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ITITS!iOI0 CHATHAM CO., X. C, OCTOliKR I, INS.
no.
VOL. XI.
Iliit'k In I lie Olil limn: Ohi o More.
In I ho pl Ini id'Ov nf tin' sotting miii
'l li.i.i' it lay, m l 'iil iloitu ly a hill;
l lii' Mifr, (rtriy shadows d ll I el and tlnr.t
Oil green mead -W ami 111:1 dug rill.
I saw- tin' lii i'Li ni i;u.i 11 (grain:
I In1 1 nl tlic c ivi.s Mini mii if bird;
Hut nt tlu iI'bt wlm-- tli" hollyhocks (trow
I hii. id mi welcoming word.
I stryiil i'iit in tlui un limil fair;
t M trees stretcho I th.'ir arms to in ",
As if they would My, wh l eiiieinh T ymi
well,
And tlii'y uln-peied lln words to inn:
llnvo yon hack tin' In pes of youth!
Aro your e istl" p -ipl" I with lif")
Is your ln-nrl 11s brave mid fu'l nf t; ! .'
W. in Ii" iln-mus 01 i.s'n'.l mil in tlm si r if ?
io ymi li in ; 11 vi'iir Ilium' tin' In ok of life,
Willi iis pa-go, jii-t .1-. i l".m
As in tin' days, wh 11 .1 child, ymi played
Kii' tln year- I i"i ' t" I in he'.wei'ii.'
I- 1 1; 11s fair ns in tin' d ivs
Yen gnilnii'l tin' Itjw.'i s snivl ;
Am nun 1 if I li. p ig 's blotted nr stain" t
In tin' lnk tint will miiiii hi' eomplet ?
file Ii iii lays fair in lln 111 "Uihght,
As it falls mi tl i' wiving gram:
!iil tli" nl I lolks nr.' goii,-, aii'l tlm uro-ii
trees
Hay, never tn return ngi'in.
STRIKING A MATCH.
"Well, Mis. ll; leburi, I mii-t say
i'111 real snrry yni anl Mr. tt nigstor
nave f.Vili'n en! like th'it.''
"li, Mi Collins, intlci'il uti are
11. i-tukc!i. There h is l en no f illing
out between Mr. Suigster nml myself.
Indeed, I 11 in lint tin sullieieuUy sociable
1 rins witii any of yuiir fgctitlcmon
hoarders to hav.) 11 qmrrcl."
S tying wh irh, Mns Ilddehurn, a
: .lit, dclio ite-featured girl of eigh
n 11, wnlkvd t ut of the room with cvoii
i.ioro than her wonleil diiiily of 111:111
t er nml r.in iair-'.
"Ncvertlie'.i:-', notwithttuii liner,'' ro
iiineil Mm. Cil'.ins, taking iii her
ironinjr, '1 ilo lieiiuv.J tlicri:'-! hei-u .1
iiiistintler-itiiiitiii lietweeii thoso two,
ami .1 rial pity it it, for ho ili I ml miro
lior atnazin'ly. II ? riiihln't conceal it.
( ily they so'.doiu know wli.it ii ooil for
'em, a nl sIi-.s'm ii-lettin' hor pri lo staiul
in Mm way of her happintm now.''
1 l'i 1 le, iii lneil i ' sni'uroil .Misi .lano
lliiinplirioit, Mn. ('n'.lins' nicco nml m
isl:int, 11 tull, reil-huireil, styli-hly-IrettJil
il iinsi l of Ii vn ami thirty. ''1
lieu to know what liht 11 -:iil who
i-arns hor liviu' hy i;iviii' niuic lessons
1! Ii:ty cents nil hour hr.s to he proml ;
iii'l as for Mr. rvinjjsUr, I tlon't holiovo
h iv.r hii'l 11 striuin thought about
U r."
.Inne, I tlon't sco whero your
i'V M kin he, if you ili In't sco how fair
ly wrnppeil up in her he was nhout two
weeks n-o. Ho is n splemli'l youiu:
11:1:1, nnyhow, nml I'll try anil seo if I
inn't meml mutter bel ween 'cm."
"Ymi' J better 1)0 iniiiiltii' your own
luiiess, I thii.k, Aunt Martin," Ra'ul
Mi, .1 111: with 11 Hjntu ! ill liui'j;li.
N v.r vn 1 mini, .lane," persi-teil
t'x' warm-liMirtc 1 Mrs. Collins; 'i'il
'ivinnKO in sumo vvny. Von s ly sho's
..frail of gl'i'at't, poor 1 11111 b !"
'I'll') following evouin the kiml
h".nteil ImiJIatly tuppe'l nt the iloor of
t he sciinti'.y furnish'jil fourth-story room
ociupiuil by Luey liilileburn, nn-l fiom
which now procoeilcil a nuiaucholy
t i.iin.
"Stinlyin your piano nt nilils
. u iin ? iiurii;il Mr. Collins ropruach
lully, wlieu tho youiii girl opeuc l the
tloor.
"I nm very busy jint now, nml mutt
put n't t ho timo J can into stmly."
"Well, but you mustn't forget whiit
th" ilortor tohl you about overworkin'
your bruin," sniil Mrs. Collins. "Ilow-i-vvr,"
alio ndileil, "1 won't tletaiu you
10 iijer'n I kin help. I'm ciiiii) to nsk a
lawr. I'mgoin to the concert th'n
evjain'. So it .lane. So'.s every btily
111 tho house, 1 b'lieve; anl tho j;irl bus
ouo to bi ll with a toothache. So I'm
, in' to nfk you to ivo au eye to tho
furnace. 1'vo just rut on fresh coal
ami openeJ the lower tloors; I ul will
you plenso ; ilown lit eilil o'clock anil
cloic the ilouis? '
"Certainly," nssenteil I.uey, upon
which Mr. Collins proJuccil a lantern,
s iyin:j:
".but tako thiatlown with you; tho
r.:'il:u's all Jark, you know."
