North Carolina Newspapers

The VOJLXV. A LAMAKOE i.ir im. a t GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY," OCTOBER 3, 1889. NO. 3D.. '1 r,y.; f ' - PBOFESSIONAL cards. JAS.E.BOYD, ! i ATTORNEY AT LAW, " '' . Oreentboro, N. C i 'Will V at Graham on Monday of each week ' v-;.f attend to proloseloaal business. Sep 101 '. .etsiaiBsss, i.. r. WJeei " wUl lakbfuUTend promptly attend to ell bo scosntrnsted tt hin ' '-' ; , 7'. ' , DB. O. W..WniTSETT, I v -Surgeon DeatlsV ''; " " " GREENSBORO, - . ' N. C. Will also vlslti Alamance. Calls In tvtbe country attended. Addressrae At .', Greensboro. dec8tf JACOB -A.. LONG, V May 17. '88. i ATTORNEY AT LAW, - ,.. V -r.l If I- i ADVERTISEMENTSr "ItlliifiiCfisl;! v -t Clothing Made to Order. 1 1 have secnred the' sgeney for thowall '" kuown firm of , '-".'! ' ; .' "DROWNING, KING & CO., ; '.. of New York, and am prepared to famish you clothing at Heir York prices. ,, . . J V. ' TAIIiOR-iWADE SUITS' ? . ehoap as ready-made good., Fit jruaran- ".teed-iioBtnole. ' V... . ' ' call and see my samples and. hear my if-prtces. Don't forget that I carry a good v stock of mjh rn ; Mr- j .''t -Pirst-Olasa Family Groceries.' tr- .,- K )B. A. NOKLL, Graham, N. C. - Mlse Annie J. Holt bas a nc lln; 'to-of MILI.INEBIGOOD8 at my atoro and t wtllbe pleaaed to have her frlepd call. aprU SUFFOLK ' : Colleffiate Iastituto.- - ' " CHARTERED 1872. i f Preparatoru, Practical or Finishing in -aoMt, Mathematic, Sciences , and the Fine Arts. .1 PJrKESNODLS.X U., Prindpa-1. " Term reasonable. ' jtfoth aexet admitted In dlatlnct deparUneuU. v ? ' 0 . . m. . - I... A.n. Unnd.ff HAttt. 17th. 1888. Write to the principal for catalogue at - I I - MEBANB, . - n. p., I I n Dealer In watebw. elocka, jewelry, tpee cat, eyglaM, ku 'i ; . J J 9i RE JOKING A SPECTALTYjf .Ay part of a. watch, clock, or piece f fewelry eaq be replaced at my bench cue tnlly and a cheaply ae yon eaa bare it done , 'anywhere. All work lent through the mall Vr by expreea shall tare prompt atteuUoo. . ;- - . Yoors truly, W441r . - "8IIAW.- DurhmjCarbleJ Works, TTlutaker & Hulin, Owners ; , aoeceasort to B. 1. Rocer, Durham, N. C. CT-Ma, J. W. Catea. at BorHnfrwm. can ,'hoy yoa toigna and glT joo prices. Way 81 I I -1 j 0r4f n f m . i fjf' roa aira t PD.' R.. HARDEN, DRUGGIST Graham, N. C , THE SINGERS. TUok. lowMng clouds mwvpt swiftly pa, Vtilo Dutfrln thunders shook and oast . Their Ufatnlng' flery gace. -AO nature hid her face abashed; Xbe winds the eowHrtog (otaata lashed . In ula-h V rag. A frsst and tmnhllnf nsaoss stood, r , VTuls through aaitha Bdhty sohfde : Burst forth the wnath That left, while In Oils marry mood, ." The deiumd OeM and mlhaf flood i ;.."'i-Wblupafv. '' . lYaitottsa m Its aDded esf Alonoljr Uaoat, weak fntbaga - ' ' And hungerw paaa;, SKI trembttoa; tni aha storm had lasted. But lifted ap IU rotoe at last And trilllna sane Bao, trillion forth a aooa; so dear 'that hurried rassnrs paused to hear . , The ttquld tit; Poured forth a song all clear and sweet That, eohoing to Qod'a own sect, :i Hademnalo there. Bereft of Ubertj and food, , Bare, in its glided solitude, " Its wants denied, TIB weak from hunger, worn with age, , IX dropped wi(hin iu gflden cage, , i And, singing, died. , Within a garret, lean and gaant, " A singer sat, while gnawing want ' ' Ate at his heart. , . No gladness Tlslted that room, i But grief and caret and sorrow's gloom -... His meager part, 1 i r - . . . . . . . '. ... . - Vo frleodr roloe broke oo his mood . Of dreary, hopeless solitude . And bitter want, No friends j but abject poverty - : Bat on each object eye could ass, v ' ; And hunger gaunt. !"A matter hand swept o'er the strings Of dying heart Be starts, and stags ; . - , Bo thrilling s west, . ... It panes hearen a portals wide, And swells Into a heavenly tide At Oodl white feet, , It soars op to the angel throng , And gires a glory to the song ; From seraph's tongue . , ' His song was sung; the singer lay A ltfeloa heap of soulless clay, ; . .. His song was sung. . : -MniguerttedelVnrii FEARLESSNESS. : i t ' i tl C O ' , ta . "Geneviore Chamberlain is too si lent, " remarked Hall Balkan. "When she comes into the room I feel aa if I wanted to shake a secret out of her Serfect' month ; but, as she is very ainty and very beautifuL I don't really do it." -Mr- The young woman who sat near him as he spoke, painting; fancy work, and who could not quite compete with a great beauty, thought that Balkan was showing: off, being- irritated by Genevieve's apparent indifference, and was trying to console himself by grumbling at her, although he would have