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v JH RCW2RS 11 .3U 'J Hi ; ; t ? i T"-5 : ' BLADE. . 3JuU M Jill VOL. III.-NO. 52. MORG ANTON, N. C SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1879. . ..... ...' i - r fcif.1 ; .... fKC 'X 7 ' .',f' ' ' WHOLE NUMBER 156. !t ICt H 'CiPFUL WHAT YOU .tr t r : Ji r ; apfajung a.pewon a faults, (.... Pray don't forget your own.; -.!i ri .T Bcfaefeberl fhiafrWitb homes of gls-sV : - 8honld never tbrow a stone. tO, Jtop hje -thlai moiling; little Clar- A Dinner at the 8uItiT PaUce.1! -ff ancfijaievenaii" -...-.(. a i .-. lAnylidiraerious ?" r t The guest is not incumbered by! too- bOBfciioV;'t4iejnother'. answered, much ceremony; no stiff, high-backed If w4HeoUlitfee'Wt0. frf T TT 1 Yes, better we commence at home, ' And from thai point begin. : - " . Wa have no right to judge a mau Until he's fairly tried ; . Sbonld we not like bis company, .We know the world is wide. Home may have faults, and who hau not ? The old as well m young . Perhaps, we may, for' aught we know. Have fifty to their one. I'll tell you of a-better plan ; KA-Ihai find works fnltwelL --- iner a ittoiis to ten. ' t i j&q tnougn i sonwumeti nope toM dwa s' ortcoi iftaalta of i (Tuen leTnic&lUw we bajBUMv I'M bntll always like to take those tpings chair bewilders aim and destroys! b,Ts. in Mints.- ; ease; may i gay nr ne has not thecare Dr. Hart leaned over Clarence's little of a lady whom be must lead into dlh crib. H involuntarily uttered! the no. n,i v, u name of some malignant type df fever, L'j . ... ... just then raging in the city. ; " - lT" "1 wish that you had sent for n be- v "",tu -F'au iur mm, fore, I fearthat it too late to secure ms spoon In one hand and his serviette the exemption of your little ones. But tn the other, and without a word, waits with constant care we may save the lit- till the dishes come. A minute-or so tie fellow. Y0U have a KOOd nurse?" elaDses. and then attendant bearin a "An excellent one. I can trust Na-1 hut mumi tr- 9rr; .n,i .Unnair it b - j -r- - talia as I would myself." "You are fortunate," said the doctor. He had acarcely closed the door, when j JSataua came to ner mistress. 1 - i . .sail betweeu the convives. Upon this tray there is a large bowl of soup, together with a little plate, and one knife and fork for each guest. There are besidf s s ian&'wilFJrftO pay-mey wages, and let several tiny dishes, upon which are dis- !!UH. aT,T8iekTi," t I olives 5 80me l)ieces of brea1 I'oraP1" Cwice a and hiiir- r cling. W off r To thse'HfUB46r1 Remember sometimes curses, like frCk chickeyOoat home " , 1 uoa!t speak of other's faults until" " We have none of ourowg! . - IK mtPWvQQjl. mvk the slam stress. - Mrs. Arncwironran't have lifted her finger if we'ed been dying. and I believe in doing to others as they do to me." 'Trusted and Tcue "Kathleen, is it possible that you are crying again ? . Did I not tell you that I would discharge you If I found you indulging inithat' foolishWhimpering anymore?"7, v-'.-'x1 I. Pobr Xatnlefei O'Neii had been.dust- " - little Daintinir of one of the blue. Dark ling Irish lakes, set in goldgreen dhofes, with a sky beyond like liquid apbec-v stood with herapron to her eyes arid fef ruddy cbeeks deluged with'tfars r couldn't help it nja'am she 1 sobbed, "but it put me in mind-f home."" "Home!" scornfully-echoed Mrs. At nptt. "Your borne! A shanty in a bog. It isn't likeiy you ever saw such a spot as that." -"Deed'did I, then malim," answered Kathleen, "and many a time. For we lived beyant them same green shores when" -"There, that will do," said Mrs. Arnott. coldly ; "I don't eare to hear :t about any remmiscences.'JTT-"" 'iKathlero dld-nottihderetertd the five syllabled word, but her,, quick nature " - comprehended the sarcastic tone, Trie J'teirtiwere -drifid iu thejj.J'punt the scariet spot gioweu on ner cneeK. rfik tbe lftftsctlon-ftlr i-nCviiyiliaweked ter trnn MdiMri(r without alamitvte Infinl tiiH fsdf Wffllttle: Chxto&e&aLije -rne cik waa'uext.taiyfl Sai the array. For a moment the diners regard the tray and perchance taste ajti olive or a sweet. But the chisf of th table, if he be an does not waste much time. Widi. wave of his hand to encourage lfs friends, he dips his spoon into the sbaB bowl, conveys the rich gravy totbji mouth and in this is at once imitated k-jt all bis guests. Now and then one or other will drop a piece of bread into the bowl and fish it Out aeain, eiiher for And almost before she knew it, the himself or a very particular friend, and so the dipping goes on till the soup is finished the bowl empty. A pause en sues while some call tor water ana others rest in anticipation of the next course and the