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W. B. KIHCEY, Editor.
VOL. II.
President Carnot, of France, is a car¬
penter by trade,but he is a poor Cabinet
taakef.
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Canadian reports say that deer and
bther large game are getting very scarce
. in
that Section;
In thirty-seven years the increase in
the number of native-born Frenchmen
has been less than 1,500,000.
There is a porfect carnival of suicides
sweeping over the country just now. A
•ort of dance of death, so to speak.
'The official statement of the National
Socialist vote shows that only one pet
fceht. supported the Sbci&list candidate.
One of the promised sensations of the
Paris Exhibition will be given by a man
who will make daily balloon ascensions
mounted on a horse.
The American railroad companies
claim that the present tariff of rates on
freight will lead to inevitable bankruptcy
of their corporations.
SL Petersburg is the only capital ol
iCufope ill which the population is
Bteadlly diminishing; During the last
seven years the inhabitants of that city
have decreased by 85,000.
KSf
Ip 1876 South Carolina cast 183,006
votes for Presidential electors. Since
then the number has declined steadily.
Last election it was but 80,000—less
than half what it was a dozen years ago,
Russia proposes to whip all of het
neighbors if they will lend her enough
money to pay for the powder aud shot.
At last accounts her offer to accept a
$10,000,000 loan had not been accepted.
The cause of woman’s rights in France
has progressed to the point of the intro¬
duction of a bill to grant to trades
women paying licenses the right to vote
at elections of Judges of the Tribunal
of Commerce.
It is estimated that there a e in the
east of London alone 314,000 pirson en¬
tirely dependent upon casual labor. A
great proportion of this number live a
dull, hopeless, shiftless and sad life on
the verge of starvation.
Not far from a million tons of wheat
Straw are annually burned in Missouri
“to get rid of it.” It will not be long,
predicts the Farm, Field and Stockman,
before we shall hear that the soil of that
State is becoming exhausted.
Dakota bases her claim to admission as
a State on an area of 151,000 square
miles, a population of 600,000, a crop of
wheat of 60,000,000 bushels, of corn JO,-
000,000 bushels, property worth $157,-
000,000 and a banking capital of $10,-
000 , 000 .
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Our Postmaster-General take3 ground
in favor of the establishment of a sys¬
tem of postal or Goverment telegraphy,
and saj’S the ne easily for it is urgent.
He desires that Congress shall appoint a
scientific commission to erect short ex¬
perimental lines.
Sam Sloan, the distinguished authority
on railway management., says the only
way for the railroad to get higher rates
is to put them up. It is refreshing, con¬
fesses the New Yoik Graphic, to find
some one who seems to really under¬
stand the railroad problem.
It is estimated by the Macon (Ga.)
Telegraph , that the value of the annual
forest product of the United States is
$800,000,000, or more than double the
value of the cotton crop. The increas¬
ing demand for lumber has made great
ravages on our forests, and the move¬
ment to prevent their depletion is worthy
af all encouragement.
- The amount of tobacco grown in Ger¬
many of late years has been considerable.
The effect upon American trade has been
felt to some extent. The German pro¬
duction in 188(i-’8 7 was 84,887,000
pounds, while the average production
for fifteen years has been 86,364,000
pounds annually. Poor crop conditions
in 1886-87 caused a falling off in pro¬
duction.
The completion of a line of railroad in
the Chinese Empire, from Tien Tson to
Lubal, eighty-one miles iu length, has
led to a current statement that this is
the first railway ever built in the Empire.
That is hardly correct. On June 1876,
a line of forty miles long was opened
from Shanghai to Woosung; and, for
some time, a coal line lias been running
between the K’ai-p’ing mines and Ho
K’ow. But the Government has always
discouraged progress in this direction,
and there are yet no marked signs of a
change in policy.
JASPER, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1881*.
the two brothers,
{From the Talmud.)
Ih Palestine long years ago,—
So runs the iogend old,— *
Where Kedron’s sparkling waters flo
Across their sands of gold,
And Mount Moriah lifts his head
Above tho sunny plain,
Two brothers owned—as one—’tis said,
A field of goi ion grain.