Lucy took tho lantern, closed the
room tloor nml returned to her piano,
wliibi Mrs. Collius walked away, chuck
1 ini; to licrself.
"That lantern' 11 ro out just livo min
utes nfter cho sols it down, and she'll
find hersolf nil il tho hark. And she's
. frui I of (jhnts, poor lamb! J!ut what
ii' somobody who ain't a host shcu d
happen to bo goin' down there about tiio
sums timo, and bo obliged to striko a
mutch to calm her fears?"
And oven while indulging in tliit
p'o.islnc; rt ll-ction, j'rs. Collins tapped
nt a door on tho second Iloor.
Her ummou9 was responded to by
n pleasant-looking youiifj man, who just
now, however, wore a very dejected
countenance.
'Lil Mr. Sangster, I didn't oxt cct lo
11 id you homo this cveiiij?."
'l diln't foul liko poing out to
.i;ht," replied tbo young man in a
woury tone.
"Woll, sineo you nro fjoing to bj nt
Mjaif,'' 4i.id Mr . Collius, "wou'd Jou
be ti 'i:i I ;n t 1 look a t r lb.; furnace)
1 ve left th 1 Imvr d ori '-ii I ut I 11
l.'o v.ry much t i 1 ' i i-l il ymi 'low.i
nt nlioiit t ijhl o i ': n l; an l 1' s 1 111.
A id you i.e. d i't take a I i v; 1 1 1 . There'll
be mi': d i .1 there."
Mr. Sin.;.iier realily promised to
comply Willi th: leipieit, and ,M;s. Col.
lins wjtit away, hoping forwliit sho
to isi l.jicil "tho tiht risiills."
Moiuwiio, poor Ij'iiy llildelmrn,
sittin ; ut lnT piano, continue I to draw
fcrlh such 111 'h'.ncholy strains that th;
teart roll d down her ch :ks.
"I mn .! o away Iroin here,'' she sii I
half a'ou I. "I can't bear il much
loiter; m ine I, I can't, seeing him day
nl ti r day, lovi 1 him in I do, n id
knowing that 111 i't ;rs cai nevT be ad
j i-tcd bi'tW 'en 11 . II ) is as prou 1 iu I
but, oh, dear ! wii it am I thinking of)
It wai. 1 1 j Is t t w 1 miuutfi of t-i lit. I
must go down and cIomi the furnaoe
doo' 1. "
TliTdipon s'ie lighted 'ho lantorn,
and jiii c " I i.'d 1 1 v.i stair.
l':h! What a thill draught wn
blowfig in through one of I Id gr.it-ing-!
And th-jro wero straigo noises all
ar 11 1 I.
I. 'icy'-' heart Ihirnpol so violently
die was tempt 'd to turn and run up
.-tail t again.
Hit, eon I lies ! Tliu furnace was
dreadfully, daiigcrnuily hot.
I.uey suininotied up all h?r resolution, !
and, -to ipi ig down, closed thu tloors. '
They sMiing to with 11 lung, and j
w In n h" "s.iiy.-.l to open them ngnin
she fou id I h , fiTort beyond herslrength.
What was to be done in case of tho ;
tiio iicflin.: mere draii ;ht ? j
Sim might alter 11 while tin 1 it ncc- 1
n 1
cssary to put on more coal, and that it '
wruld be weil to put 01 more draught, j
ISut while sho was debuting with liur-
self a much more serious mishap oc-
fiirr.'d, for the i:t-ilo of tho lantern
sudd e uly nchi:v-'d tho most inexplicable
!) nicr-nu'.l, and sho was left ia utter 1
diirkno s.
Moreover, to complicate tho miserio)
of her situ it ion, she now lcnrd stealthy ;
foiitstcpi descending tho cellar st air?. I
Poor I, icy stood ipiitu still, with hor
hands clasped togeth. r over her heart.
This wn a burglar, uudou'itodly. Ilo I
had seen nil the male i Hindus of the
hoii n gi iag oul.ind the Sights) lowerel, i
and had t bus choien his opportunity to 1
come 111 and conceal lnmclf in the eel- I
lar. )
Tho first idea that suggested itself to
her was to creep under tho steps mid
remain there uniil Mrs. Collins' return,
lire sin ha 1 time to do this, however,
a man's form became v 1 i : I j 1:1 the dim
s 'tni-twili 'lit that w n shed from tho
kitchen door nbov.'.
I. 'ley, with a dep iato instinct of
sc. f pre-i tvation, put it p both bunds,
cxclniming:
"II iv.) pity on inc! Oh, hive pity
nr.it spa: 0 my lilel '
I'pon '.hit the I urglar drew back,
very much -ir prised.
"Miss Hildebm 11 !" h" t xclaimed, ill
ho struck a match. "Wln.t me yen
doing here, mid how can I servo ynuf
N 'W, !oo; I.uey, com pit lely iinr.crved
and dieadfii'ly .iihanicd of her e f, s it
down on a reversed coal Multlo and
burst into a lit of vce ing.
Thin Mr. S ingter knelt di w 1 b;.-ido
her, and n contused ir: t t clian go of ex
planatiom of v.iri'iiii kin !s e.isiiid.
The result wa th it nt th i expiration
of half 1111 hour. Mr. S.mgster took
I.uey in Ins arm, an I kisdng thu tear
stained face nun morn 1:
"tied bless ymi for this promise, my
own d rlin:.."
When Mrs. Cullint camo homo two
hours later the bon o was very ipiiet,
the fiirnac ! in jjotid or lor, mid neither
Mr. Si:i:-Mer nor Ms-t 1 1 1! le lon-n vid -bio.
Hut the following .Iny I.uey con
fided to In r a secret, and M -. Sangstcr
nbiented hiinsell mystcrioii il y for iduiut
three weeks. After th.t Mi s llilde
i urn also disappeared
"OoiiD to viit h r Punt nt Swnlli
more," Mrs. Ciiims txplaiaed lo tho
other boar Icrs.
I'ut a fortnight lutor the carrier
1 rnught tomo wedding cards to thu
bouse.
