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PITTSBURG', CHATHAM CO., N. C, SKITKMBKK 22, W2.
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NO. 1.
A Song of Mysteries.
Who shall nay what snow Hakes ligW
Fullini; on the lamb nt ntlit.
Clothed them in their mats uf white?.
Who slmll say w hat veins of mm
Through the rose's petals run,
'Till they ciiinson one by tm '.
This, o Love, is all our knowing:
Lamb arc elud uml flown are blowing.
When thr wiiil birds nre n-wing
In the blue ninl bloom of spring.
Who shall my what makes them sing?
Who shall tell this heart of mine
Why in thunder and in shine
Mill the ninssed-ouk lines I he vine J
We but know the wild bird singi'tli
And the lured vine oliii'.'eth, elingetli.
Who s'rill s:iy why rosiest dawn
tileanieth, strciiiurth, dream?! Il on,
'I n the lireal of Darkness drawn"
And w hy thou, by earlh cBrescd,
Slill hath nought me loved me best,
Crept like sunlight to my breast'
Diy and Dark nuiv love nnl sever,
Hut thou Invest nie forever!
-Prank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
What the Kettle Sang,
V 111 I I N M. W IIITNKV.
Tho Widow Rubble was brushing
bo i' smooth liliii'k hair, ami jiving hor
birce, I lly Hedges, n piece of hoi
mind nt i In1 sumo linn'.
"I wonder you niu't ashamed of
It, nml you u church iiit'inbiT, loo!'
tho cried.
"But, Aunt Tubiihu, what is it?
What have 1 done.'' pleaded Dolly,
raising a pair of clour bluo eyes to her
Hint's snapping black onus.
" Wlmt huvo you ilonc I You haven't
primped nml puckered, and Rut your
Cap to cnlch Deacon Holly oil, nol''
In her wrath Tabillia twisted lier
ti.'k liiilr till it was die s.izo of a hick
pry nut.
"Oli, aunt I liow can you say such
d ill ell (ill thing?" Shy, sweet tcui
pereii Dolly Hashed out tho words
(villi a spirit akin to her a u ill's. ''Vuu
know it's not ti no."
"I know 'lis I rui."
Tho black eyes snapped ng liu, nnd
(lie widow brushed ami molded with
tqusd energy.
"Didn't I see you run ilown to tlio
pUc only this morning in your bluo
lucrino tlre-s, mid your best hut, ami
k the deacon to lake you to town in
(lis spring Wilson? Ami 'luin't the
first lime, cither."
"Why, Aunt Tithiiha!" I tolly's blue
Byes opened very w ide, us she l inked
, lit hor mint in surprise. "You know
It was too hiiowv for ma In walk to
town today, nml wo wero obliged to
linvo (hut li iinining to liuish Iho liming
Dn Mrs. (lieen's ciishnnre tli"s. 1
bail been watching all the morning for
aohanee to ride down."
"I don't doiilit it."
"I iliilu'l know the deacon would
pass how could I ? and it would
have been all the same if Farmer nob
Son, or old rude Peter Jctios, had
fioinc along."
Oh, yen, that'll do to tell," retorted
Iho widow. '-And of courao it was
absolutely necessary for yon to run
buck nn 1 gut a piece of bread and j un,
Dr something, for that spoiled young
Duo Hint's always stuck alolij with his
lather!''
Djlly laughed, in spite of her vexa
tion. "I went Lack for my muff," sho
explained, "and Froddio said ho was
Imiigry, so, of course, I brought him
the bread."
'Oh, you needn't mako excuses,
Hid think I'll believe 'cm. 1 know
well enough 'twould ho a good match
for a poor girl liko vou, ilini has to
make your own living. Hut Deacon
Holly's too smart to bo caught liko
that; ami it's for your own good I'm
a-warniug you, Dolly Hedges. But
3 shall conic over uml speak to Sister
pjreas about it after u while, for 1
see (hero's no mo talking reason to
you."
'You may spur yourself the trou
ble, Aunt Tubitha, for my mother
knows all you can tell hor, already,"
jotoiled Dolly, iu sho drow tho hood
of her waterproof over hor head, and
walked proudly away. But there was
A troubled look in her downcast even,
aud tho envenomed words still rankled
In her bosom.
