Lucknow Sentinel, 1888-08-24, Page 7.!••
BAP FITS or
•
the Growth of seinahness,-Whi, It .fihenld
be Struggled Aaninst. and Itaniahed--
. Why reople Ought. to be, la twelety.
• There li a mental condition with which
we all beoome acquainted some time or
other during our existence, which is neither
ennui, discontent, temper, nor disappoint,
anent but simpiy sheer depreseion of spirit;
'and as a rine we cannot altogether
account for it even to . oureelves—it is
inexplicable to Xis but the fact of its
-presence is undeniable, and it may be
defined as temporary Mental and physical
caw° Weariness would generally have
more raison d'etre, and be attributable, in
the: majority of oases, , to overwork of
, various kinds worry, or aexiety, either of
which- would" suffice to cause it. But
• depression is eomewhat different; it is
insidious in oluiracter, While: its origin is
• dobtful and sonaetinaesunknoivn; it varies
-
degree from a sense of tininess to a
• edition approaching hypoolaondria.
And in severe cases, even when they are
only of brief duration, the amount of
deepondenoy is so greet seto. make a per.
sop in easy, oirometafices, and without
troubles, alinosewish .for death. in prefer-.
• .. : ence to the distorted and :gloomy views of
. . 'life which are engendered . by depression
. when it is ouffered from in an acute form.
An extraordinary kilt about tins•ie that in
: the ditee of pure depression the surround-
, ings are not always effectual as a curative.
•- For instance; one'sleaearest friend may be
present, or one's Oen dining out, say, and
• yet it is only by a strong effort that a sem-
•' Mance of cheerfulness is obtainable, though
• ' if similarly situated when itione's normal
condition • nitwit . pleasure would be felt.
1 Penile say. the exercise of a rigid self-
control would prevent, or, it leapt, greatly
ameliorate, depression; but it would surely
• eed an iron will to do this, as one may
a
' :11 to be lively and talkative : in. the
'biety of others, and dill the feeling of
....m:ntter_tlesp,madeney- will-, concifier....for--thei
tune. " - 7 -..--7-7- . — . ,,...
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Thonuery noturelly_„. conies, why soma
, 0 person be ennselesely depressed to this
extent? Well, the °hale of - evidence
.e
.betwen cause and effect is not always so
. _ .
clearly defined; but dyspepsia we'ula , be
• conducive •t9 defrossion—so would great
• monotony' or a relaxing ileighborhood—any,
of these three conditions would, in time,
• bring things . to ettch a pass. A person
,,,,,,,,..zzeder.„—the -influence ..of...tho efeeeemooe..
Ite_w_o_la
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.-7414ATIF BEAVNCI WIRES- '
They Win T.,ineman in Hoboken and a
. In Atlantic. City.
Jamea ,a lineman employed 1)
the fibbohen Electric Light Company, wail
instantly. last night. Jig ascended
the pole to'arrangelbe lamp at Firet and I
Washington streets. Ile hest barely reaebed
the lamp when he fell lifelese to. the Bide I
walk. The electric) orient had done its ,
force were his torn garments, which looked
work quickly. The visible evidence* of ite!
as if ent. With a sharp edged knife. The 1
flesh was lacerated at his right wrist and in I
his side was a vvound eight inches long by
an inch and a half Wide.
O'Neil was 35 yeare old and I' d‘,.
Brooklyn. The remains were removed ,to
Coroner O'Hiam'e Morgue and the County:
physician was notified. •
• Atlantic CitY, is having a surfeit of tied-,
dento and crime* Drownings and nine,:
cierewere followed last night by the -almost
instant death of a boy from electric shook.
Little Louis; Mund woothe victim. He
lived on first street Philadelphia in a
house in whieh his bather .(now (deceased)
kept a saloon and in which the first Alpe*
Oen flag *la made- •
He with his brother, Collie tanna,'aged
16, and Charlie Albrecht, aged 12, had
'climbed to the reef of the dressing room Of
Albreoht's summer garden. There they
played until nearly 7 o'clock, vvhen they
were called down by Fred. Albrecht, an
elder son of the proprietor,: Collie Mund
alone obeyed the summons. The othertwo
waited some time and then Louis grasped
the tiles:stria wire on the side Of the garden
to steady himself in his descent. .
