Thanksgiving Day. The #ott pij dawn ol Thiinkngiving day Haa parted the curtain* of night. And the world awake* with ita hope* and tear*, BogmningptaMite ol cmi'oa and tear* AV ith the new-horn morning'* light. There are eheertnl heart* and live* that are glad. Which wake to t hi* -lay of praine; And th-we whose heart* lor a weary while Have long tOTgotten the joy and Mnile Ol lite'* aunahiny day*. Soma ol u* walk in un-lit path*. Wheo> flowers grow bright and fair, And *ome ol n tread with tins! feel Where she 4 iw and sorrow daily meet, And the flower# ol lite are rare. !-*< tl-cwo who gather the joy* ol earth So easily day by day Remember the lives that are grieved and *ad. And, remembering, strive to make them glad. And lighten the somber gray Which tints the hearts ol the lonely poor. And hides from their eye* the light That (Pvl ha* meant to shine tor all. As over the world the t-itnfoem* tall To scatter the shades ol night. A THANKSGIVING QUERY. "Great land o' Goshen!" said old Joe Comstook. " what I want to know is. what's the use o' Thask'givin' when there ain't notion' to tx> thankful for? And v here's the good o' runnln' arter an onsartainty? A rollin' stone gathers no moss." " And a gangin' foot is avc gettinV said Si T< ttingill, the country store keeper. Not hut that he agro-d with his old friend Jo<-in deploring the wicked ness and willfulness of his only son's leaving the homestead and going out West. Si PtttbtfUl hated to .an extra wrink.c in liis neighbor's fine ami florid face, who was only know n as old Joe because there was a young Joe grew n to manhood. It was only a week before Thanksgiving, and a queer time for ex tra wrinkles, but Si couldn't artord to lose an opportunity for proving his knowledge of proverbs, and combating the oracular prophecy of one hy that of another. The country store was the high center ot argument. No subject was too solemn or too frivolous, too high or too low, too light or too profound, for discussion. " They do saysaid Monk, tlie miller, "that the h< ft and richness o' grain out there is most aiuazin", and the sile is that soft you rem put yer arm clean down to yer e'.how in it. If I was's young Jive- " And here the miiler pau- d. foi his friend the farmer brought liis hand down heavily on an adjacent box of so-".. " And ain't his own land rich enough? Look at th- v ten-acre fit-Id of corn and look at ihcm punkins! T'-ough. for that matter, where"* the usr o' v>rn for turk= vs. e-v turkey - for Thank'givin', if a man'- own tl -h and blood fli<-s in the fa-e of Pr-.v "d i-a ike my Joe®" " He ain't goin" before Thank'givin*. sureiv?" "H- calki'ates to start to-morrow night." said the tanner. dolefully. Then the group about the store ex pectorated with mournful prevision, and shook their heads, and hoped he wou.dn't regret such a precipitate abandonment of this world's blessings. O-.i JoeCom sUvk united his fine pair ot mule-s. and went jolting away to the Comstock farm, followed by the sympathizing re marks Af his neighbors. And as the dust rolled away, another vehicle was se n approaching, a high-seated jaunty affair with yellow wheels, drawn by a l"tig. clean-limbed cre-ature that was out of sight lx-fore his points could lx- well dis -usse-d and criticised In tru'h. the good folks upon the porch of the coun try store were more interested in the, couple that w re seated fashieenably aloft upon the pay l*x of the wngon. A fleeting visie-n of lauglting blue eyes, and yellow curls wantoning with the No vember wind, and the pale, dark face of a stranger in close proximity to these charms, c.iu-ed the wise heads upon the porch to wag again with melancholy uni.-on. "Tain't the n-ttur' t-f the sile that young Joe complains of." said one-. " Nor yet the --orx. nor the punkins," said another; "it's that heaint got the stomach for 'em he used t • hev before ha* -ity fellow br M tus wagon in front of rlf - widow Benson's door, and took a notiAn to Kitty." " And I swan to man ef the widow aiii'tti.at set up about it she's hev in" bin k Sam t-> do her fail whitewashin'." • Sh Yi |vef.--r nt>t count her chickens h. :.re- they're hatched. That fellow don't menu to marry Kitty Benson; she'll fall betvv- --n two stools.that's what Kitty'il do. She'd get sliet of Joe. an-1 lose this city chap, after all. Joe was in dead cam- -t. poor fellow, but h is chap's only foolin'." Which was not altogether true. Tlx "city chap" had kx gun perhaps in rather a trifling mood. He considered the remarkable interest which he took in this tittle rustic w - al! due to his artistic perceptions. About six w.-eks before, in p:ts.-ing through the village, his horse had stumbled upon a big bowlder in front cf the widow's door, and one of the big yellow whet-la had come to grief. It was the most natural thing in the world lor Mr. Morton to knock at the nearest door, ar.d equally natural that the widow should ask him in. Kitty lay sound asleep, with her curly head on the kitchen table, all the yellow tangle of it tumbiid --areiessly about the exquisite line of her brow and curve of her rounded cheek. Her brown lashes just merged into the flush upon her face, and her red lips wen parted, showing the white ev- n teeth within. "Laws a merev!" said the widow, with kindly curiosity, " there ain't no body hurt. I hope?" "Only the wagon wheel," said Mr. Morton. "And you want to git to town? Well, now, i reckon Joe Com stock must be up and aboat yet. I saw a lig.it at the farm a bit ago. If Jo s UP, he'll take you down to the railroad. He can't he done his chores yet." " I hope he'll bungle long enough about his chores to be up when I get there," said Mr. Morton. He had not taken his eyes from the sleeping beauty, and was suddenly sur prised to s<c her lift her head from her arm and open wide her eyes npon him, while the flush deepened in her face, and even stole down upon her throat and the white bit of her neck that was visible. " Joe never bungles about any tiling.' she said. "Is he a friend of yours?" said Mr. Morton, modulating his voice to a won derfully gentle tone. " Never mind what he is." replied Kitty, hotly; "but he's no bungler—of that you may be sure." Here she slipped away and vanished up a dark little staircase, and suddenly al the charm went out of the picture. "That central figure taken a*'ay." said Mr. Morton to himself, a- lie picked his way '.o the Cornstock farm, "of course "the whole effect is marred; but it was a fine interior—very fine." That "central' figure" tollowed Mr. Morton to the farm, and all the way down to the railroad. He found Joe Cornstock up and ready to accommodate him, and had to concede with Kitty that Joe was no bungler; there was a quick capacity about the sturdy hands that handled the reins, and a natural grace and vigor in ill his movements—the little that lie said was terse and to the point, but Mr. Morton found him taci turn and reserved after the first mile or two. He had ventured to speak of the inmates of the cottage. "I think it prolable the young girl was one of the nutting party of to-day," suid Mr. Morton. " More'n likely," said Joe. " Isn't her name Benson?