Signal-Copiahan., March 24, 1887, Image 1

About Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888

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SIGNAL COPIAHAN.
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VOL. 22.—NQ, 29. UAZDEHURST, MISS., THURSDAY, MARCH 24. l88i.___ LI .
SINCE THEY WENT AWAY.
It don't owta nohow like livin’
Since Um children wenl nwny;
The bid house 1* awful quiet
On this chilly, winter day.
Yet, I hear their voice# ringin'
Aa they ueed to long ago.
When they played up in the garret
'Neath the rafter* droopin' low.
Bow they used to run an* frolic.
Merry lad* an' taste* nil.
Playin’ mong the herb# and popcorn.
Where the du*ky shadow* fall;
An' the boy* they made a teeter.
An’ the girl* they made a swing;
Qow they used to romp at Uggtn'
An* the noisy posey ring.
How they used to run an' scamper
Down the wide, old hatl-wny stairs,
Dut they was n proper posscl
Dunn’ holy eveniu* prayer*.
Well, they left us; and the shadows
Seem to have n deeper gray.
An the bouse Is awful quiet
Since the children went nwny.
Every chnlr an* tnb’e. Hannah,
Lets a dear old fa icy free.
Per they seem to bring the facet
Of the ehtldrtn bo* k to me;
An* each corner hold a phantom
H d a.non > the shadows gray.
Bet nay e» •* grow misty lookin’
for the dear out* gone away.
—If. t A'dlw. h .{riiwtir Ihlrdlf.
JOnNSOX'sTl’vUD LUCK.
Stranded In London by tho Ropruo,
J. Mild unty.
T was writing a letter In the top room
of a building in London when one of
the office boys from below cauie up and
•aid:
••There’* an American gentleman,
•ir, want* to see you.”
••Then, why don't you show him up?”
••Well, sir. you see. sir. he don’t look
like an American. He’s—”
••If you will |H>rinit me I will save the
boy from what might be an embarrass
ing explanation. Hare I your permis
sion to enter?”
••Certainly, certainly—oouie—in take
a chair ”
Loudon is not the lightest city In the
world. It was rather nmrkv that day.
and the U'*or at the stairs was in senii
obseurity. Out of this gloom stcp|>ed
forward a man whose clothing hung
around hint in tatter*. He sat down
and placed on the tloor what wa* once
• hat. “You wanted to see me?” I said.
“Yes. I need not Lay that 1 do not
Como on a social visit I will not apol
ogize for following the b *\ her*, for I
was afraid that otherwise 1 might uot
gain admittance.”
••Olu that’s all right. I'm like tuy
friend, the President of the United
States. I !*»•«* every body that calls.
1 might add—it may cut negotiations
short—that like some United States
banks I’ve also suspended payment ”
“You mean, 1 suppose, that you could
not as-ist me?”
“Exactly. 1 pass. 1 don’t assist.”
“How is that, sir?”
“1 said 1 passed. Don’t you under
stand euchre terms? You've played
euchre, haven’t you?”
“I never play carls.”
“You’re a remarkable American,
then.”
“I do not come to beg, but I need a
little temp >rarv help—a loan—1 have
been-”
••Why don't vou go to the American
Consul?”
•*1 have l»cen there, sir, and the
answer given me was that the United
States placed no funds at his disposal
for the relief of American cltlaeus.”
••1) • you know that the American
Government has nt this moment some
hundreds of millions In the treasury
that it don’t know what to do with? ’
••I Iteiievo that is true, and It—”
“Well, don’t you see that if so rich
a Government can not nfTord to have a
fund for the relief of Americans that It is
not to be exacted that 1 could start a re
lief expedition on my own account.”
“1 think 1 coukl explain to your sat
isfaction that you would receive hack
your loan. A private individual is not
s«> high and mighty as a Government
official. ”
“In other words, you think you can
bamboozle me easier than the Consul.
All right, g * ahead.”
“Oh. not at .all. I don’t wish to
bamboozle anybody. Now, in the first
place. I haven't a letter or a pai*er of
identification. Most swindlers are well
provided with documents.”
“Yes, that strengthens your case,
©till you must have had something of
that kind. Not over here on pleasure,
I presume?”
••D .n t look like it. tlo I? Mill, mat
Is what I came over for. My name is
Johnson. 1 am from New York. I
was stopping at the British Eagle Hotel
am! 1 got acquainted with a man who
aaid his name was M.ldmay—John, 1
think—|*erhaps James—any way. it be
gan with a J—J. Mildmay. Well, we
got very friendly, Mildmay and L and
went around London a good deal to
gether. Mildmay didn’t stop at the
British Eagle—just took his meals
there. Told me where he roomed, but
1 ve forgotten. After we had seen Uie
usual sights. Mildmay proposed we
would go ‘slumming’—see how the
poor lived and that sort of thing.
