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2ll)at!)am IWcori. II. A.. LONDON, EDITOR AND rilOPRIKTOK. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PH. YEAR Slrlotly In Adtanei. RATES ADVERTISING One square, one insertion- $1.C0 One square, two insortiong - 1.50 One square, one month 8.80 For larger advertisements hboral con racts will be made. VOL. XVIII. riTTSBORO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, DECEMBER 10, 1895. NO. 17. The Fail. When I forget old fitiilti h'himl, And search the years with forward mind, What would I fc V Of nil tlio days wlmt would I got, Before tli low green mound shall sot Knrtli's end for mn ? Trim hope, fiir-scnlng, looks, yt so-s No empty time of aimless ease, Auil nought begun ; No iillo splice where I might Ho, Ami watch tho sweating world toll by, My pnrt undone. Bat whoa shall rise, that Inst sure morn, Btlll may I Ma ml amiil tho corn All day to reap ; And, when tho sheaves are heaped at night, As fade the strcnk of lonely light, So may I sloop. - Charles MncXnmnra. TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE. BY W. J. T, A Mint'S. Tlio fact thut I was Arthur Ilutledgc Darlington, n fining young attorney and the son of Judge Darlington, the C'ro-ar of our rnrnl Homo, had just tho slightest tendency to mnko mo trend lightly on tho earth, lest I might tip it up when I walked forth to my daily duties. Xor was I to bliiin: for this feeling of largeness, for when a body is any body in n small town he is somebody. I know that envious person said my head was too largo for its con tents, but I treated such scurrilous remarks with the contempt they do served and continued to tiead lightly ns before. And I niny say hero tlint, as far ns 1 could discover, tho earth never tipped up when I stepped forth on its placid bosom. We had a pleasant society in our town, rather mixed, as it always is in s:u ill towns but still ipiite attractive mid, on tlio whole, of a higher intelli gence than that of larger places nnd to say that I was a shining light in the circle was putting it mildly. I was quid sure I had tho pick of the town in the matter of its rosebud garden of girls, and upon mature de liberation I selected, as that one mo it belio ng my station n-id future, !.: borini Gale, tho daughter of tho banker. Tho (tales had been residents of our town for only three years, having como from the a ljoiuiug county, ami for that number of yen is I had beeu devoting myself to her. And this three years was tho one cii'i'timstanco that mado me think sometimes that I was not all my fancy painted ui", for Deboah had not yet iiceeptcd liu', although she had been nsked to do so o. i an average of about one n month. To put the in -tier plainly, I was in love, with Deli irali, ami couldn't have helped being so if she had belonged to the commonest family in the town. J hadn't fell that way at first, of course, lut Cupid is no respecter of pcrsotis nud ho ha 1 shot in: through an 1 brought mo down oil' my high horse in a way that realiy broke me all up. To make my condition more de plorable, I had reason to It Ilevo Deb orah loved another. And this isCupid's crown of sorrow. To add still more to the gloom my rival was a clerk in my lathei's olliee. A nice fellow enough, perhaps, but merely ft clerk, while I was a rising young attorney and sou uud heir of Judge Darlington. And still worse his name was John Sin i 111. All things considered, n wuniiri'n heart is one of the most remarkable contradictions on enrth. "Deborah," 1 said one beautiful moonlight night in June, "will you be my wile ?"' "(Hi, Arthur," bhe fobbed, 'how can 1?" "Easily enough. Siy 'Yes,' nnd the preacher will do the rest," I re. spond d. That was no way for a man iu love to be taiking, but I was growing d.-s-perate. "I don't mean thst, but I don't love you,'' she sobbed. "You will after a while," J still argued. "No, it cannot be. " "It cnu't be," Ins-cited, positively, "and only otic thing can prevent it. D j you love some other man, Deb orah?" "Don't n.