The' Ah am ance Gleaner
VOL.. XIII.
GRAHAM, R C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1887.
NO. 3?.
ADVERTISEMENTS
Put Off
Till to-morrow, today's duty. If you
have a Cold, Cough, Bronchitis, or any
form vt Throat or Lung disease, do pot
fceglect it.' Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, if
promptly taken, will speedily relieve ,
and core all ailments of this character.
Two years ago I took a severe Cold, .
which, being neglected, woo followed by
terrible Cough. I lost flesh rapidly,
had night sweats, and was soon confined
to soy bed. A physician was called, but.
the medicine he prescribed afforded
only temporary relief. A friend advised
the use of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. -1
began taking this medicine, and before
finishing the first bottle was able to sit
top ; four bottles effected a perfect cure.
Geo. W. Dick, Newton, Mass.
In several eases of Bronchitis, caused
by exposure to damp and cold weather,
I have need Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It
Is an anodyne expectorant of great
Value and usefulness to patient of all
ages. Its certainty of action, and its
safety as a household remedy, are
forcible arguments in Its favor. Mo
other congh preparation does its work so
quickly and satisfactorily. C. E. Hoyt,
Si. D., New Orleans, La.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,
I'rnMredbynr.J.C.ArerfcCo-.T.owel!, Kan. '
Id ty all bruggtits. trice 1; six bottles, $i.
rEOFSSION AL CAKDS.
JAS.E.BOYD,
' ATTORNEY AT LAW, '
Greetwboro, XT. C.
WIS be at Grrham on Monday of ciich we. It
to atteiid to professional bnsintt. .Sep 16
. : ' . .
F. II. WhiVAker, Je. C. E. McLEAN.
. WHITAKEB & MoLEAN,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
an An am.
M C.
J. D.KERNODLE
. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
I'rsetlee in thn HlHte and Federal Cir
w'll toklifullvaiid promptly attend to all bus
.. nw liiinnte l tn Hi. n . ,
Keal Estate Agency.
TAfimtV EEBNODLE, Agent-,
OliAHAM, K. J.
1A plantation one mile from Me
tallic, in Alamance county, containing
il)S mmc-" 45 HcrM In original rrnwtb, 0 In
I'liii-s, l'iO in cultivation. The place is srell
wa-erct. a-crn-n end two hranrnes rni ning
. thron-tli it. a flue orchard, 8 go d tolacco
tarn, V tenement K'nuees, goi'd feed barus, an
8-room dwellrne; with basement and I., and
: uood well of water, arc on it. Cmiveolmt I
churches, scliool, and a jrood new mill in X
tulle of the Imure. It is a dtsirah'ii farm
d'rd t the grriaih of l.b.ce-n. train and
srrt fees, . Place U eueded in w'-cst srd oi.
lossceslon Riven at once. Price WOO. f1nl
The Wilmington Star.
Reduction iii Trice.
1 Attention Is rolVd to the following reduced
rates of subtcilplion, cali in udvunce:
The Dally Star.
One Tear..,,. . .' (600
(N'X Months............ 8 00
iT.iree MunlliH i ; 50
Due Month.. 60
The Weekly Star.
tine Tear ... ft 00
fix .Month'
Three iiwuilhs. ..
lliir TrleKrapuiP Aew frrvm lias recrmlr
be-n largely luarcaiwd. ami It our dtrrin(
i itlcm to k'-cp il.e t r up to tlie hlghert
vwiHian oi ncwrpaprr rxwiwi.ee,
Addr, huim n. bkr 'Ann.
Wilmington N. '
' ... A WOMAN'3 WORDy
Oh! ever when the nappy lnnidl Is duinn,
An the Joy core, ij all the anguish epme
When strong adversity and subtle pain
Wring the sad soul and rack the throbbiaf
Drain-
Vfhru friends once faithful, hearts once all out
own, --
Tave us to wp; to bleed and die alone
v lit n fears and cares the lonely thought employ
And clouds ot sorrow hid toe Sun of joy
M h- n wca.y lit.', breathing- reluctant breathy
llatli no ti t a sweeter than (bo nope of deaths
Then the bent counsel and the last relief.
To cheer tho spirit or to cheat the grief.
The onlv calm, the only comfort beard.
Comes In the nuoic of a woman's Krd
Like beacon bell on soine wild islanVabore
Silvery rinsinz in tho tempest's roar.
Whose sfliuid, borne sbipward through the mid'
ntiit gloom.
Tells of the path and turns her from her doom.
Edwin Arnold.
unucrsAVED niMr
Onecvenhia in tho summer of "1873
was bitting in one of tho many garden
which Plii!nle!phia nt that tiiuo provided
lor me- comiort nna entertainment ol
reoplo who take their music with bfeier,
My ntienlion was attracted to a marl
about ft! years old, whoso appearance
was t!io nearest approach to tho tratli
ticnal mako r.p of Icobert JIacaire that
l:aJ ever seen oft tho stage, not'omitting
tiio Llackt'iieu eye. lio wandered about
the garden swinging an old umbrella in
nonchalant way for some time, not ex
actly oblivious to tho strains of Belirens
admirable rchc!tra, but in a manner be
tokening satiety of everything commonplace,-
yet still evincing a willingncas to
enuuro lus surroundings la default of
something moro to his taste. I watched
his movements for a while, Jtnd, finally
lxi:ix Eight of Inm in tlie crowd, ordered
a ''nightcap'end i;roo f rom ray chair tc
go home. Aa-I did to I felt a gentle tap
on my shouiuer and a well modulated
voice said:
' "Excnso me, sir: aro you a believer in
tbo dcetrmo of predestmubonj'
The queelion, tho man, and h:n manner
struck me ns so excessively ridiculous
that I lauglied outright, but recovering
myself replied, "ou mean, I suppose.
to csk if I believe a man who was born
to lw hanjred can't possibly bo drowned.'
