THE CHARLOTTE MESSENGER Charlotte Mesteng:er IB PUBUSBCD Everjr SaturdacK, AT CHARLOTTE, N. C. la the Intererta of the Coleted People of the Oowklacf. Able uu) «cll-knowo writer* wHl contrib ute to It* mluDDe from dlSereat pM rf tbe rauntiT. and it wlD contain Mie latMt Oen enJ ttew* of tbe daj. Tk* Uusuna la a Ilnt-claM luw^aper and wlU not allow pwaoeal abtae la it* col umn*. It lx not Bctarian cr partlHO, bat ndeprailent—deallnc falrljr bp aU. It re- (erva* tbe right to critieite tbe ibortcomlBgi of all rol’hc ofBdali ' oomroendlng the wortbp, end recommeadlng for elntkm mcb men as In ItfoutnloB are fam nilM to lerve tbe Intneata o( tbe people. Ule Intended to np^ptbe long felt need of B Tivwspapcr to adVocale tbe righm and itefend tbe inler-wt* of tbe Itegro-AnMiiran eepecially In tbe Plednioot nection of Um ('arollnae. BOhSOKIFTIOBS: lAtirav* tn Adtanee.) 1 “ •i months ■■ • 1 QO •1 months • . , 75 ;i months - . . - so ’Jmotilhii . . . SK HIngle Copy . . - 6 Addma, W.C. SMITH. Charlotte NC. A writer in Tint .‘‘ii/tinji enumeratea Ihe danpcrsencoiinte-rd by the railroad Iratclcr in the fotlowin;; fashion; "Tha bill prohibiting railroad corpontione in New York Slate fmm heating their paa- nnoerrara with storer or fcirnacea isoow i law, and It is to he ho(«-l thit the ex- imple set by tho New York I/egislattirc will be followed in other Slate*. Cre- mutory fnrnaocs on wheels are not agree iblc ihinu's for live people to ride in.end it is an indication of progress that they ire to be nlrolitbed. The keroeone lamp isa c.ir illuminator ia bonnd to go, Aoo. Ill a slinrt lime pnswnger trains unierrsal- It will lie healed by steam and lighted by rleilrieily. Danger will still lurk on ihemil, howcTcr, for the swilchnan i* iable to (urget about setting the switch [ir'ipcrly, the Iclegrap'j operator may Bakes mislako in a dUpalch, and the ;nnliirior's watch etop at an inopportuna noment. A good many improrementa sill hare to be maile yet before railroad- Bg u abaoluiely without danger. It look* a* if the Panama (^anal enter prise IS duomed. While not more than one-fifth of the work ha* been done, the company hat already expended double the original caiimate of iti coat, and the money on hand will not last more than four or file moiitbs longer. It la now teporti-d that tbe huildera of the canal hare to contend not only with a allding mountain on one aide of tbe cut in tbe Culifbm Division, but aleo with a.risiBg bed in other parts of the Una. The Snyinfri'iiff AV;r* has been informed that in the lower jiarta of tbe route the boi. tom of the ditch itcouiinually forced up ward by tbe ireight of the excavated material dejuisited on each lide, 10 that in some pla«i “it rojuiree a very healthy and hnnl working dredge to bold iU own." The quanlily taken out under luch conditions ia included In the re ports which show the total excavatioe for Jach uu/ulh. Charles L. Dignowitti, of San Ab- tonio, Texa*. re|>ort I a rich discovery ol gold and silver in llnmctt County. A. Fitzgerald, Sopeiintendent of the San Jose Mioiag Company, of Tamaulipa*. Nexko. cams toSan Antanioarewwtelu ago with old Spanish recordt relating te lost San Sahn mines, and Mr. Dig- Dowilii fiirnUhed tbe money to Inveati- gaie their aceuacy. Mr. Ftt^tald want to Hoover's valley, osi tbe Colorado river, fifteen miles porth of'Bwnrtt County, oppoeilejhomooth of tho Uaao river, and took hb bearing Hew to • divid ing rang* of anantniaa down In tb« Spanish archive* as “Eapinoxa d* Jnar" (in English. “The Bachbona of Jnd"). and at prtanrt known a* tho “Pack- Mdle MoonUina-” From ihh point, guided by tho Spanish wooidA b* In- etitated n searrb nnd wm rewarded by the dtoeovary ot a ridh toed. Ibn to four feet wide, end contoat* of rich de- oompnod ow strained with toon. Dig- nowiiti cUiscd a trade for eovMty new* of tha land, pwtewUngtbat hnwaMed il, for the gnnit* and nsatMn. On fmihti tnvestigation trneea of an Ilaiknn •ine and funnew wave found. The peoptotntbe vldaity an g***^ I** sited oiw the dtosoTety. Mnddnwy «i!lfaapMin«c«c(,nnd Dwaig*** !