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$)t )aU)am ttccorb. II. A. LONDON, EDITOR AND PUOPIUETOll. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, One copy, one year -One copy, six month . Ono copy, threw month $ .00 f 1.00. 50 Lore Belter than Fnme. "I'll win n name," the wnrrior ciiu t, "To crawn tho maiden of my hoari! Her eyw will flush with loyal pride When lorl Ii upon my quest I Ma'!." Tlio lady wntehcl, with undimmeii ore, 'i'ho soldier riilo upon his wiry, Nor a"i)hiii! moan nor tend- r su;li Knticed his stay. And yet she. pined from limn- to Imur. "Turns love, not lime, I craved," the said. "IIu liltlo know? lino's mystic power." And lower slill sho (boo oil her heiul. I'ho days ond months t s inly past ; "1 lie warrior's brow wns wn itlcvl with linn P. Ami home l.c rode. ""I'is mine nt hist An honored inline." lie met her in her father's linll, Aii'l lii-l 10 kis her slender Inn I. ' I,o! nt thy feet I Iny them nil l.ove, honor, fiiino'" Sli bade him stand. "Thy love was nil I craved," tUi suid. "With thnt my heart w.i nil content!" And on his hi cast she laid hor head, Her tonow spent. Hlhrl M,,y. BERTHINE'S RUSE. Thcro was scarcely a sound in the forest as the snow l't II upon the trees, a fincsaow that made their branches appear as if covered with an icy moss. Before tho door of a house a young woman was chopping wood. She was tall, and, though slender, was .strong. She was a child of the forest. A voice wa heard coining from the. bouse: 'B.-rthiiie, you should come in soon, for there nrn 1'russians and wolves roaming about.'' Bertliine replied, as she split a Murk rf wood Willi a powerful stroke, "1 have finished, neither, lain coming. 1 am coming, it is slill light." Then she carried in tlio wood, went rut again .to fasten the oaken doors of (he shed, and again entered the house, fastening the large bolts of the door. Her mother, an old woman whom nge had rt ndered timorous, sat near the lire ts nu ;. ri ir. "I Ilk'- it nut," she said, "wlnn the father is nu ay. Here we are, two de fenceless women." "Ah!" replied her daughter, as she glanced toward a large revolver sus pended over the fireplace, "I can easily kill a wolf or a Prussian it is all the same," Bertliine s husband had joined the army nt the beginning cf the Prussian invasion, and sho lived with her moth er and father, the old forester, Nicho las Pichon, who had obstinately refused to quit his woodland dwelling for the town. The nearest town was Bethel, an an cient stronghold perched upon a rock. The Inhabitants were patriots and had decided to resist the invaders. They had prorured cannons and muskets end equipped a militia. The soldiers Wctro drilled daily by M. Lavigne, the haberdasher, who was an ex-ollieer of dragoons. Thus they awaited the arrival of the Prussians, but the Prussians did not appear. Thoy were not far off, how ever, for twice already their scouts had pushed through the wood as far as the house of Nicholas Pichon, which was the outpost in tho forest of Ave bne. Twice each week Pichon went to town for provisions and informed the citizens of whatever hail occurred in his ii jighborho id. He had gone to town this very morning to announce that two days beforj a small detach ment of (ierman infantry had halted at his place for about two hours and then departed. The ollicer who com manded them spoke FrcQ-h. That evening, when Berlhino was about to put tho pot on the fire to inako the soup, two violent knocks were heard at the door. As the w omen made no reply a loud, guttural voice s id, "Open tho door!'' Then, after a brief silence, tho same voice continued, "Open the door or we will break it in." Berthine took down the revolver from above the fireplace and slipped it into her pocket. Then she said, "Who are you ?" The same voice replied, "The detach ment of soldiers who were here the other day." "What do you want?" said the young woman. "We have been lost in the wood since morning. Open tho door or we will break it in!" II rthine had no choice. She quick ly drew the large bolts, and opening the door saw before her six men nix Prussian soldiers, the same who had stopped there two days before. "Why do you come here at this hour?" she said in a resoluto tone. "We are lost," ropliod the officer. "We recognized your house. We have had nothing to oat since morning." "Come in," said Berthine, as she stood aside to let them pass. They entered the house. Thoy were covered with snow and appeared to be completely exhausted. The