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TEACHING SCHOOL AND-"BOARD-'
ING SOUND.
Mjtoahts p back-to the rosy, prime;
- aST I5Sm2Pr paJlP" aaew the scenes
. Tboujh halt a century. Intervene.-' i
udl a wgnway corner the 6cbool-himeiitndsi
Underan elm-tree broad and tall. ua,
. -AndroHfekJnrcWHren in-tauffhlnbands
Come at the master's warntaycalLr 7
afcevpl together theirsletls and skates.
..iiHo auu auuus in ine entry tray,
utd gataerinfr pencils, boons and slates,
Diligent study succeeds to play.
" 7JJuntsin stream turn,Ta-gray stone mill,
i JfeE11 wftk J2T ah ilniberous sound,
And there In fancy I wander still.
Teaching school and boarding around. ' 4
- SK'by i mansion larjre and square,
, . -m. u ?g"'d casements of faded red,
ft Btoop that shades from the summer glare.
And wood weU piled lu the sheltering shed.
'' 2J a nclent barn with swallowaoles
High in the gable, three in a line:
Sfcelltae bay colt ic the deep snowrolL4; ,
From racks of hay f eed the docile kine.
Closely are huddled the timorous sheep.
As the flails resound from the threshing
fioor; -" y
lbs BUfering poultry steal tallycreep
And silently watch at the open door
'oreach stray kernel of shelling grain.
Full of content was the lot I round
Among the farm folk, honest and plain.
Teaching-school and boarding around.
Bhefarmer'B table has lavish' supplies;
i PUckeEG and sausage.ofiflavor.rare,
Crullers and cookies, and puddings and pies,
Are items rich In the bill of fare.
The teacher sleeps In a full, soft bed.
Kept clean for guests in the great spare
room.
Wlthjjav, chintz curtains over his head
AnCbJaaketa wove in. the old hand-loom. '
Che thrifty wife ere the break of day
Springs from her rest, though the morn is
cool,
And, breakfast ended, wo haste away
O'er the shining crust to the district school.
sMPft Tnnntia RrA ni1H finrl mnnni; oinAAM
And men in the Church and State renowned
nave maae the nrst step in a high career,
Teechlngchool and boarding around.
lit the .moonlight evening long and?stlU
Theyouth assemble from many a farm;
fnough the air without Is crisp and chill.
There's a bright wood fire and a welcome
warm. .
Nuts and apples are banded around,
The hands of the clock get a backward turn,
Innocent-frolic and mirth abound
Till low in their sockeU-the candles burn.
Young men and maidens of artless ways
Are drawn together In groups like this;
Their hands are Joined in the rural plays.
And sweet lips meet in the guileless kiss:
Twin -hearts are linked with a golden chain.
And love with marriage is.early crowned.
How oft I dream 1 am there again.
Teaching school and boarding around I
Harpcf$ Bator.
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SELIM, THE FORTUNATE.
The following tale was related to the au
thor by Dr. Ilamlin, of Robert College
(Bebec), many years a:o, while staying with
him at the beautiful Island or Khalki, in the
Marmora Sea. After having prepared it
for the pi ess, the author encountered the
tory in Dr. Hamlin's book, Among the
Turks;" slightly altered and woven into a
romanee he now presents it to your readers
as he had previously prepared It.
There is an old saying, so very oTd
that, X fear, it is getting too old and
feeble to be brought out much longer
into public view, that Truth is stranger
than fiction! 'Nevertheless, it is very
true saving; and truth is such a strange
thing in itself, that I believe it never
does get really shaky aud feeble on its
legs, but grows, and grows stranger
and stranger every day, till it comes to
the very end.
MowtheTstofyIamvprntoteil is
true; and it happened some seventy or
eighty years ago, in a country-far from
here, where the people and ways are
quite different from our own. Turkey,
you know, is a great way pft, and Con
stantinople is its Capital. Here dwelt,
at the tune.-of which I.speak, two boys,
Johan and Selim. Johan was a youth
of Greek extraction, with dark eyes,
and noble, though somewhat melan
choly features. His family was-in the
most humble circumstances; his father,
a poor baker, scarcely managed to
keep alive with all his efforts a large
household, of which Johan was the
eldest son. Selim, on the contrary, was
of Arab, or, at least. Turkish origin.
His black eyes were fierce and spark
ling, where Johan" s were mild and
thoughtful; and in their evening con
versations, when alter the early -closing
hours of business the two lads, who had
formed a strong,. friendship for each
other, could meet, Selim's animated
tones and impatient gestures were in
strong contrast to the gentle,- listening
attitude of the young Greek, as he
3uietly arguecL.with his friend, who, to
o him justicey generally gave way to
Johan" s more moderate opinions in the
end.
Selim, young as 'he yet was, was al
ready a fine specimen of the Arab type.'
H13 beauty was like that of a graceful
young palm, the emblem of his native
land," and . he gave evidence of the
splendid future which he afterwards
fulfilled, though now, indeed, his
fortune was lowly and humble enough.
An old Turk, childless and kind-hearted,
had taken compassion on the boy in his
litter destitution, and given him a home
and occupation, the taking care of a
little tobacco shop, where his old
master sold snuff and perfumes, and t
Altnnnad nntlta lrfcnrr crrtan ftllolf1a f rJ i
his customers of that pernicious, drug
that goes by the name of "Turkish
tobacco." (,
The two boys were happy enough.
