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v foot that on Life's steny ways
. n l i . . l, . .KliA T:
rings
lagging hours of oil tho days,
Ao epochs of their wandering t
roaill O tired. tinclriT frot.
That mnj not meet?
il"5 bunds that may not, must not,
clasp
nose other loved ones In this world's wide
hightj
it, parted hands that mny not, must not
grasp
Those other hands with yearnings infinite!
Oh, starving lit, whose hungor is but this
They must not Visa.
, nrhing eyes that shina so far apart
!-. o haunted oyos that may not, must not
Ml
r ret of the passion laden heart,
'-.pored secret that they know so
i ve, that hope of death survives
In Buch cleft lives I
i 'ever while the world rolls on
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f life that coraetli all too latel
Oh, cruel fate)
A PAIR OF MUTES.
T-hn Spencer was an attorney
hing of a fortune, and of tho
' 'i; of five and thirty, that
i s at Lis brat physically
' '.led out his frame with
Ming of flesh without
wrinkles aro not in
ay hairs in liia mustache,
y , !mt ago ho is apt to be
i his ways,
v winter had been ono of un
vl work, but not without pe
iimjSjBo that when he was seri
teued with paralysis of the
upon consulting an eminent
i told that rest anil ubso
" i-re his only hope he felt
:vi:cd his vacation, but at
price. No Was ordered to
.1 sound, us his womout
bo left entirely alone to
nt least three months. If
O
uL'tosav it must bo dono
nut not u word on pain of
- tf speech. As tho summer
'.i was tt hand ho selected a homo
country as his place of exile, for
.. one has. friends one must talk,
choice was a wise one, for the
er and his wife were quiet, intel-i-l
people, whoso children were all
ricd and in homes of their own.
1.8 house was pleasantly situated near
'iT, so there was plenty of fishing and
ing. To a man so lcng dejirived of
i t of this kind there was a boyish zest
renewing it, for Hie had not had much
y in it for him, but had been made up
work. In his struggle for a place in
lie had become rather cynical, espce
y so about women, as ho knew praeti
, nothing about them. His theories
it them were almost heathenish, but
wero only theories. J Ic disliked tho
x on what is vaguely called "general
intiplcs." and shunned them, one and
' On his arrival he was given tho
oico of two rooms, one large, the other
mcwhat smaller; true toliis manhood,
i took tho biggest. More room for
"j'.s to stand round in and to scatter
;h s and such liko manly belongings.
-. had been pleasantly established' with
hooks, fishing-rods, cigars and all
e things which seem necessary to a
i who is renciiing that period of bach
hood called continued,
"t fore his coming all the arrangements
Ms stay had been made by letter, and
- his arrival, tablets presented with the
nest written to be shown to hU room
io the good lady of the house suppose
"as deaf and dumb, which was just
his mind, for he did not
"to be bored with tho
mn's curiosity." If he made an cx
..tion ho would havo to answer in
.crnblo questions; if he did not it
11 bo natural for her to come to the
. Iusion she had.
As the days of July became hotter and
. fishing began to pall the most inter
: ling books had been read, ho began to
Atary of his enforced dlcnce, and longed
for something to break the monotony,
lieforo long lie had it. One day Mr.
Grey drove up to the gate from the sta
tion with a trunk in the wagon behind
and a young woinau ou the scut besido
him. When Mr. Spencer looked out it
was not with a smiling countenance, but
rather a cross one, for his seclusion
would be intruded on. Nevertheless, he
watched tho process of alighting and re
moving the heavy trunk with that in
lerest bnred people wntch anything that
r something new. He muttered some
ing about "scrawny, faded," as the
uug women was helped down, and ro
tted to his pipe.
Laura Hyde had come to Mr. Grey's to
uperate after a severe winter of teach
.., vocal music in the public schools of
htune city of which Mr. Spencer was
i ridentund strango as it may seem, for
same thing. Her voice had become
impaired with overwork that she was
Mutcned with the total loss of it. llcr
i tor had commanded entire silence
.rough the summer, plenty of fresh air
I wholesome food as tho only meuus
i cure. The poor gi.-l could see no
.( to accomplish this, but she resolsed
throw herself on the generosity of the
)s, us Mrs. Grey was a relative of her
titer, explaining tho whole situation,
cv being good, charitable people,' took
hi for the least possible pay, for sht
-ed to come unless she were permit
! ' pay something, however small the
'j l.
