(Elmtlutm ticorxI. tffjatljam Recori. II. -A.. JL-OIN 1JOIS , EDITOR AND riiOrKIETOU. RATES ADVERTISING One square, one insertion- fl.(0 One square, two insertions l.EO One square, one montli ti.' 0 For larger advertisements liberal ton racis will be uiade. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly In Advanci. VOL. XVII. PITTSI50KO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, APRIL U, 189.",. ill n if no. ;a fri:rn My Hound l.uiV.i Win Yon. I wuteh tliu night's plow coming, While swift gray shadows rise. That touch mo with your gentlo hum' And mock mo with your eyes. Shadows from days n.t distant. Of momorii-si sw.'ct nud true, Whi-n I was nil your world. Jovu, And my round e.ir'1 was you. I hear the harbor' s witters riHh Athwart our steamer's how. As, leaning on its trusty rail, Your voioe untv.c- soft and low. There first you told tho story. Ho old, so sweet, so new. Of love tli tit imido mo all your world, And all my round onrth you. Each joyous liird is singing elear ' A song m ire swept to heaven. And Tuesday morn will ever bo The fairest of thu seven. I smell the piinsius' pcrfiiinu As they sliouo that morn with dew, When I Imeaiiie your world, my dear, And all my round earth you. Once more tho wave is kissing Thoseiiw-"d on Ihcsninl, While only danein lanterns Illuminate thu land. Out, just beyond Ihoir ra linne, I lio upon your bre isl. And all lira's turui il seemo 1 to end On that dear ill .v'.- ro-t. (Irira shadow of all shadow.-, lia-to To hide tlio past fro-n me ! Let Lethean waters sweep a way Each rapturous meaiory! Yet never may my le-ait forge', Tho look in eyes of blue. When I was nil your world, dear Iots, And my round earth was you. C'onA SrfAitT WiiKKi.Kit in Uoston Triiu.-r:pt. Dorothy Preston's Pride. Pride is nn unpardonable tiling i:i some people, und then tliffe mv others whom it (its with tho ijirijiii. tviu.'.ss of n nnt-.irul gunm-iil. Among the hitter class th: Preston family might have been justly placed, nuil as nu exponent of uncompromis ing, stat-dy pride, mio might have cited tho only il uighter, Dorothy. And why should she not li ive luou proml? She wan young mi l beautiful ami wealthy, nnd Knew that there coursed through her veins come of the bluest Mood of the O .I Dominion Tho men, n-lf-eoiiipliieont uiul con ceited ns thoy uro ever reported to be, snid that they felt like manikins in her prcs-uieo. Ami tho woinon well, she wns too good an I pure for them to hate and too proud mid distant for them to love, for, my what on will, wo may reverctie -, but wo ean never really love n I i n j-f who in greatly above us. if is Hellish I .it t it is li 11 in :i i . So tho women e nit-iitcd thems ;lves with loving her u little, envying her n grout deal mid copying her very much. Hut tho men loved her, proposed t.i her, were rejected and ,'t'ew d speruto. Thero never was a soeial function but bho had her coterie of admirers aliout hor, ciu-h anxious for a word or a smile, und always in that numb r might le found the handsome mid strong, hut hopeless, face of Ned Cul bertson. A m in of brilliant intelleo." nil attainments, sjentywis kind to him on uccount of his talents. His character, his manners, his social po sition were above reproach, lint wlim that's said nil's sail. For, as the world looks ut it, Xed Culberisoii was o poor man. Of coiirsj io had n pro fession, and there was nn income from that. But in the circles in ..hicli he moved tho yearly earnings of even so excellent nn architect as himsuif were hardly n very weighty matrimonial Consideration. lint tho heart knows no di.stineiioiis of wealth or condition, mid it soon hecumo nu open secret, a secret shared by nil tlio iinmediute circle who knew tho two, that Xed Oulbertsun had pre sumod to fall in love with Dorothy Preston. It caused no extraordinary eommcnt, for society recognized