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VOL. XVII.
iTrrsnouo Chatham co., n. c, skptkmuku isdi.
It MiitM H .to it M il.
A wlthTo'l l":lt, ii -ilk-ai lin' i'l.
Sumo grn-ses fmil ,-itil sac,
An lying de.' la'.e Mid 'I 'a I
On I. eve's fantastic bier.
Hut yet n oenscl. ss s.wg I h"" ting
Of cruel. Impcles-. pain ;
J'Vr, In thi- sw""ic-t thouulii: tln'v I. ring,
I hi.r til" sad i. . train:
'Jl might have loi'n !"
A jrl.nv Unit dropped fr..:n lingers fair,
A rim; with i set,
A littl" Inwof g..M.ii linir
With Pairs of , mtv t,
Hit In-art wa light ; ho mine a1 nn
Path lca"ii i t" I 'Vt' mill cri
And so through life'.; d ill in 'ii.it'in
'J'lin(,'.ilil"ii tress doth wave -"It
illicit lifivi' liccti!"
Jhi' boat lies idly at my f."t.
Tin' sky i lil in- itS'.v",
"i'lli SllllU WIIVrK lllllk" lllll'-ii' HVI't,
And nil is fair Imt Live :
Anil in tin- cup Hint nn ni'iiy takes
I t.nst.- again tin ! s,
Ami iii.iin h! .,,1 ,-!i,.r. wakei
Anil v li .--1 -r t.i tin- Iti i .'.i'
"It niitdit Iki f I li !"
Til" fondest l.iv.' tlii- h-'ntl ha-i tuls.e.l
May i mil' in tin i;nn l.iy.
Though eyes I'uil wpt a:nl Hp', we've kl-se.l
llav Lily t n im 1 away :
J'.nt in til- ..v that liw-i a; art,
Tlin.ic.M w.iste,.f wary year.
A vi.. wiil ,'iani.l tin- aehng h art,
Alll Illlinil. in ii . I :.r-
"It inU-l.t 1 . r, Licnl"
HIS GLASS EYE.
Tin wis tn 1 1, il irk n!nl, to my taste,
filt.Ljft ln'i" chnrmim '.
List evening, I'.i!' tin- first 1 1 III, We
walked in lii.' winding walks of the
n i' k . 'I'!i' straight avenue, which
stretch -d it. 'If within view iif tin
I 1 1 1 mi", had b.'oii. 111:1 1 1 now, tin-mily
w itnesses !' mil' i'i:i!nl : s.
I love. I ill u lv i!ii-i avenue, with its
great n.'iK ti'.'i i a; re 'ilia i' int -i v il :
apart ii. Ii "i "V. i'.i' talking iitii'l at
nucs i ns'', tin gr. I'll grass nil mound
mill beyond, Winn mi v.i:i.l'ii''I nil'
11 lilt, tilt; h'lgii window panes seemed,
by tii.' light of tin Mi-t t ! ni Mini, great,
wide ni"ii i y.;i, nil hiniliii'.' nt our li i j
1'ini'SM.
'I'lmt t-vi'M i ii ,', liiiv.i Vi i', my lii.jiil v.a-
tiiliicii, mi l Muin tliiau' Iiil;;;i'. nl my
lii'ili t-(tl iiit;s i;i' w:im I i li"i t In; in t
ilny to lniii' i j !):iii .iii r iit-i'i'ssiiry
fur our iiiiu i ia'.'.
Kijlil ilav.i uitlnntt sci-in liimV
llmv con Ul I livi; .'iti l In, tiikiti?
B.lvaiil iti.tL' nf i ii v tii'iilili', inn It nn
turn iiit.i liio ilniuji, mii'iow walk
wliifli, ly lii wny, in (-jiili; .if ImhI
ri'iut.'ilii'ii, ;',.'; int.il to nn' us ilry n
IO.-Klll.'.
"My Aiij.,vl.', you mo imt miin,' to
lor'i t in,' ilurin;.; tli.".i; cinht iluys? '
'll'ioiil, v . u low nn', iId tn'i nut?
Wi ll, tli.'ii, i wi-l, t,, t. ll v.. it nil my
l.iiiitM. I shall I .m iiioi, 1 i-ii ii . ii i I it
you know -in Ivn.rvli in I. V.ui
Wtiul tl ,s"i; tin :u f .inn r ni lat , mi
lUti'ii. i urn vt ty i:i!ul. I n,'t
vil l i to you. oii may i: wi ll miki
up your iniii I to it. Then 1 urn us in
tin ii t inn 1 ii us j.'u;i'ovnl, r. i stamp
my foot, I M'it nil, I t visicrvnt lim v,
llaiii!, nil I hi . ia-ri.'-i ipiicklv. I'.i.
Mill's that, I am a coiii. t tc, lik nl!
vum. 'ii. Yoi: will imt l j.'.ilom. I
hi!!. An 1 tli.'ii Imt rl"V I en ii 't
quiti' It'll -ii iittli .toiirm.iiiil nt tinn s,
Bol ttifkt'l, not ili'ivittu! L ii.ul
!iiitlni'. i-lsi So murli, tlit ii, lor tin
liiurai li io. As to t!i. iiysi,al, what
ran I lnivt wroii',' I In- r.-? Von nrist
know that nl. . Aii! u:i .! my tiu
j,'.;ririilH is not quiti th'. sunn ns tin
ittlii.TH. Iiook ; Imt it ht'i'ins In mi
that isn't too uyly.
