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THE MOCKiNG-BIRD.
Wanton slaughter Of the Most Original
Song Bird of North America

Song Bird of North America
Up to emancipation times, or rather
the close oft war. mockng-birdsw were
plentiful everywhere in Georgia. Dur
ing the years that followed freedom
armed race to whom guns had been
forbidden. The negro became an en-
thusiatc hunter. but he was unsklled
and could CRAFTY his craze for DESTROY
Ing only upon birds that were nearest
at hand. Mocking- birds, cardinals. 10
reels, cat-birds and thrushes went down
q easy conquests before class that
had never been taught better. and had
neither sentiment nor conscience. The
negro hunters of to-day, with possibly n
few exceptions. are not wing shots
and they fill the bags with birds
that can be killed i'm the
trees. 1t goes without saving that
these are the b rds that should be
spared to thu fields and 10 society. NV
observation has been tn Il few. very few.
negroes VIII pass. gun in hand. any
In ng that has feathers and is LARGE
enough TO cook, and that is borne Ont bv
the fact that the blue-iay. wood-pecker
and the cat-bird are disappearing from
the fields and woods almost a. fast rs
the mocking-bird proper.
The destruction OF the hooking bird
has been more rapid because his nest
has been Systematically robbed bv par.
ties Of both colors for private ga n or
qualification. a year or two since we
noted one shipment Of these birds
from Savannah which contained six or
seven hundred. Upon the streets Of
this and other cities they are openly
so q every summer
The loss Of these birds and others not
named from the feliis is very UNIFORM
nate, II we cons der the matter merely
from the standpoint of economy. II *
said. and any one who has seen the
mocking-bird feeding It's young may
readily Relieve IL. that worm or bug
goes 70 ts nest every five minutes d lr-
ing the day This would eve moro
than one hundred 10 the day tor every
pair during the nest f. Of their vounc
three sets Of wh'ci are ra sod every
summer. When IL is remembered that
every bug or worm thus cut oil may
represent thousands, the value of the
b rd' service can be- understood Trne.
he takes lig- and berries. but ho earns
them. When, however, we look at him
from sentimental point, the wonder
That any one can harm member Of
the mockng-b ri fam " increases. No
song bird in the world can @ ,ual the
swcc--,css Of his notes or sustain a
SONG % one. No bird k Own 70 na'nr-
alst can produce The note, o. OH rs
and Of wi or even IN mals W ia such
rrerisi n and in such combination. The
little graz singer that balances himself
uron .r'e-tops or dances along the
? dyes Of our hou O. cus 80 have a !
" brd notes Of ths land at his ton uo
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end ard to delight in weaving them
into new foi ms of beauty.
Mccking-b rds can b, taught almost
any t,ing in the way of tunes. Macon
used TO boast Of bird that whistlsd
''Dixie. and We rs ago n FrenchrGar
Travelled about the country playing airs
upon the p ano VIII CHI his bird would
follow n 'curaie'y. At the Pulaski
House. in Savannah. negro used TO
keep bird that would whistle good
alto TO tunes his master whistled.
One of the most popular errors con-
corning the mocking-bird is the belief
That h. has no song of his own: that he
adopts and blends only the notes of
other birds into song. This is pure
nonsense The young mocking birds
reared n the garrets of great cites and
beyond the reach of the songs of others
sing as do the nat YES i'm their freedom.
though not rs strongly. nee they lack
the inspirat on OF mate. the mellow
sunlight, and liberty. Their song H.. in
fact, number of songs. but ent rely
original. No man ever heard tho
divis ons of the mocking binds song
in any forest. That he inte sperses them
with ca calls. the hawks So. eech. tho
wh'rr of the bull-bat. and tn, chickens
melancholy peep" and notes from
other birds is true. but these are only
characters N his rec tative ballad, feat
ures in the romance of hs summers
That he sings his parts backward ana
forward and com bines them anew is
also true. The hooking birds song is
t. the ear what the kaledo cope is to
the eve. and the combinations of his
songs are rs endlc as the glass forms
in the toy. But the song notes are the
same.
