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When 1 lie Cows Come Home.
Tlii pcni.s.iys tho Chicago Farmer's
. i- '1. ;i';hmmnI hi the Illustrated Christian
U ivklv, .ue.ut, ls.". It has been reprinted
, Nti ti-iivi It. I ut inaccurately. It in repro-.-1
Iit- w it h t !n sanction of tho author,
Vi- eii' I'- Mit li'-n, and the following is
t , 1 and revised copy. Tho poem
jj ! t) iT.s;ttl to an English writer, and
w , t i:t l i'iii months ago in an Kostern
,.,1-t. tin explanatory remark that
,. -r w.:s not known.
Wit'i MinK klangle, klingle,
V.iv l'n the dusk' dingle,
Tlf ciws are coming home;
y,..v .A.vt. and clear, and faint and low,
' :iii tinkling come and go,
1 i;.M -Iimii'm from somo far-off tower
di i " ' tm April shower
' in ikes the daisies grow;
v. iiM,.. !.o-'ang,
kl,ing, koling!elinle- - - -IV.
n L'wn the d likening uinglo
Tli" (v come slowly home;
.V:.- i niii'' ineinis, and twililu; plays
, i ! : ni y ''Uh's, a:i 1 sunny days,
I" ' ;' 'piM.:j up the ni'sty ways,
U'i:i tho c iws come h Hue,
U n't ji.i-V. jur-le, jingle,
S -ti t-.-ics tint sweetly mingle,
Th-e wviic coming home;
M il vitii-, an I IV irl, an 1 Kliitnel,
P Kamp, K ? Ir se, and Uretcheii Sehell,
I less, and Sylph, an 1 Sp inglod Sua
.iis the ficlls I hear her k-oo,
And elm;- her silver bell;
do-line-, lang,
U !in,;, go-lang, goliiigleliugle,
With f:iint, fair sounds tint minglo
The or, v. come slowly home;
And imther- ongs of long-gone years,
And baby j ys, an I childish tears,
And youthful In,'-, an I youthful foil's,
AYh'u the c.'W.i com." hoiu".
Willi ri'igle, ia:i ;le, tingle,
JJv two., id I throes and single,
'I'l : are c mi'ii 4; home;
riii"ii;li vi li: ai we seethe town,
An I the sii u ii"i' su 1 a slippiue; dawn:
Hi" m iple in ih h iz-l glade,
Pi lows d w.i the pith a longer shade,
And the hills are growing brown;
To ring, to rang,
lo ring, to rang, to ringlel ingle,
by lines ;ih I fo-ii-s and single
The cows (in slowly home;
Tl: mmi -weei -i.i-.rid of w irdless ps ilm,
Tl ' -1111 srt-.vt .Iiiii"-vlay re-it and calm,
I'd -1111" sweet s-vi-t of bud and balm.
When th cows 11 mi" homo
With tin!;I-, taukle, tinkle.
Tin'' -uli IVru and Kriwinkte,
Th,'e.w- are coming homo;
! -i 1 1 i in the checkered stream,
t li lii" .-11 -I lavi glmcj and gleam,
1 '! h i!- r.-u "U'do-iin, an I Piio.-!i Phyllis,
S'.i 1 1 kn-v d.H'p in the creamy lillie:'
bi a drow.-y dream;
T" link, to 1 ink.
T link, t -1 ink, tolitifcleliiiglo,
UVr tii" bmU- with butter-cup.- a-twiukle
"l " e iw - e. nue si' e. y home;
An l u l br mi h M"iti'"i v's deep r.ivine
( '"'in t'l In-"k ld - ng and its old-time
slf eu.
And rli" ere.-.-eiit of the silver queen,
Wli"!i tin- ews ei Mil'; home.
With kliugl', klingle, klingle.
With luvcn, an I moo-00, and jingle,
The c ws are oming home;
And over there u Merlin Hill
He ir Ihe plaintive cry of the "Whip-poor-will;
Tii" d"v-(h'i.p lie on tho tang'eJ vine?,
And o"r the oplirs Veuus shines,
And over the silent mill;
Ko-ling, ko-lang
Iv i-ling, ko-lang, koliaglelingle,
With ting-a-lii-g and jingle
The cows conn slowly homi;
L 't down the bars, let in the train
Of lung-gone sngs, and flowers, and rain,
Fur dear old times come back again
When the co ws como home.
