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NORTH GEORGIA TIMES. V
Wm. 0. Editor.
A Fragment.'
What If, while I stthera a'one,
A voico I have not heard for years
Should gr.et me in the low sweet ton#
That once was musie to my ears;
And I should start from memory’s sway,
And, turning, find you sitting there
Unchanged, as though 'twere yesterday
Your feet went tripping down the sta r.
Or if, upon some summer day.
’Mid song of birds and hum of beeis,
I should go down the woodland way
Toour old tryst beneath the trees;
And, start! ig back in glad surprise,
I should behold you waiting th. re,
The o d light shining in your eyes—
The sunlight tangled in your hail - .
In vain I shall not Eee the glow
Of wine-brown eyes or catch the smile
Of ruby lips; but yet I know
That you are near me all the while.
For I so loved you in that ran-e
Of sunny years that my poor heart
Would bleed afresh and count it trange
To think God held us far apart.
And so, when evening shadows creop
And night falls softly o’er the lea.
You touch my eyelids and I sleep,
And sleeping, dream of heaven and thee.
And when some summer mom shall break
That finds me chilled by death’s cold dew, 5
You need but kiss me, I shall wake,
And waking be In heaven with you.
—Jean Inglcside.
THE ASTROLOGER’S DUPE
A little old woman, gray-haired and
trembling, sat a little while ago in tho
back ofliceof a Wall-street stock broker.
Her gaze was fixed on a wide blackboard,
where chalk figures showed the drift of
stock market quotations; there was no
lustre in her eye; her whole aspect was
thato f one dumbfounded, brokenhearted.
She had a sad story to tell were there
only spirit cnough left to her for a recit¬
al. A year ago she came to this same
brokerage office. Her purse was fat with
bank bills and she gave an order for the
purchase of 500 shares of a stock which
had been active a long time. The broker
advised her against the purchase, and
told her plainly that he had what he be¬
lieved excellent reasons for expecting a
heavy decline in the particular stock she
had selected to buy. But she persisted
in her dctermic ation, declaring that she
had information which could not be
"wrong that tho stock was bound to go
up a good deal very soon. She had her
way, despite tho counsels that plainly
predicted thc loss of her money. She
left $5,000 in cash as a 10 per cent, mar¬
gin to protect her interest and went her
way with a calm confidence shown on
her countenance. “I shall make a good
deal of money,” she said as she left, “for
the information I have comes from the
very highest authority.” The stock per
pervcrsely declined forthwith, and each
day saw some fraction clipped off of tho
preceding day’s quotation. Within a
month tho original $5,000 margin had
dwigdled down lo $1,000, and the broker
was obliged to call lor another deposit
from his customer to protect her interest,
she came down town with the same self
satisfied smile, and with tho same expres¬
sions of confidence produced her rounded
purse again. Four thousand dollars she
left in the broker’s hands this time.
“Thc advance, I am told, has been una¬
voidably delayed a little while,” she said,
with a tone full of assurance and faith,
“but it is bound to come soon now, and
I feel as sure that my money is safe as if
I had it all in bank awaiting my orders.”
This was in response to further grave pre¬
dictions from the broker, who, by much
Argument tried to convince her that she
was being misled. Another short period
elapsed; and another enforced call was
made upon the sunny faced old lady.
Just a bare suspicion of disquiet was be¬
ginning to show itself, but there was no
backdown in her action. Out came
more money. And so a little later did
more still follow. Then not long ago
she came yet again; now she brought her
bank book. She showed to the broker
that a year ago it credited her with de¬
posits of $18,000, of which but $2,500
remained; and that $2,500—every penny
of it, every penny she possessed in thc
world—she handed over. She was not
yet utterly downcast. “But yesterday,”
she averred. ‘ ‘I had my information re¬
peated again and the rise which I’ve
waited for so long is to come now right
away.” Down went the market, lower
and lower dropped the price of the ex¬
pectant woman’s 500 shares of stock, till
that day a little while ago when for the
last time she came into Wall-street again,
dropped into an armchair before the quo¬
tation board and gazed long and listless¬
ly, as one in a deep dream, confronting
the white figures that glared out at her
there like the eyes of so many demons.
