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(ZTlje !)atljam Uncord, 55 11. V. LONDON, EUITOH AND I'liUl'KIhTOK. RATES TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, ADVERTISING One square, one insertion Ono gquare, two insertions J One square, one month - fl.Oft 1.66 2.60 $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly In Advance. For larger advertiscinento liberal oon racts will ijo ntaJo. VOL. III. PITTS1H)H() CHATHAM CO., N. ( MAY 2, 1801. NO. II. !)c l)atl)am ttecori. if A Sii inner Snnir. Oh! lull me to sleep mi Ihij warm iininipr lay. Ami sing nic a sunn of I lie Hover, How il noils to tie- tries nj bows low to tho breeze, To ilif bee !I its honey gives over. I'll! cliicrilv sitifr as tlir bin! trills its lay, Jb'W the daisy true an-wers the lover, VI hen lie whispers so low. "Am 1 loveil; yes ur no'.'" And throws down its own crown but to prove lier. Oh ! jing of the bird-and the brooks, what the say. Ami tii'K of thi in over aa! .oir -As I lie'iuv.lh the tree--Ami woo sleep for m;,( At the I ce, w illi bis surg, WstheHovcr. Kind W. Itoliinson. How He Found His Profession, Lai ly biographical details need not detain us long. W o wish merely to relate one incident in his cati,c.--lliii clowning net of his life and one whose nan utioii leaches many lessons, the most ilvioii tf which is that, In ns n man m.iv to liud a rofesion suited to his Mipp.i-cd tastes and abili ties, fate oftentimes lakes the matter out of his hands, and disregarding; all of his preconceived ideas, thrusts him into (lie very place for which he wa designed. His boyhood was nbont equally di vided between books aid play; the books, however, were not as a rule school-book, mid his devotion to play was also somew hat lb ful. As a small boy he broke more lojs and required more new games in n month than would suffice to amuse n whole con vahscent ward of n ihildien's hospi tal: and as be grew older it b;'-aiiie evident (hat the very diver-ity tf his talents Wiliid never permit him to pve ciHiiigb .- : ' ti : i i to any one sport to become a lender therein. At r ..dirge he distinguished himself in many w av s. lie led his clav. dur ing the Sophomore year, but throtigh c lit the net tcriii his devotion to the (It bates of bis liici.uy society , di vided bis oi that lie barely lii.in B.cd to se, nic a speaker's place for (he duiiior oral ions a: ( 'omniem eiiiciil. real c pn latinos were aroused mmng bis follow students a.- to his g adualing speech, which would fol low a year later; but lie next jear lie went in for athletics, and with so liiil' li Mii-cos that In? graduated near the head of (he ba-e ball club, and not far from the foot of his class. Alter graduating, be lost no lime in considering bis future profession. Jle began at once the study of medicine, but the dry bones of anatomy allorde.l him no lueiual or spiritual uinriineiit, w hile the di-agm able details of phvsi clogy were repugnant to his liner fee ings. He then (aught school, and iinccss fully: but after he had w hipped into a stale of dog-like submission, and even affection, nu oveigiown but underbred boy. who hail passed upon and discarded several of his pic.ieces fors ns "N. (llm the ln y put it. I and had also thrashed in the presence of an aw ('-stricken but admiring School an Irate tuistei; palron,w ho had most riiilcly differed w ith him on some points of di-i ip.iue after (lion two Holts bis career w as suddenly closed. The rest of the board, not liking the precedent, agreed in informing- him that while they admired li s learning i and ability, they thought be allied j bis iileai of corporal uiiishiiicut loo j far, and then, with glaring im ousist- i tciiey, suggested that ho carry ihriii j still farther even into some other fdiool. I Mis mother was inclined about this time to think that ihe world was using I her only son rather hardly , and ad vanced money enough to set him up J in im-iiic-s in ins name iowii. no cnleied upon ,1 nieriaiil iie ca e 'i wilh small capital but large dea-. Mis mil crtiscincnt were model of correct l. iglish, and illiistralcil the advantages of a collegiate training. Things went on swimmingly for a while, but it must be regrctfuily confessed licit the nviniining wa- mostly dow n -Iron n. and alter some month' of successful mismanagement his crcditoi foimed ft "trust," and he was forced, with re luctance, It must be admitted, out of trade. So far nothing has been said of his personality, nor is there inn h need for this. Such men are