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NUMBER 24.
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attend promptly to all calls.
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-THE JilTAIBY TIMIS
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IN
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Drnggist
&potbecary
Paul gjtttnsBlake.
Said Paul: ri twoaty-ono,
Aud I'm bouM to hTono fas,
For I'm tijped ol apron Btringi
A nd sacfawittlizlAg things, .
So thi efaa will tot irlBjl
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But he make one great mistali
This aal -Atigaetns Blake,
In tho step that he did take
fc On Ihat day ;
r 9inR yery jMiteyub;
Where they used to call im " Bnf
When away.
He drank l.ard every night,
' And was olt in such a plight
That bis name in bl ack and whi
. Led the van. . !
J. And when .trieada would xaoarn sincore
For the one they held most dear,
' lie would cry " Dotft interfere;
- I'm a maa!
like the famous " red, red nose,
Were his eyelids and his rose,"
And quite seedy grew his clothea
Day by day;
. .'131 the young man clean and neat,
' And the ladies fair and sweet, J
Shunned bis presence on the afreet;
I:-" ': So they say.
Though our poor, unblushing Paul,
Uandiug up against the wall,
.. Is, I'm sure, full six teet tall - -
. ; Natnro's plan ;
Though his age, now torty years,
And I toll it you witn tears,
He has never, it appears,
Been a inant
Mi s.M. A. KidiLcr, in Temperance Banntt
A SARCASM OF
FATE.
1 A yery elegant looking
letter lay in
little Minnie Velsor's hands, a letter
that bore a delicious perfi me of violets
a letter addressed in a
hand and the envelope of which was
stamped with an intricate monogram,
that unless Minnie had known she could
never have deciphered as Mrs. Paul St.
Eustace Carriscourt's initials.
The girl's small, pretty hands' grew
just trifle coldand trembling as she
took up the letter to open it because so
much, oh, so much, depended upon
what was in the letter, because it meant
cither a new,' independent life, in which
she would not only earn her own liv
ing, but very materially assist in taking
care of the dear boys of five' and s'ven,
OT it doomed her to the old? tiresome
routine, out of which Minnie , felt at
timessne must fly. , '' ; ''X--h
x Mi looked vp ftom , stock
ing she was darning, and said 'nothing,
.seeing the' nervons -glow" In Minn ie's
eyes. : Then, witbl a little, halfdesperate
Isdgh; the girl tore open the-.tbipk satin
envelope.
"It's almost like an ice-cold plunge
bath, but here goes, mamma!"
She hurriedly read the short, friendly
note, and by the quick tearB that
gathered in her eyes, and the smiles
that parted from her lips, and the flash
that bloomed like red roses on her
cheeks, it was quite plain that the news
was good news.
.Then she dashed the letter on the
floor and rushed over to her mother,
and kissed her, laughing and crying at
the same time. . , . .
" Ob, mammal Mrs. Carriscourt has
given me the position, and she wants,
me to come immediately to-morrow
f ist think! Five hundred dollars
: k" and she assures me I must niakfe
myself perfectly at home in her house;
Hnd she says I am to have a room: to
myself, and to eat with Pauline and
Pauletta, in the nursery. Oh, mamma,
it will be just glorious! Aren't you
glad. delightedP"
Her blue eyes were dancing, and her
cheeks glowing like a rose leaf.
Mrs. Velsor's sweet, sad voice was in
such odd contrast to her child's eager
animated tone.
"How can I be delighted to have you
go away from me, dear? Besides, I am
so afraid you will not realize your
vivid anticipations. The outside world,
which seems to you so rose-colored and
golden, will not be what you think."
un, mamma, wnat a job's com
forter you would be! But how can I
help being happy perfectly happy, ex
cept being away from you in New
York, in a magnificent house, among
people of wealth and distinction, and ;
with their two sweet children my only
aref Mamma, I will ride with them.
and I am to make myself perfectly at
home, the letter says, and you remem
ber what a charming lady we thought
Mrs. Carriscourt was when she was
visiting Doctor Mansfield last summer
Mrs. Velsor sighed softly. It seemed
bo cruel to pour the chill water of dis
appointment on Minnie's bright hopes
; W ell, uear, pemaps i am grow in.
cynical as I grow older. Certainly you
deserve a fair fate, an A now, to descend
to matters of earth earthy, suppose you
see if the beans are boiling dry.
