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KSTAfcUSHED IN 1878. HILLSBOROUGH, X. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 20, 1881. NEW SER1ES.-VOL. I.-NO. 21
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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;
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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.
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" 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
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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
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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.
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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 -
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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
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: l.r Till. .!( t fi I , (, I ii I f Itf.i 1 I'l I . I fit t , r. I .
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' 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
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