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Into tho Bilentwnltlntr East . i Jv'
lhcrocouioth it shining light
Far, fnr,
Thv6ngb tf dull m.rat; 1 1 r 1
Closing bvbrVlylnfrBtar7 r i I
r That watched. awuy tho night , .
lUsd.ttso.shlnontid&fnw;1 - f
Ovcru wide white- world of snow,
, Sun of thuChrl8tuioBHd(iItr. j
Out of tho Northland bleak and baro, .
O wind with u roynl roar, ' " '
Through thobroad-arched sky,
. Kluttor tho snow, and rattle mid cry
1 TTW silent dflTr- X -3 Cf " T
OMdfloliid, till tho children hcai..
' And'tricot tho dnv with'n rlfiRlntr chdor;
' " "ltaIlto.tho,ChrlstmntIdti,rn ,' ;
' "Out ef tho four gr(nt gates of dny-'
A tremulous intudo swells; ' !
Hear, hour.
Now swoet and clear.
Ovcrand under ami far and near,
A thousand happy tbclli;- .
Good-will trrincn fromVa to scaT
Lol In tho homos of ovcry land t
Xhq children relKu.to-duv: t i
i . - They ulono, i i . .
x "With our heart thplr throne, ,
And nuvor a scepter but tholr own
Small hands to rule and swayl (
I'oaco, pouco tho Otarlst-ohlld'H lovo
Tiles ovor"thonnrld.'u whltcrwhlto dove,
This hannv'Chi'lfttlnns-tldel
Juliet C. Marsh.
- a
ft was n. snin.ll rnnni. with noMunrr in
Hbutn'feuci, Uvfobhairs altd a lqhdst.
'A, few littlo gowns liung on tho wall,
and tho only picture was tho wintry
sky, sparkling with stars,, l framed by
tho unourtainod window. But tho
moon, pausing to poop, saw something
.. , 1 W , IT ' ., .' A
HOUSUUl.
ht-caps
wmo-
awako blue oves'stared up at,tho. light.
nmLtwoitongu.es, wore going liko.mill-
.clappgrJ.A - -. v.'.'u
"I'm so glad wo got our shirts done
in time! It seemed lis if wo never
should, and I don't thinlc six cents is
half enough 'for a great ' rod ilannol
tiling with throo button-holes do
your" said, ouo littlo. voice, fcrathor
wearily ? l ' ' j ik,
jJo. but tlion wo oach made four,
and lifty cents is a good deal of money.
Aro you sorry wo didnjt kqop ourquar
ftofoduiSolyos?,'1fwkotL tho other
Vbieoy with "airundertbno' of regret in
it.
".Yes, l.nni, till! think how pleased
tho children' 'vVill'bo with our tree, for
they don't 'expect; aiiylhing, and will
bo so s,uvprjsod. I wish wo lud more
toys to put on it, for it looks so small
and moiyi jWith,. oii throo .or font
things.''
"It won't hold any more, so I
Wouldn't worry about it. The toys aro
very red and yellow, and I gu6ss thq
babies won't know how cheap thoy aro,
but liko them as much as if thoy cost
heaps of money." "f ) V"
.L'liLswas a cheqry, yo'.ce, and as it
t spoke (lio fourblijo pyos t'irnt'd toward
' the chest tinder tho window, and tho
kind moon did lidr'bost to lfght up tho
tiny tree standing there. A very piti
ful littlo tree it was olily a branch of
hemlock in an old ilowor-pot, propped
up with bits, of coal, and hung with it
few penny toys earned by' ,tho patient
fingers of the older sistors, that tho lit
tlo ones should not bo disappointed.
lint in spito of tho magical moon
light, tho broken '"branch, witli its
scanty supply of fruit, looked pathetic
ally poor, and ouo pair of, oyes filled
slowly with toars, while the other pair
lost their happy look, us if a cloud had
come ovor tho snhshiho.
" Aro you orying, Dolly?"
'Not much, J?oUy"
" What makes you,, dear?"
"L didn't know how poor wo wore
till I s'a-w tho tree, and then' I couldn't
.help it," sobbed tho eldor sister, f pr at
twelve sho already know spm'ething of
the cares of poverty, and missed tho
liappinoss that sooniod to vanish out of
all their lives when father" died. .
