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1 is J III IK K s ESTABLISHED IN 1878. HILliSBOROrGH, X. C. SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1881 NEW SERIES.4-VOE. I -NO. -25. 1 1 1 1 I i 17 1 1 . t t.hi: Orange Gounty Observer, EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY JOSEPH A. HARRIS, Hillsborough, N. C. THE ORANGE CuCM V OBSERVER 1 pub- ! .pA at th fVMir.t v ffct. Of OTinif, atil Will be rum'.aaed to subvrrttwr f r $1.5 per annum, r r..w for sir m Liu. Auertls$rflents inserted at the rateo'Jl Oo r.oi HnnnrW (to linsi for first Insertion, an! 5 " A r , , -puis, ner mjre fcr each al 11114- latrtlan. Loo l! Notice ta tent-i per line. An X 1 nary, a -iv. M your subscription U 18 expire 1, or 1 diif, anl you are rer,ctfLllY r- tiUfte! to nettle. Tne KUltor will not be rfpon.ible for lews ei-.tt-rtalned and expressed by.corresijndentfl. A.Mre.ss ail letters ou bmlnessto . ' The Observer, Hillsborough, N. C. TTKI.P Yot'RSKLVKS by maUns; money I I u hen v .liW-n cimncf i:j ofTi red. tL- r. by nuviiy 1 kj)!ij(r pvrtv from your uoor. Tbose who iilwuy.- tak'' alvanta e of the if C'l 1 hant 8 ui iwiu' money th.t uf offered, generally her . :;ie w altliy, wnl e t hose win do-not lm nroVf such chance remain in poverty. We want many men, womT, io and Kills to work lor u-4 rlnt In t n.lr own 1 ( a itles. The budnt-s will n iv lu'tif than ten tunes ordinary wnes. We furnish mi exnfiicbe outfU and all th it you need. 11 ee. No on" wi.o engages rail to mike n.ori. v v-rv ruo.'dv. on can o vute your wliult" tiiii - t. the work, or only ouri-pare mo- uiiiiis Full lurorma-nii .m l all lli tt 151 eed 1 iv-ni tr-e. Addre.-..i .T1NMN L to , 1'oilUnd, lalii-. -pNTAULl.HUIin 1471. EDWARDS, BROUGHTON & CO.. lJt INTERS, RINGERS AND BLANK BOOK MAN U FACT URERS, : liALEKiirt N. ('. Our Motlo i 'I lie beat work at th lowest oalble prices. BOOK AM) JOB i'RINTINO. It n scarcely necessary for us to. say are tt tt-r 1 r pai ed for wot k In 1 Ids line than any nice lu th state, for uur work la known ttir u'hom North ('irolln i. lltit we wish to call attention to tl e t o t that our faelllt .s ate exifti as to etable us to comjiel' with any Jiotise, N' nh or?inirii, in 'ood work and low 1 riei-s Wt have thf ii, st liotik and Job l'rehSt'. ll.e Largest Variety of Matt-rial. The m M ci m nlett A!-oi tirv-nt of Taper. Employ I he most Competent Workmen, and theielore mrely fall jt Kilntf onr patrons perfect satisfaction. BOOK BINDING AND M ANITAC J- TURING. f rcMnd Ktki tf evoiy klnfl Ui the i.eatast style of the nit. BLANK BOOKS vf f very s'i' and quality, ti rt notice. ma to t.i cider on We have a complete Mndery Iti rh:irrfe of : thorouicljlv conn tent ifS.ui. lie. or 1 lukn. 1 fk ts. Index 1U. ks 1 mIci". 1 m II.. ok. made at New Inn. p 1 ( . KtT.d s your orders nnd we whi ve v 'isf.u toiy jobs and price-.. ? n sat- I.UWAIIDS, IIKOIUIITON 1 (O kai.!U(;ii. n. r. $5 Outfit sent free to tlio-e wi o wrn to eitrt-'e in i:.e oio.-r. pieaam nu pp.ftiutlo I'l-liicvt Munvii. avtry- thtiune. t iit nai noi rrijuireu - " vkiu furnish ou everyUi;nr. $'0 .1 Uay afid up wards 1 easily mad-' with ut stayiitf aay Tromlirme over niK'ht- No rls'i wh.i'fWr. Mftiiyjiew workers wanted at once Many aro making fortunes at, the txiHti.e-s. I.adie make as much a- men. aul ycing boys tnd Kins make great pay. No ne wi.o .s wi ling to w wk liVU t make more money rvery ay than can be made lu a week at any ordinary employ t-,ent. Thos wti,)j ERac at onci) will tin t a siori road to form e. AdJrvvs U UALI.KTT & O,. lrt Jand, Maine. VOI R PORTRAITS' p EXKCLTF.B IN THE FINEST STVLK tK Crayon Uranlnf. Any sue, arnlsmt post p!dcn roller or rr.nn.-vl. by expref-8. Trices acc-rd:ni; to hire, ra-f;n? from U and 3 fcr xio in. h portrait, to $:6 and f-io for life-site. All th.it t aeces -ry is a good rhou graph or small likeness to wxrk from Natlsfactlon 1-t alw ay s guaranteed. AdJre, I nE.E L UARRII. Artist, i hapei Hill, N.r. CIA Oumt lurrdsu'-a tu.4 i-- tlU t ructions itr tvr.du, tic tte most li.tuie tuslarss that auv tue t'iu fcra..;e in 1 : f tus.ros I. 5J e.?