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frOL. III.
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1894.
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H. B.. PARKER, Jr.,
j Attomoy at Law.
I AN II N'OT.VUY ITHLH'.
North Wilkesboro,
foi
N. C.
AMI practice in both Rtt and Federal
'tfurt. SiH-tiul nttentiun to latter.
R. N. HACKETT,
AUorney-at-Law,
7ILKESBOR0, - N. C.
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M. u ork :kc.
5Y & GREEN!.,
at - Law,
rdORO, N. C.
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PHY3ICIA1T L SURGEON,
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11 kinds of repairing done with
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PATENTS.
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f-r Inrortnutl'm.
.V-l'mii r-,';lt of in'Mhd or oketcli of In
Trillion, ladvisoastopalcntabiUty without
.iirye. ( Mmtloii this psyr.)
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BeefiMet!
MIRANDA.
They had "a null and early" at Tbe Elms'
acrom the way,
Wher Ibe miaou' budding bcactlca bluabed
in lummrr time array.
I A galaxy of loveliness runs Lcainlnc on tha
View,
And only Irenes harbored gloom, and only
ye war bio.
Bat la all that aiarry fathering thafalrtat tpot
to ma
Waa wbara tlio iwt Miranda poured the cof
fee and tha Ifi.
Oh, bar face waa Ilka tho Illy when the aun-
ahlne follow ahowerl
And tha men around her hovered like the
around a bower.
Howtbey hungered for her glances when her I
lid were lifted nn!
If he railed on one, 'twas aweetur than the
sugar In hla cup.
And her little trills of laajhter seemed celestial
melody
To the swatus who watched Miranda pour the
coffee and the tea.
Skillful sculptor never molded who could re
produce the turn
f ,beninfguTn.el Miranu " '-otlr' tbe As there were upward of 3,000 non
Yeiiow blooms win' be the fashion wheu the ! combatants in the city, it took a long
new U tpread abroad.
Each gallant of the countryside will woo the
Jealou god.
For before the season's o'er, tete-a-tf tc for
happy me
Will Miranda's dainty fingers pour the coffee
and the tea.
-Clinton Scollard In Ctntiay.
UNDER FIRE.
Vicksburg boys never lacked for ;
excitement. Tho great river rolled -;
before them, and its capabilities were
exhaustless. Steamers passed back I
and forth at all hours of tho dav mid i
night, and it was seldom that several
of them could not bo found at the
wharves, discharging or taking on
cargo. And naturally tho boys felt
it incumbent on them to sre that ev-
ervthinir wns done rifht. Xo frpiirlit !
could be properly transferred with- i
out tneir presence,
left the boat without
sess of being under
lance.
The wharves were
Ho passenger j
tho couscious-
close survcil-
the
con;mon
property of the boys, and woo to the
wharfinger who said them nay. His
life was henceforth a buitlen to him,
and the j u venile in gen ui t y of t he i t y
was freely taxed in his behalf, but
usually tho wliarlim.r .wns s. wie
man in bin generation, and irt oly
conceded what ho knew could not 1m
withheld. There were many cozy
nookB among the piles of freight and
cotton bales, and here tho loys met
to discuss the present and lay plans
for the futuT, and generally tho fu
ture oscillated between steamlioatdng
and piracy.
But when the early sixties saw the
freight of steamers gradually change
from cotton boles and merchandise to
soldiers and munitions of war the
ambition of the boys veered round to
the possession of muskets and re
volvers. Lwimming contents nnd
piratical schemes were forgotten in
the quickly formed military com
pany and in marches and counter
marches up and down the streets.
The question of social distinction
had loug ago been settled, and those
who could outswim, outdive and out
run the others had taken easy prece
dence. So it was that ragged Newt Bixby,
whoso father fired on the River Belle,
became leader and Charlie Calhoun
second in command. Charlie's father
was colonel of the Mississippi
and was with Lee in Virginia. Char
lie was a born aristocrat and had
been "raised" on a large sug? p'jsn
tation, .wh"376 '"there were always
hjirldreda of negroes who were ready
to obey the slightest wish of the
"young mas'r." He had thus natu
rally acquired a haughty manner, but
was generous, bravo and noble in dis
position and a universal favorite with
the boys. His knowledge of tactics
and military matters seemed wonder
ful, and it was not long before it le
came a saying among the boys that
he furnished the brains and Newt
the dash for the company.
