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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1894)
THE MAN IN THE GLASS. He caly aa at Brag man tkat I m. SOI bi d oiu Bar l'6 Bar (marl. Tat km w 1 teal, aa 1 look in tau are. 1 wculu miaa him If tr - abouid pari. 1 . ha act allr aaows but will dvc diaclnta, Tb secret way down in my kuru TV mas in tea tjlaa, bctst goaatpa at mm lu iut beiftHUjr a lnq'italtl ar, Uy fcOJ r p.. tattoo ball ib.bc betray, 1 naver b ra-CB 10 far, 1 tough faults be can MB, l D"KU to film ali'i to nte, Wbl-'b to otm fo.ka narer i ppear. The mm 'n tha eiaaa neer amwera ma bark WliBu hi. ((jllta. 1 tij aoulu nureei, Bui t.'a .uor fellow looi o BJihamea ol hioi- TLat I llu for biTj. too. J eKt t. or we Ujth iw-1 to Llama. An J a iuaiul htukiue bee!:is the errors of bo b to connect I he u.&ii in ibe K will be Unfa':! to mo am ku4 1'lj LuliAnt au-i tr ..e ; brl OD e li nit. mm utd will bit cod tempt U oujd t.a i he w.ir.l ibiui; 1 ciiMdu. . or UiV oeI f ri.-ud lie il hi, r l:t o at eneu v ind be U u. k to ui! oi. toy lile through. thu-tao tutor Oceeii ANN ELLA'S LOVER. 'I am listening to you," sa d Ann ella, t enrl intr her blond little bead, aud .iano iclt that her slender hand tremble in his. Who was An nella': The tieauliful widow of Count Giutuiui had found her one dav, pale. desolate, and exhausted, beside a dead woman in a S'jual d. dark room. Th.; dead woman was the aunt of the Countess and the mother of Annella. and the povert ' which surrounded her was the sole inheri tance of the lair oung girl. Countess (.iumoii, rich, ad i.ired, nd courted by the tine lower of aris to ratio saion.s. lived upon vauitv.and coquet y. But in suit? of that she had a morsel of heart, and poor Auu ella's little white face had the power to d aw two beautnul tears, more lu ent than pearls, from her great, black, enchanting e;es. Jftheliaron, the , I sco on i or the Mar ul, lould hare seen those two pearls, surely they would have loved her eveD more than they d d so compassion ately and tender aid she seem amid the triumphs of her happy youth. The same evening Anuella reposed In a soft, bed. under a counterpane of p uk silk, while at the balcony win dow, tnat she had lelt partly opened, the moon peered in and laid a tint of palor u, on the rose-red divans of the elegant littie room. Two years passed after that first tranquil sleep. Annella's beautv, wuich eary privations and sorrows had almost withered in the bud, bloomed a'ain as if by magic. It was a pleasure to see the radiant g:rl, a sieuder little person, but w.th perfect curves of outline, the buat lull, the throat ol admirable softness, and toe little head oh, that dainty littie head was like an artist's thought . ike a go. den waive, the curl.ng hair which she wore nn bound and Iloating. rippled down her Should rs her eyes laughed with the color of the cleat heavens under arch ing, delicate eyebrows that were biack a inst the whiteness of her forehead and ave a resolute excres iion to tier beaut lul countenan e Iler small, rosy mouth was always smiling; it was but a languid smile, and tinned with au expression of melauchoiy or bitterness. .ow, alter havinir sketched Annel la's graceful tlure. it seems strange not to be ai le to give it a background of brighter oiors We know how much a brilliant setting adds to a Bern, and cer'ainly the Countess Giuuimi's lauty gained greatly by the luxu y and ri bue?s of her dre-s aud surroundings. A iashionable dressmake , an a tist in bis line, dressed her with 1 arisian ta.--te; a skillful young wi man, who was maid and contidaute together, combed trie wealth oi Her dark tair that touched the i oor and adapted to her sha, ely person stu.fs, colors, liowers, and Jewels. rotu their hands the Coun tess issnud a true goddess of love, nd hei shrine gleaming with silks, marbles, silver, and crystal increased the enchantment and rendered her marvelous to the eyes of the visitors. l'oor Annella. so simple in her 1 t tle muslin gown; so ti.i it in that rich bouse, not her own, bowciuld he contend lor the palm with that u erb queen? And is no new thing that the bright rays o. the moon dim the placid light of the quiet sta a So the hundred gentlemen that flocked into those glided rooms had eye only lor the beautl ul ( ountess. and If tbey designed to bestow a passing word r look on the timid girl, that was merely an a t o horn age to the reigning lady, homage that shewed their admiral, on for her charit,, to a dependent. They all knew, and from her own mouth, loo, the outness had taken the forsaken or. ban to th s beauuiul home and chantfd her sorrow to bap Incss. 