been very critical of any one else who dared to do so. This young woman, who could reflect intelligent ly, was nevertheless a perfect child in guilelessncss. She could stand in judgment over people, as a child does, andcause no antagonism, at any rate, in a nature . as' generous as her own. She was the sort of girl who would re main sweet and naive as an old -woman. ' Nellie : Featherly looked round at Balkan in a moment and responded: "Now, there is nothing mysterious about me." "Yout I should think not! You are so fearless, straightforward and amusing." "You have not quite illusion enough about me, I think Nellie pouted over ber satin scarf, which was bursting into flower and leaf. "You have made me out just one of the ordinary, use ful, toea-me-a&ide kind of women, and, although you are right, I do hate, to bear the fact repeated." "I don't care what 'you think of yourself pr how you 'construe my ap preciation of you," answered Balkan, saucily. "I ant perfectly content with enjoying your traits ana sitting where you paint" Nellie went on busily, with a dozen pretty attitudes and motions and a rather dissatisfied expression of coun tenance. Whether it was her work or his words which annoyed her, Balkan was not sure. .-.-.....,' , ''That's exquisite, and no mistake," be went on, peering over at the draw ing board on her knees, upon which the satin was stretched. . . ' 1 "Oh, please dont say pretty things," Nellie cried. "Somehow, you seem insincere today!" - ' 1 "If My dear Hist Featherly, I should not hesitate to tall the truth, rather than prevaricate. To be quite honest, I would tell you the truth about anything in the world yoa could Ssae: though with others I might is silent as Genevieve, Instead of confessing to actualities." " ' , "If I ever Want to ask yoa anything I will remember this." the young am ateur rejoined, with, the nicest of smiles into Balkan's earnest face. . Cecil Morton sauntered across the room during the little pause ensuing, and said that the day was too good for staying in the house Why not go to walk before dinner! The young peo ple, eight when all told, were visiting some dear old country gentlefolks to whom Nellie was nearly related, and who had asked them out of town for a week of sleighing, and other winter fun, the snow being in better condi-, tion than for years past That even ing they were to go sleighing by moonlight and it was super-energetio for Morton to talk of walking. But we all know how these restless people 61 irgy or muscle rout cs out of ttlla 1 tete-avMes ar 1 f reside lux ury. 1 -i aer Ne,..e nor DaLcan wished to De rniailied as loth to exercise, and so Uier rushed out of the parlor to find Ue others , end get well wrapped trosftunst a coo! islt ramble: w hue Ct-cJ Lorton smiled to himself in a mirror to ttauk of the commotion he eoatd etfeot at iiL " Nellie and Genevieve paired off, in tentionally, as the group left the hall door ten minutes later. Botne tain r agitated Nellie's beautiful friend, as the former was able to discover through girlish intimacy, which is a very deep thing indeed. Genevieve's face looked caun and pale as she said, in a low, rather trope voice, to the alTertkmate girl beaiue her: ' Aly b art is almost breaking. lata so wretched and so surprised. To . think of Ul Never have t loved be-1 vieve's hand warm t much to bis satis faction, for she did not object to bis covering tllem with kisses. . The teamster came up and Nellie found time to scold him for his stu- pidity.- " - -'t-- li "I know you by sight; Jim," she said. "But that shan't save you. Go you shall from my uncle's service 1"; ("ButmissI" ':.' ' v"'"V -, "No 'butsl' - You might ha vo killed a doien people: yon goose!" - .. "As true as I five, miss, I've always heard as how horses will run in win ter, when the moon is near the full, as it's been proved the day! So crisp like every where, miss, what can you expect of themf . i ' . : "Swear you'll never leave your horses without tying them tight," com manded Nellie, haughtily.' .! -"Faith I'll swear when Tm out of your prisince, miss!" Jim humbly an swered. -J ' '"'"J: The horses were unhitched from the sledge and the young people under took to drag Genevieve home, which the stout poles at the sides of the con veyance assisted them to accomplish, as the girls could take hold of them and propel, while the- young, men AmnrmtA ihn cnmhmin concern. : The How far nerth WeJ fair invalid was pillowed on muffs and covered with newmaritets, ana fore, and every one always on their knees to me. And now, the very one who absorbs my thought cold, cold, cold!" , , i - , ' "Don't be silly, Gen. You're so fired up at finding any one you can become romantic over, that you are as blind as a hickory, nut, besides .being dread fully awkward, when, he's around. Moreover,. HaU Balkan is perfectly Edid bo handsome and so manly I ,'t wonder you like him treman y. And the idea of him not com ing under your spell! As for me: I just ktiow he thinks yeu are Irresistible. ; 1 know you are in his mind" ; 1 1 "You love me, and try to think me a vanquisher of all hearts, no matter how narave and. free," murmured Genevieve. "But my former con quests have hot been all convincing, because Mr. Balkan is really the only true, fine person of enviable position and means whom I ever met in our set There seem to be a thousand foolish bachelors to one downright hero!" "I think Hall is a fine fellow," Nellie again admitted, softly thrusting her little hand upon Genevieve's arm for a few steps, and then stopping her ar bitrarily; ana letting tne oiners eaten up wnn mem. now iar ironi we 'Seem!" she then exclaimed. "I am i sure theArctio sea is over that hill of pines by the meadow. Ribbons of white cloud and this exhilarating at mosphere make mo feel as if I were somebody else. Oh, we are explorers! Is that a Polar bear or a snow driftt" she concluded, pointing to a white banked gate post oy the cattle lane. -Cecil Morton tried to shuffle the lit tle party in such a way that he would. come nextlo Uenevieve: Dut sne even ed him by sheer force of desperation. And, as luck would have it, Hall Bal kan came up to her with his fine, hearty good cheer, and asked her to walk with him as far as a wide spread ing elm at a considerable distance down the high road; and Nellie Feath erly heard him say it ' A damask flush all over Genevieve's face made Balkan glance around to see if the sunset had begun yet;, but the west, was as gray as a flagstone. Genevieve was willing and they started oiT at a huge pace, which the rest tried to imitate ; but not too welL as every one of the girls thought that Balkan wanted to propose to his companion, and determined to let him have a cbanoe. At last the two figures in advance stopped under the delicate tracery of the great bare elm tree, and seemed to be talkinar earnestly. Then a cry went up from Nellie Featherly, . for Uenevieve bad sunic to tne ground, evidently in a faint, and Balkan kneeled at her side. - . "The walk was too rapid for her I" exclaimed Nellie, off-hand. "Oh, Mr. Morton, why must you always be ask ing us to go for constitutionals; they'll be the death of usi" ... And Nellie, whom no one had ever seen really provoked before, -gave 4iim a cross glance; and then went on a run, ac companied by the reproved Morton, toward her friend, while the others followed, more or less ardently.. . ' As faithful Nellie ran, she discerned a straniro black cloud rolling toward them all down tlie snowy road. Soon the motion of two prancinff hdrses be camo apparent; and as Ncllio reached Genevieve's prostrate form, in' the middle of the road, over which Balkan was beudiug in absorbed dismay, the plucky girl realized that a runaway team was In full swing at a few yards' distance and quite unobserved by any ono but herself and Cecil Morton, who shouted to Nellio to have a care and jump aside. , But this Nellie never thought of do ing. On sho ran, beyond Genevieve, whose danger was so imminent and what could she do to avert the danger! In her muff was a ball of snow, which had been reduced by careful rnanipu 'lation (under Morton's instructions? to an icy consistency; capable, as her teacher had explained, of killing any body if rightly aimed. It is by no means easy to swerve the direction of a maddened horse. . But ono of these was running awoy because the other wanted to, and he yet retained some common sonso. At any rate, Nellie drew forth her icy ball iu a twinkling and hurled iW by good luck, at the saner horse (fort they were now close at hand) with such splendid vigor and true aim that it hit him furiously on the nose. He plunged aside, slipped on the hard crust of the old snow be side the road, and keeled over, carry ing bis rampant mato with liim iuto the ditch. They were a powerful team belonging to Nellie's uncle and were dragging an empty wood sledge. Their driver was hallooing in tho dis tance at be ran wearily along. . . Nellie pondered a moment over the success of her defense and gazed at the quivering limbs of the foe, and' then turned back to Genevieve, panting. The girls were on the bank at the other side of the road. Meantime, Balkan had but just looked up, realized the peril and caught Genevieve