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VOL. XVI.
WABRENTON, N. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28. 1887.
NO. 4.
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WW A K K I
Y V U LL ViJI. MJJLA
17ie IFeary TForld.
j Par down the winding lane of years,
The weary world is slowly wending;
1 Grim walls of fate and gates of tears
To trembling prayers no answer sending.
, Yet through it all sweet spirits call,
Through lonely days of grief and aching;
"Hope's roses blossom on the wall,
To keep the world's great heart from
breaking."
' Across the sobbing sea of doom
The weary world is slowly drifting;
Eyes wet with tears pierce through the
gloom, "
Yet see no sign of xrest or rifting.
Still, angels bright, from some far height,
Repeat through hours of weary waking: -"Hope's
starlight shines through darkest
" night, ' I
To keep the world's great, heart from
breaking." j
O'er troubled waves by paths of rue,
Faint souls press towards the land of par
don,; Burdened with crosses, wet with dew
From chill Gethsemane's lone garden.
Yet to and fro, pow loud, now low,
A voice is sweetest music making
Hope, singing on, through pain and woe,
To keep the world's great heart from
breaking.
Clarence Urmey.
AN EAST WIND.
BY HATTIE A. COOLET.
It ; was the east wind. Not a doubt
about that.
The amount of mischief that an east
wind can work in. the daily lives of us
poor -mortals is really astonishing.
"When you get up some morning with,
a sort of, edgewise feeling toward the
world, if things seem inclined to topple
over and get out of place at the merest
touch in fact, everything goes wrong
in a peculiarly exasperating manner, you
have good ' reason to suspect that the
wind is in the east. That- is certainly
where it was on this' particular morning
at the Deane's. .
For several days the cook's tooth had
given ominous threatenings. And when
did an easterly wind ever propitiate the
toothache?
In this case at least it aggravated the
dull grumblings into what the sufferer
termed the "jumpin' toothache," with
the awful throbbings of which, it was
not to be expected that she would be
over solicitous in regard to the quality
of the coffee ,or the state of the beef
steak. Now Father Deane himself had
passed far from a comfortable night be-,
tween twinges of neuralgia in his head
and rheumatic aches down his back, to
say nothing of the creaking of a certain
blind which never made the least noise
except when the wind was in this one
direction. The . breakfast, muddy cof
fee and weak at that, the cook having
simply poured in mor vwater upon the
old grounds without so much as adding
a grain of fresh coffee, and steak burnt
in respect to outward appearance but
raw in inward reality no, the breakfast
did not tend to soothe him into a better
frame of mind. Generally he was a
pretty jolly, good-natured man, but
when he was down, as the cook said,
"he was down indade.'r He was down
"indade" this morning. So poor Mother
Deane sighed very often. She was a
sinister little body, keenly alive to her
husband's moods.
Miss Winnie Deane's was the only
bright face at the breakfast table. She
scarcely noticed her father s frowns or
her mother's sighs. The words which
Charley Traver had whispered the even
ing before rang too loudly through her
happy thoughts. He was to eej her
. father at the office this very morning.
And, knowing by actual experience that
after a good breakfast Father Deane
never had the heart to refuse his daugh
ter anything, she had charged Charley
to be sure and go early before business
began.' She felt very confident . that it
would be the most favorable of times to
speak to her father; but then there
wasn't the slightest doubt as to his
answer any way; for, had not Charley
Traver always been a great favorite of
his?
Miss "Winnie little realized what queer
changes come about with a shifting
wind as well as with a turn of the tide.
Father Deane started off down town
walking unusually fast on account of the
disagreeable air. Therefore he was
trifle-earlier as the office boy was a trifle
later than common, the latter having run
on an errand for his mother, who, be
mg something of an invalid, could not
go out in all kinds of weather. And
consequently, Father Deane had his
choice of the dust from the boy's vigor
ous sweeping or of a tramp up and down
the draughty hall. t
He had just settled himself at the
desk when Charley Traver came in.
The young man s face was somewhat
flushed, but he said "Good morning,
. Mr. Deane, ".with bright cheeriness and
an air of confidence as to his reception.
' 4 '.Good morning," responded that gentle
man coldly as he tarned about from his
desk and looked over his glasses at his
early caller. Some people do have such
an upsetting way of peering over the
tops of their glasses at one; it would
disconcert the coolest heart and strong
est head. Charley Traver was a self
possessed, young man, but I suppose the
most self-possessed have moments of
awkwardness, Charley's had come now,
Nevertheless he plunged bravely to the
point at once.
