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Illustrated Pamphlet,TllßEE TYPES OF MEN. r.Po Pamphlet for Lndieh only, ent on receipt o tc, reded; unseal|d, FREE. American Galvanic Cos., i 1103 < St., Phlla. A Pnifllablfl Stoainer. Tlio sale qf t lie stciuntfr Senator for a coal bulk to Now Zealand iinisheß tho active career of one of the most Fuceesg fnl ve.-sei i afloat. She was built at New York in 1810, nr.d ran for a sliort time on tho R mU-rn coast, but during the gold i xeitement of California she was sent, to San Frnncißco, where sho arrived in September, IKIO, with over five hundred pasaengont. Boon after arriving there she was placed on the Sacramento river, ni- king three trips a week, and, with ?o5 cabin passage and §l3 for standing room on deck, she soon paid for herself ten times - vcr. lu fact, her receipts, averaged olos. to $20,000 a trip, and for four months, fuiiy 800,000 a week. Sue is known to have carried in this trade, over one million pasuengers. Site has made more i/old than sho could carry and has outlived scores of the finest steamers afloat, wl ieli were wrecked or went to deer.-, while the old Senator, one of tlio few remaining links of tho “days of old. the days of gold, tho days of ’49,” pl-dd' and J.ng successfully, until she fi nally ,i l J ; /ve way to the march of impr-•. nni-nt arkl to the new and more conrunicai stylo of craft, the steam pro peller. A Vast Enterprise. It is bow proposed to connect the railway system of America with those ot Asia and Europe by means of a ferry conveying locomotives and ears across Behring's Strait. The project is to ex tend tire Canadian Pacific, now being constructed through Manitoba, by build, ing a branch to Alaska until it reaches Behring’s Strait. There it would meet with the railroad tracks to be constructad in Siberia, which of course have their direct relations with the railway system of Pamela and Europe. A line to Pekin is taiked of. This having been done it. requires not much further stretch of the imagination to see with the raind’s eve the long rail:, stretching out under tire shadows of the Himalayas until they make connections with tho proposed line in the .T- rdin Valley, and thence with the European system. This may seem wild, but stranger things have happened in this wonderful modern world of ours. —li •• s*> Monthly. ExoF.ni.KNT industrial and bn-i => prosperity has prevailed in South Caro lina during tho last year. iljc £tttiunm>iUe €%dte. VO I, XL from The cradle to the grave. Tlioro lit’B across the mother'll knee. Ami gathered in lier hand, A little robe of puffs and lace, With rm embroider'd band. I sec her smile, I hear her sing A low, sweet lullaby ; And of* *jw v thought of joy I J ight up In rhi igiii'v v - • i It is a robe for her dear child To bo christen'd in ! There lies across the mother's Unco, And gather'd in her hand, A silken robe, with puffs of lace. • And an embroidered band. *Tia white, and like a cloud at eve, That iloats across the skv. But oh, I hear the mother givo An oft-repeated sigh. It is a robe for her dear child, To bo wwdd#d iu. There lies across the mother's kneo, And gathered in her hand, A robe of softest wool ; but it llrs no embroidered band. And on her cheeks so wan and pale, ITic mother’s tears I see, And hear her pray, Lord, give me strength ! Oh, givo Thy strength to mo! It is a robe for her dear child, ItHluTs 1 1 usl>;m<l Etlml Vano was a young beauty of eighteen- a beauty of tho most radiant blonde type, with eyes that seemed like liquid wells of blue light, wavy hair of spun gold, and a complexion like a freshly-opened oleander. Bho hud a neat little fortune in her own right, and sho had a very clear and well-defined idea of doing what sho pleased with it. Miss Eudocia Eames was a middle aged second cousin, who had more gen tility than income, and who eked out the latter by acting in tho capacity of chaperon and companion to tho saucy beauty, giving advice which Ethel never took, and objecting on principle to every gentleman whom Ethel fancied. But one day Miss Vane entered her relative’s presence with very rosy checks and a deep sparkle iu her eyes which Endooia had never soon there before. “Miss Eudocia,” she said, “1 am en gaged to be married.” | “Are you ?” said Miss Eudocia, with a little gasp, as if sho were swallowing castor oil. } “To Mr. Harold North.” “My goodness cried Miss Eudocia, “Why, it isn’t three weeks silica you were first introduced to him." “Oh, that’s nothing,” said sanoy Etlial. “I made up my mind that 1 liked him in three days.” i “I