THE BEST OF Li Ft. ' 2
Not lilt life's hent In cooled, "
Xbn headlong rush nlowed'to r. quiet pace,
And ry purblind passion that has
ruled
Our nolser years at Itl
finiirs us In vain; and, weary 61 the race,
We care no more who loses or who wins
'Ah! not till all the best of life seems past
The best of life begins.
To loll for only fame,
llandclnnnings and the fickle gusts of
praise,
For place or power or gold to gild a
' name
' . Above illie crave whereto
All paths will bring us, were to lose our
days,
Wc, on whose ears youth's passing bell has
i tolled
In' blowing bubbles, even as children do,
Forgetting we grow old.
But ft. a .1.1
EUC'1 hes" f trir' 8l'n tlmt 1U'Ccl
BroVe-i among our childhood's toys! for
then
. We win to self-control 1
Anu lnml oursclvw to "manhood, nnd Ihcre
rise
Unon 11 from the vast and windless heieht
Inoso cl-ucr thoughts that arc unto the
f; - , liOUl
Wha:atars are to the nlcht.
The Spectator.
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TV "T INK days out of ton there
X were no better frlenda In
JL tUo Mock than Molly nnd
6 Mabel. They lived Bide by
Biue, went to the snme Echool. renri thn
Bamo stories, nnd wanted their best
nais trimmed Just exactly alike, oven
to tho number of white spots on the
gray quills, which made inn hlim ru
sailors so very charming In the eyes
oi uotn. uut, on tho tenth day oh,
neari now everything waa clmnirp.it
Molly went to school on one side of tho
street, with never a glanco across at
xuauei, trudging disdainfully nlong on
tho other; nnd from breakfast to bed
time Ihe day waa out of Joint for both.
To be sure, tho quarrels never lasted
long; but they wero serious matters
while they did last.
In vain the mothers took counsel to
gether. In vain they reasoned, each
with her own particular llttlo girl.
Doth Molly and Mabel nrotcsted thnt
they loved each other, and never
meant to quarrel; but.stlll the quarrels
wnuiu come, anu make both miserable.
And they arose over such trilling
things! After tho "making up," tho
two friends neyer could seo "how they
cnme4o quarrel over a little thing like
that!"
So things went on until Molly's Aunt
trances came to spend tho winter with
her Bister. Now. Aunt Frnn rpn una
Moily's Ideal of everything a young
iaay should be. .So it was no wonder
that her nleco sang hor praises, morn
ing, noon and night. Nelthor was It
any wonder that Mabel, who had a
young lady aunt of her own, grew tired
of eo-often hearing tho same strain,
and on tho fatal tenth day chnnced to
remark that, whllo Molly's Aunt
Frances was very ulco In her opinion,
her own Aunt Angle was nicer. This
was the thin end of tho wedge of dis
pute; but half an hour later Molly
rushed Into the house declaring that
Bhe would never speak to Mabel Dye
again so long as she lived "so there!"
Tho wedgo had been driven ddep, and
friendship was split wldo open.
Aunt Frances listened to tho talo of
Mabel's presuming to think any one
nicer than sho with a perfectly grave
face, though her blue eyes wero danc
ing merrily. When tho story was end
ed, sho said, soothingly:
"I wouldn't mind It so much, Molly.
I'm sure I don't rare If Mabel likes
her own auntlo best., But I'm sorry
you two should have quarreled about
me. I didn't como all tho way from
Texas to Minnesota ,to cause, a cold
ness between friends, and I shall feel
dreadfully If, you, and Mabel never
epcak to each other ngaln."
"Well;" said Molly;" hesitating be
tween her disposition to "stay mad"
and her desire to please ,Aunt Frances,
"I B'poso I could speak to Jier, Just to
'bilge you; but I'm qulto sure shall
never like her so well nny' more."
Hut, when Mabel's kitten ran away
that afternoon and all tho children In
the block were looking for It, Molly
could not holp but look, too. And,
when she found It In tho coal-bin It
had fallen through the cellar window
of course, she had to carry it home.
