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rinsnoiar, Chatham co., n. c ii:ly 21, jsim.
NO. I".
Mil
nHTii
Life.
After the tempi st ionii-3 the calm;
.After the woe tin- lieahn.' balm:
Alter the shutter tlie hriyht siiiitiinc ;
After li;ird toil I lie lilhi mini ;
After I In- planting tin ti inter shunt ,
After the ici'imin tin' harvest fruil ;
After mail fully ivIliTtiini deep:
After lone, wad hiiiL: llif hlc-sid sleep.
f-'n riiii till' mixture of Milibiny mul .mi;
'That elici'kt rs lhi life ui tie hurry uli'iic;
Sii run- I he record ef (.'nod mi l ef ill
fj" runs the story of wi .ikiu.-s and will.
lut it hen 'tis viewed hi philti-ophy 's lirht
The (iruinlsiiin is peth el - the average ru'ht ;
'Jlic itid comes al hi-t. ami our joys and our
wins
Are eiiih i alike 1 1 1 terual repti-e.
- Tram-is S. s-'uiiih In New Vum Weekly.
FETTERED.
:V MINMI i.H INN.
Ill ( 'hct 'nine's early days, tlio sdi-rill
Was one of the llliil important pel son
ii:v in the eniiiiiry. In fuel, lie Mill
holds ii -l i -1 m. i ii po-itioii in must
iiiie nf Ide vigorous, iinpcluotis
Uel.
Some m ii s ayo SlicriH' I la k of
'doyenne ti as ti 1 1 1 1 1 annoyed by Ihe
J'i'l -i 1 1-in t" and ilelei iniiuiiioii of siui
ilry suitor- for tlio hand of his fair
ilaiiyhii-r. Mi-s Ibb-ii.
A- is always (lie ease in t lie min'my
ili-lrirls, the male populal iun far otil
numbcred lie' "cutler sex, ami Mis
Helen, w ho it as a handsome brunette
on hi liavi; lieeu a belle amoiin fir
severer critics than Ilie youths of
( 'lie) etnie.
She hail r,:.t. dialed in SI. I.ouis, ami
besides I x-i ni a i f li-tl musician, was :t
ilevoui w u-hipper of iialuic, ami fuml
of .ill t - i ! I'M'I'i ie.
Aliii'i-I any line evening in Finn
liier. ii paser-by miyhl h-ar dor rich
jneo voiei: accuiiipaiiviii", her ".iiilar
lo e-inin.' linking ' ItulIaJ of the
l'lains."
I 'iieiiiis, i,,is was .-In; of the faet that
Hit; imbul) l.i:iei out from the sli.ul
ovvs of llio colloiitvuod lives, ami mill"
(L'h ll W ilh till! hlo.ld. rllillyellt luuoh
light, and thai many a lip kles youth
dated u h "peles love from Ihe lirt
evening uheu hu hail ilroijieil in (w
Iielp ihe -heiiH ainl llm ohl .servant in
making an amlieu e.
Mis Helen eaieil liiile for the iel
luiralioii of in. m. Inn iii'i'eitei ii as a
mailer of i oiiie, having been hrouphl
11 1 : no mil: them Shi.' enj'iveil herself
ill :i f.i-hi'in of her nvvn. willi her
book-, ouiiar, ski-p li book ami her
i-li 1 1 ti I horse, Wililliiv.
Two of her lovers, boivevi r, srenitil
to niii inoie favor lhaii Ihe resi. In
faet. popular opinion uuk puleil as
to liii Ii vvoulil win.
tni; of Ihi'M' was a tall, alblelie
J mi 111; We-leiner, who was as blight
mul in i;ii'.itiiiir of pre-eiiee. as tin!
iiir lie biealheil, ami in who-e elear,
blue e;. i - nol a shail ivv of ileeeit was
visible. Ibiml-oiiie, for itiie, but so
Munly ami iiiie'emlenl thai he iiu
piei.ei one as a youu.u iaul.
lie was an aiih ul oeoloi-, eouhl
iinalye a '-liml" as well u an experl,
loved his 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 a i 1 1 s ami u oilii oped
Mis'. Helen.
Hill w it li all his devotion .loe was a
disi ieet yiutli"' fellow-, and held his
elii ly bead up ill ilelian. e of iiiankiiid
in icciK'i ul ami his rival in paiiieular,
and he bad never let Ihe fair Helen
feel loo hiirn of hei eon. pies!.
The afuiosaid rival was a wealtliv
yniinj inine-ou ner from ( 'hiea;o all
th it is I'ouveveil by Ihe term, "a pol
isbi'd eulleinaii !" Hu bad laauhed
hearlily u lien, on departini; for his
new lioine, his ( 'hii ;il;o frieinU bad
jukini;l.V pledieled that he Would loso
liii heal t (o nunii w estern beaul)'.
l'ut here be wan. eauer to lay hi fate
and fortune at Ilie leet of the (-lit'iiU's
ipieenly ilaugl.ter.
ne bright, lucey day in Septem
ber, Helen cauieretloir Hoon after din
ner with ber f-ketehino malerials, os
tensibly t make home skelehes of the
mil him seeiiery, but really to eoumiiiue
Willi N.iluie, the only mother 'he had
ever Know ii, mid lo deeide what she
hho.l'd j;ive on Ihe inorrow to her
wealthy lover, who that day bad iked
her to be his wife. She had told hint
thai she iiuisl read her own heart be
fore she e.iiihl answer, and he hoped
for a fav oi able leply.
