Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?l?2i&?T3e. ?rknr the trad mk ridelertle ud they rid* far dtttk r omiidt who Urmi|nk of color ud flash oKfit tUM the hiiliMii 111 rill mm the hifbA4w^ f . ks im liktk paths 1 hag mi the highway [tramp mi u uay'a feet; may see them gout mmhiW lie last of gold and (use's iaercase, icboriss sad die than defeat ths dust mm the htghny. 1 I *"? "j ? "eyes'foe ? worthless prise the araspdikr mod, leave htfhd fhfft th?ir feet them cw HI. mto biM aad by theU i diut < M aJtfteMTdenieA I I im. ths (Aths asl W ri*cs:J Jh MmnooU'a M PjttLm A LOXK Jbae? ?id it 1 b*ve *?w. t**"* since thai I owe Life* $ tffebt of sratlf tude whWi 'I never, uever cau repay. Bia reply, that he would c*ther K owe* tetblng which*!. could repay, me had no other te result. glre yon his name tn full: rthur Brocklebnnk. Per ha pi * flag Me |Mchil| mj> tt**4?ar aiao atthtlr <VMi te whet they A? Kb I should net tUnk Vebank" allows of much scope Jer lliplng. Btlll. there It ? Ik was at a fssecy ba*a?r. Mort of ||at the hall were helping lit some ? qpiy. Oar d?av hostess waa selling? >w^At are Ihiso things that ladles buy? ' ??Vrhlle her daughtenrJiad,sweet and ^?^nt and tobacco stalls, and so forth. , S thought at first that I was the only Unemployed ona until James strolled n ~w" Hello," he said; "You're doing noth t" ?' S ' x ^ 1 ?' I wanted to help," I explained. "My ?^|dta was te keep a tobacconist's stall, -?id then one could smoke cigarettes ?"il the time. The assistants in sh t ajtorays do that to udvertise i^^Oh! And 1 suppose assistant. , jnseetshops cat sweets all the tliae I i*Of course." \7/*Have you ever thought,** said i "Look here,** I said, "did yon come to talk rot like that to me?" t hart fPf to* Mil tolJ^Tpbrfa ^almlsf l#r?^ ^ i "But "I haven't a fortune." f "You doa't want one. Half a crown's ? under protest. ? It !vras a very dark tent Into which we plunged, and I could see no fortune teller." i f \ "Where la She?" I asked Impatiently. ' "The othec aids of the certain," said ofiiiicfc, "but you mustn't go In. You pnt your hand through there, and she Is on the other side. Of course, if she saw you. It would spoil cvery ,-wfcotottr "Never mind." < 1 put my band through. Porno one took It, and It seemed an- though she were going over the llues of my pa to With a pencil. "Don't do that?please!" I said. "It tScMWtt" There was a light laugh from behind the cnttata. . "You are very ticklish," said a voice. ' "That Isn't palmistry," 1 remon strated. I "You are also quick tempered, slow minded, thin skinned " "Fat headed, go on!" I said, bitterly. "Just you wait tUI I see you." ' "I'm awfully eorry," said the voice. *1 don't think I cau havo the right hand." "Of eourso yon haven't. It's the )?ft." r ? "Yes, that's right. Oh, I see! I was looking at It *>wn. You are modest, cfertt, athletic and of an artis tic temperament. * James langhed unkindly, ] "Did you laugh?" asked a voice. "Certainly n^#"**trepllod. "I wwKj vet think of sueh a thing. But )roti nre only saying tiling# I Uaow already. Won't you tell me my fortune?" I "You will bo married within a year." , I gasped. i *g?d yog gssp?" asked a voice. ^r^ataifchthcr liaiiresHion I intended fee whv# But eee fott mire?" "Quite, quite sure. The lino of the cart save so." r ? "Heart UMea, aid rfhspr* said Jim, nudging am. . . t ""What did yeu tay naked the voice. "Nothing," I anuwrred. "What you heard was a hitherto honored and re ?pecte<U friend ~t>etng K totted. r But I *sy, tell me. When shall I be en gaged?" ? "Before the end of (bo week." . , ' "Ml! Jim, qelctt!" I shfltttwi *'tV&at'8 the day now?" . "The thirteenth," said Jim. I I allot a glance of scorn and loathing at him. "Sorry, old man." he said, hurriedly. "Ifa Saturday." I "Why?good I*>rd?then I shall get engaged to-night!" LfWtf notT' ??MhI Jlo\ , i ' "Why not? O. you Idiot t She's not even in |he house. She's in London." . * fjf ? * > * f "WnoT?why?f>. nolwsly. You seo what 1 moan. There's nobody lu the house that?" "It's no good," said .Tatnee, with a grin. "You've given yourself away." . I turned baofe to ttie cartain. ] "Are you 4$l tM?9" I aSHed. "Art You there, ajtryof Mbre, Rit fdn heart sa, ' > -But art ymm tait* sore about being engaged by the end of the week?" ~Quite. nulto wire.- voice a little abakily. _ didn't I that.