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VOX... XIV. .
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JAS..E.BOYD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, ':
. QreMwboro, 2T. C.
- will be m Gr.-ham on Monday of each weuk
: o attend to piofe.-sional business. Sep 10
F. II. WlIITAKER, 3&. C E. M'.'LrAk!
' WHITAKEE & McLEAtf,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
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Ji'Hnlruttccl to iilin t- . " i
DR. G. V. "WniTSETT,
- Burgeon Dentist,
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GRAHAM,;N.;C,, THURSDAY, : AUGUST 16, 1888.
NO 29,
DESIRE.
If I s!t,ld call you beautiful, my swept,
When you look up at uie with those proud eye
And port tho rosy petals of your mouth
To drop mo honeyed grcctinfi wore It wise?
Or would you turu a statue of surprlao?
If whera ttet dainty Jeweled hand of yours
To me for transient custody Is lent,
I should rain kisses on It rapturously, - ... ,
Would your owu pulses leap in happy vent?
Or would you bid uio vanish and repent?
If whon you sing, and fend that liquid voles
Pourlaj luto my soul liko maddening wins
I should bend down and clasp you to my heart,
Would thoso white arms In joy about mo twinor
. Or would you slay mo with a scorn diviner
Either tho muslo of desiro must fling "
One pMsIonato ringing cadence on your oar,
To find a doop sweet echo in your heart,
Or, like tho atrioken swau on woodland mere,
Lift its wild notes In pain of parting near.
. Ada Nichols Man in Lippincott's.
MISS CLEO'S NEGATIVE.-
JACOB A. LONG
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
GRAHAM, ... Ar
C.
May 17, '88.
'Walter Ragland, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND KURGEGN,
GRAHAM, - - - K. C
Jtuu ?8 "'83. . .
ADVEttl ISEMENTf.
JNO
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GKAIIAM, N. C,,
DEALER IN
3
Watches
CLOCKS
JEWELRY.
"Most through, Cloo?"
"Yes, almost. In ten minutes I shall
hare finished." The Tountr nerson nil.
dressed is sitting with her back to her
si3ter, and nil the face and half of her
, head is hidden by tho hood of a retouch'
mg frame. She is leaning eagerly for
ward, iter eyes nre riveted on the neg
ative before her, and her deft, dainty
Lungers are making swift, magic strokes
on the work under her hand. "Iu ten
minutes m ore, " the sweet, musical voice
repeats, ."and when-I've dono I shall
place before your astonished gazo sonie-
ining too utterly lovely, my Lady Jane."
Then Janet Heath lifts her head wearily
from the cushions of her invalid couch,
and sighs impatiently. Cleo's quick ear
catcnes mat sign instantly,
! "Are you ia pain, JamVi"
"ro: not particularly. Only think. T
dare-not read aloud to von anv morn. T
begin to think that comical c-enins. Sir
isoyio Koclie, was exceedingly correct
when he said that 'the greatest of nil
calamities was generally followed by one
much greater.'. It seems 'so actually.
Oh, dear, dear! - Why doesn't some good
iortune noiaii us now, i wonder? Why
don't some of our rich relatives hunt
up and insiston making us a present of
few hmiurf-eb? They could pnsilv
liopalrinsr of all kinds promptly done. Pat
, roiv-jro solicited. Cull on liiiu one door west
of Harden'" Drug Store. niarttf.
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Boilers, JtilK Shafthm W-whI working Mn
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Boiler -frodero, hiilirlcntor. Tuliaeei. Ma.
cliluurv, OIK almost aiiytliintrytiu want at
whnli-sMlc prjber. '
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mv ni'ney. - (Sept 13, '87-1,
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"
-Office opposite the Court House,
Jsllll (?IIVCU
"h reylittlonizcd tli
ui i uii i wik;, r:
moos; the wonders of Invent! re' progrr. u
melud sort T'lcm of wwk ibat ma lie
performed A.1 oer Hie rimntrr without )
raiinif l be workers from their home. Tr
tiueial; any sue can do the wurk : eitlier mrx.
T'wnf; r J)i n spA-t.l alii.ity rrourml
t aptlal not iieednt; ion am rtarid frt . Cut
Milio.il and rXua ions and wa wilt nni
roa free, tometliin? of treat VbJwe and imi.r
lane to you. that will uatt j. In 'u iiH-f.
wliH-b i I brin; yuu In m-ne iiicn. v i:ih
war. lhan anriliiHi ele in ! wrj t. (iraii
i fit live, AUUros (juu 4: C'u . Auwm.
Mjiuc, 6 J j.
nlTord to do it; and only tliink what n.
godsend it would bo to us!' -.'."Weil,
for your sake, Janie, I sin
cerely wiSl i li icy would. Then you could
have that operation icrfornied on vour
eyea at onee, and I should bo able to get
you all the nice, nourishing food that the
doctor recommended, and that fine wine
that ho said you ought to . Now, see
this!" and nho handed Miss Janet the
negative.
