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PITTSM)UO CHATHAM CO., N. C, NOYKMHKIl 10, 1892.
NO. 11.
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Dreams,
Wlioii (lie balmy days grow lung,
J.ovc, I dream of Ibcc the more,
And I weave into my song
All the sweet, sad thoughts tbal tUryni;
Of Ibe guidon days of yore.
Jf to dream of thee be wrong,
Thru I have offended sore.
J.ovc, I dream of (bee the more
When llic balmy days grow long.
All the winter have I sigh'd
For thy presence, wearily
Grieving, gazed across the wide
(.in If of selfish, human pride
Which divided tbee and me
Now sweet hope inspires my son;;,
Wears tho smile lhat once she wore.
l.ovc. I dream of tbee the more
WIjcii the balmy days grow long.
Boston Pilot.
A SOLITAIRE.
IV I-HANK II. STAC I-1 KTu
Hi ice Kuthorford stood nt I lie wide,
stone gateway of a pretty old English
homestead. The bright moonlight
win gleaming upon llic trees, i lie
shrubbery und llic fountain, ami upon
I he massive buildings wilh their
lowers, balconies and quaiut nrchi
teeturni cniireiis. It was such a
picturesque view thai, tho young Am
erican tourist gar.jd upon it with iai--Itiro.
The stillness was broken by the
clipping of mi oar near by, and ho was
made aware of the fact that close lo
tho left of it t in a brook llowod through
tho shrubbery into (ho river behind
j i i in. Ho fumed bis faeo thitherward,
and wailed.
Presently a boal shot out into the
river, and he saw that the occupant
was a young girl with a pliant ligure,
u bright face, and exquisite grace in
her movements.
lie win as plainly defined In the
moonlight as tho was, but sho did not
happen to glance toward the terrace
.She was in such a happy mood that she
gave vo'co to it in song:
'Was there ever maid mure fair,
Or a I ruer lover,
Seen beneath the im kii lili t rare
in the I 'owns of Hovel?
Tho Downs, the Hovwis,
in the How us of Dover!"
A second vcru followed, and the
young man stood spc'.lbound. Never
had he heard a voice so sweet, so flex
ible, so distinctly articulate. The
melody was fresh, pleasing, vivacious.
Sho disappeared beyond the trees
which lined the river, her voice dying
pleasantly away.
ile had just turned lo depart, when
feveral wild, piercing shrieks cume to
his ears, ami he knew tbat the fair
sieger had met with some disaster.
He ran swiftly along the path which
6l.ii lc1 the shore, i cached an opening
among tho trees, and saw her strug
gling in tho wiilcr, the overturned
boat drifting away from her. lie
plunged into tho liver and rescued
her, carrying her along tlio path to the
terrace.
She was able l) stand upon the lat
ter, and had entirely regained her
consciousness. Shu cast a rueful
glance at hqr wet mid draggled attire,
and then lifted her handsome eyes to
the fucoof the young mau wlio hud so
gallantly rescued her.
'Sir, 1 am extremely grateful to
you," she said, a sweet tremor in her
voice.
llcr sci cams hud been heard at the
house, and her father and a male do
mestic came hurrying lo tho spot. The
former was a burly man, crisp of
speech and stolid in his manner.
The daughter told him of the mis
Imp and rescue. He bestowed a sharp
glance on Hi ice Kulhcrford, and said:
"Send mo your address and I'll
compensate you."
Tho haughty tone and tho unnp
preciative glance angered tho young
American.
"You dou't owe me anything," he
coldly said, as ho turned upon his
heel.
".sir, 1 ivpoat it I am extremely
grateful!'' cried din young girl, with
a fervent glance and an impulsive
grasp of tho hand.
Her father walked with hor up tho
terrace, the footman followed at their
heels.
The fair English lady hud loft some
thing in Ui ice Rutherford' t hand when
she pressed it. It was a valuablo
solitaire, very unique in its setting.
"Humph 1" ho cjaculaiod, in he
strode toward the highway which led
to the adjoining village.
Six yours hitcr found him at one of
tho celebrated watering-places In this
country.
A handsome, intelligent, vivacious
vouug English heiress was attracting
the attention of tho beaux, and lie
soon became as worshipful as the rest
of them.
He fell violently ilk love with her.
