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<3nm.y A PMiPtH,
Only the fait* of a paupev:
Eagerly pressing the window pam*:
Heedless alike of the snow and the rain:
Watching the rich sit down to dine,
To their smoking meat and sparkling wine.
Hungrily eyeing the tempting "the fare,
With a look that bespeaks heart's de
s ,, a i r
Then turned again to the dismal street.
To the piercing w ind aud the stinging sleet—
Only the face of a pauper.
Only the hands of a pauper:
Tremblingly clutching the tattered shawl:
Bloodless and numb are thp fingers small.
Once they were rosy and plump aud fair,
A liabv's fingers, untouched by care;
Little more than an infant’s now
Are the slim hands pressed to the throbbing
brow.
As with feeble steps she totters on.
To be jostled and pushed by the heartless
thron «”
Only the hands of a naujier.
< >nly the feet of a pauper:
Bleeding and bruised l.y the icy stone,
Shoes and stockings are all unknown.
Senseless now to the freezing air,
As she hurries on, she knows not where;
On through the streets unshod they roam,
Hludtered no more by the warmth of home;
While the fierce wind roars, and the storm
beats wild
On the ill-clad form of the shrinking child—
Only the feet of a pauper.
Only theory of a pauper:
Wrung from the lips by the heart’s deep
As the frail form sinks in the drifting snow
Drowned ’
at once by the shriekiw gale
’
Vet 4 ll unheard He^ho^ f^His ttrene
Who on high
heAreth even the raven’s cry
Think ye not He hath caught the note
That 'rose from the dying wanderer’
throat:'—
< 'uly the cry of a pauper.
Only the soul of a pauper:
Freed at last from its earthly thrall,
Rising up at its Maker’s call,
Leaving forever the want and woe.
The- pain and heartache it kn -w below,
Borne aloft to that blissful shore.
Where cold and hunger shall pinch no more;
1 hrough the white gates of the city of love,
luto the presence of God above,
Hoateth the sou! of a pauper.
—Mortimer C. Uron-n, m Yankee Blade.
AN l T NEQl AL PARTNERSHIP,
Never dawned a brighter morning than
that which ushered in Ilay Huntington’s
wedding day. Never throbbed a happier
heart than that ol the fair girl who, for
sakiug borne and friends, vowed to love,
honor and obey him “until death do us
part.”
“She was the belle of the village, and
ought to have had her choice among us
all,” exclaimed Carl Trenton, who
everybody knew, had been refused by
the bride at least half a dozen times
they “He is Really so ffiandsome, and rich.'too,
say. Nell Alden ha* done
remarkably well,” said more than one
envious maiden.
.....
rich man, was advancing rapidly on the
road to wealth. As he was a lawyer in
a distant city, the wedded pair at once
went to the home which he had provided
there, a modest cottage in the suburbs,
very plainly furnished, but as beautiful
as a palace m the eyes of the loving
bride.
•We shall be away from the Uisagreea
hie and bustle, dearest, said Ray, un
casdy. “I can lunch at Roger and
Allens, and be home lor an early tea,
except, Besides, perhaps in very busy seasons,
i got- thu place at a bargain
•t costs dreadfully to rent-and we must
really economize m every way possible.
We must creep before we can walk,
"i «- „ K
l -\ "f
ucttti than being right in . the city. I
am sure that 1 should be crazy in a week
there.
“I don't doubt it,” returned the re¬
lieved husband, --RU, But you von wdl Will not , be ,
bothered here at all. ' w ' u attomi to
., . .. ,,
* wdinYv? Aittb" "f
and we ' miet ' 1 h hotne of
1
our own.
rii.it \vas the beginning. Ray Hunt
mgton s boasted creed was that marriage
was ; im P l y a partm-rslnp of two con
genial souls; a blending of two lives
into a perfect whole, whose thoughts,
Whose aims, whose energies, were one.
