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THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY.
A JOURNALDEVOTED TO HOME RULE, TARIFF REFORM AND BOURBON DEMOCRACY.
VOL. XIV.
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D E N T IST.
McDonoloh Ha.
Anv mu- rlptnrlnjr -work done omi • »<* «r
--rmnninilatcd either I>y "idling on me in per
<on in' addressing me through the mails.
Perms rash, unless speeial arrangement a
are otherwise made.
C.Kir W. Bryan j W.T. Dickies.
IIRVAA & Wit Kia
ATTORNEYS A'l’ I,AW.
MeDonoi on, ’la.
Will pruetiee in the counties composing
:hc Flint .1 ndieial Circuit, the Supreme Court
- r i t leorgia and the United States District
Court. ” apr‘27-1 y
j % ft. 11. I I K-M’.K.
ATTORN FA' A'l LAW.
McDoNOitoii, Oa.
Will practice in the-countiea composing
(1,1- Flint Circuit, the Supicmc Court of
Georgia, and the United Slates Distriet
C Oitrt. martti-ly
g Aiv.xua'*.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
MoDonoioh, <’•*.
Will practice in all the OourtH ot Georgia
Special attention Riven to corn mere in 1 and
>thercollections. Will attend all t lu Courts
it Hampton regularly. Hflj.-o upstairs over
The Weekly office.
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ATTORNEY A'l’ LAW,
MeDoNouon, (Ja .
Will practice in the counties composing the
Flint JtuUeial Circuit, and the Supremo and
District Courts of Georgia. Prompt attention
giv ui to collections. oct.i- 711
A. lIROWA.
* ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Mi Donoi on, (la.
Will practice in a!! the counties compos
ing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of
(leorgia and the United States District
Court. janl-lv
l| a. i*i:«:i*i.i:m,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ham cto.n, 1»a,
Will practice in all the counties composing
the Flint judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court
of Georgia and the District Court of the
United States. Special and prompt atten
tion givey to Collections, Oct 8, IHBB
Jno. D. Stkwakt. j U. T. Daniel.
NTKWAII’r A OAAIF.I,,
attorneys at law,
Guifvin, Ga.
J |IC. It. .1. Alt \OI ,l>.
Hampton. Ga.
I liereliv tender nty flvotVssiqmil service to
the people of Hampton and surrounding
country. Will attend all calls night and
day.
| OH A li. n il.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Gate City Natioal Rank lluilding,
Atlanta, Ga.
Practices in the State and Federal Courts,
G RIF FIN FuUNMfcY
AND
Machine Works.
11 r e announce to the Puhl:c that we are
i t prepared to manufacture Engine Boil
ers ; will lake orders for all k : nds of Boil
ers. We are prepared to do all kinds ol
repairing on Engines, Boilers and Machin
ery, generally. We keep in flock Brass
fittings of all kinds; a iso Inspirators, In-,
lectors, Safety Valves, Steam Gtiages.
I'ipe and Pipe Fittings and Iron and Brass
Castings of every Description.
ositou'N *v m trnm ,
Land. For Sale.
IT T E have 1 ,I<H> acres of land lying in one
Vi Body, the Atlanta and Florida K. IL
running directly through it, aiidtlr* town ol
Blaloek is situatf din its center. The land
will l»* sold in lots of 50, 100, I .”>0 and 200
acres. We are prepared to sell to good par
ties on reasonably good terms. For partic
ulars apply to
Si i;u: A Turner.
.Ire George, a colored man. is under con
tiHCt as a wages hand to me for the present |
veaf, and has left my employment without a
cnu*e, this is, therefore, to notify the pub
lic not to * raploy said George under penalty
t>t the law. .1 NO. R. HAMBKIt'K.
June 5-
THE AUCTION.
At an auction of the gruff auctioneer
Ou high a ham nor doth hold.
Ami he cries for each piece, “Going once, twice
and thrice.”
And the hammer cornea down and it a sold.
Going once, going twice.
Going, going, jmne;
Falla the hammer in a trice
And the sale ia done.
You ardently covet a flue piece of goods.
But you linger, and do not bid bold;
The auctioneer shouts. ■'Going once, twice and
thrice,”
And the hammer cornea down twui tis sold
Our life is an auction, amt larger by far
Than any of which we are told:
A baiymer waits over life's goods, once, twice,
thrice.
And at last it-comes down and they're sold.