-k me, Arthur. Don't ask me," she answered, stiil sobbin;;. I was about to make tin appropriate rtply, when Mr. John .Smith came through the front gate and slowly np pronehed the spot where we were sit ting on the piazza. "Here comes the explnuntioa of the entire affair. Miss Gilo," I said, wilh ixlreme formality, "and I shall leave you with it and never trouble yen ngain. Pardon my stupidity. I should have understood before e; 1 saved both of us much pa n. Air. Smith's approach prevented further conversation on that line, and ns I rope to go, he cnnie up the uteps and insisted upon my remaining. So did Miss G.ilo.nn 1 the cordiality of her greeting to him made mo won der where the mischief she hnd 60 sud denly secreted thy largo quantity of sobs she had only a moment before been furnishing mo with. It was further evideuco of woman's duplicity, ami I contrived to repress my feelings. It was all I could do, though to keep from knoekiug Smith's head clean off his shoulders and lenvo his hondless trunk as au ornameut ou Miss Gale's piazza. I was glad afterwards: that I did not. But I was not to bo utterly de prived of my revenge nnd, ns I left Smith nnd Miss Galo laughing nnd talking on the field of my defeat, I made up what little mind I hnd lett to wait for Smith nnd have it out with him. In other words, I proposed to my self to give Mr. Smith tho champion thrashing of his life and lot Miss Gale havo tho wreck. Tho Gales lived a milo from town and part of tho way was through a bit of common with a broad fence on ono side of tho road. When I reached this fence I climbed up ou it nnd made myself comfortable as I could to wait for Smith. It was a beautiful night nnd if there was any blood on tho moon I couldn't see it, b it ! felt that it must bo there. I sat there o:i the fence, thinking, thinking, thinking, nnd the moro 1 thought tho worso I felt, until if Smith had come along at that mo ment, can't say what would have happened lu him. But ho did not come. Instead, I went to sleep on tho folic: an. I fell oil' with n dull thud that jolted mo from tho cradle to the grave. Jt wis about midnight when Smith npp.Mied and I watched him from where I sat on the ground under the fence. A girl might deejivo me, but a feiioj couldn't. At least not after tho lirst time. That's why I didn't trust myself ou it ngain. I looked nt Smith as n cit might look at an unsuspecting mouse, and fairly gloated over him. 1 had gloated fully n if.inuto when I stepped out and Confronted liiiu. 'Hello, Arthur," he exclaimed iu startled surprise, "what are you doing here?" "I'll bo doing ymi in r.i out a mill uto," I hissed, scarcely able to keep mv hands off him, though I felt that it was only fair to give him a chant: "Weil," he said, letting his hnuds drop listlessly at his aid.!, "here 1 am, go ahead. " His tones struck in.' nnd I took ti second look at his face. It looke.I worw! than I felt. "Why," J asked, "what's the matter with you? 1 am hero to give yon a licking, but I don't want to tight a sick man." iiimi tto vou wain io licit mc for?" ho said, in a sepulchral voice that seared me. "Because," said I, regaining my formality, "luciuso sir, you have stolen from me that which I prize more highly than I do my life, nnd I ciniiot submit to it tamely." What havo I stolen ? ' he asked, pleadingly. "The only being on earth that 1 cared for." 1 felt that I was grow ing hysterical nnd thought that I would havo t j liek him anyway, just to give vent to my feelings. "Miss (iale.do yon menu?" he naked feebly. "Yes, you know very well whom I mean, "and I was nervoiidy waiting to hit him it good, lend one. Ho waited a minute before speaking and I could hear him gulping every now nnd then ns if ho were choking. "If that's nil," he gasped, nt last, "you'll have to go over into t.'ie next county and lick Frank Hastings. And, Arthur," ho went ou, bracing up strong and beginning to paw the ground, "by thunder, if yon want me to go nl jug, I'll do i', mid wo won't leave enough of the chump to hold a cor oner's impiest on." 1 he reaction was so strong that 1 collapsed nu 1 went down inn heap; but Smith brought mo around pretty soon, mil there, iu tho sweet, serene light of the midnight moon, Smith and I swore n solemn oath that neither of us would ever court another girl until we had assurances Ir.ni herself and a mnj irity of her family and friends that wo wcro sure of getting her, New York Times. "Goo Goos" is what tho good gov ernment clubs are called i:i J,Vw York cilv. (iuhl-Bottomed Lake. Itcturning miners nnd prospectors from