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CDItitthum lecovtt. RATES or A D VERTISI NC Que square, one insertion- f 1.00 One square, two insertions - " 1.50 One square, one month - tJ,6i) For larger advertisements liberal raets will bu made. EDITOR AND I'ROPKIKTOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance. VOL. XVIII. PITTSliOItO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, SKITJCM15i:R2(;, J8D5. no. r. I) at I) am lUcorfc. Two Kinds of Tropin. Thortf aro two kinds of pcoplo on earth today, Just tivo kinds of fili-, no more. I say. N"t tlio (-inner ainl saint, for 'tis well Under stood Tim good aro lialf bail ami tlio bad am halt good. Not tlm rii'li and the, poor, for to count a man's wealth, You must llrst know the state of bis ein- Boi.'inv and health. Kot the humble or proud, for in life's little (pan Who puts on airs is not counted a man. Not the happy an I sad, for the swift Hying years Urines cu-h man his laughter and ruth man hi- !i ;lti. Nil; the two loads ,. . ,v,rtli I jne,,;, Aro the .eh,, lift and the people who lean. Wherever yon go you will lln.'. the world s ma es Aro always divided ji, jni these two elas-cs. And oddly eiimiuli you will lln I, ten, I ween, 'There is only lifl.-r to twenty who lean. la which class are you? Are vou easing the load Of overtaed lifters who t i t down the roa 1 . Or are y..ii il,,. ".n-r who lei, ..tli-r-i bear Your peril, u o la'-.i and wrry and eare? I'l l-A WilKFI.IJl Wll.rox. THE PASTURE KNOLL. 11 V .M'l'I.I-.I-IiT r. ( Al.liW XI.I,. ...s a .ireary niteriioon, ,.n,l the light was waning. A timid ray, struggling through the west window, yet lingered in N ,ncy Allen's kilcheii us tho loth to leave her alone. She was standing by tho window, anxious ly peering out ii, io the growing shad ows. A tattered white rag, llupping dismally from oho lone cherry tree, was tho only visible apology for life. "l'er'aps there'li be a light, yet," she faltered j ami she felt a grain of comfort from li e wavering hope. Xii:;ey drew toward her.scl f a obhitz ov. red rocker ; but she did not eit down. "Reckon I'll see it so. ii -r if 1 Matid;" and I here sin; rciuitined, with oho h ind on the window-ill, peeling out into the gathering gloom. Oec.-.sioiiully she uttered a piteous little wall, "I'oor Surth !" Long she stood tli. rc motionless, but still no light appeared in the weather-stained cottage on the hill. "'Tain't no us-," she murmured. Reluctantly she turned away and hh.wiy bent over to straighten out the worn braided rug at her feet. "I guess she's gone, rise, there'll l,e a light. Mary never could bear to (day i:i tho dark. She w:n alwavs rather timid, ever si;,ej she was a lit tle mite," NaueyV ban I trembled perceptibly as she li'-hted the 1 btraiigely move I! "Reckon I don't n. e l any supper on suppose sue .sin uilii come lor m to set up. I should fed sort of faint Delore liiorniu . IVr'ap-. I'd better tat a bite, an' be all r. adv." Nancy then went to the oeilarw ..... .. i... i " 11 """v. u iu m r ,, currant jelly and two ibc.s of w.ieat bread Ti i. . i , .-on; piuc.sl on one .lid of the kitchen table -tho other end was covered with rigs out strips for a new rug. into narrow "1'rcsiiiiie if 1 hlmiibl set up, 1 icei uie ueea ol a cup oi tea ;" and Nancy liusJcued toward the littb; closet at the idle r end of the room. Wllero sue Kepi Urn rellllllllt of her ui.o.iei s j'urpie an. I white ciuua tea- K.t, the teapot, and the boiiehandie iiimoi ami iorlis which she had had when hhe was married. After tho tea. 1l.lt IV,, ..l i . ' r'"---" on in.