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I climbed the bill one wintry tlay,
And mused my mcditalire way,
And lust in various thought profound,
Oblivious to all around,
1 heard a shout ring loud and clear
And unite in terror on my ear.
A shout that filled me with dismay.
''Hi! Mister, there! (iet out the wa) !"
1 looked und saw there in my road
A double-runner with its load
Of pontine laughing, booting boys
A solid freight of aolid noise.
"HI! Mister, there! (iet out the way!"
A most undiplomatic brsy,
A bold eominand without the stress
Of any cortcous finesse.
1 did not tnnkc a long delay
Wul I well, 1 ''pot out tbe way.''
My tiri-t thought was not one of pence,
Hut one of vengeance and police;
Jiut then those boys, I thought aain,
Are like all olber sons of men,
All mount their sleds and about each dtiy,
"HI! Mister, there! (iet out tbe way!''
"Wo have ainhltioiia shod with steel,
Too swift to see, too bird to feci.
Wc mount tbein in the hope to glide
I low n destiny's steep mountain side.
And liehtnintMsw ift through frosty gleams
Dart these fast runners of our dreams,
And loud wc shout, a rau.'ous bray,
'Hi! Mister tberel (iet out tbe way '
We do nut turn our coasters baek
Kut warn all people oil' the track,
We claim an unimpeded slope
I 'own till the highways of our hope.
Ho, that our double-runners glide;
l et other men find room one side;
And tbey can stand there in the snow
And have tbe fun to sec us so.
And so wc shout day after day.
"Hi! Mister, there! (iet out tbe way !"
And so I stood there in tbe snow
And watched the boys glide far below.
And swift my thoughts were thoughts of
peace -I
had no use for thv pollrp.
I'o I nut shout iimelf each dav
"Hi". Mister, there! (iet out the way!"
t!aiii. W. Koss, in Yankee blade.
HER DOUBLE GIFT.
HY I. At l( I. ASM llt.lil'.
"A ludy wishes to sco you, sir,"
mid tlio staid hum servant to Dr. Hail.
It was past 10 at night, and the physi
cian looked up in some surprise.
"Show the lady in, please," ho said,
and rose as u slim young flgurcjglidcd
into the room. Her face was covered
with a veil; her garments were black.
Hie came forward quickly.
You are Dr. Hall?" alio mid.
"Yes, I nm. May 1 ask "
"1 will not keep you many min
utes," she said ; hor manner was iigl
talel, her voice almost troinblcd.
" You liave a jmtiont in your care
Mr. Deveraux."
A littlo distantly Dr. Hall said
again "Yes."
Tho girl she was plainly no more
suddonly threw hack her veil, reveal
ing a pale, lovely face, with delicate
fenl tires.
"You want to know who I nin,"
she said, "and by what right ask
these questions. I have no right, but
1 beg of your mercy t hut you will an
swer inc. 1 heard of his Illness that
jou almost give him up. Is t lint
true?"
"Yel it is," said the doctor, gently.
"My inline is Dorothy Clifford,''
said '.ho girl. A fhish swept over her
cheek us the doctor gave a littlo start.
"You know my name?'' she faltered.
From my patient,"' said Dr. Hall;
'nothing ho has told me simply tlio
ii a in he has repeated unconsciously.''
"Then perhaps you guess," alio said
in low voice. "I am that Dorothy lie
peaks of. A your ago wo were lovers
engaged. " 1 thought I had reason to
Accuse hi in of unfaiih. Wo parted.'
"All," said the doctor, "I knew
there was some cause for this break
down besides tho frightful hardships
lie has been through in America. Do
you wunt mo to let you see him?''
"No no I I want you to toll me
if he must die if it Is true that there
is but one chance for him if I can
givo him that chancel it was all my
fault, doctor! Ho was true; it was
my madness that parted us. You
must let mo atone give my life for
his if need be; but ho must not know
who has saved him !"
"Do you know what his one chance
Is?" said the doctor, gravely. "A
dangerous operation rarely practiced
dangerous to both tho persons oper
ated upon what we call transfusion
of blood."
I will run the risk," said Doro
thy, with her eyes Hushing. "I broke
his heart 1 sent him into those hard
ships that havo sliatteied his health 1
1 will givo him my hcalih my life!
