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PITTSHOKO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, MARCH 23, 1862.
NO. 28.
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It j and II v.
Cnder the snow are the roten of Jim. ;
Cold in our bottoms are th hope of our youth;
Gone are the wild bird, tliat waiblo in tune,
Mute arc the lips thut havo pledged im their
truth.
Wind ol (be winter night, lonely in ,
Wait we tbt dawn of the bright by ami by.
Rosea will bloom again.
Bffeet love will come again.
It will bo auiniucr tun) by by.
Patienre and toil are the need of t-t-day
Toll without recompense, labor in rain ;
Darkness aud terror lio thi.k on O'lr ay ;
Our footatops keep t;uio with the angel of pain.
Wind of the winter night, far in thu sky ;
Watcli for the ilay-otar of ihe dear by ai.d by.
Farclitd lipa .hall .ii:ilT taaiti,
Bad Km In Khali laugh again.
Earth will be happier by and by.
Cruel and cold ia the Judgment of man -Cruel
aa winter and c..H a the Hin'tr ;
Hut by and I y will the deed and tho plan
T.c Judged by the uiotm a that Jii-tli below.
Wail of the winter night, ''ho our cry,
Pot) for lb dawn of tin? w. ft by and by.
When hope .hall xprinz again,
When joy ehall ring again,
Trutii will be Termed by and by.
Weary and hear -ei '; t.oi'n al n; :
Feeble tho back though IIm burden ! lmg"
Hroken the purp ,. .'n 1 leel.e 1 is ihe k'-hk
Why aboil Id wo linger hj 1 iiMi '
Wind of the winter iii.'!.', hu-h .m.l i. pty--1
there, nh ft there, a plvl I y and by .'
Will dalk grow bri-jht a'ain,
B ittlitnsgioT light ag;'in.
And fail'.: ! ju-.t.fl 1, by aud by .'
Dreary and dark is the mi !ni ;M of v ,ir .
Distant aud dreamy tin- iriiiiu !i of n;:i.t ;
lloura that ore K hi.U!c, !.i ai t thai ! !,
Boon shall the morning at r gl.oh.n our s'ght.
A'atl of t!ie winter nig!.' ; so IiK a sigh,
It i ii the dann of tho I hst by ; n I by.
freedom ehsil reign iigani,
IVaoe banish pain a ;fin,
iti,'ht shall be gb.:i:i -l by an I I y.
DID HE PROPOSE ?
"I couldn't do it." s,j I Martyn
E.lcrslic, with a ihuJdcr. It was just
the fed active Lour before thn g.u jets,
iro lighted and window blinds are
pulled down tbo dilicious twilight,
when grate fires shine liko burti!:ip
masses of ruby, mid people Hiding lot
side them grow mildly c.iniidcnlial. It
WiM SDOWitlg a lit t lo outside ; till t!i''
Inttter, for the rliok of tho cryMjlueil
pearls Bgrtinst thu glttt tilled tip thu hi
lonoo, aud mailt) tho cony warmth of the
room lumriously delightful. And
Martin EUeri)i'H pleapant brown eves,
fixed fall on the lire, saw no ono cuu
tell what or how much they uw !
"Hupposo bho hlioolil r,v 'i:o,'" he
burst out, seemingly tipwjio t ) iiHli
iug at all.
'Snpposo Bho fchouldu't," nbservi-il
Oay BaroeH, dryly.
"I tell yoa, rid follow, it'n exactly
like having a tooth pulltv.l out. Your
friends stand by And say, Bo a ihru ;
it's nothing I' It i-n't thoy who art) un
der the doctor's forceps.".
"CoinpJitneutary to Miss Clc-n."
"Nonsense. You know what I mean.
But really and truly, I've fried and I j
cau't do it."
'Very well," said Baruee, indifferent
ly ; " then it is an understood thing
that you are to live and die an old bach
elor." " I didn't say that."
"Oh, I beg pai don. Yoa expect
Fanny is going to propose to vou ; I hat's
it."
"You are a heartless miscreant.1'
Ellerslio oiied out, half lunghirag, half
impatient, as ho sprang to his feet and
tossod the remnant of Iih cigar into the
fire, " and I shall not wasto Hiiy more
words upon you ntilcos, indeed, you'll
f.o round to the fair with me."
"Where Fauny Clen ha t a stand ?
