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J, W. ANDERSON, Editor and Proprietor,
isrf| LoTe Is not Free.
is not free to take, like sun and air,
Nor giy. n away for naught to any one.
It is no common right for men to share—
6 * Like all things precious it is sought and
won.
'i&.M
o if another is more loved than you,
t , ®as Say earned not, “It more is unjust;” love than but I it say: is her “If due; she
g” When I deserve more it will come to me.”
But if your longing be for love indeed,
K I’ll teach you how to win it—a sure way;
Love and be lovely, that is all you need,
And what you wish for will be yours some
day.
|—[Susan Coolidge, in Household Com
■ panion.
THE DEPOSIT.
In one of the great merchant cities
I of Southern Germany dwelt the Lady
|Ida, fatherless and motherless daugh¬
ter of the highly revered Burgomaster
iTrottenheim. Beautitul, rich, her
indulgent duenna, she could
’ not want for adorers conspicuous
among whom were three youths un
equally endowed with tlio gifts of for¬
tune There could be no question ot
ithe wealth of Walter, son of (lie most
[opulent jeweller of the city; or of the
poverty of Alexis, who seemed to pos
sess nothing but the paper on which
he was continually inscribing a new
draft of bis one sonnet, never to be
finished in this world.
But of Adelbert’s property men
only surmised that it was risked in
adventurous speculations, and that bis
fortune alternately soared and flagged
like a pitching kite. Perhaps, how¬
ever, those who knew most would
have marvelled least at the expressio n
of absolute despair which darkened
his countenance as one day lie crept
into a sombre thicket of yew, a pistol
in his hand.
“It is over!” he cried. “She has
flouted tne to my face! Adieu to the
last hope of repairing my losses, ap¬
peasing my creditors, and withdraw¬
ing that fearful deposit ere the day of
reckoning, now so near at hand I 1
should die of shame then ; better die
of shot now I”
And he pressed the muzzle of his
pistol to his temple. He was in dire
earnest—auothor moment would have
been his last—when the pistol was
wrenched from his hand, and a well
known voice exclaimed:
“Hold! or at least declare first, for
the information and, it may be, the
consolation of thy friend, whether Ida
ha9 rejected thee.”
“She has not, Walter,” returned
Adelbert, “Not the pang of unre¬
quited love, but the goad of accusing
conscience, chases me from tills ter¬
raqueous world. Hearken, Walter!
it imports thee to know, for thy in¬
heritance will he curtailed by my im¬
probity. Trusting iu the honor of
his old friend’s son, thy father has
advanced me 50,000 ducats upon the
security of a scaled packet, whose con¬
tents I have fabled to be family
jewels, mysteriously intrusted to me.
Oh, Walter, Waiter, the sweepings of
tho streets were precious in compari¬
son, Now go aud denounce me to
thy father—go atul betray me to
Ida. ”
“I am a gentleman, If said Walter,
stiffly, and walked away, carrying
the pistol with him. The wretched
Adellicrt remained the prey of tortur¬
ing thoughts mi il a dismal sound
struck upon bis car, and be fled pre¬
cipitately as Aexis entered the grove
reciting the latest version of his son¬
net.
When Walter, on his part, bad quit¬
ted the spot, lie was tingling all over
with the glow of a magnanimous ac¬
tion, or at least profession, which in
its effect on tlie inner man is much the
same thing. He had not, however,
proceeded far ere lie encountered a
black aud a white personage, neither
of whom, indeed, bad quitted him
during his interview with Adelbert,
or any of us at any period, but of
whose presence he then became dis¬
tinctly conscious. The black spirit
thought that 50,000 tlucats was a great
deal of money, to which his white
comrade assented, but added that hon¬
or was perfectly inestimable.
T he biack spirit had much to s<»} •
about Adelbert’s .iniquity, and the
white about its retribution. The ques¬
tion of Walter's duty to society was
fully considered from opposite points
of view; and then the black spirit in
trod need the Lady Ida, and, by de¬
picting her in tbe me character uiaiac.ei of oi ziucj Adel
belt’s bride, removed the debate from
the lealm of ratiocination to the re
gion of sensuous perception, where
the white spirit was at singular disai ].
vantage.
And as the arguments of the black
gentleman and people of liis sect are
invariably found to gain in weight the
longer one is willing to listen <o them,
thou wilt not marvel, judicious reader,
to meet Waiter next morning iu Ida
saloon, making a clean breast of Adel-
bert’a breach of honor, but silent as to
his own.