Ainl r.'lriiiiint; my liaml I sli.iwcil
1 1 itii a li'.tli' (link n ill. a litt It siiiari'i'
lln;!i tin utli'i i, a vory i n :i ui -n t i -n
il' rii'ity ol n.itiir '. It :il 1iiii.IiiiI
nn I Minti il t 1, iss it, Imt 1 ili'tw
nw.'iv my limi'l.
"I haw iil.o lost n nis.liim tootli,
vl:iih is (.'oil.' foit vcr, hIhh ! so I can
ni'Vi'i- nlto.i'tli"!- lii wi iii. 'I'lit y took
it out K'.'uusi' it cam,- loo so oi. Now'
hir, it is vonr turn. ( '.m I'ts-i vuiir-h.-I
f.
I. mill, visi'ily rmliarinH'.'il, n-
lllhilll'il sil.'llt
"(iooli, tin V. uil;;i'. You in -iv In;
qiilln fiisy -I shall not woM. I ilo
not know your t'aulis, Imt it is i'iit.
I'i'itaiii you linvt sum , la t!io lirst
jtliu'f, you art iiiiir-sii;li!iti, fur vou
wtnr n mon. it'll' instianl if im cv.'-jrliti-s,
witli wlnrh it fi'.'i'ins to nn, you
woiilil s.; nnifh I'l ttt'i'. Imnniii t-nyn
thai thill 'lllss t uisi'S you to tniiki sltfh
fi'iirl'u! in. 'cs Imt I ilont tliinU no ; you
jilriisi nif ns you nn. llowrxvr, taki
tint tin- ryi-nl:iHs so that 1 oill hio how
you look whi'ii your f n-t isn't
rrooki'il. "
1 liml Ht izt'tl witiui littlt, mull. (jt's
turt tilt) Htriu; f th. iiioniii'lf, wh;;n
llaoiil sttiitil in v liaml.
"Nti, my littln Aii;iIi, Irnvo it
tht rt. WithouHt I kIioiiIi! ho Ioiik.t
m'o you. I mn m 'iir-Nirlitt'.l, vtrv
ntmr-si,'httil, it is trur; ainl I mt to
M'i you, Atiflt', for ou art tin joy of
my lift,"
Tin n.'Xt tiny In was trnm. AVhnt a
frightful uiouii'iit this I i i tun-,
when, standing ou the trout steps, 1
lni.l tnrnc.l iiway my lit'ntl, ho iis imt. to
set .l.imi'M ;.'i!',iii-i' iiji t!ic rt'iiis, tin'
Imisfs juill to'tthiT, t!i irtorin
hwiiv ; in n wril, no ns not to sia thoy
w.n takin,' him hwiiv from mi'.
rapa hail Koin witii him t" tlio sln
tion, wliih uiammii mnl I liiviiUfustt'.l
alotif to.nfthfr. Jt va ili-null in tin
xtrtiiif.
Mamma nto ns nsiiitl, which 1
coitliln't niiilcrsti'.iiil. As for myself,
I nti only a very little, just enough to
sustaining, mnl even that withililli
culty. J'.very mouthful slttok in my
throat.
In the ini.lst of the lirenkfiiht Jus
tine opencil the iloor.
"Mii liinie, Monsieur ilc Viileiite has
left his trliiHs eye in his room. Shall I
Ht'tnl it to him"
11ml the heavens lnen openeil to let
full on th t.ilili; tin; sun mnl tin; moon
L coillilu't huvo felt ii greater shofk.
Tin einl of the worlil will, )n'rlniis, li.'
imtliiii)' In ciiunl it. 1 rt i' iiteil
w ith horror :
"Hit hiss eye, .T istim V"
"V.-i, iiinil'!iioisi'l.' ; ii i; nn his
w ashslmiil. "
Mammii grew l
ale, lint r.'iiiailieil
enlni.
"Very well, .luiline, you may leav.
the room. We will se,i if it is fee
snry to semi it f i hi::i."
I hii'lonlv two ways t ) fpr.'s my
intense euiolion -either t. faint or
liutst into c.iuviils.'v.' sobs. I chose
the l.itt-r.
"M iniinii mamm i, In h.i i u fjla-is
eye! (iinl h "HVell t, is it io.is;lin'
How hofiilili ! I shall nev, r console
in v.-. l I" ! I shall ili. of jri-icf."
"Calm yoitrsrlf, my ehiiil, enlni
Volir .ell. It is li'liellhen t pill yout'
s lfiii sueli a stat '. 'l i,' ; (.nt leinmi
h a.-, tl 'i'i ivc l (h it is h'I. I always
th'i:i ;lit he h i I ratin'r a .pl.'.'i' expres
sion. "
Mamm.i hii.l ri'- n, in I I was s !i
l.iti.t; on h, r l.r.'.ist.
