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The Lady and tho Handkerchief

A woman got into the car, the very
most repulsive and pitiful typeot woman
that probably ever met your gaze ho
was old, but it was not age alone ttat
had scared and scanned her face and
Redeemed her dim eyes, and crippled
her lettering limbs. Vice. and hunger
and cold, and suffering were all written
there, and for clothes-she wore an old
waterprooffor skirt, a mans hat crushed
down on her frowsy, i'll kept hair, mans
shoes on her stockingless feet, while
shawl mades of a ragged blanket was
wrapped about her withered form. The
one sign of conformity to any social Gus
tom, any law of decency, was queer
one. From her battered beaver hung a
limp, wet crepe veil, and she was weep
ing bitterly. The passengers looked at
her askance and the conductor promptly
demanded her fare which to his evident
surprise she paid. Presently a youns
lady got in, and although there we've a
number of persons standing, there was a
vacant place by the woman, which she
took. could not help noticing the girl
she was so pretty, and fair, and dainty,
her blue gown fitted her like Redlern.
which is better than saying like kid
glove; she carried smart umbrella and
bag and purse, and the violets at her
throat exhaled perfume whose odor Ii 20
key, as the poet says, opened green
fields to us and the breath of the country
air. l could not help thinking that the
language was inadequate that defined
this young girl and the wretched bundle
of rags and vice under the general term
of woman. The old beggar wept on
piteously, her tears running down on her
old crepe veil At street the youn;
lady got up and signaled to the conduct
or; but as she passed she opened her ba"
and out of it took a purse, a long ALI Il.
tor skin one, lined with silk, and looked
at old woman. Then her pretty features
showed perplexity, annoyance, an
grief. She fumbled and searched.
The car stopped the way, tho
conductor, though not impervious t.
beauty in distress, said Hurry, miss,
though it was said in deprecatory way
Alas, there was not one penny in all thu;
pretty portemonnaie, nor in the linin"
of the bag In despair her blue eye
lighted on her handkerchief, the daint
est, finest bit of cambria, edged with lace
and her initials worked in one corner il
a twist of hieroslyphics that would have
puzzled a cipher expert to make out
This she took out, and, with a "Don't cry
please, put it in the old woman's hand
AS if it would have been of any use i
she hadn't cried And the old woman
Well, she was too surprised, too over
whelmed, one might have judged by he
looks, to have said anything. She di,
not stop crying, and she looked at it il
stupefaction, as if she had got whit
elephant; but after little she smiled an,
Strengthened up and shook it little.
wish l could tell you that her reforma
ton dated from that hour, but | had com
to my own stopping place at that junct
ure, so must leave the mystery as
stands.
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What Mem Whisky Did.

A BIC, Tenn go the night OF
the Oath near tnis place, just over III
Kentucky, while at ball, Dock Smith
and al unknown party became enlaged
and fought with knives and revolver
when the atfray was over it was i'm
mediatedly demonst ated that Smith
had killed his adversary h. cutting
his throat. Smi h has eloped. This
was the resu Of whisky.
Again on the 25'h Jeff Buomley and
Dyar Durham became involved in a
mbut. in which Durham was badly
cut with a knife.
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The world I'm 1891.

The famous publishing house Of Justus
Perthes, widely known for its "Almanach
de Gotha" and its numerous geographic
cal publications, has this year resumed
the publication of the "Bevoelkerung der
Erde." This notable work was first
issued in 1879 under the editorship of DR.
Ernst Benin, now deceased, and DR.. Her.
mann Wagner, now professor Of geogra-
ply in the University Of Goettingen. Tho
new eighth edition is large octave of
270 pages, very carefully arranged. Ac-
cording to this work the area of Asia, the
largest of the great divisions of the
earth's surface, is 1880, 696 square
miles, and its population is 1926, 900,
or AZ inhabitants to the square mile.
These figures do not include the Arctic
Islands. The second grand division in
area is America, including both the
Northern and Southern Continents, but
not including the Arctic regions. It's
area is 14,801 ,402, and its population 12l,-
713 900, or only eight to the square mile.
Third in area is Africa, with II ,277 AS /.
square miles, and 1S3, 1853, 900 inhabitants,
or IA to the square mile; none of these
figures including Madagascar or other
islands. The area of Europe is put at
3.726 $50 square miles, and its population
at 357, 979, 900, or % to the square mile,
these figures not including Iceland or
Nova Zembla. Next comes Australia,
including Tasmania, with 1881 "A!
square miles and {, 23O, 900 population, or
only about one to the square mile. I'm
der the head of Polar Regions are in
cluded 1,73j, $40 square miles, with 81, 400
inhabitants. Finally, the islands of the
oceans are grouped together, with 1885,
100 square miles of area and 7 APO, 900 in
habitants, or about 10 to the square mile.
Thus, according to this authority the
present population Of the world is 1,479,-
129, 400.
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Ala Mistake.

