THK AI.AMWCK GLEANER.
VOL 5
THE GLEANER
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9RAHAM HIGH
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J>. C.
REV. D A. LONG, A. M.
RE v. W' VV. STALEY, A. M.
HEV. \V. 8. LOiNG. M.
Opeus August 26th 1878, and closes the last
Friday in May, 1879
Board SB. ty $lO and "Tuition IS to $4.50
month.
xRi nas m n gin m and Morphine liaMtenrcn.
ffY! Cfgj H B H hft IM Th.-Orlcl nal anil only at,so]ul»
[••1 r'4 CLJ/ gMj CUCr. ft. dMawp forbook^O
5I c v i HP S Opium Entlug. to W. B Bquin^
y B QWB WcitblngUD\ Grecno Co..lnd«
Ffcrfter Frioud Plows at SCOTT A DON
itELL'S.
* 1 Bo.SupD'j'Co.Nrshvllle.Tcnu.^^Pl^^
45 Years Before the Public.
THE GENUINE
DR. C. McLANE'S
Ml
CELEBRATED
LIVER PILLS,
FOR THE CORE OF
Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA AND SICK HEADACHB.
Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.
PAIN in the right side, under the .
edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, and it
frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and-is sometimes mistaken
' for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with appe
tite and sickness;'the bowels in gen
eral are costive, sometimes alternative
with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is
generally a considerable loss of mem-"
ory, accompanied with a, painful sen
sation of having 'left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains of
weariness and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning, 1
and he complains of a prickly sensa
tion of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exer
cise would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex
isted, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown , the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER.
DR. C. MCLANE'S LIVER PILLS, IN
CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive of
the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. We would
advise all who. are afflicted with this
disease to give them a FAIR TRIAL.
For all bilious derangements, and as
a simple purgative, they are unequaled.
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Every box has a red wax teal on the lid,
with the impression DR. MCLANE'S LIVED
FILLS. *
The genuine MCLANE'S LIVER PILLS bear
the signatures of C. MCLANE and FLEMING
BROS, on the wrappers.' c
Insist upon having the genuine DR. C.
MCLANE'S LIVER PILLS, prepared by Flem
ing Bros., of Pittsburgh, Pa., the market being
|| full of imitations of the name McLane f
relied differently but same pronunciation.
BARNINQ A WIFE,
"And so you want to inatrv my dany li
ter, young man?' said farmer Bilkins,
looking atlhe young fellow sharply Iroin
head to foot.
Despite his rather indolent, effeminate
-nir, Which was mainly (he result of his
education, Luke Jordan was fine looking
not easily moved Irani his
self possession; but he colored and grew
contused beneath that sharp and scrutin
izing ' v "Hzc.
•Yes sir; I spoke to Miss Mary last
niglit, and she referred ine to you.'
The oht man's face softened.
'Molly is a good girl, a very good girl,'
he said, stroking his chin with a thought
ful air. 'and she deserves a good bus .
band. What can you do?'
The young man looked rather blank at
this abrupt inquiry.
'lf you refer to my abilities to support
a wife, I car. assure you- '
' 'I know that you are a rich man, Luke
| Jordan; but I take it for granted that
i you ask my girl to marry you , not your
] pro|»erty. What guarantee can'vougive
[ me in case it should be swept away as it
is in thousands of instances, that you
could provide for her a comfortable
home? You have hands and brains—do
you know bow to use tbem—what can
you do?'
This was the style ot catechism for
which Luke was* quite unprepared, and
be stared blandly at the questioner With*
out speaking.
•1 believe you managed to get through
college—have you any profession or
trade?' ■ ? - „ •
'No sir, my falhei Ibought thai with
il» wealth ! should iuheiit I should not
need any.'
'Your father thought like a fool. lie
had much better given you some honest,
occupation and cut yon off with .a shiN
ling—it might have been tho making or
you. As it is, what are you fit for?
Here you are. a strong, able bodied
young man, twenty-lour years old,- and
never earned atfoMar in your life! And
you want to marry my daughter. "Now.
