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HATES
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II. A. LONDON,
EDITOR AND PliOFRIETOR.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION,
$1.50 PER TEAR
Strictly In Advanec.
A World for Workers.
Thi w.rl I In good enough for tbose who do
lli.-ir nu t whi e in it,
Who fliul the work they ought to do and
cheerily begin I' ;
It's far t o Ri cd for llio e who sppnd their
diys in more compl-thiing,
And tM.tter limn, unions they chans, the one
they will he ga'nlng.
The honest, earnest toiler gets his share of
j iy and money;
The lou I niouthed drones m -iy rant away
'tU work that wins the hon-y.
Ilirtnn Hutlgrt.
ELFRIDA'S PLACE.
Old Sirs. Ualwny sat sorrowfully a'
lur west window, watching tho apple
gathering. AI)uvo tho hills hung a
soft, yellow nii-t; the great chestnut
(reo in tho lane whi turning to a bou
quet of rustling gold ; the asten and
dahlins nlong tho garden-walk were
blossoming in gau ly profusion.
"It's the fl.st year," said Mis. Gtl
way, "I hut 1 havon't been ablo to help
'cm barrel up tho red sweets ami the
ya'ler pippin?. And I'nr helpless with
the rheumatics. O'i, dear, dear, to
think it should coino to this! What's
lint noic? I ll bet a tsiroway.secd it',
tho cat among tho milk-pans! And it's
time tii o kcttlo was over for lea, an I
Sarah Super's forgot to omo nod soj to
looked pitcoirdy up at the clock
but just ai sin was about to lift up hei
voice in shrill suni'iions, a footsie)
creaked haavily on tho doorstep.
"It's me,'' slid Sarah Mipor, a gray
huired, sharp-feature I spinster, wh
lived i:i the hotiso whoso yellow gibh
end was just visible through tho map'e
trees beyond, "i'm a liltle late, or
account o' stoppin' to buy n paper o
hair pins and two cnnh o' buttons of i.
P'ddler that camo along."
"I thought you never was c-ming '
said Mrs. (1 ilway. ctu'antly.
Sarah looked slim ply at her.
"I tell you what, Mrs. flilway," said
she, "you made n gnat mislako when
you set your fnco against Z nns' mar
ryin' that jiro! ly fnctory gii I two ytai
ago! If you'd a nice -stiri iti' daughter
in law, now '
' Instead of depending upon other
folks to c omo and ho!p me yet," said
Mrs. flalwny. ' 'I'm hcginniu lo th n't
bo roysulf. lint if you haven't nothV
letter to do, South Sqicr, than to in
mind peoplo of their short-comings
you'. I bctler go bark home again."
"And time wasn't nothiu' against
Funny Wallers ns ev -r 1 hicrd nn, " re
fleclivel weut on S.irnh S iper, ns shu
set a match lo tlio shav.ng and kindling
wood in th) cooking stove, "except her
good looks. Yes, Almiru (ialwiiy, you
mvlo n mislako tl.ero. Zimis ain't
never been tho same man since.''
M. tlalwny moved uneasily in her
chair.
"Wherj is Z;nas, anyhow i" ques
tioned tho merciless catcchist, ns she
settled the shining tin tcakcttlo in its
place, and slid tho dampers to let the
sin ke go up Ihc. chimney.
"Gouo lo town," curtly answered
M s. tlalwny.
' F.h what fori"
"To get a hired girl."
Sarah Sopor opened her mouth aud
eyes.
'Wei', I never," a:d sho. "You
come to thai you, ns always said
notliin' would induce you to keep a
girl !"
"That was before I had tho iniflnn
mnlory rheumatism,'' sighed Mis. lid
way. "Thcie iiin't no law against
folks changing their mind', as I know
on. 1 can't ho dependent on neighbor
all tho lime."
Mi-. S ipor chuckled softly.
"The ideo of of Z-nns (la! way in one
o' tl cm intelligent o rilico!'' said she.
"1 would like to bo hid away and
boar how ho manages ill '
"' iinss Tins can nianago as well
ns ..nybody! ' sharply retorted Mr.
0 ilway.
Hut she was nettled, nevertheless, nnd
mo:o than onto whilo Sarah Sipcr was
cutting tho brea I, bringing the butler
from down cellar and opening a jirof
preserved blackbcirioi f r tea, the said
to hor-elf :
"I 'most wish 1 hadn't mado surh a
fuss over Zinas' notion for Fanny Wab
ttr-!"