.loe had been olleiuli d by one of her
hn-l v speei hes a week before. 'I'll
were talking abou' I!ii-m II, and the
bad as-erlod somewhal warmly that
hhe knew of no one vvliose hoeiely the
pre I'e rred. A soon us (lie impulsive
Words w ere spoken nhe n peiited, but
,loe rude aw a with a look in his blue
eyes that bad haiint' d her ever siine.
Sinn li 'W, .loe's haiiLihlv henil, Ilimi;
baek like a sia al bay. kept looinino;
up In fore her menial v i-ion, w hen du'y
lleinaii b d th U she he lliinkiii" of lilts
M'll it : . Ii ll it el iii oiler.
Tli" bonis woie on, end so preoeeii
pieil w.i- -be that -he did not oh eive
the heavy eloiid- that were rolling
bla k a'ld iniissiiK d w n Ihe mountain
fides.
nnmiwii(Mon.i - ii.wbii n .iimiiiijw.hhi i-ii,J',' ' " 1 11 r
Suddenly n laree drop plashed in
her faee, mid she looked about her in
aim in. A heav y eijuinoelial Mm in
seemed almost upon her.
Wildlire Fpruu forward at the
toiled nf Ihe whip, and liter, illy Mew in
the direelion of the lioii-e.
The great ehiiid eaine rollinsr over
the bills like jfiant iiyri'i elad in mis .
Tliiimler ami i-haip, vivid 1 i yli t ji i ii.ir
followed, and then the delude!
Wildlire dashed on until they came
to the ereek, nud then Ihe ill drew
buck in dismay !
The i rcek vvasn foaming (orient uml
she could not i-ee Ihe liridfie!
Smlileli'y , she heaiil a man's voice
."homing lo her, and in a few minutes
Joe, on his loitirh little mustang, was
he-ide her. lie wore a buffalo over
coal, and threw a lari;o loak of her
i.'WII about her shoulders. She did Mot
I wait lo llsk h'"W he happened to eoino
for her. Mi" luisinl fhat he was anery
and hurl. She rciehed out her liriii.
i whito hand and eaiiulil .loe'- exlend'-il
i linger., ami side by side 1 1 1-1 w o b u ses
' were nrj;ed aero-s the bridge,
j They '.illope l honp' in sili in e, and
j when (hey reaehed theie and Helen
J stepped I t the flieinlly shelter of the
broad veranda, hhe noted the faet that
doe led both horses lo the slablo and
put llieiu ll'.
! Half an hour later doe, iii r.ived in
t
i .Fii lire, lllark's ilressiuir own and slip
i pels tarlieles lirojbt bv Miss Helen
i from I lio l";il ) . w a-ex plainin ; lo the
llo-y, ileuilire yollliji lilisliess of the
hoii-e that her father had been sudden
1 ly railed lo tie; next town, and luLhl
mil return before early inoi nin. "lb'
ft-ked me lo keep a soil of lookout
I over ihe place, mi I when I rode over
to ask voii lo invite me to lea, and
I found you goii",l li i-ti-ii" l afier ,V"il,"
' he said.
Ibis speech over, an embarrassed
(ileiiei; followed. It vva- br 'ken by
, .loe, who looked slraihl at his hosies
I ami said:
i "If I inn in'riidiim, Mi Nellie,
i why, just j:ive the word ami I'll ifo."
Helen a--in rd him. in a eiin-lraiued
' sort of way, (hat she was plad of
company, and went out to prepare the
Hole supper herself, for in those days
.-ervanls were rare in the We.-t.
After supper, in an awkward pau-e
uf the conversation, .Ion took up a
little c isi' fioni the table, and beuan
i' Miuii ui or it- conlenl. a bright, new
pair of haml-i nils.
They were a lew kind, jut from
the Kast, and Helen be::an explainino;
the .-priuu' loek whit b opcueil with a
skeleton key.
Somehow, one of ihe bauds was on
loe's wri-l. as she slipped the other
bright c inlet over her tiriu white
hand, when lo, the lock snapped, and
they Were lucked lojjelher.
Helen blushed crimson and com
menced scan liiiii; for ihe key in nerv
ous baste.
liul no key vva- to be found. Sud
denly the truth dawned upon her.
The key wa- in her father's pocket,
nud be was on ihe oilier side of Crow
( reek, which was now a foaming tor
rent and ilanoei oih to cross in Ihe
storm and darkness.
She Iried lo .-mile and treat the mai
ler liehlh , but i'. w A- ju-l the -.'hos! of
a smile, and it was a verv doleful
voice l hut said : "I am afraid, Mr.
(loiilon. that we must break Ihe lock.
Fat her has ihe key."'
.loe felt tempted to indulge in a
hearty huiuli over lle ir ipieer situation,
hut n rlance at Ihe ili-tre--d faee
across Ihe table sobered his mirth. A
real throb of soriovv came over him.
I f she loved him she would not care so
much.
He afil at ihe shining fetters on
her wrists so hn: and so earnestly
that Helen lifted her eyes womlerinly
lint dropped Iheiu auaiu.
What woman ever failed to read the
story (hat she saw in lie' Iioih -t blue
depths of her humble voiin giant's
ey es.
Her confusion eucoiiraued .loe, bill
Ihrie was alue-t a tremor in his voice
as he laid hi- o i eat blown hand over
ber fettered one anil said sifily:
"Nell, if you mi y loved me I would
believe that ii wa- fate ill it hound us
together. I would l ike it a- an oiueii
thai fate would "Taut me nn dearest
vvi-h. liul, Nellie, I d lie inl hope."
