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Vol. I.
SALISBURY, N. C, FRIDAY IIORNINQ, JULY 20, 1888.
No. 33
Q !I A S. I. C H A V F O P. D,
attc::;:v-at i aw,
t.. i i ;:y, n. c.
Practice 'n oil the Court. Collec
tion entrnMed to me will receive
prompt and careful attention.
iii' i 1
rpHSO. F. KLTJTTZ. '
ATTOnKY-AT.I,AW,
fclALl-lJUUY,N.C.
Practices in all the Court. Collection
; carefully attended to. ' da 6
r k W. C. BLACKMKB,
ATTOIlJiEYS & COU5SELL0KS
AT LAW.
SALISBURY. N.C.
Collection aid Probate Business
specialty. All business entrusted
to I lie firm will recoiv prompt
motion
r4 Jmmem K. CMinbell,
PHYSICIAN & SUflGEOS,
8AL1SBURY, N. C
Offer bia professional service to
the cilisen pi SuiiMtiury ana vicinity.
W Office over Young & Boeiiau.
toro.
T
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Polite ' attentive seivanu. Every
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our gi Respecllully,
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" . I'lIB NEW BARBER AT
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Where you can el waited ., in the
latest style of Shaving A U.nr Cut
Uing from A- M. t 10 P. W.
Ludica waning Shampo. nlnir.
Ban trimmed or chil'lrm ban
cut will ' waiud upon l l",r
lice, at ib.ir Ite.idei.ee.; if required.
1 pride rnvselof n my H"ir l'ul
(log m 1 hve had a long "Pj.-'Oe
tn the buhines. Gentlemen will find
. nothing but fii-ai-cla workman el
jny shop, tiharp rsixors and clean
towels, t intend to run a vhtU
maiCl thop in every particular
Respectfully, W. McTBENT.
"City Barber."
J.
B.COC3ICIILIM.,
SALISBURY, N. C,
Offer bia professional services to
the cilisen. of ibis and surrounding
uommunilic. All call promptly
attended, day or night. '
May be found at my office, or the
Drug Slur of Dr. J. IL Euniss,'
Respectfully,
LB, CoUHCILL, M,D.
VOfflc-e in Iho Heili Building,
(ud ioor, front room.
Tti. tomnniid of herb. tlmti Imve
i been held in hlnheit eteuby the
imt enliKhtened pliyMcieii. oolli or
the p8t and pienf ceutune.. The
r,nner In whi-h thin componnd is
anaue fern to h.ve impxriod to ewh
Jngmdient a rcn''r e"7
Altertlre. JUIooa-rr-rr
nl Toulo. The liiwane.
In wlm:h it h Utn nel wilh hapui
Kn' mint a"to"ihin result, are:
Ecrofalav, fSjryliJJia. Ecxe--rest,
(aeiiif orrhrouie),anu Caroai
lo vxto.cao.. tar these tiusns
nate idu daniierous dispasee it nvis
rUnl at the head of all remeiie.. In
deed, il 'a ennfl'leniljr declared to be a
Kaae.Qc (.'are) for them.
ALXtBCKT, ft.O
University of
NOIiTII CAROLINA,
( HArti, HILL, N.C.
The next aofwion betiin Aug, 30. Tul
.. . in . hnif wi.r. Poor
lion ruiiTri w j - - i, t
stn.lents mny give note, tacnlly nl
fifteen les.ers. Three full morse, of
efulv lelir. to Civree. Jnree "
enures for the trniniiiKof lmhines. men
tenchers. i.liv ian, and plinrmecists.
U.m a. in. fully equipped. Wnlaefor
calalogue ti
Hon.KEMP.P.EATTI.F,
President.
( , L ?
v.U I i ' 4 h i-tti a cri
)ti-o irtv.nl.- i B -
..r -T r ' ' VT " '?
It. . rev fc".' :i my j 'It i -
Ten lYnts and Horal.
I.. ..!:- ! is ft U-rt'i, il II htitc kt-ned so.
N'-t h Lit i.he the hinnii one
1 dnih'd i'lo tli if p"f-t a week a-'n!
Din t do " tnii.k it strum.'
