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JIC l)ntl)nm Record. n. A. LOUDON, EDITOR AND PROPBTOR. i ADV v, li. j: Quo square, ,' insi i Hon i.iU TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR Stlctly In Advance. j Oue H(nir', two inMDf ihm. One equare, oue month 1.60 For btrg-r a Ivuitisetnents ireiral ?ONtrt I m.m.Im VOL XIX PITTSBOilO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1897. NO, 34. CHAl TEU I. At tho tltre of the starti ng occur rences wbli h rre to be herein recorded, tho ofrlce of .'ason Garrison, a broker of cw Vorlt, was s;tuatod In a rather un pretending (-trueture on N at! street, Tho broker runted tho entire building, but ho suijiit the second and tlilrd stories, o copying on y tho lirst story for ines- tin oscs. The building was very old and Its In totti'il a tin n un was rati, or obsolete, for to enter tho broker's oiKce y u first pa?so.l Into a hall which cxt-nd'd tliiottgh the I ulhliii?. and thonco through n 3ido door. I'rom tlio hail . ust Inside tho street door a flight of stairs led up ward. At the rear end of tho passage a sec on 1 lltji lit, much tnoro narrow than tho first, also leached the second story, while at their foot a door oicned upon an alio;- in the roar. At this dat! it chanced that the third Story o 'f r tho broker's otVco was unoc cupied, but the second story wan ten- antod as It had been for many years hy John Oakburn, tho o d cashier, who ha I ! been otiiployrd by .inson Onrris n since ho lirst began business in Wall street1 years ngo John Oakburn wai a man sixty-odd years of a-je and a widower, b;it ho was not childicss f no daughter, Marlon by nati!C, I'omained to cheer and brighten his homo with thn sunlight of her prcs- . lid-, hum mo ascq casnier s ntiio lamtiy conststM J only o. lil.nso f, h's daughter t10 ,ptrtment. and Jnd.th hio lue, a female domest c . ' , LJ ., I of uncertain ape, who was tho sister of . " wa undoubtedly something which , tho otlico janitor I ne regarded as most Important which ln- 'Jhe second-floor fat was much too d'" 01 t0 undertake a secret rail spac:ons for the needs of tho cashier's -ht 3''rney. as w have gathered from ' family, and fi:rnihed m attmcnts wore 1 his m .ttcr.ngs. , ! cons qnently let to such of Mr. (iarri- ! lllcr0 was 110 1,1 tno ha!l without 6on's clerks as des red t'uem. provided attiart s room at this hour, and tho pas- I always they wero approved byth) old , saen a1d tue sta rs leading down to the; cashier. i On tho nieht of tho Ji'd of March. is, but ot:o of ,'obn Cnlibr.rn's fur nished aiartments was oc ttplrd. Tho rvOm was dlre tly over the main oflico. and its tenant was Stuart liar. and, imo of tho broker's clerks. Tho street doer was a massive oih;, as wus also the door of the otllce proper. At nlirlit boih wire always securely loiko l ami Lo ted The keys of tho oflico ns well as tho struct door were! always In the osscssion of John Oak burn, who was Imp iclt y trusted by the broker in every way. For twenty years John Oakburn had been leicbratoJ for his rigid integrity and unvarying, scrupulous honesty, and 'on the street," where one desired to vouch in the most positive terms for the character of another, he would w, "Ho Is as honest as o d John Oakburn " 1'ei'haps no man tnoro perfectly do- sorved tho title which ho had won, whh Ii was far more honorab'o than any i patent of uoblllty the tit e "an honest man " On day nt noon a few days previous to the night of which wo are ab ut to write, w hi e Jo .n Oakburn was alone in the oilico, having been detained by some important account, an incident occurred which will servo to lllustrato tho man's character perfectly. Mr. l'ratt, of the firm of Pratt A t W eks, i ntercd and approached tho old : pol.sh d surface from which tuo lutn cashii-r in a cunning way In order to was rel'e t.'d c utched tn the othor, sound him with a view to inducing him glld 'd 6tcalihliy cut of the office, to become a director of ono of thosa ; "Marion Oakburn," said Uarland, "soap bubblo" stock companies w ich ! mentally, for the young girl was John are orlginat d overy year, lutlato thorn- ' t'akburn's uaughtor. and he exporiencoj eclves "with tho m- noy of the unwary a fee ing o'' tho greatest relief as he r.c and coilapso when such a consummation ognlzod her. wiilrcit!t to thi protitof tho "promo-j "lier fa her must have sont her for tcrs" without bi lnglng themselves with- i for somo paper, I suupoe, as unscason in tho reach of tho law s arms. ' ablu as Is tho hour, for the o.d man John Oakburn listened to the specious Si motimos spends ha f tin nig it at oitieo argumonts'if the smooth-tongued