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1ITTSH0I10 CHATHAM CO., i. C JANUARY 21, I8l.
NO. 22.
nrarroir
o
Crj -oMlift Unsuccessful,
K.ivq yon thought In your limine its nt
triutnpli.
oh, ynu that no-high hi the tieo,
Oi tin' days ainl tln nights that an) bitter
S.i liiitcr In others ami mi'V
'When l ln efforts In tin what It eli'ver
lto-oill in a failure no s.i.l
And tin' ciinl nf despond. -ney gaihcr
Ami ilim all 1 1 hones that vu had',
Have ymi thought when thu world was ap
plauding Vonr Kii'atiii'sH, whati'vi'r it In-,
Of the tears lhat in silmi-n wen- falling
". falling fit-Ill others Mll'l IIH'V
When tin- hard-si an-l hih-.-t .-a I .-av.-is
AiM-ari'i to In- niily in vain.
An I we've i-iiilain-1 our eves la the night
tiuii-.
Indifferent In waking iiuuin
I'nr II wants hut a Mill-- r- ll-i-tiiHi,
Ami you'll I. tin- Mi-si ,i agr
Thai tin- f;i hi - in whl- h vmi an- ba-klh:;
An- ilarl.it' m uilni- an. I m-.
Ainl it's li.n-.l when v , .ii li- in tlii-xiiii-liiiii-
!' forlun- . Minima hidei-d.
If ymi h.-ii in. I a tlnanlit forth- many
Who'll ii-ver, ran i - . ;ju..-.v..
- Pall .Mall I'.u l (.
THE FAMILY TREE.
Captain (Vail; was I hi1 pnuid-st mini
in America, lb- lul l Ki-rvi-il onlituhly
in tin-war of 11'., in, bis father Ita-I
in tilt- Ki'volulioii, ii't-l his grandfather
in the "OM J-'ieiu-li Win" -all -ip.
tains who bail iicvi r it.-i-eivetl a serali-li,
or olu-e ene.MiiiU ix-.l tlio vtll;;iil' Mm ll
of fruiiiiott.lei-.
That iioint of bis iiiinii' bail t vi r
risen above t'i ran I. of e:uittin, was a
eireuiiistane.' h not a halt.- .lnine.l
himself iio-ii. (i.ii'rals an. I eoin-luamlel's-iii-e!i;ei',
M- was aecns'oiueil
to wiy, Wei--, fort bo most part, pai
Veiiuos, plum ile. 1 tliroii','li litoU, or
for iieei.li'iital re-isto s. lint a i-aptaiiiev
runniii;-; in a family lor llnve f,'enera
tioiia, was quit.' another iill'uir.
l'ainily jiriile wis the eaplain's
hp .'cialty. How far baek h ! enitbl
tl'aei! Ins kiiiiilVil, nolio.ly exaetlv!
know; but it was popularly believetl
he ooiibl, if .so mill. leil, pi'o.liiei! satis
netory proof that the Craiks ba.l
cruisetl tliiouh tho Flu.). I in their
own private yacht.
The captain hnteil Ihn new ami
worshippoil the o!tl. When be went
nbout it wart in an aiit-ieiit family
ilrawn by nu obi horse of approvetl
oxtraelion, now u mere peilijit e in
InirnesH, but in who-ii' spavins ainl
w itul-j-alls tin.- oaptaiu tool; almost as
liiueh pritle us ho tli.l in the faiuily
K""t.
(!ailain CraiU was rieh, moreover.
Time ainl the !.- liiral rise of property
bii.l ma le him so. He vwoiltl have
M-oriii tl the neipiisitioii of weallh by
HUy less resp. eliilile uiinle. 'l'raile he
looked upon as plebeian ami vnl-r'tr.
Spoeulal ion was npslarli.sh, ami ns for
Fetroleiiiu l':iti;li
His ilan.;bti-l', ami only 1 1 j I . I, he
bail b ft to -lie iniforijivon, ainl almost
in waul, lor bavin;,' man a man
without a g ran. Ilat her. The poor yirl
bail liesoll;;ht his lii'.;Uelii . w bile her
bnsliali.l liveil, but ft-HM-.l to no
after bis tleat'i, mm niiii; to look on
Mich an net as a Kort of trea-ou to his
memory. Her infant son, however,
soon left mot lierless as well as father
less, was taken into favor at last, fur
the Kiikd of the blootl that was in him ;
ainl thus it canie that Willaiil Speiiee
whs brought up in his I'liiitllatliei's
house, in a way b; litliii'; lhe heir ap
parent to the liainlsomi st fortune
within fifty milts.