"Yes," Miss Janet sars. after iwnrrl.
ing the negative critically, "you cer
tainly have done splendid work unon It
and it ia really an exceedingly nice faco;
but I have seen you fetouchinor many
and many a ono that was far hand
somer." '
"Well, I will admit all that," the girl
answera, receiving the negative back and
gazing down at tho face. "Still, this
one lias intiw.ted mo greatly ever since"
X began working .upon it. " But, good
gracious, t!:ia won't do! Only look at all
tiio. time I've been wasting! I must
scramble into my things, and take this
work to the gallery at once," sho breaks
forth sudd?n)v.
Then sho flies to fhe "?oset, takes out a
Tory odd, quaint Joke bonnet, ties it on,
and, catohirijjr up the package of well
done work. liurri ;s to tho door.
"Well. Janie, here I am nt last!!' Cleo
excmimcu im Hour later, flasliing into
the cool, la;k -room in a breathless sort
of way, wit.u her cheeks much, deeper in
color than when hho left, and a jmir of
wih o:U!!y exeittd eyes. Then, putting
w lif 1 1 1 litsr shtrsits down IB a
very stilt backed chair, and fans her hot
cneeM lunonsly.
Well, Janie, do you know tho most
romantic Incident has occurred this after
noon? Really, I do actually begin to
think there must have been somsnna
around practicing black art, whatever
that may be. There, now, don't com
mence to lose your patience, and I'll be-
gin and tell you the whole odd occur
rence right from the start. I went to
tho gallery first, of course, and gave in
my work and got my money, all of it
niree uig, round dollars, if you please
Then I went to tho market to get some
thing nico for you. From there I went
over to Mr. Norton's drug store, and I
told him I wanted a flask of his very best
wine, and I wanted it just as cbenn us hn
couiu iei me nave it, and do you know
now don't say a word. I know you ore
fixing to scold mo for my 'shameful ex
travagance, but you needn't, fori haven't
got any," sho explains with a mysteri
ous nine snnie. '! mo see; where
was I? Oh, yes; and do you know, that
oear, Rind man gave me a splendid flask,
with his 'compliments to the invalid, and
he hoped it would do her a world of
good.' Xes;Iknow by that look that
you are going to ask me where it in, and
if you'll just give mo time, I'll make a
lull confesbion. Don t run away with
the idea that I drank it, though, becauso
I didn't. As soon as I'd thanked him I
rushed out, and lo and behold yon, it had
clouded up awfully, and was beginning
vj ram tiiii smart, as tnc countryman
said. When I saw that, I really didn't
know what to do. Of course, I wouldn't
have an umbrella. That wouldn't be my
luck, you know, I had so many little
packages that I couldn't liold up my
clotlK, and was in a dreadful dilemma.
I finally decided, though, that the best
tiling would be to make a scamper
for borne as fast as my feet would carry
me. bo I took a fre-h grip on all my
bandies, and was just striding along
with my most Eiabethan like strides.
when tiiat most exasperating shoe of
mine came untied of course. I would
hare on timse thin, low thing. That
was in tlie plot, you see. ' 1 was going
wildly along, breaking my heart, think
ing how muddy nr akirts and the tas
sels were getting yon know these are
my grand Kate occasion slioes, slie re
marks, looking d.-spiiring!y at thenv
when some-body came dashing fran
tically along, witli an umbrella far over
liia liead, and knocked slap op against
me, and down went that rreootis flask
and was hi ii cored ir.to tixteen million
raeces I site cries, jumping op and
striking s tragic altitude.
"Wli. l-it was the matter ith the
Bian? IVliro. were bis ejea?" Janet
s-.k-s crci ly, slf.iuj- very biraiiU.
"Oh, ho had them with him. mv tear.
nnd; now, who "i you suppose it wasf.
Well, it was tho original of that nega
tive that 1'vo been ra lugvrr all day;"
and, having Announced tills pieco of
novs with telling force, C!eo folds her
arms and looks across nt Jrnet.
'Is that so? Well, well! After that
tho Deluge 1 By the way, you were in
ono at tho time. I am ainnzed. It was
fate, my dear it was written. Weil,
and--go on what did ho do, and what
did you say?" Janie qiicstious in a most
fluttering stato of interest. , "
"Say? If you'll believe mo, I never
Id anything. I couldn't! and I shall
bo ashamed of myself forever nnd a day,
and you'll blush for me, I know, when I
tell you that I actually stood there and
began to whimper. Yes, positively, I
did, and I couldn't help it, either. And
what did he do? Well, tho first thing was
that he stepped a little nearer, and held
his nice big umbrella over me, then he
lifted his hat in the most graceful man
ner imaginable, and he said: 'My dear
young lady, I beg ten thousand pardons;
and I am more than sorry to liave been so
awkward as to cause this accident. What
was in tho flask?' ho asked, glancing down.
I told him, and then he fairly insisted
on going and getting another one filled
for me; but of course I could not
that there isn't enough to mnk-n it nrf"
bo finishes, with a light laugh.
