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Our immense liuilding U literally pa eked with goods from attic to cellar. We are enabled to sell the lowest because we sell the most. Everybody visits us and thinks our house a marvel. The handsomest Side-Boards. Escritoires, Chi (foil icres, Wilting Desks, Hall Racks, Slate and Marble Mantels in the laud. Busy all the time. Every Bid a Sale A I'AI'KIL KOK TIIK HOME CIRCLE MILLHEIM PA.. THURSDAY. JUNE 2., 1887. ONLY FOR FUN. "How lie you, this luoriiiu', Squire Dun ••llk* t" "Oil, iniddlin', Miss Patty ; iiiiddlin'. Hain't quite no spry an I was twenty sld years ago, but hold oil a hit and I'll help you down." And so saying Alderman Ki Dunning reached up a large fat hand ami CUMHI Miss Patsy's descent from the one horse shay that old DoaOO was tugging at, evidently not wishing to tarry,for she soem ivl instinctively to conclude that if Miss Patty slopped there w as no telling when she would assume her journey. • You see, though Miss Patty wa* a gosl old soul as ever lived, she was very much given to harmless gossiping, and she gener ally tarried long over tho whine when she U-gau to talk over her own troubles aud trials. Miss Patty was, as she herself expressed it, nigh ou to sixty, ami, lu fact, she had udmiltcd the same thing for a nunils-r of years, so that most folks put it at seventy or thereabout*. Just now Miss Patty was in a js'ck of trouble—she had come down from tin- Uoschenf farm in search of female help. Mrs. Dunning, the hotcl-kecjH'r's wife, came out to greet the new comer, being al ways glad to see thu tidy Lily, especially as Miss Patty Slocum's butter was the U-st for miles around, ami she ulway* made it a jioiut to bring some along with ber. Just now Uncle Si, as most people called liim, was grunting over the three-gallon of buttercup yellow creamery. Mrs. Dunning relieved the butter-maker of her basket of eggs, and she herself gath ered up a bunch of garden sass, aud brought up in the rear its the trio trudged through the gurdeii and around to the ample hotel kitchen, Miss Patty remarking,as they were passing the side piazza : "I've got U> have some help somehow or other. I've iuqiiiml all the way along, hut girls seem to be mighty scarce ; alters the way these days, when you want 'em to do a bit of work they are nowhere around. If it warn't for the rheumatiz—" but right here Miss Patty's voice was lost, as she turned the corner of the great house. Though hsd to view, she was indelibly staiu]M<d on the memory of the group of girls who sat on the front piazza, some in low wicker rockers, one in a hammock, swinging lazily, another half hidden by the luxuriant woodbine that clambered up the second story. "I say,girls,come here, every one of you," and the face that had been js-eping from the woodbine came into full view, aud the dain ty, muslin clstd lssly sailed down the steps, and four others, not at all alike, after her around the west side of the house,aud with in hearing of all that was said iu the kitchen.' "Mum is the word, now, girls ; don't you give an audible smile for your life. 1 think the party iu the immense sun lmuuet—sha ker, I suppose you'd call it—is a case ; and original, too ; and I want to hear what she is going to say a I suit her help. She makes me think of old Aunt Hannah,up at the springs. Tins old iKsiy is just sueh a go-ahead— sharp as a cricket ; and, except for her rheumatism, would is.* equal to half a doz en such girls JUS you and I." When the girls had reached the desired spit right under a high window that open ed out of the bultcry, that was Mrs. Duu ning's pride, and a marvel of convenience, bv the by, they ail sat down on a long wooden bench that was under great over hanging lilac bushes, just now laden with immense clusters of the lovely jtcrfuiucd blossoms. . Rose Ktonclcigh, tin* leader of the group, put one dimpled finger up to her li|w, and the others, in "follow your leader" style, each raised a finger, and they were all as quiet as mice. Presently, through the win dow, came the voice of Mrs. Dunning : "Indeed you must stop a minute, Miss Slocnin. You'll is* all done out time you get hack home again." "No ! thankee all the same. I'll try one more place, and theu I'll get hack home a gain." "It's too kid yon can't find anybody. What is the particular rush, just now ? Surely haying has not commenced with you ?" "No ; not exnetly, but I've a sight ott hand just now ; got to do some pie plant and then them 'ere gooselterries are about rijH? enough to can, ami in a couple of weeks the cherries will be on baud, and pester the hired help anyway. I'd sooner grub along, anyhow, than bother with any of them, if it wa'n't for this plaguey rheu matiz. It kinder ketches me wonst in a while, and, no use to talk, it takes the spunk