I'aptaiu Craik w iul-1 have gr. ally
pri'ferrt'tl that his iriaii lstm, nl'ler lin
isbiins' at culb-o-.', sliouhl have ha I
ilowii in fjolil leiimnly i.lli-iti's-, ami
quietly wiiilotl his turn at the l.iuiily
niecssioii. lint Wtll.utl Speiiee ha. I
otbor views. He was far limn .sliarim;
his jranilfatliei'.s notinns on tiie value
of anee-liy, ami Ih.uivli too iliscreet
to openly liiii-h at them, he felt that
he was more than likely to run coun
ter to them some day, in bis poor
molh !!' Iinl tloiie, tthi-n his own time
to marry c ime. It was for this reason
parllv, an. I pully li,t"inse he hail an
ambition to be stum-thill's' in bis own
right, that Willaiil prevailetl upon his
sTainlfalhcr to enter him as a stu.lenl
in the otlit-t- of Mr. Stiles, the leailin-.'
lawyer of the county.
ItwiiM with soiiij reliiclnuei that the
obi ,'enllt'iuau yieltle.l. eiiter
tainetl a not very exalted opinion i f
t bo bar. lint then it whh a Ktepiinjs
stolie to the bench; ami though the
family coill-l luiast of three -succossiv,'
captains, there bail never been a
chief-just ico in it. It was this coit
ttiileratiou that iloleruiinetl the oup
taiu. If Jo'fci Stiles was the tlryest of
lawyerM, his ilnuhler M-iry was the
prettiest nml most fu-einatiii'j of girls',
ami Williirii Speiiee was not the in in
to be slow in liinlitiK it out. It wmihi
be the obi story over, to ri-oniint th.
hteps of their falling in love, ami how
deoj)! Ihe fell in.
Wiilur.l ventured t.i liint to Lis
grandfather one day not nt tlio Btiito
of his feoliiirt but what
nice, i ii-
tclligciit young holy Miss Stiles wan.
Tin; obi gcntli-muti caught liku gun
powder. Ho had no excuse, for put
ting a Nummary end to his grandson's
legal studios, mill pm-king liim oil' on
n foreign tour, for tins young iniiii lniil
said nothing to justify a suspicion of
hits being in love. lint Hit! captain
scenled danger a fur, ami ri-'ot'l to
loud ..noli a IiiiiiiiIv on tit. hin of inai rv-
ing inlo families wit liixii lineage, ami
put on such a disinheriting look, that
Willanl was fain to drop lhe subject.
If I be re.uh.-r has ever road lilaek
Moim bo will relie'iiiber, and if be
hasn't we will loll him, thai in lhe
S.-eoiitl liook there is a foblini; bill',
called a "Table of 1 1, -.scents, " wln-ieoii
the author illustrates the mo le of com-
...,i..... I I i 4..i.,.i ; .... .'
ll.e nueesl.-r.saiitl collateral relatives, i '""'H vM l'"!t "r '"'"l"
for Ion or a do.-n ireuerations, of j ,ri,,t ,"w 1 w "'"'He.-. This
c rlain John Stiles. The name, are j ''"""'ill.',- does m.l work outside its
iiiflnhi-il ill lilllo ciivli-s, willi lint's
unil iny; t liosi! siiiiosi-tl lo liavt! iutri"
iiiai'iii'il, whost- nanus urn fintlit-r
llllili'il, by ollii-r lin.-s, to lllos.! of
llii-ir nll'-ii bur.
"1 liavo it !" was Will-inl Sim-ih-i-'m
ONfh.iiiiili.iii, in bis eve fell on Ibis leaf
Iviii;.; loo-e in lin.- volume bo was re.-iil-
iug out- ibiy.
That t vetiin it was accidentally
tb'oppe I in his grandfather's way.
"What's I his?'' nsk.'.l the old gen
tleman, picking it up, and putting on
his iqiecs.
"A paper 1 found in one of Mr.
Stiles' books," was the innocent reply
"Humph! a copy of St. its' family
tree; and stop -let in.- set! running
back, ns I live, through more genera
tions than 1 suppos-il anv ma:i in the
state could eon, it bill niys ll'! Who'll
have thought that dried up old lawyer
hail so lunch blood in him?"
"Not I, certainly," acquiesci-il Wil
lanl. "Ami set? -here's tlio name of
Maker. My .Tow, I shouldn't wonder
I if wo found olli'S'-lves related vet!"
"Nor 1 either," said Willard dryly.
"Miss Siiles is she verv hand
some?" inquired the old gentleman.
"I'lissably," answered tin) young
hypocrite.
Next day Willard m sitting in Mr.
Siiles' olliee, fumbling over u law
book ind thinking of M iry, when his
grandfather's gig drove up. Willard
wished in I. is In art it had bri.keii down
by the way. The. thin; he most
dreaded Was the two old gentlemen
getting t igelher ami coining t ) ex
planation i at preKciil.""
"Is Mr. Stiles in?" inquired the
captain.
"Vi s, sir," answered the olliee boy,
ushering the visitor into the back
olliee.
"liood morning, Mr. Stiles," said
the captain blandly.
"tinnd morning, captain, " returned
the lawyer, a little stillly. "Pray ho
stated."