The reporter that had accompanied tho
special train to the scene of the wreck
hurried down the embankment and found
a man who had one arm in a sling, a
bandage over one eye, his front teeth
gone, and his nose knocked four points
to starboard, sitting on broken truck of
the sleeping car and surveying the hor,
rible ruin all about him.
"Can you give me some particulars Of
this accdent?" he asked, taking out his
notebook.
Il haven't heard of any accident
young man, replied the dishgured party
stiflly.
He was one of the officers of the road.
Chicago Tribune.
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Western Weakness for DIstingulsDea
Guests.


Martin Chuzzlewit is forgotten, and his
Eden (Which, according to accepted ac-
counts, was Carlo, ILL., has become an
undistinguished city among thousand
others; but the uncomfortably lavish
Western hospitality which insists upon
treating guest as very great person,
and upon his making "levee" of him
self, has not yet entirely been replaced
by Eastern eoldness and formality. Not
long since the wife of Boston editor
had occasion to make study of those
warmhearted Western ways. She was
visiting relatives in new and very bust
ling Kansas city, and her coming had
been announced in advance in a para
graph in the local papers, in which her
husbands name and journalistic honors
were stated at length.
The lady arrived. Next morning, on
coming out after breakfast, she was as.
tonshed to find the street in front of the
house apparently full of horses and car
riages; and, making inquiries, she found
that five private carriages had been
put at her disposition for the entire
time of her stay Nor had their
owners been content with sending her
word, politely, that the "outfits
were at her disposition; they had sent
the actual horses and carriages in good
season, and drivers with them. OF course
the lady could not accept them all, and,
in order not to be invidious, she had to
send them all back for the time being.
However, she did not fail of an oppor-
tunity to drive about and see the very
fine country about the town. Within As
hours she had received no fewer than SO
calls from people who came to pay
their compliments, and who paid them
with great generosity and enthusiasm.
One gentleman, pointing her out to the
members of the family, exclaimed i'm.
pressively, My dears, want you to see
the wife Of live Boston editor!" All OF
which was distressing to the lady, be-
cause she is Of an extremely shy and re-
firing nature, and always avoids, al
home, any sort of conspicuousness.- Dos
ton Transcript
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NO OTHER MAGAZINE m TIE WORLD

so fully and fairly presents the opin
ions of the leading writer's and think
.ers on all questions of public interest
as The North American Revlew.-Bos-
ton Journal,
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WASHINGTON College.

The majority Of our students have
sought their several homes.
But lew remain Of our merry num-
Der to celebrate the Yu,etide festivities
~ or sacred balls,
President Cootcr, filled his regular
appointment at Lecsburg, Sunday,
Paradoxically speaking, isis er"
Graham brother of John Graham of
our cul,egr has been RECOMMENDING
among us for few days.
The Mozart Musical Society OF this
place he'd its first meeting in the Com
mercia' Hall Monday night, spending
an evening most enjoyable to the ~
dienco and instructive to the perfor-
mers.
Either the 'ates or "Uncle Sam
himself Sc m to regulate the Postal
System for our accommodation. Not
parcel was received on the busy eve
of the entertainment and "Miss Mat
tie" our efficient post.miotress was
most agreeably relieved.
Mrs. }. NJ. Ball, of Johnson City
VS. the guest of her daughter Wednes-
day.
Miss NeIia O'Brieo, OF Erwin, the
belle OF Unicm, was among our last
year students at the joint entertain
ment Wednesday right.
Miss Birdie Bro, les, Of Jonesboro
now engaged in teaching at Erwin
came down, recently.
Drs. j. d, Campbell and S. b. More
ock, of Dur Alumni, have been revisit.
ing their Alma Mater
Mrs. A. II. Carson and Miss Cora
Carson, from Germantown aid Lee
burg, w're register d at Hotel G rsor
Wednesday and Thursday,
Prof. T. n Haun will spend few o
the Holidays in his native Greene
During the series of meetings jus
closed at Salem. More than a scor,
of converts have united themselve
with the church, taken up christian
duty, and brought abou a charge il
our institution that is almost incredit
able.
Sc enaders imbued with the spirit 0
merry Xmas times invaded the ladie
quarters Wednesday night and tn
still and studious hours Of 9 and i
were very agreeably broken by the 81
very tinklings Of the fiddle and guital
The participants in the good oil
amusement OF other times, spared ne
Their pains nor skill fulness il
their nocturnal entertainment
but with their souls upon the
finger tips poured forth their strain
to hearts that futtered merrily owe
many window sill.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