in his arms, while Morton threw his weight wildly upon the young man's struggling shoulders. It is always in some such way that a person weak in emergencies assists the real actors. . - 1 So swiftly do runaway horses pro ceed that it only seemed an instant since Genevieve nad fainted. Now all the girls swooped down from their perch helpfully and sur rounded their pale . friend, whose swoon was so mucb in earnest tbat she had not stirred an eyelash. Nellie seized Balkan's band and told hhn she must speak with him instantly. "Did you offer yourself r she se verely demanded, when she had led him, pereiuptoriiy, out of bearing of the other. "No," he gasped, gazing blankly, as a man does who is confronted with more Greek than be is prepared for. "Didn't yoa proposer exclaimed Nellie, in the same indignant JiAie, which showed luxan iLai ne was a criminal, whichever way he pleaded. "Do exrUunr be qnavered, gently. But Nellie was off to Genevieve with impertinent haste, kneeling down at ber side, caUinz for oft snow from under a drift and rubbing the beauty's temples and lips with it, while the ex plained ta ILrtou how to get Gene- was pleased to revive nicely. : It was first sunset and then deep dusk when the catafalque slowly reached home..; - It may be supposed that dinner was a little Late thai evening. ; 4 Nellie came into the parlor before the others, looking lovely, in still an other of her Worth dresses, and Balkan was waiting for her, ready to pounce.",' !':-! "What did yon'meani' he whis Dered. . ' -'"u. v .' i Nellie's eyes, which looked nnusu-1 ally big and bright because sne had been crying all to herself, filled again with tears. She edged away into the anteroom and he followed. t "I meant," she? replied, soto voce, "that when you love her, and when she loves you, and when you oome out into the 'backwoods' and have plenty of opportunities, and when we are all looking on at a respectful distance, it is perfectly stupid of you not to offer yourself to Genevieve, and I should Lave fainted and died both if I had been in her nlacel She showed sreat self control not to have died. You bad no business to stipulate the tree, any how, for of course sho would expect everything to be settled before she got there. On I of course you think me outrageous to meddle with you and r; i a k. l T . 1 laiir rigut uui u u i were t& uvirti, Without respect of persons and open secrets: but I'm nobody in particular. and I will love Genevieve and purmy finger into her affairs if I like to! And I'll just odd this: that I'm going to ar range to have you both driven hy the coachman to-night in the big sleigh, while we are apportioned off to little cutters. The driver's seat is war un." "But my dear Miss Featherby Nellie'V- , , ; "Now, don't be disrespectful. Of course I can only ask for an outward show of respect after tellinir you to offer yourself to my dearest friend. whom we all know (goose) you are hoping to win ; but that show of cour tesy X stipulate ror." '"How can I ask Miss Chamberlain In marriage if I love you I" Balkan squeezed iu, desperately. Nellie sat down on the rm of a chair and looked up at him, blushing and appealing. - "Oh, you can't be in love with mo!', she panted. "I wish vou would not be so scorn ful." be answered. "You ought to have known it Months ago I was crary about Genevieve, like the rest; but onlv for a week, for then I met you, A man don't sit starinffall dnvataeirl unless ho dotes on her! While I store at you, your utter indifference to me is something appalling; but I had hoped to win you in the end. Then you tako me by the throat yank me in front of tome body else, with orders, martial in their baste, and now east me into a perf oct sea of prematureness ; for, or course, you 11 spurn my au un heralded revelation. But I'm as ob stinate as you are, and love yoa I will, by Jove!" Balkan sat down on an other chair arm, thrust bis thumbs in his poskets and glared at the fire. A faint rustle of heavy silk, at his elbow made him feel exultant ,"lf she consents to it you might propose to me, then, in the Bussian sleighr;- v. lie turned, or.d the little creature's superb eyes met his. . lie caught bei bauds, and studied her face with bliss ful care. "ithdiijlit I was or no great ac count" aha murmured, all of a trem ble; and was suddenly kissed in a way tliat mode ber feel that for the future she had some one to guard her against all harm, and give ber all the happi ness sho could wish for. Rose Haw thorne Lothrop in The Independent English "Do you think that American instt tntiotis are progressive V inquired a New York gcutleman