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C. s X ARCTIC BIRDS ..: I po writer can visit the Pacific Arclio rfihout being struck "' by the amazing mwnber of e& l birds he meets -with. is, ducks and geess are found in w- TOstcredible numbers, not to mention r. birds, such as ptarmigan, lver, snipe and so'on; but .'the no tjiat eclipses them all in number is the whose pygopocteUB family is ia . nojed forits d-jtxibutior in the' Polar - ss. Puffing dovekies, guillemot and. little auks, darkening the air in their flight, scream to". each other in i : . ; ' ' -' ! . '"- - " i i wewBsesBS m a -r ' 1 . . j -,. ' r- : "i'.' 't ,mij""'1'1u "' . .'i.i i. 1 . r t f- i .. ., 1 ' . ' 11 i . . .1 ' 1 !!,,"-";" ii'JiL1TiJM-Ji-M,T.i-..jt-.m;iiM m4-fi '-111' t- I ini-jfuju-'-'.! i '- -i .--iJi ---- 1 In j ,i i !., i .' i I n. n, . , if T. A. HATDEN, Proprietor, " - I. ; - u-- lAlj sclrspapcrt'Betoted'to 3onie .teresls and (Jgnefal Kews. TERMS-$2.00 Per Aimi iH Siwiniiii ii ' PUBLISHED. AT 11UTI1ERF0RLT0S, N.'. C,; K VER Y ElllD ',' T 'Vi, , r -tit it Tffpfr-n w i iif. ,-i.intrn I ..II j. Ij 1 . . . ... t i;- pi; tt ( ii i ! ! -i.u "in j '5Ql7Tj TOO TOO; UTTERLY ITTTMSB I' eapsel6s uproar oil the rocky cliffs of ' t Iiawrece and the Dioinede i lands, - Hvhich places they resort and lay eggs on:4)ar'e ledges .and the rifts-of rocks. , Al !! . uace mucu trequented by these birds , , if ft the former island on, some detached rocks a corjsiderable distance at sea,. tiejr sha'pe being so singular that when appro'oched from a long distance they! . if y be mistaken for a ship under full! thiil or a tall iceberg. Closer inspection however reveals a rocky tower, the - cptinterpart of an immense Vendome column. The lesser auk, the most com mon object that one meets in this north xuntry, furnishes a constant source ol- :U' '4if ersion from' its awkward 1 movements which are owing to the posterior posis ' to of its legs obliging the bird tc sit .Bexly bolt upright on the ice supported on its heels and tail, the unique picture of comic seriousness. The eggs and flesh are particularly affected as an arti cle of diet by the Esquimaux, who eat the fle-h raw and sometimes boiled in 01U Boasted auk has been a common . tlish. at our mess table, but it must be . -confessed that it is only a short reprieve from salt beef, for after a few days it ; palls on the taste. Cruise qf the Cor '. tbln-JAcut. Reynold. - HI were Alo-8ao, ' , I AhyoVb- lapaneee,' f t We'd study storks together, ; i 1 1 P tack out the peacock's fath, 1 : And lean our la ugui-back n ' i The sttffMt of nUiste " , If I veto Aglo-8axon, ! And jou were Japsnese, If yoa were DeUa-Orcwcaa, ' ' V An.l T wen L.llfarMliik. " We'd make oar Umbs look less ArU-Uq folds and drew la What once were tonics Tubcu. ; In Daate's days grotssqne If ytm were Della-Oroscan, .. J. d I were A.-More8quo. If I were mock Pompeiw-, ! And you BelgT-vlan Greek, ' ' VT-d glide 'mid gaping vandal, 'In shapeless sheets and sandal, Like shades in Tartarean,: i Dim ways remote and b!eak- f 1 were mock Pompelan - i And you Belgravian Greek. "hi were what's " consummate," ' And you were quite " too too," '' 'Twould be onr EI Dorado To have a yellow dado, Our happiness to hum at ! A teapot painted blue If I were what's 4 consummate" And you were quite 4 too too." v If you wert what " intense" is, . j Aid I were like " decay," I Ve'd mntely muBe, or mutter ! ; In terms distinctly utter, And find out what the sense is ' ' Of the esthetic lay Jf f era w,ere what " intense' ! And I were like decay." ! 1 ' ' - If you were wan, my lady, j' And I, your lover, weird, f We'd sit and Wink for hours At languid lily flowsrs, Till, fain of all things fady, 1 We faintly disappear edl If you were wan, my Hdy, And I, your lover, weird is Bittingsad and lonely,-and -would be css, preoodupfiia wtougtt yotf.thli delighted to, perhaps, though even'she; morning; observed a fellosirclerk, poor old lady may Have. her. prefer: "What dp 1 yon t think i -of', doi?sio sricest" EnsTTreA t,1justn wlaii life?"; was Linn's astonishing- rejoiiuier,' away, smile- at: vex her lovely face, by - V The ihappiest. kind ; ia the - nearest tvpj of heaven we can hare onf thlf mundan .sphere.. Ahk I thought ypu'4 J come ;tp i some , day,. , ..WhoTi the, lady of -vonx : choice ; V a .f Oh, bother .'