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CDIuttlutm glrcovrt. II. .A. I.OISDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. RATES ADVERTISING One square, one insertion- tl 0 One square, two insertion! - l.tO One square, one month - 1, 0 For larger advertiseme&ta Iiber&l con racts will bo made. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly In Advance. VOL. XVII. PITTSHOIK)', CHATHAM CO., N. C., FEBRUARY 21, 1805. NO. 2(5. I) at I) am Recotb. The Soiif? I Never Slnir. As wlion in dreams wo soim-iimc huar, A tnolody uo fill nt ami tlm', And musically sweet an.) cleat," It flavors nil the at iMMiph 'I..' Willi liunn my divin '. Ho, often In my waking drmttiS I hoar n in 'lody tliut iccms I.iko fairy voles tviii-p 'ting To mo tlio h.iiit 1 never Sometimes wlien lipnnl.ii ? n'er tlto year My lavlsli youth has thrown away. Wlion all tliu kIu a In i;i-t appears iut as ainlriigolhut my I -an Ilavo cnunhli'.l to l viiy. I thrill to Had tlio at'lti! and pain Of my remorse is Mill, d again, As firivur.l dent nii.l listening, I hear the snag I never rt'iij. A murmuring of rhythmic words, A drift on tnueB who.-c currents How Molodious with the thrill o( l.ii Is, Ami far-off lowing of tin1 herds In lauds of long And every mumd the truant lovns Comoi to mo like the c of doves, When first in Urn hi .Mining fields of spring, I heard the s nig I never flat?. Tint echoes nf I'm ol I v ' ' i .v.ein ! In limpid hI renin 'Mil 'iter whero Til t river Ti n ru:n l.uVili..- 'rewind Ami (?i hly eddiei ripple im hi I The 1 1 1 (.- growing th.-r . Vhni ro'i'S li.'ii I 1 1 ; - t!i i drink, Drain their h a h liis-i". n !,,,v ,rluil And ivies nil uli iccl t via" and olliijy ASuut the s, hi:; I leuer sin An ocean surge of s-ui.i I t!i r. f i'Is As Ill-Mi .;li u tale ().' h-eiv eily Mr-f II I 1 ti!n;!es - D,,, .. ,, ,.. , ,!, And eresto I o'er the gol l"n ivi! s In show Ti upon my lie.tr!. Tin:-", with n;vn iir-ns and eyes I'.i'ifi.'l t'unrl the a! ... . -; I-' r:rii!!e.T.- ei ;!:!.. t'.iu I h ir the s..ng 1 n -t sing. - .1 tMI',-1 Wilt ,e ".Ill Itll.KV. THE LITTLE MEDIATOR. "And the y,n::i ; I'ritie married tlio Princess a:i. liv I happily forever af ter. " A girl f probably twenty, iii n big clinir, by the light of it bright iienrth lire, win readiii r to n younger gill, n much younger girl -in fact, a little girl. Tlio story is concluded and tho hook closed. " I here, ile ir, how dm-i that story I iI.'iih vim? l.!i': v.i:i wi-h j klltHV rlli'll llll int. resting, handsome, iii'lilo l'liii-eiii tli i. n di wimiii 1 lmvo just road y IhiH inti'ifii.rati.iii fiMin tho uliler Kit'' tin? yo!ii.;vr tlio iineiinsonnisly ifjuurcs tor a lime. She i.i ilriMiuiiig. Jler liijr, Mile yr i nvc flni iii vaenntlv into tho rod etnlii is, wliii h liavo fnllon from tno ln;;s on tli-., liinrlli. Then Hill! sitfhs (ll'l'jliy. nkiiiij from h r r, verie, h!i- turns tlioho vvi.le, wninli rin , v, s of hcr.i into tlio Jaeo nliove ln-y, f..r .sl,o is Hoateil nt tlio ol.li r ;;ifi's Utie.', anil nsks : yon unow, .i;ti,u, Ui it I'nneo foiiiitils mo of Mr. Mnvr? Mr. Mercer is lia'uUome, Atel lie's lirave, too, Vaiise he .-niw-l my il iliio when it fell into the lak.- la d snm::ir. Only" in n reeiitu,l to:i '--"!ie h.iMi't miy Ji.'itioesH lor his l ii.io yet. Ji lt ho will li:iv, Vans.- he sai l In- uoiiM. " "Oh. ho diil!" from the ..thor ,-M. "Yos, he tliil. Least lu's .liiif to mnrry n n'leen. And i-n'l it slr ui ro, J ul in, her imtno is ju.t tho suuo us yours?" "Why, chiKl, what are you saying? "Well," niiiwereil tho littio one, pucker her moiuli in n chil hsh, iiiz oiivil way, ".vhile .Air. Mercer was waiting for you to linish tlrcKsin;' for tho th.mlre, the other evenintr, ho took mo on hm knee iiml vj sat hero lv tho tire. I tolil him I was nw:'ul tir.,1 tireil reading; fairy stories tin. I asked him if ho o.ml In't tell me one. llo sfiiii he thought ho didn't know nny Vept wuat'a in tin l; !is, but 'co.irjj, if 1 waiitod him to he'd try." "Yen, and what did h ; tell yon?