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VOL. XVI.
PITTSUOUO', CHATHAM CO., N. 0., JANUARY 18, 181)1.
tttettom
. ..... . V.
NO. 21.
'I l:o Knew i;iir
Through the fro'-t iiir ken and inn,
Through the hill expanse id li-'ivf).
Earthward (-hinted, blown and driven,
Winging fast j
Falling fleece-like, fr.ldini; ever
Face of liaiiili't, Held ami river.
Wrapping ! 'aid.'- llml shiver,
l'rnin t'.ie l.l.a-l.
Come (I,m snow-.'hes iM'iywIi'T",
Chililr.n of the i'.v uir.
From nir-envr, that south winds . linn,
Frozen i liatiil iTs i.f tin- mm.
Where ghesf lriv?is chill mi l run,
Kling mid I Imv :
In Ihc phantom morning light,
In th" mill. lav still mi l w hit",
In the silent l"Jtt ..f nigh'.
W lingl-U';
Sinking. v)iulilni nrr down,
Irive Hi" miow --'ves through Hi" t'nvn.
When; tli" luc'tird I'litplcs n 1 1 i
On the edge i.( (.inn-' !"tio land,
Moaning in n ilc-- l .- s banl.
Mossed ii ii I grey :
Where Hie hwxIIcii river's li-i':i-:
lltt in ice- its I'hi' k iitir -t,
Hurrying in mil-.i-n-i I mi"-1.
Night and day ;
f Mill' l lnv v ;. 111,'UillillU i. "JI
Wo ai ami .ticain in ni.PI"l s,...,,
Fve.'. i-i'T iolding -I nvii.
1.: r ilrenm, wood. 1 - t mid I iwii,
N'.:c l.'ii.'es, Ircc-hol.'.- lirmvli,
Urn 11. In'- I'M iv ;
'i liroiigh tin' (t'uMt-iiir k.-n an. I riven,
Ti'iough Iht'i'liill cxpiiu-i' f liniM'ii,
Kiirtliwnrd slanted. Mown .and .hive,
Kvitj where,
Miititlinir, muflluig ; rt Ii w.
to in' tin' w hiti' ilvi'i.if lii.' .i"v.
iV. V. C.oilliu.i., in l t 1 1 1 1 " t nt ) 1111 i in .
A HOMELY OCCUPATION.
I-Y.i- ii.. Ilni-.;! (tli. Kiidg. t, I wish
I kmw nf imy way by which I cnld
enrii livf ilnlli'i-' ."
Our w"in' ' mi mid- : gr. mud
kitchen, u il h a gh .nh.y inline f wiish
luls ii mi.' ..ii!:- mill a MMiitily-t'iii n-isln-il
ili'1'rtii-r nil tin- other. Ami Mh.
nic Akerly, a ..-il l i.f I r, .'-nt perched
on tin' nloirsnd I ill..., swinging her
pretty Mil- I'. t I., end In., while n
Kt i Ml t. Iii.liw; , illi ii hu.ket .in
her Hi In, slnnl n.i.i . i t . .
"Villi," echoed lindgct AIhI'Mi. y.
"lint suit tlmt's ii .hil'i reel thing nl
lop tlii'l'."
"We ! ii 'i'l money i.'i hndiy," said
Minnie soberly. " Aii'l now Unit iiin
in ill, mill lias l,.-t Ins ,,i,v, Iinvr
fn llttlt. AI'iiiiiiui iiii'iiili il j.i.int lace
for Miuiami' ( 'In rii' last week, mnl ;iit
B little. Ami Sum ii.ii iiise. fur i
(iliu'e ii. s iivertu .-s. Imt iin une iin -Mvrl'cil
the in I ell is. Mient. "
"The pity of it!" Mvh" I .y nip:i
Ibiiiur Hriiltfi t, aIi.ii the likes nl
me ROtis inoi".' limn ' lie ran ilu. Fur
lliere's n fjeiitK in nn i-eiit n .luzeti -liirts
last tiijiht to Ii tlini, up, mi'l it't me
IPtf have to M ini Yin li.iek."
''Hn III lll'll llo Mill ll;le ll'i i'" V '
Minnie eii;;el l;. Hskeil.
"A hhill in;;, mil..-. "
"'I'lmt Wu'ilil lie te!v.i sliiilills 1
rrollnr m u. I n halt," saiii Minnie ineli
Intiv ly. ''Iiiiil'.-. t. will. I you ii f in.'
tin thrill?'"
