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VOL. XIV.
PITTSBORO', CHATHAM CO., N. CJANCAKY H, 1892.
NO. 20.
Xolhlng Is Lost.
Nothing Is lost; tbc woods 1 fluids jroir
green again in spring.
Til. tarth anil flower uru lull of lifs naw
life in erytliin.
We fail asleep and rat, ami wake, aii'l call
It daily liTe.
And sleep at lait an end of pain an mil
of care and strife
Nothing is lost, fur life itself Ik only a pass
ing thought !
W e lose our ycsl.rday, 'tie true, hut bolil tlio
gotxl it brought.
N'otbint; in lout, tlie sweet, sweet songs come
to us o'er anil o'er,
Tbc same fond faced oft return, and will for
ever more.
fJ. W. Donovan, in Frank Leslie's
Wccklr.
The Cruise of the "Ice King"
!Y t.Mil.'i.K krllHIIKIIT XVAI.Ml.
The Ire bad boon so smooth ami
thick all winter that nearly nil of I ho
skins and furs b:nl boon sunt down to
tlio s ntions by puck-bled drawn over
llio ice liy skater. 'Micro were only
several such fur-trading stations along
tlio whole length of the river SlJoIiii,
and tlicso journey wore often long
and toilsome.
' Willis Hoynlon, the sou of an old
trapper living on l ho shores of tbc
F.aglc Lakes, hud made na innovation
in the business which bad at least tlio
marks of nov.lty and uniqueness.
Out of the aolid trees of tlio woods be
bad constructed a large, strong ice
boat, which with a favorable wind
eoald skim over the ice with the speed
of a lightning express. With this
boat Willis intended to do business.
fie offered to make a weekly trip to
tlio stations, carrying the skins and
bides of the niiimnls with bint for a
very small sum. At first the I nippers
did not i: it lor Into tins new scheme
wilb much enthusiasm, but before tlio
winter was half over, Willis could
weekly collect enough skins along hi
. route In make each trip u proliiasdo
one for him.
.Tim Carsou washUonly competitor.
.liiu wss .1 rough, gruff old trapper
who did not believe in modern con
venience, and when Willis proponed
to carry his skins for biiu on bis new
ice-boat, tlio innii replied:
"No, lliauk'ee; I kin curry my wn
skins. That old bulk of yimri ain't
Coin' to prove much of a success. It
Hilt' t no good. Yit can't depend on it,
an' it'll be wrecked some time."
"Then I'll pay for all tlio skins
that's lost,'' Willis replied.
"Where would ye get the money?
No, thank 'c; ye ain't cumin' round
me with any new-fangled notions. 1
kin carry my own skins faster tiiuu ye
kin with that boat."
Willis smiled and told him that bo
could beat him out-half the way from
F.agle I.ukcs down to Aroostook sta
tion, and have several hour to spare
ut that.
"Now, ye can't do any such thing,
but ye can brag."
Willis met the tdd trapper one
by, skating leisurely along tlio river,
drawing a sled piled bigh with furs
behind biiu. The man was a fine
skater, and tliongh he bad no grace
snout bis strong form, be could make
tlio skates spin.
A very light wind was blowing and
tlio ice-boat moved slowly. Willis
longed for a fsir brer.", for bo saw
that old Jim was going to prove bis
claim by racing witli biin. The trap
per wailed until t lie ice-boat was even
with bin, and then he said:
"I suppose ye ibiuk that ye can boat
ire now? I nin't in none too good
trim, but I can beat that rig.'
There isn't much wind today,"
Willi replied, doubtfully, "and this
is a fast ns I can go 'until the wind
freshens up.'
"Well, then, if this is your fast
travelliu', I'll leave yc. au' wait in
Aroostook for yc"
'i'bo old trapper laughed a loul,
graiiug laugh, and Ilieu moved swiftly
ahead of the boat. Willis could only
make the best of tho siiuation, mid
trust to the wind for better speed
He watched thu trapper gain rapidly
on biiu, am) onto or twice ho saw him
wave hi rifle over his bead as : token
of farewell.
"Von wait until the wind blows,'
Willis muttered to himself, "and I'll
how you if you can beat the Ice
King."
