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! AJ i SSH cY OAV 1 A. A. A. k - mr KSTAfcUSHED IN 1878. HILLSBOROUGH, X. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 20, 1881. NEW SER1ES.-VOL. I.-NO. 21 fif I I I I th S" If' w.- -j By the North Sea. Tl f jfi-r an- hVnlW " and shtepk-ss, o i.a-t!:rf or sh'ltr.f.r 1-f r-1. , -Ihi- .vh-1 i r-U-ntl-, ai.-l f-Iwi.l". Au 1 r Ml' :vrw! sondes th- birds; lh,7 , ri- from af.ir f.iJI bn-athN-M. a ', ir an- :i ; u".t n .n.s that flee; I i,i n," tht- sou. twain, a a kit..' h Lis f' llow, 'Hold f..n-r--- 'r : a n. ln-r w.-iOrs :ir- ' ',trl and yellow AM'Icm-M with th- s'-irf of the bench; An I hi giirm-ntH ar. -.-ray as the hoary Wsui y where tli-- J cv ns ,niu' Awl h'j ower Is tohT,ai.l his glory, As heri unto him. In the j.rlde of his j.uwer she n joh en, In her v'.-try he cltw aud Is lila'l; I l.cr darknevs ttt- sound of hl voice is. With his hr ith hhe dilatCK arid 1h mad; " If : V.ou s'.av in'-, n In-ath, and outlive rue, y. : U; v !'"'. ha'ii fu!t;ll-d m- f the-.-' !h- - ii"t h.-K-k It Itiou Rive fie, O-l'T.O SC'l? MVINUl'KNE. The Angels of the Snow-Storm. . - ii . - r " l rnin within t'u-nar-cr moinsoi na (,,, then- an- fti-ii n t- so unsllish, M uti!:i'tcl witli politic inotivt-s'.that n.iii- tlicin oii roultl ahii.-t feel the phimy brtr-h of an anu-r.s winjr. ! r. ),, om. .f thoM-tnietsof bottom land, ', uiilui lin-liU ' va.-t wins, from the j s, rpent-ik' lly of the MiUsippii liver iieth-d an Arkan-as station vil- Inie. Though under the miasmatic ( ii,th;( ii-- of swamp land, develoj.in in sumnier it-s routine of hilioiiH dis easis, yet winter fosmd the villagers in health and spirits equal to a keen :ipprcei:ition of ( 'hri.-tma.s fe.-ti vitics. I it one o f the county roads winding 'out from the village came in sight two little trudgcrs. Their-poor attire was procntable only in its exuii.-ite e'ean ! liness, from the washed-out blue o the little sister s (piltel liooti to inesn s H'ck-'iieeps from the worn shoes of the little brother. These were somebody's darlings, saerrd as were those Spartan jewels of old, to a waiting old grand mother. '1 heir small store of butter and eggs had been previously bargained for a pair of shofs, and a little sack of pop " corn was the anticipated means to ur-cha-e candy. They learned at fust inquiry that the store-keepi r was engaged about a Christmas tree in a house remote from the store, ami thither they repaired, and were admitted. The storekeeper came forward, re lieved them of their li.cht burden, and, absenting himself lor a short time, re turn d with the-shoes. No one seemed to take any notice of them except o"ne thoughtless uirl, who said, as she swept pat them with a lap full or wr anges: "1 thought no chihlren were to be admitted till to-nighL" What a novel spectacle of beauty was that Chti-tn.as tree to their eyes of wonderment and eaucrni ! Atmot reaching the ceiling was a towering evergreen ; pendant from ev- rrv twig were tarletoti sucks starred with gilt, yielding tempting glimi ses of rose and w hite mold of French can- .'ties - lr-iv pictured cornucopias over- tb.wing their plenteous ..tores oi nuts and clu-tcts of flesh raisins, and the larger limb- ornammtcd with drums and doll-babies. There were continually new faces entering, with jeweled hands clasping bundles and fancy boxes, mingling gay voice w ith the merry, busy crowd, clustering around the already burden ed tree, all of which formed a scene so tempting to the delighted vWoii of the children, that only the closing of dior and regaining the outer world again told litem that the afternoon had come unaware'. They tunud homeward, those two. than whom had nevet throbbed in hu man hearts more boyish heroism or girlish M-lf-acrilice : they turned honHw:frd from that phasureeking throng w ith not -oimndi as one orange or sugared bon-bon to h-seii the pangs of poverty and hunger nigging at their poor little heartstrings. 