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VOL. XVI.
PITTSBOUO', CHATHAM CO., N. C., DECEMBER 21, 18iM.
NO. 17.
A Song To Love.
J.ifu lias, f"r all its wintry ways,
Its hpaiitifiil, sweet ycslenlavs:
ItS Illl'llin.il'S lit tin) dais of lilll
Itninliowi'd in red ii li' I regal gnld;
I.ifo hits fur all its wintry way.
Its beautiful, sweet yesterdays!
J.iJn has ii place w here nidi,
(y niuiiiitaiii. hill ti ml glen.
Slay In y tlintu down a while to rest
Where (iuil makes pillim-H for each breast;
Ami there, liml will, for every jest.
They will Mini rest they will llml re.-l !
- 1". L. Staiitun in Atlmita ('.institution.
DEAD AND HALF DEAD.
JIV W , ,AM Al. 111,1(1 l.KWlH.
1.
One pf those delightful j i 1 1 1 if h
Where, n giant in rears its spreading
J'oliiigc ln r above 1 1n- moss-grow u roof
of II simple WCIltllcr-heslcll, olle-stll'V
cottage; before the thri'sln)!i1 (.f which
pusses tli' m hlmii traveled turnpike-
About till' tliilll-WIIV evidences of 1 Im'
cultivating 1 1 it iil dl' unman. Almiit
the yard manifestations of agricultural
industry. In ih,. lutrvcst-heariiig
Ileitis, proof of tin' vigilance ntiil ti in 1 f
titiu of tlic Inn1 tanner.
Sitting under the tree ii u aged
Woman. Sightless eyes iu the lit'Hil
Hint never turns: voiceless liH that
t'lllllillllllllv HIOVc; lll'llll to llll SOUIld
the fins t hut show their thin, trans
parent oiitlitii' between tidied locliM of
v hilc,
J I may not lie hiiI, ii. j r melancholy,
to descend tin- pathway of life if our
senses remain acute; hut when the
Letter pint of life's inliorn compan
ions liti v.- il ltd us -iilns, the
misery !
lSi'fui'i. this patient woman ho was
ileal', ilninli anil Mill. I, Mil tlif lord of
this simple manor Vi'iinlih' Ahliott.
Hi' was not bowed, nor decrepit, nor
liml iiny of his senses deserted him.
How these t wo lul l kept their bond!
i'or twenty yen is hml Yeiinblt.' Aliliott
lieeii eyes, mid curs a ml voice for his
faithful lliiniiiih. Tine, there uns lit
tle cause for interchange of mind, for
they I iti 1 I. lit one i. mi im i thought -their
daughter. Mother Knew full well
tluit father would iln all 1 l,n t was hc-1
nnil right for the divine l.enuty who
hud been born hemuth the ohl rim,
live, uinl tin- Hi e us tali tnul ample iih
How.
l"p through the clovi ! I'm 1. 1 eaine
this paragon of loveliness. Hy her
hiile a Im in 1 si . 1 1 1 1 - iniiii, one of the camp
ers ill the Ileal by woods a city ehap,
AVcll-Vcrscil.
"Klsie seems very loin I of him,"
ni.l ol.l Vi 'imble to himself. "They
certainly make a haiiilsoiui uple.
thought I heai'il something like ii
kiss when they pulled lit the door
last nielli ; but I c.tii't trust my ears
lor sure. I was probably inistakeli."
Vennlile watched them approach.
Klsie with Ii serious eolllitelialu'e ;
n I e.si'olt iniiiinit. il i. ii I eai liest.
"(i I llftel'lll'.ill, Mr. Abbott.''
'(iooil llft 'lllonn, sir.'' I
'May I see you a luoiuent, please !' j
"Yon may , sir." !
"I Wouhl like to she ilk to Mill'
lil'iwitely." '
"What en i l,e more private than 1
lliis, Mr. 'I'lliiifjiitin'.-" uinl the ohl i
Hi ti n waved his lnin.l sweepinly .
LIsie went into the house, ami In n,l - !
fcoine Mr. 'olliii;;liain threw himself j
liinuiilly upon the m-s. Mr. Ah- j
bott, billelieiiili il, Ki'tth'il bai'k ill his
I'lniir, fohleil his him. Is aeioss his
liiuplu stotiiiieh ninl looked iinpiir
iugy at his tfiiest.