, , -
Tho time h six weeks later, :
To the two sisters tho long, hot sum
mer days seemed to liavo fuirly rushed
away, so rapidly have they gono since
thoy mado tho acquaintance of their
"fuiry prince," as they have playfully
christened Julian. And well does ho de
servo his name, for never did a queen on
her throne receive more devoted atten
tion than did these two unfortunate
orphan sisters. There has been abso
lutely nothing left undone that he could
compass for their benefit, or amusement,,
or pleasure. Baskets of choicest fruits
and. most lovely flowers; tickets for
splendid concerts; invitations to delight-"
ful yachting excursions, all found tlieir
way to the young ladies' humble abode: I
and I may add, likewise, the ' donor of
these gifts also finds his way there with
surprising frequency. His visits are the
most delightful events in their hard
working, dull Uvea, so no wonder thev
are hailed with such manifestations of
pleasure.
In fact, ho is due in this cool, moon
lit room in a very few moment now,
Cleo is to have a drive in the park this
glorious summer night; and contrary to
all tho annals of female) history, she is
quite ready, and is leaning yonder
. ZULUS AND THEIR COWS.
Bow the Bonth African MilUs-Cattle as
Partlclpuuts In Dances.
The Zulu is nerer silent when milking;
not for one single instant does, bo cease
..f 4 , 1. - A. ,1 ,
ULIA71UJ-,- wio uieb peculiar souncia ever
lnflictei upon mortal ears screams,
yells, shouts, whistles and tender pianis
simo murmurs of admiration succeeding
one another as the flow of milk increases
or diminishes, 'this practice having tho
carious result of - compelling any white
farmer who buys Zulu cattlo for his
farm to have a native to. milk them,
as thoy will neither stand still nor
give their milk freely without the
usual lacteal concert, of whicM
no European has ever been able to
produce even a colorable imitation.
Whistling is also a great item in driving
cattle or calling them from a distance,
and the noise a Zulu can make with his
lips alone is incredible and half deafens
any ono who stands near him. Thus,
when the oxen attached to -a prairie
wagon are outspanned and have roamed
away in search of water or fresher herb
age a Zulu driver will stand on the
permit that, so when ha mw linw much I
m earnest I was he did not urso mo against the wide open window nwuitiner
further, but said: 'Well, at least you'll his arrival. As sho so stands, with tho
let me relieve you of some of your pack'
ages, and allow me tho pleasure of seeing
you saieiy nome, or some one-else may
go even, further than I did and knock
nil your packages out of your arms.'
"Well,, he was so very polite and
charming about it all, and did look so
Handsome nnd distinguished all the time.
nnd Ins beautiful eyc were so eloquent
mat naturally l gave my consent. And
now who do you suppose ho is, after alls'"
Cleo demands, pausing to take breath.
"Here is his card," with a very elaborate
flourish: "Mr. Julian Van Ness, at your
jaaysmps service." - ,
"Why, why, Cleo, you don't really
mean that he is the Julian Van Ness that
used to live at uncle's, nnd that wo
romped nnd played together with" quit
breathless. .- , --' -
"The same, madam," with overwhelm
ing dignity. . , ; .
'Why, Cleo." And after this eiacu-
lation the young lady seems to subside
into blank and profound amazement, and
Cleo, quite elated with the effect she has
produced, continues: .
"Yes, it is the very same vonth.
Didn't I keep telling you how familiar
his eyes seemed? Well, he still makes
uncle's house his home, and he has corns
into business for himself, and he has just
returned from Europe been there six
months and is immensely wealthy. How
ho ever kept from laughing in mv face
when I was so utterly crushed about that
wine, I'm sure I can't think. That's
somebody at the door." . -
She flies to open it, and comes faco to
face with a huge colored gentleman.
"Yes, I am Miss Cleo Heath," she in
forms him; then ho puts a great bunch
oi iresiuy cut, tlewy iiowers In her hand,
sets a good sized demijohn inMde the
door, bows to tho bewildered young
ladies and vanishes as mysteriously as he
camo. .
"Well, did you ever?" Janet cries, ex
citedly. Wait until I read this note," Cleo
makes answer, "and we will probably be
enlightened."
"To Mws Cleo and her sister, with my
compliments, and a heartfelt wish that
both the flowers and the wine may cheer
your hearts and make you happy. Very
sincerely, you oiu menu,
Julia Van Ness.
There now I Was ever anything mcro
charmingly done? Didn't I tell you ho
was the nic?st man I ever met?" looking
wiili wotshipful crt at ihu flowers.
Two days later there comes another
exquisite bouquet and a note in which
tickets ore inclosed for a lecture. "
"What nre tlie tickets for, Cleo?"
