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"issat , - : : $f)e Cfjatljom ttecorb. iJ . -A . LON lOIN , EDITOlt AND I'UOPMETOU. UXTES TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly In Advance. Memory and Hope. Oh, for thy i;!oiy of sunlight and flowers, Miiininei of ocean ami .1 iz!e of sky. Where Hie wind sleeps am the cloud never lower, Swell It v-ati.l Hy I Vet your soft light let me tic er deny. Tenderly miighd tif shadow and shine. Fresh to the spirit and fair to the eye, Hay a of Lang Syne. Oh for the rapture of innnnlightfil bowers, Kissia th:it treinlile and vows that reply; Oh for the loves nf the heart to he ours, -tweet U)-aud-Uy! Yet with those visions these ever must vio. Friendships that hallow and souls that entwine, Fellowships dear in your bosnni that tie, I a v s of Lain; Syne! oh for thy innjie unfolding of powers. Silvery tongue with brave truth for ally, Art that impus-lnn-and wiadniii Ihal dowers, Sweet Ity-and-liy ! Here, I an thoughts springing noble ami high, firms of I In- r.uil huw tin y sparkle and sbiue ! Your are the roundels tint -hall never die, Pays of l.miK Syne. FMiil. Friend, may it le that we hit sha'l si-h, Sw.-.t iy-iiinl-Hy. Thine are the ha, au l for you was the wine, I iav a of I. aim Si ne. When Jason Wont Court iug. Jason was live and forty. He was a t ill in in an I wry lean, and li ul little reason to pride liini-elf upon his good looks IT- it-iiul t! unii; onu tisled of nn oli I Ii :i t gone to sred, a hickory shirt, ninl inlaloons, almost knee-high below a'nl reaching In his armpits nh vo. ln-itl in position by ono Mi-ponder. Il was rntnoroil thai he was itf:ctsf: of ii pair of shoos, but lever wore them. As for a coal, 1m; IiuiI never owned one in hW life.a blanket serving his purpose, in col.l weather. It is not, however, a ca-enf hi7;nesa or unlhiifl with Ja.-ou; on Iho eon. Iriiry, he m very indu-triom and sneci's'liil in gathering ii full slime cf this world's goods mound him. .lason Was not a miser, nor lie a misanthrope. ;,. was it liberal and jolly fellow, of fun ninl fond of laughter. Ills homo win a big, rauililin was ei y full : log house on the edge of tin! limber bnr (lei in;; .Magnolia t reek . Then; he lia.l livo.l ulono siin-e Id-i sister nun lied and went away I i a homo of her own. .lason had never liked the life ho wii leading, but he conk 1 not make up Ids liiiml to main , for, slr.Migo to fay, in spile of his own outward appearance, his ideal of a wile had always been u high one. Hut tlioie may have been another reason for hi- remaining siug'o ho long. The loneliness of the ohl p!a. weighed more niul more upon him ami tho idea of marrying took pos-ossi.in of him as never before, when Mainly Kay relumed to Magnolia (.'reek, n widow. They met one nicht nt a randy pull ing party. Ilo had not felt so young and happy for (en year-; and Ih more ho thought of it iho more ho Wondered if it ha I hoen on account of losing Mainly, long; ago, that hit had found it so hard to choose a wife. "It sorter seeuis liko in a dream. uow that sho is hack again, (hat I used i I1"-- thinking that perhap, his long to think a heap of Mainly," ho iiiu-ed. j eared Mo.u.l was thirsty, and that hv "K'g a wonder 1 never in all these years thought of it before. It seems, too, now when I t hi i k of it, thai 1 didn't feel t ight woll the , iy she mar ried. Hut who would have Iboii-hl that it was becau-e--well, beeatio she married thai feller:'' Juson smiled sadly, but his face sobered presently as ho thought of other things cotiue. ted w ith the olden limes. "I had mother ami sisler Nice them days, and I was took good . arc of. I reckon that's tin.' reason 1 didn't know what whs Ihe mall, r with me. Hut Pin all aiouo now." i uniu w as a iiioihiiii e in Ins eves ami ho bowed his head in his hands. His thoughts went back lo Mainly Olico more. , ''Sho seemed lo be aw fill glad to see mo the other night. I wonder what she would say if I went to sec her." t..... i l.. ,i. , " 1 1 ' 1 '"".