The third day thereafter a day fra
grant witbr the smell of frost in the air
-a day when the leaves! sailed slowly,.
stately down through the tender, gold-;
en atmosphere and the
hush of mild I
Ontjober was over all the
earth and sky,
Minnie Velsor went away
Irom ujp
little cottage where she
was born ana
had lived, into the worldl
waiting to re-
ceive her all her girlish
dest wing, all her rosiest
hopes on glad-
dreams burst -
It was a splendid place, Mrs. Paul
St. Eustace Carriscourt s palatial rest
dence on Fifth avenue-4-a house that
seemed to Minnie's fancy like a trans
lated bit of fairy storyjwith its pro
fusion of flowers and lace draperies. its
luxuries and elegance, of which she had
never dreamed, and of whose uses she
was equally ignorant.
Mrs. Carriscourt received her with a
(hurraing graciousness and patted her
on the shoulder, and told her she hoprd
she would not let herself g;t homesick,
and installed her in her beautiful little
room, with its pink and drab ingrmn
carpet and chestnut suit, and dimity
curtains at the windows.
Then Minnie made some triflin?
little alterations in her toilet, ami pro
cceded to take literal nd vantage of M
Carriscourt's invitation to inako her
self et homer ii the great, beautiful par
lors teiow, where she' made a charm
ingly sweet, little picture, as she sa.
nestled in a huge silken chair, the color
of the roses on her cheeks, ahd at which
Miss Cleona Carriscourt looked ju as
tonished, imperious disdain4, and Mr.
Geoffrey Fletcher in undisguised ad
miration, as the two entered the room
at the furthest entrance.
"By Jove what a lovely girl! Who
is she l Miss Carriscourt P" he asked in
a tone of unusual interest.
Cleona's eyes 'looked unutterable
anger from Minnie to Mrs. Carriscourt.
"What on earth is she doing. here,
mamma; is sue orazy f"
Her sharp, cutting tone was distinctly
heard, as she intended it should be. by
Minnie, who flushed painfully as sh
rose, venturing just one glance at tiic
haughty beauty's face, and Mr.
Fletcher's eager, admiring eyes, whoso
boldness startled her.
1 am sorry to have made such a mis-
tiiko. I thought Mrs. Carriscourt meant.
I was. to, sit here a little while. Pieaan
excuse me; 1 will not come again."
Her voice was sweet, and just a little
lu-rvous, and she instantly crossed the
room followed by Clsona's cold, cutting
words, every one of which brought a
si jar p thrill of mortification and pain to
her.
"Be careful you make no more such
mistakes, gir. xour place is among
tic? hired help, not in the parlors. Bo
good enough to remember that."
And even Geoffrey Fletcher's callous
heart gave a thrill of sympathy at t!.e
si ght of the scarlet pain on the Sweet,
young face.
Once safe in her room, poor little
Minnie fought and conquered her first
battle with fate.
" I'll not be crushed by my first ex
perience, sue aecidea, resolutely, an
hour or so after, when her breast yet
heaved with convulsive sighs and her
eyes were all swollen from crying.
"I will not give it up and rush home
to mamma my first impulse. 1 will
endeavor to construe people less liter
ally and keep my place."
But there came a flush to her cheeks
that all her brave philosophizing could
not control, at the memory of Cleona
Carriscourt's cool insolence.
" I'd not have spoken so to a dog,
mlnnie said, as she repressed the bitter
tears that sprang in wounded indigna-.
tion to her blue eyes.
After that there was no shadow of an
opportunity given by Minnie for Mrs.
Carriscourt or Cleona to lay any blame
to her charge. She performed her duties
as no governess had ever performed
them, and the twins progressed to their
mother's complete satisfaction.