-y to "!'. a'y1 ttr tJ t: a. tiv.ns are so simple and r'ii'C tint ai.v ci.e u:i n;ake gieat pn tit - frew oL Wij :art. N-'-t-a iatj jatr who s w ilMng to w 1 1 k. Vi ix'n a v a u c ssiul as men. Heys and gir.? aa aiu 'ari,e sum:. Many have made t iLebus. n t-s over cue hundred eonars in a s nk.lt i- t-s. .Nothing .Ue 1.. psei known tef.re. A.i whorn, nae are surprised at the eas? and lajldl y w,m wnich ih- y are able to m ke morey. i u an engage in this business dutlcg ycur rpaje iifae at great pror.t V. u do ret Le to lnve-t capital in it. We taLe all the-r.s. 1 hose w ho u.ed rtady uietey , sLou.d wnt? to us at etc?. Al. lurii'.&hed frt. Aaares TUl'E CO.. au fcUjjia, Maine. i TURNING GRIT. - - Life's 8fcnd4 axa running fast apraj, Tae buoyaiiVetf p of yontb ba gce. The falling hair !a turning gray, And time aeema non to hurry cu More fleetly than in days of yorfe, Before t!.G Lesrt becaxe ita prey. Before 'twis eadier el" to tte core, before the Lair waa turning fray. Vh, turning gray! age coxes like sr.ow, A still, an l Cirves each careworn Lne; It wnnkles on the Lrow will grow. The L'sir with eilvery streaks wTl shine. The eyes their brigLtntes lose, the land V Growa fir? end trernu'.oua and thin, ' For l.t, aJan. i-j qiickly panned And death ltd gateu coon closes in! Ah, turning tfray! we vain would hide Thin t-in how long with time we've been; These deepened wrinkles s:de l7 fide Tut by the Borrows wa have 6ceo For feeble beatd the betrt as yea-8 More thickly cluster on our head, As autumn rainrop-i ban? like tears On scnie fair llowtr that's nearly dead! Like perished petals from the flowr Our hopes and wildest joys are laid, . Eoni enly for a day or Lour, 8weet gambols Ly the fancy played- As age comes on we long for rest, i As sainta near sbrinei will long to pray; But still we love tLat time the beat; Before the hair wa? turning gray! Honcstj wins. The hour-hand of Philip Acre's old fashioned silver watch was pointing to the f gure ft : the smuk, red curtains shut out the rain and darkness of the March niht, and the hot fire cracked and snapped be hind the red hot bars of the i(tle grate in a cozy and comfortable port of way, cast ing a ropy shine into the thoughtful browrn eyes that wen: tracing castles and coronets in the brightly burning conls.. "If I were only ri' h," he pondered to himself. "Ah, if"! Then good-bye to all mended boots and turned coats : and all the ways and mcaus that turn a man's life to wretched bondage. Wouldn't I revel in new Ixxjks and delicious paintings -and high-stepping horse. Wouldn't I buy a get of Jewels for Edith not pale pearU r sickly emeralds ; but diamonds, to blaze like i links of fire upon her royal throat. Wouldn't I what nonsense I'm talking, though V he cried suddenly to himself. "Philip Acre, hold your tongue. I sup posed you were a man of.sense. Here you are, neither nth nor distinguished, while Edith Wyilis is as far above your moon struck aspirations as the queen of night herself! She loves me though she'll wait and the time may one day come. If only Dr. Wyilis was not s distrustful of a fellow. Hello ! -come iuthcre, whoever you are!' q It was only the serving maid of the lodging house, carrying a letter in the cor ner of her apron, between her linger ami thumb. "1 Mease sir, the postman ha? just left it." ; "All right, Ivity, Now then," he ad ded,1 as the door closed behind Kuty's sub stantial back, "let's Fee what my unknown correspondent has to say. A biucU seal, di?, Not having any relations loi)e 1 tiin not alarmed at the prognostic. ' He broke the seal and glanced leisurely over the rhoit, business-like communica tion wuh a face that varied from iacredu lous futptise to Hidden gladness. "Am 1 dreaming T he murmured, rub bing his eyts and slaking himself as if to insure o:i I(.te 1 i.sscaiori of his senses. ',o, I'm wide awake and in my light mind; ii's no delusion no part of my weakening visit n. But win would ever i:upjM.