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V O . X I ,P I C K E N S , S . C ., T H U R S D A Y , J U L Y 2 , 1 8 .N . 4~ Forsaken. With jeweled fingers clasped as if in prayer A woman qtends with white face wan an And looks into the sky, dry-eyed and dum1 tho holds a lottot rumnpled in her hand, The tel-talo nessago of a broken faith And alt is dark wlereil befor4) was light. All thin s are ohaugod; the woh is at a And life is lost, for Love has como and gonc There is agriof In life all desert-dry, Whoro sorrow's raining tear-drops never fal Where God himself is poworless to help, And naught is left to live for but the grav The gathering dust of crumbling years Ina omo And settle on her brow in lines of gray, But time can never heal this wound-be fate To dio in youth and yet bo doomed to live And walk the world in darkness, seokin aoath Oh! ye whose feet have trod this weary pat Wiose wrecked and ruined lives line taie the way tip Love's steep ominon oo-I p ray you tell s not what mortals oell our life a death When Love betrays us with a Judas kiss? -Ernest McGofToy in the Current. WEED BLADES. Young Henry Hayloid oxporienco much diilloulty in finding, in his some what contracted sphere of operations a vocation which would yield a pleat urable, not to say remunerative returr One day, after having oxperimentoe with quite a number of "callings," Ir eluding a mild attempt in the pulpit ho heard that a school teacher wa greatly needed in a far removed dis trict, known as "Panter Walk." H, had bc.cun the study of veterinary sui gory, it not being very much take with the profession, he decided to go a once to "Panter Walk" and begin th much needed course of instruction. Ar riving, he found a small lo, sehoo houso sparsely supplied with"bonches The farmers whom ho consulted agree that a school was the very thing the needed, but that no one could expet much "of a showin' till artor the crop was laid by." This was certainly dls couraging, but as young Hayloid ha nothing elso in view. ho decided t stay and take his chances. Who school opened, only two "scholars made their appoarance, the famil property of old Jim Socklaster. On was a "gangling" boy, whose awl. ward form and recklessness of gait ha won hipn the appellation of "Windin Blades." The girl, tall and with a dis position to romp, was rather goot lookin , and wore around her hair blue ribbon-silken streak of civilizi tion. "And what is your nameP" aske the teacher. "They call me Wood, sir," she said "Why did they give you such name?' "'Cause she growed so fast," intet posed Windin' Blades. As no other pupils came, Hayloi decided to go ahoad regardless of nun bers. It was with some trouble tha the two students could be classified Windin' Blades had only one book, tattered copy of "Paradise Lost," c which ho could not road a line, an Weed had brought a work treating < agriculture amccg the ancient Egy[ hians. "Whero did you get these books? asked the teacher. "A tramp give 'em to us for a jug < buttermilk," replied Windin' Blades. "Can your father readP" "lIe can road little books, but l can't road one as big as this one." "Your mother can doubtless read? turning to the girl. "She can't read now, but she usto could." "Why can't she road now?" "Because the book she learned t road is dun lost. Hero comes pap." Old man Socklaster entered, noddo and said: "Mornin' to you, mornini', sir. Gc sorter slim prospeck." "Yes, tile children don't appear toti comin v;ery fast." Old aidolastor was not disappointe at the "slim prospeck." Ini fact ib was rather pleased to noto what or couragement, beyond his neighbori he was giving to the cause of educa Lion. "I reckin' you're goen' to go rigi on with the undertakin' jes' the san as if you had a whole passel scholars?" "Yes," said Hayloid. "I came he: to teach, and so long as I can scu: the attendance of a single pupil, I shr continue to make my efforts in behn of learning." "Glad to know it. You're the on right sort of a teacher we've had this community for some time." "By the way, Mr. Socklastor, the books whd( your children h ave boi provided with are by no means a propriato." "What's the matter with 'em." "One treats of agriculture sever thousand years ago, telling of woodi plows and ox threshing machinos, t) other is a book which only advanca students can roadl and understand." ."Wall, the feller we got 'em of sa they was good books, and hie's ano01( man than you are. Better let 'em wc r-y along with them books awhile, a arter they've dun learnt all there Is 'em, w'y then I'll git some better ontC Good day. Wush yrou mighty well wi your undortakin'. ' Fortunately Hayloid had brought fow books for boginnors. lie had trouble in effecting an exchange, f the bright pictures at once settledl t: quost of their worth. Windin' Blai and Weed had scarcely explored ti mysteries of the allphabeot, bult thi proved to be attentive, andi ovinc< such a desire to learn that Hayloid d not regret having commenced wi "such slim prospeoks." The teacher boarded in a quiet far fly, where the sunlight that a litt child brings is unkn own, where a do old man and a knitting old woman s down nightly to the oxp~loration their own thoughts. All that Hlaylo could get out of theoo1( man was "hal .