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Mind ami Ilrart of Go J were wedded!
Vnto tliom ft child was given!
All the oirth was dead with darkiies
Itiu this cliiM appeared from bcavcu
And a Hood of lbbt came Willi linn,
Hrlnging yvnee and sweet i-ontent
Vnto all whose hearts were opeu
To tbe being (iod bud sent.
Where he makes bis habitation.
There lie dvvclletli evermore;
Fnlth, the bar upon the gateway,
Hope, tbe seal upon the door.
Keeping bim a willing eaptire
Kroni his erstwhile home above,
Mikity child of mighty parents,
Everlasting, perfect l.ove.
Adele H. Ingersoll, in Harper's.
A MAID OF AROADIE.
It Y I I t. A .1. HI X Ti lt.
The coi-nei- store nl Shtibouncndio
was decorated for tho holiday trade.
'J'lio villagers stared through the siniill
window panes at tho unwonted dis
play. Nati-agos hung in graceful fes
toons. Cakes of snowy lanl leaned
against a background of glossy Sinu-e.
liven the country-knit mittens, in
their ugly plaids and woful grays,
were an anged in a pyramid, Willi n
liny carlol pair at the apex. Tho
candy-jars were no longer dingy, and
wero lrcshly filled with home-made
niolnsscs drops, while, on the blue
edged pic plates, was piled la fly of
liiuny kinds.
Insido the store the rhango was
still inoro wonderful. Tho shelves,
burdened with home-made preserves,
we.c bordei-ed with evergreen. A
tray of iuvii ing pally-pans and gin
ger-snups ti-mpcd the place of the
lime-honored assortment of reels,
! bullous and yellowing pieces of tape,
which had formerly graced tho one
show-easo of Iho establishment. An
other innovation was the chair behind
the eounier the pork barrel had done
service there for many j cars. Lastly,
who should ho in the phice of the late
proprietor the fat, wheezy Widow
Smith but Belline B.aisot! Shy it
was who had hired tho store on the
jwtJow's decease, and she it was who
nervously awuileil her first customer,
o'er the shutters were but just taken
down.
Sii-'li a loving, earnest faco sho had,
with its tender darl-. eyes they could
flash lire, if occasion wero given,
though; wavy black hair, carefully
plaited, vet somehow tho lovelocks
would steal out; and oh! such red,
'K ng lips, (hat told of both svvcot
j -s and finness; small of stature, but
like most of her country women,
dressed to perfection tho plain,
black gown with its white
bibbed apron, tho scarlet kerchief
knotted at the neck, tho trim slippered
feet.
Just then, the pretty slippers patted
the floor impatiently, and an anxious
look crossed the bright face, for llio
venture- was a serioui one, with much
depending on it.
It was for Jacques' sako she had
given up so much. For was not
Victor wailing for her to namo the
day? The dear, hand-onio Victor I
' Had not hii father at hut c lincntod
to tho mutch though surely he had
objected loudly until II nine's god
mother died and left her a dowry.
Not a large mm, to bo sure, but it
was ready money, and tho stern
parent relented. Still Beltine, with
ail her lovo for Victor, was pu..led.
She hud besought tho Blessed Virgin
lo aid her whci; troub'es had so op
pressed when iho worthless father
was brought homo de id, and Jacques
was so helpless, ami Vie or's father
so obd unite.
Her answer had come very soon to
her. Victor had his father's consont,
but Bel line looked further.
Was iijI her first duty to Jacques?
She thought so. With her little for
tune, she bought tho business and set
bravely to work.
Her skill in cookery was well
known, mi I with it sho determined to
win wealth and education for Jacques.
His case was not hopeless so a city
physician had said. Ho should never
bo a charity patient. And then
Jacques was to have tho best instruc
tion in drawing; for was he not n
born artist?
Alter that, if Victor should bs
tingle, then she would see him.
"Till then, not at all," she said im
periously. "Perhaps it will be better
if you seek another bride ouc with a
larger dowry."