of an English tourist who is at present in this city. "Indeed I do." replied the Englishman heartily. "The classical education of, even the guards on your elevated rail roads moKCS thorn far superior tb the guards on our English roads. I notice when your guards open the car doors, that they call out the Dames of the stations in an unknown tongue. I am familiar with seven distinct Unraarea, f but the guards on your elevated roads are a gulf or learning compared to our most learned sc bo Lars. I am surprised that the companies can afford to em ploy such men, for their salaries must Leeootinoua, as their erudition is so vat and unfshomable. Texas Sift Oa Had Iiaiaii One day Patrick O'ConneH, a little Irish boy, took bis dinner to school, and it was eaU-n by cats while school was in session. The next morning be ate long aJliv the otliers were through, and, being naked whvbe was eeung so long, as he seemed" to have no sppe tite, aud: "Why, the esU took my dinner yetterrfay, so I'm rnrtoput it where it will be sale." LjcLongow CHAOS WITHOUT How Both Men and Women, 'aw without a Looking Olaas. , "Do you like this style of mural deeorations, Kdwinl" inquires Ange lina in Punch, alluding to the looking dasses with which she'jid her be oved hubby are surrounded. "Yes. my dear, for it enables me to see at every turn . the face and form that I most admire.? The sentence was am biguous and was misunderstood, of course, by Angelina; but Edwin bit the nail precisttJy on the head. Few things are more agreeable .than being constantly able to contemplate on S own features. ' In sickness, One's re flection in the gloss provides sympathy and consolation, aa well as reporting progress; in health , it provides com pany. What more can a man desire! . Take away the looking glass and see what a blank life becomes! No longer can one examino one's tongue ; no lon ger can ono watch the play of one's features and discover in them tho ever fresh beauties so mysteriously bidden from others; a man cannot shave; a woman cannot do ber hair; the world becomes chaotio without a mirror. . At any rate, it. takes two people to do, without it what one can do with it; and, after all, no man feels proper con fidence in his friend's opinion as to whether his tie is straight, and no wo man believes tho judgment of another who tells ber,; "You're not looking quite so well, my dear, to-night as usual." .Looking glasses hove now become such a recognized mark of civ ilization that a man who finds himself in a hansom cab which is unprovided in this respect feels himself perfectly justified iu giving the driver the vory lowest logoff are. . Undoubtedly he is justified. ; . , , .( , -.. -!, ' vThero seems to be scarcely., any greater pleasure , for, a young man than to drive down. Piccadilly In a good hansom, and gaze first at the fair damsels xn the pavement and . then Into tho little ' mirror by his side. Watching this, one begins almost to understand why .Narcissus jumped into the water which served him as a mirror. Milton, apropos of this sub iaaL nuts' words into Eve's mouth which org as true to. nature, as they are in themselves expressive: llt ,ir j .' As I bent down to look, just opposite, i w . , A shape within the wat'ry gleam appeared, . Bending to look on me. -I started back, i " It started baok; but pleased I soon returned. Pleased It returned soon with answering looks ' Of sympathy and lore. ' . .). ' 1 t ' ' Doubtless the! "watVy gleam" was tho first mirror known to mankind, Tho Jewesses of old use to arrange thoirgsablo tresses by tho aid of mirrors or brass, i ne classical mirror was a thin, polished, slightly convex disk of bronze. Silver mirrors were invented by Praxiteles about three centuries be fore the Christian era. But though looking classes made of glazed plates of bright metal were Used as early as 1250. the modern type of mirror was not invented till tho beginning of the Fourteenth 'century, at which date' it was manufactured in Venice. Lon don Globo. ;- ' : Tb Speed of flakes. The speed of fishes is almost an un known quantity, being, as Professor G. Brown Goods, of the United States fish commission, says, very difficult to moasure. "ir you couiu get a nsn,'" said Professor Goode, "and put him in a trough of water 1,000 foot long and start him at one end and make him swim to the other without stopping, tho information could be easily ob tained,, but fish are unintelligent and they won't do this. Estimates of the speed of fish consequently are only ap proximated, ana mora or less iounueu on ffuesgin?. You can tell, at a elance whether a fish is built for speed or not A fast flsb looks trim and point ed, liko a yacht Its head is conical shaped, and its fins fit down close to its body, liko a knife blade into its a, .a w We a ..as handle, iritn wnu urge ueaas, Digger than their bodies, and with short stubby fins are, of course, built for stow motion. "What are Che fastest fishes f The predatory 'flsb, those which III V VII JK I snwsw BS -WW asaa.