Tin- captain exeiu-.l th-! still'iiess ;
a mill with a dozen general ions at his
back bad a right t i be si ill'.
"I coino to spe:ik with ymt on a mai
ler of importance," said lhe captain,
taking thi! proffered seat.
The lawyer's lace brightened at the
prospect of securing a valuable client.
"Mv maternal gi'eat-grainbuother,"
tht! captain proceeded, "was a Maker,
ami your grandfather "
"Was a shoemaker," the oilier was
on the point of interrupting, for In
knew' the captain's hobby, and lu I
lillle patience with it.
Mill before Hit! word was spoken,
which would iloiibtli-.si have led to the
explanation Willanl so much fcitrcd, a
cry of alarm broke oil' the conversa
tion. The two gentlemen rcni'lied the
limit door in time to mm tin- captain's
IioI'm! and gig dashing down the street
at a pace that astonished all beholders.
For the first time in twenty year-.
Old Moan's blood was u;-, a:id as he
torc along, in a gait compounded of
j equal parts of cantor ainl sliinghalt,
it was hard to tell which rattled most,
the dry bone' of thi horse, or the
rickety old (rig. The tpi -stiou t t
which woul 1 go to pieces first, va .
speedily settled by one of tin- hubs
striking a post, which, in mi instant,
reduced the vehicle t its original
elements ami brought Old l! .an up
standing, bis composure completely
restored, the crackers h iving censed
to pop.
"Who mi earth did it?" roared the
eaptuii.
Willard didn't know, u:iii". it we,
a siiudv-haireil boy ho h.nl j t seen
dodge round the cornel, with a face
too dirty to be recognized.
What with lhe exelt.-muet. ami the
slithering up of the fragments, an I
.he in Itiugt-uielitu necessary to get the
. iiiit.iin ainl Old K.-an home, t he -j
of the former's visit was, for the
i- , forgotten. II. t.U" he I'oll itl an
I p H tnuity io renew it, a severe n!
taek of gout laid him up for senson.
Mriin ivhilo Williirtl pres-cd his suit.
Mr. Stiles gave his consent. Mary's
bail nli'iMily boon obtained, ainl tlx)
"family tree" bail s.-ttled all scruples
with tlio captain, whoso only regret
was nt tint being alilo to attend the
wedding. Whether h- ever foiiiul out
till! ll'IIO shltt! of till! ISC, is more tllllll
wt call tt'll. If ho tlitl ho saiil noth
ing, for Mary's loving, grainl-tbiugh-
1-l'ly ways mioii coniilii-ly won lii'l
H'oiiil oli' hourl ; ninl when little
great t; r:i tn 1-'li iblivn lu-'aii to rt 1 1 1?
j about bis Uni t s, it wouldn't liavt- inatU-
iiiiu-h dille roiiee bat In-fouml ouL
Vi-'il.inlt- Mctliinls.
Tin- vi;-,il:inti-K Iiiim: a thoi'nii."li tys
b in of tln ir own of I'l'ivatt.- iinpiiry
it n I i-hiona-.;i! mi Wfll. Many a liiii f
lias luont ii 1 1 v woutlrivtl, h ilb niiii-ii uii-iii-ri'Msary
jnoliiuity, bow it was Known
i that lic'hail appropriated Home m i;:
li-
district, une III special Cases. ( oui
niillees assist each other when re
quired to tlo mi. In heavy cases com
mittees will join each lo.:i'lhiT. In
siii-li an i vriil from ."oil In I.UDD men
can bo ceiil, 'it'll nt any niveii spot on
very hlioi'l notice. Winn net ion is
lieetb'tl every member must attend the
rendezvous, absolute incapacity from
illness lieiu-; I be only excuse admitted.
The tue in 1 ie Is urn hound to secrecy,
iiinl to help ami iis-ist each other in
nil cases of eineri;eliey to an extreme
limit. The obligation is a striie.'eiit
one. Xo tine is admitted as a nii in'oer
unless hi! is well reported oti by tin;
other iiu-tuliei-s. An executive com
mittee is fiii'.iu tl of picked nu n only,
who tlo all the preliminary work, tio
it .skillfully ami thoroughly, ami tlo
not Mite the result of their labors
until on the eve of cariyin out their
plans.
As an illustration of how thoroughly
the vigilantes are in their methods, I
may ;ivu the follow in;.' : Two "roml
inrontis" in Montana had killed without
nay provocation two passengers on a
sbi;;e coach in ojien daylight. Tlio
iijjeiils, well mollliteil, started at olico
to leave the country. Three vi;,i
iMiiles fol'iotteil them. l.iy niter day
the vigilante.) folbnvotl the trail, but
failed to overtake thu road ii-iouts,
who, well knowing the character of
the sleuth hoiiii Is on their track, worn
forciii;; their tired horses toward the
south. Tin- la t r at last gave out
I li agents stole two tVc.h ones from a
stable ami rcuowed lii- ii' ll :;ht through
1 1 In In ., tliiwn into I' t ii ! i . and across to
Nevada lhe hunters Uhin-1 them,
tracking "lay by day nml hour by hour.
