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franklin county.
VOL. II. NO. 50.
The Pilgrim.
He sought the land of Bpring,
And through the wide world went.
He halted when he heard tho robins sing,
And where tho buds their wondrous fra¬
grance blent.
But later on there came
The breath of frost and chill;
The forest shed its robes of gold and flame,
The birds flew southward o’er the distant
bill.
Intent upon his quest,
He went through all the earth;
ne sought tho happy islands of the West,
Where winter never silenced summer’s
mirth.
At length he loved, and then
He could not understand
The passage of the robin and the wren;
To him sweet spring reigned ever In the
land.
—[Flavel Scott Mines, in Harper’s Weekly.
love climbs the hill.
A NORWEGIAN ROMANCE.
From the time that Aslang was quite
grown up there was no longer any
peace or quiet at Husaby. Iu fact,
all the handsomest young fellows in
the village did nothing but fight and
quarrel night after night, and it was
always worse on Saturday night. As¬
lang’s father, old Canute Husaby,
never went to bed on those
without keeping on at least his leather
breeches and laying a good'stout birch
stick on the bed beside him. “If I
have such a pretty daughter,” said
old Canute, “I must know how to
take care of her.”
Thor Nesset was only the son of a
poor cottager, and yet folks said that
it was he who went oftenest to visit
the fanner’s daughter at Husaby.
Of course, old Canuto was not pleased
to hear this. He said it was not true;
that, at any rate, lie had never seen
him there. Still they smiled and
whispered to each other that if he had
thoroughly searched the hay loft,
whither Aslang had many an errand,
he would have found Thor there.
Spring came, and Aslang went up
the mountain with the cattle. And
now when the heat of the day hung
over the valley, tlie rocks rose cool
and clear through the 6un’s misty
rays, the cow bells tinkled, the shop-
herd’s dog barked, Aslang sang her
“jodel” songs, and blew the cow horn,
all the young men felt their hearts
grow sore and heavy as they gazed
upon her beauty. And on the first
Saturday evening one after tlie other
they crept up tiie hill. But they came
down again quicker than they had
gone up, for at tho top stood a man
who kept guard, receiving each ono
who came up with such a warm re¬
ception that he all his life long re¬
membered the words that accompanied
the action: “Come up here again
and there will be still more in store
for you!”
Ail the young fellows could arrive
hut at one conclusion, that there was
only one man in the whole parish who
had such fists, and that man was Thor
Nesset. And ail tlie rich farmers’
daughters thought it was too bad that
this cottager’s Bon should stand high¬
est in Aslang Hnsaby’s favor.
Old Canute thought the saipe when
he heard about it all, and said that if
there were no one else who could check
him he would do it himself. Now
Canute was certainly getting on in
years; still, although lie was past 60,
he often enjoyed a good wrestling
match with liis eldest son whenever
time indoors fell heavy on liis hands.
There was but one path up I) e
mountain belonging to Husaby, and it
went straight through (he farm gar.
den. Next Saturday evening as Thor
was on his way to tlie mountain,creep¬
ing carefully across tlie yard,hurrying
ns soon ns lie was well past the farm
buildings, a man suddenly rushed at
him.
‘‘What do you want with me?”
asked Thor, and hit him such a blow
•n (lie face that sparks danced beforo
his eyes.
“You will soon learn that,” said
some one else behind him, and gave
him a great blow in the back of his
neck. That was Aslang’s brother.
“And here’s the third man,” said
Old Canute, and attacked him also.
The greater tho danger tlie greater
was Thor’s strength. He was supple
ss a willow, aud hit out right man-
fully; he dived and he ducked; when¬
ever a blow fell it missed him, and
when none expected it he would deal
» good one. He stooped down, he
sprang on one side, but for all that he
got a terrible thrashing. Old Canute
said afterward that “he never fought
with a braver fellow. ” They kept it
till .blood began to flow, then
Canute cried out: “Stop!” Then be
added in a croaking tone: “If you
can get up here next Saturday, in
spite of Canute Husaby and his men,
the girl shall be yours I” •
Thor dragged himself home as best
he could, and when he reached tlie
cottage went straight to bed. There
THE ENTERPRISE.
