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IF LOVE ABIDE.
u tne isunsnine Kiss no mora the
mountain's peak,
or in the vale no mora the purpl shadows
seek : 1 :
To monut on hi;h,
And coming nigh .
privc from th heights whom they would
kiss and clasp, . 1
An l dim his rays forever in their chilly
trrasp?
WlMt If the flowers bloom
droop their heads,
That have j incarnadined
CHrrienheds;
no more, but
the summer's
What (t the sheaves,
In autumn eves,
Hustle, no mora to woo, the hiding whippoor
wiil, I ' . . -
An 1 'l.6 happy bird-songs are forever
. What if the earth should e'er be wrapt In
endless night,
Ami oiremur moons attendant . wander with
out llgnt,
Whattcun betide,
If love abide"
' Lot suns and spheres, sweet 'body, breath.
nil ended be, '
I mi content, so love endure eternally.-
, Emily .iSelinger--.
I; ' , H . .J. ...
: A Journey to the
Land of the Sky. ;
M
It was tlie last day of February.
The portion of the world visible from
the platform of a Southern depot was
white and cold.; The air: was a soft
llur of falling snow.
A tall man paced the length of the
.platform impatiently. The collar of
his topcoat turned up about his ears
almost met the soft felt hat pulled
down to protect his eyes. , DelaTed
trains conduce to restlessness, and a
sleepy railway station is not exhilarat
ing under favorable conditions.
His native land had given Mm a
cold greeting. :N ot a patch of blue,
not a glimmer of sunshine to welcome
him. The laden sky gave color to his
thoughts. Women change so, and the
.years had been long. It was ten years
since he bade Margaret good-by on the
rose-covered porch of 'i her father's
home. . lie bad lifted his miserable
eyes to the soft indiflerence of hers,
and avowed to love her only her
forever. The roses bowed their heads
in sympathy; or was it to hide-their
laughter? Her picture had never fad
ed from his memory. Even in that
bnsy, hurrying life he could not for
rt't. !..' A:
.So he had determined to come home.
Tomorrow he would see her again
would watch he smiles dimpling her
face. It was worth a trip across the
continent, he told himself, to see once
more the dimples born of youth and
jy steal in and out about her ripe, red
lips. " !' . . ! . .
again tne tliongkt that womenH
change thrust itself upon him. He
lifted his head resolutely. His dream
maiden would meet the reality; if the
result was ) disappointing, he would
give up the memory, and iu his .far
western home forget, v ,
. He passed slowly up the length" of
the crowded car. Most of the passen
gers at this season were in search of
health, that elusive will-o'-the-wisp
that danced -ever before them (always
just beyond their reach) and led them
now to the; low-lands of Florida, now
to the glorious heights of the "Land
of the Sky."
At the end of the car a woman sat
gazing out of the window. To his
request she. gave assent in a
tone as cold as the snow outside, then
glancing around and up into the eyes,
bent upon her ungraciousness, she
moved nearer the window and. swept
the book and magazine lying on the
seat into her lap. Having eased her
conscience of any possible rudeness,
she returned to the window.
Her coolness angered him. He was
nok accustomed to being thus disposed
of. - Who jwas she, this Lady Disdain?
He watched her furtively. How serene
and self-possessed she was. How dark
the lashes that almost touched her
smooth," round cheek Her heavy
coiled hair he started it was thehair
of his dream-maid. If he could , look
into her eyes again, but she was ab
sorbed, unconscious of his presence,
lost in admiration of the white flakes.
He could stand the uncertainty no
longer.
An utterly absurd childish rhyme
rang in his ears. "If it be I, he will
gladly wag his tail; if it be not I, he
will loudly bark and wail." He gave
himself a! little angry shake, and yet
if" it was she. He stretched his hand
to the magazine. On one of his strong,
white fingers he wore a quaint, old
fashioned ring. She would remember
"May I?" he said, then as she
turned hex scartled eyes upon him.
"May I, Miss Margaret?' -
"Eobet, Eobert Elliott!" the words
came in astonished, fluttering gasps,
but she qbickly recovered herself, and
held out her hand, welcoming him
home "in a pretty, friendly fashion.
. The afternoon wore away. The pas
sengers across the aisle regarded their
sudden friendship with curious and
eomewhap suspicious eyes. )
The engine was climbing the moun
tain nowi panting and snorting, but
plowing through the jsnoWjiB an
angry, determined way.
He brought his conversation around
to the morning of his departure. With
charming irrelevance , she ignored it,
and went back to a more remote
period. : ' - ' ; . - -.v .
"Do yju remember one day on the
mountain it was the eummer I met
you, and; I was not quite 16? How
long ago'it seems. i
Did he remember that day? That
golden day of youth's, enchantment,
when they, with eager steps, - had
..climbed -together the steep ascent, and
looked down upon the others far be
, low. He. breathed again the fragrance
. of the pines and mosses. Above them
the most i ethereal blue of the vaulted
arch; bjdoV a carpet more elastic,
more beautiful than ever the looms of
Brussels or Antwerp wove. Around
ana aooat them the rare intoxicating
air; out
land bevond them V, ,0
distance
Billows unon bill
rising, ever receding toward the dim
line whe!re the sky and earth met upon
a level plain. - ...
"Yes; I remember." he answered,
quietly; "you wore a 'blue gingham
sunboniet, and the.string came off. I
have the string still."
She raised her blue eyeB, filled with
laughteisJrat she did . not interrupt
him, she was content to listen.
