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$l)c tfljatljam Wttoxb. ' 11. A. lOZSlOIV,' EDITOll AND rUOl'UlETUH. Of RATES ADVERTISING TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, Ouc square, one insertion One square, two insertions One square, ouc month II. (C 1.60 2.60 $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advanoi. For lrgr advertisements liberal ecu racts will bo made. VOL. XV. lTITSBOKO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, NOV15MMCU 17, 1892. NO. 12. Mlllo Tiling. A j"ooil ly kis is a Utile tliins;, Willi your liuml on I ho l"r lo ki Kill it takes the venom vit of l In- din; Of il thoughtless word or cruel Hill That you made un hour n;.M. ' A kiss of s reeling is sweet nrnl rare Alter the toil of the day, A nil it smooths tin- furrows ploughed ly curt', The lines Oil your forehead you once called ff, In I lie years that Imve flown nwny. 'Tisa liltlc thing In say '"Von lire klii'l, I love you, my dear," cadi night, I ' 11 1 il sends n thrill through the heart, I liud; Kor love U lender n love Is Mind, Am no elinih life' rugged lieihl. We slum- e.ieh oilier for love's caress, We lake, hut we do not give; 1 1 fe ins so easy sonic souls to bless. Hut o dole (lie love grudingly, lets Ulld k-s, Till 'lit hitler ami hard lo live. Betrothed by the Dawn. Mr. D'llerblc awoke at tho very hour lie hinl intended. Tho gray light of il.iwn fell on ilio Mowers o his bed room curtains. lit; 0icl.ril (In; winilow mid looked out on tin; (lini landscape lill lis Ice p. The trees mid fields of :i dull green color melted nwny into Hie fnr nnd misly horizon without exhibiting n s'gn of life or iiiolion. in I lie i nil orliiiniiiTcit n faint indi r a lion of pink light. Mr. DTIerblo renieinbercd bis lovo nnd liis morning appointment. In live m tun -4 lie had dressed mid descended I he stairs into I lie garden, where bis big greyhound greeted him wiih n biirk of delight, accompanied by finn tie leaps of joy and pleasure. 'Hi- quiet, Tiger !" Then, in vain trying lo rcp-rms Iho animal, l:c added, ( 'omc along, then." The greyhound Marled oil" ijuiek as an arrow through u liulf open door, nud bis master smiled as he watched biiu. lie saw him bounding along over the vineyards bv a path of which lie knew every inch. It was a path I hey took together every day and il lod to Iho lust collage of iho little hamlet, lo the bouse of Mr. iiinl Mis, Simons, wealthy New Yorkers, nnd their daughter, Miss Kthel. 'I wonder if (.he is awnke yet," thought Mr. l'llerlle. .'Ha sho not made a bcl wild me? Can it really bo true that we arc going together to watch the sun rise from Iho top of (he tower of Ala.sprel ? For tho past three months be had been Hilling with Miss label! It began lit Paris and had been con tinued here in the country, where he bad becu clever enough to induce the Sinionses lo come and spend I he sum mer. He hoped that be wou.d have fewer rivals here. Kor he already fc!t t ho pangs of jealousy, was madly in love Mith the young American, and with all his heart be wished to make her his wife. He had no fear that he would he a pleasing son-in-law to iho old people. Hu was rich, of good family, ami pos sessed many lino qualities. The question was, will she content? There was so much coquetry in her playful ways; so much icserve, too, in her sudden moods of ro'd silenco that be hardly knew what lo think. .Sometimes with her musical laugh ter, her nrch ami toft glances, hc l.iadc hint conscious of a feeling of nearness and familiarity that was B.s suddenly dispelled by ft frigid goodby that instantly brought him back again to bis position utterly dis concerted. Only yesterday, pointing to the tower of Alaspret which from a lofty clill' cniiimancs, a view over tho whole country of Cans for in miles round, she had said to him : Is it true, as Iho legend says, Ilia1 the girls of the village folbiw ibe cus tom of climbing alone with Ibe men to whom Ihey are engaged to see the sun ri-o from Ibat tower?"' And ho had answered: "It is indeed a superstition that be longs to this pari. A betrothed couplo never fail l observe il. 