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VOL. XXIV.
A QUEER STORY.
The following remarkablo story comes
from Scotland, my informant being a
friend wbo lives at Musselburgh:
"Few landowners were better known
ormore respected in the Lothians than
Sir Archie Armshill. He was not a man
of great wealth or extensive estates. Jnnot believe Die,
deed his whole domain scarcely extend
ed to B,000 acres. But he was the head
and worthy head of one of the best
and oldest lowland families, a family
wbiob bad been distinguished when
many whose chief now disports an earl's
coronet bad been insignificant and ob
scure; a family whereof the then re
spective cads had fought among the
knights at Flodden and at Pinkie Mains,
and whereof a later representative had
borne a part which, save for the pow-
erfnl. intervention' of the Buccleuohs,
had snrely brought him to the block in
Itbe barren victory of Prestonpans.
- "Sir Archie was a widower. Be had
uujy one cuiiu a boh. aua. ma una
son the baronet's chief est trouble in life
was associated. " The young man, in
deed, was not wild or dissipated or in
any sense of the word vioions. Nor had
he any physical infirmity. Both in mind
and body bo was well above the aver
age. Bnt in one important an all im
portant matter he disappointed the
dearest Wish of his father's heart Noth
ing oonld induce him to take to himself
a wife.
"The reason which -kept him single
was snch as practical folk considered
fanciful and absurds - '
"The facts were these: Some years
previously be had forced a romantic
attachment for a very sweet and beauti
ful girl, to whom be became engaged.
She was -the daughter of a highland
laird, poor, but of as good a family as
the Armsbills themselves. Both, parents
approved the match. Sir Archie in par
ticular was delighted. - .This well bred.
penniless Scottish lassie pleased him, as
the mother of the futnre ArmUiills, 60
times more than the heiress of the rich
est commercial in the universe would
have done. The day for the wedding
was fixed, everything was in train, bnt
terrible calamity intervened. Only a
fortnight before she was to have been
united to Sir Archie's heir she contract
ed aichill, which . developed into pleu
risy and caused her death within a few
days. " r;- -- " ,!,: . ;
"Her lover bare the blow more calm
ly than might have been expected, and
superficial acquaintances, forming their
opinion from his manner, were glad to
see bow well he was getting over it.
Those, however, who understood him
read his calmness in a different light.
They knew ' that be had received a
knockdown blow from which it would
take bim years to recover and that if bis
outward air wis calm and self re
strained, it was simply because of his
natural depth of feeling, which ever
drew the sorrow inward, . downward,
instead of letting it fly to the surface
and there expend Itself in froth and
.turbulence. : . - ;
"Tbey were right, and more than
right Year after year went by, but the
bereaved man showed no signs of re
gaining the joy he had once felt in life.
Sir Archie began to remonstrate with
his son, at first gently, afterward with
more .insistence. He pointed out that
neb nursing of an old grief was morbid
and even wrong; that . however ' inucb
his son's feelings had been lacerated
this did not absolve him from the du
ties of. life; that it now behooved him
to face tbeso duties like a man.
"And no duty, Sir Archie urged, was
more imperative on him than that of
marriage. He was the last Armshill in
the direct line, and if he left no sou the
name and title would become extinct
upon bis death, and the estates, held by
Armsbills for 400 uninterrupted years,
Would pass into the hands of strangers.
" 'Come, Archie,' tbe baronet would
say, 'remember tbe family, lad. Choose
out some nice girl and njoke her your
wifa'
"And bis son would answer, sighing
his answer was always the same;
" 'By and by, father: by and by,
when 1 oan bring myself to think less of
her'- ...-.', -..--
"Young Armshill was young no Ion
gar He bad reached tbe age of 40, yet
tbe prospect of bis marrying seemed not
S day nearer.
"Matters were in this state When
one "morning tbe baronet received
eall from a strange gentleman. : The
card which be sent in bore tbe insert p
tion, 'The Conn t del Castel Buono,' and
was accompanied by a message from tbe
visitor, tbat although be bad not tbe
honor of Sir Archie's acquaintance be
begged to be allowed to see bim on im
portant business. ' Sir- Archie directed
tbe botler to show bim in. A minute
later this was done. The baronet was at
ottos struck, tbongb not very favorably
Impressed, by tbe man a appearance. He
was tall, swarthy, with long black hair,
glittering, dark eyea, and as regards at
tire decidedly rakish and Bohemian.
However, bis voice, when be spoke, was
pleasant and agreeable and his manner
was easy and courteous.
'I owe yon many pardcus for this.
Intrusion, ' be said, wttb slightly for
eign accent 'But 1 am encouraged in
lllng epon yon by tbe thought 1 may
say tbe conviction thtt I bave it in my
power to do yon a great servtos. '
Indeed r Sir Archie remarked stiff
Jy -
'And ret I do not pretend.' tbe
traogcr went en, 'that 1 cutna to joe
from simply philanthropic sootivca. J
only afford to do you this great
service oa certain terms.'
'Would it not be tetter for jem to
explain at once wbat this service is tbat
yo are willing to do ana on ecrtra
terms?" suggested tbe baronet with
one coldness.
'I -will.' said the stranger, flxisg
his keen eyes full on lr Archie's face
'It te a service ia eonnectioa with your
8br Archie wae somewhat takes
I back. Ds bad nc4 expected an answer of
this UaacriptioB, and be Baeraly std.