All of her $18,000 was gone; she had
only poverty left. But she was brave
still, and when her broker approached
her she rose with the grace of a woman
young and queenly and thanked him for
all his courtesies and the good advice ho
bad waisted on her.
“Now, Madam, will you do me the
SPRING PLACE. GEORGIA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 18S6.
great favor of telling mo from what
source you received the false information
on which you relied so implicitly and
risked so much money?” This was the
broker’s question.
“Upon an astrologer. This was her
amazing answer, and she named a man
whose “card” is flaunted publicly in the
metropolis. There was a stupefied broker,
a broker who got mad. He didn’t sa -
“Fooll” but he looked it. The old lady
talkcd then freely. It was no new thing,
sne said, for * v her to , seek . the . advice a . of ,
the rr?r\‘r‘"?" same before her and a score a “?r of hot
friends, she said, had implicit confidence
in the revelations of the seer.
«( “I’ll T >11 give _____ you 4 $1,000,” ., nan » said ■ , the „ broker , ,
hotly, .<•, “if you’ll „ , n promise . me one ,, tiling.” .
°
The old lady’s lightening . countenance
showed i „„,i that . i . he need have no doubt of ,
the promise. hat “Never come into . . Wall- ,, r „
street ... and ,, have to do , with
again no more
this blanked scoundrel , , whose „ lies , have
c°o j ou so i , cai , y. „
.
The promise was gladly exchanged for
the money, and the old lady went her
way. But this was not the only sequel
to . tins speculation . .. Three or four days
ago a dapper little fellow with a face
weazened around a pair of twinkling ad
tier eyes thrust himself into this same
, brokerage , ofhcc. He sought , the
f mana
and , said ., . he wanted , _ to buy stock ,
gcr J some
on a margin. He _ T . had . brought , 0 , , a one
thousand-dollar note , along 0 to put r . upas 1 tho ,
deposit. , .. __ He . ready _
necessary was J 1 ust J to
, hand , lus . when , of „ sudden
over money a
he ooked into the broker’s face and ejac- .
a C ’ ou '°S ota ng tcyo, may
draw this bank note across them just for
a second? 7 ’ The broker was astonished, , *
, but , to . , humor customer, , whom , he
a sup
, A . , ... , t
poser o e on y in a J°' ia ’ 10
consented, and the bill blindfolded bun
momentanly. , r¥ The , 1 customer 4 closed his .
withdrew . , _ the , , bill, . , and , .
own eyes, ejacu
latcd as if to himself alone, ’ “Correct:
perfectly . . correct I” lie deposited _ . _ bis
money and was about to leave wheu sud
dcnly the broker, urged by a stnmgc sus
picioii, c.i ei inn an sai . 1 jou
ell me why you went through that per
formaneo of putting that bill over my
eyes? o»* Certainly, cer l amly!” t eyaculat- , ;
ed the sallow fellow. “Certainly; I was
testing , the .. information . . . T1 I had. , I t
am an
. . . „
aS 1 °.°° er ’ an
< “Are < you the , man that . sent Mrs. X
, ierc A o my s , oc . * ...
o\ jes aa< t.ie ac c er-eye
customer rubbed his . hand# ecstatically.
“les. oh yes! I told , . . her to come ; here.’*
J
, “You f __ swindled . ,, , , her, scoundrel.” , , .
you J
The broker’s voice wasn’t sweet to
listen to, and tho astrologer looked more
than a little seared.
