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&l)c l)atl)am Uccorfc. l)c l)atl)am Uccorfc. KATES II. A. IOIVDOIV, EDITOR AND I'HOPBIKTOU. A D VERTISIN C TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, One sqtiure, one iuscrtion Onu fU:ire, two insertions One square, onr month - $1.00 1.50 - 3.50 One copy, out" yrnr One copy, six mouths . One copy, three month 2.00 1.00 - 30 VOL. VI. PITTSBORO CUATIIAM CO., N. C MAY 8, 18&4. NO. 35. For lnrgcr advertisements liberal con tracts will be made. Ore sn II n it Come, Teach Me. Come, teach mo the worth of nflfcetion, The love that will never grow cold, A bliss which will brighten life's pathway More precio'u Ihnn silver or g ji Then whisper of joy in a cottage A charm that no lover would miss And with yonr sweet fnre flushed iu beauty, Just meet me hulf-wny with a kins. Come, tell mo how long I must linger, A-sighing for joy yon e:in give, These yenra yuu have kept 1110 n-waiting It's hard out of simr-liinc to live. Then teach me the worlh of affection, Whilo I am so eager for bliss, And with yonr fair faro bright with blushes. Just meet me half-way with a kiwi. Come, teach ine the rrt of trued iving, And smile wh. n 1 cull yon my dear; My henrt is now thii hSing witli plentsuro. And tenderly drawing you near. White youth's bright, nn summer u pnjwing. Oh! give me one token of bli.s; Just fly to my arms with an nnswer, I'll meet you half-way with a ki.-n. While hnl.iw of twilight iiro dci-p'ning, And nightingales' mhi;k wv run hear. Come, tear i in- the woith ol nlb-clkm, The hue that i eii i-lnn', my dear. I wnit ia the Mve:. Ii'on-nii: el-tver. And Inn f'i y.'in-1 k n nl blis; C'ome, Inve. wit!) ytir I'uti l en s a-hing, .And n-.eei ine 1 --II -a with a ki-s. HunJilf'i Hi rrr II. SABINA'S VACATION. Two weeks --t wo whole weeks; 'aid Silhiua Gray. How shall I ever pass them nway 'i bubina Gray was emphatically a working-woman. Tor three years .she. hail sat behind the cashier's desk at a great lace and ribbi n store on Chestnut street, making change, adding up long rows of figure, deciding whether this coin were spurious ur that banknoto counterfeit, balancing her books every night as precisely as if it were to be her last, and commencing 'inew every morning as regularly as the clock struck eight until, one sultry afternoon, the battalions of figures seemed to reel and prow dim before hor eyes, and they carried her home in a dead faint, to the breathless horror of her mother.her consumptive brother, and the two Bisters who taught sdiool and spent all their wages in gay clothes. She must have change of air, said the doctor, and rest entire restfrom her duties! BJess me! said poor Mrs. Cray. And we with only two dollars left.aftcr the rent is puid and the grocers bill is settled! And it will never do for Sabina to give up her situation, when we need her salary so much, said Elinor, the eldest of the school teaching pair, who had just bought an imitation gold necklace. Of course, it is out of the question, said Belinda, the second girl, who was saving up for a silk gow n. Very well, paid the doctor, brusquely. In that case, you may as well order her colli n at once. And he wtnt out, with small cere mony. Horrid, heartless bear! said Elinor. I oetors never do have any nerves, said Belinda. But the little, consumptive lad tied his faded handkerchief around his neck, pulled his cap over his ears, and went down to Mechlin & Marabout's to tell his simple story. If you would please let her off for a few days, sir, said he, to the head man. Because the doctor said she must have rest, and I don't think she will have the courage to ask you herself. The head jnan, although he looked so bearded and majestic that Bobby's heart sank within him, had yet a kind heart. You are a good boy, said he. Yes. Tell Miss Gray that she can have two w eeks her salary to go on just the same from Monday next. And Bobby sped home, like an arrow out of a bow, to tell the good news. The next question was where was Sabina to go? Hotels, fashionable re" forts, crowded boardiiig-hcuses, were out of the question for an individual of her slender means. There's Cousin Alyssa streeter has nn elegant cottage at Long Branch, said Mrs. Gray. She used often to spend six weeks at a time with mo w hen we wero girls together, and my father was a well-to-do farmer. I will write to her. She will be glad to re ceive you. But, mother, said Sabina, her pale cheek flushing up, I havo