'Mr. Abbott," beeau tin- lover,
'y ou havi' doubtless observed quite, llll
attnelinii'lit KpriiiKin up between your
llsio and myself'."
He paused fur some remark ; for
fanner Abbott was looking fur iiwny
toward the blue hills.
"I am, as you limy be itwnre," he
Continued, "of the old CnlliiiRliiiu
familv id New York. 1 urn I'liejHfied in
business with my father. I am an
only sou. I will inherit his estate,
which is very eoiisiilerable, I luay re
mark. And T have learned to love
your I'.lsie until she is iudispeiisible to
my happiness. Iliielly, nil', I want
your permission to win her for my
wife."
Yoiiiik ('olliiiyliiim raised his eyes to
tlniKC of hirt swei thriil t's I'lltlli'l'. Old
Yi'liuhle was leauiiiK forward in his
chair, his lurtids resting on his knees,
vhilt' he stared into the Mf-htlcss eyes
of his wife, (ireat tears welled up
iut the soft blue orbs of tilt- agitated
old man us he said slowly and huskily :
Would to (iod, sir, her mother.
Could hear y oil speak those words! Oh,
if she could only see your face when
vuil Hiiy you love our I'lsie!"
Roughly he brushed the team away
with the palm of his hard, brown hand,
and continued :
"I h.ue no doubt what you say is
true, Mr. tilliughani. If Elsie wants
von I shall not oppose. Yon may be
a rich mail's son, or you limy b.i as
joor ai c are , but if you are as hmi-
est n i ii it ii as you look, nil-, and you'll
be good to her, uud iiin- tells nit' hIio
loves you, theu bIic's yours, sir, sheV
yours ! Klsie ! Klsie !''
The beautiful creature slowly
emerged from the house and approached
her father. Standing close beside his
chair she placed her arm about his
neck, and, hiving Jut face against his,
she said :
"What is it, papa''
"Mr. Colliiighinu has asked nm to
give you to him, Klsie. Do you want
to be his wife' J)o you love him,
KlsieV"
The superb form Mink beside the
rugged old man, and the sweeping
tresses of gold tumbled into his lap as
she buried iter face and said, softly :
"Yes, papa I love liim. "
The old man raised her face iu his
trembling hands, and turned il so her
eyes rented upon her mother's expres
sionless countenance, le; said, half
audibly :
"Klsie, repent those words looking
at mother. Kepei't them as if she
were looking at you and could hear
w hat you said. '
"Yes, I love him." The words
came lirinlv, and the gaze, was un
wavering. The old man arose, crossed to his
w ife, and laid his hand gently on hers.
Instantly she arose and placed her arm
on his.
"Mr. ('olliughani," said old Yen
able, his voice quivering and his eyes
dim, "she is yours. I'll take mother
in the house and tell her about it."
ir.
ft was a dark, stormy night iu late
winter. Yeniible Abbott and his uf
llieted wife had lived alone for two
years. Those years had mad.! great
changes iu both. The mother accus
tomed to Klsie's touch iu the early
morning, when the devoted daughter
had dressed her for the day, soon de
clined to rise at all. She failed rapid
ly. Was it loneliness. Are the deaf
and dumb and blind ever otherwise
t Im n lonely? She grew pallid; and
whenever thoughtful old Veliable rail
up from the tield to press her hands
and stroke her brow and make her
more easy h-.' alway s found her in
tears. This had il- effect upon the de
Voted husband: and he watclud eager
ly for t he letters from Mrs. Colliug
Iiiiiii. When th 'V arrived he placed
the perfumed paper an I envelope iu
her hands, and she would carry them
to her nostrils and smile and crone
over tfiii and bury them under her
pillow and weep. There she kept nil
her daughter's letters, falling into a
habit of feeling under her pillow every
few minutes. It was her diversion.
This dismal night Veliable sat iu the
ohl-fashioiic I kit. 'lieu reading his
bible by the 1 1-lit id a caudle. This
was his nightlv custom b. 'foie retiring.
Suddenly he felt a strange sense of
suffocation. He caught at hiscollarto
remove the choking. Then he felt
prone by apoplexy aud expired in the
insensibility of the succeeding few
minuter..
