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Never Despair.
I.v OJIN »\ WEAVER.
Ee.ir n* t when cloud* of darkness come.
Nor %\ve i»p to despai-,
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]>IL Sl*E\(’Eirs CRIME
I was sitting alone in my i ifiee, half
dozing over an interminahle aiT’ctu on
defective nutrition in the last Medical
It. vn w.
The fire in the grate wag low; tno
night was stormy, and the ch ck was on
llic stroke of eleven. I was just nboht |
to turn .IT the gas ad retire, for being |
a bachelor I slept in a room connected j
with my office, when there was a pull at
my bell.
I start, and up suddenly, for this was |
something new. Mid.llebury was a do
corns sort of a place, and people usually
managed to b takeu sick at seasona
ble hours.
Old Mrs. Jerome bad been threaten
ing to die for the past five years, and at
every visit I paid her site informed me |
solemnly tl at wl en the decisive moment ;
did come s'u desired me to he | resent.
But as nothing ailed the old lady beyond j
now and then an indigestion fr on 100
much high living, I had never "yet been
called upon lo be pn sent ut her death.
Now, I thought it must le that Mis
Jerome is going.
1 tool? up my night lamp and went to
the door. A strong gust of and imp, sleety
wind nearly extinguished the light, but
covering it with my hand I dimly dis-
C Tiled the form of a woman.
"Come in,’said 1, holding open ti e
door, but she declined with a gesture ol
impatience.
‘You must ci me out!’ she replied, in ;
• sharp decisive tone, ‘and be quick
about it.’
I pot on my overcoat without demur,
locked the surgery door, and stepped
out into the (storm. As I did so, the
woman laid a firm hand on my arm, and
putting her face close to mine, said :
‘Dr. Lockwood, can you keep a ses
cret?’
'I think so, madam.’
‘Swear it ’
‘ls this secret of yours of a profes
sional character? That is, is it any
thing you w>sh to confide to me, as a
inedica. man?'
‘lt is.’
•Very well, then, 1 swear it!’
‘That is tight. A man respects an
oath, though why he sh uIJ is a mys
tery, since most men's mouths are run
ning over with them.’
‘Whither are you taking me, and for
what put pose?’
To Clifton House, to see the mist ess.’
I starLd. Clifton house was the old
mansion recently taken by Dr. Spi nc r.
a stranger to every one in Middfcbury.
Spencer was a tall, dark, rather distin
guished looking man, who had Imug out
bis sign in the village only a f w do rs
above mine, but as yet he had got no
practice.
He was uusoc'at in the extreme. Hi
avoided bis neighbors persistently, and
wbea he did speak, it was in such a
j curt, In.lf s va.pt v a , that one was not
I apt to attempt to prolong the cuiiversa
| lion.
| He had a wife, it was said, bnt no
j one over saw her. She was an invalid;
and a Miss Melrose—a fiiqpd of the
j family—presided over the establishment,
! and sat at the head of the table.
| Miss Melrose was very beautiful, and
now the admiration of all who visited at
C ifton lfni.se, by ler grace and, manner
and her fascinating Conversation.
‘As we walk along,'said my c.>mpan
ign, Met rue cxplaiuio you just what it
is - necessary you should know. My
misticss is ill • .
•1 la g-your patdotfr-is it Mrs. Spen
<or, or Miss Melrose?’
She laughed bitterly.
‘Miss Melrose 1 I .would stab her to
j the heart sooner than own her; for my
mistress is a lady noble, loyal, and el'
gentle birth. It is an ht nor to any one
to serve my mistress.’
‘Aud she is ill? How long since?'
‘Ever since site married him—curse!
him!’ She muttered, in a fierce under
tone; ‘bat I must not get excited. 1 j
must tell my story, or tatlicr Iters. Tw i '
years ago, through the desire of her dy
ing father, whom she loved passionately, '
Alice Herndon became James Spencer’s
wife. U, fore that she was a healthy,
blooming girl—immediately after this
marriage she began to fail. Do you sc.
anything singular in that?’ she asked;
keenly.
‘Not ncccssarially.’
‘Let me enlighten you further. I)r
Speiicei at pnjtt time was e igaged ti
Miss Lucille Melrose, but he broke the
e igagf meot and mat riel my mistress
instead. M ;ss Melrose was poor as
J b's turkey; Miss Herndon was an
heiress, and Dr, Spenc r was deeply in
<h bt and bard pleased by bis credit, rs
Do y.ut si e anything siugu ur in that?