Not if I know it. Tho money market
is rather tight with me jat at prcont,
and these fancy fair) are no bettor than
a den of robbers, where a defenceless
young man is concerned."
And Matt yn Ellerslio went on his way
alone.
The hall was all a gli'tor with gas
lights and fragrant with flowers when
he got there; tho pretty fominine sparks
larked each behind her table well laden,
was all smiles and dimples, while tho
throng of viotims ebbed and ilo'Vi d
around them.
Mr. Ellerslio found himself greeted
with acclamations.
"Yon will fake a share, Mr. Eilcr
alie r
"Do please put your namo down here,
Mr. Ellerslie ; there are only ten blanks
left."
"Oh, Mr. Ellerslie, you are tho very
one we are waiting for. I'vo kepi m veu
for yon seven is always a lucky num
ber," "Mr. Ellerslie 1 don't, pray, spend ull
your money until you've taken a share
in this mammoth doll, with a trunk fall
of clothes."
And thus our hero was flung hither
and yon on the waves of the fair, draw
ing nearer, however, with every descrip
tion, to the table over which shone the
blna stars of Fanny Clou's eyes.
But when be got there he was smi' t en
with a sadden silence.
Fanny looked wonderingly np.
"It's a fine eveuing," lie hazarded.
"U lit asked Fanny. "Why, I
thought it wu snowing 1"
''8.' it is'" said our her.i, ptowing
very led, and overturning tith hia elbow
a criui '.oa Venetian fljuk (tor which he
immediately Lad to pay a soveraigu.)
"I I meau it isn't a very lino evening."
"Oh !" said Fanny.
"Yes," said Mirtyn, feeling acutely
thut ho had made a donkey of himself.
Then he went away, aud diln't see
l'uui:y tie J again tho whole evening
probably because she was the only per
hoii in tho whole room that he cred a
about Mv.iig ut all. But so unkind
i tte t' love and lovern.
J istus ho was edging his way out cf
the plucc, in a very dispirited aud de
jected frame of mind, there was a rush
and a flutter, au t he) heard Iih own
name called in all the notes of the hu-
ni in gamut.
"What, is it?' ho ahkod, vaguely
piiiii!:; around him.
"You've drawn the big dell !" cried
little Si'oU Percy, daueing up to him,
aud laying in his arm the huge waxen
abomination, with its flossy yellow curls
aud imposing pink ttiul white com
jilcxion ; whi!o comebody else brongbt
the bi'j trurki'nd little band-box. "It's
iiiat liko tiavelP'ij with a wift," oaid
Kyiij', miselii.ivt.udy.
"But v.i.nt tho alum 1 what am I to
do wiili it?" usked our bewildered
horn.
"fl'vo h to homebody," Mid Sibyl,
inwardly linpiug ho would act promptly
tui tho suggestion and bestow tho prio
on lu-r. "Any no would bo delightod
to reoiive snoh a present."
"Pn you think ho would'" asked
Mr. Lllcridip, vaeautl.v. And then he
went mv.iy.
'(iriut ct ii pil fIlow I" rriod Sybil,
spiti.fuliy, ami the tripped back to her
table.
"I never sa cueh a goose," said
Tt'ua Idtrriiigtou, who Lad three hiteri
of her oau at home
"Hut what am I to do with it?'' said
Marty a to hinif-olf, as he traversed the
wintry jtloom of the midnipht streets.
"Oil, I have it!" I'll give it to Fanny
Clou and fho can make a Ohriatmas
present of it to her little black-eyed
eouiu I '
IIk laid tho doll, rejoicing, on a
Mifa, an 1 went to bed, sinking into
ilri';iuih;:i 1 just about the time that
Fanny ( leu wan taking tho hair-pins
out id her niaguitlceat golden hair be
fore tho dies.iibg bureau iu her own
apartment.
" Why, Fanny, what ails you V cried
Dora, lior el lo t Mhtor. "You're cry
inn?" "I'm S' tired," guiltily confessed
poor Fanny.
And nhe wept herself to sleep, think
ing how fooliuh she had been, aud that
of course Mirtyn Ellevalie didn't care a
straw about her. Why should ho ?