nearly always lovable. It is the n-of ui and not Ihe ornamental trails that are wauling in their make up. They have enthusi asm to plan, and, as far ns it goes, ability to execute, and only lack lie Jinal quality of fixity of purpose or will to make them continue (o strive after tho Hist flush of their enthusiasm l.HS faded. Not to follow his career too closely, il may be said that at the ag"" of thero was nntMn? tn keep Irm outside the reialio'i of the vagrant law but ' llic mother ltiM i m r 1 1 1 1 1 1 c ( I . who pos , sensed a fairly comfortable income, and as'.ill more comfortable weakness for her boy, and a sign that read, "AVillongi.by Mat able, Attorney-at-Law." lie was silting in his office one la.y spring day, enj j ing a cigar and cogi tating on things past ami present, when it came to him, as by a Hash of inspiration, that be had so far missed his calling. Il needed only everyday sunlight fin an oii'sider to discover this truth, but to him it came as an illumination. It was in literature, and not in law, that le; w as destined t make a name for himself. Xot in (he broad fields of Literature (with a apital I.) did he intend to roam; no, ho would becomo famous as a writer of short stories. True, ho had never written any, long or short, but be ha, read them without number, and he saw how easily the trick was done. Acting', as always, on n strong im pulse, ho threw himself on a lounge, and proceeded to map out in bis mind his initial cliort. Ho had proceeded far enough to make it a toss up whether ho was destined to add another to literature, when Fate knocked. It was not a client bringing him the case that would make him famous, Lilt only u friend who came to take him to the tennis-court for a game, lie went, and during the gaum was struck in the eye by a "rtnashed" bail. This is a more serious thing than it may seem to our readers, many of w hom have, pel baps, never been struck in the eye by a "siuahed" ten uis ball, and especially so if one wears glasses, as I.o happened t ) do Me luckily saved the eye itself from shat tered glas, li-.il the lids sull'crcd no little. His physician commanded a bandage over both cyis for at least a week, ami their complete disuse lor pel haps hrgr. As soon as the pain had subsided stifli -iently to permit him to think at all, his it i i ii I reverted to his unfinished story, and he bewailed the hard fate which, even for a time, so rudely checki d his ncw-borii literary aspira tions. Some 6ui h lament he made (o his triend- the fatal racket handier of Ihe afternoon- who, half in scorn, suggested that he employ :i stenogra pher. They laughed together at the absurd suggestion, but the idea stuck, and he determined, if possible, to follow It w ith modifications. I lore enters our heroine. I lor name was Margaret Western, a next-door neighbor and a life-long friend. In deed, on Willotighby's part the feeling was stronger than friendship. Me had long loved her, and was only w aiting to find bis career that career w hich always seemed to be just ahead of him - to ask her to share it wilh him. Meanwhile his pride kept him silent, for Margaret was the only child of a rich and proud old lawyer. If she let- cd him. she bad never shown it; if she knew (he state of his feeling-, -lie had never betrayed her know ledge, but had always treated him with the easy familiarity mid frank coii'r.ide.ship thai arc born of long ac quaintance, and that her simple and iinaflected nature made easy. Shu was straightforward, intelli gent ami iudcpcuir.'iit, fond of social p!ca-uic in moderation, but caring more for books and ail. And, final ly, Hie was a beautiful girl, in proof of which no effort is made to describe her appearance. She thould bo his amat uensis. This was how the idea had taken shape in his mind. The next day, ut the earliest season al) e 1 1 a 1 1 1 1- for railing, he groped bis familiar way across the contiguous lawn to Margaret's home, and laid be fore her his plans and aspirations. She was too Used lo hi vagaries to feel more than a miid surprise, and even managed to manifest a lilt e enthusi asm. In the pleasure of her sociely he w as not overrca ly to begin his dic tating; but Margaict resoln'ely pro cured w r.ling materials and urged him to bi work. lie hesitated, llhd pleaded his wounded eye as an ecn o for delay. To (his she would not listen: and to end her banter he resolutely collected his scattered wits and attempted a pu.e piece of improvisation, lie told thesloiy slowly, for ho was feeling his way, ami Margaret had to take down his word, and hesitatingly, be cause as he progressed he began to realize lluit he was trending on dan gerous ground. It w a shoi l and trile enough, and this is the outline: A boy and gill grew up together as sweet hearts the boy poor, the girj very i ifh. Not until be ha- icturncd fr. in college doe be realize the barrier that her wealth puis between Ihein. ll' dares uo re cw their intimacy un lit by his elloiMlio has more nearly equalized Iheir posj'ion-. 