—Kitty Ben son "I shouldn't wonder if 'twas!" said Joe and relapsed into gruff monosylla bles. The road was rough and dark, and the drive was exceedingly disagree able. Mi*. Morton was glad to fall bar k upon his memory and imagination for amusement. The bit of intenor lie could recall vividly enough. Kitty had been asleep for three hours at least, and Joe Cornstock was dream ing of her under his patchwork quilt, when Mr. Morton reached the city. It was long after midnight when he got to the reception, and at least one young heart had lost all zest in the entertain ment —two hearts, for an old one in the vicinity bad grown exceedingly heavy as the hours wore away. " It's strange Mr. Morton don't come Madeline," Mrs. Van Vleet said to her daughter. "Yes, mamma," said poor Madeline, FRED. K URTZ, Ktlitor ami V^ropriotor* VOLUME XII. " Didn't lie say he would Im> her- Madeline ?" "Oh yes. mamma; please don't say anv Utore almut it;" and then the elder lady walked majestically away, the feather* upon her head maiding in mournful uni son with Iter thoughts. And .at that mo ment Mr Morton entered,making Ilia way to a ot exquisitely d-essed an>l IvautituiVouK-n.who rrcuirwl hiut with enthusiasm ; there really were so very few available parties that season, ana Mr. Morton was so unexceptional in - very way, and had shown some de cided inelinalion to "range himself." and make *outeboly comfortable in their tuiud almut th- wretchedly uncer tain and procrastinating future. lie was .till in the market, though his attention* had tvn rather pronounced of late to Miss Van Vieet; out she was cold and reserved. and must take her chance—the tournament trj- ooen to all; so all th-><- U-autiful women fluttered their fans, and in their softly modulated musical voices said charming tiling* to the tardy arri val. Hut Mr. Morton, with many a whining smile and whispered compli ment, went listlessly by. His'face wore that vacuous and bored expression which is considered in society an evi dence of cultivation, hut in truth it was only that he was still absorbed in artistic reflections. He went on to the further emlj of the room. where in feverish, haughty, uncompromising but agonizing reserve sat Mia* V an Vieet. Her mother hail nudged and frowned and beckoned, all to no purpose, when Mr. Morton n --tered the room " You can at least allow yourself t<> lx seen." said her mother, acrimoniously. "If he wants me, he can tind me." said Madeline, with a sharp pang of fear and distrust, which deepened when at last he reached her side, and said, in the most commonplace way in theworid: "Did you save tlwt waltz for iue?" And when she looked up in his face with a thrill of delight, and found no response there, only that vague. li>:i<---, dreamy expression, her own 1-cautiful face grew almost haggard with the in tensity of her emotion; it was ail she could do to keep the hot. wretched tears out of her eyes. "Why are you so absent to-night?" she said at -ast. "What is it you are thinking of?" And then, as they were whirling—no, not whirling, but ian gutdiy stepping alxut— in tlx* waltz, he told her of his accident, and descrthcl to her minutely the bit of interior which had so charmed hint. "And there is Sydney now—you'll excuse me. won't you, if I go over to him?" Certainly she would excuse liira. What el*-'could th- • -•r girl '.o? Mr. Morton ted Madeline to her mother, and that ponderous female eagerly whispered: "Has he spoken, Madeline—only tell me dear, has he spoken?" "Of course not, m:uuioa; how could he. in the waltz?" "He was talking so earnestly. 1 never saw hint quite so earnest before. I thought perhaps he had spoken." " He is talking just as earnestly with Mr. Sydney now, mamma; he i* inter ested in art just now." The bittcnies in the voice of her daught- r tinged acrid 1* the thoughts of poor Mrs. Van Vieet." " I shall not accept th- colonel's invi tation for Thanksgiving." she-aid. dole fully. In the mean while Mr. Morton was end ear-ring geix-rou-ly to give his friend Sydney (Be .-übj-vt fur a -ketch, and the artist was listening with that uizzical, amused air that was charac teristic to him. " See here, Morton." said Sydney at last, "a bor- #h-- is a sign of good luck, and your st-'-ai shed one.it appear-, at the door<>f this rtu#ti.- beauty. 1 believe your heart foliowed it. tx> in an-l win. o.d fellow, and then send fur me to paint her portrait. I'm not much giv nto interiors." Joe awoke the next morning ami re solved once for all to make an end to these witcheries that lialf maddened as they gladdened him. He would pluck up courage and settle the matter, so that his dreams might be savored with sober certainty. He knew that no great obstacles lay in his way. His folk were willing, and so were furs; then was nobody to say nay but Kitty her self. and he wasn't much afraid of that. And if he'd only gone there and then and asked Kitty ail might have been well: but he must needs go home and don his Sunday-go to-meetin' clothes for the occasion, which took hail the heart out of his resolve, and in the meanwhile a long-limbed horse was making quick work ef the road that led to Kitty's door, and a man who was easy in his Sunday clothes every day in the week was bent upon the same decision. The stiff collar rasped Joe's neck a he went slowly to the village; his coat was too tight in trie sleeves; he grew redder and redder, till he knew that the doomed Thanks