North Carolina Newspapers

OUuttliam llccovtl. tfbatljam lUcorii. ii. v- iai'ioxs, EDITOK AND ritoridETOU. UATKS ADVERTISING TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.0(1 1.59 . '(i.00 one Bipmre, one inscrtum One .H!iri', lw niHi'itums Out-Bijunrc, cue ni' i't $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance. Firlnrj. b ivt itiM! mi nts lib inl con rttCW will bo luttde. VOL. XVI. IMTTSIMllO CHATHAM CO., n. c, may IS')!, NO. 10. 9 The railroads ..f ihn Viiit.-.l Stilts te.vc cost nearly ten billiotisof dullm- Homo of tho largest nooaii stofttnorn PUll lie IMlllVOI toil ilitu nrinoil cruinor.i. in thiilv hours. Thoro nro four imtivos of ( loorgi't niiil seven nf Kentucky in tlio United States Senate. Now York furuiskon light and ( t'tio six. An histor'tenl w riter nf recent tilth Pays Hint in I In your 1 t it wns noth ing uui'iiiiiiiiuii in see (cuius nf t ru i n f J lii.Miii.s in Illinois nnil Missouri. A oitiI:tilit ciillios frnln Kllssin (if ilio scarcity nf li vsifittnrt thriiiighoiil, the l-'inpiro. Tim ii ii i nl i l of turilii'iil moll is nllly ulio ill til) lit nf tin; olitil'il iiulnt inn. Theso mv mostly in tho huge eitios. Tin; vilhtgo f m 1 1 mi 1 ii 1 1 i it lins nllly om in .'iiyiilO, w ii i In tlmlc mnto I ovilmes lmvo only niio ilnolnr tn 0l,Miil people. A Now nrk i-oiiliili'ti ! man run that lio and his follows v ii'timi'.o iiioim city nu n tlniii Iinv seeds. Tho rural visitor, when ho oiiinrM to (own, is H!lpioiolis ini-l nil hi ; ;(! 1-. I. while tho city t : i ii, who thinks he Knows il nil, is :i iniii'h i il sic r victim. Uisidcs l;n does not run to tin- polio,- 1 1 : In- is "j i n 'In '1.'" A unl-T in ll'iini'ii Weekly, in I -nli 'i.-Hi;; -liuoi'S M. Isiiley, of I it -1 my. Muss., t,. s us tlml tlm Dnubiiry New Mi ni would never nllnw nn nrli o!o I'lli.'t in;; iiinn tho irivalo life of iinv individual or likely to woiiu.l niiy piTsoit'ii .-i iisi'oilitii'v, I,, i, published, lio .ii :'. rr.'il (h it hin journal should I'lilollioli' till' go . deeds of his tow us- people, rather than record lln ir wen!.- ll, s--.'S :in 1 failures. Canu 1 1 promises to uH'or notabln treasures to future hist,. rism of thii o.'iitini iit. Tli" Ar.'hivos I) -part iimnf. iit'Hl iwii now presents fur rofiToueo !' volumes of nriuinil enrros tli iioo, nn I in. my hundreds of oopies of d'-'lllnclils boating lljioll tho history of tin- New Kiighuid colonic -, Acidta, 1'r. ncii Canada anil tho more western regions. Tli" Crilisli Wnr ( Mlitv linn. I o l mi r 1 i tho I 'opurliiionl .o'lii- tint i ngo eight tons of vnliinM" lii-tl' iful mutt rial, comprising Itli'.il'tlt niiii inl documents. All l',iiro'iMTins to tli.- Ni w Yoik Tinios to lino tlio rllnl'll inn I'ovi-r, mi l i niiio sort of worlii's fnir is to lm lu lil in vory Jlurooi'iiu -ri j it :i! iluriii; tins yi iir. Ami tho i piili'inii' is sproml in ; l.ii lln r niii l'l. Aloxn inlri.i is pro P inn n ii'itionnl ohiliition of nnoiont, nti'l nio.loni I',.yi!, toll,- .,' ii in i!, fily iluriii", tho on'.iiin.'c hiitiiiiior. Jt is i i lio :i o.i!ii'lolo oxno-itinii of tin ninilii:i lifr, Mioinl, iu-lu-ri.!, mil nitistio nl tho inn. I of tho riinr.ioii--, nml nl:i uf iiiih'Ii nf tho ooiiiilrv's woii'lroiis kis1. Chomistiy sooms likoly to liirni:,!i t-nl-t ii lit t-s for t ho o)n'iisiv.! ioi!iiiii -s now iii:iilii frmii llowi iv, iro liols ;ii -.Now YnK Sun. Il hns Ion,' Invn knn'.Mi Hint th" ':iot o lor of tho luiiiUKi is iro.luooil in Hi" Iniioiatory. Thi'l-,' M'OIIIS il I'nssiliilily, hoWi'V.'r, th-it ovoii whi'ii soii' fi-.t-rnui, (ihinti n';wu to In- oultivnto I lor Hi" porfiim i ninny may lioooiuo of iiuporlmii'o in Miixory. Jl hits lii'. n ilisoovoro;! Hint Minio citoli plants nro froo Ironi tho nt taoks nf iust'ots niiil fr-uii finikin growths, nii'l tliis may ho iluo to tho faol I'u it til "ir ossoiitial oils h ivo mili sopt:o ipialitios. Tho I'li-vilyptus viol. Is mi mil isopt io, an 1 t.i il otli"r familiar pi i:ns. Says tho Now York lis,TVi-r : Yo i1.. ii. -I know how iiiaiiv liiiiiilro-l thou him. I lino's tho ol'l n lao that "A lit lio Know loilo is n ilan.;oi o:is tliiiit;, " has l-ooii r. pontoii. hut wo think it i iilnuit tillli' Hill. MIIIIO OIIO i ll. Mil. I ;ive US IH onii'loiisoil n hii-;ostiiii of tho po-sililo cmI