"I presume you have noticed, Mr
Deane, that I have been quite a frequent
visitor at your home lately."
- Father Deane's bald head crave an al
most imperceptible nod which was not
very helpful to the young man.
"The fact is," said he, growing more
and more "nervous, "Miss "Winnie has
promised to be my wife with your con
sent, which I hope I have."
'. Unlucky Charley 1 he did not know
that, as he -sat facing his visitor, a
breath of that self-same wind having
found a chink somewhere in the office J
window, was blowing directly upon the
back of Father Deane's head, sending
keen darts through it in every direction.
"Nonsense!" growled the old gentle
man fiercely; "you are both too young.
Neither of you know your own minds
yet"
"We are willing to wait if that be
your wish," replied Charley. "I only
wanted your consent that it might take
place some time."
'Til not consent to anything. Never
did believe in Ions; engagements. When
you are both older than you are now Til
consider the matter, not before. Good
morning, sir."
Poor Charley 1 he had always supposed
that Mr. Deane was rather partial to
him. Poor Charley I who went out in
a state of sore perplexity, wondering
what in the world he could have done to
offend Mr. Deane. Poor Charley!
all was interwoven with the fickle ca
price of an Idle, shifting wind. Chi
cago Current.
A TURK'S PLEASURES.
so
who suddenly waked up to the fact that
it was a horrid morning in particular
and a most dismal world in general.
We may scoff about it as much as we
please, but variable weather is a blessed
thing sometimes, especially when it
changes for the better.
Father Deane always lunched at a
restaurant, dining at home after office
hours. Now, it so m happened that the
wind took a sudden turn, and by the time
he went out for his lunch there was the
gentlest of breezes from the south with
good hot sun, which, shining down upon
his head and back, did wonders for the
neuralgia and rheumatism. Then, at
the restaurant whom should he meet but
an old friend from. New York, who said :
"Why, Deane, I don't believe you look
a day older than you did ten years ago."
While a man may despise ordinary
compliments, I am inclined to think
he would find such a greeting preferable
to "Vhy, how old and gray you ve
grown !
Meeting thus pleasantly, the friends
prolonged the lunch as long, as possible
and walked back as far ashe office, door
together.-
As soon as ever he had parted from
his friend and stepped inside the
office, Father Deane thought of Charley.
VI declare!" he said to himself. "I'm
afraid I was a little hasty this morning.
Let me see; no, it can't be; yea, that's
so, as true as I'm alive Charley Traver
must be twenty-three or four; has a
good businesstoo. As for little Winnie
I suppose It's got
Charley said he'd
bore it better, too,
been in his shoes.
horribly vexed at
Population of the World.
The human family now living on the
earth consists of 1,450,000,000 individ
uals; not less than this number and
probably more. They are so distributed
over the earth's surface that there are
now no parts of any size still uninhab
ited. In 'Asia, where there is little
doubt the human race first existed,
there are now approximately about 800,-
000,000, an average lor the entire con
tinent of 120 to the square mile. The
cheerless and thinly populated steppes
of Siberia reduce the average of popu
lation for this continent, which in some
parts is the most closely packed quarter
of the globe. Thus, throughout llindo
stan an average of 172 persons to the
square mile, and in China proper each
square mile represents a population of
226. The population of Europe is about
3o0,000,000, averaging 100 to the square
mile, not so crowded as in Asia, but
everywhere dens and overpopulated
at all points. Africa has an estimat
ed population of some 210,000,000. or
about eighteen to the square mile. But
this can bo a mere approximation only,
as so much of the continent is still un
explored. America has a population
estimated at about. 103,000,000, rela
tively thinly scattered, and averaging
altogether not more than seven to the
square mile. On all the islands of the
oceans there are probably 10,000,000 of
inhabitants. The white people of the
human race are estimated at about 550,
000,000, the blacks at some 250,000,000;
the rest are of intermediate color. Of
the entire race some 500,000,000 arc
well clothed, that is comfortably and
entirely; 700,000,000 are partly clothed,
and some 250,000,000 are practically
naked. Some 500,000,000 may be said
to live in houses partly furnished with
the appointments of civilization, t00,
000,000 live in huts or caves with no at
tempt at furnishing them with any
luxuries or scarcely conveniences, 200,
000,000 and more have nothing that
can be called a home. Fully three
fifths of the race, therefore, lie lelow
the line which the .civilization of the
Anglo-Saxon would fix as the lowcit
limit at which deprivation and discom
fort can be endured. Of course the
above is a division by races, and takes
no account of the great needy class
The Favorite Amusement of an
Oriental People.
