W. 15 MiNCEY, Editor.
1 Love’, Co ulug.
Love fame to wo in life bo 'ate
l'iiat Time bail closed llie oilier gate-
So late it seemed the door was barred,
Doits shot, and all the house rough scarred
"'hat owned ray habitation give uo sign
( f Welcome to the Uod benign,
For Love with all his power divine
Had come so late.
It seemed that none would ever come
I i answer to his knock, though some
Sweet thought stirred restless in my breast
Uneasy waked from its long rest.
So strange were such lair visitor, that when
l.ove came ami caked, and ca’lcd agalu,
It was at fi:st in vain, for then
It seemed so late.
No chamber had my soul prepare!
A;»mst his coming, none lr.ul dared
Foretell h s advent; it did seem
More of a sweet, unstable dream—
Before his summons, sweet and clear, rang
out
Waking the drowsy-lidded rout
Of fancies, passion-sweet, his shout
Seemed all too late.
No rich feast had lie n spread for him;
All the guest-chamber lights burned dim,
Forfinv had come that way to claim
A resting place—e’en tiek.'e f imo
Had fled long, long before Love came—
And yet the close gate opened wide
At his approach; Dolts shot aside;
All the bright soul lights flamed, and loud
Kaug 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
l.ove cams too late.
—JKicharil K. Lyon in Indianapolis Journal.
THE STORY OF A DUEL,
“Comrades! have ye hoard the
news? A man hath come forward to
answer the challenge of Jacopo the
Swordsman!”
This announcement, mado in one of
tho principal streets of Florence on a
fine summer morning in the latter part
of the sixteenth century, was quite
sufficient to gather an excited crowd
round the speaker tiie instant he uttered
it; for Jacopo Belloni (popularly
known as “Jacopo tiie Swordsman,”
from his deadly skill in Icnciiig) was
widely renowned as the most formid¬
able prize-fighter in all Italy, although
(according to the custom of those
times) he fought, not with his fists,
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 allcomers, and had offered
to stake a pretty large sum of money
upon tiie result.
This challenge, however, had al¬
ready been thrice repeated without
any one appearing particu’arly 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, Mas j ! (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 tliou 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 in the Mar¬
ket l’iace, 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 the
town than 1 thought,” grunted a stout
armorer,” “and there will soon he one
less.”
“Who is the man?” He must be a
stranger here, or he would know be -
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 bo a jest,”
growled a sturdy butcher, beside him.
“No jest, i’faith,” cried Maso; “for
he hath staked one thousand five hun¬
dred pistoles on the event.”
Incvcd hie as Maso’s news ap
peared, however, it was speedily and
surely confirmed, and the tidings of
the expected combat flew abroad like
wildfire, kindling a universal excite¬
ment. When the day appointed for
the fight came, not only ail Florence,
but all the country round seemed to
have gathered to watch the sport, and
in the ranks of the spectators were to
be seen young nobles from all flic
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 length by at least twenty
in breadth, gave ample space fov all
their movements. At either end of
the stage wars a smaller platform, ou
which stood a tent of white canvas;
and upon these tents all eyes were
fixed ia eager expectation, for they hid
froin sight the heroes.
Presently ono of the tents was seen
to open, and forth stepped the
Jscopo Belloni hiwwlf, bowing oon-
*
doscendingly In acknowledgment of
tho thundering cheers that greeted his
appenranoe.
Tho renowned swordsman’s ti ll, no
live, sinewy figure was a perfect model
of well-trained agility anu strength;
but his dark, lean, wolfish face, with
its hooked nose, sloping forehead,
bristly, black moustache, slmrp-, white
teeth, nnd fierce, restless, gray eye
(which was turned hungrily upon the
opposite tent) were unpleasantly sug¬
gest. ve of some ferocious boast of
prey.
And now the other tent opened in
its turn, anil a long cry of astonish¬
ment broke front every lip. Tho man
who was about to encounter Ihe dread¬
ed Iiclloni was seen to bo a slim, hand¬
some youth, barely twenty years old,
so slender in frame, anil so smooth
and delicate in face, that, but for his
lofty stature and the silky moustache
on his upper lip, lie might have boon
mistaken for a girl.
The bravo shrugged his broad
shoulders with a disdainful laugh, anil
muttered soma coarse jest about
“whipping the child back to its
mol her;” but the young man took no
heed of him.
