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About The Enterprise. (Carnesville, GA.) 1890-1??? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1890)
VOL. 1. Love’s Co nlng. Cove catne to main life »o late That Time bat! closed the outer gate-- 80 late it seemed the door was barred, Bolts shot, and alt the house rough scarred flint owned my habiiation gave no sign ( f welcome to the God benign, For Love with all his power divine Had eomeso late. It sccmc -1 that none would ever come I i answer to his knock, though some Sweet thought stirred restless in my breast I’m asy wukeJ from its long rest, so strange were such lair visitors that when Love came and cubed, and rated again, It was at fi stiu vain, for then It seemed so lute. No chamber hail my soul prepare! A i»inst lii-i coming, none had dared Foretell h s advent; it did seem More of a sweet, unstable dream— before his summons, sweet and clear, rang out Waking the drowsylidded rout Of fancies, passion-sweet, hts shout Seemed all too late. Xo rich trust had he n spread for him; AH tlie guest-chamber lights burned dim, For few had come that way to claim A resting place—e’en tickle fmic Had fled long, long before Love came— And yet the close gate opened wide At his approach; bolts shot aside; All the bright soul lights flamed, and loud Kang out the welcome of the crowd. My soul's best minstrelsy did welcome him, Bright grew my dimmest, darkest dream, For after all it did not seem Love cams too late. — [Richard K. Lyon in Indianapolis Journal. THE STORY OF A DUEL, “Comrades! have ye heard the news? A man hath come forward to answer the challenge of Jaeopo the Swordsman!” This announcement, made in one of 1 lie principal streets of Florence on a flue summer morning in tho latter part of the sixteenth century, was quite sufficient to gather an excited crowd round the speaker the instant he uttered it; for Jacopo Belloni (popularly known as “Jacopo the Swordsman,” from his deadly skill in fencing) was widilv renowned as tho most formid¬ able prize-figli'.er in all Italy, although (according to the custom of those times) he fought, not with his lists, but with his sword. The redoubtable Jacopo had already killed three or four fencers of renown who had ventured to encounter him, and then, finding that people seemed to be getting rather shy of testing his prowess, lie had lately issued a formal challenge to all comers, and had offered to stake a pretty large sum of money upon the result. This challenge, however, had al¬ ready been thrice repeated without any one appearing partial atly anxious to accept it; and therefore it was no great wonder that the announcement quoted above should have been re¬ ceived with looks and exclamations of doubt, and even of flat disbelief. “It is impossible, Maso! (Tom). No man living would be so mad!” “It must be a jest—and a sorry one, too.” “Or else Maso is lying. Confess that thou art lying, according to thy custom, brother Maso, and we will forgive thee!” “Laugh if ye will, my friends,” said Maso, slightly affronted, “but I lie not. It stands writ out iu the Mar¬ ket Place, full fair to see, that there is a man ready to meet Jacopo on the seventh morning from today.” “Then there is one more fool in Die town than I thought,” grunted a stout armorer,” “and there will soon be one less.” “Who is the man?” lie must be a stranger here, or he would know bc‘- ter.” “I can not tell,” said Maso; “for, although his challenge is fairly writ, there is no name signed to it.” “Then it must needs he a jest,” growled a sturdy butcher, beside him. “No jest, i’faith,” cried Maso; “for ho hath staked one thousand five hun¬ dred pistoles on the event.” Incred ble as Maso s news ap¬ peared, however, it was speedily and surely confirmed, and tiie tidings of the expected combat flow abroad like wildfire, kindling a universal excite- ment. When the clay appointed for tiie fight came, not only all Florence, but all tho country round sjoined to have gathered to watch the sport, and in the ranks of the spectators were to ba seen young nobles from all the greatest families in Northern Italy. The stage upon which the two champions were to meet was a large platform of smooth planking (thickly strewn with sawdust to keep their feet from slipping), which, being full thirty feet in letigDt by at least twenty in breadth, gave ample space for all their movements, At either eud of the slttge was a smaller platform, on