This bird is probably tho most con-
unuous singer in the world. but there
are two weeks out of every fifty-two
when moth ne can tempt h M to sing.
and that is when lie is molting. At
such tines he may be found moping in
n secluded spot, lost N rayless me IAN
choly. He looks then hot and sick. and
the only note h utters is short. low
whistle. not unlike that which the fat
man makes ms he removes his hat and
mops his brow. Perhaps during TN S
season the bird lays aside mo kerry. re.
penis. and makes good resolutions
Aacoh (Go.) telegraph.
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cess. too, did not escape corporal nm.
ishment and the o. tvrant often struck
her w tn his crutch. upon one occasion,
knock ng her down and trampl NO her
under foot These irregular tics were
continued for several wears, ending oniy
with the death of Frederick Will am, in
/ l74O.
In more recent times the case Of
George Ill is too familiar TO all readers
TO require any explanation. In India
the royal dynasty has become
20 weakened that they NAV be
denominated race of imbecile princes.
Tbs dcformity of m nd is sonnet mes
natural and sometimes is produced by
dissipation. As all example we may
cite the experience of an English En-.
bassador 10 one of the Indian courts.
On his arr val at the palace of the
sovereign the envoy was conducted
through Il long suite of magn ficent
apartments. Incl by officers clad in the
grandest apparel, to sort of receipt on
room OF n still more costly description
than those he had already traversed. IN
short me two persons of high rank
entered. and wcro followed by number
OF slaves bearing litter covered w tn
rich ks and cashmere shawls of i'm
mense value.
On the couch repoSel the King-a
mere Human form. devoid of the power
of motion. The litter was deposited on
the floor. and one of the officers, rais-
ing the head of the apparently l;fcless
Prince and replacing his lollIng tongue
IN his m uth poured few drops OF a
black liquid down his throat. After
repeating this operation three or
four times the med cine began to
take effect, and tha King began TO
evince consciousness. He raised
himself into a sitting posture. and. after
look ne about for some minutes, was
ready to receive the fore On ambassador
and transact bus ness. The Englishman
afterward learned that the monarch was
n V cum of The terrible opium habit. and
that for twenty hours out of every
twehty-four he was as helpless rs when
he had Gern carried into the receptions
room. The case of King Thecbaw is of
such recent date that il is familiar to
all. The mania of this X NC was in the
direction of cruelty. He put all his
relatives to death in order to ms re his
own stability on the throne. He buried
hundreds of his subjects alive N order
to appeaSe certain irr tated spirits that
Threatened him with afl ciion. Five
hundred victims were at one me, I'M
der h decree. offered as prop tiary to
the gods. Yet. during the preparation
OF these outrages. the people were too
week 10 rebel again { their lunat'c mon
arch, ana suffered Their pa nos of terror
in silent despair. - Glenn Y. Wa ,ner, ia
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Virtues Of Irish PopIin.

Many leading mod 'stes are impress
ing upon Their customers the rtues
possessed by Irish popln. This fabric
never creaseS, does not wear shiny. and
is, so TO express it. everlast NJ wear IL
can now be purchased in charming
evening tn Of peach, almond. Per-
an LA tea rose etc, so that Irish
Cpl n Gun be very appropr ately worn
Tor fdll evening cost lme or for br dial
gowns. more espec ally trimmed W tn
ITS very proper accompaniment. the
best Of real lr sh point lace In darker
sh des poplin is not too dressy for the
requ lements OF street wear. beng at
the same time rs durable as any ma
{ rial now manufactured. not exc pting
the simple, b .melg homespun goods
Themselves. ~ ~ Times DeDlocTdf.
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AMOS GOOD LUCK.
The Grand Results Following the Finding
OF IL fcHther.IIrd.