Then her tender heart repronchod
her for tho look that crossed his hand
some face, and in her cxcitahlo way,
she flui g her anus around his neck
and kissed him many time, ami, after
be had gone, she flung herself on the
floor and sobbed bitterly. When
Jacques' feeblo voico called out, she
ilmost gayly unfolded her plans lo
lini. Tho room was dark, else her
jsce would be a tell-tale. So it hud
conic to pass that sho had put aside
lovo for duty.
A garland of gay paper flowers
swayed in tho draught. Tho first
customer entered! A good one, too,
for ihe sturdy farmer had admin d
her pluck, purchased a liberal amount
of her taffy, and left a weekly order
for loaves of bread until "she" should
bo around agnin ; for "she," liko many
of the wives in ihe district, was "clean
litckcid out," and help was not to be
hail.
The fanner shook his head as ho
went out, and though) :
"That shiftless Blaisot's daughter!
Sho mist bo like her mother; he didn't
know enough lo go in when it snowed,
but got frozen still' in his own yard!"
In the kitchen behind the t-tore there
was a jubilee, Bcitino win kneeling
by a couch on which lay Iho little
Jacques, dearer to her than might in
the world, until sho had met Victor.
The room was quite hare- - the invalid's
cniieh, a while table, a shining black
slo-6 willi a crackling fire ; not much
mote, but nil spotlessly clean. The
only disorder was from Jacques's
work. Clippings of bright ti-suo
paper lay about, for he was making
more garlands rose", sweet-peas,
snowballs. The thin lingers were very
dexterous.
"The, gonl Go. I has helped us,
Jacques. You shad have lessons in
drawing they shall be your share!
M'ssicu Smith will take our bread,
day by day '.hat will not be less than
half a dollar, an. I the whole dollar
will come! Little Jacques, little
Jacques, what would 1 do without
you?"
"D.nr Beltine!"' faltered the lad.
wincing with pain, "1 it is who am of
no ii'c it is I who stand between Vic
tor and yon! If I could but stop
living when the agony is great, then I
could he at peace."
"Jacques! little Jacques!'' pleaded
tho sister, "it is for you to live, for
you to boeomo famous. There shall
yet be a lilai-ot who will bo cele
brated! I love to think I shall havo
helpod to make him sol As for Vic
tor, we nr.- young "
Tingle! tingle! went the chop-bell.
In a trii ,-, a business-like young wo
man was dispensing her wares and so
liciiinjj orders in her pretty English.
l'eitiuo soon carried on a brisk bus
iness, for the was both energetic nnd
obliging. I'.arh possible cent was laid
by for tho end in view. Long bcfoie
dawn a thin curl of smoke arose from
the kitchen chimney the show-ca.-e
was replenished w ith crullers or crisp
seed-cakes before the sun was well up-Home-made
pies were added to the
slock. Beltine found lime at night
for them. Nor was Jaciites ever neg
lected Jacques first always, then cus
tomers or cooking. Beyond doubt she
was doing well. A snug sum was laid
bv. Jacques did his share also, and
found a market for his work in the
city drawings on birch bark, delicate
paintings on L ister eggs. His paint
box was one of the first purchases and
it proved a good investment, for it
gave tho lad congenial occupation and
a sense of helping in the earning.
At !a-t the timo came! There was
enough for Jacques to go to the hos
pital. Hotline took him to Halifax at
once, gave him in charge of the cheery
faced matron and hurried back to the
shop.
How desolato it all was without
Jacques! Each kindly inquiry for
Iho hid brought tears of longing to
her brown eyes. Jaciptes was all sho
had now, for Victor had been gone a
full year, at work on Ihe new railroad,
and no word c-iiue from him. Sho
heard Unit he had quarreled with bis
father. However this might ho, Li
B tine, Sr., never eime near her shop
and passed her coldly on the street.
.V godsend came at hist. One blust
ery winter night, she found a little
old woman on her door-step. Sho
took her in for the uighi, but in the
morning he could not let her go. It
was so terrible to be alone. Tho old
woman was deaf and very peculiar.
