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NO. 45.
Windsor Home.
( wit!-; of home, that from the westward
ft art,
Ami 1 lnv across the highlands of my heart,
Po ye a message I ear,
l'p ni your wings of air,
jYoni l'tr with wnom y being forms a
tart.'
0. win Is of home, I know what you would
Th:it f-ln? is true; and waiting the dear day
When by her sid once more,
AH grief and longing o'er,
Xopitlicr we shall journey on life's way.
0, win Is of hom your mes3igo fond I
hear;
Soiu' other's words could sound so sweetly
.-!,; r.
They echo in my heart;
Ana now, bofcie we part,
Fot!ii my answer, cs you westward veer:
IV.l li-'r, though I have roved from her
afar,
Htr l'e Ins shown above mo like a staff?
And now its holy ray
Shall light ni9 on my way
To her and h.me where all my treasures
are.
When I behold the daybreak of her eyes,
Then new white dawn within my soul shall
rise;
And peace and rest are mine,
True love an I joy divine,
To he with her till earthly daylight dies.
0, winds of home, turn back your wings of
air,
Ami hclD to s-vell the sails that homaward
Lear!
And all across the sea,
Your voice shall sing to me
Of her whose gift of loving makes life fair.
tOoorgo Birdseye, in Detroit Free Press.
A DOCTOR'S STORY.
On a fino summer day in the year 187
, I was proceeding by the southwest
ern railway to visit a friend and former
patient, a resident of Portsmouth, Eng
land. It is not often that a medical
nun gets a holiday, and but for the
kindness of a fellow-prnctilioucr, in
taking my practice for a fortnight, I
should not have had this opportunity of
Jt i joyiag the sea breeze.
The train by which I startod was an
early one, and, having procured my
ticket, took my place in a second-class
carriage, and lit my cigar, for it was a
smoking carriage. Oa entering it I was
MirprUo'l, and I think, naturally so
ro find the further corner of it occupied
by a lady.
'Oho!' said I. inwardly, "sorao Am
erican demoiselle who desire to indulgo
in a cigarette."
On observation, however, it appeared
to mo that tho features of ray fellow
traveler did not bear upon them that
impression of cutoncss which marks
American nationality. Sho had soft
brow a eye, a full, round fi.ee, and a
profusion of chestnut hair. She was
dressed in a plain trav. ling suit, bound
with white brail, and wore a straw hat.
"Maybe, a Genran," I 6oliloquizoi
"tluy are terrible smokers."
Hut again it occurred to me that pos
iMy the young lady might bo neither
American nor German, but had got into
t'cciuiago without noticing that it
w; s one reserved for tho use of smok
r. Under this impression I bowed
lightly to her, snyiug:
"I fear my cigar may annoy you!
Perhaps ycu are not aware that this is
a smoking compartment?"
"Oli, yjs," she answered, with a
Might German accont, "yes, yes, yes,
y J"
There was something peculiar ia her
slow, deliberate utteranca and the four
times repeated men csy Hallo. A dreamy
look, too, in tho speskct's eyes, as if
her mind was preoccupied. However
the trail was now in motion, and I hid
nothing for it lut to ensconce myself in
my corner, look out of the window,
and tako a bird's cyo view of tho sur
roundi ig heuie-tops.
Tor a short time thi wa i well cntuh :
i ut I began nt lat to weary of tho mo
notony of such an amusement. Wo
Englishmen, as a rule, are so reserved
and unsociable that we shrink into our
selves, and every fresh addition to tho
('Ccupanta of a rnihv.y carriage or an
omnibus is receive 1 with black looks
and a sort of a tacit intimation that he
has no tight to enter. Now, I am frco
toconfosa that, whatever my fai ings,
want of sociability is not ono of them ;
and 1 determined to try to cngago my
' inpHiiion ia a littlo conv rsatiou.
lli'-re culd bo no impropriety in a man
' my ;ige (I was oH) endeavoring to bc
' uik' th-j tedium of a lazy journey by
:i v-i in; with n fellow-traveler, a
liool j.jr, i certainly not out of
li rtim. It was, therefore, with an
"Imost paternal fcohug that I addressed
ll'.T.