And when the autumn days had come
And all tho shocks and sheaves
Stood waiting for the “harvest home,”
Among the withering leaves,
Tho elder brother sa d one night:
“I’m stronger far than Saul,
My younger brother, ’tis but right
That I should give him all
These sh aves upon the plaid
IVe own together; so
I’ll, put with his my stacks of graiti
And he will never know!’’
' ‘
W • ’
Scarce had he left the sheaves of wheat
When quietly there came
Across the fie'd with stealthy feat,
And errand jint the same—
The younger lad, who said: “I see
My brother Simon's need
Isgreater far than mine, for he
Hath wile and child to fe9d;
And so to him 1’il give my sheaves,
It is but right, I know—
And he will never think who leaves
These wheat stacks on his row!"
Next morning when the brothers twaiii
Began to count their store,
Behold! each found his stacks of grain
To number as before!
“Why! how is this*’’ in great surprise
Each to himself then said—
“I’ll watch to night nnd see who tries
These tricks when I’m abed!’’
And so, half way across the plain
They met—each one bent o’er
With shocks and sheaves of golden grain
To swell his brother s store!
Good Saul and Simon! Would to-day
More brothers might be found
Who seek each other’s good alway;
Aud in kind deeds abound.
— Youth's Companion ;
A PLOT THAT FAILED.
In the year that our civil war broke
out I left Honolulu for a trading trip
among the islands to the South, but be-
ing Paumotu more particularly bound for the
Islands, which lie to the south-
east, on the Tropic of Capricorn. There
are fifteen or twenty groups of islands
in the South Pacific, and while the resi-
dents of some are civilized and living
like white folks, there are others in-
habited by scoundrelly gangs. There
are about thirty islands, large and small,
in the Paumotu group, audio 1801 there
wasn’t a native among them, who was
not a thief and a liar when dealing with
white men. I think there was two or
three English missionaries on the larger
island at the date I mention, but their
influence was limited. The natives were
a sneaking lot, always playing for some
point of advantage, and were rather held
in contempt by the traders. They would
cheat,steal and lie, but no one supposed
them brave enougti to attack a vessel.
Our craft was a fine, new schooner,
built on the model of a fruiter, and one
of the fastest crafts ever propelled by
wind power. She was also easy to handle,
and carried a dry deck through seas
which would have wet a frigate fore and
aft. She was commanded by Captain
had Walters, a very competent man, while I
the berth of first mate. Our second
was before a Mr. the Sheppard, We and we had six men
mast. were loaded with
articles of traffic, and our armament con-
sisted of one six-pounder on a carriage
ond a dozen swords and muskets. The
t Z°£T i ° m V ° yageS
to Ininh.n A P °° r
™ natives.
we encountered the brig ’Brisco, ’which
had also been on a trading voyage. She
showed a signal of distress, and I was
original ‘c.lwtfT/ “ r< TTh Her
need of the services of a surgeon, having
a bad scalp wound aud two cuts on the
shoulder. Three days before,as the brig
had completed her cargo, the
had made a determined effort to capture
her. Three of her crew had been killed,
one drowned, and a fifth carried off a
prisoner, and only one man of the five re-
mainiug had escaped being wounded. In
repelling them had the natives thirty or forty of
Captain’s aiv been slaughtered, and the
ee to us was to seek some
other port. We could not spare the brig
any hands, but we fixed up the wounded
as well as we could, our Captain went
aboard to hear the particulars of
held fight, and when the vessels separated we
to our original course.
“I am not to be scared out by his
yarn, Mr. Winters," he sa d to me. “f
know those natives, and I know that
they haven’t the courage The of sheep. I
suspect that the crew of brig and the
natives and went whisky on a big drunk together,
that brought about a quarrel,
in which sailors knifed each other.”
“But it won’t be much trouble to take
proper “Oh, precautions," I replied.
no. You will have full charge
when we get on trading grounds, as I
will have to look after the barter. Take
such precautions as you like, though I
think it will be trouble for nothing.”
My bump of caution is decidedly
prominent. ferred As down a sailor and I always pre
to snug store away be-
fore the storm broke. I got up the cut-
lasses and found them about as sharp as
spades. The muskets were rusty and
out of repair, and the caps and bullets
stowed away where I had a long hunt to
find them. We were in sight of the
islands before I had the arms in good
shape, and the Captain had indulged in
more than one chuckle over my efforts.