Mr. Spencer went down to tea hi a self
ish ft ante of mind, wishing that
that woman had not intruded on his do
main, but when he saw how tired, worn
and spiritless tho obnoxious person
looked ho relented somewhat and went
through an introduction (written on the
tablets) with as much grneiousness as ho
could command. lie noticed M'ss Hyde
only answered remarks by a movement
of the head, find, heard Mrs. Grey ex
plaining in her kindly way all about his
own atliiction "Deaf niid dumb, poor
thing. Not a bit of trouble, but he does
smoke dreadfully."
Laura wns given the little room re
jected by him and was as quiet a neigh
bor us a man could wish.
A man of Mr. Spencer's habits could
not be expected to take much interest in
aneighbor. The only thing that struck
him was that sho seemed to be that rare
anomaly n woman who could hold her
tongue. He gave her but little of his
thought; merely bowed when passing on
the stairway or in the hall.
For some time she moved about tho
house listlessly, with a tired, worn look
that added to her twenty-four years ; but
with good food, fresh air and rest sho
began in a few weeks to feel tho in
fluence of tho place, and her expression
changed to a brighter, rested one, which
at least made her pleasant to look at.
The only thing that puzzled Mr. Spen
cer was, he had never heard her voice,
Ho had heard Mrs. tlrey hold long con
versations with her on many subjects of
domestic economy. Once or twice he
himself had been tho topic of conversa
tion, but not ono word in reply did he
hear Miss Hyde say. She surely must
havo said something, for Mrs. Grey said,
"Laura, you are too hard on him. He
isn't an old man, about thirty-five, and
not so selfish as von may think if we only
knew him. And, mydear, he can't take
tho samo Interest in things that a man
who isn't deaf could. I've no doubt he
would lend you any of his books if he
knew you wanted them." Thoro was a
roply to this which he did not catch, for
it Drought a laugh and reply from Mrs.
Grey, who said: "Well, it may be as you
ay, when men spend all their time think
ing and working for themselves they
forget that others may sulTer for what
they have in abundance and think noth
ing of it." Not long after this conversa
tion took place Mr. Spencer started for a
long day on the river, equipped with fish
ing rods and lunch basket. In tho even
ing as ho was returning home,
when yet two miles from it, row
ing leisurely, ho saw Miss Hydo
walking along the river bank, stopping
now and then to look about her. He
pulled to the shore, and presenting his
tablets, on which were written: "Will
you not row home, Miss Hyde, the rest
of tho way i You look warm and tired."
She answered by writing: "I will bo
glad of a chance to go so pleasantly. I
have lost my way, I think." With his
assistance she got in. As sho sat draw
ing her hand through tho water he got
a look at her. Looks were all he got,
for not a word was exchanged during
the ride. "Sho thinks me deaf ami
dumb," he said to himself, "and I shall
not undeceive her, but await farther de
velopments." She pointed to the suuset, nodded her
head, and smiled, to which he answered
in the same way. Various objects of
interest were discussed in Ihis silent
manner, so that when he came to the
niooiing place he concluded that it was
rather pleasant to have some one as a
companion.
After this they were on familiar
terms, so that when September came
their acquaintance had progressed
rapidly through tho medium of tho
tablets. On Miss Hyde's returning to
her school he could hardly persuade
himself that he should miss one
of tho obnoxious sex so much
He considered it rather strango that she
had never told him in any of their "dia
logues" where her homo was. Shu had
not done so because he had never asked,
but said to herself, "If ho cared to know
he would ask. I will not force my confi
dence on any one," When sho went
neither new where the homo of the
oilier was, aud they parted, as they sup
posed, never to sco each other again.
She returned to her school rested and re
stored. He stayed until the last of Oc
tober, when ho followed, and, as the
physician had said, had entirely recov
ered. Thanksgiving afternoon tho matinee
was"01ivetto,"andashe was a little out of
spirits, the natural feeling of men with
out family tics on holidays, Mr. Spencer
concluded to go.