"i’erhitps. Go on.’
'W ht u my mistress mariied Fpencci
->he was . illy seventeen, and si e had
b cn taught to obey her father in cv. iy
thing. She was a gentle, affectionate
c id, and it would have been easy for
Spe. c i to have w-ui her hue. IJut In
and and in t cart: f r that. It washer metier
lie w. rib and. It paid his debts, it bought
him fast hers.-u, it set his tab e will,
c .ally dishes, and it put it in his pow< r
1 1 keep Miss Melrose robed like a queen
And all this time my mistress has been
slowly bnt surely failing. Ami look
you, Dr. Lockwood, I believe that sin
is not dying of disease, but of—she low
ered her voice to a whippet as she spoke
ti e wi rd, poison i
‘lmp' ssihle ! Ttiis i. a grave c' arge'
‘Of poison giv. n her by her husband,
who at her dt atli will have solo control
of all her properly, and be free to marry
Miss Melrose ! There is no time to ex
pla. li to you in detail Tie thousaoland
one circumslnnces which have led me to
this belief, for we are almost at tl.edoor
It is never the case that both Spencer
and Miss Melrose are out of the house
at the same time, or I should have called
another physician before; hut to-night
they are called away by the death of
Miss Melrose’s sister, and will not be
back until to-morrow. With the con
sent of my mistress I came for you, and
o' l , Dr. Lockwood, I pray you save my
deal mistress ! I nursed her when her
mother died and left her a helpless in
fant—all through her balyliood aud in
nocent youth she was like an < wn child
to mo 1 aud now to see her fadi ig hour
by licur before my eyes ! Good Heaven!
il I knew beyond all doubt that he was
guilty his life shou'd pay the forfeit !
I was a'ready beginning to f.el a
strong interest in this Mrs. Spencer,
although I had never s :eu her, and like
her old nurse, I was inclined -to feel u
keen animosity lor Dr. Spencer.
Mrs. Spcucer received me in her cham
ber, It was on the second floor, and
was furnished with exquisit elegance.
Everything n the room laispoke the
taste and delicacy of the occupant,
the warm air was fragrant with the
faint odor of heliotrope, and glancing
around I saw the purple blossoms and
green leaves in an alabaster case yu the
ledge of llte south window-.
She was a woman who, once seen,
could never be forgotten. I have met
in my life many beautiful women, but
never one so lovely.
She was tall and slight, with purely j
oval lace, large, liquid brown eyes, ad
a dash of bectic in her cheeks, which is
j never seen in perfect health
She received me as I now know she j
j ditl every thing, gracefully, and though:
there was a slight embarrassment in l er
| manner when I spoke ol her illness, ih
answered my prolessional inquiries:
without hesitation.
As for myself, I laid aside all false del
cacy, aid questioned her plainly as to
tier symptoms. Mrs. Hurd, her nurse,
remained in the room and added many i
; little important items of information.
When she eyole of her husbanl it
•v. s with a sort of hopeless sadness
which distressed me greatly.
Not a breath of suspicion agaiust him I
I in her auswer to my question, and I fe t j
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QUITMAN, GIT).. JANUARY 27. 1871.
sure that at present she knew nothing
of what Mrs. Hurd hud sin It serious ap
prehensions. I was glad that was so,
Ibr Iter finely strung organiz it in it
might have piobuc.i seri ns results.
I tna I ■ my ex imT a’ion of the patient
tts close as I could, and drew my own
conclusions. I could sworn that
Mrs. Spencer daily swallowed awn'e
[ in small quantities, and the tl.ml!v drug
was felling fenrlttlly upon a constitution
never very robust.
She said in answer to my questions
that she had no physician except ft. r
i husband. He. had thought himse'f hei
| ler acquainted with her case, and there
fuc better qualified to treat it- He nev
er left medicine with her to take; he al
ways brought it fresh ft. m It is office,
ami administered it personally.
There was little enough that I could
do in such a case. Anxious to do every
j thing, the very circumstances of the af.
fair left me power'ess.
A charge of such a grave nature, of
course, I could not. make against Dr
Spencer without ample proof. If 1
I hinted a suspicion ■ veiy one would at
I once set i! down as ; rofessiot.al predju-
I dice; and if I could not substantiate my
statement, the doctor con'd make me
pay dciuly for such a slander uttered
against him.