which stood a tent of white canvas; aud upon these tents all eyes were fixetkin eager expectation, for they bid from sight tho heroes. Presently ono of the tents was seen to open, and forth stepped the famous tTilcopo Belloni lUwDClf, bowing com TH K ENTERPRISE * descendingly in acknowledgment of the thundering cheers that greeted his appearance. Tho renowned swordsman’s toll, ac¬ tive, sinewy figure was a perfect model of well-trained agility and strength; but bis dark, lean, wolfish face, with its hooked nose, sloping forehead, bristly, black moustache, sharp, white teeth, and fierce, restless, gray eye (which was turned hungrily upon the opposite tent) were unpleasantly sug¬ gest,vo of some ferocious beast of prey. And now the other tent opened in its turn, and a long cry of astonish- ment broke from every lip. Tho man who was about to encounter the dread- ed Bellom was seen to be a slim, hand- some youth, barely twenty years old, so slender in frame, and so smooth and delicate in face, that, but for bis lofty stature and tho silky moustache on his upper lip, he might have been mistaken for a girl. Tho bravo shrugged Ids broad shoulders with a disdainful laugh, and muttered some coarse jest about “whipping the child back to its mother;” but the young man took no heed of him. Then up rose a line-looking old man in a richly-embroidered suit of cnin- son velvet, the Marquess 1 cu Scala, . ... Place, who, , as warden of tho Market had . , charge of t , day , . proceedings. .. ° e s 1 lie announced that this . voting man staked , , thousand five . hundred _ . . one , pis- toics (nearly , , thousand , . three . , J one nun- v ; , , against . thousand . . a red 1 pounds') ' ° one wagered . , by Jacopo, ad , mg . that, , as ° * 1 * ? there , personal enniitv , between was no ." the , two combatants, , the .. first wound , _ _ either . . might . , fairly _ . . end . receive I by ^ tie tight. But here the young stranger inter- posed. “Let me entreat your wor- ship.” said he, with stern emphasis, defeat , „ „ he sole , winch , . . “not to purpose could have made me stoop to et.coun- ter you cut-throat. It is full time thathis murderous hand were stayed fr~m shedding = more blood; and, with the , help 1 of „ Heaven, ’ mine shall be the stay , . _ Ere I , leave this , . spot, , ann to it. , lie or I shall lie dead.” In the dead hush of universal amazement, those clear, stern, menac¬ ing tones rang out like the summons of a destroying angel. The specters stood agast, and looked at each other in silence; and even the savage Bel¬ loni seemed cowed, for the scornful smile faded front his lips, and a faint uneasiness made itself visible for the first time t.irough the swaggering im¬ pudence of his look. These signs of wavering did not pass unnoticed by the watching crowd, some of whom taunted him with his changed look; on which, stung to Die quick, the bul¬ ly fiercely shook off his momentary hesitation, and advanced upon hts foe with uplifted sword. The latter met hint with equal readiness, and a deep and solemn hush settled down upon that great multitude as Die shining blades were seen to cross. Belloni pressed furiously forward, his sword flickering like lightning as lie dealt thrust after thrust, with a quickness which no eye ccukl follow. He appeared to be bent upon bearing down Ins young opponent by sheer strength; but to his own surprise, and that of every one else, ho seemed to have met bis match at last. Lunge after lunge did lie make, with seem- ingly irresistible force, and again and again did the bystanders draw in their breath as they watched to see the stranger fall; but the thirsty point was always turned aside jn-t as it seemed about to pierce him. Nor did he once break ground, but kept cir¬ cling round and round his foe, watch¬ ing for a chance of attacking in turn. That chance came at last. Jaeopo, spent with his own violent exertions, could no longer maintain this exhaust¬ ing attack, llis breath began to fail and liis hand to tremble. Then Dio stranger sprang forward, and attacked Bel'oni in his turn, with the light of a sudden and terrible gladness upon his beautiful face, which made Die hardiest spectators shudder as they saw if. Twice Belloni dashed aside the point just as it reached him, but the second (itno an ominous stain of crimson on bis white vest showed that the parry had conte all but too late. They clos'd a third time—there was a quick tramp- ling of feet, a