"Why li.l h . n.. I 'll .,1-7 I, wli
hml iivoiti il nil in; nw;i il"l'. eta tin
wis'lom looth, ii.i l Hie an f.-r nil
event iiin,' ! I .ir lue ! Mow iiuiiiopy
I mil! Ami only last cveiiin he ii nl
sai l 'Yoll lire the j iv of my eyes." II
shoulil havt s.iiil, 'You tire the joy of
my eye.' Ah, it is tlreinll'ul --.Ir.iel-ful
!"
"('me, calm oiirailf; tlon't cry
like this. I tell you it is riiiic uloiis.
i'hiiik no more n'ooiil il ; try to i fsi ruin
yourself. I! iw untoi'tuua'. it is thai
lliiiis hive (.miit mi far. Only eight
tlays liefore the weliliui;, nml every
I it itly reinly ! Well, it is lucky we
-" t; ii.l it out iii time."
I liniilly listen. il. On. ipieation
luriiil in my throah
"1 mm Mire h must havo lost thai
eye .( to'ii't lmiioraole, iiiri.'nitieeu!
way; tt is a woitinl ol' wliieh he .shoiihl
In proml ; in saving soiiie one, p 'i hais
I'r.'inn lire; in saeiilit in;,' hiiiis.li', it
is certain --In is ho 'nil, he has such
milile K.'Utinienls. I ipiite uinh rlauii
he woiiM .li. like e.eil'.'ssin:; it."
"What .In you s i V Ale you cra.v?
Io you think I am k1'11.' ' ii'iow mu
to marry this man with such mi in
liniiit? You, heaiilil'iii ns you nre,
an I only seventeen, mnl with your
ii lluuc, too? No! a thoiivunl times
:m. myclnlii. Ho imt weiiwior oiu
self ii romance of l.;voliou mi l laeri
liee, it is pel'leeily uselesH. I will
never consent to your in irrinu;' with
a man w i! u one eye. Shoulil In lose
the other he woiil.l lie quite lilitnl, nml
how iiyrecnlili! that wouhl lie!"
"liul, uimuma, I will In his faithful
lo;;; I will leinl him. 1 will take
c ire nf him, mnl I wfll love him i'l
spite of his infirmity, inspitoof every
t iii nj which interferes to sepnrate us."
1 was in nn extra ir.l.iiary Nt.itu of
exult it n hi. My mills hi-er.tii ' n.nain
luir ler than over, mnl tliil not juoniise
no.. n to stop, when .liistino ri'-eut. rc 1
the room, her honest face . showing
every cvpressiiin of iislonishmeut mnl
stupi'lai'! ion.
"It i 'li'l poH iiiile t'iat in nlaiiiiis. !.
en ii nut herself in Mich it stat lieeausi
Molisii'lir lie Valellli'lias l'ol'e;,itl!.u his
I'vi ; tit all events, he can buy another
if he neeils it beloit this eveliiiiir, ami
he wtui't (hi himself in the river
liei'inise he hasn'i that tiling in his
I'll!'!'. "
Ami Justin shown I me, haniiie;
ih'lii'aiely at the i'inl of her lineer,
UhouI'k monocle that I knew ho well,
w ith its r. mn I glass, encircie.1 with
tortoise shell, whieli seemeil t in for
tin' momi'iit like a luminous !i il. .
My cinol ion forbinie m sjieiAinj;.
Matnuni, however, went qiiickU totMirtl
Justine.
"Is that what you en II it ('1iish eve,
JiiHtinc?"
'('irtainly mn I'lin; it hccidh to me
tlml'H th" ini'iic fo it. In any rime, it
ilneHu'l Knit Monsieur Kimul, ami
iiiti.lt .noise lie w m lil tin well to give him
Hp.'i taclen vh i thry are inarrieil. It
it striiiige th tl men ni the ..csent
.lav thing it pietty to look with one
eye like that ; it must bo dillieult tn
keep it in place. I slnuiM never know
Inns." Ami .1 list im with n comical
grimace, hlietehiu her mouth mnl
turning up her mis,1, trieil to intro
tluee th" iiiiiiioelt mi. lenient h her
light eyelijoiv.
I coulil cotit. lin myself no lunger.
My tear.s ami sob Pu mal to Miotic
laughter -1 was so content ki happy.
llaoiil ha.1 been nn i xcellent lms
hiHbi'.iitl quite as uneinluritble as that
nr.ler nf imliviilual always is. Helms
worn hpcetaclci now for a long time-
The niouoele is lnirieil in a bureau
drawer. I keep it us a relic of tcnr.s i
mnl laughter, n:i.l shall Mill it to my
grnuilehilth u if Go. I pives me any.
My ihiughters nru t n ,'iigeil, and I lmvt; (
nireatly told them that the walks in j
tin park nre cold mil dump in the
evening! l'.acli one has his tin u in t im i
wnrld- lift) pa--. ;, and Very sonli :
there will be n..lhiug left of our j
Ipiiiseholil but my lianet'.s Olass eve.