They loved each other with a simple
though Oriental, warmth of afTection,
and the few darting visits in the day
time" which they could pay to each
other across the riarrow street where '
they dwelt, ahdtheA long 'conversations '
weresufliciehtior the. .present .to sat
isfy the quiet routine or their lives.
But as the days passedon the- brow
of Selim grew clouded; and one morn
' ing as they wandered together "By the
shores of the i beautiful' Golden Horn,
and watfched the gKdihg 'boats and the
splendid piles of buildings fading under
the setting sunjSelimropBnod hisheart
to his friend, a. i -l '
" Johan!" he said, in his Eastern,.
iassionate way. l4lcan bear it no
onger; the burden of my sorrow you
(Biast know. The 'friend of- my soul
hall counsel jne and.1 willlisten.l'ci
Johan turned upon Selim his thought
ful eyes, ever full of a wise though
youthful consideration, but made him
tlo answer. Used to his friend's vary
ing moods, he waited for a further ex
planation. Imagine his astonishment
as Selim proceeded!
"It is of no use, Johan." continued
his companion, too much occupied with
ius own thoughts to heed that his friend
had given him no reply, "it's of no use,
Johan, mv staying here where lam!
I'm wearied and tired to death of it
J"fot that mv ruaster.is unkind; far from
St. I love "him with all my heart as if
he were my own father; and you, loo,
my dear, dear Johan! but but--I can
endure it no longer, this life of inac
tion; this weighing pounds of tobacco
.and ouncesf-snuffir ;No,-;dear Johan.
"T can" bear itno longer, and go I
mist!"
"Go! Where?" arasped Johan.
Where?, OlvJbhan, TT-wilUtell you
all? Now tliat it is settled aud certain
I will tell you all, for I could not. bear
to do so, before, lest I should give you
unnecessary pain. But to-night I have
opened my heart to my old master, and
he has, though with many tears, given
me his consent and 'blessing, and lo
jBorrow I go!"
"Go! Where?" repeated Johan, too
much astonished and distressed to utter
suiything more.
" I will tell you. Not long ago there
came to my master's shop a slave of
' the Pasha of G '-. He came for
some of that rose-attar, for which you
know our shop has long been famous.
I was writing as he entered.. He 6yed
me sharply, and when I had served,
him and he left me, 1 perceived the bit
of paper in his hand, on which; I had)
defed, but soon thought no more of it
In a few days he returned. My master I
again absent, yet he whispered j
?-a3?j ?h
wished: to speak with rrieT In the eve-Pg-forJtohlmy
master I wont to
the Pasha's ,nalace.T Ho called for an
."hkjlijjro, and made me jrri'te before
him. He seemedi pleased, asked me
various question's, made ne"apresent,
andd,P.:(lXesterday the slave
came again. He asked, prt rather J or
dered, me to join the cavalcade which
tomorrow starts for the1 Provinces,
saying that the Pasha who wanted a
confidential Secretary, had been pleased
to appoint me ito: that office; and s5T
jdear Johan, I told my master who has
given his consent, for you. know we can
not help ourselves, even did we wish it;
and I confess I am well pleased, and so
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And.- as they parted, the old Turk be
stowed, on Selim his blessinz; and a
purse of gold-pieces, which he hadong,
hoarded'Tor him as his adopted son and'
ucia.. jjui. cue parting wim aowui l
will not stop to describe, orilv thai theJ
two boys madatx each other a simple
uw4 bum ui utter years snouiu. iney
ever'Tneet 'again, they Would renew
theiriyorithf ul friendship. and''Be"true
to eaeh other tilldsath. How faithful
ly that vow was kept, the sequel' will
shortly telL 7"-
Weeks passed, and months, and
years? and no tidings came of Selim, for
the East is riot a land of mail-posts like
ours; and friends rau3t wait with 'long
ing hearts -till chance or opportunity
brings them tidings of their beloved.
And in the;meantime,jJbhan grew mid-dle-aged.'.'
His'fath'e'r died and left him
in possession of his humble 'shop and
trade ; rand finally - J ohan himself mar--ried,
and a young family. began to
spring up around him. '
' Things were in this condition, when
suddenly onedayin spring a Janissary
made his appearance1 at the open shop
door of the poor Greek's bakerv. A
.fdopr
visit, like this at the time of which we
speak was ominous, for there are peo
ple 'still living in Constantinople who'
can well remember the outrages they
have suffered from this band of desper
adoes,' who then controlled even the
very throne itself! Johan turned a
ghastly' white, for the soldier's face
wore no pleasing expression.
Dashing rudely aside with his foot a
basket of loaves, the Janissary ap
proached the terrified Greek, and;" lay
ing his hand on his arm, bade him
roughly quit his occupation and follow
him.
"Whither?" asked Johan, trembling
in every limb.
"To the palace of the Grand Vizier,"
returned the soldier.
" And why must I go there?" cried
the poor bakjer, hoping by his questions
to obtain some clue to his misfortune,
or, at least, a moment's reprieve. ' z
That's none of your concern, nor
mine either," answered the brutal fel
low. " What' Fin 'ordered to do I do.
So come along and make no farther de
lay." Poor Johan! To him the last hour
of fate seemed to have fully arrived. Of
what crime or misdemeanor hehad been
accused he could not imagine; but he
knewennnsrh to feel that it would make
little difference wifih. him; hadbutsoihe
secret enemy accused him however
.falsely, his property and life must go to.
atone lor it. let amid an his distress,
it still struck him as most strange that
no insignificant a person as himsilf
should be summoned before an officer
so high andmagniceut:.8. the Grand
Vizier of the Sultan of all.the faithfal!
