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QDItntltum llccovtl. ljatl)am lUcorfc. II. .A.. LONDON, EDITOR AND I'KOPJUETOK. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, RATES or A D VERTISIMC One square, one insertion One square, two insertions -One square, one month 11.00 1.50 81.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance. For larger advertisements liberal con nets will be made. VOL. XVIII. PITTSBOIUV, CHATHAM CO., N. 0., AUGUSTS!), 18. NO. 1. I I A Siuiir nf lYoirrcss. lTo-.v fust this nlil world m-'V.-i nh.ny, with boiuiien an Its kuM! (John, llri up tin1 1'nrriiiK"; 1 itm y'thiy fnr.i ride) In darkest space it loaves a rati! i 1 1 in i: i mil. (Order Fix yards of llyl.tnliijj for a l'ii--k elect ne balk.) Iv variniH in inventions! They tn:.alt Sells" mid slf.'ht '. (lolm, nl-l tln-rn I" I. 'Hi. Inn f.ir a dinner Woilm-sdny niylit. I How swift tin- march of s.'ii'iic'i', tlniuyh po nitiii-ts may I t.iyli. (Here's M'tllii-'ri pi -tun', pnlntod hy the now t''!aiito;;ra'U ) It's forward, nnr-lt! forever-- the yreat, pm- Cri's-ivc plan. (I (mi llioy'vu pin n.'W lift) in that olt'flroeiit- i'il inunj It's forward, mii' li! forever in "pit" of ("Its .ml l.nrs. (I'm K"hiy tostriko that air .-hip fr atrip around tin1 stars i I". I.. S I AN ION, In Tlii''a','o Tiiiii,.-ll"r:i,d. MORE THAN ONE TOM. Nell Mill;,' yitv I y in she Ian In -re there puttiny thiiiys in order finikin;; the lit t It- drawner room look in iitvitni; ns possible. 'J'niii win comiti;; that fVi-tii'i-- dear old Tom Itickcr! who had loved her ever since lllcy Weft' ichinil . 1 1 1 1 1 r - n together, when lio ii icil In carry li. f yreat piK.' if thinks. II.' ha I li.'i'M it ny n whole lilulltll mi Ini-iincss, mi. I his nli-ionce hail made lliotliii! seem iiy Ion;? to Veil. I'lny say that tin' ruii'-n of true lnvo invii' does run smooth that there is always Kiiiiii thiiii:, it in iv in n iiti'io trilh', t disturb its oven tl w ; Hint Hie saying was e;iiid in this case, lit any rut.-. After mi limir nr two of tli it hippy cvellill-; hi I 1 - -1 si. lit l.y N II in Tom's III !l II v her ninth ! 1 1 l I .1 her niit i'f the In .in t i yive tin i! ili lefliolis Ivy ll'.llll;; I' 1 1 is i II J II 1 1 I , i r tile lilfjlit (M.s. S.rm ;. r was s i iierv.iii. nhniit liiiivhu -, an. I ln-it N.-II re tiiriir.l to tli" i r ! r slm found 'I' nii Ml.llv f! I : 1 1 I. His lill'lll"!' :h im!iI till. I ilislant 11:1 I i . 1 1 ! " lb.' nr.. I i' mi lllilllpl'li'.: r. in irks W l'i' in 1. 1 '. I'n.ir N. 11 was hm t nii.l li.-.i il I.T.'.I. (Sun ly ii. ii'in itu nf li- i -i i' .mill piii ' uhly h.'iv.' olV.'ii li-it 1 1 1 1 1 i ; aii'l yet In was nll'i iiilr.l, that was I'vi.h'iit. I'lniii that hi'l h uo (akin ; sin' vrnt iiii i'liaiiieally nli nit lo'i' iln t h'-. - -Unit is, shi mm that tho ilnnrs mi I viinlnws w.'ie m i'mii'Iv lasti-n.'.l an I 1 1n i'at put out fur tin' iii';ht. This ft it i I it it 1 w.u li.ini-hi'.l Iiiimiim' it was no it'sn'i'tei' nf II. lin t nr lirii' a-luae. " 1 i i 1 1 t Tniii ;, h mi I'lt. ly l.i .l li iv. lit V" Mis. Siiii ;ii' ui'i'iiiv I of hrl- ilailuht.'l' III.' In!!ii:i nioiniilu;. "A littli: I'.uiii'i- thin ii, nil," t '.r ill iinswi i'.'.l with h"i' fai1" t iriii'.l to (tie win. low. 'I i.l you ntl T.iiu ii it tin' 1 t,t i thui?" was her mntit t"s i.evt i len. j Thov'irl starle. I. "D. I -I i - - j .it t ! liiinniit?" slm st'tni in i e.l, wilii niily J tme Tuns ill her inin I at the time. j "Yes, il i.l volt oil th ea! t in? Here's a elnp nil' a s in . r, an I I thought, perhaps, yiill 11 1 I l'..' ;.i! ! li him, anil he hit" "Oh, the ett ! Y s, I p:u hmt ,,nl, ! I inn Hiire. " ' i Then Nell's r u-.' sii'l . uiy l.ri.ht- I eiie.l, ii Ii;-itl enuij in he" troulilr.l ' iniliil. Tin: inv-t.'rv nlnnit Tiiiii'm lie llltv' if was h.i e.l. S!i,' ili.-t inet I v re nin liei'iil iiuw fli.t Ii t- m.i:h,'i' linl I'ltlleil tn her us s!i was r tiu nue,' t-i tin) ilinwiiiv; I'iniiii, ".Miiiil v.. oi tufa 'Tolii nut," Hint sh" ha I an -u er e.l ,. . vi leilly, '-111.1 1, I'il ii .t ,,i:';., t thai : isn't it nui'-aii.'e !" She l'in.;h.'.l it ii ''-, I. nt linlainl;. the pain t" . i : t '. tn Ii- hear;. S!ie fnul'l lint t ;ii.u:, tiie i, .alp r mile. h iilelitinlie.1 il lir-.t ii'i l th it he wmil I lie Inn ptou, t i tin. II iwi-ver, she ill.l keep up it t:nv spuk 1. 1' hope, ii'i.l lnnkeil fnf llllu i v.