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Many Think! m fm th woman: H In TTIIOU III Tim awn a T-.i. -WIS Borrow sbalt thou brine forth chil dren," that a perpetual ourae was pronounced, but the thrill of Joy fell by every Mother when she clasps to her heart her babe proves the con trary. True, dangers lurk In tte pathway of the Expeotant Mother and should be avoided. "Mother's Friend" So prepares the system for the change taking place that the final hour la robbed of all danger and pain. J use insures safety to the life of roan Mother and child, and makes child birth easy and, recovery more rapid. Bant Boik ro Expectant llottars," mat P!iB t.inincr vaiuble Information and voluntary tear by exprc.ii, on receipt of price,! w ran ooT-To Expectant llotnars," KSSLSSS. moniaTs. , . The Bradfleld Regalater Co., Atlsnta, Oa. SOLD BY ALL DRUOQISTS. jeSOtf in ftwe 0 WELL LOVED SOUTHLAND. X. S CANFIELD. Iind of the South! One .wandering chi,d , , ' That on thy mother breast bath lam Dreams nightly of thy kisses mild And longs for them again. To him no other land may show Thy wsraitb. thy tenderness and waiter" For him no odoroai breezes blow, As in his vanished yontb. Seet were the mornings, dear the days Io that past time, now long gone by. And tbrough the softening evening grays Shrilled oat the tree frog s cry. The slave's voice borne, from fields atar, Floated in happy hearted song, , Wnile nnderneatn the blazing stars The bayou crept along. In dark trees whirred the katydid, The locust piped hfs grinding lay, Tne bat ot noiseless pinions slid V Through the last failing day. -fiieb in tne air the night hawk wheeled, The fox barked shrilly from the hill. And sounded from the dusky field The plaintive whippoorwill. Magnolias nodded eaeh to each. , Tbe roaes shook their scents abroad And smiled up at the towering beech Tnat shadowed o'er tbe road. ' y The brown owl swept on drearily Above tbe glassy, still lagoon; The corn b ades rattled cheerily Beneath the sailing moon. O land of land jl Where ever burn Tbe fires of yontb ! Taough stricken " aore By woands of war. thou dost' not tarn The stranger from thy door. Still givest tbou with open hand To all that atk. True to thyself Thou countest charity, oh land, As better far tban pelf. Peaceful art thou On thy broad brow Sits calmnets All the ringing cheers With which tby fierce ions battled, now Are dead with the dead yean. Tbnu mournest still, bat not in wrath, Fur all tbe bright blood that was spilt, And tby white sun-kissed rapier bath Been shivered to the hilt. Happv are they who still may be Within the sound of thy sweet voice, 'Mid slumberous air of Arcadv, ,' For r ;m the world's annoys O veil loved bouthiao ! Memory brings Tby greening fields, tby graying tombs, Where tbrough the night the mocker siegs And deep tbe bittern booms. Chicago Times-Herald. SUNDAY SELECTIONS. Religion doesn't make a man impolite cr seifisn or envious or unfair or discourteous its the lack of religion. He who is unwilling to treat bis fellow man with kindness and fairness is not a child of G )d. it matters not wbat pre tensions he may make. There is nothing more harden ing to the sensibilities than the failure to translate pliy into action. Christ's pity was practical. We are told tnat he bad compassion on tbe hungry multi tude, and tbe immediate result of it was many loaves bad He? Tbis is finely il lustrative of tbe way in which Christ's wbole nature moved at once and in uni oa.Jtev Dr. Geo D. Baker. Contemplate tbe love of Christ and vou will love. Stand before that mirror, reflect Christ's character, and you will be changed into the same image from tenderness to tenderness. There is no other way. Yon cannot love to order. You can only look at the lovely object and fall in leve with it and grow into likeness to it. And so look at this perfect character, tbis perfect life. Look j at the great sacrifice as He laid down Himsell, all through life and upon tbe cross of Calvary, and you mast love Him. And loving Him yoa mast be come like Him. , A praying man usually bears good sermons, while be wno does not pray is never satisfied A true preacher aims, by bis pu pit delivtrences, to min ister to the soul-needs of men. The peo pie bave dtscasscd business affairs, read political tirades and heard of social re forms during tbe entire week, and they need something more than literature, socialism or political economy. The praying man knows what be wants. He