The Three Public Recreations
Which They Prefer.
in
cities of
Ocean.
civilized countries. Intcr-
Dom.es tic Braids In London Streets.
The way domestic brawls are carried
on in the streets of London cannot be
matched, I am certain, in any other city
in the world, says T. C. Crawford in
tne JNew lorfc World. lhc common
people who walk tho streets regard
these quarrels as their own private the
atricals an I sternly resent any intcrfer-
The traits of a people may often bo
judged as correctly from their pleasures
and recreations, as from their history
and serious conduct. In the freedom of
the tdle, pleasure-seeking hours, a peo
pie will betray whether they are imagin
ative or matter-of-fact, whether they are
gentle or rough, whether they are sober
or buoyant of spirit.
It is usual to find that a people who
dwell in rugged, inhospitable lands, in
regions of storm and gloomy skies pre
fer amusements which are hardy and ac
tive; while those who dwell in softer,
sunnier climes enjoy themselves in mild
er recreations.
The old French chronicler, Frobsart,
observed, when in England, that the
English "took their pleasures very
sadly." The English, and especially
the Scotch, dwelling as they do in a
capricious climate, are noted for the
rugged n ess and hardihood of their
sports. The buoyancy and gayety of
the French character, on the other
hand, are strikingly reflected in the
lightness and sparkle which appear in
all their favorite pastimes.
The recreations of Oriental people are
more interesting, because less familiar
to us than those of the Western people,
and afford quite as reliable a key to
national character.
A recent sojourner in Turkey has
given a very entertaining account of the
ways in which the subjects of the Sultan
beguile their many idle hours. The
Turks are an indolent people. The lan
guor of their beautiful climate renders
them prone to tako the world easily, to
have frequent holidays, and to enjoy
pleasures which soothe rather than ex
cite. The principal public recreations of
the Turks arc three. One is, to witness
the burlesque acting of a company of
men who do not use any stage for their
performances, but issue forth from be
hind a single screen. These plajers go
about from place to place, erect their
screen in the open' air and give their
performances before the motley crowd
( of the turbaned idlers who gather
around them.
Another favorite amusement is what
the writer referred to calls the 'Turkish
Punch and Judy." This show, however
is given by means of shadows cast upon
a white sheet. The effect of th s U
rery weird and striking,
j The third public recreation is the
' gathering in the streets, or on the open
' spaces, to listen to the thrilling tales of
An Engl UK Inn.
It was a queer, quaint little hostelry,
low in statue, a frame of wood filled ia
with brick, tiled roofs and pointed ga
bles, and small square windows, it to
which two heads of curious people could
scarce have squeezed at once. Mine host
stood at the door, and his salutation, to
me was so courteous, and he seemed so
good-humored a reflex of the swinging
sign near, upon which was roughly
painted a laughing Cambrians carrying
a huge mug of beer to his expectant,
wide-open mouth, that, returoiog his
"good-day," I entered within. It was
the tap-room of the place, rough
enough in finish, a few racing
pictures hanging against the wooden
frame and placards announcing a
cricket match and a prize exhibition of
flowers, fruits and vegetables at Latimer,
the seat of the Lord of Chesham. To his
question of what I would have I selected
beer and asked him to join me. We sat
at a little table and drank and smoked
and exchanged inquisitive talk. He
had somewhat of my autobiography,
perhaps spontaneous on my part, to dis
pel apparent suspicions of my being of
the brotherhood of tramps. And he told
me how he and his progenitors for
one hundred years had been publicans
at that place while my country still paid
its tribute to George III. There were
repetitions of the potation, refilling of
the pipes and broader flights of talk,
until the sun touched the plumes of
the trees on the western hills, until
the cows, all day pastured, came low.
ing into the paddock, and the bats, hid
under the eaves during all the hours of
light, came out and whirled through the
darkening air. Mine host had no place
for me to sleep, but he thought that if I
would go on a mile to a farm called the
"Vale," at the first intersection of his
road with another, I could probably be
accommodated by a spinster who had
just opened her house for summer board
ers from London. "She's a little skit
tish," he added, "frightened like, and
perhspa, will ask for references, but just
tell her you're from America, and talk
nice, just like a gentlcmtn, aad she'll
open her door to you. She's nothing to
drink there, but bear in mind that I
have, and I'll be glad to see you, sir.