There’s a mine to Ik» worked, and yon gather your
tools
To bring forth the glittering gold:
You tarry n moment, ouly ouce, twice or thrice.
And the hammer comes down and you're sold.
A battle's to be fought, and you marshal your
troojw
To vanquish the enemy bold;
You pa'use at the crisis, ouly once, twice or thrice.
The hammer cornea down, glory's sold
And so at the finish, as well as the at art.
You want the crown promised of old;*
You tarry at midday and at night, once, twice,
thrice..
And God's hammer cornea down, heaven is sold
Going once, going twice.
Going, going, gone;
Falls the hammer in a trice.
And life's bargain's done.
—W. A. Buxton in Yaukec Blade
The Star MUur.
Every observer of the heavens who
knows by mime some of the brightest
stiirs is familiar with the constellation
called the Great Dipper, visible in the
northern sky through the whole night
and throughout the year. It consists
of -seven stars, four in the bowl and
three in the handle. An interesting
discovery has been made by Professor
Pickering, of the Harvard university
observatory, concerning one of the shirs
of this beautiful group.
Mizar is the name of the shir. It is
the middle star in the handle, is of the
second ihagnltude, and has attracted
much attention ever since men began
to study the stars, lx*eause even to the
naked eye it is double. It lias a com
panion, Aleor, plainly visible to ob
servers endowed with good visual
power. Altai- is of the (iffii magnitude,
and is about 11 minutes distant from
Mizor. The tiny shir seems to lie grow
ilig brighter, for the Arabians con
sidered it a severe miked eye test, and
it is now comparatively easy to detect.
The telesco[»c shows plainly that
Mizar is a double star, its components
beingof the third and Hft!i magnitudes,
tlic one a brilliant white, the otlter a
pale emerald. The marvelous ilisogv
cry is now mode that the larger star of
tile pair is also double, the two stars
that compose it being so close together
that the telescope cannot separate
them. —Youth's Companion.
A Gentleman tui-mei- Defined.
Old Col. Mayuadior, of Anne Arun
del county, Md., was a large slave
owner. Thu colonel spent a good deaT
of his time away from home. One
time upon ins return lie took a drive
over his property, and on his way lie
met a small colored !xiy.
“Whom do you belong tor boy?" the
colonel asked.
“Why. sail, I—l —’longs to Col. May
nadier. sail.”
“Who’s be?” inquired the colonel, to
see what the chap would say.
“li—h—e’s a farmer, sail.’’
“What sort of a farmer?"
“Ge—gentleman farmer, sail.”
“Gentleman farmer!” repeated the
colonel. “What kind of a farmer’s a
1 gentleman fanner?”
"W— well, soli.” spoke up the col
orod hoy. “h—lie’s a fanner dat don’t
raise no ’baoeo. sail, a—and lias to buy
his co'n, suit !”
Tite colonel enjoyed the joke, it is
slid, and afterward told it ujs<n him
self witli much amusement.— Balti
more Herald.
It-.irterttt !n If allstoni-H.
Hacteria of various kinds I lave boon
found in ice and snow, and Dr. Font in,
a Russian observer, has now proved
tliat hailstones are not free from them.
He Inis found that the water produced
by the melting of hailstones contains
on an average 720 bacteria per cubic
centimeter. Neither yeast fungus nor
mold was present, but nine different
kinds of bacteria were found, live of
which (B. inycoides. liquefaoiens. ln
teus. sarcina lutea and anrantiaca) are
already known. As the ordinary dwell
ing place of the bacillus myooides is the
earth, we are confronted with the fact
that microbes of terrestrial origin may
be carried up into the air, and thus
rain, snow and hail may be the direct
means of conveying infection.—Chi
cago Herald.
lie I'lhlkml anil Slept.
At Hannibal. Mo., a colored man
named Wilson fished from a bridge. As
he fished ho slept, and as tie slept lie
pitched forward into the stream and
never roue to the surface. When they
recovered his pole and line there was a
twenty-five pound catfish on the hook.
Some ifo-ri are til w ays too late for good
luck.—Detroit Free Press.
How to Obtain Information.
“There is a family living at 110, and
1 want to know something about them."
“Why don't you go there and make
your inquiries ?”
“That would Is- a little indelicate."
“That’s true. Well, then, go to the
next door neighbor and you will find
out all about them.”—Boston Courier.
Ail Impossible Animal.
“I have an idea that Bagsby is some
thing of a bar himself. ”
“What makes you tliink that?"
