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PITTSBOUO CHATHAM CO., N. C., MAIiCH 22, 1833.
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NO. 28.
A Nurse Legend.
A Norso ting nai In lii hull una oihl,
And tlio toinpoat u racing without;
Tba lea roared mi 1 du.liod on th rocks nar
by.
And tl:o lightf of lio ven were out
A great fire blnxnd with a daxrling lilik
On i lio liuanh ol (olid m, ki
71ie UiKliltr it gleauiul lur the blackness ot
no, tu
Ami tlx- ..iiu of tlio ocu.ui'. shock.
U'liili- lio sat mid tii'li. il, a liii.l flow In,
And ov.-r tlio i ti i irrh'n lioi l;
'I'lip ioiit lhrniili ilin i.i. ii ins. incut ngtin,
J' M l' IV.'.', I tl 1.1 it sji.j I.
'turli i. I- , ' -:.id tin! ,i );;, "liom diukiii-ss
In i .lit,
"leu: v. .in-r l-, t.n n, v. ill. ml ip-t j"
' Vi , -im ,-, ,i i - , , , . I, -vet, tl.o bird
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THAT GOLDEN CURL.
IYrry Dayton s:;t in his stuffy lilt!"
office, busily chiming nut a heap of
Utters which that morning's post ha I
brought fur tli" establishment of
Messrs. Park & Daily. Ho came to
uno uMiv.."l in a peculiarly dainty
feminine li.iii 1, a:i 1 iltn.il it with a
littlo more ruri.:-.ity than Im had tie.
signed to bestow ii'Miii tin: others.
"Inclosed iI-it -io find invisible
hairnet col. r of hair sent. Ad
dress Miss Mll.i 'J'. nvll, Oakhaven, ol
cetera."
"Miss Klla Ti m 11 lias very lovely
hair," thought th-j young man, ex
amining tlio Ion; curl attentively. It
was golden-brow ii, .ml shone radiantly
in the brains of sunlight which at that
particular moment came pouring in at
the littlo window.
"Perhaps, though, it is not Ikt own
hair."
However, he laid the letter ami soft
roil aside, resolving to match that in
visible nti himself.
Jt was very strange, hut a vision of
a young lady with golden-brown hair
would keep intruding itself between
his eyes and the remaining letters.
Sometimes brown eyes accompanied
the hair, sonu'linus blno. Now it was
ft petito figure again, "divinely tall
t; most divinely lair."
Having skimmed over them nil, he
hctook himself to that compartment of
the establishment devoted to Mich
articles as the one i .pur. d. Pox after
box he examined, and turned nwny
dissatisfied, lie began Li despair,
litre w.ii the identical one at la.-t. lie
carried it in triumph to the cilice, and
began to write:
"I have, my dear Mi.ss Ella, at last
found one to match your beautiful cm I.
hope"
"What bosh I am writing! Why,
Ferry, old boy, you'ro clean ginc!" ho
exclaimed, toeing tho offending mis
Five into the w aste basket.
JntJoMiig tho article in a w rapper,
he addressed it, and laid it with .simi
lar parcels on n shelf, at the same time
consigning the curl to his vest, pocket.
"Of course you are aware, Mr. l.ty
ton, that bo in; no must go north
shortly to attend to that business in
Liverpool; and a-s wo have found you
faithful in the discharge of yuiirdulies,
and pin '0 the utmost conlidcnco in
your judgment, .Mr. Ilaily and myself
have decided that you are tho one
to go."
Thus spoke the senior partner, coin
ing into the ollice where IYrry was
sitting. This happened a few mouths
later. Ferry's beaming fa"o fully ex
pressed liw appreciation of this mark
of esteem.
lie was to start in two days. This
was Thursday. The next Wednesday
morning found our friend taking
breakfat at the Adelphi' hotel, Liver
pool. Tho business would probably
keep him there a month or so. lie
had plenty of leisure time, and devoted
it to viewing the sights.
Ono evening ho entered the ofllee of
a young fellow connected with tho
business houso of Park & Ilaily, and
found him making an elaborate- toilet.
"Why tins unusual and unnatural
regard for thy appearance, O Treve
!yn?" ho exclaimed, advancing into the
room where bis friend stood.