never seen her. What difference does that make? said kind Mrs. Gray, who believed all the world was ns kind and loyal as her self. She married a rich Xew York broker, said Miss Elinor, I often wondered that she did not invite us there. And she has got a rich son, added Belinda. Maria Middleton saw him once. A perfect Adonis! I say, Inaf how I wish I could go with you! Mrs. Gray wrote; and after some de. Jay, in which two of the precious vacation days were lost, a brief and rather frigid note came back. Mrs. Streeter regretted to hear of the ill health of her cousin's daughter re gretted still more that her house was full of guests at present, but would endeavor to find a room somewhere for Miss Gray, if it was absolutely itece. sary (these last words were underlined) that she must come at this particular time. Sabina made a little grimace, as she read the letter which her mother hand ed her. Must I go, mother? said she. I don't see that there is any choico left for you, said Mrs. G ray, sadly. It will bo the worst doso of inedicino 1 huvo ever taken yet, said Sabina. So she started with her little travol-ing-bag and the blue-lined bonnet that made her face look like n newly blossomed violet, so sweet, and fresh, and innocent. But instead of taking her ticket for Long Branch, she bought one to Maueh Chunk instead. For there in the leal'y wilderness that skirts the beautiful Lehigh river, lived old Aunt Mehitable Cooper, who wove rag carpets for a living. In the family discussions, no one had mentioned Auul Mehitable. She was olil and she was poor; but in her secret heart, Sabina felt that she bad rather go to Aunt. Mehitable, in her one storied farinhous" than to share the elegances of Mrs. Mreeler's ijuecn Anne cottage at Long Branch. I will writo to mamma when 1 get there, she thought. 1 know Aunt Hetty lost a daughter once, and perhaps that will make her none the less glad to see me; and perhaps 1 can help her about her carpets; and I know there used to b" such lovely wild Mow ers in the woods around tho Lehigh river. Well, I am beat! was Aunt Iletty'g characteristic ejaculation, as her grand niece came up tho path through the woods, her belt stuck full of ferns and wild-llowers. Why, it's Mary Gray's darter, Sabiny, ain't it? 1 knew you by your blue eyes and the way you smiled at me. I've come to visit vou, Aunt Hettv -i said Sabiiia. Then she told her simple tale. You're as welcome as dowers in May. raid Aunt Hetty tint is, if you can slo p on the raliky lounge in my bedroom, because I've got a boarder a city young man. Come out here for three weeks to lish. Oh! said Sabina. But he's real pleasant, added. Aunt Hetty. JS'o moro trouble than a chicken. His namo is Bless me; here he conies now. Adam, this is Sabiny Gray. Sabiny, this is my boarder. Sabina had be n half-inclined to bo vexed at the i lea of this delicious soli tude being invaded by any one save herself, but one glance at the hand some, frank face of Mr. Adam disarm ed Iter; and they were presently the best of friends, chatting away on the doorstep, while Aunt Hetty baked biscuit, set forth a comb of new honey and produced a dish of wild straw berries whose fragrance perfumed the whole room, and broiled some delicious spring t hickens of her own raising. And after tea, Aunt Hetty took Sabina out to the shed to see the carpet loom, where the bright colored rags glowed like sections of a kaleidoscope. Why don't you lock the door, Aunt Hetty? said Sabina. La, child! said the old woman. What should 1 lock it for? Xobody comes here but artists to sketch the old house they won't wait tintil I get the north chimney fixed up again and tho neighbors to see about jobs of carpet weavin"! I've a deal of time to work sinco Adam came. He milks for mo every night, and brings homo the cattle, besides keeping me in fresh iislt all the time. He lights the lire for me too, of a morning, and ills the kettle, and brings in wood for all day! Oh! thought Sabina. Mr. Adam is a poor young man, is he, working for his board? Well, I'm a poor young woman, and 1 must do the same Well, Aunt Hetty, she said, cheerily' I'll cook the dinner for yon to-morrow, and sweep the houso and you must teach me to weave rag carpet ? Lit, me, Sabiny! that arn't no way to treat company! said Aunt Hetty. You're here to go walkin', and gather posies, and freshen up those white checks of yours a bit! Yes, Aunt Hetty, I know, said Sabina, coaxingly, but I would rather help