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Show I The Bow of Orange Ribbon A ROMANCE OF NEW YORK By AMELIA E. BARE Friend Olivi.," X Thou end the Other One." Eto. dMttHHttttttJ Copyright, 1886, by Dodd, Mead and Company. CHAPTER I. (Continued-- ) On a lounge an elegantly dressed woman was sitting, reading a not el "La, childl she cried, "come here and give me a kiss. So you wear that suit again. Is that the Dutch style, then, child? It must be extremely charming. La, here comes He is going to ask you to Richard! take a sail on the river; and I shall lend you my new green paiasol. I do believe it is the only one in the coun, try." I came to sit with you, and work with my worsteds. Perhaps my moth-e- i might, not like me to go on the Tiver with any one. But Katherine had no time to defend herself; for, with his cavalry cap in his hand and a low bow, Capt. Hyde entered the room. In a few minutes afterward she was going down the terrace steps with him; and lie was looking into her face with shining eyes, and whispering the commonest words in such an enchanting manner that it seemed to her as if her feet scarcely touched the low, white Bteps, and she was some sort of glorified Katherine Van Heemskirk, who never, never, never could be unhappy again. They did not go on the river. Capt. Hyde did not want a third party near. In any capacity. The lower steps were shaded by great water beeches, and the turf under them was green and warm. A sweeter hour, a lovelier maid, man could never hope to find; and Capt. Hyde was not one to neglect sweet-fancie- his opportunity. I,et us stay here, my beloved, he I have something sweet whispered. to tell you. Upon mine honor, I can keep my secret no longer. The innocent child! Who could tlame her for listening to it? at first with a little fear and a little reluctance, but gradually resigning her whole heart to the charm of his soft syllables and his fervent manner, until she gave him the promise he begged for love that was to be for him alone, love for him alone among all the sons of men. What an enchanted afternoon it was! how all too quickly it fled away, one golden moment after another! In a few minutes Joanna and the elder came in. He had called for her on his way home; for he liked the society of the young and beautiful, and there were many hours In which he thought Joanna fairer than her sister. Then tea was served in a pretty parlor with Turkish walls and colored windows, which, being open into the garden, framed lovely living pictures of blossoming trees. Every one was eating and drinking, laughing and talking; so Katherine's unusual silence was unnoticed, except by the elder, who indeed saw and heard everything, and who knew what he did not see and hear by that kind of prescience to which wise and observant years attain. Joanna was talking to Neil Semple In the recess of a window; but Neil's face was white with suppressed anger, and, though he seemed to be listening to her, his eyes full of passion were fixed upon Hyde. Perhaps the young soldier was conscious of it; for he occasionally addressed some trivial remark to him, as if to prevent Neil losing sight of the advantages he had ever him. "The vera air o this room is thought the elder; and ane or the other will be flinging a spark o passion into' it .and then the deil will be to pay. Ill een tak the lasses bame mysel; and Ill speak to Joris for his daughter as good now as any other time. Then he said in his blandest tones, "Joanna, my dearie, youll hae to tell Neil the rest o your tale the morn; and, Katherine, put awa now that bit o busy Idleness, and don your hoods and mantles, baith o you. Im going to ta you hame, and I dlnna want to get my deathe wi the river mist. Pray, sir, said Hyde, consider me at your service. I have occasion to go Into town at once, and will do your Juty to the young ladies with infinite pleasure. "Much obliged, captain, vera much obliged; but it taks- an auld man like mysel to walk safely atween two bonnie - wise-beade- wise-hearte- lasses.. While he was speaking, Neil left the room. He was glad to escape from a position which he felt to be both painful and humiliating. He was in a measure Capt Hydes host, and subject to traditions regarding the duties of that character; any display of anger would be derogatory to him, and yet how difficult was restraint! So his fathers interference was a welcome one; and he was reconciled to his own disappointment, when, looking back he say the old gentleman, slowly taking