The Grand Results Following the Finding
OF IL fcHther.I he'd.
"Talkin bout findin' things" sad
the man on the nail-keg nearest the
door. II never had no luck that way;
twan't in my family. Them things
runs i'm fam Les, jes' us losin' teeth or
hair early, or rheumatic or blue eyes
does. had family o. cousins that
was dretful lucky that way. Feared
iii they couldn't e out 'thout pick n up
sumthin'; an some times 'twould be
wuth sumth'n' and some times
'twouldn't; twas 'es' IS it happened
yer know. I've known one of then
boys 10 fetch in II p ncushion i'm the
mornin' and a gold ring afore night
Picked EN- up in the road They we'd
on road mt was Travelled good deal
you know One on EN- found n feath
er-bed once. He was Young fellow
then twas Amos (the man paused 10
look out the door and spit across the
sidewalk, ''he was jes' married N gone
{ housekcepin'. They hadn't but
one feather-bed, N Jane 10 Amos 4
they had any company she n him
d have to lay on the husk bed M cham
Der, n let the company have Their bed.
'cause | hain't a goin to hay q il known
that / hain't feather beds enough to po
round, sez Sarah Jane. She was
dread nj proud critter," SAYS the old
man, with a chuckle. He put his foot
across his knee and nursed the upper
knee tenderly. well, We soc. Amos.
he liked a good bed, m not to blame,
nuther, fur he was hard-work n Teller.
Amos was, n, seq he, I'll git another
feather bed fore I'll turn ont o. IN nc
for company 'Where'll We cit it?' seq
Sarah Jane. Pears to me there The
burnt piece N the sparklcd he fer's rot
TO be pa for fore we save anv feathers
to lay on. Well, Amos. he didn't sny
nothin'-'ta mt no use when awoman 4
like Sarah Jane, but he h tchel ND tho
mare, n oil he went ter carry some
rolls ter mill. Comm home he see n
barrel right ahead in the road. He
p tched il inter the wagon-'twas head.
ed up. but twas awful Highland
dro g home. When he come into the
yard Sarah Jane she come out. m seq
She: What we got there, your fcathee-
b d?' Course, ses Amos, lust as natura,
folks was in the habit o. pickin' up
feather beds m barrels long the road.
We'll sir. they opened that barrel. N |
liant lived in this world sixty-e ght
year rome next January, if the want
feather bed m it, lest as nice one s
eer you see. too. Well, it kinder scairt
EN- bo,h, N Anne SEES. ses he: Sarah
Jane. what do you ihinkP' She burst
out n erwin. SEES she: Anne. don't lets
you n m ever say sharp wor or
have n contrary thought of each other
agin An guess they stuck to it.
There didn never a happier nor a pleas
anicr spokel- couple live in Lewiston,
j don't believe, for forty years. and I
call the find ny OF that feather bed the
luz kiest thing Amos ever done i'm h
life. "Some folks is born to luck"
said the red-wh skered man. with a
sigh. as he threw a cheese crumb at a
mouse that peered out from his hole
behind the counter. --LeUistOn (Ne.)
JOUrHdl.
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The change IN a dooss
goes from light 70 darkness 10
versa. occupies three seconds Ncs
the time when you want IN q,
Picket-fencc-- -Detroa Free Prs.s 'he
1t is the silly man who sling,
his paper with the comment ths, . asaI:
OF II isn't worth reading" The r;l t
COL. aespiaa
Lost His Address
Who Ia rich, And who is happx,
VINO would be content VIM
Let us ste-his name is-nnme,s
a"' we've lost the mans addrr..,
Washington Crit.