tested h i soul before be left home, and he knows tbe weak places. He is hun gry, be is thirsty. The soil of bis beait is prepared for tbe seed. Get ready, young people, for the sermon and yoa wiu ace. tne sermon was prepared for yon. o Mentis Advocate. "Saved Her Life." MRS. JOHN WALLET, of Jefferson. Wis., tban whom none Is more highly esteemed or widely known, writes. "In 1890 1 bad a severe attack of LaQrippe and at the end of four months, la spite of all physicians, friends and good nursing coald do, my lungs heart and nervous system were so completely wrecked, my life was de spaired of , my friends siring me up. 1 could only sleep by the use of opiates. My lungs and heart pained me terribly and my cough was most aggravating. I could not lie In one position but a short time and not oa my left side at all. My husband brought me Dr. Miles' Nervine and Heart Cure and I be gan taking them. When I had taken a halt bottle of each I waa much rmt t , a n l BM WIIUU ulng persistently I tpok about a dozen bot tles and waa completely restored to health to uib a ury n se o i an. - Dr. Miles' Remedies are sold by all drug gists under a positive guarantee, first bottle benefits or money re funded. Book on dls- t of the heart and DR. MIT.RH MTflnfriA r. nn ssr vvawtos'SBa jB nerv Wfr-ssT I Ll Wholesale Grocer, Izekln JStar. Naua-hty Mary. Mary was a naughty girl And fond of ourant Jam, Wherewith whene'er she got a ohanoe She greedily would or am. ' Her mother lost the key one day Which locks the storeroom door, ! And Mary found it where It lay Upon the kitchen floor. She grasped the key in guilty haste And to the storeroom ran. Unlocked tbe door, climbed on a And then tbe fun began. Now enrrart jam and little girls Do not always agree ; Such was the ease with Mary, As we presently shall see. Her mother found her stretched at 1 And weeping on the floor; No need there was to ask tbe eai There stood tbe open door. In accents stern the mother spake, "My child, 'tis sad I am To see confession on your face Outlined in currant jam." "It's not because of pain I weep, " Cried Mary from the floor ; "It is because I'm full of jam And can't eat any mere!" Vanity. Bold on. Boy! Hold on to virtue; It Is above all prim to vou In all times and places. Hold on to your good character, for It h and ever will be your best wealth. Hold on to your hand when you art about to strike, steal or do any lmpropei act. Hold on to tbe truth, for it will aervt you well and do you good throughout eternity Hold on to your tongue when you art just ready to swear, lie or speak harshlj or use an improper word. Hold on to your temper when you an angry, excited or imposed upon or other angry about you. Hold on to your heart when evil person i seek your company and invite you to join their games, mirth and revelry. Hold on to your good name at all times, for it is much more valuable to you thax gold, high place or fashionable attire. American Guard. LJttle Mr. By-and-bv. Little Mr. By-and-by, You will mark him by his cry And the way he loiters when Called again and yet again, Glum if he must leave his play, Though all time be holiday. Little Mr. By-and-by, Eyes cast down and mouth awry I In the mountains of tbe moon He 13 known as Pretty Soon, And he's cousin to Don't Care, As no doubt you're well aware. Little Mr. By-and-by Always has a fretful "Whyt" When he"n asked to come or go Like his sister, Susan Slow. Hope we'll never you and I Be like Mr. By-and-by. Clinton Scollard in St. Nicholas. VICTORIA CROWNED. BaJtimorean'a Recollections of the Ac cession of England's Queen. Mr. John Carpenter, who has lived here since 1845, was present at the crowning of Victoria at Westmin ster. He talked about fne event without hesitating : ' 'Victoria, "he sa irl ' ' waa declared the lawful heir on June 20, 1887, but on account of her age she was not yet 18 the public coronation did not take place until June 28. 