* >Ie." the refreshment tent end | drank things. Jim tried to be facetious ?boot my rapid!j approaching engage ment. He even misquoted poetry to ****** *. . "Wuy, It's Bhakespeae^f fcairft "Mi j IS Id ntly a "O, thought It was you.** "I don't mind bsrluc It," be said, ahd ordered a third drink. "Kindly observe the neir Swan of Avon." \ "Are swans such great drinkers, |tfcen? ) dldiit kn6w." ,<r '? ? i I "You're In a nasty horrid temper, and I shall leave you,** said Urotekte hank. f \ I watched him go through the door of theitent. Spine one uuim coming up. He. wet* to* aad spfcke.ft* lieri It wns d lady. He came back with ber and brought her nn, to me. Good Lord! It was Knrt!* ?? * W-K" ?0 "He'll give yon tea," said James. "I pnust go. Good-by." . He (raised his hat and weut off. j "It is linnoKsfble," I said. "Well, what's the matter?" asked Kate. "Aren't you glad to see me':" : "Go away. You're In London." "I've just this moment come. You knew I was coining,-didn't you?" H"Xo. , I've hardly seen any one. I've y Just come myself. Why, what ?train " , j "Xevcr mind the train,** said Kate, 'hurriedly^ "I want some tea." We bad tea. All the time I wan wondering If 1 dared "to pat It to the touch, to win or lose It ail." At last I took out a penny add tossed It. If It turned tail, why, then, so would 1. tint If not "Heads," said Kate. "It Is. That settles It. After all, who am I to blast the reputation of a re spectable. and. for aught I kuow, beau tiful palmist?" '! *1 don't kpew what you are talking about," complained Kate. "Kate," I said. Impressively, "it is written on my hand"?and I showed her my hand?"'that I shall get engaged to-day.1" ' m "Is that what they coll shorthand f "It's palmistry. The line of heart has done something exuberant." "Well, I hope she'll have you," said ?*** . .. w "Do you thluk she will** "You should ask her." "I am," I said, and I took her hand. "?JMfr. do yoi| tl'fak she .will?" . "*Iadon*t knot#," said Kate, looking 'dowjjjL "Perhaps she might." Katok tag- y*?'ra fir<ShewiA" > Ji' '?'^Jblte, quite Sure," Aid ft voice, jf Something in the word* struck me. She looked up at me with a smile. Than I began to understand. ***la!" 1 crlccL "Isn't It a beantlfn! day?'* said Kate. ?A. A. Milne, in Jllack and White. <f OB^g-oiiote Vor To supflji nlfie porous possexfrd of healthy appetites with suttlcient sliced tomatoes from one tomato was the feat performed by Mtte. Josfiu.i J, W. Shoekley. the wife of one of the round sergeants of the Western district. last Sunday at licr home. 1937 Hurlem ave nue. And tho tomato which assisted so materially in appeasing the appetites of Sergeant and Mrs. Sliockley. their fumily and gue.sts was plucked from a vine in their yard. It weighed just twenty-two and a half ounces ami measured a little over eighteen inches in circumference. The slices numbered about thirty aud flllud two gcod sized bowls. The vine from which the remarkable vegetable was plucked was sot out on June 22 by Mrs. Sliockley, und was one of a number that had been cult! vatod earlier iu the seasou by her hus band. There are still sixteen tomatoes on the vine, most of them unusually large, but none as large as the one used last Sunday, which was the first to bo picked from that vine.?Baltimore Sun. Proffers Mall Carrying to Stenography. Miss Kate Waters, of this city, has Just been notified that she has been ap pointed as carrier on one of the rural mall routes here. Sho will commence delivering mail dally over a twenty | two*mile route on September 1. Miss Waters Is n stenographer, and for a long time has been employed In Kansas City and Denver at that work. She took the Civil Service exaiuiuution here, and had tho lilgbeat average of nine competitors. Sho prefers mall car rying to stenography for the reason that the-former/will be outdoor work. U*t Substitute is Miss Mary Tliontp san, a talleroas, of this city.?Junction City Correspondence Topeka Capital, Thn Dotffd Aula. George F. Sch.yltz, a Muffalo (X. T.) lawyer, was in a serlouf; condition and Mrs. A. L. l'eatce, of Sanborn, was at the point of death as the result of an automobile accident at North Towanda tlately. While running nt a high sf>ccd on a country road Hcliuliz's automobile struck a dqg. The bcavy machine was turned over In the ditch, crushing Kchultz and Mr*, l'earco beneath It. Two other occupants of the car evonned unhurt.?Hlnghaniton Press. A Hturif L'atrr. Patcrson, K. J., has brought, to view at varioas times no saiall number of j eccentric person*. The latest freak In that comirnnity makes his breakfast of a cucumber, his luncheon of a car rot. a turnip, or a raw potato, and eats a few nats for supper. This devotee of a peculiar dietary dnciuros that ho Is ndt in tho least ruffled by the ? mors of tho Indefinite closing of stock farts, of'ipacfct^ttfoduK* ?bd nC moat markets.