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!)atl)am Rtcorfc. CWtam II. k. JL-OIVJJOJN , EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. RATKS ADVERTISING TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, Oae square, one insertion One square, two insertions One square, one month tl.tO l.f.0 VO $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advanct. VOL. XVII. irn snoiu) Chatham com n. c, maijcii t, m. NO. 2S. For larger advertisements liberal i,,n. rscts wilt be made. As the Snow Drift Hy. Stilted Iho snlgo's dying quiver, As the snow drifts liy ; Stlllod the palpitating river, As til" snow drifts by ; Stilled tlm moaning, tossing woodlands, Chilled 'nentli ! ton -h tin) moorland-. Pnllrd mid illni:ii'"l 111 '1 Intaiit sturkiiids. As tho snow drifts by. Life irt ebbing slowly, slowly, As tlm snow drifts by -Drifting o'rr inn white ninl holy, Drifting slowly by; JV;hm) with kissm sooth' pain's k rr nv, rikit'S all li' i l 'ii gl irics borrow, 1'rum life's golden Krc it to-morrow, As tin? snow drifts by. I.ovo Is drawing n-ar and nearer, As tin' snow driflH by -Fnitli's Hitrht growing clear mid clearer, As tln snow drifts by. Sees doubt, faith, a I briils 'd an I lileedin;: Justl.-n mercy, blindly .cnlt(i;; ; Dull defeat love interceding, As tho Miov drills by. Love is drawing near, and iic.ir.-r, As the snow drif is by ; J.nvi) Is culling clear, and ! i r-r. As tho snow dribs by Out boynnd tho silent w Hands, Out beyond the icy in .orlands. Out beyond II Id-swept starluiids ; As tin1 snow di i Is by. -I hieago 11 'cord. CHERRIES LECTURE. It V M r I HIM. "It's, a shame - a 1i:i: niug shame to allow tliis noble . I :i to go lo ruin ! Mr. Lyoll does not des Ti e it, ought not to have it, unless In- w ill n 1 1 j i ru ci.it1 it more lliau li lias in 1 ) past. We It ivo been living hero liv ye ns, ami all tliut time h" has I h .t 1 1 I r- in ; in some foreign country ne t '. id of living at horn anil taking euro of 1 1 i -t property. It s a sham ', I siv! si Cherrie Illount, aloti I, and hi ippiug in tlui path tint ihviil '.1 li ' l.ii lii'i '.s pliu'O from 111 i Lyon proper! y. She had an inconvenient habit of speaking out ln-r thoughts whcnalou , or when him thought h.-r-.clf alone lull this tinii; sh" had nil u'ublor. "So it is," hai l a low voice in him! her. Ainl wheeling quickly round, i-h. confronted a tall, hr.ni '.cl, grav-cved ).uug man. Ho took oil' his h it v, ii h a courteous how. "Win; iv is this I'.'piehi'ii ilile young man?" lie i in 1 1 1 i r--1 . She hhook her head. '1 do not know. At tln Antipo les, probably," she replied "It iH, Ol' SeelllS to lit', II Vel'y goo I piece of property," said the stranger, leaning against the rook will tit the hide of tho path and tukin a view of (lie house and lawn niil orchards. "ll is a beautiful plaee, hut sadly neglected,'' said Ciierrie, ind gnat h.n overcoming rosci ve. ".Perhaps In' th .ughl agents would nttelld to it, and take rare of it." "lie had no right to think so! He ought to have remained at home him self!" said Cherrie, hotly, "Yoll tako a great interest in the place ?'' with ii mom nit iry glance ul her. She llllshed slightly. "I do. The negh c. of this hcutiti fill homo li'is li.'oli my pel grievance for years. I hear thai Mr. Lyon in tends coming home Homo linn; kohii. " "Well, better hit ! than never, What would you have him do? ' ' Ibsiniss his liy agents an I lake charge of alViiiis himself!" t.he cri .!, with bright, Hi:irkliu. ryes. "On, I would liku to leeluie him eve:i I, in hinniiiemt f;ii'l tint I urn! I eoiild tell him life has duties as well in plea sures, and wo einiiot always consult our ow n desires. Thin i.i his In on-, " waving one ulim, biown hind toward thu mausioii, "and he hhoiiid not negh'i't it and let it fall into deeay and ruin. J lei could coaio oe-'adoHally, even if ho had to jjo aw.iy n.