- I haven't go io far ai that. ! The' fact is,. Tia 'sick of eoond; rate' accommodations and fare, and land ladies who make love to me, ' " V J f Qdeer statement, that laatH ,J n " ' :Why so 1 'flAtteV mj- ' "Yes, I dare say, and ii'i the crying sin of your life. Put it ' awayy trample it under foot, i JL vaiuxild man is & pi& able affair.". .-:: bf..i -v ' ' Old? " haughtily, doubtingly. I, . ?' Why, yes, old. Why Ijinn, when I reach my fifties, I shall think I have fairly won that disagreeable descriptive word. But.i I suppose, bachelors neyer dream theygrow old, at leasl I never met; one who did;, although.-they are quite apt to know it the minoito women begin to grow anoient," Linn maintained a most repelling si-' Ience.' VThat evening he concocted ati 'ad vertisement for a wife, whicU- ho caused to be inserted iii the columni of a leading daily the next noon. Not 'tthat Ha ex-" pected or desired anyresult'hiatnnionial from the eccentric and hazardous wens- re. 1 He did it -to kill time, in truth. He had grown timid about appearing in public, since Mrs. Bangs' mUsicaletrHe shuddered to think what he might f have to undergo if he were to. Beplieslcamc inpromptly and numerously, and in ev-.- of TEASING A BACHELOR. J .Iiom an Arkansas paper we copy ths foliowiag dramatic account of a deadly '- duel in Indian Territory : I -T. Carpenter, a Choctaw cbief, and CoL rfrice, a prominent citizen, became involved in & Quarrel at Pine Creek Indian Agency. Par i ;.ewho were present at' a. ' gathering say . .that tho first they knew of. the quarrel the thief and CoL Price were standing a short dts tanco from the trow d, when the chief e- ; claimed : V Yovrr blood can alone pay for this.'' "My bloou. ts yours when you are m-i enough . t ake it 1". exclaimed the. Colonel.' stepping back and assnming a threatening attitude. Jl;ot now, said the chief, -when the crowd " rnshed to the scene. "A brave man does not ; sdid blood in the face of a mob. Meet me on . . tki$ spot to-morrow mojning." "At what . . . timer' " When thesun shines through the top f 'stbat tree," pointing to a tall oak, ' stand . here, and, when the sun reaches' the top, when : hefbbde falls at your feet, look around and' f yoiwill see me." The two men separated, and the spectatora wondered why two of the most, jtalente'd men of the Nation had quarreled, but ' tao bne dared investigate, lest he be considered inntrnder. On the following morning a large j mciyrd gathered to witness Ihe contest which 'eveyy one "knew must terminate fatally. The Colonel arrived, stepped upon the exact spot where ho had stood the previous day, and 'looked at the sun. He looked again, and then flooked dowp. Again he looked at the sun, and ; then surveyed the field. The chief was seen. '.. adya.cing. When within a distance of thiity ' fet of .the Colonel he stopped and drew his revolver. JThe : Colonel drew his pistol and strightenM himoelf like a man that suddenly experiences a feeling of pride. Not a. word I wal spoken. The two men raised their weap- oak. They fired almost simultaneously. The chief reeled." Again they fired. The Colonel j fell dead. The crowd rushed forward. The ' chsf fell to the ground. The Colonel's bullet I haM- entered his breast. Blood flowed from his I rnquth. The Colonel was shot through the iliieirt. The chief still lives, but without ope7 of recovery. ; . Tsra great gunmakers, Messrs. Krupp, ; of Germany, have succeeded in perfect ? ing; a process which will lead to a ma rterial reduction ini the expenditure on ;pr4nance ,fpr the German navy. -and 1 aceiy. All the heavier Krupp guns :.thsistof a steel body strengthened by .hoorJs.-the thirty and one-half centi- r ' m4e gnD3 having three tiers of hoops, ! th twenty-six centimetre and twenty fotir centimetre two, and the remainder on tier. The interior of the body, or : tb bore of the gun, being the part sub- wear and : tear, and hitherto jelted to the greatest ; becomes rapidly worn out. ; it pas been found necessary, after at the ; very most 1,000 rounds have been fired, tolmelt up the whole gun on account of th damaged condition of the bore, al- thugh the outer parts of the piece were : piljtically as good and sound, 'as. ever. Since the construction of these outer I hoops is very costly, the idea occurred " tS one of the members of the firm that if might be possible to localize tie melt- ihg operation ; and this has now been r und possible to accomplish by treat ' ihg the body of the .piece with a cold ;v pjroducing preparation of carbonic acid, which contracts it to sucn an extent that ftie hoops, expanded at the same time ; ; ry the application of heat, can