WEDDED IN A BLIZZARD
Wh?n father too't up his claim in
J) niglas3 county, Dak., thu county was
new nnd thinly settled. Father and my
three brothers tcok up a section and
built their four homo on aljoining
corners. S, as tv brothers were mar
ried, we formed a little settlement by
ouis.-lvcs. This was well, a our neatest
neighbor lived eleven miles away, j
v. :ii then a merry, romping lass of 13. all
tic; wilder for I cing jint from ci.y life.
The first year a very destructive cy
clone vidlcd that part of tho country.
Lying an it does between the Mi-souri
and JntnC'i rivcis, it was feared Mich
vi-itatious might be frequent, so father
.il l tho boys dug a c ivo midway l.o
l .veon the houses. Twice we sought
n fuge there and heard tho demon of
'lost ruction at work among the fruits of
our i ad in try. We escaped without in
jury; but father, who wis returning
from the town, twenty miles away,
where wo got our mail aud supplies, was
badly biuicl by the overturning of his
wagon. As soon as he recovered he and
die boys dug a cave about midway on
t lio rou'e to the town. The location
h h n arked by four tall, upright posts,
which could be seen for a longdistance.
Years passed with no occasion for its
but father was always dreading
: 'i h a time, and kept it in repair.
Four happy years passed, and then a
I nr'y of visitors from tho east came.
Ailing them wis Frank Hoaly. We
In I been e.reit friends in tlu past, aud
'"came, something more during that
l"!ig summer.
Wc agreed to bo married in tho
sl ting, and ho would stay until that
time; but early iu January ho received a
Miriimoiis home to Chicago, and in
"-'di; I that I go along.
o preparations were mado lor our
m inings. tq scut to Bunker for a
minister, but our messenger brought
Void he could not get away. -'Could
w not como to him?'" We must stait
"'! Chicago at once, so decided to adopt
1-1 'I pi in. Upon the 15th, after a tear
ful 30vJ.byo to nil but father, mother
and Joe, who would accompany us, we
started for Bunker.
There was a great quintity of snow on
tho
ground and only ouo sleigh, that of (
our messenger the day before, had gono
over the road.
as a consequence our
progress was slow and laborious. It
was a dull, clou ly day, but wo knew
nothing of blizzards then, so did not
hesitate lo start; We had mentioned
1 o'clock as the time for tho ceremony,
so made calculation on being at the par
sonage at tint hour.
Before we were two miles on our way
the snow bega t to fall in great feathery
flakes.
Ilove a snow sjtorm and was dLelight
cd to bu out in one. Seeing father and
mother grave and troubled, I laughed
anil jestcu, and indeed was la an unu
sually merry mood for one just leaving
home and frieads to go among strangers
with only a husband's love to depend
up )U.
For some timo tho snow fell slowly
and heavily, then the wind rose and tho
cold began to increase.
Joe suggestjd a return and hinted at
possible danger. Father hesitated but
Frank thought th-ro was no more dan
ger in an advance than a retreat, so on we
wnt. Heavens! what an experienco
that was which followed.
The wind howled like a hojt of de
mons bent 01 destruction. Tho snow
became i. fiuitusimally li ie and, driven
by tho blast, stung one's il sh when ex
posed like nejJle poi its. Wecjuld uoo
sec to t!i' horse ' lu'adi, and at the
one track was long since covered up, wo
no linger knew which way we were
going, and could only trust to the
horses.
Mothvr became alirmcd and cried
quietly belli id her vail. A'l my high
spirit vanished, and instead of the
happy future Ihalbc.vi a :licipating I
now saw nothing but a cruel death be
fore us, with the snow for shroud aud
pall.
At 2 o'clock by Fiauk's watch wo
were nearly fr..c:i, and the weary horses
could scarcely move i.loug.
Suddenly Joe put out hU baud atid
clutched at some obj )ct closo to tho
s-idc of hi sleigh.