It was in vain to question the Janissary.
He evidently knew as little as he cared!
in regard to the object of his commis
sion; for with him, as he truly had said.
pit was but to hear and obey I So with a
heavy heart Johan bade farewell to his
weeping wife and children, and pre
pared to take his way to the" palace of
the Grand Viaier.
He reached it at length. The double
row of guards opened as he passed
through the lofty corridors that led to
the reception rooms of the building.
Here he was ordered to remain. He
heard the retreating footsteps of his
guide, and, after some moments of si
lence, ventured to lift his eyes and look
around him. The hall was a magnifi
icent one. The lofty ceiling, painted by
European artists, was hung with re
splendent lusterswhose glittering pen
dants struck by the, sunlight seemed
each' a mass of diamonds. From the
dome above the light streamed down
upon a floor of Mosaic workmanship.
The walls, after the . Mussulman' fash-,
ion, were destitute of pictures, bat in
their stead innumerable small mirrors,
in every variety of arabesque, flashed
over their .surface, hung with satins of
Bagdad and velvets from the Persian
looms, while a rich divan, or raised
sofa, circled the apartment
Johan stood amazed! Was he asleep
or awake? Why was he here? Surely
it was a dream, or the magic spell of
those genii of whose enchantments he
had so often heard the' story-tellers tell
in the evening cafes, when he and 'his
beloved Selim wandered together in
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their youth by the banks of the Golden
And Johan rubbed his eyes in
the vain hope that he might awake and
find himself once more in the dear old
bake-shop at home.
But it was no dream! An ominous
sound startled him! Some one ap
proaches! And, trembling in every
nerve, Johan listened to the coming
I fnntatann fill ho wio pnnininng tVit- m
door has opened and shut at the farther
end of the hall, and that he is no longer
alone! Who is it Mead or foe? Johan
scarcely breathes. Nearer and nearer
yet till the unknown personage stands
by his side, and the poor Greek is ready
i to sink with terror to the earth.
But a light touch falls on his shoul
der, and the blood curdles in his veins
with fear. It lingers, that light gentle
touch, and then creeps on and on, till
an arm encircles his Jieck; a face bends
down to hia and a voice well-known
(once, and still well beloved) slides in
to his car: "Johan! Johan! my
brother! my beloved! Knowest thou
not who. calls thee?"
It is the voice of Selim! Selim the
lost, the found! Selim, the companion
of 'his youthful days! Selim the old to
bacco merchant's boy! Selim the Grand
Vizier!
Wonders or wonders! Johan stag
gered, and nearly dropped to the floor
in his wild amazement But his old
friend guided him gently to the divan,
and, with a touch of his former spirit of
frolicsome mischief, seated the bewil
dered Johan unknowingly in the place
of honor.
But Johan paid no heed to that; at
least at first 'He m could., only gaze
with tears' streaming down his cheeks
at his beloved Selim's face. And then,
after the first moments of mutual joy
had passed, the two began to converse.
Johan had little to tell, and that little we
already know, but Selim had a whole
volume of wonders to pour forth.
Let us condense his history. The
young lad had followed his new master
to his distant Pashalick, where, his
abilities, his honesty and energy had
rapidly raised him to a high position in
his master's household, tut, like' Joseph
of old. he had at length come to man -age.and
direct the whole course of the
provincial Government The Pasha in
time was1 deposed. The'Snltan, ever
watchful over his subordinates, had
been fully advised of the conduct of
the young secretary; and. at "the fall
of the Pasha, had appointed him to fill
his place. At length there came a
ministerial crisis at Constantinople;
the old Vizier sank into disgrace and
was deposed; and, Selim, whose admin
istration as Pasha had greatly satisfied
and pleased the Sultan, was summoned
with the. highest praises ,to Jake his po
sition, 'the most exalted ! the. Empire;
and, again, like Joseph, of old, seeoad
only to the King.
."And now, Johan," concluded
Selim, after all this long recital, for it
had . been a minute and a lsog ow.
membered our youthful vow of faithful
friendship, and now, dear;, friend, you
must do me a lavor in return."
" I," Selirii!,rreturned Johan, saaly;
"What can so poor a creature as I do
for the mightvwand Vizier?" , '
"A great deal,", replied Selim, with
energy;"'-",dbou:not suppose I have,,
tmy own plana; too? ri)o you not sup
pose that- 1, am surroandad -by bitter'1
enemies cue partisans pi, me zauasu
Visier, and'taac I heed abbyeaU things,
a true friend with whom I can advise
and in whon9Foa trust? Have I for
gotten," he added, withagain a touch
of the old frolic of by-gone days in his
voice, "how wise Johan was of "old!
and where, pray, can -1 ffhd another
Johan, and iwhera shall Johaniad an
other friend- like me ?" 0
In ahprt, it was soon settled. .Johan,
the popr,baker,a'mov,3d into the palace,"
he and his family, and took up their '
abode with his friend? where, at firsts
he filled the ost' of confidential ad
viser to the Grand Vizier; but as time
on,' he came to manage the entire'
househbl(Laud (private aflfairs of his
.friend, as Selim had 'doneTthose:of the
old Pasha, audita honesty and-strict at-,
tention to his business began to amass
a decent competencv forhis old age.
But the Sultan, who had had such an
eye for the excellences of Selim, was
by no means "blind to the talent -and
sterling good qualities of Johan also;
'and. as he perceived himself 'pillaged '
otvfy iiebyi those -who-1 had" the
managenentofihis own aousehold, he
did. not' hesitate to 'reb Seliai of the
services of his friend and appropriate',
them to himself. " So Johan became.