Hut the wind did nut -(cm to freshen
up much and Jim Corson was soon lost
in the distance. lie was skating rapid
ly toward 1 1 ic sta'ioii and bo would
probably rcndi it by night.
At noon time Willis aus bis light
lunch and anxiouslv watched for any
sign of n still breee. About onn
o'clock it nunc up with great sudden
lie" mid tho b e K ing soon increased
her speed. As the minutes pai-.'d,
tho luev continued in increase and
in one lour the ice bo it was fairly
bumming over the ice. The speed
whs something tremendous and at
"very turn in the river it teemed to
iucrcuie.
"N'jw, Jim Carson, look out for
your laurels,'' Willis muttered, ex.
ultanlly. I'll pass you now before
night."
About three in the afternoon lie
caught sight of tbc trappor, who was
still skating vigorously along. Tho
man saw the ice-boat coming and be
quickened bis speed. Hut be m'ght at
well bave trie I to escape an express
train, for tho ice-boat swept down
upon him with the speed of tho wind.
"flood-by, Jim," Willis shouted, ns
lie came up to tho skater; "I'll wuit
for you at Aroostook."
Tho old trappor excrtod cvory inns
do in bis body to keep abreast of the
Ice King, but in half a minute be was
several lengths in tho rear.
Tlio Ice King reached the trading
station long before sundown, and dis
charged her cargo before Jim came
up with his pack.slcd. Willis was
arranging to take back n load of pro
visions and other useful articles, and
the following morning was spent In
loading tho b o King.
Jim, on tho contrary, started to
return In tho forenoon, determined to
beat bis young rival back to Kagle
Lakes. Ho was tired with bis exer
tions of the previous day, but bis
sled was light and his heart was
strong.
Willis had another object in waiting
until the afternoon : the wind was
dead against bim in returning, mid a
c.liango was expected before night.
Iu the afternoon it sbiftod around to
another quarter, and the sails of (be
Ice King were hoisted.
It was a fine afternoon, but there
woro indications of a cold, windy
night. Tho wind howled and moaned
ninoug tlio trees on either side of the
river, and iu two hours it was neces
sary to keep on the leeward side of
tho wooded shore to avoid the gusts
of wind.
Jim Carson bad made good lime,
and ho bad several boms the start.
The afternoon waned and darkness
settled over tlio laud early. Tlio cold
was intense, and Willis bad to beat
bis hands to keep them warm. In the
distant woods ho coiiM hear tho bowl
ing of the wolves and the shrieks of
tlio night-birds.
"lluw I wish some wolves would
I'Otuo for me and give me a race!'' be
said, laughing heartily nt the thought.
He did pass one or two of the ani
mals on the ieo, but the boat swept by
so suddenly that they did not have
lime to think of chasing it.
A? the darkness increased, it became
more difficult to see objects on tho ice.
My only danger is running against
a snag, doing ut ibis rate everything
would go to smash if I hit anything."
Ho spud on rapidly for half au hour
after this, and then tho sound of
wolves ahead of him alt rnc.lcd bis at
tention. They scorned to bo on tho ice
directly iu Ids path. He peered as far
ahoad in the darkness as lie coii'd, and
iu so doing be did u-.l see objects close
to him.
Suddenly there wok a crash, and tlio
splinters of somo heavy object flew
into the air. Tho boy jumped nek in
frigid, but the Ice King kept steadily
on her course. lie gave a quick glance
behind bim, and in tho dim light bo
caught a glimpse of Jim Carson's sled.
"(Jracious! lias any thing happened
to him?" bo gasped.
Ho was about ready to bring tho
bqat up iu tho wind and go around to
investigate, when nuoihcr sound at
tracted his attention. Ho listened at
tentively. He beard tho umistakahle
sounds of skates dashing wildly over
ibeice; but nbovo tho ring of the
skates tlio patter of many feet and the
bowls of wolves could bo distinctly
hoard.
Was Jim Curion pursued by wolves,
and bad be abandoned bis pack-sled to
escape tho fiendish animals!'
This thought fairly inado bis blood
run cold, and be trembled with ex
citement. Tho wind wns now blowing a
small hurricane, and tho Ice King was
almost flying.