' Il was all brought about through
thu Iiirnatv," said Mrs. Collins, with a
gleeful chuckle.
ISut Miss .lane was inlini'ely ditgusted.
Chicago Journal.
A .Minister Trout.
A monster trout his been raptured in
tho riv m I tc'i 'ii at Winch ;Kter, weigh
ing sixteen p. unds two ounces, and j
measuring Ili initios in b ngtii mid il j
inches in circumference. Thu bait wns j
a livo uiimiuw, and hu was not lMided !
till two hours alter he was hooked. '
lie bad haun'.cd the stream for years,
wan almost as well known in the city as !
IJ men Anne's statue in the High street,
and had ncquired quite a r 'put ition for
thu niiniber of rods ho had broken and
the quantity of lithiiig-tacklo ha li 1 1
cairied a way. His captor was a laborer
named Turpin, who dispose"! of him for
ijf't to a tidimouger, on whoe slab il at
Ir ctetl almost as many visiters 111 a
iiionatoh lying in slat'. II' was i't
splendid condition and h:i now gone
I'. to tho hands of a taxi leriuist for pres
et vation. Loudou Times.
America's l.nrgesl rri'(,
Mr. Warren, wh 1 hit suea th) I i.!
trees of Miripnsa, t'no.e of the liig ;
Tree Hi 'V: ii Cdav ru tiemly, t'l.,
and nli (lie bl ; lre:s of the e ei.t rail ;e, 1
si.ys there is no ph:co in t 1 ifornia a
tree Hi it apprnac'us in si. 1 that on the
K wiiah. The 1110 1 h.n I with th an no
nil", t i.e line or tneaiiir.' ofany kind,
but Mr. Wane 1 ine.i-iK d thu tree with f
bit till -, which is lour leet i:i leaglli. j
II; I hi id it to In- 1 1 I ngtlit ol llii gun I
i.i ciri 11111 crone , at a pniit as high '
al ov-.' irn und as hen old rem h. The top
of tho tree his been uioken oil' but it ii
still of i minense height.
This monsler t ree st.in Is in 11 small
basil nei.r the Knveib, mid is surroiiiid - !
id oil all si In by a wail ol huge tuggid
rocks. Th 'ie is so ti in h bru-li in the '
vicinity Ih .t thu little v.i icy in which
t 11 : big tr e it in. 1 1 is aim. i t inai.ceisi
l le. A Inn 1 111 irk. 11:1 I a notable Iciluru
of llie Ian 1 cipi: i. an ininnuisu rock
known as II in r's .Voir;. This r. 1 ; .
st u:ds 011 a lU' imtiiii tint hns an t ie :
v .lion of from s 1 1 1 1,, ii 1 1 ) foot above I
tiio level of th; sea TIk; rock itself is
about o'l'l fe:t iu luight. It is vi-il le '
above the piiu forests from Tu'aie val
ley. Tiio small valley in which the big .
tieo -t m Is is a mile or two ca-t ol Ilo- .
!: r's Nose. A bunt il me in my "i nil
trees, several larger than thu lug trees
of Mariposa. '
1, iwer down th" K iweaii ii wh il n i
called th : (I. an! T ne t. At this pi k )
a colony ol s.ci iii.t Iiiv j lakei u; ten I
square tnili'i o: t.ui "r I 1 n 1. ,th ir I
land are many lr.;:s tint ire fro a li lo 1
is leet in di unit . r. Tiio tin u lain !
i
in 11 say tic id; tr et cii' se,uoi:n are
a cross I el '.vetm lie; rel'.v io l and tho i
fir. Neva I a M :t : p: is".
I si s nl i nslor Oil.
Among th; varioii: iidu-tri'i v'iirh ,
ar: c injinr.ilively but littbi k iow 1 b;- ;
yond tlo ir s cci illv, tint of th" pro I -
net of the c ister liemmiv b :u "i,! ioued j
as one of the most uniqil . T.i oil i- j
specially a daptu I lor : 11 'l ie it in all '
sort! of machinery, cIocaS, w iteii : i.elc, 1
and it is an excellent lamp oil, giving j
a whit" light lar sup-rnr to that i f ;
mini ral oils, petrol, urn, ia;,"s i;l, li,i-
si.'e.l and ad other oi 1 , wu-t!i:r ve- 1
table, 11:1 mill or in.ue il; i" also :;ivm
very lit tl.' soot, an I all till: ;s c in-i I - I
cied, h is been j 1 in -u :c I th 1 li aji -st j
oil known. Alihigient p r;ii':e 1 of ;
Lunl oi a';d I' ,rii Use cad-ir oil l..r:he ;
lii-iliilfai tur ! of golden oil, so w -11 j
known for its property of k ei i'g tli:
held cool, and th' ski. and its pu -s,
as well as the reels of tic; h lir solt and
open.
T.n oil it in)l for t :x ilo f ibrict, to
til them for dyeing "r piinling, fur
I which pmpo e lb) I idia dyers and
pi i iters inv iri.ibly t-mp'. y i' ; and it is
0110 of tin belt oils lor dre-sin.; Inilid
j hid 's ai.il skins of all kin 1 1, 01 aim uul
I of il s iinp.iiting lo th'iu sii li a d.'.;rce
1 of strength, dural i! ily, tonatity anl
beauty. l'i o 11 tin: oil enko in addition
, toils other uses, a gni ii oltmiel
-.vliieli giv I a su;i -i in- li.'ht; ,mii of
; lb : stations on th ; I'.i-t I 1 1 1 1 i.nilway
j beiu:; i II unii na'.e I this way. 'Ill; oil
I dissolves 10:11 plet ;ly in alcohol, and
j this, iiiciirporal'al with a s"'iuio:i of
I cipa', inn'te a v 11 1 i di, wh 1 1 il i, sail
j is very u oful 111 po'isli 11 ; alt Kinds of
j lir-t c asi 1 11 -iiiliirf. i iriii;es, pictun;
I frames, cloth, cc.vi., etc.
