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t T fc 4 * - - j' - - * LIFE. iW > ea violets bloom and soft winds play. j When fleckless skies float o'er tbe earth , > When all is youth , and joy , and mirth , Life's aim is happiness , we BHV , TThen violets bloom , and soft winds play. iuer8 aim is usciuiness , we slgli , When summer joys have all pone by. Emma CarJeton , in The Current. HATPY CHILUBEN. They sent him round the circle fair , To bow before tbe prettiest there ; I'm bound to say the cnoicc be made A creditable taste - displayed ; Kr- Although , I can't say what it meant , The little maid looked ill content. Krfc His task was then anew begun ; fc- To kneel before the wittiest one. Once more the little maid soughthe , And bent him down upon his Knee , She turned her eyes upon the floor ; I think she thought the game a bore. He circled Wen , his sweet bnhcst , To kles the one be loved the best ; For all she frowned , for nil she chid , He kissed tbat little maid , he did , And then though why I can't decide The little maid looked patlsfled. . Philadelphia Record. A POCKET-PIECE. Mrs. Ruthor sat down , and foldin her hands a thins : she very scldoi did looked ruefully at the broakfas table with its array of unwashe dishes , at the pile of mending in he w.ork basket near the window , anti last and longest , at the .heap of letter in her lap. They were bills , every one of them even the aristocratic-looking squan white envelope , which no one coul < have suspected of being a dun , heli the doctor's memorandum of the SUE due "for professional services during past six months. " There were bilh from the grocer from the butcher and the baker , tin traditional candlestick-maker beinj formidably represented by the gu company with its quarterly statement The total made her sick at heart Yet she had tried so hard to hi economical ! too .hard , she though bitterly , as she remembered in he : secret soul that Johnnie's attack o pneumonia might have been avertee by stout rubber boots and by new am warm under clothing in place of th < old-Ilannels she had patched and darn ed so. faithfully. The new garments had to be pur chased after all , in spite of her shor sighted thrift. They were the Doc tor's first prescription after the crisis was past. She thought , too , how , to save the expense of a sick nurse , which the } could so ill afforo , she * had tried tc care for the sick boy day and night , at a time when her own physical sys .tern called for rest. O .course , she had. broken down in the eiVort , with the result tliat she , as well as Johnnie , had to be nursed , and the doctor had two patients instead of one. We all of us make such mistakes , now and then. then.Well Well , there was no use in crying over spilt milk ; at all events , she had no time to sit down for" any such pur pose , so she went about her duties with willing hands , it with a heavy heart. There was one thing she could do , if only John could be made to con sent. The new cloak , which made such a heavy item in Draper & De Lane's bill , and which John had given her for Christmas , could be returned. She had not worn it , and its pur chase had been conditional on her ap proval. John , who , as every one will under stand , was her husband , Mr. Ruther was a bookkeeper in a downtown store , with a salary which scarcely sufficed , with strict economy , to buy bread and "butter , clothes and shelter , for his little family. ' Still , they managed to keep a mod- crate bank'acconnt , and this was the first time they had. really run behind a * , - - , hand. But while she was sick there lad been no one to watch and guard against .all possible leaks , and the gro cery bill was double what it ought to liave been. As for generous , warm- Iiearted John , he had never stopped to count dollars , much less pennies , with his wife and boy lying ill , the house had been kept like an oven , and the amount of coal and gas used had been frightful. She thought of all this again and & again through the long day , and there I' was small wonder if her children : found her absent-minded more than once. That sum total haunted her like a nightmare , and for the iirst time in her life she dreaded her husband's " coming , because of the burden of care . < k . ' > < . J * which awaited him. w. She put the hateful envelopes out of sight at least he should eat his sup per in peace and comfort and made the children tidy for their father's home-cominsr. The fact that New Year's is a legal holiday in no wise shortened his day's work ; the books must be posted before taking account of stock. It was long after dark , when at last i- : she heard the sound of his latch key - in the look of the front door , and she hastened to hurry up supper , as the children rushed pell mell to welcome their father. He came in smiling , as usual , the center of a small tumult of joyful noise. "Maybe you think it isn't cold out of doors , " he said brightly. "Supper most ready ? I'm "a . " And then as Tiungry as hunter. , with a glance at the mantel , "No let ters ? only one delivery to-day. I re member. " "I think they might have let you off early this afternoon , " she answered evasively. "Impossible , my dear , " he replied , "why this is the very busiest part of my year. Don't you know that , little woman ? " "I ought to , by this time , " she said , with a sorry attempt at a laugh ; "but couldn't help hoping all the same ; come , supper is ready. " Both Mrs. Ruther and her husband had long ago tacitly agreed to surren CHI/- * der to the children the first hour or so after his return every evening. It was ' " and unless the ' "children's hour , there chanced to be company at tea , all conversation in which they could was postponed until not take part after their early bedtime. By and by .that , came , and the litt flock said good night , and went u atairs with their mother to be tuck < away .for the night. Then a hush fell on the houschoL and 'Mr. Ruther lit his pipe , and dre the evening paper from his pockc When his wife came down again at took the seat on the otherside of the t blewith hersowing.he laid thonewsp per down , and looked up with the a of a man who has important news ) toll. "Whafrdo you think , Nell ? " 1 said , "Tom Whittomore is going 01 to St. Paul. " , "So far ? " she answered , "lie wi b < J quite a loss to you , won't he ? " "Well , yes , I shall miss him ; v\ have always been good friends , yc know , but I'm not sure that his goin won't be a rather good thing for u as it is for him. He has a good ofl'e out there , good salary , and the chant of an interest in the business an offc he can't afford to refuse. The thin that concerns us inosl , however , is thr ho wants me to take his place in TL Building Fund at just what it co ; him , § 500 , and § 15 a month to th Fund. " "I don't quite understand. " " 0 yes , you do , if you will think moment. Don't'you kuow he got hi house by joining a building assock lion , and the rent of the house goes t the purchase money. He has paid iiv hundred on it , and the rent now is § 1 a month. " Is that so ? Why , it is a better on than this , which costs us $10 more. " "Which goes into our landlord' pocket yes. It really is a wonderfi chance for us , because the propert has advanced in value since he bough it , and is certain to increase in the fu ture , but he wants read } ' money t move with , and so offers to let us hav it at cost. He gives me the refusal fo a week , which is very good of him. " "And you are going to take it ? " sh asked eagerly. "I think I can , " lie replied. "Ou Mr. Barker is the president of th Building Fund , so there won't be an ; trouble about my taking Whittemore' place. Then , I have § 100 in bank and I think in a week or two I cai manage to raise the rest. By the way have tiie bills come in , and how mud are they ? " There was no help for it , the dreadc < moment had come , with a fresh bitter ness added thereto. She brought ou the pile of envelopes , and handim them to him sat down in qalm despera tion , while he examined them thi fact that she was only indirectly re sponsible for the size of the bills in m wise tending to make her feel less lik < a criminal. "Whew ! " he said , as be took them "Plenty of them , at all events Doc tor $95 , Draper & De Lane $110 , Jones S50 , Brown $35 , rent $25 , gas $30 , coa ! $18. Well , that pretty nearly sweeps my bank account. " "John , dear John , don't look so mis erable X couldn't help it I am sc sorry ! You can return my cloak , 1 havn'twornit ! " "Do I hold you responsible , my iear ? Who bought the cloak , you 01 [ ? If. that .were all , I could manage. As itis , , I .can pay the bills , but the liouse must be given up , and it really is such , a chance as conies once in a lifetime. " Mrs. Ruther made .no answer , she was crying quietly behind the news paper which she had picked tip and ivas holding in front of her-to hide hoi tears. Her husband began figuring on the back of one of the envelopes ; it was a svay he had when worried. Presently she let fall the paper , with i half smothered exclamation , and rushed out of the room and upstairs. 