1838. It is a loner while asm. The pageant was a magnificent one, how long my memory does not serve me, but it was gorgeous. I saw the oueen. She waa a fresh loo In no- young thing with a happy, smiling m s. . . race, as innocent loomng as sue was. There was not a care upon her brow. It seemed as if no thought the stupendous res-nonsihilities which she was assuming had come to her. She appeared utterly uncon scious of self or the part she was playing in that notable event. "She did not appear frightened, but to the plaudits of the multitude she turned to the left and right, bowing and smiling most gracious ly, l naa a gooa position on one of the thoroughfares through which the pageant passed and got a good look at her. Of course the tra ppings of her horses and the chariot and what not were most erorc-eous. And such cheering 1 Such crowds 1 People? There were people every where. Strange as it may seem, though the oueen should have hmm the central figure, I think what im pressed me most on that occasion was the superb armearance of Mar shal Soult, the French embassador, ana bis staff. "Everythintr was gorseous in the pageant, but Soult was more than gorgeous. I can see his trappings in my mind's eve at this minute. To attempt to describe them would be t ' j . ueyonu my powers. Uorgeous is all lean say for them, and he knew they were gorgeous. While there was no self consciousness ahont the queen, there was plenty of it about the French embassador, and the nen- ple fed his vanity, for cheer after cneer rent tne air as he passed by. There were long lines of resplen dent soldiery. The brilliant uni forms, the glittering gold lace the flashing of the arms in the sunlight, the blare of the trumpets, the caval cades of horsemen, carriages of state everything went to make Tin HlinVi a pageant as is seldom seen and can 1 91 aid , naraiy oe eclipsed by anything at the present time. Was the oueen beautiful? Toon hardly gay that I obtained an v sunn impression of her. I think she was pretty. Yes, I know she waa tw i was her youth and her freshness mat impressed me most. She had clear cat features, and her portraits of this date show nothing of the slender young girl with the ful carriage I remember seeing that Buiuuier aay so long ago. Mr. Carpenter has in his noases. sion a copy of The Sun, a paper pub lished in London and probably the only one to be found in this city, of the date of the coronation. It was printed at the time in gilt,, all of wnicn naa nearly worn away, but the paper is in ah excellent state of yi eservauon. UH tne front page is a vignette profile of the young queen, which Mr. Carpenter says was an excellent likeness at the time, and an editorial note pro nounces it a triumph of art. xne paper waa printed on June 20, 1838, and the number in tha possession of Mr. Carpenter is the twentieth edition. It contains a his tory of former coronations the make up of the pageant and the po- hi uons oi tne various troops, etc, in the coronation parade, a sketch of the young queen and every mat ter pertaining to the event. There uj aiso a description of the crown which was placed on the head of the youthful daughter of the Duke of -wnt. mis crown was estimated to be worth rl 1,000. Baltimore American. rr. ;:.T ; uiaBToa, " c- novlSstW Brewtem. Ala. Cotton, like every other crop, needs nourishment. A fertilizer containing nitro gen, phosphoric acid, and not less than 3 of actual Potash, will increase the crop and im prove the land. Our books tell all about the subject. They are free to any farmer. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 81 Nassaa St., New York. BUSINESS LOCALS- far" Noncss for Rtnt or Sale, Lost or round. Wants, and other short miscellaneous advertisements insetted is that Department, in leaded NoBpariel tree, oa first or fourth pace, at Publisher's option . for 1 cent per word each insertion; bat taken for less than SO cents. Terms positive. r cash la advance For sale cheap Peerless Bieyc'e, new tins, ia perfect runnins; order. Will sell for twelve dollars Partv going to leave city. Call at Wright's Bicycle Shop. de84t Dot Lost. Red "Shepherd" Puppy, heavily narked with black oa rail aad neck. Answers to name of "Poato " A reasonable reward will be paid for in formation that will lead to his recovsiy. Apply to Robert Lewis, 118 Sooth Fifth straws. dels St Fresh Ground Graham Flour, Big Hominy, N. C. hsad Rice, choice Hay and all kinds of feed, Lowest prices. Jno. 8. UcSachern. Bell Phone 92. Inter State Phoae No. M. de 9 tf For sale Five hundred thousand bis; Boston L et. tnae Plants. J. F. Garrell Co. are an de 8 St Hoard Good private board with or without lodgiog at 119 Grace street, near Front. dec 5 7t For best prices and prompt returns ship your Country Produce to II . C , Benson, 108 Dock street. Beef Cattle, Milch Cows and Pork a specialty, decltf j. V Where can I lhip country produce to the best advantage is a question that is pontine yon. Settle it by shipping to L. Tate Bowden. 