young woman pointed to the wooden benches at either side of the large table, saying, "Sit down. I will make ioup for jot) " VOL. VII. When the soup was prepared the Prussians ate voraciously. As they were thirsty, Berthine descended into the cellar to draw cider for fiem. Sho remained there a long time. The cel lar was a little vaulted cave, which, it was said, had served during the revo- lution both as a prison and a hiding j place. It was reached by a narrow j winding stairway, to which access was ! gained through a trap in the centre of the kitehen. When Berthine reappeared she wore a cunning smile. Hie gave the jug of j someming 10 uritiK, ne saw. cider to the Prussians. Then he ordered a number of men to When the soldiers had finished eat- t,l l""nP. " relieved each other ingthey lay down to sleep about the j -'very ve minutes. A stream of table. They stretched themselves 011 j water BIi(1J through the conduit and the floor with their feet toward the fel1 illt" Tho work of lire, their heads supported by their I pumping was continued for three cloaks rolled up for pillows, and soon j ho,lrs. e commaudant in the mean thoy were snoring in six different tones. lillo inarching up and down the kiteh- They had slept sums time, when j cn- wondering why tho men til l not suddenly firing was heard witiiout.and j capitulate. About eight o'clock in so nlainiv that it seemed to be dim ted tne niorning a voice was heard at tho against tho walls of the house. The soldiers rose at once. Two more re ports were heard, followed presently by three others. llerlbino appeared. She was appa rently frightened. Her feet were bare, she wore a short skirt and carried a candle in her hand. "Thy French are coming!" she ex claimed. " There are at least two hun dred of them. If they find you hore they will burn the house. do into the cellar quickly and make 110 noise. If 1 you make a sound we are lost. The ollicer, thoroughly frightened, said in a low tone, "We will; we will. How shall we ilesccn The young vvom.iu quickly opened the trap door and the six men disap peared, ono after another, down the little winding stair. When the point of Ilia last helmet had disappeared Bertliine lowered tho heavy oaken plank, thick as a wall and Prussians emerged, wet, shivering and hard as steel, which was held in place frightened. They were seized and by hinges and a lock, and, turning tho ! bound. The uoiiimanlaiit at once led key in tho lock, began to lauh. It was j away his prisoners, with whom ho en a low, hysterical laugh. Then she I tered Kethel in triumph. M. Lavig.no suddenly evinced an irresistible desire ' d:'i;i over ilrj heads of hor prison ers. Soon, however, sho heard murniur ings under her feet. The prisoners had divined tho ruse, and presently the otlicer mounted tho little stair and began to pound the trap door with his fist. Again he cried, "Open the door!" "What do you want?'' she a died. "Open the door." "I will ni t." Tho man became angry, and ex claimed, "Open tho door, or I will break it in." Then she bjgan to laugh, saying, "Break it, my ood man; break it," and hu iK'g.tn to knock with the butt end of his musket against the door of oak close l above his head, but it re sisted the force of his blows. The young woman went to the outer door of tho house, nnd, opening it, looked out into tho night and listened. A distant sound fell upon her ear. Then sho cried with all her might: "Ho, father!" "Ho, Bertliine!" a voico replied. Presently tho largo .shadow o ' a man appeared where the moonlight fell be tween t wo trees. "I have tho Prussians in the cellar," said tho young woman. "Prussians in tho cellar? What Prussians? How did they come there?" Berthinesaid, laughing: "They are those who were here thu other day. They were lost in the forest, and I am keeping them cool in the cellar." Then she related the adventure, how she had frightened them with the re port of tho revolver, and had fadened them in the cellar. "Well, what would you have 1110 do at this hour?