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GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY .26, 1885.
NO. 3.
POETRY;
TfaPA' Oy, HOPE EVER. .
Hope ort. hope ever. Thou;rli deaJ leaves are
tyiusr k
In mournful cluster 'ueuth your wandering
Thmiirli wintry winds through naked boughs
. are Mguiug. . "'
1 he ttwis are dead, yet U . the memory
, . sweet . '; .
Of sununur winds aud countless roses glow-
. . liiir. : r -': v-i ,- . . .
''Nonlti tile warm kisses of the generous Sun,
Hope on,-hope ever, Why should tear bo
"w-! ;;..-... -v..',, ,
In every oasdtt Is soiuq victory iron. ;' ,
t-",'' ft m -ffrfi -.. ; 't.'! ' Hini'i'i .'T c
Hopo-on,i hope evr - though yon -deck loved
.fK .imiBlll a ,.f!I( lllfSi! ( t.rn..i. ,t ii, ... .
Wit -trombliHg finger for till) silent grave;
fljswiali eotd lite, vbeek beneath your loud
J(.oWr4'-j.' A f I ' '' ' i i . ;
. KotfiTrnecnrtttaif snttl f te taJnr,' be
brave 1' ' ' - - -,
Hope Ai, bope evon . Though your heart be
j breaking. , , .. r
",tet flo'Vurs of rea'.gnutlan ' wreathe - your
yjeep'm yriur heart souaq heaveniy wisdom
"' tor mortal life 1st full of change and loss; .'
H'ipe nv hope ererr? For all-.r.unltiod faces
Wafcti for your 'coining on the goldeWsuore;
E'en while yon wbipisr la their vacant piaces
The Mussed Wc rds. ' "Nor lost, but goiio
1 ' before !" .'' '"
Hope on, hope ever, let your bear! keep sing-
illll 'log, : "l ' l.'f'J ' '!' -'-! jUi V'.ii ;-.;,"ifi i i'
VVliea iuw yon bend above 'the churchyard
lAi'd fervent prayers your chastened thought
r r winning, ' .( !'i ' -i
uTbwmgh and; tears, to the . bilght
lliroue of God ! . .;iii-'it: -:..;.' .
) -a i i il .-
Hope on, hope ever. . Let not toll or sorrow
tjtih ihi 8etH, f UojJiV houveiily
Fiom every dnwu some ray of comfort bop-
i J'!y0fr U:i :n i..-iiJwj .vji.-f i .-... , :i
" That In the evenlns you may still -rejoice;
Hope on, hope, ever words beyond conipai
ai.'dnjt,.i j v!bo -d -ys'J ";
Da.tr la Uiehedrt nameless woes have riven;
To MJ thatmnur'ii sxreel connotation- -benriuir
Oh, in ly tllty prot the Chrleilaa's guide to
ileaveu !
Chamber's Journal.
T
KAKL BEKGERS PUPIL.
BY G. A. COPELAND,
iii'.!is' f- ivi."'!';? fit
1li6 righi (imri. It bad -become quite
'ihe'fetsliioji i.to.' Viw; dawn the' Italian
rrm'tKod bf iiistrumenliV instruction ,and
to extol the method of theirNorthem
compeers. Karl Bcrger came. His
fi'iflie souudud like a,Crerma', and hp
Jlytil'rfjiisic lite aj hrWerau'd" that
was all tliatWaJneodcJ-'f Tuiiik flock
ed to him, and he set h& own, prices.
Jt&1tefy'fBkltii hrough lt gov
ernors, agroe, to ilao their pupils
with him annually, at its own expense
Jong aa he should, remain there. This
was triumph enough to (urn (he head
of a much older ra tu, Mid Karl himself
M'aS'rMy three and twenty years old.
He sat in h's . room pnb. night about
two wqoks afte. hU arrival, smoking
LiaiLig-pila.witl;chiDB bowl,-uud -congratulated
himself.); Here was success
indeed 1 f V-' . ,r'- 2 ' '
..r He wondered what his old teacher,
ihe Ke'tT KatieilHlclstcr; would Say ' to
his suewss. He Wkedjarouni the
r.oom, jurairthed as comfortably as most
i ultlie,' qTty ,' an4 "jelt a grim satjsfact ton
in ' knowing that this "plebeian Karl
Berber was taking his ease in the very
chamber where Caesar Borgia had ouce
filept. Ilia was a nobility as high as his
uncieul predecessor, paid to himself,
mid he laughed grimly, for the young
tfejrjtafhad but'litUe respect for flo'bili
ty,"a(idiofJert spokdif h's artccstors,
the BergerJarls and VikingsS thieves
aud.cut throats. .fi,-,,..,.. i.