"They are for a lecture that is to be
given this evening at Temple hall, and
he hopes to see us there. How is it with
you, Janie? Do you think you are able
to walk so far?"-- - - ,
"Far? Why, it's only a very littlo dis
tance. I went much further than that
this morning. Come, let's eet ready"
Twenty minutes later thev find them-
selves very nicely seated In a brilliantly
lighted hflll. There is a splendid audi
ence, nnd when the grave, dignified lec
turer appears, he is ereeted with a burst
of applause. His subject is "Spiritual-
I i mi . . n
lain ana i nought Heading.' .
A committee has been selected to see
that there is no black art practiced, and
to assist tlie lecturer. Cleo irives a little
start or surprise, and the pink in her
cnecKS grows into a deeper, lovelier hue,
wlien he makes the discovery tliat Mr.
Julian Van Ness is on tho stage. And
not only tliat, but the clever lecturer has
bidden him select some ono whom hu
knows in tho audience, and fix his mind
upon him. and he ft he tboucht reader!
will conduct the young man to tliat per
son. Julian meekly obevs this master
mind.
Ho leads poor Julian a merry dance
for a time, but suddenly he starts off
with fell purpose In his eves, and in two
seconds tne young man is standing be
hind Cleo's chair and Cleo's face is liko s
rose. There are a great many wise and
knowing smiles exchanged when it U
discovered where that very distinguished
looting gentleman's thoughts bad wandered.
Tliat distinguished looking gentleman
pays not me slightest beetL however,
In fact, he is happily urnxmacious tliat
there has been quite a commotion caused
among his party when lie is sesn leonine
over a cnarming young lady chair.
He bends down and creets them both.
and then tells limn in low tone of
voice tliat he had simply been obliged to
come there with some friends, but tliat
he would not be forced to leave with
them, so, if agreeable to the sisters, lie
would be most barmy to see tliem borne.
It it totally nnneceaaory for me to chron
icle their reply, as there was but ono an
swer pessibie.
On tlieir war thitiirr Julian amuses
them immensely by relating how be be
wildered the kcturer.
"You ave, I had my mfad fully fixed
on Charlie Howard, but ju at that
critical moment I ducovered JIis Cleo's
face iu tl audience!, and" with boyifh
franknoss "fiTjhe life of me I couldn't
(Tt mv llionplita liatk on Cliarfie sjain.
liuuuiu.Lj i ttu't it, U Lave so hule uiU.il
enchanting moonlight falling athwart
her, she resembles nothing so much as
some snowy statue, for she is clad all in
white,
wagon scat and give a whistle tliat will
a wiute man would
round and drive them
the natives use , artificial appliances.
which are not put into tho mouth as
ouva are. but are held to" the bottom lip
as we hold a key When trying to clear it.
When a chief possesses many oxen be
is irequentiy very fastidious about them,
A Gallop Over the Plalaa. - - - "
1 My husband's horse had almost human
ways of talking with him, as he leaned
far out of tho saddle and laid his face on
the gallant animal's head, and there was
a gleam in tho eye, a proud little toss of
i tho head, speaking back a whole world
j of affection. The general could ride
i hanging quite out of sighffrom the op
posite side, one foot caucht in the stir-
j rup, his hand on tho mane: and it made
no euiierence to nis beloved friend, he
took any mode that his master chose te
cling to him as a matter of course, arid
curveted and pranced in the loftiest,
proudest way. His manner as plainly
said as speech: "See what wo two can
dol'i I rarely knew him have a horse
that did not soon become so pervaded
with ills spirit tliat they appeared to be
absolutely one in feeling. I was obliged
usually tasubmit to some bantering slur
on my splendid Custis Lee. Perhaps a
dash at first would carry the general and
the dogs somewhat in advance. - -.
My side had a trick of aching if we
started off on a gallop, nnd I was obliged
to keep a tight rein on Custis Loent first,
as he champed ac tho bit. tosssd his im
patient head and showed every sign of
ino general, as
AVENUES OF WASHINGTON.
hZ h.Fno iu?ua,'calIedut. "Co . i bdr
m in ftnlnt I Chug up. that old'plug of yours ; I've got
?Ji"i ,?T" I one orderly; don't want nnother"-this
Her gown is of the thinnest, fleeciest aJJd 6uthers them together in herds nearly
material, and shows the rounded benuty
of her nrm3 and shoulders to perfection.
The becoming lint she wears and her
long silk mitts are white also. Bo charm
ing is the picture , that tho blood red
hollyhocks out in tlie moonlight bend
forward only to look at her. And her
eyes are fixed ou them with a dreamy
sniilo in their velvety depths, and ore so
lustrous that they resemble twin stars.
Tho dimples in her cheek have como
forth, nnd are playing hide nnd seek iri
the light of those orbs. Suddenly sho
moves away from the window.
."Ho is here, Janie, so I'll just run out
to him. Good-by for a little while. I'll
not be gono more than an hour," she
says gently, bending down and kissing
her skier's cheek ; then she steps lightly
out, and is gono.
And Janie? -
Well, Janie sits where Cleo leaves her
and looks out at the blood red holryhocks.
too, with a very liappy and mysterious
smile on her faco. Sho noda lipr pretty,
fair head at tlie flowers also, and whis
pers: "los, it is ail arranged nicely, I'm
sure."