3e scarcely noticed the circumstance it was a common" one probably she magined she heard the baby cry or Fohnnie cough. In a very few min- ites she came back , laughing and cry- ng all together , and flung herself on lis shoulder , holding out a silver coin. "Take it , John ! take it ! it really is ! -now you can pay the bills and take he house too ! oh , I am so glad ! so jlad ! " she sobbed incoherently. Mr. Ruther was no numismatist , and or one terrible moment he actually eared that his wife had lost her mind. ! t cost him no small effort at self-con- rol to draw her gently to him , and tsk in tones whose very quietness told if his effort "What do you mean , my larling ? " "Why , John , don't you understand ? Chis is the silver dollar Grandpa gave ne when I was a baby , and it is an .804 dollar it really is and perfect , lon't you see ? Now what do you hinkitis worth ? " He took the coin and examined it jritically. "I don't know , " he said doubtfully , 'ten dollars , perhaps. " "Ten dollars ! oh , John , you dear ild goose ! ten hundred would be icarer to it. Just listen , " and she an for the evening paper , which in ler hurry she had left lying where she had dropped it , on the floor. "Listen , " and in tones that quivered \ith excitement , she read : " 'A VALUAKLE COIN. " 'Mr. Robert Smith , of Blank sounty , has in his possession agenuine iilver dollar , of the coinage of 1801 , rt'hich he recently purchased of an > ld colored woman , to whom he paid 510 for it. Mi. Smith has been offered $600 $ for the coin , which is an extremely rare one ; only four other perfect speci- nens being known to exist , one of the 'our ' being in the collection at the J. S. Mint. TVIr. Smith values his specimen at $1,000 , which extravagant nice any numismatist who wishes to secure tlie coin will probably be obliged ; o pa } , since it is the only one of its find in the world which is for sale. ' "Now , don't you see , supposing we jan sell this for even $600 , you can juy the house , pay all the bills , and itill haye money enough left to move , vith. Dear old grandpa ! He would 30 so pleased to know that the pocket- liece he gave his first granddaughter lad done so much good. Mother al ways taught me to regard it as some- ; hing very precious , because ho gave t to me one afternoon , and the next norning they found him dead in his jed , just as thoug-i ho had fallen isleep. She never even -was willing ; o punch a hole in it , and let me wear t to cut mv teeth on , as he intended I ihould do"lest I should lose it. Why dent you say something , Jbhi Aren't you glad ? Don't you beliei it ? " Mn Rutber was intently study in the precious coin , which , though elar from long lying by , was as perfect t when first issued. He looked up nov with a face of infinite satisfaction ao relief. "I was waiting for you to g < through your story , " he said , "an really" ! don't see what there is le ; for me to say. If this newspaper pa agraph is true , and I dare say it ii your grandfather's dollar will take i safely out of the woods. I'll take to Bnrdin's to-morrow and see ho much it is worth , but don't set yoi figures too high. So the next day the coin was take to the principal dealer in curiositit in the city , who gladly bought it o speculation ; and though he did n < pay $1,000 for it , he did pay enoug to "more than make it possible to at cept Mr. Whittemore's offer. Air. M. P. Handy. Eniersoii on Oratory. Eloquence is eminently the artwhic only flourishes in free countries. ] shows the power and responsibility c man. Recall the delight that sudde eloquence gives the surprise that th moment is so rich. The orator is th physician. Whether he speaks in th capitol or on a cart , he is the benc factor that lifts men above themselves and creates a higher appetite than h satisfies. The orator is he whoc every man is seeking when he goc into courts , into conventions , into an ; popular assembly. There is no trii orator who is not a hero. His speed is > not to be distinguished from action His speech must be just ahead of thi assembly , ahead of the whole humai race , or it is superfluous. No act in rticates more universal health thai eloquence. The special ingredient : of this force 'are clearly perceptions memory , power of statement , logic imagination ; or the skill to clothf your thought in natural images , pas sion which is the heat , and then a grant svill. As soon as a man shows ran power of expression , all the great in terests , whether of state or of property jrowd to him to be their spokesman 50 that ho is at once a potentate , i : uler of men. It is easy to see thai ; he great and daily growing interests it stake in this country must pay pro portional prices to their spokesmer ind defenders. But this power , whicl so fascinates and astonishes and coin- nauds , is only the exaggeration of a : alent which is universal. All men ire competitors in this art. Eloquence s as natural as swimming an art which ill men might learn , though so few do. Che orator must command the whole icale of the language , from the most ilegant to the most low and vile. Sveryoiie has felt how superior in brce is the language of the street to hat of the academy. The streetmust ic one of his schools. Ought not the cholar to be able to convey his mean- ng in terms as short and strong as he porter or truckman uses to con- rey his ? The speech of the man in he street is invariably strong , jior : an you mend it by making - it what ou call parliamentary. The "power ' ' if his speech is that it 'is perfectly'un- [ erstood by all ; and I believe it to be rue that when any orator at the bar T at the senate rises in his thought