Was a great deal of talk about the
fight up on Husaby hill, but evcrjrouo
said, “Why did ho go there?” Only
ouo person did not say so, and that
was Aslung. She had been expecting
Thor that Saturday evening, but when
she hoard what had happened between
him and her father, she sat down and
cried bitterly, and said to herself: “If
I may not have Thor I shall never have
a happy day again in this world.”
Thor stayed in iiis bed all day, and
when Monday came lie felt ho must
stay on where ho was. Tuesday came,
and it was a very lovely day- It had
rained in tho night; tho hills looked
so fresh and green, tho window was
open, sweet odors wero wafted in,
the cowbells wero tinkling on the
mountain and far up above somebody
was “Jodling.” Truly, if it bad
not been for his mother, who was sit¬
ting in the room ho could have cried.
Wednesday came, and still he stayed
in bed; Thursday, though, he began to
think about the possibility of being
well again by Saturday, and Friday
found him on his legs again. Then
ha thought of what Aslang’s father
had said: “If you can get up to her
next Saturday without being stopped
by Canute and his men the girl shall
be yours.” Over and over again lie
looked up at Ilusaby farm: “I shall
never see another Christmas,” thought
Thor.
As before mentioned, there was but
one path up to Husaby hill; but surely
any strong, able fellow must be able
to get to it, even though the direct
way were barred to him. For in¬
stance, if he were to row around the
point yonder and fasten his boat at
tho one side, it might be possible to
climb up there, although it was so
very steep that tho goats had great
difficulty in climbing it, and they are
not usually afraid of mountain work.
Saturday came, and Thor went out
early in tho morning. The day was
most beautiful; the sun shone so
brightly that the very bushes seemed
alive. Up on the mountain many
voices were “jodling,” and there was
much blowing of horns. When even¬
ing came lie was sitting at his cottage
door watching (ho steaming mist rise
up on the hills. He looked upward-
all was quiet.; he looked over toward
Husaby farm—and then he jumped
into his boat and rowed away around
the point.
Aslang sat before the hut; her day’s
work was done; 6he was thinking
Thor would not come that evening,
and that therefore many others would
come instead, so she unfaslend the dog,
and, without saying anything, walked
further on. She tat down so that she
could see across the valley, but the
mist was rising there and prevented
her looking down. Then she cliosc
another place, and, without thinking
more about it, sat down so that she
looked toward tho side where lay the
fjord. It seemed to bring peace to her
sou! when she could gaze far across
the water.
As she sat there the fancy struck
her that she was inclined to sing, so
she chose a song with “long drawn
notes,” and far and wide it sounded
through the mountains. She liked to
hear herself sing, so she began oyer
again when tho first verse was ended.
But when she had sung the second it
seemed to her as though some one
answered from far down below.
“Dear me, what can it be?” thought
Aslang. She stepped forward to the
edge and twined her arms round a
slender birch which hung, trembling,
over tho precipice, and looked down,
hut she could see nothing; the ford
lay there calm and at rest; not a
single bird skimmed the water. So
Aslang sat herse'f down again, aud
again she began to sing. Once more
came the answering voice in the same
tones and nearer than the first time.
“That sound was no ech>, whatever
it may be.” Asland jumped to her
feet, and again leaned over tlie cliff,
and there down below, at the foot of
rocky wall, she saw a boat fastened.
It looked like a tiny nutshell, for it
was very far down. Slie looked again,
and saw a fur cap. and under it the
figure of a man, climbing up the steep
barren cliff.
“Who can it be?” Aslang asked her¬
self, and, letting go the birch, she
s tepped back. She dared not answer
her own question, but well she knew
who it was. She flung herself down
on the greensward, seized the grass
with both hands as though it wero she
who dared net lose her hold for fear
of falling. But the grass came up by
the roots; she screamed aloud, and
dug her hands deeper and deeper into
the soil. She prayed to God to help
him; but then it struck her that this
feat of Thor’s would be called “tempt¬
ing Providence,” and, therefore, he
couid not expect help from above.
“Only just this once!” she prayed.
“Hear my prayer just this ono time,
and help Iiim!” Then she threw her
Equal Rights to all, Special Privileges to None.
CARNESVILLE, FRANKLIN CO.. GA., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 18.1891.
arms round tho dog, as though it wero
Thor whom sbo was clasping, and
rolled herself on tho grass beside it.
The time seemed to her quite end.
less.