The v ill looked Up -low ly into her
lover's eve-, hiokeil steadily , lhou:h
she still saw that look in Ihein: ",loe,"
-he said, "it i- fate.''
The cool and iiilurcd Mr. Kuell
would have ni;MVeled had he -ecu
tlmi queenly ;;iiT' sobbing f, r very
joy on .hie (ii'idon's shuuiib r. and
pel haps he v ouh! have inanelel -nil
nioi had he known thai al thil mo
liieul ihe th ll'jbl "!' him ni l his linl
li.iiis did leu oio e eiiier her uiiud.
Wle'ii tin i idee n un ii" in ihei i iv
of the nii'iniii'; in- 1 1 u ii. I an inteie--inj;
piet in e.
The lamp still binned in the corner,
and Ihe I'ue w a- nuoiiki iiio away.
- uuejrio'T. w.mmmmjmmm J" , ;,..tsrysryy;y;a
On Ihe broad lounge by the fireplace
sat Helen and her lover. She h d
fi'llen a-leep from sheer weai iue-s and
.loe sat like a statu.' Ie-1 he ntiulil ill--llll
b Ilie fail sleeper wli-i-e cli' i k vv a ;
so near bis ow n.
The old ireiiileuiau's face wai a
study. When the truth dawned upon
him he lliino hiins.-lf into the lu ar-e-t
ehair and laughed uulil he waked
the redoes - likewi-e Mi-s Helen.
She wa-at lii st Icwild'Tcd by her
novel position, but soon remembered
the true situation and iehip-ed into si
lence, leaving .loe to tell the story.
"And now, judye," concluded he,
'yoii may loose I bese feliei s with ihe
under-l.indiiie (hat ihey w ill soon be
replaced by more ciiduriiu' oiie-. I
miisl not h i my pi i-om r escape.''
Helen's father had always like I
viol no ( .onion, and his ble-sino was
forthcoming.
The aiiuouiiceuient of ih" :ippro:i h
iiif; implials i;n M:-. I,'u--ell a eon
i lush e answer, and lie sett h d u p liis
alliirs ill slmll older and ntinind
l.a-l.
The old jiiil.-e Used to tell with "leal
jru-lo dow to iilon won his crvcr-e
d iu"hlei' and how gracefully -he wore
her fellers after she was won.- At
lanta ( oi.st nun hi.
Hun One ileitis.
Sir.iuuers visiliie; Wa-hiiiL'I'in have
been hoard lon iii irk thai il soi-mod to
Iheiu mole deaf people Wile lo be
found here than liny hid 'M r uiel in
any oilier city . It j. a-!onishiny bow
few per-oiis actually ofdi le iive bear
iui; have any mi i mi of the -trip tin e of
Ihe ear. Th" iiienilc ane -Itoli le d
acios; the interior p.i--.ic,o an I called
the "11111111" lllelelv Hi - lo i .it. I and
llausniil Ih" vibrations, 'ike the di.i-
phraui in a h li pl In 1 ontael vv ith
(hi- driliil is th" extieiiiiiy i f a little
b ine, which 1 i 1 1 1. b ni" is eoiniei led
with a -ccolid little bone, while Ihe
see iinl bone i- diti'ded on lo a lliinl
little h up', aM woi kuii loi lher like
IcVLlS. ill ord"- lo ill' re.l-e ihe power
of the vibration- : iuj up m the di uiu.
I he inner end ! Ihe lliii.l lull" b me
comes into c inla. 1 wild a se.-uid
I i-ii ti 1 . vv 1 11 d i-lb" w all i t a icupla
cle filled wild bq.ii'l.
A sound f i niii willeiiit cail-e- a i
bi aliou of the di'iiu ; the vibration is
communicated lhroii.:h the line" little
bones and can-i s a -crie- of pie-sures
Upon the wall of Ihe liiplid-lilli'd re
ceptacle; liiani'lils of ihe audilory
nerve lloaiiiiL! in tin- liquid are ait.i
(ed by the y.hratiou lints - ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i -caled,
the audilory lu rve couvev - the
i 1 1 1 ' 1 1 i 1 1 1 to th" brain, ami lluis il is
we bear. To our notion ail creation
is tilled With sounds. whele.ls in
reality what we conceive lo be sounds
ale but vibrations of the air and pre
sumably the univ'ise is in factum!
illimitable silence. ( Wa-hinloii Siar.
I'll re Itiiiiiuiiiils Are Hare.
About tiine-lenib- of the diamonds
olleicd for -ale are oil color: that i-.
they have color ill iheiu. Ten percent,
only :ue absolutely white. The ilill'er.
em e in Ihe lolor makes the ilillei nice
ill the pi ice of 1 he stone-. I'or iii-lauce,
a c niai y-coloied diamond is more v al
uable than the w hite -tones. I liamonds
oflbi-kiud hit called fancy s'oiies.
When set together He y make a beauti
ful contrast. I'lieie is no special
fa-diou in diamond-. Much depends
on individual ta-ie. ecklans are
now w oru a uml ded and a fiooil
inaii v pieces are luade up w il Ii small
diamonds eoiiibined It ltd colored
stone-. Sapphire, opal., rubies and
emeralds, linda icady ami an cMensiye
market. A line ruin, weiyluii" from
iwo to tdree carats, is world more than
a diamond. I ine eiuciahls are alw avs
as hih priced as ihe diatuoud. - ( 'hi
eajjo l'ol.
Starlet HiiutiiiL' Coals.
The oriiiiu of the u-e. of the searlel
huntiiiv coal in the huntiuy field has
never been sal i.-faclonly explained,
and vaiioiis iheories hive been pro
imo;aleil (o aecouiil for the adoption
of that coin,'. Accordiii", lo some,
scat let vva- worn in the huutini; field
because il could he seen al a di-lancc.