Her black eyes followed Helline with
an imploring look. Bettine some
times fancied that lb" eyes were like
Victor's, but she put that, thought
steadfastly from her. She had found,
at least, what her strong self-saerilicing
nature needed something to care for.
It was nearly a year since .lacques
had gone. He would be at home in
cheny-time. He would go to the fete
without a ttutcb. Iteltine would go
with him, bin ah ! with such a heavy
heart. This had once been her fent
of betrothal, as it would bo lo irtanv
of the maids this year.
Jacques riiuie the fete came! Bet
line took her Iwo charge;- lo the merry-making.
Jacques was so well and
airing! Her heart thrilled with pride
as she looke I at him. She had ar
rayed tho old lady most carefully for
tho fele, but behold! what a sight was
sho now ! Her cup all awry, her
whtto hair Healing wildiy nboir, as
bite broke right through the dunes and
fell into t!io arms of no less a person-
ngo than Victor's father!
Truly, I'reneh people love a scene,
and the reunion of mother and son
was much enjoyed. It was an odd
story.
The old lady had a strong desiro to
fee. her eldest sou once more. Not
withstanding her infirmity sho had
traveled safely aloae from I'pper
Canada, until nearly at her destina
tion, when her money had been stolen.
Sho hud attempted lo walk the remain
ing distance, and was perishing of
exposure when B.-ttino found her.
The shock and exertion had unsettled
her mind, but Iho sight of hor dearly
beloved son had restored it to her.
There could be but one ending to
Mi' h a romance. Victor was Mun
itioned home. And, of all the gay
assemblies, none was blither than that
on Bellino's wedding day, when Iho
hatidsomo young couple led the meas
ure. A devoted son was the paitner
of his aged mother, and happy
dacquo, with visions of countless
drawing lessons ahead, led out the.
wife of the lir.sl customer. IVtor
soii'b Maga.ine.
Modes of liurlal in Various Countries.
The Mahometans always, whether
in their own country or in one of
adoption, bury without coOiu or
caket of any kind.
1 luring the timo of the old Woman
Empire the dead bodies of all except
suicides wero burned.
The Greeks sometimes buried their
dead in tho ground, but more gener
ally cremated them in imitation of tho
Knuaus.
In India, up till within the last few
years, tho wife, cither according to
her wishes or otherwise, was cremated
on Iho same funeral pyre that con
verted her dead husband's remains
into ashes.
When a child dies in Greenland the
natives bury a live dog with it, tho
dog to be used by tho child as a guide
to tho other world. When questioned
in regard to this peculiar supi rsiition
they will only answer: "A dog ran
find his way anywhere."
The natives of Australia lie tho
hands of their dead together and pull
out their nails; this is for fear that
the corpse may scratch its way out of
tho grave and become a vampire.
Tho primitive l!usians place a
certiorate of character in the dead
person's hands, which is to be given
to St. 1'etor t the gates of heaven.
"Atlanta Constitution.
Out or the Accident Came a Talent.
The accidental origin of w hat may
yet become a useful patent came under
the notice of the writer a few days
ago. A cashier in n downtown res
taurant h.sd returned from his vaca
tion, and hud, on his holiday, run a
thorn into the palm of his right hand.
The wound caused him i-oimidorablo
pain, to alleviate which he put a rub
ber band around his hand, which held
in place a moistened sponge.
"That's a clever idea,"' remarked a
Westerner, "for moistening your lin
gers when counting bills. Whero do
you buy them?"
The cashier explained what tho real
use of the band and sponge wa.
"I)o you moan to say that thing is
not patented?'' asked the man, and
learning that it was not, expiessed
his intention of taking out a patent at
once. The cashier, however, told the
talo to a New York man, who prompt
ly hurried oil' and bad a sirup and
buckle made, to which is attached a
cup containing a sponge. Tho wholo
can bo comfortably carried on tho
hand, and in future, cashiers wishing
to moisten their finger-tips have only
to close tho band. Tho New York
man got the patent. New York
Tribune.
The ltirils Whose Nc-ds Mm tint.
