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VOL. XIV.
PirrSBOKO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, MARCH 21, 1892.
NO. 30.
Down (ho Stream.
Love! It bct-nti willi a glance,
!rcw witli the growing of (lowers,
tmiiM in a ilreunfiil trance,
Kivkoncd nut the passage of hours;
Our passions' llooil rose ever,
Flowing for lier ami me,
Till (lie brook tirrame a river
Ami tiic river became a sea.
iricf! It bewail with a wnr.1,
irev willi the xv iiils t h it rav.J;
A prayer for pardon unlit aril,
I'nnlon i:i turn iiiieriivcl ;
Tlie Initial' mi easy to never,
The lit ream so swift to lie free!
'J ill the brook lieeame a river,
Ami the river became a sea.
Life! It began willi a sigh,
tlrew with leaves that are dead;
Its pleasures wjlh w ings to lly.
Its sol-runs Willi limbs of lea. I;
Ami rest remain. Ih never
Kor the wearier hours to be.
Till the brook shall heroine a river,
Ami the river become a sea.
--Lord llmmhton.
BETSEY'S IDEA.
r.v iiKi.KN roiMii.sr i;i:avi.s.
Sir. Kybors's drawing-room had
never looked lovelier than on this raw
le ember uflernoon. Long-stemmed
roses in Uoyal Worcester va-.es, (brew
out fingrnut hinls of June; a caniiol
coal tiro lilai'd in a huge colonial lire.
Jilaee, nuil I.i. Han's hair Hashed JLack
its golden wires, lialf hidden by a fan
asdic lloninn scarf.
Opposiio tho window, ( strange
weird landscape in oils occupied t tic
place of honor. Many an artist owed
his life's success to entering tho "Iloy
nl Hoad'' through Mis. Kyber's after,
noun receptions and Ihu obscure ties,
riplcs of an vieil with each oilier for
her favor.
The room was full of people, quiet
of roice. elegant of attire. Mis. Ky
ber stood by the doorway, smiling
and grueious.
Lilian, nt tho oilier end of tho
room, was dispensing bread nud
butter, orange-pekoe icu an brown,
frothing chocolate, nnd as tho guests
clime and went, Mrs. Kj her wan men
ially coming to tho agreeable conclu
sion (hat her afternoon was u success,
When suddenly her "de.ircsl foe," one
Mrs. MHgnus Mnriiiidalc, fluticred up
to her.
"(lood-by, dear!'' she said. "Si
glad your room; are so ful ! lint you
aiw:iys did attract people."
"Thank you!" said Mis. Kber,
serenely.
"And U's so i idlruh'ii., isn't it,"
added Mis. Marliiuhile, :tl jti-.t ilie
liMi button of her gluvp, "that w.u
and 1 should have chanced I.. li up-m
the same evening f,u- our rci-pli' if"
It's ru'hor a coiucrl. i .. -e, ' '.) o 1
Mrs. Kiber.
'IS.it t lion, y 1 1 sic, S.l'Uov.'i -iv udi
could only e- iU'' to r..o en i'i'i-sduy.
And Sign,,; A s v iidi i -in n an al
iraitbu' !io.m!iv! 1 : .nily must u'l
ke- ; tl.i' horses v a.':' g any louder."
Mi- K : ci's ci-lor bad risen, and
(:., , jMn-il. S',o looked at Lilian.
. ..i iei i. i ned the glnniv wiih inter-
vc:i while she gave old Miss
i' . a cup of chocolate mi l listened
to L clor lhowcli' tedious remin
iscences of hi lu-l trip ( Ilgypt.
Mother," she whispered, us she
came pas', driving some sponge cakes
I a lady in i he corner, w ho fccmcd
teinpoiaiily neglected, "as true as you
live that woni in lun ollered Sivardi
iiioro than wo did, and the singer lias
thrown tit over!''
And Mis. Ktbcr only responded by
a look of di sj air.
V, hilo the lady in the corner was
citing her sponge cakes and drinking
u.nber-elear tea, Lilian run up stuirs to
tho big western bedroom.
"ltetsey," she cried, cheerfully,
"hero is somo chocolate, and cako for
you, since you won't come into tl c
diawingrot'in."