He stretched out his broad, hard, brown
hand both for the score aad good bye,
and we parteL Philadelphia Call.
PEARLS OP THOUQUT.
Overwork Is a waste of capital.
The secret of thrift Is knowledge,
Be not anxious about tha trouble which
a not yet come.
HATPRAIrGAS EXPLOSIOH.
Fifteen Person Injured, Sei
ertl FaUUj, In rittsbarg.
Keep clear of the man who does not Two LaiTo BHilrrS KsJToVfJ
value his own character.
Rich people who are covetous are like
the cypreaa tree: they may appear well,
but are fruitless.
If women did not believe nea aaj
more than they do women, it
lucky for the sex.
E3capa Destruction.
Tb Cni arrioot aataralfa expfcniao. ta
FltUbcrx, hna, la two jwi oomrrafl
fw mlnaUa afbw 10 o'clock tb tbar mew
lot ta the HotrJ ATLmaxbaM tiynTbmXn
ould be lHork,cw Sixth strTbrrpkcowM aV
trodd wUft friffctfol la JurW to a esmbtr of
Tn,. fried, rm U Pr ri., cl, r
when invited, but ia ad vemty they come tmj p wkM rmrT h7 VnPi
without invitation. ?r.I2ttZl
PP raoxkinx lata l UmIts aal boM.
Help others whenerer you can; you Tbe aW f na4nS c
would yourself be grateful for a helpfu s dom to-base tha r torai
hand in a moment of need. Aboat 10.14 o'clock u-r mm
Conviction is in itself a "nower. Thi ' ly la lb oelUr of l. T. Pi, crsirUa,
man who is sure of what he ssjs,
assurance to those who hear him.
gives . enocwioo fcook boCdxcs for rvtral
I froAr aikl brok rrrrj tlt-clj wt&low
I la tbm Hark. Alnott iiatfAcUr Cubm bc
Light as a gossamer ts the circumstance. p froea varioos rru of tt block, tot
Decor uwy dj iwa -war
ISt srw crvslroUmi fry th
txrmC srorfc of thm flra iw-tmruo
loui Albrmarto.tb WioaTWrt otraaew.
man tC a&l U bor wUrfc ft-Vl 00 htsta ttrrK
which can bring enjoyment to the
science which Is not its own accuser.
vine greatest uung lor a
con-
IK
tC an.
know, said Alexander the Great, "ii
that with which he is least acquainted
himself in person.
He who possesses a friend whom h
can trust, one who Is found faithful
all UrnbJy bAturmi.
V.0UX Tt tvmlmA Im t So lb ll4
B4n Tbmtr l- I- r. !!. 05-
tua. LVU. a&l Krvk V.rrhmr. WX- ta
. aruflrtai limb. 1 1 VJj ai.00 wccia of
through storm and sunshine, has one ol J1- lb fTrsr?l r
b .,,.. . , I llfuwo pT in all la.arl. fir CC
the rarest treasures which this world tbn. it wji Uxctt, uuiiy. Tbron;JM
v0jj, , I It of tb lajorl tt a f &yo: Jaxb !-
. It m I 1 W lurk t un aad daws taral (its Co-niBT.bor-. latemallv mad Imd'f
. , , ,,, . , I banvt. saJmm Vc al arm bro: wul
the world calling on men and women, a. Tboma haWraricT ib 14 s
lb b"d. Vr aa-1 bls: Mtk MLranil.
but the name has been spelled pluck oe
all of her cards that have come under,
our eye.
Indian Corn."
Like many other members of the ratt
and valuable vegetable kingdom, Indian
corn or maize hat long attracted the at
tention of writers, and its origin has.
been the occasion of much discussion.