he Lescends in his language that is , f hen he rises to any height of thought T of passion he comes down to a lan- ; uage level with the ear of his audience. t is the merit of John Brown and of ibraham Lincoln one at Charleston , ne at Gettysburg in the two best pecimens of eloquence we have had i this country. If I should make the shortest list of lie qualifications of tbe orator , I liouid begin with manliness atiel , per- aps , it means here presence of inind. ten difter so much in control of their iculties ! Fundamentally , all feel like and think alike , and at a great ; eat they can express themselves with n almost equal force , But it costs a reat heat to enable a heavy man to ome up with those who have a quick snsibility. These are ascending stairs ! -a good voice , winning manners , lain'speech , chastened , however , by le schools into correctness ; but we lust come to the main matter , of ewer of statement know your fact ug your fact. For the essential thing i heat , and heat comes of sincerty. peak what you know and believe , lloquence is the power to translate ruth into language perfectly intelli- ible to the person to whom you peak. What is said is the least part f the oration. It is the attitude iken , the unmistakable sign , never so , asually given , in tone of voice , or mnner , or word , that a greater peaks from you than is spoken to in im. When a great sentiment , as jligion or liberty , makes itself deeply jit in any age or country , then reat orators appear. If there ever was a country where loquence was a power , it is the 'nited States. Here is room for everj' egree of it , on. every one of its scending stages that of useful paech , in our c.omraercial , manu- icturing , railroads , and educational onventions ; that of political advice nd uersuasion on the grandest ) eater , reaching , as all good men . ust , into a vast future , and so com- elling the best thought and noblest tlministrative ability that the citizen in oiler , Is it not worth the arubi- on of every generous youth to train nd arm his mind with all the resourc- 3 of knowledge , of method , of grace , nd o'f character , to serve such a jnstitueney ? Jackson's Generosity. It seems that the young man whose state General Jackson bad adminis- ; red , on taking possession of it when I age , and on examining the accounts icreto appertaining , had not found ic customary charges which adminis- ators bring'in for their services , affd ad expostulated with General Jack- sn for the emission. The answer is orthy of the man , it bears date Ma } ' 3 , 1826. "I have no charge , " he says , against your estate ; I never charged n brphan one cent for either time or xpense , and I am sure I will not egin with you. " MagaziKG of dnieri- ui History. TIIE POWEBOF DYNAMITE. It Is Greatly Overestimated and Soon To ! Superseded as an Explosive. Dynamite in its simplest form clos ly resembles moist brown sugar and iiitro-glycerinc absorbed in any iue base. It is not yet twenty years eli having been first offered for sale i June , 1867. In the form in which it licensed , dynamite must consist of \ per cent , of nitro-glycorine and 25 pe cent , of an infusorial earth known a kieselgiihr. Of dynamite , properly so callet there are only two kfnds , distinguisl ed as dynamite No. 1 and No. 2. N ( 1 is composed of 75 per cent , .of nitre glycerine and 25 per cent , of the Infi serial earth kicsclguhr ; No. 2 of 18 pc cent , nitro-glycerine and 82 per cen of a pulverized preparation compose of nitrate of potash , charcoal , an piralline ; a mixture introduced to n in coal-workin place gun-powder - where dynamite No. 1 was too powei ful. Nitro-glycerine is a verr pale ye ! low liquid , about half as heavy agai as water. It is simply a cold mixtur of one part of nitric acid and thrc parts of sulphuric acid. It has n smell , but a sweet aromatic taste , anil though it is notin a strict sense poison ous , yet a single drop placed on th tongue will almost immediate ! } ; pro duce a violent headache ; oven th handling it , before the dynamite cart ridges were in 1870 wrapped in parch ment , would do the same. The "dy namite headache" is a disorder yer well known in the trade. The discovery of dynamite was no due , as has been generally supposed to accident , but to direct experiment The first made consisted of charcoa and nitro-glycerine , and , bctore tin porous silica known as kissclguhr wa finally adopted , numerous trials wen made of various other absorpents , sucl as porous terra cotta , sawdust , and or dinary and nitrated paper soaked ii the liquid explosive and rolled int < cartridges. During the siege of Paris when the kieselgtihr ran slrort , tin French engineers found the best sub stitute to lie in the ashes of Boghcai coal , and next to that in pounded su gar.The The hours of the supremacy of dyna mite are numbered. The explosive o the future is undoubtedly gelatine , tin latest invention of