I n the adjoining room lay the deaf,
unite and blind partner of his life.
She w as soundly slumbering, aint felt
no jar of Yenable's falling body.
Morning daw lied.
A supelli equipage, occupied by n
hnii'lsoiue nm ii, a lovely women and a
sweet faced infant, drew up in front of
the low cottage, under the great, sigh
ing elm.
The man sprang out and assisted his
companion.
"Now. don't say a word, Harry,
dear. Keep just as still as you can.
Let mi' go iu liist. I want to sur
prise dear old pnpu and mamma."
With a merry laugh ldsie tripped
up to the old battered door, listened a
moment at the keyhole, then shaking
her hand cant ioningly to her husband,
w hispered :
'hndi! I guessed! hey are sound
asleep !"
Klsie, holding the binly proudly iu
her arms, opened the door aud en
tered. (iraudpa dead! (1111111111111111111-110111.
Thus it is some lives glide mutely
along the tide of life, in some cases
bereft of every sensibility at a blow,
the useless vessel of clay is abandoned
by the vaulting spirit, and it stiffens
upon the shore of time. In other cases
the dismantling is partial and periodi
cal ; and the helplessness of ihe drift
ing craft increases, until total wreck
becomes a consummation devoutly to
be w ished. - - t hieago ltceord.
Very KPMMied.
Mr. Lovett (an accepted suitor. V
"Here, Willy ; I want to ask you
something on the quiet. When your
sister was at the seashore thisNiiiumer,
did she keep the young men at 11 dis
tance?" Willy. "You bet (die did! Why,
she'd take 'em 'way, 'way down tho
beach, aud keep 'cm therv till meal
time!" Puck.
The I'nlatii bailie
A novel scheme is being perpetrated
on. the public by a number of vegeta
ble dealers in St. Kouis. The scheinu
is unique and a pay ing one, for the city
marketer is no judge of the products
palmed oft' upon him.
Last week marketers wen' rather
surprised to seedisjilayed at the stands
what purported to be new potatoes
s "Ming at ) cents a small measure,
the measure containing not over a
dozen small potatoes. The obliging
attendants at thestauds, upon inquiry!
relieved themselves of the informa
tion that the potatoes came from the
lii'l'iniida Islands. The customer ac
cepted these .statements and purchased
lav ishly of the delicacy.
"Where are your new potatoes!"
asked 11 reporter yesterday of one of
the stand proprietors, whose display
was conspicuous by the absence of the
new potatoe.
"New potatoes!" he ejaculated.
"There are none iu the neirkel at this
time of the year."
"Hut all the other stands have
them."
"Oh, I understand what you menu.
A mini came to me the other day and
wanted to sell me a supply of Hew po
tatoes, I laughed at him. He then
told me that hi' had a process of tak
ing old potatoes and making them ap
pear as new, and the public would
never know the difference, if lid
that he picked out the siu'iller and lcs
salable of the old potatoes and burii d
th. 'in for 11 few days. During this
time the eyes began to sprout and the
covering became fresh-looking, mid
when washed resembled new potatoes.
When he had completed his story I
j told him that I respected my custom
ers aud would hall. lie none of his
good." jSt. Louis Hepiiblic.
A (oral Iti'i f l.'J.iO Miles Long.
Oni; of the murine wonders of the
world is thi' gn at barrier reef of Aus
tralia. This stupeli. bus 111 111 pull of
coral, stretching iu 1111 almost unbro
ken line for 1,'J.VI miles along the
northeastern coast of Australia, pre
sents features of interest which are
not to be equaled iu any other quartet
of the globe. Nowhere is the action
of tile little marine insect, w hi.-li I mi Ids
up with nut iring industry those mighty
monuments w ith which the tropical
seas arc studded, more impressive;
nowhere arc the woiinderful construc
tive forces of nature more apparent.
