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iEIje tfljattjam Hnord. fcljc l)atl)am Becorb. RATES EDITOH AND morRIETOK. or ADVERTISING One square, one insertion- $1.01 One square, two insertions 1.54 One square, one month 2.00 For larger adv-irtiscnients liberal con acts will be male. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR Strlotlyin Advmci. VOL. I J I. imttsboro Chatham com n. a, april so, isdi. NO. :J7. Ob It Two Ranis. A hard who wrote iu.tavcs Once made a heathen hymn. II bul this stem refrain. Ami muvnl ns lining h in pain, The iindi rlliiiiiu-lit organ's Makes the sei grim." A foiiili-Ia'iil singer ung Willi happy lirart anil free; The living, not t'.icdcail, Ho doll w itb. nml lie s.'iit. "Tin1 world I chit and youn,', Ami pood to me." And ever since mankind Is shuttled ha' k nnd forth Iti lncf'ii these singers twain f i:lai nnil sail refrain : 1 he southland warm ami kind. The bitter imrlh. -Itn hard I.'. Ilnrlon. in Harper's Weekly. DETECTING A ROGUE, (V HWIil.M'E I.ISIIF. One of the cleverest fen's in the dc tcrtinu, puisuit nml capture of crimi nals that has been developed for years pei formed liy nil officer of (lio New Yoik detective police force somo j ours since. , About that lim" tho officers of the City ISiink of New York discovered lliat they had broil swindled out of $7.",miiii liy moan a of a forged cheek for that ninoiiiit, purported to have boon ihawn liy 'oinnioln e ' an 'tf bilt. Nearly a inontli passed before tlio fraud was discovered, nnd in the meantime sen ml other checks for large niiHMinl', drawn by tlio same parly, liml lueii honored; so it was almost impossible for any of tlio Lank officials to remember villi satisfactory distinctness any of tbc circumstances connected with tlio payinent of tlio fraudulent document. However, it irns p'ncril in tho hail Is of n shrewd lc:ective, and be went to work to tiutl a clew an I two out the mystery. Tbc officer's first suspicion was that (.oino of i ho i-lei hs of the banks had been in colliiion with the forger, and doubtless shared the profits of his crime. After two weeks' scrutiny of the character, habits nml associations of tbe v.uions clerks, that theory was abandoned, nml it only remained for fiiinto gather from llii'lii, if possible, eoiuo clew, however slight, of lliehold operator. Ilis first inquiry was if any one, not in tbe habit of presenting clic ks, had been doing to within the past month. Oulv two of tlio clerk bad noy memory on the subject, nml then s was of tbe most shadowy and unsatisfactory character, t nc remem bered seeing a stout, elderly tnan driving; a stiikingly beautiful black horse and fine ca uiage up to the bank, enter the office, and transact si me bus iness, he knew not what, nnd depart, Min e which he bad not seen liim. Tbe other clerk, after a thorough examination, nud a multitude of question put to assist or quicken his memory, at la-l concluded that lie ilid recollect a strange man, who entered the bank one day nbout the time the forced ( In ck was presented, and hail n draft cashed for a large amount. A peculiaiity iu tbo innn'it neck-tie at tracted his attention, and lie looked liim full in tbe face, and retained n vivid recollection of every feature. He was an amateur artist, nnd espcci ully expert in pen-drawing. Taking a sheet of paper and mi old pen which was lying upon tho desk, lie quickly produced a portrait, which bo de clared to be a good likeness of tlio man be mi -peeled. Tbe officer did not look upon theie clews, if mk Ii I bey might bo railed, as promising much hope of success, lie first exhibited tbe drawing to the clerk who bad seen tl.O suspected rogue drive up wiili Hie fine black horse, and be eonli lenlly idenlilicd it. Here at last was some encourage ment. Tbc first attempt was to trace the borne nnd carnage, nnd discover who ewned or who bad hired pitch n lig. The ell' i t was unsuccessful; the officer, however, whs convinced (lint the man, whoever he might be, was an adinher of l'at and stylish horses, and be therefore commenced a scinch among the establishments devoted to the (.tabling and sale of such animals, hoping that he would find s.'incone who toubl id unify tbo it n ties. After g-ing lo ne.nly nil such es tablishments, exhibiting llic porlrailf be i nine upon a nun who recognized in (be thawing one William I. iviuo etoii, wli- iii be had known n year or lw but who bnd