the right which every man has to bo a fool if ho chooses, und then there were so many others in exactly tha sumo position. lint despite his tine qualities, Cul bertson was a very modest fellow, and no word of his love for Dorothy had ever pussed his lips. He was no cox comb, nnd though he wns conscious of his ability to hold his own among the men he saw in himself no quality to attract women. So when the proud Mies Preston treated him with even less consideration than she bestowed on her otlier admirers, ho accepted it nil as only what was duo him and went his wny in silence. Meanwhile, Dorothy Preston chafed and groaned in spirit under tho sting of wounded pride. She refused to see what wns patent to every one idse that Ned Culbertsou loved her and only knew that sho had, after a strug gle, given her hea. t to a man who had never spoken an ntl'ectiuuato word to her. It wns after a bal! one night III it her position fust came so strongly home to her mind. She Issu'. long tried to deny to herself this passion (f her heart, but now it rose a strong, full blown '.ovc and clamored to bu bear 1. Sho clasped lu r linn Is) and, witli flush c.l face, admitted to herself that she loved Xed Ciilbortson. "Shame, shumo .ipoti me!" sho eri-d. "I love him and he has never given me a word nnd they call wo proud, too!" Her lip curie I nu I sho half laughed. "Well, I will be proud. I will bo too proud to let it be known that I have given my heart un.-oiight to a man who " She did not liuish the sentenc, but the blood llamed up into her cheeks nnd over her forehead, the tears enmo nto tier eyes nnd she clinched her jliuuds hhnrply together. From that time on if Xed Culhort son had any fuiut gleams of hope, they must hnvo been entirely extin guished, for Dorothy Preston's milli ners toward him were a revelation of frigid disdain. Did she touch his h wid in the dance, it was shriukingly, as if she abhorred the slight contact. Did she speak to him it was with such distant hauteur that his blood froze. And so it continued until he was in despair. Alone in his oflieo one evening dur ing n busy week, lie was trying to liuish some complicated designs for tho interior of a church which was soon to be erected. Could one have peeped at him ns he sat with b.-nt head over his work, drawing hard ut a cigar, one would hav.) said that ho was all absorbed in the labor beforo hint. Hut any such thought wmild have been ellicieutly routed when he sud denly sprang to his !eet and, dashing his pencil into a corner, c.xi.'hiimed : "I can't do it, confound it ! I can't. Willi that girl's face before my eyes constantly I am getting as incipuble of thought or performance as nu im becile. And what docs.it nil niuount to? She looks at mo as if she would like to w.ilk over mo, and when she speaks it's like pouring ice water over my head. I can't d anything this w iv. H ither than endure this stis pi use 1 would tell her and have her freeze mo with n elan -e or show me the door. Maybe Ih it would put me on my feet iinyhow an I inl';is a little spirit into in.-, if it wvro only the spirit of resentment. '' In his lucid moment i Mr. Illu u d ('ulbi'itson was a q lie!; ih liking and prompt acting man, and in ten min utes he had determined on u plan of of action. A note left on the desk of his first assistant to! I that go itleman that his superior was slid leiily called aw iv and might not be back for a month mid left thu work of the olliee in his hands. He would sen Miss Piv.stoti, tell his story and then go aw.iv for a month to forget. When the piiiu w is unci) settled upon it was but short work to hasten home, pack a satchel an I thou dress for the proposed call. When ho entered the Preston draw ing room h thought that Dorothy had never looked so lovely to him before iu nil his life. Ho could liar. ll v follow the common places that int odiie.