-Piualmrg #Hspat?h. In tht^tiralaifnrjt*^aluminum horseshoes aro said to bavo been tried with good results. A few bors*s in tho Finland Dragoons were first chosen and shod with one aluminum *hoe and three iroa shoe* oath. Tho experiment stowed tfcnt th# aluminum shoos pre sotfrd the foot better than the iroa oq??i ' * Good Roods convention, 8L Louis, Boo. Frank K. Kevins, of the United StsteS Poatofflee Deport I try ku produced a marked Improve ment In the condition of the highways. Wh?n there la a prenyl ftunl free lellvery In a community, work Imnie -llately beglna on the made. Ttu*e sia near In eperatlan 23,000 rmral routee orer which carriers travel 5o0, jlUQ miles delivering mall to about ?.ooo.qoO , people, Hare the a ) 5,000 bridges have be constructed over streams that would not have been built If It ,had not been for the estab lltbmeat af the freo delivery system. 5*riy every I*?1"11*0 the country, where road couditlous will warraut it, la now supplied with ttyi service. But ?? many sections the'hart conditions of -he roads, or tUe lack of bridgea, pre vent the exteusiou of the service. The rural ,carrier of a standard route is now expected to travel abou: twenty five miles each day to earn uls salary ' of $000 a year. lie is required to fur nish a ud maintain his own outfit and team, aud to give a bo.?d ot $300 lor the faithful performance of h:s duties. Experience has demonstrated that this distance is,too great on occouut of the bad condition Of the roods. So many carriers have resigned, wher?by caus ing much confusion and labor lu the department, that the Cougress just ad journed has Ixjen compelled to add 9170 a year to the salar.es of the car riers of the country. This lucrease of salaries amouuts to about $4,000,000 a jeer additional that the department has to pay to maintain this service on account of bad roads. Over a good graveled ar macadamised pike road a carried -cau'easily make twenty-live miles a day six times a week. Wi.b tho roads as they are. It is s question whether the next Congress will not be called upon to add another $1,000,000 to the salaries of the carriers. "Under the road la are of moat of the W estern State* ut the present time work Is douc upon the roads iu the fall by the various road districts, when there Is no work to be done on the farina. In the sprlug this work disap pears. Nothing permanent remains, ami the roads are in as bad condition, or worse, than they were before. The cost of $2000 to $0000 a mile for the construction of hard roads lu this Western country is too great, lu most instances, for road districts, townships jfcnfl counties to bear; neither is It rijjut that they should hear the entire cost, lhe public. St Inrg?, wLicb shares directly or Indirectly In the benefits, should Contribute to the expense. /There never will be good roads lu this country until the National Government takes the ii^Miatfcre 4a this movement, and the rospqettye,States of the Union Join in with liberal contributions, and this ngalu Is supplemented by local en terprise. Continental Europe, England and Ireland aro" covered tilth hard broad pikes built at the expense of the governments of those countries. *Nc country in the world ever yet had oi ever will have permanent and passable highways constructed and maintained by local authority. "Sixty per cent, of the population of this country lives in the cities and vil lages; forty per cont. lives iu the coun try. It is not fair or Just to place the entire burden of good roads upon the shoulders of the farmer. The genernl public ahares directly or indirectly in the benefits and should bear the ex pense of un equitable tax for this pur pose on all assessable values. The irelght of It upon the Individual would hen be as light as a summer shadow. While this spectre of taxation may frighten some of our skittish country friends and cause them to rear aud plunge a little, they