6 Princess street, Csreful handling and prompt returns. Iggs I r ths citytrsde. : no 80 tf Country Merchants Yon will find it to your interest to ship your Prod ace, Poultry, Xggs, etc., to H. J. Bierman, Prcduce Commission Merchant, 106 South Front street, Wilmington, s C. nov 28 tf As a special the Atlantic Tea Co win sell this week the brst Old Government Jsva for 8 'c, aad the best Laguavra CoSees for 98c per pound . Call aad see them at 618 Nor. h Fourth street . nov 88 tf Wantfdl-Br Old Established Hesse High Grade Woman, gool Church standing , wilting to learn our bruuness then to act as Manatcx and State Correspondent here. Salary 8980. Enclose self ad dressed stamped envelope to A. I, Elder, General Manager, care Daily Stab. do 25 I c Haydost, . IS., ass in snack Cans and harness of all khsds. R trjalring done by ConrtHosas. no tf 1st case yon need Bananas, Fine Peaches, Malaga and Catawba Grapes, don't hesitate a mo seat as to where they can be bought to best ad vantage. Go to Andrew Mavronichols', 789 North Fourth street. Bell 'Phoae 846; Inter-State 191. nov 14 tl Costs you nothing io see tbe Maxim light Cheaper aad better than the Webbach or Sunlight. What more do yon want ? Wilrni gtou Iron Works sell it. nov 10 tm Merchants wrholerale aad country men kaota save time and money by lectin me parch year Pea nuts. New process by which large q nan ti ties can be roasted at one time Samples sent if required. A. S. Blake, Wilmington, N. C. nov T tf Photormpaa-For finest quslity, latest styles, bast material, finest finish, lowest prices, call on V. C SUis, 114 Mark t s rest, Wilmington, N. C. Cloudy weather makea no difference oc 99 tf W. V. Hardin, corner Second and Princess streets, fine Wines, Liquors. Cigars and Tobacco. New River Oysters many style Polite and attentive clerks. Satisfaction guaranteed . oc 14 if Always Reliable The beat and freshest goods at lowest market prices. Cabbage, Apples, Bu tar, Bananas, Crackers, Candies. Lemons , Potatoes, etc Retailers arffl find it to their advantage to ask my prices before placing their order, A. S. Wiastead, 115 Second street. Phone S08. sen 21 tf '- , GOT the C 60o Will Cure Ym, WORTS knowing. HUGHES' TONIC is aa old time reliable remedy for Fever and Ague. You can depend upon it: Sire Cure for jjjjri aii Ferer. FOR 40 YEARS A SUCCESS. Read this Testimony then TBY IT for Yourself. Prtfritttrt havt many Utters like thest: BETTER THAN QUININE, Mr M. M. Kesterson, Ark., says: "I can I certify to the tact that Hughes' Tonic is the beat cnui conic i ever tried. 1 consider it better thin quinine. " CURES CHRONIC CASES. Mr H. W. McDonald, Mississippi, writes; Your Hughes' Tonic for chills and fever has never failed yet and I have told it to a number of chronic cases. It cares them every time ". Ask for HUGHES' Tone and Take Io Other. 50c and $1.00 Bottles, Druggists end Merchants have it. jySSISt W Liverpool and American Any weight sacks, coarse or fine, fresh packing. A large stock Bagging aad Ties, which we offer at lowest market prices. Groceries In qnantities sufficient to fill orders promptly. Correspondence solicited. Hall Pearsall, HOLIDAY GOODS. 5,000 1.600 160 100 200 400 ;ioo 246 30 C C. Nuts. Pounds Mixed Nuts. Boxes L. L. Raisins. Boxes Loose Raisins. Boxes Firecrackers. Bags Peanuts. Boxes Old Va. Cheroots. Boxes Perfecto Cigars. Barrels Apples. SPIRITS TURPENTINE. Winston Sentinel : Wednesday night, on the excursion from Greens boro to Mt. Airy, Joe Hanes cut Lem Hemons' throat and stabbed him in his bowels, tod tome unknown party thot Joe Hanes in tbe back. The parties were brought to Walnut Cove, where tbe wounde were dress ed. Both parties are in a bad con dition. Both parties live la Mt. Airy and fell out over a pint of liquor. Lexington Dispatch ; Capt. H. F. McCarty has struck a regular Klondike field in Jackson Hill town ship. Capt. McCarty was in town a few days last week and tempted the editor by allowing him the privilege of handling a lot of fine gold nug gets fresh from tbe Klondike gold fields of Jackson Hill. The mining Interest in this county equals that of any county in tbe United States, and we expect to see it developed in a very abort time. Maxton Scottish Chief: Satnr day while out hunting near Red Springs with a small rifle, 22 calibre bore, Marion Welch accidentally shot himself, the ball taking effect in the region of the heart. He was a nephew of Mr. Geo. Welch, so well known to excursionists on tbe