(iolliam s Tliri'i'-I.i'lli'l' Streels.
Thole hav ; be, n liiany ar oiui -nt 1
over tliu number of slr-'cts in N w V ik
City the mimes of which ni l sp-il 'l
with three tett'r, sayi th: N w Vo:k
Sun. A stu ly of tin directory of
"iv.'t the follow ing information on th"
subject :
Tin-ri! are feinti en streets in ill. I ll -y
me Ann, l v, 't'. Mm. y, New,
I'' x I', v. A h, Kir, ll", Ki;i, I '00 art !
I lie.
Tli" fit, t six are below th" Miilcm
bridge, and tin list eight .-1 i.i 1:1 tin an
nex'."! di tiiit. Th ro i- but one ave
t in in New V uk C.lv which i, sp.dll'd
with three .-l'e:-s. Hi av.'iui".
A ( iipans ineil Horse at 11 I iiueral.
Til ; leading of a capari ore I horse be
hind tlie body of a dead s.ildi r as wis
done nt th" oh-eqiiies uf li 'ni l d Slnii
dan at Washiii 't on is : !w y an inip es.
nivo inid siig-e-tivu feat ire of :i 111 i ' 1 1 . r y
funeral, and it is perhaps 0:1 this at con: t
that ncutotu which comes from heathen
times is kept up. It Is probably a 1110. 1
ilication of an oi l pno ieo which was
111 dnt lined to sum extent ns Into as
Kid of slaiightei in ; 'In horse of a
ilea l warrior on his Lrave. The rever
sal of :he boots is probably ussuci lied
with the reversal of guns and s word 4. -Cinciiiiiali
Kmpiir, r.
Surgical liistriiinenls fnun OM Saus.
new 11 e lor w ,1 ut mv, ha b en
fiuiud. lnstia I of thr-'Win - them in
tin y a:d or sending them to the ;il:k
shop they ire gathered up and u-cl lor
the 111 iking of sii-ic.,1 and en dnei ring
instrinii nt-. Tlie 1 nti r 1 ii i ing individ
ual w II 1 li I into I t.:is 1 conon ical way
of provi 1 1: g l.i.usi If w it ; lirst clasi 111. 1
tori il nt foui :li-i lass j rin.i "tun to be
making the fortune h" de crvei. Tbo
waste of it f-.w years ago -e-eiiis to mako
tin foitiiu s of 1 c iv.i lay . - South rn
(., .11 1 leiuau.
C If II.IMIKN S (OI.LMN.
4 rcllim VI i.ili. r.
"A fellow's lliollil I-," sal.l e. the wi ,
IVllll his -, sv l-lliels mi l his IIUTI V I'M'
' K nous w I nl t 1 1 lo if 11 i'i l'"H p-t bin t
I - ; 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 ) -, or 11 1. 1 ui o, or a lull 111 tlx
,10-1 I
".- fellow's iieitlir-r has bns mid strings,
li ies t I ulti.ns, nml li.ts i f things;
Mo matter Ihih hn-y le is, .sh,.' stop
To sie ht.w ie!l y'.u can spia y ur top.
"She dues nut ire, 11 "I noieli, I mean.
If a fellow's fae ' is in it aluat s clean,
And if your tnni iei s me torn nl th,' kin"
She i nn put in 11 pnleli that yu'd ii'-ver s' e
"A fellow's inntli'T i:- never mad,
Hut only sorry if yu m e ha, I;
And I tell , ii ties, if y u ieinilv H ii",
She'll nhtnys fm-.'ive nb it e'er ymi do.
"I'm sine of Ihi.s,' s.ai.l 1'ied tli.ii,e,
ilh a manly lo -k in hi-, lauglii.'ut eve.,
"Id! iiiiud 11 iv iii"tlier, ipnek, e.-rv day,
I'ellmv's a 1,-il.y that il ni't ol-y.
-i Voiitir.s 1 01 1 1 , 1 1 1 1. 111.
'it;,. IIiiikiiii.
Willi he was amy, tin tat! II :nry
Wattertnan, of Hudson, N. V., wh 1 in
vented llie doiiiilu drivii; wheel 1 o!
lociiinotivus, sp'nt. ino.L of his tinn
"whil tiiiig." With bis jickknifo lie
Hindi; various tr.o Ids of v.ipi 111 c oneep
lions to tli", uuril, in such c:is.:, neg
lect of bis lessons. Ilisfath -r, on one
occasion, out of all pili uic.! with him,
sai l: "Thatb-yii a g iu l-for-:-.',;hi 1 ;
diiminy." lbny iu-ointly np'ied.
"father, some -lay 1 wi 1 ill ike .11 i'il
gini! and call it 'l'un l):i ituiy.' " W i n
liogiewui lie iicevmp i-.hed tho pu -po-c
lie tii.ti formed. II: w is till in
ventor of lb' lot oiii'itiv.: tailed "Tlie
Duiiiinv," :i"W in use iv rywlnre. -
H jtroit l-'ii I'ress.
II," 1', 3,ii en I .i I ,iri'.
I):-. lu win, el l.ikep'ui. Cil., bad a
pet deer to which !io wis very much at
tached. 1, 1st fall il runaway loth'
mouiit ii:::-, and that wis tho list hi; i-aw
of it 11 ilii tho spring, when on: day it
appeared in thu door y 1 r I, and, walk
ing sir ai ;ht to the doitor, tail ;t, !::al
on his nrin and seemed great y plea-e l,
us was lb d e lor. It hita ; around him
iu rather 111 unusiin way, and I: naily
disappeared. Thu m ::t day il camo
ag i', and nU'd :.:i ihoii'hit wanted
the doctor t folh."V i:, ai I he di I
Tlie doer led him s.rr.e 'list nr: from til"
lioiisu ilireeliy lo a iittli fawn which lay
bidden in tin budi-.s. Tin: doctor took
the litt'e tiling iu his aunt and cani :d
il home, t lio tutit li r following and show
ing tr.iini.takab'y tint thnl wn- just
w hat she wanted. N w Vork Sun.