you a little, too just a little. So the next day she tied one of Aunt Hetty's gigantic checked aprons around her, and cooked the glistening spotted trout which Mr. Adam brought home; and afterward sl.o washed the dishes and wove half a yard in a red and blue rag carpet which chanced to be on the loom, before she went walking. It is such a wild, lonely lifo! she said to herself. I should like to weave raff carpets always! She lost her way in tho woods, of course; but what cared she for that? It was only to follow the blue windings of the river Lehigh till she reached home and, before she was half-way there, Mr. Adam overtook her, and they had a pleasant walk back to tho cottage. There is no place like a summer glen for becoming well ac.quaintcd.iind presently he had told her that he had come to Maueh Chunk to get out of the way of a housefull of gay company at home. My mother wants to marry me to an heiress! said he, as they sat resting on a mossy log by the riverside. A j oung woman with green eyes, a muddy com plexion, and a temper as crooked as her nose! Oli, you could never do that, said Sabina. Not at all! said Le, with emphasis. My ideal is a blonde, with light-brown hair, blue eyes, rather a low brow, and lie stopped suddenly. Sabina' s face Mushed. Was not this the exact description of the fair coun tenance at that moment mirrored in the river? And now tell me why you came here? said he, as if to change the conversation. I am a shop-girl, said Sabina a cashier, rather- in a Philadelphia store. I have ten days' vacation to spend here. I was to have been sent to a fashionable cousin in Long Branch, but but I preferred to come here. Xow, Mr. Adam, wo must hurry back. 1 am to get tea for Aunt Hetty. We will hurry back, by all means said be. But you mustn't call tnu Mr Adam. Say Adam. That would be very familiar, said Sabina. My name is Adam Streeter, said he. And I certainly shall not permit you co say Mr. Streeter. Sabina started. Streeter? she said. Are you Alyssa Streeter's son? I am. It is Kismet! cried Sabina. laughing. I came here expressly to get away from you. He bit bis lip. I comprehend, said he. You are the pretty working-girl whom my mother was so afraid of. I'erhapsthat was or.e reason why she was so anxious that 1 should come out hero trout fish ing. And both tho young people burst out laughing, until the gray old rocus echoed again. Was it at all strange that, under the circumstances, Adam Streeter and Sabina Gray fell in love with each other? At tho end of tho two weeks, Mrs. Gray came to Maueh Chunk, to bring her daughter back to the city. Sabina was at tho train to meet her, and drive her home in Neighbor Haw kin's wagon, through the Lehigh woods. Bless me, darling how plump and rosy you have become! said the widow, heartily kissing her daughter. Oh, yes, mother! said the girl; I have grown quite, quite well again! And I have learned to make tho loveliest rag carpets you ever saw, all out of odds ami ends. And and I am engaged to be married to Cousin Alyssa Streeter's son Adam. Dear me! ejaculated the bewildered old lady. Isn't it strange that all these things should happen in so short a time? said Sabina, brightly. As if love the rogue did hot al ways come upon us swiftly and silently, like the Might of a golden winged bird. The tinio had como for tho out blossoming of Sabina Gray's heart that was all!- llth n Fomst Gram. ralmlstr) in Fashion. Tho bust craze, which will reach its r.enith this summer, says a Xew York letter, is tho passion for palmistry and fortune-telling. It is one which requires a little reading and a trille of thought. In auld lang syno the fortune-telling witch was wrinkled, and barefoot. She had bleary eyes and skinny hands, and sent unpleasant shivers up and down your body. We are improving on these things. The fortune-telling witch of to-day lias red Jips and bright eyes, a soft, little, wliito hand, with rosy polished nails, and an electric battery in every finger-tip. She wears dainty French slippers and a coquettish smile, and carries a lace umbrella with a rose, pink lining big enough to tint a whole afternoon for two. Besides all this, 1 have heard it said that the modern witch is twice as likely to r -veal to you the true image of your temporarily loved one as was ever the ancient arti cle. And then, too, w ith this change, men have grow n moro self-sacrificing and humane. Instead of burning witches at tho stake, as they used to do in olden time, men now lead them to the altar, and mayhap, most likely( Oance a sort of witches' dance for them forever after. C I il.il ii t. -i.C .V . rw - ! i . I . -I M el. -I.