Hurrah!" his cheery voice rang out,
whoa,"
The tired linr-sos uirtpped hut.mt'y,
only too gla I of the clnuce. Joe sprang
out iuto ih j yielding snow, la a mo
ment. he shoute I again:
'II 11
II.'ic's another sleigh.
F-'ther! Frank! Pile out here with
your shovels!''
They did as he or lere I, aud mother
and I rous'J I to s-.-e what it all meant.
But we could see nothing, and only
faintly ho;ir their voices above the rush
ing wind.
We soon found out, however, for
father and Frank soon returned and
lilted mother and me out of the sleigh,
and carried us where? Into father's
cyclone cave.
We stared about in stupid amazement,
for Joo had brought a lantern along, and
he had lighted and hung it up. A mo
ment later we were joined by tho minis
ter from Bunker, who, finding it pos
sible to get away, h id started.
The mon blanketed tin poor horses,
huddled them together close to the
mouth of the cave, turned the sleigh
box up beside them as a partial shelter,
then bringing my trunk, lunch basket
and the robe, j inod us.
The temperature of the cave was com
fortable compared with tho outer air,
and wo were truly thankful for tho
change. Vigorous aud continued ex
ertion soon restored our benumbed
limbs to their normal condition, and we
settled down to a quiet discussion of
the situation and tho probabilities in
our favor.
After a time the talk languished, and
Frank made in a whisper the queerest
proposition. I gave a decided negative,
but at last yielded to his entreaty, and
almost before tho rest knew what was
going on wo stood before the minister
with clasped hands, and he was speak
ing the solemn word that bound us for
better or worse for life.
It was a strange bridal. In that low,
dark cave, lighted only by tho smoky
lantern, tho terrible blizzard howling
overhead, and death lurking near in tho
fearful cold, which steadily increased,
mother cried softly, and father's voice
trembled as he gave me his blessing.
Frank's face was very white as ho
clasped me in his arms and called me
wife. My own feelings wcro a mixture
of terror and happiness, such as I hope
never to experience again.
We remained in our safe but gloomy
refuge forty-eight hours. Then we were
dug out by my brothers and a party
from Bunker, who were in search of the
minister aid had found us by tho
mounds caused by tho snow drifting
over the poor horses. Two were dead
and the other had to bo killed,. he was
so badly frozen.
Huddled together under the ground,
with fifteen feet of snow over us, we
had not suffered badly, and tho lunch
basket filled by mother for Frank and
me on our journey had sufficed to keep
us from actually suffering from hunger.
An apartment house which does not
yield any profit must be classed among
the "flat failures."
Two Coyote Stories. f
A t a 1 n '11 -ill
jx iuruier up in me sj ipay vauey, Cal
ifornia has just made the chainnion
slaughter of coyote. These animals are
" 1.
a great pjst to-tlie sheep owners, and,
tnoip.ru extremely hard to catch or kill,
make serious inroads upon tho ilcks.
The sheep owners have offered a reward
of $29 per coyote scilp, and Fank
Hamblelon the farmer in question, has
just pocketed in bounties $800, the re
Suit of ono ingenious bit of work. He
h id a large straw stack oa his farm
which h id been standing for several
years, lie noticed not long ago that a
good many holci had been made in it,
nni-ttiat t;oyotca wcro quite numerous
around it at night. S one evening ho
set fire to it and hid near by to watch
developments. Tho straw wa3 so
damp from recent rains that the fire did
not get to tho inside of the stack until
after dark and a good many of tho
beasts had sniclled danger and escaped.
But as it was he riiked out of the ashes
tho carcasses of 40 coyotes, old and
young tlint had been burn:d todoath.
Another coy dc story is from a stock
man, who has on his cattle ranch a pair
of superb staghounds which ho brought
from Scotland, from their native kennel
at the foot of Bau-Nevi. They are
wonderfully docile and intelligent, fleet
as the wind, and possess a marvelous
amount of strength and endurance.
