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VOL. XII.
PITTSlK)RO CHATHAM CO., N. C APRIL 21, I81M.
NO. 31.
Tho Good ami tlio 111.
Speak a bad word ami il cclion firoviT
Upwanl mid downward the length of t lie
earth ;
Spcnk it good word ami its music w ill never
Wander away from the place of Us hirtu.
Write n hid sentence und nulliing cat) ban
ish Tlio freshness of words we would gladly
undo ;
Write a pod thought and in nir il will van
ish ;
The Rood we must ever nnd always n new.
ALICE'S FOR1UNE.
UY HORATIO A I. OH II, .III.
"Sister Tlieodosia," said n fooblo
voice from tho bed.
Tho Sister of Charity, a m'dil-facod
woman of inidd s age, an.wored the
summont of tho dying in in, and np
proichod tho bo 1 side.
Tlio dying man was Hector Morilz, a
carpenter, who lind fallen from a house
which he was building, a futr days be
fore, and so Injure ! hiiuilf that hu
could not recover. He lived j 1st oul
sldo the village of S . Birbo, with his
lltllo girl, Alice, now seven years old.
Ilii wifo had died three yours before,
but Alice, child as flic win, coil il make
colteo and cook an omelet at skilfully
04 if she wero Lwio ns old, and had
aitol os her father's little housekeeper.
8j it hnpponcd th.it, being alone, a i
utili ual affection had fprung up
bo' wren Alice and her father.
Tho S ster of Charily a.pproadiod tho
bc.U.d,'. '1 lie rick mini's fuco cxprcsicd
nuxicty, nnd his cyo turnel from the
nunc to his tittle girl, who wis pnlo
and grief-stricken, yet ha 1 self-control
cniugh not to betray her emotion lest
it should distress her fat ho.- in his last
moments.
'Whit can Id for you, M. Miritz?"
aiko 1 Sister Tlieodosia, in a gcntlo
vo ce.
His gl.mco wandered to his littlo girl
once more.
"Alio," ho gasped, "provided for."
IId you mc in that y.u wish Alice
provided fur!' askel tlio sister, striv
ing to interpret his broken wo dt.
"Alrea ly provide I for ninny
thcro," and he pointed vaguely down
War Is.
'rior mm! He it ' wandering in
mind," thoughftrm sis'rr, for ho was
pointing to the floor; but sho thought
it best to appear to l.nv o unrieis'.ood
him.
' Yes,'' sho snid gently, "l.nvo no
anxiety." He looked nt lier wist ully.
and then, seeming to think ho wat un
derstood ho f II hac; u .mi tho pill w
from which he ha I lifted his heal, nnl
a moment after expire 1.
Wl.cn Alice real. zed tint her father
was really deal, sh; givj way to tjci.
sivo grief so rxcctsiv tint it soon
woro itself out, leavin In: pah nn l
sorrowful. Sister Theolotia took her
into her lap, nnd pre.cl hi r head
against her bosom i:i sad compassion,
for little Alico was now without fat'ier
or mother.
In duo tim? Hector M rit. wis hur
led, and the next Ihin; ii he r nnp'ut
cd was, how should Alico bj disposed
ofl
Hector Morilz left lw.) uenr relatives,
both cousins. One of threwn alhr v
ing tradesman in the next town, a man
who had prospered, partly through hit
rclfishucss, which was cxcosivo. The
other, alto residing in tho next town,
was a poor shoemaker with n large fam
ily, who foun I it hard enough to make
both ends meet; but wa-., withnl, kin I
and cheerful, helovel by the children
for whrm he c mil do so little, and pp.
ular In Iho vill.ig.
Thc:c two emiins met at tho funeral
of lloctcr M iri ,.
"I suppose Hector die 1 i)or," said
M. Ponchard, tho trad-man, a little un
easily. "This houso is all ho ownol, bo fur
as I know," said the notary, 'anil it is
mortgage I for nearly its value."
"Humph! that is bid for the child,"
said M roncha-d.
"1 suppose vou will tak) lier hoin",
M Ponchnr I?" said the notiry bluntly.
Wo nil know that you arc n prosprroui
nan.
The tradesman drew bark.
If lam prospcrou ,'' ho snid, !
have bad to work for my ninnoy. It is
all I can do to provide for my own fam
ily. I rnn't support other people's
children."
"Then you won't do anything fur the
child ?