• The current had juetbeen turned on and
the shock was instantaneous., The wire
had been spliced and the point'of the joint
had not been covered: 'ladle Louie deg-
gered a few steps and the rt pitched head
• forernost to the ground,a distance of about
fifteen feet.' •
Artnotegeginidere•apa- Wratn•
were quickly summoned; but all -their-
•efforts were without avail. .Brandy wan
. peered into him and other rtrnediee were
applied, but he was Bead. The body was
tenderly eared for and now rests 0Ionte in
the Mimic hall, whefe an inquest will be
'held by the coroner this
.11eratd. ' • ,
W./
TQCNO,BitIDE. 3t.LOPM/
Alter SITWoWeeline Honeymoon 8414,1trma
Away With a.Married Nan.
There lea disconsolate Imeband,inputdh'
/MC le T., and his naMels•Anton Kasha.
He is a tailor, who lives on Moore street,
and deee ell the finer work for Brokaw
Brother*, *Devlin ZO Co.,•and other well.
knownclothiers of 'this 04- He is only
26 years of age, but he has crowded into
his life:a great many !have escapades- His.
first wife has been dead only . since June,
0 year ago, ttied he has lost no time in
Wooing *Ise Jennie Roessler. • She. is a
an some brunette anaworked in the cigar
factory of Robb:ARM & Ries' on Third
avenue,between Eighty-second and Righty
third, street*, He met her first at Wie.
beck'e, Hill at a hall held there on laet
Thankegivtng PaY• After this ire-
quenttY:yiSited her at her home. She, was,
at „first rather averse to • receiving his
attentions but Was #nidly persuaded to
marry hill). A boll was hired for the wed-
ding, an orchestra engaged and a supper
nerved. The celebration was the talk of the.
neighborhood. •
..•
The yognK'woman's affections ,were evi-
dently•fixed elsewhere. Alexander Riau, of
the. &in for whom, •she worked, was
enamored of her charms. She received hie
advances and her companions in the fac-
tory •noticed the friendly terme upon will:oh
they were and the matter became a subjetit
of general discussion. Kasha was not MS-
pioious,. He placed every confidence in his
wife. He told her that he desired her to
give up work and attend simply to, house-
hold duties. She explained .to hina -most
plausibly that her earnings would help to
pay the expenses.
On Saturday laist she Iola him ehe had
some clothes that she wished to take to tho
laundry. She made pp a bundle and left;
as was her habit, to go to work. She did
not rettirir that night, but Rash* was not
Worried, thinking she had stopped with
friends.. •,Bunday.passed without anyeigna
of the eppeartince of the yong bride.:Thed
the husband became alarmed.. He told her
brother, Joseph Ito,egielert who lives oppo-
site, and the two put their heads, together;
They Went to tho factory on Monday and
saw Mr. Itobineen.,' Ho told them; that
Ries; who has a wikamcl two ohildren, had
not ,peen, At the Morita Saturday.:
Jemee left at the same time • •
COOK'S IN A STEW.
A Chef who,*eines for the Bleehpota, of
IrGyilt-4tInte. Piero Weakaesegg.
Two cooks -040 AdrieriPierrel)ehrnearg
the .chief cook at Delmenicces establish-
ment, at No. 411 Broadwayk the other
Ernest Diel, the cook' Of the Calomet Club
—seem to have made a bad races higetting
married. The "fifth 44" was evidently
top much for their capabilities.
There 4, however, a difference in the
two mato. which oame up for a bearing
yesterday 'before judge Beach,of, the Court
of Commoo Pleas., .10 the case ef DelMe-
nigio's 'chef' the wife ia • the core,
plainant. According to her "they
were married in Parte on Augnst 29th,
1868, jest twenty peep" ago. They got
along Very well together—he as master of
the "spit" and she as mistress of their
householdeenntil. recently, when he me-
an:abed, as she says, to the fascination of a
Mrs. Philemon elstezey, with •whom she
says he is now living at, No.; 107. Wooster
street. On this charge She seeks an'abso:
.lute diverce, and on eventuation of M. Loins
Mathot, 'her counsel, Judge 130611 appointed
Howard j. Foster a 'referee to take toti-
mony in the case. Meantinie the goosed
chef has put in no aneweito theanit, think-
ing possibly that it 'night be jumping from
.the frying pan. into the fire,- though the
probabilities are that in the end he will.
