HVSTERIES OF NATURE.

SHIPS’ ANCHORS.

FAMOUS BATTLE SONGS.

IHoney MADNESS.

• battle t>

o laatai

•on*. In fal«- 1.1 bUIwi) of b.n |>la •tebop of Troyea."

' IN’lRfll

tain to n^ute lua. I ‘IirUilt t

Whatever oprat □{• nrw dnon or

VlDAows fur aa Into tbr wurM abontj to tin- iH*ciunmi; an ibv m» tM. whatever widen, the tlekl of our ! eonalatnl of Ions, nn

Int.Ttat. and aympatlile*. baa aotne i atiant lia vine two ...niiwratlve., .u.». Au.rrrr •art of value, aa) a John Uorrmutha In | >trali:ht anna or fluki'a. IncliiMvl to the mere aa Country Ufe In America. But mocb almnk at an anylv of about forty Ac .Joclrlne iisi-ai' . . . ynaw and nmilna It In a aomewlwt atay Ini

aliarji i—lnt at Uie crown. In la rye an bearlna' Unit the Homan leiilou bad to t'li rbora tin- bulky wooden atork waa built been wltbdrau n, commenced boatlll- tbrtu up of aeveral pliaea. Imut’ied toyetber. ilea and drove the Britona from the old a tbr whole tnperlus outward to the cnda. nortbern to the more aoutbem fiarta of abr. i Mioebilly on the aft or rablc aide. | tbe 1-dand. le-rn.aima at the nvjurat with About tbe beytnnlrut of the biat cen of Um- hard preaafd (alaudera. led them dim: Jury a i-UTk In tlie llymoutb navy ' asalna: the 1'l. ta and N-.K». who bad «hjtKi yard. IVriuy by name, aiiyyiwied cer adv^mwl aa far aa Mold. In Fllntahlm j hair tain Improrofnenta. the moat IniiK.r Tlw hbdmp. having been a military Work taut Of whleh waa making tho anna commander In hia youth, placed bla eurvid Inalead of atralcht. At flrat u.en In nn advantayooua poidtlon and ■ alcht thla almple chanKr may aeem of then ataried one of tbe aoiica of tbe little value, but eonaideration will ahow ; church Tbla aon* per an at the comthla la not I be caar. Tbe holding power mencemeul of tbe twttle. and ao vortf of an anchor depends on two principal rroualy did the Britona atay the recondition, namely, tlie extent of uae- train. ••Halleluiah." that the hllla. ,ech ful holding aurfaec and the amount of olny with tbr aouud. terrified their enverUcal i-m-tnttlon. The latter ijual j milea and cauacd them to Oer In all dl Ity la neewaary on account of the fia rectiona. TbU waa called tbe haUelu

«*» *ur-; tah victory TIw date la fixed by all

khow a man after baring weighed and tneaaared him. Tbe function of thing* 1* always Iptereating What do they do? How do they pay their way In the rigid economy of nature? How do they •arrive? Why do the roots of trees flow through tbe ground like Tun

beta of molten nx-tal.' and uniting again, w

are thnut out In right Unas or currua? Why la our common yellow birch Bore often than any other' tree planted upon a rock? Why do oaks or cbeetnuta ao often spring up where a pine or hemlock forest has been cleared away! Why doe. lightning ao commonly strike a hemlock.tree or a pine Or an oak and rarely or never a birch ? Why does the bolt aometlmea ..-alter the tree.about and at other* nuly plow a channel down Urn trunk? Why doe. the bumt'debee complain ao loudly when working U|»n certain flowers’

Why doe*

when it stings wasp, the horn, do not? How <h kiw get the twig* It bolide with? From what doe* the hornet make It* paper? 1 have never been greatly Interested ta spider*, but I bare always wanted to know how ■ certain spider managed to stretch bee cable aqnarely acruaa . tlie road ta tbe woods about my height

SENTENCE SERMONS. The aimless Ufc cannot be the end •d is worth much pol imfort where no com They who put pleasure first are the last to And It. Awkward deeds are better than

leached a Joy by Jump

Finding flaws In the sermon la easier ig It any day. e their trouble.