1 hat was all very well, if our legal
tncnd had lived up to hrt professed be
Jiel. But, like many Others, he pro
S ulc I°"V ie often dec , hired , and , that 1 ! vcd a man anoUu and ' 1 '
h,K Wile were one. Ids daily life added
most emphatically, “and the man is that
" 'pr.-ttv ‘ Il/ x- in. ' T ’TA , . lon «>. . d >scover
■ v “'hough r gnevedthat
,
mAA lb'- -V'V a‘d 0 * ldo1 f' r * proved R ma< to be dl<J but best com- of
| ' c
' 1 s lc found d. and succeeded in
, .
scanty' aUowance which
f 1^
ucvu a word of praise to the to,hug wife
herself.
-ISUrSKS “crews’feet”
added multiplied in he to fac e
as claims tax ’d her strength and
economy. there; Tiny feet m^e pattern! here and
baby voices the
all music to her mother heart, and the
the patient mother.
Kay Huntington was recognized I y the
world—by his world, in which his wife
had no |>art—as a successful man. He
attended his clubs, and dressed in a man
ner befitting his station, while his wife
' vor<- 3h “bby ca Uco.
‘'Because I must, my dear; you do not
■ understand,” he explained, when she
I gently chided him for some extravagant
J outlay. position “It is should quite necessary do 1 that heard one it
* n so.
, hinted that 1 to for next
was run mayor
: year. Think of that, my dear.”
Aud the uncomplaining woman did
j think it with of added the proposed dread—as honor—thought she toiled in the ol
| kitchen with no help except an ignorant
Swede girl, whose chief recommendation
was her patient love for the little ones.
Once she ventured to suggest an al
lowance for family use, as the busy law
yer often forgot to order the necessary
! artic i t , Si but g bc waS , Hc t with indignant
surprise.
j “Women know nothing about spend
I i u g money. Nellie, I am surprised! I
! will attend to it. What! Grctchen wants
j more money! Wasn't it last week that
' I gave you two dollars for her!”
“Yes. but she has been here four
weeks. Wc owe her five dollars now,”
Nellie began with a crimson face; then
she went on desperately, “mother wrote
me that she was going to visit us next
month. She has never been here—never
| seen our children. Charlie must have
new shoes and clothes; baby needs- new
flannel*. and—aud this is the best dress
, I , have . in the , world. , , You would not
-
w;int mt ' to fl cl af ‘ hamcd to welcome my
own dear mother, Ray?”
“Howmuch money do you want!” he
" frigidly.
“Fifty dollars, at least, to make us
comfortable and respectable,” she re
P !ied with Panful hesitation.
“Fifty dollars! I am not made of
j money!” he exclaimed, even while his
j faithful conscience reminded him that he
j dinner had paid the week more before, than that and paid for it a with club
;
I a willing smile. “Here, this must do,”
I j into and he her counted hand. out four live-doll,-:r bills
With one startled, indignant glance,
the wife's hand shut convulsively over
the money, and she left the room hastily,
“She will make that do,” muttered
! her husband, uneasily, watching her.
1 - Next time 1 will give her more, and 1
really think I will call at Blankton’s and
order one of those new silks-”
The silk came, and Nellie smiled bit
I ferly sis she laid it in the corner of her
bureau drawer.
Charlie rejoiced in new clothes and
real “boys’boots;” baby wore soft new
flannels, Grctchen was paid, but there
was nothing left to replenish the mother’s
wardrobe. •
One evening Ray Huntington returned
t0 fmd his well ordered house in confa
don. Baby had cried herself to sleep,
while Charlie was crying softly by the
chamber door, where Gretchen was vain
^ trying to quiet the fever-stricken
mother.
“Oh, papa, will my boo ful mamma
die? Say, papa, will she die' , wailed
r »e,,0 his
Gretchen looked up wofu.ly as he en
te red.
“1 will do it in a moment. Ray!” cried
Nellie, with crimson cheeks and strangely
bright eyes, on - stopped to rest for
a moment, my—my head feels so queerly ;
but I will get your tea at once. ’
“Lie still, dearest, ’ he said more
gently than he had spoken for many
months. “Gretchen take tins note to
Doctor Davis, and cal as you come back
and ask Mrs. Hall if she will ran mfor a
few moments. -
Doctor Davis came, a gray-haired man
| who aright had read many of this world’s Ies
sons
j&zSi'&.*rkZ-JSte . „
-No 1.,-lpl.nl
enough, but not capable, sir. Mea don’t
know the value of good wives until they
1 lose fb°m. ' said the old man, bluntly.
v Nellie-wdl u n U die! V <ned the startled : V1 ^
iawyer.
