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VOL. XVI.
PITTSBORO', CHATHAM CO., N. C JUNIi 28, I8D4.
NO. 41.
i acts will be made.
(Chatham llccovd.
wlta
11m I J rook.
I iiokril l:i tin1 brook uuil saw a fa-t
Mi'IkU-Im, hut a child I!
fiivrt; were ru-hes hihJ willows in (lint place,
jid they cliiti'licdut tlu' brook its tin-1. rook
ran by ;
.! the brook it run ila own sweet way,
M '1,1'liiid ilntli run in li-eiil s play.
Vi as It rau I heard it say:
"llu-leii wit li me
To tin' roist.-rhitf sea
Tail Is wroth with tin: ll.-meof tin' morning
tiky."
JL" in tin- brook un.l stv a fa.ee;
Jft'-'tfii-Ii' . but tin' years go by!
'3'W rishcs mi' thud in tin- old-time plici',
Arid tin: willows J knew when 11 Inlil was i ;
Ami tb brook it .sci'ined to n.t to say,
As evyr it sti'ali'lii on its way,
Kolijimily now ami ml in play,
"Oh, r unt! witli mo
To tin' slumberous-en
That li grav with th" n-i'.? A the evetiiiig
sky."
j 3"l?h-ho, but the yivir-. go by,
I would to do 1 that a child writ I.
--fill, ago It M'or.l.
HIS SURPRISE PARTY.
The village of Meredith wiw seven
miles from tin1 Dnrringtoti homestead,
and it was (jiiite an event iti tho lives
of the JMrringtoii women when they
'oiilil miitiugt! to seem.' a hiirse to
Juke them ho long u distance, Mr.
Darrmgtoii and his son ilrovu to t lie
village every week, but tli 5 old man
thought tlie women folks belonged nt
home mul lmil no reason to g'j beyond
the gate lit the end of the Jane. Tin-re
were other farmhouses innr, to lie
Mire, but Mr. Darriuglhu was opposed
to "hitviii' his wife mul darters gad
li 1)011 1 to nil the neighbors," ami as he
was very inhospitable when visitors
lit i Appear everybody fell into the ha
bit of letting the Harringtons revcrc
ly alone.
It wan n hnnl life for the mother
mul her two (laughters, but they bore
their lot uncomplainingly and toiled
on from day to day with no hops of a
change. It is said that there is v time
when patience ecus -s to In; a "-St'tue,
mul 1 think in the ease of the Duriing
toti women that time bail an ived vhen
tho fitther positively refused to have
company invited to the iiou-e. Think
I want nil my liard-curiicd witlleaet
lip by strangers?" he ii.-ketl, '-itli u
hc-owI, nml that settled tie' (pies! ion.
.Firm nod decide. I opposition m: the
part of the women would have won
lor them mi easier life, for tim old
mull was weak when a strong will was
set aguinst his, but they had u-ivcr
thought of crossing father, so ho be
came more tyrannical a hi a years i.i
crrast'il. One morning, wlifii Aff. Ilarri i.i;
ton nnnoiiiieed his intent ion ot driving
to the village, Kate timidly vintufcl
a leipiest that k!ii! he allowed to
company him ; her Uncle John kept it
htoro in Meredith and i.he h.i.l i. jt
M'en that store fur ten months.
"'Taint uecVary," the fat her in
uwerod, testily; "if you want any thii.g
I'll git it. You've got enough work
to tlo in the house willumt giiddiL'
nroiiml the tow u. I'll slop at John
etore and if his wagon is ei niln' past
here this inoniin' I'll or. I ! him to
htup with a lot of gloc'ri' S. Koli ain't
goin' today, li'lltake me too eun
saiiH'd long nt the biaeksmit h's. ''
Ho hope died in Knte'n heir, and
villi it high .she returned to her work.
tfust before liiuier I'n.'le .lohli's
wagon stopped with the groceries.
(Sophie was opening the basket to put
the things away when she noticed
koine writing on Ihe brown paper that
wrh laid over lluiu. "Why, what's
this?" she cried, "rather set ins to
Lave Kent us a note. "
"Well, what does lie my, child?"
asked her mother, anxiously, "licud
it out loud."
Hut before she Could In fill Kate
ami Mrs. Iiarringlou look "d over her
dhoulder and llii.i is wh it tiny ia ;
"do around ami inwite all the na
ilers to spend the i M liiu' with un and
we'll have a genu in Surprise Tarty.
Don't forgit Tom's folks. Cm't you
Inake sonic cake?"
"What can have come oer fat'ter I
can't imagine," said Mrs' 1 arrin.i ton,
looking bewildered, "but We'll uuvu
to do it, hs he kivs so."
"llult etl, wei be dt lighted til do
I," crit tl Sojihie in ecstasy. "Yfe'il
lake him at his word immediately, (or
fear ho comes home and changes 'tis
mind. Where's Hob? He must Jo
th inviting while we clean no (d
M ike the ciikt ."