In loss than an hour's time Julian nnd
Cleo have returned. Janet is slightly
asionisncu to seo tnem Dncic so soon.
Julian strides into her presence, leading
Cleo by tho hand nnd wearing a very
happy and triumphant look indeed.
"My Lady Jane, I wish to inform you
that I have done this young person the
honor to propose for her hand, and sho
has condescended to accept mo. I love
her with nil my heart, nnd"
Janet puts up ono slim liand.
"It is not m-cessary for you to men
tion tho fact. I knew it a month ago."
"You don't say sol" Julian exclaims,
with great force and brilliancy. Then,
having recovered a little from his nston
ishmesit, ho begins again. "Well, Miss
Minerva, what you dou'$ know is that
wo nro to he married in two months'
time. I would not wait another day. "
And Janie gets up and embraces them
both, and kisses Julian warmly on both
smooth dark cheeks. Frank Leslie's.
all of one color, reel or black being the
liivoriie nue. initio are trained to take
part in the tribal dances and reviews.
These all havo tho skin cut into strips and
ore without horns. Thoso dances nro
organized by placing tho participants in
sections, three men nnd two oxen, which '
men uance in companies, each with tlieir
attendant oxen in turn approaching the
chief. This they do by themselves, and
it is surprising to. seo tho perfection of
their training, as, notwithstanding the
yells, shouts and frenzied gestures of the
men, they never break ranks or run, and,
knowing their place, go right to it.
Tho Zulus manage thoir herds with
great skill, and, tho animals oppear to
perfectly understand tho meaning of
every separate whistlo nnd call. Tliia
noisy system of driving cattle was a
source of great difficulty to the English
riding at a considerable distance in tho
i roar. After a spurt of tremendous speed
back flew tho master to me to excttso
him; ho was ready nbw to ride slowly
till "that sido of mine enrat round to
time," which it quickly did;. and then I
revenged the insult on mv swift Lee. and
i tho maligner at hist called out, "That's
not so bad a nag after all." Tho horses
bounded off the springy turf as if they
really hated the necessity of touching the
sod at all They were very well matched
in speed, and. as on we flow wo were
neck by neck, sido by side, never chang
ing our places. Ureathless at lust, horses,
dogs and ourselves mado a bait. Tlie
orderly with his slow troop horse was a
speck in the distance. Of courso, I had
gone to pieces littlo by littlo between tho
mad speed nnd rushing through the wind
of tho plains. Tenting on tho Plains,
Mrs. Cu3ter.
Snakes of the Dismal Swamp.
AH the snakes of the Dismal swamp
nro shy and timid. Very rarely do they
bito, and then only when driven bv f.ir.
soldiers who were detailed to recovercat- ! T,'10 'a108' mako in tho swamp is the
i tlo stolen from a white settler's farm.
Such of the cattle as had been Zulu bred
i would 'utterly demoralize tho remainder
, of the herd, nnd tho soldiers, not under
standing and utterly incapable of pro
dcing tho necessaiy cries, would find
tho cattlo quite unmanageable without
them. Tho cow is tho unit of tho Zulu
currency, eight cows making ono woman,
just as 100 cents niako $1, and most of
tho tribal wars that have devastated
southern Africa have been caused by the
desire of ouo chief to steal tho cattle of
another.
The great ambition of a Zulu is to own
as many cows as jiossiblo nnd so becomo
a savage milliunnire, eating beef and
drinking sour milk every day and buy
ing wives nt eight to fourteen cows each,
occording to tlie fluctuations of the mar
ket, using the hides or the cattle to make
all kinds of useful things, lubricating
himself with fat to his heart's desire;
and decorating his person with their
flowing tails. Tho more cattlo he lias
the greater man ho is. YtfV P. Pond in
Drake's Magazine.
To p reams Iu Terfoct Bleep.
Tho third theory fa thot in perfect i:lcer)
there is littlo or'no dreaming. This ia
supported by various considerations. Tho
natural presumption i i that tho obicct e.f
sleep is to give rest, nnd that perfect
West Tmlioa" Finest Mixed flare.
jiuuiiiuiion ianiasijc, asronuning a
uio general tone oi me town is yellow, so ncuon; and it ia loun
is the general tint of tho peoplo yellow,
in the interblending of all tho hues char
acterizing grilfone, mulatresse, mctisso,
messive, chnlnne, capresse, (liiadroon
a general e-Iiect of ne-li brownish yellow.
i em uro in u jopuiauon ti nan urceeis,
llio nacst mixed-race of tho Antilles.
Tall, supple, straight as palms, these
colored women and men Impress you
powerfully by their dignity of carriaeo
amr cany elegance or motion. They
walk without any swinging of tho shoul
ders; tho perfectly set torso seems to re
main rigid; yet the step is a long, full
stride, and tho whole weight is poised
springily on Uio very tip of tlie baro foot.
All, or nearly all, are without shoes; tho
passing of oil these hundreds of naked
feet makes a great whimpering sound
over the burning pavements.
