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Fair Bluff Times: In a recent
visit to Chadboura we were aston
ished at the rapid btrides being made
by the cjlooists. New residences
are going up in all directions and
beautiful strawberry farms are seen
ou every side.
Mount A.xyNews: Rev. James
N edham, perhaps the oldest min
ister to the United States, was pho
tographed by B akemore at his gal
lery in this city last Thursday, the
1G h Inst. Rev. Mr. Needbam will
be 100 years old at bis next birth
day - some time in May, 1898. He
has never quit preaching. He prayed
an earnest and powerful prayer at
Central church prayer meeting Wed
nesday night.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth:
Warwick Jones, a hard working col
ored man who was hart ia the woods
a few days ago by a falling tree, has
slice died from his injuries.
Last Friday night some one broke
into the postoffice at Spring Hill,
took oat a drawer containing money
and stamps and carried it to the
depot lamp, rifled It and left The
money and stamps taken amounted
to about $10 There is no clue yet
as to who was the thief. Mr.
Cull en Lewis, who lived near Daw
son's, died quite suddenly Friday
morning last. He had been ailing a
little, but no one thought it serious.
He was taken with a pain in the
region of the heart, and got up and
dressed and went a short distance
to the home of his son, Mr. J. O.
Lewis. Soon after he reached his
son's he was suddenly taken worse,
and before his neighbors could get
there he was dead.
Wadesboro Messenger Intelligen
cer: On Sunday, the 11th iost., Mr.
and Mrs. Steve Ed wards,, who live in
Burnsville township, left their young
children in charge of Sam Spears, a
16 year old colored boy, employed
by Mr. Edward?, while they went on
a visit to neighbors. Some time dar
ing the day the negro enticed Mr.
Edward's little 6 year old daughter
into the barn and attempted to as
sault her. TEhe little girl's 8 year old
brother discovered the fiend and in
terfered, but not until she had been
painfully injured On the return of
Mr. and Mrs. Edwards they were in
formed of what had taken place by
the children. The father went at
once in search of Spears, but the
bru'e had fl:d and could not then be
f ou d. Oti the Tuesday following,
it being the 14tb instant, Spears was
arrested and taken before a magis
trate for a hearibg on the charge of
rape, but as the magistrate ruled that
the evidence of the children could
not be taken and there was no
other evidence the brute was dis
charged and taken to Stanly county
by his father, who lives there
Gastonia Gazette: The horribly
mangied body of a white man was
found on the railroad track near
Dilling's Mill, in Kir g's Mountain,
last Sunday morning about 8 o'clock.
It was afterwards identified as that
of Tom Best, the leader of the noto
rious Best brothers near Bessemer.
The fact that knife cats were dis
covered in his back and that be had
been in a row during the night led to
the suspicion of foul play. Coroner
Oatts, of Gaston, held an inquest,
during which it was developed that
if it was a case of murder the deed
was committed in Cleveland county,
since the county line passes between
the scene of the row and the place
where the dead body was found.
The accused persons were Bud Lay,
C. C. Harden and Charles Fulton.
They had a preliminary hearing in
King's Mountain yesterday. Lay
was bound to court in the sum of
$300 and Harden in the sum of $200
for assault with a deadly weapon,
which bonds were given. Fulton
was fined $20 and costs. The theory
of the defence was that after the row
Best was killed by the train when he
was trying to board it.
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A FAIR EXCHANGE.
Oh, fair enchantress of the soul,
Bring thou thy late and play
The simple, niasio melody
That stole my heart awayl
Come thou again to wooded glades.
To where the white doves coo;
Bring back the heart that dwelt in mm
- And stole away to you.
I ask yon not to gifj it me,
That heart which once was mine,
But to replace the bleeding void.
Sweet maiden, give me thine.
Robert B. Jordan in Brooklyn Eagle.
FIVE THOUSAND.
'"My dear girl, you'U have to let me off.
I'm awfully sorry, but the gov. won't giv
way. I'm really fond of you, and I think
you are of me, but"
"Oh, why didn't I want to marry a de
cent barrister, a doctor, or even a journal
ist, instead of an earl's younger son?" said
Miss Muriel Mallett, with a frown on her
pretty face and a tear or two In her large,
limpid eyes eyes which made all the men
think, wrongly, that she was poetical and
sentimental "But, seriously, can you
give me up? "
The Hon. Bob Martindale looked at her.