-c' that old Tii unas Mortimer, whom 1 haven't seen t-ince 1 was ahoy uf six teen, and jinked him out of the liver half dun lruui tramp tin i flight, would die and leave me aii his money : Why, I'm not the shadow of a relation; but thui I never heard the old 'man had any kith or kin, so that 1 can't imagine any harm in taking advantage of his odd l:eak. nieh am i really to be rich f" Is my -Aladdin vision H. be an actual intt ' h Edith, Edith !" lie clasped both Luud over his eyes, rick and tidily, with the thought tht the lovely, far-il star of his adorati m would be b: ought t him at last by the magnet, ci Id. AH these ytars of patent waiting were to be bridged over by the strange od aii-vr't lietpiest, and he might claim Edith How full of heart sunshine were the weeks that littted over, the head of the ac- cepted lover, brighteut HIU..C biautiful by tl 1 by e s-1 Edith's smile, ft radiance ot Edith's love. There ik only one lowering shadow, the almost impercv ptib'.e touch of .iUtrust and sur,u-ioii with which the stem old Dr. Wyilis regarded m future son-in-law; Ah, he ftared to trust h:s only child to the ketpmg cf any n.a:i who had not been proved m the hcry turnacc of trial. It, was precisely a week, be I ere th.' uay; appiLted lor the wedd.ng, as tin lights. v. il.d bv shatiest.f lilass. luit iik'ht. td in Dr. W yl.is's drawing-room, where Edith sat among her white roses ami heii ? trope, working on a bit of cambric ruiSj and' ringing to hi-rfelf. .She was a slender btauiitdi girl with vioiel.cy.. s, a blue-veined forehead, and glossy, abundant curls of that pale oid that old painters love to por tray. 1 "I wonder if Mortimer PI we a so very lovelvf" the said to a silver-haired lady who sat opposite. "Phil is going to take me There whin we return from our wee!, ding tour; he says it is the sweetest place a peel's lancy can devise, with fountains and tfcrublery aud delicate Copses. "Oh shall we not be -happy there!" the started up with i bright, sudden ITu&hi i'-T even while the wcrdj were trembling on Lxr lips Philip Acre came mho lim room, ghis face looking a little trembled, ytt cheerful withal. . Mrs. Wyi lis, with an arch ii at lier nieoe, disap jtared into the perfumed propecijve of the conservatory, leaving the lovers to themselves. "You are looking grave. Philip " said Edith, as he bent over and ki?d her cheek. ; 'And I am feeling so, darling. I have a very unpleasant disclosure to make to mirht our marriage must be postponed in definitely. ' "Philip, for what reason?" "To enable me, bydd igeo labr at my profession, to realize sufficient meaas to support you, dearest, in a manner satisfac tory to your father's expectations and my own wishes." "But Philip, 1 thought" "You thought me the heir of Thomas Mortimer s wealth. 80 I was, Edith, a few hours since, but I have relinquished all claim to it now. When I accepted ths be quest I was under the impression tint no living heir existed I learned to-day that a distant cousin a worn in is still alive, al though, my lawyer tells me, in igiiorance of her relalioKship to Thomas Mortimer. Of course I shall transfer the. property to her immediately," "But Philip, the will has made it legal ly yours " "Legally it has, but Edith, could I reconcile it with my ideas of truth and honor to avail myself of old Mortimer's fanciful freak at this woman's expense? I might take the hoarded wealth, but should never respect myself again could I drea'n of legally defrauding the "rightful heir. Nay dearest, 1 may lose name and wealth, but I would rather die than suffer a single stain on my honor as a Christian gentle man.". "You have done right- Philip,'1 said Edith, with sparkling eyes. "We will wait, and hope on, happy in loving one another more dearly than ever. But who i3 she ? What is her name ? " "That's just what I didn't stop to in quire. 