It was long ago the custom of crrtaia
classes of authors to attribute almost
every plant and animal to Eastern origin,
probably on the theory that it was la
that hemisphere the Garden of Eden was
believed to have been placed, and many
things, all the way from potatoes to tur
keys, were traced across the sea. Al-
well, well, well,
to come some time,
wait awhile. He
than I should if I'd
But I (fare 6ay he's
ence of the police. Asa general thing,1116 "meauaris," or professional story
thc police do not touch the brawlers un- . tellers. The meddahs take the place, in
less, they make too much of a distur- j Turkey, of lecturers in America. They
bance and block up the streets. The , relate the most exciting stories, with
many emphatic gestures, contortions of
police then simply order them to
move on, and make arrests only where the fce an modulations of the voice,
the disturbing party resists. During j They sit in the middle of an attentive
my stay in London I have seen more circle, and often rouse their hearers to a
me; wouldn't blame bim a bit, either, if street fisrhts than I had ever seen before I D,S pitch of breathless interest and
he were. I must have Winnie apologize in my life. The actors in these street excitement by t
for me, she'll make it all right. I can
keep my word too. Lucky for me that I
put that in ; I hate to go back -on ray
word. Of course they will both be older
than they were this morning. I must
have been a good deal out of sorts" to
have acted that way, I always did like
Charley."
Meanwhile mother Deane had exerted
herself to cure the cook's .toothache.
and, having succeeded after a time, her
patient, in her gratitude, did her very
best in the matter of a dinner of which
it may be said that after Father Deane
had done ample justice to it, he Avas en
tirely his jolly, good natured self again.
And when anxious Winnie perched her
self on his knee to whisper, "Did
Charley come to the office this morning?"
he kissed her blushing cheeks and said
a little confusedly, "Yes, dear; but I
was somewhat out of sorts and shouldn't
wonder if I answered the poor fellow
rather shortly. When he calls you can
explain it to him and tell him I said it
was all right if he'd wait a couple of
years before taking you away. I can't
lose you just yet," this with another
kiss, "but I don't know of any one I'd
rather have for a son-in-law than Charley
Traver."
AXvery downcast, disconsolate-looking
person was the Charley who came an
hour later. But, when Winnie had ex
plained and delivered her father's mes
sage he laughed with a Eudden elevation
of spirits. "It's all right now," he de
clared, "but I did feel most awfully cut
up over it." However, like a wise
young man, he refrained from .entering
into further particulars of the interview
in her father's office. . While within,
with loving hearts, the two sat planning
the beautiful future they were to spend
together, outside, among the shorn
branches of the one evergreen by the
parlor window, the wind, no longer a
mischievous .east wind, but the sweetest
of southern breezes was softly whis
pering. But neither of the two listened
to it for they did not know how it had
mixed itself up with the day's doings,
not how closely the happy outcome of it
l
fights or domestic brawls appear to take
great pride in the parts which they are
called upon to play. They arc stimulat
ed by the cheers and roars of approval
from the audience and do their best to
maintain their reputations for courage,
ferocity and skill in retort. The women
are especially excitable and active in a
street fight. The man generally looks
sulky and sheepish wheu ' engaged in a
fight with his wife in public But the
women never give them a chance to back
out. They are much more vindictive
and active than the men. After the
man has been kicked three or four times
and has had his face scratched up to a
proper state of rawness, he becomes ex
cited and then strikes out brutally and
cruelly, unless a policeman happens to
bo too near. The women arc generally
the victors in these street fights. The
fighting women generally have babies
in their arms. I have seen a number of
costermonger viragos bounding from the
ground like v hyenas, rushing up and
down with great leaps, howling insults
and epithets, then sweeping dowu to
wards the hated object of their wrath
for a blow or a kick, and when the man
strikes out the baby never seems to be
regarded as anything more than a buf
fer. The costermonger female uses her
baby as a shield. The poor, wretched
baby is generally a philosopher and
rarely, if ever, howls or cries. I have
never heard a costermonger baby even
peep during the most exciting phases of
a street fight, although the mother may
be howling like a panther in her rage
and excitement.
their dramatic powers of
narration.
The Turkish women are allowed to
witness the burlesque . acting; but they
are forbidden to be present at the Punch
and Judy shows, and at tho story-telling
of the meddahs. The women,
moreover, arc not permitted to attend
the theatres and opera-houses.
Like all Orientals, the Turks arc very
fond of music and of dancing. But
their airs, musical instruments and
dances are entirely different from those
of Western Europe. They partake very
mucn 01 tne nature 01 the race as seen
in other ways. The Turkish music to
Western ears, sounds soft, melodious and
monotonous. The Turks, on the other
hand, regard European music as too
loud, boisterous and confused in sound.
A choir, or an orchestra, in Turkey, all
sing and play the air only.