Ida, however, soon made him con¬
fess that his knowledge of the secret
was derived from Adlebert himself,
and iutimated very plainly that she
considered his the meaner action of
the two.
“Oh, Lady,” pleaded the impas¬
sioned Walter, “aliowest thou nothing
for the overwhelming might of self
forgetting love? Wouldst thou have
thy slave sit stupidly beholding thy
innocence entangled in the wiles of a
swindler, in blind allegiance to con¬
ventions—nay,even to sanctions other¬
wise imperative? Not of such clay is
thy Walter fashioned. Show him the
law that restrains, the obligation that
debars him from seeking thy weal
through evil report and good report,
an d he will rend that law and spurn
that obligation as he shatters this ves¬
sel and tramples upon this quadru¬
ped.”
Ida’s vase of flowers lay shivered
upon the floor, and her little dog
writhed and howled beneath Walter's
superincumbent boot, lie was evi¬
dently beside himself, and Ida could
only recompose him by commanding
him to depart her preseuce, and never
return unless he brought the false
packet with him.
it To what end, Lady? Wheu it has
been opened in court the cheat will be
manifest to thee and to the world.”
u And iiow know I that it may not
have been tampered with meanwhile?
Produce it tomorrow, or see my face
no more. If
Walter meekly represented that the
deposits as not iu his custody, an
argument manifestly devoid of weight.
He promised obedience aud departed.
On bis way home lie had much com¬
munication with his black companion,
and ere the prescribed time this ex¬
cellent young man had possessed him¬
self of the packet by means of a false
kev.
He hurried to Ida with his prize,
aud placed it iu her hands. She
wavered him back while she broke
the seals. To liis amazement,the first
indication of her sentiments was a fit
of laughter, but her expression be¬
came tragic when site had satisfied
herself that the contents were indeed
but paper. She turned fiercely upon
Walter, who found it advisable to quit
her presence with expedition. “How
awfully fond 6he must be of him.”
he soliloquized.
“Would I had known it ere 1 satis¬
fied my finest feelings for her sake!
And yet what a scrape I have got in¬
to! The packet is in her hands—was,
that is to say, live minutes ago; for
by tins time it is probably in tho fire.
W bat will become of my father when
it cannot be produced? And, more
especially, what will become of me?
Wretched Walter! lucky Adelbert! un¬
grateful Ida!”
“Make a couuierfeit,” advised the
black spirit.
“Confess everythin ts <• f recommend
ed the white.
“I am sure I can’t,” replied Walter
to the latter suggestion; and “I don’t
think I can” was his response to Ihe
first. He was, nevertheless, revolving
a scheme for the acquisition of Adel
beri’s seal, when a knock came to his
chamber door.
“Enter,” he cried, and one of Ida’s
domestics presented the packet, with
tlve seals so cunningly restored as to
leave no trace of opening, along with
u billet from his mistress. Walter
read:
“Forgive my impetuosity. In my
I agitation L did not stay to gauge the
intensity of liiv affection by the enor¬
mity of thy turpitude. Whensoever
tire contents of the packet are publicly
evinced mere paper, account me
thine.”
Walter heaved a sigh of speechless
joy, and hastened to replace tbe pack¬
et in bis father’s coffer. At the seme
moment Adelbert, alone in his cham¬
ber, was holding a phial of poison to
the lump, whose rays lent a balefnl
glitter to the adder-hued fluid. An
empty gloldet gaped for tho deadly
potion. Adelberi’s lingers dallied
with the cork, when a hand smote
upon the door without, and he hastily
: thrust the phial into a draw.
“Pardon the intrusion,” said Alex
j is, entering, “but thon mavest proba
bly wish to bear my sonnet, which is
now completed to my satisfaction,
excepting * thirteen lutes. Moreover,
, Lady . .. Ida . has . intrusted , , , with ...
l ie j me a
letter to thee.'
| Adelbert . , . cageilv . broke . , ,, the seal. .
The . , contained . nothing ..
missive save
1 « delineation of an anchor, the era
btem of hope. “Does she, can she
know?" he speculated. “is she a
witch, or is Walter a traitor? How
beit, the phial may rest wheie it is: i
The great day bad arrived. The
< ourt was thronged with merchants
and lawyers. 1 lie parties concerned
were present with their notaries—
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COVINGTON. GEORGIA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1893.