All the leisure time was now spent
in drills and maneuvers. There were
few able men in the city outsido the
garrison. Even the older boys were
on duty with the guard or away in
the regular army. Provisions were
getting scarce as the river communi
cations began to close up, and every
face grew anxious and expectant
The boys forgot their years and went
into the drill with the earnestness of
those who expected to be called to the
front at any time.
Gradually the gunboats of the en
emy crept toward the city until the
entire water front was occupied.
Then soldiers and batteries seemed
to spring up from all the land sides,
and the city awoke to the fact that it
was besieged. It could be only tem
porary, of course, for were there not
27,000 of the bravest of the southern
army on guard f What mattered it
how superior were the forces of the
enemy I
Bat it became terribly real when
the bombardment commenced. The
previous silence had Beemed almost
oppressive, and when it was suddenly
broken by the thundering crashes of
artillery, which made the ground
and the very foundations of the build
ings tremble, pandemonium itself
might have broken loose. The sky
was cobwebbed with the crisscross
ing red lines streaming from'flying
bombshells. Broken window glass
rattled upon the sidewalks, and a
hailstorm of iron fragments descend
ed upon the city.
No wonder the noncombatauts
frantically sought a place of safety had great ragged holes torn through
cellars, strong buildings, anything' the boarding and plaster. Butthepeo
which promised shelter. But a few pie were getting used to it It took
hours showed them how futile such an unusually severe tempest of shell
shelter waa. The screaming shells j to start them leisurely for the caves,
and heavy masses of iron had little
reseet for frame buildings and stone
walls.
! All through tho day they crouched
' trembling, and not till the darkness
put nn end to the uproar did they
: venture forth to ascertain the dam
! age done.
As the days Trent by and week fol
! lowed week in slow, dreadful bus
! pense tho first unreasoning fear be
' gan to wear off, and the course of a
' shrieking Bhell was watched with a
tolerably correct calculation or its
nrobabln fall
Holes or tunnels were dug in the
perpendicular clay banks back of the
city, and whenever the bombardment
recommenced tho women and chil
dren hurried to them for 6afety. The
caves were branched like the letter Y
rtiil wniilrl linll fmm 1(1 tr Sfl 1P-KTRil.
line of caves to accommodate them.
Before the end of the six weeks
siege many had lecome so used to the
noise of the shells that they retreated
very leiaure'y to the caves wh.en-tb.S-firi'g
VeCoinmenced. One eye, how
ever, was always kept warily on the
heavens.
During the first few days tho Vicks
burg cadets were very prompt in
their attendance upon the caves, but
one afternoon, as a sudden shower of
bail sent every ono hurrying from the
city, Captain Newt BLxby ccaamuni-
cated with his oLicers and with their
aid managed to collect most of the
company outside the caves.
Soldiers must not be children I" he
shouted, his clear young voice rising
above the din of the flying shells. "If
any of the boys want to
enter the
We don't
caves, let them go now,
want them. We have had our 6care,
and now it is time to show ourselves
worthy of our fathers and brothers.
All tho cadets who remain in the
ranks now must do it with the free
will of soldiers who are ready to the
with their comrades."
Ho paused a moment, Irt no one
fetirrni.
' t:xl!" he exclaimed. "2sow,
1 my tin re aro nearly CO of us, rxd 1
think'we can' lie at gowtx1 stoldiers as
s(,iao of tLe tnjys who have entered
tho ari.iy. We are too young for
that, so we must look after the duties
our fathers have been obliged to
leave. Corporal Johnson will deploy
20 men between the caves and the
city to assist such as need it, while
the rest of us will return to tho
streets and do what we can to help
stragglers and to prevent fires."
Even as he 6poke there came a wild
shriek from a group of women who
were hurrying toward one of the
more distant caves. A fragment of
shell had struck one of their number
and torn away part of her left arm.
A small child held by that arm had
, fallen to the ground, apparently un
hurt. At tho same moment the
6toim of shell increased, and tho
forms of the woman and her
VilllU VUU1U S-TTJ Ct LA AO 1 LAAU t
clouds of dust. The rest of tho wom
en fled shrieking to the caves, and
most of the spectators quickly follow
ed their example. Even tho cadets
wavered for a moment as the iron
rain began to fall about them. Eut
only for a moment. Then Captain
Newt Bixby's voice was heard form
ing the men into a compact body,
ami as ihey ffiarrJ'-od lack to the city
Corporal J hnson and ono of his mfcli
were seen moving the wounded wom
an to the nearest cave.