the road to Van Heems-kirkswith the pretty girls in their quilted red hoods, one on each side of kirks discussed the matter a little reluctantly, he thought, on their part Katherine talked with Joanna of the Gordons. Joanna had not a suspicion of the joy and danger that had come to the dear little one at her side. She was laughing softly with her, even while the fearful father stood at the closed door, and lifted up his tender soul in that pathetic petition, Ach, rnijn kind! niijn kind! mijn liefste kind! Almighty God preserve thee from all sin and sorrow!" CHAPTER II. Oranje Boven. Well, well, goes to its forefathers, like all the rest; and. as for what comes after it, everything is in the love and counsel of the Almighty One. This was Joris Van Heemskirk s last thought ere he fell asleep that night, after Elder Semple's cautious disclosure and proposition. In his calm, methodical, domestic life, it had been an eventful day. We say the words often and unreflectingly; seldom pausing to consider that such days are the results which months, years, perchance centuries, have made possible. Thus, a long course of reckless living and reckless gambling, and the consequent urgent need of ready money, had made Capt. Hyde turn his thoughts to the pretty daughter of the rich Dutch merchant. She Is a homespun little thing, laughed the colonels fashionable wife, and quite unfit to go among people of our condition. But she adores you, Dick; and she will be passably happy with a house to manage, and a visit from you when you can spare the time. It was in this mood that Katherine and her probable fortune had been discussed; and thus she was but one of the events, springing from lives anterior to her own and very different from it. Also, in her father's case, the mo; tives Influencing his decision stretched backward through many generations. None the less was their influence potent to move him. In fact, he forgot entirely to reflect how a marriage between his child and Capt. Hyde would be regarded at that day; bis first thoughts had been precisely such thoughts as would have occurred to a Van Heemskirk, living two hundred . -years before him. Joris age was not an age. inclined to analysis, and he was stili less inclined to it from a personal standpoint. For he was a man of few, but positive ideas; yet these ideas, having once commended themselves to his faith or his intelligence, were embraced with all his soul. Semples communication regarding Capt- Hyde and his daughter had aroused in him certain feelings, and led him to certain decisions. He went to sleep, satisfied with their propriety and justlcer He awoke in precisely the same mood. Then he dressed and went into his garden. It was customary for Katherine to Join him there; and he frequently turned, as he went down the path, to see if she were coming. But this morning she did ,iot come!' He walked alone to his lily bed; but his face brightened when he heard her calling him to breakfast and very soon he saw her leaning over the halfher eyes with both door, shading hands, the better to watch his approach. Lysbet was already in her place; so was Joanna, and also Bram. Joris, and Bram discussed the business of the day; Katherine was full of her visit to Semple house the preceding evening. Dinorah was no restraint. The slaves Joris owned, like those of Abraham, were born or brought up in his own household. And yet, this morning, Joris waited until Lysbet dismissed her handmaid, before he said the words he had determined to speak ere he began the work of the day. Then he put down his cup with an emphasis which made all eyes turn to him, and said: Katryntje, my daughter, call not nor call not any day, until 1 tell you different, at Madame Semples. The people who go and come there, I like them not. They will be no good to you Lysbet, what say you in this matter? What you say, T say, Joris. The father is to be obeyed. When he will not, the children can not. Katherine had drawn her chair close to her fathers and taken his big hand between her own and was stroking and petting It; then as she answered she leaned her head upon his breast. Father, I like to see the English lady; and she is teaching me the new : . stitch. There are Schoone Lammetje! many other things far better for thee to learn. In these things the best of all good teachers is thy mother. him. "I can do these things also, father. The elder was very polite to his The lady loves me and will be unhappy charges; but he noticed that Kather- not to