THE CHARLOTTE MESSENGER
VOL. 111. NO. 24
THE
Charlotte Messenger
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AT
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Address,
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The spot where the first blood of tho
American Revolution was shed has been
appropriately marked by the Aldermen
of Boston at the request of the Bostonian
Society. This blood spilling occurred
on March 5, 1770. and is known in his
tory as the Boston Massacre.
According to some recently published
statistics, there have been fought in
France since 1870 no fewer than 847
duels, besides many between officers and
between private soldiers, which are
scarcely ever mentioned in the papers.
Out of these 847 duels only nine resulted
in one of the parties being disabled. In
08 per cent, of the cases the combatants
left the field unscathed, though rehabili
tated.
Some idea of the immense resources ol
this country may be gained from the facl
thru since 1855 the government has paic
in 1 ensions, in round numbers, $825,-
000.000, and of this enormous sum ali
except $25,000,000 was paid since th«
civil war. In 1667 the interest on th«
nat onal debt w’as $144,000,000, and it
those thirty one years $1,315,000,00(
have been paid to the holders of Govern
raent bonds.
It is proposed in India to petition the
State to turn over the three or four hun
dred criminals annually condemned to
death to an authorized medical commis
sion for the purpose of experimentation,
primarily with the view to determine the
traiismissibility of cholera from one man
to another. As the subjects of the ex
periments, if they escape tho disease, are
to receive a full pardon, it is supposed
they will willingly submit themselves to
the proposed texts.
The Hindoo widows have ghastly
tim*s of it, but the acutest part of their
suffering comes from the fact that for
*wj days ol every month, all during the
period of their widowhood, they are
obliged to abstain from nil food and
drink, even to water. The aged mother,
hardly able to t ot across the floors, must
phy the penalty as well as the young
widow of twelve. Weeping sisters and
daughters stand about and wriug their
hands, but uo one dares help the suf
ferer. Reformers in India are doing
everything in their power to induce the
gov< rnment to abolish enforced widow
hood, so that none may be compelled to j
endure the suffering that widows.arc now j
for. .1 to under# >. The government is j
averse to interfering, it being maintained j
that the de-ired reform must come from 1
'me Hindoos themselves.
~
U takes the American girl to dispel ;
the glamour which surrounds royalty, j
The Mobile Hey inter publishes an inter I
csting letter from Miss Mary Fearn, the
daughter of the United fctates Minister
to Greece, to a friend in Mobile, in which
(be describes a ball held at her father’s
hou e in Athens and attended by the
<»re« k King. It was the second time the
King had ever been at a private bowse in
the 'vening. and the ministers family
mther dreaded the stiffness and for
mality which fh<y feared would mark
the occasion; “but,” Miss Fearn g es
on, “fortunately for us, the King, who
is naturally a charming person, hap
pened to be in a particularly good hu
mor on this occasion. He circulated
around the room in the most informal
n anner: so much so, that at one time I
quite forgot his presence, and in the
mi Ist of a wild galop with one of my
middies 1 bumped right into him in the
mo t disrespectful manner as he was
crossing the room. However, ho only
1 miled and said: 4 Go on! that’s the way
to enjoy it !’ ”
GOMINO.
“The sweetest song that ere was sung
Awaits another sweeter yet—
The inspiration of some tongue
To Heaven’s higher music set.”
The loftiest thought that thrills the brain
Or pulses through a soul of fire
j Awaits the birth-pangs yet again «
Os something grander still, and higher.
| The noblest deed which e’er was wroughl
Awaits another nobler still—
i The surging of a vaster thought,
The impulse of a mightier will.
The golden age forever lies
Not in the past, but reaching on—
Where bend the future's bright’ning ski«
Life’s grandest triumphs shall be won.
—George W. Crowell, in Clipper.
THE REPORTER.
BY ELANOR CORBET.