1 Jut was Annella really hap v? Her young heart thirsted lor love. In her childhood she had been the one treasure o'. her poor mother, and though she had often lacked bread, a,r, and sunlight, caresses were never wanting. She :new tbe sweetness ol a kiss into which Is transfuse i all a loving soul; she knew the dual life, the breath mingled with another breath fro it a breast paloitating with tende ness. Yes, her mother's love bad ta aht all these things and taught them to her In poverty. Then tame fine limes, ib indancc of every thing, new amusements every day and every hour, noi, gaeties and the luxury of carriages and dinners. Hut, strange to say, amid all this laughter of life, her heart was nar rowed, (loaed. She, lndoed.no longer sulTered from hunger, cold, or fear of worse misfortune, but ben eforth be bad no one to love ber, not a imple ob el to call forth her own love, though ibe felt an overpower, lag aeed to bestow on some oae all bar wans, impassioNed souL At frst she had triad for tola ex. ebaage of aSe.Uoo with ber aowla, tae awtzaiteeot CvuBteaa, tZ bad ImmJ bar kind, generous, but frlvolo a, full of hr keif and ber attractions, but incap able not on lr of feeling love, but even of comprehending It. Discomfited, Annella baa looked aliout ber, and amid that array of faces, coats, and qoc rations that made a circle around ber be a tiful cousin, she had sought and sought. An odd girl! she bad actually tound those polished gentlemen empty and unsympathetic, although rJnely clad and uueAceptionable from top to toe. How could she have dared to raise even her thoughts to the heights on which they moved:' Which of them would have designed to descend to tier, a poo- little orphan, sheltered by the &ity of her cousin? Thus set apart and averse to all flatte les. she led her own life amid the lestivities aud the constant no.se and confusion of the house. lJut one evening she discovered among the crowd a newcomer biotid and handsome live herself, and like her-eif, sad, timid, aud em barrassed. At once a secret sym pathy attracted her toward young Mario. It seemed to her that sne might be able to comfcrt him with her words, for surely he i herished a deep sorrow In his heart, since his tine face never brightened with l.vely color, and his eyes oiteu glls teued as if with lestrained tears. lie welcomed sympathy so eagerlv that it anpeared as if he sought ber, as if he came solely for her sake. And tney soon talked freely together. Alter their first meeting, which was full of embarrassm nt to totb of them, they ua-sed all the reception evenings of the splendid Countess together. Annella always awaited him w th indescribable emotion, aud when she saw bun appearing in the doorwav. diffident and shy, all her l'ie was concentrated iu her hea:t. that beat, beat as it it would burst iu bonds. Then with studied carelessness be wandered through the rooms until he su ceeded in plac ing himself at her side, whence he did not stir until the last guests were about to leave. Mario had told the story of his life his poor lifo of d scornfort and ii-o-lation. He too was an orj han, brought up by strangers who bad speculated upon his talent. I;y for e of study and eilort he had at last made for himself a position that had enabled him to demand his liberty in exchange for a monthly payment. Never, pojr soul, hao. he tasted the sweetness of mutual love. Annella, in her secret heart, re joiced at all this. Would it not be her privilege to give bitn thedel.ghts that he had never expe ienced, her task to make him forget the bitter ness of so many year, and to rewa d bi a fo ' all bis sui.erings? At Diwht how many dreams of this peopled the virginal little room of the young girl, aud In fancy she saw herself already an adored wife, clasped to the gentle and noble breast of her beloved Mar o. One thing, howeve', preoccupied her mind. When she met Mario for the first time a cloud or sadness had veiled his attract. ve countenance, a sadness tiehind which she had per ceived a deeply wounded heart. Of mat wound Mario had never spoken to he , but the cloud had not passed away, notw.thstanding the love that Annella breathed towards him from her eyes, her smile, her enthe personal ity. And, then, too, she would have wished inaeea, she expected It eery evening, aud always vainly the Onal outbur.