'Now, grandma w ill. b so proud of lur new shoe. said the Poy, as lie noted on the little w an face beside him i look of such griev. d disappointment. "U 1 des had one orange for lur I wouldn't a .and, itobin, and you would beeif , proud of one of dem red drums with de tawsels." "See tii snow '.lakes. Wreitk !" said Robin, making a hasty step or two forward, trying to grasp the gossamer bits in assumed gUe, but with a heart ready to overflow in boyish tears. "I'll finish my sled to-night, and. with the ,.nv Wmissed in, we will have a sleigh-ride to-morrow, and after all, a ; jolly Christmas. "We'll have to hurry S home now, before the snow gets deep, 1 for you'll get cold." He glanced down j at his own almost bare feet that already began to tingle. ' Yes, ,f, replied the little sister, imitating the brightness I of her brothers face, "and we'll be ! good like grandma tells us, and take 1 some of dem folks to ride what wouldn't j div us nothiug, won't us, Robin ?M He I nodded pleasantly in return, and they ' both hastened as fast a tHeir limbs ! could bear them, for not only the snow I was falling fast, but a keen wind be gan to whistle an unwelcome dirge I through the almost leafless forest limbs j above them. It was only two miles . to their home, and in dry seasons was 1 a straight, plain way. But winter ! rains hadTsubmerged a shallow slough, through which they usually passed on foot. Here they paused, for tht wagon tracks winding around the circuitous marsh, which had been their guide, were entirely covered by the snowy vestment, rapidly and silently folding on the gray form of nature. Robin stood and thought for a min ute. "f ) t I reckon we'll go all right. Come Wrenie, grandma is making sausage for supper, we must hurry home." "Robin, I am awful hungry; dey is so good r dest can't wait." The Christmas tree and all behind them were forgotten in the severity o their surroundiiTgs and the great de- They had gone perhaps a mile, when Robin realiztd they were wrong. He concluded not to retrace his steps, but thinking he knew the way, turned to his sinter, -who was forcing her little body along with great effort. "I am des trying with all my might and main to go fast, but I des I can't go no fudder." "Yes, and I'm going to cary you, Wr-nie.". Robin was not cold, except his feet, but the thought of putting on his grand ' mother's shoes was rapidly carried in ' to action, and lifting Wren in his arms I he began the toilsome journey at right j angles with his former course, in hopes I to reach the road above the slough. Af ter a time his precious burden became I too heavy, and his labored breathing ; an -I Hushed face made Wren's kind : little heart suggest to walk again. He lifted heron a stump and rubbed her chubby hands till they were soft and warm, which increased the sluggish circulation of his own. "Now, Wrenie, if you get on my back I can go ever so fast." Then the brave little fellow made first rate progess, but alas! it was only to bear them that much further from home, it broke upon him in crushing bitterness as a large bayou wound out in full view before him. Rut still he did .not break through tnat overmas tering heroism as natural to his boy heart as is strength in the embryonic fibers woven in the acorn's cup. Much higher along the water side the snow j had fallen but sparsely there, render- ! ing the footing better, and he stood j his sister on her feet to rest himself, i preparatory to a fresh sart. Unusual j to her wonted prattling way, Wren had become e the oppression of difliculties, yet trust- ing her brother, who was several years older. Robin knew to follow the bayou would take him further from home, yet as dim tracts of a road were visible he thoughtMt might be the means of meeting some one. The large stream shot its swift length along now as straight as the arrow sped from the red man's quiver,- then rounding as the bend of his bow. (Jrceii-erested wild ducks glided Jin piaeidgrace or grouped in picturesque clusters am d the oasis of lily-foliage dotting the rippling waters. The banks above were sentineleei by giant cypress towering skyward, waving in the win try winds the sheer verdancy of their tufted plumes. The palmetto opened its prim fans in Quaker-like precision, and circling the open wood of oak and fish wert dense plaited thickets of cane, serving as covert dens for the panther and bear. Last, looming up on the wild, scene of nature through which the ehi!lrcn were slowlv trudging, were vast stacks of split timber, neat and symmetrical even in their rough state. These, the work of honest hard working Germans, were stacked on the banks of the bayou, which, at the . , .1 . i.i . .1 thence shipped as stave wood, to Eur ope. " Al! the work of the stave men!" aid Robin in