Ten o'c lock on a Tuesday morning,
and one of the busiest days in the week,
in the office of the Weekly Record —a
journal dealing largely with society’s
doings and sayings, as well as with all
the literary, musical and dramatic hap
penings of the day. The editor and his
assistants were up to their ears in work,
but the chief had but just arrived, and
with a pleasant word of greeting had
passed on to his private sanctum. An
elegant and distinguished man, this
Ernest Warren, the proprietor, general
director and mainspring of the flourish
ing weekly which his father had left to
him as a part of his inheritance ; and,
moreover, had supplemented it by a
very pretty fortune, which at once lifted
this dear, only son Irora .the ranks of
struggling journalists, and made of him,
had he so ch s:*n, a gentlemen of ele
gant leisure. But this was contrary to
all Ernest’s inclinations. At no time
was he disposed to a life of mere idle
luxury ; and though he had the entree
into the best society of the city, and was
by no means averse to envying the
"ame, he had never, in the five years
since his father’s death, neglected the
interests of the Record , nor withdrawn
himself from the general supervision, of
all its details. See him now, as he
stands at his desk, running over the
morning’s correspondence. A man not
mu: k under forty ; tall and strongly
built, with steady gray eyes, dark hafr
and mustache, aud a general air of
vigor and determination about him
which at cnee inspires confidence in the
beholder, and makes women and chil
dren feel that in him would be found a
very serviceable protector, should occa
sion arise.
On this busy morning the letters did
not seem to require much consideration,
and when the last one had been con
signed to the waste-basket, Mr. Warren
stepped to the door of the outer office,
and inquired :
“Hanly. has Miss Ogden been in tliis
morning?”
“Not yet. Eir.”
“Very well. Ask her to speak with
me as soon as she comes.”
Ten minutes later, and a brisk, busi
ness-like young woman presented herself
at his door.
“Ah, Miss Ogden, good-morning. I
was just inquiring for you. I presume
you have your day s programme pretty
well laid out; but I want you to take in
some evening work. Mrs. Kossiter gives
a reception to-night, and requests that
a representative of the Record be present,
if possible, a lady, in order that the cos
tumes may be correctly described. For,
as she politely remarks: ‘Men generally
make such a botch of such matters un
less they have some woman to coach
them.’ Now, cau you be thcie in the
ladies’ dre-sing-room, say about ten
o’clock, and remain as long as there are
any arrivals to take notes ofi”
BMi's Ogden hesitated. This was some
thing she hadn’t bargained for. To sit
up till all hours of the night reading
and criticising new books; to run around
to the shops lor fashion items and nov
elties <0 assist at all the “opening
days;’’ attend matinees, and even to in
terview an actress occasionally—why, all
these came into the day’s work. But
this that Mr. Warren was proposing
would be a new departure to her. and
rather galling to that pride of which, al
though u sensible young weman, she
had a fair amount. And so the prompt
and cheerful acquiescence which was her
usual answer to her employer halted on
her lip*.
“Well,” said he, kindly. “Do you
mind it so very much? Why, then, I
must send oue of the boys, I suppose.”
Now there were several reasons whv
Bara Ogden felt very kindly toward Er
nest \\ arren. and was more than willing
to 6tudy his wishes. In the first place,
he pleaded her fancy, with his handsome
face and manly bearing, and his unvary
ing deference and cordiality; secondly,
hesceoicd to give her credit for possess
ing as good reasoning powers and clcir
judgment as though she were a m in;
and many a time, in that snug little of
fice, they had held long and interesting
discussions on the topics of the day,
which 1 ft'l sent her home to her lon Ijr
room with a pleasant sense of mental
cheer mid refreshment; and lastly, he
had w in her gratitude by desiring Ed
itor llan ey to give her a trial when she
presented horn If :is an applicant for
work sonic months before this busy morn
ing. It was an innovation —this employ
ing of a woman for legular daily work,
and wuthout the chief’s good word she
knew* she never could have got a foot
hold in the office of the Record, nor a
chance to show what she was capable of
Thiuking of all thi*, and meeting the
look *>f appeal in those grave, hand-nine
eyes, she could not answer him with a
refusal. A word or two signified her me
quie* enre in the proposed arrangements,
aud won for her a beaming smile and a
hearty “Thank you very much. Mis*
Ogden. 1 am sure we shall now get a
reliable account of the different toilets.”
CHARLOTTE, N. C. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1886.