"Thcro are not many passengers by
tin tr .i I remarked.
' Two th usind and three," was tho
an wr. t':i: t v.vt a littlo startled my
e'prinitr.ity.
1 looked i.t the speaker t xpecting to
'i"la ji ischievjus smile dancing in
"er jcs or lurking at tho corners of
her mouth. Nothing of the sort. She
wa perfectly sctiou, even. stern, and
h r eyeb had r til I the same dreamy, Tar
ilwy look in them.
' VYiy abso tted-minded, or elso in
l,?e, 1 thought to myself. However, I
tri- d aain.
"I think wo shall have a fino day
ivr our jracy," 1 ventured to remark.
flhe turned upon iuo with that fierce.
despairing, yet restless look that wo see
in a trapped rat.
"How ycu talk, talk, talkr sho saicl
indignantly.
"But'
"Are you mad?" she f creamed in
tone of tuch intensified shrillness and
with such an uwful, hungry look in hor
eyo that tho truth flashed upon mo like
an inspiration.
Sho was mad !
Medical man as I am, a feeling ot hor
ror overcame me when I reflected that I
was shut up alone in tho carriage of t
train, traveling at express speed, with a
lunatic. True, I was a strong man, sho
only a girl. But it is inconceivable
what cxtrerao strength is possessed by
many of tho insane. I have known a
woman thus afflicted to require two, and
even thrco powerful men to restrain hei
during oao of her paroxysms.
However, I endeavored to keep as
cool as possible, as I looked tho young
girl stoadily in the face. Sin loo'cotf at
mo for a moimnt or -so without quitt
ing; then she sank back in her corner,
resumed her apathetic posture, a-.d sat
gazing out of tho window, with thi far-
J away look in her eyes, as if no suchper-
sou at my at n w.ia in caisiuucc.
"Poor girl !"' I thought; aud I began
to wonder who or what sho could be,
and how she camo to bo traveling alone.
Could sho have escaped from an asy
lum. If so, how camo sho to bo pos
se fscd of sufiicicnt funds to procure a
railway ticket?
I had some cxperienco in "mad cases,"
and I knew that tho most outrageous
ones aro thosj where tho patient main
tains an even sullen ncss of demean ora
Tho girl's caso did not seem to mo to
bo one of them. Oa the contrary, hei
sudden change of mood when I angered
her seemed to indicate it to be a caso of
temporary aberration of mind, and con
sequently a curable one.
I looked at my watch. In a quarter
of an hour wo should be at Basingstoke.
I was in tho very act of returning my
watch to my pocket, when my com
panion, with a mocking laugh tho pe
culiarly metallic ring of which it is
quite impossible to describe literally
hurled herself upon mo with ovji whelm
ing force, broke tho watch from its
chain, and sent it spinning through tho
window. In another second sho was
endeavoring to force herself also through
the window.
Then commenced a terrible struggle,
of which I even yet slu lder to think.
My mu:clcs wcro strained to their ut
most limit of tension, tho perspiration
poured down my lace, and ray arms felt
as if about to be wrenched from their
socket. And all this to restrain one of
the sex commonly called tho "weaker"
from self-destruction.
All this time tho poor girl uttered no
sound that could give waraing to tho
guard or our fellow passengers of tho
terrible strujglo for lifo or death that
was going on withh a few yards of
them. As for my own voice, tho extra
ordinary physical fTort I was making
to restrain the would-ba suicide entire
ly prevented my making the slightest
use of it. But just as my powers were
failing me, and I felt that I coul l no
longer prolong tho struggle, the train
began perceptibly to slacken speed.
.'Thank Hcavca ! Basingstoke at
last."
"What followed is easy to relate Of
course, assistance was at hand, and the
unfortunate young lady was removjd to
a place of safety. From letters which
we found on her, and some articles of
jewelry, which we advertised, we speed
ily discovered her friends. Naturally I,
a a medic il man, would not lose sight
of her till I hid discovered them.