Minnie never was seen in the rooms
of the family, but lived entirely to her
self, takinz her solitary little1 walks
when the day's duties were ended, and
disciplining herself into an uncon
sciously unselfish, brave, patient
woman. '
Her letters home were bright and
cheerful until one day Mrs. Vesicr was
horrified to learn that her darling was
dangerously ill; that the fever had
come sudeniy upon ner, and that in
fear and selfishness Mrs. Paul St. Eustice
Carriscourt had insisted that the raving
girl be taken from her house to the hos-
pitnl. v
'It will kill her to move her," Dr.
Ithbridge had remonstrated, mdig-
nantlv.
'What nonsense, mammal" U loon a
retorted, looking fiercely at the physi
cian. ' It will not hurt her to be re
moved nearly as much as it will for us
to keep her here. She is nothing but
the children's governess ; she had better
die, even, than to risk all our lives any
longer. You will please superintend
her removal to-day," she added, im-
. periously, to Dr. Lethbridge.
He looked coldly, almost furiously,
at Miss Carriscourt'e face as he spoke.
Then he bowed, and answer"l. quietly:
" I beg to agree with you. as poor,
suffering child had better to die than to
remain among such inhuman people.
And Dr. Lethbridge personally super
intended Minnie's Jxanrfer not- to the
hospital but to his own house, where
his lovely, white-haired mother and
sister opened their hearts to the girl,
and nursed her back to health and
strec 3th, and the sweet happiness that
ever comes to a girl's heart, for Hugh
Lethbridge asked her to be his wife.
And the memory of those brief days
was hidden away beneath the glad sun
shine of her beautiful new life, and
Minnie in her new home was proud and
.honored, and beloved as a queen.
.a'he years passed as years have a
trick of passing bringing their burdens
of joy and sorrow, and to Hugh Leth
bridge and his wife they were only land
marks of content to mark their flight.
Three dear children had come to
them, and matron Minnie was even
fairer and sweeter than the maiden baa
been, for she had been benefited by the
stern discipline of earlier days.
And as the years went by Doctor
Lethbridge grew famous and rich, until
theie were no comforts or luxuries he
was obliged to refuse to his wife or fam
ily and one of those coveted luxuries
was a resident governess at the home of
" I remember my own governess days
so well, dear," Minnie said one day to
her husband, when they were discussing
the feasibility of securing one. " I feel
as if I never could be kind enough to
any one in such a position in ray hotise.
And yet all the happiness of my life re
sulted from my position in Mrs. Carris
court's family."
And she looked the great unutterable
love she had for him, and Dr. Leth
bridge kissed her lovely upturned face
tenderly.
"Then I will take this widow lady,
whom Allison recommended, shall I,
Minnie P He says she isef good family,
and in Very reduced circumstances.
Her husband was a miserably drunken '
fellow,, and the has to rapport both
herself and her invalid mother It
would be a charity, I suppose; but of
course we must also iook to our own
interests.1'
But the decision was to employ the
widow lady Allison so confidently re
commended, and a day or so afterward'
an interview was arranged. .
It was just at the dusk of a winter's
afternoon that the servant announced
to Dri'Liethbridge and his wife that .
lady wished to see them in the parlor
the lady Whom Mr. Allison has sent
and Minnie and her husband went down
to meet her tall, pale, bearing the un
mistakable traces of misery and sorrow
on her face Cleona Carriscourt.
Minnie gave a little exclamation of
astonishment.
" Is it possibleP Miss Carriscourt "
She interrupted quietly t
"Mrs. Fletcher Mrs. Geoffrey
Fletcher. And you are little Minnie
Velsor. I had no idea I had no idea
I had forgotten Dr. Lethbridge's name
of course I cannot have the position.
It would hardly be natural that you
should wish to befriend me."
Mrs. Fletcher turned toward the
door, her face pale and piteous, her
voice bitter and wailing.
Dr. Lethbridge looked sternly after
tier; but Minnie shot him an appeal
ing glance before &he stepped towar
the departing woman.
"Wait just a moment, please! I
was so surprised, Mrs. Fletcher. Pray
sit down, you are in trouble, and if we
can be of any service I know the doctor
will be glad to assist you."
Mis. Fletcher's lips quivered a sec
ond, as she turned her pitiful eyes cn
Minnie's sweet, happy face.
"I am in need of work, but I do not
expo t it of you. You can only de
spise me and hold me in hatred and
contempt for what I did, toyou- But.
that or something else has come home
to me. "
" I do not hate or despise you, Mrs.
