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II. .A. JOIVDOIN,
EDITOIt AND 1'KOrRIETOIl.
Of
ci, m
fltl
S Vlrlng lit ll'f unfiirr.
Count It a triumph if y ir wn u, . full;
Only n conn id mnv bewail deficit.
l'ick up tli broken fli -stuff nt your feet;
Fling to tliu winds nnin its tattered sails:
Hover a bnivo nmn fail.
Stay not to feebly ni k Ii upyi ur lops;
In tin- great I nitio H'tliiiiK eumtt tint
gain .
Ti'lk lit t of wound-, uud prattle, not of
pnills;
Shig of t'le I'lvwn tho whilo you bear the
Cros.;
Cowards but count III ir hn
Ever to ftp ivc i- Iho Mini's strongest Joy.
AN lint though ou nii.v, full bl cding In
tin' strife
Still In your hniuls yen curry the liod's
life,
l'l th.'o of the ooiniicst Hint naught can do-
Hlruy;
(striving is jny in juy !
Failure limy b" the ui'istire of success.
I hi, the K'ent captain lending in the fight
Hceth tlu victory lu oihI ymir sight.
Whut uro your uuhi- or losses, more or less?
Failure in ly to a ncccs-!
h'lnnk L-sIw'h.
II
Rough Jack's Littlo lad."
A MOIIV HI'' T 111-; liM.I.ISII (OI.I.II'.IIIKH.
'!! ugh" nm h lie ha kd, indeed,
tlio grout b'nek-boar le I fellow, with
bis greasy tup pulled down over bis
hard, Miriy, hull-dog fine. And be
was loneli by nature as well as by rinnif.
Those Inigli b.my ban Is of his, which
ould swing tho heaviest pickax for
hows without tiring, md eoul 1 ton
about great lump of coal which other
men couM h;;r.l ly lift, wcc always
ready to knock bwn any ono who dis
pleased linn; ami many .1 sturdy fel'ow
lu the K'uckp ml Collieries who sears
unit bruises enough to m ike him sorry
lor hiiring ever trieil his btrongth
against tin terrible Jack.
Hut then was one person to win 'in
even Hough .lack never mill a harsh wotd;
ami that was bis little Jim, the only
chilil be li t I. Jim's ino'her had ilieil
soon after In was born, nml lis aunt,
vho kept him.si' fi.r.l n k, w u a big bony,
sullen-faced woman, almost as unliily
nml cohis". looking as tho rough collier
himself. Hut no 'mother coulil b ivc
been more tenderly caieful of the lit l
fellow than tiny were. However dirty
nuil untidy they lliil'ht bo thcuisclvc
they tliii their best to keep Jim's fai
clean ami his ilothei in oiibr; nml
cross-gra n-u Aunt ni-iiii, win was
always grumbling at having i,itch
power o wink to i, i,' sat up ut night
scvciui nines, in cr ncr ilny s work was
over, to knit a little pair of sock as a
birthday pro-cut fur him.
Jim bail been a pot of the whole
neighborhood ever since be could n.
member; nml the.e savage, wild-looking
men, fierce ami .'inly with eroiy one
else, ulnars hinl a kiml woul fur
"Hough .Ink's little lail," at they
enlleil him. Kvcry day be u-e I to carry
bii father's ilinner to the inr!s in a
lit lelm-kct, i;i'ini; fearlessly niiion-r the
colliers' savin;" bull -log, which seemeil
to know bin! ipiile us well as their nns
tif, ami woubl wai their stumpy tails
nml put up their llut-nose.1 heail to be
patte l w Iiciii ver be went by.
lieleeil, tho "littlo lail" reemcil to
have such perfect trust in every one, nml
to be t-i sure that nobnly woubl hurt or
vex him, that it wm not orsy for any
one even to think f iloiu so. Tho
rou0h rolliu ladi, whoso preat sport
was to pelt eaeh other with heavy lumps
of coal which mailo a brirso wherever
they bif, sh Mitol to one auother to stop
ths moment tin y saw tho littlo fair
hnirrfr head in the ilistaneo, an 1 once,
when U,)ti;;h Jack uml his iitati who
had been great friend hitherto--piar-relleil
abjut sonii'tliing, an 1 were goimj
to light, littlo Jim steppeil in between
them and, takim; hoi I of hU father's
jacket, looked up at them both with un
air of such piteous astonishment, that
tho two li 'ieo men, after cyiii him
blankly for a iiicment, turned their barks
and slum-lie 1 oir in a sham i-fae d kind
of way; and the next mcriiing they welt
as pood friends ns evei".