giving turkey gobbler's comb was nothing to him; the perspiration rolled from his honest rubicund face, and he began to wish he'd find Kitty out when lie eot there; he could ta'k to her mother, and she could talk to Kitty, and it would come kind of easier somehow. And suddenly he stepped aside; there was a rush of wheels in his ears, high yellow wheels, and a vision of some body hailing him politely, somebody with an easy way of wearing good clothes, and something about him that would have persuaded Joe to take off his hat to him if he hadn't been too miul and flustered and curious and afraid. Joe went moodily on. and suddenly his scarlet face grew pale and the blood in his veins grew cold, when before Kitty's door lie saw the high-wheeieii newly mended wagon of the city fellow he had driven to the railroad the other night, and his long-limbed and new'y sliod horse pawing the ground beiore Kitty's gate; and presently out came Kitty herself, shawled and hooded, her eyes sparkling, her checks glowing, and beside her was the stranger, who nodded pleasantly to Joe. Kitty nodded kindly too, be thought, and it seemed to him Mrs. Benson called him to come in. Joe wouldn't be certain about these tilings. His head whirled around as Kitty drove away; it seemed to him the whole world took a somersault, and left him sick and sore, so that he could just get strength to crawl home to the farm, and dofl his Sunday clothes, throw them in a heap on the bed, himself upon them, anil there lie through the long October after noon, the prey to a misery he had never dreamed of. The sun went down, the fowls went to roost, and an old hoary owl that might have hail more heart laughed mockingly at Joe through his bed-room window. And then Joe, who dawdled so over the asking for a sweetheart, made up his mind quickly enough to more rueful work, for that very night when he went down to supper, and never ate a mouthful, he declared to the good folks assembled there that he intended to go out WH to settle—he was sic k of the land hereabouts. " What the plague's the matter with the land?" said his father. "It's the same as 'twas yesterday, and then you ta.ked of ploughin' up the meadow next spring, and drainin' the gully, and the Lord knows what and all. What's come to you now, Joe?" Alas! what, indeed, had come to poor Joe? He never made the least effort to regain his footing with Kitty. He gave up all hope of the sweet future that had seemed to him his birthright. To marry Kitty Benson, and settle down on the old homestead as his father and grand father liad done before him. seemed as natural to Joe as seed-time and harvest. He never had the slightest desire to swerve from the somewhat tame and monotonous life these people led from year to year. Even now his soul was yearning for it, when it was full of re bellion and riot, and bent upon break ing down every barrier that lay between lac big tumultuous waves within him THE CENTRE REPORTER. and those of the unknown world be yond. rite weary days went on, each of them e avier ami more desolate. In fair weather or foul, Jo-- walked and wan d-red, aimless, listless and foslorn, choosing til-' ttlK 'l desolate place*, shun ning and torhidilins s.ii companionship of man and beast. It was well on in November, and the landscape w as somewhat serean.l worn, l'he day was waning, and it seemed to Mr Morton a> tin \ drove along that tin warmth had all fled from the scene ab >ui them and nestled iu Kitty's hair. There was a suUlued anil timid expression in her face that lent it an unusual charm, the curves a Unit her mouth drooped ike those of au aggrieved child, and she had not spoken a word for the last min or two. Mr. Morton could hesitate no longer. It would be an easy thing. In thought, to wear away the Usual exu berant gayety titald traded from Kitty's present charm of manner. With iu*t one little sigh for pmir Madeline Van Vieet, he shitted the reins to one hand, I and with the other took from his v<-t ixx-ket a ring. A yellow beam of - tling sun caught the gem, and it suddenly shone like a star, Kills'* eyes began to glisten in unison; but Site drew 1-ack as he caught her hand. " Nay. darling." he said, tenderly, " do not tremb.r; it is your*. You know that I love you; you will be my little wits—" • But in the meanwhile the long-ltu. Ed • animal, which had la-en somewhat r. live, and required the two hands of his driver, t<a>k advantage of this little by - play and accelerated his speed. Mr. Morton had not time to put the ring upon Kitty's resisting linger, when lie found his horse pulling heavily upon the reins, lie determined to sell this heedless brute of his. The thought lay heavily upon his now ardent sensibili ties that this svv> ct girl by his side lie had never yet ln-id to his heart, nor hail her sweet lips l>eeu given to his own, and now the moment was gone, and the joy was still denied him, for the horse went plunging on. A curve of the road brought the cottage in sight. Hia- k Saiu was still whitewashing—great Heaven, not the big bowlder? Yea, nothing lews; he had somewhitewash to span-, and he was lathering it thick upon this rink in the toad, making it seem big as a mountain. Mr. Morton's fare grew pale, and not too soon—the evil was upon him in the instant he had feared it; the lu-rse plungc-l back upon his haunches, bis fine ears stood erect, his clean-cut limb* trembled; tin n with one bound he sj*d along, grazing the white phantom in the road, and disappearing in a cloud of dust. Mr. Morton ciung to the reins, and Kilty clung to Mr. Morton. Mr. Morton knew now that nothing could iwvr them. Afi w minutes—four at the furthest—and would be ovr. The sully just brow thrlV.iustock farm was a bleak and dreary place, well fitted for the tragedy. He retnenihered a j chestnut tree that hung desolate and j bare ever it< hriuk. and broken rocks :inl biack pools of stagnant water lay I lu'low. In tliese tew won.ls, thai > seemed a parenthesis bet ween time and eternity, a whole lifetime pasx-d in re gret and retrospection. To get rid of tti reproachful ey - of Madeline, Mr. Morton -bui his own: hut Kitty's whole heart went out in a prnyi r to Jo# which was answered right on the ImnK of the guily by the melancholy shadow of Joe himself, that clutched