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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1883)
TTf rvv,- -' WP W& ,4TOWI1 itcrwwM. M i tm n ' f:t "' tt MvL jy 1 I 4 I I A ? f ; ': If! s ?! 1 I! i l II m M iil Kefir Formations on Lake Superior. Tin famous Pictured Rocks of l.nko Fuporinr iintmnlly attract to the south ern Blanc of Hint 'mighty boil of water VAyl numhci of tourists from every portion of the llcptihllc mill from Kit rope. 'Tin dlu'y border of the hike Is of sandstone Interlaid with strata of graviditim! stretching along the shore Hi a point beginning at about ono hun dred miles from the Siiult Ste. Marie, titul ending at a point sixty miles from Marquette, are the Pictured' Kockx. Tim nntiiti paiioraimi, if wo iiim thus call It, is in Schoolcraft Onuih, Mich., ami tlio curious formations ha'e been nameil by French voyagers, tourists anil chance vwiiimn. mu. auoireuici iiiipionriinc or Mipnoiiious tire- tlic-u tines: l.n thc-u lilies: l.a Cha- . . . . . iclle, Criind Portal ami The Cascade; 1 the native guide, howccr, ihoso aro known as "Ihetiival Door' and Inn L'hopcl." Less piom'ncnl In I hit series Ih "Mall Hock," a fallen mass of lime tdonu which bear.s so close a resemblance In ii schooner uiiilur full sail, ami head In for the dill's, that a passing stranger might well hail Irr ghostly skipper, if li beheld her In the dark, and warn him against the dangerous coast. Thofirand IViil al gives into a cave worn intotho massive ledge of limestone.' Tim cave widens slightly from tlio entrance, and Ih one hundred and eight y foot wide at IM amplest imVt, and f"otir hundred feel long. Tlio lloor In the cry.stal wave, oxcopt In the buck part, vv'hero tins locks aro exposed, and atlord u lii mi footing for Ihn explorer From tlio watory lloor to tho arched roof above, the heigh varies from one hun dred mid fifty to twt hundred feet. The weep of this arch is well-nigh pcifocl in its Hvnimetry; nnd as one looks out upon inc surinco ol too lako from the Tear, tlio effect of the nxtoriur plcturo, framed as it Ih in tho rockv curve of tlio portal, Is striking and novel. The kd low sand-atoiio drips with moisture, uud is festooned hern and thorn with lose-growlng uioasch and lichens that dsrkcu with olive greens and grays the Ktony surface. Tlio Hide entrance to this wonderful oavo Is Hanked by rotiky coliiiuu.4 of an exaggerated Sgyntlan type. Thev remind tho traveler of tho gigantic monoliths of ThclR'rt and Knrnak; or, to use a more commonplace llgiirc, Mwy aro Titanic hour-glasses in shape,) Mm, luwur mem Hiersjieing partiall ibiuerged in the ryhtnl tide. At 'evening,' when the mvs or tho Mining nun light up tho sur face of tjiu lake, mid. tlm colors of the. muiMit aro dilhi-ed throughout the at mosphere, tho lellcolions that pluv long tho inner-walls of 'tho cave, anil irlld with strangci beautv tho glistening roof, make tho place Hv'vm liko a bill of fairv-laud. Tho Chapel no clo.oly resembles tho nilii of some ancient' feanplo that it is dillicul! to resist tho iduu that this iri the voikol nicnS. hands, rather thani 4he rcsiilrnro-iMmiWcs of tielltiii by wlud n nv unui i ne inaoie rock, ."seen Jtoiilth:,bauh. where tho outlines 'are tiarljally, concealed by the thickets, .mo may fancy that" hore aro the glnoniv portals of somu crunibllhg' Hindoo tem ple, in- tho outer columns f'tlm caves J 'vlepliiiiitn. Tho ilome. which Is deeply concave, is a solid mast of sand mono one hundred and ninety feet long and sixty feet wide. 'Iri tho rear, and on thn oiMtorti wide, it in mipported by tjie ?llir, into which it, tho cave, has been hollowed, and on thn front mid west by liugu columnar musses, lu.sem liling in contour tho supports of tho vaults of The I'ortal. A few of thusii masses Rtaml out from tho general trii(Mure, mi to upeak, and ono or them, Most of Tho Chapel a few feet. Is about eighty feet in height from the surface of tlio .water. The Fictured Rocks aro Ktiiined with tho wash of mineral oxides, and Jho lme prevailing aro a greenish lihuv pain blue, crdlgris green, old gold, palo yullow, and innumerable shades of brown and gray. Tho Cascade is a biigh't sheet of wu 1er, about thirty feet wide, which falls from tho overhanging-dill's sheer into the lake, having a height of ono hun red and seventy-live. lent. Tlio pro jection of tho eliiVfroiu tlio lip of wliluli thocascHdo springs ii mi great that a spnoe of tweutv-livit or thirty feet re mains behind 'the fall ami between it mid U" rocky shore. It is tho ciustoiu nf iruidcs to invito those vv'ho tlo not dread a