-d tho eonver.-n-lion for looking at her. And then, more like the rude swain than the polished liciin, uluio.st before t'ue greet ings wjio over he hid plunged "in niedias res." The girl listened to him, speechless w.th surprise, us h i poured out his story of low. Sh could not check him, nor did he givj her time to say a WO'd "M'si Dorothy," he concluded, af ter telling his story, "I cannot miIU cieiitly think you for listening to me. I was a madman to think that you would, but I felt I must tell you how 1 loved you. I do not nsk for your an swer, for 1 am too sure what it will be. I suppose I'm a fool, but "and there was n tremor in his voice "1 em't help it, you know. And now gooilby, I've got to catch that 10. 05 for ah I'm going nw.iy for n little while for change of sivne nnd forget f illness, ns the novelists put it." Ho smiled in ii t lilo s 1 v us mechanic ally she gave him her hand, nud before she had recovered from the shock ho had gone. To a woman n sofa pillow is a very sympathetic article, and a certain flowered silk one in Miss Dorothy Preston's room received her tears, laughter nnd incoherent words of joy. '''lien the same sofa pillow was dashed back into its place iu n rather unfriendly manner, hardly con sistent with tho confidences it had just received, as the proud Mi.ss Preston rose to her feet, exclaiming: "Ho said thu 10.05; I have time y. 1 1 It was just tliro.) minutes past ten when H woman approached Xed Cu! b.Ttsoti at the (iraud Central station, wherein wis pacing back and .firth impatiently awaiting his train. sho touched his shoulder. "Dorothy !" ho cried. "Ned, don't go; want o:,' nnd then her voica broke. He led her quickly away, for people were begin ning to observe them. And once with out tho station he kissed her nud then put off her clinging hands to tear up his ticket extravagant fellow! lie went home with Dorothy in blissful dreams. Then he sought his olliee, took the note off the desk of his first assistant and toro that up, too. Chicago N'ews. Fishing For Sponges in I'loriil.i. Tho sponge glass is made from an ordinary woodeti bucket, tho wooden bottom being replaced by one of or dinary window glass securely fastened by cement. In using a sponge glass it is placed upright on the surface of the water, tho handle of tho bucket is pluced on tho back of the neck of the fisherman with head thrust down iu tho bucket. In this way the iishormuu can distinctly sei very small objects iu very do p water, and ho can ensily distinguish good sponges from those of an inferior grade. When tho sponger discovers n suit able sponge through tin aid of the sponge glasi he hurriedly grasps his hook, nnd plunging it. directly upou the sponge, ho skillfully pulls it from its habitation and brings it up to the surface nnd places it in the bunt. As soon as the lishermin collects nsuflieient quantity, he takes them to the vessel, where they are spread carefully on tho on tho deck iu their natural upright position, so ns to nllow tho i-lmiy matter.called "gurry, "by the sponger to run oil'. D.tring the first stages of decomposition they hav.: a very un pleasant odor, something like decayed fishy matt r. After tho dingies collect Kiiflieient sp mges to make n vessel load, they nro t ikeii to what are called sponge crawls, which is an inelostiro of about 10 to 12 feet, made generally by placing stakes in tho bea h where the water is from 2 to il feet deep. Sponges, after being kept on the deck of the vessel from one to two days, will generally bo siiflieiently fined to be taken to tho cruwis, and th'ii they lire kept there lor a few days and then thoroughly washed nud pounded with a Hut stick. They nro then pined upon strings of about (i feet in length and taken to the markets, where they are sold at unction. They are generally sold in lots, and then carefully trimmed and