disappeared within ,l e pn-l iiioaih, after pav ing up somo old debts and buying one or two fancy hor-es l imber ii quiry brought out the I net that Livingston was in very tr gh oi'd cii i iiliistaii es butaf w looiuli- pn vioiisly, and how ho could honestly obtain the moans to pay bis oid debt- and grilify bis love for J,oim fl -b was not so clear, and ; are ficsli em oimigeiili nt to the pcucvu Jna b lectiv". T . follow Livingston wrs necessary Iu i o.v c oiJ be be tiaced? He bad disappeared, nnd no one knew when or whither. What, then was to be done? Hiouhl tho trail be abandoned ami the rase given up ns one of the mysteries that hn filed solution? Never, Riiid the indetaligabb; nfficr, and lie went to work with desperate energy to unravel tho tangled skein. Ho linnlly reaclicil the following conclusion's: Tho perpetrator of the forgery was Livingston : he was n good deal of a horse-fancier, nnd would doubtless spend n considerable portion of his dishonest gains in tho purchase of lino stock; and. further, that the stock would be pun based in New York, ns that market promised a better selection, and tbo criminal con sidered himself entirely safe from de tection. Tho first ilep, therefore, was to learn if nny one had recently made any extensive purchases of such stock, and if so, to run them down and sco who they were. For weeks the search was without reward, but at la.t the rase brightened. A man wns found, of whom several horses had been purchased by a man much resembling Livingston, but here giving the name of Peck. Tbe horses were shipped to HulV.ilo, whither "Mr. Peck" stated that be was going. Mere wus a long-sought clew, and tho officer lost no time in visiting Uiillnlo, to learn further of Mr. Peck's present abode. Anotb' r disappoint, inent met 111 ill In re. Tbo freight hooks showed that the Iioi-scm bad been received two or three months pre viously and taken away, but nothing further was known concerning them or Mr. Peck. Nothing daunted, however, the in quiry was pursued, ami finally the Ii u ses were traced to n stable, but were now owned by a Mr. Welch. Several other animals were purchased, and the whole then shipped to Chi cago. From the description, the olli -er was convinced that Livingston, Peck and Welch who one nnd the same person, and the pursuit began to wax interesting;. Arriving at Chicago, be found that tho horse's bad been taken away, but the most can ful inquiry revealed nothing more. As they had not been reshipped, the officer concluded they had been driven into the country. There wero some, maces niiiong tho stock, and he concluded that the party, w hoever ho wa, designed to open a stock farm. Finding nil other attempts to trace the horses vain, he attempted to learn if nny farm suitable for such a purpose had been purchased recently, and if so, by whom. At one of tho real estate agencies he found that a man from the F)ast, named William Livingston, bad been lookii g for such a place, ami had filially pur chased one, but. whore wns not known, certainly not in Cook County, ns nil examination of the records proved; but the officer reasoned that il could not be far from Chicago, a the stock was apparently driven instead of being shipped. If, reasoned the officer, Livingston, who was without doubt tho criminal, has purchased n farm of this charac ter, he must buy a largo quantity of tools, harness, saddles, wagons, and liko goods for its use. A careful sen roll among dealers iu thoso nrticles revealed tlio fact that a liberal quanti ty of such goods had recently been bought by a Mr. William Livingston, and sent to lu Page County, about forty mile from Chicago, where hn had bought four small farms and con solidated them into one handsome slock farm. Believing detection im possible lifter tbe lapso of so long a time, lie had boldly taken his own name, and. though almost w ithiu the clutch of the officer of justice, was yet entirely unconscious of his danger. Tho game was found-now for its capture. Taking four or live police officers from 'lib ago, all in cilieiis' clothes, the party went out to the fin in, and inquired for William I.ivinglon. The "elderly, short, stout gentleman," who had figured so conspicuously in the officer's search, appeared, and the correctness of tbo pen and ink sketch impressed the officer ns remarkable. Tbe parly represented themselves as from Chicago, who, having beard of his farm, and