-with one hand behind his ear-and the old lady seemed to drop a atit< every timeo ho addressed her, she w allowed to pursue an uniterrupt< course of self investigation. Windin' Blades and Weed, day 1 day, continuedi to be the only pupi Corn was "laid by," and( farmers' be had no particular work to perform, y the census of the school remained t same. To watchl thle development Weed's mind1 was anl interesting stud She was remarkably brighlt, and lear ed with a readiness which surpris Hayloid. Windin' Elados was, aft all inclined to.be idle. He had a p sion for carrying grasshoppers In his pockets. Theso insects occupied his entire time on the playground, and at i last, after much oxperiment, ho sue coedod in harnessing them to a diuin utivo wagon which he had constructed. The teacher remonstrated with him n concerning this useless absorption, and once ho spoke to his father, but the old - man instead of being disploased smiled until the tobacco juice ran out of th corners of his mouth. -.S "Lot him go," he replied. "I was sorter o' that turn mysolf when I was e boy, an' daddy allowed I wouldn't r. amount to nothin', but artor a while I turned out to be the best plow hand in T the country." Winter came, and still no other pu. k, pils appeared. By the bright log fire, while the snowstorm raged outside, Hayloid found himself better contented than he had ever been before, and hh interest, instead of growing less, be came greater. The teacher had at firsi decided that he would not beg for pu I pils, and on no occasion did ho ask th -farmers to send their children. He r, was treated politely, yet he could see -. that the people of the neighborhood cared nothing for his society, but as I this indifference was mutual he spent - very little timo in regret. , One day Windin' Blades failed tc s com, but Weed, with her face all - aglow with healthful exercise, came as o usual. When she had hung up her homespun cloak, and shaken the snow a from the bright hair, Ilayloid asked: t "Where is your brother?" o "Ho aiu't here." "I see ho's not here, but where Is 1 he?" "At home." I "Why didn't he come?" y"Had to go to mill." t "Wood, don't you think you are s learning very rapidly?" "Yes, sir." i "I don't think I ever saw anyone make such progress. You have a fine a order of mind, and I hope that after I leave the neighborhood you will pursue y your studios still." e "You are not thinking about leaving are you?" looking up with eyes in I which thoro lurked shadows of sad. ness. "I shall not leave inimediately, but I- in justice to myself I cannot remain hert a much longer." She twisted the flax home-made but ton on her dross, and gazed fixedly in. . to the roaring fire. "Do you want me to stay heroP" he L. asked. a "Yes," twisting the button. "But you know I cannot stay her alwavs. i' "No," she replied with bri'rhtouing d eyes, "we cannot stay :uyworo al t- w"ay.:. We have to die sometime." t "Why, Weed, you are running ahead 1. of your studies. You have jumped a from the fourth reader to an advanced f book of philosophy." dI She did not thoroughly comprohoud >f his meaning, but she laughed and be. - stowed on him a glance which forever remained a pleasant memory. "Do you, so fresh and vigorous, with such bloom of perfect life, over think f of dying?" "Yes," she replied sadly, "my little sister was the picturo of health, with e more bloom than I have and with a face so bright that everybody wanted to kiss it, but she died. When they said that she could not get well 1 did r not believe them, but one morning, when I went to the bed and found the bloom all gone, I knew they had told o inc the truth. Now I know that any body can :lic and that the bloom doos d not mear life, but many times means death." t ieo looked at her in surp)risc. Ito had taken groat pains to correct her Ian e guaige, and had from day to day noted her advancement; yet he was not pro. d pared for the expression of such views, e common enough with older people, but L- rare with one so young. i, "You are right, Weed. The rose s- may be bright to-day, but to-night a frost imay kill it; but we have wandered t from our subject. What was I trying LO to tell you, anywvay P" af "A bout your going to leave." "Oh, yes. You know that I can not -o remain heror much longer. Vory few *e men would have staid this long, but I, 11 have nothing to (o--" If "And (lid you stay hero because yes had nothing to (10?' y"I don't exactly mean that. I mealn nu that I could not have remained had other business engagements pressed o me. m "But you wouldi not have come here p.- had other engagemenits pressed you." "You are d eveloping tact as well as philosophy. Now, to tell you the truth, al after staying hero threo days no busi. m1 ness could have called me away. Only so one porson couldl have influenced me id to leave." id "You, and you alone." r "IIow could I have had any influ. r. oncoP" n' "You possess5 ant unconscious inllu in once that is stronger tihan iron. If yetu s. had said you did not want me to re Lh main I should have gone away. I havc studied your face cloaely, andi( I hlavc a over seen, or fancied that I saw, kind. 10 ness and welcome in your eyes." or "Isn't it time to take in school, Mr'. 