packed iu bads w.'ihing from 15 to 100 pounds each, ace or. ling to quality, the cheaper grades being generally packed iu 1 ir ger bales. A Ibittcl j in His Mouth. A curious case has been recorded and reported in the Literary Digest, in which nu electric current was found to be generated by n plate of artificial tentli. A pat i cut consulted his doctor on account of n severe pain iu his tongue. Hut the sufferer wns assured that there was nothing the matter. Ho then paid a visit to bis dentist, who in formed him that his teeth were p ;r fcetiy sound. lleing, however, dis .sitisliijd, ho called upon an electrician whom ho knew, mid nskeu him if it win possible that ho could have any electricity in his in uth. On exam ining tho teeth, his friend found tint two metals were used to fix them to a composition plate. To these metals wires were then attached and connect ed to a galvanomo'.er. Then the teeth were placed in the patient's mouth an 1 the metals moistened with sulivn. Xo sooner was this douo than tho galvan ometer showed ipiite a largo current from so small a source enough, it is stated, to cause ulceration and sevoro pain when long continued upon so sensitive an organ as the tongue. Tho plate was covered with an insulating varnish, and thenceforward nil tho trouble ceased. Fxtcnsive Salt Mines. Tho most extensive salt mines in tho world are located nt Weiliczka, nine miles from Cracow, an Austrian city iu the crown laud iu (bilieia. Theso mines arc worked on four different levels, and huvo a total length of forty to fifty miles. They are cut out iu the shape of longitudinal and trans verse galleries, suya tho Philadelphia Hecord, the large, vaulted chambers being supported by many massive pil lars of pure rock salt. The salt de posit in of an average depth of 1,200 feet, nnd has been worked continuous ly for upwards of 70;) years. Tho lower level of this immense mine is occupied by the miners and their fam ilies, who there have a regular village in tho bowels of tho earth. About 1,200 people live iu this underground village, nnd many uever saw daylight. Not tin (firl lo F. ii dure a Slight. "We need no ring to plight our troth," ho suggested, as ho kissed her impetuously. "Yes, wo do," retorted the inn: Ion. "None of your sleight-of-hand t . ks vitli u.o." Detroit Tribune. im.DKF.VS COM'MN. A Kll.l I K Mtt I.. The owl made n bow As I passed whei" she sat - A very small owl She Ii wcl this win and that So 1 lifted my hat. id she just bob her lend When the sun hurt her c;,e-V So my grandfather s lid. Hut she looked very wife 1'or nu owl of her siz". J. II. C. Smsr. in St. Nieholat WIIKN THKV W'KUH I.AI'S. Wilberforce filtered parliament ut 21. Edison was famous for his inven tions when 2:). Shnkespeure left school at 1 1, Clny at 11, John Pl ight at 15. " Picon was a member of Parliament nt 2:!: nt 21! one of its lend 'rs. Poe was a poet ut lfi ; at ill ho wrot J "The Haven." He died at i'.S. Hnyuo when 22 had tho best paying law practice in South Carolina. Willium of Orange commanded the nrmy of the French frontier at 22. Teimyson ut 'M took that high stand among tho poets that he held till lih death. Hryaut wrote poetry at !. At l-4, his in isterpicce, "l'hiinatopsis," was published. Xnpolenn at 27 commanded the arm; in Italy. At HI was emperor. Saw Waterloo nt 10. Longfellow's lir.st poetry wns pub lished nt PI. At ;I2 ho was ranked with our best poets. Hymn's first poems appeared at 10 At 21 he reached the highebt pinnacle of his literary fame. Scott entered the fair realm of literature at 21. At :(" was tho most popular pod of the day. Chonto entered college at ll?. He gnu pra 'ticing law at 2"). At itO was theper of any practitioner. (.i.ilileo discovered tho isochronisin of tho pendulum at 10. When 'Mi was the most famous astronomer iulv. rope. Washington wns prominent nt 21. At 17 