A round facd, dark eyed girl of
twenty sat curried up in the window
seal, staring out at the leaden sky.
It whs Hets.'y ltloom, a second
cousin of Miss Kybcr.
"Me!" echoed lielsey, with an im
patient movement of her shoulder,
"In the drawingioom? I slf ird look
pretty there, shouldn't 1? ltiil all the
same, Lilian, it's real good of yen to
iisk inc. Mother said you city folks
would b? ashamed of me, but you ;ue
not not a bit !''
Lilian sat down beside her on the
window seal, and put her arm care-singly
around llio ill-gowned waist.
"Betsey," said she, "you've been
crying.'
"No, I hain't !"
"Yes, lielsey, yon have. Tell me
what the mailer in."
"flic mailer is," cried Itelsey, ':hat
I'm a failure! I've got to go back to
('ocklclovt u and own uptliat I'm heat.
1 thought I was going lo in ike a
living in New York, and I hain't no
show lit ail. I thought, Vaii-e I eou'd
sing in l he churc'i choir, tlial I could
j;ie b ssuiis anil g,.( engagemeuls
Jicre, lul I can't!''
"Hut you liavo n sweet rolcr, Dot
sey!'' "So havfi nino hnndiod nnd ninoly
nino oilier people. And I'm only
lielsey Iiloout of Coi'kletowu, and 1
never shall bo any one else if 1 live to
be a hundred. So l'vo mode up my
mind that I'll go back, nnd go into
the milt, or get a place to leach tho
district school. And there's nu end
of till my dreams about a c-r-rarocr!"
And ltetsey's big round tears trickled
down her cheeks, and the end of her
lioso grow purple, like an under-ripe
plum.
"Yon nn your inn 've been awful
good to me, Lilian," w hispered she.
"I won't never forget it. I know I'm
an awkward country girl, nnd I know
ilmt my cloihes ain't up to the New
York mark, nud 1 don't even pro
nounce my words like you do; but
lut you've treated mo just as if I was
n (jueeu I"
"D.ili't cry, lielsey," soothed I.iU
inn. "Irink this hot chocolate, nnd
then lie. die on tho sofa, nud rest.
You're tired nnd nervous."
"I don't know nbout being ner
vous," siioi'led lielsey, "but 1 am
lircd. I guess you'd bo tired a-tl'.tmp-in'
up and down to educational bu
reaus, and intelligence olliccs, and
musical headquarters and all that sort
o' thing. I diiiino why I can't have
Iho luck o' that Madam Sivardi that'8
to sing nt your ma's reception, and
gets fifty dollars n night. It'll take
mo long enough I know lo rani fifty
dollars at the Cocklelown silk mill,
or oven leaching school at Cocklctown
Centre."
Lilian sighod.
'Sho isn't going lo sing at mamma's
reception," said sho. "Mrs. Magnus
Miirtindalu hut hecu tampering with
her. She's going to play us false. At
least Hint's what mamma nnd I think."
"Lilian!"
ll.dey llloom had suddonly straight.
rued herself up and seized her cousin's
in in.
"Yes?"
"Why couldn't I hiug at your
mother's eveninsj?''
"You, Pietsey ?"
"Yes. 1 wouldn't charge n rent.
I'd only be loo g' d -f t lie i 'ounce. I
I d.'ii'l mean iVat ' could sing It iliau
luavurasaMlli.il .( of thing; but
I I know u.! i'." r" 1 olil-fashioned
'solo'-, :Kid w! w otiMi.'l ihat please
! v :!', i'i--t f.u a .iiange? 1 could
, tli ess up c'u wn: .an style, you know,
.md .1 won', i . o a little diucrciit from
;i!ii in -ii. And I'd sing 'White
' icka !.,' and '1! inks of Alan Water,'
' : id li.omie D.ion,' and 'Cm ! 11 ir
; ! ir.'i Allen " (irandmollier li'imm
taught ma lots o' them old-fashioned
songs."
Lilian's eyes sparkled. Sib sprang
to her feet.
"Itetsey," said she, "it's a good
idea! We'll try it. I dm'l believe
but that it would p'caso minimi's
friends more than I ho Sivardi herself.