next effort. Very shortly another dish makes its appearance : this time, perhaps, some kabobs, or a kind stricken mother wjis - lefte'alone by the bedside of her suffering babe. .Neigh bors crossed on the other side of the street like the Priests and Levites of old ; friends contented themselves with sending in to inqaire; even hired nurses avoided the malignant fever. i "is there no one to hem one (she moaned, wringing her whites jeweled of hash, in which a sood quantity W ing: me -eiegantiy 'iurnisneu arawing manns togetner4 "Haye all pity ana vegetables are used. In go the spoon room, ana sne siooa ueiore an extpuaue .womanly sympattiv oiea oat ot tine ,. morP ali tlP re.lKt rontinues h.xji.i . . s. r . i n i i OlifTitr nniad Aaiiearl ha tr turn 1 J l Kathleen O'Seil was at 3ier side, 1Sii amrtirinirthB tnHn X noire pieces are laen T- r o s p i . UUUUILIIU JVU W.. IKM KVUQ. ..VI1 ieen !" 8hcned4: v m!. 'Sure, ma'am, what should I be go ing for i" asked Kathleen, simply, "and the bits of children sick, and you in sore trouble! I nursed the little brothers and sisters at home, and I know just rioirs pieces ' fingers, and the v up with tne nil ;l. u . i " . hum vi. i'.'.iv . 'j j. . dltll coLelMiTitiOal monrenttor you; if yoTf Are present at this feast as a stranger. You as a Eu ropean, will have placed your meat on your plate, and will be carefully cutting it up,' when suddenly a more than or- 'Kh Wlr.o dnwrf nn mn a.q if 1 waft (loffTV .thlPfln -Hthmicrht-. tn lierattl ' ' Aal Safe 4(i the same flesh and Wotrt , God bas given us both, ilow would sue ; like it, I wonder, to-be inaatfiNiga laadV "but If t -VoHid' see- mother, and little Ilonora, ana reaoy; tnac s -wii a naoy yet : but it's the blue sea that rolls be tween us, and it's all alone that I am!" Poor Kathleen! the sense of desola tion came upon ner with sickening power just then as she stood before the sweet Irish lake, with wet splashes on her cheek ; and Mrs. Arnott 's cold, hard voice'sounding in her ears, .-"It's a great pity to be obliged to do with these wild, untutored Irish." Kathleen- Was just bringinMB . t trafritaoa Mrs. Arnott 's words abond' diinctlien'TiAcara s sh parsed ci the teVfe'Step to gereathj ' t JI course, uiy uoai, oaiu juis. ,5lVdnf 'Alrtor yjnpathelk!ally -they're ...bad, thdrougbry bad? the whole lot of iiJ.ihem.i:Iid senxttbem all back-tof their -relative country if it lay in my power." y , "I wish, they were all..nt tha bottom of the sea," said. ilrs. Arnott, "and - then perhaps we would have a' chance to employ Swedes, or Chinese, or some body that would, at least earn their bread. Is that you Kathleen? Why .' don't you bring in the ice-water at once, "instead of standing there V" Kathleen obeyed ; but the dreary, homesick feeling that thrilled through all her Dulses can hardly de described. "If I was only at home again," she thought, v where the. poorest and mean- est have a kind word" for each other! And she took little Clarence in her dlnary juicy morsel will!; pushed into arms with a soft tenderbess that went your moutn Dy a pair oi very greasy to the mother's heart. . fingers. You must not resent this; it Are you not afraid, Kathleen V" is a token of loving kindness: a sign " hat should I be afraid Of, ma'am M that von are resDected. esteemed, be r - j l j i.i I isn t trou s sKy over . Pe"ier loved. Eat It; vou are a favored mor i?aJh?,iJS.iS . A dish of Vegetables, paretsim- tjT&Z Ple' W Hkely succeeds, and then one Lbppny-babyjrom us." :: :Z il 1 or pastry, in wmcn cnuppeu Arnott CailreBr-btl the conceaieu ; anu, usuj, wuaiiuc luivo . k; ...... w v a . i. A . a si i i - I."" l : .. I. .. n 1, .1 f , t til :v)r--msti a sub was pmsLxaieu: uy wuo spean. x.unau lch jwu io im uwj- . WaiiiRul'Awi. A.bw I 1 . . . . .1 .1 f iv nillnnr nrifll 1 1 1 U t fcuuiisn meat i'H o maJcit palvnhtiti Syatcnedovwf evpry atbl6en." MrsCfnoEt "Sala, the first dayihe sabjup, t trill Ifauging the pillow9tIWTrit JjTorm, "Ph; Kathleen, itdofc jles thlS.7; r-.r- . - .' "Sure, ma'am, if we all had our de serts in this world., it's a sorry place it wonld be, I'm , thinking," laughed Kathleen. "Uut, Jvatnieen, i was cruet to you namid u flnished. so perrectyiy nearness i" "We won't talk of it ma'am, dear," said Kathleen evasively. "But, say just once that you forgive me ?" pleaded the lady once so haugh- 'lfaiiejfpu. ma'frm, a free, as the visb we? i-tuieen nsweinw wrny, Witbyour spoon, once more you take your tarn in tbe general scramble; you eat till thedish is empty, and then like your friends, lean back till a jug of water is brought; water is poured over your hands a cigarette is gRyen you, and tbe coffee comes. Your Turkish dinner in the. palace