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VOLUME IV.
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 24. 1SSS.
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PROFESSIONAL.
W. A. DUNN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C.
Practices wherever his Eervice9 aro
required. febl3-ly.
W. H. KITCHIH,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C,
-"Office: Corner Main and Tenth
Street. 15-ly.
T. F. WHITAKER,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C,
Practices wherever Ins services are
required.
Capt. W. II. Kitchin will appear with
me in all cases. 2-3-ly.
DAVID BELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
EX IT ELD, N. C.
Practices in a'l the Courts of Halifax
a'lj ining counties and in the Su
preme at;d Federal Courts. Claims col
:( cd in all parts of die State. 3-8-lyr
GAVIN L. HYMAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HALIFAX, N. C.
Conns: Halifax and adjoining coun
ties Colleeti ns trade in alt p ;rts of the
State. 3-8 ly.
V. H. Iay, A. C. ZoLi.icoi ii:n, It. Haxsom
WYldon. Henderson. Weldon.
Day, Zoilicoffer & Ransom,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
WELDON, N. C.
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S. S. ALSOP,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ENFIELD, N. C,
Praetic s in the Courts of Halifax and
j' i ning count ies.
AH business will receive prompt atten
tion. 3 1-y.
THCfilAS N. HILL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HALIFAX, N. C,
1'racticcs in Halifax and adjoining
.- uhtits. and the Federal and Supreme
C)Mt. 3-8 ly
EDWARD T. CLARK,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
HALIFAX, N. C ,
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ttention to collee-tion
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Laths, Etc! janl-lv.
T1HK "RlUGLEY,
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Who Is My Friend?
"Who ia my friond? My little song shall say,
For that I do not find him every day ;
Though if by that vexed name alone I
guessed,
A motley multitude might pass the test,
Nor, to my ear, their speech its guile be
wray. I may not guage true friendship In that way;
The false like pure gold shine3 in Fortune's
ray;
In its eclipse and shade I may know best
Who is my friend.
Since glit tiring ores oft fail the fire's assay,
And mocking jewels, in the glooms, grow
gray,
Give me no changeful bosom for my rest
Save that it warmer throbs when I'm sore
pressed
And such sweet faith shall prove beyond
gainsay,
Who is my friend.
Youth's Companion.
WILLFUL MADGE j
EY IRENE PRESTOS.
"They'll not treat me as if I were a
prown-up child. They'll not select a
husband for me. I detest Mark Thorn
ton. I'll tun away if they don't stop
postering me about him."
Madge had rushed from the presence
of her elders, with rather disrespectful
haste, had ordered Brownie, aad was
arranging herself hastily in her riding
habit. Her eyes were flashing, and
two red spots were burning in her dark
cheeks.
She descended the stairs, holding her
head like a young princess, not deign
ing to lock right or left, and passed out
into the sunshine. Torn held Brownie
beside the blcck; Madge s-praag into
the saldle and galloped off down the
raaJ in tho direction of Stxonville, a
small railway and post-office station a
few miles distant.
Miss Mary and Miss Martha watched
the angry cloud of dust settle away, and
then looked at each other helplessly.
They meant well, they were painfully
conscientious after their light, but
Fomchow they lacked ths tact and wis
dom to govern this girl, whom their
brother had found ia tho south, shortly
after tho close of the war, a homeless,
friendless child, and had brought her
home and adopted her.
''She's so high-3tru.ig and willful,''
sighed Miss Mary.
"I wLh George would come home,'"
re m a r a . d Mis Martha. ''Everything
has gone wrong since he went away.
He has a knack of smoothing things
over. The more we try to smooth the
more we rutll; her, and she's never been
the same anyway since she came home
from th-.t visit in the west."
Miss Martha would have been still
more unhappy had she known the exact
foundation for the fact of her last as
sertion. Madge had formed the ac
quaintance of Alfrel Winship during
that vi it. She had kept up a secret
correspondence with him ever since,
which was easily managed, since she
always rode to the office for the mail,
and was to-day expecting a letter.