-. Tn-.i 1 1 ' i. y ! : -i k tvj. ' !- t U-nl !-tlilt' III II I" V. Miiiiiiiiu ivill" tlr- .i d 'i !.;. Auntie e il r, lh"'ii .n And p, pa M.ys h - l lv. An- g"id ciii";.-ii i- it. f.,1 i f, . -V.W. Til' Mtflr I1' !., Two young girls Mirg-ir't and Catherine, the dang!i!-rs of a market gardener, were walking together in a neighboring town, a-id each was carry i.tg a heavy basket, well tilled with fruits and M overs for sale. Margaret grumble I all the way, and complained incessantly of the weight of her basket ; but Catherine walked light iy and cheer fully on, singing as she went. "How can yon sing and look so pleased?" said Margaret to her sister. "Your basket N quite as heavy as mine. and you are not stronger than I am.-' Catherine replied, "It is I aue 1 have put in my basket, a little plant, j which keeps ine from feeling tho weight of it. I advise yon to do tho same. "It must be a valuable plant." ex- j claimed Margaret. "I would gladly get i one to niak" my burden lighter. Po j tell me its name." Catherine replied, with a smile, ; e'l'lie little plant which mak"s the j heaviest burden seem light is called i Patience. " j i llnilvn' Jack. j A dog at l,e ess near Brighton has j gained the name i f l!;rlvay .lack, ow ing to his having traveled ovi r nio.-t nf the railways in England. Jack jumps on a train that is just about to start, and while the train is in motion he looks about the country as if he enjoyed the ride. No doubt he does. When the train stops, .lack jumps down and makes friends at once with the station-master. He is well known to many stat ioninaslers in England. Jack seldom visits any station more than once. He is fond of change. Some time ago Jack was away from his home at Lewes longer than usual. His friends gave him up for lost, think ing he had been killed mi nme railway. But one day Jack ta:oe home, to the joy of all who knew him. His leg had been hurt by some train, which had no doubt kept him so long from home The wife of the manager of the Lon don and Brighton line gave Jack a collar. Some one w as mean enough to steal it. Judge Hawkins, hearing of the loss when at Lewes, gave Jack another collar, which he seems proud to wear. He has won prizes at several exhibitions, many of which ho wears at dog shows. Our l.Ule One". A Mi'nntte Knee. A little time ago a young man died in Philadelphia who was popularly known, from his swiftness in running, as "Deer." His story w as a singular one. A few years since he was a ragged, shrewd lad peddling newspapers about the railroad depot. One day he hap pened to be on the Jine of the Pennsyl vania Bailroad when he saw nn engino rushing down tho track with uit any driver or tender. By some chance it had been separated from the cars, and was driving on alone. The boy knew that it would meet an express train this side of the next sta tion. He had about four minutes' start, and darted down the track after it. The engine was, of course, not at full speed, yet nobody but Deer could i have won in such a race. j He did win; was cool enough to re- i member the signal to the station-keeper necessary to have the switch placed so that the engine would be turned on to another track. It. w as done just tiro go onli before tho express train went thundering by. Deer, for this service, was granted by the Pennsylvania Bailroad coipora tion monopoly of the newspaper and book trade on its trunk route, and from this ho derived a handsome income. It was to the boy's coolness, as well as to his tleetness, that hundreds of human beings owed their lives, Young Folks- The Trials of an Author. "Yes," said a young author, "1 should like to publish my new story, but I can't afford it." "Cannot you find some publisher who will publish it and pay you a royalty on each copy sold?" "Oh, yes. Xo trouble to find a pul lisher willing to do that, but, neverthe less, I can't atTord it. I have too many frien Is." "So much tho better if you hav a good many friends. They will all want a copy." "That's just the trouble. They will all want a copy a complimentary copy." J'h ilmlfljttia Call, THE CZAR'S LIFE. mt4l AlmOAt by IMIrncle-A M'erl. ,)ii Visitor at the Winter JPnlnce. Among tho "forbidden literature" now circulating in Bussla is the story of one of the most daring and dramat ic plots ever