-ry tv iiiue; lllllii three weeks h.t l pu-.se 1 wii'imi: hiui lunkiiiy; his iiiipearaue. , mi I tl.t it .she nvo him ni i ntirely. Three in-ii Ii-; fr.un tint time N -l 1 '.y the I'miit j; lie I. ...kin;,' mil 1., ..li' lieaiilll'nl w.i: 1.1. S!i . ha. I li-'t seen I'oiu, lAeept nt a ill- I iiiee, in nil that tune. lie wits keeping very miieh tn him self iinw, she hear. I penple siv; nn.l MilltetltJies the li..I le .1 nf h'-r fi le;i-l ijliestiniieil her III le; u.l tn hi'i' treat ment of the imne man, an-1 she an hwere 1 eiilinly eiinit-lt without rnViii", tli 'i 'ho least K'ltisfnetii.ii. I'ml Mis Sj. linger K..,ew what Nell was hiPVi-i in -.. S:ie saw that there was smut? trnithle In twet-u her nml Tom, itl'hnueli she e. . ul.l not iiii.ler.stuii.l n. However, shi.' tinuliy il.-ei.le.l that the jri neeileil n I'limiu.', all. I hit I pie V..lle.l upon Nell tn pay it visit of a few weeks to nil aunt wlm lie-l li at tliesea sh"le. Tin- trunk w is p-.eki-I, nml N.-llstooii tn-. e. lie willing t... the 'luis to enine ill in;. ".Nell," i'hIIc.1 lies uiotiu-r liiuit tin tlnor, "i Tom nut there? Seinl him in, quick! There is a mouse, in the lanlor." Nell Inokotl up tin! mini. Ye., there was the eat, wnlkiiijj leisurely itwav. "Here, Tom ! Tom! Tom!" she enlhil, iiinl m intent wan sin; on this iluly tint! slit) ili.l lint hear f.nitsteps in the opp.i-ili! tlifeetioii until their own r was Hear the holl-te. Tln'ii him ntarteil ttinl hnw Tom llik-t-r'ii orave eyts looking htntii,'ht tt her. "I-Xeuse Hi". Nell," he saiil anxi ously, "Init isthnt your eat?' "Ye ," she iui--vereil, with a nerv ous ilieliualii.il tn laU';ll. "How lotiy; have you h i. I him? ' "lie followe.l father homo onei veu in.VT in the st. liny,'' t-he replieil. "Ami was there th" lust cvitliu;,' thai I .spent w ith you?" "Y.s." "His iiauii! is Tom?'' "Ainlil.i you put him out of tin: house at nit-lit'.'" Then their eyes tin t ; they rein! eaeh olhel's thoily.hls, nml hoth lunkj in'.'i the first merry hiil;;h that they ha. I t-xp.-i i.'iiee.l for many it hui ; I st v. N. ll "l.-tnei-.l up. "I enillilu'l e ileli To:u," sin' siii I I'Uliuiii'; tut. tile hall. "Never mill 1 that Tien." wiiisp, re. I the Vniuiy man, w ho follow i .l In r au l took her in his .stroll'' arms, "lor this Tom - I'n s at last severe l-M.-Not. v e.i 1 1 . u t voii. !ili',-in-,' Tiiieies iu ( hiiia. i n the li.-, niyhl th it ti .! I no at the si.ie ..I th; e.iittl ... Ii;ar I th" ti 1 1 1 It I ; I ilium nli mr.l th; p.vlie.'lioat of il tow u II ir liy. lis sle.t ly tiliu t mi, tum-liim-iiim k eiii.'.l not to e. a nil ui.-lil. 'l'he li. .at was it l.-n or lii: -, u ton siilm ; . -,..-!, eirryiu-,' o i it.-, !'. ii w.it- I il .!. a little iron e in inoi, mi 'li lis a pli"isii'. yai'hl at home in: ii: trry. 'I'ii h mini .it tin! .Ini'ii ln oiiyht t i my mim I a lil I In Ciillie,' village of my a spi liul ui" , win-re a !l i a! the ,ei ,,f ih ; sin-In sire 'I of simps aiiiioiiuee I to the wnrl-l that the inh alutaiitta hail l..f.le I t ln-uis -l es tn k.-i-p or-I'-r, ha 1 hire I a Wat -hm in, it ml li. . - re, ie,te I all per, ,;is t. lis ,ist in k -epin ' tlie pei "Tue thieves nf the Inea'.ily me not likely I i ply their tra.l the'.'," s-ii.l n mi -sioii.nv, "in-eailsi' llo-y will mil ii-' I i thmw the' walehiii tit out. u! w.u k. Il woiiM in it Ii e iusi,i-re. km, Hy or iiei.jhlioily fir the loeai lhiees In operate in his liailiwick. A eol'.iia tn the live 1 ('.lilies ! rule. the walehiuii II will lie pahl as Ion; as there is no rohiiei', le.it if a rolihery t ik" , plaee In; wi.l h ive pmv il h:m- s i : i Useless. It Mill lie wild llillllls it was with l.i 1 1 1 1 1 1 r Chan r, who us pll-ll" millisl,-!', , is ei fie. I til keep I -te e.l I'nv n;i; nf t eilil I le wa en1, -lit iiippin ; li-n .lap. in il.-elareil w-i", itll'i f-'l' I ia il ' In ! his yellow j lek.-l. Sirai ;hi to the t p, the rule .i s ; v trie i. I'ii. Kaijiemr, in hi e.ip leity as the 1 1 ia of !! i en, is s up- ..... il tn Iv-ep I le :;.i i uta'alil . i h :,!..:.', h "i t ;i - it i ( "iiiua .il!i i!i-iu"lil l i nine the li.iiperor . I lie!y lilam -s li.in . '(, an I in. Tea his il, 'Voii. in tn til w it mi h h is iieh'i'te I." This niis.iniiarx sii.llhi' It" enip! ive.l a w iteiini in at his mis, si. hi, Ii it .n ye ir after yeir w'lit Ii, Willi. nit n vi.it Irnai liurylals, he nl l.nl .li.vii it-,; 1 lit i v.