Deacon Holly felt weary and worn
OS he entered his lonely dwelling. The
large, handsome rooms, with I heir
costly furniture, had a dreary, deso
late look that made him shiver.
The dining-room looked snug and
cheerful. A bright tiro blazed in iho
ample lire-place, and tho sun streamed
through the west window, lighting up
A pot of vivid chrysanthemums which
stood on the wide sill.
Aunt rally, (he presiding genius of
the housekeeping in rangcintmis, had
taken her knitting aud gouo out to
havo a chat w ilh tho next neighbor,
having, however, with commendable
prudence, rlrst replenished the the I
Tvi.J) a frch back-log and front slick,
and hung the iron teu-kotllo over it to
save building a lire iu Iho kitchen.
Aunt Fatty's other preparations for
tea were already made. Tho cold
beef was sliced and set away iu the
safe. The apple bit tcr was already
dished iu the eul-glan bowl; a minco
pie was cut, mid a pitcher of sweet
cream stood ready for the table, which
was already set, and covered with an
extra cloth to p.'otect it from the dud,
The gingerbread was sliced, and a
plate of honey stood iu close proximity
to a loaf of brownbroad ami a pot of
yellow butter.
Deacon Holly was tired, and throw
ing himself into an easy-chair by the
lire, lie fell to nietlilatihg on his lonely
lot.
It was three, years since little Fred
die's mother had been laid to rest un
der tho daisies on tho hi.'l-side, and
tho deacon hud never ceased In miss
her.
Somehow, the more bo thought of
her tho moro attractive teemed his
latest day .dream, of giving the sub
stantial old house another mistress,
and his boy a new mother. IIo looke.l
down with a smile at l're Idio, who
had fallen as eep before the tire, wilh
his head on a crimson ottoman.
The smile was followed by a look of
perplexity as Deacon Holly leaned
back iu the cushioned chair, and set to
work on a problem that had recently
begun to puz.lo liini sadly. And w hile
ho puzzled, a pair of biae!; eyes seemed
to claim his attention in the fore
ground, while two bewildering blue
oikm cast shy glances at hi in from a
distance, as if loo timid lo approach
nearer.
The black eyes looked very ntlrael
ive, tho bluo ones very entrancing,
and the frown over tic deacon's nose
deepened perceptibly.
l'resonily a most wonderful thing
occurred. An auia.iug lliing, such as
'.be deacon had never heard of in all
his lifo before.
Tho iron tea-koitle, which had for
somo time been singing -away quite
merrily, suddenly pulled out a cloud
of steam, 1 i ft oil its lid, tilted itself on
one side, and leere I at the deacon iu
the most ludicrous and unaccountable
manner.
The di aeon c ml. I scarcely believe
tho evidence of his souses, lie put on
hh spectacles and staled at the kettlo
In niiiazomont.
To his intouso biirpri.nl, tin: erratic
kotilo blew out another cloud of
team, tilted slill farther to one side,
aud gave a blonder slain than evor.
It then began to sin;1, in a boistor
ous tone:
"Double, double, toil aud trouble,
Tho dcaeon s married the Widow Hubble."
At this Deacon Holly drew himself
up with an air of quiet dignity.
"I beg your pardon, Mrs. Kettle,"
ho said, mildly. "You are laboring
under a mistake, 1 am not married
to unybotly."
"O.'i, yes, you are, old chap," re
turned tho lea-kettle, saucily. "You
aio inarriod to tho Wid w Rubble
that was, and .hit's out in the kitchen
this miiiu'o, jawing Aunt l'aity for
pulling so inue'i wood on the lire, and
for having both honey and apple but
ter for suppor."
"Dear mo," sighed the doaoon. "I
really had no idea of such a thing. 1
think you are mistaken, ma'am, in
deed." ".Vo, no, dune on, no miitiiko about
it, I d j assure you. ttch things fre
quently happ.'ii, my dear sir, lake my
word for it," persisted ihe kettle.
"But but it certainly cannot bo a
a legal marriage, when it occurred
with 'itt in v know lodge."
"O'i, bless your heart, that m tkos
no dill'oioiiej no ditli-rouco at all. my
dear sir! You mo in for it now, ami
will have to face the iiiumc. Hubble
rhymes to trouble, you know. The
worst of it is, Hid poor little boy will
oomo iu for bis share of the trouble.