"I didn't say that. I'll give her
twenty-five nay, fifty frnnrt Thai's
all I ought to ilr. "
"And how long will fifty francs sup
port lier?"' ssid the notary d sdainfu'ly,
for he detested the meanness of tho rich
tride-mnn.
"Tiint is not my nffair. She need
not starve. She can go to the alms
house. "
'Who speaks of tho almshouse?"
spoke up M. Corbet, tlio poor shoo
in sker.
"M. Ponchard suggests that Alice f
to the almshouse,' said the notary.
' Not while I have a homo to offer
her," said tho poor cousin warmly.
"But, M. Corbet," snid tho nottity
"you nro j or r. Cnn yon afford, with
your miny children, to undertnko tin
additional luir.loii .'"
I never look on them ai burdons
they nro my joy nnl comfort," said M.
Coibef. "1 can't givo Alice a luxuri
ous home, but such ns 1 havo she is wel
come to. I ntn sure tho good Cod will
not let ma starve, if I undertnko tho
care of my littlo orphan cou in."
"He's n fool!"' thought M. Ponchard
contemptuously, 'llu will always be
miserably poor."
Il.it tho notary grasped his hand,
and said, "M. (!. rlet, I respect you.
If you are not lieh in m mey, you are
rich in n good licirt, nnd that is the
best kind of riches."
Ho, no opposition being made, little
AHco went hu-uic with tin poor shoe
inaker. As for tho cottage, thnt was
left in tho hands of tho notary to sell.
As alrcndy intimated, there was a mort
gage upon it io nearly its full value, so
that it was not likely to bring much
over. What littlo thcro should be
would go to Alice,
Several months passed without any
opportunity to tell the cottago. Dur
ing (hut timo Alice remained at the
houto of M. Ci rbet, treated, I was
ahout to sa.', liko ono of the family.
This, however, would not bo strictly
orrect. tdie wns not treated liko one
of tho family, but Letter than ono of
tho family; in short, liko a favored
gu 'st, for whom nothing was too
good.
lint unforluna'n'y nt thii juncture,
M. Col bet fell s:c'l, and having al
ways been ccmpulle 1 to live to the
limit of his small income, had nothing
-a veil up for the r 11117 day which had
come upon him, and so tho f im'.ly were
soon in a bad strait.
Tho notary hear I of it and wns
tred with compassion.
If only Alico ha 1 sninethin'.'," he
said to Sister Tlieodosia, whom he met
in day at n sick bed; for the good
Siter of C'.iarily spent her time in
lending the sick without cotnp mi-.H ion,
' if only Alio had some sm til property
she might cinio to the relief of her
pour re hit ion."
"And has she not!'' n-kol Sister
Then losia.
Nothing that I know of li-yoad the
houte, and upon that there is a inert -g:i;o
to nearly its full value.''
'Hut her father up n hit dnt'i-hcd
to! I 111 1 that sho was pn v d-d for."
'Kid he, in loci?'' a.ke I the notary,
surprised. "Hi I ho say nnthing inorof"
"No, he was unable to; but he
p runted to tho tloor. I am nfraid he
was out of his Lead, nnd meant noth
ing. "
"Stip! 1 havo an idei," snid the
notary su Idenly. "Can you leavo for
a few miiiu'et, and go with me to the
cot: age f"
Y'', I ran be spared for half an
hi ur, ' said Sister Ti.codosia.
Together they wont to tho cottage,
which chanced to be cloto I )'.
"Now " sii I the notary, when they
j were once in title, "to what part of tho
Il tor did M. M tritz point? ('in you
icm. uiberi'1
There," snid the sister.
'Very well; we will soon see
whether there is anything in my idea.
Toe notary procured a hatch'jt, and
m-ceeded nftcr n timo in raising a
plank of the 11 or, Sister Tbeoilosia
looking on, m;a:iwh:le, with surpri-e.
Hut her surprise whs increased when
011 the plank being rinse I, a 13X was
il.scnvcrnl uidcrnca'lu
"Help 1110 lift it," said the notary.
With the aid of tho hatchet, ho re
moved tho cov.r of tho box, and tho
two u tered au exclamation of surpriso
when 111 lerne.ith t'.icy foun I a largo
collection of gold coins. 0.1 tho top
was phicod 11 sheet of noto paper, on
which were written thaso words, in tho
handwriting of tl.e d -ceas-d:
'"The Rold in this box represents the sav
ings of many years. It is for my daughter,
Alice. For her sake I have lived frugally,
ami I hoe il may save her from want when
I am mme. IIbctoh Moiiit.."