10 Hatyloid?" Io "No, thoero is time for nothing but tc 10 tell you of imy deep love for you. uy Wood, you ar(l the ca.so of my remain. ,d ing heure, I love yotu with a heart thai id was- nlever before mlovedi." Lh She had twisted off tile buttoun and sat changing it from cite hand1( to thc 2. othIer. Io ''No woman, no mlatter hOW cuIlti. af vated, could win my love from you. at ''Doyou know why I learnted so fast?' of she asked, dropping the button and id clasping her hands. Banoyou have a bright mind." is "No, because I love yeou." uh He caughlt her ia his arms and wa s prossing her llp when01 Windin' B3ladou d butrst into the room. "Thar now," ho said, stopping ir yamazemont. "Thar now, Mr. Hlayloid. s. Donl't say nothia' more to me 'bow ys kitchin' grasshoppersB. I'd rather b< et kotch puttin' gear on grasshopperu 10 than to be ketch putt.in' my armn of 'round a gal. Whoop!'' and W'indin y. Blades, ini celebration of his conquest n seized a bench log and bola'ored ti< d writing table. or "I'm goin' to tell pa on you, sir,' ' said the girL "I'm goin' to tell him on you," again whooping and striking the tablo. "I don t see how anybody can study when you're keeping up such a noise." ou "Study, har yah, whoop!" and ho oc raised a deafening din. "Wall," when wI he had sufficiently commemorated his pr discovery, "bolievo I'll go home of thar th4 ain't goin' to be no school," and before me a protest could be made, Windin' ly Blades had leaped from the door and ho disaoppared. TI "Tiat was unfortunate," said Hay- bu loid, "and I would give almost any- ha thing if it could be recalled." vo "Are you sorry that you told mo?" u "Oh, no." se< "Then you are sorry that-that you fui tried to kiss me?" gr; "No; for if some one had stopped in gr, and shot me I should not have regret- tir ted my action." i "And you do love mo as truly as you th, say you do?" m< "Deeper than I can express, and I ito want you to be my wife.' in+ "Don't you think that I am too much th4 of a child?" re: "No, you are quite a woman. We m< car study together, and your bright en mind can blossom into a flower of bril- be lianco and beauty." foi They wore standing in front of the ha fire. ac "I will be your wife." sn He took her in his arms, and was in me the act of kissing her when old man od Socklastor steppod into the room. "hello!" Wall, by jinks, this is 'a ari funny sort o' school." vi( iayloid stammered an unintelligible va reply. thl "Sort o' kissin' school, an' I must by say that If Wood has larnt as fast in as that ar branch as she has in her books, th, she's a might ap' scholard. Can't you ho sorter 'splain yourse'f. mistor!" pr "There is not much of an oxplana- is tion to make, old gentleman," replied ha the teacher. "I love your daughter sit and she loves mo. I have asked her to an be my wife, and she has-" all "Told him that I am too young," in- of terposod the blushing girl. ml "Wall," said the old man in oxplo- mi tivo, for ho could really say nothing, fu and only said "wall" to gain time. is "Wall,' I reckon that a gal what takes sic so nachul to kissin' ain't much too ou young to get married." or "Did you meet Windin' Blades." hi asked the girl. al "No, I hain't seed him sense he left bu home. Hero ho is. now." gr "Pap, whut you reckon?" "I reckon a good dual." "Wall, Mr. Hlayloid has boon or kiss- fri in' of Wood." so "lie's got a right to kiss Wood. He's -pQ goin' ter be yor brother." () "low?" of "By marryin' Wood, Wall, I reckin 11 the school 'ud better break up for ter- 'C day. Como an' we'll all go home. w1 Mur will be glad tor hear o' the 'gage- ch mont, for she's mightily pleased with 1 Wood's laruiu'. A woLUan can go through life er larnin', but airter a boy aL gets to be bout 21 ho thinks ho knows eil it all an' don't larn no more." gi The old lady was indeed pleased to w] boar of the engagement, and. she "tuck ev such a likin' ter the young man" that ca she opened the pear preserves which sil which she had been saving for the ed preacher. th At night, while in contented half pc circle they sat by the Iiro, iayloid re- cc imarked: or "It has over been a mystery to me of why I did not have more pupils. I 11 was told that the people of this neigh- i borhood wanted a school." is The old man laughed. th ")ay after day," continued the fo: teacher, "I expected to receive addi.-d tional encouragement, but as you know tiC I was diisappomnted. What kind of on people0 have you in this country, any- th how?" wi "Fust-rato folks." tri "They evidently do not care to see Ti their children educated." l "Oh, yas, they're mighty keen iur I. odycation." s "Then they certainly have a poor pc opinion of my ability as a teacher." anf "Ah, no; they think you're a mighty v~ smart man." br "Well then, confound it, why didn't pr they send their children to school" 01< "I'm soon ter be yor daddy-in-law, .94 ain't IP" "Yes." so "An' yar won't think hard o' the ole or man if lie tells yor a joke." p ''Of course not.'' er "Well, when It was knowed that yar an was comin' hero, I went 'roun' an' told ed all the folks that yor owed me money co an' wan't goen' to teach no chillun but ns mine. They would or sent off an' got Ku another toeher, but you see I rented ob the school-house fur a year. Now" 1pr and the old ,man laughed heartily, "PIll thi go roun' an' explain. I'm pretty well;A fixed, th ank yer, an' what i've got is yourn." Henry and Weed now conduct one of the most flourishing schools in Arkan- sti saw, and old man Socklaster, itis said, na has learned to write his own name.