The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, July 03, 1891, Image 4
the starry host. tor a lew
?77 . v svs Miss
The countless stars which to our human eye },ic\ ( ]c st
Ara fixed and steadfast, each in proper "Why
. , ... know tha
Forever bound to changeless points in n ra,
space. Is it !
F.ush witn our sun and planets through , R rj(jp ^ 1
? _ >|j |?" iii' "r '
As though God bade them win Infinity.
Ab. whither, whither in their forward flight
Through endless time and limitless expanse'.
What power with unimaginable* might
First hurled them forth to spin in tireless
danaf? *
What beauty lure* the n on through
? Bishop Spalding, ?? the Centuryt
OLr H11NI>RE1X # AND I
?;S;ftE BICYCLE. 1
*
' *" ' by amos r. weh.8.
Old Hundred's real name was P. T.
?iin*t P T " he always mSimrnons.
,4Ju*t t . i, "? /. _
listed "Thev don't stand for anything.
Father and Mother ran out of names
when they carte to me, and imtials."
So the village ryag dubbed^hun
uricd up. nftiemen who mighVbsTconsidered
twenty if some inconvenient eld
ladies did not remember holding them in
their arras just forty years ago. He wore
a dainty juvenile mustnche, walked with
a smart swing, although one might notice
that his heels came down rather
stiffly, and played games among the mpst
frivolous at the church socials.
He was a tailor, an excellent odc, by
the way, and his apprentices had by this
time ceased to grin and chuckl? when
their master sprang down from his cross
legged position on the table every morning
precisely at ten, as B. C. passed on
her way to the postoffiee, after the mail.
He would jump down, snatch up his hat
in an absent minded, blushing way, and
remark that the mail must be distributed
by this time. If the apprentices had
ceased to smile at this sort of thing, you
may be sure that it had become an old
story. ?
Indeed* Old Hundred had been courting
11. C. for a long, long time. And
0|) r.rti..?^
one could tell when Susy Bennett was
first called B. C. If one could have told
that, jou see, it would have given some
clue to her age. Susy was a dear old
girl, however, with kind, laughing eyes.
anfl a shrewd little brain of her own.
It wasn't her fault if she was getting up
stnrtlingiy near a very rheumatic forty
without uetting Old Hundred.
For wht n a man has gone through
forty years with a sneaking desire for
matrimony tilillatiug his heart all the
while, without the grit and manliness to
say so when given opportunity by the
proper person once, twice, dai$y, (^ujfid
despairs of him more than of fthcytidst
uibid mysogynist in Bachelor lopi.^.Xhere.
? is such a thing, you know, rns a- Meact
which is too soft for those dninly little_
darts, which merely nutfctfcOwlen* aWrf*
feathev pillow would. .. ...
,, ? .
which liAd beih 'pttfiiflelfl 'fi.b long'ago.
She was smiling at hinx, > >btaVely and
hopefully, and talking bright nothings,
while his featlier-pjllow of a hearf.
fluttered drowsily. -f
Suducnly there flashed aroUqd-the corner
and bote straight dowp ,i1poD;?thein
Wiir Davis and' Lucy his young wjfe, on
their brcjcles, off for a day's holiday together,
if one might judge from their
bundles. T'nright they were, noiseless,
swiff, graceful and full of life in evjry
movement and in every fluttering g"ar-*
rnent,.glittering eyed, with ha&dsom'e,
healthful faces.
Old Hundred and B. C. turned togazt
admiringly after them.
' How finely Mrs. Davis rides!'' murI
inured Old Hundred.
' And how exceedingly gracefJhKTr/
Davis is!!'. responded B. ('. lather sjrarp -^WdWn
fhdught that T shoulif^ikc
a wheel," said Old Hundred, with, ol
course, no perception of her annoyance.
?-?'-'And I should enjoy one very much,,!
added B. C.
"You!" Old Hundred blurted out,
w tuuugm. ne took mental
credit to himself for not finishing the
sentence! ? i
"You can-get tricycles nour-a-days-for
almost nothing," said B. C. slyly, "and
of course' that is the only wheel you woulc
think of your time of life, Mr. Hi*n
' uions!" C
"Hum. said Old Hundred, .apri
"Hum!" said B. C. . ; t "'
Now ilon't expect to t?e treated to a'
lover's quarrel. Our sedate couple bad
got far beyond that dangerous stage of
courtship. Yet as they parted somewhat
grimly, "I'll show him!" muttered B.
C., and "I'll show her!" muttered Old
Hundred. An 1 that very afternoon the
f heart of the village bicycle agent was
mude glad by an order for a lady's safety,
and an order for a safetv for ?v?r
That^tVs on a Slonday, and our narrative
calmly skips' a month at this point,
? calmly and mercifully. I
From time immemorial it had bceD r
Old Hundred's habit to call on B. C. on -j
Sunday evenings. At the beginning of
his courtship, the band of the feather- q
hearted tailor had quivered suspiciously ?
in the operation ofishaving- fof this iuf^ n
portant qcpnsiop. fri the adjustment : ?
of his necktie his clum-iness had been tj
phenomenal?for a tailor. His steps up w
the broad walk which led to B. C.'s |,,
fiont door had been nfitieenbl^ jjp?t?J(fly. hi
B. C\ had coyly sent the servant to usher j,i
him in, and oftep, with ^.affectation of, <>;
careless indltfereWe, Vecctvtdf him with- ,)(
out rising from her ptujip.., A r V"? ;? in!