"How much is thcroi" asked Sister
Thcodosiiu
'There aro two hundnd and fifty
Napoleons. Those nta'ce fivo thousand
f rates. Truly, M. Muitz nu t have
been frugal to save so niu.:'.i."
'Then 1 llle Alio is an Juliets," sai l
S.ster Thcodosia.
'it is at you say."
"1 inn very g ad. Now she can puy
her boatil to M. Collet, and he will lose
nothing by his kindness."
"I will go tonight nii'l tell him."
The peer shec maker was still sick,
and his money lmd wholly given out,
so thnt the family had ha I no supper.
'I am sorry yru arc sick, my friend,"
said iho notary.
Yes," 1 aid tho roor shoemaker,
sighing; "it is unfortunate."
M. Corbetj jt.u ere a good man, and
iuly charitable. But I havo good new
or jou.'
' Good news? Well, it could uevor
comn nt a belter time."
You thought Alico wns poor."
"And sho is not?"
'Ou tho contrary, she is nn heiress."
What do you ini anJ''
"Her father loft fi vo thou-nnd francs
for her fortune."
"Is that tru.-f" nked tho shocmnker
nnd his wifo, bewildered.
'Yes; nnd therefore it is only fitting
thnt sho should pny her board. How
long has sho been here!"
' Fv ur mouths. "
"Seventeen weeks. iiow, as lie
father's executor, I am going to nllow
yeu eight francs a week, nnd you shal'
undertake to provide her with a homo
and clothing. For seventeen woeks,
then, that sho has been I ero I owo you
ono hundrcd nnd twenty-six frnnci. I
pay it to you nt once."
"Hut it is too much," said M.Corbet,
surveying tho gold with stupefaction,
tor ho had never seen ns much before
"It ii right."
"Wo aro snved!' said his wife,
thankfully. "I will go out and buy
some broad. Children, you shall havo
sumo supper."
At this thcro wni a shout of joy from
the childreu, nnd tears of gratitude
flowed down the cheeks of tho poor
shoemaker, who pointed to Alice, nnd
said:
' Slio has brought mo good fortuno."
Iteforo tho money was half expendod,
tho shoemaker had recovered, an I wont
to work again. The eight francs a
week he received for Alico proved a
gecat help to him, ami en 1I1I0J him to
procuro more comforts than b.-fore.
Prom that timo M. Corbet prospero 1,
an 1 was even a bio to savo up money,
and all throug'i his unscllidi kindness
to little A ici, thro'.ig'i whom ho bo.
lieves good fortuno hns como to him
nnd his. Yankee Jllnle,
Squatter Life in Old Hulks,
In coming across tho Ilobnkcn Ferry
attention was called by nil old Tcrscyilc
to a point on tho shoro of our neighbor
ing State. "1 often think," ho said,
"that many men nro like rats, an 1 lovo
to livo in holes ami ruins. I'p thcro is
a mast of canal bunts mil river craft,
which havo been wrecked beyond nil
possibility of ro-toratioii, and which
will bo there until they have rott"d
away or have l. en ilestroycl by tho
local authorities. Yet, all of thine old
hulks that are hnbitablo aro tenanted I y
Mpiattcrs, who havo couv Tied the di
caving interiors into tpiiet, cozy nnd
comfortable iiu.irtert. Tne p ly no
rent or taxes, buf vto with grett regu
larity. Though the s;to would seem
dangerous, so far as children aro co:i
crned, mishaps seldo.n on ur. Tho
young c lies an si np'.y water rats. In
summer liny aro in the water four and
livo times a day, and r.ri so tough and
hardened that th 'y plunge in ns early at
March and ns Into nt Novvm'ier. It is
hard y needful to all th it thy nro
strong nnd healthy."
A bystander who hcaid tho old
Jerseyito remarked: "lloboken d cs
not monopiliz.; tho business of utilizing
wornont hulks for lnim.in habitation.
Hooklyn in this rogu:d leads tho
I'nitnl Sta'es. There nro lioni'i of
this clast in the great basins around
(luwanus and on N:wtown Creek. I
think that tho water population of the
(My of ('. lurches must be close on to a
thousand. They have a simple system
of lepniring the walls and roof of their
houses; that is to say, the s d !S and tho
decks of their boats. They throw to
mato cans into a bonfire until tho
solder ii invited ami the can is con
verted into a big sheet of nntnl. This
they nail over any hole, and keep on
nailing others until the shell is a verit
able tin-clnl.'' -V. '. Wiir.