' " While'he sat mubing, lazily washing
the 8mokercurligiip," toward the
blotched and crumbled, almost obliter
ated frescoes of the vaulted boiling;, o
servant brought in a note to "111 Macs
tro Bcrger." The City of Milan in
iformeT if excellency,' thel Maestro,
' that the last of the three pupils hiul
been chosen, and the pupil, the Ctn
tessa Lucia Vipjell wpnld attend latin
Jwhaiiever the MaesUO would be pleas
ed to;' receive 1 her. Signor vBerger
ncowled and shrugged, his shoulders,
lie had already, In the short time he
had Iwen iii Milan, heard several "cou
tessas" play, and he -had itt been fa
vorably impressed by their genius, and,
indeed, it must be admitted that the
adjes It) question bad a, greater , desire
to see theJiaudsome lbreignei than to
, male aiiy progress in music. lie bad
forgotten that the three pupil were too
I poor . to pay or .their ,tuit ion, and . were
berefprc given their musical education
by the charity of the city. , Howe vor,
'he sent back an answer tha he would
give the eonteBSA her first leasoa at 3
o'clock the nextafterooonj and theu
he took up his? Violin, and the contessa
and MiLia and success and the. Kupell
'mekiter passed from bis mind, while
, the music soared iu tremulous vibra
tions through the room, v .' ., ?
The ' next da " everything went
wrong. Jla bad yet to karn the pa
' tience necessary for a teacher, and the
countless mWtAkee' of bis pupils, the
jarring discords and the seeming etu
- pidity rendered- him . ueirly - furious.
.13 o'clock th cjiarlrypupO,' Cootcs--aa
iiUcia. wai ushed into'liW presence,
followed by an oU woman her escort.
TT'hc'coJitcifa C.i ficTlodk vtry'aisto-
cratic in her dress. Every thing she
had on wits cheap. Ia fact, except
lhat her dress was neater and more
tastefully arranged, it was about the
some as the servants'. The Maestro
was walking up and down the room
with an omnious frown on his face. He
wheeled around and looked at her. '
, "Well, Siguora, what do you wish?"
he said, crossly. ' il
' "I have come for my lesson, Signor,"
she replied timidly. , -,,i -4 .- i
He looked at his tablets. '
s , You are either too early or twp
late. . Thero is n Contessa Vitlla who
comes : now. ' But if she does not
COme 'I ;.' .'',.,'.. y ..' , ','. ' i :
f'Iam thecontessa, Signor," and she
preceded to unwrap her violin from its
green covering,; while the servant hob
bled to the nearest chair. 11 '
, ,Y6u ca'mo to amuse yourself in a
UleWaute way on the violin."
'I came to learn to play. Maestro; to
be able to teach music some day. Who
knows?" and she laughed a little ner
youslyV''" . ' "' ,'; "; " , ': ' '.'',,
. "Contessas don't . teach music," he
said, scornfully. "It is only poor ple-
beiiius who do that. . Let me hear you
play. She nestled the violin on her
shoulder caressingly ' and obediently
commenced. .; The air was simple, a
pleasant lullaby, in a minor key; soft
and sad, which had been sung by many
Roman mothers to their children. Oue
of those airs, Which like the German
Lic(ler,one finds among the people, its
author and origin lost in antiquity, yet
everlasting from Its pathos and tendor-
uess. ; Tlie viqlin' was fit to be its Inter
preter;: an: old Cremona almost black
with age. ' The music floated out from
the five quivering strings. . The girl,
her eyes almost closed and her head
bent forward, stood erect, playing.Tue
old servant sat listlessly, caught by the
music swaying to and fro, as if rocking
some child, dead fifty years ago; ', Karl
Bcrger stood frowning in the shadow
of a cirtttin. What right had a con tea
sa, a young girl,' tq play like that ?