Another explanation i- dial an O11;
bsli mililary oilieer, -taviiiu at a 1 0111-
II y Iioii-c. o-t his Ii.ik-'.uc, and ap
peared in the huuliiiu held in hi- irui-melilal-.
M any aul leo ll ie- iiiaiulaiil
tdal it was adopud alter the ll ui-e of
Hanover introduced se n let as ihe roy al
livery.-- I New York l'ie-.
A Xaiiiiuittli Witch.
Theie ace -oni" lii thiui' in this
tow n w hied are overlooked b, ihoii
saiiils o p. 1 ,os cveiy day. Aliiouy
lh"iii is a watch in ihe window of a
I'ark low jeweler. ll i a -pc iue n of
a la'e nu 1 her of the same kind 111 in
ula. Miicil for the I'hil eh Iplii.i ccnleu.
m il. Tin- 111 iiin.c'i h timepiece i- , ne
a id a .pi 11 h i in -h' -thi k mid neaily
three in, he- aero-H the face. It weight
nine ouiiics, 1 New York Sun.
ClIh.lMiKN'S COi.I'MN.
I " I I V s M ll f i I
You'd know hy Ilie way i-le e- erenlti'ii
al.i.nt.
I'. rinu' .low n IH. 111 nil 1 .--il'le 1 i'
Altlielwii hllle feel llii'i-t i-eiiip'a-1 ul ly
0111.
'1 hat 1'nlly ha- oil Iter m u sle es.
fin y are neal. Ihey are fin, liny ate l"il
tolled up lii.'h,
Aiet they're line. I in 11 Pi ciciiii Pine lint.
Tli 111 Plight a the -ta 1 - tuinklin up in
He-sky.
Ill' a penny ju-t 0111 of ihe mini.
Hut it isn't for lliat sin - hippy :m I
proud
'I'll a sin 's ulinosl uieih'. to speil,.
It's Pi i-aiin' t In v .i . out su'-li a liar mi 11 -1 v
lell'l,
tin h u perfectly heaatif.il 8 iii :ili.
1im v A . "i l l 1:.
c.w'r nit, mi iti A".r.
I'i-h. low I and ift lioi.-e- are m.
to be looked in the 1110111I1, nor. -ays
oninii--ioner M' I'oiiald. cm you . II
j (he aue of a li-h by il- si", l ike
j .Mi.ni"hai chickens and ciieiimbei -,
I li-h. if Ihey have an abundance o
j I I, "ill ilow bin ma few days. Inn
Ihey can't ;el fat on what lilt lo air
soak- IhroiiL'h the water inl" their ;il
I pump-. Some r.'iihi r enjoy a diet ol
worm-, while min is 111 it -t have epi
curean tidbit-, but many led pc iln
-in. ill fry an I are lea-ed wild 1 lie
proee . In the wonl-of M a--i 1 Ii 'i 1 01
so me 01 In r w 1 iter.
All the lill!. t'.h
llaic l.i.'i li-li I" I'Me '1 in.
A 10 1 Hi -if in 1 111 1 1 h.i 1 hi'. 1 li - li
And s-i oe :el iit M 1 1 0 ri ii -
Washing."! -t :r.
IpiW 1 IIP hi- Ns 1.1 I nl I 01 -in 1 1 ..
All lib-el Ver say - : ' Take all e"n out
of the net on vv b ell a hen h i- h id
her full tin. e. caiff iiUy holding ii 1.1
thecal; Illinium 11 . 1 . ' 1 1 1 1 I . you will
till. I Ihe exact sp . which lie little fel
low is i ckill" on the in-ide of the
shell : this he vv ill do until the iu-ide
shell is pi 1 foiaied. and tin n tin- shell
is fun id outward as a small stale,
le.'iv iii a hole.
Now. if you vi ill lake one of Ihe
r;in ill this condition from mult 1 the
hen. remove il to the lum-" or oile r
suitable place, put il in a tmx or nest,
keepiuu It W.'ll lll or llloi-l. a- m ar the
ti'tnpeialiire of Ihe hen a- po--iile
(which may be done b. laying il be
tween iwo botll s of warm water
upon some i'oI ton or w ool. i ami lay a
lass over the b x or m -t, then voii
can sit or .-laud, as is most convenient,
ami v itiicss ihe true modus operandi. !
Now watch the liul! fellow work his
way ii lo ihe world and you will be
atiiu-eil ami iu-t ne led.
After he ha- e;ot hi- opeiiiiii:, he
1 1 1 1 1 1 11 10 1 L i s a nil. Mill" motion w ill-, ihe
point of the llppi r bill on lite outside
of Ihe shell, always workint:' lo tin
I mill (if you have ihe lame end of tin
eey from you ainl the hole upwaul),
uulil be has worked hi- way almost
around, say within oiic-liall of an inch
in a pel let I cit cle; he I hen forces III'
cap or butt cud of Ihe shell ,,, and
iheii has a cham c lo sliai.'hleu bis
neck, Iheieby lonseiiiii" his leys some
what, and mi, by Iiu ir help, t ' 1 1 1 1 1
the body from the shell.
