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Newspaper Page Text■Kfly the tallest chimney In the one that is being erected at Newark, N. J. Its diameter at ilia is 28 feet, and it is to l>e 1* feet in at the top. It is to he of solid brick to an altitude of 310 feet. A cast iron rim 20 feet in diameter and a bell t*^l surmount the whole, making the total altitude of the structure 335 feet. One million seven hundred thousand BJferks will bo used in its construction, and its cost will be (05,000. !■ Looking the matter for curiosity’s up take, it is found by the Tim'*-Democrat that there are still on the pension rolls of the country 808 men who served iu the war'of 1812. The war ended seventy three years ago. There were, as near as it can be got at, some 50,000 men who plrere recognized as having had service a pen- in sionable part in that war. If Ae late war turns out to be as conducive , to longevity as that iu the war of 1812, the 3ame proportion of veterans sur r vive for a like period, wo shall have, even as late as the year 1938, some 16,000 lurviving veterans. Captain Wiggins, the fortunate Eng lishman who is opening a trade route to Siberia through northern waters, owes his fame to the correct interpretation oi a single word. The Kara Boa has al ways been held to be covered with ice unnavigable. Wiggins learned that meant black, and pondered the fact till he concluded that a sea called ^Tilack by the natives ecu Id not be covered by ice. Filled with this result of in ductive reasoning, the daring Captain has sailed tho Kara Sea and shown that cargoes may be carried through it from England to tho fertile lands of Southern Siberia. A striking illustrati on of the facilities for travel which now exist is found in the recent departure of an excursion from Pans for Samafcand, a city of t 'cu trat As a. The whole journey is to be performed by railway except in a por tion of Giro issia, when post conveyance? will be used, and a short sea trip o twenty hours over the Caspian Sea. Six ago the city was tho capital o! one of the mightiest empires the world has ever seen and the centre of Asiatic learning aud commerce. Forty colleges were found within its walls, which now surround little but gardens. Tamerlane, ■ar*-.' great conqueror, is buried there, and his tomb is still to be seen. Herr Anschutz, of Lissn, in Prus ian Poland, has succeeded by the aid of in itantaneons photography, iu taking a remarkable I'eries of photographs of lions, tigers, leopards and other fierce aaima s, piactically a; they appear when in i state of liberty. The animals of the Breslau Garden, who have come under the lenses of lierr Anschutz’s cameras, have been turned out imo an extensive arena, and allowed to accustom themselios to tTie t>ow eonditious till their at titudo_and motions ii,.ve become perfectly natural An account of the methods is includ-d iu a little illustrated pamphlet entitled “Verseichniss von Augenblicks-Auf namen,” issued by the photographer. Contracts have just been signed foi the construction of a marine railway across the neck of land which joins the province of Nova Scotia with New Brunswick, a distance of ten miles, thus enabling vessels to bo carried from ibc Bay of Pundy to tho Northumberland Straits, across the country. The object of the railway is to transport steamsh p* and sailinir vessels from the Gulf of St. ml,fpnr wne.e into tho Hay of Pundy. Some years ago the Dominion Parliament voted a subsidy bonus of $5,000,000 to v;ard tbe weekend last session the amount xvas increased to (5,500,000, one-half that sum to be paid as the work progressed and the remainder spread over a period of twenty yeais thereafter. inventions and discoveries always keep pace with each other, ihedis CO very of new ways of making paper from new materials, such as the cotton plant, is accompanied by wider openings for the use of paper. The very be-t material now known for wheels for the most enormous engines is paper beheJ with stee* tires. Such whi e s are s ji i . elastic, will endure enormous wear and are not in danger of breaking. There is no feature of our times more remarkable and characteristic than the increased uses of paper, the application of appar ently fragile material to the purposes demanding fbe most intense wear and service. Its use in domestic utensils and in the place of cloth and crockery vrdl rarely follow. The Japanese precede us in such art and artifice for saving labor as we surpass