After being shown to his seat he idly
looked over tho house, but saw no ac
quaintances. Just behind him he heard
a solt, familiar voice sav : "Sue, it is he."
"Who," asked Sue. "Why, Mr. Spen
cer, the deaf and dumb gentleman who
was so kind to me last summer. But
how strange ho should come to an opera
when he can't hear." "Oh, not at all,"
said the giddy Sue " I should think it
would bo no cud of fun to see them all
prancing about the stage, roiling their
eyes, wringing their hands, and stand
ing on tiptoe to catch tho high notes,
and all the time hear nothing :" and Sue
went off into a giggle at the ubsurdity of
it.
"Sue," said Laura, "it ij heartless to
laugh and talk so about cue's afflictions,"
"O, pshaw!" Sue answered. "He looks
well led. His chin is getting double.
He must be a very old bachelor. 1 do
wish ho would turn uround to I could
see him better." At this point Mr.
Spencer did turn aroucd, and gave Miss
Sue a look which made her ask iu a
whisper: "Is he really dt-af, Laura? He
looked wonderfully knowing, like he
might have heaid me." "Guilty con
science," said Lama. "Didn't I say he
"ever 6poke a word all summer, aud he
UV oVwi gs a sphynx. 1 do wonder if
he will iVneinber me. Men of his ar;t
it nd opiui'Vn do love to snub us, aud I
would not bo surprised that he did not
recognize me."
Just then tho curtain went up, and, as
they could a fiord a treat so rarely, they
listened, and no more was said of Mr.
Spencer.
At the close, while Mr. Spencer was
struggling with his overcoat, the two
girls made their exit, but what was their
dismay to find it raining, nnd they with
n: protection from it and no money to
hire a cab. "(), what shall we do,"'snid
Sue; "our clothes will be ruined 1" Just
then a voice behind them, said: "Miss
Hyde, allow mo to gen you and your
friend to a carringe." The girls looked
at each other in consternation, but said
never a word. and before they
could realize it were seated in a
carriage, with Mr. Spencer
Opposite. Laura looked down in her
lap, Site out the window, but, true to
her character, ehe saw the ludicrousness
of the situation, and, after vainly strug
gling to controlf herself, burst into a
Ecal of laughter, which only added to
aura's distress so much that Mr. Spen
cer leaned across and said: "I will ex
plain, Miss Hyde, if you will give me the
opportunity." After giving her facts of
tho case, he said: "Now, I hopoyou will
forgive me for any mortification I have
caused you." Said Laura: "I don't
know how much I havo to forgive until
I think it over." "Not much," said he,
"for strange a9 it may seem I never heard
your voice until this afternoon, so you
have said nothing 1 have heard, although
I knew I was under discussion from Mrs.
Grey's replies. I used to think it strange,
oo, that she seemed to do all the talk
ing. "Oh, that is easily explained," said
Laura, "my voice wore out, nnd I was
compelled to quit talking but not writ
ing. I nm glad now you, did not hear
me, for some of my remarks were, as I
think now, unkind and uncharitable, to
snythe least." "I attributed your silence
to the fact that you supposed me deaf,
and, as I never happened to be with you
and Mrs. Grey very much, never sus
pected that we were a pair of mutes,"
said Mr. Spencer.
They have since gone into partnership,
but not a silent one.
A itamcless Woman's Monument.
An Augusta (Ga.) letter recites the
following particulars of a strange story:
About thirty years ago a young woman
came to Augusta and set up house
keeping for herself. She had about
$75,000 and was comely. It was well
known that tho name she bore was
j fictitious, but nobody cared to make in
quiry as to her true name or the place of
her birth. Tho woman was joined by a
man who became a noted gambler. LTer
fortune constituted his capital, and sho
gave it to him ungrudgingly. A few
yeais ago she died and the court ap
pointed an administrator to take charge
of her estate. It was fonnd that about
1 10,000 was left, and the administrator
then proceeded to hunt up tho heirs.
Hut not a clue to the dead woman's
! rightful name could be found. Among
j her papers were several diplomas, show
I ing that she had a liberal education, but
in each the name had been carefully
! erased. There acre also a number of
letters, but they h:ul received the same
treatment. Tho woinau desired to be
dead to aU her past associations. She no
longer existed so far as her family and
friends were concerned and she permitted
no one to draw her secret from her.