recorded in the history of political assassination. Tho narrative is founded cn events which are said to have taken place in St. Petersburg shortly after General Goiirko hud been called from Odessa to net as quasi military governor of tho Bussian Capi tol. One bright May morning, when the excitement was at its height, the watchful eye of a policeman posted at the top of Xcvsky prospect caught sight of an equipage coming up the thoroughfare at a trot. It boro armo rial devices well known in the liussian capital; tho coachman was there, who persisted in being wigged in deli.inco of his master's orders, to the great merriment of St. Petersburg Jehus; on each side rode the regular escort of six mounted Cossacks, each holding his lance in rest and wearing his ball of forage slung over his shoulder more m if he was campaigning on the Don than upon civil service in the streets of the capital. General Gourkn and his escort the guardian of the peace had easily recognized and hastily salut ed his chief, the new prefect of police - turned into the cavalry parade, at the top of Nevskv prospect, and at once made their way into the Alexan der square, on the Neva side of which rose the massive and somewhat fantas tic outlino of the winter palace. The equipage having drawn up at the side entrance of the building the general alighted and rang. On the donr-kep-er presenting himself an ollicer of the emperor's private guard - the pre fect briel'y stated the object of his visit, lie desired an immediate con ference with the c ar. '1 he hour was early, true, day having but just dawn ed. At the same time his business brooked no delay it concerned the safety of the emperor himself. Tho janitor was at first inexorable, expos tulating that his imperial master had already been in bed an hour. Yet at last ho yielded. l"p the 1 road stair case they went together. They trod on gorgeous carpets, brushed past tho wealth of the winter palace in malachite and lapis lazuli, only paus ing in their ascent when they had reached a landing giving access to one of tho capacious saloons. At this point General Gourko was instructed to wait. At this point, too, the czar's ollicer seems to have repented of his decision. The narrative represents him as closely scrutinizing the prefect of police in the growing light, and of subsequently proceeding in the di rection t'f the emperor's sleeping npartiuents.in no great haste, to arouse royalty from its , rst slumber. The man did not arouse tho czar at all. What he did was to descend to tho guard-room and despatch a messenger. The man left tho palace on the Xeva side. He then: took a droshky and drovo past the side entrance into the, Xevsky. During his absence the czar calmly slept on. Gen Gourko impa tiently paced the saloon, and the mili tary guardian r tho imperial bed chamber went ai'oul giving some or ders to the palace guards. In a quarter of a.i hour the messen ger returned. He had been sent, to General Gonrko's residence, in the Xevsky prospect, and he brought back the inforina'ion tha' the prefect of police wits at that, moment in bed. The early visitor was thus an impostcr. He was something more; for from bis pockets, after le' ha I been seized and pinioned, they drew forth a six-barrelled revolver and a two-edged hunt ing knife. The car's life had been saved, yet it bung for a few moments in the balance. The made-up Gourko the prefect of police, imitated down to the minutest details of hair, com plexion and wig might have deceived even tho emperor himself. Not a whit less perfect was the art which had reproduced the Gourko roach and escort. Only the sham prefect was secured and not bis confederates. Simultaneously with the arrest guards had left the palace to seize the latter. But the equipage had gone, tho Cos sacks were gone, the coachman was gone. A policeman afterward told how he had seen the cavalcade pass over one of the Xeva bridges and dis appear in a thoroughfare of Basil is lands. The carriage was never found, and, for all that could be ascertained concerning them or their steeds, the six Cossacks may be mounted and rid ing, lance in rest, to this day. As for tho chief actor in the plot, the conspi rator that only failed in his imperson ation of General Gourko because of his inability to bo in two places at one and the same time, his personality has never been disclosed. He is the only mystery which the nihilists themselves have never been able to penetrate. His secret