A tobacco dealer in New Haven, whose
trade in the main is with Yale boys, says
that the sale of cigarettes is failing III.
Three years ago he sold 100000 packages
of one brand; last year he sold 100000
packages of all brands. He now sells %
pipes where he formerly sold one.
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r He
THE
NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW

Is essential to every American reader
who wishes to keep up with the times
Tue New York Sun says of it; "The
North American Review constantly of
iers TO the public progrlm of writers
and topics that excite the reader and
crafty the intellectual appetite. In
this respect there is no other magazine
that approaches the North American
Review" 1t is neither partisan nor
a sectarian publication,
BUT ALL SIDES OF ALL QUESTIONS
in which intelligent readers are inter-
ested are promptly discussed in its
pages, and facts and arguments are
presented with all the ability and log.
ical force OF the most eminent writers
in the world, Among contributors to
early numbers will be
THE RI. Hon. w. f, GLADSTONE,
His Eminence, Cardinal Gibbons,
Hon. David B, Hill Hon. Thomas B.
Reed Hon. X Q. Mills, Col. r. G. In
gersoll, Archdeacon Farrar, Professor
Rodolpho Lanciani, and other distin-
puiShCd Writprs
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Mrs A. II. Carson and Miss Cora
Carson, from Germantown ard Lee :
burg, W. re register d at Hotel G rson
Wednesday and Thursday,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

More than half the inhabitants of Eng
land have dark brown hair.
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BUT ALL SIDES OF ALL QUESTIONS
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

During the coming year, the Re-
view will be Of special interest and val
ue to query American voter, as it will
lay before its readers discussions of the
important issues OF the Presidential
campaign by the recognized leaders IN
the several political parties.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31

Drs, j. d, Campbell and S. B. More
ock, of Dur Alumni, have been revisit
ing Their Alma Mater.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-01
manner, considerable results might be
attained But nerhanS this is saving

manner, considerable results might be
attained. But perhaps this is saying
too much, for no business is more unCer-
tain than diamond mining. The finest
gems in the world are Of Indian origin;
the Kohinoor. the Kohitcor, the Regent,
which once glittered in the handle of
Napoleon's sword and was captured at
Waterloo, the Orloff, for which the EN-
press Catherine gave $45", 200 in cash.
an annuity of $4,000 and title of no
bility, together with large number of
noted gems, were from the Deccan dia-
mond district of India.
Diamonds have long been mined at
Pontiana in Borneo, a locality where a
search for the precious stones is still in
progress; and from time to time this
labors of the diggers are rewarded by
the discovery Of valuable gems. The
formation in which they are found is,
however, quite different from that of
India. The diamond earth Of Borneo is
of red clay, in which are found not only
diamonds but also gold and platinum
These three valuable products make the
Borneo mines we'll worth developing, as
one or the other is almost certain to af-
ford enough to pay expenses and hand
some profit The application of inn
proved machinery to the Borneo mines
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Nevada. This is he house which
was surrounded b.. LInkerton men on
one occasion when they threw bombs
down the chimney to raise the siege
and force the outlaws into their
clutches. One of these bombs shat
tered the arm of Mrs. Samuels, step
mother of the men. The house is
still occupied by Mrs. Samuels and is
an object of interest to the curious
and to the relic hunters who visit the
neighborhood. There is no probable
ity that it will be taken to Chicago
at least not by the Worlds Fair di-
rectors as an adjunct to the expo
SitiOn
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Diamonds.