All that 'rhit.igirtl, Mtrf* j,J
/ this particular ryghj. sjj,e;i>,pJ tx> repeal the co
experiences of old. ' Old Hundred's loi- ey
le< ,sft? nccqvuplUibod, wUb .fcWwadeeieg up
slowness. " And why doe*--the-odor of ov
liniments follow the fiery lover from his to|
rooin? Anft whv does he groan as he
gate-latch? And
Timh la I olfic of his brisk, swinging
gait up fhe board walk? And why does .?
,.n? M o
...,v ... \j. receive mm, smiling, Ht tho
door? Why docs she remain in that thickcrn
padded arm-chair, and stretch her hand
out to him so slowly? And what is the fHrl
use of using cologne where arnica has
? been! q .
"Jliss JJennet," said Old Hundred, af- /
t',K
.
^
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" T i
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wandering remarks?(he dl- "My w!
cd her)?"didn't I notico * '?8 to '
anding in the hall-way?" degree*
Mr. Simmons! Didn't you "An
t ! could ride?"' asked B. C. tailor,
diaut smile. "Ian t
possible! Why, we must have to go 1
icether I" cried the astonished Wit
cylea t
?thcr, Mr. Simmons? Can you the to
Cm WUU ICal these'
- tnese
"Of course I can! That is?iim?or
in fuct, I'm learning. Aud I'm getting
on well, excellently well, Mr. Spokelire
says, fny a mjui of my?cr?I should
eaV," excellentl'y well. But how did you
hyarn so soon?" Old Hundred asked, admiringly.
"Well, I can't say that I am thiough
with my apprenticeship yet," confessed
with a charming blush, '-but Mr,
Spoketire says he hardly has to hold tht
machine at all, and he thinks I'm doinj
better tkau most girls do who are man;
years youn? that is. that 1 am doinj
very well. I need to be helped into th
saddie."
"So do 1," admitted the tailor, hoc
cstly. .
"But onee in, I have absolutely n
trouble, provided the road is smooth an
level, and Mr. Spoketire just keeps h
hands on the machine, to kind of steac
uie, you know."
"1 still find it a rather difficult task
A with-'!' letting the whe
Spoketire helped me out he said I was
?nZeZLyy,m?*8irU
"Miss Bennett, we must go out I
get her-next week, and sooa a, nos
We'll i f.w,ll,cr-1,,b?ut Saturday, e
b? m
mon?rl'h<><" sl'ok,-lfrc, Mr. Sii
70f ^ourse: What do we want wi
that contemptible little daudy'" .. .
? C. smiled happily at the tai'lo.
manifest jealousy, },? Li.cd rather J
easily and fearfully. However 8]
"gyd .with many a misgiving and t
next Saturday afternoon was lixed f
the adventure.
Old1!?.' Vir,,l'rin?t,,? lowing wer
Old Hundred and B. C. regretted the
precipitancy. But 11. ('. was clear gri
if $he- wa^ approaching that awful fo
tietli birthday, and the little tailor ha
been roused by the Spokotire hints '
, "f-??^bj? * *b ""
Saturday dawned perversely fair, \vi
roads outrageously perfect, and the aft*
noon saw our hero and heroine truudlii
their wheels through the village out
the Middlcton Road. "IVo'll not rii
through town,"' each eagerly agree
"because people might laugh," whit
wtjs very true.
The Middleton Road was an cxcellci
stretch for the purpose, in prime cond
lion, and little frequented. Old Hui
dretl and 15. walked out of sight i
the village, chatting gaylv, avoiding n
mentmr..oj the.wheel. At length it bi
inine impassible to deny that the rigl
%pot wtd- beetf rcacheih, and with a
t faces ttoy p^ccd^their bicycles in pos
Tien". "
"Vau mn-jtjkelp nic on, you know
Iflr it rather pale face, b'
rte'^V. ykt'r tbi"^
j iqiiojq " look!a jiwkward
arouhd'for something to leau JLiis bicyq
agaitfst*nhd fit last laying it down elur
sily in the middle of the road.
Y, frffc 8?|H"g into the saddle with
feint of girlish sprightliness, and tl
-\VVnk muscles were unable I
^most portentous swaying of tl
wheel.'
^MoVey ? 11 us?" shrieked B. C
"Don t let me take a header before
| etijff? jhd oh, Mr. Simmoiis, I shall I:
so grateful, il you only hold on to th
rtiadhiue for a few steps, just until T gc
tftartejl!"
"Certninjy," grunted Old Hundred
jyhosp every muscle was taxed to lioli
the 'whccV upright.