Ofar baoaajsa at tbe mlnnta be bad
nothing else to say. -i
Tbe alraarrr weal on, speaking
more rcJatly and vebacaeBtlyt
"Tbe cruel disappointment wbieb
or am eaaaea yon by rwlnlng nay.
asarried amy, if voaj wish, be is osd
aad foe alL He soar be surr, be
will be married withisj the year to a
yoang Scott Uh lady of a faaaily aa old
yowr own If yoe
and svail yooraelf of sny aerviccav'
-ti.
fle aptae with sa ewgy of corrrto J
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Alam
GRAHAM, N. C... THURSDAY r MARCH
(ton mat impressed tue baronet in spice
of bimsolf.
- . .V:.'A - most extraordinary offer, sir,
upon my word I' he ejaculated, aud then
be added in a tone of incredulous irony,
'And who is this youug Scottish . lady,
pray, that yon have In your mind's eye,
and bow do you propose to effect ber
union with my son''
" 'Ab,' said ' the stranger, 'you do
Sir Archie Arnishilll
Yon think, I expect, cither that I am
crazy or. that I am merely making .this
a stalking horse for the perpetration of
some fraud. , Now, bow am ,1 to con
vince you cf my canity and tnyhcnestyT
What proofs do yon require?
" '1 should wish, first of all, to know
tbe name cf tbe young lady.'
" 'And 1 will tell you, for I know
you to be a mau of honor, Blr Archie,
and I cub trust yon to treat my com
mubication as confidential. Are yon ac
quainted, may I ask, with Guthrie of
Tweeddalo liaugh?' rr' ' '
'"Not peisomilly, but by name of
course. Ilo is bead cf one of tho best
border families. '
" 'The best in bis opinion,' said tbe
other, smiling, 'and be has, as perhaps
you era aware, on only daughter, aged
about 2'i, whose circumstances bear
strange resemblance to those of your
sou. She, too, lost ber amanced bus-
band ty death within "-a few weeks of
tbe day fixed for their marriage, and
sbe has now tunk into a state of melmi
cboly which, if not soon arrested, must
result in Iho loss of ber reason, perhaps
of ber life. But I bave seeu hini and
have undertaken to cure her on certain
terms which be has accented.'
"'And and ia this Miss Guthrie,
this girl who is in danger of losing ber
reason, and perhaps her life, the lady
whom you propose to induce my sou to
marry?'
" 'She ia Bnt let me explain. I pro
pose to cure ber absolutely before sbe
marries. In. fact, the lovo fcr your son
which I mean shall be aroused in ber is
to be actually tbe means by which ber
cure shall be effecte d,
"'You have a strange confidence in
your own powers, sir, I must cay. How
do you propose to aronse this love for
my sou in the young lady? Aud equally
bow do you propose to arouse love for
ber in my sou? , - -
" 'That is my secret It shall be re
vealed to you on the day when IhS wed
ding takes place. ' j
"Sir Archio was silent for several
minutes. Had this man really tho pow
er whicb he professed to have? Pshaw I
Absurd I Impossible! Met therp( was
something about him that fascinated
and impressed one, even agaiuct one's
will. And Guthrie bad accepted bis
services, oat naa untune nctcpieu
them? Or was this merely a story part
of some cunning design? That point
must first be elucidated.
" 'You will pardon my caution,' ho
said at length." 'Bnt this arrangement
which you bave cutered-into with Guth
rie of Tweeddalo Haugh I havo only
your word for it. '
"'Just so, was the reply. ; 'But I
have no Objection to your corresponding
with him in confidence. He is already
aware that I have your sou in my
mind's eye for his daughter, and I was
to write and tell, hini this evening how
yon received the proposal.
" 'Umpbl If tho ledy's health were
all right,, tho match would be unexcep
tionable,' said Sir Archie mnslngly and
half to himself.
-. " 'I am glad yen think to. ' Guthrie
takes tbe same view. He bas a very
high opinion of yonr family. Will you
write to bim aud verify my statement?'
" ' Yes, ' replied Sir Archie after some
reflection. Then ho added: 'Yon spoke
cf terms. What are ycur terms, sir?
" 'Two thousand pounds, to be paid
on tbe wedding day,' answered the
stranger promptly.
" 'And if yon foil and there it no
wedding day?' '
.'"Nothing," was the equally prompt
reply. 'Bat 1 shall not fait Be qnite
sure of tbat Tben yen will write to
Gntbrie? And shall 1 call again in two
days' time, when you have bad bis an
swer? Very well. By tbe wsy one
thing more. Have you a photo of tbe
girl to w hom ycur ton was tngagid?'
," 'There are several about tbe bouse.
In fuel, there is cue there upon the
mantelpiece,' replied Sir Archie, not a
little astonished by such a peculiar ques
tion. r-
" 'That one there? Pray allow mo to
look at it for a minute. ' .
"He caught up tho frame, carried ii
to tbe window and studied tbe photo
graph carefully.
" 'She must bave been very beautiful,
if this is a good likeness, ' be remarked
at length.. - - - ;
" 'Hha was very beautiful. It Is an
excellent likeness,' said Sir Archie.
