ft 1 .
1
1 Jk
aat there are a round
iozen Aftraericans who look like the.
fit-cat leon. y
tea glands along the Georgia
oast are ' pairing rapidly Into
liands of Northern men.
the
Cargo steamers are growing in size.
One lately launched in England is
"--J registered at 9000 tons carrying ca
S pacity.
France is claimed to be the greatest
egg and poultry producing country in
the world, the ralue of eggs alone
amounting to $175,000,000 annually.
'Without oppemng a single addi
tional seam, there is cnongh coal iu
view; In New South Wales to enable
tiO,000,000 tons to be put out annu
ally for some years to come. This
amount is more than double the pres
ent production.
Iu 1889.00, 12.686,973 pupils were
enrolled In the elementary and second
ary public schools of ihe nation. In
1880 there were but 9,869,505. The
average daily attendance in 1890 was
8,144,938. For the support of public
schools in 1890 the sum of $140,274,
484 was appropriated, or an expeodi.
lure of $2.24 per capita. School
property is rained at 73. 394,729.
' The economists who in the early
part of this century feared a growth
of population which could only bo
cocked by war, pestilence and fam-
iue,took no cognizance, opines tLe
Yankee Blade, of agricultural chemis-
try. Apparently no limit can be
placed to the product that may be put
at the disposal of man, providing he
keeps pace with the method of
science.
Says the Washington Star: "Senalor
Chandler, who has given much time
to careful study of the immigration
problem, declares that an absolute sus
pension of ail immigration for aperiod
of at lenst five years would be a good
thing for the United States. Such a
barrier would need to be strongly con
structed and well defended, for the
Jiforcign nations that have for years
leen engaged in shipping their crim
inals and their paupers to this laud of
liberty will not give up the habit until
" they are compelled to. The probabili
ties are that many of the immigrative
evils from which we suffer could be
reduced to an agreeable minimum by
a strict, impartial application of the
present law. The meshes of our net
are fine enongu now, but there
are
great rents in it, made by
practical
politicians, who neither fear God nor
regard man when the interests of par
ty are concerned. ,
; The American Farmer says: Owing
to the fact that the area of farming
land is limited, but the number oi
J farmers only limited by the possibili-
ties of making a living, the English
farmer has a tough time of it from an
' American point of view. He never
owns his land he must rent it from
cue of the 60,000 aristocrats who own
all the field s in the Kingdom. He pays
on an average about $7 an aero rent,
and besides this must pay all the taxes
---"poor rates," water rates,"
school rates," and "county rates."
-Jf lie keep a gun ho must pay a year
ly tax. If ho goes a-fishing he must
pay for it. He must pay a tax on
every vohiclo on the farm, and the
tax on four-wheelers is much higher
than on two-wheelers ; so he uses carts
as much as possible. Ho must pay a
tax on every dog he keeps which is
a mitigated infliction, as sheep-killing
dogs seem to bo a rarity in England.
If the farmer ever uses ouo of his veh
icles to convey another
person even
Alls Wc uc iiruai. yuv u uiuiuut iaJ
!- I.- i i
cf $3.75.
Photography now plays such' an im
portant part in provWing testimony
for inquests aud law courts that many
railway companies retain permanently
the services of a photographer, whose
duty it is to hasten to the scene of a
collision, or any.kiud of railway ac-
cidcut, and secure a picture with the
slightest possiblo delay. Tho value of
photography at a time of imcuse ex
citement, when reliable testimony is
difficult to secure, was shown recently
In the Carnegie riot, when rioters
Vlvere afterward brought to convictiou
y the evidence of photographs, which
Ywed them in the act of firing.
thcr Instance of safety and ccr-
y of photography as a witness
Scarred at a recent inquest. A
Mobile cleaning a window
ivas' kiUedV No oue saw the ac-
ut, but her employer, who hap-
to be in aniatcnr photographer,
pk aphoionpii'oftb0'wiudoir be
l anything .was disturbed. This
ac TDgrapU showed the position oi
1 1 Vhes. the' wash-leather, dusters,
i V tbe sill, and satisfied the cor-
'I. Mat the girl was sittiug outside
i the time she fell, and was not lean-
lzxl from tho inside. '-It is suggested
Ity tht Chicago Newt Record that the
, line It not far distant when a photog-
rrpher will be offlcially attached tc
;ry division of police.
