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FAYETTEVILLE, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1888.
NO. IT.
m;
I India, Central Asia and China produce
about one-sixth of the 800,000 tons of
the world’s annual wool clip.
An American company has' Teased
Aboukir Bay from the Egyptian Govern*
ment to grow oysters therein.
New York has found it necessary to
Increase the taxes, and it is now $3.22
on the $100, and Philadelphia has done
likewise and increased to $2.90 on $100.
Even Jerusalem is in the nineteenth-
century swim, and has a real estate
boom. Land near the city has gone up
Bve hundred per cent, within the last
few years.
A colored man by the name of Loss,
who was'' lately convicted of murder in
the first degree and sentenced to be
hanged at Brandenburg, Ky., was
granted a new trial on the ground (hat
he had not been convicted by a jury ol
his peers. Theie was no colored man on
the jury that tried him. _
The taste for realism is extending,
observes the Commercial Advertiser. In
Nova Scotia the other day three small
boytf, under eight years all of them,
bound and gagged another small boy
and proceeded to play “killing pig” so
luccessfully that they cue his throat
fatally to get the proper flow of blood.
Lord Wolseley says that one of the
bravest men he ever knew is Lieuienant-
General Sir Gerald Graham, V. C., who
was in chief command at the battle ol
El Teb, in Africa. Graham is several
inches over six feet in height, and rather
Indolent physically. Many times Wolse
ley has seen him endanger his life rather
than take a few extra steps in safety.
“Five million people upon the globe
We now dependent on the electric cur
rent for their daily bresd,” so said Mr.
W. H. Preece, at the recent meeting ol
the British Association held at Bath.
“Scarcely a week passes,” he continued,
“without some fresh practical applica
tion of its principles, and w<? seem to be
only on the Shore of that sea of economy
ind beneficence which expands with
jvory new discovery of the properties 61
Biectriclly, 'arid' sp«WtrtrTrtrendy BbfSiuf
the mental grasp of any one single
worker,” And what is in store beyond-
for man’s research and conquest who
jhall say?
Statistics are not always interesting
Teading, observes the New York Graphic,
yet can any one fail to find cause for
rejoicing when he reads the fact that the
army of American school children who
have resumed their studies numbers over
11,000,000? The latest data furnished
by the Government shows that there are
nearly 15,000,000 scholars enrolled upon
the lists of our schools, and that tho
average daily attendance is fully 11,-
000,000. Curiously enough the greatest
progress in this line is evidenced whore
one would least expect it. The Territory
of-Dakota shows the most marked in
crease in the number of her schools and
scholars, and is followed closely by that
oft slandered State, Indiana. In New
Hampshire, Vermont, Ohio, Nevada and
South Carolina there has been a mnrked
decrease in the number of school children
enrolled. Tho central States of the
North are far ahead of all the rest of the
Union, and the Southern States, while
making rapid advance, still remain far
in the rear as to the number of their
children attending schools.
■The New York Independent presents
its annual statistical exhibit of the vari
ous churches in this country, compiled
mostly from official sources. The follow
ing is a general summary by denomina
tional groups:
churches, 4505 ministers and 774,081
communicants. By far the heaviest gain
was among the Baptists—1587 churches
und 3109 ministers. The Methodists,
With their 48,285 churches, 28,313 min
isters and 4,099,520 communicants, stand
»t the head of the' denominations, the
toman Catholics come next, and then
J’fpsby^jnns, Lutherans,
its and Episcopalians
THE MYSTIC SIGN.
“O gorgeous poppy, of rich renown
Show us the way to Sleepy Town.
Baby must go—he’s tired of play;
But yet I think we have missed the way,**
Then tranquilly up and down
Waved tho flower of rich renown,
And softly it seemed to say,
, “This way—this way—this way—
Is the way to Sleepy Town.”
“O ripening wheat, all golden brown,
Show us the way to Sleepy Town,
How shall we find where the starlight gleams,
On tho City of Sleep in the Land of Dreams!”
Then soothingly up and down
Went the wheat, all golden-broi
And whispering seemed to say,
“This way—this way—this way—
Is the way to Sleepy Town.”
'O little one, with curly crown,
Have you learned the way to Sleepy Town,
Where faintest music, and softest light,
And sweetest blossoms enchant the night?”