1 toll you, it made my blood boil to
see her or tier that poor child around
before you cuuio home today. No won
der bo's asleep o n the rug this minute,
and when she made him shovel ell' all
the snow from around the bouse, and
thou tinibli gc'ting that load of eoai
into tho collar a bitterly cold day liko
this, too.
Tho deacon groaned.
"I should lliink ou'd a known bet
ter, ileaou. 1 real.y should,"' went on
th') teii-koilie. "D du't your common
sense tell you that Unhide rhymes to
trouble, ami Dolly rhymes In Holly?
What could bo plainer than that?
However, ii's loo late now, and bore's
the new m-ulani at her tricks already.
I. ink ai her now, a-gr abbing ihtit poor
child by the scroll of the neck, and
hustling him iul the kiich'ii. just !
cause he went to sleep on the tloor."
"I won't stand it," cri, d l':0 ilcaemi
jumping up.
"I m so glad vou'ro nwake, deacon,"
suit! Aunt Tally's mild vole. I've
waited half un hour for vou to wake
up, and I'm dreadful afraid the tea ia
spoiled, standing so long."
Tho deacon rubbed his eyes and
stared al Aunt l'atty, Mt tho cozy
table, ill tho merry blazing tire, and
then at the iron tea-kettlo.
It hung demurely from its hook over
iho ruddy blaz", singing in low, sub
dued (ones, u ii I i k o the boisterous way
iu which it had so recently been in
dulging. A weight seemed taken from the
deacon's heart, bis spirits rose, lie
was not married, after all I
"Where's Freddie?'' he asked, as ho
took bis sent at the (able and sipped
his tea.
"Oli, Ihe poor child was so httngrv
I gave him his supper long ago, aud
bo's gone off som'ers, 1 don't know
where."
The deacon finished his supper with
a good appetite and a Ugh, heart
The Widow Hubble malo quite an
at riictivo appearance in her wine
colored merino dress, with her black
hair smooth and shining, and her
cheeks a little, just a lit'Io redder than
uatiiro had made them, her black eyes
as black as ever.
"Musi you go? Do slay longer,"
alio was saying, politely, to her friend
and crony, Miss Miranda l'ctk, who
had run iu for a half-hour's gossip,
"Oh, dear, no, I must go ul once,"
returned the visitor.
"Hut I must say," sho ndded, as
her hostess accompanied her lo the
door, "I should think lliut boy would
be an objection."
'Oh, not al nil." Tho door was
open, now, nml tho widow's voice
was high and shrill. "Freddie is old
enough to be of some assistance, now,
and I should put him lo work al once.
Ho has been spoiled all his life, I
know, but I would soon put a stop to
all thai."
'tiood evening, ladies."
The words proceeded from a tall
form which loomed up in the dark
ness, un perceived before
Both ladies uttered little shrieks of
surprise.
Dear me. Deacon Holly! I did
not see you in the dark. Do walk
iu."
Mrs. Hubble gave her friend a torri
tied pinch, which tho conscience
stricken Miss Pock returned with in
terest. "Do cjine in, deacon," persisted
the widow, determined lo bridge mat
ters over, if possible.
"N'ot tonight, thanks, Mr,. Rub
ble," lolurued Iho deacon, politely,
but coldly. "My boy, Freddie, has
run nil, and I called to see if lie was
here."
"The dear child! Ho isn't here.
deacon; but como Iu, and 1 will send
out to look for him. Ho can't bo far
away."
"i li, I couldn't think of troubling
you. Ho has probably run over to
seo Ids friend, Miss Dolly Hedges.
I'll just run over and look him up my
self. Don't let mo dotaiu you, In
dies." And tho doacoti walked off.
Dolly's blue eyos dropped a little,
ami Ihe color deepened on her rounded
cheeks as the deacon entered and dis
eoveicd Fieddio silting in her lap,
making himself quite at home, pulling
her curls and her bluo ribbon bow.
When, a short time thereafter,
pretty Holly Hodges became Mrs.
Deacon Dolly, the disgusted widow
informed her friend Miss I'eek, in
coiilidoiice, that it all came of Dolly's
making so much of that spoiled young
one.
rucoiiscious Mrs. Rubble! She
never suspected that her fate had been
Influenced by what the old iron tea
kettle sang. New Yoik Weekly.