will and on closer inspection that the goblin is a harm less creature of the Imagination. They will get back in benefits ten times uore than they will pay out in tsxes. "Why some of our friends spurn Government aid when it is offered the:n I cannot understand. They claim to bo opposed to it on principle, and can see no c<x*l in it There ore some people so conHtrjctcd that when look ing Into a pool of water they can revet see tho sky and the clouds above It retWcfed on its sxirface, but only the mud at tho bottom. "This Government never falls to do tbo right thing in the end. It will not fail to 10 the right thing la this in ctancc. Tho Impetus fl|ven to thfe movement by a few progrcsslre utatcs nen who introduced measures In Con gress last wlster authorizing National aid in tho constructl?H of highways, will ultimately prodoco tho results aimhI at. It cannot fill to do sa ba> cause the pubUe Intxrsst demands It; the welfare and development of the country a I large demand It, and It Is lK>unrt to co.r.e in splta cf those who rals<> tliclr voices in opposition to it,*' IlclpCnl AwoMatUa. T!?f> movement to help the cause of ,7ond rosds by optimising an associa tion .lint v/l.l bo interfiled In keeping the n ad* in repair after they aro built Ik one that deserves encouragement. 1.lo *erioos problem of pood road l>uild!n& is to provide for maintenance a* well an construct las, nod no mat ter how carefully public authoritlee i:?ay act in this msttar unofficial eo Jyooaiion will be of some assistance. 1 T 11 ii . . Wlrolow on tlMt TTfflhl. The Eiffel lower Is to ha equipped for wireless telegraph, making, much the loftiest structure {torn which m s sage* can be sent. It will probatiy produce extremely Interesting restus Tho French Government Is eeflte in this use of the great lower for seien lIGe purposes. W* flMM Uttwt. After two and a half years In tho Antarctic regions on board the DJs coverf, * pisno was found, oa its sr Bfsl st New Zealand to he ivacticalie m paod as ???, ^ BotaQiical Con, to?ct it VIeuna in luuaw of the Royal win celebrate 1U cvo tnarj January IT. !W. The specimens and other materlrf collected by the Scottish Antarctic E* petkloa hare arrinAlt the headquar ters of the uptdltkM In Kdinbnrg. The MO aerolites of the nineteenth century furnished nine Inatancea of the tall of two stones on the same da; In two successive years. This sug Bests streams of stonea In space. The death la announced of Froff??* sor F. v napp at the aire of ninety-one. Professor Knapp was for many year* professor of applied chemistry in Chemical Institute at Brunswick. He was a student and sou-iu-low of Lie* 4>I*. The sonnd deadening arrangement* tried on the B?rlln elevated railway Include felt ander and at the sides of the rails, wood-filled car wheels, steel and wood ties resting on sand an.1 cork iiued floor planks. Ix>w rail* on deep woodeu slriugers proved the uiost effective. The new four-cylinder compound lo comotive of th* Adriatic Railway, Ita ly, Is claimed to yield nine pounds of steam per ponnd of coal, an Increase of two pounds over the old style of engine. The cab la In front of the boiler, the smokestsck at the rear, the low front truck admitting a furnace of unusual width and depth. Remarkable power results. The noret burglar catch of an Indi ana man. intended for stores and oth er buildings unoccupied at night, con sists of a steel tube closed at one end by a cork and at the other by a small er tube of gunpowder, ami containing formaldehyde or other noxious vapor. When an electric circuit Is closed by a step on a mat or in other way, a small wire Is heated, firing the powder and releasing the formaldehyde. FISHING FOR RSO SNAPPERS. Sclenco of OMU Im Trolling on > S. The system of a reel snapper fisher man Is interesting. Each man of us. including the skipper, but not the cook, had bis trick at the wheel r.nd lead. As there were six, this divided the twenty-four hours into even periods, each man having two hours at the wheel, day and night. The trick at tbo lead is irregular, at over a bottom where there Is but a slight chanee of striking fish It is hove but a few times, at intervals of varying length, perhaps every half hour, while at night it Is seldom used at til. To each man there Is allotted a cer-' tain space of deck, opposite a well worn groove lu the gun'le, he keeps his