Apt to Lore Anything
"Voung Callowe How strange it is,
vrIing, that you should lore me I
'Prunella Oh, I don't know. A
lrcr.olcslstonce told , me that I was
turally affectionate, that I bad to
On the Threshed. '
The new year dawns apace;
"What of the night?
The battlers for the race, "v ' ' .
m they the fight?
The laggard Time doth tread
Oncosts of valiant dead; .
Right slain by mibt.1 '
The old year heedless dies. , u
What of the day?
A world for succor cries,
Long on the way
Through darkness., greed and crime;
When cometh that new time
For which men pray?
Head backward through the years,
Impatient soul !
More smiles and fewer tears
While ages roil;
Truth leading still the ran;
3fan helping fellow-man, .
Illumes the scroll. '1'
Then hail the coming day, ' -'-
And bravely press
Untroubled on the way;
Ileal some distress, - I - 1
And count as victory won w
Each nearest duty done,
And that shall bless. . -
The Squire's Preserves.
BY MAKLTOX DOWXIXG.
Jotham Howes had always been
considered a rich man. His broad
acres, spacious farm-buildings, and
blooded livestock went to prove that
I t ' ma i
I no was ,ucn 111011 aSam tne Pre81
dcnt of tha country bank had often
8aid lhat he would not hesitate a mo"
j men t to accept Squire Howes paper
t0 the araont fift7 thousand dol-
lars' or Pe?baP9 more- t
J.Qtham i appreciated his worldly
bles8inS8. anl out of the goodly store
with which the AIm5gby uad endowed
him he was ever ready to assist the
needy and relieve the wants of others,
who were less fortunate or frugal, of
his fellow creatures.
When still a young f armer and just
beginning life, he married the daugh
ter of one of his neighbors.
The youthful bride proved to be a
helpmate in every sense of the word,
and it was through her' energy and
prudence that Jotham ere he reached
middle age found himself ' above
want. .
That is, all material want. Still
there was one blessing which the All
wise Ruler of the Universe had denied
the loving couple. They were child
less. "If we have no children of our
own," remarked the farmer one day,
"we can at least assist some parents
who have many, by assuming the re
sponsibility of rearing a portipn of
their flock." - '
Consequently it was determined to
adopt a boy and a girl.
"I tell you what we will do,' hus
band," said Sofronia Howes. "We
will make a short journey away from
this village, aud find some homeless
ones in another part of the state, so,
that when the youth and maiden grow
up they may not be annoyed by any
recollection of former associates."
This plan was settled .upon, and ere
many weeks the old farmhouse was
1 enlivened by the laughter and prattle
of a girl of four years of age and a
boy of six.
Time passed, and the little waifs
grew into the hearts of their foster
parents. At length when Ruth was fifteen,
and Albert, the boy, was passing his
freshman year in college, the woman
whom they loved as a mother laid
down her burdens.of this wprld and
was born o to rest leaving sad and
aching hearts behind to mourn her
loss.
Wiih the death of his wife a change
caxie over me worthy 6qmre. Thono-h
! ... . . . .
' ' u.uiaL
the will of Heaven, he nevertheless
felt his bereavement heavily and be
moaned the departed bitterly refus
ing to be comforted. '
After the funeral Albert returned
to his studies, while liuth resumed
her household duties, and strove her
utmost to cheer the drooping spirits of
the more thau parent who, was left to
her.
With the alteration iu the demeanor
of tho owner of the Howes Farm,
there was also apparent a marked
change iu the establishment itself.