There were three of four rulers distrib-
“WE SEEK THE REWARD OF HONESt LABOR."
nted about the groups, but the head man
recognized Of‘'Old by tho traders was known shoulder by
the title badly down Lop.’’ and he Ilis left old and
wa* ttas
skiun^. Instead of being Called ldp-
shouldered, the sailors gave him the
briefer and moreexprOssivC nickname of
“Old Lop." He lived ort an Island
known to us in those days as the of
shoe, and this was about the centre
the group. There were safo channels
among the isles, and a craft lying off
the Horseshoe was perfectly sheltered in
any sort weal her. We were ft whole channels, day
making our way through the that all
and it struck me as very curious
the native boats kept Well out <ff hail,
We sighted a score or more of them, but
they wanted nothing of us. In three or
four cases where the Captain bawled at
them through his trumpet we heard their
defiance in answer.
When we reached bur arichorage it
was nearly dusk. Only oob boat cajme
off to us, and the native who boarded us
acted to me like a main bent on some
errand of mischief. He said that tradp
was dull and old Lop sick of fever, but
that he would see on the morrow what
could be done. Our Captain was the
only one aboard who could talk the
lingo, and for reasons of his own he did
not let on that he had encountered the
brig or had a suspicion that anything
had happened. As soon as night came 1
put the watch tinder arms, and twice
during the night we heard sounds to
prove Next that we yvere hovfrever, being things spitid assumed upon,
different mdrning, look. j
a Several boats Came Off.
the Captain was invited ashore; and a !
messenger Pom Old Lop said that trade
would be good. We wanted dyewoods, 6'ther !
roots, barks, cocoanut kernels, aud
he products, and when the Captain landed ;
had assurances that we could fill up
in a week. Not a native had a word to
say about the brig, but the Captain soon
saw broken heads enough to satisfy him
that there had been a row. Old Lop had
been knocked silly by a blow from a
capstan bat, had instead blackened of having their fever, thumbs and
the women
ing. as they never do except when in mourn-
We lay at anchor a quarter Of a mile
from the beacli, and when to the have Captain
returned he gave orders the
schooner taken into a little cove within
biscuit throw of the sand. The natives
had complained that it was too much
work to pull the cargo out to us.
asked the Captain if it didn’t look like
a plot to get us in a helpless situation,
and he laughed and replied:
“The row with the brig Will last
these fellows for a good while yet. They diet
don’t seem to cry for me as they
! when here before, but there’s plenty of
trade, and we’ll get ’em good-natured
after abit. You’ve got charge, and you
can point yOur guns as you like.’’
' We pulled the schooner into tho
cove,
and for three days the natives brought
us stuff as fast as we could stow it
! away. The Captain spent most of his
I time ashore, and whenever he came
aboard it was to announce that the Da-
tives were in better humor, and that we
all need not be With apprehensive. Had I not had
the men me in my suspicions I
1 should no doubt have relaxed my vigil-
ance. Each sailor, however, by catch-
ing on to this or that, was satisfied that
danger menaced, and was only too glad
to see preparations made to meet it. I
had tho cannon loaded with whatever
w T ould answer for canister, muskets and
cutlasses kept ready, and aboard would notal -
low over ten natives at once,
They had bows and- arrows and spears
and clubs, with now and then an old
musket, and each one who came had to
leave ail weapons behind. On the third
day I saw no less than three of them cut a
notch on a stick to represent each one
of us, and those who came aboard had
a smack of the impudent in their de-
meanor.
° n th | f ° Urth m T h l S n f, t a na tiV6
C went “ m ? ashore °u t t0 with US i, a a “ d new stock 2” of i r , liquor ,
all were excused from work.’ He sent
me word to let mad! all go ashore who wished,
and when I the announcement
CVe 7 httnd WaS ,°f> Cpt 0I V\ d A to T?
I«
asked that had he might keep me left company,
and we scarcely been alone
when he said:
“Hr. Winters, I beg your pardon don’t like for
being so bold things of speech, ashore." but 1
tho looks of
“Nor I, either.”
“I am glad, sir, that we are agreed,
for I think there’ll be throat-cutting
done before night. I haven't been easy
at all since we dropped anchor here.
