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ltutltam glectfrrt. HATES or A D VERTISING O'io square, one insertion- 11.00 One square, two insertions - " 1.50 One square, one month 8.60 For larger advertisements liberal ton racts will be made. II)atl)nra tttcorii. 11. -A.. LONDON, EDITOR AND PKOPliTETOIl. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance. VOL. XVIII. PITTSliORO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, SEITKMliKR 12, 180."). NO. Itoftai lUin-Hriqis on the Knot. llark ! I liour H patter, railing soft ami sw""t, I.ik" tin' ilain'iiig footstep if hoihc fairy's feet. 'Tin III" sound nf raindrops, I i.ii ii ' I r s on tin' roof, fairy liltle raindrops, l!aiiilron on Hi" roof. Oli ! they sing of hle.sing, from tli" Father's hand, As tiny fall so gently (in tli" thirty land. I.i-teii ti tli" raindrop, II luilmps on tli" roof. Happy, Hiuiling raindrop-, I! limlrops on tli" roof. Falling, gently fulling, W lili iriri soft and lot'.-, Of 11 14 lov" allil goodness, I i nr in tli"y go. Hearth" patt'ring rain Iropi, K limlrops on tli" roof. S dlly wlti-p'rlug raindrops, Haiii'lmps on the roof. - I.orrv C. Mi'-i.v. THE AERONAUT'S STORY. Is Jack Tuuiiielifl'; going ,v'''' J'"" to-morrow. Tom?" said my wife to mo. "1 wish you wuild tuko homo olio clw. " "Why, Noiali?" 1 asked. "He's been stranger tlmii over in his manner since liia wife died, 1 hour. In fuel, I've been told by more than ono person tint he's quite insane at limes. It's not to bo wondered nl if ho is, poor fellow, liloti't know u sa I tier case. He'd only been married a week. Such a horrible death, too! It's enough to turn a man's brain, ami I must, confess, Tom, I wish Jack was not going with you." "Nonsense," Noruh ! People al ways exaggerate 1 1 1 1 I make tho worst of thin gs, us you know. Ha man's nt all original or eccentric, it's at one : assumed thai he's lion compos. Of Course, Jack's low-spirited ami nlnclit niimloil, iiinl perhaps hit peculiar at times, limy can In; help brooding over his terrible loss? II.j wants smii'i exciting occupation to take off his thoughts from hi; trouble, ilt'sii; foml of ballooning as I am, ainl a trip will ilo him all tli.: ,,,l the world.', Th above couversut nui I t n my wife nii'l myself took plai'o on the evening before tli' il iv winch I hi) fixed fi r a Imlloon as 'i'iit. li dimm ing was my hobby. I h I conceived a likiu;; fur it on my very first useoul. This likiu;? lul l bcivmc a "iTii 'i','' for tho iiovrl rp nee ami klnui' h -n-at l. Mi ol lailin;; uM'i hour's mil trees, nii'l of soaiiii", into llio clou h. had a ) I in i- lii-iuii it i. hi for in.-. li 1 1 1 1 , I li i I trul I i i'.iiilui.' litiiily with plot nil-, an I hit mil' s.o nl iloly I. ir m' i " 1 1 1 1 lii 1 1 1-. poses. I lin l ..u'i I a kn.liv I -pint in young Tiinuii'lill' , ami tte In I li i.l 1 1 1 1 1 i.li" lit I nl in I . i, fil trip- til-'.l ll.-l . I 1,1 III ; . till imt y il. at li ul in lin ii I . wil'-, mil- in rial expo, hit, en li i I b n ,;, mi b- I for a Willie. . .. Vilnl works II I I elapsed since I li it h i I ,. , nl, I bit aiiM. mi to 1 esuiue t his " p.-Ill I. ms, a:i I a. 'I'll ii- 1 1 1 1 1 ll'i 1 1 II I I'Vpl'i".-.,' his 1 1 1 1 1 1 JIU'SI to iioroniian v ni", a lav h i I 1 ti liyi.'il lor our tn t trip. It u n wlmu I was lalkin;; In mv wit'" alioitl this hi'lf-Nuni" trip th.it s,. i i-,.sso,l hi'i li';;rot that .1 U Tuimii'lill' uas Koin with ni". 1 Iiml not iiiu.'h ilnlimilty, howi'vor, in ovi'ii'omin h'-r objcctioiiM anil al layiiif? hi'r fours. Sh" was not avorso to my hobby, mi. I hi I "von iici'om juiim il mo in olio in- two nl' my joiir ni'ya in tho air. Moreover, nIiu yln jiathi.eil with mo in my desire "to lmiko Home useful dise ivery, " mid was there fori) uiiu iilin to damp my ardor, or hinder the progress of my observa tions. She had f.