Commander-in-Chief of tho Ann rioaii Army. At 57 ho was presi dent. Hum's fust volume was published nt 27. At ill) critics concede him to be tint most richly endowed by nature of any living poet. Hamilton began his public career ut 17. At 27 was ono of the best known lawyers and statesm-ii of his day. At i2 was secretary of the treasury. St. Louis n. public. ii a iii.s ami n Minn s. Like the true fur-bearing nuiniiils, nil the Varying Hares have two kinds of hair a dense, tine, nud downy-Holt under-fur, through wlr.eh grows a thin coat of coarse, strnight hair. Usually it is tho latter which gives tho nnimiil its color. In summer these long hairs are black; but in the fall, as winter ap proaches, they actually turn white. Tho brown color of the summer coat is ilue to the shedding of the coarse liuir iu early spring, which allows the color of tho under coat to predomi nate for n time. The habits of the varying hares ami rabbits are so much the same that one reference to them is well-nigh suffi cient for nil. These creatures all require brush, rocks, or rugged ra vines iu w hich to hide trom the wolves, foxes, haw ks, ow is, and other enemies they nro powerless to light. A hen n member of thu L.'pus family can have his choice, ho burrows, to get out of harm's way, cither in u hole under tin: roots of a tree, a crevice aiuoug rocks, or n miniature cavo iu a ravine. Lack ing all these, he hides in hollow logs or trees which is frequently a sad mistake - tho tup of a fallen tree, or iu the laugh of a brush-patch. When he is seldom disturbed in his haunts, he becomes quite bold, nud works out for himself tin ler a thick bush a little bower, called a "form," where he sits 'u fancied security. If the man with a gun approaches, he sits as motionless us a statue, ears cocked, eyes staring, breathing sel dom an l w inking never, hoping that lie will not bo noticed. With beating heart he keeps tab on the distanco be tween the hunter and himself, anil draws nn imaginary dcad-iino ten feet away. If the hunter docs not cross that, well mid good, ho sits still ; but let him take one stop over it, nnd zip ! out shoots Mr. Hare like a long streak of gray light. You see a slim, straight body, stretched out to its extreme length, living over hillocks, darting between brush-clumps, und four steel spring legs reaching wildly for more ground, nuil finally, at tho time for disappearing, a cotton-white flag of truce is waved back at you beseechingly- lu summer these creatures grow fat on soft, young twigs, buds of ninny kinds, gra.is, leaves and berries; but in winter their bill of fare narrows down to the bark of smooth-barked bushes or of small saplings, twig.s, or tin berru i of tho wild ros St. Nicholas. MONSTER DIAMONDS Romantic Histories of World Famous Jewels. The Kohlnor the Finest and Purest in Existence. The largest cut diamond in the world is the ( Irlotl iu the sceptre oi i j,,,,., th m, ..,. , ,.X(.,.,.dingly the F.mpcror of Hussia, weighing ; vioilJll ; ,,,( j, . M l1h lfl. ,,. Kt ,.,,. 101; carats. It is cut in tho '"' gor to approach her, us h"r limns were form, with a Hit surface below. Ac ; i1)f, ,,0jIlU.d. The cattle shed had cording to one story, it formed the j u th(U.ilL.,i 1.1)of allll U1. (.,.,,,,,,,.,1 ( f eye of mi Indian idol und was stolen )hlJ iinj.i .s iit ivi distait -j from tin by a French deserter, lu 1772 C mnt 1 ), OrlofV bought it for tho Jvnpress j )., ,,ight a h :ir, h m iug sin 'lied Catherine at a eo-d of $-150, 000. ,; IprjStM)l. . c( (l ,.,)W ,,, ,.,f, ,,,,,(. The next largest is the Pitt diamond ' Ui ,,, rill) 1)f th.-shed nu 1 proceeded bought in 1701 by Mr. Pitt, (iovi rnor , (l, )(11.