Tho patient proved to bo a member
of a German family, naturalized in Eng
land, who was subject to periodical at
tacks of mental aberration, but had
never actually been in tho asylum.
During tho attacks, which invariably
came on without any warning, so that
it was difficult to watch her, sho was
seized with a restless desire to wander
over the country, and, it appeared, had
merely selected tha Sjuthwestern line
becauso it happened to bo the nearest
to her own home.
She had been so long without art at
tack that her mothers and sisters had on
the previous night ventured to go to an
evening party leaving Lotta fast asleep
in bed at horns. During their absence
she eluded the vigilance of the servants
got up and dressed herself, walked
about for some time, and took a ticket
for tho early Portsmouth mail at least,
thtt was what she imagined and told us
on her recovery. Her memory, however,
was very imperfect, but the paor child
must certainly havo walked about the
streets for soma time prior to tho depar
ture of the express.
It was natural that under the circum
stances I have already stated that I
had had considerable experience in such
cases her friends should ask me to en
deavor to effect a cure.
I undertook it and entirely succeed
ed. And also I undertook and succeed
cd in something else.
It is my wife who is looking over my
shoulder as I write, and who says:
"My dear, the maddest act of all my
life was when "
But here J slop.
Shadowing Bank Clerks.
There are few banks in New York
that regard their clerks as above suspi
cion. In these days, when old end trusted
employes are making hasty trip to
Canada, the banks think if they are not
able to lock the stable door, ihi next
best thing is to roll a big stone against
it. The stono in this case is the detec
tive. Most of the bauk3 employ detec
tives to shadow their clerks and study
their habits. It ii tho rule to keep a
detective oa tho trail of a clerk for
about two wcek3 every six mouths.
Where a clerk h;s been but a short time
in tho employ of a bank ho is watched
even more closely than this. An old
employe, whon habits aro known to 1
be steady, is shadowed maybe only onci
a year. Then a clerk may bo shadowed
two nights in succession, and not again
for scmo time. Besides, tho clerk may
come withia range of tho detective's
eye when the sleuth-hound is engaged
in shad wiug some other clerk.
So a bank clerk cannot bo too par
ticular where ho goes and with whom
he associates, for he never knows when
the eye of the detective is upon him.
Just a little too much conviviality with
one's friends may cost him hiijobor
prevent what was almost certain pro
motion. There is practically no chancj
for him to explain or excuse his con
duct, for there is probably not a bank
President in tho city who will admit
that ho employs detectivjs to watch his
clerks.
"While the system 13 an offensive one,
aside from tlu: banks being jutilicd in
adopting it, it results in some good to
clerks. O.i account i f it th re ate any
number of bank clerks who could not
be even induced to enter a saloon or a
place of questionable reputatio . Natur
ally, a person fcel, to s iy the least, un
comfortablo when he thinks that his
steps are being doggo I. Particularly
is this so if he is goiti'j to call upon his
sweetheart, and he reflects that tho de-
tcclivo will J ro ably not bo contented
until he finds out ail ab.;ut the young
lady, and in conse quence iimgncs that
his courtship may income c minwi gos
sip about tho bank. New York World.
How Calico Got Its N'amo
Tho deriv iti a of th-j word 'calico"
is very inteie-ti g as of such an anciont
date in its origin. Mr. L-oiowens
says in her "Travels in India'' that ia
the year 1103, jut tea months and two
days after leaving tho port of Ltsbnf
Vasco da G.uni landed on tho coat of
Malabar at Calicut, or mora properly
Kilo Rhola, "City. of the Black G d
dcs." Cilicut w .satthat period not
only a very ancient seaport, but an ex
tensive teriitoiy, which,, stretching
along tho westera coast of Southern
India, reached from Bjmbay and tho
adjacent islaa is to Cipi Comorin. It
was at an early period so famou for its
weaving and dy ing of cotton cloth
that its name became identified with the
manufactured fabric, whence tho name
calico. It is now generally admitted
that this ingenious art originated in
India in remote ages, and from that
country found its way to E ypt.