In a few minutes be could catch
sight of the hungry pack of wolves,
rushing headlong up tlio river, Far
ahead of them be thought lie saw the
solitary form of a skater making
desperate efforts to escape.
The boat was going so fast that
there was not much chance of Jim
getting on it unless she wus brought
around, and that meant the wolves
would get up to ilieni before they
could get under headway.
"1 must work it some way," the
boy said under bis breath.
Ho steered the Ice King close up to
i Ho bunk of the stream, and pasted
on ouo tide of tho wolves. Then
bringing her out into luid-stieam, be
oon overlook the solitary skater.
'Jim, I'll icscue you," be shouted,
Tie man looked around at the ap
proaching boat, and Willis could seo
by bis unsteady motions that be was
i.mi !v exhausted.
" Skate up to tlie other shore and
I'll come fur you,'' Willis shouted, "I
cuti'l stop hero."
Tho Irapper mechanically obeyed
the order. Tlie Ice King was then
brought up close to tho wind, and her
course changed so that she would cross
directly in the path of tho bowling
wolves. The animuls .darkened their
speed n little at the sight of this
strange apparition, and tho boat bad
ample time to pass ahead of tlieni.
When just abreast of them, Willi
took bis Winchester mid shot several
times right into (he pack.
Hi shot was effective, for the wholo
pack stopped, and growled over their
dead mid wounded comrades. While
they wcro tearing the flesh ott'llio vic
tims, the leo King was beading for
Jim (.'arson again.
Tbc boat i an iu front of bim, and
then she was brought up into tho wind
so suddenly that her headway was
checked. She came almost to a stand
still before the sail Hilled on the other
side.
"Now quick, Jim, get on her," the
young ice-boat man shouted.
The trapper skated up to her, ami
dropped down upon the welcome
boards exhausted. The wolves had, I
meanwhile, stalled in pursuit again, j
The chase was not over. To get head-
way on this tack, Willis had to let the I
boat run right down the howling pack. I
The animals saw it coming, and
stopped iu consternation, but ready
for a spring.
When within a few rods of tho
wolves, Willis brought her around on
the other course, allowed the sheet
ro po to run, and tho sail to till from I
behind. Sho whistled along with tic- !
mentions speed ; but o:io of tlio fore
most wolves gave a mighty spring,
and lauded directly iu her path. !
Thero was a crunching of bones an 1
ibo wolf was crushed into a mass of
jelly.
Away the Ice King sped under a full
head of sail, mid iu live minutes 1 1 in
pack of wolves wcro nearly out of
sight. I'ivo minutes mure and they
gave up the eha-e. I 'arson said noth
ing but simply watched the Ice King
sail. When they bail covered ten
miles be ejaculated :
Wonderful! wonderful Veal
ways carry my skins after (his. This
rig has saved my life, ami I can thank
'ce for it." ILirper'a Weekly.
Power ii f the Hoe.
In a recent work on the bcc. Mr. 1'.
V. Cowan states that tho insect can
draw twenty times its own weight,
can My mora than four miles au hour,
and will seek food ut a distance of
four miles. Hy a beautiful u cchau
Ical a Inptaliou its wings 1 car it for.
ward or backward, with upward,
downward or suddenly ni rested
course, lis threefold voice organs nro
tho vibrating wings, the vibrating
rings of the abdomen an I a true vocal
apparatus iu the breathing apparatus
or spiracle, 't he buz, is produced by
tho first two, and the bum, which may
bo "surly, cheerful, or cilloquial sig.
niflcanl, ' by thu vocal membrane. A
number of tho hco's notes have been
interpreted, iluinui" is the cry of
contentment, "wuh-nuh-iiuh ' plori-
tics the egg layings of Ibo queen,
"sliu-ii-u" is the nolo of the young i
bees at lilac, -s-s-s-s" means the inus. I
ler of a swunii'b-r-r-r'' the slaughtot-
or expulsion of tho drones, and tho
"tu-tu-t u" ot the newly batched j
young queen is answered by the "qua-
qtia-qua" of the queens still im
prisoned iu their cell):. Sciciililic t
American. j
rinlpc Surgery.