Hy a simple process of accretion there
has been reared iu thecoiirse of count
less centuries an adamant ine wall
against w hich tin' billows of the I'a
citie, sweeping along iu an uniutir
riipted course of several thousand
miles, dash themselves iu ineffectual
i fury. Kudosed within the range of its
j protecting anus is a calm in
land sea. HII.IMI'I square miles in ex
tent, dotted with a multitude of coral
islets and presenting at every turn ob
jects of interest alike to the unlearned
traveler and the iiian of science Here
may be witnessed the singular process
by which the wavy, gelatinous living
mass hardens into stone, then serves as
a collecting ground for the tlotsniu
aud jetsam of tlie oeeitn. and ulti
mately develops into an island cov
ered u ith 11 luxuriant muss of tropi
cal growth- Here again, may be seen
iu ill'' selelie depths of placid pooln
extraordinary tonus of marine life,
aglow with the most brilliant colors
1 aud producing in their infinite va
riety a bewildering sense of the vat
liess of the life of the ocean.
Dciiiaml tor Hummus.
The shipment of bnmtiuis for the
! past year was estimated at :!2."),Ull(
! tons, and valu d at ",0I l.OUO, The
I industry has steadily grown since the
j tirst shipment in IStlo, until it has be
! come one of our standard fruits. Its
great merit lies in the tact that it can
! be picked in a green state, and alter
l eaching this country can be 111 tilieiully
I ripened as required.
The demand for imported bananas is
entirely contiucd to Americans. To
the natives of the tropics the fruit ex
posed in our markets is 11 disappoint
ment, as it is entirely lacking iu the
flavor and rickness of that fully inu
t u red and ripened before picking.
Tilt! cluiiu made by soiuf, that instead
of losing iu llu vol' the baiiana actually
gains by being gathered when green,
would never be made by any one who
had ever tasted the fruit ripened uatu-rally.-
I New York World.
A House Warming.
"Will you be down town tonight?"
suid one department clerk to another.
"No, I'm going to a house warm
ing." "You don't say so! Whose house
is it?"
"Mine, liefore I started down town
this morning my wife told me she,
thought I'd better eoiue home early
aud see about starting a tiro in the fur
uate." Washington Star.
HILDKKVS OH JIN.
H.ll.l.lK.H HISioVMiY.
My 1 u 1 .it shvs tint; I'm ii' -ul
As svvci't us sweet ''Mil I.".
lint why hp snys a tiling like lie ?
I really I'liiuint see.
1 tifleil "( 111 v thumb, ninl I - ' 1 1 1 -1
He'd iini'l'' a sa.l initiil.i'.
J ill not as sweet as lemon pi''.
-N'T half as e;. .111 1 as i-iike.
1x1 mi:nt in a ciiimis id i.-.ci i a r,.
It was always expected that new
patients would cry for at least half a
day. Lniberli' '-wis a rogue who
seemed to take delight ill prolonging
this period ol initiation. He was an
Italian boy of three, vvitha large head,
big brown hiilf-woudf I'iuu and hull
roguish eyes, ami the crookedest legs,
which made him waddle like 11 duck.
Once it was noticed that even oil the
second aud third days after admission
some children in In i ward would be
cry ing for home as in tiie very begin
ning a thing explained only when the
tricks of this young rascal were dis
covered. He would watch until all
was quiet and the nurse had st' pped
out of the ward for a minute oh sonic
duty, and then would call to the new
comer. "Say, say. doan you wan' to
sec you' inudda'" Whereupon the
tlood-gates would open once more.
I Harper's Young People,
I'VSS it its.
Once when I was a school boy going
home for the holidays 1 had a long
way to go to reach the fur away little
town in which I dwelt. I arrived at
liristo! and got on boti.l thesteimer
with just money enough to pay my
fare ; and that being settled. I thought
iu my innocence I had paid for every
thing I needed in the way of meals. I
had what I wanted as long as we were
iu smooth water; then came the roiit:h
Atlantic, and tic heed of nothing
more. I hud been lying in my berth
four hours wretchedly ill ninl past cur
ing for anything, when there came the
steward and stood beside inc.
"Your bill, sir," said he, holding
out a piece of paper.
"I havt'iio money." I -uid. in my
w rctcheilness.
"Then 1 shall keep your luggage.
What is your name ami address?" I
told him. Instantly he took oil' the
cap he wore, with the gilt hand about
il, and held out his I I : "I i.hoiild
like to shake hands withyoii." he
said.
