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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. HW8Y LETTERS FROM OL"II SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. Ml of Interest From ?II Parts of Saunter and Adjoin in? Counties. HOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your Isttsrs so that they will -ejosveh this office no. later than Mon? day when Intsnded for Wednesday's H?ir and not later than Thursday ?UT Saturday's Issus. This, of course. | SMellee only to regular correspond ejawe. la case of ltsms of unusual M?a value, ssnd In Immediately by maU. tslsphons or telegraph. Such ?s/w* stories ars acceptable up to ths mmmr of going to press. Wednesday's Iteawr Is printed Tuesday afternoon ggs4 Saturday's paper Friday after PLSOAH. . Ptegah, stay ?.?Mr. Joseph Me Maaue died at his home here on f ass at y morning, after an Illness of VMM time, and was burlsd at Plsgah ???ruh on Wednesday morning after SV funeral service by the pastor, Rev. X I* Cole, and In ths presence of a large and sympathetic congregation, w/ao testified to the respect In which 1st was held. At ths beginning of ths ?aar he was < ? of ths first to volun? teer and flred the big guns that re ggsosd Fort Sumter In lltl. Ths fir Mg of ths cannons mads him deaf ths ladapsse at his days. Hs mads a fine sjalsller and never flinched when the Mmalee whistled, and the shells tsjrsted. Ha was not widely known. 1?4 belonged to that hero class of sol? dier* that history Is silent on. The trl tlttta of his worth as a soldier and to ths "Last Causa" tor which hs so gallant? ly fought, by his pastor, was ons of the finest ctis wrltsr ever heard. He tea Me a large family and many rela tgeea and frtsnds to mourn his ds ;pasture. The old soldiers ars rapidly iHsivtag us to join ths great com I nasal i rs, Lee, Jackson and Hampton. ??% Ola other shors. 4 BGTFT. Astloch. May t.?Ths weather is %sjNrttful and ths farmers ars taking issliaatags of It Cotton la up to a <r*VT good stand. Some of our farm J 4 era ehopplng. Corn Is doing well. *Hsa prospects arc orlghter for a good *9tws> of. oats than they were a week im Ds*. D. N. Matthews, graduate at iMsrlsston Medics! Collegs, returned * t*MBa Saturday, j Maasri. J. R. McLcod. L, A. White. 4L M. RJohbourg and W. T. McLeod. mmmu Saturday in Camden. Mr. J. W. Wsldon spent Saturday im BtahopvlUe. Messrs. L> A. and A. B. White. J. 3C Mtehbourg. Charles Pssbles and 4 Sen Whits, had tho pleasure of at ejsaaing a fish fry near the State flftrsa last Tuesday. Miss Eva Brltton. accompanied by Ullas Corrle Owens of Westvllls, spent tsaturdsy end Sunday at this place. Rev. J. E. Strickland filled his reg? ular appointment at St. John's M. E. Church Sunday morning. Messrs. Lawrence White and James JessSrns. of Rsmbert. > pent Sunday at Sate plsce. Mr. Lawrence Sullivan and Misses Isiesle and Bessie Stuckey. of states fjurg. spent Saturday and Sunday at Use home of Dr. L. H. Peebles. Mr. Arrle Davis spent .yesterday at thte place. The hsalth of the community Is tjury good. The marriages few. SALEM. Ailam. May 10.?The crop outlook let present Is by no m? am* promising. 2a tnsny places lats planting on stiff ar bottom lsnds will have to be re aajtnted. The hot sun after the cold asM'll of a week ago has played up TO?mg ootftoa. Bud worms have been tewrss on corn than usual. Where tJn land was not rotated there Is lit? tle of March corn left. The past fsw week* Inve broucrht aasny visitors to this ascttcti, of ?* hlch uasaa cams from a distance. lfarry C. Nlles. Esq.. and his aged saether. of York. Pa.. \(sited a friend fsesw lest week. The former remain? ing only two days, while the Mother fa Israel remained to be taken back Moms by another eon. Judge Alford fa. Miles or the supreme tench of Hal? test ore, Md.. who came down on th? tat of May and remained a week, af? ter which they 1? ft for their home* em Friday morn Ink last. I>r. T. M. McCutchen. of Seneca, sk lighted his msny frb nd* by his ap? pearance here laet Sunday. It did ejeam a return ?i the good old times When our good doctor was "nee more In SSV midst, and chser his heart to r Jesar some of his former patients say, ?Doctor, you must come and pre sjrrihe for me before you re1 urn home. Than came the gentle smile and pro salsa thst hs would do so. That Is characteristic of Dr. McCui^hen. Messrs. J. A. nnd Oc ? Wirren and Miss Brown, of Sumter. vulted rela? tives here Sundsy. The Salem school that has been so ssjecessfully tsught by Miss Julia Welch, of James Islan 1, will close, ant Frida,. 