-i I lid deeply, and Iho moo he . nought j of it the more he felt impelled to pay the widow a visit. Uy evening his mind was made. up. It Was with boyish eagerness Ihal he determined to go. He wenl lo the past ure lo cak h I'ete, hia fovorite mule, but that sagacious animal icliiscd to be caught, dentlu or harsh words were the same lo IV to just then, and even an ear of com could not tempt him to cmie within reach. In tho light of later rvenis Jason thought tho mule w as endowed w it h CC0lid sij;ht; but jil-t tie n he w as angry and exeiled. After u long chase, the mule perniiilud himself to be caught. VOL. XIV. lasou liiniinlcil upon his steed win a sight lo behold.- Cut litlle did he care iilioul bin appearance; ho wa simply h iiii-elf, exactly liko the .J mm everybody knew, and nothing more. It was about sundown when Jason I'odo up to the liousi) where Main was living wiih her I'lirents. Mie was siding out on the gallery, sewin busily ; sin; looked up, and when l saw who it wii", bliu einiled and bludied jueltiiy. 'C'omo in," she said. ilo started to dismount, when the mule Middenly became frightened nt something:, and bei'itu lo jump and p'unyo wildly. .lason reHined hi seat in tho saddle, and H ied w ith all his strength to hold hack, but tin mule was loo strong for him, and a I iil'isi neioro nn know it, lliev wei ii'i'iug lioniownrd aain ul hreak-nei speed. lanilv ran lo the ale lo see what would happen, ninl when sho saw that Jason was .-idiot; sccuielv in Iho sad die, bill iina'olo to turn I he mule, I I he Ii fi or iho liht, a mirthful smil nvet'spiead her preily face. "Mow rutin v. Hill I hope In' won I 'et hurt,'' sho murmured. Then sho leluriied to Iho jailer and picked up lo r sewing, but the miii had yonii down (hen, and Ih twilight shailows woi e ;utli!riug fast, so '.hat instead of lennniiii; her woi sue lonicii her ban Is M;y on her la and sal I Ium'O di eainin:'. "ll doesn't teem so 1 nir since I wa ii m'iiI on Magnolia ( 'reek," she mused Mason was li-l aiioul Inn saiui tin n as he is now; but I rei ku I hav chilli.;.', I. iim'.I to think lliat he (ho'ilit a f.'ond deal of tue, thein da s llionh he never said so in so many w ords. w ood' r w hat he was eoni in;i here for Ibis evening. I'm foolsh, maybe, bill soiiu how I think he cares for mo still. If be only knew,'' hero her thoughts were rudely d s lurhed by some one ea !in: wiihin the house, iiune lo supper. Mainly." In Iho mean while Jason and the iiniln had male ood liiuo toward home. They were almost Ihero when J isoii managed lo turn (ho mule III oil ml. and then liny benu the jour uey anew, ll was tedious work, for ihe mule was unwilling in pi, and Iho kicks and blows ihe rider adininisieri d had hut small i Heel. "Whal'soi into roll lo-nihl, any way.' Jason inquired of Iho mule. The inulo slopped in the middle of the road "(tit up, Pete," said Jason roax inuly. "I'm froing n-coiiiim', Pete, and I waul lo o now whilu I know w hal I waul." Whether the inulo undeislood w hat Juson said or not would be hard to say, but ho eerliiinly slailed i fl' ayain at a brisk ir.it. Just below where the road crossed Magnolia Creek was u small lake wherein the w aler, during iho dry season, was a liille i vcr ono foot in depih. When the uoilo and Ihe rider came in sight of this small lake, the former Umk it into his head to turn aside from tho rend and go into the waler. Jason did not seriously object hum . ring him a litllo he would be inoie w illing to go afterward. Pete did not drink. how ver. hut waded into tho middle of Ihe lake and stepped. Then ho began to bray 60 h d that Jason Uecnuie Hurtled and nei veils. The in ion was just rising and illu minated the eis but the liitlo lake was still in dri p -hadow . Hehind ami on ither