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The Search-Light.! THE TAl.E OF A DOG. SIGNALING TO MARS. BAINBKIDUK, JULY 20, 1W1. THE ALPHABET'S MEETING. ft- • • - Thi Alphabet m#t anti «a.1 Hot I Vttt not enan # *<*J in a |-*npct tcny." A haJ ftnotl at Th* Urud too lo*, It wm not rUfit; It waa utterly %tor.i, “tor you all know «t„l <a.i pi*.iniy taa J That p.ac« UU.ncr lo mM C. 44 You taka tla Ikh.1, ItwM!" niJ J; ! "Tlal ptaea la nwwnl ft* my tW K." •Tul, tut. tut! Mail, well, wall! m aland thrsa rryveif then," *aM L. } M Kxcuw tsa. please. «re tliinla list ua Hava a word to my.’* at id Ik C« Ik ••Fuppow you haw." aatd F aa to *r/t!y whitperrd a nrM to K. ! ‘WI1 prevfiit, |*fl like to know, •tontffaf head SI. X «r.O?" ’ < ‘kVt# IMfnrt 1n allrfNa to all «* you And now will *hc*«r add P «nd Q. ••Our taopr**wton la, >oti l ad Utter try," Thrtt angrily rpokr imtli-ll and I | "How ruilo and coanr!” mqI«J B. 8. T. •The ‘alra’ o# actr.e!" aai.l t* and V. ••Would driva nr.o nad/* iwid W, X, V. Z. But. »!*.*» all. tha lulu** all’.! aiatul A at Ua Iwad. at the iu>; A. Brooklyn Kagrla. It TALK OF MARRIAGE. la Pkiik^ For llir Man. ba< Mot For It. Girl. A|»i»urvo«l, . A man may remark mi hi* Intention lo nir.rry at some Indefinite future time, tv lion prudence or other consideration* may make It possible or advisable. Without having. iia ii ru'.o, to run the gantlet of a cbortw of impertinent uml stupid would he witty renHirlui. Hut alioutd a girl be bold enough. or. rather, natural and simple enough. to any the saute tiling who t would Ik- the result ? Why. every one knows that she would be promptly snucred out of omtute- naoce. And why? la It huaiofleat fora worn an to express a determination to enter Into a atnte which we me being cant In- ually reminded is a natural and honor able state-. while It la iffodcst anti limp et for a man to do so? rucli a iJUtino tion would never be drown except for the ’’cheapness'* to which reference lias been made. If u wan wants to marry, lie cun mar ry. If the drat woman he asks rerusea him. he has only to ask a wound or |>er- hajiH a third or fourth. It Avoid u< safe to guarantee that within a month any man of fairly res|H*-tnlile life and position and appearance who eared to make the experiment could ino>ry In htg own class, could insi-ry itrotmlily u woman ranch superior to himself. Hut wtuit about the girl win* Intends to uiurry ‘'some day?" Is she nut tu •> very different pnslilejt froth t,Ue mat Tltc DHSIealt j- of Doing So try Means of 1,-1 if til. Tla- wr? largest city that this earth has ever known would hi' altogether j too small to be visible to a being *» I*, asorr •* H«e Feot Wn« n«!s«.-<l | duelling on the planet Mere, even if A TRUTHFUL NARRATIVE OF CANINE TENACITY AND SAGACITY. It, n Preacher Who Was « Party Jo • the tactile AI .%« Fuel her Tcn.lJno.ir j Is h-nMUj. that la-ins were'eudenvorlug to as- It with a telescope as powerful ns the greatest ami most perfect Instrument A certain Naahrme statesman 1* to any observatory o« *J** „ . . . ., . . if the whole extent ot latke ouperioi about ooa of the best story tellers in wUU lwtn Omu awl If that Tennessee. ami Ida repertoire iucIikI.su w03 w , OI1 ore. then. 1 tlilnl:. lot of good one*. Csh ami otherwise. On the truthfulness of some he will stake Ida reputntlon for veracity, but he tells one which Is- always prefixes with the statement that It was lold IdiD by a tulnlaier of the gospel. r>r. Hard- well. who will lie remembered l.-cie liy we may luitnlt that uo Inhobftunt of Mare who v.os furirialiod with h tele scope as good ns that which I’erclval Lowe! lures at Flagstaff might be able to see that something had lfflpjiened. But we must not suppose that the mighty conflagration would fl[ii*ru- to the old.