The administrator became convinced
that she came ffom Philadelphia, but bo
yond this he could ascertain nothing,
lie advertised in the Philadelphia papers,
but nothing came of it. No answer was
returned from the grave, aud tho rem
nant of the anonymous woman's fortune
is about to go for u purpose that she
never dreamed of the education of
children. Under tho law of Georgia, no
heirs having been found for the property,
it escheats to the State and goes into the
educational fund. Thus iu a short time
tho botird of education of Richmond
county will come into possession of the
property and will bo able to do much
good with it. Sho to whom it belonged
lies in a nameless grave, but the property
itself will go to build school-houses and
aid in fittiug generation after gcueratioa
for tho battle of life.
There are other incidents connected
with tho story of this woman's life and
death that show some of tho remarkable
vicissitudes of human experience. Sho
evidently belonged to some wealthy
family of tho City of I'rotherly Love.
This is the first intauco in this section
where property escheated to the State.
Tho Telltale Hat.
"A charming morning, Mr. Robinson,"
said a dapper bunco steerer to a well
known Chicago lawyer yesterday morn
ing, in tho vestibule of tho Astor House.
"It is no use, my tine fellow," replied
the Chicagoan, "1 can't be had."
The steerer apologi.ed and turned to
"Stop," said tho lawyer, smilingly.
"I am of nil inquisitive turn of mind.
Do you see this $10 note? It is yours if
you will tell me honestly why you picked
me out as a stranger in the city."
The bunco man took the bill and
whispered. "It was your hat. You
laugh, but it is a fact. There is no bet
ter indicator of where a man ii from than
his hat. Come to the steps here aud
watch the people us they pass. See thut
well-dressed man with tho silk hat with
a very narrow brim. Well, where he
comes from that hat is the fashion. It's
uu old style here, but a new one where
he lives. That man is mi American, but
ho has been living in the West Indies.
That stout man there with the extreme
broad brim is from Detroit or Canada.
We can always tell a Philadelphian frjpm
the provincial cut of his clothes and a
Boston man by his accent. But a hiuu'h
hat is the itircst telltale of the lot. rjo
j long.'' At Yvrl Utruld.
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.
Velvet, satin and lace costumes are all
the rage.
Face powder in imitation of tan is the
latest thing out.
The mantle Victoria is one of the most
graceful of the season.
Gold and silver braid find their way
ou many tailor-made costumes.
Fancy feathers will bo more worn than
ostrich tips on the first fall hats.
Turkey red, trimmed with Irish em
broidery is fiishiouable for children.
A new style in black brocades shows
large leaf patterns on a banket ground.
Tho assistant secretary of the state de
partment is a woman, Miss Alva A.
Adee.
A woman has been appointed public
vaccinator for tlic district of Morgan.
South Australia.
Black lace dresses are extremely fash
ionable, and are extremely Useful on num
erous occasions.
Pretty reception dresses have the vests
and the front of the skirts trimmed with
a succession of lace ruffles.
Belts of Russia leather, alligator skin
and canvas are now worn as broad as the
wearer's figure will allow.
The latest fashion in neck trimming is
a double Fedora puff of white muslin,
with small blocks or colored dots.
Plain white satin remains the favorito
material for bridal dresses, with the
fronts enriched with pearl embroid
ery. Stylish costumes are made of a
ehangeable silk combined with change
silk muslin and gauze of tho glace
sort.
Very odd and pretty cockades for early
autumn huts ore made of the feathers of
tho owl, slightly sprinkled with gold
dust.
A pretty pattern, more especially suit
able for young girls, consists of ripe cher
ries in couples, over a roughish woolen
ground.
Frequently dark silks, foulards and
satteens are trimmed with deep Oriental
lace. The fashion is anything but a taste
ful one.
Dark green and mignonette green are,
with navy blue and a very deep claret,
fashionable colors for tho foundation of
bonnets.
Black canvas grcnadino is often seen
over golden-brown silk an'd over red
silk; ecru embroidered net over many
brocades.
Small velvet lobsters in reds, greens
and other varieties of color are fastened
on tho left side of low bodices with dia
mond pins.