"Y.ei. M;s ln,iii. "'
"li..." i ,..iv"l ;h nil!. "I km.-., i
Colli. 1. I illil pupa'.. 1. 1 .1 week. Mini i
never knew liny were nut imiie.i .y n
reK1''1"' I'luinlri ss. "
'Well, I .1. -i.ii i'. " :ai.l In. i,,..,
B. iilyet, nililii.:;: Ii r n-. "n, v.hi
Jtiilue Akrrly's In ii;; lii i r. '
"Won't ymi Ii I me, I'.ri.lel .-"
Minnie IimiI jiiiipe: . :V iiir wiisli-tiilw
kil l come rinse i ih ;;i.i.i natnif.l
Irishwoman.
"Sure yoii',1 lie kiinlly welcome.
Miw," aceeplril I'.i i.l-, I. "Only
inl nwny ran Miii'iie in .rent ulee, in
liinke nil n.'Ci i-Miry preparations fur
Hie idtel iiiinu'r. iori,.
"I won't tell Siir.i." i. he lln nelii,
"nor liliin.'ina, lnv:iiise liu v'il l.e sine
to cry mnl make :. inss over it. I'll
JllM steal iiiiellv awiiy niter I have
made papn'h luneli. Only if Mr. lius
t.'l shonlil call'' nn. tiie l,..; I'm,'" tell
for a seemi'l "'.ill peliians he ttini'l.
Anyway, this is one of iiir iipporiiini
liehlolielpinys. il llml I hiivc i-ilirii
fur so I..IIH, It II ' I it willonlv lie tlirnw
Inp luck nwny In ii. t;le.t ii."
Atnl so Minnie Akcily utole nvuiy ,ii
B o'elnck iniicli to (lie ilispl.'iisure of
tier filler Mstr" Smih.
"My ilenr," t;aiil eoiicilialmy Ml...
Aki" ly, ''yini must i- iiieiulier lli.il
she ii very youii.u. 'i'l nooil-i mi.t'c
rtliMitinu than v, e do."
"iielaxution !'" Ji iln y enliM only
have swell Stiunic at 1 lh.it iMoiiirnl,
tvith HiikIicI cheeks mnl .sleeves rolled
lip to the f 'ii r round i.hoithlers, woriv
linr ns if her life ilrpriideil on it, tin y
C. ijlii !nve t iken a dillereiit vio.v of
Dinlteis Hint thiny,H in "cncr:;!.
And the next o.ty she went u.-iiti. In
lvu t'io shirts t-lin h.iil wii'lied mi
Jaihtilv.
"Slurried i" wtid l'ti.v: ue KihmI
lei'n ilivi Iv. ' Vnd v. hv h'l.ii.ldu't I
pet liell tied, H.-lelln? It imt Iivip :il
the li.ippier for unit iiivt lii f'eitune
Willi isoine truly congenial honi?"
"Young ludieh iioviii'l.iyn Hie nil -i
Irivinl," mid Mr. lottsv!' .'iiim ire
pUoiig-UiiuJ.J
"M'.sl vouhl; I i 1 i h, I punt you,"
oliiarved J'.llU'elie. "liiii lint nil,
Hi lenn."
"And you are III" very no to lie
imposed up. hi and Minded," t-nid Miss
leli tn liiisstd, who li.ul never yet h it
oil' rcKH.iI ills' Imt younir lirotlnr i
ii very Mi'inll Imy, who teipiired ad
monishiiin mnl lookiii"; al'ler, in every
respect.
" Now you are juduini; unfairly, Hel
ena. 1'uu iner lia c seen Minnie
Akerly."
"I've heiird of her, thullwh," said
Helena Hiishi I, drv ly. ".She waltzes,
mid nine's, and plays tennis."
"Is any une nf Hi" three a eiipital
crime?" Iiiujhinly ili'inaniled I'.ii'i lie.
''Noti ieiise ! Von kiinw llml wasn't
what I menu. Kill it would lie a uleat
deal more tothe point if she cmiM hew
on iuittoiiH and iron hliirts."
"I'erlmpH sll" call,'" SM'.'ui lied Mr.
lillKScl.
"Is it likelv -" emit 'iiiptui.iis
lort-d Miss M' Ifii i.
; "Suppose we tleelnre H tru-e upon
the hiil.ject," said her l.rother. "It's
ipiile pl iiu tli.it we never sh ill iiree
j nn it ; and in Hi" in.vtii! inie w hat do
I m.ii say P. .'nine ar.iuiid with met"
j see Mr.-. Mnh y V
"Mrs. M'llnliev ? ( Hi, the hllllnlli :.s.
Yi .-. I siipp we oiiLdit tn see lu r
j ill hi t I lie suiniuerV wiishiinr. I.ut is
it iiieesary fur lue In en myself?"
' It H.llllll lie In Iter, I suppose."
And rather iiniiU'iuuh. Mi s Itm- rl
v.-eiil In put an her walking luil.ili-
llielits.
i "This is the tiuiiili.'i', I lielieve," oli-
serv-'d Mr. liiissi l. "Iliilluo! i n v
! little inau" -In it dirly laced urchin,
puddling in (he "iitler- "doen Mr...
i Kriduet Ma. hi. y live lu re?"