She was just his ideal tall, well built, but
with a saucy face In which the big black
eyes seemed out of place, if fascinating.
There was In her countenance the strange
ness which, according to Bacon, Is neces
sary to great beauty. She affected a tailor
made gown and was always weU groomed.
Yet, though her dress was a trifle man
nish, in the brusque movements which
showed that she was fidgety glimpses of
gossamer stocking andfine Valenciennes
revealed themselves and showed lliattuiu
had a conscience in costume that would
have delighted the hero of Ganger's novel
with the famous preface.
"My 'dear girl, If it were a question of
risking my life or anything like that I
wouldn't hesitate. If it were even one of
those affairs of feUows who, for a few
hours of of well, you know, gladly die,
I'd be there, but-but I can't be a cad
They have brought me up as a sweU with
out any profession, and I'm a bit of a fool,
and I couldn't live on your earnings as
actress; so there you are. "
Miss Muriel sighed. Bob was a hand
some fellow and manly, and he would have
the title and estates some day if two ob
stacles were to disappear.
"I did like you, Bob, and do, and yon
were always straight I should like to have
been your wife. If only we'd some money
to run a theatrical company with!"
"Yes, if I hadn't been such a juggins as
to blue the five thou, old Uncle Tom left
me I didn't know you then, "
"Yes, if we'd the five thou, !" She start
ed a little. "You will marry me if ever I
have 5,000? Oh, you'd have to work;
have to.be my manager."
He nodded.
"It's a promise for two years?"
"Yes."
"Honor brightf"
"Yes, of course, If"
"If I run straight? Well, look here!
We've been engaged honorably and you
want to break it off."
He lowered his head
"I'm young, only 24, even at Somerset
House. I'd like to have married you, and
I should have been a good wife too. How
ever, some day I may want to marry some
one else. "
The man shuddered
"A broken engagement isn't a certifi
cate of good character. You must give me
one. That's fair."
She got up and wheeled to him a little
round table, on whicli was a crocodile skin
writing pad with silver edges. She opened
it, .took out writing paper and found him
pen and ink.
"Now, then, write this:
"Mr Deak Miss Mai. i.ett It is my painful
doty to tell you that I have made fruitless
ly a desperate effort to gain my father's con
sent to our marriage. He utterly refuses, say
inn that bo in so old fashioned as to object to
have an actress as daughter-in-law. Therefore
I am compelled to break off my engagement
with a woman whom I still love and esteem."
The Hon. Bob signed the letter sadly.
"Now be off. I've to go to rehearsal.
No, you mustn't drive me down. Once
more, if within two years I have five thou,
as capital, you promise you will marrv
me?" Jt '
"Yes, darling, on my word of honor I"
With a swift movement she threw her
arms around his neck and kissed him pas
sionately. A minute later he found him
self in the street, sad and bewildered
That evening there was rejoicing in the
big mansion in Bel grave square, and the
Earl of Hexham drank too much in honor
of the return to respectability of the prodi
gal Bob.
We'll soon find you a wife, my boy,"
said over the port, which he drank in
honor of the affair and in defiance of gout
and doctor's orders. "None of your rich
American trash, but some one of decent
family and the sort of solid, reasonable
dowry that a younger son deserves. "
Next morning at 12 o'clock, when the
earl was vainly trying to put on his boots
without swearing at the pain, the Hon..
Bob entered the library with a document
in his hand "I never thought she'd have
done it. sir," he said
"Done what?"
"Look! The beastly thing says, 'The
plaintiff claims damages for breach of
promise of marriage.' "
"Bring me my slippers!" shouted the
earl. , "D n the horse! Send round the
brougham!"
Off he went to Lincoln's Inn Fields.
"You'd better settle," said Mr. Ponder,
the old family lawyer. ..
"Settle," he shouted, "settle! I'll show
up the baggage, the 1 I'll put every de
tective in London on the job. I'm not
afraid of court, and when the jury hears
what she really is"
"But the scandal?"