"We went down a little way to a
tpring, and you drank from mj hat.
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i?J?Al3 Vine jn,t
t " eujour name and mine.
I never knew a boy who did not carve
his sweetheart's name on a tall tree,"
he added boldly.
"Oh, those dear old unconventional
days," she laughed. . -
Tt ?ifr-i1,aSv-ter WaS lovr' and a rippled.
It thnlied him. It was good to hear
it again , f
"You rode behind me down the
mountain. I wondn it tii- u t.a
you yere so tired." nko
Yes, and at the foot I begged on
ttT arive you hom.
owjrm came on. Do you ri
member? Such a
gates were opened just over bur heads ;
the trees creaked and groaned, the
wind swooped downward through the
pines and: in the east where the
darkest clouds rolled, the lightning
fiTyi m long "u"ering threads. At
the first fierce gust your parasol our
only protection turned a somersault,
then I remembered the gray blanket
under the seat, and wrapped it about
you and myself. Wasn't it a picture?"
merrily, "and I begged for a kiss. I
was so near, so near but I was
awfully afraid of you," he leaned to
ward her, "you promised to give it
some day," he added tenderly.
, l.'118 ont o date," coldly, "I don't
believe I ever did all those dreadful
improper things," she flashed indig
nantly. She turned from him to her
contemplation of the window.
He leaned back in the seat with a
little laugh born of content The
lamps were lighted some time ago.
The engine gave one long shriek and
sped on in the darkness. The passen
gers aroused themselves and began to
get into their coats. He fastened her
wrap about her with unsteady fingers.
Her brother would meet her. Could
he wait until tomorrow? He had
waited so long.
Ihe man across the aisle was strug
ling with a refractory
the most opportune moment.
"Marearet " he whinno.!
know why I have come."
one Had the advantage, and, woman
like used it "You h avfi fnstom.l if.
all wrong you are nervous. Are you
sick? xms more kindly, for the light,
the courage had gone from his eyes.
!Yes, " he said, desperately, 'sick
of the long waiting for you. Of weary
nights, of ' restless days Margaret,
end it all. Sav ves. dear. "
It is SWAftfrtn Via knt nV, 1,4.
. wvu, vuw vu, n uai
must she do? Enconrafri1 W v,
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silence, ne shook her hand.
The man across the wit lm.fl cmitn
into his coat,- .and grinned sympathe
tically. .
"The man," she whispered. "Oh,
Eobert, please let my hand go." -
xes say yes, tnen."
"He is laughing," despeFately.
'Eob, dear Eob, please don't."
His tender, triumphant
upon her. A deep tose glow dyed
her face and neck,
'Then sav ves it ist ncli 1itt
word, Margaret " ": f
xes, yes," she breathed.
. The train stopped vfith a lurch. The
people moved to thA rl
turned and looked from the windows
that had witnessed her happiness. It
was cold outside. The air wan & wTiirl-
ing whiteness, but summer, the per
fume of flowers, the song of happy
birds, was within her heart
Deaperate Gold-Seekers,
have iust returned from SaoHIo
said John H. Eannahan of f!hn.rlntto
1?; C, "and have learned all that I
want to know about the trip to Klon-
aiKe. xne gold-crazed people who
are just now making their way to the
western seacoast cities with the hope
oi Deing aoie to catch a vessel bound
for Alaska, have no idea of xcht
awaits them. . In Seattle there ATA
hundreds of persons waiting for a
steamer. Manv who have rAAn th
for some weeks and have been unable
to secure passage are now retracing
their footsteps and returning tn t.liA
homea they left only a short while ago
amia leverisn excitement and impa
tience. r'Thev come back frnm f Via
west a sad and sorry lot; but when the
true story oi tms winter's suffering in
the gold reeion becomes known thev
rwill be thankful that they were unable
to take tne trip. Tales of , harrowing
experiences . are being brought back
from Alaska by every vessel that re
turns from that region to Seattle.
The latest news, and probably the
worst, is that the winter season has
already set in at Dawson, and that in
tense cold is prevailing throughout
the Klondike territory. Word has
come to the anxious gold-seekers that
several of the largest stores in Dawson
have closed their doors, for the simple
reason that they have nothing more
to sell. Their stock has been ex
hausted at fabulous prices, and thity
are unable to obtain any more good's.
In spite of the warning, and with
starvation staring them in the face,
the prospective gold miners are still
willing to rush in and trust to luck.
It is appalline to think of how manv
poor devils will perish in the Klondike
oeiore tne Drignt sun of next spring
brings relief to the half-frozen persons
who have managed to live the winter
through." New York Tribune.
Thrift, Thrift!
In Shoreditch, England, an elec
trical lighting system which not only
illuminates the town but disposes of
municipal rubbish, has been invented.
The steam for the engines to drive the
dynamos is being generated by the
burning, in specially constructed fur
naces, of the dust and refuse of the
parish which formerly cost theiocal
authorities a considerable sum to get
rid of. ,
Nobles Prefer the Sword.
According to official statistics just
issned at -Berlin, the population of
that city includes a little over eight
thousand noblemen," of whom forty
seven hundred belong to the army, six
hundred form part of the civil service
of the government, two hundred are
in trade, and one hundred and : fifty
are employed as day laborers. -
Little Bister's Pretty War Map.
-A war map of the Dominion of Can
ada ia in process of - preparation. ; It
will show all the : roads, bridges,
towns, villages, blacksmith shops and
stores. .
.. France produces more raw silk than
any other country, Italy ranking
second,
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IVY ! ON CHURCHES.