"It's dreadful. I never thought we'd
have to earn bur trco, arid only bo able
to got a broken branch, after all, with
nothing on it, but throo sticks -oi candy,
two squo'akihg tlogdi a rodjeow, arid an
ugly birdTwith one foathgrjiirita tail;"
antroyerOoniEi au'dddnjenso b'f dos
tftiifion, Polly sobbed oven more de
spairingly than Dolly.
vVJUuh7duar;tvo;n.u9l cry softly, or
tnothcr. will hear, and come up. Lund
then wo shall have to toll. You know
wo said wejWQuldn'frfcieom toniind noi.
having any Christmas, sho folt so sorry
about iu'l . r h ' '' f
" 1 must cry; but I'll bo quiot." !
So the twp ,hoads wont tlndor tho pil
low for a few minutes, and not.a sound
betrayed thorn as tho littlo sistors or!e(l
, softly in.ono auotlicr'B' Jir,n, losp motH
er should discover that they wore np
longor" carolbss' dhlldroiif MMttJ bravo
young creatures trying to boar their
Bharo of the burden ehoprfuUy. - .
When th'o shower wa over) tho faces
camo out shining liko foes fnftqr prin,
aud tho voiuos wont ou'ilgalia'HboforU.
"Don't you wish thoro roally Avas It,
Siinta Chuis, who know what wo Waut
ed. and would come and put two silvor
half-dollars in our stockings, so Wo
could go and boo "Pussin Boots" at tho
Museum to-morrow afternoon?"
"Yes, indeed; but wo didn'tllaugup
any stockings, you know, because
mother had nqthtng to mjt-jnjtho
dodft seem as if rich peaplo.muih
thoui.v, It
, think
of.ppgr peoplo'now andthgn. Such
littlo bits of thinirs would m'nkb vsavinp-
py, find it coultn't bo'mucli troub o to
takontwo snUill. girls to thoplay,, ifiid,'
give them candy now and tllen.,"'i i
" shall when I'm rich, liko Mr.
M1WjiJ&
prnuv ami noaruTsomeiiung i
Two hdotlb lift little round !u.
layon one piirdw.nwo pairs of
Chromo and Miss Kent. I shall go
round ovorVi Christmas with a biff bas-
,kot of gootiios, and givo all tha poorj
chuuron somo."
"P'r'aps if we sow ovor- so rrjAny
Ilannol shirts wo may bo rioh bt liy
by. I should givo mothor a now! kjoii
riottirstof nil, for 1 hoard Miss Kent
say no lady woul wear srioh a Bhabby
ono. Mrs. Smith said fino bonnots
didn't makoronl ladles. I liko horbest,
but I do want a locket liko Mbs
Kent's."
i,4,JLBhould1fiiyQ.mothor.Gojno,nqwnjb
bors, and then 1 should buy a(w)iite
apron, with frills liko Miss Kent's, and
being homo nice bunohos of grapes and
good things to oat, as Mr. Chromq does.
1 often smoll thorn, but ho never glvcs,
jnauy; ljo puly says; 'llidlp, .olnckj'
and I'd rather havo oranges any tlmo."
It Will tako Us a long while to got
rich, I'm afraid. It makes mo tirod to
thiiik of It. I guoss we'd hotter go to
nt,iii nnW ilftnn "
01UU' "W") ui...
"liooit-ntgnt, uouy."
"Good-nftht, Polly."
Two feoft losses were hoard, -iv 'host
ling sound followed, and presently tho
littlo sistors lay fast asloop, check
against ohcok,' on tho pillow wot with
thoir tears, novor dreaming what was
gding to happen to them to-morrow.
Now Miss Kent's room Was noxt to
thoirs. and as sho sat sowing sho could
hear the'ohtldron's talk, for thoy. soon
forg6t t6 vhlspoiv At ilrst sho smiled,
then sho lobk'ed sober, anil when the
prattlo ceased she said to horsolf, as
sho glanood about i her pleasant ohani
ber: "Poor littlo things! thoy think I'm
rioh, and envy mo, when I'm onlv a
milliner earning my living. I ought to
havo takon more notico of thorn, for
:tl'ielr inotlior litis a hai'd time, 1 fancy,
but never complains. I'm sorry they
heard what 1 said, and if 1 know iiow
to dp it without ollonding her, I'd trim
a nice bonnet for a Christmas gift.for
sho is a lady, in spjto of her old clotlies.