- siove, .suov ugaiu went to the w iudow ainl peeled out. "There hain't oi. j speck of light, mi, mrnii : an yon won't let me share it with you ;" mi l Nauey sighed sor rowfully, as she sat down alone to eat. her scanty meal. Nancy Allen hid eaten alono for two years, over since her husband Was brought homo iu a h dl'-uuconscious state from t Le iiecidout at Joel Tyler's barn-raisitig. .lust before ho died, he whispered to Nancy, "liury nie over on the pis turo knoll. Then 1 cm bj in sight ..t home. I always wanted to bo burie.l there, it's so peaceful; and I'll wait there for you Nancy." "Yon, William, 'twill bj just as you wish; im' you'll be near to Sarah's, too," sobbed Nancy; but her hus band didn't hear her answer. Sir. ah Wilson ami h,i- dau-liU-r, Mary, lived up oil the hill, opposite tho pasture Knoll. The Allen laud extended some little distance in front of the Wilson farm, on tho oppo site side of the rotd. The pasture knoll, a delightfully picturesque spot was just ner.iss the road from tiie Wil mii house. Tlio two families h id al ways been tho warmrst of friends; n;. deed, they seeinei' !'.vut ty vs-.' family. J "What ljclonn to mo, belongs to yon," Surah often declared to Mrs. Allen; while she iu turn, always re plied: "If 1 have anything you want, Surah, nil' you don't find mo lit home, you just walk right in an' get it you lillow where tlio key is." "I don't hoc what Nancy Allen can ho thinking of, Mary," declared Mrs. Wilson, excitedly, the day after Mr. Allen's death, "to ho making u grave yard right in front of our house." "Why, Mother, you're not afraid" began Mary. "Afraid! course not," interrupted Mrs. Wilson. "1 don't muni it so much for myself, hut 'tis the property I'm thinking of. Twill spoil the sale of it, an' Nancy Allen knows it! Who'd want to buy a farm with a graveyard right in the front door! If she treats us ho, I'll never have no thing more to do with her never! A s t hong h the graveyard where other folks i, buried hain't good enough for William Allen." "Why, Molher," replied Mary, looking up from lor dishes; Idiot see as it will make very much ddl'o one '. Wo don't want to sell the ol place and, if wo ever do, nobody wl wanted to buy it very much won! (stand out for a grave on nomebod else's farm." "Yini don't iindi r dalnl it," sobb. Mrs. Wilson. "We've idwius bee i hke sist. r.-, iind to thin'; that sh ,-, mv f,.,,j,;., a-purj.ose. j tl.l lu.r vcstcrdiv, when I was settin uii there, mat tin; other plao.i was just's good, and she said as culin-lil she knew 'twas hurting my feeble. 'S.rsh, I must carry out tho wishes of the dead.'" So they hud not spoken hitieu lb funeral. Nancy went many times to her oh fri. ud s "to n coiicile us again," sli. sin. I to lielselt, out lief KiioCK Was never answered. Then Nauev w go down to the pasture knoll and wait but Sarah never appeared. It was very l.uiesoaie for Nancy liv ing alone i:i lior cheerless home. She often drew up her chair to tin; win .low so she colli 1 see S trail's light ii s em t lunula th oi.ji rsirah was ln-roof an evening when I see that light," sighed Nauev to herself. O.teu she w ould go to t ho pad are knoll for company. "I can be near them both, then,' she said, as sh.; trudged wearily U the lull. On one of her Ion. !y pilgrima.;." she met a neighbor who ha I jn.st come from Sarali's. "( iood-nioruiiig, Mis' Allen! ti. ing up to See Mary Wilsoll? She' pi-. lty bad oil", no mistake! It com. rather tough on her mother, being ull alone." Nancy replied, half to herself : "Au she didn't let tiie know." I)rawing her shawl closer iiroiiiid her frail form, she ha-.t. iie.l on up the hill. To her timid knock how strange it seemed not to go right iu the do was opened by Suah. "Oli, Sarah, how is Mary?" usked Nancy, anxiously. "'liout the same, Mrs. Allen," an swered Sarah, shortly, and she was about to close the door. "Can't I come iu an' do something for you? I want to be just the same's wo were before. t);i, Sarah can't we?" and Nancy extended her little mitteiied hand, tremblingly. "I don't kiiow'a I hanker to be friends with folks that hurt one's feel ing a-purpose. I can get along well enough;" and S irah turned abruptly and closed the door, leaving poor Nancy iimaz 'd, uud almost frightened at her steiues.s. She slowlv started homo, but w hen sh ; reached the pasture knoll s!i i waited a moment. 