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VOL. XV.
ITlTSIK)KO CHATHAM CO., N. C DKCKMHKIi 8,
no. i;.
I'usfiintr rmii.
Winn tltelong, bright d.v i-'n;,e.
An. I I lie ia-l rsy.s of tin' Mill
With failing hsht li.t- hlll-top. f iir i.l.rn,
!t i Mm t to lest awlii'c.
Awl u ni'ji.ii'iit I" l'i mill'.
In li-tcuing to tin" ru-iliug uf tlic corn.
'li, tliat tnu-lc sntt aii-l low.
AVhfii t!.c Summer brer !'",
lb niguiy l,uk tho happy m '.'in of child
lininl's morn.
Winn through a'l tli" summer dtV
1 li.Ho whilcl tin' hunts away
I'- ijiiij,- lii.lc and sock amid l!n rti't'iiif.
corn '.
Ttu'i'tigh tin dim. '.ittcertiin lijrU
I c in ve tin- phantom bri-tht
Of a loved one who, in childhood's rosy
iii'irn,
I ri 'in our liouu- as cal'tJ away,
A: id krr slnut and kuighter "iv
n:.-to robo tbro'( '!i tlie ru-ti'n. of thr
nt:i.
I.il-0 ailnalu those plea-uics lhtt,
I'll l'i.- yi-ar- re' unit-i! anew .
L.tt.'e i:i. s witliiii my r-.itla-.i- hSrae wen
ln.rii A'i 1 mire m ire I t.c :irl the luut.
tin- r.iii'ilti.' in aii'l "lit.
H ,p.y i!i:.lri n hiding in t lie ru'tling corn.
Many yr t- li ie pint away,
ii I my hair i ! i rn iiiir gray.
!. aro ail tho K''td "ii.-s of life's r"y
Hi Til.
i'.ut I in' thi'ir prismce near,
f'.'r.-itti II v.. in - he ir,
M'liiY I n t.i tin- rn-t ill.' of th" corn.
- Ilitniiah I'.. M'iiii. in I'urtlatid Tr .m-ci apt.
TEMPTATION.
t'.AMv i v-tm ns's sr"i;v.
Our bunk w h ilio First National
P ink of s .'on-villo, a town li iving a
p ipu a: i. in of about ln.nnn, 'p:
were two or iIiiti' private banks, I 1 1 1
no o.her institution having Iho capital
t i 1 1 dignity tvi' cniied. Tin' stock
lin d.T- numbered nearly thirty peop c.
and nil ','. ci o i r.i'lcnts of the city and
t 'im y. Among tlirtii wore four or
live u Mow -, a. til ipii'.e n nttmbci of
minor, anil orphans were also lopro
tented. At tii.it linn' I was a ynnn
man of and acting as cn-hier and
h.iokki eper for a inaiiu faetin ing con
cern. I h i I .i i"i in -;iti, niid with
this I bought stock in tho few liank.
I In1 or;.: in iiionli id been I'litniilcti'il,
ami ll,c in-l:i in i )ii w.i t raily li open
wlirn the U o-iili-M I sent for lie; an. I
Mii.l:
"tliiiitej, I Icivo known yen for the
I'ist lit ! or "-.iir yi'ita-. Kvervhoily
in tlie low ii siviii to ieak wi ll of
yon. Y'Mi;- i'iii,ioyei !r!l ni" they
h ive llie n'lii.'-t iniili leiii'.' in ynr
integrity, and ee li one of our oxerii
tive lioiiid has -jMiken i:i our favor. I
have 1 1 u ri-i I -''"' worth of 'lock
In yor.r nane: t Ininu your ho'.tliiiu'
tip tc '.Vi io, ami am aiiihori.eil to
c!li:r yon iho io-i'ion of e iUiei .''
Ye, I h.el many lii 'iid-. I w.i
finiliitioii'i an 1 i.ehivrioiH. I
n;.-o iii mii'-I. N-i in hi iveild -ay I had
rvi:r wrm. Li d hint in an in. inner. 1
tl m'l mean lo l oiney tin- idea that. I
was ail oxeepti ui. Their h:i- never
liii'it any t-eaie ty of tli iiotielily i e
li.ilile yoiiii- men, nor will lli 'ieover
he. I iiiii pt'.d iii; ii.i-itioii with a
fcrliii!; of eratit'iili! toward thou- who
had lend reil il, :t nl 1 mad'.' tti my
mini! to I'loVe lliv.-ell eoinpi'ieiil
mid worlhy in evoiy pai lieni.ir.
I ii ono yiar ivii had rafd ha't
the lni-iiii'- of the roilnlt. l i two
j ears tlieic :u only ono pi i v. He hank
left. We had any amount of money
to h'li l on easy tmn, mi l whe'iever
liny I'Xleii'ioii was wimii'd i', wi
cln oi fully (.'ranted. 1 had done nioie
than any oilier m ill to hiiii", uhoitl
this sl.tle of idl'iirs I sav so ln'i'aii-e
li'd the i tlle.'i - and stin kholders said
(o. In two xeai's my Hilary win tel.
laiiccil (hroe ilitli'ieiit liine-. So man
coiilil hive boeu inoii" fully tnistvil
1 1 1 ii ii I was.
My ml vice :i- 1 1 t'r ' il and invari
libly folhiweil, and everyho ly compli
mented the. hank i ll ils .s.ii(aiily in se
iu. in lily sol viii's. I had lieonwnli
tho bunk two veal's and four inoiiili
when li s:ny;ii at' iiieidenl liapp oied.