! -
The Luxuriant Growth on a Noted Edlflca
in New York. ;
, Grace 'church, New York citv, is
famous for the luxuriant ivy which
clings not only to the front of the
church building itself, but to the
Grace house and rectory. The growth
is especially close and luxuriant on the
latter. Its pinnacles seem like solid
masses of ivy not a glimpse of the
stonework can be had. The ivy is
here beautifully level in appearance
there are no. spare spots or places of
uneven growth. The leaves seem to
overlap each other tile-fashion, giving
the rain ample opportunity to glide
down from leaf to leaf to the roots be-
This charming ivy to be seen on the
rectory is the old English variety,
which lends so much of romance to
Kenilworth and Warwick and the
Ehine castles. The leaves are about
the size of those of the silver maple,
slightly glassy, firm, and heavily
veined. .The stem is thick and strong.
The ivy gives an impression of
strength and hardiness. Little trouble
is bad with the dropping of the leaves
in the summer. In fall there is not a
steady dropping, continuing for seve
ral weeks; two weeks is, as a rule, all
the time required for the dropping.
The English ivy is somewhat slow
in growth; the plants at Grace church
were set out, many of them-, a quarter
of a century and longer ago.
One of the sextons spoke to The
Church Economist of the entire sat
isfaction this ivy has always given the
rectors and sextons of the church in
the past. !
;"The old English ivy ia always fresh
and beautiful," said he. "Though it
can never; have too much water, it
thrives in the dryest seasons. We
rarely water it. Of all the ivys we
have experimented with, or are grow
ing here now, it has required the least
attention and given the best results.
It is a slow grower, but it most em
phatically pays in, the end. We are
never annoyed by sparrows nesting in
the ivy, either that growing over tha
rectory or house, where it is thickes,
or on the church itself. Once a yeir
we clean the gutters and trim the ivy
slightly. And sometimes we clip the
ends which have forced themselves be
tween the stained glas windows and
the fine network which covers them."
The English ivy grows on an aver
age of fifteen feet in four years, though
this is hardly a fair estimate, a3 every
thing depends on the richness of the
soil and its access to a good water sup
ply. The plants should be set out the
last of April, a little over a foot from
the stonework of the church, and from
three to five feet apart. It is well to
give the ivy a .healthful impetus by
growing it in water for a short time
previous to the setting out. . Little or
no care need be exercised in training
the ivy. With a little guidance for
first fortnight, the ivy will mount high
er and higher, slowly, surely, "and
regularly. Buttresses, pinnacles, pro
jections are firmly entwined by the
little plant and it will take a storm
indeed to; dislodge it It may be
bought of any reputable florist at $1.50
per dozen.!
The most popular ivy in America,
owing to its rich autumn tints and
quick-growing qualities, is the Ape
lopsis vietchi, Japan, or Boston ivy.
Seedsmen pronounce it to be the most
practicable ivy to be had. With very
few exceptions, New York churches
have chosen this variety for their pur
poses. Grace church, in its; main
structure;! the Marble 1 collegiate
(Dutch reformed), the "Little Church
Around the Corner" (Church tof the
Transfiguration), all are made most
tasteful in appearance by the growth
of this ivy. Its leaves are small and
delicate, with deep indentations. The
stem is - small and tender. The au
tumn color is a vivid scarlet. Church
Economist j
The Minister Who Wan an Elk.
"An Episcopal clergyman of Grand
Eapids, Mich., who belongs to the
order of the Elks," says a member of
that order j "attended a meeting the
other evening. , The chairman notic
ing his presence, said: I see our Eev.
Brother among us this evening.
As this is such an unusual occurrence,
I think he will have to be assessed $5.
The rector put his hand into his waist
coat pocket, and, marching up to the
desk, put down his little Y, and made
a nice little speech in whiph he told
how glad he was to De with his brother
Elks, and ended by inviting them to
come and hear him preach . the next
Sunday evening. Some one moved
that the Elks accept the invitation and
go in a body to their brother's church,
which was; unanimously carried. The
next Sunday evening the front pews
of the church were filled with Elks,
and when I -Eev. Mr. ascended his
pulpit, he said: 'I am delighted to see
so many of my brother Elks here this
evening, but it is such an unusual oc
currence with the most of them, I
think they should each be assessed $1.
Let your light so shine, etc.' Th
way the silver dollars rattled on thai
plate was a caution. The contribu
tion was much heavier than usual, and
the Elks voted their reverend brother
all right." New York Tribune.
Electric Cotton Mill.
In Baar,; Switzerland, there is a 10,-(JOO-spindle
cotton mill run by electric
power from the Ehone, which is only
550 feet away. There are three motors
kept in a separate room to protect
them from the dust, and of these one
drives the openers, cards, combing
machines, . drawing and flyer frames
and supplies 260 lamps; another drives
the mules, and the third the ventilat
ing fan and workshop.
Dear Drugs.
Dobbins These druggists are rob
bers. I just had a prescription filled,
and they charged me $2 for it.
Bobbin Oht that is easy! . Why,
I had a doctor's prescription filled the
other day and it cost me $75.
Dobbins Heavens!
.Bobbins Yes; the doctor pre
scribed a bicycle for my. .wife, and I
had to get it for her. Puck. ; ;
-i ; A'Fat Answer.
The master was asking questions
masters are apt to ask questions, and
they ' sometimes receive '. curious -answers.