Fletcher. God has been too good to
mo for that. Stay ! Doctor Leth bridge
will indorse my forgiveness! am sure,
and we will make you as happy as wc
can. We will forget all that was un
nleasant and start anew. Do stay and
teach mv littlegirls, Mrs. Fletcher.
And Cleona sat down, overcome with
passionate tears, while the doctor, with
an indulgent smile, and a nod of the
head to Minnie, left the tw.o womrr
alone, under the strange circumstances
ittio which the scarcasm of fate had led
Meant Him.
When a railroad passenger bears this
whistle sounding an alarm it is his first
impulse, to look out of the window, but
this impulse is always restrained by
second thought, except in the case of
green travelers. A few days ago an old
man and his wife were passengers on a
Lake Shore train, and as the section
men were making repairs on the line in
various places the whistle was sounded
pretty often. The old couple were fully
alive to every " toot," aud each time the
nld man wonld stick his head out of
the window.
"Does it mean anything, Samuel P1
asked the wife every time his head came
back, but he could give her 'no satis
factory explanations. A traveler be
hind them finally warned the old man
that he ran a risk by sticking his head
out, but.atthe very next toot he was at
it again. He wore a plug hat which
looked fully twenty years old, and its
loss would be nothing great. Prepara
tions were quietly made behind him.
and everything was all ready when next
the whistle sounded.
44 1 wonder what's on the track now ?"
Queried the wife, as he moved around
uneasily.
" I dunno," he replied, " I bcljeve
we've run over as many as a dozen men
Bince we left Toledo."
I ( rA 1 1- ... 1 1 4 ii- wiAona 1
UK XUUK Ullu uuu o-y yy nan in uacuic,
she continued.
Outwent his head, his face toward
the engine, and'a smart rap with a cane
from the next window knocked his hat
off and sent it flying into a swamp. He
pulled back with such a rush that he
almost went over his wife into the
aisle.
" Land a stars! but did it mean any
thing P" she cried, as she crasned him
"I should think it did!" he yelled
" It meant that I was a durned old fool,
and have got to go bare-headed a!l the
rest of this cummer !"
The hard-hearted conducted refused
to stop the train and recover the hat,
and at the finis of a hot discussion the
hare-headed victim brought his fist
down with shivering force and ex
claimed:
44 Waal, now, I want you to under
stand that if there is any law in this land
this 'ere railroad has got to move its
fence-corners back. 'Spo?en them railfl
had given me a wipe on the jaw I" Df
f "The Park Hcrse.9 1:
The origin of the term 44 dark horse "
Is explained in a matter-of-fact way by
the Cincinnati Enquirer. OnCeupona
tune there lived in Tennessee an old
Chap nanied Sain Flynn,- Who traded in
horses and generally contrived to owlia
speedy nag or two, which hS used foi
racing purposes whenever he could pick
up a 44 soft match" during his travels.
The best of his flyers was a coal-black
stallioll named Dusky Pete, who waf
almost a. thoroughbred, ahd able to go
in the "best of company. Flynn was ac
customed to saddle Pete when approach
ing a town and ride liiin into it to give
the impression that the animal was
merely "a likely boss, and not a
flyer. One day he came to a town where
a country race-meeting was being held
and he entered Pete amne the cdtrtest-
ants, . The people of the town, not
knowing anything of his antecedents,
and not being over impressed by' hia
appearance, backed two or three local
favorites heavily against him Flynn
moved among the crowd, ahd took all
the bets offered against his nag. Just
as the "flyers" were beicg saddled for
the race old Judge McMinamee, who
was tiie turt oracie oi mat pari oi
the State, arrived 'on the course, and
Was made one of the judges. As he
took his place on the stand he was told
how the betting rani ahd of the folly ol
the owner of the strange entry in back
ing his "plug" so heavily. Running
his eye over the track, the judge in
stantly recognised Pete, and he said:
" Gentlemen, there's a dark horse in this
race that will make some of you sick
before supper." The judge was right.
Pete, the f 4 dark horse," lay back until
the three-quarter pole was reached,
when he went to the front with a rush
and won 'the purse and Flynn's bete
with the greatest ease.