-lt tin; I'vhilaratin elTeet of a balloon useent, and lit v l ef ereneo to tho benelit youu Titnn: cliiTo Weill 1 probably derive from the proj. cted trip appealed to li r ( -perieneo an well as to her tender heart. Accordingly, next i.iV ut the np pointed tiui", everythino bcin in lendiiH'Hs, we stin ted on our aerostat ie journey." TiiniiielilV", contrary to his usual demeanor, si enied ii little ,;. cited, but this ciius '.l me tin appre hensions. His interest had apparent ly been awakened, an I it was only natural that he sh oil. I be luituiated on Hiieh an occasion. Tim balloon una Bet at liberty as noun as we ha 1 taken our seats, and tho maehilin l ose beautifully. There was a gentle bree.c, which bore us sliohlly soul h ward. Wo rose slowly at first, and so had plenty nf time to jinnoii Hie vast and extending panorama below us. Presently we entered a hiif;o bank or mountain nf eloml ,,f tho kind called cumulus, and were stir i uun led by a chilling mist which induced n o to put on the wraps wo had brought. Wheu wo emerged from the cloud a Hceuo of fairy-like beauty suddenly burst upon us. Wo were in a kind of basin fmrrouiidcd by moiint'iius of cloud of the most fantastic shapes, of enormous size and of da,.liiiL; bright ness. Now and then, as wo rose, we caught sip;ht also of wondrous ravines of curious shape mid K'eat depth. These mountains uf clouds, with their silvery ami golden sides, their ilalk shadows, their varied tints and sum mils of da..liu whiteness, presented to our wondering (,'azi; a seem; of sur passiii'4 beauty ami ;?rauib nr. This sublime sjieelaelo evoked my highest admiriition, while the silence and vastuess of space inspired mo with awe. I drank in these exipiisito and varied delights with such avidity and with such absor'nin ; interest, that I had scarcely lookisl at, or spoken to my companion since wo had started, lint an exelaniatiou from him now diverted my attention, and glanein;; at him, I was surprised to see that ho had risen and whs much excited. "What is it, .Tacky" I asked. "Isn't it glorious?" he replied. "I wotid"!' if henveli is luiio'l more beautiful? llow delightful it would be if we eou!d reach it ! I should see my Ada again, then. " "My dear fellow !" I interposed, hastily, somewhat alarmed not so much by his Words as by his excited miiitier and wild look; "you think t io much of th"S" thin ?s. You have been brooding over your loss nioro than is goml for you. Will you "At any rate," cried he, vehement ly, "it's worth trying, so here goes," and seizing one of the siinlbiig ho threw it over. The lighb'tic 1 balloon at once began to rise more ipiiekly. "What are you doing, .rack?" I shouted. "For heaven's sake, keep ea'ui. We are a good height already. We shan't b able to breath if we go much higher. It's getting uncomfort able as it is. " "Shan't we? We shall son about that. I'm going to try, anyhow. l!,i sid -s, I don't care if I can't breathe. 1 want to si'O in y Ad i. That's all I care about. " I began to fear th worst. Was he g ling mad? Were the reports my wife had heard literally true, and not exa.'geiat 'd alter all? What a fool I had been Hot to b ; m ire er.it ions' Whether he was in i I or not, ho was ni a il.iugeroiH moo I, an I my posi t 'U was far from pleas int. To op p sh Ii i in wo lid evidently aggravate liim and imi'm matters worse. To hii'inii him was uinloubto.lly tlr.' wisest colli '.e. "I. mk here, .lack ! I d ied. "Voil siv ymi want to see Ada. I can tell yon nf a belter and surer way of going I'll rlliui this. If you will listen li lie there I involuntarily moved my Iiml towird the valve-cord ! if o will II .leu I.l Hie I - - " None of your hlnrii"y, m in? I'm ll.it In b i wheedle I ho. I'm t old a boy fur that. 1,'avo the cord iilou ', can't you? I'm not going down ajiin to-day. I'm g nng Io see wlei 's u; there, and don't you try to stop me," and he glared liero Iv at me. The horrible, milur; of mv situation was now only too apparent - th to could no longer b any doubt of Tuu nielill'e's eond'tion. I wis in abil looii with a mid mm, and about four miles from the earth. I felt the cold sweat on my brow, and m .' brain be gan 4o rest. li lt with a Ireiiieii.bnis