“She doesn’t like it, that’s plain,”
mused Warren. “But she’ll do It. A
plucky determined girl, that is—and a
pretty one. She ought to be going as
invited guest, and not merely as news
paper reporter. She could hold her own
with most of the society belles in face,
figure and manners; and as for brains,
why, she’s way ahead there. I know' I’d
rather be up in the dressing-room talking
to her to-night than down In the ballroom
waltzing with the prettiest ‘bud’ of the
season.”
Punctually at ten o’clock that evening
Bara entered the dressiug-room at Mrs.
Rossiter’s. As she ascended the stairs,
she had glimpses of the drawing-room,
and the picture gallery, which to-night
was devoted to the dancers. Both wero
brilliant with lights, and fragrant with
flowers, but as yet were untcuanted. A
brief interview was accorded her,no rep
resentative of the Record, by the hostess
and her daughter, who were desirous of
seeing their own elaborate Parisian cos
tumes fully described ; and then she was
permitted to ensconce herself in a snug
corner at the side of the large mirror,
where she could pass in review each
toilet, while the fair wearer thereof took
a last fond glance at her own charms be
fore submitting them to general criti
cism.
Bara had made no attempt at evening
dress; but she could not help being a
very pleasant object as she sat there in
her well-made, dark blue camel’s-hair
and velvet Sunday gown, lighted up by
a bunch of carnations; her dark, giossy
h iir piled up in a soft, Jwavy mass, and
her flushed cheeks giving new brillancy
so the clear, wideawake eyes, which
looked as though no details could escape
their notice.
Presently the room began to fill up,
and the great mirror reflected one radiant
vision after another; and Sara’s hands
and eyes were so busy taking notes that
she lost all self-consciousness, and was
obvious of the curious glances now and
then cast in her direction. One group
gave place to another, and there was no
time tD study face*; the general effect
and material of a costume was all that
she could grasp—the wearer was but an
animated fay-figure to the busy reportei
in the corner.
But after a while there was a lull in
the arrivals, and the latest comers, a
group of pretty, stylish girls, who seemed
to be all on intimate terms, lingered and
chatted together, and seemed to be in nc
haste to descend. Sara had given to
each her line of description, and was
leaning back with folded arms for a
moment's rest, when she was startled by
the vision a satin slipcer raised to the
level of her knee, while quick, imperi
ous voice exclaimed:
“There, just botton that strap, will
you?”
Pushing baek her chair, Sara arose and
Poked the young lady full in the eye foi
a moment ; then, turning to the maid,she
said: “Marie, your services are re
quired here,” and herself crossed the
room to a seat by the window.
There was a brief silence, and then the
. ; ame imperious voice reached her cars:
“Well, did one ever see such airs?
Who is she, and what’s she here for?”
The French maid probably made answer
here, for the next moment the voice
went on : “Oh, newspaper reporter, is
it? If that’s all, she needn’t have felt
aggrieved at being taken for a maid, j
Pin sure,’’ and a scornful laugh rounded
the sentence. A few titters followed
from other members of the group, and
Bara’s eyes flashed with indiguation,
while her cheeks outhued her carnations.
Then a clear young voire spoke up:
For shame, girls! she looks like a lady,
and you can’t suppose she likes being l
here. Don't make her position any harder
by Rnubbing her.”
fiara looked gratefully at the speaker, j
and saw that she was the youngest and j
prettiest of the group—a lovely blonde, :
whose charming attire had already w’on !
her ndmiration, though the swet face ,
shove it hod not been noticed before.
Evidently, too, 6he was of social
importance, for her companions
r ceracd to be impressed by her
words, and the greatest offender had the
gnee to look ashamed of herself, while
the ol hers broke into chorus : “You re
right, Jessie!” and under cover of these
exclamations they floated off, and S ira
was at liberty to go back to her corner
and wait forth; next t arrivals. They j
weren’t long in coming, and again it
haopened to be a group of acquaintances,
full of chatter and lauchter. Their
words passed unheeded until the sound |
of a certain well-known name drew
Bara’s attention.
‘•Yes,” said one Indy. ‘‘l saw them j
as I came up-stairs—Jessie and Mr.
Warren.” “Oh! I heard he was to be
here with his fiancee.” And a third
speaker chimed in with: “Well, you’ll
see she’s the loveliest girl in the room—
a perfect blonde—with the sweetest ex
pression, nnd so amiable, I hear.”