(,0 ,.t,.,lIM.0 ,v ,.ratehiiig of Madras, for j100,0)0. Tin I!k" through the t hatch. Tin c .w at the of Orleans, K 'gent of France, bought ; ,.. ,;, ,,. ,,.,.,., t,.. .,.N:o.i"e of the it for Louis XV, for Sii5 ,0iM. It is , Jlllr uill hM UH..,.U in ltl , now reported to be worth twice that r,.t.,ivo Ihu inlriiler. The nois ufu s un. At the time of the Involution , t ..rrj!,l0 struggle nromed in , and, it was sent to Hjrliu, but reappeared j grubbing a hiutun, I rushed from th in, the hilt of tiie sword of state used i house, and, opening th. shed d or, by Napoleon J. Ii weighs HHP; carats t'uitiul the cur in a lYuutio state, bun but originally weigh ad 110. ting and to.sing to nu 1 fro a larg: oh- Alter this eonii.s the Florentine, or jei-t, which i vid uitly h i I Ins' it 1 1 (iraud Duke, no-v in the possession of I power of rcsif-tiineo. the ICinperer of ,'Vust ria. It is of a yi 1- j "It tin ned out to be u goo i-siz I low cow color, oblong iu shape and grizzly, w liich h id b .-en run through cut iu the 15o'.e pattern. Its exact j und through the body by tin- mother, weight is give l us Pt:J. lii carats. Tfa- The little c.ilf was m-stlcd in a corner, ditionsnysit was lost by Charles the sleeping pu.ic -fully, and seemed un J!old at tho Hittle of (rranson mid i mindful of the in ttern d strugg!'. 1 picked up by a Swiss soldier w ho sold j suppose that as soon iisth" bear g. lined it for a few pXince. entrance thrnii jh t he roof it was pinned The Kohinoor, the largest diamond j to the ground by the cow'.s horns b.:- in the possession of the Hiiti.-li 'rown, fore it had time to do iinv lama -e." ! ' is believed to be the finest and purest . - - iu existence. Jt also loi; the most singular history. The Indian legend says that it was found iu one of the (lolcoudi. wines, near the Kishina Hiver, m:d worn 5,000 years ago by Kama, one of the heroes celebrated iu the Mahiihluiratu. It pass il through many hands to Haber, founder of the Mogul dynasty, in 1520. Tavi-rnii-r, j it rally indicated, an. suggested by pro tho French explorer, saw it iu Itifio. vimis discoveries, nnd tlc-re. is no mo It was then of the shape of half an : live to impel one in M!ek in things i egg mill weigh-.;.! 20 carats. It hud utility which is imt Mispeete l. been reduced to that weight from 7'.t;t; j Primitive man wis doubtless pu: it. carats by an unskilful stonecutter. i tic way ,f nuking such disc ivories by In 1730 if passed to Nadir Sh-ih, the ! pressing necessil i.-s and the Migrestion Persian invader of India, who gave it j of chance. Tho terrible famines to its name of Kohinoor, or mountain of j which savages arei x oosed, w Inch fore.! light. In 1S10, when the conquest of them to eat the most ins g lilic int the Punjab was finally completed, it j bi-rri.-i-, grasses, roots, and even the was surrendered to tin; Hrilish, and iu IS50 it was presented to I'liocti Y.e toriu. When it was shown iu the exhibi tion of 1H5" in Loudon it weighed l.SOl-lti carats. Since thin it has been rceut, and now weighs lot! 1-10 enruts. It has been conjectured that the Kohinoor originally formed port of the same stone as the Orion" diamond, both of them having once been in the possession of the (ireat Mogul. A stone of lo2 carats captured by Abbas Mirza at tho storming of Concha in 1HII2 may be n third fragment. This was long used by a peasant as a 1 1 1 lit for striking lire. New York World. Why He Had Plenty to Sell. "For quickm ss of repartee commend m to an auctioneer," said n Maim traveler. "I once attended i sale where under the hummer things wen- being rattled i.ff at a great rale and at low figures. In thecrowd close to him stood n sedate old man who watch". 1 the salesman iu a very thoughtful mood for a long time. At last catching the eye of the Auotiouecr.he asked : "Say, sir, how is it you can afford to sell theso things so cheap'." Without in instant's hesitation tiie salesman reached dow n and patted htm on the shoulder, w hile his fae : b.-u ni'd like the rising sun. 