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PITTSBOllO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, JULY 12, 1883.
NO. 44.
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Testcrduy nod To-Day.
VBBTKKUAr.
It la io wide, iMa groat world vaulted o'er
Ily the blue sky clasping while ihure to shore.
And yet it U not wilo enough for me!
I love you ao it uniinol hold mj love.
There ia not cpnco in earth or huavon above.
There ia not room for my grout love and mo.
ro-iiAV.
It ia a i w-ido, thij t noil I vaulted o'or
J V thu aad sky chup 11 ihtik shorn to shore,
It is too wide it i-e Km tvido for me!
Would (ioil tlmt it n i'io narrowed to a crave,
Ami I slept o,uiet. naught hiil with inu nave
The love that was too fcieal -too toont for me,
t'rniirrt in Ihe t'rnlinij,
A Painter's Vengeance.
Thirty years ago the Helgian paint
er, Antonio Wiert, was astonishing
tho urtist if world 1 v the n trf til hut
extravagant product ions which arc now
exhibited at Hrussels in the Museum
whii-h hears his name.
Though his hntsh was generally oc
cupied with classical subjects, or weird
allegorical designs such as the "Con-
trst between flood and Fvil," he ocea-
nioiiitll y consented to paint portraits.
This was a favor, however, which he
nnly accorded to those whose physiog
nomy happened to interest him. It
may be added that his taste inclined
rather to the grotesque and eccentric
than the leant if ul.
(ni! day he received a visit from a
certain 1. van Spaeh. a notary, wlm
had been sciz-d with a eh Sire to have
his features perpetuated by the tele
brated artist. Maitre van Spachaji't ' work upon the picture again,
dry, wrinkled, keen-eyed old gentleman,
with an expression of mingled shrewd
ness and self-importance - was one of
the wealthiest men in Lirus.scl.i, and as
avaricious a-i he was rich; a character-
isttc wiucn nan procure.! nun me uui:- ;
name ol ".Maine narpagon.
Wiertz was aware of his visitor',, I
failing; nevertheless he acceded to his
reiiuc.-t without demur. The fact was,
he had been compa red at first sight by
tho old scriveieT's picturesijtie head.
That he el was a perfect treasure to au
artist, with its bald cranium, wrinkled
forehead, shaggy brows overhanging
the small piercing eyes, hooked nose,
and thin-lipped mouth, which shut like
u trap. Weill', was fascinated, and
while his visiter was pompously ex
plaining his wishes, the art hit w as tak
ing mental note of every line and feat
ure. "How much will the portrait cost?"
was the notary's cautious inquiry.
"My terms are ten thousand francs,
monsieur," was the reply.
The lawyer started, stared incrcdu- I whose window oilers siudi constant at
lonsly, shrugged his shoulders, and ; tra-tion to lovers of art.
took up his hat. ' j "I have something to show you,"
"In that case," he answered dryly, "1
have only to wish yuu good morning."
Alarmed at the prospect of losing
this promising "subject," whom he had
already in imagination transferred to
canvas, Wiert. hastened to add:
"Those are my usual terms; but as
your face interests me, I am willing to
make a reduction in your favor. Sup
pose we say live thousand'"
Hut M. van Spach still objected, uig
eng that such a sum was exorbitant for
"a strip of painted canvas."
At length, after much bargaining
and hesitation he agreed to pay three
thousand francs lor the portrait
"frame included;" and this being set
tled, ho rose to take leave.
"When am 1 to give you the first sit
ting?" he inquired.
"There is no hurry," replied the art"
list, who had his own intentions re
garding this portrait. "I am somewhat
occupied just now, but will let yon
know when I have a morning at liber
ty. Au revoir !"
The moment his visitor had left the
studio Wiertz seized palette and
brushes, placed a fresh canvas on his
easel, and dashed in tho outline of the
portrait from memory. He painted as
if for a wager, while the summer day
light lasted; and, thanks to his marvel
ous rapidity of execution, when eve
ning came the picture was all but fin
ished. He had represented the old notary
stated at a table, strewn with papers
and parchments, his full face turned
toward the spectator. The head was
brought out in masterly relief against
a shadowed back round, and painted in
the artist's best style; hold, free and un
conventional, showing no signs of its
hurried execution. The likeness was
htiiking in its fidelity, giving not only
the features, but tho character and ex
pression of tho original, so that the
canvas seemed instinct with life.
