BE IIOIVEST.
Geoi'ge ami IIiut.v worked in the
same sliop, but as the working season
was about over, and tliere w'ouhl be
little work to do during the summer
months, their employer informed them,
as they settled up on Saturday even
ing, that he could only give one of
them work hereafter; he was very,
sorry, he said, but it was the best he
could do ; he told them both to come
back on Monday morning, and that he
would then decide on the one he
wished to remain. So the young men
returned to their boarding-house a
good deal cast down, for work was
scarce and neither knew where he
could obtain a situation if he was the
one to leave.
That evening, as they counted over
their week’s wages, Harry said to his
friend:
‘Mr. Wilson has paid me a quarter
of a dollar too much.’
‘So he has me.’ said George, as he
looked at his.
‘How coidd he have made the mis
take f said Han-y.
‘Oh, he was very busy when six
o'clock came, and handling so much
money, he was careless when he came
to pay our trifle,’ said George, as he
stufTed his into his pocket hook.
‘Well,’ said Harry, ‘I am going to
stop as I go to the imst-oflice and hand
it to him.’
‘You are wonderful particidar about
a quarter,’ said George. ‘What does
he care for that trifle ? Why, he would
not come to the door for it if he knew
what you wanted, and I am sure you
worked hard enough to earn it.’
But Harry called and handed his
employer the money, who thanked him
for returning it, and w'ent into the
house. Mr. Wilson had paid each of
them a quarter more than their wages
on purpose to test their honesty.
So when Monday morning came, he
seemed to have no difficulty in deter
mining which one he would keep; he
chose Harry, and entrusted the shop
to his care for several months when he
was away on business, and rvas so well
pleased with his management, that
when work commenced in the fall he
gave him the position of superintend
ent. Five years afterwards Harry was
jMr. Wilson’s partner, and George
worked in the same shop again, but as
a common laborer.
There is nothing like a good charac
ter when you want employment. Some
young men can always get work, no
matter how dull the times are, while
others can find nothing to do when
rhands are scarce, simply because they
Cannot be trusted.—(Selected.
THE DEAD DOVE.
Lulali and her father were
sitting by th.e open vvindow when
the noise of a sLot-gun startled
them. A few seconds afterwards
a turtle dove fell dead upon the
ground outside.
Mr. Grraham stepped out and
picked up the poor creature,
which gave a few d3’ing grasps
andexpired.
“Cruel hoys,” he said, “to
shoot a bird at this time of the
j'Car! No doubt the poor thing
was hastening home with food
for its young, when some cruel
sportsman took its life. What a
pity! How thoughtless boys are
sometimes!”
Lnlah stroked the soft feathers
on the dead bird’s neck and seem
ed almost ready to weep witli
sorrow at its untimely death.
“Poor tiling, I feel so sorry
for yon,” she said.
“Yes,” added her father, “hut
we should be uiore sorry for its
voung, and for its mate which will
in vaiufoj- the m’ss'ng one.
“ But will the young ones
die, father?”
“I can’t tell,dear; God takes
care of the birds ; for the Bible
say be ‘cares evaii for the
sparrows.’ ”
“I hope, then, he will pro
vide for the young ones of this
dove, if she left any. Wh\'
do you think she did, father?”
‘‘Because this is the time of
the year when the biids rear
their v'oung, and every boy
ought to know it, and not kill
them so thoughtlesslj’.”
True, boys! You ought to
know better than to kill the
birds when they are hatching
their eggs or raising their
young. Try and think of
this as long as yon live
Above all, we beg you not to j
shoot the mocking bird, at any
time, nor any sweet songsters |
that live around the house, or
that devour the insects in the
gardens and on the the shade
trees. Somtimes, in the fall and
winter, it may be improper to
shoot game birds ; but never do
so in that season of the 3-ear
when they are engaged is raising
their young.—Kind Wo}-ds.
HOW THE BEAUS ESE.AEE.
HOA'OR A.VD GENEKOSITV.
A man was once caiT3'ing along
a basket of peaclies, covered with
cloth, and slung over his shoul
der, making a pretty' heav3' load.
133- some weans the cover became
loosened, and quite a number of
the tempting-looking peaches roll
ed down upon the sidewalk, and
the man went on, without per
ceiving it.
Quite a poorl3--dressed bo3',
about ten 3 ear8 old, who was
walking a little distance behind,
observed them, and immediatel3’
picked them up. But the boy
did not put them in his pocket
and run awavb as I fear too man3'
would have been inclined to do.
“ Here ! here !” he shouted to
the man, who stopped, and the
honest little fellow restored him
his propei ty.
I’he man rewarded him with
one of the finest peaches, and
then went on his wa3’. But this
is not the whole of the stoiy’.
Just then the lad met two of his
companions, and immediHtel3’ di
vided his peach with them.
Was not that a noble-hearted
little fellow I Who could not
love him, ragged and dirt3’ as he
was? The part of the peach he
had for his portion was sweetened
by kindness, by honesty and
generosity, and the fruit was
more luscious than the most costly
could have been, if obtained dis
honestly.—Kind Words.
VENTILATION.
The wa3' bears are caught in
Russia is this : A pit is dug
several feet deep, and after cov
ering it over witli turf, loaves,
etc., some food i.s placed on the
top. ’J’he bear, if tempted b3' the
bait, easily falls into tlie snare.