1 will write again to my lawyer to ask the?e questions, .and to direct that a deed of conveyance be instantly made out ; and then d trlin? n His lips quivere4 a moment, yet he manfully completed the sentence : "Then 1 will begin the battle of life over again." And Edith's loving eyes told him what she thought of his noble self-abnegation a sweet testimonial. "Hiim!'' said Dr. Wyilis, polishing his eye-glasse3s magisterially with a crimson silk handkerchief. "1 didn't suppose that young fellow had so much stamina about him a very honorable thing 10 do, Edith. I have never exactly felt sure about Phil Acre's being worthy of you before " "Papa!" . "But my mind is made up now. When is he coming again?'' "This evening," faltered Edith, the vio let eyes softly dropping. "i'ell him, Edith, that he may have you next Wednesday, just the same as ever. And as for law practicing why there's time enough for Unit afterwards. Child, don't struugle me with yonr kisses, keep them for Phil." He looked after his daughter with eyes that were strangely dim. "Tried and not-found wanting, ho muttered instinctively. - The perfume of orange blossoms had died away, the glimmer of pearls and sat in were hidden in velvet caskets and trav elling trunks, and Mr. and Mrs. Acre, old married people of a month's duration, were driving along a country road in the amber4 glow of a glorious June sunset. "llalio! which way is Thomas going ?' said Philip, leaning from the window, as the carriage turned out of tho main roi I. "I told him the dirjetion to tike, Phil," said Edith, with bright, sparkling eyes. "Lot uvi have my own way just for once. We are going to o ir new home." "Are we f" sa:d Phil, with a comical grimace. ' "It is to be love in a cottage, I suppose," "Wait 'until you Pee, sir," said Mrs. Acre, pursing her little rosebu i of a mouth. And Philip waited dutioasly. "Where are we?' he asked in astonish ment when the carriage drew up in front of a stately pillared portico which seemed to be not unfamiliar to him. "Surelv this is Mortimer Place." "1 snoukln t be surprised if it was. siul Dr. Wyilis, emerging from the doorway. "YSalk m, tuy boVcoo;c Edith. Well how do you like your now home?'' "Our new home!" repeated Phil. "1 do not nnderstaud you, sir." "Why, I mean your little wife yonder is the soie surviving relative of Thomas Mor timer, although she never knew it until this morning. Her mother was old Mor i timer s cousin, but an absurd quarrel had caused a cessation of intercourse between I me i wo uranencs oi me iamuv. I was i H"e oi me iact ah alonir, but 1 wasn t ; "i Ui avail myself of the opportunity of I -eim: what kind of stuff you were made of, Pod Ace. And no, as the deed of convcy.i..v. but mile or. ve, I do r suppose your lawyer need trouble himself ab ut it. The heiress won't quarrel with i t t . vou, i a be b i.ina. Phil Acre's cheek flushed, and then ! P"C A" Pa!e wilh hidden emotion, as he looked at his lair wife, standing beside him, when the sunset turned her bright hair to coils-of shining gold, and Lc thought how unerringly the hand of Provi dence had straightened out the tang ed web of his destiny. Out of the darkness had come lizhx. Laj t yesr Idaho produced $5,000, OOu iu gold and silvsr. . lhe tueen cf Sweden ii travelling Incognito in England. Kecent floovl have caused immeme destruction in HoilaaJ. M. Gambetta is one of the members of a Cremajion Society. The Duks of Westniiu!:er is the richest man-in Eagianl. The echooi expenditure in Michi gan last year were $3,ltj,il5.U. Public school real estate in New York State Is valued at 3i,0j0,ejO. Aaron Itrr OaajLter. The jfate of Theodosia, the beautiful daughter of Aaron Burr, ha? been one of the appalling mysteries of sudden disap pearances at sea. She was highly cultured, the idol of her father, and adorned by ber grace ol manner and witty conversation every circle in which she moved. Her fac from the best artist evidence, was in a high deeree classic, reminding the be holder of some of the Hellenic models pain ed by the old masters, and occasional ly reproduced in flesh in Corinth, Athens, and o'dier parts of Greece to-day. There is about the "counterfeit presentment" a calm dignity and serene beauty which By ron calls the rapture of repose. Theodo sia Burr was married to Gov. Allston, of South Carolina, a name distinguished in the early annals of that State. SJae sailed from Charleston for New York on the ship