"I am old encugh to be my own mis
tress," she thought, all the petty re
straints that had chafed her wilful, im
perious spirit from childhood coming
uppermost. "I will not submit any
longer. I would like now to gallop on
and on awny into freedom. I am aa
alien any way. I feel like a caged bird
all the time. There is wild blood in
my veins, I believe. Whatever my
parentage I never came of such hum
drum stock as these people never! '
H.t thoughts touched upon Mirk
Thornton. He was owacr of tho estate
adjoining that cf Mr. Bishop. lie was
ten years older than she, and had made
no secret of his preference for her. She
liked him fairly well until she found
that Miss Mary and Miss Martha wished
her to marry him, when flic began to
treat him wiih freezing civility.
"Tame and commonplace, always
reading and studying. What do I want
of him?" 6he questioned spitefully, giv
ing Brownie an xtra touch with tho
whip. I want vim and dash of spirit.
How Alfred Winship "
She had reached the station. She rode
up to the window, through which the
postofficc clerk handed her mail as
usual. Sho repaid him with a dazzling
smile as she caught sight of Alfred's
hmdwiiting, lifting him into the seventh
hoivon, for she was beautiful, and in her
gracious moods irresistible.
She let her reins fall upon Brownie's
nee'e while she read Alfred's letter. Her
heart gave a great bound. II3 was corn
in cist, would bo in Boston on the
ICth.
"How delightful it would be," he
wrote, 4 'if ycu could get out of your
cage for a week r.nd meet mc
there. I suppose tho dragons would as
soon give you permission to visit the
moon without an esccrt; and yet wo
could have a delicious time if you could
join mc."
Had some evil clairvoyance conveyed
to Alfred Winship the present state of
Midge's mind? In her unreasoning reck
less mood, with her "balance- wheel,''
Gsorgc Bishop, away, she was open to
any nig rest ion that had a spico of free
dom ia it.
"Why cot break looso from this re
otraiut at once and forever? Why not
meet Alfred Wimhip as ho suggested?;
She knew ho was desperately in love
with her, anl sho had never seen a
happy moment Eicc3 she parted from
him.
4 If I had any privileges like other
girls," sho thought bitterly, "I could
invite him out to see me, but Miss Mary
and Miss Martha would be scandaliz2d
at the mention of Buch a thing."
She glanced over the letter again. He
had given her his Boston address, and,
good gracious! tomorrow was the 16th.
He would be there tomorrow.
Acting on a sudden impulse, she
turned Brownie's head again towards
tho station, walked into the telegraph
effico and deliberately wrote this mes
sage :
"I shall leave for Boston on the 11.30
train. Meet ma at the depot."
There 1 It was done and not to bo
repented of. Sho galloped home and
took her place at the dinner table with j
a silent, 6ubdued air.
She spent the rest of the day in her
room making a few preparations, mus
ing upon her grievances and picturing
the meetinsr on tho morrow alternately.
She was allowed to remain unmo
lested by the sisters, who were used to
her moods.
There was a dash of Spanish gypsy
blood in her veins, as sho herself sus
pected. She had a daring disregard
for conventionalities, which was now,
under high pressure, overflowing its
boundaries. Yet she was high-principled
and warm-hearted at bottom, and
would be easily governed by one who
uncerstood her complex naturo with its
seeming contradictions.
When Miss Mary and Miss Mirtha
saw her gallop off the next day they
little guessed that she wore a traveling
suit "under her riding habit, nor that
she had stolen out tho evening befora
and secreted a well-filled valise among
the brushwood under the trees by the
road, half a mile distant.
Making sure that no one was in sight,
she secured the valise and rode on
again until she came to a strip of wood
land not far from tho little depot. Sho
removed her riding habit, then, after
securing Brownie and lavishing parting
caresses and a few tears upon him, she
walked around the "bend" to the
station, and was soon steaming over the
road to Boston.
Excitement kept her up until, as the
train nearc I Boston, sho began to grow
nervous Suppose Alfred should not meet
her? Suppose the telegram should have
miscarried ? Was she not doing a reck
less thing?
She banished reflection. She strug
gled against a homesick feeling as she
walked up the long platform of the
depot and found her way to tho ladies'
room. She sat down near the door.