-' "lie said, 'Oaoo there was a man who liked a girl awful much, but ho was afraid to till her no, 'cnu.sj ho didn't know how she'd take it ' And ho said. 'Uy Jove, I wish tdio wasn't so distant to me. ' Ami I said. 'Js sho bo far away?' He said, 'Xo, not that kind of distant.' 'She's not kind to you, then?' said I. 'Well, not kind enough,' said he. Then i told him she wasn't nict, if she wasn't ki.id.aad he anid right quick, 'Oh, yes, sho is nice she's adorable she'd a queen. ' Why, what's her nam ?' siid I. Well, he was staring into tho lire, and ho took a Id j, Ions breath, nu I sai l, Julia.' "Yes, yes," said the older irl. very very much interested. ''tl.i on." " 'Why, that's my sister's imnie, ' 1 said. 'Do s sho know hei ?" And ho jumped up so q.iick he re illy frightened me, and then ho Lis-cil mo and sat mo on the edge of tli" table and said: "Xiiiv, Joyce, I stnr: d in to t I you a fai- y st'irv, didn't I '!" "Yis," said I, "but it wasn't much coconut. " "I know that," s.iid he, n v 'nl qn el;. "and 1 want you t b.ig'. ill nb.iut 1 j it, niul I'll como around eomu other time and tell you another one." "Well, if it isn't nny butter than the ono you started, yon needn't come, mid I. And he, why ho laughed and, said he'd try and make till next inoro interesting. Then you enmu down st iirn and when you were going out with htm ho turned around, put hia linger on his lips and looked roal serious. I think " "Why, Joyce, ho mount you should not say anything about it." "About what?" "Why, about what ho told yon. It was naughty of yon, Joyce ; it was wrun. " "Well, that's tho second timo I didn't know what 'keep quiet' meant. You know what you said about him last. week. Well, after I told him about it"-- "Whatl did yon tell liini all about" Miss Julia sits back in her cliair aghast. "Yes; I told him, and ho said : 'My, my, Joyo., yon musn't tell things like tint,' but he didn't tell mo tint 'till 1 was all done talking. " "Oh, you horrid child! IIoiv dared you do such a thing? How" Over come by her feelings, Miss Julia sat in silenc ', but sho did a good deal of thinking. The two girls sit in silence for a time without speaking, it it .1 it was be coming oinbnraHsing to both when tho I'litranco of a maid with a card caused both to rise. The older rends the curd, "Mr. Mercer." "Tell Mr. Mercer to come up here. It's much wanner," in an apologetic way "and Joyce, it's far past your your bed-tinie. Say good-night and run nwny. Obeying her sister, Joyce just reaches tho doorway, when her path is blocked by tho form of a t ill, good looking young fellow, who stands s'ightly surprised, with a bulky pack age in his arms. '( lood evening, M's: Julia, How are you, Joyce.' ion ate not going as soon as I c mie, niv von? Whv 1 have brought you a pivsi til. I! it" care lessly "you wont want to seo it until to-morrow. " "Oil, yes; show in ) now, please," pleaded the 1:1:1.) one. Tho youu ; man t i!;es from tho pack age a magnitioi'tit rreneh doll. (living vent I i an exclamation of surprise and delight, Joyco wakes a rush for lite prize, tin 1, ob:nining it, spends several hurried moments in ad miration ami examination. Then, ri'in. inboi ing abo it bed, sho throws ono littio arm around M roer's neck ; tho other tightly holds tho doll. She gives him a hearty kiss, no 1, looking earnestly into his eyes, exclaims, "Oh, you nre so good!" and turning to her sister, she s iys: "IhU t he, Julia? With a perceptible blush the sister answers, " hv, ves, ho is indeed. lint vou uiiist run oil' to bed now. With a happy undo on her little faeo Joyce kisses both her sister and Mercer good night an I starts oil' to bed. Hut nt the door sho hesit itos, stops and turns. "Mr. Mercer," sho savs. 