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PLYMOUTH,' N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1898.
NO. 13.
FUN IN .THE
Good folks, thar's fun in livin' in the coun
try, all around.
When tho frost ia in the furrow an' the green
is tarnin' brown.
When 'the days are cool an' crispy, an' the
nights have brighter stars,
An' you hear the tinkle of the bells acrost
, the pnstur' bars.
Thar's lots of fun in livin' when the woods
are full of haze
An' you hear the ilddle slngin' whar the
cabin 11 res blaze !
When the gals are condy-pullin', an' they've
robbed the honey bees,
An' you're daneln' when you want to, an1
you're sparkin' when you please!
2 Within an Ace of flurder. I
BY STACKPOLK
' Milly- Brougliton was the only
daughter of a Welsh collier, who lived
in a small village in Glamorganshire
and worked in one of the many neigh
boring coal pits.
Milly was peculiarly proud of her
ancestors, and she delighted iu relat
ing their deeds of courage and even
heroism. For many generations her
family name figured ou the death roll
Ui lUtj pus tUQ 1U11 Ul 11U11U1 uctuiliu
those who had died in the performance
of their duty as colliers,procuring coal
for the comfort and enrichment of
their country.
The girl was known by young aud
old in the colliery district as "Our
Milly" and "Our Lassie," and she
was looked upon almost as the prop
erty of the various pits, while the
special pit where her father and three
of her brothers worked was known
more as "Milly's Pit" than by the
name of its proprietor.
Milly was a striking looking girl,
much taller than anv other members
of her lamily, aim, tnougu ratner
felierht. she was neat and well propor
tioned.
That she had many suitors wa3 not
to be wondered at, but only two out
'of them all received any encourage
ment from, her. One was the local
preacher, who often preached in the
little chapel at which Milly and her
people attended; ' the other waa the
young man who played the harmonium
'at the chapel and who was looked
upon as a musical genius in the dis
trict. Like most musicians he was of
a very jovial nature, and naturally he
was a great favorite both in the village
and in the pit in which he worked.
Both of these young fellows
worked with Milly's father and broth
ers, and either would have been con
sidered a good match for her, but espe
cially the musician.
It was Milly's eighteenth birthday,
and it happened to be a Monday a
day on which most colliers do not work.
Milly had received numerous little
presents from her various admirers,
which she had strewn ou the kitchen
table, before which she sat contem
plating them with a beaming face.
The picture was a pretty one. The
kitchen of a steady, sober, industrious
miner is not a place to be despised.
This particular one had an air of tidi
ness and comfort, with a certain amount
of refinement a little above the ordi
nary. Through an open door could
be seen a cozy little room, on the floor
of which was a bright carpet and in a
corner a piano. Milly gave music les
sons to many of the colliers' children.
So she was independent and able to
contribute toward the general income.
It was a warm summer's evening,
and Milly was sitting at the door of
her little home; the rays of the setting
sun lit up her pretty face as she sat
there thinking of David.
A man was coming toward the cot
tageit was the miner-preacher.
Milly did not see him, owing to the
eun which dazzled her eyes. How
ever, she had been seen by the young
man in the distance, and he was ap
proaching her. He was dressed in
his Sunday clothes, and though, per
haps, he was in manner somewhat
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nd looks he was such a man as a girl
might like. He had every appearance
of physical strength combined with a
certain amount of rugged intelligence.
Milly received him with signs of
pleasure. She showed mm tne various
articles on the table, expatiating on
,the kindness of those from whom she
had received them.
"I, too, have a present for you,
. Milly," the young man said presently,
as he took out of his pocket a little
morocco case and out of it a ring. He
took Milly's hand and placed the ring
Upon lie I cuyagciucuu .uj3v..
'You and I have loved eacli other a
long time now, Milly," he continued.
"I should have asked you to allow
me to do this before, but it was only
ii.tnnmin T liAnnl that I was to be
HJiO - - 1 ,1
,n,ifl on nvorsffv. So now we shall
ill Ul U liu
be able to keep house."
He did not wait for a reply, but con
tinued in more passionate language to
express his feelings. Milly tried to
stop him more than once, but he paid
no attention to her.
'Morgau,"she said at last, "you are a
good fellow, and I like you aud am
glad to hear you have got the rise at
the pit. I hope wo shall always be
friends; but I cannot marry you
.David is to be my husband that was
'eettled last night between him aud
my father."
jjoria could not reply. He tried
COUNTRY.