- th Arkansaw Traveler. sti of Fifty years agro or so the commandl- thi ing ollicor in Mairinzell had to sand a wi report to his superior. Ho summons lic for this purpose a subaltern. "Have th you pen, ink and, paper?" "Yes, ba your imier." "'Good. Now write, in, M~ ariazell, the 13th; got that downP"' ca "Yes, your Honor." "WVhat have you Lb got?'" Mariazell, the 13th."' Good; go sh on; October-got that down?'' ''Yes,j, your honor.'' "What have you gotP" ye ''October.'' "Good; now road it all-"' m "'Mariazell, the 13th October.'' "Pro- ar coed; 1813---ot that down?" "'Yes, ul your Hlonor." "What have you got?" ri; ''1813.'' "'Good; now ioad it all to- ge gether." "'Marmuzoil, the 13th Octo- bei5 b5or, 1813." Well, now, lot's rest an o hour or so."-icjendle Blauler- b An 01(d and skilled New York physi- dc elan, when interviewed on the hot b( water craze, saidi: "It hans long boon pc used(. It is ani internal wash; nothing th more or less. Asa suce it is excellent. nc An old trainer of priz -lighters used to ed tell me about it before~ had oven heard ri, of it elsewhere. Ho a dI lho had cured1 everything fromi tootha' he to~ rheuma- gt tismn v,ith it. My lady?, patients often la bog mon to proscribo it or them, and I de very often do so; somot nes hecause I Ic( think it likely to do gcid, and some- n< times becauso I don't thi.nk it willl do jen any harm." Life in the White Houmo, the mansion has beautiful point tside, and tho taste of its preson aupant has made it very haudsoi thin. But It is not suitable for ivato residence and a public office n ) samo time. It would adnirabl oet the purposO of either; it can hard servo tho uses of both. Few kno\ w little availhnblo space there is in i 4 rooms aro large, some of vast sizc t there are not many of them Thi Us are wide, the corridors long, th atibulos spacious. Four large apar mnts are allotted to the nocessar :rotarios, clerks, administrativ ictionarlos of the government, telc %ph operators and so forth. Tb and reception room occupies the on o east wing on the first floor; ti allor reception room leads from i 3 stato banqueting hall Is an ono: )um apartment. This loaves but lin d space below for private needs, dih g room and parlor. Upstairs, besid rooms for government work, a idy mentioned, there is an apar nit devoted to the meetings of tl binot, the library, and a state chan r. There remain but live chain ber the use of the family, which, if ppens to be large, may overflow it commodations, and must be vor tall to allow a suitable entertain mnt of guests, who cannot be receiv In any number. But these things, though bad onou g 3 not the worst, by any means. Th tim in the White Houso has no pr to life, to speak of. He belongs 1 3 Nation; he has been placed thei the choice of the people, and the umo the right to see him as often a y feel inclined, which may be at an ur in the day. The demand for li osenco and service is incessant. forgotten, apparontly, that the ma s a personal as well as an ollici: lo, that lie must be a geutleman no d then, that he cannot be presider the time, that he is not the propert the community at large, that h ist have his special friends, that 1 ist enjoy the human privilege of rc sing the visits of strangers, that b excusable for guarding against intri n, and has no more responsibilil tside of his oflicial duties than ti dinary citizen has, who is lot alone home, and is at liberty to nut th airs of his 51o) behind himu, wht siness is over. This ib no fancit ievance. The president is a vo sy man, full of cares, and neodir ict, rest in the society of family< ends, more than mo t, together wit (hal amenities of a various kind. E cially he needs to be for a part l clh day taken out of thu associatior h:is olice, and placed where h: ind can 1)e refreshed by other co: rns than those of the public. I 11 work better, more heartily, moi cerfully, more eilectu-lly, far such spite. There are two ways of b ringir out this most lesirable chanti .her the present editico might I ven over wholly to business, ft icli it is admirably adapted, an en now is none too large, in whic so the president's house might 1 uated wherever convelilence proip , at a distance from the buildin at contained the otlice, where, by aJ mntment, he woul tind himself : rtain hours out of the twienty-fou the business might be carried to a: her part of the town, and the Whil mUse be assigned to the president f< private residence. The former plr proferable for several reasons. I u first place, the mansion is desigrne e public p)urpose. No prval elling offers such facilities