liand were the dark woods, where Iho I'm fl, darted hit her and thither like miniature ll i Ins of light ning, hut in front and above, (he imnix in i no creek rose (he mooiiUt sky. ear against Jason looked up and his heart al most slopped beating with f,,,,,-. riain y oul lined against the hky he saw an animal Ihe like of which he had never seen before. Ih suddeiilv rciueniliered he had heard some hunt ers say, a few days hefoie. Ihatlhov Mail seen Iho tracks of a l,'vi,v.o i;,, mil manv miles awav. Siraiehlwav '.j ,,. . m i in il before him the smp,, ,,,' ,),,. ii as it bail been deci ibed. and w heu he he aid it lit I cr a roar which drowned even the loud biaving of Pete, he was certain that ho was right in his sin misc. Jasuii did hot stop (o sec what would happen but slid oil t he mule's back iul Ihe mud Iy waier, ami rtlH as fast a hi h'. would eu rv him. liven in his exeiicinent his errand was not forgotten, fo,- he thought mliy shaped his coins., so t n t it Would hi in him to M univ, and he nn reeded n icn.'hing his ihsliliil ahoiii i o'. i.n k, Wet fi i-ni 'h- water an. I .lew, and n. ad hod cid torn bs litin- ;,inl ; I I . I hi ambits. PITTSHOKO', Mainly was selling out eai Ihe gal lery as if she h id been expecting ,im, and when he came lo lie; gale sin; spoke, lo him cheerily. "I was determined lo mine, Mandy, and I have go bete at last. Was you looking for inc:' ' he asked, lis he sea ed himself oi; a chair beside, her. "Well, may he." "Wlial made you "Oh, ju-l because " "Pshaw! Von was n-looking fo somebody else, Mandy." "Jhsuii!" 'Well, you see, Mandy, Du re ain't hardly nobody in iho world that looks for me, Ihese days, and I colli I hardly believe it when you said so.'' Ja-on tried lo ae into her eve-, but slut kept tin m hidden from him by looking dow n on her folded bauds. "I'm awful lonesome. Mandy," ,la. son conliniied. .Mother it dead ami Sisler Niei; is done in ii i ied, and the old pl.ieo don't seem like Imiiie any I inoie.'' j "I inn sorry for you, Jason, " Mandy i inilimiired, still pei isen I iy looking ! down. lason hail become nervous and ex- ! oiled by this lime, mid could find no ' nmre winds lo say. He moved lib. mi! j uneasily in his chair, and presently in. I got up and walked lo Iho nig.' of the i ;allery. "Weil, I guevs 1 heller ho gnii,.. ioiiii! and Hot keep I, .Iks on I of bed all n ihl. said. "Il.iod night, M.mdv." "S iy. Jason, )ou are Ihe l i; " cried M iudy, la ges( igh. fool I ever saw. men ily. 'I know it," mtitiei d .la- ing toward the gate. 'liood night, Jason." lie opened Ihe gale slow v and wenl ul ; but he had not gone far when he aine lo a sudden ha. I, and stood ir- rosoliiie for a moiiieiil. "I'll ask her if it ki.ls mo," ho ried, mid turned and wa ked hack to Ihe gale. Say, Mandy, w on'l y.oi cuiie oul beii! for a miiiule?'' he said, as In; grasped the gale jmsi for support. A happy smile played aiound Man 's pretty fare ns sho stepped oil' tho allery and went to hi in. I came to ak you sotneihing," he nd, when she was near to him, "and I'll ask il or htii-sl." What ia ii? she iiiipiircd vorv gently. I love you. Wiil. , "I want you, u have nv';'' "V es," she w hispei ed atis Tiiues-I leinoi ral. New Or- i ! A Western Wonder. 'Ihe greatest wonder in the St;,0 nf low a, or m i haps anv nili. i i.,i.. hat they cad "Wa:ied Pike" in Wri-ihl county, 12 lni!e fioin . Ii. biupto and Pacilie railway and about l'.o miles west of lliiliiifjue city. The water is from two i three feel bi-lu r lhau the earth's surface. In unl places the wall is 10 f,.f high, :, f,.,,, wide at the holt in and live tool wide at Ihe lop. Another fact is Ihe n,. . ,,f Ihe Mono used iii its coiislruci ion : ihe w hole is of stone, varjing in weight from three ton-, down to ti..i pounds, i here is an uhuiidauei! of sloiio in Wiighl enmity; hut, surrounding ihe lake, to the extent of live or ten miles, there are none. No one can form an ide-i as to Ihe ineanseuiploycd tolning ' Ihem lo the spot, or w h i eonsti u. t,., I he wall. Around the entire hike is a ' hell of woodland half a mile in widih, posed of oak Willi tin- exception, Ihe country is a rnllit g prairie. 