, S lum-ie m-i Hi-'l.i-.
The sellers of candie-, mils and dried
liuitt in Cliiiie.ii) towns oltun carry
their wares iu an e'.a'ior itely const rui".
ed miniature junk, 'l'un custom iisatd
to 1 wo its origin to th: following lir-ciini-ta'
c: :
S. veral c-.'iit't: ie 1 ago a '.own on llie
coast of China was simian by a severe
famine, .mi l when tin: la I of th ir
scanty supply of pr.'Vi -ions had -gi v m
mil, an lib: stitv.ug i 1 1: 1 I'll 1 il had
v.iveu up all hup" -'!' 1 ol i !', a junk w u
oiiseivol in (li: 'listar.c, 1' ap
pro it bed tin to.tn, and when the
ciptiii 1 dnc iv r d the a 1 pli -.hi of it 1
inhabitants he genei on y turne 1 over
the ciilir : cargo of hi 1 -l.ip, ton'i tilg
of fruit ', nuts and -., 'et me its , to tin
pec.pl -, wil l W -10 ihus aide to lilt!
over tliii tertib.o calamity. Jinper's
V. u-ig I', o.iic.
'I'll,' fcel." l iill.
Thu in vi-sti gat 1. uis rtb.ie'.i lnv: luen
iiiadu by dredging 1 t tin f 111 1 1 of th')
waters of the deep -e n in 111 ny put of
llie world have re i: t I i 1 the di-t- 'V ry
of mo.t eceentric I01 ins of ainunl il e.
linro 0 pc: ially among the I'nh-'s; lot'.
110110 c m ee l in their .lepirtui 1'rniithe I
ordinary type tlo: p'i-iu 'ill whiclij
wis dredge I up fr, iu a d ptli of a mile
and a half, t IT the (oast o. M -rocco.
Tho lidi, which d,ir is wi lely j
from any p.vvi mi ly known typ",
presents 11 mot c:raor li lary
development of llie lo'ii'b
Tho jaws lire ex! rem 'ly l;r;e, and the
floor nl the lower j iw ii f rir.c-i of a
v.ry txteisiiile -ki', which, when filled
with food, cou-st it ut ;s 11 m:1 of p. ui'h
like that of th ' p.-elicin ; it it pro' able
tint the I": .-st stages o! tlie digestioi of
the fool may he i irri ! I on il this cavi
ty a the stum ch ii very small. The
fins are liar by less rem: rkai I" lii in the
jiws, 'I'll: pectoral lias lire veiy ruli
inentary, wlui-t t'ue dor . d and the
ventral are each constituted ly a range
uf free detach 'd spine-. I'niiko
many of tie: inhabit;! its of tin extiiine
depths of the sen, which me so Ire
qiienlly blind, tho p l:i in hns twi VJ 8
p!nc I iu front of the pc ctor.il li is.
Tin llitteaed form of tin holy, taper
ingt ) a point at t ie end mavis it ter
tail tint tin fnli mutt
nvim by waving the cion
;,ated tail from side to si le; hut its
movement! must he very re-trieted. It
is probable lb it, like oiler an gler li-h,
it lias on thesolt mud which constitutes
tho bed ol tin - t-e n, with tin mouth
open ready to en 'iff as fond any animal
that moves across the open in ;. il'irn
yune. A lnirdicsser is a mau ef 111.1: y paiti.
TAXIDI-KMY
M'.iiuiliii'e; Z'lo'iv.iiral Spi-ciinciis
in Ki'iili'stii: Atliludi.'S
How Anim.ils Arc Obtninocl and
f-'ruscrvativo Processes.
in bit studio, ni'ioiindel by sjoii
in ns of his hiituliwoik that nlmo.t
si iim d to breath -, a repot ter of tho
Wa-hiugtoii Star li.und a well-known
taxi b r.u.ist an 1 niiluralid. The walls
w ie hung wish nnii itc I spi t i:ne:is of
trqiicil and gnun birds, wln o biil hint
p iiin-i ;u shone with d: .dug btighlness
a; the sunshine touch" I them. The
Ilo r was strewn with counties! varieties
ol haw iv , nulls, eagles, all mounted in
roa'i.s". ic attiliiles, fouio poised on
point! of a rock ready to swoop down
upon an inn ,cent llock of chiclvOii1,
other! with their prey already half con
si iiie.l. wl.ie livo fnhdi iwks near
I-,, w re lighting lor thu possession
o! a l '.rge !i h. A snow-owl, tr.uii .Mm
k", looked pl.-u-i Ily down iinoa tho
-c-ne from a large p-d-jst.il, while on a
log at the ba-e a bla'ek b ar t ub stool
holding out a car l receiver iu a know
ing way. In one cf -rue r of tho rr om a
large showcase, wis filled with innumer
able skins of tho ir , u, ly tropical birds,
among w hich w ,s compii nou 1 1 In p'uui
ngo o" the rare king hiinm:r, with his
li 'ry, topn colored tlnoit, (on idered
the most l eaiili ill of the huniiiii 1 g bird
t:i:.e. lire, also, wer-j llio famous
Ivie 'oirls, p radi-e birds, troons, pit
lain and gcd l.-ii pheasants.
There is a large collection of tnammil
skins designed for ru f. Among these
is the skin of the giant Himalayan tiger,
twelve feet nine inches in length, hair
an inch and a half long, mi l beauli idly
tnnrbnl. '1 he Unions "freo tigci'
als o hero reproieate l by his skin. I'rol -a
1 1 y tliis is tin) only specimen of tho
kind in tin I nitod !-t itus. Its soft,
long fur, with silver tips, is not rivalled
ly any of the cat tribe. Li'oj ar 1 skin.-.,
wi b their beauli ul spolsj jn.itir ski is
from South Aui iica, ocelot skins fro m
Texas, panther,' and bear skins of e-v-ry
van ty; in I'.ct, ski of every miiuinl
of note or v.ilu a-e !oU :d horo.