The following morning Veirtz gave
the finishing touches to his work, put
it in a frame, and dispatched it to Van
Spa h; instructing the messenger to
AV.dt for an answer.
He rubbed his hands with pleasure
as he pictured the old gentleman's de.
light and astonishment, and anticipat.
td the sensation which this tour de
force would create in artistic circles.
In due tin.n the messenger returned
with Cm picture in one hand and a
pots m the other. Wiertz hastily dis
missed him, opened the letter, and read
us follows:
'Sir I beg to return your extraordi
nary production, which I cannot sup
pose is intended for my portrait, as it
hears no resemblance to me. In art, as
in everything else, I like to havo my
money's worth for my money, and I do
not choose to pay you the sum of three
thousand francs for one afternoon's
work. As you do not consider me
worth the trouble id' painting seriously,
I must decline any further transact ions
with you, and remain, sir.
Yours obediently,
lVir.K VAN Sl'Afll."
W hen the artist recovered from his
astonishment at this remarkable epistle,
he burst into a lit of laughter which
made the .studio ring.
Mis money's worth- ha! ha! Maitre
llarpagon has overreached himself for
once. Me could havo sold it for five
times what it. cost him the beiiiirhtcd
oil Philistine."
lie placed the rejected pi turo onco
more on the easel, and regarded it long
aid critically, only to become more
convinced of its merit.
IIo knew that
art judges would pronounce it a chef
d'iciivre. His amusement began to
give plaeet i irritation at the indignity
to whi-h his work had been subjected,
and v ague projects of vengeance rose
before him as ho paced tho lloor with
bent head and knitted brows.
Suddenly ho stopped s-liort, his eyes
sparkling with mischievous satisfaction
at an idea which had suddenly o-eitrred I
' to lii ill. lie took up his palette, and !
adroitlv altering and retouching.
In au incredibly short space of time
it underwent a .startling metamorpho
sis. While carefully preserving the
likeness, he had altered thu face by ex-
aggcraiing us cuaracicrisucs; giving a ,
cunning u-cr to too ueepiv-sci. eyes, a .
grimmer curve to the thin lips, and a
scow 1 to the heavy brows. A stubby
beard appeared on the chin, and tho
attitude became drooping and decrepit.
Then the notary's accessories vanish
ed, the bu kground becoming tho wall
cf a cell, with a barred window; while
the table, with its litter of parchments,
was transform)) I into a rough bench,
beneath whi -h might be discerned a
pitcher and a loaf.
When this win achieved to his sat
isfat tion, the artist signed his work,
and gummed on the frame a conspicu
ous label, with the inscription, "Impris
oned for Debt."
Then he sent for a liacre and drove to
Melchior's, the well-known picture
dealer in the I; no de la Madeline.
began Wiert. "I have just finished
this studv, which I think is fairly sue-
tressful. Can you fuel room for it in j
your w indow
"Fin I room for it? I should think j
so!" exclaimed the dealer, enthusiastic
ally. "My dear fellow, it is lirst rate! j
I have s.-en nothing of yours more
.striking and original and that is say. ;
ing much. What pri e do you jMit
upon it ?' !
"1 have led yet decided," replied tho
painter, "tiive it a good place in the
window, and if a purchaser presents
himself let me know."
The picture was immediately instal
led in the place of honor, and soon at
tra ted a curious group. All day
Melchior's window was surrounded;
and next morning the papers noticed
the wonderful picture, and sent fresh '
t rowds to gao at it.
Among the rest was a frier.d
Maitre van Spa h, who could hardly
believe his eyes tin recognizing the
worthy notary in this "nuetioiiable
shape." He hastened at. once to inform
him of the libertv which had been
taken with his person; and not long i
afterward the old lawyer hurst into the
shop, startling its proprietor, who at
once recognized tho original of the
famous picture.