Were to do the thieves quarter and see
the criminal classes where they stayed.
Mildmay said he’d show me the biggest
thief in London, anti be did, although
1 didn’t know it at the time. Well, he
aaid. we’d better leaTe all our valu
able’s at his banker’A I agreed, and
then he looked at his watch and said
the bank would be closed before we
got there, so I propo ed wo would
leare them in my room. Ho asked to
l«.ave his things thsre too, and he did—
hi* wa'ch and purse and all that—I
locked them up in tny trunk and we
started with only th*» keys in my
pocket. He had some loose change,
and said whatever expense* there were
be would pay aud we wmrtd square up
--—
when we came back. Well, we
slummed till 1 was tired of It Then
he said that as we were near Ids
room I should come up with him and
hare something. Wo took a cab and
drove there. He produced a bottle of
wine and the that glass finished mo for
that night. When I woke up next
morning 1 was in his b >d. He had
even taken tho suit 1 wore and left me
these rags. 1 was ill und dizzy, but I
dressed m\ self in what he had loft me
and wont to the British Eagle. Thoy
utterly repudiated mo there. Said
they had never seen mo. Said the man
1 pretended F was had paid his bill tho
night before and had left for Paris
with his luggage. They threatened to
send for a policeman, and so there tho
matter stands. I tried to find Mild*
may’s room, but couldn't. Now 1 have
a brothur in New York who is wealthy. |
I can got money by cable. If you will
lend me enough to send a message to
him I will pay it trebly in twenty-four
hours."
"Very goo i. Write out the dispatch
to your brother."
Mr. Johnson drew up to the table, and
after a good deal of thought finished
his dispatch.
••There!” ho said at last, counting
over the words twice; "twenty-six
words at two shillings each will be
fifty-two shillings. Big sum for send
ing a telegram."
•‘It is. 1 replied. "Let * see n.
He shoved over the paper to mo. It
read:
adam W. Johnson, Wall rrnxrT. Kkw
York—Pleft-e r«M« me 11 0. I will explain
by letter. Don’t delay.
TOarlfm Johnson.
Chari i.<Cro»» Po-t-ofBce.
"Tlion) nro two or three improve
ments I can suggest. We will cut out
the •Please,’ the T and the 'Don’t
delay.* Supposing we have the answer
directed ben*.”
«Y* s. would lie glad If you could get
the cable onler cashed for me.”
"That can be arranged. Now the
biggest Improvement is that cabling
costs but sixpence a won!, instead of
two shillings. That w ill be eleten shil
lings.”
•Quite a saving.” he said, without
showing much joy over the economy. ;
"Well, if you will kindly give me the
eleven shillings I will scud the mes
sage.”
"Oh, you don’t need to trouble. I’ll
send the message. You call In to
morrow and the an-wer will be here.”
"1 see you arc afraid to trust me with
the money.”
••Oh, not at all; but 1 know some of
the fellows at the cable office, ami 1
think 1 cau get the message rushed
through.”
-Ah.”
"You call tu about this time to-mor
row.”
"Yes, but how* am l to live till then?”
••How* did you expect to live? You
were going off all right with the cable
gram?”
"I thought you would-”
Here he paused?
••You thought I would wnatr
••Well, to tell the honest truth. 1
thought perhaps I could condense the |
cablegram a bit and save enough to
help me through until to-morrow.”
••1 don’t think it would be ndvisiablo
to condense it.”
••Je»s so. You couldn’t see your j
way to-a tritle-1——*”
••Don’t think I eould.”
• Ah. vtnr wslL FUcallIn to-mor* |
row. That is. of course, if I am alive.”
••Certainly. Any reasonable reser- j
ration.”
••You might open the reply if I’m not
here when it conies.”
••Very good.”
••Well, good day. sir.”
“Good day.”
H • was gntno to the last. I thought ’
he was going to swear a little when ho j
found lie was not to get the money for ■
the cable dispatch. However, he
didn’t. The cablegram is still on my
desk. It has not been sent, ns 1
thought it best to wait and see if Mr.
Johnson called again. It Is two weeks
since he was here, and I am boglnniug
to fear that lie has again fallen into
the hands of tho wicked Mildmny.
Still, if this should meet the eye of his
brother in Wad street he may forward
me the one hundred dollars, and I shall
make it the nucleus of a fund for the
assistance of people who nro stranded
in London.—Luke Sharp, in Detroit
Free Press.