1 hilMi-llii'
Some lime nyo, I iiseA ofien to stay
wild a friend in W ilt-dire.w do-e paik
is st' araleil from Ihe h'.il-e by a laki
which is about I "' yards broad al Ihe
narrowest part. lieinu extremely
f.nid of animals, ... u 1 1 1 Incline inti
male Willi Iwo ileliehi f ul doe. belony
ing tti my hostess, a l.iijje collie called
.lasper, and a r-umh S ke ten ier, .'an
die. The pair were deviled friends,
i I pos-ib e alw ay s loyvtbcr. (die af
Ici iiooii I 1 alletl idem as usual to pi
for a walk, ami luakiii" my way to fde
lake I deleviuiin'd 10 row acro-n and
waiitler about in th" deer-park.
.la-per at once jumped into ihe w atef
ami uayly followed the boat. II. ill
way across he ami I weieboth -i. filed
by ih'spail'tii",' bowl-, anil slopping to
look hack saw poor little Samlie 11111
liiii up and ilon 11 the bank and bit
lerly bewailiny the cruelty of hi- two
so-called friends ill leaving dim be
hind. Hardeuiuu my lie. 11 1 I sal -till
in silence ami simply watched. .I.i--per
was cl.'arly disi res-ed. Me -wain
around Ihf boat, nud lookiuy up into
my face -aitl iinmi-iakably with Ins
wise brown eyes: "W hy don'l you
jo lo the li'scue."
Seeiii", however, that I -bowed no
sins of il.teliiuenee. he made up his
uiiiid to si ulo the ihllit u'ty him-elf,
so iiirned and -waiii back to forlorn
liltle S. indie. Theie w a- iiioinein's
pau-e. I siippose for expiau ati iii-, and
then, to my surprise uml muii-enn ul,
.l.i-pcr sicml still, half out mid half 111
'he w ater, and f-.vidic -crumbled on
hi- hack, l is fore-paw s re-linn 011 Jas
per's nctk, who -wain across ihe lake
and landed him-afily ill the deer park.
I need not ilesi i iiK' the evident pn.lo
of the one. or Ihe "i alitudo of tlio
other. - ! I he Spectator.
A learned hiilyo the lilerarv rrilio.
-s- r
L1:AI) TliXCILS.
fntert-stins Points About a Use-
f 11I Little Article.
Various Processes in Their
Manufacture Described.
'W hat dot s ii 111.1 id make a lead
peiu ilr" said a New York manufac
turer, in reply lo a reporter's inquiry.
"I'ilsl, let me tell you how we make a
pencil.
"See Ibis tine blai k powder '; Thai's
jjiaphite. ll 1 o-ls 'Jo cents a pound.
'I bis white siibslaiice is (icrinan clay.
It comes across (he ocean us ballast in
sailinu vessels, ami all il rusts us is
freiyhl. We mix this clay mid this
powder I jollier and p'liid them in a
mill, adding moisture duriiiir the pro
cess until the two an thoroughly
lnix"d and are ndU'ed to a pa-ie
about the consi tem y of piiily.
"This pa-le we pi es into llie-e di"-,
each one of which i- ihe sie of a
pern il lead, except in lenytli. There
aie four leads in one of lhe-e. After
Ihey lite pre-setl we 1 lit them into the
proper lengths ami hake 1 to 111 in an
oven kepi al very hiyh teuip. 1 ti lire.
Tin II We have Ihe lea I made. hs
hardness is reyiilalrd by the yn aler
oi' Ics- amount of t lay we mix with
the yrapbile the lie. ie day we put in
the harder the it-ad.
The cedar we 11 so tome- principal
ly It "in I' lorid'i, ami i-ob ani' d en
tirely from Ihe fallen tree- lint lie
Iht'le. The Wood i- delVeti lo Its ill
block-, sawed lopeil. il lenylh, -olll''
of them llii' k I 1 I' , ive Id" b ad. and
souie 1 1 1 1 1 1 . for 111" piece ill it i- to be
filled over the h ad The block-arc
.-awed for four p'-icil- ta d. Ihey
are frroovetl by a saw. Ihe pii.uVi'
beillL' Ihe place whi le the h ad is to
lie. Ihe leads are kept in hot "hie,
ami are placed in 1 be yrooyes u- the
blocks are read . . W hen this i- done
Ihe thill piece 11 "died f.i-l lo the '.hit k
one. Win ii dry t':e blocks me run
through a machine that cuts the pencil-
apart. Another in u bine ,-t rape
th"iit. iiimK iirj lliem oel.iyon il, or
i HI in I or ll al. or llilt t'i 11 lleied, a- the
i-.i-ii in iv be. The p. in ils are luir-lii-heil
by ma. hiie i y, and are thi ll
lead) lo be lied ill hunches, boeil ami
pill oni.
"The tlillereiil crude- in value of a
lead pen. il are made by liner manipu
lation nf Hie craphilo ami the u-e of
better malt ri il. The aveiiiye peiiril
in every d i v u-e co-is about one quarter
of a cent lo make. We are 1 onteiil
with l''i per cent, protii on ii when
we sell il o the dealer. What di
ploid is you may Iiu it n- mil for your
self if you have one of ihe pencil
about vo l that y oil paid live cent- for.
(If Ihis eratle of pencil an operator
w ill tin 11 out ''"' ' 1 in a day.
"The mo-l valuable lead pencil
that I know of is owned by a lawyer
ill this t ily. Ii is a 1 heap lookiuu af
fair, bill I doll'l believe il could be
bought for l''i. The wool in ihi
peiieil came from a red ir live that was
probably centuries oil before any
cedar tree now standing heyaii to
jrow. ll wa- taken from the bottom
of a ma'l bed in Hi amje co'itity al a
depth of tieai ly one bundled feel be
low the surface. Near ii wa- found
the remain- of : mastodon. 1 he
knob oil Ihe end of the pencil wa
inade from a piece of Ide uia-lodon's
tooih. Tlie pencil has never been
sharpened, ami probably never will
be."