When Hob was informed of Ml.
new departure of his father's he join i ;
with the rest ill being both s .
prised and delightcl. "To think
h'lii even asking Tom's folks that
lr hu't spoken to for the last ti4
Veins! 1 alwavs l tl think he u n-
leolish to quaiii I wild Tom lnui
Tola'.- a nice fellow ami ain't to bl.iu-t
I .r lh.it nuarri I. ISut I woinr wiur
, , r possessed father lo tlo till-.'
"Tin lit t tll' sl t.ii !-," said 'irs.
l)irriiigK'4, ";.! tho inigUboiH In
willing to come? They've been treat
d uncivil enough by father,"
"Oh, I think so," returned KoV
"I'll inauuge that."
"I just went out ami tohl the rrn
to tell Uncle John nml the folks to be
sure to come lip tonight," said Kat",
entering Ihe room at that moment.
"Of course, 1' ither must huvo asked
Hit in."
"Why, yes, it's more'n likely be
did," usselited the mother, "un.l,
come to think of it, wasn't it sly of
father to leave Hob homo to do the
inviting and not say a word about it "
"Yes, un.l sending all the groeerir-i,
too," added Kate, "father was very
thoughtful."
"it's a good thing that our white
dresses are clean," said Sophie, "f.r
we haven't another decent suit to wear.
As for you, mother, your black silk :s
us nice as new, even if it isn't tho very
latest style."
That evening; as Mr. Darringtoa
was driving up 'he lam; towards his
house he was startled by hearing th.
unusual sound of laughter coming
therefrom. lie looked up and saw to
his a-toiiishim nt that the whole house
asw illuminated. There must be w
light in every room yes and there
were people moving around, more
than were in Ilia family, he knew
What could it mean? He left the
holse standing by the shed ami hur
ried to the front door to solve the
mystery. When he entered he fell
that he certainly must be in dream
land. Th" parlors that were general
ly still' .iinl gloomy were so decorated
with llowers and green leaves licit he
teurccly reeoonied th in as his own.
His daughters were radiantly beauti
ful in drt sses of pure, white lie had
forgotten until now what beautiful
girla they really were --and his wife,
in In r neat bl ick silk, was a woman of
whom oii' might be proud. Then
Hob looked In. H-e gent." 1 than he had
looked f..r many a h.ng day. Mr.
I'arringtou could not understand it,
with his own household pen ai d Hot
at his coiuiiiauds, and vet all ol them
as brave and smiling as if in- I. ad never
forbidden them the pleasure of hav
ing company. ISut it w.n a delightful
scene after all, and it in lit have been
a hard-he itrtcd nun indee I, w ho could
fail to Ibid enjoyment in it. And who
was that coining towards kiln n tli on!
stretch -d hand? ('mild it really be
Tom I nine, t'ue friend ot his happier
yearn, the one who had v. wv 1 that he
Would never t It to .loe Dui'l'iugtoU
again? Yes, it was no other than
gootl ..Id Tom, and he wa-i making the
lilst advances, in spite of '.lis vow.
"Howdy, Joe? Seems iiitetal, don't
it?"
"Yes, I must - I must h.iV," sliiiti
liiered Mr. 1 ii-ri!igtoh, "powerful
nateral ; but I must go and tidy up n
l it, for I ain't lit to be seen."
Ill a dazed s ilt of way he left the
room, but when he retliraeil sholtli
aftM-, d reused ill his very l est suit, he
was as bright and gay as ai.v one prt -s
nt. He entered with idl his heart
into the merrymaking of tl.e evening,
only stopping now ami then to Won
der how the women folks dnred defy
him so bo'dly. He really began to
feel a little afraid of them, now that
they had shown so much -trcngth of
will, and if they had ordt ri .1 him to
leave his own house he world hardly
have been surprised.
John and hn folks had arrived and
were joining in the geiietid hilarity
w hen Joe 1 ai rihgtoii entered the par
lor th.' second time, but he would not
haul lost li s 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 i I now had
(iiieen Victoria been announced. The
bountiful supper he took as it matter
of course ; it was nothing nioro than
was to lie expected, considering tin
grandeur ol the oceisimi, audit win
only w hell the tit igh'oms had .1. pull
ed, leaving the brothers am! t) fir
families together, that he i;ae iil'i-r-mice
to any thouvht mi the siibj
Then he said, playfully: ''Sorter s!v
of you, .101111, ii 'I to mention '.his
nioriiin' that you was cumin' up.',
"Why, I hadn't got no inwite tht-:i."
"What tin you mean, father?" ask
ed Kate, opening her blue eyes wide
in surprise, "didn't you invite Uncle
John?"
"i!ow could I, when I didn't kr.uw
lit t It i ii about it?"
"Ihdu't you know about it wkt'ti
yon got it up yourself?"
"What under the canopy do ou
mean?'' asked Mr. 1 arriiigton in is
toii shineiil. "1 didn't git up uothit.'."