Gathering Salt.
Cheshire has long been noted for its
salt springs, but these are of mild qual
ity compared to the brine springs that
rise in the rock-salt localities. This
natural brine supplies the best salt. It
powerful engine, and conveyed into a
huge oisteir . and from thence into the
pans prepared for if. Under these pans,
when fulU fires are, kept burning day
enough to take a hurried look at the
vast pan in front cf us filled with boil-
.ing brine, on the top of which the salt
lay in a thick, scum, remaining .105 an
instant on Uieurfac, oi-4benrtnking
slowly to the bottom. Stahding'onf a
raised ledge beside ? the pan ; was a
shaggy, foreign-looking mac, stripped
to the waist, and perspiring at every
pore, who ' held a long-handled rake,
with which he drew to the edge of ths
pan the Fait which Iny in masses over
the bottom. Having raked together a
considerable quantity of salt, he took
another tool not unlike a giant; spade,
perforated with holes, with -which he
lifted the salt from the pan. The qual
ity of the ' salt varies according to the
time at which it u ,'' drawn " or lifted
from the pan. The finest, or what is
called 44 butter salt," is drawn when
the brine is at boiling point, the pans
being drawn two or three times a day.
The courser salt is left much ongerat
a lower temperature, being drawn, in
some cases, two or three times a week,
and in the case of " fish " or preserving
salt only once or twice in a fortnight.
A morsel qf soap or glue is added to
the heated brine to assist in the purify
ing of the salt. The courser varieties
are never packed in tubs, but loaded
straight from the shed on to the barge,
or fil led into specially prepared- sacks.
The finer salt is carried into the drying-
room, which is kept constantly at a
temperature trying to ordinary human
nature, and here it is formed into neat
blocks and packed for exportation.
This being clean work, much of the
packing of fine salt is done by neat, tidy
women and girls. The coarser salt is
carried loose o the barges on the river.
Unwers Magazine.
Bird's Rests.
Doctor D. G. F. Macdonald writes:
The time of year has arrived when
woods, coppices and hedgerows are
searched for bird's nests by lynx-eyed
urchins and; prof essionals. Every likely
tree, shrub, bush and tuft of grass is
closely examined, and when a nest is
discovered it is at once pillaged of eggs
or nestlings j with a shoui of triumph!
Surely it is a pity that thousands of eggsr
BUUUIU ut3 lancu anay t,j i-ro uiunui
and put on a string like beads, rendering
them practieally valueless. Surely it is
Wicked to capture fledglings that soon
die for want of proper food. Surely it
is cruel to; leave their disconsolate
parents to mourn over the cold, deserted
nest, since tjirdi sorrow ast keenly, aa
deeply and sincerely as any man or
woman who ever lost children. Poor
little birds! iThe very sylvan beauty of
their homes lades before the dimming
away of their grief. No doubt evil ia
wrought by Want of thought as well aa
want of hearj;. Allow me, then, to ask
those who desire to protect the eggs and
callow broods of our pretty little feath
ered friends to be on the alert and do
all they can to save them. Blackbirds,
thrusjes, finches, larks, linnets and
robins will repay us with notes of
thankfulness. They will charm our
ears with grateful and pious songs. Let
us watchfully protect them from the
ruthless hands of the spoiler.
A young man boasted that he had a
well-stored mind, whereupon a youc
lady murmured : " What a pjtv we c' t
find out where he stored itl" -Del
Free Press. '
FOB TOE FAIR SEX.
Yashlan If otee.
Japanese pongee is a summer novelty.
Shirring grows more and more fash
ionable. I
Cheese cloth dresses are worn again
this summer.
Children's ccrllars nearly cover their
shoulders, f
Small children wear shoes matching
their ribbons.
Even the drooping brims of hats are
lined this year.
Garden shawls of India muslin are
trimmed with lace.
, lAdies' riding-hats are of glossy dark
silk this season.
White lawn jackets are substituted
for dress Waists.
Stockinet mitts are more, fashionable
than those oft lace.
India mu8linis trimmed with gold
lace and made into tics.
Bugs, flies and beetles form the border
on some kerchiefs.