Ha proposed lo!heV iir an impetuous
way, but, iuu$JY-to t his chagrin,
he
was t ejected. v
His pride was deeply hurt, and yet
ho hardly felt like bUimiug her. She
was no flirt; he had simply miscalcu
lated the extent of her pit' fereiico for
him.
A few evenings later as he strolled
to and fro on tho veranda, ho glanced
in at the open window and saw her
seated at a piano, with several young
men by her side.
Slio was certainly very much at
home on I ho instrument ; her playing
was as faultless as it was brilliant.
Suddenly ho stopped opposite tho
window, his lips parted, his eyes
brightening, a gleam of intelligence
lighting up his face.
Sho was singing a ballad, and
sweet, clear, flexible voice liiled
room.
"Was there ever maid more lair,
ir a truer lover,
Keen beneath Ibe moonlight rare
On Ibe Downs of Dover.
"Ah!" ho ejaculated, under
her
the
his
breath. "Mies C lifton is tho English
girl I fished out of (he river. 1 'cr
imps "
lie turned on his heel ami dismissed
(bo train of thought that brought with
il new hopes and probabilities.
The next day tho pretty heiress camo
upon him as he sat alouo in one of the
pavilions. He aro60 to go.
'I'ray, Mr. Kuthorford, do not lot
me cause you lo retire," she pleasant
ly said, as sho Muttered into oue of the
rustle seats.
Instead of replying, ho looked
steadily at her, with an expression
upon his face that puzzled her.
"t am sorry for what happened (he
other day," she softly said.
'You were the arbiter of your own
fale," he replied.
"Why, that sounds funny!" she
said, with an odd little laugh. "1
fancied that you had made me the ar
beter of yours."
"Of course, Mis Clifton, if you
have reconsidered''
"lint I haven't," she hurriedly inter
ruplcd. Sho blushed consciously, for she
knew she had not been entirely Irttili-
fill. Shu might not have reconsidered
her iefu-.il, but sho had made sundry
mental admissions; ouo that be was
the most worthy of her admires, and
the other, that she at least liked him.
"That was a pretty ballad you sang
last evening," he said wilh a sudden
change of topic.
1 sang several," reminded she.
"Hut only oue ballad," rejoined he.
"1 refer lo the 'Downs of Dover.' "
"Were you within hearing?"
"I was on the veranda," was his rc
icply. "You did not think Hint I had
decamped, in my disappointment and
dispair?" he added, with a slight
grin. "Tho air is very catchy, as wo
say in this country. Did you com
pose il."
"Yes. And the words."
Then she laughed, ami added:
"I haven't perpetrated any thing
like it since."'
He was silent for a minute, seem
ingly deeply wrapped iu thought.
Sho watched him covertly, admiring
his handsome face and manly bear
ing. "Miss Clifion, I ilid not run
last night, ,j he slowly said,
am going away today."
"Ah I" she ejaculated.
Yes. And 1 wish to return
away
lint 1
your
ring."
What ling?" she nskod, with puz
zled look and lone.
"Tho ring which you gave me," he
replied.
Tho puzzled look changed to ono of
amazement.
"I nevor gave you n ling," she de
clared, with considorahlo vehemence.
"Oh, you didn't, eh? ' ho said, wilh
a crisp little laugh. "I wanted to re
turn it to you at the time, but you did
not give me the chance to do so. It is
inch a uiiiquo bit of workmanship
that you cannot fail lo recogui.o if.'1
He look from his wallet a ring and
banded it to hor.
Sho stared at it in a d.ized manner,
the color coming and going in her
faeo. At lirst she looked very sober,
and then a soft smile came lo hor lips,
for she recalled the occasion, and the
wot, draggled appearance she bad pre
sented. "1 reinoiuber the awkward episode
awkward on my part," sho said,
shyly uplifting her superb eyes.
"Yes, I gavo you tho riug. I cannot
permit you to return il. When 1 gavo
it to you it ceased to be mine."
But, I did not accept it," rcpliod
he. "You loft it iu my hand. I'uiil
now I hava had no opportunity lo
decline it."
"Tell me," sho said, looking fairly
at him, new interest in hor handsome
eyes "tell me, how long have you
known mo as tho luckless ouo you
once placed under such obligations?''
"Oh, do uot call it thai!" he re-
"Did you ki'ow it t lie evening you
you proposed to me?'' peisislcd
she,
"No, Miss Clifton. I did not know
u until last evening. That bulk-id iden
tified you; you were singing it when
your boal upset."