Hut don't le i mamma. You shall do
your practicing u hen she is out and
we'll make it a genuine surpri-e."
I'd rntlier the artist-fellow
.shouldn't coin"," stipulated II 'tsey,
rather awkwardly. "I1j alwav
I looks at mo so sort o' queer and
amused, as if 1 wasn't lnoro'n than
half civilized."
! "lo mean you Mr. I.owrie? lie's tli
! best nalured man in the world."
"All tho same ho makes nio as nerv
ous a a cit."
'Well, perhaps lie won't come. And
now, lielsey, I must hurry hark to
mamma's guests. Hut 1 really think
that idea of yours is a capital one.
We'll think it over, II tsey."
Mrs. Kybcr was very low spirited
about her evening reception.
"L's so dillieoll," said she, "to
make such an nll'iir diucrciit from
everybody else's. 1 do like inv recep
tions to be characteristic. And Sivardi
would have been such a card lo play!
It was perfectly disgrac.-f ul of her to
throw me over at the eleventh hour in
that sort of way; and especially after
the invitations had gone out with
Musical' in the corners."
"Well, mamma, it shall be musi
cal " reassured Liliiri. "M.-. I.owrie
w id givo you uu uir on the violin, and
I'll play some of my old harp solos."
"That's all nonsen-e !"
"Mamma, do you mean t ) say lh.it
we're not musical?" laughed merry
Lilian.
Hut all her badinage failed to bring
a suiilo to Mis. Kybcr's perturbed
countenance.
The evening came; the guests as
sembled. Mrs. Martiiidnle's special friend was
there, dispatched by that lady herself,
to bring back a personal and authentic
account of Mis Kyber's discomfiture
ami defeat.
lack Lowrie, the artist, was tliero
with his violin.
"If ilie held daisy gels frightened
lit the eleventh In. ur," renin ked be,
"I'll bo ready lo face the emergency.
Hut sho won't bo frightened. Tho
field dai-y is too plucky tor thai."
".lack," cried Lilian, "why do you
call her the Held duisy?"
"Bernusc she's so pretty."
lletsey llloom! Pretty ?''
'Yes. Don't you think so?''
'I never did think so," said Lil
ian, slowly. "She has a fresh com
plexion and bright, pleasant eyes.
Well, yes, perhaps sho is pretty. Hut,
Jack, you mustn't look nt her too
critically, or you will embarrass her."
"1! Critically! Why, Lill, I look
at her because she is so like a wild,
woodland flower."
Is that tho reason," said Lillian,
laughing.
"Why on earth Inivo you got up the
little- stage and the silk drop-curtain?''
usked Mrs. Kyber, with rather a be
wildered nir.
"duck thouglil "
"ilnek Low tie is loo fantastic for
anything," said Mi s. Kyber, laughing.
"However, 1 suppose 1 must indulge
him, since bis violin is to be our solo
rcl'ugo tonight. And tliero is such a
crowd !"'
Hut when the silken eurtniu slid
noiselessly aside, showing an i.l
fiishioned personage willi a poke bon
net, a black visilo and an immense
greeii-eottou umbrella bulging out on
every side, with a blaekgrtuind of tall
red hollyhocks nud a fai iu-lioiisedoor,
sketched by .lack Lowrie' facile
hand, Mrs. Kyber was the must
amazed of any one in the room.
Willi the long, quivering thrills of
lack's violin, the poke-bonneted hero
ine burst out into the sweet, wild
ncccnls of "Cruel Barbara Allen."
Next eauio "Did llos'u tho How,"
Hanks and lines of Bonnie Pjou"
und Mary of Aigyle." and each in its
turn elicited more enthusiastic ap
plause. Old people surreptitiously wiped
their eyes; young ones listened with
deep interest, liverybody whispered,
Who is il?" Ami when at last Hel
s"y Bloom eoiule-ied low, nnd Iho
curtain concealed her poke bonnet
and green collon umliielhi, round
after round of applause tilled ll.o
room.