What right had she to a violin which
Was so much better than his ? The
soft repeated strains camo to au end,
and the girl turned proudly toward
him. - ' V -
, "Xt is a wretched piece, wretchedly
played,", he said crossly; ' "You will
never make an artist of yourself, , It
locks soul, it lacks rhythm, it lacks
everything." -'' -'.' . - ' "-
These pelulcnt words words which
the honest Karl Berger was ashamed
of even when the uttered them struck
the young girl like a blow. Her, face,
proud and happy at her successful ren
dering of the simple pleasant air, fell
suddenly at this harsh verdict, and girl
like she burst ' Into sobs 'and left the
room, while the servant stared stolidly
at the fierce foreigner, and then rose
and hobbled after the girl." (
( ; Karl Berger felt ashamed of himself
ar.d his sudden fit of anger. He took
up his own violin, but it ( sounded
harsh. He was cold and courteous to
the pupils who came1 that afternoon,
but he wa glad when the day Was
over. They were lightning the lamps
in the courtyard below when be looked
out. Ho watched the servants an they
put ihelampt in their places, and after
they Lad left he stood at the window
looking absently down on the empty
courtyard beneath, when he saw a fig
ure coming slowly across the yard. He
stepped out on the balcony and railed
to her for he recognized the escort of
the Con tessa Lucia. When the wo
man had come up he asked her :
"Where does the Coutesai Vinella
live?'-', ' ; r '
"In this house, Signor,. with a rela
tive. Tbe contessa has no other friends
and she lives here, but not in idleness,
Signor I She is too proud for that I
She takes care of the house, and works
like a servant. . She has wo friends but
me ; I washer nurse.. Even her rela
tives do not patronize her, and the ser
vants are always very polite to her,and
always obey her, but behind her back
they hugh at her here, and call her
the 'contemn of all work,' and the 'osn
tessa cook.' - Her ' grandfather, the
Count Vinella, had taught her music,
and she worked so bard at it that she
might earn her own living that way.
Last week she won ' the prize nt the
conservatoire, and thcity was to pay
bur tuition with you. You should not
have spoken to her so harshly, Signor?
I found her in her little room crying as
if hr heart would break,"
' Karl Berger ran his bands through
his hair, . -. .
' "I was very wrong very aTong.
Will you please tell her I raid so ? Ask
her to come again, and I will promise
to be fairer." '
The u?xt aflcrnooa tbe girl c.imc in.
"It was very silly of me, Maestro, to
run away like that," she said ; 'but I
want so much to be an artiste, and
when you told me I could not"
"Don't talk nlout it, please," inter
rupted Karl j "I was cross and tired,
and iyou must know it, jealous," and
he smiled grimly. "Ys, jealous, that
you could piny better than I."
Lucia flushed with delight.'
"If you mean that but tio ! You are
laughing ut mc I"
i "I mean what I say," replied Karl,
determined. "I can teach you tech
niquc, perhaps; after that you have
nothing to learu.'J -
" So it was settled. 1 ,
Oue day during the lesson, Karl said
abruptly :
. I'Would yon like also to Btudy at
night ? My evenings are all my own."
The girl laughed, pleasantly and
cried ; "Oh, Maestro, you are so kind."
Bo, after the work was dono. Lucia
would come in with Marcia,' her, old
nurse, and after the lesson Karl would
pick up his own violin. and play. One
night he stepped suddenly aud said to
her ; . . ..!.' , t , "-, , '. '
'V "I wish you would not call me Maes
tro.'. I am not a master In music. I
am only a sham,and some day they will
find it out. , I am not much older than
you and don't play any better.. I want
you to think of me as a fellow student,
not us a teacher." ' ' , , (
. "What shall I call you, then ?" Lucia
asked shyly. ' ' ,
"Karl." '
"That is a pret ty name," said Lucia.
' "It was my father's," and , he went
on to speak of his Northern home, of
the snow-storm when all the family
died but himself, and how - he was
found famished anil senseless, with a
violin hugged to his breast. And Lu
cia sat stilt and drank in ' cvciy word.
Then she told him of her own home
and other past ' historv. 1 Each night
after they laid their ramie aside they
would sit and talk, and Marcia would
sit and slumber quietly In her chair.
Soon the opera season commenced,
and often the threo would sit in some
little box which had been placed at
Karl's disposal, and listen to the grand
creations of the musters. A happy
time for both. Karl was all gentleness
to the little contessa,- and tho grim
young Norseman commenced to find
himself making jokes to amuse her. He
to make jokes who had hitherto gone
through life in his sober ; solemn way
to make jokes 1 It was surprising
indeed. j They called each other Karl
and Lucia, and sometimes brother and
sister. So things went on, till sudden
ly, Marcia foil sick. , Lucia stayed by
her bedside so much as her work would
allow.' The l-'ssous must cease till
Marcia grew better, for sho had no oth
er chnperone, and of course it was im
possible to do without oue. The days
seemed to drag slowly along, aud the
nlght-watcbiug began to1 tell on her.