"Was 1?" she asked merely to con
trol her embarrassment, for she re
membered quite distinctly.
"I had intended lo send you the
ring by mail today, without explana
tion or comment," he said. "1 ask no
advantage now."
I cmnot siiy that I understand
your last remark, Mr. lluiherl'ord,"
she replied, slightly flurried.
He was Btundin" with his urins
folded, his eyes lixed upon tier, a
waiting, intensely yearning look in '
litem that made her heart beat faster. !
"You aro going away today, did
you eay, Mr. Kutherford.'1 sho ncr- !
vously asked. I
"Yes, Miss Clifton."'
"From from dire necessity?" she
asked, iu u queer tone, covertly watch
ing him.
"From choice," he crisply rejoined.
He wailed a few moments and then
significantly added:
"I havo lost interest in everything
here."
"Even iu me? ' she asked, with a
faint blush on her cheeks and an en
couraging smile on her lips. "Per
haps some of that interest can be re
vived." "Ah," ho quickly rejoined, with a
catch in his breath, "yes, il can! Ouo
iittlo word from you will be sulli
tienl." "Then il would not bo kind iu mo
lo withhold it," she softly said. "1
might bo cruel to myself. You must
keep this ring. I will feel hurt if you
decline to accept it."
"I will accept it on one conditi )n."
"And what is that?''
"If you except one from mo iu re
turn." "Oh," sho exclaimed, l!ie red iu
her faeo deepening, "lhat sounds fair
enough! Still, it might involve "
"It not only might, but it would,"
interrupted he, with a smile.
"I am to consider (his as a renewal
of your proposal, 1 suppose?"' sho
said. "If I didn't, I would be stupid,
wouldn't ll1'' she added, laughing
sweetly.
"You aro never t-lttpid," rejoined j
ho, with heurliiicss. j
And then their eternal bond of
union whs sealed. Saturday Night.
Florida Moss ami its Preparation. '
The valuable moss of Florida, says
Harry liomfoid, abounds iu the hum- .
mocks and back lands. It is gathered
chiefly by colored people. In its
natural stuto it hangs iu IV. loons from
the limbs of trees in strands from ouo
to live feel iu length. The moss is
gathered by pulling il from the trees
wnli long poles, or by cutting the trees
down nuil then removing it. Tho
moss is buried iu (lei earth for about
a month, after which it is dug up and
is dried and shaken and sold lo tlm
local moss dealers fur oue dollar per
hundred pounds. It is then run
through a machine called u gin, w hich
is nothing more than a cylinder
covered with throe-inch spikes revolv
ing between a roll of similar station. '
u y Fpikcs. The c ion of these spikes
is to knock out some of the dirt and
trash, but it docs not complete the jib. i
It is then shaken over a rack formed
of parallel bars, after which it is j
pressed into bales of about Iwo hum j
died pounds each. Some of the moss ;
mills do all this work by hand, except
tho grinding. The moss, after having;
gone through tho above proress.briiigs
from $2. AO lo $:1 per hundred
pounds.
If, instead of allowing it to rcnuiii
iu the earth for ouo mouth, it is left
there for (luce months, the entire
hark of Ibe moss is pulled oil and
there remains a beautiful black libra
almost exactly liko hair. The hair
moss brings from live lo soveu I'ollars
per hundred pounds.
Mr. Iloinford suggests the trealuioul
of this moss as a good liehl for inven
tion. Hu thinks a muchiuo could be
made w hich would lake oil tho br.rk,
leaving the fibre, without ihe necessity
of burying the moss fur so lung a linio
iu Ihe earth. Boston Transcript.
II Htilcd (lut ihe Fish hy Horse Power.
A gentlemnti who resides on liolivm
reports that a largo sawfish was
captured a few days ago near Koll
over which measured eighteen feet in
length, three feet eight inches length
of saw, six feet wide, and two feet
thick from dorsal to ventral tin. It
got inside the bar that ittus parallel
with the peninsula, and, nut being
able to get out, was caught, and, after
being made fast with aleiwier, it took
two horses and four men to pull (ho
ub SiUui'B. riiill VA'rt'i X.
( HII.DHKN'S COM MX.
KM VOIh AMi K1IV WON T,
It was a riddle long uiiginsscl, but f will
tell the answer true,
lust what it was that Katy did. mi l all that
Katy didn't do.
si lie did 0 straight to bet at eight, an 1
dldu't want to wait till nine;
she didn't care for party gun lis. she did set
si itches neal ami line:
She did sit very still in i linr. li. aid didn't
creak her little fan ;
She did right all vscution time, and didn't
fret when school begun.