effort I pullel tiiys df to ;e th er for my only ehaiio.) of saf'ly was in re tabling mv self possessiou. To nt tenifit to overpower him was nut of the question --the strength ufami l maii is so well known My only hope of escape was to outwit him. I!, it how? forced into unnatural activity as my 1 ir.it u was by my despTato situation, all' I by the necessity of prompt action, I could think uf no devii; ) or rusu that would do any good ; I was completely at Hi; in ley of the in i liu in. We were now at sii.'h a height that asphyxia was iiiiiiiin oil. I could hear my It'll it thr. ill ipnl" plainly. I breathe I with .lilli utlly, and a hor rible N ti-all.'II like that uf sea slek ness caui" uver m . The cold was so intense that I shivered, notwithstand ing mv wraps. Til" I n " li o 1 strain was terrible. I was almost frantic. Knowing, however, that in a few min utes I should be unconscious, and that then nil would bi utcr with me, I nerved myself for one lust ellort. As I rose from mv seat my eye fell mi the grapnel. Fortunately it was mi mv side of the car. A -n i l -u idea i-ti uek me, here was a weapon to hand. Il win an awful thought it would bo tel nbl" deed. lilt thero was llow no alternative, no tune for delay . My senses were going. I stretched nut mv hand, but tho madiuan, who never took his eye nil' me, had detected my purpose. With a sudden movement he darted forward and seiz ;d tlu grapnel, but in his eagerness to fore stall mo he had precipitated himself too far over the side uf the car and al most lost his balance. He made a Ic-perute effort to recover himself, but, seized with a sudden and irresist ible impulse, I pushed him over, ami with a horrible yell, which rings in my cars whenever 1 recall tlei occur rence, tho madman disappeared Iroiil my sight. Almost mud mv-ell I am not sure Hint I whs not ipiite so jn-t llu u I climbed into the ring to reach the valve line. lint my hands were so still' mid numb with the cold t but I could not grasp the cord. liy n kind of inspiration which seem-il provi dential I seiz d the cord with my teeth, and after two or three tugs the valve opened w ith a loud clang, nu I tho balloon began to descend. Thank heaven ! 1 was saved. My hands be ing useless, I w.is oblige ! to throw up my anus and drop into tin.' car, where I lay motionless and unconscious for a while. My swoon could not h av.; bute I mure than a few seconds, fur when 1 recov ered the barometer showed that I was still in a high altitude, allium ;h the balloon was descending rapidly. I rubbed and beat my hands until the circulation was restored. Then I set about taking the necessary precautious against a too rapid descent, lint I acted moro like an automaton th in a conscious agent, for I sjetii"d in a kind of slup.ir or trance all the time. llow and where I reached the solid earth I cunnd say. 1 have only a dim, li izy recollection of being sur rounded by a crowd of people. S iino were bending ov. r me and seemed to be questioning me, but 1 couldn't inaki: out what they said. 1 felt all awful pain in my head, and remember nothing more until I found myself in bed in a dark room and my w ife bend ing' over inc. This was several days afterward, and I learned then that 1 had been brought home in a delirious state iiinl had had brain fi ver. When I r covered my friends con gratulated me, and tried to persuade me that as my homicidal net was done in self-defence it was justifiable. 1 hope it was, but. I can never recall it w itlnuit misgiving and horror, audi have never made a balloon ascent since. Tit-Hits. Creilil in Foreign l',iuiiliies. In Austria a credit of six months is generally allowed. In Italy but little credit business is done, and initio without good security being given. In Cub i the time fixed for payment is from four to live mouths niter tho delivery of the g Is. In the I! 