"t-ometliing likd that: yes. I have a
theory that I wasn't born to be drowned.
but wo won t discuss tho lianjnng,
"vo won txliscuss anything, I saidi
t m gouig.
"My dear fir." said the typical Robert
witli a Cliesterrieluian bow, accompanied
by a wide and graceful sweep of Ins um'
brella, "that is really too bad. You
should by all means remain end hear my
story, a story without a moral. It isn't
a ghost story or a fairy tale? but' a true
account of tho only piece of good luck
ever encountered ip ray life, and that
came about through my losing all my
money at faro; lutein t a cent left.
The fellow's evident sincerity impressed
me. ami mycnnoKity to hear lus paradox'
ieal experience grew stronger as I gazed
into his imperturbable countenance and
repressed a laugh. I had been a sort cf
a "rounder" for many yeara,"and con
sidered myself invulnerable to assaults
upon my credulity, so I invited my com
panion to be seated, resumed my place at
tlie table, ordered some refreshments.
find tol.l him t f my burning anxiety to
be added to bis list of victims. Catting
toward mo a look c injured innocence at
the suggestion of guile coiivoved liy my
List remaik. he composed bis countenanco
Ly inserting a portion of it into tho beer
mug ho held in liis band and began Ida
ttorv:
I will not boro you with an recount
JQft w'tldn enrpimto I'mit ef rrabsm
: v Mai; s'i acits : 3 ioni loltpe t n it
tll, rtii'ry lrn, rortl ie'rtloi lM.lt tries
m i ifrow tIhi. Aiplv lo
I AKKEK & KElCI LE, Art.
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TILE KrUMOSD DISPATtH CO V
Kicbmott)
00 I niv pnrlv lif ." fairl bo. 'tvr4hnv ISfin
" N.t...lk. T ... lww.. t :!l
father, whoso licpesduriag a few months
prior to my nativity bad boen .net upon
the pinnacle of desirn to lw parent to a
daughter, evidently fancied tliat I was
fxilely responsible for my 6CX r.nd could
never tolerate mo in his presence. At
the earliest moment that I alb-Joed tb
MH6i!Jifalfc I :55!d: b rwnd in a
boarding rcliool I was cent cwav from
SUFFOLK
Ccllsgiate Institute.
CHAKTEKEO l$7t
trrparmtorj, Prmctttml r F!niiMg t
- CJH a, ifaihematiem. Science
mmd tk lint Art:
JL, Principal.
Both sexes admitted la
Terms reaaoasb!,
dVttac sVsmrttaeau.
Tfe anct aupsto. opsms Vooday, 9ep. tf
tT. Write to um principal lur cautoxat m
Bsfolk, Va. bh 11 tf
komo and Lept away, in rcbool and out,
until I was 1U years of rge, wlicn I re
ceived from my fatlier the sum of $CoO
and a letter informing mo thct I murt
fnnn tliat t)rtio forward sliift for myself.
I shifted. Tho first tiling tliat I did wa
t.) lose tlie $:)00, which feat I occom
r.liJied beforo leaving the school. I baro
always thought tho janitor took it, but
have never been Hncertain of . tho fact
that I didn't take it when I left.
Ily lin i-racticrd experience la shift
ing f j myself was conlincd to easy
etanes or pettestnanism in search of cm-rloj-bient,
wb.icli I obtained on tho thinl
tiay after my departure from tho echocl
in a carpenter's shop. I bad worked
two honrs carrying lumber to tlie pkn
ing Ixmch when I fell tlirough a bclo iu
the floor into tho cellar and broko one of
my legs. This episodo dulled tho keen
edco of my dcriro to learn tlio carpen
ten' trade, and as soon as I was cUo to
travel I set oat in quest of an carier. or
Ct bast a safer, way of earning a living.
With varying enccesa, but always gettinjr
the worst cf it in the lonjr nm, I turned
my Land to almost everything until tbc
prii:g ( f 1831, when tho war broke oat.
I was ct that tiroo enjoying ono of tlie
brief periods of fair hick that octa
inonly sncoeeded tho violent and
protracted paroxytrcs of LI fortune
to - which I was subject and in re
fjufel cf my cervices in assisting to raise
a volunteer corapecy la reqxmse to
rresident Lincoln's call for 75.C00 men I
was comoiccioncd a ret lieutenant. I
then believed t!iat rny str was in the as
cendant, bet thero won in store for me,
C3 1 EcocU2y rcsliaed, womo lack Cum 1
bd ever before cxpcricsced. On tho
evcaing befcro Co day fixed fcr ocr -parturo
frrra Cie Ohio town In which I
wss tiiea living I ceiled to say farewell to
tho enly l .ill I Lad ever been alJo to in
rZccc to tolcmto wj ottmtioBS and who
bad prctui9?d to nicrrr ote. Fancy my
feelings when I was informed Ly fcr
brother who met roe at the door tiiat she
had msrricd a ICJkm Cn va Hanaflckl that
morning and was at that moment en ber
way to Iter new borne. I rnahed away
from the house with full dVtemiinatico
to die on tho LcttiefiaU, bat my iietvene
rack interfered to prevent even that one
of my Oeaircs froos arriving at onosanv
tnatioa.