"11 w do the coll'ilors pr servo th"
skill! ii such good co.i'lili on;" asko I
the reporter.
"Tin animal, if killed fur from ramp,
mint be skinue 1 on the spot. 'I'll') first
step is to lake import net mea-ireine its,
then thu nidinal is turne I over on its
back and thu skinning process conn
iniiiced. An incision h undo, begiu
niig at tin tip of tin: lower jaw and
running down to tin Ion", anl 11 sow
i ;staii e 1 to the exl ro:ne end of t h tail.
Tin skin is then parted .right mil
left with tin as-isti:c) o," th
knife and duniivd d iwn to the
hind logs and tin i'Oiiei cil' olT t'l is 1 to
the body. 11 ch leg ii I lie a -kinn-d
down lo th ! soie of tin lout. 1. tin an
imal be very I ir ge, cros .( ut ; are ma le
from tin central cut on ih i :si 1 1 of tin
leg and the sol" of th : loot. T::e ll :.-h
ii th'ii rcniov.d from thu leg bones,
nml tho lro:.t leg! operated 11; on ii the
same manner, and tho skin entiicly rein-.
ved 1 1 111 the body. Thu sku'l i-Ih'-n
icii. ov I from the circiisi nu I
clcnm d, to ;i th r wilh tin leg bone-, t"
lie 11: i i. ! in iniiitiig. All surp'in
fit anl ll"-h is then rcniov.: I from the
skin by siripin-, .111 I salt uu I alum ap
p'i -d lor th : purpo-e of pre.crviag I',
a I i w Inch il i , spi o 1 1 out and dii. i.
"In veiy noi l, hot c ointries," the
laxilciinnt w-nt 01, this process is
not a! way 1 IT -c-'.ive, an I til n :W c nk -pc.
ieg p; 1 st i, rei rte I to. A
I 1 g, 1 nk, p. illy li led witii a strong
s. lu'i 1:1 o! a inn 11. d -alt, is provid -tl,
and thu skins afh r bein g rouioved Irani
th body and thorough'' cleino.1, ar:
p it in and allowed t n m tin an ji
ib li ill length of time, riquiiiii; m
liiillnr ,. "cii hi of any c insi q;m: c"
intii I'd,- f r ship limit, when an cx
ami 1 iti 1 1 and 1 reti.ii ig of the bath is
re-i l ied to."
"II -w long will skins keep in such a
b tth.''' inked tin repoit-er.
"1 have kept ski n lorapeiiod of s:x
ye-irs, and mou :te I tin 111 at tho end of
t'l.it I nit '. Iraki 1 g lir-t-elms spec i-r.ens.
I have 1 I r ;e A 1 it- in lion,'' continued
the naturalist, "a Slut and po-y, a hair
seal, a bl.iciv-t nl deer an I n number of
monkeys lint lnv: boon in th: bot'i for
live or ix yeari.''
"lots the i'a.h have nny elTect upon
the k:ns or hair.' '
"It hns 1:0 1'i rteptible elTect upon the
skim, and does tint alter the to'or of
the hair. It has a ha I 1 IT ct upon bones,
how ever, soliciting t In 111 11 nt il they aro
u'.mo-t like 1 iil'b t. limes i,ro nenrly
alwayi n in, v d before tho skii is
placed i 1 1 hu bath.''
"To 111 -utit n n animal what is tho
Co 1 m 1 1 process)"
The lim-t riceitt and approved
11. ethod is the manikin method, ptiuci
jialiy used ia the mounting ol large
mni'iivils and birds. It dilT.'rs from
th: o d method', I l that, first a perfect
in 1 I I is male tf the entire animal,
1 v r w hi h tl. : skin i- pi c d, and with
the as istnnro of a nua'l qiivatity of
. vinolcled a::d propcrtioiied to its
po . t '-.ru'."
"Do v 11 mo thii luethodi''
"Yes. j mount)! Stonewall Jack-!
-ou's horse '. I Sua: I.' ti.al way, and j
am now engage I ii mointiig a very
b'liiliful fawn lor a disliayuuhed '
woman. j
Skill ul the ll:i mis. ;
Wo hear a great deal about tin won
derful precision mid accuracy of machin
ery in these day t, and of emus: il n ,
wonderful; but the degr.:j of nciirac,
to which the human hand can be trained ;
is 1 qu illy wo nlei f 1 1 1 I
I'.ayiug-eard s i r ) required to In tut
with tin sides quite pnnllel to ench ;
ill': r, because if a pack be trimmed 1')' ',
a miichinu slightly w i I r at uneond than j
the other, and they h c on -turne I "end '
for end" ia dealing, the excess in width :
of some carls over oilier! at the end of!
th'.' pack w ill be double tin wn i it ion iu ;
any 0110 carl, which would facilitate
1
i hcatim, a very minute vamtioti In lag
petceptiole. The men who t nt tlnsu .
cardi for this make calipers of their tin- 1
gcr and thumb, and bv pas-i ig tbein
1
along from one end to th i oth .r, 1 .'tect :
a dill'ert'tice in wi l:h between line two
ends which it is ditli n't to iiij:niii'j by j
any other means.