Suddenly tho dog began to bark.
“Bow wow!” said ho to Aslang, aud
jumped upon her. And again, “AVow,
wow!” then over tho edge of the cliff
a coarae, round cap came to view, and
—Thor was in her arms.
lie lay there a whole minute, ami
neither of them was capable of ut¬
tering a syllable. And when they did
begin to talk thero was neither sense
nor reasou in anything they said.
But when old Canuto Husaby heard
of it lie uttered a remark which had
botli sense and reason. Bringing his
fist down on the table with a tremen¬
dous crash, “The lad deserves her,”
lie cried; “the girl shall be liis!”—
[Bjornsjterne Bjornson in Strand Mag¬
azine.
Fined His Own Mother. L
Gen. Dan Macauley was at ono time
mayor of Indianapolis, and in those
early days petty offenders against the
municipal laws wero brought before
tlie mayor, who passed sentence upon
them according to their faults. There
was [a very strict city ordinance
against fast driving, which had been
disregarded so steulily that it grow to
be a matter of common complaint, and
special instructions wero given to the
officers to keep an eye upon offenders
and for a time a great part of the ju¬
dicial business of the mayor was tho
consideration of charges of fast driv¬
ing.
Gen. Macauley’s mother was a very
spry old lady, who was much inter¬
ested in horseflesh, and who drove one
of the fastest horses in Indianapolis.
One day she camo down one of tho
city’s principal streets in her buggy,
driving this horse at a rate which ex¬
ceeded the regulation, and a special
offieter placed her under arrest. Next
morning she was brought before the"
mayor with the other offenders. Gen.
Macauley looked tip and caught sight
of his mother under the vigilant es¬
cort of a policeman. He showed no
sign of special interest in the case,
and when he got to it on the regular
list he said to the officer: “What is
the charge?”
Tlie officer related the circumstances
under which ho had arrested Mrs.
Macauley. Turning to his mother,
Gen. Macauley said: “Have you any¬
thing to say?”
t i No,” said the old lady.
“Ten dollars,” said tlie mayor, and
went on to the next case. Mrs. Mac-
auiey paid her fine of $10 without
comment.— [Indianapolis Journal.
Worthless Hainan Hair.
Thero is a fortune awaiting tho man
of sufficient ingenuity to invent some
use of tlie refuse hair of tho city’s
barber shops. There are in the city
1,365 such sliops, running on an aver¬
age three chairs each, and in them a
grand total of not less tiian 1,000
bushels of hair clippings accumulate
monthly. This hirsute mass, of all
degrees of color and quality, is carted
away with the ashes, no use having
been found for it. These establish-
ments whieh havo ladies’ departments
attached occasionally make use of the
shorn locks of a fair customer who is
generous enough to leave them behind.
But (lie occasions are rare when tlie
customer fails to take them away with
her, so that the barber’s revenue from
this source is light. One barber in
tliis city once saved three bushels of
sweepings from Ilia shop for a plas¬
terer. Two bushels of tlie stuff' wore
returned tho next day, however, the
plasterer having found that it was of
no uso to him as an ingredient of his
plaster.—[Philadelphia Record.
Identification by Finger-Tips,
In a recent number of the Nine¬
teenth Century thero is a very inter,
esling paper by Mr. F. Galton, on
identification by the surface marking
of finger-tips. The method lies in tho
system of ramifications of the minute
ridges that run across the palms of the
hands, and more especially in tlie
scrolls or other patterns that the ridges
term on tho inner surfaces of tho
bulbs of the fingers. If these marks
are peculiar to each individual, their
utility would be console, able ill crimi¬
nal investigations aud in cases of per¬
sonation and of mistaken identity.
Mr. Galton suggests the following
method for fingerprinting: A box,
three inches and a half square by
seven and a half long, contains a slip
of glass, a small printer’s roller, a
collapsible tube filled with very fluid
printer’s ink and some blank paper. A
drop of ink is squeezed out of the
tube onto the glass, and is spread very
evenly and very thinly over it by the
roller. Then the fingers are lightly j
pressed, first on tlie inked surface of '
the gl#s» and afterward 011 smooth
paper. " i l
A VACCINE FARM.
How the Doctors Get the Virus
Used in Vaccination.
Manner of Conducting the
Process of Inoculation.