-' asked the old man. "io and fetch M. Lavigne and his troops. Ho will make them prisoners, and will be glad to do it." "Yes, he will be glad," said Father Pichon, with a smile, as he departed. For a long time Bortliino remained alone, with her eyes fixed on tho clock. From time to time the Prus sians were heard battering away at the trap door with their muskets. At length, thinking it time for the troops to arrive, Burthine opened the door and listener. Soon she saw shadows moving in tho forest They were the shadows of M. Luvigne's men. There were 1200 of them, and each carried 200 cartridges. M. Lavigne arranged his troops so as to surround the house. Then he entered the dwelling and informed himself of the force and position of the enemy. M. Lavigne stamped on the trap door, calling to tho Prussian officer. The latter made no reply. Again M. Lavigne called, but in vain. After a lapse of twenty minutes ho summoned the ollicer to surrender, promisingthat the lives of himself and his men should be spared and that they should receive good treatment. There was no sign of capitulation. Then the c imman'K ant arranged his plan of attack. PITTSBORO "Let Planchut and his men com here," he said. Planchut, who was a zinc worker, and two of his assistants approached. "Tear down tho gutters and the waterspout from the roof." In a quarter of an hour fully fifty feet of these wooden gutters were brought. Then ho had a little hole made at tho edge of the trap door and formed a conduit from the pump to this opening. "Now we will give tlieso Prussians little grated aperture which served to ventilate the cellar, saying: "I want to speak with (he French officer." Lavigne replied from the window, advancing bis hea l only a little: "Will yuti surrender'" The Prussian ollicer answered that be would. "Then pass your muskets out," add -ed Lavigne. Presently one musket was passed through the aperture ami fell upon the siriw, then another and another. until all had been passu 1 out. Then thesame voice said: - )' We have no more. Make haste and let us out, for we are nearly drowned." The commandant openol the, trap door. Four dripping heads appeared four heads with pale faces and long yellow hair. Then, one by one, the six was decorated for having capture I a Prussian advance guard. - From the Fn wit. How Siirasres Count. It is very amusing to see the people if Kauitscliatka attempt to reckon above ten, for, having reckoned the lingers of both hands, they clasp them together, which signifies ten; they then begin at their toes and count to twenty, after which they are quite con founded, ami cry Matcha," that is, "Where shall I take more?" A Moravian missionary relates of the Oreenlanders that thcy'in counting proceed beyond twenty with great re luctance, and generally apply to- all numbers atove twenty a name which means "innumerable." Parry, the great Arctic explorer, says of some tribes of Esquimaux that they require to use their fingers to count as high as three, and generally make some mistake before they reach seven. Many South American tribes are said t ) have no more than four distinct numerals; and the consequent difficul ty in understanding high numbers is well illustrated by a statement of Hum boldt, that ho never met an Indian who would not, if asked his age, say, indifferently, sixteen or sixty, not con scious that there was much difference between the two. The following auecdote of a South American traveller confirms the state ment. This traveller, when out with a party of ten or a dozen Indians, asked one of them, "Aro we many?" "Yes, wo aro many." "Aro we innu merable?'' "Yes, we aro innumera ble." "That tribe," ho says, "when they wishod to tell how many captives they had taken wire unable to state tho number, but would mark out a apace of ground ami say there wero as many as could stand in it." Tho inhabitants of some West Indi an islands are said to exclaim whenev er a number exceeds ten, "As many as hairs of my bead," or "As the sand ol the sea." Tho Yancos, a tribe dwelling noar the Amazon, have no name for any number beyond three, "and lucky it is for those who have to do with thorn," says tho traveller who records the fact, "for their name for three is 'Po-et-tar-ra-ro-rin-co-a-ro-ac,' " a word of ten syllables. Who can wonder that arith metic has not flourished in these lands? A Superfluous Boy. William Trotter has been paying his addresses to Miss liosa I led steer, of Wace. His visits have not been very frequent of late, and last night Tommy. Miss Kosa's younger brother, said: "You ought to come and see usevery evening, Mr. Trot tor." "Why, Tommy?" "Uecauf-n it makes sister Rosa sc happy to have you go away. You ought never to miss an evening." They missed Trotter for the rest oi that evening. 7'exat Styling. !hrrtw ii ii ii ii ii ii O CHATHAM CO., N. I CHILDREN'S COLUMN. i lollyIoue Week. I Mon.luy doe9 tho wa-hi Ki puts il t to ilry 1'iius'lny tloe$ tho ironiiiKi Inys it nicoly h) ; j Wednesday does the mending; folds thu .