'I h.,. trees, Iheii fore, must have been placed there at Ilic. inno of building tho wall. , In Iho spring of IfoO there was a great ' storm, and Ihe ice on iho hike broke Iho wall in ii'U'inl places, and tho farmers in that vicinity wereohi-ed to repair Iho damages In prevent inundation. The lake occupies a ground surface of limn aires, jih depth of water as gieal as 2o feet. The waler is clear and cold, soil -amly and loamy. It is sing,,:;,, ihnt no. , has been able lo ascefl am where the water comes from, and wl ere it goes to, yet il alwavs remains .'oar and fre-li. lli'lroil Free Pre s. A Stuileiil of Human Valine. Mrs. Sliinpiiiso -Wiiv ia tho w..il, '. did you tell Mrs. Me I'ashion We had , summered in Kuropc'-' Mr. Slimpurse -Vou don't ni p,,,. I'd confess to her that we'd been ( eon. I oiniinu in Frog. own, doymi.' ,t iiiuch. Mrs Sliinpiitso - - Hut, dear ice ' she'll tell others, and he fun. l,,n. aorls of people w ill bo asking us about I'.uiope, and we haven't eiiher of us evi'i- been east of Sandy llo .k. Mr. Nlitnpul -r Pon t you li ar. Toll people i.oi've jn-t got hack fioin l.m.ipe : ml they'll . haiigo the si,! j , ' illi. kei ih in a w i ;k , for fear vmi'l, - 'ail to laikirg about it . :,MV y,,,- i Week. v. j CHATHAM CO., N. llll.DHKN'S t'0 1 .1 MN. I six riTT. I My Ihllf rough dug ami I ! Live a life thai is rattier rr.re, I We have mi many nood walks In Iske, I And mi few had tilings to l.eir So inin li that gl.idd ns and reeu ati , So ht'.le of wear and le ir. Si nn 1 1 in s it l.lmvs and ruins, Hut SI I 1 Ih.- six fret ply ; , -Nn cure at all lo the follow inii four If the 'cinling two know w hv. i "I is a p'easiire In have six feel we thin!:, My little rough do; and I. I And we trsvel all one way; ' l is u thing we should never .lo. ; To reckon the two v ithoul tin f, nr. Or ll r f..ur without the tw-i, ; ll would in.l be ruhl if snvoni tried, i lleeause it would not lie l. m i And who shad look up and sio, That it ought mil o to ., Though Ihe earth that is heaven enough foi I hlai. I Is less than that to inn For a little rnui dug an wake a joy ! Thai enters eterniii . , New York Advertiser A .mik rn I'lim I, ,.; 1 1 M t',. If you want a mli ih rovoking g um' send one person oul ml one person out of ihe : roo.il and loll him he U to guess the name of the gam i, oin iho actions of Ihe gui'sla. ,-i him in, and when be 1 sils down I hey sil. If ho walks to a ! corner of l he room, they . iv.mipany j him; whoru hi' looks, l hey look; what ! he says they repeal. Someiimes it , takes a really (.'Icvci pi miii a ipiarler 1 of nn hour lo guess ihal iho name ol Ihe gain.! is "imiiai ion." Urn kl n ! ( ilien. . J CI I I I'.li t I 11 iv VIII'S. Ilnr y in the la-l eentuiy a hioiher mid sister iiltrailed great altenliou for suiallness of siaiur.'. They weio of Polish hinli and were people of great liecoinplishineuts and elegant inanneis. When iho broiher, I'ouni Herowlaski, was one year old, he measured 11 inches in liight. I'ive years after he ha I gained but .1 iin hes, hill ill Ihe age of 'jo In- had reach. "I lo .VI inches and at ro the ineasiiicuienl Was (i inches mie, and iheu growth ceased. Tho (d-dcr, Aiiasia'in, 7 years younger, could stand un lor hor brother's arm. The count lived lo be, tilinosl 10tl Ilotroit Tree Press. I'AI'KI! It.u;-. "Here's jour leal" cried ll ibin, rushing iiilo tho kitchen, "And -() inaiiiuia " -ilero's yniir cdlee V , i ied U.ikie, lumhling in ul If.ihin's heels. "And iiioiiiiii.i, can't w o hai e ihe bags lo bang I "I suppose so," laughed mamma, and she brought oul Ihe tea and c..!eu . canisters, and tilled