see me. ine was silent and disappointed, and Then, let her come here and see that she lingered in her own room thee. That will be the proper thing. after her arrival at home. Her subse- Why not? Always honor thyself, as quent pretty cheerfulness, her delight well as others. That is the Dutch in her lilies, her confiding claims upon way; that is the right way. Mind her fathers love nothing in these what I tell thee. His voice had gradually grown things deceived him. He saw beneath all the fluttering young heart, trem- sterner, and he gently withdrew his bling, and yet happy in the new, sweet hand from her clasp, and rose as a feeling, never felt before, which had man pressed with affairs. When he had left the ruom Lysbet come to it that afternoon. But he thought most girls had to Instantly began to order the wants of have this initiative; it prepared the the house. Katherine still sat at the way for a soberer and more lasting table; her eyes were cast down, and affection. In the end Katherine would she was arranging without a conperceive how imprudent, how impos- sciousness of doing so her bread sible a marriage with Capt. Hyde must crumbs upon her Delft plate. Roused be; and her heart would turn back to from her revery she comprehended in Neil, who had been her lover from a moment how decisive her fathers boyhood. Yet, he reflected, it would orders were intended to be. Yet in be well to have the matter under- this matter she was so deeply interested that she Instinctively made an stood, and to give it that possibility which is best attained on a money appeal against them. Mother, my mother, shall I not go So So, while he and the Van Heems- - once more to see Madam Gordon? - kind she has been to me! She will say I am ungrateful, that I am rude, and know not good manners. Yes. mother, I may go once. A young girl does not like to be thought ungrateful and rude." More than that, Katherine; a young girl should not like to disobey a good father. You make me to feel astonished and sorry. Here is the key of the best parlor; go now and wash carefully the fine china-ware- . So Lysbet turned and left the roovt She did not notice the rebellious loos cn her daughters face, the lowering brows, the resentment in the glance that followed her, the lips firmly set to the mental put pose. To see het lover at all risks that was the purpose; but how best to accomplish it was not clear to her. She lifted the key given her and went to the parlor. It was a large, low room, with wainscoted walls, and a big tiled fireplace nearly filling it The blinds were closed, but there was enough light to reeal its quaint and almosc foreign character. The oval tables were full of curious bits ol china, dainty oriental wicker-work- , ex quisite shells on lacquered trays, wonderfully wrought workboxes and fans and amulets. As she moved about among the strange carven toys ane beautiful ornaments, she couold thini only of him- of his stately mannei and dark, handsome face. She re called every word he said to her at they sat under the water beeches More vividly still she recalled the tender light in his eyes, the lingering clasp of his hand, his low, persuasive voice, and that nameless charm ol fashion and culture which perhaps impressed her more than any other thing Among the articles she had to dual was a square Indian box with drawers It had always been called the writing box, and it was partly filled with and other materials for letter writing. She stood before the open lid thoughtfully, and a sudden oven whelming desire to send some message of apology to Mrs. Gordon came into her heart. She could write pretty well and she had seen her mother and Joanna. fold and seal letters; and, although she was totally inexperienced In the matter, she determined to make the effort. All difficulties were overcome, one by one; and the following note intrusted to the care of Diedrich Becker, the old man who worked in the garden and milked the cows: To Mistress Col. Gordon Honored Madam; My father for bids that I come to see you. He thinks you should upon my mother call. That you will judge me to be rude and ungrateful, I fear very much. But that is not true. I am happy, indeed. I think ail the day of you. Your obedient servant, Katherine Van Heemskirk. (To be continued.) - pa-pe- WHY HE SAID "PANTS. Rather Fine Distinction Used by New-Yor- in Language Tailor. Gates, of Amherst college, says the New York Times, was a man with three salient characteristics belief in compulsory .worship as. a