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II. A. LOIN DOIN',
KDITOK AM) rKnii;iini:.
VII.
'I ho Night I Mill.
1 !: I'iuli' : -t il the nimni look- Mud,
I III- lliw li.ma .-in t'lP lltMlll,
An ivy i Iiii.Ii- in in thy I'liii I
And timer n h-hi an. I 1 1 1 i -1 ttHMt'l.
'Mil' dew Irms jr.vi l in llm heath,
Hti'l lilooin I'm which I lion hns iiml;
I han'e iiloiin, I '(in lor hll'tithe,
I lie iiiylil I- fill, tin- nnu'll looks kill I.
Had- lil'ioni fm which thf dee linn pini'd
t in' piitnnvt' slips its jealous -liciith,
Nil up the flowoi -wiitcln'.l path I rriivl
An I onie tic. mi Inn h di'iicndi.
I!;' p iiinri -1 if. :r i .iWu- .hei'th
llii-n open ii. id i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i ii I,
ml I -S. mil ill rm-li the it v wn-aih '
I lit! Ililll i- ll I dir. I I I .nks kill.!.
- Kill'l M ,.. Ill Ihr
'ilmy.
THE WHITE PHANTOM.
M.ij .i M nitl Kill, a "lio!i clrjii"on"
in thf service of his Majesty (teorge
II, found hioiself, on" dark iiml Mus
tering night it, autumn, tilling toward
London on tlm oM York road. He
lia-1 sapped with a friend who lived at
a village some distance off the road,
and he was unfamiliar with the coun
try. .Though nut r. lining. tlm air was
lamp, and llm heavy, surcharged
clouds tli re.it enel every moment In
pour down (heir contents. A good
horseman cares as much for tho com
fort of his steed as for his own easo.
'I'o a. LI to the discomfort of the even
ing, there was sumo chance of meet
ing highwaymen; but Major Hill felt
no uneasiness on that, score, as, just
before leaving his friend's house, he
had exaniiiii.il his holster pistols, and
freshly primed them. A brush with
a highwayman would enhance tho
romance of a night journey.
Tim Major's horso hegan to give un
mistakable evidence of distress, stumb
ling once or twice, and recovering
himself with difficulty. At last a dim
light suddenly appeared at a turn of
the road. The hor-.e pricked up his
ears, trotted forward with .spirit, soon
halted beside a one story cottage. The
Major rode up to the door and rapped
loudly with the butt of his whip.
The summons brought a .sleepy cotter
to the door.
"My good friend," said the Major,
'an you tell ine how far it is to the
next inn?"
"Eh? It be about even mile, 7ur,''
was tho answ er, in the broad York
shire dialect ol tho district.
''Seven miles!" ex-claimed the Major,
in atone of deep disappointment; "and
my horse is already blown! My good !
fellow, can't yon put him somewhere, j
and give me a bed ? I will pay you j
liberally for your trouble."
"Eh! goodness sakes!" said the rus- j
tic. "I be nought but a ditcher. I
There be ima plao to put tho nag in, I
and there be only one room and one j
lied in the cot." I
"What shall I do?" cried the Major. 1
at his wit's end.
"I'll tell 'ee, nr." said tho rustic.
"There be a voinn large house on the
road, about a moile vurther on. It'3 j
noa an inn, hut the I olonel zees com
pany vor tho vun o' the thing 'cause
he loikes to zee company about 'nn.
You must a heard ov him Colonel
Lawrence -as n-ed to be a soger once."
'Say no more," cried the Major. "I
have heard of this hospitable gentle
man, and his having been in the army
gives me a sure claim to his attention.
Here's a crown for your information,
my good friend."
The Ma jor rode off. feeling an exhil
aration of spirits w hich soon commu
nicated itself t the horse. A sharp
trot of a few minutes brought him to
a large mansion, which stood by the
roadside. Without dismounting he
plied the large brass knocker till a
servant in livery made his appearance.
"Is your master up?" asked the
Major.
"lam the occupant of this house,"
said a venerable gentleman, making
his appearance at the hall door.
"I am a benighted traveler, sir,"
said the Major, touching his hat, "and
come to claim your well-know n hospi
tality. Can you give me a bed for
the night?"