Mabel was so delighted that she hugged
both her and tho kitten, and tho quar
rel wns over then nnd there.
That night, after dinner, Aunt
Frances called Molly to her, and
showed her a small pink box, with a
druggist's label on tho outside.
"Molly," j-ald she, "Just look hero!
What do you suppose Fve got In' this
box?"
"Not medicine?" questioned Molly,
who, having lately recovered from a
Hllght Illness, looked with suspicion on
pink boxes of that particular sort.
"Medicine, suro enough," responded
Aunt Frances, cheerfully. "You shall
he my first case. Molly, my dear, I
will euro you; and my famo will spread
through the length and breadth of the
land," (I forgot to tell that Aunt
Frances was studying to bo a doctor.)
"But I'm not sick any more," pro
tested Molly, drawing away from the
box before sho should be asked to take
a doua of whatever waa In It. .
"Oh, certainly not.' agreed Aunt
Frances. "But I want you to try tho
quarrel euro, dear. Seo? These aro
temper tablets of tho very best make."
Sho opened the box, nnd Molly saw
the contents tablets about tho slzo of
n peppermint lozenge, clear, nnd of u
lovely deep red. They did not look ns
though they would tasto bad.
"Take one," Bald Aunt Frances. "My
prescription would Include 'one at bed
time.'. So you might ns well begin the
treatment right away."
Molly obeyed. Tho temper tablet was
sweet, and tasted of wlntergreen.
"Don't try to blto It," cautioned the
prescribing physician. "Let It dissolve
In your mouth. And now, Nlccoums,"
sho continued, with a very professional
air, "when you feel a quarrel coming
on I want you to take ono of theso
tablets. Don't crush It with your
lecth Just let it melt In your mouth.
And bo careful not to speak until It is
nit gone. Do you f.ully understand tho
directions?"
Molly nodded solemnly. The respon
sibility of being a first "case" rather
awed her.
"Will you treat Mabel, too?" she
asked.
"It won't bo necessary," said Aunt
Frances, gravely, "It you take tho tab
lets as I prescribe. And, if I wero you.
I wouldn't tell anybody I was being
treated."
Tho next morning Molly started for
school with a temper tablet neatly
mpped In tin-foil In her small pocket.
That day passed peacefully. So did
several others; nnd -Molly had nil but
forgotten thnt sho was being treated;
when, suddenly, ono Saturday after
noon, sho folt a quarrel coming on
Mabel had made a dress for her doll
Molly didn't think it fitted very well,
nnd said bo. Mabel answered tartly
that sho guessed Molly couldn't do a3
well; nnd Molly had Just oponcd her
mouth to say something peppery when
sho. remembered the temper tablets.
Hastily laying hor beloved Florl
monda Isabella face down on the floor,
sho ran out of tho room. Tho temper
teblet was at tho very bottom of her
pocket; but she picked It out, un
wrapped tho tln-foll and popped It Into
her mouth. The rosy bit of sweetness
tasted very nice, and sho went, back
to her doll feeling better already.
"Thought you'd gone home mad," re
marked Mabol, with her small nose In
tho air.
Never n word from Molly.
"I didn't caro It you had," added
Mabel, with a sniff.
Molly rolled the temper tablet under
her tongue, but answered nothing at
al!.
"Well, you needn't talk if you don't
want to," snapped Mabel; nnd. she gave
her entire attention to putting tho new
dress upon Its owner, Evelyn Kathryn
Olivia.
Little by little tho temper tablet dls
solved In Molly's mouth; nnd, Btrango
to Bay, her anger melted with It It
was worn to wafer thinness; nnd Molly
wa3 wondering Just what sho should
eay when the "treatment" was over,
when sho heard a faint sound of music
far down the street.
"Oh, Mabel!" aho cried, excitedly,
"there's a grind-organ; and maybe
thero's a monkey! Let's go and see!"
"Ob, let's!" answered Mabel, Jump
ing up eagerly; and a moment later
Florlmonda Isabella and Evelyn Kath
ryn Olivia wero loft to be company for.
ench other, whllo their respective
mothers raced hand Jn hand, down the
street in search of tho probabla "grind.
organ" and tho possible' monkey.