The wolf they consider a foe worthy of
their skill, and whenever they li id one
enter a cjutcst from which they soon
come oil victorious. But they ?ccra to
consider the coyote an animal so des
picable as to be woith only the most
contemptuous notice. For one to ap
pear within their sight is to bring swift
punishment upon itself. But the noble
hounds feel so much contempt for the
animal that they will not take its des
picable life. They always bite off its
tail close to the runin or null it out bv
the roots, and having thus set the mark
of their disdain upon Mr. Coyote, they
let him go while they carry home tho
tail as their trophy of the chase. To
such an extent have they carried on this
contempt u mis warfare against the
coyote race that their owner's ranch is
drewn with caudal appendages, and
bobtail coyotes are the rule (New York
3un.
India Ink.
From the earliest times "collectors"
of choice brands of ink have never i con
wanting, and in one respect, at least,
different a; eastern aud western notions
may be, they both agree in this that
we do not make as good stuff now as iu
former times. It was in the latter days
of tho Tang dyni sty that one Li-tchao
and his son, Li-ting-Kouei, set up a
manufactory of ink in the small town of
Chu-tcheou, which was then surrounded
by magnificent forests of iir, from
which fact we may reasonably infer that
the b'ack was to be made from the com
bustion of that wood. Tho father had
grown old in tho business without mak
ing any particular reputation; tho son,
however, brought the processes then
jniploycd to the highest pitch of per
fection ; but he kept his methods a pro
found secret, and since his time the
jfforts of all the makers have been
jirectcd to producing an
ink as good as his. Yet it is allowed
by connoisseurs that nobody has yet
succccueu in equaling ins makes, cspe-
ialiy those in shape of a sword, an.l of
j round cake which are his master
pieces. We are told that an infalliblo
means of recognizing tho ink of Li-ting-Kouei
is to break a piece off a cake and
Lo throw it in water. If, in a month,
the pieces are still unacted upon at the
bottom of the vessel, we may be certain
hat they arc really authentic. This
great genius mado several qualities,
which are distinguished by the charac
ters stamped upon them. Three are of
tho highest excellence, uu approachable
by any modern ; and the fourth, which
may be considered as the ordinary arti-
le, bears his name, together with the
title conferred upon him by imperial de
cree as a reward for the services he had
indirectly rendered to literature. All
the Year Bound.
The President's Conclusion.
"Daniel,'' called tho President sharp
ly to his private secretary this morning,
as he heard that worthy talking to an
applicant iu the outer office.
4:Yos, sire," responded Daniel, com
ing in trembling.
"Didn't I hear you talking to somo
one?"
"Yes, sire."
"Who was it, Daniel?"
"He wants help, sire. Ho says he is
a poor democrat.'"
"A poor democrat, Daniel?"
"Yes, sire.''
"Well, Daniel, he must bo a mug
wump. They arc tho pocr;st democrats
I ever had anything to do with."
Washington Critic.
A Great Shot.
First Nimrod "Who arc ..-going on
the hunting party?"
Second Nimrod- "Well, Sam Peter
son is going along."
"Who is Sa;u P.terson? '
"What, you don't know Sam Peter
son I W iy, ho is a celebrated shot.
Every lime he goes out hunting he pep
pers some of his friends." Sif tings.
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
A Kittle Wbvctilter.
"Thei'e never was a grandma half so good!
Ho whispered, while besido her chair he
stood, ?
And laid his rosy cheek,
With manner very meek,
Against her dear old fao, in loving mood.
'There never was a nicer grandma born!
I know somo little boys must be forlorn
Because they've none like you;
I wonder what I'd do
Without a grandma's kisses night and morn?"
'Thero never was a dearer grandma there!"
He kissed her and he , smoothed her snow
white hair;
Then fixed her-ruffled cap
And nestled in her lap,
While grandma, suiiling, rocked her old
arm-chair.
When I'm a man, what lots to you I'll
bring!
A horse and earriago and a watch and ring.
All grandmas are so nice!
(Just hero he kissed her twice.)
All grandmas give a boy most anything!"
Before his dear old grandma could reply,
This boy looked up, and with a roguish eye,
Then whLsperel in her ear,
That nobody might hear:
"Say, grandma, have you any more mince
pie"
New York Journal.
A Couitroui IIomJoii ntg.