Oh, the whirrtn' of the partridge an the
boundiu' of the buck !
The treein' of the 'possum an' the rabbit's
foot for luek 1
The barkin' of the squirrels on the oak and
hick'ry trees -.
An' you Had Vein when you want to, an' you
shoot 'em when you please!
That's the time that gits me ! fer the world is
good to see
When the fiddle is a-singin' an' my sweet
heart omiles on me !
An' if it is a quadrille I'm not takin' any
chance,
But I'll bet you that the purtiest gal is goin'
to have a dance !
Atlanta Constitution.
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to say something, but his tongue
seemed as if it were tied. He became
so pale that Milly was frightened. She
placed a chair near him aud pressed
him into it. He grasped the arms of
it aud trembled all over. Again and
again he tried to speak, then he ges
ticulated feebly with his hands.
"Stay there!" she cried, "I will
bring someone."
The nearest house was locked. The
girl had to go farther. When she re
turned Morgan was gone.
He was a good fellow, but Milly
loved another.
To be the husband of this girl had
been the dream of his life. His love
for her was an iusanity. He felt that
he could not live without some hope
of obtaining her. He would not for a
moment allow that she was not to be
his; to have done so would have meant
suicide.
For a whole month he kept away
from the pit, in consequence of which
he lost his preferment. During that
time he went from place to place, bat
tling with the great love that was
burning within him.. But it increased;
it mastered him. Milly's image was
constantly before him, and for a time
his disappointment drove him to
drink.
At last he deck! d to struggle no
longer against his love; so he went
back to work by the side of bis success
ful rival, who was still his friend and
against whom he could bear no ani
mosity. He saw Milly .as of old. She
thought he had conquered his feelings
toward her, so their former friendship
was renewed.
One day, a few hours after the pits
had commenced work, Morgan came
to Milly lookiug very pale.
"Do not be frightened," he said,
"but David has met with an accident
a slight accident. He has been ex
ploring a used-up pit where he
thought there was a seam of coal that
could be got at. He has uncovered a
lot of stuff and found the seam, so he
expects to get a good sum of money
for his find, if he does not try to rent
the place and work it himself. He
took me down this morning to see it.
While stripping some of the surplus a
lump of coal fell across his leg. He
has lo.it a little blood and is resting.
He thought if you would bring down
a bandage or two we might set him
right between us. You see, he does
not want anyone to know of his dis
covery just yet, so you must not hint
to anyone of it. "
Miliy went with Morgan immediate
ly. He led her to the pit, which was
in a very out of the way place.
"David is in there," he said, point
ing to a dark archway from which the
coal had beau excavated.
Milly entered. Morgan immediately
followed and closed a door behind
him a door rudely made, but strong.
Then he told Milly that David was not
hurt at all and that he had brought
her to this place in order to tell her
that he could not live without her aud
that he might make her promise to
marry him. He tried persuasion and
threats iu vain and at last left her, tell
ing her that he would call each day
with food and for her reply.
He went back to his work in the pit
at once, making excuses for his ab
sence. When Milly would be missed
suspicion must not fall upon him.
He had hardly commenced to ply
his pick when a tremendous explosion
took place. All the outlets from the
mine were completely blocked.
' Morgan found himself in the dark,
lying prostrate on hi3 back, with a
quantity of coal upon him. His face
aud head alone were free. lie cried
for help in vain. For many hours he
lay there, unable to move.
Each hour seemed as though it
were a day. His mind was terribly
perturbed. He did not cai'e much
about dying or about the pain he was
suffering. His thoughts were chiefly
occupied with the poor girl he had
imprisoned. What would she do for
food? He pictured her dying of star
vation. His mind had been well in
culcated with the principles of Chris
tianity ;,this made his remorse all the
greater. As he lay helpless with, for
all he knew, tons of coal on top of him,
he already felt the torments of re
morse. Again and again he shrieked,
his mind overcome with horror.
At last a voice answered his cries.
It was the voice of David.
"Is that yon, Morgan?" he said.
"I was stunned.- Wait till I get my
lamp alight."
It did not take him long to remove
some of the fallen coal and extricate
Morgan.
. And then for five dreary days they
remained prisoners in the darkness.
David's lamp did not remain alight
for long, not even long enough for
them to explore their surroundings.