Hut after a while troubles began to
conio tiiioii lilackpool Colliery. Busi
ness grew slin k, uml wages had to be
leduced, which bore very hard upon
these reckless fellowi, who spout their
money ns fast as I ley got it, never
thinking of laying nnyihiiig by. There
was p'enty of gi uiiiMiu ; and gnwling
ngaiust young Harry Kurreter, the
great mm of the diitrict, wlwin his
father's ih nth about a year be.'oro had
left solo owner of theeollicry; and the
quiet people of the neighborhood began
to fear riot, and to talk of sending for
soldiers from (lie nearest large town.
lint amid a'l their ttouMu I lie rough
men were still ns loyal m ever to their
'little lad." Many a grumbler went
without his dinner to buy something
good for Jim; and K ugh Jack as he
danced the litt'c fellow on his broad
shoulder, woro something ns neailv
approaching to a smilo as hi iron face
could assume.
i At Inst it began to bo whispered one
day mil ng the colliers that a number of
UWU (9 l" JiiuUnrgeil. No vao j
knew bow tho icport hud arisen, or even
whether it was truo or not; but
the mcro thought of it wxs ijuita
enough for tho o wild fellows,
ripe i'R they already were for miachicf.
"AVo inuii nuistj strike," muttered a
big, sullen-looking pitman.
"Ay, wo mm) strike but not ns thou
menu's?," growled 11 ugb Jack, clinch
ing his sledge- hnmiii T list with terrible
emphasis. "I'so not let my littlo lad
starve for a' th' gentlo fulksi' Kngland.
Wo niun strike Mester Forrester's ycd
head soas he'll feol. Who'll join, lads?''
"I will."
"And I."
"And I."
"And so'll I."
In fa t every man there was ns eager
ns Jnck himself; mid it was soon ngreed
that tin y slit u'd watch for a chance of
nltncting young Forrester, and then beat
libit within an Inch of his life "and
may Imp a bit farther," ns tho burly pit
man mut'ered, with a cruel gleim in his
eyes. Two sharp ladi were at once
chmcn to keep wulcli upon "young
Sipioirn lluiy," who bad come down
from London a few days before; and, on
the thir I morning, ono of tho scouts
enme running in to report that Harry
had gone to sen a friend n few miles
from tho eollieiy, nod had sent the
groi in home with his b irse, saying that
he would walk back i:i the eveni ig the
road being li o rough to ris'i it good
hor-o on after dark.
Tho looks exchanged by the colliers
at this news said more than any words
cnul 1 do. All was soon settled. Mid
way along the road which Forrester mu-t
take lay n patch of bare, b uely moor
land, well known to K iugh .lick as bis
liltlo boy's favorilo play ground, lleru
they would hide ill a deep hollow over
grown with bushes, ami pounce upon
their victim ar ho pas-cd.
Night drew on. Ono by one (for they
knew that it would not do for many of
lluiii to be seen to etlui ), Jack and his
gang came stealing up to the fatal spot,
and, crouched down amid the bushes,
waited for their prey. II it as time
went on, and it grew darker and darker,
uml still then was no sign of him, they
began to get uneasy. Could be have
haug"d his mind and stayed all night?
or could thi ir.plot have been discovered ?
No th'ro a' la-t win n firm step np
pioiielii ig, and the rbin ' moon showed
tlnnitliel.il!, active ligtiro nml band
some faeo which they all knew uud
bated.
The sava.;i men clutched their heavy
cudgels, and diew theimelvei together,
like tig'rs crouching for it spring. Hut
just then there was a la'tlo of wheels
nml hooN in the opposite direction, nml
a light d ig-nrt lame rushing along the
highway Ik) a whirlwind, evidently
drivm by s inei wildyouu fellow, who
thought it (in) fun to li k lirea'iing bii
neck. At the .' nine moment Ihero ap
pcarnl, slowly crossiur tho road, right
in the pa'h of thi madd n- I be.iit and
the reckless d iver, the liuro of Krugh
Ja k's little lad!
With a ciy tlia' male the air ring, the
collieri burst from their hiding-place.
forgetting everything but tlin peril of
their littlo pet. As they nu they saw
the child stumble a'ld fall in trying to
i-siape, uml Harry spiiug forward to
cut cli him up; but then bur.o a:id dog
cart lainu dadiingd w n upon them both,
nml ereiylhiug vaitrhed in a whirlwind
of tins'.