14th of May. Miss Welch has made many friend* by her genial manners, who regret to say good bye even for a short season. All join in the hope that she will return next season us principal of Salem Acudcmy. There was a very enjoyable staK fish fry at Shaw's Lake on Black Hlver on Saturday. Fish were in abundance. One fellow claimed that ho had eaten dinner before he arrived ?u the spot. But his word was all the evidence produced. The ?"*y he down? ed everything in sight made the oth? ers think he was preparing for a fast. The latest from him was that he could not take on supper, but held a stiff spoon at breakfast without the aid of a practitioner. He claims his chances for a speedy recovery Is up to date. Should a relapse set In we will post your readers and enter more into details. Her Luek. By a strange coincidence a much married woman lost three husbands In succession through fatal accidents in the mine. Naturally her case excited much Interest, and she had many sym? pathetic callers, to all of whom she made the same reply. "Ah, yes, it's very hard." she said, "but In the midst of my sorrow I've slwsys had somethln' to be thankful for. Nona o' my husbands lived long after rd Insured 'em. as some {>oor souls' husbands dor?London Graphic. The Fickle ?hopper. "That woman always keeps me guessing." said the gro:ery clerk as she went out. "1 never can tell till the last minute what she is going to hoy. \ Jost now she priced the coffee. I gars her the prices?25 cents. 28, 30. 86, 40. ? 'Is yoar twenty-firs cent coffee any good?* she ssked me. - 'Yes,' said I; 'bang up.' "Then/ said she, 'give me s pound of your forty cent, ground fine.'" New York Press, DasoQoc'a teal. On the city sesl of Dut uque, la., ap? pear the words "La petite nult," and strangers are slwsys puzzled by them. Why should Dubuque be called "the little night?" It is explained that the place originally was settled by an old miner named Dubuqus. When the In? diana granted certain lands to Dubuque the document was drawn up In French In Prairie du Chi en. The clerk who did the work believed that "la petite nult" meant "the old miner," and his mistake has perpetuated, a phrase which, however pretty, has no signifi? cance in Its present connection. Hopeless. Martha, endeavoring to instruct s would be housekeeper In the mysteries of pudding making, was orerheard. "Ter Je*' takes some bread en"? "But how much bread, MarthaV "Oh, Jos' what yen needs. Miss Mia so dsn yer puts yo' milk on it"? "And bow much milk, MarthaT* "Well, yer mus' nse yer jedgment ?bout dat Miss Mm." "But I haven't any Judgment Mar tha." "Well, de Lord he'p yer, Miss Min, 'cause I cant"?Travel Magazine. Exelusive to the Last. An Instance of excluslveness main , talned under difficulties Is reported from the ladles' cnblo of an Atlantic liner. All were sick except one lady and a cat. which wandered uneasily about. The lady ventured to stroke the cat. remarking. "Poor pussy." The cat was Inclined to respond and elovat 111 its tail In token of good will, when , from n neighboring betta came In choking tones the words. " Ulli MM me. that is a private cnt!"-Argonaut. Thst Family Skeleton. Mrs. WhbUler?Tell roe, Mary, why it is thst you always cry so when pupfl sends you to bed in the dark when yo.t sre naughty? There's no such things as ghosts, and the dnrk doesn't hurt yon. does It? Little Mary?No. mamma, but I'm afraid of that skeleton Mrs. Jones says we got In our closet.?Bal? timore American. Deoeitful. "I admire patience an- self control." said Uncle Eben, "but when 1 see a man dnt kin keep on smlltn' -after he done bruise his thumb with n hammer I can't help beln' s'piclous of his en pacify foh deceit."