On the fotkrarin-r morning my oom
pany started i'T (Jd umbos to join the
regunerit to which it was attaelted, and
f ar awhile warlike enUiaaiaatn took the .
Loo of tiisnppnintnient and chagrin '
wiUAu my Lreisttf tut the nafaithiilncss
of my sweetheart was of too recent or
rnirrene a wabb) too to banish the pang
which seized me, and my arrival at
Columbus was signalised by an unprece
dented draft upon the alcoholic resources
of the town, resulting in my sojourn in
tlie iruardhouse and tho loss of my shoul
der straps. I continued with tho regi
ment as a private, however, having noth
ing else to do and boing still strong iu my
desire to die a soldier's death, .until the
expiration of my three months' term ol
enlistment, when I re-enlisted for three
years, and served after a subsequent en
rolltnent, each time in a different com
mand, until the close of the war, with
out receiving a scratch,
"In 1863 I was discharged at Jackfon,
Miss., and obtained employment in that
town, which at that time it appeared to
hfc tlie Almighty had overlooked in tho
distribution of his bounty, and remained
j three months in the combined, capacity of
salesman, porter, and principal and junior
assistant hi the only clothing store in the
place, . There 1 was rejoined by my
hereditary luck (I wasu t born a girl,
you'll remember), and for tho heinous
offense of charging only $G5 for a $14
suit of clothes I was summarily ejected
from the clothing business just as I was
beginning to believe that I had nt last
placed my feet firmly upon the ladder of
success.
"Remaining in Jackson . only long
enough to pack my limited wardroco in
an old fashioned carpetbag, I took a train
on the Southern railroad of Mississippi for
Vicksburg. At a place called Bovma,
eight miles from Vicksburg, tho railroad
bridge had been destroyed during tho
war, and passengers were transferred
across the Cig Black river by stage, cross
ing that dirty little bayou, neither big
nor black, by means of a pontoon bridge,
A new railroad bridge was in course of
construction and, as I felt liko stretching
my legs and seeing the country, I walked
across that in preference to the pontoon
bridge. Arriving at about tlio middlo of
the bridge I noticed a plank projecting
about ten feet from the outer stnngpiece,
its inner end being pushed souio five or
six feet under that stick of timber.
walked out to the end of it and sat down,
my legs swinging idly over the water,
and my gaze directed to every point
except tho one. I should have guarded.
As I sat down I noticed four negro
laborers staggering under the weight
of a piece of timber which they were
carrying to its place in the structure, but
bvstowed no further attention upon them
until t heard them immediately in my
rear. I was about to look over my
shoulder at them when they dropped that
stick of timber square on tlio end of tlie
plank I was sitting on, and my little car
petbag and I shot about ten feet into the
air, parted company as each described a
curve and began our descent and disap
peared beneath the tnuddy Waters of the
Big Black. I think I struck the water
first; anyway, I'm sure I got out first.
since no authenticated account of tlie
rescue of the bag has evtr come to ny
notice. As I reached the bank, covered
from head to foot with mud, tlime and
the sweepings of tlie pontoon bridge above,
those four darkies greeted mo with a
chorus of laughter as indicative of enjoy
ment as any sound I ever heard, and I
started for the train on the Vicksburg
side of tlie bridge on a dead run, my
speed being accelerated moro by desire to
escape tho darkies' mirth than to catch
the train, which I may remark I didn't
C itch bv aliout ten car lengths. - Why
that place was called Bovina tlio Lord
only knows, unless, perhaps, because tlie
man who named it thought, as 1 did.
tliat it was a bully place to get away
from.
"There was now nothing left for mo to
do but to walk to Vicksburg of wait six
hours for another train, and I wasn't
long in making up my mind to walk.
Tlie weather was warm, and by the time
I had covered the t ight miles my clothes
were dry, but heavens, how dirty! Tho
investment of $1 brought into recnisi-
lion the services cf a stout negro boy,
find by din of much rubbing, brushing.
presentable. I then started for tho
wharf boat of tlie Atlantic and Slioun
sippi Hteamboat company at tho foot of
CUiv street to ascertain tlio time of de
parture of the first boat for St. Louis,
and was told tlict tho ctcamer William
K. Carter would arrive from Now Or
leans at about 8 o'clock in tho evening.
and lcavo about an hour later. It was
then about 4 o'clock in the afternoon,
and I looked about for sotno way of bill
ing tune until tlio Carter should arrive.
I went into tho Prentiss bcuso Lar, f-nt
a driuk cud a cigar, and, counting iny
done', found that I liad jtift '55. I Kit
down to enjoy my cigar when tlio Men
struck me that it wouldn t Lo a bad
ocheuio to play what money I bad above
my stretnbonfr fare ogainst tho Lank.