Tom Thumb's widow was iu Bridge
port, Ct., recently, and expressed a de
sire to be buried by the side of Tom'
grave when she dies.
There are twenty American girls
studying at the University of Zurich.
They are admitted upon equal terms
with the male students.
Slightly ribbed cloth is more largely
imported than the smooth habit cloth,
and the rough bourette bison cloths will
be worn again this winter.
A very stylish costume is of green
flannel, with alligator leather trimmings.
This leather forms the cuffs, collar nnd
belt, also fancy pocket laps for the
skirt.
Mrs. .1. Lawrence, of Louisville, has
given if 8, 000 to tho National Academy
of Science, the income of which is to be
used for the encouragement of scientific
investigation.
Dark blue and red calicoes, with large
anchors, bars of music, cards and dom
inoes printed in white, black and colors,
are the fanciful wear at seaside and
watering places this fall.
French cashmeres coino in all the
new shades, with tiny silk figures that
look very much liko embroidery. One
pretty piece is in Gordon blue
with embroidered spots of red with a
gold rim.
The latest fancy of Parisian ladies is
to paint not their faces, thoir eyes, or
their eyebrows that is a matter of his
tory but their iingernails. And this
not with henna, as do the Oriental oda
lisques, but with landscapes and por
traits by talented artists.
Tho cause of woman is looking up even
in India. There is now iu that country
a lady editor to ono of the most popular
vernacular journals, and there has been
established at Calcutta a Zenana library,
for tho purpose of meeting the demand
for healthy reading for the educated
young women of India.
Mrs. Polk, who is living in Tennessee;
Mrs. Tyler, who is at Richmond, Ya.,
and Mrs. Garfield, who lives at Mentor,
Ohio, three Presidents' widows, are
among the I'nited States pensioners.
Kach receives $.),()00 a year, according to
act of Congress. President Tyler's daugh
ter also gets a pension of $ 30 u mouth,
given because of his service in the Mexi
can war.
Au American Deer Park.
There are now four hundred and lifty
deer in General llardir.g's park, six
miles from Nashville, Tenu. Notwith
standing tho Harding family's love for
venison and the largo number of friends
frequently supplied with tho delicacy,
the herd increases rapidly. At the close
of tho war it numbered but sixty head.
The park has four hundred and twenty
live acres, uud has many foxes within
its bounds. General Harding, now ninety
yerrs old, posseseit ti grand farm of
4,700 acres.
The galleries of tho United States Sen
ate chamber w ill accommodate one thous
and person; the galleries in the hall of
the House of Representatives will ac
eommodate a great many more.
LETTERS THAT GO WRONG.
WORKINGS OF THE DEAD X.ETTE&
OrriCB AT WASHIJTGTOJT.
A lllctinlal Kate of l uclaliiierl Matter
I wn Ladle Who do Nothing'
but Decipher Had Adilrrvara
Tho officials of the dead-letter office in
the postoflico department, says a Wash
ington leUer of the New York Evening
P-ift, are preparing for tho biennial sale
of unclaimed merchandise, which will
take place in December of this year.
These postoflice sales are interesting" and
attract crowds of eager buyers desirous
of bargains or curiosities. The catalogue
of the wile makes a book of about a hun
dred closely printed pge?, and is a
monument of the cureless habits which
characterize tho ordinary patron of the
mail pouch. The average number of
letters which fail to reach their destina
tion because of defect in the address is
about 1,000,000 annually. The use of
the "special request'' envelope and the
extea.'io'i of the free-delivery servico,
h-"i reduced tho number to a consider
able extent, and the annual increase in
dead letters now is not to be compared
with the increased number mailed. Of
the number received at the dead-letter
office, a larae proportion con
tain money, drafts, bonds, checks,
tnd other evidences of value, and
it is a remarkable fact that of the 10,003
or so forwarded here for want of any
sunei-scription, two-thirds at least are
from business men. This is accounted
for in the fact that the person who sends
money by mail generally tak s extra care
to see that it is properly addressed when
he does send it, while tho business man,
using tho mails as a daily means for
the sending of money, becomes careless.