of Sultan Abdul Bralcebery,eaaUful sfift&rttwjanfr wtetfall8. "On MareTi 15,'lE77li Wk ad excellent phiftogrmpli oTtnr great llirtekke'nevebefore'seeB! qui- esdent 'Maw:1 " I ni Dominica, be1 aWf there are an immense number boil ing spring., and when camping' bat we used to put eggs in a bag; and lower them by a string into the witer. In a few minutes tbey were ;Conjpletry boil ed." The Carib metf, tbe naturalist says, are a strong hkrdy race, and they used to carry his heavy boxes on .their heads for hours with appareittrease. The women are not particularly preatty but thev are remarkable for the extra ordinary-length of their alr.'Vbien frequently reaches', nearly as low as, the knees. Their love for jewelry-'lead Chenv. when the ati"jroeiS. to tm- ifceWsTrtfleffiselTasaTishly fciMcii Mr. Obet weiit to aPS waefe n'ehdtfaSpeYttiieri nf an' owt ioj nftbeta tt ffriTf. lt "lrVia in hfesitnrlrkftT ttflilsisbohrVls iare Wm OTdlrfarv intelligent peraoJHM(d,i&rir.;. flAt IrtWeferVe. re- thPBe-te Dbrblnfcr, and Vent tbfihee o.rfren't;"h6fr- He sec'uTeifScyea imerre 'k'entlre'lf ne4 nferds.1 6ne or cnesecneruatives cauea tne -unrere bird'" Tlfe rumors' alontVwere notdl- slmilar to the stories he had heard of the "Myriarchus Oberi." could find nobody who had seen it, and.it was known only by its voice. Tbe natives assured him that it wax invisible, nd there was no use in bis going ateriiit. Certainly; naturalists and otbers had searched for the birds for 50 veafsj but u'oi sne'eirriehs had ever becV feecuiied, ATJCompanieu oy an m tujurw, Vt llr;t)her, despite of all dTscragmeat a?yetirfed the mouiitairind'n'camed 001116 the crater Of "the volcano of SSfX friceiiCliltb 60 yeara ago. watir epMTf- and:cbVcred tbislah wjith: itslies1: 'J ftls ald that these' ashes tllfr. ted:nore than'tStt miles toUrewindward at .that tiiuer and descended upon an other telaiid, a phenomenon which is aAonntAd foi bv ie theory that tbey rose above tbe currant of wind close to the earth, and getting Into a higher current were carried iu a direct opposit direction. Mr. Ober and his attendant slept in a cave at an elevation 6f 3,000 feet above the sea level. The crater was l.OOOfeet deep, and is said to b i pue-of the most nearly perfect In the world. It is almost exactly found, and bas a circum ference of threVmaeSAt the bottom is a beautiful green lake; Aiight the naturalist couiu near tnej notes ol .-ie bird he was ia.searctt 'of ibit althogh !i Watched carfullyjTwday8lelap8e(l before he..saw a specuoen'f A he palVnhtiiva XAade-tHeteij '6rri?rHlrg; How It Is Dane. Scew-in a library gentleman buy writing child enters. "Father, give me a penuy J" ' Haven't got any ; don't bother me." 'But, father, I want it. Something, particular." "I tell you I baveu't got one about me." must have one; you promised me one," ! did no such thing I wont give you any more pennies ; you spend too many. It's all wrong I won't give it to you, so go away." Child begins to whimper. "I tbiDk you 'might give me one; it's really mean." Xb g6,raway T won't do it, so there's an end to it." ff rblld' cries,'" lease,' coaxes father gw;tlf -Aattfence.iputs nls' hftnd In btt Jpocketti.tBKee 0UV"a" penny, ana Bifcoji B.dfcate.ther child. " There'take it, and don'tonie bafek again to-day. rt Child. mUfiSlooJkji shy, goes out conqueror determined to renew the atwrggla inb aftertrtKfrf, witbrthe cer tainty of liko-resulta. Scene in the street two boys play ingmother opens the door calls to one of them, ber own son- : "Joe, cpme into theliouse instantly." Joe pays no attention. . "Joe, do you hear me? If you don't come I'll give you a ood beating." ' Joe smiles, and continues his play; his" compaio'ii is alarmed for him, and flUIIOCS 11 lilt LU , A vv . vnwiu if yeu don't go, Joe." - J ' f''Oh, no, I won't: she always says so; but never 'does. - I aint afraid." i. Motberi gbe- 4ack into the house gpeatly pwt'oot, and thinking herself a marty&te bad children. That's the way. parents; show your children by your example that you are weak, undecided, untruthful, and they learn aptly.enough to despise your au tboritv and regard your word as noth inir. Thev soon graduate liars and mockers, and the reaping of your own sowing will not fail. j the question. The fact is, I am making preparations for tbe voyage to Europe which it Is contemplated to attempt next summer. You may remember tbut tbe Prtt published some time ago. Well, I am under contract to the gen tleman who are Interested in that pro ject, and so it will be Impossible for me, much as I should desire to do so, accompany tbe Howgate expedition. But by referring to this letter you will see that Captain Howgate authorizes me to