Heavy box-plaited flounces to the
knee are much worn.
Soft-tinted blush roses make the pret
tiest flower bonnets now.
China satin is a light variety of Lyons
satin. It drapes admirably.
Belts of yellow satin ribbon are worn
with lace sacks and tunics.
Ladders of bows are used to fasten the
tails ot coat basques together.
Lace mantles are now drawn together
and fastened high on the left side.
Egg plums and gooseberries are used
to trim some Tuscan straws..
The embroidered lisle thread stock
ings are worked in Irish convents.
The princess effect is the 'prevailing
style of full dress summer toilets.
One feather is considered sufficient
rimmiqg for a fine Tuscan bonnet.
Muslin mbroidery stitched on net is
used for.cUrtains and toilet covers.
Dark trimmings on light dresses or
light on dark are equally fashionable.
Biding habits for summer are of dark
gray or navy blue or dark brown cloth.
Ironclad lisle thread hose are the
proper thing td'wear at tho mountains.
White silk sunshades with white
'lace covers are only meant for carriage
use. j
Long linen f mantles are worn for
dusters bv ladies who object to the
ulster. f
- Panier and baek draperies of Surah
silk are frequently "added to faille cos
tumes. ! ! .
Lisle thread gloves with buttons are
more fashionable than those with
elastics.
Soft twilled silk squares with floss
embroidery on the edge make pretty
kerchiefs. i
Black Spanish lace sleeves are de
risrueur with black summer toilets of
ceremony.
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White or cream nun's veiling and
Surah make.an admirable combination
toilet of ceremony.
The nopuiatiob of Ireland,! which has
been generally increasing since the be
ginning of the century, is now rapidly
falling off by emigration.
The summer traveling dress for brides
is of Chuddah cloth of coachman's drab
or biscuit shade; made up over a silk
skirt of the sanie color, and trimmed
with drab or biscuit Surah silk.
Elaborate double trains and high-
wire 1 Medici collars of pearls or crystal
beads are adopted for bridal dresses,
When the wedding is " at home," in the
evening, large, ahd an occasion of full
ceremony. J
Ifewa Notes for Women.
Miss Longfellow, the poet's eldest
unmarried daughter, is described as a
clever young lady.with a strong, clearly
marked face, much resembling hex
father's. She sat in the state dining
room at Mount! Vernon the other day
wearing a gendarme blue dress with
brocaded ribbons, a curiously beaten
trold oen. confining the lace at hei
c r
throat and a broad, black hat.
The. smaller tlie husband, the bigger
the bundles his wife makes him carry.
Mrs. Margaret Dodson, of Houston
county, Texas, islseventy-four years old
and has fifty-one great-grandchildren
living, I
A Georgia lady! not yet forty (so she
told the census man), has buried four
husbands, and on the thirteenth inst.,
mairied her fifth! .
A New York correspondent tells an
interesting story Ibout four women who
go to dinners and. receptions to talk and
to help the nostess eniertam utr gusus
The price for their services is $25 an
hour. 1 1
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowman, who died at
Corydon, Ind.. a lew days ago, was 104
Years of age. When she ws a girl her
father moved into the country of the
Shawanoe Indians and she witnessed
manv encounters between the pioneers
and the redskins. 1
in no court, says liomlon Truth, are
more beautiful women to be seen than
in England; but it is to be regretted
that more pains arc not taken to teach
graceful waiting.! Even in a ballroom,
what with highfheeis and tide back
skirts, the art of progression is far too
much neglected by Englishwomen.
The length of time that that Snifkin
rirl will spend over a five-cent plate of
ice cream, when in company -s-ith her
Charles Augustus j while at home she'll
im through two complete editions of
pork and beans in half that period, is a
subject worthy scientmo invesiigauon
McGregor Aetos.
The Beyerse.
" t will return," the swallow saia
"To my old nestonoe more;
My home beneath tjhe spreading eaves
Of yon gray cottage, framed in leave3,
Awaits me as df yore."
She sped across the scented land ' -
One blue and breezy dav; '
But where the house wa wont to stand
A henp of rains lay.