An intelligent dog near Boston re
ceives numerous friends win never he is
allowed to roam ia the back yard. A
ho was standing unoccuj ic I near the
door lately ono of his visitors ap
proached, bearing in his mouth a nice
little bone evidently fresh from the
butcher'. On came the visitor and laid
the bone carefully at the hos-t's foi t and
then retired with a pleasant wag of the
tail to a safe distance. B th dogs
looked at each other molionle s, 1 ut
soon the host understood tho friendly
mcauing of the gift and began to show
appreciation in tho best manner by hav
ing a good luucheon of bono. Boston
Journal.
Sly "Little Vi.itur.
One summer, while living in Colo
rado, I frequently had the niot charm
ing little visitor vou ever saw. You
could never guess what it was, so I will
tell you; it was a little deer. It be
longed to a lady living near us. She
had bought it from some Mexicans, who
had brought it in fro tK- --: -lew
miles distant. It was a light brown
color, with white spots on its sile; and
had such soft hair and silky cars, and
the most beautiful eyes I ever saw. At
first it was very shy, but iu a few days
it grew tame, got accustomed to its new
home, and as we lived near, and theje
was no fence between tho houses, it
soon got in the way of coming to see us.
It would come into the kitchen where I
would be preparing dinner, and putting
its nose iu my hand, beg in its
pretty way for a bit of pie or cake. It
was very fond of vegetables, especially
cabbage, and would often go through
the whole house in search of its favor
ite vegetable, frequently going to
tho front part of the building, where
my husband kept a store containing all
sorts of groceries, provisions and fresh
vegetables; here tho little deer felt
quite at homo (unless there were stran
gers in, when he was very ehy), and
he would help himself to anything ho
wanted, sometimes going behind the
counters, whero he would hunt among
the different sacks of dried fruit for
currants, for which he seemed to have
an especial fondness, more than once
eating his fill of them, until my hus
band said "Dicky" (that was his name)
must - do better than that,
or stay out of the store.
Once during an illness that kept me
confiued to my bed for several days,
Dicky would come every day at about
the same time, and stamp on the door
step with his fore foot, until somo one
would open the door for him, when ho
would come in, and coming straight to
my bed, lay his head in ray hand. I
grew very much attached to hiuo, but
as tho weather grew cooler, ho often
wandered away from home, and wrould
be gone two or three day3, and finally,
much to the grief of his mistress,
disappeared a' together. She thought
he had been stolon, but I think
it was only hi wild uaturo as
serting itself, or ho had fallen ia com
pany with other deer, preferring their
society to ours. Ono day during tho
following summer, whilo at supper, in a
room opening off from tho store-room,
and adjoining the kitchen the doors
being open clear through a largo deer
stepped into tho store, aud coining on
through the room whore we were, with
out, however, paying much attention to
us, walked out iuto tho kitchen and
coolly picked up a small loaf of bread
that I had just brought from tho baker's,
and walked out at the back door. When
I had recovered from my astonishment
sufficiently to think, I went to the door
to look for him, but ho was nowhero to
be seen, nor did we ever see him again.
He had grown wonderfully, but I am
sure it was Dicky. Farm, Field and
Stock.
The government of Egypt has been
persuaded to make surveys which prove
the existence of a depressed region
nearly sixty miles long by twenty miles
wide, reaching a depth of 350 to 300
feet below high Nile,
HOWLING DERVISHES
Some Strange Religious Rites
in Turkey.
A Three-Year-old Child a Fren
zied Participant.
A Constantinople correspondent of
the San Francisco Chronicle sends that
paper an account of some of the religious
rites of the Re face, or the Howling
Dervishes. These, he says, arc but
one of tho numerous orders of Dervishes
who wield an irresistible iuflueuco over
the public mind in Turkey. Their no
table Take is a low, weather-beaten old
buildiug, standing on the edge of the
great cypress-shaded Turkish cemetery
that crowns the heights of Sontoric and
is almost as dilapidated, as most of tho
monuments and gravestones tnat sur-
rouud i. Tho space allotted to the
"howlers" was well-filhd, yet a good
many both of young and old, were
still coming, and after going
forward to where the high priest sat,
they reverently bowed to the dust, then
taking the priest's hind, gently kissed
it and retired. Directly behind the
priest was a small alcove, painted a
bright green and filled with a variety
of antique small arm-, swords, daggers,
battle axes, etc. On tho walls were
many mottoes or sentences in frames,
and some prayer rugs. A small brazen
cci scr containing burning frankincense
aud spices, filled the room with aromatic
fragrance.