bandit I wo k in bis owu apartment," thought of Wa I street in passive sdenco. wholly liar and. unmoved by the temptation of sudden "Lu kily sho has not seen m and If wealth hold out to him as a glittering : all goes well I shall have ruturnud to my bait. : room by daybreak, and no ono will be When Pratt concluded, John Oakburn ! tbo wiser," he continued. turned his back upon him, saying In a ! scathing tone: "Xo more of this. I value my honor, sir!" "And yet you are a poor man." ro tor tod Pratt w.th a covert sneer In bis voice. "In gold, yes; but not In prlneple. " "Your sentiments are qulto romantic and poctha1, but this is a practical age of money values." "Truo; but wero I to liston to you I should bocomo as poor In character as I am in pocket " "Our scheme would be a secret. Ko one would ever know It " "I should know it Ivo, sir, your scheme is villainous. Seek your con- federate elsewhere!" Such was tho man tho story of whose fato we place before our readers. It was the night of the 2.d March, 1?. Stuart Hariand, tho young clerk who occupied thj apartment directly over the i rckor's oltice In John Oakburn's Hat, had fallen asleep on his bed with out rcmo.lng his clothing Suddenly he leaped up, wide awake, and exc aimed: "Wlnt! Have I overslopt!" and glancing at an alarm cIock set to ring at one o'clock, he added, "no. tho clock has not struck: it is now only twenty minute of one." Stuart Hariand rubbed his eyes and ioti.ed perp exed "What awakened me? Certainly It was some unusual sound. 1 have a con ftisod recollection of hearing a loud voice," ho thought, and seated upon the hUlo of the bod he listened for a mo ment. No sound broke tho absolute quietude of the night within the dwelling. from without the sighing wind waft ed to his ears the u .accountab o noises of tbo -treets of the streets of a great city which aro never hushed to silence the livelong li ght. "Strange, t n Is. Cou'd I have been dreaming? Well, it matters not. I am awake in time; that is tlio important point," thn young man reflected Then ho boitan to p ace a few things In a light traveliug-bsg, and as be did so he quite unonsc'ously gave eviprcssi'n to tho thoughts Which were in his mind "I must not miss tho I o'clock tra n or all Is lot. 'iho discovery will not lo mado until to-morrow ioihaps thero Is j et t inc. Ch, what cotisuniiuuto scoun drels tho-o men I ratt ana Weeks arc, and yet they are beyond tho pah) of the law. It cannot reach tliein," ho said. IJo was a handsome nob.e-looklng young man, this tstuart Hariand, one upon whom uaturo ha I set the stamp of a true gentleman, an 1 his fine, honest. eyes, which met yours frank y, Insp rod you with contideuco at tbo very lirst Stance. In tho oflico they would toll you that Stuart liar and was inclined to be rather carcloss and lnattentlo to business, but they would add thai ho was the best fellow In tho wurld, unless you happened to t.ucstion i.ovi Kredgo, tiie .'atiltor. U was no secret that Stuart liar and was engaged to his cinplo cr'sdaugnter, Mlsi Ldna, a?,d if you were to a-k hiw it came about that ,iason Garr.son had rAnHAnlAil id fliM ii,llf tt a .-smii... r.l.. .. ..... ..... w. a jiuiK . who was "milv n rlnrlf. w And tn whnm I tho duties oi a broker's o lico were not tho nin-t BffrhPnh n ml i-kn l,n,l ,. hlbite i but little aptitude for the busi ness, anjono at "Oarris n's," as the otlieo was designated on the ttrect, wou.U have said: "Tho young man has great expects- I t o is. 'ihcrein is tho so -tet. At tho I death of a certain aunt a maldon ladv i f rather more than mature ajo, ho wl;J inherit a fortune. 1,113 was quno irue, tuoiign Stuart nucr ciuiucu in urn .ease on aeau men s sho'is, and l-.dna Oar.-son loved him 1 without a lncrccin ry thoiv.'h, no matter what may have boon tho s-ocict ecnti-' inent of her father. Having hastily'thru-t tho few urtie'es 1 Into his traveling bag which he desired ' to ..u with ,lim-st.I15,.. n,.rin,l o,,trt.t tho apartment. street aoor wero onvcioped In g oom. 1 do not wish to disturb any oi.o In fact, I (ie.