In the Andaman Island the iiupor
tan', work of edible birds' nc-t collect
ing is reported to bo over for Ihe sea
son. The swifts arrive in the islands
toward the end of November, but they
lake their time in building the nos,
which are formed from a gilalinom
secretion from the sa'ivary glands of
those beautiful members of the swal
low tribe.
If there has been a wet lVcember
Iho first crop of nesls is generally a
poor one, being soiled by iho damp
and dripping from the roofs of tho
caves. Collectors, however, begin in
January to go round the islands to the
ditl'erent caves in an open boat. The
best quality resemble pure i-iugl ass,
and are worth their weight in silver.
Afterward there are two other collec
tions. The caves in whii h the nests
are fi-und are sca'tered about the is
lands; some are far inland, others in
rocks concealed in mangrcve swamps.
fljiidon News,
( Mll.lUiK.V.S OLl M:.
f 1 1. .
Tlo-f'sa dark t ti I : maid thai alwajs lht
I'm- bail- illi a golden -pl' i'-ltn-.
And a Illy Ion-head and hand- pl eys
Like violets blue and tc.idcr.
There's a fair little inaid. and iiiiugbl, she
knows,
lint coal-black hair w oiiid iii .-tit her,
With lips and chicks like a li. I. r- -I P'se.
And rjes liki a pan-v's cendv.
ilnt suppose soul'- fairy won'.! W. in
trade.
r change I ln-iti oil" each i ! h. i .
nil : w bat ttould I'C ',-i:i of t : .), !, ni.iid,
And what would he s iv to In t molhi r'r
- oiitli'- i 'ouip-intoi..
AMMAI - It'll III MAN U l..
A species iif wow in India has a
nolo w hicli oxacliy ri-M-uihli tho hu
man voice in loud laughing.
The I mghiiig j ickaB. whoa warn
ing his I'ealh.'icd mates Unit ii.i-bn-ak
is at hand, niters a cry ic-eiu-bling
a gioap of bo chi'iiiiiig',
whooping and hiiighiii-.: in a wild ho
rns. The night j ii- ha--a rv lil.c .ui; -a.
morning in distress.
Among birds that have (he powe:- (
imitation Ihe pal rot is (he best , bit',
as a mailer el' fact, its voice is ib e'iil-i-dty
inl'cr'or to that oi the n(ln r my
mill, a spe i'-iol star. ing. t'lll'.ousiy
enough th" lii.i'o' bird -peaks in a high,
clear lone, hi thai of a in! I, -.llit.'e
Ihe female has a gri.lf voic .
Another biid. the inoicpoii; i-i
At'-nalia, is frequently he.ud de
manding nioic pork, in a lei:', sten
torian Voi I .
Tin: h hip-ji Kir-vt ill also ih'iiiaiiils
his punishment in a di-iiiu t imitation
of the hmuiti voice, and the com
mand of ihe ouin.-a low! to t.ome
hack could ca-iiy bo misiaken for a
human voice.
Coining to the quadrupeds, ihe cries
of none approach nine closely that ul
the human voice than those of the
seals when lamenting the lo? or cap
ture of (heir young.
The eiy of a w oiinde I hare resem
bles that of a child in ilistre s. Yan
kee Blade.
V i It ! tXi: ' v I M (Its ivi :i
Il ll.'ts MUpli- !lg to see how qlllCK-
ly Middy made luuiseli' at home. He
iicted as if he hail always ., n at sea.
He was never sea-ick, no ni-aier how
rough it was or how iiuconiforlable
any of the rest (,f u were, lie loaim-d
wherever be wa iled (', a 1 over Iho
boat. At meal-limes he came lo iho
table with Ihe rest, sal nj i va'ise
and lapped his milk and look what bits
oi food were given him, as if ho had
eaten that way ali his life. When tin
Kails were hoisted il was his cspecia
joke to jump upon the main-gall and
be hoisted with it; and on he staied
on his perch till tie- sail was at the
masthead. One of u- had lo go aloft
and In ing him down. ie i! we had
lomo to anchor and c ci ythiug was
snug for the night 'n- would come on
deck and reauih -r mil on lh main
boom, and lace from tlcre lo ih-bowsprit
end as fasi as he could gallop,
then climb, ino-il.ey-la-lii mi. ha f way
up the m ists, and drop bac'v to the
deck or dive down into the cabin and
run riot among ihe berths.