1 can rivo tho children somo of tho
things thoy want, anyhow, and I will.
Tho idea of those mites making a for
tuno out of shirts at six cents apiece "
Miss Kent laughed at tho innocent
delusion, but sympathized with her
littlo neighbors, for hIio know all about,
harif.tluiogf Slio had,gortU whgesjiow,
out spent mem on norsuji, nun uitou iu
bb ilno rather than neat. Still; sho
was, a gopd-,hoartod girl, .and what sho
had overheard set her to thmkiug
soberly, then to acting kindlj, as wo
shall bed. '. i 1
"If 1 hadn't spent all my mono' on
my dress for tho party to-morrow night,
l'il givo oaoh of them a half-dollar. As
I cannot, I'll hunt up tho other things
thoy wanted, for it's a shamo thoy
sltbuldn't havo a bit of Christmas, when
they tried so hard to please the littlo
one's."
As slvc spoko sho stirrod about her
ropin, and soon had a white apron, an
old carnolian heart on a f resit blue rib
bon, and two papers of bonbons ready.
As no stockings wore hung up, sho laid
a clean towel on tho lloor before tho
door, and spread forth the small gifts
to lopk thoir .best.
Miss Kent was so busy that sho did
not hear a stop coma quietly up stairs,
and Mr. Chrome, tho artist, peeped at
her through tho balusters, wondering
what sho was about. Ho soon saw, and
watched' Jior with pleasuro, thinking
that sho never looked preltior than
now.
Presently she caught him at it. and
hastened to explain, tolling what sho
had heard, and how sho was trying to
atone for her past nogloct of those
young neighbors. Thou sho said good
night, and bpth wont into thoir rooms,
sho to sloop happily, and ho to smoke
us usual.
But his eye kept turning to somo of
tho " nit,'q littlo bundles" that lay on
his table, as if the story ho had hoard
suggested how ho might follow Miss
Kent's example, t rather think ho
wo'rild not have disturbed himself if 'he
had not heai;d tho story told, m such a
soft voice, with a pair of bright oyes
full of pity looking , into his, lor little
girls wero not particularly interesting
,to him, anjl ho was' usually too tired to
notice tue lntluslrious creatures toulnjr
up and down stairs on various errands.
or sowing at the long red seams.
Now that he know somothin'gof thoir
s.mall troublos, ho folt as if it would
please Miss Kent, and bo a good joke,
to do Uis share of 'the prbtty work sho
had bogun.
. So presently he jumped up, aud,
opening his parcels, look out two
oranges and two bunohos of grapos,
then ho looked up two sliver half-dollars,
and stealing into tho hall, laid tho
fruit upon tho towel, and the monoy
atop of. the oranges. This addition im
proved tho display very much, ajid Mr.
CUrtmiQ wiis stostling back well pleasiid,
when his oyo fell on Miss Kent's door,
and I'0 S'dd to himself: "She,- too, shall
have a littlo surprise, for die is. a dour,
kind-hearted soul."
" In liis room was a prettily painted
plate, and this ho filled with green and
purple granos. , tucked, a sentimental
note, underneath), aur leaving it on nor
throshold, crept away as stealthily as a
burglar,
The house was very quiet when' Mrs.
Smith, the landlady, camo up to turn pit
tho gas. " Well, upon my word, here's
fino doings, to bo surb!" slmsaid, when
sho saw the state of tho upper hall:
"Now I wdtildn't havo thought it of
Miss Kent, she is suoh a giddy girl', nor
of Mr. Chrome, ho issomisy with his'
own airairs. J, meant to'glVjO JJiou chil
dren' each a cako' to-morrowif tlloy aro
such gpodjitlle thing f Puff An
and gut thorn tjow, as my contrlbiitum
to this lirio'sct out."