for rece] uns and dinners, which must be give a grandl scale. In the next p)lac o increasing business of the counti 11 be furthered by the aid to concei ition that so large a mansion afford ion the habits of the multitude wvl ck to the house on practical orram( 11 not be Interrupted. Experiei ows the difficulty, not to say the irs ssibility, of breaking up such habit d the removal of the president's pr to house would rendet the effort oak them up anecessary. TI esont ampih.'oous arrangement, b los being a public disgrace, is a si: lar p)icco of foolishness in a cor unity that prides itself on its goc uso in getting out of the peoplo 1p)loys the utmost they are capuablo rforming. The actual president ipplled1 in his working faculty by t1 noyancos to which lie is new subjec .A thick-skinned hpersoni may n mplaini of this ceaseless notoriety,. *y, may like it; but a sensitive i List feel It keenly. Even to a casu server the Invasion of individu ivilego is exceedingly unpleasant a cyc.--0. I. F"rothinyham& in Jw lantic. 1% First Lecsson in HIandHniJg a Gun. The first thing to bo learned is mnd properly. Plant both your fe turally and lirrnhy on the groeund, it the joints of your legrs are nteithr ff' nor bent; then lean the~ upper pa your body slightly forward. Gr a gunstock just behind the cual th the right hand, the fore-finm htly touching the foremost trigge at is, the trigger of the right-hart rrol. Th'le stock of the gun, a fe hes in front of the guard, must ro sily in the hollow of the left hani >1(d the muztzle of the gun upl at inting away from von, so that ti woer end of the butt is just lower thi' ur right elbow. New, if both har: er have been cooked, and you gent d swiftly d raw the butt of the gi to and against the hollowv of ti ht shoulder, you will find yourself od p)osition for takino aim, which st dlone by keeping Got eyes wit en, and( looking straight over the r 'twooni the barrels with the right cy You will soon discover the trick ring this, by fixing your aim wil th eyes open, and then, holding rfectly steadly, elosing the left eye; o line of sight now changes, you ha' t sighted correctly; if it remains fi the aim has been taken with ti rht eyo. lBe careful after lirin" not to set yet n downi with the haxmmer up. Thl the cause of many deplorable ac< nts. To avoid accident you must 1 atantly on the alert and cautiou >t overlooking oven the slightest pr ,ution.-Maurice TIhompson, in 6 c/oAni fo. .r.O An Amateur Carpenter. s In my opinion every professional t man should koop a chest of carpenters' o tools in his barn or shop and busy him. i elf at odd hours with them In con ,t structing the varied articles that are y always neoded about the house. Thore is a groat deal of pleasure in fooling v your own independence of other trades, and most especially of the carpenter. , Every now and then your wife will a want a bracket put up in some cornoi o or other, and with your now, bright saw and glittering hammer you can pui y up one Upon which she can hang a cast o iron horse-blanket lambroeuiu, wit . inflexible water lilies sowod in It. o A man will, if he tries, readily leari to do a great many such little thingi o and his wife will brag on him to othei ,; ladies, and they will make invidiout -comparisons between their husbands who can't do anything of that kinc - whatever, and you are "so handy." o Firstly, you buy a set of amuatou tools. You do not need to say tha you are an amateur. The dealer wil o find that out when you ask him for ar easy-running broad axe or a groon-gagi s plumb line. He will sell you a set o , amateur's tools that will be made o ,y old shoot-iron with basswood handles, and the saw will double up like a pioc< of stove pipo. After you have nailed a board on th< fence successfully, you will very natur ally desire to do something much bet e ter, more difficult. You will probabl3 try to erect a parlor table or a rustic a settee. o 1 made a very handsome bracket las1 week, and I was naturally proud of it, s In fastening it together, if I hadn't in y advertently nailed it to the barn floor, s I guess I could have used it very well [t but in tearin^ it loose from the barn so that the two could be used separate i1 IN, I ruined a bracket that was intend y ed to serve as the base, as it w3re, 0: a lambrequin which cost $9, asido froir the time expended on it. e During the month of March I buil1 o an ice-chest for this sunnner. It wa: not handsome, but it was roomy, and 0 would be very nice for the season of . 