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VOL. XV.
fjt (III
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A Small, Sweet Way.
There's never a rose in nil tho world
Butninkes pome green spray sweeter;
There's never n v!nl In nil (booty
But makes some bird wing fleeter;
There's never a star luit brings lo heavcu
Some silver rii'linnec tender;
And never a rosy cloud but helps
To crown the sun?ct splendor;
No roliin but may thrill some heart
His dawnllght gladness voicing.
God give. us nil some small, sweet way
To set the world rejolclns.
Youth' Itanncr.
PLAYED AND LOST,
A slight, pnlc-far.cd girl snt silently
toying with a piece of needlework on
the low porch of her mother's houso;
n handsomo voting man Iny stretched
at Iicr feet. On tho lawn another
young couplo wore engaged in a gnnio
of croquet. Tho sun's last glciilil
lighted up Grnco Muiison's fueo with
a halo of beauty, and Bernard Norton
looked at Iicr with undisguised admir
a ion.
"Thero is nothing so lovoly as a
lovely woman," ho said aloud.
Tlio pale cheek of Cinrico Barton
flushed a she quickly glanced at tho
speaker. It was the third timo within
tho hour that lie had referred to her
cousin (Jrncu's beauty.
"Grace is indeed lovely," sho said.
"I would give- half my life to bo as
beautiful."
"And I would give half my fortune
to have you so."
No sooner woro the words uttered
than Norton would have given much
to recall them; but ho had spoken un
thinkingly. Clarico shrank as though
si o had been struck, arose quickly
and went into the liouso.
"Iain in n pretty lix now !" Nor
ton muttered, as ho arose and walked
across tho lawn. "Thai was a nice
speech for a fellow to inako to tho
girl he expects to marry I And Clar
ice is as prott 1 us Lucifer high
strung as sho is plain, and that is
saying a great dra', by Jove! I never
noticed her lack of beauty so much
before Grace mine. A pity one can't
find nil things combined in one
woman! Wonder if 1 ought to apol
ogize? Oh, well, I'm going away in
ten days and she'll forgive ami for
get. Absence makes the heart softer.
And with this comoling thought he
strolled on to j lin Grace Muusoti,
whose companion was just taking Ms
loavc.
Graco was like a dulieato flower
sparkling with tho dew of morning.
Sho had soft blue eyes, an exquisite
complexion and golden hair. Alto
gether sho made a picture of rare
beauty and it was no wonder Bcn.ard
Norton found plcustiro in merely look
ing at her.
Tlutt evening Clarico did not appear
In tho drawing-room, and Norton was
free to devote himself lo her lovely
cousin. Mis. Barton observed his
conduct wiih displeasure; from tho
first shu had not approved of Iter
daughter's suitor, and wondered what
attraction the careless, frivolous young
man held for her sensible Clarice.
Next mot ning a nolo was banded
Noitou. Its contents filled him with
mingled annoyance and relief.
"When you reeeivo this," Clarice
wi. ., "I shall have gone to my aunt
for a time. You do not lovo me, Ber
nard, and it is best for our engage
ment to cud. It J happy in your own
way and bo very 6 mo I shall be in
mine."
'Hint was all, find Bernard's self
esteem was seriously wounded by tho
epistle. Hut ho consoled himself with
the thought that ho was now free to
woo the churiuiiig Grace, and at tlio
end of the month made a formal
avowal of love to her.
"I have loved you ever sineo wo
met," he said. "Clarice saw litis niut
generously set mo free." Am1 Grace,
who had heroine very much enamored
of hor handsome cuitor, gave him tho
answer he craved.
Two weeks later Mrs. linrlon and
Clarico were on their way to Kurope,
and Hoi Hard was trying to submit to
the elcrn decree of Grace's fattier.
"Yes, sir, you can marry my daugh
ter," Mr. Mitnson had said, "if you
levo her well enough to wait threo
year'. I sua opposed tj enrly mar
riages. N- girl is lit for wedlock bc
foie shi is twenty-one, and twenty
jive is still better."
It occurred to Bernard that ho was
likely to spend tho greater fart of his
youdi in the capacity of un "engaged
man,'' and ho did not iinprovo in
humor thereby.