Extracted Honey.
There is one very serious objection to
the purchase of this cla.'S of honey,
which I have nover seen noted, yet
which purchasers noto and complain
at It is not » serious objection for
other titan table use, perhaps, but it is
a serious one for that. Honey varit^t
very much in quality, and a g<»od deal
of it is anything but a luxury to fan
ciers of nice honey. In the frames it
can bo selected, but when extracted all
go''s together. More thnn this, it often
does not all go together, the nicest
made being sold in the comb, and only
the Inferior grades extracted. It N,
therefore, not the fear of glucose adul
teration alone, but unpleasant ex
periences, which lesaen the call for ex
tracted honey.—Ilural New Yorker.
—A Pittsburgh (Pa.) natural gas com
pany, the largest one in the country, sup
plies over four hundred manufactories
aud over seven thousand dwellings
with the entire amount of fuel oou
turned.—Pittsburgh Post.
■ t m ■'
—A little city boy. who had just re
turned from his tlrst visit on a farm,
gave this description of hotter making:
••You ought to just see how anntie
unikes butter with a barrel aud a broom
stick!”
RAILROAD-BUILDERS.
Italian* Supplanting lrl»hm*n and Sanfc
dlnaviaua on Ureal Contract*.
Heman Clark Is one of the m »st ex
tensive railroad contractors in tho
United States. Ho employs men by
tho thousand all over the country, and
has had a long ex|H*rlence with labor
ers of all nationalities. His attention
was called to the statement recently
published that the Italians were rapid
ly supplanting the Irish in all kinds of
contract work iu New England. “It is
not only true in regard to New En
gland. but to all parts of the country,"
lie said. On all the big railroad join
throughout the West you will find
Italians in droves. In fact, 1 thilik 1
might safely say that at present fully
thirty per cent, of the hands employed
on this kind of work are Italians. On
•ome ro ids thev are employed almost
exclusively. To 1m* sure they nre not
nearly as good workmen as
the Irish, but they can bo
hired at cheaper rates—so much
cheaper, indeed, as to more than make
ip what they lack in ability. They
live cheaply and save almost all they
earn. Their one aim is to make what
they consider a f »rtunc—$.)00tn $1,000
—and go buck to Italy, where they can
live at ease for tho rest of their live* on
this amount They never think of s t
tling here, being much like the Chinese
m tins respect. Jhey nre superior to
the Celestials, however, ns workmen.
The Chinese nre of little use for out
door work. On one jolt we bad on tlio
Pacific Const there were .'i.tnV) of them
employed. I discharged every
one of them. It don't pay to have
them around at any wages; at least I
thought so. An Irishman looks down |
on an Italian. He considers him far
beneath him. and when' the modern !
Romans are employed in large num
bers you'll see the Irish superintending
them as section bosses.”
••Do you consider the Irishman the
most eflieibnt railroad laborer?"
••The Irish and the Scandinavians
are the best. We employ a gcat many
of the latter. They are good hands
aud. like the Irish, are ambituoiis, only
their ambition takes another form.
They an* always on the lookout fora
place to settle down and buy a lit tin
farm. When they have earned enough
to do th's they go back to this spot
aud become in time good citizens. The ,
Italian simply works for money and
this ho carries around with him or o!so
banks it here in New York. They
come to this country in droves—
brought over of course by the padrones
who bear almost the same relation to
them that the Six Companies did to
the Chinese. They are increasing
every year. Kxcept in the Hast they
have not yet become a factor in |>oli
lies. They nre adverse to strikes aud
lienee employers tind them useful ns a
sort of balance wheel in the troubles
that are constantly arising between
themselves and their help. For this
reason their immigration is encour
aged.”—A*, r. Tribune.
EDUCATION OF GIHLS.
A SimI.iI ArcoiiiplUliuicnt That Is Far
More rueful Than Mlisle.
It is the natural wish of every mother
n* educate her daughters in some social
accomplishment tluit will add to their
attractiveness and agrceahilitv. What
the accomplishment shall he is u dif
ticult question to decide, if the student
displays no very strong lieut in any
one direction.
Some lighter grace above the solid
part of one's education is alwavs do
siralde; a person who merely jmssesses
►olid information alone is apt to hj»
pear pedantic. But very often ihe
time spout in acquiring so-called no
complishments is absolutely thrown
away. Take, for example, piano play
ing. Almost every girl attempts this,
and in families of small means t he house
hold is often skiiiqH'd to olit du an in
►trumeut and lessons. Wherever titer®
is the slightest fondness or aptitude for
music it is certainly allowable to
economise closely in other ways to ob
tain it; its enlivening influence on the
household can not Ik* overestimated,
But don't wo all know eases wire re a
girl utterly devoid of ear . kept drum
ming at iter practising ju<t lieoaus®
Mrs. H.’s daughter plays so prettily,
and gains so much praise by it?