Business man: .Been of -.
eh?' Dime-museum man. ysan.
am nearly DIR We to death irvine l
at'ract,ons; never saw suci scarc;,r
OF freaks" Business man. ..Waway
heard the other day of man in Dala,i
who walked seven y-five miles 10 n.s
bill. Omaha World. pay n
IAN old gentleman in BaI,;,
who used to be troubled bv Young n,ae
sitting up tn h $ daughters nr,;i leu
late hour. settled the callers by annaal q
ing promptly ut eleven o'clock and "a
ing each of them ticket to ,en.s..
lodg ng-house. He never scolded =.
acted in an emphatic manner. beca,sa
there wasn't any need of it. Waah,a9e'
toa Cypaic.
-''What was it that ma said To va,
when you came IMP" whispered vo5u-
Bobby to Feathcrly. one of the pue.,.s
go. IMPLY that she was delighted to -.
me; that was all, Bobby" "rm plsS
of 1t. said Bobby. and look of gem
Inc relief came over his face. ..cause n.
said this morning she hoped you would
not come. ~ y. Sun.
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~ s-
THE FARM OFFICE,
why Every Agricultural should Have a
Plnc" for Ills Fooks and Papers.

Why Every AEriculs urist should Have n
Plnc" for Ills Pooks aud Papers.
You need some kind OF an "of1ice. "
even If it only amounts to desk space in
one Of the family living rooms: in other
words, some qu Ct corner where YOU can
place q roll-top desk or the old secre-
tary. and where YOU will always have
good ink, pens and paper. and other
conven ,ence~ for writ ng or figuring.
and be sure Of finding account and
memorandum books. re eipt files and
other papers inst a. you left them And
speaking Of goo ink. in how many
hOu -ehOlds can good black ink and a do
cent pen be- fouud2 Homeopathic ink.
th a. some city m TX. and n corrod-
ed spaiter-worS pen are poor incentives
TO Keeping accounts, making memo.
ran Ia OF % servation and bits Of ex-
perience, or writing business letters. If
there is room 20 sptrc i'm the house. aud
you can have 81 brary, we suOo a.
That YOU make that your Office: table
WI. an wcr the purpose Of desk IL IL
mas drawer or two that can be- locked.
though there is nothing quite 20 con-
Ncnient for business man a. "A fev
spare pigeon holes for letters. re-
cc'pt-. etc. Place your books upon con
venient shelves pine shelves stained
with asphaltum and turpcntine look
very well and add TO them rs you lave
mean, to spare make q rack for your
AGRICULTURAL per odicsls. and see that
no number IS 10 ssing, a.. OF course.
you hlc your rapers FOR future refer.
ence hing few good pictures Of fine
stock on the walls and your office" is
complete. There will be no exc1~e then
Tor tr ne to carry all the farm ac-
counts and The dota Is Of your business
ia your % al. -Our COUnfrg Hume.
] he Office frequently seeks the man
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The Proper Thing

did you hear that Isaacs. the pawn
broker. had recently been presented
with triplets?' said sam Samp'e.
NO replied Peabody Jamison.
But { is quite the proper thing"
"Why was t?'
Three bawls. You know. - Her-
chant 1rdre er.
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Some one save that man who has
been struck by & un ng car not swim.
lie dOcSn { want To- swim. What ne
needs in nine cases ont Of teu. after De-
ing struck by lightning. is q cheap and
unostcniatiou, funeral Norrisfotog
ICrQId
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Earthquakes will be reached ano
mastered in time The future Amer
can Boo thor viii utilize them 10 rock no
h,r ane,, LOlsCdC tcOS,tr- kurraf
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A man in West Virginia reports
having seen a make forty fet long in
the act OF swallowing n sheep. II Is be-
litYcd That about two more Or uks Of
tn stun woul have enabled him 10 seq
sh ep for y feet long in the act ~
swa lowing a snake. - thica 10 Standard
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Mr.. George w Childs has received
from Colonel Frederick Dent Grant n
fine Kentucky mare and colt The mare
was n gre IT favorie w tn the late Gem
eral Grant. and the animals were sent
TO Mr.. Childs by Mrs. Grant They
are now at "Wootton," MIR. Childf
country place. 1t is purposed to call
one OF them Jul .. after Mrs. 4. 5.