them, and gavn , the empty bags to 1 1 iu hoi-, who blew them as full as !hey cou d hold again of wind. I "Mold on!" cried Caleb Caleb was the chore-boy, and he had r one j in after a drink of water. "Mr. Wil i ley, down lo the I.ow.r Village, gives half a cent apiece for paper hags." "Poll! Wlml's hull' a e 'ii:?" toked Hobiu, scornfully. "It's half a cent,"' sai I 1 i.ikie, laugh, ing, "and two halves make a w hole one. I'm going to save mine, Caleb, ail I gel.'' "Well, I ain'l," sa d lb. bin. "It's more fun lo tire 'em oil." So ho tlied his ell. Ii made a pretly loud noi-e, but (hut W as the end of it; and Pakio put his away, and mamma smiled, and Caleb went hack to his work. Hobiu laughod a go... 1 deal at h.ikie. Ho called him "P.ipir Hags." Hut liakie didn't mind. "I ii pay him oil', pretty ijtiick," said he lo Caleb. Hut it was not limit Ihe morning of Robin's birtliduy that Pakiedid "pay him ill'.' The afternoon before, Caleb went to the Lower illage and liakic wenl, too, while l.'ohiu was playing ball willi Pivy tiay. And in iho inoriiiug when 7-V(ar-old Kohin tame to bin I rcakf.iht there was a Hi tic round object, w rapped in paper Hlid tied will) Ihicad, beside his plate. "Why, what's Ibis?" I,,, asked. "Paper bags!" shouted lakie. Hut it wasn't, exactly, ll was a liieo moroeeo.ri'X orod hall. "Why, it's ever so lunch prellier 'n I inv ' ied 1( diiu. "Where'd vu got it, hoiusi, Iiikie?" "Paper bags," laughed Ihikio, again. "Oh, you never:" said II. -bin. "Yos, I did," nodded Ibikie; "and there whs enough lo huv a Ire.' t o candy for us, beside. I saved ad 1 got just tho way I said, hut i dalu' know Ihcre'd he so many. Mainina sini'i d I sus eel in.n he she'd been helping Hakiesave a littlo slyly. Well, I'm going lo, after this, said Hobiu. "And when your biitli day com, Pakie i'hayer. vou'll sen! Hut IVikie hasn't Keen vet, heiau,. Ids biitliliy hasn't conic. Youth' tloiuimiiioii. C, JANTAKV 7, I8,,2. SHIPPING CATTLH How Bullocks Arc Transporled Across the Ocean. Many Like a Sea Voyage and a Sniff of Salt Air. Heasts shipped from (his city lo Fiirope are all bullocks. Men em ployed by the owners in the We-I loot after Ihem all the way from the plains to the stockyards oil Iho oilier side, liarh man has the care of 1 1. il ly head of callle. Much could be written about ihe-e men, ilieir dial-, their hard-hip-, their desperate prediea lueiils. Wonderful slories they teli lo any person vvlio wiil li-teii lo them. They mi! all hardy fellows and are mostly from the West. They W"lk ' their way lo New Vork with Ihe cat tle, then across the ocean, hack lo New York and across ihe continent lo Ihe plains. They me always on the go. never have any inonev, and neiallv (lie w ith their I s on, I'pon reaching Jersey City from llu West tho callle are lakeii from the close cars into an immense box-like , pasliite. Here they are allowed to roam 111 Will for Iwenly-I'oui hours. ' This gives ih. in exercise and a chance lo breathe, 'liny are well watered. ' Well fed and ex iniii'cd by a -peeiali-l Upon lliedl-ea-e- of call. e, who weeds out ihe iiiiheahhy one-, Al'ler Ibis lh'-l I w enl y-f.nii hours the callle are driven upon haige-, put, back into the h ix ears or aboard rail- road tloals. Tnc lloals are taken in low by powerful in, bonis and towed ' down Ihe lluds in inhi the I i-l l.'lvcr I to the dock of Ihe sieainship w hich is . ul ran t them lo Lughiml. I he lloals j nro lied to the -leaindiip with stout nesau l Iheu Iho work of transler- j ring ihe animals begin-. Ilioad gang planks wiiii high rail- j lugs on either side are u l iu place over the ship's side. Th' sc planks are -ribbed'' to keep the catlic from -lip : ping down. Aboard the steamer lli" nut, o arc driven to ibeir coinpail lilcuts. These are largo enough to hold liiree, a id on some vo-sels four, bullocks abreast. The cal tie are carried on the spar, main