I cannot promise you a bed, sir,"
said the host, "for I have but one
spare bed in the house, and that hai
pens to be in a room that does not
enjoy a very pleasing reputation. In
short, sir, one room of my bouse Is
haunted, and that is the only one, un
fortunately, that I can place at your
disposal to-night."
"My dear sir," said tho Major,
springing from his horse and tossing
the bridle to the servant, "you en
chant me beyond expression! A
haunted chamber! Tho very thing
and 1, who have never seen a ghost!
What luck!"
The Colonel shook bis head gravely.
'I never knew a man," he said, "to
pass a night in that chamber without
regretting it."
Major Hill laughed as he took his
pistols from the bolster pipes. "With
these friends of mine," he said, "I
fear neither ghost nor demon,"
Colonel Lawrence showed his guest
Into a comfortable parlor, where a
sea-coal lire was burning cheerfully in
a grate, and refreshments most wel
come to a weary traveler stood upon a
table.
The Major's attention was drawn
toward a charming girl of twenty, the
daughter of the Colonel, who graced
the table with her presence. Never,
he thought, had he seen so beautiful,
so modest and so lady-like a creature;
and she, In turn, sf-emed very favor-
ably impressed with the manly beauty
and frank manners of their military
guest.
At length she retired.
The Colonel,
who had found a listener, was inclin- j ing, and he readily yielded to the coi
tal to prolong the session into tho onel'3 urgent request to pass a few
small hours of the morning, but find
ing that his guest was much fatigued,
he felt compelled to ask him if he
would not. like to retire.
Major Hill promptly replied in the
nflirmativp, and the old gentleman,
taking up a silver candlestick, cere
moniously marshaled his guest to a
largo, old-fashioned room.
A comfortable bed invitd to re-pc-pe;
a cheerful lire was blazing on
tho hearth, and everything was cozy
and quiet. The Ma jor looked around
him with a sigh of satisfaction.
"I am deeply indtbted to you. Col
onel,"said he, '-for affording me such
comfortable quarters. 1 shall sleep
like a top."
"1 am afraid not
, ,.
answered the
Colonel, with a grave shake of the
head. ! never knew a juest ot mine
to pass n quiet night in this chamber."
"I shall prove an exception," said
the Major, smiling. "Uut I must make
one remark," he added, seriously, "It
is ill sporting with the feelings of a
soldier; and should any of your ser
vants attempt to play tricks upon me,
they shall have occasion to repent it."
And he laid Ids heavy pistols on
the light-stand by his bedside.
'My servan'.s, Major Hill." said the
old gentleman, with an air of offended
dignity, "are too well drilled to dare
attempt any tricks upon my guests,
tiood night. Major."
"(!ood night, Colonel."
The dour closed
M ijur Hill locked
it.
lieside tho dour opening into tho
entry, there was another leading to
some other room. There was no lock
upon the second door, but a heavy
table placed across completely barri
caded it.
lie threw himself into an arm-chair
before the lire, and amused himself
with building castles in the air, and
musing on tho attractions nf the fair
Laura, the host's daughter. Ho was
far enough from thinking of spectral
visitants, when a very slight noise
struck on his car. tl'ancing in tho
direction of the imi'T door he thought
ho saw tho heavv table glide back-
ward from its place, (tuick as thought i people should lind pleasure in spread
he i aught up a pistol and challenged j ing idle tales which have no truth!
the intruder. There was no reply j He assured llm farmer all ho had said
but the door continued to open and about the matter, whilohetook off
the table to slide back. At hist there j the beard of Tom Slack, was that, for
glided into the room a tall, graceful ! all he knew, Calmer win as likely a
figure robed in white. man to pull up a tin nip as any of his
At the first glaucn the blood curdled ! neighbors. r
in the Major's veins; at the second ho
recognized the daughter ol the hot.
Her eyes were wide open, and she ad
vanced with an assured Mep; but it
was very evident that she was asleep.
Here was the mystery of the White
I'hantom solved at once. The yoi:g
girl walked to tho tin -place and seat
ed herself in the arm-chair from which
the soldier had just risen.