"M. Melchoir," began the intruder.
"I have been made the victim of a
shameful practical joke, by one of your
clients. It is my portrait sir, that hangs
in your window; it is I, sir- I, Maitre
van Spach who am held up to ridicule
in that infamousdaub- -pillori-d for all
the world to see as an imprisoned
bankrupt! If the thing is not removed
I shall apply to the polite."
At this threat the picture dealer
merely smiled.
"I must refer you to the arti d. mon
sieur," ho returned, coolly. "Tho pic
ture belongs to him, and I cannot re
move it without his permission."
To Wiertz's house went Maitre van
Spach, in a white heat of rage and in
dignation. On entering the studio, he
found the painter lounging in an arm
chair, smoking his afternoon cigar.
"Ah, is it vou, Maitre?" was his
bland greeting,
circumstance am
'fo what fortunate
1 indebted lor this j
visit? I'ray take a scat. lo you
smoke? You will find those cigars
excellent."
"Monseiur," interrupted the notary,
cutting short these courtesies with i
scant ceremony, "let us come to tho
point. There is at this moment in
Melchoir's window a picture a carica
ture which makes mn the laughing
stock of tho town. I insist on its
being taken out at once at. once, do
you understand V"
"Not quite," replied the otner, im
putlurbably. "It is true there is a
picture of mine at Melchior'sbut I really
don't Kee how it makes you ridiculous,"
"Von don't see? I!nt that picture is
my portrait, sir my portrait!" tried
his v isitor, rapping his cane upon the.
Moor.
"Your portrait?" echoed the other,
with a look of surprise.
"(f course it is, as any one else tan
see at a glance. You "
"Hut--excuse me" the painter inter
rupted "you said yesterday that it did
not resemble you in the least. See -here
is your letter to that effect."
Van Spaeh colored and bit bin lip,
lie fell that he had been caught.
'Such being the case," continued
Wiert, "and the work being returned
on my hands, I have a perfect right to
dispose, of it to the best advantage."
The notary took a turn or two across
thu room to recover his composure.
"( '0:1 c," he said, at length, forcing
a smile, "let us try to arrange this ri
diculous affair amicably. 1 will give
you the three thousand francs at once,
and take the horrible thing out of tho
window "
"Stay a moment," interrupted his
companion, as he lliekcd the ashes from
his cigar, and carelessly changed his
position. "You must lr; aware, that
the picture in its present shape is ten
times more valuable than a mere por
trait, it is now a work of iiuagimr
, i(lM ;lm ju.nt jn, ami
may own
j ,.01,si,(ll. it ,. - lny UM1.U sm..
.hr eanva.ie ). I i ould not think of
in- with it for less than fifteen
thousand francs."
The notary gasped.
"Fifteen thousand francs! You are
joking."
"Not at all. That is my price; yon
may t ike it or leave it."
There was a moment's pause; then
the visitor turned on his heel.
"1 leave it, then! ( io to the deuce with
your picture!" ho retorted, as he left
the roc. in, banging the door behind
him.
He had not gone many yards from
the house however, when he stopped
short and reflected. So long as that
ill-omened cans as remained on view
in Melchior's window ho would not
know a moment's peace. The story
would be sure to get w ind, and even
his friends would join in the laugh
against, him. lie would hardly dan; to
show his fa"e abroad. At anv sacri-
Heo this scandal must be stopped.
lint - fifteen thousand francs! lie fair
ly groaned as he reluchn'ly retraced
his steps toward Ihe house.
"Monsieur Wiert," he began, in a
conciliatory tone, "I have considered
the matter, and I agree toyourterms.
I will take the pic ture for the sum
you named."
Wiert threw away his cigar and
rose.
"Monsieur, you are very kind, lint
it happens that. I, too, have been con
sidering, and a brilliant idea has oc.
currcd to me."
The notary shuddered, lie dreaded
Wiertz's "ideas" ami he had a present i.
nient. that .some fresh disastei was in
store for him.