F.srie iicimI not know"
"My poor child," said tho physi
cian, i: deep pity, "he wi!l know
nothing lie is almost unconscious
but I have doubts about this"
The doctor slightly shook hit head
lie did not think bis putiout was a man
likely to mend a broken 1 i I'o in that
easy fashion. Hut he heard all the
girl had to urge and questioned hor In
his turn. The girl pleaded frantically
with sobs and tears, and at last Dr.
Hall consented.
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VOL. XV.
The patient himself knew nothing
about it; he lay in the lethargy that
precedes death and was only faintly
conscious at intervals. There was
very little chance that he would be
awiu-o of Dorothy' presence in his
room. Indeed, when she entered it
she stood by his side for a full minute
without his stirring. Tho girl her
self seemed scarcely to feel at nil.
lt:fore her, senseless, dying, lay the
man sho had loved passionately
through all her angry mistrust and
injustice; yet never a quiver came
over her beautiful face.
She went through the painful opor
ation without a niunmu nay, with
an exultant smile. F.ach drop of her
blood transfused into the veins of the
dying man was so much towards
atonement.
"Still living," was the doctor's re
port to Dorothy the next day; and he
wont back to Dcvrcaux, at whose side
he almost lived. The woman, healthy,
vigorous, recovered rapidly; the man,
w ho, besides anguish of soul, had en
dured enough cold and famine to
shatter a less line constitution, strug"
gled painfully with death, though he
did not care for life.
Then lito conquered. "Hut after
all siho has done him a cruel kinduess,"
thought the physician. "What has
life to give him? '
So wc are not going to lose you
!," lie said, cheerfully, coming to
the young 111 in's bedside one morn
ing. Devercux' only answer to this
prouiiso of life was to look up in the
kind face with eyes full of pain.
Don't you euro to live?" said the
doctor, huskily.
Dcvcrcux silently turned his eyes
away. They wandered over the room
as if thoy sought something. An odd
feeling crept into the doctor' heart.
"What is it you want or is it that
you miss something?'' he said.
"Nothing," Devercux murmured;
but constantly the doctor delected that
searching, wistful glance. lie began
to understand. Tho young man grow
stronger in spito of his apathy the
physical need of lifo triumphed, and
onfj day ho began to ask questions:
What had ho talked about when he
wui delirious? Who had been with
Iti its only the doctor and tho nurse?
"No one else, and wo don't notice
sick people's chatter," aid Dr Hall,
smiling.
"I thought there was gomo one
else," said Devercux, with a sigli;
"perhaps it was n dream.''
"I dare say. Who did you dream
of?"
"Sho was here I felt her. 1 don't
think it was a dream. Doctor," lift
ing himself and looking eager, "you
don't answer inc did sho come?"
"Hush!" said tlio doctor, soothing,
ly. "Yes; sho was here Dorothy
C.illord."
"1 know ill I know ill" Deve
reux whispered, trembling like a
child. "Did she coiim to say good
by?' "Dcvorcux," said the doctor, "I
made her promise, ami 1 daro not
break it; I cannot answer you; but
that question to her."
"She will not aoinc," Devereux
said hopelessly.
"She will 1 know the whole story ;
never mind how. 1 Will send for
her; you shall ask her that question.
You are puzz'ed. Well, sleep now if
you can I will wake you when 1
bring her."
Devereux, too weak or anything but
iiuito wonder, obeyed. The doctor
left i he house and drove rapidly to
Dorothy Clill'ord. She I bought he had
conic to givo his daily report.
"Ho goes on slowly but well," said
Dr. Hall. "1 have conio to fetch you
to him."
"II'' She started back, crimson,
quivering. "Impossible I You have
not told him?"
You must come," said tlio doctor,
sternly. "I havo told him nothing
somehow he has found out in part."
Sho went to gel ready, sat silont in
t lie carriage, und crept upstairs be
hind the doctor like a guilty thing, lo
i ho ick room. Devereux was lying
hack among the pillows, looking at
iho two as they came into tho room.
Mule, with bowed head, the woman
stood besido tho man she had wronged.
Sho wailed for him to speak.
"Dorotbyl" he whishered. She
trembled.
rut your hand iu mine," he said.
"Kneel down, so that 1 can see you ; I
havo only a question to ask."
She obeyed knelt down and put
her hand in bis, bendiug her head
lower than before.
You camo before days ago,'
Devereux said, in slow, half hailing
tones; "when I hey said I was dying.
I kew yon wero here. Why did you
conic?''