" 'Good I The better tbe likeness tbe
easier However, I will net now de
tain yoa longer. Yoo may expect me
again tbe day after tomorrow. Good
day I'
"And having replaced tbe photo ou
tbe mantelpiece, be bowed himself Oct
wit bob t further remark. "
"Sir Archie wrote to Cuthrie that
eveoing. But next day, being in a state
of increased perplexity about tbe tx
tra ordinary stranger's extraordinary
proposal, be took lraln to Twerddale
tiaugn biraaeii, jn order to nave a por-
aonal interview wltb tbe laird of tnaf
village. ' r ,
Gotbrie corroborated tbe Count del
Castel Buono's statements entirely as
far as tbey concerned himself Lie ad
mitted thai be bad struck a bargain
with tbe fallow of whom, however, be
knew nothing to cure bis daughter of
tbe melancholy which bad overtaken
ber. He admitted also tbat tbe eoant
bad promised to do so by creating a mu
tual love affair between tbe young lady
id Blr Arcble's ton. " k
- '1 dm say yoa will think me mad,'
be said, 'fas) tbea allowing myself to
becotne Implicated wltb a stranger who
undertook wbat to tbe reaanusbla mind
absurd and Impossible, Yet I was
at my wit's ead a boot any poor Lena. J
No doctor could benefit ber. and I Said 1
to myself. "Tbit fellow cam bet tall to
do wbat be rrombaas." Besides, I will
not dny that tbe count iofloeoced bm
Ba sa ssfas- - ..St
ova, as. i cant asy bow It is, butba i
has almost forced tne to believe is bim.' i
"'Very strange. He baa effected ate !
to tbe earns way,' aald Sir Archie. 'In
spite of tbe t beard Impracticability of of tbat variety are so exceedingly
wuat rseaBdertakaalMsmboweoat-'nn that more
viooea, arainst my ewe u
will carry II oat'
A little later, after farther eoover
SBtlcas, Owtbri observed to tfawbsruoe:
I bsve tbe bigbestt opinion of yonr
family, blr Arcnia, aad nothing would
pteaee sae better tbaa tbe proposed alii-
iBf , .
" 'I fully reciprocate tbe sentiment
rejoined tbe other with a courtly bow.
"Then the two lairds shook bands.
" 'Peoplo would doubtless vote us two
silly old fools for listening to sucb
man,' said Guthrie. .'Yet if he does of
fer a chance of happiness to both, our
families wby uot accept It?' soy I.'
" 'Ah, why not?' assented Sir Archie
thoughtfully.
"For lack of space it is qnite impos
slble to describe tbe events of tbe next
fortnight. Suffice it to say that by the
end of tbat time Guthrie and bisdaugb
ter Lena foend themselves Sir Archie
guests nt Armshill House. Their visit
was one of tbe conditions which tbe
Connt del Castel Buono bad laid down
as indispensable to tbe success of bis
scheme. Tbe count himself formed one
of the party,, being described to -she
young- peoplo as an old Italian friend of
Armsbill's, Whose acquaintance tbe bar
onet bad made in -Borne many years
ago, and whom be now wished to re
quite for many kind' offices tben done to
bim by the oonnt
"On tbe second evening of their visit
Armsbill's son to his father's great
surprise, for tbe younger man bad not
hitherto been able to endure seeing any
one at tbe piano, where bis lost sweet
heart had so often sung to him sug
gested musio, and turning toMissuuth
rie asked ber to favor them. -
"Guthrie was astonished to see- bis
daughter smile acquiescence, then rise
to comply with tbe invitation.
"Youug Armshill opened the piano,
lighted tbe candle and stood by her
while she eaug, asking for song after
song. At each request sbe looked up at
bim and smiled, and be smiled in re
sponse. ' It was at if these two melan
cboly creatures bud been suddenly trans
formed.
"Tbe oount sat between tbe two lairds.
He watched (he young people at the
piano with glittering oyes.
" 'Ab, ' he said after awhile, 'the
spell worksl But for heaven's sake no
tice uotblug, gentlemen, and make no
remark.' . -
"Then by and by he added;
" 'If you bear from tbem, as I think
yoa will toon, something that will
strike you as very astonishing, betray
6Sorprise, as yon valne tbe success of
our project'
"It was as well tbat tbit warning
was given, for Lena Guthrie when she
drew tier father aside to wish bim good
night flung ber arms round hit neck
and, with heightened color and spar
kling eyes, whispered In bit car:
' 'Ob, dad, did you ever tee such
likeness? Mr. Armshill is the living
Image of bim. -
'And youug Archie Armshill, alone
in the smoking room with his tire,
smoked three cigarettes in dead silence.
Then, apropos of nothing, he exclaimed
suddenly: .
" 'Father, yon could not fail to notice
it could yon? Sbe ia my own darling
come to life again r
"Let tbe reader picture to himself
the wedding which took place six
months later at Tweeddale Hangb.
"Bnt there is one more important
item to chronicle namely; an interview
which took plaoe on the afternoon of
tbe weddino dav in Guthrie's library,
The two luirds and tbe Count del Castel
Buono were tbe only persons present
Tbe oount, Who. had just pocketed two
checks, each for 3,000, delivered him
self thus:
" 'In accordance with my promise,
gentlemen, J will - now explain to yoa
bow I worked tbe spelt It bas been
purely a matter of mental magnetism.
Yon will remember, Mr. Gntbrie, tbat
1 requested yon to show me a likeness
of Miss Cena's- dead love, and yon also
will remember, Sir Archie, tbat I made
a similar request of yon in respect of
your son t deceased flancee.