Purveyor and Majordomo to his Majes
ty, the Sultan, a source of profit which
soon, though withstrict honesty, filled!
his' coffers with overflowing wealth.
But though separated by their occu
pations through the day, the two friends
sought every opportunity to be together
at night; and often in- the eventide thej
would loiter through the palace-gardens
and speak or, the days so sweet ,pi old,
when they used to wander together and
dream those dreams that youth so often
manures; ana now, in train, were inose.ii
dreams more than realized; honor,
wealth and an approving conscience,
which alone can make the two former
possessions worth the having all were,
theirs. They mutually loved and
thanked each other for it; and, as each
night they parted with the same old
lingering fondness upon them,. Selim
would gaze in admiration on his wise,
and faithful Johan, and Johan would
breathe a blessing upon his aoble friend
Selim, the fortunate! William M.
'Briggs, in the Golden Rule.
detain in Winter.
Much and, serious; harm, is caused by
the unwise practice ot wearing summer
clothing late into the autumn; and (of
assuming light outer garments and
.underwear so soon in spring as, a warm
dayappears. The health in many cases
is undermined' by 'neglecting dress of
proper warmth in early autumn., It is
an error to 'suppose' if thick clothing be
worn in early November, Ihat it 'must
be much warmer in January. What
will keep us comfortably warm in the
damp chilliness of . November, will, ah-
Iswer perfectly well in the dry,, clear
coid oi winter, uunng eariy spring
and late fall months; the very moist
air is a good conductor of' heat and in
such weather the body loses warmth
very- rapidly, and becomes chilled if
not "sufficiently clad. I cannot too
strongly impress the fact' that many
lung diseases are contracted during
these uncertain seasoas by improper
dress. The winter underclothing
should be put on ea,rlu and worn late.
If a day be very warm, the change
must be made in. the outside garments.
A lady should carry an extra .shawl, a
gentleman should by no means leave
his overcoat at home. If the tempera
ture suddenly 'fall, both then nave
clothing wherewith to meet the change.
Europeans dress more warmly than
we, and have less catirrh, especially
the Dutch, one of whose great physi
cians once' 'said: "Flannel should not
bo put off until midsummer's day, and
should be put on the day after."
The fact is, as a people, we are im
patient with a momentary discomfort,
in dress, and prefer the exposure of
hours'of chill to thirty minutes of a lit
tle too much warmth. Only physicians
realize how vast is the harm which is
brought about by our careleasmess' in
meeting the changes of temperatare in
our tickle climate. Moreover, the mu
cous membrane of the breathing ap
paratus the nose, throat and Droncmai
tubes quickly forms the habit of tak
ing on a catarrhal condition upon slight
causes. One cold leaves effects which
dispose the parts affected toTepeat the
condition. One catarrh leads to an
other until perhaps, a chronic catarrh
has. become established. person
may say, "My lungs are perfectly
strong. 1 never have colds. I am not,
going to bury myself under clothing!"
But this person has a weak heart, weak
kidneys or weakbowels is liable to
rheumatism or neuralgia. If then he
ask his system to bear too mueh cold,
he is surprised by an attack in the weak
locality or oran, and is at a loss 'as to
its cause, for m other respects his life
may have been wise and carefuL In
such cases, the cost is paid by tha sen
sitive organ. Every individual, there
fare, should study his needs as to cloth
ing. No precise system of winterdress
can be established. ' Within certain
limits; each of us may be a law. unto
himself, but must see to it' that the law is
wise. It should invariably include the
wearing' of wool next the skin. But as
to the remainder of the dress, requisite
modification maybe made in the outer,
or, as the English, call then,the "up
per garments."
The practice of swathing the throat
and lower portionjof. the face in cold
weather is. an, error. Once-begin this
practice, and'it'must be continued, thus
depriving the lungs and blood of much
of the oxygen which is their food and
life. .There is no danger unexposing
the face and throat," if the dress be
equally warm, as high 'as it is usually
worn. Button the outer garment high
up across the chest, and, unless it be
found necessary to protect the ears, the
parts above may be left to themselves.
But there is an exception to this advice.
After speaking or singing for a length
of time on a winter's night it is not
safe to encounter and inhale a cold air,
without first warming it This maybe
done, not by wrapping a heavy scarf,
or by buttoning ai fur collar about the
throat and mouth, but by folding.' a
large handkerchief , tying the long ends
together behind the neck, so that the
broad portion may hang loosely in front
of the chin. By resting the latter upon
the chest the breath is directed against
the. handkerchief, and warms the air to
be inhaled at the next inspiration. This
arrangement accomplishes' the desired
result namely, the1 prevention of the
entrance of very cold air into a throat
flushed and 'heated by vocal exercise.
The mouth should e kept absolutely
shut Breathing must be performed by
the Hose, in which' there are several
warm; curved plates, which' likewise
assist in raising the temperatare of the
sir as ' it z passes through the nostrils.
Talking in the open air. after using the
voice for a whole evening in a hot roost,
should be stringently forbidden. The
exposure of a heated throat to freestag
air is the cause of mnch serious harm.
I have known dangerous attacks of
throat and bronchial. affections to follow
such an event Dr. Hamilton Osgood.
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Mr. Carl Bock, the traveler, in his
recent book called nThe Head-Hunters
of Borneo," says that when he met the
Sultan of Borneo the first' qsestioa his
Highness asked was m retr,good and
forcible Eagliih-vi.: "Vat yeu lis
WdriakJV , . :4 , ,,..