There are men employe 1 in fm-tori :! 1
wh re ilrie I yia-t ii ni l le, whoso hu-i-n
e sit H to put tlo: y a t into pncvnges
weighing a certain ainoiin; each. It i
011 a t ibl: in front of ibeui 1:1 n bug-! :
I la-tic mass, uu l th ru lire tho scales ,
lor weighing it. ISut th : m n d" l ot
me iln scales, 'liny simply si.-p;r:te
from tin mass witii their bands a .iiuip !
o: il and put it up, and ymi may cbo 1
a! random i n I ul it 01 the scales, a el j
it will w-tigh e.x-ictiy iln lighl 11111 unit,
the scales beam ju-t b-ilai cing. j
Wheru largo iiiiiii'.k ri of t'grgs tiro
liiiidled and shipped to niirkct, there
ii a ircess known as "cauilieiao"' eggs,
which consists ii taking llnm into In
bands, i su illy t w o eg gs ia t arli hand
at a time, and holding th m up Infer)
a ligiitel candle. The light isliining
through them reveals lo the prac'.ic d
ey .1 lb: exact condition of the cu iteiit
ISut sen. 0 of the men '.ion get so thai
lb y do not need to use tin cm -lb', Ibu
111 -ru cont ict ol th- ir hinds witii llie
bells d noting tin condition of I in'
c :g ju t as l'-fi libly and much i;:'-n
quickly. And tin y d i-t iu:'iii -h in lint
way not tuc;e y eggs wim h are d, ei 1
e Ily bad, but I hose which : re ju-t
bare'. i' , inning to !o. - tli- i : f re - ir
Her e me Ih tee I ill' n 1 t iv y , iu w liirh
1 x'reute skill ol the l.a-.d - is slmivn by
p r-iste::l tiainin Kir-t, ii dcl'-t ting
s;i lit dilT li-nt-es iu liiagnilude; seeuu I,
in weight; and li-tly, ii texture or
character o! surf.-u:-: hat dl :d. Auier
ic 111 .M it Iti 111 t.
Allilici.ll ISalilness.
"It i, tin 1 in! or. o! si v ral racns,"
tin I, Hi-Ion II '.s i'.al says, "to pro line
ml.li iai I a'dnc-; by -h iving the lead.
Toe ( iii' tmau iipih ip tin best ex
amp'i; ol thii. II' h .ve, tin hair Iroui
tliu for.-he.id an-l te :: pl--s, and leaves
only a t bcular patch, which h" ali -ws
to grown i-ito a tail. Tin Au-lnniau
I -lau-l eis ; h ,v - a inosl the entire sur
face of I In scalp, as ih'ioighy :n the
imperfect iiuplei-.iei t , at their coinm nd
will allow them. I'ornicrly tlo-y u-e-l
chi s id Or 'k 11 ll :l :o- this pu p",.,,
bill 11 th ' ar: i'.- il of 11 ir -p-.-ius upon
th ii i.i 1:1 I, liny can inlulge in tin
1 11 u i y of a shave wilh 1 pi- c-: of ! ro-k-
11 i::-s. 1 1 i . -ail t h it u wl f I ike - a
peciiiir j il " t -1 1 c in -.'living tin heal
o! In! hu . 'au I. T wcl i:- 111" clu-e of
t Ii li. l'i cent my a sh iv.a i:iy w 1 b gnu
to be ie ui d" l, b"lh in tin east au 1 t he
Wi st, .s 1 neci ssai v ill t r v of the s. 10 I'
ll ilal cn:e; and ih" b.ib-i's r.ior wis
required t co-opu ate wi! I t'l; bi,li';i's
hand tu cin-litil! tho p:l -si. Two
modes ol slnvi 1 g t h : ih.i'il trnVo- -til
ciltui ir an I th -.uuiieii-i ul 11- -cam :
into il "; ill' w 10 were tin inventois
of th 'in' 1 1 .-; t y, wi;h l-l iiiew.ir! by
cari'.cssin.'ss, has in glint: I t 1 n:io:d.
Tiio Human clerjy g 1 v : a prefci ne : lu
tin circular shaw; wlncli w n a el is
pu formed ly mi'.ii ; i :.!! 1 sva'l
mil :d .pot on the v iv clown of Ih;
had and leavii-gil c (lib s 1 by hair.
The Se ittnli monks, ,n the oiler h ind,
alopted the s 'niiei:, 11 ir 1110 I , and
shived the forep. rt o! the head Ir. nil ear
lo tar, in the form of a 1 nt."
Delaware I'iuii-Ii I'ai ins.
I'caeh larms in I) liw.r: not iilr,!
qilenlly c mtaiu l", tmn tics, a ral s.nii!
years ago one farmer alo:-e- wa- s:.i I to
own 10') hoi) trees. IS njiiniii I Si get,
llio !;over.ii r i f Delaware, owns at least
a ilne)ii peach larms in IMawirs nn-1
Maryland. The great shipping 1 oitit
on the pc i isiilar of I).-l:iwa-e and
Maiy'iand n Wyoming, avi.lage if l nt
county, I .aware, a'.d omiif :lie ehiet
grow, ts is the lie v. .1. S. Wild-, 1 iiius
cubir M'lhudist preacher, latinm for
his lino pby -iqil ', his daring t ulpit ut
terances and bit lev of h Tsell nli. It
is a subj ct of curious comment in I) l
awaro th it whntev r ill Inr-t beliil s tiio
ieach crop the few small orciianls on
I.ion hill or K. nine nee, in tlie northern
part of the stnt , always produce good
crops. It is nn odd pn ily of tbo
peach that Seo l.i.u ;-. .si:ld n,i pro luco
the s itni kind of fruit as tin- p rent
r ; . Njw varieties) are obtained intii
seed and all t Ii 0 inrgo orcli tds aro
I 11 Ido l ( -raftodt so in t j obtain uni
formity. JNjw York Tuleoram.
Tlie I'iiii'landH.
flu, si'leinii s mg is ner, for the wind hai
1,-11 the pill s
Almleiit, Willi I lnic s at"ty heads upiaise.
in . I'l.'.l iil. s,
fh. :r luil-ie loi-l,ed a-Ih- Ui'.ii tin'' wail r
iii--ss 1 g- fri, mi i-n hiel',
Th. siai.d, like b. nil' .-is of tiod, iigniiisl
Hie einuis'Hi : !:y.
Tic , wine . iiii is sinking, s-ts iill.niie tli"
I ' I'l ' W"s'.
i:, g-i .Is the tinting "ii.e.ssetweis 'Hint cr
III" hour ol i-'-st,
Wli.ledaili a.giiiisl ih" nllei-gl-.u Hi" pin"!
stale I one OV nl.- ,
bu-e sinielv y -i, Ih -ir siiii'er Inighls !'
scan e 1 h Inn 1 .11.