'"I carefully studied those photos, and
in a few minutes the likenesses were
faithfully impressed upon my mind. My
next step was to exercise upon the young
people my extraordinary magnotio In
fluence In tbe particular way required.
It may seem strange to yoa It rosy seem
incredible I myself do not protest to
understand the mysterious Influence.
only know tbat 1 have it And I know
also tbat over self centered aud morbid
natures its power is practically unlimit
ed. To that fact 1 owe much of niy suc
cess in tbe present instance.
" 'But I was also asateted by this oth
er circumstance, tbat the likenesses of
their lost sweethearts were Mill wide
awake in tbe youug people's memories.
And thus I bad not to recreate or reviv
ify these likenesses in them, bnt simply
to will tbelr transference to living ob
jects. How? In what way did tbe influ
ence work? Ab, 1 wish I could answer
you I I am only conscious of tbe power.
I leave it te wiser men than 1 to ana
lyse tbe process. ' "London Truth.
WW awy May Meet,
Of tbe 67 committees of tbe house
of representatives, some are bard
working, ' industrious committees.
and others do not bave so much la
bor to perform. - A gentleman who
was interested in a certain commit.
tee of tbe latter clans inquired of tbe
clerk whether tbe committee bad
met -
"No, air," replied tbe clerk, and
this answer waa insde to each' suc
ceeding inquiry day after day. At
length tbe gentleman, after repeated
visits, suikod; ,
"When do you think tbe commit
tee will meet I"
"Well,"aaid the clork, after nome
thought, "if tbe members- of the
committee are good men I don't
know tbem if tbe members of tbe
committee are good men end lend so
upright, virtuous life, tbey may
meet in heaven. Tbey will never
meet here. " Washington Star.
One of the very rarest of all ma-
... i a.k.H
excevttA. is tbe crustacean
cxcpPtw', .. r rTZT
1UUWB WJO ""K" vVC:. aVIal"
g the years 1800-1 tbe loDsrterrnen '
w London, Conn., esngnt Ore
of theee wonders, two of tbem ,tn
the Futher Ulaod sound. Lobsters
thm two oi thtind hl erer en
captured before in tbe biatory of
the world. Tbe capture of two bine
lobsters off tbe coast of Maine In
1894 was reported, but on good a ri
tbority it is said tbat the report WSJ
never verified. 8L Louis Bemiblia
ance .Gleaner,
HERO TIRE FIGHTEKS
THEIR RISKS INCREASE IN THE RATIO
' OF OUR PROGRES8.
Their Saerlneae Have la Some Instances
Frodnead BencSclal Laws Bat Modern
Balldlnn Add . KBormoasljr to Their
Work. .
Mr. Jacob A. Biis, author of "How
the Other Half Lives" aud other studies
of tenement bouse life, contributes fo
The Century in tbe series of "Heroes of
Peace" an article on "Heroes Who
Fight Fire." Mr. Biis says of tbe Are
man
Hit life it too full of real peril for
bim to expose it recklessly tbat Is to
lay, needlessly. From tbe time when
be leaves bis quarters in answer to an
alarm until he returns be takes a risk
tbat may at any moment set bim face
to face with death in its most cruel
form. - He needs nothing so much as a
olear heud, and nothing is prized so
highly, nothing puts bim so surely In
the line of promotion, for as be advances
la rank and responsibility the lives of
others as well at bit own come to de
pend on bis judgment. The aot of con
spiouous daring which tbe world ap
plauds is of ten est to the nreman a mat'
ter of simple duty that bad to be done
in tbat way because there was no otber,
Nor is it always or even usually tbe
hardest duty, aa be sees it. It came easy
to bim because he is an athlete trained
to' do suoh things and because, once for
all, it is easier to risk one's life in tbe
open, in tho sight of one's fellows, than
to face death alone, caught like a rat in
a trap. That Is the real peril whloh be
knqwt too well, but of that the public
bears only wbon be bas fought hit last
fight and lost.
How literally our everyday security
of which we think, if we think of it
nt all, as a mere matter of course is
built upon tbe supreme sacrifice of these
devoted men we realize at long inter
vals, when s disaster occurs snob as the
eno in whloh Chief Bresnau and Fore'
uan Rooney lost tbelr lives. Tbey were
crushed to death under tho great water
tank in a Twenty-fourth street factory
that was on fire. Its supports bad been
earned away. An examination tbat was
tben mode of tbe water tanks in tbe city
discovered ft, 000 that were either whol
ly unsupported, except by tbe roof
beams or propped on timbers, aud
therefore a direct menace, not only to
the firemen when tbey were called
there, bnt daily to those living under
tbem. It is not pleasant to add tbat tbe
department s just demand for a law
that should compel landlords either to
build tanks on the wall or on iron sap
ports has not been heeded yet; but tbat
is unhappily an old story,
Seventeen yeart ago the collapse of a
Broadway building during a fire con
vinced tbe community tbat stone pillars
were unsaro as supports. Tbe 11 ro was
In tbe basement, and the firemen bad
turned tbe hose on. When tbe water
struck tho hot granite columns, tbey
cracked and fell, aud the building fell
with tbem. There were upon the roof at
tbe time a dozen men of the crew of
Truck Company No 1, chopping boles
for smoke vents. Tbe majority clung to
tbe naranet and hnnn theretill rescued.