'I hope you won't bo angry, but 1 lidti't forget that fairy story you told me, and I told Julia about it. Now, you're not angry, ate vim?" Mercer just ubout realizes what the chil l has said. Ho is dazed, but ho replies with a nervous, forced laugh. "Am I angry? Oh, no; not at all." The little one is too young to notice but the older girl does that this is said in a sarcastic way, kindly withal. I'm so glud" Joyco s lys, in a re lieved tone. "I didn't think yon would b.i angry, 'oausj I told Julia you liked her. 'Cause you do, don't you?" Miss Julia has not only had trouble to retain her composure during this interrogation, but she felt she was in danger of fainting from embarrass meut. However she controls herself long enough to say : "Joyce, its almost midnight; go over to your bed. " Without any further remarks save a sweet "(iood night," tits littio one runs off to bed. The unexpected declaration that Joyce had made regarding tho secrets each had thought buried in tho child had quite unnerved Julia. Walking to the window she hides her face in tho folds of a friendly curtain. The tiro on tho hearth had almost died out. Nothing e.imo from the emlers sav ; a d ill red glow. Tho I i:u, had not been ligh'cd and the room was becom ing envelope. I in darkness. Julia throws back the heavy curtains and the rick, silvi rv liglit from a full, round moon, ll ws softly into l!:e room. And as thi nearer tin ro window, over til.' i.o'.'llJ of midnight emu a li' the s.lellt hour draws ting to tho ci'v's roofs, t o!; a:- I us eliim us - urc. us the moon's white rays "Listen to tho bells. Won't you crime to the window ? You can hear them better." Mercer ac.'epts the girl's invitation and is sure he can detect a tenderness in her voice that hIio had never told to him before. A hope springs up in his breast, and as he roaches her side ho tenderly takes her hand within his own and says, almost in a whisper, as if awed by tho stillness and the mystic music of the midnight chimes: "Miss Morton Julia Joyco nuked mo a question before she left us to night. You heard it?" Faintly and faltering comes a "Yea" "Lot mo answer it to yon. I like you. Moro than that, I love you. Tell me that I may hope. " Julia raises iter head, and in her eyes ho reads his answer. Tenderly he t-toops and kisses the lips upturned to his, and locked in his strong em brace sho stands silently, happy in his love. And who knows, nsjhey stood there together, but what both blessed the child who had unconsciously told each of tho other's love. Philadelphia Ledger. A Colony of It.tls in I liurcli. In tho untis' il busctucul of an old church in Kivi rdale tin ro is a colony of bnta that lardy go out, but I'm, I their subsistence among the rats mid mice they catch there. They hang during tho day head downward from the sides of tho stone foundations, by the aid of Ih i peculiar hooks which are at tho joints of their wings, and when they are not sleeping they scurry around after food. The janitor of the chinch whoso duties frequently cause him to go into tho basement has s -v-eral times witnessed battles between the bats and tho large black f its which infest tho phic. A do.eti of th 'in will walch putient'y for hours for such small prey as a i:ioii.-e, and when one appears liny swoop down upon him, and niter a lively struggle amid much squealing and Mapping of w iny.s against each other, they gi nernlly subdue him. Alter that fihl is over there is another among tho bats themselves to seo which shall gi t tlio biggi st share of tho prey. J i' in the eonlliet any i f tho bats i:i wounded or otherwise in enpiioiniod from taking euro of him self the other bats set upon him and eat him too. Last summer tho church was entire ly freed from tlnm lor a short time. This was brought about by tho fur mice tender who led the window open till midnight, and then wlnu tin,' hat hud llo '.vn away on their nocturnal journeying ho closed it. When the bats returned they llapped around t he window trying to get in, and linnily hud to seek another abode. Since that timo tho windows have been left open and the bats are just ns much at home as ever. New York Sun. Tenement Popubitioii ol" New York. Out of a total population in New York city of l,.H!)