- The food fishes ara genarally among l ue slowest ana are consequently easi ly captured. Their loss Is recom- nensed. however, bv the natural Uw, which makes thorn very prolific in re production, uoiphins nave oeen known to swim around an ocean steamer, and it is quite 'safo to lay that their speed is twenty miles an hour, but it may be twice as muca. The bonlto is a fast swimming fish. Just what bis snced is I do not know. The bead of the goose fish is very lanre twentv times as biff-as its body. It moves about very little, and swims at the bottom or the ocean, ins pan ish mackerel is one of the fastest of the food fishes. Its body is cone shaped and smooth as burnished metal. Its speed is as matchless as the dolphin, and in motion it cuts tne wales TLike , a yacht" Washington Post,,;, "ti ' ' ;.; ' ''issIsk'.Tiass raBMHy ' Itovity nowadays seems to be neces sary for a gaedc title for a book, and herein lies coo tanking difference be- cwensaoxkrnioieosjyllable titles and those tf a cotijM-'ot hundred years a"or Here-are a few from the days Of CromwJtr-,',A Reaping Hook-well tempered for the stubborn Ears of the coming Crop, or Biscuits baked iu the Oven of Charity, carefully conserved for the Chickens of the Church, the Bparrows of the Hpirit, and the sweet 8 wallows of Sal ration j" "A IW of Bellows to blow oif the Dust east upon John Fry;-.'High lieelml 6boes for Iwarfs in Holiness;", "The Shop of the Bpintual Apothecary." Iu IC83 was pViUwhod "ILee et Hie; or, the Feminine Gender more worthy than the Masculine, being a Vindication of that ingenious and innocent Hex from the biting; fcrcasms wherewith they are daily xperl by the Virulent Tongue siul I'rns . of Malevolent Jfen;"and in 1743, "A History of I'llchnm Citntum; or, a Merry Dia-loj-ue U-tcen Apoll'j, Foolish llarry, Piily Dilly. a GriiUn, a Printer, a S( iJer Killer, a Jackass, end the So norous Guis of Ludgate." Printer's Lrjutcr. .. .. ' Caeassctes. Thnnt '! t ' certain nubile ' library where a sealoua little man does all in bis power to uphold the rules of the i j . .i. .... m.V institution, aim, at uidhuu. uujjui. things uncomfortable for the evil doer whn mrards tiinm hffhtlv. This li brary displays its newest books in a! glass case, wnicn aiiows toeir oaunt w be viewed from the reading room, but which can only be opened from an hv closure sacred to the officials. Read crs may, however, penetrate this inner recess by asking permission, though a sign.aear tho case warns them not lo attempt it without leave. ' Ono day a distinguished guest of the city was expected to visit its public buildings, and had intimated an espe cial dosire to inspect its library.' The little man in charge was fluttered at the prospect! he was proud of the li brary, and the distinguished guest was ono of Ids heroes. ' Quite early that morning an unpre tending individual entered the reading room, looked , about him, and then, by chance; noticed several new books in the gloss case. He read their titles, and finally, led by some unreasoning impulse, wandered into the sacred re cess and laid his hand upon one of the volumes. .'!'- . u.,U".f:(.,jiK...'; , Instantly, the little man was upon him, nervous in the expectancy of bis hero; and very cross.1 ' ' "I should like to call your attention to that sign!" cried he. thrusting it iuto the stranger's face. ''Did you ask permission to come in beret" ' - 'No, was the hesitating reply t but the custodian did not allow time for a possible apology. ' ' ' " " ' ' 1 -"Then put up the book and go out!" cried he,, ;"Aiid rext time when you are in a publio building, read the signs." ?';v - - : The -stranger meekly obeyed, but just as he turned away a deputation of the city fathers walked up the stairs. "Ah, hero you are!" said one. "We have had the museum downstairs un locked, and when you. are quite ready we will visit that"- V 1" The too zealous custodian under stood at the first word; this was the distinguished guest, and this the re ception ho had given him. Tho great Wii KrnHod ouiethv. said "Goodmorn- i ing I" ; and walked., away. Youth's yompaiMPPf, y i t,,,,f j im . : ,1IA Story' Abont Star Twata. ' - Almost as numerous as those about Mr. Lincoln are tho lories that are told al)out Mark Twain. The Man About Town' met Mr. 