C F. & Y. V. Railway. The arteaian well has been bored to a depth of two hundred and seventy odd feet. No flow of water has been obtained yet, The strata passed through for tbe last hundred feet is a very tough clay of varying color. Columbus News : We were shown Monday a very ingenious little invention of Mr. S. A. Lewis, of Hajlsboro, which he recently bad patented. It is a steel trap that re ally is a steal trap, for it only catches the rogue that tries to steal tbe bait out of it. It will not catch dogs, bogs or cattle, and a barefoot boy can step on it without the least danger of being caught. It can be set on a log or in a path without danger, as it only catches animals that use the foiefeet, such as rac coons, opossums, minks, otters, etc. The game caught intbls trap is not tortured as by the ordinary trap, as it only hurts when the animals pulls on it. It is said to be very success ful in catching game. Charlotte Observer: Vr. John A. Newell, of Ne well's Station, who was here yesterday, says that since tbe recent rains tbe farmers have sowed a good deal of Wheat and oats. All along the road to Charlotte he saw wheat so wing in progress. It ts a little late, but the farmers are determined to take chances and sow all tbe wheat- and oats possible. If i a I L . l t t Ja ' a mat v r . . is mc weaiocr noias gooa, asr. in e wen says tbis work will be kept up until Christmas. Mr. Robert Wallace, of Bastfield, who was in the city yester day, reports that the farmers io bis section bave sowed a larger acreage in wheat than has yet been known, i-rj- Linoytyper Abernetby, who set in to eat 30 partridges in 30 days, last night stopped long enough to dispose of the 27th bird and then re sumed work. Everybody in tbe shop wbo didn't think be could do it is trying to hedge, but there doesn't seem to be any way out of it for them. Monday night tbe contest, if such it can be called, closes. Proofs of Genious : "Stubbs has written a popular novel. I didn't know he was so clever." "He bas done better than that; be has married a rich widow." 'Dfirffar Yonr Clmslmas Turkey Should be tender and baked to a tune, your mince pie brown and flaky tor your Christmas feast. If you haven't a satisfactory oven pre pare before hand by getting one of our Christmas Steel Ranges, by far tbe handsomest and best Steel Range ever exhibited in this city. They are superior bakers, and yon can depend upon your dinner being a success. It will save you more in fnel and spoiled victuals than you will have to pay lor one. Our Magic Air Tight is still lead ing all Sheet Iron Heaters Call and see our varied line o' Brass Andirons, Graniteware. Oil Heaters, and a complete line of nice cutlery for the holiday trade. J. W. Hurchison, Orton Building, Wilmington, N. C. deStf To An? Non-Catholic in NortH Carolina 99 .ONLY TEN CENTS PER ANNUM. To any non Catholic in North Carolina we will send for only ten cents per annum, "Truth," a Catholic magazine devoted to giving trtjx explanations of the Catholic Chnrcb, that is of the Catholic Church as it is, not as caricatured and misrepre sented. Address, "TRUTH," Raleigh, N. C. Rxv. Thos. F. Prick, Manager, say new Just Received 100 Barrels Choice New River Roe Mullets. 100 Bags Coffee, all grades. For sale at rock bottom prices. Send your orders to 8AHTL BEAR, Sr., 12 Market St,, Wilmlngtoo, N. C noSitf For Sale. HfAP mo naexx antm vsiiw n 0,000 acres of Pi ae Land la lacambia county, Ala- oama. one of tne finest locations in tie South for a large luBberiss and turoent ne tlant. For nartten. Ian apply to DAVISON SMITH, ISatW Brewton, Ala. IMPALED HER BONNET. 1 Painful and Kxeltlng Incident of a WW Vork Rainstorm. 'They were talking of the variety of queer little incidents which the streets of New York have to offer for the daily entertainment of tbe Idle but observing pedestrian. "Why, it's a regular continuous perf orinaiice, if you only keep your ! Jt 1 t- 1 X " rvrwt eyes open tutu mua uduuvuu, w cluded the man whose fund of "reminiscences" had made him easily the star narrator of the party. "Indeed I believe you, ''remarked the little woman in the corner, who no to that point had contented her' self with listening to the stories of the others. "I believe you, because I was in one act of it myself the other day on Twenty -third street. 