She flushed scarlet.
To save your life." she taid.
PlTTSBORO CHATHAM CO., N. C, APRIL 0, 180.5.
You! you saved ill"
She turnod her head aside; her dry
lips moved mechanically.
"It was your one chance. Now let
me g. You bado mo come, and I
came answer you, and I obeyed. I
have had enough of torture let ino
S"
"Darling, co?'3 to inc."
The strength of a child in his clasp,
but she yielded to it helplessly. Slio
cried silent, passionate tears, and lie
kiscd them away, and hushed her
prayers for pardon.
How can Iforgiver" he whispered.
"Yon have given of your life to savo
mine. You havo atoned. Kiss me
und stay with mo now and forever."
'Doctor," said Devercux, an hour
later, "I do waut to live now."
"Ah! 1 thought you would. I kept
my promise, didn't I?"
"Yes. (iod bless you for all your
kindness."
"Oil, that's nothing. Now will you
try and sleep?"
"Promise you will give my bride to
me when tho timo conns."
"You dear, grateful fellow, with al
my heart !' And so he did before long
and sent tho two away together to
begin tlio life tiicy hail so nearly
missed. N. Y. Advertiser.
Two Sorts of .Men May Laugh Well.
A prominent Wall street bankcrand
bic ker, who is reputed to be worth
about ten million', walked from his
private otlicc the other morning into
the outer room, where was gathered a
number of his friouds and customers,
lie was laughing so heertily that his
cheeks were highly flushed, and the
merry peals echoed and rc-cchood
through tho room. Everybody turned
to look at him, and every other face
but one wore a sympathetic smile.
The single exception looked very
grave, and watched the merry broker
witli inteiitness. When the banker's
laughter had ceased he wont back into
his otlicc, and the grave man said to a
companion :
Ho laughs heartily, docs ho not?
Yes, it is easy for him to laugh,
whereas it is very bard for many
others. There are two kinds of men
who thoroughly understand and ap
preciate laughter, in whom this ex
pression of merriment is spontaneous,
light-hearted, and without, a tingo of
tlio sarcastic or bitter. Duo kind is
the rich, successful men who arc bo
yond ordinary cares and harassment,
and havo learned to enjoy the power
of wealth. They can turn from any
i oyuiico or grief to tlio contempla
tion of their success and be happy.
The other kind includes those rare be
ings who a ro poor and don't attempt
to got rich. The plantation negro is
a type of this class, and occasionally
one encounters a wliito man who is
imbued witli the spirit of tho proverb,
As we journey through life, let us
live by the way.' Hut I must say the
rich man's laughter sounds much more
musical in my ears. The poor man's
contains a littlo doliauco and reckless
i.es., no matter how sincero it is. It
seems lo say, 'Well, what of it? I'm
poor, but who cares?' The rich man'
merriment, on tlio contrary, is frco
from anything objectionable. It car
ries with it an intimation or power,
nod if thcro is a suggestion of surfeit
in it, is that an objection? Who would
not like to drink so deep from the
cup of pleasure as to mako plqasuro
lose its novelty? Wouldn't wo all
like to try I think so. I only ask
that I may laugh like tho rich man,
secure that my merriment today will
not be soured by revcrsos tomorrow."
New York Sun.
No More Object Inusi Were Mnile.
A laughable story is told about town
concerning A- 11. Hummel, tho crimi
nal and theatrical lawyer. Every one
knows that Mr. Huininel is not above
the average staturo of man (physical
s'atnrc), and every one who has seen
him iu court knows how quickly and
often he can jump up to make objec
tions wlion he thinks them necessary.
It seems that ho came iu collision a
littlo while ago with ex-.Iudge Ditten
hoef'ir, w ho was iu an objecting mood,
and ho wax greatly irritated by tho
lattcr's deliberate methods. Appeal
ing dually lo tho court, ho said:
"Your honor, it is not the gentle
man's objections that 1 make excep
tion to, but it takes him so long to get
up aud sit down."
Mr. Dittcnhoefer slowly arose aud
replied as follows:
"Your honor, 1 possess a good deal
of avoirdupois, and it requires some
exertion for mo to move. I am not
like my little friond there (pointing to
Hummel), who has only to slide out
of his chair to find himself on bis
feet."
It is said that Mr. Hummel made no
more objections. New York Trib-
UIIMtKKVS ( OLIMN.
miti.e imoinr.n.