- The question was as follows:
' ' 'Now, boys, how many months have
twenty-eigni aaysr - ;
"All of them, sir," replied a boy
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MOltGANTON, N. C. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
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The Piano Tax Law Declared to Be
Valid by Justice Montgomery
DEAVER AN OBJECT OF PITY.
Charters Granted The State Cotton
Crop-Number of Applications for
Pensions The Wool Industry.
At Ealeigh last week an important
caso was heard before Justice Mont
gomery at chambers. A young lady of
Henderson was arrested for selling
pianos for a Norfolk firm without a
license. Under habeas, corpus pro
ceedings the case was brought here.
Justice Montgomery discharged he?,
saying the provision of the revenue act
was unconstitutional so far as it applied
to persons outside the' State selling
by sample, or catalogue, in that it vh
lated the inter-State commerce law.
' A special to the Charlotte Observer
from Asheville says : Intense excite
ment prevailed in the court house as
disclosure after disclosure of official
rottenness was made. Deaver, already
convicted of a felony, plead guilty jn
three other cases of criminal misde
meanor and be-god for mercy. Judge
thwart demauded hi immediate resig
nation, which was at once handed to
the clerk. The evidence disclosed a
system of blackmailing, extortion and
embezzling of public funds of the most
appahns character. Judge Ewart
opeuly stated from the bench that a
bold and vicious attempt had been
made to intimidate him from pressing
the trial of the defendant but that it
ii iilei The PraXer judgment
in all the cases was continued until the
December term. Deaver was put under
a 91,00t bond. He is completely
crushed and is really aa object of pit v.
Ty.' fi-l- ' . ..
oiaie cuarters tne Charlotte
Ionded Warehouse Company, to buy,
Bell, store and make advances on cot
ton. It also charters the Telegram Pub
lishing Com pany, of Greeusbofo, with
Wt oS Sou. Tlie; North Carolina
lubhshing Company) at Ealeigh has
been incorporated alio. It will pub
ash a new morning Democratic paper.
Ihe capital is &0,O00.J A complete out
fit has been ordered, including linotype
machines which will be in position by
the last of November.
Eevenue officers and deputy mar
shals, seven in number, made a big
raid near Benson, Johnston county?
Acy h"d news that a baud of daring
and dauserous moonshiners had no less
than fire stills "all in a bunch," were
armed all the while and. made threats
that they would kill any revenue people
who came near them. The officers were
about to make the raid, but found that
while there were only, three of them
there were seven of the moonshiners.
Ko they called for reinforcements and
got them Charlotte Observer
The movement for railway from Win
feton southward, is again being agitat
ed During the late session of the le
lslature much was heard about it It is
now asserted that it is the North Caro
lina Midland railway and not the South
ern which is building the Mocksville
Mooreyille link. The Southern people
are on the inside in the matter and will
operate the road.
V Ttrexr,e was a 8uit for SIO.000 dauaujres
by II. Bayer, of Charleston. . C. , agai nst
the Seaboard Air Line, for the loss f
an ice factory in Ealeigh last week, the
claim -being that the fire was dae to
sparks from a passing engine: It was
promised that the railway would pre
sent some sensational evidence but the
case was non-euiied. Charlotte 'Ob
server. - It is ascertained from Dockery and
Superintendent Smith that the cotton
fields on Eoanoke river are only half
picked over the first time and that only
about one-third of the total crop is
picked. It is said that the cause of tuis
is that out of 7C0 convicts, only about
400 can pick.
The auditor says there were about
1.200 new applications for pensions this
year, of which something like 800
passed; but quite a number were
aropied from the roll, owing mainly to
deaths. This is particularly the case as
to widows. .
Auditor Ayer declines to pay the
I amlico county oyster claims, declared
valid by the Supreme Court, and rec
cominends the claimants to take the
matter to the Legislature. - -
The returns on the wool industry in
this State, as made to the labor bureau.
show 5,080 spindles in operation.
.
-, State Chemist W. A. Withers has re
turned from Washington, wheTe he at
tended the national convention" of
chemists. He says the chief question
discussed was that of pure food aajf
food adulteration, and that the question
of good laws on this most important
question will be more widely discussed
the coming winter than ever before, all
over the country.
Tt is -not good ? news which comes'
from Southport to the effect that the
Lynchites or sanctified band proposes
to abide there and erect a tabernacle.
It is said these people are really afraid
to go any further South," particularly
into South Carolina. North Carolina
people certainly desire them to pass
- The Attorney General's office has ad
vised the State board of control that the
dispensaries are not liable for a city
license, and that no license should be
paid the city of Greenville or any other
place from which such a demand came.
The advice to the State board was
induced by the action of the city council
of Greenville. v .
' Harvin & Brown's stock of goods, at
Manning, has been destroyed by an in
cendiary fire. Insurance $11,000.
r .
The Lexington county fair was a de
cided success in every particular.
: The Atlanta, (Qa. ,) Constitution
says Eev. Dr. A. It Holderby, pastor
of Moore's Memorial church, has de
cided to remain in that city in prefer
ence to accepting a call of the Presby
terian College of Clinton.
; The original package store at Tir- f
zan, 2 or county, nas been closed by
Detective New bold and the elerk ar
restedfcnd taken to YorkvUle, Short
measures was the cause.
' The town council of Saluda has
passed an ordinance requiring original
package dealers to pay a license of 815
per month for Belling liquor.
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A Japanese match mill has -ft.CTO
employes.
Ifa New York corporation violates
the law Requiring weekly payment ft
must forfeit to each employe the sum
of $25.
