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VOL. XVI.
HTTSBORO CHATHAM CO., N. C, JUNK 21, 1891.
Ctaitam
NO. -i:
Tho Eyes o( Lotp
Illln.l ills, who say thai Lov H lilir.I?
He only fceos aright ;
Jlis only are tho eyes tlmt Ami
The spirit's central tight.
)t lifts wlill" otlirs grope nnl pry
His gaze sereno and fnr;
And they lmt see n witstx of sky
Whore I.ovo nn see tho Slur,
.Mamom ('. Smith, in Youth's Companion.
A PASTEL PORTRAIT.
l-.V KATE M. V I.KAIiY,
The picture was charming. There
n no denying tlmt. I'rnnk Ilnrivood
stood at the wiudi.t, of the print store
nnl stared in at it, aa ho hud dune
everyday for tho past work, Tho exe
cution of tho work was not faultless.
Nome crudities marred il, lmt t ho cti
pcnible was bewitching.
Tho face that of n girl i'i tho first
fresh bloom of maidenhood- looked
back nf you over one mistily-draped
white shoulder. Tho liquid eyes were
laughter-lit; the slightly jiurtoil scar
let lips had a shy droop ; there was a
little, round dimple in the chin; the
hnir that melted into the soft frown and
dusky background was a wind-blown
tangle of reddish-;old.
Unrwood had often determined to
rntcr and make an attempt to discover
the identity of the original of tho pie
lure, but his courage had always failed
h in. Today lie forced himself to the
accomplishment of his desire.
tie entered the store, shutting out
ill" whi.lmg suowlhikea behind him.
"Is that )ieture -the)inst;d portrait
in th window for sale?'.' he in
quired. "No, si--," he was ted I.
"Canyon tell mo the iimiio of the
nrigiuid '.' '
"I do not Know it, sir. The por
trait w.i.i left here 'i u simple to solicit
order-."
"Yog nr,' sure it is a portrait - not
merely tin ideal head?'"
"The artist said so.''
"(iive me his name and address,
please !"
Hut w hi :i tin! ri.-ing young lawyci
bad the tijo -.nti! in his pocket-book,
iiinl was i! again in the white winter
world, he begun to feel tineninfortubly
conscious that in this particular in
stance he was not acting with the dis
cretion on which he ordinarily piided
himself.
He was a trifle troubled, too, by the
recollection of a certain conversation
held with his mint the- previous even
ing. She was the dearest old lady in
the world, an I the most generous.
Hhe hail brought young Ilarwood up,
given him the best procurable educa
tion and throe years oi lluropoun tra
vel. lb.it on one point, the question
l his probable marriage, she was in
clined to bo dietorial.
"So you refu-e to meet Mi. Fains
worth, Frank?" she hud asked.
"As n suitir yes," be replied posi
tively. He was rather tired of having his
auiit assure him that he never would
meet a girl a--, beautiful, amiable, ac
complished, altogether il"irahh jim
Mhs I'a i iisui. ilh.
"Frank," she asked, hastily, u a
startling possibility occurred to her,
"is there any one else?''
He hc.-itptoil. Nh.) repeated the
piestion. He recalled the nice in the
print sii"p window. Ilo answered
truthfully.
"Yes," he sni 1.
"What is he;- name, Frank.'"'
"J tlo not know. "
!-he looked at It'in sharply.
"Where does she live?"
"I do not know that either."
"Frank," she s iid, in a low voi 'o,
"surely you have not been 1 rink -iug?"
lie laughed out boyishly.
"No, Aunt Mary; I don'i drink.
Jblt I'm nf'iiid I'm nonsensically in
love."
He laughed again now us he recol
lected tht" wondering dismay on his
aunt's face. A pu-iser-by turned to
look at him. Ho hud reached a row
of high, llut-fueed, dreary, rod brick
Ionises. In out; of these the artist
must live.
lie found the number, rang the bell.
A burly woman with a sum Igo of soot
tm her check opened tin; door.
"Mr. Vincent Brand?" iisind Nut
wood. "Third floor l ack,"' she returned,
ilmrtly.
She disiii;ieared, leaving him to
find li s way no as best he c uild.
The stairs were tecp, ilirty and un
carpeted. A written card una nailed
on the door of "u third Hour buck."
"Visi'i'sr I'iiumi.
I'listi-l Pol Mails. "
llurwond hnock-d. A voic b ide
Imn enter, lie w: nt in. The r mm
was large, bare, dreary. S,.iee
fetches were tacked ol the walls.