value of the diamond as an orna-
has been appreciated from the
h ooes. and in the East the mining
20 nrecious stones has, from time
borial. been a prerogative of royal
Fbo oldest diamond mines in the
|ore those of India, and evidence
singular productiVeness of the In
hines is found in the fact that
work has been carried on in them
6ofore written history had an ORR
Ionv Of them are still, if not as pro-
l. as ever, sufficiently so to justify
Intnuance Of work. The Indian
ARE not only the oldest, but are
H. most extensive in the world, the
Ill district of the peninsula extend
h. near the River Penar in the
IN the River Some in the North, a
L. the East Deccan over 700 miles
Forth to south and from thirty to
si)es in width. Not everywhere
slout this vast extent Of country
6monds found, but here and there
6qgings are extensive, while al
Ianywherc, a prospect" Of the
Hives indications of good dia-
territory. In this wide extent
Are many important mines. Some
j best have long been exhausted,
Il present the most extensive dig
are at Kudapah, Karnul and Ell
Awhere many hundred thousand
4 worth of diamonds are annually
6from the soil. Some of the most
Rtiye territory is in the dominions
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HunOrs of Chinatown.

chinatown as a spectacle is disap-
pointing" says Mr.. Rus in his STU
dies Among the Tenements Of New
York" But he found some things
therein to tickle his sense of humor,
and other things at which he laughed
that he might not weep. One even
ing, while going through Mott street
the Chinese quarter-he heard a
woman shrieking in a cellar. De-
scending with his companion, a po-
liceman, he discovered Chinaman
beating his white "Wife" with broom
handle.
"She velly bad!" shouted the China
man, as the two Americans, preju-
diced against wife-beating, caught
hold of his arms and released the
woman.
"S'pose your wifee bad, you no
lickee her?" he asked, turning tlercely
upon Mr.. Rus.
mo, wouldn't; I'd never think of
striking a woman" answered the
American.
The amazed Chinaman eyed him in
silence for moment, and then con-
temptuously answered:
"Then, I guess, she lickee YOU"
Going into joss-house, he discov-
cred among the Chinese scrawls on
the walls the inscription, in English
letters: "In God We Trust" 1t had
been copied from the trade dollar,
and the priest explained that the in
scription was delicate compliment
to "Melican Joss" the almighty dollar.
On his own shores John Chinaman
may be a thousand years behind the
age, but here he has been so influ-
enced by the "Melican Joss" that he
is abreast of the age in his scheming
to make it pay" He turns every
thing, from "Joss" down, into cash,
or that which cash buys.
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,oight nroduce good results, for many
valuable gems have been already dis
covered, and 1T is said that hardly moro
than half of the diamond district has
been worked. The most famous stone
from the Eorneo mines is the great gem
in the possession of the Sultan of Matan.
It weighs 367 caratS, and is valued at
SO, 500, 900.
When the Spaniards conquered Peru
and other parts of South America they
found many valuable stones In posses
sion of the natives, but destroyed great
numbers of gems by placing them OH an
anvil and striking them with hammer
under the mistaken impression that the
gonnine diamond could not thus be in
1nrod, It is now known that the dia-
mond is one of the most brittle OF stones,
and even welI-cut stone will sometimes
no snlit in two by an accidental fall on a
STONE or even a wooden floor 1t is GER
tain. therefore, that many gems OF great
value were no; elessly destroyed by the
IGNORANT Spanish soldiers. whence
came the jewels Of the lncas ana the
Monteyumas no one knew until the ma
do of the last century. when diamond
mines were for the trSt time discovered
nv Europeans in the Brazilian province
The discovery was the merest acct
dent, In the province of Minas Geraes
the negro slaves had for considerable g
time used as counters in card playing
cnrtain bright stones which they found
~ tha streams and along the shores.
alopa came a traveller who had spent
eooa Years in India, and, recognizing
tho stones. he purchased large number
fnr . few cents each and took himself
n',t If the country with all imaginable
haste. For many months nothing was
heard of him, but year or two later a
large party of wel-armed men began 70
make mysterisas researches IN tne
nrovnce where the negroes had iouho
the stones They were diamond nunt-
ers and before the government became
cognizant of their eXertlons laIse nun,
hers of valuable gems haa oeen I U,
and taken out of the country men
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Nizam of Hyderabad, and here
h. long famous mines Of GOlconda.
PaS the name given them, but in
GOlconda is not a name of a mine
Of a district, but Of a fortress
(which town has grown up. In
days the castle was held by
garrison, and the gems from all
rounding country were gathered
l. fortress as a place of security;
GoIconda became a market for
pes Of Central India, and the Col
gem might come from any
a hundred mines in the
\. Formerly all mining was
the supervision of the In
btont2tos, but in all the diamond
+ of India the diamond digging is
A'rjed on in desultory fashion
natives The Indian diamonds
end only in comparatively recent
deposits, there being generally
Per surface composed of loan and
sporhapS two feet in thickness,
(Which lies stratum of black clay
Two to four feet thick, and under
sain the diamond soil, a stiff clay
RngIcd with large round stones.
\ the diamond hunters harvest.
eDoSlt IS from two to three feet in
rs, and after being reached by
RaoIaI of the everything strata, is
~ anu treated in one or two ways.
water is abundant and easily
Rie' the mud is washed through a
8anQ the stones remaining in the
r. examined to ascertain what
i ay be among their number. When
4 lie IS IN q dry locality, the mud is
IT, dried in the sun, then broken
SWder and subjected to a close
" The utmost degree Of care
\ exercised in exam ming the soil
Rne diamond layer, in order that
Us \ may be overlooked, for a dia-
RlLe SIZE of pin-h ad is the reward
i days labor, and it's loss is not
Rp1aced.
present conducted in the Dec
FMond mining scarcely pays ex-
q even when the laborer considers
u d DAY an ample return for his
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Fading.