thia himself! done to a brown -turn. •
The cook of the Calumet Club is. the
complainant in the second suit. He fines
for a limited divorce. Rte and his wife
have been married only Some' three years,
and he declares that they have been living
in hot water ever since. • The tentitantony in
the caee was begun yesterday before The*
V. Callahan, the referee. in reel:go/tee to
questions by M. Louie Mathot, laia counsel,
Mr. Diel told a pitiful story: of his matri-
monial grievances. '
" What'a your, wife's.greetest -fault" he
was asked. • • _
was. tho -prompt:
response.. have to send her two or
three" timeo to •- 331acktrell'n Island • on
account of it. • The, worst Of it Was she
would come to the club when she Was drunk
and nide terrible rows there; and I came
near losing my place on aocount Of it."
"Had she any other faults1".
" W-6-1-I,•yes,'if you call Omni Amite—
•TAX, ABOUT TOBACCO.
Bus 'MAIO Vera ',no. Weed 'Ante: Aug
. IfOX? to Read.
Says Tobacco: k*artiig, the: ,pief, year
many of our Havana importers who bevo
had Occasion to ship, tobacco to Canada
.for the purpose �f saving the 19 per cent.
'additional duty levied on gone which have
been stored here for the period of one
year , havl been the %dogma of -thefts. Of
late the pilferer& have become more bold;
and now, .basteia of one, or two carrots
being taken, it idnot an uncommon thing • •
for a bale to be -relieved of Biz or eight. •
Says the eai -If a man •
goes to a cigar @tete where he is unkhown
and, calls for a 10 -cent cigar, oleo be is
an.expert in selecting good tobacco, in nine
Cases out of tee he will have a 5 -cent cigar
thrust upon him. Thia is the verdict of a
majority of the smokers in Chicago With
whom I have talked, and I have been study..
.in g their opinions :purpoaely for several
weeke.- '
Bays the West Key ,(Fltig).Equater : On
the farm of W. H. johneoni who lives
six or seven miles west of Bartow, there ige
said to be tobacco three feethigh.' A @MOO
Plant tastWenty...five leaves to the St011s, qne
of the leaves- is fourteen inches wide and
tWenty.twolnobeeiong. ' The tobacco Was ,
-raiSed. on 'conernon fine land which was
cleared. this year: •
- • throwing: flatirons at me anti trying to
Bepreteneatitte -mays ilastt ..,vgaileeandewaseregardea.iose-hemedel „antin.—Reie
:Peculiar CoatomPt Court Case. Ries, is well -041o, owns e few. •henna, carveme with a carving knife."
•.•13-p„,,,oemieleeelo-st„.,e-Dieesiotoeleeettetteere Weighlgeorld. • . -le- • - -
wtgami .• ,w31.4-a-itiozu‘komEav.,
rest of the family, but it is undoubtedly • 'Vick presiding, a peculiar case of what the
worse for the individual: Imagine e. mor- *judge termed " contempt of 'tort image
bitletatteefnaind.:tharine:Which_hll _desires in this Wey.:. Opposite the court -room is
havetenaporaillyeflearand-are,replicedLby-..situated_theXtilean..Foundry4-theznnning
e. complete mentalexhaustion- and, aisin-. of the-msehinety"canded ahumming *Bee,
.''olination for either work or pleaenie„ ' which penetrated the cbitrt-rooro, disturb.