-lro that no ouo i-bou.d know of my departure, " said . tuart to him self as he sllentiy descended tho stairs in the darkness. At WK?!1". ! thought he heard a noise from the o.tice, ana .i sjuouuj 10 mm ttae a uaii-stltleU groan. btuart was startle !. At this hour ho thought thero could bo n ) ono in tho oilico unlosa burglars had claii'iesttne y i nter d, and w.th bated breath he listened In profound silo.ice for an Instant There was no repetition of tho alarm ing soi, ml. but a ttt rill trembloit through I h s nerves as ho thought: "John laiburn ma v have left tho: money ho drew from the bank jut b.i- ' lore closing hours In tlio sa 'o in tho ' oilico. " I With tholnu'ab'o Idoa In m'nd of pro t0ctiil8 his employer's property If It was endangered, btuart to k a stop In tho I direction or tho o lice door. At that precise uument it wis open d. Uuh t e utmost co erlty Stuart re colled against tuo wnl wh to th: shad ows wore dens) and black as a blade of light flashed through tho gloom from tho open door. A young woman with a lamn In one hand and a paper und somet ilng with a Tho boautiful features of the cash ier's daughter werj livid with a dro id ful pallor t or eyes wero di rid I with , an expression of unutterable horror and j she trembled from head to foot. I Sileutly she clo.-oJ tho door and pro- cee..od to nsert the great key whl h St-iart knew so well IntJ the ock, but I her band trombled so that metal rat tied against meta and tho soi nd seemed startliogly loud in the midst of tho pro found .-Hence Tho g rl c ung to the door as though about to fall to tho I our, while her breath came in frlghtenod gasps, but with what seomed I. ke a desperate effort sho turned the koy in the lock, and then, casting a furthe glanco about hur, sho lied. Along the dark hall she flitted and gained the rear sta.rs, np which sho darted as though she fancied sho was pursued by lav i-.blo dangers. "Ah," thoiuht ilarland, smiling, "slio is timid; the darkness and the silence of tho nlaht frightenod her. and yet I fan ciod she posses-ed n ote force of charac ter. Indoed we clerks in the office have often said among ourselves that beauti ful, sad-eyed Marion Oakburn was com posed of the material of which heroines aro made " liut now that there was no rea-on for further delay Ilarland unbolted and un locked tho stroet door and passed o it. Then softly closing the door he locked it by means of a night key, and casting a glance up and down the street which seemed just at this t nie to be deserted, at least In this immodia.e neighborhood, he wa ked swiftly away. The night was cool a, id Hariand w oro a spring c ercoat which ho buttoned closely, as a still night breeze swept tip from the water and struck him chill ingly. He was aware that he had barely time to reach the orand central Depot in tune to catch a certain train on which lm wished to leave the city, and be t.elaod not on the way. Meanwhile a quarter of nn hour elapsed and a 1 was si enco and darkness tn the house which Mm t Hariand had Just left, lint presently tho stillness was broken by the sound of an opening door, and Marlon Oakburn emerged from her sleopinit-room. gliding fortii stealth! y. Jn her hand she carried tho lamp as baforo, but tho taper and tho metal i : something from which tho llcht had glistened when Uarland saw bor was uo iouaer in her prssesslon. l or a momcut sho stood motionloss as a statue and listened, whilo we note how extreme y beautiful she is. Marlon Oak hum possessed e form fil.Oio the average height of women, which ni ght hao been tho Idea' of a Ureclan sculptor, an t her raro Irunotte lovel ness was unsurpassed. Hero was the dark and radiant beauty of t-gy.t's quean, but Cleopatra did rot r.val her, . and Ma ion's eyes si arklcd w th tho Hunt of a puro heart and a nob.o na- ; turo. i But thoro was an expression of sad- ncss upon lier perfect features a look i of u -claw-holy that was pitiful, and it led ouo to think that sorrow had en- tered her young life; that la tho heart of the beautltul I r I thero was soma lllal,t:ng gref. And yet Marlon was : ever cheerful, as though sustained by : J orrow'a palo sti: hope. i Marlon Oakburn was twenty four years cf age, a id ther foro In tho full bloom and perfect development of a g orloux womanhood As sho sto d at tho door of her bed chamber listening, s: o detected no broach of tho sllonco, and so she glided I aoug the passaRo to the back Ha'rs noiselessly and ea'na 1 tlio lower ha 1. Ihcro sho passed direct y to tlio o,t:co door, wlit h sho uuiockc.l, and, romov In i? tho key, sho pro' ceded to lha street entrance. ; Thero sho discovered that tho bolt ,w'rf arftWQ; a"d tat only tuo night- latcll Secured It Marion s-cmod start ed at this, and fho ic led back a-ain t tho wal, where slio stood lor a n.omont trotnbllni ! sllihtly, but with her brows contracted, j as tliough in deep thought. ; Jf slio was mentally debating some question, shi arrived ; t a conclus'on al- most tnstantly, for with a hand that no onger troi.