Away trotted Mrs. Smith to.hor nan-
tyy, and picked out a couplo df tompt-.
ing oakos, shaped liko hoarts and full, of
.plums. Thoro was a goodly array of
pios on tho sholves.-and sho took two
of them, saying as sho climbed tho
stairs, again: "Thoy remomborcd tho
uHJld&fc, bo I'llfremdmbor' Uiferh.laud
havo my sharo of tho fun." '
So up wont tho pios, for Mrs. Smith
had not lhilcli to givo, mid' her spirit
Was generous, though hor pastry was
not.o? tho bdst. It lookdd vory droll
to see pios sitting about on tho thresh
olds ot closed doors, but tho cakes wero
qulto elegant, and filled up tho corners
of-tho towol hnndsomoly, for tho apr6n
lav in tho middle, with tho oranges
L right and loft, liko two sentinels in yel
low uniforms.
ijyafcycry latowhen tho illckor of a
candlo camo up-stairs, and n palo lady,
with a swcot sad face, appeared, bring
ing a pair of red and a pair of blue mit
tens for hor Dolly and Polly. Poor
MrsBlako' did havo a hard time, fijr
slio stood all day In a great stofo that
shtMiiight. earn broad foiuho poor chil
dren wno stayed at home and took caro
of ono another. Her heart was vory
heavy that night, bceauso it was tho
fiiMt Christmas sho had ovor known
without gilts and fostivityof somo sort.
But Pitkin, tho youngest child, had
been ill, times wero very hard, tho
littlo mouths gaped for food liko tho
bills of hungry oirds, and there was no
tondcr mato to help fill thorn.
If any olvos had been hovering about
tho dingy hall just then they would
havo soon tho mother's tired
face bnghton beautifully when sho
discovored tho gifts, "and found
that hor littlo girls had boon so
kindly romomborod. Sotnothlng tuoro
brilliant than tho mock diamonds iu
Miss Kent's bost ear-rings-foil and glit
tered on tho dusty lloor as Mrs. Blako
added the mittens to tho other things
and wont to her lonoly room again,
smiling as she thought how sho could
tlmuk 'thorn all in a sweet and simple
way.
Her windows wore full oi llowors. for
tho delicate tastos of tins poor lady
found groat comfort in their beauty.
" 1 havo nothing olso to give, and those
win show how gratoniLi am," Sho saiu,
as sho rejoiced that tho scarlet gerani
ums wero so full of g:ry clusters, tho
whito chrysanthemum stars wore all
out, and tho pink roses at tholr love
liest. Thoy slept now, dreaming of a sunny
mdrrow as thoy sat safely sheltered
from tho bitter cold. But that night
was thoir last, for a gentle hand out
them all, and soon three pretty nose
gays stood in a glass, waiting for dawn,
to bo laid at throe doors, with a fow1
grateful words which would surprise
and delight tho receivers, for flowers
wero rare iu those hard-working lives,
and kind deeds often come buck to tho
givers in fairer shapes than thoy go.
Now ono would think that there had
been gifts enough, and no more could
possibly arrive, since all had addod his
or hor mito except lletsey, the maid,
who was off on a holiday, and tho ba
bies fast asleep in their trundlo-bcd,
with nothing to givo but love and kiss
es. iNoHouy iircameu mat tne oiu cat
would tako it into 'hqr head that hor
kittens wore in danger, becauso Mrs.
Smith had said sho thought thoy woro
nearly old enough to be glvou away.
But sho must have understood, for
when all was dark and still tho anxious
mothor wont patting up stairs to the
children's door, meaning to hide hor
babies under their bod, sure thoy would
save them from destruction. Mrs.
Blako had shut tho door, howovor, so
poor Puss was disappointed; but find
ing a soft, clean spot among a varioty
of curious artielos, she laid herkits
there, and kept them warm all night,
with her head pillowed on the blue
mittous.
In the cold morning Dolly and Polly
got up and scranioled into their
clothes, not with joyful lmsto to see
what their stockings hold? for thoy had
none, but because thoy had the little
ones to dress while mother got the
breakfast.
Dolly opened the door, and started
back with a cry of astonishment at the
lovely spoctaclo bofore her. Tho other
people had takon in their gifts, so
nothing destroyed the magnificent ef
fect of tho treasures so curiously collect
ed in the night. Puss had loft tho kits
asleep, and gouo down to got hqr own
breakfast, and there, in tho middle of
tho milled apron, as if in a dainty cra
dle, lay the two Maltose darlings, with
whito bibs and boots on, and whito tips
to tho tiny tails curled round their little
noses in tho sweetest way.
Polly and Dolly could only clasp thoir
hands and look in rapturous silence for
a minute; then they went down on thoir
knot's and rovoled in the unexpected
richness bofore them.