Mr. Alfred Nobel of Eelinburg. Already on the contineni the manufacture of this new agent has assumed important dimensions. Man } of the later operations of the St. Goth- arei tunnel were carried out with pure blasting gelatine , and in Austria , the richest of all the European countries in mines except Great Britain , the fac tories where elynamite was formerly maele are now given over t'o its manu facture. Ic is simply dynamite ( a base acllf ) containing 93 per cent of nitro-glycerine , with a base of 7 pe > : cent of collodion wool , that is itself an explosive in place of the inert kicsul- gu/ir. As a blasting agent it is more homogeneous than elynamite , anel on account of its elasticity is less sensible to outwarel impressions , while in hand ling or cutting the cartridges there is no loss of the material , as sometimes occurs with dynamite. Its further ael- rantages arc that the gases after ex plosion are lighter and thinner and leave no dust , eleveloping at the same time consielerable more power. Taking the power of dynamite at 1,000 and nilro-glycerine at 1-Jll , blasting gela tine is represented by the figures 1,555 , in addition to which superiority it is capable , unlike dynamite , of retaining its nitro-glycerine when brought into jontact with water. The destructive power of dynamite , > vhich , contrary to the common opin- on , does not act downward , but jqually in ail elirections , and with the ' jreate'st violence where there is the greatest resistance , has been greatly jxaggerated. Although it has from ive to seven times the explosive power ) f gunpowder , it is. comparatively .rilling in its effects at even short dis- , ances. The dynamiter , with all his laring and cunning , has , after all. iiicceeded in doing"us no more elam- ige than gas has often done before , it woulel oe better for him , if he ele- iires to continue his warfare , to return ; o his ancient ally , gunpowder , which ibove ground is a'much more noisy and lemoralizing agent. Dynamiters can not by any means at heir disposal lay a whole city in ruins not even a street. They may injure special buildings , and that is the most hey can do. The dynamite employed or these purposes is , in the majority ) f cases , of the kinel known as lignin- lynamite , a wholly unlicenseel explo- ; ive , composeel of sawdust and nitro glycerine , anel in its effects considera bly weaker than that in common use. Corn/rill Magazine. Old Eli Bab. Old Eli Bab was the noted sot of the Dwyer Ford neighborhood. He was a cind hearted man , but children were aught to shun him. The Home of the vretcheel man , if it could be called a ionic , was the picture of miser * ' His vife was broken-hearted and his chil- Iren were miserable. "Old Bab's in town , " said a man , sntering a saloon and addressing a nirty of Sellers. "Then look out for trouble , " some me repliod. "I'd rather know that he seven years' itch was coming " Bab came in , leading or rather drag ging atter him , a little boy. The child , vas booking niru to go borne. "Hello , fellers , " said Bab. "Want i driuk ? " The party of idlers promptly arose ind approached the bar. "Pa\ please come on , " implored the : hild. "Oh , dry up , won't you ! Fellers , vbat'll you have ? Solef a cow this uorniiig anel am Hush. " Taking from his pocket a shoe , learlv worn out , he struck the. bar vith it. "Wife told me to have this thing ixed , as though a mail's got money to ; hrow away. " The boy pulled at his sleeve. "Now , I want you to stop that. I've stood about as much of your foolish ness as I'm going to. " The men drank. "Fill 'em up igaiu , " ? -aid B ih , striking the "bar [ yith the slice. No one objected. The men whom he had joined would ha' drunk with him all day. They seemc to have no other business. "Had you in the 'boose the last tin you were in town , didn't they , ehJ asked Nat Boles. "Yes , but that's none of your 16c out. 1 generally pay for my whisl which is more than "you can say au toll the truth. " "I didn't mean any harm by it. Yc are getting to be iuch a crank that n < body can say a word to you. " "That's all right. You sit aroun iiere and guzzle every day , but if happen to come to town once in while and get a little off , you g around singing it. " "I don't do any such a thing. merely spoke about it just now. " "Oh , I heard of you. Fine joke fc you. Why don't you drink vou whisky ? " ' "Re'ckon I want to drink with man that talks to me as you do ? " "Yes you'd drink with the devil. " "I'll just show you. " Taking up the glass , he made a me tion as though he would throw th whisky on the floor , but his appetit being stronger than his rescntrnonl he drank it anel said : " [ don't want to have any troubl with you , Eli. We are too good friend for that. " They sat down around the stove , fo the weather was intensely cold. Tlier is no place on earth more dreary tha a saloon in a smalltown , but men sta ; there. Yes , for man will