-ibloJ sho unlocked the street door. Then leaving tho entrance to tho offico ""Suaretea ny uo t or uar, Marion a-ain '' icod her steps to the rear stairs, wh,cn ascended. Ha f way up she c:ut 'ho t the handrail In a convulsi o V;;ty a"'1 1 auscd for a moment to llston. forsh iaiic'-'d she hea d footsteps in tho nun iiuuv;. ru ' um nob uuur in suunii aatn, and ne ieving she wa-deceived by ni:r imugiuuuuii ano toniiiiucu up inc stairs. Cot. Id her eves havo penetrated the 'arln ss as -he paused upon tho stai.s siio won'd have .-eon 'ho dark, cruel faco of J udlth K edge, tho female domestic, peering down at her from tho pasagti above. Minn she reached the landing far!on saw no one, but shodl I not return toiler own apartment. Un tlio contrury el o went to the dnor of tho slceplng-room occi.p o 1 bv Ju l.th Kred-o Marion knookeil, and a moment S'ibcr- rrspynpVdedoyCJ She was i lad in a loose, t.ai k wrapper. whtcn sho seemed t have hastily donned. "What Is It, Miss Marlon? You aro notii1. i ho;?" she said, feigning sur-pri-o and rolh-itudo. "No; 1 am not ii , but I cannot sleep. Father has not como home. I havo va nly list nd fo" his footsteps on thi sta rs a. I nliiht What can keep him out so Into, oh, I foar somo miaVortuno has Icfallon him." "i orhaps ho has returned and entered tho o lite as l;o s ineiimes coos, after biii-lnoss hours. Do j on not remember he oneo fed asleep thoro acd romalned almos't all night be'oro ho awoke.' fciha 1 we co down and sue-.'" "Yes, yes why i.id I not think of that before, I wo.idor, Judith ' Tho woman's eyesgloamed intolllout ly, but she mado no answer. .--ho accompanied Marlon down tho fro i:t stairs They reached the oflico door and opened it Marion ontcreJ first, lamp In hand, and Julith KroJgo came also behind her. They had scarco'y crossed the thtoslr o'd when thoy rooj.lcd, and Marion ut terod a cry of horror. A terrible sight met their eye3. "Vy father has beon murdered!" gasped Mar. on In an awful vcLo. CHAPTER rr. Marlon and har companion, Judith Kre lge, saw John Oakburn rone u ou the . nor besido a s.nall writing tablo which had boon overturned. Ho bad iailen fuci downward mi l blood had trickled down the sido of his neck and formed a II tlo pool upon tho white flour besloe his head. For a mom nt Marlon seemed about to faint and she clung to Judith Kredgo dumb with horror, while her blood senm od turning to ice In her veins, and siio experienced a pa.nful contraction of tbo heart. Judith Kredgo was mora composed, but there was terror in tho oxpres-lon of tho woman's hard, Immobile features, and a tremor tn hor harsh, shrill voice, as she said: "This Is murder and robbery, too, I th nk. See, the safo Is open " As sho sp ke sho points i to a largo safe In the side of tho oilico, the door of which stood w do open. With an otfort which cost all the will power of which she wa - capable, Marion regained her stiength and sprang to her fathers side. With tho lamp in hor hand she knelt bus. do him and scanned his Ivld faie. j ii mere naa oeen a nope in tier mind that the vital principle was not yet ex tinct, it was crushed as sho Ma.ed upon her beloved rarout's features, for she saw that ho was indeed dead. "Poor father 1 oor father!" wailed Marlon In heart-broken tones, and bitter tears streamed down her choeks an i feii upon the livid faco where the dread white shadow rested udith Kredgn stood watching tho be reaved girl, and there wa, a strange ex ultant expression in her venomous eyes 'They havo k lied m father to rob tho saio," pa d Marion, presently, and the sound of hoi voice see ed to aroueo Jud th Kredgo. for sh i cr ed "Yes; and we must not delay. Tho a'arm um t be given." "Ki n to tho door and call tho police. You may be heard; and tall Mr. Har iand " said Marlon "Yes, yes To think that vour father should be murdered here in his o tire and wo could not help him, answered tho i woman And, muttering to herse'f In an excited way, alio ran to tho street door and threw it oten. Thi next moment her shrill, hatsh voic- rang out upon thu night "Help! loliee Murder!" sho shrieked It was aery whie i, heard at the dead of n ght, might well startle and thrill the stoutest heart Thrice Jud'th Krodjo ntter"d this ter rible cry, and then she saw a police ollicor hurrying down tho street toward her. Watting not lor his arrival, s-ho darte l up tho stairs to btua t liar and's loom, and l:no. ked loudly on the door, at t. e tame t tin scrcamii g: "Awak-! AwaUcI M. Oakburn 19 k'l'ed mutdcred:" Cf cour o sIib recohed no answer, nd sin) tried thdoor. which ojienod roadliy, Oiid euti'rcd t e cpar,mttit in which It ( -hancud Stu;irt liarlaud had left tho gas biitnlnz faint y. ..U'llth iri'igo javo uttTane to a surjjr scd exclamation as sho saw that tho mom was untenant d, Hnd with an expression of b aik a m