"Why, yes, lull ill. I, father," said
Kate, "you sent us it note telling us
to invite all the neighbors,"
"1 didn't tin liolhiu' of the I. i'tl,
miles my mentality was wandeiiii'. '
Sophie mid h r mother look : at
each oilier in wonderment, but K ite
straightway brought Ihe paper i ml
handed it to In-r father. I'll. r.. is
tin- uoU- von .-cut us with the yiof ir-
"1 ditlu't put up the grnc'riis and j
I'm inuerceut of the writin' ou that
paper," he said after he had read ths
invitation.
Then Uncle John examine 1 the pa
per, but lio soom r had he (..lanced at
the wolds than lit; burst into such a
tit of laughter that he was unable to
speak for several s- eonds. Win n- tit
last he found his voice he said: "I
writ that iny.-t lf last week. I had wech
a cold that I couldn't talk, and I got
into the h'ibit of speakin' to the folks
on paper. One aileinoon I felt like
havin" a leetlc cotii any ami I asked
Mary to get ivn ly for folks that night.
I w rit them words to her in the store,
ami I s'pose tin; man never noticed
tln-m when he put the. paper ou tin;
groceries,"
Joe Harrington smiled grimly. "I
it-" a mistake all round. Wal, I'm
not Mirry we had the settin. and -1 siy
its oliliee'sary to let this thing git to
the neighbors. We ought to have
more coinp'ny and we will. 1 want
tin- women folks to go nroiiml more,
loo. They're not critters to bo
ashamed of when they're dressed up
right ami smart."
Nothing was i-aid in opposition to
the. e lew id. as of Joe's and from that
evening there commenced ii pleasant
er era for the worn n at tie- Ihirrin:;
ton hoaiesieu l. Chicago News.
111. I. blink's I) fe.tt.
I'll-' sh ick giv 'li to tin; colonies by
lb-ad. lock's defeat must have bt eu tre
mendous, ami even lliigland was stag
g. r. d. The brave, pig-headed iniirii
iiel has stood out as a more vivid p. r
sotnlity th-ia inn -t of the liritish lead
ers who left their b iiit-s or their repu
tations, or both, iliioii American so 1,
Out of Nil oil!.' (!:t were killed or
badly wound". i ; out of l.oUil men a
little over n third escaped extinction ;
the assailants were nboiit 7".) in num
ber. The picture of the heroic blockhead
who whs responsible for the tragedy
borne away dying in th" midst of the
panic-miekeii troops is the most pa
thetic of the whole war. "Who would
have lliought it?" hi; mullered in nil
the agony of a bullet in th" lungs.
"We shall know better next time."
Hut there was no no.t time for l!r:id
doek. Ho was buried in 1 lie centre of
Ihe truck that for geii ralions was
call. ,1 lira. I. lock's Ibeid, and t!e- wag
ons and tln iirlilh-ry were roiled over
his new-made grav e to obi iteliin-evt r,'
trace of th sp .t win re the burly bull
dog lay, lest pursuing Indians shotili
Hint and dc-ecrute hu corps.-,
I have rid b-n v, r th Alleihnnief
21)0 miles to tin.- ninth of tin- old Cum
iierlaml ami fort dn t.ieni.. (rail, am;
been told by Inoiliil i'li -.-is, who coi'.h.
not read or write, that I was ou I'.iad
doek's II rnl, so strong is the tradition
of tint! memorable I'ni'it, ami none the
less m, perhaps, fioia the groloMpit:
misplacement of locality. It is said
that in his living hours P.rn. block
could not bear tin- sight of a red en I,
and that with his last breath he tie
plon il his insults lo tin: Virginia mili
tia, who miller Washington had cover
ed his retreat and lost nearly their
whole number. Maemillan'.s Maga
zine. Mul. i lib's in Mailer.
It seems n dilth'iilt luitlert iking to
accept the theory that granite, glass
and precious stones, not ex 'i-pting
diamonds, nre composed of indepen
dent particles that nut continually in
exceedingly rapid motion. Th.'se ac
tive m ilecille, are said to rotate mid
swing around a central point with
such force nml rapidity that they con
stitute, I i all intents mi l purposes, a
solid ma, s. Upon h dug ibv itleil, they
v hirl armiinl a new centre as rapidly
as before, the molecules passing a giv
en point some millions of times in a
second of time. This theory would
at lirs! i.hinc s.-eni in.'ouip.it ilile with
the well-iiiideistoo.l belief in the luiiil
iies:. and iinpcii- trahilit ol the dia
mond, I. .1 this is easily explained.
Tile almost ill.'. deniable rate of speed
drives th" atoms against the drill or
cutting edge that set ks to penetrate
it, and dulls it without permitting it
to make the slightest impression. Ou
this theory, ii appears that glass-culling
is merely the bringing togetm r
of tun hotlics Consisting of molecult.
movilig at tiltleielil velocities. As n
matter of colli se, the most owe t nil
atoms break up the softer ones, and
so this operation is nit rely a war of
particles, in which the superior torco
is triumphant. New York Ledger.