I’ve been among the Feejee, Tonga, and
Ph i nix, Union and other groups,
these chaps are too saucy for men who
haven’t got a plot on hand."
“And what do you think of the holi-
day?" moonshine, It is
“All sir. an excuse
to get all of us ashore. These natives
have a holiday every day in the year,
so far as that goes. It isn’t for the likes
of me to give you advice, but I think wc
should get ready for a row."
I thought so, too. We took the cover
off the mainsail and hoisted it part way
up, ran up the jib, uncovered the fore-
sail, and acted as two men anchor. might who
were caring for a craft at We
lay headed toward the channel, as the
tide was running in, and had only
enough chain out to let her swing. We
overhauled the cable, and fixed it for
slipping, got the cannon aft, where it
could have a raking lire, and were then
as ready as we two men could be. Ashore
all was hilarity and confusion, with
natives marching up and down, and
beating their drums and blowing their
horns. We had made the preparations of
spoken of, when the Captain scut one
the men off to us to tell us to come
ashoie, as everybody was having closely, a good
time. I questioned had nothing the messenger suspicious. I
but he seen
I sent word intend that we might afoot, come soon, Two
but did not to move
hour tide , passed, and we had remarked that
the had just turned, when old I.opi
sent u i a pressing invitation, backed by
■ a scponl message from the Captain.
j and Tho.sailor oil Cortiing had been down aloft reported with the that glass,
; our
men wire acting as if drunk, and that
; every native appeared to be armed. I
sent Wprd back that I would not leave
the the expected scuotfner, aud half an hour later
j 1 general howling climat and came. shouting, We heard and a
Parker, who was again aloft, hurried
down to report that he hsd seen three of
dur crcv clubbed to death. lie had
j scarce,y natives gafrtSd the,deck when about drawn 200
made a rush lor the canoes
up opposite us. While we were not more
than i"0 feet from the shore, in water
about ifiree fathoms deep, the natives
bad to swim or take to their canoes,
There Were lots of sharks in the coves,
and so none of theni Ventured to plunge
id.
WImJc Patker raU to slip tho cable I
ran aft to tho wheel, 'there was a bit of
a breeze, and favorable at that, while
the run of, the tide alone would take u3
slowly oui. Tiuio was what we wanted,
and seeing that the ccnobs #crp ready to
shove off 1 trained the gun a little lower,
applied my lighted cigar to the six-pounder priming,
and ne one discharge from a
ever had a greater effect. It destroyed I hree
or four canoes, killed or wounded a score
of natives, and tho smoke had scarcely
blown away The before tho schooner checked began for
moving. natives wore
the moment, giviiig Us time to hoist tho
mainsail fi little higher, and When they
begat: thb pursuit we were moving down
the channel at about three miles an hour,
It was lucky that I had cleaned up the
muskets and prepared a plenty ef ammu- would
nitiou. But for the firearms wc
have been boarded with a rush, for up-
ward of a hundred natives crowded into
canoes to pursue. The channel Was nar-
row, but well defined, and while I had
the wheel with and kept her going He iired Parker in
was busy the muskels.
turn at each canoe, and whenever he hit
a man he threw all into confusion and
cheeked pursuit for several minutes. By
and by he got time enough to reload tho
cannon, and this time he ratmned in a
solid shot. The natives seemed to look
upon it fts a gun which had only one
speech or report, and though tho solid
shot hit no one, their Confusion Was very
great. Soon after this Parker killed a
man in the foremost canoe, aud then all
fell back.
We now got the foresail on her and
the other jibs, and the schooner crept
along so fast that pursuit satisfaction. was given We
over, nuch to our
kept to the southward, following the
channels between the islands, untilabout
5 o’clock in the afternoon, when we met
the trading schooner Junta, owned by
oUr firm, which had loaded at the
Tuljt Islands, and was going the to add a
few more packages at Horseshoe,
We divided the creWs and sailed around
to the Tongas, where two whalers wore
refitting. We here got enough volun-
teers to increase our number to fifty,
borrowed muskets and cutlasses, and
returned to Old Lop’s headquarters iri
the ’Frisco. He showed fight when we
and landed, ceased but soon became panic first stricken made
resistance. We
sure that all our men had been murdered,
and then the men were let loose for re-
venge. They were a wild lot, and they
felt it necessary to teach the natives a
lesson, and the hunting and killing
went on for three days. Neither age
nor sex met with mercy, and the numbci
of victims must have counted up fully
200. The Horseshoe was, in fact, do-
populated, and since that time no native
in any of the groups has dared to raise
his hand against a white man, much less
plot the slaughter of a crew and the tak-
ing of a ship .—Neio York Sun.