" h it is it?" he asked nervously.
"As my picture seems to have made
a bcn..ation, I think I will advertise it
to be rallied for at live francs a ticket,
and that all the town may have a
chance of aceing it, 1 shall hire a coin,
missionuire to carry it through tho
streets for a day or two.
notion eh?"
Xot a bad
Maitre van Spach was speechless
with consternation.
"You you would not do that?" he
stammered.
"Why not? 1 am coiilidcut the plan
would succeed so confident that I
wouldn't give it up for less than thirty
thousand francs - money dow n."
The unfortunate notary burst into a
cold perspiration, and wiped his fore
head with his handkerchief. To see
himself trotted round Brussels on a
porter's back, labelled "Imprisoned for
debt!" It was like a horrible night
mare. "Here." he exclaimed, desperately,
taking out his pocket-book "here is a
check for the amount. For (leaven's
sake let mo have the picture, and 1
will say no more about it."
Half an h ur afterward the detesta
ble canvas was in his possession; but
it was not until he had cut it out of
the frame and bnruc.l it to ashes that
lie felt himself safe from fcome fresh
manifestation of the painter's vcrige-
anee.
Meantime, Wiert. cashed the check,
and alter deducting the sum of ten
thousands francs -the price he had
llrst demanded - forwarded the rest to
the chari'able fund of the tow n in the
name of Maitre van Spach.
Sjtins tin 1 Whips.
The history of spurs is both curious
and entertaining. 'Ihe earlie-t form
of spur was a single goad or sharp
point.
The dashing young knights of tho
feudal times had a great love for deco
rating their spur: vvi'h jcv -k
111 the torn n.iiii 'Hi i they usi-.l spurs
with mottoes on the shanks. One such
hail "A true knight and I" on one side,
and "Anger me and try" on the other.
My iincieiil custom, the chorister
boys in the cathedral-, can claim "spur
money" if anybody i iii...s (lie sin red
edifice w ilh spurs on.
Il you In inc. in -iii' or hat,
.Sixjk are jnii ih lie .turc of thnt.
The whip w as not so knightly as the
spur; it however tok part in several
old custom...
In the ancient city of York wa.i a
day called vv hip-dog day, on which tho
boys were at customed to go around
and whip every dog they nu t. This
originated in the following peculiar
fact. A priest me e celebrating mass
dropped thepiv, which an tinreligious
dog snapped up and swallowed.
The profane boast was hung, and for
years his species was subjected to tor
ment lor his out ragcous impiety. That
w as, of i oiuse, in (he good old times.
Another humane game connected
with the whip was this: A rooster
was tied to the branch of a tree. The
players were blindfolded and presented
with long whips. They were then led
to a little distance, and commenced
lashing in all directions, the fun con
sisting in the smart cuts they gave one
another. 'Ihe one who si ruck the roos
ter first, and made him cry out. won
the game.
The old game of vv hip-top is as old
as history. In lirydeii's translation of
Virgil's .I'.ncid we read:
As yoim.: sti ijiliiu-A whip lhn top for port
t'u the fiii"inh p ivcmi iit ol the empty court.
Two hundred years ago men played
whip top as c.ig. rly a the boys, and in
some illages a "low n top" was pro
vided for the amusement of the poor.
Pugnacious I'onics.
Fonies are common in India, but the
ipiaintcst of I heiii all is a little fellow
run to seed ami called the tattoo. A
correspondent, of the London '. hi fur
nishes the following description: It is
a pony with few redeeming ipialities
to set oil' against a w hole stablcful of
vices; but among his very iptc.-t ionable
virtues may be reckoned his pugnacity
So great is this, thai it would be ipiite
possible to keep Indian tattoos, like
cocks, for lighting purposes. If decent
ly fed, groomed, and but moderately
worked, they will become as high
couraged as game cocks, and as ready
to rush at one another, and to do battle
to the death, as birds in the pit. A
chestnut pony of this sort a child's
pony, too--has been known to bite off
the ear of another pony lor his break
fast, and to assimilate a very consider
able portion of the tail of another
tattoo in the course of the afternoon.