Saved His file.
Hriggs- I'itl yon heir about Staf
fer's uartuw t scape the o'.lu r night ?
II is boal illlig house got on tire and
thev had u aw ful time waking him
up.
( irigv's - Ho ,v ditl they finally siu-e.-t.l?
Hriggs - i'hev rang the d iiacr lu ll.
The largest light Ii ol e lu the worb'
is uiui il.mc, franco.
I rUILDKEVS COMMA'
i UoY's MolltKll.
My nlntlier she's .-n gnu-1 t" ui'-.
Kf 1 wits good a- good , ,ii!,i t-i,
1 eoiil.tn't be as good tm. sir -
fnu'l any boy be gn-i.l n- Is r'
She lnves mi- vvli-'U I'm gl.i I or : t
tslii' loves mi' when I'm g.odorl .1
An', what's a funnie.-l thin,?. le- - '.1
iSln-l..'ve- mv when she l.ilhi-he .
1 tl. .n't like lier to pun!-h an-
That don't hurl -but it ln.it- to its
Ueri'ryia tln.li J fry : an' then
Wt; both cry all' be g . . I i.'aia.
Blit'lllViW lilt' Whell s'lC- ill- ICl.t se.VS
Jly lillb- I'loal; an' Sn-sl'v -i-tii- -;
An' wli.-n my pa .-ouie h en--1.. t'-a
Blm lov.;s liirti i.i'.s! a inn -h a- a
She Hughs nail e-l!s I.e.. all I said.
An' grubs in., up an p:ils my hea .,
An' I hug In-i an' hug rev pa
An' love 1 !u, pun' night n tn-h as int.
A j.A.y ha:-.
A young rat one lived in a mill whl
launy other rats. He was too la.,, tc
do anything. Win n the old rats a k V
llilll if ht! would iilte to come out 'v i!1
them lit nigh! he would say, "1 ti.u.'t
1-ntjw." And i' th.y sai I, would you
like to stay in?" he still said, "I tlot.'l
know." Ho would not take the trm b'
to (ilnl out what he vv ished.
An old. gray rat said to him out
day : "No one will care for you if vmi
go on in this way. You have no m i-j
mind than a bind- of gras-. Ii is
Foiiictimes good to give up voiir own
plans, but it is not good to have l.o
plans ut all."
Tin' young rat sut up mid lo ok d
very wise, but sti I not a word.
"lo you th nk so? Why do you
tot speak?" said tin old gray rill.
"1 don't know," was all tii-'.voiin
rat said. Then he wi'ke.l oil' with
slow steps, to think lor an hour
whether ii ; would stay at h inie in iinl
hole, or go about in the m. II.
One day there was a great Hois" ill
Hie mill. It was an old mill, and the
win 1 blew so hard that it slumf. badly
By and by smn" of tlm boards began
In fall down, and all tin; rats wen iu 8
(rreat fright. "This will not do," said
II, ti old rats, and they shook their
beads as liny spoke. "We must leave
this place," said tli",v. So th.-yselit
out three or four of tic old rats to
look for a new hone, an I in the u'glit
they rime back. They said tin y had
found an old burn, win re tin it! was
pi -nty of food and room chough for
all.
" Then it is best to go ; t once," s 'ill
the old, gray rat, who -.ini"l to b(
the captain of all lie- rats. "Form i
line 1" said he. Tln n Hi- rat-i calm!
from their holes ami stoo l on thellooi
in a long liti".
"Are you all here?" asked the old,
ijtray r it, as he looked m ound. "I.i
you ail chotiv.' to go. M ike u;i yo;n
minds at once."
"Yes, yes," said all in a line. "Wo
all wish to go."
Just then th;' captain crnuht sight
tiflilip that was tin- wmiig' rat's
liiini". lie was not in line. He was
nearby on the stairs. "Vmi did Hot
i.pcik," said the old rat. "Of ojur..c,
von will collie?"
"I don't know," saitl drip.
"Don't kuo.v! Whv, you tlo not
think it is safe to stiy lit re, tlo you?"
saitl the old rat. "It has always been
Hi-rule with rats to tpiit a falling
house, has it not?"
"I don't know," sai I drip. "Ths
roof may not eomo down for noma
time y i t "
"Well, stay then," said the old rat,
"and it will serve yon right if you get
hurt."
"1 don't know that I will stay, and
I don't know that I w ill go," said '. irip
with a w i i look.
"Oh, viell we cihiiol wail for you to
limke upyoiir niiiid," s.ii.l iheiild rat.
"Come w it h us and b sat', or itiy
win-re you nit- ami get hurl. No.t,
rats! Ktjjit fsc-! March!" and tlm
long line of rats march d out of Hu
mid. Tln-v went iliwutli; st is one
by one, and 111 young rat looked on.
'I have half a mind to go," said he.