at the hea<l of the horse, was dragged onward a step < r two. then pulled aside, and dnaiiy was left victor, the beast, quite subdued now ami trembling, tn a 1 titer jof foam. Mr. Morton was trembling as well a- his Ix-a-t. and tt was diffi cult for him to quite understand the 1 exact tenor of the scene in-fore him. Kitty lay white and limp in Joe Com j stock's arms: iter lianas were clasped about his neck: her iiat was gone I long ago, and her curly hair was ail tumbled about her face, which was j still as white t- lie accursed bowlder j ; before her mother's door; and once in a while she sohl>ed out: "JIM-' dear Joe and Joe soothed le i . and held her closer, and murmured: "Kittj! dear Kittv!" and tli'- yellow liglit of the waning Xovemher day catching the diamocd again, it gleamed upon Kitty's linger, that lav caressingly uoon the sturdy j neck of foc Cmstock: and presently j the little lmn<l shifted about. and Kitty saw the gem too. and slipping down from the arms of Joe, and slipping, too, the ring from her finger, she held it out I to Mr. Morton with that same shy. sad. subdued and altogether irreproachable . expression that lie had admired a few miscrabu- moments since. "Keep it. Kitty," said Mr. Morton; " keep it in any case. You'll allow her j to accept this little present, won't you. Joe?" " If it's ail the same, I'd as lief she didn't," said .foe, witli honest simplic ity. And I am glad Kitty didn't get the ring; she could well do without it, and there was a slim and tapering finger tar away that had grown slimmer and more tapering tor lack of this gem. The night of the accident it lay listlessly in the lap i of Miss \ an Ylcet, and it did not seem from the apathy of her face and manner that any tiling could induce her to lift that fair, frail finger. The bell rang, but hope had cheated her so often not a i hair of her licautiful head or a muscle moved in response, she had ceased to expect tlie visitor she coveted, an i all ■ others were indifferent to her. " I am so glad." said a voice, " to find i you alone. Madeline." The voice was so tender it made her heart beat, although she knew how de ceptive that tenderness might 1K. HOW sweet it was, nevertheless! Another organ began to thump in the room above, and the mild mahogany of Mrs. Van Vleet's complexion deepened with anxiety and suspense as the im portant moments wore away. At last the light step of her daughter was at the door, and Madeline's fare told the story. It was radiant with joy. " Has fie spoken?" said Iter mother, in a husky whisper. " (ireat heaven! has he indeed spoken?" "Yes. mamma." -aid Madeline, toy ing tenderly witii a i.rilliant gem upon her finger. "Thank Hod!" said Mrs. Van Vleet. devoutly. "Then I will immediately accept the colonel's invitation for Thanksgiving." "Ar.il by the hoky!" said old Joe Cornstock, " we'll have a Thank'givin' J'-t. I'm b'est if that there IMV o'mine didn't say iast night. sez he, • we'll begin a fence down by that there gully, and drain the hull marsh by tbis time next year;" and I jest nodded, for I couldn't speak when 1 found that there Western scheme o' his had gone to thunder; and, gentlemen, I'm open to a treat all round ; but 1 ask it. in all honesty, what is Thank'givin' if there ain't nothin's to be thankful for?"— Harper's Weekly. The Body in Ihe Hag. A number of medical students in In dianapolis recently undertook to make a victim of a professional " resurrec tionist." They told liini that they had secured a bony and asked him to re move it from its hiding place. The sup posed corpse in the bag was a live medi cal student. The students pointed out the spot where the bag was concealed, and the professional threw the bag over his shoulder and set out for the college. The corpse, who had no knowledge of his whereabouts, straightened out just as his bearer was c rossing the canal. With rare prescnee of mind the intende d victim of the ioke heaved his burden over the bridge into the water and calmly walked on. Had not the com panions of the unfortunate fellow rushed to his rescue there would nave been a""sure enough" corpse in the party. CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., PA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 187 R. TIM ELY TOl'H'H. Next February will have twenty-nine day*. Kxcept i'u leap year, February never has more than twenty-right day* It i* true that mat February will have live Sun-lay*. f'hey will fall on lite tli-i. eighth, fifteenth, twenty-second inn! twenty-ninth. Thia occur* once in every twenty-eight year* It* last pr - vioua iKvurrence was in I*MJ. an-t ntier the next war it will not occur again till# century. The same is true of every other day of the week. For instance. February has five Mondays once in every twenty-eight year*. This was last the ease in 1MI, and it will occur again in ISM. Washington'# headquarters, at Valley Forge, in Pennsylvania, are likely, through the combined efforts >f a_ few patriotic residents of tliat ltn-ality, to be coine the pro|K-rty of an assov-iation which will preserve'it for all time as a i memorial of the heroic sufferings iu the eampot the Continental army. In older to interest the public in the movement, the proj-s-tor- have issued hand*>melj prepared certificates of slock at sl<-ach. When the ]>urehas<- of the headquarters is - ff-vt-'-i. it is desigtn-d t> inak* it an attractive |H>t. to collect there reli--# .--ti-l valuable paper* relating to the pe liod, and to fit up the house in colonial style with furniture of a century ago. A recent traveler had a curious ad venture on Uie (,'oco Islands, which he will not - asily forget. As soou as the •UII had gone down and the tn-M-ti risen, thou*;ml* and thousand# of rats, aU-ut th- 1 size of a bandicot, lwre down u|xn him and ma-lea raid ti|Hin hi# provisions, refusing to l-e frightened away, aa-i de vouring everything in the i-liapc of grain or biscuit, out not touching anything in the shap- of meat. Wtien tin l-ags w- re hungup in trees, the depredator* * warmed after them, and w-ui.-l pro I a blv have caused a famine liad not the - --livid# turmal the table* u|xm litem by killing a"d -ating them in great num bers, -ay ing that they were exceedingly -weet. These animals, which are some thing like the marmot, are often called the bamboo rat. An association ha.