'A. 'H. Harris s t few days ego, and knowing tbat the latter had been for many years a resi dent of "the coast" asked if he bad known Mark personally. "Oh I yes," . said Mr., Hams, 'I knew bun very in timately, both in Virginia City and in San Francisco.' ' I went down with him once from Virginia to 'Frisco and we stopped together at the Occidental hotel on Montgomery street The first day we were in town Mark went out to visit some old f rionds and did not show ud until dinner time. We were seated at the table when ho came in. and tho moment he sat down he began to talk.; He was in those days an in veterate i talker, and , when he was around no ono else had the ghost of s chance to say a word.' WelL as I said. be began, and, paying no attention to tne waiter, uiunvueu out iuvj vue ui his long stories. The waiter sugges etively placed a bill of fare before him. and pushing it aside, Mark ordered srnnn pmmeA beef and cabbuffe and S gloss of milk. We looked ughwA, and the waiter tried in rain to suppress a smile, but Mark went on with his story, payinor no attention to the expression of our faces. Presently the waiter returned with the order and stood waiting for Mark to finish. Taking advantage of a brief pause, he asked Mark if ho would not like some- thins- more than the corned beef and cabbage, and , milk. , 'No,' was the brief reply, and on be went with bis story. Well, sir, do you know that fellow sat there and duplicated that order three times, and when we left the dining room he was still telling his story. These who- know Mark now sineo he has grown. rich and fa mous will no doubt feel a little shocked when they learn the nature of his California- diet" St Louis fi puuuo. Brisk aad a When Holl, the painter, was painting the portrait of Mr. Bright he inciden tally mentioned that be was about to perform Hbe same ' operation for Mr. Gladstone. . "It must be- very pain ful thing for you, Mr. Bright be hazarded, "tbat after all these years you should have found cause to sever your connection." "Indeed it is," re sponded Mr. Bright with a sigh; "to think that after we had trodden the sunt oath nxrether. shoulder to shoul der and hand in hand, wo should bo forced apart iu tho evening of our lives! 'And by what? By a bogey thai has risen up within him and (a beckon intr him away from duty and sense by a Frankenstein. Do you know, Mr. HolL I seriously fear that my dear old friends mind bas rralJy become radically undermined V" When be was at lia warden ' palnlinir Mr. Gladstone, the- subject of the artist's portrait or Jlr. bright cropped up. ''Ah!" said Mr. Gladstone, wilb much interest "and bow did you find himf" "Fairly welL and be spoke very affoc tionattlv. of rou. Mr. , GUdstone." "Did bo. Indeed r replied the siller,. sorrowfully; '"did he indeedl That was a cruel blow. . Thai after a life time of mutual esteem and of good work undertaken and carried through together we should be divided on so ckar a question. Tell roe, Mr. Holl' here his inoulb twitched "tell me, did you notice anything in the man ner of any ok) friend when you saw him which would lead you to believe that bis reason was becoming in any way unhinged?" Jewish Messenger. ,,, 1 ' " Mw Ue Kxplaiaad la ' Jtidjfo You must be mistaken about baring tev work twenty-five hours a day for your employer. There are but twnry-four hours in a day. Colored Yitnes Yes. boss, I understand that; but ho slwsrt. puts ma to work an bour beforo "day in the mortal! j. Omaha NVarli The Strange Tale That a ftewlstost. t- - gist Telle Abont Pickerel Oil. "Hay!" yelled tie man in the L Iston drug store, leaning over t counter and making a funnel of L i band. "Who! ' How' much! Cam whO Oh, yes. Twenty cents a dram. Via, i if Ihada droprUht on the drum t..' this yere faro' tnlro J ponli hearyj, ; mebbe. intake tne money a wot Master" good stuff-that -lutu't I , none for some time, have yet, :-Cmt . you've got all there Is." ' "He callad for pickW ouV" KJ2 the druggist after the man bad gw. "Lnirious thing aoout uiis pioaortM oi i It is held to be a sovereign cure fo deafness. A " superstition! Perhapsi, I 'dont knowr I . .never was deaf,. Those wbo are deaf, and who drop th magio oil down into' the depths, where! the tympanum seems1 without ecb-v arise to pronounce blessings on t.J.' pickerel and bis oil, and they are the. ones to testify. One'thing I can sayv that since they have found out that I keep it they come here in numbers, after it" - "All about pickerel oil." was fho song of the newspaper, as The Journal, settled into the stuffed chair and waited the discourse. . - , ' "Well, in the first place, when r bought this' store, I found in behindt the counter, a bottle labeled pickarei oiL I had a customer one day, two or three years after, and he said, J donf, suppose ye got any pickVil oilf Said: I. 