'riii'idasiiceoiiiitsare settled but mice a year. .Iiiu i I! i the day usually lix.'l for the par incuts. In Austria it is. scarcely possible to do business without allotting a long credit, which is u-irilly one of six lllolll lis. I n Fngliind a payment of the price ot !iio Is delivered is r. i( iircl at the cud of three mouths, dititig from tlio day of shipment. I n Spam fuiir-li I'lhs of (lie transac tions arc dune on iicish basis, while in Portugal great liberality is shown and quite long credit is generally al lowed. In Turkey even objects of prime necessity are sold on credit, and in I lint count i v, as well as in Uns-da, tho j time allowed is, in mobt cases, twelve lllollt lis. In Mexico the large commercial hmi-cs willingly give credit from six to eight months, mid in real estate trade long terms are given customers in which to settle their aeooiintd. In China it is not customary to give credit. Money is obtained from len ders, who exact an interest, of eight to twelve per cent. Hit-duess is nearly always conduced on a cash basis. In Canada settlements nro ma.lo it tho end of thirty days, with a dis count of live per cent. Sometimes a credit of from three to six mouths is ailmved, but in this case there is no discount. Jim" Fisk's Fortune A current paragraph sivs that at the time uf his death .Iiiu Fisk was sup posed to lie worth SJ.niM.I):),), an 1 that it is hard to believe that theoitly means of support Fisk's widow now has is a small income from property in Ver mont which came to her from her own family. The writer of the paragraph is seemingly ignorant of the popular legend that J.iy iould quietly and re morselessly gobbloil up every penny uf Fisk's belongings as soon as Fi.sk breathed his list. Th) two friends ha I ollict's adjoining each other, mid between them us 'd one safe. After Fisk's death an examination demon strated that tln ro wai actually noth ing in the saf i but air and dust, and (ioiild subsequently testiti d noon the w itness stand that the lir in of Fisk .v (ioiild had no as.ets. Nobody knows win re .Inn Fisk's two millions went, but eviTvhiiily can give a pretty close guess. Chicago ltecord. t'llll.lHtF.VS rU')l. Tl Mail I-' were a little la.ly, Win. 1 1 -1 no ttoili at all . An. I il Kale tti-r" a lull" h 'iisein.iH, Who ili.l the it- Tl. for all ; A ii-1 if mv letle l.i'ly i re-a.l th" lit.-i'.ie: I ... An I il Hi" little Lou ii I Wer" always gi i I .mil i.'av I'll rattier h" th" ln"i hmi.. n.l ilo th" tt'.nl. lor nil. Than I." Ihr lull hnly An t never work ai all. - 1 1 Mia Hurt St. .ii" in St. Xi' lmin ' AM yi . l. riilf.Misttif. A curious ciiTtimsi nne took li.ee in New Orleans in the year 1 ':i'J, when a bear was lowered into the cage ul mi old African liun,Mippu in ; it would be tortl to pieces. As many people Hen asseiublei. to see the barbariitl--xlnhil inn, the In ;ir placed Iiiiiim If in a lighting posiiioit mi l ll' tv ut tin j lloli, but to the iiiua.eliietil uf every one the lion placed his paw il nit the bear's head, as it to express his pity, and t ried to m ike friends with him. j Taking the I r under his pmtectiuii, he sillV red no etc- to approach the cage ii in I did not sl.-cp till he was i x liausted, so clo-elv .lei he watch over i his lieu friend. II" allowed the bear ! to eat. but lefitsiil fond fur lillll -eit' nil. I guar. led the bear w ith tin' j al"Us : nil' el Ion uf a Ii in dm n being. A clergyman b ib. the story nf mice ' walking through a meadow late one evening iind seeing a great number of ruts migrating from mio place to an other, lb' Mood perfectly still and I he entire proee-slon passed by him. ( ircut wns his iistoiiivlitii. tit to see an old blind rat holding a pn co uf stick nt one end uf his mouth while another rat had hold uf the other i ml. and thus conducted his helplessall'l afflicted com pan ion. A I Inula ( 'on .til ut ion. tiii: Ai.nvruoss. Tho albatross may be termed a bird uf the sen, fur it spends its life tar nut on the uceaii. Il in the largest uf web-fonted birds, and, often, when the wings are spread, measure-, twelve feet across from tip to tip. The wings are long and narrow, but of wonderful power, thus enabling tin; birds to