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A tlinintonma son ; n frowning k
O'er which llio wwe-stiuik clmiiU flip tv,
As wckiiifj cnrli AnuUmi'i) siilu:
AllllWII 8111' ll plllllS iho btOllll gods lido
'i' mo' t men I iu l f ace.
Tim Iruli:'!' lijjliii; hoyoiul, llio homo
Most loved In lilin who 1110-t iunt niani,
Kiign, wind mi'l wiivu ! J'l'ouii, skv iiuil sci
Ye ilo liu more thiill Imsti'ii mn
To iiiv ili'iir luvu's i'iiiIuiii'o '
1 1 ciA i r .. S'ihiit hi lite Curimt.
THE BOUND GIRL
"I'll have In Jo everything alone!''
I .it lo Janet lt;io stood with ain.s
aklmlio, and looked about llio groat
Mason kitehen. Sho was nearly twen
ty, but iindcr-siod. She had but ono
beauty - her pretty early head. Sho
was Mrs. Til us Mason's hound-girl
bound to work for that lady until sho
was ono-and-t wenty. Such were tho
terms of the contract when Janet had
been taken from the orphan asylum, a
tiny creature of ten, nine years before;
anil it was tho hard work and scant
faro which had prevtinted her grow ing.
Thero sin) stood, looking about lo r ment carrying it. In .clod, into the kitch
at tho array of cooking utensils, tho en. "You havo too much to do; tho
rows of milk-pans, the pile of wash
tubs, tho shelf of flat-irons, tho capa
cious Wood-boxes.
That morning Mrs. Titus, tho au
thoritative, tho energetic, bad fallen
down tho cellar-stairs and broken her
leg. 'I'D i) doctor had been called, and
set it; Mrs. Titus had had a nap, and
then lifted up her voice and proved morrow-or next day, and you can call
herself equal to the situation: on mo whenever you like."
"I'm laid up for a month, Janet-- Much as Janet was pleased, she
that's plain to bo seen. l'vo done never would havu dreamed i f taking
everything fur you; now you iimst take tho pen! leman at bis word; hut tho
right hold and goon without me. next morning proved a rainy one, so
There'll ho tho cookin' to do and tho ' that Mr. Dent's chamber, being cold
butter to niako more than you havo and no lire lighted in the sitting-room,
done, extra. I'.ut you can do it, if you ho camo into the kitchen with his book
try. You'll havo to, anyway. Ilayin's and ensconced himself in the great
over, and Mr. Dent 'II bo goin' homo rocking-chair beside tho stove,
soon, so that'll lio one loss to provide That was tho pleasantest day of
for." Janet's life. Mr. Dent told her such
Janet heard in silence. Sho gave funny stories, and read so beautifully
Mrs. Titus her valerian, and than went from his great book! and then, he till
away, and stood looking around tho cd tho water-pails, and kept tho lire
Kitchen. burning, and jumped up to lift the
"I'll have to do everything alone!" heavy tubs for her, and sat down
There was such a large family, and again to keep tho bread from burning.
so much work to be done, uo wonder
1 flu Janot shrank; but. she never
thought of shirking. With breakfast
at livo o'clock, and supper-dishes to l e
washed at eight, sho had always had patient thing she was, and bow pretti
enough to do; but to undertake all the ly the nut-brown hair curled over her
active duties which Mrs. Titus had head.
been accustomed to perform, waa al- .
most appalling.
Janet sto.nl thinking how it wan to
bo done. Sho was such a little thing.
It took so many of her armfuls to till
tho wood-boxes with hard and soft
wood. She must needs stand on a box
to work at the tubs on the w ash-bench; 1
and her anus grow so tired at the
churning. Sho had been trained to
great capability; but sho waa not
strong enough. i
Hut there was no time for rellection. j
There waa supper to get for Dim four
farm-hands, Mrs. Titus' gnu I to make
and carry up, tho milk to straiu. the
dishes to wash, the wood-boxes to till, '
and sponge to be set for bread.
Janet rushed for a pail of water.
Mr. Dent was al tho well.
Mr. Miles Dent was the sun incr I
boarder. He bad bought a mill privi- .
lego ol Mis. Titus and was buildiii; a !
mill.