England’s Egg Consumption.
About a third of the eggs and a large
proportion of the poultry ‘ Countries, we consume
t u9 from for ei ga say.
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population g^et do of Great umbering Britain andUeland ;llj,001;,OOP
wn n
L O nJ ®!?! will I cdcil d to snnnl’v 11 ^
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of th ® thnS’v.iVe,1°’ i <?<m 440 KlnoiLm r<ws were
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nnrw™ i, * „ ° JCU1 ^ 11C r |!r >’
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*. P al< ^ t0 Germany and Be.g
^' ® ,. e ^ e nf of P iranaG 1 ® nslt > Jn n??’hm.u»bt b ®
the through larger , these countries on their way Great i
seats of consumption in
jtain ' as a matter of fact, nea y
the eggs said to come from Belgium are
- lta) 'ao snippsa at Antwerp, liic im
P ort ation of eggs from abroad has
J!* 4 very rapidly imported of late yea 07,000 s. i
000 in 1378 “““^r it had grown to was elevenAimes -
that amount and the figures we have
S‘™ n tor y ® a ^
than three and a quar e in og
wcre sported o n every working day.
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A New Game lor Church l airs, .
“Changing the leopard spots" is the
newe t scheme in church fairs. The
minister stretches a large piece of white
cloth across one end of the room. On il
is drawn in charcoal a representation and its ol
a leopard, with its mouth open
tail trailing on the ground. cloth About couple fortj ol
pieces of circular black fastened a all
inches in diameter are ovei
the leopard with pins. “Can the leopard
change his spots?” says the preacher, It
repeating the Biblh al question. car
by a simple process. Each one in th«
congregation pays $1 and buys a calf spot
until the leopard resembles a white
Then the game is repeated leopard, until is perfect!; every
body, including the
satisfied with the result.— Chicago Herald
$14)0 Per Annum, In Adimnce.
HOUSEHOLD A FFAIRS.
#«r painted Floors,
Fomo months ago the floors of ninny
Austral an garrisons Wero proved painted with uni¬
tar, and the results have so
formly advantageous, that the method is
becoming greatly extended in its in cracks appli-
cation. The collection of dust
} 8 thus prevented, and a consequent
diminution ih irritating diseases of the
ey 6 has been noted., Cleanliness of tho
todms has been greatly facilitated, and
parasite® HrS almost completely inexpen- ox¬
eluded. The .eotitmg of tar is
8 j V e, requires rcnew^J but disadvantage. once a year,
and presents but one
namely, its sombre coror*— Housewife.
G.tme for Invalids.
After being properly prepared, says
the St. James’ Gaeettc, boil a fine young
bird until it is three parts choked; then
remove the skin, pick all the flesh from
tho bones, and pound it*in a mortar
with a little of the liquid in which it was
boiled, three tablespooufuls of tlnely
Sifted bread crumbs, a teaspoonful of
grated lemon! rind, a sullicient Reasoning
of salt, and a grating of nutmeg. When
pounded ifiix^ure to a perfectly smooth with paste, little put
the into a saucepan a
more of the liquid,- and let it simmer
gently for ten minutes. When finished,
the panada should bo slightly thicker qtiit#'
than good cream. It will keep
fresh and sweet for three or four days,
and can be heated, poured a few spoonfuls slice at of a
time, and served over a
nice, crisp, hot toast, or in a very tiny
dish with sippets of toast inserted round
about. Nothing more quickly destroys
the capricious appetite of an invalid than
having a large dish of anything, they no
matter how dainty,set before them;
require to Cat Often, but only a very little
at a time.
Psmpenlng anil Ironing; Clflthei.
The clothes should bo gathered hour’s as
soon as dry on windy days, in as an the wind
whipping and switching
will wear them more than weeks Of or¬
dinary usage. night before ironing by
Dampen the
sprinkling each piece, which should be
lightly rolled up, aud then placed in the
basket.