?Washington Star. ?Few things are Impossible In them? selves. It Is not so much means as perseverance that is wanting to bring them to a successful issue.?Rochefou? cauld. Rare Indeed. How rarely do these three things meet a man who wants something, is fitted for It and any great numlier of persons who think he ought to have V.! ?Exchange. , Crushed. Btonebroke? Do you think your fa ther would object to my marrying you? Heiress?1 don't know. If h<'t? snytblng like me be would. Parents and turkeys are alwayi treated well before Christmas.?A tchl son Qlobe. Sharpening a Pocketknife. Cutlers have certain rules for sharp enlng razors, pockctknlves. etc. "A razor," said one of the craft, "must be laid flat on the hone, because it Is hollow ground and requires a line edge But a pocketknife requires a stiff edge, and the moment you lay It flat on a stone, so as to touch the pol? ished side, you injure the edge. It must be held nt an angle of twenty to twenty-five degrees and have an edge similar to a chisel." The Voice of Feme. An American author of Bouie uote was passing a summer in New Hamp? shire One day he received word that a distinguished Englishman was visit lag in the country town und would like to call upon the author, of whom, he added In his note requesting an audi? ence, lie had heard. Somewhat flattered, the author won? dered to himself who had spoken to the distinguished Englishman about him. "Some Oxford dignitary doubtless," he reflected pleasantly, "or possibly somi? London publisher or critic." and he awaited the stranger's arrival with Interest "So you had heard of me." he ven? tured after the usual greetings had been spoken. "Well, that is odd. Might 1 ask who"- But his visitor Interrupted him. "Oh, yes!" be said. "1 heard all about you before I got here. The por? ter on the Pullman told me that you were the very man to come to to ask about the best route to Niagara and what hotel Pd better stay st" Paying Visits In Australia. In Australia a month's visit to a country house would be nothing. Two months?three months?six months?as long as you like would not be consider? ed too long, other things being equal Nobody thinks of dates. To write and invite you from the 15th to the 80th would be rude. You are asked to stay as long as you like. Or else you ask yourself to stay as long as you like. Or even?to face all the contingencies? you neither ask nor are asked. Ton simply go. And, having arrived, you remain, for the one unfailing commodi? ty of an Australian country house is welcome. Everything else may give out If you stay long enough there is sure to be s time when there are no servants, no milk, no vegetables, no meat but mutton, or even no water, but the thoughts of guests going away will never enter the minds of the host and hostess. Good nature, gayety, in? formality?these are the leading notes of life in every Australian country house.?London Globe. The Old Trade. "H'ml" ejaculated the governor as he perused the card of the newly arrived prisoner. "I see you are a commercial traveler?* The man assented. "That presents something of a diffi? culty. You know, my man, everybody here has got to work. Now, what trade will ym take up? You can be a mat maker, a tailor or a shoemaker. Per? haps you'd like to make brushes or baskets"-*. "Excuse me, sir,** interrupted the prisoner, "but I think Pd much rather ?tick to my old trade." "Well," said the grave and reverend seignior, "we always like prisoner! to work at their own trades when possi? ble. But" "Oh. that's simpler interrupted the prisoner eagerly. "I should like the chance of going round selling on com? mission the things the other fellows make."?London Scraps. Qot the Best of Csrlyle. The Rev. Thomas Alexander, a Pres? byterian minister, long resident in Chelsea and well known as a brother Scot was most anxious to know Car lyle, but had no opportunity of getting an introduction to him. One day in the King's road he saw Carlyle com? ing in his direction and took advan? tage of the opportunity by going up to the sage and saying, "Thomas Carlyle. I believe?" Carlyle's reply was. "Tom Alexander. 