"Don't talk about scandal. Enter an
appearance and, leave the rest to me. "
"My dear jvernor," interrupted Bob,
who had accompanied him, "be fair to the
girl. I didn't think Muriel would have
done it, but she's perfectly straight I'd
stake my life on it. "
"Nonsense, Bob, You're a fool, and
you'd better stay abroad till the affair's
over. I'll attend to It I'll show her how
to fight "
The earl's eyes gleamed 'We'll teach
her, won't we, Ponder, what litigation
means?" Then he told a lengthy, stale tale
of his successful lawsuit about right of
way a success which added a new mort
gage to the family collection.
"It's all very well," said Mr. Ponder,
"but that was chancery; this is common
law. I'm sure we should make a mess of
it One of my articled clerks has set up in
business in Bedford row. He's a smart
fellow and will fight hard and just suit
you."
Bob went off to the Riviera and lost all
the money his father gave him. During
his absence the old gentleman employed a
detective a fellow with splendid imagina
tion but very poor powers of observation
and the skirmishing was done under the
earl's supervision. Bob was to have staid
away till after the trial However, an ur
gent letter from a club friend of his father
brought him home in a hurry. He arrived
in the evening and going to the Carlton
learned that the case was in the list for
next day. When he reached Belgrave
square and was shown into the library, he
fatind his father with Mr. Hicks, his Bed
ford row solicitor. There was a row going
on at a high pitch.
"Pray tell your father he must settle,"
said Mr. Hioka
' ' Settle, be damned !' ' interrupted the old
boy.
"Settle, I say," rejoined the solicitor.
"You see, Mr. Martindale, Sir Edward
says he won't cross examine the plaintiff
as to her character. He suggests that the
material is absurd, and he does not believe
a word of the detective's story. He says
he'd sooner return the brief. ' '
"And the check?" gasped the earl.
"Yes, and the check. He says there's no
decent defense, and he won't try to sup
port the detective's tissue of lies. Moreover,
he insists that if he did he'd fall, and the
damages and disgrace would be awful."
"What does it matter to me?" shouted
the old gentleman. "It's not my case. It's
my son's. "
"That's a bit steep," observed the son.
My retainer is from you, my lord."
urged Mr. Hicks.
"Oh, I'll pay your confounded costs, but
where will they get their finnisjrsa from?"
Bob groaned
"They've told me they'U make htm
tenkrupt, ' ' JrepUed imiimJlmaA bj
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TWINKLINGS.
"Have you say special choice
which shoe you pot on first ? '
' No; but I always put oa the left shoe
last."
Miss Biderby Don't you think
its horrid to ask ones see ?
The Other Oae Yea. And It's often
SO unnecessary .
She I noticed Dr. Singleton
calling at the house ol that young widow
almost every day. She must be pretty
sick.
He Net cick; only pretty.
Something to Roast About:
"Yon say your son graduated with hem
ots?" "Yea; be could pat the shot farther
than any other man in bis class.
Bob How did ' Flittg.lt get
rich?
Sam By his shrewd speculation.
Bob And how did Fucash happen to
lose his little property.
Sam Ob, he went and dabbled in
stocks. Puck,
He persisted in using a frag
ment of his broken slate, much to bis
teacher's disgust. "Why doa't you tell
your mother you broke yoar slate ? she
asked. "I'm sare she'd set you a new
oae" ''Course she would." replied the
dot) "and she'd call it a Christmas pres
ent I'd rather wait until next term be
fore I ask for lt.wud?e.
- How He Acquired Them: Ned
"Here comes one of my sisters down
he avenue."
Hal "Why. I wasn't aware that you
bad any sisters ?"
Ned "Ob, yea; I have tbree by re
fusal." A Narrow Escape: Dulby( would-
be novelist) l ve iost finished a new
novel. If you have a moment to spare
I II show you the proofs
Wilby Oh. never; mind about tbe
proofs. I'd take your word for it."
Chicago Record.
Not Entirely Heartless "No,"
said Nero, while Rome was burning, as
be turned indignantly to one of h i ad
visers, "this Is amusement enough I
shall not sanction any sis -days' bicycle
race. I am not altogether a moastei I '
And he fiddled a Wat Chicago Tribune
Smith "Hear about tbe fire
over oa tbe West Side this morning?