Eleven well-developed and good
sized apples, all growing from a sinele
bud, and all forming a globular pieel
bigger than a big pair of double fists,
was a freak displayed in Corvalis, Ore
gon, recently. .
It is reported that Yerdi has ia
trusted to his friend, Boito, a box con
taining the score of a new opera, en
tirely completed, but that the box is
not to be opened nor its contents in
vestigated until after the Italian com
poser's death. '
Hicks Pasha's expedition to the Son
dan in 1883, every man of which is be
lieved to have been massacred, has
been officially pronounced dead by the
English probate court, executors hav
ing been allowed to presume the death
of a member of the force.
A midwife, at Stolpe, near Berlin,
Germany, celebrated the six thousandth
anniversary on which her services had
been required by inviting all the chil
dren she had helped into the world to
dinner at her hnnn Tii -f t i
formed a torchlight procession and
xuarcueu tnrougn tne town.
Brigands in the Bomau Campana
have no luck; they held up Prince
Francesco Borgheso, Duke of Bom
arzo, and his agent recently, but the
two had only seven dollars between
them. ! Two years ago, when the Duke
of Saxe-Meiningen was robbed, he had
just ten dollars on his person.
A water spaniel jumped upon his
master's bed in Chicago a few nights
ago and awakened him in lime to save
the inmates of two near-by cottages
from possible death by fire, which was
burning briskly. The water spaniel
has a bright new collar, with an in
scription that, unhappily, ho cah't
read. (
The late Senator Doolittle began his
speech before the Springfield UU.)
convention which nominated Lincolu,
as follows: "I believe in the God
Almighty, and under Him I believe in
Abraham Lincoln, his integrity and
patriotism." The cheers which greeted
this were so tumultuous that he was
forced to sit down.
Deputy United States Marshal S. A.
Smith, of Jacksonville, Fla., who went
to Anastasia Island to arrest a man ac
ensed of cutting oak and pine on Gov
ernment laud, said he saw sixteen big
rattlesnakes and heard many more ia
the woods on his trip to the man's
house. He walked very timorously ia
the middle of the road and wished all
the way that he had a snake charmer
with him.
The Salt Habit.
The use of salt as a condiment is so
general and eo universally believed ia
as necessary that we rarely hear a
word against its excessive use, but
there are a multitude of persons who
eat far too much salt eat it on every
thing, on meat, fish, "potatoes, melons,
in butter, on tomatoes, turnips ar.d
squash, in bread and on a host of
foods too numerous to mention: To
so great an extent is it used that no
food is relished which has not a salty
taste and this hides more or less the
real taste, which ia often very delicate.
Now, the amount of salt required in
the system is comparatively small, and
if the diet has been rightly compound
ed very little is necessary. Some go
so far as to discard its use altogether,
but whether this is wise or not we will
not here consider. What are some of
the evils of the excessive use of salt?
They are to paralyze the nerves of
taste, or to pervert them so they can
not enjoy anything which has not a
salty flavor, and iu addition there is a
direct tax on both the skin and the
kidneys in removing it from the blood.
Whether the skin is harmed by this
tax we do not know. Possibly it 'is
not greatly injured, yet we know that
few people possess a healthy skin; but
it is now pretty well settled that an
excessive use of salt does overtax the
kidneya in it removal and that the
great number of cases of derangement
and disease of these organs is dno to
this use. It takes only a little time to
learn to enjoy many kinds of food
without calt and we advise 6 or readers
and others to look into this matter and
to try and diminish the use of this
condiment so far as possible. We be
lieve they will be better for it Jour
nal of Hygiene. '
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: - Had 6O0 Gall Stones.
One of the most remarkable surgical
cases that has come under; the notice
of the physicians of St Agnes' Hos
pital, Philadelphia, was performed
there recently, when nearly 500 gall
stones, varying in size from a grape
seed to a small-sized marble, were
taken from the liver of Mrs. Catharine
McCaffrey. Doctor LaPl ace and Me
Cormack performed the operation. ' '.
. An incision was made for an ordin-.
ary case, of appendicitis, and the vermi
form; appendage was found to be per
fectly normal. . This was-something
nnlooked for, and it was decided to
carry the incision sufficiently high to
lay pare the liver. '"A dark. bluish
spot,' whicn was supposed to be an ab
scess, was found on the liver, but on
cutting it open it proved to be the gall
bladder, from whichrtfshed forth a
great quantity of gall stones. When
counted the gall stones were found to
number nearly 500. . The cansa of tV
remarkable occurrence is said to ban
due to a calcine formation which is
caused by a chemical change in the
acids of digestion. The doctors have
hopes of Mrs. McCaffrey's rcovery.
Th Smallest Uook.
Italy has produced the smallest book
in the world, a volume of 20S pages
measuring ten millimetres by six, or
four-tenths- by a quarter of an inch.
Each page contains nine lines and from
nipety-five to 103 letters. The text is
an unpublished' letter written by
Galileo in. 1615 to Mme. Cristine, of
Lorraine. The printers are the
brothers Salmin, of Padua, who in
1870 produced the microscopic' edition
of Dante's Divina Commedia, thirty
eight by twenty millimetres in size,
with thirty-one lines to the page.
Bonnet of dlasa. -
fin, Venice many ladies have been
een shopping in bonnets made of
glass. The craze has reached Paris,
and it is Bald that glass bonnets will
ifioub foliiaioaioa, " -
11, 1897.
"ESC0KT TO THE COLOR"
ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE OF
ALL MILITARY OBSERVANCES.