B. C. started, the perspiring tailo
trotting after, both hands clutchina th
aaouie spring contributing so material 1
jjgjhis awkwardness to the difficulty o
t^e steering that the agonized maid i;
> front soon cried back to him, "This
; wHl do. Thanks. Now mount an
catch up!" and away sailed IS. C., stag
gering all over the road.
Old Hundred trotted back to hi
wheel, picked it up, anil glnncsd despair
ingly after the retreating safety. Hoi
could he ever catch up? But that quer
was merged in a greater one. Could h
ever mount?
He made three attempts, each failur
being hidden in a thicker cloud of dust
and iifBcrilied in a deeper rent. Ku
what were clothes to a tailor? Theh
was Miss Bennett's uustcady form jusi
disappearing over the edge of the tirsi
little hill. He must catch up with her.
or be her laughing-stock forever. Luck"
ilv, a small boy just came sauntering by
to whom he gave ten cents, with full di
reetions, and whs assisted off in much
bettci shape than poor B (' had been.
44?>h, that I were safe in mj^Shop, sit
tipg cross-legged on the table 1" though'
Oftd Hundred. "That 1 U/iiLugm*
-?-. iinrviTTSs iTcnnctt were
not ss fond of them! How smart shcisi
Who would have thought it at her ago 1'
But just here a rut upset the train o)
l\is thoughts, and all but upset himself.
The small boy. left behind, was chuck
ing with amusement. II >w close th(
litehes seemed, and how fearfully deep?
i'he machine, to the tailor's apprcheni$n,
seemed insanely bent on plunging
vci the brink. His arms were pulled
Imost out of theii sockets. Perspiraon
blinded his eyes. More and more
ildly with each rut swayed the crazy
icyjele, and whirled Old Hundred dizzy
rain. He ca'qie. to the brow of the little
II, which seemed a fearful declivity,
Id Hundred clinched his teeth ?r?d
isn?a DHVk'Jmnl on tli? pedals, thrower
on the? brake with till his might,
istj then tie strut k a loose stone, lost.,
ntrol of the wheel, and with closed
rs ran directly toward the side, and
tft. n,<- toil,- tailor, rolled over and
or down the hillside gully, nnr^ ota
f? of his wheel at tlie bottom.
Siowly Old lltindrod rose, and found
his intense relief that he had broken
bones. To bis equally great relief he
covered that he bad broken the bioy- ,
One pedal projected from the ^
nk at a most astonishing angle. (
\ gay laugli rang out. a few yards
(her down the ditch, and lo! thcroon
bowldcry side sat the stout-hearted B.
at. her feet her tricky wheel! '1
t happy light shone in her eyes, n
\
m
. ,w
?
? T*heel
it broken 1" said she, point- fa M!
i handle-bar bent back (omo forty
d mine, too," taid the smiling
showing the disaffected pedalit
too bad! I'm afraid we'll hare j
lome." Shot to
h some toil they hoisted their bi- Upo
,o tho road again, and stft out for Stra
wnr trundling them happily. n^e j
i then it was that the tailor spoke executi,
memorable words: young
T "SMbyr1 .Miss Bennett's V
brave old heart
proaching. ' Susy, you see how vctj^
I unsteady these bicycles are, separate?"
! "Very," said B. C., tremblingly.
"But suppose, Susy, one were to take
two bicycle, like yours and mine, and
j put a couple of axles across, and a box
[ on top, with two seats and a cover, what
would that be, Susy?"
, _ "A family carriage," said B. C., lookj
ing downward with a smile.
j "Yes, Susy, and it wouldn't tip over,
r but would run smoothly and safely, and
e wouldn't it be nice, Susy?" and Old Hundred
tried to trundle with one hand, that
he might use the right arm for another
purpose, but it wouldn't work.
to "Wouldn't, it be much nicer, Susy?"
l(j Yes, Susy thought it would.
And so B. C. and Old Hundred walko<
" happily back to town along that Middle
^ ton Road henceforth blessed to ther
both, trundling the fateful bicycles
*? which aloDe had been equal to the endini
e of that long courtship. i
'" '"our.M'.t sistiffirnicnT"'
ir? How.;., T '1 'r?? '"-I
out"' "00n "tralgl,t<m tha
n' decided, 8usy?and i W* ,mv
th rarriage."?. Yankss Blade. UP * ,am"
r's Wooden Clothes.
;0 w^?o,is,cu'cuh,h?' ,
?. ?? r bT,L"?r x *
ot & ?c:
,r lo ^ne wood is ground between tw
^ ..? ?? oiuu , me lower nan of whici
' passes through water that washes awa
^ and absorbs the fibril matter. Tn
l. later is dissolved through chemical sub
, 'j ?nit Ckm. ? 1 1 * miMULW
This product has justly beeu called "
maid of all wortt.*" It pljnSTt'tlbnTpTcu
ous part in the manufacture of paper; i
;r" has a hand in the making of jewelry; i
aS is an ideal collar and culf material, be
to sides being good for numerous othe
\ purposes.