By all means let every girl who has
the opportunity learn something of
music; above nil, if she lias any voice,
let her sing; she will give pleasure to
herself and others, nml lighten many a
tedious hour. But don’t lot her strum
all her brains a wav.
There is one novml accomplishment
far more useful than music, ami that is
the art of agreeable conversation. The
girl who plays the piano finely, hut is
unable to converse, is always at a dis
advantage when compared with one
who. devoid of ••accomplishments,”
snows just what to say and when to
*nv it.
What an* the requisites for a good
conversationalist? First of all, a
kindly and sympathetic disposition, to
gether with a readiness to tie pleased
by others. Add to this the impalpable
quality we call tact, and a fund of
varied information, such as comes only
with much desultory reading, nnd wo
have all the material, if we do but use
it aright
If wu make up our minds to really
please people wo are pretty sure to suo»
coed. But them is one noticeable fact
—a person may often gain a reputation
for agreeable conversation merely
through listening pleasantly to what
others say. So, to be truly agreeable,
wo must cultivate the art of listening
at well as talking, and, like Madame
le Staol, enliven the conversation by
•brilliant flashes of silence. ’’—flood
| Xeu Yorker.
TIMELY TOPICS.
ttds That Will Ita la Vo«ne Uurlnr th<
lJMt l>»rs or Wlnlor.
Chinchilla ranks with favorito furs ol
the season in Paris.
Sonin cash more hose for ladies havs
silk-spliced hoots and anklos.
Wrought-iron lanterns are new and
fashionable for u-»e in halls, vestibules,
Beaded trimmings show no decrease
in popularity fur use on wraps and
dresses.
Some new screens are so large and
high that quite n room may he por
tioned oir with them.
An elegant novelty in linen sheeting
la a thick, tine twilled goods, a regular
linen-satin.
White, blue and silver-fox are num
bered witli exclusive fill's, being both
delicate and costly.
Hanging shelves make a good substi
tute for a side-table in a dinjng-room
where sp ice is limited.
Corn-stalks have recently been-advo
cated as scarcely inferior for house
hold decoration to bamboo cane.
Choice potted ferns, with their grace
ful and feathery forms, are among the
prettiest of indoor decorutions.
Japanese teapots in copper, of
square form and with bamboo handles,
provide a novelty at live-o’clock teas.
A traveling bonnet is often made oi
the name material an the ulster, uml
the muir ia alno made to correspond.
To make cloth tailor suits light and
comfortable, silk ia sometimes used for
the foundation of the entire costume.
Soft, uiidvcd ostrich featImrastripped
from the quill* nnd strung closely to
gether compose a novel and elegant
long boa.
Among dark colors that lind favor
for evening toilets, because it lights
up well, is u copper color resembling
terra cotta.
Fancy glass shades for candles aro
out in various colors, mid are so mount
ed as to -ink with the candle as it barns
shorter.
Suite of the newest fans nro oval
slin|>cil and composed of exquisitely
tinted and curled swans* feathers with
•vnry mounting*.
Inp u t'-il reception dresses of ladies*
cloth show light, decidedly new tints,
among which are pale mauve, lavender
and rose color.
Soft, dinging, sleeveless basque* of ■
quilted satin are worn under short
jackets and mantles when needed to
give sulllcent warmth.
Sun parlors or glii'S Inclosed piazzas
in which invalids can *lt or promenade
sheltered from the wind, are a feature
of some line hotels in Sou.hern coast
resorts.—A’. Ilor/i/.
A POWERFUL CRANE.
A IT oat Inc Mai’lilnn With a t.lflliiK Power
of (ini' lluiiilrrU Ton*.
A crane, constructed for the M^rsoy
Pock and Harbor Hoard has a jib of
siilllciunt rake and height to command
the hatches of the hugest occult steam
vrs, and is afko adapted for lifting dock
gates in anil out oi place tor repair,
K<»r this latter purpose it was necessary
to provide lilting power for 100 tone,
with a projection of about (J h ot over
the side. The extreme rake of the jib
is 4!) feet, which gives a projection of
'*•> fuel 0 inches over tile outside of the
fender titulars when the jib is athwart*
nlilp, ami the weight wiiieh can ho
lifted at this rake is 210 tons. Any load
between 210 ami 100 tons call,
of course, ho lifted at an Inter*
mediate rake. The crane is mounted
on rollers running on a roller
path tixed on the top of a circular
girder built into the barge, and the
steam engine by which the lifting,
turning and •topping” gear is driven
is planted on the crane, and revolves
with it. To avoid tin inconvenience
of using an unnecessarily heavy block
and chain when lifting moderate loads,
the crane Is furnished with two pur*
chases, one for lo.tds up to 210 tons, ami
the other up to 100 tons.