When one 'feels convinced of one's :per, ing the judge's equenimityto such an
.sonal useleseness.ind inferiority to.,one's extent that ho ordered tho balilif tecruitify
contemporaries and asetiziates; & cenvie- theproprietere, Messrs, Snow tt Black-
tien increased . by retrospection, • thew wood, • that :the . noise would have to be
repentance and geed .kesolutions • both stopped. On receiving the 'judge's • order
vanish—tho former seems -unavailing,' the tho. foiandeymen,•-thinking it Was a high-
. latter appearfutile.-and, one concludes handed' pieta)... of !boldness .on .; the part
that life in general isa; mistake, and one's of the judge to require them to atop
• .Own; in .particular 'a miserable' ;Ian tire. their machinery ,and .thereby ' suffer
Theferegpieg paragraphs are an epitomized lose, returned Mishear that theywoad stop
• 'depariptiOn of thelfeelings people, are liable when their Work was done, They Wee°
to when :Offering ,,from depression.. Of quickly replied to by the judge through the
• coursetheeeare degrees oL. despondency, _b_ailiff,thStePaless__the.neise....Weeetopped at,
and in the Milder: forint& or the Commence. once he:, would fine, them 020 ,fok port-
al:tent it is not very 'difficult to dissipate it. tenapt Of conrt. The.bailiff returned to the
•The 'Andy of eelf, if pursued • con more, is court rot= with O niessatge from Snow (Is
apt to beeeme toe engrossing (altogether it IglaoltwoOd telling the ledge to fine away.
, May be neither amusing nor profitable), lloYer.Holstead then went.over'from court
• besides which it creates or aids:the acquist- and advised the fleireon behalf of-thejodge
tion Of downright selfiahnons. . to stop their machinery, Whichwas ee...
' Thisisaccempanied by.nelf,iiiaulgence, to lectently done, the:: firm giving notice Of
, an extent Which Might in h ineasurejnetify theigr intentionto send • in a bill• of damage/ the melancholy thoughts referred to; sboVe.:- to court,,,whieh,they did. . Mei*. Snow.
• Selfishnessis of , rapid growth, and, unless .4 Blackwood aro former residents or Galt,'
kept under , subjection, becomes :penmen- and •the .otticoine'' 'of 'the ciao will be:
ent, and really does,' not answer. • Look awaited with n good deal of interest. iPub,
[trona �n thee Most popular people of one's Bo !sympathy is, of course,. With the ffirin,.
it:equal:Mance* and it will be seen that the whatever the lif.w may ba in the a:bitter. '
• most worthy of 'Affection and respect are
' thee° who etedy and contribitte to the happiness and well-being of others more than
. their own: •Stiola persons are not usttelly
:additited to depression; they are too much
.engrossed. With theitinsiociatea ti, give time
or thought to Moods Ind feelings .; ''con-
, sequently theyhre generally cheerful; and
at leastcharacterized.:bYimederately good.
tS31138 neeelle
'eta Oar's. ire was Idad at Ida:Morrison and
so awore b e Shot'yeem. : • •
- -7 Pcitee.Annaus, the young musician vein)
shot himself on,.Wednesday night at Mrs.
Southwick's . house of ill -fame on Potter
street, died last night at 10.30o'clock at
the Emergency Hospital. The unfortunate
girl whom be seaweed, in his . dying state-
ment, of firing the fatal shot was released
from the custody of the Foorth•Preoinot
police by ender of Coroner Kenney as soon
as Asnans confeseed that he had done the
shooting himself. . • •
,Bo gated yesterday morning that he
made the false • statement because he was
mad at the girl.--Buirafo Express: • •
The'Moraltdbe adduced is .that selfish-
ness is a mistake, for it grows (Mime With
increasing Year* and is therefore to bo.
avoided and struggled agetnet ; whilo the
, more we occupy our minds and the 'facul:
ties of brain and body the less we alien suf-
fer from depression of "'pith& (oleos from
physical °hoes or trouble), which are fed
by w of moral control and absence of
• aOnge laboistY or .employment.e-Lonelon
• „The I.,aok of tereepathe.
We aro a Practical people, andwe beve
• no fiddle facidle Sentiment about Me. We
have no ital. friendship' '•latiwadaye. We
Must not get too deeint
body, - or it anything appeos to him. or her
....iEly egrated ehy-
we mayladrhip* eguffor a little pain; and
wher'grthe good? Selfishness is the first
,law Of out modern life. Self.eacrifice may
still existitinong weaned, bat wonienare
weakthinge at hest Charity ? ' Give him
• 05 send him emnething to eat 'that in
dainty;: go and knock 'on the door and see
'how he ' is, -and .then go, off to your.f un,
Affection'? Sitieyou are sorry he is nick,
„ and ft:11*ot all about him. Dead.?' "Por
fellow I : He we!) •,e, good fellow and I am
., sorry he'', One. ' What card was that yon
played,
4;
' " • ' : - • ..• . •
, • • But re ape, after; all, there are some
eyes tho tears Oro to e soreehodY53
11W.„,.,, •13,', fe.j:eresaLainteeinle_
.. comfort, of ' true. eympethy' .thro gd:?h his
Weakening frame ; perleeps Sordebody ails.
in a chair by the tire; bola lonely room, STA
fancies she sees hint there,: feel° his, arms
about . her, beam his voice Wed phys '13'
tribute to him with a throbbing . hears.