# been formed in Westphalia for the extinction of pov erty throughout the world. Tin- th-*-ry of it# promoter*, who an- not Soein.ist*. i* that tle want# of mankind have no increased of late year# that iuxuri--# are n- w 1-H-K-ai upon ev-n by the pfxirt-st --lasses as necessaries. Life, it is urge-!, may he sustain<ai and comfort in*ur-d at a trifling cst by simp v pulling asidi th<- superfluities of modern exist--nee. This object -an only lx- attained hy a complete revolution in our *<x-ial and domestic habits. t.'hiidr-n should t>- trained from their earliest infancy to 1-x-k for no other shelter than that j afforded by wooden hut*. Tlx ir fo-xl -bould <a>n#i! only of bread an-t vegeta bl- #, an-t their drink of pure water. The • style of modern clothing, a* r- gar-i# j is-tli men and women, is condemned a* • xtravagnnt. barbarou- atxl unwhole —inf. One thick garment of good ma terial for winter, and one of slighter rex tun- for summer, i* all that i# requir--d. It i* - stimated that under g*xl man agement on the n--w #y-teni a year will lx- sufficient income for any ix-nx-n to exi-t ujs'ii ootufortahly. and will leave a small margin which, if laid aside an nually an-1 careftilly invested, will amply provide for a l the reasonable want* of old age. T!i< Australians -• in to take a (n-at pride in tin* Svdn- v exhibition. which opened formally last September. The project wi s< i on foot hv the Agricul tural society of New South "A'alis, on'y a year ago, and the government ap pointid a committee uf leading colonists, wliieh ha-since ba<l exclusive rontroi. Tin* building. called officially " The Harden l'a.ace,"cost ainut J1.000,000. :iril was erected under the direct ion of a contractor, who received a commis sion of live per rent., the government tinning labor and materials. Its arcn is is about,seven and a half acres, includ ing all the galleries and basement. In size it of course fails short of the l'hila deiphia exhibition- the main building of which covered twenty-one anil a half acres—but it is about one-third larger than the Istndon exhibition of I*sl, which was considered a great enterprise it the lime. In shape, thefiarden paiai e is cruciform; it has four towers, and a central dome 100 feet in'diaiuctcr and •.MO f.-ct high. Japan and America occupy the space opposite (Ireat Britain, uid fronting the nave from the dome to the north tower. The American and Canadian displays were incomplete on the opening'day. but rapid progress was being made with them. Next year Mel bourne will hold an xhihition. which will probably eclipse this in splendor and variety, but Sydney lias reason to feci proud of the enterprise she has dis play ed. The Antiquity of Forks. Among the recent finds in the explora tion of the relies of ancient lake dwellers oOSwitzerland, is a pair of forks, appar ently invented for table use. They wnf fashioned from the metatarsal Istnc of a stag This gives a*higher antiquity to table forks (if they wi re really intended a- suchlthanlhas hitherto been suspected. Other bone implements and ornaments are frequently iounn. Animal remains are also common. Among them an l the bones of the dog, the liadger, and the common otter. The latter were doubt less met with in the immediate neigh borhood of the lake, but the presence of the wild ox and ot the twar indicate that the laki dwellers were Itold and skillful hunters, as well as ingenious too! makers. They were also keepers of rattle, for the most numerous animal re mains brought to light were those of the <x mmnti cow and the moor cow. These exist in every stage of growth, showing that their owners had a taste for!>oth veal and beef, while tiieir fondness lor venison is proved by the many bones of the stag and roe discovered by the ex plorers. Evidence of a like character ■how that they were hunter* of the wild l>ar and eaters of the domcslicn'.ril pig, an.: the existence of the heaver in Switzerland in prehistoric times is at tested by llie presence, among other hones, of several whieli comparative anatomists declared to have belonged to that rodent. One omission on the list is striking. No mention is made ol the bones of horses having IMX'U found, from which it may he inferred with tolerable certainty that the horse was either alto gether unknown to the ancient lake dwellers, or that they had not succeeded in capturing and taming him— Snimtifir Atnerienn. An Experiment In Hanging. In the liCaderillc (Col.) HcraUl is a thrilling narrative, d< sc.riptive of an in cident at a mining shaft on the Big Evans. While the miners were at din ner, one of them- a young fellow—Jag five dollars lie could bear to be lifted from the bottom of tip- shaft by means of a rope. He claimed that it would be necessary only for him to bold his head in such a position that thc|prcssure of the noose would fall upon the hack of the skull. Tying the rope around bis neck, be went down the shaft and sig naled to be drawn up. In two seconds the foolish young man felt his terrible mistake. He tried to call out, but the rope tightened and the blood tilled his head almost to bursting. The men at the top of the shaft, having no faith in his claim, hoisted him un as fast as they could. When be reached the surface his eyes were starting from their sockets, his swoollen tongue hung from his mouth.and he had.been hung literally. It was only by the most vigorous anil un wearying treatment that he was at last restored to life. Some Marriage Custom*. in early age*, among J--w, I'agan* an-1 ('hriktian*. th>-pruetice <d crowning the bride and brid- groom with - haplet* ot flower* was aim-Hit universal. Among the Anglo-Saxon* a• bap let of invrtle was k-'pt it. tlx- - liur- h for tliis purpose. The origin ol tl- v- ii i* lost in olmcurity Mr. J--aflr--M>n think* that it may be ascribed lt the H -brew oeretuony, <r to the east, when veil* have Ix-en worn ffoiti tiiu--iuuneiui-rial; or lotbe ve.low veil which was worn by lbiuiau lbiuiau brides It TIN* not alway* IM-CU l-iok-ST up-n as an indispensable adjunct to the hritle in litis country. It may surprise my gentle reader* to learn that knives and dagger* were part of the customary a-'coutt em-tuts of a bride, and were com monly worn hy ladies. The wedding