Adelbort pale as death, Walter's
father flushed and fidgety. Walter
sardonically calm. A magistrate read
the formal notice that, the pledge not
having been redeemed, the packet was
now to be opeued and its contents
made over to Walter’s father, subject
to three days’ grace of redemption.
Adelbert’s heart might have been
heard to beat all over the court but
for the buzz of excited whispering.
Trembling with eagerness, the old
jeweller broke the seals and cut the
silken strings, and held up a mass of
paper, scored with blotted and erased
characters.
“Alexis’ sonnet, by all that’s blue!”
cried Walter.
“Is this all, wretch?” shouted bis
father to Adelbert. “Wretch, Isay,
is this all?”
Adelbert made no reply.
“Ida has mocked me,” lie thought,
with inexpressible bitterness.
“Villain, you shall swing for this I ”
thundered the old man as he dashed
the papers on to the table. A ling as
of metal smote upon every ear, and
one of the fifty outstretched hands
grasped and held up a brilliant ob¬
ject, flushing and sparkling in the
sunshine that streamed through the
court windows.
“Heavens!” exclaimed the aged
lapidary, “these are the family jewels
of the house of Trotteiiheim! ”
“Which,” said a clear voice in the
remote part of the court, “I lent to
Herr Adelbert that be might impledge
them for the sum he needed, and
which my lawyer will now redeem for
the same with a deed of interest.”
“Lady!” shrieked Walter, “how
long have these gems--” but liis
father checked him angrily. Ida hur¬
ried blushing from the court and
Walter sank buck murmuring, “Aw.
fully fond of liiin. f>
The word was taken up oil all sides,
and as the stunned and slowly reviv¬
ing Adelbert found himself surround¬
ed with old and new friends congratu¬
lating him upon his triumph and the
near prospect of a wealthy and devoted
bride, be could not but repeat to him¬
self, “How she must love mel
lie escaped as soon as he could and
hastened to Ida. He foil at her feet
and thauked her for his life and honor.
Then he urged her to wed him.
“Not for the universe, Adelbert,’’
answered Ida, very sweetly.
The discomfitled suitor could oulv
slammer, “Wherefore?”
“Because compassion is not neces¬
sarily love; because I may have de¬
sired to humble, even more than to
help thee; because Walter would un¬
doubtedly bang himself; lastly, and
this, indeed, is the principal and most
conclusive reason, because I have been
these three weeks privately married to
Alexis.”—[Illustrated News of the
World.
Old-Time Carrier Pigeons.
There is nothing new under the sun,
not even military pigeon posts. An
old account of a voyage made in the
East, that of Labrogniere, our Paris
correspondent says, is soon to be pub¬
lished. M. Letifur, who edits it, con¬
tributes a preface, iu which lie says
that in the 13th century tiiese birds
wore used in Syria and in Egypt for
the rapid transmission of news. The
Caliplis made tbe pigeon post a regu
lar institution in the Niie della.
Ftolemetes had a department at Cairo
for the registration of the genealogies
of pigeons. Hour Eddin, in 1169,
made a pigeon-post code, and or dained
that the central office was to be in the
citadel of Cairo. Tall towers and
pigeon.houses were built along the
route of his whole empires and to its
utmost extremities. The towers were
to serve to enable tho pigeons to
reconnoitre from cages the neighbor¬
ing country and the pigeon-houses for
breeding. Penalties were imposed
for killing a pigeon and prices were
set on the heads of birds of prey
likely to molest them. There were
six pigeon-posts between Cairo and
Damascus and ten between tho latter
city and Bebnessa. —[London News.
The Maw of Paris.
There is no city in the world that
keeps such accurate records of the
i entry of food and fuel supplies within
i : Paris, This is due
| its borders as to
j j the fact that a high import duty is
I levied on almost every article of do
, , wh|ch is b |lt t0 th|
c (Ue ,
D mi lhe tota , amount
of / coal consumed , m . Pans was 3,2(9,
’
Q00 gross ° . tons, ’ of „ winch , . , I,ol2,000 , .
j gross tons were brought ....... to (lie city bv
F " '
river and canal; V, *6i ,000 ... gross tons
j were of French origin, G47.700 gross
j tons came from Belgium, 418,500
from England, and 129,800 from Ger
j many. The small amount of charcoal
' used as fuel in Paris will bring the
total consumption of fuel to three and
! one-half million gross r* tone. The
j yearly consumption of coa! in London
< welve million tons. — [Boston i i nn
set im
THE PEANUT ADE.