Ironing Hats.
"1 haven't ha I 111 lint ironed since I
bought it two m inths ago," I heard a
gentleman say as ho handed it to tho
nttendant of a well-known hat store to
have it dressed over. "You seem to
have a common idea that ironing spoils
a silk hat," replio 1 the hat man. "That
is a great mistake. No ono w.-ars a
silk hat over a year, whilj tho majority
of men chnngo with tho spring and full
stylos. You might iron a hat every day
for six months w.thoiit wearing off tho
nap or injuring it unless you should
burn it in ironing, which rarely hap
c:is. Tho leading bat store proprie
tors do not euro to disseminate much
information on this subjeit because
they sell h its with a guarantee to iron
them fur yon at any tinn free of cos'.
If it w.ro no: for tin common idea that
ironing hurts the hat tho stores would
bo clogged with tho mere business of
ironing hats." .V it )'. i l'rtu.
And Not Half Try.
Alonzo Oil, Bessie, I wish I had
ability enough tc mako something of
myself.
Bobby Papa says ycu have for rank
ng S fool of yourself. Binghamyto.
I! publican.
Cim.DKEYS COLl'MN.
KINOtff AM. THE WAV.
In tho farmhouse iloor grandmother glands
With lovelit fare and outstretched bands,
While tip the road with flying feet
Comes little Mnrjie, Hushed and sweet;
lu through the sate she trif s n pny,
Sinj-ing all the w ay, singing all the way.
"(iran'ma," she cries, "I never missed
due word in all the slliiiK list.
Tomorrow 1 11 be at the heed,
An' teacher praised me when I read.
So 1 came home from school today
inint; nil the way, singing all the way."
lirandinotlier kis-e;l the little one,
1 lieu wistful watched the i-inking sun,
Where, back of clouds nnd changing skies,
A wondrous city seemed to ri.-e.
Bhe's always glad, that woman gray
Singing till the way. singing nil the way.
dimije Aif-fiui j ry.iY.iyu ll'rahl.
A 1 HfH IMIDKNT.
A lady livin ; in tho vicinity of New
York, had two pels, ono n largo cat
with a beautiful striped fur coat, gray
ryes, white face, and elegant whiskers.
The other, a small can iry bird. An
tagonistic by nadir1, yet being raised
together, they becamo true friends.
The cat enjoyed the singing and watched
die movements of D.ck as he jumped
from perch to perch with iho greatest
t.ntcrett. Oie warm day tho lady raised
:ho window to admit tho balmy nir
when tho cage hid not I cen properly
fastened. llirdio sought its free .lorn
instant. y, flew out nnd landed on tho
-ra-8 plot. (I lick as thought tho cat
sprang for it, sjrcr.ding her large paws
10 us not to hurt it, and held it uatl'
her mistress (who was lumc) camo down
1 flight of stairs to tho relief of both.
When D.ck was within his gilded cigo
lafo and sound, a happier "trio" could
not he found than mistress, cat and
bird. .V. Y. 'Yitnt.
A MAllVI'I.Ot S KSCAPE-
'It was m 188:1, mi the i!7th of
June; you w ill see, says M. Louise Ford,
in -s'f. Sit'ulis, why I havo no trouble
in remembering the dale.
'It hi I been an t x ee lin ;ly hot day,
not a cl u I to bj sivn, with the sun
beating fiercely dow 1, and not a breath
of nir st.ni ig. Wis sat out on tho porch
nftcr supper, trying to find a cool place.
The clou Is wem beginning to gather,
nnd il looke I as if there might be a
j shower. Th ) three littlo ones went
j early to bed, an I in spite of tho op
, 1 ressivc Ilea' w ve so.i 1 fa-t a.lcep.
I "It could 11' t hive been far fr m eight
' o'cb ck when I heard a sound which I
' first thought was thund.T. The others
! noticed it, to , and, ns it grew loulcr,
; a terrible ru h ng sound cume with it,
land we looke I at one nnother in silence
for a minute, an 1 then ran t where wo
j could look out westward,
j ' My heart almost stopped beating,
j when I saw coining toward us with
I terrific speed a blade, funnel-shape i
j cloud, the rush and roar accompanying
I it growing lou ler every mluute.