a cmont un hr fcuturo3 f.ho flow to a cioset in w h cb sha ki.ew btuurt Itatland kept Lis vaiisa, and tluo .v U oieu u d-:uly a loo's of Ir.ti'Hgir.co Rnd cunning supplon.ente't tho exj rosslou of p rplexlty wiii h hot- foul ros iiad n o mi'titaiily assumod. an t h- ran down stairs and g. i icl tho oil c again. -Mr. Harlnnd I. as gone, and lakon bis valise withilt ii she cried Marlnnfeemed tln-n-lerstruck. Sho had rls. u, an t, starting forward, eclaimed: "Uone! fr. Ilarland gonot" "Yi s ho has ; ed " "It ran not bo!" gasped Marion. "It is truo " "o, fto That he Is not In hU room doo notiraply that, he has lied." Hut ho retired as usual. My room Is next to his, Hnd I hi-ard lrm movl:,g about but a few m nutes bcloru jo t ca led mo " Marion sprana to Judith's side and clinched her arm 'Do not t 11 that. I beg, I Imploro you do not tell a llvin? so 1 that yo i hoard ti;art Hariand In his room a few moments before wn disco. ered my father. If you do you will dirct a dreadful si s picion to an innocent man," she said In intense, thril fng tones. Jieforo Judith Krodgo could answer, j th" door opened und the pollcotnan who "What's this! A man killed!" exclaimed tho policeman, n d wh'lo Marl n hur riedly oxp a ni?d how sho had dlscov red her father, ho j.i o ceded to examine tho dead. "Ah, shot through the back of bis hea 1! IJurglar's work, no dou t," con tmued tho o.i cor, giatuingat tho opjn sa e. "i'll turn In tho alarm and we shall have help hen in no tlmo. " ho added: and running to tlio street door ho began to rap with h s club to cah an o.i.ccr from the next bent In a oment or so tho rollceman ho was calling arrlvi d, one", h s co-iaboror sont him to Hephou tho a arm to hoad'.uaitnri whi.o ho returned to tho O il o. In a few moments a Sfirgoant of poH-e and several otlicors of tho precinct with - r I a-ton, of tho detective service of the city, arrived. : arion und Judith Krodge had re niaino In the oilico. The (T&tective and tho poll e at on o bqgan to make the usuitl inv silgatlon 4f the body of the victim of the crime was oviam tied, and ti e nature i f the wound wh ch oecas oncd death was duly noted. The face of tho dead was then covered, and tuo ser eont ordered that the bouy be not disturbed until tho lin.uost A; er this the room was carofully ex amined, and every detail of its appear and minutely obser cd. The contents of tlio large safe, the door of which was open, wero strewn about as tho iuh some one hud hurriedly search d it.; but the lock I. ml not been foiced although It was ono of thoso in tri ate combinations demised to La ilo burg ars.' Tho koy of the safe was In tho 'ock, i and as Ma U n statod that it w. tiie one ! her lather a. ways carried, Mr. 1 a ton said: "Probably tho old gcntlniran had him self o, unod tho safe when ho was sur prised by tho a-stissin." "1 d i not ogreo with you, sir, said the po lco sergeant stl.i,y "U Is my lmpros s on that this safo was opened by some ono besldos John Oakburn who knew the combination, and who took the keys irom his vlcii : after Killing him " "1 osMb'y," assented I axton. The table wh cb was overturned be sido tho dead man was righted and pen. lui, i ai er, and a small ebek which had fa len upon the Hoor, w re rep.uced. Tho ink on tho pen was sc. i reel. i dry, and It was noted that tho c'o k bad stopped at twent ' minutes of ono o'clock the very t ma when bti.art Hariand bad awakened trom a sound s eep "Tho murdered man clutched tha table and overturned it as he fell, and then tho clock stopped. I Inier therefore that tne shot which killed him was tired ttt twenty minutes of one o'clock," said Pax ton. "Tho Ink yet on the pen may be ae copied as proof that the vietim of this crimo was engaged n vvr t ng Just bofore lie was killed Let us see If wo can dis cover what bo wrote?" contluuej the de tective He then examined the papers on the table, buthe ,ould find noiio that hai Been recontly written. l a1 ton s ook h.s head as If he was not fully sa isfied Tho oil ce was d vided into two com partments, and having now concliu.ol thoir Investigation of tho outer o t.co, tbo pollco and tho detective entered tha iuterior l"i o This ai artment was tho dork's room, and it was pruvi ed with tho usna do ks and othor n cessarv ot) ce fixtures. Thoro was als a small safo In the in terior oitica which was found to Le locked. Marlon and Jnd th Krodge had fol lowed the Investigators Into tho interior o l:ce, and when the attor turned their attention to the sina l safo, Mar on said: "I hat is my fatiior's private sato " "I con rrat ilate you, then, for its con tents are 1 robably secure," said the de