“Well, he says lie has a trick dog
that will perform his tricks when they
have company.’’—New York Ledger.
McDonough, ga.. Friday, augusth, ihoo.
OLD MEXICAN MINES.
A Plucky Young American Haa lieeoine
Uitli Developing Them.
William Miller, a young American
with a world of pluck and very little
money, left here three years ago to ex
plore some mines that had been located
for him ;it the head of Yaqui river, 120
miles west of El Paso, Tex., and about
tlii> suae distance from the Arizona
line. He took with him throe carjien
ters and a professional hunter, who was
also a prospector. He hits returned
with ti pocketful of money.
lie says that his party, after wander
ing ten days in the Sierra Miulre
and enduring incredible hardships,
reached the point for which they had
boon aiming. Miller, who claimed to
have derived his information and a
map from an old German who died
here five years ago, says that they
pitched their camp between the eastern
and middle forks of the Yaqui. It is a
country under the dominance of a
tribe of Indians tliat even the Mexican
military force has been unable to sub
due, and lias been hitherto burred to
the entrance of any metal seekers.
They found an old Spanish mine
tliat was especially rich in ore streaks
and woi&ed there for two years. One
si ts» carpenters died before the place
was reached, and the others built a
bin, a furnace and seme derricks.
They worked two years and took out
about 15*50,000 worth of silver, which
they managed to smelt after a fashion,
and which they stored in camp. Then
another of the carpenters died. The
third was drowned bathing in the river
while a freshet was on.
Miller described the mine as some
thing altogether wonderful. The seams
of precious metal ran along the roofs
and sides of corridors that were made
by hands that liad crumbled into dust
liefore George Washington was bom.
Miller and his company, found their
way to the Mexican Central railroad
and went to the capital. There they
saw the official and claimed the mine,
which was started by old Spanish ex
plorers and settlers more than 200
years ago. They formed a company in
which some Boston people were inter
ested, and aro now taking out fffl.ooo
worth of metal a day. This stuff is
sliippod to smelting works in Colorado.
Miller has married a Mexican wife since
lie left here, and is apparently very
wealthy. Ilis company is called the
Yaqui Mining and Land company. He
states that he lias never seen liner fann
ing territory than that which forms the
banks of a stream that is almost alto
gether unknown to tite whites, and that
President Diaz is much interested in a
scheme for colonizing it. —San Antonio,
Tex.. Cor. Bt. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Starting Seeds by Electricity.
It appears from the results of a series
of experiments recently undertaken in
Russia by N. Specnew tliat electricity
may eventually be made to play a
prominent part in agriculture. Tliese
ex|>eriiiicnts, which extended over live
years, showed that by submitting dif
ferent seeds to the action of an electric
current their development is rendered
more rapid and complete. The seeds
of haricot beans, sunflowers, winter
and spring rye were used. A second
series of experiments was made with
pot herbs and flowering plants tit Kief.
The Influence of the electrical treat
ment was shown by a larger crop and
by the grow til of vegetables of enor
mous dimensions, In a third series of
experiments electricity on a large scale
was applied, static electricity being
used instead of current electricity.
The results were quickened rqiening
and larger growth. Barley ripened
twelve days sooner with electro-cult
ure. Potatoes treated in the same way
seldom allowed disease, only 0 to 5 per
cent, being bad, instead of 10 to 10,
which is the usual [s-reentnge. An im
portant factor in this treatment is that
vines which huve been subjected to it
possess immunity from phylloxera, and
this points V < a new means of combat
ing tite microscopic diseases which at
tack vegetable growth. It is suggested
as a weapon with which to fight the
potato bug and the army worm. The
cost of the process is comparatively
small.— Eugene Field in Chicago News.
How Screw* Wore Mtuie.
It is riot well known when screws
were first made or by whom. The ap
plication of mechanical contrivances to
make screws can be traced as far Hick
as 1560, when they were made by a
Frenchman whose name was Benson.
Tiie iiolts were forged and tiie thread
was made by filing. In 1711 the watch
maker lllndley, of York, improved
upon Benson’s method. For a very
long period his way of cutting screws
by the screw plate was continued in
England. Tite liest patent for cutting
screws was obtained by Job and Will
iam Wyatt in 17ff0. Up to 1840 about
ten more patents were issued for tiie
same branch of mechanism.