I " 'It in for tli! c.-llii! !' I rrinl. My
wife ran and so . -d tho baby, and I
caught up the tvvj other children from
Iho bed. These wa; no tiin; to loc.
"The one who first rjr.ch-1 the cellar
ioor it was one of the older children
had j .st t:iii9 to seii tlio knob,
nothing nior;, when cra-li! such a
j terrific noise! I felt myself lifted in
tho air, nil I thought my time, had
i come. Tho r.oxt tiling I knew, I felt
the splash of TTtTlil water in my face, I
mu.t have lost consciousness but tlio
water revived me, and in a moment I
knew w here I w.v. I ha I come down
head first into the well!
"The water was some ten feet deep.
1 was throttgliiy at home in t hu wator,
though I wasn't us m! to d.ving in that
fashion, and I mating--1 to right 111 self
nnd come up her.d first.
"The well was not moro than thrco
feet across, and the pump bad been
I roken short oil and cirriel away, leav
ing n two-ii-ch iron pipe standing
straight uj) in tin mi Idle.
'Iwaivcry niarly out of breath
when I came to tho top of tho wnter.
My hands touched something floating
on the sill facr. I thought it wns tho
cat; iin:j;in: my surprise when I found
it was Chat lie, our liv.; ear-old boyJ
Hi was terribly fnhtoucd, nnd as
amazed as I was, to lind himself not
abme in tho well. I tin wonder was
that wo were not built of us impaled on
that iron pipe; li ov we escaped it I
cannot understand.
"Tin! cyclono had passed on, nnd a
teuilic, steady wind wns blowing.
could hear it rour above our heads; and
y the flashes of lightning I could sco
thnt rain fell in torrents. Wo wero
both so wet wo didn't mind the little
extra water that spbishe 1 down upon
U", and as soon ns possible I raised
Charlio to my shoulders, nnd by aidol
the pipe managed to work my way up
to the top of tho well. This took
pome little time, nnd the wind and rain
had nearly cense 1 when I set my feet
on solid earth "gain, and found we
were unhurt.
Tbo Archbishop of P.u is has issued a
decree forbidding cremation.
A SAILOR'S WORK.
The Daily Routine During
Merchantman's Voyage.
Jack Tar Must Do Up Early and
Ready for Anything.
The mate of n square-rigged mer.
chiintiuan thus described tho life of an
iib'e-bo.licd seaman on a long voyage:
A sailor may be snid to begin his day's
wi rk w ith tho "morning watch" nt 4
o'clock, when he must turn out of his
narrow bunk in the "fo'castlo" nnd
tumble up on deck prepared to scrub
and wnsh down decks, which arc al
ways more or less badly stained with
salt wnter nnd iron lust. I'.euty of
water for cleaning purposes is always
near at hand, nnd with th:! aid of buck
ets nnd irdinnry brooms, brushes, or
"Miiegces" .luck usually si.cceeds in
making things tolerably clean.
Hut if the ship is coming into port
nnd this Captain wishes tho decks to
look particularly whit", Jack must go
down on his hands nnd knees nnd scour
tho decks with nil thn vigor of a char
woman with certain nrtiiles called
"holystone-." Now, holystones nru
not treasure I fragments of some classi
cal shrine, but Ci ininon-looking pieces
of sandstone about th': si, i of a brick,
nnd it is not too niu:!i to say that poe
try abandons the nautical mind when
the holystoning recess becomes neces
sary. The operation is a' ways long nn I
laborious, nn 1 the on y respite Jack hm
from this olious fast is in polishing
lami-die I brass-work or being ordered
nloft to attend to some troublesome sail
or bit of running gear. C iiseipjently,
by 8 o'clock, when ho is relieved by
the "foeonoon watch" ho has had s si til
cient exercise !o get up an appetite for
breakfast such as is raro'y cipnllcd cr
surpi-scd by anything human.
This meal, ye.ir in and out, consists
of a liberal supply of a hot black
beverage called n IT e, which is stewed
to distraction, and sweetened, if at all,
with molasses. Then there is ship's
bread, porridge, or "burgoo," nnd a
species of ha.li nllcd ' lob'C uiso, "
which nobody but a hungry sudor wi
ever known to successfully diost.