Reflection and recollection of tho adverse
remit of most of my former cntcrprixs
of a similar character told mo that it was
a particularly bod ccheme, however,
and for tlie timo I abandoned tins pro
ject. I took a walk up tho lull and
down again and tried in every way I
could think of to rid myself of the Llea
of risking what littlo money I Lad, 1-ut
something seemed to tell mo t:u.t I
would win, and I finally yielded to a
power I couldn't resist and n;A-el tlie
barkeeptT rf the hotel where I cocl.l Cnd
a game, llo uirtcted me tt one a el-.crt
distance frcri tho botcL end in three bets
had reduced my catrftsl to an a.'cotmt
just snf.icknt to pay ray passage, with
out mealo, to CL Louis. I watched the
remainder of tbo deal without playing
until there, was a singlo turn' k-ft in tlio
box, tbo fearful "something' tlxt bad
lured me into tho plsce meunwhita urg
ing mo to resume, and I yielded again.
nut (3 on the turn and loot. I was
then desperate, and in my endeavor to
quit even on my fare went broke. There
didn't seem to be tnnch of a r rocpect of
my getting out of town, or of staying in
either, fear tliat matter; but, as yon
may supposo, I was pretty well nsed to
bard luck and cttlu cry over spilled
milk. I wer.t back to the botrL which
was situated on tlie Wee. and in due
time saw the William B. Carter swing
away from the wharf boat and make ber
way up the river without me. Having
sjothing else to do I walked down to tlie
wharf boat and sat looking into the dark
Cm rut of the Uisaiamppi, speculating as
to bow I should be able to stem that cur'
rent.
"About 10 O'clock a little txat called
the Urruin-r Star came up the river.
brand for Hewitts, and landed. I emit
on board and found tomyiatxji mil W
delight an old army acquaintance, a mra.
ber of a fly-by-night tmnstrd party that
had been 'doing tlio small nver towns.
To him I explained my plight and ' I was
overjoyed when be agreed to lend mo
money enomrh to pay my fare to Mem
nbla on th doubtful nvtlritv of m v word.
Half an hour Liter we started and as we
rounded Millikeu's Bend wo discovered
sheet of flaino ahead tliat to river men
was a too well known sign that a vessel
was burning. There was a great clang
ing of bellri, increased vehemenco in the
pulling of the exhaust pipes, and a deter
mined vigor in the song of the colored
firemen as they tiled ftiii iuto the fur
naces and every effort was bent toward
reaching tho burning wreck with tho
least possible delay. We finally drew
close enough to the blazing boat to dis
cover that no living thing could exist for
a single moment on board of her and do
voted our efforts to keeping at a safe dis
tance) from herwhilo-endeavoring to -dis
cover and pick up survivors. Of the
passengers and crew of tlio flnnio de
voured steamer wo picked up thirty,
many of them badly burned, and ascer
takicd that the roaring column of flamo
beforo us was all that remained cf tho
William K. Carter, the boat I did not
take, because I. had lost my money at
faro bank, and whose boiler hadexrJloded
witliin lees than two hours after leaving
Vicksburg.
"A largo number of the passengers
and crew of tho Cnrter were burned or
drowned, including Gapt. Ilurd, and
singularly enough on the same night, in
tho Ohio river, near PaduciUi, Ky., the
steamer Miasouri, of the. same line, ex-
ploded her boiler and burned to the
water's edge, and among tho many per
sons lot was the captain, a brother of
the commander of tho Carter. The
boilers in use. in the steamers of that line
wcro of tho 'tubular' pattern, which
wero afterwards'- condemned by the
government inspectors and their removal
from tho remaining boats of tho fleet
enforced. .
'If you cro not now convinced that
the luckieat thins that over happened to
mo was brought about by whet people
commonly regard ns nlwenco of luck I'll
treat; that i to say, I would if I bad tlie
price of the drinks."
I had listened to Iho man's story with
out uttering a word except to remind the
waiter that our glass. needed replenish
ing, and as ho recounted the circmn
stanco of tho loss of tho Carter I as im
plicitly believed hi the truth of his tale as
I did in my own existence, for I was a
resident of Vicksburg at the time. As
arose to go I slipped, a dollar into his
hand from my very slender purse and
felt sorry tliat I wasn't alio to give a
stronger lift to a man who hod played
life's game in such horrible luck. I bade
bim good night and walked into the
street, stopping ut the corner opposite the
tots light to wait for a cur. While
standing there 1:13 late coin Minion and
entertainer, -for whom I still felt most
compatwionately, sauntiTcd tip to tho
corner upon which tlie light waa situated,
and. apparently not observing me, called
out: "I ley, Jim. another sucker swal
lowed the old lialt and gave up a case.
He died Itnrd, find Moody nearly drowned
mo with beer. Ix't'a go and get some
thing proper." Whilomy unlucky friend
was delivering l;imelf of tins speech
Jim" . emerged from tlio doorway
around the corner, whero bo bud been
keeping vigil while his partner "worked
mo for n case," and tho twain disap
peared down the street, leaving mo to
wt h that tho mail who wasn't bom a
gill h.id been sitting on the Carter's
boiler when tho bolt let go. .New York
Times, ' " '
Kuritea for the Slrk.