them in labor-saving machinery. Effect Of Snake Charming- on a Dog, Giles Melton, a farmer, was out hunt ing in the woods near Eastman, Ga., a few weeks ago. His dog tan some dis tance ahead, and when Mr. Melton found hm, ten minutes later, he had been chaimed by a rattlesnake. The dog was crouching down on the ground ana whining piteously and slowly creep ing forward. Looking further ahead lie saw au immense rattlesnake coiled as if ready to strike, which and its glittering trembling eyes fixed on the dog, and seemed was powerless to ia every limb do anything except creep slowly nearer and nearer to the deadly reptile. Kand n tbVu he im^tkdby irreiistL an ble impulse, would creep a few inches nearer its deadly charmer. had 0“'” k !I d ti,a When the snake ‘ forebalf an hourTaslppa'reut^'iifeless. and accompanied Mr. It recovered finally all day it continued home, but g C t strangely, and would not touch or water. "The following morning Melton found the dog in the back foaming at the mouth and snap st everything in reach. He was satisfied that the dog_ h«t hydro a, and lost no time in killing of it. is satisfied that the effects snake esured the dog to go mad.— Enepuircr. Set Tour Faces to tlie Son. There’s a ringing glorious measure In the march of life, my brothers; If w* listen we may hear it all day long, With an undertone of triumph No discordance wholly smothers. And this is the cheerful burden of the song: ‘ ‘Forward I Keep the oolumu moving t Perfect rest shall be cur guerdon When our missions are fulfilled—our labors done; Duty’s path lies plain before us. Whatsoe’er our task and burden, If we bravely set our faces to the sun. A Four-Footed Contest. “Djerldgowka will kill the stallion at tho first spring,” said the Rajah, in his lazy, arrogant and heartless way. There is no tiger of hill or jungle that can compare with my Djnidgowka (thun der spear) for siz >, strength and feroci ty. Tho white steed, were he twenty fold the equine hero you claim for him, Sahib Colonel, would not evade his doom. Ho will go down like a shot, and you will no longer dispute my guardianship over M ihala, the demure little Nautch, girl under your wing there." “But your Excellency,” said tho officer addressed, “if tha stallion sh-uild win, the girl will gc. to Bombay with me, according to your august promise?" The dmky potentate waved his arm, whose jewel-stiffened sleeve fairly blazed with the movement. “You have my word, Sahib,” was his supercilious reply. “The word of Djsmpudra Hassau, Its j nh of Nagpoor, is his bond.” “Certainly,” called out Major Poin dexter, another red-coated officer of the group. “But if you are so sure of your tiger winning, Excellency, I will lay you an additional thousand of rupees on Nadgka, the mountain stallion.” Tho Rajah inclined his head in assent and the wager wis duly registered by an obieqtiious white-robed secretary at ha elbow. Tho arena was a deep walled circular pit, about 100 feet in diameter, aad arouad this tha tiers of seats, with a capacity of 5000 spectators, rose so steeply as to give every one, even tho humblest, a complete view of the inte rior, and yet grant immunity from tho fiercest wild boast’s spring. In.addition to tho throng of personal attendants surrounding th - R 'j hia the gorgeously tapestried State compart ment sacred t j his accommodation thoro was a group of E iglish officers, resplen dent in their scarlet uniforms. Tho first one of these to whom tho Rajah had addressed himself was Col. Mohun, and at his aide was a singularly beautHul young niu loo girl, tho Ma hala referred to. Everything w is at stake with the poor child in the unique combat that was about to ensue. Mo bun had found her with a band of Gbaat dancing women or Hindoo gyp sies of the Deccan, and secretly verified a rumor that she was tho last surviving child of Muloy Hassau, half brother of tho present Rajah of Nagpoor, who had, affor usurping tho throno, foully murdered all the other rightful heirs, many of whom ho had thrown as prey to his favorite tigers. Tho Rijoh had only been prevented from wresting Mahala from her self constituted protector through a whole- 8onio fear of the British conquerors, p,-, bad a t last exerted his malign and j powerful insistence to such an ex tent tUat the p te , en t contest had been j tgrea j oa a3 a tast JUc girl’s guard j The jj„ jah sgreod to it Ws cham . pj on fighting tiger Djaridgowka against j a white stalik-s, likewise noted for his ) combative disposition, that Ool. Mohun had obtained from the foot hills of tho j Western Ghauts, justly celebrated for ! their fins cavalry stock, much of which j is blooded, with a pure Arabian ances J ^ , Should the stallion win, Mahala j -would be transferred to the protection > 0 j powerful friends in Bombay, with a y a j r p r0S peet of one day recovering at j eajt a portion of her inheritance, Should the tiger come off tho victor, j §he was to be surrendered uncondition j a ijy to her cruei aad rapacious kias man, whoso appalling character was a l sufficient guarantee of tho terrible iato in vtiat event awaiting hor. j rpbtro was a sea-like murmur of an ; ticipaticn, , and . all ,, eyes were rivHei . . . j two strong iron gratings that on one or wcr0 s i<j e t, 7 side in the wall of the pit, on a level with its sandy floor. : An instant later it shot aside, and there was an involuntary hurst of ap p » ; aU3e a3 the noble horse hounded iato iew> jj e wa g not large, but perfectly pro portioned, with a glistening coat, as of snowy satin, a mane and tail that were 0 { light golden tinge, furnishing a con tra 3 t as uniqtre as it was harmonious ™d beautiful. Fire was in his eye, the rhythm of speed and activity in hir fino limbs, and, aa ho curveted snorting around the arena, it was noticed that his small hoofs were shod with new and , that fla?hei sharpsteel shoes, fairly m,, a running rivulet in the sunshine, i tbe s graceful and airy J movements tha'scarcely seemed to touch the earth, . j and yet were suggestive of a fierce wari neH aud expectancy. pike Conwitj) cmrncil VOLUME I. ZEBU EON, GA„ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, l«88. The Rajah stroked his beard once more and smiled agaiu. “It was not mentioned in the com pact that Nadgka should bo shod," said hea “Still, I waive tho point—I can well afford to.’’ Then he strnightonod himself with a cruelly gloating and exultant look, and there was a fresh burst of mans throat ed applause, not unmixed with terror, n» the other grating shot back with a clang, and tho vauntod monarch of the jungle, after springing into the arena with a snarling sort of roar, bogan cir cling around and around it iu ominous silence, with his eyes fastenod on every movement of tho stallion, who coolly kept revolving iu the centre, as on a pivot, head down and heels invariably to the foo. “Djeridgowka's way—Djerldgowka’s pet trick 1" chuckled the rajah, rub bing his jewelled hands together. “Sahib Colonel, in two minutes Nadg ka s aatia skin will bo in red ribbons 1" Tho tiger was, for very truth, a prodigy, cvju far thoso days, when larger and fiercer prisoners wore roado than now. He was four foot tall at tho shoulder, precisely eight feet from tip to tip, and correspondingly propor tioned, with a ferocity that was at that time proverbial throughout India. Round and round prowled tho mon ster with no more sound than would have been produced by the footfalls of a kitten. Suddenly thoro was an exulting roar, the large striped bulk seemed to fly up into the ait as though hurled by springs, and bo was seen to launch out toward the white stallion as if projected out of a cannon's mouth. But lightning-like as was tho attack, it was countered by a movement as electric and as effective on the part of tho equine hero. Thoro was a white, whirling sort of flash, outflow tha glistening steel-shod heels, striking the tiger in the chest whilo yet iu mid-air with tho force of a catapult, and hurling him back with a resounding crash against tha woodon wall of tho pit till it fairly trembled. The rajah frowned, whila Mahila’s soft faca correspondingly brightened, and tho bronze face of Mohun slowly rel ied into a smila as ha drew her slight figure yet more reassuringly to his side; tho entire British contingent at tho same time bursting into a shout that rang and reverberated over tho shriller p'au lits of tha native onlookers much like tha hoarso braying of a battle horn over the squeakings and clamor tugs of tho fifes and kettledrums. “Anothor thousand on Nadgka!" i cried Poindexter, excitedly fluttering two fingers at tho potontato in bottlng book fashion. “A whole lac of rupaes, if I only had tlieml What says your Excellency?’’ Djampulra-Hassan composedly nodd ed his assent, and tha wagor was re corded. “It was Djoridgowka’3 first miscal culation; lm iinpatioucs ovorroached it solf,” he said, stroking his board once more. “Watch him now.” Apparently but slightly injured by his repulse, though panting slightly, tha tiger had resumed his silent, watchful circling* of the arona, seemingly with no more want of confidence in himself than if they had not boon in tho least interrupted. B it tho stallion was now seen to havo changed his tactics so far that, .while re suming his pivotal gyrations, his haad, in lieu of his hindquarters, were now presented to tho front. Another broathloss interval of sus pense, followed by a fresh hurtling i spring on tho part of tho tiger. But it was countered even more cun ningly and effectively than before. Crouching and gliding under th ■ flying black and yellow bulk, much e.s a gazelle might crouching!y evado a 1am mergeyer’s hurtling swoop, out flew the glistening heels again at just tho right instant, this time bringing up with a tre mendous impact on the monster’s flank, so that when Djeridgowka’s revolutions were resumed, as they wore almost in stantly, it was with a sullen, half-gasp ing air, and with a perceptible limp that betokened more than a trifling in jury to his hips. “Another thousand to five hundred on tho white stallion!" vociferated Poindexter yet again over tho many voiced applause. “Is it a go, your Ex cellency? Or I go you three to one!’’ The Rajah's Oriental composure had deepened into something more than Oriental glumaojs; and his cruel gaze roamed from the tiger to tho little be gum—now radiant—with a smoldering fierceness of dissatisfaction; but be, nevertheless, inclined his head majesti cally, and the third additional bet was registered. But again and again was the tiger’s spring repeated, and with no better suc cess, save that on one occasiofl one of his mighty forepaws managed to fetch the brave steed a long raking stroke along tho loins, ripping his skin into strips and staining his silvery coat with blood. It was now a foregone conclusion that Nadgka would be the victor. The Eng lishmen roared themselves hoarso; even the natives yeiled their unrestrained delight, is spite of their royal master’s displeasure; while little Mahal* fairly clapped her hands and bounded in hex seat at the side of her stornviaaged pro tector. But Djerldgowk.x, though plainly dis pirited, had as yet suffered no positive ly disabling injury, and it was quickly ovidontthat ho intended to make oue more effort to retriova tha day. Without the slightest warning ho sud denly from hu Changed prowliag his circuit, tactics and by serving running instead of leaping directly toward tho ! horse’s until within 1 lowered crest, couple of yards, and then launching I himself forward, like tho veritable! thunderbolt for which ho was named, full at Nadgka’s throat. - But tho stallion was not thoro to woof it, having danced to one side with the rapidity of thought. Then, and before the tiger could recover from tho shock of striking the opposite wall of tho pit, crashl crash! crashl successively wore tha stool shod torriblo heels launched, oach time reaching tha mark with ar rowy precision and bone-crushing foroo. And then tho jungle monarch was seen running whimperingly arouad tho skirts of the arena on throo logs, and with his jaw hopelossly broken—con quered, defeated, and with the solo ob ject of effecting a skulking escape from his victorious foe. Tha R tjah made the sign by which his favorite was permitted to makegood his retreat, and then, with a b-iw to Col. Mohun, turned to go with his suite. ■'One moment, Excelloncyl" shouted Mahala’s protoctor. “D-dgn, 1/ you please, to formally announce that the victory ii with Nadgka, and ray little friend horo is to continue undisturbed under my guardianship. The potentate did so with none of the best grnco, it tnuit bo said, and then took his departure with as much haste as was consistent with his August dignity. S, It was none too soon. Tho whito stallion, which had until that moment romainod proudly i*r tha centre of (he pit, suddonly reared him self high iu tho air, with fiaihiug eyes and floating mane and thou foil Japon his side—load. “Poor Nadgka!” commented Major Poiudoxlor, laying his hand on MoJnu'B slrouldor, on which tho little was now sobbing as if her hr art Yvould break, “Sue, his entire left ribs were laid bare by that one slroko of Djer idgowka’s paw. But never miud, Mahala ii froo from the Rijah’s clutches and I have won a pot of his money.” And perhaps they didn’t mind, at loa«t not greatly. M moy had changed hands; Mahala, the whilom N iutchgir), was saved to bocomo a g rot magis trate's wife in Bombay, and the mother of a child destine 1 to depore the usurp ing Rajih of Nagpoor, twenty yoars later and restore the righttul dynasty, and a most decisive singlo combat had boon nobly contested and heroically won. But then tho horo was only a white stallion—only a horse!