When hard worked and ill fed as he !
generally is in a naiive stable tic j
tattoo's pugnacity, for vvliii !i one can- :
not but give bun crc.'it. is turned into i
.".stubbornness that would astonish a;
donkev. Nothing w ill move him, not I
even it rope round his lore leg, backed
up by profanity an I blows. A stoic;
might admire the aiiim d w hen in this j
mood if he did not belong to himself, j
Hut perhaps after the live lat natives
within the box mi wheels, to which
the tattoo is attached, have given up
all hopes of moving lor that day and
have betaken themselves to the ( hew
ing of betel nut as a sokcing and phil
osophical employment of the hour, the
cunning and malicious tattoo will
make a sudden ami unexpected dadi
forward with the reins about his heels,
when may be witne-scd the edifying
spectacle of live fat baboos laid upon '
the road tit cpial distances, just like 1
the eggs and the I askel, as in athletic
performances. The tattoo's mind, such j
as it is, is, in fat. against every man j
and every man's hand is against him.
Hut although morally bad and physi- j
tally unlovely there are good points
about the brute alter all. It may take !
time to discov cr tin in, still there are
hopes for the tattoo of the tut ure.
Tlie Nails.
The growth ol the nails is more rap
id in children than in adults and slow
est in the aged; goes on faster in the
summer than in the winter, so that the j
same nail which is renewed in one j
hundred and thirty -two davs in win- i
ter, requires only one hundred and six. j
teen in summer. The increase of the
nails of the right hand is more rapid
than those id' the h it ; inoie vcr, it dif- i
fcrs for the different lingers, and in
order correspond- with the length of j
the linger, eouse piently it is fastest in j
the middle linger, nearly e.jual in the ;
two on either side of this, slower in ;
the little linger and slowest in the
thumb. The growth of all the nailson I
the left hand requires eighty-two days I
more than those of the right.
j INDIAN SCALPS.
I'rlcea Paid for Them In Colonial Time
A Blc Premium on Dead ludlaii..
The taking of scalps came to be a
recognized part of colonial warfar
Hannah Dustin, who escaped from
; Indian captivity in li'i'.W, took ten
scalps with her own hand, and was
paid for thni. Captain Church,
itndcrt iking his expedition against
the east -rn Indians, in 170-", after the
lccrlield massacre, announced that he
had not hitherto permitted the 'scalp
ing of '-Canada men." but should
thenceforth allow il.. In 17J2, when
tho Massachusetts col my sent au expo,
ditioii against the village of "praying
Indians," founded by Father Kasle,
they ollefed for each scalp a bounty of
ll al't'Tward increased to tiuii; and
this inhumanity was so far carried out
that the French priest himself was one
of the victims. .Icrciuiah liumstcud,
, of Jfoston. made this entry in his alma
nac in the same year: ".Vug. '-
Indian scalps brought to Huston, one
of which was Jioinbaen's (an Indian
' chief i and one fryer Itaile's." Two
years after, the celebrated but inappro
priately named Captain Lovewell, the
foremost Indian lighter of his region,
came upon ten Indians asleep round a
pond; he and his men killed and
scalped t lii-iu all, and entered Dover,
New Hampshire, bearing the ten
sc alps stretched on hoops and elevated
mi poles. Alter receiving an ovation
in Dover they went by water to IJoston,
and were paid a thousand pounds for
their s -alps. Yet Lovewcll'.s party
was always accompanied by a chaplain,
and had prayers every morning and
evening.
Tho most painful aspect of the
I whole practice lies in the fact that, it
! was not confined to those actually cn
i gaged in lighting, but that the colonial
authorities actually established a tariff
! of prices for scalps, including even
non-combatants so much for a man's,
! so much for a woman's, so much for a
' child's. Dr. F.llis lias lately pointed
j out the striking circumstance that
whereas William Fctin declared the
person of an Indian to be "sacred," his
grandson in 1 T i I offered $131 for the
scalp of an Indian man,Fi1 for that of
a boy under ten, and -"0 for that of a
woman or girl. The habit doubtless
began in the lury of retaliation, and
was continued in order to conciliate
Indian allies; and when bounties were
offered to them, the white volunteers
i naturally claimed a share. Hut there
is to doubt that Puritan theology
helped the adoption of the practice.