An Interesting Chapter on a
Great American Delicacy,
The Peanut’s Adap*ability to
Many Useful Purfi^oses.
The news that there is « shortage in
tne peanut crop is likely .10 agitate a
great many persons in Gotham,where
the habit of eating peaimU is more
general in certain districts than in San
Francisco, Chicago or St. t-ouis,which
are the three foremost p»als to the
metropolis in the consumption of fhe
leguminous nut. The peampt eaters
of the great cities ai rovided for
chiefly by the crop yielded by the pea¬
nut farms of Virginia and North Car¬
olina. This crop, it is announced, has
this year fallenlshort of 40,00,000 bush¬
els, and there is a consequent advance
in the wholesale price. The quoted
market rate is now five cents a pound,
but the numerous Italian Counts who
are interested in the retail trade still
adhere to last year's rate of ten cents
a quart, and are therefore entitled to
and will doubtless receive the gratitudo
of Gotham’s peanut eaters, particu¬
larly on the Bowery, where a supply
of peanuts has from time immemorial
been part of the theatre outfit of the
bumble and enthusiastic patrons of
the drama.
In times gone by certain residents of
the metropolis, suffering from lack of
knowledge of the great American pea¬
nut, have affected to despise it, and to
scorn the taste of those who chose it
as a delicacy. But it is worth noth¬
ing that the peanut has risen superior
to this mistaken prejudice and has
forced the respect of many who
thought contemptuously of it by be¬
coming an object of art as it were.
Every New Yorker accustomed to use
liis eyes around holiday times has seen
the proof of this in novel Ornaments
that have appeared in the shop win
daws. With a paint brush skilfully
bandied and bits ot bright
colored cloths or silk*'* artists
have been able to metamorphose
the peanut into an object that unites
humor with an inherent beauty of as¬
pect that is remarkable. Peanut dolls
and other things have now a recog¬
nized market value as curios, and it is
a fact to the eternal honor of the low¬
ly nut that artists of local renown
have not thought it derogatory to their
art to busy themselves in the absorb¬
ing pastime of peanut decoration.
Peanut dolls are found adorning man¬
tels in many studios, and elaborate
art works, iu which the peanut has
p’ayo l the most important part, are
exi ib ted in costly gold f rauies.
Those wiio think slightingly of the
peanut forget its adaptability to many
useful commercial purposes. The nut
has long been valued for its oil. The
seed contains a fluid that is an excel¬
lent substitute for, and is often sold
as olive oil. By beating the seeds be¬
fore pressing them another sort of oil
is secured that is useful in the making
of soap. The seeds themselves have
also been used iu making certain
J kinds of chocolate. Those who would
speak contemptuously of the peanut
.
| are undoubtedly ignorant of tho fact
! that the vine that bears tbe aet is in it-
8C if a „ interesting curio in < Northern
t ) c \' une8) quite as much, indeed, as the
co tt ou bud and branch. If the dried
j v ; ne be varnished and painted and the
: „ut gilded, a parlor ornament is
obtained tlrat is sure to attract tbe in.
:
tcrested interest of the owner’s visi
tors,
These decorated vines are so seldom
I seen in New York that they may be
classed as veritable curiosities. The
mere method of growth of the vine
j bas always been an interesting study
t 0 botanists, and especially to those
wbo ba vo acquired a liking for that
fascinating science. The vine grows
a peculiar pod, which, after the vine
ba8 flowered, is gradually forced down
into the ground by a curious propul-
8io ” o£ lbe ^ 8tock ; °“ Ce safo1 ^
u» d e‘' ground the pod enlarges and
^ grows a thick, netted shell over the
[ fruit. No other plant has this singu-
1 la >' method of developing its fruit
Added to its many other uses the
peanut lias of late revealed a property
as a preventive of intoxication that
bas won for it the respect of those
who are accustomed to dally with the
flowing bowl. As a turnip will ab¬
sorb water, so the fruit of the peanut
lias a comprehensive faculty for ab¬
sorbing alcohol, and preventing It
from demoralizing the nerves of the
j stomach and upsetting the thinking
machine. It is estimated, for exam¬
ple, that if n mail drinks a quart of
champagne and eats a pint of peanuts,
ihe peanuts will overcome the iuebri
uting quality of the wine without cur
tailiug its exhilarating effect*. At ten
cents a quart the population pf this
city are getting something which, con¬
sidered as a luxury, is well worth the
money,— [New York Bun.