188.1, 1 thouoht. It worked prott3 well through Slarch and A1pril, but a: the weather begins to warm up tha1 ice-chest is about the warmest plac< e around the house. There is actualy s n low of heat around that ice-chest thal d I don't notice elsewhere. I've showr y it to several personal friends. Tihey seem to think it is not built tightly enough for an ice-chest. My brothei I looked at it yesterday, and aid thal 3. his idea of an ice-chest was tha: it ouhl to be tight enough at leat to hold th< larger chunks of ice so that they could s not escape through th p! o:-es of the icc . box. IIe said that he never built one e but that it stood to reason that a re . frigerator like that ought to I.o con A structed so that it would keep the cow out. You don't wart a refrigerato that th-s cattle can get through th< cracks and cat up your strawberries of ice, l) says. >. A neighbor of [nine who onco buil d a hen resort of lacis, and now wears 1 h thick tliunmb-nail that looks like a Bra zil nut as a iiemelito of that pullet cor . ral, says ily ice-chest is all righ enough, only that it is not suited t( thiz climate. He thinks that alon;. L1kering's Strait. diuing the holidays, my ice-chest would work like a charm, A nd eve ii here, he thougnt, if I coulc o .eep the fever out of aiy chest, ther would be less pain. 1 have made several other littlo arti cles of vertu this spring, to the con d struction of which I have contribute( a good deal of time and two tingei nils. I have also s awedl into my ber I several times. Thke leg, of course, wif a:et wvell, b)ut the pantaloons wvill not Parties wising to meet me in my stu die during the morning hour wvill turr into thoe alloy between Eighth am SNinth streets, enter the third stabi ts door on the left, pass around my Goth 10I horse and give the countersign an< Sthree kicks on the dloor in an ordinary tone of voice.o.--ill Ny,c in Dcnve, Opinion. A Dentist, Takes a Mean Advantage -A p)ract,ical joker of the sly order i 1- Dr. Henderson, a Brooklyn dentist i- The Doctor (does not look unlike d pious divine, and his mode of conduct it ing himself. couplodl with a sanctimon fious timbre of voice, completes tho dc is ccoption. 10 It Is said of the Doctor that durng tdone of his exciting political camp~aigi ho wvas hit in thme eye by a. prize-fighter Hoe was, of course, too much of a gen n tleeman to engage in a scrimmage whor1 i,l ho know the odds wore against him; s< ml he quietly bided his time. Some months olater the prize-fighter had a bad Loot! and dlrolpe(d into the D)octor's oflice t< hiive it pulled. The latter instantly re cognizo d his assailant, but, did not be tray his emotion;. By dint of eloquen o prsuasion he Induced the prize-fighite tto take lauighinig-gas, and when th( ralliain had becomo unconscioua thi rDoctor's old1-tim3o tire retuirnedl. llur rying over to his 01(d friend, Prol pWilliam Clark, lie borrowed a pair o hel boxin -glovesi aind then returuing ti rtime o me wn to wor'k at l a ri r, fig'hter. d?When the latter awoke ho had tw< hiandIsome black eyes, and his nose war t bleeding with delightful freedom. "Wnat is itP"' asked the prize fighter ~jwhen ho opened his eyes. '"Keep poerfectly quiet,'" urged thc nDoctor, concealing his boxing glove; uinder the chair, "'you've fracturce y yotur jugular.'' n Then hto put a cork in his patient' omouth, ext.racted1 the tooth andi chirg nlig him $2 for the job, advised him ti sgo home and go to bedt at once. The (looter ls always doing very fun b ny things, but whenever ho sees tha y, prize fighter he has to set dowvn fo: yj about an hour ini some cool place anc Ichuckle.--~Ncw York Journal. S Bob S$wan, of Ottumiwa, Iowa, wh s.urved as captain in the Th'irtoonth Ii diana Infantry, appliiod for a ponsior which was grantod. with $5i.280 bac pay. Tio compl)eto thet proof his di; r charge papers were wanited, but after dliligrent search in the records the cold( not be found, which remindle 0Bob that at the time his company wi miistod ouit he was oni detailed dut elsewhere and was evidenitly forgotter Inasmuch as lie was never mustere out he will draw $65,000 as cap)tain nay n in itoae WIT AND HUMOR. All mon are born free and equal, but do not remain so. Some desceud into the maostrom of politics, and others ascend into the upper air. of journal ism. It is a foolish girl who will ask her lover which he likes best, beauty or brains. No uattor which way ho answers she is sure to get mad.-P'hil dclpkiu Call. Minister Sargent used to bo a prin tor, and it is said that the cause of his Berlin difficulty was on account of his once having sot up Bismarck with a small "b." An old lady was askod what sho would (to with all the corn if it could not be made into whisky. She replied: "I would make it into starch to stillen the backbono of the temperance poo plo." A Buffalo minister announces that '"many pulpits aro now filled with dulds." 1,1his may bo, but there aro very few dudos in the pews. They stand outside waiting for the pretty girls to pass. The late Mr. Maxwell, a wealthy Milwaukee bruwer, left $500,000 "towarl the solution of the problem of aerial navigation." This is what wo call riches taking to thomsolvos winga, -Lowl ('Cour icr. A lewi'ton (Me.) man had boon in prison ten years, and the first thing ho (id on being set free, was to return a borrowed umbrella. IIe was immedi atoly sent. to an insane asylum.-Bur. linyloa Fret- 'rc,s. "And 'ow about the performers for IIV latdy's to'ncert Wednesday next.?" "O it'.; all right. Sir Gorgiuts! I've got you six first violins, four sccond violins, and---" "' ecofl violins ho hangedl I'll 'avo mone but first fiddles pIerform in:1: in my 'otuse!"