Uo was a handsome, very pleasant
man- a-i perfectly healthy people are
apt to be, and ho waa very large and
strong. In ago he might havo been
thirty, or thereabouts.
"Very old, indeed," Janet had pro
nounced him; and alio had always been
i little afraid of him, his manners were
so nice, and he had such nice books in
'.is room.
Whether ho was awaro of her e.xist
"ice or not, she was not iiiite sure.
I lut he seemed to see the hurrying,
i ious little creature now for, say-
"My arms are the strongest," he
Mok the pail, tilled it and carried it
uto the kitchen.
"Havo your hands full, haven't you,
iUlo one?" he said pleasantly, glane
ng about hiui. "Your shoulders
I ardly look strong enough for all this
baking and brewing."
Janet smiled shyly pleased, sur
prised; but she was too abashed to
more than murmur some faint response,
and Mr. Dent went away.
13ut she felt cheered by tho friendly
words of the big, brown-bearded man;
and though Mrs. Titus scolded her be
cause the gruel hadn't milk enough,
nnd she was obliged to go up and down
stairs three times before the lady was
served, she laid her head upon her pil
vtw more lightly than usual all for
one kind word, l'oor little Janet.
liut evil days were too surely at
band.
It made Mrs. Titus very cross to lie 1
In bed, inactive, and she could not givo
up the oversight of tho kitchen below,
A score of times a day she would
call Janet from her work to know
what sb was at, and what she Intend-
VOL. VII.
cd lining next. Countless orders la
surd from lior chamber.
These idiosyneraoloa added groat ly
to .1 ami's fatigue, an she toiled through
llio day, ami she actually sobbed with
w earinoss ono night, when sho coui
ini'iici'd to bring m tho wood.
She was standing in tho woodshed.
Suddenly she heard u step on tho grav
el of Mm path in the yard.
It was Mr. Dent, lie had not rone,
lie came swinging along in Ilia shirl
.sleeves, hi linen duster over his arm.
How rieh, and prosperous, and hap
py he was!
Janet did not desire to dispossess
Mr. I tent ol his good-fortune, hut she
, thought it hard that
littlo of tho
brightness of life eould not bo hers.
lint when Mr. Dent came, opp isito
tho .shed-door, the happy lightiliod out
of his pleasant gray eves.
W i ll it might. Janet did not dream
what a pitiful sight her poor li'.tlo
tear-stained faeo was.
Mr. Dent spoke cheerily.
"All work and no play makes Jill a
dull jiirl, doesn't it ?' ho said, takin;.;
I he basket firm her hand and in a 1110-
spirit is willing, but tho ilesh is weak."
When Mr. Dent bad filled llio big
vood-hoes so tho covers would hardly
shut down, ho said:
"My arms arc si mug, and they shall
bo at your set vii'o while I stay here,
though it will be only a day or two
longer. I shall bo ipiito at leisure to-
while sho earned Mrs. Titus' dinner
up.
And while ho was doing all this, Mr.
Dent was thinking what a dear littlo
At night ho filled the boxes with
wood, strained tho milk, wound the
high clock and turned the cats out ; and
all day he had had a jest for every
thing, and a genial glance and a kind
tone, that turned darkness into light
for Janet.
She sighed with happiness as she
went to sleep, though Mrs. Titus'
good-night word had been that "she
w as a lay. good-for-nothing thing!"
and that sho "should lm down stairs
to-morrow to see what Janet was up
to."
The noithea.t storm continued, and
Mr. Dent waa sitting by tin: lire again,
when Mrs. Titus limped into the
kitchen w it li a cauo.
Now, Mr. Dent had just l oon chop
ping iniiice-iue.it, with Mrs. Titus'
gingham apron and milled cap on. ami
had barely cast them aside, when the
lady opened the door and caught Janet
laughing.
she might well "have looked amai ed,
for sho never hail seen Janet laughing
before. Now, w hy sho probably could
not havo told, but Mrs. Titus was very
much olleiided.
She wailed until dinner was served,
and Janet had gone into the well-room
to cool the puddiug then sho began a
bitter tirade:
"Pretty business this ia, giggling and
fooling your time away, and every
thing to do! Mr. Dent's been reading
poetry to you, has he? How much
more churning can you do when you
listen to poetry ? I lave you baked that
fruit-cake? Well, 1 know it's made
wrong! Did you shut that seltin' hen
off thu nest? 1 don't believe it. What's
Mr. Dent in the kitchen for, any way ?"