Whilo iheso tlomntie preparations
sv.ro going on in thcli ilway fai in'iouse,
Zona', llio son mid heir of tho estab
lishment, was sitting, in a despairing
Altitude, on a hard, unpAintel settee in
Mr. Ciiimilingt' ' lleadquniter! for I)i
meslic Aid," interviewing n long suc
cession of hopeless imapablcs, of difl-r
cut ages and nationalities.
"Pretty hard to suit, ain't you? ' raid
Mr. dimming, lifting his spectacled
eyes above the line of his ledger at last.
"It's no u-o," siid (Jdwi,-, in a di
rected way. "I tlon't think m mother
would have ouo of these women in tho
liouso. ' '
"Wol. look here," paid Mr. Cum
mins,, -hero' a gal just omo in.
Jlebbo yet can cine to terms with
ker."
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VOL. XII.
"But," (poke a soft Toico, "I want
ed a place as companion."
"Well, this is a place as companion,"
said Mr. dimming, doggedly, "to an
old laly up country onlf she'll expect
you to do the housework. "
A silence followo I j apparently tho
candidato was considering.
"You've been cumin' nrter this com
panion plnco for a wouk," utgxl Cum
mings; "and you oiu't hail a cbancj
yet, nor tho ghost of one. Ciniol bet
ter take what you can get."
A slight figure came out from behind
tho curtained rail and confronted (i it
way. Bho was a pretty, fair-haired
girl, with timid, ha.ol eyes, ami a check
Hudicd wiih nervous excitement.
"Wliut wages do you give?" said
she.
"Eight dollars," nnswercd Zenas.
"l'.l come," she dcciilcd, n'tcr a
brief hesitation. "I mutt got somo sort
of a situation."
'But I must take yju homo at one J,"
said tho you ig mau. "My wagon h
w.iiting down I) -low."
"1 must go homo after my clothes,"
aid Iho girl. "I'll bo back hero in
half an hour. AYail ! '
And she vanished.
"Now, "said Mr. C'ummings, turning
over n new leaf in h's Iclger, "I call
i hat a stroke o' business for l oth of ynu.
They all want to In companions, or sec
r.'tary, or somethin' o' that sort. It
sounds moro high-toned, you know.
But, nrlcr nil, good honest housework's
the thlnr
Mr. Cuinmings hero paused to talk
wi'h a stout young man, who desircil a
position at porter in a store.
Z .Tias (Sal way nit staring at the check -eied
reflection of the window panes on
liio floor, ns they moved slowly along
wilh tlio westering sun. And little
Klfrida Howilt ll 1 swiftly down a n ir-
j row sheet, up a winding stair to a close
I little- apartment, whero lay a pile, ycu ig
convalescent, tiying to whilo nwa the
wenry hour with sewing cut-j'st beads
' on silken gimp for tho ncarott fancy
, store. Sho looked up, her bright cyot
all inqu ry.
'Well?" she said, eagerly.
"I've got a place, darling, at last!'
The invalid drew n long breath.
"It's only eight dollars a month,"'
pursued Ivfrida; "Intl'll send every
r-nt of it to you, dear, uiril y.ui're
well enough to ;ct back to th-i stoic.
And it's quite a small family only one
lady. And I'll try so hard tosuit hei !'
It it, Fr da oh, dear Utile Kcida!
what shall I tlo without you?" cricl the
til con v.ilesccut, clasping her thin
liandt.
' Wo mustn't think of that," said
K frida, resoluloly. "You're going to
get well, nnd then wo shall both tlo
splendidly. KUs me, dear. I ve got
I o pack my little bag, for the tho car
ria;40 is woitinj nt the 'll"ii Iquarters. ' "
"The cniriage! Th 'y must bo very
giantl people," sail the elder filter.
' II it you haven't told nn tho address,
Frida."
ICi'frida stopped packing and reganled
her sister with eyes of puzzled amuso
ment. 'I forgot to ask it," faid she, "bu
I'll send it bv mail. It will all le
right, doar. Now one moro kiss,
(iood.by !"
And Klfrida ran away, blinded by
(he tears alio was to:) bravo to shed iu
hor sister's presence.
"It it very wicko.l, I wonder," she
nsked hertelf, "to let her think I'm
going lo be com pan ion ton sick lady!
But something had to b) done, ov wo
both should havo starved."
It was twilight when Z:nas flalwny
assisted his companion to nlight at Iho
door of tho farmhouse under tho yel
lowing in i pie boughs.
"My mother is silting thero by tho
window," said ho. "(io and speak to
her; she can't como to you. Bho has
no uo of her limbs."
Klfrida Hiwitt advanced boldly to
the kind faced lit le obi woman in tho
cushioned nrji chair.
Mn. (i ilway held out her hand with
a smile.
"Who are you?" taid she, pleasantly.