“Why, I believe in the powers myself,”
he whined, “or, of course, I wouldn’t be
putting up my own money.” It was
only because there is a Police Court in
this town that the fellow was not sum
manly kicked into the street. As it was
the broker contented himself with saying:
“Your account will bo closed in this
office to-night. If there is anything due
you you can have it at 3 o’clock. Got
out of here now, quick.” At 3 o’clock
when the gentleman called he found that
something had run afoul of the market
during the day and his 200 shares of
stock had fallen enough in a couple of
bours to wipe out every cent of his $1,000
margin. And I betray only a little bit
of confidence in saying that the fellow
wouldn t have been far wrong if he had
suspected that his own broker was re
sponsible himself for the sudden decline,
having hammered tho market and paci
fied his conscience somewhat in reniem
brance of tho duped old lady whose
fortuno had gone at the idle dictation of
the arrant humbug who now to some ex*
tent was doing penance for her sorrow.—
New Yor k Times.
HoncyTn the Chimney.
Wild bees arc becoming very plentiful
in the country around Emigrant Gap.
A score or more of trees have been cut
near that village during the past eight
months, some of which proved very
rich. In this connection the following
strange circumstance is noteworthy: Tho
chimney of James Davis’s house, Bear
Valley, had not been used for a year or
two-that is, not by tho family. On
April 12 it was found necessarv to start
a fire in that part of the home. 'The fire
was duly started, but for j while it did
not burn very successfully. Thc fact is
there was an obstruction in the chimney
in the shape of a large deposit of honey
in the comb. The fire caught in the
honeycomb, the flames shot' up out of
the top of the chimney to the height of
about ten feet, and it was thought for a
while that the house would be destroyed,
but it wasn’t. Over 200 pounds of honey
ran down the chimney .-Placer (Cal.)
A.rgus,
--—’ -
“Shrouds 1” exclaimed an old lady
who was listening to an old sea-captain’s
story, “what do you have them at sea
for?” “To bury dead calms in,”
THE COMORO ISLES.
Picturesque Scenes in a Re¬
mote Region or This Earth.
Tke Islands, Their Inhabitants and Their
Euler Described.
A . con ; cs P ondcnt , . , . NcwYork w Tnb- 7l
] lne ^S ttom Johanna, Comoro Is
four Hi nuntber, lying m the Mozam- m T
\ I
“ . land , , “ ^ th ° ° r
° 10 ’ Arl J°“ an ’ ° r Johanna; May0t *°’
And Molulla. Mayotte was ceded to
„ 1> ranee in . 1842. ,,,, The other islands . bc
, long .... to Arabia. The inhabitants, about
80,000, Qn „„ A are principally . . Mohametans, - r , , , but „ f
1 1 J
fetichism prevails ‘ to . some extent.
people , of Johanna T . find their principal . . .
employment . . . connection with ... the , .
in
calling ... for , provisions. ... _. The trade , ,
ComoroandMohillaisoftbesamcchar
’ but tUc islands aro not so muc h
, . as . ni ,
Upon entering the harbor of Moosa
nood 0 the rlncipal foment of Jo
h one is struck with the ^ picturesque |,
b o{ ^ buls . From anch r .
age the town . is also , picturesque, . . with
® * * ’
its . tall minarets and , its two . forts—one
perched , , commanding hill and the
on a
other upon the ,, , beach , among the *.11 shore
* 0
# houses. But , the illusion ... . is . readily , dis- v
pclled , reaching .. the .. shore. . rn, The
upon ^
J landing v is upon a f beach . of - rocks . and
shells and througll a cons i dcr ablc surf in
the calmest of weather. Along the shore
are strewn . tho ,, washed . , clothes , of the
ship’s , . , officers and and set of -
crews; a
vagabond-looking , , . , . natives ,. of r all .. colors, ,
save that of the Caucasian, are lounging
about . . . looking , . carelessly . . and . present- ,
? on,
. repulsive . contrast to the Arabs,
ing a
Tho costumea of the lattcr are decidedly
.. white robes , with .... loose jack- . .