'l'hcy believe that if t lit- sun rises behind clouds and is invisible tho marriage w ill be mi unhappy one; but if it rises bright nnd unclouded it is ,t sign thai thri. future is to be blight ami happy.'' Ami with laughter in her voice she had taid: 'Oh! but then the sun must have spoiled many a marriage by not show it ig himself!'' "Such ft thing has been known,'' lie answered, "though very rarely. In niuo eases out of (en tho love of tho betrothed proceeds unchanged ns be fore. If the omen is unfavoi ablo they nre incredulous and tot it at defiance; and Ihey only accept it if favorable to their love." Then Miss Kihel bad said; "It iniH be a lovely sight to see tho sun rise over the country. 1 should like lo go up tho tower some d ly." lie looked into Hie depths of her lovely eyes. It will bo splendid, to-morrow, Mi-s Kthel." "Do you think so, really ? If so, I shall go." "And cr might J bo allowed to accompany you?" ho stammered. S!io looked hint straight in Iho face with n proud glance Ibat was in describable. " You may do so. if you wish." lie was now on his way to tho ap pointed meeting place. A peculiar r u lezvous, perhaps, hut not any more so than tho moments of soliludo which they had spent together on tho water or on the verandah of the cot tage. 'I ho Simoiiscshud per feel confidence in their daughter. She followed her own sweet will! None tl:o less the thought pa'sed through Mr. D'Herble's brain that sho bad fooled him. "If by any clianco she is awake and up, perhaps concealed behind the blinds of her bedroom window, bow she will laugh to see mo wailing hero patient and disappointed. shall look ridicnloutl Ah! if only she were not quite so lovely." Hut at this moment a new impulso of hope mado bis heart beat, lie had j.isl seen Tiger before the railing of the collage. The dog's lean body was trembling with Iho joy a dog shows when lie hears a friend approaching. Almost at the same minute Miss Kthel made her appearance. Her golden hair fell in waving lengths from under her iililo straw hat. She wore a pink dress; her tiny feet were eased in yel low leather shoes, her hands in pretty brown gloves. '(loud morning," sho said. This was uttered In n tone so dry ami frigid that the gushing thanks Mr. D'llerblo bad prepared stuck in bis throat and refused lo come out. In .silence Ihey both entered tho lit t lo path I lull led through (bo woods to the tower. An odor of damp earth rose from (ho leaves and grasses. All was wrapped in profound silence. Not a sound stirred tin; air. There was an im pression of loneliness and solitude. The slrnngeness of the hour and tiie place and the unusual cnrliness of their rising hour, combined with their impressions lo produce in the young couple a certain feeling of melancholy not w iihoul its charm. They were also aware of n feeling of awkwardness between them, which their modesty nil her made tliein slu ink from. Kadi at bis and her own audacity. However, they had gone too far to turn back, and feeling the charm of uu adveiiluie which brought Ihein thus together, they kept most of their thoughts for Iho sunrise. Moicovcr, as the hour approached Hicy felt a presentiment that the oracle really was about lo decide tbi-irengago uenl. They soon left the pine trees behind ll.cin and entered groves, lirst of birch ami then of beech trees. Illue heath er flowers grew upon :i carpet of moss and the pointed needles of rosin glistened in the dim lighi. Ifocks lay iihout on all sides in crumbling heaps, and I he littlo moun tain path wound in and out up the stoop sides of tho sloiioou whose sum mit, though invisible as yet, the tower stood. Suddonly a turn of Iho path brought it into sight, rising up straight nud strong, its battlements and gray walls outlined ngninut tho dull gray of tho sky. In tho midst of n pile ofiinns covered with lichens and bristling with tall wild grasses stood the last vestige of Iho eld feudal days of the Chateau d'Ahisprct. Miss Kthel, slightly out of breath after her climb, stood looking toward the east, where the lirst lighls of Iho dawn played over it purple sky and Iho clouds seemed like Hakes of Moating lillk. Are we in time?'' she asked. Mr. D'llerblc bent bis bead thought fully. "'I hero aro a great many clouds," ho sighed. "I am afraid the sun will hidden." 'Ah, she said, and no ono could have told u hethcr tho said il in a lono of regret or of hope. A hare started at their feet among the dew. Tigor, who was describing wide circles round them at a gallop, saw the little nnim il and at once gavo cbae. This diversion niniiwd Mi- Kihel, especially when she saw the grey h mud return looking sheepish at not catching bis prey, which ha I speedily been lost iu Iho mists. ihey a Ivmccd together a few step. They found themselves hesitating al most in front of tho central keep, which led into the dark shadows of the winding staircase. She cast a shy glauco at her knight. Do you really want to climb up there? 