come down to see for themselves, nnd perhaps pun base s me of his choice stock. They were cordially received, bos. pitably entei lainod, shown over the place, and finally dined and wined ill the simcious mansion. tin lising from the table tbe New York ctli cr remarked : Well, Mr. Livingston, do you like ihis place and this quid life ns well as lifo in New Yoik." Tbe man w ns startled, looked sharply at the officer and answered: What do you mean? I was never in New York in nil my life." Well, then," retorted the fti vr, you will have an excellent opportu nity to go there. William LivingshiH, I arrest you !" Livingston turned as pale ns f ghost, and gasped out : 'What for!" 'For the forgery of a cheek on thf Cily Hank of New York for .75,uio," replied the officer, drawing a pair ti handcuffs from his pocket, and ad vancing toward him. "Stop, sir!" exclaimed the culprit. "Stop, sir I This is an outrage,"' tine? be glanced around the room for some weapon with w hich ho could defend himself, lie was quickly surrounded, however, and the irons fastened upoi him. For a time ho raged furiously, mak ing fearful threats against his captors; but the storm soon upcnt itself, nml be was able to talk over tbo matter calm ly, lie represented that a relative, who had recently died, had left him a considerable sum of money, with w hich ho had purchased tbo f irm and stock. ( in searching him, however, n roll of bills amounting to 1V'V was found iu an inner pocket, many of them hei'ig entirely new, nnd on the Cily Hank tho very notes which bad been paid out on the fraudulent cheek some months before. After this dis covery be wns more quiet, nnd will ingly accompanied bis captor to New York. 'I he cash found on bis person, tbo farm and stock were taken possession of by the victimized bank, and man aged so jtiilic.ioii.-iy that moro than ..i;."i.iiiiii was realized, leaving the bank a sulll rer for less than n,' ihi. Livingston was soon after brought to trial, convicted, nnd escaped with a sentence of four years nnd a half. At the expiration of his sentence be went West, nnd when last beard from was opening a small stock farm in Iowa. The case iu all its phases lauks among the most curious and interest ing iu criminal annals. The slight clew so pcrsevr lingly followed, tbo little incidents which pointed so uner ringly toward tbe culprit, and the sa gacity with whicli nil these little bints were followed to the end, places tho detective art among the most not.ablo nnd useful of the sciences. - New York Weekly. How a Lot of T renin Saw lite Circus. People wi re willing to pay almost any price for tickets of admission to the last llepnblican convention, says the Chicago Times, and yet it was tbo easiest place in tho world to get into, if one only had tho requisite cheek. One man, and no very big ono, either, but just one of the common herd, took n plain note-bead and wrote: "Chief Poor-keeper Republican Convention: You will pass 15. K. dones and V.. T. Smith," and merely signed bis mimo to the order. It was good, and still the writer had no more right to make such n request than a tin soldier. When a gentle man had related the above incident someone remarked thai it might be easy to gain admission to a convention by the aid of cheek, but one couldn't work a circus that way. "That's where yon arc wrong," said a third person; "I am well aware (lint cheek is a commodity the circus man has usually a largo stock of, but I saw it most successfully used ag.vnst him one day. It was circus day down on the Lake Front; tbe ordinary largo crowd was there, standing around listening to tho music and loaliiig generally ; the small boys were thrro wailing for any possible i bailees w hich might oiler of 'gelt in' in.' A man went up to a group of unxiom tin bins. Want logo in, boys?' said be. 'Yas; bet yrr lifo we do,' cninc in chorus from tho lads. They marched up in front of the door-tender. 'Count these boys,' said tbo man, and tbo guaidsuian of the moral exhibition becked tbe lads off with bis finger as they rushed by him and scattered on the inside. 