'he giH ! "iiie- the chatiio', a d with ft uii- nine intuition Uivim- ihe cau-c, but will not shock conventionality by be traying that her feelings also arc uu cbango I. His pride w ill not let him speak; her maidenly modesty keeps her silent. This goes on for years, until Iho young man, in despair, and with never a word to her, leaves his native place forever. Sho, in titter rage and loneliness, marries a man in every way his inferior save in wealth. And for both hero and hcroiuo a fit I ti re of cudiitiug misery. They worked on almost without pause until the end, and when the last word was written he hesitated a mo inciil, and then said, Well?'' "It would be a sad etory it it wcro true,'' said she, ' but 1 don't like it. I don't think it is a strong story. 1 suppose, YVilloughby, you know 1 suppose you ought to know moil bet ter than I do; but I don't believo in that kind of man you describe. Your story lacks realism, as they call it. A man as weak as (he one you paint could never exist. Why, he never could have escaped tho dangers of teething," she lidded, scornfully "And as for your girl, I know that such a poor, spirillcs', nainby pamby thing ould never hold the love of even tho poor little puppet you have setup." Then, aha-l at her impetuous candoy, Of course. I am speaking of the characters, not Ihe story itself." Her voice had a vouch of anger in it, and he, surprised at her vehemence, could only stammer out, "I don't fee " A quick movement from her cheeked his speech, ami he could heir tin pen throw ti sharply on to the table, as sho said, in a tense voice that grew more rapid as she went on: "Von say (hey loved each other, and that apart they were doomed to misery, that they were kept apart by his poverty, w hile she had more than enough for both. What was all of it to her without him? Why should it keep them apart be cause il happened to bo hers and not his' Il shou'd not do so; it would not do so if the man were not a cow ard and ihe woman a fool. Now, don't yon see? Hi, WilUiughby, don't you seer" Her voi. e had lost its tension as frho spoke these last word, and was dangerously near to tears. lie lifted the baudngo from his bruised eyes and lookeil at her. she was leaning forward o:i her bauds, her lips quivering, her face suHuscd w ith blushes, and her bosom heaving luuiulliiously. He dropped at her feet, (hitching wildly for her hands, and crying, "Oh, Margaret, can it bo true?" One of her hands found his, while the other rested a moment lightly on his head. "Put on your bandage, Willoughby," sho said, leaning for ward to adjust it, and passing her hands softly over his temple;. "I have ciued jour worst blindness, dear, but your eyes arc still weak." And so it came about, that at hint he found his profession, or rather bis profession was found for hint. ot as dot tor or teacher is he des tined to shine. His business abilities are not to be at tho service of I!oards of Trade or Chambers of Commerce, and though bis name i blazoned as the junior member of the lit in of Wes tern & Marable, it is not in the courts that bis liner qualities are to bo shown and bis genuine talents to be ex hibited. Margaret w ill tell you the profession that nature made him for. lie is till ing, she thinks, the position for which he was destined from the beginning of time. It is one rarer to liud mid harder to till than any in laborat jry or school-room or mart of business or court of justice; and one more impor tant to her than any trade, calling, business, art, or profession - that of a model husband. So ii will come to pass that though he will never, as the world calls it, do any great things for himself," Margaret will be happy, and their little ones will love him, and his life will not have been spent in vain. Harper's Weekly. The Amende Honorable. Aunty (to whom Ihe game of base ball has been explained) I do not Utile understand il yet. Little Hoy--Why, aunty, it's as plain as Ihe nose on your face. Aunty (who has rather a large nose) You should not use such expres sions, my dear. I.illle Hoy ( hastily 'orrectiiig him self ) I mean, aunty, it's as plain as a pikestaft. tiood News. Not a Siucessl'itl I liqit'iiieut, Was your elopement a success?" Hardly." What went wrong 'Her father telegraphed Us not to I 1 1 1 1 f i . an I nil Would be forgivwi." llurpi l 'a Itazar. C'lIII.IHtKVS iW.l MN, urn I tm.i: M w. bo'ik in his face, look in his eyes-, nourish it nil blue, and terribly vvi.