Olio evening an I sat rcailiii"; in my
loom llie lhoue;ht uilL1 to mi) iiko a
flash to rob the bunk mjiiI escape tn j
forei;:!! rountry. I pledge yon my
Moid was frinhlened for a iiiniueiit.
win as if n voire hail whispered in
my ears. l U llie bank! Why, I
would chop ell a tinker sooner than
niibezy.lo a penny ! What could have
given birlh to surh u thought? I was
tip.-ct and imbgiiaut, it ml vet I roiild
nut shake oil i he idea. To iiiy:,l iiin
I fun ml iny-tlf begiiuiing to iea-on
and speculate. It was as if I ha I a
double, ami iho double siiiil lo me
"You are winking iiko n slave to en
rich others. Yo.i iiie getting a fair
F.iiaiy, but it slionid In- double what it
is. Why slave aui for year to got
ii few t liou-aml alie id when you can
lay your hind on a fortune any day?
II woul'l be slciiling, but then we all
steal. You are yoiing and full of
energy and a:..'iti.:u. With .."hiiih
to bark j on you ran g to hoiiio for
eign t'ouiiiry and make million and
bit "!" a nabob in a few veais."
I s'.ie ,;.! have ti :;i:.jiie-i -il. U lli.-mlita
nmler fool on i!ie ins;.;:i'. No iii.in
in a irn-ted position '.itns thief in a
day. Ji is only niter !.e has fet'-iit
with temptation ;U.1 been overionii-
allowed hlm-e'.t tj lie nveivom". I
mado an ellort to lid my-eif :f tir
ilicli-ht, an 1 it would have vr.ni'-lied
but for a siily ae'.iou on my pint. A
i't later, as I smiled in contempt at
the idea of in v turning robber. 1 al
lowed myself to speenlate in ca-e I
did. That i-. I wondered how mii'.'h
1 cottel get hilil of, wiiat enunlry 1
shot, Id go to, ami - forih and so on.
When 1 -u.ldeii'y found myself great ly
iuloii's ed 1 jumped up in sliamu ami
eoiifu-ion, but half an hour 1 tti i was
deep in iiii.igiiiatiou again.
Ii seemed as if the evil one (li.l
( verythin.' in las power to ai I mo af
ter 1 h;.l finally deformed on my
course. I h i'l the. "lurk'" to inert an
A iieiiean who bad ju-t relumed from
tmidi Auinica. lie meirijued st.v
cral s ire things in tin: way of sprtu
la'.ion, ami painted surh a glowing
pii f.ue of tlii C'Htii iy tiiat I as ex.
ei'e.l ami imp i! ieu:. Tho l ank had
large depo its t'l.il f ill, an I on ill.'
1:1 h day of Sepiembrr we bad ne.'.rly
7n,i'oi of what was called otp-ii'.e
money. 'I his wa 'a-h lemiorariiy
depo-ited by the t'ouniy Tiea-ilier
and by the r '.-biers of three or four
nianufai !tu ing e-l ah isliaien'.s. I had
biell waiting for -iteh all opportuni
ty. 1 eoiild have taken from !n,o in
to s:).",Oi'ii almo-t any day, leal I h id
T 1 1 iiivl to praei ieal'y clean out the
in-iituiioii.
Iletween lite l:!i a i 1 llth of S;'n
temhet' I planiie.l llie details of my
llighl. 1 know the lime tables of the
ilillerenl railto.uU I shoald pa-s over,
Whal day I should take tin steamer,
ami every detail ha 1 been e.nefiiliy
woiked out. I miijit lu pui'iieil, bin
1 11 itteied i:iyself that I hml lai'V my
plans loo wed to be etiiigh'. I planned
to go the bmk at '. o'clock in the
evening ail'1, fcruio Hdin!--ion. '1 he
w ali hman would not he-iia'.e to l'i
llie in. I would then aaii I ami
ov-KMiiie lii'.n. II eo-.:l. I no! give the
alarm bef.uv ui 'i nin ', and 1 woulil
then be fai aivai. I pl i inei! lotuike
tuy eoup on !h" nijiii of the e!l. At
the clo-c of bii-ine-s on the afternoon
of thai d.y we hid o7. ill greenback-
in the vaults. Afier a bank ha
eloped in door to the publie al li
o'clock p. in there is woik to keep the
foie! Ini-y for an hour or more. I'or
a e.ir I had a win - b 'en the la-t one
to leave, and mv lenir bad been ti
o'clock. Theliu-ly day puiter Wa
ihen l"ft alone il. iii1 s o'clock, wlieu
he gave t-l-iro lo liie legitlar night
waiehm.iii. At half p-iit .) o'elo-k
tb it allei-n 'on, mi 1 j'.i-i.is the ii-:
elnk hid d-par.e l, the lli-.'ht Willch
iii:iii e uiie lo no: i fy m till' bis wife
had died suddenly a id lo ask that a
-iib-tinH" ho oiniilovo'l. II-' named a
man, but I tol I him that 1 would
make my own arrangements.
H hen the w a!. Inn in hail dep uted I
ii i ili'id tli" day porter that he migli.
leave al i o'clock, I had woik whi. !i
would detain in - nil .ihotlt s. live
minute af i i ti I wa- alone in lie
hank, and its funds were under mv
thumb. Tin' train iiy which I sli mi i
leave town w as not da i it. nil l".o",
and I wa-. i here fore in no buiiy. 1
locked it i an 1 wen; to my boardim;
hoii-e to supper. At 7 o'clock 1 le
til.ned lo llie bank, pulled down llie
shades, lighted the gas, ami ill the
o oir-e of twenty minutes hail packed
every ilo l ir in l he vaults into a sa chcl
provided for the pin p"s:. This satch
el I p ace. I on a elriir oui-ide the
railing, and had sal down lor a Binoke
when there was a rap at the do. if. I
knew i! was one of our force, l u'
h oil y expected to nee the piesiib n:
hiin-eif.