"ami yet 1 don't know. It is win in
and snug her. '.an I I shall h tve tin;
mill to iiivm !!'."
That night the win I blew h;-.r b r
th in ever. The old mill shook as if il
Wo lid surely fall. drip begun to bo
air ii.l ; il was the first time he hud
ny fear. "1 don't know,' said he,
"but that I had b -tt.-r go, too, but I
will wait a little w hile,"
'1 hen the wind blew harder ami
harder, drip stinted to leave the
mil. l'.cfore he could get out down
it cuoe, with a great eras-i. Th next
Jay some men cam to look at t!n fal
len mill. They though! il striae,, to
see no rats. Hut, at la .!, : s oiie m t i
Moved a great pile of boa tl-, he miw i
young rat, ipiite tlu td. II' was I. all
in and naif out el' t ;e h de. It set ,u ,
an t.' In- had tint pi .to nude up he
mind vet. Scf" t k Hecordcr.
A kSFIC MINT i '''"''"!" r
M. .11J.. lj MIA Is. j r;i1oftliattj11o.lire,1,11i11,.ovvardlyito
" ' pie, wln-ii propi rly paid uinJ cflieiciitly
Method Of Obtaining the Deadly le,i; while tin.- rieuiarity and oj-.b-r of
T)Mlrr their habit-, which dr-pose tin u to
"fa
Its Production is Not Unhealthy
to the Miners.
I make iheiu well fitted for use in mud
M.my points of interest nre brought ',.,. ,wirfil,...i doe, also t he eo.din.sS
out in a descrij.lion in a technical t. ,,i't!,ei,- dist.oi.itioii. .
journal of tlie way iu which arsenic j.
obtained from one of the ni.a! famous
mines iu II, i.'lan l. the Devon (In-at
Consuls. 'J h i. line was originally
Worked for e ipp. r alone, and would
have been a'.aud m d but for the tli- -CuVt
tv that tin. vt.i t" thrown out as
Worthies., viln ii e ippe- was sought :
Jil-ovcd rich in a;.-, nic. Ahlmugh coj'- i
ja r is si ll raised, it is in small tpmnti-
ties, n:i I til; mine has bet II resolved
into an archie works, 'f L ar-eiiicul
pv rib, coie.'st of '.'. to :,!) jar cent.'
iron, 12j to II percent, of nr. . mc. !
mid tin n t of larthy matter. After '
beilr.' crusln d this i sofiej by gills i
of f'om LI to M ye its of age, It is :
tilell W ished an I "jigged", or sifted,
mi ! pa y- 1 o:i to tic first c.ileiii. r, j
win rt it is Ihim, 1 with low class coal,
and pro.bii'eH '-ar i
with smoke soot i':..
a gray color.
'1 he ar.-ehic mid s
comlitu ttiiiii in the
ie s. ml " so mixed ,
tic t'lial as to be
lot, deposited in
ehimte-v or coil
! denser, are scraped
ed out :i:id t i! en to
tin-seeoii I cale .m-i' for purification, i
Tin- eslciii r . Co:: .: t of r volv ing iron
ilruius, thvou -ii which a lire of unt.'ira
e:te coal is carried on rotating iron
liirua.'.-i ki p; i,-d hot. s tin- ursetiic '
Soot i-i sui.jeci.'d to tie ntl.iemv of
t !i i, In-at the nr-eii ;c in sublimed mi l
eon Iet.s. d. This operation has to b ;
can fully watched, and if the workm -il 1
burn the arsenic ba lly th y h ive to
pay for it. I hi'.-e men in four weeks
w ill make 10. Mo:is of aretiic Tic'
chimney in whi.-ii tic arsenic is cm- !
tleiisfd is a mile long. It iscm i it d I-. a i !
iiieliiie up u hill, with ii-o.i doors in
j the side. A i tin- hot blu-t pa-s.-s
j wards it ,i posits n crust of ar,etiic
crystai-: on the brick ..rk till urmi: .!
lo a depth oi' from two to three inches, i
j nml minute .In-1 oi ciy,-,l, fall lo 11,.- j
lloor. The Mimke ll-: thi ll to pa
! to an upright chimin y 1J" fci high,
but just before doing so ii h is to
j traverse a ihowi-r of water, which
Cliche , w lei! remains of tie- if-iuin',
! iioihing but sul.huroii t iicid b mi; al
, lo'ie I l-i e. cape.
I The a rut nif is liabl' lo proilin i.