-iin." Tho listener opened his gray eyes a Iriflo wider, and Htole a laue! of deeper interest at tho girl's animated face. "Mr. Iiyon has pel t lHily ini-sml n great deal in not knowiu; you," ho (mid, in his low, lazy oie.-, "I pre rii me you live near heiv?'' "Yes," Mho haid, enr'ly, and Mid ilonly remeiiihelifie; what Hhe had al most forgotten that she wan talking to a strangi) young man. With an abrupt go I mornin she hurried down the p it It and through a little back gate into her own doiniin. Tho young man lingered a little longer by the wall, in the cool shade of tho apple trees, looking thought fully lit tho Lvo'i innusioii. "You need a lecture, Mat Lynn, and j'8t ns severe n on as this girl is Capable of giving," hi! muse I, snap ping a twig with lingers whiter than many a gill's. Meanwhile, Cherrie proceeded home; but she had hardly hung up her hat in the hall, when Lilian, her sinter, opened the parlor door and vnmo d u.i'iug out in hu unimated glow. "Oh, ("In n ii! guess who lia.j culled on iih this morning! Ho came over to sou pupa, then ho came into thu parlor mid talked a long time." "Mr. llushbyV" "Hah! that old mm! No; Mr. Lyon. " "Mr. I.yon !" C'heirii! echoed, stu pidly, a dark-rod flush mounting to her face. "Yen, Mr. Lyon. Ho came home yesterday, and he is perfectly charm ing -tall, mid with the loveliest gray eyes, and " "(iray eyes !" gie.pi d poor Cherrie, with a dn adnil sinking at her heart. "Yen; and the most polihhod manlier.-'. Now, Cherrie, ho is coming again this cvriiin .'. Pray do imt say anything rude, or make oiiu of your awful blunders !" Put, w dli a groan, Ciierrie rushed upstairs. She had already made the greatest blunder of nil. Sho tried to recall what she had said to that, grav eled stranger down by (lie wail, but iho more sin; thought about it the Worse she felt. "What a meddling idiot he must have thiol lit nn'! Mow he m:i-t have laughed!' ill" thought, hiding h r sea rh I i'.iee l;i III,- pillows of In T I ed. "I Impe liiii will cure my he-dliss iolioiie ! ' ll certainly can el In r In behave in a mi v subdued manner that evening, thoiigii h o-eln eks ;rew crimson when her lath r inlio lueed h 'r lo Mr. Lyon, mi I she met tho laughing glance of Ihosu'tic hu'nlsom", eNpr s-siveeyesi.il- hid mile aeipiu 1 1-1 a lie.' w ll Ii thai in 'i ni'i ,. iSlie and 1. 1. in i were very i:iiil;e. Iidiaii was luir an I phrnp nn I pn li v ; w hile ( '.lerrie was slender and brown, a".d il")" lid' iil niore o:i expr.-sidoii ih.in I'eaturei foi her 1 !lt. There were soiii-' people who liked In r fin" the Ii -.1, w .ille ot'iers ad- mired l.iliau'a lair I'a v and piuk-ainl while lints. liilian's friends wen.' nil a.,,iiiig the j elite of th" viba ;e, bill all tins poor old d" an I th' cliildi 'ii knew J t'.'leilie, a'.nl bleed In r ns Ihe kiud- est, sweeti st-tellipel'ed girl. "Cherrie is a slr.inge girl and takes a great many ipi 'i-r laneiei in her head," hai l Lilian, I i Mr. I, ..'11, with ail apologet ie air. "iler isit iug-1 i -t cinbraecn a gn-al variety of people, and even iuebid s all the ol 1 va '.rants around toi n. " Chen io bit her lip, liu !n d, and sai I; "S.-Ieet a more interesting subject, Lily, deiir. My humble nll'iirs emiiot possibly interest Mr. Lyon." "I thin!; y,.ii might bo a little kind er to ni"," said M il. Hut sue made a point of uvoidin j r (j,,, rapidly increasing custom of him all hlu coii'd. using a perforated holder in ihe tea- lb' settle I do.vu at hoai , ilisiuiM.ed j ,,t in which to jint the h aves and re the agents, an I took ciiurg.! of his nioving- Ihis afier a few minutes, or, properly himself. Workmen were j heller nlill, of pouring tho infusion engaged, and the house an I grounds j ,,n' the , Ves into another pot. Kither were put in eVapilslto order. And one day, t vo or Ihiee montht alter his return, he met Ciierrie in the path down by the roe'; wall again. She would hive hiirriid by him with Ihe brief.' -t