clash of a steel, a hoarse choking curse—and the destroyer of so many lives lay dead at the feet, pierced through the heart. The momentary pause of silent stupefaction was followed by loug-continnod thunders o( appl.nso, wliUe j,- the Mai-qne.i dl Scala, teeming- much pleased, held to the coa- f «—•*“* stakes; but the latter, to every ones “Monev that is sta lled with '7f: blood shall never bo touched by my hands,” jig said, ill a tpno of such commanding CARNESVILLE, GA., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER U. 181)0. dignity ns to impress evon the proud old noble to whom ho spoke. “Give it to tho widows and the orphan chil¬ dren of the mon whom litis wretch hath .slain.” “And who art thou, fair sir, I pray thee?” asked the marquess, looking at him wondering!)*. “I tun from Scotland,” answered the victorious youth, “and my name is—.Tames Crichton!” “The Admirable Crichton l” shouted the throng, .with one voice, hailing the renowned Scot by the title which lie had already made famous throughout a’.i Europe, “Av, the Admirable Crichton, in good sooth,” cried the Marquess di Simla, “and never moro truly ndmir- able than when be thus risks ids life to punish the guilty, and gives up his well-won gains to relieve the dis¬ tressed.” „ „ „ Water, steam, sand, air and sun bal , w wo im , aU famiiiar wllh . lmt hay , )a , hs (lro a gpecialty Jn tho Tvrol t , 10UJ , h thov liave „ 0 t vet been adopted clgewhore# Among baths tliev are so ^ tlwy ^ wor% of moll . Hon. The peasants are very fond of (aki )m . bntbg| al)(] tbo , 0 wllIch are tlie . most . desirable , , , arc of .. the licwlv- , short mountam-hav, . which mown ’ must . , be still ... “baking.” ... „ So popular . . are they and so simple, that , upon * ; many of the . Alpine ... heights , . , there . are small . huts . belonging . . to 4 the .. mountain- . . which , . , they , . have . built especially ... eers, the The bather . having tor purpose. completely , , divested ... .... himself ,, of * Ins , . clothing, lies down in . a nest . of c the . hav, and . an attendant 14 , . covers him with ... * hay to the neck. , Someone ,, must . be , on the watch during the hay bath, which illvalku taUe to vcstorc failure Qf tho bod „ v £unctionlf uotab ly that of . the , heart. . ^ t Uag , 0UBly irod ho js . d r and dried bv (Ue . <batUill r » attendant: he ldm- g ;, ( . g 8eldom a condilion to do tins, .. owing .... to the extreme , lassitude , produced ; , , by . his . “bath.” .. „ He IT can gen- erally ,, manage to , dress , himself, , how- ' ever. So many patronize ... those , baths that they often lie in the hay head to head, as many as the place will hold. How dirty and crushed the hay is at the end of the “season,” any one can imagine. Tho hay-ba'.h cure is not without its dangers. In August,1886, two bathers faiuted on emerging from the steaming hot mountain-hay, which would indicate a powerful effect on the vital functions, that is not observ¬ able in ordinary cases of faulting from the heat of an overcrowded room, which, as every one knows, is not The Great Desert. A trip through Algeria to the Sahara Desert was recently made by Dr. John Murray, the learned Scotch geogra¬ pher. His investigations lead to the conclusion that this vast desert is not, as is genet ally taught, an old sea-bed, but that its present features are chiefly ^ (o „ t berlo ccmd it i0 ns. The existing rock is not far below Die sur¬ face, and where exposed is seen to be the origin of Die overlying sand. Rapid and extreme changes in temper¬ ature have piayed an impoi tant part in the process of disintegration, the variations sometimes being from 100 degrees during the day to below freez¬ ing at night. Tho sinking of artesian w lis is being pushed forward with remarkable success, forming large and productive oases, for which the supply of water—believed to come from hills surrounding the desert and at a great distance front tiie wells—seems to be unlimited. The Mystery of Memory. “How far back in your life can you remember?” asked a psychologist yes¬ terday, referring to groat feats of memory. “Let me see,” said his friend, reflectively, “I can recall inci¬ dents in my life as far back as my fourth year.” “That is about the average, ’ replied the gentleman, “al¬ though many people claim to be able to recall events in their lives as far b ick as the age of two. I myself can recall one or two events that must liave liap- pelted when I was not more than two years old. One tiling that I recall is that I have a vivid impression of sit- ting on (he floor of tiie nursery play- ir.g with my blocks. My mother came in tho room. She wore a hat with an ornament of a big bird. All this is clear to me, even today.”