''Pwhaps not-hope not. But she is
worked out, and the worst of it is she
! will carry her worry and trouble with
her through her delirium. What is
about partnership, Huntington? I have
heard you define marriage often enough.
How have you used this partner of yours?
Have you shared the profits honest-lv?
I’d like to have you compare accounts;
you will have time enough before your
wife gets up again. I suppose she has a
mother? Send for her at once. Yes
ves, I'll be round in the morning, but
move depends ‘ upon Arid loving care than upon
me: mi d , I loving care. Good
night, sir.”
In the weary time of anxious waiting,
. Huntington learned a new meaning of
t his favorite creed. Irnher delirium Ncl
u e toId him many things which she
would never have mentioned in her ra
tioual moments.
At last there came a day when the lit
' ‘hVdra.X^lhovmd^rthttSd!
tiny life went out with its first glimpse of
earth.
„ "T* ^P * lcl >■"' ous,y gW-s.
. ">P' a g
A learned vour lesson easier
tha f’ nany mcn do ‘ Huntington, for you
! h h h b' h man —make make ? her her yott happy. hfln,
’ - ’ v
mon sense, I suppose? Well, then, allow
; her her share of the profits. Never let
her he ashamed of her husband's manners,
I am a blunt olu man. but I mean well,
t have seen much of this one sided part
nership business among married people,
Your wife has as much right to her share
< >f y°ur income as you have. I hope you’re
not offended, but I’m glad I had the
courage to give you something to think
about. Keep up the loving care, Hunt
iugton. and your wife will be around in
a month.
That month was one of pleasure and
sorrow to the repentant husband, but he
had resolved upon a new course of ac
tiou, and as they sat at the table on New
Year’s Eve, he said tenderly
-‘It was kind of the mother to leave
us to begin the new year . together,
Nellie; it shall be the beginning of anew
life for us. Henceforth my ‘partner’ is
an equal with myself. The household is
your branch of the business. I will see
that you have sufficient funds to cover
all expenses in a creditable way. My
wife shall never again feel ashamed be
cause of my stinginess.”
‘ I never was that,” Nellie protested,
loyally.
“Perhaps you were not sensible of it.
but the feeling was there just the same,”
replied her husband firmly. “It shall
of never happen again. To-morrow the firm
Huntington and Wife begins anew,and
on a different basis. I will cherish my
family heieafter.”
And happy years have proved the truth
of his vow.
The Trade in Adulterations.
Of all the dishonest trades, the most
interesting is that which supplies the ma
: tcrials used in adulterating or imitating
legitimate articles of commerce I
dropped into one not tar from Chatham
Square, and was astonished to see the
ingenuity and scientific skill displayed,
as well as the large amount of business
done. It destroyed many romances to
have the proprietor pour upon a piece of
-tissue paper a few drops of “Havana Ex
tract” and produce a cigarette worthy of
Honradez, or mixed raw spirits, burnt
sugar and oii of otard and Ijave a very
palatable brandy.
1 asked the proprietor who were his
chief customers. He said:
“All and every sort of people. Candy
makers are large buyers. They want
I imitation flavors for their cheap, so-called
j ‘French confectionery’. Cigarmakers use
! immense quantities of ‘Havana Extract’
while tobacconists that article and Turk
: ish oil. Liquor dealers—both wholesale
and retail—are the heaviest purchasers,
using vast quantities of preparations to
‘age,’ blend and improve their goods,
i Spice men, who grind cocoauut shells
into black pepper and cigar boxes into
cinnamon, consume the extracts of these
' genuine articles else imitations of them.
or
Of course we ask no questions, and
; generally we want cash down or else sell
C. O. D .—New York Star.
The Eyes of the Mole.