Then up rose a fine-looking old man
m a richly-embroidered suit of crim
son velvet, the -Marquess di Sonia,
who, as warden of five Market Plaee,
bad charge of t' c day’s proceedings.
lie announced that this young man
slaked one thousand five hundred pis¬
toles (nearly one thousand three hun¬
dred pounds) against one thons lid
wagered by Jacopo, ad ing that, as
there was no personal enmity between,
the two combatants, the first wound
received by either might fairly end
the fight.
But here the young stranger itiler
posod. “Let mo entreat your wor¬
ship,” said ho, with stern emphasis,
“not to defeut the sole purpose which
could have made me stoop to encoun¬
ter yon cut-throat. It is full time
that his murderous hand were stayed
fr-in shedding more blood; and, with
the help of Ileavcu, mine .shall be 1 lie
arm to stay it. Ere I leave this spot,
he or I shall lie dead.”
in the dead hush of universal
amazement, those clear, stern, menac¬
ing tones rang out like tho summons
of a destroying angel. The speetors
stood agast, and looked at each oilier
in silence; and even the savage Bcl
loni seetned cowed, for the scornful
smile faded from his lips, and a faint
uneasiness made itself visible for the
first time t.irough tho 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 the quick, the bul¬
ly fiercely shook off his momentary
hesitation, and advanced upon his foe
with uplifted sword. The latter met
him will) equal readiness, and a deep
and solemn hush settled down upon
that great multitude as the 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 cculd follow.
He appeared to be bent upon bearing
down his young opponent by sheer
strength; but to bis own surprise, and
that of every one else, lie seemed to
have met his match at last. Lunge
after lunge did he make, with seem¬
ingly irresistible force, and again and
again did tbe bystanders draw in tlie'.r
breatft as they watched to sec the
stranger fall; but the thirsty point
was always turned aside ju t as it
seemed about to pierce him. Nor did
he once break ground, but kept cir¬
cling round and round his foo, watch¬
ing for a chance of attacking in turn.
That chance came at last. Jacopo,
spent with Ida own violent exertions,
could no longer maintain this exhaust¬
ing attack. His breath began to fail
and bis hand to tremble. Then tho
stranger sprang forward,nnd attacked
Bel'oiii in his turn, with the light of
a sudden and terrible gladness upon
his beautiful face, which made iho
hardiest spectators shudder as they
saw it.
Twice Belloni dashed aside tho point,
just as it reached him, but tiie second
time an ominous stain of crimson on
his white vest showed that the parry
had come all but too late. They dosed
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 stranger’s
feet, pierced through the heart.
The momentary pause of &ilent
stupefaction was followed bv
long-continued thunders of applause,
while the Marquess di Scala, seeming
ly much pleased, hold out to the con
queror the heavy purse containing the
stakes; but the latter, to every oue's
surprise, waved it haughtily away,
“Money that is stained with blood
shall never bo touched by my hands/
he said, iu » tone of such commanding
a We Seek the Reward of Honest Labor.”
JASPER, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IE 1800.
dignity ns lo impress even the proud
old ttoblo to whom he spoko. “Give
it to the widows and the orphan chil¬
dren of tho men whom this wretch
lmth slain."
“And who art thou, fair sir, I pray
thee?" asked the marquess, looking at
him wondering!)-.
“1 am from Scotland,” answered
tin; victorious youth, “and nty name
is—.Tames (.'richlou!’’
"“Tito Admirable ('richlou I’’ shouted
the throng, with one voice, hailing tho
renowned Scot by the title which ho
had already made famous throughout
ad Europe,
“Ay, the Admirable Crichton, in
good sooth,” cried the Marquess di
Scab, “and never more truly admir¬
able than when he thus risks his life
to punish the guilty, and giyes up his
well-won gams to relieve the dis¬
tressed."
Ilay Baths.
AVater, steam, sand, air and sun
baths we are all familiar with; ljut
hay baths are a specialty in the Tyrol,
though they have not yet been adopted
elsewhere.' Among baths they are so
peculiar that they are worthy of men¬
tion. The peasants are very fond of
taking hay baths, and those which are
tho most desirable arc of the newly
mown short mountain-hay, which
must bo still “baking.” So popular
are they and so simple, that upon
many of the Alpine heights there uro
small huts belonging to the mountain¬
eers, which they have built especially
for tiie purpose. The bather having
completely divested himself of his
clothing, lies down in a nest of the
hay, and an attendant covers him with
hay to the neck. Someone must be on
the watch during the hay bath, which
many invalids take to restore failure
of the bodily functions, lyotabiy that
of tho heart.