1 Chnrdonnet, the famous French chem
ist, has succeeded in making from thj
same material artificial silk, and the ncv
it invention aroused widespread interes
i- during the last international exposition
n- The silk was turned out by means of i
of patent apparratus which looked like i
ill sausage mill. In the place where- thi
2 latter sends for^h the chopped meat Char
tit donuet has applied a mouthpiece witl
ct extremely fine apertures. Out of thesi
i- tiny holes pours the silk in fine, fiossj
threads. The winding, weaving auc
dyeing was cone as heretofore. Tin
ut artificial silk dyes much more easily tliar
lyf txrnne^Tin vent ion inetwidwK^uccess,
le for the reason that this artificial silk was
n- .highly combustible;-but at tho present
' "day this evil has licen overcome bj
a saturating the celluloid in a tire prool
10 solution so that perfect protection
to against igniting M guaranteed,
le We shall dress, therefore, in future in
wood and wooden v material. ;Kvery.,
thing will be celluloid,, froin the hand
I 6ome silk gown.. In which my iady
>e promenades Broadway to the dainty
;o molar with which'ahe nibbles her bon't
bons.?St. Lovi* I4iA
a
Drum Language of the Cnmeroons.
Perhaps nothing niore remarkable has
0 been the subject of recent investigation
' than the "drum language" of the native?c
of the Cameroons, on the West African
D OowL Bjr tnaanvof tlxiia wonderful syet(
tem of transmitting sounds the most comq
plicated messages can be conveyed to
r villages in the most distant parts. In
' practising this unique system of sound
[, language a peculiarly shaped drum is
used. By dividing the surface of tho
( drum-head into uneven portions, the inj
strumcnt, upon being struck, may ba
\ made to yield two distinct notes. By
these and shortening or lengthening
, the intervals between each note a codo
is established with a regular scquonco of
J staps, strokes and intervals cnpable of expressing
every syllable in their primitive
language. All of tho natives understand
this code, and so elaborate is it that a
chief can by its means summon to his
presence any villager whom he desires to
see, intimating to the latter at the same
. time the purpose for which his presence
is required. In this way, too, messages
can be ?"jnt from village to village ov^t
wide stretches of country, the drummer
in one hatnlet transmitting to the next
Ikv fiuaata lit, h?ac<i- u?il.. ?>?<? ?i' an"
most extraordinary rapidity.?St. Louu
lie public.
,
Keen are the Shafts of Ridicule.
Brave Jfartpkhavc flashod out of lifo
from the $f&bf many a tleld of battle,
> the record of 'whose courage could never |
1 transcend the daily life of many a woman, ,
forced to keep a steady front turned to- i
ward tho legion of annoyances that j
marshal behind an inadequate income.
A pretty woman, forced to go looking
like a dowdy because she cannot afford,
nr Sa
in? suiucivmiy selfish to wear, fine
and expensive clothes, is u sight to earn j(
the plaudits of such as appreciate heroism
of the unwept and unstoried kind. ^
It takes more strength of character to
face rkliculcthnn it does to faco a battery ^
of QatKng guns. A sneer pierces deeper
than a bullet. A blow that only roaches Q)
a physical tierve center docs not tell like
the blow that buries itself in the soul. 1 '
ran tlddg* a aboil, if (he Lord has given cj
meal level head and a moment's time, jn
but nothing is going to help me when
my enemy rakes me with the light artillery R
of scorn and contempt. If we but knew ,
the inside history of the man who goes 5J
dressed in seedy clothes, or the woman' ^
who wears old shoes and rusty glr^cs, '
we should perhaps uncover, when/some ^
>f these shabby folk meet us on the way,
is commoners do when royalty rides by.
?Chicago Herald.
ii i wl
Natural gas has been discovered three thi
riles from Vallejo, Cal.
-A?
,
tl lltMMup?T^^Cl^3 ^PUtOl
I^?$?9P*"CC
will lisiofc^^^SrJ?^n^?reI |
"^tuftfcrfie ?hooUn^of^^RE9Swi
second lieutenant of tt^Ie*i8?n Cavalry,
vin the saddest that has or&r darkened
the anunls of the St^te. it brief f
history of the event whicli led tlo this
rooming's execution* is netessana to a c
proper understanding?! the rase V Last s
December a company of th4Th*irteenth
Regular Cavalry was ordfcretD to do v
special duty at Cadereyta, a srfall town j
on the Gulf road. The compwrfy was in t
command of a first lieutenant rod the deceased.
A dispute arose between the t
officers, aad Lieutenant Estuj erron fear- ?
ing, as his friends say, that hil life was in r
danger, drew his pistol, but did not
shoot at his superior. It is clliined that ,
* he snapped the pistol, but itMissed fire. .
* For this offense he was places Under arQ
rest aud tried by n generayxmrfc-martial 1
> and sentenced to death. /
? There were extenuntra circumstances 4
admitted, and the was carried to 1
?? rFedysl^m't^ Pending a <
d eel slon thehlWdl(pcet of THo~ cotnpany
was shot dead itujjthe portals at Mon- \
terey by one of he soldiors, and the I
soldier, while i it the smoke was i
curling from 1 s weapon, was shot <
down by the ca| ain of the company.