There was more gossip, and other j
names were mentioned, but the girl in I
the corner gave no heed to it. Bo her;
employer was a guest in this house, and
that charming girl who had just tried
to befriend herself was his fiancee.
Well, she was lovely and amiable, no 1
doubt; and if she seemed rather young
for the grave and dignified chief, why,
men liked those bright young girls, who
.iadn’t a care in life except to make the
most of their prettifies*. And, any way,
it was no concern of hers.
'I he hour was growing late now, there
were no fresh arrivals, and Miss Ogden
was ilist about seeking her wraps, to go
home, when the samo pretty girl, with
two or three others, entergd the room to
brighten up their plumage before taking
flight to some other reception; and,
rather than draw attention to herself,
Bara drew bock into her corner and
watched with some amusement the flnt
tering and prinking in front of the long
mirror, until a suddenly remembered bit
of gossip drew all the pretty heads into
a bunch, and distracted their attention
momentarily from their own attractions. ’
*
Tho one called Jessie with her back to
the mirror, facing the others, the train
of her luce trimmed robe sweeping out
behind her close up to the glass, when
suddenly—no one knew how it hap
pened—there was a horrified scream
from one of her gay companions, a
quick drawing away from her, and she
was left alone, a stony figure, with pale,
set fnee, whoso horror-stricken eyes
glared over her shoulder at the little
creeping flames gliding up among her
laces, starting from the wax candle
which had toppled over from the mirror
bracket. Before the terrified girl could
find her voice, Bara had sprung forward
and seized a fur-lined cloak, which she
wrapped tightly about the burning lace,
and then Jessie was conscious of a
resolute voice bidding her: “Quick,
now! Lie down fiat on the floor! Don’t
struggle, child!” and the next moment
she was nearly buried beneath a heavy
Turki-h rug. A few moments later and
the danger was all over; her costly laces
were crumbling rags, and the rich satin
was scorched and blackened; a Worth
masterpiece was utterly ruined, but the
delicate white body it inclosed had not
felt even a breath of flame. The kindly,
careless words uttered au hour before
had bjrnc precious fruit for her: but
before she could recover from her fright
enough to speak her thanks, Sara had
quietly got herself out of the excited
group and was speeding home to her
b ;arding-placo. But she had not been
quick enough to avoid Mr. Warren’s en
trance, or to escape his agitated words:
“Je sie, my darling, are you hurt?” and
all night her dreams were haunted by a
tall, manly figure, with a beautiful
golden-haired girl in his arms.
Next morning, just as she had sum
moned up energy enough to think of
getting off to the office, she was told
that some one wished to see her in the
parlor; and, going down, she was con
fronted by Mr. Warren, who caught both
her hands in an earnest clasp, as he said;
“Miss Ogden, ho »v can I ever thank
you for last nights work? And why did
you run away before we could speak to
you? Jessie would have come with me
thi* morning, but she is not fit to be out.
She sends you this note and some roses,”
pointing to a basket on the table. “And
my mother begs that you will let me
bring you back to lunch. She is long
ing to make your acquaintance, but she
cannot leave Jessie. “Will you come?”
“But—you overwhelm me. I don’t
want to go and be thanked. Any one
else would have done as much as I did.”
“Did any one else do as much? No.
You mustn’t be ungracious, and refus?
our acknowledgments. But for you, she
might be lying dead now—my dear
little sister!”
“Your sister, Mr. Warren? Why, I
thought you ”
A confused pause here.
“Certainly ray sister. At least, I al
ways called her so, though her mother
was my father’s second wife. Why, who
did you suppose she was, Bara?”
“Oh, I heard some gossip there last
night about, you being present with your
fiancee, and so ”
“Woman-like, you jumped to a con
clusion. I have no fiancee ; but lately I
have begun to hope that I may find one
some day—that is, since I have been
learning what a sweet, brave spirit looks
out from these clear eyes. But now that
you’ve turned out a real heroine, I’m
afraid I’m too commonplace and uninter
esting a mortal to mate with you. What
do you think, dear ? Could you ever
care for me ?”