Thousands iterisli beforo their timo for
tho want cf trained numcs in tlie sick
room, for witliout them not lung is dene
in tho right way nor at tlie right time.
xlie conserjuenco is a funeral. In till
co-operative, insuranco and Lrrrthcrly so
cloties a iitirso fund hhould nt onco bo
started fonlv a few cents a week needed
and scouring I WMIWWuiiUun m 1 h nu-ID :rr)i !t 17
tr.'.ju-tf nurse when sr.i.ow lnvcais tue 1
Lontes of jneiiiU-ra. In every commu
nity there are nuin-. rous families who can
not procure thia vsilmiMii wrvice except
by combination. By thin himplo plan
gco.l trained nurses cro whhin the nach
r.t every solx-r and industrious family.
As- your doctor about tho matter and we
Low wr.rr.ily ho npjiroTea tho plan. It is
not only tliat lifo is prolon-d, but tho
doctor's work i rrr.tly simplified, for
when Lo makes Uia morning call be
meets on intelligent nurse, who promptly
and correctly answers oil Mi fjiirstions.
Ho longer fchnll we hear of tho Lmcr be
ing put on tho trunk lcau- tlie tk-k ono
hadn't a client. Kany of tlio poor inako
a weekly payment tlint when they dio
thcro may Lo fun!s to bury them. A
tetter 'way hi not to dio before your timo
(and tliat 's around 100), but live by em
ploying sL Uled nurses when wck and eat
ing'. (Vinkiug r.nd deeping wkely when
wcIL ncmeiuber tliat the right timo to
to prepare for tl is at l'J. Iho doctors
will not bo nettled wlten wo soy tliat on
educated mime, if not Letter, U ts nood
as they arc 1:1 puliing the patient through.
Cor. LrcoLlyn Ealis
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE.
Scene In the Traxllna; Itoora at tlie Open.
lug Hour OcglnnlnB of IMUdlng.
. Bang! bong! bang!
It sounds something liko a bull in
china shop, but it is only tho gong at the
Cotton Exchange) announcing the opening
of business at 10 o'clock, and the next
instant a florid complexioned man, wear
ing eyeglasses, standing in the rostrum,
gives two sharp raps with a gavel, and
immediately begins the first calL A
large crowd gathers about tlie rostrum,
and tho man with tlie gavel calls off the
list of options, beginning with July and
running about a year ahead, while the
brokers shout their bids cr asking prices,
converting tho exchange into a bedlam,
The man who rides in a specuTntive
whirlwind and directs the commercial
storm from his position on the rostrum is
Superintendent E. R. Powers. Occasion
ally a dispute arises among the brokers
as to who bought or sold a given-- hun
dred bales of cotton or more, and Ur.
Powers settles it at once, and tbo call rat
tles on again nmid a load, confused bab
ble of noise that would astonish a Hot
t.'ntot. When the pressure of his other
dutied prevents him from presiding at
tho call, Mr. C. C. Schuster, his assistant,
gives tlio signal for the hurly burly to'
begin, and distinguishes bids and offers
which opiienr to bo written iu Russian
Sanskrit or Chocktaw,
When tho' CaH ia over tho members
gather around the brass ring in the pit
formed by a mimic amphitheatre, con
sisting of threo broad steps, and then the
trouble begins again. Tlie Liverpool
market, according to thecablo dispatches
on a bulletin board, lias advanced several
points" that ij, 2-C4 of a penny in
English money, or 0-100tlis of a cent a
pound in our mOuey and the shorts aro
disposed to cover while others aro ready
to buy for long accounts, Ono broker
leans far over tho brass ring which keeps
the brokers from tearing ,0110 another to
pieces and shouts: "I'll give 70 for five
September. ' ' Ho means that ho will give
0.70 cents for 600 boles for deliver' ui
that month. As lie shouts this out till he
grows red in the face he flourishes liis
hand liko Magician Heller performing a
sleight of hand trick. Another, with tho
veins in his neck swelling till they seem
likely to burst, roars: "I'll sell August
at 0, meaning jo.zo cents.
Another shouts: "I'll give S for
August," meaning ho will give 10.23 for
100 bales. "Sold!" shouts, a broker.
Tli is bid is repeated by tho same broker,
who seems to have blood in his eye and
to bo eager for tho fray. "Soldi" shouts
another, and then there is a hasty scrib
bling in noto books to record tlio trim sac
tion. "Wliat's bid for Sep?'; shouts a
broker in a striped seersucker coat, mean
ing by "Sep" the month of September.
llo M answered by a roar tliat seems
enough to stop tho clock outside, but de
clines to buy at the price asked. IIo is a
bear and thinks t!: bulls nre anxious to
sclL New York Mail and Express. .
0I I HMO Head Exatutloner.
Through onr guide we told tho head
executioner that we wished to neo' tho in
struments of his calling, and thereupon
be produced a short, very heavy, two
handled sword, and a long knife. We
naturally put tlio question, "How do you
use this sword? Where is the block?"
"We don't uo a block. We uiuko the
prisoners kneel in two rows f:icing one
another and bending their beads down.
Then I toko the sword mid ohop ono on
each side, and tlio heads fall off; so on,
till they're all done, as you'd switch the
tsrp tiff green weeds with your walking
stick."
"Bi:t you don't always chopalicad
off with ono blow?" -
"Always.".
"Wliut b (ho knifo for?"
"For tho ling clio, or ilenth by many
cuts,' Wo lie the culprit who is con
demned to tliis death to a cross, and we
commence by cutting off the eyelids,
earn, now, and co on, ending by sticking
tlie knife into tho heart. Tlie cuts vary
in nuinlx-r from 8 to ISO, according to
"How munv ersons havo you exe
cuted hi a day?"'