Around three sides of tho low room
were galleries, some closely latticed aud
occupied by Turkish women, others
open and filled with curious spectators
like ourselves. Tin best location was
rcscived for Turkishge11lle1r.cn and sol
diers. Beneath these galleries was still
another, elevated a step or two above
the main floor and separated from it by
a low railing and furnished with scats
for spectators. O.i the main floor were
spread many lugs of Angora goatskin,
on which were seated old men, regular
patriarchs iu appearance, whilo two
groups of little ihildrea were ranged
behind them. Seated closo to the low
railing were rows of men clothed iu the
JlOWlllU re!vi51. xi.-ii.l'n !il t. n.fob.rod
"galuph," a tall, biimlcss felt hat,
strongly resembling an inverted flower
pot, bound round the head by a long
black tcarf with ends left flowing.
These cuds were at intervals during the
service tenderly pressed to the lips. At
other limes the eyes were carefully wiped
with these mour.iing badges.
Conspicuous before the high riest
stood a lithe figure with a pale, cadaver
ous countenance, but a keen, penetrat
ing eye, who was slowly manipulating a
long, -flute scarf. He first threw it
around his shoulders, thus symbolizing
the all-embracing love of Allah; then
binding it tightly about his waist, ho
began tying and untying it, each knot
having a particular significance. His
whispered words will bear this inter
pretation: "I tie up greed; I untie
charity. I tio up hate; I untie love.
I tie up pride; I untie humility." And
so on through a long list. Then began
a monotonous chant that soon swelled
to a tremendous howl. All rose to
their feet and kept time with swaying
body and jerking head in a frantic
manner. Tho old and feeble
among them gradually dropped out
f tho circlo and took seats on
rugs near tho centre of tho
room, besides tho rows of standing
children. At length the eyes of the
spectators became nvited upon the
face and figure of a 3-year-old baby,
who stood for two long hours swaying
its frail body in perfect unison with tne
dervishes and with his rosy cherub
mouth uttering the same indescribably
imMessive cry of Allah! When the
rude throng had at length worked them
selves up to a state of religious frenzy
the little boy also rolled his bright
eyes about as if beholding a heavenly
vision.
To my mind nothing was so impres
sive as the power of endura ce showa
by the infants on exhibition. I shud
der when I think of the torture t icy
must have been subjected to ii the pri
vatc drill necessary to prepare thorn for
such a performance in public. S mc of
the children seemed free to pass in and
out at will, but the tiny boy spoken of
above and a little girl (a hunchback)
never left their posts a minute, nor
ceased to sway their bodies and shout
until the performance was concluded,
by a louder clapping and howling, more
violent jerking of tho head and wilder
tumult than before. Then a sudden
hush, when, without a signal or look
from any one, this lovely little baby de
murely inarched up to the high priest to
receive his blessing, then laid him
down, his face to the ground before
the venerable man. Another, who
appeared to bo a high chid of
the order, now took the sta'wart priest
by the hand while he placed both feet
on the body of this frail infant and
stood with his face turned upward,
while he muttered what appeared to be
a prayer. Then oth r chialr.-n followed.
First came the little hunchback, th-n
three or four at a time, li tally tm or
twelve laid down, forming a human
"corduroy road" for the high priest to
walk over, until at least twenty chil
dren had thus received his blessing and
had the evil spirit driven out of them,
Thi3 ceremony is supposed to bo a pan
acea, and there arc always numbers of
mvalids brought to the Take during
services to be cured of some real or im
aginary ill.
(jetting Servants in China.
Tho ways of tho housekeeper are in
deed made smooth for her-ia China, in
deed so smooth that, unless she, has
children to care for,, her timo often
hangs very heavily on her hands. The
interior management and care of tho
house is entirely entrusted to the ma
jordomo or Lutler, called the "Kwan
Su," or chief of tho bottles. But more
frequently he is simply called "boy."