. The Turks like ceremony, and all their
recreations are pursued in a sedate,
quiet, ceremonious way. The musi
cians, dancers, story-tellers are ushered
before and away from their audiences
with flourishes and obeif anccs, and are
rewafded with much solemnity of de
meanor. There are very few recreations in
Turkey, in which men and women are
allowed to take part in common. When
both sexes witness the same performance,
the women always sit in a group behind
a screen or thick lattice, so that they can
witness what is going forward without
seeing, or being seen by the men. But
in this case, the best poant from which
to view the performance is accorded to
the women. Youth's Companion.
Healthy and Una eat fay Occupation
The English Ilegittrsr-General has
made a comparison between healthy and
unhealty occupations. Assuming the
normal average death rate of the com
munity as the unit of comparison, and
calling it 1,000, particular occupations
may be regarded as healthy or unheal thy
according av the death-rates among those
pursuing them fall above or below that
figure. Tho most healthy occupation
appears to be that of ministers of re
ligion, whose rate is S-VJ. Next am
gardeners and nurserymen, 539; farm
ers and glaziers, C31; agricultural labor
ers, 701; schoolmasters, 719; and gro
cers, coal merchants, paper, lace, and
hosiery manufactures, wheelwrights.
ship-builders and coal-miners, with all
of whom the average death rate is under
77V. The most unhealthy occupations
are the trades connected with the liquor
traffic and hotel service, with which the
death rate is 2,203; following these are
general laborers in London, 2,020, cos
termonger, bankers, an 1 street sellers,
1,879; innkeepers, etc., 1,321; and
brewers 1,801. After the trades con
cerned with alcohol, the highest rates
arc furnished by occupations that Involve
the breathing of dut other than coal
dust and exposure to lead poisoning.
The death rate among butchers is also
high, 1,170. Popular Science Monthly.
phoase de Candolle, the eminent botaa-
lt. thoroughly examined the subject
thirty years ago, aad states that -maixc , ittck taxMLUmm.
is of American origin, and was not intro I mm ViTTfWAT nAVP
1 11 .an, erorOoy of lb lVor s Ntrl Urn
Cotrpay, mrrTflj Varol tooX baa w. far,
aa4 tck: liUV, cr4orl maa, tjur4 "
tmuJly: 1L T. Fck. In jure. 1 laUraaSy
aivl fr mrrrvlr rut by fSftnc
Joba Kcwlr, mt by (U about f J
feaacU: wm cot aJnx off. Lm Kacbarfkl,
mpVr of D. T. llt injurrd U tb back.
IJus ttt. nfnbr of Kar- t'oernxaf
No. 1. strork ia tb tmrm by .UmWi
U&kaowa wwrua. LVrvm lato Xhm p'i
and iwTwrvJy barV O. O. kw4, 1.vw
JVopiV Adtm:,. bVisrn tau tnkiJl
of itm( and ws-cHy rot aal l-ul: Jta
Mulberry, a roVr4 nf4or. of tb iVocJ
Nataral (iu Coraimny. farfully lrtJ
about tb,b-4. ! ait baU: a 4
or4 mm a. aio aa erarT of tb Vt
!'" Oai;nT. srm i sfctlr bumrd abovl
tb bands and fr; MicbI.lIaa5irW. ana
aad bmd drrrlr turtx-1; bArl-s Veyer,
broken sbouUrr Uad: Jo CadxltJiaa
Ubwr.burwd aboot tb bJ aad Jiir,
aad lnml in Urn!! r.
A rmrrful tt;ti ry nd at tb mm of tb
d wv-r abovs trond a doul tbt tbs-
wa rasl IT tb tr&ittoa of u
tot Qxnpany KS wbi worknxaa wr
La u Mraru o
duced into the old world until after the
Laaj-oa dab
Atx of tb lataraaUcAal
bar dibandd.
Baut has rasxtt .ty-oo eowrcUve
puaa tar OarlaaaU.
BosTo t willi rc to ro4 fW.COO foe
team to via tb pranaat asl awaaoo.
Tnit vfl nnv 4vutna 1b ti Ail.
Peru, as varie- farced Laaxv aad Ajanciauoa UsU aax
discovery of the new." The early dis
coverers found it in cultivation by the
Indians of America all the way from New
Eogland to Chili. There are evidence
that it was raited in South America long
before the conquest of
ties not at rreseat cultivated in that
j, j. 1 Toirro. f tb rtr.t. baatbisi
country nave oeen uucoervu in.w madtorw Wrttl t.uaal ka-ts aJ tb
tombs which antedate the Incaa, just as Lmc1 tiram ta tha parti-a'-ar.
grain has been found la Egypt stored 1 CrTart Bwaarwonn. of lb. frookJra
, ,1 CiuU. sara tbal lbr ywara t kc ooc
with mummiei 333 years old, re- for aar r Urr to tr vi-.b a I mm.