slight niton er to p.iddlo around I ruiwixi ,uio ca.scauo nntt tlio ciiir-ia firoceedingciitlix'ly wife, provided tho lighl lia'rk (if thn adventurer Is man aged with a steady' hand. From thu CaM-ado iiumcrou.i headlaniLs. bright with color and fantastic in .li:ixi, aro in sight, and the eyo may linger long nnd doliifhtcdtvoii 'iheuuiiiuotmnorama that in Hpj;ead "out on either hand, and i in miirorril In the traii"paiont wave that liolds tho 'plet'uiesiiin shores in iu cm brace. -.frjicr'.v Weekly. m m "Tlmt'H All Klght." l It ocoiinvd In tho wlnfer of '8l-8', t Cheyenne, the capital of Wyoming, ijle was. tv member of thn Tu'rritorml 1.egislatuie. represented a western eiiiiiltry, and his name wiw Smitlu llai nan neeii in attenuance on the dally sl-s-nIoiis of that august body all through ww mtiu, 111111, iikc most of jils woiiby .-oui;agiies, uiiii hpem somo money ilur ing"tlio tirni. Mo liadn't spent any crrcHt aniMiinl. nf rnvli i.lilir.i- f.r !,. nuatter, but had usud bis chetk kol often I tfct it had becomu as tough u n h-irl-)j Ifig-hou'sn llapjack. Ho put ih with n Jandlonl.lones, who ran thn Itnllrftail ! JfottAo at that time, and bought most of lib Maviuins and eollin-varnhh at hiika ftlurrin's. Miinin always kept (lie , --wm, mm rtiiiuu was a coutOiS8eur hen it eaino to cold poison. Singilhir ly enough, too, his bill at Murrln'i was silent, ono hundred dollars niory than Iw owed'for board at Jones', lulu either of them would buy Senator Tbor three i four pair of suspenders with jeweled Viuikhw. rA day or two beforo tlni-tlnal adjourn- uiuiii, piiiuu caiieii ior ut mil at jvtur Vin s, and aftor glancing carelcslv over If,.. fj h.I.I. .1.1 n- . . i.l ..u I'liiiiuiiuie arrav oi iiguius mill Muiilii that Jones, ,niinu host u the K'-.lroiid Hotel, owned him a litllomoio Hum wriiu tlu; ,U iiuiotiuteil to. Ho jvpiild tell Jones to make It right with niiH. Pf isjut.sn Murrin knew that Uonofi vvhs good for the amount, ami with a ' hat's all rght. wlmfll ypu buye?" tho sublet wa droj.ne.l. Iliat ovonjng Smith told Jorius to Iwik over Ida bo.iks and sen how much be hail sol down opposite his name. This 'lone Smith said .Murrin owed him a ft.' hundred on a s'ocl. ileal: would he just as lievo il eu' the amount due him? "That's all right," said Jones, "Mur rln's uoml for any amount." "Well, the day of parting emtio, and. of cour.se, all tho "hoys" gntheied at tho depot, which was really the Rail road Hotel, to bid thu lavv-makcrs good-Ion. .Smith was there, mid, oatchlng hold of Murrln's arm, ho said, pleasantly: " vo mlght'just as well go In now and IK that matter up with Jones, Oil?" " Oh. that's all right," said .Murrin. " Well, but 1 want it understood, vou know." "Comnin," and Smith hauled Mur rin through the crowd of worshlpeis who thronged about the shrine of Ikicchns to where Jones stood. " You remember that matter I spoko to you about tho other day- when L referred vou to Murrin here, eh?" asked Smith. " Oh, yes." snld Join's. 'That's all right." "And jou." .said Smith, turning to Murrin, "you understand it, don't ou?" "Certainly," miswerud Murrin: that's all right." "Well. I'm glad It's lixed. Let's take Miniethlng. Tlmy bowed their heads as thn pre siding deacon passed tho tin id. Then thnconduetor shouted: All aboard!" and everybody made a rush for the cars. As thn train left the depot Smith stood on the icar platform waving a soiled mipkiu at his friends. Murrin mid Jones walked Into thn bar-room together, and, lighting a cigar, began a conversation wiiieli last ed a full hour. Finally it began to drag, and at lust Jones said: " 1 suppose that little matter ot Smith's uan bo ti.ed up any limn?" "So hurry no hurry, inv bov." re plied Murrin. "That's all 'right." .ioiics looKon up inouinnglv, lint sahj nothing' Thny talked ioclv for tiftorn minutes, and then Murrin abruptly in and then Mi marked: '(jood fellow, that Smith." Yes: jolly good boy. L'unnv ho didn't have thu cash to .settle hls'bills when he, left. Mint havu had a rustic with King riiaiaoh." "Hill the arrangement madu was satisfactory?" "Oh, jusj Hint's all right. What'll J on take?" , After they had touched glasses over the walnut slab.and threw tljeir heads back 16 inspect thu fre.uocs on the ceil ing, Murrin turned to leave, saving, a ho put his handkerchief back in his pAeki'j'' " Just send the check for thu amount of Sniilh's bill up to tho hous iiny lime. No hurry, mv hoy mi Imrry. '"Kh?" almost shoiiteif Jones. , "W-hy, you under.st:ind: yon owe Smith and lie owes" me; you agreed to pity mn Instead of