a kind of shout, tremu lous with tears that eeuirsed down his cheeks; It was getting late, he was j numbed, and his sister so hungry "Do dem stave-men work close to home?" asked the oor patient baby, as she yearned for the dear old grand ma's arms at home. "They would let us ride in their wag on if they saw us," Robin replied Tin a soothing, evasive waj-. On and on, and further on, and no trace of human habitation, and at last the stopping place came in the last pile of lumber, for the road wound off from the stream into the woods and was hid den with snow. By the side of the lumber they sat down together. Wren yet trusting, ! Robin yet brave, though hope within ! him lay frozen dead. This was his little sister, around whom had centered the most golden aspirations of his twelve years. His little sister, without mother, fa ther or sister to whom he had meant to be all ; his little sister, innocent, loving and self-sacrificing, even in ba byhood, lost in the snowstorm to die. "Yet," thought he, "freezing is th easiest death to die, I, have always heard, and I will tell her." "My deiar little sister, we have come a long, cold walk, but let me tell you, this is the way to Heaven ; we will go there to-night." "Are us, Robin?" "Yes, Wrenie." "I thought folk ses got ick and died "Rut we are just going to sleep in each other's arms, and when we wake up wewili be with mother and rather, in Heaven." "And will grandma come too?" .' "Yes, when she finds out we are gone." "Well, let's go to sleep, Robin." . The poor boy gathered lus little sis ter to his breast, kissed her again and again ; with their little arms around each other, with cheek pressing cheek, they sat silent and waiting for death, that King of Terrors, before whom many stout hearts of experience and age have quailed in fear. Oneby one of the night-stars had slipped out from behind the waning snow-clouds, and skone above them in glittering twinkles. The Christmas- eve moon slowly rose and wove her most amber glints, while the snow crystals pondered over them, till fhe wrap of ethereal gossamer, starred with a million jewels, was meet for the forms in Paradise. But hark ! The rumbling and creak ing approach of sounds, then human voices, and finally a wagon with its unwiedly yet sure ox-team, drove up and stopped before those lost babes in the wood, on the verge of Heaven's j opening portals. It was the stave-men, returning from the station with their Christmas pres ents. When they stood bending over the still, pitiful objects before them, there welled up from latent depths that exquisite dumb melody of divine ten derness toward innocent weakness heard in the heart of mankind alone. Without words they were lifted in to the wagon, and while one man touched up "the team, the other held the two under his great coat, close to hjis breast, with only the sparks of life wjithin to distinguish tlcsh from clay, Only a short distance and the rough dwelling, which served as- their tern- porary home, was reached ; huge piles of ash logs, in an ample nrplacc. burned warmlr. that tluntr a lurid trlare over an apartment conductive to com - fort; and marked with that distinguish- ing order and cleanliness proverbial to j those of the "Fatherland." i Several of the men had remained in j .the village, ene at home, serving as i baker, who was in the act ef lifting a ! pan of smoking white rolls from the oven as the snow storm partly enteml. ? To resuscitate the almost frozen children was the tiniteel efiort of all ; the Ikv first, as he was the nearer gone. The body was first disrobed, bathed in eeld water ami rubbed vigorously with dry mustard, then rolled in a warm blanket before the lire, and w: :arm milk amibrandy in a few spoon- fuls poured down his threat. His form j abstractionists ; in tinetoifen the.up and face were thin, the dark locks con- ! per" eyes to the deep mystery of caue trasting straugely witli the complex- aud effect, to know that though minis- ion, which was one of marble white- ness. Many pitying looks were casi ; and Power fail never. 