Then drowsily up and down
Went the beautiful curly crown,
While tho tired eyes seemed to say,
“This way—this way—this way—
Is the way to Sleepy Town.”
—Eudora S. Bumstead in St. Nicholas.
AN UMBRELLA’S STORY.
Cfl8.
Min.
Com.
Adventists
1,563
835
100,441
Baptists
45,434
30,998
8,971,685
Christian Union..
1,500
500
120,000
Congregationalists
4,404
4,000
457,584
Friends
700
500
107,008
German Evange’l..
675
500
125,000
Lutherans
7,903
4,215
987,600
Mennonites
385
605
93,00.)
Methodists
48,253
28,313
4,690,529
Moravians
94
108
10,936
New Jerusalem...
95
101
5,750
Presbyterians.....
13,057
9,5S6
1,136,035
Eposcopalians
4.766
3,931
416,735
Reformed
2,025
1,345
269,523,
Roman Catholics.
6,829
5,596
7,200,000
Unitarians
375
488
20,000
Universalists
730
677
37,807
i Grand total.. 138,885
94,457
19,799,328
The net gain
for the
year was 0434
BY HAnitlET LAWSON.
Clothed in rags too dilapidated to be
called picturesque or even artistic, with
broken ribs aud warped back-bone, it is
no wonder that I lost my head; and all
through the abomiuable taste of Arethusa
and Adolphus, who chose “tho King’s
highway” aud a tricycle on which to
murmur sweet nothings instead of the
vine-covered porch or summer house of
good old-fashioued times. Atflftphus
was leaning so much to our side that he
appeared to be “all out of drawing,”
while Aretliusa’s ear was of the brightest
rose-pink and her left dimple in full
play; moreover, she was perfectly uncon
scious that the sunbeams had undisputed
possession of her fair face, and were sure
to abuse their advantage by a shower of
freckles upon her Grecian nose.
In vain the wind tugged at me and I
tugged at Adolphus. He would not be
warned, and the result was a mingling of
girlish shrieks and strong masculine
language, and a general upset coudition.
As for me, I was so completely crushed
that had it not been for the habit of a
lifetime I should never have had the
energy to observe and comment (sotto
voce) as usual: “What fools these mortals
be.”
Adolphus-spraog promptly to his feet,
very red, very much mortified, very
anxious to find somebody or something
"An btmue bes : de«“|*4*-o-war : 'a*irf*ie«»8«ws,.''-
And there, peeping out through the
big wheels, completely caged, sat Are
thusa, looking as sweet and quiet (now
that she had found terra firma) as a
“sucking dove.”
“The wretched machine! my poor
darling! that horrid umbrella! Are you
sure you are not hurt? A screw loose!
A hole in the horrid road! I shall never
forgive myself it' you are hurt!" ex
claimed Adolphus all in a breath.
“But I am not in the least injured,”
lisped ihe caged pigeon sweetly, “and if
I had been, it never could have been
your fault; it was just some weak spot
in the machine, just an unavoidable ac
cident that no one could help.”
“How sweet it is cf you to say so,”
cried Adolphus, going to work at mov
ing the turned-over tr.cycle; “but I shall
not have a second’s peace till I see you
on your feet again; then, if you really
are unhar.i ed I cannot be altogether
sorry lor the accident, for it has shown
the exquisite amiability of yoiir dis
position in all its perfection. I don’t
believe there is a girl in a thousand, no,
nor in the world, that would have
borne such a trial without losing her
temper.”
This style of conversation proved so
agreeable to both parties concerned that
it would doubtless have been indefinitely
prolonged, but Adolphus finally moved
the wheels and disclosed to the view of
the amiable prisoner the crushed remains
of her new heliotrope hat! Then, indeed,
came a change o’er her mobile face; the
features sharpened, a stony glare filled
her liquid eyes, there was a perceptible
stiffening of the whole frame, and the
straightest, stillest, tallest up-rising that
lever beheld in my life. When shehad
finally reached her highest possibility,
she inquired in a voice not loud, but as
clear and cold as cut glass: “Will you
be kind enough to tell me, Mr. Radcliffe,
what that object is?”
“I am sure 1 don’t know,” said he
with one puzzled look at her changed
aspect, and another at*the object indi
cated, going a step nearer as tho truth
flashed upon him, but unfortunately on
the ludicrous side.