Harvesting Hay,
Now, it is a wonder somebody
hadn't thought of this before. Of
what? Why, of harvesting hay just
as grain is harvested. Judgo Davis
has tried it on bis farm near Mineral
Point. Tlie reaper ami binder intro
duced into a field of timothy grass
worked splendidly. The sheaves of
irras- cured rapidlv in shock, the hay
was free from sand ami dirt that is
u-tially collected from raking tho
ground, retained much more of Its
sweetness, ti'iidcrue-s, aud nroma
Unto if treated by the old scattering
and bleaching process, and Judgo
Davis says the hay is not only worth
i2 per ton more th in if harvestod in
the usual way, but that both expenso
and labor were saved. Now, why
didn't soir.ebo.lv think of all this
years ago? (' iluinbus (Ohio) Stalo
Journal.
No Cause for Fear.
Tourist If yousiw me drop down
this horrible pi ocoiice. you would bo
teriibly upset, w u d "U not?
.ui.le - t !i ! not in the least; you
have pai.l n in ndv.-i'ii, vou know
CHILDREN'S COLON.
WHO I.IKKS TI1K It.llV.
"I," said the duck. "1 call it fun.
For I have my little red rubbers on :
They make a cunning threc-toi d truck
In the soft, cool mud. tjuack ! quaek 1''
"I," cried the dandelion. "1 1
IMy roots arc thirsty, my Inula are dry,"
And she lifted her little yellow head
Out of her green grassy bed.
'I hope 'twill pour! I hope 'twill pour!"
Crouked Ihe tree-toad at his cray bark door,
'For with a broad leaf for a r of,
I am perfectly weather-proof. '
Knag the brook : "I laiurh at every drop
And wish they never need to stop
Till a hix river I crew to be,
And could find my way to the sea."
P outh s Banner.
HOW TO Jl KI. A I'll..
Take a good sized fresh lemon.
Let.
the end where the stem was represent
Iho snout. With a sharp penknife
raise two little pointed pieces of i in 1
about half an inch long, a suitable
distance from the snout, to represent
the ears. i it six mulches having
dark cuds; break of) (wo of them,
leaving the sulphur cuds about an
jncli long; sharpen llieiu and stick
them in for eyes, leaving, of course,
tho dark cuds on tho sin face. Stick
tho remaining four iu tho body for
legs, taking caro to put them in proper
places, enabling piggv to slniid alone.
Tho pointed cud of the lemon forms a
cule little tail. When you get tired
of playing with him you can kill ami
cat him, provided you are careful not
lo put sulphur into his body. Tue ef
fect of the little fellow finished is so
comical that one presented suddenly
iu view in school one afternoon cuuio
near upsetting tho gravity of both
Icacher and pupils. -New York Ad-vcr(i-er.
a I ivi i I s r rM'ii i isr.
ljsrr
A writer iu the Boston Adv
tells (ho story of a lirc-icul capitalist
in tho town of Plymouth.
This small ciipitaiisl was a widow.
She lived iu a mortgaged collage with
her daughter and little grandson w ho
were dependent upon her. ue day
then: was not a cent of money in the
family, when tho boy came in with a
nickel which had been pai I liim l'.'r
somo small service.
Tho widow invested (he nickel iu
pope rn, and with some molasses
found in the bottom of her jug sho
mado ." popcorn balls. The boy
started out and sold these for locent.-.
Willi her lit 1 1 is capital trebled iu nil
I hour, tho widow bought mom pop
corn, and it was quickly peddled mil
at a good prolit. The family went lo
woik in earnest, and after awhile
they had a little stand, lien a little
shop, and lit the end of 1 1 years, they
had paid oil' the mortgage and bail
money in bunk.
This shows what can lie done with
n nickel, says tho Boston writer.
Atlanta Constitution.
A CAT THAT TOIMC TO WATl'.n.
Tho most interesting trait in our
cat's character did not appear until ho
had been a week or so on board.
Then ho gavo us a surprise. It was
when wo were lying in Camden har
bor. Everybody was going ashore to
take a I ram p among the hills, and
Charlie, tho cook, was coming too, to
low the boat back to tho ynclit.