It was partly because the Indian was
held to be something worse than a
beast that he was treated as being at
least a bca.-t. The truth was that he
was viewed as a liend, and there could
not be much scruple about using inhu
manities against a demon. Cotton
Mather calls Satan "the old landlord"
of the American wilderness, and says
in his "Magnalia;" "These Farts were
then covered with Nations of Har
barous Indians and Inlidcl.-. in whom
the Prince of the Power of
the Air did work as a Spirit; nor
could it be expected that Nations
of Wretches whose whole religion
was the most F.xplicit sort of
Devil-Worship should not be acted by
the Devil to engage in some early ami
bloody Action for the Extinction of a
Plantation so contrary to his Interests
as that of New Fngland now."--T.
H'. llii;iitsi)ii, in Ilm ii-f's.
The Speed or Thought.
Ileluiholtz showed that a wave of
thought would require a minute to
traverse a mile of nerve, and Hirseh
found that a touch on the fa e a.
recognized by the brain and responded
to by a manual signal in the seventh ol
a second. Ho also found that the
speed of sense differed lor different
organs, the sense of hearing being re.
sponded to in asixth of a second; while
that of sight required only oiie-liftli
second to be fell and signaled. In all
these cases the distance travcr.-e I was
about the same, so that the inference is
that images travel more slowly than
sound or touch. It still remained,
however, to show the portion of this
interv al taken up by th.' action of the
brain. Professor Ponders, by a very
delicate apparatus, demonstrated this
to be about seventy-live thousandths of
a second. Of the whole interval, forty
thousandths are occupied in the simple
act of recognition, and thirty-live-thousandths
in the act td' willing a re
sponse. When two irritants were
caused to operate on the same sense,
one twenty-fifth of a second was re
quired for the person to recognize
which was tho tirst; but a slightly
longer interval was required to deter
mine the priority in the case ol the
other senses. These results were ol
taincd from a middle-aged man, but in
youths the mentid operations are some,
what quicker than in the adult. The
average of many experiments proved
that a simple thought occupies one
fortieth of a second.
BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON.
Inen Fair f.iiua KirrcUe a .My.llc liilln-riit-e
lan.
The statement that the moon a 11 eels
the human body may at first sight
seem nonsense, but the fact is, when
we examine it a little, it does not ap
pear so absurd iifler all. Tho moon
certainly exercises an iuibieiu-e over
llitids on the earth, an I tic human
body is about three-fourths water. It
is said thai if we put a human body
inlo an oven and make il perfectly dry
it will go down from I-"'" to about I"
pounds.
I'ciiple who are born when the union
is rising are more subject to her inllu
ciice in alter life than others. They
frequently have the habit of walking
in their sleep, and about the time ol
her fulling I Icy are greatly subject to
i Ireai i is. Anof lier curious thing is that,
if near-sighted, their eyes grow more
dim a' I lie oppo--.it ion and the than;."-.
II isalvi wed Known that there are
animals - horses, lor instance - which
are moon-eyed; that is, their sight is
better or worse through the month, ac
coruing to the condition of the moon.
The same is said of some dogs.
A whole volume might be lilled vv ith
the literal ure of the moon no' only
the astrological notions attached to
hi r, but t he curious myths and legends.
Nothing is bvtb r known than that Cue
insane are affected by her beams at
ce rtain seasons, and vet there are some
doctors who deiiv it. The famous
English physician, Forbes Winslow. !
who made an exhaustive investigation
of the subject, in summing up the vari
ous theories as to how the iiioon aits
upon the demented, say.-, il is impossi
ble to ignore the evidence of such men
as Pimd, Daquin, fiuislain and others.
The astrological idea is that the planet
acts on the moist ma'terof the brain.