'One, two, three.' counted the doorkeeper, and finally announced eleven.' "All tight,' said tbe man, 'all right; that's nil,' and be turned away. Hold on there,' said the circus man, 'are you going to pay for those boys?" Pay far 'em' said the stranger, well, I gue-s not; I said nothing about paying for 'em; I just wanted to know how many there were; you circus men are good at figures, and 1 ain't, nil I asked you to do was to count them. Much obliged.' And away be went, astonishment at the surprising cheek preventing the doorkeeper from making any further effort to stop him. tlb, yes, tbe circus can be worked." Paradoxical. "Your contributions to light litera ture are wonderful in one respect," mid ltibby. "And that is what?'' a'ked S ribby, "Tin y are so heavy." tHILIHtEVS COLUMN. i n r i.itti e nor kfss. fsaid the tir.-t little chli ken. With a 'piter little S'liiirm, "Oh. I wldi 1 could find A fiit little worm!" Said the next little chicken, With an odd little slirm,', "nh. I wish I could find A fat little bug!" Said the third little clii. ken. With n sharp little siumI, "Oli. I wish I could find Some nice yellow meal!" did the fourth little chicken, Willi it small si-li of grief, "(Ii, 1 wish I could find A green little leaf!" said the fifth little chicken, With a faint little iii"an. "lih. I wii.li 1 1. nil, I liii'l A wee gravel stone !" 'Now. see lu re," said the mother, From the green garden patch, "If you want any breakfast. Von just come and scratch." A H.w nr is AHOI'T I.ONti'iS'. Iid yoii know, good Householders, thul to supply the inhabitants of Lon don, Kng., with milk, OO.Oi") cows have to be milked twico a day? l'id you know that, by means o llio Needlework C initio of that snmr city, thousands of made garments were distributed throughout its many listricls everv vear to its worthv and leserving poor? And did you know that the popula tion of ibis gnat metropolis is actually greater than that of nil Sweden nnd Norway combined? Detroit Free. Press. ' WONIU III I I. 1'KT sl. r. It is well known that seals arc very ?aily domesticated ami show almost is much intelligence and devotion as pet dcg. A French paper gives an iceoiint of a learned seal which, not long ngo, made its debut at al'.irls irciis. It came from liussia, when a itiby, to a fishmonger in Orleans, who nstead of killing it made a pet of the ittle creature, lie would come w hen railed and shako hands with bis Hipper, and in tbo performance )f many funny feats might put .o blush a well educated terrier. I'bo seal occupies a water tank in l room adjoining bis master's. On a lino day bo walks, in seal fashion, which might be called n 'llip-llap"one, '.o tbc circus, but in rainy weather be ore f era to ride. At the rirucs lie rides l horse and a velocipede, and aston .shes the children by preferring fih :o candy. A great many smart doings ire accredited to this wonderful seal, ionic must be taken with the proverbial jrain of salt, yet the fact remains that seals lire easily trained and become iffeciionate, faithful pet-. f Picayune. A III U T AN 1.1. 1-TH ANT's MIMoltV. A writer in Our Puinb Animals jives tbe following incident: "A gen. :lcman who crossed the Atlantic a few years since on a (iermaii s eninship, the b'bine, found himself a fellow passenger with n large female ele phant. To while away the time he .if ten visited the elephant's quarters, md at dinner tilled bis pockets with lid-bits, crackers or refuse from tbo iablo to carry to the sagacious quad ruped, who soon learned to expect him and tt-li bis pockets for tbo same. At bis coming she would throw out her trunk and show signs of gratitude nml pleasure. Put. at length land was reached and busi ness cares left little time for thought of bis 'companion du voyage'. Several years after, elephants were qnai tered iu Central Park, New York, for tbo 1 ,.,il, !,. ,,f i),a linnsnlir.1,1 desired to visit them, lie ncompan ied them, and obtained permission ot be keeper to go into tbo building where they were kept tied to heuvy posts. As soon as he entered, one ?lt pliant nt once became restless threw out her trunk, tossed her ears, '.ramped her feet, etc. The keeper looked for h dog, and ordered icr to be quiet, then asked: Have you ever had any thing to do with elephants?' 'No,' w as bis reply. Then his voyage was recalled. 