nsaL one quart of molasses and a plat of salt. The value of tbla ration la about *1 to *1.10.. The real problem, then, is not really how cheaply may one live, but how many of the extras of eating one la willing to do without. Savannah

fate layers of whleh are generally leas tenacious and real.ting than la the ground a abort dlstapcr below. Tn the year 1K31 chain cables began to supersede the hempen ones, with tbe result that tbr long shanked anchors hitherto In vogue were no longer necessary. and anchors with shorter shanks and. with heavier and stranger crowns gradually cam* Into use. In ennaejumeo of these change*, a com mlaaion waa appointed In the year IbSS to Inquire Into tbe holding power of anchors and a principal rvault of Ita labors wss tbe sdoptjon of the so called admiralty pattern .anchor, which continued to !-- used in the British nary

up to the year IS*!. Tlie larentlou of tbe

ta 1M2 made the welding of heavy masses of Iroo a comparatively easy and eel la hie process, so that from this time onward the strength of anchors fully kept pace with that of tbe chain cable*, which had come tal< general uae. A number of patents for anchors were taken out prior to tbr great exhibition -of ISM. and. public attention having'been railed to tbe models there shown In the following year, a comm tee was appointed by tbe admiralty report on the qualifications of anchors

of the various kinds Practical trials were and. as • result, some which tbe anrhors s

stance, as “facility for sweeping. Nowadays however, at all events fo deep ships In shallow harbpre, it la advantage for an ar " ~

above tbe gruond. -Nautiral Oasrtts

A MUD RUSH.

mood mines of South Africa as a >ud rimh.* Unlike a flood. It gives warning to It* victims Without a sound the black allme wells up from floor of the mine, catching the mtnln It* miry graap It would taka courage Indeed to venture Into this tatlon. yet the New York Tribune tells of two young men who dared a rush and risked their lire* to aave two Kaffir boys worker* ta lbs

blatoriaiis si

Tbe second Instance on-urrft 0th of November: ITtrj. wl French, under Humourtra. mo tbe A Harris ns at Jeumiapc*. In lie urn. The day was going .lead the French, when liutnaursci to tbe front and raised the "Mareetl talar." Fusty thousand voice* Instantly hi»l took up the rlewus and. the magic of the battle m.og. the so tied up by French rallied and fell so furiously aglemeiit. even U-i upon the Austrians that the tide of started In their lift battle was completely turned and vie- only tn tory given for defeat. Pearson'. Week- hill on

HAWTHORNE’S WORKS.

KltAL KNTATK A«J«MTK. WM. LAKE, C. E„ IVoixl Ivfitrilo ,\get-lit. Sl gorsoh LICENSED AUCTIONEER, No. 721 Asbury Aoenue, Ocean City, Kl. J. R. CURTIS ROBINSON Conveyancing ii Insurance

Two things are.s* In

when Hast borne, name U men 11 First, the glory be .reflects upon Iran literature. Little has beat by ua In letters or art that la quite of the highest order except the works of of ’The F Hawthorne There have tbe dear tug Ida m pro mire of perpetuity. Tbe themes an- early expo of supreme sod universal moment. He "Plato, i rises to their meaning and depicts them preacher to cry aloud, but so artist before tbo wbo paint., yet not without a heart bound ao that they that throb* In pity and a fancy that face muaea over the wonder of tt and will log not suffer tbe pall of darkneaa to hang "V over It forever. That we have In Haw- end. tborne an author whore work field, of thought la crowned with objerti unimpeachable honor and 1. sure of

perpetual remembrance I

Hawthorne ha

upon our gratitudethat be haa aet the achievement In tetters upon the moral "Mato draws laws of our nature. The greatest would Identify things done ta lltrratnre ha They alone, from are retnemlo-red and cherished In the Hswttiorne la our only exponent of genius In this field, and ed IP Ilia message Is that moved tn a shado id Ht. Paul and all grest "Now tlie .bad" hatevee a man does to an- the aurfa-v- of it. a to himself, whether It be approach and ri-v Mm will forever dwell priamier* think ..

ih and wT'

those gifted aoula who see tt clearly And. aa; and art It forth ta perfret forms of Ut- think of

Fortunately a Kaffir had scon the erary art - Ontury : really

of tbr mud and had spread

■ aw «* Keap Oat at Trasblr HH phUu^pb) -The rivalry bet sen the two arms '•“< gvrate. wt Of the ualloual service, the army and • —— •bovn brlwrm tbr marine* and the A numl.-r of Jncktai an a man-eff-xrnr. Tbr marine* me soldier policemen, and the Jackin

have a keen contempt for

member bearing of one old tar who ■ always getting into trouble. Finally C) Ihr rartow tandbidh. he made pence with one of the ma- ■ party who had h»tewd

nl alarm. Aftet re who bad earape d that two boys' '

hasty count

cllage out of a bottle.

tbe first alga of Its sabstdrure ■ . set to work digging oat the mire, ■ud wbeu an afternoon, a night and •

many people talking o! that kills-' I wonder a ha I exactly?" There * the roe* tor Instance. That - Philadelphlr.