-.t'eii u m. Iu:. melt-ili ly tlieve. li.ni.e ii.tn nil' ;! tli" l.il-l litiy-i. Tue watehinau wasimt a pn ly In lii-' eriiii . Tim thieves ha.! kept away nut i if n ' ;'l. u iy re tr l for h.ia, li lt w 1 it he t as .1; eii ir-,'.' I tln-re w.,s im r-- is ill f .r I'.:i .;e:' s'ay in . t'i If haul -. 'file fea "f i,i iv lie s ir -1 tit til" walih'uiu was at nn-'e re si. .iv 1 tn h:s ol.l post.- .Lilian liaiph iu Harper's I !l,' I'tirt nf la liviistot Away to th" ex:r.-nie s.iinh of the t i.tyne of laud wiiere Siberia -ends mid Cnrea In' :ins s'. ni ls the town n! ; iadivostock, lhiily-foiir years nl. I. I phi lit i 1 1 iu a 1 Mel w ii it'h w. hi id seive to tyjiify the .-rooiuinalion of tie.olalioii, I tit which to.l iy ha- nearly -J-l.lhMI in- tliat the s itnl Ii is very much the .siim. habitants These nre principally mil:- j cilic yr ivity as yn'ol, and settles iu lary. l-'nr hundred . of units inliii.. I 1 about the sumo way as the precious th-- population consists of tho snial! m-i tl. TiiH sainl contains iron, and military po-ls by v. hich cimmuniei. it bus been found profitable, t illini um is maintained up tin- Sitifuu t- : it--'l cxteii', tn It tvo th" d -posits I lie Co lick .' CII I -ill' -Ills nil I ie I'sini I I'll" principal obj et in tow r wits t-. have a ;re i' .m ihe I'a-itic. N.niir.i; so::; hern p. nut aviiiaM b .1 aithoiiyh Y.a I : v , .. I'm: i . i din I lie li ival stat .V tiie iu was oho, ck Mauds in t te . ant-' para, l"i M M'liiis, the dull' ol it is situ nn ice coat I l.'ceiubev ships are t- .ld Is V r s vele, T,i I', ler the ( i ie it, oil which ate I, lit vcr ll, i . es, but a t : I'.r.us itloiiy its shores in and lor a coin. I, of nmut hs kept li'eb 111 I I." It I , ! I It. 111 W Inch t he V C . ll-l I'i :l a bound, th it t i I', i ,.i i'i h if been so si iti'icitiitly ,s,iu I lauel- c i 1 'hroiilch . this iiai -bur h d ipaii in vi .: r V . -.. I . ollect.-.l. Miiiiili'i's or I In- Yukon. Yukon, w h ifh is t he present Meee.i of placer millets in Alaska, is a Inn. I lint only of Kohl Init of wiiM.ler.s ills i. Snine of the miners w hn hnvo returueil l.riny; Nlriiti";!' neenuiiU of curiosities in nature A miner on Sixty Milt creek fotiml .1 tusk of a iii'iniuinth that projeeteil st veil feet out of it sittul hauk, ami another I'oiin.l a single tusk so .heavy that In) emiM .senre.-ly lift il. Nearly the whole of the Yukon lne-in fitrt ishes fossils, nml homo of the millers l.elievc that tilt! II lle.xplori-.l country tnwill'il tho lieml of tilt! Copper lliver yet contain liviny sp.-ei-men i, ns tales are tol.l liy lieliani of that region of hli;;e woolly l.eitsts w il II horns like tin.' trunk of ii lurch tree. They hiiy Unit iu winter pull's of Meiim issue from the nostrils of these mon sters ns from the escape pipe of it steainlioiit. 1 Miring the shortest ilavs of winter, for a pcriml of ahout thirty-three lay-, at Forty Mile I'ost, th'! miii tloi-H Hot III ike Its llpjieariinee lll'ove the hori.oti, iillhonyh at m i.lway there is from three to four hours nf twiliylit. I'he 1 1 1 1 1-1 i 1 1 -1-1 1 liyhts y;lnw with the ill niiist l.riliiuney, on the other haml.aiul help very in ilerially tn drive away thu lark ties i nn.l .l.-solat ion of the ilivnry Ian. I. Iiiriny; the summer s'asou the ni-'ler of things is reverse. I, ami on t lie loilyest .lavs ill .lull.', for 111. .lilt thr. e weeks, the sun lines not il Hip pear. On the shortest w inter ilays the t in-riuouii'tt r ranges front 2 ) .1. :Tecs tn 7" .l.'yrees lieloW Z To, atnl on t he lonyest hiimtnur tlitys from (in .e;,r.-es to ;i,l , .;(rees ul...e iu the sha.le. 'fin- existence of active caao.-s iu the Yukon l.asiu Is nssertcl hy l i'iiiti-., who say that n very hiyh peak, .slttia.e.l near the hen. I of White K.vi r, is at times in a state of nup iioti. lute Kiver ilr iiin n hi.'h, mi.iinla nous country, tnnl ils watei.s nle extfel.it ly lull. My, lielu-; la,,-ll wit h it lute, ylassy siilistaiiee calle.l ole.nio i.-.i, which is citrrie.l ilow n fi-.uii ii point near the lieml of the sir.