-r tnliatiitauis ns the assistant J tbt* Martian as a very conspicuous ob- of f»r. Kdgsr of rev.Ted memory, who was lir-ntor of the First Pivsti.vterlan ChUivh durtng ilie latter years of Ueu- ernl Atxlivw .fuekMinV life and it.ti uJ- e.1 the old hero in his last Illness. The story teller an Id: •‘Dr. Hard well otn-d to visit my fa ther’* house when 1 wmi.it Iki.v. mid the story I am a limit to tell you tvns relat ed lo me on the otvasion of one of those visits. VV» were mil on the veranda amok trig one evening after supiiei*. The doctor was fond of dogs ami was a prefty gtsirt spoilsman ttud uaturnlly the eonversutlon turned on this subject. “ ’Speaklug of dugs.' said Dr. Ihird- Jcc-t. It would, intiier. lie u very small ' feature. Iiut still I thtyk » would not I Ik- Ih-.v ind the ivneh of a- pmctk**! ol> 1 server la that planet. On tlk- other band. If nn ureu the size j of Lake Superior on Mars wts«* to be i flooded with [sKroler.ni and that [s-tro- ! lettm was to tv kindled, we should cs- ■ p.*et to witness die event from here not j as a great arid striking conflagration, but as n tln.v little joint of just d'.s- carulbie light. The disk of Mr.re la not a Large object, atu! the eouttngra- | tlon would not extend ot’er the three i hundredth part <>r that disk. It Is sufficient to state these facts to TH E H A1UIG A D SC A BE inSSS Olliers were afraki t 0 rj| i,. JV ODD EFFECTS OF THE FIRST 6»0HT for fear of hovtng their «*or™., cst-a'suts ^ on “ ,e tl »*y the .! tome of the People of the «o«MU «•« engines WOUbl srfll the EehlnU Trees Isi t««t. When Hie were llUDg out to dry. * Iron How U>I1. B»-TAe Conofrr’A I Stony are yet living who lo, tael !e»< Holt rood. the terrible. itrisHH-hing Amerlra cannot lay ehilm to llte first with awe anti trepidatt,,,, sit locomotive or tin- first rallroatl. That (lecof Ivy. AJU-marb, „.|U, V , great Itouor Ilea with l-hnghmd. Yet hltoeetf that wtwn be heim) Yaukiv genius was not very fur tiehlud , coining he Jumped from i.lm tier. for. when tbs-rge StepIs nsoD tieWnd a tn-e. when- tie lanncheil Ills first util hx-rmiotfve. the tnT f,ar ° r vim ov.-r jj, Rocket, on tlu* !.lven*xil uih) MaucImm- ; » ,roirt - wt *° wiisfakaig h t,„ Wl| ter triad In 18LE'. »h*> first spike law I Is-en isrsltuv to Uiehnioud. when iw driven op the Baltimore nud Ohio rail- j oonlonvllh- Iwsitrl tin- whi»t|, road. July-A l«*i. by rimrles t'urroll ' of Curtrillfou. the lust surviving signer of tile I lecturet loti of tlKl*‘Jiel)<l«'ne»‘. This was the first road started tu the United S’mti-H. and in 1K10 it had reach ptl Killeott Mills. HI tiitk-s from Baltl- well. Tendtuls me of a dog which be- I show that the [Kisslbtllt.v of signaling longed to n friend of mine In Mlsalsslp pi. I hud Isr-n Invited td'liold sirvIces at a church near tills friend's house and wrote him to meet me ut the sta tlou. tM>UM> six mile* from lit.* house, on the Saturday Afternoon Is-fore Kunduy. the day of tlie apiKiInttiKMK.. "Tie was on time wtth lueses, and we atu tied to his lioirM-. I notlirr) that a very Itaindsouie bird dog followed us, and. having beard that some ime In tlict nelgldiorhojHl owned nn esju-clolly well trained trick flog. I naked my friend aluut It. “ * "Thai's the doe," tit the same time point big at his dog. which bad run ahead of us und woe waiting at the fork* of the rood " *1 iisktrl him to nmkp him perform a trlek. lie gut down, from Ills horse, called the dog ami. taking o»n his |*«-li- etlwok. belli it to the dog's nose He tl*>n took oajr a silver linlf dollar and. wniklng som«> distance Inin the wends. | mist*] up a large rda-lt mid put the won- \ ! sy under It. We then resumed our Jour- j I ney. nud when {miliuliiy luilf n tulle i 1 away my fH<-nd called his dog and toid to Mare Is entirely Ix-yond the power of human ivfsi)ifr<-en.