Middy discovered that he was some
how "gelling left " Being a prompt
and very decided cat, it did not lake
him long to nitikn up his mind what to
do. He ran to the low rail of Iho
yacht, put his forepaws on i', and
gave us a long, anxious look. Then
as lite boat was shoved i IV ho raised
his voico in a plaintive mew. Wo
waved him a good-by, dialled him
pleasantly, aud told him to mind the
anchor, ami have dinner leady when
wo got hack.
That was too much for his temper.
As quick as a flush ho had dived over
board, and was swimiui: g like a water-spaniel
after tho dinghy !
That was the strangest thing we had
ever seen in all our lives! Wo were
quite used to elephants that could p'ay
sec-saw, and horses shut c. uM tire can
non, to learned pigs and to educated
dogs; but a cat that of his own accord
would take to the water liko a full
blooded Newfoundland was a littlo
beyond anything we had ever heard
of. Of course the boat was slopped,
and Middy was taken aboard drenched
and shiv?i ing, but perfi dy happy to i ho was tiovennn.'iit clerk, en I sii.ee
bo once more w ith Iho crew. IIo had that lime he has been a post trader,
been ignored aud slighted ; but he had f "The Osage," he said, ".no the
insisted on his rights, and as soon as richest per capita, 1 think, of auv
they were recognized he was quite tribe ef Indians m the lu li.m Terri
trntculcd. St. Nicholas. ! tory. 'I'ney h ive u iv-c vation of
. , l,e)tiO,iot acres, ami receive about je.'ti
Had to Hustle.
Weary Waller Are yeh still woi
In' do lame and feeble act?
Rugged Huskiii N q. Too many I
dog, in dis neighborhood. New
York Herald.
:TTi:R 111:1:5.
A F'ropospcl New Departure in
Bit Culliii'o.
An Export Says the Insect can
Be Improved by Breeding.
I. Fdward I iiles, iu writing on tho
desirability of producing a larger race
uf boos, propoes to cross our present
race of bcos with the giant bees uf
India, and obtain a race with long
proboscis nml peihnps increased size
(if lliut should be found (o be of any
advantage) This improved race
siiouiii ue crossed with the !oli'n;0f smntl-pox uml meases cut them
American stingless bee, and thus a
race would b.' secured with
all the
' good points of tho Italian bee, with
lengthened proboscis and slingless;
' such u beo, iu fuel, ns it would be
1 dlllleult to improve. It miht be
found desirable to breed out the
swarming instinct, for there appears
: to be no leasou why it cannot be bred
nut of bees us thoroughly n? the sit
ting ins-liuot has been b.cd mil uf cer
tain races if doinc-iie. fowls. But.
. now that swarming can be so emu
pleloly controlled by ihe use i f queen
, traps and automatic hirer-, this is a
j point of minor importance.
Mr. (iiies is of opinion (hat the nil
I proveinont of our bees is of sulllcient
, importance, an I the prospect of m -1
cess sullicii'iitly great, to justify tho
j Agllcultural Department ' (he 1'nited
' States iu tinderlakii.g the cost of the
! necessary expel iiueuts. Tin' co.-t lo
j (he tioverniiieiit wouid bo Ii illtng iu
comparison w ith tic hem lits that
1 Would acei lie if ihe cxp i iui"ii(s were
siieceaslul. lew indn iduals who au-
competent to do the work would have I
.i , I
1 Ihe means to carry it mil al tic tr ow n j
: expense, becan-e the study of the
habits of the slluglcss l aces iu (heir i
unlive country would uecessai ily on- I
luil a residence of a few vim is in I
i
Smith America.
Mr. (iiles quotes the honey crop for
l7'.i as twciily-live million pounds,
or about half a pound for the year to
(Mich inhabitant uf Ihe I'uiled Stale.
At an average of ten cent-. or p. mud
tiie value of ;he honev mop ',r thai
year would be ah. ml '',oi"U'"i, no;
reckoning the value if '.'.-'.''', mm
pounds of wiix, i be auimiul that w ould
be secreted iu the production of the
quantity of honey named
If wo had a race uf si in less bees
there is good reason to believe that tiie
value of the crop would su,.n I"
doubled, for many would be induce !
logo into the business of bee keepi:?
who are now deterri'd by fear uf the
slings, or who live in ihicklv settled
villagi'B uml hesitate to kei : bees lot
fear their neighbors will consider their
pots a nuisance.