The exquisite c toilettes of this season
are perfept in, each most minute detaU,
'and 'quite as much consideration is
given, to the tasteful selection' of shoes
.and stockings as to -the material of the
tdress and the jewels to j accompany it
A' very serious'attempt has, howevor,
'been' made by European add American,
artists to introduce ihealtaful1 or 'com
fortable shoes, andto.theiricredit.be'it
.said, our leaders of style have general,
rly' accepted such innovations, hence the
'boots .and shoes intended -'for out-of-,
doori (Wear, traveling, riding, walking
or skatine. which are made UDoahveiea-i
icKticiples'arcwdrthy of earnest rec-.
fTheEugenie :boots, after .those de
signed and constructed -Sot and-worn
by theEmpress on' her Zutuland. jour
ney, arema'de 'to brderbf soft, pliable
leather. They are of excellent shape,"
showtpffithe .foot to. perfection, and
are, ' beside, thorpughly comfortable.
In the' leg they extend over the calf.
and are cut! open hi front from just
above the ankle to the vamp, and se
cured oyer .an inside tongue of leather
by' lacing across hooks, and can be
quickly J put on or tanen' off without
force ortstrain; - They should be1 per
fectly waterproof, and are .just the
boots for midwinter snowstorms. Por
' poise hide, alligator skin and' other
strong; soft leathers, are' used for these
boots. , ;
Novel traveling boots are; made with
wide soles,' low flat heels and, square
toes-and shonld'tnatch'suit in 'trimming
if notiin. material, :and if i.very.nwarm
shoes are desired they, are lined with,
white fur. ' ("'",
The common sense shoes nowfavored
by ladies aisve triple soles," low fiat
heels, broad toes and are made of .goat
skin or,kid, anda liner shoe, -for house
wear or dress occasions, is' of1 French,
kid, with Spanish instep, pointed toe
made too.loag, wo that -the; foot Kneed
not be pinched in thepoint, and, tin-,
ished with the Louis "XV. heel, and still
another' shoe, with Spanish'1 arched in
step and narrow toe. has a cloth top
and, vamp of ,sof leather.
auDsianctai snoes ior growing gins
are of straight goat, with square toes,.
o'widej extension soles, low, broad heels,
and these are reproduced in. French or
American kid when ordered, but some
S refer for full dress shoes with" low
eels and round, French toes, but these
should be a little longer than shoes with
square .toes. Order shoes for misses
and children are after the same con-
'celts as those intended for ladies and in
. fabric34o.correspond with dresses;, and
most dainty are some of the shoesrand
slippers Intended for the Christmas and
New Year' festival season," which are
shown side by side with cunning baby
shoes in cream,,pale pink and bronze
kid, with combinations or gold, trim
mings: High art novelties which are extreme
ly dressy, are boots with tops -in open
lattice work of woven silk or the, finest
silk cord! They are goloshe'd with pat-
ent leather; which is continued up the
fronts, where the shoes are laded, o 'Tlfe
heel is, a modification of J.he Louis vXV.
With boots of this style with the open
lattice-wbrk1 tops any 'stiaae' of 'silk
.stockings! to match robe r can be worn
and wilfshow distinctly through, so that
with each color different boots will ap
pear to cover the pretty feet of the styl
ish weardr.
Please do notimagine that-reasonable
priced or cheap stockings are. to be
ouurucu m uu wc uauuauiuu uuiuis,,
stripes and plaids, when" wepass on to
Lisle thread novelties, which are shown
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in all the silk colors and designs; some
are self-colored or in stripes, with
clocks embroidered in white or some
very light color, while some of the new
stockings are in intense shades of red,
blue, yellow or purple, or in the new
dark shades of plum, bronze and gar
net A silk plaited stocking also comes
in all the new colors; butstul later nov
elties are the checker-board Lisle thread
stockings in blue and old gold, cardinal
and old gold, and other combinations;
also those with vertical stripes, blue,
? ink, .red and marine, with old gold
'hiladelphia Times.
Meat aid
Grain CennsiBtiss Gm-
ared.
It is universally the belief that meat
isTnore expensive as food for'man than
a vegetable ;diet; "yet referring to our
remarks in the October number of the
1 Journal, regarding the increased "con
sumption of meat we would add, that
an English writer, Mr. Axon, whose
essay, read before, the British; Associa
tion, condensed in the Agricultural
Gazette, gives extended figures show
ing the comparative value of & given
surface for the production, of human
food, when devoted to grain growing,,
as compared to a like surface devoted
to the production of meat The essay
ist reasons that each acre devoted to
growing' butchers' ' meat will produce
fifty pounds, and that, allowing three,
pounds to each person, the 'acreage
named would feed 2,172.908 pers.ops.
This is on the supposition that the. pop
ulation would make up the deficiency
with other food, as they could not sub
sist on meat alone. It is said that
Canadian boatmen add the Esquimaux
consume six to eight pounds each per
day when deprived of other food It
is argued that each acre devoted to
grain raising will .produce 1,420 pounds
per acre, which, at two pounds per day"
to each person, wonld sustain a popu
lation of 92,702,896. Thus he reasons
that upon a grain diet leaving meat
out. of the question, the land will pro
duoe enough food for their own people.
The wish may, to a degree, be father to
the thought in this case. He argues that
the remedy, for over-population, is food
reform, and brings in the statement of
Dr. Hunter that forty-four men could
be sustained on 100 acres devoted to
sheep raising; fifty-three on a dairy
farm; 250 on a farm devoted to wheat
and 683 on a farm devoted to potatoes.