and steerage deck-. , large sleaui-hip like those now u-cd canie f i .'III H'0't to I'.im Ihe cm- panineiits arc ju-i largo enough to lei the animals lie ilow n or ro I aboiil a little. The I s me lied in th. iinmclialeiv Ihev inc driven ah. mid from the lioal. A -loul lope i- put nhoiit the animal's horns. (It' ll pa--ed Ihioueh a hole iu a .'Liin h hoard til (lie head of tho stall and knotted on 'he oilier side, l iesh straw is put ill Il o -tal's ev. i y day, and I he annual s are well led and well watered during the voyage. "ll i aiiiii-iug," said Ihe captain of one of ihe cse! ll i,er day, "lo watch the callle during an ocean vov age. Like human bcin-s -dine ,, thein seein lo enj iy Ihe tiip an I ihe salt air. Oilier- appear to be timid and frightened. Some of ihem got deathly seasick, oilier- are good sail ors. 'I he creatures seem lo ho aire lo scenl a stoi m thev do out on tin from 1 plains :.f ir ju-i as j Their lei - i lilied bellowing- during a gale a o enough lo try the best of nerves. The animals seem to know when tho ship gets tho worst of it in a g tin and to understand and appreciate its danger and Iheir ow n. I have u .ver been on a wrecked cattle sh.p. Inn friends of minowho have -ay ihal when Hi abandon the ship the callle set up a terrible bellowing bre ik from I their stalls, plunge into ocean and f .l . low Ihe ship's boat-, swimming until they become exhausted. "Pespile contrary reports the cattle are very well protected during the trip from Ihe element-. Iron decks are raised over their b d c-. but even these offer but little re-ist nice to the furious geas that ofieu sweep over the steamer, carrying decks, titiings and hundreds of In ad of cattle ovci hoaid "Pisease mining the cattle while al seu ia ditli -nit lo allend to. It 1- pen to impossible to separate iho disea-ed from i lie healthy. The only thing to do is to shoot down those aDli.lcd. Pleuro pi euiiioiiia kills oil' a great inanv at sea. When tho cattle reach the nihcr ide they have but twontv-four hours to live. It is the law that they inusl bo slaughtered within that tini- after leaving the steamer. The Knglish passed this law to keep tho shippers' prices down, claiming Ihal ihe shipped cattle all sutV.'icd with pleuropneumo nia, and Ihal if permitted lo lup longer than thai lime among Ihe home animals they would spend this dis c uc by contagion. So the American c it tie aie put on binges from the steamer, taken up to the si.-.ug hlei ho'ises and killed " New York Hexe-idei. NO. 19. ilight or the Mlhl tiecse. Of all ihe migrating birds none are more lutei e-i ing than these great and far jiuriieyers, whi'h are, with tho exi eplioli of the w ild SWHII, the big gest of ihem all. tine of their inya-ti-l ies is Ihe wonder how Ihey conn ive lo live as (hey do till November, iu the upper regions of Hatliu's Hay, and even up to latiludu Nt degrees, or thereabout ; for the waters on Iho shoies where Ihey live must ail be froen hard and fast hy that lime -and under such coudiiioua how do they gel the inaiine planls on which Ihey largely exi-l. However that may be, here they come, sweeping southward Ihl'oilgh ih" cold it 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 sky, cither in a siiaighl line, ' (g jk ipiile often Ihe ca-i ) iu two grcal line-, diverging to a point at Iho bond, and thing gener ally very high. Ihal one object at ihe poinied head of ih Iniiin- is al ways mi old gander. His loud honk, honk, heard faintly down the wind as a veritable voice from Iho skv. bads 1 ihe fanner or I he iieileslriau lo look up and lo search Ihe gray sky fei a sight of ihe well known Y shaped lines of these sky voyagers "who hi ing Iho cold wi aiber follow ing utter I lu lu. ' I he leadet 's f i cipieul i all is an-w cioil I y Ihe mi In'.ei- of hi- large company, in a half gurgling, iinh's . Tillable set of note- a- if ihe hader had a-l