Hut what produces tlie most novel im
pression on the stranger ia the singularity
and brilliancy of tho women s costumes.
They were develocd at least a hundred
years ago by a curious sumptuary law.
regulating tlie dress of slaves and col
ored people of free condition, a lW
which allowed considerable liberty as to
material and tint, presenmns: only form.
But these fashions suggest the Orient;
they offer beautiful audacities of color
const nurta; and the coiffure, above all, is
so strikingly eastern tliat you cannot
help wondering wlicther it was not first
Introduced Into the colony by some Mo
hammedan nnro slave. Laicadio Ucarn
in Harper s Magazine,
AstonlhJ( the glonx lodlana,
In time the Sioux began to confiilcr
Howland a grea mod icino nan. Much
to their amusement he would draw pic
tures on their teenecsand on the alius nf
animals. But when Ik would attempt to
urn lui-ir imij picture's ine-y woui;l nemo
of it for a long time. "An Indian," faid
now lai d, tliuik that you are taking
bis spirit when painting bis picture." .
Howland also practiced k-cerdemain on
tlie Sioux, and he becamo a marvel and
a wonder among them. He fixed up a
trick pistol, and by tttminir a srrine
cm Id take out tho bullet Ho used to
mark tlie bullet, and taking it out of the
pistol by means of the secret spring,
would let them shoot him, and it was in-
compreheTwable to them why tlicy could
not kill him. A young Indian named
Lone Wolf bated Howland and wanted
to try the pistol on him. Jack markoul
the .bullet, and even while Lone Wolf
was watching slipped out tlvj Ixilk-t.
"The Indian aimed at Die to kilL" scid
Howland, "and after tlie lL-o-h of tlie
powder I beld up the marked bullet be
tween my fingers, anil a more durustol
Indtin you never s;iv than Lene Wuif."
IVurcr Cor. Kansas C ily Jourtud.
ound that "the more
continuous ana uninterrupted u our
dreaming, the less rc-f rcshing is our sleep."
Roce-nt experiments of great interest
nppenr to confirm this view, Tho effect
of stimuli, whether of sound, touch,
smell, sight or hearing, i.n modifying
tho dreams without awaking tho
sleeper or" in awaking him all point
in the S.1H10 direction; ' nnd though
there U always some stiiso of lime when
awaking, which proves llint the mind
has to somo extent been occupied, In tho
soundest oleep, it ia so slight as to seem,
as if the person had -Just lain down,
though many hours may have rasped.
Whereas, jnet In proportion as tho dreams
nro remembered, or as tliofuct of dream-
Ing can be sJiown by any Ttietlwxl. is tbo
sense of time tho longer. I do not speak
of tlie heavy, dull sleep which, with
out oppnniit dreams, results from
plethora, or sometimes accompanies an
overloaded stomach, or is tho remit of
overexhaustlon, or occasionally super
veiios after protracted vigils, but of tho
very sound sleep enjoyed by tho work In ir
classes when in health, or by vigorous
children. Rev. J. M. Buckley in Tho
Century.
A Primitive Eoaslan Hath.
The Russian both, as you are probably
aware, is a vapor bath nnd -is intemled
more particularly to rr.-ae.li tho mucous
membranes of our bodies, timt is ai it is
given in this country. The Russian
bath proper is rot the luxury thu Ui
Turks make of it. Tlicy ore a necexity
to the inliaMtants of the country and aro
given in a rude wooden building, wliere
tlio necessary vap'r is secured bv throw
ing wator upon glowing Ik rcbiilcs. An
atmOKpliere of 140 dega. can easily begot
In this manner, and after penpinnsr
freely foretime and whipping the-mlves
with smalt twigs tho UiUkts will go
out and plunge into thp ice col.l river or
roll in tlie snow. In this country, how
ever, the KsMKinn bath is a l.ire room,
keiit filled with a continuous flow of
steam and having within its confines a
very cold tJungo. As a ruk-, it is an ad
junct to first uis Turkish baths. New
York Mail and Express.
king snnko, which grows to lie ten feet
in length. The rattlesnako is fortunately
rtiro in tho swamp. . It is mostly seen
near tho feeder, and is tho diamond or
water rattlesnake, tho largest and most
millfhly ferocious of its dread family. It
lias a brown back nnd a dirty yellowish
belly. A "swamper" said ho had seen
ono this year that was eight feel long.
Tho most dangerous snnko in the
swamp is one of the smallest, called the
jioplar snake. Ho is nbout'twelvo inches
in length, green in color, liko that of tho
poplar trco in which ho lives. We es
caped him most fortunately, for beforo
we heard of him wo had deflowered
many poplars of their beautiful blossoms.
This snake is a direful pest; from his
Bizo and color ho is not cosily seen, and
his poison is said to resemblu the rattle
snake's. .' .
Tho water moccasin is a venomous
snake, and it is surprising, considering
his countless presence in the swamp, that
bo few people are bitten. This roptile lit
erally infests ull quarters of tho swnrnp.