Mr. Ellers'.ie roso tho next morning
full t'f his momentous resolve, and
made such a toilet that the very laud
lady's little boy, seeing him go out with
a big doll, ntatly encasod in her paste
board box, uudor hia arm, ejected, pro
fanely,
" Oh, my eye, what a swell I"
Tim black eyed, little cousin admit
ted him. Yes, Cousin Fanny was at
homo would he walk into tho parlor?
And our hero, bofore ho had fairly
made up his mind iu what terms to be
stow hit gift, found himself bowing to
a fair-heade I visiou iu a sunny little
room, surroundod by heads of cut flow
ers. " How do you do, Mr. Ellerslie ?"
suid Fanny, coloring and shilling ; " I
um making hoqnets, you see, for to
Litiht." " Exactly so," said Martyn, and thou
ho reflected how much moro appropri
ate a remark he might have mado and
turned vory rod.
" Pray sit down," said Fanuy.
" I I the fact is, Miss Clan," said
Mr. Ellerslie, plunging in sheer desper
ation into the midst of his subject ; " I
have culli d I hopo you won't be vexed
you have only to say so if you don't
liko it."
Funny dropped her aprig of hellio
trope, and looked np in surprise.
"I know it isn't of run eh conso
ijueniie," went on Martyn, turning the
pasteboard box round and round in oon
fusion, ' but if you'll accept it I've
known and esteemed you so long,
and-"
The damask rosos deepened on
Fanny's fair face. It had oome at last,
then, the proposal she bad anticipated
so long ami anxiously.
"Not of much consequence 1 Oh, Mr.
Ellerslio " nhe repeated reproachfully.
"Would yon care for it?" he demand
ed, quite obvious in the embaraesment
of ttie moment that be h'.du't even
named the gift.
"Oare for it I" the tears sparkled in
Fanny's eyes. "When yoa know that
I love you, Martyn."
And aim ran straight into the arms ff
our astonished hero.
When ha went down the doorsteps he
was an engaged young man, how and
when he scarcely knew, himself. And
km fitta wonlil hivA it Ibn flritfc ttArann-
age against whom he stumbled wa
Oay Barnes,
"Heilol" suid Guy. "What's up?"'
' Don't speak so loud," said K'! r-lie. ;
passing his arm tlirtjii:h that tf 1 i-'
friend. "She's engaged b be iuv !
wife."
"Who io? Tho. divine I'ani.ie, the
fairebt of her st-x ?"
"Of e-mrse; who else should it be?"
"But I thought you couldn't screw
your courage up to tho proposing
mark V
"I didn't propose."
Gny Barnes stared.
"You didn't propose I Then how
could sho have aeeepted you ?"
"That's just what I can't exactly com
prehend myself," said tho puzzled lover.
We are engaged-that i, certain -but
can't for the lib of mo remember
when or how I proposed
"But of conrso yoa proposed," ob
served Guy. 'People nlwayi do et a
little flurrie 1, yen know.'
"Da they ? Well, I suppose, that was
tho else with mo. But I don't re
member "
"Oh, don't bo such a ninny !' said
Guy Barnes, impatiently.
"I wish I could remeuber j.iht vliut
I said, though," observed Martyn.
Aud even after ho win duly nivnied
he never could quite recall whether he
proposed or not. Br.t ts Ion;? as d. ar
little Fannie was all Lis own. v.Lat did it
signify ?
M Hit 0.il."
A young niiu is ailow.-d by the s'lie.
est niorulist uu intetmndi:to lime in
which to sow hii wild o-.'h ; but who
ever admitted the same uec tshity in the
way of girls? Wo say that itf ui sln.uld
have his amusomcrts his clubs, cigars,
horse raooi, flir;uti ins mil Iii'toriu,'s ;
but supposing our women and girls
eomo to us reeking of tobacco? Sup
posing tiny addicted tlteruvelv.-s
oppeuly to taking uii3 of grog mid
absinthe when their spirits weto lo.v?