clean out of me. I heard as they had some sort of lie down to the post-oftice that was powerful good for sich cases,and I guess I must get a quarter's worth just to try it. Feci sort of 'fraid to. too." "Girls, sit still, and I will le lack iu a trice," and oft' Hew Rose, skimming past stately Helen Parker, who still sat on the piazza, scratching away with her pen on an oval stand before ber. "What are you up to now Row Stone leigll ?" "Can't stop to tell any tils* just now, said Rosa, as she flew up the hmul stairway and into her room. Presently she emerged an altogether different-looking jterson. In the place of a muslin she had donned a school girl gingham, a white apron, and a plain linen collar, her hair ail smoothed down to get the contrary wrinkles out perfectly nat ural you know. Down she went, stole ktck and seized Mrs Dunning'* blue gingham sun-bonnet, and darting to the wondering girls, had just time to signal tliein to the front, when Miss Patty emerged from the other side and was altout to ascend the steps of tho comical vehicle. Mrs. Dunning, turning after her, said : "I hope you'll succeed in your efforts, Miss Slocum. If I wasn't so busy I'd let Seliua come up a day or two and help you out, but you see we have tho seminary girls—at. least six of them—and it keeps one kinder busy. Why what on earth !" Here tho g<x*l old lady had to stop in shoer amazement, for she rec ognized Iter sun-bonnet coming toward her with a little Issly underneath. Rose did not stop for anything, but sailed up to Miss Patty, made a demure little bow and commenced : "Please, ma'am, I over heard your conversation and thought I'd offer myself if you think I can strip pie plant, or could help you in any way ; and she dropped her white lids as though she was frightened at her own temerity. "You dou't look as you could do much. How much do you expect to get a week,aud where did you come from ?" queried husi uess-like Miss Patty. | "I eauie from over yonder some miles and have a niek aunt, and want to earn some j money. Please try me, uiul If 1 don't suit ' I nml not stay." | "Well, aeein' a* how you caiue lu the nick of time, and look kind of clip|s<r like, I'll take you along. Have you any recom mendations along." "No-o, I have not, hut Mrs.Diiuuiiig here knows me ; site did not ex|ieet to see me to day hunting u place," aud the smiling eyes were turned uistu the landlord's wife, ami hid by the sun-lMiiiuet, she made a grimace at the puulal face that was slowly taking ill the fun. "Uli, yes," explained the gssl obi lody,"l do know ber but I doubt her capabilities re garding house-keeping. Hut I'd try her if I were you. You might do worse." "Can you come right along ? I'd a heap rather you would, seelu' tut I'm clean tuck ered out now." "Oh, yos ; certainly 1 can, Mrs. Dunning, I left my bundle, a gingham and a few oth er things, inside. Will you have them scut ? One reason that I cauie wus that Cora, over there, used to know iue and I heard that the girls were going to s|ieud a part of their vacation here, and theu I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone if 1 could earn u hit while over." Miss Patty looked rather suspiciously at the w bite dim pled hands, and it was Itard telling w hat was iu her thoughts,:!* she finally drove oil'. They went down into the heart of the vil lage,and ltose pulled the siiuboiinet further down around her face, murmuring "that the sun was ratlu-r warm." "Now, we w ill have to wait for the ten train," said Miss Patty, "and if you will mind the horse I'll just drop right into the post office atul get what I want. I exjsi-t my grand nephew on the train, and if it happens to txtute in while I'm in hure, you just keep an eye ojteu for a long, good-look in* chap with an immense big gilt chain, and tell him I'll be out as soon as I can git my lie and lamp chimneys, and other stuff. Mind the horse now !" So saying off she went. Rose sat very quiet for some minutes peeping from the depths of the bonnet. It wus dreadful, tills having to wait when she was in for a frolic. Ten, fifteen minutes went by when, in the distance, sounded the locomotive whistle. "Whew" mimicked Rose, a grand-neph ew coming. 