him." "Agreed, the'ilickens! Why. Colonel, the man owes me. and vou 'agreed to pay it. Didn't you say it Was all right ?" And didn't on say you'd pay me; that It was all right?" A Hood of light began to pour in on thn suhiect, illuminating their craniums as a tallow caudle lights up the interior of a hallow-e'en pumpkin. Jon handed out the sanio bottle onco ag.viu, nnd the only sound heard for several seconds was that of soinu liquid cours ing us way aiong a narrow and tortyu channel. Laramie Ihmncritnt, Preparation for Marriage. "Thn wedding chest" was the nanv given a generation ago in Vliginia and IVmisylvania, to a bridu's outfit of uif ilcrwrar, tabln and bed-Ilnen. When a girl passed hnr twelfth year, and could tisu her needle with skill", ho beg.iu to preparu bur own wedding chest. Marvelous wore the mysteries tit liiiiii-sillching. fell, embroidery and laee work bestowed on these s'now-wliito ganneni.s; each as it was finished being laid aside for I ho far-oil vvrddlng. A common Christmas pift was a dell ealelv line sut of tablo-eloths or towels, ior inn "oiittit" or a llttio girl in panta lettes, vvlio would not be allowed to dream of a '.over tor yrais. That brido was looked upon as flltle better than a pauper who did not bring to her lius Iiaud enough linen of hur own making to furnish their lioi'.sc. Her mother, a generation earlier, helped to .spin ,'icr outllt, a custom brought over from Kngland by the ear lier colouisM In tho South Indeed, ill.? word "spinster" originally meant t. woman wlio had spun and prepared her marriage outlir. Another custom among wealthy f ami lies in tho same ection was a stoVingo? a certain amount of wine, on thu birth of a daughter, to be opened on her wed ding dav . More commeiulablo was thtf practice of putting a sum out at com pound interest, or the setting apart ot a' certain number of eat tlu oi sheep, whose inereaso was some day to furnish thu dower for thu littlu new-born daughter. Tim motive at tho bottom of thesu old fashioned customs was, Mint a wom from her bin h was mrnrded asanro- speetlvu wlfu and mother, and the duty of her parents was arcording to tlieso old prejiid.ces, to make her ready in jmrsi', plenishing, knpwlcdgo and housewifely skill, to hn holpmeot to her husband. The daughter of the bonanza king nowadays, whoso trossi'ati is ordered wholesalu from Paris, aipl exhibited to rupoiters of thonress for publication in the society column. Is prepared for marriage on totally different bases of theory and fact. Hut between thee two classes'' Micro aro innumerable grades of ining, girls whohavo as small means as tho 'old fashioned farmer's daughter, but whosu education, tastes ami habits are thn same as though their fat heirs weru woitli millions. Tliny imitate In their wed dings and in th'nlr married life the later fnsliion. No subject Is so interesting to them as the prepliratlons Mr marriage. Let ilium look, at tliejo two wajsof making ready.- and choose which it would he wisest for them to follow. Youth s Companion. m o A roceut university foot-ball match in Kngland resulted Inn broken leg. ills located ankle, smashnd wWu, brain con cussion, anil minor casualties too nunior oils to mention. " A Mv.irm nf Midcors. A reninrkab'n o! ser.utlon was madu by l'roi". Hrook, nn industrious nstroii o'niiT tii Western New York, on Wednes day evening. While searching with his teiosenpo lor comets, hu saw what he dosiribcs as a shotrcr of telescopic meteor "near hip sun." This, of course, means tint they weru near thu apparent place of thu sun in thu sky, and not literally near to that body, for thn sun had alieadv set at the time, and if wiiat Prof. Ilrooks saw was really a meteor swarm, thu meteors must havu been in thu upper legions of our atmos phere. Supposed llights of meteors r...",". ".'OUr"'.V, T'T 1,,'i71,;T i 'I ' ,,0,mtn'' aff r''!J,,K Luiub's exped ally urned out to b! locks of bin s,,t ,.,. -tmui qL , t linoisciveras caret.u am exneriui.ee. ,,k, howAiiufi more he might linm m?.i Vii'l T T"" '!' '" ,M1.I,, 'nj.vedairalllfp had that 1iecu his ii bellkulv to imko sud, a n.lstaku frtmi, nnl asoi,e reads U.onchtfullv us i ii.ii. jvssiiMiwiir uicii. uiiii ii real- t... r..,i, i. ly did see an extraordinary swarm of meteors, and remembering that mete ors large enough to be visible without telescopes, and some of gn at sle and brilliancy, have recently been unusually the atmosiiheru Is not uuuetiiril. Theiu nre several reasons for tli tik iijt thai thu stiaugc light is the rou t of sonic such eatiso as the picsini" of meteoric dust rather than of illllinmecs of deiislly in tho almospheru lciiiliug to 1 extraordinary retlccliou. In tlio lirst place, the phenomenon has not only Ill-oil visible over an immense extent of ' inrri 1 rr. mir 11 iiuw iii-iiiui Liit'nrrn iifi- 1 .