stay any where. When evening came , Eli wa beastly elrunk. He had thrown awa ; the shoe , but the boy recovered it , ante < to keep from offending his father ty the sight of it , carried it under hi coat. "We'll go home now , " ho said , tak ing hold of the boy's shoulder. "It's awful colel for you to attemp to walk ; I'd stay in town , Eli , " said : man'who looked with pity upon lh < child. "We don't have to walk , " ropliee the boy. "Our horse is at the statJe. ' "No , my little fellow , your horse i ; not there. Your father solel the horsi when he slipped away from you befon dinner time. " The chilel . burst into tears. His fa ther declared that having spent all hii money , anel that as he could not ge whisk'y without it , he wouldn't stay ii the infernal town. He vowed thai everybody was trying to rob him , : belated but not altogether untrue re Hection. "Como on. " said he , "we don't care for the suow , do we , Tom ? ' "No , sir. " "But if you want to stay ; we'll stay. " The child , looking at him reproach fully yet affectionately , replied , "J wouldn't stay here if I knew we'e freeze to eleath bv going out in the snow. " ' All right , Macoovey. Come on , Drunker than an ov > 1. Full as a goose , Tom. " "Yes , I know. " "What'll the old lady say ? " "She won't say anything , but you inow she'll cry. " "Pretty pooel woman , Tom. Your aother , ain't she ? " "Yes. sir. " "That's what I thought. Man nev- ; r has but one mother , Tom. Never icard of a man with two mothers , elid "No , sir. " "That's what I thought. When a nan tells you that he has two mothers , sail him a liar. He may have two isters anel a front yard full of broth- srs , but lie won't have but one moth- sr. " They were struggling along a lane. Che child's teeth"chattered. . "Can't jo any further to-night , Tom. " saiel he father , stopping in a fence corner. 'Just so tired I can't go any further. fou go home anel tell the folks not to IB uneasy. I'm all right. Going Com ? " "So , sir. " ' Early next morning , a traveler dis- nounted to examine something he saw . "I will for- u a fence corner. never - ; et that sight , " saiel he in speaking of t. "The boy had his arms around " he father's "purple neck , and had iresseel his cheek close to the rough ace of the drunkard. Both were dead , , nel on the dead man's breast , there ay a little worn-out shoe. " Ark-ansaw traveler. New Proverbs. A white lie often told makes a black tory. It's a poor n ; ; ci'jian who can't blow us own trumpet. He who would cat the egg must first jreak the shell. Ever } ' back has its pack. The man who wishes to continue iclieving in his friends shotiM never > ut them to the proof. Look after your wife ; never mind ourself , she'll look after you. The want of money is the root of nuch evil , Efotism is an a'phabet with one O * 3tter. If you'd know a man's character , bllow him home. Men love women , women Jove man , The surest rouel to honor is to de- erve it. Only whisper scandal and its echo 5 hca'rd by all. It's not the clock with the loudest ick that goes the best. Home is the-rainbow of life. Dou't complain of the baker until ou have tasted his bread. They who live in a worry invite eath"to hurry. St. Louis A New Jlahuly. "Psychopathy" is a malady which as only recently conic to the notice f the doctors. For the eulighten- lent of the multitude it is explained liat a psychopath is an individual evoid of all moral notions who at the arne time thiuks logically , distinguish- 3 good from evil , and acts according o reason so far as his own interests re concerned. Aside from him'self othing is sacred to liim. The Pall fall Gazette suggests that psychopathy 3 an abnormal development of gotism , and that when a fully ; edged psychopath is discovereel he hould be immediately hanged. St. ' Globe-Democrat. Strong at Eighty. Mr. Divid Dudley Field : "My reoipo is exorcise. I for self-preservation am a firm believer in exercise. I will toll you mv mode of life. I am a very tomperato'man , and have always been so. I have taken care of myself , and as I have a good constitution I suppose that is the reason I am so well. You must ask the Almighty why I have lived so long , and how long I shall live. I am perfectly healthy and strong , and , though 1 have nominally retired from the law , am busy as you see from morning until night. Anoth er reason I am so well is that my minei has always been occupiedI am never idle ; in fact I have no time to bo ill. "When I was a young man I had very severe headaches. In 1846 I bought a horse , and I have not had a headache since. Every morning I arise at G o'clock. I have done so for forty years. I take an ice-cold bath , elrcss myself , jump on a horse at 7 o'clock , and ride for an hour. I then breakfast and work at my house until 11 o'clock , when I walk down town , a elistance of four miles. I remain at my oflico until 3 o'clock , then walk home , auel dine at 6. At seven Isleep for half an hour after which I am ready for anything. I retire between. 