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As A stnr from tno sea new rises,
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as inc wait or nn uwrt-i i winjf.
As a lurk's sotiff hpird la prison,
Astbopromltoof ramtnorln spring-,
Fbo came tq mo through the stillness,
The shallow Hint rlnsr mo round,
The flunceun of jeans nnd llluosn
Wherein my spirit la bound.
fc'ho camo with her rj'cs love-laden.
Her laughter of llfj-uml rwc,
fntirllo and ilower-Ilke mnldcn
A fntirllo and llowrr-llke maiden.
'In the season of f rest nnd sninnj.
5bc smiled, nnd iho shades departed:
heitbcmc, nnd the snow were rain;
And ho who raa frozen-hearted
Bloomed np In love sinUii.
Ms
acts ana ma.
oncM.
BTtttr Ike Vcna nnd Deadly Drtz la Made.
jWi.aball have to explairf tho status
of the i people who arc engaged in the
cultivation of the poppy. It will, per
haps, be best to begin with tho lam ar
tlar or agent. This man represents
the inhabitants of a villago of
6 opium farmers, who, of their own
f choice, appoint him as their head man.
f Ifls his duty to speak and arrange with
the uovernment ouicera, as well as tot
fchow the reason why and how tho out
turn has been less than the probable
estimate. It is this man who arranges
"all JJwb tnwMnctiottsad money dealings
between the tmltivatoruBd'tlte Gorern
maatil p-'or his Services ho receives no
MeJirlBi
Mjpthiice.that illicit opium sale" fs'frtlS-,
trated:'- In this object he is associated
.With a native ('ovenitiicnt servant, who
""lives during the year among the people
employed upou this 'cultivation. This
official is" thoroughly acquainted with
tho'rcmdrces'of the soil, the state of
tho crops, nnd the amount of opium
'iisjuaro foot of "land is" capable of
producing. The most vigorous rules
and most efficient checks are enforced
jto combat any attempt at fraudulent
ple, but the Government very wisely
-precludes, by paying high prices, Illicit
opium .traffic, itatouly that, but the
advautages, enjoyed by the natives en
gaged in, poppy cultivation are so im
aaoense and of so tempting a nature
'that the natives,; "through fear of ever
losing their advantages, are. not likely
;Jo sacrifice, ,evea for temporary gain,
itheir means of a sure livelihood.
Oii'innr tr flirt nrrny tinrnr'h' efrinl-an
the Jndian raiat, or husband-J
.TtammK ima lJni'ornmnnt. ailriniuo ll
-iMss Vkerebrho can engage inpoppy
cultivation. The nature of their engagement!-
is -about as follows The
tcnltlvatornndortnkes to row a bigka, or
about one-twentieth of an acre, with
jpoppy seed. For this ho is given the
requisite amount of seed. If a well lias
tfr bo dug, ho is not only given 'a sum,
'on" loan, sufficient to carry put his )ur
;Tib5c, but also money enough to buy
' imllocks In order to enable 'him to'draw
from the well when it is finished. This
is termed "the first advance, and is
- simply given him to prepare his land
for tlic sowing of poppy seed. The sec
ond advanco is", given when the plant
i begins to shoot above the earth's sur
face, and the .third when the plant is
about to ltfature. In January or Feb
ruary the plant comes to maturity; in
that state the pods are lanced in" tho
afternoon. The opium is allowed to
exude till next morning, when it is
carefully taken oil' by au iron scraper.
At the same timo precaution is cxer
cised to close the incisions byrunning
the finger over the cuts. About live
to six incisions' suffice for the drawing
of the juice.
Hi' The opium is placed in brass vessels,
' slightly tilted, so as to drain off the
' .dew or any other watery substance. 1 1
.. is then manipulated anil placed in new
r earthen vessels, and is thus kept till it
tis, brought to tho weighing stations.
(. ..The cultivator of poppies doe3 not em
ploy labor. His holdings are more
"flrcdalary, T)Waonlmission upon all
lbe.opiumihe brings to tho Government
nr stations. It is throuirh' his
garden patches; so all the aid he re
quires, from the sowing of the seed to
the maturing of the plant and the gath
ering of tho opium, can bo had from
the members of his family. The whole
of this work is done by himself, his
, wife, and his little ones. Many of
.' these opium garden plots, worked by a
man ami his family, amount to only
one-sixth or one-twelfth of an acre, per
haps; in a few isolated instances one
man is wealthy enough to own half an
acre.
There are many reasons which cou
"ducc to this. First and foremost is that
the native does not like to lcaso more
land than he himself can plow and
work. Even with the growth of opium,
where so many untold advantages are
offered for extended enterprise, "the If
dian husbandman prefers to give his at-
tcntiou to a tiny garden rather than to
'be put to the expense of working, with
paid help, a few acres. His outlay is
nothing; and thus he is enabled, at tre-
y, mendous profit, to grow opium for sale
.-, to the Government. Irrigation is sim-
i yc. A rude well is eunk, two posts
t jaiid a cross beam, over which is placed
" a wheel, form the only apparatus for
,&. the drawing of water. A rope is passed
over the wheel and attached to it is a
huge leathern bucket, which is let down
nnd drawn up by bullocks. The water
C,s emptied-into a reservoir; running
from this are nunierous drains, which
carry off the water and flush tho lands
requiring moisture. The stronger
nicmbcrs of the family are. engagpif in
tlll trill. H'lllio tlin rl,l.1i-mi ..!. :
other lands would be deemed infants.
, v.., ......v . uta4li;u. ttjllf in
mane tnemsclves generally useful in
It picking weeds and many other duties
0k. necessitates light labor. "
w Before the sun gilds the horizon aud
while the dew is yet fresh on tho grass
the family are astir, and from early
, mornins: till evening1 their entire atten
tion isbestowed upon their crop, cither
in weeding, watering, or picking, dur
ing the day; and sometimes at night, in
keeping wild animals from Intruding
and'destrqying in a single hour the l
bor of 'years.
The wants of tho husbruidmrin irn
butTew. -Tour mud walls and a lhatch-1
ea root compose the family mansion;
and in such a hovel will he livo for
generations. -A scaatxlotli tied round
his loins serves for coat and pantaloons.
When he desires to appear to advant
age a Jiugc cotton sheet thrown in
graceful folds around his bodv, serves
as gala-costume on occasions "of Teatf
festivity. His little ch'ddren arein a
statoof utter nudity, even in the cold
est weather, and When it is borne in
mind that from October till February
the weather is a great deal colder than
it is in SanJErancisco, some idea of the
hardy nature of nativo children can bo
formed. The women are somowhat
belter clothed; asimple petticoat and
a gay-colored sheet has "for the last
3,000 years formed their attire. But,
whatever money tho husbandman,
gains, he converts into jewelry, which
forms the real wealth of the na
tive landowner, and is regarded by na
tives much in tho same way as a Euro
pean looks upon a bank account. In
times of acute distress he can always
part, even at a. premium, with his
wife's ornaments. TheJEQndoo religion
demands that certain ornaments -must
be worn by married women- When tho
contracting parties are poor4hey make
them of lead, but directly fortupe
smiles favorably they are exchanged
for, gold and silver. The small farmer
lives with but three objects, that is, to
load his wife with ornaments, to eat off
brassplattcrs, and to' "6c able, on the
marriage of his son, to make a grand
display. To attain this end hVwiS suf-
Cc&tion.
We can imagine bow glad must bo
tho raiat when the poppy plant has bo
gun to'Tcxnde opium, nnd whcnfhls
opinm has alllbcen gathered he waits
patiently for the order to march with
the fruits of M iaborato the weighing
station. It -itpoads entirely hjkhi the
season as to when the cultivators can
bring their opium to the Government
stations to bo weighed.