Carl n the GerinaQ naturali? t, has
proved J bv £ minute microscopical invest!
f ’ t at the e ye J of the mole is per- 1
. F tzss .
j j would have us believe. Hess maintains
that _ in s ite of lts minute dimensions—
) i millimeter bv 0.9 millimeter—the eye
of this little creature possesses all the
! necessary properties for seeing that the
mos t highly developed eyes does, that it
imleed , as well suited for seeing as
the eyes of any other mammal, and that
in the matter of refraction it does not
differ from the normal eye. In order to
bear out the theorjr o{ short-sightedness, *
thc physiological rcason wa adduced
, that in its subterranean runs the mole is
j accustomed to see things at close dis
ta ne, a nd that its eye had become
gradually suited to near objects. But to
this Hess objects that the mole when
r» d " rr: rs, p i:r k r.?
t ’
bfc Kix* h ,
: .,} K n Iw . 0 A f f^ C ° meS
j | t0 th( , sur 0 ’., u d especially when he
is swimmiug he docs use his eyes. In
1 lrdei ' to accomplish this, he only has
< to
| ' surround alter thc crcct positionof t l„.hairswhicl,
and cover his eyes, and which
j ! prevent ground, the and entry at the of dirt when time to he protrude is under
same
his eyes forward.—Airfare.
A , _ - , for Burns
‘
Tllc celebrated German remedy foi
: 1:mrn s consists of fifteen ounces of thc
best white glue, broken into small pieces,
• in two P» ts of water, and allowed to
become soft; ihen dissolve it by means
°f a water bath and add two ounces of
glycerine and six drams of carbolic acid;
cont b»ic the Irnut until thoroughly dis
solved - On cooling this hardens to an
elastic mass, covered with a shining,
P arc hment-like skin, and may be kept
for an Y of time. When required
lor use it is placed for a few minutes in
a water bath until sufficiently liquid and
a pplied by means of a broad brush; it
forms in about two minutes a shining,
sm °oth, flexible and nearly transparent
^
A Dog's Scent and Sight.
Have you ever thought how largely a
dog’s “scent” really depends on his
sight? Note how confused he gets in
trying to follow his nose on a hard sur¬
face. Then watch how he stretches his
neck and throws his head up. And finally
consider how the puzzled guide or hunter
gets down to take a dog's-eyc view ol
the situation, whence every bent twig or
broken blade becomes plainly visi hie as
a pathway in the wilderness. — Xeic Yort
TYibune.
ALLIANCE NOTES.
WHAT THE ORDER AND IT3
MEMBERS ARE DOIXG.
ITEMS OK INTEREST TO THE FARMER,
GATHERED FROM V ARIOUS SECTIONS OF
THE COUNTRY.
It is asserted by the foreman on the
lanu of the late Hon. Primus Jones, that
the first bale of cotton this year will come
from that farm. He says the examples
and methods of Colonel Jones are being
strictly followed ou that larm.
**,
The County Alliance of Gwinnett
county, Ga., favors the holding of pri¬
maries in the different militia districts to
nominate candidates for the general as¬
sembly. and for delegates to the next con¬
gressional convention and for governor.
***
The cotton bagging factory for Amcri
cus, Ga., is an enterprise already assured
for that wide awake city. It is an Alli¬
ance counties necessity, and the thirteen adjoining
invited to take stock in the en¬
terprise should respond with alacrity.
* * *
A grand reunion of the Alliance of that
section of Georgia, and the old soldiers
will be held jointly at Flat Kock camp
ground, Heard county, July 24th. Col’s.
Alliance, Livingston and Northern will address the
and Gov. Gordon, and Gen.
Phil Cook will talk to the soldiers. A
big time is anticipated.
***
If the farmers Alliance continues to in¬
crease for a year or two more at the rate
at which it has been gaining during the
last twelve months it will soon be the
Largest organization ever known in this
or any other country; and if it sticks to
gether and properly exercises its great
power it will be easily able to accomplish
such a revolution in the legislation of the
country as will result in giving the far¬
mer, not only his rights as a citizen, but
after breaking up the trusts and combines
which now rob him of much of his earn¬
ings, tion will also place the farmer in posi¬
to become a legislator in the inter¬
ests of his county and his claims.—Ex.