-ot-ks in pairs ; . l'lnirsdny does the sweeping of tho rooms up 61 nils; I I'ridny aweeps Iho parlors in n llioronh way; j 'nturdiiy is bukinj; sik-Ii 11 dnyj j Sunday hears a sermon -. listens to the cho'rj ilVoiidei if the singer's vii -o can K" much higher. (Jets so very t:red that would yon believe ? Culls asleep a-lcuniiig Vniu-t her pnpu's .-loevc. Vuutlis CV''u '"") 4'llmhlim l"i. Biby had thrown away her dolly, nbuttoned her own sho-.-s and pulled pussy's tail until pussy ran away where baby could not catch her. Then the bright eyes looked about for some thing t-lse to do. Oraeie ought to have been watching tho little one, but she was studying a picture-book in stead, and baby, finding tho do T un fastened, crept out into the hall. "Why, where is baby?" asked mam ma, coming in two or throo minutes later. A merry lit'.lo laugh sounded from the hall, and baby was found half-w ay up tho stairs, rii'l brought back in time to save her horn a fall. "Baby wants to do what our Sunday-school tea h. r told us yesterday,'' said Oracle, "Mitnb a little higher.' Teacher said that every good deed lifted us a little higher, and every bad habit overcome was a step to climb on." "So, when Oracie learns to forget her own pleasure aid take care of her little sister.she will have climbed above a step of selfishness and will stand on tho higher one of usefulness." said mamma. Suhb'-nm, llrluilerr limiting. One sport that amuses the l-qui-inau lioys very much would probably be called in our language "reindeer hunting." Having found a long ami gentle slope on a side hill they place along the bottom of the hill a number of reindeer antlers, or, as we Noon times incorrectly call them, deer horns, (for you boys must not forget that tho antlers of a deer are not hnrr at all, but bone.) Theo antlers of tho reindeer aro stuck upright in I he enow, singly or in groups, in such a manner that a sled, when well guided, can be run between them without knocking any of them down, the number of open, spaces between the groups being equal to at least the number of sleds. The quantity of reindeer antlers they can thus arrange will, of course, depend upon their fathers' success the autumn before in reindeer hunting; but there are nearly always enough antlers to give two or three, and sometimes five or six, to each fearless young coaster. The boys, with their sleds, numbering from four to six in a fair-sied village, gather on the top of tlio hill, each boy having with him two or three spears, or a bow with as many arrows. They start together, each boy's object being to knock down as many antlers as possible and nut be the first to reach tho bottom of tho hi'.l. You can see that in such a case tlio slower they go when they are passing the antlers the better. They must knock over the antlers with their spears or arrows only, as those thrown down by the sled or with the bow or spear in the hand do not count. They begin to shoot their arrows and throw their spears as soon as they can get within effective shooting distance; and, even after they have passed between th rows of antlers, tho more active boys will turn around on their Hying sleds and hurl back a spear or arrow with suilicient force to bring down an antler. Whon all have reached tin bottom of tho hill thoy return to the rows of antlers, where each boy picks out those he has rightfully capture I and places them in a pilo by them selves. Then those accidenily knocked over by tho sledges aro "again put up and tho boys return for another dash down tho hill, until all the antlers have been "speared." Sometimes there is but one antler left, and when there are live or six contesting sleds the race becomes very exciting, for then speed counts in reaching tin antler first. When all are down tin boys count their winnings, and th -victor is, of course, the one who ha obtained tho greatest number .' antlers. Lieut. Sflneatka, in '; N ich ola s. Best Timn to Gather Peaches. -At tho Agricultural College at Bry ant one of the professors asked Frank Klliott.one of the most promising stu dents: "Which Is the best time to gathei peaches ?" "When the farmer has got his back turned, and the dog is tied up," was the n ply of Frank, who has hnd conblera ble experience in raising fruiU 8ft C, MAY 21, 1885. 'SOUTH SKA ISLWDKRS. Some Noteworthy Charar-ter 1 istics of I he Feejocs. 1 A Finely-Formed People ; tlio'r Houses, ' Food, Laugnage and Habits. j It is a common impression, says a j Feeji.