Head by head the cattle and hmflI
j were levl away and sold.
The hay in the fields and meadows
was converted into money, even as it
atooa awuuiug the coming'
of the
reaper.
Jotham put no seed into the fertile
soil, but leased his ground to his
neighbors,
t What could this mean?
Srae of the village folks whispered
that A;bert was the cause. That the
boy was squandering his benefactor,
gold in riotous living, and a few of
the more officious bejran to u
j tbeir duty to remonstrate with the
. 'quire ere his whole property should
wept away by, as they claimed, an
' 4,u'gratefal reprobate." - '
fJhara heard them thro ugh, calmly,
W face never chaugiusr fro ta h
bUual, unruffled exprwsion. When
they haa finished he looked .up and
replied: .
; l,Mjr tr,enda-1 coafioced luat'
In your coming to c, yo4 hire been
actuated by kindly feelfegg for my
welfare, and ihersTfore Li.
j for to Cruelly mAligttin- the absent
I youth. Mat youfwiu pardon me If I.
of you to interfere my aflairs, and j
assure you it would be very pleasing
to me if you would, In the future,
mind your business."
The astonished Tisitors, rendered
almost speechless by the squire s re
ception of their presumption, with
drew, and by ominous shakes of the
heads signified their disapproval of
their townsman's action.
Left alone with Ruth, the old farm
er took the maiden's hand, and with
moistened eyes, pleadingly asked:
"My child, you do not believe what
these people bint in regard to Albert,
do you?"
"No, father, no indeed. My broth
er is too honorable, and too deeply
impressed with your kindness to him
-and to me to abuse your confidenca
and trust in him."
"You are right, Ruth. Instead of
squandering my money the boy actu
ally disobeys me in not using enough
of it to. place himself in the social cir
cle which I want him to filL But you
must not call him your brother, Ruth,
for he bears no such relations to you,
other than by association."
Here the farmer glanced quickly up
into the beautiful face" before him,
and as he detected a slight blush
mantling the fair cheek, he smiled
for he thought he read the heart of
the gentle one and it pleased him.
He changed the subject, saying:
"Do not allow the idle prattle of
onr neighbors to disturb you. The
disposition of my property may seem
strange in their sight, and perhaps in
yours also, but be assured, that when
I am gone," here Ruth placed her
hand quickly on her. adopted parent's
head as though to check him .
"Nay," continued Jotham, "do not
interrupt me. I repeat that when I
am gone, you and Albert will have
enough and to spare."
Time continued its flight, and the
squire's once beautiful farm had
dwindled into insiguficance, until one
summer month when Albert was called
home to attend the f nneral of the man
who had reared him from childhood,
the placo bore the appearance of a
complete wreck.
The squire's funeral was largely
attended, for he had been greatly
loved and respected by his neighbors,
despite the eccentricities which he had
displayed since the loss of his wife.
When the sorrowful party returned
to, the old homestead, after placing
thejremains of the squire beside those
of the companion of his youth, they
found the notary waitingtheir arrival.
In his possession was the last will and
testament of the deceased.
It . was no wordy document that
Jotham had left. - It simply read:
"After paying my just debts, I give
and bequeath all my property real
and personal, to my beloved foster
children, Albert and Ruth Howes."
Of debts there were none save those
incurred at the funeral, and to liqui
date these sufficient money was found
iu the antiquated desk of the farmer.
But search as they would not a scrap
of paper could be discovered to indi
cate that Jotham Howes had left more
than his acres, now run to weeds, and
the buildings, which were rapidly fall
ing into decay. ,
"It is strange," remarked Albert
that evening, after Ruth had re
lated to him the words of their adopted
father. '
"There must be some money some
where about this place. I cannot be
lieve that our dear, parents corfld have
disposed of it all."