Reaching the center of the desolate
city, the boys separated into squads
and sought different parts of the
town. Some of the inhabitants 6till
remained in their homes, and occa
sionally a store door was found open,
and its proprietor peering from bo
hind a pile of barrels or boxes. Dur
ing tho afternoon several incipient
fires were put out and a bomb taken
care of before it had time to explode.
After a few weeks the boys became
accustomed to the noise of battle and
could hear the shells whistle by with
supreme indifference. The excite
ment of ac ion they found to be im
measurably preferable to being half
smothered i the caves. Several cf
thr ir number had been more or less
hurt, and brave Corporal Johnson
had met a roldier's death.
The city vas becoming more deso
late every diy. Most of the grocery
and provision stores were closed.
They had nothing -left to sell.
Flour wns $200 a barrel, and corn f 10
a bushel, bacon $5 a pound, and cof
fee and poultry not to be had at any
price. LIule meat had to take the
place of poultry, beef and mutton.
The streets were littered with bro
ken shells and bombs. Here and
there a citizen, for want of other em
ployment, had gathered a ton cr
more of broken iron and piled it up
in his front yard. The strange pyra
mids wore ghastly reminders of the
times. There were no newspapers or
visitors to give news of the outside
world. Nothing but the incessant
bomb shelling from the implacable
circle outside. The streets were de
serted, fruit and candy booths a
thing of the past. The noncombat
ants had no energy for anything but
to walk back and forth, back and
forth and wait
-Hardly an entire window pane of
glass remained in the city. Most of
tho chimneys were more or less de
molished. Nearly all of the buildings
to which n few seatUriu rhothad
formerly s nt thc-m scurrying.
One day Captain Kcwt Bixbyrird
his men saw a tontruo ( f tluiiif shoot
up fiom one t.f the l.:r;- public
buildincrj near the vvliarvrs. It was
in one of the most o:j o-e-.l situations
and under the direct
:re or the gun
s on the roof.
boats. Tho flame vu
and unless it could 1 e extinguished
would undoubtedly d.-stroy t he build
ing and all tho valuable papers with
in. There was no means of entrance,
as the edifice had loen closed since
tho beginning of the sit o, and the
keys were in tho iossession of the
commandant of the garrison, half a
mile away.
But the Vieksburg cadets had been
taking severe lessen? in a very prac
tical school, and veteran firemen
could not have Ijcun more prompt or
efficacious. Like many other south
ern towns, Vicksbnrg was well sup
plied with shado trees. Several of
these threw their limbs directly over
the building. Like squirrels the boys
went tip the trees and were toon on
made little headway, and the boys
extinguished it before help arrived
from the garrison. In tho excite
ment little attention had lieen paid
to the stonn cf shell, but when the
soldiers from the fort slowly descend
ed into the now open building they
assisted the cadets in bearing away
three of their number.
The next day General Lamb sent
for Newt Bixby and Charlie Cal
houn. When they were ushered into
his presence, ho. turned from tho
group of officers ho was conversing
ing with and regarded them earnestly.
Newt had an ugly scar from an ex
ploding shell across his cheek, while
one of Charlie's arms was in a sling.
After a short silence the general
Baid in half sad, half musing tones:
"Strange that our canc should wa
ver when even tho children act tho
part of veterans!" Then, more brisk
ly: "I have been herius strange re
ports of you, my ladj. If your
strength was equal to your courage.
I would have you join tho river cxi
dition tonight. Sometimes a young
ster's agility nnd quick wit are ot ui
much service as the greater slit -u-jth
ofa'AKn."
"Try usJrXcriod Loth Leys in a
breath. -
The general smiled.,
"All in good time, ioy bojz. You
seem to have tho soldier's ambition
of being rewarded for one brave deed
with tho opportunity of encounter
ing 6till greater peiiLi. But I sent for
you for a different purjio.se. Are there
any good swimmers in your com
pany I I mean boys who could swim
a mile and pass half the timo under
water if necessary. They will have
to pick their way in tho dark, dodge
gunboats and river sentries, moot
deadly perils, and if they succeed bo
rewarded with the consciousness of
having dono tho cause iucotimablvj
service." j
While ho was speaki.ig tho boys
listened with flushed cheeks, and
they now pressed forwaid eagerly.