Evci' iu (he oldest and most thickly
settled states the number of bees could
easily bo doubled withou: exhausting
the honey supply, ami there is prac;i
oully tlo limit to the :,ui lint of honev
which could be pioduced by planting
special crops in suitable place-.
Mr. tiiles ditl irs from iho't- wh
think lliat au increased supply uf
honey would lower the prices and glut
the market, as experience shuw s il at
ns the supply of any article of food
increases, the demand always trows.
As uu illustration, he quotci ilic ca-c
of a farmer wilh whom bo compared
notes on the price of farm produce.
The fanner was at the tiui" pn pat in;
ii load of tomatoes for niaikcl, aud he
remarked that il w:is ea-'icr to sell a
wagon load of tuiuatees now than il
was to sell a peck when he t i . 1 began
to raiso them.
Tho reason it is d lllcult to md,
honey is (hut people h , e not learn.-. I
to use it. W hen its uian w l.ole.ume
qualities are mule- ood it w ill take a
prominent place a a daily fool, ami
nothing wid brin ; this ah m; in o c
quickly than the prop.i-e I now de
parture in bee cult u: e.
The Wciillh of Hie 0.,uc Indians.
L. A. Wisiii.-v ,r toid wif ..t i,i ,v
Horse and Dr. li. Bird uf I'ail, i,
1. T., are at llm U i.i.l- r. Mr. U i
meycr ami Dr. Itti.l t ie on,
traders, ibis part of the nation b, 'mc
known as the '-a ;e ;..'in-, , ivnie
sciiting the big ami liu!" t - ic;o ami
the l.iniis or l aw In li.,ns. Mr.U
mover h is been anions tic ( l-nes loi
fifteen vear-. the li.st seven of w hich
each a year from ihe liovvi union!. Tho
Usages al one t m owned Ihe rmst of
Southern Kaunas, bat mad' a liv.it v
with the erovoruiii.'iit abot
and revive.' a 1 ai".
from the sale of their
in ui is.;,-.
lauds, i
which were open i up for Pel.
liiluciit. 'Ill" National Oovcrnineiit
now boi.U in 'ru-t for (he Osagcs
u in u .Vfi n ', ( " i. and pays them 7 per
cetti. -i' a 1 11 ii in on ihe a 1 1 1 1 1 u t . This
makes ab t s $ I'n'.iiUH a ear that U
divided nulling about IT1"'. Ill" present
number of i-ie Indians. They
were thrvwd in llielr early dealics
with the Govei -1 1 1 1 1-1 1 1 nml are now a
wealthy people, having if I'Hti.uOO iu
ca-h. with an income of ,f I'ai uuo, in
addition to th.-ir i eservatioii of 1.K0,
(H U lu res held iu e. minion and their
fm ms and stork.
"They in e becoming highly civilized.
When I Hint went lonong the O -ages
they Hungered lNlou, bit an epidemic
j d , ,,,lt poo, i,t they have
i l,. ; ,,, ,. , iTo i nv,i
01 ado S iu.
The American Soldier.
To know tiie Aui' i lean soldier well
you must toil with hint over the desert
trail when the sun heats hotly down
on (he dry and verdm clos earth, and
the dust rises in w bile clouds that hide
the column from view, and Ii! tiie
eves, the mustaches, lln) cats. Ihe
mouth, ul'h profanity and oxatio .
Hero is where his songs ami jokes pro
claim the sthll' that ho is in id" i f.
Tieu, when you are sent mil witii bun
!n tiie ile.nl of winter over twenty
Inches id snow, your cqo' pinen i
ami supplies un boli.-ieds, be It is that
dismounts tint and a ; .-tin without u
linn mtir, p'iliiiig, to help the mil c
Uji hid, and I -pac in;; I he uverlii rued
sleds a do.eii linns in a day; ibeii.