"I um going to a party. Don't you
want to ronieV"
"Yes. Where is it?"
"At Old Swan, four miles away
We will take the cab at eight pre
cisely." Trevelyn was well-known and liked
at Old Swan. He had lived there
several years, and so it was that Terry
was presented to some of the nicest
people in the place.
He was talking with Mrs. Langdon
when be discovered that Trevelyn was
dancing with a very pretty young lady.
She bud dark eyes, a small oval face,
and was dressed in some airy, floating
material. But her hair attracted his
attention particularly. It reminded
him of a curly lock which he had car
ried about .for several months. And
then she wore an invisible net, which
was probably whut caused him to
remember that other lock.
"Don't you agreo with me, Mr. Day
ton r
"Oil, yes, indeed!" he said, having
not tho slightest idea of what Jlrs.
Langdon was talking about.
Tho waltz came to an end at last,
:ud the two found their way to where
our friends were seated.
"Won't you introduce mo to tho fair
dancer ?" Dayton asked at the earliest
opportunity.
"Was Miss Terrell engaged for the
next dance '(" A glance at a dainty
progrannno proved tho contrary.
"Might he have the pleasure?"
"Yes."
"What a delightful turn that was!
Dayton had never enjoyed anything so
much. Ho had some thought of tell
ing Miss Terrell that a lock of that
mass of wavy hair was at that moment
lodged in his pocket. A propitious
fato permitted him to dance again
with ln-r during (lie evening, and even
to ai'ciimpaay their party to supper.
The m t day Trevelyn and Dayton
called to p;iy tliejr respects at till!
Terrell inatiMoi). This was not the
I it tiiifi. And then Terry fell into
the habit of going without Trevelyn.
Tin weeks slipped away ijuietly, and
at length Perry discovered that he was
ma lly, wildly, hopelessly in love with
the fair owict of the fateful net.
Oik day there wa- to bo a picnic.
Nature e! -n led herself to th" utmost
on this ai'!: uiar occasion. o one
had ever experienced a more delight
luliy pure atmophcre. How fresh
everything lok"d! how sweetly tho
bird i sang! A winding roa I through
the trees led them at length to just the
place they were looking for. Then
came the biistl.) of alighting aad col.
lecting the baskets, and all sat down
for a geicral chat before going oJT in
exploring parties.
The delights of picnics wero being
warmly discussed, when a gray-clad
gentleman on horseback was seen
approaching through tho trees nt one
side.
He seemed in no wise disconcerted
by numerous pairs of eyes bent upon
him.
"Why, lleg'-'v, where did you come
from?" cried Miss Klla, prettily, while
the pater el ma'er shook biui warmly
by the hand.
"I found myself abl" to bo with you
earlier than 1 expected. They told me
Vuti were all booked for the day, no I
determined to follow suit."
"it is so nice that you happened to
come on this particular day! Wo are
going to have such a nice day!" said
Mrs. TenclL
I'm not so suro of that," solilo
quized Dayton, gloomily, remarking
how pleased Klla seemed at the advent
of this stranger.
"Mr. Dayton Mr. Croydon, "came at
last, and our friend found the keen
gray eyes giving him a searching look
during the process of a graceful bow.
"1 think Princess would thank me
for a drink of water."
And (ircydoii proceeded to lead the
handsome animal to the stream a few
steps off.
Klla, excusing herself, gracefully
accompanied Mr. (ircydoii. Already
daggers of jealousy seemed piercing
Dayton's heart.
"When is the wedding to come tiff?"
be heard some one ask Mrs. Terrell.
"It is not (piito decided yet; not
before August."
"Then they aro engaged! Why
didn't some one tell me before I mado
such an utter fool of myself?" Day
ton groaned.
Kveryono thought this preciso
inoiiieiit a suitable time for exploring
tours, anil separated into groups.
The poor fellow wandered off by
himself, he did not care whither. His
bra:n seemed tin lire. He was desper
ately in love. Why bad sho always
seemed so pleased to see him? Ho
had thought so differently of her!
What an idiot he was to go on loving
tho girl! One who could act so falsely
was not worthy of his affection.
Theso were somo of bis excited
thoughts.
Ho would go back. He would show
her that the stranger's presence made
not the slightest difference to him.