Grant. and the other Ida, after Mrs.
Colonel Grant Phi d,feiDh n Hecord
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They were stand NO on the deck Of
Of q Cunarder that runs to the Hub.
and what is that, shining SOP" she
asked. That is the dome Of the state
house. J was born r ght in lie shadow. '
You don SAW And this is really
America. thenP' go. dear no. this Il
Boston. '-Aew HoUen News.
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a person who was n merchant in
one Of the small villages in Erie County
IN 1860 says that his books show that
the following prices were paid Mt that
me for groceries and merchandise OF
various kinds: Kerosene OIL. 81. 90 per
gallon; VIII te sugar, 80 cents per
pound; Bingham. 30 cents per yard
Dleached sheet ng, 63 cents per yard
calicOes, 50 cents. Bu6aiO ExDress.
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J. he Office Frequently seeks the man
iau me man generally blazes the way sc
tha1 % ncedni lose itself -Juage.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-08-07
AT TIE AUCTION,

And 1t came TO pass after the going
down Of the sun young Smarty was pass
ing the mart where certain man cried
out in a loud voice: two am | offered; (;
do hear two and half?"
"Ahar cried young Smarty, turning
to the companions who attended him,
behold the auclionecr. Let us enter III
and mark how will paralyze him."
So entered they in.
And still the voice of the auctioncer
was lifted up:
"And a haf'n, haf'n, a hafn. Any
body say three-quarters?'
Three-quaItcrs said they not.
"Prythee, sir" said young Smarty,
Twill you allow me to make bid?'
For Smarty, the juvenile, had read in
the chronicles how man had once pro
pounded that query 10 an auctioneer
who stood in the market place, and on
his replying; Yea, verify" he said,
Then bid you good night"
AS the OK goeth to slaughter, sc
marched Smarty up to the very front oi
| the auctioueer,
"Will YOU, kind sir, allow me TO make
a bid?'
Up spake the auctioneer, who wa'
fly with regard to the ways of the I'M
godly;
mo, / will not. l never take bid
from children and fools"
Then the people who had assemblcC
on the mart laughed Smarly to scorl
and he skunk away sorrowing.
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Kathie's Master.
BY MAY T.. SNOW.

The Elms was an old place. Every
thing about it proclaimed its age, from
the low moss covered roof, to the ancient
well-swcep in the yard. Old fashioned
flowers bloomed in the garden. Even
the weeds ucering through the chinks of
the old stone wall, had an old time, mus
ty air, as they swayed to and fro in the
yellow sunlight. The orchard trees
were old and garled, the fruit small and
wormy. But had not the immortal
Washington halted to rest in the shade
of those self-samc elmS. and had he not
quenched his thirst with sparkling
beverage made from that same small
sour frult? Yes, and he had praised it
too, and what was good enough fOr the
father of the country, was good enough
for the present owner of the old place,
so he said and so had said his father be-
fore him.
And when some of the trees grew
tired Of being climbed, and pounded,
and shaken, 10y urchins with rubber
coated stomacheS, and deliberately died,
they were replaced with the same old
varieties, ana John Wendell, filled his
barrels each autumn, with cider, made
from apples just as sour, and hard, and
knurly,as those which his ancestors had
used for the same purpose.
said everything about the place was
old, but | was wrong. Late in life, John
Wendell married a sickly wife, who
lived just long enough to press one kiss
from lips even then growing cold, upon
the face Of a little, wailng daughter
and then passed beyond the shadows Of
the valley.
For weeks the little life trembled il
the balance, undecided whether to liv,
or die, but at length, thanks to careful
nursing and frequent po,ions of life-in
spring brandy mixed with the fooC
substituted for its natural sustenance
the wee mite began to grow, and at
wear old was as fine a specimen of baby
hood as could be found for fifty mile
around, 81
The young baby possessed a tremen
dous will of her own, which she be
trayed by screaming Justify if her cup G
milk was not Favored by the additio
of few drops from a certain long necke
black bottle that occupied a time-hor
ored position on the old-fashioned kitcl
en- dresser.