One day, as we wero jogging
under a pleasant southwest wind
ing
Hid
everybody was lounging and ileing
after dinner, we heard Ihe lios'ii call
out. "Stop lint, yt u fellows!'' and a
moment after, "1 led you, quii or
I'll come up a id make you!''
We opened our lay eyes to see
what nas the matter, and there sal tho
Bos'n, down in the c tbin, close in the
companion way, the ia--el of his
knitted cap coining marly up to the
Combings ul' the hatch; and on the
deck outside sal Middy, digging his
claws into ihe tempting yarn, ami oc
casionally going deep enough lo
strateh the I'. .s'n's sea-p. When night
came and we were all settled down in
bed, il was Middy's almost invariable
custom to go the rounds of all the
berths, lo see if we were properly
tucked in, and to end his inspection by
jumping into (he captain's bed, Hold
ing himself a -oofoilable iiist there
among the blankets, and curling him
self down to sieep. It was his own
idea to select (he ctptaiu'.s berth as tho
only proper place in whii 'l to turn in.
St. Nicholas.
Cruelly to liisccN.
Bui let flies, moths and beeih s shou'd j
not be subjected to the cruelly of be-
ing impaled by a pin while still alive. !
Every entomologist should carry wiili
him as a pari of bis oullit a -mail vial
of ether. A few drops of Ibis poim-d
Oil the sides of worm, in it h or beet in J
will iu.-tanlly kill the insect and en- i
able (he collector lo adjttt it w il l less j
ililllciiliy than if il weie alive, as by j
lis struggles at u-r capluie.-i very tme
specimen is often completely ruined.
fNew York Journal.
DHSIiRT DANGERS.
Perishing From Thirst in Iho
Great Colorado Plain.
Sand Storms That Deal Death
All AloriR Their Route.
The great Colorado Desert, which
forms a part of San Diego County,
Cal. , recently allured thi-o piospcriors
to their death. Tlu-sO men. who were
seeking gold, died within a few thou
sand yards of an abundant water sup
ply, simply because they made a slight
miscaleulalion us to what was needed
lo carry them safely over the hot,
dry, treacherous de-ert plains. One
of Ihcir stampeded mules died at the
edge of the water pool. The oilier
mules wi re found alive. The bodies
of the men woie found not far apart,
as l hey had fal'eii w hen overcome by
(he death weakness. lilts is ouiy one
of Ihe thousands of instances of (he
le.li ible possibilities of a death from
thir-t in these Western deserts.
ibiiiug; the summer their average
daily teniperalitie is over 1 0 degrees.
The air i absolutely dry, and a strong
man cannot count on iiviug unless he
gets wali-r :il least every six hours.
Cloth covered canteens, c Mit.-iining
several gallons of water are uual re
eeplacles tis(.,l in doji rl inarching, and
live quarts a day w iil lo op a man
feeling pretty con: forta'iie. A greal
danger in desert marching is ihe
liability of tin. ling wat-.r lei.es where
l!u) night's encampment is lo ho made
dried up. Years ago Cent ra! Canlo
marched a brigade m-sivn n.ss a forty -live
mi e stretch of ih-.eit in Colorado.
Tim water holes along (he ionic were
dry, and for many hours the tro"p
wi to w ithoul water. A number ol
the men died en route, and many
others were oniric. I along in aitnv
wagons at death's door physically.
The utmost cvitioii of the i Hi -ers
weie needed to keep the in mi from
lying down and dying'. AH the dogs
of the command died on (his awful
trip, their bodies .wi lling to twice ihe
natural -ie before death (ii-m-d.
Cpon teaching the Grand lLver after
;! :-.;!.-.! v nia- . h. the thirst..--i ickon
troops weie allowed to drink all the
Water they desired.