oll'oots of (.rout kuowloilm1. It is not nl nil orlinin that tho wouiloriul knowloilo nohiovi'.l in tlio Hoiontilio wul'l 1, uhioh oinililos moil to ninko nu'li ili inlly iiiunitlous of war ns nro now proluool, is n lilossin.; to inan kinil. Tlio liiiiiiloii Spi'i'tittor onlls nt t'litiou t-i th- fart that tho now r I'losivo of nunivhism rnnlil not h.'vo lioon rrralo l without tho ilillusioii o. (liouiioal kuowlo.lo. A I ni rlur r.iu iho rhloroforin in his nof.irious pnr mil ipiii.' ns siii'ivs'iuiHy ns n Mir.;ooii ran rolicvo piiu with it. Muoli of tlio crinio nf tho ilay is coi.nui 1 1 oil lty (tor lams of o.luont ion, wIhi.m! l'osoiii'oi a in tliat rospoot mil llioui in thoir opria lions. Tho ronoliisioii to ho roaoho l in tho ninttor i, that know Inlo, liko nil mlu r fjiiii I thin;, nooils to ho i-aiiotitioil, in or lor to h -pul In lii.i hih.'t iiso forth' ll. ".sin of nun-kin-1 iin.l to provoi t ils prnvr.-ion. Know loil'o is po.or for j,'onl or I'vil, if poi.l Hun only hoo iu-o nf Hio (Mstonco nf mm- tiiin ; Mst that Lulils it by tho reins. Mo Vo ir Wo k Km ly. R' slit" niv tii.l' V in tli" i nrly sprin", A ml-'ii I uilt l.iv m h! nii'l rum' I lii i Aii-I I'vi v il.iv Hi" s.nii" swi ot I'ntll Iht littl" oio h lin I laki'ii wina T" try llii'irown l-inl llviii: vryt liintt Was it. ni" ii-;'or" tli" fimnn'r ios liiui A'yit our lio n", or inirpl" "liistrrs swuli l'ioii our vlio's nt nntiiaiii's iiouin. Do your wmk o irly In Hi" -lav or j":ir, lt it n s ni to Hinu, or w.Til to olii'nr. Or liinis to Imilil, or uifl to lirs tlm rni'i-: t,if" in;iy ii -t roi.-!i I s iio-ni, m- x-'tliux sun; N i on" u in il i tl." w u !i ymi I 'iivo iimlnii", I'' r no on" iri'illn'r's ..i 'i-. - Saiiiii K. It u.ruN, in tli" linloponilcnt. "Bcwaro of the Bomb!" I was lookin; nvor the piiors in tho Miunkiii;4 iiioiii of ii I'nris oafo. My oyc i'Iiji iii'i'il to full upon tlio "Kolioos nf tlio Slii-.fi)" rolumii, iiml I oxol limnl nl I: "At it a -am !" A I'loiH'liiii in sitliio.; tn "i r no- lonki-1 up in won. lor at my p- luliiiit ton , ho I llll-li'lH'il to - 1 1 1 II i 1 1 , spmikiu tllll'llt- ly, in vory liail l''roiioh : " 'Koiin I tho Wiul. I in I1it:hly l)ayn'isiin thr lioni'ls niiin. Will thoy ovor hnvr ilmio with (h it nlisur-1 nlVair? Tlo y soom to think il n fi-ut C!llllll til till- III lllll'S of 1 1 ! n II -h. " Tlio I' ii t u 1 1 1 1 1 ii 1 1 looko I shookoil. "I'liilons 1". .. wns no lii'tti r th in n toi toiso!" I rrioil Imn-.t lully. "1 rnnlil ilo in i if Ii liottor thnn ho -" "You rim x l'ounil tho woihl in loss than eighty iIiinsV" iisknl my lirnror slow ly, mi l I iniswornl in thr mtmo ton : "I will tro rmi'i'l tli i wol l'l in si-vonty ilnys if ymi liko." "1 t iko you up !" h" orinl. "Whnt ilo you hot?" "1'ivo Hioiisiiiiil frntios." "Iono," sniil 1, ft nt 1 wo isi'hmiL'oil cnrils, ninl 1-ows. That wns how it onino nliou Hint I loft I'nris for tho I'.ast mi thi'Mhof iTiiiiilnry, nn. I ht"ppoil mi Imnr I :i IrmiMil hint io ntoninor fi oiu u Now Yol k piol' nil thr nth nf Mnrrli. So far I lunl not lost ii uiiiiutr, mi'l now it only I'i'iiiiiiii-'il to ho t-rrii whi'thor I hhoulil ronoh Hnvro in novon ilnys n tho stoiiiiiship oouipnny proniisoil. It woiihl ho ii oloso slinvi! lit li.-i.t. A viirioty of ilototitions niiuht ooour; n sli"ht nooiilont to tho nriohinory.mi:! nil woiihl bo In .1. I wns nriirly oiuihuiiio I with nnvirty lint tho ship notoil up t- hor roputii tiiiu. mi l mi tho IJIh of Maroh I Ktoppoil nlioo liloro nil to l'Volloh soil. 1 oust thr ship il look nf Knit'luili ns sho lay nt tho lliirvo pirr lot tint; nlT htriini from hor ninnstr-uis ii.iilor. Thnn I kIkhooiI nt my wutoh. It wns four in tho iiflrrnnon ; thoro wns I'louty of timr for mo to ilino nt my oiiso ii 1 1 1 otitoh tho siv-foiiy oxprrss. Tluit wmihl lirin.i; nn-to I'nris nt hull' past rlrvrii. I took out my timo talilo to mnko miro. As I ran my ryr ilowu tin' I'.-lmiiii of tiuros, nn in pii'.itinii I'lllllO to liio. "Whi rr's thr liso of htiutin this rvoiiiut; !" I suhl to mysrli, "if I frt thrro too curly, it will look ns if J woro nfruiil nf losini' tho w(i;"r. How inuoli hotter to nrrivo :il tho vory 1 in Hoi'.oi.l, with lirilliiinoy mil ilash it in I il ritiiiut ii' t-lVoot, just in ih 'v ilo mi tho stairo. That wouhl ho wnllh.