'That is it,' said the keeper, 'voit ran go to her without danger.' It was the elephant that came over on :'ie same vessel, lie went to Nellie, l- the keeper called her; she beenmo (iliet, and expiessed her pleasuie From nn apple woman near he pro Mired fruit and tilled bis pockets. Sho Vid not forgotten tho old trick, but, love down with her trunk, as in tho ild days, until every ono was found. The keeper said : 'You can visit her ny lime. She will never forget yon.' " A Traitor. Mr. Ciltuifn What have you done with my wife's pet poodle that 1 paid you f.'O to steal? Sneak-Thief Hill 1 returned it this norning and got the $50 reward she Acted for it. fSt. Jo New. THOUSANDS OF ELK. Big Came is Plentiful in Yellow stone National Park. A Picturesque Sight Described by a Recent Visitor. Peeently I saw over three hundred antelope on Specimen Itidgcat tin al tiludo of St'OO feet. Several large bauds of these beautiful animals can be seen iu the Illaektail country. So many antclopo w hen seen by hunter remind them, tiny say, of oil times, the good old times when game was abundant everywhere. It is useless to attempt to convey to the F'.aslern mind any idea of the number of elk in the Park. One can simply say there nre thousands of them. The country at times looks like all over-stocked cattle range during a round-up. Klk everywhere in large and small bands. I recently had the plcauro of watch ing a band of over four hundred for un hour. They were in an open paik on Specimen liidge, and 1 was about three hundred yards distant from the centre of the baud. Myself, luue and dog were in plain sight on a ridge. t fiber elk were scattered about on ridges ami in the edge of timber. It is possible they mistook us for elk, for they paid no attention to me whatever. I saw lights between bulls, one which la-led as long as I lemained iu sight was be. tween two of about cpial si.", but j one had only (lie horn, the other beam seemed to have been broken oil' close t i his bead. I could hear their clash ing horns as they made a dive at cadi other, and cuild see with my glasses that my one. horned f i iciid w as hold ing his own very well, sometimes pushing (In! other bill1 back bodily, vt hen again it would be bis turn to get tho Wol t i f it. lie Would be moved back, nil four feet sliding on the l rou ml. It w as a very interesting sight, but I could not stay to see the end. Mr. Onehoi ii was standing oil' tbc other bull when I left. I I. card several whistle, but not so clear as early iu the season. I was surprised to hear them at all -o bile, Nov. There is n very perceptible increase in the number of black-tail deer, but 1 cannot say the same for the moun tain sheep, this may be accounted for by the f n t that tbe latter have not left their summer range in any number, only a few have appeared on Mt. F.varts. No buffalo have been seen on Speci men ItMge so far this winter. A small band is iu H.iydeii Valley and can be seen at any time by parlies passing through. Tbe reported band of seventy in the Ued Pesert, Wy oming, which were said to have left the park, is all a mistake. So many parties were along the lino south of the park over which these buffalo would pass that they would baie been seen by some one, or their tracks noticed. The buffalo in the b'ed lUsert are probably a band that have been there f m- years. They have been seen before, but only by parlies who did not euro to "give it away" to any nnd every one who came along, for, had it become generally know n, they would soon have been killed by speci men and trophy-hunters or llic Indians would soon have finished the baud, for tl.ey enjoy the privilege of killing game at any and all times, no game law affecting thciii. There is a little danger of tbe buffalo iu tho Park straying out, except on the west into Idaho, w here, if molested, they would soon return to the reservation. - Foi st ami stream. The Frontier Smut lias Disappeared. The scout of the frontier is like the typical cowboy u mythical pci'soiing!: in these days of steam and electricity . The recent Imlim war was conducted without him, nnd the travelers on the prairies do not need his services. Trailing is ns mm h an art ns is paint ing or sculpture, and almost as few become proficient iu it as in the band ling of biu-b or chisel. It requires constant practice and much know ledge of nature to leai n it thoroughly. It sci ins to be more natural for a i Indian or Mexican to be a tracer of men or beasts than an American. They ac quire by intuition what the white man learns from a lifetime of study. Oc casionally upon the plains an Anieri- ' can i found who is an expert, but tor , the most part the boasted 'eaders (if civilization arc far behind the natural born scouts. It is impossible to realize nowadays the importance of the scout in former