—(Once a Wook. Tho Oil Tree of China. Tho Rural Xiorticolo cull? attention to tho value of tho oil yielded by tha seed of tho “oil tree’’ of China and Japan. This tree resembles in habit and in foliago tho common fig troo. Tho fruit is a capsule tho size of an orange, formed of several cells, each containing a largo thick-shelled good. These seeds contain an eciiva purga tive principle, and are not edible. Thoy contain, however, 40 per cont. of their weight o!" a clear, (io'orlois, limpid oil, possessing remarkable siccative proper ties. This oil is used largely in China and Jipan in the manufacture of lac quors, in making wator-proof cloths and in painting building? and for lights. An oil treo five or fix years old may ho expected, it appear?, to produce an average annual crop of from 300 to 400 pounds of seed. ft th lives on dry, saudy, rocky soil, and hbeen found to succeed iu somo parLs of southern France, where, and in Algiers, its more general cu tivation is now urged. Ex periments with this tree should be made in California, and ns it is found in tha northern Island of Nippon, it may bo expected to be hardy in many part3 of tho United States.—[Saa Francisco Chronicle. Adhesive Qualities of Onions. Paper pasted, gummed or glued on to metal especially if it has a bright surface, usually comes off on the slightest prov ocation, leaving the adhesive material on the back of tho paper, with a sur face bright and slippery as ice. Tho cheaper description of clock dials are printed on paper and then sfuck on zinc, but for years tho difficulty was to get the paper anl metal to adhere. It is, however, said to bo now overcome by dipping tho matal into a strong and hot solution of washing soda, after ward scrubbing perfectly dry with a clean rag. Onion juice is then applied to the surfaco of the metal and the label pasted and fixed in the ordinary way. It is said to be almost imporsible to separate paper aad metal thus joined. Probably metal show tablets might bo successfully treated in the same manner. —{Scientific American. CROTON AQUEDUCT. Punctured Through Thirty Miles of Solid Rock. New York Possesses the Long est Tunnel in the World. » „ idl completion , . In tft ]' ? «PProacUm R other word), cays tho Bun, Now York, in about eight months’ time, and after ,h “ «P«“furc of about $20,000,000, „„„ „„„ l havo her aqueduct, 1 U ol teto ' a8t to tbe P u,,U °. t0 ? ? ,aaC ° « r8at ,cnt m 90mo ° { lts raoro P Taotlc al featuraa “ the 5 un8tiou of Now York , 8 wator 8 ' ,p < - P 1 * * ud it8 utilizatioQ undor P resent and bciQ S ° f vlUl “hportanco. Tha drainage area of the Croton basin cover8 about 304 square miles. In other words, the supply from which Nuw York derives her water is brought to Croton Lake from that area of country. This vast water-shod, even in periods of the greatest drought, will furnish a supply of water equal to tho noods of tho city for about thirty yoars to come, allowing for an incroaso iu population iu ratio proportionate to that of the past. But, undor present conditions, tho facilities for storing this water aro totally inadequate. Tho present ca pacity of Croton Lake and other reser voir a is roughly ostimatod at about ton billions of gallons, and assuming that each year, liko tho present, shall givo a regular monthly rainfall averaging about four inchos, these reservoirs will be kept filled and equal to tho increased demands made upon them by tho new aqueduct. But, given s few months of drought, New York may find herself as badly off as evor. The reason for this is obvious, Tho rainfall at present bolng far in accoss of the storage capacity of tho Croton reservoir, the groat excoss of water passes over tho dam and so into tho Hudson ltivor and out to sea. Hence tho necessity for the proposed Quakor Bridge reservoir, which, when con structed, as it inevitably mmt be, will impound and store all this waste water *ud furnish amplo reservos from which to draw iu seasons of drought. This res-rvoiv, therefore, is a moat impor-’ tnnt feature in tho present plan for im proving New York’s wijf .. -k t ply. When tho dam shall havo boon con structed tho proposed reservoir will