think you are running a great risk, : Ethel,” said Eudocia Eames. “I should never marry a man that I didn't know all about,” “Is that what lias kept you from matri mony all these years?” said Ethel Vane, mischievously. Miss Eames tossed her head, and the tips of her cheek-bones and tho end of her noso became a degree more roseate than usual. “ Well,” said sho, “of course you know your own business best; and I only hope yon will never live to regret this precipi tancy.” But Ethel married Harold North in less than six weeks more. “I never could reconcile myself to such a rash step,” said Miss Eames. “Oh, well,” said Ethel, “there seems to be no occasion that you should.” “You’ll live to repent it,” persisted Miss Eames, waxing venomous under the barbed sting of her pretty young cousin’s words. “Oh, no; I shall not,” laughed Ethel. But in spito of this war of words, tho young peoplo hud scarcely settled down after the honeymoon, before Miss Eames came to visit them, with a fearful array of Saratoga trunks, bandboxes, and par cels strapped up m brown paper. Ethel ran to the gate to welcome her. “I am so glad you come just now, dear Miss Eudocia,” said she, brightly. “The roses are all in bloom, and Eden Villa is at its best. Wasn’t it nice of Harold to engage it ready furnished for the season—servants, carriages, horses and nil? And ho can go in and out of the city every day, and I’m working a pair of slippers far him on the sly; and there's r.ucli a delicious little cascade down in tho ravine, and a fernery among the rocks, and a little lilae-and-gold boat on the river—that I can row my self- -hardly bigger than a scallop shell. Bo come in, and I’ll ring for some ten, and yon’U have time for a nice long nap before Harold comes home.” And tho bride ied Miss Eudocia Eames triumphantly into a pretty little apartment, all paneled rose and silver, with a white velvet carpet, windows draped with muslin and pink ribbons, and a tiny conservatory opening out of it. “And are you happy?’ said Miss Eames, interrogatively. “Oh, I am the happiest girl in all the wide world!" said Ethel. Mr. North came home to dinner, presently—a. dark-browed, corsair-look ing man, with one of those mysteriously handsome faces which inspire allschool ; girls with the idea that there must be some secret chapter in bis life. But he made himself very agreeable, and Miss Eudocia began to relent in her opinion : of him. The next day she was beginning an elaborate piece of worsted work in tins piuk-and-silver drawing-room, when the I maid knocked at tho door. “Please, ma’am,” said Phebe, in a j perturbed manner, “she will come in I SI MMEUVILLU, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1884. And she won’t send tip her card I And she won't wait in the little green recep tion-room for me to go up to my mis tress ! And please, ma'am, hero she is on tho stairs now I” “Phebe,” said Miss Eames, “what on earth do you mean ?” At the same minute Ethel North came uly in from an opposite door, and fiuiiM.’ herself faced by a tall apparition in black, <r hU a dusty crape veil, hag gled eyes, and hail originally black as a raven's wing, but now thickly streaked with silver. "Ah I” said she, as Ethel looked at her with surprised blue eye*/“so it’s yon, is it, that lmvo Uivtrried my hus band ?” “Married your Ipasluind!” Ethel could vtuly gasp out tho words after her in breathless amazement. “Vs!” yrtteved the other woman, u id a i brickie of malicious satisfaction. ■| ni, don’t think that, you are to keep in spite of your blue eyes, and \ ,v hair, and pretty pink cheeks. I was pretty once, in the days that are past. I have tho first right to him, and I menu to have him. I've followed him half over tho world, and I’ve traced him out at last. Where is ho? I say, where is he ?” Ethel looked at Mias Eudocia, and shrank behind her like a frightened deer. “He in in the city,” said Miss Endo oia, bewildered and hesitating. “Ho has not returned yet.” “Then here I wait until he does re turn,” said tlio woman, seating herself upon ono of tho pink damask chairs. “Yes, yon may well stare at my lags; but it is his fault. He can dress you, you pitiful doll-faced thing,”-with a jerk of her head toward Ethel, “in silks and jewels, whilo I am shabby and neglected. But never mind ; we shall seo what tho law says to this. A man can't have two wives. I'll wait—yes, I’ll wait.” Blie laughed derisively as blio spoke. Ethel caught at Miss Eudocin’s hand, “Oh, come away 1" sho faltered, with trembling voice and changing color. “I I am afraid of that woman.” And