times. No narlv dared cross the iilain- ' aloi.e w ilhoul a professional trailer to I I lead ii, i.d no maiiraiidiog band of Indians or w biles could be overtaken j miles t they were tracked across the boundle'S wastes of sod. Chicspn HeruUl. A Strange Punishment. Truo to the well-known motto of V. Pluribus I ' ii ii ill on the armorial bearing of our country, the navy is composed of tbo descendants of many nationalities; nnd iu the future, ns in the pnst, these adopted sons of l.'ncle Sain will, undoubtedly, point tbe guns of bis cruisers to the confusion of bis enemies. Hut it happens that they are not seldom addressed in language at once abusive and con'emptuous by l lit! thoughtless and ignorant. 1 recol !e:t, some years ago, u strange punish ment being dealt out to one of these rcvilers a "hard ense" from San I''rnncico who bad called one of Irs shipmates a "1 lulclimtin." Tho ex pression was beard by tbe. command ing officer. He at oneo ordered tbo offender "to the must" (the break of the quarter deck, where all delin quents are arraigned on n man-of-war), and roundly reprimanded him. "Now," said the commanding offi cer, "von will stand four hours of each day for a week on the bridge, and every quarter of an hour you will point to the ship's ensign, (tying at tho peak, and while doing so you will say to the ufficor of the deck: " I bat Hag is potent enough to nationalize and naturalize every one who sail- under il!" The man was astounded, but I rather think i( bad a niosl salutary ef fect, subduing many asperities of speech iu other directions for a long lime. New Oilcans Times-I leuio ctat. It Wns a Wonder. One i f the many thousands of won derful babies was lately brought out for the inspection of a friend of the faiiiilv. "lb-ally, Mr. Seacook, said the mot her, "I suppose it's perfectly nat ural for every mother to think that her baby is the smartest one in the w orld, but our baby just provi s it." "Indeed ! What does be do?" liviiytbing, Mr. Seacook every Jiing." I iocs he walk ?" "Why, he's ton young for that! The idea of a b.itiy not a .ear old walking! Put ju-t let on- bold him up iu my iiruis and see how perfectly he executes the Highland fling." The baby kicked out its legs. Mr. Seacook expresses wonder and ad miration, ami asks: " an he say 'inainma?' " Oh. no, but you ought to bear him imitate a loconiol ive." Dear inc. How does do il?" "He pull's out bis little cheeks and says : () ! oo !' " "Well, now, that is surprising! What other remarkable things can the , baby do?" Oh, Mr. Seacook, you should see him when I take him up iu my arms, so! lie looks up iu my f.i.e ju-t a--sweetly, and breathes!'' I Tbe gentleman ngrvd that til last the most wonderful baby iu the w ond had been found. ' Youth's Coinpan i in. - - o-.--History of I'lntiiiiim. The history of platinum is quite as interesting as its qualities are reinark ab'e. I luring the sixteenth century it was found with gold iu the Marion mines, but the vpani-h t iovernmeut, which controlled the mines, did not make known (he discovery of this new while metal, as it was found to be a good material with which to adulterate gild. The deposits of platinum in the I'ral i in ii i t ii i ii s, whence the supply is mostly drawn, were discovered about s i", and have been worked in con nection with gold mines b the Kir. sian t iovernmeut since IMts. Owing to tbe large yield of gold I In: platinum was for a long lime sold cheaply, but with the grow ing scarcity of gold, tho cost of producing the other metal was im l eased. A well-known ilnini-t .-ay- that without platinum i rm ibles, w hiih share the infusibilhy of porcelain with the chemical inertness (.f those ol gold, the composition of most metals could not have been nsi ei taineil and chemistry could not bai e i nine to its present level. Yrrv few people in t'lis country arc probably a w.