1'liere was no indication of a grave. "With no stones," concluded Nancy, "it won't seem so hard for Sarah. Oh, William," she sobbed, "would you have minded being buried iu the other place, if you bad known bow Sarah'.! ,1?" For a week she anxiously watched tho light on the lull, now there was no gleam from the window. Often I luring the evening, she thought she heard Sarah's step; but it was onlv the lenlless branches of tho nomies waving against the rafters. There was a step at last of a neighbor's 'Miry Wilson's deal, thought vou'd want to know." Longsat Nancy, murmuring: "'l'oor S irah i'' .Ml at once she stari. .1 "l'er'aps 'twill reconcile us if slie'il . it!" yi iiirnftilly tho clock ticked, while Nancy painfully pi nue 1 the liouieiv Ic, so full of love and syuipathv. "Dear Sorrowing Suah: I just heard 'bout it. If you'd like, vou can Miry M try, just's well's not, right on 0 pasture Knoll. It w.ut'i seem so 1 J to you for she'll be kinder neat Horn. - . :. vu lt-o. cat rigk. where she is. I thought it wouldn't l.e .piite so lonesome for her, being near yor -nu William. "1 love you Well's ever. Nan.'v." She folded the note with her tremb ling lingers, then hurried out into the dark. She didn't stop this time ut tho pasture knoll, but hastened on to ward the house opposite. When she r. nched the flout yard she lasitnt m and whispered brokenly: "If Sarah 'il only do it." Tie n she noiselessly groped her way to the doorsteps. "I'il slip it right under the door, on' Sirah'll I'm I it iu the luorui n g. " lhelext alteiuooii Nancy noticed two men digging on the pasture knoll. "Sarah'll be reconciled now," she wild, eagerly "Sarah'Jl be reconciled n.. -w !" liul all that day Sarah never ap peared, Nancy simply waited. ''She'll come some time," she fal t. red. That night alter the fun ral Nancy b it ho loliesOIIIO tiiat sill; started lot- tin; pasture knoll. S uio one was kneeling by tho low undo grave. II. 1- lead Was bowed, mid she was talking to In i-si.lf. Nancy cuilioiisly approached, and ku. lt down by th; other grave, opposite. The dark lobe I ligure rem line, 1 motionless. "Nancy was so good, Mary! You don't seem go:i ; now, but only as if y ni'.l stippen out hero to rest -and v.. u wont feel lonesome. Oh, Mary, w ill she forgive me?'' and with u sob, S ir.th raised her head. "Nancy," she cried, "can you for" "' ii, Sarah !" An I two sad, lonely hearts were re conciled on tiie pasture knoll, Inde pendent. I law 1'orly Miners Did business. There were neither courts nor juries in the land ; the word of a California!! was the only bond required. Even the wary traders who frequented the eons!, when lorei 'U e imun rcj was finally allowed, trusted them freely from one season to tic next. An in cident illustrating this trait is told bv tbe Aguirre family. loii Jose Aguirr.) who owned a trading vessel, unci had a supercargo a young man who was a st ranger to iJalll'orniau eiistolin. While the ship with cargo, lay iu S iu I V'.lro h irbor, I It- - lii-ist-r beimf absent. An .:iistiu Maehado, a ranch"!-. i of eon- si. I -ruble wealth 111 laud and herds. but who could leither read nor write went on board to do some purchasing, bis carls awaitim; him on shore. Win ii he bad ma le his choice and was about having his g in Is conveyed to land, the sup ivirg i a,ked him for ith.-r payment or guaranty. .Maehado l.d not at lirst under -laud that he ic had been disiru-t 'd ; no such de mand ha I ever before been ma le of my ranchero, where the buyer oflorod no money he being credited without itati-ui. When ut length it dawned upon tiie C ilil'.irni iu, In; drew' a hair from his b.