- nl il (;oiiius! Now, horo is ii trnin which loaves ll.ivro toiiiorrow nioririit; nt nml roiiohos tho Saint I. i. iro Station nt II. "ill. Tho timo tixoil for mo to iii-'ot thr frllow nt thr olli.'r of Hio Soninphoro j-tst li.-forr tho lirst Hlioko of noon. I onn rnsily go fmiii liaiiil-liaiiro to tho KxoIiiiiio in ciiit niiuutos, in u call, io th-'io is iiotliitio to prrvriit my npponrino in tlio nick nf time, ns just I'liilons I'ou;;' ilhl, nlti r niakiii"; every olio's lirarl palpitatr W it h Mlsprlisr. Tlint's M'ttlril, 1 shall lint go mi until toiiiorrow !" Arrofilingly, I wrnt with my liar Xinji' to thr host lintel, lineil r un fortalily, took n walk throiiv.li tli" town smi'kiug: it oigitr tnnl roturneil nt ton o'olnck to go to lieil. "I must take tin- l'i.r."i (mill tointir row tnoriiiii'j," I sai'l to thr hotol-pro-pi iotni' ; can you I nvr. mo wakiucil in tiineV" "Wi- lmvo n trustworthy nmn nu piirposr for Hint work," wns the reply. "Tluit limy ho," kii il I hkcptienlly, "luit uftor nil. if yon cniilil lot mo have nn iilai in clock, I wniilil feel nioie wifo. " "I will lnnl you my own, nltluiiigli I io nre you it is iiiiiiocossnry," ii ii.l tho host, iinilnoi'oriliiioy I cnrrioil the tiny clock tn my room, wouinl the ithirm, sot it nt six, stoml it nn n little Inlilo liesiilo tho licil, mnl wont tn sloop w ith n ijiiirt miiiil. I was ill il heavy sluuiln'r when I felt in v unit licing shaki it vinloiitly. "What's Hio mutter? ' I ;i uiulileil without i-ponint: my ryes. "You lmvo only just timo, sir," sunt it voice in my cur. "rime for whnt?" 1 nskcil, lookin;j up ilrowsily. 'To oatoh your train," ivim tho i l'l v. I nut up nml chiliooil nt the clock, 't wns hnll' m t nix ! Without linotlier wo'il, 1 lenpoil from tho hoil with 1010I1 pn i-ipitution that I throw i urn tli tnhlo with the little clook, ilnshi'il in'o my clothes, cmwili tl my few l'eloiigiiigs into my trunk fraiitionlly, l!"w ilow n t ho stnirs, four nt it tituo, npriiii-; into tlio Miiko which wns nw iili i : in ', ninl hnnlly ilrew hroiith until I was o:i the trnin. O.lf I What II eloie Kiileeso! Two niiiiiitoH iiioro ninl I wniil'l liavo hu t my hot. However, iill'n well that cutis well; I hail my ticket, my trunk wns on tho train, tho whistle houinloil, I wiik oil' for I'nris. When I ciilorcl Hi SI. loi.iirn ntn tioii the hiintl iof tin- liig clock pointeil to linlf pint eh vi'li. I h iileil II cull, mi l o.tr:i '.I lli il t'i"i'.i was tini for ni" t i take mv trunk with ni". At that moment it nppeii".l in Hi" itrius of two po' ti is who wei r em ri in.! it wiih the grontest car.'. 'oiiloiinil them, Imw nlow they were. What fool ever aooilse-l t!io nilwav ooliipaiiiei ol h tiiillini.: Ii i!:.i;;o roughly, I loinloiieil towar.ls the lin n i 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 '', "I!o ipiiok, now !" I Iiml hiiilly nit. ro.l the woi'l' wheu a heavy huinl was laiil mi m. shoiilih r, nml, tiirnin ; I'oiiuil to see tlceaii f such familial ily, I foiin.l hiiin !f fner to fur with n jo li'lalliir. "Whit is thr matter with you?" I iiskiil in n:naZ' iii"iil. "Alatt 'r riiou ,'ii," roplii I Hi" mini ii n j"rri ig tour, tigliloiiin:! Iiis Imhl ; "yon w ill see !" ISoliiii'l the ;;.'iehirni"on'n ' (wo rail way oIlioinK They stoopi'-l nver my trunk s il- iitiily, tiii noil their hrail i :is if liileit iug, tlo'ii stoml up nnil exeleiiigeil it gliineo w hieh plainly saiil: "'J'iiorr ik not a il'iul.t of it." "I'lry air crn.y," I thought, luit thru u liorrililr coiiviotion llaslio'l t Inoil'.'h my I i-;i in, Wh thrr Hit- nu n w an ime nr ii"t, one thin wns sure: It was forty minute.'! past rlovoli. At all h iai'ils I niii-t inakr my csciipc. I shook niVH-'lf I'r.'e ol tin- foiiilnrinr's gimp, mi. I kuo'.'