Little brother did not wake
When the sun shone out today;
Did not answer when 1 called,
Asking blin to come and plsy.
Ho I Prouifht biro all his to;.
"Nay,"' tbey said iu grae surpi.se,
"lirother is an aiitfcl now ;
lie has gone to Paradise."
Then 1 laughed iu my delight,
Toimiii; top and ba'l tisikt;
Hut tbey wept w ith faces hid.
And 1 wondered why ihey cried.
,H. H. Iluds.iti, in Wide Awake.
Tin-; monkkv ami Tin: I'll:.
An Indian fakir had a monkey thai
la had brought up from babyhood,
l'hc pair were fast fri nds, tho mon
key Icing a faithful attendant on hi
nasier and as good as a watch dug.
Due day tho fakir made a pic for
dinner and left it to cook on a char
coal tiic while ho went for a walk.
As the cooking proceeded the savory
Miie'.l was too much for the monkey.
It raised the crust and tasted the
chicken. Finding the food very tasty
it ate more and more, till nothing but
Ihc crust rcuiainod. Then it remem
bered i's muster, who would
shortly come back hungry and
ready lo enjoy his meal. What was to
bo done? The sharp eyes of the mon
key detected some crows not far
nway. so without loss of time it lay
down on the ground as if dead. ISy
and by a crow came along and picked
at the monkey, which seized the bird
in a twinkling, strangled il, stripped
oil the feathers, placed it iu pieces iu
tlio dish, covered il over with the
crust and then contentedly awaited the
return of the fakir, to whom the whole
1 1 1 o i 1 o 1 1 1 was afterwards related by a
witness of il. Health and Home.
Till. I'lsi ONTFSVF.P OW IS.
There wore once threo discontented
owls.
It is so stupid to sit in the dark
and eat mice,"' tboy said.
"It must be ever so much nicer to
fly in tlio sun and sip honey. Let's bo
humming birds."
So one morning, bright and early,
they (I ipped their way into the garden
where the honeysuckles grew. They
tried to dip their bills into the lovely
blossoms, but they had not tho bids of
homiiiing-biids, and tncy couldn't dip.
No honey I" they cried.
"What shall wc do?"
Then one owl said: "Let's claw il
oul."
So they turned around and thrust
their claws into the lilo-toius, fishing
for hoiioy. And the honey suckles
were so rich and full that what do
you think? Tho honey just stuck to
the owls' claw and held theinfast;
and tho honoy was so thick that it
drew ami drew until il sucked the
owls in all but their heads.
And now if you look lit tlio honey
suckle vine you can see those discon
solate owls pei.ring out from tho
petals, all of tlieni so sorry they ever
tried to bo humming-birds. Wido
Awake.
AS AMI slN; SI'KCTACIX IN MKP Mi l .
Iu a special ornithological bulletin
of the l.'nitod States National Mtscum
occurs the following account of tho
dance of the prairie sharp tailed
grouse of Manilobn, quoted from the
unpublished notes of K. E. Thomp
son :
After the disappearance of the snow
and the coining of warm woather the
chickens meet every morning at gray
dawn, in companies from six to
twenty, on some selected hillock or
knoll, and indulge in what is called
a "dance." This performance I havo
I often watched and it presents the
most amusing spectacle
I have vet
witnessed in bird life.
At first the birds may be seen stand
ing about iu ordinary attitudes, when
suddenly one of them lowers its head,
spreads out Its wing nearly horizon
tally and its tail perpendicularly, dis
tends its air sacs and erects its feath
ers, then rushes across the "floor,"
taking the shortest of steps, but stamp
ing its feet so hard and rapidly that
the sound is like that of a kettledrum;
nt tho same lime it utters a sort of
bubbling crow which seems to come
from the air sac, beats the air with
its wings and vibrates ils tail, so that
it produces a loud, rustling noise, and
thus contrives at once to make as ex
traordinary spectacle of itself as pos
sible. As soon as one commences, all join
in, ratiling, stamping, jumping, crow
ing and darning together furiously;
loudor and louder lbs noise, fasti i
aud faster the dance becomes, until nt
last as tbey madly whirl about, the
birds leap over each other in their ex
citement. After a brief spell tin' en
ergy of the dancers begins to abate,
and shortly afterward they stand oi
movo about very quietly until they a.e
again started by ono of their number
tcudinir ft.