Surely he would come soon. She had a
lonely, unprotected feeling. Men pass
ing the door gave her bold, rude, ques
tioning glances she imagined.
At length, with a cry of relief in her
heart, she caught a glimpse of Alfred's
face at the door of the waiting room.
He stood looking around uncer
tainly for a few moments, then, with
rather unsteady steps, ha crossed to
wThere she sat, held out both hands and
said familiarly, "Ah, here you arc,
beauty. I've been looking for you this
half hour."
Madge was on her feet in a moment
warding'off his touch. His handsomo
face was flushed and tho quality of 1113
glance and smile was insulting. Tho
odor of the potations ho had imbibed
sickened her. She could have sunk
through tho floor with shame and dread
of him. IIo had undergone a metamor
phosis. Sho had never seen him tints
when she met him at tho home of her
friend. Something like disgust she
felt, which was quickly succeeded by a
flish of anger as he laid his hand upon
her shoulder and said rather unsteadily,
"Come and have something to eat. You
must bo hungry. You you are under
my protection, you know," he finished
with a meaning laugh.
The effect upon Madge was madden
ing. She scorned him and herself for
her folly. He quailed a little under tho
fire in her eyes, cs .she shook off his
hand and stepped backward, with an
imperious air, that had it3 effect upon
him.
"I am not under your protection,"
she retorted, with a certain desperation
iu her voice and manner.
At that instant she saw Mark Thorn
ton coming towards her across the
marble floor.
Her first sensation was one of dismay
that Mark ha 1 found her ia such a com
promising situation. The next moment
she had rallied hor forces,
"They have sent you after me," she
said recklessly, after this quiet saluta
tion. "If I return it will not bo with
you."
"I came on the train with you, but I
was not sent,'' he returned, "and I have
not the slightest inteation of asking you
to return with me. I thought you
seemed in trouble, and I merely came
to ask if I could be of service to you."
Madge looked up at him. Ho seemed
so grand and grave and masterful ia
contrast with Alfred that a sudden
sense of hi3 superiority came to Madge
like a revelation, while a fear that she
had compromised hersrf forever ia his
eyes came over her as Alfred said sneer- '
iagly: !
"I thought your engagement was
with me, but it seems I am one too
many." J
With that he walked off. Madge's
1
defiant mood broke down utterly. Sho
was wretched, humiliated.
3Iark stood regarding her gravely.
"You will despise me," she said. " I
agreed to meet that man here. I made
his acquaintance in the west last winter.
They they aro driving mo mad at
home," she finished with tears of vexa
tion in her eyes.
"I understand,'' Mark said slowly. In
those few miiutes he had foim I tho
keynote to tho actions of this sweet,
loving, willful, imperious creature, whom
he loved so tenderly.
" What am I to do? How am I to
go home and answer their questions i"1
Madge asked, looking to him in her ex
tremity as a strong tower of protection.
"Will you leave it to me? Will you
trust me to make it all right?"' ho asked.
"I will do anything you say," she
answered, humbly, "if you will forgive
my rudeness to you a few minutei ago."
"And I will retract my statement and
ask you to go home with me," ho said,
with a smile. "The train leaves in half
aa hour. I will account for your ab
sence. It shall never be known that
you met any one."
How Midge's grievances diminished
on that homeward ride! What a haven
of rest her quiet room would seem if she
onco reached if, and how gentle and
deferential Mark's manner was toward
her!
Miss Mary and Mis3 Martha, who had
been half frantic, were greatly relieved
to soo Madge under tho protection of
Mark Thornton, who pursued a high
handed course of explanation.
"Miss Madge and I havo had aa adven
ture today," he sail, airily. "Will you
ask no questions for the presont and let
Madge go at onco to her room? Soma
day later I will explain. I am only
sorry for your uneasiness."
The good women accjpted the situa-tio-;
v.ithouta word. Mark was a sort
of paragon with them. Madge wa3 safe
and there had been no alarm raised ia
tho neighborhood. They could not be
sufficiently thankf u'.
3Iidge learned her own licart tha1,
day. She now enjoys full freedom as
the wife, friend and companion of Mark
Thornton.
The Old Oaken Bucket.