I'roiii tin; I'reiieli.
llr-ir l.at Suiiu'. ;
A lelb'i' to Lord (iitl'oi'il from li im :
Hon, sent through H -tit r'n ngeiiev, I
gives a touching incident of the r. - i
ei nl batll.' in S iiilh Africa in which .
the Iji 'lish force under Major Wilso'i .
I
le!l in tin ir ntl.'Mpt lo captli:.; th) '
M itabele king, le.bi'i giihi. Mr. Oil'- j
ford tditaiiied th ) facts from mi In- !
liiiia, who was an eye-vvii'it hs nf tin
fight.
Major Wilson and his parly, iium-
bering thirly-live men, Were siirrouinl-
d by nearly three thousand of the
alatabele. Tin; I lulu nils nl'dercil t heir
mell to shoot tin horses lii'sf, but the
Kii'.rlishiii. ii jdlcl them up as ramini ts
mid tired over them.
The battle lasted three hours. Tin
Kngiiidimch it fused to y-i 1 I in npit-i
of the fearful odds, unl so sure mid
steady was ih'-ir aim tlntt tin Matnbele
v.airi.'rs lav dead around them in
iie;;-,....
Th" I ndiinii st.'tt "- llial as the after
noon wor.; nil and the snu went down,
lirge I t iiiforeeineiits in i ived lor King
1 1 ibeiigula's ai iuy. One by oue ihr
I- Il !.-. I i -1 1 111 . li had fallen, mid t heir shots
became nlow ami fewer. Their am
iiiuiiit ion was giving out.
Ai l.n-t there were but a half-dozen
of them lelt alive, among whom was
Major Wilson himself, a large man
who was strenmiiig with
who fought desperately.
lood and
I'reseutly
the
ds C 'liseil nl
tin v. The hist
cartridge hnd been fired.
" Then," I he Indana said, "thvr nil '
stood up together, nhoiililer to slum!- j
tier, and taking oil' their ha!n they
sang a song in l'.ui.li.sli, like Ihose the
inissoiiaries sing to tin; natives. They j
sangniilil the Mulabeles rushed in '
and iise.raied theiii."
"Wh'il was the hvinu they sung will
never be known. Hut whatever we '
limy thinkof the cans of th" M-itn j
belan war, iis justice, or its wi-ilmu, ,
the j net u r.! nf th" hali'-doen liulisli
Hiildiers, helple-s in the midst of ;
swarms of savegt s, and facing an in- '
stunt t 'rri'ile death, standing with;
baieil In ad-, -hoill.h r to -luniil r.
suiting a hymn io (lot, v. Iiao tiny
had I' lirn.'d at their iiudhers' kni.H, ;
must qiiickeii t.n r faiili in the pnwt r
nf Christian seiiiimenl to su-tain men :
in the mod trying hours nf lift'.--:
Youth's Companion.
He tint lit? rosition. j
Alertness nf thought and the ability
to adapt liUJ vie. I to any cast;
wineli may arise, stood ail applicant '
lor a lucrative po,r.ion in good i.tead
a short time ago. Wueiituo applica
tion was made I he applicant, was told
that trie position hud just been tilled,
and that the prospective employer wn.i
very frurry, but that there was really
no more room. i he applicant, imme
diately I u en i I to ii water-cooler, which
was at hau I, and tilled the ghis to the
brim.
"Is there any more room in Hint,
glass?" lie asked.
"No, sir. Aimtiier tlrop would make
it rim over."
He tinned again to the cooler ami
put in just one drop ami said : "There
was room for olio more
The employer saw the point nnd
placed the man on the pay roll al once.
I'hiladelphia Cull.
I'l-cpar il lei- tint .lump.
Two Young fellows once entered n
Western train ami took seats. They
were uiiticeiisloiiieil to railway travel,
and were constantly ou the watch for
some accident. Lvcry lew minutes
they would raise the window mid look
out. I'reseutly as the train came
around it curve, one of them saw a
tcticc. winch lie seemeit to Niipptmi
i crossed the track. Jerking his head
head ill, he said in a frightened tone,
' loud enough to be heard by every one
j in the car :
"Hold on tight, Hill, she's goiu to
j jump a fence !" --. Milwaukee Wlscou-
bill.
riiu.intDN's com n y
fiHAMiMA S 1TNISIIMKNT.
"Can't 1'i'H div me n pentli, griHel
lna.'" whiniperod little Hetty Jimwii,
wistlully following lmr luotlier from
the goosc-yill'il, where tllO c oss el l
i;niitler was Htill hcolding and mumb
ling a great rough "pit" l'en had
thrown nt him, . I n to the porch
where graiiiium was thniiing stock
ings. "I'eacli, Jieli! AVliy, what's th"
child teasing about ! There nreii't
nny jieacln s nearer tli oi Ai iain
I ,
I Thoine.s'H !"
"Hen's dot some it wh ile pnliek
ful an' he won't so much ns let mo
Hinell nf 'em!'' complained I t.l ty,
twirling ln r hat by tin; M rings tunl
.scowling n litt!..
"Wny, Hi ll, you can imt have been
down to the Tlmmes's peaeh-tr. .
n:il graii lma held ln r daniiiiL" lie". 1 le
aloft nml h.oke 1 at Hell h, . !. !v.