It ahnuld kse it's suuco ia so siiort a
rime? - . ' . -,
Would yod Ilk. to know what wrought
this change
For th worse in a brsnd n.w silver
diinet
The rause is simply an1 readily told.
But pay (rood heed t it, son ef miaul
Bee if it does Dot a leason hold
For a bright brav boy with 4 wish to
shine. '
I draw from my pMket a copper cent
See, there ia taserret;thisilverdime,
Dropped ta this packet by accident.
Has rubber agaioat copper all the time.
An thecoppsrlsueve'ra whit more white,
And has gained not at all by it com
pany;
But the silver dime comes out less bright,
And iu value Is questioned as you seel
Noar. the moral for boys ta verv clear:
And you see it, of course Well, lay it
to heart;
And see. I drop the dime in here.
And the copper there; let them be
apart!
LOST -AKD FOUD.
BTI, L QBAItT.
The tnmmer that I loft old "Vass
erV clasnto shade, crowned with
honor and flushed with triumph, fa
ther wa boarding at Ur. Elliott's;
indeed be bad livid there for year,
jcbilo I w. pursuing my studio in
the North, ile.wa widower of
fibe physique and ample fortune,
with no encumbrance ear me, bis
only child Eunice Grey.
Mr.. Elliott boardinif-house was,
onlik lb typical one, elegant in all
it appointment, with corp of
well-trained servants, and a mistress
hat would have graced lb borne of
the fastidious oonnouweur of feminine
beautv and worth. We became fait
friends at once tbia petite brunette
ai.rl my4elf. To bar invalid child
wan no lose siron'y ltchfidJL
Wondnrcd UtlT!TlK"iiltt9r
wa alwaya robed in the deepest of
mourning. That .be wa a widow
1 knew; nut that ber bereavement
wan i f no recent date I had learned
by chance, from tbo little one who,
iu mentioning her father, told me
quaintly .be bad never known him,
that be bad gun. up to lod betor
the fairiea had given ber to ber maul'
me,
I asked my father it he could aol ve
the vexatious myalory of those
ble garment.
"Ob, yer," be answered, ""I believe
1 can. It i but the fancy of a
init woman' heart that soes in the
sombre hue a reflex of the grief that
knows no nolaee. Seven year ago
ber hneband perished in torm
tbut w rooked tbe pleasure yacht in
which tbev were cruising. She her
self escaped death by the miracu
lous interposition of Providence, be
ing caught by a passing learner'
orew, as she drilled by them cling
ing lo a broken plank. She was
carried abroad, but lost conscious
nes. a lbs rough but kindly banda
drew hor from ber watery bed. For
months she lay ill, nigh to hoatb.ber
mind a blank. When at length the
nkill of tbe exoorU in the -ReXrcat
for tbo insane' to which eh bad
been conveyed effooled the restora
tion of reason, sne learned through
ih. coiuinsefand old JleraU that
.he olooe rurvivsd that fearful gale.
A few wek later a new-born baoy
luv a Don her bosom. Miles a-vay
from ti e scene of the' disaster, in a
atranire land, little Ada was bom.
Mr. E liot does not know, as I do,
that official stupidity or careless
ness had reported ber death some
three day after ber hoebaoiV The
occupant of the bod next bar in the
Intwu PaviUiou having died, and
the name oddly enough being tbe
amo a ber own, it wa immediate
ly taken for granted . that the de
cefthed wa tbe victim of the yacht
disaster. .
"The northern climate wa not
suited to Ada's dolieate constitution.
For this reason MreF.l!iot caina sooth
and opened a small .elect boarding
house for tbo mainlainance of herself
and little one. So popular did tbi
become under hor management that
she was eo.boldened by the success
of ber hnmble beginning to remjv
to this fine dwelling. And yon see
what be accomplished bore.
'She wa my first love, Eunice.
Years bWr 1 met your mother I
knew and loved Kli.h Latlimer; but
sbe gave her hand and heart to my
chnm. George E liutt, and I went my
way with sorrow for uiy lowi, and
i ' ; J nee fur the Lappiness of thetwo
so dear to me. I would mak her
my wife now; but she is true to the
memory of ber husband, and Irank
ly ay that no on cau ever be a
dear to ber a be. It is sad, vbi.
linking on.'i self with those thajjue
gcn( bl(t Is llko ' VroiuaTs con
stancy; and I am not tbe man to
pre. a auU X know i vaid.'