One of the patents, obtained Jan. 28,
1837. by Miles Verry, is worthy of men
tion. It was tiie art of making pointed
screws—wood screws. Wyatt employed
tliroe separate machines, one for making
tiie bolts, one for cutting the grisive in
tiie head and one for cutting the thread.
—Jeweler’s Weekly.
Do not use thick glue for Joints or
veneering. In all cases work it well
into tiie wood in a similar manner to
what painters do with paint. Glue
both surfaces of your work, excejrfing
in the ease of veneering. Never glue
upon hot wood or use tiot canLs to
veneer with as the hot wood will ab
sorb all the water in tiie glue too sud
denly and leave only a very small resi
due with no adhesive power in it.
Kxeeution !>y On*.
“Hanging is plhyed put” Is true in a !
sense not meant by tluftmt irious crim
inal who gave the exppiS'.si ifl’tjunvticy. |
Asa method of capital* it
is obnoxious to the Inn '.fit s' Sense of
modern time By “Butane sense" is
not meant tiie sickljp sentiment that
condones crime and CTnvtH tile mur
derer with flowers, tail that e levated
civilized opinion which* believes in a
death penalty and fftwMts execution
in the li-a.4 barbarous way. Besides
the possible Accidents duo to tiie bung
ling of 011 l •ials, I inti ring lias many ac
cess tries of an iiimoeesitiriiy disagree
able arid painful chankct r. Hleotrioi
tv n.s a death agent is still more ancor
tain than the rope, and hideously re
volting and ernel in ’«.<
Paganism never a torture
worse than the del* zio sooting, the
tedious'strapping. tsfi ipntnMfttking ml
jufitmerit, the buz/ing and the creep
ing and the writhing yt tiui doalh deal
tug current. The method has not a re
deeming feature, arid were it not for
the glamor of novelty thrown around
it by certain pseu’lo-seieutists it would
spoislily dr >p out of consideration.
My medical friend, Dr. R. 0. Stewart,
suggests a method of penal death
which is practicable, simple, cheap,
certain and humane. It contemplates
till l construction in each prison of a
death cell —a cell differing from others
only in having properly contrived ad
justiupnts to make it reltitivcly air
tight when needed, into which sltall
run a number of gas pipes from the or
dinary (bi-carburotted kydrogon) gas
main, or better still, from a retort
generating sufficient carbonic acid gas.
This cell (Min be fitted up like other
cells as a place of oonflijpincnt. The
condemned can occupy it weeks* or
months, uncertain of his day of doom.
When the fatal hour arrives the sheriff
enters mid reads the solemn sentence,
relatives and friends take their lust
farewell, the minister of spiritual com
fort does his ltist sad offices, and suita
ble time is given tho prisoner for reflec
tion. Then the cell is closed tight, the
cocks are turned, and unconscious of
his approaching end tho victim falls
asleep to wake no more on earth. By
this form of asphyxiation death Is ab
solutely painless, while the majesty of
tiie faw, punitive and deterrent, is
sustained. —Representative Wherry in
Philadelphia Press.
A Gorgootis Snake.
One of the most brilliantly colons 1
snakes that exist has boon added to the
collection in tiie reptile hotisQ in tlio
zoological gardens. It has a black
color with regularly arranged rings of
yellow and nil, tiie texture and colors
together producing an effect much like
that of a strip of freshly cleaned oil
cloth. This snake is one of the most
venomous, and its bright hues may bo
regarded as a warning of its dangerous
qualities.
Any snake eating bird or mammal
would know from hereditary experience
that it would Is* a risky affair to med
dle with such a creature, so the danger
signal lieiusllts both alike, though wo
cannot wup[><>He that the snake was in
fluenced by any amiable intention in,
so to speak, assuming tiiis conspicuous
d reus.
The proof tliat this is really an ex
ample of “warning colors" is afforded
by the existence also in South America
of another snake colored like the Elaps,
but perfectly harmless. Tlio snake
trades upon tho deadly reputation of
Elaps, and is let alone in consequence
of Its being mistaken for it. It is the
ass in the lion’s skin with a happier
fate. —London News.
The Accommodating Yacht Agent.
Suppose u Ilian is going in for yacht
ing. He wants a certain sort of boat,
but does not kno\v just where he can
get exactly what he wants. lio goes to
a yacht agent and tells him what he
wonts and about how much he is will
ing to pay. The available yachts of
tho two great yachting navies of the
world are offered for his Inspection.