-c Koiigish Dii'l blue, Olid qilicWt tu see When mother comes in ti tin 1 us can be, Quickest to linil her I lie tii st ol.l chair, Quickest to net at the top of the stair, Quickest to see thai II kim oa to r liMvk WotiM help lu r far more than t" chatb-r. to speak. I.onk in his fate, aii'.lguess if yoii ran. Why mother is protitl of her lot If man. the mother L pitmil I will tell you this; You can see it yourself in le r tcinlur kiss. Hut why? Well, of all lier little .tears I'ln re is scarcely one who ever heirs I he moment she speaks, anil .tumps lo sre What lu r w ant or wish mi:-lit ! -Sarcely oi.e. They all for - I, i r are not in the notion to j:o 'initc jet . Hut this she knows, if her boy is near, l'here is simielii,y cert tin to want to hear. Mother is prowl, and she 1ml. Is hint f ist. And kisses liiin lirst and kisses him last : And he holds he hand uml looks in her face. Ami limits for her spool which is nut of place, And provt s that he loves her whenever he can. That is why she is proud of her little iii'in. 'Brooklyn Citizen. a t r.i;vi i t.i iii.r. mum. The slmy is running l lie i omuls of j a little maid w ho recently graduated ! from the infant class in the Sunday ' school, to pass examination being I her ability to say the ten command- 1 iiiaudiiients. A while afterwards a j friend of the familv happened in ami , asked the young ladv if she could say i the ten ciiiumanduieiits. "No, 1 r.vi't ' ' i say the ten commandments," said Miss lio.-e w ilh a loss of her head. "I've uoliiiitg lo do W'lli the ' II col 1 1 11 1 Hid incuts now ; I'm out of the infant class. Jew ish Messenger. A lll.l 's 1 VI IC VI . Two bees wore observed lo issue from a hive, bearing: between them the body of a comrade, wilh which (hey llew for a distance of ten yards. Then, witli grciil care, they jut it down, Mid selected a convenient hole at the side of thogravel walk, to w hich they tenderly committed the body, head downwards, ami then afterward pushed against it two little stones, doubtless in ineiiioriatn. Their task being ended, they paused ab.iul a minute, perhaps to drop ov er the grave of their friend n syiiq athi'i g liar; and then they flew aw ay. poll's I'rcs-makcr. A l.l liVAIU.i: Jll.-I M Little l.ou's primary geography was made up of questions uml answers. In the lesson of Itrail they ran thus: "For what arc the wild cattlo on the plains caught?" Aus. -"Kor their tallow, hides and horns " "For what are the holies of lirail noted?" Ans. - -"For their beauty." Lou learned readily by role, and recited correctly when tic questions were put in tho order of the book. Sometime tin; teacher ".-kipped about" and I on made funny mis takes. What arc the ladies of Urazil noted for?" asked (he teacher. "For (heir tallow, hides ami horns," answered Lou. -Youth--Companion. tli t VI.I.V l'n TIIK Wiilil hS I. Ml!. A pleasant little story is told in (iohleu Mays of a small ioy cheeked girl who. picking up her doll and her doll's trunk, trudged a mile or nioro over frosty roads until she reached a la i. road station. There she boarded the first train for Chicago, and con tentedly settled herself and her doll in a vacant seat. I'vy and by the con ductor came along and looked down at tho little woman, who was minting out flying trees ami other points of interest to her companion, Iho doll. "Where are vim going, little one?'' asked the big man wilh buttons. The round blue eyes were turned up. ward in astonishment, ami the reply came, unhesitatingly : "Why, I'm going to the World's l air, of course.'' The conductor eouidicd. "Aren't you rather early?'' he a-kel: "I don't believe the doors are open yet." Pear me," said lb1' child, in alarm, w hat shall I do?" "I'ei Imps you hail better go home and ask your mother," fuggested the conductor. And she did. she was loaded with pretty things by interested fellow pas sengers, and returned to her modier in niifely. We may reasonably expect that she w ill be among tho lii( visit ors when the World's Fair opens its doors to the world. T Ii - Chinese Imperial Canal. Tl.e Imperial (or "Ureal") Canal of Chini is hardly rivaled, so far us extent is concerne !, even at the pres ent day. This wonderful eiigincer iu exploit is said lo bavo occupied pjn vears in it- co:i-ti iietion ami given etnploj no ut to l.o.iion m,. h ir lib nit 1000 miles iu length. Till; HUMAN HAR. A Wonderful and Unapproach able Lttle Apparatus. A Mysterious Field for Scien tific Investigation. 