-t of Mario's love He loved her oh: shi? was sure of that but why did he not tell her so? Of course, natural timidity the ear of tioub 11 g ber simple life. He wasso noble, ber Mar.ol hut Anally be must e plain himself. Oh! and she would nut statu ru ;r in giving him a lavor able answer, such a yes would escape ber lips and tl en wha- mutual joy, what warmth In their uture talks' Then she would be obliged to tell ft to her cous n. and the kind Countess would willingly consent. Liut why did he not speak to her? One evening when they were alone in the shadow of the vellow drawing room Mario suddenly let b mself go, seized her trembling hand murmured to ber, "I will I mast speak to you Ltlasti" And Annella, l ending her fair-head and almost suffocated with emotion, replied, '-I am listening to you." 'Dear Annella," Mario began, 'have you never asked y urself why I first came to this house?" "How should if han e, perhaps." murmured Annella, hardly able to contain her joy, whilo her heartc led out the answer, "i or me, for me aione " 'It was not a chance, t o I came here conquered, led by passion alone. 1 loved and was wild with pain be fore I set foot inside the house," de- ; ciared Mario. A nnella .trembled, not daring to interrupt him, but she would have liked to fling herself upon bis neck without letting bitn finish, and to sav to him amid a world of kisses 1 "Here is Jov for you!" But he con tinued. "I loved, and to-day 1 love more than then: I sulfered, and to day, gutter more than ever.'" . ; The girl started and looked, wild-1 eyed, at bis face. Why did be speak of suffering? Had be not understood ber great love? Or was be feigning, ; perbap, in order to bear her c nfe.ss it! "Dear girl," and here Mario ca ressed ber band, "you indeed have ' comforted me, you have helped me to bear my grief; but now my anguish has reached the last degree I know that my love will never be returned !" "Ino, no: you mistake i" Annella involuntarily interrupted, bending towa d Dim. 1 mtrtake?" ha exclaimed, with bona banning in bis glance. "Why do yaw say so? Do you know who it laUatlMmr And Annaila, tharae-faced and con- foaad, stammered. "I Imagine. " , "Wall." eoatinaad Mario bitterly. "if you know who I love you win have seeo for some time that she not only does not even dream of this tempest in my soul, but she would never imagine that one so low would dare to iitt his eves to her." W bat? Was be going mad? Wnv did be talk ot descending? And the girl proloundly troubled, asked him qaiCkly: "ftbe! Who?" "Your cousin, the Countess, ot co irse." To vou love ber? Her." And Anuella could say no more, he lelt a chill like ice through her veins, a riLging in hei ears: she saw sharks shadows, before ber eyes then noth ing. When she came to herself she was upon ber lied, with the beautiful Countess beudiug a little uneasily over ber. "Oh, what was the matter;" asked the Countess; "have jou quarreled this evening?" MMth whom?" 6aid Annella. not yet qu.te herself. "With Mario, with your impas sionate Mario, who, 1 hope, will de cide to ask me for your hand . "Ah " exclaimed the poor girl, "Mario loves only you." "xe." replied the Countess, with a haugnty n.ieu. "What a stupid man." And she we,nt to the minor to arrange the orsae of the scarlet gown that set off the marble white ness of her perlect shoulders. Annelid buried ner face in the pii low, and drenched it with scaldiog tears. A Hot Meal. Walter Man field, the Iioard of Trade attorney, is a most entbusiai tic sportsman and an expert with either rod or gun, but he will never permit bis enthusiasm to stint his stojuach. If at the moment be had his gun on a M.lng quail a dinucr bell should ring he would drop bis gun and go to dinner. W hen Mansfield goes out ou one of bis trips be alwavs locates a place where be can get a good meal, and so times his sport that he will reach it at the dinner hour. A few days ago be went upon the 1 lg .Sulphur creek for a da's fishing, and, as he starua out at daybreak, he saw a little wayside shanty, in front of w hich stood a borse trough and a Rig-n, "Hot Meaisat All Hours." The trough did douoie service as a drink ing place for tired and dusty horses aud a iaiatory for the guests of the "hotel." 