We imagine that the 683 on potatoes
would hardly have strength enough to
dig and eat the potatoes after they were
grown.
The British farmer, it is claimed has
been mainly driven from grain into
cattle growing by the extensive ship
ments to England of foreign grain; and
now foreign meats are pressing upon
them, and it really looks, taking Mr.
Axon's figures as a basis, as if English
acres, devoted to cattle and sheep grow
ing would leave their population more
dependent than ever upon the grains
and meats' of other countries. The
English people are fully aware of this,
and it is reasoned that: the British
farmer and. feeder will continually, in
the. future, encounter very . strong com
' petition from our cheaply-CTOwn'meats.
They argue very strongly that the real
food value of cereals ois enormously
greater with them than .-.the best yield
that can be obtained through stock
growing. It is claimed, also, that the
production of stock is "strictly limited
while through a better system of farm
- ing, applied with care to the.produc
tion of grains and vegetables, these
articles 'could be considerably added to,
It is claimed.also that the poor,. pat
terning after their more wealthy neigh
"bors, spend their money for the more
expensive meats, whereas formerly
they ate but very little meat very lit
tle even of the cheapest and that if
they would depend more upon, "the
kindly fruits of the' earth," it would be
full as well for themand much cheaper.
But the poor people having got a taste
'of American grown meat, and finding
it pretty good, notwithstanding the vig
orous efforts made last year, through
slurs, to place is in rhe background, will
quite surely continue , to clamor for
mora, because they find it agreeable to
the mate, and satisfying; and when it
comes to deisg hard bodily labor, they,
of sours, fasfthat bread aad potatoes,
whist they soMtisif pretty good diet
;25BSpecTallys'good- for flllirfgstilFthe
wellfattcdfflesh of the beast of the field
is'q'nite 'necessary to make one strong
in battle, whether this buttle be in the
harvest field with the sickle in haud. or.:
in carrying, a carbine and knapsack, in
ine jungles ui ouuuimiii-j.. ncuuu-
clude from all 'tuTs'thatf sophistry will
:fau utterly in changing the taste of the!
English-, working- and. middle classes
I back to potatoes, after having had a
'lew goon nus ot American nign-graae,
well-fatted and well-marbled meat
,Therefore,,we.say there is no risk in
oreeains.pii
the'hig!
earned proves
a growing one, and the population of
the earth is a thine: of growth and not
of decay. National ,Live'r Stock Jbtirnal.
'The' Butcher.
The butcher, is generally a good man,
but sometimes has a bad weigh of show
ing it. . '
The butcher is a jolly fellow; there
fore, Jt is, meat that he cuts up occa
sionally. He is a good husband, and his wife
cleaves unto him. He takes great care
of his cleaver.
The butcher is a great favorite among
the fair sex. He is alwavs killing.
The1 butcher never slls horse meat,
although he has been known to cut up
and dispose of a fillet.
The ' butcher will,knock down an ox
and lamb a woman or a child; but let us
not 'be too-harsh on the poor creature,
for a pork reach er he is.
It has been said that what is bred in
the'bone won't come out of the .flesh;
but the butcher gets much of his bread
in the bone he sells to you; and doesn't
this come out of the flesh?
The butcher has been blamed for
charging you as much for the bone as
for the flesh; but he does not require
you to take the bone. He carefully re
moves all he can before he sends it
home.
Though the butcher charges' you
twenty-five cents. a pound for bone, you
must rememher that- he sells the, same
bone to the scavengeror three cents.
So you see his average price is not
exorbitant
i Butchers are almost invariably fleshy
men. A meat shop is the place to go if
you want to get fat.
The butcher is a 'great wag. He has
been known to sell kittens for rabbits.
It is too bad to make game of poor, Puss.
The butcher is usually very court
eous, butsome of his best customers
frequently get the cold shoulder from
him.
The butcher soon finds out a poor-
Eaying customer, and will at once cut
im otf. If you go to him for a pound
of steak the chances are that he will cut-
jyu. lu l.u. ...
r : :.i i i u u...-i :il i-i'
it is saiu mail iuc uukuuur wuiasauuu
cut a steak off a cow as a steer. This is
a miss steak;
If you ask for a tender steak, the
butcher will sometimes cut a slice, from
the round 'and beat it with his cleaver.
Thismak'es it tender,,v:but is it a legal
tender? j -,.
, -If; an old, hen jfaU. into his grasp, he
will transmute it into ji spring chicken.
This is a fowl proceeding.
' 'The' Butchernajs for-most of his tools,'
but htecls.aU.hiS'knives
The GiitcTicr is' noted for his elegance
of apparel. He dresses to kill, and he
kills to dress.
When beef becomes a grain stale the
butcher makes corn, beef of it
The bhtoher is different from the
baker. The butcher doesn't mind a
little. smoke when he does his bacon.
The butcher h:is been known to cut
off a calf's head aud sell it, and the calf
said not a word.
In past, present or future, there's
none like the butc her. Boston Trait
script. A WenderM Story of Crime in Sicily.