"Let us think no more about ' it,
Albert, for the present, at least. I
would rather have the dear old man
back with us again than all the wealth
in the world." And here the girl took
from tlie tablo tho Bible to find con
solation for her sorrow in the words
of its pages.
Turning the leaves she was aston
ished to find two pinned together.
"Who could have dono this?" she
murmured, carefully separating them.
To the astonishment of both, a
sealed envelope fell to the floor.
Albert picked it up and read the ad
dress "To my children."
Hastily tearing it open, they saw en
closed a slip of paper, on which was
writen :
"Search, and ye shall find."
Jotham Howes.'
"What does itmeau?" asked Ruth,
in bewilderment.
"That our father has converted his
property iuto cash, and hidden it
somewhere about the house. Iu the
morning we wilt follow his instruc
tions and search diligently."
As the sun arose the fo'lowing day,
Albert aud Ruth joined each other in
the large old-fashioned sitting-room.
, "Let us take a walk out into the
fields. Ruthy." said the young man.
"I feel perplexed, and wish to collect;
my thoughts, and then we must make
plans for the future.
As the two. wended their way across
the broad pastures, a long silence en
sued, which waaaally broken by Al
bert, saying;
"Do yba realize that we are now
alone In the world?"
Ye." was the faltering reply.
"And how dreary your life will be
for yon, when I am obliged to return
to my duties in the great city."
'Can you not remain here Albert?"
asked the young girl, quickly, an ex
pression of paia flitting across btr
countenance. .
I an afraid not, but we .trill c?.w
' Then, after continuing thr walk a
little further, the two relurnedVo the
house, prepared to carry out I
instructions of Squire Howes.
'The most likely place that father
would choose to hide, anything would
be in the cellar, it seems to me," said
Albert, as they entered the roomy
kitchen, and the young man's eyes
fell upon a trap door in the floor.
"Remain here, and I will descend
and search."
So saying, he lifted the planks by
means of an iron ring, snd stepped
down upon the ladder, and began to
ransack the cellar.
Ruth stood by the aperture quietly
awaiting her companion's reappear
ance ; she seemed to take but little in
terest in the matter, her thoughts
dwelling on the one who had gone
rather than upon what treasure he
had left behind.
Presently she was startled by an ex
clamation of surprise coming from the
cellar, and soon Albert was heard
ascending the steps, carrying in hia
hand a glass preserve jar.
"What think you of this, Ruth? A
very frail receptacle for anything of
value."
"It contains nothing but some
ruined iam that should have been
thrown away months ago," replied the
girl, indifferently.
"There, you are mistaken. It is one
of a number that I have found,-and
they are all filled with money. Look,"
and the young man unscrewed the
metal top and turned out upon the
flour several gold pieces.
"Poor father!" murmured Ruth.
"He has left this for us."
"And a great deal more. Wait and
I will bring it all up."
Oue after another the jars were
brought to light, and their contents
carefully examined. Among the bank
notes and certificates of stock was
found a letter written by the testator
to his heirs, explaining to them his
object in thus converting his property
into cash. It was that he felt he could
realize more upon the stock and equip
ments of the farm than inexperi
enced Albeit; and when he became
possessed of the money he feared to
entrust it to the keeping of any bank,
and had consequently taken care of it
himself.
Following this explanation Jotham
Howes delicately made known his
last and only wish, which was that
the two whom he had loved so much
in life wouhl journey along hand in
hand until called to join him in the
other world.
"Shall we comply with this request,
Ruth?" asked the young man tender
ly, looking into his companion's face.
If you so desire it;" was the mur.
mured reply.
"I do, my darliug, I do. I had in
tended to ask you to become my wife
before long, and this commuuication
has only hastened the words."
Though Albert had been educated
for the law he abandoned the pursui
of that profession, turning his atten
tion to the farm, and before many
seasons were passed,, the fields and
meadows resjmed their wonted look
of prosperity.