Kxamplcs of the surgical treatment .
of wounds by bin's were brought be- ;
fore the Physical Society of Cencva, '
at a recent meeting, by M. I'aiio, Tho
suipe received especial credit as a sur
geon of remarkable skill. With its
beak, il makes feathers into a very
good dressing', applies plasters to
bleeding wounds, and even secures a
broken limb by means of a stout liga
ture. One snipe bad on its chest a
large dicsting of down fixed by the
coagulated blood. Others bad inter
woven fcuthcrs strapped over a
fracture J limb; and one snipe whoso
legs were broken by a. misdirected
shot, was found the next day, after it
had contrived to apply dressing, and
a tort of splint to both limbs. Ob
servers have been particularly struck
by a grass ligature wound on tho limb
and fixed by a sort of glue. Tien
ton (X. J. ) American.
The Kattit Ilahles.
The fat babies from Stone county
were on exhibition ut the Mouctt re
iiitIjii. They ore both girls. The
oldest, aged live years, weighs i7
pound and the youngest, vged two
and one-half years, weighs !3 pounds.
Stone county it closely competing
with ltouglat in the matter of produe.
ing fat Kills.
OIJLDHEV3 lOLOX.
j a is pii-'sr.
Ja-.'k Frost, be is with us again ;
He eomc'4 every winter, you know;
Hut we're hardy and buM,
And we don't mind the cold.
And we welcome thu ice and the suo-r.
Jack Frost plays a rough sort of game
Willi the children wherever i:e goes;
He pinches tbeir checks,
Their noses he tweaks.
And lie treads on their ten little too.
fa'k Frost makes the ground rather hard :
Hut with thick boots we clatter about :
And we run till our breath
I'lifl'aaway like the wreath
Of while steam from the tea-kettle'- spout.
Jack Frost lays his imnd on the point.
And turns It to "Jittering in ;
Then the skaters they glide.
And the coasters they slide;
'flunk of that, children; isn't it nice!
;it'orgi Ui r,iicit. iu Youth's limner.
"i H is' i i ai;i: A It VI'."
Sometimes these words arc wafted
past my pulpit from tho lips of 6omc
delimit boy or girl who, by tho way,
may care a great deal in spite of this
olMiand assertion to the contrary. 1
never quite knew w hut tho expression
meant, but I suspected it ulludud to 'i
rap on tho hand or bend until I ou;
day heard the dear Little "fciioolma'aui
explaining to tin i Macon that a rap;
wns a counterfeit coin formerly mod
in Ireland as miii'.I change. It wils
tho Niuiillust co n mid ouo of the verv
least worth, ami so folks came to cj
press their utter indifFcroncc to a
thing or a circum-tatice by exclaim
ing: "I d 'n't care a r.ip!"' St.
Nicholas.
tiik ii;ii.in i.r nni.' it v- ki .!.
Tho reason why the sui'dl o burn'
powder and smoke from lirci .u ki:1
Mumps U so grateful to boys is not
far to seek. It i- the sud h;n forci
i shown iu the explosion and (lie litt'c
' s ! "f danger, as well as the noise,
tscs tlii youth. Tins origin
ni' t crackers, according to Mr. W
j Woodvillo li'ickhiii, the Thibetan ci
j ploivr, is as follows;
j l ircctackcrs wcro originaiU jiiut
of bamboo. I hey arc made of paper
! at present, but the Chinese name,
bamboo gun." .slmvs what th"
were. 'The bamboo crackers iiiadc a
. very loud noise like our "cannoti
: crackers.'- Perhaps the fragments of
bamboo flew about when they ex
ploded, making llitiii dangerous, -o
' that paper was -tih'iilutcd. in
making bamboo cracker- Uic partitions'
iu the joints of (ho bamboo wcro
, pierced, powder s'flc! in a:id a fuse
introduced. It is interesting to see
; the way lb; present li ci lackers, with
; iheir partitions of clay, to! low the old
: bamboo pattern.--i l!i'oolv u (.'iliim
Mll.liMXN AMI till iii."K-i.l Alt.-.