'That's Justthe place," said Walter to himself. "I'll fish up stream aud then down again, so that I'll reach here at noou." He carried out his programme, went to the "hotel," where he rubti -d soft soap around his neck aud washed it off in the horse trough, and then seated him.lf at the wooden table. Ad old Missouriansat smoking In one corner and never budged or paid the slightest attent.on to Mansfield, who was nibbdng at a cracker be found on the table. "Well, where is my dinner?" In quired the hungry sportsman. "Thar," and the rancher aimed the stem of his pipe at the table. 'Why, your sign says. 'Hot Meals at All Hours."' "Tbar she is. Crackers an sauce." ,v.an Francisco 1'osU pepper KlectncHjr. In tbe household, numerous are the uses to wh.ch Ingenuity has ; adapted electricity. Tbere are bouses in which every room is illu minated ny a lamp which 1 ignis it , self automat. cally whenever the door is opened, and which shut itself 0.1 wbeoe.er the door is cosed from i tbe outside. Lights in the barn can be controlled from a house. There are dectric lamps wh ch at will can be operated either at full candie power , or at much reduced power. Klectrto ' ower is being used lo operating e e . valors In residences. Other a, pll : a noes of the power .n residences are Ibe operation of dumb wa.ters, ven. j tUating fang, ice cream freezers, and so on. Tbe adaptation of electricity to beating is making rapid progress j but at present It can be used more j economically than coal only wben j it is generated from water power, i Thus far tbe beating ol large soaccs bj electricity Is an expensive luxury, i Kleciric cooking is economical, and I of course, m'jch preferred to any other nietho 1. All sorts of eiecir c cooking utensils are now in tbe market. These devices and arrange- men is are generally known, but thus far scarcely any residences have thcui all. When tbey are generally Intro duced they will make domestic labor ligule and more j leawaut, and will do away with, even In isolated and rural quarters,' much dru gery that now falls Ubon the housewife. That Gentleman. The man bad telegraphed for a berth in the sleeper to meet him at a station along the line, aud when be got it be was in a bad humor be cause it wasn't in the best place in tbe car. The conductor explained that be ougbt to be glad to gel what be did, as ibe berth could hate been soid to a doen people at double the price, etc, etc., and. at last the gen tleioan accepted the situation and agreed Ui sleep in It. Two minutes after be got in there was a huilabal loo again. i.cie," be yelled, lliere'sno screen to this window. 1 can't sleep with out a screen and 1 won't It's a shame and an o utrage. I'll report 1 you to headquarters and see if this thing can't be done right." Tbe porter was trying to set mat- lers ftralgbt, when a thin, sjueaky, I little voice came from the curtains across the aisle. 'Pnrtjr. rmrtatr " II. ar,naulr1 .,-rvbodv rmiid h.r .if tj,.i tiemao owns tbe road be can bae my screen." and "that gentleman" sube.ded Fm Press, Pcoi'La you owe always tell It about AGRICULTURAL NEWS A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR RURAL READERS. Haw font (irouad C'bb H Marked Straight !ortbl Hwlno Hoi-A IIomb for laying Uatki I'rire oi loree ftiever bo Uv-lftrn Not. How to Mark "or lironnd. 1 have often wondered bow it is possible for a sotr man U make cum rows as crooked as some I have seen, writes a corre-iHiudent of the Ameri can Agriculturist. Nor is them ury lu apjiearame alone. The cultha'.or cam ot run as close to the young plants aud do as uood work n ciooked rows as it can in straight ones, mi that the iatxir wasted in keeping the crtp dean is ten times as much as would lie required to in: rk the lows straight in the nr.t place. One cause of so many ciooked rows is to lc found n tiie fact that so lew lar i ers know how to make a really good d ag with which to i. atk the ground, and no one can do the best work with poor tools. In the accompanying sketch Is shown a com drag which 1 have used for the last twenty live years, with great satisfaction and success. It can I made iu a few lours by any farmer, and the tuateri I u.-ed is not exjensive. 