means of. grace, nicety of language, and a fondness for bargain hunting that was almost. feminine. As illustrative of the latter'it is told' that on a certain occasion Mr. Gates bought for $3 a pair of trousers that had been marked at $6, and had them charged. The first of the month the bill came in: To one pr. pants, 13. Mr. Gates crossed off the pants &nd substituted "trousers," then re- mailed the bill. The first of the next month another bill came in: To one pr. pants, $3. This time the bill was returned as before, but with the following legDear Mr. Thompson: end: I am always careful about the language I "fisq, and like other people to be the same,, .The first of the third month Mr. Gates received a bill: - 'To one- - pr. pants, $3. .This time he went in person to visit Mr. Thompson. , He explained looked at him a . Thompson moment, and then replied: President Gates, Ive been in the clothing business for 25 years. An during them 25 years everything in my shop above $5 has been trousers and everything below $5 has been pants. Its pants you got, and egad, sir, its pant youll pay for. ODDEST OF ALL FADS. Lovers of the Day Seek to Have Their Pictures on Sweethearts Shoes. It is said that the fashionable girl of the present day carries the picture of the young man she most loves In her shoe and the secret of her heart may therefore be learned by looking at her feet. There is nothing occult about it. Hypnotism, mental telepathy and things of that sort are not concerned. If the girl Is up to date all you have to do is to look at her feet, for there you will see the picture of the happy man. She wears it in the buckle of her slipper, so that the best time to learn the truth Is when she is at a dance. At a function of the kind In Wissahic-ko- n recently a half dozen of the girls had their sweethearts at their feet, which, according to amatory tradition, is right and proper. When the miniature fad originated the modish girls were pleased to wear th'e counterfeit presentments of their courtiers at their necks. Then they moved to the belt buckle, but it is the prerogative of a woman to change her mind, and man is once more lowered. Already the new fancy is gaining supporters and many slipper miniatures are being made with the pop This is for traits of matinee idols. the accommodation of those girls who lave not yet succeeded in finding a man to admire at close range. Navigation of St. Lawrence. The St. Lawrence., river is frozen four months of the year, and its navigation is so difficult that an average of one steamer a month is wrecked in its waters. A philosopher says it Is better to be alone than in bad company; but some men are in bad company when they are alone. ' S'' sss AS SEEN IN SWEDEN. $100 FOR AN EGG Of an East Indian Game Fowl Imported Into England. Not often does the price of a single egg climb to $100,but that is what was offered for each of the eggs of a certain Indian game hen, which was brought to England some time ago, says Country Life in America. For centuries the Indian game, or Azeel fowls, have been the very apex of the game breed, for the pureness of blood and pedigree have been most carefully preserved for so long that the date of the origin of the race has been lost in the past. It is almost impossible to procure specimens of the purest blood, for they are treasured by the Indian sportsmen at the highest value, and the best fowls are not allowed to go out of their native country. As game fowl, they are great fighters. Those who have seen them in India for the finest birds never reach our colder climates tell of their prowess and ungovernable tenactly In battle. With them it is always victory The Unforgotten Song The years have taught me many things, But none so sura as this; That shelter, solace, joy and strength Are always where God la So now, when hope and courage fall. And only feer is strong, My heart will atng. as in the past. An unforgotten song. God is my refuge and my strength. I will not be afraid; And though the night be wild and dark, I meet It undismayed. if if rh Marianne Farningham. N05E JOmSOAC? 