I've given Mclly as good advantages lor
learning as any girl in town; and she has
not thrown them awav; but if she didn't
know how to work, she'd be no daughter
of mine. If I chose I could keep more
,than one servant; but I den't no more
than I choose that my daughter should
be a pale spiritless creature, full of dys
pepf'#, and all sorts of flue lady'ailmonts,
instead of the bright eyed, rosy-cheek
ed" lass she is. I did say that she should
net marry a lad that bad beej,f cursed by
a ricirutlier; but she has taken a foolish
liking for you, and I'll tell you what I
will do; go to work and prove yourself
to be a man—perlcct yourself in some oc
cupation—| don't care what, if it is hon
est—the") come to me, and it'.tho gill is
willing, she is yours.'*
Pretty Mary Bilkins was waiting to see
her lover down at the garden gate, their
usual trysting place. The smiling light
faded from her eyes as she noticed his
sober, discomfit led look. (
'Father means well' she said, as Luke
told her the result of his application.
'And I am Hot sure but he is about right,
for I think every man ought to have an
occupation.' •
*' Then a 9 she noticed her lover'* grave
1c ok she softly said:
'Never mind—l will wait for you
Luke.'
Luke Jordan suddenly disappeared
from his accustomed haunts, much to the
surprise of his gay associates.
One pleasant, sunshiny morning late in
October as farmer Bilkins was propping
up the grape vine in his front yard, that
'threatened to break down with the
weight of its luxurious burclen, a neat
looking cart drove up, from which Luke
: Jordan alighted with a . quick, elastic
step, quite iu contrast with his former
easy, leisurely movements.
'Good morning, Mr. Bilkins, I unde'rs
stood that yon wanted to buy sojpe but
ter tubs and cider barrels. I thiuk I have
some that will just suit vou.' . ,w 1
• Whose mako aro (bey ?' asked the old
mau. as he paused by the wagon.
'Mine,'replied Luke', with an air of
pardonable pride.
Mr. Bilkins examined them oue by
one.
„„'They will do—what will yon take for
them?' . ' •
'What I asked you tor six months ago
to-day. Your daughter sir.'
The rognish twinkle In thfe old mau's
eyas broadened into a smile.
•You have got the right metal in you
after all,' he cried. 'Couie in lad—couie
in. I shouldn't wonder if wo made a
trade after all/ a
Nothing loth, Lqke obeyed.
'Molly bawled Mr. Bilkins, thrusting
his head into the kitchen' door.
Molly lipped out iuto the entry. The
GRAHA.M, NO, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13 1879
round white arms were bared above Hie
elbows and bore traces of the flour she
Imd been silting. Her dress was a neal
gingham, ever which was tied a blue
checked apron; nut sho looked as win
ning and lovely as she always did wher
ever she was fcund.
She blushed and blushed and smiled as
she saw and then, turning her
eyes upon-her lather, waited dutifully to
hear what he had to say. '
The old man regarded l.is daughter for
a moment with a quizzical look.
Moll,, this young man—mayhap you've
seen him beforo hns brought me,a lot t-l
tuba and barrels, all of his own make—n
right good article 100. llu asks a pretty
steep price foT 'em, but it you are willing
to give it, well and *,ood; and hark ye,
my girl, whatever bargain, you make,
your father will ratify.
As Mi\ Bilkins said this, be consider",
ately stepi ed out of the. room and wo
will follow his example. But the kind
of baigain tho young people made can be
readily conjectured by the speedily weili
ding that followed.
Luke Jordan turned his attention to
the study of medicine, of which profes
sion he became a iibclul and influential
member; but every year, on the anniver
sary of his marriage, he delights Ids moth
er-in-law by some specimens of llich-uidi
cralt by which ho won what ho declares
to be the best and dearest wife in the
world.
BVKIAN l>AblK!4 AT HOME
Women Who Never Go Oojside Tiieiu
Own Doors
(Damascus Letter to' Boston Traveler.)
After a few moments Madam Mesluika
intend, making excuses for iiet hus
band's absence through our interpreter,
and requesting most earnestly that we
would make out: visit to her, tmd soon
sending for her'sister, who spoke french
we spent li'Of an hour very enjoyatdy
with them. They are Syvaau women of
the best type, wi'h tine bright faces, and
in European dress,that of our hostess be
ing an embroidered white wrapper, with
red silk girdle about her waist, and, like
her sister, artificial flowers in her hair,
which latter is universal cus
tom with these people if drew cl with
any pretentious. Eve'n little girls, when
appearing 'dressed up,' all have arili
ciul flowers on their heads. Both ladies
when they entered, had over their slip
pers. wooden clog*", which are used l»y
the peasantry, and slipped them off bo
fbiQ stepping on the carpet; and' refer
ring to this custom, tl>ey said 'tlley were
put on crossing the court-yard, from
habit, as it was often d.i|pp, and thus
their feet Were raised above the ground.