That night Molly told Aunt Frances
tho whole story, and that young lady
listened with genuine professional
pleasure. Hor first coso was- doing re
markably well, she said; and tho pa
tient was advised to continue tho use
of tho Invaluablo temper tablets in all
similar emergencies. Molly followed
tho prescription faithfully, and before
Miring both sho and Mabel were com
pletely cured.
After a whllo Molly discovered tho
reason why tho temper tablets had
such a soothing effect In tho first
stages of a quarrol. I wonder If you
have guessed it, too? Now York
Weekly.
Hulcliln Catcher of ISxprcss Train.
It hns become a fad recently In Italy
among persons who deslro to commit
sulcldo to J umn in front, of express
trains. Threo weeks ago' tho engineer
and the pnsscngcrs of the Genoa-Home
express wero really vexed becnuso In n
short run of eight hours four persons
used tho train in this way to end their
llyes, regardless of tho delay which
they were causing by their selfish
thoughlessnoss.
Moral suasion appearing inadequate
to the task of turnlug these self-murderers
from tho fatal error of their
wuya tho railroad nuthorltles have
adopted n spcclnl suicide catcher. It
Is plnccd In front of the locomotive
like tho American cowcatcher, nnd It
scoops up the person who tries to uso
tho. engine for his own unpleasant pur
poses. Hnvlng stooped hlut up, It de
posits him on a llttlo platform, where
he gets n free trip to the nearest sta
tlor, whllo 'tho engineer nnd tho fire
man enliven the Journey by making
deeply felt remarks to him. New York
Press.
lUit Ono Knipcror.
Apropos of (ho pnrngrnph I gave In
Inst Issue of tho German showman's
experiences c f the law of leso ninjeste,
I remember hearing too following
story, for tho truth of which, however,
I would not l'ko to vouch. An officer
In the- German nrmy, passing along n
street In Berlin with n friend, made a
remark nbout "thu fool of nn emper
or." lie wns Immediately arrested by
n vigilant policeman. lie attempted to
got out of tho difficulty by explaining
that he referred to tho Emperor of
Russia. "That won't do," said the
pollcemnn. "I know very well you
meant thu Gorman Emperor; thcro Is
no other emperor you possibly could
menu!"-M. A. I'.
ltc-glnilng Crystal liiluce.
The famous Crystal Palace In T.o'n-
don has recently been rcglazed nt lm-
tnenso cost, nntl on a uow principle,
which docH uway with tho usual wood
framo nnd putty Joints. In the now
work tho naucH of class are much inrir.
or In size, and are held In lend frames,
which nro so nrranced that the mofni
cau be worked down on tho glass In
an absolutely water-tight Joint. The
cost of tho work Is estimated nt Sioo .
000 and Is now almost complete.
HINTS FOR LOCAL REPORTERS,
Don'l Crowd the ttnlmportixnt Details lo
tho front.
The temptation to crowd unlmpor
tnnl detail"? to the front Is always be
fore the reporter for n purely local pn
per In n small city. To yield Is to lose
perspective nntl to itnpnli the vivid
ness of the story.
Local dignitaries. local scenes nnd
local musicians nfp hi view before the
renl proceedings bcglu, and the re
porter often discusses thorn nt sonic
length nt'tho opening of his account
of the lecture, or political meeting, or
other public function.
He does this pari v because It Is n
hnblt, partly bocnui ho mny feel the
need of uinklug copy nnd has nothing
else In sight, and partly because ihe
local pcoplo expect t rccelvo this kind
of attention.
The visiting reporter Is more likely
(o pars over mioss ntlal preliminary
details untl bring on. nt once tho spirit
of the meeting nnd the things of real
Importance and geut inc Interest to the
render.
A close compnrls. n of different re
ports of the name ewnts long ago con
vlnccd me that tin1 visiting reporter
for nn out of town paper, regardless "0
comparative ability, usuolly wrote- n
better story thnn the lunn for the home
paper who lived on the ground and np
pnrently hud it decided 'advantage In
his knowledge of the plnco and the
people. Why this wns the case It was
linrd to discover. I could only feel the
fact and wonder why It should lie so.