!,i'V, Vil.i'i per cent or 1, :l;l:l,IIOit,livo in 1 :S tenement houses. Apartment Inui es of the better class are not include I in among tenement houses. It is a somewhat remarkable fact that the lowest de.it h rate in tho city is in one of its most thickly settled tonement house districts, occupied by some of tin poorest people, in the wards where tho Hebrew population is tho densest. Tjio death rate among the crowded Hebrews was in lH'.H only IH. ": to each thousand, and in lVo only 17. TI. Tho comparatively cleanly habits of these Hebrew, their observ ance of Mosaic law about food, and their abstinence from alcoholic liquors are given as explanations of this low death rate. In tho Italian districts tho death rate is double what it is among the Hebrews, and the popula tion not so itense ; and even iti the wards oo -upied by wealthy people, the death rate is grea'er than atiioti the Hebrews. The t:h, 1 tth and 8th are the It ilian ward-, and tho death rate in IS'.lll was I',:!. 7S, .'to. 12 and 21.KS re spectively. Springfield Republican. Fight ltd n ecu a Hull ami n I. ion. At Madrid, Spain, tho other day, tho monotony of bull-lights was relieved by a light between an Afi ieiitt lion and a bull. Tho former was an exessiv, ly ferocious beast. When the annuals weie brought into the arena the bull dashed at the lion, which raised itself and lifted its great paws. For a. mo ment the two brutes seemed to be one moving mass, then the monarch of the jungle was seen to tly through the air. Rushing forward, the bull rolled his Chelny about in the sand like a ball, until, by n stid lcti turn, the lion tried to get at him b hind, and had already stuck its claws into the bull's hind quarters when In was driven off by several powerful kicks and w is tossed again. The li"U then gave in, mid amid tho h sses of the spectators, tiled to cu'iiee, until he Win allowed to slip 'n'o his cage. --Chicago Hcriil.l, I'lMitv an: M'i:r.i. W hl!o Svd is lllliu lint di.tile... linn) soiling I ho ink ; While Si ee,l is silt ill ; Him rol le!n, Hurry's lie -iniong to Ihink. Wliil.' S 1 is hilling Ilia hiiMV-eyo, Hurry i- sirin'ier his low : While Harry is loarehl'g his army, Hpeed is worsting his f' l. Hurry is iiile!j at degiiinlii-,', Shi -d is ipi'li lit the end ; Harry wins many a slave, hut Spood iik'.iiv a friend. - St. Nieholas. HAM ASI ICS. "Why do H salt molt ice?" asked a little gi.l tho other day. It does not melt it, but by malting the water salt ice cannot bo formed unless it in mu di colder than Would be required to freeze fre.th water. That is why seaport towns are not so cold in tho winter as m my places inland, 1111 1 why wo have so little ice in our rivers and harbors. It does not haj. pen more than four ol live times in a century that the Ka-t river is froz u ho that people can walk across the ice to llrooklyn. Ol coins the strong current has much to do with this, hut the salt water Itua luoro New York Times. a rut.rrv 'ir.iitv. Apntty it..ry about a eotili li'ig child is told in llitrper's, of the four-year-old sou of a member of the (ieorgiii legislature. Having left the boy in a run I" one of the big hotels of the inctt opo i -, with tin command to go to In: 1 immediately, In went down to seek his friends in the (dine. The bell-boys were soon thrown into co u sterna I ion by the many and vut in us calls from th-- ro. on in which the littio fellow had ,.. a left, nu I quite a num ber of iii -m wi re . no:, collected there. I! il it. Wat no n- w it T, or lire, or a "I!. audS." tiiil tin child w.iut.-d. He asto:ii-h d i!i hoys wilit this nu muiil request : "I'I.-iim., sirs, send some ono to un to hoar me s.iy my prayers." lAl.lilVI n.'M'KM. The i.e.v chronometer.-!, which, through an iiu'enimis application ol (lie pitoii-i iph, -eieai. t lio hours in stead of n:ii i: g limn, are particu larly u.