It would be impossible to describe
their sufferings, more especially those
of Morgan. He was frautic at times,
and it was all that David could do to
prevent him from dashing out his
brains against the jagged rocks of
coal.
At last the time came when Morgan
was so faint that he could hardly
move. David's strength, meanwhile,
had kept up wonderfully, and he did
all he could, to cheer Morgan. The
latter, who used to pray and preach so
much, had now not one prayer to offer.
David could not comprehend this.
"Why don't you pray, Morgan?" he
asked.
"I can't," came faintly from Mor
gan's dying lips.
"Is there anything on your mind?"
"There is Milly."
"Milly? Poor Milly! I am afraid
we shall never see her again," sobbed
David, breaking down for the first
time.
He was holding Morgau's hand. He
felt a great shudder pass through his
friend's body.
"Stoop," said Morgan, "stoop as
near as you can. I cannot die without
telling you."
In spasmodic tones, with long pauses,
constantly interrupted with exclama
tions of horror from David, Morgan
told how he had inveigled Milly into
the old pit and had imprisoned her so
that she could not possibly escape and
left her only food enough for one day.
It was a terrible story to hear in
that dark vault, without a gleam of
light or a clear hope of escape. David
seemed to forget that he had beeu for
five days without food. A great surg
ing tide of indignation rolled like lava
through his veins as he thought of
Miliy, his own darling Milly, to whom
he was so soon to be married.
The story was hardly finished when,
with a shout as savage as that of a
wild beast deprived of its mate, he
sprang up and seized the dying man.
He lifted him in his arms with the in
tention of dashing him down again.
It was a moment of uncontrollable
passion, roused by the thought of
Milly's lingering death. David held
Morgan for a few seconds and pre
pared to fling him against the sharp
rocks of erl.
Suddenly, gleam of light appeared
in a far corner. Milly herself entered
the cave. David became powerless
and dropped Morgan at his feet.
Milly had not been long in her
prison when she escaped. he had
heard of the explosion and since then,
by day and by night, for many hours
at a time, she had traveled through
all the old mines searching for a pas
sage to the exploded one. She was
just iu time, to save her lover from
the crime of murder. Morgan, how
ever, did not live many hours longer.
Anthracite and Bituminous Coal.
Professor Ihlseng of the State col
lege, Pennsylvania, gives an interest
ing explanation of the difference be
tween anthracite and bituminous coal,
so far as the gases are concerned, his
opinion being based on the supposi
tion of all coal beds having been orig
inally formed on a horizontal or flat
bed. The authracite bedsj he assumes,
were placed under enormous pres
sure, or side pressure, by the contrac
tion of the earth's crust during the
cooling stage, thus forming the coal
basins as now seen at the foot of the
mountains; such an enormous pres
sure resulted in forcing the explosive
and other gases out of the anthracite
beds to the seams and crevices of the
veins and to the fissures, seam's aud
pores of the rock strata. This com
pression has been so great that gases
in the authracite region are sometimes
found with the mighty pressure of
17,000 pounds to the square inch. On
the other hand, the bituminous beds
have not beeu subjected to such a dis
turbance and pressure, and the coal,
therefore, retains the gases which it
contained originally. White damp,
Professor Iblseng shows, is produced
by imperfect combustion, while black
damp i produced by perfect combus
tion and destroys life by beiug devoid
of sustaining elements. New York
Sun.
Rust Dressed Msin In Peking;.
Jung Lu, the new viceroy of Chih
Li, is one of the mo.st popular gen
erals in the imperial army. He has
always been a dandy in dress, aud has
the reputation of beiug the best
dressed man ;n Peking, while tli9
gilded youth among the Mauchu no
bility always copy his dress and swear
by "Jung Lu's btyle." His horses
and mules also have ever been the
finest in Peking, not evou excepting
the emperor's stud, and he loves to
mount the most fiery and restive cat
tle when riding out. This has led to
several picked horses sent as tribute
to the emperor from Kuldja and Mon
golia, but which no one could ride
owing to their untamed and restive
spirit, being especially presented to
Jung Lu by the emperor's command.
This is the man who now holds the
responsible post of guardian of the
dragon throne at Tien-Tsin. Peking
and Tien-Tsin Times.
ODD USE FOR WOOD PULP
MODERN WAY Or CONVERTING THE
TREE INTO NOVEL ARTICLES-
It I Wonderful How Kxtenslvely Paper
Is Taking the Place of Other Sub
stances in Various Mechanical Trades
Enameled 'Paper Bricks a Success.