? Whether these di |ths affected the par- j
1 doning power { r uot will never be j
c known, but the f iding of the court was j
v approved, and p<fccrful personal appeals (
by persons intimately associated with j
President "Diar. were unavailing. Tho
death warrant was signed and carried in- j
to execution. That tho officer was ad- j
lt mired by the people and dearly loved in j
c his regiment was Well known by the au- (
)t thorities, as the precautions taken by the ,
commandant of the department were
k ample proof.
0 The time of the shooting was kept a j
k profound secret until the nifht before the
execution. The oathedrnl clock chimed j
c four. There was aSahoip bugle call, a
. hurrying of mus^rifcyZr'L Quick comr
manila nnd.raqBttfrgrimrt in a few
H moment^pio gandsbfcfofHnto line. The 1
I 8?^ "In ihe rear kXjcihe barracks was 1
it opened, nnd the .TUBfcenth Cavalry in
it I full marching orderflfroot, issued forth. 1
" followed by their bi*kwith muffled in- 1
struments. The KiltMbavnlry followed,
and then the FuQSlnfaatry. They i
formed n square, thr<K?.Sides of which !
. consisted of the repfcrtRative regiments. i
v The fourth was the wffx of the barracks. 1
^ The general commanding the department <
and staff took up a position in the centre.
' When the troons halt? the commanding
' officer called, "iftentiou?" "Fix |
bayonets!" He then ?nounced the sen- \
tence. and added: /i ]
( "If any man moves in the ranks or |
gives any expression of sympathy with j
r the prisoner or fayli with the sentence (
j he shall bo cpmmmcd-tojprison from one |
0 to Ave years, defending Otitic gravity of ,
church bell toll^ltR^knell for the dy- '
^ iug. The early sun just gilded the J
mountain peaks that rise likssgiant senti
. nels arouud the. historic city, aad one's
r thoughts went back to the doll gray [
. morning long ago, when an American t
- soldier knelt upon his coffin and met a j
bloody death almost on the same spot. t
Great white wreaths Circled the higher r
hills. It is now 4:45. From out of the
gate issued a company of the Thirteenth,
at its head a prisoner", and by his side a
priest. With a Ann trend and a proudly
lifted head ho marchhd, never faltering *
or halting, but with a bright smile upon ?
his face, he looked the least concerned
of the party. He malted at a small ?
marked elevation twenty feet from the *
bairacks wall. Hhaompauy filed past z
and formed in frowk four lines deep. n
Two lines ndvanc?[ halted, aud one *
stiff advanced. The3) were ajjf men in ^
each line. The fiipSg party tttis con- ,
eisted of si*, jneu Jt?h#^tantr0ne within ?
ten feettjf tlurpris3m;r, 1ma C1> second ?
line within fifteen feet. The other two ^
.?mv? tuiuiou a unserve. ine deatn knell j 81
tolled and the clock struck 5. The offi- b
ccr advauced to bandage the eyes of the f1
prisoner, but the latter waived the ofR- 1C
ceraside and said: - c<
'I have looked too often Jn the face J(
of death to fear him now/' *b
"It shall be as you wish," said tho
captain, as he took hts place at the left P(
of the tiring party. Taking off his hat 111
tho prisoner surveyed tho assembled to
troops, looked once at the sun-tipped ^
hills, and said to the firing party: a^
"Shoot straight for my heart, but do nu
not strike iny face. Adieu," And
bringing his hands to the position of to
"attention," he awaited the end. There 803
was a slight flush of the captain's sword.
The guns came to, "R'-aifyl" \nother
flash., "Aim!" Tho blade drops. Si*
sheets of flame dart tbward tho prisoner, cot
n,lr,. thTTttil t.M|?
TcTs In hrs heart. The surgeon took "ai
his wrist. The captain gave a quick 'J'r
command, a soldier stepped from the ''y
ranks, and placing his rifle to tho pris- ^as
oner's head, fired. Iu lew than (fifty 'M,t
seconds from the drop of the sword exa
Lieutenant Estupcrron was rtead. The fr*8'
bugles sounded. The troops . f led past
the body; it was put Into a..Coffin and "~
the grim tragedy was over- -and . as WMi
oravo a man as ever buckled on a sword
ind crossed to the "bivouat of the
dead." j ^
Indestructible Tickets. '
An inventor, possessed by wiot many. r??n
ong-suffering travelog will mgard a* ',r"n'
erverted ingenuity, proposal to effect ,"*w'
large annual saving on the elevated <.no<i,
lilroads of New York City. He states.
lat these railroads pay #40.000 a year : H
>r printing tickets tha^?rwr loused only toi^.
~ <!l
yis exhausted, he putrifj^^Rtob, the rTOTW
.u^niris me nuu)bt9^^^ME4t* qfc
icted ami t ho ticketfrl^^^Bd otfeP'. , j^c
ain, ad infinitum.?Nit^BKXeomnur> ^fJJ{
U Advertiser. ?. *" ^2)
Maud Evans, of Beaverfl K Paon., r Trim
10 is only sixteen jjreara ? ooanty
ird set of natarul teeth. J-ySf
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SELECT SIFTINflS.