Supposing they sat down to qi iet rub
bers of whist or ccarte, gambling away
their household just to while off dull
hours? Wo demand so much tf excel
lence of our women that the worst f
them are still better than the average
man. I have known eonia women il;o
were social ou' casta, aud who, in point
of heart, conduct and general Ui-r.d
rectitude, might have furnished stud
for ihe making of very upright gentle
men indeed. 'Iiey hav.) fiilh-i:, it is
true; but what a fearful penally tiny
hovo paid for that fall, while, by com
parison, the kindred penalties of Men
are so slight. If a young man get
mixed up in some disgraceful entangle
ment, breaks a heart and throws a yowiy
girl upon tho streets after having
ruined her life, people) any cf him, com
passionately, by-aud-by : "Ho was so
young when ho did it, and new he has
turned over a now leaf ; "it if an in
experienced pirl, a mero child of sixteen
or seventeen, comes to harm through a
moment's weakness, born of too much
love and over con fldenoo in her be
trayer, who ever thinks of pleading her
vouth as an excuse ? Wuo over urges
seriously that a girl Las turned over a
new leaf? Who urges upon her any
neoessity of doing so 1
The Parrot Wondered.
Two sailors wont with a tamo pirrot
to a show in Tokio, where a Japanese
was giving an exhibition of sliRht-of-
haud, interspersed with aerobutie feats
At tho end of eaeh trick the sailors
would say: "Now, isn't lhat clever.
Wonder what he'll do next?"
With each act of tho pi rformancc
their astonishment increased, and they
kept mattering : Wonder what he'll do
next?"
The parrot heard this exclamation so
often that he picked it np off-hand, aa it
were.
Presently, the Japanese undertook to
keep in tho air a number of bamboo
sticks ignited at both ends, but having
his attention distracted by a movement
in the audience, ho allowed one of the
slicks to drop. Unfortuuately it fell
upon a heap of firecrackers, bombs, etc.,
which exploded, blow out tho vail.",
blow off tho roof, scattered tho audience
in all directions, and sent the parrot,
minus its tail-feathers and ono eye about
400 yards.
As the bird came down with a flop, it
shrieked: "Wasn't that clever ! Won
der what he'll do next?" M. Qiutd.
Do Ilees Injure Granest
At the late annual meeting of tho
Northeastern Beekeepers's Asaociittion
the chargo that been injure, grapes was
discussed withsomo feeling. Two bills
have been introduced in tho California
Legislatnre to forbid the keeping of
bees because of tho damage they are
said to do to the ripening grapes. Tho
noitheastern beekeepers were unani
mous in the opinion that honey bees
never puncture the skin of the grape,
thongb they frequent the vines to suck
the juices of grapes already injured by
birds or other insects. This it was
claimed Las been demonstrated by care
ful teats. Bluck ant's are the chief mischief-makers.
Specimens of ttio most improved
American agricultural implements have
been sent for by tho Saltan of Turko
FAltW, ;tll)i: AM HOLSIIIOLD.
Kfelvea.
Awi.r. Jr.ixy. Tho best apple jelly
ve tver made, wri'rs a lady, and, if I
may be allowed to soy so, the best I
ever tasted, consisted of pure apple
j'lieo and pounded ioaf sugar only,
cleared without tho aid of a jelly hair,
an article of so culled demestio utility
of which wo have a wholesome horror.
Tho only straining medium we employed
was a piece of new strong, coarse mus
lin, from which all tho dressing was
discharged by its having been passed
two or three times through boiling
water. It can scarcely be necessary to
ny that the fresher the fruit the better
j e a,g0 tLe e
Rft, , wbpn ful!v rjne un,,ruiVli
and perfectly dry. Pippins tin the
apples r;inerul)y pivfernd for making
p-hy ; but auy variety of culinary apple,
presided the fl U is juicy and tender,
with au agreeable acidity, will do. Bo
fore cutting up the apples Lave a strong
brown earthen wave pan or jar, large
enough to hold tho whole of the apples
when cut uu. At tho bottom of this
pan j ut two or three tablespooufuls of
cold Briug water, peel and coro the
apple', nit thetu into thin slices and
throw th"iu into tho jar as they are
lone. When full place a saucer or
ei.rtlietiwaro lid over and tie it down
u;;!it over the j ir with a j iea of calico
and siring ; place the j ir in a hot ovau
until tint fruit has melted to a pulp ;
ti.ko out the j ir, and pour the fiuit into
a new, clean hair-sieve, or into a Lug of
muslin, us aforesaid ; leavo it until tho
whole of thn juice has run through into
I'm vessel placed to receive it; when
litis is dolit) put three-quarters of a
pound of eru-h(d loaf sugar to eveiy
pound of j.iice, or ono pound of suuar
if tho jelly is preferred very sweet ;
pour into au ttuumelled preserving pan
and simmer until the jnioo, when
poured into a cold plate, Bets in a few
minutes; stir every now and then, but
.'..) not have tl e fire fierce enough to
bust the sugar to the pan ; a hot hearth
I'lituove is alviays, of aourse, preferred
t-;i 'i open flra f r any delicate ouliuary
operatio!:,
Uiihluo.. HnbltH.