"1 found 'i m over tin- wall, any
way, hide nf tin road, ill tlielan y.
I 'i'li'l peaches nml t liiligs'in the r, a I
belong to foil...?
"W hy, y. :;, they belong to V,!l, i
Hint own llie trees, certainly, Hen -
u l miyboily going uh.tig the way.
Mow iimny hav.; you g..V' mnl
grandma put down tin "el . I--. 1 foul
ing" mnl thru-t her lun l, dmni,!,;
n c'll., t ! 1 1 i:i I ! mnl nil, down into
: " vv 1 1. t pmet.
"Three i' six -nine! My pa-
ti 'iiee alive ! There's em n rh to buy
j Ma'am 'I imiuas a pair of kiteln n
aprons! -and s!n; h i poor, too! How
Could yoll, lien"
"H it eran ima, 1 tii lift know I
didn't think " bigan Hen, in great
co.'il'ii ion.
"I feel '-nre voii didn't. "i-nid grand
ma, helping hiai out. "Il is true, the
road is laid through h'-r bttl" place,
and whatever i-. needed to keep it in
la pair i i right to In Used. Hill im
m;e has a right to th" fruit Hint ha;. ,s
ovi r or drops into it, nnv inr ' than
if th" tie1 w. ie in tin- middle nf her
i.;iir'.i".. Sii" need'; every mi" of
lie se pen. 'In . dear imvv, to buy her
'liece'sillies.'
"I've eat"ii one, griitnlma, "sni.l Hen,
p.iiiteiitly.
"Well, .b ar boy, I'd carry (in rest
right ba !;, mi th" luseious thing.,
eouhlii't tempi me any inniv, 1 know
jus !n,w 'lis, deary," i-aid graiidimi,
; sympatli. tieally. "I reiueuiber a !ei-.
sou I once had when I was a litt!"
girl, and a severe one it was; but I
think it did me good in the end nn 1
taught me to respect the rights of
others.
1 was slaying w itii my Aunt Merri nn,
Il Iping to take care nf the babies nml
goilli; to school. It was a new town
then, and there weren't many apple
trees. Aunt Merrinni had only two -'mariu's
gral'!' mid 'pa's graft," they
Welt- called. Marin's graft did lint
bear al nil that yen!, and pa's graft
only had a few apples in the very lip
lop ialt! nil s.
"Hike ail children I vi as f..n,l ol'nppl. s
us u hungry pig. tbi my way to school
tiier. was quite an on-hard belonging
to I eaeoll llorr. To be Ml ie, tilt; lip
pies lit this time nf vein wi re piveii
mid piiekcry, but that didn't make
any dill'-rcnee ; I ate iliem, cores a'nl
all--im t only picked tle in up by lim
road:i le, but I'm v.- hauied to say. Hen,
I got ever the wail Into the orchard,
1 was so grec.lv !
"It went on sometime, till one day
while mending n:v dr as Aunt .M r-
riam found apple cores in the pne
kit
that I had laid by to nibble alb r I
Went to bed.
"Well, there win a reckoning, and
tin truth cam" out. Aunt M"rriaiu
was greatly shocked, for she was very
si rift in matters of ri . hi.
"Ami lio.v tlo y,,n think .dm pun
ish. al in ?" nslu d grainlma. "She
I!"lmy feet torether when she h.-nt
lue to sel 1 n xt day I could Jil-t
take short siep-.- so that I couldn't
jump I In wall-,' - he said.
n, how sliami'd I was! for the
children liugind at my awkward
shallbe-'s. Ma'am Lvddv, the tench, r.
pi;ie line. Sin- scut lue home at noon.
a i l Aunt Mcrriam took o!)' the hate
ful bands, litter talking to mo kni.liv
of my fault,
lb '.villi w III. I steal a pin
We il l -teal a liguiriliii..
1 hope isn't always true, dearies, bid
tin re i - n i danger of being too careful
in looking after the small hiiis. lic
liieinlier, 'tis the little foxes that spoil
the iiies. " -Youth's Companion.
Wild lionet.
It is reported that while workmen
vm re ni.. gin-,' it well- nn a farm near
I', iiid.ua, Texas, they lima rt lied a pel
r.lied tree at a depth of forty-'.ix le. l.
The tree was h .Mow and the cavity
w.is filled Willi h m y. The i wan
in n p rl'e.'t s'at.' nf preservation, and
th. cells v,. re filled With hoTiey that,
ta-ied Mi et, frtsll and pill". New
York World.
! PRPSI D1N ri I I PI Y
" ' '
Sports .111(1 AnmUClllOlltH Of the
Nutioil'fi RuIci'S,
1 Tr..,. r,.. -m , t.n
i; .ttiitjii. vjraiii'; j i t,-."st.-i v u i.Ni.vi tin
Nat ioiiiil Capitol.
AYln'ii I'resident Ch.'Velnii 1 goes to
h in hitininer hmiii! on Huzard's Hay
In taken a few short fishing trips, but
beyond that he indulges in no sports
It in win u he is living in Wiuhiugton
Hint he gucH on his more important
hhooiing or fishing expeditions. He
usually does i in gunning on the
fciiores of the I'otoinne river mi l Ches
apeake Hay. He likes duck shooting.