—[Detroit Free Press, Tta I'mcl Bu , »» Be...- ~ «■“ «» re - • “ 1"“ ‘ " aTlime”o» i (oi Boston)—A dot, ; M,S9 m toadfilIel , , „ . „ , ; 1,1-0 * u '" _ 04 v 101 - AN ELECTRIC TREE. A Remarkable Old Elm in New York City. invalids Touch It and Assort That They are Cured. Every time it rains tho tall elm tree in front of Franz Otto’s place, No. 11) Stuyvcsant street, becomes electrified. The current is cause 1 by four electric- light wires which come in contact with j tlie branches of tho tree, and in wet j weather tho wood becomes a splendid | conductor. At times the current is very mild. Then again it increases in strength anti those whoso hands camo in contact with tho tree draw back in alarm. It is believed by many people that Die electricity after filtering through tho damp wood h’s great healing qualities. Invalids of ail descriptions come to the tree for relief after all other remedies have failed. The school boys testify that contact with the tree will remove warts. One boy, who gave his name as Charles Burton, said that tho back of his left hand was covered with them until a week ago, when they were all removed by hold¬ ing them against the tree for half an hour. Several old people suffering from rheumatism visit the tree every morning about 6 o’clock and lean against it for an hour or so. Nil's. Franz Otto said to a World re¬ porter that site was frequently com¬ pelled to call a policeman in order to disperse the crowd fiom the front of her door. “One old lady,” sho said, “walked here from Cherry street, though she was very lame and peeled oft' a pint cup full of the bark. Her son is near¬ ly dead with consumption and in some way she had become possessed of tho idea that a dose of tho powdered bark after each meal would cure him.” When one suffering from tiro tooth¬ ache wishes relief, some friend places one hand against tiie tree and a finger of the other against the affected tooth. It is said that ilie treatment works an immediate cure. Adolphus Johansen, seventy-two years old, told Die reporter that he had taken a pint of buttermilk after each nteal for more than five years, in liopo of curing a serious heart trouble. Leaning against tltis tree half an hour every morning for a week, lie said helped him more than the whole live years’ buttermilk treatment. Hiram J. Colt had tried all the vari¬ ous remedies for catarrh until the car¬ tilage support of his nose was com¬ pletely gone. He then stood patiently with lus face against the tree for ten ininu es each , day , for _ three weeks , and _ is , satisfied that 1ns nose has , greallv , Miss J* Henrietta ‘ . . M. Truesdale tells a remarkable , . , story. bhe . sixty-live .... is years old , , and , , has been , afflicted since ' early , womanhood , . with . , extreme lierv- ousuess and , melancholia. , , ,. ... Life, she . ’ said, ... for than , „ thirty . , had . more years , been one glooinv , waiting ... for .. God to take , , her . , borne. About , two weeks , ago she , , heard , her , little nephew talking . about , . the wonderful „ , elm , tree. She ,,, dislikes ,. a crowd , amt , would , , not go during . . the day, . lmt, , , accompanied ... by her . brother, , she , liai , since . visited the tree every night . at 12 o’clock. . , , She ,, remains there about . . , half ,, an hour . with her , .head , , against . . ,, Die free. . “The „„ , brain . is . Die ,, seat , of . electricity , . . .. in . the bodv,” she said, “and . ... the cur- rent came so gently (hat ,, . it was all ap- proprialed bv the cells , of ... Dio nervous :. ’ tissue. Consequently „ .. ,, the power and , extravagance of . youth . have my vc- turned and Ian a new woman.” Miss Truesdale was fyr many years an ardent Christian Scientist, but she now believes that Die electric Ireo lias greater power to heal than has the human mind. Ralph Spencer of East Eighteenth street, Chas. Cook of West Fifty- second street, and Jacob Silberwick of St. Mark’s place, ail assert that the tree will restore hair to bald heads. These gentlemen are not sure whether their gratitude should be extended to the electrical currents or to the medi¬ cal properties of the bark. One tiling they aro certain of, however, is that after little more than a week’s trcal- ment, which consisted in rubbing the bald spots with the fresh bark or leaves of the tree, a new and abundant growth of hair appeared, where before the skin was as white and smooth as that of a baby.