When the patient has copiously
perspired ho is ‘ dug out” and dried
by tits “bathing” attendant: he him¬
self is seldom in a condition to do
this, owing to tiie extreme lassitude
produced by his “bath.” He can gen¬
erally manage to dress himself, how¬
ever. So many patronize these baths
that they often lie in the hay head to
head, as many as the place will hold.
I low dirty and crushed the hay is at
t'.ie end of the “.-cason,” any one can
imagine. Tho hay-bath cure is not
without its dangers. In August,1880,
two bathers fainted on emerging from
(he steaming hot mouutain-hay, which
would indicate a powerful effect on
(lie vital functions, that is not observ¬
able in ordinary eases of fainting from
the heat of an overcrowded room,
which, as every one knows, is not
dangerous.—[Demores t.
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 gencialiy taught, an old sea-bed,
but iliat its present features arc chiefly
due to atmospheric conditions. The
existing rock is not far below tho sur¬
face, and where exposed is seen to he
the origin of the overlying sand.
Rapid and extreme changes in temper¬
ature have played au iinpoi tant part
in the process of disintegration, the
variations sometimes being from 100
degrees during the day to below freez¬
ing at night. The sinking of artesian
w 11s is being pushed forward with
remarkable success, forming large and
productive oases, for which the supply
of water—believed to come from iiil's
sniff-bunding the desert and at a great
distance from the wells—seems to be
unlimited.
Tlte Mystery of Memory.
“IIow far back in your life can you
remember?” asked a psychologist yes.
terday, referring lo great 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 tho
average, ’ replied the gentleman, “al.
though many people claim to be able
to recall events in their lives as far beck
as the age of two, I myself can recall
one or two events that must have hap.
pened when I was not more than two
years old. One thing that I recall is
(Hat I have a vivid impression of sit¬
ting on tbe floor of Ihe nursery play¬
ing with my blocks. My mother came
ill the room. Sho wore a hat with an
ornament of a big bird. All this is
clear to nte, even today.”—[Detroit
Free Press.
The Present Duty on Beans.
Misi Bleccker ( oi Now York)—1
sco tiiat t!lC1 ' 0 is a proposition to put a
‘ht'yon beans.
Emerson (of Boston)—A duty
ori .beaus already exists.
Miss B.—Indeed! \\ hat is it?
Miss E.— lo bake them lo a delicious .
brute it,—[West Sum's,
AN ELECTRIC TREE.
A Remarkal^e Old Elm in New
Ytrk City.
Invalids Tov-th It and Assert
That TEoy are Cured.
livery time iisrains the tall elm tree
la front of Franz Otto’s place. No. 19
Stnyvcsuiff street, becomes electrified.
The current is cause l by four electric
light wires whi. h come in contact with
(lie branches of Die tree, and in wet
weather the woVa becomes a splendid
conductor. At' times the current is
very mild. Tiwn again it increases
in strength an’Xlhose whoso hands
came in coatac .With tho treo draw
back in alarm. ..
It is believed by many people Unit
tho electricity after filtering through
the damp wood Iks great healing
qualities. Invalids of all descriptions
come to the tree for relief after all
oilier remedies have failed. The
school boys testify that contact with
the tree will remove warts. One hoy,
who gave his nemo as Charles Burton,
said that the back of his left hand was
covered with (limn until a week ago,
when they were'all removed by hold¬
ing them against, tiie tree for half an
hour. Several old peoplo suffering
from rheumatism visit the tree every
morning about ti o’clock and lean
against it for an hour or so.
Mrs. Franz Olto said to a World re¬
porter that she was frequently com¬
pelled to call a policeman ia order to
disperse tho crowd ftom the front of
her door.
“One old lady,” she said, “walked
here from Cherry street, though she
was very lame and peeled off' a pint
cup full of the b-rk. Her sou is near¬
ly dead with consumption and in some
way sho had become possessed of tho
idea that a dose of the powdered bark
after each meal would cure him.”
When one suffering from the tooth¬
ache wishes relict, some friend places
otic hand agaiin-' the tree and a linger
of the other against the affected tooth.