1 assure you that I am not particular ly proud of the part I played, but, then, I did it purely from necessity, not choice. "When I started out to shop that afternoon, the sky was perfectly clear, but in about an hour it came on to rain very suddenly, and I was caught without an umbrella, I bad a new bonnet on. too one of those tiny things, you know, made mostly of jet and lace, and barely resting on the top of my head. It didn't even have strings to hold it on. Well, I was hurrying along as fast as possible, my sole idea being to get that bonnet under the sheltering roof of the nearest store, when, happening to glance a little distance ahead of me, I saw something which fairly paralyzed me with astonish mont. I stood still for a moment, unwilling to believe my eyes. But there was no mistake. There was my cherished bonnet, which I had believed to be perched securely upon tbe top of my bead, dangling from the rib of a man's umbrella, several yards away. Worst of all, the owner of the umbrella, blissfully uncon scious of his ridiculous 'catch,' was striding rapidly along through the rain, increasing at every step the distance between me and my -ill fated property. There was only one thing to be done" and it was clear to me that it must:be done quickly too, Picking up ray skirts, I ran after that man at top speed. I must have been an impressive object, in my bedraggled and batloss condition, but I bad no time to think of that then. When I finally reached him, I caught at his sleeve and managed to gawp out: " 'Oh, air, excuse me, but you've got tiny bonnet!' "He turned, and, judging from the expression on his face, 1 imagine he was quite as much surprised as I had been a minute or two before He was a dignified old gentleman, with kind looking blue eyes. 'Your bonnet, madam? I have your bonnet?' he repeated tdow- f ly, emphasizing each word, as if to make sure that be had beard me right " 'It's caught on your umbrella, ' I explained, feeling my face get red der every moment. 'You must have picked it right up from my head as you passed mo. but I never felt it at all.' "By this time we were both laugh ing heartily over the absurdity of the affair, but I can tell you it will be a le?ison to me. Never again will I go out until I have fastened my hat securely to my head by every means known to women." New York Tribune. THE CATBIRD'S PLIGHT. How It FlasUly Set Fre. "Going through the woods one day,' said a lover of birds, "I saw a catbird with one of its wings caught on a brier baah. There -was a clump of briers hers, with a narrow opening at one place between two of tbe bushes. Tbe oat bird bad tried to fly through that opening and bad made a miscalculation ana got one or its wings impaled on a thorn. The other wing was free, and it was flapping that and trying to get clear of the rash. "Around this bush there must have been at least 40 other birds, of one kind or smother, catbirds and brown thrash ers and wrens and grass chippies, and so on, that bad been attracted by tne unfortunate catbird's cries and its ef forts to escape, ana that appeared to bave gathered there to help it They fluttered about close to tbe bush, flying around at a great rate and making a lot of noise, but not really doing anything. Some of tbe smaller birds would fly around very close to the bush or even fly under it, and I imagine some of the bigger birds saying to some of these venturesome little fellows, 'Herts yon brown thrasher, yon, why don't yon get under him there and posh on his wing?' But tbe brown thrasher would only go about so close. He wasn't going to get caught. What the birds would have done finally I don't know. I think they would have helped tbe oatbird in some way, but I undertook to help it myself. "Of course I couldn't go right np to it, for that would have frightened it, and may be made it hurt itself even worse. I bad with me a sawed off broom stick that I carried for a walking stick, and I undertook to free the catbird With that. I thrust the stick through tbe brier bush, all tbe other 40 birds look ing on, and brought tbe end of it gen tly against the catbird's wing and push ed ths wing off the thorn. But in start ing away the catbird got the wing caught again on-another thorn. That was bad, and I stood off a minute de liberating abont what to do next, the whole flock of birds still flattering round and tbe imprisoned oatbird now pretty nearly exhausted. It was a time to drop all cerefbony, and I simply walked np to the bnsb and took the cat bird off the thorn with my hands. "Just beyond the brier boshes there was a smooth grassy spot in the