"1 e;n'clcil il was you," he said, as
ho entered. Always the la-t to go.
You are worMug too hard mid mu-i
lake a u -;. At a meeting of the hoard
lo, lay il wa- derided In give yor. a
mon I li - leave ami a gift of .-.'00 in
ca-h. l ell have been faiiliful and
cllieie'it, and Wc wish you lo know
how thoroughly voii aie nppi ei'aled. "
,l d lift remember w Hat I sai l in ie
pl , but I do rcumuih' r that Houiri hiug
like horror eoied upon me at the idea
of my oh ii ba-ene-s. IJiglit llieie in
lenh of Ins bund was the uioiiey I in
tended to He wit!:, and yel ho was
lavi-h in his p ai-o- of my iniegii y.
He remained only n brief time, and
soon after bis departure I went out
side to walk about mid plan aliiilc. I
h.iiln'l aiven up the id .1 of lobliei v
and li'gh!, bin a -lib, -mall voice wa
w h -peril g to me. On I he til si - reel
curlier 1 eurou n'e I a trump. I w as
v i v much p -it'll '-ed, but I shall a!
w m s reineiiiber wba: he -unl. When
he a-hr I for alms I -uppo-e I .-t iled
al him, for be n ld.-d:
.. I'm a-h lined of invself.
no own fault thai I'm down here. I
let ti-mplauon gel tho bell- r of me."
j That was another pink of ivn-
science, but he iic.iially hint me when
! be said :
j 'I hanky, old linn. May yon never
know what ii is to ie e the re-; ect el
lb" world."
Within twelve hour- it would b
kiioiu that I w a- a 'i cmlies" h'r and an
ab-i oml'-r! Not only l ! i it, b it I wa
' robbing widows and orphan- and
j bclp'ess old men! Il seemed to me
tliat I could already heir tin- new --bo v-
i
j crying out the headline- of tin- allele
, teiling of my sh iiiu and di-!i"iior. 1
j stood looking af t tie: ir.unp as he
j walked away, w In n a hand v. i- laid
I on my arm and I liirned to confront
I the h a ling merchant of the tow n. I
1 knew him well and favorably, al
i thorn: !i he had never been a patron f
our instimtioii.
; I.mk heie,'' he fftid, OS be walked
I along arm in a: in, "I've always dune
j bu-iue-- w ilh iii'Msiiii bei au-e I found
1 everything till rinh:, but I'm going to
! In gin with you t' inoi row. fileaon
1 is go.nl a gold hi lli-l'i f , but I doll'1.
fair y his lo -w ea-hicr. lie is a high
1 loih I . I hear, and ioo.no ilav he may
turn up mi ing w ith ail the b M.lie be
lean cany. No fear of that in your
! case."
And I had l"7,o'J(' aH packn!. ami
was only waiting for train mno lo ln -!
eome (he ineaae-t a i l mo-t con-
templihle t "',b :r c er braid of in the
stale :
" I. very bi dy is speaking in your
pi ai-e," he continue I. ".m l y".i ib'
scivenll that is gak!. .ht-l keep ti
h'Vel head and you'll ti.nl the road to
h jner and wealth. "
Who'll he left me I had to lean
against a dead wa'i f -r -uppoi I. i ir'
sound of his footsteps wa sli 1 in m'
cais w lien I Mtdd'Oile felt that I wa
save.l. There had been a teitiuie
s niggle of coii-ei'. iiee. but right h id
ti iuuiplii'i' nl last. I wa- pulling my
self together to return lo the bank
when a woman nceo-lrd me by name
ami said :
'Mow lucky I happened to see you 1
I was on my way down lo I'-ia'-k's to
ee if you wouldn't take charge ot
this l ackagij till to-morr iw.
money I got i illy two hour- ago
(i-J Hllll. '
"Come in ii-re mid I'll give you a
receipt.-'
'Never mind that we ali know you
and trust you."'
Her prilling words gave me a shiver.
How lin e lley knew mel A hun
dred ro Is aw ay wa- evidence to mai.e
mo an obj 'ct of contempt in the eye
of every man, woman, and in the
eoiiimiiuitv! I had one morn di d to
undergo. Almost at the door of the
bank I met two bii-ine-s men of high
stat. ding w ho were holding an ani
mated conversation.
"lleMd the nervs?" a-ked one a- I
came uji.
"What is il
"You leineiiiber liie (Ink in mv
brother's olliee in I'nihi b-lphia who
-kipped oin two years ago with
n in;- Wcli, he'.- been ovei h.iulrd. lb'
Went to Peru, no doubt expecting to
have grand time-. li seem- lli.il
ever) body soon knew be wasaihief,
and he was an e.biect of general con
tempt. He wanderel about, alivav- a
marked man, and at last wa- .-o over
come with shame and degradation
that lie a-ked to be aric-led and sent
back, lie w a- despi-ed, in-uited, and
p lllliiri ed, and did not h.ive one
hour's -olid eoiufei i i ,t; of hi-st ii
iiitid-. lie will go to pii-on for leu
or lifkvit ye. ii-, and he might as well
die then. say, i-n't a i in ions thing
that men will so destroy thein-elvi'ii '
"Take your own ca-e," added the
other a- he placed a hau l on my
shoulder. "Von aiv young, Inti re--preted,
(l'tsed ami honoii'd, and oil
Hie mii o road to wealth. You might
crib lm,nini from the bank and get
awa, but would that e iinpciisaie
you, for the saeritice? No! I'.ven a
iiinliiili wouldn't. I tell you, the man
w ho has got to outlaw Inn,., .If lo ru
j iy his plunder mu-i see days when
he would aim o-i n'w 13 his li fe lo be set
back in the position ho once held."