He turned hastily, and discovered
that he had wandered some distance-
Arrived at the spot, he found Miss
Ella, evidently much fatigued, alone.
He approached, and mado a remark
about tho weather. O, commonplace
young man!
"I was just wishing for some one to
come, and had a vague idea that the
nymph of the strca a might venture
to show herself if n tmn elso ap
peared," she said, languidly, fanning
her flaming cheeks.
"I will retire in favor of the
nymph." .
"No; I would rather see you now,
having no energy left for the con
templation of naiads."
Dayton's face lighted up for an in
stant, and then resumed Its gloomy
expression.
"Mr. Oreydou has gone, and I Giip
pose every ono eLso is off enjoying
themselves," continued Ella.
"I thought Mr. Greydon was a fix
ture; had come on purpose to seo you
that is"
"Dear me, no!" laughed Ella. "Ho
is on his way to my Aunt Ilattic's.who
lives at Liverpool. He is to marry my
cousin in August, and only stopped
here to consult papa about something."
"Miss Terr-U -Ella-dear Ella! I
have been such a fool!"
Of course no right-minded person
wonhl like to intrude on tho conversa.
tion which followed; -suflice it to say
that two weddings came oft in August
instead of one, and one happy pair
consisted of Ella Terrell and Mr. Terry
Dayton.
FAMILY DOLTOlt.
People aro advised by . FooU'a
llfiilih Mnnilii not to sleep in th" samo
it 1 1 1 1' rgarmoiits worn during the day.
it may bo useful to Know that
hoarseness may be relieved by using
the w hite of an eg',' thoroughly beaten,
mixed w it!i lemon juice and sugar. A
tea-spoonful taken oeea.sionally is tho
I dose.
The London l.nurrt says that tho
people who siieeu oftenest are some-
times the healthiest. A sneeze sets
the blood circulating and throws off
a cold which is trying to settle.
An exchange says: Not ono in a
hundred, at the most, know how to
make a mustard plaster, and yet mus
tard planters aro used in every family,
and phyMciaiiri prescribe their applica
tion, never telling anybody how to
make them, for the simile reason that
j tloetors do not know, as a general rule.
Tho ordinary way is to mix tho
mustard with water, tempering it with
a little Hour; but sudi a plaster as
that makes is simply abominable,
licforo it has half done its work it
begins to blister the patient, and
leaves him finally w ith a painful, llayed
spot, after having produced far less
effect in a hcnelicial way than was in
tended. Now a mustard plaster should
never make a blister at all, If a blis
ter is wanted, there are other plasters
far better than mustard for tho pur
pose. When you have a mustard
plaster, then, use no water whatever.
but mix the mustard with the whito
of an egg, and tho result will be a
plaster that will "draw" perfectly,
but will not produce a blister even up
on tho skin of an infant, no mattci
how long it is allowed to remain on
the part. Tor this wo have tho word
of an old and eminent physician, us
well as our own experience,
Iteiniiliis of tlio Seven Wonders.
In addition to the pyramid", after
some research on the part of Mr. New
ton, who is in the employ of tho Eng
lish government, the foundation anil
many of the fragments of the mauso
leum at Halieai liassus have been dis.
closed, which, with the mounds indicat
ting the positions of the walls and gar
dens of Habylon, are the only remains
of tho "Seven Wonders of the World.' ;
Thu Colossus of Khodes, composed of
brass cast in pieces, was overthrown
by an earthquake, 2J4 H. 0. The frag
ments remained until tho ninth cen
tury, when the Saracens sold them to a
Jew, who is said to have loaded 900
camels with them, they weighing 720,. !
900 pounds. Thu original Temple of
Diana was set on lire 350 IJ. C. by
Krostratus, an obscure individual who
sought by this means to make his name
famous. It was rebuilt, but again des
troyed by tho (ioths, A. D. 250. Tho
mausoleum gradually crumbled and de- ;
caved, though as late as 1 110 A. 1).
parts of it were used by tho Knights of
Khodes in the construction of a castle.
The destruction of the Olympian Jove,
at Elis, and the Pharos of Alexandria,
was probably accomplished by barba- j
rian invaders. I
The Minister's Coat.