'SOttieWhere or another it may be, esdine`
merry laugh stops half uttered, and sorne-
b,Ody rises frona the joigeue 'Arty and says:
• . I cannot play tettight ;, I an not Well."
- But it is Curious, that the larger the world
grows the sinaller the sympathetic circle
'seethe to 'get. The. more • friends a man
. has the lees real friendellip.. TO be happy; ?.
It is to hive on wonitio who levee you to
WO, atia one Man who truete you to truet.
•'.-7-:;lait Franc him Chrosietefr
•
•Creket' Extraordinary.
There is a sniall:villige, only a- few milea
from Berwick, where 'a ericket club' has
recently been 4started, and the members
were glad to Beanie the services of the boots
of the hotel, Who had been a famous bets= ,
man in his day. (at lea* so he said) to
'coach, them 43 . the • game. Boots wee
never tired of recounting hie prOwesain the
field and at the stamps, smog other' see:s-
ae* tellingOt_an-occasioe on which he ,
played against an • All -England Eleven ane
innings which lasted three days. This was
disputed by a bystander,who :declared such
h feet impoesitgle.. Boote,however, declared
ligewas correct; offered to "back his state-
ment," did so for the sum of fiveshillings,
and won it with th,e following explanation:
The Match in whit% he performed his ex-
ploit waecominenced on a Thursday, and
he was the last man to go in .on that day,
the Stumps being drawn when he had only
'Oiled one ever. :Friday it rainedeper-
sistently, and there was, no play., On Sat-
Urday,mornieg he ,was bowled by the , first
ballbe receiveti,.so that he actually stood
up for three dciye, though whether his per.
,Icirrhances Was a creditable one in a matter
of %infirm.
The RuhIng Perignon.
. Jamie Anderson had returned from 'nob
lege, where he had passed a most sweetie
ful examination, and brought with him
boxful of preggente for the members of his
family. These were as enitably•ohoon as
a young man's taste could dietate, that for
hireaged grandmother •being u, bonnet of
Marvellous size,. ornamented • with many
colored ribbons and flowers, with which the
old lady was Vastly delighted. Somehotu,re
afterivarde the pleased recipient w,aa
missed for a .while, and after a search was
found sitting in a little -used room with the
bonnet on her head.' "Whit are ye daein'
heron' ?." she -was- asked, "Rin
awe, dearleo,.rin awe, ? was no .quiet re-
sponse. As I mpetgettm used to the brew
thing, sae that I'll eel be thinking about it
a' the time in the kirk the morn:"
Mxte:-Qiel_elecitee all the hileg
eeMle,7-2: ViteVeit
disorderly.conduct —N. 17. 'Herald. •
He didn't catch a fifth all day. ,
. .
• Women Who. Go. Fishing, ..
Cleveland 400- the „arinivereary of•
her wedding, June 2nd, 1888,. fishing.' for .
treat. .. The Peeeidentand hitegnitle.ac-
. •
companied her. The firstlady of the land •
has always had phenomenal .luolt inhOok '-
bag the :elasive trout, and on this ogoaeion.
her good.fOrtnne. (4d. not .desert her, Mr.
.Cleveland %Mindoro himself quite " a. on-
oolegeor at angling in • inentitain-• etreanatt
and he felt very . particular thathis bean-.
tliul.wife:shotfitthandleber a-eamiith•soien;*
tiftegrace...-•--",-Let,„ me show ,yort•heivto .