She raised herlett hand, and gazing
on a beautiful ring that adorned one
of hor w hite t aper lingers, pressed it
repeatedly to h,-r lips. M,u then sank I
into an attitude of repose, her arms
drooping listlessly by her-dde.
The Major approached her and stole '.
the ring from her linger. His action j
disturbed, but did not awaken her. j
Sho seemed to miss tho ring, however,
and after groping hopelessly for it, .
rose and glided through the doorway
as silently as she had entered. She
had no sooner retired than tho Major
replaced the table, and drawimr a
heavy clothes press against it, effectu
ally guarded himself against a second
intrusion.
This done, he threw himself upon
Hie bod, and slept soundly till a late
hour of tho morning. Alter perform-1
inn the duties of his toilel, ho was
summoned to breaktaM, where he met
the Colonel and his daughter.
"Well, Major, and how did you pass
the night?'' asked ti.o Cobmel, anx
iously. "Famously," replied Hill. "I slept
like a top, as I told you I should."
"Then, thank heaven, tho spell is
broken at last," said the Colonel; "and
the White Phantom has vanished."
"15y no means," said tho Major,
smiling; "tho White I'hantom paid me
a visit last night, and left mo a token
of the honor."
"A token!" exclaimed the father
and daughter in a biclh.
"Ves, my friends, and here it is."
And the Major handed tho ring to tha
old gentleman.
"What's the meaning of this,
Laura?" exclaimed the Colonel. "This
ring 1 gave you last week."
Laura uttered a faint cry, and turn
ed deadly pale.
"The mystery is easily explained,
said the major. "The young lady is a
sleep-walker, she came into my room
before I had retired, utterly uncon
scious of her actions. I took the ring
from her hand, that I might lm able to
convince you and her of the reality of
what 1 had witnessed.1
The major's business was not press-
days with him. Their mutual liking
increased upon better acquaintance,
; and in a few weeks the Whito I'han-
tom's ring, inscribed with thn names
: of Merritt Hill and Laura Lawrence.
served as a sacred symbol of their
; union for life.
A Turnip Story.
A farmer was once told that his tur
nip field had been robbed, and that
the robbery had been committed by a
poor, inoffensive man, by tho namo of
Palmer, who many of the people in
the village said had taken away a wagon-load
of turnips.
Tanner Ilrown much exasperated
by the loss of his turnips, determined
to prosecute poor Calmer with all tho
...
severity oi tiio law. with iius iiiien
tion ho went to Mollio Sanders, the
washerwoman, w ho had been busy in
spreading the report, to know the
whole truth; but Mollie denied ever
having said anything about a wagon
load of turnips. It was but a cart
load that Calmer hid taken, and Dame
Hudson, the huckster, had told her so
over and over again.
The farmer, hearing this, went to
Dame Hudson, who said that Molly
Sanders was always making things out
worse than they really were, that Cal
mer had taken i.nly a wheel-barrow
load of turnips, and that, she had her
account from Jenkins, the tailor.
Away went the farmer to Jenkins,
tho tailor, who stoutlv denied the ac-
count altogether; he had only told
Daice Hudson that Calmer had pulled
up several turnips, but how many ho
could not tell, for that he did not see
himself, but was told it by Tom
Slack, (he plowman.
Wondering where this would end,
Farmer Crown next, questioned Tom
Slack, who, in his turn, declared ho
had never said a word about speing
Calmer pull up several turnips; lie
! only said that he had beard say that
Calmer had pulled up a turnip, and
Carnes barber, was the jiers'iu whu
had told him about it.
The farmer almost nut ol patience
at t his account, hurried on to I Sanies,
the barber, who wondered much that
Ite a .Man.
spending is tho
Foolish spending is tho father of
j poverty. Do not be ashamed of hard
i work. Work for the best salaries or
wages you can get, but work for half
price rather than be idle. He your own
master, and do not let society or fash
ion swallow up your individuality
hat, coat and boots. Do not eat. up or
wear all that you earn. Compel your
shelliah body to spare something for
prolit saved. ISo stingy to your own
PP"'. mco..... ,. un.va.
hities- others, and ask no help
for yourself. See that you aro proud.
l-vl y"r l'ri ,l! 1,0 ,,r the , i8l,t kin(1-
lietl'" Pr',," '", lil': to" Vr,'"d to
Kiv 1' without conquering every
dilliculty; too proud to wear a coat
'" cannot afford to buy; too proud to i
be in company that you cannot keep
up with expenses; too proud to lie; or
steal, or cheat; too proud to be stingy
ihr ilium.