In tho days of early Methodism in
Northern Ohio, a preacher had been
appointed to a new circuit, and wore
on his first round a fashionablo broad
cloth frock-coat, which his tailor had
innocently provided for hiin. This be
came a sourco of great grievance to
the home-spun laity, and it was finally
resolved to make it a matter of disci- '
plino. So at the first quarterly confer
ence charges wero prepared in due
form, and the offending minister noti
fied to be present and make answer.
Entering the room where the presiding
elder and lesser magnates were assem
bled, the preacher stripped off his coat,
bung it on the back of a chair, and
pointing to it, said: "Since it is tho
coat that offends, try it. Could I preach
any sounder gospel in robes or cassock ?
It seems to me that it is not tho man'
ner of tho coat, but the manner of
the man in the coat, that should be
considered." And there the trial ,
endwl. '
STliIKIG CEJfSl'S RETCKSS.
Statutlct or lnanlty, lillory, Rllndaeas,
1'a.iiprrl.ra, rim ami Deatlt.
Tho compendium of the "Tenth
: Census," a volume of 1709 pages, con
tains, among ether things, a .nummary
of tho report of Mr. Frederick If.
Wines upon tho defective, dependent,
and delinquent classes. Tho most
striking result of the work was the ajv
parently great increase in the number
of those included in the three classes
named. The number of insane persons
idiots, blind persons, and deaf-mutes,
as shown by the several censuses, was
50,991 in 1850; 53,451 in 18G0; 98,581
in 1870, and 251,696 in 1880. Inotlior
words, although tho population has a
littlo moro than doubled in thirty
' years, the number of defective persons
returned is apparently nearly live times
as great as it was thirty years ago.
Tho increaso of population between
1870 and ISfcO was only thirty per
cent., whilo tho apparent increaso of
theso defective classes was 155 per
cent. "While there wore only 2551 de
fective persons in each million in 1870,
there were 5"1S in cadi million in
18h0. Mr. Wines says that it is im
possible to believe that there h;us, in
fact, been so great an increase. Either
' the entiiiii ration in lst) was excessive
j or tho enuiiieratii.il in 1?:70 wasineniu
! plete. The bureau was assi ded in the
work by fc0, AO physicians, and Mr.
Wines believes that a much more per
i feet enumeration of tho defective
; classes, especially of the insane and
: idiotic, has been secured than w as ever
beforo presented in the history of this
or any other nation. Of tin; 91,997 in
sane persons forty-four per cent, wero
in hospitals and asylums; of 70,895
, idiots three p r cent, wero in training
; schools for the feeble-minded; of 113,92s
! blind persons, less than four and a half
per cent, were in schools and indus
trial homes for the blind, and i!3,7$
mutts, nearly sixteen per cent., were in
schools established for them, (if the
deaf persons, one-half wen between
tho ages of live and twenty-niie, but
not more than one sixth of the Mind
WCTO between those ages.
It appears that insanity attacks
women more frequently than it does
men, but mini on tin other hand arc
moro liable to bo idiotic, blind or deaf.
Tho negro population is much more
liablo to idiocy than insanity. Doth
tho negro and tho foreign population
aro singularly moro habk to blindness
than to deafness. The tendency of the
foreign population to insanity is
especially Worthy of atteiiion. "It
is startling to know," says Mr.
Wines, "that of 5-".".000 of in
habitants.ovcr 100,000 arc either insane,
idiots, deft-mutes, or blind, or are in
mates of prisons, reformatories, or poor
houses. If to thoso we add tho out.
tloor poor and tho inmates of private
charitable institutions, the number will
swell to nearly or qune MVi.OtiO, or one
per cent, tit tho total population. We
cannot begin too soon or prosecute too
vigorously tho inquiry into the causes
of the prevalence of these evils, which
are like a canker ot the heart of all our
prosperity."
The number of paupers enumerated
in almshouses was 07,007, and the
number of prisoners in confinement
was 59,255. There were 11,'JIO in
mates of reformatories for the young.
Of tho prisoners 10,imhi are maintained
in idleness.