"There, i.t piubably not ono farmer in
n tliou-.utid," says an exchange, "who
keep:, a J' t of accounts irom which he
c".n a. uiy moment loam the cost of any
thing ho has produced, or even tu cust
of his real property. A very few farmers
Mo Lave been brouuht up to business
k.. ep such uccouutj and are ablo to tell
how their affairs progress, what each
crop, each kind of stock, or each animal
has coat and what each produces. Know
ing thi;Bt! points a farmer cau, to a very
great extent, properly decide wba.
cropa he will grow and what kind of
stock ho will kot p. lie will thus bo
ablu toapp'y his labor and money whore
it will do thu most good. He cau weed
out his stock and retaiu only such ani
mals us may bo kept with profit. For
tho want of such knonledgo farmers
continue, year after year, to feed cows
th it uio unprofitable, aud frequently
Rll for less than her value ono that is
this bent of the herd, beeailfO sho is not
known to bo any better than tho rest.
Feed ia also wanted upon ill-bred stock,
the keep of which costs three or four
times that nf well-bred animals, which,
as has been proven by figures vhich
cannot be mistakon, pay a large profit
on their keeping For want of knowing
what they cost, poor crops aro rained
year after year at nn actual loss, pro
ided tho farmer' labor, at the rates
current for conimou labor, were charged
againiit them. To learn lhat ho has
been working for fifty cents a day for a
'itimber of years, while ho bus been pay
ing his help twico as much, would open
the eyc:4 of many a farmer who has act
ually been doing this, audit would con
vince him that lhiro is soma value in
figures ttud bock accounts. It is not
pent rally uudeislood that a man who
raises twenty bushels of corn per acre
pay a twice its much for his ploughing
and harrowing, tnice as much for labor,
and twice as great interest upon the cost
ufliisfarm aa a neighbor who raises
forty bushelx per acre. Noris it under
stood that when ho raises a pig that
makes 150 pounds of pork in a year that
his pork costs him twice as much or tho
c. rn he feeds brings him but half as
much us lhat of his neighbor, whose pig
v,-i(-l,H ;1IMI pounds at a year old. If all
the.v.t thinus were clearly set down in
fi;cit'.i upon a page iu au account nook,
and were stti.li.'d, there would bo not
only a sudden awakening to the unprofit
ableness of siteh farming, but an i id me
diate remedy would bo sought. For no
person could resist evidence) of this
kind if it were once brought plainly
home to him. If storekeepers, mer.
chants, or manufactniers kept no ac
counts they could not possibly carry on
their bui-iinfs, and it is only because
the farmer's business is one of tho most
safe that he can still go on working in
i he ilark mid throwing away oppor uni
ties of bettering his condition aud in
creasing his profits."
Tho skeleton ot woman is lighter in
proportion t.. her total weight than that
of man,
FOR THE FA I It hi X.
Ka.blona H lid II ii bile.
Get watered silk tocorttbiuo nith ;. onr
black cashmere,
Gentlemen wearing mourning dress
should use black-eyed stationery.
The Mother Hubbard cape leaches
low on bust, but not to the waist lie.
Black iiiiu's veiling aud grenadine
dreeses will be appropriate in tho spring.
Red cloth is used under -abitc drawn
lace-work cloths to show the pattern of
the work.
Pat a few drops of aurnouia in tho
water you IhUiu your bunds in to pro
vent perspiration,
Tho flowers for ladies' wear in Lent
are Russian violets, rue mignonette,
wbite clover and black pansies.
An illustration of tho Worth mantle
in the Bazar, will bo the best modil for
your black satin mervulieux garment.
Trim it with Spanish lace, jet, or full
rnehes of passementerie.
Finger-bowls are nsed at breakfast
and lunch as well as dinner at most
well-conducted houses now, as they art
very refreshing and convenient, cspaci
ally after eating fruit ; a small doyley io
placed under tho bowl, and next the;
plate.