• ■■*»! . . The captive brook. tl waaijered where Ks fancy led. The livelong night, the Uvehmg day. It mug of dalli where bird songs flow, ft saag of haunts » bsre Ifllles grow. » sang In tones that lovere know, All day, all day. The nabsams on lie ripples lay, And laugfaterthrougfa Itacadeaee brokn And Belt daneed away. eday. Unaumbered harmoulee awoke. It loitered by tb. - drooping flower, It sang the love dream of the benw. Tbeeoag was new from hour to hour, dfll day, all day. A miller eame one more In May, And bound the brooklet to his fiin Where labor wean tbe boun away. And lis harsh sound tinever ntUl, And round nnd round to Oil hli atore Tbe water turns the mill whed o'er, Botsb! tho brooklet sings no more, All day, all day. Jiachariah’s Hired Man. *'Hanner,"^ilold Zack Dayl.augh as he came Into the hnuM after rcturniag from town, “i got'nothcr hired man,” “Well, 1 declare. Zacharicr, 'nother hired man 'fore harvest! Wol’n thu name o’ goodntav do ye want o'a hired man this time o’ yenri” "W’y, Hanncr, 'pcarat' ma I oiightor know w'en I nccl a mnu. Look at that hreakin'1 wanl’o do on the Iwick forfv. there's the I wants t' be gone through the other Way, an'ihe garde hoc -It's lime them pcrtalcr.i t« ire hilled up on' they nrei Iniggin' tiiost evTy day —an, hayin’ cornin' on—I m goin't' put up all tho hay there Is down in yon slough. Co'rs’ I need a hir'd man. Ye wanl’o mind, Ilnnner, that we’uns ore farmin’ it in Dnkoly now. an’ do things • sight different ’n we did in I'ctm- “Oh, Irrckon I knowed th-tt already. Ever Bcnceyc plnnied them cab’gre in the wrong lime o’ the moon last year an’ didn't licv 'rough an'i ye could find am, I seed ym waa doin’ it different. ” “Oh, fkm't talk no more 'bout them cab'gse-a person will make a mistake onct in a while.” “Yes. an’ some o' ’em twict in a while, Zacharicr. Did yeget methat new milk- bucket with a strainer on itJ” ''Hanoer, I don’t mind ycr toIliD’ •bout no initk-liucket.” “kesyedo, Zacharicr, ye mind it jest as well M I do. Now 1 want it right away or yer hired men can’t come into tbe house!” pane* out to this buwl W’y if I had his (ilcture rd haag itup*!! the bam to keep the hoga out I” They were Intempted by Alice en- nouncing that suppervat ready and all gathered to tbe large cool kitchen where vas served. ‘Jei’ act right down at the aad tbar, Tom, an’hc’p yourself,” uid Zacbarlab, with a wave of the hand to the newmaa. Bo did not need a second invitation aad moved on the excellent auppor which Alice bad prepared a* If be was in the hnhlt ol carrying auch thJnga before him. He gave his undivided attention to the business in hand and Hr. Daybsugh failed to detect him so much m glueing at his daughter Alice, who satoppo«te, though, to tell tho trath, u impartial observer could not have blamed blm much if he had embraced every opportunity for gazing ather, for she was cerflainly worthy of uy man’s attention. Plump, roty- •becked, brown-ayed and—well, I will vty very pretty and let it go at (hat—it did lot seem strange that ao many of hii predecessors had fsllen victims to her cbsnna, or that tbe last one had even been detected in taking pie from her haoda through the pantry window, espe cially as no one denied that she offered biro (he pie, and, in