! So il Mild most boys and girls have
met with tho words "tcrving the
Hag;" but I dare say that few of them
j know how literally the phrase ex
I presses the sentiments of army and
navy oflicers. They do not talk much
1 about it, usually; but they have, away
j down iu their hearts, a deep vcucra
! tion fur their country's colors; and
i they do what they can to impress the
feeling on the men who servo under
,,,c,n- ' tend in a newspaper not long
n" "itcrcsting anec lotc ot that
splcntliJ old soldier and gentleman.
I (icneral Miennan. An ofli -cr at West
; Point told the newspaper correspon
dent thai when bo was a cadet tiencrul
Sherman visited the po t, and, of
course, reviewed the ba'taliou. "I
was iu the color-guard,'1 laid tho
officer, "and when Ihc general, passing
down Ihc line, came to tlio flag, he
uncovered bis head, bowed low, and
bis face wore an expression of deepest
reverence. This act of veneration by
tho stern old soldier taught ut cadets
a lesson that v-e cm never forge!.'1
Hoys who have attended military
, schools will know' what llie culor
! guard is, but perhaps tonic of m
. young readers will not know. Tl r
j color-guard is a smail body of picked
men, sergeants and corporals chiefly,
who are siationed on each side of and
! behind the eoloi -sergeant. The colot
j guard never leaves the flag in action.
I and never docs any lighting until the
I last reserves aie callml upon, i'lu i
J bu-incis is to stand by me flag
I and prevent it from filling into ihc
j tho bauds of the enemy.
I Aboard ship, ouo of Ibo tilings thai
I used to be done iu the good old days
of woodcu frigates was to nail the
! colore to tho mast. Hauling down
the colors in a naval lilit is tho sign
of surrender. When Ihey are nailed
to tie mast tiny cannot be hauled
down; the mast must be tshol away,
or tl.e vessel sunk bctWo ti c colois
.-in bo lowered. ; M. 'Ni.-holu-.
I hero is usually but little lioiuis;.
uieut III lato grass. Horses that bave
lo work bard should uol bo compelled
t- live on wlia: i',ey ran find in tl.r
l ll-tll!C fields.
WHALE FISHERIES.
Facts About an Important but
Languishing Industry.
Down East Harpooners Now
Rendezvous at San Francisco.
A bulloliii recently issued from the
('emus Department is devoted to the
business done out of United Stales
ports in tho whale, fur, seal and sea
otter industries for tho year 1 !'..
The fir.t table is dovotcd to the
whale licet of the I'niled States, giving
the namet of vessels, their rig, ports,
net tonnage and whaling grounds. It
thowt a total of 101 vessels engaged
in the service, over one-half of which
are larks and about one-quarter
icbooneri. Over forty of these on
leaving port have for their destination
llchring tea and (ho Arctic ocean,
while tho Atlantic ranks second as a
whaling ground, with tome thirty-six
vessels. The rcmninder go to the
Indian and South IVilic oceans and
to tho Japan sea. Tho num.
her of vetscls. HM, with n
ton ungo of ".'.Oi'i'J .'I!) nut tons, shows
a constant and ceaseless decline in
tho whaling industry. Compiled
with the year 1860 (here is a decrease
of 40.01 percent, of tho number of
vessels, of tl..V percent, of tho net
tonnage mid of 38 HO in their value
which for 188!) was $l,fl3,27o. This
decrcato lias been growing more and
moro marked for the past thirty years
and is duo both to a scarcity of whales
tad to the discovery of mineral oils
and of substitutes for whalebone.
One of (ho most interesting coiu
paiisutis ii (lorded by the bulletin is in
the figures assigning lo each ship its
homo or bailing port. These read as
follow: New Hedfurd, Mass., .'i7 :
San IiRNcii.o i'7; I'roviucctown,
Mass., ! ; Kdgartow u of the same stale,
3; New London and S:onington,
Conn., ' each, and Hoslou 1. The
old home of (ho whalers, New Hed
foi d, jet lead, the list, but her glory
it only a reflected one, as '-'4 of her
ill ships rendezvous at San Francisco,
outlining and disposing of their pro
ducts within the (iolden (late, which
may (lint claim the distinction of
yearly seeing more whaling vessels
than anv other harbor on the I'nited
States coast.