(irncc, was nn acknowledged belle
and for a time ho was pleaded nt her
cucrcsii. Hut thero was a secret bit
terness underlying h'n pleasure, for
lio saw iittlc of his belrothed except
In society's whirlpool. There would
be no change in this state f affairs
nn'il their timo et probation ended,
and .feeling in a fal-c position, he c -
eluded lo spend tho remaining year io
travel.
When ho bado Graco good-byo l:o
was struck with tho fact that sho
looked much older than sho did nt the
time of their engagement. Two years
of dissipation had left their mark upon
her delicato beauty.
"ltj careful, Grace," lie said. "Keep
sonio of your roses for mo until I
claim you."
Ho said nothing of her fidelity; ho
was only afraid sho might lose ho
beauty ho worshipped.
Graco was sorry to loso her lover;
sho felt desolate for a whole day and,
ci ie'd herself to sleep tho first night.
Uut Bernard wroto her charming let
ters of travel and sho soon forgot her
grief. Sho sent hiin in red r i tho
briefest of notes, for tho charming
Grnco did not excel as u correspon
dent. Hut one glance at tlio porce
lain picturo ho carried consoled him
for that.
A fellow can enduro weak, Insipid
letters," ho thought, "better than tho
sight of a plain faco across his table
three times a day."
Borimtd loitcrod hero and thcre
(hen mado Ids way slowly back, lio
wag in no haste to roach Chicago until
a few weeks before tho time appointed
for his marriage, which was lo take
placo in early autumn. Ore morning
in July ho rang tho bell of tho Mun
soii mansion and sent up his card to
tho ladies. Thero was a stop on tlio
stair, tho trail of a garment ami a
woman entered a woman ot medium
height, with a beautifully rounded
liguro and a faco ot dazzling bril
liancy. .She approached Bernard and
cordially oxlendod her hand.
I eamo down to niako your wcl
coiiio a litllo less inhospitable, Mr.
Norton," sho said. "My nunt and
cousin are unfortunately at a concert;
they were not aware of your return.
You arc quite well? I do not find you
so much changed as I cxp'ctod."
Ho looked nt tho charming speaker
in mute wonder.
"I beg pardon I 1" ho began.
Her face was a ripple of smiles as
she regarded him, waiting for him to
proceed.
"Is it possible I am so changed that
you do not know mo? llavo threo
years aged Claries Uarton so much?
For the first time in Ids life Bernard
Norton lost his composure. Ho sank
into a chair with an ejaculation of
wond r.
"Uuirieo Barton!" he cried. 'Why,
it dots not seem possible! When did
you return?"
"Nearly two months ago," Miss
Barton replied with her well-bic.l
coiiiposuro as sho gracefully seated
herso if. "My dear mother died in
Homo last winter; Kurope was unen
durable after that, so I came back to
America."
"But you arc so changed !" Bernard
murmured, after expressing regret at
her losr.
Miss Burton smiled sadly.
"The years change us all," she said ;
"they leave (heir mark."
"Oil, it is not that !" ho hastened to
6ay. "You look not a day older than
when I last saw you; but pardon
my boldness you arc wonderfully
improved."
"I am liko my mother' people."
Clarice answered i tietly. "They nil
mature late; and the cliiiialo of Italy,
where 1 remained most of tho time,
was very beneficial to me. I hopo to
return in the courso of a fiw months."
They fell to talking of their travels
and 12 o'clock struck beforo Norton
thought they had been chatting twenty
lii'mii cs. At (hat moment tho hull
door clanged and steps camo towards
them. Ho arose to hi feet.
"Impossible!" ho said, looking at
his watch. "I cannot have been here
ail hour. Really''
What ho would have said remained
unspoken, for Mrs. Munsoii and Grnes
appeared in tho doorway. His be
trothed was very beeomely dressed,
but so faded that sho seemed liko the
ghost of her former self. Threo years
of soViely had dono their work. Tlio
check had lost its bloom, tlio noso was
sharpened and tho beautiful eyes
lacked lustre. As sho stood besido
Clarice for a r.i niont shu sccnicd ut
terly eclipsed by her once plain cous
in. The meeting of (ho lovers was eon
strained, and Bernard took his depart
ure, promising to call the next day,
which ho did. (trace informed him
that he must wait patioully for tw"
more weeks beforo ho eonhl sec her
often, ns sho had engagements for
cverv hour.
-I'll yon and Clarice can console
each other," sho said. "It will bo
plea ant to compare notes of travel."