'Hless your soul, hir,' lu-answered, '1 hnvo u father and three brothers, mil I keep them Mealing nil the time to liirni-h me goods.' Then the saic ran right along.'' Lewiston Journal. An FiToneous Impression. They hud not been married very long and they had a good Cook, bin one evening when ho came home to dinner he found thttt not a single thing was cooked properly. He bud iliMie a stroke or two of good business during the day, and was naturally nn oven tempered fellow, so he said noth ing. V lien dessert was reached his wife said to him, "I didn't tell you before, but as a treat I cooked the whole of tho dinner today for you myself." "Oh, that's it, is it? I owe an apology to cook for the mental injus tice which I have been doing her all the evi-ning. " .Judy. In spite of the iiuproveiu-nt in the onion crop resulting from the "new onion culture," great quantities o! that vegetable are imported from Spain, F.gy;t and Bermuda. (rizl.v Whipped by a Con. ' I suully, u cow does not stand much chime ; w hen she engages in hiii:i!-to-hand ciilliet wit'i a giiz.ii bear," said Michael Ay res, u Colorado stockman, to a writer for Dumb An imals, "but several years ago one ol my cows killed one of these niiimal. n ud came out of the srrugglo without a scratch. Tin eo'.v h 1 1 lv vutly given birth to a cap. It b -ing her first- 'I'll Itcginniirs of .sr i'ieuHiii-i. It is not an easy ta -k to pick out, iv three or four hundred thousand spe cies of which the existing II ra is com posed, those, ntor.- suitable for satisfy ing v.irioii! wjii.'s o-ipeciullv w lien we recollect that most of the uses wi make of them, iust -a 1 of b -iu,' nut- leaves of t rees, cans -d theiuto learn by repented trials the productions which could best afford tlu-m nourish ment. Attention was fixed upon the most advantageous and I oust repulsive of thiie. Suc'.i cp -rime'itation, marked by disgusting and perilous: features for many poisonous plants proffer baits to greedy appetites by which they are sometimes caught was ace uiiilished at the instigation of hung. r,w ith the nssi.-stsiie of instincts then more formal or better minded than now, comparable to those which guide aiiiin lis so surely in the ehoic.s of their food. At a later date, iiise.-ut reason discovered various us -ful qual ities in plants. Fortunate observations and trials followed by success show -d what prolil i-ould bo d -rived from products long n. -gleet. -.1. Popular Science Monthly. Vcst-Pochi-t lilei-ti icitj It is an odd theiig.it th it the man of the future . w ill perhaps tin I his electrical equipment us important to his attire as his watch or his o-r-i-oiit. An ingenious Fn-lishman, niter suffering the loss of a valuable person al ornament, lias mtcii up on li s per- j son wl'.nt 1": calls an "electric unis-urn" which wi ighs about 22 ounces, giws no trouble t-xept to recharge the batterv, and not only serves as nu alarm against th.-ivesbii' offers cer tain oti-r convenient -s. A double pocket necuiuahitor is tin source of electric energy, und contacts nr. so arranged for watch and scirf pin that a tiny electric lull would be rune, if either were remove 1. A tiny electric lamp concealed in an artificial lloiver pinned to his coat, uu ibles the gen tleman to r oiid his pro ;ra-ntuo at tho theatre when the lights are lowered, and a peice id' phitin im war, in a cav ity of asbestos gives him light fo:- hi cigar, whatever the weather on bring ing it into tho circut of th : poc'iet buttery. A lut ndditiou to this equip ment is nu clecirie light cine, with an incaudesei'iit lump in the handle and a battery in the hollow body of thostick. - -Trent on ( X. .1. ) American. The Origin of Law. Smythe I intend Harry for tho bar; would you advise his beginning on such old works as Coke and lilnck- stollf? Tompkins -Xo; I would begin bv grounding him fit it In r line's. Smythe Indeed ! In what? Tompkins - Tho Ten ('oinninnd-ni-iits. Kate Field's Washington, A Precious Spring .Song-. Sunshine afl'-r nil the storm Hints of summer boat, And tho ol.nl is getting warm, And tlm air is sweet ! I.'