'You have prepared a most delight
ful surprise for us, Mis. Kyber," said
old dudgo .luglehy, wiping his fio.st
whito lashes. "I declare Ihat 'I! lil
(:i, Silver M. on,' ha, taken mo back
to my childhood days again. Win's
tho artist? I'm sure she's the very
ono that my daughter would like to
sing nt her l'l hhivs in January. "
And Mrs. La Voile, the most exclu
sive and a i istocnitio great lady in
l'ifih avenue, whispered an entreaty
for "that clever creature's address" in
Mrs. Kyber's ear.
"file's got it in her to do wonders,''
said Mrs. LiYelle. "Where did j on
pick her up, Mrs. Kyber!"
"She is my cousin," said Mrs.
Kyber. "And 1 am as much sur
prised as any one."
And when a casual cailer, the next
day, told Lilian Unit the Siv.irdi had
had a sore throat and sent a "regre.''
to Mr. Magnus Martindale, Mrs.
Kyber felt herself avenged.
"Now, what do you think about
your 'career,' Betsey?"' cried trium
phant Lilian. "Here you have four
engagements ahead, at twenty dollars
an evening, and you are rapidly be
coming the fashion. And .lack Lowrie
says you must certainly cultivate your
voice."
"Diil Mr. Lowrie say that?"
lielsey Bloom colored and dropped
her conscious eyes.
"You're nc-t so afraid of him as yoti
were, Betsey?"
"No!"' whispered Itetsey.
"Thiit's fortunate," said Lilian.
"Because I shrewdly suspect, Betsey,
that he's in love with yon. You see,
Bel sey, tliero are more careers than
one."
"Nonsense!" said Betsey.
Hut her blush was brighter than
ever. Saturday Night.
The Value of Snow.
A good-sized snowstorm in any cily
mean) many an a tditional pair of
shoes, a prescription fur the sick child
or material addition to the f i ugal
meal, even when it does not represent
the ditl'erenco beiwet n some sort of a
me.l and none nt nil. It follows,
therefore, that a failure of snow or a
delay in its coming has a direct cll'cel
upon the volume of trade, for the poor
spent) their money as soon ns ihcy get
it, of sheer necessity, and their small
sums, swelled into a large tola', help
to keep the machinery of business in
motion. In warmer climes, where
no snow falls, life demands fewer ne
cessities, and neither rich nor poor
iimli" stand the economic value of tho
snow shovel, but in the North, whero
cold biles ami hunger pinches, a heavy
snowfall brings many blessings wiili
iU Manchester (X. II.) I'nion.
III! lUtl.N'S COM M.
mi i ll ri'.nM i n ii i
Trilh s n.'e worthy- -
1 1 1 1 them as such,
M my a morse!
Maki ill iiim li.
1 1 et ruil 1'rie I'ress.
in ii.r in a I'.ir.
A reinai kablo feat was lately neenm
pli bed in Lngland, namely, the com
plete building of n locumoiivo engiuo
mid lender in a working dny of ten
hours. Tho locoin ilivo wus begun at
Hie (neat Lastcrn Company's works nt
Stratford al ! o'clock, and was turned
out complete next day at 9. I'i a. in.
The loconioiivn wns a six-wheel coupled
cngiuoand tender, weighing, in work
ing order, 117 tons 1 1U0 pounds. It
was in full running order nnd had
been built In ten working hours.
This, it is said, is the shortest tiiuo in
which such a work has ever been
done. Of course, the parts wcro all
ready to be put into I heir places. Four
gangs ef men were engaged on the
work, consisting in all of 80 men and
boys, livery precaution was taken to
sco that ihn work wns ns well done ns
in Iho ordinary way, nnd Ihat nothing
was blighted. Harper's Young l'eo
j l1'0-
j f'AMM. I II'KI.ITV.
j A very pathetic, story comes from
I the State of Oaxnca, Mexico. Some
weeks ago. says the Two Republics, a
i M. xican mes-enger named Anseliuo
j Unrein, who was in the employ of Mr.
j Mefiurdy, a division engineer of the
I Southern liiiilwny, was traveling on
! horseback on the Irnil Letwcen Comil
! Ian ami Nochistlau, when both horse
j nnd rider fell over a c'ilV nnd were
instantly killed. At tho time (iareia
was accompanied by two dogs. As if
by an arrangement between them, one
of the dogs went back lo the camp to
conimuiiiente lite ad intelligence, but
was not able to make himself under
stood. The oilier dog remained to guard
the body of his dead master and right
ailht'ully be pcrforiuud that duty.