remains with him, and he keens it to the present moment, for be is still a prisoner in the island fortress pf Poter and Paul SOMETHING ABOUT DIAMONDS. Where the Urmi Come from anil How Ihcy are Cut. It has been estimated that fully five sixths of the total supply of diamonds imported in this country come from tho South African diamond fields which began to bo systematically w orked about the year ISO'A In com menting upon tho supply of diamonds the Boston Commncinl IluH't'ii says that no doubt a considerable q janlity of precious stones aro smuggled, but estimating tho diamonds at nine-tenths of tho actu;d importations the total trade for the fiscal year lbS2, would be about $7,.ri00,iA Tho Indian mines were for many years the source of supply, but they have been for a long time practically exhausted and, In fort the discovery ol the South African mines, Brazil was the great producing country and fur nishes at present a large amount. The large amount of diamond5 thrown on the market by the opening of the Smith African mines rau-ed v decline of fully fifty per cent from the prices which ruled preuoiis to their discovery. In thi tir.-t diamonds wero cut in America by H -nry D. Morse whr brought over a number of Dutch work men, and who afterwards trained Americans todothe work and it is a dis tinctively American industry. Previ ous to that time the Dutch had a mo nopoly of the business, and have yet so far as Europe is concerned. The next diamond rutting establish ment was started in 1s7l Thero are now six in New York and three in Boston. An -erica;! workmen seek tc develop the greatest iosibie brilliancy ami frequently nt away sixty percent of the weight, while the Dutch work men seek to retain as much weight as possible, and rarely cut off more than forty percent of the weight. Brilliancy depends entirely on the correctness of the angles and the Amer ican cut stones are admirably accurate in this respeit while the Dutch are often clumsy and i!l-shapcn: imported cut stones are frequently re-cut in this country. The value of diamond de. I ends upon its weight, color, perfection and brilliancy and tho most important quality varies according to the kind of diumondi a dealer has to sell. Some of the rare shades such as pink, Hup, or some shades of green command higher prices than a colorless stone which is generally the most valuable as regards color. Weight is ny no means so important in a cut stone as most people think. Perfection means the lack of specks, cracks, or ilaws. Brilliancy, which to many people is the most important quality in a cut store, is determined by the correctness of the angles and is thus entirely de pendent upon tho cutting. Singeing Sparse Hair. ".Step right in here and I'll tell you nil about the new process for tho pre vention of baldness," said a well known Griswold avenue barb: r, as he led the way to a room ad joining his slcp. "This process," he proceeded to say, "is entirely new in Detroit. 1 lonnd it out in this way: A friend of mine went to Paris a short time ng, and at the time of his departure his hair w as very thin and continual!) falling o it. On his return the appearance of his lend was entirely changed, being covered with a growth of hair ever so much more luxurious and. thick than on his departure. On inquiring the reason for this change I was informed that he had had his hair singed. Here w as a practical illustration of the good effects following thi new method, Mi I made up my mind to adopt it. and haeiloiie so very successfully. How is it done? Well. 1 just take a lighted taper and pass the ilame over the tips of a man's hair which is at all thin or has a tendency to fall out; that is all. You si e, every hair is hollow, and more or less of the tluid necessary for its grow th escapes. When the top of the hair is singed th-i aperture is closed and the strengthening tluid re tained." Will not the same means be employ ed to encourage the grow th of hair on the bald upper lips of tome of our youth ?" was asked. "Exactly. Vou see my mustache? It is thicker on one side than on the other. That is caused by my smoking my cigars just a little short, and they singe my mustache on one side and make it thick there. This goes to prove that singeing is beneficial. I have no doubt that before long you will see in front of all the harbor shops of this city signs marked 'Singeing done here.' " - Pit roil Tinu. The bang has fallen into disfavor among the fashionable