Do not dampen fine starched clothes
until an hour or two before ironing
them, as they will be loss stiff if damp cutis a
longer time. Dampening collars,
and shirts is an important feature of the
polishing, as they must be limber but
not wet. For collars and cuffs procure a
thin piece of cloth—cheese-cloth is best
perhaps—wet it and wring it out. Then
begin near one end of it, to lay on it a
cuff; then fold over the end without
bending the cuff, lay on another until piece, the
fold again and so continue all
cuffs and collars are wrapped in the
damp cloth. They will be ready for
polish'ng in about an hour.
To dampen shirts, lay a damp cloth
over tho bosom, sprinkle the rest of the
shirt lightly, roll up and placo with the
collars and cuffs.
The ironing table should be covered
with a thick blanket and a clean white
sheet. There should also be a shirt
board six feet long and eighteeu inches
wide covered with two or three thick¬
nesses of cloth, in order to iron dresses
and skirts nicely, A bosom-board is in¬
dispensable; this should be nine inches
by eighteen inches, planed very smooth,
and covered with a single thickness of
cotton-cloth.
Keep the smoothing irons clean, and
free from rust by scouring them well
occasionally with powered ernory. who reads
It is to bo hoped that the no “non-ironing” one
this is an advocate of
theory. So slovenly a practice nnironed as that
of putting away clothes cannot
be deprecated too severely. < thcr care¬
less habits will be sure to follow in tho
wake of such a violation of the rules of
neatness.
If tune is limited and strength See inade¬ that
quate, economize elsewhere.
no garments aro soiled and washed un¬
necessarily. Have fewer tucks and
ruffles if need be, but do not neglect the
ironing. and embroideries should be
Laces
placed wrong side up over flannel, and
ironed after being carefully smoothed.
Iron the thinner parts of dresses and
other starched garments first, as they
dry soonest; leave gathers and bands
until the last. — Youth's Companion.
Rec * p ? S -
A ™ FnoTU.-Bake T . , four , large ap-
pies very soft, press the pulp thiough a
and add twelve ounces of sugar
the white of an egg and the juice of half
a lemon, or any flavor desired. Stir to
8 a d 8 erva w lJl maccaroons or
any delicate * cake, ,
]}(, A n( M anci .—One package of gel -
atii]fl 8oaked for 0 ne hour in a pint of
-water. At the end of this time pour
on th(J lfttlne tw0 quarts of boiling hot
m -|| { a <i(i three heaping teaspoonfuls dissolved; of
_ owc j ere( i ^ugar; stir until
ji, lvor to taste; strain into molds and set
& ^ ke>
Ckanhehry Jelly.— Boil the cran¬
berries and water the same way for fif-
or twenty minutes 111 they are soft,
{J®Xin t j 8 train thi ough muslin close enough
the «ed. pound To every pint of
juice put a light of sugar, and
|j 01 j ten miuutes. This ought to be very
c j ear an d firm.
p LrM Pcddino plum"pudding Baucf. * _An excellent
gal)C A g f or can bo made
f o j[ 0Win „ rcc ipe . Stir to a
cream a , un 0 f butter, three cups of
. L l0W d erc d sugar. When quite light add
j u i re of one lemon two teaspoon-
r u | a ' nu tmeg ’ and the whites of two
| )( ., lten va r y jg
.
Giik kkx Buir. Gut up one chtcKen
and put it into two quart of milk; aeason
with salt and pepper. hen about half
done add two teaspoonfuls of barley or
of rice. VV hen tin-is clone remove t le
chicKCii from the f° ip, tear or cut part
of the breast into s mill pieces and add
! ° L* 0 soup wun a cup of cream.
NO. 17.
SOLD TO STRANGERS.
ifhe worn out blinds hang loosely,
The paint has nearly gone,
The creaking gate swings Idly,'
Tho old place looks forlorn;
Tho myri le mound Is grose-grown.
That blossoniod years ago,
And one by one have vanished
Tho flowers I usod to know.
The ancient treo whose cherries
Rejoiced my childish heart,
Stands lifeless, grim and groaning;
The arbor’s dropped apart—
That arbor in tho gurden
Where honeysuckles twined;
The once broad path that led there
Is now but ill-defined.