—Air Uobert fJ. Ball tu Independent. FIki. After figs have i»-en ivilleefetl they are dipp-.d in boding brine -ntid Uien dried tniys for from two to four days, according Jo tlie AV,eutlier The dipping is supposed to bring the sugar to the surface anil lnwten the drying. After tielng dried the figs are placed In '’sweat isixes." holding 'ifiUl.poniids Fitch. wtieri'-'tYiey remalii for two week*. Then they are waahtsl 111 cold salt wa ter to remove all dirt uml an- packed by women and girts in half pound, one pound and ten |xnmd Isixes in layers, being split iirellmiuarlly with a short blades! knife. very different poiltlg,, froth tjte man? t h)UJ - to ^ lw . k UJlrt m m)U „ y Herelaaglr pf gapd cl.HW’NF-.mm-hJ' - ^ & wllhou , nie least ,« (letter titan the innii'H nm w > r-avnp. . .. . . hesita tion, started Imck on n run. nud. my friend exptaim-d. as the rock was lieavy tin* tlog would 4k> uiuilde to turti it . .. .._ . over, so would Inure to neratch under It celvea one .llatlnct cffMr of mnrstage. |l||W bettor tliau the inaii'w. pnitMlity—aver age intelligence, auvngv guul took*. Theoretically she Is fiv*t> tu marry whom «he will. Im:I is sbef If s(m> re , . . . .... ' e- ■* up- ,'npr ,»i money, and he ,U - fVould wf protKibly ge, home UKtav we ! cording to the isnlint.le ewrnpe. The fact that by nn unwritten law n woman must not take. mid. Indeed. Goes not want to take, the Initiative tins very Iktle t«* do with the extremely l!niitt>d choice whli ti nuslern conditions impose upon Bngli.th women.—Nineteenth t.’cu- tiiry. SmntVr>.-p,* Tv r Pf-ptjMt* of Stoov. Rlomw do not fi.r.n ; nit of the rt>c- eg'ilucU i t< Uv ci- unt’jt. but title of these birds In the \ :ionni iU.sik.g- I'.t.I pork In WV.- ’ hi; had a craving which could lag ’i wo jKiui er’s (ltfetitlob liceat. - ifti It CMIkltl’t g>' m:.‘ tin • th ■ li.rld n l xvtin toe park dev t.sfie-d only by cut- i of stain**, The keep- i -■ attracted to the bird i i.ig <i;S-e s.st down -. lie v:t* picked u,v 'eis- heard mttlln:: f'-.-bil connecti*d 1 that something renet*sl tluiv. It then helir: about tlnve | tulles fnrtlier on m Ills hoina*. j " *noWever. when we recched hmne ; the dog was n:;r there We i.'.e supta-r. ' uwT still the doe. did not cottie. nor I,ad i he put In n:i apisxnaiiee wts*n we re- ! tired ill nlHMlt l:i ji'eloek. I “ ’Tin* uext inuinlb* we giit un Btiout rtnyllght. nisi, hearing a noise oetslde. I my friend r>|K*ncd tlw doer, uml the dog | rimhisl In r'rng;rlng with i.iinji pair of j puntatoons, which la* droppi -l on the ! floor. ! “ ’Of cvairse w*e Were lioth mysTlflert, | but. had not long to w.ilt an exiilutm- tlon. for sliortly afterward man who liv 'd T venil miles from nn •frt:*ad , 3 Ijike- Mornt. in Switzerland, has the curious pro|ierty of turning red every ten yen red wing to the [iresenee of cer tain aquatic' plants which are not known in any other lake In the world. Tsrlce'us black. Sum Cole—M!«s Y a Her by done treat me scan'lous. She dime tide me yes- tld’y dat I was block as iU* are of spades. 1 dim Crow—Hat's c.ti'y half as bad ns what she so* ’liout me. She tola me I was black nr. de deuce.—-Catholic Rtamlaisl anil Times. The |s>nn 1 code of the Chinese cm ptre Is at least U.OGfi years old. and nn (ler Its provisions uliout 12.(100 ptfsonfi are annually executed. Tlis- first balloon ascent took pi ace In the year 17SS. more. ' But tin* nuGtli <nti claim the honor of completing the longest railroad In Hie world at that dale, lining the ohl (’ha!'l»*stoti and Hauiburg rail, now a part of the South Carolina and (Svsirgta system, wtiieh wns liegun In 1-Soli, and liy Octolier. lS-ki. It laid H57 miles of tniek In op-ratUm In a letter from Mr. Snmml C. Clarke of Ooorgla. a kinsman of the writer, wlm ultatned the extreme age of HI year* aud wImi had s*-i*ti 11k* beginning ami the <x,m[ile- tlon -of lids road, la* thus giv«*» his ex perience