QUEER BIRDS.
An Interesting Exhibit at the
World's Faifc
Serio3 of Croups Prepared by
the National Museum.
(no of i ho most picturesque features
of the exhibit of the National Miiscinii
at the woild's fair in Chicago will bo
a scries of groups of odd sorts of
birds. These have been prepared by
Dr. Kobeit Itidgway.
The crocodile bird, for example, is
illustrated by an actual crocodile about
eight feet long, stut.'ed in a life-like
manner, with its mouth wido open,
while along its back are walking two
or three birds of this curious species.
One of the latter is standing inside the
mouth of the saurian, pecking para
site from tho reptile's tongue. This
is the kindly office which the bird per
forins for tho crocodile, at ihc same
time procuring food for itself and
relieving its reptilian friend of annoy
ance. So far as naturalists are aware,
the ;atter never returns this kindness
with tho ingratitude of gobbling its
benefactors.
I Another group shows a pair of
i bower birds disporting themselves
about their play house. I'ttrcly for
the sake of amuscniciil thnsc quaint
! fca'licrcd creatures arc accustomed to
I build covered structures of twigs and
j oilier materials, iu and about which
they scatter every bright and pretty
object they can find, such os shells.
! Furthermore, they hang garlands of
; flowers in front of their play houses
j and, when these aro faded, they pro.
I cure fresh onos. Il is eveu said thai
: they plant seeds, which sprout and
1 add to the decorative effect.
Not less remarkable than ihe bower
i birds aro tho butcher bird? a small
shriko that is widely distributed in
j this country. These birds capture
small animals of various torts and dc-
' liberatuly impale them upon thorns, j
j presumably for subsequent hso as j
! food. In parts of tlio west where j
i 1
j there arc barbed-wire fences they use
j tlio wire point instead of thorns for
' impnliiig their victims upon. This
group shows a pair of butcher birds in
j a bush, witli grasshoppers, mice and a
i little bird stuck on t horns here and
i there.
Otio of tho most interesting groups
exhibits a pair of woodpeckers of an
interesting species. They arc engaged
iu inserting acorns into holes in a
tree trunk. In summer, when food
is plentiful, these birds devote their
time to making a great number of
holes iu the bulk of trees. When the
acorns fall in the autumn I hoy gather
them and put ono into each of the
holes they havo made. Thus they
prorido tliemselve- with a supply of
provender for the winter. Otliorw isc,
when snow covers tlio ground, they
would be likely to st u vc.
Other groups show a number of
prairie chickens engaged iu their love
lnaking dance, flamingoes with their
curious nests of mud, a hollow slump
with parroquels hanging inside by
their bills, which is their manner of
roosting, and wild pigeons, which are
interesting because they aro threat
ened witli extinction.
One group that was prepared for
Chicago will not bo sent thero because
it is too horrible. It represents the
sheep-eating parrot of New Zealand
attacking a shoep. This bird was not
originally carniverous, but is supposed
to have acquired a taste for mutton
during a very cold winter, when, for
j uick e i oiuci iuuh, n u.s,nini inc
cusses of killed sheep. Subsequently
it took to preying upon the livo ani
mals, clinging to their wool and actu
ally eating its way through the llosh
to the kidneys, of l he tal surrounding
which it i especially fond. The poor
sheep, unable to defend itself against
its winged foe or to escape, eventually
succumbs. Fortunately, this parrot
has been nearly exterminated in New
Zealand by the sheep farmers.
Washington Star.
Bahy Ruth's Silver Spoon.
Mrs. Mary O. Arnold of Norwich,
N. V., received a letter from (.rover
Cleveland a few days ago, iu which
he wrote that Kuth was very proud of
tho silver spoon that Mrs. Arnold has
sen. her. That spoon has a history.
Grover's great-grand father, the Uev.
Aaro.i Cleveland, dwelt iu Norwich
Town. His son, Deacon Cleveland,
was a silversmith aL curious, ancient
and tranquil ltcan Hill, a mile north
of the old town. The square, brown,
two-stry house iu which he lived is
still standing under tall elm-, whose
branches sweep its roofs, al the south
ern edge of tbe village. Across ihc
street is a funny-looking littlo bouse,
with peaked gables. "Adams' Tav
ern," modeled after an Lvmlisli eoun
NO. 32.
try alehouse. It was In this demur
and snug and liny building that Dea
con Cleveland, iu Ihc last century and
early part of this had Ids silversmith
Imp, and wrought, in silver mid gold,
trinkets fir the people of Bean Hill,
Norwich Town and oilier neighbor
hoods, and handsome spoons of odd i
iiikI original debigng.