From fifty to sixty per cent, of all let
ters forwarded to the dead-letters office
find thoir way to tho person for whom
they aro intended, or are sent back to
the sender. The others, if of no value,
are destroyed. That so many letters,
which to the ordinary observer would
seem totally unintelligible, find their
way to tho addresses is due to the
care which is taken to exhaust every
means before giving up the chase. There
are received an average of about 1,000
letters daily, which havo been forwarded
from postmasters who are unable to
read tho writing on the envelope, or
because some part of tho nddress was
missing. Sometimes a writer will for
get to put the name of tho town on
the letter he sends; again ho fails
to designate tho State. Then the
system of "phonetic spelling adopted by
letter writers is extraordinary. Vir
ginia was spelled by one anxious swain
"Furgeniar," while an .English writer
having a friend in Oswego, Oswego
county, N. Y., addressed the letter
"Horse Wigger Springs, Horse Wigger
County." Two ladies employed in this
department are adepts at the art of deci
phering cryptography. Mrs. 1'. L. Col
lins sorts all the "illegible" or "incom
plete address" letters that originate in
American postoflices, and Miss Richter
handles the foreign mail of similar char
character. These two ladies have been
in the dead-letter oflice for years, and
have grown so expert that thousands of
letters which would otherwise be de
stroyed are saved to their owners by the
quick eyes and clear brains of these two
ladies. Occasionally of course a letter
reaches the dead-letter office owing to
tho incapacity or the stupidity of the
postmaster. These aro readily forwarded
to the proper address, and tho careless
official is reprimanded. Dr. Gregory, of
the civil service commission, who is con
stantly upuii the lookout for informath n
that would be useful to him in his
duties, recently visited the office,
and was shown its workings. One
of these errors ou the part of a
country postmaster was pointed out to
him. "That man," said Dr. Gregory;
"should have been compellod to pass a
civil service examination and he would
not have made such a mistake." "That
postmaster," replied the official conduct
ing the commissioner, "has an average
salary of $3 per quarter, and would
probably make somo very forceful, if in
elegant, remarks if notified that he would
bo removed if not moro careful." Dr.
Gregory thought it would be difficult to
find a successor among the applications
on tile with the commission.
Whenever a letter is forwarded to an
address "on a venture," that is to say,
when the phonetic plan of discovering
the intent of the writer is adopted, and
something has to be left lo tho judgment
of tho assorter, the following notice is
attached to the letter:
Postmastkr: UiKin the delivery of this let
ter pleast obtain the f'uveloio ami return it
to tno Dead Letter (Jlllco. If the letter cannot
bo dtJivei-od you will tit tho expiration of
seven duys stump tho letter with your post
marking btatiip, utt'l return it ami this circu
lar to Iho Dead Letter Ulltc, with your next
return of uniniitlulilr) letters, duly num
bered and entered on the list, Form Io. Vti-!.
A. 1), Hazkx. Third Ass't 1'. Al. Geo.
These envelopes are saved for refer
ence, and albums containing several
thousand of them are emong tho at
tractions for visitors in tho department.
Letters having contents of any char
acter whatever are carefully recorded,
and can bo referred to at any time.
Money found in these letters, which
cannot be delivered to tho proper per
sons, is turned into the treasury, where
it call be obtained by the owner with
in four years, alter which timo it is
covered into tho treasury, uud can only
be secured by act of Congress,
The aggregate valuation of the silk
Sjroduets of American mills is about
5S0,OOO,O0U annually, and yet this im
portant bunch of industry is compelled
to rely mainly upon the producers o
Asia for the raw material whence thi
vast sum is realized.
The weight of the iron alone
capilol i b,009,500 pounds.
ANOTHER BELL.
Poets of old in vei ae untold
Havo sung oft their praises of belli,
As their tones clear and bright
In the dead of the night
Have trembled in musical swells.
The tell in the tower that note every hour
Tlie bell calls loudly to church
Or the merriest of all, the sleigh-bells glad
call
Hut there's one they've left out la the
lurch.
I'm musio so sweut that youth loves to great
'I' Lie marriagd bells toning in glee
lr tht! sweet evening bells,
Wlioe soft welcome swells
As the twilight dims meadow and tree; '
The fierce, angry balls whose piercing clang
teU
Of th Fire King's power untold,
Or thj de-.p solemn note from the funeral
Itch's throat
iittt there's one they'va left out In the cold.