Tho Queen of the Belgians is a good
practical bonnet-maker. Her pets hav
ing recently pulled to pieces the hat cf
the Princess Clementine's music teacher,
the Queen and her daughter made the
hat much handsomer than it was before.
A plain Jer-ey basque, with a skirt
trimmed acre ss the front with puffs and
Spanish laco frills alternating, ulso a
puffed jtuuier and a full back drapery,
will be tho best design for your black
silk dress thut must be worn in the
sntumcr.
A gentloman's full-dress suit for a
wedding is a black cloth swullo v-tuil
coat, black cloth vest not a wLi'.e one
and black doeskin pantaloons. For
tho traveling suit he might nso n
Cheviot sni cr elo his morning ecu!
of black cloth, vest to match, and dark
gray trousers.
It is not necessary or proper for a
lady to assist a gentleman to put on his
overcoat at tho play or at, home, unless
ho is a cripple, or disabled by illness,
audit would be apt to cmbairass tho
gentleman. A tervant rusy assist him
in the hall, but a lady should i.ever
vo'nuteer such hc)p,anlcss thogeutlemuu
is physically unable to struggle into Lis
garment, either at home or abroad.
Wo trust that none of our American
belles will follow the latest freak of
fashion exhibited at the races at Nice by
a fucinating Parisian actress. This ad
venturous young lady appeared ou the
course in a toilette of light colored Siei
lienue, embroidered in a most artistic
manner with life sized cats arranged
ronnd the skirt. Tho bodico was plain,
with pauieif, and at the back tho ma
terial was bo draped tbat two tabbies
came fat e to face, aud Beemed to bo en
gaged in mauling each other in the
most improved back-yard fashion. The
effect was startling-, to say tho least, aud
we venture to say that tho wearer was
eminently successful in creating a sensa
tion. rinlerr mill Glovr-n.
Hosiery is costly and beautiful enough
to please the most fastidious. The
favorite styb.'s this season are quite
dark and black, even worn with th
brightest colors. It is said that stoc e
ings and gloves must match. Some
pure garnet silk stockings are orna
mented on the aid' reaching quite
above the ankle, with an insertion of
finest point laco edged with white
embroidery. Some styles of raw silk of
dark wine and deep blue colors are
embroidored with gold and silver thread
Some luce like open-worked black silk
stockings aro elaborately embroidered
in old gold silk. A great deal of intri
cate hand work covets these objects of
luxury. Some exquisitely fine lisle
thread stockings have open lace designs
on the instep and aro also embroidered.
The variety in reds includes the pecu
liar red of copper, the red brown of the
wallflower, dregs of wine, aud all glow
ing wine colors, dahlia and maroon.
Finest qualities ot ballbriggans imitate
the more costly styles. Children's
hosiery simply duplicates those already
described.
The history of gloves and glove
making is like all things in human life
and society an exceedingly interesting
matter to look into ami thoroughly
truce, but the extraordinary "hand
shoes" produced within the last year or
two should be condemnt d by wonien o'
taste and good sense. Tho perfection
of a glove is its smoothness and delicate
elasticity, its unexceptionable fit. While
ugly colors and incongruous materials
do not oonnt as the bet taste in these
modem days of luxury; the coarse
chamois skin, the wash-leather long
gloves, never quite clean, always
wrinkles, always ungraceful, it is
sincerely hoped will be abandoned this
season. It isastupil thing to follow
blindly a fashion Bet by a womau who
desires to hide au ugly, bouey arm aud
wrist.
Tim t are ol CieLampa.
If a list could 1;.' p-osented of the
deaths m:d flight fid burning that have
occurred since tin; introduction of kero
sene, it would bo appalling. Gofiit
KniioHENi:, that r, cf the legal standard
of quality, and that sent out by the
Lest makers is fir in advance of th
Jciniicuients, (.; , need be no
more dangerous than ti e. old-fashi ':ed
sperm i :1, or tallow dij s. But it is
vat tly mere to. Why? If we observe
tho accounts cf tl.o;o f-o-called "scci
dent'i," as they are given in the duily
papers, it will be found that they are
duo to one of two principal causes:
(1) Using kerosene to light a Cre ; and
(2) to tilling a lamp while lighted.
Only the most ignorant on 1) to
stupid as to pour kerosene upon u fire,
and as such ponions do m.t read, it
would be a waste t f time to can'iou
them oguinst it. Fdiing a L'Lup while
it. is lighted it HoractLing that ought
xerer to be done. It can bo avoitltd by
always liiliGg the lamps in the morning.