But as the general nodded sisrnificant
ly at Charlie's useless arm tho latter
drew back in confusion.
"Never mind, my boy. I havo
other work that you can do. So you
understand tho river thoroughly?"
he continued, turning to Newt ax
speaking in a quick, shai-p voice.
"He's the 1$. .wUnn: fi
river"" and can swim under water
'most as well as a fith," taid Charlie,
before Newt had linio to reply.
The general locked pleased.
"I think you ere tho man wo want
The success cf the enterprise means
more than you could understand. I
have been cautioned against intrust
ing tho affair to a bey, but I think a
sharp lad can pas the lines with less
difficulty than a man. You may se
lect two of tho best swimmers in
your company to accompany you
and report to mo here at 12 o'clock
tonight for instructions. In the
meantime I would advice you to get
as much sleep as you can."
As ho turned away and resumed
his conversation with the officers, the
boys concluded that the audience was
over and slowly left tho room.
When they reached tho corner
whero they mubt separate, their
hands met for a moment.
"Perhaps we shan't see each other
again," said Charlie soberly.
"It'll be a tight rqueeze," replied
Newt "but if wo get tho message
through tho lines I won't mmd so
much what happens to me."
Late in the afternoon a dark mass
of clouds overspread tho sky, and
when the boys went to the general's
quarters for instruction they had to
literally feel their way. A 6trong
wind was blowing, anel a drizzling
rain had st in from the southeast
It would be a bad night.
The general was writing when they
entered, but presently he turned from
big desk.
"It will be a terrible night," he said
abruptly. "Do you think you can
reach Cane point!''
The boys started. Cane point was
over a mile down tho stream, and
surrounded with such a network of
snags that it was considered danger
ous, even by daylight.
"ItHlie'n awful job ter swim 'ginst
the win that fur," Baid one of the
boys, looking white.
"I agree with you," said the fun
eral quietly. "Besides, you can do
better service here, fighting fire. And
do you two wish to ritk your lives
on the river?" turning to Newt and
his companion.
"If j-ou will let us," they answcri d.
"Very well! Here i;ro two dis
patclu t s:i tly elite. If oco r f yoy
fails the c'.Lir mi.y turret. d. Von
will to l!
threw livo
litlU t;.b:u unth r tN
tird urn; tho psir-cM
to tho cripp'.w you will li:,d tin re. It
you t,urcc'(i. t row :i hht fic-ni Lcve
Oak hill. A h.Ltei n twv.:;g in a half
circle will riisv.tr. You I ;:d l etter
not nttuupt to icimn uulil the t.Ice
is raiiovl." lie pautT'l a UKinent.
then added in an iirprennre vouxr.
"The ikiiT3 must not 1 e st :i by the
enemy, nnd if nccetsry yeu uui-t
die yourselves to insure their dts'iue
lion. Now o."
Tho boys made their way ili.v. !
and eautiAu.ly cloiigunt'l tl-.tyi. til
ed the nearest wharf. Ihu v .ZZv.:
blowing fiercely in their fa;-.;:, t..
they could hear the bey t f tho wav .
a gainst the spiles. Oveihead oveiy
thing was inky black, except for the
occasional streaks or Lie across the '
heave-ns.
In spite of their years and the tx- ;
citeuient cf the inomtut, the boys!
I rt;t;i 1 no IrfTliS l- IliO l!LH . j
v
taking
and made ev7J iirlll'J11 !
to ni't t
it. 'lLeir elotbii wrs re-i
moved and
cau iv.liy p.e.ecu un!cr a
i-uoor n;iiit.r
It did uot cteur to
them that they would probably never
see it again, even should the trip le
successful. Then, fastening the wa
terproof bags containing the dis
patches more securely nlout their
necks, they dropped quietly iuto the
river and disappeared in thedurknehS.
.There was little of the excitement
of battle about it. Nothing but the
solid wall of blackness around, which
was now nnd then cut by a flash,
6howing glimpses of the black hulls
of the silent watchdogs before them.