Hut as tho dust cleared away, Harry
Forrester was seen rising slowly to his
feet. There was a thin streak of blood
stealing down his smooth, white fore
head, and his left band wn. sorely
bruised a id cut; but his right arm was
still firmly around tho child, who was
looking up in his faeo with round, won
dering bluo eyes, ns if hardly knowing
whether to bj frightened or not.
.Jack sprung to hit child liko a tiger
whine cub hns been wounded, and,
finding him ipiito unhurt, too't tho tiny
face between his huge, black bauds nml
kissed it piMiionately again aid nguin.
'(io I bless thee, my little lail," said
be, in a broken voice; "tiod bless
thee!"
Then his mood seemed to change,
id, flinging his cap on tho ground ut
orrester's feet, he foldeil bis arms on
bis b nwny chest and looked tho young
ma i full in the face.
Look'ej here, Meiter," said ho firm
ly ; "we cooni out this nect nigh( to
hrtfit nntl hammer then maylnp to kill
thee outright ; and tliou'st nigh killed
thy el' to save yon littlo bid, as I'd gi'
my heart's blood for onny day. Now,
hen! I stand; knock mi down if thou
wilt, or gi' me over to tlio pol tv, or
what yo loike. I'so ne'er lift hand to
stop thee, for I ha' dono a craddontly
(cowardly thing.''
And so say wo a', ivcry min of us,"
crlnl tho other men, gathering round
their h a ler.
It was a strange seen upon which the
full moon fell in all itt brightness: the
v Id wnsteot il.it k in rorlaml in tho back
ground; the fleuile-, landsome, gnyly
Ire-Mcd, jouujj mu, with littlo Jim'a j
tiny face iicitllng uguinst his shoulder;
the sooty skins mid savage futcs of the
grim giants around him, and in front
tho mighty tiguro of H nigh J uk, silent
ly awaiting his sentence.
Hut the sentence enmo in a form which
Jack littlo expected. With oue hand
Forrester put the littlo b'y into his fa
ther's arms, wliilo with tho other he
gavj the great collier's black hand
cordial 6rn"P
"If you've been wrong, my man.
daresay I've been wrong, too," said ho
heartily ; but, luckily, it's not too Into
yet to set thlncs straight. Wo must
just try and uuders'and each other
littlo bettor after this, and, plen-c tiod,
we'll do it, with the hel) of this little
peacemaker hero.''
He spoko truly, for from that day
there were not three better friends in nil
England than Hairy Foirestcr, "lfough
Jack," and "Hough Jack's littlo lad.
Jtmiil A in litlffifiiit.-ut.
A famous lonn(nnltntilc llrttlyr.
The most farm able place for seeing
tho lifo of Conslantinoiih) is on tho
bridge over tho tioltltn Horn, unitin
tia'a'a mid S'amboul. This rickety old
wooden' concern is one of tho most dem
ocratic pri nicmidiH in the world, and
all chutes jostle against each other a
they pass to and fro i n cnaiids of tralli
or curios. ty. Here tho boats from tho
towns on the llosphorus and from Scu
tari land their passengers ut all hours of
the tiny. Money chaii"eis sit at cither
end to giro, for u consideration, small
change for gold mid silver coins. Turk
ish money is as mireli iblo us TiukUh
politics, and one mint bo continually on
his guard agninsl clipped, scrape I nml
pel foi nled piecei. Fussing over tho
Inidge you must have the exact toll, for
the gu ir liau gives no change. Car
riage, with H'leene 1 window an I driv
en by tall, slender, black eunuchs, roll
along with the'r umcon occu
pants. Tlio high tlicial of
army or stn'e, wearing b'nek
Kurop-an suits and the red fi., riding
five Arab horses, goes by in apparent
iml nVrciioe to the swaying masse.
There me Christian women without
n ils. The veiled women are Moliam
iniil.i is, their dark eyes alone being
seen t t their faces. I heir feet wear
gay I v colon 1 1 flippers, with high heels.
The Turkish iintaloons 1 nrely come to
the imklei. The outer il i ess is plain in
style, but usually g.iy in color. Moham
medan priests w.th w hile tin bans ami
black, yellow or gtccngowns, the (SrccK
and Armenian priests in black nml wear
ing busby hciiids, are mingled with tho
throng. Heggi'rs in tattered garment
exhibit their infirmities in tho hope of
alms. Tin k i, (iicckt and I'alians,
Frenchmen and I.evautines, in 'ii from
tho fur Ka t and from the West, mingle
together, ilb'iitig a scene of iutinito
variety to the student of human lia'uie.