1 he njen se on the ladwithut the knowledge of i'cret of the world is the art of ubiim the severe tests through which his deli-f ing a private soul with inspirations cate frame had ised ; but when they f from the great and public and divine ,1 n nuui " iui uin'vi uu.it itil lime till j face, soft curve! ami dimpled with S more artistic touches than one of Ra- phael's holiest cherubs, the parted lips minted with the golden soul of a smile as the token of self, forgotten ; tears flowed freely down the cheeks of all. Side by side they were laid, and from time te time nourished with milk. The little girl, more easily restored, mur- mured in dreams of going somewhere, and if they would hare a Christmas I tree. j A Christmas tree! The very' words from those almost' frozen lips swept over the men as some ! inspired touch thrilling forth a troop of beautiful fancies winging themselves S into action. ! Yes, they should have a Christmas j tree, large, beautiful, and all their ! own.' j One stayed to nurse, while two of j the men plunged into the woods with torch and ax, and after a time returned i with a green-leafed holly, gemmed j with scarletherries. j Long and busily they worked (using I rn.,Mlt.nnni Luu tiiuiii r 1 1 ...... lulil ' aiumif ; pipes ami round, red faces,- a very pic ture of old Santa himself. Then a timid knock ushered in the ; lute tartaric acid is applied cautiouslv. f hat of the same thing-a trus't in the form of the anxious old grandmother, j Blood and Ahunlnoid . jrt(tr,.L courtesy and the friendship of the r who, in the bright moonlight, had steeping in lukewarm water, if pep- nu t. ( f course, iis uow a-dav, tracked her darlings through the sinCt or the Juu.e of Oiriru propari, '; " nwtv act f Jorma "iH,li"teiies, and sll(nT , can be procured, the spots aru first soft- j llia' lu't alwsys be iiitcndctl in its full At sight of the care aad kindness, ened with lukewarm water, and thcji ! "eiise: but that is its m-aiiing. "iVre the delicately conceived surpriseawait- j either of these substances, is applied my head to you; you are my 'friend; ing the morning's disclosure for the j Clam Chou dr. Butter a deep tin ' vou Av' nt take advantage cf 1113' poor lost ones, the old lady lifted her j basin, strew it thickly with grated unprotected state to 'do me an injury." pray-lightened eyes aloft, that in the bread crumbs or soaked cracker; sprin- !. The military salute is said to have rude shrines of these men she had'j found, unlocked by the key of helpless- I ness, such holy beauty as was only j learned from God. ? j mi - ... , j 1 lie morning sun streamed through I 1 Ci . , c i ing the tree, the leaves of glossy green, the scarlet berries and snowy pop corn, its branches hung With oranges j and apples, the grandmother beside it, !' the German ttave-men at the half-open j ilfinr with thrir rot roim.l fu nrl i laughing blue eyes the ehildreu in bed. Wren, leanieg upon one chubby little arm, was in a bewilderment of emotion, but, clasping the other arftund Robi's neck, she interpreted the mys tery in her words : "Wake up, Robin, we's got to Heben, and see," as Robin sat up by her side, with her arm still clasped around him, "dere's our Christ mas tree, with all the nice fings. Dere's grandma, and dem mens in de door, smiling aad looking so purty in ele eyes, dem-$ de anycls." The Churches. The Catholics in France are holding union prayer meetings for peace from persecution and the return of the Jes uit Fathers. The Ritualists in Lngland are hold ing meetings to petition Parliament for the repeal of oppressive laws. The number of native Christians in India is given in the new "Missionary Dictionary" as -6j,.91, an increase of 42Tl.'.'5 in four years, and of native com municants 0$,i ;., an increrso of 14,S73. j A Memphis lady wrote to a friend j in the north about the plague: " I have seen men in a moment rie from ! he depths of degradation ami wicked- j liess to Christlike sublimity in devotion j and sacrifice, and the mot polluted of J my own sex suddenly -.changed into j al j te angels of love ami mercy. Thus God aches us to :e.rn none of His crea- i 1 There are two nairs of e-VM in nian' j alul u is requisite that the pair which til TtifcJ ' ' r.fwulw" s"uum "1C j : l)air whioh above them perceive ;; 1 aml that when the pair above is closed, inai "K U ,s ueneam is openeu. im- lower eyes see only surfaces ami eiiects, the upper eyes behold causes and the connection of things. And when we ' go alone, or c6me into the house of ; j thought and worship, we come with ! purose to be disabused of appearances, f to see realities, tho great lines of our i destiny, to see that life has uo caprice f or fortune, is no hopping squib, but a J growth after immutable laws under ; beneficent influences the mcist Im ! mense. The chun-h is. open to great j and smalHn alj nations ; and how rare ' and lofty, how unattainable, are the ! aims it labors to set before men! We j come to etlucate, come to isolate, to Ik- I ters of justice and jower fail, Justice ' SVUi 11UU1 null i J n a .1 w j Brooklyn aldermen pror.o-ea fine of five elollars on each Chinese laundry as j a method of getting rid of the celestial. - . . ' for oAl illSO A. L.i the total number Ai..