ladies. They never knew the real hideousness of the thing until it w as adopted by the giddy young men who sharpen their teeth on cane heads and umbrella handles. Song. As birds soar high Iu tho charmed 6ky, And fu from earth exulting fly, 5Iy lovo to you, . , Which is old mid uew. Wings a way thruivh lliu gmy ouil Wue Of nintry tdcie hut ween us two. both now unit old Is ilii. lovo I fold Deep nnd ntfu iiwny from tho e Id. Not old you sny 1 , l)eur ln-iu1, eiK-h day, Tln'1'jrh fki-- hu blue, th inyh skin be gray, Older ityi-im-, yet n w iilwsiy. .Hi ii M. M,tri'i'ti'l, in Hurptr'i. Ill'.MOKOlS. ' ,v."ew spring goods frogs. I if gooil report Krtipp's guns. ! Firm friend The dog and his tail. Seven letters i:i the alphabet have always been in tr-uibl '. while four ol hem hove always been iu luck. There is a unman in Dctr-it whr ha-not allowed herself to be i-'cn by men fur twnity year-. We guess it will he perfect ly -afr for her to comr jut now. The l,'ev..lo-eph Cook say- there i; nothing new in the announcement ot Mrs. Cook's intention to lecture, sine she has nianite: led intentions of that sort tor several yi ars. "Xothing will wreck a woman'n happiness quicker tha'i opium eating," says an unmarried paragraplier. It i; not the woman's happiu'-.-s which union eating wrecks. The largest bell in the world is at Kioto. Japan. It i- twenty-four feet high and sixUm Inches thick at thr rim. But it can't lua'.i' one tenth thf da tor "f a h-dil g--ng at half-past six in the morning. I Yo verbs are all vciy nice, 1 t the dec laration that 'Torsi w.-i anre win? siicce-s," mi often quoted, will never convince ti- thai a cow can climb a tree if sh perseveres in the attempt for. ever. What part of this society are you. anyhow V demanded the boss woman of the Ladies' Mite Society of a meek little prea-her who was venturing some advice. "Well, I don't know; the mite, I reckon," responded the little man, in a subdued voice. Ice Made in the Tropics. In the tropical climates far distant from high mountains, as neither nat ural snow nor ice can b obtained, re course is had to the cold generated by evaporation and the comparative cool ness of the air a little before daybreak to manufacture ice in large quantities, and thus to supply it most grateful luxury at a moderate price. Ice is thus simply manufactured in the largo way at Benares, Allahabad and Calcutta, in the" Kast Indies, w hero natural ice has never been seen. Cm a large open plain an excavation is made about thirty feet square and two deep, on the bottom of which sugar cane or maize stems are evenly strewed to the height of about eight inches. On this bed are set rows 0f small, shal low, iinglae l earthem pans, so porous that when tilled with water tho out sides are immediately covered with a thick dew oozing through them. Toward the dusk of the evening, the pans previously smeared with butter, are tilled with soli watir. generally boiled, and let remain during the night. In the morning before sunrise tha ice makers attend and collect from ennh pan a crest ot ice more or less thick that, adheres to its inner side, and it is p'lt info baskets and carried without loss of time to the common receptacle, w hich is a deep pit in a high, dry sit uation, lined irt with straw and then with old blanketing, where it isbeaton dow n and congeals into a solid nnss. The crop of ice varies extremely, sometimes amounting to more than half the contents of the pan, at other times scarcely a pellicle. Clear and serene weather is the most favorable for its production, whatever maybe the sensible heat of the at Unisphere. The cold generated by the rapid evap oration round every part of the pan is the cause of this congelation. When used for the table the ice is either add ed to the liquor to be cooled, or is put into a large vessel mixed with salt or nitre, and the sherbet, creams and tho like, intended to be frozen, are inclosed in thin silver vessels and immersed in the mixture. In this way ices are se cured for the table, w hen the heat in the shade is very commonly above one hundred degrees. At tho ice manufactory at Benare. tliont one hundred thousand pans aro reckoned to be exposed at a time, and tho business of filling them at night ind gathering the ico in the morning1 employs about three hundred men,' women and children. It is necessary that the cane stalks be kept perfectly Iry; if by accident any part becomes1 wetted, no ice will tonn in the pans boe.