an
athclete he probably did mt have a
superior in the country, certainly not
since the days of thai gn at muscular
man of northern New Vork, Joe Call.
In addition to his athh tie charactcri
isticshe was a great fox hunter, and
many are the sto-i'-s tol l of incidents
connected with hi - ha ealter reynard.
lb- was gifted with ireincmlous hmg
wind, and the story has been told that
he would fre.iicntly cha.e after a f"X
on foot and run it down' In spile of
his great weight, large bone-, and ap
parently ungainly -ie, b" was a re.
luarkahlv "pii'l is well a man clou Iv
athletic man. He m lifted with bis
hand, from Hi" ground 'o iron -kid.
weighing 1.7'" pound;, wbbh would
be c.jiialto litling double that weight
were he l,arne;.ed with ..traps to
weights nn. .iM.'wrd to ifl under Hie
be. i advantage. Two men would hold
a siring two im lie., above his head and
he would i-p b.e-k two or three Steps-
,inl jump over it w t I t touching it,
in. -king th" hap ab. oi six f-t nine
iii-hc. in h' igV. 1 1' h i - been kin-w n.
iVl,. r than h ad hi le r- to the
i, le r tddc of hi. birn, t-i put bis h ug
anus under a le ! - an 1 Mi i'l''"
il ,. , j- of the b-irn. l.i. h happened I" be
I three or I 11 above the ground.
S nil" foi lv v-ai - ago ,i gang ol rowdv
I sailors, a d", n in hum. I- w-nt out to
b . ) - i i,' . I l ' ""'' "II purpose lo
1 ha '. e "a inn- " ii b ' " i . '
I'ncle Ab me a loo t p,,.i t nl sol'
of man. and w ould -iibnM 'o a gn at
ih al ol ill") e bet, .re l' sol I I l' to the
last ai -gi pi . but on t hi ", , i ion Ins
in- waii xcc ibnglv i v iied at the pre-posl-rous
idia thai a il",en ordinary
i men could i mi " . i him in his ow n
domicile. The r- nil w a-., he w cut
auioiig tl,e; i. and in pile of their aM
L"
.iling iipoii him. he took tli' in one bv
Ihrcw i a' h s.,nie 'Ii dance mil
,.l ihe door into the snow ! The s.iih.rs
then upon id r .d ,l, th. oi", di-giised
ol .lack Tars at bung whipped by a
solitary man. lie told Dm- w rid r that
during thai "sculilc," as he called il. he
did li"! dare double his M ami strike
for fear of killing; lb- bad a wry
gond iippoi l unity in 1 !'.'. w Im ii he w as
I w i nly-.cvi u years of age, of testing
his athletic ability, which piowd very
conclnivcly that at that li he was
probably Ihe strongest man perhaps in
the world, lie met in lluflalo I haihe
r.vcman, w ho was then a a:b r, and
was known as the Anurican giant, h"
being about se I'll lilt ill height. 'I liese
two giants had a wrestle to liml out
which w as tin
maiiest man." The :
Cuyahoga giant wa l"o much (or :
Freeman, lor he Ihrcw him wiMica e.
Three years afterward Friemau
weld to r.ngland a- Ihe champion of
A mei iei and engaged in a prise-fight
w ith the champion of Lngland, know n
as 1 he Tipton lasher," and easily de
feated him.
These facts will give a good idea if
"Fnrle Ab's" great muscular strength
andaetixity. Like .Lie Call, he literally
ncwr met with his iiia'eh and iicmt
doubled his li-l on a man lor bar of
killing him. Anyone who had ever
seen his tremendously long, heavy
boned ,irm, encased in muscles of iron
with his sledge hammer like lists,
realized pern'iily that a blow limn
him partook of the nature of a khk
from a horse, and it is not at all sur
prising that Mi Hialh lir el doubled
his list on a human being'. On one oc
casion, alter ha ing hauled a load ol
I ai rcls to tow n, he w a i mi his ret urn,
i w hen he stopped at I loan's, tavern to
water his horses. A couple ol con
, ccitiid young bloods from the city had
i pist got iiitothcii buggy, and as they
' drove by "Ab" they thought il would
befunlo give him a i ut with their
w hip. w hich t In v did, ami then drove
oil in fn-t as tiny, could away
I toward thctovv n. "Ab," not relishing
that kind ol treatment, his t.Uiakci like
disposil ion yielded, and lie gave i base
' on bint after the young bin ks. 'or a
w bile the frightened fellow s managed to
keep just so tar ahead of him. but their
horse counneiii ed givim; "nl. ami lin y
were overtaken. "Ab." got into the
buggy, took the reins and vvlop out of
their hands, anil drove back to Ihe
corners, where he gave these foolish
fellows a thorough (logging with their
own whip, in the pie-ence nf a crowd
' and then let tl.cn go
'
I The Chinese are going home. More
. (H() (1,li.(.,lin.s (m)v Uv(.ntv'
I .n.rju1 .u,. ,.,.,,,,,,, siu, ... restri;.J
,-, )itw went into (he f,,
At l.af.
Like lo a dorm to- ed bird l"it.tirdof fluht,
Seeks loiifiimrly its nest,
ho I. world weioy, find in ll'j dcnrMjrht.
M) Inie l rest.
I will not n-.l imI eoiioiiB cr mny hold;
If llioii iirt near.
Tlioiigli pnjii mid sorrow tiin for me (infold,
I shall II"! b ar.