At length good old Aunt Nancy, VII
possessed an answering faith in Il
medicinal properties OF The black boltl
was known to shake her head onliniou
~ and declare, 1T was really amazi
lMh4t a hankerin' the child lad Tor Il
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give you strength, know"
"No, no, Ralph! 1t can never be.
There is no hope for me, none, none!
God has forsaken me. Oh, mother,
mother, if l had only died when you
didr
Oh, the despair, the anguish in her
voice 1t wrenched the heart of the
man who loved her more than death
could have done.
In vain he urged her to marry him
still. She was firm. She. would not
yield, and bade him go his way and
leave her to her wretched doom.
At last he left her, resolved to come
again on the morrow and renew his en-
treaties.
He turned back once, and saw her
| standing still, where he had left
her; her slender figure outlined against
the roses, her small hands clasped over
her heart, the despairing look of her
face in her very attitude.
A longing came over him. He re-
traced his steps, took her in his arms,
kissed her eyes and lips and brow, then
without looking back he disappeared
fIom sight.
Aunt Nancy awoke from her after
noon nap. The house seemed strangely
quiet. The clock pointed to half-after
i've. She hastily arose and began to
prepare the evening meal. Kathie had
not returned, she thought.
The master of the Elms came in.
"Where is Kathie?" he asked
"She wcno out after dinner" aunt
Nancy replied, 'and has not got back.
| 'spose she must have gone to the viii
,lage, though she didn't say nothing
about it,"
The meal was eaten in silence, and
aunt Nancy cleared away the dishes,
and sat down to her knitting to watch
for the absent one.
The shadows of night gathered, but
Kathie did not return.
"Maybe she intends staying all night, ="
said aunt Nancy, uneasily, but Ie-
lieve l would ride over and see. We
need some tea, anyway"
But John Wendell was getting old and
stiff, and SO he said, ut looks consider
ably like storm, and l expect she
stayed until it got so late she thought
she would wait till morning. She is al
right somewhere, and gals is not apt to
think about old folks worrying about
them"
So the night passed, and the next
day they found her. AT the foot of the
old garden flowed little stream, mar
row hut deep in the channel. 1t was
spanned by little foot bridge. Kathie
mad crossed it safely hundreds of times
but this time her foot slipped, and the
sparkling river received her in its cold
embrace.
So said the sorrowing friends gathered
at the house OF mourning; but Ralph
knew better, and aunt Nancy knew bet
ter; but the secret remained locked IN
each faithful breast
As the silver threads showed them
selves IN his dark hair, people saidi
GLOW he must have loved her, for his
;, sorrow has made him old before hi,
time"
Ralph was a christian who believed
; his bible, but in his heart lie felt tha
even her last mad act might be forgiven
hy the merciful Father, who secth anC
. knowe,I.
Somewhere resteu lne UU1 - = :
great sin, but not upon her bright head
j o, no, no. And kneeling there beside
her early grave, Ralph Ansell conse
e Grated his life to a holy work for hi
= fellow men.
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WREN HER PAPA COMES IN

\ Boston minister has bright little
four year-old daughter whose savings
are often worth repeating. One morn
ing at breakfast he asked across the
table;
"Edie, whom d. you love besl9"
"Mamna," answered the little one.
"Whom neXt2"
"Aunt Helen"
"Whom neNt?"
"Bridget."
And the disappointed father con
tinued his questions until the young
maiden had declared her affection for
nearly everybody in the neghborhood
without mentioning any love for her
father. Finally the clergyman said:
But, my dear Edie, where does papa
come inf"
The little maid paused moment
; looked upon, and then replied very de.
murely;
I'm the front door"