As a general rule tho month of April
Is the commencement of the weighing
feason. Intimation is then, gken to
the opium cultivators that they must
present themselves on a certain day
with their opium, in order to have it
tCKt&raltfr weighed. In the districts
where the poppy plant is cultivated all
are astir, and grand preparations are
made for a general exodus. The opium
is collected safely in red earthen pots,
which are put in wicker crates, and the
whole family with burdens on their
heads make for the weighing stations.
The picturesque Indian lanes arc crowd
ed with these men, marching like sheep
to their destination. Thoj only travel
during the night. The r.ultry heat of
midday forces them to seek the grateful
shelter of tho gardens and groves so
liberally planted along the dusty high
ways. Directly a halt is called and
preparation4 are made for the daily
5neaT. ?After this is finished ome lively
njurji, maris a. Mory recounting me sav
age doingSjOf, the" stranger who rules
the fcd.r;J?ith the terrifiod couhte
nnncos jin4 aaxlous ears they listen1 jto
tlwso Xabtfoug toloa; bat iawardly they
biess'tltR 'wtiiCe'face" when they think
of'thc money ho is soon to disburse.
Many of these ignorant cnltivntora
have jjever acen. in-lthcir lifc, aJEuro
wiaiii "w$ aVtpt'with 'easy credulity
nytinlcietall' to' the Ickirftctcr
of their GorcrnorsJNo' wonder Is it
then that tlae native approaches the-
sauio or genjiemanyB.iijUie iBO. jwiocw,
fearpaintedfeiqrndTHelibld.Hjiigi,
breath when he hears him spekv and
is" ready, to faint at tfitTsJiglitestTtlisplay
of anger or " impatience. These sensa
tional stories are generally propagated
by rascally natives, who profit by the
credulity of their countrymen in order
to extort monej'. These men represent
that nothing can be done without the
bakshish or blackmail present, and they
arc the agents for the .ahib, sent by
him to collect toll. If the ignorant
wretch demurs, his torturer paints a
picture to which the torments of hell
arc but a trille. Tho poor fellow, anx
ious to escape such calamities as he is
threatened, pays thedemand, and fur
ther presents his friend with a trille in
order that nothinjj should be wrong.
?Kriy inthe".iH9rning-the'-wprghmg
ami lcst3 commence. .Notice is given
to the onltiyators, and they -proceed to
the factory, ranging' themselves in a
long line..beforc the examining officer.
Some men connected with tho depart
ment then mix up the opium-mid take
ouLa small quantity lor examination.
The officor.vaftcr inspection, marks the
quality on the side of the earthen basin
in chalk. The samples are again mixed
up and tes.tcd wit ha solution of tincture
of iodine'dtii happen that the culti
vator has bifcn'alteinp'ting'to adulterate
his opium with farinaceous matter, the
solution will discover the deceit. Ex
perienced onicors"aro alone tfastedwith
this'important duty, nnd'it is expected
of them to be able to distinguish tho
class of tho opium as much by the feel
and sight as bv chemical analysis. The
'consistency of tho opium is easily told
by a man who has been long at tlio
work b' simply turning tho opium over
with his hand or with the aid of a knife.
If tho opium is of a first-class quality
the color is of a rich brown, and it'is so
stifl that there is some difficulty exper
ienced in turning. The poorer "tho qual
ity the blacker the color and the thin
ner the consistencj. .': ".
After the opium has been weighed
and filled into separate jars according
to its quality, they arc scaled iip and
dispatched to the factory, where all the
opium is again mixed np" to a certain'
consistency, and made into balls ready
for exportation amhsrile at Calcutta.
After tho opium lias onco been deliv
ered into the bauds of the Government
office, the cultivator has nothing more
to do. He is' paid so much by the
pound; his former advances arc de
ducted, and the coniicction"bctwc"orithe
rwitti and Government closes. When
the balls are made they are packed into
boxes called "opium chests" and sent
down to Calcutta. Calcutta Cor. San
Francis;o Chronicle.
Kim
Kalakaua
IutcuvicTTcd.
A hecext San Fninciscdtlispatcli says:
King Kalakaua, of the" Hawaiian" Isl
ands, who arrived by steamer on Satur
day night,' is .spending 'several .days in
this city, preparatory to takings tour
around the world, no sails for China
on February 8, and proposes to visit
Japan, China, Bombay, Rome, Pr.ris
and London. On-his return he will
spend several weeks at the East. Ho
has a groat desire to see Saratoga and
Newport in tho height of tho fashion
able season. He also wants to inspect
the municipal works in larre Eastern
ciriesf The KingraVels incognito,.nt
tended onlyibV three 'of 3iis office rs..,He
dresses simply ihtv black' suit; "wearJio
jewelry and no decorations. He is a
superb-looking man, over six feet in
height, and carries himself with the
upright bearing of a soldier. Ho looks
like an Italian, with rather heavy feat
ures, has a black beard and mustache
and a very amiable expression. He
speaks excellent JJn'glish and. 3s -very,
cordial in his manners. He talked with
nearly every one on board the steamer,
and his free and easy, manners were a
SOITTPn nf crrait owkTtmant fnPnnA
... T- ,.", fMMt.""'"" V-."?,
me ingiisn astronomer, Avno was re
turning from a lecturing tonr in Aus
tralia. Proctor thought Jvjdakaua was
a small specimen of, k Kihe- hmviiica lm
got a little full of whisky ono day and
insistcdTbn sm2infr"HawintrNational'
airs for the edification of thc crowd on
the world 'and o3iul aoiaVaioair f
lnereasTnniVeaborsnplybtnthe''isl-
nlc ,t-tlrht,t- tnmnwttwaM t 'I. :. 1L
He wishci to gctdamiKcs o',eHBratb
ttere,asmiles1alfcalyhtniifbf
wales on th'b islands, and -the Chihcse
'ho como over aro alPmcn. J&c also
deolarcahe jvisteBTt; recupcrate'nia
health, but. judging iroui Hlie grip lie
W-ces1 bnb's hand ihShakimr-itTand
trom his-robust Dnctite. he wnfilil Tfai
.called in-aolendjd physical- conditionfii
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A-iiorcc jieiorm xeasuc
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The Now England: Divorce KefortJ,
League is a new Boston Society? with.
Woolsey, President Chadbourne, and
Presideat ChamlMrlnin i mnrts,
Whether the intentioa istb discouraed
uvft.buviuci-, uiMj'Heroiy rcionra
thc waysroLprocurlcg it; does'not clear-
lyafipear.Mna'n afbiress recently 6e
Jivered mthat citvi the Rei Samnnl W.
rpiteaaitmhat -iivoriaXi .a Yankee
aotioa.dwasVprbadtnginNew En
cland faster than anywhere else: -It
is,tho native Amerieaa limeint wluelt.
goiieraHyayana itsEomviin&
laws'iierilaclared, tM&QUk incoeas
of licenUoasiess-in Nn--n-Uirf-i'ftt
the destruction ornribornIT
attributedjlq tkc lobgairaM r.otVmoralr
causea. uy-we'jreiaxatipn oP the mar
riase bond.ii J - "
A Chicago man.iswilHaiKto -Km
srrftSsC ,
jive, nunacea uouacs-tnat no; can; niae
tho-face of aoiejrro, Chmesovoclndisj
as white as tha?b the brdiaarywhlti
person, by chemical means, within a
reasonable time and before a puWic assembly.
".
"A Expwdllwi 9f Slp.w
The praUo of sleep i universal. Art
has loved it. Poetry ha celebrated it.
Music louche her softest and awectcsl
notes in !ambcr-song. We salute it
in unnumbcMd graceful phrase as our
chief of blcsig. Yet in practicoWe
are most careless of the bencfitent
jjuct, and'cut ourselves offfroraker
hncr ministries. If we do not bin her be
gone altogether.
To drop metaphor, which, liko Mal
volio's cross-gartering, "obstructs tho
blood," the commonest ol modern dU
order.i among the educated clashes hi an
inability to sleep. Nor is this a slight
matter. While the agencies of rcjnur
are ever at work to rcpTacethe constant
wear of vitality, it is only m Bleep that
ih rUsolvfUllUlit)owA)tmltJ ra
placement, so that there is an) real ac
cumulation of nervous force. And
since nervous force is not only fnel. but
driving-rod and stoker to this human
engiue, its wheels must turn idowcrand
slower without that supply, till present
ly they stop.