I gave him my hand ami shook his
as well us I could. Then came the ex
planation -how that some years be
fore, some little kindness had been
shown his mother by mv lather in the
sorrow of her widowhood.
"I never thought the chance would
come for me to repay it." said he
pleasantly; "but I am glad il hi-."
"So am I," said I.
As soon as I got ttshoii I lidil my
father vv hat had hii'ipeneil "Ah,"
said he, "see how a bit ol kilnlhess
liven! Now he has passed il on to
you. Keineinbei', if you met I any
body that needs a friciiil! hand you
must pass it on to them.'
Years hud gone by. I hud glow 11
up. and quite forgotten it all. until
one day I had gone tit the station of
one of our main lines. I was just
going to take my ticket when I saw a
little lad crying - a thorough genth
1111111 he was, trying to keep the the
troublesome tears, as he pleaded with
the booking clerk.
"What is the matter, my lad? ' 1
asked.
"If you please, sir, 1 haven't money
enough to pay 111 v fare. I have all I
want but a lew pence; and I tell the
clerk if he will trust me I will be sure
to pay him."
Instantly it llnshed upon me the
forgotten story of long ago. Here.
I I it-11, was my chance In puss it on. I
gave him the sum needed, and tin a
got into the carriage with him. Then
1 told th.' little fellow the story id
long ago, and of the steward's kind
ness ,0 me. "Now, today," I said,
"I pass it 011 to you, ninl remember,
if you nicet w ith any one wln needs
a kindly hand, you must pass it 011 to
him."
"I will, sir; I will," cried the lad,
as he took i iv hand, and his eyes
Hushed with 1 ariiestness.
"I am sure you will," I answered.
1 reached my destination, aud lell
mv little friend. The last sign 1 had
of him was the li.iiikctvhief lint tiling
from the window of the carriage, as if
to. say : "It is all right, sir; I will pass
it oil." I Home and School Visitor.
(mil hut Seldom.
Mrs. Watts "(ioodness! man.
Aren't you afraid you will ruin your
digestion by eating at such a rapid
rate? You ought to tat more slowly."
Hungry Higgins "I may not tat
slow, ilium, but 1 eat mighty seldom."
luiliauajiolis Journal.
01)!) TH 1 1 rxCI I COIVC l
1711 1I1UJU1 WWl.WF. j
A Sunday Scene in a Hawaiian
; Temple of Worship.
I Worshippers or Both Sexes
Smoking or Sleeping.
Sunday at the great church,
not a chimney in relieve its
barn outline, says 11 Honolulu
correspondent of the Huston Trans
cript. A little girl sili; at ihe
eiitranci smoking a cigar. This en
trance is as llooiless as if nt a circus:
tin' sexton, a Chinaman all joints, is
pulling at the church bell. As vvor-
.i.:. .i... t ... 1 1 .... 1 1..,, . -i u i
I I e, i,ei, in i' .. 10,1.111, . n,. -- .
talk with those who come in. until all
sound ceases and we enter. The phis
lered walls enclose a htrgearea. Here
is a family iu a roomy pew near Hie
door -four children with the mother
and father. As the service progresses
the children must be amused ; a loaf
of bread is produced, and w hilc the
mother nurses the baby she cuts three
slices from the loaf and adds 1 he sc to
the spiritual food which is ottered her
restless young tines from tin- pulpit.
Directly below the preacher two old
women are seated sideway s, confront
ing each other, their arms tirmly clasp
ing the knees. Knelt smokes a pipe!
as they smoke they nod and yawn.
From the congregation hmd snores
are occasionally heard; two lilll"
boys, close by the preacher, skirmish
with II tit 1 H't-I III . One of the boys Is
driven to the wall ; the tilth, r of Un
defeated comes flout the body ol the
church and roughly drives awuy the
boy who has discomfited his child.
Young ineii and women stroll down
1 he aisles, of step over Ihe backs ol
seats to get drinks, sometimes return
ing with a mug or culabtsh of water
for a friend. A horse thrusts his head
j through a window and looks quietly
iilioii the audience. However, in
spite of these events the iiiiini por
I tioii of the large assemblage seems un
; disturbed: the mother with four child
j ren produces a rattle, a dernier resort.