!..iiig over two or Ihriv p"oplo in my lli.:h! ila -hnl iiimlly away; luit w.t'i itoppiil 1 y two cus-toin-hoilse ollioers w ho in ie.l ine liv thr collar, I "as ilragg"-!, prolcliii..' a'nl go-.tii'iilatii..r liaok to where my trunk stooi!. There as cvi'lontly n mi-take somewhere. "L i me go!" I crie.l, "lot liiogo! Aiul I swear I will cuiie lni.'k in an hour " Tin; goiiilnrino's lips ilt-sorihcil u rm i Io lichiml his thiol; moil -tiiohe, us he took poss 'ssimi of ine nguin, this 4 in - with liolh h.iii'ls. "('oiii now; iloh't t ry that, " i 'i:il on of the railway nliioinls; "you him ns well confess. You arrive I 1'ro'n Now York in greiiMnst ) mnl ii 1 1 1 r siispiooiis circiiiiut.iiiooi. Who nro you? Whit hnvo you in this trunk? "Clothes, nothing hut my rlothrs, " I uiiiwrrr l. npoakiug worso Frriich tloiii usual in my agilnlioii. "No explosives? ' insUtoil tho nlli rial. "Kxplnsivcs! What for? I at t u pyrotechnist, nor a chenii-t." "Thru w lint is Hio iiirnning of this si range noise? Insiile your trunk Hi re is a souuil of machinery - -in short, nn infernal machine. Yister- I iv, the 1j Ul'lou pulioo arrestoil four Amoiic'in anarchists who hu-1 similar ni Holes in their posses .inn. You nre known to In- niio of tli gang." I lii-te,'ii"l in sp 'oohloss womlor to his woiils. I lookeij nt in v Irnnk, ami m wo'nl r iiicivasr 1 t i stiipefnct ion as I h- iinl n in- l illic tiek ta'k ini'lo. Smlleiily thoro was u loinl ringing report like n signal lor mi i i-.i-hi. "I 'own re nf III-' liolilli !" slli ieko.l so III -OIO, ollil'i IS mill porters M'.ltti To I in all 'lireol ions, nn. I even the goml inno inoM'il nway. I alone rrmniiio.l, like n hero. I tore open the trunk ittnl pullet! nut the cloth s in fevoii-h haste. All an nnoe I felt soinet lung hiinl insi.le a uiglit--liirt, mnl the m xt liumieiit ilrew out an. I expionl to view - n little clock. I Imil unknowingly paoke.l up the hotel-keopiT 's property, mill it wns striking tho ix lii riii six hoius hehiiiil time. "Coiifounil Hi ' ohl turnip!" 1 orie l, throwing it ilnwu furiously. I wns iinswereil by a Iou-1 peal of hiugliter from the hpectntniH. Thru putting my In n. I ilnwii, like a vv i 1 1 1 bnar that scents the lionnils, I tln-lu'il tnwar'l tlio call itgmii ninl sprnng in, shouting (o the ilriver, "I'll give you it loiiis il" you get mo to I'lnco ilo la Jtoiirso before noon." SeV- li liiililltes mnl it half later the call was tearing up to the Stoek Mx ohiiugo. I jiimpoil out, (lew upstairs to the Semaphore oilier, burs! intn thr r-iniii like a hurricane, mi'l rcinnrkcil in n steiitm inn tone : "Hero I tini, goiilloiiion !" The next innlnitt the first strokp nt imnu inn i in 1 -I I from the Kx"hiiiign clock. - I'loin tho I'rciich, in J5o 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . No Sti'i'l Kti(riviiit;s, In his lootnro hi'foie Hi" Art Stu ilrllt's liongu.', I'roilei iek K"p'ol i-ni.1 that not mi" nf tlio fnnious eu 'iaviu a of Hi" worhl wns of i tool, nil b 'ing nipper. Ti'wnril the olose of his ilis riuirse In-nil' eloil to forroct li s for mer htiiloinrlit. "That,'' suiil ho, "wniilil not be sti icily true, for there is one ; it is the portrait of nn elil rly la ly with nooes ories ih cui iitivo ami sy mliolicnl, but the f llliollit t him; alio tliisnii! steel engraving wliicli I hnvo to show is, Hint it is universally ninl enormously popular, Tiislos may ilill'er ns to schools nf a rl but I lii vi' ii"ver known a single col ! olur w ho h is not In en W ilUllg llll'l even e Igor to l I I il to li s Oolle-'tioll. Tlio lie.. no for its po-S. S simi is iliileo 1 S" inloii io (h it I have known refill "I an i f i .1 iilioiis in ui iiyl wonieli, ton, to v.i lemur u copy Hint was ibtniag-'il, tin n ami M-iloil. Tor my own pint I li.io often foiiinl it very ililliciill to procure. Ihivoofleii striven in v. tin to got it in exohniigo for ntlii-r prints nf fir greater beauty. I'hi h stiiiiigelv fn eimitiiig i n g i ii i i ig w a mainly ilono le, t'lnirleH Hurl, of linn Ii ly n. "il is the r.in , i hi propert v of iei publish"i s mi l so j.'.ilmis ni r tin y oj its reputation tli it wlu-u I w in pre ar in t pliotou'iMpliio iibi. tuitions for tins lectin-.' the uilili-h m i ahsolut -ly n l'iS"i to nlbnv lli or eiigl iu III:; to bo oopie I or iniil it' I in any manner wii-t 'M'i'. l''oi'l!i'iati Iv I hive a tol erably g I original ini r sioi; of Mr. liinlV fiininini phii", wliieli us I have saiil alreiuly, is tli ni" it ii-lniiiei ngnniug I know of." Ai'i"f this pi-elii I", wii.'ii Hi" iui- Molice h i.! Iiorll woi'ke I II I t l II fever of i-xpi el ii i toy, M r. Ki pplo saiil : "Hero it is !" nnil Ibi lioil before their nso'ii-l-lio.l ga.r a plain fnmili ir olio ilollnr bill. Til. -Il ivrryboily hlllghril. IliilVnlo ('oiirior, S root Niiin I i I'.iila