"It is wonderful , how extensively
paper is taking the place of such sub
stances as wood, biick aud iron in
various mechanical trades," said .a
large New York dealer iu all sorts of
novelties made out of paper. "For
iustance, boards of all sizes and
shapes are now manufactured out of
wood pulp very faithfully to resemble
the grain and texture of every kind of
wood. - The material costs about one
half the price of the genuine article,
and it is used by carpenters, cabinet
makers, picture frame makers and
boat builders for paneling, wainscot
ing and decorative work generally
whei" J.ightuess and durability are re
quire. Two excellent qualities that
the paper boards possess are that
they are not subject to warping and
dry rot. There are no bad kuots to
mar the appearance of the surface, and
as the material i3 smooth and does
not require planing, and can be easily
cut with a fine saw, there seems every
reason to believe that it will in time
be used even more than it is.
"Telegraph and telephone poles,
flagstaff's and spars for Bmall sailing
vessels are the latest development in
the line of manufacture from paper.
They are made of pulp in which a
small amount of borax, tallow and
other ingredients are mixed. These
are cast in a mould in the form of a
hollow rod of the desired diameter
and length. The poles and spars are
claimed to be lighter and stronger
than wood. They do not crack or
split, and it is said that when they are
varnished or painted the weather does
not affect them. Besides passessing
these advantages, the paper-made ar
ticle can be made fireproof by saturat
ing it in a strong solution of alum
water. When thoroughly dry the pa
per poles and spars thus treated will
resist the action of flames.
"The manufacture of enameled pa
per bricks, which commenced in 1896,
has now become adefinite industry, as
the material has bean used for build
ing purposes all over the United
States with very satisfactory results.
"The production of these bricks on
the hollow principle is a marked fea
ture in their form, the object being
practically the same as that sought in
the making of hollow forged steel
shafting. Not only is a defective cen
tre removed, but it is possible to put
in a mandrel into the hollow, and, by
applying pressure, the walls are oper
ated upon from both inside and out
side. When, a solid body is heated
the temperature of the interior always
varies from that of the outer portions
at first often resultiug in the expan
sion of one or the other that causes
the defects. It is for these reasons
that the plan of forming the bricks
upon the hollow principle and plug
ging them afterward is of advantage.
Sawdust is found to be a good filler
for this purpose. It is first fire
proofed, as is also the paper pulp used
in the bricks, aud then it is mixed
with cement and pressed into the hol
low of the bricks and smoothed and
enameled over.
"Although paper horseshoes are a
recent invention, having been only
manufactured in this conntry within
the past two years, their use has al
ready quite large with the owners of
fine horses, especially in cities where
asphalt pavements abound. On such
roads in wet weather a horse fitted
with paper shoes is less liable to slip
than when provided with iron ones,
and, besides being light and comforta
ble for an animal to wear, they are
said to be more durable than iron
shoes and are more easily aud snugly
fitted to the hoof. ,
"The paper horseshoe is made in
practically the same way that a paper
car wheel is formed. The paper is im
pregnated with oil or turpentine to
waterproof, after which it Li glued to
gether in layers. The glue or paste
is a mixture of Venetian turpentine,
linseed oil powdered chalk aud lac
quer, and it does not become brittle
when drying. The moist mass of pa
per and glue is subjected to a strong
pressure in a hydraulic press, the
holes through which the nails are
driven in fastening the shoe to the
horse's hoof being punched while the
paper is still moist. The blacksmith
fastens them ou with nails in the
usual manner. These shoes cost from
$1.50 to $2 per set.
A Curious I.oiler.
The boiler of a cleverly-constructed
small working engine, is a quarter
pound coffee tin; the wheels, quarter
and half-pound tin lids; the chimney,
an umbrella top; the steam pipe, an
India rubber tube; and other parts
consist of a knitting ne'edle, a bicycle
spoke, a piece of brass lamp, some
gas piping, a cartridge end and the
screw stopper of an oil tin.
There is an alarming increase of
blindness in Bus ia. . The statistics
gives the total numler of blind in the
white czar's empire as 192,000, i. e.,
one out of every SCO inhabitants is
UiLd.
MRS. TOMMY ATKINS.
Only a Limited 'umber of British Pri
vates Permitted to Marry.
The question of permission to marry
is a burning one in the barrack-room.