---Lonlon Punch. Iran't it curious to think that tho sa:e citizen who may he hoard on club ni;:hts bellowing forth the bacchanalian iti:tv, "Landlord, fill the flowing bowl," can softly croon his youngest to sleep with the seductive molody, "Ilush, my babe, lie still and slum. ber?" li you don't believe this is the most prosperous country in the world, just notice carefully the marvelous and cheering increase of veterans of the 11c.xiNc1ua war. We have an impression that not less than half a hundred of them land from every arriving cmi grat ship. it is estimattd from a statistical point of view that loss of appetito among you1ng peop!-) on accolunt of love i' !uIly saves to thie country $100,0ou, (1-. l'erlals so; but the expense of t\.n 'i;!t :lnd fuel and caramnels :,nt ice-cr:aun, on the same account, it is estinmated, more than balances this maount. In Siam tht, women are agitating the S=(;i,n of thLuir rriht . Thoy have gon11 so far as to p'tition the King that their husbands shall not pledge them for gambling debts. The spoetacle of lovely womlan being swept away in tho maelstrom of a jack-pot or exposed to the vicissitudo of a four flush is indeed a sad one. "I want to plreseIt Augustus with a cane," said a young New York lady, ''hut i (lonl't know what size he wears.'' "What (it) you ni n b)y size?" was the 'luesI:na; "aro o:mes of difl'erc'tnt. "Oh, ye., ard one has to be car-efilr in sclot. ing themn. I shouldn't like to svnd dear Augustus a cane with a head hiir enou:h to choke him." iouwi one has been selling the Lon doll uhi uh Ilic"h pubth,li:hes the follow ing paragraph: "' in New York the latest fool ishI treak is for bald men to paint their he:u ts as a part of their full diress. At areecent, ente(rtai nment 01n0 individuals sealu was covered with a carefully--pai nted hanttle piece, another with a group of fisih an d sIhells, while a third disprlayedi a copy of one of Mr. in lFrench Algeria the work of ox termirnatinig wild beasits is making rap id p)rogress. Thie inmoreber killed, for which rewardis wer*e paid by tihe gov errnment, roeso frorm 6.17 raly in 1881 to 1,G36 in tihe followving ye(ar. Among these the jackals figure for by far tIhe larger p)roponrtin,i.i nmbering onl thre total of the two years 1,969 out of 2,. 3031. lieshies these there were four ins, six lionesses, 110 panthers and 19.it hryenasL. "'Mrs. Cjaroline D ali, authoress, has her Winter honme at, Georgetown, D. (C." -Iosion GI'obc. Arnd ,Julia Moore, tire pootess, is in Oshrkosh ; and Mai-y Walker, the lawyeross, is in Washing tori; Elizta P'inkney, the adivertiseress, is dead(1; and Susan 1i. Anithory, tho, workoress, is abroad, and we only hiavo a sinigeress, a couple of painiterosses, ra ridleress, arid several walkoresses to make things cheerful for us at hiomo,. Mabol---"It doces make me sick to hoar people speak of dresses being cut 'in p)ircesse style.' '' EdAithi-"-'That is stranige. Yotu must certainly have heard the term~ very often ab)roadI as welil as at Ihonic " Miabol--"'Yes, arid I thought it all right until I became fat.* miliar with Europo; butt nowv I know it is alli nonsense. ' Edith--"'Why sO' Mabel- "lecause pirncesses h aven't any style."' "Whlat. has b)ecomo of our wonderful crinmson sunsets, I worndr?" said T1om. "WVhry,"' repliedi Laura, thonghtfully, looking uip from the lhtzer, ''I supposo they have all gone out of style. Every thing is very quiet arnd elegant this spirinig. I knew those winter sunsets were too high-colored to last long. They miighit do for the evening,"' she said pr1osently, ini a r(rflectivo mood, "bu)tt they wer*e too loud for the street." Anid, bending over the dlescription of a newv walking suit, she (lid not see Tonm, fallen from hris chair, staring wildly at her and p)ainftully gasping for breath. "Oh, thro wickedness of thorm play. actors!"' said a country aunt in town on a visit, arid at thmat momenit boiling witH indilgnationi. "'They make a laughing. ntock of marriage by getting married on the stago; they mnake bolieve miur Idor arid shoot, and set fire to houses, a tnd nrow if there ain't one of themn acttually advertising for people to como Iandi see him (lie on the stage. 0 no; 1 ain't mistaken. I read it with my own eyes, 'Last mighit and1( farewell appear anice of John McCullotugh.,' I supposo theO doctora gave hiim up, and lie wants to .uakn a han of --..~ th 1e Militin, and Mobs. In most riots the neoglect of a few simple principles by uotli civil and military authorities has caused most of the bloodshed. The militia should be assembled promptly. If this is do layed, their armories may be surround ed and their assemublago prevented. Besides, the knowledge that troops are in readiness strengthens the police and intimidates the mob. 