ets> and silken Mtes al)0ut their waists
rt cimeters, the scabbards and
^ claborate , y flnished with gold and
g jj ver< These cimeters aro ^ purchased at
M au(J cQsts from ^
The men’s , feet . , are encased , m . sandals, . ,
and j vhito turbans adorn
, heads. , , Many r of f them .. speak English
with fluency, n and , French T , . as well. „
The town is dilapidated * and squalid 1
to the last degree; , the , houses of . rough .
stone, cemented and thatched; the
streets not more than five feet wide and
exceedingly v . crooked. , The nxi town . is en
circled . « ! by , stone . wall, ,, twenty . . feet - . .
a in
v height, . i . with entrance . at . each ,
an corner
'
of the inclosurc thro h a teway
scarce , y wido cnough for two sons
to pass at the samo time. This wall was
built as a sort of defcnce ain6t the pi .
rates> who wcre in tho habit 0 f visiting
tho island and stealing everything from
the people, even to the slaves. Slavery
exists to a large extent, and tho Sultan
of Jobanna owns 700 bcingS( whom hc
keeps princ}pally t0 till hig ] andg on the
east side of the island. The other Arabs
also own p i anta tions and slaves,
The iahabitants o{ the islandS) a mix .
ture of Arabs nnd ncgrocs in grcat part>
ar0 intelligent and sprightly. Before the
Civil Wa r in the United States they pur
chased many cotton goods from the
American whalers, but their opport.uni
ties were disastrously interrupted by the
Confederate Cruiser Alabama. Since
then they hav0 not fared so well undcr
the oppressions of tho English, who,
they assert, “arc strong enough to in
terfere in everybody’s affairs, and to
threaten us with tho exercise of their
power if we bring over any more slaves
f rom the main.”
The highest parts of the islands are
densely wooded, and the mountain sides
arc so steep in some places that the tops
of some of the trees touch the trunks and
roots of othors ’ Thc lan ° ua S e of th e
lsland ’ a P ccullar Arabic dialect ’ 13 soft r
and P leasin £ to the car - Princo Abda1 '
lah is P erha P s ono of thc best educated
men in the Arabic tcrritor y’ and 1 was
struck with the novelty of the home, and
thc cxtremo beaut y of facc and P b ) ,sical
build . of this full-blooded Arab. He is a
tal1 ’ soldierly-looking man, with square
sboulde «> well-proportioned limbs, olive
com P lexion - flnel >' cut features, and a
black nioustaoho and black hair - 1 was
also 8Jr F rised at the beaut y of ono of
his tbrco wives ’ wll0m 1 chanced to see
^ b her mask raised. The walls of his
houso arc filled with smal1 nicbes . rcce P'
tacles for coffco CU W ornamente, etc.
Couches are ran S ed about the reception
md dl nm S rob ®s, and floors are covered
Wlth L rlch . and heav y Turkish car P ets and
^ A black houri was set to faa me >
and a crowd ° f chiIdren g athered about
mc > tbe harem ke P‘ in tho back ‘
& 8!°n onr f' to go « m any the of street the or harem appear have in occa- pub
lie it must be with her face behind a
1hree .cornered mask with her eyes peep
,ing over it. After refreshments—con
lections and rose syrup—I walked into
the Prince’s garden, a beautiful wilder¬
<jf bctelnuts nnd cocoauuis, mtwula
Oranges and mango trees, with heter¬
patches of rice; sweet potatoes
beans, and here anti there a cotton
plant. On my departure the Prince
me with royal honors. A band
music—two dliinis and a clarionet
played for me, each of the musicians
using his instrument regardless of the
others* Their music reminded me of
what a home for foundlings might be on
Christmas morning after drums arid
trumpets had been liberally distributed.
The body-guard, about twenty flative
soldiers, was drawn up, the the men
holding their arms in the most awkward
position. But their dress was a feature!
—White trousers, red coats and red caps,
condemmed uniforms purchased from
tho English soldiers. Scarcely ono of
them- had a button on his coat, so it
was fastened together with pieces of
string. The honors, however, were tho
best thc island afforded.