good-moni'.u g, but he s'opped llg'il before lief. "No, you shall imt run away tins line! Why do on hlinii me s i cold ly and pels 'stent ly '! What li-ivo I done to offend you, Ciierrie?" he "Nothing at all," she mi ft ly. "Tliui why do you treat rilellv? I would rather be lecture I every day than treated as though 1 iveje a veritable plague." i Jler I'm'.,' ll lined up. I "I know it is a silly weakne-,s, h it I cannot hear lo he laughed at, and I have Hot lorgoticll how I I liked to you the first time I siw you." lie muled. "Neither have 1, for your indignant words set me to thinking, an I 1 found out 1 Will ail idle, hellish f How. Coine, look now, and see th" change you have w roil lit in my home in 'work w ilh a part iculiu ly hard and re our home, il ymi will share it wilh i.sisti'ig substance. An interesting me! Will ou, Chen h ?" Iserie; of practical experiments has She stood silent, her face drooping. , ju t been made. The same tools the And bending his head, he looked nn- I Indian Used served their purpose, and tier that shielding Ii it-brim. j the rough material was pieetselv of j "You n re a good girl, Cherrie -kind , the kind which early man seh cled. and oi.nipasdou it lo every needy , cr 'iiluce tnat comes ue.ir vt.il. li ne some il s' on me, dear, and take the , right lo lecture in" eiery day, !" 'Sir, you are laughing at me"!ae, or ceremonial tool, or pipe was sii.uchiii r awav tic li in.l lie Innl Lisped, with an indignant ll idi of ii r eyes. Then all at once her mouth trem bled, her eves tilled With tears. "You ale very unkind, sir, to " Hut he stopped the broken little speech with kisses, and pie nh d his eiitse s . well Ml" !nnl to o.'.ieve In n. 'Hut 1-1 am not a suitable wife I for von. I'o vou not rem- miu r whit ; Lilian said about my isi ng i.sl?' He laughed. "Yes. A ml have J not b:)en going to see your old people and your rag ged children? An I everywhere I l;ii7o heard nothing but praises of you. If you cannot or will not be my wife, I will have no wife. I will shut up this house and go away again, and it may become the home of bats ami owls, " "I cannot allow that," smiling and looking over toward the lovely housu awaiting her, 'Then you must give mo heart and han I. " "Heart you have nliv.i ly, and hero ii my haul," faltering, yet with frankness. The gossips of tho village were somewhat astonished that il iv is Cher rie, instead of her fairer ni -ler, but t in n go-sips iiiu given to h.isly c in clusions. They are sliort-xighted as the rest of mankind, and as slow to see tho truth.- Saturday Night. Analysis of Tea. Attempts have been mado lo deter mine which id till! Collhtilllellls of tea are res) oiisible lor the physiological i jl'ecl.s, bolli had and good, attributed to its use, but as yet they are lar from complete. Tlie fiiieral conclusions eome lo, however, in iv be summed up ; m follows; ! Tannin i if con I'v, w. II known to i l,e a strong astringent, mi 1 though ho taken bv most ii d ineilicimilly, c.iti hardly in iinv j 1 1 : 1 1 1 1 it v 1 1 : 1 1 i 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 '.' 1 1-!-- If a few liu ly powdered tea leaves ale placed on a !"! uhi's, covered wilh a paper cap and tho glass pla I on a hoi pi ile, a v.liito vapor slowly rises and coudeiisi s in the cap in liio form of coloi'lc-s needle crystals. These crisliri; are the nitro genous substance theiiie, the active jirineijile of li a. The oil w hi di in siippos-'d to ;'ive tea its flavor, js of a lemon yellow eol- or, and has a strong smell like that of ihe lea plant. js undoubtedly the oil which has the elV. el on Ihe in rves, and gave such iilarniiii ; results its tho-e indaneci! by Iho writers of a hundred years ago, but which, in mi'i'ler ipiantili' s, help: to make t a so ici'ieshiii ;. According to some a il Imrit ies, tneiiii! has some what the same ell'-'i'!, but it seeliin to have other ipiililies us well, and to be moie truly nutritious. Therefore, what we want in Lie tea we drink is as lunch theine at w can "get, a little oil for tho sake of Ihe llav ir, and as little taiiiiiu as possible. Now, the them ! is disMilvcl out of the leaves much more ipiickly than the tannin, an 1 Ihus we see tlm ivuson way t lie boiiin g water should not stand on tho leaves more than live minutes. (iool Words. I, iiis Kcst'iuhlc the .Lips. I'utillnoy I'.igeloiv, w ho is fairly fa miliar wilh the Lapps, at a recent, meeting o tiie Viking Club in Lon don gave an int. 