We thought they must be difficult
to walk with, but they were much amus
ed at th 6 idea, and podneed a pair v wL>iclh
were Jiiuch higher than any we had seen
saying thai those were the kiud a lady
wore just after marriage, to make her
look tall and of.ipore importance than
heretofore, raising her at least a foot
above the ground, but tiny were worn
only a short time. I KtippOFj* she meant
until her fri«nds wero fully impressed
with her importance. Refering to our
free, unta/nineled life, M;idam—putting
her hands to her month several times and
throwing them out gracefully—said;,
H.o\v bappy wo must be to be able to
smell the wii'd. She did not doubt but
that in the three dSys ive had passed in
Damascus we had seen • more than she
had seen in all her life.
According to the custom of her race,
the women almost never go outride of
their own doors. Having been married
at fourteen, she is now at twenty three,
the mother of live or six children, and
shut with them in these walls, from
one years end to another, W'e sympa
thize with her most heartily when she
sighed over the dullness of the
life they lead. Not, however, nearly as
hard for those who havo known no bet
ter, as we know it wouldbe for us unless,
it became a necessity irotn ill health
The other call we tliade was on a wealthy
Jewish family, the house being of the
same general des'gu, and fitted up with
great elegance, the walls being made of
rare m&rbles, and spaces between the
windows built to imitate temples with
arched roofs and slender pillars. A
fountain in tho saloon makes it as cool
and frash as if we had tntered another
country, after coining from the hot dusty
street.
Here the females were all robed in
calico or cambric, but the mother wore
ab jut her neck a rare collection of pearls,
and the guide said, 'if one called ou them
Sunday they would be richly arrayed and
decorated with diamonds.' They were
very cordial, and entertained ai best
they could, offering coffee a«£ they had
done at the consulate. And if time had
permitted, other houses would have
been open to ns. But the next thing
on the programme was to ride about the
city and see the old walls, haying the
house of Naaman pointed out to us, and
the place where St. Paul was let down
iii a basket from the wall; a piece of the
old Roman highway where he was cou-.
verted, and iu a small church the spot
where he was bapMJSt'd All of which
were very inhere.-ting, as well us the
different quarters of Che city—Christian,
Jewish ami Moslem—through which we
passed.
t?IIAKiTIKI> BY A
An Ohi* Uirl for Wrfka in Iku fatrer ©fa
u Ht'pliir,
(Mt. Vernon Letter toJJincinnati Commercial.)
A very rare psychological phenomena
was relate l to li* by Mr. (.Jambell, obout
a snake's influence jver a young lady liv
ing cu*t of Mt. Vernon, by ibo name of
Bertha Miller. For some weeks the pat"
cuts h(jd noticed that their daughter was
showing marks ol declining health, evi
denced by nil increasing paleness and
emaciation and accompanied by a melan
choly mood. So marked was the change
becoming that they began to lecl great
solicitude coiyeminjr her and consulted
a physician of this city about the matter.
The physician visited the girl, but was
unable to explain tho cause of her decline
or to render her aid. It also fell under
the observation of her mother that each
attei noon, about three o'clock, the girl
would leave iho house and ren.atn away
from one to two hours. This fact being
communicated to the other parent, it was
decided to watch the young lady and
discover if possible the reasou lor such
haoitual absence. Accordingly on tho
day following when the hour had about
ariived the father lelt tho house and
watched lor tho going of his daughter. In
a tew minutes (lie young girl was on her
way through a wood and up a ravine
leuding from t lie house to a small stone
quarry, smne halt mile distant, reaching
which she took a seat on a flat stone, tin
der a small clump of trees, and remsi.ied
silting there quietly tor several minutes,
her licud held iu one position, and eves
evidently fixed on one spot. Tho father
-had gotten up so noar by ibis time that
he c uld oDsurve all thn| would happen.