ed, "Ilow are you all gelling on, there behind:" and his followers were ri spending, "Ali's w ell all's Weil " Ihey Ily over lln liuent ill 1 a ilneet line. Ihey lake the most dirrel roine- be it nn r land or w aler; mid ihey inc likely lo al;ght for re-t or food on some water, he it on the shore or inland, al a time when Ihey me not likely lo be seen. Hut their loo so. iahle cails hiuI noises betray t hem nn. I in such places as tho ponds and coves ahoiii Long Island s Moii lauk I'oinl, where Ihey mIwiiis pre ferred to stop f. r a gooil sociablo lime. Ihey have been fo mercilessly pursued by sportsmen thai they are ie-s -ecu there now than they oneo were. liny delight, like the wild swan, in such feeding grounds as are allorded by iho bays and sheltered wain- half fre-h and half salt -of the exlen-ive tract on the N'oilh Carol ina ci'u-l known as Albermarle Sound : r region where ihey linger long and stay late, and would pi i haps, but for (lie bilnlei-, lemalii, uiiny of them, all w inler. ' 11 il l ford l iilies. here I hey Fill the Poultice. I There is a time to keep -llencc. but ii evidently was not the light lime in ' the .as' f a boy nient ioned, who ! lives iu an I nlai io town. lie got a -liver in hi- fool. and. in spile of his ; pi .e-lal ions, his mother decided to j place a poultice over his w ound. 'I ho j hoy igorou-ly resisted, j "I won't have no poultice." he de ! dared stout iy. Vis, on will, L hiie." dei lared i I... ih 1 1 1 .' I lie i ail gi ainlinoi her, tiruily, j and, Ihe majorin being iwo lo one, I at bi'dtillie the p oilli.'e was readt'. If I lie pool I ice wa- ii-ady I h" boy was nol, a ol he proved so icl'raelory that a switch wa- tnought iuio rcipii sitiou. Ii w a-arranged lliat ihegrauil- mother should apply Ihe pmiit ice, whilu ihe lilolh. r was o stand with the up- ii fled sw iieh at the bedide. 'The boy w as told that if h 'opened his mouth'' he would receive thai which would keep him .pi id . A- i he hot poultice touched the boy's foot he opened his in. oilli. "You " he began. "Keep s:ill," said his neohcr. shak ing her slick, wl.i .' the graiidmodicr Int-ily applied tho poultice. Once more the litlle fellow opened his mouth. .1 Hut tin' uplifted switch awed him into silence. In a minute more the poo lice was firmly in pi ac", and Iho little hoy was linked in bed. "'There, now," said his mo, her,' 'the old sliver will be drawn out and F.d. lie s fool will be :. 1 well." As ihe mother and grandmother ni"Vcd ir iimpbaiillv away a shrill, sin ill voice came from under the bed elm ho-: "V in've got it on Ihe wrong foot!'' Kohoboth SiimUv Herald. A Queer Pet. In a country tow n iu noi thorn Pennsylvania Ihero lives a little old man who sells milk, carrying it from : house to hoii-o morning and evening : in a small hand-cart. Thero is nolhiii" strange nhout that, but his companion , on these daily trips ia the very j strnnpoat you ever beard of an old gray goose, who follows him about in , the most dignified i' aimer, and stands 1 watch over ihe cart, let '.iug no one go ii'-ar it In his ma-tei's absence. His ii nne is Major, and bis master savs I t 'cii he is just as useful as a dog would b . Harper's Funnv People. ADVERTISING One square, one insertion- ti.Ok One s.piare, two inefrtionaf. - l.ftt One square, one mouth 2W For larger ailvrrtisomealo liberal cob rants will In; made. Down On ihe Firm. When a boy I u-i'.l In.lnfll Ina home I loved so well, I' ;i i awHV ainona the ' Inter sad the he, W here Ihe uiorninn lilory vine loiiind the calilu porch did I nine, And the riihiii n.ll.rift-t sang among the l reeu. There were brothers voiing and par, A fnt Iter .'Id Slid (trav , And a ninl her denrto keep u from all liarin; There I passed life's golden li.airs, biinniiiK wild nnioiig Hie tlnwers, III inv bm hood's happy hetiic. down on tha fa: in. I horns : .Many nearv hours have pas-cl ."