A MarvrlotiH l'eal of .Wcinor.
W. Martindule, in London 1'uh'ic
Oji.'iiiin, cites st m i remarkable feats of
memory. Maretus tells us, and hail tho
ataicmcnt solemnly attested by four Ve
netian noblemen of undoubted honor,
how in l'mbia he met a young Corsican,
who had gone thither to pursim his
o.udies. Having he ml that tho young
man was gifted with extraordinary
memory, so that ho could retain and re
peat ns many ns ill!, 000 words, rend
over by him moo only, Maretus and
stimo dislingu s'ud friends asked if ho
would allow tln'in to lct the i.ecuracy
of what report had stated, lb, willing
ly conscnle I, and there was real over
an almost i it rmiiial'le list of word
strung together without any consecutive
meaning, in every variety of language,
even many of them mero gibberish.
The yoiiu Corsitau stood all tlio
while with his at'enlion deeply fixed
with his eyes cat tl iwn upon the ground.
When it was time he looked up cheer
fully mi l repea el (he whole uniii'ereit
ing catalogue of words w ithout a single
fault. Tlien, to show how laicfully ho
ret line il every w old, lit went thrnii;h
ino nsi nai'Kw: r I, iiieu taking every
altciiia'o word, tir-t, third, fifth etc.,
till ho itiile tired out ami perfect ly sat
isfied Maretus that he was the most e-
tiaoidinary man ho ha I net with in a'l
his travels.
i l He nf I'lnlinont.
Tho Pi.ntiura, cattfe of Pie Imont have
a good icpiitation in that country. They
are saitl lo reipiiie f,e year to reach
maturity, uu 1 then to make sixty per
cent, of me it lo their live we'ght. Too
meat is reported to bo well-fl ivoie I aid
the milk to make exo licit cheese.
Tho color of these cattle is light gray.
They only give moderate inescs of
milk. The mountain br e I of tho s.ituo
rate arc brown, black and while-spotted,
making good nnd pr li'aVe meat.
There nre in l'iedmont StH.O.i.'l head of
these tattle, including tho mixed herd,
and in ISS.'i, l:i,000 head, old and young,
were exportc I to France. (Jood breed
ing bull are worlh f lfi( and cow
f 10). Oxen sell for $120, on an aver
age. i'wrie Farmtr.
CHILDRKN'.S tOM .n.N.
A OAHB OF MA1IIIU.H.
First, three boys easily found;
Next, three holes in th" ground
Throo uiiirlilus smooth nml round.
"H'yeh now, fenniliih-? No liuuehln'l
'Nui'k oiloivn, yuh le m l Fi nn sinn!
Villi wnu't hit It! Tli-l's seriincliin'.
Never! Yell iliiln't t's'h it, Dan"
"Ye-, I tlid. to! tSaw it j -st r ill"
"What ! Hull!'' "Well, leavo it tuh Jiai;
He's only got Ins fuss hol.
Makes no ililferens tuh him!'
"There, smnrty! Whni ti l I sa) "
"Nulhiii't" It hit all tliesamj.
Yuh end s m tliet emiy day
If yuh'il play u fiiir iniin."
"Jim, It's yer go! Main yer Ihli.l'
I in safe! Yer nen c up tuh lain!
Tliet's it ! Fully ! J s like n hint -Hero,
Iml' up! Thet's me! Thet mu'
Whs riHlit there liefore yuli shot !
Feim clenrios! Well, I gueH yes!
Don't earo how niiieli yuh gii 'ss not!''
Thus tln (jniiH is played;
Thus the ti les arrayed;
Thus our men ur mini"--Tims
Ihe u -mi is plnvf'l.
'net In nit fi ''o i 'nil.
Till'. KI'ITKN Willi Til Kilt MoTIII.II.