The carcass of tho hore, when found
about a week nfler the accident, had
been torn to bits and almost entirely
ro: .stimeil by the coyotes and I nz ai ds
that were swarming around, hit iho
body of the ill-fated Haicia wai dis
cover d whole nnd untouched with
tho pour dog, lean and thin, by its
side, keeping watch over it ; (iareia
b id been in the employ of several rail
w y companies in this n public during
ilie la't ten years and was par: ictilarly
i oled for his honesty, faitlifulnesi and
intelligence. His death will be 'm
cerely legrelted by ail.
now wn i:f. tk. in - titr. iikiis.
On the Island of Java grows a tree,
the leaves of which are said lo bo a
deadly poison to all venomous reptiles.
The odor of Co leaf is said lo he so
offensive to tho whole snake family
that if they come near to the tree in
their travels, they immediately turn
about and take an opposite direction.
A traveler on the island noticed ono
d.iv, a peculiar Muttering and a cry of
distress from a bird above his head.
Looking up, he saw a mother bird
hovering round a nest of little ones in
such :i frightened and perplexed man
nor as to cause him lo stop and ex
uinine into the trouble, li iinir around
b the other side of the tree he fount!
a Iaigi! snake cliinJiing slowly up ilie
in the direction of the liitle net.
Il was beyond bis reach; nn.l, since
he eiiu'd not help the little songster
by dealing the death blow, ho sat
down lo see the result of tho attack.
S on the piteous cry of the bird ceased
and ho thought, "Can it be possible
she has left her young to their fate,
and has flown away to seek her own
safely?"'
No; for again be heard a fluttering
of wingi ami. locking up, saw her lly
into the tree with a large leaf from
this tree of loisun nud carefully
spread it over her little ones. Then
alighting on a branch bigh above In r
nesi,he quietly watched the approach
of her enemy. liis ugly, writhing
b uly ere; t slowly along, nearer nnd
still nearer, until within a foot of the
nest; then, just as ho opened his
mouth to take his dainty breakfast,
down he went to the ground so sud
denly ns thoii.'h a bullet bad gono
through bis head, and hurried oil' into
the jungle bejoinl. Picayune.
A Wuriiiiitr.
Ilcggnr Sir, I am starving.
Ciu-.iis Here lake this cent nnd
tell me how you became so miserably
poo r.
Beggar Ah. Sir, I was liko ou.
I was too fond of giving away largo
sums of money to the poor. Kpucli.
A ninn never knows w hat a great
influence he has on those mound him
until he has iricd to use it to necoin-pli-.li
something that is evil.
A PIONEER TYPE.
How the Lumbermen of the Alle
ghenies Spend Their Days.
A Quaint Relic of Humanity
That is Passing Away,
A type of pioneer still existing in
Iho Allegheny mountains, but fast
passing away, is the old-time lumber
fiuin and wood-chopper. At tho pres
ent day the number of men engaged
(n that healthy but arduous occupa
tion is but small compared with the
thousands that labored in the pine
fsTorcMs a few decades since. Si ill the
lumberman met with occasionally in
the interior of Pennsylvania faithfully
portrays thu characteristics of the class.
Tho genuine old-time w xidsman
will bo seen in midwinter wearing a
Jfur cap, the inii'ei ial of which Is pos
sibly a trophy of his rifle. A heavy
und exceeding y loud pattern flannel
shirt is his only thest covering, for he
scorns the coat and vest of the tow ns,
people. A pair of commonplace
trousers lucked inlo long stockings
cover his extremities. And such
stockings! Kni. very closely and
heavily, (hey often partake of nil tho
C'lors of (he rainbow, although the
favorite combination is red and white
in alternate rings about an inch in
width. An ever popular yarn is that
jvciiliarly kn mod kind which gives a
pepper-and-salt appearance when knit.
Through tho upper part of these
Blockings are run gathering strides
ending in fancy tassels in lieu of
garters, nnd with this kind of foot
covering are usually worn rubber
overshoes, commonly known lh"re
abouts as "gums."'