Patrio:,! Dec. 2 1812, on a visit to her fatiicr. I The vessel was-supposed to hav been either ingulfed or capture t by pirates, for no soul survived to determine the aw ful doubt as to its fate or that of its pas sengers From time to time various con jectures, or evenasumed reliable accounts have found their way into print conceming the fate of Theodosia Burr. One account particularly arrested public attention, and that was the purported!confessi n of a pi rate, Dominick You, which Ch ides Gay arre incorporated in his brilliant romantico- philosophic "Ferdinand de LemosC" It is bo graphically drawn that very many per sons thought that the fate of Aaroa iiurr's only daughter was known. Perhaps Gay arre, weil posted in the history of Latitte and his piratical gang, who reudevouzed among the live oaks of Barritaria islauu, ami at times at Galveston island, and the adjacent mainland, really found such a tradition as Dominick You's accouut of the death of Mrs. Allston among the sail ors of the gulf. Yet, if a later confession be true, there is an end to the tragic story of Latitte's Lieutenant. An old sailor named Benjamin F. Burdick died a short time ago a pauper in a Michnran noor- iouse. On his death-bed he madj the startling confession that he was one of the principal crew that captured a vesel named the Patriot and, participated in the murder of Theodosia Allston at sea; indeed he declared that it fell to his lot to pull the plank from under her. She came iorth ar- raved in white, ho.ding a Bible in one hand, and with heroic mien took her place upon the slender instrument of death, and without a shudder or quiver of a muscle, was precipitated into the waves, lhe no ble, uublanched face, erect and airy form, he said had haunted him all his. subset men t life. The date of the vessel's loss, Janu ary, lots, was correctly given uyisuruiCK, and the name "Odessa" Burr Alston his only error, and yet not an error, lor the name of both father and husband are suf ficient identification. The corruption of Theodosia iuto "Odessa" would be natural to au ignorant sailor, and; if anythmir. tend to prove that he had "not been read ing up to make himself a sort fjf death-bed heio. At any rate, the confession is plan sible, not because it was extremis, for huge lies are often told with the dying breath of criminals, but for the reasous hitherto named. A Lifa at Htaxe. "Have you never heard the story told by Jerry O, liogers, of skating the whole length of Lake Huron i No! Well, will give it to you, merely prefacing that he recited it to me last summer while was a passenger on the eh g.iut steamer N'yack, of which he is chief engineer. It was a lovely nig'at ; the moon was ehiniug brightly and wii were cleaving its silvery- beams rejected on the broad bosom of the fcetene Huron, when Jerry, who had been dreaming over a fragrant Havana I gave him, turned to me and said : "I never pass through this Jake that a thrill of horror does not shoot througa uiy veins.7 " 'Ever been shipwrecked on it ? I asked " 'No, but 1 have had an experience such as I hope my bitterest enemy may never have. 'Wlifit WMt1!' I ftclro.-V rnimnf from the languor thaHiad possession of me for sjme time. There was something in his m muer that had told me as plain as words could that his story was worth listening bo, ami I squared myself bo as to assume the attitude of an interested listener as he re I have an hour before ray watch com mences, and as I do not care to turn in will tell you. It was in the fall of 17, late too. that the steamer 1 was engineer on was frozen in at Sailors' Encampment in the bauit Me. Marie. Vhat toal was it ? The Atlantic. Captaiux Miller. We reached the canal in season to get through, as we thought but cold weather set in aud when we reached bailors' encampment e could proceed no lurther. 1 thought . t i .. . 