; ho r.-s if permitted to lodge in wriu
i kh-s and fold . of the tle-h, m- nbout
! the mouth nml nostrils, As a rule,
however, this only happens idniv
thole is carelesMn ss as to per-innil
: oleaiilih, ami the ars.'iiic win kt rs
' simply hive to wash themselves lln.r
' niighly cveiy iluy mi returning fr..m
j work. Otherwise the vtoik i-, cuiisid
J ereil heilthy. It prevent, all ecz -:na.
mul the fumes ol sulphuric ncnl, as
I well as the ai-ooiiical .1 ist, are fatal to
germs of disease. Most workmen n
l 1 1 1 ii iit at the works for a number of
j years w ithout siill'eriug, but oc-ision-i
ally the :-v mptoins of arsenical poison-
1 1 1 g
1 s of appetite, mills
Irmital
headache mid iinaemiil ileclait! thcin
selves. When this takes p!iC... the
Work 1,-is to be given up entirely. The
greatest danger to which the workmen
are exposed is mi t when it is tiect s
sary fei-iiny piti-po.-.,- to cntef Ihe up
light shall. Th i ll'.-ct mi the c.ve.i i-.
most painful, mid a further curimi,
evidence of the virulence of the per
vading atmosphere bei'times muuifes'.
The men wt nr lim n garnn nls, lined
w ith tlaliiiel, and the sulphuric a. id
funics completely destroy the lim-n in
a few moment,, leaving tlie llauin-1 in
tact, so that the mi ll go into the sh i !
in liiici and conn- out clad in wool,
l-'ol lUL'atelv il is seldom Icees- iiy to
j i liter tin- shall, or gn at I es m sight
would ensue. .Montreal Star.
l ighting Hew; r i.f the ( It n e.
The lighting powt r of Chiiu- 'e mili
tia, when arined v. tth modi ru wcanous.
I is evtdt need by I l;e flt-ipielil li pulses
and ilt feats which the I'll lieu sull'. liil
during the c.impai ;n in Toinpiin, the
j la-l I cing that ol In in rd Negri -n
I mar Laiig-Smi, nine thivs before lie
I'rancti Chun se treaty of pi i:cc v. a.
sigicd, mul when Ihe I'reiieh nrniy t.f
oc.-upatioii in 1 1.:,. juiu bad bet n raised
to lo.onil nieii. The Chinese troops
were inerelv levies from Yunnan, Ku-
mig-tatng and Kmmg-si. mid not part ! 'l"'t' is r. porle.l by the scientific joitr
of the l..ll,(MMI who had been train. (1 "s- Trees arc mm to l.e felled by
by I'.uropeun ollit'irsin China.
The total army td' China at that
j time, including I'.iKl.dOil militia known
, as the Cti-eeii flag Army, watt. -red
through the various provinces, was
s.ti.l to be about 1 ,lH)!l,(l(H men. lu
time of necessity this force could be
hugely increased. The following tpio
t.Vioti from an author who had txper
icmv with dciierul dor. Ion's "Ilvcr
Yictorious Army" shows that Chimi-
I lueu arc admirably suited fur soldiers :
ufillimn tunes, give i
to
a tiarin
in tin.
nml ea;
i .i ib-ritig npmi reck 'S'-n. ss
of war, Tin ir iut-dli.fchet;
it v for reiiieiul i ring fact
" i'h'. l i.-iil!;, , they are, on tin.- nvi r
ice, not so i lioiig a- Iliiropeaiis, but
cmi,: lerably in.u ; so than most of
the other racis of tin Last, and ou a
cheap diet of lice, v.g. tabliH salt ti-h
and pork tln-v can go through a vast
amount of fatigue, whether in a tem
pt rate climate or a tr-o-ieal oin-.
where 1-uriipi an-are ill-litle I lor ex
ertion. Tln-ir want, nr. lew; tln-v
h ive n i eie.'e ptej idiis s, and hardly j
any upn1:te f.,r intoxicating liquor.,.
--Nilleteet.il, ('e:lU.'-y.
The Cin e of a S!. lb ri;ai-3.
A St. I!, maid j nTl 'y should m ver bn
taken art ay from ii s cot 'cr u ut il In-is
i-.;x w-.-cks oh!, and -uly tiidl if healthy.
A f.w days b-'foiv the puupv is laki i:
ironi his inotinr be Mi .iild be given
daily a little h my mile thin, ot
..::c i-f tb,- p i! ut p. ; s,:M;...l :.
fo. I, gi v . II in'.' 'I'd n .' to t ii. d reel mils
which a: p-.:.y ihe bis-i.t. Tin;
food j.r.-t ar. - th puppy's d.-lieiei di-g.-iive
organs lot- the nio-t tryin ;
nr. I al of hi-' life, tic s v. r.. nee fmrn
i:af;:-a! t n-titi.-ia! dl '. A pupiiy
sh .til 1 lap the hou.in;. or puppy food,
w hicln vi r i : .--.-t.--l. of hi - ow II freC
ni l a-el In v. r be f. d w.th n ..pooli.
When the puppy can feed hims-d!
he idmild have pincetl b. tore him I
bowl o! mini, wiiieh sln.uitl l.e boile .
n-i 1 allow, d to co d to tin- tetnperatur
o! blood. I ii'eat and sudd, n claing.-i !
should be avoid. I. Milk is the lllo.-l
f 1 for tcwly weiiu-i- pupiii. s that
eiii Is- given, and a, it i., adv'-ibl I.
give I licit, if p..' -lii'c, tic S'l-ll- COW I
milk, which i. u .1 obtaiiiab!.' u'wa; -.