Sometimes ;he flashes were followed
by such deafening, reverleratiug
crashes that the boys were obliged to
clinch their teeth firmly to keep from
turning back to the wharf.
The current was in their favor, but
the wind against them. However, it
served to deaden the sound cf
tho waves against their faces.
As they nared the line e
gunboats, they 6vrm cs lightly as
possible, kce'ping all but their l'aixfi
undo r w a te r. 1 Le tlarki ;e ss was full
of ears now, rnd even the -vind aud
wave's could not smother micsr.nl
sounds. Ono 1y one hey felt, nvll' r !
than taw, tho dark hulls glide by. I
Frequently they had to sink under
water as a tudden flash thowed sen-
unci lorms wunin a lew ytn's. A
dozen times the-y were on the point
of being discovered, but t scai-ed by
a seeming miracle. Th .-ir progress
was slow, laborious and uncertain.
bcmetimes their nanus would cn-1
counter the side of a vessel before
they were aware of its vicinity. Since
leaving the wharf neither hud dared
to speak. In spite of its seeming des
olation the river was keenly ulert
Once or twice Newt fancied from his
companion's labored breathing that
he was becoming exhausted.
Suddenly, as they were moving
along side by side, a fjreat light Cash
ed upon them from the tlee k of a ves
Eel close by, and a dozen stern faces
met their eyes.
The boys sank instantly, and as
theydisappeareel from sight a shower
of bullets rained upon the water.
Second aftr second passed, and a
glimpse of a while fa was seen n-v
, . .i " -
eral rods down the n-iTund was moV-
ulIoI7Cl"TUter of bullets. A little
to the right another white faev was j
teen for an instant and received a '
similar welcome. Severul minutes'
passed, and a dark spot appeared still '
lower down. A perfect storm of bul-1
lets almost instautlj- fedl about it. j
A rew more seconds, and then some-
body said, "I guess they're done for."
m, i:u a: 1 -t
The lights disappeared, and the ves
sel returned to its dark watchfulness.
Hour after hour went by, and the
storm increased in violene"e. Limbs
were torn from the trees and hurled
into the streets. The blank expanse
of the river gave no intimation of the
silent enemy. His presence was swal
lowed up in the world of darkness.
In his quarters the general paced
up and down uneasily. He had reck
oned much on the success of this en
terprise. It meant much to the cause.
In spite of its apparent impossibility,
he had hopes that tho boys might
succeed had almost brought himself
to believe that they would.
But as the hours went by he ceased
to glance toward Live Oak hill. The
enterprise had failed, and tho brave
boys were at the bottom of the river.
Well, they had met a soldier's death
and somewhere would find a soldier's
reward. Their fathers and brothers
had met tho same fate or probably
would meet it in the near future.
Suddenly, as he passed the window,
he uttered an exclamation of surprise.
Surely there was a light on Live Oak
hilt a lantern being swung to and
fro. Even as it moved a brother offi
cer entered the rooni, with beaming
face, and the two grasped hands.
Meanwhile a half unconscious boy
only one was being cared for by
a tall man, who seemed to have for
gotten his suppceed crippled condi
tion as he moved quietly about the
room. The boy was covered with
bruises and cuts, and blood flowed
freely from half a dozen wounds up
on him. He looked as though he
had been pounded from head to foot
with jagged clubs.
Eventually he crawled out with
little injury save the Bears, and these,
nis iiieiong u.ccu unarue oiteu re
minded him, were not &cars, but dec
orations. Fraui H. Sweet in Romance.
HE WANTED INFORMATION.
And l!io IMitdif r Hi r.rl 111 Story and Snp
' ! I'.'.t N tin.
"Is raw Uvf j;u:d fr a black eye':"
. he asked :;s bo cnt-rt d a butcher shop
I on Michigan avenue,
j "It is accounted a good IhinfT," re
; plied the butcher. "Take eH the
j handkerchief end let mo s"t Phew '.
I but you got a hard one, didn't yoiu"
i "I was unconscious for 10 n;i:u:to;
j after tho feller hitme. (hi-imc about
! four pound ? o raw material."
; "You don't want owr a iounJ at
tnee. A f i How hit you, h f"
j "He did. He jest hauled ell end
J drew in his Wrath end jruiied on
j tho blow. I thought 1 had lx:cn
I struck by a tlmnderlw.t. Cut the
j meat pnrty thick."