li'ip'iin. I'lnluililv no city in tli- coiiiilry is iiiu il.'ii-'.l itli s reel ii in. . w hio'i nre o iiieaiiiti:;'lcs!i ii - I'iiila lolphia's. .Many of I hem ii re ah loliitely i.iily, mi l llp wnr I of ii Intn Iroil b "ir th ! Cliri-tian name -if women. In ffl, there nro ft w v,oii"li's Inline i wliie't have not been iiin-i -rlili.i'il in tli' uiiue nf it street. There nr.' no loss than Iivo Ann streets in l'hihnl leliia, in mhli t t..it to wliicli there is nu Ann's plaoo ami nn Aiiu i st 'o 't. Thcro nro three Mary si re 'ts, th oo U is slreeti, mil Hire;' I'.l i.'ib, th streets, with an Klin-b-'t h pl.'i.'e throw ii in for goml nieii stire. Nut oniitent with two l'l In streets, (In- city fathers have nauieil two streets nftrr I'.llen. wiih nu Dili n plaoo. I n inlilil ion to those t In l e lire two I'liTeiii'ii Htreets mnl us ninny ('ioroiic.' iivoiiuos, it it 1 1 two of nil tho follow ing streets : ('uroliiie, Ihnelino, Ivil.illi. 1,-lilin, Iiyilia, Margirettu, M iv, Mi!ierva, I'eirl, Sir i'i, nu I Vic Infill. I'Voin innnllg the iithef street names !iiiiy bo oulleil the followiiig: Abigail, Agnes, Hrrtlui, Cnrrir, Clnra, I'.ii.a, I'"..iiiii., Iv.elina, (liiioo, 1 1 i li ii, Ian , -I ulia, Ijaiiru, 1 e iia, I. ily, Luov, Marina. Man. I, I'ri-oilln, Susnuna, Viola, Virginia, anil Zo:iobia. I'hil ii.lolihiit le'i'ofil. M ssnn'r Swallows. "It f.i'. ins ipiitr posiblr Hint thr swallow will provr a suooessful rival to the cirri"!' pigeon in its peonliar lineof i i'i vio ',"itaiil llarohl W. Swain, of W.'i'.biiigliin, l. ('. "I know a man who bus hoou fxperiliioliting with 1 1 use l-i rl i for y oars mnl w ho munngeil lo tii'im (lii'lii ni.il make them h.ye tin ir e iiige so tliftt they w ill invariably return to it uftor a few hour.,' liherty. I'll.- se nl of tin so iiioseii ;els call lie jnlgeil fioni u Miigh' cxperiineiit. Th--iii-iii nf whom I i.ponk i-iii night .in nn! r . i i 1 1 1 - -1 swallow which ha.1 itn nest on his lit tin. lie put th" biril in a basket ninl gave it to a frieinl who wns going to n rity l.'itt milrs ilistunt, telling It i tit to turn the binl loose nil his arrival there ninl telegraph him nn soon us the bir.l was set fro.'. Thin wits ilone, inn I the binl Veuoheil home in one hour nn I n half. Their grout speoil it tt 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 forms Wouhl rspeeinlly roooiuiiieii-l swnllows for uso in wnr, its it woiihl not bo nn ensy innt ti r to shoot such curriers nn tho wing." St. Iiouis (ilobe Deiuocrat. N'crvp. Tnilor When lire you goinjj to pny for that ovorooKt? Pinlr K- iilly, iny Tailor Now, look hero, if ynu ilou'i (i iv, I'll bring suit within thirty lay... iiilo Mnko it n suminor suit, nil man, nml you can bring it right away. Ketioit l'lcc Press. KH-IiATIiKS. How r!eeiiiiiia,ly Wonderful Feats Are PorforuiOu. Mcmlh, Throat and Handy Are (tout wl With A Solution. "Of I'liursc, nil lire enters hnvo n so lution with which tiny wash their iiimiths nml throats," th- profisnr sniil in explaining his tricks to the re porter. The formula is tl tie groat secret in Ho' bii-incss. I'.w rv per former has something 1 1 i IV. nut, nl least in some, if not in nil. An ex planation of this gas trick ill siillioc to give ii t i nl. 1 1 nu of the I Is of the work of nil lire eaters. Hob. re I be gin my perforiiiiHico I coat my mouth with (In sublimit, iiii-l wh'Ti n-inly, 1 manage, while I am not ol.t'ivi'l, to put it bull of w..r l"'l wlii-h has previ ously been snllllllti 'l Willi "ll-lllilte, in to my no .nth. Thi ' r, .purrs u i h ight of linn. I of in. menu ability, nml while Ih' re is in.t much nf il. t. et ion in u g.i...-.iz. -I hall, il is nnly with great illllieully that ulio cm i s 'lipo ob honatioii h.-ro. Y.ui kimw tlmt giro Mill' pus: ee s Vlillttile iptllllties nf the most po-itive soi l. Wh ,1 It Collies ill , tnel with air it futtus a vnpor that it more easily ienil.-l thau gns. I blow st '.'t.lily tlii..io:h Hi" gts.'liie ball which I Imbl in my mouth, inni the vapor is for; I. Wh-tt I am the stnge the solution i-.liit"s il. bill tonight I Iiml no i.pp.irt.iiiity in bathe my mouth, llll'l so a miloli Inol to be uso.l. That spoil - ,.. iliu.