“Why, Arie,” ho shouted between
peals of laughter, “it’s—it’s your new
hat-.” And crushed, battered aud ut
terly demolished, he presented it for
nearer inspection, which p.oved quite
too much for Arie’s cool dignity.
“You meant, unfeeling creature,” she
burst out, “to spoil my hat, and you
had no business to tip that tricycle over.
Do you suppose I would have risked
that hat if 1 had known you were ex
perimenting? Oh, yes! it may be a
laughing matter to you, very amusing,
doubtless 1 but are you aware that that
hat came from Paris; not only that, but
it was made to order to match my suit,
and not till this very morning did 1 re
ceive it!”
Long before she had finished, Adol
phus was feeling remarkably limp.
“But Arie—but,ray dear,” he expostu
lated, “you know it was all an accideut;
don’t you think you are a little unrea
sonable? What is it all about?”
“I thought I had oxpla nod with suf
ficient clearness what it was all about,”
with a return of dignity. But a glance
at the wrecked splendor freed her tongue
•gain.
“I dare say it would give you pleasure,
yes, actual pleasure, to see me make a
guy of myself by wearing a hat that
didn’t match this suitl but I won’t, sir!
ISo I I’ll burn the suit first”
“Arethusa, don’t be a goose, and all
about a hat, too!” and Adolphus now
looked distressed enough to suit the
most exacting fair lady. But not Are
thusa, for there were tears in her eyes,
and my observation has taught me that
those tears must fall before the temper
subsides.
‘ llow dare you call me names; I tell
you it was a mean, contemptible, cow
ardly ”
“Arethusa,” interrupted Adolphus,
very deep and very strong, and he did n’t
look at all limp now, “you are going too
far; I shall have to ask you to take that
back.”
“That I altogether decline to do,”
replied Arethusa; “it was cowardly to
ask me to ride when you did n’t know
how to manage the machine.”
Now, if Adolphus had observed femi
nine nature of the round and rosy-, kind
as closely ns I have, he would have held
his tongue, for he would have seen the
two tears just trembling on the wink of
Arie’s eyelids, and known the trouble
was nearly ended; but being only an
exasperated man, he said very coldly:
“Since that is your opinion, Miss Ander
son, I will release you from all promises
to me, as you would hardly care to be
tied to a coward for life.”
“Oh, thanks, very much,” responded
Arie as sweetly and calmly as if she was
accepting a glass of water; “it is very
kind of you to think of it," and she
busied herself removing a bit of mud
from her dress. The sudden change of
voice and expression made my head
swim (although I had seen the two tears
drop), and it evidently did Adolphus,
for he looked puzzled, although his tones
were still frigid as he inquired : “Do
you prefer to walk' home, Miss Ander
son, or will you trust yourself again to
the tricycle and my inefficient hands:”
“Oh, I think it would be better to ride
since the tricycle is here; it would seem
a pity to get all heated and dusty from
the walk, don’t you think?” Then
drawiug a blue silk handkerchief from
her pocket, she tripped up to Adolptfus
und observed in the most matter-of-fact
way possible, “Would you mind, Mr.
Radcliffe, just tying this under my chin;
the ends are so shore I can't get at them?
I am sorry to trouble you, but I'm afraid
I shall take cold if 1 ride with nothing
on my head.”
“Yes, certainly,” answered Adolphus,
awkwardly, and he tried still more awk
wardly to tie a knot under the remark
ably pretty chin that was held up for the
purpose. The eyelashes were down, so
he had an ample opportunity to observe
that it was a remarkably pretty chin,
with quite an unusually alluring assort-
"fivent of dimples--aruupd the corner'* of
the mouth and somehow', as he looked,
the clouds passed away from his face,
and holding the blonde head straight to
ward him and very firmly by the knot
he had succeeded in making, he said
! gently: “Arie, would you mind looking
at me:”
“Oh, net the least in the world,” was the
demure answer, “only the sun hurts my
eyes. ”
“Caution is a very excellent trait,” he
answered dryly, “but I do not know
that I ever knew it to develop so sud
denly. You might shield your eyes with
your hands if you are really afraid of
permanent blindness.”