M. Ctrl' Maluiiry prirl.rd up his mis
"It's my liuitlirf," he: aid, "an' it's
in tie- h isrini nt vu'i'll lind her."
Mi. Hussl, with Mis- Helena
J -tiiudiii' u'r-l. r. ly liy, tnppi d al the
I do i.i-. ntier, twice, three I lines, In f..l'r
Mis. M,,.r
shi.ulrd ..til :
line
.lltlilltn v.
It'll Ficelle liils.il si, mil still ill
doorway, his eyen ;liied to the scene
that met their jnzc - Minnie Akerly,
in a white apron, irmiiii diligently
away, "it Iin pile of snowy sliiils mi
her left hnnd, and a basket of
sprinkled linen on the rilit. And
Minnie herself colored like' the "red.
red ins " for n minute.
"Why nm I ashamed?" she reso
lutely asked herself. "Am I doill
auytliiii'j wroue ' I won't In .neh n
fool!"
And v. itii this d.iiiehlv ri snliitiuii
! in Ii t mind, slu
tin' pink slinduw
click.
"i in. n afteriii
o hiln'i
ciilmly up.
i still j,dowim,' on her
nil, Mr. liilssrl," she
said eiiliulr.
And F.uneiie stimuli 'iin,t;ly intro
: iliieed his sister, who had i-lood judi
i C nl-ly i veiim the wlude sc lie.
"It's the ertitlriiian cwalitin' In.
' shirts nu" sure they're imt dmi" ycl,"
i el ied lillliulerinj,' I!rid,i;rt.
"liiil I hey will be soon," Haid Min
: ii:r .piietly "I utu mi the Inst mc
j null if !lr. Kussel will sit dov.u mnl
j uni! ! f"W ininutes. "
I "Yon, Aiiss Akerly, ironing my
! shuts? "
"F.vrli .so," Minnie an. we red. "Thi'
truth is, Mr. Ilinsel, we' are pout';
mid nltliouKh ironing shirts is not -..
genteel nil occupitioli as eiviun music
lessons or niukiim wn tlowtu's, I am
linl to eiirii a little uioiiey in uuv way.
1 believe those shirts will r,te sntis
faction," and she smilingly "lanced at
the completed iile.
Miss Meleun ciime Inrward wi h h- r
fjr.'ty eve. fairly luminous with sati.--fiction.
"My dear," : iie said. "I ciiuiilri't
lime done 'em better my sel f.a lid t lull ' .
j s.i ine ood deal. "
And she nodded in an approvui"
! way at her brother,
j Minnie Akerly went home with the
' dollar and a half in her pockrt. the
must triumphant. Mttle npitnlii.t y ui
I ever beheld.
! "I don't think Mr. Kussel was very
j ni'icli shocked, "she s,ii, to hrl self, "for
!. slid he would keep my secret I'mm
papa, mid promise I . ci!l this eve
niiif;." ud tliic; months nm i v nrd Fli
e,eiie Kilssel ,ns man ied to Minnie
A 'kerly I New York Times.
To Save Suite riu:: Miiiikiml.
Willi all Ih" iciiiirt people in the
World, no one has rn brrli smart
rlioiir.il to invent nn apparatus for
keeping cold feel w II III at tllht. There
is a juu of hot wal. ' with n coik thnt
ciiiiuh out ; the tint iimi wrxpied in
t'liuiicl, that conns uiiwound tbtriuK
the liiuht and blister-; the teet, and the
ii'blMM' baj; in whieh tlie water freet s
I l.etui e iiioi nin. Here is a chance for
i. ..,.) mie to make , fortutic, and save
! a ..rent dcid of miiV. I iu lu ii.'inkiud.
I - I Ali'I'U.ci "M.'i'e.
: I'lllit IIS t('liic'llC.
A speciali -t in skin dist uses i,
J authority fur the followinir statement:
"Fimples, eruj.tioiis, nnd similar skin
diseases' of the fneo that lire not here-
ditnry may be cured in a very sliml
time by u dirt of Inxntive foods, varied
nccorilin;; to the seiison. I advise or-
; iiiiiiieiitiii the table nt eii' li meal with
whatever fruit is K.'usonable nnd nllow-
' in"; the individual to be helped as often
as he or she nuiy desire. TImk serving
i the fi iiit ut the end of (he meal, when
the appetite is nppeiiseil to repletion,
I is it ..rent mistake. If J feel like cat-
iiiK an oralije urn handful of dates, I
do so whether the soup hits been
served or not. Win n the desert conn s
tin (he cliaueen ure even thnt I won't
; umit any. Thai 's my pi in not loss;
fur, if I hadn't eaten tliefiuit I should
j have taken a dish of ice cream, which
j littie more than cools the month, nnd
j I would have had no room for the
! w liolesouie orange or apple. Chicken
,' :il id-and patties, cheese, pastry Hlld
I u iiuinlirr of other popular and i ndi
j ii
i ;: i.lilie dishes, should luive their turn
! nt tie- end of the meal. 'The lit " It r
I 1 lie l.e viniiiiijc siieh tliin, ns fresh,
ripe bel l i, s. juicy tropical fruits, as
I piirupi . c iiililinwrr, onions, beets,
nintt.iii, i.i ii juicy beef, spinach, let
; lure, f pia Ii, nnd slewed seed fniits,
i urli as lev., piiiuitis, prunes, nun
craliberrii s, me served the better."