I he Great Wall of China.
The scenery from the Great Wall is
very fine, I he walls is here a di
viding line between the high, rugged
bills of Chinn, which tower above ns
on the one hand, and the great sandy
plains of .Mongolia on the other, with
dim mountain-summits beyond in the
far distance. Over these barren,
rocky spurs and acclivities, ascending
to their very summits, winding about
in irregular curves and zigzags, its
serried battlements clear-cut against
the sky on the topmost ridges, des¬
cending into dark gullies to appear
again rising on the other side, the
endless line of massive stone and
brick runs on and on until lost to
sight behind the farthest range. And
so it goes for miles and miles, east¬
ward to the Pechili Gulf, and west¬
ward, mostly iu two great, rambling
lines, along the border of the Gobi
Desert and Kansu,until it ends among
the foot-hills of the Nan Shan range.
However we may regard it, whether
as a grand conception for ihe defence
of an empire, as an engineering feat,
or merely as a result of the persistent
application of human labor,it is a stu¬
pendous work. No achievement of
the present lime compares with it in
magnitude.
But it has outlived its usefulness.
The powerful Tartar and Mongol
hordes, whose sudden raids and inva¬
sions it was built to resist, are no
more to be feared. The great Genghis
and Kublui could not lead their people
to gory conquest now as they did cen¬
turies ago. The Chinese civilization
has endured, while the once conquer¬
ing Mongols, the people who iu their
brightest days established an empire
from (he Black Sea to the Chiua coasi,
aud a court at Peking of such luxury
and splendor as Marco Polo described,
are now doomed to pass away, leaving
nothing behind (hem but the tradi¬
tions, aud records, and ruins of a
brilliant past. The wall stand? as a
sharp iine of division between t’io
4i-v---±A----I
The latter, though repeatedly subdued
and forced to bear a foreign yoke,
have shown an irrepressible vitality to
rise like a phoenix, and to reassert
their supremacy and ihe superiority of
their civilization. — [Century.
Chinese Notions of Color.
The philosophy of Chinese house
painting is truly curious, though per
haps the interest which attaches to
this subject lies more in the restric¬
tions imposed upon the mau with pot
and brush than iu the free exercise of
a decorative art. For among these
Celestials art is eminently utilitarian.
We enjoy our colors; (he Chinese put
theirs to work. More, iu house-paint
ing, green and red are, so to speak,
de riguenr; other colors would be uti
propitious, unlucky, ill-omened. Aud
even if the average Chinaman (bal
ancing himself as best he can upon
the superstitions and practices °*
ages) is ignorant of the precise
grouuds of his belief, he adheres nono
the less rigidly to the canon. As
Pythagoras taught that music was the
first cause of the universe, so the
Chinese have pinned their faith to the
absolute efficacy of color, endowing it
with powers quite beyond the laws of
chemistry or physics. Indeed, poor
John mny be said to live aud die by
the color scale.
No color, not even imperial yellow,
lies so near the heart of the Chinese as
red. True, they do not, as did the
Hebrews, smear the blood of the lin¬
tel, but (hey have a custom of m u o Ji
the same import A»iy one even su¬
perficially interested iu this curious
people must have noticed the little
pieces of red paper—red peach paper
it is called by the Chinese—which,
covered all over with characters, are
attached to the door-posts of their
dwellings. The impression is general
that these bits of papor in some way
indicate the business or employment
of the occupant. But .. Ah ...... bin him
sen self will wui tell you i that , they j are“iust i
lucky.
This is as satisfactory a reply as
could be expected from him under the
circumstances; the mystery of life is
not easily expressed in a couple of
words. But why red peach paper?—
[Harper's Magazine.
Even Nome Men are Vain.
They were talking of the vanity of
women , aud oue of (lie few ladies
present undertook a defense. “Of
court*, M •lie said, “f admit that
women ave vain and men are not.
. i Why,” she added, with gtance
around. “tlie uecktfe of the hand
somest man in the room is even now
up the back of his collar.” And then
she smiled—for every man present
had put hi* hand up behind his neck!
—rprake's Magazine.
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
BROILED RICE.