I am iho new girl."
"I am glad to sco you, my dear.
What it your nnmoi"
' K frida Howitl."
'What can you do?"
Klfrida colored to tho rools of her
glossy, chestnut-brown lmir.
"1 tan sing," said she, "and paint a
little in wator-colori and play the
piano; I can real aloud and em
broider "
Kind alive child!" cried out Mrs.
Oalway, "what on earth tlo you sup
pose is the uso of nil tint? fan you
churul I you know how to cook,
and wash, and make soft soap, and ''
"No," aid Kifrida, her fringed
lashes drooping an 1 her lip iii vcring.
"But I can loarn I'm suru I can learu.
if only you'll show mo how. 1'leasc
do try me !''
And Mrs. Gal way found herself cry
ing for sympathy buforo sho got
thru ugh.
PriTSHORtr,
"Do ycu think l'vo dono riglU
Z:nasl"tnid she tho next day. "Tho
chilil knows absolutely nothing about
housework, but nhe's string and will
ing. S le's brnkcn two of the bun
willow-pattern cups already, and shi
let the clam-soup burn this morning
whilo sho stopped to play with tho
kitten. But she's such a sunshiny bit
of a thing, and sho i cully doci want
to learn."
"Itight? Of courso you nro ri ht,'
said tho cheery Zmas. "Never mind
the clam-soup nn I t'i3 willow-pattern
c ipsi She'll do firtt-rato when she's
learned tho A B C of tho thing."
"And Z 'na "
"Y'et, mothei?''
' S'io told in'.1 so mueh about that
invalid sister of hen in tlwi tenement
ho uso down in tlio city tho ono that's
hail typhoid fever, you know that I vo
most a mind I os-inly mi to bring her
herj. S'le'd get well a deal faster tin new
milk and countiy breezes, nnd llii ik of
the company she'd bu to Klfrida!"
"It's a capital idea, mother," said
Z;nas. "I ll go!"
' Because, you know,'1 said Mrs. flil
way, laying hor hau l on her son's arm,
"it's somehow borne iu on 1110 that I've
been sort o' hnrd anil selfUli all my life,
and haven't thought of other folks as
much as I oug it. And mu'.ibu this
fifll I'ti'iu'j been laid ou mo on that ac
count." "Nonsense, mother!"
"It's tru i! Z -na. l'vo been too set
in my way. Things m'ght have been
very different if I liadu't st iod up si
obstinate naintt your lie in engaged to
Funny Walters two yoirt ago. If 1
cou'd only uido that mi.c'iief now!'1
Her lips ipiivero I ; she looked up to
his face Ihiough a iu st of le ns.
"That's all past and gone, mother,"
said Z nas. "We won't frit about it
now. Ti ll Klfrida to write lo hi-r sister
that I'll drive into town for her next
Tuesday with tin eny cirry.ill, an I she.
must bp ready to coino back with me.''
When Zenas look the le lor to cury
it to tho jwstolhVe, he gavo a little start
of surprise.
"Why, Klfiid i. " said he' "your sis
tei's name is not tin fa ne as yourt!''
"No," sail Klfrida, iiiiiocjntly.
"Wo lire only half sisters; didn't you
know thai? But we l ive each other
just Iho same."
Zuias (iibvay drovj into town on tho
following Tuesday, with Ihe easy caiiy
all and plenty of wrapt and cushions.
Once more, in the yellow glow of twi
light, ho brought back a pastenger, nnd
led her up to the arm-chair whero Mr.t.
(i, ilway fat knitling with half-closed
eye.
"Here sho is, mother dear," ho sail
exultantly. ' Klfriila's sister an I the
daughter-in-law you aro linging for iu
your secret henrl ! '
"Why, Fa:iny Waltois!" cried Mis.
(ialwny.
F.tuny burst into lean on tho old
lady's shoulder.
"But not unless you I i I nn wel
come," sho subbed. ' I'm too proud
for Init."
"Yt u nro welcome a hundred times
welcome my J-inyhter! ' solemnly spoko
Mis. (i ilway. "But but I don't un
derhand." Nor I either!' cried K frida, who
Lad dancod j youly inio tho room.
"Is it true? Is Zrnas lo I e my brother?
mil are wo all to live hero together?
Oh, Fanny, F.inny, I am so glad!"
"And so am 1," murmured Fanny,
hilling her faco on Kifiida's neck.
Utttui'ltii Jiitlit.
Bather Mixed.