Common-sense nnd knowledgo are
the greatest physicians since Escula-
Sius, though their practice is but smalL
ow knowledge explains that, paradox
ical as it may at first seem, nervous
temperaments do not require the same
amount of sleep as phlegmatic ones.
The dull, lethargic and slow organiza
tion makes a ponderom buine ol its
slumber, as of the otaeraflotawnta of
life, and takes nine orlt'ca hoars togct
through with it. The quick, electric,
lithe, -!fleteiitiTcperaon,op taa other
hamUwhose proccssea aru sw!ftas air,
take ln Jili aleeW nnaritHv,as he
6asrJmUeia,'ai:flatli. ah(Linds his
sixjiours' unconsciousness fuller of as
similation than his fellow's ten. The
temperament acts throughout.
Moreover; from the ,daryt ofl Wpjwc
rates md .Arat:eu,j aciachai,ije
cbirctLilist.toaf mwehuilaep' kiifiirj the
forces of thcbrain, and -.with them all
the viUl powers. So that the nervous
may tike coiafort,;aov be alarmed at an
unseasonably lato coming of the sleepy
mood, or its nuscasonabijr early- flight.
Some of the' 'world's most efficient
workers
credibly
have
little
been men who took in-
sleep, as
John Hunter.
John Wesley
the great physiologist.
and .Napoleon.
But what slumber these toilers al
lowed themselves was sound and re
freshing, and that is the thing to be in
sisted on, especially with those of us of
whom Nature unaccountably forgot to
make Napoleons and Weslcys, while
she has limited our capacity to sleep.
And on this point Common-Sense would
be heard.
There is no doubt that most bad
sleepers, observes that eminent au
thority, pass their nights, underload
conditions. The bedroom is an unro
garded place, a make-shift, a conveni
ent receptacle for a' bedi bureau and
wasli-standi or perhaps' a show-room of
"handsome cabinet furniture and lace
coverlet?. But far too seldom is it the.
cheerful, quiet, well-aired, well-sunned,
wide-spaced tenfplc of slumber which
it should be. Any one who has search
ed for 'lodgings. "pr"Aexamined houses
with intent to hire or buy, has been
shown inmimeraWo doner rooms, or
. alcoves," or closets "ljglited only from
the top, with the' information that
"that will make a most convenient
bedrootu.'j Orthcceker jforsummor
board has-discoveredthatthe chambers
are on the damp and shady sido of tho
house, chimneylcss. and with windows
fixed at the top.
Thoso disclQ3tiros.ro veaU the popular
estimate of the dignity of the bedroom
in the household ;ordcr. But he who
would slecpwell aiust inhabit a room
open daily to tho free winds of heaven,
sunned, also, if that be possible, clean
with a spotless cleanliness (where no
venerable wall-paper and ancient up
holstery harbor ancestral foulness), and
disinfected as well with some of tho
potent and odorless proplrylactics of tho
day. Especially should ho not keep
gas burning there "for a long evening,
or even to read himself to sleep. For
not only-docs tke Annie exhaust the air,
but the eflcctsbf combustion linger long
after to disturb tho sleeper.
Again, the habit of going to bed carl,
that is, -buforc eleven o'clock, is indis
pcnsablq (o nervous persons. Allowing
the attention to; be held and tho facul
ties exercised after the natural appeal
of weariness .is made will shortly mako
that appeal wholly useless. The kcen
. cr and more potent the fascination of
late hours, with their abnormal ex
citement of tho, brain, the more resolutely-should
it bo resisted. Presently
the healthful sleop will come, being pa
tiently wooed. Often a very light sup
.perat bed-time will enable the restless
to sleep.
Above all, tho "grcatremedym the
pharmacopmuvof Comnion-Scnsc is Dc
termination.'i Wcrcall -sleep' an invol-
uiuyjicKDuuao.many another so
classified, it can.lo a" great -txtent. be
"absolute shall." The human will is
the strongest power in- this, world, and
we have not yet begun to learn tho lim
its of its action. JJarpcr's JJazar.
What n Fashionable, but Onict, cw
York WciltliBfc, Cosh.
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, ,
Tins year tendencrnas been-tosim-
plicitf iind unosteirtfttions- elegance,
Which, althOUjrh involving liberal CX-
penditurc, are vastly jrrateful to the
jwekets of tho parties. For a nuiet arc now twentv-five central sugar fac
wedding at homo there are. first, the J tories on the teche and the Atchafal-
lnvitations, wnicn involve, as a rule.
iwu i-tru-iiaiestuiti :i,uuic-siiuubprinieu
on tlte finest of heavy whito paper.
Monograms and special designs have
been nearly discarded, and tho fashion?
nolo text is a plain, simple,
legible J
cuiiuu1 uuuuuiuui cii" atou. AUH.LUSb
niinr nnniiTiitiiit nn(vriinii - nj-kv .
l6pemlliupan-ithe-aumber pollers. I
wiu, un iim jv vi airu, lur uuk niuiurvu 1
invitations, the cost will bo 820, with
an additional $0 for each additional
htmdred.unlessTthe order exceeds fivo
I hundred, wnaoderateiscpunt is
given, ror nve nuntireu guests xnc
stationer sends in a bill for from $40 to
the madness is for
crattomqjk4dthough nature
am
A Plain. unDrcfenlI6us,afi3mVbfa4inT''
i-J a. ' -..., - !'t IT- i 1
"i i h ii -x.1 ZATi J V r i f-f u mere go no sucn simple guuio per
SSu&VB .SS.rp will4 thavcPthe,
ptiendiaj.iiSitbii&Xiiitics, Oriental i!"
WcbeoawiiriiqrWfcodal bells.
ancnieans;3irteapopts,'.icBaaUi which
the happy preSiivc"wva wayrratala
ticHfi of their fmiarfa. SMflc men nf
-tfi'iiiirlietefttioiia
ones at thatftWiiirpen of rare
exoticsrroitcn-.MtJtomt7o to "gl50,
and h9r9 sevetflfiriro tjetsulrcd tho
florist thinks nothUaLsadiog'his bill
for $5OOwf750, or even fl,030. fGood
taste and fertility ef spjrgestion can,
hbw.ever, accomyJMk.wbiiugiiul results
With$100,- particrjr.wlisft-tlegance
is preferred to a-moshowof magnifi
cent prof asi on. ?$
The, cashes, .the eolkUon say for
one
hundred aan fifty, giaesta-scrved
quietly ia.thc' diaimwpaom. It isamoot
j)bint WBelhci;4Pip5ajkMrp!ov aca
tarer acd "TCoaindrrfce3cfcoli.Jtm of
ollstwa-5rh-odcie to his
indi.orto
tiiewarck oae's
iluinaats, aad
iaiaftBl- broken
arcdaifiahr mislBia&iilrei .-Thoso
xvlirC karlilt'tevttf MkiAaa,' ildil
dinr aiidfiffher TJarJesavfrTfaa rule.
.. shatutCTiaii--lass-nK)aeyatBd-giYJa bet-
, wraat-.sracwon, iaaepeseatz person
trQuMband the vexations arisinfr
'4rota.fie ,hAideS of hired attendants,
' ' - inaj : x :
iu tasc iae-rormer coarse, ror a sim
ple collation for one hundred and fifty
guests, about the lowest figures given
by caterers are f2 pcrcapita, and from. I
frewtmpt, uuu;4Ullu TffC. w luwUUliU IU j Jf
that to f 12. which is regarded as cat
braria all tae reqnlrcareata that mH
poMlbiy be asked for Ja a Fifth avenue
residence For a wedding breakfast,
served in a very quiet way, $1.50 per
capita represents tbo lowest limit 'f
avtcrcrt pntocs; aad this Is piafeaMy
ls5tln itrou4dcoHtlho bnilfiS fa
fjier to but? Urn. matctkl and;make
provision pbr f their yrcparatiM and
frvicc. Ipts uotjfinnsailthit ntcr,
however, on very quiet occasion, to le
content with a service of cake and wtne
only. Wedding cake for enc hundred
persons, done" up in pretty boxo.
stamped with .monogram, is furnished
at from ?3 to $50. according ia the
tylo of the box; for one of these dainty
itlJo tridop, with paintiug by hand, or
Hie M, air satia a:Al giwingr Bflay k-
golu, or In the extreme ot simpucuy,
larnisnoci iornexi to noxning.