At last Hit! vigilnules i.vertook (heir
men, ami two ringing shots from Win
chester lilies ended that chapter. A
local paper afterwards staled that
"t be bodies of two nu n, each shot
through the I ll, won) found yester
day on the roadside. They had a
considerable sum of gold on their
persons, but no papers to identity
them by. It is supposed that this win
vigilante work, us rubbery evidently
was not an object - their pockets hav
ing been undisturbed." Chambers'--Journal.
Fu'Vpliiin Objects in Wnnil.
A t.pecial feature of all collections
of lv;vplinii antiques is lhe excellent
preservation of the objects in wood.
Not only are the tools ami implements
in almost the satue stiit,- as when last
used by the artisans or husbandmen,
hut tlcliea te little ni tiele for the toilet
or for Minie ornamental purpose, retain
ihoir carving in all itipristiui fresh
ness. An admirable example of the
archaic type of the llalhor hen, I had
been frescoed ill a mirror handle of
the twelfth dynasty, which when com
pared with those of a later period will
servo ns ii useliil illustration to the
student of the historv of I'.gvptian
artists, w bile the truthtul rendering
of form testifies that their svstem of
technical education was sound ami
thoroil-'ll. What would have been one
oi tile most interesting specimens of
wootl carving is, unfortunately, in a
it. imaged condition; this is a palm-
af capital from one of the private
houses. lu its original state it was
probably painted; in its present stale,
iwevii", it is valuable as a proof of
the antiquity f this form of capital.
New York Advertiser.
A I'iiiiMiiis Oi-cr Corc-d.
In the Famous Mluck Mountain door
forest ol the Marquis of I rcudalhanc,
stretching- southward from (ilencoe,
Scotland, there are unliving trees for
milts, but the few cotters dig roots
for tin wood, and trunks for other pur
poses, from the peaty soil. Thu wood
is usually well preserved. New York
lleeerder.
Not Visible.
Cisoy I bought tilts!- four-dollar
trousers in a lit of economy.
Sewardlsiirveying the trousers) I
dou't see the lit-
MIMIKK.VS COM M.N.
Till! Ill'IU'lai.
Oi what .'ii'" y.ni Dunking, my little lad, with
tin- h-'iii-st eyes of lilin-.
As you wali-li Ihn vessels that slnvvly glitlo
o'er tin- level Oft-all lli'-il '.'
lif.-iuhriil, griiei-lul, silent a- iheaats, tiny
pass away from oar view,
Ami ilnw ii the slope of tln-woi l-l tln-y go,
to seek sunn! far-otV -Ii-in-.
l'liey M-eiii to In- M-atti-i'fil al'i'.-a-l I'Y ehiiu-'i-,
to move al the hr's'e's will,
Aiinles.ly wiuiilering hiiln r ami yon, ami
nu Itilig ill tlistale'i- may ;
liat ' -.ii-ti olie moves to a parpu-o lilin. and
tin- win. Is their sails thai till
Like faithful servants s I them nil mi
dear appoiiiii'il way.
I'nr e.-ii'li "in- lias a rudder, my ih-nr little
la I, w Mh a si. nun h man al the wheel.
And lilt- milder is never ! -ft In ilst-ll, hut
the will "I tin- man is then-;
riiore is never a iii-iiiii-ut, day or itlglit, that
lilt- Vl-s.-l .lues lint feel
Tin-f,ii'.-t til thu piii-pnsn that shapes her
ei'iir-e ainl the helmsman's wal. lif ill
e.-ii'i-.
S inn- day ymi w ill latuieli your ship, my "-,
on life's wad", lii-aelii-roiis sens
lie .-are your nnl'l' i is wi'iuiglitnf -tn-nglli,
to st ainl lie- st re-1 of the gale;
And yniir limn! mi tin- wl I. limi t h-l it
llnii'h ivi-iili".er tin- tumuli l-,
l'or llin will i-f ll tan, Willi lln- ln-lp of
(i-iil, : hall e.in.iier ami prevail.
ill-nl (i:..i.e.
r u rinN to vorsti iiiim i.t.si' i.
It is a caution to boys and ( ii Is,
(sine.! they are bicyclists as well as
Ihoir brothers,) that oil sliouhl not be
allowed to touch lhe rubber tire of tile
nhecl. Oil is nu enemy to rubber,
ii ii 1 1 great care is necessary in using
tin- oil can about the wheel. Now
York Times.
ci.r.vi'it lwiiKivr.
Pick is thu iiuiiio of a big green
parrot who uiak 's his lnuu ) with
Frank Do Yitt, n produce dealer liv
ing at 2 I I West ll'J-l strei-t. Every
morning long before the break of day
and while the youthful rentiers of th-i
Uooordor, Jr., are yet snugly tucked
in bod Frank, with Dick perched on
his shoulder, ciiii bo soon wending his
I way to th'! stable to got the horse an d
w igon ready for a trip to market.