fact, encouraged him to cat it; and still further that it was a piece ot Mr*. Drybaugh'i famous dried pumpkin pieud an inch thick. Bui if Tom had been at all moved by the ebarma of Alice he (ailed to betray it by a look and kept up his altuks bread-plate in a way that somewhat alarmed the worthy Zacbariab. Alice however, either from a smaller appetite or curiosity or coquettisbnesi, or—there isn't room here to make a catalogue of the different feelings which tiro liable to move the female mind, so I will say, something—did not fail to ol«crve this addition to the “men folks” of tbe family. She certainly didn’t find thing very han.lsom.’, though she did not And herself prepared to say that he was quite so I>ad looking as Zarhariah had said. He was tall, raw-boned, hair of a sort of undecided shade with a strong leaning toward red, and im- mepMly large hands and—a good ap petite. He looked ^telligcnt and like a good fellow fjBnnIly. While Alice adrailted to herself that he far from Iwing as handsome as some of other hired men who had rii fallen in the Daybsugh family, Mine lime she decided that there were without doubt many worse young men in the world and that, ts much lib looks were against him, she could “Well, well. Hanner, hook up old Doll | .onccive that tho time might come when in the mornin' an' drive down an’ get it —I’d o’ got it myself, hut Ml be snaked if I rec’lected anytliing 'bout it.” This paeiried the good lady *0 much that she nentout sod colled her daughter Alice, who was j.iekiog strawboiTice in ihegardce, and directed her to get sup per ready. After she liad gone her worthy husband cbucklvl o little over his remarkably original scheme of for getting to bur tbe milk-pail and frowned a little when he remembered that it would have to be bought after all. UU wife soon returned and said; “Well, it ’penrst' me ye got ao ugly 'oough lookin' man this time. I seed bin out pumpin' water.” 'Thst’eft, Hanoer.^zacklvi that’s just it! Ilels the hlamest, gnwkiest. green est lookin' man I’ve wed fer a long time an’ that’s just w’y I hired him. 1 'low he won't be foolin' 'round .^lice and act- ia’ calflbh!” “He might try it—I never seed a man that wouldn't act calflsh if he had half or (wo-third* of a chance. But I reckon it won’t do him any good; Alice wouldn’t bev nothin’ t' do with as ugly- lookla’s man a* he is. It 'pears t* me be don't look ‘sif ho knew 'nough t’ pound aud into aret-bole.” "Oh. he's all right, only hb looks ore jgin him powerfully. How'd be 'pear t' ba cornin' down on the pomp-handle, Hanner r’ "He wa'a’t throwin' himself ont’ it rery hefty, Zoeharier. I 'low ye won't find him any very great shikea.” “Oh, I'll'teaff t* him. He ran work, rn bet a farm,an* if bo won't get t’ thin- la* 'iDund Alice I reckon be'll b* a good man. I've had t’ chare 'bout ev'ry man I'v^bad Uteiycfl the place 'caiue be got it into bis head ha waa goin' t’ marry Alice- 'Fean t' me we'uns ar* very nn- hwky that way.” “Eadurier, Alice 'courages 'em, that's wot ah* dam, ab* fflris wHb 'mt. Wy ytMialad that laat oae we had ia lb* apniag, ye knew I .ennght her pairin' a ptaea 'epin orii'o the paatiy wiadar t’ tfm. T«, rir, a big piece e* d/ied paakifl ^ *»’h» teek It an'aet dewa •■tke*^*'kettt* aa’ctltu’ Acataak ImrhMdeu* o' tk* wiudpr aa’ ••y*A>kp*to it, murn.x kM it. t*mfm km A* longer than Zacharieh could him self. la fact, in bis own words, “that ■aaa 'peared t’ be 'bout as chuck full o' hard days’works u they make'em.” And he also proved to be remarkably good- natured and reliable. But alas! there the old trouble. Pic7 Well, no, not pie yet, but it seemed as if It might almost reach* (hat before it