u]K>n first sight of a lotgno- live: “One day while going down to Chnrkwton wtth u [ir.rty of g^nl^*im«*i) to attend the rmvs as we kpiimaciied tin* city in* saw In tlie ilistuiK-e the new rndrftud. IHaVta-d some in or 12 mlh*s out of Charleston.. It was built upon plh-s. longer or sliort. atxwrdlng to The nature of the ground. Sometimes In ernsstng a ravine the mils were lit* feet from tin* anrfiMvu Our track ran bear this • elevated road. hikI - soon n iKirtld shriek us from 2U jmtnla-rs was heard Hi the wools. By tilts time we wren* n»*rvotm. Kleptiaats and lions we had heard of. and !*>me of us luul seen them, but wtuit uamster wns Ibis whose Ht-r«*ams we laurdV l‘n*t*ently it came in sight. Hying nloit tlnssigh Hie air and breathing fire and smoke. >iml our frightened stissls I»s*uuh* un- mumtgeuble. and In Tad I think ttist some ot our imrty wets* as I sally fright •lied as tla'ir liorses. If any of my vaiWrs are old cmuigli to reus miter lie UitrikUa-Uon of lo»s>mottv»*s uml s>w they felt at first slglil <4 lla'ui, ney w,H j»-ri a;>s msh-rstjuu! our setTr- ■snious that •lay-'ln ila* (fine w«»*ls “A mile or two fnrttM*r on we cans- lo n broken wagon by tin* sale ot tlie •osu). and near it set a ibsagia crai-kt*r smoking his ptj**». On t*-tug asLts) what was his trouble Is* replied. Well, stranger. I've often beam tell ot uu!li- liemum. and liow I les-kon I've saw It for irie. " !t Is sotiK-what amusing now to read of the superstitious dread with which the inhabitants look»-d u|>on tin* build ing of these Hrst railroads. Some thought the snaike of ttie rjeitirnai nhte iiokx* of tIk* nppnnwiaJ] nrol Tie and Ids eonipanuuw seared tlmi they sprang nut. i^J tern** uml mn across i tie tle|«| > ™ d'stam-**. leaving.tla- tvng„n to Its fate, litw wlKKi the inun,,J •I was only an engine amt «n,, Tts* first roadlxsls were f,„ # t»as tieeti state,fTtjy drivu-j; | groomL upon the lop ,j nllk ism-WI wowlen stringers. M ent n groove tor ihe ,v„eh, ’J'Imw were <-nl)e<] “woodsn rtlk and nt n dlstamv kp]K>an,! Hkm vated railroads t« the eitti-s, ent da.v. Ttie honor ot tins mjj wus i*onIpsijhI between | )b of Seottsville. Vn.. and .intm tv* an engineer or Ciuo. inn j, I wove n bonanza t 0 ,>ttin*r, J wheels were cunstnntlv tHiiaa I Is* groove, mid the pii,., , gave pime to aolld dirt smtwni ami stw)> iron- rails vren- for Ilk- Wooden groove, linn lug wns very iiiqs'rfrs'i ami - wt.s-ti made riding on uiw pnnntlve railroads like going < ' eunioroy road Hi a spnnsWl will the ears bounelny nn*rj nu.g|i rails to the Jingtim! mn»*t Window*.— Hu-tniKiiul Itopairt Do Carpets Shorten I fust think wlmt n liomim-1 of unclean things the i-nr;i*t * j rleli ICugllsti or Frets-h l.uuse! there are cuniets, fs*oiilr sl.ouhtt tcniig lie given sllp|>ers. »s in ttrl prlumtH. of Hie footbath. :t» at a I lab itfOMiue. Making uminiij ctir|A*ts Is another proel that i wrought for wunt of ttmught. reus aUrtbubKl the prevalim-M ami throat diseases in Bmluull| peted socmia.—London Truth. An On nee nt Prfi “Aa you went out." wluqs •oljservtng t man ter. *1 saw •ounKhtng from the float dtr/en ptcee* and throw it hi tl»i Was It n love letter?" “No.". rNqiomled the |ircl'itl| er. “ft was a little liookh i leilM to prepare [iritneS In fill .lifferenH I wns a fra hi It might In.I hands of the landlady." I’t.ila heeur>l A mun of few words uml i la like n garden of inar.y vc| and few wee;ls. —Chicago house roile y.n o:) a la If a dug with i: pair i hts mouth bn-.! • v >p. .. Th»> dog nt thm mom.' must Is* done, euil be prunplly eut tin* the poreli. ami file man sa, ce-.-nmrsnt open and relieved him of Ids there’s tla* dog now " burden. One of the sto,..**. of Irregular sUb-iH*. was SVj’lkrhea lor-:. The !u- clvluii was se\v,*d *:-.,l fer five days the bird got along fill i!.