Two went down into the furnace from
wbioh the flames shot up SO feet when
the roof broke. One, Fireman Thomas
Dougherty, was a wearer of tbe Ben
nett medal too. His foreman answers on
parade day, when his name it culled,
tbat bev "died on tbe field of dutyi"
These at all events did not die in vain.
Stone columns are not now used iu top-
ports for buildings in New York.
So one might goonquotlng tbe perils
of tbe firemen as so many steps forward
for tbe better protection of tbe rest of
us. It was tbe burning of the St George
flats and more recently of the Manhattan-bank,
In which a dozen mon were
disabled, that stamped tbe average fire
proof construction as faulty and largely
delusive. One might even go further I
ana say tnai tne nreman t riss increases
In tbe ratio of our progress or conven
ience. Tbe water tanks came wltb tbe
very high buildings, which - in them
selves offer problems to tbe fire fighters
tbat have not yet been solved. -
Tbe very sir shafts tbat were bailed
as tbe first advance In tenement house
building added enormously to the fire
man's work and risk at well at to the
risk of every one dwelling under tbelr
roofs by acting as to many huge cblro
noya that carried tbe fire to tbe open
windows opening upon tbem in every
story. More than half of all tbe Urea in
New York occur in tenement bouses.
When the tenement house commission of
1SS4 sat In Ibis city, considering meant
of making traemeute safer and better,
it received tbe most practical help aud
advice from tbs firemen, especially from
Chief Breanan, whose death occurred
only e few daya after be bad testified
witness. Tbe rerommcndailnns
upon which be insisted are now perl of
tbe general tenement boose law.
"Mi
Some recently published French mem
oirs throw an interesting light on tbe
manner In which tbe French republic
cams to bear tbe nickname "Marianne.
Daring tbe days of tbe "white terror'
tbsre was aa old woman called La Mere
Marianne, whose dnty it was to mop ap
tbe pavement after aa execution. Ia this
capacity she attended the decapitation
of Louts XVI and Maris Antoinette, aa
well at otber diatineniabed victims.
Tbe gay hearted royalists Jeered at ber
under ber familiar name, wblob came
to be applied to tbe revolutionary party,
Later the secret societies adopted It as
s watchword, sod "Marianne" came to
be used as a revolutionary symbol, even
by the Italian carbooart
"Tbey say Loter's melancholy is doe
to an old affair of tbe beart '
"Yes. lis loved or of Om mmt bcam
tlful women la tbe state."
"And sbe Jilted him?"
"No; married bim." Detroit Free
Boutliem and Western stock
men know a goo.! thing when tbey
gee it therefore UT scratches,
tweeny, ring born, strains, sprains.
hruisvs, saddle and harness galls snd
ailments of horses, (bey tve Bice's
Gonse ' rease Liniment, it it good
for man ss l-eart. Bold and guar
anteed by oil druggists And general
stores. "
17, 1898.
- HVENINQ. "
Soft as a cloud la yon bine ridge the mere
Seems firm ss solid crystal, breathless, olear.
And motionless, and to tho gaser's eye,
Deeper then ocean, In the Immensity ,
Of lie vague mountains and nuroal skyl
But, from the process In that still retreat, .
Turn to minuter changes At our foet ;
Observe how dewy twilight has withdrawn '
The crowd ot dalalot from tho shaven lawn.
And has restored to view Its tender green.
Tha, wlillo tho sun rode high, was lost be-
'neath their doasling sheen. - , w.
Aa emblem this of what the sober hour
Can do for minds disposed to feci Its powerl
Thus oft, wbon we In vain have wished away
The pretty pleasures of the garish day.
Meek eve shuts np tbe whole usurping boat
(UnbashfuldwaraaacliAUttering at his post),
And leaves the dlstnoumRred spirit free
To reasaume a atald simplicity. .
TlswelL But what are help of tl;e and place
When wisdom stands In need of nature's grace;
Wby do good thoughts, invoked or not, da-
soend.
Like angels from their bowers, our virtues te
Demand; -
If jet tomorrow, unbellered, may soy, '
"I come to open out, for fresh display,
The elastic vanities of yesterday f"
Wordsworth's "Evening Voluntaries.
HUMORS OF HERALDRY.
Pitfalls Cor the Unwary Dabblers In the
Ancient Selene.
To most ordinary folk the language
of heraldry is us nuinteresting aud as
meaningless as the jargon of astrology
and of alchemy. Grinlus and harpies,
Hons, eaglos, unicorns, dolphins aud
otber possible and impossible birds,
beasts and fishes, whether rampant or
sejant or couobaut or stataut convoy
absolutely no niouniug to any one ou
versed in the mysteries of heraldic lore.
Snob a one is apt to scoff, like tbe Earl
of Chesterfield, at the wholo science aud
practice of heraldry as a foolish busi
ness. When a herald on a visitation
tonr called on Lord Chesterfield aud hud
stated tbe object of bis visit, bis lord
ship said peremptorily and none too
civilly, "Begone, yoa foolish fellow;
yon don t understand your own foolish
business. " Tbit saying bas been credit
ed to that past master of sharp aud cut
ting sarcasms Lord Westbury, bnt Hor
ace Walpole tolls tbe original story,
Harry Hotspur, according to Shakes
peare, was or inucn tne ssmo mind as
bis lordship of Chesterfield. He talked
with contempt of
A dragon and a Cnloas flab,
A clip winged griuln and a molten raven,
A oouohlng lion aad a rampant eat,
And such a dual of akimhlo akamble si off
Aa puts roe from my faith.