'renting account ul these people who live near the arclii he citele. He cvpressed himself us struck ! by tiie resemblance of the Lapps to d, : the .lapanese. ll is I he . small stiitill'o I of the dapiticse which is so remark so '. aide. If too 1 and privation should make the Lapps to bi wanting in height, it is not so easy to uiiderslaml, save from peculiarities of race, w hy Iho ibipane.se mo of the saine low stature. Mr. Iligelow cilled nttelilii.il to the spoons and knives made by the Lapps, Hil l "III" enormous expenditure of lime and labor spent by uncivilized races in the making of simple tools." We are by no ni 'iinn certain today that Ihe aboriginal man was so slow in fashioning his tools, save in special cases, when ho happened to be at The endeavor was made, and hiiecess- titiiv, to turn out the Imislieil inipie- uiriits. Jt was found that tiie time U' Cessmy for 111" fashioning of the verv much shorter than was formerly supposed. --New York Times. An lucenliie. Mrs. Kohbius John. I don't think I wiil get up to day. I feel too weuk to move. I'lobliins l'ni awfully sol rv, dear. I'.v the wav some one Ii is bilesi the h ois LiTosi the street, slid Is going to nn i move in this inoriini'.'. Mrs. U d.bii.H John, I guess I will i t up after all. (IIM.HHKVS COMMIX. THK ( I N IS I I.IMlil.NO IN I UK Mil. 'l ie sou is climbing in the sky, We're cla I to know : Days will be lunger by ami by, Ami brighter grow. The sun is climbing in the sky, Tin- niihw will Ho : D ivs will l e wanner by and by, And llowcrs will grow. Youth's Companion. an i-ni-;'i;cti-:ii tuh'. Tim lb hiwaro boys have just ic luni"d from an involuntary voyage to i'.iirope. Tin y went out fishing in thu Ib lawiii'e Hiver, and, a fog coming up suddenly, ild not find their way to shore. Alter drilling for two hours a Sturm calue up and thu boat wan driven before it all nielli. When morning came and the storm muled tho boys wen.' out uf sight of land, and with no idea where they were. So they pru dently iiiadc no i fl'ort lo go anywhere, an 1 finally were rewarded by the sight of a steamer. As it c-iino closer they hoh.li d signals of distress, ti m 1 were picked up by a vessel bound from Philadelphia to Hamburg. The- boys were can b'd to Hamburg because the sh am!-hip only sighted nth r v. ssels ill ii dislunc". Of course the boys worked I heir pa' -eig.-, and did so well I It'll when they li tut led to Philadel phia on t he same sleiiner the captain paid theiii a i mall .' urn fur their service.--. - Clldell lliys. Hi.v. l ino nor itr.vitNiiic. Pomp -y is a large mastiff owned by ii mail in Orange, N. .1., and l-'elo is n lil'le hit of a dog, which is the prop erty oft ie children ol Ihe hou-ehiild. J'omp mi I Tnl, as the two dogs lire called, are great friends mid almost com! ml companions. A very good lialMicd dog is Pomp, though his size makes hi ni ii are.l by I he lr.impswln stop at the gate now and thi n. lb may happen to b a deep when tin tram lues nloii'.', but Fid's bark in;: Would be certain to wake him, lino tie. n lie would simply lo di lit the fel low standing at the gite. That wouh' be enough. There is s on thing ir that bai l, of his which would canst li'iy vagabond to hesitate about open iug the gate. Hut Pomp lu ler dis t'irbs himself wh.