be easily removed ' ; Sitting upon the edge of his bed, one Jold and -frosty morning, Linn Thomp son absently surveyed the prospect, as furnished by his ten-bytwelve room, jnd the more he surveyed the more per plexed did he become. , Linn bould scarcely rival Apollo in laanly beauty. What of that? Few of cu3 do. .In fact, this morning, linn's laims In such direction were more leeblo than ever ; and. to make it worse ijjor this poor old bachelor, his small mir jor, which he unhappily faced, showed ijiim to be decidedly aging, 1 Sad was it for him to believe it. He 3ras enrajied at the evidence before him. i "Qadjl Last night that sauoy Lora Jdann, in her most innocent, childish manner, ! with the bare suspicion of a tear jn hery lovely blue eye, said ' she was so ry to notice that I was getting to be lurie hard of hearing ! ' The impudence. pi these youthful belles "is surprising, fcme consolation, her mo titer r never in sulted me in the years of her youth." nd Tiinn laughed sardonically. . ! ' , .. ' Linn Thompson bad been a fearful lady killer. He had only to look to con quer in his early manhood. Lora Mann's mother had been one of his victims. He ihad always managed to keep just outside yof committing himself. Every young fbeauty whom he deigned to notice was .morally sure she was the especial object 'of. his jregard, and wove rosy fancies about te flirty fellow, which he in no flense was worthy of. v "Girls, let's make all the sport of that aian that we can. Our mothers and our jaunts have shed manya bitter tear over the didos he cut up Avhen he and they Iwere young. Now he is old. rxior. f homely and nojbody cares anything fabout-him. Tt his vanity remains. I Really believe he imagines h6l3ould win his way to the affections of the fairest of :j the f air Why, he may even think hecoild j iead either of us to the altar I " j M The conceited old goose 1 " cried ily Green, whose mother had also thought of him with tears. I "Such a homely creature I " said an- l other, surveying her youthful charms' in f the mirror. " I can't bear to have him approach me. He is to old to live. Why don't he die ? " This! conversation took place in the dressing-room of Mrs. Bangs' tasteful residence, on the evening preceding your introduction to our hro, dear reader. Descending, Lora Mann had boated! gracefully from object to object, until she found herself close to him, youth as handsome as herself. . ' i Poor Linn! What d this sort ""of treatment mean?- He rubb his head in perplexity, fie at last made a busi ness of finding ou! Although' the older iadies young wnen, Jie. was were p Hfcelv willine to receive slight atten tions from him - and v exchange the usual amount of small talk, net one of the young ones would trouble her giddy head about him. They let hua severely, alone; they would neither dance nor sing with lQ nOT play any of his elac UonSi" Even Miss Snethen 'refused "to accept him as a partner with this ex- cuse, however : ; ":, Jj , ;! ... : I think we are too old to make sucn an exhibition of , ourselves. ! t)ancing. belongs only to youth and beauty, in my opinion. Mrs. Bangs insisted upon my presence. I'd rather be sitting in my cozy little parlorj with my books and knitting-work." , - "Faith I I believe I had I mean the book part of it, of course' ho im- DUisively added, impressed by the solid good sense as enown in ner remark, and which also beamed from her honest, re-f liable countenance. . " Miss Snethen. you are the best-looking woman here," he added, wondering why he never thought of her as an at tractive woman before. - - ' ' ' She laughed low and sweetly, and as if his compliment were comical indeed.1 "I know just how much I deserve that. )on't think I care because none of these young beaux think of inviting me to dance.' Theybucht'to "prefer these lovely girls." . : ' Linn seated himself beside her, and soon was embarked; on a. most'agreeable conversation. - " Lily, did you essay to make a match when you resigned pur ancient flirt to ihe tender mercies of Mks Snethen ? " "Miss Snethen isnt so foolish, Lora. We would accept iim matrimonially she; proved, and into, $ the icW bid be in" slocs wliich a dricimraer 5 Bad lately urgeu ufou oer. com uuriu. j Ai lasl uarl ; Kendall,' grew impatient . anideclared he must see this ch-rmuig anr! 