In a small town of Northern Yer
mont the inhabitants are noted for
their early marriages. An unmarried
young woman who has passed her
twenty-f1fth birthday is universally
regarded as an "old maid" and a
Young man who has reached the same
age in an unwedded state is pro-
nounced a confirmed bachelor, and
the young people themselves appear
to accept the current opinion.
One handsome young fellow, twen-
ty-six years old, was great trial to
his mother, a bustling, energetic
farmers wife. AS she lamented to a
summer boarder, at did seem as if
Hiram was possessed to stay single, J"
no matter what she could say.
can faint likely" she would add,
fretfully, that any girl will be taldn'
up with him after year or two, when
he's settled down an beginnin' to look
old"
Hiram himself was not given to
sentiment, and furthermore was quite
unconscious of his own attractions.
He showed the summer boarder some
dreadful photographs Of himself,
which had been taken the previous
winter to please his mother, and re-
marked gravely:
Mother was set on hayin' 'em, an
I only waited to see if I want likely
to get any better lookin'. But come
last winter 1 see I was beginnin' to
fade, so / had 'em took right away!"
The contrast between the speakers
youthful appearance and his words
was almost too much for his nearer.
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A Strong Case.

Judge, in Boston court-On what
grounds do you apply for this divorces
Mr.. Beacon Hilton the ground,
your honor, of extreme cruelty and
neglect.
Judge-Has the defendant any
thing to say?
Mrs. Beacon Hill (nee Harlem)-
Your Honor, the only point OF diff
ference that ever arose between us,
was this: He wanted beans for
breakfast seven times a week, and l.
thought six times was enough.
Judge-And you refused to let him
have them the seventh?
Mrs. Beacon Hill-Yes, your Honor.
Judge-The Court grants the di~
vorce, and cannot refrain from ex~
pressing its surprise that the appii~
cation was not made before. -BoSton
Courier.
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ut is astonishing how habit be-
comes fixed on a man." remarked an
electrician conductor.
Nov what have you caught?"
"The driver, this morning, started
out to the car with his stool and
whip. He was informed that the
stool was barred by the rules. He:
turned around and said: well, / am
going to have the whip anyhow
The boys laughed at the idea OF "a.
driver undertaking to use a whip ON
lightning. columbus Dispatch.
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little whirlpools which are found in the
eddies of every stream have turned the
small stones round in one spot, SO as to
form what are known as spot holes'
These holes are cut in the beginning by
diamonds lodging in some crevice or &C
cidental concavity in the rock, but the
floods bring other stones, and thus assist
in cutting out the holes, until these Gu
rious cavities are sometimes five or six