uficr it all, digging his hole in the
snow, and putting up his lent ut
night, all Ihe time joking with Ills
"Ibiukie," an I reieli as ever to steal
a w Up of hay or a handful of oa'.s loi
his shivering bm". lie it is that
jumped into a boiling hot spring to
oave the life of iln daughter of u
piivate citizen- a deed for which (ho
cili n, who was a rich man, prolleied
ihe asimiiidiii sum of live dollars, and
ihe government the gold medal of
ll'Uioi". he that took a llat-liottoiiicil
limit out of the heavy sea in New York
Harbor Ii lescun a drowning buy:
Uu! lout his lit" for his lldclily while
ii". templing to s wiiu un icy stream w ith
dispatches; who, single-handed, scrvi'd
i lh Id gnu through au action, with a
bullet iu his leg, to hold a position; lie
thai you bo.ieve incapable of auv thing
but "bucking faro" uml drinking
strong liquors.- Harper's Weekly.
llrmlile Con bols.
"I had au experience with a ht uf
cow boys .some ears ago lliut I did not
ei j even a little bit," said Allied
M. I irkes to (be wi lier.
"I ha I jn-l left college, my health
was bud, and 1 e included to uo out
Wet and rou.ih it for u few months.
I engaged lo help drive a In id uf c ti
tle from nerlberu Texas into Kansas,
aud made the iisiial niisteke of suppos
posing that I wus the only man iu tho
pui'ty who know a sydoyism from u
personal proni'iie. For three succes
sive eveuliiL's I aired my e.oiiego
learning while my companions sat iu
a circle around me and chewed lough
beef or smoked plug tobacco. Then
they concluded that thev had about
enough of Ai i-lophanea, l'v ilmgoi as,
and (he philosophy of (he Peripatetics,
and (hey proceeded to wind mc up.
' The next mm'. ling Ihe boss jruve mo
j my older in (ireek, the cook asked
j me iu choice Latin whet her I wouid
I lake 'sup' or s rup on m siapj .cks,
' u. id a cow - pu u 1 1 1 r w il ii a hi;: rev ol vor
i slicking uir of bis booth'!; besought
I me iu IVrsi oi lo reset to my kinder
I garleu learning fm Iho babes of i-i il-
i7.itiou. t liu- h;cl I'cen a piotcssor in
Yale and the others were Oxonians,
i have not since at'cu ptnl to il i,'..!e
.he simp'e i 1 1 Id rcn of ihe frontier
w hh a ilis,. iv of my lorning."
V I. mi- 1 1 ol.e-1 o nuoral.
Pale Fulfil in Arizona.
II il. I lani n, -i iniics bt low Yuma,
In- iwcnle thtte palm live in his gar
den, Ihe I-. I ecu of W 111 II is tillt i'li
c.rs old. Il is tliirtv (em hi-I,, S:
of the olih'-l lie. - are in belling. liy
actual count one hunch contains '.'cl0
dad'. It wei;h t 'tty pounds. Thee.
are several m n il hnger bmiclie-, so
lh. ck ibiH the I. mt on i hem cannot be
cotiuteii cm i cct 1 , oi'i it i- estimated
tlmt there ai c :i"nu d ties in each bunch,
and that they wi I weigh at least titty
pell lids. - Tombs I one I Ipltaplt,
An llvperieiiceil Went.
House Agent - liu-h around to li?
Bank street, quick, and get lul
uu n Ii's rent.
Bookkeeper What's up?
Agent As 1 parsed tli io (his morn
iuj; 1 heard u baby. There, won't be
any spare ca-h around (hut house for
si weiks ai lc:i,t, I've hud 'em iuv-
-eit -
York Weekly.
j Kcplelion.
I T hat fare of (bine, that face of thlue,
I And nil thy lovely self. dear ore, vv
I When lirt thy dear ejes answered mins,
t-i tined perfect. "UhJ what have t
; iloiie"--
I nskisl ;od liumbly -'that to mo
j Tijoii uavest this till uii.ll blessing rare?''
; '! pi'ifict flower 1" I breathed o'er thee,
1 ( i"d never mude n (lower so fair."
Then, when between thy dear Hps stole
I Thv voice In song - like lark's on wing
' I w hispered to my happy soul,
I '-Jt is as though a rose should sing."
-Kate Vaniiah, iu Kale Field's Washing-
ton. ,
I HCMOHOIS.
j A frog is ul ways iu the spring Ot
life.
Tourists go from mountain to
in 'iiutiiiii, seeking oilier climbs.