It is said that the ti- I ntent works an
immediate ' ' ~ -
cure.
Adolphus Johansen, seventy-two
years old, told tho reporter that lie had
taken a pint of buttermilk after each
meal tor more than five years, in hope
of curing a serious heart trouble.
Leaning against this tree half an hour
every morning for a week, he said
helped him more than tho whole five
years’ buttermilk treatment.
lliram J. Colt had tried all the vari¬
ous remedies for catarrh until Iho car¬
tilage support of his nose was com¬
pletely gone. Ho then stood patiently
with Ids face against tho treo for ton
mimi es each day for three weeks and
is satisfied that his nose has greatly
improved.
Miss Henrietta M. Truesdale tells a
remarkable story. She is sixty-five
years old and lias been afflicted since
early womanhood with extreme nerv¬
ousness and melancholia. Life, she
said, for more than thirty years hail
been one gloomy waiting for Goil to
take iter homo. About two weeks ago
she heard Iter little nephew talking
about the wondeiful elm tree. She
dislikes a crowd and would not go
during the day, but, accompanied by
her brother, she ha; since visited the
tree every night at 12 o’clock. Site
remains (here about half an hour with
her head against the tree.
“The brain is tho seat of electricity
in the body,” she said, “and the cur¬
rent came so gently that it was all ap¬
propriated by die,ceils of tho nervous
tissue. Consequently the power and
extravagance of my youth have re¬
turned and I a n a new woman.”
Miss Truesdale was for many years
an ardent Christian Scientist, but she
now believes that the electric tree has
greater power to heal than has the
human mind.
Ralph Spencer of East Eighteenth
street, Clias. Cook of West Fifty
second street, and Jacob Silberwick of
St. Mark’s place, all assort that die
tree will restore hair to bald heads.
These gentlemen arc not sure whether
their gratitude should bo extended to
the electrical clients or to the medi¬
cal properties of the bark. One tiling
they arc certain of, however, is that
after little more than a week’s treat
meet, 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
tho skin was as white and smooth as
that of a baby.—[Ex.
He Remembered.
Mamma—I bopejny little boy while
diuiiig with fiieuds remembered wbat
j told him about not taking cake tho
second time?
Little hay—Yes, mamma, I remem
bered and took two picooj the first
time,
A Novel Life Boat.
A London correspondent of tho New
Orleans Picayute says: In a short
timo there will be stationed at Har¬
wich, fur work along this coast, tv life
boat that will have for its motive
power neither sail, nor oars, not
screws, nor paddle wheel, but will be
driven by what is called a turbine
wheel. A turbine is a horizontal
water wheel, and nothing in tho way
of engines could bo less complex than
those of the life boat. They have
simply to drive water through this
wheel at something like a ton n sec¬
ond. The manipulation of the valve
directs the cotirso of this tremendous
stream, and sends tho boat forward,
turns it to the right or loft without as¬
sistance from tlm rudder, spins it
round and round like a teetotum or
slops it dead at pleasure.
It sounds Jules Verucish, hut it is a
fact. She—the Duke of Northumber^
land is tho name, but all boats are sites
—is built of the very best steel and is
of immense strength. Being divided
into no less than fifteen water-tight
compartments, she practically cannot
upset, and may be relied upon to live
in tho wildest sens. There is another
of cruel old Neptune’s amusements—
an amusement which lias lasted since
tho days of Noah—destroyed, and we
may confidentially look for a time
when tho sea’s powers of destruction
will bo nil and its terrors reduced, and
that wholesome fear of seasickness
which keeps many a would-be traveler
front roaming overcome.
A Shower of Winged Ants.
One day recently we witnessed the
phenomenon of a shower of winged
ants, says a letter from Nicaragua in
the Washington Slur. Wo had just
sat down to tho evening meal, when
suddenly tho air became thick with
thousands of these insects, which im¬
mediately covered tho table, getting
into the soup and over everything.
We were forced to beat a hasty re¬
treat and seek shelter under our mo¬
squito nets, which in Nicaragua arc
made of calico. The ants remained
about half an hour, at the end of
which time they dispersed as tnyste
riousl )tut they hail come, leaving as
evidence of th ir visit millions of
wings. The next day we had a repe¬
tition of the visit, and a few days
since were treated to another of
smaller and different species called
travellers. Those marched in at ono
end of our 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.