She grew paler and went about sod aud
musing.
As for Karl, the first time that Lucia
missed her lessons he became rather
angry. ; : -; v ,' -" 1.' '
"Sho thinks she has learned every
thing, perhaps, and is through with
me," he muttered.' . ' ' ' l-
He tried to feel injured and . banish
her from his mind, and for awhile he
thought he had succeeded. When the
long evening came and be found him
self alone, ho became restless and
uneasy, and imagined himself only
anxious lhat nothiugi might have hap
pened to Lucia. He took up his violin,
but soon. put it aside, and then he went
out to the opera house. The prima
dona was out of voice and ' the orche
travile. Coming home lie met one of
the servants. '
"Where Is Marcia?" he asked.
"very sick, Sign or."
So that was it. . He went gloomily
up stairs and went straight to the mir
ror and began to apostrophize his im-
fge. ;' ;":. ' - . ... -.; ' , .; ;t " : '
"Maestro Berger, you are an aw,"
be said quietly, .However poor ho
may be, she is still contessa and - you
are only Kail "Bcrger, and he took
up his violin aud commenced to play.
But with all bis self-restraiut ho
he found the day very long and tiro
some. '. ".' ' : ".
I -, J. ; - ' ,; ' , ;;
One nighi Lucia sat alone in tho
room when she heard Karl's violin.
He was telling his story of love, un
consciously, to tbe one from whom he
intended to hide it.: A tbe girl sat
there ia the darkness, holding Marcia')
hand, she felt strangely happy and
quiet,' Suddenly Marcia opened her
eyes... i. - , . .
"Lucia," the aaUl, "I am ever so
much better," , , . ,, '
The proud contessa bent over' and
kissed the wrinkled face of the Bfr-
Yiitt aud Mid grave!-:
"That is well ; but- you must sleep.
Marcia, nud not talk."
"Play for me, Cara," sai the old
woman, drowsily.
; And Karl Berger heard suddenly
from Marcia's room the answer to his
violin's confeasion. Sweetly and soft
ly it came to him ut first, but soon it
swelled out into full volume. It told
all to him that was necessary. And
when tho girl ceascd'playing and sank
back In her chair, blushing rosily red,
there were two people in the house
who were perfecily happy.
Wheii Lucia awoke the next -morning
and found Marcia better and , the
heavens and the birds in, harmony
with her ha?py mood, the first thing
she did was to kiss her violin, and
when she had dressed aud was comiug
down stairs, singing liko a lark, sho
saw at the foot Karl Berger, bis face
flu-died and looking very happy, indeed.
Tell me, little Lucia," ho said, ea
gerly, "didn't the violin speak tiuly'?''
"I don't know what sho said, for
I didn't hear it ; but I do know that
Milan was surprised to hear that .very
winter that one of its contes as hud
married a music teacher. IFusn'jon
Hatchet. ' ' ' ';
- A Word with the Girls. ?
The girl of sixteen who will, neither
sew nor do home-work has no business
to be decked ou in finery and ramb
ling about In search of fun and frolic
unlets her parents ore rich, and in that
event she needs tho watchful direction
of a good mother none the less,, , There
la no objection td fun; but it should be
well chosen and well timed. 'Jfo' wo
right to share the wuge3 of a; t poor
man's toil.' If she docs i work, if she
makes the clothes she wears ' and as
sists in tho household duties, the
change are she will have enough self
respect to bchavo . whon playtime
comes ; but If she -should still be n little
"wild," the honest toil will confer up
on her some degree of right to have
her own way, Ill-judged though it may
be. The wild girl usually aspires to
prominence in some social circlo or oth
er, and her manners and conduct are
in greater or Iqss degreo designed to
attract the following of . men. : Sho
should remember that followers are
not always admirers, and that the most
sincere Vdmiration a man ever feels
for a woman in a drawing room is
when he looks upon her, and says in
his own consciou-tucss. "She is a per
fect lady."
StPppiim Stoned to Snceesa.
Lenrn your business thoroughly.
Keep at 0110 thing in no wise
change. ';''',' ;; : ' ': ' ! ; '?r;. ;'
Observe system and order in all you
do and undertake
Bo self-reliant ; do not take too much
advice, but rather depend upon your
self. .O
Never fail to keep youi appointments,
or to be punctual lo the minute.