After hearing tbi recital I believe
I lovod Mr. K l ott more than ever.
I certainly foil ' deeper lympathy
for her grief. liar devotion to ber
child wa touching In lb extreme
Tbe little creature a oripple from
birth seemed to fragile for tbi.
earth, tier deep blue eye looked
out wistfully at one from amidst a
mass of fluffy golien curl." So pas
liont, so loving, who could help being
drawn toward borT I wa with ber
day after day, reading some bright
talo, or talking lo hor of ibo birds,
the flower and tut bright blue sky;
but lb beat of all b loved to bear
of lbs tea where lb waves, in iboir
silvery tanos, sang a requiotn over
the grave of the father she bad never
known. And iho would pros ber
lips lo tbe nuniaiurs that bung by a
golden tbreuk from her neck, and
murmur word of love to tbe hand-
some man whose image it bi re. bne noddy, a, months later, diaioter
would sit for h.iur by tbs window ( red, and burriud beneath! a marble
where ws placed ber and watch, tbe baft,in Georgu's plot at Greenwood.
shilling panorama of busy people in
the streets below. And when some
sprightly. little elf would danoo by
in childish glee Ada would draw ber
mother gently lo ber and kiss away
Ibe tear which oloaded those dark
yes for she knew now. it grieved
her that her only child should be
so unlike "f'T' "tlflitrf
l u.
tbe
ireuv ou-uiiik
1 uu
little one would seek to .bow bow
little she recked ber own sad lot
Poor child! she knew not that a
child', heart ia an open bk lo its
mother. But when Ada and I wtre
alone, .he would often aay:
"Ob, Eunice, wby must 1 suffer
so? It burlap so bad lo cough, and vol
I car not keep il la. And when lb
doctor eomee in lb mornings and
sound my lungs, as he says, I could
scream out loud; but I do not cry
because mamma h always there.
But il hurts so awful bad."
I oould only press my lip together
to keep baok the tears, and present
ly turn the child's thought else
where. Summer passod. Autumn In Ih
South, you know it, fuir reader, with
its cool breeze, fanning away tb
sultry breath of healed days; when
bird of fashion flit back from rural
snenee to brighlon the dull city with
tbe spread of tbelr plumage; when
men go baok to the dull routine of
busineaw, revivified by the rest they
have taken, and dormant society
wake from its sleep.
That fall New Or'ean' pulse beat
wTl'h feverish aclivity.for it witness
ed the opening of the 'World' Ex
position." And right royally tb
dear old city welcomed a concourse
ueh as bad never betor graced her
door. X eoooours) drawn thitbor
be tbe grand pageant in which all
nationalities forgot their differences,
and united in bringing their treas
ures to enrich th scene, Mr. El
liott's was the vantafc-e point lowtrJ
which the efflaent visitor to the
Sontberu metropolis invariably mad
hi. way. To a certain number only
she gave admission. No thought of
a golden harvest to be reaped could
posrnade ber to incommode her
boarders by so unseemly crowding
in of other guests, so tbst while
other bouses were swarming with
crowds of humsnily that jostled ons
against lb other ia the small com
pass allotted to them a - value re
ceived fur the liberal stipend 'paid,
our was free from the discomfort.
Father was engaged at lb "Expoei
tion Banding" all dsy sod far into
tb rrght, surperin tending bi inter
est there.
A winter spproached.ttr. Eiliolt
but rarely left Ada, for abe saw,
what even to strangers was plain,
thai the lilile bud wa passing wy
to bloom ia tbe garden of Paradise.
I assumed all the duties and respon
sibilities of the housekeeping that
Ih mother a I !
b parte 1 i u i '
sad, but swu'.t i
my fulbef I r
of bills, tbifpsya.
ing strict aooonut
and every expenJ.