Finally he deeidt*s on a yacht, and then
all ho has to do is to give the agent his
check. Now a* to manning her. A
list of all tho available saltifig masters
In the country is spread before him,
with tlieir records, and a list of yacht
sailors who luive registered at the
agency. In short, nil he lg«|to do is to
say to tin* agent, "1 want such and
such a yncht. manned and ready for
sea at such and such a tins! and place."
On the appointed dayheilnds his yncht
n?ady for him. —New York Tribune.
ItbiiH'dy for it
That quite common trouble on the
<xlge of the eyelid, a stye, is the result
of inflammation of the small glands or
follicles. A piece of ice is the hest
abortive remedy, ff the stye is not
checked at the start on tho second or
third day it would l»o well to draw out
with a pair of tweezers two or three of
the hairs In ttic center of the swelling.
In this way it is often possible to evacu
ate tlie little abscess. —St. Louis Post-
Dispatch.
Faith In the Clergy.
A Newport youngster showed faith
in the clergy of the old fashioned sort
during a shower. When the wind be
gan to smash in the windows, and the
air was full of dust, pebbles and sticks,
the boy looked up to Ids father and
said, “Papa, i wish the minister was
here."—Lewiston Journal.
The Itight Thing to Ibt.
Mrs. Bingo- Ix> you notice, deax
how pale and delicate our Harry is get
ting to lie? He needs more exercise, 1
think.
Mr. Bingo—Then we hud better pack
him off to college at ' nee. Epoch.
SI.OO CASH, si.so ON SPACE : AND WORTH IT.
STDOKE OF FEMININE GENIUS.
s|n,|»li*. hut rttwiiv., Plmii t<» Prevent
■ lurking One’s Shins.
The man who says that women have
not originality not only steaks untruth j
but deceives himself
Every oik* Ills had occasion to go
through a room in the dark on more or
less frequent nightly occasions when
locking the hack door hud Ixs'ii for
gotten ’or the pitcher of ice water
omitted from tin* nightly preparations
for si nub >r, and every one knows how
each Ihdiviiual piece of furniture in
each dark room traversed, including
the piano's sharp corners find the rock
ing chair’s twin projections, is collided
with.
And nil these hard knocks are sus
tained by the Mrr4 'h of hquo from the
knee to the ankle tliat is com monte
| called “skin ,’’ and is particularly sensi-
I five’ because it has ho layer of muscle,
1 merely ft coat of sensitive skin to’pro
tect it.
When ojs'ti doors are run against the
nose suffers.
Now them is a young Mrs. J)., whose
blue eyed baby is a year and a half old,
and not infrequently d<x*s M rs. D. Itave
to g(*t up of a night, go down stair* to
tlic refrigerator and got milk for baby.
She does not say how often or how
seriously she wils hurt before her genius
suggested tiie brilliant plan wllicit she
now has for avoiding tliese petty noc
turnal injuries, but she is really proud
of her plan for getting unscathed
through a room in the dark, and has
imparted it to her lady neighbors.
It is too clever an idea to bo lost, and
its great merit is in its simplicity. Tile
scheme is merely to walk backward.
In tlio dark one con see us well going
back word as forward, of course. Tho
lower limbs are, when going backward,
well protected from slight raps by tiie
more or loss liberal pad of luuselo at
the calf, and heels are less sensitive
than ti l's.
And if one is to run into a door the
blow can be better borne on the back
of the head than on tho fuce.
Mrs. I), is a genius.—Washington
I Post.
An Inilfpradwit Honfi.
In the business portions of our city
there are a good many horses belong
ing to firms or to private individuals
which stand “on call," as it wore, often
times for hours, in front of theirowner's
place of business. Tliese horses eoine
to Iw well known in their noighlsir
hoods, and acquaintance with them
shows in them habits and idiosyncra
sies which aro most interesting. One
of the equities, with an individuality all
his own, is a gray horse belonging to a
firm in Winfltrop square. Ho stands In
front of his owner’s store appan>ntly
pondering upon tlio ups and downs of
life, tlio hat trade and the weather,
and occasionally lie starts off for an in
dependent tour round tlio square, af
fording much amusement, sometimes
consternation, to people who are utuw
quiiinted with tiis ways of doing things.
Should it occur to him that lie is
thirsty or that to take a drink would
be a diversion in tlic monotony of his
afternoon he walks over to tho drink
ing fountain in tiie square, jKilitoly
awaits his turn, quenches his thirst,
turns around and marches Isick, like
Bo Peep's sheep, so that his owner
having left him facing in one direction
is quite apt to find him facing in an
other The old gray horse is an inde
pendent character, they will tell you.
in Winthrop square.—Boston Herald.