-e letter to the ban Francisco ( VhronHe, that the South Sea Islanders i are all cannibals and that the islands ( are filled with w ild beasts. Such is not I the case. There aro no quadrupeds there c-x-ept pigs, and cannibalism has ceased to exist except in the most I remote and unapproachable of the is i lands. The natives are indolent and far from being savage, and in their re : ladftins with tho whites are easy going and simple. There is little romance I and less adventure in exploring these ! Southern archipelagoes. The islands are all of volcanic origin, and in the , lowest strata show no evidence of ores I or minerals. The vegetation is tropi cal and luxuriant and the forests a i bound in every variety of birds. ! It is a common supposition that the islanders are physically dwarfs and the I women shriveled and hag-like in ap J pearauce, resembling the Indian squaw, j Tho truth is, however, that no liner race exists in the world as regards phy sical structure. The men are tall an. I well formed. The worn -n have mag nificent proportions pleasing faces, aro neither llabby nor fat, and the contours of their bodies aro harmonious. By ac tual measurement they approach the Venus of Milo nearer than the I'.'iro pean. j Their houses aie built of a frame, work of saplings, put together without ' any nails, fustem.il bv sennit made from the cocoanut liber, and thatched with a long grass to the thickness of several feet. The sides and ends are filled with a lattice-work of reeds that admit the air. The lloors are covered with soft grasses to the depth of sever al feet, over which are spread mat . One end of the lloor is raised about one foot above the rest, and is used as a bed, upon which is laid from fifty to one hundred of the softest mats. )no , corner is reserved a a small fireplace. consisting of bare ground and a few stones, where are always kept smolder ing a few cocoanut husks, used for the ; purpose of making the mtluka, or na- i i : : . oo. - . .i. . . . .. l .i - cig.u urn-, tne luoacco wnicn iney Binoke is simply the raw leaf dried in I he sun. They hold the leaf over the fire until it is crisp and then roll it in dried banana leaf to a sharp point at one end and broad at the other, i ne J cigar usually does for several persons, each taking a few whiffs and passing : it to the next. Tho food staple of the natives is fruit, but they have more sumptuous I edibles prepared by their own ingenui i ty. Tho chief of these is the mnJiui, j made from any fruit, yams, taro, or I bananas, pounded into a thick paste I and buried on tlio shore between high j and low water mark. There it is left ! to decompose for a year, when it is dug j up and steamed in a large po1. When j c lolled from the dried banana leaves : the odor is that of bad sourkrout sliced j with Li in burger cheese. The natives . relish this condiment as a master-piece or ineir art, ami cai it without even holding the nose. It is sweet to the taste and easily digestible. Another Polynesian delicacy is a raw fish about the size of a sardine, which the natives scoop out of tho water and bolt while the fish is still wriggling. They taste likQ sardines. The natives aro very polite in their j intercourse with each other. When ! one sneezes his companion says, "Sabu- la," your health; the person sneezing 1 replying, "Moli," thank you. They never meet in tho morning without saying, "Sa yandra," it is awako, and in departing say, "Sa la'ki moce." go to sleep. The common term In their language for white men is "kai papa lagi," the first word meaning "of tho race of," and the last, "beyond the ho rizon." The Polynesians have words to express even metaphysical ideas, and the language is tlexible enough to convey new notions when first present ed to them. They call a steamer, "laea linka," or sail of fire, instead of incor porating the Fnglish word into their speech. The language abounds in poet ry, without rhyme, and mainly of the trochee metre, as the accents of tho words usually fall on the penult. They celebrate love, martial deeds, feats of strength, and drinking feats in verses whieh are handed down by oral tradi tion. Why Ho Was Thankful. Bub-Are you going to be iny new (iapa? Accepted Suitor "Yes, my dar child." "Have you got your wig yet?" "Wig? Why, no; I don't need a wig. Why do you ask ?" "My other papa always said he was so thankful his hair wasn't fast to liiro." VhilaJrlphia CaiU ' NO. Voiiduiiisin. Ten years ago Yoiiduii dances were of common occurrence in the lower part of Louisiana. A mysterious whis per would circulate from one cabin on the cotton and sugar plantations to another, and on a certain evening a crow d if colored peopl ; wmiM be found congregated in a lonely place on the bayou. The Youdoit woni'-n, aged ni-grc.