An easel and chair stood iu the centre
of tho apartment. A handful of tiro
in a tiny sheet-iron stove mndo thj
cold of the place more noticeable.
"Mr. Brand, I believe?"'
Tho occupant, an invalid with death
written in his hollow eyes, on his blue
veined hands, bowed assent.
"I cam"," said Ilarwood, declining
the solitary chair which was proffered
him, "about the picture exhibited in
Mercer's window. It is not for Bale?"'
"No, sir."
"Not at a huge figure?"
The artist did not at once answer.
He was ill and very poor.
"Not nt any price," he said.
"You could not make mo a copy?"
"Xn, sir. The truth of the matter
is this: Tho lady who c msenteil to sit
to me for that picture, did so out of
her own sweet charity. Sin: is so
beautiful, and makes such a line study,
1 fancied her face would bring mo
Tlers, where one lest lovely, even if
admirable as a likeness, would fail. I
need not enumerate to you the reasons
why it would he dishonorable for mc
to abuse her kindness."
"f understand your reasons, Mr.
Brand, and respect them. May I give
you an order for a life-sized pastel
from this photograph?"
He had fortunately remembered
having in his pocket the picture of a
nephew that morning received. The
commissioner would help the poor
artist out.
A lighl tap came to tin door.
"Miv I come in, Vincent?"' called a
sweet voice.
The door opeue I. Frank Ilarwood
turned to look into tin faco th it had
ha:;:ittil him waking and sleeping, but
a thousand tun -s fairer than tho col
ored crayons had reproduce I it.
She half drew back at sight of the
stranger, but liraud called to her.
"Co:ue in, Clairi !"' An I then, with
youthful euiilor: "This gentleman,
was jest a .king n'o.nt your portrait."
She bowed slightly. She was all iu
rich furs n:i I d 'cp, glowing velvet.
The eieganee of h r uHiro pu..lcd
Frank Harwoo 1.
"I hope the picture is bringing you
orders, Viiic -nt."
"It i-s i'.il'el," he answered,
brightly.
"Well, it i late. I InuM go. 1
just ran in to see how you w ere gi t ting
on. "
No smothered a lit of coughing.
"The basket of d- lieneies cam titi-
morning. Thank you overs) much.
You have the carriage? "
"To, 1 am on foot."
"I shall see you limn ) then," tho
ar;ist said, looking troubled. "Tin's
is not the best neighborhood iu the
world, an I it is growing dark."
The fierce cough shook him again.
"You sh.-.ll do nothing of the
kind! " she said, peremptorily,
Ilarwood went forward, hat in
hand.
"Will you do me the honor of per
mitting mm In bo your esiovt?" he
finked. "I am n lawyer, residing in
the city. I am sorry I have not a
curd. My name is Frank Ilarwood. '
S!ie had been lUtoning with a some
what haughty air. She smiled now
w.ih sudden friendliness.
"I shall be glad if vo l will come
w ith me,"' slit! said, simply.
On their way she told him ab.nit
l!rnd, who.:) sic I. ad known from
childhood iu l. i ;hiu I.
"He is dviii;;," she sti l. "It i
hard to hell' him ; he is so proud."
The house before which she pnus:d
was a magii'lioeul 0:10.
Ilarwood mustered courage enough
t ask if he might cull.
"No," she said gently : and then, ns
it" repenting: "I shall beat Brand's
studio on Friday."'
Sh t ran up the sb-ps.
Needless to say, lliii wood whs iu tile
pirntel's room curly Friday afternoon.
The numb -r nf orders he gave iptito
overwhelmed the ariist.
Sat; cam'! at la-.!, lid' fact' like a
rose ovt r her dark ur-.
They met, no: ipiit by olnwico,
many time.--, a id s ill Frank did mo'
learn her mime. He called her Miss
Claire.
One evening, wheuh; was leaving
tin' studio w ith her, he told lo'i'iho
stoi-v of how he had tirst happened to
come there.
"I fell iu love with a p.istel por
trait," he s iid. "lam today in love
w ith the original. Put 1 know so lit
tle of you, it seems like being in love
with a spirit. Are you going to pun
ish my presumption, or reward my
daring?"'
She indicated her carriage that
stood itt the curb.
"tiet iu!" she said, siiiilii.g. "I
chance I t b driving your wu."