“Why, surely,” cried Arie, “you al
ways are so full of resource in an emer
gency,” and covering both pink palms
over a pinker face, she looked at him
with an expression of infantile admira
tion so bright and warm that it would
almost dry a wet umbrella 1 At all events,
Adolphus was not proof against it, and
a simultaneous burst of laughter broke
from them that startled the robins in
the branches overhead, which suggested
to Adolphus that he should secure the
perquisites that belonged to the occasion
before any further interruption oc
curred.
This having been satisfactorily ar
ranged he asked: “Now, tell me frankly,
Arie, areu’t you a little bit ashamed to
break your engagement for such a trifle ?"
“I?” she exclaimed, “I break an en
gagement; who would ever*suspect me
of such a thing. I’ve always been taught
that man was a dangerous animal and it
was dangerous to contradict him when
he was in earnest. Besides,” sho added,
still more meekly, “it might lead to a
quarrel.”
“Well,” said Adolphus,highly pleased
with this sally, “I suppose I shall be
just fool enough to get you,
sphinx as you are,” and * he
seated her on the tricycle as
caiefully as if she had been a Dresden
chiua shepherdess; and thus for the first
time his eyes dropped upon me where I
lay in the gutter, wondering what
quality of the masculine miud was that
which led him to prefer to be made a
fool of in this way !
“That umbrella is past all usefulness,”
he observed indifferently; “we’ll just
leave it where it is.”
But Arethusa did not thiuk so. She
wanted me “as a memento of their first
falling out.” So I was brought along
forthwith and enjoyed the privilege of
listening to various plans for my restora
tion to strength and beauty, besides a
greatdeal of conversation quite too deli
cate to bear pen and ink 1
The next morning I was handed over
to the tender mercies of an umbrella sur
geon, and his face was certainly a study
as he examined me. My fractured ribs,
my warped backbone, and generally
broken up condition, evidently made a
great impression upon him, for, adjust
ing his glasses, ho looked searchingiy at
Adolphus and asked dryly: “You didn’t
make a mistake and bring the wrong
umbrella, did you? This isn’t worth
mending.”
“Possibly I’m the best judge of that,"
with his most lordly air.
“All right, all right, sir; if you don't
mind paying twice as much as you
would for a hew one, Pm sure I’ve no
object ice to put my work on it.” And
then followed a discussion as to my
dross and equipments; that was intensely
interesting to me, for I knew how much
depended upon it. If some delicate
color were chosen my life would indeed
be a gay one, for I should be reserved
for full-dress occasions, but, alas I how
soon it would end! as fade I must, aud
so be thrust aside into some dark corner
and forgotten 1 So I was thankful enough
when Adolphus decided (being of a
literary turn) that I should be thoroughly
red.
“Remember, I want it as soon as
possible,” were the last directions; and
the surgeon, looking after his retreating
back, observed, “a screw loose some
where in that head ; oranks are thicker
than usual this year.” And then he fell
upon me, and such a wrenching and
pulling and straightening of ribs nevei
happened to one of my family before, 1
am certain, and I squealed and groaned
at every pull; but it was done at last,
and then came my dress, which went on
comfortably and fitted to a charm, and I
should have been quite satisfied if the
surgeon had not discovered at the
moment a fact that I tried vainly to
hide, namely crack in my head 1
“This is the mischief to pay,” said he;
“my crank will make it hot for me. if I
don’t make a better job than this.” And
he turned me thoughtfully over and over
in his hands.
“There is no use to try and glue that
up; there’ll just have to be a new head,
and I know where there is the very
thing, at my neighbor’s, the pawn
broker’s, on that broken cane that I saw
there the other day, that will be just the
style to suit my dude customer.”
I felt this to be a fatal move, for how
would the cane head ever accommodate
himself to his reversed position iu life,
and by the time my would-be friend
came am’ ling back I was thoroughly de-
| pressed, although I realized at the first
glance that my new head was much
handsomer than the old ; and in spite ol
the fact that we were regularly joined
together by a massive gold ring, nothing
could change my foreboding that tht
union would never be a happy one.