—[Ex. He Renumbered. Mamina—I hope in little boy while dining with f-iends^t';memiipred what I told him about not taking cake the second time? Little boy—Yes, mamma. J remem- bered and took two pieces the first time. A Novel Idle Rout. A London correspondent, of tho New PiciiviLo says: In u short there will l>e stationed at Har¬ for work along this coast, a life that will have for its motive neither sail, nor oars, nor nor paddle wheel, but will bu by wlmt is called a turbine A lurbino is a horizontal wheel, and nothing in (lie way engines could bo less complex than of the life boat. They have to drive water through this at something like a ton a see- I he manipulation of the \aho tho course of this tremendous ream, and scuds the boat lorn aid, it to the right or left without as¬ from the rudder, spins it and round like a teetotum or stops it dead at pleasure. it sounds Jules Verucish, but it is a She—the Duke of Northumber¬ is the name, but all boats arc sites built of the very best steel and is immense strength. Being divided no loss than fifteen water-light she practically cannot and may be relied upon to live tho wildest seas. There is another cruel old Neptune’s amusements— amusement which has lasted since days of Noah—destroyed, and wo confidentially look for a time the sea’s powers of destruction be nil and its terrors reduced, and wholesome fear of seasickness keeps many a would-bo traveler roaming overcome. A Sliowcr of Winged Ants. One day recently we witnessed the phenomenon of a shower of winged ants, says a letter from Nicaragua in the Washington Star. We had just sat down to the evening meal, when suddenly the air became thick with thousands of these insects, which im¬ mediately covered the table, getting into Dio soup and over everything. We were forced to beat a hasty re¬ treat and seek shelter under our mo¬ squito nets, which in Nicaragua are made of calico. The ants remained about half an hour, at the end of which time Dicy dispersed as myste¬ riously as they had come, leaving as evidence of tluir visit millions of wings. The next day we had a repe¬ tition of Die visit, and a few days since were treated to another of smaller and different species called travellers. These marched in at otto end of out* shacks and out at the other, though we were compelled to vacate in their favor for the time being, as they smarmed over everything. Their stay, however, was short and great damage was done by their visit. But what makes , the , whales . , come on shore , when , „ they feel ill I T1 It looks , , like suicide—and ... : , be. That , beasts , may and birds in the same way go aside from „ their . . comrades , to suiter ... the , ex. tremc , trial of deatli is a pathetic fact which .... is well ,, known- , Sometimes, _ no doubt, , , their . . friends ... desert , . them, lliev feel , thkt ,, , (he , companionship . .. of enfeebled individual is a possible , an source of danger; or perhaps, instinct teaches , them , thus , to avoid . tho . risk , of infection. Or, again, it may be that sight n of death is intolerable to them, , just . it . , lias , been and „ . to as is many human , tribes, , who . leave ,, tlioir . dying , . . solitude, ... . and . will to pass away iu not, .. .. the last infirmity of : remain to witness ,, Whatever r , the . explanation, ... tho . man. fact „ . Di , it , . Die animal . , world ,, remains in rule , creatures go away and , die , , by as a themselves, , , and , the water-folk , „ corn- nut . suicide by 1 leaving their own ele- ment for . winch , . , they not one iu can live.— rLondon Telegraph, 1 . - Average Length of Life Sentences. Fifteen years is about Dio average lifetime sentence. Very few convicts, though sentenced for life, serve more than that period. They die or are pardoned. Iu t ,- e Missouri prison there are five t o iday pardons every year granted by Die Governor. One white and ono negro convict aro pardoned on tho Fourth of July, and two white and one negro convict on Christmas. The long termers get the benefit of this clemency. This I heartily endorse. If fifteen years does not reform a in;tn fifty years will not.