•ceet, your lino," he Bald. "Never. .mind; -
thank yon," ahereplied with a. smile of‘'.
confidence, ".I 'con The President
toOkeastispiciouely on when: Mrs;-.Cleye- •
lend Waved. her , Blendereplit bamboikover
the crystal watero, ; There was a•eplaeh
and a;,:.spe'oitled beauty adoreed•the endof
her line:: She safely Iiindedlini,.and whil�
the President bodied the Waters his wife.-
,cettight .five arioretroet all weighing fifteen
ations pounds. "Do you wish to show me how,
%4"wqs‘uli4.i/tatirr4P,A5'4u,Wette444w•fargkg.4.4tY
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supprestid-44%fifilViiWir
How to'Seettre Seine of the nest Things in
Life. •
Setae of the le3et things in life atm be
atorea - up only by the generosity' which
gives, asking for nothing spin. Such are
warm Affections, kind feelinge benevolent
dispositions. Every service Willingly ren-
dered, every help gladly given, every effort
Reading Lessons for the Very :Venlig.
The Oh, see the little, fly ! Does
•he not look fun-ny as 'he pion -coo Goi-ly
over grand -pa's bald head 7. flee grand:pa
make a Grab for him 1 Oh.serVethe qui=et.
'smile on tho ° Fly's fico as hp lights on an-
other part of' that energy° dome of Thought.
What did grandpa any? Dia he refer to
R. mill -dam?, No, he did not re-fer to I
; he re -felt -red to the Illy, •
The cat- Get' on to the Oat, children I
All an -Lanais were made to servo some
,mse_nxne,p_t_the Cat he was,
• ail 'tile rash:
On-a-ble shades:, Sonia of themecu for as
uch as twenty.thhe dollars, but none of
hem is Worth 4 cent. The Cat had a wild;
ye and a ten -or voico. ,Ife lives uponan-
-that food . and the beck Fence. . In it
ielted to ihoot oats ? NO, it is. Mit tookoan
o shoot Cattle', No one ever ohjecte;except
he Cat. --Time. ' • .
Seee.ter Sawyer iayii it Matt will oover
die as lenges he make sheet,
'1 Dr.Wililabi A. Hammond aSI‘kla that
ttlo briiin is not anorgan ebeolutely eagsetiIions teem tho citizene of Balite Dose.-
-•• tial'to life. •Pittst?urg DiipPtch, •
It is said that the oldest man living any.
/here is Jame(' James, a negro' of Santa
Ogia, Meitico,..whe Was born near—Dor--
heater, S. C., in 1752. He .was „with his
master in the revolutionary Wee, , was 40'
earn old when Washington was elected
resident, went to Texas when 101 years
la, neoved..into Mexico fivo• years hater;
and now, at the ripe age of 186, lives in a
little hat, to which he is'confined by
rheumatism, and is supported by eontribn-
to 'eneorage the disheertened, to teach the
ignorant, to lift the fallen, not onlyper-
form,•their intended work, but even more
surely react upon -the doer. They may or
may not bring him the love. respect and
7 -gratitude of those he befriends, but, they
, will infallibly bring brightness.ana sweet-
,ness into their heart, increasinghis power
to do good, and storing up within hiinthose
: dispositions which'cannot fail to bless hirn
• While enabling him to bless others.
The Hundred Miles Without a Curve.
Tho new Argentine Pacific Railroad from
BOMA Ayres to the feet of the Andes has
on it what is probably 'the longest tangent
in the world. Thiele 340 itilometera' (211
milee):withent a Orve. In tbie distance
there is not a single bridge and no opening
Urger than an ordinary °Wort no out
greater than one meter in depth, and no fill
Of a height, exceeding ono meter. There is
hInmet an entire absence, of ,wood on the
plain aerobe which the western end of the
road is Ideated,' This heeled to the olden -
sive tee of materna tie* will& will be
employed on nearly the eittiro.roted.
A Very poor !I Tenn." ,
• The hurgh,-of A netrether in Scotland is
the senior of 'Glasgow.. Thirty Yearsafter,
being: raised to the rank of Royel Bergh
(in 1617) the town was citified upon to feed
'five exee tobanquet the • King," but tho
13eilies pleaded • poverty: Oaf' too is
One Very mean toun—yea, of all the burghs
Of thirlealrii the nieanestneither is there
Mae floater in oor too,' nor any Oilier per -
non that eie accustomed with feedbag Of
beef, • we being all !teetering menand
fisher*?