Jack then Ill s his pipe, spins yarns, 01
retirns to his 11 lamh-o-i il 1m lie for a
nap, while lis shipimites, tlio 'fin
noon wac'i," n-e busy making things
snug on deck and aloft. indeed, it
wou'd be iliiliiult to say whit the
"ft r.:nonn wa'c'i"' will not fi.nl to do,
for iniir'i dep'inlt up ui the sta e of the
w ent her.
Hut yards must bo constantly
trimmed, according to the direction of
the wind, sails furled, nnd running
gone looked after, and in addition to n
seaman's regular duties' of setting nnd
shortening sail, tlii-ro is always plenty
of sail-mrti ling, np:-p!iciiig, fpar
f craping, oiling, vanishing and paint
ing to do, t) say nothing of the dirty
ww k of la: ring the standing rigging
and ropes occasionally. Then cv :ry
man must take his turn or "trick'' nt
the wheel, which is ahv.iyi .1 mono
tonous and extroin"'y d i.igeroin duty
in bid weather.
At 11..'!') the men who comps.ied the
"morning watch'' lire called to n dinner
of hot pea soup, boiled pore and a
baneful piece of meat that no argument
will ever 1: mvinc.! Jack is anything b it
army mule or horse which has di.-d a
natural death. "Salt hors" is there
fore, the 11 mi: bestowed by him on this
tough-pii-k'e I substance, and ho thinks
himself lucky when it is followed by
pluinduiT or "stiekjiw piild.ng.'' This
sumptuous rcpatt it thei washed down
with cop;ou draughts of coib-e, and
after filling and smoking tlio inevitable
pipe onea more Jack f els invigorated
nnd happy, nnd goes on dee'e ns ono of
the "afternoo 1 watch," which relievos
tho forenoon watch" at 1 o'clock.
Tho "afternoon watch," we w.l. sup
pose, for brevity's s.ik c, is employed on
deck with duties of tho same nature as
engaged in the "forenoon watch," and
nt 4 o'clock lliit watch is again
changed. So you tee that, gi-nerallv
spenk ing, the men have four -hums on
duty and four hours off. 15ut if this
took place with u ndi viating regularity,
it is evident that ono si t of men wouM
always be on duty during tho best part
of -tlio night an arrangement that
would be manifestly unfair. In order,
therefore, that one watch should not
havo the Ion ; night's duly thcro ate
what we sailors call the "dogwatches."
These watches arc the hours between 4
o'rlork in thr afternoon nnd S oc! ck
in Vm evening. Tbo "afternoon
watch" accordingly go I clow nt 4
o'clock and come on deck nt f, when
tliry have two hours' dog watch. At S
they go below again, nnd thus by
means of these dog wntclies tho crew
of a ship got altornnto nights of duty
on deck.
Jjck lives on a floating house of butl
ncss, which Is continually carrying him
inio unexpected l.-.bors. However, in
modcrnle weather, everything Is usuafry
made snug aloft between C and 8 o'clock
in tho evening, when Jack's work is
fiui.shud for tho duy. Ho may then
smoke his pipe, and sing his fnvorito
-ong or "shanty " to his heart" s c ntent.
But if during the next few hour, or in
the course of the night, the br.romcter
goes down nnd the weather looks omin
ous of a galo to windward, ho has to
turn out of his snug corner in the fore
castle at a moment's notice, when ho
hears the boatswain shout: "All hands
shorten sail I' Now, this is ono of the
worst fenluros of J idi'a life, for nine
chances out of len it is blowing great
guns when he gropes his way up ou
deck nnd c.awls up tho shroul-, and
you can form no idol of the perilous
momentum of a vessel's pilch until you
have been on her tipper yards or jib
boom trying to reef or furl sails in a
heavy sea.
That necidents nro not more freij icnt
is probably owing to a sailor's blind
luck or tho efforts of tho go d little
cherub that is perched up nloft. When
a sailor has performed his task aloft on
a "dirty night," tlio first thing ho
thinks of is ardent spirits, and the
crew then sing tho whiskey "shanty."
One man usually starts the song ns they
come down the shrouds, nn 1 the rest
-mack their lipi by way of a hint to tho
Captain, and tho IinC'1 Diink Wuisky
When I Can" is sure to bo given with
such an emphasis ns to soften tho heart
cf the gruff st oil sea captain. Ac is
Yurie J'.mc.
The MauuTnetnro of Pins.