It was not until tho middle of the
seventeenth century that calico printing
was introilucjd into Europe. A knowl
edge of the art was acquired by some
of the scrvauts of tho Dutch East India
company, and carried to Holland
whenco it was introduced in London in
the year 1070. It is surprising for
grown up childreu, as well as our young
folk", to learn that "P.iny as 'early as
the first century mentions in his natural
history that there cxhtcd in Egypt a
wonderful method of dyeing whito
cloth." Calico cannot bo despised
when it boasts of such antiquity. The
shoddy make-up of the present day
may look down with contempt upon the
calico dress, lut what kind of linoago
has it? the calico can proudly ask.
A Sure Cure.
A grim je3t book mi'ht bo com
piled from tho prescriptions filed away
in the shops of druggists, many of them
loposing in austere loneliness under a
disguise of execrable hand-writing. The
following has been rescued from an ob
scure pigeon-hole and is a relic of the
pioneer doctors of fifty years ago; "A
Rtcipo for Armildi Purdy's Lung Com
plaint. Tak i pf the bark of wild
Cherry, Sasafras, Sycamore, yellow
poplar, Dawood and bl;ick oak, a
Double handfull of each; take of Sasa
parila lioot and Spignard one handfull
of each; to which a Id three Gallons of
water. Boil it Down to one; strain it
and add 0:10 quart of Good french
Brandy and one quart of Honey, of
which take about one Gill three times a
day. This was tryed by Jonathan
Douglas when he Could not Set up and
has Cured Several others. N. B. If
She Cinot take .-igrocablc to Directions.
Take whit Sh: Cir.
Run Down.
Doctor (who finds a tramp groaning
by tho roadside) What is " the matter
with you?
Tramp ( lolcfully) My system is all
run d wn.
Doctor By what?
Tramp By a dog. Burlington Tr
Prcsa.
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
Tho Bobo! i nit's Hon g.
VThen little Teddy heard a merry bobolink,
He said, "Mamma, that bird is laughing, 1
should think."
Still rang the wondrous song,
So varied, clear and 6trong,
Out in tho sunny weather;
And listening Teddy cried,
"Why ! I should think he tied
A lot of songs togelh -rl"
ISt Nicholas.
The Con at tliw Fnnrral.
A thrilling ineiJeat transpired at a
funeral in Bungaree, Victoria, Aus
tralia, the other day. Tho pall-b jarers
and other officials were in the act of
bearing tin remains of tho late lum nted
from the csmotery gatc3 to the grave,
an I the friends and relatives followed
sadly in the wake, allowing th.ir bitter
tears to filter through large handker
chiefs, when a one-horned bony caw,
with a fiery eyo and an elevated tail
bore down oa the cortege and butted
the gentlemen who boro ths cofli 1 into
a condition of rage and incapacity; then
she skipped about, frolicked along side
way., trod upon the procession and
wore holes in it with her solitary horn,
alter which tho remainder of the
mourners sought rompar itivo security
on top of torn 'stones aud in other ele
vated position, leaving tho dead ami
wounded on the field of action. The
gravedigger subsequently diverted the
cow's attention with a spade and the
funeral terminated with a prayer.
Sydney Bulletin.
Pwwj JL?rin it lie ..
It was an ordinary, every-.lay. smutty-nosed
cat that to all outward appear
ances had no soul above milk or possi
bly diminutive rodents; but beneath its
coat of cat hair there lurked almost a
human intelligence. The cat ha I been
wearing a collar encircled with "littlo
tinkling bell, and with more or less
pride had displayed it to other cats,
and the feline jealousy awakened there
by had resulted in sundry fights in
which tho cat with the musical cellar
had lost one or more bells. Hi? mis
tress, who is a firm believer in tho abil
ity of mind to triumph over matter,
argued the ctse with tho cat, and
finally, by aid of mental suasion, coupled
with the use of a email switch, succeed
ed in teaching tho cat that to lose a
bell was to get a whipping. Wednes
day the cat dropped a bell on the street,
but heard the tinkle as it fell, and
realized the compromising situation at
once. To leave tho bell was to get a
whipping, so ho at onco took it in his
mouth, trotted home, and jumping into
the lap of his mistress, dropped tho
bell and held up his head to have, it
replaced on tho collar. The cat and
the bell can be shown if this story is
doubted. Providence Journal.