together they took refuge in tho library beyond, locking tho door to bar themselves effectually from all intru sion. “.Miss Eudocia,” whispered Ethel, ns pale as a ghost, “what does it mean?” “It means, my poor child, that you have been c!i< at and and deceived!” groaned Miss I'.udocii. “Bidu't I tell you so? Didn’t I say you would livo to regret your rash precipitancy ? Oh, Ethel, 1 never liked that man’s face ! [ always ki ew that there was a dark mys tery in his life.” “What shall I do? Oh, dear! what can I do?” gasped Ethel; and Miss Eudocia could feel that her hands wore as cohl as ice. “Oct your things I” said the old maid. “Come homo with mo 1 Leave him for ever !” “But I love him !” wailed Ethel. “More fool, yon !” cried Miss Eudocia, fairly losing patience. “Wliut! after he has trifled with you—dooeived yon— blighted your whole life? Como homo with me, I say ! Don’t let him gloat over t!u ruin he lias wrought !” But even as Miss Eudocia pleaded with the young wife, who sat there palo and drooping as a broken lily, the blinds of the open window hack of them wero sautionsly raised and a rubicund face looked in. “Ladies,” said the owner of tho rubi cund faoe, in a whisper, “don’t bo alarmed. There ain't no occasion. But is she here ?” “Who?” exclaimed Miss Eudocia, who was tho first to recover her self-posses sion. “Mrs, Noltes ! Escaped from tho Private Lunatic Asylum, three miles down tho river, this evening. Tall lady, iu black. Talks about her husband, as sho thinks is married to another wo man 1” “Yes,” cried Ethel, springing to her feet. “Oh, yes —she is hero. Blie is in the other room.” And sho fell, hysterically laughing and sobbing, into Miss Eudocia’s arms. “Mum’s the word, then,” said the man with the rubicund countenance, disap pearing from the window as miraculously as he appeared. And presently they saw him escorting the tail lady iu black down the carriage drive, talking to her, as they went, in tho most persuasive manner possible. “Oh, yes’m,” said he. “He’s at Doctor Fitelling's, waitin’for you. He's been there this long time, and we couldn’t think where you was gone. He’s thrown all the other wives overboard and come hack to you. Oh, it’s all right.” Ethel North looked at Miss Eudocia. Miss Eudocia looked at Ethel North. “What geese we have been !” cried Ethel, radiantly. “But circumstances did look rather suspicious,” said Miss Eames, blankly. “I believe you’re sorry yet that you can’t say, ‘I told you so,”’ laughed Ethel, ns gleeful as a child. “No, I’m not, my dear,” said Miss Eudocia, bursting into tcar.i. And she really and actually meant it; for Miss Eudocia, old maid though she was, had not a bad heart.— Popular Monthly. ' Yks, Augustn . I iov you. Now you i: Igo and see father.” “No, dovic, is.l that is father than 1 want to go iusl at present.” A NATIONAL DISASTER. Till: FOOT AND AID! Til IMSLASi: IN Ii % NS AS, \n IPterrstlnif Ski'lch of fhr ( afllo !liM IH’MM (*l I lIC Wl *1 IIOW fill' i'll UI v mi* lirpf. To appreciate the inuuinenco of the danger that threatens tlio cattle-growing industry of the West, the differences in the systems of handling cattle in Killians, and their movements must bo understood. These systems are the natural outgrowth of the climate of that State. Imagiue the 100th meridian to be a sinuous line, w inding southward in great bondu across tho State, atone point approaching tho Oillh meridian, at another pushing west close to the lotst. That imaginary lino would divide the State into two zones. To tho east lies the agricultural land; westward the great plains stretch to the foot hills of the Rocky Mountains. On thesoplains no agriculture, unless tho lauds are irrigated, is successful. They lie within the arid zono. Tho wheat lands of Kansas begin at tlio eastern edge of the groat plains, and extend eastward to about St. Mary’s ou the Kan sas Pacific Railroad. From there to the Missouri river lie the corn lands of the State. Tho bottom lands of the wheat belt aro productive corn hinds, lmt tho uplands aro strictly small-grain lands. Throughout the corn lauds, cattle that are generally driven from tho Western cattle ranges are fattened for the Eastern markets during tho winter. During the summer such cattle as are held in tho corn bolt are close herded or are in closed in pastures. In tho wheat-grow - ing districts tho cattle are herded in tho summer. During the winter they run to straw stacks, feed on the dry grass standing on tho unbroken prairie, or graze on tho wheat fields when the ground is dry. West of the 100th meri dian the enttlo