I pa-sed into the bank and carefully
locked l he door behind tin'. Mr knees
were so w eak thai I h id to rest for a
good I wenly minute -. Ilvcu my hair
w as sopping wet. with perspiration
When I felt stiviig enoug h I car. led
the s:iiehel to tho viiuil, opened the
doors and replaced tli" money, mid il
was mil until the iron doom were
locked again that I fe t sure 1 had
w on.
There would be no watchman that
night. I had planned il so. I took
oft' my coal, kicked oil mv shoes, and
made myself comforinhio in an arm
chair. I did not feel sleepy, hut w hen
ilia door porter cam" at 7 in the morn
ing to lelieve the watchman I wa
souiid ti-ieep. it got to the ears of
the olli. eis that I had sacrilin'd I ,y
nihl because of iho dentil of dm
v-.in hmaii's wife, Mil 11.' I're-idcnt
feelingly -aid :
"'! ess the dear bi ! lie's a man
otil of a miiiiou !''
Am I -lib ca-l.-ier; ''.',11, m-vr;
iii 1 1 1 a! out thai. I am sti.l ii-j-mded
a an 1 1 1 1 1 st man, a id I t - ; 1 5 . t il you
oii.il make any of my i o-lt i ft inid-b-.-lieve
thai I bad i v- i h. en ii iui ti d
tor an in-taut. - New un.
TIlCJ t'lib ll llml I'. Veil! Vicrille -.
ny phy.-ieiaii witii the ; -1 smat
p'ring of micro-e .pi.- Um v, . go wii!
t. 11 you that hiindr. d-. t! 'ii-.itids or
even in i liii'ii s ofdra.l.y m robe enter
the hitman body every day by way of
the n spii ati ry organ- an.l iheciopha-gu-.
"Ibu why," you a-k, ".lie these
d- adiy n.i.Lei i ouiparatively inn- n-ou-?'
r.'iaii-e they are aitgiil. killed
and i!c ourcd by mia-ito guardians
placed at every value ab " point
throughout the .-y-lcin. In one sen-"
Of the Woid tie -i walclittl! gtllldi ills
me simply bi o, I i ell-, but tlx' are
called pliag i ytrs and .-rem to l.r I'll
ilowed witii n'i I'M raordiiiin y .imeiril
of reason. To. v hive independent
power of la-'t.i.u and not I'l.ly wander
in-ido ine v. in-, but often m ike tie ii'
w ay oiit-lib i ii.' ti. -lies a. id parser,
ileiiour si ii. 1 1 1 any bacilli, w le ther
or-moil-or .'l:;eiii e witii which
they c line in loutae', ."- long ii1
tilt -i' phagocytes leinaill on guild ill'!
tiody is -ife i'. niu an au.uk: but'
s!t"ii il they relax their vigil. .nr.'. mil
ioits of invading paia-itcs woi.ld p..-s
into the liie, nl and des'ivy life, i-iilc-r
by iiiiiu -iMii- Hi", li inic.ii le-tousor ll:.
p .'.'-otls w iiii I; they neetfie. The di--covi
iy of iir' u-r. if tie.' phagocyte-,
which only tl b i. k to .'.iiiuary,
I V.' 1, is on- of the mo-t ni'ii'v ciloii.
l i-vcia! io:;- of modem nieiiee.
Oetfo'U Pier l'
Nciitl.t Memleil.
Among the buslijiinen employed by
u largt? .Market iireet clothing linn
there is one who is a wonder in the
repairing branch of the business. An
example of In skill widi iho needle
was furiil-ii.'il recentiy which aston
ished even tbo-e fauii.i ir with his
work. A gen-ieu; in ram-' into tho
place wi'h a di'i -- cai. alnm-l new in
appearance, but whi' li the moth- hail
gotten into ami gutt.'l a hole as hugo
iis a silver iiiarter in t i-' bark. Since
there was not another .oat in the piaee
which would lit iho owner, and In '
wa- exlremeiy anxious lo h i ve it by
cvetiing, it '.is -cut to i he w n kro itiis
and a eotisiiliation held. The work- i
man in tite-iiou as-eric! that he i-jtild
mend tli : place in a u u- t i .b fy de
ihciion, and he wa. I old t i go .thead.
lir-l cutting a pi .fe of "tti t" ti' the
iiole be w cut to a hhn l.-h.i.ied voting
woman, anil by hei p.-t :;ii -:o pulled
several hair- from l'.-r '. a. I. With
the-e he s il. h", I he e Ige- of the
p. iich, and when Hi. w , 1. was done
not a -aie-inaii in the e:.ibii-nii!"iit
could detect th t meiid. l a- :i-ittin r
wa-so much pha-cd in. ii la- -eiii the
woi kiuau a n- at p; -"ii' ' Phil-i-ilclphia
lift oril.