Only a limited number of men are al
lowed to marry, the strength of the
roll varying with the establishment of
the corps; sergeants are given permis
sion to marry as a matter of course, if
there is a vacancy in the establish
ment, but no soldier is allowed to en
ter the blessed state unless he has
seven years' service, $25 in the sav
ings bank, and two good conduct
badges. I have heard it said that
there is such a thing as borrowing the
825 till the necessary permission has
been obtained, but there is no getting
over the other two conditions. The
married quarters seem comfortable
enough; what strikes us most is the
enormous number of babies and quite
young children who swarm round the
door of every quarter, occasional yells
leading to the hasty arrival of a flushed
and heated-looking matron to restore
order in a summary fashion. The al
lowance of space does not strike one,
as particularly liberal, 'soldiers with
small families being given only one
room with the minutest possible
scullery, the fathers of larger families
rejoicing in an extra room. Sergeants,
as a rule, have two rooms, but other
wise have no pull over their comrades
of lower rank. The wives of the
private soldiers add largely to the
scanty pay of their husbands by doing
washing for the men of their hus
band's company, and twice blessed is
the woman whose good man belongs
to a company having few married sol
diers. In thi3 case she will be able
to get more to do than her less fortu
nate sisters. Some of the women who
have a reputation as washer-women
earn plenty of money by washing for
the officers of the regiment The sol
dier's wife seems to drift naturally
into being a washer-woman. A little
conversation with the ladies is a lib
eral education iu esprit de corps; each
woman thoroughly identifies herself
with the regiment to which her hus
band belongs; and even in these days
of short service it is not difficult to
find women whose fathers and grand
fathers have soldiered in bygone days
under the tattered colors now hang
ing in the sacred precints of the offi
cers' mess. The ladies of the regi
ment, as a rule, take great interest in
the welfare of their humbler sisters,
frequently visiting them in their quar
ters, and giving more than their sym
pathy at oue of those crises which oc
cur so frequently in the married
block, and generally lean ultimately
to the object of their solicitude apply
ing for extra accommodation, owing
to an unauthorized addition to the
strength of the battalion. From "So
cial Life in the British Army," by a
British Officer in Harper's Magazine.
Complexion of Spanish Women.
You find in many parts of Spain
blue-eyed and fair-haired women, and
we have in Mexico specimens of these
hereditary daughters of the invading
Goths, who have brought down to our
times, in their eyes, the memory of
blue summer seas beneath shorelands
icebound in the long winters. And
the fair" hair is common, too, and
somehow one never gets over the feel
ing, iu listening to the soft Spanish
coming from the lips of a blue-eyed
and light-haired woman, that she has,
perhaps, learned it as a foreigner in
her early youth. But no; she is a3
much a Spaniard as the women whose
eyes reveal the descent from the Moor
or the Carthaginian, or as she who
has the strong profile of the Boman
conquerer.
A fair woman is called in Spauish
"una gneru," pronounced "oonah
gwajrah," or else "una rubia. " Both
terms are common. Among a race
where the dark skin prevails, to be
fair is a mark of beauty, aud one often
hears people speaking of some lady
in terms of praise as "la guera." To
call a baby "fair" is to capture tho
heart of the mother. A fair complex
ioiied man is "un guero," "oon gway
roh. " Correspondence in New York
Sun.
A Piano's Hard Journey,
Ex-Governor Alexander R. Shepherd
is a twelve-millionaire, resident of
Batopilas, Mexico, and several years
ago he went to a wonderful lot of
trouble to procure a piano for the
musical education o: nis iamiiy.
Batopilas is a mining town in the
innermost rectssses of the Sierra
Madre mountains, and principal mines
are owned aud opera ed by Mr. Shep
haad. The piano was shipped from
New York to Chihuahua in boxes,
where the different pieces were placed
on the backs of burros aud carried to
Batopilas, over the rough mountaias.a
distance of 250 miles. The house
from whom the piano was purchased
sent an expert along to et up the in
strument again when Batopilas was
reached. It is said that this piano
cost Governor Shepherd over 2033
before it was finally installed in his
house.
Force of Hahit.
"Butcher, do many people com
plain of your tough meat?"
, "No'm; after my customers has bin
a-eatin my meat a while they don't
know a tender feteak when thay gits
j it." Detroit Free Press.
THE BULL-RING AT HAVANA.