Promptly on the following morning
Adolphus called and hastened with mi
to the abode of the fair Arethusa, whe
received me with delight, and expressed
her admiration in most eloquent terms,
saying: “Just fancy! and how awfully
jolly!” (Oh, yes, she was very English in-
i deed!) a great many times in ali her
choicest tones. This, of course,
was very soothing to my feelings,
but I was not long allowed to bask in
the honeyed words, for pieknicking was
the order of the day, and I was immedi
ately called into requisition and my
troubles began. At the first whiff- of
wind my head made a violeut effort to
AiZiiaio his natural position and drag mv
pretty dress in the dust, an effort" wEien
1 resented and strained every bone to
prevent; aud in the commotion that en
sued there was another hat catastrophe;
but this time it was Mr. Kadcliffe who
was the sufferer, aud much diversion
his antics afforded us, as he ambled
and leaped, and scrambled and climbed
back and forth on a stone wall in his
pursuit of it, and madeh'mself generally
ridiculous in full view of his lady-love,
as she stood cool and serene in the rosy
shade, which, in my gratitude for hold
ing me firmly aloft, I shed over her in
profusion. I am sorry to be obliged to
state that his race was enlivened by oc
casional breezy expressions, to which
Arethusa and I politely closed our ears.
“Why, my dear,” said she sweetly,
when, red and disgusted he rejoined ut
hearing captive the muddy hat, “I am
afraid so much exercise must have fa
tigued you so soon after breakfast.”
The words were sympathetic enough,
but unfortunately there was a full
blown twinkle in her eyes utterly at va
riance with them, and it was this that
Adolphus’s quick glance took in at once,
and to this he respond, d irritably, “Oh,
I quite understand; I daresay you de
liberately pushed my hat off with that
detestable umbrella for the sake of see
ing me make myself ridiculous.”
“Why, Dolphy! how can you say such
things! I’m sure it was very pretty to
see you play with the wall so nicely. I
had no idea you were so agbe!”
Dolph’s vanity was touched to the
quick now.
‘ ‘Oh, I dare say you would have been
equally diverted if I had fallen aud
broken my neck,” he returned acridly.
“Since that is your opinion,” mimick
ing very successfully his manner of the
previous day, “I give youback all prom
ises, :.s you would hardly care to be
bound for life to a murderess!” Then
she remarked absently: “Aud all about
a hat, too 1”
Then it was that I appreciated the full
meaning of the saying that “two is a
company and three is none.” for those
two ungrateful wret hes a:reed to call
poor, inoffensive me tho sour e of all dis
agreement, and between them left me
without a slued of character, actually
deciding to do without my protection
for all time.
“But we’ll keep it to lend to trouble
some callers,” and with this pleasaut
prospect before me I was returned to the
umbrella si and with a bang!—American
Magazine.
Twos Raised to Tens.
Quite a number of silver certificates
are iu circulation in this city which have
been raised from $2 to $10. The two
large figures on the back have b.en ob
literated aud the figure “2” on tho face
cutout and a figure “10” inserted, be
ing held in place by court plaster. NY here
the word “two” is spelled out the last
two letters aro obliterated, leaving only
the “t” It is well calculated to deceive
unless the bill is particularly noticed.—
, Burlington Free Pres*.
A mong lawyers, Erskino at the English
b ir and Pinkney at the American bar
stmd at the front for variety combined
with great abilities.
HOCSEOLD MATTERS.
To Clean Paint Work.
A steamboat steward says that house
keepers should go to a steamboat for
lessons on cleaning paint work. The
cabin of a steamboat, painted a clear
white,is kept quite as if the painter had
just left it, being not only clear, but
having a beautiful polish. All that ii
necessary is a little water, a sponge, pure
castile soap, and a smooth cloth for rub
bing after the dirt has been washed oil
with the 6ponge. The rubbing restores
the polish. Many people pamt every
year, whereas if the paint is washed in
this way it will show clear and with a
high polish for four or five years.—
Prairie Farmer.
Use Plenty of Apples.
Apples are abundant and cheap this
year, says the New York 1 Vitaea, and
there is no more useful fruit. Law,
stewed, baked or piibserved,-they are
wholesome, toothsome and nutritious.