"My I'Hieii is infested with nils,"
said a gentleman to me, observes a cor
reiponib'ut of tho Hrookly.i Cilia n,
"and, as the only true remedy I got a
very fine. cat. She hml kittens and I
kept two of them. Tiny grew to bo
very strong and vigorous, iv I then
their mother begin to bang them
aroiiu 1 pretty bv:ly. They stood
this for some time ami made no show of
resistance. Hut she chu.s'bc I them mice
too often. Too other day she took
olTeiiso ut siiiiiething and a' tucked her
olNpring with loo'h an l nuil. To my
surprise they tunic I upon her and gave
her a severe drubbing. The he kitten
was especially savage mid stalk t d mound
her with back op and tail liri .iliiiLr,
stepping on the tips of his toes and
showing bis teeth, hi jaws working
poiteiiliously all tie time. Tlcn ho
went for her a id was backed up by his
sister. The el l cat howled and retiied
as ijiui kly it possible to a safe place.
Since then she has carefully avoided her
ollspiiiig, ami the kittens h ivo t H ated
her with marked contempt."
iiovj IN CHINA.
Hither bright is the average t 'hi in so
boy an active little fellow, bis almond j tremble, then to swav, and a t ricking
shaped eye shining liko a pair of jet sound follow the repeated blow; which
beads, with no clothes to speik of in i warn the pun- tree that its time has
summer, and in win er dics-cd like u . come. Then there is a tottering, a lit
sin ill t diliou of his father. A a baby j t'o leaning towar I tho weaker side,
be is called a "wa-wa," u voir sugges- which has the lower cut, uml tho wood
live name, uml bis lirst Chinese words , man, keeping his eye upward a id his
nro "pa" and "ma," ju-t us though be feet ready to jump, hurls one last pow
spoke Kugl's'i. erful stroke into tho overstrained lilier.
The 111 -t great event of his lifo nnd j They fly apart with a loud iioNo, the
his lirst tri il i when the barber i called j great crown bows toward the caith,
into shiiv ) hi head, lb generally j gains swifter motion a it d wends, and
provi s on that occasion to bo a true
"wa-w.i'' with vigorous lungs. Aflor
this lirst shaving li s bead for serera
year s em to s 'lid forth what may be
called "ipieuti sprouts" in every direc
tion an I f runt every part of his skull
where tho hair o.ight to grow. Semo
trues as many as five or six, each lirnM-
cd and tied with a ted cord, are fi nnd
upon
ono buy. The great day of his
youthful life, tho day of "trousrs with
pockets in 'cm," is when all those small
er queues lire shaved olT and the single
pie.ie tho tpieuo of manhood is
started.
Chineso boys have a great tinny
amusements open to them. They play
mathlc i as we do, only the marbles mo
rolled with the foot inste d of the ling
ers. I tier p ay a game iiko oattteiloro
and shuttlecot k, only the sole of tho
foot takes ti c place i f the battledore.
It is wonderful what skill they nopiiro
the game, and the length of time
they will keep tho littlo tuft of featl crs
tho air, never allowing it tunc to
touch the ground.
Kilo tl. iug is universal in t'liiuu,
though that is rather a man's uinu-e-
mcnt there. but the range of toy s for
childieu is nlmost ctidl "ss in its va- lety;
and while they are rod r and fa" cheaper
than the elaborate clockwoik contriv
ances with us, they servo their mrpo-os
tip ally well.
Hut boy life in China is not all mudo
up of play. U s prepa a'ioi for maa-
hood is m ule just tho same as with us,
and wl e l he reaches a suitable a ;o ho
is either sent to school or put to work.
Schools a t found in all the cities mid
villages, not supposed by a tax, but by
subscription or tuition fees, aid a'l Clii-
note pnrenls wlioca i possibly nlford it !
send their sons to schuol. The sons of
the poorest pcn.-m's poor with a pv
erty of which wo kuow nothing may
aspire to tho highest ollices in the state,
excepting only the imperial throne.
This is not a in- ro theory. All tho
ollices in the gift of tin cni'ivor aro
tilled with the s.ni' of c mini in people.
The pathway to these success's ii educa
tion, llenoo every nerve is strained,
every sacrifice is ma lo to keep tho boy
nt ichool.
Ag'od lu u keeper's motto Nevor
btut a carpet when U's dowu,
BARK PliKLliRS.
A Day Among tlic Woodsmen
of the Catskill.
Tho Work of the Choppers,
Fixers and Spuddots.
The men wero at work some distance
up the si le of the m uintam, which was
a spur of gie it I'eaksin 'ose, mid I was
guided by a man w-ho was taking them
some addition to their dinners. The
road ceased altogether, soon after we
left the shanty, iml it was not long b.
foru even the inih disappeared, so thiil
we h nl to force our way through th
thick woods up the steep slope, guided
o ily by the sounds of chopping and tin
crash of full in f tree which came to our
ears.