-v. mi iMuii "uuitn, in the world is set down ey in ; S,i10,C.a. of Jews editor at Household Economies. Removal of Stains and Sidts - Matter Adhrrin Mrc7inicatitllvAt in?' ""hing, and currents of water i eituer on tne upper or under side. j Gum, Suyar.. JcU'y, efc Simple j washlnK witl water at baud heat. I Grease White good, wash with poaP ami alkaline lyes. Colored cot- ? uns wail1 Wlth lkewar:i soap lyes, M Clor Yarnl?ly and latins. " wniteor colored linens, cottons, or woolel18' ll"e rectified oil of turpentine, alcoho1 !; and their soap . On silks, ue t,enz5nei twr, and mild soap, very cautiously . ' f all cases, strong, pure actable Color, Fruit, Ked Wine r. ,x , . , ' jiir. Ll III It. JOWlis, Mil- ' - ' """v, i' till HIV" liai, WlllCJI jduir fumes or chlorine water. Colore4! I vvaM a remnant of the custom of reinov i cottons and wollens. ami on silk ili- ing the helmet, came to siirnifv some. kle some pejiper over the bits of bread I the size of a hickory nut, and if liked, some finely choppdv parley; then put in, a double layer of soaked cracker; after that clams season with nenper , . , ' I1'1' put lutsof butter; sprinkle peppcrover. add a cup of milk or water, land la-tly a layer of soaked crackerk Turn a plate oyer the basin, and bake in a Hot oven for three quarters of an hour; use j half a pound of soda biscuit, and quar- : ter of a pound of butter with fifty clams. Boston Bi.i'M IViunNi One loaf j of baker's luead, cut in thin slices and buttere'd; butter the pan well; -put a layer of bread and raisins, a litt-le cin namon, nutmeg, and sugar; then a lay er of buttered bread, and continue un til the pan is full; put milk enough around to soak it one night; covr it with a plate to keep it down; before putting it into the oven beat from three to seven eggs, according to thesize of pudding, milk enough tohave it moist, but not tohave it run over in the oven; add also a little wine or brandy; te be eaten with brandy sauce. Fiu'ir Cakk f Plain) One cupful good butter, the samo of .sugar, beaten to cream, add one cupful molasses, three cupfuls sifted flour, four well beaten eggs (.beat whites and yolks sepyrately i and half a tcasponnful soda due no cream tarter j one teapoonful each of j cinnamon, ground cloves, allspices, j and nutmeg; at the last add half pound ( well washed and dried .currants, the 1 same, of seeded raisins, and one-quarter ; pouiid thinly sliced citron, dredge th j fruit well with tlour before adding; j bako in a moderate oven an hour and j a quarter. ! . The Jocose. It was proposed to erect a monument ! lrI hi' remarks: " Health of- in the village square to the Father of j U'n 'rhi- cl at the shrine of intellec his Countrv. and ,ld Squire Higgins ! tuul a?iibi44on is a matter of ,-ommon wascailedon for a libral donation-" I t rvutin among physicians. We can't give vou anvtliing this time," be iaI1 lt' n"1 "nly .--easionally but said, "but vou mav know that I arwavs 'aitually. The writer . ,, it, efpec carrv Washington in mv heart." ! lall' 111 xhi' f'aly -sex. ahmM .laily. "Well, said the man witli the subscrip-i U l tru,' the whole apparent damage tion paj.er, "all l can say -js liave ht lht. Fat jH.r of tion paper, "all I can say Is that you mutrv m a verv tight ,Kl.o How absolute some I'V'M'il OiV ill their conversation. I here is smarting - , . . - , ,. ion, lor lnsianci. sain jones .10 uim the other eTening: " I)o vo like logs .' ' Jones, by the way, is a lover ! of the animal, " I never ate one , " re plied Smartington, dreamily. "Wi ll who ujijNwJ ytMi did?" exclaim d Jones, with impatience If I T.ereto ak you if you liked doukey, now?" he continue!, with a lingering Vjnpha sis on " d.nkey. " Said Sm irtiiivt"ii. ingeniously: " I lik' you, Jf.ne. Two new t-nants. a ! ctor and a man of family, bad jut movei intJthe building. On comparing notes thvy di-e-overei that they were paying more rent than their preiie-s-ors in the lodgings. This is ho-a- the w i!y land" hrd managed it. H- had said to "the man f family : Tiiee second -story rooms are prci ly what you want, and there is a doctor in the story just alcove you. so tiat if any member of your family is taken i.:-k all you have to do i- to slip up stairs atid summon him. Why, it i-wqr:h two hunirei francs a vear for con veniance ami sat- isfaction And unto t!;e doctor he had ,3i,i . oThere ;B ft m,u doffa iUirt Uith eleven oh!!