1 know!" They became good friends, and later Mr. Alexander wrote to Carlyle for a subscription to? ward a school building fund, and Car? lyle wrote back a refusal In doggerel, whereupon Mr. Alexander replied that if he did not send him ?5 be would sell his poetry to a collector or publish It The ?5 was at once forthcoming. Knew Them at Once. The vicar appointed to n living in an old English village was anxious to re? store his church. On either side of tho porch were grotesque, not to say hideous, faces that hud become almost hidden. The vicar had these ancient faces worked up until their features were made distinct Then he took a very old lady of the parish to see them and Jokingly asked if she could tell him who they were. "Why, bless my heart, sir," said she, peering at the old ornaments, "it's you and your good lady!" _ Friendly Advice. A very matter of fact Scotchwoman called to see a neighbor, an elderly woman, who had been ailing for some time. "And how do you find yourself to? day, Janet?" was the greeting. "Ah, Martha, I'm very bad. This cold, damp weather Ml be the end of me. I'll be n dead woman before very long." "Hoots, toots, woman! You've been saying that any time these last twenty years. I've no patience with you. I'll tell yon what it is. You want firm? ness of mind. Tlx a day for your dy Ing-ntul stick to it." C*hnt??*ter. There is a tremendous power fn char acter when added to ability. A great many youths think that ability Is ev? erything; that If a man has brain pow? er ho can accomplish most anything, but he is a lightweight man, no mat? ter how able. If he does not add char? acter to his ability.?Success Maga sine. Not Ahead. "They sny that Shifter Is ten years ahead of his time." "Well, it's not true. I'm his landlord, and I know he's Just six months be? hind." Be grnteful for every hour and ao? eept whatever It brings.?Thoreau, An Expensive Dollar. Not long ago in this town a kJud friend of the family gave one of the kids a dollar. Of course it was too much to let the kid get out and spend for candy and gum, so it was reli? giously put up on the sideboard or some other safe place to be kept?just for what the deponent saith not. In about a week the juvenile owner of the big round coin remarked at the breakfast table, "Papa, mamma spent my dollar yesterday." The head of the house took the hint and fished up another dollar, which, like its prede? cessor, was placed In a good safe place to keep. During the next month by a careful? ly tabulated record which he kept on his cuff he repaid this elusive dollar just thirteen times. So at the end of the month you will net be surprised to learn that our friend sent the donor of the original dollar this curt note: Dear Sir?Inclosed you will And a check for 11. It's the dollar you gave our Cngster. I return It simply to avoid kruptcy. Already it has cost me some? where between fifteen and twenty. -Lamah (Mo.) Democrat Her Own Doctor*. A Washington woman recently hired a negresa. Going to the kitchen one day, she was amazed to find the ne? gresa sitting on the floor, with her hair standing out from her bead like a black nimbus. The girl was pull? ing one curly lock and then another in such a way as to suggest that she had suddenly lost her reason. "What on earth are you doing, Mary?' gasped the lady of the bouse. "N aw thin', ma'am; only I has got a sore throat an' was jest tryin' to find de lock dat would pull man palate up an' relieve de tickle."?New York Her? ald. The Sour?* of Chalytoeate Witt**. The chalybeate waters of Tunbrldgs Wells are said to owe their ruddy tint and c.neer taste to the fact that St [Minstau flung his pinchers Into them after that memorable encounter re ??orded in the old rhyme? St. Dunetan, as the story goes. Once pulled the devil by the nose With redhot tongs, which made him roar That he was heard three miles or more? or that the glowing proboscis?and ? long snout Is one of the most marked features of the fiend In the mediaeval an?was Itself plunged into the healing Keil when its owner had taken a fly ug leap out of the saint's cell at May ??!d, some nine or tea miles sway^ fsmdnn Queen, Wanted the Other One. A handsome ami ueatly dressed youL^ woman was walking down the street the other day, followed by her favor? ite dachshund pup. It was market day. and the pavement being some? what crowded caused the dog to get some distance behind its mistress Fearing it would lose sijrht of her. she called. "Come ulong, sir!" A would be wit who was near step? ped up to her and with great politeness said, '-Certainly, miss." "Ah." she exclaimed as her pet came running up. "you have made a mis? take! This is the puppy 1 called." London Tit-Bits. Ballooning Among the Clouds. It has been my lot to see in arctic reglous some hundreds of thousands >f k-c bergs close at hand, und I hare always believed them to be the most beautiful objects on earth, but the jluuds of the sky, close at hand, are almost as beautiful, if you mount above one of these majestic things, swiftly overtopping one by one its folds and wreaths, aud if remembering how high it is you look down and see only small greeu patches of earth through holes In I by ( loud carpet be -)w, you nave u little thrill of con tpfion of how lonely a man would pel falling away down there and not ifing able to see the spot where he ..ust alight it Is a safe little thrill, however. You know that you are not gOiCJl to fall. Such dizziness us some persons .feel In standing near great heights on the earth is almost un? known iu ballooniug.?Albert White Vorse in Success Magazine. Where the Andiene? Wna. A "London actor appearing at a cheap theater In Salford found so small an iitfdftnce that he sought out the man? ure" for an explanation. "You see," the manager told him, "my people are rtt the Halle concert." "Oh," the actor paid, surprised. "I should hardly have? thovrcht your patrons would care much (or high class musk?." "No," the otbei explained; to tell the truth, they go to ;.'ek pockets." Trouble For Notblnpr. To smuggle a human skeleton Into Panada' from Detroit a medical stu ?lent dressed It In female attire and seating it by his side in a buggy, cross el over the boundary Hue. After he rat Sftfaly Into his house he learned that there Is no custom duty on skeU tons. Clippinn Their Wings. The costume of the I'u Yuan Pen-Jei) women In the Shan states is very strl1.? ing. consisting of a cloth hoed, an open jnrket and a pair of short white tron sc-s reaching barely to the knee, tvm the most Important though the least noticeable part of their costume is their colored cloth gaiters. These the womci. nre obliged to wear, as without them It is believed they would be able to flv away, leaving their husbands ant1 sweethearts sorrowful. Venice Too Wet For Her. A woman who recently returned from a trip to Europe says wet weath? er hasn't bothered this country at all in comparison With what she saw abroad. She says that they ran into a town named Venice where the water j covered every street, and you couldn't get anywhere except In boats. She added: "You l>et we only stayed one day in that slosh."?Kansas City Star. Thr?><? Kl??s <-f LtfcbtalUM* The Etruscans of oLi believed that there were three kinds of lirrbtu.ng? one Incapable Of doll g any Injury, an? other more mischievous in its character and consequently only to be issued wi?i the consent of a quorum of twelve gods, and a third carrying mischief In Its train and for which a regular de cree was required from the highest dl- i vluities In *ho Etruscan skies. Curi? ously encugb, modem scientific men agree with the view that there are three kinds of lightning, but their vari? eties differ Tom the Etruscans. The first Is knov a as forked lightning and runs in zigzag lines, the second as sheet lightning, because it la seen hi a body, and the third as globe lightnir g, as it sometimes runs in the shape of a ball. The latter variety Is rather slow in moving. riie Word "Nice.* "Nice" Is one of the exceptional words which have risen on the seals and improved with age. It is from the Latin "nesclus" and originally signi? fied ignorant To Chaucer it regtlarly meant foolish?"wise and nothing nice." In Spenser's time It still meant effeminate. From general foolishness there was probably aYst a specializa? tion to foolish fussiness about trifles. Then the idea of ignorance dropped, out and the word meant particular about details, accurate. It was credit* able to be a "nice" observer or to show "nice" judgment And so in the end the positively agreeable meaning of today was evolved. Examining Wedding Gifts. "Women viewing another woman's wadding presents say things which are likely to be misinterpreted," said the bachelor who declares he hates weddings, but si ways goes a'hen In? vited, according to the Washington Post "and other things which no fa? vorable interpretation would make complimentary to the bride or to the givers. It's the way of the sex, I sup? pose. Now, why is It that the most common remark of the women who ! are inspecting the layout of silver and cut glass and