Nine persons barely escaped with their
lives. Remarkable, wasn't it ? '
Brown "I fail to see anything very
remarkable about it."
Smith Why no ?"
Browa "Well, suppose they had
escaped without their lives then it
would have been truly remarkable."
Brooklyn Life
Monroe Enquirer : Mr. John
B. Shannon, formerly a citizen ot
this county, died at his home in
Morning Star township, Mecklen
burg county, December 3rd, 1897.
He was sixty-one years old.
We team that Mr. Charles Scott, of
Goose Creek township, while coming
from Charlotte a few days ago, says
that be was knocked down and
robbed ot $193. Our Informant says
that Mr. Scott left bis wagon a'd
went some distance to a spring to
get a drink of water and while at the
spring was robbed.
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Our Year's work has been hard; but
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We sincerely thank our friends and
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H. C. Evan's old staad.
discharge will be suspended for two years
at least."
" What has that to do with me! "said the
earl scrlmly.
Bob Interposed, '-Lord Salisbury has
many claims on his patronatre, and In my
bankruptcy he'd And a decent excuse for
leaving me out in the cold. "
The earl had no goat, bat he managed
without its help to use very vigorous lan
guage concerning sons, solicitors, advo
cates and actresses.
"They will take 6,000 for damages.
with a fall apology and withdrawal in
open court," said Mr. Hicks, "and 600
for costs.
"An apology 1 A withdrawal I" .
"A withdrawal of all the charges on ths
record.''
Next day, to the Infinite disgust of the
reporters ana the crowded court, Sir Kd
ward, in a graceful speech, made an apol
ogyof the most ample character, withdrew
all imputations and announced that 5, 000
would be paid as compensation for the in
Jury to the lady, together with her costs.
The Morning Post on the morrow an
nounced that the Earl of Hexam had
gone to Buxton.
When the honorable Robert, a day later,
received a letter from Muriel saying she
was most anxious to see him, he took a
cab to Brompton crescent and grew more
and more perplexed every inch of tbe way.
Miss Muriel, looking very neat, natty,
handsome and piquant, with a prodigious
glow of life in her eyes, shook hands with
mm warmiy ana maae mm sit down on
the sofa by her aide. For a quarter of an
hour she stimulated his cariosity by talk
ing about nothing In particular. At last
his patience broke down.
"Look here, Muriel,' he said brusquely,
"stow the cackle and come to cues. I'm
delighted to see you and don't bear malice,
but what on earth put it into your pretty
head to send lor me?
She laughed loud, long and heartily so
loud, long and heartily that at last he
laughed with her.
"Well, you are a goose!" she said.
"I know it," he answered. "I dread
Michaelmas. "
"I think your brain is developing; you're
growing witty. Oh,, you haven't got there
yet!" i
"Well, but"
"Listen to me. The Hon. Robert Talbot
Hiesmes Clarence Martindale made a prom
ise to Miss Muriel Mallett that if within
two years she had 5,000 to finance a the
atrical company with he'd marry her. ' '
He gazed open mouthed.
She wheeled up the little round table to
him, opened the crocodile skin writing pad
with silver edges and took a bundle of
crisp "flimsies" from the flap.
"One, two, three, four," she counted
out up to 50; " 50 brand new Bank of Eng
land notes, each for 100 beautiful, shining
sovereigns. You see, I've got the five
Shoo."
He stared, mentally paralyzed.
"The damages I" she shouted, hysterical
with laughter.
"The damages!"
"Yes, and your promise. "
"Yes, but"
"There are no buts about it; you've
promised and yon love me. "
Ho nodded.
"And I love you. If the earl hadn't
played it so low down in the defense, I
might have chucked up the game. As it
is, I hold you to your word as a man of
honor. Will you marry me?"
She looked into his eyes. He really
loved her. - bhe took hold of his left hand;
his right arm wandered round her waist.
"Will you marry me?" she repeated, her
tips an inch from bis.
He replied affirmatively without a word.
There is now one obstacle the less be
tween the husband of the fascinating Mu
riel mallett and the earldom of Hexham,
for his lordship died suddenly from apo
plexy on getting a telegram from an old
club friend concerning bis son's marriage
with the fascinating actress. Sketch.