-l.t. tls* round 1 ealit^t finely, but 'at t’»e end of that time tin* came rant grew restive uml pulled out the stitches v. ith his luxiked bill. As a coirscqitehc* cri' opening up the wuond he died. “ ’My friend told his ctilh-i dog tvad reoliy bought pah loons UotiK* with him. but v ti umlendausl It lilmtjclf " Tbi* lumi Hit hi that late In rite after main the day ts l'ore Ik* acratehli g under a turgv road hikL thinking he wa bit. stopjK-,! and lifted tti.* fonrsd the flog io k near tlie in ter n mb oek ;in. and. AK’E no iristake! Sex that my head is on every package d ArtlMrlet S* -or. Qnarrymcn r.ml s(o::«- dresser* will probably be gradually rmvtleG our of their ore»,i)utVon by ti e ••*,* cf artttletai Kti.ne. la the manufuctu "e pf this stone H.t- satsl Is heatisl nud tlu* cement a«Kl e,l to the uttiomtl of 12 n*r cat of the mixture. The ste, 1 r "ds nre fl!l*sl with lbe dry mnier:: I b-mI moved Info tin luitnensr cj'llmler. which is bu»K*l and tx>lted. But)!: g water Is then turned In finder jne.ssy e sn'Sclent to force rt all through rhe sand in the molds. The eer.ai'.t sine its. Itul the stivl RAkltls do not penult nay expan sion to occur. «::d the einrte Is formed end dried under mi tmn.-ense pressure, ■i'ho cnault is a very tuml stone, which can be supplied In Kha|H** desired und much cheaper than the natural stone. Where The, Agreed. At the sliver wedding ot the Prince and lYtneew of R ales an F.ngbsh town Wished to preset)i tiu address, hut there was a g**»i UlseussUwi a* to tla w,n*1- . Ing. Foe aoto* time- they could not agree si all “Ccnsclons as *v are- of otfr ewa unsrort Illness*’ was untver* salty roodemncl, but wueu some one proposed “t 'onreleiiK as We are of each etLei*s nn worthiness" It was agreed tr ic a man.. to his surprise, found a ! the uuderslile. ’’ ‘He [sit the money to his pocket, and the dog follow,*! him home. The deg api>eared to t*s* friendly, uml tin matt petted hint and gave him hi:-- supp- r. At night when die family \*-Vr*vl the dog WHS put on llie outside, (sit lie kept up e.uch * rar'a*: t'.*;:; n.i *ne ,*>e.!it sk**p on t!s* ilia,*-. n:ul «!n>n ihe man o[M*ued tia* iloor *n drive the *!• -g off lit* ! rushedf Into his hcdl- em tint; it mice 1 became very quiet, lying don .i uear ] the foot of tlte U*h wls re h> slept nil nlglit. “ Yiarty la th,- inortibK:. the man said, be got up <10(1 er*'!l'*d the tvlt.fiow. and tN* Instant lie Uhl so the dug reized his pantaloons tu ids month cu.l. j*imjauj out of the window, ti *1 " 'The until followed es *occ js he conhl art tils nnile. " ‘Hearing this Story, my friend cot lbe pnataloou* nud on searching ihe pockets found tbe balf dollar which lie had bid under tlie rock the ufternoou N'fore' ‘'—Nashville Banner. Tts* eaiMeoi of the New Yorlr Ctty History dull hi tbe tbdustrlous little lieuver. typh-al of tbe sturdy ancestors. turroamV*! by a circle. This beaver wa* part ot the aucicul seal of New Atustctdam. m A LUXURY WSTHSft! THE OF ALL! ,/• r<Ti■' m unless li v~ in & 1 pound scales, packet vitk ihe hcaa of a lien ca tlie front. Then you get pure ccffec—the highest grade for the money. Watch our no At aovertiasmont* now become the Is of all ^package cctia And why is it mffiem af homes? Because it docs i sail under false It is an absolutely! pure coffee. No ghc no coating with _ mixtures or chcfi in order to hide i fections. Just try a pacN HON COffl and you will stand the reason r popularity. If. feJT 7 v ^^. d r yow COFFEE VOM wfll find * fully illustrated ad i u- , INo .„ ouse “fP cr * m °p womao, man, boy o» girl will fail to find in tbe list !~— wtXKh will coctiitste to their happiness, comfort and coavenience-and which they may ^ simply cutting out a certain number of Lion Heads from the^ wrappers of our one fo*&& pachag'cs (which is the only form in which this rpffyy a sob}). WOOLSON SPKS CO.. TOLOft