1 think wo can sec quite well enough from bore." Ho turned upon her a reproachful look that was both anxious and penetrating, "Are you afraid, Miss Kihel? That is not. right." His remark slung her pride. She began bravely to climb tho dark stair case. D'Hcrble followed her. They climbed up, nnd for a long limo iu semi-darkness, only exchang ing the most trivial remarks, nud then suddenly, tho full daylight nearly daz'cd them. They passed out on to a little pint form, nud Miss Kthel, Mushed with her exertion, uttered a cry of delight At the cxpnusQ of country before her, A tromeudous circle of hills, valleys nud woods surrounded them. That triangular mirror of glittering metal far below them is tho ocean seen through the long vista of a valley. The forests of Alaspret, from the foot of the tower to the horizon, spread ou I a wide cxpnuso of softly lottudcrf bills, which melted into Ibe distance in blue ha.'. The country reminded ono of a carpet, that bad been pieced together. Those golden spots, hero and there, nre the corn fields, those gray stones are villages--one can seo the face of tho church tower clocks like so many white points. A stream between willow clad bunks Mows down thero iu the distance a strip of silver lace, hemmed with gold, l'roui nil side rises the moisture from the earth in gray masses of vapor. Il swathed the tower of tho keep iu an ever-moving stream like a continent submerged in a sea of mist. The east grew rosier, Tho clouds were ablaze with purple colors. They looked as if thoy were lighted with gigaulie embers of some glow ing forge. The silence tended lo increase thai feeling of mystery and thoughtful spirit of religious poetry which comes with (ho dawn and spreads over the earth. "Ah!" said tho two voices together. Tho sun had jusl shot his lirst gleam through a break in tho clouds. They dispersed and Med away so rnpaly it looked as if a giant broom was speep ing space. Then the great disk of the sun iu bis glory rose in the midst of (he rose-colored sky. "Kthel," sighed Mr. D'llerblc. Ho saw her shining with n beautiful splendor, bullied in the living rays of of tho sun. She seemed to him tho central beauty of tho landscape vibrating with life and light. Her haughty loveliness was softened with a lender graco, and tours wero glistening in her pure eyes. "hock," bo said, "Ibe sky is clear." And, indeed, not a cloud was to be seen. Tho air was abla.o with light; the sun was slowly rising in Iho sky. The sea of mist that surrounded tho tower could ho seon melting away and evaporating. And the circle in which they two stood 6cein ;d to absorb the colors and lights with all tho rich splendors of Iho woods, tho cornfields and the meadows, A fresh and laughing youth was abroad on tho earth and in tho soft touch of the wandering breeze. Scarcely perceptible mists roso from tho roofs of the cottages below. Then tho Angelus sounded out; others an swered back, faint and sweel, liko tho song of tho larks. Tho birds wero beginning to wake; life was active ou all sides! Then iu Ihowaim glow of light which seem to fold Ihein in a circle of gold, Miss Kihel Simons placed her lit in Utile hand in thai of Mr. I II -r-blc. Ilo drew closer to her, and sho made no losislanco whil-j these two, bctrnlhcd on Ibe lower by the dawn in face of the sun nnd the world, ex changed tho solemn vows of eternal love ami rcgistcrcd'it with a first kiss. Translated from t'ourrior Des K'ats I nis. H 'roll's-Vyv" fills. It is not gcucrallv known that up lo recent years a mcdicino was prepared from the common crawfish. In tho stomach of this crcaluro (here aro al most always found small calcareous concretions, from the si.o of a pin's head to tho size of a pea. The littlo stony ball is composed of cirhonilo and phosphate of lime, and was formerly powdered and uted in doses of three or four grains to correct acid ity of tho stomach... 