culminated. It started on the Fourth of July. Zach- arlah had told Tom to hitch up oliAoll the colt" (just past the eightaenth anniversary of bis birth) and they would all drive into town and witness (he great celebration, “a celebration,” remarked the able Appleby Agitator, “never be fore equaled in our Territory—one in which the eagle will tcrcam and strong and fair women will vie with each other in doing honor to our notion's birthday.” When Zaebnriah and his aniinble apouM reached the door what I their horror to find Tom and Alice the front seat, leaving tbe back scat for tbetp. It did no good to look at them—they were very busy discussing tbe relative beauty of different colored hones, Alice having just stated her preference for the spotted variety “like a circua boss, and Tom rather leaned in that direction himself. 80 (here was nothing to do and they rode to the great celebration u the young people had ar ranged it. And while in town, though not proved. It was nevertheless strongly suspected, that Tom bought this plump and rosy- ehceked girl ic* cream and red lemonade, and it was never altogether clear where the bag of peanuts and candy which her mother discovered in tho cupboard tbe next day came from unless from the source. And then they happened to walk home from church agreat many times together. And when the barrest came ou Alice seemed very food nf carrying particularly large and choice luncheons out field. 80 the season wore away. Harvest wu a thing of the post. Tbe grain had been stacked and thrasbed, “this imme- diatesectioncoming forward with a larger yield than any other portion of the ritory”—to again quote from our friend the AgiVxtor. Coro-husking time w even at hand and the pumpkins w ripo—which meant fresh pumpkin pies and great hoops of pumpkin hung up' around the chimney to dry against time when tbe fresh pumpkin was ) longer with u*. Tom still worked as faithfully and good naturedly as ever. He bad even got a claim of his own in the ncigbborhodo and talked of going to farming for him self in the spring. ZscharUh shook his head; be don't know what Tom might be thinking nf. Not but what Tom wo.- a remarkably good fellow and bad risen Tepidly in his estimation, but be didn't “Wcfl, Zack, ni tell ys>—Fll do It ef ye say so, but when I go I'm goin’ to take Alice with roe, tbat'a sure I” 'Heyl I reckon ye won't do that! ’ explain 'bout this kissin’ bui’oenP 'W’y pap,” Mid Alice, “atop yet actin' so foolish—don't you see me 'n* Tom are engaged an* are goin’ to be married when we git ready I Come and me flgin, Tom '."—Dakota JkU. -Hie Lamb and the Waif. A thirsty Wolf wosooe^y drinklngat aclear flowing brook *^d wMouitsfour- (centh lap, when a timid Lamb come to the Mmo brook to drink and went a lit tle way up (ho stream above the Wolf. “liook here," mid (tm Lamb, “don’t you know better than to push in and driok up all the water when you see I am drinkingi” Tho Wolf meekly re plied that he was (hero first, but would go away directly. “Well,” said tho Lamb, “haven’t you any better man than to thrust your noae into the water and make that hofriblo sucking i when you drink?” Tho poor Wolf tested (bat it would be impossible for him to drink a drop with his nose it water; he barely touched tbe tip of hia tongue to it. “That’s the something,’ said the I.am1), angrily, “nnd beside, I don't want you to wnshyour fleece in this brook while I am drinking; I can't abide the taste op^wool in drinking-water.” The WolFljcgan to tremble and uid that be standing ns far away from tbe broolus he could, and that moreover fas had tk wool and never did have. “Now, I swesr,” exclflimed the Lamb, “tltis is too much for the patience of an angel; see hew you stand there rolling up tbe water with your great hoofs, making it 10 muddy tbat I can’t drink. Look at it!" “Blit," Mill the frigliicncd Wolf, “how can that be, when I um not in the water, and you arc up stream anyhow?” “Great hcnvcnRl” roorci the Lamb, “must I be tormented 10 death by this brawler? If there is nnylhing I can't en dure it is a contentious spiril. I must have ]>encc.’’ So saying she seized the howling Wolf hy the neck and swept a path aeroM ilic Bioary glade with him. Explanatory Moral: The Wolf hod been for three years the husband of the fjimb’s only daughter.—Burdette, tn Broolli/n Ka-iU. she would sec her way clcartoadminister lo him pie. dried pumpkin pie, from tbe pantry window. Though the thought did occur to her that even if he should recover from the effects of the meal he j ij^geiher like the idea of the best of was now t aliug It would be eicedingly paying too much attention to his Alice, doubtful if he would have any desire for ^ ^e shook hla bead and hal hh. eus- anything so substantial as dried pump kin pie an inch thick for some time At lost Tom stopped eating, evidently more because tbe others did than from any personal reason, “Jos’ give tbe hogs ’bout four buckets 0’ that twill in tbe bar’l hy the door an' pump up tbe trough full 0’ water an' turn the hossee oul’o tbe pasture, an’ then ye better go t’ bed ’cause we want'o be out o' bod 'gin sun-up in the momia’,” said Zachariah toTom a* they rose from tbe supper-table. “I swar, Hanoer,” he continued, after Tom went out, “did ye tee how he waded in to tbe bread 's' batter?” “He did 'pear t’ have s powerful good appetite.” “Wall, I should My so! W’ylthought he'd kill himMlf dead. If the bUme’ cum keeps eatin' like that he’ll eat as out o’ house 'n' home. If be stows it 'wey like that now wotTI he do when b* gets t* diggin post holesl’’ “I dutino, Slacbarier, yet the one what hired him.” “I reckon, pap, tbe feller mightn't o' had any dinner, atill,” remarked Alice. Zacboriab looked at Hannah and Han nah looked at Zachariah. If Alica wasn't standing Bp for him already—aad whoa* looks weretoagrinat him, tool Must that dreadful pumpkin pto episode be repeatodi They both groaned-la- wardly—aad Zthariah went ont to sm that the bogs were properly fed, and Haa- B*b to water some chc^ cabbagea. Hu next day the grand attack wo, mode on tbe poet-bolea. For wrcral days following, the poot-boto and barbed vrinfeBee eamprign was np. Then (bar* was tba bnokiegMMbe bock forty, and Uu haying in fbt alongb, and tbn con-enlUvatiaf and a Btmbar of (bo« plnonna* ittti* recitnUon* vUeto fm Ufa to nobjaet to bat' bnmto.” Aad in, averyfUng EadtprilA found Tme a tondd btoad ana. emdd dig a !•» ■«* bdM-bnta* aed d* a UOto mom teanktof od pitob ^ mUibffidMMdflRglE^flfltWtRt • ' 'OS. But it WH nil going to come mt and that very soon, though both Al tec and Tom weregoing about alluDcuu- aciooi of the deoger. Piet again whispers the aoxious reader. No; oh. dear, no, not pic. No, not pie. Alas! if it only had been pic. But the ud truth ii that things had gone far beyond pic. Zachariah didn’t know it. but llsanah did. Too many big pies, pumpkin pics, apple pics, squash currant pies, strawberry pies, cus tard nie* and miKellancout pics had dis appeared for her not to know that. Tat, it waa too true that many a brave pic had pamed out of that pantry window, a vic tim to the designs of a plump, rosy- cheeked girl and the horrible and grow ing appetite of a hired man. 80 it wasn't pie that brought about the dread climax. For goodness' take, tell what it wot, eh? Here it i«, then: Zarbariab caught Tom kissing