-nrd, and gravely handing it to the voting man, said wiih tli 'iiitv 1 leliv. r tlrs to S 'nor A;uirro and . !l him il i-- a hiir from the beard of Viigiislin M icha lo you w ill Hud it a Million-lit guaranty." Tin: stipcreargj stl'all.ii, pine.'. I the hair iu the ves of his nee mut-book and allowed the goods to be removed. Unoii VgHiire's return he was deeply bagrined at the insult that hid been offered to bis friend. Overland. A Surgeon's Uniptisilc Snake. I'r. (!. A. t.oiiiitryuian of M-llette, oiith llikota, possesses a combimi- lion snake. It is halt garter mid half ind snake, and this peculiar eoniposi- loii was made possible by a suroieal peration performed by tho doctor. 1 1 is attention was directed to snakes mi observing that when a snake i.t died, its tail appears to live until tho mi goes ilow n, when lile ceases. Jt is thought by many that tiiis is owing ti the hiTvcs.btit the doctor was some- hat skeptical on this point. l!eing u surgeon he dissected several nnd made im: interesting tliscov cries. lie found that in both the sand ami Loirter snake-, the spinal column extended little more than hail the length of the body Knowing that it was possible to graft ib'sh,this led lit 111 to cholol oforni them ainl try splicing them, making the splice of cour.se ludow the end of the spimd column. He made four unsuccessful ntteripts but succeeded iu the ti Mb. flit: gre'ted snake lie has now is apparently iu good health and the joined parts are perfectly knitted tog. ther. Its body is of tin: sand snake and its tail in a gaiter snake's. The sand snake is spotted and looks exactly like a rattle snake, while the garter snake is striped nnd its color is of the .Intercut shades i I green in., 1 yellow. It it 11 of these varieties ol mi ti U. s are harmless und ;;oui:iiou throughout tbc state. uiii.mtKvs rouAU. I am tiii: iamii.v . .r I rnn ;!"-.' up my claws III IIIV S. 'ft Velvet paW'S, And purr iu th" sun "Jul tie- -!: "-i day is ...ti.- - 1'or I n:a the family cal. I .'.in . .;'. l y th" It. Mir In 111" viH.-e..V"e. I.MHer, Win!. iiii; and l.linloii;,- 'i iiroii:;h stiu-diiiie and shower, for I a:n th" family cat. from th-. (,-o...sel.erry bii-'t, Ur n il T" briis'it enro'iils bin ill, I may suddenly pun-,' 1' r a b rd .at the wilt", or dan a;, a tre". If a I'r.ovn ne.-t I And se'.eel a eh ii.-e .'f.r.-ei l'..r diiet'T or tea, And no me to hi. cue me, Ji-r.it" -T shame me - I'or I a n lite tiind'v -.il. Ill the e.., winter ni .-Iit When lite irr..iui. i- a i w-'iit.-. And th" i.'i.'les shin.' In a ..ntr stiver line, I slay le! t.. shiver In th" m...inliea-n'-- ray qalver, fi ll etirl up iu the h'.ll- e As -im- as a 111..11-... And p ay .la.'li ll au r In Ih det crin r. r.realiiii .- n body's la v-.. Wiih my .-!tia n my a v-i, A-leep w th ene rjfs and .V.vake with th other, 1'er puis from the-hll ln-n, kind words fr..t th ther 1'or J an; the family eat. oar lUiiiib A:.!i!.-il. A ssvii. , MOl ltt. Snails nre such nnplc is-uit creiiliu t s to il, tie lie that the amateur naturalist Usually pisses them by in disgusted silence, but they nr.; interesting us wi ll as harmless and will repay close observation. In one particular nloii ; the snail is wonderful animal, and that is hi-: nioiuh. It is fortunate for mankind that no largo will ii'iunal is similarly eoiisti noted. Tiie mouth id' tho snail is armed with a very formidable m-li iim. nt iu the shape of a r ;m n kab!.; saw-like toii-ue. Probably yon h IV", at som ; time or nther, untied how cleanly cut lire t In; edge . of u lal'li.oii which a snail has been ri;-gffiug lum-el:'. It is thilicult to imt -im; bow such a suit and ll.tbbyvJ.. oUuig. animal can have made Mteii clean iiieision .. but witii a:i t-ii in i out i. hi of tin- cutting- in htiiiiuent concealed iu his mouth, wonder on tlii-t score vanishes. it resembles a long, narrow ribbon, eoili d iu such a inaiiii er that only a sic. ill pol l ion of it is culled into ll'-e. Thickly ilistrii'Uled over the entire surface of this