I- was iu ihc silversmith's shop that j
Deacon Cleveland, a hundred years I
ago, fabricated the solid silver spoon j
ihatMis. Arnold presented to little!
Until Cleveland. "It belonged lo a I
set of six," said Mi s. Arnold, who is !
an elderly ludy, "that the D.-acoil had .
made to order for my mother. Mis. j
Mary .loncs. These spoons have been
in ur family ever since, though one !
after another was lost until now, J ;
think onlv three arc left; two belong I
to me and the third one to Miss Iluih. j
I inherited ihcm at the time of my
mother's death. Il is barely possiblo j
that sonic other member of out f ami iy I
may have one or more spoons of that
set." ;
The spoons arc nbout six inches
long, with a shallow, pointed bowl,
and on tho back ef the bundle the ;
name "Cleveland'' is embossed in bold,
handsome letters. Impelled by a end- ,
den caprice, about a week ago, Mrs.
Arnold ) ut her present in a box and j
dispatched it to Kuth with a letter, in j
wh'ch she said: "Plcaee give my love j
to ilaby Until." j
Southern Forests Disappearing.
Charles Mohu, ot the Cuiied States
Forest, y Bureau, writes in the En
gineering Maga.iue: "The facts di.-
c'oscd by the investigation of our
Southern pine forests, and the man
agement of their timber resources,
cannot but lend to ihe conviction that
wc have already entered upon an era
involving their complete extinction.
Stupendous as these resources appear,
as illustrated by figures quoted in this
paper, any doubt about their depletion
within a comparatively brief period
will be removed if, on tin: other band,
those figures are considered which
i elate to the ever-increasing draft on
ihe forests. No ono is more aware of
i be inevitable result of the presen1
treatment of these forests than :l.c
actively cng'iged in reaping the bar-ve-t
of timber, to mature which nature
required ceniurit s of time.
Theio is no need to dwelt here on
i ho calamities width would follow
the extinction of the industrial and
commercial interests connected with
the forests, upon which s0 many
thousands of people are dependent
for their existence, or to contemplate
the evil consequences of the destruc
tion of the high forest, over largo
areas, in affecting existing conditions
of climate aud soil. These themes
I avc become truisms, which iu our
day can escape no one taking an active
interest in afl'air afl'ecting our mate
rial welfare. Still, with all tbe light
atlorded by science and the teachings
of national economy, there exists a
popular disregard to matters pertain
ing to foicsiry, and little headway
lias been made iu the attempt, through
statu action or otherwise, to secure to
posterity some of the advantages of
ihe forest wealth now enjoyed in this
country and considered so indespeusa
blc lo our prosperity.''
Signalling Through Mater.
The intellectual resources of Wiz
ard Kdison show no signs of cxhaiis- j
lion. His latest move is for a new j
aud rather startling system of sub- ;
murine signalling, lie believes that I
ihe difficulties in the way of such a j
system aro quite surmountable. Tho
principle on which the proposed iu- ,
venlioii rests is tbe fact thu' w ater is
one of the bc't media for the Han--
mission of vibrn'ioiis that is (bo c u- I
vej anco of sound. Vessels arc to have ;
a vibratory in.-icliiuo iuid - water, '
which will at once register the ;
signal souuds from any vessel which
uriy bo in the vicinity. The tippara- '
ins will be capa'de of detecting the
presence of a ship provided w itli sig- ;
nnlsat a distance of from ten ( fifteen :
milts. It is believed that such an in
vention would reduce the danger ot
coliison at sea to a minimum, and !
with tbe removal of this last danger,
vox n"cs would be as safe a. human in- ,
genuity could innKc them. -New j
Yoik Witness. j
Sen Use For a Linen ( uT.
"Look here." said a well-known
uian-aboul-lown yesterday, "this is a
loiter from a friend who is now in
Pittsburg." The speaker produced a
soiled cuff oil which a luess ige. had
been writtcu. The cuff bore the stamp
of Pittsburg postollice, as well as a
cancelled stamp. The message read:
"I haven't no paper at hand, but
I'nr-le Sam will transmit this cut!', for
which I have no further use. Linen
is of no use to a man who is d nd flat
busted. Send mo $ 10. Philadel
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Ocean.