Miss Ogden evidently felt very little
doubt on that subject, and must have
signified a* much, for that very afternoon
she was being petted and made much of
by her lover’s family. And the next
time she stood in the dressing-room of
Mrs. Rossiter’s elegant mansion- the once
insignificant news gatherer and reporter
of fashionable toilets was quite unrecog
nizable under the bridal satin and pearls
of Mrs. Ernest Warren. And some onu
el. c e chronicled her costumes for thj
readers of the Record. — Frank Leslie's.
Three Queer Terms Made Plain. %
The metaphor “Deaf as an adder” ha 3
a Biblical origin. In the Psaims we find
these words . “The deaf adder stoppeth
hereurß and will not harken to the voice of
the cha.mer, charm he never so wisely.”
These words, however, do not explain
why the adder should be spoken of as
deaf, but the solution of that problem is
found in an old tradition. in Eastern
countries if a viper enters the house a
snake charmer is sent for, who entices
the serp'nt into a hag. But according
to an old superstition the asp stops lus
ears when the charmer utters his incan
tation by applying one ear to the ground
and twisting its tail into the other.
•‘Going to my uncle’s” had its origin
in a pun on the Latin word uncus, mean
ing a hook. At the present time English
pawnshops have spouts down through
which goods are shot when redeemed.
Before these came into use, however,
pawnbrokers employed a hook to lift re
deemed articles from their storage
places. Impecunious Oxford students
came to speak of pledging their valuables
us sending them “to the uncus,” and th s
in time became corrupted into uncle,
and hence our present application of the
term.
The term “marc’s nest” frequently
puzzled me after I came to know that
marcs did not do their breeding in that
way. It is applied, as you know, to
one’s making what is supposed to be a
great discovery, but which turns out to
be all moonshine. An old-time writer
gives this explanation of its origin:
“What we call a nightmare was by our
forefathers supposed to be the Saxon de
mon mara or mare, a kind of vampire
sitting on the sleeper’s chest. These
vampires wero said to be the guardians
of hid treasures, over which they brooded
as hens over their eggs and tho place
where they sat wa> termed their nest.
When any one sup|>o»cs he has made a
great discovery we ask him if he has dis
covered a marc’s nest, or the place where
the vampire guards over hypothetical
txeasures.’’ —Philadelphia Neve.
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
How to Keep Flowers.
As a general thing, flowers will droop
1 and fade iu a day and night; yet there
j are kinds, like tho camellias and cupa-
I toriums, which can be kept longer if the
water is changed morning and night,
! and a lew drops of camphor spirits added
to it. But if the faded flowers are put
into a dish of scaldiug hot water deep
enough to cover one-third of their stems,
by the time the water has cooled the
flowers will have become fresh and erect.
Then cut off the ends of stems, and put
them into cool water with a small bit of
saltpetre iu it. Flowers will keep longeT
in di“hes of wet sand than in vases of
water.
Wliat a Good Dinner Really Is.
What wo mean by a good square meal
is not simply* roast beef and potatoes,
: with a piece of indigestible pie and a
| cup of ordinary coffee, but a table cov
ered with snow white lineD, tho china
and glassware shining like so mauy mini
ature mirrors, with bouquets of fresh
blooming flowers in season, and napkins
soft and fresh from the laundry, not stiff
1 as p i‘-teboard,so that they will slide from
your knee. These preparations cost but
u trifle, and they are the invariable pre
cursor of a good appetite. No dish
should be served undecorated; the tish
and meat should be surrounded with
small pieces of either parsley or beets,
carrots or turnips cut by molds into va
rious knickknack devices, not so much
for eating as for ornamentation, and also
ns an appetizer. For puddings, melons,
etc., pulverized sugar should always be
at hand. Cleanliness of the table should
be co-important with cleanliness of the
body.— health andllome.
Hints and Recipes.
Discolored tea and coffee pots may be
cleaned by tilling them with water in
which two or three tablespoonfuls of
wood a?hes have been placed and letting
it boil up. then wash thoroughly with
1 hot soap-suds, and rinse.
This horseradish sauce is excellent with
boiled beef: Take as much giated horse
radish es is required and mix it with suf
ficient stock which has been cooked with
a little vinegar, salt, sugar, butter and
fine breadcrumbs. This sauce should be
quite thick.