Brlnclng-thoFlaca to the Besjlmeat Dir.
lug a Parade-Tribatee of ltespect Paid
by Every One as the Proud Color Boar,
era March Along- with "Old Glory."
Lieutenant B. W. Atkinson, U.S. A.,
writes an article on "The Escort to
the Color" for St Nicholas. Lieuten
ant Atkinson says:
There is nothing that more conduces
to make a good, true and loyal soldier
than to inculcate in him love and re
spect for the flag he has sworn, to up
hold and defend. To bring about
this end there are certain ceremonies
iu the army that are intended to im
press the wearers of the uniform with
the dignity of the flag. One of these
ceremonies is called the "Escort to the
Color," and j is tba finest-and most
impressive of all military observances.
Every regimentcarriea two flags: one
the national, the other the regimental,
which carries the number and name of
the regiment These f ajs are kept at
the residential quarters of the colonel,
or at his office, where they are real
onsly cared for. It is when the regi
ment parades, and these flags are to be
brought to thetroops, that the escort
to the color is carried out.
When the regiment has formed line
on the parade, the colonel details a
company to bring the colors and es
cort them to their place in the line.
The company marches in column of
platoons, headed by the band, which
does not play as the march down the
front of the ljne is made. The two
color-sergeants, old and faithful sol
diers appointed to these desired places
by reason of long cervire and military
bearing, march between the two pla
toons. Upon arriving in front of the
building where the flags are kept line
is formed, the band standing on the
right of the escort.
The first lieutenant, . with drawn
sword, followed by the two color-sergeants,
who are followed in turn by
a sergeant armed with a rifle, enter
the building and receive the flags.
When the color-bearers appear, fol
lowed by tha lieutenant and the ser
geant, theyalt at the entrance and
form line, facing the escort. Arms
are presented, and the field music (the
trumpeters) sound a thrilling call
named, '.'To the Color," during the
sound of which all stand motionless
with Arms at the present. After the
sounding of the color has ended, arms
are brought to the order, and then
column of platoons is reformed, the
two color-sergeants taking places be
tween the two platoons; and, thus
guarded, the march is taken np, the
baud playing a spirited air.
Around the shady main avenue of
the post marches the escort, each sol
dier erect and appearing as if he felt
that the flags were entrusted to him
alone instead of to the company -of
wbirh he forms so small a part How
a-h man steps out to the strains of
the march, probably Sonsa's inspiring
".Stars and Stripes Forever!" Down
past the officers' quarters, the porches
of which ; are filled with the wives,
daughters and sweethearts of the offi
cers parading, goes the escort The
respect for the flag is not confined to
the wearers of th army blue; for as
the escort passes each house, these
true and loyal women cease their talk
and stand quietly till the flag has
passed, when the interesting discus
sion or the latest news is resumed."
Past a group of enlisted men not re
quired to attend the parade marches
the escort Each man stands "atten
tion" and removes his cap. A group
of small boys at play is next passed.
Every one, a true soldier's son, stands,,
cap in hand, till Old Glory has passed.
I have seen this same small boy grow
up, pass through the "Point," and
command one of the platoons in the
escort after 'graduation, and maybe in
the same company commanded by his
father. This march around the post
has at last brought the escort opposite
the right of the line of paraded troops,
when the colonel commands attention,
and down the line passes the glitter
ing guard. . , .
On reaching a point in the front of
the centre of the paraded command
the escort forms line facing the regi
ment, the two color-sergeants march
ing to he front till, twelve paces ia
frout of the colonel and his staff!
Arms are then presented to the flags
by command of the colonel,' and while
the trumpeters again sound "To the
Color." the flam ar aHnwjwl In Aw
the breeze, the lances srs lnrl in
acknowledgment' of the - "present,
ami now tne moment is one to fill the
soul of every lover of his country with
a -thrill-that is indescribable. The
silk and tasseled flags, caught by the
rays of the sun, shine and glisten in
front of the solid ranks of. blue-and-gold
uniforms massed across the. deep
green sward of the parade ground a
picture difficult for any pen to portray.
After the soundin tr of "th a Cn W th
two sergeants march to their places in
the parade; and the escorting compa
ny; having faithfully carried out its
i , , . . , . .
nacreu amy, now wneeis into column
of platoons, and headed by the band
with inspiring music proceeds on down
the line and around in the rear of the
regiment, whence, without music, it
goes to its proper place in the line, and
the formal dress parade is begun
After parade the color-guard escorts
the flags to the place - wherej they are
preserved.
Bemarkable JMg-eoa Flight.
Much interest has been excited in
London pigeon flvint circles bv.tho
performance of a bird owned br M.
r.vangeust ox soum Tottenham, which
has flown from the Shetland islands to
London distant 591 miles, in the rec
ord time of 36 hours and 24 minutes,
from which must bo deducted the
hours of darkness, during which the
birds cannot fly.
Sympathetic Boston.
Gotham People are so different
here in Boston. See how sad every
body looks.
Backbay Naturally. How could
they look otherwise when they think
of the unfortunate people who cannot
live in Boston? Boston Transcript
Gently CaasUc.
Ethel Do you think that
was b truck by my beauty?
George
Clara I hardly ihiak he was severe
ly in jure (Ljit-Bits,
PRICE 5 CENTSB
LYNCHING A KLONDIKE THIEF.
The Gold Hatters HaaKed a Man Who
Mole Provisions.