Scienco goe3 for things deir to us
without mercy. Everybody who has
lived in the country and who knows tho
old well loves the "old oaken bucket."
Wo all love it because we have read
what the poet says about it, and in our
schooldays wo chose the poem as our
"piece" and spoko it. Wo have
quenched our thirst from the old oaken
Lucket with its contents after carefully
looking into its dubious depths for
"wigglers" or worm.. We have bal
anced the rusty, dripping inconvenience
on tho euro and submerged our noses
in the "nectar" we gulped. Wo have
spilled tho "crystal" on our shirt front
and profanely growled as we felt it
tricklo down insilo our ollar. Wo
have seen the leaking drizzle, from a
hole in tho bucket, spoil our live-cent
shine. We have longed under those
circumstances for a cheap glass tumbler
or a common tm dipper, but in all our
tribulations we never thought tho old
oaken bucket at iron-bound death
dealer, but it seems that it i for a
scientist tells us that it is "a compound,
condensed mass of nitrogenous and
phosphatic filthiness, the homo of tho
microbe, and the all-prevailing bacte
ria." Martha's Vineyard Herald.
Cure for Biliousness.
First, on getting up and going to
bed drink plenty or cold water. Eat
for breakfast, until the bilious attack
passes, a little stal? breid, say ono
slice, and a pitco half as largo as your
hand of boiled lean beef or mutton. If
the weather is warm, take instead a
little cracked wheat or oatmeal por
ridge. For dinner take about tho same.
Go without your supper.
Exercise freoly ia tho open air, pro
ducing perspiration, once or twico a
day. In a few days your biliousness is
all gone. ' This result will come even
though the biliousness is one cf tho
spring sort, and ono with which you
have, from year to year, been much af
flicted Herb drinks, bitter drink, lagor beer,
ale, whiskey, and a dozen other spring
medicines are simply barbarous.- Dr.
Dio Lewis.
The Age of Fishes.
Crows are commonly said to live for
a hundred years anel turtles are said to
have even longer life; but if Professor
Baird be right the greatest animal lon
gevity is possessed by fishes. Professor
Baird says that a fish has no maturity,
thero is nothing to prevent it from living
indefinitely and growing continually.
He cites in proof a pike, living in Rus
sia, whose age dates back to the fif
teenth century. Ia tho royal aquarium
at St. Petersburg thera are fish that
have been there 140 years. The Twin
Cross.
A SEAL HUNT.
Description of an Expedition in
Quest of Sealskin,
The Animals are Surprised and
Killed With Clubs.
Seals once having taken to a placo
will never desert it unless frequently
alarmed. Hero they periodically return ;
to breid, and thence the old onci never j
wander far. Three expeditions, of two j
nights oa each occasion at most, are
made yearly, and as only one attack is
possible each time, great caution and ex
perience are necessary to ensure a good
bag.
The oars have to be mutfl-d, and the
island approached according to the
wind; for seals aro not the sleepy crea
tures ono associates with the 200, but
post videttcs in commanding positions,
and on the slightest alarm there is a
rush and a splash, and good-byo to your
prospects for that night. Having . dis
embarked in silence, the men, armed
with heavy c'.ubs somewhat resembling
though longer than a policeman's staff,
are posted at intervals of two or threo
yards on the glacis by which the seals
invariably come and go. When all is
ready every one begins to shout, and
then comes a rush like a thousand
sheep, arod thwack, thwack, right and
left, a3 hard as you like, and tho more
tho better, followed by a splash, and
every one makes for tho boats and
shoves off.
For the old bulla, often six feet and
seven feet long, are very dangerous and
will often follow a boat knawinrr at the
gunwales. For purposes of commerce
the old ones are absolutely worthless,
and attention is only paid to tho small
est and youngest. We started at one
a. m., tho writer continues, for the
seal island. A glorious moon made
every object as clear as day, and in
about half an hour wo found ourselves
alongside about as difficult a landing
placo as can well be conceived. Imagine
then, a rather steep glacis, as slippery
as a slide and extending without ono
friendly foothold for about twenty
yards.