Dick always enjoys this. I! -lioalh the
seat of the wagon in a large box the
bottom of which is covered with straw
and over this is a layt r of cotton.
This is Dick's out door home, Frank
is a very fond of Dick, and a constant
conversation is kept up to and from
lhe market, for Diok understands
every word uttered by his master.
Tin- bird is very taint- ami is a great
favorite with all the t 'Is in Iho neigh
borhood. -New York lb-cot tier.
Ml;:.. I.I.VPSTONK AS I'MliV iiOllMUTIir.lt.
A pretty story of Mr. and Mrs.
(ihnldnm's kindness to a young
woman is thus repotted by a la ly
correspondent: The young woman
was the daughter of a music, teacher,
who, many years ago, w n engaged to
It aeh Mr. !ndstono'.s children. This
young women was anxious to outer the
musical profession. At hi -it, the music,
master pmpo e-d giving a concert, at
which his best pupils wa re to perform.
Of course Miss was among them,
and very much excited she felt attii
prospect of in iking h -r tlebilt befoi'i)
iho very select aiidioiic - which was se
cured for lb) performauc ', Mr. and
Mrs. (ilailstoiio, of course, conspicu
ous among its members. She was not
afraid of tlio ordeal; but she was
a y.uiug vvoniau, and a rath 'r pretty
inn-, ami so it damped her anticipa
tions of dining triumph to look at her
old, shabby evening dross, tin.- only
one slit! possessed.
One day, to her surprise, she re
ceived an in vi till it m to dine with the
Gladstones on the evening of the con
cert, and drive with them to tin hall.
Very gladly she accepted it. So,
though still in rueful contemplation of
her toilet, she fell a little belter mil
in due time arrived at the hospitable
door. There she was shown into a
bedroom ami smilingly told that v- hat"
ever she fouml laid out was for her lo
use as sh. saw lit. Surely the days of
fairy godmothers are not over, for on
the bed, spread out in dazzling white
ness, reposed a marvel of muslin, fib
lion ami lace, a charming evening
gow n fresh from the modiste, and sim
ple ami pure as any "sweet girl gradu
ate" iui''lit wish to wear at her first
iippeiiraiii'e in public. There was no
doii'ol about it. It was really for her,
this thoughtfully arranged gift of the
kind lady, whose motherly heart had
silently understood what th) feelings
of the girl under such circumstances
would be. S i, very happily ami very
gratefully the pretty gift was donned,
an I the blushing recipient hastened
to join the family, whosa venerated
head was as much interested in the
little surprise as thoao concerned.
New York Ledger.
Feathers, us an article of dress,
were at first worn only by men in
their hvliuots.
A MODliRX SAMPSON
Wonderful Feats Pt-rfuiiiijd by .1
Ca'iadinn FiU'mer.
T-Miti;; Oli' 11 Ton of ll iy O.i His
lifo'til Should -'!.".
The performances of Siudow, Sam
son, and all the other so-called a. rung
1 1 1 - 1 1 posing oil the stage to -day we e
as nothing to th feats which mini.
Just ph Merryhill.ii fai tn. r iiv ingw iilon
ton miles of this city, famous t ' 1 1 . 1 1 1 I . -out
this part of th- country. Ib-rry-hill
is an old man now , but i - st ill able
lo tin things lhat make a inai ul in the
eyes of those who see Ilim.
lie is a trille over six It i t in hoi -Id,
weighs more than i'l'O pound--, and i
so picturt'Mpte a figure thai he might
Irivt' stepped from tln pane of soup
talo of the Norsemen, so p, rl'tet is hi .
blond Inanity. He has always tlevole i
himself to fartniii", and is eomfui lablv
well oil', nulling several hundred Here
of land, liigetln-r with horses, on tile.
Illni t-V l'l' 1 1 1 1 II T else i II pl'iipol'll'iil. :-
a voiiiii; man, M.'l'iyhitl was probably
ll- s.'1'o it nil athlete ascvor lived, fo:', de
spite his great Wfghl, In- Mas -. , -I oi
fool that f,-w professional !-;uiiiier-coll
Id cop.' w it h 1 1 i 111 , vi bile his pta iv e.-.-.
at jumping earned for him a i'i.
reputation. lie weighed perhaps 'JJo
pounds w hell "U yours ol n an ! it wa
in it hing fur hi 111 ai'lei- 11 bard day':
work in the field to leap twenty feet
in a single running jump or to i nn a
hundred yards in lit1, seconds. His
bodily stri-m-th was remarkable, ami
was perhaps his most distiuguishiiu
characteristic. The in'ighhnri all
knew of his feats of streiigtli. but the
first glimp.il lh j out -.ide world h i 1 nf
bis capabilities was when th" (ireat
Western Uailroa I, How leased by the
( Irand Trunk, w as building through
western Ontario, Merryhill, among
others, contracted to luruish the reil
roiitl with timber for the tics and other
building purposes, and while hauling
lumber to lliis city ho oaiuo mid r the
observation nf t lie gang construi-line
that .section of the voa l. Many of the
men remarked bis size and suit! that
he would be a .".nod liiau to avoid pick
ing a quarrel wilh. One day, while
unloading the timber from bis sleigh,
U. 'fry-hill b -gun laueliiug nt six or
eight men who were v. duly strivin ; to
place a piir of v i -1 s all. I axlo of an
ordinary freight e ir truck on the
track.