There a:e few piece 1 of machinery
more wonderful or human in their op
erations than tin m.i 'hino used ii milk
ing pins. The machine reminds one of
:i sewing machine, only strong r nnd
moro compactly put together. ( 1 the
Lack there is a wheel kept turning by a
belt from the ceiling, tho sumo belt
driving many of the littlo automatons
innged in rows on the floor. On ono
side of each of thete midlines, l unging
on a peg, thcro is a reel of fiuo wire
wiiicli is straightened by being ruu
through many sets of wheels and roll-
' its. This wire enters the machine,
I which biles oil inch by inch at the rate
j of HID per minute. ,lu-t in thegripper
i sciy. -s each bite a tiny ham iipt with a
i concave face hits the cu t of the wire
I tiireo times 1111 I ''.ipscls,, it ton heal
j while a gripper holds it in a c 11 itcr
I sunk hole betiveni its toetli. With an
I outward trust of its "tongue'' it then
lavs th' pin si 1-ways in a little groove
j ac:oi the rim of a small wheel, which
slowly revolve just underneath. Tne
external prctsiue of a hoop. like attach
ment ro'ls each pin to its place and car
ries them under two seriot of small
tiles, three in cacli. These files grow
liner toward tho end of each series.
F. ich pin lies sli ,'htly hclin:!, 11:1 1 tho
lies, by 11 system of rami, levers and
springs, nro niide to play on tho punts
"lib lightiiin - like rapidity. Ti ns
1 hey lire p. into 1 an I cont.nua.ly sh iw
eic I into a drawer below.
Twenty to thirty pounds of pins W !.
tlnv's work for one of these little j -rky
:t ftomatoiis. The pol slii ig tn.-ieliiii.' is
eipinl'y at human in its work ns t!:e p n
machine proper; every impeilcrl or
trooked pin is rejected, the slightest ir
regularity being instantly detected.
After polishing they go to tho machine
Hich puts them in tho papers, a ma
chine that is a won ler in itself. f-t.
I.vu.'s Jt'i'iib'i".
A Polieriuan's 1,1 fe.
There is un opinion very commonly
held that tho members of the police
force have, as the saying is, a "regu'ar
picnic.1' To my mini nothing could
be further from the truth. To those
who nro thoroughly nnpininted with
the duties an I tho life of a policeman
it is perfectly plain that those public
servants cam every dollar they receive
from the city treasury. I was riding
on n Third nvonno "dummy'" train the
other day, when I saw one m"m''cr of
I the force wlior.c lot, at least, was not
enviable. He looked liko a new re
cruit, too. but he bore himself liko a
hero. II) certainly posses cd some
of the spirit which enabled the early
martyrs to face the rack nnd the will
beasts of tne Colosseum with a nn le.
1' was, if 1 remember rightly, nt F fty-
j sixth street er thereabouts. The ellieer
was with ono arm supporting and lea l
,ug nn intoxicate 1 woman, while on the
: ether arm ho carrie 1 an infant bundled
up in rags- The mother was singing,
the baby was crying nnd a crowd of ur
chins at tin (dli !or's heels were hooting
and laughing. licit sorry for tho p.ior
fellow. Jliwl CitUcn
Cured.
Itin'iS (after n long nbsence) And
how is Jinks getting along! It be as
madly in love with Miss I)j Pretty as
ever?
O d Fi ieud Oil, ho' s all over that.
' You don' t say so."
"Yo, indeod. Benn married to liar
; 1 jenr.
Tho Strength of thn Hills Is His.
The Strength of the Hills, inexorable power!
What might more stem tlinii their granite
breasts '.'
Sky-ward in their pride the mountains
tower.
Tossing pinr-pl limes on t heir siately crests,
(Jray dills gleam out from the chasms
where
Sudden the bill-tops were wrenched apart,
Leaving the rock in its sterniu-s bare.
Strung and silent, the miuiiitain's heart,
Above their purple grandeur. He
Wloise strength is theirs, unbounded free,
I Sits in resistless majesty.--j
Hear heart! Thy grief Jehovah wills,
, His is the awful strength of bills.
. The Strength of the Hills, l-i-ncnecnt power!
j Cradling the light on their ti ndcr breasts,
i (teiitly as iiiothcr-gerins cradle the (lower,
I Softly as dew on t lie violet rests.