recommend some' one for the position, and I am now looking for the proper man. The plan proposed by Captain Howgate is to take the appar atus which I have invented along to Lady Franklin Bay, where the prepar ations for the aerial t voyage will be made. ( QbvaUoiisiwyiJn.de; by icaptive ascensions,' aud -?yu4.fhe fav orite rtnomeht has rrlye.d a large' bal loon will be started toward tbe pole. The design is to cross over the pole en tirely, and go over, a It were, into Asi. The material that l.havc pre pared will retain the gas for a sufficient length of time for such a trip. , There Is the chance for some man to make his name immortal." Wine from Oranges. Seeking strange Birds. Seated upon one box of birds, with his feet upon another Fredrick Ober, the Naturalist related the story of his ad ventures in the Lesser Antilles. He has Os'eili' M'i They scorn and hate me here ; and sure. J' V jJ&G rye"tried' ao- my oes6, out tne iaoy has a fiettrt'ofsrtne; anfrttfehthe little .TCliildrenAltoilifl cnursety; with theio aoAiirArl IS birds of a snecies hitherto "fHteUl&tfitb except in a very limited de- memy iriendv Kathleen JL'f , ( gree, to the natives of the islands on "it Godwins it ma am.", i wbjcu ne 8hot them. He sailed from And ivirs. Arnott put ner nps io kiss . . th . tt a t of Decem- me iicpn, w. v.. i ber jg76, in the schooner Francis A The VP that, have nassed s nee then Jiagee, uiieuu.ng w B iU...H..v,. have made men aqd women of the little but the schooner struck upon Bermuda, people that Kathleen nursed through reef, and he was detained in Bermuda, the fever, and strangers visUing Mrs. xhe real work of the expedition was Arnott scarcely know what to make of wun in Dominica, where he spent five A . 1 1 J J Ta k U y-f M'Am O T I " . . .A.. tne piuuip, couieiy, miuiuv gou numnu months living the greater part oi mat wuo moves auwin, me nouao oFpoicuwj . amnn(r the Car bs. He says there as much at home in it as the mistress I , , n. .)n fi,mines of this sino-n. -.1 aiC UUIJ t O thing, that is trusted with all secrets. .urFi-i "- ' I . i - ... i .1 1 1 1 -1 ii rr nut I In. Ian. is shn hniisekepner. or a servant, or tney arc lajnij UJ ... a relative ?" some one once asked. euaee is haraiy spoken ai an, oniy tne Mrs, Arnott replied. "She is- my oldest members or the race Knowing true and trusted friend, Kathleen anything about it. lne others speak an adulterated French. nne in vp- French maid, make f up of Irish Kathai l;, '-'And .theroeela.wep4rself jto jtleerf on. hexJauJit 5f feiQo4 tlifafglit V It yas a mere cjoget of a rmi iiaitc, wai giol enough.' 'I'jiaw'iaw www1 uara 'trnVlded wilh'fflotnfWibiu, ndtt carelessly observed, 'twas no Joubta ttb galdf "for all around the crater the long thick grass was infested with serpents, and the old collerd man could not be induced to go into it. Luckily 1 had a pair of boots made of the hide of an alli gator that I shot in Florida seven years ago, and I was not afraid of the snakes. Mr. Ober secured altogether six' speci mens of the "Souffriere," and when he brought them down from the mountains the natives flocked enthusiastically a round him, and stared with amazement at his prize. For same time persons called upon him v and asked him to let thein seetiiebMtlwhoeebodilyxiRterice they had long denbted. A UaiubUng Incident. myself, on a. steamer I once found steamers twr en itae'aacesi jeenj a very Ions cabin, and at one end of tie cabin YslwtyBlwuJfJor and ca are sold ire " pti ft'fg , b r the voy occupied several days, a passen . v : .i ' i Ji. miuica, Jir. ooer nearu oi a uiru iuuii tile UllLlvca wwiv . v.v... or "sunset bird." He could find nobodjy' t J'MnAtt war made up. I soon perceiv ests Of the Indian finances to-prdhibt he, discriminate alaughter of this k useful. beast Jiv irlig sportsmen.- SB- e flutelike nature, and plainly sylabled tfloi atnriel BakerVspirited" books on elo r words "solell coucher, soleil cocher'4 ha4it-shoofingYii'Ceylpn. suowedhow great deal better than , she -was.accijs- " . . , 1 1 - J L . tomed to at nome. ahu ane uaa just paid a large sum for draping her draw- . ing room windows with lace aud broca telba so. of course, there was nothing 1 left for such a trifle aa-.the comfort of .t bpr anrvanta. J; - . "la katbleeu sickaiainma little alalia. sArnott.aBkedfOnatar 44ehe "'itieS ,niw5haid'JRr3i3so -wnite'i"' DJr.' Arnott, k stout tiuflt,' good nat- ured tnanXJfforty orthewaboata; glanc- ed tip from blspers? -.-y . t- r-.. v -MvmW.QOes vitruua''unn, uocie- i ttv hB iLskirf. 