The only dependence seemed to ho in
Mrs. Ilitrd. Ti lief I unbosom and myself
freely. I told bet- with, ut reserve, that
I b‘dievcd Dr. Spencer was killing his
wife by slow poison, and besought her
to be constantly on the watch to save
the victim, and to discover some proof
by which wc could fusion Iris gui.t upon
him.
h'he smiled grimly, and p o: iscd obe
dience. I gave her a p overt il autidofc
i for the poison I suspi clod, and Went
| ti mo s'r o.gcly pci tin h. dhilitlpibxk lis ill
| mind. I did riot sleep that night, and
j all next (lay I was in a high fever of ox
I citement. A ring at the bell made me
| t cm' lea step on the gravel . iitsi fi
lmy office stopped my iuealli. I hardly
| knew what I expected to hear, and yet
1 1 felt sure that before f slept I should
| hear sum tiling.
And now I must tell the story us it
: was told brine.
Mr. Spencer returned homo the tn .ru
ing after my visit to Clifton House. He
looked wretchedly, the old nurse said,
ami appeared unusually gh. my and de
pressed. Miss Melrose came with him,
ami was decorously and over the death
■J her sist r. Woman of ler slump
always m uiru to perfection. Tiny nei
ther overdo or underdo the t ing as wo
men with feeling arc likely to do.
Dr Spencer came at once to his wife's
chamber. llu thought she looked ill,
and prescribed a cordial at once, saying
lie wool I go aud fetch it.
Yon are always ordering cord la's for
her, said Mrs. Herd, musingiy. Why
not take something yourself. Y> u look
like n ghost!
He eyed her keenly, but n plied com
posedly.
1 think I will take some of the Cordial
myself; for Ido not feel quite welh A1
iciu shall I bring it here and drink your
health?
Mrs lipoocer smiled sadly in assent—
she never disputed her husband—an 1 he
went out. P.esently he returned with
two glasses. Doth contained liquid, c. 1
orous, and inodorous. Mrs. Hurd vvus
witching him wi tlt her heart in her
throat; for, as she, told me, she felt that
the decisive moment had Come There
was something in the gray pallor on the
doctor’s rigid face that told In r of a des
perate purpose in the man's until;
lie lifted the,glues on the rig-lit of the
tray, and gave il to his wife.
Drink it, dear, lie said; it is a pnria
! cca for all evils. TANARUS, also, am going to
take a glass of it! And l.e pointed to
the glass still ou the tray.
M r s. Spencer accepted it, and was
; putting it to her lips when Mrs. Hurd
! interposed:
If y .u will bring a tumbler of water,
doctor; Mrs. Spencer complains that the
cordial leaves a bud taste in her mouth,
i And r.n old bones are so full of rtlcuma
! I ism that it kills me to go down stairs.
The doctor turn and, and beDt on her a
| look is if he would rend her through and
through. Bnt she kept her face impas
sive. If he had any suspicions, her
manner quieted them, and putting down
the glass he left the room.
Then .Mis. Hurd changed the position
of the glasses.
When he came hack, and he was ah
sent only a moment, the nurse stood
just wiiere he hud left her, and Mrs.
Spencer was lying hack iu her chair with
c osed eyes.
Again he lifted the glass, this time it
was the one he had designed for him
self—and placed it at the lips of his j
wife, She drank the contents, swallow
ed a little of the water he had brought
her, aqd thanked him iu iier sal sweet
way.
Now for my own cm dial, said be, with
I affected gayety. 1 indulge myself in
| something a little stronger, and, as in
spoke, be leased off the unixlute.
It made me stone cold to my fingers
ends to see him do it, said Mrs Hurd, in
relating- the circumstances to me; but
Heaven is my witness I felt, not a single
twinge of consc'ene n I argued like ibis
If it was simple e rdial, as he hud said,
it wou’d do him no harm. If it was
poison, Ids blood would be on his own
* ’
IIJtK-iu to bod a’ha’f hour afterward,
complaining of fatigue. In the morning
thoyjouud him dead!
I was called to the post mortem ex
uminati m, and we discovered in the
stomach of the d< ceased u sufficient
quantity of one of the deadliest poisons
known to rin d.m science to kill a halt
dozen m. i .
My brollftr ph agreed That j
the mini was insane, am’ had probably
taken the drug in in c of bis unsettled
tils of mind. I did not dispute thorn,
hut, even before Mrs. fluid told me her
story, 1 had my own theory in regard to
Ins death. There was no public expo
sure, however. Mis. Hurd and I ngrde.l
that it would profit no one to inakn the
wretched affair public, and we kept our
own counsel.
