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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,
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