The Death of Animals.
But what makes (he whales come on
shore when they feel ill! It looks
like suicide—and may he. That bcasls
and birds in the same way go aside
from their comrades to suffer the ex.
(feme trial of death is a pathetic fact
which is well known. Sometimes, no
doubt, their friends desert them.
They feel that tho companionship of
an enfeebled individual is a possible
source of danger; or perhaps, instinct
teaches them tints to avoid tho risk of
infection. Or, again, it may he that
sight of death is intolerable to them,
just as it has been and is to many
human tribes, who leave their dying
to pass away in solitude, and will not
remain to witness the last infirmity of
man. Whatever the explanation, tiie
fact remains lit it in Iho animal world
as a rule creatures go away and die by
themselves, and the water-folk com
mit’suicide by leaving their own ele¬
ment for one in which they can not
live.— [London Telegraph.
Average Length of Life Sentences.
Fifteen years is about the average
lifetime sentence. Very few convicts,
though sentenced for life, serve more
than that period. They die or are
pardoned.
In t’ c Missouri prison there are five
ko iday pardons every year granted by
the Governor. One white and ono
negro convict are pardoned on the
Fourth of July, and two while and
one negro convict on Christmas. The
long tenners get the benefit of this
clemency. This I heartily endorse.
If fifteen years does not reform a man
fifty years will not.— [Globe Demo¬
crat.
An Expensive Dog.
Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt has a tnastifl
dog, Wallace by name, which stands
him in £10,700. This valuable animal
cost the odd $700 originally, and iu
creased his value by biting Charles
Myers, who had been employed by
Mr. Vanderbilt to train bird-d.ogs.
Mr. Vanderbilt paid the expenses the'daru- in.
curved by Myers in repairing
ago inflicted by the dog, which
amounted to §6000, and has sent
Myers a check for $5000 as compeusa*
tiou. lie still has the dog, however.
#1.00 PER ANNUM, Is Advance.
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.
An English astronomer slides that
the oldest historical record of a solar
eclipse is in llomcr’s Iliad.
Experiments by an Italian physician
indicate that tuberculosis of fowls is
different from that of man, and is not
transmitted to Ihe latter.
A new stenographic machine In use
hv tho Italian Parliament is capable of
recording k’oO words a minute, and
can be readily manipulated by a bliud
person.
Some of the cottonwood telegraph
pules used in Nevada chanced to bo
sunk in marshy places with tbe bark
on. They have taken root, and display
attractive foliage.
The balloon proposed fot polar ex¬
plorations is ninety-nine feet in diam¬
eter and 600,000 cubic feet in volume.
The journey is to be begun from Spltz
bergen, ami with a favorable wind is
expected to last three or four days.
It is proposed to have movable wings
to expand almost to tho sides of the
tunnel, on tho cars of the Tunnel Rail¬
way up tho Jungfrau. Those would
act like a parachute in preventing too
rapid descents.
A passenger elevator to tho summit
of Mont Blanc—the shaft to have eight
compartments, eaelt six feet square,
and each to carry a triple-docked ele¬
vator for 27 passengers—has boon pro¬
posed by an American mining engi¬
neer.
The heat produced from the light of
a firefly is only one percent, 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 atuns
plicro of nitrogen.
An interesting fact just ascertained
by government observers is that at the
extremities of Long Island Sound the
tide begins lo flow inward near ihe
bottom one and one-half hours before
it begins to flow in the same direction
at the surface of the water.
A year or two ago the great red spot
on Jupiter, which has puzzled astrono¬
mers since 1887, was reported to be on
the point of bottom ng invisible, but it
sso won defined as to bo a very con¬
spicuous object on a photograph of the
planet lately taken at tho Paris Observ¬
atory.
Ruby light for photographic pur
posos, in spite of all that has been said
in favor of orange green, continues to
hold its own in the dark room, al.
though many who use it complain of
its effect on their eyes. A remedy fo r
this has been found in the introduc¬
tion of a pane of ground glass bo
tween the eyes and the ruby.
The eyes of insects arc immovable,
ami many of thorn seem cut into a
multitude of facets, like the facets ol
a diamond. Each of these facets ii
supposed to possess the powers of a
true eye. Lonenboeck counted 3,181
of them in the cornea of a beetle, and
over 8,000 in that of a common horse
fly
A Rome correspondent says it is pro¬
posed to convene an international con¬
ference some timo next year to deal
with the question of Ihe meridian.