8 Situation in Russia Graphically ed in Cartoon. Depict Russia's reverses in the far East and the melancholy plight of its czar are being made the butt of the and caricaturist in the Swedish press just now. This cartoon, which was published recently in the Puck, a weekly printed in the Swedish capital, is an exception from the rest In that it does justice to the funda mentally kind nature of the ruler of ail the Russias and shows a true ap- - para-graph- er or death. B C Mi In America, however, the game fowls are Beldom raised for fighting purposes, but are for show and as pets and hobbies for poultry fanciers. f)Y ALEXANDEP PICKETTS 1900, by The Shortstory As I sat on the porch talking desultorily with the landlord the wide, roomy porch, with the wobbly, creaky, rocking-chaircomfortable, of the old tavern, not the piazza of the garish new hotel, which the younger generation point to pride-fullas stamping with an outward and visible sign the villages evolution into a city I happened to mention Ive forgotten exactly how it came into my mind having seen Gen. Grants fun- Pub. Qopj right, splint-bottome- d y eral. I Co. (All rights reserved.) get that contract for feedln the ani- mals? I says. 'You do says the circus man, his face lighting up like a transparency. Set em up for the house, an then come and Bhow me where Johnson's abode is. At first the disconsolate wldder stood out for a full suit of mournin dress, shoes, stockin's, bonnet, veil, an' all the flxlns but finally she compromised on a crape veil an a pass to the show an a seat on the Accordin, right on the time advertised, along down the street past the mayors office came a hearse, with Johnson reposin peacefully in It, an the circus follerin in all Its glory, with crowlin an carryin on, each in his the red an gold glitterin', an the elephants trumpetin, an the lions roarin, an the hyenas laughin, an the rest oi the menagerie howlin an gruntin an particular style, an the band playin sometimes a funeral march to Jig time an sometimes A Hot Time in the Old Town to funeral march time, an' the horses prancin, an the ladies smirkin, an the chariots rumblin, an the clowns grinnin, an the men smilin, an the steam planner tootlin hymn tunes with variations, an the circus man a dancin' pie- - Umbrella Carrier. For the convenience of the ladies who find their umbrellas, parasols and sunsbades unwieldy and unhandy while on shopping tours there has been invented a bolder which is to be worn attached to the belt just as the predation of his difficult position. The dove of peace brooding between the knit brows indicates the thoughts at the bottom of his heart, and the oppressors heel on Finland and Poland bring the blush of shame to either cheek. But from the right eye look out the forbidding face of Pobiedonot zev. Procurator of the Holy Synod and Russia's real Master, and from the other eye that of Piehve. The rest of the picture speaks for Itself. band-wago- observed the landlord, Humph! You oughterve seen contemptuously. Mose Johnsons funeral if you wanter say you've seen a funeral. Eh, fellers? An appreciative chuckle circulated among the rest of the loungers, and spurred me into asking, Why? Cause it was worth seein, explained the landlord, scraping vigorat the turnip ously with his with which he was refreshing himself. Whenever any of you fellers comes round here braggin about your gorgeous mortuary pageants, like them Gen. Grants obsequies he added, after you jest mentioned, thoughtfully selecting a new point of attack upon the turnip, "it dont fease us any. We jest nudge each other in an unassumin' way, an say He oughter'vd seen Mose Johnsons funeral.' It was plenty of panoramer for e jack-knif- simply country folks like us." What was it? How was it remarkable? I asked, curiously. Oh, I dunno as It was anyways remarkable, except out here In the country. Mebbe you fellers that live in big cities are used to them, replied the landlord, cautiously. Well, let me hear about it, and I can tell better, I urged. Then, to begin at the beglnnin, began the landlord, clearing, reluctantly apparently, for action by depositing the turnip, with his knife stuck upright in it, on the porch railing, "it was all on account of an ord'nance weve got here providin that there sha'n't be any parades unless the mayor gives a permit for it. Last year when the circus struck town we had a crabbed old feller for mayor, an when the circus man went to get h permit for his parade he got turned down. Wha-atgasps the Mayor, I want a permit to parade, says bald stallion, lookin' proud an' serene man. circus the an happy. You cant have it, says the mayor. My socks, wasn't it the mayors I d like to know why I cant, says turn to be mad! He came rusbin out the circus man. of his office like a crazy man on the Cause circuses are demoralizin' loose, an' catcliln hold of the bridles an Indecent Inventions of the devil for of