Quo night I went to n town fifty
miles nwny nnd wns n vlnltlng report
or myself, sitting by tho side of the
man who was doing tho meeting for
the local paper. We were waiting for
the beginning of u political debate in
which the wholo Congressional Dls
trlct was Intensely Interested.
I looked nt thu scene, without doing
so consciously, from tho standpoint of
tho wholo district, nnd had llttlo to
write until tho debaters took the plat
form nnd tho strugglo began. Tho re
porter for the local paper, on tho con
trary, was busy from tho time of his
arrival.
Ho described tho stand, gave the
names of tho committeemen in charge
of its construction, catalogued the
local dignitaries seated In public view,
and laboriously ground out n compli
ment to the band In this fashion:
"While waiting for tho exercises to
begin Professor Gustnv ranged his
band of fourteen pieces, In their new
uniforms, on the platform and played
a selection from 'Bohemian Girl' which
was received with tremendous ap
plause. "The band shows remarkable Im
provement of late, and the suits made
a handsome appearance. The band re
sponded to an encore, giving 'Sweet
Summer Days,' with its attractive
clarinet solo, which was artistically
played by Henry Dunn, formerly of
tho regimental band nt Fort Crook."
I glanced at this copy nnd the secret
of so many of my own failures at home
stood revealed. Not one in n thousand
cared for those fourteen baud men,
even "in their new uniforms," nt that
Btugc of the proceedings. They wnnt
ed to bo spared that wait nt tho be
ginning. They wanted tho debaters
brought on ut once, nnd the sparks
from their clashing forensic swords to
brighten the report nt tho very outset.
After It wns all over plenty of space
could be found nt the tnlt end of the
report for the peoplo on tho stand who
ought to bo mentioned nnd for the
band thnt played selections from "Bo
hemian Girl" and mnde such a bravo
appearance In new uniforms. Michi
gan Bulletin.
Tim Imitative lUnckblnl.
A blackbird of Tlnton villus., twi...
shire, has given evidence of u quality
supposed to belong only to tho eneorl
nad trained ono die faculty of Imita
tion or otlier songs nnd sounds thnn Its
own, nnd as such nu accomplishment
must bo of Interest to tho naturalist,
perhaps the Spectator would not think
Its narrative unworthy-of its pnges. A
blackbird natlvo of the placo has sur
prised us Intcly by adding to his song,
nnd with much nppnrcut self-satlsfae-
t'on, rour notes from tho sonir. "Mm-.
rlly Danced tho Qunkcr's Wife," al-
ways the same and broken off nbrunt-
ly, nnd this copied from n cantlvo nnr.
iiUect-lu n neighbor's gardeu, hung out-
smo ror its health nnd pleasure, and
trained in Its own nrt of Imitation nnd
constantly exercising Its acquisition,
nut renouncing It imincd ntolv unon
perception of tho theft. Tim snnpi.ii
Interest In this is that It Is voluntary
acquisition; no training, no teaching,
no capture, no dark cage, but n wild
blackbird following Its own lilonsuro.
and suggesting faculty In the bird be
yond whnt has been attributed to It,
and of necessity Interesting to the nat
uralist or lover of birds, their songs
and inelr tays, Tho Spectator,
TnrquoUo Iiopoatls Discovered.
It is believed that lumuolso mines
richer than heretofore discovered havo
been opened up nt Ccrlllos, New Mex
ico. It was nt this point, It Is believed,
tlmt the early Indians obtained tho.
stones brought back by the early Span-
ihii explorers, which now crneo ku
of the crowiis of Europe, ic Is etntcd
that Btones of beautiful tint as lnriro ns
eggs hnvo recently bocu taken out nnd
poilsiictl without dlscIoH nc anv tlnu-H.
Theso arc said to bo tho, largest stones
ever fouud.
lid I tors J.cm QuntreUoine.