Most of the moil were young fellow
with tall, strong, a live franc i a id
frank, horct fnee. Otio or I wo of them
wore nil 11 inticl shirt which looki
very iictmi!ipi a il nig the grtei trees,
uml all of the n inn le so merry over
their haul Work that the felling of lmgt
tree and lopping of stout branches
seemed rather play than luhnr.
When biuk-pee'ers go inlo (lit: wood
llvy divide themselves into part cs of
four or live who work togeth-r. Kaeh
one of thee pai lie cotila'iii choppers,
.fixer nml spudden.
The beginning of operations belongs
to the tii si class. The chopper chooses
tliu lirit good-si.ed hemlock that is
seen, nml it is attacked near the root
with .sharp and skilful ae until it tum
bles headlong in just tliu de-ii 'd direc
tion. The fa I of one of III nu tics, es
pecially if it bo a bug..' on , is nu im
pressive sight. Tim chopper cuts a
broad op'iiing on t nu side fully half
through tliu grea't trunk, yet the tree
stands linn and pays no attention to the
blow, nor to the heivy chips that con
tiliually fly away from i's dark, red
heart-wool. Tlcn th) chopper goes
around on the other side, and cuts a new
gndi, a little lower thai tin liiil mi",
since he illicit Is the tic to fall to that
side. Here, too, he cut deep in befmo
there are any sign of co'iipicd. As the
axo begun to touch the center, how-
ever, the topmost limbi are seen to
comes crashing down upon the weak
and resistless brushwood with a imi-c
liko tho niiilll d roar of a whole, battery
and it force which shakes the earth.
Now comes tho work of tho "fix !. "
They leap upon tho but of the fallen
giant, and, striking at tho lowest limbs,
first cut oft every branch until nil are
lotuied awav to where the trunk ltows
too narrow to be worth trimming. As
fast as a littlo space of the trunk is
cleared, one of the men cuts a notch
through the bark an I around tho trunk
"lings" it, us ho would say. Four
feet further on bo cut another ring,
mid then slits tho bark lengthwise from
ono ring to tho other, on throo or four
sides of the tie;. This goo on every
four feet, as fait as th ; tree i trimmed,
until tho whole length has been thus
"Used."
Last of all come the "spud. lor,"
whoso duty it is to pry oil the great
flakes of bark which have hicn notched
ami split for him. He take his name
from the tool ho uses, which is a sort of
small, be ivy, sharped-eilocd spade,
with a short ban He; perhaps lo call it
armm-l b'.ad i chisel wo.il I describe it
more ueai ly. To pry oil the hark in
t li is, way seem very easy, but they told
me it was the hardest work of all, nnd
that il uspii'i'l coii-ideralilii skill to tin
it properl).
Whon tho bark has been removed it
must be inn hi up into regular piles so
us to be measured, for it is estimated
nad sold by the cord. This is hard
work, for the green and i licy lurk is
very heavy and rough to handle. Some
times a live will be found so large a to
furnish a cord, or evci more, a'one; but
tho avoiage rate of yield is much less,
so that vcrls calculate that four trees
must be cut down to obtain a cord of
bark.
It, is only when the new wood i form
ing just underneath, and tlio cells are
soft uud full of sap, that tho bark can
bo stripped from the log in large pieces.
Feeling, therefore, tan bo carried on
only during May nnd June. Tho cords
of bark piled then are left to dry all the
summer and fall, and arc hauled out in
winter by ox-tennis with sleds, when
the deep snow makes a smooth track
over even so terribly rough n road as
the one I have inentione I.
Tlic bark-pcelcrs wgre very jolly lot
of follows, singing and joking as tlmy
worked, a id at dinner there was ou
incessunt rnttlo of stories nnd fun.
They work hnrd, cut heartily, go to bed
ns soon us it is dnrk, and rise nt dawn.
It is iiiterp ing work, but it loaves a
ruined forest behind. .S'. A'iculw.
What the Itlintl I.cnrn.
At tho recent nnniversnry exercises of
the New York Institution for tho Wind
nt Ninth avenue and Thirty-fourth
street a class of a dozen blind pupils
gave a remarkable exhibition of calis
llienic cxercis.'S, in which several bun
dled movements wero made in concert,
with no guide to tho memory but mo
notonous music. All the pupils but one
went through the exercises without mis
take. Tho execp'ion was a little gill
who got one movement behiu I all tlio
lime, to tho great iimuseni"iit of the
spectator, i h' cour-e tint child was un-coii-ciniis
of tho stir she was creating.