Hie trousseau, which, after all, U tho
largest item, rests altogether with the
means of the parties; but when tho
cost of a baby's baptismal trousseau
runs up to C,000, as has occurred on
occasions this winter, it may be con
cluded that, even with the greatest
economy, a fashionable trousseau re
quires the expenditure of not less than
-riQQ, nnd ten times that sum is not
an unusual-tignre-'J.ltuaUirc for iho
ceremony, the whitcsatin. brocaded or
not, with bridal veil, orange bloj-oms.
and toilet accessories, may exclusive
of laces and jewels be procured for
500. It is thus, with the raoit exact
and rigid supervision of items in even
direction, a question of expending from
1.000 to -J-iO.OOO to give one's daughter
in marriage according to tho canons of j
good society. A. I. limes.
The Peacock and lhe Oyster A Fable.
O.se day an oyster set out to cross
a neck of land to save himself a long
swim around It, and as he journeyed
along the dusty highway, content with
the weather, tile climate and his sur
roundings, he suddenly heard a harsh
voico crying out for him to halt. As lie
rolled into the shade of a pigweed, a
peacock advanced with lordly strut and
demanded:
" How, nowsirrah? Where arc you
going, and'what i3 your errand?"
"Pin simply crossing frou water to
water, and tired enough I am. I be
lieve I hayo been three good hours
making half a mile."
"Three hours? Why, I could strut
over tho place in three minutes! Ah,
me, but you don't amount to much for
size."
'No; a child can swallow me at a
gulp."
"And youorcn' the least bit pretty."
' That's true. My shell is coarse aud
full of ridges."
" And y6u can't sing?"
"Not a note."
"Norlly?"
"Not ally."
" Well, well. I really pit you. Now,
then, if ' you want to see something
gaudy, just gaze on mo "
Thb bird strutted up and down, head
up and tail spread out, aud the oyster
was compelled to say that it was a sight
to do sore eyes good.
"Yhilo you. creep I walk, strut and
fly."
"Yes."
" While ydu whisper I sing."
"Yes." v -- . -.
"While ou tumble around in the
mud and sand I reflect all tho colors of
tho rainbow on tho lawn."
"I must admit it," sighed tho oyster.
"And while a pig-weed shelters you
it takes a whole applo tree to give'me
shade. You see ?"
And the oyster saw- An eaglo hail
been looking for a breakfast. The
humblo oj'stcr, hidden away under the
weed, escaped his pieicing glances, but
the gorgeous peacock was instantly
seen and spotted. There was a whirr,
a scream, and the eaglo had ascended
with the vain-glorious bird fast in his
claws.
"Come to think, it all over," said tho
oyster, as ho squinted his larboard eye
aloft, "jt is about as well to be an
oyster tinder a pig-weed as a poacoek
in tho claws of an eaglo. I guess I'll
move on."
Moral: Those who wcro born to
strut should not exult over those who
were born to creep. Detroit Free
Press.
Sugar Factory System.
The new agricultural industry known
as the central sugar factory system,
which is now established in many sec
tions of Louisiana, was founded by
Messrs. Clarke & Steele, formerly of
Springfield, Ohio. Their plantation and
works" at Lagouda aro on a grand scale.
These gentlemen settled there ten years
ago, and began buying up the cane
raised by small farmers who had no
min.s, atMi refining tho
of piantCrs wlm did
crude molasses
not care to be
troubled with the operation or had not
the means to cany it on. There arc
sonic large plantations in Western
Louisiana now worked on the tenantry
system. Small farmers, iu companies
of five to twenty, are allowed to culti-
vale as manv acres of fine stm-nr rinn
ri
lands as they can, free of rent, and aro
nn't, fnnr lrtllni-c nnr tnr, fiw ll !...
make. SotiwiI riiiMmnmi m.in firm.
are now plantins on tTie tenantry plan.
nnrt manen'nntercnf tlionlilnrtanrt. I,n
fnllownd thnir nramnlo until tt,n.
ayo. Both these systems "are said to
work well, and hundreds of tennnts
have becomo very easy in circumstances
since tho industry was established.
Larondn Plantation is a nrinenle nl.iin
situated on tho Atchafalayo, and is the
a i - .
snnr. irnorn h.runrrniiriA thn iHmTm
slept while her lover passed by onthe
otner side of tliu "Mentiful Is a" thnt
lies in midstream.
How to Hang rictnres.
-
No pictuke ought to bo hung higher
than tho height of the average human
eye when tho owner of the eve is stand.
insr. It is the most-universal rule m onr
1--T.. "St?? ,k",?i'"B,t -w "
uaa umnau laces iu it, lis eyes snotllu
c that uivnlcs the picture horizontal-
into canal parts level with the eye.
one starts in hanein'r' pictures with i
tne aetermmauon to place them so that
they can be easily seen and enjoyed
without stretching the neck the least, or
stoopinjr tho bodv, he will be pretty
., . . .. .-.-'. i
t sure to. do weU. In remote farm houses
and country taverns wo often see pict
ures, particularly protraits, skyed as
high as if their owners had been Acade
my Hangers, and the pdmters young
rivals, ota. near school. I suppose the
reason, is that tho simple-hearted own-J
cia tuuik. a uiuiuru suuu s precious
thing it can't be hung too securely out
of the reach ot meddlimr hands. Thev
I are often sot clear in their adada as to
what a picture is meant for, and not
finding in it'any practical relation to hu
man life and society; they treat it with
reverence and pot "it where it will dis.
turb.taeMas .little. aaiposaiWe. .But as
people como, to enjoy, pictures and get
some intellectual, ' spiritual' nourish
ment out of them, -they want them as
they want their books; when? thev caa
see them aadoae them. CZorearcCooi.
Mant arnaa goes to bisgrave with?
out ever having known, what it was to.
get spilt ont ot a slefeh! Vomtnerdat
A.dccrti3er.
It cost the Canadians S164.675 to
support the establishment of GoTernor-
General Lome last year.
A Fllr4 IUk Ji-raL
A TOCJfaman with a large book wa
der his arm aad a JCTcn-by-Rlae mU
on hU mug stuck hli bead lato tae tick
et window at the Union Depot, aad
asfcera the clerk what the fare was toaa
AnWilo. " ?
"Tm dollars and fiftwtjfcentJr r
plic!be ticket slingcr $
ram nlninr to leave Gajkctj, bat
Lbtck ten dollars ot the ticket naaarjRl
However, that saaa t part u. I 11 make
a lartiol cah payment of fttsB cents,
and take the rot out ia trade.''
"What do you mean bv taking It out
ia trade?"