liy miles away from laud, and when coin ing in range of sonic sailing vessel, they are observed by the Voyag. I s with lunch interest mil curiosity. They clos"lv res leble the gulls, and, like them, are Very vuiaeioils, living principally on lisli. Their beaks are curiously shaped, the upper porliuii long lllnl hooked lit the end, the lultel short ami straight. It is in color a delicate pinkish white, but ol a Might I y yellow shade at the tip. Their motion when Hying is peculiarly gliding and graceful, and now and then they seem to skim over the water and seize the liMi which rise to the sinlaee. Tin y build their strange bouses mi the sen coast, usually making a ronoli struct ure of earth for the purpose, ur occa sionally only hollowing out a place in the sand. The color of the birds is generally white, Miglitly gray mi tic buck, with a mixture nf black feathers in tlei wings ami tail, th" plumage being soft and full. One species, which is of a somewhat brown color, is called by the sailors the "Shaker Iiinl." (treat numbers of the alba tross are seen about Kamchatka, and the natives catch them with baited hooks. Tho llesh is nut lit for food, but the bones of the wing can be carved into pipes or useful household arti cles. A story is told ot a sailor who was lust overboard from his vessel, and il was feared by all mi board that be fore a boat could be lowered to go to his rescue hi would be drowned. Hut the attempt was made, and he was at last found clinging to the dead body of all albatross. lie told hi mates that when he fell into the wall i he swam as long as ho could, hoping that they would soon come to his re lief, but became so greatly exhausted that he thought he should sink. Sud denly, however, he espied the dead bird floating near him, ami summon ing all his remaining strength, he succeeded in reaching it. He grasped it and clung to it until the aid which he prayed for came to him, and he was saved. The albatross is often culled the "tireat tiiill." What a striking con trast are the huge birds of the sea to the dainty little feathered friends in gay plumage who visit the inland country during the lovely sumini r, tilling the air with the music of theii songs. Detroit Free Fross. He Has lllgltt. Mr. Abscntinind 1 am delighted to see you. And how is your wife com ing on? Friend Hut, my friend, I havo no wife. Mr. Abscntinind You don't tell uiu bo! Then she is slill unmarried. SUIiMI'RGI:!) l'ALACR Ingenious Oriental Sclicnio fur Di fyiii the Heat. A Glas.i Ivo.sLilen'tt at. the LnUom of ;i Lake. Tin- problem uf le. , to keep cool HI sii ni tni t .itb'i.. ti -.tel; range of glo- j nmis possibilities, leit prol.tl.ly tho 'ii 'M . ira. r in: ii in tthodevi r In ard j uf is that ul iiiu k.i.g of Stain. This ingenious geiitleiiiiin i se.io s tie; tor rid rays uf Old Sol by .leposiling himself fur hours ut a tini in the cooling if aqu.'oin einbtae of a lake. There h" sits in a house of glass as conifoitable ns call be, while the pond lilies droop, and the fi.rnac"-likc heat spreads it e'lf all over his dominion. The Kin, in tin-intercuts of suffer ing humanity, did not copyright this interesting idea, and it has been adopted by the Prince Kh in Aryanluh, uf India. Ttie Priuee has a magnifi cent slimmer villa nil tin; bottom of ii lake on his ancestral estates at Agra. The question of ventilation has lea n already attended to by ill ; knig ly invent r. He pumps air li'oiu the surface through ciiorinoin tubes and in -t 1 1 t ;es to keep up a c .iistaul circu lation. As it is for him -eif nluiie, t If room is but twenty fct square by fif teen feet high. With til" cX" 'p' MM of the llonr, it is entirely uf heavy plate glass clo.M'ly litt-l into steel frames. Th Il ir is uf wu.nl and steel, and directly under il is a second or false II ior, into whic'i are si ired Weights of stone. When tl o It tug all these weights are r. ui .ve.l, but when His Majesty desires u eooiiug, tons uf t Iii-iii are rolled in, ati l the room slowly an. I silently sinks, until