Maine ami New Hampshire mako all fl<
e world'a spools. y<
A Hope (lad.) cow gives fifteen gol- fa
as of milk a day. ?n
The Commissioner of Ponsious disirses
nowadays over $100,000,000' a ai
a
:ar- U
A Pennsylvania town boasts of a pear ^
ce that is 150 years old and full of
Lossoms.
In average condition, a turuip seed
lay increase its own weight fifteen times
sland of Corfv/'is "saicT" to^Saw^K^fi* M
>lanned by Russia.
The English flag floats over one-sixth l
if the population and one-eighth of the {
urface of the habitable globe.
It is announced that the State of Maine n
vill present a solid silver tureen to the
United State* cruiser which bears her t
tame. i
The people of this country use three \
imes as much writing paper us those of
iny other nation, in proportion to their
lumber. f
During the past year there were over
?,000,000 pieces of matter withdrawn
rom the mails because of incorrect or
nsnflicient addresses. '
Pennsylvania makes fifty-two out of
svery 100 tons of rolled iron in tlio i
United States, and sixty-nine out of
svery 100 tons of steel rails. '
The eldest college in North America
.vas founded in 1531?the College of St.
[Idcfonso, in the city of Mexico. Tho
lext oldest is Laval College, Quebec,
Uanada.
A bride was arrayed in her wedding
.1 O/Ill ... 1 1 Lll ...
iuci jr nuu mm ll^SCmOHJU lil>
Keyport, N. J., when she received 11 note j
from the groom that he couldn't be present,
as his wedding clothes didn't fit
bitn.
A large and curious fish wa3 caught in
;he creek near Calhoun, Oa., recently.
It's head resembled that of a suake, and
t had teeth lika a human being. It is
if a variety unknown to the oldest fishcrncu.
It is said that R. C. Duncan, the American
who tried ?o kfil his wife in Wale3,
aas n tnauia for discovering nucient ancestors,
and that he wont to Wales to
Ind proof of his descent from Rhys
Funr, a Welsh ohi^ftain.
The longest suit of hair in tho world
is perhaps that which grows on tho head
jf Miss Asenath Philpott, of Gainesville,
Texas, hers trailing on tho ground when
ihe stands nearly four feet, measuring in
[ill ten feet seven inches.
Tho field of the United Statd flag ou
uid after July 4 of this year will have the
stars arranged as follows: A horizontal
row of eight stars, immediately below
four horizontal rows of seven stars, and
then another similar row of eight stars
?44 in all.
There was recently exhibited in Dublin,
Ireland, a new burner for lighthouse
jse, possessing twice the illuminating
power of the largest burners now employed.
It is calculated that this uew
Durner, in connection with a specially
ievised system of lenses, will transmit a
light equal to about eight millions of
candles, which far exceeds the most pow
erful light at present used.
n liiU'iiiaii^ii Jr^Wdrt'd by
General Miles in the recent Indian
war, are among the best behaved members
of his Wild iVest exhibition, wftich
a touring through Europe. They are
iaving their raouey and intend to settle
lown and build ho:nc3 when they return
o this countiy. Kicking Bear and Short
3ull, two of the worst hostiles, are paricularly
economical. The Indians will
cmnin abroad two years.
Birds' Talis are Not Rud lerj.
"It is popularly imagiue.l that birJj'
ails serve tliera as rudders for steering
urposes, but that is not true. If they
ad beeu designed by nature with that
biect in vIpW thon u/Aiil/1 !?- ? *
. j nuuiu I1UVU UUl'll SCt
rith their vanes vertical and not hori- >
ontal. The appendage, in fact, i9
lerely intended for a balanc?, and yon ?;
rill find that all birds which possess f;
reat case in evolution through the air
avo largely developed tails. Humming g
Ird9 arc perhaps the most remarkable j,
xamples known of the machinery of a
ying. Their power of poising them- *
slvea in the air while searching tlm ^
lossoms for insects, remaining absolutely ,
ationary, is extraordinary, depend- 1
ig not upon soaring but upon the incoa- e<
sivably rapid motion of their wings, as _
>u may observe for yourself any summer ^
ly- . . , R
"The smaller a bird's wings in proirtion
to the weight of its body the S
ore rapidly it must flap them in order
sustain itself. The huge spread of fr
e owl, with its soft and feathery plum- ,'o
;c, enables it to float through the night it
r so noiselessly in pursuit of prey that [
u might not hear it if it passed close
your head. On the other hand, the
taller wings of the diving birds must f
agitated with great rapidity to sustain j '
?m, and they have so little power in A
nting iu the atmosphere that they
me into contact with th'? water, when 1
In. All the same it is the small winged H
ds like the due'e and the pig3 > l that H
the fastest. Tueir miximnm speed M
i been estimated at 123 miles an hour, R
I am inclined to thiuk that a largo IS
jfggmtlon. (Jill it half that and it is H
? Vr'm'i in jton Stir.
Teak and Weary
early utimmSr tlx warmer wcathnr la r*p<>- TI
weakening and enarvatln*, and "that tlr<?d | |
Id" ll voir Tk- ??* *
_ , . Un K.mi i>?n?nt whlo'i
e M thin *ea?on derive from Hoot'* 8ir?tov
provea that thin medicine "make* the weak
j. ' It doe* not act like a itlmulant, Impart- Bft.