It is assorted that a combination of
heavy stockings and rubbers is much
more efficacious in Keeping out the
cold than leather boots. Scorning sus
penders or "galluses," the woodsman
leaves bis shoulders UMiraiiuuelcd, and
supports his ln'thcr garments by a knit
belt, Worn in the mountains during
the winter season years and years be
fore the modern dude and his scarf
were thought of. But the crowning
glory of all is the comforter. This
article of apparel is geii-rallv a pres
ent from a sweel heart, or lacking that
delightful eotnpaiiioiisiiip, front a i -ter,
and varies in length from tw to
four yards, being usiia.'iy about eigl t
teen inches in wid.h. Fancy runs riot in
the hues of these scarfs, ami when a
mouniaiiii er is twice or thrice en
wrapped in Iho win in folds ho can
laugh at tho most piercing blasts of old
B ii eas.
Tho iiinii-onioiits of these sturdy
lumbermen are few. A shooting
match, a tlog light or llio perennial
gamo of cards constitute almost all
their recreations. Now an I then a
spoiling bee at tho township school
may allure them to the spo', not as
panici pants but as speeiaiors; or as a
last resort ihe general store, from
which they obtain their su plies,
whero in the evening local events and
politics may be discussed, ami lime
honored recounted to tlu cdilicuion
of all, even though tho tires be as old
as the surrounding hills.
But the one thing tl.ey copy most
of all is to attend the revival meet ngs.
These inee'ings, for waul of a more
suitable place, are oftentimes held in
Bchooiliouscs, and here congregate in
tho twilight of the midwinter evenings
a inoliey collection of farmers and vi.
lngers willi their families, from big
Strapping youths dow n to inf ill's.
By tacit understanding (lio b ck
scats iire lefi for the use of Ihe lum
bermen who burst in boisterous v,
lamping the snow oil' ihe'r feet and
pulling away at their heavy nibtens.
The converted mountaineer is an
interesting character. He firmly be
licves in the church miiitaiit. ami is
at all times ready to defend his doe
tiino with bis good right aim. A
mountain revival in full swing is a
curious spectacle. What wiih half a
dozen penilenls kneeling upon tie
bare, dusty floor before the inoiiruei's
bench, with sein- . nlous but unedu
cated brother pouring forth an ardent
prayer at the top f Ins voice, empha
sized and seconded at every pause bi
scuit's of fervent "aniens" in ai mativ
different tones ami cadences, the scene
is apt to leave a vivid impression upon
Ihn mind of the visitor. !, troil Free
Press.
'Ilie WoiiiIciTiiI ''Luiie Slur."
Dr. Harrow rills attention to (he
fact thai Texas is live times as large
as Knglaiid, und thiitv-four limes th.
size of Ihe stale of Massaehusoits.
The entire living population of the
(Hobo, 1, -toil, 011(1,11110 people, divided
inlo families of live persons each.
I rouid be located in Texas, each fani-
ilv willi a house mi a half acre lot,
i und there would sliil remain 7 1 1 , " t
j vacant lots! St. Louis Ucpublic.
A Wutcli Cut.
Wulch dogs nro numerous, but who
ever heard of a watch cat? An old
lady who Jives alone in a suberb west
of Denver, however, wouldn't trndo
her pussy Dot for Ihe biggest New
foundland in the hind. The animal is
largo, weighing over sixteen pounds,
und on more than ono occasion has
he proved bis ability to protect his
misiress. The latest exploit of the
redoiihlnblo Dot is thus told by his
admi ring mistress :
"it was last Wednesday night," she
says. "I wns not feeling well and
went to bed ns soon as tho servant
left. I sleep up stairs and fastened
every door nnd window, jusl ns 1
always do. Dot was sleeping on my
bed, just as be ul ways has douo nil bis
life.
"Away in (be night I was awakened
by a sudden motion ho in ide, and 1
found when 1 put my baud on him
I hut be had raised bis bead and was
listening, trembling nil over, be wns
so nervous. I thought ho hoard n rat
nud wns about to go to sleep again,
when ho sprang lo his feet and stood
beside me, growling once very low.