'The human car," said a scientist lo a Washington Star reporter, "is an organ tin: Into inwardness of which Iho physicians have never been able to get at. They can examine the interior of the eye with ease by throw ing into its dark chamber a ray of light letlected froillu little mirror, ami of hilo they have found it possible, even to see the gray mailer of the brain by looking through the lit 1 1 o canal by which the op h- nerve enters. Tho cavity behind the nose they in spect with the. aid of a light placed far back in the mouth. They have no dillieulty in seeing into tho stomach by an electric apparatus; the intes tines likewise are readily enough in vestigated and tho bladder also. Hut iho car, as lo its intern . I arrange ments, is unapproachable. It is even impossible to dissect it. satisfaclo: ily after death, for j the reason that the parts col- I lapse at otico when the vital spark ' 1 aves the body. The drum in a liv- j in-; person bars the way to ob-erva- i lion, ami, even lhou.h il be pierced, the winding passages beyond cannot he seen through. t)n tho other side I of the drum are the three little hones ' toe niaih't, the anvil and the st'uiup - w hich act upon each other as levers. The drum ads us a sort of bulh'r, and the mallet, iiiiuie liatdy iu contact i wilh it, conveys the sound waves ; through the anvil mi l the stirrup to j the 'cochlea,' a spiral shi U-.-.hapod chamber just behind and above the ex- Icri iv opening of the car. This shell ! i I ,,r Hi.,, ,,r ii,,, i v..., .......... ......... ... tory nerve, coiled spirally and each one erect ami waving tremulously in lespoiisti lo the slightc.-l waves of sound. They carry the sound impres sions directly to the brain, and so delicate is their sensitiveness that (he hearer perceives not only the de-gru-) of loudness, hut even the liliesl quality of a sound, the harm my of limes, ami the distance from which il come I'lie moment that life be c.iines extinct, However, me spiral shell of nerves collapses ami the mar- Villous organ becomes a dead thing, uusatistai lory to the investigating anatomist. If ou'y it had been found j ossihle lo examine the internal el rue tine of the living ear inn al surgery might perhaps amount to something today. Tho s.ii nee of dealing liic eo was born when llelmholtz invented the simple iiisliuuiei t called the oph thalmoscope for in-pcciing it hit crior. There are plenty of ear doctors, and people pay big prices for being treated bv them for deafness, but did rer kuow of a case w bc.e tl,o patient was really much beiielitcd by anything be could do? I have known dozens of deaf persons h have per sistciitly sought relief at tin- hands of aural .specialists, but not one of them has bet ii cured or materially helped, simple because science has achieved hardly anvlhiiig iu that branch 0f kuowled".'." - The Somnambulist Had the Prop. Louis Fruuz. the night clcik at the lii-ainl, relates the story of a narrow escape from the dream-wrath of a somnambulist . "You sec," -.aid Louis, "an old mining man took a room one li'ghl. ami some hours afterward, u- I was dozing behind the t!c-k, I was tariltd by hearing footsteps slmllliug down the stairs. 1 looked up ami s:m my friend, the mining man. with a six- shootei iu bis, right band. lie wa ked light over low.iid me, bis eyes staring blindly and almost starling out of their socket -. It is liar. I to loll what thought tlash. il through my brain as he approached. What could he moan and 1 was abuie with a imi'tiac: He walked up to III-.' dek and took (lc libeiale aim al in ' I e.xpec e I h oi to fo. low til! notion with a couple of shots, and so .lodged down behind my desk and rang for the oiioe 'Fork over that Silno. young tel. low !' he ci ie.l. 'You don't run in any cold deck on ineand get aw ay with the spoils.' I if coin -o, '. knew ihe situation immediately. He had been 'done up" in a game by sonic caul sharps, ami had been dreaming ihe mailer over until the operations of ids mind led him iu his ioi p to sock ic.hess of his grievances. I knew it would take sonic moment for iho police i.t ar rive, and time was very pietioii jis then. I'll pay you the money 1' I y tiled. I'liltl iwii that pist-d. ami v on can hav v our throe hun. Ire. I '.' 