A Base-Bull Dog,
The rival nines wore made up of boys
thirteen, and Major. As I reach¬
thc ground it was his inning, and his
who claimed the privilgo of strik¬
for him, was at the bat. Tho dog
right behind with one paw in ad¬
vance, and his eyes on the striker. In
came tho twisters, and Major made sev¬
eral false starts; but finally, as the ball
went scudding from thc bat, off hc rush¬
ed for first base, his ears flapping, liis
plume-like tail out straight behind. But
the short stop was too nimble for the dog
and just before he reached the base the
ball arrived there, and he came slowly
back, his tail hanging low, and a very
mournful expression in his great eyes.
“Maje’s out, side out!” cried the boys
and immediately conceived a method by
which he could retrieve this disaster; thc
dog deemed to regain his spirits, dashed
into tjie field, and wa4 speedily in his po¬
sition^ as left fielder, before any of
other! had reached their places.
In the preliminary “pass around”
pr< led the play, Major was not
out, fjud I saw that the balls that
thrown at him directly were quite
swift as those delivered from base
baso; and in justice to him, I never
him “muff.” When a ball was
at him, he settled back, and dropped his
great lower jaw, into which tho projec¬
tile seemed to fit; then, with tail wag¬
ging, he would hasten to carry tho ball to
the next player. He was equally pro¬
ficient with low balls, either catching
them in his mouth or stopping them with
broad chest, and in fielding he could
not bo outdone. When hc caught a ball,
carried it at full speed to tho nearest
and not a few players were put
out by his quick motions nnd activity.—
St. Nicholas.
Making tho Alligator Useful.
Says a Florida letter to tho Chicago
Times: A heathen stranger would cer¬
tainly say that tho alligator was the
totum of the tribe and tho presiding gen¬
ius of thc place, for it is no exaggeration
to say that one may see that reptile here
in a thousand appearances—dried
stuffed in the shops, highly
in tlie stores, alive in tanks, big
tors in pens, imitation wooden
on tho streets, little alligators in tubs,
alligators of assorted sizes in the muse¬
ums, skeletons of alligators in the
stores, alligator skins tanned in the
er stores and hundreds of different
cles of jewelry of alligator teeth
on gold, silver or nickel. You can
a live alligator from six inches to
feet long or a dead, dried and
one fourteen feet long.
A favorite device is thus
Take an alligator two feet long, tho
as much longer, split it down the
and take out the entrails; then bend
tail up so the creature can be put in
sitting posture, sew u ■> the front
color it to conceal the opening, and
the thing to solidity. Then, with
mouth and glistening teeth, the
is set upon a stand at the door and
a saurian welcome on the customers.
The forelegs are often bent around a
basket or Japan saucer; and if for sale,
placard held in its mouth announces,
want to go North,” or “I smile to see
customer,” or tho like. One is
to find the ugly reptile tho source of
much art and wit. When tho basket
made of some sea creature’s carapace
is filled with assorted shells, the richness
of the design is complete.
Innocent Childhood.
“Tain’tso,” triumphantly exclaimed
Bobbie from his perch on top of a chair,
down on Algernon’s head.
“What is not true,” doubtfully asked
sister Maud.
Why, you said Algy was so green that
was growing from the top of his
and (determinedly) there ain’t any
How Maud explained the situation is
,—Detroit Free Frew,
Vol. VI. New Series. NO. 29.
TJ1E FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
A physician says that if arnica with
which bruised limbs aro bathed is
heated its good effects are perceptible
much sooner than if applied while cold.
A standing antidote for potson by pot
son oak, ivy, etc., is to take a handful of
quicklime, dissolve in water, let it stand
half an hour, then paint the poisoned
part with i$» Three or four applica
tions, it is said, Will cure the most ag¬
gravated cases.
A retired phisician living in Ohio, and
suffering with diabetes, claims to find
great relief in a diet consisting wholly
of buckwheat. Ho states that when ho
confines himself to a buckwheat diet ex¬
clusively, the disturbance in tho stomach
is relieved, as is also the pain in tho
eyes, due to the disease from which ha
has so long suffered. This remedy is fl
very simple one, and well worth trying.