1 t. uau been out m com w earner ueiore, oa it was f-prit -g to what we got then. Why, it was so cold that the orders Captain Mil.er shouted to the mate froze and fell at the feet of the first effirer in irregular cake?. We hadn't grub enough to la-t until spring if all hands remained, so it was arranged that some of us should start for Mackinaw Island. In company w ith the cierkj Mr. Malt by, tho -chambermaid, a colored woman, who waj dressed in male attire fur, the occasion, and two or three deck hands, I started. The day was pleasant, the air keen and cold, and although we struck out at a lively pace it was uulicult tu keep our blood in circu'.a- t . ' - . Hon. 1 he L it-rk became ctnwsy anu 1 tso to secure a switch to keep him in motion. i Just before sunset we marched into the 1 John Jacob Aster House, and were wel- ceUiea by Jun t.aDle, the proprietor, wno left nothing undone to m&se us comfort able, la the morning I said to Jim: TIjw are we going to reach b ,ef Croso over to the mainland oa the Michi giui Side and strike an lnd-aa traiL I arid send a icoul who knows ; tie cu.ntry to pii-t you and la four or rive days you wui reach the railroad,' he replied. ThAt woald not do rue, and I told Jua so. I bad to rvat-U BuiTi'o ia two days' time, as I was to act as bet man t a friend who wu to be married, ar. i I sked Jim if he could ' lom me a raair of ks.t . ?skt, ' blowed,' he answered. 'What could vou - do with skates V Why, skate down Uke 1 Huron, wa my rep! v. He tried to Itvh ? s me out of the u otiou, but when he sa v I j was uetermined. and in earnest, he brought ! forth a pair of old-fashioned turn-overs which he said his grandfather had used oa ' the Connecticut river. The rest? of the ' bartV thought to i!iinr.'n tt , l.tr lL-:-, ab.ut wolves, but I smiled a: heir fears, strapped on the skates, filled my pipe with plug tobacco, lighted it, and bidding gtod- bye to my friends, sprang oa the ice. cut a spreadeagle, cut my name underneath and dashed off. was m excelienripirits, and the f pin to Like Huron made " me fairly glow. The wijnd was fresh from the north, and when I gilded on the beautiful field of ice that eovereeLthe laie as far as tho eye could reach, 1 was going without much efiJTt at the rate of twenty miles an hour. That was rather a fair pace, but it would ! not carry me through by daylight, so I de- : ternuned to put on more steam, which 1 J tu l"c uu 4U" lutTV was m u,c l did, aud soon increased it to thirty miles, j li' 1 bought a at the time. I kept get About ten miles to the northward of ! Uu Ulurc l,aus and buckets and lard cans. Alpena, I wis startled by a voluminous low bark, and casting my eye over my shoulder I 6aw a sight that nearly halteil me with fright. About two miles m my wake was a pack of not less than two hundred l?ng. learn lank, hungry wolves coming for me with au eagerness that was anything but pleasant t y contemplate. Were you ever followed on a trackless waste by barking, snarling, snapping, growling wolves? No? Y ell, I pray that you may never be. On they came, and although I whs crowding my fires they were ginning on nv. It would not do to put for Alpena, for it is, us you know, up in the bay, atuKihe ice j near the shore was piled in hummocas that I could not skate over, so nothing was left for me but to tlouble n.y efforts. Holy horrors? Whit is that ahead f I ei-icu- lated ns I b okt-d ;ill1llt ft toil' in nitviiiri and saw a clear stretch of water fullv fifty leet wale and extenumg as far as the vision coultl take in at a glance. It would not be possible to change my course without being trapped, for th. whelps were tl inking me, tueir red tongues hissed ai they lapped the frosty air ; their t yes burned and glistened and their white teeth glittered as they re flected the sun's rays. Dta'h or a mighty leap, Jerry, I mentally repealed a the water neared. i did in t fancy beinr ele- voured losing the number of my mess to nerve and muscle and attained twh speed j tliat i leaped the opening without much j effort and landed on the ice right side up. I As soHjn as 1 could hut II slcam, 1 halted and turned about to see whit had become of my pursuers. There they were in the wu'er, every one of them, aud in less time than i am consuming to te l- you, the ice closed and shut th-'in out Iron: further pur