I Home Ijhlecli.
Snllll'llllll) KNe Was hickcil,
A yotni; I'ouehkeepsimi, n few
days since, picked up a friend mi Mar
ket street mnl look him Inune to liineli
withni:t notice to the furuier'a wife.
Sir- culled Iiim one side nlid explained
that tin re were only a dozen raw
i.vsln-- mid wh.ii their friend hnd
rntrii his ipioto of lour hr must imt ho
u4.nl to lake more. All this Hie hus
band promised In ii lie nil" r.
In ii their !:' - bad eiilen his four
ovsleis tlm host asked him to take
solll" inure. Tim w ife luok e. I . I is irssrd
and tie KHe-l declim d. The hilsbniid
iiisi.-tid tint his liieiul should have
more. The wife looked ns if she Welt)
in npuiy, nnd the jiiu'st lirinly refused
to allow the rest of the oysters tn be
brouuht from the kitchen. Later the
w ife said to her hllsbaiul :
"How could you Iirs4c li i in to havti
iiime oysters when I explained to you
that there weren't nny more?"
"I am very Horry," said ihc pen'i
teiit husband, "but J forgot nil about
it."
"M hat do you suppose I was kick
i ii 4 ymi iiinler the table for?" retorted
his ife.
"Kut ymi didn't kick mc;" said the
husbind. - I'uituhkt rp-ic News-I'ress.
The Way or the Woihl.
Wait iny fm (lead men's shucrt is nn
oiii piiiver'onii expression, ami in eou
iirctiou with nriuy nllicers and their
wies still has a remarkable sinili
cuic". I was much amused nt the talk
of an otlicei's wile n few eveiiiu.srt
since. Sliesnid: "I do dislike to take
up an army rejjister nnd scnii the per
sonals to see if anyone outranking the
captiiiu is ill, or to keep an eye upon
the old ollicers and figure out when
they will be retired. Kut I'm not in
bid ns some others. Wny, they p't
life iusiiiMU.'e tables mid study mortu
ary probabilities to see when an ollicrr
may be promoted by reamm of death,
numm; ollicers unlniiikiii him. If
.nine ollicers die us they should accord
ing lo rule, the captain will be a p u-
i nil before he is till years old. Isn't
it it mean business to think about?
Kill we p t paid back, for when my
husband is old, nil the rank and tile
will be iiiiliiloiur in the same kind of
.spei'iilntioti, and wond: riti why old
m'ii-t.iI blank don't tlie " -('inciu-
ii iti Tribune.
lite (unit's Uiifiiity Was Kiiltletl.
A ca-e of trilling nnportaiicc had
well-niuh run the piuntlct of Iepil ml
judication, and finally reached the Su
preme Court of Vermont. The coun
sel for (lie phiiutilV was opcninir with
the usual apoli'Kic for a frivolous
suit, when the subject matter, "to wit,
one turkey of urent value," caiiobt the
ear of .liu'lp' Cluise. "Mr. Clerk," lie
called out, "strike tinit case from the
docket. The Supreme Court of the
rstatc of New Vermont does imt sit
here to determine the ownership nf u
tin key.'' - New Yol k Witness,
She l.mes rii(tarraihs.
Ijiirt n Vietorii1, it is suid, has
jjrtnt fad of collectiliK .1 jiict(rinl rec
ord of all the events of her lite iu the
shape of photograph. An instance of
this taste was shown the other .my
when the (tin rick I'heiilre Company
appcii'cd before her in "Olplonmcy,"
she ordered that nil the members of
the company should be photographed
in character lor hei" collection. I'ica-
V.1II6.
Mlfl.ltREN'S IDU'MV
VEST OKlKi THiNAri.1..
"I wish fulks would'I pat your heal
An. I say, 'liod.l little I ."':'
1 h lifvi1 they (1 J it just t" s"
H'.w iniicli they ran iimi ..
"I wish that when you -n.- nr.. mnl
'J'liey w.jiiltlu't always sny
That 'Little pit .'hers hno'l'ii.' ear.-;'
Ami iimtinii you away.
"I wishllicy wouldn't iy V-.u ncitt
tie .seen, Imt never lienr.1 .