roam at will. Kansas is on the border of tho great plains, known among tho ealtlo growers as “The Range.” The movement of young cattle in tho States bordering on the Range is toward tho we st. The native cattle move to Iltu east. In eastern Kansas, where culti vated grasses are grown and enormous crops of corn secured, tho business of breeding high grade and thoroughbred calves has been added to that of fatten ing the cattle coruiug from tlio Range for market. There are many breeding herds in that portion of the State Young bulls, singly, in pairs,- and in car loads, are constantly being shipped to tho cattlo range of tltc plains to replace the losses incurred during Arctic-like winters.’ Many men are busy during the early fall and winter, in tho eastern portion of tho State, gathering young females into herds preparatory to driv ing th'-m to die straw stacks of central Kansas, or to the great plains. There is a ceaseless movement of cattle to and fro in Kausas—fat cattle going east, young cattle going west. In New Mexi co, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, in fact, everywhere on the Range, young cattlo from Kansas aro to be found. When spring'opens in the southern portion of the cattle range, the liipmcnt of young bulls begins. Then tlio drive of tho young female s, that have been gathered into herds, sets in. Tho breaking out of tho foot and mouth disease, which is a highly conta gious and generally fatal disorder, in a State from which cattle aro distributed broadcast throughout the cattle region, is a disaster that may become national. If (lie disease makes its appearance in any herd on the Range tlio industry of cuttle growing will bo well nigh ruined. There ilie cattle wander at will. A dis eased animal might not be discovered for wet ks. It would walk for miles, poison ing Ike earth at every stop. It would infect thousands of cattle, and t-liev. roaming at pleasure from valley to valley, from plain to plain, would communicate the diseaso to other thou sands. These half wild, di-oased, fever ish eiittlo could not bo prevented from wandering. The disease, if controlled at nil, has got to ho stamped out iu Kali -as. Once it spreads westward beyond the land of inclosed pastures and cloho herding, it will bo beyond the control of human agency. The alarm felt by the stock growers who hold their cattle in tho great plains is plainly indicated by the meeting of the Wyoming Stock Growers’ Associa tion who will take immediate steps to quarantine their range. Many of their herds aro over 1,000 miles from the cen ter of the disease in Kansas, but they are justifiably alarmed. They realize ! that enormous losses would sjieedily fol ! low the walking of a single diseased ani mal over their range. The great danger of the spread of the disease lies in the fact that men owning cattle that are dangerously near the in fected herds, and that may bo diseased but have not reached the, febrile stage of the -disorder, will endeavor to protect ; their property by driving thorn west ward or by shipping them to Eastern markets. The Kansas Legislature should take prompt and heroic action at once. There is no known cure for the i disease. AH infected animals should be ! killed and burned. The ground they ! have been feeding on should be burned ; ovi i’, and plowed. If KaiiHoe is unable i to onpev. dh the disease through a lack I of money the national aid should be ez j tended. If this disease is not speedily | stamped out iu Kansas it will probably spread to the groat plains, and will also be carried to the stockyards at Kansas City, and from there distributed through out tlio eastern Mississippi States. This disease may easily become a national disaster, and money should not be spared in the efforts now to be made to control it. Fuaxk WnaiitsoN. Notes of a Sermon. “Ye shall receive power, after that tho Holy Ghost is corao upon you,” (Acts, i., 8) was Dr. Hall’s text Sunday morn ing. Among tho notable sentences of tho sermon wero: "There aro questions which it is wise for us to put off, ns far as au uu sivcr is concerned.” “Original power belongs to God, but (hero uro forms of power which Ilis creatures can call into notion.” “You would all agree that tho miais ler should preach tho word with all boldness, but aro there not some of you who think your religion is a matter be tween your Maker and yourself, and tho less you say about it the better ? If you think this is a matter of divine teaching I say to you. No.” “Tho servants of God are equal to the burdens laid upon them.” “If you have been truly