Tho death-rate of the United Statest
as established by the number of deaths
recorded, wius fifteen, one to the thous
and, a rate decidedly higher than those
given in the censuses of 1800 and 1S70
This does not indicate, however, any
actual increase in the rate, but shows
that the returns in lsso were more
Complete. Adding estimates of deli
Oences, the agent in charge estimates
the actual death-rate at somewhere be
tween seventeen and eighteen per
thousand. The rate in England in the
same year was twenty and a half. Of
tho total number of deaths reported,
which was 7 -V I, the cause in 19,551
cases was consumption; diphtheria
caused 3S,:t'.N deaths; enteric or ty
phoid fever, :i2.'.'i'5; malarial fever, 2i,
201, and accidents or injuries, ;15,9;12.
Tho death-rate of the colored race is
much greater than that of the white.
Horrible Tragedy.
The jury room of the criminal court,
in St. Louis, was, a few days ago, tho
scene of an extraordinary tragedy.
John C. Parker, a criminal who has a
record of the blackest kind in ninny
western cities, killed his wife and him
self. He was a native of St. Louis,
and about thirty-three years old. He
was awaiting trial for killing John Pay
ion in a saloon. His pretty young wife
Nellie, and their tlve-inonths' old baby,
was in the court room in company with
his two sisters. The wife leaned
against tho wire screen and talked to
her husband sonn time while another
caeo was being beard. It was remark
ed at the time that they were very
affectionate to ono another. A deputy
sheriff, who noticed their behavior,
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said to the reporter that tho only re -
i . -. -i, i . ,
deeming trait in Parker s nature was
his love f.,r his w ife, whom he had
married about two and a half V(.ars
ago. Sho was considerably above him
in the social seal., and sacrificed ,R.r
family ties to link her fato with his.
While the husband and wife worn oon-
versing Parker's lawver asked that he
might have a conference with his client. I
Accordingly the prisioner was taken
from the cage by a deputy sheriff, and
walked through the court into the jury
room. His wife walked by his side,
and bis sisters and attorney followed.
They took seats, and the prisoner
began to give his lawyer a list of wit
nesses. The wife was seated by her .
husband's side. Something drew tho
attention of those present from the
prisoner when a shot rang out, and
before any one could interfere, a second i
one was fired. The first shot sent a
bullet through Mrs. Parker's brain,
killing her almost instantly. Tho
eeond shot Parker lin-d while be held
the weapon closo to his own temple.
Ho died within an hour. Neither he
Iior his wife spoke after they received
their wounds. Late in the evening a
biter was found wrilti-n by Parker,
W hi rein he showed th.l1 the lede jdail
was arranged that In- shoftM kill him
self and his wife and that she had help
ed him plot against ln-r o n and bis
life. When she went to the court
room, therefore, she knew she was
rjoing to meet death. Yet she walked
across the room without a tr"iuor and
entered tho jury room, though she
knew that to cross the threshold was
to step into the grave.
"WASHING DAY."
.so.... f-,rnl Hint. I llotM-krepcra
AIhmiI nK.i.iic nnl Iroul'iaC
First have the clothes wdl sorted.
Li t tin table-cloths and napkins be
washed by themselves, and each piece
looked over carefully in ofdi-r to see if
there are any fi ui! or coliee stains mi
the pieces; if so, pour boiling water
over the fruit-stains, secial times if
necessary, until tiny are removed, and
soak ci ifft o siains for a littlo in cold
water, w hich w ill generally take them
out.
Let the sheets, pillow-cases and cot
ton underwear be W.-l dud ,'llei boiled
together; th- n the towels and w hite
cotton stocking-;; while shirts, gar
ments to be starched aad h.vidki n biefs
could be put together, then tea towels,
and last of all the tlanm ls. That
clothes mav be wa-be.l t ! an, use a
good soap and an abundance of warm
water. Clothes will not be white if
wash'-tl in a little water in the bottom
of a tub, and a cheap soap is net econ
omy, and often leaves a disagreeable
odor, even after a careful rinsing.
Have the water inertly warm in
your boiler when the clothes aro put
in, and rub a little soap on cadi piece'
before boiling. Do not boil over fifteen
minutes, as a longer time is apt to give
the linen a yellow hue. After the
clothes aro removed from the first
boiler, dip out half the water, and pour
in enough cold to fill your boiler half
full, and go through this process each
time.