Carefully Accurate.
A student of ancient history, seeing
tiie statement that a certain famous
character in history had died 1030 A.
M. (anno inundi, or the year of tin*
world)! remarked to his professor witli
some surprise, “How ex<*oeding!y care
ful those ancients wore about noting
little circumstances. ”
“What do you mean?” tin* professor
asked.
“Why, tiiey even tell tiie time of
day that n great man dies. We don’t do
that, now.”
“I think you arc mistaken,” replied
tiie teacher.
“No, I am not; here it is; ‘llis death
occurred at 10:30 a. in.'”—Youth’s
Companion.
About NllHr|*«*litii|f it Knife.
It is a good deal easier to sjioil it
knife tiuui to sharpen it. To begin
witli, a rough stone is used too freely.
Unless a knife lias a very round or
ragged edge it does not want any
grinding at all, and it can lie brought
into h)ir]*‘ far more rapidly and surely
by the aid of a whetstone and a little
oil. It is no use laying the biude flat
on tt|e stone and rubbing lutrd; hold
the ‘back of tiie knife well up and
sharpen the edge of the blade only. If
you know how to use it, tiie back of
a knife makes an ex<*ellont steel or
sharpener, but tiie secret is hard to ac
quire.—Exchange.
Espcnnlvc limit*** ( It iiiiitij'.
It, costs SIO,OOO merely for the “spring
cleaning” of a great hotel like tiie Fifth
Avenue. To take up tiie earjs-ts,
cleanse and repair them, and put them
down again; to wash tiie paint, repaint,
repaper, and all tiie thousand and one
tilings which a great house needs with
each new year, costs tlio proprietor of
the Fifth Avenue SIO,OOO. New York
Star
Tin largest and heaviest building
stone ever quarried In England was
taken from the Plankington quarry,
near Norwich, in February, 1880; it
was in one piece, without crack or flaw,
and weighed over thirty five tons; it
was 15 feet long. 6 feet high and 5 feet
wide.
An Old Court Hoiias lUlilc.
Perhajm the eldest Bible in the court
house is that which quietly reposes in
a desk in tho clerk’s office of the city
court. In its day It wils a good and
faithful servant, and was never known
to shirk its duty. For the pur[sise id
familiarizing myself with tiie facial out
lines of tiie sacred volume I went to
see it a few days ago
One of tiie chief clerk's subalterns
grop'd around for a key and unlocked
the desk, lie then draw forth ft small
sized hook.
“How old is it?" asked flu l writ *r in
tho clerk ran mvi the dirty, greasy
pages with his llngi rs.
“Tliat liook,, sir i- 2’* years of age,
and wi|a employed m tin-court during
all that time.' with the eveoptinn of
two years. \Ve finally pliussl it on tiie
retired’ lisL anil here ij is."
Thp edges of die coyer vycru worn
a why with handling mid kissing, and n
grout many I >aus we’re missing.
“Thousands of lips have come in apn
tact with that Bible tli ‘clerk? as
hi* sat tfkmrnhylly I'oiiteiu.plaUng it.
“What's mere, millions pf lies have
been told--over it I wish I had a nickt I
for every tiuieit has Ihsti held tip to
tiie lips., i would throw down my |hi;i
and lead an easy life. ’
The autograph ol tlio late Cliicf
Justice Noilson adorns the inside of tlic
top cover, anil also file name Atiry
Smslyker. who was lor many years a
clerk lu the court ami had administered
many an oath. Very few witnesses
would relish putting their lips to (lint
lx*>k, so positively greasy and ill smell
ing is It. Brooklyn Eagle.
ll.' Nuver Call.sl A|[<d».
A stiff Englishman made a formal
call on an ispially stiff English girl
down in Staten Island not long ago.
He called about 4 :30 in tiie afternoon,
and sat in one •( those com fort able
square wicker eflnlrs. About 5 o'clock
he made a motion to rise, but maimed
his seat; tho young lady resumed hers.
She had an engagement ut half past
5, and saw the hands of the clock get
ting near that hour Twice the man
seemed oa the point of leaving; twice
he started to rise, twice she roue; then
ho sat down again, and she resinned
her seat each time. I’imilly the half
hour struck- tin'll it became quarter to
fi. Tho ongagement had not been kept.