It is to easy for tho unskilled dabbler
to go astray. A year or two ago a reve
nue officer, giviug evidence in one of
the law conrtH, described a beraldio do
vice on some chairs as "a rampant lion
standing on its bind legs." Thereupon
daily newspaper poured contempt
upon tho official evidence and declared
tbat a lion rampant, whether " gar
dan t," "regardant" or "passant," rest
ed hit body on only one leg, bnt "se
jant" bo rested ou two. Next some one
wrote to the- learned weekly known as
The Antiquary'! Newspaper, holding
this dictum up to scorn. "Imagine," bo
cried, "a lion 'rampant tojaut' ou two
legs." Lastly catuo another correspond
ent of the same paper, who roundly de
clared that tbe daily Journalist was cor
rect and tbat tho miserable lion "se
jant" did find accommodation ou both
legs. 4
What outsider dare have an opin
ion on to momentout a subject when
learned doctors disagreed? Heraldry,
however, whether it be now getting out
of date or not, has played a useful part
in personal and fan.lly as in national
history, and it still stodied with delight
by many amateurs aa well us by pro
fessed antiquaries end lovers of tbe days
tbat are gone. It is not proposed here to
touch further upon tbe serious side of
heraldry. It will lie more interesting
possibly to glance at some of its more
amusing aspects.
Tbs zoology and. ornitholcgy of ber-i
sldry are tiobly uiediiutul iu flavor.
Coats of srins sbocud with monsters
mors or less of a hybrid character,
whose existence was once firmly believ
ed In, tut which have long been rele
gated to tbe region of myth. Thero is
the "gryphon" who fJgnrcseppropriate-
ly enough In "Alice in Wouderlaud,"
and under the name of "grifliu" or
griffon Is one of the commonest of
beraldio beasts. It was usually repre
sented st part eagle snd part lion and ia
really a very formidable looking mon
ster. Our forefathers seem to have be
lieved in Its actual existence. . An an
cient herald wrote of the griffin, "1
think tbey are of great hugeness, for I
have a claw of one of their paws which
should show tbem to be ss big as two
lions." One would like to bave seen
that weaderfel and sotoae elsw, Then
there is tbs harpy, taken from tbe Greek
mythology and represented beraldically
as a vulture with tbs bead aud breast of
a woman.
Otber fabulous adornments of costs
of arms sre Ibe basilisk, tbe unicorn,
tbe wyvern sod dragons innuawrablt,
Tbe wyvern waa of tbe dragon tribe,
but stood on two legs and feet borrowed
from tbe eagle. Our ancestors may bave
bad tbelr doubts about Ibe existence of
tbe wyvern, but ia tbe unicorn and tbe
basilisk they bad full belief. Our older
writers bars frequent allusions to both.
especially lo tne basilisk, wblcn was
supposed 'to be able to kill even by s
look or by Its breath. Fireside.
A Jaaess fahla.
The following fable' from tbe Jap
anese is s neat bit at woman's eapaeity
for overdoing pretty moth everything
tbat tbs undertaken: Once U poo s time
S msa discovered tbe fountain of yoolb.
Thanks to its magie, be relumed young,
strong sod hearty to tbs land from
wbieb bnt a abort time before be bad
departed su old sod feeble man. Tbs
11 rat person be met sftcr bit return wsa
sa eld woman, and bs told ber about
Ibe fountain. The women knew a good
thing when tbs beard it sod tbs st
once Bat off to seek rejuvenation upon
bar own seeount Tbe next dsy when
Ibe man sgala repaired to tbe fountain
be foend by its side a few days' old
babe. It was Ibe .aan. bbe bad over-
it
Itch ea asjasaa, ataaao cm eons. Son end
an stork, ewreS la St sal rates by Wootiard's
Sanitary LmtUm. Tble aerev falls. HoM by
T. A. Albright trwgtat, Oresem.9. c.
Miss BeMrica Cunningham, of
Cadis. Ky., having written snd pub
lished S bo"k for which there was
was not much demsnd, is Mid, to, I e
sccclleralinj Us circulation by firing
kiss with each copy sold. A s the
hooks sre now going like hot cake,
it U presumed tbat Mi Cunning
ham is by no means bad Io4iug.
NO. 6,
CULTIVATION OF CORN.
Reasons Why Shallow Culture Is Preferred
to Deep Culture. ' :
Every year the question, "Wbioh is
preferablo for corn, deep or shallow
culture?" is agitated, and each year the
advocates for shallow culture show an
increase in numbers. Tbe Farm, Field
and Fireside bas recently opened its col
umns to this annual discussion. From
Columbia,. Ma, a correspondent writes
as follows: " ,
Shallow culture has the , preference
for those reasons: 1. In tbenverage Bos
ton a larger yield will be obtained.
The plants are able to withstand
drought with less damago. 8. Cutting
tbe roots of tbe corn plant is avoided,
4. An acre of corn can be kept free from
weeds and properly crushed on tbe sur
face by sosface tillage for less money and
with less effort thanby deep tillage. S.
Tbe laud is loft in a condition to be bet
ter protected from washing and more
easily bandied the next season, or oan
be sown to grass, wheat or oats very
inucb more conveniently than If ridged,
as will be tbe case iu deep tillage.