Some of the French psychologists
thought that the insane were obse rved
to be more troublesome when the
moon was full because the light would
naturally make them so, j reveiiting
them from sleeping. Hut this is ;i
very poor explanation, for, although
the ino'ii is at her full every mouth
the nigh' -i arc n it always bright -there
may be a week or nioiv oi'eloitdi
tii ss--but the rest I -.siii ss and excite
ment among the lunatics is seen to be
just the : same', and to exist by day as
well as alter dark. -Mr. Winslow's ,
suggestion was as follows: "May not
the alleged changes observed among
the insane at certain phases of tin;
moon arise not from the dirccl but the
indirect inlluenee of the planet? It is
well know n that the rarity of the air,
the electric conditions of the atmos
phere, the degree of heat, dryness,
moisture, and amount of wind prevail
ing, are all more or less liioeliiied by
tin' state of the in ion. In the general,
il v of bodily diseases what oblivious
changes are observe,! t,( aee-ompany
the meteorological condition referre.l
to? Surely those' suffering from dis
eases of the brain and nervous system
affecting the mind, cannot with any
degree ol re ason be consielcrcd as ex
empt from the operations of agencies
that are universally admitted to affect
patients afflicted with other diseases." '
He gives an instance further on of a
lady of much intelligence employed as
a matron in his establishment for in
sane ladies during some live years, who
informed him that the pi-nod of the
full moon invariably treat id a great
agitation among the patients. Haiti
i n .V. .
tjueer Shops.
There are very many more boot and
shoe shops here than in any other town
I hav e cv it seen, writes a London co;
rcspondi nt. In tin- hiiMiii'ss str-ets
one may count linen byd ..'cns.and they
all look thriving. The c titinual rain
and damp of London probably account
for the innuiiicr.tb!.. shops fur the sale of
India-rubber go uts there must be at
least twe nty here for one to be met at
home. Hut the i -Innate cannot explain
the remarkable pivvali-ii" o of shops
where nothing is sohl but arlil'uial
t"t'h! These crop up on everv side
and exiile i"iir con d ant remark. We
wonder whether people step in ami
buy a tooth or two or a set of teeth, as
one selects a hat or an umbrella;
whether regular dental operations are
carried on within; also, w hcther such a
branch of business can possibly be pro- .
kitable when carried on by so many !
traders.
Itegi'ecl Fai'don.
An Arkan-aw man borrowed a
newspaper ami sat on the cml of a truss
tie, reading. A train came along but
he was so deaf that he could not hear
the whistle. The engineer "slowed
up" and gently shove I the man aside.
"I'll be blamed," he exo'aimed, "if
you ain't the impcrlightcst feller 1
ever seed," and just then discovering
that he hail been removed by a locomo
tive, continued, "Heg pardon. Didn't
know you was in the neighborhood." j
ArkatiMir 'J'rawlrr.
Scatter Seeds of Khuluess.
Then, was never a ic'l'lcii suiihcatn
'1 1, at lull on it eh -elaln place',
)! il ii II mn-1 1 it i' of its presence
Thill lime could never tIT.ire.
Not i Miiiinl nl inert ildo fweetness
'Hint ravi-hcel the hsluninu car,
Th t shiiiihcic'l in .-ili'iiee I'oroltvn
J-'oi- many and many n yeui
lint u word or a tone inilit uwakem
lid musical power lieiew,
Long alter ihe HWecl-voiued siiiRet-
ll.id laded fiom earthly view.
Nor a tic ill thai vvaa ever bo weury,
I ir tainteit w ith sin and despair,
lint it word of lender rmiipusMon
Milil liad an nbidinc.plnro llu-ro.
Yet eiiunllisM ihiui-iindd mo yeaiuius
l-'oi-Kwnptttliy, Uiiidium unit love,
And ..oil's an- lopi";; in liaiknena
Without one "leani ti no iihove.
There n:i. never a ,-uuhe nil wusted,
Nui n hoii that was .-iin in vain,
An l so uU that seem hut in tho bhudows
A Navim'tf love in iv reclaim.