Alaska, toll differing stories of their hunt for gold. Some have been successful, some have failed. Thero is ono mnn, however, who ciimo down on the last trip of tho steamer Topekn who thinks ho hna found such a for tnno that he is almost afrnid to folk about it, for, ns ho says, "people, could not believe it." Hans Christian Pandc, nn old sen captain and a former resident of Ta comn, is the man who believes lie has found a treasure. Ho with sevoti others, hns taken up 158 ncres nbj it eighteou miles from Silkn, nud it is called "Pnnde's basin placer claim. " Within tho limits of the claim is a lake 1,000 yards long, 400 yards wide, and 151) foot deep. Tho lake is fed by water from a glacier nbove, nnd its outlet is only two feet deep, a littlo stream that hurries nt lightning speed down tho canyon below, Tho notion of the glacier, which has beeu going on for centuries, probably, hns brought down from tho mountains abovo largo deposits of flour gold, nnd this hns nil, of necessity, been held within tho boundaries of the littlo body of water. Tho nction of tho glacier, the ileepucstt of the hike nnd the shallowness of tho outlet is the combination which, Mr. Pun do thinks, hns covered tho bottom of the lake with millions of dollars in Hour gold. Seattle (Wash), Post-lu-tolligonee. Assays of snnd from tho shores of the lake, made by J. A. Becker, nn nssnyer nt Sitkn, show that it will pro duco the almost unbelievable results ?8 nnd $10 a cubic yard. Tho state ment that half n cent a cubic yard will allow a man to make $10,000 a year will illustrate the size of Mr. Pundu's fi ml. Ho says that he cannot, of course, bolieve or hope that these as says will be borne out by future de velopment, but if he can get only a comparatively small part of that sum he will be satisfied. What Mr. Fun lo and his associates want to do is to tap the rock wall of the lake on tho lower side, so that tho water can bo almost entirely drained out. Then, Mr. I'ando thinks, a field of flour gold will lie be foro him. Mr. Putido's golden Mecca is reached only by the greatest hardship and danger, nud ho nnd two compan ions, he claims are the only persons who havo ever como back alive from the little lake. Tho outlet stream, while only two feet deep, h is such a swift current that when tlio discover ers were crossing it tho icy waters swept up over their heads, nnd it was only by clinging with tenacious grip to n rope that had been caught ou the other side that they were saved from destruction. It is impossible to reach the place in winter, nud Mr. Faudo nnd his companions will not make another attempt to visit their lake until the spring. Washington Fost-Iutelli-geuc.r. A Fair Explanation. Thero are some men who are never at a loss to givj au explanation of anything they nro asked ab mt, nnd often they do not go so fir wrong even when they lrivo no uctunl knowl edge in tho raitter. Auung these, according to a story lately encoun tered, is n boatswain of one of the largo transatlantic steamer. A little thuja jo, ns the story has it, oiu of the crew of this steamer (while tho passengers were at diuner) picked up nmnu, and seeing on the top "Table do bote," inquired of on 3 of his uintos th 5 iiK-aning of it. "What does this 'ere m .vin, Joa, " Joe, taking the menu, gizod on if with a puzled air, scratched his hen I nnd snid : "I can't m ike nothing out of it. Let's go to old Collin; he's a seholard aud sure to know." On giving tho menu to tho boat swain, he thoughtfully stroked his chin, mil said "Well, look 'ere, mates, it's like this 'ere. Them swells down in tho saloon have some soup, a bit of fish, n bit of this, aud a bit of that, nu I a bit of summ tt else, and tils it 'table dottie. ' We haves 'table dottie,' only we mixes it all to gether and cills it Irish stew." New Bread Healthful. New bread and the morning hot roll havo beeu condemned us injurious nnd difficult of digestion. Howevci true this charge may be, the nso of new bread appears evcu from the hygenii point of view, to have some compensating advantages. Dr. Troit.ko stnt"s that he hns found that new aud iiueut bread contains uo micro-organ isms, ns the heat necessiiily destroys them, while soon after exposure inanv microbes, not infrequently pathogenic, nre to be found ou the loaves. Chica go