A Macon farmer writes favoring
thorough and doep preparation of the
soil previous to seeding, after which
shallow culture is advised. "It bas been
demonstrated shallow plowing on lands
deeply prepared bus a tendency to bold
tbe moisture. In tho sooth rapid culti
vation is required, and an implement
that outs a wide slice is used. We use a
sweep pr scrape tbat rats from 1 S to 84
inches, that scrapes up tbe toll in rowt
runninct very shallow. '
An Ohio farmor says: Shallow, for
tbe following reasons: .1. Deepcultiva
tion cuts off the lateral roots of tbe
plants and thereby weakens their growth
and lessens the crop. 3. Tbe ridges turn
tho water away from tbe hills when
rain does coiuo and tbe hollows conduot
it away from tbe field, if tbe ground is
at all rolling, or to low places, where
it is uot so much needed, and tbe field
Is loft very rongb. 8. Shallow cultiva
tion implies that there are many teeth
or tongues to the cultivator, and these
stir the ground more, break up tbe eloda
and crnst if any much better, make s
good deal bettor mulch for tbe corn snd
leave the ground smooth. Tben when
rain comes It soaks in all over tbe sur
face aud is stored up tor the benoflt of
tbe corn. 4. Shallow cultivation is easi
er on man aud beast and tools and can
be continued till the stalks are in tassel
with much profit
.'. , . Oraln Versus Pasture,
. It used to bo common for farmers who
had fine pastures, especially on land
tbat was annually overflowed, to boast
that they cuuld fatten beeves more
oheaply ou grass tban on grain. But
tbat time has passed, according to
American Cultivator, whicb says:
Tho pasture bas not been Wholly su
perseded, for the farmer who hat good
pasture still bas tho advantage, provid
ed he supplements pasture with grain.
Iu spite of the faot that the pasture tup-
piles food without labor, wbilo tbe corn
crop, if grown and harvested as it should
be, requires much labor, the latter it
much tbe cheaper feed. There it com
paratively little beef now grown wbioh
comet from pasture alone. Even in tbe
blue grass region of Kentucky western
grain is largely used to supplement the
food of stock wbiob are still fattened on
pasture. There is probably no richer
grass in the world tban tbe Kentucky
bine grass, which Is, however, identical
with the Jone grass in our northern
states. Bot for cheap nutrition, and es
pecially for stock tbat is being fattened.
it is no match for Indian corn. The
grain of a good corn crop bas more nu
tritive value tban tbe grain of any of
tbe smaller grains. And there is besides
a great deal of nutritivs value in tbs
cornstalks. Tbit it now appreciated by
western farmers more tban It ever bas
been before. It ia tbe value of corn
stalks as feed tbst has done as much ss
snytbing else to make corn supersede
pasture at a meant for fattening cattle.
A Mississippi Vsrsner'S Bsaseaal For Pre
ferring Shallow Colter. -
, "We havo nover seen ibe advantages
of shallow rnltnre for corn so complete
ly exemplified as during tbe years 101)6
and 1697, each of whicb was abnormal
I ly dry In onr section."- Tbut writes a
correspondent of Farm, Fk'ld snd Fire
side from Mississippi. Following srs
additional extracts from bis letter!
In our opinion and . from upward of
80 years of cluse observation and con
siderably mixedxexperience, "shallow
culture" is fnr preferable to "deep cul
ture," easier, . safer, Speedier, sorer ot
good result, much more pleasant and
aatlsfucten-y and in tbs end far mors
profitable. There are two things that
are essential to beat resnlls with "shal
low culture" vis, (I) tbe presence of
plant food ia actual excess of any snd
all requirements of tbe growing crop
snd (3) so abundant supply of bumoa.
If any good farmer is justified in
"cultivating crops deeply," it is the
one wbo is laboring under tbe disad
vantage of being forced to cultivate
comparatively poor land and depend
upon tbe elements to "nnlork" fertility
for bim instead of himself spplying tbe
seme In tbe shape of manure or fertilis
ers. As to. the "why, " we would tay,
(1) shallow culture it easier on both
man and beast, cultivators and spring
tooth and otber barrows being all suffi
cient for tbe bnsiueas of "culture" of
corn sa well st most any otber cultivat
ed crop; (2) said cultivators and bar
rows cultivate S ruucb wider space than
oan any cf tbe deeper running plows;
besxe shallow culture is also speedier,
enabling one to cultivate a greater Dum
ber of acres tban would be possible in
tbe ease of deep culture, while ia either
extremely wet or extremely dry seasons
almost doable speed it made in culti
vating a given area ; hence tbe chances
for s lost crop from lack of cultivation
st tbe right time sre reduced io tbe
minimum, let tbe season be what it
may ; benoe It is also eorer.
It is s fact well known to all observ
ing soil tillers tbat in a dry time land
dries out as deeply ss plowed. If it is
desired tbat tbe soil moisture shall per
manently stay within two or three
Inches of tbe surface, then cultivation
should never exceed that depth, and a
mulch of loose, finely pulverised earth
aboald be kept an tbe surface until the
is safe from Injury by drought
"Keejiing Kvtila '..
succesa." .
PITPQ rTTmTTfTTnn t -
Job Printing.