-n any per.Min of l'cspo 'table appc iranee inters; the yard; and Fid, who is disposed to bark at any and every person who opens tin.' gate, is so promptly rebuked by the big dog's quiet manner and in quiring glance that he quickly changes his manner and runs with wagging tail to iii t the visitor. Ni l' is Pomp at all quarrelsome, lie inc. Is other dogs on the street ill a dignified manner, paying no attoutioa to tiie cur who presumes to btrk at him, and ex ehaiiie.s poiito siilutat ions, in dog language, with those who uie his equals in blood and breeding. The only light in which Pomp is known to have engaged took place one day this week, ninl it was all on Fid's iiccniiiit. Ted llaskins, who claims the largest ownership in Fid, took the little fel low w it h Iii i it olio afternoon when hu was sent on an errand. l i d's errand was to iistable, and as he entered the place a l uge dog which was kept then: spr ing at I'l l and gave th" goof lill'c fellow rather severe treatment before he managed I . save himself by run ning away. Ted had not linbhed his errand at the stable when Fid came back, ae coinpaiiii.'d by Pomp, and entered the place us bold lis il lion. The stable dog sprang at him imiiiedialely, us if tn tear him to pieces, but he had reck oned without his host this time, I! fore he was any way near Fid he mi, seized by Pomp, who got a good grip at the back of his neck and shook him well, ii tit 1 1 the stableman interfered. The st.ibl dog thou attempted tn re sent the result ottered him and showed field, bill Pomp got him by the neck again niter a short eie-uuntcr and gave him another good shaking withoi t interference this lime. When Pomp dropped him he slunk away, as il ashamed of himself, and Pomp started off home as full of dignity as was cunt-unary, and with Fid playing around him, wagging his tail, perhaps in gratitude for Ihe tight made- in his be half, but more probably in pride over the victory that bad been won. When Ted t.dd me the M iry he said: "Now, don't you suppose that Fid told Pomp all about I hat dog nt tho stable and brought Pomp down on purpose to timsh him?" It certainly looked bo, and that is what I told Ted. A Itccoiil. "How are you getting nlong with your new servant girl?" linked tho culler "O.ir new servant girl!" repented the hostess with some indignation in tier v. lie-. "Why, she has been with us li.nr d;ivs !" Washington Star. MADAGASCAR. Thi Big Island to Which France Has Sent an Expedition. Its QtiL"..'ii is Bound to Wctl Her Primu Minister. .Madagascar, which has given rise to much excitement in Fiirope, Franco having sent nn exjicdit ion to subdue the natives, is the third largest island ill the Weil l, mi l is situi'ed to tho cast of the African continent, from which it is separated by the Mozam bique Channel. The population num bers between ill,llli,(MIO and ."il 10, 1 Ml-1, Will, divided itit.tiiumeroilstril.es, Ihe go- ruing one of w hieh is llova, in Iiiil.ii i ng ii piovinco of the ntral highlands called I nn-niii. The island was discovered in lolMi by the Portuguese, win. named it St. I.iiwr.-uec. The French have coveted it i ver since 1 1 1.', when a company called tho Soeicle de l'Orioiit was formed under the a'roiiage of Car dinal Itich. 'licit, wilh the object of colonizing it ; but all att uupls at coii ipi.'st have been nil -ncci sssul. Hy the 1 1 call of I 'in is i 1 1 I j a n um ber of French s- lil- iiieiils on limi-a-d cons! became Hiiti-h, us dependences of AI.i lint m :, I hen e v'.e.I, a lid to I hesc was added in ISi.'i a portion nf Iho noriheii'.t eoa .l, iiiciiidi.ig Pol l Loqnex and llicgo Iniare. lu Sh; diplo matic a id Connie -roiul relations were entered into b 'tween (ir. iil Hritain ii 1 1 I liadam.'i I., King of the llovas. w ho was uckliow ledg 'd as sovereign of the whole island. I'.y the treaty con cluded hel wen tic Hriiish and Ai-ila-gasy in iMio t!ie siiiiio title of supre macy Wail III' 'Ol'ded to l(l leell Pil;,o0- 1 1 1 1 