1 am a book agent, and if yon will
let me have tbo ticket I won't tnr to
SciTyoq a boolt I rpt ?ayoo t
you once, mis u the most liUcrsi aad
adranbgedusreVtr'nnaag'toUir
public ana ymu ougUt to take aUvvB- b.vc onrtml u Annual UoiHoX t.
tasjf et Miffkaw fcf4arfcnpwx r trllk 000. aa4 id U adipdnhathi j4at hb
jsjWHiaat ooa-jTaet-lijr M M "HMifj lioata4 ntudlc as ha made iU
senses in fifteen minute.Hiat7w -Visnl Thomxs IIailkt Aluku it Uvc in
even lit to send U the Legulature alt- f Vnfckann -. q nU- i j . , q ja - imhv uf
"What book hare you cAtf asketl
the
ticket acnt
A bcarainic arail.e cam over tho book
agent s
f,
ace. twil mn-sing-ig voice he
began:
"I am ofTeringin seventeen volumes
Tr." Whiflletree'T ObervntitniM rali-
tint. a book taat aheaid be in every
family; a book that comprises the views
of tho intelligent doctor on what he
Raw in the Holy Land, with numerous
speculations aim theories on what he
tin
ng this invainaule encvciop
lia for the nnproccdented low price of
two dollars a volume, which is really
giving it aivay for aothuig "
After the book agent had kept this
up for abont ten mfnnte?, ho began to
grow discouraged, for. Fniteod of
showing signs of weakening, tliv ticket
ageut. with an ecstatic wnilo on his
face, begged tho eloquent man to ketJp
on.
Tho book agent stopped to, rest his
jaw, when tho Uoket man reached out
his hand and said: "Shake, ole fell
Come inside and take a ebair, and sing
that all over again. That cheers mo
up like a cocktail. I ued to be a book
agout myself before. I reformed and
went into tho railroad business, ami
that is like music to me. It soothes
me all over. It calls back hallowed
memories of tho past, and makes me
want to go out on the road again. 1
would rather pay twenty dollars than
have you leave Galveston. You must
come around cxvry day. . ! could listen
to that nil day. and cry lor more."
The book "agent shut his hook and
said:
"Some infernal hyena has given mo
away; but thuru is another railroad that
I can get out of this ono -horse town
on. I'll not consent to travel on any
road that don't employ gentlemen who
can treat a cash customer with oommun
politeness. You can't capluru my book
on any terms, nnd if jou will come out
of. yuur eago I'll pundi your head in
less time than you can punch a ticker."
And he passed out like a beautiful dream.
(j(ilvc3ton News.
Thc Waltlnsf 1'lilloMiplier.
Sosn: people think it one of tho hard
est strains on human nature to be
obliged to wait at a country depot for
the train. A philosopher takes real
pleasure in hanging around a dojot for
three hours. During the first fifteen
minutes he reads all the railroad cards
hanging in the waiting-room. If ho is
near-sighted or a poor reader he can
put in half nn hour at this. Every de
pot in this broad laud has a front door.
The scenery from a depot front door is
nlwa; s grand. There is the track each
way;" there is tho watcr-tnnk; there is
often a small grocery on the corner
opposite, with two small boys licking
their lips before the jar of candy in the
window. It is oltcn the case that a
depot is surrounded b$ houses. Here
is a groat chance to speculate If there
are, say, twelve houses within sight,
the philosopher can wonder how many
aro under mortgage, what percentage
of husbands have missed the top-stair
in going down cellar; how miiny mothers-in-law
niaku home happy, ami so
on, for an hour and n half.
There is always a dog. a small boy
and a lamu man around a dopot. A
philosopher will maku advances to the
dog and manage to tie his hind legs to-
cctlicr antl start him oil with a veil.
Ho will win the small boy's contidetiee
with a smile, and give him a cent to
stand on his head. He will get up a re
union with the old man and draw him
out. The old man got hurt by tumbling
into a ditch when he was dnink, bnt a
sharp man can start the conversation so
that he will claim to have received the
hurt while climbing Look-out Mountain
a rod ahead of Joe Hooker.
Two honrs and n half thus slip by on
the wings of lightning. While the iussy
tat man with the carpct-?ack has gone
to sleep in despair, the philosopher has
been having a bully time. The other
half hour is a more nothing. The -philosopher
put that in 03- asking the tele
graph operator how long it took him to
learn; by taking five or six drinks from,
the water-cooler; by walking" up and
down the platform, and counting the
birds on the telegraph-wires; or by
walkiug two or three miles down tho
track to meet the train and ask the'eon
ductor if his family aro as well as usual.
There is no earthly reason why any
waiting passenger shouldn't take solid
comfort around a depot. Tl'aff Street
Daily Xews.
An English Tale of Americas Life.
Jack Fineuaut had one love affair,
and only one. Itnraa his sole romance
in life, and he was very chary of talking
about it But I learned thb facts, and
they form a startling commentary on
border life and tho character of the
man.
He and his brother both iV.l in love
with the same girl, the'nfece of an'pffi-
cer in the regular army, then stationed
at Camp Douglas, Utah. Jack could
hato as welLas lovo, and he could make
and keep a promise. He and his brother
came to an agreement by Which both
men pledged themselves never again to
sec or speak to tho young: lauyr the
penalty for 3 violation of .the .contract
being that the offender should die at
the hands of the other". The 'brothers
shook hands over the' bargain, aad each
went his way ' - I
. Six years after. Jack sought jdd this 4
orotr.er, traveling over two inonsana
miles to do" so. He told h'iin trofetly
tbathc had broken his oath, and wanted
the compact kept. The brother remon
strated, but Jack was firm as adamant.
Hoiad forfeited a plcdjge, and he was
ready to die The entlof it all wa3
that the two "brothers met on the bank
of the Platte itiver ono lovely summer
evening
Z- Jack drew a heavy derringer.
cocked it, and handed it to his brother.
The latter drew ofTa few paces, leveled
the weapon, aad looked once more at
Jack. " I can't do it," he sakL
Finehart stood there, solitary, tall,
his arms folded, and an expression of
quiet melancholy on his handsome face.
'I am ready," was his sole reply. The
brother leveled, the. pistol, took deliber
ate aim and pulled the trigger. The
cartridge did not explode. Jack took
one long quiet look at it, aad seeiag his
crazed at the riTer. Suddenly the .
Dratner auoat to are again, ooceocore
brother raised nia arm, and the deadly
, w..jjj rt.v .-. -:- "i
weapon whizzed throuzlx the air, and
found a last rastiog-place baeata the
tartralent waters of the, rashiag stream
r Jack, advanced in anger. JCouare
a perjurer,"" he said: I would have
killed you,"1 and disdaining the proffer
ed hand of his brother, he strode rapid
ly away. The two never met again.
firadord ()?.) Qtosrrcr.
m aK iijii n ia t r-T- ii4iBsiirii ion ni i j
.1 not sec. altorrether formin? a com- "ranees oi her IneatK, and with tnoX year
pleto l.brary of deep research, pure f ,BtI " Hcrt-the author of 'The be rea
....lr,- ..,,.1 i...t., m. .,..-,- t .... G.Ves Ajar spend her oslct. InrxUd 1 Ir I
ft-..-- .!.., t-.i..i.I .. -I- ilnvs with jt!t"thi rnlTtnm il, itm. ' Ik ta
ULIl UMirilllil 11119 illtUIII.lUtU CIIVTCiUIie- - - - - -
TEILSOSAL AM MTEIUKr.
re Uto atanv noveL ia tW Ssd c4 tK
TcssTri!i ti pby. nbi Wlara
lira jo fwrnuirjjujtw'pjitcO, aa mi
with a gnsat ttotrc.
, finjituurT MfflC .it said, the oth"f
Og Ihm thCooeord School of
!ti3bplrir L th htcnrr "annex " ot
Boftoa.
ranrLKu lit u;r ha been ap
pointed to succrwl the Utc Frank lUc!s
land as lapcetnr tieneral of tho Unl
hh Jii:cri-jt.
Stx.TiK MAitoxr, of nrsiaix ha
a na iibrary in h-. hoaxn at Icterv
tia library In
J. n uwar vikrxblo picture, and
ar TKnvnny ami antuc iate.
"MTniriatnr'A:'53ttCpj" if '!
j .,-. holrii' hit i t i-Tinn f
the prwsentTssMtiury.