-ses clad in bright, parti-colored rags, feathers and shells, with black cloths wound about their heads, would brew a mess of herbs, blood, etc., in a cal dron hung over a 11 r: c!o-e to the water, chanting, meanwhile, wild un intelligible words over it. When tho fumes began 1o rise in a black dou l, the other negroes caught bands and danced in a circle, joi .ing in the song. Most of them wcr-in a state of ab ject terror and excitement. Their song ended in shrieks, writhings and epileptic convulsions which were all counted as sacrifices to the Kvil spirit. The old Voudou women were its pricstosse-, and to them, it was be lieved, was given the power to torturo or to murder their victim--. In ne of the low-lying parishes near the bayou Atchafalaya. every lield hand, twelve years ago, joined in the-e orgies. The people were ' omph'tcly under the d diiinion of the Voudou women, strii'-k work at their bidding, and would remain idle for days. Any poor wretch whom tho priestess cursed was driven out into Hie swamps like a wild beast ami left to perish then-. One or two enterprising planters at at last established schools for th-- chil dren of their lab'ii'ers, and brought in skilled mechanics to teat h them trades. Last spring, a Voinlon priestess ap peared on her old camping-ground, and sent around a summons to a dance, with a threat that die would curse all who refused (o i ie. Not .1 sinsjlo man or woman replied .i her call. Tins overseer (a colore! main appeared when she had kindb-il lo-r lire, ainl ar rested her as a thief. -She scare fooli-h women into meal ing from white foiks to bring money toiler. That she pretend to throw into her pof. "Thai's all I lie black spirit she knows!" lie said, contemptuously. Voudou worship was at an end in that parish. Ytintft'x C'jiiiHiiiiuii. tiypsy Peculiarities. Few more fantastic scenes ran be conceived than a gypsy wedding. The place usually chosen is a sand pit. In two long rows, fronting each other, the attendants take their stand leaving a path in the middle, half-way clown which a broomstick is hel l up about eighteen inches above the ground. The bridegroom is called, walks down the path, steps over the broonistii-k, and awaits the maiden's arrival, siie, too, is called, walks down between the ri ws of gypsies, lightly trips over the i-tic'i, and is then received into the arms of her hinban 1. A few days of toasting follow, and then tho wild wandering life is resumed. Children grow up in the lent or van, and as the wants become greater, th - gypsy mat ron ad-Is another I her resources of making a livelihood. Tlio fortunes she predicts to the farmer's blooming daughter bring many a meal to her hungry family, ami the elegant lady who allows her to stealthily enter her rich home rewards her with money or cast-off clothes when from tin- lines of her ban-Is sho has been foretold a fu ture full of splendor. I ild age comes slowly to (he gypsy r ice; weakness, pain nnd suffering aro si rangers among them, and tho physician's i rail is de spised as are all the other institutions of the Oorj'-s. But when death nt length enters the gypsy's lent he is borne uncollincd to his last resting place, deep in the forest or on the lonely heath, and as often as their wanderings bring the gypsies to thu place where one of "our people" is laid to rest they stop and pay a short trib ute to the memory of him who sleeps bencat h the moss of the heather. The Ass ami the Pox. One day, as an Ass was journeying along toward a rich mead iw, he chanced upon a Fox who was quietly sitting by the roadside. "Ah, friend Fox," said he. "I was just looking for you. I am going to Feed in yonder mea-l-iw ." "But," answered t'o- l'o, "You can not get in; that in -adow is reserved for animals of Beauty." "F.xartly," said tho A-s, "but I haw a beautiful Voire. Listen -" And ho brayed loud ami long. When the last echo had died away, turning to the I'ox. ho asked: "Now, friend Fox, you have harl it What does that Show?" "It shows," said the Fox, quietly, as he to ik up his cano an I c.pring over coat, "that you are an Ass." MtiiiAL.