Bernard was not slow to avail him
self of this opportunity, and for two
bright, brief weeks ho walked, (allied,
drove nod chatted with the .charming
w oman whom ho had euro s billed.
What a blind fool ho had been ! it
was Clarico ho loved Clarico ho had
always lovod. Sho was the boy's
fancy and tho man's Ideal. It was
(his cultured, interesting woman who
suited him and not tlio faded, frivo
lous Grace. Ho grew mail with pain
and rago as ho realized his position.
Ho walked into tho parlor ono
aftornoon, where Clarico was playing
softly.
"Do not let mo disturb you," ho
said, as she half roso from tho piano.
"I am in a mood to liavo my savago
soul soothed by music. Arc tho Indies
out?"'
"I think so," answered Clarice. "I
havo just returned from my walk and
liavo not sccu them."
She played on softly, her dark,
dreamy eyes fixed on space. Bernard
looked at hor with a brooding pas
sion. Suddenly ho crossed over to
where sho sat.
"Clarice," he cried, "my own Clar
ice, I cannot be longer silent! I lovo
you I havo always loved you. Years
ago you cast ino oil for a foolish whim
and I tried to content myself by form
ing other ties. I know now that I
havo never forgotten you. Carice,
(ako mo back again!"
His voico was trembling with emo
tion; but sho stood coldly regarding
him and her voice was very hard us
bIio said:
"Mr. Norton, I cannot excuse this
behavior. I loved you onco very
dearly, but you made mo ashamed of
that lovo und I cast it out. I liavo for
threo years thought of you as my
cousin's betrothed, almost her bus
bnud, and you insult both her and mo
by your conduct. I supposed you
know that I am to bo married as soon
as my term of mourning expires.
Allow mo to r.as."
She swept by him liko a queen. Tho
alcovo curtains parted und Graco stood
before him.
"I have heard all," she said. "Go,
and never let mo see your faco ngain."
Sho dropped tho shining solitaire
which she had worn so long into his
hand and pointed towards (ho door.
With bowed head he left her presenco
and went down tho marble steps for
tho last time. Ho had played for each
in turn and lost both.
The Virtues of Saffron.
To tho virtues of sallrou whole vol
umes havo been devoted, references
to sonn of the more important of
which are given iu Canon F.llacom' o's
"1'lant Lore and Garden Craft of
Shakespeare," where there is a long
article- on tho subject. Tho plant was
chiefly used for diseases of tho lung',
whence camo its titlo of Anima pol
monuiii; for assisting tho eruption of
measles, small pox, etc., (in measles
it is still occasionniy prescribed;) as a
cardiac and general Rtiiiiulcnt, and as
digestivo and slrengthener of tho
stomach. To his last (supposed)
virtue its use iu "meats'' is due. Lyto
says that so taken it "conifortcth tho
stomach, and causeth good digestion,
and sodden in wino it prcservetli from
drunkenness." It was also usod as a
love philtre, and it still enters largely
into soino pop ilar receipts for "mak
ing up" horse-'.
The most extravagant nolious of i's
powers woro formerly held, and somo
old wi iters went o far as to term it
the king of vegetables. Kven so !a:o
as tho iniddlo of tho last century it
held a prominent placo iu our official
dispensatories, but it has now como to
bo used only us a coloring and flavor
ing agent, being medicinally almost
inert, it" properly (such as it is) being
mildly stimulative. Tho modical
council has recently had under discus
sion tlio propriety of omitting it alto
gether from tho next edition of tho
British Phartnacopo-iu as a useless and
expeusivo drug Notes and Queries.
Duelling on Bicycles.
Duelling on cycles is reported to bo
a new diversion in Spain. Two mem
bers of tho bicycle club of Granada
recently mot in a knife duel, which is
probably the first duel ever fought on
wheels. Accompanied by their ser
geants they wheeled out somodistanco
on tho road to Malaga, to ti secluded
spot. There posted 7"0 feet apart, at
a sign they whoclcd for each other,
each directing his wheel witli tho left
hand and brandishing in tho right
that terriblo knifo of Spain, 'navnja."
At tho first clash Teres pierced tho
left arm of Moreno, but nt tho third
encounter Moreno thrust his knife into
I'ercz's right breast. Iu a few minutes
the latter died of internal hemorrhngo.
New York Journal.
They Would Prop.
Why do the birds in their little
nests ngree?" asked tho pretty school
ma'am of Freddy Fanglc.