Then I listened, loo, nnd 1 distinctly
beard Meallhy footsteps coming up the
stairs.
"1 was so frightened that a smootli
cring sensation came over me until
came near dying right there.
"I knew well enough that I was go
ing to be killed, that 1 would be mur
dered in a few minutes, but I could
not move or even scream; I just lay
there us though I were dead. I heard
the feet begin to move slowly, slow ly
across (he floor toward my bed, und
soon be was touching llio bed, and I
closed my eyes, expecting the final
blow.
"And just at that moment Dot mndo
an nwful leap, and 1 nm sure he must
have lauded square on that man's
head, for of all the wild yells that
ever came from a mortal throat that
was the worst.
"Dick! Dick! Cune nn' help.
The devil's got me! ' lie screamed nnd
ran for ihe door. I ot jumped oil", but
the man must have been blinded with
blood, for he missed his f joting at the
top and fell d wn the whole (light.
"At (he bottom Dot pcunced on
him again, and when his comrade ran
to his assistance Dot gave him u taste,
and I heard him swear that Ihe whole
top of his head was torn ell". The
first robber was carried out, groaning'
by way of the cellar window. I
didn't notify tho police. 1 didn't
think il necessary. I don't know how
they found out bow everything in the
house Wits situated and I d ui't care
"I hcy wou"l try it again," Chicago
Post.
Sewn 1 ktiilsiiiul Miles of HIieeK.
If ail the locomotives in the Coiled
Slates were coupled to together they
would make a train of solid iron and
steel over o miles long. Add the
passenger cars and we would luivel'.iiO
miles more of wood and iron; this
wou'd givo us a gigantic passenger
i rain C1 'it mi'es in length, counting
both engines and ears. Should wo
want a huge "mixed" train we might
add the "box,'' flat" and every other
kind ef freight car, and oar l rain
then would then have a total levgili of
over "ooo miles ! Tho passenger cars
in Ihis gigantic train would be capable
of seating '.ii'.'O people, and upon
the freight cars could be loaded tiie
weight of all the pyramids of llgvpt,
nnd a 1 the Slate capitol buildings in
ti e 1 liited Stales be-ides. fitly,
great is the railioad sjsteiu of Ameri
ca. V. Louis Kepubii-.
The ( liih iin Soldier.
The Chilean soldier is a peculiarly
organized lighting machine, lie is
pic-c iitiucully and literally blood,
lliiisly. and he loves lo bee biood (low
from woiiiids inl'icied by his own
hand. lie uses the rifle ami even tho
bavoiii t. as il were, under protest,
and can luud'y be restrained, when
at close quarters, from throwing down
his firearms and hurling biinell' upon
the foe knife in band. An lluglish
miiii attacked t" the uiubulaiice told
me lb it itflei Ihe bat tic al l'ozo Al
io nie scores of men lay locked in the
death giip. their knives plunged into
one another's bodies. Dark Hays in
( "nile.
Four (liiinge Crops drovting on One
Tree.
C. Jones, Superintendent of Ihe
S im ford Water V rk, has a fine
orange grove sit I.ongwood, in which
he lakes great interest, lie went
down to see it Wednesday and (ells us
thai he found six or seven trees on
w hieh there Wt re four crops of orunge
the regular crop, which is ripe; Iho
Ju"e crop, which is grown in size,
but green in color; another size nbout
an inch in d amctcr nnd in addition to
Ihis Ihe trees are im full bloom.
Siiifoid (Fia.) Journal.
Fnclc Dave's Two Habits.
I know u trh k inure mire than gucssin',
As them who fiiry in possessin',
fearee fail to liinl a Instill' blessin'
With which It) win.
They don't 1 1 i d gi nius' subtle piekin',
Nor nine ami fortunes lofty kiekin',
To learn Ihe art nt sliekiu'
Thnui.'h thick mnl thin.
Then tin-re's niiot her p'aiu creation
Adaptable In ei ry station,
Hut especially Ihe pour's sal vnt ion
In the long run.
fairer than nnd ittnhitioiis ravin'
Firmer II an inck iuol ilions waverin'
We liinl the hum". It- art of savin'
In n ali Is .lime.