knlve* differrel only from other* in Ix-iug more highly ornamented. Shakespeare, ill all old qUal'to, I'->(?, ,unk*s Juliet wear a knife at the friar'# cell. The wooden girdle, or cincture, worn by Roman bri-l-**, was a luoil i-*R--utial part of their custom, and the peculiar form in w hichthis gird--- was tied originated the true lover*' knot. Hut wedding enknt, as we understand the lertu, ar-- -a-uiparativeiy modern. The origin of our bride-cake in its pre sent form may I*- traced back to almut the middle ol the seventeenth -entury. Tle#e cake* or bun*. *up--t>etlal the hard, dry bi*--uit# of an earlier date. They were mad- ->l i-ice, currant*, in/lk sugar ami ng*; and providal iu large ■luantititw, txH only by Uie bridegroom but by m<>i of the guest*, al an F.iira liethan wwiding. Some were tlita-wn over the hri-le's head, .vther* put through herring an-i eaten for luck,or preserved to inspire pi- to-ant and prophetic dr-wius In Sweden a l-ri-1- ha h--r p-x-kets filled with breail It i# *uppocd that every piece he give* to the p<x>roii the way to -liuieii aver:* —-me misfortune In Norway the br ide lier*- hand* around strong -'.rink-, that ai! the company may drink long ,if- to her; the wedding least .a*l* *onie days, and the guests have m> wish to I<4 their moderation be known. In Id burs i a it is the custom for the bride to retire tr--m tlie table Itefore the end of dinner, and to thn-w ov- r the l-rid - c roust's b'U— (!) a cake ina-1- <>f ia-ar*-- tour; the higherstie throws it the happiT *h-- aviil IK*, in t'ir--a-*sia there ;r- always -*t upi-n a carpet in one of the r-*-ia in the bridegroom's house a v-w*-l of a ine an<l a o'.ite --f dough; an-1 th-' flitt thing the bride d-"w --n -n --tering l* ti- ki k over Uo- wine, an-t scatter th- louxlt with het hand* aU-ut th- r-x-ni. In some parts of Huasia the bride ami bridegroom during the nan qU'-t, whiet always take* place on the -v--nine of die *- .'. ling -lay. are sct-ara tcd by a i-irtain. The parent* uf the --oup'.e - x-'lange ring*, ami a basket ot cheese and -mall 'oaves are blessed by tlie priest. la tin tiiv oi " Good Queen lb o," wedding- i :he aristocracy and great people w*-r distinguished by Ivutqucu. pageant >. et • Most of the*.- form* of cekoraliun lave now fallen into disuse. But there tn wnis eharat*U-risl:cs and features of weddings thai liare Imn preserved, villi certain variations, for manv generation*. Imm time itnme inorial the rra< tice of presenting the bride with marriage rift* seeni* to have prevailed. luring toe last century it w is usual to rrlenrate a marriage with sports and up-n ltoue, t-- which all the inhabitants of the ilistrict were hidden. Cumberland was famous for th< ■ fetes. So was Franc*. Th* u-tom oi throw ing the si:ppr i* )>otJi " ancient and honorable. The slipper wa- a symlatl of ituUiority it the liut, and in token of submission to Iter husband the bride !e --ivivcd a rap in the h< hi. administered with Imr htis'iand's lu* . In Jewish time* the dc iv-ring ef a stone w-v- a sign of formal amuin *ation ofnuthority over a womat Formerly a peculiar form of slioe-tutrriage u A* ei-lebrated at llaworth. in Torksliire. tiie place in vhiell the gentle "CtllT.r Bell" II \rd and died. In throwing tli* symbol of good lurk tin- lit! shoe should alw ays be taken. Tin Rmi.-ins wt re very sui-ersti tktis a* to the days and si-a*ons w hen niarriagi-* shot Id In* celebrated. Tbe Kalends. Nonesand Ides of every month were tlrielly av*i.)*d The most fortun ate tittiu in the whole >i-ai for marrying was that whirl followed tiie Idi# of June. The sun and substanee ol all the (Nipuiar belitfthst govern the choos ing of the "appointed hour" in the pres ent age is oriefly contained in two rules : " Who mtri ies liet wi*n the sickle and the sy'he wiil never thrive" is one. The other the h kneved ,ines . MnrnUjr tor w<sdlH, t ie U>- lor beafcii. Wi-lne* !(T (or the Is-*1 duf ol all; Itiarsday lor crows. Friday lor Kwci Saluntay no lurk i* all. S an the marriage mth*e columns o the new(ta(M"rs. and o* how ■ io*--ly pi-op'e follow the curt advice of the st.anxn. The origin of the terra " honeymoon " is an opi n question. Bit gool autliori ties sag that it is said t have been de rived from the Teutonic custom ofdrink ing a concoction of hone* for thirty day*, or a moon's age, after a wedding feast. Attila. the Hun. is sa ! to have ia*le hnited his nuptial* in uch a glorious manner in the beverage hydrotue] that lie drank himself to deigli on the wed ding day.—Jfu rchanf * ' Bstritthais <uui UrulaLt." The Spanish Unite. The national weapon if the Spaniards, says an English writer, s the knife. and certainly they know imw to use it. Talking one day with a young man who teemed likely to know. I asked film what there was jtivuiiar in the.-manage ment of the knife. " Why." said lie, with a smile, " I could kill you. and yoi couldn't kill nie." " Well." said I. " pleas' point out the difference between <. What would you do first ?" "Why. I'd make you irink, and stab you while yon w'nked!" " How would you make me wink?" "Why, so," said he, tkrowing up Ids left hand near my eyes. " Well. I could do the tame." " Try it," said he. I tried, and found it impossible to make him wink, tliotigJ I passed my hand up nnd down several times so as almost to touch iiis eyclwhes. His bright, black eyes, looked out at me unflinchingly all the vliile. It was clear that his eye* were educated, anil that mine were not. 1 then asked him if then* was any tww sihilitv of an unarmed nan defending himself against on armck with a knife. " Oh, yes," said he, "Til show you;" and, in an instant, whippngoff his coat, lie held the end of one s-eve firmly in his left hand, wrapping tin* rest of tin* coat rapidly round his forearm, and bringing the end of theotier sleeve also into his left hand, where it was firmly held, binding together tlie whole mass, whieli formed a suffieicnt defence against the thrust of any ordinary knife. I then recollected ths' one of the marks of the men of the l'ucrto del Sol, at Madrid, was a slashed cloak, evi dently not so honorable s:i its origin as the "slashed doublet" of the olden time. " Hello, Bill, when did you change your boarding-house?" said CharlesCal lender to William ('reamer, at New Vienna, Ohio, as they met in the street Creamer had just lieen released from prison, and regarding the question as insulting, lie drew a big knife and stab bed the offender; hut Callender was quick enough with a revolver to save his own life and kill Creamer. " We nre living at present in the very arms of tyranny, exclaimed a western scribe. Aba! just been married, have you?