One night be rei
earlier thai was hi
i 'nU might not
!i -a day of
.inib)lp... T
''.J fVfleotioa
;' ilnCr keepi
'-tit receipt
:ro.
i home much
'I)H face
pule, aod-iti t.abt Aram-
bled with excitement. 1 wen with
bint to hi room to try and persuade
him to reat.but be eileiiced my' fear,
of hi ill-heal lb, assuring me that all
wa well with him.- AntL iben be
told me: 'Eunioo, child, I$Mve .Ten
wbal at first I thought the phantom
of a deer old friend to-day. Twice
did 1 e the familiar feat ores ia the
urging orowd that swept by me, I
bdlowed, scarce crediting my sense.;
and at leugth I fonnd .him Edith's
husband, my old friend, George El
liott, Eunioe, bow can 1 tell heiT'
x "But, (aid I, when tbo first ur-
prise was past, ''how cnri you ex
plain tbe mystery of bit rcappear-auct-T
Fur year he was mourned a
dead. , '
"Yes; but be, to J, wa rescood by
good Samaritan of tb deep, and
j believed bi. wijs wa lost, owing to
to the official stupiditv of wbioh 1
j once told you. The poor woman
j that wa hurried off lo lbs Potior'
j field at soon a tbe breath left ber
My friend still wore mourning for
bis wife 'when I mot bimbo-day;
' ".So, perhaps, after all tome men
have women's fancies, said I.
Father kissed ml tenderly "go
prepare Edith for tb meei'ng.
George waits anxiously,' I have told
bins of bis obild, be knows that her
T a ..
to obev mr father wiibe. Some
thing of the Joy I foil St tb antici
pation of lb glad reqnioAptusl have
appeared n my face lor Ads smiled
sweetly a I entered. "SWur (she
always called me so towanl th lt)
Sister baa good newa, said she,
faintly. v
"1 have, darling, good, very, very
good w.'
-Will yos-Ucll nT
Kneeling there beside br,I strok
ed the little hand .be laid in mine as
I auswered, "yea my darling, in a
little while. Are yon strong enough
to listen to little tory dpi?
"Yes yes" eargerly aoswered
th ohild, x L
. "Well, then, dar'jng. many years
ago, ws will say sevea yearn since,
there wa s lady and a gentlman
ailing on one of those pretty while
winged yatobt that akint over the
billow like a bird at sea" t
"Stop! slop!" cried Edith.
I motioned h.r to (Hence, and con
tinued: "A liry black cloud sudden
ly arose in th clear blue ky, a bar
bio ber of the swift oncoming storm
but none noticed tbe warning, and
tb precious moments passod ;on.
Th storm wind aros gaining rap
idly ia intonsily until it enlminated
in a furious gal. Tbo tiny yacht
daneed like leaf on the elo'rra tos
sed waves. But, oh, cruel fate! The
tempest fell no pity for Ibe twq heart
there. Amid th roll of thunder sod
the triumphal roarii.gof tbs wind,
the wicked deed waa den. And
when next the lightning flash lit p
tb oene, the wave were sighing
mournfully for the little boat that
had gone down, down into trie grave
beneath the doep blue sea ,
Stop! alopl" cried Editb.' "Etoice
darlintr it wa a storm sach a yon
bars pictured 'bat robbed me of my
husband." ,
Tbe papa I fever k new,"--ecboed
iho child. "I will meet
him soon, dear msma, and
toll him how yon lovedhim.
She passed and hereyee.fasteoed
themselves in amased surprise upon
tbs door which baj opened soft'
h spoke. No uel for me to turn
I knew, I felt who stood there.
Edith aloos had beard nothing.
Toll him, darling, sb munoered
through her tears, "that the heart 1
gar him years ago is now as trsly
bis a ibon, sod Ihst when at leigtb
doalh corns I will gladly wekoms
tbe call that summoo me to you and
to him. .
I gasp for breath as the spoke,
for a stranger bad drawn near to the
bodnide. My fatbor stood beaid blra.
"Tbo pretty yacht went down, but
husband wa avedl" I cried
out joyously. Edith looked at mi
keenly. "Saved? Bothr tbe echo
ed. ' . 1- v
"YeJ yesl" faid the child. "Oh,
roaroa, be is hor Ihfijjitbef 1 nev
er k new and lore.! so , well." And
pile and exhausted from the 'effort
.be bad made. Ada lay fainting on
lb pillow wbioh wa scarcely whit
er I ban ber face.