So wonder Ibis surprising child is sun.
about with Mich J 1 i j lit
I'-ein at ti Ihe grenl round li:inet-niooii, on
every pleasant nutuiiin night.
lYouMi .- oiii;uii"ii.
AMI MM, till INVALID ( IIII.IJ.
A cumera ob-'Uia is nn amusing
plaything for an invalid child and
helps to pass the weary weeks of con
valescence after an illness. This Iit
tlo instrument if placed in a darkened
room, with tho lens pointed out
through (he win low will reflect every
thing (hat passes the house on the
ground glass, making a siioil of mov
ing, colored puppet show. New
York Tribune.
Aiiurrr.it nv a monm v.
I heard a very curious story the
other day aboul a monkey which
adopted a kitten, says a writer in the
Denver It "publican. It happened this
way. Mollie that was the monkey
had a little baby luoiikey that was
the pride of her heart- She used lo
curry him all about Ihe house, show
ing to visitors and exhibiting him to
Ihe family, Perhaps she carried the
poor Iittlo fellow around too much,
for when ho was about two weeks old
ho took sick and died. Poor Mollio
was crazed wilh grief. She mourned
and crooned over his poor cold body,
and vainly tried to bring him back to
life. When her mistress attempted (o
lake her dead monkey lo be buried
Mollie fought and resisted wi h her
all night.
At last, however, they succeeded in
getting him from her, and then she re
fused lo cat. For two days she would
(ouch nothing, and they feared she
would starve. Oil the third day she
sal moodily watching (he cat, who lay
near the lire surrounded by her seven
kittens. They were ju-,1 learning to
walk nud one of (hem c:iuio near Mol
lie. lake a Hash Mo, lie swooped dow n
and grabbed him, chattering wi'di de
light. Ever since sho has kept tho
kitten with her, and neither tho cat
nor any person can get him away. As
for tho kitten, be seems perfectly hap
py, and sleeps and eals by Mol lie's
side.
TlliHI s t" i-i III ll1 .
A family leaving tow n for the -nni-lucr
left behind one Thomas, a big
cat, who had a reputation throughout
the street in w hich he lived as a lighter
and ratter.
Piovision was made for Thomas'
-uh, isleneo during (he summer with
the milkman, who each morning
poni ed into a dish inside Ihe area some
milk.
Thoma, wbiln vicious enough to
other (hnii intimate acquaintances,
was while at home of a social disposi
tion. Personally be missed a great
deal the family and the pet png. wilh
whom he was eu tl.e lu'-t of icim-.
At any rate on the family'.-, iciiirn
the members were surprised w hen the
sci van's hurried up stairs and told
(hem Tom was playing in a most
friendly manner iu the rear area with
an immense rat.
Everybody tiptoed down to look.
Sure enough, Tom had made a new
friend. His love of society had over
come his natural instinct, and ho was
drinking his breakfast while the rat
wa- jumping around Ihe saucer iu Ihe
most unconcerned manner.
Hut tilas l .tr the ral's rnntidence in
feline nature ! For u few diys all
went well between the strange friends.
They were often kcoii together, and
were always npp wently on (he lies!
of Icruis. ('no morning, however,
Hridgct coming down stairs found the
lat's headless body. Thnmas' whis
kers were stained with blood.
Either the whilom friends had
quarrelled, or. relieved by the, return
of the family from Iho necessity of
taking up with any ncqitaiutaueo he
could make, Thomas h id decided to
give up his friendship. And with
that decision, probably, bis normal in
stincts had resumed their sway.
The foregoing is a true story.
Xow York Herald.
An Interested Purlj.
Tiipley You aro an orphan.
Miss Soinergurl Yes.
Tuple (much disluibcd) Well,
whoso consent must I ask iu order to
marry yon?
Mist Soiueiguri Well, you might
isk ipjip?. Puck..
Till: WORLD'S FA III
Some Facts Which Indicate Its
Stupendous Size.
A Building Which Covers
Twenty-One Acres.
Writing about the World's Fair in
Chicago, H. C. 15 inner says iu Sei ib-
ner :
The grounds are a little less than a
mile and a half iu length. In width
they are about a third of a mile at (he
narrow end, ami about four-fifths of
i mile at the broad or south end.