One of tlin teachers saw her tlileninin,
and started her afresh, uu I then she
went on keeping time with tho others.
The inc'hli nl served to illustrate in a
striking man ii-t bow difficult i the task
of ttiii liiiig a t hi s of bbu l pupils to
work thus togotluT.
This wonderful training of the mem
ory is shown in other departments of in
struction. In music the pupils mu-t
led with their li igers, an I mcuiori.o in
Ihjs way each inmiial compo-ition t!.af.
they play. In I inkel making they must
distinguish tho colors of woods by the
various degrees of roughness that the
a'cs impart to the wood. In sewing
they mii-a leiiiember what they have
sewed.
The institution is ripen for visitors
every We lncsdav -the morning i tho
best time to go nnd the U.V.I inmate
may be .seen ut net mil work. The in
strumental music, e-p'cially on organ
and piano, taught by Superintendent
Wait's .system of piiut mii-ucul notation,
and the vocal music tail ;ht by tho same
system always are interesting. The in
stitution has received nt various limit
veiy considerable gifts from wealthy
families of tho city. The institution
receive ftJ.iO n year from the Statu for
each pupil. It expends ah mt $dil, din
a year, and has about $'."i., 00 I of- in.
vested funds besides extensive buildings
and grounds.
The course of e Ideation comprise a
kindergarten, common English cdeei
tion, music, cuno sea' ing, mattress mak
ing, piano tuning, sew'ng, knitting,
fancy needlework, and physical training.
No intelligent person can witness the
proficiency of these blind people with
out tho reflection that when they leavo
tho school they aro even better equipped
to battle witii lifo and to earn their
laily bread, than many pupils who
have their eyesight an 1 havo received
nu ordinary common school i (location.
Oihl Kinds of Leather.
It has been demonstrated that all
sorts of skins may be tanned. Heasts,
birds, Ibhcs and reptiles have been alike
brought to the tan yard, and the price
of their skins nro regularly ipioted in the
price current of the Mee niitl l.'iifnr
7c jmrfii; Alligator skins have long
been a favorite material for the manu
facture of pockolbooks and satchels.
The high price which tho first product
commanded soon induced manufacturer
to produce imitations. These are merely
embossed leather. Tho peeul iar scaly
nature of the nlligator's hide is success
fully imitated by means of st' el dies,
which leave a. durable impression upon
the leather, so perfect a resemblance to
the genuine alligator skin that only ex
perts can toll the dilTeiencn. The same
process is u cd to imitate other fancy
kins, so that there is no novelty that is
not imitated within three mouths of its
first appearance. The alligator skins
were first put on the market in ISTti.
Kangaroo skins have only been on tho
market about throe rears. The skin
f the porpoiso has lately been
used for shoes, and is well
oiisidereil because of It tine grain.
making it waterproof. It resembles a
oat skin. The skin of the seal has also
ecu made into leal her, and sells for
kbt'iit if bl a iIii.i'ii skins.
One of the latest novelties is rattle
snake leather, which is used chiefly fur
making pockolbooks. The skin of tho
monki't has nl -o been tanned nml UH'd
for milking pocketbooks. Hear skins
havo long been usi d with the hair on
for caps and coats, and the hides have
also been used for leather. Of course
these novelties are not made in huge
piantities, and nre mostly used for fancy
trade. During the past few years tho
hides of horses have boon successfully
tanned nml put upon the market na a
stainlaid article of leather.
American kid is now taking a prom
inent place in the leather market, and is
even preferred to French kid by many
manufacturers, who find it ipiito as soft,
pliable and durable, and much cheaper.
It is declared that American kid nt
twenty-!lvo cents a foot is equal to
French kid nt forty cents. I'i j bkins
uro yet iu demand for sadilc.
The Cliff! of tho Ilerenfier.
IVIieri wo scale the highest mountain
Of our holiest thought in prayer,
I'liiiiner grows the veil lietwocn us
said the souls that overleun lis
From tho dill's of the lureafter
Wlio keep us in closest e iro.
Dii the cliffs of the horcuftor
tSeniiliiiii in glory throng,
And each ) earning heavenwnrd telldins,
Is mi angel reaseeinling
That wnlk d with ns a I' hit,
For the cliffs of the hereafter
To the Prince of lViua belong.