***
Our farmers are taking more real inter¬
est in their farms this year than wc evei
have known before; there are more ter¬
races. and the soil is better prepared than
at the same time any previous year in the
history of Georgia. At least, this is our
believe opinion after a careful observation. We
further that this state of things is
due mainly to the Alliance movement.
Then let the movement that has brought
such a result go on in its proper sphere
until the “red old hills” of Georgia are
made to blossom as the rose, every farm
is free from mortgage, and the inmates of
every home contented and happy.— South¬
ern Alliance Farmer.
***
The Southern Alliance Farmer (Atlan¬
ta, Ga.,) has the following to say regard¬
ing one of the dangers that confronts the
Alliance: If all Alliancemen will be true
to the cause and w ithhold their votes
from men who are not, and have never
been, in sympathy with the struggling
masses, and will support only those whose
past records, not only in office but at
home, show plainly that their hearts en
with the people, and that they- are of
pure character and worthy of confidence,
our success is assured. Our danger lies
in division. Alliancemen have their per¬
sonal friends among the politicians, and
may be induced to vote for them when
they know they are not in full sympathy
with us. Sectional, county, or town pride
should be left out of the question. Men who
are true to our interest are the men to
support. As we have said before, simple
ability will not do, for if it was turned
gainst us it would do great harm. The
heart must be right. We can no more
afford to turn our legislation over to men
who serve the money powers than we can
afford to leave our children’s inheritance
in the hands of a faro dealer. Being a
farmer or an Allianceman only, does
not fit a man for office, but being in full
sympathy w'ill and w ith ability the people, and having
the to w ork to *their inter¬
est, do'e^ make a man worthy of support.
Where will you find such men? The
time when' ,a few politicians in each
county, district or state, can meet to¬
gether and apportion out the different
offices is at an erpl. The people will take
a hand in this business and have deter¬
mined to have representation.
In Col. Polk's argument before the
senate committee on agriculture at Wash¬
ington, on Tuesday, N 1 ' sketched the de¬
cline iu agricultural valtp’s in the face of
the marvelous progress and development during
of their industries and Interests
the passed decade, an(f\ insisted that
something should be done f-Ur the farmers.
He charged the fault upon Vie financial
system of the government, wraieh had re
suited in high-priced products, The
remedy, three-fold—first, Colonel Polk silver suggested, tjo its dig¬ was
restore
nity and place as money metal/ with all
rights of coinage and authe d ualities of
legal tender which gold posscsAs; second, direct
issue sufficient amounts of cuweney
to the people, at a low rate# of interest,
to meet of the the legitimate and demands winch shall of busi¬ be
ness country, public and
legal tender for all to^-ueh djpots,
private; third, secure issue equal
dignity with money m ffals. bstantial by basing values. it
on real tangible, foil®wed ^ by Dr. W. C.
Mr. Polk was
McCune, chairmanrof the national com¬
mittee on legislation of the Alliance, who
addressed hijth-elf more particularly to
the merits arid details of the system of
warehousesjus outlined iu the bill. He
asserted tjat merchandise thus stored
would notMC deterioate below the market
standard, JBb'l fend that the system had proven
feasible practicable in California,
$3,000,000 where the Grangers' certificates bank, in 1879 ]J
farmers wheat on deposited issued inwarehj td
on
owned and controlled by them. i
An Accident to a Bonnet
A few persons on Twenty-thirty
recently saw a peculiar and' rathe
tressing accident happen to a new™
bonnet that was passing down th» a
on the head of a tall, slender blondal
was a very wonderful hat, with 1
top and lace bows and some li;i
ends like the that wings poised of themselves on Thjl thfil
walking calmly a butterfly. thinki^J
haps, was how along
looking, when uncommonly tie-man well m l
a gen wh.v,- ganl s
ing her turned suddenly and
startled look at the head gear, thai
one snatch tore the light thing fn®1
head and trampled it imderntati
feet. A light smoke and a little 1
flame curled up from it as it lay then!
the gentleman pointed significantly a
as he said: “Your bonnet was m
Madam.”