— [Giobe Demo¬ crat. An Expensive Hog. Mr. IV. If. Vanderbilt lias a mastiff dog, Wallace by name, which stands him in $10,700. This valuable animal cost the odd $700 originally, and in- creased liis value by biting Charles Myers, who had been employed by Mr. Vanderbilt to train bird-dogs, Mr. Vanderbilt paid the expenses in- curved by Myers in repairing the dam¬ age inflicted by tho dog, which amounted to $5000, and has sent Myers a check for $5000 as compensa¬ tion, He still lias the dog, however. SCIENTIFIC SCRIPS. An English astronomer states that the oldest historical record of a solar eclipse is in Homer’s Iliad. Experiments by an Italian physician indicate that tuberculosis of fowls is different from that of man, and is not transmitted to (lie latter. A new stenographic machine in use by tho Italian Parliament is capable of recording 250 words n minute, and can be readily manipulated by a blind person. Some of tho cottonwood telegraph poles used in Nevada chanced to be sunk iu marshy places with the bark on. They have taken root, and display attractive foliage. The balloon proposed for polar ex¬ plorations is ninety-nine feet in diam¬ eter and 500,000 cubic feet in volume. The journey is to be begun from Spits¬ bergen, and with a favorable wind is expected to last llirco or four days. It is proposed to have movable wings to expand almost to tho sides of the tunnel, on the cars of the Tunnel Rail¬ way up the Jungfrau. These would act like a parachute in proventing too rapid descents. A passenger elevator to the summit of Mont Blanc—the shaft to have eight compartments, each six feet square, and each to carry a triple-decked ele¬ vator for 27 passengers—lias been pro¬ posed by an American mining engi¬ neer. The heat produced from the light of a firefly is only one per cent, of an equal amount of candle light. The bug’s light is produced by a chemical action, as it is increased by putting the fly in oxygen and diminished in an atmos¬ phere of nitrogen. An interesting fact just ascertained by government observers is that at (lie extremities of Long Island Sound tho title begins to flow inward near the bottom one and one-half hours before it begins to flow in (lie same direction at tho surface of the water. A year or two ago tho great red spot on Jupiter, which lias puzzled astrono¬ mers since 1887, was reported to boon the point of bccomng invisible, but it 8 so well defined as to be a very con¬ spicuous object on a photograph of the planet lately taken at tho Paris Observ¬ atory. Ruby light for photographic pur¬ poses, in spite of all that lias been said in favor of orange green, continues to hold its own iu tho dark room, ai. though many who use it complain of its effect on their eyes. A remedy fo r this lias been found in tho introduc¬ tion of a pane of ground glass be¬ tween the eyes and the ruby. Tho eyes of insects arc immovable, and many of them seem cut into » multitude of facets, like the facets of a diamond. Each of those facets ii supposed to possess flic powers of n true eye. Lcncnboeek counted :!,)81 of them in the cornea of a beetle, and over 8,000 iu that of a common horse- fly* A Rome correspondent says it is pro¬ posed to convene an international con¬ ference some time next year to deal with the question of the meridian. Tho suggestion is to select Jerusalem instead of Greenwich or Paris as the meridian line. A proposal will also he made to fix a universal standard of time. Down-draughts in chimneys may bo obviated by a recent English device. It consists of a number of grooved rings placed over each other with spaces between, and made of metal or clay. Tho grooves arc so shaped that when tho wind strikes them it is so de- (leclcd that it draws air up the chim¬ ney, and in this way elieotually pre¬ vents down-draught. In Praise of Coffee. 11 is asserted by men of high pro¬ fessional ability that when the system needs a stimulant nothing equals a cup of fresh cotlee. Those who desire t< rescue the dipsomaniac from his cupf will find no better substitute foi spirits, than strong, newly rnadt coflee without milk or sugar. Two ounces of coffee, or one-eighth of t pound, to one pint of boiling water, makes a first-class beverage, but the water must be boiling, not merely hot. It is asserted that malaria and epidemics are avoided by those who drink a enp of hot coffee before ven¬ turing into the morning air. Burned on hot coals coffee is a disinfectant for a sick room, and by some of the best physicians it is considered a specific iu typhoid fever.