: to quiet the baby. A woman is seized
j with headache, she loosens her hair
and signals a friend, who crosses to
j her in lifeline, bestriding the backs
I of the seats, ami kneads the muscles
j of her held in native fashion ihuni
j in n i . Pausing in his part he is by
the way, the only tenor voice in the
choir), a young man takes from his
pocket a little mirror ami a comb,
carefully arranges his necktie and
j combs his hair, stun. ling iu full view.
j "I k!" cries the preacher, on tip-
i toe, and with vigorous gestures, "look
nt the sea. look at that old hi
are enough raw lish and tan
there
while
you are complaining of fainine! Why
dost'ti t the Lord bring you calabashes
full? Oh. you are too lazy ! 'lio to
the ant,' " etc Turning to me, llu
only stranger present. In- translates
this part of the sermon, the iiitei rup-
tioii being received with equanimity
bv the people. Siiddelilv descending
j he borrows a cap which he holds lo
j ward t ach person iu the audience, not
' excepting his ow u family, for money
or a written piomise to bring it next
Sabbath, and enters into it discussion
j of pros ami coiitras, when his parish
i ioliel's object to giving. The ilelili
I qiicuts blush and stammer with native
I grace ; a few young men who attempt
I to slip away front their obligation are
checked by a brisk, turn ol the minis
ter's spectacles; he forces buck change
upon such as give beyond his approv
al ; the little ones who have brought a
kaiietii are praised and thanked. -a
father guiding his children ihisgood
man lives in their contideucc and
love.
A Customer Secured.
j A young mail iu a dry-goods store
I in Host, ,11 was endeitvoriiig to sell a
customer some goods. He had a
quantity on hand which he much de
sired to dispose of, as they were not
of the freshest style, and the man
secined inclined to take them, say s an
exchange.
When the goods had been examined
aud the bargain was about to be con
cluded, the customer inquired:
"Arc these goods the latest style?''
The young niiiii hesitated. He
wanted to sell the goods, and it ap
peared ev idcitt that if he said they
were the latest style the man would
take them. Hut he could Hot te'.l a
lie, and he replied :
"They are not the latest style of
goods, but they are a very good
sty le."
The man looked at him, examined
some other goods of later stvlcs, and
said :
"I will tale those of the older style,
and some of the new, also. Your hon
esty in stating the facts will fasten un
to this place."
The mail Hot only sold his goods
nud kept a good couscieuce, bnt he
1ntti-l a customer whom h"
,)t ,..,. ht.,-11 ugain if he had
not spoken to liim the exact
There is 110 pel'inum nt gain in
hood mid tleeeiitioii. Kightii
mull
Jlllse-llsll""-s
and truth are a sure foundation.-. -
j Ladies' II. Hue ( o III pa 11 ii ill.
4 mli.utiou Injurious to Hie leetli.
'There is reason to apprehend that
unless some cataclysm occurs to arrest
the progress of civilization, our de
scendants W ill be lis toothless lis I'.ll
roplolehlUS, King of Cy pi lls, described
by 1 he historian I'iuiv as reduced lo
masticate bis food with a solid struc
ture of bone, in lien of teeth. This,
at any rate, i.-, I he inference to be de
duced from the statistics reeeittlv pilb-
,v ,, t1(. JJl ltlsli rai ill!
im nt. demonstrating the alanuiiigly
small number of eases of in any way
sound dentition among the Kuglisli
peopl. . )l I. linn children attending
the L"l,ibm public schools, there
were only 7i" who had sound teeth:
while during a period three months
."it Mi recruits e'e rejected by the medi
cal department ot the a';iiy for purely
dental r. -asioi.'.. Of course, part of
this stilt. ,,l nllilil's is dll.' to the lie
gleet of Ihe digesti ami nt th t-'i tll
tlli'lUS'-lves, ii fuel demolisil'.ile I b,
the statement llml of all th- girls who
entered ibi'll ',tii' s fvie.' flo'll th
London public schools last year, live
sixths hud never t veil Icard of such a
tiling: us ii tooth brush an ass it ion 1 hat
has led the educational authorities to
institute in many of the metropolitan
schools what is known as "toothbrush
drill." Deeav of t eth has alvviiys at
tended tin- iiilvauce ot civilization, and
each barbaric invasion bisb.111 fol
lowed by it recovery ol sound t eth iu
the Old World. ' N. w York Tribmi. .