Sball I ever forget Edith' eyes ai
Ihey met the loving gaze of her hus
band abe bad mourned as dead? Ob,
tbe rapture of tbst meeting! sadden
ed as It was by th drifting away of
a little life so near, so dear to both
W sal by the bod Ibroagh - the
whole of that night ondAda's last
night on earth. Loug past midnight
ah rallied Irorn ber alapor and faint
ly dalled:
"It grows so dark oh, mama-
is tbi death?"
'My darling, my darlingl" wa tbo
broken cry in response.
"Oh, wife, think bow (ho bat suf
fered; rejoice that all pain will soon
be past-''
"See, tee, bow bright it grows.
Listen the- tweet amnio bush!
It come nearer nearer oh tbe
bright pretty light. Mama pa
pa sister tbe dark i all gone
no w"
A faint grasp for breadth, a tie-
mor of ibe eyelid, and sa the gray
light of the early morn stole in, there
amidst the flowers tbe loved, Ada lay
at reel forever. Yanke Blade.
-. He Did Hot Walk.
I ,i
fflitlahl t-UlltUUV LoUlpany walked
I Iw.
huldlv iuto the ofSoe of tbe railroad
supt!Vii.lendent. and greeted that re-j
sponsible dignity with a ramiliar nook
Uuabahud by the astou iahed look
in tb eye. of the stiff necked official,
he Introduced bt cosines wuuoui
waiting lo be prompted.
'Say! I waul you to give me a past
to Boston."
A paw? 10 iSoaloiir What lor,
irT J
Because I live down lost way.
Tbut may be, air; but what olaim
have you on Ibis roadf We oan t
do 1 1 for vou."
Tbe villian hesitated, but wa not
lost.
"See here! Where are the over
seer of lb poor in ibis town?"
"Well, 1 bsppen to oe one oi mem
myself. Wbyr
-Then I want yoa to send me to
the poorbonsa. I n a pauper, ana
I'm jast going to put my soil on this
uwn. Show's busted: I haven't a
cent, and if yon can't give a pass 1
can't get away. Gueiw I'll go lo the
poorhouse till the season opens ana
can get another job. Look after
me as soon a yon can,' please, be
cause I want to wash up and gel
something to eat. What ao yon
-Er. Penholder, give tbi man a
pass to Boston."
The Poison of H umanlVUi.
Th poUon conveyed by human
teeth U one of ibe moat annoying
Ibat a pbvsician ever be had "to
deal with," writee Dr. A. C. Kobin
soo. 'A bitten ear or no I
aaoeAba in healing, whr a more im
portant wound readily yield to aim
pie remedies. I have under my at
tention sever, and most complicated
case of blood poisoning ia which the
patient had but ligbtet abraided
ih band ie lb course of a fight by
striking lb knuckle against Ibe
teeth of bis opponent. I have
known bands th poisoned only
saved from amputation by Ihe appli
eaMon ol all the recourse of science.
Tobacco or wbiskey, or disarrange
ment of the stomach from many oth
er causes, may be reeonsible for ibis
riisonou condition of Ibe teeth and
am not pie p. red to aay that a
man with good health anJ a clean,
weet mouth would convey tbe poi
son, but I can pak only of tb fre
quency of tbi ola, of case and tb
difficulty of attending them success
fully,' Chicago Nows.
"My young friend' said a long
haired Brooklyn oitiaen, "I am try
ing to leai a tbeenoe of Iheeoa mu
nity in regard to base-ball playing
on S.nday. Will yoa kindly tell
me what stsnd yow tar
"Certainly, sir responded his
rounir friend : "when I've got money
enough 1 tak lb grand aland,
Another Josef llofman.