the horses pullin the hearse, shoved to lead the young an unwary onter de- them right spang back on their struction, an consequently I don't ap- haunches. prove of them, says the mayor. Whats the meanln of this here?1 Nothin of the kind, says the cir- shouted the circus man, ridin up, precus man. Til have you know that tendin to be shocked. What terribly and a moral instructin Is mine great do you mean by interferin In this out coman benefit show thatll uplift any rageous way with my old friend Mr munity, an especial any old moth-eateJohnsons funeral, you old grave-rofossil like you. ber you? So the two of them had i( back an Wha-atgasps the mayor. man an circus The hot heavy. forth, have you know that were peran' the the mayor refusin; beggin, circus man threatenin, an the mayor formin our sad duty of attendin our defyin him; the circus man pleadin, late lamented friends remain to their an the mayor sittin obstinate; the last restin place, you irreverent old circus man gettln' madder an madder, body snatcher. Aint we, Mrs. Johnan the mayor not budgin an inch; the son? says the circus man, pleasant as circus man cussin, and the mayor a basket of chips. cents per tuss finin him seventy-fivYes, you be, chirps the forlorn until the upshot of it all was that widder, from where she was munchin' the circus man had to leave without peanuts an popcorn besides the bass-druthe permit, but swearin hed parade in in the spite of all the mayors an permits in Well, sir, the mayor was was vowin creation, while the mayor about some things, but he realized that he didnt nave no authority to 8 top a funeral in full career. So all he could do was grind his teeth, an froth considerable at the mouth, an' hope soraethind turn up that'd give him a chance at that circus man while that parade followed Johnson all over town. An they didn't shirk Johnson none, either, but finally went ahead an planted him to the tune of 'Where Was Moses When the Light Went Out? There was the biggest crowd at that funeral that ever attended such a melancholy event in this town. concluded An thats why, the landlord, resuming his knife and turnip, "we're claimin that the last sad rites paid to Mose Johnsons ashes were somethin new an unique in the way of obsequies, at least i this here neighborhood." cross-graine- ? n b e Dog Chewed Up Two Dozen A dog with an appetite for You cant have it! says the Mayor. ho shouldn't, if he had to call out the militia to stop him. Well, mister circus man came down here an carried on somethin awful, worse than the wildest man from Borneo you ever seen, an offerin everythin to everybody if theyd only tell him how he could outwit the mayor, an jest then I had sorte an idear. So I says to him, Say, I says, Mose Johnsons lyin dead this minit, wattin' for the poor board to bury him, Mose always bein a shiftless, thoughtless, kind of a feller. I wish it was the mayor, snaps Mr. Circus. 'What of it? Well, I says, I dunno as theres any ordnance regulatin' funerals, or permit got to tie got for the same. Do Kin-cho- Nan-Sba- rial. Bibles twenty-fou- r in Morton Chapel Methodist Episcopal church in Jeffersonville, and George Yester was forced lately to purchase a new outfit for bis Bible class. Childrens day was observed at the chapel, and during the exercises a dog followed one of the children into the When the meeting place of worship. closed the canine was asleep and the sexton locked the doors, not knowing of Its existence. The building remained elosed until the next day, and when the sexton opened the door, the dog was occupying the pulpit, sound asleep. Pieces of paper were scattered all over the auditorium and an investigaBiblee tion showed that twenty-fou- r belonging to George Testers class had The jani-to- r been torn into fragments. is of a religious turn of mind, but he came near forgetting that fact and was on the point of saying things when he remembered where he was. Louisville Herald. things chewed up The Umbrella Carrier. scabbard of a sword is fastened to the accoutrements of an army or naval ' officer. . This arrangement appears to be as effective as it is simple, and possesses features which will doubtless appeal to the fair sex. The affair is amply explained by the accompanying picture. It is small and unobtrusive, and when not in use hangs easily at the side entirely out of the way. It will doubtless be quite popular with tbe ladies. Naughty Boy. A FISHERMAN BY INSTINCT. Capture of Big Turtle Made Father Proud. I guess its time I bought