The Board of Health maintains ouo
of the best vnccitio “farms” in tho
world. From this “farm" is obtained
almost all, if not all, of tho virus that
is used for vaccinuating purposes in
Now York hospitals and other institu¬
tions. Sanitary Experts from many
foreign countries, who have examined
the “faun,” have reported that it is a
model of its kind. It is called a
“farm,” but it Is located in an unpro-
tcntious-looking stable on tho south
sido of Forty-fourth street, between
First and Second avenuos.
Dr. Edward L. Pardee, tho Superin¬
tendent, has had charge of tho estab¬
lishment since it was started. Ho was
found yosterday intently inspecting
tho unpleasant-looking scabs on the
hind quarters of three fat cows. Dr.
Pardee knows all about vaccine virus,
from its discovery by Jouner in 1796
until now. Under his caro 250,000
vaccine “points” aro produced at the
Board's “farm'’ every year.
Tho “farm” is on the second floor
of tho stable. It contains twelvo per¬
fectly clean stalls, the framework of
which was invented by Dr. Pardoo.
This is so arranged that tho heads of
the cows aro fastened betwoen two
upright hickory posts, far enough
apart however to enable tho animals
to oat. Other pieces of hickory timber
aro so fixed that the cow cannot move
more than an inch or two iu any
direction during tho operation of
inoculation.
Tho animals are led to the upper
floor by means of an incline from
Forty •third street. Usually, a tamo
ox is led up in advance of the rest of
the herd. The others generally follow
without trouble. After having the
hickory timbers around them,the cows
become tame quickly. They are dealt
with gently, but somo of them will
persist in kickitig to tho last. How¬
ever, when Dr. Pardee’s frames are
around them, they hurt only them¬
selves.
Dr. Pardee, when tho reporter call¬
ed, was on the right-band side of a
cow wielding a knife and a bone scap¬
ula, and liis assistant, J. J. Behan,
was on the opposite side preparing a
place for the inoculation. Mr. Bo¬
han first cut away the hair on either
side just forward of the root of the
tail for a spaco probably ten inches
square. This was done with a clip¬
ping-machine. Then ho lathered tho
spot and shaved it clean with a sharp
razor.
When the place was clean shaven,Dr.
Pardee took a six-bladed knife, all tho
blades open at once from the same
end, and scarified a spot on tho clean
bide about two inches square. Then
he applied the virus from a bone scap¬
ula. Two inoculations wore made on
each side of the hind quarters. When
it was finished the cow munched her hay
contentedly, but later on she occasion¬
ally switched her tail as if she thought
a new kind of a fly had discovered her
whereabouts.
Dr. Pardee explained that after the
scabs arc taken off, I he quills aro dip¬
ped in the exudations from tho pus¬
tules and are then laid away to dry.
Subsequently eacli quili is cut Into
four points. One cow furnishes
virus for 600 quills or 2000 points.
Tho virus is almost colorless and an
oblique cut is made in the quill to
show tlie doctor which end to apply
to tho scarification on tho arm of a
patient.
Dr. Pardee said that only the health¬
iest of cows were used at the “farm.”
Generally they were Durhams from
two to four years old raised for beef.
Every cow is examined by a veterinary
surgeon before it is allowed to enter
the stable and every day subsequently.
If a cow shows a trace of any other
disease after inoculation tlie virus
from her is not used. Only “healthy’’
virus is used. The healthiest virus is
the poison from a sore. When Dr.
Jenner discovered the virus in 1796 he
probably thought of this paradox.
There aro usually twelve cows in
the city stalls. They are furnished by
a butcher who takes them back after
they recover from the effects of the
inoculation,which docs not affect their
quality for food. Tlie sore heals up
in a week, leaving the flesh absolutely
pure. Of course, the butcher is paid
something for the use of die cattle.—
[New York World.
One of the largest hop growers on
(he Pacific coast got a growth of
5592 pounds of hops on an acre of
hills. A yield of 1000 pounds to an
ere iu the average yard is considered
A Word for the .Snack.
Naturalists are pu/.zlcd us to how
the shark maintains himself. The
ocean is wido and tho number of men
who fall overboard small indeed in
comparison to its area. The vast pro¬
portion of sharks, then, must go
through tlioir livos without tho remote
clianco of obtaining a meal at the ex¬
pense of the human kind. There is
no ground for tho supposition that tho
shark can exist upon air. Ho is not,
Uko tho whale, providod with an ap-
puratus that enables him to sweep up
the tiny inhabitants of tho seas. Ho
is too slow in swimming, and infinite.