Other snakes, more or le-ss numerous,
nro tho black snake (sometimes nine feet
long), the horned snake and tho jointed
snako. . Abehnm and Jim said Ahat tlicy
had often killed this latter questionable
reptile, and tliat it had "broken into
pieces about two nnd a half Inches long."
John Boyle O'Ikllly in Boston Herald.
Tree rinntlncr in the Capital Methods
and Grand Reult.
Tho trees first planted were procured
from the nurseries, but it was scon found
tliat on account of the immense number
required, nnd the difficulty of getting the
kinds desired, it was necessary to raise the
most of the trees; so that a nursery was
begun, and the greater number of tlie
trees now shading the streets of Washing,
ton were" grown from seed sown since
1872. Tlie grand results from the work;
of Messrs. Smith and Saunders nre mostly
due to thr great care taken in every part
of tho work. The trees of all the kindd
used were young, their height, according
to kind, when nlauted. raiiorino- frnnf
eight to twelve feet, nnd having a diam
eter of about one and a half inches. The
average distance apart is twenty-five feet;
tlie height of stem allowed before branch.
ing, from six to eight feet.
In planting, tho rrreatest care ia exerJ .
ciscd; when the soil is not naturally
good, holes nro dttar two feet deen and
nine feet in diameter, and filled in with
good rich loam. . The trees aro lifted
from the nursery with the greatest care;
to preserve as far as possible the roof:
nnd in transit to prevent them from dry.
ing or freezing. In planting, the soil fe
packed closely around the roots, nnd ono'
copious watering is given. A tree pro
tector is at once placed around them, for'
the purpose of preventing herd from ho-'
ing shaken by tho winds or gnawed' by
horses, and perhaps what is most im
portant of all, to shade the stems of tho
trees until their own foliage is sufficient
to do so. For tlie last reason, tlio best "
and cheapest tree protector vet used is
ono mnde of wooden strijis placed tliree
inciiea apart, and bound with iron hoops;
this gives the necessary shade to tho'
stem, and at tlie same time allows treci
circulation of air. Tlie best height for
tho tree box is six feet.
Tho shading referred to is all impor
tant. When tho trees are growing in
forests or in the nursery, they Bhade one;
another, and it must be evident, if set
out without nny protection from the
blazing sun in the streets of a city, they
must suffer. . Many thousands of decidu
ous trees, both fruit and ornamental,'
perish nnnually the first year of planting'
through tliis cause. When taken from
tho closely planted nursery rows and er-
rscd to tlie full sun and air, tho change" '
too great, nnd unless the season is ear
pocially fuvorable, however carefully the
planting may have been done, largo'
losses must ensno unless tho stems
nro shaded. Trees in orchards and
other inclosures can be shaded by
wrapping tho stems un to the lower
branches with straw or anything that
win Kiinuo me tranit from the sun; but
for trees in streets or elsewhere, exposed"
to injury, tho slatted box is the best '
method of shading. The grand success
in planting the avenues in Washington
is no doubt due largely to the persistent1
uso of this precaution, for it is never
omitted, and the results attest its value.
All trees for two years after planting are
cultivated, just as if they were a crop of
corn or potatoes, by the soil being stirred
by a pronged hoe for four or live feet
from the stem in all directions.
The planting of street frees has been
largely experimental, ond has resulted
thus far in showing that the followhia-
aro the best suited, and hence aro used
In tlio greatest numbers: 1 miles aro
planted with whjte maples, 10 miles with
Carolina poplar, 10 miles with ash leaved1
maple, 0 miles with Norway maples "
In all, 87 miles. Tlio other species, nnm-
boring about 37 kinds. airtrreratimr lO.-
000 trees, fill tho remaining 83 miles of
etrceta. Harper's Magazine.
auies ui tno rone twit :
"Tliat baby has been here a dozen
limes already this month. There's more
money In him than in John L. Bullivnn,"
raid a policemrm iu tho Tombs nolirai
court this morning.
"The baby " in question was neatly
dressed in while. It cooetl and spluttered
In tho arms of a fcmalo prisoner ar
raigned before tho court to answer a
chorgo of Intoxication and disorderly
conduct evidently a victim of liquor
nnd evil associates. Sho fondled tho lit
tlo baby witli a mother's love and begged
tho Judge to give her one more chance,
"Just for baby's sake." "The scheme
worked, and tlie prisoner was discharged.
Onrw outside tlio court room sho ceased
fondling tlie infant, told it to '-shut iu
mouth," and, flinging it lnt3 the arms of
nnotiier besotted wretch worse than her
self, hurried away. The scene was wit
nessed by a Telegram reporter, nnd led
to inquiries regarding tho remark of tho
police-man as to the number of tttnes tho
Laby had appeared in court. lie said:
"It's a regular business to let out ba
bies to fcmalo prisoners arraigned ip tlie
ponce Dourts lor intoxication ond disor
derly conduct. Tho old "stagers' know
that tlio judges have no sympathy for
tliem. and all their excuses about seeing
friends off to Ireland or attending chris
tenings don't work, so somo of the
shrewd women liave invented tlio scheme
of coming to court with cute little ba
bicstiigging at their breasts while tlicr
brg for mercy on tho plea that if
separated from thoir offspring tho babe
will die for want of care. Tlieso demon
strations of love appear so genuino that
ho lets Vm go. The truth 1 these babes
aro hired "out by women li-ring In tlie
slums of the city. "New York Telegram.