Many servants, unless directed
otherwise, arc apt t put th" set-olid
quantity into the boiling water from
which tht v have taken the first, and
then pour in whatever extra amount ii brides 717. Hut m n and bi5
needed. Hut putting the clothes into women were married who w.-re be
boiling water will leave them yellow, tween 115 and tit years of age. Tin
while the other process is a cleansing bachelois w ho became Penedicts
one. between 10 all 1 45 years of age niilil
After removing from the boiler, rinse bcred 177, and the w omen who w hen
them thoroughly in a large tub of married confessed to the same age
water, then blue them in another. AVo were 2i'5 in number. There were 270
have found it well during tho winter men and 1'9 women married between
to have sheets, pillow-cases and cotton the ages of 15 and 5u, and I-i'i men
underwear washed first, then take and 5 wianen between . and 55.
linen, its they dry quickly, and are s-veiity men and 2" women were mar
ready to bring into the house, when ried who were over 55 and under ili.
tho starched clothes, which need to The bridegrooms over On and under
hang much longer on the lines, are numbered lo. and the brides s. The
ready to put out. The starched t lot lies bridegrooms hut 05 and under T 1
should be out during the brightest part numbered 10, and the brides 2. Pour
of the day, and the flannels should bo (ecu men married between the ages of
washed so as to have the benefit of the 70 and N, but no bride acknowledged
sun also. To keei them sofl and nice lierself out threes. ore years and
do not put them all into a tub at one (,.n (,m. bridegroom was between so
time, but takeup each piece scparatclv, . .... i- .... .......
. i.i and yo vears ot age. i-ortv-livc men
wash m as hot suds as vmi can coin- r
fort ably bear your b: n ls, then rinse women relused or faded to
immediately in another tub .f hut slate their ages. The record does not
water, squeeze very dry. snap out. and indicate which of the contracting oar-
after pinning on the hue. pull them
into shape.
1'lamicls should never be
ironed.
As there iH no odor about a house
more disagreeable than Mia' produced
from Ixiiling clothes, or the steam from
the drying of them in the house, w hen
the dav is too stoiinv to hang them out
of doors, let every housekeeper be par- sii,.r of sparks set fire to a taupau-
ticular in this matter, not only t.. keep in ((.(.k if S(.,lnnnt.r hi .,,
the tloors between the kitchen or hum- , , n ,
dry and the house dosed, but t. insist wharf, lie knew that filly tons of
that the w indows in the kitchen shall the explosive was aboard the vessel,
be lowered a few inches from the top. The crew were aware of it, too, and
even in the coldest weather, that luiub .tll(,v impend awav as fast as possi-
of the disagreeable air mav escape. . ,, . .. ... ' .
Earlv rising, systematic planning. M,- 1!ut 1,,n,'r Uiii'v,X t,iro"Kh tho
good soap, an abundance of water, pure window of his house, ran to the peri
air and a cheerful temper are necessary Ions craft and extinguished the flames
to make happy washing day, and the bv throwing on water with a bucket,
washing ami ironing well done and if u,0 fire had reached the cargo the
greatly to the comfort of household, town and everybody in it would have
Chicago Sl'iwloni. been destroyed!
; , .,
1 F' Lsfapcs.
; .
"Two thincs are needed, said John
! -
j Decker to a reporter, "to secure to the
, public -ccurity against loss of h.e by
firc- The first l!i il " "
rape, the second the nn.vetsal adoption
' or sucli an escape, i or unny years i
served as a volunteer lireiii::n, sittins
for cigtit years on the boaii oi en
! glneers. and holding for five and a half
years tlio posit ion of chief of tho de
partment, and not a few have been the
number of so-called firo-ests-ipe.s brought
to my notice. 1 have iriven the s;iib
iect inut-n time and stuoy, aid there
cent lires with the attending loss of life
have confirmed tho opinion I have held
for years in this matter. Dalconit s of
iron extending across the front, side or
back of a I uilding, the floors connected
by ladders of iron, endless chains, por
table ladders and towers and a folding
window-escape may all be well enough
as far as they go, but they do not gc
far enough. Inmates of a burning
building intuitively make at once foi
the stairs. A pract ical iirc-escape,then.