Miss Melrose, in spite of all my con
viction that stie had been an active par
ly to l ho conspiracy against Mrs. Spen
cer's life, I could no*ielp pity iT.g Such
a miserable, worn and haggard face as
hers 1 have never seen, and when they
buried Dr. Spencer, she was confined to
her chamber with brain fever.
la. ten-led her in that ifness, but
though she recovered her health, she
was never lie self again. She was a
harmless maniac, whose delight was in
gathering fl wet's and d.-Coratlng the
doctor's grave with them.
She i« living still, and she still gath
ers fi overs and lays th -m on the grave,
sing ng to heiself, meanwhile, a soi l of
low incantation which no one c»or pro
t nds to understand.
Not mi ,I Mrs. Spe ceriiad boon many
years my wif-, and faithful Mrs. Ilurd
sept under violets, did Alicia ever know
of the perfidy of her husband.
And wl en 1 told her, after the lin 1,
shock was over, she crept into my arms
and whispered :
Hut if it. had not been far .Tamos’
eat. So good serin times does come out
of evil.
Tin- .11 or kiln; Hi rd.
The mocking b rd of Florida is de
scribed as rather a dissipated character.
He forages about, singing in In's neigh
hoi’s vineyard while he fobs him, until
the berries -f the Pride—of-China are
ripe then he pr. ce- ds to have a regular
frolic, acquires a habit of intoxicati n
and gets as drunk as a lord. It is cu
lions to see a flock of tin so birds at
this time. They become p. rfectly tipsy,
and fly round in the most comical man
ner, hicoughing ami staggering just
like m :n, mixing up all sorts of ofo.ugs
and interrupting each other in the most
impudent manner, without any icgnrd to
the politeness and decor uni that usually
murk the intercourse of all well bred so
ciety, whether of birds or lm-n. They
will fly about promiscuously, intrude on
domestic relations, forget the way home,
and get into each other’s nests and
families, just like the lords of creation.
After the berries are all gone and the
yearly frolic is over, they look very pen
itent, make many good rcso'utions, join
(ho temperance society, arid never in
dulge agu n u til the next season com- s
round and the berries are ripe once
more.
An Ohio hog rats r“advocates the sys
tem of'pastm ing on clover diring the
summer. He presents, as the advan
tage of this plan, the statement that an
acre of ground in clove r will pasture
five sings fbttr months, and that it will
take can from Imf an acre to feed tlx m
the same lime. The cultivation of the
corn he ct tin's equal to the rest of the
other half icro lie fuither c airns that
hogs postured on clover are in fur better
condition than if fed on corn, as they
are batter framed, healthier, and eat bet
ter, and also states that the laud is en
riched by clover past' ring.
To Hem ve Mildew. —D-p in a moder
ately' strong solution of nitric acid, eov
er with sail am' lay' in the sou. When
the spots are out, wash a nil rinse thor
oughly 7, or the acid will not rot the fa-
Uric; or rn'x Kmjh n-jn»e© wit*. paw.
dered starch, a’ and soft soap; app’y with
a brush, and lay on the grass till the
stains come out; or rub soap on the mi!
dewed spots, scrape chalk on them,
moisten and lay in the aim. It -peat till
the stains c< me out.
Lemon Syiup.—Take the juice ol
twelve lemons, grate the rind of six in
I it, let it stand over night, then take six
pounds ol white sugar, and make a
thick syrup. When it is quite cool,
strain Hie ju ce into it, and squeeze ns
much oi! bom tbegiated rind as w ill
suit the taste. A tablespoonful in a
goblet of wati r, W ill make a d-licious
drink on a m l day—far superior to th it
| prepared from the stuff commonly sold
| as lemon syiup.
Tlii'Gui x pec tod Test.
■James, 1 found you and Mr. Cooper
together this morning, and as 1 entered
l ho office I know my name was upon Mr.
Co'iper’s lips. - Was it not so? ‘
The young book keeper tr. mb led and
was silent. .
Thomas Landr ve C mper
wen- partner's and pr. piwWWft' one of
the heaviest wholesale manufacturing
establishments in the West, and their
business increasing day by day. Lan
drovc_was a New Yorker by birth, and
Coopgf came from New Hampshire.
Jam ti. Worcester was a yonlh of nine
teen, ♦from VVesterlTMassachusetts, and
lijgffi'g gone out into anew country,
flßfh is tetter of n comemlutioii to Lund
i-evPan old college mate and chum of the
latter, he was at once employed, and
thus far, during the space of six months
had proved himself worthy and well qua)
ifi.-d.