-iefnl i:s alarm clocks. A French inventor is niiemly at v. oi l. on clocks. which imtoit-,1 of the stnd tit and ear piercing hell that i very oho is ac quainted with, have speaking discs. One can t hits hu'.c iii::: ; t awaken, d by the crowing of the enci;, or by I in. vig irons accents of a well known voice. He i.-s eon-itru -li-ig so;u '. alarms which, with a disc of s;x or s.-v. i. C 'liti'iieti . crv out t- toil from one room ti) another, through el is d I door:-, such phrase as "(iel up." "Come, wake up!" hm Uy enough an i long enough to snatch you fr nu the I arms of Morplii us. I!y tel. molting the. j phonograph grooves, repressing mi.ui j of tlu iii, and exaggerating others, int.- iuveti of has suoceeile I in giving the j words pronounce, i tin p.-euitar ucct til c'n araeli rist io of saea and such a locality. Amateurs win nny not be content wilh ordinary di-.es vill thm be able to order oih. rs thai will bii true family souveiiii s. - New York Observer. a ocKt.ii si. no:. Little Sarah an I h r mother were walking along a str- et in Liverpool, Jl.igiiul, one damp day, when they heard some children laughing merrily. "Oh, look, mother," cried Sarah, "see that littio girl! Oh, what a funny way to slide. There wasn't a bit of snow or ice to In; seen, but tho littio girl was having a fine slid , She was crouching down, with her hands clasped under her and her biro feet closely together; two lst'.rei. oirls oiin on liiicli Kiilc licit! , , -., , , , hit arms, ana wiiu union inuguier aim screauiing were drawing her swiftly through the black shining mud that covered the sidewalks. Little Sarah an I her mother turned Ullil watched the child slide the length of a block, then get up and run a tosh the side street, then begin her slide again. Such a queer looking tunk she made in the mud, it could be seen a long way. "What tough feet sho must have and how very dirty they are," said littio Surah. lint the littio ragged child did not mind the hard pavements. She wan used to them and the dirt and mud too ; and she seemed to lie having just ns much fun as other children have sliviiig on ice and show. Sho laughed a great deal an I kept calling "(Soon !" "Oo faster !" The larger girls ran ns fast as they could, and were having a good deal ol fun too. They were all soon out ol sight. Rut Sarah has never forgottoti the r.ugltsb. gill's queer slid ; sho of tou thinks of it winters wh m sho go"s out to slide iu her own homo in Auiei' ca but of eours.) sho never sliih a i.! mud. New Y'ork Independent- HOW AX AX IS MAD1: iOHV 1 nO'lUll G'.l 10 i TV. nr i ti Fashion One. TllO Stool IS S'laj) '! ami SlnifjionoU by Mtielilnei y. ; On entering the main workshop, the first step in the operation which is seen is the foraiation of I ho ux-head with out. the blade. Tho glowing tint iron Inns nro withdrawn from the fur- uuee and are taken to a powerful mid ' somewhat compiic tied machine, which j performs upon tlietn four distinct ope- ! rat tons, shaping the metal to loiiu tho , upper nii'l lower parts of the nx than the oye, and linally doubling the piece over so that, the whole can bo Welded together. Next tho iron is put in a . powerful natural gas furnace and heat ed to a white licit. Taken out it gins ' under a tilt limn u.-r and is welded in ! a second. 'i uis done, one blow from tho "drop" and tho poll of the ax is Completely and lirmly welded. Two crews of in. -n a'.' do:n,' this clam of: work, mid e :c:i crew can make l.fiOll j nx s per .1 iy. When tlio nx leaves the drop tli to is some sup..-! ious met:. still iidher lii j; to Ih edges and forming what is technically Known as "iin." To get lid of the II 1 the a is again heated in a 1'iirnac an i th n taken in haud lit- a sa.vyer, who trims the ends and edges. Tin operator has a glass in front of him lo prol a-l liisev. i from the sparks which llv oil' bv hundreds as the hot m is pres. 1 agllll.t Tin- iron ,1-ie. Tin rapidly of tin' 1 for ... .it bv ti vol v iug saw ii x is now e i;.ipl--l hi id-', ufio.' I -:!i ; machinery an I ; ready I' r tin we!, groove i.