1 , nii'l by the French-Malagasy treaty of ISIS t,, her successor, II ana iavoiia 1 1. Hy the treaty of 1SH5 France ob tained Iho Port of Diego Snare as a naval Ktal i ui. Tin- Malagasy invent ineiit has ii.wuvs declined to admit Ihe political rights el iiiii 'd by Fraiie , al though ! rent Hritaiu formally recog nized the French ('foi. ctoi'ut" over the island in IVIU. Although all the acts of the govern ment are done in In r name, 1! mava loiia Naujaka III., the present u a-n of Miiduguso ir, has no politic il authority. Sh s reigns, but her hus band, lliiniiaia Uivoiiy. the Prime Millist-r, rules. Ile succeeded his elder hi'.. tier as ruler of the island, alter a coup d'etat in I Sill. lu ss:i, on the death of It .ii iv li.Hia II., he raised the Princess !! iz ilindruhety to the throne, ignoring the claims of In r elder sister, who was noted lor her in temperance. The Prince s, who was th n twenty one years of age, had a few months previously lost her husband, Prince Hati'mio, and wus in desperately strait. 'tied cireuiiistaiic s. The prop erty of the family was meh, in fact, thai her uncle had to earn his liveli hood as :i bu'eher. Uainilaia Kivoiiy, who was fifty -live years old, married her us -non as she hid assumed the toy id dignity, in uccordaiicj with tin invariable cidoin obtaining in the island, by which the t,)ii -en is bound lo marry the Prime Minister. Like all the llovas tie- ( leen Hi very intelligent. She w us educated by nuns of the French Order of St. .losoph of Clmiy, but was subsequently converted to Protestant ism, the Stale religion, through the inl'.ueiice of the Auglo llovn party. Of lute years great elVoils have been made to improve the army on Kurope an nn thuds. According to a Hritish olli-ef who .luring the operations against Ihe Fli lieh in IS-1-S." served w ilh t ieiietal W i i h uiglibv, eonim inl-er-in-ehi.f of tho Hova army, the total strength ol the latter is about 1 I, in)1! men, iiniied with the Snider rille. Their artillery eosists of two batteriesof four seven pound mounted guns each, which can be placed on a war looting ol six guns, ami six bat-t'-ries of hi bat relit d (i itiing guns, each weapon lit led w it ii i Iced machine lo curry s.iiiii) pounds. --New York Hecerder. Where Mai Mi u ni is Prepared. Macaroni is largely made by ma chi.iery in this country, but there are still the little Italian bukeshops where Ihe tubular paste is prepared by hnnd lunch as it was in those old days when the Sicilians got their customs and truce I their blood to the maritime Greeks. In a certain small Imkorv in H!cec!;er street, the proprietor of which cmnes from Genoa and bears a historic name, you will sci the succu lent cylinders turned out with a sim plicity w hieh smacks of tho huu Imili nu I the wheat mortar stage of bread making. Tables are set in front and the show window ;u decked with tho most tempting confections of Homau taste; but there is a larger loom in the reur, and t hero you will find two Italians with bared anus grinding and crack ing the hard l ik.. la w heat, silling it wilh a revolving ;e;e.ii lo separate the broken kernel from the bran, nm! ktien ling the mass with astoiit wooden block until it is like paste. j Tho wheat has been c irefu'.ly washed lit the start, and if the .lav be line, dried in the sun. After it has been broken up and thumped for an hour t he dough is taken out and place 1 in a cylinder with a perfor.it d bottom. A plunger is placed on top of tho cylinder, and the wh -de iivuilabb. force of thu shop ben l tm ir weight to the h-ver. j From out the p'tfofited bottom ! do.i us of ma"a:'o!ii tub s st iri wrig ' gluig toward the llo..r. Little phi j-. ! u t rille si mi I ler than I ho holes a 'id ie I I iii pluou by pins, half eiosi; th" p. r- foratioiis, and tlm doiiedi, forced . around them, is transformed into lud I low tubes in c.xuctly tin: same way that the housewife shapes her doughnuts. The macaroni is cut oil" in lengths of ten feet and hung I" dry upon wooden frames before it is put o.i tie- market. New York Mail and F.xpn - i. Tcsling Itii'lL'i's. 