1 or the stringer I use two by four spruce. supKse the rows are to be three and a hall leet apart, then the stringer should lie cut ten feet ; na eight inches In length. This will make the runners ten feet and six Inches apart, meas ured from center to center. The runners a. e two feet long, in .de of two-inch plank ten inches wide, and to ca h of them is bolted a plow handle. They are notched to receive the strinwer which is n iled to the v, and braced, and also by short braces ou the under side which the sketch does not show. The space I eiwe-in the runners is equally divided by two iron hooks, a a, to each of which Is attached an ox chain. Tho shafts are twelve feet long, and are simply saplings of some stout wood left with the bark on to give them toughness. They are each fastened to the stringer by one Isilt, aud supported by braces, b b, which are fa-tened to ea h shall by a bolt, and the two cross on tbe stringer ate, where they are fastened by one bo t pas ing through them. The ends of the shafts ha e holes In them by means of which they are fastened, on each side of the horse, wild straps to the name rings. It will be seen that the runners give It height sylllcient to pass over stones or uneven g ound. As the cenier marks are made by the heavy chaius the planter will Ond no missing marks, as happens when all the marks are made by runners. Inthatiase the slight elevations and dep cssions of the surface of the field wouid cause one or two of the runners to be oif the ground half the time. Salt Nut a Kprtillrrr. Any one familiar with agricultural chemistry knows that salt does not contain anything that may serve as plant nourishment; it is a simple compound of chlorine and sodium. Chlor hftj if an)th.ng. is Injurious to jilints hence the disastrous effect sometime observed where salt is used at the time of the plactlng. or I i too large quantities,) while sodium, though not ha mtul, cannot by any means assist plant growth; the small quantities needed are always and abundantly present in every soil, and it Is not any more advantageous to fertilize with sodium than it would be to use sand or sill a as a fertili.er. Country Gentleman. Houe for Laying lurfa. The design fs Intended for a cheap and easily-constructed bouse for ducks thai are laving and may be used lor the ent re Hock also. sas tt.e Poultry t eeper. There being no roosts tbe object Is to secuie i oor space. Tbe roof also serves f ir the sides, and any nind of waterproof paper or tarred felt may be used as a covering on tbe foards lo prevent leaking. Tho floor is Kept covered w,tb cut straw or bay. i be nests are simply boarded oif at the lower sides and need not be ai litioucd, having only entrance holes. The sills my rest on brick or stones, so as to raise them from the ground. Th-i hou-e may Ikj made of any le,.gth, width, or hlght preferred, as we aim only to show the plan. Tbe cost of such a bouse is very snialL Cora Bad Cob Mal. I have not seen very mu b expe rience on tbe subject of feeding corn and cob meal, and will give my ex perience for what It Is worth. I bave been feeding It for eight or n no years to from fifty to sixty-five bead of cattle every year, and have fat tened from aeven to twenty-three very winter, and bave made tbem gain as high aa 810 pounds per bead In three months. Soma men advance tbe theory that It la Injurious ti cat- X GOOD COUX MAUKKK. tie. My exp"riencr eoiitraTu ts all fuch theories: a I he old sayinif Is, the proof of the pudding U The cat In thereof. 1 use the scen.nie i grinding mill, and run it with a I2. i hore (iwer engine, z id grind fro u twenty to thirty bushels per hour to a t er;ble Hue f e l 1 never fed U'tter feed for attening. Corres pondence National Mo k i.an. In moving swine some method lie- sides leading urdrivinc'lso.tcn neces sary. To accompi sii this, make a strong box 4Jx2J xlj ft. with an open ng at one end : el the box In pen doorway and with a little corn iu the end f the liox, entice the bog In. 1 et tic door iu the rear end down and secure with a peg, as shown In the cut. Two men can easily load a Jou- f bhote into a wagon and save the unnecessary no se. The Uix must lie made stiong by dealing the In side corners. Such a lox is worth its cost every time it is LSed iarui and Home. ... . I'uHfitrtiig a Meailntr. A correspondent asks if pasturing mowing land in autumn Injuries it Weil, that de ends