Urea* attention lias been paid to the
provision for counterbalancing the load
lifted by the crane, so as to avoid
change of trim in tiro vessel as tire
crane turns and as the weight upon it
varies. The plan adopted is a com
bination of tixed and shifting ballast,
so designed as to reduce I lie weight of
the latter to a minimum, and so facil
itate its manipulation. Water is used
for the shifting ballast, a centrifugal
pump driven by nu independent en
gine lieiug provided f »r pumping it
from the front tank to tlut at the rear,
wliilo It returns by gravitation.
Tho bingo upon wuicn the crane is
mounted is 130 feet long nnd 48 feet
beam, the draught l»eing nlvout fl feet, 6
inches. Twin screw* with independent
engines are used in order to give great
er handiness, and tho after body of tho
barge being of twin form, tho scrows
are well protected from injury when
lying alongside a quay or nn ithor ves
sel. The forward p irt of the burgn is
strengthened, and a bod Is formed on
tho deck on which a bevvy load can be
deposited. Tho speed over the meas
ured mile was a little over five knots
per hour. Tho London Engineer re
gards this as tho most powerful float
ing ernno in tho world.—Saieniijie
American.
■
—■Your wife has retired with a sick
headache, your little boy is suffering
with tho mumps, your baby Is teething,
your cook is taking her "ovenlng out,”
»nd you are not feeling very well your*
self—ontor a crowd of Jolly neighbors
«.o giro you a "surprise partyl”—PurL
■ ^ t ^ 1 ’
—A Goorg'a woman looked through
;wonty-*ix different novels to tlnd a
same for her girl baby, and finally sot
ted on lUrie*— Hurllngtm Free Fret*
4
HE CLIMBED A TREK.
A Man With m Bear si fits Busts Tmt.
forint n lUmnrlinbU r«nU
••In 1855 I was In California,'* said
an old bear hunter. “The party I be
longed to was washing golden gravel
among tho foothills around tho head of
Dead Man’s gulch. The water failed
early In tho fall, and my party doeidod
to enjoy life hunting Jack-rabbits for a
few days before wo went on a prospect
ing trip Into tho highlands. Wo knew
whero the little animals wore plentiful.
Wo loaded our pack animals with
blntikets and provisions and kegs—
nice llvo-gallon kegs—and wo started
on tho frolio. That afternoon wo
passed a bit of ground when* Jack-ral>
bit signs were plentiful. Wo camped
about half a mile beyond, at the bank
of a crock. 1 awoke early tho next
morning. I saw that my comrades
were asleep. I determined to kill a
moss of Jack-rabbits for breakfast, I
slipped on my boots, grasped toy shot
gun, and left camp. Whon 1 arrived
at tho rabbit ground I ant under a
large, smooth-trunked treo to wait
for rabbits to come out and lie shot It
was gray light, and I could not sen
plainly In the brush, which stood quite
thick u|»on tho ground. Presently I
•aw what I thought was a rabbit sit
ling unuer Bom" uign uu*nw» iiumu
forty yards from mo. 1 blazed awnv at
it with both barrel*, and was terror
stricken to see an enormous and ex
ceedingly angry grizzly boar break out
of the bushes. Ill sat up and shook
hi* left paw ns though it itched or
snmrted. When ho broke cover I
sprang behind the tree, throw ray gun
on tho ground, and begnn to climb.
Before tiio bear saw mo 1 was out of
bis resell. Ho rushed to tho tree,
stood up. ami tried to get hold of me.
How loudly ho gruutod! I got on a
limb and sat there quite comfortable
and abused tho bear, ll*was greatly
excited. IIh broko my gun, ho tore
great piece* of bark from the tree, ami
loudly grunted bis desire to kill mo.
Then be sat down to starve mo out.
Presently I beard voices singing a
Spanish lovo song, and quick moving
and spurred heeU beat out an accom
paniment to the song. Looking
toward the trail I saw throe Mexicans
riding past. 1 called them to aid iiio.
They yelled at the bear and lie walked
off. The Mexicans helped mo out of
the tree, and accompanied me to camp.