Miss Lirnr SAK.tvr. ilau-hter ot
ux-Sna'or WL'inL of CaliforuU. hai
j been regularly aduittcil as a member
ot tlic mrutcnl prj-wi ut Nui rrn-
fi!?V''- n a -rraJaate of the Meai-
She l n. Tiuttntrt
f-rr'"
cal Cblteyorino KHSd
Thk bbtnc-of'KttrabelHSisiatt Iliehw
Int (r.0areter. Vfatt . it a limwu. twi -
tory cott-je. It u Idled wah renien
mer aea.
lr is voil in Lnrti' ti.ii f:,wir.. K!i.t
has left miiuq unpublished wirk?bchtad
her. One of thev: Is a"HUurv
f- 0f
Ideas of Immntalttv." written swrnral
yenr-s ago. Tfio"b,.blr!f' a complete
trandatkm of Spinosi "Kthhw," exe
cuted during the btrausaad!?"out;rbach
period.
Kivo 0oaw. of Sweden, has jnst
puhlUhrd a volume entitled. "Poemi
aud Leatletsfrunt Mr JournaL" King
Louis, of Portugal, hav. completed his
translation into rortuguoio of Shake
pearo's " It jchard 1 1 1. ' The proceeds
of the sale of hit trniulation-a arc de
voted to charitable puritoxes.
A imuvatk Icttvr from n Bosbm lady
visiting Kdinburh to a friend lu Hart
ford. as "Miss Isabella Bird. whoo
book on Japan you have probably seen.
Is a tiny, frail-looking creature, with
great, startled eye. One wonder at
tho spirit and courage alio had U h?x
ploru strange regions without any lady
companion. She ! to be mrtnTed Iti
March to a Dr. HiMiop, a physiulan of
Kd'uburgh. who makes j;e.uuruus prom
ises as to her freedom iu the future,
but as she has nothing of the repent
creeping vine' about her one Is almost
sorry. However, there Is & long, ro
mantic story connected witli this
match. T-n-I..IW,.,. ., .
IIUMilliwL'S.-
C.VNNU1AI.S are captive 'ntlng cr?at
ures: Steufienviltc HeriM.
lNJtMKi.vt Innocent-' No; thu
plumber isn't the man who make
plums. He is the man wlo iimkus ou
s wear. Cat skill Hcc tnU r.
Bit, soft! what light through yonder
window breaks? It is a snowball:
and
yonder gowthe-son-'of' a
Jtrookltfii Lnion'Artjut.
glazier. -
" Is like worth living?" is always
answered in the nllirmntivo by tho man
who holds a free ticket to the theater.
iwliannjiolis Jkra!d.
Jascauy is an "ofl " month that is,
a swearing "off" month. But tho
month is generally longer than the
swear off. Serritlawn lkrall.
A Piiii.AtKi.ruiA girl, who is an ex
pert at handkerchief flirtation, thinks
she ought to be appointed Chief of thu
Signal' Service. .v. 1. Kxprcm.
A GKitMANVemigraatirl. weighing
over two hundred, has been abducted
Iji New York. A sort of high -weigh
robbery, you know. Salem Snn'.'t.am.
" What." asked tho teacher, ' was
the greatest olrstaelo Washington en
countered in crossing tho Delaware?"
And the smart bad boy thought for a
minute and then made answer. "The
toll man." Hurliwton Ifaickeye.
Tiik train had just rolled into the
station, antl little Charley stood listen
ing a moment M thu sound of the
estinghousc escape. Then, turning
to hi.s father, ho paid. 'Pa, thu en
gine's all out o' breath, ain't it!'
JSoston Transcript.
A mtt'DENr and far-seeing mother
married her two daughters some years L
ago to a pinniner nnd nn lco man, and
now, no matter whether there is a mild
winter or a severe one. she. Iris a box
at the Charity I'nll, nnd spends the
next summer at Newport, or goes tolas
ciiiwiii:, mm uuu ur uiitur ui nur
sons-iu-Iaw. Chic
Conveiuatio.v lHibvccn two school
boys: First boy "I've been down to
have my head fell by a phrenologist."
Second boy "What did he say?'' First
bo "Oh, he saitl.I had a great braia.
but my body wasn't epia"I to it, andlto
toltl my Gnv'nor he'd orter take ine oijt
o school for a year, and jest let me play,
to rest and develop my-; physique, antf
Guv'nor's going to do it. ' Second
boy is now pestering his father to taku
hnn to the phrenologist s.Uoslon IvH.
Tns advent of Mrs. Malaprop brings
to mind a lady of Buffalo's first society
of many years ago. Governor Do Witt
Clinton was a guest at the family man
sion, and this occurred at the dinner
table: Th6"-?Car Governor spoke of the
delightful climate of our then, village.
"Yes," safd the hostess, "we jjencrally'
have lino weather, except when the mm
crosses tho Penobscot." "Why, my
dear, remonstrated b'er husband, the
General, "you don't mean the Penob
scot?" "O dear! no," she exclaimed,
"of course I don't mean (hat I-mean
the Passamaquoddy.' Kufalo Ex
press. Bkek Pearls.
A rAWxnnoKER of Tcsth called at a
jeweler's shop to inquire ae to the
vslrie of a black stone taatlio said hail'
been, offered him js a pledge. rThc
jeweler found tho Moas to peagfeat
rantv, a niacic ncan, and pronounce
icctii
::
vcry'TalitaWe,' bnt find fcC had nsvcr
seen a hhtck pearl aefon-vaad ceakl not
set a -price upon it- He referred the.
pawnbroker to a prominent jewelry
nousc of Vienna. To the latter the man
repaired arid repeated his inqwrien. Tout
no sooaer aau ne awpsayea tse pearl
than a. police officer was seat fcf, aad
he was arrested on thcgeneralfusa'cioa
that he could not hate cbme honemly br
it. This, however, proveuTto be-anas-takc.
It was satisfactorily skowa. thatt
hehad paid arrears of taxes for a poota
ncif-hbor of his in Pesth, and had thnsr'
saved him some trouble and distress,
aad ia' return thu ibh gave Taiari the
En I. The doaor of the preeioas stone
1 been a trusted servant of the distin
guished Count Bathyanyi, and had re
ceived as a souvenir from his master
before his execution a scarf pin that the
latter had. always wnra. .Pressed for
money, ie sold tie gold of the pinaut
kept the stone. He' did not suppose M.
to be worth aiuch. and bow 'gave H to
the vawnbroker as the only- rrtetra he
could aaake for the latter's aid. Bied-
ennann, inu Ticaos cosri jCweter;
whose stispidon5had'caied iteM'XteittWM
Droser a arrest, is a dtiagaised ex-
pert ia precious stones. He an thai
pert ia precious
the Fnglish Crown fosaierly poaaaMed
three black pearls anioag its preciourr
adornments, but that-they were stoles
r a
soaae two auadred years ao. They
were the only stones; of the kiad then
known to exist in the world. How
Count Bathyaayi came into pocMiioa
of his has not been ascertained.
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KtntT CllWM )nd nerer leen
msrkVtl absent or Urdy wa Hit nrt
1 irxr t mAxkh in tcptamlr, and it
- 1 wa. h ambition to Uauh tho whu.
HlUtouv "iara. ttwjf t?svtM
Hr liked to ba
prompt, ant ttt
ran-w he tb ucht It wooW
nice b np HU name In tho fwfwr
I at the cfcil f the ol can
i . Utfcrjulxc had cms, and the
short
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of ti
wt" n-TIf ttrY
ono
, U4,(lCi HU'V Hii'liril,
aae
m,nv ffitfet. IA Iu, iltn tuif.iru llirt HlBtW
o'cJoei belt Thtns wai the wmwNbht
Ut ffl:, the e.narr to fcH, and jittrnny
tlte cradle lo nek. whda tho mother at-
tenthjd.to auchirk, e euud Wlw
le wMk-'wrvAv.i iotea tnfe. W loo
aiU-r Uw imby.,. rmt ... ,
On this psrticularjnornlng, nowevc
the HKar had uoc ftr?- Ilfi .
round thft corner, for A etyi qQ tU
and bad become so Interested in ' a
reciHj for chocolate cake, a paMern for
a boy bjnisr, thrf twtttl Zrtv at the
Methodtrt. 'minister, and une new
way for arktaahigjhrUWntrre, that
she tKiUretr forgot thetiout f tlv.