"For the lire, ma'am. The chambers
are so chilly. And 1 had s. much to
do, and he was kind, and his arms
were strong," faltered poor littlo Janet.
"I'mph! lleen complaining to Mr.
Dent, have you, that you work so hard ?
Whining, good-for-nothing creature! I
w ish I'd left you in the asylum. 1
never thought of your turning out
like this luring men into my kitchen
when I'm sick in bed -"
"S'op, Mrs. Titus!" interposed Mr.
Dent's heavy voice. ' Hotter not go
too far. Janet has told you all there
is to tell. 1 did think she worked too
hard. 1 felt kindly toward her. I
hutv a pair of strong arms w hich have
helped her a little. And tl y are still
at her service. They shall be hers for
ble if she will. Little Janet, w ill you
accept me for a husband? Many n
younger man will not be as Under and
true as 1, Janet. Will you come, lit
tle one?"
PITTSBOJM)',
And Janet -sho loikul onco with!
her wide, Innocent eyes into tho at rung,
gentlo face, then went straight into
thoso extciulod arms, though Mrs. Ti
tus stood by sniffing tho air in scorn.
"Well, 1 novor!" sdio exclaimed. "To
think of it!"
Janet never waa scolded again.
Thoso kind, strong arms havo been
about her ever since. To-be sure, sho ,
was not cil niMt id for a gentleman's
wife, but Mr. Dent took her homo to
the kindest of mothers and sisters, i
whoso inllucnco and tact polished her j
unobtrusive manners, and soon mado
In r tho most elcg'inl of women. Tho
toil-worn little hands are white as
snow now; but, better than all, her
heart ia the happiest that ever beat in
a wile's breast. Stiiundi! A'.vi.
Itinls mill Their leathers.
The best time for seeing perfect :
feathering is in tho winter, or onward
to the spring; then alter a very short :
honeymoon, the birds settle down to
domes! ic drudgery with exemplary ai
der, with the ic, nil thai al the cud of
a lew weeks their tail-leathers are
rough and irregular, I heir pinions
worn and ragged from constant con- I
lac! with tho nest in sitting; and by I ,
the tiino their new .suit conies at mid- !
summer they are inoru than roa ly for
it. The spring, of course, is tho cli- !
max of a bird's life. With scrupulous
care bo arranges hum ly bis feathers,'
all their markings are seen to perlec- !
lion, and many peculiarities of decora- ;
lion are then and then alone displayed, j
Tho llesby combs and protiirborain'es i
become scarlet and enlarged, and any
one who has not seen a pheasant or
cock grouse at this season of love
w mild bo astonished at the alter, iti.n
from his normal state. The cock pig
eons swells that part of his body most,
adorned with iridescent feathers to
make the grandest show he can; and
every bumble finch and small bird
brushes up his modest finery. If birds
havo bright-colored tails, they raise
them to their highest and fulle t
and abase their heads; if bright heads,
then they shako out their plume,
their eyes distends, and their wattles
swell; and if, as in some cases, they
have largo tippets of feathers falling
on both sides of the bead, they con
trive the bewildered hen shall See all
the glories of both sides at ono glance,
and so drag all tho feathers of the far
side round to tho near side, making
such a huge mass that tho face is near
ly hidden, and tho projecting beak
alone shows w hero tho head must be.
All this done for the hen's benelit. and
it is only tlono when she is near;
it all turns on her existence, and ceases
if she bo absent. Mt:nciit' Art.
The Smallest Watch la the World. I
A small, gold penholder, resting in
a rich velvet ease, lay on a jeweller's
showcase in .lohn street. Tho end of
the holder was shaped like an elongat- '
c.l cube, and was an inch long. A
faint musical ticking that issued fr.un ;
it attracted a customer's attention,
The jeweller lifted the holder from tho 1
case, with a smile, and exhibited a
tiny watch dial, l-H'db of an inch in
diameter, set in tho side between two'
other dials almost as small. Due indi-
catcd the day, and the other the month
of (he year. The cent ro dial ticked oil' '.
seconds, minutes, and hours. 1
"This is the smallest watch ever;
made," tho jeweller said, ''and the only
one of its kind in the world. It' took '
a Heiieva watch maker the bitter part
of I wo years to lit the parts together
so I hat they would woik accurately.