"Why, I could lift thai on myself,"
In- Mini.
"lift you you can't," aaid the
construction boss instantly.
The money was slaked, and Merry
hill, picking up the pair of ponderous
w heels with the axle, walked ton or
twelve steps with them and placd
I belli upon the rails with as much en.
as though they were of paper much.'.
Laughing loudly the giant jumped in
to his sleigh and ilrovt) aw.a ., l,-ai ie
those who had seen tin- feat lo.-Mn -after
hint in opeued-nnuitlicd a -iii-is'imi'tit.
That was a pretty hard v.i i'ir ;
soiiin of tin- fanners, us hi, hi I bcu
rather a short crop, and doe, hav tin.-;
u number of horse's to 1'f 'il, drove i:i
to Ni-.ouii an I began dickering with
u fanner, for some ol his Imiothv.
The N issniii inn was liai'il-tisjled niid
drove close bargains, and lit i ry lull
finally gave up Irving to pu uchu-.o iho
quantity he desired at anythVng like a
fair price. Turning to li i nt Kerry In Ii
said lim.lly :
"I'll give you .-?" for what lean
carry oil your farm myself."
The bar; aiu was uiadt) ami Mi-rrv-hill
departed. lit! canii! hack in n
few- days with a sort of a rack built
on four short posts, and bag.iu piling
bay 11 pou it until the Nissoiuian's
eyes were bulging. lie tied it to lhe
rack with ropes, nml then, oiiiubiiie
beneath the loud, Carrie. I nil' mole
than a ton nf the fanner's good tim
othy, that was worth j?lo a ton that
winter in any market. Leaving it on
the sitle of the highway, ho transferred
it to a sletgli, and cai rn d it koine
with many a chuckle. - New V. rk
Sun.
Seine l!ig Cuiinliis,
Fast of the M icky Mountains then'
are only twelve counties in the Fuite.l
States containing nioiv than o.lio)
square miles. Not one of Hu so is in
New York Stat.', the largest couulv of
which, St. I.uvv reiice, covers oniv
il.'.lial square miles. One of the twelve
is A: oostock.t ho forest county of in o ; h
i ru Maine, bet wot ii New liruusw tek
ami the- St. Intuitu.-!-. Another is
Dade county, Fia. , vv Inch im lu b s tin
t it irlii.lot ul Florada along the At
lantic coast, and has all area of .",1 .' I
square miles and a total population
less than HOtl. Cherry comity. Neb.,
in th" extreme northeast of the siai .-.
with the Snukc Kivor dividing it in
hall, has au al v.ii 01 o.liliK inik-s. TLicv
iiorih.-'fii -. 1 1 1 1 : In -- ol Minnesota lying
Miuth of M.-miio'i.-i nml west of Like
Superior, I'. In. mo. Iln f.i, rinl SI,
L-.llis, i,,ne re- ..- '.ively ."..iil'i. . KM,
I ."l .V-i'l s uire lll'it . 'I'l.e last
county it'olndes tiie i 1 1 , j -o rl a ii : ci I y of
I'lllulii, but :ie !i, -i h is ii populali ill
of ol.lv ii .11 a:: l the n-eond only of
Toil. 'The ptqiul.it ion of Dululh is oo,
nt)').
Two eoiiuHi ! of I 1 ill", I'eindiain,
c-iiilaiii-iie th- is-, i I';. I ts, -i i; I Idahn,
soUlll of III-' N' I'el C's' r-'-el V at i ni,
eoiilain more thai: f " , 0 " square inihs
.aeh. Tun c.iiltit it", in l'e is. I'.eoi
.mil 1'.! Pii-o, hive inure tiillll ".'