Ills trips sometimes last a week, ami
tl iring part of thai time ho may be
iiiaeeessible by mail or t. I graph.
His hunting ground is Mibs'aut i.a.ly
the same tluit Heiiiimin Ilai-ri-M.iiUM'.l,
nn.d tit.les what maybe termi d
the gr.'.'il pre.,!.!.-,,;!,..! gain.; pr-serw.
It lies south nf Wa'.iiingii.n and takes
in tin; I'olomnc river and Ciiesmieake
Imv to the cea. The galin
wild ducks fanning which me canvas
I liacks), quail, pheasants and hiiipe,niiil
(ee.isioiiall v wild turkets. If a nrcsi
.lent is ,. true fish.-rn.au and w ill fish
with niily tin rod mnl reel, lie
may go upon tin; outskirts of the
presidential preserve and find streams
where trout nre tolerably iiunn lolls.
l-'rom the beginning of the govern
ment presidents have u .. d these
grounds fortiu iri phdts with rod ami
gun. General Washington, living nt
Mount Vernon, knew evert inch of
the land for uiilis up mnl down the
j l iver. In his younger days he was a
I t Imroug'i spo i Ismail, but a ''ler h , I,
I 1
i calm- president t In re is-n n , el'
i his :-i ting or li -hing.
I'r. si.leiit HiirriMiu was a g I -Imt.
j 1 1 e could undergo iMiusiial i'a 1 igile I' ml
j hardship, mnl . wn Mml ducks from a
1 sink box, which, ns every sport'. man
j knows, is a very iinci.ial-.i-t.ibie thing
! to tlo. lb- never rode horseback, and
I for field spoi ls In had no taste whnt
j ever.
hen I re'udent Cleveland goes to
the seashore ho does not indulge in
wvvimmiug, aitli.nigh mime of his pre
ilecet,Hors have been very tolerable
swimmers. John ('iincy Adams, next
to H 'iijamiii Franklin, was tin great
est of swimmers among public men.
In winter, when he was I'resident, he
used to take long, solitary walks up
Pennsylvania avenue mnl around by
the Capitol every iimruiu before day
light, returning to the White H mse
ju-i as the day w.t i dawning. In Hum
mer his walk wa in the opposite di
rection. Gni'ig up above Gmrge
t'l'.vn, h v-.oiild t'i '1' undress and
plunge mt i th" I'oioiua for a sw im-
President Aiihui' was about the Inst
privideut who took a eonipb'!, vii:
t ion. On. sum m... In no I t ieiieral
H.'ul Sh.'i'i I. Ill Wl"lt o'lt to the Y.diow
Mone region. They eampetl out,
tiii!it'd and lishi d, and were often a
Iiuinlrelmilesfro.il civ ilia' ion. This
was his only pr.i nige.1 vacation. He
was, however very fou l nf taking
ultort fishing trips. He hainlied his
rod well an 1 lov,d iinliiig for biss
end trout. Among fishing presidents
he ranks lirst. When he was on one
nf his ollicial trips in the South, a
fishing club nt Louisville presented
him with a beatiful rod with a ici mitn
bilver reel, ou which were engraved '
I.i Walton's lanio is voids about his
love for id. go i I iis he rule u as a gent it,
kindly race of men. It is doubtful
v.h dher In1 ever received a gi t that
1'nased him :ui . t h an tins. Hi- pr,
.leeessor, t.t field, im lid shoot I ,cr
nb!y. but never (She I. Gen ral Gar
field was n boy in his l.-,i' for other
sports. I''or s nie y. ars the oid N'a
tional Hiseb.,11 Club boasted of him
as one of its honorary memtiers. He
was n Ciin-.taiii attendant at 'h gaums.
nml kin-vi tin players pe; snnall y, ami
he iiscm t" ptay Imnsell M.metliiies
when he was on th" farm nt Mentor.
He was a billiard player also, nnd
w hen h" came into the White House
the billiard room in tin basement.
w Ii ifh had tali. mi into
i't and had i
not been used for several a.l in i n ist ra
tions, was renovate 1 and a new table
was put in. Here he used to plav
nearly every afternoon. lie was an
excellent horseman.
All the earlier presidents were
horseback riders. Horseback riding
afforded an easier way of traveling
than a sliie coach, for the roads were
tiin,t uiiivcr.-iilly bid, and the t li
es vvt re built unheal much regard to
th" pnsscngi'r' comfort. Washington
was undoubtedly the best r:d, r nig
the presidents, nml he enjoyed the . -oreise
greatly. lb had little time to
indulge the taste after he became
general nf the army, and win too old
for Imrd riding after he retired from
the presidency, but before that he
wn ic;ieof 111,1 "v,s1 rn'ii"si;iKtij ix
lin.iterB in a fox-hunting country.
Tim gentlt) Minlison on. the nth er
hand, was no uportsmiu. His ways
were tlnw; of the stlldelit, mid ho
Jived the Minple life nf a country geti-
tli iimn without engaging iii nnv of tlio
. ..
sports that iiiterestetl his neigliiiors.