-in. e I saw Ihe old place Inst, Kul nn niori -nil -i. ln.'er uielike a charm,' Kv . i y old familiar p'a. e. I . l kind and loving fare. In my bovhood s Imp) y home, dew n on the fai in. A nd I. ..lav a I draw nrnr 'l ie. old h.one I I. .cl so, bar. A ilraujier i omi I" meet me nt Ihe doer. bound Ihe place I here ninny a chnngs, A nd I he fa. es all seem strange N.. a li.iol ..in mm' In t reel me as of yore. M lie .Ilo r dear is laid 'Ninth the elm tree's plcasr.nl shade. And the pildcii milliner's sunshine bright and n arm ; I a I be old I on i i : i ii r pla.e I can s strainer's f ee. In mi fai In i s "Id sniiiliiii. down on Ihe farm. : I horns Main weary vial - haie n.id Nun e I sun ilo nd i.l.ue ln-1. Hill menmn still si. als o'er no- lik. a i dial in; I'.ici v old familiar place I 'v. r kind an. I Im ihk face, Iu in v boyhood '. happy h,.in. downthe fiiriu. ; hiillalo ew . , - - " - - - III MOItOl s. M men are not homeless, MI snino are home le-- than nt burs. The pari ing words of your barber ai e geuci ally . "Which side, please?" Most men feel twice tho love Ihey profess, jiud express twice Iho bit. Icrness they feel. The chicken thief's recollnciions of his scamp life nro niosl Iy associated W illi picket duly, A wooden dog kennel should be buiit wiih the bark on and be lighted by a bay window. The difl.'irnce between nn editor and bis wife is that his wife sots things to rights while he writes things to set. Tommy --Paw, what lire "wings of Ihe wind-" The wind does not have real w ings, does ii i Mr. I'igg No. 'Thai is merely a poetic expression for sidc-w hiskei . A girl in Norway must bn able to bake bread before sho can have a beau. The one who lakes (be cake as a cook is considered Ihe Mower of Ihe family. S' ranger ion Luropean rniiw av)- I ver been in Ameiiui:- Fellow pas senger t sdllly i I visit the country sometime on business, sir. 1 am the edilor of a New York paper. 1,'elalive - Well. I sincerely hope you will be happy wiih him, Mandy. I- he a steady young num. Miss Mandy steady. My goodness Aunt Judy, he's been coining lo see mo for more than eleven years! Jones I lake no more plefisute it life. I he world is full of Ihiovesniul riscals. I don't really bolieie Ihero is an lionet man left iu the world. Smith Cheer up. When a man ac knowledges his own finilliea ho ha nlrea.li taken a step in the direction of i. toitn. Poelry anil Ornithology. I. .'id Toniiison'a "sea blue bird ef Maiih" ha- lo:ig since been identified on ihe a,illiorily of Ihe pool himself, as ncii her the swallow nor the wheat ear nor tho blue tiiniouse, us variuie readels havo suggested, but simply the kinglisher. It has already been pointed oul that ilic phrase hoars a close re semblance to iho "sea purplo bird of spring," by which iho Spartan lyrio pod refers lo the halcyon; bti Lord Tenii) son stale- that ho derived th phi ase direcily from bis own remem brance nf iho kingfishers, w ho were wool to make their first appearance nhi'iil the Lincolnshire rivers iu the lie null of March. In answer lo a cor respondent, the poet bus lately con tinued this solution of a inuch-dia-enssed (piestion, willi tho interesting addition that were ho rcwiitinij the poein be would substitute "darts" for "tlils by" and "sea shining'' for "sea blue.'' London New-. Vliila.lelphiu's )lgl.a'. 'There has been a now ni'.-val at the Pniladelphia "Zoo." The stranger it a litllo fawn-c dored antelope fron India, whose species, bousta the pe culiar inline of nylghai. 'The bashful li lie nylgbai has Iho very distin guished honor of being tho lirat of Ilia family ever born in captivity, Tho nylghaus arc very valuable animals, natives of In liu having nearly exter minated Ihetn for (heir hides. New" i itaus Tiuws-lieiiiocral. "Vwommmftf,
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Jan. 7, 1892, edition 1
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