1 suppose her ideal of a good looking man is one that can do all maimer of hard work, and a great gawk of a fellow he is, I know." Her reverie was interrupted by the stopping of the train, aud the rush of passengers getting up and off. With a ting u-ling. a puff aud a snort, the great engine steamed out again with a long line of cars trailing after. Rose had all she could do to manage the old mare. When Doane finally Waine quiet, Rose looked over towards the depot in search of the gilt chain, that being up jH-rmost iu ber uiiud. The ]N!sseugcrs had all gone their ways, except two ; these were a lady and a gentleman. There was it cloud of dust, a carriage drove up, and, amid a shower of greetings, the lady was helped in, and immediately driven off. Rose came to the conclusion that the tall gentleman must Is? the nephew ainrcsaid, who espying Miss Patty's turn out came over. "Excuse me, madam, but I la-lieve this Is Miss Patty Slocutu's rig, is it not, and, did site send you down for me ?" "I'm ill for it now," thought Ihste ; "he thinks I'm the hired girl, no doubt, but I'll carry it through or die, for the girls would make a laughing-stock of nte." Aloud she said : "You can jump in if you like ; Miss Slocum will be out present ly; she is iu the post office, and I expect Iter every miuute now." Contrary to her expectations, he seated himself lieside her, and with a jsdite "Al low me," he took the reins from her hand. Miss Patty's watchful eyes had taken iu all that had occured outside, and now ap peared at the open door. "I'll lie there in just three minutes, Tom ; just make yourself agreeable to the miss; she's going to help iue a bit for a week or so.' "I'll wait three hours, Aunty, if you like; I'm not at all in a hurry and the brown eyes were as full of mischief as those of Rose's. Rose's were as blue as the sky, though they might have beeu green, or yel low for all the glimpse Tom could get of them. He was mentally anathematizing sun-bon nets of all descriptions,atul wondering if the tnan who invented them was dead yet ; if not lie wanted to make a mark of him im mediately. As the beginning l>eneath the (to him) hideous structure was rather qui et, he concluded to bide ids time, aud if it proved interesting, he meant to liave all the fun ptssible during his two weeks' stay. He soliloquized thus : "Now, Aunty is sts sharp as a steel trap, and if this little niece here does not toe the mark she won't have her around,but we'll fix things. I wish she d throw kick that confounds! headgear, ami let a fellow see what she is like." Presently Miss Patty, having oomph*tod her purchases, steppd out, and was hand ed into the wagon l>y the clerk, lie lieiug glad of the excuse to satisfy his curiosity regarding the occupant* of the front seat. The sun by this time was getting very hot, and Miss Patty told Tom to drive along right smart, a* she had dinner to get yet, and they h;wl three miles or so to go. "Why, yes, Aunty, I know the precise distance, why shouldn't I ; when I lived there so many years ; seems as though you have more enterprising folks nbout here than there was throe years ago." "Well, yes ; you see since them seminary girls came seems aa though it is livelier a bout here ; you know they built the sem inary, the fall you went away." Old Doqne did her best, and within half an hour they were in sight of a white house with green blinds and lovely trees and im mense rose bushes. Jest drive around to the back, Tom, I've got a lot of traps ami I don't like to lug 'em clear through the house." Having done as he was desired,he sprang nimbly to the ground, lieli>od Miss Patty out, then banded her the bundles,and very awkwardly knocked off that terrible bonnet. Rose untied the strings to get a lit tle air during the drive home. The blue eyes looked defiance at the brown ones, while the brown ones had a look that plead ed, "I'll never do it again, please, ma'am. Rose followed Miss Patty into the house, while Tom attended to old Doane. Every thing was as neat as a pin in the little kitch en. The low stuffed rockers were inviting aud Rose sat down. Having found Iter tongue she weut into raptures over every thing she saw. Terms, SI.OO per Year, in Advance. 'What a dear little place you have, soold fashioiH-d ami NO hoiiielike. I>t me pare those for you, I'll do It ever NO thin." Hav- ing IliiUhod her tank she went from one room to another, and her bright ways and light step Moon won Miss Patty's OMtoetu ami ltoHe hail a tlrm friend forever after. Tom was astonished at the elear pretty fail* nM he tipjttsi the Ijonnet off her lutad, ami he mentally resolved to he on his good behavior, for as he told old I)oane, out In the barn, "blue eyes, brown hair, short and plump, and a will of Iter own, which shows itself iii their blue depths ; full of fun, though, in fact, Donne, if you'll help me to manage it, and don't tell aunty .mill it's all fixed, we'll marry her. That is, of course, providing she isn't spokeu for before this and will have its you know." Itoaue neighed as though she understood everything, but Tom gave her a whole peck of oats iu his a I went minded ties. Two—three weeks glided hy. Torn was a model of good behavior. Miss Patty was delighted at the success of her preserving. Hose learned the art of butter making ; and she made Tom pick cherries anil lu a hun dred ways made himself generally useful ; and though be protested be was sinfully a busod be could not keep out of the kitchen. When the three weeks were up ltose de cided to tell Miss l'atty that she was only a seminary girl, and that she must go home to sjiend the holidays. "I'll tell you what, ltose, if you and Tom here will hitch horses you might stay right along." "Hurrah for Auut Patty I" shouted Tom, "what do you say, ltose, will you be my wife "Oh Turn Shirti in, I have now known you hut tlirrr ttti-ki ; what would my folks say ? ami don't you know, Toin, the old Maying,that a change of name ami not of letter, is a change for worm and uot for bet" ter '.' 