Meanwhile, ldy KllcU wjtli hU
1'W Iwua hHil a.rfvm ? ftkk t ( I fk In
hand, rocked the endlf, an.tDt' bh
ecs on the clock, live. ttt. minutes
pased R ITie Itmg hand was
crawling alanulngly near lit'bU tlmo.
Ho tied his ncarl. pulletl his C-ip orer 1
his es.iT, aadxpcketlltahltlr tha ever, j
Still no mother. Then he went to the
door, looked anxiously ttrtr tho
corner, ami font out a lusty nhont
"JIllWiiiJ, como bo-o-stmer' hut
no tmo responded except tho baby
" Oh dear! tWarr' ht tm-biiuiod, as he
rtishfd "back (0 lllti tradle, ami Inst
then his expectant ears heanl the Hrt
slow rlinj;-capgjf the last liell. It
atWilt!'Viit M.-1tra Hslut&t tai iJt&)I-
liousc. WAj.qnlt. three streeUaway.aiul
UW'nMyas-tIaieaa.iittijit I""'"1
onlv .statu tine, tiling wai,cerLiin -he
would never leave JtU Htllu baby sis
ter. He remembered a stnrr of a p6r
baby wlwj was alniiMt btirucd to death
becaii-sa her brother, who had proinlwul
to Jake eare Of )t Wtylicr.fniiiJ ran
oui on tne sircci to Piny.
Ht? went to the tlotr antl shoutctl
again. "It wnAjjcnrndliuTgliUotprtcJUn
(f Casrthraiiea. UHlwIfan'tW mother
are. talking about patterns ami ChrUu
ntas tree, wh vvur knew thetn U no
tice everv little otitsldo noise? lUbert'n
shout united In a big; ob. A nun" go
ing to lose his cntiro fortuno eouldu't
feel worse than this little fellow did.
with that dreadful "lardy."' jwark
lianjinirover hU Ih.uL ,
Then a hnppy thought ffashetl Into
his miatl. Htmning t tl envHe. ho
eanghttirt the baby, scattering pO'tiffs
and b'anketii right ami left, bundled an
old shawl aver her. matched her half,
filled milk bottle, dashed out of the
hou,!, audjran off. in, the direction of
thai. ctitigiochll ,!, fas.t.a.s hlaUmt
young legs couhl carry him. The baby
was a light little mite, only two and a
half months .l,.aad Kltart was lienrly
six ycar., a'mf largo for Ids ne. i
He met tw bmu whom ho knor.
nnd who commenectl making weak re-
markB, like "Whr. Klbert!" hd
"What on aarthl" but hn linnndmltM.t
them, with no answer but his nanW
breath, and renelmd tLn mU,mJ fc.trt
such gtKxl lime that the bell gave Its
last two clangs just tvi he handed over
Ids funny burden to tho astonished
teacher,.
:lnr
"I couldn't' Icavuhcr. ahd f eimMn't
bolate.'MiSMld.MaoonaTlmPfinl.lWat
lJMlUIIOMfl4Mpal eiSfMul sllUlUgO
t0ataatTrcMUJyi9iilWe.l.
.. . . . : - r ..."
!-lnmj
ii."
J.-
mtmim. .Mm
Vshawl.
- "TS?I
Aa4U9a Uffat r) jw a sur
prised, h.ilf-smothered-looking" lutle
baby, Ktill In her aight-gowa, one bare
imti. ucjnz out, ana. ncr little fists
tightly clenched, at
lo send her home.
AMi
B)w
'Wt
YBa ""
ttcjtSffc
II deyiag anybody """jj c.el W,ted . vttUrtr
3 m " tweafj ycaw ago, that tlm mr. -r s
iho teacher wo a gootf-ttatored ,J ..." nV? w
yomig "Jadyand Urnx' thataft)M1iiaiciiiI- '
sic j&afb drwpM the Vbfd tlio ' T0 ,07s0 ftIU-r ma,!s thr'
floor, and then the wko,Vrooa Whori. F'" ? ' W "- ' U: &r
md-lmaUy ElUrt Ioiad.ln: foTho r ,e???J M'-tamparja,
Tho teacher
glad he hail escaped tho tardy mark.
aadrtlK Ub, certalalr did. lookjunny
Of course there could be no order. I
Nearly all tbo scholars haI babies at
I. nM. 1 Zm.. 'i i i . --
-u.uW sr. were- wn acmistJi,y;ti whh
wiusu ui ineir ncignoors; nut they acted 4
.aMLtJcy JtLpever jeen .one before, f d her owfl jtidgmedt and nof nWlJT
.MAfleVJn-yeiwiotcrl the I,j6il6 ilnk because a tf.ing is eheap. Got VlSt
hands and every turn of fJio smalf Laid you mtd, and before Ltiyuur think
hnail rtafl.T 9 hmm ....... fi .
severe for five seconds, he laughed, too.
-. r
mm a. r i'ik
And while all thu fun WMMii in
Elbert's mother was ruafiftg wtrdly
through lhe four rooms of her liule
hfise, cal-jag W btiya -aaaie, and feei
ing surrthat thss chiMreatwere either
niiiea ana uirown into the
else carried off like Charley
;I "fsfaitTsa-. The scaticrwln
kuThVAfrri'.616
- ratit4; - aM:
T -J T ."" " m"-c nan ween X
d
iLuai .
ureauuu looa io iuoerta mother. Juat
then the women trbnm tik- t.t ...
-t a,ti-.i .-7. . f -"
lJUiU, UiL. . 1- - " UVfc
''vi ' gf,arMwU4
4aaI4 to te
Wdly
er. Mrs. Col -
mmmm, aracuraa coaMaf
"Is anvthln tk- nn
anythiair the mitT
ntii i, V , iT7l ? auR-"er, wnetaer you trail ne-id the articlf 1 1
until the pttpcipal ojyhc chool came i probafdy a pretty trifle In dre In
Into the room to acehat, U,e disturb-iariitaw: ht wbc i wU4 ientt vdl ,t
anco was. and after trrinsr n tvMw, tr. u- i.i,i:.?r"T. .."
.
lins?" " -5.ir 'nSVkmV &!?&
I. Jt-Oaw LdWt it,, .t. . ,.fKZrTV"'wF ""' fH"f","
FiXCF -r , 7wrT7Tym'?J'iX c""
T7;" ;----" f' " raa lato
Mrs.rowai.a.raiaut. aad IhcJdtch-
.- 3 aw npiei, aaa I'm alraki "
's1
faWcTs.
Leastways we sapposedit wat
wpwntwatthei
iron laara fie carried it.
y
KSaSrf1 -3oajatf
never
l"JT.
Pi
tjbabi;
.AhoaLtmm Tm t-. - . .
JfriOcoaaaa raaTJt?-g!!rT!1 1
First Pr?T-rsr iL. "? fT. ""'
tSfe tJJ:- Hr. lcr
wkkaac
atosur
BOMlev assiisjrrao-.
wag raaat hathtaa, A 4 cloak which
- . k
ee cswriea,ia.hajitBt tW. c:ir
.teacher, aad walked QakklrTo.T""
Vttt. mi cVI
to-
rtefce!c; - 'asi'rea - !ffea,?l
I of butr-tkVi lil.'T.
bearlalenii iotTfJ.J3Ttw
- k - bbei ?i
t aae iJi.y iooj aadlosMaaarioae
the worse for her titn. zZTZZ
ftf igL-P .
aded WbSaSeora HtJtl
-iffS '! lslr MOTd.liojto""
WW WHHBaal TvDlaV0VsaBa?lsAsVaAaalRkaa-L lL1f 44t
hosr-rathK ia har to lmJtlrAl I
Kt sr kt aftsj M Ji rtd - ,
Tw Ita lM lfV.rk Rt rfu
X'n. Mi h mt tav hmmm V .
and h dnla rrr. rmmj,
rpeteI s wvrt'tt 5,,,
,txt hi tatWr U
RtiV- lAi a.n4 .tktii ( t
hi tei br H im t v t ,
btt furlw? ilnll - w-mt .
crrlrpi k ti ITht &' ,
1anine Msa Tilh ",f
f He Kal raul n K .:
w.-SiM S? 4t fM)it ! ty
j efj lm8l UCJr W. m.:,. .,,
ptrW4M irvt.iN ,,
f tMtMH!d.r l PMiW' C
jp-K tr.-i). W KiM
tiw trei tfc- a.