General Ciartielil'M Iosr.
In tho summer of 1880, when the first
delegation of enthusiastic politicians
cam j trooping up from the Mentor sta
tion through the lane that led to "Liwn-fi-ld,"
in order to congratulate General
James A. Gaifidd on his nomination for
the Presidency, there was one member
of tho Gai field household who met the
well-meaning but noisy strangers with
an air of astonishment and disapproval,
and, as they nearcd the house, disputed
further approach with "menacing voice.
This was "Veto," General Garfield's
big Newfoundland dog -aid not until
his master had called to Inn that it was
"all right," and that he must be quiet,
did he cease hostile demonstrations.
After that, whenever delegations
cimc and they were of .-daily occur
rence Veto walkel around among the
visitors, looking grave and sometimes
uneasy, but usually peaceful. General
Garfield was very fond oMargs, noble
looking dogs. Veto was a puppy whon
given to him, but in two years' time
had grown to be an immense fellow,
and devotedly attached to his master.
He was named in honor of President
Hayes veto of a certain, bill in the
spring of 1879. '
Although quiet, as he had been bidden,
Veto was never reconciled' to the pub
lic's invasion of the Mentor farm. He
was a dog of great dignity and could
not but feel rcsentmeut jtf-tho ' familiar
ity of the strangers whoSh the strength
of their political prormne .ee, overran
his mister's fields, srfilcd the fruit
trcas, peered in teethe bafnsand poultry
yard, and were altogether over-curious
and intrusive. He had been told that
it was "all right;" but these actions by
day and the torchlights and hurrahing
by night, wore on hi3 spirits and tem
per. This evident unfitness for public
life caused a final separation from his
beloved master; for when, in tho fol
lowing spring, the family moved to
Washington to begin residence at the
White House, they thought it was not
best to take Veto with them, so he was
left behind in Mentor.
Poor follow 1 all his doubts and fears
for tho safety and peacs of him he loved
and guardei were indeed well-fouided.
That first invasion of Lawa field wau
but the beginning of what was to end
in great calamity and bitter sorrow.
Veto never saw his master again.
St. Nicholas.
MAKING STRAW HATS !
An Industry that has Attained
Immense Proportions.
Crude Foreign Processes and
Skilful American Methods.
The manufacture of straw hats, though
not peculiarly American, says tho New
York Commercial Advertiser, has at
tained immense proportions in this
country. Over in Brooklyn, in s mo of
the quiet streets batween the city hall
district and Broadway, are a Lumber of
straw iiat manufactories, sorao of which
give employment to more than 200
handp, besides a lot of tho mo3t ingen
ious and skiffully devised machinery.
Mjst of this machinery is of American
invention. With it tea times more
work can be turned out by the skilled
operative than by the old h and process,
and yet bettor wage3 made at less
labor.
The straw hat of civilization is nearly
a century old, and its manufacture was
not begun . Brooklyn to any extent
until about eleven year3 ago. The raw
material is all im ortod, and, in fact,
reaches the mmufacturer here in a con
siderably advanced stage of preparation.
It c mj3 frcm China, Japan aud South
ern Europe chu fly. Years ago, when
straw goods b ought higher price',
braids woven with Tuscan straw and
that from Bhmia anil Switzerland,
wcro exclusively used, but they are now
employed only for the finest grades.
Tho cheaper qualities for the masses,
such 03 the "Mackinaw."," are almost
entirely mado with tho straw braid im
ported from China. This was found to
bo less expensive than any other, be
cause the cost of living among the pro.
ducers amounts to almost nothing. The
Leghorn hat is made entirely in Italy,
and only the finishing
is done in this
country. Chip and
Panama hats,
althou'h so'd under the general do
Domination ci straw?, aro mad) 111
fact from entirely different ma
terial. The chip is so called because
made from the splints of th j L iinbardy
poplar, out of which the sap has been
dried by burial in tho ground for three
years- a precaution taken to prevent it
from turning red which happens when
dried in tho air. Thi Panama is
made from tho immature leaves of
palm tree indigenous to South America.