1,1 fe Without a Newspaper.
Once upon a time a certain man got
mad with tho editor and stopped his
paper. The next week he sold his
corn at four cents below tho market
price. T hen his property was sold for
taxes, because ho didn't read the
sheriff's sale. Ho was arrested and
lined H for going hunting on Sunday,
simply because he didn't know it was
Sunday, and he paid ifd for a lot ol
forged notes that had been advertised
two weeks and the public cautioned
not to negotiate for them. He tten
paid a big Irishman, with a foot like
a forge hammer, to kick him all the
way to the newspaper office, where he
paid four years' subscription in ad
vance, and had the editor sign an
agreement to knock him down and
rob him if he ever ordered his paper
stopped again. Such is life without a
newspaper.--AV Yik AY'oWfj.V;-.
UUIIIICIIVS COM .MX.
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Tlir nl tin Cinilinm ii.
C.lriil A. iitlli- :.. I." i v, i.; fj.
llin fill's ill t'.T ipll- ,11 I Ml I ' .111'! !I1
1 always v olciei! why she ro-.ild
not, as pussies m'o he,', in 'Im daru
but one day 1 iV.und cur.
We children were in tlm pai ioi.whcn
we heard 1 he qiiccrest.s' ranges! knock
lr.g in I ho kitchen. Tim niaiil nf -all-work
wai out, so i 'n ill noi i: she
making the noise. We looked at each
other.
"Tramps!" said Lk
"Nonsense!" said Will, an I he -valued
boldly into the kitchen followed 1 y
Arthur and we girli. N'olliinp; wan
wrong in tlm kitchen; tho nome i a ac
from the pantry. Tiio pantry door was
niar, and when Wiilllung it wide open
we saw something in a jar.. As' range
cat had coinu in at the window; sip
had bren searchmg for something to
cat, and had got hoi head in'o one of
auntie's earthen jars and could nm got
it out. She w as b'niiiring about, mak
ing the knocking we had Imard.
Tho boys hi" I to pull o:V I'm jar,
bat it wi'S to tight a lit. An av :n
brought and one blow with it ma b. a
hole in the boUom. Cinsy, r-oei'ig day
light, tried hai'.tor than over Co gel
out; shn plunged ?o violently, i' wa
dilhcult to get, n-ar lu-i. Sut two
more blows broke, the jar in pmcesjall
but tho uork; this na i lelt on pussv's
reck, and off she went a fa-t as sho
could go, w ith this qii'or nccklaco on,
to Imr homo on the mountain. .i'k
V' n mil. W'niu .
A llv who Itccnnt" lnnioii-,
A boy, only s'x years old, wal .-ailing
with his father down tlm Danube.
Ail day long thoy ha 1 been sailing
past .rumbling ruins, f owii-ng
ensiles, i loisterr, bid aw a;. among tho
crags, towering cliffs, quiet villages
nestled in sunny vaileyn, and here and
th 're a deep porgo Miar opened back
from the gliding rivir, ils hollow dis
tanen blue with fathomless shadow,
and its ionliin'ss and stillnoss stirring
tho boy's heart like some, diui ,tnd vast
cathedral. Tiny slopped at night at
a cloister, and t tie fa: her took liitlo
WoHjva'ig into thn chap"! to see tho
organ. II Hfis the first large organ
ho had ever M'en: ami his faeo lit up
with delight, and every mot ion mpi
atlitudo of his figi io ex-pressed a
wondering reverence.