The rejuvenated barns were again
stocked with valuable cattle and
horses, while about the hearthstone of
the young farmer were gathered a
happy and loving family who long
had occasion to remember with heart
felt gratitude, the forethought of the
venerable squire, Jotham Howes,
who had stored away for his beloved
children an enormous wealth in glass
preserve jars. .Yankee Blade.
A Terrible Trip on a Tight-Rope.
Blondin, the renowned rope-walker,
usually carried a man upon his back
when walking the tight-rope, For
merly he was wont to bargain with
some one to accompany him on this
dangerous journey. On tho occasion
of a performance in Chicago a man
offered his services gratis. Blondin
accepted them and ascended the rope
with his living burden. When the
pair had reached the middle of the
ropo the man began to langh heartily.
What is it that amuses you?7 the
rope-dancer asked, with astonishment.
"Oh, a comic idea has just struck
me. I was thinking what sort of a
face you would pull if, during the
next half minute, both of us were to
fall down upon the audience."
But we shall not fall," replied
Blondiu, reassuringly.
"But I have determined upon this
occasion to take my life."
At the same moment the man began
to wriggle about, so that the rope"
dancer nearly lost his balance. He,
however, soon composed himself,
dropped his balaucing-pole and
gripped the man so firmly with his
hands that the latter was unable to
move. Then continning his walk,
although in a state of great trepida
tion, be arrived safely at the end of
the rope, and, allowing his living
burden to slide from his shoulders, be
administered a box on both ears with
such force that the ' would-be suicide
fell down unconscious. Since that
terrible journey Blondin has carried
only one man, bis true and faithful
servant, on every occasion.
During the past eight months 7,750,
000 bogs have taken railroad rides la
this country, showing an ineren cf
1,050,000 hogs over tL- f!.-r.::-.J cf
yc-r. -.
THE-NORTH P0EE.
Another Attempt to Explore the
Arctic Circle.
A: Expedition Will Leave Nor
way Next June.
The Norwegian explorer, Dr. Frid
jof Nansen, is about to start on an
other expedition in search of the
North Pole. He returned in 1889
from a remarkable voyage across
Greenland. Dr. Nansen recently
came from Norway to London, where
he has lectured before the Royal
Geographical Society on his proposed
expedition. The explorer is over six
feet tall, finely built and of the ideal
Scandinavian type. Speaking with
an English interviewer of his new ex
pedition, he said:
"The object of my expedition is of
course purely scientific. The expedi
tionary party will consist of twelve
men all told. I shall be in absolute
command, and everybody on board,
scientists or sailors, will have to obey
me implicitly. There cannot be more
than one will in such an undertaking
as this. I shall have two engineers,
and perhaps five or six sailors. I shall
choose as many of my scientific people
as possible from among men who are
likewise accustomed to a seafaring
life , I shall also have ice-pilots and
harpooncrs for sealing and huniinsr.
It will be for them to provide
us with fresh food. The ice vikings
are admirably fitted for the work In
view. They live all the year, from
spriug to winter, in Arctic solitudes.
Born and bred in tho north of Nor
way, they spend most of their lives in
a form of toil which exposes them to
all the rigors of a frigid climate, and
arc thus inured to the very hardships
which the members of an expedition
to the north pole will have to encoun
ter. Some of them are masters aud
owners of small sealers.
"With this party shall leave Nor
way early iu June next and sail direct
to Nova Zeinbla. Here we shall stop
to revictual and to examine tne state
of the ice. So soon as the condition
of this permits we shall leave for the
Kara Sea, probably early in July.
Skirting the Siberian coast and pass
ing Cape Tscheljuskin, the most
northerly point of the Old World, I
shall pass on so far as the mouth of
the River Lena. Leaving the coast
at this point I shall start in a north
erly directum along the western
coast of the Island of Kotelnai, the
most westerly of the Liakov.or New Si
berian Group, and shall continue in this
direction until the pack ice renders
further navigation impossible. Wo
shall do our best to force the ship
through the ice, but wc shall at las t
reach a point where we must stop.