I have foun I that eo-i.. tisf. I milk,
keeping to the smn- brand .is them,
,, s; rili , , puppies grow old
-t
i
,(;,i, , ,.,.,! tl,
,lM, ,,,,,,.. ,,
!v boiled out
ii-., mad-., to a
rv si minis i
I'l-ottl six tt:
. t wo of th
tint f,cv
t i.iv weeks tin ir other lin als HI i v
c .la.i'.T of tli- ram solid mat. riaU,
..ui siiiiiiing l-.-end In t'ue place of milk
The more v i' i-ty a pup can Ii iv.; tin
bill. r. - La.li ., Ho m Journal.
A St ui) or Ib a I-.
In S 111 I'l-ain-io.,, calipers an 1 t.-ipi'
lilies p!ay mi imiim tant part in tin
't IT ici 1, ' 1 In of the public schools. hit
of the pl ili -ipal- hi. t Volv't .1 a system
of m.'.i-iiivm. nt-. vuieh he coiisidei-
i'upoi-ti.'ut in iletei-n.'nin-,' ihe physi
e.i! s'atus tit the child lor the plirpo-e
i,: .U v. loping wlmt is dilH 'ienl. lit
mil. , :i .old -al of head measure-lii-iit
which he b-is.., o;i i lie aic.'ptcd
t ry th int. Ileetll ll powers IV-idt:
i.i tin- frout ha'l', the vital an I emo
tional in t he rear : that a high bell. I
in t-.M- n the ear., indicates net i v ity.aud
width between the curs mid coinba-
! tivem-ss.
When ii child st m is up to have his
lo-siii measured n tape mic goes nrsi
nr. i. Hid bis lead. Twenty-four clni-
ilr. ti of I" years of age h ivc b ads ;
rangiiig ill cireuiitl.-reiic,- from !' to
J I ', Mcli.-s : th - : tralgli! tlislitle-e b
tw. i-:i fin. !i ,t !: mid oc -ipit-d bmn ,
lauge between 1J i lid I 1 iiu ln -, anil
the tlistiinc ov.-r lr .;u t ar lo ear bo
twvcii IJ slid b!.
Ibil Tap:' M.ix.
The ili.'V- rent important lb iti .h 1
State tb. ci'iueiits are iei'b .1 with dit-
feretlt V "It'i I ICS ol wax, II " 'I'm d i II g to
th.' idliee lit. lu which 1b. y i lu-itl ,te.
I't.r liist.-itiee. Ihe wax il ol for the
t ir.-at Se.il of Miigl.-iu I is whitish in
c. lor, mid I- cmapoiihii. .1 of oils and
bab..im,. tl'oin a r.-elpe kept iii the
I. nd Ciianeellm-'s otliee. '1 li. wax ot
the ( ii, at Seal ii nd I'l'ivy S. al of Scot
land, manufactured by nti l'.d:!il.ui-e!i
linn, is a cot ;) .n.li I c! icsin atnl bee -wax,
C'dolid with ici'tiiiiloii, which
is ii bright led sulphide ol mercury.
Ti; ' fx. 'he. pit r Seal !s iiiade of green '
wax, and is cn-id- rtbly -otter than
i.r.liiia'y sealing-wax. New York
l. spate!:. i
I e'.l.lig Trei's li) KYt'lrleily.
A iiov. I dt purltirc in t lectricul sci-
electricity. The modus op.-rut li is as
follow,: A platinum wile, having been
stretched out bol.teeii two j oles, is
healed until ll betimes lticalili seelit.
It is then tlraw u tight ng litist the tree,
through which it iuitne iiatclv pro
ceeds to burn it, w iv. It is said that
a tree can by this pro 'e.-.s be felled 111
about one eighth ot the tlun- i; would
take to saw it down. The lew method
should also be considerably suler for
Ihe operators, Chicago lk-rubl.
in
Pt nt'kpft
Oh. t.'ll ii- not of distant lattf
Wli-re art mi l nuturc bit ttl
And w.-iive tln-ir ,p-lls with vt"ldi' I hnrel t
'l'o work a w.'inl'Tous end.
her" l..-ak-brow-ned li-ight- their lorms ur
r-'iir.
Or eooing fountain- I1..W,
J;i.t vvhi-per U.ul you l..v: ni". Icar,
i i- all I '-.in- to know.
o!1. (ell n-c not of siiii.'ui'r -'.-as
'J nat iri- the w'itfu! iii'-cit.
Or ripple in the spicy bri-eze
With langiii 1 w.-tvc in tune.
iVIht.- naught Have night o'er ,hi'..! a fear
O'er laughing Nle, u-bi .-.v.
.lust w hi-p.-r that you luvo ine. l:ar.