IU musical chimes in no bards or rhymes
Have been made to the memory dear;
Xor e'er did muse tell
Of this wonderful bell
Whose preans aro heard far and near;
Like a lark in the morn its clear tones are
borne
From the first to tho fourth or fifth floor,
And its musical tuna is again heard at noon
'Tis the old dinner bell, nothing more.
Henry IS. Tichtnor.
HUM OK OP THE DAT,
A waist of time An old maid's.
The heaviest suspension yet Brooklyn
bridge.
The shoes used on hens cannot ba
worn by children.
It's easy to be contented with your lot
If it's only a corner lot or even a lot 'of
money.
A Kingston girl jumped twelve iect in
hersleep.recently. She probably dreamed
that sqme one was proposing to her.-
Burlington Free J'rens.
What is a dude? asks an exchange.
Whenever you see a fifty cent head with .
a fivo dollar hat on, grab itl You hav
a dude. Las Vega Optic,
A man's love for his daughter should
not be measured by the foot with which
he lifts an unwelcome suitor out of the
house. Fall Ilicer Adcance.
If men knew as much at forty years of
age as they thought they knew at twenty,
there would "be more statesmen in the
country. Texat Sif tings.
The colli wave from the North comes down,
It's bracing and it's nice.
But goodnetw sukes ulivel It makes
A girl's nose cold as ice.
Merchant-Traveler.
A Northern Texas editor complains
that the number of marriages is ridicu
lously small when compared with the
time squandered in buggy-riding. Texas
Sifting.
Judging from the character of tho
meekness displayed by some people, we
mggest un amendment to read: "Blessed
ire the meek, for they shall want the
wrth." Wilmington Star.
"Did they feed you well at your board
ing school, Johnny?" asked his fond
aiolher. "Nil w, they didn't, " responded
the youth. "What kind cf meals did
they give you, dear" "Oatmeals."
Onifiiic.
"Yon don't mean to say you wear all
these different sizes of hats!" exclaimed
llohsou, looking over the head-gear on
Popinjay's hat rack. "To be sure I do,"
was the reply. "Those larger sizes
;ome in handy after club nights." Bur
lington Free I'reis.
BWKKTI.Y PBAU
Oh, she's always bright and gay,
And her songs throughout the day
Sweetly peal;
While if "hubby" conn a home Bick,
Him by tender nursiag quick
Site doth heal
Yes, she never gets eait down,
Or was known a sullen frown
To reveal;
Nothing her good humor shocks,
Ami her hushund's ragged socks
She doth heel.
Cart 1'retzeVs Weekly. s
An Old Showman.
Yankee Robinsoii, the veteran show
iian who died recently in Iowa, is said
to havo been the originator of street
parades. He was a genius in the adver
tising line, aud silver half dollars with
"Good for one admission to Yankeo
Robinson's show " stamped on them
aro almost every day taken in even now .
at circus ticket wagons in the West.
Another of his devices was to have a
poster containing the music of a favorite
song of his, each note two or three feet
long, posted on tho fences, so that the
people were soon humming the music.
As lute us 18i)S he had the largest and
best circus and menagerie in the country,
and was worth $100,000, according to
Mr. Hutchinson, of Barnum's firm, who
traveled with him for several years. His
real name was Fayette Ludowic Robin
son, and he wus u native of Avon, Liv
ingston county, N. Y. His lather and
grandfather fought in the revolutionary
army. Ho embarked in the show busi
ness iu 1M-15, and was engaged in the
utricul enterprises as late us 1SS2. He
took out his lirst circus in 1S50. At tho
time of the John Brown raid he was in
the South, and it wus learned that ho
had once managed au "Uncle Tom's
Cabin " company, lie was warned out
of towu, Columbia, S. C, and fled on
foot, leuvinira show worth some $40,000.
He derived his soubriquet from a Yankee
character iu a play culled "Day of '70,"
which he phtyed mote than 4,000 times.
His son Silas, who used when scarcely
more than un infant to travel with hit
fMher's wuguu show and sing "Old UncU
Ned," is now editor aud publisher of the
Warsaw (.111-) lkmoc-rat.
Ki;;I.uh1 imports uuuuully ubout a
hundred mil licit dollars worth of butter
hrte.
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