bait-tub, bait-board, knife, lines and "guiletiu'-stlck,*' this latter be.ng usually a piece of an old swab handle, two feet in length, having one end whittled down to a flat point, from Which Is cut a V-shaped piece. When a IIfib swallows the hoolt he is at first stunned with the butt of this club, after which the flat end is rammed _ down his gullet, the nick in the end j keeping on the lino nntli the hook is reached and loosened by the downward thrust, the point coming in contact with the flat point of the stick, when a tug on the line brings out hooi^aiul stick. Over the kulfe which' irans fixes the little pile of prepared bail hang a pair of ?'nippers." Nippers arc loops of cloth into whleh the hands are slipped to protect them from tb>? friction of the line. These are frequent ly disdained by veteran Cshorinau I whose palms have acquired the tex ture of sole leather. Tho leadsman, standing on tbt weather bulwark?, ever the chains ol the main shrouds, grasps hi* line by a toggle lashed ni>out a fathom from the seven por.nd lead, which with one or two powerful arm swings he send? flying ahesd. A strong aud skilful man can throw off about fifteen fath oms of line, thus giving tho lead scope enough to reach the bottom before its drop is checked by tho schooner's speed. Thin lead is concave at the boltom, the hollow space being filled with a composition of soapaind wax, to which particles at the bottom ad here. When the lead brings np "live bottom." as shown by Uttlo pieces of live coral, crustaceans and tbo like, cno may expect to find flsh, for this Is their feeding ground. Mud, ?aud, lock and dead bottom is less prom* liiiig.?Outing. - ?? ??? v ? "? '? Oar Cablnot Chess?? Naval offlcers on foreign stations are often pcrp!c:;ed by the sndden changes iu message* cabled from tlie depart r.iont at Washington. For Inftnnce, Adnlral Stirling. o'\ the Asiatic sta tion, received a cablegram order a few Cays ago signed "Morton." The ad miral replied that he would carry out iostductlons, and added: "Who's Mor ton?" Tho newH of tho Cabinet change had evidently cot reached the American fleet on tho other *ldo of the world. As there W- only one other Mor ton on tho naval register?and he a young ' lieutenant?the 'rttlmirnl may have felt that he was being trifled wiUi. f A Chnnlft Is ?mwikI, At the annual meeting of the Asso ciation of Herman Chemists, held at Manbcim recently, tho Liebig gold Medal for distinguished services In ap plied chemistry wns presented to l>r. l?udolph Knletsch. of the Badlscho Anllin nnd Soda-Fabrlk, tho discover er of tho so-called contact process of sulphuric acid manufacture. A ltoturn IM?|i, An English warship recently arrived at Puerto Arenitas and snlulod the flag of Costa Rica with twenty-one guns. It took the gunners of Costa Rica twe hours to answer the salute. They had only one old inusstc loader, which had to be allowed to cool after each round. But the salute was qrot through in the course of the da/. - - HOUSEHOLD MATTXTJ If the mattress Is stained pot In tbe ran tud corcr the spots with a thick paste made by wetting laundry otarch with cold water. Leave for an hoar or two and then rah It off. If not per* Isctly clean repeat. T? M?k? aitt* To make liquid glue All a glass jar with broken up glue of best quality, then 11U it with strong vinegar. Keep It in a pot of hot water far a few] hoars, until tbe glue la all melted, and you will hare an excellent glue always ready. Itarlaf ri?t<Ml War*. When storing plated goodr. thor oughly wash all tbe silver, and then clean with powder in the usun'? waj. Wrap each piece in silver pap?r arid placA In an airtight box with a large pleoj of camphor. Plated good? will always tarnish if stored In a lamp place. Be very careful to dry tli>? in side of r>"th tea and coffee pots before polluting. Coo'l Plant KMdme The possibilities of common ginger Jars as flower vases and plsnt holders are well known. They are made twice as attractive by woven covers of ratlla. eit' ?r in the uncolorcd or the tluted varieties, says the Chicago News. When tiie Jar shows splashes of blue, green or red at the top of the glnze, it Is well to repeat the tone ou <he raffia. IImImm Palltk. This polish for linolenms is easily made, and produces a very good result without much labor. Take four ounces of beeswax, two ounces of white wax, and two ounces of Csstlle