Try this recipe for “raised cakeTwo
cuj s of sugar mixed with one cup of
butter, half a cup of raisins, seeded and
chopped; half a cup of citron cut in
small strips; two egg* aud one cup and
a half of bread dough. Mix all thor
oughly together aud let it rise in the
pans before baking.
A good way to use cold meat is to cut
it in slices and let it stand over night
covered with vinegar. When required
for use dip the slices in beaten egg, sea
soned with salt and nutmeg; strew them
with fine breadcrumbs and fry lightly in
butter, taking care that they do not be
come dry. Serve as soon a* done.
Linen which has been laid by unused
for a long time is liable to acquire a
yellowish tint. "Washing in a wieak so
lution of chloride of lime will speedily
restore the original white color. After
the sonking in this chloride preparation,
the articles ought to be rinsed—first in
a solution of untiohlore fhypo-splphite of
| sodium) and then again in pure water.
For damp closets and cupboards which
; generate mildew, a trayful of quicklime
j will be found to absorb moisture and
render the air pure, but of course it is
I necessary to renew the lime from time to
j time as it becomes fully slaked. This
last remedy will be found useful in safes
and strong rooms, the damp air of which
1 acts frequently most injuriously on the
I deeds and documents wich they con
j tain.
! Often there is a superabundance of
gravy from roast beef for which the
housekeeper has no especial use. This
may form the basis for a variety of soups,
t >ne kind, prepared by this German recipe,
is good: Mince an onion fine and brown
[ it iu butter; add two tablcspoonfuis of
flour nnd let it cook until a delicate
; brown Mix this with ns much boiling
water as will be required for soup and a
celery root cut in small pieces; wuen this
is soft add the gravy, with seasoning to
taste. Little dumplings are a savory
i addition. Beat two eggs to a froth; mix
, with them enough flour to make a soft
dough, thinniug with a little milk and
seasoning w ith salt and grated nutmeg.
| When the dough is thoroughly mixed,
drop a teaspoonful of it in the soup and
see if it remains firm; should it fall to
; pieces the dough is too soft and needs a
little more flour. If it cooks properly
drop oil the dough in the soup by the
leaspoonful and boil gently for fifteen
minutes.
Celluloid in Naval Architecture.*
It may be interesting to note, apropos
of the completion of the first of oiir new*
| steel cruisers, that the French Navy De
partment has been experimenting at Dun
kirk with un invention which, if its
practicability is demonstrated, will ren
der all existing navies quite useless. This
invention is nothing less than a hull for
a man of war, capable of carrying heavy
guns and being, in fact, a complete for
tification, which will not sink and can
not be sunk. It is made of celluloid,
, and is said not only to float under all cir
• uinstances, but to be practically proof
! against artillery, since the heaviest shot
merely imbed themselves in it with a dull
thud and do not penetrate. The prob
lem of naval warfare, with such unsink
able fortifications in conflict, would be
either to see which party lould put the
other hors du combat with boarding
partu s.armed with pistol and cutlasses a
la Trafalgar, or else to determine which
could load the other’s celluloid with
enough heavy shot to sink the structure.
The naval officers who made the experi
ments arc reported by the French papers
to be quite taken with the invention.
A German entomologist declares that
spider * destroy more insect enemies of
trees than do all the insect-eating birds.
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GOOD-NIGHT.
Good night! I have to say good-night
To such »host of peerless things!
Good-night unto the fragile hand,
All queenly with its weight of rings,
Good-night, to fond uplifted eyes,
Good-night to chestnut braids of hair,
Good night unto the perfect mouth,
And all the sweetness nestled theret
The snowy hand detains me—then
I’ll have to say good-night again.
But there will come a time, my love.
When, if I read our stars aright,
I shall not linger by this porch
With my adieus. Till then, good-night.
You wish the time were now? And I.
You do not blush to wish it so!
You 'would have blushed yourself to death
To own so much a year ago.
What! both these snowy hands! Ah’
then,
1 11 have to say good-night again.
Thomas Bailey A l dricle.
humorTof the day.
Forced politeness—Bowing to circum
stances.
The old chaps who wore armor were
the first mail carriers.
