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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