Never bv idle, but keep your hands
or mind usefully employed except
when sleeping.
Use charity with all ; le generous in
thought nnd deed ; help others along
life's thorny pathway.
Make no haste to bo rich, remember
ing that small nnd steady gains give
competency, with tranquility of mind.
Never put off till to-morrow, what
you can do to-d.iy, and never trouble
others to do what you can perform
yourself., ,
Accustom yourself t think and net
vigorously, and be promp' and decided
for the right against the wrong.
" Buy, subscribe to, and read all that
is necessary to fully inform yourself 011
the doings, discoveries, and reforms of
the aee in which you live. ;
Develop a wealth of character by
personal courage, fosses the courage
to speak your mind when It is necsa
ry you should do so, and to hold your
tongue when it is prudent you should
do so ; to acknowledge your ignorance
rather than seek credit upon false pre-
Finally, in all you do and any, think
and net out; so live that your dnllv
growth of soul and body may lie ever
upward in tho direction of perfection.
Prabytcrlan. '
-Attr f,ib gjfcatrsmv
This is what Mrs. Mayer, of Baronne
street. New Orleans, says of Brown's
Iron Bitters. A "charm" works quiet
ly, surely, promptly, thoroughly and
with deliahtlul effect. That is jut the
way this wonderful family medicine
work on invalids who have be?n suf
fering the woes of liver complaint, dys
pepsia and impoverished blood. Those
who know its worth say it Is a 00m-
Idete cure for dyspcpsin, weakness, ma
aria, neuralgia, etc. -.':-'?'
If it is part of prudence to fac evert'
claimant, and pay every just demand
on your time, your talents, or your
heart, always pay; lor, first or last,
-you mast pay your enure uolit.
Stick to Your Bush. .
A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MAN '8 STOltY,
One d;iy when I was a lad, a party
of boys and girls were going to a dis
tant pasture to pick whortleberries.
wanted to go with them, hut was fear
ful my father would not let me. When
I told him what was going, on, he at
once gave wo permission to go wiih
them., I could hardly contain myself
for joy, and rushed into , the , kitchen
and got a big banket, and asked mother
for a luncheon. I had the basket on
ray arm, and was going out of the gate,
when my father called mo back.
He took hold of my hand nnd said in
a very geutle voice: "Joseph, ' what
are you going for. to pick, bonies or
play?", "To pick berries," I replied.
'.'Then, Joseph, I want to tell you
one thing. It is this: When you find
a pretty good hush, do not leave it to
find a better one. The other boys and
girls will run about picking a li tie here
nnd a little there, wasting a great deal
of time, and not getting many berries
If you , do as they do,- you ; will come
home with an. empty basket. If you
want berries stick to your bush.", , ,.: ;
I went with the party, and we had a
capital time. -,- But it , was just as my
father said,. .
, No sooner had one, found a good
bush than he callod all ths rest and
they left t hoi r several places and ran
off to the new found treasure. .Not
content more than a minute or two iu
one place, tbey rambled over the whole
pasture, got very tired, and at ujght
hod very few berries. ,,- My father's
wor.i kept ringing in my cars, I "stuck
to my bush.''. When I was doue , with
one, I found another, and finished that;
then 1 took another. .," ? ;
When night came I hud a largo bas
ket full of nice berries, more than all
the others put together, and was not
half as tired as they wcre.v ;
; I went homo hnppy ; but when I en
tered l; fo" d my father had taken ill.
Ho looked at my basket, full of ripe
ben ies nnd said ; "Well doue, Joseph;
was it not as I told you ? Always stick
to your bush.".: ;?: ; ;;
He died a few days after, and I had
to make my own way in the world as
best I COllld. .'!,; ; ,' V"; . .:-,.'.,; - .vi(t.
But my father's words sank deep in
to my mind, and I never forgot tho ex
perience of the whortleberry party ;
I stuck to my bush. ,. . ; .,
' When I had a fair place and was do
ing tolerably well, I did not leave it
and spend weeks and month tu find
ing ono a litllo better. When the oth
er men said, "Come with us, aud we
will make a fortune In a few weeks," I
shook my head and "stuck to my push."
Presently my employer odered to take
me into business with them. .1 staid
with the old house until the principals
died, aud then 1 took their place. The
habit of sticking to my business led
people to trust me, and gave me a
character. I owo all I have and am to
this motto: ."Slick to your bush."
Old Taper.. . , ,v
Presidential Hand wilting.