The district of China w'.ic? a straw
braid is made lic3 in the region of
Canton and many millions of poop'.o are
employed in its production. Living
principally on fruit , Avhich tho soil of
that C3untrv naturallv yields, and with
no inclination to do more profitable
work, it is often the only occupation
that all the members of tho family en
gago in. The average wages earned
are a penny a day. v lien tuo species
or crass or wheat ued for making the
stiaw has attained its full h:i 'ht. and
before it is quite ripe, it is cut down.
left on tho grouid and allowed to
bleach in tne mn. ihis process
being complete!, tin stalks aro
bound in" sheavjs nbout a loot ia cir
cumference and then drawn out as
wanted. After severing them at tho
joints into strips four or fivj inches ia
length, they arc put into a kind of a
sievo and sorted in equal siz s. Tnose
at the ton being finer have a groatcr
v due than the lower or coarser ones,
These pi cj3 are ia turn separated and
tied into bundles of coivcnicnt siz
Those of gool color arc laid aside for
bleaching, while those spotted or dis
colored are dved and used with the
bleached to make variegated braids.
The solid colors are all dyed in America
to suit the leading fashion. Tho bleach
ing i3 done by inclosing 'he stalks in a
box with burning brimstone. The
plaiting, next in order, i3 done mostly
by women and girl.", while tho straw is
in a damp state, and after tho brails are
pressed fl it they are put in rolls of CO
yards, packed in bales and rcadyJor ex
poriation. ivicouragcu uy ineir gov
ernment, the Japanese, with their char
acteristic energy, hava recently begun
this industry.
When
tho rolls reach the manufac
turcf in this
country, tho braids arc
slightly moisteaed and then sewn to
gether, beginning at tho crown and
working round until the whole is fin
ished. On tho top floor of the straw
works are tin sulphur rooms, where
some of tho hats aro bleached. It is
found that nature or science has pro
vided nothing so powerful in this re
gard as tin sun, and all the sulphur
baths and other processes of bleaching
are not comparable with a sun bath.
Ladies often feel disappointed because
their straw hats turn yellow, bat this is
the natural result of sulphur-bleached
goods. Such a thing never happens
after sun bleaching. When practicable
and tho weather pormits this latter pro
cess is used at all the works, and on a
fine day rows of hats may be seen on the
roof undergoing whitening by tho oper
ations of the sun's rays. After b.dng
dipped in French glue they are placed
in a drying room, where the tempera
ture is about 115 degrees and where the
moisture is extracted by means of large
rapidly revolving fans, driven at high
speed. Thi3 leaves the hat in a very
pliable condition.
The blocking process is next in order.
Looking at a numbered tag which has
been previously sswod iiside, the work
man places the hat oa the proper steam-
heated sectional expanding meta' block
and presses it into the requ'red siz-j and
shape. This blocking machine was in
vented at the straw works. The hat is
then placed on solid metal dies corre
sponding in sizo to the blocks above
mentioned, and subjected to a power
ful hydraulic pressure, which givc3 it
its proper form. If for men and boy3.
tho sweatband is then sewed in, and
meanwhile tho lace tin for tho inte
rior of tho crpwn is prepared by an
ingenious machine which has an attach
ment for cutting it tho exict shapi aisd
size, as well as for sowing. Patting on
tho band, tho only process requiring
handiwork in the making ot those
goods, is the last operation, and tho hat
is finished ready for boxing and ship
ment. Emperor Frederick's Banker.
In 1770 Rev. Merit z Speyers was at
the head of a band of Lutherans in
Djssiiu, and by frugal living had man
aged to save up considerable money; all
of which was in :-ilver coir. The R v.
Moritz Speycrs was unlike a reat many
modern preacher?, in that he helped I113
flck as ho helped himself.