should be coiistrnete I with this fact in
view. This to my mind can b" tloiu
in no belter way tha:i by building out
nr i!iore iron s'aii'-a-'es enclosed b
sonic fireproof material and separated
from tho building proper by a hollow
wall. Thc.se stairways should connect
with every lb.r by a'it-en. rue iron
doors, which should open from the hall
' so that no impediment to their being
! readily opened might obtain. Thus
upon an alarm of lire, the i npants ol
; a building could descend in safetj
without, fear of falling or lAposuro
i which fear, I believe, has eeeaiolieii
! the death of more than one ) "is m dur
j ing tho last year. 1 f the bud ling be ;
large one, then, two, three, or eve:i
,,f t;1(.S(, fireproof s'aiiva,- - might
I 1
U' ''' "f ,!":!"
eating with every lloor lie iniiMing
i When I was in the b-..-: I.ttur.' tie
1 question of lire escapes i . unc up am
; Wits the Sllbjeet ol much ilis-Mission
but that was ad that cam" of it. Tin
general adoption of seme such mean!
of escape by our holds, theatres, apart
ineiit houses and larg" factories wotili
s i 'll educate the p.-i.ple to a kli-.wlcdgi.
of the means at baud for escape! ic
tunes of danger, and would not dis
figure the buildings or call upon w eak
women and little childi-n to climl
hand over hand down a -ioging chain
or a hanging ladder. In my present
capacity as superintendent of lirt
, i'lT"-''"' "r "V
means for obsorv ate n are numerous
and varied, and no one pl.i.i but this
suggests so many gmd features or such
likelihood of me ting tie1 n piiremeiits
of th" e!l-rge!cies of life, ill iheatl'O,
dwelling hold.
Aires of 1'ctqt e Who Many.
According to the figures e.-uipiled
,y the clerks in the bureau of vital
statistics, in 21 nut of the total num-
bt-r of ll.os.'i marriages in lss-j.tho
bridegrooms were under twenty years
(,f age. The number of brides under
that age was 2''M. The bridegrooms
between 'Ju and 25 yens of age nuin-
bcivd :V.22. the brides :;i'.o2. There
was '.Yl men manic,! who were be-
tween 25 and ll't years old. and 2121
Women bit ween the same ages. The
bridegrooms between and o-" jears
of age were l''o5 in number, and the
,it.s in the above list were married for
the second time.
Ciililornki Hero.
Tlio recent explosion of a gunpow
der factory at P.erkelay, Cat., develop
ed a hero. Frank Poller saw the
The Girls.
Il.-.-ir the l.iii."V.T of th" sir-Is
IV. fv id--Wlmt
ii fund el im iriiin nl r:t Ii ruby lip unfuiU
Jlmv tin y eli.it. r. i kitn-t, cU'iUcr,
III tin ii.iilliv Weill-ef IlL'ilt,
While tin- sllll-3 lllilt over-putter
Hie Ihtiwii- lu-ir tln-ir clatter
In :i it mid mild delimit,
li-j '.f! time, time, line',
lii :i -oil !-!. in i. r lie. me.
To the ti i 1 1 1 1. ilil:,liell tl.::t, 1111'' ' hl;r, ever
i
1'e ui il.-- u-l:l-. I'll'-. P'K t- '
.ill-. -;.l-,j,:ri
l'l. in tin- ..il l. c:i i "i-, -!H!t .jutinty girb.
sc-1:.. i:;,-iiii of tin- -id
i;:..!i-.i.i -.-ill-;
J!-.u t,e .f-i n. -I h-.v.iii el' lover wit-Uy wliilrs
lit.. i...t, ihr I '. ot Ihi- Im!!,.
I (. iii,l il .mi ti.- .itci. h.'.'.l.
Ji-.-A Ii- .-!. .,-:!!l ! ::" I lei,
A:,!,..:
V o:i. t. ,f ,-ould l-ll th- i Hot ! e kiiiiv
Of 111" lio--.
Into u Ii- Ii i!h- f.-.l-r one li.nl-
J.:i Ii m-w v i. iim .... tin- l'l mi'. hew i' swill,
!!.. il en:!-, '
II e.v il ui-;.;
fli-Mi-r fir lint III-v- en ilriiN
J II I.,!: '"Ii;.! o -l." i:l .