-ion si what, but still loaves it n go.nl iriek, mnl uny one o iii perform it that way wilhoiit it kliowii .lge of Ih'- solution. "I'ho Human Ii tmpt rick nl -o moot-, with grout favor, ninl is its simple its rolling nil' u In..'," he w. nt mi. "I ill-ink front a u.n what purports to In ker.. soiie oil, ninl to prove that it is. I pour s. nn.' of it in u lamp, put " wick in 'io lainpuul light it. Any man w ho has t v. r h.-ol the oil get low in a lamp that h" i ' trying to r.-nl .n work by knows that it is possible t" till the lamp wiih water when tin-re in ly a few .Ii .ps nl nil in it nii-i have il I. urn f' r 1 : ' 1 1 t in . That i -precisely what I :l-'. Aft-f I Iciv il'limnstnit:"! to t ho sal i-.f act ion nl' tin nil'lieuee that tin- ea'i oolilains nil, I take a w i'i. !.atill'.ilei with .'-wet oil. pine il in my mouth, light it ninl hav. a little Lin.' all by myself. Tor ex hibiti ni purpo . 'S, I inn a h im in laaij -. The illustoii i - a g.ni'l one itU'l no mis take. " I'ho lii-.-oat- r, like tho ullil- le. lllllst keep Hills If ill O'.'.'lilioli if 1-. Impe, to .lo h.s work w-'!l,'' the pro fe.e-or eoiiliiiile.l. "lie can't use t'i. : s ilulioii whie'i prot.-ct . hi-' throat an i j m int Ii iinh ss his slomie'i is mIi oii ;. i While it is imt injurious, il ii nan - ul- iif.:, an. I it nlV.s'ls t'te stomaeh itJi-l I throat to such nn extent- tint imno Imt perfectly healthy people can use it. I Wii 'ii (he solution is I on t In j hainls mi l nmuth r.'iilai ly it lorin-iii film nr coating over the skin that fur I nishes prot.-eti'.il tr eu the h-nl I This s ! ti 1 it'll is alis . hi! .ly in o "MP. I .,, ..II I, ...I. . . I III.. K'OU.I-'.t llll'l of cntll se u lit in o niimt make ll :-ue cos i nf t his busiiie-s unb-ss It - kimv. how to piepur.' it. Oil" ' h hai os that secret th re-l is cny enough, pl'oviih-il that ho is in ooinliiiou nil i" 1 'nn' to uso it without any iii cfl'ect. , ,! I. 'st illustration ol' th" value ol : the solution ii given in th.- triel- , where the . 'rlorm t waiiv on iv-l-lm: I iron, shurp swof l e.lgos mi l the lik",' i hr i xt. Iain si Inrlh-'r. "I'li 'io i-.l-ui j little tllii .ion nl I tin -so tricks, a- ! iinv one oan easily s'r, mil t.i-y can oiilv be pel -1. ' nn '. I by u I. ni ; s.gi-ii.. nl training nu-l by Hi - oxercso of Ih ' gl'eatis t pltlelioe Oil til-' put of III-' j p. is. .ii who woiil.l .lo th ni. Iv. mi I t hough n mans in. ml h is ttoilt'iiei, I with sulphuric a-u.l solutnnt, u?o I h ili.es t In' coal ing every ilav, wln u In I comes to lute a chunk mil of a I i it hot pie. f ii nt his tu-k is in. rns one. The hi at softens the iron, but still it reipnres a m in with a power fill jaw to bile oil' a chunk, mnl then it is unpleasantly Imt to the palate, in spite of th" cooling ctl'eets of th. solution. 'J hat tllt'k was so li ii.l ninl cinio so near actual work th it I Initi al ii 1 1 given it up, mnl only peifoliu it nit very rare iieeasiniis imw. "If a mail can stntnl the taste i; nn!.- n." h" saiil in coiiolusion, 'Iter, is iiiiut hor little triek that is very c.'itehy mi l can b perforin. si by th. veriest tyro, so simple is it. I always ni'tke a hit w hen I oat oikiim lull-, saturute.l w ith burning pitch. 'Kit is a gon.l wor.l there; it simn.lsi so much stronger than if I were to nay I simply put Hi on in m.v mouth ninl that the tire th n go 's out. Tint is thoelVeot of putting bhi.iug pitch in a place where there is tin nir. The rest is one to the solution. Hut unlets you have tasteil onkilin nii'l ilevi lopeil what' ejiiouri s call u cultivate.! ta-te, I wouhl iiotn.iso you to try nu rxperini'Tit with il, f ir ymi will no! b' li'i' Iy t" get the tltsle out of Vnltr 111' .111 ll for ilnys, "-- New York New. Ijtiii'.'cvlij of linuli r,n I l-'rogs. Th" is Tsist" nee of life ill frogs i'i , , , . , v,"'.v '"".'s- Sl IT' "orve.l , si. ine frogs in a inn s of i-in.w for two yenrs. They booaine dry, i-ltll', nml nl- j most fi inbie, but a grinliinl In nt ' Ill-might thrill bark to life. Vlllpllill l olisoiviil a return nf life in frogs nil-! I Hiiliiiiniulors that Infl boon puis.. no. I j witlt otiiate mnl nicotine. In both i eases the iniiuuils ill iiotioli Infl bet It I fur m-vi'f.il ihivs in the run I it h ni of I ea.lavois. Tna'ils hav .- boo,, shut upj in bloel f plaster, nii'l 1 Inn, having be, I, ,1, (.livi d of nil nil- , , 't what y peiieti-.tte Hiri.ug.h He- in.il'l ml. J tin. I ,,f all nu in. I f.M.il. , .n.fittile.l v. i-.