Have you slrnyed nt. sunset's hour
Ily the niitheiii sinning sen
Without imtini; with what power
Ho creates eternally
Pictures of the liereufler?
'Tis no mii'tigc that ye s e!
.Ill the cliffs of the liereufler
(iarui"i.ts llireail.'d dark with doubt,
Woven nl the loom or living,
We'll In- utteily without;
lint lliiiii-.h nuked ll will clothe.
In tlii'Kiirbof truth ul t.
From tin cliffs of the heleiiltvr
ItiK-k uud furlli the nnp ls gu,
All unseen yet. sis'iu ever
Valley dwellers here Is'low,
W h but sinhl !h"ir radi oil raitm-nt
WIhmi Heir dreams lire while ns snow.
.t ie11'Vo f 'h'iiltin 1
limoiiors.
H'gh bred people--The bakei .
A tiguro of speech Tho talking doll.
A noo-c buienii Tho matrimonial
i ;ency.
lietired to private lib: He I need to
the ranks.
New wheal nevi min d as many me a
is obi rye.
Filing saws - Parting old jokes in :i
scrap-book.
A current ieinark 1 must make soino
j lly this fall.
It must be tho spur of tho m uncut
I' ' ikes time go so fa t.
1 , my dear, what ha thai obi
man to rocominci.il himself ic ide from
ais l ii'lics.''' "Heart disease.
"Don't interrupt mo till I'm done,"
was an Irish bull ivicntly ci c rati:l
in' an Knglish speaker.
Elsie Ian going to in any tin: apolhc
ary. Aggie Oh! how li ce He'll
.rus us fur vitiilla cream sodas now.
Husband leiilcring i My lore tho
itoro smokes! Wife Y u wouldn't
law it chew would you, li'ie you, you'
brute;
"What's the matter in the silting
room, Tommy;" "Oil, Iho usual tini
est lolween pa and ma over tho speaker
ship of tho house."
Origin oM. h.
Moses Folsom of Port 'Tow useiid sends
iho follow ing sketch of the origin of tho
use of tho letter "O. K." which, bo
states, was furnished him personal ly by
lame l'.irlon:
While ut Nashville in search of mate
rial for bis history, Mr. Pat ton found
iniong the record of the court of which
(Jetieral Jackson had been judge a great
many legal documents endorsed "O.K."
which meant "Order recorded," but
often so scraw lingly written that una
could easily road it ns O. K. If "Ma jor.
Downing" noticed a bundle of papers
thus marked upon President Jackson's
table, documents, perhaps, from bis
former court, in which ho still had in
terest, it is very easy to see bow a pun
ster could imagine it to bo ' O. li." ul
"oil korrcct."
No doubt Soba Smith, who wrote un
der tho num do plume of "Major .lack
Downing," had much to do with creat
ing tho impression tliu' P.esideiit .lack
son was unlettco 1 uml ill iterate, where
as many existing pcisonul letters,
military rep rt, co'irt opinions nnd
state papers show to the contra' y. Do
lived be ore the day of Monographers)
ami typewriters, and yet carried on a
voluminous correspond u c. II iditds
of his per -omit letters to old so.d ci
fra uds aic still pie.erved as licit looms
in (bo smith, and hi haudiw.nk is
iiuineroiH in Washington. He was evi
dently a rapid oilman, ami mado
greater use of capital Idlers than is the
present custom, but inisspcl'cl wonts
iml st imibliug m iiIcu cs wero lew uml
far between. I'ort'ninl (). ijoit iitu,
Kcsliircil In a Home of Wealth.
S. 15, Sanderson of .Idiot, III., tamo
to ,os Angeles, Cab, a few weeks ago
with bis family to settle permanently,
lie is wealthy, and live reals ago had
un only daughter, F.-tcllc, who at 1(J
eloped with a hand oino brakemaii
named .lam ,'s O' Hi ion. 'The girl wished
to be forgiven, but Saadersoa turned
her out. Her bii-band was soon killed
in an accident, and she Hiipinrted her-M-lf
a a governess. She recently drifted
to Los Angeles, but but her position
iml began to make a personal canvass
af house for work. She ring tliebcl
;f her father's hous) without knowing
the linme of tho occupants, and mother
ind daughter th.is met for the lirst
lime since the estrangement. The
prodigal was welc mied and restored
from a hungry, house 'cut won leror to
homo of wealth. Chicago Ucrald.