A letter from Juneau, Alaska, tells
of the lynching of William G. Martin
of Missouri for stealing food at Lake
Bennett
Martin had sold what he could of
his provisions at Skaguay, abandoned
the remainder and started in for the
Klondike with lessthan a sixty-pouud
pack on his back. Being o "light,"
his arrival attracted particular atte'a
tion from camps of boatbailJer. His
pack was secretly examined to see how
much grub he had. It was noticed
that he had about twenty pounds of
bacon among other thing, bat no
sugar. Martin camped back on the
aide of the hill in the brush a'one. He
must have heard how scarce provisions
are expected to be in Dawson City
next winter. He was suspected and
watched, but it was not till after he
had tried to bay provisions. '
The second day it was Been that he
bad sugar for hi- coffee, and that night
his pack was uncovered and a aide of
bacon branded with the private mark
of one of the campers was found. A
poor attempt had been male to oblit
erate the mark. The investigators re
ported the facts to the few campers
who had not yet turned in, and, al
though it was late, the entire camp
was quietly aroused and -a miners'
meeting held. It was the general sen
timent that an example should b
made of the thief. The question was
put. The reply to the motion was an
instantaneous rising to the feet of
every miner, and a crowd of about CO
determined men moved off into the
brush, in the direction where Martin's
dying campfire could be seen dimly
flickering. Martin was alrep. He
was unrolled roughly ironi his blank
ets and stood blinking on bin feet.
"We stand no stealing in this camp.
Your time has come," Martin was told.
He started to speak, bnt raid nothing,
and stood trembling from head to
foot -
"Do you want to leave a message
to your friends?" he was asked.
"No," said the man on the brink of
the grave. .
"Do you want to pray?"
"No," said Martin.
"If there is anything you want to
say, say it quick," said the spokes
man.
A slipknot had been made at the end
of a long painter of the boa, and the
not se was put over Martin's head.
I'Boys," sail Martin, ii a faltering
voi , "you know how it is when a
man has mortgaged his all, starts for
the Klondike, and sees that he can't
get there. If I am not hanged my
life is not worth much to me, anvhow.
I've got 1000 pounds of stuff at tika
guay, and I'll-promise on my life to
carry it in here for you."
"Enough of that It would not save
you if the etuff was here."
Martin was half dragged down to
the shore of the lake. It tcok less
than two minutes to lash two slender
pines, dressed for masts, in a forked
upright and drop another mast from
the rock on the bluff over between the
forks.
"May I write a message, buys?"
asked Martin.
"Be quick about, it. " was the
answer.
Poor Martin took a letter from his
pocket and kissed it Then he tore it
up, saving only the back of the en
velope, stooped, pulled off his rubber
boots, and placing the paper on the
sole of one. wrote in darkness th fol
lowing in a dim and trembling hand :
"Hoping mat with tbe money I
miirht make in th Klondike arift.
would go ont tbe door and love return
an 'a. a eo
tnrougn tne window, i left you. Kiss
Te3, but never tell him. (Signed)
- OiD."
In the morning Martin's body was
seen tnrning first one way and then
back, like a kettle dangling over a fire,
his arms tied behind him with a park
strap. On the other La'.f of the en
velope which Martin tore in two were
his name and the postmark St Louis.
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Twlakllasjor the Mara.
A discovery of much interest to
astronomers has been mad a Vv IVr T.
L. J. See, who is in charge oi Lowell
UDservatory, at t la-sUO, Arizona.
The cause of the twinkling of the stars
has always been a mystery, none of
the theories advanced having stood
the test of . thorough investigation.
Dr. See has found the cause to be the
presence in the atmosphere of innum
erable little air currents- or waves,
which .dart through the air and cause
a break in the light from the star. The
result is that to a beholder on the
earth the star has the familiar appear
ance of twinkling.. These little air
currents can be distinguished through
the twenty-four inch telescope very
piamiy on nig n is wnen mis twinkling
is observed moat by removinar th eye
piece of the "instrument This' dis
covery has been called to tha atten
tion of the Boyal Astronomical society
OI iJOQUUD.
What Congress Doeo.
. The best definition of Congress that
has yet been given is found in the
printed testimony in the Jones-Catch-ings
contest for a seat in the present
House of Representatives.
Alex Gates, a colored witness for
the contestant, masssked: .
"What is the Congress?"
Answer Congress is the people.
Question What is the Congress?
A. Congress is Congress.
Q. What are the duties of Con
gress? A. Well, they make speeches, and
pow-wows, snd plsy cards, and get
drunk, and rides on the trains, and
draws salaries. That is all I see in
the pspers. Washington Star.
Claea Water Pipe.
Various English towns are introduc
ing water pipes xnsde of glass and
covered with aspbaltunv with highly
satisfactory results. These pipes are
doubtless the most sanitary, and while
the first cost may be somewhat ia ex
cess of iron and lead, yet if properly
laid and protected they should last for
centuries and thus be the most econom
ical in the end.
Prceeoeo of Mind.
He (just introduced) What a very
homely person that gentleman near
the piano is, Mrs. Black.
She Isn't he! That is Mr. Black.
"How true it is, Mrs. Black, that
the homelv men always est the cret.
. ... e,e as-..-!!
M 1 do, ft will pay yon to fet am
ple and prices f mm roe before piscina
roor eMera. Letter Heads. Moa Heads
mil ii farts, .are.orra.
Card. Vetera, VaraphieU
Cirruiara.
kind of VrtotiBf. l'rumr.fie-. AocS
rsvry. Neatness) and Good Srock Guar.