tective. jo tic coNTisreo. Sen in less lluatt. Thero is a growing demand for the seamless boat, which seems to be able to stand any amount of rough work. This boat is pressed out of an tngot of steel and shancJ by hydraulic power, and it f tllllls all tho require ments of an ordinary boat lu a re markably ingenious manner. It Is claimed for these boats that they will last twice as long as wooden ones. that there Is less danger of their cap- suing, ami that they are less liable ti be affected by changes of climate. Tho method by which the seamless boat is constructed is a larger applica tion of the method which bits long been used in this country for manu facturing cooking utensils and other, articles of small dimensions. BUDGET OF FUN. HUMOROUS SKRTOHIC9 I BOJ1 VAKlOUd SOUKOES. He'll lirealt You Cared For Up rij(ht In Oue Thing The fuss ing; of liove Served Jlim litght, Ktc. aVr may br k, you may shatter. iho vas If you, Willi Cut you ciin't (urn the florist Who 6oudsyou the bill. Chicago Becoi3. CATtED FOB. 'Thereore 100 poets in Indiana. "its; and they ure establishing new reformatories all over lbs State, too." Cnicuso HecorJ. , trmairr W one mrsa. Onr Mghior'a defaloation waa a creat surpriao to ua." "Why ?" "lie wrote each a beautiful vertical hand." WAjcriro soMEiflisa new. "Did you accept that poem entitled Winter' Snow?'" So; whit we partienlarly wish to encourage this year is snow in sum- mr. Chicago KecorJ. thu roccn op NATtne. Mrs. Joiklns "This book on na tural history says that seals sometimes shod tears just like men." Jorkine "Ye Just like men who Lava to pay for eeal skin juciicts." A MTSTElir. 'Whilo Miss Fita was oway George look her parrot." "Anything happen?" "J don't know; she keeps the par rot down collar, and the engaouieut is off." Llie. ritoriTAHLE FLATTERY. Tod "How did that English noble man manago to borrow the money from Ohollie?" Ned "On being introduced he asked him if ho wasn't borti ou the otuer aide." Judge. ttjr. TASSINO OF IiOVK. "I'm afraid he does not love me any more." "Why, what change have you found?" "None. ITis pockets aro empty of Into." Ciuoicnati Enquirer. THE REASON. "Too bad about young Baldy being; struok by lightning, wa-n't it? I sup pose it was because death loves a shin ing mark," "So; becattffl nature abhors a vacuum." New York Journal. SERVED HIM BIGHT. Sapsraitb (endeavoring to be very, very funn,) "Miss O.dgal, I teu hee think I will give you a aw goose for a birthday pwesent. " Miss Oldgat (joyously) "Oh, Mr. Sopbuiith, this is so so suddon." rBEVZMTrVB OF FAILURE. nTi,.M nrn ; TAoB,tin. mn know, for a happy marriage." . " What are they?" "First, a good husband." "And tha others?" "Che other five are money. " Caricature. -La IBS STraRLATTVE. Herbert "Aly pa is richer in your po u Freddie "No, he ain't." Herbert ".'dy pa owns throe houses on this block." taining on t!:eso lau.ts. Chicago Heis- Freddie ""ui ; "but my pa cvrcs,t:ijt the uiortaaKO on 'em." , - - j . JMa in His lfenl. Cis FAt3. Tht ft nm o i ild Lve wi'b a cola "Last yonr Mr. Giglamps Tte1 to ; Bve iceiies in diameter in his sitill be alv7ays smuggling homo vc ii-i'i'e ' seeias utranqe, but that is jnst what books be had bought without his Wife's ; Hobert Morrigold, no in a hospital knowledge." j at Chamberlain, douth Dakota, has "Doef-n't ho do so yet?" " (done for sduio timp. A go d many "No ; now he uruupgles in ernenstve i years ago it was discovered tut there attachments for his wheel." Ouica'o was a hole in tho left fi-le of Meiri- Fieoaid. H9K3 Cn COMBAT. "My man can't meet yours to-morrow," Baid tha ambassador of ouo pugilist to the envoy extraordinary of another. "Wnat'a the trouble?" "Ke has sprained his" "Ankle?" "No; ho has sprained histongne. " A SAD ENDING. "Have you rca I the 'Story of the Baptist Youth and the Presbyterian Maiden' that has just cone out?" "No. It cuds nnhappily, and I make it A point not to read tragedioj." Ends unhappily? Why, it ends j with the mai ria :e of the youth and tho maiden." "I know it does." Chicago Tribune, hr ATivrnTiPED ron faih. Wife "Bo euro to advertise for Fido in the morning newspapers." Next day tho wifo read as follows in the newspaper : I "Ten Shillings Reward. Lost, a mangy lap dog. with ouo eye and no tail. Too fat to walk. llesponds to the name of Fido. Smells like a moukev-house. If returned stuffed, thirty shilliuss reward." Tit-Bits. o both bides. ITa was looking tor work, and had ' rorao of whioh havo become legendary, button holed thi manager. Dining ono day at tho table of tha Mr motto," ho said prondly, "is Governur-Uenernl of the Dominion, printed on the outside of