His fiien l and mentor, Jefl'.-rmn, who
lived twenty-live milts iiwny, was
more versatile. He rodt; a gnat ileal
mnl much of his riding was for ji'i its
n re. It is probable that .Ii tVersoii did
Home nhooting, but it is not recorded
that he was a sportsman.
Monroe was a constant horseback
rider, and a f"W years before his death
he wrote to his friend L ifnyettc about
the full ho had from his hors... Xuw
! York .Sun.
'I lie Hiu ial .Minis er.
went to ii Wednesday, night
'I
l"'ll.v,,i' niettitig with seine friemls of
i lml"' uit1' ,,I""M 1 "" M'.ppiug," i:t
; ' '"' Wl,.v n'-''l 11 i-t'"g:r ill tie-
,'i,v ""' s,"'.v- "Ar,' r 1i,'
! vi'''' "f "'" l""''.'" SH'V
' "' M,-Vl"'' Vinx ,,,,n" N,"',,'
I Im U nf the
by tin; burial minister, who was not
quit. so interesting as the regular
pastor, 'iiuiial minster?" I mid in-
l' 1 ''"-"" ,-ly. . urn the reply.
I wn.kid on l'i .r a collide nf minu
mid then I nskeil my friend if he
Would be kind enough to explain to
lite what he meant bv the term burial
minister. 'Why,' lie said, 'in nil of
the big churches of a city like Chicago
tln-re is ulna's an assistant pastor.
Hut his principal duty consists m an
swering calls to preach funeral s-..r-iiioiis
over dead people wlm, in their
lives, were not promi m n ! !y identified
with the congregation.' J vvi.i..i. !ed
if such an ns. Mailt had to vary his
I'lT'iii.'i'i, and iiiie.iiisei,.ii-ly my w..,
dei'in. nt Ioi iiii d its. Ii into words.
'Net much," was the reply, 'about ali
he does is to change the lia,nt and
iiies. It is usually coli-ider" I n eood
berth for a superannuated minister.'
1 suppose that ii burial minister is a
sort of companion-). ici'e to a profes
sional mourn cr.- Chicago Herald.
Cliinese Til lot.
"It is wonderful how cheap clothing
is in Japan," suit! II. Milton S'nvtln,
of Chicago, to a reporter. "I have
recently been in Tnkin, Ynkohiimnia
mnl other Japanese cities nnd I found
J could buy K:iglish-ma le clothing at
about the same retail prices it brings
in London. The reason of this is that
by a treity with lii ,'!and on I v live per
cent, in duty is charged and the
freight on a largM com-igiiinmit tines
ind materially add to the en. t.
"Clothe-; made to order ill - equally
cheap. Tl, tailoring is done by Chi
nese by piece wnii, nt prices an A'ner
ieun could not make a living nt, and
if you are n.. sali.-liel with the lit
ton tl i ind take it. You can get n
good bu-itle-s suit of import". 1 cloth
made to order lor $K A fiir-iini"l
overcoat, with bcavt r collar, can ho
had for .:!i', which amount would not
pay f ir the material in tins country.
Ladies' cloaks, s;lk and nt n r dress
goods arc equally cheap, and embioi
tb rc 1 silk crepe gowns cm be obtain
ed cheaper ilia. i the com moiic-t of
dresses here. Clothing is so cheap
that anybody can save tin- co-.t of the
trip by laying in a supply."
Art, II i d silk.
Trnl" is about to be eldiv. lied wilh
genuine nove.lv
intervention of
.ilk without the
k w..r:us. r.
Lehr.i r, an analytical iii mi-i, (hr
iiihii by birth, S i-s by adoption, is
I he i nv en! r, wood pulp, waste of jute
or nf cotton, is tin raw material. Ni
tric ai'id urn I nit.. Ind diu.-st the pulp
and a mechanic ai silk worm dies th"
ri :-t. The fining ' in tlie markets w i 1 1
not be ns great as thai caused by
supplemouiiiig hum oi spinners ami
weavers with machin. that for a ini"
marl;, threw industrial Keglainl into
n-vo! u! mn.
Hut as tic new textile
equal-, nei'nr ling to all nccnunts, the.
best China silks, it is certain to lie
come a cheap and popular favorite.
The machine is the second step in an
industry first promoted in I'lighind by
the introduction of mull rrv tret-H
and silk worms by Henry VI., bid
years ago. As the machine can be
operated w ith perfect success in all
climates we shall probably hear nf its
introduction speedily in the I'nited
Stat s. Chicago Herald.
I lu re Wasn't Then.
"Chollv doesn't stand sea sickness
vi ry vv.ll," snnl th" owner of the
yae! I, descending to the saloon.
'He claims b
be gi i! ly, " said one
f He' company.
"itiitty, said the yachtsman with
a c.intemptiious snilV, '"he doesn't
show it, then. 1 don't believe there
is any ihing in him at all. "
And tin yachtsman was right.--New
York I'ress.
The Uriplit Siilo.
l.e.ikln' on the hriglit side
That's tim wny to K":
ill the tlm) the right sld',
faimmertimt! or sii'-w !