ribbon nre tin im mense number of exctssiv.lv simr lillle teelh, designed ill a manner j hich admirably adapts tileni to the 1 inirpose for which thev were in- ! tended. The ipiantity of these, teeth is in credible - one species, for instance, has been indisputably proved to po. se-s as many a, Ibirty thousand ol t tii. en. The reason for their disposi-j tion on ft coiled, ribbon-like surface lies iu the fact that by use they become worn away. As this happens tin: ribbon is un coiled and the teelh which before Welt: wrapped up iu it at the back of the snail's mouth, coino forward to take the place of those winch have served their turn. The ii p cr pill, of the mouth consists of a horny surface against which tho sharp-toothed tongue works. A leaf w hich is to be opt rated upon is caught between th-' two and sub jected to a regular lilc-bke rasj.ing on the part of the tongue. So effective im instrument does this form that lite tough leaves of the lily may often be found to be entirely rasped olf by it. Detroit Tree I'l ess. (il ta IVnlia from I, cine.. There is now a prospect that the supply of gulta pi ."ehu will become permanent. the old native method ol cutting il iwu a ti-t, to get the gum, iiinl thus killing the goo ,e that hud the golden eggs, is given place to that of pliiokih; tho leaves nnd t x tracting the gum from them. This phm has been put in practice by .Mr. llurant, at Sarawak, with meoe-s. Tin: gum fioiu th ) leaves is tod onlv purer, but there is nioro of it. Au adult tree of twenty-iivo to thirty years' growth only yields one catty of t-it tii when tho tree is sacriliced, whereas two pluckings of the leaf yield as much without injuring the tree Moreover, the saplings from the routs of trees already cut down arc useful iu yielding leaves. New York Telegram. The Youngest (.'r.iiidiuethcr. A ebullient for the honor of being the youngest grim. 1 mot her iu Aniciieu is Mrs. John W. l'lerce, of liostou, w hose age is twenty -eight. She v.m married at the age of fourteen yean and her dinigiitor hecumo a wife when yily t'volvo years old, j CRAB KAXCIlliS. An Important Industry on CIick.i panke Bay Shores. Tho Meat Now Piickod iu Cans For Wl liter Use. Crab ranches are am. nig the insti tutions idoiig Chesapeake May, es pecially on the eastern shore of Mary land. They raise soft-shell crabs, and do not cultivate haid-sh. 11 crabs to any extent. In connect i . . n with the ranches there are canneries, which pack crab meat into can-, for Use .lur ing the winter, 'j b j ranehei have done much toward bringing the price of soft sli. ll crabs down, iilthoiit.'h often the price depends upon th" weather. JJefore lie; advent of crab ranches tlm pr e of soft crabs ran from 1 to .rd,.Vl a dozen, while now oltt-n tiny can bo bought for thirty cents a d . -.ii. 'I he ranches constitute nn important industry. In the neighborhood ol Crislield, M l., alone, m ti-- titan 1,-.' Ill 111. -II are employed ill the crab bu -i-Hess, and f-,,m Miv to Ht.let tutor catch will average o,u 1.1,11 I.) solt-sh. ll crabs. The vain.; ..!' the in. hi-try t.. the li:.i.;-m. ii i. more than .-d OH, UUil annually. Ileal Island is a rival ol CnsMehi and ship , about ."1,11111 soft crabs weekly to IViliitnore, which is the distributing point. Very f. w ..I the soft crab ti-hei-nieli inint I n- hard (raits, ior there is very little pr.dit in thi-in. liilti.nore is the .list ributing point, but New York is the best cus tomer. Very little capita! is nee i , st..,r a crab ranch. Tin: ni iin I rouble is watching the crab... Tin: ram-In -, are situati;.! along the witter and a place is miido iu the bank to form an aruii cial bay. This bay is ab ml thr.g: feet deep au 1 is shut oil' Iro n the mam wnter by heavy wire in l;in ;. When ii man starts a ranch, which i early iu the spring, he catches a lot of hard-shell crabs. These are fed reg ularly oil