"I do believe thoro ii a Santa Claus,
and' that ho heard us, for here is every
thing wo wanted," said Dolly, holding
tho carnolian heart in one hand aud tho
plummy ono in the other.) i
, "It must havo been some kind of a
fa,iry, for wo didn't mention kittens, but
wo wanted one, and hero aro two dar
lings," cried Polly, almost purring
With dolight as tho downy bunches un
rolled and gaped till their bits of pink
tongues wero visible.
"Mrs. Smith was one fair', I guess,
and Miss Kent was another, for that is
hor apron. 1 shouldn't wondor if
Mr. Chromo gave us the oranges and
tho-money; men always havo lots, and
his name is on this bit of paper," said
Dolly.
"Oh, I'm so glad! Now we shall
havo a Christmas liko other pooplo, and
I'll novor say again that rich folks
don't remember poor folks. Come and
Show all our treasures to mother and
tho babies; thoy must havo somo," an
swered' Polly, fooling that tho- world
was all right, and life not half as hard
as sho thought It hist nightt
Shrieks of dolight grootod tho sistors,
and all that morning thoro was joy mid
feasting in Mrs. Blake's room, and. in
tho aftornoon Dolly and Polly,wentto
tho Museum, and actually saw "Puss
I iu Boots;" for thoir mother insisted on
their going, having discovered how tho
hard-earned quarters had boon spont.
This was fliloli unhopod-for bliss that
thoy could hardly boliovo it, and kept
smiling at ono another so brightly that
pooplo wondorod who tho happy littlo
girls in shabby cloaks could bo who
clapped thoir now mittens so heartily,
and laughed till it wan bettor than mu
sic to hoar thorn.
This was it vory romarkablo Christ
mas day, and thoy long romomborod it;
for while thoy woro absorbed in tho
fortunes of tho Marquis df Carabas and
tho funny cat, who tucked his tail in
his bolt, washed his faco so tiwkwnrdly,
nnd didn't know how to purr, sti'ango
tilings woro happoning at homo, and
more surprises woro In storo for our
littlo friends. You huo, when pooplo
onco begin to do kindnesses, it is so
easy and pleasant thoy find It hard to
leave oft'; and sometimes it benutilios
them ho that thoy find thoy lovo ouo an
othor vory much as Mr. Chromo. and
Miss Kent did, though wo have nothing
to do with that oxoopt to toll how thoy
mado tho poor littlo troo grow and blos
som Thoy woro vory jollv at dinner, and
t,alkod a good deal about Iho Blakos,
who ate iu tholrowu rooms. Miss ICont
told what tho children said, and it
touchod tho soft spot in all thoir hearts
to hoar about tho rod shirts, though
thoy laughed at Polly's Jamont ovor tho
bird With only ono feather in its tail.
"I'd givo thorn a bettor trco if I had
any place to put it, and know how to
trim it up," said Mr. Chronic, with a
sudden burst of generosity, which so
pleased Miss Kent that hor eyes shone
like Christmas candles, and sho sitid:
Put it in tho back parlor. All tho
Browns aro away for a week, and we'll
help you trim itA won't wo, my dear?"
cried Mrs. Smith, warmly, for sho saw
that ho was in a sooiabio mood, and
thought it a pity that tho Blakos shoilld
not profit by It.
"Yes, indeed; 1 should liko it of all;
things, and it needn't cost much, for I
havo somo skill iu trimmings, as you
knuw." And Miss Kont lookod so gay
and pretty as sho spoko that Mr.
Chromo mado up his mind that millin
ory must bo n delightful occupation.
"Como on then, ladios, and wo'll
havo a littlo frolic. I'm a lonoly old
bachelor, with nowhoro to go to-day,
an.H I'd liko somo fun."
Thoy had it, I assuro you; for thoy
all fell to work as busy as boos, Hying
and buzzing about with much laughter
as thoy worked thoir ploasant miracle.
Mr. Chrome acted moro liko tho father
of :i largo family than a crusty bache
lor, Miss Kent's skillful fingors fiow as
thoy novor did before, and Mrs. Smith
trotted up and down as briskly as if shq
were sixtcon instead of being a stout
old woman of sixty.
The chlldron woro so full of tho play,
and tolling all about it, that thoy forgot
thoir trco till aftorsuppor; butthosood
from which the little pino-treo grew so
quickly and beautifully.