Then n ailer ,-eils i f kindness,
Though your deed nmy nuvci bo known,
Tuo hat ve-t will ripen in !ery
II the .-fed Ii.-1 ii hlul'y mihii;
And iile wi l elo-e with it M .-in.
And lade i .to eii d:es il i ;
J. I.e Ihe eid.'eu hues (it the. Midbrain
1 li.:t hide, ill Ihe; iwililit ray.
John C. lituir.
ITNbF.Vl' I'Alt .lUKU'ilS.
F.iia li' s of promise- Those your
tailor eli'lii'l 1-ring home.
How and where the gallant grocer's
e-lerk ma'se-s love Across the way.
A lirooUvn boy can imitate with
his mouth the sound of a lawn mower.
Hi lathe r is going to try and imitato
a thrashing machine.
(i.niiis having sue e - i ele el in making
a ! ;-in I it cut id' I'.')" !', it won't be
oii;r before an inviiii.ve man will pro
ilin v a railroad tii'ing-house beefsteak
made of pastclieare!.
A ii l.ct guiih'" f-r instruction in
tie; art of sw iiiiming has been uh-I:.-hol.
Wlo'ii you fall overboard ;nd
don't know how to swim, all you Lave
to do is to tread water and read your
guide.
'Is that about the right length, sir?"
asked the skiliful barbe r as he linished
tutting his custome r's hair. "I lika
the sales and back," was tin' response;
but 1 wish you would make it a littlft
longer on tic top."
The Apache Indian, it is said, can
march Ir 'in thirty to forty miles a day
without becoming tired. It is really
a pity that the Apache cannot ho
civilized, for he would bo just, the
lei! ) to accompany his wife on a
shopping exe-iirsioii.
And now doth the small boy knock'
a piclut off lli' fence to use for a
lat, ami whe n he gets a swift ball on
the end of it he lays it down and rubs
his hands against his side s and looks
sadder than the' before using" portrait
of ant i-b an advert isemcnts.
Well, then' is one-thing sure," said
Mr. .lull hut tics, as be closed a discus
sion "'ii the w roiigside-'liii'ss of every
thing in general: "thiTe is no justice
in this World, and it makes me blue to
think of it." True, .lob." said Patience,
"but the ivff e l ion th.it there is justico
in the next, ought t o make ou feel a
'real deal bluer."
I ii in . cil.
The man or woman who tries to get
a reputal i'ti for cccent ricity is natur
ally out raged at people who won't ba
:i-t 'id-he I. Hand" 'aire, a French lit
erary character, w as one of these, and
on his nr.d cciuiig to Fans he visited
another liter. in por-uui. M. Ini Camp,
who asked bi'n whether he would have
IJordcaux or Hiirgundy. ' both," win
the' reply, and In- dlaiin-l a b-'ttle of
each al a draught, loo!; ing at Ins liost.
to see what iicprc ssimi il made upon
him. Iu Camp w.c, unmoved. Hau
clelaire soon visited Du Camp again
w ith his hair dyed green. Du Camp
paid no attention to il. At last Han
clelaire cried in fury: "Don't you
notice anything pec uliar in tho color
of my hair?" "Nothing whatever,'
was the reply. "I have seen at least
titty people with green hair to-day.
If vou had dyed yours a bright bluo
that would have struck me as uncom
mon." Haudelaire bounced from his
chair. Iliing himself from the room,
and declared to a friend that Du Camp
was the iicst disagreeable man ia
Paris.
Soon after the Chinese legation
was established in its present quarters
at Washington a begu'.ir called on Pro
f ssional business. To his amazement
be was ushered wdh elaburate bows
and gestures into a luxurious room
where an a'tae he kindly asked how ho
might serve him. A collection was
then taken up for his hem lit among
the members of tie' embassy, and hi
was inv iti'd to refresh himsflf with a
lunch of delicate con feet iffis. As il
matter of course his singular experi
ence was known to every beggar in
town within twenty-four hours, and
the legai'cm has been besieged ever
since by unprepossessing visitors
ipip iry inn