All kinds Commercial IV
ing, "Pamphlets, Posters, .
neatlv and promptly execut
lowest prices. :
(8) Corn is comparatively a sLuUow
rooted plant Mutilation of its r" '-
works an irreparable injury. BbuUovv
culture effectually obviates all nect .
for or even possibility of root mutila
tion. Boots are unavoidably mutilated
by deep culture. Boot pruning inevita
bly decreases yield; hence ia both unsat
isfactory and unprofitable. N
Fertilising Orange Tr
A great deal of damage was done to
the fruit trees in Florida by injudicious
fertilization. Tbe keeping quality of
the fruit was destroyed, and history is
apt to repeat itself in California. In
buying fertilizers onr growers should
never lose sight of the fact that three
elements are required in proper propor
tion to produce the best results. Am
monia or nitrogen stimulates growth.
Potash makes wood, also trait, when
in combination with phosphoric acid.
Young trees require more ammonia and
potash and lesphoephorio acid. Bear
ing trees require- just enough ammonia
to keep them in healthy condition, but
large quantities of phosphoric acid and
potash may be used. An excess of am
monia on bearing) trees is injurious not
only to the trees, but also to tbe fruit .
It makes a thick, coarse, spongy orange,
with the skin in very poor condition to
carry in long distance shipment. Tbe
Orange Trade Beporter just quoted
warns growers against tbe excessive use
of ammonia and not enough potash on
bearing orange groves. After many -years
of costly experience the Florida
growers decided that . bonemeal snd a
high grade of potash produced the best
Snd most satisfactory results. Peter
Henderson, one of tbe best suthoritles
on gardening, used to say tbst when
ever he was in doubt ss to the best fer
tilizer he applied ; bonemeal, snd we
think the same would hold good in this
state. The elementt in bonemeal, when
combined with tbe proper proportion of
potash, remain in the soil snd sre tak
en np aa required by tbe needs of the
tree. '
'How to Detect the Sea Joe Seal. '
In looking for this insect most per
sons will pass It by unnoticed on ac
count of its very small size. The female
scale ia only about one twenty-fifth of
an inch in diameter, while the male is
only about one half that size. The shape
of the female ia nearly circular, while
the male ia more elongated. The female
is sharply convex or conical in the oen
ter. This last character will help to dis- '
tinguiab it from many of tbe other more
common species. Its color is nearly like
the bark on which it is found. Another
distinguishing character is found in tbe
reddish discoloration of the bark imme
diately surrounding the scale, extending
through both tbe outer and Inner bark.
These characters will enable one with
an ordinary pocket magnifying glass to
readily detect tbe pretence of tbe insect
Professor Troop, Indiana 8tation. .
OooorlBg th Olive.
The olive it now grown very success-,
folly in California, and the oil there
from finds ready tale in tbe home mar
ket In timet past the olive has been -grown
along tbe coast of Georgia and
in Florida, and Southern Cultivator
knows of no reason why it cannot be
grown in those localities now ss well ss x
slong the golf regions to Texas. Tbe
only drawback it that tbe olive it a.
slow growing tree, and a good many
years mutt elapse after it ia planted be
fore it boors remunerative crops. But its
cultivation is easy and simple, A few
trees planted by every farmer in the re- '
giont indicated would not detract front
tr Interfere with tbe otber crops be
has been in tbe babit of cultivating and
bight furnish hit children a good in
)ome in alter years.
DIMMING ELECTRIC LIGHT8,
A Devi by Which Frr DfttarMt Q rates
May Ba OMahisS Flssa Oa Laasfv.
Electrio lights for household uss havs
always heretofore been open to tbe ob
jection tbat tbey could not be turned
down without putting them out Where
tbey were used ia bedrooms persons wbo
needed s dimmer nigbt light were
forced to resort to gas, candles or kero
sene. ' Becently this objection bss been
overcome, snd a number of manufac
turers are now offering for sale sockets
for incandescent lamps which 'enable a
person to regulate tbe amount of light
produced within wide limits.
These sockets can be put op In piece
of tbe ordinary ones with little trouble .
or expense, snd tbe light given out by
tbe lamps which tbey carry can be regu
lated as readily as can a gas Jet This
result is attained by tbe introduction
into tbe socket lot coils of fine wire
whieh set ss resistance Soils. In one
style of these sockets there are live of
these coils, snd tbs light of a it candle
power lamp can be reduced by two or
three candle power jumps down to two
candle power. The work of a resistance
coil it to absorb soma part of tbe elec
trical current whicb seeks to pass
through it sllowing only tbe remain
ing force to set upon the carbon fila
ment of tbe lamp to produce beat and
consequent light In the new sockets
tbs button, wbich turns the full current
Into tbe carbon filament ia so arranged
tbat it tuma on tbe current at tbe nxat
movement bnt instead of directing it
through tbe carbon at once it pastes it
through tbs whole five of the resistance
eoila. These coils absorb so much of tbe
electrical energy tbat tba carbon is beat
ad only to a red color snd its glow is
dim.
By a further turning of the button
one of the" resistance coils is left out of .
the circuit snd tbe carbon gets more
energy end rises In temperature and
light giving qualities. Another move
ment cuts oat a seoond coil and gives
mors light snd so on until all the coils
srs cot oat and tbe carbon gets tne full
strength of the current These new
sockets do aot maks any saving in the
cost of tbe dimmer ligbta, aa it done
when one tarns down a gat jet or a
lamp wink, foe the full- current ia al
ways in oa for each grade of lighting.
but tbey are convenient !ew York
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