'kost-jDrtWeni'jcg hhvened. She was sure of li&'l-idyiii regards,1 so whyvto she st-Q'soraysteTious?' She agreed to inform liim' withm a day or so where she Would drop the mystery' for ever ad forever. " . "Ana name ine weaaing aay? he J- And name the weddhi day," she re- HZ ., 8H ATTN 9 THE 'FACE, Mhh f: rThirtf4 years ago few "persona of for eign birth appeared in the" streets wiGi hair on the'upper lipi and wsare -objects of curiosity and sometimes ''of? public ridictde. In 1850 some of t-eydtrng1 swells of the mktropoM' bdiia to wear tachea, but ' for' some time no clerk must "oHe The follbwine 'evening, while at tea.! Mrs. Wright sid : ".I would -like to see you on ia matter of business in' my parlor at 8. v :;' ': ' ' r: - -'-f- "I will be'there, coldly, absently,-, said Linn, thinking' of Kate; Carrollr j ' At the hour' named he1 entered the pleasant little parlor, land there,' veiled,: with drooping head, sat Kate CarroIL-p ' Why ! What t" he commenced, go ing eagerly toward her. ' ' . ; - ' "' "Do you really love me? " she asked. " Better than my life," was his ardent reply, taking her gloved hand, s ' j' "And nothing can make you5hage." " Nothing Stay -what does all this mean?" he demanded, suddenly; remem bering that he had not expected to see hef in. that room, where he had agreed to meet his landlady on business-her business; another investment, -very likely. "Orilv that if you go back on Kate- - - - , I'arrnll thp. PDltaDh on VOUT tombstone- ery conceivable style of penmar&mp.. t He d becauge having ad- oome were in inyme, eoiue- ami ivtiku ' TEB-S OP SVBStRIPTIOW. ; ffrrrrH; rvr f4rrrrT rfT In writing on business be surs to give . the PbBtooe- t- whjsh'yw'- yirjiiiir jnatter. ' J,uur tn renfittrnfc ttiouaTwaylfte ttdtS name and Postoffice. .brticyji-9T Send matter jor toe mu aer&rtinenxr separate pleCe1 of i?aPS?rrclrk-iisXH : 3, on a or pubucation.' Write esmm'uniea de of the shtfctw; oL,'o-iyrbf'Sl .PZEAS4JTTHIB8 v Ctomibw rterIjawyera"i'U.f . Switch tenders Bafr'&ApZ? dsS A i poliey One that hTrm ottCT Food in- 'the 'Oelesfial&iyef teM ncr. Putting her rosy lips to his ear ,v she shouthigly inquired after his rheum- l tism, j Purposely interpreting his look of astonishment as indicative of deaf ness, she assured him, in tones sad as quite as readily as she; . She is one oi those rave, good women, who remains singlft from choice. I japprehend." " You needn't do anything of the kind. She, instead, so immersed herself in the cares and interests of her parents, mar ried brothers and sisters, that j she had not sufficient time or thought for a pro per 'settling down' for herself." And nobody thanking her half enough for her self-immolation," put in Mrs. Baiigu, who had listened amusedly. ' . I But we have left Linn quite too long sitting by the side of his bed the morning succeeding Mrs. Bahgs' musicale. He had noVslet ai moment since his return. . "I am growing old' fast," he solilo quized, giving another look at his reflec tion in the glass. An4 old bachelor, bald headed and long-necked, Is not a very attractive object to' gaze at. Rising, with a sigh, he finished dressing, and then hurried below, where impatiently. awaited him his landlady, who, because of her dependent family, boarded him cheap. She liked jhim . passing . well, poor woman. She .; would ; have liked any other man quite as well who seemed to present a chance ;for relief, so heavily did her burden of care and labor press upon her. . , J " Did you enjoy the party ? " she asked, passing, a cup of coflee, anxiety depicted in her care-worn face. Ho so," he rather condescendingly answered. He was rather inclined to - ' repel her conversational advances, deem- ing her his inferior, socially, and quite realizing her interest in him. ' Once I used, to ..enjoy parties, she said, with a sigh. j' Then I was young and happy." "1 want to ask a question," put in Bobby Wright, thewidow's eldest hope, and the youth placed an inquiring and mueh-betreacled face within range of the boarder's eyes. , "Ask away, Bobby " indulgently. 