"I have chopral twenty heads off in
two minutes."
"Gentlemen frivo twenty cents each
cmnshaw" (a synonym for the Egyptim
baJiceiili) "to tho executioners," said tho
guide, which we gladly did, to ejcnpo
the staring of tho bead butcher a rye,
which hud a villainous cast; and 00
ended our interview with tlieso high
executioners of tho great Chincso empire.
rail Mali Uiizctte.
Health of City Preview
It is a rerlraw question whether tlie
phydcid i!etcri rstion of city bfo does cot
aitcct in grcsUT or kis degree many of
tlio cotnfe.TtaUo C3 wtll as tho j-orrer
clx'Jxt. Families li which the children
and DKJther, if net tlie father, spend tlie
wbcb summer in tlie country or at the
ccaiihorc, end in which the sons have
every opprjrtui.ity for outdoor sports
Until tiiey ere 23 or SO years old, can
stand comrarison, rbyrically, with tlieir
country cousins. But many city pconlo
who enjoy homes tlict are comfortable
and even luxurious, who have good food
and plenty of recrcatio, ore yrt engaged
Ll occu'iatiuna that aro too sedentary and
confinLig to be altogether healthy. Sales
men and salesw'orwn. clerks, and a great
number of artisans compose tho larger
part of this clank
No subject tncro practical or more im
portant than this fit the people's health
could wtll be imagined. Fliysical
strength is as essential to prosperity in
times of peace as it is to success in war.
Is fact, no race ever ret dMtoirukbrd it
self by conquest, by art or by literature,
which did not pouaeas the restless Vigor
of soperfluous health." Boston rest.
Bleeding at tho Kawe.
In persistent liernorrliago from the
naral cavity, plugging tho posterior naros
should not to dono until an attempt has
been made to check tho hemorrhage by
firmly grasping tlvo ncso with tlio linger
and thumb, so an completely to prevent
the air from parsing through tho cavity
in Iho act cf breathing. This riiuVIo
means, if persietently tried, will, in
many cases, arrest tho Lleedlng. Tho
hemorrhago persists because tlio clot
which forms at tho rupturo in the blood
rcrac'l in displaced by tho air being drawn
forcibly through the cavity in the attempt
fit tho patient to Clear tho nostrils. If
this cir L jrrovenlod from passing through
tlie cavity, tho clot consolidates in p'fti
tion end the hemorrhage is cherked.-
Demorcst s Magnzuie.
A true man brlongs to no other tinu
or plare, bat is Die center of things.-
Ijnrrsrm,
Hand? for lh Cewsa Taker.
Occidental statisticians havo Icng been
accustomed for sotno reason to regard
witli doubt tlio reriodical reports con
cerning tlie population of China, but Ln
asmucb as the Chinese law requires every
housclfoMrr to hang at bis front door a
list of tlio inmates of bis hocse, it eeems
as tliough it ought to be easy to make an
accurate cenawv Dy one which tlie o(H
cuds of tlie empire bare recently affnnicd
tlio population is 430, 000,000. Brooklyn
Eagle.
Tho Chmmgrt la Yasarlaa.
As regards accuracy of detail. "Urn
Hut" stands in tlie front rank of liL'tori.
cal novels. A curious however, oc
curs at tlie beginning of book 8, where
the author speaks of the traveler in the
year 1 1 being able to see tlie "smoking
cone" of Vesuvius. It wm not till 79 A. L.
that Vesuvius again became active. Sinco
tliat period Vesuvius has undergone grot
changes. It is probably higher now than
ever before. Indeed from 1843 to 18C3
it is said to have iricremied in height over
tuO fact. Chicago Herald.
Unrnlng of Theatres,
' Apropos of the burning of the -Opera
Comique in .Pari, Dr. K.. Ogden Dore
mus has contributed a letter to a New
York newspaper in which he states that
articles of wearing apparel, theatro cur
tains, and any textile fabrics can bo made
uninflammable by dipping in a solution
of tungstate of soda or borax, and better
yet m a solution in water of phosphate of
ammonia. This ho states can be done
when washed, and be little or no trouble,
and not affect tho appearance or render
tho wearing any different from usual,
and thus all underclotliing, curtains, etc.,
can be entirely fireproof. In theatres,
all the woodwork can readily bo Impreg
nated with phosphates of ammonia, and
tho scenery and all the inflammable at
tachments to a stage be made fireproof,
so that such terrible events as that of tho
Opera Comique will be impossible. When
human life is ot stako, it would not be
asking too much of municipal authorities
to cct on tliis suggestion, and, if possible,
make it available. Owners and man
agers of theatres and opera houses should
be required to adopt such means of safety
as would secure to their patrons a practi
cal immunity from being roasted while
in life and health. - This Opera Comique
stylo of cremation is so very distastef ul
that all classes should unite in urging on
the proper authorities to insist on man
agers bringing into use all the appliances
for safety from fire that science can un
fold. Demarest's Monthly.
IIow to Scare Snakes.