Eleven-year old Otto flegnor, who
Da Deen : a jliguUng - L.jtidoO kH
dianousby bi wonderful performan
ce on in piano ilunng the past
raonm, ana nss so impreesea tbe
crilies that tboy hrv. voted bim tbe
superor of Josef llofman, is lo come
to this cop u try next year. As he I
said to be a charming little fellow,
feminine hearts wilt undoubtedly
flutter over him in Now - York as
-fi ich as Ihey did over JoeotV ' II. i.
sai4 to be just as much of an adopt
iu throwing smiles and kisses around
an audianco, and be is sure to bare
all the ladies at bi feet. Tbe report
from London ibat bi parents have
olosed a contract with Stein way A
Son for a six year.' engagement in
this country i. demod at Stoinwaj
Hall, and although ibe boy it expec
ted iu New York next year it will
be under tbe management of rela
tive. Otto Ileghor was born in Basol,
Swilxland, 1877. to which town bi.
falhor a Gorman of Baden, had ro-
moveu snortiy alter bi marriage.
Young lieguer'a musical ifenious be
gan to develop at a very early dale
and when be wa 7 year old bis
father decided lo have bim beirin a
course of instruction on the piano
undur a competent master, lians
UubcLa resident of Bitei,and a well
knovn composer, whose (vmphony
of William Tell waa rendered by tbe
l'Dilarmoo lo Society in this city some
season ago. was cbosen to take
charge of the boy. IIubeL would
not assume the task until bo found
thai Otto was unmistakably dealio
to be a great artist. Then the com
poser entered eolbusiaslioalir into
tbis work, and after four years' in
struction he considered bi pupil suf
ficiently perfect lo play in public.
His first appearance was made in
St. James Hall, London, on Monday
April 25, whon be played Beetho
ven' first ooncurlio iu C, one of lit
ll llolmon's favorite work. lie
will play this season in London, and
next wiiil.;) on the Continent. Dur
ing the summer of uext yoar be will
again appear in London, and in tbe
taii triwatf hnrniiiri- -
DceH anxious to get nold of llegner
bat bi parent and rolatn os, prunt-
ing by Jiof man's experience, are de
termined to lake iul: charge them
selves. . A number of tbe London
musioal critics, in comparing llegner
with Josef llofman, give Ibe preier-
ence to the former, and consider bim
a groater pianist. 11 is programme,
are said to contain muob more diffi
cult pieces, lie plsys fugues wilb
tbe clearness ol nans von ftuiow,
aod bis tecbuique is extremely re
markable for us faultless purity,
evenness and brillianoy.
Do It Now.
Tbi i for too, boy and girls. It
is a bad habit ibe babil of potting
off. If yon bave something that you
are to do, do it now; then it will be
done. That is one advantag. If
yon put It off very likely you will
forget it, and not do it at all. Or
else what for you ia almost as. bad
you will not forge', but keep
thinking of it end dreading it, and
so, as if it were, be doing it all th
time. "Th valiant never tasie ueam
hut once;"' never but cnoe do tbe
alert and activo bave their, work to
do. .
I once read of a boy that aroopea
so in health that bis mother tbougbl
she must bave tbe doctor to see bim.
Tbe doctor oould find nothing tbe
mailer with the boy. But Ibere tn
fact was, h pining away, losing bi
bodily appetiie, creeping about Ian
gnidly, aud bi mother was distress
ed, Th doctor wa nonplud.
"What does your son Qof xtas no
... .nrkT"
"No;s 0iy o onng ymii
" ". ..... it -e
water every day irom tue spring.
But that be dread all day long, and
does not bring it until juat before
dark."
"Have bim bring it tbe first thing
in ihe morning," wa the doctor'
prescription.
Tjje mother tried it, and the boy
mt welL Pulling: it off made the
job prey on tbe boy's mind- "Doing
t now renevea mm.
Boy and girls, do it now.
This world is but fleet! n show.
And no wi-e man regrets it,
Foranan wants little he below.
And gen. ally pita it.
. HowurwilU Journal.
The balf-breed resident of Ba
tocbe, Ibe aoene of tbe former re
bellion, bave Uajued a manifesto' ac
knowledging Diimont a lbIr lead
er, and threatening the government
if they don't get their right t Those
who took part in tbe former rebel
lion demand that their properties be
restored then-.
Ws ofton say "rumor ha It, and
as often are sorry that she didn't
keep it while she bad it.
Send your Job Work to the Pats.
HUMOROUS.
Economy is the father of B fat balk
account.
It it carton bow tweet a hony
bee is at one end and bow tiller t
is at the othsr.- Xc. -
To keep a woman out of sulk tbe
easiest way is to keep ber in ilk.n.