Take- .liini'in"'. Place,
Poor .linn'io. w lio-c ih p ii mi c f i om
the '' loliigi.-.i! ( . ii b'it . in- Am -lit a,
where he mot so ini.iim 'y a d- aiii nnil
w a. at one l ime a ipii-iiou oi ab.il
ing iiilerest. dii". I'a-h.i. lb" ele
phant brought over by tin- Prince of
Wale, wa-al on -1.111' a dwarf com
pared with the declined f.iviiie. lb.
ha- grown ml grown, !,. e ever,
until the prest ir mom, m nieasui e
i'lily three in lies In height ic- thim
.lutiibo, ,11 inappifi i ih.i dilb'i en ".
livery day t he 1 n :.(-s i . br.-i-t mav
lie seen in the II gcir Park 1 t t -.
waikitg with stitcly tic id romid llie
ground-, carry ti: a full cumpleim ir cn
his back of hill'- boys an I girl, and
grown-up people. Alie, .Iambi's
partner in captiviiy, died about live
years ago". In tin -am - hon-r where
.Inn : I'.isba h is hi- habitation i-ibe
favorite rhiti "'etos, ho b is 1. f,u
twenty-eight years in the 10. This
is the longest lime an amiiiii! of this
kind ha- lived in c iptivity, at ali
evciils in Loudon. Tnere was one
formerly in K 'eent's P.,rk for t w nil
three years, -j I. union New s.
i iimrl'.t a II. ibl lingle at Sea.
A nil 11 i' which ai lived in New
Yci k the other day, had on board a
great bald eagi.', which alighted in
the vcf-el - rigging moru than one
bunded mi s ai -ec, after a westerly
storm. l i.e binl meanures nine feet
from tip to tip, and iis talon ate fully
si inches in ieugth. Tmuigh it wa
completely exhausted when it settled
on llie t-hip, it made a savage tight
with the saiiois who undertook to
rapture it, striking one of tticiu
ticmciidms blow with it- w ing-, nuii
bising him through his heavy cloth
ing iiint flesh to iho bone. The bird
will lie carried to k-'wcilon ami (nil
iiio a nni-eum. II Ston Transcript.,
( iiii.imu:v ( 01.01 :.
1:11 to v t ro M i n 1 r.r r.
1 ! i'; ! I: il- an ai 'iv and hi ':.t'.
It. : ." t" I" i iarl c.i. !i nirli-.
1 :.:': M. : 1 a: '! 1'. an, I lo i p dry ft '
I'.iini' -ti t't 11 iiacr In aitlifal tier n ai.
I it -'"-ilt an I 1 ti....... th, -imi-ici I' ."I
i r.-.p I. in' is .ia :.'-,' . ati'l lent ptnif aiel K""'l.
I e'.n.n ht--I; -i' l in 1 1 r !'i w "rii loo light -
II it- sli.'ii'.l alwa-.s :e iiiry iin-l lii'lit.
1 1 j " 1 it o'it'l ! r hi pv an I In all li aii'l 1: iy,
1 ;-t -t 1) m tin- -im-iiim tlie livi-'otig la.
p j -:r i.. tr' ai r -eal y.nir n tup: I -m i '.
t.i V' .In-- aialv 'i: Ir rue If !ivy
"la i Ii iv - dit ! fr.Hii l::t I. of 1 1 1 r 1 ;cr.
N" 1 ai ! ''.oi ki 1 p wi ll i ittruit i o!'l.uit i :rr.
'M fi.s an 1 u-.i-ti -li.'iiM niu-t Ii Kept
I'l'i) t tl:tai P. st in a lioii.c well swept.
V:'i''k I a-M l-roi.-s t.i li'.v- Had eiri-
ll." I lit-- '.., I rhl 1 yt s. -in.t 1 hue ill- "!'''
' t": td. w a'r: j 1 1 ink i tr.ir
I ' !' ! titan ...tli. erf. j. I s-snre
1 a!', in to tj'Vrl.t lt:l.-!al,i ' .
' r. -a 1 .or tr..; !'. - l!i- often tliaUn
y.':t''.: . i r;. d o .. i,. : j , , a- you ;in .
x -i . i-t i.rik. s t!,.- .r..:ig i tn iii or inne
" It taa'iil ...in r:i'i. ! "! w-nli
! ' n
11 It . ;,r, - p.,- i , ; ,11 va '!.
", VI l'i I r: s, in nicfi.-an li :f i.'.r.
V I 1 nnv rton r.
! mire saw a very funny i.iiuh.'it be
lur. a a baby .i.ligator antl a liny
-nake, 1; iiie a nuinl;ei' of both were
in a g!a-s tank, provided With a small
"'U
....I
.'!.- and growing plants. You
wen d have ihougM it a perfect iiins
try for the I .li.iirs 10 grow and to be
happy in.
Ibu while ihi thought was pissing
1 In oiigh my mind 1 saw an alligator
111 ,ke a sudden snap :isa little snake
w as pa-sing ovc" him. and in a mo
ment the DKir btllc thing found lii-ii'.-l'l
lie:. I light between the needle
ike le, ih of the rlligiitor.
W' iggle and tw i-: a-be might, he
.011M not get away. In vain ho tried
to 1 hokc bis enemy by closely ciieir
liiig hi- in cU ; the alligator held hi
head p-rfeetly tigid, and lina.liy shut
hi. cu'i with an air of sclf-a'i-fae-lion,
a- if il wcie a most ordinary
tiling for him lo have a -na ,e lying
double how knot abound hismck.
Afier a long time, either because he
forgot his p: i.o ami yielded to a do.
sin- lo yaw n, or b-catise ho thought
the pii'-iiinplioii of tiiesnako in c, awl
ing ovt r him had b en siilliri-iitly pun.
isiii d, the baby ai.igator opened his
jaws, and away went the .nake.