1'reparcd chalk has now taken the place of tho "crabVeyes," as these coiurolion, were called, but occasionally persons arc found who consider them more ethcucious thau the less repulsive substitute. MIII;lKt:VS ( 01,1 MN. I III' Ill .V AM" I II K W IM. Tliire' somebody up in I lie old apple Iree, Ami be shakes down the hifw. and ripest for me. I con sec where lie is, but I cannot see him: I can see the leaves sbnke when he moves on Ibe limb. And all the day long ns 1 lie on I he ground He tosses nic apples, b'. rosy and round; Ami sometimes- be throws (hem right down on my head. And laughs HiroiiKh the li avo 'cause I'm anry and red. 'I hey tell me his name is the Wind, mid sny 1 Am foolish whenever to liml him I try; Hut down lo the orchard .someday 1 shall creep, Ami per Imps I shall catch him while be is asleep. And then we'll be playmate, and all throoxh the day rial ripe, rosy apples, and tumble mid play, New oi k Independent. A Mil l'l l Imm,. The other morning a curly, brown spaniel was having lo!s of fun in fronl of AVuli Lee's laundry. A spar row bad alighted upon Iho front gable of the laundry. The sun was shining brightly, go (hat the gable and Ibe sparrow east a sharp, well-defined shadow upon the ground near iho middle of tiie stieel. Tho dog "caught on" lo the shadow of Iho sparrow, and, silling back iu (he sun shine, be watched eagerly and in tently. Occasionly the bird would spread its wings, when the clog would jump at I lie shadow, and wonder why be did not catch it. Then he would sit back, shake bis tail and repeal the operations when it turned around or Mopped its wings ou the perch. After a while the bird How away, and m the shadow went skimming along (he ground, the dog went after it at the top of bis speed, till the shadow was lost in Ihe greater shadow of a great hotel. The dog uenl back to the gable ri'lleeliou lo look for nioro birds, nud kept a vigilant eye on the spot till Ihe rolling of the earth hail caused Ibe gable to vanish. There is a moral iu this: When you think you have got your eye upon .something important, hi sure il is not a shadow. Detroit I ice I'rcss. A l m l owi t: i hi i in. Kvery little boy and girl for that mailer, big boys and girls, to like to have sonic kind of a Huh: demonstra tion for their birthdays, and in tho home circle, if there is a clever big sister, with willing hand- and a good trinper, wc can generally get up a delightful little surprise for the one who is about to celebrate his or her birthday. This littlo play, which is not difficult, and which involves very little cxpenso to get up, is quite pretty enough, for even mother's birthday, nud il is such a dimming custom, which, 1 am ufraid, is more observed by I'Vcucli and (ierman children than by little Americans, that of having a surprise iu the evening for papa or mamma's birthday. If course the children of the family should nil par ticipate, for half of papa's pleasuro will bo iu seeing you all there trying to nmiiso him. Jf there are nut enough of you, you can invilo in the young friends of the neighborhood, and then cud tho evening with sponge cake and lemonade, and a round of greeting for tho one whoso birthday it is. Hero is tho Sunflower t ou cert" play which was very success fully c.irricd out by a party of young people Insl summer al a mountain cottage. Fasten a sheet to two tall posts placed at some dislaucc from ihe wall, or it can bo fastened to n wido door way. 1'aiut on Iho sheet as many green stalks with leaves ou Ihein as you desire M-wers, Al Iho top of each stalk cither paint ihe yellow petals of a suullnvcr or ml iheui from yellow paper, which is ea-ior and tidier, and paste to the sheet with miicilaye. After the flower is com pleted cut a ling from the centre, leaving an open middle iu each Mower, ltchiiid the sheet arc ns many lit.le girls or boys as Mowers, standing so that the faces peep forth from Ihe hearts of Iho blossoms. In trout of tho sheet some real gruii is scattered, a rake, watering pot and a few pots of plants nud Mowers, lo give a garden-like clleet. Two young girls (iu broad, Mower trimmed hats) stand iu this garden and lead (ho little living unfiowcit in song. This is a very taking and pretty entertainment, and the painting is so coarsely ilouo that no one need hesitate to try it. KMni only is aimed at, and two hours w ill bo siillicient to accomplish it. Teach stones are used for fuel iu C'alitoruia. They give lime heat in proportion to weight than cial. The sloues are collected at the fruit can upjies ami sold at $15 per ton. SARDINE FISHING. An Extensive Industry un tiie Coast of Brittany. How the Fish Aro Cauht and Prepared for Export. K. S. Delleiibaugh, in a