"'Cause they'd fall onit 'if they
didn't," Freddy replied. Judge.
UIILi)!?EN"S (OLl'MN.
TNH STREAM I.H'H SONO,
What do you think.
One summer d.iy,
I.nlii'-'e heard
The streamlet say?
"ll:i! hat tia! hn!
I.imgli nnil phy !"
I.n'nj;e henrd
The streamlet say.
Over the stonea.
In sliniluw uud sun,
I.ilae saw
The streamlet run ;
Ami, riinnhiK. it scene d
To liiugli nnd my :
"Laiudi, little l.aUne,
I.iubIi mid piny V
And balngc asks
Whether Minium Knows
If the .-I renin sink's that
Wherever it Hows;
If nil liltV u-iils
I l':i r the Klrriimlut say:
"Hn! hn! hn! ha!
I.:iii;li and piny."
-!. A. M.u'kellnr, iu lnd"iendeut.
an i t. t.rii ant s i;i;vkn;k.
Elephants havo so much sympathy
with depraved hitman naiuru as to
think, with Byron, "sweet is revenge."
An anecdote of an elephant's revenge,
translated from the French, is pub
lished iu i ho Christian L'nion. I'pon
jne of the plantations was tin F.nglish
jvcrseor named Bennett, an exceed
ingly cross and disagreeable man, who
was employed by tha master hocuuso
l)f his great, capability iu directing
utlairs. I'pon tlio plantation was an
elephant named Dourgn, that Beimel!
greatly disliked, and upon whom he
often played mean nicks. His em
ployer, after reproving him several
times for his tiuUiudness to the niii
ni. il, warned him that if he carried his
tricks too far, Dourgn would pay
him back with interest. Finally
the time came when Dourga's
pntienco was tried beyond endurance.
I lo was in the habit of receiving every
morning from his driver a huge rum
cako covered with molasses, of which
he was very fond. One morning, in
this cako was being carried to him on
a baiub .10 hurdle, Bjiiuclt, who was
passing with a ot. of red pimento,
threw il upon the cake, and theu
stopped to watch and mimic tho
grimaces made by the elephant when
he swallowed it. Tho result was easy
to see. Tiic poor tiuiiiial, his mouth
on lire, passed (he day iu a marsh
trying to calm the tliii-st that whs de
vouring him, and to uppcac tho in
flammation produced by the, fiery dose
he had swallowed. When evening
came, the hour when Bennett brought
the coolies from work, tho elephant
pun i iced upon him, picked him up
with his trunk and pitched him head
long into a large reservoir or pond of
water which was thirty or forty feet
deep. Bennett, who knew how to
swim, quickly swam to the edge,
lourj'a allowed him to climb up the
bank, when he picked him up again
us if lie had been a wisp of straw,
mid threw him back in the water.
This was repeated as many times as
Bennett attempted to c-cupe, until ho
was compelled to remain in the wa
ter, keeping his head up as well as ho
could. Tho nll'iir would liavo
coded with 6iiro drowning
I for Bennett if ono of the ceolies
had not come (o his rescue, mid
I forced Donrga nway. The poor ele
phant never forgot the injury dono
him, and rarely allowed an oppor
tunity to crape to still further avenge
himself upon tho overseer. Some
times ho would throw a paw full of
sand slap iu Bennett's face; again it
would bo a spout of water thrown
over him; at another lime he would
be pitched into a cactus hush, from
which lie would get out scarcely
alive, so icraiched would he be. It
would be impossible to correct Dourgn
and make him behave. The up-hot
of (he whole affair was was that Ben
liett was obliged to leave (he planta
tion, which was not largo enough for
him and Donrga together, and his ciu-
! plover valued the elephant more than
he did his overseer.
An Indian's Lust Hunt.
Postmaster Peacock tells us that a
son of Indian Billy Jewel, bettor
known as Billy Key West, a young
man twenty-one years old, met bis
death in a singular manner whilo
hunting last week in the India hunt
ing grounds in D.ulo County. Billy,
who is a good hunter, went out and
shot a In.'ga buck. Thinking him dead
he stooped down on coming up lo him
to cut his throat. Tho buck iu Ids last
agonies made for him and drove his
horns into the abdomon of the Iudi.ui,
ripping him open. After threo days,
Billy not returning', a party was made
up, nnd, attracted by the buzzards,
both hunter and limited wcro found
dead together tho Indian still impaled
on the horns of (ho buck. Key West
(Fla. ) Fouator.