The suggestion is to select Jerusalem
instead of Greenwich or Paris as tho
meridian line. A proposal will ulso
be mado to fix a universal standard
of time.
Down-draughts in chimneys may be
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. The grooves are so shaped that
when the wind strikes them it is so de¬
flected that it draws air up the chim¬
ney, and in this way effectually pre¬
vents down-draught.
hi Praise of Coffee.
It is asserted by men of high pro¬
fessional ability that when tho system
needs a stimulant nothing equals a euj
of fresh ooffeo. Those who desire t<
rescue tiie dipsomaniac from his cupi
will find no better substitute fot
spirits, than strong, newly made
coflee without milk or sugar. Two
ounces of coffee, or ono-eighth of s
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 cup 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 in
typhoid fever.—[Chicago Herald.
One Secret Safe.
Mr. Handsome —Gh, vqju know,
mother, women can’t keep a secret.
His Mother—Yes tucy can, my son.
You have boon industriously courting
that Miss Highfly for a year, and you
don’t know her real age yot,—[Good
News,
How Baby Bakes.
Through the drowsy dreamland haze
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 outeli a cherub smile,
Dimpled digits twitch and Jerk
As you pause to watch awhile.
Then a troubled spirit wakes,
Fears the tender heatt assail,
O'er ttie 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 arm?,
Pressing elose the yielding form,
Captive to the many charms
Of the nurseling soft ami warm;
And you own the magic sway
Of the despot small and sweet,
Casting in a reckless way
All your heart at baby’s feet.
— [Frank It. Welch, In Detroit Pros*
IIUMOROILS.
Tho fly is a chronic aspirant for thr
crown.
An infant industry—Making papi
walk the floor nights.
In the battle of life it is tiie I ram;
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. “I am always
getting shook.”
“I say, Charley, that man ove. 1
there must be a millionaire.” “No, 1
guess not. Ho looks too happy.”
Van Ilusslet—Don’t you find tha
you can write better on an emptj
stomach? Scrawlet—No, 1 can write
better on paper.
It you ever doubted that a man
could bo sureaslic, you doubt it n<
longer when you have heard him
praising your enemy.
“New York is a great plaee,” said
tfto tourist. “It has an Italian quarter
and a Chinese quarter and a French
quarter, but where is tho American
quarter?” “In the poeketof the hotel
waiter,” answered his American
cousin.
Footman (at tho club): Beg pard’n,
sir. Languid Swell: tVe-cll, what is
it, James? Footman: Reg pard’n,
I’m sure, sir; but do you know, sir, is
there a gentleman waiting for you in
tho reception room with onooye named
Walker? Languid Swell: Don't know
him, sure. Say, what’s tho name of
the other eye?
Old Bank Rills.
Did ony ono ever wonder tvhat 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 wiiat is done
willt them then, or what became ol
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 this
scrip and the accumulation of worn
out bank bills were gathered together
in tho Treasury at Washington in ono
huge, ragged, ill-smelling pile, of
which the clerks who counted it were
afraid for fear disease 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 fire and burned
in the presence of several officials, and
afterward the ashes were taken and
mixed with some ailhesivo substance.
From tho composition thus made was
modeled a statuette a foot high of a
broken, fluted column, and also a per¬
fect fac-sitnile of the old Liberty Bell
in Independence Hall, Philadelphia.
The hell has the appearance of dark
granite nnd is six inches high.—[Jour¬
nal of Finance.
The Great Tempest of 1703.
Apropos ot recent numerous tem¬
pests and cyclones all over Europe,
the Boston Transcript gives some in
teresting facts about tbe great tempost
of 1703, which extended over the
whole of Europe, and continued for
a week with unparalleled violence
more especially in Englaud. It
readied its culminating point on Sat¬
urday. November 27th, of that year.
The losses in London were computed
at $»0,000,0 r '0; the streets were en¬
cumbered with the ruins of houses;
Ihe 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
of war, with 1,800 men and 521 can¬
nons, foundered within sight qf land;
1,700 trees in,Kent were torn up by
tho roots, and on xmo estate ia
Gloucestorship. 600 trees, averaging
SO feet in height, were uprooted in a
space of five acros. The Eddystone
lighthouse was destroyed, and a largo
number of cattle perished.