Of all Ih" foolish silly tlunv-.
'Hint is tlio nitiHt alwanl '
"I wish tlieyminiKtinies wu.il In'! n.-k'
far you've pit in - 1 1 ;
And if von'v" learneil ! r :i.l an l wr
A tin. nidi yen wre r f..i.'
"f wish I. ill it s no ns t i ivi-'.i.
When folks il.in't .'iir' n pin
What's piiiiK to rile a t.-llow up
l)r what would tiekl" him."
fi l l I; I'd:!.
A ii nni I hich m ik. s a most
lll'eeable pi t. but i- run Iv tamed on
i nut of its fur value, i (lie North
American beaver. well-known In
dian trader, some veins ajjro, tamed
riovol'al of these hni'il-workillH; felloMs,
t-o that they answered In their mimes
lind followed like a do;;. Ill I'old
wealhrr they . le kept ill III" Slttill;'
room, and were runstant eonipaniuus
of the wiuie n and children. When
the Indians were absriil for any prrnt
filne (he beavi'ls showed reat iineasi
iiess, nnd on I heir return discovered
eipial siens of ph asuie by fondline.
them, craw Iiiik intn their hips, lyiiift
mi their backs like a s.piirrel. nnd be
liaviie; like children in tin: pieseiicc
of pll'ents whole they s' ldoin see. In
their w ild slate b 'a . .'I's feed mi bark
and hit ba;;e elii'lly, but iu their ease
they feed for llm .( part mi rice,
plum puddiiif. pnrtrid'e mnl venison,
mi l they liked all of lliein ext rein-dy.
Metroit Free I'r.-s,.
i it k w w.it of i.m.ti i ii,
A mother l.ib.t'T and her d iilelitiT
lived mi the seithmc, which is a very
proper place for h. listers to ''m-
They walked back and forth mi the
snud mid picked up a uoud liv ne;
around the water. Whenever tie- day
was pleasnul thev enjoyed tlieniselve .
lmp'ly wnlkiiifl up and down Hie
beach, ami whenever it iniiicd thev
retired In their home ill the sea tn
avoid p'ttinu; wi t.
Now, it happened one day as they
strolled uloii;.' tlm shore some little
boys ran out suddenly from behind a
rock. Catching aijilit "f the lobster-,
they ran after them, and the mother
and daughter after a luin-ied run into
the sen just escaped brine; eauifhl.
"Hitrrah !" Hhoute I tic little buys.
"See the ipieer things run! They pi
sideways !"
Then the little boy- hiuelied ami
juinpe 1 and ran mid tin- lobsters seur
lie I a Ion.; at ipiieklv a. th -y e ml I.
When they were sab ly in the watei
the iu ith t'li'ii.'d ii'i ;; ily t i h.T
llllUghflT.
"Sec what notice vonr elunisv walk-
in,;; all racts !" slie sai.
not n I'u -liiuliiil.lr st t le
"You have
walking at
"What do you mean'.' " asked the
il'iUs'ht ! lobster.
"You have a very sti'imp method
of p'ttiuy iilong sidewnys, which is
very awkward and foolish for a young
creature like you." returned th
mother. "Walk directly forward and
hold your bend erect as ymi should."
"My dear mother," answered llm
yoiiiii. lobster, "if you will show mc
exactly the proper si vie of wnlking I
will try very hard to follow your ex
ample. "
The mother lobster sat nnd reflected
over the matter iiwhile and then said
she would practise the proper style ol
walking for a few days, i..: n lo bo
able tn teach In r daughter the correct
step.
"1 will let ymi know, my dear,
when I am ready to tench you to
walk straight forward, as you should,"
she said.
Hut it is In be concluded thai i-lm
forgot nil about the mailer," for both
mother and daughter walk sideways to
this tin v.
It a ril I.ut el' tlie ticrmnii Tramp.
A trump iu (iermaiiy tloes not en
joy life as much ns does his American
brother, though iu some respects he
must lie considered to be better oil'.
While walking the "chnnsee" he is nt
every minute liable to meet with or to
be overtaken by a mounted policeman,
who may ask for legitimation papers
or a eertiticnte from his last employei
for the law dors not iillow n tramp
or Hnndwerksbiirsche, to be out ot
work for a lmigeMt i m than six weeks.
If his pnpers prove to the coiiliiuy lit
will bo arrested and sent to the work
house for a term of from two weeks to
nix mouths,' as Ihc ease may be.
Frank Leslie's Weekly.
LIVED IX A CAB.
How an Eccentric Man Vioited
European Cities,
A Public Cab His Habitation
Night and Day.