Father." said t:,o i.iy, "let mo
play!" Well plea .ed. t!:o father com
plied. Then W .!fga"g pushed asido
the stool, and wiio:! b!s father hau 1 V)ls discovered, until one of the detoc
lilled tho great bcliows, the eliin or . ,ivcs ,n leaping on a window sill
gainst stood upon t!.e p -d.il. How : "lissed his bmling, ami in trying to
the deep tones wok tee sombre stillot :,ve bimsi lf from falling grabbed
tho old church! The organ seemed ' n"''' ol '"pot which gave
sooie great uncouth creature, roaring
for very joy at the .irossei (, this
marvelous child.
Tho monks, catnip, ilmir supper ;n '
tho refectory, hoard it. and d topped quently succeeded in escaping to : M,m
knifo and fork in a.doniihuicnt. Thetrea'- TTiero lm disguised himself,
organist of tho brothor'io.nl was arming I changed his name and went to work
them, but never had bo piaved w iih i in a mi.odiiue shop, and might have
such power. They listened- some
crossed themselves, till il,t prior rose
tip and hastened into the chapel. Tho
others followel; ii.;t whoa they o ikol
up into the organ loft, io! t'mr was
no organist ti b" seen, though tho
deep totter, stiil massed tlmiiiso'.v es in
now haniHii;ies, and inad.i tho stone
arches thrill with their power. It is
the devil," crio I ono el' tho monks,
drawing closer to his companions, and
pi v ing a scared loo ; ovor hisj shoulibr
at tho darko.c.is of the aisle.
"It is a mif.'icio," said anolnor. Cut
when llm boldest of them mounted iho
stairs to the organ-loft, bo stood as if
jolnlied with aiiiaomept. There was
the tiny ligurp. treading from pedal io
pedal, an ! at. the same time cluUriUg
at tho keys above with bis liitlo h;,nds,
gathoriug hc.nlfuls of those wor.dor inl
chords as if the were volo's, nd
Hinging their or. I irto tlm o'.in?i
gloom behind hi;:'. IIo hearo :iothin.,
saw nothing bos' b s: :A ; eyes beamed;
and his whole face bghtid up with im
passioned joy. Louder and fuller rose
the harmonies, streaming forth i
swelling billows, till al last thoy sot m
od to reach a sunny shore, on wbl. h
they broke; and then a whispcriug
ripple of faintest melody lingered a
moment in tho air. like tho last miir
lour of a wind harp, and all was slid
The bov was John Wolfgang Mozart,
A fine lion is worth J,"mk pnd a
like lionets brings from fl.bou to
fl.oOO.
A RKMARKAI'I.K lU'RGLAR
The Cnirflrof n Tnlfiitpri ,'jTfe
j Opnr in America.
fwkine; th Wk of Every Oil in the
j Tripoli Where Tin wus Confined,
i . . -
i In the course of a conversation with
New York wife maker, a Star report-
jr ashed:
, "Do you think that expert inechan
rs in the sale trade, ate ever in league
with criminals?"
I "There are black sheep in every
msiness," was the reply, "but it' there
iro any they are very few indeed. In
ur business it pays a skilb-d locksmith
tetter to keep honest than to go astray,
-iking the risk w hich ho ii"i essarily
i runs into consideration. The pay is
, lot only good but the chance of re
ward for giving a job away is consid
; ?rabK'. 1 believe that men who be-
'oine professional criminals takoto
:hat mode of life from choice rather
I ban from the necessity. I think it
is largely in the blood. (H all trades
none pay hotter wages to skilled labor
!han ours. Competition is keen and
brains command a good figure."
"How much will a combination
; locksmith earn?"
i
"All tho ways from $J."i to I'l a
week, not to speak of certain lees
whb h they have the opportunity of
receiving. In my experience of men
in this business 1 lind that tli" majori
:y of those whom wo consider shady'
' iiB almost invariably foreigners. The
. use of August Kindt, the lielgian
bank burglar, oilers the most conspic
ioiis illustration. That man is a gen-
bis; thoroughly well educated, speaks
several languages and might, bad ho
been so disposed, have accumulated a
fortune, lint crime seems to have an
irresistible fascination."