This task should belong to some one
member of the household, who should
have h fixed and tegular time fer doing
it ; nothing ought ordinarily to inter
fere with tr cause its postp nement,
ft should be made, n n'xy to bo dis
charged with all the regularity and
punctuality of the daily meals. If
geod kiroseue, ol either of the be.-t
manufacturers bo iitd, tio re is little
djn;;tr i f accident. Glass lamps ought
Hfeur to be carried about, for the
very reason that they am yluss
This w.;u!d hold, po matter what
tua'eiial they contain; even if il bo
spent or lard oil, the breaking of a
lamp is a disaster to bo avoided
Then- is a cLauce that the ono cairyiug
the limp may slip or trip, cr some
other accident cause thn lap p to be
dropped. Wi,h pood kerosene even
the breaking the lamp and r.pilliug the
contents should cUso no dis.mter iu the
way of burning ; but ull hero-eno is
uot good, and tho risk should never be
takm. Iu "t'imnnng" the iatops otdy
the small portion of tho wick that is
charr d need be removed, and that is
readily done by scraping with a knife
kept for the purpose, if any sub-.tauee
c lleet upon the wh'k-tuhe it should
tie scraped oil', leaving the brass or
metal perfecly clean. Af'er can f .illy
scraping, wipe o?I tho wick -tube and
the wic't with a piecft of very soft
pa), r, to remove any small particles
left in scraping. A wick may become
unlit for nso loughef're it is burned
up. Many quarts of oil aro carried
through a wick, and in tune the pores
ot tho fabric become, so filled wi'h
little f articles of du.it and other impa
rities that tho oil contains, that its
ability to take up the oil as fast as it is
burned becomes greatly diminished,
aud when this occurs, a now wick is
needed. It a lamp is holed qra full
in a cold room, and then is brought
into a warm one, tho heat will cause
tho oil to expand and overflow, and
lead to the suspicion that the lamp
leaks. This should bo avoided by not.
filling completely ; knowing that this
may occur, sufficient space should be
h ft to allow for the expansion.
Advaneiuar Tlirouirli Mail Period.
Evidently man has a nature, which
needs to c at not a little of the bread of
adversity. If not every individual need
do this tho raco must have much of this
food, that there muy bo a ceilain drift
of thought aud feeling for each mem
ber of tho family of man. Not all nm .1
be wounded by assa-siris or smitten
with disease or early death, but there
must hf enough of these griefs to touch
all hearts and fiil all eyes with tenrF.
Personally you may have suffered no
great affliction, but the ills of others
Lavo always encompassed yon, and you
have been modified by the convulsions
of the surrounding scene. Yo.i may
have wept Utile, lint you have seen
teal's; m l having .liod you int.y haw
seen tho marble face ; so that in s line
deep tense tho ad vet so winds of lift
have blown over u'.I souls, aud as a re
sult civilized man stands to-day tho
embodiment of much humility and
pathos His natural vutiity is rebuked,
his language is made more musical, th
tones of his voice urn lowered and
sweetened, and his steps will turn to
save the life of a worm. His love and
friendship aro made mow powerful, not
only by ills that ouce pawed along, but
by ills that niny make) a sudden return.
As the storm drives doves into a flock
and makes t hem seek shelter together,
so have past and coming trials hurried
the provtp of mortals to join hands for a
coiui ntn fate. It is said Dint hers love
most tenderly some sickly or disfigured
child. The principle is deeper than
this incident. Earth has marked some
ndsf'. rtuntt upon us all, and wo all love
each other more deeply because our
world is not a paradise by any mrnnfi,
but a land where pity is to needed that
it is called divine. Thus what, the
atheist and stoic call the cruelties of nn
tare are for the most part only a method
of transforming the dtiar. of the earth
into sensitive and appreciative soil.
There aro 250,000 Hebrews in the
United States.
First mid Last.
' JJ it tll ui", dear," slip said -
And coaxincdy th" soft eyes Mione,
An 1 ahyly dropped the modest head
Beside his own
" Cut tell me, have y,n loved bofore?
Or one or moro ? "
The eager, sparkling faee
Was full of tender, trusting graoa,
Nhe did not fear his answer then,
Her king of un u !