'T hdne voQ look a - hittle after yemkt&kV'iKr : i . " V . ; ' Of coar8e-I'3oJ'"8be said sharply. A vast amount of superstition is attacl y Ad to this bird. Among other things, perceived thatl oher was assured that it existed and a decent-looking ojd man, who was onjy jn gong, and had no visible body ; one of the players', were being victim- tjjat $t was, probably, the voice of a de- ized by the two others, but I played parted spirit. Mr, Ober started to search quietly on until every one except the for the mysterious songster, and hunted captain, who was seated at the other for two weeks w ithout success. He, too. end of the cabiu, had gone to bed; then heard tbe note, however, anil it was al- lephant. ; ' Elephants have ' hitherto been shot down rather, too freely in India, and rather too much so in Africa and Cey lon, and it is onlv of late years that their true value has been recognized Within the last few months steps have been taken' by Col. Gordon 1'asha to acclimatize the Indian elephant to the region of equatorial Africa, aud it ap pears not improbable that this experi ment may lead to the removal of what has hitherto been, the chief obstacle to the opening up of "that wondrous con tinentthe question of locomotion An WeaAf thejcaiue in India may be formed from the fact that a herd of 55, cauebVln one,--tirf. was' estimated., do Venfsen!' i'; p4U aftr deducting lepenae o.?wv Aftes this ;tlse who had ever seen it, but every eyeniifslGovef mneat vibde wall in the Thtei- at about half au hour Detore sunset solemn, 'weird note was heard iu tlfe mountains. he sound was of a so The cot)8Untly extending ravages of he phylloxera have induced the inba' bitantsof certain wine-growing coun tries to consider from, what fruit might be obtained a product which, by appea rance, taste, 'and bouquet would most resembleWe ItHce of the gratia. Ex perimefits have been made, and The fact Kaa Deen esiaDHsnea tnat tne nquiu ex; tracted from the orange would consti tute a. rescottrce oa Jyblch to fall back j.Thp qrttt frlitlg madeVahowed thahe oranges when tbey hive attained their full developmeut, are unfit for the purpose proposed, and they must be. se lected, not when they have become quite mature and superabound in tbe sugary principle, but before they are wholly ripe and still possess an appre ciable amount of citric and malic acids At present, four different sorts of wines have been obtained from that fruit. One called imperial, and a dry wine ftre produced in January with the fruit of the season ; another, the mandarin, is furnished by the orange gathered in April, g These' three sorts have a color pleasing to tbe eye, are perfectly trans- lucid, have an ; agreeable savor, with slight tinge of acidity, and an alcoholic richness of about la per cent. As tHe fourth, a sparkling wine prepared by a special process, it possesses little more than 12 per cent of alcohol. How ever, the experiments made hitherto are still too insufficient, and the methods of fabrication too rudimentary for the ar ticle to be placed upon the market. Be sides, another very important question arises, viz.,. if every success Is obtained in the production. cana sufficient quantity of the fruit be produced to re place the grape, and, If so, what will be the relative cost of wine from the yine and the pijanger Doubtless, atten tion' oirce' turned In that direction, we sh'atl be 'prtrt rded with some sort of II- qoorjfc'prebaWjMof' exeUent quality, but we vastly doubt whether the orange t(, tay other fra It xan ever compete with the grape.t .rf -s. , - . - i 1 - . Sanoottlng at the Pol. my brother victim, after paying hlsl wav9 his signal to prepare his camp for ijt4jawieaVwiefrTMW never tilth losses, which amounted to several hun- j tne night, for in those latitudes there r dred dollars!, went to his cabin. . I tools the cards in mv hand and asked what I owed. It was two or three hundred dollars.. ''Captain," I said, "be good enough to come herev I've been cheat- little or no twilight, tlarkuess succeding sunset almost immediately. At last hje saw the "bird, and after some careful maneuvering managed to shoot a spo- cimen. it Deiongs w iur same wuiuj ed." Lp-5 jumped the gamblers,. .anal the king bird, but is of an entirely Usted me wnetner , l w,isnea to insuit different species, it nas a oat-K oi araD them. The Caotaln. a sturdy looklue w Vin1 a breastof sulphur vellow. On "tjur- mivt siii.iii jr, i - ' " I h lent, suUeb thing, andpiia" wa now- by my side, so I handed jU eSL j8 a crest, which it can erect or inui uic iar auu ucswu miu vm ca- . fl . t pleasure. Jlr. uier auer- aiuinethem. they were marKeainjtne , ; c.;maa onfl manufactory, the stars on the back of P21,8""1 l each particular color being made mm mem, wuu iuu m ...u, either higher or lower at the corner?, to Prof. Lawrence and Prof. Baird of The gamblers