—[Chicago Herald. One Secret Safe. Mr. Handsome — Ob, you know, mother, women can’t keep a secret. His Mother—Yc* they can, my son. You have been industriously courting that Miss Ilighfly for a year, and yon don’t know her real ago yet,-— [Gootj Now*. 45. How llahy Wakes. Through the drowsy dreamland has* Peeps two roguish orbs of blue; Wonderment Is in their gaze As they chance to rest on you; Cherry lips begin to work And you catch a cherub smile, Dimpled digits twitch and jerk As you pause to watch awhile. Then a troubled spirit wakes, Fears the tender heart assail, O'er the face a storm cloud breaks And ensues a plaintive wall; Then a brief, expectant look, Struggling through tho depth of woe, Plainly says: “I will not brook Any more delay, you know.’’ Now you raise her in your arms, Pressing close the yielding form, Captive to the many charms Of the nurseling soft and warm; And you own the magic away Of the despot small nod sweat, Ousting in a reckless way All your heart at baby's feet. — [Frank H. Welch, iu Detroit Press HUMOROU*. The fly is a chronic aspirant for tin crown. An infant industry—Making papa walk Die floor nights. In Die battlo of life it is tho (rami who is always asking for quarter. As a rule the watch and cloak maker even in his busiest times, has plenty oi time. “I can’t keep a friend,” remarked the lemonade, sadly. “1 am alway< gelling shook.” “I say, Charley, that man ovet there must be a millionaire.” “No, I guess not. He looks too lmppy.” Van llnsslei—Don’t you find tha you can write bettor on an cmpl) stomach? Scnvwler—No, I can write better on paper. If you ever doubted that a man could be sarcastic, yon doubt it iu longer when you have heard him praising your enemy. “New York is a great place,” said the tourist. “It has an Italian quarter and a Chinese quarter and a French quarter, but where is tho American quarter?” “In tho pocket of the hotel waiter,” answered his American cousin. Footman (at the club): Beg pard’n, sir. Languid Swell: We-ell, wliat is it, James? Footman: Beg pard’n, I’m sure, sir; hut do you know, sir, is there a gentleman waiting for you in Die reception room with one eye named AValker? Languid Swell: Don’t know him, sure. Say, what’s tho name of the otlior eye? Old Rank Rills. Did ony one ever wonder what be¬ comes of the old bank bills when too much worn to be kept in circula¬ tion? We know they are redeemed at the sub-treasuries; but what is done with them then, or what became oi tho paper money that was in use seve¬ ral years ago when there was no silver money in circulation with which to make change? During Grant’s administration tills scrip and the accumulation of worn out bank bills were gathered together in the Treasury at Washington in one huge, ragged, ill-smelling pile, of which the clerks who counted it were afraid for fear diseaso lurked in it. This dirty paper had all been redeemed with silver money and represented hundreds of thousands of dollars. The pile was set on lire and burned in Die presence of several officials, and afterward the ashes were taken and mixed with some adhesive substance. From the composition thus made was modeled a statuette a foot high of a broken, tinted column, and also a per¬ fect fac-simile of the old Liberty Rell in Independence Hall, Philadelphia. The hell lias tho appearance of dark granite and is six inches high.—^[Jour¬ nal of Finance. The Groat Tempest of 1703. Apropos ot recent numerous tem¬ pests and cyclones all over Europe, tho Boston Transcript gives some in¬ teresting facts about the great tempest of 1708, which extended over the whole of Europe, anil continued foi a week with unparalleled violence— more especially in England. It reached its culminating point on Sat¬ urday, November 27th, of that year. The losses in London were computed at .(WO,000,000; tho streets were en¬ cumbered with the ruins of houses; (he number of persons drowned in tho rivers Severn and Thames and in the vessels which broke away from their anchorage, and which were never heard of afterwards, was by estima¬ tion 8,000, besides which twelve ships >f war, with 1,800 men ajid 521 can¬ nons, foundered within sight qf land; 1,700 trees in ancf* jyent^wevo torn up by the roqts. on ono estate in Gloticestersliip, 600 trees, averaging 60 feet in height, were uprooted iu a space of live acres. The Eddystone liglitliouse was destroyed, and a large number of cattle nwished,