; etmUl nt turn mM rr v,
4Aanl aJ tarwMgl
b."
s f l Isttl lliki, baeMiU-I t u
, atnrHy JH ffc lilt? a &l a
' lkWia ki Wj ua
. h Cktl4 mxxitriy dftVK tWM,4ial .
tui't ttee II Htti r m.
a4 rW. U mtf Jn w ml i ,
; ga, jMhr. ? itit"i
tuntlf rwdv At i4t li d4
--
iaH un iMrMkrV. tv lt,i i
cunag twardKWktt ifc
he eanio-uji l tJi MfefcWr 4
tire! ridr h xt ppe-.!
- here ni yt4i jRjr H- mk
tf,tii.
M
- Jio Jdla Vnaf tiXtC. -
j.ae to KwUmoed. m4 k..i. IT
I oil mntM't aa ti)
,VH" fc -
"tei. t -rtrHim 1 jp a ruta
tH4JHid!taf ara Va jjafami
jHMld'tli
' m tttmt 0t9v
jLintg '
. w fyi j;0
fctft? r J "'
KoliWa A nl wtt at t
KteV. Hut lh klud til.lr twmi
U-tit. nnd tPvk: hM. mMr ,
borne, ruul U, kAlJ wi04,
hetbr-r mllw hl mU4 K.
befMre he JMt teel. I dar V.. 1
! do know ha m iad ta mm t t
had not earned U little rdf .
k t S .-
ISttrfftT Sy'aV waljv4t anr?A t
, H.Uod. but he tonr iv,U afur Iw
BRallu ( iMiit ,
: . . . -ir 1
X JKoUfls f Sun StKritii.
The ttttvui;lli ha baca
one tin Tht?' wtm Tentfef
Vntih to Wf ep err j! iji
the" fart? of thu ersh Utr
Utxxn iijwm the jjtv' lHijr !
their 9f'-.i(,h,iiii br-jw. v&h t
dlt3lHe of llljrt -M mftT' n t.
jbi.kf&WfrM 4r
tho pdtshtt gU ewetd a -"mP a
h judotiUhcdat tjyv lia in tj . -ctpl
aricaranrv Ut uv lX i.w
Ihlcld of a wvlr, drntedatid pier -i
ly'tnaii) lleo stnfl; ("hi A .
n opera glass jrowerftit eaHi7h t .
hmt the curve ul an utmtti -j'- ,0$
has snnirtid to shotr the dark nu'l.-u. w
,,!,,- ,,. tdl,lrt
Ti "if111!
.Siktts larzttr thi iti
esrth havtj aimtisrestand nutialte I !,
nfturday the whole surf nee f Hh-ii
Uah 1m!OU in.tttlud no I ssrinklwl wu'..
the Strnbl Of forees t reuiendM Wt
f uunumtitoii with thetn tl trvt'
of n loleanunaeiti puny.
TllC JUtS ha"t guttle tm-pl nr
Uia disk with thu rvolullow of '
mighty globe, in groups u t
' iflitJU.auUttiiiltJk-.lluQ,group4.lM.i "
Ik-pii seentosjdU up, smaller f.
been formed nnd detrid m 9 ! -hourv
Whtjther. as 'mie htu
nosed, these sjmiLs ntn tMiuet M
fall of' enormous trwo rie iMs.itaf .;
the wiu, or art protlu ed U tht tip 1 jV
or down rush of grmous nmUtr, or
tbo reuln of Joth tlin eti4. tt '
fecfapon thtj oltservcr m thu .- 1 1
cannot escnH thi. impteiltMbkl it.
great lirrbdl he 1 look'tig tta t
iM)rt ol elemental forws ot th-j
I K'"1"' I,0wfr V curtly . --,
ri
, J- , "nv,Irt' onls thrcfi e
"!? ",,nBK 'nuarr Wiiep. wua
f,r,.V",,".rJ" "PVg'a. tho un"s dtSV
A
' lM-?':!jd "n,f''' Thce puii ich
ar riot Jikalv to docreal In ftir I
some years yet The nw sboUiwr t
Is Just beginning, and beforc'lr-jMit'
astronomer apo to hfive Kutmad f .
more about this intTutttng and ju'
:ri:? Z"iur .7 Wry R W " 1
A'Hf dght of oVideaee ffUvt'. f
mm
"era if a close filiation betwren
coetlition of the gO'i ami t Mt
mdteorolojfy. Huntlreds of ftHJ.i
at daily turned iifbu the nun from v.
qdnrtrtrs of the earth, anil careful re
ords of obtervatlo"n am keptaC I h- r
ha baen a vast nil$ym-o ht jfnr i'"
ctlge of tho treat liimmarr jmbc i k
Pri2ht!Kta in the sun known
OT &"& V' 33H
' . - a " T. - ' ' r ' f 7"-" r -
UIfsi Kxpeadltarr.
While every g'rl anI woman shouM
- Jf---
iautlrttakr a pride In bcritiwai -a-Vrt.
mnt aml.tbat ftf thc-iota, M Jtl
- . ... J n
vj - m -mw . m rr. m mamwm mm ww am . & .
. 1" '" ' ' ' a -ajw rm a 1 MSJ fcJ
table, that yesucajLawaJi do whhtrittf.
Tlunk. therefore, before jou pm
yonr money. Or you need a new car .
P,?"! ? W chaint.i nw IhiT
Mm!, aracar drrf yt m- tempted
v uy somcOting a little h-tntUoraT
Prettier it." Ihtt forr vo pur-
CHXW. tUTl MIMnlr XVIil i,,. 1....-
tetter a year Iscacc, tawtkieix la, uj
age, for having squandered Tour rasf
tniajfirova ataffMlaytU wmr
irse Inx-
urics gratify yo only for the momea'
yoasa dreokthem. ami tbdraiy
Li - CriatasiaVavJ -gfejL
. raonnacM scpsrateisr. bot rn .a-
. hot
ons in the atrire-rar thai ! '
th V-at
r
Boss. antLiicsiUfe lhe tWer'aaji Ujv &
lllotra naif irilf t'r ..w- Jt ' Tr " t
.j ..c mwirz, jwju :c now iar
J.J"JT1 Poor. JTko first lesson tr rnx
rWkfHnJirSL
m&emst:
ChrhUan X Work,
ssrss
Asre'Btlret
fcaaMharipning
BJver, Ma.,
foriocrmotKi
It - m - w W -
7, ram ll. I r - .
Tr f" KV' panaxes a itlli oi iai
P'w - mm&jte' o"X thy-1 ,m
- T, "H
Tt haayiT ofthe
M trrs f . trnil.
rnilL Itrari I-
bbHI it -r:. i t,.i .
tairieea faei rfuf iZ. -,t-,.Ha
i-f?- TW coastitate. the .main
- w mmmm r f 4 L TS S4 V 99 W
- ' -- Th rt-irBvt&t
the back of the skater. The speed a
wiairT.Hiearr9aC It works in,
atiaearljtheiaaw; asaaaer as sails
on
- 2 " i i t 4
-ia nf.
-- Ctrai-litv tvw-4 Tlrt.-r--LaitLi
pUM.kqkiaap swWealy frrier
atorj &)-" oh. maata-fdarUa?.
iJ?a IM lived aader'Jawtha
i!1 Bcase I see here that edo-
r
I
Pi.