A gentleman who recently returned
from the western coast of Africa tells
how natives provide against the dangers
of venomous snakes, which abound in
those regions. "The Africans on the
coast," ho said, "are far moro intelligent
than thoso in tho interior. Just south of
tho republic of Liberia there is a largo
swampy region which extends for hun
dreds of miles into tluf interior and for
many miles along the coast. Whenever
it is deemed necessary to penetrate this
vast morass, which abounds in snakes,
tho natives simply rub the soles of their
feet with garlio and oil. Tlie scent of
tho garlic is too much for the delicate
stomach of the reptiles, and they crawl
away us fast as they aro able. This in
sures almost absolute safety. Tlie boa
constrictor even hesitates to attack a
man smelling of this odoriferous vege
table. Another method employed by the
natives when they wish to sit to rest is to
swish the air with rods. The peculiar
noise of the rod seems to inspire tho scr.
pents with terror, for they hasten away
out of hearing of the sound." New
York Mail and Express.
HISTORY OF THE FlXl.
1
Sqnld Fl.hlnc.
Only tho very darkest nights aro se
lected by the Chineso fishermen in which
to catch tho singular fitli that tlie heathen
prize so higluy as an nrtielo of food.
Tlio squid is about eight inches in lengtli
and almost transparent. They are caught
in the following manner: When tho night
is very dark, the Chinese go out some
miles in the bay and then build a bright
fire in pans and station them In tho bow
of the boat, and the fish being attracted
by tlie glare swarm around tlie boats and
aro gathered in with scoop nets by the
ton. They are taken homo and tlio women
and children give them a "lick and a
promise" in tlie way of cleaning and
spread them on boards, on top of the
houses; and out in tlio fields, where tliey
aro dried. The fish are then packed and
shipped to San Francisco and to China,
where they aro considered a great deli
cacy. Monterey Argus.
The Konster and Ills Drink.
With few exceptions tho steamboat
roustalmut is fond of whisky and will
take great ciiances to satisfy his cravings
for the firo water. When' considerable
whisky used to cotno around from Ken
tucky by the water route the deck bands
doviii-d various ways to tap the barrels.
Ono of the princfiMl plans was to force
the hoops slightly from their peition,
tlicn a giinblet would soon make an open
ing. In this a straw would be inserted
d 4l ?atid,iryf Qil& teqn be able to
satisfy bis thirst. Tlio opening would bo
plugged up, the hoop placed in its original
position, and no ono would be the wiser.
It was a long time before tho scheme, was
detected, and then cnly by tlio fact that
some, of the rotuitcrs went too far by
taking it out in quantities to soil to some
of the levee saloon. Olobo-Democrat.
The Hath In Wat nr.
For practical purposes, tlien, tlie bath
In water without any attention to what
it may contain in solution is to be re
garded from tho standpoint of tempera
ture. If tlio water is at a temperature
anywhere below CO degs. Fob., it is to be
considered as "cold;" from 00 degs. to
3 dors., it is "cool; from 75 deg to
65 degs,. It 13 "teiiiixmtei" from 85 decs.
to 02 degs., it is "tepidl" from C2 degs.
to 03 degs., it is a "hot batlt." Some
times the "graduated bath" b recom
mended; this means a Lath at CO degs. to
100 degs. into which the ballicr enters.
and tho temperature of which is gradu
ally lowered, by the addition of cold
water, to tho extenf of 25 degs. or CO
defi. in tho course of lialf an T.oun
Gloho-Demotrat.
Stasjle I.an Urn with Electrlo tight.
M. WroMcwski tnedo a succev.ful ap
plication of tho electric light to the magic
lantern projection of opaque ohjecta. In
tlio raiebi of darkness a strong b'ght is
cciicentrrited on tho object, which be
comes intensely illuminated, and its pict
ure may Le thrown upon tlio canvas with
tlio colors fully brought out and even
niado nicro brilliant. New Ork&ns
Times-Democrat.
Bible Mantloa f nana era aa Kaefgall
' The Bomaa Eaajle The bnwa4aev
In the Bible the mention of banners) 4
standards and ensigns is frequent. In tbo
second cliapter of Numbers and the sec
ond verse: "Every man bf . tho children
of Israel shall pitch by his own standard
with the ensign of their fatlier 's I teniae. "
And in the thirty-fourth verse: "SO thi f
pitched by their standards, and so they
set forward, every one after their fami
ilies, according to the house, of tlieir
fathers." And again, When tho Isracfc
ites are marching f rom Sinai to Parent
In the first place went tho standard of
tlie camp of the children of Judob, 0
cording to their armies.'' There are other
numerous instances, too numerous te)
quote, from Isaiah, Jeremiah and the)
Canticles.
Among the Egyptians tho several corni
ponies carried standards, models bf o
cred animals and emblems, and the king!
Dame figured in some fashion on a board;
and the Assyrians had much tlie same; -of
which there are two noticed by Vte
Henry Layard, one of a man drawing a
bow and the other of two bulls running
in opfxwite directions, supposed to be tho
emblems of war and peace attached td
Darius' chariot. Tho Persians had an
eagle fixed on a lance and a braze sun
on tho general's tent, on which tho firsi
rays of tho son striking gave tho signal
for tho march. The Greeks in tho earlier
times bore armor on, a spear, and in
lator each city had its sacred emblem!
for Athens, tlio owl and tho olive; for
Corinth, the pecasus, and for Thebes, tli
sphinx, in memory of CEdipus; anU
later still, as on the sea a red flag die?
played is said to liavo been the flag of
battlo, so on shore the hoisting of a
purple dress on a spear was the signal to
. the Hellenes to advance and fight. It is
very easy to be tiresome with a very littld
learning, and so we will leave Greece and
tho barbarians, will omit mention of the
arms of the seven against Thebes to bt
found duly, set out in tlie play will
quote none of the references from Virgil,
and come direct to tho Romans and their
signa militaria.