"ceiuiiigly none the worse for hi
A-oinid. I Ailanli! doiirnal.
vx IVi -INi, III.
l Wa- llie Mil il.c-l w.'i' li hiii k I had
ever seen, no: ii.iirh bug.-r than a
urge l it. b- he.i.i .-nnl shoulders were
- 1 I .rge in prop u 1 ion to the body us to
give it a ioiiio v look. It could not
waik about yet, ami ha l never befort.
bet 1: lib n" gr.-iind. I very moment
ortwoii woiii'l whi-il" cheerily, in.
th. old 1 i s w hen mfe in iis din
and the la: 1:1 d ig is li. .-cely haying
outside. Wc tut i. tie! yonug-ter home,
niid my ii'Me ho,- was dclighled over
t he H o.pe.'i ol having a tame wood-
1 '1 nek.
We i.ipiiicl lie 111 al:. and llie
young f.niiilv ua- ..g un tniilcd. How
thc-e pool, h.ilt-l ami-bed eieature
did lay In d of the spoon when they
jot a las! of the milk! One eiuiid
not help itiiighiug. 'I heir little shining
black paw. were so handy and so
siiioolh, ll.ey seemed a- if ciirlosed in
kidglivie. They ibiovi! well upon
mid., ae lh'':i upon milk ami clover
ibit al'or ihe mucin of the thing had
worn oil', the boy found he linden,
cumbered liiin-eit with .-ei bun dntie
in a--inning llie pi'shiun of fostei
mothcr to thi- 1 nge fauiiiy; .-o he
give Ihein all awav hut one, ihe lir-l
one 1 iipiii.cd. wlii- l. had oiu-lripped
ail ihe oilier- iii growth. This soon
lu'iaiiic a i iy ainii-ing pel, bill it al-a-
piole-liil when handled, and
aiwai- objected to co'itinement.
I -hoiil l iiii iitioii that the eat had a
I.Uii n alioiii the age of the chuck, ami
she h.ot mole 1111,!. than llie kiiteu
could di-po-c of; the chiii k, when we
Iii -1 gol him, was often placed in the
iie-l wiih the kiltrn, and w as regarded
by thecal a-Icndcrlv as her own, and
a lowed lo i.iti -e freely, I bu- a
n icml-biii -prang up between the kit
n 11 and 'he w ooilchiick, w hich lasted
:is long a- the latter lived. They Would
play iogei her preri-e ly Iiko two kittens ;
1 .inch and I limbic about and roll upon
tiiegias. in ,1 very amusing manner.
I'.iial y tho wotidchu'-k took tip hi
abode under ihe floor of the kitchen,
and gradually relapsed into 11 half-wild
stale. lie would prrinil no familiar
ily from nnv one save ihe kitten, but
each ilav tlii-v would have a turn or
two at their old gum s of rougli-and-tumble.
The chuck was now over
half grown, mid procured his own liv
ing. One d iy the dog, W ho had a I
along looked upon him wiih a jealous
eve, encountered him too far from
rover, and his career end '.I I hf 11 and
there. New Yoik Adverii-er.
1 A 0YR mix. '
It-li i 1 . to hi' S!e,i'!iri! .'ii S'-t to
Pn-vcnt Si-d'siclvb''
Im'.ofrcjiits Apparat us f 'c? 1
hy a Torpedo forlH, 1 .
Tie l o.l.ng of ships ill hi a y 1 1 .
now thai sail- have l-'-fil !.-ig" c '1
p'.n : d bi -! ,-nn. 1. 1- Ivi-i'iiii- a - ! '
ol illi li a-. tig il,., ole loit ai.il 'i.i -.gel,
says ihe I .otid' 11 Tnio--. ' i li I 'h
-peed-wen the l.ngisl -h'.ps m.'V t" l
h'.iiviiv, an angle ol rod of b ..th
way having ban 1:11 ;,-ui . I .-a l.r.-.'
I ' : 1 1 ! t i 0 -te.illiei -. M: . 1.1' I I: ' I i 1 ' .
!l,e lli'ii-I.M iw 11 t'-l pi :o i n . It r. ii i
,! vised an ippiit a: its l a - v .'. I .:
bi'S at oe.i. and has i a ; ' v ..!,
p 'ted an imeir. ting -i : - of x, i
uie.'-.t- w ah il. Th-' 1 1 - i.t- - :u I"
ao'.v c..!!v lusiv iy tlia' th- i- : i ; "l
hip- may be laigeiy to in ed w to ..
ii i.ibio CM peiiditui c t-n lit t'l hi !.
i a: go space.
The i im ijile by wi.nl: '.in- -ompil-iied
is .1.:''. t J ,i slutting I. hi
moved by byibatlli. ponrr and i ii
li olled by Ihe c-eiHal ion of -in I I an I
long prrii d pendulum-, which .in-'ier
. i the motion t.i ihe w -vi - a'nl -m--"
liie weight 10 aniloip : and it a t i -let
their tendency to 10.'. tl - - ,
I lie I umla'iienlii! it ini: i iii''1' ; - ' I :
i i appaiatti- are tint it in 1-1 b . no
I ! of auiiclpaiiug and b.i..i.o ifg 'be
i " 1 1 i i.g i till ' of a wave w t ; . 1 1 1 :.ny
"i--:i)iii : ics of .-ii'-'i ileraiigt in in th ''.
ii w ill increas:' ia-t.- i i of iliin.ii,.'.
theioil. To clii-e, this l -. Ti
.-ii'ft use-, as aire nly -tatc l. a
lioliing nil I ii It :l i Ml of a long .:::!
holt period j'Ciidititiui. lie . "t :
pelidll'um follow- ae til'i'.' y.an l wi.h
piacih aliy no loss of inti''. ih" 'i.o go
iti the '.(jipar'-ni dirci'iioii i f gr.vi v
: ilue to any alteration of the wave
slope. Tne iong peii iulinii op, o e
th" short pendulum lln.iii.h !.." -in ill
-iigie, during whit Ii it w ;i ' I a r -w
i-c balance I he -! a iii Iv "I to. 'io.