-: e it i;,!o the ste d ..i tile b! I' linn ...irtm.-.i!. A ilge of th" iron, s- r.e.i, ail tin whole lirmly 111' I s. NcX! tempering. I- I by III .s tho .. lino ham- i.itiou of St-el portlOl rn of tin IIX is It '.lied ley I. i of lllolle.'l e id. 111 illl'.ll 'I'm d. I I i i i pin ' in w ;!.-; an I g iii:; insert I in p ; s I.' id ml, b.gu t del I..' d,p- tii hail Is of : i.ui j et to nolli.e -d per- . t tiie ius ecioi'. An ax rigid to lis !, f .r-' it is pi led. Tin mu I f llle.-eilllil- d telllla I In w it of all ax- s of tin same si 'ii' bo groun I a I'oot'or.n t-i i i'iie i:c.i. e. steel llo-.- so and strikiu ; w belli r it i. 'IX that hi-, thrown :: -id. I left, re ih the proper : live times, I .st b uniform, r.li intist io-, and in various ways il est i !l isiie.l st in l ird. ; who te!s : h qu.il il of by h:ilo'ii--!'i:ig '. in' Id id th i .! lo usee' tarn 1. 1. 1 brittle or Mot. An iln ilurm; the tost is 10 be ma le owr. ni.iiei i.i i of- the ax i - i:i 11 -p it Ins been heated icinding the temp, r i 1 1 g pl'oce has t i id th thro "X, winii completed, io ban Is of nboii: i'Ii of whom has '.Is 1 1- rt'i-ci ill ; I1. forty workmen, iiono Siiiie-i h i !.; on Alter patdng ins n ! 1- tin ao s ', lo tho grinding i that to the j... P. upon emery w In epailm- ni, ami Ir.on hers, tt ho l'i!ii-'i tin s. -t Inc i ;o Tun Till' h'cv, a Ml of Coll 'ciliig li'lili'i. Here is a true story which pmv. s the value of colli eting Ibbl-s. O lent tin buti -tillers in the old New Y.ok Hotel had a pas-ion for tin- Mvumul.i tion of the old Hibles used by the house, and when it . at torn dun en 1 tho b irtcii ler w is fore ol to seek an other center of dispensation In- car ried his llil . with lam. Now. it be- fel that Into one night, in the year lSfiJ, a young Vt'oiuan was in h i ied in the New York Hotel, and the fact was registered in a l.iblc on a table i:i the draw itig room. Soon atlcrward the ! husband di"d and her claim to certain properties w is c lut. sted be reason ii doubt as to the v. ill. ill v ol in-, i - ther It Hiiili. riage. For some n was necessary to pr 15y an accident she heard of the b ir- I tending bibliophile and hunted him up. Among his collection, in fact, was the I!. bio in which tin d ito of her marriage had been registered. Tint was only a year ago, and the other day a h inds guely appointed carriage drove up in front of the cafe where the Ibble collector worked, from which descended tho now opulent and suc cessful heiress. Sho came to thank the llibio collector and left behind her a package containing fifteen one hun dred dollar bills. This is a true story and I trust its recital will lead others beside barleiiilers to collect itibles. New Y'ork Press. A efl Answer. They hud quarreled. She was tu id, "You're Hot everybody," she sneered. "No," lie rejoined softly; "but I am pretty near everybody." Sue ilarlod a quick, searching glance into bin mobile face and ma le no jectioti when he moved nearer still. - - J Detroit Tribune. j Keep Your Feet lry. The grip is oiieo more giving New "r.rk doctors in-oiiinin. One physi cian, w lio has ma lo a study of grip, sai l : I "Y. H, il is certainly back again, as """O" f my patients tin certify, but 11 :s not neurit- so serious us it was too first year it Came. Doctors have de cided thai ii is caused by a germ, but tue germ is not yet identified. When 1 first heard of it 1 thought it was idetiiical with the old inllu -n i, but J soon found out that though it was not a novi I d':,easo in Europe it was en tirely new us far us we are concerned. "The disease docs not attack anv ! particular portion of tin body. Some ' times the distress is located in ono place and sometimes in another. I am inclined io think that a patient who has it for the first time has it worse an I that on Mioooeiliiig occasions