Tlie (Jiu'cicst Uuli l nn I'.irlh,
'The quei re-l hotel in Ihcweild is
in (iiiatemala ( ity , I eitlial 111eriea,"
said an Fnli-h loin i-l w In, is stopping
al the liichclieii, in t hie. 10. "While
there a few week- ayo I -lopped a day
at the biyyesl ho-leli y and met vti.li
more sin pi iscs idan I have ptt'iu-ly
eiieoiiutei ed in my tiip around the
world. The house i- Imii it only one
story li is li on account of the earth
quakes, ll i- 1 oii-ti Hi toil in the foi in
of a hollow siitari, 1 ml Ihe interior
colli! i- made hcaulifi.l wild lice- ami
flowers. Ihe exlc.ior pri-cnl- ihe
appearance of a pri-011. A t ier poimd
iii" abib knoikeroii the outer door,
you me n-lieicd into a scene of verdant
beauty. The hotel was formerly the
private re-idence of one of the rich
est families of (Yulial America, but
the ow ner was bani-deil by President
r.arrius for an alloyed con-piracy
against Ide pot eminent.
Around I lie iiiler'or were bah- mics
overlooking a yaud'ii till d wild
oraiifre and peat d tree-, palm- and
beautiful flower. Tlie fare wa- jjoml
ami we dad our choice of pancakes
wild honey, li-h, poultry . fruits and
eollce ami cdot t'late. Y 011 can't pal
tdeit' if oil aie in a hurry lli 'Uyd.
Only one tlulii: i- -eivcd at a time and
yon can't yet a cup of collee until
every lliinjj el-e b is been served. The
hotel furnishes 1 amlte-, but matches
llll'l'XtlU. Then thel e i- a -l stem of j
calliny the y lie-is. which em i I. - t h" ,
hotel lo the II line of III" .in ci I "lie )
on earth. Y'i'ii i t" ' ilie I by lb' -. j
The Ides d"W 11 their a i" m ai ly ;i- I n ' :
Ms an Iv.y li-'i s,ia' 1 " and lit", -liny j
like a hoi iii t. ihoiuh the hit" i not
poi-Ollolls.
1 hey in 1 r kill ihein. 1. 111 hi -ii -1 1
Iiu 111 away. Tin- lull- of the h"lt I aie
tilled W itll the -e pe-ts III 111' 1 1 c . I I! i 1 1 y .
Over each ibn.r is aliaii-0111 Now if
you leave a 1 all for 7 ' I-" k your
transom i- opi-ucil at V and the tin s
jro in. ho ihey wake y,.. ; I should
say pi, The sensation i- like t I1.1t of
beiiiy' smnlltayyeil In live iniiiuir
from ihe time your ii hi- iii i- "pi m d .
von are down stair- lool in: for 1 lo-
' proprieior. It ilic-n'i do any I to
kick. Ihouyh. lor thai m -' iii ha- 1 11
'-. the ell-loin for Veal -." 1 ' .1 1 1 ' .1 I 1 1
, siiiiuioii.
Hun Mauley Ihcaui" an v no rican
I itit 11.
i WI en an Ann ri. 111 M ty w 1 pi -1
eiiled lo Ib in y l Man . . :it lie 1.
eeplion y i ill lo hi ill lo lie .'lie I " mi -j
in l.ond"ii :i -lenl lime a.... the fi, .,1
! Afll. all exph.l' I' said III ll lie Icel a1
I W ay s 1 on- nb 1 ed him-' If an tin 1 1 Ml
1 and a ritieii .,f the I nit.-. I m ih -, but !
' the fin 11111-I.111. 1- under hi' h h" be
came a ' ii ii 11 are know 11 to ..11 a
few. Manh'y wa- iritui.!,,-i d in lb'- '
i superior ( "m l of thi- . ii v on M 1 y
! ... I"'i. A lew tl.n a:'o Thoiiia--
! l!oe-e. the el, ik of till' H l"l'l -I
Tlihuiie ep..lti the . i. IIHI- .'Me '-
iiiecli'd w ilh Ih" in. id ' Iii ih"
tine liienti"lie.. " - lid Mi I.' 1. -e.
1 -'ihe late . ulli-v : - .niu- inl" 10 '.
I'lli. v and iiitroiluc. .1 me to a M 1
I sinnlct , w ho tt i-ln d to b- a it i
; ell of ill.' I mini Male-.
I ilid not I. now that i:u 1 i-ito
wasllieyreat Alii, all evpl-u'i' iinlil,
In- had been in int ol'r in- nine.
' Stanley l"ld Hi" tli 1 1 li" h e I alw f. -j
1 ttlisid'l 1 d hiui-i'lf a 'ill 11 "I I In
! l ulled Male-, a- he had seiv-d III lb
1 I nil 111 Ai my ami h id been lemoiat K
I di-i daiyi d. Wi ile Ii ni-lliny in I 11
I rope, lent ev 1 r. he h ul tin t an iniii
- call (.ell 1 1. Ill in w ho li el in 1 01 ne .1 hi III
: licit be 1101-' yo 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 - -1 1 lie- 1 -i 111 ii-
I provid 'd b . -' Mil' li- lot h" I" '
; a fill' 11. and Ih" I e l thai lie It 1 in
honorably ill-, h 11 yt d - 'idler .lid ii"l
ui.'il.c him a . Mi' ii of the I nil. il
1
I .-tale-.
j "Stanley tt as al I to . p u t f"l
I Afrii'i 11 that time and ("Id In" thil
he had touie I10111 l.oml"ii lo Si w
j York e-pei iallt to I"' natni . 1 1 i .- 1 .
i and ihat only a lew per-m- I, in vt 1 h it
I he tt as in 1 hi- 1 "iiult . lie -it "i 1
, and pro din t I wilnee- who stt.'H
1'ial he had i.ltv n- con-ii hi . d hitn
-elf a cilii'll of the I lliled l lle-.
so lie I ft eit t 1 hi- cerlili' lie and de
j palled."