In an Kuglish country church tho
curatn ha I to givo out two notices, Iho
fu -t of whi, h was about baptisms a id
the latter ha I to do wilh u new hymn
book. Owing lo nn acci lent he in
verted tho order and g ivo nut nt fol
lows: "I am requested lo nnnouruc that tho
new hymn book will In uso I for llio
fust tim i in this church on Sunda nel,
and I am aUo request c 1 to c ill alto it ion
to tho delay which often ta'cet pi uc in
luinging children to bo bali.ei; Ihey
should bo brought on tin cailiest day
pos-ible. This is pirlicu'aly press it
on mother who h.-.vj young babies,''
"And for tho informa iou of t'loo
wl.o have none," added the rector in
gentle, kindly tonet, and win being
ileaf had not Irani what had been pro-viou-ly
sai I "and for Iho inf irm i
lion of thoso who havo none, I may
statu if wished they cm bo obtained on
application in tho vastr inun ) liately
after si rvico to day. I.'inp ones, oii j
shilling each; with sit IT larki, two
shillings."
A Chance lo Hoeover.
"Sniilh"rs m goin to m ury that
rich M ss Bunker a million dollar
cold."
"Hooray!'
"I'm surprise I t. heir you lejoiro. I
thought you dislikol hun."
I tlo; but be owei ui i a hu,udio4
dollars." Ixttir,
CHATHAM CO., N. C.,
( illl.BKK.VS f OU MN'.
IK AMI J'F.lilIAITt.
If every oii( were wise nu I svtut,
And every one were jolly;
If every heart in glarine lient,
And nouo wero inelaneh ily;
If ii 1 1 10 nhoul 1 grumlile or complain,
And nobody hln uld lnlmr
In evil work, I lit each w re fnin
To love and help his nei)hlor
Oil, what a happy world 'twould ba
For you nnd me for you nnd me!
And if, -primps, wo both -In. uM try
Thatglori iu time to hurry;
If you nn I I- just you nnd I
Should laugh ii Ktend instnad of w. rry
If we .-.lioul'l grow just ymi and I
Kinder mill swe -tor hoai ti d
I'ei h ps in soni) ncr by-nnil by
That good tine! mi ht get started, f '
Tnen wh it a happy world 'Iwo.ild be.
For you and mi-for you and m
THE Ml K SWALLOW A FAULK.
A swallow was very sick, and sent for
the doctor. When the doct ir cam;, be
examine 1 tho patient thoroughly, felt
Irs puis", loo'cod at his tmgue, asked
him a great many rjticttims, looked
wise, mil gav.i him a prescription.
Tin swallow had no appetite, no
strength, no souring capacity. He could
do iiuih ng but lie in hit ne t and watch
the oilier swallow ns ll:cy were d irling
here and there gelling their food, build
ing their nests, nnd rearing their young.
The parents of this swallow were wiser
than l!ici:' fellows, and having often
Buffered the pangs of hunger themselves,
determined that their darlings should
ha raised above any such possibility,
Bo Ihey stored up si'i'dt and ins c s and
worint iu a saf) place, so that when
their children w?ro grown they would
have no nee.l loslr.ig;lo and tire the n
rclvoi out to get food. But tliey were
a tlelic itu brood, nn I all but the sur
viving sick swallow had li.lod an early
giavv
The doctor Inbl tho suffering pa-li'-iit
lo get two swallow i to (oine
every morning and exei is' hiin. They
weieto pull his legs with their bills,
to scralch his body w th their claws,
!o punch his muscle. gently with their
bills nnd thus icstoic the ciiculatimi
li his body. They were to assist him
to the ground and show him where
ho might find n fre-h worm wilh
I. ul little exertion. The c inne.l provis
ions had beeomo stale an tasteless,
nnd lost n ic h of their noui ishi .
power. Privately, he advised the two
ministering swallows to let the patient
do all he possibly coul 1 for himself,
and lo chargo nil they dared for
their services, ns it wou'd bo tho
greatest mercy to the patient to get
rid of fo much canned provision, and
bo obliged to serntch an I hunt for
fi e li. In this he set them a worthy
example. I'nder this iciino the pa
tient got belter, and his liking for
fresh provisions, together with tho
wise treatment and high charges of li s
physician and nurses, brought him iuto
a C'.nifoilab'.e statu of health.
TIIK TOIl.l'.T OF. TDK FLY.
Tho toilet of the fly i as carefully at
tended to ns that of the most frivolom
of liiiman insects. With a contempt
for tho looking-glass, he brushei him
self up nnd wab'iles his little round
heal, full of vanity, wherever ho hap
pens to I o. Semi-times nfter n long
day of dissipation and rliiling, with his
six small lc,'S and littio round bo ly all
soiled with syrup and butter and crea'n,
he pnssestutpf tho dining-room mil
wings his way to Ihc e'ean while rord
nlong which Ihc morning gloiies climb,
nn I in this retired spit, heedless of tho
crafty spider that is practicing gym
nasties n few feet above him, ho pro.
ends to purify and sweeten himself for
' the refreshing reposo nnd soft dr 'ams
j of the lu'my sumin r night so necess ry
j so ono who is ftxpet-tc 1 to bo early at
. breakfast. It is a wonderful toilet.