This will probably bring us to Sep
tember, and we shall in this way get
to some distance north of the New
Siberian Islands, but I cannot say
how far, as no one has ever been there
before. When navigation becomes no
longer practicable, I shall have
nothing left but to ram tho ship into
the ice as far as possible and stick
there. Having rammed the ship into the
ice for the winter possibly for ever,
as I don't expect we shall be able to
move until we reach open water on
the other side of the Pole we shal J
have to be contented for the time be
ing with a p licy of masterly inactiv
ity. We shall be continually moving
in a northerly direction. Assisted by
nature, instead of righting aguiust
her, we expect to be taken by the
drifting of the ico floes right across
the Polar region down into the East
Greenland Sea, between Spilzbergeu
and Greenland, having in this way
reached and passed the Pole.
"Wc take with us provisions for
five years, and it is possible that this
may be the period during which we
shall be at the mercy of ice. On (hi
point, however, I cannot say anything
of a definite - character.- Entirely de
pending upon the current,, we shall be
drifted first to one side and then to the
other, but always iu a northerly di
rection, until, as I havo already said,
wc emerge into the Greenland 6ca,
whence we shall return to Norway.
The Sex of the Moon.
In archaic times the moon was re
carded as a male god. "Primative
man," says a well-known writer,
"saw the moon as a most conspicuous
object, whose spots, at period, had
the Bcmblance of a man's face. Its
waxing and waning increased their
wonder, its coming and going among
the still and solemn night added to
the mystery, until, from being viewed
as a man, it was seated, especially
when apparently angry, in a mist or
an eclipse, aud so reverenced and
worshipped as the heaven-mau the
monthly god."
We learn .from Max Muller that
moonw is a very old word, and in
Anglo-Saxon, where it was used as a
masculine and not a feminine, was
"mona." in ail the Teutonic lan
guages the sun was feminine, and it
is only through the influence of das-
-sicai models that in England moon
has been changed Into feminine and
the sun into masculine, Even in com
paratively recent limes, the Germans
were fond cf calling the tun and
r "F r;a Scana and "Ilerr Mend."
l!.r:lic3 Prevailed In anclcilt
"Another reason," says Sir Gardner
Wilkinson, "that the moon in Egyp
tian mythotogy could not bo related to
Bubastis is that it is a male and not a
female deity personified in the god
Thoth. - This was the case in some re
ligions of the West. The Romans
recognized the God Linns, ana uie
Germans, like the Arabs, considered
the moon masculine and not feminine,
as were tho Selene and Luna of the
Greeks and Romans.', In Slavonic,
as in Teutonic mythology, the moon is
male. Pearson's Weekly,
Language of the Dog's Tail.
There can be no question that the
chief delight of wild dogs, as with
modern hounds and sporting dogs, is
in the chase and its accompaning ex
citement and consequences. Oue of
the most thrilling moments to the
human hunter (and .doubtless to the
canine), and one big with that most
poignant of all delights, anticipation
of plcasureable excitement combined
with muscular activity, is when tho
presence of game is first detected. As
we have seen in watching the be
havior in a pack oil fox-hounds, this
is invariably tbe time when tails aro
wagged for the common good. Tho
aggmg is an almost invariable ac
companiment of this form of pleasure,
which is one of tho chiefest among
the agreeable emotions when in the
wild state. Owing to some inoscula
tion of the nervous mechanism, which
at present we cannot unravel, the as
sociation of pleasure and wagging has
become so inseparable that the move
ment of the tail follows the emotion,
whatever may call it forth.
An explanation of a similar kind
can be found from the fact that dogs
depress their tails when threatened or
scolded. When running away the tail
would be the part nearest the pursuer,
and therefore most likely to be seized.
It was therefore securely tucked away
between the hind Jegs. The act of
running away is naturally closely as
sociated with the emotion of fear, and
therefore this gesture of putting the
tail between the legs becomes an inva
riable concomitaut of retreat or sub
mission in the presence of superior
force. Popular Science Monthly.