But our nimble comprvrion lost no
timo in the ascent, and in less time
than it takes to write it, jvo found our
selves seized by sturdy arms and ia po
sition at the top of the glaen. "IIoo,
hoo!" intermingled with shouts such as
none but Afrikander lungs could possi
bly emit, then rent tho air, and then a
roar such as I can oaly describe as that
of a hundred oxen, followed by a
scampering of what seemed a thousand
feet and a literal avalanche of seals
came tumbling past us and dashed
furiously into tho water.
Personally, I was too excite 1 to do
justice to my club; I struck about, re
gardless of all instructions, indiscrimi
nately at old and young that came
within reach, and was delighted to find
when the counting began that I was the
proud exterminator of four. The ex
perts had, of course, done better, and
our night's work for thirty-two clubs
was rcpresonted by 316 seals. To make
for the boats and shove off was the work
of an instant; and, having laid-to for a
short time in case of attack, we aain
landed, collected our victims and re
turned to the guano idand.
The night's work, however, was by
no means over; and after a hearty sup
per, the skinning process began and
continued till well into the aftcrmon.
The preliminary preparing (or braying
as it is called) of tho skins is somew hat
peculiar; and as the fur known as seal
skin is an undergrowth, all the bristles
have to be removed,---!, e. : pulled
backwards from the inside. In the very
young animals these bristles hive not
appeared; hence, the value of the soal
the younger ho i, and tho absolute
worthlcssncss of the old bulls. O.i tho
following night tho seals were to be left
in peace; but on the Thursday we re
peated tho attack, with much the same
experience and an addition of 27 to our
bag, making a
London Fkl 1.
'rand total of -j2o
The Olive in California.
Tb.3 olive is to be a source of great
wealth to Northern California. It will
flourrh here hotter than in Italy, where
abou4 2,000,000 acres arc devoted to the
tree. "We say "better" advisedly, be
cause in the new soil of this state tho
yield is fully double to the acre attained
in tho warm soil of Itdy. There is ro
tree worthy of so much attention here.
It is pre-eminently adapted to tho foot
hill region, since it thrives in tho dryest
anel most rocky soil without irrigation,
and in such situations gives oil of a finer
quality than that obtained fiom olive
orchards on rich alluvial soil. But both
valley and foothills are suitable to the
olive. Orovilie (Cd.) Register.
A Leap Year Explanation.
Griggs "See here, Siimley, a word
with you before you go. You've been
calling on rav sister for three months,
and I think it's about time to ask your
intentions."
Slirnley "Perfectly honorable, Tom.
She proposed to mo to-night, and we'll
be married soon." Siftings.
1 hf Virtue of the ioliu.
Ia power, vol urn and vari.'ty of
si tr:d, the org.vi i ; i:ly mtirh 1 t -i
called th? ki.n of 1:1 1 . in-t runic t.
But in two ini ii!;:
: iu i;.n it ie'.ds u
the violin an 1 t .- the
!r-r menu
the violin tri 0 -'.h- vi '..v
cello an 1 th? d i' e ! a-. W.'ic-s . tie
unc asked Motrt to state uh't v n ;
uUitc to constitute a ' o I pi mo IVrte
player, he n uvh. d hi ii i; i, h: L:.- ,
head aud hi Ires-:, tl.t r 1 iudi- lting
that tho pin -.o forte -player a .:e 1 b: ii a,
feeling ?i!i 1 dexteiity -f liiil. N. w,
given the feeling, the j 1:1 no 1 r. at u rally '
so cold an i::-.tnni'iit thai evc:i
the most skillful p'-rformc: on ii
find a difficulty ia throwing all the feel- ;
ing of which fh?y aro conscious into!
their playing. The violin, oa tho other ;
hand, ii ,- warm and sympithttic in
strument, and r.'adi'.y reponds to the 1
mood of the p. rforr.er. I 1 other word,
the connection betuke..a the performer !
and the instrument i more intimate in
the case of the violin and its congeners ,
than in that of any other instrument, j
Next, all other instruments lack the!
power of "singing." In this respect, tho j
piano, the harp, the guitar, and it first
cousin, the banjo, are notably deficient;
since, rightly considered, they are mere- ;
ly instruments of percmsion, and cannot 1
evon rustain tho notes which they rmi .