-!r :i f. d a '.ti'X-, and iione 01 thciii ri. ert-r tu have se-vn - x dav. Whv, its a regular U , , y'oliT huadred franca year in 1 yor pok-t at the ver? letut." About Customs The origin of customs is a very inter esting study. Man v of our custom nr.. so 1 that we cannot trace them, but others we can. For example, shaking hands. This is supposed to have originated in the days of chivalry. If two knight join- ed their hand, of course they were rendered unable to draw and use their swords against each other-friends, ami no longer enemie. Lifting' the hat is another custom that no doubt had a military origin. In old times soldiers wore helmets, to remove the helmet was to put the head at the mercy of another -in other words, to show trust and confidence in te honor of the other party. ' Af.P a ,,.,it., ... lift it... I.... . originated aC tournaments. All the knights w ho had ridden, as they jessed the lady .who had been chosen Queen of Love aid Beauty, raised their hand to tlje eyes as if to shield the sight from the dazzling lowliness of the Queen. "Cooii by" is a form of th old and fuller expres.sion, "God be with thee," as "fare thee well and "gool morning," or T wish you a good morning." 'Rowing to another is also a remnant of military days. Win n cm- army conquered anotlu r , the computers se lected the chief of the vanquished side; or .-ome of the principal legions or reg iments, and made them p:es umbra spear laid aeioss tv o otlu i planted in in the ground. Bending the head iu, therefore, a sort of sign of Jiumility before the person bowed to. Now-a- i M j days.it is a formal act,. and signifies only deferencejuid politeness. In "oilier countries other modes of salutation and show ing politeness ex ist. For instance, in some lands, two persons meet, drop down ii their knees, and touch their no-e together! It would be very rude to i nee fa friend and not touch your nose to his; he would feel that you did not care for him any longer. In erlicr days and irtfrKastern lands, persons used to fall kown on their faces before others if they wished to show them great respect. Customs are queer things, but it m well to observe all proper ones ami if it they are evil to try and correct them. The Dispcrfsary. Tut: Pi.iia phi Sor.M Hr.Aini. More physical exercise and less tirain work for men as well as wirii.eii is the plea. of Dr. Richard McSlu rry, of Bal tiihore. In reference t the ae of im- j 19 uul UUV m,'r,'MU"' 10 llltly i wiin some i.!icoiiiiuim viis. i.ttin j by day and studies by night, the crowded, school room, the overheated t , ..... . . : l.r Till. .!( t fi I , (, I ii I f Itf.i 1 I'l I . I fit t , r. I . l ... . 8 , ' mental tn-ion to weannens,. and illus cuiar ina tin u weaKiie- also, are auiinig the fa"ors f the tt-hrii'-al 1 . 1 f -a.ses amour v,oin n.' The rrw- ing girl, sitting s Jong at her lek, Amis in time that she has spinal cur vature. Th dorsal muM-les, all un-u-ed, are iuah.-piate to keep the spine erevt, and their defee! is U4tt iiiptei to i- -orree'ted by. elalrate a.paratu which notour i frequently do-s a great i al "f harm by pres-ure wldch reach e to the iJ vi- orrans. . . . Will aefjuaintanee with all the .V.Iogie make a woman happy and make her a fit help mate for her husband or a com petent mother of a family, or, the ministering angel of a happy home? Ask her -gently and civilly, and make her an-jw r '.' It in" retake uiw:U energy, but it do-s retpuire, a loo' ir of iantsf fur a fellow to climb a tree and adjust a picnic swing with any kind of -uccew A gentleinan" prvoked a ; one-armed Wgan-grinr ,by asking him if he was a survivor of the late, war. "Why, you fwl!" exclaimed " the irate musician, "don't you see that I survived? Io I act though I w. . 1 killed in the war." v P 'i r''