Did the man intend to stay to dinner?
lie didn't; lie explaino.l matti'rs.
“Miss M,,’’ he said ut last, with poll
siderabio hemming and liaw.ng, “tho—
ah—buttons on the tail of my - ah
Coat are caught in the ah back of
tho —ah chair, ami 1 cannot disengage
them. May 1 ah -ask your assist
ancer’
Miss M. came to Ills assistance and
cut the buttons off Instead of taking
them out of the chair hack. The
Englishman’s leave takings were brief,
and he's never repeated the call even
to this day. - Chatter
TUe Were 1V..1f.
Wore wolve* (Burn wolves), accord
ing to a superstition very prevalent
during tho "dark ages.” were [s-rsons
who hail the paver of transforming
themselves into wolves or otic r fierce
I leasts, retaining 111111 mll intelligence,
coupled witli all tho ferocity of beasts
of prey. Persons who Isdievc in were
wolves were of tlic opinion that the
hair grew Inward, and that the human
being poHsesn d of such qualities hail
but to turn himself inside out t<> effect
tis- wonderful tiietaiuoqiliosis. The
Hiip'rstltion is traceable to the elassienl
faille of Eykaon. Like the jssir wretches
who wore burned and otherwise put to
death for witchcraft, those suspicion oil
of Is'ing weie wolves were crucified or
broken ou tlic wheel aftei first being
flayed alive by the superstitious ex
ecutors. who were in search of tiie sup
posed hairy insides. -St, I.oals Kepub
lie.
' rnliUliMiii.
A writer lias invented tlic word
“Unistatian*," wliieii lie applies to tile
[sigile of the United States. He ob
ject* to tile word “Americans." But it
is too late. The (ssiple ol the U nit rid
States have monopolized the name of
the continent, and are known all over
the world as Americans. The people
of Mexico are content to tie known as
Mexicans, and the [M*>ple of ( anaita
ought to be content with the word
Canadians Let the Yankees continue
to ho Americans Uarmdlans is a good
enough name for the people of this
groat and glorious country. - Hamilton
(Out.) Spectator.
CriM'kttrfl Are In Demand.
"\Ve can't get them fast enough,”
says tlio grocer as tlic man called for
zephyrettes and went out. “We have
to put in orders a week in advance, and
they say ttiat tlio big concern in Massa
chusetts where they bake them can't
begin to keep up with tho demand.”
“What makes tiie calif”
“I don't know, except that they have
caught on. They aro just salt enough
to catch tho fancy and fresh and crisp
enough to make a man eat them in
deflanco of his waning appetite.”—
Lewiston Journal.
A Explanation.
Anxious Motlior —Don’t yon know
tliat George Washington never, never
fold a lie?
Rlnful Boy Maybe his maitituu
didn’t care how much cakes and Jam
tie took, and he wasn’t afraid to tell
her.—New York Weekly.
A Good l!r«*#**« for a Sail.
“Well, Willie, I hear there was quite
a liri'ezn at your house when your
mother found out tliat yon had lieen
sailing again.”
Willie—Yes. a spanking breeze.—
Boston Times. >
IMPORTANT CARPET INVENTION,
A MrtHod of Prlntil'.n tlio figc f,-V Whir'll
May Itovoliitloiiltr tho Trad,*.
A now method of prhVMtlg the Ogino*
upon tapestry erU-pf*to Is. being tried toy*
two or throw of tho U.-xe Philadelphia
producers of that grudp of goods,
which, if successful, will inaugurate a
revolution in manufacturing. Tho
process of printing tho e> >k>rs npxn tho
warp of tu|K«try eariwts before
fahrie is woyen is very ingenious us
well as intorostihg, but at tho same
time a somewhat stow nr process tfitots
tho detnhnl for the goods admits Af.
Tlie method is U> oolor one thread of,,
the worsted wurp at a time, plaiting dif
ferent golors upon it at purticuW
{joints and in sueh'iii'inhofas will cause
it to form a [mrtidn of the design when
woven into the fahrin.
Tliis is done by winding |
over what is railed a drum tin* clivif.u
furmce of whieii is regulated l,y lTfft
size of the design thftt is to be refiro*
dueed, and tile ''printer" is guided, by
a pattern, eolured ar tle - . carpet is to lie.