Bells not being much used in China, ycu
often hear the cry of "Bhooy?' coming
from the neighboring house. Do not
be alarmed. It is probably only
madame calling for hor sod an chair, or
the master who wants his bran ly and
soda, tho standard drink of foreigners
all over the far East.
In taking a house ia China the first
thing is to get a good boy, the second
to have him "secured." The securing
consists in getting somo rep
utable or wealthy Chinaman to agree
that if tho boy runs away with any
thing he will cither produce him or pa'
the amount of the los. The servants ir;
the East arc all of the male sex, and
women are. never employed about t
house except where there aie children,
or where a lady ha3 a 1 iimah as her per
sonal attend int. The am ill's duties lie
in keeping her mistress's room in order,
drcssiug her hair, iu sho:t, performing
the duties of a lady's maid, and, if
there are young children, in looking af
ter them.
Inmost cases there is one amah tc
each child. She nceives, according to
qualifications, from $3 to 10 a month
as wages, out of which she feeds her
self, her wages iu fact being higher
than those of the other suvants. Fe
male servants are in China, as every
where else, a source of internal discord,
as they arc constantly carrying tiles or
making mischief, r.nd a lady who can
do without an am ih thereby gets rid of
almost the only vexation in her house
keeping life. ffr-md IT n :rL-nniiincr
500 Tons of Pills a Year.
"There are eleven and one-half tons
of postage s'amps sold at tho New York
postoflicc every year," remarked a
manufacturing chemist to a New York
Mail and Express reporter. "Now
guess how many tons of pills aro mado
in this country every year."
"What hive postage stamps to do
with pilU?
"Nothing whatever, save that each is
useful iu its way. I ouly cited the post-
office vend to .;ivj you an ilea of tho
great weight of snvill things whoa con
sidered in bulk. Give it utj? Well, as
nearly as can be figured, they will
arount to over 52 tons a year. A ton a
week is a fair estimate. Ia Eigland
alone there arc 2,000.000,000 consumed
every ye ir. That reduced to tons would
make about 40. How many are used
in other countries it would hi hard to
say, but tuc total estimate would not
come far from 450 tons. Say 500 tons.
are used a year by the entire world.
The habit of pill-taking is ancient. It
is the movt convenient form for carry
ing and taking, and is tho most popular.
Formerly they w.-ro male by hand.
Now they are producol by michiicry.
There arc a few manufacturers who
make 1,000,003 pills a week. Big
business, isn't it?''
The Crow ami the Farmer's Dog.
An old Crow baskrd in the wintry
sunshine oa tli3 bough of a leafless tree
just outside tin barnyard fence.
With I linking eyes he watched the
Farmer's Dog at lm dinner of tones,
and waited for a chance to steal some
of the remains.
The Dog raised his eyo
"Bo offl' he cried. "What do you
want in tho neighborhood of good and
respectable birds? You aro a vagrant
and good-for-nothing."
"I may not be very good," calmly re
plied the crow, but I have manage 1 to
reach a prosperous old age, which i3
more than cm be said for the unfortu
nate and worthy turkey whose bones
you have just devoured. The truly
good die youag. A little worldly wis
dom doesa' t hurt us in the race of life."
And hastily snatching up a bono he
vanished in the frosty air.
This fable is not for the young.
Life.
Bar ara Fritchic.
Some of lhe relatives of the late
Barbara Fritchic in Frederick, Md , re
cently sent to Mr, Jdm G. Wbitttcr,
who immortalized the venerable lady ia
verse, a number of table articles which
formerly belonged to Mrs. Fritchic.
Mr. Whittier acknowledged the re
ceipt of the articles some days ago and
stated in his letter that he had become
convinced that hi poem entitled "Bar
bara Fritchia" wa-s b ;sed upon a sup
posed inci dent t iat h d no foundation,
but that he was glal to know, never-
theless, that she was a loyal womau.
f Baltimore Sua.
" Laugh."
Laugh! aye laugh, my darling!
'Twill ease the gnawing pain;
'Twill fall on the heart's wild burning
As falls the cooling rain.
Laugh! aye laugh, my darling!
The w orld will love you moro
For the after-rainbow of laughter
Than the rain of tears before.
Laugh ! 'twill light the darkness
That falls like a chilling shroud.