Detective Jai kson of sing Sing told
Iho writer tho following particulars in
regard to Kindt:
"Do I know him? I should say I
do, as well as any burglar in this coun
try, and far belter than many. Kindt
came from ISclgium some seven years
ago, and obtained employment in
a watch case faitoiy in Jersey
City. While t here he in vented sever
al improvements in tools, and was
rapidly promoted in tho shop. Three
or four weiks alter his arrival several
bars of silver were missing from tho
manager's safe. Th" door was found
locked, and there was only two men
who had the combination, the princi
pal and the manager, neither of whom
suspected Kindt. A dose watch was
set. and one day it was discovered
thai Kindt on coining to the shop had
some silvi r idling on Ins clothes. T ho
workup n were in tho habit of chang
ing their clothing both mi coming to
and depiiting from work. The above
aroused suspicion, and a stilct watch
was set on Kind's hoiir-o. More bars
were stolen, notwithstanding the coin
lunation was changed, audit was li
nally determined to raid Kindt's house.
A close search was made, but nothing
way. The span! below was almost
tilled up with silver in various shapes,
watch ca-os, bars and nuggets.
Kindt was arretted, but subse-
done well. In it few months, however,
ho was coticernu.l in a burglary on
Notre Dame street. Cart of tho booty
was found at his house, and he was
arrested, tried and sentenced to im
prisonment in the si. Vincent do Caul
Penitentiary.
"lie sets his wits to work and soon
attracted tho attention of tho prison
officials by his remarkable indication
of talent. Ono day ho requested an
interview with the Warden. He ob
tained it.
'Warden,' ho said, 'this prison is
! unsafe.'
"'1 guess it'll hold you secuiely
enough,' replied that othcial, grimly.
"If you'll give me a chance," retort
ed Kindt, 'I'll show you that I can
pick every lock in the building, sale,
cells and all.'
"Tho Warden had heard and seen
much of his prisoner, but for this rev
elation he was totally unprepared.
"'I'll give you a chance.' A time)
was agreed upon, and sure enough
Kindt picked every cell lock as easily
as though it had been made of paper.
The authorities were startled and
alarmed. Kindt kepi cool and asked
for tho use of some paper and a pencil.
"'What for?" replied the warden.
"To draw a plan of a lock that is to
be tho best lock ever htted into a pris
on door.' Tho paper and pencil were
furnished him, and tho result was
that he produced a plan by which,
through the working of a series of
levers from a central action, all the
colls on a single tier coiil 1 bo opened
or closed simultaneously. His plan I
w.n adopted, and in a short time he!
piitdo an improvement on it by w hich
any one lock could be operated at will ,
without affMiug the essential features
ot tlm invention.
"At tlm close of his Win Kind! was
offered a situation, but declined its
acceptance. He made his way t.'i St
Albans, Vt., and was arrested there
on an old charge and taken to Ail burn
From thence he mado his e.-mapH by
.softening the stonework around De
bars of his cell w ith some chemical.
Then ho was capturol and t itmn Io
ing ing, and served out a .sentence
for burglary."
It was only a week or ten days ago
this expert burglar was again .sen
tenced to imprisonment tor theft.
Ho pleaded, with tears in his eyes,
that it had been commit ted in order to
save his wife and children from starv
ation. Had ho chosen to live hon
estly he might now have been worth
thousands of dollars.
The Tomato in Aiipo ii a.
A good many yen s ago a man who
had recently arrived (ruin the liermu
da island was s ut to York county
( Cen n. i jail for some oifenso omit
ted against the laws of the common
wealth, lie had with him a low seeds
which he planted in the rieh soil of
the jail yard. Meforo tho plants which
sprang from thu sped reached matu
rity, ho was discharged, and no one
knew tho nature of them. Thoy grow
luxuriantly, bearing fruit n large sie
and unusual appearance. As this
strange fruit ripened, its color changed
from groeu to a brilliant red. and be
came an object of wonder and admira
tion to all tlm inmates of the jail.