Besting himself on his front nnd middle
legs, ho throws hi bind limbs rapidly
over his body, binding down his frail
wings for an instant with the p'ossure,
then raking them over with a backward
motion, wh eh he r qieats until th-y nro
I right nnd clean. Tii. u ho pushes tho
two bm'is along his holy under
Ihe wines, rrivinir th it u ierr strut turo
a thorough currying, every now and
then throwing the legs out an I rubbing
them tegetlnr to ren-.ove what lie has
cd ccted from his corporal service.
Next hegocsjto work upon hit van. He',
ing upon his bind and middle legs, be
raises his two fore legs and commences
n vigorous set aping of head and shoul
ders, using hi! proboscis every littio
whilo to push the it-cumulations from
his limbs. AI times ho is so energetic
that it seems at if ho wcro trying to
pull his head oil j but no fly ever com
mit led suicid i. Somo of his motions
very niuih resemble those oi pussy at
her toilot. It is plain to tj mked eyo
that he does his work thoroughly, for
wluu ho is tinishel ho Icoks like a new
fly, so ck-i.n and neat hn lie made him
self wilh n a few minuloi. The whilo
cord i" defiled, but F oppy is himself
gain, antl he biilt tho morning glories
very goid evening. JVw t-IkmoeraL
OCTOBER 31, 188!).
BROKEN CARLES.
Searcliing for the Severed Wires
in Mif'o)an.
How Injuries are Inflicted Upon
Cables.
The location of a cablo break is very
accurately determine 1 by n process
known to electricians and by an instru
ment which disclose how far nn elec
trical current, started on a given line of
wiro, travels before it meets with inter
ruption. Tlio calculation of tin dis
tance to the bicak undo on this side thu
At antic elTu In checked nnd continued
by a similar calculation made on the
other side, although such a confirmation
is scarcely necessary. After hav'.ng
found out how lar from land the break
i', tiie only other thing the captain or
navigator of the cable steamer wants (o
know is iu what direction that distance
is to be travele I; a id as tin course of
the c ild: is perfectly welt known fnin
Ihe fact that wh mi the cablo win laid
accurato tbicrv iiions were tuk'ii by the
cable layers, and records male, the
cable s e inier starting out to do tho re
paiis can steam direct! over tho spot
where tho break is located.
Of coursis when the statem-nt i
made, it is not at a'l meint that the
location can bo determin -d within
a few inches or a few feel, but it can
bo determined within a very limited
nrca, so that the grappling for the cmK
of the c ib'e do not usually extend in g' oil
we.-itl' r -ver a peiio I greater than two
or thieo days, and soinet inns does not
la-l evn'i so long a that.
The grappling irons nro immense nf
fails a taclie 1 themsolves toe ibb-s inainp
ulate l from the deck of I lm steamer, and
are plunge t downward mil dragged
over tin- bottom of llnocan. When
the cable Is linilly grappled, th'! fact
: u ,n'"
clear a' win sie.nu )i en t ni
the lino b; reason of tho stinin to
which tin fr ipi ling- iron i. subjected,
precisely as a lisht imiii knows that he
has a lish on his honk by Ihe in
crea-e 1 tautness of Ihe line. The only
difTi.'icm e is tint' in the rue of Ihe
grappling iron I hi stiaiu is revelled by
s'i instilment on board Hie ste.-imei
kmwn ns Ihe dynamometer. Wile i
this in-st riim -nl reveals t In presence el
such n strmi as iho gia;iplin; of Ih
t-.ibl'i would bring about, Hie iron
hauled up with the cable at I he cud "f it.
Tho repirevs always ciU'Uia'.o to
gnpplo the cib'e about ten miles away
from the lioinl at wh't-l tin bleak has
(c uired. If Ihe irons grappled tlx
table ti n near tin end. ihe cible would
slip away long before it rc.irVd 111
ilick of ill i sic iiner. I.I soul- in-d incr
no break has on- ured at a'l. an I elec
trical communication hai b eu inter
rupled peilnptby Ihe destruct ion of (lit
insulate I covering of Ih - cible, or by
st nio defect of n similar character,
that when the grappling-iron appears at
the sin face of the w ater I he entire length
of cable conns in with it. The break
is then split--A, or tho defec'.srcin lied.
nnd ihc rehabilitated cable is consigned
onco morn to the b isom of the mighty
deep. ():' t-nine many times it is not
possible to di.'leiiiiiiie exactly what the
tnuso of a cable break has been, but
usually the trouble is that the cable
has been laid Uo taut, and it has
I.. okcii or been damaged iu a seiiou
way I y reason of tho immense strain
resulting on this t xct-ssivo tautness.