The fail apples are the most juicy and’
delicious, but do not keep, and for that
reason have to be sold cheap. Every
good-sized family should bay a barrel of
them at once for immediate use, and
save them from spoiling by eating them
up, A considerable portion of them
might also be made into jelly by coring
them and boiling skin and all. Led ap
ples are best for this purpose, as the
color of the skin gives a fine rich tint to
the jelly. A liberal allowance of lemon
juice should be added to the apple juice
and an equal weight of sugar, and the
whole boiled into a jelly. It is the
cheapest of all jellies, and remarkably
good when well made. Bought apple
jelly is not nearly so nice, and can seldom
be relied upon. It is frequently made
from the refuse of ti e evaporating es
tablishments, that is, the cores, and
skins and wormy apples.
LOVE'S SUFWCIBNC^'
Tie said by the poet, It is better far
To love and lose.
Than never to have loved at all. But I—
I may-not choose,
For then has come into my life a love
Bo fierce, so strong,
That I am helpless in its grasp, content
To drift along.
At first I kflew not ’twas Love’s sea I had
Bet sail upon,
Bo, happy, floated on, with half-dosed eym.
Through shade and sun;
What heeded I which way I went, with him
My boat to guide!—
What dangers had the unknown sea, if be
Was by my side!
I woke to find myself in waters strange,
No land in sight;
All things seemed radiant, new. A mighty
flood
Of rare delight
Swept o’er my startled soul; the sky, the
waves
With glory shone,
Am was revealed the rapturous thrill of love,
Till then unknown.
And now let shadows fail, let storms arise,
On his dear breast,
Shielded and safe, I lie, while shelt’ring arms
Fold me to rest.
The night may come, it holds no dread for
me;
His tender kiss
Boothes all my fears,and fills my happy heart
With perfect bliss.
—Frank Leslie's.
Pickles.
For pickles of all kinds use the best
cider vinegar and not an acid, vinegar,
so-called, it canm-t be too strong, as it
is weakened when scalded. L nsealded
vinegar does not keepwell with pickles.
Ne\er use a metal vessel in p ckliog; it
should be either granite ware or por
celain. Fickle* should be examined fre
quently and the soit ones taken out. If
white specks appear in the vinegar drain
it off and scald; add a half teacup of
sugar to each gallon and p u:r aga n over
the pickle*. A few bits of hmse radish
or a few cloves added will imp:ove the
flavor.
All vegetables or fruits for pickling,
except for sweet pickles, should be
sound, but not quite ripe. Do not scald
cucumbers, but soak them in salt und
water. Boiled beets cau be p ckled
whole, first removing the outer skin, to
be sliced - wbeu required. stables
that fcquirc lo-i.e boiled oe6< ;i before
pickling will be whiter if a litt e lenioh
or green grape juice i* added to the
water, as cabi-age, cauliflower, white
beets or onions. For green vegetables
put a little soda in the water to preserve
the color. Care sho ;ld be taken not to
scald too much, or they will be soft aud
tasteless.
Always have the vegetables or fruit
perfectly cold before pouring over the
vinegar, wnich should be in ali cases very
hot
A good average of spices to a quart of
pickles is an even teaspoon each of all
spice and peppercorns, one-half a tea
spoon of mustard seed, a piece of Jamaica
ginger one inch long and a tablespoon of
stick cinnamon broken.—Detroit Free
Fress.
Household Hints.
Use a warm knife ia cutting warm
bread and the like.
A paste of whiting and benzine will
remove spots f:oin marble.
A salt ham should be soaked over night
in plenty of soft water previous to boil
ing.
After washing a wooden bowl place it
where it will dry equally on all sides,
away from the stove.
Fruit stains on white goods can be re
moved by pouring boiling water directly
from the kettle over the spots.
Hive sirup is good for croup or inflam
mation of the lungs. It must be kept iu
a cool place, for if it sours it is \ ery
poisonous.
If you want poached eggs to look par
ticularly nice cook each egg in a mu n
ring placed iu the bottom of a saucepan
of boiling water.
A creaking hinge can be cured by the
use of a black lead pencil of the softest
number, the point rubbed into all the
crevices of the hinge.
Corks may be made air and water tight
by keeping them for five minutes under
melted paraffine. They must be kept
down with a wire screen.
For cleaning bra-s use a thin paste of
plate powder, two tablespoonfuls of vine
gar, four tablespoonfuls of alcohol. Rub
with a piece of flannel; polish with
chamois.
t-'uet should be cooked before it is
stale. Boil for two or three hours, then
strain through a linen cloth. One-fourth
of this fat and three-fourths lard is a
good mixture for frying doughnuts.