Alice! Yea, Zachariah, }>ersonalIy, detected Tom, also, peraonally. kissing Alica as be met her about two-tliirds nf the way down (be wide outdoor cellar stoiral Alice hid Iwen down straining tbe even ing's milk, and Tom, well, Tom had no burinea* going down cellar at all, much lew when Alice was down there! And Zachariah with hia own eyes aaw him ktoa her ooce, and be acted just aa if he waigoiogto kUi her again! AndAUee, who stood one step higher up and might just as well have escaped os not, stood (till and acted os If Tom hod kissed her fight then OB tbe cellar stair* befoni Good heaven*! aad Zachariah had owe* woeded about piq—onUnary dried pomp- kin pla not over on inch tbieki “Yooag man,''fatoIytbaDdaredZacha- rtob, m tbey eanu np the stain and Tom, mpMUOy, looked ahaeptoh, “1 a**d yo ktoatbmgnlo’i ' ~ “T-n-a-n, I dU muck her a eoupla af “ToAlkmiwK, -fll rifhl m P****-!® fimf* Agricuilsral Stallstle*. Tn the I'nitcd States the coUertion and publication of ngrlriiltiirsl slsiistict by the gcneml tiovernment was first begun in coiini-ction with the census. Although tbe ernus was onlaintd by the Constitu tion itself, and ibe first one taken in 1700, and nitbnugh the statistic* nf maoufai-turere were taken hy the census nf IBIO, a* well a* the niimlHT of per sons cngsgel in ngriculture, commerce ind manufartiires respectively, and al though ogrictitture was overwhelmingly tbe largest industry, yet it was not until the CCDBU* of l*Hi) thot auy attempt was made to lake the statistics of agrietillure proper; end esen then tliescliwlule* were iperfect, end tbe etatistic* were given very inadequately. In 1S50 tho control nf the census sva» transferred from the Department of binietuthat nf tbe In terior. The ofllre of piiperinlendcnt cf ua was rnaied, and greater at tention was given to Ihe sintirtica of sgriculturc. The ninth criisus, 1870, introducnl many vnitiihic fvntureM in the agricultural si'li-du1ei>, one nf which is that showing tbe total value of firm pro ductions. The ccnsswachcslule* nf 1890 contain more eihauative inquiries, and riicited fuller details.—CuUiratar. Paris Slmn. Fleeing from this den we Inrued into a narrow street at right angles to tbe one we qnittesl. Stopping In front of a high, weather-beaten building, we paaaed un der an archway and into a court sur rounded by tumble down buildinge. Ciutiouely stepping over uneven stones, we entcrcsl a house and found ourselves in s large room where two or three frowsy women and a man Mt leaning forarard over the tables. Their beoils rested on their arm*. They were sound asleep. Picking hit way among tbe sleepera, the detective advanced to a cellar door, lifted it and beckoned ns to took. We mw a rickety Udder leading dnam into a mouldy vault Below were long UUea, . batwoan beoebea, packed with peopla •• they could aqneew. AH wen asleep. A few bottles osd gtomca were acotteTcd over tba ubtoa. These mmi aad waoMS wen tba vary dt^ ofbtnnanity—tmspa, bafgais and ertminoU. It aaoiaed that by pwdmring tor a faw aooa a boctl* of wrotebed artoe tbaw mtoerabim may atay bet* mi. aleap till two la th* moniag. Tbmi tb*y «* twsMd nt Uto tha •troeca. 14 -ikrto hmtr. nw. BIpa for mtoehiaf—tbs nriy wafer- ,•* melon—CTiwfmf Ban. ■ ■ ' A burglar generally makes his koom ran after b* reoche* tha pUta.—Xmesb Oilkm. Isn't It singular that tb* prodnel of the irill abould make men to notoylTr BMei OatiU. “Trouble In tbe Chore” 1* tba btodlng in a religions paper. Bae^ trying toiflu of tbat festival toe-cream, ws topfiosa.