The symptoms of approaching death
from thir-t are an overwhelming la
Sitlldc W'llh h rapidly illcie ise.s. A
kind of til tn forms over (he eye and
partiaov obscures (he vision. The
mouth, tongue and Ihnul become
patched, th-Mongiie feeling like a cor:
cob, as it grows dry and laud. Hallucination.-.
Ili( through the brain uni:l
Ihe weakness In comes so great lhal
uiieoiiseiou-ness follows and ih-atti
soon ensues, as the unwaierc I blood
thickens tiud interferes with the lime
lions of lie- heart. Men have been
known to go without witter for forly
eight bonis, but the condii i-Mi- weie
dillereut from those of the ih-soit. A
Sail Francisco sailor, who was taken
from a w atoi -logged ship, had been
without water for fourteen d iys, sale
eu.'h scanty supply as he could lick
from (he spars in the form of accu
mulated dew. When found, this
man's thr-Mit was actually cio-cd up.
and before an entrance to bis stomach
was obtained by proper medical mean-,
the poor eastawav died.
W hen it comes to a question bet ween
the dangers of dc-ert ursia, the
natives in these pails much prefer the
sea as being safer than i In: de-ert.
Winds on the desert can he as fatal in
elicit as the veriest hurriruut on
record. A long continue. I saiiil-siorm
deals death all along its route, Thi
sand is eo oppressive to section hand
of t r:ns-eoni inenial railroad -, that
they wear goggles for the protection
i f I heir eyes. The sides of leier.-qdi
pole- exposed to the picvaiiiug ilcserl
winds are literally eaten out by the
constant friction, and lie- station win
dows on the w indy side are quieLiv
turned into ground glass by the-e
sand bl.isls. In cro-sing a desert a
freight car containing supplementary
witter tanks is ailarhc-l lo the locomo
tive. Stationary water tanks are
unknown quantity on the de-eils ex
i ept in i are instances. i New York
Tribune.
Bel ibuis Biding: on Ihe Iron Mm sc.
"Did you ever rid" on a locomo
tive." asked O. G. Il iskius. "I ti ed
it once and have no desire to repeal
the experiment. It was oul mi Colo
rado, where you sometimes run so
clo-e to bottomless clia-nH that you
could drop your hat into tlr-iu, and
make turns so short and sudden thai
it nearly disjoints your spinal Verier
brae. The master -mechanic was mi
old fiieiul of mine and gave me p-r-mission
to t-ido over th road on the
engine of tne lightning express. The
engineer did not appear to fancy my
presence much, lur treated me civil ly.
We were behind time, the uighl was
black as Erebus, and a terilie thunder
storm was racing. The engineer was
il'iUTiniiicd lo go in on lime, and the
way ho rushed around those curves
and across canyons was eitoiijh to
make a man's hair turn gray.
"The peculiar Ihing .about those,
mountain engines is that they do nut
lake a curve like any other vehicle.
They go plunging straight ahead un
lil you feel ure that they are clear of
the tr.u k and sti-peu led in mid-air,
and then shoot around and h ave you
to wonder by wind niiiac'e you have
been saved. Tho trucks take the curve
pi the orthodox manner, but the super
structure is bo arranged that il con
sumes more time in making (he turn.
Willi the liiihlning playing about the
mountain peaks and half disclosing
I ho frightful gorges and swollen ('i
retils, (he great iron lcvia'hau sway ing
ami plunging around this slippery,
s'-rpeuiine (rack, I hi'-! ie.ili.-- il (he
peri!-ol railway travel and the re
sponsibility of the Biiilrn man w h )
kept his hand on the throttle and his
eye on the Ira. k. I stood with my
heart in my throat, admiring' hh
nerve, but not envying him his -b.
At (he lir-t stop I clambered back inlo
Ihe coach and played there. "M.
Funis Globe. Democrat.
An Odd Occiipitliiui.
Among Chicago's iudn-i ries is a
failorv where the manufacture of
-hoes for corpses is carried on exclu
sively. Last year (hi- factory Hit tied
onl 'J'l.iioo pair- of such sho'-s.