-i I y oar-. iill'-i-M-ai-.l. 'I'll" .ii"lioit p.-.-. nl .ni" n . th in .-I curio. i pr..b-j loin- that linilo-.-ic.il .en lie ll u- l ell ' call.'. n p,.ii to explain. Th" loiigov Ily I v il li i ,.i 1 moo of loads are i r.r- I'"-'"-'- '''"''I" III ev,' ri.ii.-lits j lmvo oil. d. ii- fire "..tn. times presents Hue all. a'ly iinnlo, met vii-tly limie islmiif hin ". Toiid-ale said to have !--it found ill rucks. S.i"h cm s are lili'i-, Imt It would b 'as lllile.e -.liable I. . doubt them in- t-i beli.-,,- ill s. u f j the iiiiineuluil:. i Xpl in ilioli- that have been inn le of th" lii.t't.r. Tin- ph"'- . iioiiielia is tu.irvcllous. it is t! il -. but !t i-. -ar.poi'l, d by ev l.l-'lie t hat wo it re not able 1 lilesl ; mid n.i-.l ieisiit, ! " ' mi'-ilible with sen- -, j w ill hav e to di .aiipe tr if rigotoiis ..b- i sorvi.tiiin shill folilillii It. i.xev Ymk K.-cnrder. i i lll.ile-tl ii i ii- I a 1 1- a - t i m i'e- a malt. ',,"'' , '''r- ., I,,..,, ,,l,,,as..n.. Tlnre are times when so many of ---,t ala-. ' lital,.- - . -i i -i iln t lie things that distract us could be plan ' l"H an' I .-1 I ,-1 in i '- tiiii" I. ill -." tr.iighl' li'-d out nil I the way be uinde "Tin aa was gi. ,i ,'-oi-l rnaii ..u oh nr. if only olio had u long mm I'm 1 , the stall' o i h- ' i.i.nlal lasi evening," able couch mi win. so suit bo. out he; w rote the critic, 'wit. it Alt Nmg, tlm could throw himself, I ts mnl brains, I lending iictor, lo-t In, cue." stretch his weary frame, unmindful of j A ;1wy, ,- said . u wiin, -s : "You'ro .nil'-!-- nml tapestry, olo-e his I in d , . , ; X,,M-' Witness ve., Ii I i the b'llsi-m nf his mine!oi: imt give ins I'urusse.i nun. I a cinni. .. l a chiiiici. I I eii leimii ol tins i thing nil'- "tic. when (he hi nd thiol..., the .o iriis lor oinlloss, dreamless, ot. i nal r. si, v'.i iild in :ko the vision clea'-, the nerves 'tea.lv. the ll sill light llll'l the , . " . . -I tr "I In-) Iiilie it ;.nii, Tin-re i- no doubt that the longing! to die is mistakou t'or the Ins .1 of a nap. Instead of th-.' iiii'imitality of. Hi" soul busine-a. ra 'n ninl ..i k ing , men want rei-iilnr mnl sy sto tiodose o do ing ; nn. I. nft. T a iimssy bank in ' the t h tde ul' an old oak that i tn -d- J ,g :-e".,e,s hnveeotivrt. -do-to a tell- j inoiil of song.birl , t.'er. is nothn, ; I hit on n a i' ro icli a b g ""In m a l.', I"" : ' I'1" "' 1,1 ' 1 '' ..-,! Nature en,, ttr n in r I to the wall mid i loop nml doo nway tl doom. jNow York I., d . r. Altiio-ill "I'iciil liii iii . I I It Wi l e is: silde -.(!' olio lo l i above tlm -t'-stillit of air which sill - :. i inn Is Hie phi tut -il Ih, the :.iin would Ippear to l'l' obseltli' le' 11 lilt ; ; h-i! -ply i titbiie I ball ,.! lire, vi h i -very lltiii-; els.' would H" in '. I nt: imp lieiiable dal k lie I'lii- Is trim ! can e vv know I h it there emil-l be no --ir. tti'.ii of light coiivi-y .l to the brain wnii.oit mi at tin phcre for th- .tin's rays t,, not upon. I'.ut, mi tin . .ntraiy. ii th" eailh's .tlino'i'lo io ex .ended Ma Imighl of ;.l l, nil".. n,-i,,s. bol.v liv or liflv. a- i.. probably ' ;,i ' ""' -;l":' " "lhl 'n.vi.co old ;i"V' I"'"' I'"'"" "' -'"'I' 1 " . I h-. si at-- of l hums "in t he b. gi n in ng. " Ill's ill Hi Willi Id never have bee. i pop- il hit.' I with lis x il i' I I'.. rm- of :i oini-il : hfo. linl, slmiild snoh a state ol nf- ! ii'is n -eiileiii.iby b bion hi ub.-ul I ' i I'i 1 1 1 - h s, unknown tc'eiicy, eviiv ,, si i-;.. ..!' ,;i, mis I hie w. mil i i ri -Ii ir-en the b f Hi eallii in u veiy ' -li-.tt time, mnl the t rioi-s of starvn li. -n would be aimin- lib d a t!m:i- t . ! - j fold by tlm fact that i v, ry ihing won1, 1 be w r ipp.'d ill .larkii.',, datlo i- lliani the blackest mi. hit :ht. 'Si. I...ti; Uopiiblic. Van shiiig Ink. I'lu re nre variou- kind . of mv isd ',. inks, but h.