The deer, quaint old mansion,
It held our kith and kin
Kor eighty years and over,
’Till they were gathered in.
And now it goes to strangers;'
Its glories all are lied
Since those who built the hearth
Aro numbered with tho dead.
While wo whCGaved it fondly
Must give a parting sigh,;
A farewell look, and .W»Uy
Forever pass it by.
And still the fragrant lilies
May bloom beside the door,
But strangers’ footsteps echo
Across the oaken floor.
—Boston Transcript.
IIUMOR OF THE D YY<r
We, the people—U. S.
A bridal party —The horse.
A dwarf pear—A couple under size.
A romance of the middle ages—An old
maid’s love affair.
Lost in the outskirts—A woman,when
she can’t find her pocket.
Corners in the stock market may be
sharp, but they are never square.
“Pridfe goes before a Fall,” and the
“Winter of discontent" comes after.
Shades of the departed—Those moved left
hanging when the last tenant
out.
IIow to be happy, though married—
Let your wife do alt the talking— Bost.on
Courier. ■
To keep jellies from molding, place
them on a low shelf where they can be
reached by the children.
To write a good story for the public of a
man must have a good upper story
kis own .—New York New.
Why will a street-car crnductor stop a
man from smoking and the next minute
help a woman to alight ?—New York
News.
“Mrs. Smith holds her age remarkably
well.” “She holds her tongue about it,
if that’s what you mean t”— Boston Tran¬
script.
The man who grafted an apple twig
Agriculturist into a pine tree reports to the c awktown
that he :a led to raise pine¬
apples.
“All men are bom free and equal,”
but unfortunately some are born equal
to two or three of their fellows. — New
York Tribune.
“Time and tide wait for no man,”
but when a woman is in the case, even
time and tide must wait or go on without
her.— New York Tribune.
Easily Explained.—Old Lady (togro-
cer's boy)— “What makes the price on
them potatoes so stiff, boy i” Grocar’s
Boy— * 'It’s because there’s so much
starch in ’em, mum.”— Life.
Frenchman—“Ves, Miss Bostouia, in
the Mediterranean 1 railed Bostonia— through
schools of sardines, Miss
“Nonsense? How could they swim in
those heavy tin boxes!”— Time.
Mrs. Scrumptous— “Do not go near
that old mill, my daughter.” 8.— Daughter “Don’t
“Why not, mamma?" Airs.
you know that the Scriptures say that
‘the sound of the grinding is low.’
Chicago dole.
Wife (to unhappy husband—“I
wouldn’t worry, John; it doesn’t do any
good to borrow trouble. Husband—
“Borrow trouble? Great Cicsar, my
dear, I ain’t borrowing trouble, I’ve
got it to loan.”
“Just came from the West, ch? Welt,
how’s business out there?" “Rush-
ing. Thirty new towns were started in
Kansas, last week, and three of them
have already got a few inhabitants.”—
New York World.
Bessie—“In the history class to-day
the teacher spoke about the Iri-color.
What is the tri-color, mamma?" Mam¬
ma—“I think the teacher must have re¬
ferred to yellow, my dear. It is a very
trying color.”— Burlington Free Press.
Business ways. Clerk—“Why do you
want these applo bar: el; marked ‘open
this end V What difference does it make
which end is opened;” Fruit dealer—
“We can’t afford to pack large apples at
both ends of the barrel. ”— Drake's Maga¬
zine.
“George, dear, what a beautiful dia¬
mond butterfly! It looks ready growled to fly.”
“I don’t see why it wants to fly,” high
George. “Goodness knows it’s
enough now. The roll, plate counter is
at the other end of the store. Como
on.”— Jewellers' Weekbj.
Well, William,” said Mr. Hardhead lo
his new confidential clerk, “yon are in a
first-class position now at a faithful good salary. and
1 shall expect you to be
diligent—in fact, to make all my in¬
terests your own. It won’t be necessary,
however, fox you to make love to the
typewriter. I’ll attend to her myself.”
— Terre Haute Express.
THE WAV OK THE WORLD.
She stool upon the platform scale,
Her lovor by her side; red;
Her dimpled cheeks were rosy
Ho murmured: “Ba my bride.” .
With downcast eyes and ialtering hand,
bove’s summons to obey, slot
She placed a nickel in the
And gave herself a weigh,