qiiiu . mill s. I 'ecus, which is iii the
e'.t rem.' We- I of tin) slate, oil Kin
(tiainle, has H, To Ono coliniy of
Colorn lo, Atapaho, has all alia of
1,'J'Jil square miles, but it is still more
iiolab -e Iroln the fact that it Ini'-il pop
ulation ol I'lU.iui'l, inebi liiig the oil y
if li nvi r. Koilll coiinty in the satin:
I it-', ha- an an a of ii,(Mi :putre
.nii. -. On the I'.ii-ilic slope counties,
like t ''of- and fruits, are of gi'.iaulie
-ize. Si eoii!;ties ul ( In on. three
.oiititiii of Wa-hiii gton, s. iu Colin-I.--:
of Nevada, n'nl s-veii count n s of
( 'alitor:. i i l.:r. limn' than ."..nml
pl.-l IV III lies. The III!'"!' .1 of III 1 lu
ill.' I 'lilt .1 S'l'li s is the Pity ol' San
ii' l'ii o .'in , t I in- ea I of Lo H o
les. ll 'lie 1 . I .!.!! Ill square lull.-,
nearly I. a,!' tin- si : of Ni v. York
Siat,., no i ."i, in ill mill s lar.'es than
Now .1. r y, I . livvare, 'oiiln etieilt,
a i l M'.o.ie ltdiilid Ci'iubini d. N. w
York Sun.
Insipiity Nut on the liici't-iio.
Penplc who worry 1 liemso! vvs about
their nerves may take heart of hope.
Dr. Clifford Alibull, regius professnr
of medicine at Cambride University.
Km; land, says the reports of an in
crease in nervous diseases and insani
ty are all tiiiuseiis,-. The hurry and
bustle of modern life hav.! no more
ell, ,-t on I !n- nervous system than the
allege I slowness ami ileiiliriite.'u.'ss of
lhe past. Probably increased knowl-
edo.o s - i!i-e:ise for the lir-t time
which l::i. alvv.iy existed. Neive spe
eia'ists iii-l uiaei.ii.ei'y for the toning
of nerves lire in ll . i I ply i ug tla ily, says
tin: prof.' .-.ir, but rich idle people ni'o
increasing in numbers, and tiny run,
as t hey always tli.l, niter the fashion
able lad of iln: tiny. Yv'hiil was "liver"
lifly years ago is "nerves" today. It
is pt'eteiil io.ts nonsense to claim that
people's nerves are too sensitive, too
excitable. It is the virtue of nerves
io be excitable, the more excitable
limy are, tin- nit-re ellioit lit. lb was
.hid thai nature is stronger than the
!a.lili.-l-:, and lhat there is a fund of
elasticity and iiisu.iciaiiee in healthy
youth that blunder as we may we can
imt crii-h. Dr. Alibutt's position on
this topic ha-i led to much discussion.
A great many emiiieul men agree wilh
i nn, but the nerve specialists arc up
ill arms a iii.sl wh it tin y tell. I his u li
liqiiaii ,1 and de.-t met i v o tini'l ies. -
I I'lii;'.. llelal.i.
M s ami ,tbi- of ii.tif i.;l.
Char.-, ai : - ."n- of th in . I iv-
i marl-able it'..-! s t.i e ..iuii.mi use, mid
j-..- '.ss.s many pi tlitie in. I t .liei ai ly
! an b is, in by the lap ,-. Ai III! Ilb-
i s.orbeill oi lit 1 odor. ! i I'l- no equal.
I '
1'i'a.' 'd ;;:' 'il.i l art :.!. ,.: ,.,,.. it pre
vents decay an 1 pi i -er- s i' em for :i
lime in all of th-ir fre-'n-'-s. In line
powder it is one ot lh most p-i i, t't
dressings for m 1 1 , h i :i ! Mound; and
t hose vv here proud lit iii is pres. nt.
As a cure for In-ada-hos it is invalu
able, a leasjioouful in half a goi-s o'
watei often uiVordiii" iinuediite re
lief. The power of ohaieo'd to nbso: ii
gases is not generally appreciate 1. It
will take up and hol t thirty volumes
of ammonia, forty of nitrons oxide,
sixty-live of sulphurous aei.l, ami
ei"hty-!ivi-of b vdio. -h acid, eveim
ol 1 In s e-ises in iy be vv 't 'id r i vv n mi l
used at vvtil. 'I he st.-ra ;e value ,.f
charcoal, wlido it is jas beeoniing
known lo praeii.al v., k-o's, has al
reaily opem-I u.a'iy avi :i:ie. t ' t. Hiiro
itsel nine-s. -- , Y"i 1. .Ut-f.
.Lips arc l-'lghters.
An F.ii'.,i;..!i naval olii.-er vvri'inj
lloiue --ay s, ill I II 1 M I ; to t lie t'.-nia rkai'ie
prowess '.iioviii by the .lap in. .,. in iho
eaplu.ie of P.nt Arthur: "1'hey would
make very bad c!ienit'. We could
Willi: h llicliiat sen, prooably, but wo
eiuild do nothing against .1 a pa n mi
land. Wo can teach t!n :u nothing in
military 'science. They are masters ul'
eiontilie warfare. The capture uf
Port Arthiirwas a perfe-jt levelation. "
Detroit Free Press.
New To Ilim.
Miss Scribble --Tlio heroine of mv
next story is to bo une of those Modern
a Ivaneed girls, who lias ideas of tier
own ami tloe-u't want to -, t inarritd
The Colonel (politel . )--Ah. linlc.-d,
I don't think 1 ovt r mot ih at tv pc
I.'fo.