SEAWEED HARVEST.
Where French Peasants Get a
Precious Fertilizer.
Each Year Thoy Meot to Reap
tho Briny Reefs.
Tho seaweed harvest along the
northern coast of France is an im
portant occasion to tlio ngi ieullui ists
of that region. This precious fertili
zer is protected rigidly by the govern
ment, and any ono who is found
guilty of gathering any of it beforo
I ho legal permission to harvest it has
gone forth, is liable to be severely
lined.
Tlio harvest lasts but ono week, and
is always proclaimed by the town
crier iu tho public Mptarcs and in
front of the churches after (he. cele
bration of High Mass on the Sunday
preceding tlio highest snring tide ot
the year, which generally occurs iu
March.
Firlyon (ho morning of (lie ap
pointed day tho whole populace, fr-'iu
the peiis.int possessor of half an acre,
with no other help than that of his
own family, to the wealthy farmer
heading his largo band of hired help,
(urn out armed with fhort, sharp
sickles.
As soon ns tho receding water per
mits, all fall diligently lo work, tviou
every rock and ledge is shaven of its
brown, slimy fleece and left as bare :i
the back of a shorn sheep.
Then preparations are undo for an
attack on the reefs, s) numerous along
tho southern coast of the Fnglish
Channel. Fverything that will float
is nressed into service. Hugo rafts,
roughly put together, arc constructed,
and next inoriiins, with the current
of the ebbing tide in their favor, nre
towed by the people in the boats eight
or ten miles out from the coast.
Low water leaves them stranded on
the reefs and all hands make the most
of (heir lime, laughing and singing ns
(hey work, for the seaweed harvest is
always hailed with joy by all classes
of (ho pea-antry, particularly by the
young people, who get almost ns much
fun as labor out of the expeditions to
tho reefs.
Yet tho work is hard and extremely
trying, even lo the nioU robust con
stitution. Tho worker kneels on the
dripping weed, grasps a handful in
the left hand and with tho sicklo in
tlio light, cuts il off close to tho n ek
and places it in a bag. As soon as
ono litis cut as much as he can carry,
the sack is taken on tlio back to the
raft, upon which it isrecoived by men
with pitchforks, stacked and securely
roped.
In a little timo nil employed are
wet to the bk i n. But they pay no at
tention to their discomfort nnd work
gaily on until tho rising lido compels
them to desist from the work of
harvesting, ami gently lifts the stran 1
cd rafts and boats on i s shining sur
face. As soon as they are well alloat
the start is made for the shore.
Towing along ( lie heavily loaded
rafts is tedious work, and the prog
ress is slow. Tho wet harvesters are
soon chilled to tlu bone by tho keen
cast wind which prevails iu this latitude
during the mouth of March.
Tho morning ebb tide leaves the
rafts anil their Bpoils of scawee I high
and dry on the smooth vhi;e bench.
They are instantly surrounded by a
crowd of noisy, eager people and all
descriptions of vehicles whiclbir
rows with a woman between the
handles and a boy harnessed by a rope
in the front; dilapidated donkey
carts drawn by decrepit old donkeys;
or heavy two-wheeled wagons drawn
by four, or often six, of tho sleek
dapple-gray horses of the country,
harnessed in a long lino one before
the other.
All work together, hauling the weed
to the fields already prepared to re
ccive it and the spring crop of barley
and p ita'oes. That it. may be success
fully used a a fertilizer, the seaweed
must be got into the ground as soon
as possible after it leave its native
clement.
So much hardship is alwais under
gone during the sjaweed harvest that
its close is always marked by a large
increase in the cases of pneumonia
nnd severe bronchial disorders, which
often tenuinato fatally. However,
theso facts never affect tho poputarity
of the occasion. Ilvcry succeeding
year tho proclamation of the "Cu
lm uric." is welcomed with equal en
thusiasm and tho passenger lists of tin
cra.y old boats nre just as well tilled
nsif tlicte was nothing but pleasure in
store for their merry crews. Youth's
Companion.
It is claimed that the largest floating
dock in the world is at Bermuda, li
is 1181 feet long and 123 feet wide.
A Troublesome Model.
Not long ago I had a nonpareil or
"painted finch," a South American
bird, from which I was making a
drawing, lio was n bi ight litllo bird,
but coitaiuly w lis not a good model.