-'. ...................7, mm ii;is neeii seen 111 lliu e.i'i ", "", iiiiiuw; iw wen as in u.e wiw inur s . -M'l, .--, Illill llllj aijlllll llltll ll'iltllllMl III the atmosphere would have to be of most incredible persistence In order to account for thu obsurvud appearances Hesides, during tnis time Micro have been considerable ntmoyphorie changes, especially in re-peet to temperature. These remarkable sun-el displays have also been accomiiiiiiinl by a notably ha.y appearauco of th sky. It is well known that the earth is dally and nightly pelted with millions of meteors, the vast majority ot which are almost iustautli consumed by the intense heat developed as thcy'dash into our n'mosphere The products of the combustion of these meteors liltur sliiwl) down tluoiigli thu air. and havu been found in the shape of metallic dust on the stiow-li.'lilsin tnc Arctic legions, on mountain pcilcs in Kurope, and in other similar localities, being roi'ogniuil by their pcrtilinr chemical composition. It is ul.sip well known that the solar sys tem aboutds with sw.irms of meteors revolving aroiinu mo sun, ami 111111 1110 1 eailli,er.i..os the oaths ot a number of . these, occasionally oncounturing the .swaniisMienisi'lves. Thevast ma ority of tlieA.1 ineteniN are very small, those that are seen weighing on an average priba-ily only a lew grains: and since the fclescopo reveals millions which esca'ie the naked eyo, it is leasonnbluto courliule that millions more are too smtll to be scull oven with telescopes mrre meteoric dust. There urn historic iii-tanees of supposed falls of meteorlu'' Inst, the most remarkable, perhaps, bo-' ing that of 187,1, when F.uiope, part of, Asia, and part of North America weru covered for months with a dry fog, or haze, width excited the greatest alarm. Prof. Ilrooks' suggestion that the earth has encountered a cloud of meteoric dust Is not, therui'ore, without founda tion in probability. If the icccnt blad ing .sunsets have ically resulted from Mich a cause, thev are likely to cou-i tinue, In a modified form, for muiia, time, gradually disappearing ns tho dust sinks lovver in I he atinosphcid. Hut, although o many reasons can be advanced which give probability to the theory that muteoric dust is concerned in the production of thuao strange sun', set effects, yet It can no be considered its piovcd, and somu better uilauatio ma bu offered. Whatever thu trim o- planation mav turn out to be, however, ovurvbodv socins to agree in the oiilh- ion t"hat thu red glar in the west duri ing tho last three or four cveiiius has been 011c of the most -inirnlar .spectacles , 1. ..I. ..I. I !.. ,1... ol... ..,. - ' ii;ii-i4 111 uiu nn 1 iui iiiitui M'ilis. -41. r.8,,,1. r ---- ...ir I jnc neasiiies or a Country i(ror Not long since wo read a tvportW a , debate in a farmers1 lull upon theiities tiou whether a eltv li u or a rural lifo is the more conducive to h ijipinesanil wcll-lelng. Strangel.v onougli, ""the (piestiou was decided in Invor of the eitv lifo. No doubt this may lie'jiON , lilalned by the ver fieiiuerit in'elinatim. of people to change their cireunistancc-j nnd to not lee most the disagittablf j-iiuii'i-n in iiieir eiirironmuuis. iinruac is pleasant is passed over as a matr course, while the unitleasint isii' dwelt upon and ruminated oven nnti nil one feels that all other clrcu nstaaefcs or positions are butter than those ho hi become a victim to. $ Si If Mils disposition of the person wtrcfl changed and could become mdro Mktf that of the moralist who put upon -.1, sun nun: " 1 niiirK only tho aieasit hours," then there would bo less of tl jnevalent dissiiti.sfaetlon, for every j,c son woiuii mill somu Uullglits.'at Jei in Ids moiteof life which would far ov balniH'O whatever there roightrnbo il agreeaiJln or unattractive In there are material dlrTorencua in two manners of living which no'disix tionof the person can changowa"; in iiio cnv 1111 is artlltciai. jveD manners ami customs of thn popl) strained and less natural than tfuei country dwellers, iiio closej'nir streets, the paved roads, -Ibe fe of, restriction aud the ivhsenii frucuom, thu sanuuiess, thu moi'iol') round of life, and thu ulfoct oT'nll' upon the mlml of the ersoniall t dill'eruntlato the citiuu froi,tie, ir,vmau. 111 iiineouuity omvMM nun with nature; there is iihiluif scope ami a breadth of