1 aiu only a M*ltool-girl, Tout, and would make you a mad-cap wife." "J'II MOOU tame you," laughed Tom. "We will write to father aud mother—you MOC I claim theiu already—aud 1 do not want my wife to be too learned. Say yea, Uom*, and I will atteud to all the diflieultiea aud the old Haying won't be true in our eaae." Aunt Patty, who meanwhile aat atoning cherriea, now *|*>kc again : "Tom la a good boy lloMe, and you might do a great Might worm, 'Hide* I want to see him settled in life before I die." "Well, you are both ao determined, you may liave me, Tom, for better or for worae, mind, 1 warn you, it might be for the worae." ' 'We'll take all the risks," cried happy Tom Slocuiu. So in just a inoutli from that day, Rose Stoneleigh became the bride of Tom Slo cuiu, and a happier couple never existed, and her Ave bridesmaids were the girls who Mat on the Veranda of the hotel. Though some of them are grandmothers now, they never forget their wild little leader, Rose Stoneleigh. Make the Farm Home Pleasant. Yes ; make it pleasant that the growing boys and girls will not be looking forward to the time wben tbey will be old enough to leave the farm in search of a pleasanter place. We knew of a well-to-do farmer, having eight children, who as soon as tbey are old enough to support themselves, leave their home. Of the five boys, not one remains on the farm. Tbey have gone to clerkships and other po sitions in preference to staying on the l much despised farm. A glance in the home may account somewhat for this* There never has been any effort to make it attractive for the children The parents' aim has been to work and save with scarcely a thought that their children bad any other needs than food and clothing. Tbey are active, bright minded boys and girls. It is no wonder that the dullness and monotony becomes endurable. This farmer does not hesitate to spend money in farm improvements* in fine stock, or anything that will ad vance bis financial interest; but any outlay for the children's pleasure is re garded as unnecssary andexiravagrant Children cannot feel that sense of proprietorship in the farm and its profits that is a stimulant to the heads of the households, and somotbing is needed to take its place. Some per sonal property, cyen if a chicken or a pig is a strong incentive. Children are sportive by nature—all young animals are—and some diversion is essential tor leisure hours ; otherwise their minds will wander off and dwell on the attractions supposed to pertain to village and city life. A few dollars each year invested in reading matter will not ocly supply pleasant employment for leisure hours, but the means of mental improvement as well. There are somany excellent,en tertaining publications for the young, and at such low prices, that no family in which there are children should be without one or more. But parents sbculd discriminate carefully between a good and a bad class a reading mat ter, for there is a large amount of a flashy, sensational character, wholly unfit for the young to read. There is no reason why a country home should not be a place of pleasure and contentment to every member. There is a freshness and freedom in farm life that cannot be enjoyed when a person is surrounded by brick walls With pleasant mental recreation for leisure hours there need be no unhap py memories of the farm to carry through life.— American Agricultur ist for July. OMAHA DAME— 'I suppose you still have a box at the Blank Avenue Theatre ?' New York Dame—'No, the proscenium has been remodeled and wenever go there now.' 'Have the boxes been taken away ?' | 'No, hat they have been turned so yon [ can't be seen by anybody bat the people on the stage.' NO. 25. •""-SEBSaEtss* newspapers, the portMwO my continue to -iSisMsSs^^isi as—paw IMMI ihMiiMeyMiMMyw*!