-iiui, a section of the country win to ii. i while man's fnot has ever trot!. Aeeor.liiiy to I r, I iwsoii, the th pt nits nf ash uro nf recent iltte. He lielleves that the i-ruptiiiii which .l. p i.siteil the a-h linl not tike place in the eniist niiip;... All cviil. iiee v,ois to show thai it oeeurie.l neitr or at Ihehea.l w uters of the Whit i lover, an I tn iu-lin-att: tiie possibility t)f ati aelive vol cano llieie at tiie present time. All Ah iiit l,",i I I'i'iiciN. I'll" onliiiirv si. ..l-hviil pencil, such ns one y; ns w lieu he y ins ii.tn a store ainl asks for "a lea I pencil," is seven inches iu len ;lh ami n trill : more than a quarter of a:t inch thick. IV-neils tire ma I.: iu many tlilferent styles mi l I shapes, mi l fnr nl iny special Uses. Special peui-ials of very small tliain et rare made for iiritii-'matic il instru ments. Aunt her small diameter pelf cii is the prnyranini" pencil made for .1 inciiiy oi dels, of w hit-h tho sale iu this con:. try is estiuut.'.l at .), '1:1:1 yi'oss nuniially. I'm -jrani in -neiis ma le inuudaud hex i;;nu iu shape, i an I finish. 'tl iu a vuietv of c, s'.V h'S 1111 I s.ilue me w nnid with silk. 1 I'lnyraiuiui! pencils are snld sharpen, d I an 1 w ith a riny and a cord mil tasl ! -it ; telie. I, reudy f.irus'. O.ln r sin ill i p moils ma le are those used for tab : els and m --m -1 ra ii I it tit bmiks. Check ' t'i ; p.nit'ils, w.lli red, bin. mid yret.'u i "l a-, nils are now tl .e, extensively iu I'.iMiueroial t-.tali'i- hmi-ntti and by ex : p.-i-ss mid r.iilro.i I en.np.t-iies, and in I a'limst every olli . Thousands of j ;r-'oss of i-ht'i'kiiiy pencils are sold ft It - ii niily, an 1 the sale of thorn is con. : fatly ne'reasi ny. Crayoii pencili I or v n ioiis ii-ics are In t.le ol all eoh I iu 1 in 1 1 i -1 1 1 v tints.- New York Sun. A nvi-llv in Miuiiiy lit the yii at West, luiueis nftt II hud rivers that hive their beds lilled w :t!l ellol llinns iteposlts nf peculiar l.l.icii sand. Tii is sail I contains larye it unities nf y.il I d i, I. which, h.ivv-evt-r, it is ex'i'eliielv 1 1 i 111 - ill tit s.'pa I r ile from t'-i" sand, owin-r In the fact nt lied; but this i. not a very piiyiu lmsin- ss, l lier.-fore a new process has been tl ied with m irked sili'i' s-.. !y m -ins of may iets the iron parti. -It's are lr ivvu away l'r i:u th.' y;ol l, leavin ; tills s'lbstaui'e quite clear. After pltss- lu r tiir . ii :ii tlie apparalits devis,., for tlr.s purpose, it is found thatfuity tons of s iu, I yield tine ton of erin!-: s fid an I ore, worth nbo.it SI1) I a ton. 1 1 the machine that is now beiny 1 -... d d i.'s all t hat is claim" d for ll. It wiil li of very yreat value, us It ,'. ..sis but about a thousand dollars f. : nw.. ki i;; l i nit capable nf h. ire: an i ii u ui" i-t amount i, t li t ,,.-r il i v Vw Y,.;k l...-Ker. i'llll.i'itliVS roi,i'M. My i ii.;;i,.v N uliiiii.i.lt. I .tr.ve a I III it sylilier !.,, I ,' - l el- -e -, ' i. -i::;h he's a- it- -r a hill, in i -l.ti t any l,ir-l it I.e. It" ".il!- fr.'- h .'i. Ita-I A -i.l Ih "a.l.e.v f : 1 : . - 1 well ha.-. ! .-.."t iini's hi- v-'i " -.- '.u l- v--i near. S .M--I line ,niie far aw iv. Aa I I !iis is w-li.c h" s-iy . !-, in", U I tin ler-l i'i-l aright, 'II w .1-. y..ii , ,, this sii:i,...r T!l-.ll.:ll he ,. .;,y. ',l, :.'..." .'la v S. t -lailaul in Youth's f ..vipani"! n r as- i:...i s t. i'et tAo , 1 1 i-l is II. iioti.-.i an 1 ion ill. In . ui a mi i r. i' or .th i .. If ..it:' ii it In I L'.'iiilv In I'.. atnl ih" other law, lapi.lly mi their m-h-s other perfectly mi... y.ui pill the palm of ; Up. .11 I he iinil.-.l i';; ,, w inle II I . spiu-lllll-', It, of four,', eel-..". In lil.iM', an, I remains mntiiitih- .t :t:ter ymi have lift. .1 our ha:,. I. li lt, if you tin th" sum .with a law eye, it will i in i ne i ial e'v li.-'.'iu to -Hate y ii i i I I -.liaaf v spin a ;aiu w l."i 1 1 linl", tl, il is extra ho ynu can hoi. I y.eir n i i I up in i: wnh otlt tlesti'i.y ill ; Its :u,.Tioii. 'I'ae i'i asoti of this is li t tloiilit itp piii.iit. 'l'he iln. I within the hhell ( linu.-s to revolve, lo:i :h Ih" slit II is stat iouary, wlnie i'i the other else tile W ilole e,e. Is slnpi,.. I. I f you at tempt In ,;.in I h" e ; o'l tiie mirror hi,-' a t p v mi w i : I li t I that the Ii u'eil t--;.; Ul.l spin ., i f , si'lefalil iell ;tll n tillle, lei: I lie otllel' will lull nlinost i ii 1 1 1 1 -,ii itelv nu il-i sol Detroit Free I'l-ss. WMMVI. II V I'l TSI-s.s. All intimitis, I,-, -in atils up tn w liiiles ami elephants, play Inyet her in oiith, ami sniii-.' are fnml of takiny such 1 1 -v. Isioii at iiilerv ils thr, hi .i life. One in i;-. lit search the t m 1,1 over ami imt liiul im re plavful eieuliii s than pup- Pi. s ami k it lens, leu ,, re are olln r tluiiil. animal', which n,,l ,.i,h- frisk i about, but aetiiailv .1. seelid In placti Ml j..k.