I caught hiin at work oi.e day,
"touching up" a drawing 1 had just
finished. It happened in this wuy:
I was called out from tho studio to
s;icak to a caller, and during my short
absence my feathered friend who
seemed lo be a moddlesomc fellow
p tinged into tho bowl of painting
water to lake a bath.
With wings and tail he vigorously !
spraycl tho colored liquid all over tho
drawing, and before long had changed
my picture a painting of birds lo
something mora nearly resembling a
fireworks display on the 4th of July.
When 1 came back to the studio ho
was putting on tho finishing-touches;
but as s toti i he caught sight of me ho
Hew out of my reach.
1 will not attempt to describe lo you
my feelings at that time; but I will
simply say licit wiihiu a few days
after this event I presented tho feath
ered model to a delightful old l.uly
who is fond of birds and flowers.
She thought him "a lovely bird ho
was so cute;" but ono day when tho
neat old lady had finished watering j
her window-plants, the nonpareil saw
an opportunity to show her how
"eu'e' ho could be. He proceeded to
take a bath iu the muddy water and j
r.patter it over the clean, white cur- j
tains. j
This was a bit of fin just to his ,
taste. In fact, whenever and wherever j
a chance offered he would bathe. If j
the faucet were left running ho wotiid
get under it and almost drown him-
self. I have seen him on a cold in
ter's day bathe and bathe again, until j
he was so thoroughly chiilcd that 1 :
feared he would die. j
On these occasions I would lukvs I
him in my hands and hold him by the :
heater until he was warm and dry;
but I have alwavs suspcd-eil licit lie.
had very little synipa hy with my
method of making him comfortable,
and ho plainly showed that ho nun h
preferred the "water cure"' to thi
drying process S. Nicholas.
Nrcklnces of .Mummies' Fyes.
Speaking of tilings that aro not
what they pretend to be, you may re-
member what a talk Iherc was a while
ago about necklaces and other orna
ments composed of the, eyes of Peruv
ian mummies. Their structure was
liko that of pearls, each ono being an
aggregation of successive enveloping
layers; their color was from golden
yellow to golden bronzy and they
were found lobe susceptible of a very
beautiful polish. As a matter of fact, i
however, they are merely the crystal
lino lenses of t lio eye? of large squid !
or cuttle fish. In the rainless reigon
wliouej they were obtained, tlio
c iipscs of the dead were dried in a
sitting poituto on the salty suiuU and
nilro beds, often thousands in one
place. Being thus exposed to the put -lie
ga,, cuttle tisli eyes were placed
iu the ot bless sockets of the mummies
to render their appearance more attrac
tive. For this purpose, each spherical
lens was cut into two hemispheres.
Sonie(iiii-s tho colors in these remark-
able bodies are in alternate bauds, like
Mexican lire opals. Washington
Star.
A Kieht Between a ( rub and a flat.
Woikiiieu at Baltimore and Ohio
elevator "C saw a fight between a '
crab and a rat the other day. The rat j
went down a stringer to get a drink j
w hen a crab caught him by the head, i
A ti 'ice tug followed, the rat appnr- j
cntly having the better of it for a '
while as ho could steady himself by
his foothold. Tho crab used bis j
method of propulsion with energy,
and churned tho water about hiin.
The rat's power of en Iuranc3 finally !
eave way, and ho fell overborn d, but
he stiil did his best to release himself.
lie struggled hard, but the crab held !
on unti'. tho rat was drowned, but was
so exhausted by tho fight that w hen I
the rat floated to the surface tho crab j
swam away. Baltimore Sun.
Pels for the 1 01111? Folks.
Children naturally take to pets, and 1
if given a charge of small animali a ,
taste for stock raising may be do- j
veloped at an early age. Of courno '
they must be instructed how to feed
ami manage- at first, and after that :
they will take pleasure in (ho work
and bo 011 the watch for improvi- 1
incuts. A man who gives no thought ;
lo bis children except to get work out 1
of them will not bo apt to keep (hem
on the farm after (hey become of ago.
New York Observer.
The new (iermau army tent is divis
ible into two portion', each of which
can be converted into an ovcrcout in
case of ruin.
My Saint.
Ity saint isn sniut Unit few may know
In nil that she doc s for us sinners below,
he is fair as faithful and tuitbful ns fair,
IVIth a halo encircling her beautiful liuif.