'Ti- all I .-ui' to know,
tii. teil me not of pii'u.-t.- walls
Vi'h -re in trf.li- -tutu.-s gl. iun,
i.'-l i-iery -lanting sunbi'iint fall
l,.;.on an arii-t'- dr.-arii.
;n v lia such sj.b'Uil'.r vv-'- On- mr
Wn.-n ail a.y li-.trt's a-glow.
. o w liispi-r that v-ai .v in'-. J r.
T: ad I '-ar- t-. I:ii..w.
-'-a I M. I'.-.-k, iii llanta .louni.i1.
IIL .MOIHH S.
A wit calls his lu st girl Parsley lis-r,-e,
he says, she is sii.iply soup-bi.-b
Wi.mi tin- hands of a clock nre ur
;c'o,l they stop lining time. It is
'juiso di fieri nt with a mini.
A N "W York boot milker display
th!- notice in bis window: "Don't you
v..-h yo'i were iu mv idn.es?"
Wiiat is tin: difl- I'.-nr: between a
(. se and a d. lent.. 1 ml v er,al y ? On.-
gives doW.-l I'lol th" other gives up.
("holly -I)o you think it take." nine
.ailorf 'i r.take man? Algy -Not at
j , nr -vide.l In has credit with mn- !
J.n-t nigh! an awful dream I i.ad.
"J wa- a d: that ma ! n.c -hie r.
1 , a .-at i:--i for a iei 1.
At. I lie- -h el r..-' ui. tli" ric-.
Att.-r a In.i -e di. s tin- pie b 'gin
Shear that tin- own. r has refused
1 'elreds a:ni hundreds of dollars fm-
il
'Some men," says lln- Harlem phtl-ti-.
dcr. "are like race horses, their
onl - ambition b. iug to lower tln-ir
lecf rds,"
Stranger--Is the climate variable
In re? Native Not siimi s' ri light
abiiig. fo ur or live kinds of vv.atbei
i.i ion- tin,' .
Jiilsoii say-, the owner of a moling-ei-ie
may oeensionaily l-'se track ol
stuue of ti tlii-r aiiiinals, but In; in
variably has all his leopards spotU'l.
The moor. Is growing very thin,
Tin . ugh l t-iiiitil.il and while -1
tiiink il i..-ds a Idile oil
'I'., give a Letter light.
An P.ngli-h provincial paper eon
eludes a long cbituiiry wiih th" fid
lowing unusual nottticalioii - "everl
tleaths are timivoidubly I'.e'i rretl. "
"Is my article in tic i...up?" in
tjniied the good miturei' litter.-ileiir.
"Not yet," jvpiicl the editor, "but I
mn going to boil it down pretty soon."
Tln-rc are two reasons why some
people don't mind tln-ir own business.
O. ie is thai tiny haven't any mind;
and other, that they haven't any busi
ai ss.
Mrs. Youngrakc in bride of n day)
-Now, ilarrv. I hope ymi will givn
:n nil your tliitatious. Mr. Young-
j .l.e Yes, my ileal-; 1 assure ymi tV.u
is my last folly.
I "Mv lieart 1-ligli'.'
i U-gaily
' I thoiiglil, she 'utirninri-.',
" 'Twas voiir h.-ad.''
"Wt 11," said Si.uggs.'-l think many
log, bav.. iin-i..' s -iisc than iheir ma--"N'es,1
chimed in Craggy, "1
:i ivc a dog like that my -. If." t A-rl
vet he couldn't make out h.7 t if.J
lllUghetl. )
S-ie -I suppose you simr the elaH
c il song. "Saw My Leg off, "of courser
l!c - No. iiid.ct!. It's the tiietlicvl
di pirlmt ut slugs it tliiit way. I nm in
th. law school. We ; iug tt "Pull M
I.-goti'."
lrs. Spekey Oh. ymi may not t-
mv lieiiuty in mc lu.w. but ymi toid
in- tl'.at you fell iu love with my face.
Mf. S. Yes, in - tb ar ; but when I fell
in love with your lace your features
w. re iu repose.
Tli-re i- in" i"s" w ithout Its thorn."
1'itll life's t.'l.-f path tliselosi'M.
r't U'l hearts uad tlngers sadly torn,
S lue thorn- will-. nit tln-ir r.-i'.
Tramp - it's needless lo ask you tlm
,pi sti. oi, inad..in. You ki."rwbat I
; want. Laud tidy Yes, I k'I'W what
i you want badly , but I've only got mitt
bar of soup ii-the house, mnl t he si r
vant is using it. Come again sum
other time.
Mrs. flora Hut, Jack, won't th
people vlio buy seeds of ymi be dis
appointed when the seeds they hav
planted come up and look so different
' iroiu these gorgeous pictures in your
cat ilogue. Ms. f. is. c'lsmun) - Ou,
tin re's no trouble nbo.it that. TL
net- Is will never conn- up.
t!i ti. rl L-.idhiA, of Kugliind, has
j.;iioii sjTo.imi-;) to build a school in cai
i 'U- i' lia.