Living at the time in cin urastances
so humble that they were nearer povcity
than comfort, was ayoung couple named
Cohn. They had not been married
long, and the young hu band had lost all
he had. Still he worked aud worked,
and finally he and his wife made enough
to live comfortably. Young C din was
naturally sharp and shrewd, and was
always looking ut for a ch ir.c j to in
crease his few coins. The chance pre
sented itself. All ho needed w s $2 000
worth of German money, and he said
his fortuao would bj mile. Ho wou d
bo wealthy; but a poor man, unknown
and comparatively friendless, had but
littlo chance of raising $3. 000.
He had ono hope, das pastor, and
straightway he called on the Rev. Mo
ritz bpeyers, Woutd. he len t a poor
man, without any security, $ 2000? He
would, ccrtainlv. but ILrr C hi must
come with his wifj and take it .-.way,
The next day Cohn and his wife came
with a handcart and t"ok tho silver.
Th'jy were safo b;ciu;c they lived in
Dessau, and D.ssau had no aldermen
then. That wa3 Cohn's opportunity
and ho prospered. Ten years liter ho
repaid the loan with intercut. Sti.l ho
prospered until he was appointed bank
er for a district, then for a duke, and
then kings, a :d finally tho late Enpror
William gavj into his keeping all the
royal treasure. When he died, his son,
the present baron, took hi3 place.
Mr. Aib.-rtG. P. Speyer-, a broker
of Exchange place, is a grandson of tho
Rev. Moritz Speyeis, of D ss iu, and
when he went to B r'.i 1 a f.-w years ago
tho papers announced his arrival.
Shortly after B: ron Cohn called ou him,
in full court drcs. and thanked him
for the great kicdncss his pr ttdfalhcr
had shown to tho baron3 father. New
York World.
Feeding Cows in Finland.
To any ono who could be sati fied
with an unvarying diet of fish and black
bread, accompanied by the best cream
and butter that can be found anywhere,
it would be easy to satisly Jus wants in
any part of the country. How the
cream and but!er come to b so good is
a mystery to m, for as urc.lly tho Fin
nish cows are the worst and most scan
tily fed of their kind. What other cow
that respected herself would be satisfied
with hay soup in which tho water
formed so unfair a proportion to tho
hay? The most meagre-looking hay,
mixed with the dried branches of alder,
simmers ia a hu ;e iron pot, and one
sce3 the poor beasts dipping their noses
into the unsavory Lroth and fishing out
its sodden contents with the cvilcnt
relish of hunger. It was complained
to me by a resident i:i the country that
cows could not le induced to look
upon sawdust as thott iple of their fool.
How far ho had seriously made the trial
I do not know, but shou'd ho cv.-r suc
ceed, there will be a lich prospect for
Finland in dairy farming. Murray's
Magazine.
Painting Baby's Face.
A letter from Paris infoims us that
the doctors are again at war with silly
mothers belonging to the fashionable
circles. The latest fanaticism of La
Mode is to app'y the horrors of face
painting to little children. In tho pub
lic gardens babies of three years old
may now bo seen whose eycbiows havo
been blacked or dyed by their senseless
mothers. Other anxious pa-ents, dis
tressed at the vulgarly ruddy and rustic
hue of their children's cheeks, carefully
powder them before sending them forth
to meet tho gaze and critici-m of the
world. Little coquettes of ten years
are not permitted to go abroad until tho
regulation black stroke h is been paint
ed beneath their eyes. The doctors
warn tho mothers that when the chil
dren thus barbarously treated reach tho
age of sixteen they will hive a colorless
and ruined cmplexio 1. to say nothing
of the in jury to health, which i an ar
gument less likely .0 produce much
effect--Pall Mall G.z.tte.
That Night
Sou and I; and that night, with its perfume
and glory!
The scent of the locusts the light of the
moon;
And the violins weaving the waltzers a story,
Enmeshing their feet in tho weft of the
tune,
Till their shadows uncertain
Reeled round on the curtain,
While uuder the trellis wd drank in the
June.