suit. Do you see th j- gray h lirs iu u.y forehjcks? Thy bieach.d iu llu few minutes the- wolves were on my heels. Well, to make a long story" short, I reached sjarnia that same alteruoou at o. 13, just b hours and 2'J minuter alter leaving the Island and look the Great Western train for Buffalo, arriving home the nxt morning bright and eaily. Did I report at the office i No iud- ed, lor I knew the cierks would chaff me i: 1 toll my story, su I just kej t shady until the rest of ih'j patty camt; to town, when 1 met theui, and in defereuce to my wishes they mid noth ing about my feat. I never tid tiie stoiy before and would not have t jld you if it had unt been that you caught me ia t'ao right hum )r. Turkey CarpciK' , , 1 The manufacture of Turkey carpet is in an unusually flourishing condition. The towrs which export the largest nuuiber ot them are Ouchak, (juardts and Koul.a, in Asiatic Turkey; and the first ot these pi 1- ces alone conso.oo, atinu-i Ay aut 1 j,oOo OOO pound's (4 w!. Ttiere are at Ouchak 2000 factories, of which a!mt Goo are kept t work ail the year round. In them are employed i.ooo workmen and vv vk women, excluding 3oUJ women, 50 girls, and oUu inwii who are not employed iu the weaving, but only in washing and dyeing lhe wool. The annual production of tic factories ha greatly increased during the last fe years, and now the total is a!out HO, "AO fcU'iore yards of carpet, of which about -i.ooo yards are taken for Turkey and Eypt, the rest being exported. Great uruain uii ports aljout oO.'JOO yorti;; France, 2i,0J ; und the United states about 17,'JOU. The carpets are cnietly male by the Turkisa women; in fact it is oniy of late years that the Greek women have been allowed in the factories. Tne threads are knotted on to the loom by hand and the end after ward cut off at the required kngth, the whole ma4s being moved between two cyl inders in fr iat of the workwomen, who suT in a row at their work. They are elescritjed as possessing wonderful in ui ries, so that once having ie.uri.eei the pattern they are desired to earry our, tuey cea work iu the t hf ends of eacu col j: at they are requirui without any hesitation or mistake. For a carpet 17 led w.de .x women are gener ally employed, au-i each of th -m is usual ly abi', to turn out in a day a pice of w.vrk measuring 2- inches -iri breivlth and from 7 to V inches in length. What a j;llr ad car Will Hold- Taking 2'Xfi piuad as fi-Jr p.v esajc lcd th-ordinary rai rua 1 freight -.car w.ll h.li: Crn, 4'0 tuhtjs; barley, i ou b-trL-els: a :') Lu-hcLs; rye, 4J buali-U, whvut,42D bushels, brao, l.'o busht-ia, tiaxeed, So J bushel; apple, i) bushv.-s, piotatoef, 4"5i Lush-Is whisky, .'bar;ci-, sa t, 7'J barrels; imcr 7o hxrrcLa- fl jar, V 0 barrel; our, 2J tvaCiis. Ca t.e, 10 L:Ht - 1 h -gi, bead, ;h.t:p. aj ia-A-i; Lord w.j.jd, j 6 cord.-; toil ui, 7 'cvrJb; so. id l.'arli. ,ljn: exi; lu.ubcr, 0,000 feet, green limy?:. let:; jo.:, scaat. tsV aad .rg luaaar, AHintTboMwtMul )i. "Am ; it a cun-His thinr thl nobody ever isces a mule ur i remarked an ohl teamster a Gumtxrt and Webber's saloon. Rin living ever &.w a mule die, I aa remarked Mr. Daniels, l ihtirur a re&il cagr. "la J J 1 w as raining on the Yuba, and it came lhe fork of m turn lo for my gng. We took lura CAcl1 'k, you knw. Well, I was going to show how economical 1 could rua the. commusary. I went and bought & IKck of driest apples ; they wcre'all- stuck tegethcr in a lump, but I gtt 'cm sunned into ttic pot, poured in some water and started the lire. Preset tly a few of 'em began to ri to the lop of the pot, and 1 bkiaimcvl 'cm u2 and put 'cm in a pan. Pretty sooa some mose tulgol up, and I skimmed them oil and put Via in th pan. The first thing I knew, after 1 had skiuimeti that blasted pot a while, 1 had to get an- otner pan, aua then another, ami by lh ume 1 haU &ot our P4113 beajn-d up full. m SKm 11 u,trc waAn 1 apple j and ail the while p.umb frightened to death i for fear some of the bos would come in and see how extravagant I was, for I had been blowin' on how cheap I could run the mcis. The