Tiio vehicle stopped at his aunt s
door. He remembered there was to
be a small dinner poly tin re that
cm ning.
She a'.ighl' d and won" up the steps
with him. i'h -y weic admitted.
'Do you know my nun! V" ho bole-
Just then his aunt canio toward
them.
"Claire, my dear!" she cried.
"Frank, where did you meet Miss
Fainsworth?"
"Fiiinsworth !" ho replied, blankly.
"You" he reproached Clairo "know
me all the time !"
"Do you think I would have let you
nee mc home that niyht if 1 did not?"
she aii'icd archly,
"What in the world tiro you chil
dren talking about?" Frank'.! mint
iiiicstioncil.
They only laughed.
Hut there was that in tho lovely
ryi'H raised to his which told him lm
might plead again arid not in vain.
Saturday Night.
The World Vol)l'.inr.
It m iv not bo generally known,
writes u Washington corroqio.idenl,
that observations are to be mad 3 si
multaneously at Wadiington and at
Manilla, in tho Philippine islands,
which is alnust directly opposite
Washington on tho other side of tho
globe, to see what is the matter
with tho nis of our little planet.
Observations show that for smuo
time tho earth hat n it been revolv
ing on that important, if imaginary,
support, as she ha s done for centurion,
nnd scientists have decided that it is
time to liutl out, if possible, what it
all meaiH. Those who have studied
the subject declare thai, if the vaiiu.
tions continue, in tin: course of some
very long and w ry iudeliuite period
we shall have arctic climiit at Was!;,
iugtoii and the latitude of every place
nil the glob- will ho change.!, a'ld all
i r geographies would b.i usch s.
An equatorial telescope has been fin
ished an. I sent to Manilla, and before
long diligent inquiry will be mile in
to the whys and wherefores of tiie pe
culiar performances of old Mother
K.uth.
While one set of scientists are try
ing to find out about the axis another
putty is eudeavoring to tin 1 out why
the magnetic Hoodie varies ns these
variations of the needle affect n.it only
the mariner, but real estate owners,
and iu large cities where cvil'y foot is
valuable this is not to be overlooked,
These lattee observations are being
mad" be the goo letie and cost survey
and will not bo oomph ted for several
years, Detroit Free Press.
Why II Ale ItoT d Oil s.
"The pure food show uocn'npl-'i.ho I
; mi,' good result, hi far at I nm eo.i
! corned, nt nil events," said n friend of
! mine. "I have nn i beven-yoar-ohl
j boy," ho continued, "who is a crunk
I about what ho eats. Now I believe
' litinlv in the belielits to bo derived
from liirinneeous foo ls, csp e'aily us
a breakfast dish. I have labor 'd a-si I
uously t ) get that young man t cat at
least one dish of rolled oats every
morning, but in vain, until recently.
He, for some reason, became posses
sed of n wild-eye I desire to visit the
food show, it ml I procured him a t'ck-
I it ami let l.ini go. Well, tie came
home with his lwndn full of advert h
; ing cards and joy iu his soul. lie a: -toliished
us all by asking in to buy
I some of a certain bran 1 of oats, sav-
iug that he'd sampled them nt the
! show am! that they were great. D,
i lighted to encourage him in the idea,
I bought a pa 'kag.t and he oats (hem
faithfully every morning, although
personally I Had them dcei.I ally in-
ferior to those we have been accustom
! ed to i;s-. The true secret of this
sudden desire for this particular
brand cropped out accidentally. It
seems that of a'.l the exhibits th: pro
siding genus of this particular booth
was tho only one who offered him a
sample of lu r wares ami utter he hud
euten thereof she told him to itsk his
piii'ouis Id try them. Ho fulfilled his
part o!" the contract." how faithfully
the above explanation demonstrates.
ltulTaio F.tiquiror.
Trots Five Til mi trail Years Old.
The ohlest ns well us tho most inter
esting botanical monuments now grow
iug upon tho earth are the boubab or
sour gourd trees of Ai'ri a. This re
markable tree has a short, branching
trunk . hich seldom attains a height
of over seventy feet. wTi ile its diameter
is often as great us eighty or n hund
red feet. Adunsitti. tho naturalist who
gave th uus jts hotuiiciil name,
cihuiliit'iig from scientific .lata, says
that tile age of some of the oldest of
these tries is little if niiv short of
.1,0. Ml years. The hollow trunks of
these forest giants, which are often of
a capacity suflioicnt to furnish loom
for forty or fifty bodies, are used as
tombs by tho native Africans, who mis
pelld the remains of their departed
friends iiinl relatives m honk fa-di ti
ed upon the interior of suoli trees .''or
that purpose -1 St. Jeeuis J-cimblic.