I "I suppo.-o you were talkit:,:
tics f queried the butcher as ho t.harp
i cued hi.s kuifo.
"No, sir never tr.lk iiolitics."
"But you had a d;s;.;iur
"No, sir never dispute. If a man
don't believe as I do, 1 let him I xv
lievo as he wauls t ."
'MayN you u.Hed hkn a liari"
per.-a.-tcd tho bu'e her a. e-'.t ::t tho
meat. " ' "
"No, sir uoi r c.dhil a man a liar
in my hie. Belter niako that two
pounds. You see, 1 was down to the
de-pot to see alKut trains, nnd 1 met
a man with yr.ller eyes. Ever s:-e a
man with yaller eyes, same as a
cat's:"
"1 don't think I ever did."
"Nor I either, struck mo r. rath
er curious. I spoko to u feller about
it, and he said it also struck him as
rather curious. A feller with cat's
eyes ought to be able to seo in the
dark, hadn't hei"
"I should think so."
"So should I. I sioko to another
feller about it, and he said ho should
think so too. If you could see in the
dark, you wouldn't get mad ubout it,
would you'' '
"Of course not"
"Neither would I. I spoke to an
other ft-llcr about it, and h j said he
wouldn't cither. If you'd bhi there,
would you havcu-ked theyuHoreycd
man if he could seo in the daik.'"
"Wh, yes, 1 think so."
"ThaiiK yen. I thotit.'ijtJwiiv.Vt
only CaAir.J.l.L'ihgun, and it consoles
.Tie to find a partner 1 I put the ques
tion to bin;, and the depot, und a
wheat elevator, and a warehouse all
hit me in the eye at once, and w'en I
recovered consciousness yaller eyes
had departed on tho truin. Bctter
make that 10 pound:?, for I cnu feel
my whole head swelling, and I'll
be-ef it clear down to tho chin !M De
troit Free Press.
I n ncli "Hi. lis."
The number of phrases of tho class
which we call "lii.-h bulls," but
which ai-o found in polite works not
written by Irishmen, h very largo in
deed. A novel which was recently
crowned by the French academy as
possessed o unusu.d merit contained
a se'ute'uec of which tho following is
a translation:
"It was midnight. A mr.n who lay
in ambush listened to their conversa
tion, but suddenly a. dense, dark cloud
passed in front of tho moon and pre
vented him from hearing inoro."
Here is another phraa.', written in
full earnest ly u master i.f Fren'eh
tii
in Wliii ii it' Ai lue d:::hok i
lil'-ml'i
burie'S itself in thoneartof the other."
A criticism in a French journal up
on a dramatic performance lately
ended with these words, wliich are
worthy of l:ir Boyle Roche:
"Muio. Judic's talent is like the
froth on goixl champagne. Beware
of thrusting the? scaltvl into it, for if
j yoa do there will remain naught but
I . . .
a pinch of nshcj at the bottom of the
alembic."
Another French journal in speak
ing of tho results of certain false re
ports declared :
"This is tho handiwoik of ewl
tongues, mauiijulated by cruel
hands !" Youth's Companion.
Tho Dying Turk.
In Knolles' "History of the Turks''
thero is an eloquent account of a fly
ing man, whose feat was part of ti e
amusement provided for the visit of
the Turkish sultan to tho Greek em
peror in 1147. He was to fly a fur
long from tho top of a high tower,
on which he appeared "in a long and
light white garment in many plaits
devised for the gathering of tho
wind."
He hovered on the liattlemcnt, un
willing to venture into tho unaccus
tomed clement, end not until the im
mense throng cf spectators grew im
patient and began to cry, "Fly, Turk,
fly," did he take flight. Instead of
mounting alolt he came tumbling
down and broke every bone in his
body. During the 00 years that have
intervened little better has been
done. In Scotland a criminal con
demned to death was offered by the
savants of tho day the alternative of
trying his luck with wings from the
top of Stirling castle, and ho came
down in perfect safety, but that again
was not flying, but falling.
Why 1 It?
"Did you ever notice," said an ob
servant young man, "that men as a
rule run down the heels of their shoes
on the outtiielo, while women run
them down cn the inside?'' Ho was
J asked to explain the reason, but said
ue-uau no reason, as no only men
tioned it as being singular, with
no means of explanation. Buffalo
Times.
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