havo a capacity of about 35,000,000,000 of gallons, It will form lake practically about sixteen miles long and of an average width of over half a mile, from tho mouth of tho Croton rivor to Croton Palls, near Pur dy’s. By reason of its vaster body and greater depth, tho wator in this reser voir will not only bo cooler but of great er purity. It is a well-known fact that tho rnys of tho sun acting upon any body of water of general dopth of less than eight feet cause a vegetable growth or green scum, tho gradual decay of which renders tho wator more or loss impure although not actually dolotori ous to health. Tho now aqueduct is about 80 mites long, aad will deliver to tho city 350, 000,000 gallons r. day. It is horso-shoo shaped and a littlo over thirtoon and a half foot in diameter from Croton lako to a point near Jerome park, through which section the wator will run by gravity, with a fall of about sevon tenths of a foot to tho mile, fi.Iing tho conduit to tlie extont of about four, fifths of its capacity. At Jerome park the aqueduct makos a so nowhat abrupt fall of about 100 feet, passing undor tho Ilarlem river somo 300 foot below tho level of tho water, running under Man hattan island, and finally rising at 135th stroot, where a gate-house has been constructed, from which tho wator will be distributed by moans of eight iron pipes, four of which run into tho reservoir at Contrul prrk and four to tho city. Throughout its ontiro length this great tunnel has boon blasted out of solid rock, with tho exception ol threo or four spots where “blow-off?” havo been constructed with tho object of rapidly emptying tho aqueduct—which here meets tho surface—for tho purposo of examination, repair or cleansing. Tlie tunnel is lined throughout with brick and, in one or two placos, where tho rock has been found imperfect and a leakage is posdbio, iron has boon ad ded as a lining. In eight months time this vast undertaking will have boon accomplished, aad nothing will then bo lacking but tho Quaker Bridge res ervoir, which is now under" considera tion by tbonew commissioners. Good Reason ing. “Ma,” remonstrated Bobby, “when I wa3 at grandma’s she let ma have two pieces of pie.” “Woll, she ought not to havo done so,” said his mother, “I think two pieces of pie aro too much for littlo boys. Tho older you grow, Bobby, tho more wisdom you will gain.” Bobby was silent, but only for a moment. “Well, ma” ho said, “grand ma is a good deal older than you aro.’ —(Christian Advocate. NUMBER l. Watercress Cultivation. It was not until 1808 that watercress growing was undertaken in England, la that year a market gardonor named Bradbury of Springhead, near Gravo send ohsorvod that tho watercress of that place was of a floor quality than that produced elsewhere; and perceiv ing that when kept free from weeds, etc., it throvo woll, ho took to farming it for tho market. Since thou it liaa become an object of regular cultivation and largo bods havo boon planted in variou? parts of tho country, A fow of tho giosfors have bccomo prosperous men, and today largo numbers live by its culture, whilo many more daily cam their livelihood by its salo. In London alono it is computod that the street hawkers annually dispose of (50,000 worth of watorcress, and tho greou gro cers of that city are credited with sell ing oach year $25,000 worth of tho same plant. When, therefore, we come to consider tho quantities, which, in ad dition to tho metropolis, must bo con sumed in Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and other largo contres of in dustry, wo get somo idea of tha enor mous sum annually spent on this relish. On the continent it is also much es teemed ns may bo gathored from tha fact that tho yearly routal of tho bods at Erfurt roaches $50,000; and in Paris octroi duties are annually levied on watercress estimated to be worth $200, 000. In Now Zealand, whither it was imported by Euglislr settlors, it grows exceedingly well, tho leaves attaining an extraordinary size; in fnet, it is said to havo bocomo a somewhat trouble somo wood. Iu India, according to Mr. Main, it is cultivated under sheds oroctod for tho purpose,—[Chambers’ Journal, Alt Old Saying and Us Origin. Tho saying, “A bird in tho hand is worth two in tho hush," originated from the following circumstance: Will Somors, tho celebrated jester to Hmry Y1IT., happened to call nt Lord gur tcy'.if whom he had often by a woll timod jest saved from tho kings dis