I Allio.iy the :Ioii.oiiii or pit'.ii 0 all-
oyi a.h- W hi. li Mr. Ilor-e li 1 . al -J
tacheil to 11.11 in ah it ion paper - 111 hi
I cil-lodt , M-iiiley '- i- Ih" 1 tie which i
I 1 rohiibli pi i 'ed the hlylie-l. j Vi W
Noll. Tiibune.
I lie l!epili:e of I it el i. I,
I he 1 Inn tie of I iln 1 1.1. 1 1 i. 1. i-
i sub-'l' pit al. r.ilm-oil, it ..it. .am
! Wood. Wax. collie, in. by '. y inner.
lirrow t ool and hid' - are il- priu. ipal
allied-of rxpoil Siijar i- il- pi ill
! cipal plodilcl. Cot oa. coitoii and ri. -e
j are al-o ciillivaled Ay 1 1. ultiiie H
' -:ti 1 it'll oil with incuM-iny -u.ee--il.ibtliaisa
republic, ihe y.. .1 nuieii'
.' beiny intrusted o a I'le-iileiii, eli i'e
J and House of liepn -enl 11 1 1 e- ll
j citiClls me qiialitied cle. I01 - it In 11 iln V
reach I H rill V -one teals of aye. and
j po-ses- ri al estate. - a tempo .11 t
inea-ute. whiles are cxi link d lu'tn
I riyhls of cit ieii-lnp. I be iiiimbcr of
settlers from (he 1 niled siaie- for
1 w 1 10 1 11 the lololiy w a- I "llndeil. wild
I the pm po-e of yit in : I hem oppot Imii
tics lor sel f impt ot eini lit , hi- 10 I'
I been rival III nut tear, an. I the tt hole
! mimber ill t be coiinl i t i- ret kone.l not
1 o ex.'cetl I'.'.ooo. . 1. 1. lion ,1 li ihes
' are, however, from tune to time in
cluded in it- Itllllort. I'he-e. Willi
: the native i iiliabit aui . aie e-liuiaie.1
III I .".'il'.Olll', III' "III .'M,I'.M ,,f whom
hate acipiiied Ilie I'liyb-h lanyiiiye.
I if lhe-e, some ;'.oi"' are 1111111I..1 - of
Ihe ( hi isiiai 1 Inn 1 h , "iniir lour-
II il.
l emons llnke I. nud uip.
Lemons are n-e.1 tor sou. 111 in any
i countries where 1 lie v trow. When.
for in-laiice. the men mid women ol
the W 'est Indie- want lo wash iln ir
: daiids tlie) s.U"i e the juice of a
j lemon over Iheiu hri-klv in tv ater 1111
I (il thev aie . lean. Their is an acid in
ihe lemon similar P' that 11-. d in -" ip.
ml ill coiinl li' w here oiaie.es yrovv
in "leal plenty i-'iintiy yt iitlcinen u-e
j Ide clicape-i kind foi bl u kiuy tin ir
j bool- Tlie oranye is cut intwo.tiul
' tde jn iy side 1 I one h ill i- nibbed on
I tde soot of an iron pot ami then on the
! boot. Thou tde boot i- nibbed wild a
j soft brusli and a br "hi polish at once
I appears.
Ihe Man Who (annul l.liufrll.
Thi-rc mi n s ot in. to ulna's tie really
1 .m l .el"ie.
Ai d il.e . hiclert ..I Iln loiml. i 1- the very
iryniir lne
WI1.1, v.lioi v.in'i' !. liii' i"l'v and 11 little
I'll! w oil Id I lo .
W nl 111 o i Ilie p. .nit uulil yo'i diagram
y "iir s
,,, -i-Mi'ii" a v .0 in! -tile until be
ll, i t - in iii!e
VVeh fie.e .! HI" clem. Iheii !" 'biiis a
I ..I. t .-mi'i-
'iij.'i tvo'ild I'f a p'-' i-ii'" nisi to tvii'i' lie!
epi'.iplJ
A let hi'le away III" -h.l t"'t "I t he lll.lll "I")
'ami"! laii.Mi.
Il'.iv I'ke a t'llllu ll"-! Ill il ' Inils th" f"ses
in He ti l.lo.'in
An -"in lire iii Iim I'IiIs t Im tt ear a cloak of
tt ho c.lliue.l 1 oltlprt lit lid Ilie ttortli ol i'l-t
II -1 ,ol "t Pin.
v h" -hi nit ii-iii s.;. .oel plea.-uie a.- the
I .11- a-... id il"- sun
l,e , s...r .p.'ilLill! it in. Ill the I" tit
I I I. 1 - a 1 .1- .
I,-. 1 i.-t .Ji! I m til. 1 11.. -,t .1 tl I to- 1 lie t ins
ol !.t 1 i.i-.- .
n.y Willi h'MI wl illli"! -ill Ih'' keilll-l.s
!! -in 1 In I'.l'' '
TI.:- it"'"! ' -'iM vt-!.' a ,11.: tt I'll "l til"
III vioiioi '.