other gifts more or less useful is, 'WTiat a lot of presents she got?' They don't mean any tiling un? kind, but the Inference an uninitiated eavesdropper would draw is that they wonder why she got eo many, as if by rights she shouldn't have had half so many. Of course they vary the re? mark, 'What a lucky j:irl!' says one. as if she would like to add, *Some per ! sons have too much luck.' And an? other says, 'I wonder where they all came from,' Implying almost as if the bride coukln't bare enoi^lv friends to make so mauy gifts and Ormf have sent some of them to herself jutrt to making a showing." Casualties Expected. During one of Speaker Cannon's bit? ter political tights in his district In Illi? nois the opposition resorted to desper? ate tactics. Among other things friends of Uncle Joe were summarily dismiss? ed from positions they hold in the pub? lic service. Some of his friends be? came alarmed at this, and one of them called on the speaker at his residence and said, somewhat excitedly: "Joe, Smith and Jones have just lost their positions in the poctomce. What are we going to do ubout it?" Uncle Joe took another puff at his cigar and then answered, with a benev? olent sin he: "Nothing. If you go Into battle, you have got to espect to have some dead and wounded." A Precaution. "Young man." said her father, "I don't want you to be too attentive to my daughter." "Wby-^r?really," stammered the timid young man, "I had hoped to marry her some"? "Exactly, and I'd like to have you marry her, but if you're too attentive to her you won't have money enough to do it."?Liverpool Mercury. Mow They Save Liarhta In Slornowoy. Ou a sunken reef 350 feet distant from Stornaway lighthouse Is a re mnrkablc beacon which warns mari? ners with the help of a light which 1* only apparent. The beacon i9 a cone of cast iron plates, surmounted with i lantern containing a glass prism. The prism derives its light from refracting the rays emitted from the lighthouse, and the optical delusiou is marvelous. Mariners naturally suppose that there Is a lighted lamp on the beacon itself, and many of them will not believe oth? erwise. But the object of the beacon Is attained when the navigator sees the reflected light, which Indicates the per? ilous rock below. This beacon In the north of Scotland has been In use more than half a century, and since it was fixed in position others have been placed in o" ~ neighborhoods to make clear points of danger. It is an in* gttnlous and very effective safeguard against perils of the coast Charactertettc Songi. "It may or may not be the case that a race's temperament can be judged from its folk songs," said a traveler on a transatlantic liner the other day, "but It Is Interesting to note the dif? ference of subject matter In the songs of various peoples. "The Irishman, for instance, seems to sing for the most part about bis ladylove. Hardly any of his songs are not addressed to his 'Somebody Ma vourneen.' "The Scot, on the other hand, sings about his country and its history, as a rule. 'Scots Wna Has,' 'Ye Hanks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon,' 'Loch Lomond,' and so on, might be taken as examples "The Englishman, it is Interesting In note, sings about himself nil the tin 1 His songs are about his own glory, hit ships, his men, his power. He refers occasionally to old England, but only as n place he made famous by his own prowess. 1'nlike tho Irish and the Scotch, he sings little of his women and his country's beauties,"?New Yar'? Ben Goldsmith's Actor. Lord Nugent was one evening very eloquent to Goldsmith in praise of M. (a bad aclor). "But. my lord," said Goldsmith, "you must allow he treads the stage very 111?he waddles." "Waddles?" said Lord Nugent "Yes, he waddles like a goose. Why. you know we call him Goose M. Well, and then, you know, when he endeav? ors to express strong passion he bel? lows." "Bellows r said Lord Nugent. "To be sure he does?bellows like a bull. Why, we call him Bull M. Well. Then." continued Goldsmith, pursuing his triumph, "his voice breaks, and he croaks." "Croaks?" said Lord Nugent "Why, the fellow croaks like a frog. We call him Prog M." "But M. is a good actor." "Why, yes," ssld Goldsmith, "bar ring the goose and the bull and the frog and a few other things I could mention, and, not wishing to speak ill of my neighbors, I will allow M. is a good actor.