paper upon I'inistcre, rend before the American Ideographical Society, describes Ibe sardine industry as il is practiced oil' Poiilavou ou the coast of Brittany. At times, ho ays, there aro as many as I'.'n1) bonis collected at this point, where the sardine, while on its north ward journey, attains its most desir able t.i for taking mid parking. The boats aro about thirty feet long, entirely open, except for a short deck al the stern, and carrying two masts that can readily be taken down. The net, about twenty feet long and six or eight feet broad, is weighted ou one long edge and buoyed with cork Moats ou tho other, so that when il is in tho water behind (hu boat il assumes tin upright position like a wall, and iu this pc-ilion is lowed through Iho water by ue end as the boat moves slowly along. The captain mounts the lilt'c ib'ck at the slern with a bucket of bail called rong, the eggs of codfish, under one nriii, and bis practiced eye ranges the water. When ho discovers the proximity of ibe lish he scatters a littlo of the rong ou one side of the net and (hoy rise iu a school lotakc il. This is the critical moment. He throws a quantity ou (he oppposile side, and the lish, making a dart for it, nre entangled in Ibe meshes When the sardines are iiuiiieroiu Ihe boat docs not halt to lake the net on hoard; by means of a certain pull the meshes arc tightened and, with a buoy to mark it, it is cast oil' and left till a full catch i- made. Another net is pul out and the operation is repented till all the nets are used. Then comes the picking up and ex traction of Ihe li-li, (ho latter work being performed wiih great care, be cause handling Iho Tub injures ibcin. The net is c.iuj.'hl up at the ends ami seasawed till nil the tish drop inlo Ihe bottom of Iho boat, where lln.-y re main until the arrival in port. There the fish aro counted by tho two hun dreds iuln conrso hishcls nud dipped in the water beside tho boat to free them from loose scales and oilier mat ter. Thence ihey are carried to the factories and thrown upon long, low tables, on each side of which is a row of women and girls, who, with a short knife prepare thciu for (lie salt vais,w here they remain for (wo hours. After dial Ihey are placed in coarse baskets and given a bath of sea water under a pump. Then they arc put io dry iu the open air on wire racks. When iho tish begin to shrivel the racks are taken to the oilrooni, where four or live tanks of olive oil arc con stantly boiling. K icli rack is dunged for a moment or I wo into the hot oil and then set aside lo drip, after which the fish are selected and carefully laid in lin boxes of various siz-'s. When the box is full it is passed along to the oil lap, where the space remaining is filled wiih oil, The box is now ready for scaling and pit'sps along lo l he sohlcrer. After iho sol dering a hole is punched iu the cover to let out lbs imprisoned air nud im mediately closod with sohle,-. Next the cans aro placed in a huge iron crate and lowored into (auks of boil ing water. If there is still air in tin can it will explode or bulpi ou', ami the trouble can bo collected before the final packing in wooden boxes for export lo all parts of Ihe world. A Unlit ltd ni i n t.i ra lies. There is a deal of human uaiure in a giralle iu his unlive !ulo. Tiie old fellows insist on ruling Ihe beidas long as possible, and never give it up till iho younger ones whip ilu-iu out, and as the weak ones are whipped out in ihe start, Ihe result is thai each boss giralle is a pnlygninis! ou a large scale. This leads lo savage lihl-, and as the hunters pciu-trale inlo Soulh Africa Ihey occasionally wiiue-s these duels. A hunter gives l his account of such a combat between an old and a young giinllc, witnessed from an adjaicul thicket: Presently the belligerents mine within a few yards of each other. Then commenced a scene that balllc9 all description. Some people might call it ludicrous ; it w as far more, il was side splitting, and hut for my de sire to see the cud I must have given way to convulsions of laughter. Al though tho ginitlo posses-js a ccrl.i'.n beauty when at rest, it loses its grace when iu motion, and the greater its speed the more ungainly does it ap pear. Hut when two mature bulls begiu to wiill. and dance violently around ea-h other, each endeavoring to outdo Ihe oilier iu agilily, at Ihe same lime mumbling (heir j iw- and emitting