(IMUHiEVS COM" .UN.
A MiTsnoN vs;i inaa.v.
Oil! what are you thinking ef llirdi".
Sitiing ui still on a spray,
Of the nppl-.tr'" fronting my vvlinl-tw,
Tills lieautidll. sunshiny iley'.1
Your pretty gray plumes are iinriifll'-1,
Your iT'-ast Is as whit" us t h sre.w ;
I'ray, tell me of what yen are thinking,
I'or, in lee l, I'm tpiili-aavieas I t knur
"knew, know,
l'nr Inilo'sl, I'm quite nu.vi m . to m tvv,
"I'm thinking. I'm Ihiiik'ne:." sal.l liir lie.
"f n no-' in (hi? r i i. t n .
I' is hi t from yoarsiglii, nl is fuslen-il
' I'wixt t w ltoiigi.sii!,,i jii-! I. m.'
Am I in I: four woe egi.s nr" lyiii '.
Four wee, speckled egg-, an I or" he,' :,
1 shall to four darling lanl-hahi"
Ji-singing n swf"t mother som-i 'a;
I! singing n -w
"I nmllier snug."
Detroit l'l ' P
A VOI NIi KAIil.l:.
The eagle, ns many of you know, is
tile king n uoiig birds, j 1st as the lion
is the. king among mammals. It i '
Strang) thit the;! birds whieit
display the giviS-si strength wli 'U
full grown, give n sign oi ih so qual
ities in their youth. The royal eagle
just emerged from the egg, is the most
helpless creature under tho sun.
Wrapped in u tiiiek white coal of
down, he slips out of the fdiell, and
for neitiy days afterward tho young
bird lies huddled against the br::ist oi"
Fie mother-bird, lor it even ennn it
Bit up straight. Weeks pass by before
it can trot about tiie lies!. The !iid
sign of the tapping of wings does not
occur until tit-: bird is read.' to leave
the nest.
The young lords are amply IV .1 by
their parents with men!, which the
latter digest ia theie craws before
feeding to the little ones. When tie y
are about half grown th ' ougle nest
looks li!;e a slaughter-lion ' well
s ifked with provisions. The parent
birds scour the n -ighboi hoo l for miles
gathering all the prey they cm.
When the birds are full grnvn th y
are permitted to leave t lie nest, J lie
parents go with them, teach ng thorn
fust how to fly and then how to assail
and steal their prey. Jfy that time
autumn has conic, a i l now the family
s -parates. The youngsters h ave the
parental nest, and sometimes roam
about for eight or feu years before
tlley set up an Ost.iblishm nit of their
owi.'iu'liu th 'ir I nn rt'iso young
bi"i!s. The eiglo grows t a high
ol 1 age. In !"!'. an ougle die 1 iu
Vienna, Austria, wh had lived iu cap
tivity f'.;-over l!1! years. St. Loois
Republic.
i!!!: Aii'A' .v o i riuivirir,
A iter tin.' Hritish pi elro'i, uini
Sir .lames Yen, had o iptuiv .1 O.va ego,
PU I, it appeared bo'oro Charlotte, at
the mouth of the tiinesee l!iv, r, for
the purpose of dtstroying that place,
a 1st i. The town was deft uil. il by only
sixty men and one sma'l oittitmn of
light oilibre. (ionoral Pet- r U. Por
ter, when he hear: I tliat the I'ritis'i
h 1 1 appeared oft' tic plaoo, hasttMied
to tiie village, uii'l arriving tliere , :i
tin morning of May PI. At the m -m
.oil of his arrival the town authori
ties were eoiisidcriir: a ! mand for the
sitrreiid.-" of the '!; . Wnilo tio-y
w t re tl'seussing tho ileiimiid (leiieral
Porte" entered the r. nmnnd promptly
refused to surren h ". Two of the
British gunboats th u (it 'ie I the
river nn l began a b enlianim 'nt. For
an hour and a Itaii" the;. e.Kibnued to
throw in round si:":, sho'I- nn I roek
i is, regardless of lie- ''act tied there
wevfoiv, if any, p;;' lie Imihlings cr
slot-os in ill ' phu'e. Tiiey aid tl"t
even allow tinn for tiie women and
ilridren to be rc!ii"v-l. The Am
ericans m maged to collect a force of
'!od bid!v armed n:ili:i'i a::tl mad j
proparut io'is tti uttaek the boats if
tiiey sh'vnld venture further no the
river. Tic British then sent a llig of
irilt'o ashore, with a second d :nu:.d
for s irreio! r, mak;ng a tiir -at to lay
tiie plaeo iu ii'-ln s if it was refused,
(ieuerii! Porter ipra'a vei'its.'d to s;;e
reii'li r, an 1 on M iv 1" ih' British
gunboats renewed their 'ire for si vend
h iiirs, a;: I thou withdrew. On the
H.inie evening th" Briiisii sent a party
on shore iu boats to a s'ua'i plaeo
oil'eil Poultiievviile, whole the Amer
icans iia 1 collected some slores. V
small boily oi' militia, lind -r li.o.eial
doh'i Swift, mudcMii-h stubborn re
risuinee that the British were driven
I aek'to their b.as iu greater haste
then when they came. New Yolk Re
corder. S mi" War Is il' lieu T.:lk.