Physic beats the faith cure, because it
has the inside track.— Picayune,
A cry for quarter—that raised by the
sleeping-car porter. —Peoria Call.
A recent comic song is entitled Soap.
It comes in bars.— Binghamton Republi
can.
“Somemen arc born great.” Yes, but
gracious! how some of them do shrink.
—New Jlaeen News.
A restaurant keeper can make both
ends meet by serving calf s head and ox
tail 60up. — Brake's Magazine.
Baid Tom, when kicked, and valor seemed to
lack,
“A man can’t help what’s done behind hia
back.”
-Tid-Bits.
An Indian idol has been discovered in
the West. It is a petrified whisky bottle
with the cork out.— Burlington Fro*
Press.
When Brown gets his salary he puts
what he owes his land lady to one side.
He has christened it his board pile.—
Met chant- Traveler.
It is said that every dog must have his
day; but this cannot be so, for everyone
knows there are more than 365 dogs in
the world.— Tid-Binl.
A young lady in Illinois is named
Short hose, but recently she got awfully
mad because a man called her Socks for
short.— St. Paul Herald .
Young Corydon is bound to marry,
For sage advice he wijl not tarry.
The step be take* he'll soon be ruing,
For billing always follows wooing.
—Rambler.
A New Yorker shot his wife, but the
bullet hit nothing but her store hair.
She had so much of it on that he couldn't
tell which was switch.— Yonkers States
man.
A Fittsburger has taken out a patent
for a machine to crimp flour bags. That’s
all right. Why shouldn’t the flour bag
wear crimps so long as the flour barrel
has hoops.?— Statesman.
••Ughl it’s cold this morning,” said
Sniggs to Higgs. “I saw ice on ray
sidewalk., as I came down-town.” “In
deed,” said Higgs, “was it paid for?”
Tableau.” — St. Paul Herald,
what It Costs to Run a Locomotive.
Many people wonder at the animal en
durance of the canine. Few understand
or are aware of tnc mighty performance
of the great railway horse of to-day.
Take one passenger" engine on the Illi
nois Central Railroad—No. 116—the
engineer of which is Hugh Bailey, who
for twenty-nine years has been holding
the reins of an iron steed on that road.
In August last Bailey, with his iron
horse, traveled 4,731 miles. During this
time it required twenty-seven pounds of
waste to rub down and thirty-one gallons
of oil to lubricate the engine. To keep
it hot three cords of wood and 120 tqn*
of coal were used. Mr. Bailey and his
fireman in the month earned $223.10.
The oil and waste cost sv*. 1; the wood
and coal, $170.16. Asa horse has to be
doctored once in awhile, so docs an en
nine have to be repaired. In this month
No. 116 received repairs to the extent
of $80.6 \ Thus it is seen that it cost
the company $132.86 for the perform
ance of this horse in one month. The
report of the expenses of the mouth’s
work has many other interesting feat
ures. It shows that a pint of oil lasted while
the engine ran a fraction over nineteen
miles. In little over thirty six miles a
cord of wood or a ton of coal was used.
It is accurately figured that for each mile
run ethe oil and waste cost a fraction
over 2 mills; the coal and wood, 3A mills;
the wages of the two men in charge,
about 44 ; for repairing nearly 2 mills.
“Was this faithful horse ridden under
the saddle or driven in harness?” some
may ask. Well, he must have been
hitched, judging from the amount of
hauling he did. The report shows that,
on an average, within a fraction of six
cars were hauled to the mile In one
year, ending December, 18H*«, this grand
old charger, guided by skilful hands,
had hauled a train of six passenger
coaches in point of distance nearly twice
around the earth. Routed 3U4 pounds
of waste, 353 gallons of oil, 35 cords
of wood and tons of coal. The re
pairs cost $583, and the wages of the en
gineer and fireman were $2,338.77. Bo
that it cost the rompauy $4,717.51 to
make the double trip with the engine
alone. Chieago Newt.
Glendower Evam Brown, of Csmpa
nello, New Brunswick, has not only a
fine name but a tine lot of living ances
tor*. His father’s father and mother and
g. andfather and grandmother are alive,
and to are his mother’s father and mother
and grandmother and her father and
mother.