I ; ".-I at a pile h !h" ah.
I t'i.iiiy nni-i be iiiberi'i'd : blood
Will tt !' y oil know .
A oio-ijiiiio i- in 1 1 1 a -I 1 1 1 to "1 all
iiyain" tt hi 11 In pi -en hi- bill
-pi. - an- not a- a nil" led-y , but
,011 have .ill hi nd Ih" yil'jel -ll.'lp.
Tllllll III, I', b" -II anyer lll'lll li.'lioll,
bill a a mien i-n t hill' -o ' ulei laiu
111 y
'I - 11 11 i 1 1 ili-t I i I: -i 11 11a 1 i ny I V 1 -
r.iit toui hair. -ir. e n bar down
to voiii coil collar. "-iuIi'ioi ii j, inn
In licit , i-e I II ll iv,' Ih'' coat collar
I III ll'IVt n.
.la. k I pp' is- s:iv, s eld-, 1 oilld
toll lend nn' a huii'lri'l' It'll -ell S.
s. a. Id- I I1.11 - leu the j oini. don't
t',11 know ciih I I h-ii'l it but could
I y 1 I il ba. k.
lls. I.I ly I - Wliii! iml an
open lil t pl,-e e n o a -toy e ill the
li"'i-e? Il'iu dors i 1 Mhrr w arm
In - h pi 1 . W 1 i 1 1 .-" illie ( riicliil
ly ) "W ai'tiis 'cm "ii iii" ma'am "
I hat r an aunt whoi-trry utifor
lun.ite." -aid M itiile she i- -baldly
deal and very lieu -iyhled.'1
I ,1 e ion -'" ii ponileil .Mamie.
" W Icti a ho 1 It . 1 1 1 1 ,. 1 . 1 1 1 -In would
make
itiiiu Uulil I yii I..111 1 try the
cl iuipiuy iron on a pie. c of paper In
see il it i Hot loo hot :" Hal her
I ii in I mid let papri - soon a- I
-lie lis your hall burl llm I know - riyht
oil 11 i- I"" h"l "
Mr-. I plottu "Wh.il 1 111 we do,
th il . lo pa-- aw.n tin- lime uulil even
my.-' Mi-, boulown "l.'l ll- yo
aroiiinl lite -Inn- and inn up -oine
bill- li 11 hu-baiid- lo pay . I he
liioi- money ihey hue lo 1 ,11-e the le-s
time lliei hat e lo -,- , "
I iylil-t.ii i lit;- Inserts.
Tfi -1 at "I liyhl ill ill' ylowtvorin
i- in ihe I. nl. and pio.ee.l- floiu three
lumilioii . -ac- in ll" la-l -eyuielilof
tin- 11 1 I .'iuen. 'Ihe ma Ie ha - on I y two
ol iln -e, ami the li"ht !l"lil lliem is
1 miipai at 'i cly -mall. ililiy fat . I
ahlc wealbcr the liyhl yh'W s -lea. lilt ,
but al all other time- i- not coii-laiil.
I lie tin Ilie- of the trope iho-o com-po-iny
Ihe yeiiu- l iinptii- pll'i in
the extent lb it while ccil.iin -iec;ea
coiuol their liyhl. other- me w ithout
thi- put it.
The hu v 11 of ihe ulow tv orin is capa
ble of einiltiii" liyhl, hill not lo hit
compiled toihal of the dct eloped in
sect I , 1 1 1 iii it- mature and imma
ture 1 01 111- I .ainpt 1 i- no, 1 i Im -a play - a
11-' fill p il l in th ' 11 on, 'int of nut 111 e.
To I In- ai'i.citll 111 i-l and fruil y rower
II I- a -p- - III t'.iillil ll- diet coil-i-ls)
nlni"-! tt lii'llt cl -mall -helled snails,
a 11, 1 it 11 'i in - 11 1 oil Hi" -1 cue iis w hell
lln -e farm and yanle 1 pe-ts are 1110-1
I ri uMe-oliie 1'ilili-ll t'uelhes ploba
blt never vet liyilied a- pei-'iial ornament-In
li 111 ile beauty. Thi- .-. ami
has nlw H- bi i 11, one of their list- In
Ihe ilu-ky .huejlilei-s of ihe tropics.
They arc ofien snubled in tl died
and hi aided hail . and p.'il'.om sotne
vt Ii ll the -aim' i tli, e a- the ili iuoml
lor iie'ie , it ilieil In lie-. s,,,,, la
iln - and llio- of the W e-l I11.be- 111
. lose lin lb.'s in bay- of I u-e or y uie,
ami wc.tr them amid llnii hair nr dis
posed aboni t icir pel -on.
In ihe Spanish s"t i h incnl -, lirellies
arc lieqiienilt u-cd in a iiuioiis vvnv
vi ben tr.iveli iy al niyht The unites
tie all insect In each yn al loe, ami ill
lisbiiiy ami hunt my I'Xpedii ions in ike
,.l clu - ot them by fa leuiiiy several
li'i'i tie r. T li ' same people have :
-1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1- fe-liv,'l al vv Iii. Ii lie sal
mon's of I lie to my people air . m 11 t'd
vt ild liii'llie-. and, b'-lny tii 'Un'eil oil
line !ior-r- iui'l trly 01 ii unrnli d, llio
'alter yaliop ilnoiiyd Ihe thi-k, 1 ho
! WPole pr"ibi illy the effect of a ho i;tj
j uiniing lir,ht. I 'hivao I lei aid,
, ,.,.,m ,m .,. wnpi .t.wn.j.i wuw?rti.i.m -