"Ck-ck-ek-ck" menus, "Here is
fool," vat-out-cut" i'ldic.ite-t sur
prise and curiosity: "jirr-ii-t I, pru-a-lt"
menus, "My health is verv gotnl
this morning an 1 I let 1 us indepen
dent as a hog on ieo :'" "o-r-r-r r"
in ains, "Danger is approaching ovii
lo. ail : all abb-'o,itiied hi-:! ; w ill bo on
tin ir gnard am! ohicke'is would bolter
ceils- t.ilkieg n'nl get into tho cyclone
"tlhir. "- ;Bidde!or.l i,Mo. .louriial.
LAPS AXI)RI:1M)H1:R
Uncle Sam Importing Foreign Nc
inaiej for Alnska.
riiof'o lnipoi'itvl Laborers Will
Titko Care of Our Herds.
Five families of :,it'i-Aivtio in im u 1
are lu ing iuq orled into this ooiintry
under ioveitiiiieiit anspiees, They
coin" from l.apl'itid and Comprise s. v
enteeii individuals. Six are men, tin
ro-t vvoiuen an I children. They bring
w ith tiieiu eb vo n does, bri d lor t il ing
cafe of reindeer.
It is for t his purpose, III heel, that
t hoy and their owners are coming over.
The Siberian doormen hired to take
euro of the imported reindeer in Alas
ka have not proved satisfactory. They
got homesick, longing for their native
pastures on the ot'ier sid of Behi ing
Strait, ami want to b traveling to and
fro. So it was decided to replace
them with a few experienced Lapps.
In IS'.PJ the United Slates steamer
Bear brought 171 reindeer front Sib
eria. To those 17 were added in
ls',i;t. Fawns born last year brought
the total number up ti 'M. Ten of
these were trained h draw sleds.
F.veiititaliy it is hoped that nil Alaska
north of the Yukon, will bo stocked
with the animals. Thus, thousands of
square miles of now useless, territory
will be reclaimed and made valuable;
a permanent wealth producing indus
try will bo created, and n barbarous
people, nt pesent on the verge of star
vation, will be lifted up to comfort
able self-support an 1 civilization.
The difficulties which were pre
dicted ns likely to defeat the enter
prise have not materialized. Croakers
declared that the animals would Hot
stand transportation, that ihey would
not thrive when transplanted, and
that they would be kilted by Alaskan
dogs. Kxpericnc" has shown that
Alaska is more suit able for them than
Siberia. Our Arctic province is a
va t natural reindeer rang , the sup
ply of foul being inexhaustible. The
dogs do not trouble the reindeer
much. During the (ird year only five
had to bo shot on that account, They
soon learnol not to touch the deer.
Furthermore, the latter can outrun
tin' dogs and cm light them elb ctively
wilh forefeet and horns.
Tho Siberian doorm ui do not un
derstand the use oi" money. In pay
ment for tln ir animals they receive
harf r goo Is guns, iimiuunit ion, traps,
hardware, llmir, provisions, eb'thos,
cotton goods, tents, dishes, bonds,
trinkets, tobacco, etc. In this way
they get hold of many lieee.-siu ios and
luxuries hitherto unknown among
them, but above all things they prefer
whiskey. The tit er, on being landed
at Fori ("rare nn 1 libe - itod, u at il
ly started off to run away nt breakneck
speed, but they soon cam" back, nnd
only two were lost iu this way. They
nr-' easily cared for, wandering little
nnd f"t ding for davs iu oil" locality,
li w intt r tie y paw th" stmw awny
with t heir hoofs to get at th" moss on
v.h.eh they feed. Tho only diuieultii s
in h iirnilig how to herd them are
harnessing and throwing th" h;s-o.