vhtw? thpwfroe fresh air. the ovcr-uhaiiginsn U'iMiitof tu suiipiry, the leiriire-al the, iiiM'l llioeiieei 10 uiaKO rur;u people n servant and studious ol, thjblr it on- fnaf- inns, hi a cuy iiimi .suioyiuei, i tlio country nicy sunn unegs, t haps 11:11k Hie re am no othnr lio;ks 1 1 thosu ditlureueiv morn porTu(f tliM wrlllitira nf fltfirliis I.AmVk fj tllMI Wis a city man, and thosu of Wor,l ortli, vimsu iionni'i ii. .viiiciieu 1111101110 thoughts orcathv ot llovvow a th'kU ami rural scenes, remans 1 writer more on'ojod a city U(ti, in sift nf all ... erous ne su-gesiion mat tlio ic,P,ll(. ..,l(,p of tl(),irop, un tho k.aV(M , ri .T i .' b.k,y fur """I'1 ,,V''." "'"!"'l.ithovlri,ls, loo. make melody: ."XL. rVi Lfr I,'.,u,r ;,mb", ,inVv vt '"' 'nhf rJi' -owIun, ami. tfu, J ii ,!, i. V."" """ '"'; ' blustennVldonu-s make the bhui.g' iru iiietoorin dust in the umier iditonnf i "i........l ...u .. ...."i lesiic T.ud family nsso- (Ii I n lpvingly saerillceil hl.ci, lluiii rial jiijovini'ii 11.11101 j.uiiiu. ins no h.s .iurstilt of litcra- tore, nnii Ms ivo lor the very stones and tricks wii which ho had been nc- (uiaiuted froti snr'y boyliood: his strug. gles and dina) loirtmcnts, nnd his iliint easy old age, Ji(0, his long mechanical routine of biiok-lcofilng and counting up figures -all hit history, In fact, as told by hiiusplf in tho most charming manner-gives m a plcturo of a man born and broil In a city and enjoying nil that could' bo madn pleasant of it iansnlf roiilbni'illv enintmi-tnir uir iwo iifcs, iucau io mo tuivamaire ofhisowiu, TtrfijKiiii rises, shines nnd sfts diilerfntly tiftlti1 oily man and tho lountry man: heialn falls drear Iv to country tlioimM whilu thu city niaii shivers tas 1.10 winds how) dismally about tho nn fsiunl chininey tops. Just at this heasiiilho dlllcren'ccs becomu more marked and better defined. Wo can uvea adt liris tlio snow crystals In the country ardf"lhe beautiful snow," f ringiuf tho trees ami shrubs, covering Mm fences with borders of lace-work. ,lI1( iimiDj-, , niHler a ooverincr of ircntlenMSJ ill nd meruy, all the evils in 11 if only bu full v realized in 10 wor,)f mily bo the country. In thu eity theio is none of this beaityand purity; but as the clear iwhlto becomes smirched nnd fouled, ,anil soon changes to a mass of dlsagrpealle,and lilthyslop, It seems to rcpiosent iUUli.it. once pure, hns be conio'ileginiltil and foul In tho lower str.itHin ojUau city life. HHt,thu'e?is a practical anil material view to hu taken of Mils ipiestion which wo Can nny merely touch upon, but which occurs to any one who thinks upoa this siHiieet. The excess Of wealth ani the corresponding dejith.s of pov erty, the uncertainties of life, the eor rosiTo cinjs, tho weary struggles with adversity., the hopeless defeats, the furious tionipctltioii, and the crush and strife fo jrNislenco, in which thousanils aro troilih4i under and disappear with out lcavnj any traces, just as n drowned hotly sinkf uiiilcr water, and tho last bubble oQ tho breath lloals down and breaks ail this is unknown In thu country,. where industry nnd careful j.:.: ' , :, ", "". "? V5"10 co,",r"rt ''m' IiMliMM-nilcnw, andwicrje one can very well afford to nam a nDuincr aiong miner limn ciowit lilni ihnvti to risu upon his niiu. A". Y. Times Yi '( Tho Trainman. , IrfV joung man, wearing a fur cap t year's iiistar. stooil with a look on hlsfaco in tho walt- jng-r of the PolKStrcut depot, Chi cago flfo othor evciing. Ho thought fully measured w'thhispye the colprcd yout iiUdiiml the lurch counter a few ifeet nvwiy. 'J'hun he climbed on n high btoohr the counter and reached for a saniAvfeh. He winked at the colored boyjaiid was instiitly supplied with a ouppf coffee. Tlj-ee moro sandwiches icamq with'n his gtasn and dsiippc:uvd 6m after another.' Then ho" devoured a tirover and tvo hard-holled eggs. Auq4faer cup of otffee and aiptarterof a iniKf pie liiiishcE the meal. Then thu sll 11 ,oung raanl!ded from his stool, and'luild, carelcMlv: nVhat's the fflin' worth?" t'Jivonty ceits, kiIi," replied tho wr. pr.imptiy. jlMiat; repicd the slim young man, "T'"jt mustn't; charge mu passenger rl'f,; y",', kn4v'- I a 1 ""', L1 hat klneof ntrainm 'M Jin- eolorci;" yoiitli siisp: 11 kuui. 1 111 :i iraiiiuiau, ru- ainman?"dcniaud siisiilclouslv. 