The partners, warm'Jicai ted, but quick
and impulsive, had fallen into a misuti
derstanding. 'J hey had, outlie previous
evening, almost come to blows, and wete
now as unhappy as it was possible for
two well •meaning men to le, who had
been ver/ foolish
‘Was it not so?’ repeated Landrove.
‘II was, si. **
‘And what did Mr. Cooper say of me?
You need not bo affiaid to tell me.’
James Worcester became calm and
self-posseesed, though a Ir fie paler than
usna’. He knew that Mr. Landrove had
lined him, that toliimjhe owed his suc
cess, and that to him he must look for
the retaining of his Munition. And yet
lie resolvi dto tie a man.
‘Mr. Lmdrove, you must excuse me.’
'Alt! Did he place you under the ban
of secrecy?’
I N-, sir.'
‘then, what did lie say to you of
iiu ?,
‘I cannot toll yon, sir.’
‘Cannot? You mean you will not.’
‘As you please, sir.’
While Lmdrove was silent with a
ibazcmcnt at this deportment <>n the part
of the creature of bis-bounty, the youth
proceed, and:
‘Mr Landrove, as find is my Judge, 1
am your Mtmfile friend and ,‘.‘bedicnl
for one of my employers than the other,
that love is toyoti. Hut, sir, even to
please you, I cannot do a mean, unmanly
thing. Whatever Mr Cooper may It: ve
said to mo it was said in confidence. I
know that he would not like that 1
shoo'd repeat his words. I hold them
us I would hold money that had been
placed in my keeping,’
Mr. Landrove swore a hit oath atnl a
giiiu do manded what Mr. Co.-per had
said of him. But Worcester was firm
The mann r a In at- lhr< atet od discharge
‘I came to you with an honor untar
nished, sir,’ said James, ‘and if I must
leave you, I wish to take (lie same price
'ess possession away. When once I
have betrayed a trust, I cau no mire
have confidence even in myself.’
‘Then y-oi flatly reins V
‘1 refuse to hetiay the private speech
and Mr. Cooper, hr I would refuse to tell
him were he to ask me, what you have
now sa'd to me.
'Very well, you may now close up
your ii( Counts and pass your hooks over
to Mr N'ckcrson; for,—and hero MrLui
di'uve with a fierce oath.swi re tl at the
reticent youth should lea'vedn the mor
row.
‘I will go, sit ; lint oh! why cannot T
see you and yoin partner reconciled be
fore 1 go? You love him, and 1 can
swear before heaven that no man lives
whom he loves better than he loves you.’
Landdruvo would listen no more;
Thai veiy night tlu-sa two very irri
pu'sive men met, and th.-ir i 11will was
blown to rhe win! as quick as it had
been engendered.—-Over a bottle of wine
Lsndiove told his interview with young
Worcester.
‘Ofone thing I can assqrc you,’ said
Cooper, ‘he loves you truly ami devoted
ly. I know it from the words which he
spoke this rooming, and from the warm
tears which crept out upon his lashes as
lie g ve them utterance. His refusal to
repeat my words was from principal.’
‘AI ■!’ cried Landruve, ‘and front prin
cipal very seldom found in this poor
world ol ours. 15y my life, Albert, be
will be worth his weight in gold to us!
We can trust him.’
Air N icker.viii took J unes Worcester's j
hooks, as Landrovo had threatened, but
it was only that the younger book-keep
er rn'ght be transferred into the inner
room, or sanctum, where lie was install
ed as confidential agent and correspon
dent, whence, in time, lie stepped forth
into a share of the business.
This little sketch lens a deep and
J valuable lesson for those who have eyes
j to see and hearts to understand.
The Pi ‘videuee (It. I.) 'Journal lias
j the 'best authority’ for say ing that a co
met of large size will suddenly make its
j appearance on the night of June 19,
1811, and ‘during the next lour weeks
j the fate of the world will he decided.’
| $2. nn nor Annum
T-’-e Guiusvillo New AVasays that sev
eral of the largest planters in Alaelma
county have determined to abandon the
idea'of.planting, during this year at
h ast. The reasons which have impelled
them to tlie adoption of this course are
too numerous to be detailed. Tbe prin
cipal otic, bowevei, is this, that under
the present U nheal administration tho
farmers (nor no one else for that matter)
can pay the present enormous taxes.