S" -.'il. th.-v J-m I .1-,la lie.li 'Ins-nil twi
1.-1,1 l el...- s nilit.
Thai 1 ' 1 llii'p-i siiijg I n..il' Is pane, lltl'l
lili-i I ih-. lillili,
Win!-: iin.lsi Hi,- had, end cam pn uf :.i"i
fa. In. g ; i-.-.-n
'I h" ,..;ii M01.: pl.-iv of lh-e-lly gay nt l.i-l '
a:,. -e k iss-.'ii.
Ah. many 11 . :o 11. ye !r:.i.;g oiu'l
am .1: ; tin- I . .-rail! ho. I ''
Voiit- Ici-lM-u 1 erva.li .1 leiri ' :!! it, "II'
I ' Il ls ai i.llse,
Sli'-ll ,1. .011 -hall, like tl" I :lw.-. 1" I'iU' S
licit le.IV Ih- ir heads oil hi ll
I pill II. o- ll,. il- w llip-l lllglll I'"'-- id ih'
I nil'i, in -l-y.
-Ada M. d I-. liter, in N mil ba '-
III MOIHIIS.
Irony - A new to .ie.
The cream td sice ty- lee i-"am.
II : who i, in love whh biuiself ha- no
rival.
Tin best w-.y to kill a fal-chood is to
. t i! !i-'.
A frni reiulv -i agreement to go
ii to partner-hip.
In I l y the nose - having ft pidol
ball gray. y u probosci ;.
Th ii e a id fall in standard soctiri
li"s never alT-ett ul; c ntocks.
'I'll re was little p rfuin. ry i i Ameri-v-a
iliniug the c! I Cologni i d d nyi.
Tin d- adicead a', the th a're n like a
i.-c.'es fill predicti'-n ho lias come to
1
Cat ital Wiiii'-l ! g! id l-n- ripe berg
taxed, tin 11 ;b it cleines Hi-) allegation
wh -n tax d Willi it.
A b oketi 1I..W.1 "entli'ttvtii makes 0
v, i-y pom- quality of b'-ifer, and th'.ro is
hard y ary u-c to which ho can bo
I "
Tin- liuliitii I'.-.ragrapher sagoly 10
inariss that 1 ii : av rage inirb'-r net
In -.itat" t o s, 1 ip ; a 1 iu i 1 ai it ce. II )
doesn't li niiate to cu:. a:i 0'.. . id,
cither.
We iiudi r ta-.i. I the Sioux will require
.1 li.oix more day 1' co-.ni In a! ion of tho
treaty 1 cior--th - can make up their
mill Is c, !i iiiely as to whit tiny will
dioux. Whii'itx'
,1 iy li ui'il's tolleclion of engravings
is one of th-: li c-t 1:1 tin country, tl-w
oftlicm .1' in il a! s'liMIO') and i.t-cructl
Ml -ns w n m,d: by the American
II ink N le company.
ii.lli'lv (10 village po,i mistr.' 1
Ih y .' t mivtliiu' ier mo, Mi-: llul-hu-d
.' I'. -', i.i .ties' litre's a po.-ftl
fr-'in voiii d hi ght'-r M ndy. How -lie
doinipi-v- 11 spuliri' s iuo lie'i bun
goiu' ! ) I h it in ir.liu' seiniol.
Mi,s ll Kink -"Nn, Mr. Siinor, it
cm never In. I shall in ve: liiiiny a
widow r. Th : i leal ( itch 11W
wa'.i.i i 1 any oth 'r womiu'.s shois."
r s-n:t T i-l-'p i' tin -l "1 ha t no ia
t'.':tio , --s l: 1'ink, of olT'liug you
n y l:.t- wi'e'- shoes. Yvtni inuldn'O
get tin-in on."
No Ki tueily lol' il lit'tl Nose.
A phy.ii inn w n inked by a I'bil-I-.blpl.i.i
l'nos lepoitor n.-teiitly if thera
u is any way in wl.ii b a linin could ha
,-iiie l of bis red i.tise, and his answer
:n an cm ph it it; "110."
"I: is u l ad thieg to have a red
tii-sc," he said, "inc-u-c mo-t peO)lo
hi ik tl-.-it it was tin light, about by
uhnk 1 1 1 inkiue; .11. d whiio tins ba
ll i i, iintifnd in a majority of in
stnuc s, it is nut always llie case. Olio
ul Piiil idelphi fs most prominent iium
h n a 110,1' as ie.1 as a rooster's comb,
and I know lb it be ncv.-r drank a drop
el liquor iu his life. Hi will carry it
w th hi .1 to his oiiive. Chtpir, if cnloil
l'i quel. Ily and in large quantities, will
delay reddi niug of tin no-,0, but if a
ninu unconfirmed top r the whiskey
11:1 1 tlie ch ese willh v a tussle, and,
th whiskey will til tl:i iiloly (get thera
and Iriscj the noso for him iu tho most
approved styl"."
Siigiii'il His Nam" Millions of Times.
C. N. .bird in, ol N 'W York, esti
nntes that ho h is sign -d bis name mil
lions and million! of times os I j.nlc
pr'- ideiit and Trea irer of th : (' uilud
St :te!. AY nen ho was prjidont of tho
Thirl National link, ho si -ned hisj
nam : us often as li:tce:i thomiiiid times
in one day, and he mod up froui fifteca
to thirty pens n d ie. Hi! coat-slecvca
sulT-rcd greatly in tho work, but they
could bo rep.ired, while tin ll sh on
hiswri t, which sulT -red theiiii.t, cou'el
notb: repiired, though he ru'ibu I it
fre ly wilh vu.'iiiu and cold-cream.
Mr. .bud 111 writes with n light s'roko,
a ol In says that as S cr I ary of Hio
Tr a any b-) consu me I n-iiy on- third
ns much ink as hii prt decevui -. - Ar-
(gOUi'.Ut.
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