-.. A lirailian nari'iit ,.:iee suec. e.h d in iiiai.ni" n .-.niv.,ie ii.ti-i v l. ii, ,,. il,,.t ! they , crie-, out fr, I'll' ,:vr a ...ve.l by a 1. 1'ein Mil II child. S.i I. len i-.v mo.iiiiny.fany e w he. Is. The tr nn wa i stopped and the employoa ii'-iviiuslv searchtil lhetracu, but no Child was o Ii s "e.l. N I clew to tho utiialt. n c.iiild b: I'.iinid, until a larye yleeii parrot, swinyiiiy in his eaye, littered a iniH'kiiiy 1 uiyli. l'he monkey, on shipboard, used to amuse himself iu tiie cook's iibseiieo by turiiiuy the water e,..'ks iu order In ei.jnv thai worthy's surprise when he I ft in n.-il mid fiemd the water rinniiii:' llW,r the limn, ami then en res of llUthellt if it ml cepti.iu prae:ie ..lines of actual de bv nniin ils in yiiiu A certain Skye tempt tl"c ivmy it terrior used lo tit masler by yiuy throuyli Ihe action nf killiny a liy and then iissiimuiy an nir of r.uccess. One day, liowevi-r, wh.ni p.-nof was yiveli ,m. ti1;lt ,js tl II .y wis ilelectetl, sin: ini ier tin' tirinliire, ovi- uitc asham. d. Th iu rrv untie..!' moukevs nre I in.i it v ;..u. .bv. rliii... Iluinbiiblt was ! iieipiainted w ith ii monkey in India! I Wllioll I. .ok ileliirlil i'i i , .lit... I livery luiiiuiii"; Ihe crcalure- caught ! one, !c aped asiridy his lack, and! cllli.'iuy therewith yfeat firmness, ! took his li'l of ri liu-.r. Another iiioiikey, domesliiMtcd by a mission- . a ry, use I to pu' the laiully cat, a ' stioiiy, yood-iialui'i d animal, tn tho ' 'iue use. j I he lavonti! yinne id others seems I,. l. that of sii,,.,.;- .low,, hill. They Climb to the topof it hiyil sunW lidtp', be llit iipt.u the .'toauich, with the for. I -el I .lit backward, and, "lviny thems, e l".ys. ylid. nn iiin iiis,. with the hind down the hill, heiid fore most. In suiiiiiii-r they select a slop iny river bank which has n clayey soil mid where the wat.-'r nl its base is of considerable depth. Ciiinbiiig this batili, tiny st ilt from the top, sli) hv ill ly over the slnpiiiy ground mid pluinte into the water. 'file y ilnbi liny of it hales- iN uftell witnessed by sailors, ami 1'ah v Kays that any oli-ervt r of lisli must ac know le. lye thai "Miry al e mi Inippy tiny know l.ot what to tin with tliem-M-lves. Their nliiliiiles ami fmlies arc simply th i tleet of nn t ct ss if spirits." -Atlanta Constitution. An Audacious Cattl-'-Moaler, ii audacious cullle-steal' r n imcl Yi - nil r h is just bet n convicted ut the A shi,'. C Mirl of 'I'm u-et-t i.troiine, I'ritii.' , ol slealin ; an entire llock of sleep. With the all of his dogs, Yiyuier c illecled th" Mocks m the tie tl m ar Si. Autiunn and cnnlv 'b .V" tili'lil nlolly tho highways tn iHeliiinche, wh'-rn he made iiinny attempts tn s 11 tin into farmers iu op. n imnket. - New York 1'oft, UXCLI: SAM'S WARDS. Census Office E-itimato of Wliai the Indian Has Cost. About lf),000 Whites Kill ; l in War With Redskins. III tho complete Indian cuisiis re-1 Jioi-t, just puliiisheil, an interestiuy ut ter.ipt m nut. In for tho first linl" to cast up in fiyures an iiyyreyiiti: of the Ki'Vernmeut exiiemlitiins on itc'oiiiil , of the retl iiieii re-i'liiiy within our ; l.nl'.li'rs since tho l Il it II was estali- i Ji.shed iu ITs'.l. Tin.' result of tins reuiurkitlili! ittteinpt, says tie' W ashiny- i ton Star, iuilieates iu tho stati-ties! preseutfil that (lie yiyalitie sum of oil" lnllliiu one huiiiliv.l ait. I live million ntl-l J..lars (,-Sl,lit.-,,-Jl'.t..'!i',i, was speiit ; hy the yaivcrnuielit up tn I h" y ear IH'.PI, 1 either upon the Indians .1 i reel ly, or in lireelly liet' tuseof In. linns. C. mut iny iu, however, tie: civil and military expenses fur luliu'is sines th'ii. to gether with incidental expenses iml reenyui.eil iu tin.- t.llii'iiil liyures ...tveii jt is siit'e to say that up tn .l.llie.'!!. l'X, ii further sum of SI 1 1 7s l.i'.J may li - a ' I si to the foteyoiny liyi.res iniikincf n Brutnl iiK-i'eyal of ."'I.'