woods and I laid the catbird down there, the whole lot of birds that had been hover ing abont the brier bosh following along, more or less near, and hanging around there. Pretty soon the catbird got np and flew to a little tree nearby. It wasn't strong, bat it coald fly and its wings were all right. When it flew up into tbe tree, all the other birds flew sway. From the tree the oatbird sang its thanks tome, and there I left it. " New York Sun I, Little Jack's Country. rattle Jack and Aunt Nelly were walking through Central park. They had wandered about at their own sweet will, fed the animals and altogether had a most satisfactory afternoon. Bat Jack looked at the asphalt walks and the trim, not to be trespassed on grass, and the thought of papa's great, free, open country place on Long Island came over him. "Aunt Nelly," he said, I don't think they can ever make imita tion oountry as nice as the real country, . a. a i ara.e .VJ do yoa?" And Aunt JNeuy, as sne octkxuI urirVi him. siehed in her heart for the myriads of children who never had . 3. . - .s . r '. ll a ' anything bnt tne imitation coumiy all their lives. New York Journal THE MALAY'S SNAKE. One hot morning In .Tune we anchored off Belize. From She masthead X watched the fish in tbe drifting gulf weed, not no ticing a tor bucko banging near me till a swell struck the ship and my bead struck tbe bucket and dashed the tar all over my white duck suit. The "slop o best" a cask containing clothing which the seamen are allowed to purr, base at any time being empty, I could hops for no asalstswmt from that quarter, and so there was no alternative left me except that of wearing my "tar daubed" suit until I could wash, rinse and dry a labor at which, to tell tbe troth, I Was never very expert' the olotbes In the washtub. As many of my shipmates would have done under similar circumstances i n fact, after tbe manner of mankind at large I bestowed a number of wrathful blows and a number of forcible expletives upon tbe poor backet, as if that was to blame and should be punished for tbe accident which was the result of my own carelessness. When I was relieved from the masthead, I descended to tbe deck In no very pleasant frame of mind, and rolling, np my shirt sleeves made my way directly to tbe tab In which I bad left my clothes. i A Malay, a man of 80, with a long face and nose and small, twinkling black eyes, sat upon the windlass bit watching me in such a peculiar manner that I stop ped, tbinklng he wished to say something to roe. , He turned aside his bead, however, as our glances met and looked to leeward. Ho and I were not on very good terms, as I bad interfered on tbe previous day to prevent him from pounding our If ttie cabin boy's bead with a crowbar. He had "sworn eternal enmity" to me from that moment, and I doubted not that be would seek to injure nfie before we quitted the ship. Tiie cabin boy entertained tbe same opin ion. ; "Look oat for him," be bad said. "Check is a viper and may try to poison you with some of those curious liquids looked up in his cbest. " "Never fear," I bad answered. "I shall keep, a sharp lookout" 1 could not help shuddering, however, as I thought of the singular and horrible curiosities in my enemy's chest ! ' He hud been a juggler in bis native coun try, and the trunk contained, among other things, several bleached skulls, a number of poisoned arrows and a large bottle In which were three or four small spotted penta "Aye, aye, he's a singular fellow, this Check,' I now muttered as I moved on toward the tnb. "Wbat could have been the meaning of that curious look be gave mef There was a treacherous, malicious sparkle in that eye of his which I did not fancy." So saying, I stooped over tbe tub and was' about to thrust my arms in it, when I was prevented by tbe voice of tbe captain. "So it was yoa, was it, that's been a- wasting all that 'ere water?" be cried. "Glad I caught you. Jest take Check and another and the yawl and reckenoystertbe shore for some fresh water, and don 't be all day about it! ' There was no use of my attempting to explain tnat it was salt water that I bad used for my ablutions. The tanks were empty and the skipper had evidently been waiting to sot upon somebody. And I was the unhappy fellow pioked out to row along shore in tbe hot sun to sniff out a, spring. I bad some work to get a chum to so with me, but the lanky Malay jumped ai tbe oner. We searched along shore for a srood