'The life of ir.. n bridges is consid ered by soli,.' as iiiiliinili I, proiided they are well eared for, while otii r en gineers believe it to be from fitly to I I years. Th" great cost of the r. le wal of iron bridge.-! renders it im port ml to il"l t-l'tii i In- us exact I y us pos sible when n hlrueture ought to be re built. A mere ociil ir inspi ctioii is mil sullieieiit to do this, and perm li eilly repeated in. 'iisiireiiii nts, with tiie help of in.-t rum. nts, become iiiib-p'eii-sable. i he delleciioll is frequently meas ured iii Ihe following manlier: A piece of paper on a board is fastened lo u truss in the center. Against it is 'h I the point of a pencil, which is .tuck through u vertical plunk placed alongside, and the point describes a v rlical line on Ihe paper when the bridge d -lb els under a load. Hut the results are iiuieciiriite, as !h" 1. li ',th of Ihe line ciniioi b,. measured exactly, and expensive temporary staging i, in eess.irv. This uiellii.d has been im proved iii various respects. A narrow id. ink and pencil have In en stispi n led from the truss, turn ing on n hinge. U -fore and all r tin: loading tiie pencil is made to describe an arc on a fxed pi of piper. The did'ita'' between the nx -s, which can be measured more liceura'.ely than a line,, gives the d. Il -ctioli. A steel point and a zinc plate are piopo-ed instead of the pencil and paper. Certain en gineers record the di ll ctioii on a re volving paper-covered cy linder, and others run a wire, wh c'i is fastened to a weight of about sixty-live pounds over a sheave turning u hand, which records on a graduated sector. Paving and Municipal Kugiiiceriug. Ilinv the lnle Tunnels. Pine the wriggling and restive lit tle creature noon th" ground, on a sp it w re t ii . groiiii 1 is not ui.i-e'i-hoiiabiy hard, so tiiat he in iv have a fair chance for disappearing, and si c w hat he w iii do. The instant he touches the earth, down goes his nils ', feeling iu-ivoii-.lv here iiiid there for a plac to st irt his drill. In about one seeoii 1 he has found ll suitable spot. Ills no-e sinks into the soil as if ll were a brad-awl, with a half boring mid half pushiti: motion, and lit an instant hail your mole's-heiid is bulled from iow. Now watch sharply, or he will be out of sight lu fore on see how he does it. I'p conns hi, pow iiiii rL'ht fool, sliding close along the side of lu.t he id, straight forward, edgewise, 1,. the einl of his nose. 1 1 is li ,-pi.inti-d chisel cuts the earth vertically until il reaches us fur forward as his . li..;i reach will let it go ; ih.-n, with a quick million, he piles the earth side wise from his nose, mil m makes quite an op"tiin". Instantly the left f .n! does the (.'in.e thing on the other side, and mealiwhiie the i-'illil. l-poilll-cd nose has gone right mi boring. In live seconds, by Ihe watch, his body is entirely out ol .sigh', and only h's funny little tail cm be se-'ii. lu three minutes he will tunnel a toot, if he is at all m a hurry to g. t on in tho world. -St, Nicholas. Hreaking It (cut) . "11". illy, Mr. Sialate," she pro tested, "you have given me four hours of your valuable time this evening." "Why cr upon my woid! Sol have. The hours pass like minutest when I am with you." "You were telling me thai since v.or promotion vour tune is vidua--ble." "Yes." "Well, pup'i doesn't allow mo to ne cept ciiiensive presents from ycinif itien, ' - Wi shingto:! Star, Cupid's Arrows, I'll' i'l.', wandering in a wond, C'liali''''d to spy li.