— Waterloo Observer. FA It M, UAItHKX AMI IIOIffKIHM.II *<ln ll*ii PoHllri. 1 wnd tlx- follow ing whi- h I have ol>- • served for some year* in purchasing (Mtultry, and wliieli may Ix-ol usetosoine I of your reader* who may not lx- familiar ' with the age of poultry F-'W housekeeper*, and fewer cook*, are as good iu-lg--s of the age of poultry as they ought to IK-. We all know when jtoullry cornea U|HIII the table, whether it is tender ct wvugti; and there should be no dittii-uily in knowing just as cer tainly whether a chicken, duck. go<M-eor turkey i# oid or young, when it is<>flred for sale. N->w the following is oflered as a rule.by wliieli potiitry --an he safely ju-lg-Ht, which >1 read over for a few limes an-t then lai-1 away for ready reference when needed, no person need purchase old. tough poultry unless from , choice. If a hen's spur is hard, and the scales -in tie leg* rough, she is old. whether you see her head or not, but the head will corroborate your observation. If tlx- under hill is so stiff that you cannot t-end it down, an-1 the comb thick ami rough let ve her, no matter how fat and plump, for some one !-• particular. A young hen ha* onlv the rudiments of spurs; the scales on tint leg* are smooth, glossy and fresh-colored, whatever th<- eo.or may IK*; the claw* tender and short, tin- nails sharp, the under btU soft, and tla- couth thin and RIIUKHII. The old h< n turkey has rough scale# tin th-- leg*, cnliusitie* on the sole* of the feet and long, strung --laws; a young --ne is the reverse OF all these mark*. When the feathers are on and the old turkey-dak lias a long tuft or IK-ard, a young --ne ha# hut a sprouti-ws one; an-1 when they are off the smooth scales on the ieg* decide the |*iint, txsidc* the difference in sire u f the wattle# of the ms-k and the elastic *lhk)l upon the nose. An old goose when alive i known by the rough -eg*, th-- #lr-ngtli of the wings, parti- ularly at the pinion*, the thick ness an-1 strength of the bill, and the tin-n< ** of tin- feathers; an-1 when plu- k- d, by th-- 1- g*. the tenderness o the skin un-ler the wing*, by the pinions an-1 the bill ami tlie ->>ars- tu-e* of the *kin. Ihiiks an distinguished by the cam'- nimiiA. but IIHTP is this differi-nee—tlif * a duckling's bill i# much longer in pr ? portion t<> tier breadth of its !••-:•! than tin old duek A young pigeon i* <li tingui-lusl by it* pair colon, smooth -. A.<>, tender. colUtued fid, ami the yellow long down interspersed among its fi alh' r. A pigeon that i :tti flv line alwa\s n d-oolorr <1 leg* and no down, and is then U* old for uar.—''(n/wn- Unrn TrUyrnfA. t rrillna rhli. A Yorkshire lariner in Kneland say* I ciitl*T< nt bent for pic "Alter trying ucnriy all thr different kind* of i*ereals, and wi'i(lilii|{ my pig- once in fourteen day*. 1 have cooic to the eon. iUnion tlint if you want to gain weight fact, give plenty of bariey-meal and mi'k. Corn meal may lie substituted for tin* l>iul*y." "Indian corn." *y lr. Vwicker, an eminent authority. "is richer in fat forming matter* than almost any other <len ription of food. The ready-made fat in e.irn amounts to from live anil a half to *>ix percent. Hut animal* nhould n<* be fial exclusivelyon Indian meal. liecnuse the tlenh-forming matter in it I* small, Bean meal (or t>e* in<-al) *up pli-n the deficiency. ' Five pounds of Indian corn-meal to one pound ol p- a tneal is a mixture which contain* the proportion of tl> *h-funning and fatti niug matters ni<*c!v balanced If th<- farmer ha- not the |H n-tnml to mix with the corn he may use oat-iueai as a -ulti tut*- A very common food for bog* i* INMK <1 apph - and potatoes, mixed while liot with meal. This l* a gisnl food, but la*k> in the nitfog*ti'a* ele ment, whieh should I** supplied i ttlicr by the audition of cot ton seed meal. bran, pen meal or oat meal. II cotton seed meal is used. only one part to t-n of corn meal would be aliout the right propor lion. while one part of the otlur kind* to live of corn n><al might he u"d. Any one who has had any expencoce in l*ed ing pir* mut have noticed the difh-r --ettce there i* in the read in?** and cheap n-*s with which *ome ean be fattened a* compared witli others. In I.a we*' and fltlhert'* experiment* two pig* in eating one hundred pound* of corn gained three pound*, while one pig. which ate one hundred |ounds of xrn during the -itnie time gained nineteen and onequar t>T ptind It i* readily seen that it i* highly important to secure the riglit kind of pig* if the feeding of them is to be made the most profitable possible. With a judiciou* of pigs and the right kind of h*eding and general management, there is money to be made on our farm* in pork-raising, notwith standing the gloomy picture of the busi ness presented to the public during the political campaign by Solon Chase.— Lapukm Jntimn! Wkfs[l ,1 ppl) H*n*rr The common practise among farmers is to make a general clearing of the yards and barn cellars once a year, cither in the spring or fall. Kit her practice makes a heavy draft upon the teams, and it has its disadvantages. If this work is done inthcspring.it is when the ground is wet and other work isexiaa'dingly press ing. If the manure is drawn out. in the hill and dropped in heaps upon the tield to lie cultivated next season, there is more or less waste by leaching and by evaporation. There is a growing dispo sition among our intelligent farmers to apply manure directly to growing crops, or a* near the time of planting and sow ing as possible. It i* felt that tbeSftoU""" manure is put within reach of tlie roots of plants the better for the crops and their owner. Manure is so much capi tal invested and bears interest only as it is i-onsumcd in the soil. The Uarn cellar may be so managed as to manufacture and turn out ferilii" rs every month in the year, so that the farmer may suit his eonvenlenia* in ap plying litem to the soil. When manure is not wanted for cultivated crops, it is always safe to apply il to the grass crop, either in pasture or uj>on meadows after mowing. Top dressing is growing in favor with our intelligent farmer*, (trass pays better tlinti almost any farm crop in the older States, and the spreading of coiu|>o*t saves the necessity of frequent plowing and seeding. By ton dressing at any convenient season of the year fields may be kept profitably in grass for an indefinite time.