pleasure, and who consequently, was always glad to see him. lie was on this occasion ushered into tho aviary, where ho found “my lord" amusing himself with his birds. Somers liapponod to admire tho plumage of a kingfisher. “By my lady, my prifico of wits, I will give it to you.” Will skipped about with delight, and swore by tho great Harry ho was a most noble gentleman. Away wont Will with his kingfisher, telling all his acquaintances whom ho met that his friond Surrey had just pre sented him with it. Now, it so hnp. pened that Lord Northampton, who had soon the lird tho day previous, ar rived nt Lord Surrey’s just as Will Somers had loft, with the intention of asking tho bird of Ktirrey for a present to a lady friend. Groat was his chagrin on finding tho bird gono. Surrey, how ever, consoled him with saying that ho know Somers would restore it if he (Surrey) promised him two somo otlior day. Away went a mossonger to the prince of wits, whom he found in rap tures with his bird,and to whom ho d: livorod his lord’s message. Groat was Will’s surpriio, but he was not to bo bamboozled by ovon tho monarch him self. “Sirrah,” said Will, “tell your mastor that I am much obliged for his liboral offer of two for one, but that I prefer sb. one bird in hand to two in tho bu ” A Monster Tree. During a recent trip through tho wilds of the Sierras, about tho head waters of tho ICawoah rivor, Tulare county, Cal., Mr. Fred W. Clough, a well-known engineer of the Coinstock, says that ho and his companions dis covered a troo of sequoia species, which ho bolievos to be much tho largest on the continent of Am tics. Mr. Warren, who has soon tho big trees of Mariposa, thoso of tho big tree grovo in Calaveras county, and all the fiig trees ol tho coast mage, aaja th.ro is nowhere in C iliforaia a treo that ap proaches in size that on tho Kaweab. Tho men had with them no rule, tape lino or measure of any kind, but Mr. Warren measured tho treo with his rifle, which is four foot iu length. lie found it to he 44 lengths of his gun in circum ference at a point a3 high abovs the ground as ho could roach. Tha top of the troo has been broken off, but it is still of immenso height. This monster troo stands ii a small basin near tho ICawoah,and i3 surround od on all sidos by a wall of huge, rugged rocks. There is so much brush iu the vicinity that the littlo valley in which tho big troo stands is almo t inaccessi ble.—[Prairie Farmer. Strongest and Weakest Woods. According to Professor Sargont, says the Scientific American, tho strongest wood in tho United States is that of the nutmeg hickory of tho Arkansas re gion and tho weakest is tho Vfott In dian birch, The most clastio is the tamarack, tho whito or Bhellbark hick ory standing far below it. Tho least elastic and tho lowest in specific gravi ty is tho wood of the Ficus aurea. Th* highest specific gravity, upon which in general dopends value as fuel, is attain ed by the bluewood el Texas. BONO OF THE SEW1KO MAoUtbfi, 1 Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, Hear the soag I sing— Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, In those (lays of spring. Gowns are cut and lying by me, Buttles, tucks and hems, they try me; Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, Hear the song I sing— Trouble, trouble, trouble, troubl% v In these days of spring. My tensions aro adjusted nicely, My needles set just right; And like a greedy little monster My bobbin’s fill* up quite. Bow set my nickel foot down (lot— does tli» _ (My mistress, too, aoinoUtnes Trouble, trouble, trouble, troubl' See my shuttle fly; Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble Happy, happy, II For here a secret let me tell you: ’Tis not in idleness Bor case wo tlnd truo good the highest. From me a riddlo guess; While I trouble, I’m no trouble; Troubling not, I trouble double; Though I’m troubled, troubled, troubled, Yet me no trouble’s nigh; Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, O, Who so gay os Ii Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, Hear the song I sing— Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, In these days of spring; _ Gowns are cut and lying by me. Bullies, tucks and hems, they try mf Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, Hear the song I sing. Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, al the days of spring. —Good ffoutekerpingi HUMOR OF THE DAY. A scratch race—Barn-yard fowls. The suit department—A court-room. A prominent band—Tho engagement ring. j Made of all work—Some women’s lives. The toney girl—The soprano of the choir. The old notion that blood will tell is a vein conceit. The paper-hanger makes money by going to tlie wall. Saratoga is fittnrtus for spring water and Niagara for fall water. “lie can tafys it out in tirade,” as the abusive man said of a creditor. If want to v know^wliat sliding you a icale is try to handle a wet fish. Possibly the most courteous of all tho masts is the top-gallant.— 0,:ean. The man in the moon is doubtless married to the maid of green cheese.— Time. Time flies and stays for no man. Tho only fe'low who can beat it iS the musician. One of our fashionable tailors is build ing a yacht. It is to be a cutter, of course. — Ocean. . \ Many young women who went to the watering places this year to secure titled husbands have returned quite crest fallen.— Mercury. It is a notable fact that however cleanly seamen may be on the water, they have a decided dislike to being washed ashore.- Ocean. An author, ridiculing the idea of ghosts, asks how a dead man can get mto a locked room. Easy enough. With a skeleton key.— Mercury. My baby knows imr 11, alphabet As far us A and But she can get no farther yet, For there’s a squall at G. -Ocrn-r - Speaking of doughnuts, an exchange says the quickest way to digest them is to oat only tho hole and throw the rest away. Despite this suggestion, tho whole of the doughnut wilt be eaten us usual. According to a scientific writer, “blue eyes are simply turbid media.” It sounds more poetical, though, to refer to a “blue-eyed girl,” than to call her a damsel with turbid media optics .—Mew York Wias. A C onnecticut man has invented aa “elastic hat.” This is truly one of the greatest inventions of the age. A hat that swells with the swelling head will supply a great and long-felt want ,—New York Telegram. • 1 “Who is this Chinese Bill I read about as being iu Congress so much?" asked Mrs. Snaggs. “Oh, he’s a brother of Buffalo Bill,” rnpl.cd her husba;.d, who thou went on pursuing the baseball col umu .—Pittsburg Ohronvie. Not Much Breakage.—“Oh, harshly treated. tha Frenchman was very They threw him off the balcony into tha street.” “They did? Well, was he hurt much? Anything broken?” “No thing but his English.”— Harper's linear.' An exchange informs us that the Keeiy motor is still alive. Thou why doesu't it mote. As the man said when he read tlie epitaph on tho tombstone: “I still live,” “Well, if I was dead, I wouldn’t be ashamed to own up to it .”—Button Transcript. In Hartford, Conn., a jeweled casket was locked and given to the bride to be opened twenty-live years hence. We do not know what it contained, and venture to say if the bride doesn’t it Will within bo pried opcu with a pair of scissors a week.— Jeweler's Weekly. A Newark man noticed an advertise ment last weeK in wlikhit- •««*> cot that the advertiser would impart the secret of living for tho small sum of (1. lie sent the money and received a reply containing die.”— two Newark words. Journal. They were: “Don’t j Littlo boy- “Mamma, what does this mean; ‘Never judge a man by his clothes':’ ” Mamma—“Oh, it means that men haven’t sense enough Hit miss to se.eet with clothes, and it’s always or ’em. Women folks are the only ones that can be judged by their clothes.”—■ Philadelphia Jtecord. It broke the engagement.—Young evening be Spiackie (referring to the have brought ng should something that would have been a pro tection to you.” Miss Croonall- “re?, said 1 should havo thought of that. Ma there were bo mnuy tramps arouad here after dark.”— Judge. tJj Lost Half His Body. , “In surgical circles in Vienna,” operation, says t» London paper, “a successful performed by Profe-sor commented Bilroth at tha Vienna Klinik is much on. , Wbilo ft carrier ffin l»i«» toom l<»o4> I winter his legs, fingers, tars aud nose were fro/en. At the time his life whs despaired of. Both his legs liad to be cut oil, and only one finger ou each hand cou Id be saved. IPs no?e was replaced by an artificial one, uud liis ears were! clipped. He bore his sufferings with re markable composure, and, having heed supplied with artificial legs and feet, hej now gets about with the help of witll tw?| simple sticks. It is surprising write that weiLf ens linger he is able to very

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Pike County journal. (Zebulon, GA.) 1888-1904, November 20, 1888, Image 1