I hnve siif. g.-irneied iu my nniet henrt
A lull' SO (lei P
'I hal bid me Ine a eh.-o ined life ii nrt.
And Kafel lo r;.
All l.-mli r thought . iiniiilered. unimpressed,
I lr jet lo be.
Like openiio! Imds. wilhin tins Iovihk '""n -t,
'Jo bloom for I In-.
I'lnl'i'l'IpliKi Uemiii.
PI Nfcit T I'AHMiH vrii".
A iii'-re ii"i hiug- .
A timely leniill'bT A clock".
Patent medicines are now made that
villciin i ervi long ex' epi hams.
A piece o .,ti i j a g I deal like a
III. Ill Wle II V'" g' l il I'd hot it looses
M i 1 1 1 1 1 j ii i .
Why ii a iaili",i. so jmtriolii-J
P.eeao-..- it j, bound io ihe(oii!itry with
the ..I ronge l I ies.
An evi bang" waul ; t" know, "Whit
iire our young men coming to?'
Coining lo .i i' our go ., of coiir-e.
Ma. d' ii'1 vou ivmeinher that on"
dav ii w v e.ii'; ;igo. you wnoiicd . "
S c. my dear. I haw a faint re ollei -lion
ol ji."
loai-iail flirt .n mn is the lair . A
wrinkled (",il i.nl bearing the dusty
toe m. n I s lie iins -I h ive spok'-n to
v our f ,l hi i .'"
'Ill" ,'Verig' life of i faino-i is fifty
i ve, ii--. but i d-p( ml- ii gn.it drill
mi how old hi i - i a. n he pun hii-c a
mow in;.'- lo o 1 1 ma.
A young man who was pifwntrd
with -lev i 'i pen a i p is I i . Christmas
by hi- I. id.. 1 1 i"cl . i oiitiii'i"s to w i"
his pi n on hi.- eo,, t t til.
"Wbai ball I do." a d el a miserly
miipoiciov of hi ; physician, for a iglit-im--
in n. v i b. si :" tai t a home for
Incurable:." -..lid the doctor.
Coi hmg is no ni'ie apart of the
man than i the t'H.ihpiel a part of the
dinner, but giwn He- man and the
oiim r. 'balling ami toothpicks aro
II M'l nl.
Over linomi plants arc known to
hot.iii, a.-., ami vctoiit ol the. Jot tho
, heme! s i ,,ii't make ,i mixture that vv ill
iiml .. in ten miniiie. the work a borii"t
has dolie in I wo seconds.
The I ii riuau piipi r n polls Ihe r.is"
f a woman who had a muscle of a
log su' eesstully grafted mi her foot.
Whenever s,c su s a cat she chases it.
to the top of a I. in " and -land . below
ind balks.
"Hid I h r land you to rail me a
puppy, sir?" "Vrs. sir. I railed yotl il
puppv." -I.ii'l.v lor vou, sir. The
insult is loo in. ill to not ice; but had
tmi ealb d me a dog an old dog-- I
would hav. knot kedyou down."
A man at a hotel fell the w hoh
leiigihofa lligM of stairs. Servants
ruslu d to pit I. him up. They asked
him if be was hurl, "N'o." lie replied;
not ;it all. I'm used to coming down
t ti.it way. I'm a life insurance agi;iit.
she went into a simp to buy some
I oi let soil p. and while there Hie shop,
man was expatiating n its ineril ,
ami she admit made up her iniiid to
pun base, but when he said it would
keep "II chaps she said she didn't want
thai kind.
Why ih. women often wand'!
liiiib sslv iu i lie i kv solitudes of t lo
had pasi.br lihgowr davs forever
gone?" asked .i voiiug lady of a mar.
rung will-over. -Thev dmi'l I think,"
hr .-aid. "I'aihcr they wander intluv
liv go. wis stores of Ihe present, often
pricing ill t ich s w hi. li thev have pot,
the ii molest intention ol buying."
In a rural ihurch where it is the
( u -ioni lo publish the hann - of marri
age a ipieer im idciit recent ly occurred.
The minister, after Ihe service, pub
lished the banns between a lov ing ami
iuii resting couple. At thai porlionof
the t"iui where Ihe words, "If ymi
know any just cause," etc. rame in,
the minister, whether from any prev i
ous knowledge or not. looked straight
at Ihe young gentleman directly at thn
fool ' f the pulpit. Thinking that h"
vv a-personally alluded to. he ilium-dial.
Iv rose up, amid the laughter of l he
coiigregat ion. and exclaimed, "Oh, no,
pot the .lightest objci Hon. sir."
OS 1 III KIMI I OOI IN'..
' How niin li imin is hki) ohlnhne-'
I'm instance, holli ii sole tuny lone.
Itolh hnve been liuiiii d, both me mnde tight
l c .1. biers: both t'ct lefl mid ri-ht.
Itolh need n mate t he complete,
And I mlh lire mmle to yoon feel
Thev both need limling; "ft Hr sold.
And both in time nil tiuii to mold.
With shoec the lust is first; with men.
The In si -hull l' the lust; nnd when
I he shoi-wear out. they're mended new;
' When nun wear out, they're men (lend, too.
They both ure trod upon, nnd Imlh
Will trend mi "llierv nothing loth,
II-ah hnve their tie, nnd both incline.
When polished, in the world to shine;
And both pe( onl. Anil would yon chno6
To he mm, or he hi fhoef ?