When tho moon camo to look in at
tho window on her nightly round two
smiling faoos lay on tho pillow, which
was no longor wot with tears, but rath
er knobby with thoniinoofrichoshldden
underneath -first-fruits of tho neigh
borly friendship which llourishod iu that
houso until another aud a morrior
Christinas came. Louisa M. Alcotl.
Electric Light In tho Slomncli.
Tho Vienna Neva Frcia Press gives an
aceount of
an instrument invontod
oil by
o Uni-
Dr. J
Mikulioz. instructor nt th
vorsity, which enables a physician to
subject ovcry part of a patient's stom
ach to an ocular inspection. Itconsists
of a tube which is thrust down the
throat after tho manner of tho sword
swallowing jugglers. Tho tubo con
tains an isolated conductor of oloctrlcl
ty, two water-canals, an air-canal, and
a wido opening for the optical appara
tus. Tho stomach is emptied by means
of a stomach-pump previous to tho In
troduction of tho apparatus, and is then
inflated through tlio air-tubo. At tho
bottom of tho tubo aro two windows,
ono on each side, through which tho
walls of tho stomach can bo soon, tho
requisito light being furnished by an
incandescent platlna coil which is" con
nected witli tho conductor. In order
that the examination may not bo dis
turbed by coughing or vomiting on tho
part of tho patient, he Is treated to a
dose of morphine which onubles him to
endure tho presence of the in3trnmv.it
for ton or filtoon minutes, while retain
ing Hiifliciont consciousness to converse
with the physician by means of signs.
It is apparent that this instrument will
prove Qt inestimable value to medical
science.,
--Maino has, since 1821, had a law
that no convict shall bo discharged
from tho State-prison until tho expira
tion of the full term of tho sentence
(unless pardoned out), exclusive of the
time he" has been in solitary confine
ment for violating tho prison rules. In
othor States bad behavior merely pre
vents tho convict from getting his tdrm
shortened for good behavior, but ip
Maine the law mentioned has been
Htridtly obeyed. A thief Vho was in
subordinate was lately kept Ml days in
vond his term of Hontonee. Ho sued
tho Warden for illegal imprisonment,
and tho Court decides that ho can ro
cover, tho statuto being unconstitu
tional. Kemoys, tho Parisian sculptor, has
doslguod for Cornelius Vanderbilt's
stablo. Now York, tho frout of tho
Htablo-boys' apartments, something vory
uniquo in tho terra cotta lino tho huge
head of a Siberian bloodhound in tho
center, and on cither side tho grim
I'ountonanco of a bull-dog. TJio Hun,
from whence this information . comes,
Hays thq .stable outshines thoso of, tho
lloiuau Emperors.
FACTS AND FIGURES.
In somo parts of
Franco boilod!
applo pulp is mixed
with Hour for
urcau; . ;
Tho fast trains botwoon Chicago
and' Now York nowvtmako an average
run of hbput.thirty-flyo .mllos pr hotnv
g-An "RtonSvo otablfihraonjforrh&
nmiuifactrttrqVpf n&cnronl, vormioolll,
and all o'thorTsorts qf Italian pusiry in,
PhUadolihlairhas seriously uamAgod
tli&Mmpoftatlons of ludh artiolo3Tfrom
Itnly.
Tho phosphato royalty of South
Carolina, at $1 a ton (which royalty
is paid on only tho phosphato rook ob
tained in tho rivers and uavlgablo
streams of tho State), amounted in tho
last fiscal year to tho sum of $121,611.
A tool that wolghs 120,000 pounds
has just boon made at a Wilmington
(Del.) machine-shop for an Allianco
(O.) iron company. It is a huge
planing-mnchine, capable of planing a
shoot of iron ton foot Wido and twonty
four foot long.
An English rosidont of Chill says
that pooplo on tho island of Chllooinako
tho potato a staplo article of food, and
think that outsiders uoithor know how
to raiso good potatoes nor to cook them
well. PptatooB thoro aro so mealy that
thoy fall to pieces in cooking, and when
roasted in hot ashes tho insico is much
liko Hour when tho skin is broken.
But thoro is plenty of rain in Chiloc.