Abraham Lincoln wrote a smali,care
ful hand... , ,.,( ?: ,,,., .
The handwriting of General Grant is
easy Ut read. . . ...
- Andrew Johnson's handwriting wns
large and labored. His lingers seemed
all tiiuinliK.
Zachary Taylor wrote With a blnnt
pen, with n few flourishes aud no at
tempt at oinamcniioii. .
John Tyler, next to Garfield, was the
best writer among the presidents. H.
wrote a clear, legible, oiieu huinl.
Martin Van liiireu did not liko to
write, but when be did sign his name
it was in largo round characters.
Franklin fierce was the most writer
of all lli presidents. His writing was
not pretty, but It could' bo easily read.
The baud writing of . Willinn Henry
Harrison was classic. He was a man
of varied accomplishments and wide
informution. ' ' "
. No one would ever beable to counter
feit the hand riling of Kutherfoid li.
Hayes. Ho never made the same letter
twice the same way. ' '
Jami-s Buchnnnr. was proud of his
handwriting. He prided iiimselfoa his
puiu-4iiation,pelliug and the elegance
of his sly le of composition. ;
James K. folk' mado a signature
which looks liko a copper iilace. - Kvery
line of it li welt made, and there U a
flourish nnder it which would do honor
to a writing teacher. '
, OcjUm Springs, Miss., Sept. 13,; '83.
;i SrRSCKtt A Baowa: - ' Dear Sir :
Juditelt. II. Minor was paralyzed on
bis left Vide about one year and a half
ago. . Ilia .attending.' physician staled
that he might recover; the use of his
leg, but could never regain the use of
his arm and hand. Un to the commence
ment of bis using, your Nerve and Bone
Oil, his arm hung dead and motionless
nt bis side.', I . gavo him one bottle,
which he used only on his arm and
band. : lis obtained two more bottles,
and. after using 2 bottles in all, I am
K I eased to state that he can now bring '
is hand around in front, of his body,
reach out and actually grasp an object
with that heretofore dead band. , ., 1
Very respectfully, H. A. Vanclbve.
Tor sale ut Mitchell's Drug Store.
Accommodating Divorce Laws.
. i -,
"I want a divorae from my wife,"
said a Washington street broker to his
attorney, "but I dont know how to be
gin it." " ' ; ,
"Any ground for scandal?" asked the
attorney."
"No ; oh, no," ; ' ' : ;;t;
"Did she ever bit you ?" '
"No ; her temper is quite even." "
"Did she ever blow, out the gas ?"
"No ; shij jets it burn. Maybe that
Would be grounds; eh ?" ' " " ' -"
''No ' said tiif attorney1. "In that
case sha would calljto her aid the gas
company, and we would have to strug
gle with a monopoly.! That would not
d0.'V ;, , !,.;( , ' .;,!('! ; ,.
,, "No," said tho app'icant sadly,
, "Dil she ever scald any of the chil
dren?", asked tbe attorney brighteniug
Up.i,. I ,1, ,v t.l ',
,! "Haven't gotasy to; scald. Lmp1
pose it Wouldn't do to say she,, cabled
the children , of, the next door neigh
bor." . iwTMi,!,
Then I don't know what to do or
8ay:"'-,M.-: ,t. - ;, ;'.
. Then botli men looked thoughtfully
out of the window, fur nearly seven
minutes. , .
, "She drank out of the finger bowl at
the hotel when we were on our bridal
tour," said the husband hesitatingly.
"If you get the date and tho wit'ies-
cs," said the lawyer, quickly, I think
that will bo sufficient under our
law," '- -' ' ' -'i
Then thoy tvent out toecther and
ctdlcd for t,wq sci oncri of Leer. T .
It Won't be a Match. ,
A man whose hairand whiskers were
plentifully sprinkled with gray was iu
the city yesterday to bco about buvinz
a large quantity of lead pipe. AVhen
he asked bow In itch a mile -and ft half
of a certain aize would oost tho dealer
stood olfand looked alim iu amaze
ment.' ' ;' '' ' " ';' ; !
"Oh, I niu't loony," replied the man.
"But what do vou want with a mile
and a half of this pipe costing you
many hundred dollars." -' ' ! '"
a chair and became confidential ; I am
a widower."
"Yes?" .' ,
"I'm thinking of ' taking a ' second
wift-. . ',..,
"Yes." " '
"Sho dotes on a front vard. I've tot
the yard. Kh dotes on lawn orna
ments. I've b -en roumi piiciiiK stone
logs, cast Iron deer, and terracotta rab
bits till you can't rest. She dotes on
fountains. . That's , why I want, the
pipe." !