Tiibnno. The; low prices of hores insy sug gest to the horse breeder that rdioep ;iny ba a good thing to invest ic. tllll.UREX'S COLUMN. lltR hum pfa vir.w. Plm walked noross the Kllsteiiing nn'!, Helmut li the morning skies. With tangled sea weed iu her baiels, And sunshine Iu her eyes. Far oft - ns far as she eould see Tho snowy surges heat. And once she laughed ellhte lly Tho water klfsed her feet. Sho tossed her pretty curly hea't - Her lips, half-open liuds It's mermaids' wushing-dav," she "The sea is full of sads !" Then part In glee, aud part In duuht, An I wholly In surprise. She ndded, ''When the wash is oat. I wondor h(w It dries'" Martha T. Tyler, in Harper's iieanl Table. IlIltTHDAY HHYMF.S. Superstitious people ! Why all of us nre superstitious, Anyhow.n birth day rhyme is always excellent: Monday's child is fair of face. Tuesdny's child is full of grace. Wotlnesilny's child is born for woe. Thursday's child has far to go. Friday's elUM is loving and givins. S iturday's child must work for n living. Hut tho child that is born on the ftihhnlli day, Is bonny nnd happy, nud wenlthy and gay. It is handy to kuuwtheold rhymes, for if it be n pleasant one it is nice to inscribe on a birthday gift, though I hope uobti ly will inflict that on Wednesday's child. Chicago Times Herald. THE ENTIlANTni) ITMt'KIV. When your liitlc brother or sister has a birthday parly nnd you want a novelty as a centerpiece for the ten table try the "enchanted pumpkin" nnd see what fun it will make for tho guests. It ought to be a prize pumpkin and a big one. Scoop out nil the inside. Tlint will do well enough to make pies out of for grown up people on days that nro not birthdays. Then sttiif it full of toys tied up iu mysterious looking buudlcs. To each pnekagc tie a bright ribbon, letting the loose ends fall out over the sides of the pumpkin. Then careful ly replace the cap or stem pnrt which you cut off, so tlint it w ill look ns if it were still whole, nnd place it on your tea tnble. Surrounded by ferns and colored autumn lenve3 and decorated with tho drooping ends of the ribbon-', it will make n very pretty centei piece. When the feast is over set the chil dren to guessing how many seeds are in tho pumpkin. When all hnve gnetsed, tell each to take hold of the ribbons, nnd when you sny "Three!" they must pull on the ribbons, and in that way they will see how many seeds nre in the pumpkin. Of course euch little guest secures a pretty gift. Chicago Times-Herald. rrss m the osrnti u. Tlio ostrich ut the Z tological Gar den in Fhiladelphin stood in the long yard adjoining its ca0'e in the deer house, tays the S Ljuis Globe Deinocrat. It gazed contemplatively through tho bats of tho fence nt the world beyou 1 and shivcre I once iu n while ns the cool breez.s swept down upon it. A playful kitten came through the fence into the yard. The kitten wont running along the yard until it came to the ostrich. Thiuk ing its long, thick legs were young saplings, tho plnyful kitten gave a run and quickly climed up them and wns soon on top of tho ostrich's back. Tho huge bird did not know what to make of it at first, nnd went canter ing around tho yard as though tho plngno were after it. Bound nnd round it went, until, red in the face, it came to n sudden stop. The kitten never moved. Jt hnd taken a firm hold of tho ostrich's feathers and did not propose to be shaken. Finding tint the strange beast re fused to bo thus disposed of, tho os trich beeanio less senred and more angry. It curled its neck and twisted its head so ns to get a fair look nt the kitten. The kitten never winced. It began to think it had barked up tho wrong tree, but it was determined to see tho matter out. The ostrich aimed a blow nt the rider, but the cat dodged. It tried, ngain but the result was the same. Again and ngain the ngilo head and long neck rained sledge-hammer blows nt the tricky little kitten. It escaped them nil, though some came rather too near lor comfort. Finally the kitten got scared. It ran out on the ostrich's neck to get out of the way. Tho ostrich could not hit there. With a sudden move ment however, the ostrich stretche 1 its neck bnckwarl, encircled the kitten around the middle and squeezed it until it wns dead. Then it unwound ils -lj and idncidly looked nt the dead