it resist upon the bottom. It is th- n at a depth uf abuiit twenty feet, and so ar ranged that mi abundant supply of air is obtained from numerous tubes lead ing to the sui l'ae . I!y means of other tubes lie is enabled Io hold Colivet'sii ton ti il It t In is s in t lie royal palace oil s'lute, ami also to transact stab; busi ness. Tli ! tin iiisliings uf tiiis submarine ca-tl" are a-, lavish as those of 111! im perial palace. I'.very chair, table an I divan is i 1 1 1 n. I with u'"!.l nt. heavily studded with pieeiou . stones. Tho ornaments, Matues and minor fur nisliitigs are ul ivory, ami the back uf the royal eh lir is eiule.i.'.otie,! with i coronet uf emeralds. When his majesty de-ires to return t l the Mil face the Weights lile quickly rolled nut upon a sunken t'.ill by means uf levers worked iii aii ante room, and the room is drawn up, us if It were. in i I. valor, by iineitis of cables and hoi-ling appal itiii oper ated I r i i i i nhuve. The rait bearing the w. i ; hts is nl 'let-wards dt a n up by the same method. The wh !c sll'iir is n- simple as it is ingenious. I'm Khan Art aululi, of India, has a i.ii leu. i ri no I'mnn equally as gor geous. To ii i in , however, th" idea of lit itig nn let water is not as marvel lous a-, to tin- King nf Siaiu, as the water h is I ii the Prince's home from childl I. II I- h inie, and the home of Ins father, liicioynl palace at Agra, is built entirely on die watt , and nece.s to it is only po.s-.ible by boat. In magmliceiice and gaudy grainh ur, it probably eeiip-.es anything known to the ei ilizod world. Its deeoral i.uis in ivory ami precious htoiies almie are tv.u t h over S-Jtl.UH I, mil), and il has I, nu I looms. It is known as the pi in I palace it II . I tins built exclusively for the ruling mon arch, Ins family an. I his wives. Twenlv thousand men w. re . mpluyed mi it for twenty-two year-. Il Is leitil in the form of all ilTc-ular netn '.iii, i'- if pure w Int. ; bl. , and so lati-.hlv is the mam hall doc .rat' I (hat the whole of the Koran is said to be written in precious stmn s mi the walls. --New York Wm I I. Here litai ) Prop u'si') tu Hi-inkiug. (iall relates the en-eel' a Uu.siau family wh re thefaih r mi l grand- I father had both died pi einat ui elv,N from the effects ul intoxication, inn I the grandson in iniicstV'.l from the a t- I nf live a ib enl-.ftast f,,r stmngliq ! uors. M. Morel gites th.- lust,.rv ,.i J four generations nf a family. Fust I generation: The lather, an habitual J drunkard, killed in a leiblie-hoti-e I ' i brawl. S'coinl generation: S m m- t i, ...;.,. I ii... i,.ii..,.' 1...1..1. ..i.. .i i ' " rise to altae.ts of 111 inia, tei in in at i ng " in paralvsis and death. Thir l gem r- ' tit ion : (iraintson striellv sober, but full of hypochondriacal and iiiiaginarv fears of persecution, an I had homi cidal tendencies. Fourth generation : tireat-graiidsoti, very limit.'. I intelli gence, an attack of ma lue-s wh mi six teen years, t u 'initialing in stupnlitv he illy amounting to idiocy. Willi linn tlio in"' bee line ex! incl. - New Orleans Ciiri.-tian Advocate. War an Fx pensive Luxury. An idea uf the tremendous eoht of munitions of war can be gathered fiuiii the laet that the old iirmameiit of Fort Wadsworlh, coiiMMing of seventy gun-, co.t lei-s than 1,"HI, IIOII, while only two of the modern iiiuiiMcrs of war, tin; twelve-inch gnus for example, can be obtained for an outlay of jfiinil.lino, while mily sixteen niurnirs can be erected for an outlay ,f .si:!.-!!!,!)!!!!. Tl, -igiunl estimates for the de- ',.,se uf .New York calb d fur nu mit- lay nf .-ifi.Ollll.llllO lor "... -.-.."O.'.ouu fur submarine mines mid 1 . 11 m,11' 1 ' fur torpedo bunts. I h mi w ul lie' J t nf erecting the nUlif lis 'b "l il" I above it will he seen how ri iie-ihm.