'Jflrand Trunk brakeman?" respoud- ,1110 .sum .Y'Ming man. Cot to 'dmtifyyo'sof," sullenly said waiter. won t tuns anybody knows me Mrc," saiilthe ohitf. with hesitation. "Show vvit vo' irot in vo" Dockets. i-ii. Kbefy trainman has a car-kej- or train hook, or homethin' else aloiip- to Milcntlfy hlvsolf wid." 5 "Changid ray olothos since U10 last Bin," sal the slim young man, grolv Hig pale. "You'll havu to take my ordloriit." rd 'Yo' "Mini's no gooil," said tho xvnit- r, eontijmpiuousiy. "X'll gtye yo ono no cliance. uau out do towns us' 's .Jif ills wvs a pass'n'g'r call." The slim young man throw bnck his fshouldfrs, clutched the counter, and sslioutcd: "Haitlo Creyk! "Niagara Falls! "Montreal!" "Stop, sah; yo' is a cheat. No brake maiubbber call um Uat way. DIs Is wot tlooo towns is: "llrlcawln! "Xagowasli! "foa-r-r-eal! "Ilere," concluded tho waiter, tri umphantly, "if yo'd a called um tint way I'd let yo' off wld thutty-tlve cuuti' Sounty eentj,sah; an' hurrv up. 'Inter Ocean. , " - ' Reallj Refreslilngi- - " It is almost invnrlably the; case that when a cashier robs, or, a 1 lerk steals, oratreasurei defaults in any part of J 1110 country, no oegs oil uv iiecuiring that' hu speculated in Wall street and lost. It Is, therefore, reallv refreshing to learn of a caso in wl(ei Wall street was not to blame, ty occurred ,iu a town In Ohio tlio other' day. Tho own er of a private bank discovered a short age of. '000, and rushed for the cashiur, os, I took tho inonov," wiu tho calm reply. n 11111. ior. -l' spouulato in Walls "And j on lost it all!" ' Injut,'" " Not much: I am hist 12.000 nhoav affor paying you back. Thn inonod will bo hero liy express at 'noon.'1 1 ,' IJy (Jeorgnl but jou are a keener,, Joejust too fcliarp mid shrewd for any thing. Ppt In $lO,Gpo and becomu n partner; j-ou aro aohap I cm count on." UViH Street News. his iinhnppv d diUions. to'wli m l wmio nn phnica mm fretted at ItM riM.tr.ilflttf? I'lit nun v.HiriwI 1n lint i the one, bnt olensnntlv to thfi other: '"l HII DIM IVV lllll HI VIIIUFII. Ill il As 'ami r im Jones ftc Our Young Ilijntlcrs. Tin: ai.:D xmv yuaii. I.tltlc children, ilniit ynu henr 8011111 one knncklnir at your itnnr? Don't )ou kiior thn kIiI New Year Conies to on unit ma oncu more Comes with treasures ovornmr Ppreail out at our wilting TfrtJ Illith resolves ami purpose true ItounJ our llvos to niuslu sweet. Ours to choose tlio thorns or flowefi. If wo bill mlml our limy: 1 Biicinl nrllil tlm prlccli'M hiiiirs. And life will low with beituty. 1 I,rt u, thon. the nortnls lllnir, llfrtplmr liliih the llberitl cliecr; Ii us Inuvli, Hint shunt unit slnir W'olcomol Wekoinu. Kiwi now yenrl -hUuilitth A. JMib. A MTTLE IIKII IN UH AND: Or n lonil It solution J'or Ui Newr Vs-ir. 'Orandpa, when does a man have throe hands?" This question was put by a child to. her grandfather, In the midst of the family circle on Christmas evening. Thny "were all tuciry with innocent fun and ehlt-chat. (living and guessing ltddles was one of thn ciiterlaiiiinir past hues of thu hour. Tho grandfath er rupeal"d the child's nuestion slow ly, and. nflor thinking a moment, hi knlihi "I give it up." Tho bright child in great luu cried out: "A man has three hands when hu hasati.'ht hand nnd a left hand and gets u 'little behind Imnd." All hands laughed heartily at grand father's failure to guuss, and hu looked so gtavo over It they laughed thu more merrily. Hut tin head of tlio house'' did nots-eiu to join very heartily in the amusumeiit, ami they rallied him by uking-if it was not a fair coiiundium. "Certainly: not only fair, but excel lent: tho piny on the word is very neat, but It has sut mu thinking of what comes of getting a liltloehindhand, and sonic other time, when you want to hear it, I will give vou a little sermon or lecturo on the subject." " Now now let us hnvo it now!" they all exclaimed; but hu knew chil dren too well for that, and, saying that his sermon would Lrcp, ho 'told them to go on with their riddles and stories. ,The next Sabbath evening, when they wuru all in thu parlor, tho bright littlu girl, who had puzzled her grandfather with tho conundrum, looked up from tlio book she was reading, and said, with a smile: "Crandpa. arc you not getting a lihlu behindhand with that suriuou ou promised us.J" " Yoii'sliallhavoit now, ifyouwlsh;" and all sat still and attentive while the good man began: "To-morrow will be tho first day of a new year, and a good tinio to take a frch start. To begin well is half thn do ug, whatever it is. Tho habit of being on time, never 11 niinutu bclii.nl hand, is one of tho greatest helps to suc cess in life. While, on tlio other hand, to get into the way of delaying, keep ing others waiting, not liu'ng prompt, punctual and ready, is tlio secret causu of failure in ten thousand casus, many of which I have seen in the course