Soaked "through with the midnight the cedars- -were
sleeping,
Their shadowy tresses outlined in the
bright
Crystal, moon-smitten mists, where tua foun
tain's heart, leaping
Forever,
forever, forever burst, full with delight;
And its lisp on my spirit
Fell faint as that uear it
Whose love like a lily bloomed out in tho
night.
Oh, your glove was an odorous sachet of
blisses!
The breath of your fan was a br oeze of
Cathay!
And the rose at your throat was a nes or
spilled kisses!
AivK'ae music iu faney, I hoar it today,
As I sit here, confessing
Our secret, and blessing
ily rival wao found us, and waltz?d you
away.
James Whitcomb Riley.
HUMOROUS.
Many an English dude possesses
sterling worth.
A dentist whoa ho gets down to busi-
ness.
has the inside track.
Fly time and the base ball season aro
very properly contemporaneous.
Figures on tho corset production
properly come under tho head of stay
tistics. A trust company has hoard of Milk
River, Montana, and wants to skim and
fence it in.
Why is a bullock a very obedient ani
mal? Bocause he will lie down when
you axe him.
Why is a person asking queitions the
strangest of all individuals? Because
he's the querist.
Men are like sheep: the older they
are the more difficult it i3 to pull tho
wool over their eyes.
When William to the grand stand went,
His voice was sweet, of course;
When William from the grand stand came
His voice was low and hoarse.
By the way, isn't it rather rough on
the high contracting parties to remark
that a wedding went off "without a
hitch?"
The man who tried to get up a con
cert with the band of a hat, is tho samo
genius who, a few days since, played
upon the affoction3 of a young lady.
'Come hither, my Jane, see, my picture is
here,
Do you like it, my love? "Don't it strike
you?"
"1 can't say it does at present, my dear,
But I dare say it will it's so like you."
"I see your new Iwouscrs bag at tho
knees alweady Cholly." "Ya'as," re
sponded Chollcy, bitterly, "it all hapj
pencd last night; and bah Jove, Fwed;
she couldn't havo me after all."
Venice guide (to tourist): You will .
want to see tho Lion of St. Mark?
Tourist: No; the only mark I want to
see is tho high water mirk. I'm from
Cincinnati myself, and I know some
thing about floods.
An Imprisoned Congregation.
Some years ago the pastor of a church
in a rural district'of Missouri shopherd
ed a flock some members of which
were in the habit of leaving tho homo
while he was yet in the middle of a
disccurso. This was an eyesore to the
visiting incumbent, and when one day
a reverend brother volunteered to
preach for him he felt called upon to
speak of the annoyance.
"Oh, I'll stop that," was the reply.
Tll warrant you that no one leaves
until I'm done." Accordingly, when
he arose to speak he introduced his cr -mon
with the following:
"My friends, before I begin my ser
mon I wish to make a few not irrever
ant remarks You all kr.ow that a
vessel when full is full, and that to con
tinue to pour into it is folly. Sjmc vessels
are capable of holding a great deal,
while others, again, aro easily fi led.
Sa it 13 with men's heads, and it is
possible that some of yours n-ay be
come fil l before I'm through. If so, I
wa-1 y u to feel at perfect liberty to
leav.-."
The sermon la tel an h ur and a
quarter, butnotamoit.il ttirred!
"D'.iyou know,' sail a young man
altc ward', "I had a team of restless
young horses outi'e, lut I wouldn't
have gone out to look after them for
$100! ' -Dctnit Free Pre s.
A Prizs For Jaw-Breakprs.
TIi.tc wcro 'l.V) :mp titors lor the
prizi off-.re I by an EiglMi j unial for
the longest 12-w.rd ttlegr::in, and tl.o
winner put ia tli : followi 1 -, w .ich was
acc ptcd i y t-10 teb'giap:! i Ulcers for
transmission for ?ixpo o th; re: ular
raie:
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ti.-r-rcv.du ion ry i
u cir irn-lantial
i-ra lis;:op r i-a
iriic i.'y c it.-.. - .i
t .! -coiun.u ucttions
O'i Tier nasi rr-Gen
ib.. -ness character
li . vuile 1 i'.cu:i -
Kiifiija iUW iacoaipiihejiiibilities."
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