Speaking roughly, this is about equiva
lent lo as much of the lower end of
New York city as would be separated
from (he upper portion by a Hue drawn
from the foot of (.'anal street and
North Ifiver to the foot of Kutgcrs
! street and East rivr. They contain
more than half a thousand acres, ex
clusive of Iho Midway Piaisance, an
annex running eastward behind the
Women's Pavilion.
The main court, P.aza or Cour
d'llonncur is a quadrangle 2000 by
Too feet. It contains the (Jreat Uasin,
1100 by :i.'0 feet; the MacMounies
Fountain, the ccuU'c-picec of a basin
loO feet iu diameter; and (eruiinatos
al tho lake end in the peristyle de
signed by Mr. C 15. At wood, which
is 00 feet high and is composed of fore
rows of pillurs.
The manufactures and libiral arts
; building is 107 by feet in size
I It covers about thii iy-oiit acres. The
: great main roof covers an area 1 100
j by 380 feel, and bus un extreme
i height of 21'i feet. This is between
j oo and lio feet higher than tins Crcat
I Arch of (he Machinery IS, Hiding in (he
I recent Paris Exposition. It is only 10
feet less in height than the great chitn
j ncy of the New York Steam Heating
I Company. It is just fi feet lower than
i tho top of the spire of O race Church,
; New York. It. is 11 feet lower than
the Hunker Hill sh ift at Uoston. It
would hold tin Yeudnift.i column
i mounted on a 71-foot pedestal.
, The seating capacity or tho building
! is estimated at over 200,000 people.
Pt. Peter's at Koine holds about '4,-
IIHI, St. Paul's in Emdou less than
2C,00n, and the Metropolitan Opora
House in Now York has a capacity of
fiOOi) people. The entrances to this
building tire 10 feet wide by 0 feet
high. Its ground plan is much more
than twice the siz; of that of Iho
Pyt'ainid of heops. Ilis the bolter
part of a hundred fee' longer than tho
main spun of Ihe llrooklyn liridgc.
It is nearly Iwo and one-half times as
lonir mid more than two and one-half
limes as wide as ihe Capitol at Wash
ington. The architect is Mr. (ieorge
I!. Post of New York.
A Novel ltiiihling.
A novelty iu architecture is proposed
ill Chicago in the shape of a bui'diug
lo bo constructed, so far as the exte
rior is concerned, entirely of alumin
ium and gkt's. It will bo t'.io lirst
time in the history of architecture that
aluminium is used for the exicrior of
a building, and it is safe (o say thut
this iuncvatioii will command great
attention all over the world. The
metal has been used lo a considerable
extent for interior work, sue'i as rail
ings, elevator cabs, I Iter luxes, etc.,
but never has it been u ed, save iu n
petty way, on the outside.
Tho lirst story will h.i of ordinary
height, and the stories above twelve
feet, ten feel six inches and eleven
feet in the clear. The windows will
occupy the entire didanee between (he
stories save the small amount f space
rcquiied for Iho mulliitus, and each
window will havo Iwo sheets of plate
glass eleven feet long, joined at the
centre with a line of aluminium, mak
ing practically one plate of glas-,
twenty-two feel long. It will he seen
lhat the diiiie'.isious of this glass are
equal lo t'uit of a very good sized
room. On each side of ibis largo
plate will hu a smaller window, say
Iwo or three feet wide, provided for
ho purpose of vetnilat ion, etc. The
muliioiu between the Iwo windows
will be covered with aluminium plato.
Thus Ibe Iwo fronts of, the building,
which is (o be located at the corner
of Stuto and Madison sireels, will
present a beautiful surface of alum
inum bronzs nml plate glass. There
will bo threo columns on the S ale
sheet front and four on Madison
street, running up (he entire height of
the building, Iho metal of these column
being in ornate and pleasing forms,
developing at the cornice into inter
lacing palm leaves. A few diflicultios
of minor consequence were ciicoun.
lered iu elaborating these plans, bui
it is believed thai they have all been
overcome. Provision has been made
for convenient access lo these large
w indow s for the purpose of washing.
and also for keeping 'he metal surface
clear of soot. The window frames
will be covered with gold leaf, ami
llic radiators within the building,
which, owing to the large amount of
glas will be isible from the outside,
will be gilde.i, and present a pleasing
appearance. One of the great ndva-i.
lages of this lavish use of plate glass
will be in the fact (hat merchants can
havo immense signs on (he windows
if Ihey choose. Oue pane ot glass
will take a sigu twenty-two feet long
and as broad as may be desired.