swore they knew nothing the Smithsouiau institution to be named. Sonn affpfu-ard he received theinform- keeper. Half a dozen citizens were at ... instltutiohad named the once,allea to. act as a jujy, aua tne bar-keeper was interrogated. After spes after its discoverer, calling it some shilly-shallying, he owned that tbe "Myriarchu3 Oberi." Mr. Ober pro of the gamblers had given him some cured 250 other specimens of birds in packs to sell. 1 his was enough ; the Dominica, all rare, but not unknown to engines was stopped, and the gamblers naturaUst3. He tcok manr photographs ably died, for it was a long way fror f Cabs. nd ut8 rude 8trm any habitation, and as the Captain said I tures, built of a kind of sugar cane. He" a place w here only snakes couia lire, securea .so, nne pictures oi me superu far more exciting than lion-bunting such soortrndrr antT w nat a .inucfi stronge'r claijn to the title of tbe king of the beasts the elephanterrjoyeti.i Mr Sanderson has gone further; he has srmlied the habits of the beast with professional Interest and even affection and the picture he draws give an insight into tbe idiosyncrasies of the Keck-Twlstug in Cnnrches. There are practicoss which are toler ated in religious congregations which Christians, who are jelous ot the honor of their Master's house; should utterly condemn.- - Decorum is the handmaid of devotional feeling, and for this. reason a church should never be disturbed by the slightest approach to Irreverence It is a part of my religion? said a pi ous old lady, when arked why she went early to church, "It is a part of my re ligion not to intcrupt the religion of others." And we believe if many a congrega tion made it a part of their religion not to twist their necks out of joint to wit ness the entrance of every person who passed up the aisle of tbe church, it would be better for their necks and tbelr religion. A gross abuse of religi on, decorum sometimes needs a harsh remedy. We. give that adopted by Henry Clay Dean, who was at one time the chaplain ot congress. Being woried one afternoon by this turnpractlce In bis congregation,. Mr Dean stopped In bis sermon and said : r3fowvou listen tame, and I'll tell yod who thfi people are .as jwch one of them comes' In. ' ' He f hen Vent on with' his dlscours until -a- gentleman"' entered when he bawled out like an usher : Deacon A, who keeps the shop acrosajne way." - He thea went &n wuh-bta Mrwoo, when presently another man passed up the aisle, and he gave his name, resid ence and ocupation ; so lie continued for some time. At length some oue opened the door who was unknown to Mr. Dean, whe he cried out: "A little old man, with drab coat an an old white hat; don't know him look for yourselves." The congregation was cured N'EWS IN BRIEF. "During tbe ; past summer, acting un- "rJersuggegtlons and 1 directions from Captafrf- Howg'atePro. Samuel King been actively at wvrs making a had Kat hleen "is & T shkll discharge her next month. iN ata "S'la has a sister trtio. Wants a place." . "TJaa she any friends in jie country r Kathleen-1-mean?" - "Not that I know of." . . ... . -a- s M-a. Jj;-.l "Seems to me L wouiun t uiacnarge , f (1 had ht them of fche bar. . hi. thon Tt would 1 rather hard, un-U . i' Tf..i--...,. s: - ... lilivu. - -' . - - ' less she is guilty of some fault." Mrs. Arnott bit her lip. . "Gentlemen understand nothing of ' the management of a household," said sbel tertly. "Tliese girls haven't our " 'sensitive natures, either. They are quite Waed to knotktngafpnnd.tbe wpHd.. ire 'i wish ybu'd stoyaskr. Hart erto been obtrineU; Lnglisb readers may. probably be snrprised to hear that twice round an elephant s root is nis befftnr$iabere.t probably uojge- f . . i. l : .v. . . . ..i o n a in . wilt pliant in inuia wiuuh uy as ten feet at' the shoulder "On the other hand, What the elerJhant lacks in height he makes up in longevity. The general opinion of experienced natives is that in captivity he usually attains eighty years, and one (hundred and twenty years in exceptional cases ; but oar author believes that tbe elephant attains at least nne hundred and fifty years. The question, "Where do the elephants die?" is apparently as far from solution as ever, for Mr. Sander son, like Sir Emerson Tennent, con fesses that he aesr' came across the carcase of one that had died a natnral death. ' Manufacturing enterprises project ed IK Minneapolis, Mlmr.: 1879, will in volve an expenditure of $1,370,000. scries of experiments on balloons and balloon material, w ith a view to the in vention of a substance that would re tain hydrogen gas for au indefinite period. In the prosecution of this work he made several ascensions in the