It has been exhibited in London iiu.l ,
Paris." j
Tho works of the watch were so 1
that they lilted lengthwise in the hold
cr. The mainspring w as an elongated '
coil of steel fitted to tho wheels by h
tiny chain, and worked like an old
fashioned clock weight. The works '
were wound by means of a little ,
screw of gold on the under side of the ;
handle. A gold pen was litted in tho,
holder, and the jeweller wrote w ith it
without disturbing tho operations of
mo i ai ry wiucn.
"What's tho price?" the customer
asked.
"A round f.MMV replied tho jewel
ler, laughing. A'tt' York Suit.
To Choose Kggs.
Shake them; they will rattle If they
are bad. Or put them in a basin of
water, and if they lie on their side
down in tho water, they aro fresh; if
they lie obliquely they are not quite
fresh, but will answer for puddings
and tho like; if they turn upon their
ends they are bad. Another way is to
hold them up to the light and form a
focus with your hand. If tho shell is
covered with dark spots they are
doubtful; if they do not appear trans
parent at all, throw them away, they
are bad. The most precise way is to
look at them by the light of a candle;
if quite fresh there are no spots upon
the shells, and they havo a brilliant
bright yellow tint. I'se only quite
fresh eggs from the nest when you
want to preserve them.
CHATHAM CO., N.
(HIMlltKVH COMMX.
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Ami xlic'l! In) pioil, I hope;
Mil' likes llio Iter Well Clliui;ll,
lint ilovmi't like tin! soup.
Ilmv milt I'll lull lior Willi n ppnnga.
I In- eves iiimI who nu-l eni'H,
Ami silii-li Iiim linger in llielinwl,
Ami never inimt thu tenr.
'J Iti'ii! now nli. my! wlini Imvo I ilonr'
I've wiislit'it llio nhiii nil -i'i! '
Hit int'y pink Mid vliit ,'titj pirn
Kiiliii l) ! ii'i, tta-itr mi''
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KifiiliTnl. iiiiiOtm.
(ld ritii-na of Toledo distinctly
remember the time when (hero win an
i migration of squirrels in this vicinity.
Iln a cert, tin day a gooHi-man was mi
Iho bank of the Ten Mil. i creek, when
Hie number of squirrels moving was
unusually large. Among t lu siiiirrel.s
Wiisouetba1 exhibited audi motherly
care and alf 'i'tioa for h -r two li Hie
ones as to prove ,i most iutoroiting
sight. She reieli.'il the hail'v ol' Hie
creek w here a crossing was to bo iuad.
Tlof lilll.! s.piirrels were quite timid
(bout going near to Iho water, but
the mother coaxed them until they
seemed to bo sal.isli"d to do as sh"
wished. Sim ran along l ho shore, and
liuding a piece of bark about a foot
long and six inches wide, dragged it. lo
the water's edge an I pushed it into
Hie water, so that only a part of one
end of Hid hark was resting on Hi.1
shore. Sho then indue d her little
I ones to get on llio b irk and they at
: onco cuddled clos, together, when the
old squirrel pushed tho hark and its
i load into tho stream, an 1, taking one
j end of tho bark into her leeth, pus'ie I
It ahead of her until the opposite
I bank was reached, whoro the young
i squirrels quickly scampered up the
' bank of the creek, where tho mother
j rested for a few minutes, when the
journey was resumed. 'V.i Hln i.
lie Wlmt mi Nrrnt to He.
A nobleman gave a grand supper to
a few guests. While they sat at table,
two masked personages e, imo into the
room. They were not larger than
children livo or six years of age. and
represented a gentleman and a lady of
high rank. The gentleman wore a
scarlet coat with gold buttons. Mis
curly wig was powdered snow white,
and in his hand he held a lino hat.
The lady was d rosso I in yellow silk
with silver spangles, and had a neat
,,,,le hlit wi,h P,",nos ,m n'1"'1. n 1
a fan in her hand. I loth danced ele
gatitly, iind often made agile springs,
l'.veryhoily said, "The skill of these
children is wonderful."