! Hose-lights transfigure th mountains where
j Nuisele-s the cloud-Jrifts above them part,
j Kainiiig the sun on their foreheads bare,
I Light and love to the mountain's tieurt !
Throughout their blossomed beauty. He
I Whose strength is theirs, protecting, free.
Whispers his boundless sympathy.
I i Friend, a Father reigns above.
The strength of the hills is rest, is love.
IIIMOUOLS.
lliilroad corporations are reticent
they keep their own counse'.
When a man is un b r a cloiil the
silver lining ii generally on tho other
side.
"You make mo tired," s::i I the wheel
i to the wheelwright, as he u ifl.iu-'iingly
I hammern 1 away.
J Sometimes tlio ctliee seek 1 tlio 111 n,
! but gcueral'y ths man knows when the
I cflieo is on his track,
j Do not regard with Mispicion tho
j man who adopts an alias. It is a proper
I ambition in any one to tlcsiro to make
j u name for hiim-clf.
j I'm sure there's little I w.uild give f.-r
I The man uho from his cares would lly,
I For
When you have nothing left to !ho fur.
You still have something l-'-s to d.e for.
Minimi to Mail I Your tastes t.ro
really becom ng ipiite too cxp-a-iv, my
child. lieineniber that lin- feathers do
not always make line bir It. M 111 1 No,
mamma; but you'll admit thr 111 ii. 0
line bonnets'.
"No H e," said :iii uiip"i unions debt
or to nn iuipurtuna'e cr-'ditor, "you
riiii't get blood out of a :u nip." "I
know that,'1 re p n b d th- cr-dilor,
"but un'r-s 1 get tins 11. un y, I'll
have gore from a beat.''
Husband --Won! 1 n't that tramp cut
those p itatoc : W f -X . II ; siid
I put too much suit on tii-in, and if ho
should cat them he wmil I have to call
nt the next hou-i! and as's for a drink of
water, nnd he ri dn't want p-opl; to
think he was drunk the night bef-no.
Fnnioiis Amazons of Dahomey.
The II public of IV iic is at war
with the Kilg of Dahomey, and n
F.encli newspaper puHishel the infor
mation that a b.ttle hid n-u fought.in
which eight col: ! at s were killed and
many wouudo I. Th: inter, .tin.' f.. t in
the d.spa'ch lay in the la-t lines:
"Am: ng the deal weie found soui" i t
th - fc imile wiiviors of the King ol Da
lit 111." y. " Who a.c t!.-se Amaz -lis?
A boat one-f on t li of the f 'inales aro
fliid to le iiniiicd to tie fitis many
( v 11 Irforo their birth, au I the re
mainder are entirely nt tlio tli-posal of
the K ng. The most f ivored :.i s I-et-ed
as his own wiv's, or enlisted
into tho regiments of A.aiz:i, and
then tho chief men are liberally tup
plied. Th" Amazons form th" Il over of tho
army. They are 111 irslnV I into regi
ments, each with it- distinctive unifoim
ami balges, and they ta'se the post ol
honor on the 11 inks of the battle line.
Their number has been varioiidy esti
mated at from one to s. tlioi.sand.
Their wcipons are bin 1 d 1 loi . i", flat
muskets nnd bow 1 and .arrows. They
are in part rccruitel in a remaikublc
manner. If a wi ui'iti in Dahomey has
an acrid temper, or if ler husband
wants to get rid of her, he honors him
self by presenting h r to the Ivuig, who,
if she lias the re .jui-itu physical nu llifi
cations, turns her over to Lis army o!li
rers to be drilled as an Amaz-n.
It is said that at the death of the
King a horrid scene ensnes. The wives,
after the most extravagant demonstra
tions of grief, nlt.ieli ail murder ench
other, and rciuiin in nn uproar until
order is restored by the new sovereign.
I'h Ul.. Wi., I',,. a.
j Freezing Process in Tunnelling.
I The fn ez ng process is being effect
ively used in the cutting of the St.
I Clair tunnel irul-r tin Detroit Hivur.
j Whenever wat r is met with tho frc z-
ing mixture is proj cled by pipes, and
' the wnter nnd friable debris become
solidified, an I tho work can bo pro
j c ceded with. Tho tunnelling is pro
I grosMtig at tho rate of seven feet per
j day at each end. The khiclds uro being
j used, in tho hard blue clay, by digging
out tbo centro with puks, and then
pv.shing them forward eighteen inches
at a time by hvdruul'iV rams.