- --Beyond years ago a valeable 'calf belong-
ing to E. G. Bancroft, of W,arelieuse Point,
sucked a diamond ring from hie finger. as
be wee_teadhing it to drink inilk., The eelf
grew and heoanie a valuable •COw,and the'
ether day died inyoterionsly. A post-
itortein examination showed that the ring
had recently becOrrie • detached .ftora the
muscle. • *bete' it had hitherto ',ranging
harmless, aila had heonthe, dense of death.
-440annalt News. '
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In the Height of the Season.
•„. Th-e.infltleileke of loettlityon_pcome of the
ordinary affairs of life is simply trenlen--
done. • • , ' • •
. Min. Daisy Buffenton„ of . Ripped Gap
Station, Illinois, arrived at .the Pequet
House, New London, lest week, and,
taking it stroll the following Morning, got*
into a pleasant conversation with a.baere
spied boatman on the pier, • '
” What a charining place this
remarked, as she gazed .wistfully it the
prettY little navy at her feet, • •
It ja pretty port, but you'd
orter got here during th' height of 'th'
88a0012, Then yeti'd 'a seen." "
nifin't-the' month of July called • the
height of the season ?"
"Mese Yer heart, no," wee : the reply.'
yer See they git king* soft like, en'
them as gits„ inter shot water gits kinder
• shore-tonchea, an' them that Ce.mes from
outside is pow'ful .tonok an' sorter. die':
pated like, so's yer don't want terl!eociate
with 'em to ennygeeat extension."
'".I.haven't been here &mg," exclaimed
Miss :Buffintoe; "but if that is a fair de-
scription Of the general rtin of the people
here I think Ilkgo. farther East," and she
dodged, a ,oculpm that the old merinan.
pulled in„with a spiteful jerk.
• "People 1" he eaid. "-I warn't talkin'
about people.,1 Wuz a referrin` to olainbe
. A Little Piah Story.
A few days ago a travel -stained tramp
entered a fernier's 'house just about an haw
previous to dinner.. Ho offered to chop'
some wood if he were givengesceitare meal in
return.- The farmer's wife, beinTin need
efiwood for her stove, set him to Work at
.ol'ce. When dinner time came she called
him meitie,and haviegfish for dinner, put
oneStile :smelt on his plate, while on her
own and her. beebind's ehe had nice big
ones, reserving mare on the Platter. •
The tranipdubiously lifted his little fish
on the fork, held it to his ear and returned
it to the plate, repeating this severel. times.
Being at last *liked What he meant by doing
this, he aesweeed • _
"A ;brother of mine crossed the sea.,
about six months • ago, but net having
heard from •him so far I thought I would
ask the fish whether he meld .eivoine.aey
tidings:" ' • ' •
• " Well, and what did the ,fish say ?"
asked the farmer's wife.. • '
• The trainp 'answered! . The ileh told
me he was too young t� know Much about
the sea, but if I would Milt:ono Of the big,
fish on the ! platter he might,be able to
answer my question" . • ' '
Ta'IrestiVe Carpet-Oiearier..
The. first thing ! I do with the Carpet to -
Minds me of trusting. I hang it up.
Thereast.thing I do reminds nie of the
Hamilton Baseball team. It's hard. to
. The, next thingl reinindsine of grasp -
fig an old friend by the hand. I shake it.
The next thing X 'do reminds Me of, an
undertaker. I lay it Out. • '
. I
gi me o elec-
tion when every man who is nominated by
one party is elected. A cleatcf sweep.
'While putting the carpet Own reminds
Me. of Nailing spinet themind. I have40
keep tacking.
• Nothing to Wear.
, 44Idon't see how I can go," saidMrs. Mc-
'
Style' " really,- I have nothing to Weer."
' Nothing to wear 1" exolaiined Mr. Mo -
Style ; where is your cream satin ?".
Whys John, how ridiculous ..you are
You knell that is worn threadbare I"
I don't, see how that .can be. Yon
have not wornit above/three time*"
"Very.true ; but then, think of the „times
had to try it on while it was making."
M. Menzel), h Norwegian athlete, is
Making a journey through Oreenland . on
enow.shooe, with the, objeot.of finding the
Pelar Sea. ' •
' ..Aridelionipreparing.onent .those• meals-,
which. givaler,_husband: no jmuchdelight,.