Jy loo slow in turning, to catch any
fish that did not deliberately swim in¬
to iiis mouth; and unless wo suppose
that, as it is said of the snake, lie ox-
ercisos a magnetic influence over fish
aud causes them to rush headlong to
destruction between his jaws, it is im¬
possible to imagine how lie obtains a
sufficient supply of food for his sus¬
tenance. Indeed, it would appear
that it is only whou ho gets tho good
luck to light upon a dead or badly
injured fish that the shark has ever the
opportunity of innking a really squaro
meal. His prolonged fnsts certainly
furnish ail ample explanation and ex¬
cuse for his alleged savagery of
disposition.
Man himself, when driven to dire
straits by hunger, has ottou resorted
to tho hldoous expedient of cannibal¬
ism, and it is not for him to affect
indignation at tho unscrupulousnossof
a starving shark, The immemorial
enmity between man and tho snake
on land is even less bitter aud docp
seated than that which the seaman
cherishes against the slinrk. In this
case, however, it is one-sided, every¬
thing pointing to the fact that, so far
from having any hostilo feeling for
man, the shark has an aggressive liking
for him. It is as unjust to charge tho
shark with hostility toward man as it
would to accuse man of a savage ani¬
mosity against the ox or the sheep.
He is a food to bo eaten, that is all;
and man, the almost universal de-
vourer, is the last who is ontitled to
blame the shark on this ground.
A Powerful Magnet.
Profossor Smythe was once lecturing
in a provincial town on natural phil¬
osophy, and in tho course of liis ex.
perimeuts he introduced a most pow¬
erful magnet, with which ho attracted
a block of steel from a distanco of
two feet.
“Can any of you conceive a greater
attractive power?” demanded the
lecturer with an air of triumph.
“Yes, sir, I can,” answered a voice
from tlie audience.
“Not a natural terrestrial object?”
“Yes, indeed, sir."
Tho lecturer, somewhat nettled,
challenged the man who had spoken
to name tlie article.
Then up rose old Timothy Tinklo.
Said lie:—
“I will give you the facts, Profes¬
sor, and you can judgo for yourself.
When I waB a young man thero was a
little piece o’ natural magnet dono up
in calico and dimity, as was called
Betsy Mariali. She could draw me
fourteen miles every Sunday, over
ploughed land, just as natural as you’d
sit down to your breakfast. There
wasn’t no resistin’ her. That, ere
mngnot o’ yourn is pretty good, but it
isn’t anything to Betsy Muriab.”
—[Tidbits.
London’s Host of Pickpockets.
“There are 100,000 pickpockets in
London and eacli ono of thorn knows
an American tho moment ho sees
him,” said Barrett Seaton, a police
sergeant attached to tho famous Scot-
land Yard detective headquarters)
when at the Palmer House yesterday.
“The rendezvous of tho thief train¬
ers and their pupils are tlie dark
thoroughfares of St. Giles and White¬
chapel and along the wharves of tlie
Thames. Thoy are there by the
thousands—women and girls as well
as men and hoys. They aro well or¬
ganized, have societies and a contin¬
gent fund. When one of their num¬
ber gets into our hands this sum is
drawn upon to help the culprit out.
Some of the best legal talent in Lon¬
don is sometimes called upon to de¬
fend ono of the gang. It is a shame
that such a condition of affairs exists,
but we cannot liolp it.”—[Chicago
Tribune.
Ponies Plenty and Cheap.
Cayusc ponies are seldom seen here
now, but they have not become ex¬
tinct by any means. On a large range
opposite Umatilla aro some five or six
thousand, owned by one man. A
dealer reports that he was offered his
pick of 400, out of a band of 1000,for
$6 per head. This is cheap enough,
but thero is not much demand for In¬
dian ponies nowadays.—[Portland
Oregonian
CHILDREN'S COLUMN*
A QOEKK HOLE.
I have heard of a boy who lived long ago—
For such hoys are not found nowadays, you
know—
Whose friends were troubled as thoy should
be
Because of a hole in his memory.