fearfully discordant roars, it is cer tainly one of the most absurd sights human eye ever looked upon. I have often seen a crane dance a function cjlilinun enough north of Ibe Yaal Kivcr. Il is more than funny il is ridiculous but cannot for an instant be compared lo (he inili' s of these two mammoth brutes. "They began rearing as if lo bear each oilier down, their mouths all lie lime open lo grip if opportunity oc curred. At length the violent exercise begun to tell il.iou Ibe older beast He made some mistake iu a parry, and the younger seized wiih his Icelli Ihe fool of ihe veteran, who in return laid hold of his opponent's car. l or some moments there was a pau-e. It was very brief, and then tin: struggle wiis renewed. Willi ft gigantic i-llort the younger giralbj threw (hi: old hero upon bis haunches. He looked very much as if he bad played bi last card, but there was pluck in his aged heart yet, though the battle was not for him ; years told against him, nud victory lay wiih the youngster, who celebrated il by trying to drag tho the vanquished after him. This oper ation in 1 1 -l. have been painful, for Ibe shrieks that Ihe defeated warrior til lered were heartrending. After a final worry the hero of the hour walked (ill', and, willingly followed by nil, took the lead. After such n defeat the old follow Usually becomes a "nolilary,'" and lives and dies alone. K iiidou 'iiapbic. Notcl MeiiMiriimr of Mater li-itlis. I'rcdcrick .1. Smith of Trinity Col lege, Oxford, explains a curious way of finding the (lepJhs of a piece of water at a distance. "Abi ii two years ago," lie says, '! wished to know from lime to time tho ralo al which a river was rising afler a fall of rain. The river was a con siderable distance from the spot where i iis height was to be known, lly means of the combination of two organ pipes and a telephonic circuit described iu the following Til's I h ive been able to make the rcqiihed measurements witli Iii rut her close limits. At liie river station :iu organ jiipe was lixed verti cally in an inverted position, so thai lite water iu the river acted as a stop per lo the pipe, and (he rise ami fall of (he water determined the note il gave when blowa by n small bellows driven by a very small water wheel. "A microphone was atiachcd lo ibe upper end of the organ pip-'; Ibis was in circuit with a w ire leading to a town station al some distance; at the town station there was an exactly similar organ pipe, which could be lowered into a vessel full of water while it was sounding, lly means of the Ichphonc ihe nolo given by Ibe pipe al the river wan clearly beard at Ihe town station; then the omau pipe at Ibis station was lowered or raised by baud until it gave the same note. The length of Ibe organ pipes under water nl the two stations wcic then equal, so thai l,lie height of ihe water in the distant river was known. "The ileteriiiiuai jou . an be made in less than a minute by any one who can recognize (he agreement -f two similar notes. The arrangeineiil w hen lir-t test d was m placed that Ihe height of wnier al Iwo places near together niiyhi be i-a-ily compared. I lound thai a I id w ith an average ear for musical sounds was able lo get (ho Iwo heighls lo agree within oue-eighih i of an inch of each oilier, while a per- sou w ith an educ ated ear adjusted ihe I instrument immediately lo almost c. ! ad agreement. The total height to ; be measured was seventeen inches. ; "A dill'eroiice of lempei al lire at Iho Iwo stations would make a small dil : ference iu the observed height-. 1 or instance, taking a note caused by ! vii rations per second, a ihllcieucc of u degrees C . between ihe leiiipcralu e : of (be two stations (one not likely I , O'-eut ) would make a dillm-nce nf : about il o'-' feet in Ihe height, a quaut- j il y of no moment in such a class of 1 nieasuiciueuls. The organ pipes were ' of soiiari' section and nude of metal I 1 lo resist ihe action ol the water.''- hN;"""'- J A I'lausilde I acim-. i '-Didn't you say six months ng,, i l,,tt I if Miss Meter wouldn't marry you, i tun would throw yourself into Iho deepest part of the sea :' Now, Miss j Moler married some ono else three mouths ago and yet you haven'i'' -'Oh, it's ea-y lo talk, but let me, ! tell oil it is not such an easy mailer to liud the deepest part of the sen." I'iue may be made to look like some beautiful wood by giving tcpealed coals of hot liuscod oil and nibbing bard after ea-h com, Time V l"t. Time's up for love and laugbtrr Wc drained Ihe banquet cup, And inm' (lie dark comes after And litrhts are out ; Time's upj II. lovers in sweel tilaeeg. With lips of son); and sigh, ('nine forth with pallid fuees And kiss your lad irood-bjo! j ii, sweet bride ill Ihe marriage, I Impatient at your gates, j Ik-.