"I will return," the rover said,
" To my old lojro once more,
So true ehe is that well 1 know v -
The heart that, field me loTig ago
Awaits me as of yore."
He came, rhen soukh winds sighing pass
O'er fields of cowslip gold,
But underneath the! t rembling grass
Her heart lay still and cold. ' '
Sarah Dowiney,
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ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
Straw hats show Which way the wind
blows.
Is a clothing store a coterie, a pantrj
or a vestry ?
In England all the noprlity live va
heir castiles.
A sweeping change Buying a new
broom. Iiijgs. :
The fisherman- who catches no fish
has no fish to clean.
The sparrows are little -thieves, but
they don't do the robui.
The present American flag wa
adopted by Congress in 1777.
The first Sunday-school in New Eng
land was &tablislii(l in 1812.
if lour is sold in the Skagit mines at
the rate ot $'20 for a fifteen-pound
sack.
A beautiful' young girl is confined in
the Vermont Static prison lor hors
stealing.
Two Virginia Baptist ministers have
been pastors in the same churches more
than forty year.
Tt. is not difficult to do good, for the
means are constantly clustering aboutj
every man's 1 ps and hands.
A-o-nid tpdiikus circumlocution in lan
guage. Words, likefcannon balls, should
go straight tcj their !mark.
It is now said tliat cue remainaoi jx.
.... . i. r Ik
T. Stewart have never yet been found
though a belief to the contrary ha3 pre
vailed for some time.
Th Marchioness iTseng. wife of the
Chinese ambassador to England, is
netite. plump, rather pretty person.
The marquis 1s a man forty-two years
old, and an accomplished scholar, taKing
lively interest m art, science,.ana
literature
The Church Missionary society, the
irreatest of all missionary societies, haa
408 clergymen in its foreign fields, ol
whom 218 are Europeans. Its communi
a.nta number 28.51D. Its receipts the
past year were $1,108,615, the largest
amount .ever received oyany missionary
society.
Lockiawis one of the most terrible
diseases to which mortals are exposed.
A California exchanee' Asserts that no
one need be in daiiger of such an attack .
from wounds Caused by rusty iron.
The worst caseot inflamed wounds may
be cured . by smoking the injured part
Willi Duraing wooi or wooieu nuui.
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Kate Field savs that George Eliot is
about sixty years old, with sandy hair
nd hlne eves. She is neither gray noi
wrinkled; owing to her high cheek
bones, she has an equine loot, one nas
no children, lives a very secluded life,
is bashful, abstracted, low-voiced and
1 lovable. She has n independent for
tune and receives the- world every oun
day afternoon.
A Ttftlmta. man bias an old Indian
relic in the shape of Sa perfectly-formed
skull, with an arrow-fhead shot into tho
eye and piercing the brain.
i -Rats.
Rats are a great pest in every city and
town, and, indeed, everywhere in this
country. It seems nearly impossible to
get rid of them, and any method that
promises to secure this most desirable
. end is worth trying. Somebody recom
mends covering stones, rafters and every
oart of a cellar with ordinary white
wash, made yellow with copperas, put
ting copperas in eyery crevice or cranny
where a rat may get, and scattering it in
corners on the floor. He has tried it
repeatedly, and the result has been a
general retreatf of both mice and rats,
not one' of which had at last accounts
returned. It is said that a coat of this
yellow wash, given each spring to a cel
lar, will not only banish those vermin,
but will prevent fever, dysentery or ty
phoid. Everything eatable should be
carefully secured against the ravages ol
rats, which are so intelligentrthat they
will soon abandon premises where they
get next to nothing to eat. The rat we
are most troubled with is the brown
rat, much larger, stronger, fiercer and
more ravenous . than-i the black ' rat,
which has almost entirely disappeared,
having been driven off or exterminated
by the more formidable species. The
brown rat is frequently called the Nor
way rat, from the erroneous impression
that it came from Norway, which coun
try it did not reach untl it had become
abundant in Britain and America. It
appeared first at Astrakhan in the be
ginning of the eighteenth century, and
gradually spread over Western Europe,
whence we have derived it. It was
once known as the Hanoverian rat, be
cause the British Jacobites were pleased
to believe that it came in with the
house of Hanover.
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