H- s d.-s this, their gin houses and barns
are set on fire and destroyed, their stock
is ‘‘butler zed” and crops stolen—and
the rascals who perpetrate the dec's aro
permitted to go at large. This day, we
venture the assertion, there aro not legs
than (illy penitcntiSry jail birds at liber
ty in this c unify, “with npue to molest
o.' make them afraid.” .&%,
To Make Gown Give milk.—The Agri
cultural editor of the Bee-Keepers’ Jour
nal vouches for the following, handed
him by a friend: If 3-011 desire to get a
huge yield of milk, give youi cow, three
limes a day, water slightly <vaim, slight
ly salted, in which bran lias bcoD stir
red, at the rate of one quart to two gal
lons of water. You will find that your
<'ow wdl gain twenty live per • tm .'ini- <-
mediately, under the effects ./ v; Hm)
will become so attached to it as to re- *
(use to drink clear water, unless very
thirst}'; 1 111 this moss she wiil drink al
most at any time and asklfor more.
1 lie amount of this drink is an ordinary
water pail full at 'each time, morning,
noon, and night. Your animal will
ilien do her best at discounting the lac
teal.
A Ury rVR Bin.ai>. The French agri
culi urers of the neighborhood of Metz,
mined h}- the war, have addressed to
the m nti ul powers a heart-rendering ap
peal, of which the following are some
passages:
"Our children ask for breadt Wo
have no more!”
"Our houses, our granaries, our sta
bles are burnt!”
"Our fields are devastated!”
"What misery: what a future awaits
UR I”
“ We are already now in wantyif food 1”
"Famine and sickness—such is our lu
ture lots!"
I .V,\i ~U vhiVf ,o, Howuigi
“Give us bread for ourselves and farn
ilie-1’
“Thanks fur to-day! Thanks for tho
future!'’
Tun La.-e Thadku.s Stevens. — A Penn
sylvania paper, writing of the great
lender of the party of moral ideas, siys ;
Mr. Stevens was unmarried, hut has
el. veil il'egitimate children, many of
them mulaitoes. These, from time to
time, lie gave large sums to, which was
cn tillable. Mr Slovens was an habit
ual gambler, passing a p irti nos every
night before a fuio hank. He was an
av wed ii (idol, although he accepted,
when dying, s ill 'administration ut the
hands of the Sisters of Charily. This
was queer stuff to make a Radical saint
oil Olio-tenth of these taints upon char
nclcr would have damned a Democrat
forever, and furnished a text fur every
political preacher in the Union.
Apple Dumpling.—Make a crust of 1
quart of flour, 2 teaspoonfuls of cream
of tailer, 1 teaspoonful of soda, 1 tabic
sp toilful of buffer or lard, a little salt,
and milk enough to make a dough that
can ho rolled out. Cut this dough in
eight pieces, roll them out thin, put sli
ces o( sour apples upon them, fold them
up tight and steam or hake. B.kiog
will require thirty minutes; steaming,
an hour. E llic-r hard or liquid suuco
limy he used.
Here is one ol the recent conundrums;
What reason have we to suppose that
beer was made in the aik? Tim kanga
roo was scon to go in with hops, and
ilie bear was always bruin.
Hides are said to be tanned in a few
hours by a now process. Our old school
master used to do it effectually in two
minutes. We of couise speak from ob
servation—not from experience;
“My dear,” said the sentimental Mr*.
Waddles, “home you kuow, is the dear
est spot on earth.” “Well, yes,’" said
the practical Air. Waddles, "ii does cost
me about twice as much as any other
spot.”
"Sir,” said the ast nislad lai dlady l-tv
a traveler, who had sent his cup for
ward the seventh time, “you must be
very loud of coffee. ” “Y- s. madam, I
am,” lie replied, “or I should never have
drank so nmc'i water to get a little."
A lady propound and to «rs the follow,
ii g conundrum "What Kind of potatoes
are the most popular among the ladies?”
and horrified us wit the answer, “pah*
pi-t tors.”
Miss L zz'o Van Lew, postmistress of
It oh ond, Virginia, has di rided that tlur
if auk of a Congressman will m-t carry ai
I tt r mailed at that i Sice, when sho
| has leas m to In I eve that the Congress
; man is not in the city.
Over 100,009 men. e-I lieui, railway
, hands, and'btheis, are said. In have been
! deprived of employ omul by the i’emnry }•
I vauia coal strike,
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