Tho total amount of money repre
sented hy the businc. is 1,!1H,27.V
Of this the vessels represent over one
half, f'.i'.il, Ki'0, tho apparatus 147,
ll:!!'. the remainder being credited to a
cash and credit capital and to other
investments-.
Tho total catch for the year was
TiO whalct, of which .'7 were sperm,
)! right, IJ bow-head and the re
inaiuder humpback, tlubaek and black
fUh. The product of J'.'K was brought
to San l'lancisco, a majority of which,
VX, were bowhead. In connection
with this a tublo in the bulletin shows
that although the right and bovvheiid
varieties form but 20.4'. nor rent, of
the captures Ihey yield 70 per csiit. of j
tha total value of products. j
Tho total number of men employed j
during the year wns Hoi7, and of
these 1802 wero nativo or naturalized !
Americans, 22S were from (i.eat
Hritain, HOit from Portugal and the
remainder from various climes and j
nations; lOItft find employment iu San
Francisco, and to New Hedford, in- :
eluding those who rendezvous at San ;
Francisco, belong 1651. I
1 luring tho year five vessels valued j
at $('i5,U0, wero lost, carrying down j
with them 22 members of their crews, j
Another industry to which Ihc btf
leti.i devotes attention is the fur wet I
and seal otter fisheries. Twenty ves
sels are engaged in this, mul iili a '
single exception every one of the 1
twenty sails from ports on the I'acitlc
coast. Of the nineteen eleven had ,
from San Francisco, one from Santa
llarbiira and seven lrom Purl Town
send, Wuth. ; while the sing'r excep
tion comes from Salem. Mir-. Nine
Ken of the twenty vessels arc schoon
ers and one is a tteamer. The total ,
capital invested iu the industry, ae- i
curding to tin biillciin, is $l.''2.
7o", and of this fir.'.JCl belong, iu
S.iu FrancUeo. For the amount of cap
ital invested tho value of the produc t I
iv at decidedly large, vi. : $114, 31s, '
by far (ho larger part of Ibis. 8 1, .'!', I
coining to San Francisco's port. ( f I
this $81,091, t ili.ol came from seal
skim and ?37,7o.'i came from sea otter
skint. The total number of men em
ployed was 422, 1!'2 of whom bailed
from tho oily by the (iolden (late.
Pnring the year two vessels the Annie
and the Otter, weic lost, -"shti Fran,
risco Chronicle.
There it a new book entitled ''How
to Keep Dog in a City." A fortune
awaits tho author who will tell bow to
l.ej. . '..- i ul of a 'ii
Honors lo the Flag In tbs Navy.
I I uiu not so fumiiiar with the
custou s of the army in regard to tho
flag; but iu the navy I know they arc
admirable, und decidedly worthy of
emulation in civil life. You may per
haps know that the fl ig of a ship docs
not fly during the night. It is taken
in at sunset; and 1 think the sim;dc
little ceremony that attends the bottl
ing down of the ensign at sunset is
ouo of the prelii st iu existence, 'i hc
first lime 1 ever saw it 1 was sittieg
on tho quarter-deck of the F. K S.
"Vnnlic," conversing with three of
her oflicers. We hud been dining to
gether, a d were enjoying Ihc cool
evening breeze under the owning I
knew that it wa almost time fo
"evening colors, " ami i was anxious
to toe whether the ceremony in the
navy was different from that aboard a
first -clais yacht, i speedily lcurucd
that there was a difference.
A few minutes before sundown a
bugle-call sounded from the flag-ship,
and the call was i nmediatc y repeated
by (he bugler iu the oilier shi s of
ihc squadron.
"What it that?'' I asked.
"Thai's 'Stand ly the colors,'"
said one of i In- idli.-crs.
Two snilors came aft, cut ,fl" the
ensign halyard', and st md by with
their eyes on the flagship. In a few
minutes we beard bugles sounding
again; for you must know that on
board ship nviiy of the commands are
conveyed hy a few musical notes up
on tho bugle. A marine came aft
and, saluting, said :
"Haul down, sir."'
"All right," said tho ofli.er of tho
deck. "Sound oil."