your door. ' he reterred in course of convention It is 'p'h '" to "trance, onr mother." "France, "That's very pood indeed, though your mother !'' broke in the Governor; somewhat old," rotuaraed tho nutn- "what, then, is fcnglanJ toyou?" Tue ager, "provided you've got what's Bishop smilingly shrugged his ahoul printed itusideour door." dere and replied : "Oui mother in law." TTa nnintoA with a. Tianchtv DMftura to tba cold inscription, "Full." Jado. rnssy'H Miiiier Flew i.way. The Fort Worth (Texas) correspon dent of tho Pli'.iadeiphii X irces writes '. We hud some pretty cold weuher in iliis part of the world last week, and oue of tho best blizzar 1 Tories turood iooo by the low temperature it that in which a cat acd a lot of EDfclith sparrows played cotispiouons parts. The cat, Cuico, a b:, brindlo fel low, belongs to F. Y. Eiiiott, of this county, who is himself authority for the story. Elliott huvb tliat on Mcndy mornlutj of lst week, when tha eoo wat al ' ready pretty 'hick and till falling, j Chico came into the kitchen looking mifjhty well fed, and bringtuff an up- j vnre;itly de l sparrow in bin moutb. ! The cat had evidently mado a pretty ' "1' '1, 1 ut ?' V1JU tiugeuoie', to he"ilepj"ited tho bird id an overturned banket lu tb- corner und went out. Presently ho cam'v in again with another bird, deposited J: in the bs!- et aud wen? out, to reap- wear still aaain. loa.ied ci b.for. Jn j ,ho50 trljJ1J kr(,t up t;jl t03 or tt : dozen sparrows hud been pinned in tiie j basket, end then Chico cerled up j under the stov to take a snooze. The kitchen U a pretty comfortable ono and by-and-by tii'nqn began to get kind of lively in tho banket, s tho beat got in its littlo work of restoring to life tbo half-frozen birds. First ono then anothet of tho ppi.rruws turned heels utiiicr, stretched bis stifl'saed lege, spread his wings nnd cuuie to. 1'rcsently tho wnole ctch were up and out, liutterin.T about the room, parch ing ou the f-ho'.vex, helping themselves to crumbs and fecliD" qnito ot homo generally. Jndted, they waxed gar, nud set up aeh a chirping that thi-y awakened Chico from his snooze, and when tho big fellow arched his back, stretohed himself and made for the basket, thinking to re!re?h tho inner ca with a toothsome sparrow, such a look of astonishment depicted Itself on his featuros us w.v never seen. But the birds were bv 110 means alow lo I take in tho situation. At Chico's first move they bcrran to rcako thetupolvcs rcarcc, aud before ! he recovered fron his astonishment I tho Inst one had I! own, trusting rather the ills Ihey knew not than a cntns trophe they wot of. Uut it ever a cat was tooled, C'hioo was. He stayed by tho brisket all day, and retired to bo comforted because the birds were not there. No doubt the next tiiuo be tiuds a pood thing he'll hold ou to it, and let the "rainy day" jook out lor itself. Cheap I.an l in tli South. From 80) to 10)0 miles south of Chicago we have tho Mtstes of Soutu Carolina, Georgia aud Alabama, w ta a climate that cannot be excelled by any other portion oi tho glo'ie. Tbei$ lauds will pro ineo two an I three crops each year Irom tho sstuo acre, while from lour to six cuttings ot grass may bo obtained during the your. No ir rigation is rerju'.n d here, as the aver ago ra'nl'all is a'oout lour inches a month during th. i year. Tins lan 1 is rendy for eultivatiou at once, muDy of tho piacos being well improveJ, with buildings nud fruit orchards, while hirgo sections were old-time plant' tionn. Tbese lauds can be obtained Iior o nu Here, hu4 Hru iit-nr u iut? largest markets of thin country, winch , can be reached both by wster and by ' rail transportation. Bucli in rkets us i Washiuglon, i3altiinorc, Philadelphia, j New York, Urookiyn and Jerney City may be reached at the lowest rates for i transportation. Chicago's pbilan tliropio, patriotic capitalists cuu per I tr.rm a benevolent duel bv aiding li',- i!t)() of Chicago's nneiupi-.'jc 1 but ue- 'f - rvlIi eiiiz"n5 to b.'com teb nus gold's head about two iuehes aorons, and ever since the hole has been con stantly growing Irrer. The scalp covers tho hole, nud is the only civer ing ovor tho man's brain. Tne physi c:ans who have examined the oasa wre at a loss to know tho nature of the disease or what is tlio cause. Mt-rri-go!d, who is over seventy-Cue years old, never felt any ill effects trom his strange affliction until a eouple of ytars nt,o, but t-tuce that timo his mind has been gralually giv.ug way. Detroit Free Press. The Oldest tree in Hie M erit!. In the royal gardens at Kew thero is a branch ot what is said to be tho nlilnut. trurt in Dim