No mor-a shall reek in Cuba's isle
The bull-ring's barbarous court,
For we shall smash the hideous pil9
And crush the hideous fcport;
And there shall we a diamond lay
And bleachers build withal,
And Cuba's nimble nine will play
The noble game of ball. I
The dying bull shall bleed no more
To slake their odious thirst,
But death their bosoms will deplore ;
When Duffy dies at first;
And grief funereal will incline
And bow their doleful heads ' .
When old Havana's Baseball NiaO
Are buried by the lieds.
No more shall slaughter's gory hand (
Unsluice the crimson flood,
Save when the righteous cranks demand '
A treacherous umpire's blood:
Nor snail their wild resentment cry, .
Their fierce displeasure howl,
Save when Molony muffs a fly,
Or Mullins muffs a foul.
The sanguinary mob no more
The plaudit's din shall raise,
But Coogan's run that ties the score.
The terraced cranks will praise;
And Murphy's throw, and lieilly's bunt.
And Dooley's triple whack,
And McNamara's sliding stunt
Will make the welkin crack !
No more shall carnage rupture yield.
Nor butchery enthrall.
When on the reconstructed field
The umpire cries, "Play ball!"
But hearts will thrill, and radiant eyes
Will glow like festal lamps,
When o'er the hills the pennant flies,
. And Cuba's nine are champs !
John Ludlow, in Puck.
HUMOROUS.
"Georgie, don't you see that Jane
is taking your candy?" "I don't care.
It's the kind that always makes her
sick."
The Maid What makes you think
she hasn't any children? The Matron
She was telling me how to raise
mine.
W7hy is a horse, the most curious
feeder in the world? Because he eats
best when he has not a bit in his
mouth.
"I can't understand Claudia?'
"Why not?" "She always is so much,
more intimate with desirable people
than they are with her."
Barnes Tormer The true art of
acting is to make an audience forget
you are an actor. Watts You seem
to do that easily enough.
"The doctor," said the young moth
er, "says babv ought to have one cow's
milk for his daily drink. Now,really,
isn't that entirely too much?"
"But h-ow can j'ou have the heart
to deprive the poor heathen of their
laud?" "They would never learn the
dignity of labor if we didn't."
In the old cemetery at Cambridge,
Mass., there is growing a pear tree
which was planted by the Stone family
when they came over from England
263 years ago.
Madame Theosophia Tell me, have
you never seen a Vision? Never wel
comed some strancre opirii irom me
Unseen World. Mrs. Sinclair Never."
But then I entertain so little.
Back Seat Where did you get your
earrings, and when did you have your
ears pierced? Front Seat (scornfully)"
Talk tandem, please. They were
punctured about a month ago.
First Criminal So Bill, the cracks
man, is in the toils at last. Second
Criminal Yes, he escaped arrest so
many times that he finally got fool
hardy and rode his bicycle without a
bell.
"Now that'you have lost. your job
as surgeon in the regiment, what do
you expect to do?" "Oh, I'm all
right. I've opened up a little office
just around the corner from a football
playing college."
Once upon a time a man l-ose polite
ly and offered his seat in a street " car
to a woman. "Oh, thank you," cried
the woman at once. This fable teaches
among other things that unconvention
ality is1 infectious, so to speak.
"I guess," said Rubberneck Bill, in
his most rasping tones, when the
waiter handed him a napkin, "I guess
I got manners enough not to wipe my
hands on your duru tablecloth, with
out you handin' me that thing."
"I am astonished," said tho scoffer,
"to hear you compare our glorious
country to a small boy getting his face
washed." "Me?" said the oratorical
patriot. "How? When?" "When
you said it was impossible for the na
tion to stand still."
He There is something I have
wanted to say to you for a long, long
time. She (demurely) Well don't
don't you think this is as good a
time as - as any to say it? He That
mole on the left side of your nose I
kuow a surgeon who can remove such
tilings without a bit of danger. They
adjourned sine die that evening.
The Vnseen Cavity.
A story comes from Tampa, Fla., of
a fellow who was plowing with two
mules iu an orange grove there, when
suddenly one of the mules sunk into
the earth and disappeared from sight,
tearing loose from the harness. The
driver and the other mule were badly
frightened, and ran' away from tho
place, ne had to be dug out with
spades. Tho sink into which the mule
had fallen is about twelve feet in diam
eter, and the bottom i3 fully fifteen
feet below the surface. There was no
indication of the cavity on the surface
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