In a few moments, to his amazement,
there proceeded Iroin the direction in
which tho girl was lo 'king a snake about
four feet in length, and known lo him as
our common black snake' or racer. So
astonished was lie at the peculiarly man
ner of his daughter and the appearance
of the reptile that he remained quiet in
his concealment to observe what would
happen. The snake crept slowly along
towards the girl until it halted close to
her Icet.- A tier remaining there motion
less lor a nlinule or mere and gazing fix
cdly into I ho-face of Iho girl, it slowly
ami stealthily began creeping toward
her, and in >t moment lay coiled in her
lap. The girl remained peirfectly mo
tionless, apparently not the least alarmed
at the presence of her visitor, but gazing
intently at it. Alter lying In that posi
tion lor a short white, rMlowly uncoiled
and crept down lo (he ground and back
to its hiding place in the rocks.. The girl
remained sitting motionless for a consid
erable time, and then got up ana retrac
ed her*tcpa to lhe house. On the next
day (he father, at iho abpoinled time,
took his gun and proceeded to the scene
and killed the reptile. The girl,-start I. d
at the report of the gun, sprang lo her
feci, but immediately recognizing her
father, proceeded without further ado
hack home with him. bho, when inter
rogated, no intelligible reason
lor vi-iiingWie spot, except thai at a cer
tain hour sliMtft strongly inclined to go
and sit there. She has rapidly recovered
her health, ahd appears in no wise affects
od in her mind. Ex per 8 can offer no so
lution to this strange proceeding, tho
most intelligent being that tho animal
possessed a powerful mesmeric influence,
and had so wrought Upon the mind of
Iho girl thai she went automatically to
the place. This, in connection with au
accumulated inherited disposTlion to. be
beguiled by a serpant—transmitted from
our first mother, Eve —offers the only ra
tional explanation.
MTATIHTICM FOIt TKlli GIRM,
A young English stntician who was
pa\ing court to a young lady, thought to
surprise her wiili lii« immense erudition,
producing his notesbook, she thought
lio was about so indite a love souuet,
but was slightly taken back by the fol
lowing question. ~
'Mow nlany meals do you eat a day,
my dear?'
'Why, three of course, *■ but of all the
oddest questions.'
'Never iniud, dear, I'll tell you all
about it in a moment.'
His pencil was rapidly at, work. At
last, fondly clasping her slender waist, ho
said.' ,
'Now, my darling I've got, and if you
wish to know how much Las passed
through that adorable little mouth in the
last seventeen years, I can givs the ex
act figqres.'
'Goodness gracious, what can you
tDPSII?'
'Now, just listen,'and you will hear
esaatly what you liave bsen obliged to
absorb to mantain those charms which are
to make tho happiness of my liie.'
'JB.ut I .don't wish to hear.'
Ah, you are surprised no doubt, but
statistics are wonderful thing*.
Meat listen: You are now seventeen
years old, so that in fifteen years you
have abnorbed:
'Oxen or calves, Ji; sheep and lambs,
14; chickens, 328.* ducks, 204; geese, m l 2;
turkeys, 100; game of various kinds. 824;
fishes, 160; eggs, 3,"124; vegetables,
(bunches) 700; fruit, (baskets) 503;
cheeaeJOS; bread, ca£e, etc., (in sacks
of flour) 40; wine, jd barrels] 11; Water,
(gftllonx)3,ooo.' **
At this the .naiden revolted, and
jumping up exclaimed:
'1 tliinfc you are very impertinent and
dis,Mutiny besides, and I will- not stay
to listen to you! upon which she flew to
the house
II i gnzod after her with an abstract
ted air, saying:
, *lf she kept talking at the rato of
twelve hours out of twenty four, her
jaws would in twenty years, travel
a distance of 1,333,124 miles.
The mnidfU within two months mar
ried a well-to-do grocer, who* was no
stutician.
H lISKD
No barber knoweth whom he may
shave, und the ninti who ruHht'a into »
hliop and dM>pß into a baiher-cliair with"
out seeing who occupies the next chair
to the right or left may get bsdly left, as
a case pioved recently. A solid o!d cit
izen in the wholesale trade was taking it
easy, his face covmd with latliei, when*
in cume a young man who of his
coat, bouueed into a chair idid called
ooi: ,
•Ifurry up now, for I must get back to
the stoio bsfjre old Blank doea or he
will r«ise thunder! Hauc hioi, he won't
give a fellow tiiLO to die!'
The solid citizen turned his face to
glance at the other, and the-lmrbor noti
ced a redueuiiig of his face.
•Going on a summer vacation?' asked
the barber who was preparing to shave
the young man.