! The "Hammock S ng'' is the latest.
It's bound to be popular. It lias lucll
a swing to it.
C uiiury Child (who sees no novelty
in u week) What i all this grass foif
City Child That's to keep oil of.
Fust Broker: That inou Juygulleif
is ii- bright a a Uicak of lightning,
t Second Broker: Ye, and just aa
crooked.
I When the market reports rend.
' "Butter growing weak," Hie prcsump
ti m i- that iln; reporter has kept SI17
of the hoarding houses.
"I'i itlhn: a man," Ihe teacher cried.
The maiden colored red.
1 ' I leeline- n man?" ihe pupil sighed,
"I ean'l - I w on't !" she suid.
"Thai in -i ii can stand and shoulder
. ia'" pounds dead weight." "Humph I
I sal down the other day mid shoul
dered a nmj mortgage."
! He A woman can't conceal lief
feeling-. She C.ui'l, eh? She cau
j kiss a women she hates. He Yes;
but she doesn't fool the woman any.
I She Why do you toy so nervously
With thai fan -are you afraid of Jt?
II" (gallantly ) I am afraid of any
': tiling lliut could produce a coolness
I bet ween us.
; Caustic: Hollo, I'.ugley, old boy,
( let ui" shake your hand. I hear you
I are engiigml. Bagloy : Don't be ill
ahuirr.old man. Fin not murricd
' yet. Cailslic: That's the very reason,
I congratulate you.
I Customer (lo waiter who has)
brought him ti herfu-:ik very mucli
j underdone) -Waiter, jtlt send for tho
butcher, will nu? Waiter--What,
j sir? Customer This steak doesn'll
: sci in to be quito dead J el !
j I'mnliil Beeorntion.
A good anecilote is told ot M. ( 'arnot,
(he president of France, who is about
to I it Savoy. As usual, he will tako
with him ii tolliciion of decorations
and mh. r .litim ii for distrilmticnil
( among I lie notables of tho to wns ly
' will puss tin oiig-h.y The president of
I the Republic, in order Jo enhance th
i value of the decorati. n, is nccfl!mcd
I to pin it himself on the breast of the)
I happy I a cip'cn '.
On his lust provincial tour it appear
I thai he luaile a mess of the operation. .
A statue bud just been unveiled atulA
and the cii-lomarv sneeehes delivered.
I w lieu ihe persons to be tlecoralcof
were invited in get on lo thr platform.
Among tin m was a fat fnrmor to)
whom the Academic l'ultns were al
loped, M. Cm not approached him.
j and proceeded lo pin the blue ribbon
.' on his brciisi, but w hether the pin was)
blunt or the cloth of the farmer's coal
bind, he found the task difficult
However, ut length he tuct'cedeil.
But judge uf bis surprise on seeing
.'he farmer tieinbliug ami us pale us
cdiost. He at first thought it will
: simply i m c ion, but tho farmer gobs
i ting wor.-c, (ieneriil Bt ugere advaiiei'4
and found th it the pin had stuck if
hi- breast, and that In' was bleeding
liceiy. To extract it w'us of coursa
the work uf a second, uml the furuirff
iccovercil, but it w ill he ii lung lima
1 before he forgets Ihe liisl day ho WOlf
his decoration. Loudon Olubo.
t Itliml ll un Writer.
The oldest and best known bvina
1 writer now living is a blind w email)
Fanny Crosby of I'ark avenue, thl0
city. Her hymns, "Fuss Mo Nol, 0
Conlh' Saviour," "R'lseim (he IVi'mI.
ing'," "Saviour, More Thau Life ta
1 Me" and ".lesti-. Keep Mo Near Ilia
Cro-s," are known and sung when
1 ever the lloglUh language is spoken,
ami, although blind from infancy?
she ha i oih;ocd more than HOo ,
' others. Sin- is now sixty-live yeura'
of age, and before sho made hymn
i writing her life work was for many
years a teacher of tho blind. All of
her poetical etl'mts are dictated to ft
secretary, and so fathful is her mem
cry that she often composes a do.sj
or more hymns before she diet ttsa
. them to her assistant. Her disposi
lion is a sunny, hopeful one, ami (tf
eosey home is iho abiding place uf
j cheerfulness and roiHeiiliiieiit. NeSf
York Herald