Out of live neat black boxes a rep
resentative of the ti i-tn took a- many
dill'eii-nl s''s. 'I'iiese wore adiiits'
and children's d . Tin: materia!
i ini-spoiid- Willi the pt;rpo-e of their
Use. 'lh" shoes are certainly nice to
look at. The s d.-s ai e cut mi! of paste
board and are cov ered w ith g rained
paper. The uppers are a coio'iiuali.ai
of quilted alin and crochet work, .v
ribbon, in-erted at the top and tied in
a neat bow knot, h dd- the sliovs lo
the loot.
"Men's shoes are always b'a.k." it
was Siiid. "Occasionally we turn out
a lot of brown one-. We h.ve li.nl
special orders for men's w hi ;e shoes,
bill only in a lew i".!af. - nes
for woiU'-u ai d children are alw.n
white. They arc not expeti-.ve;
to : will pitrcha-" a do,-.eii pairs."
Tho burial shoe, a-i.-ci ibed above,
is a patented n;lic'e. It was designed
by a Joliel l 111.) woman iui..inor,vvh.i
now euj .ys the proliis of her idea.
The Chicago Burial S.me Company
has been in existence for nearly a de
cade, and is catering t an ever-increasing
demand. The firm employs
a traveling ln iu, w ho covers all ihe
(erritoi v beivv ecu M aine and 'ai i for
ma. Il takes ten eir.s and several
machines to keep up with his orders.
The average monthly output is I'-.onii
pairs during ihe dud season; il iu
i leases to ! during Iho bu-y pe
riod, which commences '-epi.-mli. r I,
- I ( lli' ago Ti iliinic.
( lire for I ow Spirits,
Take one ounce of -pilits f icsolu- j
lion, an equal proportion of the -ii of j
good conscience ; infu-c into these a j
tablespoon fnl of the sails of paiietue I
and add theielo a few sprigs of j
others' woi-, which grow extensively ',
in Ihe garden of life. Gather also a '
handful of the blossoms of hope; 1
i
sweeten Have with the balm of I'rovi-
deuce and if possible procure a few i
drops of genuine friendship, but be I
careful of counterfeits in the ingredi- j
cuts of sslf interest, whiih grows
spontaneously; the least admixture of I
il with the
composition.
above would
il the
lie
the vv hole c
electuary by a proper pi oporl ion of
content, flavor with the c--ence of
good ludgineiil and rogulalc
ipiauiily ai (ding to the viiuleio
the
of
; he di ,eae. Ilav ing 'tried Ihe above
recipe we know it to be an infallible
cine. Philadelphia Times.
Tea Lure.
By whom or when the virtues of
(a as a beverage were discovered is
"lost iii the wide revolv ing shades of
centuries pa-ed." The famous herb
is spoken of iii Chino-e aliuals as far
back 2.'i0 years I!. C , at w hich time
ils cultivation and classification was
as much of an art its il is lo-day.
Tradition says thai its virtues were
discovered by accident. King Shell
Niing She, "The Divine Husband
man." who flourished I" centuries
ago, was boiling water over a lire one
evening w hen some tea leaves hang
ing over the ve-sel were loosened by
the heat and fell into (he stentuin
fluid. Nung She partook of the de
cot-lion while il was hot "and fell
himself renewed in limb and sight for
seven days thereafter." Then and
there be c msec tiled lea us tho sacred
beverage of Coina. IS'. Louis lie
public.
Twilight.
Aeross the sihet mountains vsgus and t
brown. ,
Hushing to quiet many a dittint town,
J be niht comes slowly from tbe fisr-off
Kill.
0 I ..dutiful dead day, sun-kissH and flower-
crowned,
My heart goes down into tbe dusk wltn
thee:
( in re'.; darkness in tbe valleys fsr and'
near
And darkaesi on tbe shadowed plain be'
lew.
And still and blai k tne rugged mountains
rise,
s.ne where, against the deepening purple
hkil S
Two rocky dill's transfigured glow.
hi e tender mot lit rs clasping wee ones
sing suflly In the fadini; light,
Hall' joy, half sorrow.