Mrs. Lamont's greatest pleasure is fiehing •
for trent. ' Her husbandtaught her • the '
little art, and not long ago they:deeided to
tristair skill together. ." Loan't fish with
yogi" Said the oolOnel. Pli go up the
stream and you fish here,. When I return"
we'll, hate fish fOr dinner, and you Must,
keep !AM or yen% never °etch one." As.
the private . secretary disappeared on the '
side of the mountain his wife was gayly
humming one of her favorite Anne* .After
awhile, about dinner -time, Mr* Lemont •
heard a noise behind her, and a voice said:: ,
welari'l°6ughta-na
Oh, did repledhiwifeu rye
caught three, Dan; just lobe." .
The colonel was alightly embarrassed?.
but pronounced. the . fish beautio. They •
weighed in all nine pounds. The merry •
campers had figh for dinner, but for some
ream:L.10. Lamont neglected tdrelete one -
of hie:noted fish stories during the meal.
Gail HimiltOn'a. first 'attempt at_ Wal.
ton's art was fishing for crui. Being
nnsno-
oesafnl she concludedto try trout.' She, •
.chose a position by a..dashing •Atrearn• on
pWishcoitetoMrottntittinth. eia"cietn.enaryttsits. Bboe bacs'atiptleifnuden:
ohe said. brother: to Whom she spoke;
made no reply, but seeing her wante well.
supplied, departed: . A. fish troubled her
hook. Tho fair fisher began to get imps-.
_tient." The venters were as 'clear hi glass. • '
"Why couldn't I peep over and see the fi4
swallowing ,my holt," she asked. Then
she Moved toward the edge of the stream.. • •
and peered into the placid pool; • Alarge' .
speaklea trout, glided through the sparkling
Water* ..13he . began to 'get excited. -
fish touched her line. • Swish! eplash
`S Help! Brother!" Miss Hamilton fond '
herself in the middleof the stream. The •
rock ahe wail sitting on had given way:
The hook had °alight on the limb of- a tree.:
•Her brother helped her to: dry land and :
When she naw the bare hookshe exclaimed,:
",WhY, wliore's the fish ?" eWim:
ming, 'Suppose," replied her brother. .
-Harriet Hosinee is a 'splendid angler,
having enjoyed the .etiort from girlhood:
Shenever fails to Catch a good mess every ,
time she goes fishing. This story: Is told
of her. One time she was on a traii*.
that was ' *ming n lake where she had
spent nanny hippy 'hotare hooking bass.
The familiar' Bones filled .her with an '
irrepressible desire to chat her line: Bun-
ning out on to the platform 'ehe seeretly
Pulled out the otkpling pin, auct while tho
rest of •tho train Wentgliding on her oaf •
came slowly to a hilt. 'Miss Mesmer had
her Agila, : but it °eel her father -a neat Om
of money. '
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Courtship Ain Mode;
Ilove you. 1—
Elsie (interrupting) —.Really, Mr
Begin—
Regineld (interrupting) --..Befoie you
finish Come out and IniVe some wine jelly,
ice-cream, cocoanuts, lenmende, fried oYs- •
fere and.a sherbet.
a ways laved '
Yong • ,•
The. Hartford i?eliniott8,11:gralil tells thitt •
An da grandfathar haa become quitafeeble .
and his hand shook so,that he ceeld hardly
hold a dish. Frequently they slipped teem
his trembling fingers and were broken: His . •
non harshly Molded hitt for what he called
molt carelessness.' Ono "lay the letter's
little bey, (mine fnte the robot, .to tied his
tither at ..Work.'0W. a block Of Wood, atid,..
asked him if he was making another phea-
trotigh. He replied! "I'm retaking a trough,
for an Old hog to eat otit of: The feetis, it
is for your greetifither. Ho'sbroken 80
many dishes that r batik, stop it or We'll all
go to 'the specithgtitise. New; my boy, you
run limo; and fay." 'But tho boy hesi-
tated, and sloVe y said: "Pother; hadn't
bettor stay and loartihow to make it, oo,
when you, got okfaud-btoak up the &shot I
can make ondier,yoU AO eat but Or. The
•..roughlytton't 111334%1, •
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