Ult KxtXT. wbm akl tb cOe day If
, b ooU play ta iVatoa, said: -WU, 1 raa
I txX. I d oo tt to Ibrm, and tby bad buT
let torn fA
Ta FrocAJrn Cub fcaa pcrcbaad lb
r1bU and fraaHiif of tb UnrcU,tM CSab.
A fnraJ rvorcaauaUon of la two iao
cently brought forth from their rtstiag
place. Inter-Ocean.
An Enormous Boom.
"Yes," said the man from Biggsville,
"we are having an old-fashioned boom.
Four railways heading our way, street
car company organized, new stock
yards "
New stock yards V
That's what I say."
"How large are they?'
"Oh, they're small yet. I'm using 'em
for a hog pen ast now,' Lincoln
fNeb.1 Journa'
A Line of Stndy. '
Editor (to young Assistant) "Mr.
Greathead, I want to map out a line of
journalistic study for you P
Young Assistant (dubiously) "I am
pretty well up to newspaper snuff, as it
is, sir.
Editor "I am aware of that, Mr.
Greathead; but you know too much. 1
would suggest that you devote one hour
each day to forgetting something.
ck, . .
A Chinese Mandarin's Gratitude.
A missionary of the American Board
stationed at the China inland mission
writes to the home office of an incident.
A Chinese mandarin recently gave an
entertainment and presented a valuable
testimonial to the Christian Hospital.
out of gratitude for medical services
rendered to his aed xatner. The son
was absent on duty, and the father was
cured of a sickness which was supposed
to bo fatal. While the old gentleman
wss at the worst the wife of the absent
son, acting in place of her husband, per
formed an act supposed to propitiate
heaven and to secure the restoration of
her father-in-law.
With her own hand she cut a piece of
flesh from her arm, had it cooked, and
administered it to the patient. On
the son's return his gratitude to the
missionaries was boundless. He had
prepared a memorial tablet, eight feet
by four, which was suitably inscribed.
This was hung from a bamboo pole, and
carried by two men, preceded by a band
of musicians. As they approached the
house big bunches of firecrackers were
'fired, and the tablet was presented with
much ceremony.
Tho IdlT.
Parent "Who Is the laziest boy ia
your class, Johnny T
Johnny "I dunno."
"I should think you would know.
When all the others are industriously
writing or studying their lessons who is
he who sits idly in his seat and watchea
the rest instead of working himself f
M7e t51Ser-W LT,t Sitings. 0i
White Topas.
The white topax found near Pike
Peak is almost equal la value to the dia- '
mood, says O. F. Hobert In the Globe
Democrat. Not many people know thlsj
but I found a topax on the banks of the 1
Platte River this summer and seat it
to a lapidary In New York to have it
rut. It weighed 823 carats, and the"
lapidary sent back word thst he would
give me -V) for it. I refused the offer,
and investigation disclosed the fact that (
if I had sold the stone It would Lave
found its way into some of the large
jewelry stores of the metropolis, where,
cut into innumerable small stones, it
would have been offered for sale a
genuine diamonds. Clear white topax
Is worth 3 a carat. A three or four ;
carat, well-cut stone, will cost you 30
& m . a .a
or fsu. ine wnue topax bas toe
brilliancy and hardness of the diamond,
and differ from it only in being some
what transparent. Its angle of rt frac
tion differs only slightly from that of
the diamond. It is rare, too.
wUi laa pUca.
Po larx a aombrr t4 ttbiUtioo rm bT
lm arrasr! ty tb lirM and Arta
tkn Culm Ibis fail tbal tb abow n3 fy b
far tbry ar all flayd.
Tbb maaatr la bVb tb Lraa dabs
Ttav to UuCrorUnl us ta koa wbe
tby Urn, wos'l tU -at tbal tbry bar.
ttraa faa tb lirotbrrbood.