brought to diseiph ship you will always be hungry for more truth.” “Wo Protestants agree in stigmatizing tlio iinscriptnrnl o pint operation teach ings of Romanists, but i pnt it to you if wo Protestants are not in danger of fall ing into an opne operation doctrine in our own line that is just as mischievous ? You say you hear a sermon every Sun day, and I say to yon, what of it ? What have you gained ?” "Real healthy appetite floes not lend a man to turn away from food because food of the same kind has been served to him before. What if you have heal'd a sermon of tho same kind before?” “Church fellowship has been abused and counterfeited. Men liavoeven taken the ministry ns a means of making a liv ing and getting on in the world; but is that an argument in favor of tho right use of church fellowship ?” “I wonder if there have not been church members who have taken and have been known to take downward sh-ps one after another, and have gone to ruin? Who call say: My brethren never onoo spoke a kindly word of warn ing,” “Reactions commonly go a litllo too far. 11l tho reaction against various doctrines we, as Protest nuts, have been apt to make too little of the sacra ments.” “Most of you lmvo been baptized. You would not rob a fellow man. Do you rob God of what you linvo solemnly vowed to render to Him from day to day?” “No man can l>o sure that ho is notin danger of morbid feeling in somo direc tion.” “Divine power is always ready to bo pnt into operation if we will keep tlio channels ready.” “You may take a sheet of paper and (ill it with lines of ciphers, but they amount to nothing till you put the ono at the beginning. Numbers in a church are idle unless tho spirit of God loads them.” “The use of great quantities of quack medicines is proof of widespread diseaso or apprehension of evil.” “Ask yourselves if yon have not been living below your privileges.” The Nisero’s Captive Crew. The captain of the steamer Nisero has urrivi and in London, and will have an au dience, with E irl Granville. The Rajah of Tenora asks jE62,000 ransom for the crow, tho banishment of the rival Rajahs, and the declaration (hat Tenom is freo from the Dutch. The Nisero was wrecked on tho west coast of Acheen, Sumatra, on Nov. 12, whilo on a voyage from Sourobaya to Singapore. The vessel was looted by the subjects of tho Rajah of Tenom, and the crew, consist ing of twenty-five men, among whom was an American, were taken captive. Late in November the British gunboat Pegasus visited the Acheen coast to givo aid to the captive crew, lmt it withdrew when the Rajah announced that lie would put all the captives to death if tho gunboat fired a single shot. In De cember the Dutch sent out an expedi tion from I’udang to rescue the crew. Tho expedition effected a landing at Tenom ou Jan. 7, and the land and naval forces bombarded and burned the R ij. ill’s capita! and destroyed several villages. But the captives had cen removed to tho interior, and tho Rajah refused all tho proffers of ransom made hy tlio Dutch. There was believed to be little prospect that the lives of the crew would bo spared; but it seems the Rajah lias beon holding them with the hope of exacting an exorbitant ransom. A ron.so Indiana woman was “fright- I eiied into convulsions by going into a I dimly lighted room which she thought ! unoccupied and there seeing a young rnan ■ of the family throwing his arms wildly j about in tho effort to put on his over j <,oat,” The contortions of the average Indiana man while putting ou a coot would frighten a railroad train off onto the first switch it could find. Pr is stated that Mr. Barnum is hav ing a sign paint'd which will ready ‘Tin's elephant is white.” NO. IY LOST IN A BUZZARD. A Sail Trngody of Whiter I lie in Dalmfa. One of tho saddest cf this winter’s storm tragedies, says a Dakota corre spondent, was that which resulted in tho death of tho Nelson family, who lived near Sanborn. They had not been in the Territory long, and they knew com paratively little about the fierceness of tho blizzards. They were poor and had made but scant provision for the winter. Running out of fuel, they had been burning straw, and as the consumption of this artiolo was enormous during tho severe weather, it was found almost im possible to keep enough of it on hand to last more than a few hours. When tho last great blizzard swept over tlie coun try, the Nelsons found themselves with only a little straw near at hand and their necessities very great. The nearest stack was only half a mile from their house, but they feared to bravo tho