*' l } they are hcltl responsive uutll they hare settled the bill* ar.d order** them iftluiiwHW. If subscriber* nutfetoolher plaees wllhoutln forming Urn publisher, mi the newspapers are sent to ims, '?s 'Si s 5 - as IfiMjX M .SfcftS. XWAW tlsements nod locals l#m> twf toy w •>< Insertilon and A cents par Mine for each eddltlou al Insertion* The Comical Mistake Made by Two Tract Distributing Detroit Toadies. The other daj two Indies with be nevolent faces and s boodle of tracts entered the county jail nod began s distribution of literatUM among the prisoners, accompan jing each gift with such words of comfort and adyice ss circumstances appeared to render nec essary. The official in sHrge at the time escorted the ladles to the door of ward two just as Terafcfey Cmndel 1 who was inside the ward at the time, was coming toward the door. He stood quietly on the inside among the prisoners waiting until the ladles had fioisbed their good work. The latter made a rather awkward mistake and concluding that the turnkey himself was an inmate, the older of the two offered him a tract "My poor man," she observed,hold ing the book between the bars, "take this and promise me that yon will read it in your cell before yon go to bed every night It wfll do yon good and help you to "beer op under your troubles." "But madame, I—l—b—b " stammered the turnkey reddening. "Now never mind/' continued the good woman stiff offering the tract "I know what you are going to my. You think, perhaps, you ere too far gone to be influenced by these stories, but I dont care what horrible crime you hare committed; this tract will comfort you. "feven if your bands are red with the blood of a fellow creature there is yet hope." "Well, 111 be " "Now don't add profanity to your other awfal crimes. Here's a little sermon on the sin of swearing. Take it and be guided by the counsel you will find there." "Yea, and you give him one about smoking," put in the speaker's com panion, noticing that Crandell had a cigar in his mouth. The unfortunate turnkey made two or three attempts to explain msttem, but in vain, and when be saw several grinning deputies taking In his dis comfiture be seized the proffered tracts and dived headlong into ona of the cells, venturing forth only when as sured that the ladies were dear of the premises.— Detroit Tribune. Live Stock la Jsly. Horses at hard work need special care, both in food and general treat ment They cannot do hard work on grass alone, and should haye proper rations of oats. An occasional wash ing, in addition to carrying and brush ing will help keep the coat in good order. Use a cotton sbeet to keep off flie&]Water'freque&tlyaod they will not drink to much owbees. Clean and sweet stables promote the health of the animals.' Cows often suffer from excessive beat While It pasture. Ev ery pasture sixfold have shade. If there are no trees, make a shelter, a roof set upon stakes, and thatch with brash will answer a good purpose. If a cow is sunstruck while in foil flow the amount of mffk is greatly dimin ished, if not stopped altogether, and is rarely restored. Sheep should have access to water, and be provided with shade; give salt frequently. Young pigs require little beyoed a clover pas ture. Those intended for eerfy market Bhonld have extra feed* Hens set af ter this month rarely succeed with their brood. The poultry house needs special care in hot weather to teep it clear of vermic. White-wash the sides and floor, applying kerosene to the roosts, and provide dust boxes. Feed turkeys daily to induce them to retnrn borne regularly at nignt—A merican Agriculturist for July. PETEBSON for JULY begins a new vol ume, and we can honestly say that, excep tional in merit as it has proved itself this year, the present number is an advance on its predecessors. The steel engraving, "The Pet Rabbit," Is of rare beauty. A new se rial begins, by Mias Bowman, the popular Bouthern writer called "Along thej Bayou,' and to judge from the opening chapters, it will prove even superior to her former stor ies. A special interest attaches to the illus trated payer, "The Princess of Modem Art," from the fact that it was the last article ev er written by Charles J. Peterson, and is his happiest and most discriminating man ner. "The Black Trunk," by Mrs. Lacy H. Hooper, is one of the most original tales we have read in a long time, and the stories and poetry in general are far shove the average of this or any of the huly's-maga zioes. Now is a*good time to subscribe or to get up Clubs. Terms t two dollars per year, or (me dollar for six mouth*, with large reductions to clubs. The premiums offered for getting up clubs are very hand some. Specimen copies sent free to those desiring to get up clabs. Address, PETEB SON'S MAGAZINE, 306 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. YOUNG MAN (to sexton at church door); "Isn't the sermon nearly done ?" Sexton : About an hour yet. He is on his "Lastly." Young man : "Will it take him an hour lto get through bis; 1 'Lastly V Sexton: "No; but there is the "One word more and I am done" hud the 'final ly/ and 'ln come yet. Don't get impatient young man.
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