T! e Uit'li ia of I In.' -o )' -ida
W i lk liie ya'Ve- of il In d: .1,1. :e l .!;
.1. i- tin ougii an itigi'iiioii ly at t.m.c.i
s 'lie. of pnwet till c.C' to in g-e't .
A heavy ba ia-t w. igli I- ibu- -vvuit -.
loll nl iiii'il il- luoveliient i- -::tli .e.:t
. lo balance llie roiling m . ''. 1 1 1 in !
the wave. 1 lie vcs-el on w ho b . '.
meiils w i h thi- gear weicniad' i - i in
ileum yacht 'ccne. of .'.''' t m- d.--plaremeii'.
Pun. iriforiun .te'.v I",
the ill:po..e ill h.i'id. -tie p,i-.,'--i-lli
i it - II il 1 1 large -tiiciby. -' to.'
with a weight of eight ton-, i r :
pi i'ceul. of her ili-j ho i m n, -I r
. oun! only be iiiehu. d iuo ti. ,, -each
- ay fi'"iii the vn i e. i : ii
ino-l ;.' our huge Itm-t's a iu:: ii -ma I
CI' plopoi't'.OII of ibe.l total !:-; ' -
meiit wotih! ''.- i-ctuii i .1. Tiie I ni--t
:nig:e of ''oit i- I'todii e l
w hen the w . r , i i e-poiiii-.
w i t li the mii in a! p-u "I
rolling of the ship, a'n! i i : : i in
shawoil that Willi a heavy and ,ai
l-igle of roll W in-Il llie j I i ' w a -
out ot gear ot Is d-.-gio, - , .. 'i n n
the appiii-ali'Ui of the g a. n o : : -dm
ed the angle to uiu-' .legi t'-. T ,
i a Miikiiie re-n't when in i:ll:ie- -
Ol' liie V iCill i- !.lk''ll into ac ,- i ll.
ciicle was tin unl to iita.o' -in-e t .a
ihe iiiijirovcuirnt was inn inn ,o .',
change of t oilie, and tie' .'iii'oin.i :
reroid- -h iw that t:,e 1 1 ,i -.;.:: m ol
roll w is ii.aiiitaineil lliio. jo u'.
Wiien ii is it ii'etnbi'i ,.l t :, w . h
less --ill' ship- t ae turning uu-in - .i i -
ipiiied hi pievent ro.iiug i ' li r
the lilil'1 available f-o ui'-vio; -ii -i'i.
I .i-l i- greater, th:- tv.'.t.t is iiie n. ue
reinai kable, and -e.-iu- lo sum ,,
we are wi bin me i nra'.ic ili-t ia ,
curing one of the ino-l 1 ft i 1 1 f i : .,, . ui
paiiimenis of a -e i v age
Vveraire i" of I ba
An inn b"i i' y in ;i va ii 'd v. I, i ii .
put 1 he average 'lil, i ll '. l, a; i.j ,
of I ,e tl -ck- of M .ciiigan oii.v :i.
It is i-1 1 1 lo look t o t In' - ,, : ai
Male- to liud eii"i inoii- slim ilitei ol
she -p and slai lliiig d"g -toll-: it -. i lit
N o- icbu-clt- has ,,'i u r, p u 'ed, and
wiihoul w. ii iuo ,i la-ii li 'ni tl,,, ,,.
giou-, we give thai -i-re Ihe li'-l :e.
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 on dog-. Ma- a.-!, i.r!. ha
hS. nun dogs and .'."' 1 -c p. The
Ceil-U- give. Ill'- tl"g- a v an-' of -in
Cilcll. Tin- rnlled ale. I m , o t oo nl
of Agriculinre g r. the vaiue of
sheep per head under one nin oid,
fc:5. t.'; nil r one ye n "hi, I 1 It
anybody doubt wlieih-r ii.lriiigenre
' Hlld d"g- lack allinnv lin y in e l iloi.bl
no more. ; Aiium ic in laiiini.
Not vi Iml llie wits Intcmb'il fur.
"o on -ee thai i -mai kaltiy lall
young man over there. Mi h" nwii.
. Well, he was originally intended tor
: the church."
J "Indeed! I should have n,;-po.id
I him to have been iulciuh',1 for the
J steeple." llxehange.
II tint VHrr Here.
!. ieu were h. f how pa a. ant lib' untie!
. ,-.w -will 1!:
i a l
lw:'i;:hl i't "i- ciotn3
'iV !.- !.. a ii nni .on! Iti.'lo. my In ut
I. l"C.
M v. :: in rt h' re.
v. ii I'c : fit t I " "i;i, I'..! sht-l a tr.ir.
-o I j-.:.-! I M.I !id tuy g't la luiin-trv
On vo . i. .T.i 'hath Iciili tlisi'l" ra-s-e?
i . , ; . i r Pi. '10 t' f l' i-' Sll'l think of
A .- I ...',! i-..i tietd lev Ik an i" ' l.n r
W ' a i !',, i rn ii"i' IrMU !: 'In am
I :' i .
it -u, w, re In re
M niior.
.'..:', i;.g 1..- it- up.- mi l downs like
.a limbic.! . oi monkey oa ti riiek.
i: ih iir, w hat ha- ihe old man
to n . . ;o ,, .:.! Iiim-i.,!' a-itle fiom l)i
'im! "ol, s'l kv." - ll I ihe hievil (
t. e :,o';;iig wagon. And yen
- - in -.it-!. ' w ;i- ihe lc'!y .