he . gets a much mild r attack. I "What is to be most f, ared from 1 the grip is the alter effects. The .strength, vitality and resisting ' power ale very much impaired by tho diseaso and we find that frequently if is site i c'.'e.b.' I by pneumonia, for instance, j "The best preventive of tho grip is j to take good care of olio's self. 1 think j the greatest importance attaches to keeping the font dry. A famous phy i sieian once advised all his patients to I t ike ntf their ch'-t protector and : wrap them nr.iund their feet, and I believe he was right. Women wear . pain fully thin shoei and lay theni : s -lvi sopt-u to the grip or pneumonia . more in thai way than in any other. 'I'hi y w ill have on heavy sealskin MO' pies and shoes w ith soles about the teiekll.'ss of paper, II 11 '1 lllell Spend 1: uir-i trying to figure out how it is they have caught cold with their 1 i bests s i well proteeie.l. "--Washing-, l.-li Star. A Stratirc fishing Match, ' "ovd conic I lias tauen place at the II iinbitrgh C-irporat ion Paths he t.t. io of the strongest swimmers in Sc itlalid and a tt el :-k now u angler. Tiie bath v.h.-ie the con lest took place is cigiity f -et hoi.' an i forty feet wide. Tin angler wa: fnrni-ind with an e'eveu-l'oot tr iliiii" rod and undressed silk line. Tit iiue was li iod to a girlii bell iiiiii.I.' exjoessly for the pr.rjios- !, b .- a swivel iiutm iiately be t n -n 1 ho sii iiilii.-i's of tin swimmer, at tin poiai where lie hut greatest polo..:;' power. In tin lir-d trial the iiue snapped. Having, been a ;.iiu se.oir.'il another P a! wnsniii-l -. J In angler gave ami ). I iy. il without aliog' -t ii.-r slacltin.o ll!l.', ll!l I several p U poi ..' il.VCSWil-e w-li bandied. T:,o swimmer then trie 1 cross swituming, from e irn 'r to corner, but ultimately was beaten, tie: match ending w ith a w in for the ro. I and line. Auollu-r coulest took place in which the angler employe I u very bg'.i' i'gnUcid ireutiiig rod, t 'nl'oit and weighing only :ix and ojic hai; ii'iu-es, tin .no tho same lis that iiM-d v i:h the trolling rod. The swim mer, whose aim was evidently to suiii.h the rod, j.ullcd nu 1 leaped in tie- water. He was, however, held siesdilt, ail 1 111 about the milllll s was loree l to gitu in, the rod being main suceeslui. At tue lini-h both e -mi cf dors were ill. no, t exhiu-ted. Tail M..11 O.izette. A Pisseeting- Triumph. I'.v. ry oin Knows that tin nerves in tin human body ate almost without "innocr, i invading every part ot tin system. I he di.aeuliy ol dissecting to preserve these nerves can, there lore, be imagined. In a glass case in the museum of Il ihiieiu inn College is shown the entire human ccrebro-spiiial nervous sys'i m, every ln-i ve arranged in it pi op. r ord r, nu 1 all intact. Th: . remarkable piece of dissecting is tin- work oi' lr. R. I!. We iver, ono of the college professors. It took him six months, working eight hours a day, to accompli-h the Murk. lie re ceived in recognition an oilicial ribbon from the World's Fair, where the work was exhibited. 11, cry nerve emanating from brain and spine has been preserved and the s ioj et looks like a fish net iu tiie case. Some of the in rves are quite thick an 1 others as fragil, sei linn ;ly, us a spider Web. Philadelphia Record. Salt Making. Sill milking is one of the staple in dustries of Pittsburg and gives rise to a business in other articles necessary in tho manufacture. Six firms are encaged in salt making from water obtained within tlio city limits. The wells arc sunk from l.fitK) to L'.Oil l feet and the pro duct is about 'J.iil.OOil barrels annually. The capital invested is about $siil,0:) l. Considerable over one thousand people are employed, and in waget tiny receive 7tU.