Newspapordom finds thnt there Is
Icsk of tho ncrlmonlous spirit shown
between editors and newspapers than
formerly. Bitter luvectiveM ngnlust
rivals nro now seen In print only In
rnro lustnnccs. Tho public cares noth
ing for newspaper family quarrels.
and the editors know It and coufluu
their efforts to gathering nnd dissem
inating news and good rendlug matter.
After oil. It must bo confessed that
Queen Wllliolmlnn. got nlmoRt ns
much advertisement out of It ns if she
had accepted an American.
"Government by Injunction" will
''ottnlnly disappear when woman suf
frage obtains. A Wisconsin .Tudtro linn
enjoined a wife from calling hor hus
band names.
In Great Britain Inst year denih
taxes amounted to S70.00n.000. The
wealthy Enelhhmnn has renon to be
lieve that "It Is not nl of life to live
nor all of death to die."
The recent trials of Count Zeppelin's
airship seem to hnvo been successful.
In future when one goes up In n baU
loon In Europe ono won't como down
In Australia or South Africa.
Young Alfred Gwyiino Vanderbllt,
who Is to get married next spring, hns
nlrcndy rented n .51,000,000 cottage nt
Newport. If Alf expects to pay the
rent out of his a month salary ns
n railroad clerk he will have to do
Borne pretty close figuring on his other
expenses.
"Without any intention of disturbing,
tho friendly rclntloiiH between Italy
nnd the United Stntes, It may bo re
marked that If Italy would refrain
from shipping her nnarchtsts to this
country there would bo no complaint
of their hutching anarchist plots after
their nrrlval.
A touch of grim humor Is added to
ihe story of Alvord'B robbery by the
report, credited on Wnll street, that
Alvord was ono of n committee of
three cxports'nppolntcd by the direct
ors or tho First Nntloual to devise n
system for them thnt would make
stealing Impossible.
The cadets and o Ulcers at Annapolis
have never been allowed to lift their
caps when greeting ladles, but havo
been restricted to tho regulation "hand
snlutc" touching the cap with the
hand. A uow order has now gone Into
effect permitting them to raise their
caps In accordance with tho customs
of civilization.
According to tho nununl report of
tho United States Commissioner of
Educntlon nenrly 17,000,000 pupils nro
regularly attending public or prlvnto
schools. Add to this tho great army
of men and women employed In teach
ing them and it Is seen thnt over one
fourth of tho entire population of the
country Is cither Instructing or being
Instructed. Educntlon Is manifestly
tho lending Industry of the American
people a fact of cheerful significance.
Tho germ Idea hns now begun to
scare tho users of telephones. An ap
paratus lias been Invented for steriliz
ing1 tho mouthpieces of telephones by
electricity. Tho receiver has a hollow
at ono end, In which Is placed some
fibrous material, with n pair of elec
trodes burled in It which can receive n
current of electricity from nny con
vciilent source of supply, presumably
tho tclephoue battery Itself. In tho
process of cleaning the mouth piece
the current passes through the fibrous
material and sterilizes nny bacilli that
may be there.
An Impression pretty generally pre
vails throughout the country thnt most
of tho public Innds havo been tuken
up, but tho nnnunl report of tho com
missioner of tho genernl land office
shows that 017,135,830 acres of Uuelc
Sam's farm still remain open to set
tlement, which Ih 170,477,702 acres
more than hnvo been taken up slnco
the beglnulng of tho Government. Bo-
sides this, 151,715,782 acres havo boon
withdrawn from settlement and re-
served ns a park, for the cultivation of
forestry and for other purposes. Thcro
now remain unsurvoyed 002,Col,015
acres. Tho biggest part of this Is In
Alaska, whero .'100,000,000 acres nro
open to settlement.
J. Sim Wallace, M. D In n recent
volunio on tho causo nnd prevention cf
deeny In teeth, nttrlbuteH tho great
and Increasing prevalence of dental
enrlea among civilized nations to the
elimination of tho coarser nnd more
fibrous parts of foodstuffs by modern
methods of manufacture, nnd points
out thnt this may net In two ways.