For lassoing a nnl thong lifty ft et
feet long is us . 1. At one end is at
tu 'he I u piece of iv u-y with a hole iu
it large enough t" pe i mit the rop,.
.-lido fr.-oly.
In l'l small herds were turned
poise on tiie islands of Fnaluska ami
Amaknnk. in the Aleutian chain.
These have" alreadv increase 1 consider-
ably iu numb is. All of tho largest
lslallilS ollglll in oe Mocnetl evemiei.iv.
The first I'a.ui at Poll Clareiiee was
born April I of last year. The ar-
rival v.iis announeed by a heritor who
came lip to tho school hoiis - with the
news. The l'.skiiuo ehihlivn w e:i' de
lighted and till turn d out to se th -baby.
Nat ive apprentices m e being
taught how to cure for tae deer. A
soon us they have leaiiio.l how, it is
intended to lend a few animals
to i noli of them in order that they may
start Icrds ol their own. It is hoped
that in thi i manner t he entire popu
lation of Arctic Alaska will be supplitd
at a fnt in i' day with means of sup
port. lb indoor skins h ;vo become a grout
luxury to the Alaskan natives. Prac
tically all of them come from Siberia,
the wdil Alaskan deer being rarely
sli d. A proper equipment of clothing
iuthtt frigid region e insists of t w o
Mrts worn at th" siimo time, olio with
the fur side to the body and tho other
with the fur outside, a pair of skin
so. ks, a pair of boots and u pair of
milti ns - tiie w hole n quiring ten skins.
'I'o buy so many takes a lot money .
Tiiev must be paid for in furs, and few
furs are olita Idem Alaska, the tor
bearing animals being very scarce,
Am.. m: tin most valuable purls of the
-kin "i the reindeer is tioiu the le
below the kn-os. It is tough, with a
tine mid thick fur. impervious to cold.
Snow does not adhere to it. New
York Pres..
F.iist ttilin i .Ut;s m! I istinia-nts.
The viua, th" nitioiiil instrument
of In Iia. e ills up u vision of troops of
Niiuloh gir's, dancing to its music,
the little nail's of silver bells, fastened
aroiiu. I th"ir ankles, keeping time us I
th"V glide and wiiir'. Th" vinu is a I
pieer-biokiug in-tin nt. It is a sin- I
;'.. bin of ,,,!! ,w bamboo, fie-teltod
wilh exieiiiled bid el .vs. e lived ;
! from wooii, to two empty gourds. Tho I
i nds of the bar are often beautifully j
carved to repi , sent birds or hea l" of
animals. Fight wire strings are
stretched along the top of the hoilo.v j
bamboo over a series of frets, nnd ;
there are three other strings, which
pass over a single fixed bridge. I he J
player throws one gourd over hi'- j
left shoulder, and p.is.es tii other
under his right arm, holding the bam
boo diie.otiallv across his breast. The :
frets are pressed with the left hand,
and the string! are snapp-d with little
hard strips called plectra, worn upon
the first and third lingers of th- right
hniiil,
Another beautiful instrument of In
dia is the soofsringi', which is shaped
something like a banjo, nil hough it
sounds more like n sweet guitar. It is
mad.! of very dark wood, with u round
body, peiir-ihapetl at the buck, and a
long slender neck, and is beautifully
iuhiid with ivory mil pearl. There
areeignt wire strings wn.cu ,.,e ...-
od with a plectrum, i lie savvou, or
Fast Indian guitar, is also a beauty,
both in form mid decoration. The
sides and back nr.- very dark green,
ulinost black, covered with gulden tig
urt !. !St. Niehola .
'Hie Kooslir Ytlil;u'l the Dog.
Ther-' was a tight between II dog
and a rooster at th' hour of sunrise
the other morning in u gra-sv plot of
West Ximty-foiirth street, upon which
t there is nn old wooden s.iaiity, occu
pied by an aged couple. The family
h ive ii henhouse, in which there are
chickellS, lilt' I tleev also b ivo nt their
front door a dog house, which is a
llolir-barrel tul ned upon its side, to
which tho licensed mongrel is tied.