-u e (but pure platinum has ever been coined. Il w lis ruined by liussia, however, as late as M'I, at which time it had Imcii put in circulation to the alue of over .:',ooi',onO. - - San r:ii iseo Fxani iucr. A Successful Intel i lew. What did papa sav ?" ' -1 If showed mi; the door." " And w bat did you say ?" I -aid il was a handsome door, but not w hat 1 bad come to talk about. That made him laugh, and a minute later von were mine. - New Vuk Herald. Tbe teamster bns no excuse for being idle; bis business is always driving. Id (juiciness is Strength. Cleanse, clcauae your fcoul fioiu slo and soil. A nd Ji'iet ry w II I in it gniw : Quell in it greed and Initc's turmoil. Ami music from its dcpt'is will tlotr. Still, still in tranquil nioo.l advance. F rom evcrcliauiicf ll scene to scene; Atoms and niolccu't's may ilance, Kut man shuiibl huM a constant mien. Mad. mail, my masters, is lln-iige, It plunges ilown, like Plm ton's team; Consumed by fear und lust mid rage, We have forgotten how todn ani. lass, less the gulden store be mine, Ko that I limy have iiiief hours In whicli to train my eotluge iue And pick tin- priceless wayside (lowers. - The Academy. HlMOItOl'S. Tbo volume of trade- A ledger. When is a window like a star? When it's a skylight. There is room for everybody in this big world. I'liction comes from tho i fact too nianv want the front room. Teacher -.Freddy, bow is tbo earth divided? Ft eddy llctwocil (belli dial's got il and llieiu that wants it. Tin forms which, iinli.-linct and dim, we sie from far away, Arc but tin- forms uf Summer girls preparing for the fray. She You don't mind my talking so lunch, do you? He No, indeed, but, ( facoliou-h ) I may iiiind after we aro married. she Hut I shan't mind then if you do. Woman is a theory and man makes no more serious mi-take than when he attempts to deal with her as bo would with a f id. Men are facts, and fact- are stubborn things. First lirokei Hard limes, aren't they? Hope you will lie able to keep tin- wolf from the door. Second P(rokcr--l'iu afraid not. We can't keep the bear from the street now. Sir Arthur Sullivan is credited with saying, iu reply to an ignorant, but pretentious woman who asked him if Haeh Were composing anything nowa-days- "No, madam, he is decompos ing." I iadshy-Those three dude sous of Van Nosiiatnl cost him about ifoOOO a voir. Miss Cuiistiqiic Then bo has bren putting a good deal of money into real estate. "How's that?' "Ho is spending ." i a j ear on a vacant lot." A gentleman had just succeeded in saving a big clothing merchant from drowning. "Ah," remarked he, grate fully, "I see, in rescuing ui'', you havo ruined your clothes. Permit me to baud yon my business card. Ten thou sand of the best suits in the city from 1" upwards.'' Amber. (iciiuine amber is by no menus so plentiful as it was some years ago, and amber cigar holders and pipe Mollis will probably rise iu price. Tbe genu ine amber is a fossil gum, which was produced iu large qiianlit ies by trees having a resinous sap, which llowcd down the trunks find collected in masses at tho root, ll is found in tho ground of m ushes and other places where fore-is lloniished iu former times, and is also obtained by dredg ing. The tierinan Ocean, llallic and Pluck S. as formerly produced it iu great quantities, but the supply is con stantly decreasing, and, uiile-s other fields are discovered, leal amber will soon be scarce and costly. There is some satisfaction iu knowing that tho imitation is ju-l as good iu every way, so that even if the icai aiubergiirs out ll ere need be no iliiuiuiil ion iu tho l u uh r of holders for cigars or mouth pieces for pipes. Iu ihi. country com paratively little is used save for this purpose, but in India and ( biua large lumps an- in great ib-iuand. for, from s me iiiu-e, an auil'i-r idol is far moro bio hly esteemed than a golden image, and so I be best amber all goes to tho I ,i-t to In made into tmb for the pagans. - I i cat I i v ide. A Maltese lbur. A livnl to the Maltese cat is the Maltese dog. an ii resistible bit of cniiiue beiiuly 1 1 i 1 1 conies straight from die Paris kennels. Ills mistress, a Washington belle, w hn ha but just letnrmd from abroad, considers him llio nio-l aluable prize she hasseciired dining her wanderings. He has been dubbed Marquis, and is thoroughly j Fiend, from the top of his curly white : lead to the tip of bis snowy tail. I Spoken to in I renrh be becomes a most obedient iloi:, but bis knowledge of F"giish is at present very limited. I New ( rli ans Picayune, I Vetretnhle Diet. j .lones That's all nonsense about ' rating men being injurious to health. My niiccs'.ors for hundreds of years ate meat Vegetarian es, and where are t boy now? lie, id, ain't they ? Texas J Siftings.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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April 30, 1891, edition 1
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