Firstly, owing to tho absence of me
chanlcnlly detergent constituents of
food, more of tho fermentnble, acid
producing and gerni-guHtuInlng purts
of tho hitter remain In contact with
the teeth for somo tlmo after meals;
nnd, secondly, that tho tongue, being
less actively employed during tho act
of chewing nnd swnllowlng, falls to
nttaln Its full slzo nnd excrclso Its
normal importnut fuuctlon In model
ling tho dentnl nrches, so thnt Irrcgu
larltlcs urlslng from crowding and
malposition of tho teeth servo to in
crease their predisposition to carlo.
good oads otes
OntloVs Kxprrlniftiit.
y HE experiment in roadmnklng
iby county prisoners under
taken two years ngo by the
r. Board o f Supervisors o f
Oneida County hns gono far enough to
t-uablo some Judgment to be formed of
lta practical value. Tho second section
of road built under tho system has Just
been completed, nnd statistics of cost
arc available for comparison with the
cost of good macadam .nails built under
contract. The Oneida wounty Super
visors la the fall nt 18D& nftcr nearly
a year of planning, purcioied a rond
outfit, including a twclc-ton steam
roller, a clono crusher t.nd ecU tlum;u
Ing vngOi. at n cos, of 9,000, and
oflcrcd to conoid with the towns and
villages for.the construction of rends
by tho labor of the prisoners in the
Utlca Jail. Tho county charges 25 cents
n head for each day's work of eight
hours actually performed, and $2.."0 i
day for tho services of tho engineer
' employed for tho steam roller. In nd
I dltlon it requires tho road district or
village- to furnish coal and road mate
rial and supervlso tho construction ac
cording to specifications agreed upon.
Tho first read bul. din;; was under
taken last tall of a section seven
eighths of n mile long and sixteen feet
wldo In tho village ot Vernon. This
was not entirely satisfactory, owing to
tho experimental nature ot the work.
A largo amount ot preliminary labor
had to bo performed In developing a
quarry, and tho cost ot tho road and
tlm tlmo occupied In construe. Ion wsic
unexpectedly grent. After a year's
wear, however, it Is in perfect condi
tion without nny rcpatrB. In May a
contract was made with Bond District
No. 1 ot tho town of Whllestown for
the construction of n road one and
thrco-tcnths miles in length through
the vlllago ot New York Mills. The
Now York State specifications wero
Kdoptcd and strictly enforced, careful
nccountB were kept and valuable data
aro preserved for the Use ot other
towns and counties.
For 2C0 feet the road was 10 feet
wide; for 4,760 feet, 1C test wide, and
for 1,900 feet, 20 feet wide. Tho ma
cadam was six Inches thick, with a
crown ot halt an inch to tho foot.
Thirty-four prisoners on an average
wero employed; 2,109 cubic yards of
2-lnch crushed llmcstono nnd 703
cubic yards of halt-Inch crushed lime
stone wero used. The tlmo occupied In
construction of tho road and on acces
sory drainage was fourlocn wcekB. Tho
totnl coBt ot tho 0,910 feet ot road, In
cluding wages of prisoners and all ma
terials, was 15,873.36, or $4,G17.9G a
mile. A plcco of Stato road adjoining,
ot equal length, built by contract, coBt
"$9,500. Tho Utlca Press glvcB the
following interesting figures ot other
roads built under tho Hlgble-Arm-strong
law:
Troy and Schenectady road, Schenec
tady County, two miles, $16,517.51.
Dcorfleld, near Utlca, Onoltlo County,
twe and a quartor miles, $16,338.39.
Hamburg, south of Buffalo, Erie
County, six and a half mlleB, about
$30,000.
Lebanon road to MaaBachUBott3 line,
Columbia County, ono and a quarter
miles, $9,992.87.
Tho Oneida County Lcaguo for Good
Roads Is enthusiastic over tho success
of tho work, nnd hopes for tho wider
adoption ot tho plan. Mr. F. C. Wal
cott, Bupcrlntcndeut of somo of tho
factories of tho Now York Mills Com
pany, tho largest taxpayer In tho road
district, nsslBtcd in supervising tho
road building, nnd In a report to tho
Stato Engineer points out somo objec
tlonnblo features of tho prcsont Bystcm.