-i-le n ruble carriage j The ghostly footman wails. I (), statesman, crow ned and splendid, The Ir.iircl leaves your brow - 'I he lung debate is ended, , The halls are voiceless now. I line'- up for wo iug. winiiiiig. j l-'or doubt and dream and strife ; I-'or sighing ami for sinning i Kor love, for hate, for life! J Time's up! The dial's mark is On Ihe last lour complete: l ie down the re, where (lie dark is. Anddicaui Ibat lime was sweel ! ! f rank i.. Maul in. Ill MOltOl S. When; ignorance is bliss i( is folly i to know thai you are a fool. "Scribbler tells me thai bis lasl ; story went like wild tire." "Yes, I ! noticed thai his publishers had been i burned out." ' Miss I'riiyui : Why is your brothel so ultenlivo lo tin; matrons rather thai lo tin; girls, Hurry? Mr. Wnitc: ; Oil, I suppose he's selecting a inolher-in-hiw. Overheard in a drawing-room.' 1 Why, surely Mr. Ulank bad gray hair last year, and now it is black! Oh, yes; but you forget she has lost , her husband .since tln-n .' I There is little more Initializing Iu a man than to go home wiih something in bis mind ho wants to scold ubou: 1 and find company there and hi obliged to act agreeably. "Why do you spend so much ' money on your wife's funeral?" asked a man of a neighbor. "Ah, sir, wai the reply, "she would have done as , much for me, and more loo, with pleasure." -he ;ang a ion ly lullaby. A most liewitcliiiiL' air: i liul 'I was so loud she woke up nil The people iii the scpuin . I .very thing in nature indulges iu i nmiiseineiil. The lightning plnys, the wind whistles, ihe thunder rolls, the , snow Mies, tho waves leap nud the ; fields smile. I, von the buds shoot nnd the rivers run. i "ilnpid transit,'' said a I'nibidel ' phia man proudly, "is all Ibat otu ' town needs now." "Yes," mused his I llosioii visitor, "if (here was sonic means of gelling nway quickly people j wouldn't be so afraid to come here." ' A small boy in a ilrooklyn grammar school has furnished the latest infor mation about girls iu a recent ciuopo s'uion: '(iiils is pretty , imi afiaid of j guns. They wear too rubbers ami : look at Iho clouds and say, '( , how i pel fici-ly lovely !'" An old man and his wife were last summer sailing on n steamer between lllackpool ami the hie of Man. As the sea was rather rough, nud the old ' woman iinnccuslomed lo sailing si c Baid to her husband : ( lb, .loliu, ll.'s 1 ship is going down;" "Well, nevi r iiiiml," said her husband, "it isn't ours." All (Ihl Maine nf ( nliliiiliiis, Il is the fashion jusl now lo hunt up statues of Columbus. One w as found ! in an obscure nook in It.iliimoro re- ! cently ami now another bis been ( brought to the in H ii o of Iho surpiised citizens of lloston. One of Ihe daily papers sent out a reporter to learn 1 ubi'iber such a thing existed, and bis inquiries were for a long lime 'futile. i At lasl be mel a gentleman of somo aiiliqiinriau learning who iufoimed hi in thai oliiinlnis bad been standing with an air of dejection for uinro than I" years in l.ouisburg square. Kven iu tin- bum of preparation for Iho great celt bral ion nobody bad noticed him, which was, perhaps, not In be wondered al, as the lillle icccss known as l.oui-buig square is given iqi to a few ancient houses occupied by people of the old school, who have nothing in : common with modern IIjsIoii. The, ' reporter ibiis describes tho siatuo ami accounts for iis origin: "Ibe figure was jfi sie, and Iho material was marble blackened by lime. Tho light baud rested on a naulicnl instrument, ' and iu the left the folds of a cloak were gathered. Tho face was tinned towards the west. Mr. Usigi, tho Italian consul, who once lived ut No. ; 1 and who was o well known iu so cial circles of Boston, happened one , day while abroad, lo sec iu I.cghoru some statues which struck bis fancy, , one being that ol the daring naviga tor. Thus il came to pass that Colum bus started again on a voyage to J America. I The tallest lightuouc lower is 16!) I feet from its base to the cciitre of tlo j b n'ei ii, at Caiio llatteias. , .