Vtltlon* t.tren;th, hnt Hood'* Harsaparlllt (
i np In a perfectly natural way all the weak- R
pari*, purine* the blool, create* an appetite.
lood's Sarsaparilla C
I'T"1 *?uta ,||; itiforll frtjnriloiij c
j
wrrel Hot day*,
tilled. The train is a total wreck, I tome li lit
the . I
I rUMATK ?#(i ,--t Raaoonca* v ?
KVOXVII.I.R KKNtlNRI., dnllr 1 mo., I I
'*< .>? .; weekly I year. 9 I; Munplaa ,1o J
ITT COLLEGE lt?*new but I'll nit*, I
September I, 1891. I
illege of I'blloeophy and Art*; A College of
err*: A College of Iht) Science*; A JXVUttf 1
i A School of Technolof/t A Law School; A
of Politic*! Science; A Medical School.
JoWp*OROWTKLL, A. B.. P rv allien t.
Trinity ColUg* 1. O..N. C. .
!U?t School (Ffspars tor/) In Randolph I I
i
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Teeth of the Aadents.
The cyclopedias tells us that "aril*
cial teeth" camu into fashion about 150
oars ago, but in spite of cyclopedias the
.ct remains, that skulls have been found
i Etruscan tombs dating as far back as
90 years before Christ, in which there
re most interesting and instructive specimens
of dentistry in general ttnd-ftftiaeig]
leth in particular.?San Erancize* Elminer.
Brown's Iron Bitters cares Dyspepsia, Msmrls,
Biliousness nnd General Debility. Gives
trength, aides Digestion, ,r,ues the nerves?
rentes sppetlto. The beet t. olo for Nursing
lot hers, weak women and children.
ffttaSn.tr'"' """ "* ?"
FITS stoppeu irss by Da. runs'* oiuy
4bbvb Kkstoiikh. Mo Fits after llrst day's
isa. Marvelous ourer* Treatise and trial
wttlefreo. Dr. Kline. UT.I A rob <?., Phtin f.
Kansas Crrr Is promised ioeat five cents a
tnidro'l, as a result of competition.
Mai.Ahia cured and eradicated from ths
ystcm by Brown's Iron Bitters, which enriches
tho blood, tones the norvos, aids digestion.
Acts like a charm on persons in general
>1) health, giving now energy and strength.
. . 1
The shower of rice upon bride and groom
t a prayer for copious prosperity sad fTmitulnees.
How's Thief
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward fot
my case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
aklngllall's Catarrh Our?.
F. J. Chknky & Co., Props., Toledo, O.
Wo, tho undersigned, have known F. J.
Dhency for the last 16 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions,
and financially nble to carry out any obligations
made by their Arm.
*v est & Tbuax, Wholcsalo Druggists, Toledo,
O.
wafcnino, Kinnan St Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's C atnrrn Cure is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c. per boltle. Bold by nil druggists.
Sllrulnr In tho favorito wwiiHa* itav In
Ill England.
rr afflicted with aor? eyes UB? ^r.T?^lT^Plon's
Eyc-water.Dniggl?ta sell at 880.per bottle
1 ON? ENJOY?
Both the method and results when
fiyrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
Esntly yet promptly on the Kidneys,
iver and Bowels, cleanses the system
effectually, dispels colds, headaches
and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its Kind ever produced.
pleasing to the taste and acceptable
to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities commend
it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
ByTup of Figs is for sale in 6O0
nd $1 bottles by all leading drugmay
flot^iave"Tt ou 'fiand will procure
it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIO SYRUP CO.
8AM F8AM0/8C0, OAL,
WumtuE. kv mew romt M.V.
"German
Syrup" 1
" I have been a great
\sthma. sufTerer from Asth- i
ma and severe Colds J
very Winter, and last Fall my
rieuds as well as myself thought
>ecause of my feeble condition, and
^rcat distress from constant eoughug,
and inability to raise any of the
ccumulated matter from my lungs,
hat my time was close at hand.
Vhen nearly worn out for want of
leep and rest, a friend recommendrl
ma ? 4 * 4
iu wy my vaiuaDie medicine,
Boschee's German
ientle, Syrup. I am confulent
it saved my
efroshing ,jfc Almost the6r/t
leap. dose gave me great
relief and a gentle reesliing
sleep, such as I had not had
r weeks. My cough began immediely
to loo "ii and pass away, and
found myseli rapidly gaining in
ialth and weight. I am pleased
inform thee?unsolicited?that I
11 in excellent health and do cerinly
attribute it to thy Boschee's
sriuan Syrup. C. B. Stickney,
cton. Ontario." &
-i -FOR
THE
GIVE IT TO |
EETHING CHILDREN, I
IT WILL SAVE THEIR LIVES. U
vi in yeer irM|l*> w aenkul y*r?
yo? ifcnt (oaxklaa *Ih trill Am m
m wall, fer It WON'T. |
free#, euel ereeferwli
"'.xrerim?^V^I^^' STRICTLY HI8H QRA
J&AMSftgT* V/.flu^/ r S?M*II cent. In .Um,
BlejcU eiliM1fWEt I BtHet. Ilmlw
joiin p. Lovi^^nMaj
|r| Best Cough Medicine. Reoc
H Cores where ell else fslle. Flee
KM teste. Children teks It without
The hand of time
deals lightly with^wpman in
perfect health.
leave their mark.. Voif needrvv
have them. Dr. Pierce's
vorite Prescription corr\es to
your rescue as no other medt* *
cine can. It cures them. For
periodical pains, prolapsus and
other displacements, bearing- ?
down sensations, and all "female
complaints" and weaknesses,
it is a positive remedy..