Chanticleer emerged from his sleeping
place iu the oitrly dawn, raised his
head aloft, silut' d th" sohir orb with
a lusty or..'., and thoughtlessly strode
toward the burial iu which the dog
was ensconce 1. The quadruped, prob
ably angry at being rud ly awakened
bv the bip.sl, struck out at thee leiuy.
which i' coii'd not rcio'li beenn-e ol
th - rope around its neck. Tii" biped
retreated for a moment, raise. 1 its
head aloft again, ttislied toward th'
quadruped which shrank back with
fear ns the assailant's bonk pierced
oie of its eyes. The mongrel g -vo a
howl end tugged at his rope, but the
rooster was otlt of rea -h i:s it tlapp' d
both wings. Th" s u 1 found was
like the first. At th- end of it the
dog was hi Id oi in his barrel, wild
tht roosUv. retreating tia safe dis
tance, crowed on:.' again. By this
time the h-eii.s were out nod clucking,
and a brood of youthful chick' ns m re
I inking iri'tiud tii yard for tie-ii- five
break fist. New York Sun.
I'i
si:. I
if a 1 1 '.k.
"Luke Muskogee
the pa.-!, I'iid w her,
C ivered III HIV sqm
vat'
Wlllel
id.
of 1 -s-t-i -
soon b
t soil in
spoke so
luirkllble
teoit of
tory the p'o'iighsliaro wil
turning up some of the rie'i
Minnesota." Th man who
I can . sslv nl.out a ich a r
j .(,. p,.,. j., .'. S. V
yyn ,,,,,.e w.i Was g
j x;,,,.,,,,,,,;, es ,K i : i;i
';., .,, ,
si ping in l.i
room. "The
twelve miles
itiuiled, "and
o peculiarity
from "Milvv Hike '." he c
pos-es-ed the remarka
i of being sotio whit higher titan a
: e reitt deal of the surroundine. ooiintry .
It was formed by 1 ho collection ol
l rain water and two m- three little
streams, the oiitl t of which had been
: stopped up by some beaver dams ol
enormous si.e. Its reclamation wa
iicc.unplisheil by means of a canal,
' w hich was dug b-r some distance to
Lake lloohcstcv, and tho work has
been under consideration for a ve ry
j long tune, but litis only been pushed
j to completion in the past few years,
j All through the northwest are thou
sands of acres now under water or iu
I marshes which were made so by tho
work of the patient beavers, but I im
agine thai iu time it will nil be
brought in! use as mtiguiliet tit fnrin
! iug hind by ju t such a system its that
; adopted for the drainage of Mmdio
; gee."! Washington Star.
Time I Pes.
She imishiiigly i --.Ttist think.
.lit
, ;1jr von proposed but tweiity-fof.r
j l,,,uis ago.
Ho (thrillinglyi -Yes, and it seeim.
oN I as though it were but yesterday.
Is II True;
I- ii tnr t'l'll love fli-'s nut the TH't'lt
v hen poverty -ta ks in th" iloor'C
Is it true tin! l'l" lle;ot of II 'V liMCI
i i.-es f,.r luxuries i.ml H Hung .n s"?
1 - her heart li il!ov mi l vapi'l .'
s Iut ail so narrow ami iii-au.'
Is her mind so j l i.-l.! nn i tiopthl"--.
'I'lint it S'.I.'W- tail til" f
slirt -e,
(ill. r;it:ier ,va- .Ciailow the w,-it"r
uf t hut lilr-l on grand W"ii;nnho.ie .
(if ihe heart i.f wlei'ii lie .hindered
It" kll"W i:ot ; II T Vol llll'lerslo-i'l.
In lite I line "1 alver-ii v 's I ria '.
Win'ii the heart is liorii,. ,.e,vn i!i Ih" !r-!',
'j'is eVe- the I..V" of II W"MNUI
J'iiat l.ria,'s ha' k "ir ma'il 1 "f if".
Nrn Win 1 1 i v, in Detroit l'r '!'; -1.
HF.UOI.IH'S
A tleiitn-i's epitaph - He is tiding his
1-st env ity.
The work of the ordinary eltr-f cov
ers n w ido rti iige.
lu the up:; and dow us of life th"
baby i.. unrivaled.
It is when coining go'don eentt
punts that a lady ought to purse her
lips.