An old oilicer w l.o sat at tho table
took an apple and threw it among the
gay young dancers. Suddon'y tin
littlo lord and lady rushed for tin
apple, quarreled as if they were mad.
tore off their masks and headgear, and
instead of tho skillful children, ap
poared a pair of ugly apes.
All at the table laughed loudly,
Hut tho old ollieer said, with much
earnestness :
"Apes and fools may dress as much
they please; it soon becomes known
who they are." Prm tlx U i in-ut.
He I'nid as 'ual.
The commercial traveler of a Phil a
ilclphi.i bouse while in Tennessee ap- 1
proached a stranger as the train w as
about to start, and inquired: - j
"Are you going on Ibis train?"
"I am."
"Have you any bagirage?"
"No."
"Well, my friend, y on can do me a
favor. and it won't cost you anything
Yon see. I've two rousing hijr trunks,
and they always make me pay extra
for one ol them. You can get one
checked on your ticket, and we'll
euchre thelil. See?"
"Yes, I see; but 1 haven't any tick
et." "Hut 1 thought you said you were
going on this train ?"
"So I am. I'm the conductor."
"Oh!"
lie paid extra, as us ual.
An Oil-Uistriliutiiig l.if.i Presence.
"That is a new stylo of life preserv
er," said a South street ship chandler,
pointing to a ring of painted canvass
tw o feet in diameter that hung against
the wall of his store. "It is tilled
with cork shavings, and w ill iloat an
elephant. The new feature is the lit
tle tube running around inside of the
ring. It Is full of oil, and is arrang
ed so that when tho preserver is
thrown t a drowning mm the oil
w ill ooo out and spread over the sur
face of the water, thus keeping the
waves from breaking in his face.
Many a good swimmer has lost his
life, because of the spray, although as
sistance was near at hand. The life
preserver was invented and patented
by a newspaper reporter."
New York state contains 100,000
French Canadians.
C, JUNK 2., 1885.
'AMAZONS OF DAIIOMKY.
Tho Famous Feminine Wnr
j riors of Arri'.-M.
6ix Tlimisui'l Arinml Woinou Who Ant
: as llio King's Budy Guard.
j Dr. oiler, a correspondent of tho
Am ni.- lti' 7.i Hun;, writes as follows
of tho famous women warriors
of Africa: The ama'ons of
Aboine, of whom there am at
Iho most some . are nominally
tho wives of tho king, and as sic h
form a body guard which is said to bo
; superior to the male soldiers in cour
age, discipline, and loyally. Hut al
though these amaous accompany the
king on all bis wars, 1 think they aro
litiiro for show than for service.
- lining all the savages and semi-savage
tribes.singing and dancing aro con
sidered as essential as drilling and
'drumming among ourselves. It is
natural (h it the ama ui. having
from their earliest childhood boon edu
cated as warrior d.ui. ers and singers,
should be as superior to in, lie soldiers
in t hose accomplishment as our guards
are to the reserves. The auiaons of
the "chai ha," all of whom have servod
in the army of Aboine, are women be
tween the a res of Is and '", and ai
1 Ibe ' chacha" does not go to war they
'aro naturally only kept for show.
They have no .separate barracks, but
live like the thirty male s Jdiers, in
I liercnt quarters of tlm town, whence
j I hey aro called together whenever they
are wanted. Al their lirst entrai.ee,
when marching up in a long proces
si. ui Ihey saluted their lord and mas
ter, I was astonished at Iho military
exactitude of their movements. Im
agine sixty young women, strong and
i slender, who, without losing anything
of their womanliness, present a deeid-
edly warlike appearance. Among
Kuropeans this combination of the
! woman and the warrior could not be
j imagined; hero it is explained by the
I peculiar formation of the negro skele
;ctin. The skeletons of negro women
;( in striking contrast to those of the
! inula! toes) :ire strikingly like the
skeletons of male negroes. Their
I picturesque uniform might furnish
, our masters of tho ballet with fresh
ideas. Tlio fresh young faces look
roguishly from under the white, brini-
less yokcy-cap, ornamented with black
1 pictures of animals, such as lizards,
birds and others. The feet are bare;
short knickerbockers of green, red or
i yellow material come down nearly to
' the knees, and a bright-colored tunic
of striped silk or velvet, which leaves
only the neck and tho anus free vers
tho upper part of tho body, which is
. supported by corsets of native maiiii
I fact ure. A broad belt of many colors
1 heightens the slim appearance of the
female warrior. At tho left side of
i tho belt a short sword ia fastened, and
n small cartridge pocket in front. A
i scarf of w hite or light green silk is
j worn like a Scotch plaid. The aruia
; ment consists of swords, battle-axes.