anuhfil. After a moment or two of contemplation it picked up its victim uud flung it as far as it could. "TRIiAIMXG 1TR." Queer Treatment That Skim of Animals Undergo, Dried and Buttered and Cleaned In Revolving Cases, Few women who wear furs havo nny idea of tho process which is gone through to bring the coats of wild bensts into shape lit for their backs. It takes'many a iirnk to the cape which measures any where from 150 to 250 inches around the lower ede, and that hunter is lucky who bags enough for a small capo in a week. But his work is only a small part of the pro cess. After ho has caught his mink or sable he merely strips oft' the skin, turning it wrong side out to protect the fur, aud sends it to the fur cleaner. It is largely upon the thoroughness of the cleaner's work that the softness nnd beauty of tho fur depends. The beginning of tho process is very un pleasant, for tho operator hns to deal with skins that have not been "blub bered," and that havo begun to de compose. When I started to visit n fur clean ing establishment I vwu prepared to see rooms full of dried skins aind un pleasant odors, writes n contributor to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The room was about twenty feet long by about fifteen feet wide, and had wooden rods stretching across it overhead, all filled with furs iu vari ous stages of dryness. Along each side of tho apart incut was a row of barrels, ten in each row nnd iu every barrel stood a man. These men were goin. through the strongest motions, swaying back and forth and doubling upas if all had simultaneously been seized with a fit of cramps. Some of the men moved rapidly, ns if tho pain which griped them was a lively one; others bent slowly from side to side, and still other-, socniod to bo trying to get out of the barrel. All wore burlap apron, which wero draped careliilly over th : barrels so that it was not possible to see how tho men were fastened in though from their apparent efforts to get out it setni.'d certain tint th to must be something to prevent them. "Will you pleas.! tell mo what is the matter with those men?" "They are treading fur,"he replied. "That is the way we dress it." "What else have they in the barrels besides fur?" "Butter, salt mi l sawdust," he said ; "oil can bo removed from the skin when it has become pliable au 1 still remain us a dressing to the fur. Be sides.alniost nny other oil would leave n bad odor. "We use uothing but go.t I butter, nnd for the finest furs we u-o the very best that we cua buy. Our two heav iest expenses are butter nu 1 sawdust." Wo went down to the room where they kept the skins ns they came iu in the raw stale. All were turned w rong silo out, and piled one upon the other, with little or no fur vi-ible. Even the tails had been poked inside the bag-like skin to protect them. The men in this department were at work scraping otT the fatty layer which hnd not been removed by tho hunter a process called blubbering. When the fat is remove 1 these skins nro hung up to dry. This makes them very hard and stitV, but the butter treatment soon softens them. The butter is rubbed on the wrong, or raw side, nud allowed to soak for some time. After nil tlio skins have bee tine thoroughly soaked with the butter the coarser ones are put into a "fulling mill," which is a substitute for the man w ith his baritl, Tho furs are treated to a generous sprinkling id' sawdust nnd nro shaken about with machinery until the sawdust has ab sorbed the butter and theskin bjcoines pliable. The liner furs, when dried nnd but tered, nre put into the biriel-. Each barrel will hold about lii'ty mink skius or fourteen luivir skins according j to the si.e of the skin besides a man i and several quarts of sawdust. The proprietor told me that tip men ; tramped a batch of skins for about two hours After tli! fur has been Well "tramped,' it is taken out aud brushed over on t ho inside with salt water, to dampen it slightly, so that it cuu be "lleshed. " "Fieshiu" is scrajiin; the st,in upon gi'eat stationary knives until the Eiirfuce is perfectly smooth. When this is done tho skins arc hmg up to dry, after which they are put in the "cleaner." The cleaner is a big woodeu drum with jiejs on the in-ide, wherethe furs are hunir. The latter are Weil sprink led with