"Hut Why so mncii or it V ' "
Because I've got to run the pine to
a spring on a. bill a mile and a half
away;" ' " "'. ' ' '"' "
1 "when be explained how much fall
bo had, the dealer told him he couldn't
gut fountain enough todauipen a sun
flower."1 " "-'' "'."
(. "Won't be no squirt to It, eh ?" i :
"o " .
' ' Won't squirt a foot high ?n f '
' "Nd, sir, 'not and inch." -- ' '
"Well, no fountain, no - marriage.
She':; not on that. I'll go back and of
fer to All the vard witii decoy; ducks
and couch she'll, and put stained glass
windows in the house barn, bit I reckon
the match is off. I've offered to gel a
force pi'mp nud biro a coot by the year
to work it, but she says it wouldn't bo
picturesque; Might build a cistern on
legs and let the wnter piny through a
fountain, but she's romantic. I can't
lo no more, but if she insists on a foun
tain with a squirt lo it I'll look around
for some one else iioinebody who don't
won't Corinthian columns 'under. the
corn crib and a .Grecian fnrade to the
pig pen." LMroit Free Tress.
TUB HABIT OF IIKISallftU,
Speculations as to tiie prcvalanco of
the habit of intoxication ut any given
lcriod must count for liithv Speaking
comparatively, the English were a so
ber pcoplo until the use of spirits be
camu uommoa, nnd then, things ; go
yearly. worse and worse until a time
within human memory. ' We know
w:th a sufficient nnpnuch to accuracy
wben ardent spirits were introduced
into England, but have very tittle evi
dence us to the timo wb -u the evil hab
it of drinking thoin lor pleasure became
common. At firs', it is almost certain
that they were used for their supposed
mo liciuul quali lev Tlint they were
commoiitv taken for the treasure tb v
gave belorc the middle of the reign of
Cluirles II. is not proved. Aphra
Kehn, though there is littler to Im said
for her ou 11(0 score of the morality , of
her writings, is a good authority as to
manners uud ciWoms, and ' anyone
reading her lays for the purpose
of finding vontributions to u history of
drink wo'tld come to the conclusion
that tile and wine were the drink of all
except the very "fust" young ineti about
town. Lambs-wool, a drink composud
ofa'e nnd roasted apples, the manufac
ture of which Is, wo believe, at the pres
ent -not unknown, seems to have been
a favorite drink of the middle and low
er ranks iu the seventeenth Century.
Mr. Behn alludes to it on several oc
gmqu. London AthemeuM. l . . , ;
Good manners deel ire that teir pos
sessor is pers-m of superior qoalny,
ne matter what his garb, jtr however
slender his purse. ' 1 hey prove h's res
pect for himself, and also provo his re
spect tor those whom he address., t
- ''" , I ;
Wnen we become exclusively ahsqrh
ed In one pursuit, bouevcr legitimate
it may be in itself, it draws the mind
and interests aw.iy from all other
things, and causas us b iit-gleet "ihistfi,
though some of tlum Inay be distinctly
defined duties a itself. '
Points in Poultry Keeping, r
The "Plymouth Rocks,'? , being the
best feathered of all varieties of chick
ens, are apt to be the best winter layers
and as ihey feather up veryouiig, are
better united to the ineubator trade;-r
the artificial rearing of broilers than
the "Light Brahmas,", or many . other
varieties, , (There ought, to be, .profit
In buying up young roosters," caponiz
iug them, fattening them and selling at
the usual market price. Turkeys treat
ed in this way often reach a weight of
from thirty to fifty pounds. ,,Aj hroojl
of chickens led by a turkey, hen. , to for
hgo in the fields, : will -attain ' to great
weight and .early maturity without
food or care on the pari of the owner. "
The best eggs are the result 6f a meat
diet ; the high colored and well flavor
ed eggs of Kansas during the grasshop
per visitation, were a marvel to- stran
gers; When grasshoppers and worms
fail, their, laek should be supplied try
feeding cracklings a). d other .cheap
hutcher's offal.'-'. The' crushed oysler
shell supply, and the boxes-of road
dust or ashes, should--be kept within
Cosv Teachi.' When moving to' anrei -tirely
new location we secure immun.