The manipulus in the early days of the
republic carried hay on a pole, liko it
Breton peasant; then devices very various,
among them the contorted serpent, the
special ensign of the foreign auxiliaries;
But it was not till after the time of Marios
they displayed the eagle that in the great
days of Rome was ever the sign of the
legion. It was that tlie soldiers swore by)
it was that when, as a last desperate re
source, it was thrown into the ranks ol
tho enemy, tliat they would follow and
rescue or dio.
Wo are told tliat 100 years after CaW's
first attack on us, Aviragus, brother ot
Ouidcrus, king of South Britain, bore
azure a cross pattee, fitched In the foot;
and wo know that once the Romans were
withdrawn and tlie Saxons held rulei
each kingdom of tlie heptarchy was dis
tinguislied by a device, of which the white)
horse of Kent, borne by Hengist and
Horsa on their shields, is a familiar ex
ample-. Then we have Egberts with A
Cross patonce-ihat is, a cross fleuHei ex
paneled to which bis great grandson add
ed four martlets (a bekless and footless
bird of heraldry), and Edward tlie Con
fessor a fifth; and that is tho flag, thai
and the flag of St. Edmund blue, with
three gold crowns under, which the)
early English kings fought.
Now, if at this time we glance abroad.
It is certain we see CI oris I, king of the
Franks, take tlie blue cape of Sr. Martial
and hoist it as the royal banner; and for
11)3 years tho royal banner it remains,
till 630, when the oriflamme. a red flaq
with green fringe, sacred to the Abbey of
St. Denis, waa pulled np over it . The
flcurs-de-lys, older as an emblem than the
Trinity they are supposed to repnenti
wero not peculiarly French or royal till
the Twelfth century.
To the Crusades it is clear' that we musk
look for the first real dignity bf the flag)
Cocur de Lion's crusade in particular, tat
I10 gave rise to more armorial bearings
than have sprung from any other single
cause whatever, not even excepting the
JmmIa nf Crrer, Andjjot fjnlr art there
more families bearing amis from men!
achieved then, or assumed arms then,
but families innumerable, on engaging iit
tho war, changed their devices for others
moro suited to the solemnity of the 00
car-ion.
Now let us, having got so far, take ihd
present royal standard, or, more tor
reedy, banner, first hoisted on the tower
January 1, ltttll, and consider luw aaffl
of what it bi composed, Td describe i't
hcrahlicallr, it is "Quartetlyi first and
fourth) gules, three lions passant gar
dant, in palo, or, for England; second
or, a lion rampant, gulca, within a
doublo treasure, flory, counterflory of Um
lest, for colland; thlrdj azure, a harp,
or, stringed ergentr for Ireland." The
flag lias been produced, we are told, in
contdilorablo contempt of heraldic rulesi
but assuredly, for all that, it excites no)
less obedience, enthusiasm and rexicfe-"
Cornhill Hagaripoi .
Exhibition af Ineeets.
An exhiUtion of useful insects and
their products, with noxious Inserts and
specimens of their injuries, will bo open
in Paris from Aug. 87 to Sept. 23. In
secticides r.nd various insect destroying
devices will also be shown. Arkantaw
Traveler.
ITai Joss Oat.
"Johnny," sail the minister, rather
severy, -do you use tobacco?"
"Yes, sir," was tlio reply, "but I'm
deanont jmt nowi Jimmy Brown 'a got
though.' Aiaxiiingtoti critic.
Dar b cs much danger In oher dean' cr
thin ez d.1r is in not doin' it well cr ruff.
D iioj mighty cfu-n runs so fas' iLit be
fails ober dc rabbit an' dsn leu LLii git
cr way. Atkansa w Travnler.
The Centos mt thm Kltctirm
Tho lady who presi-lcs over a north
sido establishment entered ono of tho
bedchambers Friday with her new rirl,
recently arrived from Ireland. Tbc ladV
at one detected tlie smell of gas and saidi
". by, Mary behove tlie ns is leak
ln." Imagine Iwr astonishment what .
Mary, in a wise endeavor to tileoseh
seizid tho wash bowl and placed it on tlie)
lloor immediately kencatli tho chnr.de
ber, determined tliat the. overflow trout
the gas .Ipe fihouM not spoil the carpet.
This same girt was told by sumo of tho
help that tlx-y wrro to have rscalljcd
oysters for one of t'o courses dinner.
Sue immediately ran to ber mistress ami
asked for a iur of scissors "to scallop
the oysters with." Chicago Tribune.
II Km Baagkt.
An Austin masher bad just made the)
acquaintance of a rery stylishly dressed
young lady, and was tranenading with
Iter around the depot before the train
went out. A little street Arab earn
along with flowers to sell, and said:
"Ileaee, sir, will you buy a few of to
winter rosesr"
Tlie masher firmed to the youns Lv'
and asked: "Will you accej a srotj
bouquet cf these pretty flowers?"
Before she could reply the Arab rpol J
up and said:
Oil. yea, slie wO, I ti tll jw,
She's my lifter, and don't dare t- i
tlas. sale 1.4 flcm-iTS to a dado," i i
mm LuuLt The Colom L
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