THE MORMON PEOPLE.
Tb.tr Pilrrlmas-es to Aloove Spring A
Camping- Party Hf aasssnTiid,
When the first immigrant trains carry,
ing the Mormon people and their belong
ings to the great Salt lake crossed the Big
Blue at this most historic spot, there was
scarcely a vestige of civilization in that re
gion of the country. For ages its prairies
had been covered with a waving sea of
wild grasses, vast herds of buffaloes had
for numberless years wandered unmolested
across them. Nothing disturbed its soli
tude save an occasional band of nomadic
Indians in seasoh of prey or plunder and
the hardy frontiersman, who is always
found far in advance of civilization. As
early as' 1839 Major Stephen H Long
crossed that part of Kansas now known as
Marshall county in command of an expe
dition from Pittsburg to the Rocky ruoun
tains. General Fremont, on his expedi
tlon to the Rooky mountains in 1848-4.
passed through that section of the state
and mentions in his travels several lmnri
rat wagons en route to Oregon. It was
1847 that John Smith, the Mormon
apostle, with his band of followers from
Illinois, opened his way through this coun
try. crossing the Big Blue river at the old
Mormon, Independence or California cross
ing. This was six miles below the present
town of Marysville, the county seat of
Marshall county. For two years the ex
iled Latter Day Saints passed over the trail
that led to this crossing of the Big Blue
river. At one time e Mormon camping
party was surrounded by Indians at this
famous Spot, and all were killed. Among
the party were several elders of the Mor
mon faith, who were going to the western
home to look after the spiritual welfare of
the pioneers who had gone before. Ever
since the Mormons of Missouri, Illinois
and Iowa nave annual r'ltrrlmages to Al
cove Springs, where appropriate services
are bald. Chicago Times-Herald,
A Slap at tha Dutch.
The Boers are no doubt puffed up with
their constant good luck when resisting
British attacks, bat they mast be well
aware that they have nothing to gain by
war, and that their position just as it is is
one of the most fortunate in history. At
least we can recall no other republic in
which every man was for his wants well
off, In which all taxes were paid by foreign
Immigrants and foreign toil, and in which
the whole community, without ever sub
mitting to a conscription or entering a bar
rack, had acquired a high military reputa
tion. We cannot believe that these advan
tages will be willfully thrown away, and
do not see wherein, if peace is maintained
for the next ten years, Great Britain will
suffer except from a few taunts. And what
do taunts matter to a people with our his
tory? i
If it amuses Dirck Cloete to consider
John Bull cowardly or soft, let him con
sider it. He will reconsider that opinion
before the end arrives. Knclnnd la nnt in
a hurry, if the capitalists are. She survived
iapoicon, ana sne wm survive Kruger,
not to mention the very memory that there
ever was a Dutchman between the Zam
besi and the Cape. What proportion of all
those who can road now know that New
York was nnm n nneomdnn nnrl a
ment of the Dutch? London Spectator.
Free From Embarrassment.
. He had been going to see her a long
time, but never stated the object of his vis
its, and she was desirous of knowing some
thing of the future. The last night he
called he seemed to be quite sad, and after
several well developed sighs he said:
"Liife is full, very full, of bitterness.
isn't itf"
"Oh, I don't know," she responded
cheerily. "I haven't much cause to com
plain." "Possibly not now, Mary, but the bitter
cup has been placed to your Hps. "
ics, Henry, my parents axe dead,"
"And is there no bitterness in that.
Mary? Is it not very, very sad to be an
orphan?"
"Of course it is, Henry, but you see"
and she blushed vividly "it relieves you
of the embarrassment of asking father. "
Henry's heart was touched. Pearson's
Weekly.
Age of the Earth.
Science and relieion have Inrinlsort in
numerous arguments upon tbe age of the
earth. One of the best authorities and one
whose testimony is admitted by almost
all disputants tells us that tbe earth be
came solid somewhere between 90.OQ0.ono
and 80,000,000 years ago. This state
ment is based on the length of time that
would be required to solidify all of the
strata of which we have any knowledge.
As this has been one of tbe ever present
subjects for questioning and quibbling, it
is a great satisfaction to feel that excel
lent authorities have finally settled the
pomi. new xora .Ledger.