A man with a wii" 'l in his head does
not necessarily suffer from that tired
fouling.
"My daughter can never be yours."
Willie Br'cht --"Of curse not : I want
', her to be my v. ile."
j When people recklessly impair their
I own credit lin y must expect tho'.i
i ca-h to grow soiree '.
j "That's the cud id' it." as the board
I or said to the landlady when she gave
j,;,,, t!a tlil f t;IU ,.,,..,
I Chumps Do you believe tiieio is
! h illy of room at the lop? Dumps
I i do. i'i know; I have lo ver bo n at
! the top.
I .lit lgi I guol.n.e o'" th- law ex
' cns.'s no on-. Pi-Is.. :ii r--!tumph i
; Den de jury's dead sure, to lind my
1 l:wer guilt v.
I '
(ie. lie wa a ere e.il.ais fr l.iw 1
j I'or the morning he was hired
lie sought an ins'.iran eo:i:j.,iey
i'o in-ore itguiiis! I.eing lli" l.
J Tiie armless freak who plays thi
' piano with his feet comes nearer hav
ing music in his sou! than any man
Ins yet heard of.
' Wail, r Will you take tea or coffee'?
! Actor I always tak : eolVe" --'oeeaits !
, it settles. Manager 1 prefer tea -
because it draws,
i Ih -I'd just us li. f be hung fr a
s'.ieep as a lamb. She -Yv'ell, you'll
, be hung for neither: you'll be hu'i.:
for a e ill' nothing.
"What ilid tho oalhis say wh"l
you told them 1 was out?" Maud--.
.his' smil o'i an 1 said. Friday's not r.l
I way- an unlucky day.
"So you muriied Alg'Toti nfl'-r nil."
1 "Yes, I tried b be path .it and nil
that, but 1 ju-t couldn't beat' t have
i him w ith me so much.
' "What has beeonv of i ,iai s n of
' yours that was ro.'ng i.i set the v.oi'd
oil fire oil" of th-se ..iey.s': lie has.
' je'i"' into tii" ic- busines :."
! M'rc.-s - I wish I Lie w how bx
J have my photograph takin :0 ns to
ph aseilcur C.ia-'i v. Familiar nutid
mo rl!
Miss F.mir.3.
I df-Ti't beli' VC t":
pay.." Sera'eJ
ibe's lll.lga-
1 kn .w it
our m-oit'is
doe
I .-:i!
a 1-
ml I've
I"-- - .v
: 0 I
!! -.v ee
. C-ilil
the s:i't
:i' . c
v er
l::-..1n.
1 a'i
a mni'l
. .'. 1 Oi.ll'
n.
Mr-
o::beak--1 'ae hn'f ')'
l-.iiow how t'l Mdio-r hal'
iiiisonboiik But .1 )se.'t
aif thai ;s :git..n.:...
reitaing ' - I oy .ei 1. tioiv
a '. th ;'.' Seco't I I tei'tiii
e I sh.cibi s ty it was
; l:v,
; the
F 1st train;
leasing pa 1
..leritv" bv
v.-: It e ones after
lis.
Mrs Kidder I bad a clos- cab, to.
day. d.i.r. Killer i'i:iioiisly -
W-v.hat was it? Mrs. Kidder I;
pi.ieelltly We. .ia. I iio.xi door e i'u " ill
to s e I;.,-.
W. a-y Wnlkins Mtiihim, I w:is not
ill wy s as y oil see to.' li'W - -. Mir..
Peck No, I euess I ot. I SllppoSK
there was a time o ie-' iu your ltfo
whi u you were eiiiiroiy s ib.-r.
"I vv.n.t to so.' the boss of tii!
house," said tiio pedler to Mrs. Dur
ley, who had aiisvvi red th" ring. "I'm
so'oy,'" she f piiod. us sh" closed the
ii.. or, Inttbi'oy is asiccp just now."
Siiirii Boy My sister likes you.
Y"oitug Man icaliiug That's i.iee. 1
like her, too, very much. Sma'l boy
Yes ; she sail she liked you beeunso
vou never cai.:e often tu, I didn't stay
'long.
Tea "her Now. Harry, in the sen
tence, Mmy gave Bobort live cakes,'
y.ni have jiitistd the word Mary us
miisciiliiio gender. How do you iiiako
that nut? Harry Well, 'cause if slto
did what tht; book says she was u dan-tiv.
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