In the city of Palermo, Sicily, an ex
traordinary criminal trial is now excit
ing public interest. In Mareh last, a
number of needy medical students there
conspired together to carry off one of
their- fellow students, named Pizzo, the
son of a wealthy land-owner, and to
extort for his ransom the sum of $25,000
from his father, after the method of the
Greek brigands of to-day. These
young men,, however, did not intend
to keep faith after, the money had been
paid for the life' of the hostage, but it
was their plan to murder their victim,
and after cutting his body into pieces,
to secrete the remains. Their reasons
for coming to this sanguinary determin
ation were that they leaved that Pizzo,
in spite of all the oaths theycould exact
from him, would ultimately denounce
.them by name to the police, and, more
over, that, as the whole scheme would
have to be carried out in Palermo itself,
where there are no mountains or ra
vines, as in the interior, favorable to
the concealment of law-breakers, it
would be the safest way to remove all
evidences of their guilt A house was
hired for the purpose, and Mercadante,
the chum of Pizzo and his fellow
worker in the hospital, who, although
'his most intimate friend, was foremost
in the conspiracy, was selected to lure
the victim thither uuder the pretense
that an important surgical operation
required his attention. But Pizzo's
father and the police had received in
formation of the 'contemplated crime,
,and all was arranged so that the agents
of the law could surprise the students
just as they were about to consummate
their wicked1 ourpose. This the police
were enabled to do through the co
operation of young Pizzo, who, fore
warned, had( the nerve to enter the re
treat of the bandits on the arm of his
would-be' betrayer, Mercadante. and
witness there the preparations for his
tdeath. The carbineers, however, inter
vened in time, and arrested the whole
party. One of the accused's a rich
student named Mattina, hitherto of
good character, .who is supposed to
have joined the plotters from personal
enmity toward Pizzo.
Some Electioneering Tricks.
When the Berwick freemen,- resident
in London, were going by sea to vote,
the masters who- commanded the ships
in which ' they embarked have been
known to'take such electors to Norway,
on account of lsueb skippers being
bribed to do so. The freemen of Ips
wich appear also in the same way to '
have been taken to Holland. As the
daughters of freemen at Bristol con
ferred the right of voting on their hus
bands, a trick devised at one closely
contested electi.onin that city was for
the sameswomaa to marry several men.
When 'the ceremony was completed and
the temporary husband -had duly re
corded his vote, the two shook hands
over a grave m the church-yard and
said: "Now death us do part," which
was considered a divorce, after which
the woman proceeded to qualify an
other 'husband at another church. At
one place bribes were given by a mys
terious individual known ts the "Man
in the Moon," who. approached at dusk
in the. evening, and was at once met
with the question: "What news from
the moonr ' I'll lay you five guineas,"
said a celebrated'canvasser in Fox's
contest of 1784, ' and stake the monev
in vour own hands, that von wilt not
.vote for Mr. Fox." "Done!" says the
free and independent and wins his bet
and bribe. Another plan was to buy
the voter's canary at a price which
would have been far too much for a
bird of paradise. When Sheridan con
tested Westminster his opponent
brought up his unpaid creditors to bully
him on the hustings. They censured
him for having bought peas at r two
guineas and a half per quart (to make
sure of a voter), while he was neglect
ing their, just claims against him, aad
they hooted him accordingly. Cham
bers' Journal.
Bnt-y.oi uigu-trraue sieers-r-
Eer the better, aj the quality.
as the taste for meat is'
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When two young people love each'
other and marry, they restore tbei
picture of the apostolic church. They
are of one heart and soul. Neither
do they say that anything they pon
sess is their own, but they have all
things iu. common. Their mutual
trust in each other draws all that is
best in both. Love is the angel who
rolls the stone away from the grave
in which we bury our better nature,
and it comes forth. Love -makes all
things uew ; makes a new heaven and
:i new earth ; makes all cares light,
and pain easy. I. is the one enchant
ment of human life which realizes
Fortuuio's purse and Aladiu's pal
ace, and turns the "Arabian Night"
into mere prose by comparison. Be
fore real" 'society can come, true homes
must come. As in a sheltered nook
in the midst of a great 6ea of ice
which rolls down the summit of
Mount Blanc,' is found a little green
spot full offender flowers, so in the
shelter of home, in the warm atmos
phere of household love, spring up
the pure affections of parent snd
child; father, mother son, daughter;!
of brother and sister. Whatever
makes this insecure, aud divorce fre
quent,' makes of mnrriage, not a un
ion' for life, but an experiment which
may be tried as often as we choose,
and be abandoned when we like..
And this cuts up by the roots all the
dear affections of home; leaves chil
dren orphaned, destroys fatherly and
motherly love, and is a virtual, dis
solution of society. I know the great
difiiculiiea,orathis,.question, aud how
much wisdom ia required to solve
.them. JJut whatever weakens the
peruianeuce ot marriage tends to dis
solve spojety; for, permanent homes
are to the social stale what the little
cells are to the body. They are the
commencement of organic life, the
centers from which, necessity, all or
ganization must proceed- James
Freeman Clarke.
As a proposed new jury system,
the Kentucky Law Reporter suggests
that twelve jurors should be appoin
ted by the government for each cir
cuit, and paid a reasonable salary for
a fixed and definite term. This jury
to travel about in the same manner as
the curcuit judge. They would gen
erally be totally disinterested, and,
holding office by appointment, would
never decide for political purposes.
By experience, such a jury could learn
to sift the true from the false testi
mony iu almost every iustaucc; by
practice they would become expert in
weighing testimony and judging of
the credibility of witnesses. Their
verdicts would be sooner rendered
and more often in the right; for their
judgment would be the result of the
deliberations of twelve men whose
everyday business and study was
puuh as to make their judgment pecu
liarly quick aud acenrate in such mat
ters. Stan ton .Register.
The great philanthropist of New
York is Peter Cooper, now in his
ninety-second year. The caricatures
that represent him as a bent,emaciated
old man, are very wide of the mark.