-ro Is n in I h id of lll iklll; ink which onn b.' wiped oil' a sheet of paper with it pocket handkerchief w ith on! having u trace. IMssolvc soinr starch in water until il is ni thick ns ere nn. Then tid-l tn it a few drops uf tincture nf iodine, which will turn the starch to u dark rod color. Now take u pen iiiid write with this prepared ink upon a sheet of note paper. The ink w ill dry right nway, after which ymi may erase the whole of your letter by simply wiping the she. t with a pocket handkerchief. It will disappear it a easily ns chalk froii! an onliiiary bhtck boiird. liostoti 1'nht. The ;n!i:f;i S If nini wot" lni y n the -lay- "I ,. -M Why -h. mi'l w w ii v n-i-l iplnin t "lay? Ila - X mil" fait I- ' " I' l-'i" ii. or "I'lV I.....I-. f-.rlll ll-'H lii" t' -mi nil ti'-l'ls hll'l lii . tiiin i . Or hav III I lis- Ii.it -.. ! ' I III" -to. i'i!. nn -l'i"" I llo if I '.val j Ilav w.oioi v. .n I I-:-;:"! I' -ir Laid" ry.' II. i- II .-a a I III - lo'tl s.ail to f. II !"'.' l!a. in"!. -Iv r .i -,v a n th" -uiii!ii"r -lay '.' n, , ..,,'.,.,,...,. ml ,.-!. kiii'l.' 11M .-. 1.,lt.l;ii Mt . fa-t.-l all away' or i- it thy gruping - ml is I'lui'l.' l.-'"l- r-nli ' l-.ii--.-r ..m-. .l.-ul.t nsn Jl"ll--. ' I'.l'loll a:-" I' OX lien'. I'. ..-'ili-n. ill In l ''"!i'li'!tt. Ill MOIiUl S. T. a. In r W h at i - t h- -I mo. ,'1 Hn- v. lb I'. w.,i,V .luhiiii.v lo " '' ' 1 1 - - ,,. . 1 1 1-- I tie- measles?" Snail Hlotl,, i -Mill, sln-'il savi-l u' n 1 1 I '-..." M n,y a . i .-t, 1 in;,', he i o In- plays the piano, when in n ah I;. It ' 'I' -in' 1" ,,nly play mi with Ilo- pi aim. a n , I . I v d ron-on uiy el.-e. h d.mt t ; k . li-ll 1 he V fi ( ( (ii ,s ii( ! (. " " i ,,i 1:1..- a ! . .-. ll. .SI,.- 1 1 ,,..', I ' I I-. I- I I- a'.. U h".i ll-- a I., I .'. I, . . il l l; in o ,, ... I. I I'.iti - oil .1 iieoini " lit i-; lu'thing i-.'inpiil' d I" a fia't 'I't'leg "ii nil i !n'!.v p..wd- I I ' ni l I H evpb-des. St' lla Th il ii - y o'l'ig in-in's fit -o . x . , , .,, n ; If , 1 1 - Well, jt j..,,-) ,., , .,, I.js inainn is. ,,..m, j (( , . v . . slid .. , .o ...ii, i., ,.nlho up, la b..' . , "i a u-.tui i"'i ly high lininh d 'f. io. oibtig. " repln d "I uiii : ir. mid if I win imt oil ; nv , ,, -, .1S ,), ..,, ,- ,,, ' - W hat sni'i , , j, i, i ! hit v ;, oil, Will" a I,, d lie v. iii-r? "IVrhaps 1 can help iiii." "Well, .sir," nml Will, " I'm oul Ii et Hi;- -'iei mall Cuius." Mi Ii- .-fi is v. n : .:. , p) lhi. , ,,, ,, ,, . I ". - . aa r ..e:. M i Kid. by I don't imder-tiiid ,y ..ume w om. ti an . . ti -it ivo n bout th. n-ngi. I hav o m r 1 1 iod to enn- ,-, nl mine. Jli- l'r. iielcml bm nro Vol v w i -e. M ,,..,,,.,, ,. mv., ,h.Vl, ,lt ,.,,... (. , . ,-,,.,.. ,l loing on iif l;Uy y,, ,.h,n,. M,,M lai.ilv : I en. .1 mv b iv t s, -king .( i "I 'll s. ml you to jail lor contempt of I cotiil. sir," s.inl the irale pelgt to tho i lie. 'lent ail.. i in v. ' i..!i't do it. your ! II. net'." I'll .eii il tin- lav.y. r; "I don't ; want a Ii lo n ut. no -. " "Wii.ii - 1 1 , i n. v n, - a I- 1 1 1 t r .!,o I Js. w.l I' II ' .1 I . 1 1 alglll .I V III . IH IM. 'I'I I- '!l' I. l'l," - ii.- tli.c - nn lie l- .i ,la,-k I in n ng in 1. . 1 h. p. ihneerv business. loin Why III Hint? Yell don't k now n iiy t h Ho; a b"iit it , d" y . m ? ,..4 N'u; but if I fall, I II be silt u to come out a few scttls uhoad. W hy . sir." -,id th" young nmn, . v .,, , , ,i, ., ,m..,. M.1u' --1 ;,,.., ;, .. teplnd tho ,!,,,,. --, ,. ., , ,. ,,. , n, ,rg hi,, ,r. .,. ,.,' , n. .... .. ill"'V n , , ,. nn , , .,,1. , n lin r li.-l-l- th" w "in -ii- I'" a I'""1 l"'1" '' Tin- I'.diie Keller Writer. Klder Sisl. r I inn willing I " iny; i'- tln-ro ni.y llniig v -iii'-l 111..- to : ay lo her? Yi'iiii-'T Sist. i iwhohat. inyi V.-s, pi. lily ; but you'd la tl- r only give her my lov.-. " ,,ti' sit on this bench with mo, ( i,.,,, ge. , 'l.as, ! " -aid Maud. "Why ,, y , , i''. , jA ,,... ..,.,. , nmmli for one." snhl Mnlld. " l in .i, I av, Maud, cnll't WO bo made one? ' sttge- sto I ti sii g . l in w.iie- l in linl.- hoi" I w An. I :.. I llsii il !" .in . I '. 1 1 1 w i i . n i a le- l- a i-v- n I. -Si nl v vv .ml - lis- noni. Aunt Mai in re vmi ' iiia'that Mr. Spooin r h v es ymi ? Cinrie I guess j y mi w on Id t li i nl. 'o to In nr she silly things Im snv s tome. Vint Mm in -Hut Imw do you know ymi love hint? Clinic I'.ecniise tin -, don't seem .illy to me. Ilicks What an awful amount of talk tin e I, gi .. Inters indulge in in comparison vv it h t he nun unit of Work Hmy perform. Wi-k Tin y urr itmttly mm l ied lie li. nn. I lin y don't have a fair eppo: t:.:ti ' v I .r talking when nt hi niio.