Half tear a-.'ainat tbe unknown morrow,
Ihe liver lioweih (brouh (be night,
And mingles ijtii the mothers' sinking
in. a-iiivd murmur slowly ringing
I in- piling of the river reeds and grasses,'
The (hi'iil'laii,' of flic river grass and
reeds,
I ill ( v i y w iin! on listless wings that passes
Vakes music through the troubled woods
and mead,
lie irickft's ihirp is bushed and silent
;i.-w .
I !e- la-i l-lrd note lias died away,
A mi-' Is on the mountain brow,
And -lull ami tiray. like the dead day,
Ai,.! i. dais dream Hie night away.
1 an II. o'd day. the world forgets thee,
An I count'c.s more will be us fair,
I' il in in li
1 a lilt in n "s
nshriaed 1 hold thee,
i ih pih- 1 keep and fold thee,
I iv thy crow u -ball wear,
e " . ray, in Harpers Bazar.
Ill MOIMtFS.
lostauiant paradox The ill ore
vv aiu-i s (he less wuit.
You now and then meet folks who
have ali kinds of sense except common
eti-e.
The college giadttatc thinks ha
knows everything' until he undertakes
to hitch up a mule. ,
Tei-haps it was a Bussiati immigrant
i about vv Icmii il was lottchingly writ
ton, "There's a namo that's licvor
! spoke-i."
j Qiierieiis Why do they call the
, groom's fi ien. I the best man? C'yni-
i ti-- Kecause he isn't tho chap who's
. ge.lliig man ie..
j ' Siiiggius is the most forgetful man
1 ''Vi-;- s:iK ," said one actor lo another.
I "is iii.it ro'" ' Yes. He'd forget his
! iii.es if be was going (l-iiii.g
J Mrs. Brown Why did you put that
j I'tile, boy up to ringing the old maid's
j doorbell? l.ittlo Johnnie 'Cause ho
: wasn't iil:; eiiou:;h lo reach it.
"Madam." said ihe boarder to tho
j landlady, "1 think it would bo well to
i begin breaula-t at an earlier hour."
! "Why so?" "F would givo one a
longer time to wrestl" with iho beef
steak.
"Oh. mamma," slm exclaimed,
"there is Charley serenading mo with
his guitar. I can reeognic his liquid
notes. " "Liquid notes!" echoed her
mother. "Oh, yes; probably they
have me' ted."
"Why is it that you are bringing up
your daughter to work for her living
w hen on have enough to keep her in
comfort at home?" "I want her to
be able lo support her husband proper
ly if she over gets married."
If your friend meets with adversity
do not oll'ond him by inquiring into
the particulars. His neighbor will be
glad to tell you all. Thus you not
oiiic avoid oHendlng your friend, but
you give plea-ure to his neighbor.
A i'rinee Earns His Living.
T ne Duke of Oporto, brother of th
King of Portugal, is a lino flute
player, ami pays the sal .tries of a com
i piele orchestra so as to havo the men
c nstunlly at his palace. A year
! two ago he made a bet with one of the
nobles of ihe court that he would
j cam his living for a week wiih his
(I no. IJi- got leavo of absence, went
to Madrid, travelling as an ordinary
individual, without anybody being
aware of his identity, and obtained a
situation in the oiehestra of tho Mad
rid Opera House, giving jncat satis,
faction during iho few days that h0
attended to his duly, lie returned to
Lisbon with his discharge and letter
rl recommendation to the chief of
his own orchestra, in addition to $14
in wages. New York Democrat.
A Strange l ittle Country Is Holland.
In tku stniiig-o. little country of
Holland, the tbreo principal cities are
Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Hague.
These cities are a peculiar medley of
canals and streets, trees and least",
bridges ami boats. Amid their appar
ent disorder, 'here is more or less
symtueliy. Amsterdam i u semi-circle,
L'otterdmii aiieqiiilaler.il triangle,
and The Hague a square. Tho dillnr
ence between the three cities i-O'-ially
has been aptly put, "At It-iHerdiiin,
fortunes are made; at A inlrr.bm,
they are consolidated ; at The Hague,
ihov are spout. " Boston Transcript.