Oqly a slight dilTernte between U
aod I. -
- E!gagu5'll.iba''i!--''irria, I .ia
nduru this existence an Ion gar. ' I
am going to blow my brain out."
Wife calmly "Donl attempt it,
John. You have never bad any uc
ees in firing al small targets, Chi
eago Tribune.
I met her In the gi ldy whirl.
8he attuek me as a pretty girl;
A nd now I've nude br mine for life,
6he strike js as an angry wife.
iWon Cearier,
Merrima "Did yon hear that lb
Lock and Canal Company bad
threatened lo bring auit for duinage
against tho Vosper Boat Club?'
Graves "No! I.that'so? What bay
the boy been doing?" Merriman
'-Pulling up tbo river." Lowell CUi
zen.
Charles "Mamma, to-day tbf
teacher praised me." "Did be? What
did be say to you?' "Well, he didn't
exactly fay muob to me, but be said
lo my soul male: 'You are the great
est good, for nothing in the whole
class. 1 evon think mor of Churle.
than you." FUgende Blatter,
"It is a curious thing in public
life," ssid Wiggins, as be laid his .
newt-p iper on the table, "that a win
dy, loudmoulbed impostor often
succeeds, while mon of great merit
are passed over,' '-it' the most nat
ural thing in tbe world to put the
Diuwor before the grate.
WELL QUALIFIED.
Ministor Your daughter i very
bandsomo, Mr Snupper. Snapper-
res, ebe is. 1 iu thinking ol having
ber join ibe church choir. Minister.
That' good. Is she a fine vocal
Uit n-.inr '
LOVE IIT A PAL AC I
Prince Alexander of Bulgaria
My darling, tho lord high chamber,
lain toll me that Lord lliirbfealber
told him that Duke Donix told him
thai Frince Bigbugg told bim that
Bismark (aid 1 mib kias you juat
once. 1 rincess v icioria j-iow uiue.
ALWATS axlDY.
Looomoiivs buifdor (on a railroad
train) Th reason we are kept
wailing here is because ibo engine
has broken down. I bave examined
iL and if I only had th proper toola
I oould fix il half an hour, llslpful
Wife Here' a hairpin, dear. Onuu
ha World.
She Was that Sort
A Seventh etreet widower. Whose
wife bad bei.a the head of the family
ordered a tombstone for bor ana
left it 10 Ibo good teste of the cut
tor to put tome comforting inncrip
lio i on tbe marble bosido the nam
and date. When the stono was put
up be went out with the builder to
see it. It looked very hsudsome,
and across Ibe base were Ibe conso
ling words : "Thy Will Be Done.''
"Well, asked the builder, "what
do you think of il?"
First rate in every way," was
the pleased reply,
"And tbe tueciption, is lhat all
right?''
Tbe widower gased at il tonderly
lor a momonU
"Well, I should (mile," b said;
"that' just the kind of a woman sbo
was lo a dot." Washington Critic
The Kcicroes of the Woods.
Th most interesting toientifie la
bora of Prince lloland Bonaparte
bave hardly been mentioned by lb
oowspspers. Ill slu Jy of the Ne-
ktroes of the Wood ia Dutch Guinea,
South America, w porhap the most
unique contribution that has been
made to anthropology in recent
years. There are about 8,00il of
these creatures, living far from tb
abode of white men. Tbey are full
blooded negroes, tbe - deceodante of
escap- d slaves, wbo in tbe depths of
American forests hsve reproduced
tbe habitations and many of the ens'
torn of tb fatberlsnJ. It is inter-,
eding to trace the reseiublaneo be
tween some of tbe Guinea coast na
tive and these Negroes of the Woods,
whose common aicoslors lived in
west Africa two centuries afjo. About
three years ago Prince Roland Bon
aparte embodied Ibe result of hi
studies of those people in an euter
laiuingerolume, and bis account of
their history, custom and rude aria
is all tbe more inlereetiog because) -tbey
furnish, perhaps, tb only in
stance of savage people who have
been toro from th.ir borne and ta
ken thou sands of miles over tbo see.
to perpetuate their particular phases
of savage life for eentorie In a nOV
land. -New Yor San,