The Ravages of Cholera, -v
The discovery of a method that
would protect an individual from
cholera would be of great usefulness.
For in India, the home of 4hat disease,
the avcrago annual mortality there
from iu the cities is 3.32, aud in the
country 1.52 per 1000 living. The
army statistics show that 2,49 per
cent, of the European soldiers are ad
mitted to the hospital for cholera,
while only 0.95 per cent, of the native
soldiers are admitted for the disease;
but the mortality, 33.69 per cent, for
the former, 35.iT per cent, for the lat
ter, is almost equal. In the various
epidemic manifestations of cholera in
various parts of the world the mortal
ity has often exceeded 50 per cent, of
those attacked. In 1884 and 1885
cholera was epidem c in southern
Europe, and in Spain in the latter
year the official report states that
there were almost One hundred and
twenty thousand deaths. There were
fifty-one persons affected in each
thousand living, and the mortality
was 36 per cent. These statistics
stimulated investigators to attempt to
olve the problem of affording im
munity to cholera. Popular Science
Monthly.
Pumpkins Blockade a River.
"Seeing pumpkins in the show win
dow iu St. Louis reminds me of a
flood I saw iu Alabama several jrcars
ago," said William Red win Aloore of
Chillicoihc, Mo. "1 was down in
Alabama on a visit when the Tombi"
bee river began to rise and soon cov
ered all of the lowlands. On the
Whitfreid plantation, near Damo
polis, there were 1000 acres in pump-
aula, hum wiiuu mo waier got over
the field they became unfastened from
the v ns, ft und iheir way to a cur
rent and came floating down the river.
Aiiey cunio so uhck and so faut that
two steamboats going upstream were
forced to tie up onil they had passed.
The colored people at Tuscahoma
used flatboats and skiff and gathered
them in for a day and night and re
covered enough to feed their stock' on
all the winter. There i nothing a
cow loves better than a pumpkin, and
there is no winter food more nutri
tions." St. Louis Republic;
Paid Dear for a Good Deed.
Some of the parliamentary contests
in the recent elections in England
turned on very insignificant incidents
This was particularly the cae in the
defeat of Captain Penton, which was
brought about by a child which un.
luckily sprawled beneath a parsing
carriage and received slight injuries.
The carriage belonged to a lady who
was conveying three voters to tbe
polls, and who, on observing the acci
dent, took the youngsters upon the seat
and drove to a neighboring hospital.
It was then late in the afternoon, and
by the time the carriage reached the
polls they bad closed. So close was
the vote lhat these three ballots would
have made the race between Captain
Penton and the Parsee merchant who
defeated him, a dead beat, to be de
cided by tbe rtturning oilcer; easlbiff
vote. rNcw Orleans PIcajBai j
Taking Leave,
When the thrush brief snatches i7
Of his wondrous tune, , . ,"
And tho
'.With
Then
Summer'!
From the ripened thistles went
Floating wee balloons.
All seemed on a Journey tntr v
In those August noons.
But lake and sky wore deeper blu,
To show that Summer's heart wastry'
Soon the birches could not hold
Back their yellow leaves ; .
Royal roads must shine with gold,
Though the forest grieves.
-Lighting now their torches red,
Maples in the pageant led, K
Shrillest herald of lhe fall, 5
Piped the busy jay;
Armies, mustering at his call.
Winged their silent way;
Drowsy crickets chirped good-bye?
Lingered last, one butterfly.
Not unguarded is the throne t
Chickadees are left;
Pine and fir-treea hold their own;
Can we feel bereft?
X.iy, amid the snow and frost.
Summer's colors are not lost-
-Mary T. IHginson, in Youth CcsJ
panion.
HUMOROUS.
A fruit-jar The one yon get whet
you slip upon a banaua skin.