'Yaa. air.' and he nearly lumped ouf. of his boots. 'You're tne first man I. ever run across tbat had it' said hex. After I had made that sale I had otbe customersand after, awhile my pickeril oil was gone. I wrote hero and there, and every where, but couldn't get anyr and my little trade in it was gone. . bad given up. hunting for it, when less than a year ago, a prominent Lewis ton market mau camo aaunterin-j into my store one day and after chat ting awhile said to me, 'Do you over have any call for pickerel oilf It we my turd td 'jump, and says J, 'Dq.LT; Well there. I would just Uke to buy some. ; 8ayho, Tyogot some, wast, a minute and he soon reapptnred. with a bfack bottle containing about, two ounces of the oil. i Said he, '1 lefc your predecessor herein business have-, some once, but he hover made any ao-- -count of it to mo and I didn't suppose -it was good for anything., I smiled. 4a entraAl taAmAmltnmnr Vtwy T rri'ls't- st All V SOU a A vasa trvt aw vv m sswta, ' sold it, and thou I told bun what had. M w a -a . a A a become "or iu l nought nis lot ana, this is the bottle of pickerel oil that the Lowiston marketmon brought in. Be, this red surface oilf That's tho stuff i; This below tt irr-ihe derjosit or resi duum..)4Iell off Ihe.top. ' 'How does it como from the fish IT asked thd writer; - ' - L "In,the pickerel near the backbone.; Is a small sac like the spleen in ant-, mala Tho marketmon cut these ou and let them drip into this bottle be hind the stove during the winter. H tells me that all the big, fat pickerel he dressed during the winter, scores o them, only yielded this amount of oiL! Funny, ain't it! I suppose hundreds, of people saw that stuff dripping thcj behind the stove and thought it was. to grease boots with- Pretty expenr-. give grease for boots, though I" "How expensivef i t ,. "Any amount yoo- are' mind to aski for it Fabulous for its real values" "How much, for instance I llvw, dollars an ouncot - ' "N no. Not so much. Bay two, dollars. That's ail its worth, ain't 1U Havo a smellf: , - A long silence, while he nncorkea thebottTo. Whew-w-wr and the pickerel oil bas put in, its work. Lewiston (Ma Journal. i ' Thought Jndgaeat Day W"S Xessv ! Not long after the war a circus came to Montgomery. It was the first clj cut that liad been there in a long tin and attracted an immense crowd, csk peclally of the negroes. Tho most in te resting featuro of the efitertainmefit, was the balloon ascqruritm. The no groes had never seen anything of thai kind, and regardod the spectacle of man sailing; np intoOho clouds very aiueh as tlicy would have looked upoZx, Elijah going up in hi chariot of firev The balloon sailed away eight or tori, miles, and came down in a Held whoro some negroes were plowing. Terrified, at the spectacle of a .chariot coming, down from heaven they verily be- Loved that the last day bad como, and, remembering all their shortcomings, fled awsy in terror at the approach or tho awful judge. One gray headed, and rheumatic old oeero was unable to. get away. Ha could follow the. plow, but could not run, and tba, chariot came down upon him with ter rible swiftness. In that awful mo ment his whole lifo rushed upon him. ' be thought of all tho pettysins.be bad committed, and , the ghosts, of a. hundred chickens sermcd.to rise up i- judgment . agaiutt biin But in that, dasperate emcrgerlcy his mind did not. desert him. and reuiehberiug that ro liteneaa always accounted , with Lia. eartiily rnastG, be, quickly, decided to. erect the Lord & hekru aud earth in, becoming style. . As jtho aeronaut, touched the earth and bejanto ua tangle himself from tho rn.ut.hca about, his car the old darky, with an air of profound obcisajico, removed tho wool, bat from bis shiny pato, bowed, tow,, and said with pious unctiou i ' i "Mornia, Mars Jems, bow you lcC' your par Atlanta Ooh.Uutiou. Seme OaoS la, Taotk A foot olwuys. finds a. greater fool; that admires him. . A fool is the iso man's ladder. - A fool who sneaks the truth is U tter, than a h nod red liars. A fool may by chance say a I.-, thing. lie who is born a fool is never cured. Proverb. . Not Tbat Way. The Good Msn (sartly) Ah, iryv you have baou to the circ; it me grUJy to tb'nk tl'it oi e f. . . should Lavo cfYs:l t t r ' iniquity. The L.ii 1 1 cross no thrpsholj ; 1 c -. ; I tLe tetst "anvy's V. i