Professor Heiniieli Rrugsch of the
University of Herlin, the most distin
guished of living Fgv ptologists, is
publishing "M y J .iff and Wander
ings," which nre interesting, imt only
on account of the revelation of the
author's personality nnd the reminis
cences of rrel. rntrd seii nlist.i of the
enrlit r half nf this century, whieh
they eniitiiill, but nls.i by Hie anec
dotes which t In- great savant has a
happy faeiilly of relating. One of
them, ii..ted by the Philadelphia
Jjedger, may furnish u hint to smne
of rim own "glnbe trotters.'' On
Professor Krugsch's first visit to Alex
drill he loilgrd with an original by the
inune of Kauei'iihmst, by birth a
Mot k;eubuiger, and a man of gigantic
t'ri'ii'th and stature, who cmnbiiud
the olliee of Prussian vice roiis il with
th. udiiet of a winr shop. He was
I'eliriiiily known by the subii.pu 1 of
"Fnt Inr laingf.ld." He rendered
important service iu many ways and
Pi'.ifesM.r Krugseh iiia.le linn promise
Hint if he ever enme to K. rlin again
h" would visit him.
Smile veal's afterward l ot In i I .mm
fold iippi'iircd mi" mm niie.: nt the pro
fessor's rooms in Herlin. Mb r Ihc
eiistoiunry greetings Prof, s-.nr Krugseh
iiupiii'i d :
"Where nre you staying, Father
J.allgleld?"
"Ilel" below."
"Wh it ! In the samr b. -u w ith no
That's a curious coincide! ."
"Not at nil. lu a cab."
"Ah, on Irivr pisf ruinr I'mm l'e
i tati-'ii and ni " lonkim; for a Imt ' .'"
"( In Hie colli rnry ; lived in lie cab
. ince yt sti rday."
"What in the mil d' cominmi s.ii-i
do ymi nn an? And your Im:
gage?"
"Curry it with me," and with his
fat tight hnlnl h' patt'd a siuiill I me
slung mi his shoulder by u given
strap. "Here nre brush, emiib snap
it 1 1 1 money
"Kill please explain yourself more
clearly; I don't iiudi istand nt nil"
"Not much to explain. Five day
ami night in Hie cab, slot p perhaps a
couple ol hours in the stable, covered
w ith a lioise blanket. Summer, you
know! Ciibuiaii shows me everything
worth seeing intelligent fellow- -spares
mo the expense of n Mih l de
place. Fat and drink well, see every
thing, hear everything, know every
thing. Cab stops, I get out, receive
instructions, and explore, cabman
waits till I get back. If I need Inn n
or anything, get it ; cabman gets all
that I east nil'. (Juite content. No
extra luggage In pay for, no hotel
bills, no tips, H i bundles, llo tpies
limis; eyrylhnig all right. Stay
three daya longer. Now, Hei r Hec
tor, put mi your cent and visit me iu
lily hotel. Fit the c.ibinau drive us
w hither he w ill. Very convenient!"
Father l.iingtield had already
"done" Trieste, Vienna and Prague m
the same fashion, and lirinly believed
it was tl llv way In see th world'
He subseipient ly applied 1 1 i systim
with eipial slice, ss tn Paris and Lou
don. It ha ; merits; whether they
are not more than coiiutn balnnced
by its disndvniitiigt s inch individual
must determine lor himself.
A Surgeon's Nenc.
It is Ihc common belief Hint a sur
geon must possess w lint i.- ...iikell of
iis extr.iordin.irily good nm vr.iind you
may p limps doubt if ymi post-tins.
At the same tune you mn-t bmr in
niiiul thai in the cu-e of n snrgcmi the
cool lies or euliniies. whieh is so ml
niii'iible and nrcrssuy in an operation
ilnrs nut imply He- puss. s.ii I nny
remarkable prisounl ipuility, but it i.
the simplest result of a emupli to knowl
edge f what he is doing. It is rather
the natural outcome of his accurate
i'uniiliarity of unatmiiy nnd his daily
lnil.it
A trooper would le.ipiire a very line
nerve to go to n mnsthend. or a sailor
to ride an uuiii magcable hois' ;ici..s
n country, but a snilor -s cmili.leiice
aloft is due more o mallei of habit
than to any particular amount of cour
Hge. I u savin.; this I do not wish to
depreciate the calmness of the siir
geoli ill the face of d i Itici It les. but I
liiav till ymi ipnt" plainly that if ymi
haven't cumuli emir.ige to be a stir
gcoll I should be verv much nsliained
of yon. nnd ymi would turn out to be
nvery poor el tut inc. whutrvcr occu
I'Htioii you might follow. Still this
iaei remains, ami y.Mi may, perhaps,
be interested to hear that 1, who have
known many good surgeons, have
I ii. ver seen one who has not pow-nsf.ii
I u ."cry tine courage.