II . . ni l a g'n 1 get mad if oil
N- : : o i i i I .,- if i o.t a-ked her wiih-
O't t I. ! -- ' tig il"! '
i liii.ie (oi r.ipii'.tf-i i you will
:r:i;iy im-' I'c. I me. do you love me?
i ,al. - 'm . I d.U'.'l. bu' A::m. Mur.
i ,ij do.-., .nnl I hate her.
I : n . i - li vou think youi father
,,i'. "i gir i v, do mi) thing for us
w h' is we .;' married.- Angeiim.'
f hoy Im piomi-cd io coiiij ami I iv o
w i 'l l' -.
'd ... ' M... I nt is to be mat ried
in gi eat v ; 'I .:i'-d :y night. Ague
'Alio i- liie 1 1 - - K ina'i.' "I etiu't
i'i-t i" tli h:s name, hut il is the out?
-le' i-n'l goi-'g to ii.-::i ry."
"io. w l.e ii i i' v tt i t i ti uk a man
weigh- 1 1 1 1 -1 .-" " .l-ked .i p.itici.t who
V it- Uioiri going a 'I'l .-rof di'.tat y
t;i :r :it. " .ifii he s;ep- on my
corn-." ti ii - v. oi i- I lie' ib.'cior.
"Ma," s;i . i :i i:r ', - pa t r 1 1 mi's son,
"1 I, 'f'W w hv c.tiioi- r i'l t ir iii-"i ves
wc' ' "Wl.v!-" '-tin- iui.li lliat
, e-u'i : .- ; i..' ' w i .: think i here
::,. i o i,. : iv p" ' p lor him to
I ,:i - I 'i ti i ." o i iiie board- r to
ihe ..lil.o.i l. "l-rilll . i tile of Olli-
i iiii; i.' ii 'W i. Ih.i!-'" -l.e a-ked.
l'.'.-..ii-r o-ii- . "tnnry i- t he union.
Weii i" " ad iii unto, i there is
-ti-eiigih."
Pi u 1 1 . .' i i - 1 ) i vou lei vour beans
t' 1 1 w o ot o i g:i -.' Piis'ilhi (Ml,
' c-. tin c-- t!e arc good looking. I.
-aw i.e. and .I.i. k log-ther last night,
bu'. i- I io, i him i hi niorn ing, I
i! ,1 i , in nd.
M.o In r T iioiiv, w hat do vou
mean I v -tai ing oil! -o late. Iton't.
v i,i do - i i i ,:i I "tinny -That's
i t-i i ke vn. 01 i. ' ' 1 1 v ,i few days
a ;o . ",i -a'.l it p,' a-, d nil lots to sen
tliat I i- 1.' ! nig - 1 m, i' i l" be like,
my ; a.
V vraiigo iim rai !i i' .
M ' T. , Ii. I nil ::: ,"-'': im - were Worn
.! b. f.iu-oa ot I, ad l.-oliv-o-.. Of
ii, - i . ..i of ; la i" m m", - ami
t ricii'l- :,.d ih' I . w in.- biiivk,
atnl bii.i,: ii o;- w c a!-o n voided
I: m ot ll" ia.n. - ottl-ide. -fl.
i,, . . and gray- ol aiuui-t cvere
in. i.iiial .e a i o- w i ;' w o; ti . V rivet
;,an:e- md !; orn .it.-tii- in hat- ami
I,., 'ii 1-. a i I II"! -i -i eg "fa-l" or
stai : 'in: . o.-!iniie.
I'ai, - ai in- I- l "t .piltc i ,'i ri rl,
for did It, i" i: 't -a i tiii.'iigi: the -llb-,1'ietl
'"id ioiv.ii, 1 lie I 'iioi'iikinent
a won, a i w 1; ,-t u h w ..- a -lallling
i. ;-:i.,ti.il i, I "ii-W ll-l !" die-., tlllll,
,il.o. an. !i ui it.. i lo tin on net n--ion-
-m il as ih n v. i,n h made the
, os ail or a t of I tf- w otil turn
i.e. aid U t -i oiiii-li i 'C'i- at noon;'
1 i.o ,1 i n e ol I In' pel -oil ill i jiu -iiotl
wa- a- I .: I Igiil gray nailing
-kiit. b' i" r at iiin I w ith a loud
i .n s.in, op-'ii 1 1 .till throw ii buk be
loud iho -1 1. ii i If ; -; a Impi'-oi bright
i -; -c n i i -im k at lie hark "f her
l.ad, at;.: ii-ieg fiom i;- front a
bun, h of -till biat k nuii!-, -ix itiohel
l.i.li and p'.itilmg -traigl:! towant tlw
- i .
t.lllss I.JC-.
tila.-eyc- cm m w be pint lia-nl fit
!e-s thin-' each, although at (iii
price then! i- not 1 1 1 il i -1 1 choice in the
nailer ol -hade. I he i.heape-t grade
an' iiiaiiul.n lined in O, iiiinii, but in
Soinr pari- of lluglainl lin y are pro
diititl.u verv tiitUiig c.xp-iisi'. Thfl
liighc-'-pi iced gt ad'- arc made in
Puis, whither very sensitive peoplfl
who waul to avoid deleciion of their
loss li, vol n known to navel from
great disiain ei in order lo insure thd
grcate-1 variety to -elect from. There
me hilli'li-cd- of shades, both in the
while and the dark portion-, and lie.
I (Opium i- iiii',e i ay. A cus'lv ghiM
eve wili la-t nearly a life. lime, epee,.
iaby if ii is tin, en good can: of and
: not w "i n dav and night.