-tt iim,, ijimtu tin; estimates nr The cost of the gnu ilself is only a part uf the outlay. Il is necessary beloi.; a gnu is mounted that the ground be prepare I, masonry con structed ami all the iiece-i-ary details uf tin.' erection of heavy ordinance properly carried out. lit connection w it h the ei'i ctioii of sixteen murtats recently con ,t ructed the masmiry nlotio lii cis-itnli'd an outlay ul SDin, unn. An nib-resting feature uf the cost of iim leiu war fa re is the frighttitl ex pense entailed ill tin; discharging of one uf the big guns. Flvery di-charge uf ii t welt e. inch gnu means that nearly ."M,0ii has been blown away. It takes I "i l p iiimls I i di -ehargit a t welve-inch plan; el ile, a nd w i' h smoke less powder at SI a pound tins means an expense uf .YI for every dis charge, for pow der alone. The pro jectile itself custs ii:l to make. In order to penetrate the sides uf a mod ern ituticiail, it i. Inee-sary tolls; a projectile something mote formidable mid solid than the old-style shot, and to get this I'uc'.o Sam has to pay .Vm a shot. Members of the Fence Society can be forgiven for objecting to war when the money expended in discharging a big gnu once would keep a family in cmufuit a year. -New York Mercury. Fanners an i Itinl Pests. In a recent am icull in id department report farmers are cautioned to re frain Irotn waging a general war ot exlei initiation uf crow- ami blackbirds. While at li s they injure crops t In n depredation.-, according to th" depart ment, can ll-itally be plcveiito I. Oil tin- other hand t h",v do incalculable good by d stiuviiig iiiseels. The gnu n eat' li by tin m under uidin irv ciicuiu-st'llu'e-i does not cause -erioiis Ins-, as lunch of il consi-ts ol scattered or wn-te kernels. Their i asional de- sei-nt or corn m- wheat lields in lloeks nl hundreds of thousands indieale-i thai the species is t 1 1 Hi ii . I n ii t mid should be reduce I. Practicable means should be taken by farm Is to protect theui-elvcs and extreme penalty m lliet -d, if the crops and the birds,' lives cannot both be saved. Another report deprecates the gen eral eoiideiu'intioii uf raptorial birds for the uiVeuses uf ii lew. it lamented the hick uf knowledge of th" lit" Ins tones of these birds on lle part of legislative committees that draft the g nn ' laws ol I le various Mat"-. That the beneficial species of hawks and owls will eventually be protected, it claims, there is not the slightest doubt. Win n I'm iii 'rs are convinced that the birds are their friends they will di'iii'ind protection for them, mid already Icadiu ; agricultural and sportsmen's journals me depri. cat ing the indiscriminate slaughter. New ( i leaiis Picat line. Itieteles Paiiircr.iiis in Collision. The ability ul a bicy cle and rider in rapid motion to do serious damage in a collision with another machine or j "h ' pedestrian, is luily appreciated by tew wheelmen. A limn weighing l"iil pounds, and uniting at the rate ol tin f . t per second iwhich isoiily about seven miles per it. on has a mo mentum nl l.oiitt pounds, letlV lllg ut.l uf tin' account the weight uf the win el. lilts Is stl 111 Me Ii t to upset 4 ny pe.li st I em with tel I 111!' luli'e. It lias been siiejested that the pneumatic lire tonus a suit uf lender which W mid pi eVellt sel'lulls Concussion III i'ii-. nt ii cnlliMoii. It would il ii -ibuilitediy have a slight modifying e I' ll ct, but It would bent 1 1 1 1 le account. collision between two wheels, inch with a I 'll pound rider, spinning at I he mo lel ate speed of seven miles j per hour, would iisuit in a sinashnp I ., , ,. , . with a Io rcc ul ,l,(lilil puiiiiil-. In view 1 , ,, , , .. , i ul these tacts, it is no wonder that ' i i i ... i-ie-.i ie in ri.i -in- nie uneu Ci V bCll- oils. Scientific American. His Opening. Ada (pensively) -I hope you'll in vite me to the wedding when you get in II I led. .luck timidly -I'M invite ymi th" first nne, and if you don't accept there won't be an v wedding. I'lie Sweet Watermelon, "How dear to in v tear) aro III" ilays of my "liil.lh I" llo.v ni'iiiery loves nn Hii'ir beauty to dwell: Tli".i"'iiin'V from s.')e.,l through tho llel'l an. I th" wilil vv I To th" s,f.'t wati'i tii' l 'li that eouli'd in the W"!l : 1 h" sW'i'l wali'lltli'loll -'I'll" stripeil watermelon -Th" bin (e'orgio, un-loii that eooliM in tlie well! In laney I still In-tir lie- dinner bell ringing, i ' Twas evr a tv".