At that order the bugler of th Van
lie blew ike iove'y call, ! veiling
olors."
'Tho moment ho sounded the li.sl
note, tho ollieers rose from their
chairs, look off their caps, and stood
silent, iti respectful attitudes, whil
tho two seamen siow'y hauled down
the colors, bringing ihcm in over tho
rail as the caii came to an end. When
the c(,!urs lea. bed the deck and were
gatlcrediu by the s-niiKii, and the
iast note died away, the otlici'i's put
on their caps, resumed llmir seats,
and went on with their coiivci s ilion.
Heliioviiig llie cap in honor of the
colors is the common form of salute
iu tho navy. When an fliecr onios
up from below he always lifts his cap
in Ibo direction of the quarter-deck :
and all boys should remember, when
visiting a mnu-'if-wnr, that llie proper
thing to do vv lieu you go on bun. I is
to turn toward the stern of tbc ship
where the engiu always flies at the
tMll'rnil stntr. nud r:iic I lie hat. If
the officer of the deck sees you he wi.i
return the lalu c; but whether any
one sees you or not, always raise your
hat w h u you go aboard. 'Tho salute
is to tho Hag, not to any person, and
surely every American boy ought lo
be proud to lift his hat to the flag of
his country. - St. Nicholas.
"Horse Power."
Ileie is a correction: "'The term
horse power was derived from the
power of a horse, as established by
James Watts, who found by experi
ment that the uvciagc mill horso could
lift l.'i" pounds, when nttiichcd lo a
ropo over a p-.illey, at the continuous
speed of 221" fed per minute or 2 1-2
iniics per hour: l.V.-'" :t:;.on0
pounds lifted one foot per minute.
'This has since been verified in l.ng
laud by au average on the continued
day work of 111 horses u-ed in
ploughing, when tho uverngc vvoik
wat fyunil lo lie t r. : ; pounds lifted '.".''
feet per minute, or al the late of 2 1-2
miles per hour. 'This somewhat ex
ceed. Walts' ass'gnmcnt of i.c burn
power of work." Mr. J. Neltleton,
who sends us thi, says it come, from
a scieul li' paper, which lie. name
Tin' slalciiieiil is interesting, but not
authoritative, i i spite ot the inline and
pretentions of the pa cr. The actual
power of the average hor-o is bciwcen
Iwo-lhirds and lhic( -.jirii Icrs of Ibo
accepted hor-o p.nvcr. ::.' o to f,( ,.
pounds. New Vnrk v.in.
'I lie Smallest Hanker.
Uoberl PiiiNoii and child. J.ic di C.
Philsott, Miss I jcanor Phiison and H.
F. ( olliiisand wife, a party from Her
li it, a little mountain town in Somer
set county on ihc Haitimore and Ohio
railroad, ale dinner at the S Charles
the other day. They came to Puis
burg fur a day's pleasure. Kobeil
Phiison is a banker and modestly
proud of being the smallest person in
that business iu the world. He con.
ducts a general banking business in
Iterlin vvitlnul asi.tanee. He is mar
ried to a lady of normal stature and
is the father of a foiii-year-old child
as bv as hini.cT. Mr. Philsou mea
iiiips nhont inches in height, but
does not mind bis absence of stature.
I Flushing lvi
Tending the Liens.
Until. lo, jest you mind them hens, ,
And shoo 'em out away from here;
They're scratching a.I the garden up:
Why, Tiidyis gone, wa'l. wa'l, that's ijueer.
Hie hain't contrary, as a rule.
And (iim'lly o! eys my will:
Hut, though bin- beerd me. off she put-
Why, there's Lorenzo IMtingili:
He's met her, nnd she stopped lo talk!
'1 belli bens will est up everything;
He's wnntinnher to takes walk
Wa'l. It's nice to waiR iu spring,
j lie took her hand --come, that won't do
She seiuis to stand uncommon still;
i I'd belter let tliem know I'm round
(ioo.I ( Veiling- Mr. l'i ttiiiKilll
I He don't mind me-it ain't no use -All.
wa'l. my lime has conic and gone!
Hut, then. I'd reely no idee
How Tildy was a gcltiu' on.