ni-iit, clams, oysters, etc., and great care is taken of th in while they are sle: I l.n ; their hard coals. Kich section of the bay h is to be visited every two hours, day and night to take 111.) soil erah, from among the hard ones, nn. 1 this a : h" most diih cull part of euitiwit ng crabs. To gel the crab,, m, l wearing high boots wale iu among itiany tlioiia ind crabs, sorting them over until ail the s.dt J ones are picket out. If this work was j not done regularly every two hours ! tl'0 bard crabs would eat th" soft "hi-s. oldy boius Soineiiinea the m -u -ill g-t alf a do, 'ii crabs, and two hours later may go bac'v mid pick ,,ut a hundred or two. Kv, n , ,v hai tl-.-liell crabs are c uiglit and placed iu the raiicu to wait their turn t . be come m1i. At the end of the s. ns,,n 'he crab, are taken out of tue ranch, au I, alter bgiii; l.o.l.-d. are picked an I s .ld to the c ium rs. j Tho value of the soft crab to tiie epicure tl-p u I; entirely upon the j -shortness of t!t- lime which ii he. ben out of lhe hard-shell. The n -v 1 shells b-.-m p. grow at one,', an I ! every hour I In re, titer .let ruel s from I the soli crab's value. Wii-ti the crab h preparing to moult :,n us shell is Ioo-eniiig it is known its a coiu-r, a long coiner, or a .s'ioi cum r. When its shell has begun t ) crick it is called a shed l. r stage nit higiily pri.:d by fishermen us bail. When it has reached th : she Id. r stage, if it is not iu a ranch, it set ks h shallow inlet or shore where th re is plenty of grass, craw's oiii of its shell, and renin I us in fear alii trembling. ( ,,. of Its brethren III tiie cj ,vm m ,,(' hard sh-11 hippeiuug nl.ni; would promptly devour it. Tiii- is what the crab ranches prevent. New York Sun. Hon He Made an I inpt.-ssioii. Th. y sat at his favorite table m nn uptown rcrtauriint. li.dh were dressed in the height of fashion. Tin- attention of the other giie-is m fie .lining room h id be, n nttracied to the couple by lhe e id. nl anxiety of ' tho young mail to m ike a favorable impression on his fair companion. He ' gave orders to the waiter wild au air ! of self-styled superiority, ami his t. .lie i of Voice wis warranted to reach the! ears of nil present. As the courses progressed the time ! for sen iug desert came. Tho y.uiu;' woman was heard to confess u Weak ness for huckleberry pie. "Ah!" exclaimed the youth, "so j funny, you know. 1, to i, a:u passion ately loud ol buck lile i TV pi-. 1 have it almost every day that I am "I say, waiter," he call same time sn ipping bis I'm at the above the table, "Ibing ine two portion,, oi huckleberry pie. " The w liter executed tin order with duo haste, unit its lie sat the plates uiuni lhe table the final act of the lit tle drama that was being enjoyed by the pel -. .lis at other nearby tables be gan. Tlm young woman frowned, then blu-lte.1, nu 1 lea-iiug over cotu pbuiie I to the young hum in a stage whisp. r that the powdered sugar had been omitted. "II w stupid," he cried as he beck oned the wail'-r again, "I'.rooks," he sti.l to that functionary, "whit it it that I always order with huckleberry pi'-, and which you invariably for get ? " "I know, sir," replied 1 ijo waiter after 11 lliolie Ill's besltat ion. "b i id once then," continued the youth, "and bring it to Mi-s liy this time sewval new arri'.als who ha I come m jnst m tine to hear the la-t pari of tie: eoi.v st ,.,u jollied tin- i-. -t ol tie audi, lie: in watching th" couple. Jlv-rybody wa'.led iiuj. aln 'illy for the w ai t'-r's re turn. In a few s con. Is be cam" back hur Medly, i.n. I walking to tie- oung woman's side laid beside her plate - a knife ; Th" you i, g mail's face was a stilly in chromatics of high tints as In: saw tin- exoii'ssioii of suppressed laughter nb. ol lion. II" hastily paid the bid mid b-ft wilh hi . fair eoitii mioii. who showed by In-r countenance that he I had evidently made a bisting impivs- I si..:..