while and yet bad spied no fresh water pouring Into tbe bay. Tbe season was against na At last we came near getting aground, thanks to the swell that was rising, when. as I bad tbe boat, hook in band, and my mate bis oar, the Malay sitting on the thwart doing nothing, the latter began whistling between bis teeth. Now, it is all very well for a man to take bis ease when be can, bnt when be won't be satisfied with that, but whistles over It tauntingly, it provokes a man. So I turned round, going to "talk to blm like a father," when, wbish! some thing long and horrible darted by the side of my head, and my mate tumbled back astern. That action of mine had saved my good lor nothing life, for the Malay bad whis tled the snake out of the covert, and I stood in Its line of motion. As it was, my messmate's stumbling aft caused him to lose bis balance and fall backward Into the boat Never shall I forget the wild, horrible cry that burst from bis lips as be quickly lifted his bead from tbe bilge in which It bad been submerged. He tossed his'arms wildly about, started to ma i eet ana a moment alter reii writh ing in strong convulsions. "Why, confound yon, what Is tbe matter with you? " exclaimed my mate, but drew back, a cry of terror bursting from bis lips. There lay the unfortunate Malay, with protruding tongue, bursting eyeballs and livid countenance, rolling over and over and vainly striving to disengage from his neck a deadly snake which bad coiled about It and was now darting with forked tongue its venomous poison Into his flesh. Tbe struggles of the unfortunate man were of brief duration, and while land my companion hacked and pounded the serpent to pieces the death rattle sounded In tbe victim's throat, and with one farewell gasp be rolled over on his back and expired. My mate, Tom Sqnid, now threw his hands around my neck. "You bave had a very narrow escape,' said be, "and I will praise tbe high ad miral all my life for saving you aa be bas donc'r, . "So ought I, Tom," said L "It certain ly was luoky that my turning round to jaw tbe beggar was the means of sparing me from tne doom he lured on himself. The big snake was brought aboard, and every one had his stare at it, when it was tossed over the side, after which the re mains of the Malay were oonslgned to the deep In the usual manner. New York Newa Care of the Month Wham HI. When one is in Brood hnaleb. tho month needs no special care beyond that oz ordinary cleanliness. Indeed, the secretions rrf tbe varinm clnnrls In. oated in it act as disinfectants and keep it sweet, tsuf row, however, are so healthy bnt they need to pay some at tention to this organ, and when one is in wun any serious disease tbis be comes more and more necessary. One physician has fonnd it advantageous to have patients suffering with fever chew occasionally some aromatic gam to stimulate the secretions of tbe mouth and wash out or destrov micro nrcan- isms or fermentation anina cm thstra Another has accomplished the same end oy naving tbe patient ohew some splin ters of fresh nine wonrL Dr. RnaanflaM gives quite fall directions for cleansing i.1 i a I ' v a.;: . tne, mourn unaer sucn circumstances. He says that "in children and very old persons the less solid food taken tho greater should be the care with the mourn, xney snouio rinse it out several times a day with lukewarm water con taining a little common salt, tine tnm of myrrh or eau de cologne added to aJ ' a. a a . stimulate secretion. When there is a tendency to bleedina of the 47THT1S OT when the teeth are bad; a pinch of pow- aerea orio acid may be twice daily rub bed in between the lins and rnimtt Pa tients with false teeth should .remove them when tfaev cannot take solid f mi "Patients With fever ahnnlri hava something to drink cold water or l i JS a a wboje lemonaae at least every hoar. One must not wait till the patient mIbI for a drink. Besides prevent in a rirvnw the fluid maintains the activity of the giaoas ana tne whole funotion of the mucous membrane Many patients are luevensea xxom annxing by a painful, my ana cracKea condition of tbe lins. and therefore all feverish nuticnra should, from the commencement of tneir illness, have their lips robbed sev eral times a dav with vaseline. In mm. traoted cases of fever the month may suao ne swaooea out with oil or greatly uiiuwju giycenn. ew York Ledger. Cause and "Do vour rltuurhtvrr unii iK., vr n. 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