Tho eonsi'qiienca is that, whenever a re
pair is made iu mi loec.ri, the repairer
cut away all tho twisted and strained
cable in the imnndiato neighborhood of
tho break, nnd do away with all possi
bility t f tautnets b pulling in twenty
fiv." to fifty lil ies of new cnb'o. This
may meander down tho side of n sub
merged Mount Washington, or max curl
quietly up in (In ba in of a Mohawk
Y.iHey, but, whatever il d iei, then is
no chance of the i abl b.'-aking in that
particular spot again trom b big drawn
too light.
Outside of this, cables nro frequently
damaged by tin anchors of vessels,
fishia ' vessels chietlv, which a ic'mr fir
, ,llB ln"K" (,f carrying on their lisliin
Act i Icnts of this kind occur of omir-i'
near llio shore or on tho banks of New
b u dinnd. Tho anclior becomes in
t ingled with tlie table, an I. rather than
spend the lime necetsary to g-t it free,
the cable is dragged up and c it and the
vessel procee Is on its w iy. Simply lo
avoid n littio Irou'i'o llio captain of a
fishing vcs I w.ll put a t able cuiipany
in for t'n il sands of dollo'S of expense.
The liluition is recon.td by the
table t- uiipmies, and Ihoy havo a stand
in offer to indemnify any vessel for
the loss of nn anch ir, an I they p iy out
large su ns of money eve-y year on (his
icoie. It will be seen thai, there is no
po-s: I ility of verifying such c nuns, and
Ihe c nscqii -nco is that fabe t lninufor
damages havo inuloubledly been put in
till unscrupulous captains havo c'l
Iccle I money for anchors which were
m-YU lost.
NO. 0.
Another source of Iron lo to the
ciblos are tho icebergs. These iceberg!
floating down from tho nrctic scat fro-
jueutly extend b-jiiciith the surface of
the ocean for many hun lieds of fa'h-
oms, and tho b.vso of tho pissing ice
berg catching the cablo bean it ouwurd
ami liually snaps it in two. The bot
tom of the ocean varies iu depth in a
very mnrvellou way, i i lit il tho path
these iceberg! usually take. Oil
the banks of Newfoundland tin
boltorc is reached sometimes at
so iuc onsldeniblo a depth as 7 to l'JO
fmhomt. What thit distar.c it may
bo estimated when it i staled tnat,
roughly spc iking, there nro 1UO0
falhomttolho mile. Bit from tho
point whe o the depth is 100 fathoms
the ocean bottom goes down the side r.f
a mountain to 2 '!) fathoms, or two miles
and n half, within a very short dista ice.
l'erhaps Iho bottom rises up again and
Ihe cabb) hangs In I ween the two sub
merge 1 inoiinl iin tops, and this ic:berg
coming along ou'etlv p c'ts up the loop
thus forme 1 nnd carries it onward until j
tl o -st r i in results in an absolute rupture.
Acta Yor'i Wnl.l.
A (.'liinpse of .Mikmlo l.nml.
There is a distingiiishi.- 1 .lananesn
gentleman visiting in New York. His
name is I'lince Torn Ilodii of Tokio.
lie is visiting this country looking up
consliiii!ional government, for .liau
will have one of its own next year, com
posed of fi'K) nninbers, .'I'M in the As
sembly ind 'I HI in t'io S n.nte, and
I'lince II 'shi will be the Senator from
Tokio. wants to bo able to explain
bow a goveriinmit for the pe qile should
be run. Too m-imbers of tin ' t' ui
gie) of .1 q in," as the l'lini-: calls it,
will be e'ec ed for bull' yean each at a
salary of $'i MO. T.ie p-oplo who will
get inio that Cmgiesi will all be rich
iinn like (be I'riniv, who is a banister
in Tokio, gra in lie I fi-ni K'n C'lhg',
and speaks I-. ig ish lla-nt.y. lie says
iho M k ado had to s net u ub 1 1 it con ti
ll ioual foini of ft ivcriiiii -ni by th"
forte of public opinion, an I .Iqini will :
be a S'liind V iiikt-o nn 'ion belue I ng.