storm iu an effort to reach it. Hoping that the tempest would soon spend its force, they economized the fuel they had at hand as best they could Doling out the straw sparingly, they managed to keep their hovel tolerably warm, and to cook such food as they wero supplied with. Economical ns they were with tho straw, however, it was spent, before the storm showed any signs of abating, and as tho cold grew moro intense it became a question of securing more fuel or freezing to death, ft. is be lieved that they realized tho desperato situation they were iu and tho possibility that if they once ventured out in the blinding gale they might not return. None of them wishing to remain in the cheerless home, tho father and his two children started out. It is known that they reached tho straw stack, and each, having secured a load, started back; hut in changing their course they lout their way, mul wandered aimlessly about un til, exhausted and benumbed with colil, they could go no further. Tho father then appears to have dug a cave in a huge snow drift at a point as little ex posed as possiblo, into which lie put the children. He then started out in seareli | of assistance, but finding none he sne- I numbed to the snow and the cold. Be i coming tired of waiting for him, and probably crazed by her suffering ono of the girls left her retreat and wandered aimlessly about the prairie. AU per ished. A searching party found the body of ono little ouo in tho cave, and that of tho other a few rods away, and thatof the father about half a mile from his own door. Almost every blizzard that sweeps over this section causes similar cases of suffering and death. They will continue until peoplo coming hero to settle under stand in advance that they are braving an Arctic climate in winter, and that when the blizzard rolls about their habi tations they must stay iu doors and wait for clearing skies. The Variable Wind. Ono blowing day last wook, when the sidewalks wero as slippery as glass, a woman stood in front of a door on Clif ford streot, and strewed somo ashes from a pan she held on the icy walk. As sho did so, the wind blew the coal dust rather freely over her, and a man going past said: “ ff yon will turn your back to tho wind it will blow tho ashes from you in stead of over you.” Tlio woman thanked him with her eyes, but did not move. Indeed, she could not without losing her balance and tho ashes both, “Let mo show you," said the, man, kindly, as he removed a fur glove and grasped with a determined grip the well filled ash-pan. “Yon can throw them over the walk in this way, and not bo liable to put your eyes out. It’s as easy as rolling off’a Jog," and ho braced his back against the. wind and gave a gener ous Hop to the ash-pan. The woman wont into tho house to get the ashes out of her hair and eyes and re cover her health. When tho polico had dusted tho man off and identified him they took him homo. Tlio only remark lie made was: “You can’t, most always tell from what quarter the wind will blow when you at tempt to givo advice about emptying an ash-pan." Whiohit is so.— Detroit Prcc Press, Something About Gunpowder. Asa matter of fact, says a manufac turer of powder,- much more powder is burned in times of pence than in time of war. The average daily consumption of powder in the United States is 100 tons, rn a battle in which 50,000 men fired 40 rounds each, less thau one-quarter of an ordinary day’s quota of powder would be used. In the construction of the Hoosao Tunnel more, powder was exploded than in the war of tho rebellion, and a singlo large coal mine will use almost as much. Gunpowder and the finest qnality of blasting powder are made of three parts of saltpetre and one part of charcoal and brim done iu equal quantities. In the cheaper grades of blasting powder, nitrate of soda is substituted for salt p Ire. The largest beds of solt-petre aro in Hindustan, and for a long limo the English had complete control over tho i ~'tpefro market. The principal de posits of nitrate, of soda are in Chili near Ihe boundaries of Pi ni. In the manu facture of powder Pennsylvania stands first, New York second, and Ohio third. THE JOKER’S BUDGET. WHAT XVI! FINIt IN THE IllJltlOltOtV FAI'KKS TO fOIII.K (Ifllt. TITK OI.D QUM SIIOE. When die bail of tlio Ohio, Now ■o swelling, shall run dry, O, Maybe in the ilia fnut ages, then the scien tists mul sages will rack their brains o'er the fossil remains of tho old gum shoo of tlio maid so truo. The weeping mai den who so with love was laden ; that very daring daughter who wor shiped Higher Water. She did her level best t > save Idm from a watery grave. Peace to his soul 1 No more lie’ll roam upon the yellow foam: no moro he'll hear tlio porkers squeal | ho’U know no moro of woe or weal ; for lleavoii will all his sorrows hoal I DUTIES OF A DIRECTOR. “I am a director in tho company,” said tlio dovil in a newspaper office. “You don’t say so?” “Yes, it's true.” “Whnt are the director’s duties?” “To direct wrappers, of course.”