- This fablo teaches that there is always more than one way of looking at a thing. Puck, l)c Cljntljnm Hcfovfr. j.atks ADVERTISING ;Ono square, one incrfmn-Oin- square, two insertions One Souare, din; month - 1.50 - 2.50 ! For larger advertisements liberal con 'tracts will lie made. I . J What Jleeotii;iensc! He miljlit Imvc suna n -o"K the world should lieu '. , Whose clarion no'.cs hint run;; to loud and i dear That men had li-t'-ne l mid la-en inado 'J he heller lor the llav. The moil and care o! evrrv il o j Miilt;;er to l.e;,r the iu-my ll-ll-leiH laid J 5 - lihj in 1--ileiw ill the minni'l way; lint late said nay' Siie nielli haw- had the rijsbt to say ".My own, " Hie jov ol' In-ill loved -he iiu'ht have known, Mad urapj-cd ttroiin.! la i- n- a shield from every -tiniii. ji-ii-oiii-il dart Hi envy, hulled, or inalii-iou-- ar:. 'J lie iii.-i lit I- efu love ilia: would not yield 'Jo any IVie. lac .l.e lusui' her In-art' i IIu: I'.i'.e said nay ! She wc t her vaii-' '-d li'.e- vel sweeter trod 'J'iie path ol -i-ll-.h-liail tli.it bud- up to liod He did hi- ttinl: i ; tin- Mnall - le-ie , That ,o,l had iven lain, nnd 1 tiii'lnd w-l! ; . The t'lituio win Id ali'Tiei-aii t'-H ( What ii i-oiNpi-n-r -lioald ruin" to those who here : Jtow meekly and ivoik on. nor i iire the Knell '1 lait s.iiiihN fate's nav ! III MOJtOI S. A round dozen - A dozen of oranges. 'I'll'1 place to live in when the next liood follies Xew-ark. A roller skat e may gather no moss, but it barks it good many shins. "We meet lo part no more," said the bald-headed man to bis hair bru.-.h. Men's beads aro something like omnibuses t he empty ones make the most noise. Man is always popping at woman with the blowgnu of bis sarcasm, bit' it conies her iimin-js when she gets the In lilict and he j al ue with the bill. "What, is a lake?" asked tho teach er. A bright little Irish boy raised bis 1 and. -Well. Mi-key. what is it?" "Sure, it's a hole in the kitib", mum." A n exchange asks: "How shall we prevent mice from gnawing tho bark off fruit ii s?'' Kill the mice of cour-e. -lead mouse never gnaws bark. A Philadelphia woman says she wai kissed by a spirit ai a seance. That j sensation nni-t bealino -t as gratifying , is being hugged by the ghost of a ! -hance. i An echane notes that tho Mors" I'dioe Fall at, Niagara lias receded Some j itm feet from its original position, j Probably an attempt to get away from ! the liackiuen. ! First Boston oirl -"doing to vocal practice this morning. Minerva?" j "Second Boston Oirl "No, my dear Calliope, I have a bad cold and am quite ihoar.se." "Ah, been exposing yourself i lo the weather?'' "Yes, I went out j yesterday and forgot lo put on my spectacles." ! ('rani and the Kentucky Ladies. ! Tho Kentucky women are as rn- Ihusiastic about, horses as the men. They unhesitatingly pla-'O tho horses , before themselves as the great attrac tions of the state. I remember hoar ling a conversation between deneral tirant nnd a Kentucky girl at tho M. Louis .Merchants' Kxchange in 1ST.", Uvben President (Irani was visiting Mhe St. Louis fair. A number of ( l.t lies were introduced to the Presi- lent, whereupon bo spoke in very high terms of St. Louis, the fair, A:e. i" You are mistaken, Mr. President T- we are not from St. Louis," laughing ly said one of the girls, "wo are from I Kentucky, a very fine state, you know, which possesses three things all men ! of taste must appreciate." Smilingly, ! the President, asked iter what they were. Hie answered: "Wo have tho fastest, horses, tho prettiest, women ami t bo finest whiskey in the world." The I 'resident replied: "Your horses are certainly justly renowned; I have j some on my farm near here; yourself , and parly prove the correctness of j your second observation, but whiskey I is one of the things that require age, and your men consume il so last that, il rarely has a fair banco to become good." The girls thought that if j (ieneral (Irani could not niako a long speech he was apt at repartee. Clliliiejiig Hie Subject. "Always," said papa, as he drank his coffee and enjoyed his morning ! beefsteak, "always, children, change tho subject w hen anything unpleasant has been said. It is both wise and po lite." That evening on his return from business ho found his carnation bed despoiled, and the tiny imprint of slip pered feet silently bearing witness to tho small thief. "Mabel," ho said to her, "did you i pick my dowers?" "Papa," said Mabel, "did you se a monkey in town?" "Never mind that. Did you pick my flowers?" "Papa, what did grandma send mo?" Mabel, what do you moan? Did you pick my dowers? Answer me yes or mi." "Y es, papa, I did; but 1 thought I'd change the subject,"