WILD BIRDS' EGGS.
MANY KINDS THAT ARE USED Ppft
FOOD IN DIFFERENT LANDS.
Bnarliah Gullerita and Holland's
Keg Thieves Among tha Feathered
Tribes Bow tha Jackdaws Robbed Their
Friend tbe Bantam.
Custom . which rules in matters of eas
ing more than in any other department of
life, has set very narrow limits to the Eng
lish idea of what are and what are not
edible eggs. This must be mainly due to
fancy, for the taste of she eggs of most
birds is almost the same, though that of
a very few, such as tbe plover and tbe
guinea fowl, is distinctly superior. Much
has been written as to the sals of other
birds' eggs, galls', guillemots' and red'
shanks' for plovers' eggs. They am good
enough ot their kind, but the diSerenoe
can be recognized when tha shell Is strip
ped off. Not even- those of tha redshank
approach the plover's in flavor The gall's
eggs are so unlike those of the peewit that
tbe persistence of the tradition that they
are sold as plovers' eggs is puzzling.
Tbe explanation is somewhat curious.
Tbe belief bad its origin In a confusion
of names, which is illustrated by a note
of Kir Thomas Browne. The old Norfolk
name for the black headed gull was " puet,
and these p nets' eggs were formerly much
more commonly used for food than pee
wits' eggs. Sir Thomas speaks of tbe
puets, in snob plentie about Horsey, that
they sometimes bring them in carts to
.Norwich, and sell them at small rates.
and the country people make use of their
eggs in puddings and otherwise." The
black headed gull was and to some ex
tent is still tbe principal wild contribu
tor toonr egg supply, except the rook fowl
of the coast. At tbe celebrated gullery in
Seoul ton Mere, in Norfolk, the first egg
are generally laid in the middle of March,
and none is taken after a certain time,
fixed yearly, according as the season is
early or late. As late as 1800, according
to Mr Thomas Southwell, from 8,000 to
9,000 eggs were taken annually from this
one colony. Several of tbe ancient galler
ies of Norfolk are now extinot. That near
Wangford was destroyed, according to the
evidence of a warrener who remembered
the "ooddy moddiee, " as he called them,
' by taking their eggs too dose. " On the
other hand, fresh colonies have been estab
lished elsewhere.
In the markets in Holland all kinds of
large birds' eggs appear for sale, and are
presumably intended to be eaten. Bed-
shanks', greenshanks', and godwita' are
the oommoneat in the market stalls of
Sooth Holland, but one sees also the bright
bine eggs of the heron and those of wild
ducks. Formerly a very large trade was
done In wild fowl eggs with the shepherds
of the isle of TexeL Tbe north part of the
"Taxel "(as it Is pronounced by the Dutch)
is still called "oyer land" "egg land"-
and it was from this district that tbe sop-
ply was mainly drawn. In Friesland, the
Dutch Norfolk, where meres, broads.
heaths and wild fowl abound, the shel
drakes' eggs are one of tbe minor sources
of pocket money to tbe villagers. Shel
drakes like to nest' in a barrow, in whiob
they would normally lay one setting of
eggs ana then natch them off. The Fries-
landers provide ready made burrows, from
whiob a dozen nesting chambers radiate.
These artificial nests are made in a grass
covered sand mil, a loose turf being laid
over t-aoh nesting chamber, which is re
moved when tbe egg Is taken, and then
replaced. Tbe strangest part of this ar
rangement is the lameness of the birds.
Several females use tbe same entrance and
will allow themselves to be bandied. They
go on laying regularly, like bens, until
the middle of June, when they are allowed
to sit. Tbe late Mr. H. Durnford, the first
Kngllsh naturalist who described the wild
life of tbe Friesian islands, noted that each
villager generally owned one of these shel
drake lodging bouses, and that they were
scrupulously honest in not taking each
others egga
This Is greatly to the credit of tbe Frle-
sians, because egg stealing is not only an
almost universal fraility amono rustics.