Now if you think that I'm a foolin'
Or iti-t because I hain't iiiueh seboolin'
Yen turn your in.-e no at such ruliu'.
Vh then, null' sa'd.
Iiut fure a summer f..ler- winter.
No imilti r what w. ik yen pilch inter.
'Tlioiil tin m two. ou Hin t pun' logintrr
( l il milt h :i In ml.
Ilrowi.e I'eiiiinan, in Yankee lilmle.
Ill MOIIOFS.
The baker is busiest when ho is
loaf-ing.
The man who laughs in l.is s'ecvo is
not one who is out at elbows.
Always ready to lake a hand in con
versatiuu deaf and dumb people.
It's funny Unit clue iMou tdiou'd lift
il man when it cause ' him to get lore.
'Ab. ml the only limo my tailor
gives his customers regular (its," s. i I
Hulliiis, "is whe.i luey i.eglect to pay
. their bills."
An undertaker, with nu eye to busi
ness, publishes the cheering news:
'I'se our own embalming fluid if you
wish plea-ant results."
j
The average man is saii-iicd willi
kcepii g up with the profession. If it
i is a funeral it. ices, inn he does not
care to be at tho head of it.
"1 hold you in ll.o highest respect,"
, lie said as he pres-ed her hand. "1
know it," she said, and then with n
blush sho ndded, "It's Iho only way in
w hich you do hold me."
'1 had to be away from school yes
t'rday," said Tommy. "You must
bring; an excuse." said the toucher.
"Who from?"' "Your father." "He
ain't no g o.l at making excuses; ma
. catches him every lime."
Sweet 0:il (allivtionuloly) Papa,
you wouldn't like me in leave yon,
would vou? Papa (fmliv) Indeed,
I 1 would not, my darling. Sweet
(liil Well, then, I'll marry Mr. Poor
chap. He's willing to live here.
W iml-Slinped Snowballs.
( A peculiar and cxtraoidinury phc
iioiue'ion was woi ki-1 on the snow
covered campus of the Theological
Seminary. P.issi-r by were aston
ished to seo the immaculate field of
: over Ii v j acres covered with while
euiptions, varying; in size from a mar
ble to a pumpkin. Investigation
show ed ihat the m;ow bulls had been
formed by the high wind of thai
night. The snow was of such con
sistency that ihe wind would loosen a
few flake, which would be rolled
along accumulating still moie (lakes,
until i's s'.e i n 1 w light was too much
1 for ihe strength of the biee. . The
track of Ihe wind's plaything could bo
easily described by early risers. In
the northern field, where the wind had
free sweep, the trails were nil in one
tiiiec'ion, but in the space between the
tl irmilory nnd the library, the cdtly
in; bi c-e, had sent the bulls scurry
ing in all directions. The curious
sight wns w ituc-fd by a large num
ber of spectators until the noonday
sun dissipated ihe ninivlni'l-.
A number ef fai uiei s w ho came to
tow n reported that the laige fields in
the country, w here the w ind bad full
sweep, presented the same novel ap
pearance. Auburn (X. .) Advcr
lisei. Chief el" the ii!iiing:s.
Washakie, the famous chh f of tho
Wyoming itihe.'f aboriginals; called
the Slinslioncs, i- a venerable looking
(Id fcib w. with long wii'lc hair
which reaches his shoulders, and Is
diibbelibe ic upe Washington" of
the tribe. Wh n asked by one of tho
clli i-ishow i l l he was he answered,
"I inn older ili iu anything about hers
exeepl th --e bills," pointing to them,
lie has a young Indian, dressed ill
fauta.tie co-luii).', as uid-de-cnmp,
whose business it is to wait on the old
man, li l Ins pip with tobacco, and
perfoim any other duties essential lo
iiis comfort. Washakie is said lo be
over one hundred years old, but i
still quite active, and is in the govern
ment employ as chief of scouts. Ho
is a terror us a disciplinarian. Re
cent y one of his ti ihe was convicted
of having whipped bis wife. The
chief sent him word that if be did SO
ngaiu he would be severely dealt
with. In a few tlays the oll'ence was
repeated, ami Ihe chief, true lo bit
' threat, bad lb" of.f'ider shot. 1 11 US-
ti atcd A met ican,
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