1 no miner .'oncrcd bis wcapvu. Come Ill's way,' said I, and he fol lowed me into the bar-room. Itchiiid the bar was a big dish of w ater. 1 fumbled a moment with tin; money drawer to deceive Ihe murderous-looking sleeper, ami then, quick as a flash, I threw the basinf. I of water into his face. "Ilo yelled, dropped his pistol to Iho Moor, rubbed his eyes a seivml, ami th ui. fully awakened, began to look aroiin !. lie begged a thousand pmdoiis w hen I explained matters to him. and told me how he had gone lo bed wishing that he could get bold of the man who had played an unfair game with him in a hotel east of the mountains." Seattle Telegraph. Transportation from Fannina in '10. We laid our money and went on board the Ve.-sol, which was anchored three miles from shore. Wo found a promi-cuoiis crowd from cv:ry na tion under heaven, the predominating type being that of the American rough. Tim deck was so densely packed with moil from stem to stern that we could scarcely move. Many were prostrate with sickness, or supported by friends, or lying iu hammocks swung akeg the side rigging. Alt day long this ciowil of men were seedling, -waving, quarreling and eur-ing. No food was provided and hunger and thirst gave an e ee io the bad passion, of the mob. The captain, a Fnitetl Stales naval officer, bad not assumed com mand b .'cans!' In! was shut oil' from I his men by ihe chaotic crowd. At , length, towards evetiin;:, he stood on Ihe quarter-deck, and shouted tibove Ihe angry mutters ami j ug m of the i crowd lluit ihe deck iiiu-l be cleared j for his men so that ihey could j raise the anchor. 1 had conferred j witli a few of the more lo-pectab'.e-I looking pas-cngor-, an, I we h id con. , eluded that thole Were more men on ioard than our coiilracl stipulated for. t so we i ,,1,,,! lied lo the caplain that Ihe llld not be raised uutii w , ,,,, ,.,., ,.., , the uieu ill older and to set them iu motion so that ihey could pas- around ju line required two or three hours, but was at las! accomplished, ami the result shAwed 110 pei st it-on board besides ihe sailors. This attempt of the coii-iguee to increase his enormous iifoli s di-hont'sllv a: the ri-k aud di ',,,, ., ))f p.,.,,.,,,,., oxeite.l a ,,.,.,., of indignaiioii. Inllaminatory speeches were made, ami a committee was ai.noiiil.d lo vi-il ihe. si. moo ' and adjust the matter. About one hundred men left for the shore in b tils thai the natives had in waiting about the vessel, and those who re maiiit'il agreed to keep tho shp at au di r until they should return.- Cen tury. j Congo Fetislt-Milii. 'I he feiish-iuan under any name is the authority on all matters connected j w ith the relation of man to the tin- ' He is ihe exoreiser of spirits. the maker of t harms ami ihe prescribe! and regulator of nil ceremonial rites. He can discover who "ate the heart" of the chief w ho died but ycFterday, wh ii was w ho cause I the canoe to upset, and liive three lives to the croc odile and 1 1 to dark wa'ers of the ! Congo, or even who biighe d the 'aim 1 trees of a village and dried up their sap, causing the upp!y of lualafll, or palm w ine, to t ca-e, or drove away the I ai u from a district and wit tiered its ticldsof nguba (or-ouid nuts). All ibis is will, in ihe ken of the Nganga Nki-i, ami he is appealed lo on all these oca sh'iis (o discover Ihe culprit, by his insight into the spirit world, and hand hi in or her over to the itist chastise ment ot ai outraged rommuiiily. This is the oulv substitute for religion that the African -avuge possesses: its tenets aie ayito and unformulated, for wilh very n ihe and every district belief vaiii s and rite- and ceremonies are .- diverse as ihe fancies i f the fet'sh-iucii who pre-erihe them. C-'iit tiry . A Thoinrhtfiil Spouse, Mr. Milc.iib (after a long wenrv damp lo his nearest neighbor) (iood evening, Mi s. Law iimowcr. 