mahogany sawdust; Uieu the drum is closed, and revolved by ma chinery until the fur is thoroughly cleaned. It is then taken out, shaken, and sent to tho capo manufactory, where tho fur dresser's work is done- Hindoo Fakirs. Hei r Kulm not long ago presented n communication on this .subject to tho Anthropological Society of Munich. Me hnd the opportunity of personally observing two casos its to tho genuine ness of w hich ho had no doubt what ever. One of tho fakirs referred to had been buried olive for six weeks, and the other for ten days. Tho con dition which tho fakir has the power of producing artificially is iu all re spects identical with the cataleptic trance. The fakirs, who are all hyster ical subjects of a very protioune m1 type, put themselves through a regular course of training before the perform ance, weakening themselves by semi starvatioii, taking internally various vegctublo substances known only to them, keeping their bodies motionless in the same position for several hours at o time, JL-e. When the fakir has by tin so taes.is got himself into the proper c tuditioti he has only to lie down in one of tho positions enjoined by the sacred books and fix his eyes on the end of his nose to fall into a state of trance. Tho fakirs are also believed to use hashed h for the purpose of lessening the force of respiration ; that hypnotic agent, associated with other vegetable sub stances and used in a special manner, is believed by them to supply the want both of air and nourishment. At the beginning of the trance the fakir has hallucinations, hearing heavenly voices, seeing visions, Ac. Gradually, consciousness becomes annulled, the body becomes rigid, and, as the fakirs themselves say, "the spirit rejoins the soul of the world. " British Medic il Journal. Iron iu 1'imkI. Professor Biine, in tho course of a pnper ou iron as n medicine, read bo fore the German Congress of Internal Medicine, has been ventilating somo ideas which ure as much matter of general science (nul therefore ex tremely important) as they are details connected with the physician's domain. Ho is strong ou tho point that iron should reach our blood through the medium of our food, rather than the druggist's specialties. Iron, a everybody knows, is a food element absolutely essential for the proper constitution of the boly. It is ns rigidly demanded by the plant ns by the animal ; and it is from plants that Prof. Biiuge shows we should chiefly receive our iron supply. Spinach, ho tells us, is richer in iron than the yolk of eggs, while the yolk contains more than beef. Then succeed apples, len tils, strawberries, white beans peas, potatoes and wh .'at, these substance being given in the order in which they stand as regards tho pleutil'uluess of their iron constituents. Ctw's milk is poor in iron, but, as balancing this d 'tieieucv in the f m 1 of the voting in mini t', it is found that the blood of the youthful ipiidrupd contain-, much in ire iron that the adult. Thus in a young rabbit or guinea pig one hour old. four times as much iron was found m occurs iu these animals two and a hill' liKUtLs old. Loudon Public Opinion. l' Olives There. Cut). Miles told a story to n few friends the other day on n Scotchman by whom he had been entertained n the Pacific Coast. The Scotch friend Ins been very successful on a ranch iu California, where ho hns raised many fruits, but the pride of his life is his olive crop. In fact, the country is lmt-d for its extraordinary production of olives. After he had acquired a go id fortune he det rintned to visit Scotland. While tlpMe his friend urged him to visit other parts of Europe, and he d:d so, going to France, Italy, Egypt and the II 'h Land. On his return he was asked by his friends for details ot his trip, which he gave with a glen' relish. "What did vou think of it all, asked Cell. Miles "Europe was very line," answered the Scotch American, "and Ejypt is very old. But I don't think much of the hind in Asia. Why, I went to the Mount of Oiive.s Do you know, there isn't any olives there to speak of. 1 raise more olives on my limcli than they do in the whole of the Holy Land." -Washing ton Slur. The Army in 1MI0. The ti iui young female orderly ap proached the eaptaincss and saluted. The officer returned th.' sa'ute. The orderly