ty from gapes for two years. :. The far1
mcr wlM doe not provide- his wife
a good poultry house is standing in ,ii
own light, as it. need not lie fine ur
costly. In winter drop a little carbolic
acid la the food mixture, oncea mouth,
as a, preventative of disease r and give a;
few appetizers, such as cabbage, garlic
and red pepper, with a variety of grain
food, not all cortr."With this treat
ment and a proper house,- we- may
count more certainly on profitable ri -turns
than when tbe fowls haVe to
roost on icy perches,' exposed ; to. tl o
zero winds of leng wilder nights ,Th
products of th poultry yard ( are al
ways In demand, nnd judging' -by -'tbe'
imrwrts now made in -that lintt, they
will be the last to glut the market, in
our large! cities. American Agricul
turist. --H -Siia -HU r-i.n .!.! J
A. HTKUCSri.lO Ittlttn CITT. '
Limberiek, says a correspondent cf
the S.m Fraueisco Chronicte, is a pret
ty city, pleasantly situated and posateap
e 1 of a variety aud , wealth of ; ordorv
t mt San Francisco can never attain by
any neglect of the sanitary law.t!Liko
most Irish citien, it is divided into, -an
Irish and an English town, and, both
are rivals in matters of nairow street si
and high rookeries, moldering with t he
damp of ages. Two of tbe most , inter-;
esting objects in Limerick -are King
John's castle and the ''treaty stone."
they are'more strikingly typical of tbe
nttiMidcs of the hostile parlies iiv, )rv
land than an vthiuzdliave seen. Un
one side of the Shannon at Thomond
bridge stands the castle, which lor six
centuries has been a. menace i to the
enemies of England. , Kenovated ami.
strengthened iiitod commanding for
tress by modern skill, .the casitewE
KingJoun exemplifies the. lositioa-of,
the government which, holds the rest
less spirit oj Ireland in Check by mnr-'
tial force. On tbe . oilier. -,sid ' of. th
bridge stands the ."treaty , stoac,
which was but lately raised to the
dignity of a granite pedestal thrwigh'
the iiiHuenee of tlte natiooal , (spirit -so;
lang terrorized by coercive measnrea.
Tbe contrast of "the"" peacffnt " little
monuinent with the war like Ibrtrew
that frowns on it am s , the river is
oue that cannot escape the not'o-e of
the most xuiierucial observer. It tii
dirntes the disparity of the rival pow
era that are contending in Irciand,.
nnd points out of. the lino of action on,
which each relies.
Mai rtnl
:
The Irouth In Southwest Georgia
last kpring dried up the wells, nud e
were onipelled to use' water from tbe
creek on the plantation. The resuiU
was that all were troubled with chilU
and fever. I carried with mo several'
bottle of Swift's 8ednV, and long
as I took it, I had perfect health.,. A
s-on as I censed taking it, I, like th
rest, was afflicted with chills." When I
resumed its use, I was all right agaiu.
We hayo nsed it in our family as an
antidote, for ran Una poison for tiro or
three years, and have never .known t
to fail in a single instance. ' '
W.O. FntROW.
Sumpter Co., Ga., St.'ll, 1
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A Cr !: Bealansl.
Some two years ago, I received a
boy (Ijoua White) iuto the Orphans'
Heme near Moon. ' from Coluiubus!
lie was one of tho oorn. ereatnrea I
have ever se-n nothing imt skin ant
and bone crippled ami deformed bv
scrofula, which bad attended hiih from
his tilrth: "' About eighteen tninlb agv
I commenced giving him Swift's Sueci
tie. ; After 'Several bottlo , had. Jieen
taken and no visible results to be yeu,
I tx-gaii to dispuii', but contined the
incdicitlc. 7At last wgns of Improve
inent bocamo apparent, M froiu that
date to the present here ha boon n
Ktant improvements in .Imi4i Ixxly and
mind. ' lie is now aliouf fourteen yearn
old, and Is One of the brightest boys I J
have ever known; ' I honestly believw
that he wills ultimately outgroj(v. tho j
effects of this loathsome disea."e"Aiudr i $
th! influenco of Swrift's Specific." '
' The two eases' of ' erystticlas whii-li y
were treated some two yeais ago with .
8. S. S. show no symptom nf retoxu of f
the disease.;. ,, ... L..B.PATNE,. , ; t :f
Snn't Orjmans' Home, Sa. Ga Conf. . J
'"' Macdn, Ga , 'NoV. 1, 1884.4 i ' -
Treatise on Blood hud Skirl Diseases
mailed freei-.ij' i-r 'r n'f c '
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