'Wall," said Bobby, honestly and squarely, as became an embryo voter, "I o'ny want ter ask yei if yer went in ter he ark with Noah an' all his ; ani miles?" ..: Mrs. Wright, what does this meah ?" angrily demanded Linn, rising ; recall- A street in Washington is to be called Garfield avenue, j ing painfully the similar treatment of the previous evening. "Oh, Bobby, what have you done, tongues; all,, however, proving conclu sively that plenty of idle, -adventforous people were "above as well a below the daisies. . "Here's a letter you dropped &min' upstairs. I. seed ; it and brung i up," said Bobby Wright.. , i ' Thanks," and Linn fluslxed W he thought how easily this JetternughJhave exposed lTin to the ridicnl-of hia, land lady. How he blessed Bobby. " Now, ain't I good boy ? " propound ed : Bobby. --X I ''You are, that's a'fae and, Linn passed the urohin a niekeL- "An now won't you text me U yoa 5 vertised for a wife.' Ridicule will be sure to follow, you to the vend of your days," said Mrs. Wright, lifting her veiL, and so ending her masquerading after a husband. ; ;, Linn mused. She had told the truth. idicule would follow him to the end of his days. " Well,vif I ihust; Imust he at ll LXA OdlOnUaCW "Did you go into the ark? pro- Tounded Bobby, on the i to throw went into the ark with Noah? " Bobby, I'vea great mind you out of the window I " angrilva 'Td druther go down ihel stair;" im perturuably answered Bobby, suiting action to word, departing with a fist in his eye. j "Did vou give it to hzm-l "Tasked Mrs. Wright. " "Gin him what?" blankly asked Bobby. . y ' ' The letter I saw you pick. up." . "'Course I did." 7, ' !' "How did you know it was forthim?' I" Cos,' nobody else goes rrp our Stairs.' Mrs. Wright was certaiikher Bobby possessed certain characteristics which a leading political life imperatively de manded.- . My soul, what 'lengthy; and trashy letters women write," sai$ Linn', con signing a fresh batch to thflre. , ,fNo& one of these writers that I? an trust, . i guess Til call on Miss Snefhen He called.; More, he did what he had not intended to dowhenyhe left home. He mae her an offer of his hearL hand wedding night. "Why in the deuce couldn t 1 nayej done that' and so" angrily commenced Linn. " . r ! And so have escaped the faithful, loving care of a wife wholly devoted to vou." interrupted the bride. Boboy, ; 9 j dear, kiss vour new papa 1" sweet, ;of her sympathy for his failing hyou bad, bad boy ? Excuse him, Mr. as much Avon), as much as possible using jheap envelopes, made of thin paper, es pecially where more thi one sheet of paper, or any other article than paper, i inclosed. Being often handled, and 'yen hi the mail bags subject to pres . ture, such envelopes not infrequently plit open, often giving cause of com plaint against officials who are en tirely innocent of the matter.: - sense of hearing, and . added that her ndather-could hear quite as well as lorself, " and you and he are about the me age, I judge," she had also as in nocently added. Giggles near and: far (he was so deaf, you know) ! served to embarrass ldnn more iand more. Mrs. Bangs relieved him by leading childlike Lora to the piano. ' "You did that lovely," whispered Lily, a little later. Then Lily sauntered near him, just as the musicians began a li vely waltz. ' : " Will you take a few turns with me ?" f-Jd linn, who had a great reputation s a partner in a dance. "I don't like to appear on the floor vfith so old a partner; wny, .my papa would not be caught dancing. Ask Miss Snethen to waltz with you. She Thompson, he didn't mean anything by his ridiculous question, did you, Bob by?" . I " Yes, I did. I want ter know," dog gedly replied Bobby. "He looks like one of Noah's sons. Mebbeheis one of 'em. Tell me.;" and Bobby looked ready to dig his small fists into his eyes. " Tell me, quick. " I'll eowhide you first, you impudent boy. Hastily enough Linn departed for .the office where he was bookkeeper upon a not-generous salary, anger and surprise struggling for supremacy in his breast. Bobby was long . in, understanding why he was summarily seized, laid across his mother's knees, and treated to a cor reetive dose of her slipper " Thompson, what ails you?' Glum, and fortune. She declined, for, didn't Admiram's wife need her; to help toward womanhood and manhood a most unruly set of children ? And did not her sisters Amanda and Oelia need "her services in a similar direction? ri 1 " I believe voxl are -too- good for this world," said Linn, looking regretfully into the honest face of .one whoS could not be h because she JCj.ad to be every body else's. He imagiuM that was the only reasons " ,-f. ii : "Poor man, he meanii well eiough. Little can .he dream hfw far from my, ideal he is," thought M& Snetlien, as, she sat listening to hkfdeparting foot steps. - ' if ' ' i His landlady had busjdlherself in his absence in writing a letteThisrache4 him in due season, it dnyited jiendau --his soubriquet to meb her that even- 1 ing at 8 outside the village greeny under a certain big elm. HesVrould khpw ner by a white tow which