**?"Memoirs of the Earl of Nugent" The Uypey Life. "Just as soon as my husband and I have $500 saved up besides our fare we are going bc.ck to England," said a woman player. "Then we are go? ing to buy one of those gypsy wagons they hsve over there. They are too awfully jolly for words, don't you know. They s~re quite wide, have bunks, a cunning little kitchen and Bitting room. You wander through the country all day; then at night you stop, cook your supper, sit under tte trees and sleep out in the open or In the wagon, just as you choose. Many of my artist and theatrical friends have them and just wander from I place to place. It is an ideal way to live; beats houseboats or bungalows. If you have ever slept out in the open and watched the stars over your head you feel smothered in a bedroom. I played through Australia, and we went from place to place in a .big wagon, sleeping out of doors at night" ?New York Times. The Complete Alpinist The young millionaire had climbed the Jungfrau, Moiick and Eiger. "It is more dangerous work than mo? toring,** he said, "and. dear me, how [ the climber is loaded down. He re? sembles a peddler more than anything else. He carries wood to make a fire i with. He carries nails for his boots. He carries a lamp He also has an as wherewith to cut steps for himself in perpendicular ice walls, and he has a cord wherewith tc rope himself to his companions, and re hr?.?? a strfT to help him up and down i jo s. . .-.>.,. in the sack oa his back there are all sorts of IIiiiii sj liil7l^<fTrTtMnni(i>ip?JIL,^r tea, coffee, candles, socks, extra shirts, gloves, pins, brandy, meat extract , smoked glasses. And dangling be? tween his shoullers is s pair of snowshoea, without which In the hot August sun he would sink in the soft snow quite up to his knees st every step."?New Orleans Times-Democrat Took the Cue. "Now,** said the teacher, who had been describing the habits of bears, "what is the fiercest animal in the polar regions, Johnny T "Why?er?er," stammered Johnny. "Come, don't you remember? The pol" "Oh, sure; the polecat.*"?Philadel? phia Press. An Explanstion. Little Dot?Mamma, I was playing with your best tea set while you were away, and when you bring it out for company you'll be shocked, 'cause you'll think one of the cups has s hair in it, but It isn't a hair. Mamma? What is it? Little Dot-It's only a c rack.?Pick-Me-Up. The Sailor's Prayer Book. "This is what you call the sailor's \ prayer book." a Beamtin said bitterly as he kicked a holystone out of the way. "Why Is it called that? Well, in the first place. It is called that be? cause in using It in holystoning the deck, the sailor has to kneel down, and. In the second place, because all holystoning is done on Sunday. Don't you know the chantey? "Six days shalt thou work and do all that thou art able And .on the seventh holystone the decks and scrape the cable. "The stone is called holystone be? cause the first holystones were bits of tombs stolen from cemeteries. It's got a pious, religious sound?holy and prayer book and Sunday and all that? but it is when he is using this stone that the seaman is most profane."? New Orleans Times-Democrat Jenny's Quick Method. Jenny's uncle, who was a school? teacher, met her on the street one beautiful May day and asked her if she was going to the Maypole dance. "No, I ain't going." "Oh, my little dear," said her uncle, "you must not say 'I ain't going.' You must say 'I am not going,'" And he proceeded to give her a little lesson In grammar. "You are not going, ne is not going. We are not going. You are not going. They are not going. Now, fan you say all that, Jenny?" "Sure, I can." she replied, making s courtesy. "There ain't nobody going." ?Ladles' Home Journal. S?l??tttntes For Tern. English cottagers have to use the leaves of 6hruhs und herb9 for tea, such as trie black currant. Our Penn? sylvania mountaineers use the Solidago odorata for tea. Instead of the costly China tea. Solidago odorato Is a varie? ty of the familiar goldenrod. In Loui? siana it is laregly used by the French population of the remote districts. ('heekerberry or tea berry (Gaultberia repens) Is a little spicy plant also csed Cor tea.