-"'1, 0 ),() ): ckargonhlo tn In ham to d. it" Of eo ii Me, u lurye 11:11 unit of treas nr ! w is spent iii wars with th : A n 'fi c.in Indians prior tn t io establish meld nf the federal yoverntneiit in 17'.l. Indeed, ever silits. tilt) white in-ill npp 'lire 1 within the present ten i- t.u v nf tho Tinted Slate there has- I.e. n war almost itinu iHy, h eyin niiiy on tin: I'.ieilie sid" in l.VS.I and on lliD Atliinlii' side soon after the vcar Hi k Since tin- fnuudiny of o n' e;iivel'nm 'Ut th" I'uited Slates iiriny, except when enyaye.l 111 the wars wilh (treat Krituiii and .Mexico, an 1 duriuy the civil vvnr has li.-eu use. I almost x clusivi.lv iu the Indian scrvic , mi l has l.eeu stal i me.l largely iu lii" III '1 "u count ry or itluny t he 1 Mill ler Iu their c.ileiilnlinii th" Indian cen i experts omit the in iiiv expenses incident tn t he w it- i with l-i lyl-tn I and M '.x.c . and th.i civil war will 1 Its St q lei nl' r 11 si r ll 't it'll, llll I tl'ely omit two lhirds of ill" total exp.'iis s of tho in in .- as eharyea'ole three ly or in lireelly to the Indians. I'ii total expenses of the itriny from I7s; tn I S.I) were found to 11 c'l.TJ.i.r.Jl, i ..- ; bat iletl ictiny ff t,""! I.'.'l l.tl '7 for th fnrei i wars and tic civil war the reiniiimler is I,'J il.ii U, l7. Fully two. thirds of this sum. or 7, (l7.i,.i.iS, it is esliln it .' 1, w as i'-,ii,-ii 1,'d for Indian wars an I for itriny serv ice lis m list tho Indians. T this sum the ci'iis-n experts aid the expenses of tho Indian civil ad ministration for til) pelinl b'trtell 17', and lsil l, iiuinnutiiis' t ' k-tlll.ns-J, an I .-?lit,0.) 1,0 I I mora tn re imburse particular stales fnr cxp nises incurred by them in I ndian w trs, and .?'is,-Jil.t5'J-J iu re for peiis.oas t i sur vivors or wid iws of Indian wars, and then the t t 1 foots up to .-Si . Hi". -1 '..- I oil ul i ll r HI, as su ;y -ie I a i ii e, l 1 1, i ', ''-s ;-.r civil ainniiisisaiion expenses an I a proportional..' share of th" nrmv i x; nis sine,. 1 S.I I til" jjrali-1 t-tiil h-ciu. si. - . m.ii.m a billinn and n tpiarter of dollars. 'I1!.., I lull, in e.it-i nn. let- th,, ...iivm. incut nf th Tinted Si ate, mv stale 1 to have number.. I mole than I'm ty and to have cist tli" I. ves of ab nit 1 '., 1I ! whitu men, w.uii.-ii and children, iu- cludiiiy nboiit ."i,il I t khl. I in iudivi l- mil encounters, of which hi-lory takes no note, mid of ."i ,u n Indians, in- cltl liny S.olhl killed in p.-rsoii -tl t n- counters. It has been the poliev of the nation al yoveinuent since th" year Is-K 1-efuu.l tn the states mid feint. nit's the m. nicy paid out bv them ins ip- l"VSM"s iu tutu li fit lies. 'flie lia bility isba-el on 111 ' lac" that the fed. 'tnl yoveruuieut his treat d the I ndiitus either in mi' inn t nr as wards of the nation, thus keepiuy them Iroiu control by the several slat s. Speiikiny of the iniiiibt r of Indian now in tho Tailed St it 's, ns shown by the reports of special a yents, and tin! number supposed to have lived in the past, the census edilor snys :, " It is not probable that the present area of the I'lilte I Stales since the white in in cam" h is coiitaine.l at one tun more th in . Iit.ll::) In linns. :yh cslinittcs were mil" iu th,. rmlv days, but the iiveruye even thi n wa. about ),(0:l.ilill). Iu ls; we have '-' l.-.Y.'t civilietl and iiiit'ivilicl In dians, 'l'hrniuh aim. ist four ci ntu i ns win like bands hive resist,. I, and luiliivol tiles" I udiaiis are st i ll r, sis! iny pmyiess. fht-r,' are not ten tribes out of any of the 'J 1.1 or ante now in the Tailed St it- s but thtl h in- beell III I'.'V.'lt, ll'nl tho." t Xls iny as tribes are ii. iw renin mis, w;ia a lew exceptions, ton p -,.. or t. . , w Ito lishl, or they coai let I! to. .ia.; j.erous" j Yil.ll'ics tinuiiy the l.'usc IEiisIici,. ostiny fi ntures in nil . .nil culture, nnd none inoie so than 1 lit; couipii-tt: eh tliyes of Imtli colnr and halnt, liy plaiiliny in close c-iiiliyuity, or iu ehaiiyili;; from one toil nil. I locality tn it ii . t t r, were tlitiVretit isjinlitious p! fVIlil. A lovely lilush ro,i: of most uiieom m hi lieauly ainl fullness of petals was removed to n home not live milts dis tant, and when it lilooiiud it was only a h df doiilile mid "just n com mon red ro.e." Its owner was much disappointed Hil l iu -t positive that a blush rose had lint h 'fit sent. Not daunted, she tiled liynill, i-ud this time she saw the ro-c taken from 'he plll'ellt clump. Il l In. when ll bloomed iic.it summer it wits still ayniii iilmoi-A sniyle, and only a cnininoii red rose. I he blush rose hud yinwu in it poor, limemck s.nl. and was transplanted into a rich black lo.nnv soil. Noothi-r jrea-oii was discovered. : Winle i-"S 's have I.