The other day I happened to see a
coach get fast iu the frog of a railroad
track, and one of the tugs gave- way.
Before the driver could get down
from his seat, Peter Cooper hopped
out of the carriage, lifted the wheel
back and out, made a half-hitch with
a cheek rein to splice the broken tug,
and cherily singing out: "It's all
right, Ben, bitch along lively," he
jumped back into the carriage. Pretty
good, this, for a uuuogenarian.
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if he will only n-e good common sense in applying KENDALL'S SPAVIN
CURE, and persevere in bad cases of long standing. Eead below the
experience of others.
From COL. L. T. FOSTER.
Younxstown, O., Slav 10, 1SS0.
Dr. B.J. Kendall Co., Gents: 1 had
a very valuable Hamblutontian colt
which I prized very highly; he had a
large bone spavin on one joint and a
smaller one on the other which made
him very lain; I had him under the
charge of two Veterinary Surgeons
which failed to cure him. I was one
day reading tin advertisement of JiVh
dalfs Spavin Cure in the Chicajro Er
prcos, 1 determined at once to try it
and got our DruggiHts here to send for
it, they ordered three bottles; I took
them all and thought I would give it a
thorough trial, I med it according to
directions and by the fourth day the
colt ceased to be laine, and the lumps
had entirely dlsanneared. I used but
one bottle and the colts limbs are as free
from lumps and as smooth as any horse
in the state. He is entirely.cured. The
cure wa& so renmrknble that I let two
of my.neighbors have'the remaining two
.bottles,, who are. now using it. Verv
Respectfully, l "L. T. Fostkr.
KENDALL'S SPAVIN CUBE
From 11EV. P. IT. GRANGER.
Presiding Elder St. Albans District.
St. Albans. Vt., Jan. 29. 1880.
Dr. B. J. Kendall & Co., Gents: In
reply to your letter I will sav that my
experiencdwith " Kendall's Spavin
Cure" has been very satisfactory in
deed. Three or four years ago l" pro
cured a bottle or your agent, and with
it, cured a horse of lameness caused ly
a spavin. Last season my horse became
very lame and I turned him out for a
few weeks when he became better, but
when I put him on the road he grew
worse, when I discovered that a ring
bone was forming. J,. procured a bottle
of Kendall's Spavin Cure and with less
than a bottle cured him so that he is not
lame, neither can the bunch be found.
Respectfully yeurs, P. X. Granger,
KENDALL'S SPAYIN CURE!
ON I1UMAN FLESH it has been ascertained by repeated trials to be,
the very best liniment ever used for any deep seated pain of long standing
or of short duration. Also for CORNS, BUNIONS. FROST-BITES
or any bruise, cut or lameness. Some are afraid to use it on human Jlesh
simply because it is a horse medicine, but you should remember that what
is good for BEAST is good for MAN, and we know from Experience
in ac -AiiJywLio oi'A VJj UUKJ-. can be used on a child 1 year
old with perfect safety. Its Effects are wonderful on human Jlesh and it
does not blister or make a sore. Try it and be conduced.
KENDALL'S SPAYIN fjTJRU
Kendall's Spavin Cure is sure in its effects, mild in its action as it does not
blister, yet it is penetrating nnd powerful to reaeh itnv deep seated pain or to
remove any bony growth or any other enlargement ir used for several days, such
as spavins, splints, curbs-, callous, yprain, swellings, any lameness and all en
largements or the joinU or limbs, or rheumatism in mnn and for any purpose for
which a liniment is used for man or beast. It is now known to be the best lini
ment for man ever used, actinir mild and yet certain in its effects. It is used full
strength with perfect safety at all seasons of the vear.
Send address for Illustrated Circular which we think gives positive proof of
its virtues. No remedy has ever met with such unqualitied success to our
knowledge, for beast as well as man.
Price ?1 per bottle, or six bottles for . Ali. Druggists have it or can get it
for vou, or it will be sent to anv a ddress on receipt of price bv the proprietors.
, E-Sold by all Druggists. DR. B. J. KENDALL & CO.,
30y Enosburgh Kalis, Vermont.
1870.
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B. J.Kendall t Co., Gents: Iu jus
tice to you and myself, I think f ou;ht
to let you knoir that I have removed
two bone spavins with "Kendall's spav
in Cure," one very large one, don't
know how long the spavin had been
there. I have owned the horse eight
months. It took me four mouths to take
the large one off and two for the stuill
one. I have used ten bottles. The horse
is entirely well, not at ail stiff, aud no
hunch to he seen or felt. This is a won
derful medicine. It is a uew thing
here, but if it does for all what it has
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Respectfully yours,
Cfi.is. K. Parkrk.
STATEMENT MADE UNDER
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To Whom it May Concern. fti the
year 1875 I treated with " Kendall's
Spavin Cure," a bone spavin of M-veral
months' growth, nearly half as Iarjre as
a hens egg, and completely stopped the
lameness and removed the enlargement.
I have worked the lmr.e ever since very
hard, and he never has been lame, nor
could I ever free any difference in thu
size of the hock joints ince I treated
him with ''Kendall's Spavin Cure."
It. A. Gai.vks.
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John G. Jennk.
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Wooden and Melalic Burial Caskets.
All kinds and sizes of Kobe, also
has the sole right to manufac
ture and sell the
Smith's Hammock Reclining Chair.
Cabinet Turning and Scroll work. Pic
ture Picture Frames and Mouldings,
Looking-glass Plates, "Walnut Lumber,
etc., etc. COLUMBUS, NEB.
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