1 liud 1 1 1 y wife his no! reiiirned from her shopping trip I the oily, ami the house is locked up. M'i left the key here. I pre-iime.' Mr. Liwninower -No-o. he said il was a pity you should have to take such a long walk for the key every lime he w as out. so Hie put it under Ihe front door mat. New York Weekly. Where the Scare Was. A lilt'c three-year-old boy was cu rving hi - father's hinlerii and dropped it. His father, seeing his frightened look, sail to him: "Hid il scare you, Howard?" said he, "iny '.iici s are seared." I id any older pen. pie ev. r t ! Ihnt way ? Spi iugtiold j Homestead. Nearly. Two stars w ithin a summer sky Grew nearer as the summer sped: So bold the one, the other shy; Two propi r little stars to wed, I watched to see their bridal kiss, Eut autumn brought me grief aud wonder, For on the very eve of bliss My stars begun to mov asundci. N'turlv! nearly.' Yet to wander I.om ly o'er cr atlcm's sou; Stars that sadly twinkle jondcr, l ooMsh little stars are ye. Nearly'1, ah, nearly. Two lon-inj.' hcnrls with love were gay, As coininr; joys thev counted o'er: Lite's path to tin in a flowery way, Where sunrise lingered evermore. Hut then there came a hasty word, They should have kissed frdru memory' pases: I hey love, so mjs a little bird. As broken hearts have loved for ages! Nearly' nearly! Vet to sever; Can your paths nut verge niridnf lias the day gone down forever? Have the blossoms bloomed in vaiu? Nearly ! ah, nearly ! Thouias Frost. IllMOUOFS. J'he Illaruey slono is merely a shunt i. k after all. When a horse rears it is vcrv much j alive, even if il does seem to be on its I hist leg-. I The distant relative is the one who is afraid tha'. you are going to borrow I from him. She l)o you know (ho hour of the ! day when Adam was created? He j No; except that il was before live. Maud George told me last, night ! that I was his little duck. Kihel Ho probably discovered thai you wero no j chicken. ' Mrs. (.abb- I bear Mrs. Hadd is go ing to move. Mrs. la.l. l cs, sho iu ves every six months sinco she got her new furniture. "I'm o:i to you," said tho drop of ink to the blotter, in a lone of con siderable asperity. "iry up," said the Licit lor savagely. The best thing about the good old limes i- that ihey have not got a return ticket. The past can't come back if it wain's to over so bad. "1 am surprised id t barley's squan dering so much money on a phono graph." "W ell, Fin not. lie always did like to hear himself talk."' Miss Loveil (iust engaged) Oh, (ieorge! You are good enough to cat. Mr. Fearing Hi! Hon'! speak AO lomi: Hiuno's jusl outside the win dow. The tongue is a tell-tale mcmbor. I UK-tor look at it lo sec if the patient's stomach is out of order, and the gen eral public frequently learns from it that, tin ownei's mind is out of order. If everyone knew what every one thought about every one eise the only real friend a man would have would be the little worthless yellow dog that never dies and refuses (o be given away. Itieain Superstitions of Indians. Iu Mr. Thuriiiin's elaborate work on the Indians of Guiana he tells us that the dream which come to the In dian arc to him as real as any of tho events of his waking life. To him dream acts and waking acts differ only iii.oue respect nani'dy, that the for mer are done only by the spirit-, tho hitler being done by both the spirits anil the body. Seeing other inna usletiV and afterward hearing them U'll the thtii': which ihey supposed themselves to have done when asleep, the Indian has no trouble in reconcil ing that whic'i he boars with ihe fact that I he bodies of the sleepers wero in bis sight and motionless throughout ihe time of the suppo-ed action, be cause he never question that tho spirit, leaving the body, pla s its part, j iu all dream adventures. In soma respects this odd superstition conip.no favorably with the beliefs of thn Meili.-rva! Germans, who were of thn opinion that the soul could leave (ho i inly w hile the hitter was asleep, and then again leturn w ithout the sleeper's knowledge. In undergoing these transformation the soul usually took on the form of a small red mouse. St. Louis Kepublie. A Deaf Mule (ow. Alexander Skerkofl. the KiiRsinil veterinary surgeon, reports the case (if a deaf-mute oow. She is 12 years old, of Algava breed: belongs to a lviissinu nobleman, and has never shown signs of hearing or been known to bellow. Seeing that other eows bellow sho tries to imitate them, stretching out her head and oening her mouth; not, ! however, producing the loa-t sem- blanco to a sound. Tw o of hoi" off spring have been curiously mal formed. One bad its tail directly be tween its eyes : il lived but a week. The other is a f all-grown cow of 5 years, with bc hler in her (lank, about eight innei from her backboue, St. Louis Kepublie. r
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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May 28, 1891, edition 1
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