In terior of this State, and, after mouths of arduous labor and research, his ef forts were rewarded. He bas discovered or invented a material which, when Inflated, w ill retaih the gas three or four times longerthan any now known The importance of this may be better appreciated from what follows : '.'Certainly," said Professor King, in reply to the request made by tbe writ er. "I shall be very glad to give any information on the subject that I pos ses. There (handing the reporter letter) is the last communication I re ceived from Captain Howgate ' The letter referred to speaks in the highest terms of the Captain's apprecia tion of tbe importance of Trof. King's discovery, and in substance says : "At such a time as this you owe it to your countrv, to science, and to yourself to accept the position of aeronaut to the expedition." . "Will yon go?" asked the writer. Professor Kinz. paused a moment. while his eyea lighted np with enthusi an. andieped ; " "No, I cannot go it is utterly out of Night Workers. ' Bats live their active lives in th night; when sunlight comes they fly away to their holes, there to sleep untH twilight eomes again, when they re sume the occupation of insect killing The female bat has rather a hard time of it, as she is the nest and the food of her young until they are themselves able to fly. Often have I seen a female bat, with her young clinging to her breast, flying about in seareh of food, and the little ones were not so small either. How else could they get along ! The old ones make no nest; if they wanted to ever so much they could not, and the chances are that, from their wandering habits, they epeud the day n one place and the next in another two or three miles distant, just as they happen to be w hen day overtakes them, arid'if they left thefr yonng behind them their exact locality might be for gotten. When the young ones art able to Bhlft .for themselves tbe mother's 1H is easier, aud until winter 6raes, to kill tboir insect food, she live luxuriously. Then, wben all nature Is prepared to put on tbe livery, of winter, bats, in stead of leaving' the scenes where they have passed tbe summer, repair.to their haunts In the caves and walls, hanging by their hind feet, in little groups of five or six together, pass the dreary seaHon-in one unbroken sleep. Underground Cariosities At the city of Medina, iu Italy, and about four miles around it, wherever the earth is dug. wben tbe workmen. arrive at a distance of sixty-three feet they come to a bed of chalk, which they bore with an augur, flve feet dee,p They then withdraw from the pit before the augur is removed, and upon its extraction, the water bursts up through the aperture with great vio lence, and quickly fills the newly maue well, which continues full and is affect ed neither by rain nor draught. But what is the most remarkable In this operation Is the layers of earth as we descend. At the depth of fourteen feet are found the ruins of . an ancient city, paved streets, houses, floors and differ ent pieces of mason work, unuer inu is found a soft oozy earth, made up of vegetables, and at twenty-six feet, large trees entire, such as as walnut trees, with the walnuts still sticking to the stem, and the leaves and branches in a norfMtt state of T)reservation. At tventv-eigbt feet deep, a soft cbalk Is found, mixed with a vast quantity shells, and the bed is eleven reet unc Under this vegetables are found again M. Melsaonler. 1 be celebrated French artist, has just sold his "Halle de Cnirassler." which was shown attho ris. Exhibition, to a Belgian for $55,000. .. , . The Fisk University, atXashvlUe. Tenu.. bad 333 students last year, and it has been ascertained that Alumni of the institution in 1S77 taught 9333 students.. The College of New Jersey, at Princeton, bas been connected with the. Washington Observatory by telegrapt wires, and electric dials are to be placed In the buildings. Earl Dtifferin assumed tbe seat of the President of the Koyal Geographi cal Society In London a lew nights ago. distinguished company greeted nue The me mi height of 'anuwUrloau Indian U7 S34Whea; of ta American white man, 68 672 1 Scotch, . 67X66 ; English 56 673 ; Russian 6a 393 ; French, 66.377; Mexican 64 110 In-less than thlrtv vears. 73.000 miles of railroad bave been constructed In the United States. .The value of toro- nertv In' this eon at rvavtflA n the same period Increased from .