--.' tinted dcnlorel tile's have pitied bv b.-lu- too closely set, one neam-t the otln-r. Interim-ill;; of tho roots ami iniiijdiny; "f the policu was tho apparent cutise of the cltHiijjes. Tiie most eurioiis ncjnlental chany.: mi recar. I is that nf a low of half iloiib:.', old-fashloll' d led cluster roses set alt -mutely with halt'-douM" common w hilt.' cluster roses. Alt. r a u li'lc there was a period of neither tlotiiy; well, ami many absolutely died ..ut. Those h it were caivlully nur ture. I tin 1 re.-iotid.. 1 tn enriched soil , and j;ood citllivatinii by h -nditiy f.'itii I i inryv, fuil very d-uiblo rns.-s. but I only oil" tui I on each loiiy stem and of a very delicate hhiide of pink, mid j stranyest of all. the woiul.-r of wolt , tiers, they were tlioiuhss. Where ; had th" thorns y.uie. and why? 11. re i w is a ehaiiye Ir nn half double to j double; li i the habit of th" nl.i- fashioned cluster tn the new sly ! of i loliy smelt.' stems, and Im timm-. I Surely nature is a skilllul inanipiiia i lor and lull nf uit-iccoi ntnhle vnynries. In I .land Lake With I itlcs. Illlsslall scientists have lately b' t-II .-lulyitiy tie canon- i-hnid of Ix'l iline, oil' the cast of Kiissiaii I.ap htud. nn. i separated fi mil il by a nar row strait. This island hits a hike tint lias so visible c.uiu cti.ui with the sea, tiiil rs all'ecled by tidal lunv. iii ills. To be sure, the tides iu the Jake list! mid fall only a few inches, whfle those in the siir roiiu iniy h'ii rise and fail M-veinl feet, l'he pt.llo.lioity of tin.' lake tides luako it plain that the lake has a subterranean Communication witn tho sell. I'll.) water on the island is of three kinds, fresh wnt.r from rains and brooks at tho hiyhest points: a little lower, silt water like that of the sen; at the lowest point set waler, sur charged with free sulphuretted by Iro yeii. I'm- fresh water is inhabited by the auiiiial lite Usual in tiie fresh w li ter of that ivyiiiu. l'he salt water has s -a eit-at iifes, sp.uiy.-s and tie ilke, while the n titer sneli il ;:ed w; h sulphuretted hydro. ;i-n has Intnl., r veyetable nor animal lite. ''he i he iiouielion of tlr.s fi-.-e sulphur, tied hydrnyeii has it - cnant'-i p ir.s in the tleptl.s of the lil.tek Sea, where the presence of tin.' y is destroys air.m il and veyetable life. liiuitl I'lirtiini' I In mi yh slifei- l.nck. No better iiisimi, f yoo.l fortune e iiitiny tin iiiuh sh".-r luck cuild be Inn n. 1, pel hap -, t halt in I in - ex p. I letiee o: a pio-pifior !:aiii--, Mihoii 'v, ln-ar lx -dispel', M-nil nia. ree liiic. II.1VI1I'.' ' nt't'ittiy whit . r t d i one il 'I" nn 1. 1 n, he, ..ut o! 1'Ui f l ie . , a . an i lie Inn i w oli d t hl o w si u s a! a in irk, dt lib d j a le i!" into a pf.j t'l.u-: hunk of i -k j mid put lit a sh .t, m: n Ini to I.I-..V out a ton ..r i ol n ju - I to set thinys (ly. Win u Iik- bla-t via. mile lit: loiiud that le. li i I broken il. to ii trials lire house. flier ' was a luy pneki t til til" rock th'- sj.U s ol w hieh spal kh-d Willi nliuo-t pu:-.: yold. There Was I'ti.uiyh i i siyht tn nt Mihoney a li.iii'hoiiic sum, and if Ih mine proves as i it'h its tli" surl'ac' shi-wiuy in li. cat.'s he has struck a b. .m: n .'.i. rui'ie nl' tli" ll inn .in .law. .1. V. li ack, a tl uiist o! .lack- r, I'la.. his ma I nt.'experi- as tn Ml" lore t x-'lte I bv the Or. s-1 1 1 I 1 1 nt l-.iliii-iii jaw in ch. w in ; lood. II says that the amount of pi c-i-iii-o n-e. .id, .1 in a siiisle bile varies Irom ;l ) to J7' pound'. Tins maximum ree ir I, it is intei ,-sliiiy tn nut', wt, mile by a physieitu. T:ic criishiuy force uet!es atiry to m i U ul" or hit it . i.e "1st tk, Mr. T.ltck iin-i, is nulv I I in , poind-. II" says Mitt u- lt ly a poo l i.-a! 111 TO I n.' ' is a -p le I t'l-lti Is llee - I1 ', V,.'., fi'till slt in S.I p.. im, s. -'"ik" lime , , ne, . :v. its H-.in .1 hat I In . w -f in Tin (Mil Family ( luck. Th" 1. 1, 1, i. hi eh'.'k on the iiiiinlrl, Wilh in lii'k. toes, all the ilay hmy T tilii.y th" w-.'iirl.'il iiinini'iits of lit", S-.vav luy nflmii'S if in h'.uy. 'I ri ii-tn .-.J nlil friend .. er Ih" llreplace, l,'".'alliii.; those .lays pa-s il l-y 'till life s sH, 1'inl I Kii'.tv v-.tn'll li'inl That sweet ti.'k. t".';.. a .