she wouhl wear on her left shoulder. And would he peak her name when they-met ? t "Romantic, by George! Yes, 111 meet you, Kate Carrolljajid speak: youi name, too ; that assurance may bej doublj sure," soliloquized Lnmjquite excuea over the event. - " ; ' 1 II ' The pair met, and held a short, quite- agreeable chat, although he ladj would not lift her veil and was quite npi-com-mittaL They met a number of times, Linn growing more and more interested. Here was a woman who . ioved Ijim f or himself alone ; who did not twit.him'of his years and faded charms;. wh4;Qwned to the beauty of his conversational pow ers, and delicately hinted that with such a figure and so much grace, he must be a lovely dancer.' - . 1 , I . Meanwhile his premises improved. A new carpet ahJ curtainkj together with new paper and paint, and,Alavis!h useof varnish upon the furnitufej mada very niojsinor Aon. The cuisine -also -im proved, ana mat areaoiui DoyfJJopby, was hot permitted to come to tte table; The little parlor had ,alao .been nn HOW RUSSIA IS GOTEBlfED; The governing forces of Russia are; eery imperieouy unaerstooa aai t country. Among these governing bod- ies is, in the first place, the CJoxmcil of; State. Composed of the highest digm- taries of the empire; all appointed by' the Czar, this body plays the role of S Legislature. -It is supposed that all the; laws of the country are framed by it, bat, in 'fat, nothing of the kind ev takes place. The Council is not an as-; sembly Of legislators ; it ! is rather a m 1 1 V I ST " ' Jl t asylum lor me ex-iu.inisier - Generals who, through- age and mfirmij, ties, have become unfit for active ? ser vice. , If, perchance, an energetic and ambitious person enters this decrepit council he may easily acquire a great influence. Then comes the Governing Senate the highest -judiciary -tribunal in Russia. ' When he created the Sen ate, Peter the Great left at its disposal the imperial crown itself. . ButasSen-' ators were would venture to irritate them. a (5ase merchant oh Pine street who had just engaged a clerk for 'twelve moths,: Or during good behavior, discharged hiin for; wearing a. ftul beard, claimmg tna.t the adoption oi. tHe fashion hud Ue clerk open to dismissal, under the. good- behavior ' clause to the contract! i About the .same time a number of leading mer chants gavejiotice .that tiaeV woulst em-. pioy noDoay wno wore "nair on jie up per lip.? jHate asr18ol'te senior pro- ' prietor 01. uus paper maae nia casnier shave" off an' incipient mustache, and4 soon alter orougni ma own son unaer the razor.r ji'the church 'of Dr. Be-S thune, o Brooklyn" Heigk ts, an elder who was suffering from a lame wrist al; ' loved his beard' to growT rather than' submit to' a b'arbfer. ' . The habit; "begM- nmg in necessity, continued on 'account' of the increase 'of cpmiort which it 'af' forded,' nd the elder flaunted his beaTd1 lef ore thef congregation constantly. ' Thi 1 result was .laughable. ; Many 'of the brethren' called upon the pastor to insist upon doing away with such ' a scandal as a full-bearded elder. He led them to: his library and showed them how some' of the early' fathers had pleaded against cutting off the' beard;" . " He turned to? Lactahtius, K Theodoret,' St. " Augustiiie and St. Cyprian, who had stoutly con- tended for the growth of the' Whbl beard. He quoted from Clement, j of Alexandria, the assertion' that ' Nature adorned men, like a lion, with a beard, as a mart of strength aihd power. When one of the visitors asked" hini how He irould like it if the clergy assumed the mustache, Dr. Bethune referred him to a decision of the fourth Council ' of Caf-tha'a-e f hi. TK 252; can in which it was positively enacted that a cleric shall not shave his beard, and to a statement made by Luther in discussing the sub ject, that' all the Protestant martyrs were burned in their full beards. " This did not settle the matter, for ' subse quently the ladies of the congregation put -in their . protest. But in a few months a venturesome lawyer let his beard grow after the manner of the el der, and in a little while smooth-shaven faces were no longer the rule but were the exception. New York Jourttal qf Commerce. . ' ' Svtpposh Secretary Blaine and Presi dent Garfield's son should appear be- fore the public managing a prize-fight, with Secretary Kirkwocxl as referee, ' what a row there would be from Maine . to California? This incredible sugges tion, .however, has a parallel in a recent event among the British nobility. While ' .attending the Goodwood races, their Graces, the , Dukes of Portland and Hamilton, found the "Birmingham Pet", and, a London pugilist in the sporting circle," ad between than made; up a purse of $1,500 for a fight. . When the races for the day were ver the two Dukes selected a party . of choice sports 'like themselves adjourned ,-to a hollow. 