- N,.w York Sim. ( i ((per.iliou iii 1 i-thtiii; IVsts, j Michigan is tin.- first Slate to enact a j compulsory spraying law, we believe, ! but It remains to be seen to what eX- t' hl it u ill be enforced. The statute j provides thst owners fiuil trees and vi;ic occupiers of leli sprav the siiiiii' w it h appropriate in.-eet'cide and fungi. 'id. -s under peiiady of a line hot . xce. diu ; .SV), or imprisonment in tin-county jail hot exceeding sixly .1 ivs or both. I' p in tilt: petition of ten free-holder-, tho township board or selectmen snail appoint three com missioners whose .buy It shall be to hot ny farm -r-of the presence of in set or Iu. ig. ois pests in then- orchard or vineyards, an I upon their failure to spray sua", til.; commission shall do tii.; work for them nt the cxp- ns- of the township which may recover lhe costs from lhe owner. Th" provisions oi the law are not to apply to yellows in pea. -lies, which is in charge of a separate commissi,, u lint Ire done ell'iCllve work. 'fid, mw law i, certainly strong enough and ought to amount to something. Some . nt. rpi isiiig tow nship might Well go a step further and h ive Ibis entile work of spraying .lone bv a town :i-. iit at a li.ye.l charge, r. bating at tie-close of tin: s-iisoii any profit abovo t xi'fhs s. I!v th .p r itive method the work would be done in .re cheaply and ttl'eciivcly ilia.', bv the average individual, such a result bring to I he a Iv.t'itage of nil concerned, A ui'Tio ni A g ricult nrist. business (iri'ir.ll-iiMI'.llcss, A novel dev. lopuieut of III. deticv to c. nil all.-it 1011 winch 0 tr.ltes s.i eitic ill., so! bll-illrss taili di si 1 ids an i I lie otli.vs of sp. Clfs brach-s of c .111:11 'ici.tl mi. rests 111 Certain buildings is n,.b-d m s,m I'r iiieist'.i, wh ie a lo : building is be ing erected which Is to b devoted ex clusively to olli for doctors, den tists, oculists au 1 aurists. It will not be liu r. ly an nggei.u ration of ..dU -es but Will belllll.plelv liited WltlleVel'V lieci ssary and culiveiiiein of the specialists w ho nr. occupy it. In ad 111 ion for lhe Use xp-ote.l to tiie uilt s of ollie each plat curd to t ie iit and v ceptioll looms and cxaiiilll It ion-, and 1 here will I ie all op one of lb" liu-st 111 th" Pacific const. restaurant an i s en annex, 1111 I in rn- is intended to oil r exp -cle I to oe-upv lie ir praclie All ih -d w uli fu I r. -nti!a!io:i, w uii -o-abu.cis piivao lu'crosc ,pi,. t, ,, riitmg 11 on. uud I It 1 1 llbi II le.. oil There will be a apai 1 ineiits in au way the building to the specialists il 1 v, ry -id to eulv 111 mv of tin.' olli. are ngng. .1. N 1 Ye Sun. Tile l.ii pcd.i l isli. ' A the last met Hug of the Academy j of Science, Piolesoi- D'Alsonal, ol I the College dc I'ranct', read au inter J esling paper oh a scries of exiieri- nieiitri which he mad" lately with tho ! torpnlo lish. A fish thirty cent 111 : diameter Could give out a shock id 1 tW 'htv Volts. Plol'lSSol- D'Al'sollMli : applied some small electric lamps to j the lisli uud they wore lit by the d.s I charge from its body. In sonic in 1 stances th discharge was so powerful ! as lo caiboni:e tho brums. I 1 1 The , leclrie current geuorntol by : the tor). e,. 1 lish is sutlici, nt ly powet- ; 1 11 1 to kill small feh coining in con- l iel with 11. The eltctl ic tliscler 'i! I cm even go as high us l'JOvoltn. Sen HUfo Ahlencail, 'I lie Nearer View. What thoiich I see rfk pi" nd Tins htlle pnlhway"T WlTflays. The light ; or clouds that ..Vr It bend, i lis jiin. -lures wuh a thousand ways,' What though I -at n-.1 sun-lv t-ll Wln-re lead- this sudden turn of I. it.-! What .-ir.-um Ian. may .Uigur welly What burning imp. lis m..a t.,.j iat"? l.'nough, if to my wat.