The flute, tho organ, anl nil other wind
instruments, on tho other hand, do pos
sess this sostenento capacity. Hit they
cannot, like tho human voice, tili in, so
to speak, tho gaps in the g unut. But arc
there any gaps in the gamut f Mmt un.
doubtedly thero are enormous gap.
The octave at present in use among all
civilized nations comprises but thirteen
distinct sounds, fill told. But
ia tho scale constructed by scientists !
Helmhnltz and others and hence
called the Philosophical So tie or Gamut,
the number of distinct sounds is seven
teen; and even this gives but a very
faint idea of the almost innumerable
degree of tone, distinguishable by an
acute ear, between, say middle (.' ami
its octave. Now, tho hum 11 voice can
render all tlnso sha les of sou id, nn 1 so
also can the violi i tribe. Tho mudc
produced on tlu-se intrumouts may,
therefore, most aptly be termed "linked
sweetness lonr drawn out." 1 Cassell.
A let Ostrich's Mishap.
When, ns sometimes happens, a soli
tary chick is reared at the farmhouse, it
becomes absurdly and often incon
veniently tame. One called Jackij was
the terror of all the little Africans about
the place; for, as they sat on the ground
with plates of rue and pumpkin in their
laps Jackie would bear down upon
them, requisitioning from one iduto
after another. Occ-i uonally ho acted in
J such a menacing manner that the young-
sters dropped their plates and ran away
crying. Jackie would then squat on
his heels among the debris and regale
his enormous appetite at leisure. But
ono day retribution came. Having
spotted tho pot in the kitchen out of
wdiich tho pumpkin and rice always
came, ho thought he would attack tin
fountain head, so plumping h's
head into the pot, lie
greedily scooped up, ant', with the
lightning-litte rapiJity of ostriches,
tossed down his throat a large meuth
ful of boiling rice. Poor fellow! the
J next moment he was dancing round the
j kitchen, writhing in agony, nhaking his
I head nearly olf, and twdsting his neck
j as if bent on tying it into a knot.
! Finally ho da-he 1 wildly from the
houe; and tho last that was seen of him
was a little clou 1 of white dust vani-h-inrjon
the horizon. St. Jtrnes Gaz jtte.
Sunshine a 1'einetiy for Obesity.
But here is a secret for w omen troubled
with obesity, which we anticipate will
carry some weight, n.smely, that bodies
exposed constantly to the nn "gain
such activity of the blood forces as to
prevent any execs-ivo forming of ali-
i pose matter. It mut r.ot, however,
; bo supposed that, on the other hand,
1 jMcnty of sunshine conducive to lean
S ness. Not ."", for the really healthful
' condition is v. ither fat nor lean, tut
shapely aud plu rp, and the sun's rays
: quicken the nutrient functions, pro
: ducinrr a beaut i u'. and elastic roundness
i of form; indeed, the constant action of
! tho sun u:,on a hum in b-.-dv is like tho
effect upon a plant, vitalizin
and
strengthening to every part.
1 Press.
A Well Endowed Count v.
j Randolph Countv, i i We t Virginia,
I has manv tlnn'-s to bo r rou I f . lis
area is neatly as great as that of Rhode
I Island. It has the highest mountain in
I the state---Mount B iv trd. The Wi son
i vein of coal is the richest in tho world.
; The Scott fami'y, on Rearing Creek,
will outweigh any family in the Caked
States, and Winchester Park, in tho
county, is the largest game preservo
east of the Rockies.- New York
World.
Fast Mending.
Bjones That fellow Galley tried to
borrow five hundred dollars of me this
morning.
Smythe Five hundred. He must bo
cracked !
Bjones No, he's not cracked. Ho'a
broke. Life.
The I loll on.
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t ir no !(-. v !!! r t. tsw.
n... t.. li 'Mr m iO 1 .v.v irt -
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( !. nm mi fli.- v w a!k, 1 1
1V:-1 the !tM!ul.'t' t.iiif,
t ' .ii t ! rii!i-n.l lisi k t- ; 11 I
II. -t llV'H, pAiMnn!! 0 tr--ir ,
T. murmur to th o'.l unl trw
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- Ail tl.o Your U in !.