If the grass Is ti othy, feeding cattle on It in the fall or earlv spring will Injure it greatly; if heavy beasts are allowed to go on it in wet weather they will hurt It by poaching il. whatever be th grass sown Put if a variety of grasses and clovers form the bulk of the pasture aud the cattle are only allowed on It In dry weather, no damage will be caused: and this Is one of the great ob e. t ions we have to timothy, it should never be gra.ed. The plant roots of this ollierwl e valuaole gras- are of a bu Ikhis growth and the side twitch of tho cow In eating Is mighty apt. panic i larly in damp weather, to puil tho entire stalk out of tho tround. lar. ii Life. A I l,ilhMln .pron. When lemoving the washed clothes from the line the common practice is to throw the loosened pins into the basket with the clothes. This, of couise, reiu' es the extra work of picking them out at in ning time, hence it is no won ler so many are lost: whereas, by making a clothes pin apron and using it, much vexa clous trouble will te avoided. It should tie made from strong cloth. COSVKMKNT APIiOS FOB t'LUTHKSf-IKR. (stripd ticking Is durable, and If the striies extend upward and the eo'ges are bound, it looks neat. A piece of ticking fourteen inches square for the back is none irm laige, and the front Is cut In the form shown, the point at the center being firmly sewed U the band. This will hold the pins f-jra large washing, and may betaken from and replaced wl'.h either hand. It takes but a moment to tie it on or Ui remove it, and will prove far more satisfactory than a pail or basket for carrying the pins. Note. Skkd corn is the most important matter to consider In connection with tbe crop. If there Is anything that causes a farmer to become despondent It Is to be compelled to repiant his field. TiiEtiu Is but one sure method of tnak ng p to - land pay, and that Is to cm tail the area to b cultlvaieri, ap ply the nianu e on a small sace, procure fertilizers and give good cul tivation. Tkkk-, whether planted for orna ment or use. are th better for the soc ety of other trees near by, be cause of the r affording mutual pro tection from wi ads and from extreme of beat and cold. Tin: cost of the seed Is an objec tion to the use of whole potatoes foi that purpose, but cutting tho seed should be done with the oh ectof al lowing as large pieces as possible. The young plants derive the r first nourish . ent fio ,i the seed pieces. Whks green crojs are plowed un der for the purpose of enriching the soil an application of lime will often lie of the greatest benefit It helps to correct the acidity of the soil, which ofen results from tho too rapid fernientaiion of the green stuff. Thk mule is a much better animal than the horse for some purposes. The feet of the mule do not liccome as easily Injured as those of the horse, and tnulcs are also less liable lo dis ease, will eat a greater variety of coarse food, and can be worked In closer rows than horse The "National I'alryman" says: Over 100 new creame les is the record In this country for MU3. Many poorly-located ones have quit business, but it le perfectly s fe to figure on 000 good live creameries added to tbe forcee This will make close to 6,000 good, live creameries in opsrsitlonlaa Increase of about 10 par cent frr! ( i i .. . , , ,, jp V I Ti K ovi!eo IMT. . Aerial Navigation. Th" re-ialance of Ihe air is the one all rii cent luicruiu or ban. ou which every rhing machine must rely. In the investigation of its laws oiuelh ng has be n done by the study of the flight of birds and the analy sis of the results ot .nstanuneous I holographs of the , especially b modern remh writer, lor the laws whlcn govern the bight of birds must muiatis loutan us lhal Is, lo principle apply to all aerial loco- i motion, lleiic', in the la-led. lion of the t o: eloped u KiiUniiica we see progrtssou tbe sub.ect. Thus we find therein au instructive table, showing clearly that, contrary to many people's ideas Usm tbesui ject, tbe susta mng or wing area iu all fly ing bodies in nature increases in a much less proportion than the in creased weight Ui lie carried, lo the swallow or the spar.ow has a much less po;x.rtiona!e area of wing thau l lie fly. the gnat, or the beet e, and the tullure oi wild swan a much less area than the swallow. I'd is ir.au impotlant fundamental fact in aerial