-liful eye Appears .me I'liitg I oiitrht tod..; And s., litem wild serving. I W alk slep by step th" journey through. - American Agriculturist. Ill MOK0CS. "Are n't you afraid that friend of yoiu will get drowned?" "No. lie's all light. lb: can't swim. Tin: lishi rmin who lies m wait foru trout nnd linally g. ts it, is apt to lie m weight for m-uiy moons. I he cynic is one who says we gam our victories through good luck, and come to on. I on our merits. ''JoUe. We miss yoll lots. You havii't In en to thec'ub since your wile died." "We!!, don't worry. I hliall marry again. " A St. I.oiiis -iri.-iii plays the piano with his hands behind him. It sounds so ba lly that We suppose he's afraid to face t hi; 11111-1.'. Languid Strung. r - Maw I ,.,t tj,,,., to catch tin- train? Smart Toll. 'emu!! You m,.y have th- tune, but you don't so. iu to have the speed. 'Tiie sull. f. r - Doyoii think it would relieve my toothache if I should bold a lull" p.pioi- ji, my month? His Wife- it might, if on euild ,1,, it. Carry Why was it, I wonder, mv poor husband tiev. r said nut th ' to i me about remarry iug? Anna I ably v..ti wui 0 hot the Pel's wanted to warn. Dilsty I lies--Say R iger.s, do vou bulievo in 1 t i.!.t savm' wol says; "It's a poor rule dot won't work boili Ways?" Restful Roger idecisii 1 1 - Naw! It's a j r rule to work at all. The path- "f perversity all nui-l piu -.i", Pvp-I,. -II-" shows It e.l 'h day; The ea-:est muu . r a l.u:;,. interview. Js Hie 111,111 W is. ha Il.ilhll.g t.. ,iy. ".Vh," s 1: 1 the jovial li lend of the 111:111 with the valise, "going for a little rest, are vou?" "No," was Ih" reply, with a humid glance at the table, "I'm going away oh my vaca tion." 'l he Summer (iirl-Oh, I love to hour you read your poems. Ii make's me renli.ee how brave you are. The Poet ISravc? 1 1 1 1 Yes, brave; y "il said you took them yoursell to ll.j publishers. Magistrate Prisoner, what do you do for a living. I'mako man from Hus ton Your honor w iil .ar. Ion nu: tf I Si en to take undue lib-ri les, but your h"iiois grammar is much at fait. What can never be 11 synonym for whom. Husband - We 11111-1 be more eco nomical in lie us" ..I coal. Wife (a Yassar gra.biat. I -There are untold billions ol tons of co il pi,t beneath the earth's surface, and Husband and olio or two lug corporations just above. Landowner, to party bobbing 111 tiie st Irani - II -ilo, there! l ml you sec licit .-igii "No fishing here'.'' Ang ler Yes, ain't il ri.l:c ilou -'.' 1'iue lishi'i ; here; just look at for 11 siring, holding up a do.'.eh big fellows; beau ties, unit th.-v? 'The chap that stuck up that sign didn't know wiiat he was talking about. The (.1 i-:il Natural "Plow Hole.'' One ol the great natural eurio-itits of the wol Id Is the gr. at "i low hole" oil 1 le A Ust 1 ai tan t'oa't n.-ar Kiitiua, NewS .lltil Wale-. It Is SI! 11 it,, I in the middle ol a rocky hi-idla'id run ning out into tin- sea, forming a truly wolid. ions sight. With . aeh suc cessive biraker the ocean spray i- selit s! 1.1.1 ting up int.. t he a r, soin.-t Hues us inch as from .'i'Mlo I 1110 feet, descend ing ill a tin neiiiic; shower.imd iiccolu paiu. .1 by a rumbling noise as of dis tant thunder, which can be heard for liialiv miles around. This "blow hole" is a singular and phenomenon, nnd cueists of a perpendicular hole, nearly circular, with a diameter of about ten yard-, across, uud has tho uppt iiranco of being the ciut. r of an extinct volcano. This is connected with the o'e.th by a cave nb out it hun dred yards in length, the sen ward opening of which is iu all respects similar to St. l-'iiigu''H cave, on tho west coast of Scotland, th" same per pendicular basaltic, columns forming the side walls of each. Into ihis cave towering w aves rush during st.u my weather, and, as the cave extends some tlisbuiee further into the rock than the "blow hole, "on the entrance of eompr sse.l air, which, when tho tension becomes too great, blows thu water with stupendous force up lie perpendicular opening. - New Oi l, huh I'icay mu.'. L