It yearly takes 200,000 acres of
forest to supply cross-tics for tho rail
roads of tho Unltod States, it takes
15,000,000 tios to supply tho domand,
for which on an avorago tho con
tractors got thirty-iivo cents npioco,
making , in tho uggroguto i?o,
250,000. In building a now road tho
contractors figure on 2,700 tics to tho
milo, while It takes 800 tics to tho mile
to Jtoop a constructed road in repair.
Tho avorago of a good plcco of tlmbor
land is 20U trees to thd aero and 12 tios
to tho troo. Whito or burr oak is con
sidered tho bost timbor for tho purpose,
although cherry, maplo, ash, and ovon
locust havo boon used. The businoss
gives employment to an army of chop
pars, who aro paid ton conts npioco for
oaoh tie. A single man has been known
to got out thlrty-fivo tios In a day, yet
tho avorago is only ton, whilo an oxport
will probably get out twonty.
. In China maohinory for coal min
ing to lighten labor is unknown. Tho
Chinoso liavo not ovon an idea of tho
pumps indisponsablo to draw oil' the
water. If local circumstances allow
thoy cut drainago galleries; If not, thoy
abandon tho work whonovor tho inun
dation has galnod too far upon them.
Tho mattock and shovel, tho pick and
tho hammer aro tho mining instruments
tho only ones In fact, which tho Chi
noso employ in working tho coal. Tho
water of tho mlno Is emptied by a slow
process of filling small casks, which aro
brought up to the surfaco by manual
labor. Tho coal when mlno'd is put
into baskets and drawn upon sledges,
which aro raised to tho surfaco by man
ual strength. Each basket contains
about throe pounds of coal, and ouo
man can ralso about twolvo cwL per
day. Tho wages paid per day aro equal
to sovonty-six conts.
! H Ol I
YilT AM) WISDOM.
How a mnn decides whoro ho will
build his housoBy lot, Lowell
Cduricr.
If a follow goes skating for tho first
tinio ho can novor toll what's going to
turn up. AC r. Commercial Aavertiser.
A good meal for a fast man Hasty
pudding. Boston Courier. A good
lunch for a boat Sponge cako. rtv
cob Strauss.
Tho force of habit for examplo has
no otloct on tho man in the moon. Ho
stays sober when the moon gots full.
Chronicle-Herald.
Tho ditTorenco botwoon a defaulter
and a thief is vory simple. Ono steals
enough to hire good lawyors, ana tho
other don't. l'hiladclpIUa News.
In tho fall tho young man's fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of lovo; for ho
thinks it would bo handy to havo somo
ono mono Ms glovo. Lowell Citizen.
Tho man who stood in front of his
glass for two hours 'getting tho right
color on his mustache, said ho was just
"dyeing to soo his girl." Ynnkcrs
Btatcsmun.
Scientific men assort that tho only
healthy way to sloop is with tho head
to tho north. No attontion has boon
paid to this by church architects, and
yet astonishment is oxpro.ssod at tho
falling oft iu church attendance. Texan
SiJ'tinys.
r-Thoro are moan men in this world,
nnd occasionally there is ono in tho
farming community who will set up a
barrel on his back piazza, just liko a
cider barrel, and let a tramp skirmish
for two hours for it to got dark enough
for him to crawl tip to it, and when no
gets at it find if filled with water. Bos
ton Post.
Vonnor says it is going to bo so
cold noxt week that t)io oldest liar will
bounnblo to cito a parallel to it. Con
versoly, this reminds you of Luthoi
Benson's description of Hados, old
stvlo. " tho place whore it is so hot if
you wore to hand a man a spoonful of
molten iron, ho would swallow it glad
ly and think it was ico-croam" Bitr
liiifjton Ilawkr.yc.
Soo tho Fish. Tho Fish Is a Trout
and Breathes through his Ears. Ho
lives in tho Brook and May bo if you
try you can Cut oh him. Any littlo Boy
who oatchos so many Moaslos ought to
bo Ablo to Catch ono littlo Fish. Tho
Trout Weighs four Ounces, but vou
qan say ho Weighs four Pounds. Do
not call him a Speckled Beauty or you
will lift filinr,. ttnt: lilm Hnnrl. Tntl. Tn.
wards and. All, and, got a littlo , Bono in
your Thrpal'if your Qdn. Denver TriU
wic lrimcr. '