$8,0 $3U,UUU,UUU,WU. The tower of the parish church of Week St, Mary. North Cornwall. Eng land, has just been destroyed by light ning for tbe third time In thirty years. It will cost $10,000 to repair it. A new 8y.nagogue, said to beone of the finest In the world, has been opened in Warsaw. It has ost:tbe Jewith World says, $240,000, exclusive of tbe cost of site, which was about $56,000. ' - ' ' Col. MacPberson is enrolling a com-; pany of Highlanders In Ottawa, tbe re quirements being, that each recruit shall be at least 5 feet 8 inohes tall. and measure not less than 1 inches around the calf of the leg. Asealion weighlng!25 pounds, three feet eleven inches long and thirty-three Inches in circumference, was captured on the west bank of the Hackenaack ' river, In New Jersey, about two miles below the town, last week. . The Railroad Oasettt contains In formation of tbe laying of track on 1,207 miles of new railroad In the; Untied States tn 167S, against 1.877 miles re ported for the corresponding period in 1877, 2,177 In 1876. 1,277 In 1875, 1,767 in 1874, 3,507 In 1873 and 0,835; 1472. M. Paul Broca. the famous ani&ro- pologist, is authority for the statannt that the tallest man ever Actually meas ured was a Flnlander, nine feet .three aad seven-tenths Inches high, sad that the shortest man known rescbed a dect- mal under seventeen Inches in his stock Ingfeet. . , hi. m. Atiunson saw a gray cjow flying across a field near Woodstown, , the other day, and says the other Crows were giving chase, it it aaia to at a fleclr of ibese birds will , kill one of their number happening to bave light er feathers than themselves, or any marked peculiarity. On New Year's Day the British railway companies Inaugurated a new express system, Issuing stamps to the denomination of four pence and six pence, to prepay to any point on their lines packages of two and lour pound. Such packages will also be insured to the amount of 1 each. ' The aggregate valuation of the prison property in Massachusetts, as set down by tbe Prison Commissioners of that State, is $3,099,421.50, divided as follows : Valuation of buUdlngs, $3,086, 214.70; of land, $522,299,43; and per sonal property used In the prison and belonging to the county, $90,907 41. , In an English county court, where a cook sued her mistress for a month's wages in lieu of notice, she having been dismissed because she refused to join In the family prayers, the Judge ordered the money to be paid, as there had been no stipulation that the plainti.T was ro attend prayers; and she was engaged to cook, not to pray. The new catalogue of Bowdoin College, Maine, shows 140 students, In cluding 22 seniors, -R juniors, opbo- mores and -u freshmen, mere were also 93 students iu the medical depart ment during the past year. The number of books In the college library is 19,500; medical library, 4000; penclnlan, 7180; athena an, 5950; total, 30.600 volumes. The- annual report' of the Cfir Treasurer of springaetd Mass., shews tbe, total .receipts of the. year to haw been sl.089,055, the . disbursements $I,: 008,201, the cash In tbe Treasury to be $80,854, the imouit due to the city $72,779, and tbe amoaot due from the city $25,983. leaving a surplus ot cash assets of $127 651- Tbe surplus a, year ago was $277,379. The total Interest bearing debt is $127 734, an Increase during the year of $7731. tbe total 'in debtedness $1,953,717, and tbe net in debtedness, after deducting the cash assets, $1,800,083, an Increase of tbe net Indebtedness of $157,401. For thirty years or more the family of Mr. A. Sawtelle, of Augusts, Maine, have drawn water from a well in their cellar. The well was forty feet deep, and the water therein never failed. Tbe other night, during a severe storm and gale, the bottom- of the well dropped out. Daring tbe night they beard's tremendous noise In the cellar, resem bling a miniature earthquake The next morning the cellar was visited. and it was discovered that the well bad vanished; It must have sank to a con. tilerable depth, as tbe pump Was nearly burled out of sight. A portion or tne underpinning of tbe bouse was under mined and will bave to be rebuilt. The Buffalo Commercial prints Us annual statement of the lake trade of that city, showing that the receipts of flour have been heavy, reaching nearly 1,000,000, barrels, bdt that they were not so Urge as In several proceeding seasons. The arrivals of grain, how ever, were far ahead .of anything on re cord. This year's totals reach 83,547; 233 bushels, or nearly 11,000,000 bushels in excess of the best previous year. Tbe lumber trade also shows a marked Im provement over tbe two previous years, the aggregate receipt being 175,880 800 tons to 139,731 000 In 1877, and 114,582, 000 in 1876. But, outside of grain aad a general decline, which accounts for the low rates of freights that prevailed last season.
The Blue Ridge Blade (Morganton, N.C.)
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