and guns, which latter are put aside
during llio dance. (,'nite apart from
the effect of combined dancing and
singing, (he performances, w I i h went
on for several hours uuiulerruptcilly
before our eyes, were quite in tho
style of our corps do ballet, with the
wily difference that perhaps no other
corps de ballet would dance with equal
exactitude. First came a tall and
somewhat elderly woman. she was
tho captain, and as she entered, the
son of the "chacha" whispered tonic:
Just look how well my mother
dances." Then followed, with battle
axes uplifted, the younger otlicers, and
in their rear the still younger troops,
now dashing toward us in their sham
light, now wheeling round, dispersing,
and again unit ing. Audallthis with
rhythmical movements half waibke
half coquettish but inner clumsy, the
elegant play of the bare, round an. is
recalling to ti e i.iind the limbs of an
cient classical statues. AH dances
which 1 have seen performed among
savage and deim-savage people have
been grotesque. Here for the lirst
time a performance was given which
would have held its own before a se
rious critic and test hot p.
The Third Section toil Well.
When the great Majondio .ws.su me I
the professor's chair of medicine at the
College of France, he thus addressed
the astonished students: "(ieiitlcincn.
medicine is a humbug. Who knows
anything about medicine? I tell you
frankly, I don't. Nature does a good
deal; doctors do very little-when
they don't do harm." Majendie went
on to tell the tollowing pungent lit
tle professional rlo out of school:
"When I was head physician at Iho
Hotel Dieu 1 divided the patients into
three sections. To one 1 gave the
regulation il;sp 'iisary medicine in the
regulation way; to another I gave
bread, n ilk an I colored water, and to
the third sei iion I g.ie nothing at all.
Well, gentlemen, every one of the
third section got well. Nature invar
ibly came to the icseue.
NO. 12.
How ,1ir. Hcfchci' l.onks ami Huiv
He Frenches.
Mr. needier has a strongly marked
nppc.'uncc. Ilo is robust. A splen
did constitution has been sedulously
guarded. His lace in the upper part
ia intellectual and spiritual. The lower
is heavy, and if not relieve I by tho
eyes and front would bo gross and un
pleasing. Hut when the eouuteliaiico
lights up with the gl 'wing fervor of
the orator, it afford i a field on which
all the pas-dug emotions aio depicled.
lie is a wide student, has read much,
-and unserved iiatuie and human life
keenly. Ilo loves children and Mow
ers, lie is a cunnois-eiir of art a
. keen critic of in 'ii , nil mano'T. Hit
. theology is nl no school, and is to.son.i)
strangely and perplexin ,dy iiienii
tent, lie is a ho is(, at times car
rying ! ho grot e .. i beyond t he limits
not rdy ol pulpit law, but even
those of general good taste. II" evi
dently repl'c.es lllll'll t ll.lt blbbl S Up
lo his lips lo .-. i Wli i1 li" says,
might .sometime:, be beMei kept within
, the "while hounds of Hie I... II, " lo
deals with Scripture in a very fi.-eaud
uncoil cut em i in, inner. ID- is rich
iu illustration di.iun ii,,iii nature his
tory, ait, and h ii in in lile. Hi: ,Ii,i
matie powi is are gie.it. His preach
ing is paitly delivered from note-, hut
amongst theso he iiili rpcrsed freely
spoken pa -sages, some of wloch al
times are ol t he highest order of nei
i e ji b Iress. eloquent, rich in siigge",
lion, full of the largest sympathy, the
noblest sentiment of devout aspiration
and human enthusiasm.
It would bo impossible to character
ise Mr. ifeccher's preaching. Il is so
varied, so multiform, we might iii .ro
easily say w hat he is not than what he
is. lie furnishes illustrations of all
styles, and he continues, even now
that he has passed the seventieth year
of his life, fresh, vigorous, young as
ever. The distinguishing qualities of
his stylo are radiance and jovousncss.