Be very particular about disiufectiug
the kitchen sink. Washing soda, two
tablespoonfuls to a gallon of boiling
water, makes au excellent wash to pour
hot into the sink at after you have fin
ished using it.
It has been estimated that if the heat
generated within the body were allowed
to accumulate within us, aud none to b;
given off, it would be sufficient to rahe
ihe body to the boiling point in thirty,
tix hour*.
According to Pasteur and ( h smberland,
typhoid bacillus is in ninety nine cases
out of a hundred communicated through
drinking water.
PITH AND POINT.
He was only a finished gymnast when
he fell from the trapeze and broke hia
neck.
Very often the “May I?” of courtship
ia answered by the “You must” of matri
mony.
In teaching a boy drawing give him the
premises and let him draw his own con
clusions.
In all the vocabulary of quarantine
there is no such word as hospitality.—
Picayune.
That bread riot in France was partici
pated in by loafers.—Pittsturg Chronicle-
Ttlegraph.
When poverty is abolished, what a hard
time every one will have doing all hia
own work.
In Texas a man rarely cuts an ac
quaintance, but a stranger from the Easl
has to be mighty careful.—Harper*I
Bazar. ;
The man who falls out of a balloon
realizes the gravity of the aituution be
fore he has dropped five miles.—Harper**
Bator.
The difference between being burned
out and tired out is tire.
case you get tut insurance.—jfaiiSSuM
Breeze.
Tom—“Do you know, Jack, thal
woodpecker reminds me of my tailor.”
Jack—“Why ? Because he bores so with
his bilL”
A man that marries a widow is bound
to give up smoking and chewing. It
she gives up her weeds for him, h«
should give up the weed for her.—St.
Louis Humorist.
The leaflets brown and scarlet
Are losing all their grip;
They flutter from the branches,
And dow n the breezes slip,
While the robin packs his singlet
And scoots to Mississipp.
Old Man’s Darling (imploring!—“Tell
me the worst, doctor. Believe me. I can
stand it.” Smart Doctor .doubtfully!—
•T don’t koow about that. However,
nerve yourself, then, madame. Your
husband will get well.”—Sittings.
Too High a Valuation: Customer-to
bird fancier)—“My wife wants a parrot.
What's the lowest you will take for that
bird." Bird Fancier—“Fifty dollars,
sir, is rock-bottom.” Parrot—“Come
off, you’ve tried to sell me for twenty!”
—Life.
A cat market has been started in Paris
which has led some one to prophesy a
unique market report, running thus:
Tabbies, dull; toms, buoyant; kittens,
lively; Angoras, depressed; brindled,
very brisk: Persians, in great demand;
tortoiseshells, heavy.—New York Post.
Impatient Husband—“Where in the
world have you been? I want my din
ner.” Wife—“Excuse me, John, but I
ran down to the Sewing Society at five/
snd to my surprise it didn’t wind up
until eght. Husband—“You mean it
was wound up at five and didn’t run
down till eight.”—Sun.
Squirrel Skins and the Weather.
Tacked upon the wall in one corner of
my room are three native gray squirrel
ikins. The agile chatterers that were
once within these soft jackets were shot
last October in the Maine woods, and their
furs were t inned and sent to me at the
same time by au enthusiastic sportsman
of my acquaintance. The ordinary way
in which these skins are preserved in the
country, is by merely tackim* them upou
a good broad shingle, sprinkling a little
salt over them and then settiug aside for
a week to dry. For almost a year now
have these furs been upon my wall in a
soft, pliant and dry coudition. as they
sh >uld be. Last Tuesday, though, when
the atmosphere was so excessively sat
urated with moisture I found them soak
ing wet, with great beads of water distrib
uted over the surface. The salt with
which they were permeated, had simply
been unable to withstand the humidity in
the air, and had, of a consequence, been
dissolved by it. If squirrel skins prove
to be such an accurate register of atmos
pheric moisture, it might not be a bad
idea for the Signal Service Bureau to
adopt them henceforth as standard hy
grometers, or at least to use them in con
nection with their other iustrumenta.
My skins, as I write, are in normal coa
lition again.’’—New York Newt.