Mrs. Klinefelter, the lady keeper, cau
tioned alt tho prisoners against eating
any of tho h int, as slm win sure it
was poisonous, but planted soaio of
tho seed as she desiied to pro-erve
specimens of it for him should he ro
t rn in time. Ju-t when the fruit
was lully matured the ISeruiiid.1 pris
oner revisited the jail an I asie I to see
the plant. This request granted, he
next called for pepper, s ilt and vino
gar, and to the horror of loo good lady
commenced to caf of the supposed
poisonous unit with a relish that
astonished Dm beholders. Alter en
joying I he strange repast, lm informed
Mrs. K. that tho fruit or vegetable
was the tomat . or five apple, and it
would be found whole mie and nntri
tioits. Th seed ol the remaining to
iua'o"s was carefully preserved and
distributed a tlm friends and
neighbor of tho lady, and thus this
new popular csi iilent was introduced
into the anciepi and goodly borough
of York. For many vr irs thereafter
it w as cuiiivatf.l a . an ornament
rather than for table ue, but bv
degrees itsmetils begin to be More
fully utidi r.-t ' il and appreciated, and
there, as I'lsewle re. 1' grew illlo gen
oral public lavor.
V orkiio n's Wages in I mm.
In tho ".real i it it's unskilled work
men were hin d by t be .lay.bo'iLrhl t heii
own food and ("tiiiil then own lodging.
Cut in I ho country, "on the farms, ot
wherever a hand was employed on
some public work, 1 hey were tul and
lodged by the c! plover and given a
lew dollars a montb. tin tlm I'enn
sylvania canals the ih'eers a(e thf
coarse! diet, were hoiiseii in the rod
est sheds, and paid a month from
May to November and a month
from November to May. Ho b arriurs
and mot tar-ini xei s. dormers an i chop
per-, who from IT'.'-! to 1-'"I labored
on the public biiildmns and cut the
slreets and avonaes of Wa-hington
City, received jT'1 a ye ir, or, i! they
wished, $bo for all I he work they , .mM
perform from March I to December J.
The hours ot work were invariably
from sunrise to suns'l. Wages al
Albany and New York were three
shillings, or, a money then went, fortv
cents a day; at Lancaster. to if in a
month; elsewhere in Ceimsylvania
workmen were content with ft! in
summer and in winter. At Ma It i- :
more men were glad to be hired at
eighteen pence a nay. None, by the
month, asked more than f'!. At
Fredericksburg the price of labor wa? 1
from f o to s.7. In Virginia white men, t
employed by ho year, were given tl ,
currency; slaves, when hired, wore
clothed and their masters aid vl a
month. Around Virginia a pound;
was, in Federal mon-y, j:i :i. The!
average rale of wages the land over j
was, therefore, f'i'i a year, with food j
and, perhaps, lodging. Out of this;
small sum the workmen ions!, with
his wife's help, maintain his family.
A I.cnsiiii in laingtii'tre.
Little tlirl -"Clease, ma. may I have
a egg?"
Ma -"Don't say a egg; say an egg."
L. It. -"Can I have a neg?"
M. That isn't right."
L. t, desperately "Clease, ma, can
I have an hogg?" t'in '.
Tho llroani ofllio Mmless.
I ibr uiil n 'In on in llie lilniniii. ,
U in n tin -f.'ci.iow i were ilim ill'-' "
An I h i, .- u-li ii .iu-(i"ct Rolil-ii
iei i ii v -Inning piillov. iv hi y !
I he i :.n ii -i- ii licit willi l Indue?,
I in- nil ivti- lillfl Willi on.
Ami I tli. ni-lit that li'it love mid I'-S'ity
" ;! I in-pne mo nil 'l iv Ion;;.
1 ilo-1 "I n i'i .'.iiii nl the iioeniidn,
W In n hull ot the il y va- pnsl j
I In i.i-t hall I km "i ui- haiieti,
ll.it loiinns I'd in ike llm last:
II. it llm vm Id 1 i.v pail in th" shadow,
II .'. nine nut h all ' -n sweet,
An I I n" "ml I" niii.v v. i'ie tl.-ctin-
I I," -haifov - lien- a' Il lio feet.
I 'lieiiini ii .he. on ut die even.
When thi' il iv il- fills" h id inn.
An-1 iiiv licait en w sud within e
Io think how lillli' M if lie.
II. it I -ai l I slmll woik ln-llinll nv,
Ati'l make iio name he kniov-i,
lill llie nation ol 1'iith shall wonlei,
A- my muhty p.mei Ihev o n !M
lint Klin' mi! .ll. IS ' time pa-'',
1 ii-' -nn li-e-, -hale, nli-l -els .