'Vacation! How in Tophet can I get
away from old Blank? And if I could he
pays such a stingy contemptible salary
tint I couldn't afford even a ride on the
I'errv boat!'
t Why don't you ask him for a ruse?'
inquired the barber. v
''VVliy dou't I axk him for the hand of
h's freekle-noseed daughter? he'd dis
charge me in u minute, though he's ma»
king money and cxn afford it. If the
old hyena would have a stroke of sppo.
lexy the junior partner might do Some
thing, but such chaps alwas live to be a
hundred years old.'
Conversation ceased here, the solid
man got out of his chair, took u brush
ing and sat down, and when the clerk
arose from his chUfrr ami turned around
I snow'bulls won la have looked black be>
bide his face. He tried to bow and speak
hut something would'nt let him, and
when he sturiod lo put on hir coat
held it tils up and collar down. .He was
still struggling with it wheu the solid
fiian rose up, saying never a word. The
barbers wet the young mail's head and
held cologne to his nose, but he walked
side way 8 when he weut out, and there
was an uncei tun wobble to his knees.
In applying for tbe vacan 1 po ition, state
what shop you shave at.
IN ISIO,
(Raleigh Visitor.)
Tho following may bo of some interest
to our readers. It was copied lroin an
old book published in 1812
The population of North Carolina In
1810 was 555,500, about one tbird of
which were slaves. Tho Baptists and
Methodists were much the larger denom
inations. There were no good harbors
in tho State at that time, but the best
were Wilmington, Newbern and fiden
ton. The University at Chapel Hilf bad
three professors. Fayetteville then was
a flourishing town. Lrtrge quantities of
tobacco, cotton, flour, &c.. were shipped
troiu there to Wilmington in boats.
Newborn was the largest town in the
Slate. It had considerable commerce and
contained in 1818 6,000 inhabitants. Hal
eigh had the large amount of 1,000 inhab
itants and was one of the chief towns.
Wilmington exported moro produce
than any other town in the State. Aleck"
lenburg county had 14,272 Inhabitants;
Lincoln 16,359; Howau 21,543; Stokes
11,645,* Wake 17,086; Northampton 13,-
082; Chatham 12,997; Halifax 15.620;
New Hanover 11,465; Craven 12,676}
Orange iO 135; Caswell 11,757; Guilford
11,420; Edgecombe 12,423; Granville
15,476. ThJ rest of the counties ran from
3,025 (Coluinbus) up to 11,218 (Burke).
There were only. 62 couuties at that
t me. "*
TUB OLDIIAN
Don't laugh al I he old gentleman, boys.
It is true ho U an odd object, 110 is
queer and crooked, and his voice thin and
reedy, but don't let him see you langh at
him. lie looks as though lie could have
nothing more of any importance to do in
tho world. And, indeed the groove for
him is very near, aud 1 think lie will not
be sorry 10 lie down in it. But think of
this, boys, once ho was young—young w»
you are. lie went to tcho)l—doubtless
in a blue jacket with brass bullous, aud,
a neat ruffled collar, such as boys wore
iu Ins day. H ( c hoped to be a doctor or a
lawyer. He was blithe and light upon
bin feet, lie whistled as he came up the
street. Perhaps he could jump fa-ther
and throw his ball better than you. Yes,
he was young once, aud il you live,- you
will be as 61U as liq—as old and feeble
some day. Year limbs will totter, yon
willl lean upon a cane, your voice will
be shrill and weak, and your, hopes and
ambitions dead,'and the tfiave near. So
doir.'t laugh at tho old man. boys, but
treat him with hindncss and respect.—
Ex.
It is said (hat some of the larger gam«>
bling dens iu New York are connected
by telephone#, so that wlieu the police
niakes a move against one, the alarm is
iustanianeously given all arouUd.
NO, 23
O lean in as* .
If a mau really wants to know of hoqf
little importance ho is, let lihn go wltfv
his wH'e to the dressmakers.—JVutaAsllv
Titer® ore enough selfish men to accept)
nil the sacrifices women can make. —A r .
V. Picayune. #
Funny Davepport, the actress, *u
marriedJ,o Sir. Ed wand J l . Price, ol New
York r at Canton, Pa, last Thursday,
„ Somebody estimates that there are Be*
tween four and five thousand fugitive*
trom juttico'in Texas, of whom 831 are
murderers. *' . |
» r-R Burks.—The white of ai»
epg is very efficacious in burnß. Seven, '
or eight applications will sothe pain, and
exclude the burned part from the aif, a»
successfnlly aa coliodion or ootton.