(K)J or "-'thereabout in a vcur. The shin. mi nts i 4 out exceeded 15,00ll tons , .. ,ri,llllu. -fiiic.igo Times. Tea Late. Joy s iiJ ii"'!i my threshold mild and fair, With lliies in dor hair. I lade h -r enter as she turned to go, And she said. ".No." t-'ortiiie enee halted at my ruin"'! porch, And lit it with li-r torch : 1 a-l:ed her fondly, "ilav you eoiii'J to sta V" HIio answer 'd "Nay." I'.iiiiM roliel in Hiitloss whit.) before mo I'line j I longed her kiss to claim ; I told li"r how- her presence I revered Khe disappeared ! Love earn nt iad ho-,v puiH. lnw w'-t! With roses at her feet. I deggoil her nil her doiinty to liestow Shu answered, "So." Kineo then j-'.v, fortune, Iovh and fux Have oeiu'i my pnul to claim i I seo them smiling everywhere, Hut do not (.'lire. From Francis Halm' '-Iireiuns After Hun-sot." mMOlMMS. A well rendered article--Lard. A charily bawl "Say, bom, gimme a dime to get something to eat." Mrs. Suili'woll Why, Bridget, you liiive been eating onions! liridget Sine mum, you're a nioiii.l reader. "Hut whnt earthly use is it to dis cover tiie North Pole? 1 can't n.e. " "It will save further expeditions." "1 id you give your daughter nwny when she was inurrieii '!'' "Threw her n way, sir. Literally threw her away," SquiMig How did Van llr iatu get such a reputation ns a Inly killer? MeSitilligon -He sleighs the fair bi-x. The coal man who is disposed to bo proud and haughty should think of the ice i n ill iu the summer and be humble. "I see that Johnson in his lecture relates n tight between Clay and Ran dolph." "Y es, ho calls it a scrap of history." Very often a man discovers that there is a good ileal of 1 he porenpino about the people ho thinks it his duty to sit upon. Hiehbee There goes a until who takes things ns he finds llntn. Rob binsA pl.llo-opher? Highlit'- No, a ragpicker. Hilly How did you feel when Cholly soi'lly kissed Volt' Hello Oh, tloWU in the mouth. And tho audience got up and left. Miss Siiniax --My 1 what a bouncing baby that is! liabyks brother So it ougiibT be, iniim. lt-:jiisi swallowed a ingvrubbi-r ball. The ,!:i cs ..; ni;ht W'T" failing fast Asttir- ugh the icy t r-et.s there pas A ten.; lean of tin- t V. : . 'the .s,;,., ,.f iiie,i were far i.!it.-:ass;,l, Til" V lief -r fell nil.' h i.f -o last As In ; when he (ell down. S.im (coming in hurriedlv) Say, Tom, cun you change .y; Tom Change nothing. I'm sj hard up I can't change my shirt. Tln-ro is nothing more truly insin uating and deferential th in the waggle of a little dog's tail in tho presenco of big dog Willi a bone. This much is to bo said iu favor ol tin tattooed mini: Wn.ile a gnat many men have designs upon others, his are all upon himself. Crusty 1 larder (to waiter) What have you got for breakfast? Hope it i .ti't oatmeal am! and m ickerel. Waiier o sir ; only oatmeal. First ( iirl---('hilly is a inc.) boy, only In has so much to say. Second (iirl No, that's just where his weak point lies. lie thinks he has." Item (iuih'TiT Was the bride sup polled by In r father? Friend (.rent Scott ! No. Tiie bride's mother has tak"ii care of tin family for years. "Iiil you hear anything good at the concert last night? She -Yes, indeed ; 1 overheard on lady giving imolh -r a capital recipe for angel food cake, "Hoctor, have mt a remedy for a troublesome cough?" "When docs it nn noy you most?" "When tho man has it comes home. H j's in tho flat above. 'T hear your music il recital last night vtas a great success. Lucky dog!" "ll'inph! live persons in the house. Lucky dog? Yes, Regu lar bench show. " Minister No, Willie, you will never get ali-a-l by telliug stories. YY'illio 1 won't'. Why, I told a story about Johnnie Jones, wat's biggcr'u me, au' you bet he put a head on me. "Tin re is no doubt," said Mr. no Ian, "about th 'iv beiu' wan great ml van! age iu beiu' born ill this country ?" "An' phwat's thot?" inquired Mrs. Moiuli. "It saves yez the proico of a steamship ticket over. Mr. Whoophi Suppose, Dollio, 1 were to rob you of a kins, what would V oil do? Miss Poppinj ty H.iv; eau I tell, Mr. Wh lopla, what is going to iiu; pun be fore it occurs. io you think thitl nui a elaii vol ant ?