Evidently it had been. I
“I was just passing at your side," 11
plained what appeared the gentleman, be •when fl
to smoke coming
the top of your head. 1 looked sj
and saw a red spark in the black J |
then I snatched it off.”
Now, there is nothing in the natal sjtotJ
a bit of black lace to induce
cons explanation combustion, of and peculiar the only otwiml port!
so an
is that a chance spark from the cigar I
a passerby had blown into the light™
and ignited it.
Since the lace bonnet i- certain Ul
the favorite headgear for the sunml
the suggestion may not he out of phi
that the enterprising milliner will he IB
one who will provide with each bonal
site sells policy this against season some destruction kind of by insuj firej
ance
—[New York Sun.
An Alaska Beverage.
“People have remarks tomato 1 add
to whisky,” said a naval oflmrtJ
Washington Star reporter, “lmttel
many another drink in this *1
which old rye or Kentucky bouiteil
milk for babes. For instance, tart
southern the ‘hootchenoo’ Alaska. Doubtless of the CMn&j the r-'-j
of distillation of this remarkable 'M
age was by originally United States suggested soldier*- to the Qj A
cats
sort of vegetables made into a n*
employed as raw material Them®] Cornell
put in a large tin can, which is
with another tin can just like it by J
tube of a hollow vegetable stem t
grows to a length of many feet in tin
regions. that contains A tire the mash is built and under the alcaa the j
properties pass over into the ether a
sel. The natives drink the liquorta
distilled and are driven wild bv it
have seen something of the way .1 °r
utes in the course of certain navalexg IbjJ
iences on the Alaskan egast.
you have heard of the style ^
certain dwellers in that clime ie ‘ f
their arrival at the maximum of *«
fortune. Once in a while it ociu?A
a big man finds himself in
110,00(1, mostly in the shape of that ofl«®J j®
such being the currency K
the world. He has been working
end all his life and lie emphasize*id festival- 1
eomplishment during by giving which a he si’**
distributes a ‘pot-latch.’ in the shape of irl
l "jj
shape? that he of has property. gathered Incidentally-1 together®]
popular the drink begin is the served l'un ad with libitu®; tnc* 1 ! j
guests length j
orgies, pandemonic winding up celebration- at <'“]
general and generally trvai2-“
and chewing
stroy one another to the best ”
Ability/’
His Wife Got Even.
A local doctor had an oxprtF 111
looting a bill which ho «
forget. The account amounted ‘ *]
and, after sending monthly st3 * J
for three years, the debtor, a
l>v the way, sent a check whta- (0 1
entation at the bank, was about'
worthless. It happened wife _
that thc physician's house and
articles for thc
merchant’s store. She was -
the proprieitor, and who although was ad pRCC* , s ® J
politeness, high, she purchased a “ — j
little sbe
amounting to $21. When , i
name and address and ordero J
scut to the bouse the courteous p i w
nearly fainted. He had gone *° ^
ashamed no a
ever, that he wits j^ ^
the goods, which were dl ;' iv rl
receiyefl a so’
time. Promptly he ^
less cheek bv mail Tben ‘ ^
sen ding bills for the balance
did he get the balance?
ind his books will show th» ( j u .
remitted just three years at* (]o(
i-ount was contracted, an<l , t hi
laughs in his sleeve PioneerP« whoneve
it.-[St. Paul M '
about
STKAtV-'-’ 1 '
THE DOCTOR S
” Doctor—Realty, headaches madam, t d A'.
those splitting ^ ,
must throw away that sp«‘
you wear.
Fair Patient—Pshaw. will be ru ined if
“But your eyes advice.
don’t take my
(De^!eVate!y)-Freekles summer. \ « a rrt”J* n
fashion next (wf® r
Fair Patient right a«a), d cK*»
wearing the veil
11 nwr.-nce American.
*«» «•■“*" '
diers and armed citizen?.