For ordinary nervous system being out
of ordet or by excessive fatigue, a hot
bath will so soothe the nerves that sleep
will naturally follow, and upon getting
up the patient will feel very much re¬
freshed and tho toothache gone. For
what is known as “jumping” toothache,
hot, dry flannel applied to the face and
neck is very effective. For common
toothache, which is caused by indiges¬
tion, or by strong, sweet acid or any¬
thing very hot or cold in a decayed tooth,
a little piece of cotton steeped in strong
camphor or oil of cloves is a good remedy.
Care in tho diet, especially when tho
bowels arc disordered, is helpful to miti
gate toothache. If the tooth is much de¬
cayed, nothing is better than its extrac
t' on -
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Hand Organs.
Hand-organs, writes a correspondent
of tho Troy Times, aro a modern inflic
tion, and have introduced the monkey,
which is a feature formerly unkown in
mendicant minstrelsy. The monkey, in
deed, is so amusing that ono almost for
gets the organ-grinding while watching
his antics. Theso animals are worth
from $10 to $30, according to their train¬
ing, and when an Italian owns his organ
nnd monkey he is really well-to-do in tho
world.
The best hand-organs cost from $100
to $150, but those which so commonly
torment tho public rarely cost more than
$40. The best are the flute organs, and
they play nearly a dozen tunes, and some
have extra cylinders, which add to their
capacity. The principal factory is in
Chatham street, this locality being so
near tho Italian quarter (Baxter street)
that it is very favorable to trade. There
are some Italians who own a number of
organs, which they rent by the season at
a large profit and with but little loss.
The grinder having finished his summer
itinerancy, of course comes back for win
ter quarters, and thus pays his rent,
Both organ-grinders and boy fiddlers
have their regular routes, which they re
peat year after year, and there seems to
be some general arrangement which pre
vents interference. It is said that more
than 300 of these peripatetic minstrels
have gone from New York this season,
and yet it will be rare if two men visit
tho same village. When cold weather
sets in tho grinders return to Baxter
street, where they pack together—some
times nearly a dozen in a small room,
with neither fire nor lights. The Italian
can sustain life under extreme privations,
and he seems content to sleep on the
floor and live on what he can pick up.
A Curious Kansas Law in Regard to
Murderers.
Tho most curious law in the United
States dealing with punishment of mur¬
derers exists in Kansas. The Legislature
in 1872 passed a bill which provided that
any person convicted of murder in the
first degree should be sent to the peniten¬
tiary, there to remain until tho governor
of the state signed a warrant for and
fixed the date of his execution. This
was a fearful responsibility to place upon
the executive, who would hesitate before
being directly responsible for the death
of any man, no matter how heinous his
crime. The responsibility was shifted
from thc jury or court, to which it prop
erly belonged. That law is still in force,
and the result has been that the Kansas
penitentiary is crowded with murderers,
as no governor would order their execu
tion. Forty-one convicted murderers,
four of whom are women, could bo hung
any day by order of the governor. Some
of their crimes arc uuparallelcd in the
annals of cold-blooded assassination.
One of these days, unless that strange
law is repealed, there will be a grand
tournament in Kansas, The
will elect a governor pledged to rid
community of a band of cut-throats,
may be stated that the law waa a neat
bit of strategy on tho part of the oppo
of capital punishment. It seems
far to have fulfilled thc expectations
those who desired to see hanging
out .—Cincinnati
Parted.
The s’lrer brook will m ss theft,
The lireezo that used to kiss thee,
rulfij with a soft caress thy curb of
sunny hair;
tV hen the early dowdrops glisten
„ . ,
For fchy step upon tUo garden walk,thy laugh
ter in the air.