1. .i 'ii'iumiu: -'i Inii nl pro'iii-e,
I. i. h I w II o lull ol ll'411'l- '
An I -I l.i'l r.v- d iv iieite 'Vci;-.-,
V .... mill, a urn nn 1 lm v rav,
I ill. at I i-l. iiiilwoni iiii'l ninili.-s,
I -hall -tti ill :i Ii lllli li'-s nravt!.
Ill M01KH S.
great hardship An iron s'oara-
fr.
Creeches of contra, t T h-i.-o that
shrink.
ipening the s- a "ii on- u ering tha
mustard pot.
Why is a tlii-f in the garr 'I l'Ke an
honest many lieeiu.-e he is above,
loing wrong.
"J'.i fore a man settle.! down he
-h"iild settle up," and In Imo a man
-eMlos up lie must settle dow n.
iomr people ar willing to be good
if they are well paid for it. HI her
prefer to be good for nothing.
"Lemon-area great a-.sist.inio tc
people these ho: time.-," ob-.erves an
exchange. Ye.-; a "it o! lemonade,
as it were.
"If man ivatiis t" owe, the earth,
what docs woman want?" inquired
Mr. I irab of bis In ler-hal I, after 8
lit tie family matinee a few days ago.
Well, my dear," responded tli.it lady
in a gentle, soothing tone, "to own the
man. I suppose."
A poe'.es. w arbles. "1 love to sing
when I am glad song is the echo ol
my gladness; I love to sing when I am
sad, for song makes sweet my very
sadness." From which we infer that
she lov es to -ing. 1 ler neighbors have
not yet been heard from.
street car routes in seoti h cities are
laid off in districts, the lare within
each being a penny. T he passenger
pays a penny nn entering, and. as each
new ili-lrict is reached, tho conductor
colli cts another penny. T he system
is f ound to i ncoiirage shor rides the
IIP is! profitable to the oniiii:inie9.
Welsh Fuller i; Supers) iljnn.
From hum immemorial (hero has
been a strong feeling of repugnance
among tho inhabitants of rural par
ishes in W ales to biiri il "without the
sanctuary." This d us not mean in
uneoiisecrated ground, but on the
north side of the church, or in a re
.iiioIp corner ol tlm church yard. T he
.origin ol tlii.-i prejudice is said to
have been the notion thai the north
ern pari was that which was appropri
ate' I to the interment of unbapfied
infants, rvcoinmuiilcatod persons, oi
such as ba l laid violent hands upon
llmm-elves. Ilenco it was popularly
known as tho "wrong side of the
church." In inany parishes, therefore,
this spot remained unoccupied, while
tho remaining portion of the church
yard wa- crowded. Whito, in his
History of ''I bourne," alluding to
this superstition, says that as most
people wished to be buried on the
south side of t he church yard, it be
came sip h a mass of mortality that
no pcr-un could be interred "without
list orbing or ili-placiug the bones ot
his ancestors."
V FMiline from Scan ceil.
dim variety ol seaweed found on
the Furopcan coast iskiiow n as Lucky
Minncv's lines. The arms, or tronds,
grow to a length of forty leel. When
outer bark aid gelatinous filaments
are removed the frond is found to be
composed 1 1 a single filament liko a
thread of silk. Ilia' giows in a cil.
forming a Inl"', dm e !ges H the Ida
incut adhering to each other. This
is uncoiled by the c iast people, anc
whi n hvaiilt"! up in a four ply cord
makes a iis.Ii line i f extraordinary
strength.
Monoj Making Scheme.
"How much w ill you give me," sai i
liohhy to yoimg Fiatlieily, who wis?
nia'.iiig an e eniii!.' call, "il I tell yon
how y.ni can ma. e m I1 minutes J"
"W ell, I'.iildiy," laughed Ft atlmr'y,
"1 w ill give you hall."
"All tighl. -lust take hold of your
tongue and huh! il. Ma sav s she'd gi -$.i
tosce yon bold your h.llgue I'1 111111
Ules" --.Vko v'oy i imis.