I iHMOKOlS.
j
A scratch race -ltArn yard fowl.
1 A premising lar.d --Tho engagement
j Thero will be no cclipvi of tho honey
moon thii year.
Tho Envelope Trut de not apjar
. to bear the tau:p i f public approval.
; A Michigan girl ha found 2125 four
I leaved clover-, und in cot married
! ilt-
"I'm f-turt. on that ct" aid tha
I court-plaster. ' Well, she break, run all
l up, too," remarked tho peanut candy.
Mranger (to workman driving rail-
way spike): Aro you working for the?
j contractor of !hi-i ro.d ? I'at: No lor;
I Oi'm workiu' for the extender av it.
It is in the highest degree iinprojer
and unjust to ridicule a man on account
of his small ttature. Iiic auso ho hap
pens to be little it isn't right to belit
tle him.
The hen, fool though fche is consider
ed, possesses ia a marked degree thi
fatuity of making much out of little.
Feed her corn by the pint and tho cats
it by tho peck.
The original elements aro earth, nir,
fire and water. Fire is the mot de
strut tivo and water is tho most power
ful. Fire-water, therefore, forms a com
bination that is a teaser.
A young preacher picked up Bishop
I'iercc's hat and put it on his own head,
and it was exactly a fit. "Why,
Bidiop," paid he, "your bend and initio
aro exactly the same H.e." "Yen," re
plied the Biihop, "on the outride."
It is not always R.afj to reason by
j analogy,
Because a water -soaked
j ( b'thes-line becomes fearfully tight it
Ioe' "ot nccssarilj follvr that every
intoxicated gentlcmsn jou meet upon
j l"e "reel is a contirmcU coil water
j urinKnr-
A lady win had been abroad was
j demerit. ing some of tho sights of her
i trip to her friends. " But w hut pleased
j me most of anything, " fdio continued,
j "was the Strasburg clock." "O how I
j should love to sec it!' gushed a awett
companion; "I am ho interested in audi
foreign fight. And did vou etc thj
i Wutc'i on the Rhine, too?"
One man van loast n nlir'e;
Of his .hs'. nt, ii Kay4, hf'n proii'J.
Another i- si If rnailf, nii.l L
Alout liis riso twlkH long nri'l loud.
Effect oflilnre upon Fj flight.
It appears that Professor Plateau, of
the verbity of Ohent, while trying to
observe the clT-cUcf the Irritation of
the r tina gnz id steadily at the sua for
twenty second, the re-iult le i ig thai
chronic irido -choroiditis dev loped,
ending eventually in totil blindr.e. A
number of cases are known in which
choroiditis and retinitis occurre 1 in
persons whohaJ obscrv-l na eclipse of
the Mm. The fingle fksh of a nun-reflector
lias been known to aui e t -' iait ,
and other t'-mporary visual 'listurb-ar.ro
of a functional character l.r.ve b'-ea fre
quently note J. M. Bei'h has d scribed
a curious epi Ir ru:c of hno-v blindne!,
which occurre 1 tmong a body of la-le.-ers
engaged in clearing
a w.v through tl.e masses of snow
! vLi'h "b-trne'e 1 the road between Pa-
anaur an 1 .site ti in the ( .ueasus; tho
rays of the ;n reflected from tho vat
'tr'tches of snow on every nd-, pro
duced an intense glare of light, which
the unacc'i-ton:ed eye could not eupport
without the protection of dark glasses
A few of the sturdiest among the labor
ers were tblo to work with impunity,
but the majority suffered so much that
among seventy ."-trongly marked cases
thirty were so severe that the men wero
absolutely unable t j continue work or to
il .d their way home and lay
prone on their faces, striving to Lido
their faces from the liirht and crvin
out from pain. R-covery wa.s gradual
but complete.
Japanese Oranges.
The Japanese seedless orargo is now
b in'r introduced into California, and is
attracting attention because this dwarf
variety is mora hardy than ordiuary
kinds The' fruit, although small, is
remarkably sweet. Should it thrive on
this coast it will extend the rang of
citrus fiuiis, for it is clai-aed that it U
j hardy enough to resist considerable
frost. Pacific States Weekly.