Broiled rice is an excellent break
fast dish, aud served with a poaebed
egg Qn each portion ig valuablc nutrl .
tioU8 an j strengthening. The rice 1»
boiled the day before, and put away
in a deep dish. The next morning It
should be cut in slices, brushed lightly
with melted butter, and broiled on a
line wire broiler over a rather slow
fire. The eggs are poached, and one
put on each slice of rice. Send to the
table on a hot platter garnished with
cresses or parsley.— [Boston Cultiva
i tor.
FILLING FOR CHICKEN PIE,
Cut two fowls into joints; put them
on in enough cold water to cover them
aud stew very slowly at the side of the
fire until tender. Take out the meat;
add to the gravy a sliced onion, a bay
leaf, a stalk of celery, two or three
sprigs of parsley, pepper and salt.
Let all simmer together for an hour
and set the saucepan aside. Arrauge
the chicken neatly in a large pudding
dish, pour over it the highly seasoned
gravy and cover all with pastry made
by the recipe given above. Bake to a
delicate brown. — [St. Louis Republic.
queen op all puddings.
One pint of bread crumbs, one cup
of sugar, one ounce of buffer, one
quart of milk, four eggs, juice and
rind of one lemon. Soak the crumbs
in the milk for half an hour. Beat
the yolks and sugar together until
light ° ’ them add them to the crumbs
and milk; mix and . add the , lemon.
Pour into the pudding dish and bake
in a moderate oven a half hour. Whip
the whites of the eggs until frothy;
add to them four teaspoonfuls of
powdered sugar, and beat until very
stiff. When the pudding is done put
over the top a laver of the whites,
then a layer of fruit jelly, then an
other layer of whites, and put back in
the oven a moment to brown. Serve
[ cold with cream sauce.* This will
serve eight persons.— [New York
w«,.1.1
!
ECONOMICAL CELERY SOUP.
Many families of small means look
upon celery as a luxury. But there
j jg an economical way of treating the
large bunch of best celery which
makes it cheap. Use the finer por
lions of the crisp stalks as a relish.
AU the tougb p 0r ti 0 us aud the root
careful i y cleaned are to be cut fine,
covered with cold water and cooked
slowly until nearly the whole can be
rubbed through a strainer. Halt an
hour before dinner heat the liquid cel
ery with an equal quantity of any kind
of meat broth you happen to have in
t b e house, and then add one pint of
hot mi)k ( b j ckeu ed with a white
Bauc0) w j t h two teaspoonfuls each of
butter and flour cooked together. Sea
gou witb galt yoll baV0 no bro th
a f ter y 0m . i0 up is in the tureen,stir into
- t glowly am i smoothly the well-beaten
yolk of an egg and you will not miss
j at all tho r i cbne8 s of the meat. —[New
York Journal.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Lettuce has recently been pro¬
nounced a sleep-producer.
Clean a sponge by soaking it a few
hours in cold buttermilk.
Combs and brushes should be quick¬
ly washed iu warm water and soda.
Wash leather should be washed iu
warm—not hot— water and yeliow
soap.
Ammonia or borax added to tbe
bath water will destroy tbe odor of
perspiration.
Lemons may be kept fresh by wrap¬
ping them in paper and enclosing in a
j closely covered pot or jar.
Good liquid glue may be made by
pouring naptha upon shellac until it
■ is of a creamy consistency,
Household pests flee before an ap
plication F composed ‘ , of . , two ounces of ,
quicksilver 4 and the , whites , . of „ two ,
etrt eggs. ,g
Leather satchels may be cleaued
w ;t b a sponge dipped in warm water
in wiiich a little oxalic acid has been
dissolved.
A tablespoonful of powdered alum
sprinkled in a barrel of water will
precipitate all impure matter to tbe
l»oi tom.
The same mixture of oxalic acid
and water, with more acid to the
water, will take ink spotsoutof wood,
it should be nibbed on with a cloth
All Set!led.
.
Little Johnnie—1 guess sis has ac¬
cepted Mr. Newcomer.
j Little Little Sister—Why? Johnnie—He hasn't given me
any candy for a week, and yesterday r i
' be kicked the dog.—[Good News.
VOL. XI V. lVO. 6
1 Why do I love A thee Love so, sweetheart? Song.
I cannot tell, Love knows no why.
I cannot reason, but I know
The love I bear thee cannot die.
How do i know 1 love thee, dear?