Ie often looked upon tby foaming wave,
And listened to thy voice, Old Ocean,
And beard with keen delight thy billow
lave
The rock-Kirt shore iu wild commotion.
To me there is a music sweeter far,
In the dull splashings of tby waters.
Than that evoked from viol or guitar
Hy any of our radiant dauehters.
And I bae thought bow powerless wa
man.
And laughed whene'er he sought to pinion
I'by mighty arms, for since tbe world bo-
. R"
Thou hast been master, be tbe mil ion.
At times- I've seen him launch upou thy
breast.
And birdlike skim the rrested billow,
Cut ere the Eastern sun illumined the
West
He slept upon a nameless pillow.
(if hi t e proud hnrk but a single mast
Kemaincd to chronicle bis storv :
Millions shall tread in tbe way of tbe last
H dbre thy dripping locks are bonry.
All else may proud msn in bis onward
wrep
Overcome, be it sooner nr later ;
I'.tit th'Mi art tameless, awake or asleep:
He mny he preat, but thou art greater.
.St. Ueorjrc Best
HUMOROUS.
An acquired taste A kiss.
If yu must bo dogmatic, try not to
bo bull-dogma'ie.
My time is not my own," said the
pickpocket, as he donned the s'olen
watch.
Fvcry boy has an idea thai if hi
father had lived at the right time he
would have thrashed Goliath.
Choilv's (iailantrv. Little Willie
Mir sister save von' re
awful soft.
Ciwlly --That's because
I'm utterly
mashed, Willie.
It is wonderful how well the world
gel? on, considering how many peo
ple there are who do nothing toward
helping il along.
Have you ever had fever and ague
in these Hats? Landlord Yes, sir-rcc ;
There isn't a modern improveineu t
von can mention but W' have.
A hunitry tramp, to gel a bite
And rnise a liaif a-dollsr.
i oliire I tbe bnc of a little do):
:id honed the poor dog's collaT.
Tl.' i'e!" exclaimed the fair syndi
cain "I ib'nk this article will fill a
long-felt want." "What is the title,
dear?" "Howl) Manage a Son-iu-luw."
"Do you think, Schmidt, that your
affection for I raulen (i jldsiein is rc
ciproca'cd?" "I really can't say; I
am loving mr at the present time on
cicdit."
"1 try to loe my neighbor," said
Mr. Meekine, as he gaed disconsolate
ly out int tho rain, "but it's a hard
thing for a man who pays cash for hi"
umbrellas to do.''
Your tickets were complimentary,
were they not?" "Well," replied tho
man who had seen a painfully ama
teur entertainment, "1 thought tbey
were until I saw the show."
"Your friend, Mr. Harlow, isn't a
very civil man. Ho was positively
rude to me last night," said Maude.
"That's Henry's great fault," said
K'hel. "He has very little respect for
age."
Daisy When I ot big, like you,
mamma, 1 am going to marry a doc
tor or a minister. Mamma Why,
my dear? Daisy 'Cause if I marry a
doctor 1 can get well for nothing, and
if 1 marry a minister lean be good for
nothing.
Senator Morgan's FirM Case.
Senator Morgan of Alabama at
tributes his success in life to an acci
dent. When he started out in hi
native town to practice law ho oould
not get a case, aud was on the verge
of starvation. He decided to goto
Texas and grow up with the country,
packed his trunk, locked his ofttco
door and stepped into the street, where
ho found hinielf faco to face with a
countryman, who was looking at the
signs.
"Say, stranger," tho fanner asked,
"kin you tell me if lliar's a feller
'bout yeres named Morgan, John
Morgan?"
That is my name, sir," Mr. Mor
gan replied, pausing in his flight.
"Air you in or hurry, young man?"
"I'm just ofl to Texas."
"Texas, eh? Can't Texas wait a
dav or two? I've got er case I want
looked after au' 1 kinder thought you'd
do (he job."
The prospect of having a case at
last was sufficient to cause the young
lawyer to turn buck and hear whut
tho farmer had to say. It. had some-
thing to do with the recovery of a
piece of land.
"1 took it up and won it," said tho
Senator, In recounting the incident,
"aud from that day to this havo never
known what it was to want a dollar."
The Paris sewers are the largest and
most complete iu the world.