spoke, "Madam, Private Edith Netting has n headache this morning and would like to have her breakfast iu bed." "Very well. Have it 6ent." Judge. (.ntnl Night. A wink from Hespor falling IV-l in the wintry sky Conies through tln ova bill", pear, like a word from you. i ' Is it gouil-byeV I Across the miles le-twecn us I send you sigh for slnh, Good night, sweet friend, goul night; Till life and all take fllit, Is it good-byV V. 11. Henl-y. HUMOKOUS. Prisoner What, that man going iff' lefeiul me? Why, ho couldn't bring in innocent person through! "How can you tell adogwood tree?' asked tho professor of nrboiology. "By its bulk," snid the smallest boy in the class. Wallace How did you feci tho first limo you got into the barber's chair for a shave? Ferry -To tell the truth ibottt it, I felt like a bare faced fraud. "Hen: waiter, take these oysters, l'licy nre bad." "I know, sir; but we hnve given you two more ovhteis than you culled for to make up for it. Bacon Does that young man who js paying attention to your daughter ionve at a t.easouable hour at night ? Egbert Yes; 1 havo no reason to kick. James Is Miss Snowball n gradu ate of Vassal? Williuui -She is. "Jt thought slit! was, I heard her ask if the muzzle of a gun was to prevent it going off. " la proh"rb dangers often lurk 'J'heir meaning rather Imxy : "The happy m ill sing- nt his work," ' Hut -drives the others crazy. "Turn has proposed and asks me to ;;ive liiiu his answer in a letter.' "Shall you do it?" "No; I will bo more liberal and give him his im-wcr I in two letters." Blobbs Did you hear about tho duel between Do Tanqno and Old Stak? They fought with pistols. Slobbs Were they loaded? Blobbs i No, not tho pistols. Brown They sny twins nro always alike in disposition d the same thing at the same time. How is it, .loiies? Janes (who has a pair) I wish they'd sleep at the same time. S1r-I think you would better tell father that wo are engaged dearest. He Why? Sho His lease runs nut J on the first of the month, and b) j wants to knuw whether to take a I larger house or nut. He Do you think youlov.! nn. well .enough to be my wife'.' She -Yes, George. He Well, I only n.-k.-l it to ascertain how you f..!t ou the stt'o 1 ject, to in case I ever should I want to marry, 1 would know wheiu to come. Bough on the Sentry. One of the most nmu.-iiug -lories of the day treats of mistaken philan thropy. At a e. it tin army post there win a sentry on duty near tip' h ispi tal. The . surgeon wa-preparing to uo to bed inside, when he was annoyed and aim mod nt the sentry's coughing. His experienced ear told linn that th.: 111:111 had a severe bronchial a 111 el 10:1 needing 11 strong reipp dy. He debate 1 awhile with liiup-eil. nnd then going into tip' di-p iiMiiy room compounded 11 powerful mixture. Tnis h: took outside to tlu senlr. w th in structions to swallow it immediately. The man refused. The surgeon in sisted and finally C tin ui anded the sol dier to take the Mullein', which b 1 ' did with much grumbling. Tin n the j worthy surgeon went to bed, pleased I to hear no more coughine. Next morning, to his surprise, tiio eoiiimuipiing officer sent for him and said that tho sentry had 0"i:ii':iPUo I, declaring that h? surgeon had ( il him io swallow something he thouoiit wns poison. An iuvc-tigatiou followed nnd revealed tho fact that while the surgeon wns mixing the medicine the coughing seitry In I been relieved, and consequently the remedy had been given to tin: wrong num. Tid. Bits Perianal Color Select ion. Every w iniau, whether she know.i it or not, has n color or colors that are hers by right of suitability, nud, however much her eye may b.i capti vated by oIliL'l' tints, she sii.eiM imt be led list 1. ly by her fancy. Again, certain shades of 11 particular color are often ns unbecoming to a woman's complexion ns others are the reverse. Thus only colors, but shades have to be studied and understood il harmony 111 these and the becomiti:; in dress are to lis attained. Soup' women only get far enoueji ou th.j road of good taste in dress to i-Ipio-h colors mid materials that blend well or coiilrn-t better, lull imt far i nougli to take into consideration tho mom important question of whether the choico mado is one that will conduce to their personal advantage. Chicigo Chronicle.