I.assneil a Wildcat
Anion- the visitors al the ofli il
the Hoard of Supervisor- vest -r lay
was.lnlui Hi ice, a I .Vy car-old boy w ho
is herding cattle a few miles below the ,
eity. Mu-ti-r Hrice's purpos - iu call- j
in- was to claim the bounty oil a w ild- j
eat scalp which he bnnc'lit with him. j
and to show that the se-tlp was genuine '
he also brought along the skin from ,
which tin- scalp was detached.
Da Li-fore yesterday, while riding
across the range, he discovered the cat
lying ash-op iu tin- shade of a ti lb
rode up to it without waking it ninl
struck it it stunning blow on tic head
w it h t he butt ol a heavy whip. Tin
blow served only to i llll 1 1 g 1 1 rat i a light,
and the boy was compelled to give tin
cat a wider berth. He was limn im-,1.
ami so n In-. I on his lariat. He niinle
several throws, which tin cat cvadt I,
the time approaching the hoi-ennui.
, ,
iv than once disposed lo
light. Occasionally the
ejve up tl
eat would seize the lasso ami tear il
Viciollsly. t Instil successful throw
fastened it, an. I the ferocious animal
was dragged to dcat h. ll was a niiig
liilicelit s illicit and weighed lifty
i poiiin
I'liieiiix I A I I. i Ih'pllbliciiu.
Hi'fcll Trees Safe.
The Cliippcwn I ml mils say t hut tic
beech tree is never struck by light
ning, and whenever ii 1 huinlcr-sti .1 in
overtakes tin ni tin y seek shelter under
its branches. Strange to wty, then ap
pi in-s to lie some Inundation for tln-ir
fill lulls belief. tin writer Cltlllot I'
member ever hnvilie seen a beech thai
had been shuttered by a ll
and lumbermen w Im have .pent n o-t
of their 1 i v cs i n the woods agree with
the Indians: but im one .-cents
able to give any reason why this ti,e
should be so lavoied.
The t lees most frequently sliiicl. by
lightning are oaks and t lins, and it is
wiser to remain in tic open and get
thoroughly soaked than to si ck sln itei
under tlo iu when u thumb r st .nn i
raging. New York World.
Author of "tlarjliiii-!. Mj Lin and."
.lames li. Hull, in 11. tin author of
"Maryland. My Mary land,' is mm
eotilnctcil with the office o! tin senate's
seigcaiit-nl al ins. lb i. a weleoint
visitor to the pless galleries ol the
seuatc, and occasionally writesa clever
letter to his home newspaper; but it is
tlillieiill for u stranger in meeting him
to conceive that he was the author of
I that worlil faiuoiis battle song, with
I its lire and spirit. Mr. liamhill re
ceives requests tlolll llll oVlT the I'.llg-
lish speaking world for autograph
copies of his soiu,' .- ;Chicilgo Herald.
Her Ideal.
! Ada - "No: I'liseillu will itcvfi
J marry unless she tids her ideal."
I Ida-- "What sort of man is her
i ideal."
Ada - "A man who will propose."
Puck.
At the beginning; of the century the
Hiblc was accessible to but oiie-tifth of
the population of the world. Now it
may be read by nine-tenths of the peo
ple of the globe, .so rapidly has its
translation been carried, on.
j Neighbor's burden.
My iipiglthnr's ganlen is full of vvPi'iia,
Anil he only lets tlieiu grow ;
when tin. wind is ritflit il will Mow lli-ir
s Is
I HVerilllu llll IK'. I klii.
i I .-r ilavs unit weeks I have wat.'lu'.l tli"in
I here.
inl wishful lie would .'lear lliein mit :
lb- should give his garden better . lire,
uh. w-liiil - an he !' iiliniil !
Why ii'ii.'litiinest ih. .ii (in neighbor s ili;lil.'
Iliilh Hiv gardi'ii pint In) w Is?
And have Ihev nnl reit-lieil it goodly h-iglil.
Whilst Hi, in !-: t-ii e I another s needs?
1 will take all the t'lin' Iho'i liasl to give
I n keep thine own garden elenr :
Work ! or the seeds of its weeds lllliv live
To grow ill eiti-h giirdi'ii near.