In short, n very good Burgeon is, :Q
my humble opinion, h very line fel
low, and when I see (us f do see) the
extraordinary nehirvcio-.-iits of modern
surgery, I am very proudof belonging
to a profession winch has made life so
much more endurable mnl prolonged
to the human race. So possibly, the
great fascination which surgery no
doubt possesses to mull v, appeals more
strongly to men of courage and deter
mination than to those peismis of
mole meekly ciii-tituted minds, or
those who are I. ss vertebrate alto
gether. Longman's Maga.iii",
Tin. ( aas" of It ihllici in.
Diphtheria is due In a fungoid
growth. Yet its mode . dis -emiun-
l'.ll is still aiming thr nb-rlll Ii irs of
-ririire. Water dors Hot serin to
spr. ad it, and, r.intraiy to tin to n
ri al impression, it is unerrtain w lu th. r
bad I - i i in . uiil.s by producing a
low condition of tin system favotable
to attacks nf any malady, has much
connection with it. This was the npin
; hi of Sir William .tenner many years
ii".o, an I it is the conclusion of Mrt
Tn. u ne still. II nm ci- it v, ith the
crowded cmuliti f tin- board
sel I-., wlurc many of the "sure
throats" t..r which tie ehildn li are
lint kept at home III'.' sllsperted of
l.rii.g .'...inethiiig much more serious.
At F.nii.'l.l thr spn-id of (In epi
demic was put upon the cat... which,
ever since Malwiii charged then with
being acers'-iiy to the setting of Hie
clover seel, have had the scieiil ilie eye
: t"a. lily lixi'd upon He m. Tin1 pets
of one family carried the disease to
iniolli. r jus! as they r n ry ot h. r in frc
t imis griins, ami tli. r. sc. irs. ... a re
port lo Hie I. ..-ni '.. u v 1 1 u 1 1 r 1 1 1 board
im-inuutr., good i. a-mi !m- b. lirviiiL'
Hint in some in lane - it may have
In . II conveyed li on hol'S' s. sheep,
ami t v 011 from fowl , to human beings.
Tim diphtheritic rim. are M. vital
Hint they are know n lo have eommuii
i iiled the discus niter lying inert for
fun i vials. Scieiit ilic A in. rieaii.
n I'liilergriiini'l ( anal.
The clli. f WmsleynndSt. Helens,
.North Fiiglaml. an sixteen miles
apart, vet tiny nre connect d with the
most wonderful c.innl in the world. A
luiili. l has been cut throU'jh the great
vein of coal which underlies the whole
of Lancashire, and lln- tilled with
water li'oin illailiiigc tlclielies of thnt
grent system of inii.es, makes a re
markable nnd erg round canal, in which
the miter is constantly live feet deep.
This canal is pi'ov id"d w ith a remilar
system ol coal boats whieh nit' con
stantly moving thousands l tens of
the bituminous fuel between the two
cities.
Hull N.h'iunn Ituilt the Temple.
Vast galleries and lolly piers bi
lieath Hie present .nrlnci' of the site
of the bin pic nt .1. rusiilcin show how, in
accordance w ith 1 1n d. sci tpi imiol ,losr
phus. the h'Vrl of the highest part of
the inoinilniii win- e.irrieil nit fownrd
the south mid east by colossal iinisoiiry,
the original work and design ol Solo
mon having been augmented by Inter
additions, more especially by those ol
the luaguilieciit Herod, shortly be
fore the Christian era. The southern
wall of this lerraerd mountain reached
n sheer height of I -Ml f, et . Pittsburg
Mispnt.h.
A foolish (lilrsliiin.
Horn. "Oh, Fm in such distress
of mind, nnd I want your advice. I
am loved by three ineii, ninl I doli't
k now w Inch I ' accept. '
Clara "Which one hns the most
nimn y ':"
Mora "If I kmw thai, do ymi
suppose I d Wllsle precious lime run
iiim; nrouiid tor .nlv ni .'" 'New York
Weekly.
II .1 ill Times, lieleeil.
Wilier "Tins,, mc hard times.
W hy. I liear. I of a man tl lli. rdiiy
w ho co ii hi li I raise tn . on y t v . li on g. .v -t
l imn lit bonds.
Sllinwit liiderd! Wild wa, the
I rie-oli?"
Wilier "Well, ymi s. I, hr didn't
have thr bonds." ;Slior and Leather
He porter.
V olile lanl.
"My I'rieiid." s.ii I Hie 'i .leinn old
geiiHeman. "I" what i ud has your
ifc -work Lei li directed?"
" lo the head end," murmured the
barber, and then sileuc I'aiily poured.
It didn't iiielt ly reign, f Indianapolis
.bun Mill
Tiki Coolly
"I fear, sir," said the physician,
-VO ur malady is iippeu. Ileitis."
"1 cau l atVor.l it, doetoi," replied
the patient, decidedly. "You may
just treat lue for plain, common,
evt -ry-da lixer uoiduiut." Chicago
TTibuue.