soap. Scrape all fine, and pour over It one pint of boiling water. When dissolved, let it boll again. Take it off the lire and add one pint of turpentine. Stir until quite cold. Use aa you wotfld beeswax and turpentine. COM Withaal Im. ^ 44A few years ago," writes one cor respondent. "Ice being expensive, my husband thought of a way to keep things cold without ice." says the Ladles' Home Journal. "In the cellar floor he dug a hole three feet wide, four feet' long and two aud ouc-half feet deep. He masoned it with brick at the sides aud cemented the bottom. This made It dry aud easy to wash and keep clean. He then fitted on a snug cover with an air pipe running through It. In this box we have kept things cold and sweet ail summer without any expense whatever. tVutch Ibfi Horner. The burner of a lamp should be es pecially looked after, but this is the part most ofteu neglected. The tine holes in It. or the "gauae" through which air is admitted to the Haines, should be kept entirely free from oil and dust. The little machinery which moves tlie wick up and down must also be cleaned out when necessary. If the lamp is a large brass lamp with a tube for ventilation ruunlng clear through the fount of the burner, so that air axcends to the wick from be neath, be careful to examine this space, for It is likely to become choked with dust and burned-off par ticles of the wick. For I'orak Chain. An economical, as well as perma nent, method of reseating porch chairs that must withstand more or less ex posure to rain is te take stout drill ing or ticking and cut it lengthwise into two-inch strips. Double these, turning iu raw edges, and either "overcast" closely or stitch on ma chine. Next till in the vacancy with pieces, ranged side by side. Across these draw others in au opposite di rection, much after the principle of stocking darning, securing all tightly at the ends, so that they will not slip. This will be found moro comfortable and resist wear and tear much better than If one straight piecc of goods is used for the purpose. Egg Lemonade? One egg: one or two tablespoons sugar; Juice of half to one lemon; one cnp of milk. Ileat egg till lemon colored and thick; add nugnr and beat again. Pour Into delicate glass, grate nutmeg over the top and serve. If the stomach Is very delicate use the white of the egg only. Endive Salad?-\ -range a head o' well-washed *?ndlv? in a salad bowl, adding Ave radishes that have been pared and cut into dleo. and four hard cooked eggs that have been eu( length* wise Into quarters. Just before serving mix half a teaspoon of salt, a half tea spoon of paprika and six tablespoons ot olive oil; when thoroughly blended, add a flavoring of tarragon vinegar; pour over the sulad and togis lightly with a silver fork. Usrnish with whole radishes eut to resemble flowers. Cauliflower und Beet fcnlad?Boll n fiead of caifllflower In a piece of fine chcvseeloth, until tender. Hcmove from tho Are and break Inlo floweret*, sprinkling with a tablespoon of lemon juice. When cold arrange neatly In a dish, adding two tablespoons of cold boiled beets cut Into dice, a table spoon of chopped parsley r.nd n tea spoon of finely minced wild sorrel. Mix them lightly with n French dress ing, and garnish the baxe ot tho salad with n border of boiled carrots and beetp, cut Into fancy shapes. Hucklehurry Loaf f'ako?8ift two cupfuls of flour with two heaping tea spoonful* of baking powder and a quarter tenrpoonful of salt. Cream n cupful of butter with two cupfula of powdered sugar, stir in tho l?eaten yolks of four eggs, a hall' pint of swcot milk, a half teaspoonfnl each of powdered nutmeg and cinnamon, and the stiffened whites of the four cfcgn added alternately with the sifted flour. Last of all stir la lightly a quart of huckleberries thickly dredged with flour. Torn Into a greased ntoM with a fuow.'l In the centre and bak?? I . T} AMUiAL IWTIUJO-Na. ! A* llhMtratcd lecture. entitled **TW firaiaa and. Ubda of ?uimnls." was !?**? recently at the Loudon lostitu tloa by Dr. Alexander Hill, master of Downing College. Cambridge. A dog, ha remarked might be auppoaed to re flect on hi* own existence, aa David Ha rum showed when he aaM. "A few fleas, are good for a dog. became they prevent him from Htjodln' on being a dog.