-ili Cupid sltepingj Lung tin! curious maiden stood Tiptoe through the branches peeping. I'or the youngster's lips she yearned, 'J ill, the liitiiielu's purling slyly, Me to -lake her thirst that burned Mo'.i"d and kissed the rogue's mouth slyly. Ni.W till' boy's eyi s open Wide, And upon the maid lie gazes, ira-'s an arrow at his side. And his silver how upraises. Swift tin' ma d"ii turns to lee; Swift the arrow I'ol owsatp'r. Wounding in i's Might a tree. Hark ! h . ringside maid's clear laughter. Cupid, with sl.'p-.azzli'.l . yes, stares a moment through the bushei Win-.".' the laughing maid still Hies. Th -a a..'n lie' w I lie ru-hes. N"W the shall . '. rlak"-tlie quarry. Now il cen.-s p"..r riioeln-'. heart Maid' lis. ere you wake ,..vc, J'.iiry l'ir-t to M'ell hi- very d.lll. Jam'--I!. Ki-ny. ii in Hie C'-niiiry. in.Moiiors. "To i,i , ln-r luce lacks soinelhiiig. " "Well, wli'-ii I i-aw her last it hud about ail il could slum! " 'IJiikins is one of the most populir iii'-ii in town.'' "Who is yuitr inilhof ly y "iiilkins himself." Which is i!i.; proudest year of a mull's li!( '! Answer w in n h-: is forty. Localise In Unit year hu is bound to N L. Living Skeleton - What's the lmit tirwith the glass-eater today'. Fat Yi'oimin - I In in- he has a paiio in the stomach. Sibyl When Steve proposed to 1110 he note ! like a lish cut of water. Tirpie Why shouldn't he? He knew he was c.iilgut. Sin- Indeed, sir, I haven't reached the lu itl'iliioii al I iii'gain-coiinter yet ! lb You would ben bargain, my dear, on any co'tiib r. "Ibdvoii say you wanted Shakes peare's works?" asked the book store cier'-. "No," replied tho haughty girl, "I wan! his plays." .Ju-t .is llo'.vrs droop and fade, .lu-l as the lag mad drops with thud, S . soon tlie sua ja siuuv and shade, Turns fi-.eu iis white and brings us mud. Little Gregory Papa, why do you say the pen is more powerful than the. sword? P.q.a Hecanso you cannot sign checks wilh the sword. "i!y the way, is Miss lliggins a 1. loud or brunette?'' "Let me see: Thursday, Friday, Saturday this must be one of her blonde days." Clrn.'se Kmpcrof (nervously) What news? Official Japan is now anxious fur peaec Fmpct'or (gloom ily -Y-e-s, but now big a piece". Suitor I have come to ask for your daughter, sir." Father Take her, young man. You are the only one who wanted more ihau my daughter's hand. Mrs. Newcomer Is there a green grocer in the neighborhood? Air. Newcomer I guess not. I have tried them all, and they won't sell any goods on credit. Mr. Hashful Tf you were going to invite u young lady to the theatre how would you be;; in? Mr. Swiftly Hy pawning my watch for enough to get t ile t ll'kels. "How habits . 'iug to a mini," said Mr. Sin (V. "I hired an old ex-barber In trim my lawn the other day, und he asked in" if I would have it sham pooed also. " It. hold the fei.-i(.,ns father. Il:s daiiglit.'i's v'-hlim.; when al, Sap;. oiling the I i j I . - to tin- altar, And lh" I. rid" an I III" groom after that Ah, .lack, did vour rich old undo rem. tuber you in his will? -Yes: ho inserted n clause requesting his exec utors to collect at once all the loans ho had made me. An Irishman wus once asked to de line an Irish bull, lo which he replied, "Whenever you see two cows lying down in a field the one thai is stand ing up is the bull. " "You're too early with that bill." "Why, your sign rends; 'All bills paid on the IHth'" "Yes; bill that lifers to Ihe tenth mouth, my friend, and the year is new yet." Mrs. I'.np.-e ( can't understand how n inun can lose a woman who has a physic d deformity, c m you? Fnpec Oh, I don't know ; I shouldn't think less of a woman w In. wus tongue lied. She nestlod coyly on his manly bosom niter tho blissful question had been asked. And am I tho only wo man you ever loved? Weil, yes successfully, ho whispered in her eh ch anted ear. Young Smears, for his great picture of "The Ibiiid Heggar and tlm Iis ti nipcred Dog," got a real blind man from the t-trecls for a model. After the last silting tho beggar remou hlrntcd thiihly ; "Hcggin' you p.irdin', n;r, b it is my nose quite an red an that there?"