She Is full of wiles and moods ns nn elf,
iinl yet is the spirit of truth itself,
4 ml well for him who his burden enn beat
In the light of the hnio about her hair.
Iter face is a mirror w here men may rend
The truth that inspires her, thought and
deed.
Iter life is a life of devotion and care.
And :;he has a halo nbout her hair.
Iicr care is for others and not for herself,
And naupht she reeks of prollt or pelf,
ICiwini'li fof tier Hint her L'ual is won.
, 6i,e know.s not her huio is bright ns
All thiii','9 she does from Hie splendid lovo
Unit eiiuies to her here from n power above:
,nd I who adore her can b.irdly daro
l o look at the bnlo nbout lo r hnlr.
W. II. Proctor, in bwigiuan.
Ill MOItOlS.
Tho man who knows it all has lots
to learn.
A fat butcher should be an anomaly,
for he is perpetually taking oil flesh.
"It appears iu railroad accidents
tho liist and last cars arc always tho
ones injured.'' "Why not loavo them
oil' the train?''
A quarter of an inch dillercnco iu
the width of ouu's shoes may turn nn
open-hearted philanthropist into a
cranky and self-centred pessimist.
. Jeanncttc Docs Miss Jioardmnn get
her lovely complexion from her father
or her mother? Gladys (sweetly)
From her father. lie's in tho drug
business.
In heaven there is neither marry-
ing nor giving in marriage," quoted
: Miss Wallflower. "How heavenly!"
j exclaimed Mr. Larimer, who is a
: confirmed old bachelor,
j She may have a little of this world's pelf,
I Hut life still pleasure brings,
I And that's when she has a d.iy to herself
j 'i'o po out pricing things.
I "Mabel, this question of marringois
j a serious one that I hope you havo
considered well." Mabel Oh, dear,
! j cs, Miutie, I havo worried myself
! sick already about my trousseau,
j Young Wife What do yon think of
' my pie-crust, Jack? Jack (who
i doesn't wish to bo as severe as tho
! case warrants'! Vcrv nice, my ihu-
; ling; but didn't, you get the .shortening
! in lengthwise.
At a small town in Kent a gentle
man employed a carpenter to put up a
partition, and had it filled with saw
dust to deaden the sound. When it
was completed the gentleman called
from one side to the carpenter on tho
other. "Smith, can you hear me?"
I Smith immediately answered: "-No,
sir."
Skinning nn Owl.
Walter F. Bryant gave an object
lesson before the California Zoologi
cal Club the other afternoon at tl.o
Academy of Sciences, on tho process
of making bird skins for nientillc
purposes. Mr. Bryant i.s ono of tlio
curators of tho mammal and birds sec
tion of the academy. His nudicneo
was very largely made up of young
people of both seves, who came in
with their schoolbooks. The lesson
I wits illustrated by di
1111 on a
' blackboard. Mr
Bryant came for-
! ward with a very dry owl mi which
I to operate, lie cut into its bveatt
and ran an incision in the direction of
I the tail feathets, deftly removed tho
j body from the feathers, skinned (he
I throat and neck, eliminalcd t-onio of
! (ho wing bones and dug out tho eyes,
i Ho substituted cutting for the parts
i removed, and showed how (lie shell
I was sewed up and poisoned with ar
senic. Finally lie explained how to
I wrap up a specimen to Lodiicdand
I how (o label tho same. The name of
': (he bird, the date when and placo
i where it was found, its sex and ago
; nnd also the. name of the collector,
j lire written on the libel. Symbols
j are used lo denote the sex, the aslro
' iiomicul sign for Venus signifying tho
female and Mars the male. San
Francisco Call.
Spider Thread for Telescopes.
The ingenious astronomer raptures
a common garden spider and places
him on the cud of a twig. Then ho
startles the spider, who immediately
dropi toward the ground, throwing
out a wi l as be gue. The astrono
mer, when the spider has got .a littlo
way down, produces n double wire,
on which he begins to twist tho
thread. The spider continues spinning,
and the astronomer goes on twisting
tho thread, and, v.'hci he icquiroi it,
unwinds it from the vir nt he wonld
cotton twist. Bi itisli astronomers, it
may be added, envy their confreres
In Australia, for there is a spider
which spins a thread of thrse cord;
111,) Billish spider's (bread contains
five cords and is appreciably thicker.