** Let any man try to Imagine, eontln* ned the lecturer, that his seaaatlona would be if his eyes were put at tbo sides of bin head, aa If he were a dog or a horse. Human beings soon become accustomed to put tbelr thoughts igto words. The animal did no such thing. He was not going to tell dog stories, hot he might relate Just one. A gen tleman staying at a country bouse be came very frieudly with the dog. When be packed up to go away the dog took him Into the gardeu, aud there pointed at a bed of flower*. They were forget-me-nots, lu order tc do nnl tnals Justice. It was necessary to be come acquainted with the cortex of the brain, aud to study the faculties and powers prevailing in different spe cies. The nervous system of the fog, the small bruins of vertebrate aud In vertebrate fishes and reptiles were shown on the serecu and described to the audience. The contrast between these specimens and that belonging to a bird were strikingly manifest. Here the part of the brain Influencing sigi.t was naturally most highly developed. The vulture, living on carrion, foui.d his food by sight, and when it was coh ered by a small sprinkling of sand or leaves failed to And It. thought it might be a few yards away. Touching next on herbaceous ani mals, where alght was stronger than smell. Dr. Hill showed by contrast how highly developed was that part of the dog's brain relating to the sense of smell. When returning from hunting, could It be supposed that the dog thought of beautiful scenery? No; his memory was of the smells of drains and a variety of odorous things. M-m. on the other hnnd. relied so much upon the eye that he was wont to use such expressions as going to "see' If it was cold. One more dog story was given, to prove that the dog was aciuat-'d more by habit than by reason. A fox terrier of bis own was taught to raise with bis nose a latch, and so open a box. One day a mutton chop was put In the box. but lustead of opening the Ud. the do# sniffed and scraped all round. After the lid was opened for him, and he found the chop inside, ho remembered the fact, aud afterward looked for the chop, even wheu be had opened the lid himself. Judged ly brain formation animals are governed by instinct aud habit rather than by reason, and could not draw !uferene?a as human being could.?Loudou Dal.y New 8. WORDS IF WiaUwM. Large Ideas are good, but to carry them out needs both purse and perse verance. %Oppression is more easily borne than insult.?Junius. There is nothing sin loves better than a sanctimonious sinner. An ounce of memory will prevent many u pound of disaster. There has to be a lot of go In tho religion that will catch men. If you can't watch the basket, bet ter not risk your eggs inside. Every time you choke down a harsh word you lift a whole world. All power, even the most despotic, rests ultimately on opinion.?ilume. It is always easier to weep over a prodigal than it is to welcome him. What we do upon a great occasion will probably depend upon what we al r<*hdy are; what we are will bo tho result of previous years of self-disci pline under the grace of God or of the absence of it.?Henry P. Liddou. DiomIb? on th? locrxuc. It is said that people are spending lens, that tho cry of economy is rising shrill and high. I have not observed It with regard to ladies' dresses, says I.ady Violet Greville In the London Graphic, Never were they so expen sive, so elaborate nnd so fragile a a they have beeu this summer. Quan tity, too, it; on the increase; where our mothers had tlve we have ten dresses. Life altogether Is so much more ex pensive in every way. We amuse our selves all the year round, nnd every amusement, except the simple country tastes, which are unfashionable, is costly. Meals, even If less long, aro more refined and dearer, the service of a house is much more elaborate. Knick-knacks He About iti great pro fusion, electricity, abundance of flow ers, perfumes, cosmetics aud bath ap purtenances are the necessaries of ev ery woman of fashion. If a return to more simplicity and wiser economy is on the Increase, it will bo a boon to all, for great luxury d<ws not mnko for happiness, it only inereascw our needs and renders life more difficult, creating bigger Impedimenta to simple enjoyment. M irk Twain'* ttulliloff. As an English tourist was parsing Mark Twain's home near Florence last winter, relates the Hpringfleld Hepubll can, one of the humorist's dugs rushed out of the gate and barki-d savagely at the stranger. Mr. Clemens called the animal back and wa* about to apolo gize for the canine guardian's xtr?