1 told my story and was laughed uL
After breakfast my comrades and I
went to tho place where I bad met the
bear, but he hail gone away. One of
my comrades, aptly named Thomas
looked attentively at the tree 1 bad
taken refuge in, and said:
•• ‘This is the tre • you waa In, is ItP’
•• ‘Yes,’ I replied.
«• •! don’t believe you were In that
tree,’ bo said, ‘and I will bet you a
slug (*V )) that you can’t climb into it'
“I took that bet and lost it. And
several attempts to climb it 1 took oil
my boots and coat and mado one last
and desperate effort It was In vain.
1 might as well have tried to climb the
smokestack of a steamboat I lost my
gun, lost my hunt lost a s'ug, and
canto near losing my reputation for
truthfulness—would have lost it if the
Mexicans bad not asserted that they
had found mo in a tree. That ended
my hear hunting for years."—Cor. *V.
Y. Sun.
DUNDER'S SAYINGS.
Word* of XVUdom Kinlrndylnc «h* ItesaU
of (he Htrusxle With Msnkiud.
Der poor-house vhas full of p *oples
who polief dot to-morrow vhill bring
’em luck.
When n poy vhas whistling ho can’t
fix up some vhny to steal my grapes or
carry off my gate.
1 doan’ prlng oop some children my
self, but l can tell my friends oxactly
bow dey should firing oop deirs.
No man can buv der constitutional
rights of anothor. but mav-pa you can
lick him and make him afraid to oxer*
else ’em.
Der older I vhas dor more I pelief
dot young folks vhas pecomiug wery
foolish and doau’ appreciate some
tings.
If I liko to get oop a quarrel botwoen
neighbors I doan’ bint aboudt riches or
greatness or intelligence. I sliust
make oudt dot one woman’s bonnet
cost der most
If som"pody vhas porn ralt dor feel
ing dot dls world vas created for hlin
he vhill shlip oop almost eafery day.
No man takes up more space us four
cabbages.
It vhas awful good If yon can forgif
your enemies, b it soino mans haf a
great deal more respect for you if you
vhas a hardt kicker.
Go a lectio slow. Nopody can boil
eggs in cold water. It vhas petter to
be ut der tail-end of dor proe.-a Ion dan
to shlip down at dor front und let sorae
pody vhalk all oafer you.
It has taken soino men fifty years of
hardt work to reach a position In winch
dey shall haf der abuse of dor public
for der remainder of doir days.
People should cultivate a happy ex
pression of countenance. If you meet
a man mit a grin on his faco you doan
suspect dot ho hadt a light mit his wifo
only fife minutes pefore or dot his
furniture vhas to be sold py a ahatto)
mortgage. . ....
I vhas took notice dot oafery mans
haf his weakness. Before wo pitch Into
him pecause he falls let us cousidei
how It vhas dot wo shtand oop.
If I want some ndvico 1 go suit a law
yer unJ pay for it. uud der more he
sharge me for iU der more apt 1 vhas
to peliof It vhaa good. —Detroit Free
Prat. __
station on the Wilkesbarre and
Western railroad In Penna/Warna
named “Ul ’•» Go-”
UtfR BOYS AND GIRLS
TRUE.
0* true, dear youth, true In thy thought*
Think nevCf thought of ill;
Let lurncit. noht* tlwvfol* b* thine,
hucb u» uplift the wIlL
Be true, deer youth, true In thy word*,
On, error falimly *pe.ik;
Let all thy worJi b** faithful one*
Alike to *trong and Wculr.
Be true, dear youth, true In thy deed*.
To frlen I or fix) the *uino;
Let n iu »ht by thee be erer don
Tocau*c a bluthof *hame.
Yea. deare«t youth. In all be truo—
in thought. w.>r I, and In deed—
And thou *hult g ilu earth’* le-vt reward,
And Iloavcn'* eternal meed.
_/*. h. strong, m lM>U» uay.
• »■ —*
HABITS OF SWORDFISHES.
How They ••Hpr-ar" the HnMoni* nffthtp*.
When Angry—Old llellef* Abniit Them.
Anion" tho object* frequently to Ikj
observed in museum* of natural history
tlio timber* of ship* pierced "i h sword*
li-lu-a are by no mean* uncommon.
Ordinarily *j»e«kln"t and a* tar m
natumlixt opinion* jjn, the swordfish
appear* Irt lx? peaceable eunuch.