When all the threads that compose the
w]i or fatsi of the carpet are colored
they are piaksT side by sid*\' each tn its
proper place, and matehod together
neatly for weaving. This is a slow
process, and involves quite a number
of different departments.
Hie new method consists of printing
tlie figures upon the fabric after it is
woven, and by mean) of cylinders, with
tho design of tlie carpet deeply en
graved upon them. The color of the
plain cloth to be printed upon forms
the groulid of the design of tho carpet,
For instance, tlie ear|*ot Is to bo of a
Irab ground with chintz. figures. Tlie,
plain fabric will bo (hub and tho chintz
colors printed upon It. F,aeh color
must, have a separate oyUfidhr, with tho
portion of the design calling for tlutt
color engraved n)»uu it, mid there must
bie ns many cylinders (yj there are oof
ors. Tho cost of producing the carpet
is n«gulahsl hy tlie nmnher of colors to
be used.
The plain fabric is stretched upon a
platform, and tho cylinders, tlie cir
Cuniferenoe of which is precisely the
size of tlie design, are passed over it.
tho color being supplied bv a feeder.
T 1 10 engraving of tlie cylinder and tho
supply 0 ; tlio colors art? so arranged g*
to linvo the coloring matters penetrate
the worsted upbft the surface of the'
carpet and no further. •
Thu inventor of tlio new [h-ixjusm m*j»
it is ('ll[siblo of producing two mUpg of •
completed carpet [s>r day. Tlio fabric
resembles body Ttnnwela Vofy elosofy.--
Philadelphia Inquirer.
■trneflt of Slu]£lnK In the S« houl Uuaiio.
Martin Luther nsscrhVl in his cast
iron sty l<» of rhetoric, “Unless a school
master knows how to sing I think him
of no account." Such a tout Would ma
terially decrease tlw numtxr *4 peda
gogues; nevertheless it is true that
NiH'ii ability is of the greatest service to
the teacher. Tlie physical benefit re
sulting from singing in sulllcient n-anon
for its une, oven if no other existol; but
it is peculiarly valuable aa a source of
enjoyment to children arid a great aid
in the preservation of order. Even a
little knowledge of drawing places a
mighty power in tlw liand of tlio
teacher. Nothing go much helps to
make Instruetion dear and impressive
as simple and rapid Illustration, par
ticularly In the primary grades. At
present these two accomplishments—
improperly so termed, for they nro re
ally essentials—ore n'ljulnsl In most
schools. The children of today, who
arc the teachers of tomorrow, nro ns
ooivlng thorough itigtnietion in ttmse
two matters, and experience proves tliat
!t, is almost as instinctive for them to
sing arid draw as for a bird to fly.—
t'aniline B. I/e Row In Ladles’ Home
Journal.
fitndenU In Germany.
The number of students in the Uni
versity of (ireifswuld is 1)02, being the
largest number ever on its books. Of
then! 421 are students of medicine, 274
of theology, 2b of philosophy and 1)5 of
law, while 21 are allowed to attend par
ticular lectures without luiving matric
ulated in any faculty. At Erlangen
the number of students is 1,012. tieing
tlie first time it lias exceeded I,ooob
The tins (logical faculty used to )>e tlw;
most numerously attended, but now
medicine heads the list. At Marburg
tliero arc i.OOj students, tliis is ing also
the iirst ting! tlie number of 1,000 lias
been exceeded. There arc 269 students
in tlw medical faculty.—Chicago Her
ald.
The Frolic* of Faahlon.
What could exhibit a. more fantas
tical apjiearonoo than an English beau
of the Fourteenth Century? He worn
long pointed shoes, fastened to his
knee by gold or silver chains; hose m
one color on one leg and another color
on the other; short breeches which did
not reach to the middle of his thighs—
a coat, one half white, the other half
black or blue; a long hoard, a *iik
hood, buttoned under bis chin, em
broidered with grotesque figures of ani
mals, dancing men. etc., atid somdtitrids
ornamented with gold and precious
stores. This dress was the correct
tiling in the reign of King Edward 111.
—New York I/edger.
A I.lttl*- Girl's Uruonlng.
A little girl of four wise yearn was
visiting with her mother on Main streets,
and at the dinner table tlie mother in
sisted that she should eat tlie fish and
potato on her plate before Is-ing helped
to dessert. The child turned graveTy
to her hostitu and olwerved: 'Tio yon
know why my mother doesn't keep a
pig? It's because she makes me eat up
all the (will." - Springfield Homestead
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