t.avigaiion, as showing lhal toe flying machine of the luture can be made of very moderate di mension', liut t y far the most use ful progress in this direction has wen made by l'rof. l.anglcy in his excel lent "1 xpcriuicnu in Aerodynamics," wherein he may fairly l-esaid lohave laid down, ltr the first time, a really sound and reliable scieutiiic basis for the study ol aerial locomotion by a series of careful expert cots ard we l-itasoned deductions from the n. We may note with p.easure that Prof. Langley is retorted to be now engaged upon a model aerial machine ou a working sca.e. Whatever Its uliimale measure of success, his new experi cms with it cannot fail to i advance the cause of aerial naviga tion another stage. Contemporary Kdview. Mil le oT IllTlmlion I; a .wc dtlsh maiden desired to summon the image of her tutu e hus band, she read the third verse, seven teenth chapter or the liook of Job, after supjer, washed the super dishes, and retired to bed wiihout utter. ng a single word, placing under neath ber pillow tbe iilble, with a pin thrust through the verse she had read. On All-hallow Eve Various modes of divination were in vogue, l'fcunantsays lhal the young women detenu 1 tied the llgure and sbe of tbeirhu bands by drawing cabbages blindfold a custom which liuge s still In some parts of hcotland. Tbey aiso threw nuts into the tire a prac tice prevailing also lu England, as day has described Twu ha4l nut 1 Ibraw fntf) tlte flame. And to va li uut 1 Kave a awmulia ,rt name ; 'lain wuu Hjb loudoMi bouuca me s .re amird, 'Ibat iti a i ante (if die i riuliteitl dlor Ida !, At bla.:Hi Hie nut, u utay iliv , aaiou tiro. Or they took a candle and went alone lo a looking-glass, eating an appie, and combing their hair before It, whereuion the lace of the future spouse wouid be seen In the glass pveping over the foolish girl's shoul der. Hums descr bes another of tnese charms. "Meal out nnperceived," he says, "and sow a handful of beoip seed, harrowing it w tb anything you can conveniently draw after you. i ej eat now aud then, 'lleiup seed, I sow thee, hemp seed, I sow thee, aud hliu or her that Is to be my true love, come after li e and pou" thee.' Look over your left shoulder aud you will see. the appearance of the person Invoked in the altitude of pulling hemp. Nome traditions say, KJome after me aud show thee' that is show thyself in which case it simply appears. Others omit the harrowing, a. id say, Come after me and harrow then.'" All the i'ear p.ound. Hleen a a Nourlslier. Children grow more rapidly durina the night. In the daytime, while the child Is awake and active, tbs system is kept busy disposing of wastes consequent on this activity, bui during sleep the system is free to extend its ojieratlons bevond tbs mere replacing of -worn-out particles, henco the iapid growth. This Is why so many Invalids need so much rest and sleep. Tho system has been taxed foi years beyond its ability lo repair the tissues, and hence the oiganism has become worn ana disabled from tbe accumulation of waste products, and disease has resulted. W,tti the proper condi tions restored, and a -easou of perfect rest, nature will reassert herself, clearing up the clogged ai.d dtrty tin sues, and restoring the organs tc their normal condition. Cautlo Itetoru The Abbe d'Aublgnac who wrote admirably on d ramatl : composition, and had instanced many living ex amples of failure in that direction, was so imprudent, after thirty years' silence, as to wr te a tragedy nlmself. lu the preface he boasted that he, ol all dramatists, bad ' most scrupulously observed the rules of Aristo 1 .whose Inspiration he had followed": To th.s it was replied by one who had suffered from bis criticism: "1 do not cuarrel with the Abl d'Aublgnac for having followed the precepts of A Istotle, but I cannot pardon the precepts of Artstotle that caused tbe abbo to wrlto such a tragedy." ItUBt. To keep tools from rusting, take half an ounce ol camphor, dissolve In one pound melted lard; lake off tbe scum and mix in as much fine hlavck lead (graphite) as will give 1$ r. Iron color. Clean the tools tnd smear with this n'xture. After twenty four hours rub clean with a soft linen cloth. The tools will keep clean for months under ordinary circum stances. When a dug Unas a dog he can whip, you cau't knap bin off of It. a good ban ar tjba mom way.