'about a mile fajom. the ooursej and. there, the ring . being . made, and the colors of the rival fighters being tied to the . 'W-act Ssa gate noi s garteriWh-B it's' lto.'w " K ' 'iij --ih oi ni!v)io . ; An att-ched'cOTiplei-p (oyteViI sheHstt iiyW ' ir -!-..i7 i'tvn& v : 'A Tfnd su(tessM thetfei-ge. ' - N wiM'yA ? jWoBAi . better pastima 1 iqr-frgtlin cipak,; eh ? , .I'.'.i.fo 'nf rtl Thkb lr one individual uponi. iortol . the letter -'' MpToduce a. iharkedteff-ct. i 9 .a,Kjwe,ol, aH;lftj - Tjbqs hangman .would rna.a ,lgo5dt journalist, because he handles the ncjose and always has something edy jfo1je ; neck's tweak. J)b. Thomas ,D. SrcmB says mm birth is more painful than' ' his deat&u This may beso, Wfwe woulil ! racier pe born twice man cue once. jxorrwwwn Tni? papers' tell of a courtship" and marriage brought about by a notd teh on g-'shelt ' !Tt-is Jmo6t (S traordinary affairi The two "heart-" ftTBi IS "'- 'til voikedtogepner. " A 'b seminary" has " been estatP lished in Liberia, where ganf 'grows onf -nearly every tree and .beans sell for 10 cents - peck:1 The !stemsMpoopby gives reduced rates.tomigrajitqr wy ! ' Wk have seen ladies ho arere sinsuLi' ferably shocked at the sighfofT man ir his shirt-sleeves ; and; their owalJniSi : were bare ; almost to the lshoulders4 Women are strange' creatures.-rpr2ofto . TorjiosTT-", Where is Block islan?; '?. . Pohte American "In Rhode Island,:! ,Tourist fjBut 1kw can you pat ,pne island in another island ? PoKtAjmer- ' ican M ,0, t that's ; nothing we. con plish anythmg in this country."-, -r y. Witkss " But, your, Henor4rI only wish to say" The court' Silence, sk ; 'no. more of your insolence, 1$ fine you for ontempt,t sir I f Nobody can be insolent .here except, tt, court and the gentlemanly attorney. vwho i$ putting the questions." j' It is indeed inspiriting everymerhing to see the crowds of milkman wending their way toward the. city earnestly sing ig : "Shall we gather at : the' river?". And how sweet comes the reply1 'from their lusty throats : 1 ' 4 Yes, we wffl gathar it the river ,,'f. Xbe beautiful, toe beanUf nLdver ; Gather every morn at the rivet And temper our milk on the sly. ! ' ' ' -FruPrtu ' - - r. -n- l ?f. r? " The Sweet Singer of Miohiganjvhas gone to reside in the wilds fof Arioi. The of dee in the .Western-literary circles is that this gifted, ladf 'jtUI shortly give to the world a more extend ,ed effort than she has yet 'attempted. (The title is believed to -be, Don Snsaji ; or. -'the.'. Slinger' .Slung. 'mia or, , inet piingex , Commercial.- LOXG SWIM Vt'-MBlf.AXtt, ANIMALS. Referring to the. wonderful, feats ,f Bwimming performed by Webbf .he opinion is expressed in Nature that men ahd-aniHials .would ' sustain themselves f-ir 1 An ff-fliktances in Water niubh bf tentr the L an hour the men afforded their noble j ere they.not incapacitated "by terror- r ! patrons mucnsoiia enjovnjem py oiscoi- completely ignorant ui cu ;., .ij. oring eacn tner s eye, ,uoowg jw j bones and plastering each other's faces iwith blood-broken knuckles, tije London man getting much the worst of it, wnen x v -t ' Ai-i iJrr d.akes. the fight began. For about half no eiecwju jju u- 1 t-f r. tne Czar, they naturally became obedient tools of the administration, and soon lost all political power. Now the Senate is nothing but a mere wheel in the complicated bureaucratic" ' ma- fTh'a.TK'Allor-. formerly composed of the four Section's, A tht chronic dturber ogentoa's pleasures p. icu, icuucu wvn. -uu, do"-fights and inan-fights, the police, mnst not be overlooked. It is true the Chancollery has lost " its prestige (and most of its odium) since the abolition of the Third Section the Russian Inquisi-. fin '"Rntits dredfl power may be resurrected at any time, thogh pfer-. haps in a new shape. The Chief of the State Police naturally becomes the mas ter of "the' Czaf, ; andy ' therefore, he era. Some years since the second 5ate, f a ship fell, overboard while 'fisting .'a Bail: '.'It 'Was blowing fresh, Hh 'tftho was -night.' and the place' 'some trifles oiit in the stormy GermAri J oceani The hardy