Love’s signs are known to all the world,
So plain that he who runs may read,
His banner always is unfurled.
When thou art gone, dear heart, I see
No beauty in the fairest things,
No melody in song of birds,
No music in their rustling wings.
How do I know I love thee, dear.'
By what thou’st made this world to me,
By the new joy I find in life.
By all I mean my life to be.
By deeming of all womankind
Perfect and pure, becau-e of thee,
By finding life worth living, dear.
I know thou’rt all the world to me!
—[Florence A. Jones.
HUMOROUS.
Born leaders of men—Women.
Visiting a chair fair is like going
iu!o the highways and buyways.
Montrose—Whatever came out of
your engagement with Miss Tone?
Van Waffles—I did.
The mau who is so poor that he
can not get credit, has a very fair
chance of one day becoming rich.
Teacher—In the sentence “The sick
bov loves his mcdiciue,” what part of
speech is love?” Johnny—It’s a lie,
mum.
Venerable Gentleman (patting Jarnis
0 „ head)—And bow old is the
j;m 0 U1 an? Jamie (with pride)—I’ll
be jq j u j eg8 (|, an jjy 0 years.
Mr. Ar Munn ... (to his ,. daughter)—I , , . r sup- „„„
pose tbi9 foreign 9llitorof yowr8 hasn't
^ Migg Munu _ 0h ye s, he has,
pft H<J hag a loveIy E m accent .
“ Mr * Scr "^ i "" wa8 rei J affable
when I called on him.” ‘‘You must
have 8l,uck a ,eildei ’ chord ' “ No; 1
P aid a bllL ” “ That ’ g what 1 meauU;
a le ^ al te " der cIl0rd ’
“Are you aware,’ said the man iD
‘he rear, fiercely, “that your umbrella
is poking me in the eye?” “It isn’t
my umbrella,” replied the man in
front with equal firmuess; “It’s a
oorroweu uue, vur.
“William,” she said severely, “how
many more times are you goiug to ask
mo to marry yon?” “Clara,” said he,
* I I cannot answer that question, but I
think I’ll not bother you muoh
longer. One of the other girls I’m
proposing to shows signs of weakeu
>ng-”
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Tact and “Bad Breaks. U
Eli Perkins says: Tact is the right
thing at the right time. When a
young } collegiate stepped on a young
ady > g foot in a Harvard street car the
1
beautiful girl was offended, but when
that c *u eg ; ate b0W ed sweetly aud said
j modestly:
<«Beg ten thousand pardons, Miss;
TOm . f 00t i* so small I couldn’t see it,
why, she could have kissed him.
How different was it with Reuben
Bradshaw, who had never been off of
the old Litchfield farm. One day be
met an old flame, Lucy Bradbury, in
Hartford. He had not seen her for
fifteen years.
“Well,” said Reuben, taking Lucy
warmly by the hand, you are still
Lucy Bradbury, are you?
“Yes,” she replied, “still Lucy
Bradbury.”
“It isn’t your fault, I know,” he
rejoined, meaning to say something
complimentary, “That is,” lie added,
nervously, feeling that he bad not ex¬
pressed himself exactly in tbe way he
had intended, “I mean that yon are
not to blame, you know. You couldu’t
help it—er—that is, it was tbe fault
of the young men. me», u.
he went on, breaking out iu a profuse
perspiration, “couldn’t be expected
—If in! ha—to—er—well, I must be
going. Ever so glad to have met
you- — [St. Louis Republic.
^ A Pliisiological Fancy.
■ It is surprising how many people
| ! belive that the entire body of a man
i ! pnewcd , exactly.
; ;= ,81C i every y seven years
This used to be taught in K/ books . a and,
1
although not orthodox , now. is still ac¬
cepted as gospel by many, To show
its inaccuracy one lias only to hit a
nail on his finger hard enougn, for in
that case the injured object will come
off and be replaced by an entirely
new nail. lf this process occupied
seven years such an accident would
be a rerv tiresome affair; but as any
mechanic will let! y°u. it only occu
pies a very few weeks, The growth
is more rapid in summer limn winter.
but never taking more than four
months. So far as the nails are con
rei •ned, then, the renewal process is
re peated about twenty-one times dm*
ing the regulation seven years, and
lhe theory is tliu- dost roved, even if
no other proofs of its falsitv were
forthcoming. — [St, l.onis Globe-Hem-