— Toniere Slateman. HorL rugicnd tril will s’ar dstoaS Soft, laiy Inxaory— Tbe man wboasla corn bread wlO brnS Tbe man wbo Uvas ea nio. —Hsrcbaat-IVawliP. “Well,” Mid an oM. tramp wiping (be panpiration from bto brow with tb* back of his hand, “I wish aomebody would expUin why *0 mndt water comas ont of my pores. I Bcver absorb soy.”— Morritioien Herald, CsrpeU were first introduced into Eng. land in the eighth century. Tseka lying point up in the easy chair ooaa followed. From three two small bcginnbgs hni dated tbe risa of many a poor and oto score man.—St. Tool Herrld. “Professor,'’ said tbe medical stndmit, “will you be kind enough to tall me el antidote for waterf’ “An ontidoU ' for water?" Yes, air. I expect to praty Kentucky, and I want to be pio- psred for any emergency.—Jfirotoiil- 'John, did you ever'obeerve the fond ness of Dr. Blank and hb wife for eaek other?” “I hadn't nottoed it tpeeklly. What makes you think ao?” “Why, Mra. Blank always calia the doctor be* duck. ” ‘ 'Ab, yes I That’s because b* b quack.”—AVicma Independent. profcasional brggars allowed 'round here,” said tbe woman sharply, git.” ‘ff am no profemlonai beggar, msdnm,” he replied with dignity. “1 may be a tramp—in fact, 1 will admit that I im a tramp in an amateur sort ol ;y—but I am no beggar. It you havi ham bone left over, ad some cold mackerel, or anything the dog doeanl r (ho pige won't cat, yon ma) give it to me, but don't all ma a pcofe* tionol begcor.”—Jrie Tori Are. A DM Thai Cttebw Fto*. N. McConnell, of Crnwfordsvfll^ Ind., is tbe owner of a dogthathe vmhie* very highly. Itisa full blooded Bootcb shepherd, about one year old. Tbecanln* a smart one, and seems to uaderatsnd every word that i* spoken to it. Among many tccom|d|^uiienta is that of being an expert fisherman. He will toka position in a drift in a small riream running near Mr. McConnell'a bonne, sad making a racket, willseoratbefisiioatiato the water, where ba canneatbam. ‘nn diving suddenly be arill bring a filh vp in hi* mouth. This oparetiMi ha wlltre- ^ peat until be catebee a* many w be wBDtJ. Bpectstora on the Vankt In no embarnM him in hu pltcstoria] p«r- suit The dog is very fond ot fish aad all that he catebee. That 1* tbe only objection to th' «7hol* proceeding, a* bW owner think* that be nuld anpplj Us uble with fresh fiita tbe year round If tha d^ could ouly be tsnglit to ratrinve, sad be will give him a faw tomonato tbat art.—Cineinnati Bmpeiret. Meat CyariiM Is lii|tosd. It Ua well known fact that school ebil* ren suffer from influences vvbtoh tend to ceriously injure tbdr eyesigbt. Dr. LhKoln ha* recently written on tba “Hy giene of tbe Eyes Among School Chil dren.” Henaya; In aehool work w* ihould require (1) a comfortabl* toBfS** ature, and aapeciollylet the feet ba kept warm aad dry, (9) good ventilation, ^ loose clothing. (4) erect posture, (5) UV llestody before breokfut, or dlraetly sfter a hearty meal; none at all *1 wi'iightorUtast night, («) grtnlcn*-* lion about atody after rccovary frato !»- vert, (7) light abundant, but not das- zling, (0) tun not shining on tbe darit at objeeU in front of tbe pupil, tk} coming from the toft bo^ or Wt ud rear; under soma drcumsUncs* tttmim front (no light from tb* ri^t ef tb* pupil pemiued); (10) tb* bot^btM M right sngtos to (be line of U^t, ornsMlp 10: (11) (roquent rest by looUng (19) dUtoaca of book from tbecfsatoho about flftaes tnelws. Aoeordisg to too* aatronoMS te eortb, Ibrongh tba son's aUroctio* tad the friction of th* tldos. is l*stoit«iM —in other words, revdaing aan ilawlf npao Its axis. This, if tnsk a of docks and wotebsb M te tb Isgml hw of tiss ts only half ntowirf in a eeatoiy of years. It tnsa vtadi. coowop tothareangngatotBlsMpMB^ ly ■■ tU cwUi do**, ten «Mit kt s ' kam tmm ot lup^lsigt OB iodflillo—I