Jagsou says tho only thing in h:t
house that doesn't sec in to collect dt-J
is his boy's savings bank. r"
"Aye I There's tho rub said the
grease spot to the cakrwif spap. Aw,
como off," rcspoidcdyt9 soap. .
"Goithard is a little wild, isn't be"
"Wild! ,.I should thiuk so. Why
even the clock In his room in fast."
"i sav. waiter, I've dropped a six-
eicc If you find it let mo havo i
A. i . in 1 .1 T i. .int. 4 7
"I see you always examine tho boV
torn of a chair before you sit down,
Fellows." Ob, yes, I've of leu taught
school." i
Bellows Is she your daughter? 1
Fellows She Is my grand daughter.
'Your grand daughter?" "Yes, my
proud and haughty daughter. n
She looking neath the bed for a burglar;
She found one; and now it Is plain
She'll be a bit wiser and never
Go looking for burglars ajain.
Tbe worst waste of physical effort and mine
la searching for what yon would rather nd
find. .'. . 1 . ' " , ,' -
Wife Do you think Tommy dis
turbs our neighbors with his drnm?
xiusuanu x iii airaiu so, mey inaue
him a present f a nice new knife to
day. t -
Filzleigh (calftW) : Is yonr mis
tress engaged, midget? " Bridgets
Well, sir, if yer wnt to know, I be
lieve she is f roin v'hat I heard over
the transom last nighD
Mrs. DeGoodo
you
throwing stonea at that 2 1el)0J?
Answer me mat, sir. oirwxwy
(very good at excuse) 'Cause bit
folks doc6nt b'long to our church.
"I wish yon would pay a little at
tention to what I am aavin w. !r..
'roared an irate lawyer to an exas
perating witness. Well, I am pay
ing as littio as I can," was the calm
reply.
"Have you been reading poetry
lately?" said the bank 'president io the
cashier. "Why, yes, was the cply.
"I have been troubled with senti
mentality of 'late." "Well, I wifc
you'd give it op. You are geiir
that 'far away look in your ere, and
it worries the directors.
How Nature (Jrows a Trte,
Nature Invariably does two thw
when she tries to grow tree sIjc
protects the larlc from hottest san
shine and the-roots from severe
changes of .temperature. Bilh these
points are alrnust invariably over- .
looked by man. Observe a maple or
elm or birch a it shoots up from the
ground; its sides arc clothed all the
way wiih .mail twigs, unless removed
by knife or browsing. Any treo
stared in an open lot if.thns protected
fmm the nn. OtherwUo fp
tmne heat will rupture cells I& the
bark will dry or split. As fa it pos
sible there most be equal def pment
of cells on all sides of the he. Bat
care of the roots is even mfco impor
tant. The feeding of a t&e Is at un
equal dcptlis, but most it it is near
lhe surface. It tho snno allowed to
strike directly on tne sou ino aoer
rootlet that do the foraging are de
al rored, and extreme droughts will
aff,ct the roots for a foot In depth
Whst is worse, the extreme change
of -temperainre also affect the tree and
tnck I s life away. In somo eases
$ucb conditions are produced as en
courage the development of lungi or
other enemies to plant life. Nature
guards ugahut this by laying down
each antnmn a layer of leaves t
emulch ber forests or solitary pet.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
' One After
Basks I don't mind tho grip Itself
90 much Ha the ' after eSTccis To
afraid of.
IJivers Tbe . after effects is wfczt
we. a ia -. sianuing Oil - ILJ.
doctor for $G5. Chicago Tribune. -
4 AV student at Bates Col lega is Sasr-"
yon Zea Clay an, & princs cf C.j'r.rra.
tribe of western Africa, rrL: 3 c:38
J on the- ool!e-3 fcbeks li Lzz.' i TL
, Clsuf cru- ,
woods uo longer rana k 1
tbcjoYSof June: , 1
we knew that day by day, 1
i face would turn away.lr I