.Iii-t to Itcineitilii'i Hr.
F.a.'li heart lias its h.mril nftreasufe,
S.ifo liid from the curious ey,
IIP token? of bygone hours,
JuM to remember hy.
A rose from the ol.l home garden.
A rin thnt the loved used to wear,
A mother's well-worn Jiihle,
A tress ot sunny hnir.
A loi'knt. a Inin.'h of violets.
Together the treasures he.
' '"iir fnuiii"iitH of long-lost day,
lu-t to renieml.er by.
a re are yellow time-stained letters,
Ml tied with n ribbon blue,
Lev of battered pill .'tilings,
baby's tiny slew.
How ..ft in th" lmh "( vilight
lOm'li keepsake we view with a sigh,
Tlini tenderly put them I a k In place,
Jn-t to remember by!
Ai.mv I'. Havit.s
HF.MOIMM'S.
Table d'hote matter of course.
If you'll notice the man w hn can
deep like a top i. pit tty apt to be n
linnimrr.
Miss Flderly- "What mild you do
if J should tell you my age?" He- -"Multiply
it by two."
"There's nothing like poached
'ggs,"the man sni.l when lie lobbed
uis neighbor s In n bouse.
( bir td. a of n m in w ho is rolling in
wenlth and liixuiy is one wlmhnsn
poker to every stove in the house.
To borrow money is to borrow
trouble, mid some men find it a good
'Ir.il of Irmiblr to borrow money ,
lo..."
V ig Spendthrift "Lend ine.U,
will you?" Kelievolellt KitllklT - "No".
but I'll give you n letter to n man I
don't like."
The trb .ri. s ..f , . 1 1 r l.iriii an. I stale
Aresliiid.iws.ii.it substantial llun.'s, '
W" buy III li"i..li sal I . I .nte.
And .'...'it . of arm-and sik'net rue's
Wlfey- "Have von still unkind
thoughts of that rival of vmii's?"
Hubby "Yes. I hate him because
ymi jilted him."
Judge -"Cnli't ymi nnd your hus
band live happily together without
lighting?" "Mrs. Muleidiy "No. yet
miner ; not happily."
Tinkle. "How do you hke Hie
table at y our new I .oar. ling house. Fs
there nny thing to object to?" Wrink
le "Precious little. "
" our neighbor nppiiiis In have
tn i Itol a good m my times." ".lust
twi iitv-four times. The nexl will be
his silver bankruptcy."
Mrs. . "Christopher, darling, 1
never can leinelnbir whether soda
water is written our word of two
joined together as a syphon."
The snow came down upon the in.vn
Throughout the niiiht's si hu-h ;
The people, tliouu'li. trod on the si,,w.
And then its tinine was su-h.
"Poor .lack! I do belicv. In- loves
the ground I walk mi." Miss Snnpp
"How romantic it would be if he
should fall in love with ymi now."
Fond Father: "I want to tell ymi n
funny thing my little girl said the
other day." (iriimpy Old Hachehii ;
"Moii'l ; bury it iu a magazine."
"Mrs. Helply is really a remarknble
woman." "Comes of good family,
tloes she?" "1 don't know ; but slu
has had tin sum.' cook for three whole
wet ks. "
Agelit. -"The jiinitm will supply
you with coal." Mr. Flat house.
"lumping Jupiter ! W hat an innova
tion. Fveivwlieli else I hn v c III w a -supplied
the jaiiitm."
('holly nis he is about lo leave alter
Ins reject ion 'i "Coiue, Miss Summer,
bop me mi 'i ith my overcoat. Sine'
on cannot be my wife, ymi may at
least be assister to Inc. "
When i reilil.'is .-nil etery day
I'i.i a an nth. or tlierral.out.
Am I alway- Hm their tiiiin "ii"i in,"
I it i iuiis" lliev lind him .ail.
Finn irxposing a nuissiv. gold
chniii' "What do ymi think of luat
I for a tin iu?" Flini "Katli.r liravv
for a watch, and not ipnt heavy
euoiiuh tor a vt n Ich dog. "
He; "Mo you think I t Id get a
pass mi .Will liithel's roinl?" She:
"No ; they don't pass anythiiig but
ilivtdeutls mi his road. I've heard
Iiim say so." Life's Calendar.
Junes (meeting Krow n in dry goods
fctorcl: "Hello Hrown. how nre von?
What are you doing now -got a
steady job?" Frown: "I guess I
have. I'm waiting for my change."
Young Widow : "Oh, yes, lie told
me he could not love me when I wan
old." The Other: "How could you
have married him after that?" Y, W. :
"(h, 1 whs 1 H nnd he whs. 75, you
Ure." I Krooklyn Life.
F.ngland is said to have more light
houses than any other country. There
is one for every fourteen mites, of its
oast line.