Tho law mnklng an allowance to tho
Sheriff for prisoners' food and permit
ting him to save what ho can from It
ho thinks should bo changed. Prison
ers' at hurd labor outdoors need more
food than when in Jail, und tho' Sheriff
Is tinder strong temptation either to
feed tho men Inadequately or to oppose
tho outdoor work which cuta down his
profits. Tho county furnishes ono
guard for each' eight prisoners. "They
aro entirely under control of the
Shorlff. Mr. Walcott finds that for
lack of authority over thorn tho High
way Commissioner Is sometimes tin
ablo to Becuro perfect discipline or ex
act a fair amount, of work from them.
Theso defects could easily bo remedied.
In Bplto of thorn road building by
county prlfloners Is a great bucccbb. It
Is good (or tho prisoners, nnd It makes
possible good roatlB In places whero tho
expenso of othor labor rendern Im
provement hopeless. By tho expendi
ture of tho present wasted, road taxes
for prison labor on tho construction of
permanent macadam roads tho towns
ot New York Jn a few years could ob
tain a flno system ot highways to sup
plement tho main thoroughfares to bo
built by tho State. Tho Board ot Su
pervisors In evory county would do
well to follow tho example of Oneida
and turn tho occupantH of tholr Jails
to good ubo. Now York Tribune,
I'miilllnrlly Iliuc.U Contmiipt.
A lady went Into n pastrycook'H
shop tho other day. On tho counter
wero displayed all sorts of toothsome
dainties, Tho only attendant waa n'
little girl nbotit ten years of age.
"Isn't It n great temptation to you,
my dear?" asked the lady, "to see all
theso nlco things? You must always
bo wanting to eat them."
"Oh! no, ma'am," wns tho nuswer;
"It Is enough for mo to kco them
made." Illustrated Bits.
Professor Lloyd Morgan, In a recent
address, stated ho had fouud that
young chickens taken straight from
the incubator, could swim very well,
tho power of swimming being perfect
ly Instinctive.
NO. MORE EGG CANDLERg.
Tliey Are T.kk Testern Now nml They
Havo Formed ft Union.
Egg inspectors arc organized in Chi
cago, and members of tho local union
nro seeking to effect a national organi
zation. The men engaged In this buslncjft
wero formerly termed cnndlers, a nanio
given them pn account of using a can
dlo to nsccrtain tho condition of -tho
egg, but tho abandonment ot thnt glim
mering light and tho application of
modern appliances has made the nnmu
not altogether applicable, and that of
egg Inspector hns been adopted as morn
appropriate.
Thousands nt dozens of cgg.i nro In
(.pectrd in Chicago dally, nnd n rcMit
visit to the warehouses of South-Water
street merchants dlsclcsad nearly ItVJ
hundred "men separating the stato fmni
the fresh article. Tho inspector oper
ates In total Oiirlmtsr, nnd is a'jle t-
nRCirtnln tho condition of tho egg by
the aid of an electric llchl, the glo)
nt which Is almost Inci.nd In lit), t,i
thnt only a small ray cf light, shines
on the egg being Ualed. Ho must or'.
with lightning-like rapidity, In rfrdt
to lnrpect tho largo number of csgi
rtgarded aa a fair C.i:'d tu.noul, art I
the ensual observer, r.s they iusm r.ipl''
ly leforo the llrht and tllrnnpcnr as U
by the aid of a ron'urcr'a ham), be
comes apprehensive cf an accident thn
may change the'co'or ot t'ta Inspacio.t
clothing to that hu? nc rpprec'.jtrl
by public performers who sometlnt i
appear before uncpprcclathc aud.
enccr. . .