this youngster something to fish with besides a bean pole, a chalk line and a bent pin hook, said an Elmwood citizen the other morning as he patted C. C. Cadwell, nine years old, on the head, in a manner to suggest strong parental pride. "Say, this boy began to fish before he fairly got into trousers, declared Youngster the parent. "Hes caught everything in our streams from pollywogs to snapping turtles, and his last achievement in the turtle line weighed seventeen pounds, and heres the outfit he caught It with." Then the delighted parent of the smiling lad displayed the bean pole, the chalk line, the tiny hook and a photograph of tbe big turtle, That turtle hdd twenty-seveeggs in it, said the man. Weve' placed them in the sun to hatch out, and maybe well go into the turtle raising business. I've heard tell that green turtle soup Is about one of the things on a hotel bill of fare. As the pair took the car for Elmwood the man seemed about as happy as the boy. Hartford Courant. n top-notc- Ancestor of Modern Artillery. band-wago- Men as Projectiles. A Singhalese newspaper published in Colombo, Ceylon, is tired of the paucity of news about the war, and in order to regale its readers It now and then manufactures some, of which the following is a sample a translation by the Ceylon Times: The sultan was communicated with regarding an approaching conflict, and, being a great friend of the Japanese monarch, he sent a specially trained company of swordsmen, each of whom with a sword in his hand is shot away from the mouth of a gun at the enemy just as ordinary shrapnel would be. On arrival among the enemy he makes short work of them by his sword play. These swordsmen are now fighting for Japan and gaining victories." Small wonder that and fell! X York Commer Bible. sacred When a Hindoo schoolboy doesnt know his lessons his teacher ties hlr queue to the wall. Black Snake a Man's Ally. "Rattlesnake John of Lower Milford, was In town with a souvenir of eight rattles, taken from a snake that had been killed by a blacksnake which had caught it at a great disadvantage. John saw the big rattler lying at on one of the Coleraln mountains, with a toad in its mouth. A big blacksnake saw the same spectacle at the same time and made a dash tor the rattler. The latter could not spit out the toad iu time to make a fight and had to tamely submit to being crushed to death in the coils of the blacksnake. Then John cut off the rattles. Alipentown, Pa., dispatch. Horses Swam River With Load. While trying to get a rig loaded with hay on board of the ferryThe first cannon. It dates back to boat at Suncook, N. H., both horses Edward III.'s time, and did service in and dray were precipitated into tha the battle of Crecy. Merrimac river. In falling the pols in some way became caught on ths boat and the whole was safely landed Eggs Break Up Social. An egg thrower caused a little com- on the other side. The river is 1,001 motion at a church social held at Lit- feet wide at this point and the horses tle Silver, a village near Red Bank, by swimming kept up with tbe boat N. J. Everything was going along over the whole distance. nicely when two ancient eggs came Giant's Chair. sailing into the room. One of them hit a guest squarely in the mouth and the other grazed the pastor's head. two-hors- e The social broke up in confusion and the men present hurried out aud hunted in vain for the egg thrower. Queer Way of Telling Time. In Malay the natives keep a record of time in the following way. Floating in a bucket filled with water they place a cocoanut-shel- i having a small perforation, through which by slow degrees the water finds its way inside. This opening is so proportioned that it takes Just one hour for the shell to fill and sink. Then a watchman calls out, the shell is emptied, and the process is begun again. Matches a Cent Apiece.- According to Horace Swan of Rutland, Vt., matches were first brought into that state seventy-tw- o years ago. They were introduced by the wholesale wagons which traversed the coun- try at that time furnishing the stores with goods. The matches were packed 25 to the box. and a box cost the dealer 23 cenls ct who! svli. One of nature's freaks to (he nortl 5 of Ireland. Deer Killed by Wire Fences A young moose crossed the yard of A. Putnam at Fort Fairfield, Re, and went in the direction of the rail- road station. In its patch it encountered a wire fence which it attempted to leap ever, hut caught its head i e 5: s neck. th wire r.i-- ! l |