" I: at tell me, de:tr, the best au 1 worat,
ir am I fir-t ? "
lie turned his eyes away ;
V.;t closer still her hand he pressed.
Nor answer"'! yea nor nay ;
A bluh eonf"e'1
All. in one burning word,
l.'iisa. t, unheard.
Cjiiiek eni" a burnt of teara -
A tempest storm from April sky
And then. " Forgive my doubt and fears,'
He hi il l ln-r sigh ;
" Why kh'iuld I etie what lovea ara pat
H i mine i laHt 1 "
ITEMS OF IXTF.KENT.
A veiled womau with a babe boarded
a railroad train at Hastings, Mih., laid
tho infant iu a stranger's hp, and dis
appeared. Tri sident Arthur occupies the pew in
St. John's Chnrch, at Washington, oc
cupied by President Madisou almost
seventy years ago,
King Kulukaua has snt to this conn
try for furniture, as ho is fitting up tho
now royul palace at Honolulu at an ex
pense of nearly a quarter of a million of
dollars.
A million acres of land in France, for
merly devoted to vineyards, have been
turned into other uses, and the shriv
elled aud blackened stalks of the vinos
have beemearted away for firewood.
Lu'iels intended to bo used with any
rt;cle of manufacture cannot be copy
righted. If protoetion is desired, by
application to tho Puteut Office, Wash
itjgiou, D. C , they may bo-registered
at a fee of SO
Miss Brewster, tho daughter of th
Attoiney-Oetieral, is said to wear be
coming toilettes of ruby color at her
mother's receptions, aud to be a grace
ful person, with dark skin and delicate
featuros,
When Mr. Staufield was delegated to
wait on John Linnell to arrange for his
iidtiission into tho Iloyal Academy,
afti f ho had been snubbed by that
body for years, Li inell said : "No. Let
them keep their R A. for men who oan
sell their pictures without it. I cin."
At the opening dav of tho National
Hotel in Norfolk the first namo on tho
register was that of Louis Napoleon
Bonaparte, who was at that time living
by his wits in America; and among the
autographs of other visitors is that of
Mastai-Ferretti, an Italian priest, who
afterward boeumo Pope Pius IX.
Ambrose $. O.ley, of Delaware county,
Pa., works all day at his trade of blaok
hmith, and devotes his evenings to the
preparation of a work he has called tha
"Curiosities of tho Bible." It has been
in progress, for thirteen years, and will
contaiu 5i)t pages. His kuowlodge of
the Scriptures is suid to bo marvelous,
and gives him a right to assume the
mantle of Elihu Burritt, as tho learned
blacksmith.
The Reason Why.
Many years ago, when a certain plaoo
in Texas was a vory small town, quite a
unmber of prominent citizens wont out
on a hunting expedition. Ono night,
when they wore all gathered around the
camp ftro, ono of the party suggested
t'.iit each man should give the titno and
reason for his leaving his nativo State
nnd coming to Texas, whereupon each,
one in tut u tol l his experience. Judge
. blank had killed a man in self-defence;
Gen. Soando had forged another man's
signature to a check, while another came
to Texas on account of having two wives.
The only one who did not make any
j disclosures was a sanctimonious-looking
old ftdlow who, although a professional
j gambler, was usually called "parson."
"Well, parson, are you ready tO'tell
us why you left Kentucky ?"
"I don't care to ssy auything about
it. Besides, it was only a trifle. None
of you would believe mo, anyhow."
"Como, now, old boy, out with it.
Did you shoot anyone?"
"No, gentlemen, I did not. Since
you want to know so bad, I'll tell you.
I left Kentucky because I did sot build
a church."
Deep silence fell upon tho group. No
such excuso for coming to Texas bad
Ik'cu heard of before. Au unexplained
mystery was evidently at the bottom of
it. Tho "pai sou" was called upon to
furnish moro light.
"Y'ou don't believe me?"
"No, but we are trying to. Suppose
yon illuminate your church?''
"Well, gentlemou it happened just
this way. A congregation raised thirty
thousand dollars and gave it to me to
build a church and I didn't build tboir
church."
" "Tis nmro biave to live than to die."
Thurefore don't wait till a alight Cough de
vehipca itfelf iuto consumption bin secure a
bottle of Dr. bulla Cough Hyrup at the email
outlay of 25 centa a bottle, curs your Cough
and liva on happily.
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