When, however, the fbh i* irrllatcd or
enraged it* disposition because out
m"eoii*ly fierce. Presumably It i* th'*a
that it vent* it* temper on the un
ntlemling timber* oi snips, a curium
schooner, named tin* f oluntfcr, hailing
fi*niii iIw* port of Gloucester, M <ss..
found it df in the the neighborhood of
It »ck Island. About four o'clock on
that day, the vessel reeled from a sud
den shock, which at first suggested tho
possibility of having struck some
hidden reef. Tin* weather was so
line that the Volunteer was well
nigh becalmed, and fortunately
captain and crow had plenty
of leisure and opportunity to take
things calmly in ... tho mysterious
danger which threatened them. A
g1:uu*e over the side of tho vessel
sullied to eveal the cause of tho
shock. A swordfish of laige size was
►.I in the net of (1 Virgin# the ship
once again. It retreated, and then
ru hiug through the water renewed its
ns#m1t with great vigor. A boat was
quickly manned, and a harpooncr duly
dispatched tie* assailant, which was
found to weigh three hundred pounds.
In due time the Volunteer was dockod
at Gloucester, when nil Inspection was
tnade of the Vessel s keel. It was then
tumid that about fix feet from
the vessel’s stem, near the top
of the keel, the sword had
entered the wood, and had actually
hr ken four times ns the assault of the
fish was renewed. Four pieces of the
weapon were found embedded in the
keel. The tisli had thus used its dam
aged sword again and ngaln ill tho
course of its attack, and. oblhiou* of
hurt and pain, had sacrificed Itself In
the pursuit of an utterly unjustifiable
rage.
Titles ..f its combats with tvhalcs and
porpoise* figure in natural history.
The swordfish charges the great sea
manumit* and spears them with as
dca lly n thrust ns ever harpoonor gave.
The great narwhal enjoys the repu-1
tat ion of possessing the longest tooth in
the world, since thi* orgai grows to
form a tw I'ted ivory pole, which may
occasionally attain a length of nine or
ten feet. Thus armed the animal
tvoi Id seem to pr seal ft much more
formidable front than th« sword-fish
Its If. Bat by nil nivoints. the sea
uiiieom i9 a relatively ijniet and peacea
ble creature, bv no means given
to attacking any thi g or nnv
l body, save perchance, ns Dir
tvin tel!* us, to engage in occasional
| combat* with its own rival* anti with
Its own kith and kin. As far a* our In
1 formation extend*, we fail to discover
’ nnv instance of a narwhal using hi*
! ],,ng tooth to probe the timber* of a
i tthip. la olden time*, the tooth wa*
I much valued as a remedy against pol*
; o i; it virtue, by the way. widen the
I horn of the mythical land-unlcorn was
■ likewise believed to jtosses*.
Ball’ni, of Uallln’s Bay fame, wrote of
this animal, that “it being a great fish,
having a long horn or bone growing
forth of its forehead or nostril, such a*
Sir Mar:In Frobisher in hi* second voy
age found one, in diverse places wesatv
them, which if the homo bo of any good
value, no doubt that many of them may
be killed.” In II ikluyt’s “Travels”
Frobisher himself tiescribing the nar
wind, speaks of it as having ”lu his
m>so a borne streight and tnrqnct,
of length two yards lucking
two vnclioA. Ho I non procfcui 10
test his presumably medicinal power*,
••llcing broken in tho top. here we
might pcreelvo it hol.ow, into which
■oiuo of our sailors putting spiders,
I they presently died.” Wisely, l>er*
hap*, for the credit of his own narra
tive, 8 r Martin adds that lie “saw not
the tarill hereof, but it was reported
unto mo of a truth; by the virtue
whereof wo supposed if to b« tho «ea
unioorna.”
This whs rather a curious fashion of
Judging tho character of an animal by
the effect* of his horns ti|Km innocent
spiders, and the talc smacks somewhat
of tho Oluns Magnus type after all.
Tho sword-fish and tho narwhal, how
ever, are well known to modern
coo legist*, »nd tho former must l>c
added to the list of occasional peril*
which threaten tho welfare of those
who travel by sea.—London Daily
A'lWS. __
HE ORDERS GROCERIES.
How Chsrl«*T (lot Into Tronbt* br "Fool.
n?‘* will* Ilia Mother's HIM*.
“What Is that slate ami pencil hang
ing then* fori*’* n*kc<i Charioy. looking
| out of the fold# of the towel with which
' hr was rubbing his face. •
J “Jo write (fawn what we want from
the store” said 8nsla, "’cause wn for
get tilings, and the man said he wished
we wouldn’t make him come up moro’n
twice a day.”
••That’s a good Idea,” »ald Charloy,
and ho went Into the dining-room to
get his supper. Ho hail boon to tho
pasture to bring homi tho cows, and
had not arrived iu time to oat with tho
others.
Susio was washing dishes, anil Alice
was wiping them. They hail a song
which they sang sometimes when they
were doing this work. They modo it
up themselves. Tlieso are the worda:
Oh. the hateful dish**!