New York Advertiser.
Making- Kouds.
Engineers learned long ago that the
weight ami hardness of rock have no
bearing on its litness for roudmnking,
and whatever doubt existed that the
same is true as lo building stone was
dissipated by the Chicago lire. Yery
heavy stone may be brittle. Siate
weighing 17i pounds per ruble foot,
and pure mica weighing INI pounds,
are of no value whatever for paving;
and as to building stone, it is shown
that a minute proportion of natural
cement, possibly less than one per
cent, und adding nothing to the
weight, makes all the difference be
tween the most tenacious stone and
that w hich crumbles like loaf sugar.
At present tho tendency is lo prefer
(rap rock, nud after that felcile and
granite for roadinakilig. Iu Ibe last
there is much variety, mid the kind
containing hornblende is greatly pre
ferred to that containing mica. Ii is
admitted, however, by all engineers,
lhat we havo yet a great deal lo learn
about luadinaking. New York Ad
vertiser. Pcreeiiliige of Females (ii owing I.ess.
The last census report-, show that
the females as compared with the
males have lost relatively since I8H11 j
in the Cuitcd States as a whole, the I
numerical loss being lifil to each 100,-
0O0 males, as again-,1 a relative loss iu i
1M0 of 1257 females to each I00,oi0 j
males. There lias been a relative loss
during Ihe decade of 2070 females lo j
each 100,000 males iu the Norlh At-
laiilic division; of 171'' females to
eiiuh luO.OuO males in the South Al
lantie division and I 111 females to
each lot), 000 males in the south cen
tral division. There has been a .
slight increase rcbitively on Ihe oilier
baud of 2ti:i to each loo,000 males ii:
the norlh central division ami -liioO
females to each 0o,0o0 males in the
western division. In 111 stales and
territories there has been a rela
tive increase of females lo each lot),
000 males, while in '.'H slates and ter
ritories there has been a relative de
crease of females to each lou.OnO
males.
Furiosities of I i rave Itohbing.
I'nder the laws of Draco, winch
you will remember as being ihe mot
severe code over drawn up, all grave
robbcis were pu' lo death without
trial. The. old Athenian laws pitta
slave to deadi for disluibiug a ho ly
after inlei inenl ; but, iu t tie case of a
ft oo in m, a "eonlisi it ion of a mnioiy
of his possessions" was the penalty.
At one linn- (iu the lime of tho
seventh and eighth Henrys) the Eng
lish laws held that "it is deemed un
lawful to pcu a grave for a second
person, except for a husband or wife."'
If 1 have not been iniin formed,
gi avc robbers in ibis country only lay
themselves liable, to a liue and impris
onment for a short lime, unless it can
bo proven that lin y look the grave
clothes along wilh the body. For this
reason, ghouls (real pi ofessioiiaU )
always Urip Iho remains before de
positing them in the "long sack" pre
paratory lo their removal to some
medical college. N. l.'Miis l.'epuh-
Fiigli-b us Nbe is Spoke in Japan.
So anxious are the .lapauese to learn !
Eugli-h thai the jiurikisha man or
amah (maid) will repeat after you any ,
English word Ihey bear. Seivants
will como and beg to work for an
American for (heir rice and (he privi- !
lege of being ordered in English, j
When we came awav from Yokohama !
the lasl day I reineinbcr how proud
our jiurikUha man w ar, w hen he made
us a present of a bundle of fans, ami
said, with bis face all beaming with
smiles, "Please tuvepl from Fuji S:in
No. I," nor bow triumphantly ho j
looked down upon the other "rikshas'' I
who did not understand him. Fuji I
San was prouder of lhat speech than j
Cicero was of his speech against j
Cataliue. New York S in.
A Puzzling Situation, i
Charlie I've forgotten something.
Chappie- Indeed; what is it?
Charlie That' just what I've for
gotten, deab ltov.
Chappie Then, old man, bow do
you know you've forgoitou it?
Ttuih.
Ihe Head lo Slumber-l-and.
What is the road to Slumber-land and v b ;t
docs the baby go'r
I'he road lies stiuigbt through mot bar's arnu
v b'-n the sun Is sinking low.
lie goes by the drowsy "Ian 1 of no p lo tin
land of -lullrby."