' Iioe gals grow up, and pretty son
They lay us old ones on the shelf.
I...reno in a sinnrt young man
I gic es I'll tend them hen. myself.
- Nrnv York Advertiser.
HI MOKOI S.
'Tin: royal chief docs things to (ho
ltieen's taste.
Tho harness manufacturer is the
only successful rein-maker.
Time heals nil things except
wounded pride nud old rubber b ots.
A ticket agent may be a dandy, but
the train crier is the high-toned n.a i
about u depot.
In btciidmakiiig, a- iu baseball,
(hero is nothing like a good batter in
ihc bout' of knead.
People who can't aflord to follow
ibo fashion usually try to follow tho
people who do follow it.
First Fair One- lint, durling, I have
many social engagements this season,
you know. Second Fair One Oil ,
indeed! As a chaperon, I prciuine.
Scene: A family boarding bouse.
Time: Sunday evening. -Vou are
not eating any chicken, M. l.emachiii !''
"No. lundaino, thnni.s, I never work
on Sunday.."
"What is tlio muter, dearest?''
I'Soiuclin' awfiti'h happened, mam.
ma.'' "Well, what i it, sweetheart
".My d -doll baby got away fwom in.
and Invoked a plate ntii in the
pant vy."
Juvenile Johnny, having bad tlio
meaning of the phrase "tnulluui iu
pi'rvo" (much iu little), amply ex
plained to bim, and being called upon
to give an illustration, replied willi
tumli enthusiasm, Why. bale.', just
after dinner.''
Flowers (mod for I itting.
Flowers may some day enter mi re
largely than at present into the list of
foods for human consumption. Ai.
ready, as is rriuarked by u iccent
writer, lluy arc much more widely
employ ed for purposes of diet tl.au i
commonly iiniigitu d. Aitichokcs arc
immaturj 11 iwcr heads and cauliflow ers
are a sort of flowers. 'Tho com
mon cabbage, a rare wild plant in
nature, furnishes under cultivation tho
cubbagc, Ibo turnip cabbage, the cauli
flower and Hrusscls sprouts, according
as the leaves, roots, or flowers of thu
plant have been specialty developed.
Hrussels sprouts are bud- which have
not tcuehod maturity.
Another variety of the i abbngo,
called "brocoli," is grown on alluvial
soil that has Peon reclaim".! from tho
sea. it is a distinctively maritime
plant and to secure for its siistcuuueR
as nearly as postiblo like It-, natural
food s!ai tubes arc gat hi red on (he
beaches for manure. Tho crop is put
into casks which have contained wines
of Huigiindy ur Hordoasn. an agree
nb'e uromu being iu this way added.
Finally 1 1 ic! biocoii comes to tin table
in tho form f pi.k'cs or chow
chow. Yellow pond liilcj tnaki- .ii-iig'ntf ul
prcseivc-. I tie 11 )v cr-ot the Judas
tree arc mad" into fritters, with bat
ter added, or mixed w'uh salmi-: or
ki liicliines the flower bods are pii k'ed
in vinegar. Nasturtium flivvers am
often used in -a a It Tin- llovvcrs of
the caper bush arc f.imiiiar in sam'Cf.
( loves, Used fci A ivoring. Hie Ihc tin.
expanded bit h of the e lice iliied
ill the run
Lvcry niic bus s, n ui A ti. oiy have
eaten violets, ia-mmes and rose petalt
in tho form of preserves and candies.
'The flowers of the nbiitilon ciru'cn
tiini nre commonly n-cd as a vegvlabic
in Itrazil. Sonic North Amcricjii In
dians regard a i delicacy tho cooked
flowcrtof i ii o pumpkin vine.--IWt.h.
j iugton Star.
' o Illiteracy in lliuarht.
According to the lato mid ary Ma
tistict there arc no illiterate persons
in Havana. Among 2772 rcrrnilt
enlisted in the army iu tho Palutinnto
there were only three individuals who
could not lend m wiilc. Hut that
district forms no exception to the rule.
'The general number of recruits from
the entire population was V",ib4 and
among them were only six illiterate
U ISOUI - Sail I Ulll ii.i t Uioliiilv. '