of mv life. We notice it in children.' hat you aro in tho morning, you will be at 1.0011, and probably at night. The child is father of tho man,' 'just as tlio twig is bent,' etc. The family meet in tho morning for worship anil breakfast; one child is- late. Shu is usually late, the samo one. Sho was behindhand in getting herself ready ; tlio rest waited for her a fovv moments and then went on without her, aud pres ently she came, disturbing all and making lierscit disagreeable and them uncoiuioname. inu-ooy wun such a disposition is late at school, not pre-' jmred with his lessons, alwavs jusl a little behindhand in everything. Per haps hu goes to cull ego orlnto business, trado or profcss'ou, and If hu is depend enton his ovvu uxurtions ho makes a failure in everything. "Forty years ago I know tw'o smart) lys, holpurs in 11 groucrystore. Tliey.i weru brothers. Tnoy seumed to bii; inaou 01 sieui springs, m ipucK, irompt and decisive weru they in lllliugevcrt onier. alicy were poor boys, apiircu- ticosthon. Hut they worked as if tlio coDcorn was their dwn, and success 3cessdii udfaitli- oof t! Headed on their oueiirv. mish and iuliiess. Now tlucj live 0:1 ono of t! lashinnablo avonues of New York lii their own large mansions, retin'd froni the grocery business in which thoj inndu their iortunus. Holdlmr impor tant trusts, thev are useful and respect ed citizens nnd Christians. They Wo' ineir success soieir, under tied, to Uur own promptness "in performing even promise, in being always ulie.iif rathe than behind time. Ami thcru are piu chnnics nnd tradosiuen with whom I once had dealings nnd now have iiili seriet!, Iwcauso they would nxir fulfill anonlyr in season. would not scud atiung nomu to me wiieutnuyproirls,a and tin ariably keni me w altlng yhatc ir, might Le my distress to bo seryed. Tips vlcu runs in tlio blood sometjnn'fl'j mill wlinln f'lmlllitu iirn ilUllnmitatiaVI kv takliiL' it easy, 'timu enoiiL'h vet."1 'lei1- ing tholr motto and rule. Thoilior bcjilml in tlieraco of life. They vvo il bo run ovor if some,' one did nottrlbl them up and hum thorn on. Half tl world has this work" to do, besides ing its own. In tho absence of tiosi crimo, .this habit .of takinir ii' caiisos tho poverty and failuru pf ill greaU-r part of tho human f.unily.' m' inn samo cuanccs, wun cimai innai ana witsfimthe samo field, one succneun ainl another .makes a (l fftilurn, And why? Dccau.su ou,ti timu by tho forolook, was over nriui ami ui'reiorQ prosperous, -j ne 011 was always a little belilndlinnd.,111 d I tind-by so fnr behind as tobocoun1 out as if no nccount. "Wh6u you nhi old enough c selves to moot and niovo witli nniu 1 womeiiin busiuussand good works ofl you will spun find somu who :im Intt 1 ho appointed time, who CQniul.istJ in, ton or fifteen miniltes nttorth i m saving: I had no Idea it wai s.f My watch never deceived niJof.( ' I am very sorrv to keep you waiti in ...j. r. .... ..J.'..-i!.:iu ,.. jiu ruuii iiiiiiiiicrn mu jiuor,iMii miko Uiards of. ' If tlnv haVf 'mo' of rvsicnntlou. thov would mhf:o for soroebodv not alwavs a little ha hand. W ' "The train starts nt nlno in t aeiJi irn- ing, and thny reudi tho slniio two boat. lulautcs late, and ura left. Tl: oo''yivc. atmevamve mnifn1 0 touched at by.lhop-iengorsvvho h them wloing the'ei'splnif on from their heated brows, t 1 know a (Jcorgia preacher wiio was holding forth in an asylum to a congregation of thn lntmne.( He described a man oa a scnllbld abon to bo hung, while in the distance comet n messenger on 1 orsibaek bringlusjr pardon. But the Jiouu of fate was msi at hand; amlnhtetortwo and It would bo too late. The preacher drew out tho agony, by tnlklng.ansX talking. Mil ono of his crazed hewers cried: 'Can't you hurry up a llttlcP They'll hang Mi'at man if vou don't. Jf And when I sea popple illlly-ilallylnak wasting preeions time in dniiijA notbfiig. I long to tejl them to Imrrwuji, for life, soul, salva tion may be lJit If thev" are onlv a littta behindhand, fit in sAln every relation, calling and dntv in life. It is the ono principle on wli" oh the prize of success in this world jlepwids, and immoital glory beyond. "rJpw is (he accepted time. i A ,, 'There, cplldrcftdear. you have luiii" the Muj rmiiI.(sjjronilse.'d., The 'o Year begins"to morrow, and the resolu tion I want yo 1 to make is this. 