But if tour or five happen to get
in together, they all get out again,
and they do it thus; they form a
ladder by stepping on each other’s
shoulders, and thus make their
escape. “But how does the bot
tom one get out?” 3-011 ask. Ah!
these bears, though not possess
ing a mind and soul such as God
has given us, 3-et can feel grati
tude ; and the3' wont forget the
one who has been the chief means
of procuring their libert3'. Scam
pering off, they fetch the branch
of a tree, which the3' let down to
their poor brother, enabling him to
speedih' join them iii the freedom
in which the3' rejoice.
It would be too bad, would it
not? if children w-ere not as
grateful for favors as tliose bears
seem to be. But there are a good
main-, I an; soiry to sa3-, who
seem to have very little grati
tude.—Selected.
A14T OF SWIMMI.-VG.
It is a common error to suppose
that a room can be ventilated by
opening a window at the top.
There must be an inlet and an
outlet lor the air. It is another
mistake to suppose that foul ail-
goes to the top of a room. It is
the heated air that rises to the top
of the room, while the chief im
purity, the carbonic acid, falls to
the bottom. It is the lower stra
tum of air that needs to be re
moved. If the window onty be
opened, the cold air, being heav
ier, pours down into the room,
causing dranghts; if the door
only be opened or ajar, the same
thing occurs. The perfection of
ventilation may be obtained in a
room containing a fire-place, bv
simply providing proper inlets for
the air on a level with the floor,
and carried vertical^ upward into
the room for about four or five
feet.—Selected.
Men are drowned 1)3- raising
their arms out of the water, the
unbuo)'ed weight of which de
presses the head. Other animals
have neither notion or abilit3- to
act in a similar manner, and
tberefore swim natiii'ail3'. When
a man falls into the water he ma3-
move his hands as he pleases if
he does not raise them out of the
water and his head will rise high
enough to allow him to breathe ;
and if he will use his legs as in
the act of walking up stairs his
shoulders will rise also. ’I’liese
plain directions are recommended
to the recollection ot all who have
not learned to swim, as the3' may
be found useful in preserving life.
—Selected.
THE APOPLE'ITO STROKE-
WHAT PIIODEEES IT.
A middle aged pli3-sician once
said to the writer, “As I was
walking down the street after
dinner I felt a shock in the back
of my neck, as if some one had
struck me ; I have not felt ' well
since. I fear I sli-all die, just as
m\' ancestors have, of parah’sis.
What shall I do?” The answer
was ; “Diminish the tention on
the blood-vessels, and there need
be no fear of tearing them in a
weak place.” Now this expresses
in plain terras the exact cause of
apoplexy' in the majority of in
stances ; and it is one, too, which
every' one has in his power to
prevent.
A blood-vessel of tbe brain,
from causes which will presently
be mentioned, has lost some of
its elastic strength ; food is abund
ant, difirestion is good ; blood is
made in abundance, but little is
worked off by exercise, the ten*
sion on every artery* and vein
is at a maximum rate ; the even
cii-cuitons flow is temporarily
impeded at some point, throwing
a dangerous pressure on another;
the vessel which has lost its elas
tic strength gives way, blood s
poured out, a clot is formed,
which, by its pressure on the
brain, produces complete unci n*
ciousness. Tins is the apopletic
stroke It will be perceived that
thore are two leading c mditionr
upon wliicli the producri ms of
the stroke depends; a lessened
strength in the vessel, and an
increased tension on it.—Popular
Science Monthhj.
Asiatic DocTORS.-^-The first
care of the Sart plu'sician is to
.study you genera! appearance
and ask y'our about y-our temper
ament. He has learned in the
Tzikhpatiil Muminiu, the most
common medical book here, that
you must belong to one ot four-
classes, and his treatment of your
malady is governed accordingly'.
When he has combined your
symptoms with temperament, he
will pull a bag out of his pocket,
or untie the scarf that serves him
for a girdle, and open an assort
ment of drugs in twisted bits of
paper, perhaps tasting and smell
ing to find the right ones, and
having chosen the proper me Ji-
oine, will give you the usual
directions about doses and diet.
The medicaments employed by-
Central Asiatic jihysicians are, in
general, very simple, being in
most part vogitable substances,
but few animal matters and min
erals being used. They are
usuallv taken in the simple form
of powders and decoctions, and
when a mixed medicine is use!
the pliy-sioian delivers the sub
stances to the patient and allows
him to mix them for himself.
This not only saves the physician
trouble, but, in a certain way-,
soothes the suspicious feelings of
the patient, who might imagine,
in case he did not immediately
improve, that he had been pois
oned by the doctor.—Vrom Eu‘
gene ScJnigkg's ‘ Turkestan.’
THE C21I.NESE SAND PEAR.
Mr. J. W. Fleming of Georgia,
has been growing this pear for
several y-ears. He says that it
is the only' pear that can be pro*
pagated by cutings. A cutting
twelve inches long bore seventy
pears in its fiftli y'ear, at wh ch
date, from the time of setting out,
they' produce fruit. A ti-ee own
ed by a gentleman in Liberty
county' bore six bushels in the
first year of its fruiting, the next
twelve, and the third eighteen ;
the fourth year it reached its
maximum production twenty--
two bushels. The delicacy and
juiciness of the fruit is unsurpass
ed. The , trees are almost
entirely exempt from disease,
rampant growers and very pro—
lific. They are exceeding beau
tiful and symmetrical, growing
naturally in the shape of a eone.
Two crops grown in one y-ear the
second being fit only for culinary'
purposes, as it must be gathered
before maturity to escape frost.
No one is yet able to tell how
long it will live and bear. A
tree tiventy'—six year.s old shows
no signs of decay or diminution
of its annua! pr^uct. The trees
seem to flourish best in a gray
sandy soil and a semi-tropical
climate. It blooms very early
and probably would not thrive
above Lower Georgia.
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