-nu osity, when the Itritlsli?*r growled: '"If I should kick that brute, don't you know, perhaps he'd stop barking at passers-by." "Well, maybe he wottld." drnwted Mr. Cb'inenn. "He nevcv attempt* to bark when he ims his mouth full of meat." lint ?nnir tVhllr Yfboevcr Invented while shoos, re r?*rU*4 eloquently th" Memphis <'?? \ ?it*i*claI-Appeal, w.is powwued o* a genius which, applied in other tloyi, would have made liltn u world ?iOnqucror. Any tnnn who will not quail ard flutter and surrender brfoie a pair of littb! white shoe*, Uses wing ? pair of little f.vt, i* only for treasons, strategvir.s nod ; .rails. lie must be blind to flic appeal of beauty, arid his heart must be as cold in?l titirepctnivp ?s a block <j?- k\', I * yX v a>' k. TIE LOVffit AXXMATJL TU? Thakur of lUIUMCW 1* a friend of the placid Mb*. H? peUi tigers at random. Driven cheetah* is tandem. And ridea iata town aa a SO LADYLIKE. "Does your wtfo ever say tojtking she is sorry for?" "No; she's worry If sbe docan't anything."?Cleveland leader. LITE It A LLY. "What's the most recsnt Intelll* genceV "That of Jones; be hss Just ntor* ered from an attack of Or lea uk "I'Iuil'S-Democrat. u RREEZY. Ketchum A. Cummin?"Welt, yon'r^ Juctewlwl In raising the wind. Wast are you going to do now?" Orville Ardup?'"I'm going to b!o?I my sei*."?Chicago Tribune. ALL HE WANTED. "I don't want poverty, an* I don't want riches." says Brother l>lck<*y. "All I wants Is plenty political cam paigns an' camlerdate8 rnnnltt* de year roun'I"?Atlanta Constitution. niS SOURCE OP IN8PICATIONS "He writes the most realistic war scenes In his books.'* "Yes, poor fellow! His marriage ha* helped him that much, at any rate!"? New Orleans Times-Democrat. AN HISTORICAL INCIDENT. Hannibal had Just fallen from hi* elephant. "I wish I had my tonring ear here.** he muttered. "I'm sick ?f these trunk Hues."?Cleveland Plain-Dealer WHAT THEY MEANT. She (thinking of the dogs)?"Ugly lit* tie thing*, aren't they?'* lie (alluding to the children)?'"Oil, I wouldn't go as fur as that. But per haps if you dressed tlieiu differ* cully "?Punch. NOT KXACTIXO. "Did I understand you to s?y that your husbund wag anxious to liavc a political career?" "No, he a in'l particular about the ca reer. All In? wants is an office."?Chi" cago Record-llerald. IIEIt CALENDAR. "How long have you been here?"* naked the girl who had just urrived at the summer resort. "Oh, only three rings." replied the other girl, holding up her hand.?Chi cago Reeord-llevald. GOOD FOR SORK EYES?. Professor (in medieal college)?"Sir. Skate, which color irritutca the optic nerve least?" Mr. Skate 'usually broke*?"Oreen, sir?at least that of the long variety."? Cincinnati Commercial-Tribuuu. ENNUI, Tired Tatters?"Dis paper tells w* bout a feller wot di-nl froui ennui." Weary Wulker?"Wot'a dat?" Tired Tatters?"It's de feelin* wot comes to a man when he gits so lazy dat louttu'b hard work." ? Chicago News. BEFORE AND AFTER. ??Love." said the whlskerless youth, "renders one oblivious of time's flight.'" "Yes," rejoined the man with the ab sent hair, "but marriage and the ar rival of the grocery bill on the ii^st of ?yeh month soon bring one back to earth again."?Chicago News. PRETENSES. IViteheller? "I've come to the conclu sion that marriage is just u gauic of pri*tenr.c." Arkmu?'"How do you mean?' Batclielle;*?"Well, halt' the married frien I tcoit pretend they're perfectly happy and the other half pretend they're perfectly miserable."?I'liiiadel pliia I'rcas. HER RKJI1TS. "Onions are trcoil for hidlytfttlon,** raid Mrs. Black. "But 1 liavo never told my husband." "Why don't you lyt him iry them?" asked Mrs. Brown. "Because I'd rathe? !u;ve him hav? Indirection, and I think a man's wife has ?otuo rights i?? the homo."?Ciicin* nail Commercial-Tribune. Mr l.lk? i Carlmtu'tw. Count Yon Itnelow, unlike Blsmnrt, doe* not dislike, newspaper caricatures, lie even eon IV.wed in a recent addresw that he had bern collecting such carica ture* for years, ImUvlIng Ulnae that concern hiai.-.eif. "til# iNmltrn KuMnt. The modern bullet, will pierce the carcases of thre?? born.* in succession at Mo yards; of four at half the dln tance, and one will kill a man after passion through the truf.k of a thlclt tr?t.