Actresses are continually lbsingvsbi--
able Hiauiouds while editor's wives go
at might along and never bother the world
by afinonneiiig that they have been rob*
beJ.— N» Y. Jixpress.
The first time that David Davis ever
realized his fatness was when he was m
boy of 14. The 4>ther 'boys crawled
through the fence ami left him alone
with a mad ateer.— Pne Pr«B»i
Omaha Republican: A south Omaha,
women the other evening, threatened *i»
offending representative of the uialu sex
that she "would make his hoad so big
that he couldn't tret a sbfct in town large
enough to go over it,'
Miss Allio Cowgie, of rudiaua, went to
boar a lecture on £d(icalion. returned
home, stole a horse and some money r
rudo titty miles to a female Seminary r
and was about settling down to bard
study when the constable called for her,.
It is estimated that the peogle of the
United States consume 3,UQO barrels ft'
liver-pills a year, aud yet there is occat
sionally a man left to reach his end by
a railroad collision.— Middletoum Trans*
cript. ,
Miss Anna Oliver, the* Brooklyn N. Y. r
young iHily who Is Qndeavmnjj to carry
oil a Methodist churoh by herself under
many difficulties, has a new trouble. Too
furniture, which she hired, was removed
(ho other day suddenly and without no
tice. Miss Oliver will poooablv have to
abandon her rather unwomanly uiinerv
taking.
During a resent examination of a class
of youugters in a certain school the
teacher asked;' What is a monarchy?*"
and wus'immediately answered by a lit
tle eight year old boy, 'A country gdV*
erned by a king.' Who would rule if the
knj weie to die?' 'The queen.* And
it the queen should die? 'Thj Jack.'
Mrs. Hooper says in her last Paris let*
ter to the Philadelphia Telegraph ;"Mas*
tec Isaac Bell, Jr.. the young nephew of
Mr. James Gordon Bennett, of the Sexr
York Herald, is just five days old. The
day after tlte young gentleman's advent
his uncle called to soe him and laid on
his cradle 100 United Statos bonds ot>
SI,OOO each as a christening sift, or rath
er a gift of "jovous arrival," according
to the old mediaeval cuslom'ai the access
sion ol a king/
A young man mad* his appearance at
Dead wood last week in a pair of whit*
trousers. He was promptly escorted to
the cars, put on board' of them, and an
inj notion placed upon- him never to re-
Visit the place. We can stand a biled
shirt, you knew, a miner exclaimed, but'
when it comes to rearing biled drawet»
we just make them git up and git.
A fiiend who had soine unexpected
visitors was tt bolßtv«C about not hav»
enough cake for tea, concluded she
would not bey any more, and told the
two little Willie and Itussel*
not to ask for cake,, and do without
their sharo. When, at the table, Willie
was a little and not wauting to
eat anything; Ruiraell seeing him, said r
iu the heaing of tne whole company." .
"What's the matter, Willie? Did
mother tell you nob to ask fon cake too?*
Twelve sets of tclapßone* Have been
sent out to Sir. Garnet Wolsely for use
at the «eat of war iu South Africa. The
crnat advantage of the telephone over
tbo'telegraph hrthut the G«ne~al -an car
ry on a confidential talk with the officer
at the district station, or a soldier cau
creep out cowards the enemy's Hues' and
whisper bask the iuformation as to the
position. A fiiie wire—the tbinn.tr the
better—is all that fs needed. This the
soldier carries on a reel on hie, back »
mile, weighing only a few pounds. ITii*
will be the first time the telaphone has
been used as an instrument of warfare.
The Wilmington Star says; A repir»
toriu a Louisville paper gives a ratlwr
ludicrous account of the way passengers
are disinfected on a Memphis train*.
'Squirt lamps' are used, and carbolic
acid is distributed in light sprays over
everybody. The reporter says.- If there
is anything in disifectvng at all, the ref
ugees certainly get tha benefit of it, for
the young man who turns ou these lamps
walk up and down the isles in a slow
deliberate way, unmindful of growls,
sneers or satirical smiles of the passeugei s.
A policeman ou his beat could not be