fellow nevertheless msftiaged-to V a 0T.orAl Of course a fight" ensued at train-lb e English coast. Brock, with Buuvwyw -- ...V , . I O f - - "".the ring-side in defense of tha?,fine old . dozen other pilots, was plying .for fares British institution, tne, pnze-nng, now, by Xaimoutu, ana, as uwiuwuw tn threatened , with extinction. The coii-,. belayed, a sudden puff, of ..wind.Jupfet stables were countryjnen and trained .the boat when, presently! (aU, pesJied only to cope with rural" bumpkins and , except Brock hiaiself,.,who ppiia . Noah.Claypolesj the .Duke's audience. the'"afternoon -of an'petobef. eireping-to 1 1 . ' rrn . . . a.1. Z v-i 1ia were London ? men-aoouiriown. . xney 1 ta next morning swam, nf 4rift" conntrv. I The Minister of the Interior is at pres-f easily got the best of the , clodhopper - . T3tina or,!" "cops" The constables came back re-. em tne umei 01 mo State' Police, and therefore the; minor Czar that is, the real mler of the country: The Commit-' tee of Ministers has absorbed the ppw-j ers both of the Council 'and the Senate. As 'the Ministers are irresponsible, each; of them is a real autocrat in' his own? branch of the Government And,5 as' there is no well-defined limits between. the different branches, there is no end: of collisions and wars in the administra- tion, and there is no adequate authority j to settle nvai w3ixa yicuvi ; Tbe Czar, Council, Senate and Mmis-j ters can merely issue ukases and orders,! whereas the 1 judgment i of the ukases; and orders is the special function of a strong, and weDrganizedbody called the bureaucracy; The Russian bureau-j; eracy is ah omnipotent, ubiquitousy om-; mscient institution. " In the Czar's coun try nothing can be done without i the bureaucratic macine,k and ' every thing is done in the way prescribed by the machine. The bureaucrats form a caste by themselves, and.ho individual Mihisj j and character of im casle Philadel phia TelegrapK cops. J.ne infqrced .but their Graces of Portland and Hamilton had had jfun enough for their money, ao, throwing a few pounds to pay for the beer for the mob, they or dered the ring to be broken njp and the money , divided. , -' Logan B-ht Harris camped out in cany on, U; Tj About 12 o'clock at night he awoke and discovered that he and his bedding were, being dragged down 'the mountain side by a huge grixzly bear.. Harris was almost paralyzed by f ear, but managed finally to wriggleout of the quilta drop 'to the ground and crawl away among the rocks. The grizzly went some distance with the bedding, but finding that his ex pected prey had escaped,' he set up a dis mal howt . . Hariris' stayed shivering in the canyon fox - the . remainder of the night - " -' : . I' -: is . i -jj ' a rifAoiTAT at ' tXrn5hvilie, Quitted a'deliberate : murderer on the ground that the deed was done to. prop erly avenge a brother deauur - 1 ; rrvE car-loads of dromedaries were receiy shipped m Texas, to Arizon to be used in transporting unxieaowM mails. " : ' '' iM '" before he was able to, hail, , a vessel , at anchor in . the ofiSng. Animals, jhf' selves are capable of swimming inunep se distances, although unable to, rest ,by the way., A dog recently .swam thirty mOes in America in order to reoinfhis master. . A mule and a dog washed over board during a gald'in the By of Biscay' have been known to make their way to shore. A dog swanl ashore with a letter hi his "mouth at the Cape of Good Hope. The crew of the ship to which the"dog . belonged, all perished; which they ; Meed hot have done had they only ventured to tread water like the dog didl " a : certainhip was laboring heavflyi the trough of the sea it was f found needful, in order to lighten the vessel, td-'throw-some troop horses'oviwbbeM Which had beektidcenin; aCbrraina; W The 'poor , things a staff surgeon aid,lJwheAhey found themselves abondoed; faced round land swam for: tailes after the Vessel I. A man on the east : coast of Lindnshire saved 4uite a number of Uves by s im- ring out on horseback to vessels in: dis tress Ha commonly : rod an . bid gray mare,' but when the' aare - vast not at hand J took: the first horse ' that i offered. ' ?3 '- An " - . !i JSt M 1 . -1 t-r- id It 1 -T1 '. I "s ?M W it- . - ! 3? i ii ! tfi M m m m m m m y 1 1 I St: IS Mr..; 1 . - ti , 1 ; i 1 1 , f. ' r ..(..: 'i . i
The Rutherford Banner (Rutherfordton, N.C.)
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Nov. 4, 1881, edition 1
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