A charge from his mother went hi one day,
And the boy snid “Yes” and hurried away;
But he met a mini with a musical top,
And Ids mother’s words through that hole
did drop.
A lesson wont In; but all me, ah me,
For a boy with a hole in his memory I
When lie rose to recite he was all in a
doubt;
Every word of that lesson had fallen out.
And at last, at last—oh, terrible lot—
He could speak only two words: “I forgot.”
Would It not be sad indeed to be
A boy with a hole in his memory?
— [Household.
HOTTENTOT DOGS.
Travelers who havo visited tho Cape
of Good Hope givo wonderful accounti
of tho fidelity and sagacity of the Hot¬
tentot dogs. They aro chiefly em¬
ployed to guard their mastors flocks
against tho lions, leopards nnd tigers
which abound in tho surrounding
country. No dog, single-handed,
would be mntcliod for ono of those
fearful boasts, and therefore tlie pow-
ors of combination and organization
aro developed in these dogs to a re¬
markable degree. At night when the
flock is assembled in one place four
dogs are stationed along the lines of
danger, and watch in a sitting posi¬
tion, tho head stretched out to catch
tlie slightest sound. Nor does their
power of organization cud hero. All
good dofonce requires a patrol, and
tho four dogs takos lnrii|
hour by hour in walking
up and down beforo the camp;
listening and watching to givo imme¬
diate warning of the enemy’s ap¬
proach. If a tiger or a leopard comes
in sight tho sentinel utters a cry ol
alarm and tlie other dogs instantly as¬
semble and throw themselves alto¬
gether upon the intruder, who finds
their united strength too much for
him. Sometimes, however, tlie enemy
comes in force, in which case the
dogs utter long, plaintive cries to call
to their assistance the guard of the
neighboring flock, who respond to the
signal. These remarkable dogs liavo
no external beauty to recommend
them. Their color is a dirty gray.
Thoy have squaro paws, poiutod noses,
still’ears and very rough hair. They
havo their rights by tho firosido nnd
are taken caro of and fed liko tho
the children of the house.
“ItROADY,” THE FELINE BURGLAR.
“Broady,” a Maltcso cat that lives
nnd prowls iu Brooklyn, no longer on.
joys an untarnished roputation. Once
lie disdained to steal, but now lie is
not only a thief but a burglar. Onco
it was safe to leavo him alone with
moat and fish, but it is different now.
For somo timo various articles of
food wero missed from tho refriger¬
ator. “Broady’*’’ gentio mistress was
sure she had placed them on the shelves
of tho icebox and carefully closed tlie
door. True, she lmd not locked it,
but that was because slio did not sup¬
pose thieves wero harbored in tlie
house. Tlie children wero closely
questioned and the servant watched.
Stiff it made no difference, for the
steak, blucfish and milk disappeared
as if by magic and with disheartening
regularity.
Daily tlie robberios occurred and
daily new plans were made and traps
set to catch the guilty one. All were
in vain. It was noticed, however,
tiiat after each theft iiad boon coin-
mitted the refrigerator door was al¬
ways left open by tho robber. Hero
was a clew. It proved to bo a good
one.
Ono morning tlie family arose earl¬
ier than usual. Little Eddie was the
first to appear at tho kitchen door.
He was just in time to see a burglar
opening tho refrigerator door.
“Broady” was tho burglar. Ho stood
on liis hind foot. Ono of his forepaws
rested against the box, and repeatedly
lie struck with the other the catch on
the door knob.
. “Tap! tap! tap! went the dainty
furry foot. Tlie catch, which was
loose, rattled, but did not yield. Then
camo a quick succession of taps, and
tlie cat’s eyes feasted upon the gastro¬
nomic treasure within. But that was
all, for the next instant “Broady,” in
response to “Scat!” vigorously utter¬
ed by little Eddie, scampered from
the room, a self-convicted thief. Ever
since then he has been kept on starva¬
tion diet as a penance for his crimes.
“Broady ” i6 iu disgrace.— [New York
Herald.
The apple crop of New Jersey this
season is the largest on record, and
the quality of tlie fruit is excellent.
The pear crop of tho state is also very
large and it* quality unusually good*
OFFICIAL ORGAN
—oar tub—
FRANKLIN COUNTY ALLIANCE.
$1.00 PER TEAR.