The I'. int i- has tiaveit'd p e((y linn !l i
a'l over this couo'ry, lin sent, le in- 1
copies oi all ii it iii i) il a el S at" dcp-iit- i
mental lepol Is, I' i in wlileh ilen Mil
leilelivel lo illlll nir.'ll'- s I'll ll 'II dep.l-t
incuts in .l.ipin. The ( ', ui,l is -inali in
.sliil lire, weli do-siel, di'.n'is b-er l.kt-a
flerinnn, an I says then- is not a Yankee
hi .lipiu I'll! is giituix rieli. Yankee
Ihere he say-, are looked upon in peo
ple of digu it y, and res etc I an I en
i-ourrg "I accordingly. The fount is
p.u I ii ularly inl -lestel in tin- method of
woiki ig prisoners of State, and death
by cb'cti icily, for, he snys, iu-tea I t f
hanging now. .1 ipin will u-e wire next,
year. Tut- M kalo, In; s.ys, hu a great
alTi-i'tion f ir Aineticans, and even thing
AiuiTicau -c-pt our popu'iir (ioveni
inent. The d n il has seen the oldest
history of any ct ii itry in the world
Unit o I .1 ipan which is ll.i -o thousand
years old. It is complete for twenty
live bundled y.-ars, 11 -nvs it is a
great history, nn I all it w.i us is si.ni'j
Yankee t'ditir to "boil it down" lo
m ike it a thrilling book. V iC 1 ". '.
Medical ill lies of Onions.
On" day 1 was tak 'ii with chills and
h-nd tcln, signs thai my old enemy, ma
laria, was nu hand. M ' qiiiuiin) box
was empty, and I was looking forward
to a reslless, sleepless night. In des
perado I I peeled a raw onioi and ate
il, and then went to be I, wiih warm
feet and an extra comforter, when,
presto! 1 was asleep in live minutes, a id
awake I in the mor.iiug fie; from ma
laria and rea ly fi r the day's duties.
O.ir homely but strong friend will bo
appicciatc I in lime as a medicine, and
if agriculturists would turn their atten
tion to raising a model onion, wi:h ihc
strong scent taken out (hat taints the
bicalh so linplc.tsiut J, families w id In
putting Ihc r "pills'' in Ihe cellar by Ihe
barrel, and iln doctor would la e to
onion fa-inin ;. Tin onion acts as a
rarlhatie irid diuretic, and liny help to
break up a cold or lessen the bad symp
toms. Slid a doctor : "1 always store
a bairel of onions in my cdlar during
tho fall. Wo hnvi-ibem looked tw.ei
n week, and whoever of the family is
Ihrcaleiiel with a told cats sonio onion
raw. If this vegetable woe genein ly
eaten, Iheie won d bo no diphtheria,
rheiimati-in, gout, kidney or stoninch
trouble.
Bui bless you! Ihc young nnn nnd
women are afiaid lo eat them. O io
young man went so far a to siy to me:
'If my wife ate onions I would get n
bill of divorce.' ''--.Iiito-iii (iiriUii.
The Afro for Consumption.
Cojisumption is raie in childhood, but
increases rapidly afle.- the a ;n of 15,
and is mi'st c iniinoi between tho aget
of 25 .riil ii". Those who escape it till
the latter age nro less ami l-ss proiio to
it ns they ad-aiivc ia years, an. I may ci
capo it cut. rely, eves thou di il.cy may
have a heroditury predisposition, to it.
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The Spinning Wheel.
I would I enulil a wooing go,
Quick would I fare unto the hall
Wli-i-..- Bessie, with her t in eks aglow,
Hums with Ihe wh el ogiiinst tho wa'li
And down Li-fcre the feet I d kn's-l
Of ll-ssient l.er spiiininx whe-l.
I'lie Minlighl gleams tho hillside athwart,
To color loses, wlmat and wine;
Soduivn the vnll -ysof my heart,
J) i bounie lies-ie's bin eyes shino;
They hine on in - unlil I reel
l.ikti her own restless spbiniiig-wheel.
Ih" shuck upon Iho spindle ti-d
Toereto the snowy r 'II is liouud:
Then 1 .nek word with n graeo'ul Miide,
While - Mil, anil, io.-il, th') who -1 go-i
r 'iin l
Tims Il.ii.sie, to her labor leal,
Ilt-L-iiiK lo work her spiiining-wlirel.
Now foster die, Ih .- wliiml around,
And li'it-kwnrd g le r slip'reil f'-ot.
Then forward till'the yarn is wound.
And Ini'g'iig i nil !. the hroiu h complete,
Coiuiil -te upon tin- ointod stt-ul
Of Bessie's busy spinning wheel.