Clomls Is got a light siile -
All the hells will chime
bniiliin' on tin bright .diJn
iits there every time !
When the weather's linzy
bight tin. lamps an' still
Think ymi set a ilai.-y -
lb ar a wliippuorwiil !
When ynu'r. nut o' money,
Smile an' take your east:
Think nl.i.ut th' honey
Hint's n-i'oniin' with th" I.e.; !
-.Atlanta (' ns ii ut ion.
iir.Moitors.
A sirius necessity- -the dug mini.
High strum; -tin- susp. -union bridge.
Hy tin; sunshine of prosperity many
pi ople nre sunst ruck.
If a girl is Imm-dy, it is rnfo to as
sert that she is a great d.al of help to
her mother.
One id-the hardest h stains to learn
is t hat we are mad" out of the sanu
kind nf clay as oilier folks.
"Hankie;, is taking a great interest
in music tin se day:.." "lain.' study
ing the piano?" "No; tin- baby."
He If I should propose to you,
what would In; the outcome? She It
would th piii I t iiiii. ly on the income.
Jack Wiiat are you going to take up
us ynureiiiYiT law medicine, or what?
Wiid Marigold- -Matrimony, J think.
Sweet Sixteen Do t-!l ill., Elsil,
when my in ptcd lover asks for tin)
first kie.-, lmw many shall I give
h;m?
lb W;!l you think of when I'm
g-.ti.-V She i;.a.vniiicly , Ye, Mr.
Stavlal", if yo i vviiii iv. in an oppor
tunity. " I'll : - a riui.- ii-..!ii.l !!'' !u .mi,"
III' Wi p-Tcl ill l"Vr's glee ;
s'l igite I. atii nicrtmin! orcauiily,
"II. ny la.ppv the I.I".. II Ian-' he."
Hirst liruniiinr Say, business is
looking right up auain, i-u"t il? Sec
ond i iruminei'. We'd, ii ought to; it'rt
lim on iis back.
"I saw a very curious thing tndny. "
"What was it?" "A vvniiian driving a
nail with a luunmcr im-leud nf withtho
be d hair bru.-li. "
Mr. Suialhvorl (sleepily) What i.n
the matter th ai ? Wa . I simi ing? Mrs.
Snialiwort No, you vv.-re Hot. That'll
what made me wake.
Ciicle-- So yon have several debts of
h iliof, eh? Ctiine, tell m honestly
how lunch you owe, Neplnvv Just
as much as yog are able to pay,
ir.ieie.
Tim follow ing appears in a siunll
pi-ov . in-ial paper: "Tiie bridegroom's
present to tin- bride w a - i hiii.dsoino
bro, r:i, besides i. any other beautiful
t h lugs in cut geis-. "
A; ; ii r;, sii.i.mci- resort. Wilbur-
lioliiey a j ways kurp tint big
b. !1 iei the ctivv? l'apa Yes, Wilbur.
Wilbur 1 suppose il is tn k. i i in-l'
from :a!liug itsleci in this quiet place.
Wli" !"ais a.y piiv-c -''' tra-!i"
So o:i :i;v . i nil ; le-v . .laiapl.'s.
I'.I.I in' Who -teal- "IV Wile's plll-si ..le.'lls
A w 'in. i-"i:s i t et saaq 1"-!
" Tin re are in Hies on me," said th v
fresh young man. wilh idiotic gnvcty.
"No." said the sedate gil l, with an air
nf great tht'Ug'lit fulness, "I suppose
they are some things even flics can't
stand.
Ifevasii countryman. and he walked
idoiig a busy thoroughfare and read a
si:;u nvertiie door of a maun fact u ring
estaiilishmelit : "C ,st-iron Sinks." It
Hindi him mad. lb said tiia! any fun
ought to know t hat.
Mrs. Lil. 'heart -Aly Im baud gavn
me soui uioiicy tiiis morning. Mrs
Sp. -i.dii And are yon gmug Imppiti.:
today? Mrs. L. - No . n h ed im shop
ping ior lac today. I mn '.oiii g down
tow u to buy nonet h i i.g.
"bs I should like to have seen my
daughter limi t ii .1 this tall, but I'm
alta.il n can't be," slud the Indv nn the
siiiiiun-l -resort piaa. "Wliy not?''
said ill lady next her. "Why, you
tiie foolish giri'sgoiie and got her
self eii'.;-i!;ed."
Mamma - Well Tommy, did you
give the poor tlog his medicine while.
I wu.iiwiiy? Tommy Yes ma. I
lead a receipt, li tit 1 it said the enm
poiiud foul I be inix -d on an old
broken dish. 1 couldn't find such a
dish, so I had to break one.
William M. I'varls, being at the top
ol Mount Washington, began a speech,
winch lite crowd nf v i-in is had begged
from liitu. with this felicitous pun:
"We at-" imt st rmi'tcr ; we are friends
incline ''burs. We have nil been born
and brought up In re !"
The descendants nf tjuern Yietnrin
are t itle r now in possession of, or
i t..,l in the natural course nf event 4
' conn ! occupy seven throiicr iy Hu
lope.