, Tlio rurlooa Shorthand ftrstcma. '
Tnere have been shorthand svatrau In'
diffzCWtJaSfMcsi In - iho elats uf
Cicero there was a sort of shorthand in
use, and shorthand has been in uso in.
England back to 1500. One' of .the most
prominent systems in use tliere is the
IJuerncy systeln, and the Uucrneys are
Iho great parliamentary reporters of
England. There was for a long time nn
amanuensis under Murphy who wrote-'
Iho Ourr.ry system and who worked on-'
rter the (Jurneys. He told me one day"
tliat he did not liko tlio Ourney system-.
as well as tho methods used in this coun
try; tliat it is harder to learn, and tluit it
takes longer to write it.
Ono of tho curious old time houso r
porters was a man named Ilincks, wlio'
was an Englishman and who was a1
craduato of Oxford. No one but him
self could read his shorthand, but it was
perfectly hgiblo to him. Ho had a coed
memory, and he relied upon it largely he
writing ont his notes. Ho represented:
the world" by a circle, "in the world",
by a dot inside of it. "out of th world"
by a dot outside of tho circle; and
tlirough the world" was a circle with a
line drawn through it Frank O. Car-"
renter in New York World.
irilaaoa'a Kfnlnres to SfUa Cary.
When Annie Loni-e Cary tinmed
from Iier Ktndy ai-nxul I;o ajao in con- t requires
cert company iib Nilsr-on. Cary was j Whe-n a lady starts to pay a call tlie van
only nt tlio lieginnlng cf her eaniingn, J guard of tho procession is beaded by
coniparauve'ir. ar.a lial but a limited
A HendanU of Arabian Laullea.
Ladies of rank are accompanied, In
paying visits, by a troop of armed slaves,
who look more martial than they really
are. These attendants are very expen
sive, as tlieir wen j ions, with the excep
tion of musket and revolver, are alwars
very costly and richly Inlaid with gold
an I silver. As tlw calls are generally
made in Hie evening, lanterns of great
luxury and many colors are used. A
lady of r4nk always lias two or three
such lanterns carried before her, and it
very strong slaves for that.
Novel Teat of Politeness,
On ono occasion, having ridden a long'
ditanco since tho early morning." I
lull ted witli my companions ct a small
Tillage, and dishes of newly mado gat
tuck wero placed beforo us a prepara--tion
which, when fresh, to really de
liciona. It needed no adventitious pclifenss to'
mako mo devour it, and I emptied my
lingo dWi of coagulated milk in a man
ner which channed my host. Anotlier
was set before me, which I emptied with
equal zest. I cv.m surpassed mycotn
panions in voracity, and from tirno to
time I observed my gray bearded entcr
tniner turn to the assemblage, and, with
a look of genuino pleasure lighting his
countenance, say, alluding to me: "Ha'
is a good man; bo is an excellent man."
-Central Asia Letter.'
Good TCetaxe la Hon tin ran.
The mopt notable charaet print ir nf tli
Honduranians is unfailing good nature,
particular! y aa displayed toward for-,
eignora. Tlie t dingers" who flock hither "
tr mining or agricultural or stock grow
ing interests ore nlwavs well nvi ivvl
i nc natives Stjcm
wardrobe. Nilwin always asked her
whatfbe was g -lug to wear. on:i the-n
aOapfc-d -erov.-iie!rc& to suit Gary's,
he-r own Tr.-irdrobo U-in? so full ond va
ried. Tlo was dono in full Lindi.esa for
Miss Cary, on 1 was one of tho rs vg in
wjiicli al-.owtd her itntuid ihJkioy
of j irit. liolon Tmiisic; i;t.
to rccocr.ize th nr-rra.
sity of North American rush and entor.
some ton or twenty armed fellows, two 'prise being infused into the country's
or three in a line, canning lanterns; the j affairs, if the country would a-h-nnee.
iiiiiiri-Kj, wiui on Ati) companion, r0- I ruiout tlieso St wouid ccrtaii:
lows, and a number of- well eircssed
slaves cIoho th procession. The slaves
turn nil tho people out of tho way, and
the L'.tter tulo re-fi:ge in the by streets
an! tlio rjen d-K-r-iVd "ilt-iii-'Ui of
aa Ar'-iu.i lViuce-si."
what it lias been for certiirifs. r.
1 pleasant dreams, of swet, c.
tlinmimtir-, of dancers vm ", : ,
l'"' : iu t.io r-.r !. : .-. -p
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