'W.tii Cod's good ho p, ttr which I will diilv' pray, I wllltil'vaysj bo on hand, at tho moment. rcju,'y.or every du y. nnd will do witll my might what 1 am' called to do.'" r While thi ficrinon was in progrcs, the child who gavse the conundtuni had iuiuHcliti.b3,tato her graudfaMier's lap. yiiewasohe of the Irretuvssll goo -V exx Mirt of children, and could hardly w for him torn ikd an end. when slm clnluiu I: ,(i, Tirulpa. it.'s just thu other yuj, isii 1, n.iiit man 71v.fi r guis 11 111 tlo buhinillitnd, he has three lianas or four, nniltlcM "more vvoik and better than tho lazy follow who is altraij be hlndhaii.)." "That's -o," snld tho old man. and. "if you l(ad said'(' at the beginning! you mignt iiavo iiecn snared tlie snr- moii." b "Ycs.p said .lolin. the oldest boy, "but thit vould have been a great loss to us, nfiil foV'one 1 priiiliUo not to ben little l.fliindhainl, It I can help It. ns long asil live." "fioigl. tight, all," said the grand father. x God bless you till with a hap py XovfVcarl? "Happy Now Year to you. griniljm." tlicv cu 1 lufchorus, and went oil' to hua.f'Jrcnaui." in A. ). Ok.uw. Foithrui C.uhi. Mtfle Mnry'aiul her great bLukNuw fouiuUa id dog. Carlo, weru a very familial pictuie to me. 1 Aft m stopped to look at them as MiuyinJn about the yard. If It is a wiiKm .ftenioon, they lav asleep under thv ji'i'o evergreen trees'. Mary s I ghl curls mado ti lovely contrast to Carlo's shagv black sides. His loving gentle uess 11 adu liim scum as good as ho wasy iiamlsome. IJtto Mary had a naughty habit ol running Juway Ironi home. Carlo wouh not leave her for a moment, llufacomed to try to gut her homo again. Ho in, before 'her, keeping her from getting ou tlio walks, and trying to coax ncrtij turnabout. Sometimes no would siicVi!t?d,,"nd then 1 heard his jovfn'r bark whin ho saw her once inoro safely in tho yhr,l. If hu could not get her honi3. he would never ileert her. Wit n 'tlio was Sd out sl,u nh1 lior ciillr hfad nafirJ. his neck, ready to go .'hrXver hu f;0 j Then jou mav bo sun, heJcd her homu just as, slraigli't as lto :oull go. lC'nnJllay, when I eamo out of the gate, Qirlo met me, barking and junip lii.' nlfput in a aio-t anxious manner. He nijga littlu way and then eamo back 1 1" mtviis it coaxing 1110 to follow him J thoiwht him too wise a do? to he mls- taseBfeo I followed him, though a littlu I'fehiwjyj He seemed to notice, this mill to be me to hasten. In a moment rieoroJl saw dear Ilttlo Mary toddling 'ii'onsfJthu railroad track. lt sum that thu dog's quick ears ninst, have hu'ird th train, which was cunlig around tho curve. I hurried fist enough. I can tell you. Carlo had nuver belori' allowed me to pick heruii ivoafor tt moment. Sow ho si.'emed "Iwwiidw.tli Joy when 1 caught her '".yi amis, no ieu " PC"'t dance of delight rms. Ho 'led mo homu u a -AJ"'1-''' 'hat I was a' privileged friend, fotljt'iirlo never forgot that morning, roihudayof his death he thanked 1110 ,JJ!1 "wii mute. loving way every Mine ho saw nii'.-Jw. 'r'uncex .Vmif(, tii Our Lmh: Ones. A Queer Street-l'iii- l'asscngrr. big. burly, good natureillv aggros- n man entered ' a'' Chnilestowii Hass.) horsu-car vos'iTilay, ao- lupaiiled by ti hniro turkev. ami. hav- ig seated liim .nlf, he played his turkey 1 a sitting position on the scat besldo im. Tho car filled nfriidlr. nnd. al- miigh several ladies ivorocoinpclleil 1 stand, the turKev Kent In seat. uarded by its burlv owner. When tho onduetor enmu t"lirugh tho car ho oticed thn turkuv. and, nikln'sslng tho man, said: "loiiwlll have to lako that turkey up." "'ll!ll fm-O'l' ' "To lot somu of Mipso people sit down. You can't keep' him on Mint soat." , "What's tho reason I can't?" "lleeaiiso these pebplu nr. as much entitled to a heat as is your turkev.!!. " Wnll, who said they weren't? Hits turkey ain't bothering any ope aud I'd like to sou any oho bother hln.'" "You'll have to take him Aip, any how: lie isn't a passenger." No, ho isn't. He's a deuced sight bettor than thn average pissengor ou earn. Ho's clean, hu ain't tcllingnll ho knows, ho isn't drunk, ho don't smell of tobacco, and lie .don't spit all over the lloor." ' , Hy this time all thu pnsso'ngurs worn laughing nni the peculiar appearance ot the turkey, as he sat hop upright witli his legs, sptead out on the seat, added to thu merriment". Thu conduct or, annoyed nt tho laughter, evclicdly said: " Kvery scat in Mi's car that's oc cupied Inn tobo paid lor; now you tako that turkey up, or get out." I won't do it. Hum's a ticket for him, and see that .von punch It. I guess it don't make, much difference to a railroad company what kind ot 1111 ail Imal'ecciiplesfascut so long as it's paid for." So 1 hu turkey kept his s -fit, to tho gnut enioyuient of tho passengurs. AC Y. Comiheixiul JUvtitiaer. V , ii XX . I u t V