His sermons are like floods of sunshine,
in which there is tho perpetual stir
and stress of life. There is no preach
er in our time --perhaps there has been
never ii preacher who has pro-s"d in- '
to the service nf the pulpit so wide a
range of treatment, sympathy and
method. It Would not be excessive if
we should entitle him the Mr ; 07 '";
of tho pulpi', so rich, so Mined, so
manifold has been the spirit and man
ner of his work.-';. J.I. Jl'i run, in
I lt 1,'uh'ir.
The Ciiyole.
A Wyoming Territory lettir to tho
NeW York suit says. The coyote is
the sneak thief, the pickpocket of the
llocky Mountain region. Althouh the
dog belongs to the same genus of ani
mals, yet the hunters and trappers in
expressing their contempt for a Dig
ger Indian w ill compare hlui to a coy
ote, but never to a dog. I'.ven the In
dian dog, which is :i coyote tamed
through long generations, despises his
ancestors and lights him ill el cry 1 p
port unity with groat show of con
tempt. So inwardly is this it 1 1 i 1 1 1 . 1 1
tha' he n-ver .lai cs to seize si bird
which faces him, but spunks when its
hack is I iirm d.
The coyote i.-, round over a very
wide section ol country. I vilently
their range is ir .iii sea lewd lo Iu.imh
feet above. I saw huge numbers of
them in Wyoming, Idaho ,md Mon
tana, betvwen il.ii.in and sunn hit
above sea level. W hen lirst seen they
are usually standing loot lon.e-s on
some slight idev at Ml or anion;; the
sagebrush. If no harm is likely to
coiiie to them. Ihey will stand and
scrutinize ties liavclh r from a very
near point. In fad, they are salt r
near by than a! it dMacc. as one is apt
totakethem for Indian dog- if Ihey
appear tame. In Idaho I saw iheui
hunting 111 their usual u. akmg w ay,
I he huge sago hens. In. Iced, when I
ha I taken the trouble !. -hoot one ol
these birds 1 was sni,ii,ol 1,. m-o a
nimble covote step out lioiu
under ii tall sage bush, s.1,1
the bird, and dash away. t
that time I was riding through tin
mount. (ins in a double buggy, and
Wiis unable lo give chase. One day 1
climbed an almost perpendicular ole
vatioti of about l,."n.i feet. On Hit
, narrow top w as a coyote, who in bi
haste to escape, leaped too f ir. and
fell over the precipice on the opposite
side, several thousand feet deep. In
captivity tho coyote is the most ser
vile and despicable rascal imaginable.
How the Indians ever had patience tc
domesticate them and make coura
geous and faithful dogs of th. iii 1 can
not imagine. Although the Indian
maybe wifeless and wigwamless, hf
is never doglcss.
Diulu'i'il The F.Kir.
The yonng man w ho had just madt
bis "lirst appearance on any stage,'
. was telling his friends all about it.
"Did you receive any floral tributes?"
he w as asked.
"No," be replied, "but I dodged all
the eggs!"
I There was triumph In his tone
ADVERTISING
'Oik' square, one iiicitinii
jonr square, two irisi-rl i 'lis
. One square, inn: inoirih
1.0d
1.50
. 3.50
! F
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hiruer adverte
will lm made.
riiu nl i liberal con-
Cliilillinoii's Faith.
Ili.rasseil l,y lo ,lidi dinilitii.:;s, lioin
1 if pri,le in 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 : 1 1 power,
1 ill iiic. il lo str .v, mi., Smvliiy iiioni,
Jii-idi: n rounlrv limvrr
. lillle 1'oilnnc, creeper-clad
And llir.iiixh llio open pane
The lio-pi-t -ion . Mi-eel nnd i:ln l,
Wa- told to me 11 1; liu.
All le.'e.l , I line leiel l,o,l'-l own Wi.l l,
.Spoke nf lhs wondrous mee;
And nil intent, two children li.-ml,
f :iitti written on l-M.-ll taee
And I"' I mi nasi-H iiiico more
'-.I I in.; nt molliel - knee,
I.'im lm.: tin- ., i" I (i i 'U114'- o'er,
I'lil-liu.'. miplicillv
Uh. l e Hi--. lehllile- lanh ..f nl. I,
'I he knew ....I .V.l.i 01 I'-MI .
h,l le.ll I III" ll.' l. -lore-Holl
l, I lo l l (lil'tii 1 e, V 'l"al '
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hi' p. lie I olil i, I , lei I
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Ill HOItOI .