Fa r I'. -.ssie with the golden hair,
iSne.t liessie with tin; d ep lillle eyes,
Is , wiMing f' r mr heart a snortt
Kin-h tiui" th" slen h-r spindl (lies.
A s- uiv for m winch I shall feci.
Caught by Hie I'a'e Hint turns tlio who .'I.
Ai.d so I must a wooing go,
Anil quick betake nn- to the hall
Where ivy civ -ps nu I r ises blow-,
And Sol lliiiiis kisseso'er the will,
And at lie-dainty feet must kneel
(If Ii ssje nt her spiniiin; wheel.
Wil t mi T. Dfiii'is in Alhiiiln I'nnslil
linn.
Ill MOKOI S.
The cane manufnet uier sticks to lis
business.
Internal r-ven uc The le'ciptsof n
rc'sl :i ii ant keeper.
The balloon is never nnetled; nnd
yet is without visib e in -a n of support.
When I ho bub t talk loo much his
stories mi: geneially illustrated w.l'i
cuts.
A sister's lovo is very sweet mi l hoi ,-,
but il ,s'i'l nt all salidi-ig if sin is
your on n sls'er.
AHi- a nun has been married a few
yeais he in ver dodges wln-il his Wlfo
throws anything at him.
Another iinii In. invented an airship
which be dei 'aies is "boon I to sue
teed." It tan b- depended up m to
. ii 'i ecil - in kill n ; the inventor.
When a linn leels l.ke g, iu ; aim! her
man a pii ' ' ol bis in il I li duuil I think
aboiii it, A man slioiil I k. e i liiimiii l
logi:' b"- if In wa its to be c in foriablu.
I'lilic. iu in : "l) yo'i la's - c ire of
the do-.'' .ii:s'.' gir ; -No. Tho
mis-is soys I'm to i J'oing an 1 l:n ii-ri -j
eac'.-il. I only loo'. nl';c tin- child c i. "
j A banker, comphii nin ; I hut lie news
seal luin per coble by his correspond -nt
iu Is hi b America was not fresh, the bit-lir.-is'icl,
--lbi. can you expect news
I that conies lliiuii ;li si much sall Walel
' to In fri-h; '
! The unit her of a family was saying
j thai as so.ui as the youiigct child
reached a certain n :: she should break
iiji the mn seiy. "(Hi, Inanimn," said
one of tie chil I ieu, "thai will In lino
sport. 1 will bicak up the cl.a U nnd
.loliu si, ,11 h.-eak up the tables."
j The Tiii-lle-fiitchlug liulii-tiy.
I Cedar lvy, Fla., maybe t: m.id -1
i the bcailiiiiarlers of the business iu Fror
1 j iila, its sa e i f green lut 'les niiioiiut ing
j to uboii' sf'.'o.OiM a year, withap-oi-
peel ,oi increasing n amount ra l liy,
now that iii-an of transportation to tho
north are beiomin more convenienl.
This town scuds oil' over l-UI tuilling
vessels, and has iiimu m-n and money
employed than aim ist all iho ol het
scnt'icm n u-is c nubim-d. Few indut-
tries pa v bel ler inteicst on tlio capi'iil
invested, hence one rarely bears Iho
turtle veiideis c nupluiu of dull luu kets
nnd bird tini-s, ibeir cust nien being
persons who en i afford lo pa, for the
costliest luxuries.
Tiiillcs are capture I either with
seines or ' pegs'' er b ith, usually in
fioin two lo six fa boms of wat.-r. The
men engaged in tin InmirMs nn largely
compiMi! of na ivct of the Bihama
islands, who are known I ci'ly as
conks, lesidents of the Florida leefs, a
few "maiolaiiders, and an occasional
negro.
This is probably tho b -st paid labor
iu tin: South if Ihe ttea-oo i. f.avoriblo.
it bin; nolhing mi usual fur them to
cam from l)1''0 ssluil a week, though
ihe,- bel lit I l-i like grumbling if it doc!
not a iioiml lo over :i I. - CA cn j
Ti ni' ...
A Peculiar Aiiniveisnry.
A t nri'iiis e bibr.tl lo i occurred ccent
ly in the Cuy of Mexico. It was tho
;S h iinniver arr of Ihn punishment in
lliclcd upon K npertir Cuau'i'ein i: by
Colli, to induce him to reveal tin hid
ing p'ac! of the Montezuma treasure.
The nceling was held mound the statue
of Cuauhtemoc, nnd was alien led by
Indian li fin thn most distant villages,
Ii -sscd in the line. cut droit, who exo-:-iile
I dance of Iho time, of tha con -ipicd.
An a hire -s iu tho Indian lun
Luage was delivered by tho govoioor ot
TliHiala. i'hicayj Jhra'ik