-oiii" ali'l imi-ical bi ll ' ) And th" in. n from tie- lields on the mule tt'etii'l u'" si!i::iii' To the -i " w.il rtueloii that cooled iu . -"i;: I I" - vet" W.'1'i'i'llli'loH-- I hi' -.(.. 'riii"l .ii-J!i"l.i- t . r;i.-i uc-lo.i ili.e . l" l In th" II ' ! ' .ow .u ii. i- i.ni.-l't uiorlals t i stoi't' it ainl i"" il. And t ini-s. l.. ,..!.liu g, ) - , t.. r"he. Wli'-n 1 think of the tree where we'd lau" il ..1,1 sliee . Ih" -tf"t w.'i!"nti''l"ii that "ool.'.t in tho tv"h' 'I In- stveet watermelon 'I'll" I it tval'Tttii'IiCI Tie; bi,' (i"eri:ia iiielou Hint cooled in tho wll ' Atlanta Constitution. IIF.MOKDl'S. It is the wife uf a bridgo-buildel who should be named lindget. Why does the new moon remind one uf it giddy girl? liecuuso she is ton young to show much re II ction. The m ni who stole a glauc lias not yet broil arrcst"d, although his atten tion tins arrested when ho stole the glance. Judge -Wore you ver up beforo this court? Everett Wrest Can't say, judge. What lime do your honor git up? Hi- teeth ni" l.i, ise and his nos" is a eight. Ami hi- level : they've in bandagi's bound il : .1" tviit ..nt to l..; .,r troiibl" la-t nitcht. Ami h" li'iind it. I Idle Mr. Jolycr is such a nice mini, -c said I bad a vmc.! like a bird. Neil Yes, he told nn.: you sang like an owl. "(l.i In iliu mil, thou sluggard," doii't se. ni to be heeded ill any way by the sluggard, who generally goe;y to his uncle. Tin re is no lea-on why an elderly woman shouldn't be well preserved. The yoing mics have so much sugar in their composition, you know. I'.xj'"'!"!! " in ih" world'.- ways -li"W Thai, a- a eicral rill", 'I'll.. In i- : ;i it who ha - Hi" pii-h, I- tl n it Ilo h i - III" pull. Jo says that lhe best lip salve ill creation is n kiss. The remedy should be used with great care, ns it may bring on an iitV'ft ou of 1 In; heart. Clara - "lb- na. proposed three ot four times, and I don't know whether to accept him or not." Mainl- 'T ttollld. Suppose he should stop?" "Oh, give in-' nn tiling: made of betiie-!'' exclaimed the Huston man I i bull sick in tin' We-t, when asked what he Would have to eat. They gave him castor nil. It - III- -ntlltifr llv th at lni-!.o. l it! within III -I'l'l' r gale-. All I I II'1 -pel t ii"V".' lei-t I. l' II'' gel- there W lllle e Walt-. Oi l lady (to tnotorui iu mi trolley can --Ain't you afraid uf the elec tricity, Mr. Motorinan? M iloiinaii No, ma'am, I iilu'l goi no full to bo afraid. I ain't a conductor. Hlol.b "ll .w is it v. ii are never troubled witii tramps? You djii't keep a do do you'.' ' Sl.'bhs -".No; 1 '0 my wife bakes In r own cake, and they have t u:nll.., to it." She ."Do you know, Harry, father has forbid b n you the house'.'''' lie "Fori", bleu nn- tli" h uis.'! I never asked htm I "i- his Jinn-;. His daugh ter is go ! etn ul ;ii for me. " II" lilt". I In- h it with a ( .i"-er:l.-l.l'.s gra"", Wlnl hi- "h" ' with l.l.i -In tt'T" d'.'i'ply il.te.l . A gel t. .th" right .-.ki-l lighting itiad, A girl t" th" I'-ft look". I .lea-".l ami glad -Tli" lell ov. y ei -I-', w.i . 'loss-. .ye, I : Figg Wonder why it is that these profes-ioiiiil pugili-ts are such con founded tulk' r-? Fogg - Perhaps it i- beetiiso of a d't'l'lili nut inn on their pari le ver lo b struck speechless. S ie, pout iuglv I'e'fore we wero inaii ied ymi used to bring mo candy every liuie voii came. lie, briskly Yes, my dear, and it cost a good deal less than th" meat and potatoes I l i iug you now. Pialogti in a bath tub between ft c niple of D. tro .1 youngsters : "Say, Five Idv, is wh sowed or pasted to gether?" "Sew-ol, of course, Tutu. If we was pasted together we'd como apart in tin; water, just like my scrap book did." There i" a great dearth of field birds in some parts of Maine this year, a condition that 1ms been gradually np proiiehed by a yearly thinning; out of t'Re birds.