blasted apples still kept a comm' out of the pot. 1 put some pajcra on the floor and covered 'era with lruit, and, by Jove, the place-lewked like a banta Clara lruit-dryiug establishment, and tho p.t was still bilm' lull," "What has that got'to do with a -mule dyin'?' "Wai. a minute, I'm 0.111111' to the mule. Mnally, 1 got -desperate anddumpmi vcr twelve bushels of apples back of the cabin behind a tree. In about au hour 1 heard a devil of a nei-e and ran out. W hat do you suppose I found r"" Why, a tour-hundrcd-doilar mule kickiu' in the agouie 1 ef death. The aj.p'es was gone; the umlo Utarl-V fco-, ,u' . ! M a ba.oejn, and the lirst thiu 1 knew he bustetL Pledge my wrd, g utlemen, lie exploded like a giant poweki bjat, aud brought the whole camp to the place. 1 kepi still; they could not iind lhe mule, and it ct em jfclU to utlvtr.ise arevaid for him in the Sacramento Union. About two weeks afterward they caught a couple of fellows hanging routid, and they hung 'e.u. I wu there', but did not say a word fur Tear tho boys would find ouVhow extravagant 1 had run the thiiii;. commissary. Lel s have soine- Coudcniifit Hldtorf of Moon, About 2S0 year', B. C, Hero, of Alex antlria, formed a toy which exhibited some ot the powers ot steam, and was moved by its power. .luolo, A. D.,v an architect arrangel eeverals cahlroiis of waters, each Covered with the wide bottom oi a leather aulx. .which rose to 1 narrow top, with pipe ex afters of a i a ljomtng build- tended lo the r ing. A fire w Us kindled beneath the cal drons, and the house was shaken with tho efforts of the steam ascending the tubes. 'This is the first notice f the power of steam recorded. In Ibol, June 17th, fiasco de Garay tried a fcteamboiit of 200 tons with lo:crab!e sue cess, at Barcelona, .p-iin. It Consisted of a caldron of ltodmg water and a moveable wheel on either side ot the ship. It wa laid aside as impractic ible. A present was, however, made to Garity. In ICiO the first rah road vvas con structed al NewcuAtle on-IyLe. The first idea of it steam engme in Eng. land was in the Marquis ot Worcester' "History of Invention,' A. 1)., li6s in 1701 .Newrin made the first engine in England In iTCl James Watt made the first per fect steam engine in England. In 1770 Jonathan Hull first tet forth the j idea of s emn navigation. ; in 177 Thomas Payne first proposed the j application in America. In 1 7 S 1 Marqais Jo uflrey constructed I steamboat on the Sa-tie:. ! In l?bl t-o Americans published a wot k i on it. . In 173 Win. Symir g'.on made a voy i age v.th one on the Fori hand Clyde canaL in I '2 thin expenmeut was repeated. ! In lib! Kam-scy propelled a boat by ' steam at New York. In 178'J John Fitch, t.f C -nnecticuT, navi ' gated a lni by a steam eugme on the Delaware. ; Iu 17U4 I iobert Fulton first legaa to ap 1 ply his attention to rlea.:n. " In 17-U .iver Evan, a native of Pniia delphia, . -Tuf ted a steam eugtnv to travel uu a . i . uie roa l. I he first t: . t v i tiv' ev-r crol the Atlantic w . ; , Savannah in the month of J une. .1 (.firleitO:i to Utcr. laktol his (Umiib. A dishing y 1 mg felio recrn lr ve;v atUent ve t a voung taiv who didu t jsecfily fav -r hi attentions, and who' is blc-r-en wi h an o's rv 1 ig ht'.ie lrotner f sonlv a f w ut;:ii'.-r' growili. The l'!v s a-h.i;r-r vin hr a Jew Us a;o, ' wh.-n tje hitle chi; broke into their prea enc, an 1, m.e'ut.tng tl tia&litug young ir.a.i's knee, kx: i liven': yrxi got a i;o prrtjdly repiie! th? yes I' leUow .: J t v ds-hiog v v'la ev.-le:. Al ,yu.. reuar't eeitg, as he 4 ougt.., n uk 1 1 retina; aef, a op- rrtuti;ty to make a favorable impretaioa on in: ri-ter, ht g&re hi niouaUich aa extra and reiterate! Lt rcu:y with e::iLa-i 'Ou, yes, a very fin'' roooi !" i'bm.L. o.T fcii 1 th- young hpeful, r-tiiag:y. "B-i wh:-;ua-Je you .iLiak, s f" aske-.l thi y xiag U 'y 'i a iaiirer, his curio it tv tbl UZiK beiag luiiy S'OUlfd. i:ikc-ifte, i tit: crus-iag reply, iiltr iz iitiu se, i.kea your rojta ixiisr - Lau your coaij a ay. To it-fie a bras, htL It up to a cherry ri snd piunft It Into wwr, v