worlil the famous (irngon treo (Draonena draco) of Ora- tava. This tree, which was destroyed by a great ga'o kOine jears ago, whs, the new weekly paper, tho Hoeket, says, supposed to be at leant 2000 or 3000 years old -somo assigned it a cinch longer growth. A branch was removed trom it and brought to Kew, where it still thrives ; it msy be seen in tne bconomio house. Wtstminbter Gazette. Canada's Mother-in-Iavf. The late Mgr. Fabro, Bishop of Mon treal, was a thorough Uaul in tempera ment and sympathies, i-oys Leslie's Weekly, aud did not bemUto to cx- liress tho latter in iningeut buns mots. FACTS ABOUT FARMING. rnoFiT i iocxo animal- -It is mighty poomtock. thu will not fy a profit wbiie it is young. Tho Cost of keeping is smaller then, and it growth from the same feed is greatest Au o!dfi:nncr who alwaya grew hoga said that the market never got too low for hici to make eome profit All h did os the price went down was to kill tho pigs or sell them alive while stll young. "It is curious," bo used to. ecy, "how many farmers toward spring want to buy young f'gs. They will often pay nearly as much sa the Bttne anirail will bo worth after keep ing all summer, especially if the prioe of pork deoiines, as it is apt to, be tween the spring anil falh Itrrw TO IUISB EARXiT rOTATOXi, Tn.io medium eiEed tubers and put th-m ii (hallow boxes filled withi t-puaanuui moss, if obtainable, if not,. ne savvd'iat, or common garden soil ; pir.cn the potatoes seed end tip and close together; sestter between them the moss, or soil, leaving only tho tip of the potato exposed. Aa a rule, the leading sprout only starts. Flaoa thi box in a hotbed or behind a stove in fict, any warm place, about mou tli before it is time to plant out doors. At the proper aeaaon, take the tubers carefully from tho box, so us Lot to injure tho roots, aud plant in fiii'-ly prepared soil; Bet the tubers four inches below tho surface. Should tour appear any sprouts except tba leading one, remove them as one ia quite sufficient. Plant the same dis tance apart aa though the potatoes were freshly cut At least two weks will bo gained by this method. BEIlItY BCLLKKX. In preparing ground for the gnrilon, writes M. A. Thayer ia the American Cultivutor, carefully considor the eou ilitioa of the coil aud tho ussdB of tha plrtt.t. Fertility ta plant food and tho roll miM 0'iutain nitrogen, potash, phos phate, hiiisusaud momturo in liners! ;iun titles to fuliy supply tho ueeds o( th - plant. Good barnyard manure, working irtlo tlu soil, aud wood ashes applied as a top dressing will supply those tiueds. Not only must the soil contain tli -mi food elements, but they munt tvn thorouUly m xed an linoorporated nt th! noil, to become available us plant food. Theieluro let the ground bo heavily manured and every square inch fur a toot iu depth well palve- iZeil. The surfaoo should be smooth and even, and if soil is very loose nud light roil the ground ta make it una and oonipaot. MotMture Is tha chief element in both pliot and fruit, aud is hardest to sup ply at the time and in tho mannet needed. A deep, rich, pulverized soil retains spring and summer rain, and acts as a reservoir for this surplus moisture, until required by the plant fora;ing now roots, ieaven end fruits. Compensation is the liw of iho soil. Feed aud cultivate if yoa would haia huge prodiicie. A plsut is a huge foedcr aud a hard drinker. Every little fine rootlet is a con stant sucker, severely titiing eveu ta bcet-prtipnred toil for it3 nu-temiuco wiiilo in poorly nreuarcd soil it liter ally starves io death. Jt has nu nuimal uiur.ro, requiring food and drink as wo do. It is almost hnninti in its Depreciation ot goml cure or neglect Treat plants and animals humunely, and they will numaniKn yoti. A fruit plsut with roots exposed to sun and wind wili die as soou us a Hah out of water. When received keep cool and moist nntil set in tliei ground, Iu setttug trim cuds of roots and broken partx, f-ii:itd roots out iu their uutnrul posi tion, aud press tine, moist dirt firmly about thcin. With strawberries liavo tho dirt just even with crown of pi nut. N roots exposed und uo Uut over top of piaut. Tho pioduoB of every plant should be worth a d.illar. In setting it out, bo as careful as you would iu saving dollars. Cultivate, boeorrake around plants immediately after setting, aid every few ditya thereafter throughout tho eettsou, A Success. "Isn't it difficult to sail your wares ou the street cornuid?" "Not when I've got crowd about !!)" "How do you get tho crowd?" "I've gut uuu of thoie RufuuioTer's signw reidiug: 'DauB'url Kjp oill' " Tuo a, 6, 5...