Arc'idcnts rare'y cceur, however, a"a l
ro experi do the workman "become that
thousands ot ergs will pats throng )
their hntfus without a hhsll eiai;
cracked. Tho un?on h already n
membership of 14 R, r.ud bld:i fair to
embrace every IiiEpsstor In Cnagc- In
a short time. The men command f.tv
wr.ges, and tho organization U said In
he an advtntana to tho merc'iautj,
many of whom do not keep more tlw.i
ono Inspector Bieadlly engaged, but
who, when largo nsrlgnmenta ara re
ceived, require tho services nt extra
help, which can be readily furnUhcd ly
the business agent of tho Union, who Ih
generally to be found In tho neighbor
hood looking after tho Interests of hlM
constituents.
At present the merchants and tho
members nt tho union aro on the bect
of terms, but should n misunderstand
Ing arlso in tho future dlro indeed w5il
be tho calamity that will fall on Blrlke
rlddcn Chicago, nnd If, perchance, tho
inspectors should go on strike, tho
homes of Itn citliens will be threatened
with nn Invasion of eggs not nUogcthtr
pleasing. Chicago Dally Newa.
WORDS OF WiSDOM.
Tho way to be nothing lo to do noth
ing. II jwe. r '
Philosophy Is nothing but discretion.
John Selden.
CtiRtom reconciles us lo everything.
Edmund Burke.
Admiration is tho daughter of Ignor
ance. Franklin.
No path of Mowers lends to glory.
J. Do Ln Fontaine.
Every ono can master n grief but ho
thnt hns It. Shakespeare.
Don't put too line u point to your
wit for fear It should got blunted.
CervnntcH.
Experience keeps n dear school, but
fools will, 19am In no other. Benja
min Fruukllu.
Evory grent and commanding mote
ment In tho unnnlH of tho world Ih Hiu
triumph of cnthusIuBiu. ICmcnjon.
Prosperity is not without many fctun
nnd dlHtntes. aud adversity Ih not with
out comforts and hopes. Francis Jin-.
con.
Tho world's great men hnvo not com
monly been great scholars, nor itn
great KcholnrH great men. Oliver Wen
dell HolmcK.
Such only can enjoy tho country who
nre cnpablo of thinking when thejr nro
there; then they ure prcpnrcd for soli
tude, and in thnt cutsc solitude Is pre
pared for them. Drydcn.
A Nervous Homo,
Not long ngo n noble horse, unmcil
Polndextcr, wns taken 111 In Boston,
Tho nnlninl'B ncrvcnwcrc keyed up
to 11 high pitch of excitement, nnd hu
could not bo Induced to lie down and
go to sleep.
Tho voterlnarlnns wero In despair,
when Polndexter's groom went into
tlm kImII nml lnv down. Tho horse
seemed soothed by his preBcnce. By
degrees no grow calmer, ami nnnuy,
lying down, Inld his dellcnto head on
tho man's fhoulder nntl went to Bleep.
Tho nervousnesH and npprchciiBlou
of the horse seemed very human. Pofc
slbly ho wuh nfrald of death, nfrnltl
that tho end might como vhen ho
slept, nnd wished to remain on hl
feet. Who knows? Oerlnln It in Hint
for three nights the horso Blcpt quietly
by his friend, and thus alone passed
safely through tho critical stage of hlu
dlsciiKc-Our Dumb AnlmnlB.
Over-l'ticdliii; ot Inr.inU.
The great principle at the bottom of
nil successful feeding, yIz.s That an
Infant Is nourished In proportion to 1Ik
power of digesting tho .food with
which ho Is Hiippllctl, nntl not In pro
portion to the quantity of nutrition"
material ho may bo Induced to nwril
low, Ih bo obviously true thnt an npolo
gy might Heeni to bo required for
stating bo self-evident n fact; but ex
perience shown that tlil.s rtlmplo truth
Ih 0110 tvhlch In prnctlco Ih constnntjy
lost Hlght of. Thnt tho Infant thriven
best who Ih most largely fed Ik nn arti
cle of faith no firmly Buttled In (he
minds of most pcrsonu that It lu. very
dllllcult to pcrsuudo them to tho coin
trnry. To thorn, wanting in an Infarft
suggest tho need of n larger supply oi
food; Qvcry cry meant) hunger, hb?J
must bo quieted with additional foot).
-United States Health Itcuorts,