'I'hey should not bo paraded until the last moment. Tho bayonet and rifl are deadly weapons, and not suited for mere peice work. But as soon as there is dau;or of the t policeo being overpowered the militia should march to their aid, and thea all t seutinentality should be dispensed 3 with. A mob is a gang of law-break ors, with the criminal class coming to the top as it gains power; and the very existence of society depends upon its being promptly put down. Half-way measures are cruelty. Any militia of r ficer who permits his men to be shot or t stoned without resistanco deserves a court-martial. A mob never appre t ciates forbearance. Blank cartridges I simply inspire them to fresh assaults. f Firing in the air has the same oflect, f bosides killing innocent peopl at a distance. Volleys are seldom neces t sary. To detail a few sharp-shooters to pick off the loading aggressors is far preferable. If the thrower of the first - brick Is shot, as a rule no more will be - thrown. Four shots at Cincinnati which killed four leaders disp:orsed the mob that attacked Powell's gun-store. The same number fired with hike offret would have scattered that which at tacked the jail, if they had been the first which had been fired by the troops. It must be remembered tiiat no troopis will stand being stoned or being shot at without firing in return. - If the officers wait too long (as was the case in the Orange riots in New York), some one is euro to fire without orders, bringing on a general fire which un necessarily destroys many lives. The troops should not allow themselves bt t Ibe besieged. Strong detach nt should traverse the streets, aiding the policc in dlispersing all crowds and in clearinr the streets. The inlob, wlieni mic brok.n, will never again collect. If the militia are strong and well dis iplined, and it is un(lel'stood distinctly lat they will permit no trillini, their :crc appearance is usually suniciem. If their condition is such that the miob do not fear them, many lives have to be sacrificed beforo peace can be re iorv(d.---"lTop)i-s of the Tim:l," ill l?.. June ntrb/.. Peter Cartwri.h v the 1name of a well-knuown Mettodi:st pioneer. lie was a sort of perc'rinating ligeon, who flew over the ttiils 1111(1 svamps upon his apostolic wings. I11 feared notii ing, a:n( was ne strong a he wta= br:.ve. At a certain camp-leeting lie go< into trouble with a set of roughs who had tried to break up the services. Maj. L., who was a prominent citizen, though a great "sinner," i(Oltified1 hhnself with the roughs, and, flying into a des perate rage, said if lie thought Cart wright would light him a duel he would challenge him. "Miajor,"' the preacher n.nswered, "if you challenge me I will accept it." "Well, sir, I dare you to mortal con buht." "All right, sir, I'll fight you. And, sir, according to the laws of honor 1 Suppose it is my right to choose the weapons with which we are to fig-ht." 'Certainly," the Major replied. "WYell then, we will step over hero into this lot and get a coull of corn stalks. I think I can finish you with .one.'' ..IThe Major waxed hotter. Ieoclenched ihis fists and foamed with r.age, saying: S"If I thought I could whip you 1 would 3 smite you in a minute." .'"Yes, yes, Major,'" the militant mini p. later assorted; but, thank God, you rcan't whip me.; only don't you attempt to strike me, for if you do, and the devil gets into me, I shall give you the worst wipig eou eyr got in all -your lifo' That, ended It. Another bully threatened to wi the Rev. Cartwright, who answered, "Sir, I never liko to livo in (dread. If you really intend to whlipy me, comol( and do it now." T1hie bully continued his curses and threats, and the minister jumpedl oIl his horso, andl going to hiim, said, ''Look he're, you will have to whip me as you threatened, or you will have to stop) that cursing, 01r I will put you in the river and haptize you in the name of the devil, for surely you belong to ihim.'" FThe bully repented, ai afterwards Ibecame one of tihe p)reachecr's best friends, - To Keep itailron<l Cars Coot. T Iho F'rench raLilwaly authoritkes are at present engagedl in a series of exper iments from which, peorh)aps, our own dlirectors might take some lints. \Vith hot weather coming on, or ait least in f the ordinary couirsoi of naturo exp)ectedf, the probl em is now to keep the irailway carriages cool. In France travelers are packed very tight, and( most trains go very slowly, and the authorities have to arrango to deliver their human cargoes at a (fistanlt terini with vital ity net quite extinct. So they arc now exorcised in seeking how to cool their carriages. They hiavo gono 1as far 1as India for sutggestions, and( the favorito e xperOlimenOt is with itt kindt of punilkabl. A long cyl inder~ run1s the Icingth of the reef of thle calrriage, fturnishied w ithi Ifans, set in mot ion by revoclvi ng th e cylinder. A fter li mny system s tried, th is seemis thie im ot praltticabile, andi the only point in dispiute is how to get t the motive force. The sur plus steam e of the engine has been tried on one .line, atnd on another a little arrange m iont like at wvinill attached to (each carriagc, the maotioni of the train caus o ing the wings to revolve, while thme oc -eupanits of ach carriag0 can regtulat(i , or arrest the stream of~ air. Bot h sys.. k tomis are being tested, andI our comn 1- pais nieed onlhy take the benefit of a these experiments anid adopJt the most y tuccessful or the least costly. sA gold watch belonging to John .y IMoniniger, of Grinnoll, Iowa, which .was carriedl away by a cyclone two d yers go,has b)ec.n found by a neigh