10 and 11 o'clock. 1 have elono this for over forty yearsl I attribute my hardihood to horse-back-riding. Have I ever taken a drink ? No , sir , never , except a glass of claret at dinner. Like Pore Hyacinthc , Pmust have my claret at dinner. Whisky , brandy , or any liquid of that kind I never touch. "My advice to young men is to get eight hours sleep every night , and drink only chocolate , coffee , and tea. The young men of to-day are too fast. The candle can not burn at both ends anel last long. I have never smoked tobacco in any shape and never will. Do as I have done , anel you will be strong at 80 and probably at DO. " Mr. Field was at his office busy with some details ot his civil code now be fore the legislature. "The code , " he said , "is favored by a great number of lawyers. There arc some old fellows , , to be sure , who arc opposeel to it.1 What they want is a largo library. They seem to think that a civil code is an alteration of existing things. By no means ; it is a condensation , anel is calculateel to save much labor and re search. These old lawyers have learn ed the law in. one way , and thuy be lieve in a civil code about as much as a Mohamudan believes in Christianity. New York Commercial Advertiser. Protecting Hay in Stacks. Not having sufficient barn room , for all my hay , L have practiced covering it with boards , after being well stack ed and racked down. The boards are put on" the same as clapboards in siding ; n house , except that you must begin at the top to put them ou. Lay one board in the center of the top length wise of the slack , place three pieces of common plain fence wire crosswi c of the board ( eighteen inches from each , end , and at the middle ) , anil drive a. stap.le at each edge of the board to liolel the wire securely ; then shove the edge of the second board about an inch or an inch anil a half under the first , bring the wire elown and drive two more staples , letting the top one , next the edge of the first board , bend Lhc wire down ami form nearly aright ingle over the edge of the first board. Continue in this way , putting two ? r three boards first on one sielc and. ; hen on the other ( lest you draw the : op to one side ) until you have enough ; o carry the water down nearly to the 'bulge" of the stack. If it is well juilt anel thoroughly nwed , six ; or- ieven boarels on each side will secure- y cover a six or seven tern stack , L'he end wires should reach below the 'bulge , " and be weighted , if the stacks ire exposeel to the winel. With the ) ottom properly protected by raising- rom the grounel on rails , there need. > e no appreciable loss. I use sixteen , eet dimension boards , free from. : nets , and see no reason why they hould not last afc least ten years ; lave had the same one3 in nse five J ears , and except where one occasion- , lly splits in seasoning , or is broken iy"careless handling , they are as good s ever. Two men will put on the top a an hour , and one man take it ofT nd pile up the boards in fifteen min- ites. Country Gentleman. Au Iceberg Full of Seals. Here is a story of the sea told by tie captain of a Norwegian barque who arne across an iceberg full of seals , 'he first iceberg was observed when i longitude 50 deg. north and lati- iide 45 deg. east. The weather had. een very foggy anel the vessel was loving along with short canvas , when uddenly a mountain of ice loomed up , nil the barque drifted toward it. The erg was as clear as crystal , with the xception of a great dark mass in the enter , while from a cleft in the side column of vapor arose. When the essel approiicheel to within a reason- ble distance of the berg , it was dis- overed that the black mass in the cen- sr consisteel of live seals. WUhout xaggeration ( says the captain ) there rere between t.wo auel three hundred eals there. The berg was evidently allow , and "the water we coulel see tie seals plunge into now and then ras the ocean. The wall of ice that sparateel us from the seals appeared 3 be but a few feet thick , and I think ; has euily been there a short time. rery likely it formeel after the seals -ere there , for it is not probable that iiey woulel have come up in such umbers from below and voluntarily lade a. place like that their home , 'hey no doubt gathered there from .ifferent parts of a big floe , and have een floating- around for months un- ble to change their quarters. " Af- jr sailing around the berg without nding an opening , they hove the bark 3 anel laid off the iceberg as long as icy dared , hoping it would split or rack in some manner to give them a hance to get at the seals , but nolh- appeued , and they had to sail away. 'alt Mall Gazelle. A North Wilmot , N. II. , little girl.has now ving two grandmother ? , three Krcal-grund- t lothers , and one greai-great-srandraolhcrj but aa neither uncle cor r.wit , _ < * > * -ipX