My Palace.
I built me up a palace,
It waN years and yesrs ago,
Long before the threads of silver
And the wrinkles used to show,
I peopled It with fancies
And I reared it to the skies,
When the rainbow life was golden
In my youthful paradise.
Its halls were hung with satins,
And its courts were paved with gold)
Its lails and lasses nightly
Gayest carnivals would hold.
And I listened to the music
From the hidden players who
Lent their spell to my clyslan
From beyond the mystic blue.
From beyond the blue of ether
And the dreaming and the mist,
And the veil that hid my palace
From the common wordly list.
All 1 its turret walls of marble,
And Its steps of jasper white!
Ah! the tinkling of its fountains
Making music in the night.
It is well to build a palace,
Grand and noble, proud and tall;
For It is tlie dream of dreamers—
Never mailer how it fall.
Love requited may cement it
C'iose unto the human heart—
Disappointment may disrupt and tear
Its sacred walls apart.
So, I built me up a palaco
Years and years aud years ago—
And tonight ft lies hi ruins,
And tonight my hair is snow.
Hut I would not give inv palace
For a kingdom's price or beck;
For the phantoms of my fancies
Float above the dear old wreck.
-III. S. Keller, in Detroit Free Press.
HUMOROUS.
A hourly fellow—Cupid.
A deaf farmer drove in liis flock and
herd.
A dog in Idaho turned into bono anc
died, lie died hard.
The woman who cannot kcop a se¬
cret manages to hold her ago ail
right.
“A stone’s throw” is a distance that
depends a good deal on tho size of the
stono.
“Your husband wears liis hair very
short.” “Yes, the cowardly wretchl”
replied Mr*. Terror.
If “great wit to madness surely is
allied,” thero isn’t much doubt of tho
sanity of most jokers.
When they say (ho bride’s costume
was a dream do they mean to imply
that it was an illusion P
Extenuating Circumstances.—“Per¬
haps I don’t look very choorful,” re¬
marked tho coal hole. “But consider
liow often I am pitched into.”
Gayman—This is a groat day with
us at home. My daughter “comes out”
tonight. Dumley—Don’t say! So
does my brother. lie’s been in
for soven years.
Johnny—Clara bccamo old almost
in a momout tlie other night. Mary—
Nonsense! Johnny—Not at all, She
was sitting in tlie parlor with her
young mail, when her father entored.
Her youth departed immediately.
The dairy-maid pensively milked the goat,
And, panting, she paused to mutter;
“I wish you brute, you’d turn to milk,”
And the animal turned to butt—’er.
Brazil’s toffee Industry.
Coffee is the product on which (he
prosperity of Brazil chiefly depends.
The plant was originally obtaiuod
from Africa, and it found in the cli¬
mate and soil to which it was trans¬
planted tho conditions necessary for a
marvelous growth. In 18C0 Brazil
exported 13 bags of coffee; last year
she sent abroad 6,000,000 hags of 132
pounds each. Of this quantity the
United Stntes buys as much as is sold
to all Europe. For tlie cultivation of
tlie berry virgin forest lands are pre¬
ferred. The latter are cleared of trees
ami brushwood by burning, and the
roots and stumps are left to natural
decay. Tho plants aro raised from
seods and planted when one year old
in holes dug for their reception. At
the end of four years thoy begin to
produce, ^caching tlioir maximum of
boaring at nine years and continuing
to be fruitful for forty years. There
are three crops annually. The berries
aro gathered in baskets and either
spread out to dry in the sun or sub¬
jected for tho same purpose to artifi¬
cial heat in pans. Machinery sepa¬
rates the outer shells and inner husk*
from the beans, nnd tiio coffjo is then
ready for market. Its quality is
greatly improved by ago. From the
same crop are obtained Mocha, Java
and other varieties which figure iu the
market reports. The grades aro as¬
sorted in Rio do Janeiro and in New
York and Brooklyn. Tlie beans of
different sizes and weights are sep¬
arated mechanically and are sold as
Mocha, Java, etc., according to the
taste or gullibility of the consumer.
For the benefit of those who know no
bettor the light and spotted beans are
dyed to a beautiful greou, which i*
easily washed off in warm water.
Probably not a tou of real Mocha
enters the United States aunually.—
[VVasbingtoj) Star.