— Merchant Traveller. A LITTLE INTERVIEW. Reporter —“I suppose you feel protty had over the failure of your Lasker reso lution to reach flic Reichstag?” Ochiltree—-“Well, I don’t mind that so much, but there is ono thing that makes mo sorry I introduced it.” Reporter—“ What is that?” Ochiltree—"lt lias given Bismarck so much prominence. ” IE HE COULD DO NOTHING BETTER. At a Lake Eric pleasure resort last summer, a certain small party of young ladies wore out for a sail. Tlio yacht was managed by a haudsomo youDg boatman, who unconsciously made a mash ou tho jolly girls. "Shall I hug tho shore?” asked the sailor. “Well -yes- if that’s the best you can do,” xvns the reply of ono of tho girls. The tloonier. TOOK CARE OF THE DORSE. Passenger—How loDg have you been employed on the street-ears ? Driver—Fifteen year—barrin’ whin I was sick. Passenger—You must boa great favor ite with tho company ? Driver— Hn 1 Jia 1 fin 1 D’ye soo that owld gray mare I’m dliriviu’ ? Well, wo both fell sick together atwanst lust winter. They sint fur a doother for the horse, and they sint mo mo resigua fion. Till! TRUE MEANING. “Will you grant mo a kiss?” said General Sherman to a very pretty young laily in St. Louis. “No,” was tlio blushing reply. “Ah, ‘no’ menus ‘yes’,” said the Gen eral, with much manner, and ho helped himself to a couple of kisses. A few moments later ho was asked if ho was a candidate for tho Presidency, and ho blnshingly answered “No.”— Evening Call. WHY ONE CANNOT I.QVI! A TOMATO. The feminine mind early attains to tho consideration of the ethics of the affec tions. Iu a city school tho other day tlio class in English grammar was dis cussing tho difference between tlio words “liko" mid “love." “Now,” said the teacher, “wo can like a tomato, but is it proper to say wo can love a toma to?” “No, it is not,” said a fresh young miss; “one cannot lovo a tomato.” “Why not?” inquired the teacher. “Be cause, you know, you cannot—you can’t —well, you can’t hug a tomato.” DIFFERENCE IN FOOLS. Men may dig fur months an’ fine dat do gol’ ain’t dar, but when do wood pecker digs a hole in do tree ho alius takes out a worm. It ain’t alius the silent man dirt’s do smartes’. Do slicop doan make ez much fuss oz do dog, but he. ain’t got nigli ez much souse. It takes one good pint in er man ter show up aunder. Widout de aid o’ good feed do fine blood wouldu’ show nigh so plain in er ho-s. Do odycated fool is wus den de one what ain’t edyoated, fur the edy cated ono spiles a good piece o'work, wharas do onedycated one doan often un’ertako a thing what he kain’t do.- Arkaneaw Traveler. TOO STRICT. Iu Germany, the police regulations imi very strict, mid any violation of them is promptly punished. The people have a holy terror of the law. Two gentle men happened to meet in Berlin, and the following conversation took place : “Have yon hoard the dreadful now* shout Miller ?” "No, what is it ?” “He was in a boat, in tho river. Ho fell overboard, and was drowned. The water was too deep.” “Didn’t ho know how to swim?” “Swim ! Don't yon know that all per son: are forbidden by the police to swim in the river ?”— Texas Siftings. He Popped 0!T. “Hay, Oeorge, I’m going to pop ” Tho young man reached for his hat with a frightened expression of counte nance, and faltered out something about an engagement with a man down at tho hotel. "Why, George, yon ain’t going so early, arc you ? I was just going to say that, if you’d stay a little while longer, I’d pop ” George disappeared through thoparloi door, and was hastily fumbling for the catchlock in the hall. “Say, George—what’s tho matter?” he cried, rushing out after him. "What arc you going away in such a hurry for? If you will stop for just a few minutes longer 1 will pop ” I Jut George was thrashing around in Hie storm house, and jabbing the door all over to find the latch. He finally Imr;.ted a hinge oft and was kiting down the path like a frightened deer, when his girl stuck her head out into the frosty air, and bawled so that sho could bo heard a block away: “Hay, George, if you will come back, 1 will pop some corn 1” George camo bacls