A baker ought to be a d. ugli-mftie
man.
Tim wan! of money i- Hio of
much e II.
A bir I oil the toast is worth eiotl'ein
ill the lm ill.
A Court Douse The home of mar
riageable daughtcr-i.
The 111 iilli'-it ,t'i't mo' dis l irce I'd.
line:.' is a carl, i.ucle.
The siicciM-t of ;i church choir singer
is, after all, largely a matter of chants.
The crow is not. so ha I a bird. It
ii"ver shows th" white leather, an'
never complains without caws.
Many musical instruments aro now
made of paper. This is pleasant news
Paper is so easily destroyed, you know.
"Those bird on the new bonnets are
immense," sail Mrs. Jones, "Ye-,"
s:gh"d her Iras', in I." "especially the
hi'r part."
In Mombay. husband cut off the!
wiv es' noses for puni ihment. T1 .
women in this country ar too smart
for their husbands. They never talk
through their noses.
F.mory Storrs, who ought to know,
remarks that 'the average Chica-o
m ill, w ho possess a Voa t-ol'-ur ins' to
d iv, probably wore the coat without
the arms twenty year's ago."
Immense crops of mustard are pro
.In I in California, and several mills
have lately been established to work
up the product. This ought to "draw"
ii good many settlers to California.
Mr. I.aturtrv ami the Cnwhij.
Mrs. La igtry bad been taught to
dread the cowboy as all incarnate liond
to be lied from at all risks. Ononeoc
casion, when her servants had marched
ctf to the groggeries of tho neighbor
ing settlement, she was quite alolie III
her car, vv hen there ciiii,. ;i timid and
tentative knock at the door, sh"
opened it at once, and I here stood one
of thedreadcl race, a gigantic leather
clad cow h .v. His look Wiis strange
.Hi. I wild, but bis words wi re meek
and mild. I'.tcuii!ig his huge paw.
and raising bis ha' with the other, be
said, "I guess, madam, you are Mr,-.
I.angiry. We are right glad to see
voii in our part of the count n.
There's some of usbovs who work up
in (he mountain who don't sec a
woman, Id alone a pretty one' above
oitccsl or t w ice ayo.tr." Mi-. Lang
try made ,1 suitable reply, whereat the
1 ovv boy grew holder and said, "Might
1 lost ask you, 111a lam, to wave yoiit
handkerchief out of the window ? You
see that little house down yoimder.
Will there's a girl there as I'm dead
gone on, and I kinder promised her
as 1 would gel you to wave your
handkerchief to her. If you would
do this it might help 1. u' a bit
Like any true woiu.iu Mrs. Langtrv
had If. objection to ad ance the row
hoy 's lov e all tit . and wave her hau l
keicenl a. -colli. ugly ill the direction
indicated. H" was piofu .ly eiat.dul.
but still not entirely happy. "I , ion'"
he went on, "you ar.i a kiud-hi artnl
lady. Now would y oil jest give me a
bit of old ribbon, or ;i glove you have
worn, 01 a lorn hatidkcrchit f, to show
to the boys around as .something that
once belonged to you?" There was
nothing for it, Mrs Langtry confesses,
but to giv e him a scrap of pink rihboti,
and then, after more thanks and ex
pressions of the devotion of tho entiro
territory, bo stalked off'. Lvml'ii
A Song-Writer's Appetite.
Tho late Fraiu Aid, the song-writer,
wiis a surprising gourmand. "
goose," he used to say, "is ii very
pretty bird, but it has one great tault
it ia a little too much for one, and
' much too little for two," Coming out
of il restaurant ono day, looking su
i pronely happy, "llerr Kapplemcisler,"
I said a friend to him, "you seem to
, have dined well." "Y'es, 1 had a fair
j dinner; it was a turkey." "And was
i there n good company around the
I board?" "Yes, good but small; just
I two, iudeed, the turkey and myself."
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