'J'.. tin- r. '. i'.i" n'lln
::. -. i-.
'I lii-- :' ;.i.l - g.rls.
To.!., - . u i. of lU- t'i'.l-
lT.Ni.KYr I'lliV'.lilPHS.
ft bear- the palm Th hand.
A t-. I' -graph wire is like a miista"hv
It is of lio It-... W , !. I' is li.iV.'ll.
. Il doi .i'i '.(i.e I. ill. h pr..'. '" .il ion for
a man to "g. I down f.t" . soli bed.
Woi'tii mal.es the ma!). Win n Worth
makes th.- .in ... h" breaks lie man.
Lumbago is one ol th" b.e-k taxis
that o"i eati'i r .-di' supply a cheek
f..r.
Ib-rein dill', r. M' e damsel from vo
p. 'at-.: she in. .!"! tie- i. i"i- ' readily
w hen raw.
The i Im.' i'tnati and th family uiii
b.. :ia i e i. i- -m!.; i .e-h other in
one particular, in. -y loth ke. p Lent.
Mnvili v i . lahcl the J l.f 1-1,1-
q'l" I.ee." The In i- a eollll' for lo
;...,:!. !i.-c ! ! I-i a t!." . tlbj- d, .,f
t!i"i-iii..;i' '"i dill-jug a ' ' i v ,i e.
Prop! whi itoii'l me! i's! an-l why
parr..!., nr.- mi a-ia'.'y si h ii-us in
their discniii'.e, ma -i I.e : t lipid. What
would you e pe. t f. -in a bird but fowl
talk?
If you r. ally disbkr a loan it is well
to rcineml:. r that iioihing will mad
him more th.iu to i at - i him near;,
hand organ and up a'ld offer iiini
SOlllo coppers.
It has now I ecotne fa -liiomible in
I'.a t'-ni cities to be married a s early as
six o'clock in the morning. This start
the bridegroom into the habit of early
rising right off
A little -riil wa walking along tin
Street the ot her d.'iy.w hell she saw a very
bow-legged man with a short coat on.
"Oh. ma!" tie- cried. "There's a mail
with a tunnel under him!"
"William, my son," sns an econoni
ical mother to her son. "for mercy's
sake don't keep mi tramping up and
down tin- il in that manner, you'll
wear mil oiir m-w boots." I lie sits
dew ii. i "Tin re y.ai go - .silling downl
Now ..u'll wear out your new trousers!
I declare. I in M l' see siedl a boy!"
SliKUt-tl II is Money.
John II. Von liohh-n. a (b rman gro
cer in .New York, changed a $10 noto
for a stiai ger.ainl. in doings. i display
ed a la: go roll of money. ooii after
wards two v i. ung men entered thu
store and sa.d they had made a bet as
to wh-'se hat Would bold the most
molasses.
"Dot's iioddiiigs to me," said Dohlen.
"I know iioddings aboud such pisi-
liessi-s "
Hut the young men were not to bu
put oil'. They said they would pay
for the molasses. Tin- grocer grum
bled about the " noiishnesses" as bo
took the hat 1 1n y wanted him to fill
and weld to the rear of tho store.
As be returned villi. it tolhe man wha
held out iiis bauds for it, he stopped
between the two. 'I he one W ho took
the bat said :
"Well, how much tloes it hold :'"
licforo the astonished grocer could
answer he was seized from behind, and
at the same time th" hatful of mo.
lasses was dapped on his head and
pulled down over his eyes. Illinded
and In wildered. he could make no re
sistance while bis money was taken
from him, and when ho got tho hat off
and ran out on the sidewalk, dripping
w il h molasses, his disposers were gone,
lie lost ?27l and the molasses.
Mo: ii hi Curry Hells.
Acci Tiling to a ruling of the secretary
of th" treasury, a vessel cannot bo
lined for the failure to have a fog-horn
on board in ordinary weather, but
there may be an imposition of a line if
a bell is not sounded whilo tho vosseJ
is at anchor in a fog. In view ot tlm
many accidents from collisions of late
it would be in tho lino of enforcing
precaution if all vessels were fined foe
not carrying bells.