Tit tax bar tn not a fw vblpr cw
nrnUoai atom; A tv ant Iaroe
xoanaxro laUtj . and tt wooU e b cr
pvteox If tb Ancxoa srooVl yn laws
acauta lb eomunauoQ oc oau p-ayvra. ,
lUroar from Ran Ian4ro aay tbat tb
5sr York Club snlt b mtt ith a ryal r
orfCoa on tbftr arrival out tb-r. lhrv-uw
Apy-Uton. wbo fc Cw oot tbv, pmlt a
bruLa&l fooma for lb dab.
Tat lti wrinQ la tb labJ worVl
baa brQ tb mirrv of John II. Ward, tb
abort tr? of tb York Oob a1 It
dat rt tb NattoeU BnXbnrbood of I "U .Tors,
to llrV-a Iaavry. ta ppelar artr. Ui
Ilaavray was an almo rontant attrodawe
at lb i-aaxa co tb w York s srvaada tb
pott I
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
Tvtjlc ar only foor cbarnrtrra la Ortat
FrailX s ww flay.
Havana b Toao Ud of Xadtaa, VTa,
bar orxaaUvd a era- baa L
MlCHlQA b a -rr:iy ta a Uryci band.
Tb musicians par a Ujr rl.
Ml Tacoooaa Taoa is mmbrria bis
Jfw York vaaoa of tUnt rhi roami
r.tsToau' rtcrotJy pU S I -UL-rm r
veal tbat ah made Ur debat as a thiv
toocthsoll cbdd.
Baum PrassaaiT baa writtf-n a
A Serenade tn Dahomey, Africa.
That night, perhaps, as a soother to
my nerves, the king gave us a serenade
by his own private bead. I was awak
ened about midnight with a noise that I I eaifed Tb lia." It t aH to t fuU t brut
can compare to nothing but a thunder- .' ? 1.
storm in soles. They ran from high to ,
low, and got terribly mixed In the mid- j
die. It was not really unpleasant, but I
.like the chiming of W1U, should be heard I
at a distance the greater the distance
the better. I sprang to the window to
fiod that band consisted of twenty-two
men, each with a log, or piece of wood,
the largest so heavy that it took four
mm to carry it- These were set, one
end bu the ground, the other supported
l.r a wcMalm trestle, and beaten on the
hi ;h end with wooden hammers, of aU
"ui-, from the hand hammer to a sledge,
each tkk or log emitting its sound, but
rHtditioguihable air resulted. North
American lie view.
?f at PMau-s m ltoetln Doa.
Pa," said little Harold to hia pater
nal r:nt, after that individual had
been readiag an article on 'Supersti
tion" to Lis family. Pa, doee ceath
alwavs follow the hoalof a dog r
No, darling,- replied BaekstrutUa,
fs?metinua It U the h?cl!&.9la?lziT
Tat Katbr of S. i MovVrt: or. t
rroj-brtc f rKo," tstb vnV)t nam of a
tabular jlay now running ta lb Crfy of
Uriico.
Tax Bac wT.1 Oar Larr Prrrt"
BUya,Fninm a lUmmT aad -IW
Ibisinaam. Manarf iA Won is orxaixux
a food tajirrin- cntnraay.
MtsS p.aoAit Ctrsttavo on of tb Wd
InX earmbrra of a Trirm rn Ofra rm
May now rcat nx la bo otv-a. ciajms to b
a of lb l rtknL hb tf good IxAiff
and bsj a swtwi aUj tout.
Ox tb Uaxds of on tb rbaan tbaatras
la Clararo a yoorr Knjl-b of nci
btrta sibubamd . jcatb o,orty
ian.W.r.r an ibnUftni of mora tbaa
ai'U.ui ia - tbaa to years.
Foe a tramnmt cUrTB ,a Iw York
kas ulra a a test i: aard MaSU s p
fcnnanrof -lr. J'kyU aal Mr.ll-d. Ta
rrr. tr. Eatoa "1 rvrtaiaJy aor-
sntnbrr aay drams o rf al ta tt sooral
iTart."
Portal. cirrW ta TTalrr'" r mr
rrmi al lb M-fort tbat M J1 Naxa.
daat.tr of Mr. Wal Ns.
rrmmViaaxttrr of tb UU CbfJl,
boo I. Cb-. to aboat to mal Ut VUnl on
tb dramalK taa
SftM Eu" KvtT la lb a-rt rV
lar vownr siTa a T..!VI amK-or
aaa-fai ,trw rart9jv.m..,.---.
rriVrtwn of nx
bam' la brr bo.
a l b a
wil iir p-rfrt
tjrst b Skamd