- iyli. Ii. ar oh! el.M'k im th" iniilite! ('oiiipaiiieii threiiyh all iny life N .te it '.nli rit-li slow Mid . iny. Tlie ,-ti uyyle n.i.l-l sl'.i iii aii'l strife, san il . 1.1 friend o'er the lirrphiei', . ii kii'-vv you won my hi-nrt; .Mark y'l the rulinys nf eru'l fate - v':n il j'it that w should part V lie t- ol.l el.i.'k .-ii lie- inanlrl, Yoiirii 'k. t..e,-, answers nn': V' ii kli.'W my ilri'inn nf life is pasteil, I .'MM' y. iir sj inpathy. Tre.is.ire'l oi l fi j.'u l o'er the llreplaei', All the world save ymi I dri'inl Ti"k, loeii : ii. i, ,,ek in merry Sony, siiny "ii when I am ih-nd. ,1. W. I'. lit NM.N... III.MOI.OTS. The Yile It mu-t be beiltime. Tie ll:isbiiu,H,irdlv. The baby hasn't vv aked up yet. 'Whii was the first mini t" make a mountain out of a mole hili?" "Oh, Milne leal estate dciilrl, I hup ose. Iii'l'oie iii,.v'-i..;'o a yirl ct.mplains of her km to In r lover, nml i.i'i, ; inar riaye he complains of thciii to her. "Isn't he rather Inst ?" nski tl the anxious mother. "Yet-, mamma, iu one sense of tin.' word. 1 don't think he c in yet iiway.'' Heir FiJzinjrer (a hkiiillint; -What fihall I have to pay lor the likt liesst b? Artist 1 ,1 rnther tell vim that later on. I want ymi now to look pleasant. (iiiest (puslnny them away from liiini - 1 ilt'ii't like the way ymi conk eyys nt this restnuraiit. Waller--what's the trouble, sir? (iilest-Ynll tlon't em.!, tlii-in soon inouyh. "Ilow ti n s Itiitniey spend his tune hiliee he was left that l.-yacy? ' "Why, he siimnii rsat the sea-.iile, he winters iu New ik, he Kj.rniys at While Sulphur and he falls at Niiiyma." "Main i is Mich it co n sen nlioii- little li'ii'M', ' sn,! ,,,e suinnit-r yul tn nii .her. "Hows Mini'.'" "Sh.' thinks she miisi ",. i,. Hie trmible of break jliy i nie eliy act-tin ut before Co nl i ael I let mint her. An Arkansas City woman used e..n- C. 'titrated lye llistt-a I nf hllkllly poW def in her biscuits. H r husbmnl ule of thciii ainl In. no of his fi lends have lteeii aide to put any dependence in w hat he said since. Toiielior--Tomiiiy, what dn ymi un derstand the author to mean when he says that riches and poveity are mere ly relative? Tommy -I yio ss hn menus that home has rich lelativcs Itud s 'ino has poor tun's. Walts -1 Went out tn liomiiv ille last week ; w here I both those lots, y. ui know. Tolls II ow did ,v mi find the tnvvu? " I'hel'e Witsaslyu stuck up ill the mi. I lie ,if a I l-iuile prairie that's h -1 v I found it." "Wit,- did she marry Fid llebaek ?" "II. -cause s ie was in oe with another in i :i, mil tue inin was in love with another ynl, and tie- yirl was in hue w.th Fi-Mlebac'v. Il was th" mily w.iy -li. could yet even with the other yll l. y ml sec. " Miry, we have breakfast at H o'clock," said Mrs. Tost to her new servant yirl, who was already eiitt r 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 sev eral friend- w ho had dropped in to s -c how she liked her Hew place. ' Ail riyht. mum." said Mary. "If I ain't up d.ui't wait for inc. " I'-.c'or 1 is aiiy tlmi't u:i:b rstand. There is nn l'i a-oil why yi u should yo in lor it .l ieli-m of corpulency. I'a- I I -1 t S.nl I want yoll to ji.lt III" 1 hr.-ii .' ii a cmi r-e of ant t-1. it 1 1 eat in cut. Mv li'lhillll sh lii s. e with lit r nvvil t yi s how I pine away lor ne of her. t'i . i b. 1 1 Tai l.er 1 1 -et nt ly nicoiiutcrf tl a fi:,t. mi i -Ish- .p w ho m he had k m .w it in hi. bov hood. l'he bishop pom .mi Iv impure. 1 : "Ah, (idbrrt! nnd in-,' v.. u still vtiitiny your- ah lit tle bonks? " Mr. Tarkt-r aiiswered pr-.m tly: "Y. s. bish. p. And urn v.-u rtill pre. eliiny your alt httlo Se I III. "II- ? A Niiini' to Conjure With. 'I'I . V t. li a yoi-d st.ny in Oaltmi of are' :i! r v ival ne .-( my in niie of thw rural th met, of Whilli.l.l County. III t e' middle nf the services tilt) pi i ac'i.-r said : "Will I'.i-oth.-r Smith please lead in p:i .1 V" S ii men arose and b.-yiin piayiny nt mice, J'liis e lib. ii -nr. se I the preitehi r, ale! In- se id. hurriedly ; ' I '.-ii H. .lie r .1 . .i ii Smith." l t'i : 1 1 1 : i e 1 1 1 e i iu ml one sat d.iw u nu t li . I'M'" ynt up an I bey. in prav iti,. i'i.- piea-'le-f fi.v in t lit 1st nk,.( .. I ii-'ilii'i ; mid b-t the i I'-ven prav it ."I if. in;: , t.i. h-.-Im's. 1 1 it it 1 t Coti . '.,::.-1 . u mw4&M ! r Nl