of whatever nation, bat is tbe only form
of crime which is generally recognized
sna labeled as larceny in the animal com
muntty. Every bird knows that tbe other
bird's eggs are that bird's property. It ia
not like a young one, bnt a chattel, and
there is a distinct criminal class among
birds which knowingly steal eggs, just as
mere is a respectable class, the great ma
jority, wno xnow that they have to guard
against this. Betwixt and between there
Is a doubtful stratum, represented in this
country by rooks, starlings (which take
larks' eggs), and gulls, who are not habit
ual criminals, bat are liable to stray when
temptation comes. Tbe professional egg
stealers among our birds are the carrion
crow, the magpie, tbe jay, and tbe lack
daw. They have no misgivings whatever
as to tne edible properties of all etrtrs.
though we never knew an instance of them
stealing from each other. They are perfect
ly aware that they are stealing, and their
whole air and demeanor when so employed
is mnerent to snsj which they wear when
hunting for legitimate food.
The following eases may be cited: In
April, 18S6, a wid dock was disturbed
from her nest in a oopse In tbe isle of
Wight An hoar later a pair of crows
found tbe nest. It held 11 eggs, rather too
many for two o rows' breakfasts. They In-
vi tea a few friends, ate all the esars and
then began snob a ononis of croaks and
shouts that tbe crime was suspected Ev
ery egg was gone before a single crow ut
tered a sound. In Holland two magpies
found a pheasant sitting. They waited
nn til early next morning and then set to
work at daybreak, when their proceedings
werewatcnea. une went behind the pheas
ant and peaked its tail till the bird turned
ronnd and rushed at tbe magpie. The oth
er magpie at once spiked an egg and flew
off. Two jackdaws which bad a nest in a
hollow tree near a bouse in Suffolk showed
s touching affection for a bantam ben.
They bopped about the yard in her com
pany, ate out of the plate of food set down
for tbe bantam and were- much com
mended. The bantam had a- nest in the
garden known to tbe household. As no
eggs were visible for some days a watch
was kept. JTbe two jackdaws were seen
sitting by their mend, who was on tbe
vest. When tbe egg was laid, the bantam
Hew off clucking, and as soon as she was
gone one or he daws flew off with tbe egg.
London Spectator.
CLIMBING MOUNT RAINIER.
A Thrilling Experience That Was J art
saved From Becoming Tragic,
So far as I have been able to learn, no
one bad ascended the east side of Mount
Rainier previous to our nxmnwinn Umh
of tbe way the alone was an ateen th&t tea
could barely retain a foothold in the hard
buuw wicn our spurea shoes, aided by oar
alpenstocks. In only a few places, how
ever, was it necessary to cnt stem. Th
snow was greatly crevassed, and numerous
bdow oriages naa to oe mossed. Owing to
iiju stJDness or me ceners einnn t.hn iit.
per sides of the crevasses frequently stood
as walls, which rose in front of as In
ascending and were the most troublesome
of all the obstructions to
eral times after wearily threading our way
enrougn a maze or intersecting fractures
for an hour or more an imnaaasMa mif n
a vertical wall barred farther bwibm a
retreat ana another attempt were then the
oniy resources, s
Onr advance was slow even on nnhmlrm
slopes, as we were roped together, and it
was necessary ror safety that some of tbe
party should always have a firm hold in
the snow with alnen stock whiu hMmm
were advancing. Once we were in danger
ux b ussier, rrnue crossing a steep snow
slope diagonally and bavins?
crevasse immediately below ns the man
next cue rear ena oi the line slipped and
slid down the slope on his back to the very
brink of the yawning onlf. Tin fori na.
ly the man behind him at that critical
moment removed his alpenstock from the
snow, was jerked from bis feet and, snoot
ing head first ' down the stean incline rWa.
appeared over the edge of the crevasse. A
severe strain came on the rope, but the
three men in advance held fnt nith ,au
alpenstocks. Before assistance could be
Bsxcoueu to roe man aangiing in midair
in the crevasse be climbed the
and stood unharmed among us once more.
Tbe only unfortunate result of the aool-
sent was sne loss oi an alpenstock. "Im
pressions of Mount Rainier," by Israel C.
nusseu, in tscn oner's.
Amoue tbe manv diffemwwa hat
the alligator and the crocodile them ia
Striking one the alligator never leaves
fresh water, while the crocodile often gom
to sea. "
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