B teed. I carry a Is rye stock of Paper,
-rd. Enrelonea, ttcanddoprtnuix
f'r soma of th Unrest eooosnva ia
S stern North Caroiioa,
IW Give mea trial.
- J- VT. COXTNT.
UorrastoB, X. C.
Royal
so the tees) pare,
whalaaasno mm ocUcloaa.
Absolutely Purn
SQTSi. sows eo.. m- ,
Fowatala Pen Arm Ancient.
Fountain pens are rather older thaa
most reople Imagine. As long ago si
1KM they were In use, for In that yesi
Thomas Jefferson saw a contrivance ot
this sort, tried It and wrote to General
Bernard Peyton of IUchmond, Ya ask
ing him to ct one of them. The pen
was of grJd and the Ink tube of silver
and.v?cordIng to Jefferson's letter, the
maker was a Richmond watch repairer,
named Cowan. The price, be ender
stood, was $5. Tbe first American pat
ent for a fountain i-en was-tranted In
1S30, to one DouVas Flyde, but th
earliest English patent was Issued
twenty-one years before. Scientist
American. .
A Work of Art.
An evidence of genuine enterprise and
fiberelity is shown ly the publishers of
The Youths' Companion, Boston, Mase.v.
in giving all new subscribers to their
publication an art calendar for ISjS
a gem of beautiful color-work far
in advance of anything of the
kind previously produced. Also a
maraificent illustrate,! TV.nVif,;..
iter, Christmas and New Year's
aouoie number ox the magazine each
a prize which will be preserved by
thousands of art lovers, iw vnim,
coupon cut from the advertising col
umn a oi tue locfti paper ot tnis week or
last week, and following its instruc
tions, thesa artiatia and velnKKl
dnetions can be secured.
A Unique Kantucky Bugle.
It Is a bugle made of two slabs of
cedar about three-sixteenths of an
Inth.ln thickness, snd bent Into a fun-nel-fchsped
horn. The bell or mouth
is 13i Inches In circumference. It la
hooped with cowhorn rings and Iron
lands. The Frankfort Call says that
the bugle Is the proDerty of MrAnr,!a
Wayhall, granddaughter of the late
(.apt. Robert Collins, who was & sol
dier in the War of 1812-15. It was
Jn the campaign of Col. Richard IL
Johnson, and was at the death of Te
cumseh. Capt Collins was a bugler
for Ihe regiment and this Is the Identi
cal instrument he used during the war,
and which ordered the famoua charge
of CoL Johnson. Capt. Collins waj a
mechanical genius, and with hlswn
bands made the instrument fevery
morning at sunrise he waked the
neighborhood for miles around with
bis bngle urtll his death.
The British Medical Journal, la a
recant issue, sounds an alarm concern'
Ins; the. rapid spread cf the cocaine
habit In England, where it threatens
to become the third scourge of hu
manity, alcohol and morphine belr.3
the firet and second. All ranks of so
ciety are declared to be crowded with
Its victims both men and women
many of whom are literary people, who
take cocaine to stimulate their lmag
Inatlon. The Journal advises that
most stringent measures be adopted to
eradicate this blighting vie. ;
Robert Ellis Lee, ot EaiseU, Han,
writes to a New York paper for a wlf r.
He explains that be Is willing to marry
"any woman of any aje" If the has
enough money to start him la business.
Incidentally Robert adds that he Is
studying perpetual motion, and "can
mske It so that It will work forever,
but needs a little money to start It" Mr.
Lee evidently Is on the right track.
Honey makes the mare go.
The cold truth Is that do amount of
polish will make a man an agreeable
cooversatieaalUtjtnle&a he sandwiches
in some gossip,
IHMON'S
PiiverPILLS
andTonic Pellets
Cure all forms of disease caused by
a Sluggish Liver and Eilioa&neae.
The pink riii Cleanses
The Tonic relict InVigOmtCS
S. B. Moore, of Greeosbotr. JCy ssyst " I
'wssrery tiiioas fc- s long lime :, had tsllen
cu and arttiug- ta bad beallh. I r.4 drs-T9-is
a4 spit ep my food. I brrs eating
Raaos'i Liver PiUa and Toaic feUets so
eorcioj lo the Doctor's Book, snd as a re
sc:t 1 iarrrased ia wr-lr.it ZJ poacds, and '
fcel like a new person." .
T llf.'.e " Portofs Eonk ? ur. aH sbont
I'jra. and a week's Treatmeat l-ree. pcow s
et cry wrd trt:e. CotnIete Treatnst. Re.
tZm Ct.R-T.Ssd Crs.ii.Hs. Tan.
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Roomi5a,7, 472 Uslisns Av,,N.W.
wash 1x0 ro.x, no,- ;
Will, oa very reason stU tormts, fHrosoCTite
Lasd l laims, laciodlajr Mineral LaoJs and
Si too, application lor raiobU ud IVasioaa
and al otimr rlatma before Coegrre. tho Dis
trict of Colombia Court, tbe several Govern
ment Department, the Court of Calx and
tbe Supreme Court of tbe t nltej teat.
The Coapaoy will also aid lawyers at a d Le
ttoee) tn preparing tbelr eae for tbe
prom a Court of tbe United HtaW, and for a
small eonaUermUoa will furt.Uk eofrrapon-
dau Information ooneaiiit; natters la
Washington it at tbey may dralre to knew.
&eod for circulars.
Person seeing- thUadvertiaenieot and sav
ing bmsinese tn that lit e wUl Ood tt to thotr
Interest to eomransk-ate throurh tbto paper.
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