■ ta my moatF * ' ! Oh. t Be of thoae after diunei ■—CTrveland Plain Dral

they were caught they are dead " Tiro young rmployraa of tbr mine. Brown and Brand by name, stood by. There M ooe place where tbe rood It extra high.- aald Broun. "If they were there they might be able to keep their heads out of tbe mire." Tbej-rv dead fast enough." aald the

“Fm r Brand. He damped Brown's hand, and the two plunged Into the black river of ooxe. Too thin to support them and too thick to rwlm tn. It waa tbe worst kind of medium through which to make a way. It waa Impoaalhle to carry a light and the two reacocra could only feel their way ta the Inky blackneaa Now and then the roof descended ah most to the surface of tbe mod. and In

m only by blowing tbe n

away

e bow to kaap

ta another rush. I but tbe gtria muai go too. An !*L P1 * C * 0f rtw ? glrl alw.y. ukre the right Btu .<

whW. tb» had ai-.km low moans | her while the matron takes the to

toter; Wk perhaps bora.

their ears

'he Kaffir boy* were In tbetr anna. : heart By dinging to a crag they had keid ; their heads above tbe allme. But they ■- * ' ' weaki ' '

• Tm* of Ik* Looser.

fright when Brown

them and carried them hack

light and safety.

found j the methods and oiqmrtunltlea of w, Jem newspaper office la waa talking to a friend ■ start tn life. The young left college and had areured a would *|»-ud as reporter on one of the Ira. ol dollar* In poUtW*?’" New York datura In the bum- T can t tell what 1 hie rapacity which la tbe aauai lot of answered Senator Joumallot. that of a i-jiice ** »ta-tlier U- ten ’ nother ' '

fortune.

know," she exclaimed. splendid pola that one a ta the very last place ooe looks for Mr -•Maybe' said, a cousin of min*. It ' 1a because a firry we find what wo are j , ** 0 “ K “*’. 1 *” - ** 1 '* hunting for w/end our araruh. " t, redB- ured for owe luo yvara 1 < ,B the writes'* family and exrellent for • r« Our ^u> uud^Bound Trip gatherings, ruts, rhilblalna. etc.. Is tum io Mlk^ointo sxe.1 via made tbua: Put yoe-quarter of a i-ouud — - of ito" - borewnx. oue-quarter of * ^ pound of raatu and orevjuarter of m' „„ ljr utton sort (freed from afl vcnin* «!.<f ioaktal Into a Jar and place tbe Jar ta • «-i»rk , *t*po*iu«u. | aaucepsn of boiling a a ter When tbs <ne Veikwstoo iru mlxtor* haa .thoroughly disrelved sdr 1 '— u UM ‘' ^ ,k *' pots or Jars. _ Id faahlooed bat moat effectls* , “*' 1 yo....uocl»)l..n. ir-Poiuanfl. ■-Now l>(fc Mows. Hi. Oslr Wseer. Grsphter I've g..t my buaka out for a awVll political office, big aaUry and . «H that. JaiAUi* -Ik. ya* I bias y.« i-maira ran flU It? Grapbler N< of that. What’s w varying me is whethU be able to get It PLUadeipblo

ra ran., iwuou, j SUw I . fool w niiaOeJi.kia .ud you. He Aren't you a cwrema- b y ’ ~

" Tall

bleT tha

me the way m give you my plug of "gu "> tobacco.’ Ctoctni The marine tried tbe plug And found then It ta his liking. He tlghtrurd bis belt ■ »•»«*«> Straightened Ms rap and then

himself of this advice:

“ ’Whenever you’re feeling easy and

happy and comfortable, quit It. for yon lunch '

be breaking g* rule. It's tbs only

way.’" . • *

That raanahlp la Haltaad. an U1K

The etiquette of Holland I. exceed- Is proved in a wholesale way In the tngly strict In all rtarara The-young . care of a Bavartan who U' aieward' on to most carefully chaperoned, and a large estate tn Monaco. He lost two never gne* anywhere, even to wire*, hut In lutli Insunrra after church, unless accompanied by her par- death he n-taiwd the mothers In-law. “ta. some taalr relative hr other equal- and now to- has taken unto himaelf trusty attendant. At a dance the wife No S. who comes Into hla home

parent, sit round tbe walla alpptug aceonq^i

their coffee or wine, and tbe young men three unmarried aiaierK. All thebe good »* best of their chancu women, who .-onaNtute LU homo-bold, ta the ofiportnnltlra afforded by tlw are aald to dwell together In peace and

■* tor when a pleases tbe guard- harmony. depart there Is no help for It

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