W arner W. I'ri"s in J .-m r,-i .
Ill MOHOl S.
I "Hard tack ' To windward.
A man cannot save time by stopping
i
his watch.
Tin-sculptor is a man who can al
jwuys forge a head iu the world.
I Win n the captain of a yacht gets 01
u port tuck he ought to have his shot's
on.
j A Washington wouuiii threw a lamp
I it an organ num. Of course it wo"
' vv icked.
! The shoe-denier is one man who
I makes nothing by having his foot
! wear hall-sold.
II" fears no foe : an power of man
i His nrath ei.iil.l initke liim siimthi'i'
Cut, g Ille-s gril. ji.lls, how If fears
His l,. st girl's lilll. bri.ther.
j When the hands of a clock arc nr
j rested they slop doing lime. M
.putc dill, n ut w hli a man.
l oin 1 rather "What wa the gi-'
of In r lather's remarks mi your pro
Iposal, my son?" Son - "Oil."
' Our idea of a rush, foolhardy ninn
: is one who will dare to read out loud
I in the presence of a school teacher.
Lady "What earthly use is that
.lull?" Cli'i l. "It is going at cost to
day.'' Lady -"( iiv e me . "iU yards."
The lat man who imagines he
.rowing smaller gives himself a weigh
when In- steps mi a Fairbanks' plat-
lol'lll.
A mall named I y st, r ill Iowa has
been arrested for i lllbezzlelliellt. Of
course he i.. in a slew over tic out
come. iili. w hei lii r II v.'d iu .-uris ..r Lungs -
woman's L'lurv i- her hair.
but il .1 w hen llir.mgli the nigln i hion;
I a l..-.i.i.,in chair.
"Wie. there anyone to blame l'oi
Dow iter's limming himself?" Nop
"Clear case of his ow n free vv ill ami
a cord."
The average vouiig man may ktimv
s "ll"'1' s I"' thinks he .1
. bill
he doesii I lisuallv
d raw
llarv o
i coi i'c-ponil.
Judge- 'Haven't I seen you before
'somewhere."' Prisoner "1 should. it
wonder. I have been iu s c ipiccr
1 places iii my t ime. "
Win ii a iiiiiii advertises tlial he
i wants to buy a "safe" horse tor his
w ife to drive. 1c means one that will
ii..) e. ,-l nn re I linn
1 h. children of the Aitutnki Is
liiinli i s al e born w ith the left leg an
! inch shorter than ihe' right. Let
i ih. in in. .vc to Aim rial and have .'
: p.llled.
Soplir.iliia "They say thai
h thai should always strive to get into , oni
1, rbolt ! '" 's better than tun's seP."
I n v our ca -i that would Im
imp
ts-ib
III.'
ppcr .uid 'In' bull.'" mm..
A w hi", wale gulf dolli --ver
I he Inner' always ,,n I In- lieill . ..
I he I . . 1 1 1 1 r hardly ever,
(inn dciih I iwho has just sold fancy
sportsman some cartridges': Moii'll
renumber th' place, siir, when viei
come buck, sin, ler we sells all kind o'
lu sh game. "
Mr. Huggiii "Is M'-s I'osdick ,.till
pi i si. lent ol your Micitty for the sup
pression of slang, M iss Skidds?" M;.s
Skidds "No ; she got too Iri sh I
Wi turned her dnw li."
She "You sec all this talk about
hoop skirts coning back again In
died mil." H "Yes. The women
have compromised by putting th"
hoops in their sleeves."
"Why should a soldier never lose
his lead iu battle?" asked a (ieriiian
ca plain of a private soldier. 'T!c
cuiise if he did he wouldn't have any
lace to put his helmet on."
"Papa says cvei v state has n politi
cal ring, ii ml I guess it's so, becauso
the geography shows it." "In what
way?" "The towns are all repre
sented by dots, but th-' stnte capital i
always a dot with a ring around it."
An elderly parlormaid, moving deftly
and silently us a cat, was disturbed by
the well inteutioiied but blundering
lmiuucr of the new, young serving
mini. "Oh, Dennis! 1 wish you wer
not h green!" With significant look
he replied : "'Tis better to be gtcen
tlmu withered."