When all wee Jambs arc safe l'i the fob!.
under lb'1 evening sky.
A soft little night gown clean and white; a
face washed sweet am! fair,
A mother brushing tJie tangles gut of the
trilKen, golden hair:
I wo link-tired, satiny f-et, from the bo
and the stocking fret,
Two little palms together clasped, r.l t lie
mother's patient knee:
-.me baby word- tbat are drowsily ii-"d to
(lie t-ieler sliepherd ' ear:
And a kiss that only the mother can place on
the brow of her baty dear;
A little round ie-ad wbieli in st'es at last doss
to the inothi'f's breast,
Ami then the lullaby, f-ofi and low. slngini
the song of re-1 ;
And close ami eiosi r tie' blnr--.ciind lid are
hiding Ibe baby's eyes.
As over tlie road lo Slumber-land the ient
ii 1 1 lo traveb-r hie.
For this U the nay, tbiou:.-li inotlirr's inn
all little babies go.
J o Hie beautiful ity of Slumber-land, who'i
tin Mill is shilling low.
nr.Moitors.
liould be looked into A telescope.
Maid lo order 'I ho waitress in
re-taiu aul.
It stands to reason thut ocean gray
hounds are not ordinary barks.
"Kill you ever talk with Miss
liabb?' "No, she always talked
with me."
Familiarity does not np cur lo breed
contempt in Ibe case of some million
aires and a dollar.
"A litilo of this will goagreai
weigh," said the mail who was pro
paring a load of coal.
Koclor Your wife roully needs
change, dangle. Jangle (ircat Scott !
I gave her a lo bill not a month
ago.
"I see villain in your face," said n
judge lo a prisoner. "May it ploncit
your honor," said the latter "Hint is
personal reflection.
Ii was once an Caster bonnet
Thut her loveliness dhl lack :
Kill the prcsi nl source cf sornrv
Is a sealskin f-acipie.
ircshleigh 1 love you more (hai
myself, darling. Miss Sharpleigh
j That's not saying much. You arc
u! way giving yourself away.
I "I hear bandits nro holding you.
J boy Peter for ransom." "No;" re
turned Ihe bunker. "They threaten
lo send him back if I don't pay. 1
j shall pay."
j Judge You w ere tilono when you
committed the robbery? Keliiiqucul
Vos, your worship. You see. when
: you've got a mate you never know
, whether he's honest or not.
Ethel iiusl wait a moment, Hetty,
i until I allow you Iho lovely engage.
! inenl ring Herald gave me. Hetty -
Oh, never mind, dear; I wore it for
1 six months myself and know just how
il looks.
A nii.ilary captain, desirous of in
spiring a soldier with patriotic senli-
; menls, asked him tin; following ques
tion: "What would you think if you
saw a banner waving over the liehl of
bailie"?" "I should think the wind
, was blowing," was the man's reply.
The Silph ami the Mmleiils.
it w as a wet afternoon und some
half-dozen students from Ihe univei
i ii v were about the only pnssengi rs on
1 board the interuibun ear. At Prior
i avenue a dainty creature got on nml
look a set right plump in the middle,
j i s eyes were bewitching and its cum
' plexion as beautiful us a ilrcnm. A
1,-iig mackintosh coming down to ihe
, elegant and Iriin lill lo rain boots ami
a rubber hood were I lie outward and
' only apparent articles of attire. Tho
six students lined up iu row on the
opposiie seat und the fao of each !!
; mined a peculiar and beguiling ex
i prcssiou. They t-miled, they stroked
! thir chins, while one or iwo pulled
' awav iu the most captivating manner
ul their soft downy moustuchios. That
sylph-like creature eyed the stalwart
voting men wonderingly nud with
strict impartiality. After a whilo its
umbrella dropped nervously from its
l:ngei'i. In a second six brawny arms
grabbed nt it ami four thoughtful
brows bumped against each other, but
the sylph took the umbrella and didn't
say a word. At Kale street ibe car
slopped and the sylph slood up and
unbuttoned its aurlout and stood re
vealed a ten year-old boy. "Welt, I
never knew that students were such
great gawks," it said, and then it
tr'.ped out, und during the rst of the
run ihero was a profound silence,
broken only by the conductor as ho
looked up tit the clouds ami smiled to
himself gently but audibly. -St. P.ojI
Piouccr-Picis.