The meadows gay with flowers,
The summer's leafy bowers,
Will know thy joyous smile no more; the
woodlands stand forlorn;
I hear tho soft complaining
Of birds, from mirth refraining,
That greeted with their carols sweet thy
waking every morn.
Poor mother! hush thy weeping,
Above thy darling sleoping.
Nor fret with aught of earthly grief the still¬
ness where ho lies,
Flowers in his little fingers,
H’h re tho rosy flush still lingers,
For tho angols are his playmales on the plain.
HUMOROUS.
Upsido down—A feather bed.
A capital fellow—The millionaire.
Uniform prices: What the tailor
c ] 1!lr g Cg f 0 r soldiers’ cloths,
“What is the latest?” was asked of a
wit. “Twelve P. M.,” was tho curt re¬
ply
When one splits his side with laughter
he should run until he gets a stitch in
them.
The unfortunate head of a family who
fell into a vat of hot water is said to have
been pa boiled,
Three things that never agree: Two
cats over one mouse, two wives in one
house, and two lovers after one girl.
People hire lawyers in certain cases fo»
two reasons. Ono is for tho settlement
of disputes and thc other to dispute set
tlements.
Among tho new importations are the
Anderson ginghams. They comein plaids
and checks and embrace all tho new
fancy shades of the season.
An original way of answering twe>
questions at a time: “Here, Biddy,
what’s the time o’ night, and where’s
the pertaty pudding?” “It’s eight sir.'”
A writer says that a woman is a silent
power in the land. To this a cynicaj
°* d bacb<dor lt; respon , s.— a
Cl or
1x111 ba ncws t0 tbousaads of hus ‘
balK s ’
Smith (nervously)—“Aro you sure
there are no toadstools among these
mushrooms?” Mary (guiltlcssly( “They
vvuz bought 1 or the missus’ table, but she
told me to try ’em first on thc boarders.
Husband (impatiently to wife)—I told
you I only wanted half a cup of tea, and
as usual you’ve filled it to tho top.
Don’t you know what half-full is?
Motlier-in-law (grimly)—Sho ought to
by this time.
“Don’t prevaricate, sir,” thundered a
judge to a witness from the mines,
Can’t help it, judge,” answered the
miner. “Ever since I got a kick from
a mu i 0 that knocked my teeth out I
prevaricate a great deal,
“Are you going to make a flower-bed
here?” said the Brooklyn girl to her
father’s gardener. “Yes, miss, them’s
the orders.” “Wfiy, it’ll spoil our ten
nig grounds! >. «Can’t help it miss. Your
pa says he’s bound to have this plot laid
Qut (or horticuIturo , not husbandry."
CAUGHT HIM.
There was a yonng woman of Ishing,
Who went for a husband a-ftshing,
Sho baited her hook
With a pocket-book,
And caught just the man she was wishing.
Care of the Teeth.
The teeth should be brushed twice a
day. The proper time is on rising in the
morning and on retiring at night. In
the morning a wash may be used. Brush
gently over the crowns of the teeth.
This removes any mucous that has col
]cctcd durin S the ni 8 ht and lcaves the
mouth in a refreshing condition, Just
bcforc rctirin « a tooth P owder should be
cmdIo y« d aad Particles of food lodged
between the teeth removed, which, when
left for several hours, result in the fer¬
mentation of an acid, which causes
softening of tho tooth-structure, and
tluls P romob;s deca y- After eating, a
quill tooth-pick and floss silk should bo
^ ad lor remo ' dn £ ^ bo debris. Dr. Gil •
On Ihe Wrong Side.
A temperance missionary in Glasgow
left a few tracts with a young woman
one morning.
Calling at the same house the next day,
he was rather disconcerted at observing
Ihe tracts doing duty as curl paphrs on
the head of the girl to whom he had
given them.
“Wool, my lassie,” hc remarked, “1
*ec you havo used tho tracts I left wi’ye;
but,”hoaddedintimetoturnhcrmerri
ment into confusion, “yo have putten
them on thc wrung side o’your hoid, ma
woman \”—Independent,