I'lie He ward.
IJind as a crown for our brow ", years
but not ol lh livers alone,
liiml it of weeds ami gras-i an. I llmrn-t,
The things that we most have I. in 'W a.
(live ns no passive j".v, O yenis,
Wher inlays pa-s sweet ly hy,
(liV lis ihejiiV nf I'l-'r-'i'lV' livillg, '
Ami i' l us l. ."lv die.
(bveiis no nnearni ! glnrv, O y .-us,
No suifi I, i. lue.; eri.wn ol a tiny,
Jiiil hill. I from Hie -lea. I leaves nt "or lb'"
T!i" vi- t.-r's vv n-.-itli nf bay.
- Th- l atlill.'iil-r
in .noun! s.
An iiiipioliliibb' job -Laboring un
der a delusion.
Change in not always reform, any
more than noise is music.
A gn at waste of i IV. o I The child
thai ones for mi hour and never gob
it.
Kind Lady I low caiue you to lose
o'leiyi ? Turnip Lnokiii" for work.
China loads the world. That D,
win ii any pail of lhe world is chasing
In r.
Oi, Crii'ly :-.iya tint the plnii-o,
'"Trouble n. t r comes .' iii.'ly," was
copy righted by a inai rit d num.
i-iior '"That painting is by au
dd ma t, r, I Mi.-. Mi'Shoibli.i
I .polo:. i lieally ' -e-s ; but lhe
llano- is ie v,"
'I'll" mull till.' I e -sl!ll-e'.i i;o.Ii li ;;.iVV,
Ami -no I e;i. ns ,as 1 1 . v l.ti1.
I'r. in It. ai -van. i n- .ol!i lit ban.'" II. uv
l"if t.eaiitonas than ih-m .ill.
lligbee There is u man who vvnslcs
bis eloquence on the desert air."
Kobbins-Who is l,, v Ili ili. o Au
ailer-iliniier speaki r.
'Tlio tloiikt-y is generally regarded
ns tin- most stupid of animals, which
is odd in view of the fact thai he hau
the most bray in' jinwi r.
"Do you have to treat your maid as
if she were a member of the family?"
"Mercy no! Wo have to bo very
kind mul polite to her. "
At the liuleher's-"Why did you
put up that large mirror near the
iloiu V'' "I'll prevent tin: servant girls
liom watching the scales. "
"Are any of the colors disecrniblo
tt the touch?" asked the school
teacher. "I have often felt blue," re
plied the buy at the In ad nf the class.
What i- the .lostiny nf vanitl:,
Win an new w e I'm, I at colli
ll h..ys -e all the I....I ball -I
Tin' ,Jls got all tie' kllnivle'lge
Professor -Ah, i it '.as. You climb
the mountain. It was a great foot.
Miss -You menu feat. Professor
Ah! zen you climb it more zan once?
"ll is queer, isn't it, lhat Mr. lilinks
spends all his evenings al the club?
She No; I always said he'd do every
thing he could tor bis wile's happi
ness. Yisitor 1 hear your last servant,
hit you without giving notice."
Housekeeper - "Yes, she poured
palatini mi the lire and was blown out
id' the w imlovv. "
Ml niche - Do you think, Mr. Waters
thai haii-iiig is a vt t v painful death?
Waters Well, ladies, it is generally
allotted thai there is not hing- so pain
ful as suspense.
' I'" l,i .-. yil I have 11 'i th- ell- -I,,"
II" vv lit-i'-a-.l iii he,- ear.
S ie t-a-N.'.l. an. I Llu-heil. an, I biok.'-l .puta
VV Iso,
An. I answered, "I hav- dear."
Funnyman tlo small boy) Can volt
tell me why the centerpiece of a wagon
wheel is like a slice! disturbance?
Small boy-- No, sir. Funny man
Why, it's a hub, bub.
"1 propose," began the tlelibcriilo
old lawyer who called around to see ll
young widow on business, when his vi
vacious client exclaimed, "I accept."
Tiny are now part uers.
"I don't see why people come hero
for Ihoir health.'' growled Marker.
"It strikes me as being very un
healthy." "ll is mm," said the land
lord. "So many people have come
here for health mi I got it that our
supply is exhausted."
I he Spanish JLiin,
1 i ill-oil in eriiig rouianc s teem with
rol'ereue-'s lo the Spanish Main, yet
how many people nowadays know
what or where the Spanish M uu was?
Main is ii contraction for mainland,
nil. I was applied to tlio part of the
north const of South America washed
by the Caribbean Sea. The name is
a relic of the time when that part of
the continent belonged to Spam, and
was used in opposition to the West
India Islands, which als i then be
longed to that country. New York
Advertiser.
A (.'nml Manager.
"Knajip is one liiau t imt knows ex
actly bow to manage his wife."
'What's his scheme?"
"Lets her have her own way, al
ways." Inter-Occau. j