.-. loinv. .I.ihniiy, Hy the Kiile I l t lio bail. Pig the bait I) Now the meadow grows to green And the valley seems, J ii the color of tin- seem, Paradise of dreams! i Johnny, Johnny, Ity the Kate 'i the bait, boy, JiiK the bail 'I l-r nvy echoes from the dells, Soft as whispered words: 'J ink!", tinkle, rattle bells Sin if. yr morkillg birds! (Johnny, Johnny, Sun- iis fa"" I'.sh an- biiim; : lii;; tin- bail !) Atlanta ( on.-tiiution. IM'MOKOl S. Kitty Isn't Hint a very expensive suit Dicky Doubtful has on? Tom Yes ; for bis tailor. lie I think Percy (iibl.-ttes is a pelf -et calf. Sh :--You misjudge him. lb-could not be perfect in anything. C n-c How's that novel of yours coming along? Scribbler It isn't coming along. I forgot to enclose stamps for its return. "How is your sister getting on with her shning I essoin-?" "Well, papa has taken the walding out of his cars for the first tiiii .- today." A i rmantow ii bride grew indignant inei her groi-er aski.-d if she wanted any cracked wheat. She replied that hlie coii'il i-uy the very best. What! You have only throe of -f s of marriage in the hist month? ilinv do you iiceoiiut for it?" "Oh, well, business is terribly dcpm.sed.yon know. " "Hridget. this is the foiir'h china cup you have broken since you hnvo b -en with me. How does it liappon? li.idget -Tsuppi-s-, ma'iim, its your si rung coffee does it. Wiggb-.s -Why did they call it ft charity concert, do you think? Wng-gb-s I don't know. Possibly because it is so often noeesoii-y to be charitable toward the performers. Mr. Wixham I id you nsk thnt new girl to show you her recommenda tion? Mrs. Wixham Xo ; recom mendations don't niuount to anything. I've given them myself. "Now, here is a furiinee t lint wo guarantee to be sample enough for tho average servant to run." "Cm! Whnt you need is one that, will run iu spite of the average servant." Ilauilet I had n funny experience on the road recently. Yorick Whnt was that? Hamlet Why, the manage ment gave us our salary regularly every week for two weeks. Heggar L-idy, if you would like to have some coal brought up Mrs. Potts We Use gas stoves. "Then perhaps you will let me turn on tho gas, nnd so earn a breakfast. Wigeins My, boy, if you live be yond vour income you are bound to come to grief. Speiiditt My door feilow, if I hud to live within it, I would be mist-ruble even now. Old Skrooge- 0. i von think, young man, you could support my daughter in the style to which sic- h-is been nc- Cli-ti'Illed ? Her suitor I could, but I'm not mean enough to do it. Mr. Dr.. in (unpaid bill in his hand) -When shall I call again. Mr. Owens? Mr. Owens -Well, it would hardly bo proper tor you to call again until I have returned the present call. Hoggins--How do you, being n bachelor, know s much about wo men's bonnet-i an I so little about the diuiui? Muggins Oh, I spend a great deal of my linn at the theatres. Mrs. F.up.-c I can't understand how a mini can love a woman who has a physical deformity, can you? Mr. F.npec Oh, I don't know. I shouldn't think of a women who was touguc-ti.-.l. "Do you think a girl ought to learn to cook before she gets married ?"said tin: practical mau. "Yes," replied his dyspeptic friend. "F.ither that, or else sin ought to bo w illing not tu try." The police magistrate (sternly) You hit this iniiii, did yon? I'll fine you -"0 nnd " The culprit (plead ingly) Your honor, he asked me if I had rend 'T'rili " "You are dis charged." De Haeh Of course there me some comforts which men with wives have that bachelors do not, but, after all, a mail has to give up a great deal when ho gets married, doesu't ho? Long wed Y yes; every cent ; the most of