Smile! and woo the sunshine
That's hidden behind the cloud.
Laugh! and the dark of sorrow
Will brighten with a star.
Smile! and hope will follow
Though shining from afar.
Bthile! for the pleasure of others
This is the braver part.
The smiles that comfort others
Will comfort thine own heart.
Laugh! aye laugh, my darling!
Tomorrow will fairer be
For the bravery of tho present
And tho laughter of today.
Inter-Ocean.
HUMOROUS.
A last resort Tho shoemaker's shop.
Tho longest reign in history Tht
deluge.
S:icks at nothing The theatrical
swordsman.
The woman question: "What are yot
going to trim it with?"
"Another Cuban outrage," said Col.
Sozzle, after vain efforts to make a 20
cent cigar draw.
Never ask a crust of a crusty man.
Ask him for meat, for he'll givo you a
cold shoulder with pleasure.
Mamma "Eiitb, can you tell me
what faith is?" Edith (aged six years)
-"Oh, yes; it is believing what ycu
know isn't true P
Hanks "Don't care if I do take s
drink, thank you, for I am awfully
thirsty. Why, I have a perfect Sahara
inside me." Banks (giving large ordci
to waiter) "AH right, old mm, you
hall be treated according to your des-
rt.'
In an advertisement by a railroad
ompauy of sonn uncalled-for goods
the letter "1" had dropped from the
word "lawful" and it read: "Peoplo
to whom tho PviM are uirccicu
r rrmiested to come forward and pay
the awful charges on tho same."
"Just think, darling, a week ago we
were utter strangers, and now wo are
jngaged !'' "Ah, yes, Mr. De Hob3on,
lear, it was a case of love at first sight.
'Mr. Do Hobson? Why don't you call
me by my first name, darling? ' "Be
cause, precious," the girl replied, shyly
"I don't know what it is."
She was a pretty salesgirl,
He asked for a kiss
For he was the accepted
Of the fair and blushing miss.
She gave him one, and as she drew
Her rosy lips away,
"Is there" she asked in trembling tones,
"Anything else today?"
The Fathers of Presidents.
Grover Cleveland is tho only clergy-
nan's son who has ever been elected
president, though Arthur's father was a
dergyman. He was not, however,
sleeted president. Tho fathers of the
Virginia Presidents Washington, Jef-
crson, Madison and Monroe were
jlanters. John Tyler s father was a
awycr and a statesman, and John
idams, the father of John Quincy Ad-
imsf was by profession a lawyer.
3rant's father was a tanner. Hayes'
ather a merchant, and tho fathers of
-1 ? 1 ,i t; i u; f : 1 1
jarueiu, jjiueuiu, xiurcc, aiuluoiu.
Polk, Van Buien and Jackson were
'armors. The chances or tho presi
lency in the past have thus been with
he farmers' boys, and out of the 18
presidents elected by tho peoplo only
me has been a parson's son. New
Pork World.
The Largest Silver Nugget.
The biggest silver nugget in tho
vorld was recently on exhibition in
Sew York. It weighs 006 1-2 ounces,
ind was found at tho Greenwood group
)f mines in the State of Michoacan,
Mexico. Fifty-nine others, weighing
'rom one to thirty-five pounds each,
urcre found there at tho same time. Tho
)ig nugget was found on tho surface,
ind in its original condition weighed
welve pounds more. It is almost puro
ilver. Mr. Watson of the United States
.ssaycr's Office, say3 it is tho finest
pecimcn he ever saw.
The Weight or a Heart
The average weight of men's hearts,
.ays the Medical News, is eleven ounces
nch, and of women's only nine ounces,
rhu -, when they give and take or ex
hangc hearts, man is tho loser, quality
)cing equal. Man's average brain
reighs forty-nine and a half ounces and
-roraan's forty-four. Tho average
veight for both lungs is for men forty
ive ounces and for women thirty-two.
He Was Hopefnl.
Smith I sec you are keeping com
any with Miss Jones yet.
Brown Yes.
"Does it mean business?"
"C iu'ttcll. I wouldn't be surprised,
j ;hough, if I receive da proposal soon. '
I ;Binghamton Republican.
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