I wlah we could throw them away,
And get now one* every day.
Thee we oould go and pi »y.
Th-y weren’t singing to-night;
they were “seeing which owuld got done
first-”
“You cnn set that pan on tho stovo
to dry.” slid Alice; “I don’t hive to
Wipe ft-”
“Yes, you do.” said Susie, “wn only
dry the iron things on the srovi.”
“Is there anv more breal?” callod
Charley from the dining-room.
••Ye*,” answered S isle, “you eomo
out and get it; my hands arc in tbo dish
water.”
“Never mind.”
And ho wont down collar and got
some pie.
A little while after Alice pasteu
window an l looked out.
••If there isn't that black lien with
one of her chickens right on your
flower-bed!" she cried.
Out rushed the two little girls, wav
ing dish-cloth and towel.
Just then Charley having finished
Ids supper, came out Into the kitchen.
Lie began dancing on the bare floor,
one of those figures cons stingof jump
ing. standing, waving tho arms and
shuffling the feet, which Imys an* prone
to indulge in. As ho went through
tliis performance tho slate again caught
his eye.
••it’s to writo down what wo want
from the store, is It? he said, and,
tdkit>*r the pencil, ho added to tho or
der already there:
6 pounds tf1fli**r snap*.
4 dozen berrinif.
5 dozen Ornnff
15 dozen egg*.
Then he picked up Ids hat and wont
whistling'hut tho door.
Thi* next m irning the ch'l Iren’s
mother w is updates making the b • Is
when slot heard tho grocer’s wagon
drive up to til • gite. Sue hwik'l out
the window, aid the grocer s man
looked up to her:
••I) > you want to send an order thl»
morning?”
••Yes.’’ said tho children s mother,
“if you go around to the kitchen \ou
will find it written on the slato that is
hanging over the table."
An hour la er she was still in her
room when the chatter of childish
voices below bocamJ u Itisually cx
cited, and there was a rush up the
stairs. “Mother, can 1 have an
orange?" ’’Can I have one of those
de-ear little cookies?"
•*0 mamma, there's a lot of funny
little fish down here, uml they smell
just ns quocrl"
“What are you all talking about?
she asked, going to meet them.
••Why, the thing* from the store, and
mamin i, the man said they only had
ten do*en eggs, and lie would bring tho
rest to-morrow."
••Ten dozen eggs! Why, goodness,
Susie, what is that the baby has?"
••It’s one of tho herring." said Susie;
••you little rog to. you went and got it
yourself." “Well. 1 must see what all
this means," said tho m *th'T, #iekiug
up the baby and going down stairs.
••1 s’posed you’d look *• the order be
fore you sent it," was all Charm/ could
nay when ho came in.
••You must take tho things bark to
tho store, and make an explanation,
said Ills father.
••Take tho eggs first. Clnr’cv." said
his mother, “you may brcik thorn If
you try to carry all at once."
Charley started off with the cg«/s in
a tin pali. He h id not gone far when
ho stop wit to watch two boys in a yurd
practicing nt swinging pails of water
around their heads. In do this skil
fully was just then the hol'ilit of ambi
tion with Chari *v and h s friends.
••Bet you couldn’t swing those egg.
•tliout * breaking them." “Bet 1
could." And what did that bov do but
try! Ho sa d tho eggs woul In’t h iw
fallen out if tho handle hadn't boon
crookml.
Tint is how it canto to pass that lie
hadn’t any money to spend on tho
Fourth of July, and why ho was chop
ping wood while the other boy* wore
in swimming.—L.U.,inS. 'lribunc.
Light Woolens tor Spring.
All of tho light wools are In great fa
vor, ami they nrw used for day and
evening wear. The cashmeres, tricots,
kmtu rv*. choodaa and the like aro
often made up of the plain woolen fab
ric akmo. with kilted skirt, short tunic,
full drapery In the back, and trim bod
ice, with velvet vest, collar nnd cuftk,
pointed wa'sL with slmp e surplice
folds of the dress material crossing
over tho chest More dressy gowns
are made with velvet additions to the
skirt portion, or with panels and float
ing loops and ends of watered silk.
The pink ruche trimmings are also
much used to adorn both skirt tunio
and corsage.—A'. K ft*t
m --
—Says the Lumpkin (li t.) IndeptruU
ml: The colored cooks of Lumpkin
threatened to go on a strike fir hi jhwr
wag *8. The ronremont was nipped in
the bud by a majority of the Imuse
koepers in town quietly proceeding to
do the’.r own cooking with the aaaiat^
mice of their charmtag daughters.