It is a powerful, restorative
tonix and nervine, imparting
strength to the whole system
in general, and to the uterine
organs and appendages in particular.
It keeps years fronv
your face and figure?but adds
years to your life. It's guaranteed
to give satisfaction in
every case. If it doesn't, YS
your money is returned.
$8000 GIVEN AWAY
TUB CANADIAN A.MtHIM.TI'BISrS FOURTH
GREAT HALF-YEARLY
LITERARY IlftMPETITION!
Closes Oct 2<\ IS31. when the f.dt.wvInK magnlflcent rewards
will l?> given To persona rending In tlicgreatestnuinler
of words made up on! ol the letterJ in toe toroi
"HoMEM*ii?rsi; " _ . ? . ...
Firet iv* nt?l, f 1. V>) in gn|?l, knd, 41,000. 3nl. $500; 4 tli? '
$750On*ml llnuo.Mli. *' MOnsnn. ?Uk WWTri^ oiron.
In mid Can ste. Jlli. fcV-t Genl's dold Watch; Mlt, $109
Ladies Mold WnU li, 30 prize* each, China Tea Het,
V) limit in z vImi Wi'il'.". 100 llqj t. #11*?!^.
Wnli lirv i.tll f-i'.h i> M^i'ii.1 1!, "
i .it i i ll. in iiiitiifHMHr See
splendid rowatd*. iitnjinj trnui $1 up lo |l,5mAII priiM ?
delivered free in I" H and Canada ->jp
The wolds must lie eomtrneted only from letters CO??tamed
In the words " llnMr. MadUIIIE "
Foreign nr olwoletc word* iioLnllowed; neiUlg* *10 j.
(tegular and plurals of saniewsMLe-allowed. i
The *ordi must bo iiuuMWfl, 2, 3, and mod. U
faetlilate the awmdiiig o( piiRft^j.
The list containing Ihe larS^^fcrjber of words wtl)
get tlrrl prize, the in*t mnitu, and soon.
Ka?h llsl inust be accotiipMiied hy $1 for six mouthY
ruliaeri|iliim to Tilt. Can API AN Auiiloftl flttsT, one ot
theliert illu-'rated Home Magazines In America.
frVThis is NO I.OTrKltV- met it only will count, The
repnlalinn lor fairness i. dried hy The Aiililct'LTUIlIirT
in tiiv past is smple fu iianteo tli.it tins Comix titlon wilt
be condueli d in lite in,inner Send Ce stauip for full
iMirtieiilni*, to Tiie Canaihan Aohh i i.tuiuht, Peterborough,
Canada il i Cut this adrcilUcwent out?it
may not appear agatu. s
ti.N~U727.
I K.VKN HKK TO IKAI'IIY nnd make money .Photo!
'srsphy': rival. Hue .'iftspSe lie.Art Pasur, Lucas,O
omil W?ak, Nkuvops, Wiiktciikp mortals got]
\|I|K well nnd keep well. Health Helper
setWlm tells how. Mi els. n year. Matnple oony
free. Dr.J. II. It YE, Editor, huffalo, N. Y. I
PPNSIflN ?? Pension. No Fm.
rmfoiun
piLESctve 2ii f^uVof,V..KVn3-C,rr'AUK-l7
* afreel'onsof the Bi.apokh. No soll'ng of.llnen, Eaet
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' UUEAKS Ul' A COLO IN TWKNTV-KOUK HOURS.
Cured i'hronlc fniui-rli uuil nil IMm-m**
it Ttironl nml Nunc. YOb Ht'ALLY .411'ST
JS Vf.STlO A11 . Kewl mniiii) for Si paxe pamphlet.
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bottles, points, tra% eta
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_ M MONEY IN OIIIOKBNS.
w W Kor itto. a pjopage book, experlenoa
JL^m AJB of a practical iioultry raiser during
WM* ? year*. It loaches how to detect
*T7 and curedlaeaMii to feed for egas
<uli'"->VlwlV ami for fattening; whioti fowls to
are for breeding, Ac., Ao. Addreu
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v, uiioi ixivoj or Clou IV'^UII
hrpa on encollont paper and I* hand- IVwKRu
aouialy rat aarrlonably hound In oloth.
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aqulralouta and pronunciation, and
Oonnan worda with Knnllah Hoftn?tlnr.v \ W .
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tharooifhir familiar with Kn(llah, or to V A
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