— lturnl Sun. A flood Japanese Story. A very economical fellow named Kisaburo took lodgings near a shop to wliieh the fhtf of the epicures of Ycdo resorted daily for the ileiieaey of eels fried in soy. The appetising odor was wafted into his quarters, and Ki*ahuro being a man of strong imagination, daily enjoyed a frugal nn-nl of Imiled rice by his palate, and tin savory smoke of eels through his olfactories, and tlitt saved the usual expense of fish and vegetables. The eel-frier on discovering this, made up his mind to charge his stingy neighbor for the smell of his eels, and paid him n visit with his bill made out. Kisaburo, taking it in good humor, called bis wife, who brought the cash box. After jingling the box of money, he touched it on the hill and replacing it in the box under lock, ordered bis wife to return it to its place. The eel man, amazed at such financiering, cried out. "Well, are you not going to pay me?" "Oh no," said Kisaburo, " Yon have charged n:c for the smell of your Mils; 1 have paid you back with the aound of my money. A house too closely haded by trees willed apt to suffer from dampness. _ In building, let the living and sleeping rooms, as far .'is possible, face toward the south, and thus gain the advantage of the sunshine. The sun is a great power of health. TKKMH: #2.00 u, Your, in jiVdvanoe. I I ml not ri cm of Atlanta. It WOM in |Hi that tli' ciur..-n and merchants came bio k lu their desolate hoiuus at Atlanta, Cia. ' hilt one build ing, of all tlie commercial part of the town, had survived the flame*. Bui- ArM had to la- built Up from the very foundation again, and the energy with which this task was attempted shows the strong faith Atlanta men fee] in lln*r lively towu One of the first to n lUtn Was the present pn-sideht of the hoard ol trade. He secured a eellat under the sole remaining building (on Alabama street,) paying #l5O a month for its use, and began the produce and groceries tiaiie, increasing his income by renting ground privilege* of a few leel wjuare otf his sidewalk of ftgl a montii each. Soon the owner ola cor ner on Whileltali street huilt a brick building containing two sUiia-room*. A* soon as these were ready, our mer chant and another moved in, paying #3,000 a year rent each, and giving half ol it in advance, iu order UJ aid the proprietor to goon with his construc tion (The accommodations for which that *i (KIO a vear was paid now rent for Thus by mutual In lp and enterprise, together witli a vast amount of personal lalmr, the ruins were re placed by substantia, business editiers, new hot'! i of magnificent proportions were eroded, churches more lofty in ga de and spin- arose u|K*n lite sites of those destroyed, and the vacant sirrru •Vcie refll.ed with people. Atlanta be came at once the distributing point lor western products, and now linds trib utary to her a wide range of country. She ha mile* a large portion of all the giain of Tennessee and Kentucky, be sides mu< h from the Upper Mississippi valley Much of the flour ol the noiUi western mills comes ino her warr hoiiscs, and thence- finds iu way soutii- Ward :U1(1 eastward. The same is true of the canned meats of Chicago, St. Louis and Cincinnati packing houses; this is a very important item of her wholesale business. Tie-provision men liatuial'y w< re the first to obtain foot hold in the new town. After them came the dry-goods people. Most of them Is-g.ui iu a \<-ry modest way— brought lio-ir gtMsls tied up ina hlanitet almost -yet now the jobbing trade in dry goods alone amounts to some millions of doii.-ua annually. No tobsctxi can be grown in the vicinity of Atlanta, hence she is without tobacco factories; lut si •* used u> handle an i-tiortnous uuaiitity o f it. and then- are half a down firms who dcnl wholly in it now. It was found that Atlanta'sdry. equable ( liiuaU-, consequent upon her great al titude. made this point the *.*if<'t e to ke< p ston-s ol the grateful plant; it would not mould, as it is liabie to do in a damp altnusplc re. A few jfdui ago. the revenue regulations were not a* ef fective as at present, Tlie practice ol -tencil-piat.n.' packages of tolsu-co af forded i itsv im-ans of evading the pay ment of duty, and great sn-liouses hero were stored vrltli "blockade" to ba, t. from which Uncle Stun had de rived very little, if any, pocket-money. Enormous profits accrued, hut the in troduction of the stamp system nut a stop to titis. though Atlanta was left a very large legitimate business in stor inr and selling tobacco at wholesale. Another source of prosperity to the city is cotton. The "cotton hell" of tleorgtn is a strip of country between here runt Augusta Years ago tlie and broiac exhausted, and the cultivation of cotton came to lx- ol small account. Tin n fobow *1 tin- discovery of the gUalio islands of I'eru. and the subse quent inventhiu of artifn-ia. frtilir<Ts having sitni ar qualities to the natural manure, Tiie.se supt roie-phati * nr>- manufactured mainly iu I to-ton. and cost the farmer atiou'. forty dollars a un. It was proved that bv th< ir use the worn out cotton-belt couid be Uiade to produce a* hounlilnl c rops in a series of live years as the Mississippi lmttoms did; :uid, moreover. that cotton could In raised as far north as the fool of the Tennessee mountains. Atlanta, there fore. has come to be not only a great depot of supply for this gtiano, furnish ing its vicinage* a hundred thousand tons a yrar.hut also theentrepot of all the \t t<>n produ ed within n eireie of nearly twolmndred mil' s.iTliiscotton is bought mainly for foreign export. and is shipped under through bills of lading to foreign port*. thus dodging the factors at New V< rk. Savannah, and other coast cities. Tlie bu-inw is not done on commission, but by buying and selling on a margin of profit. There an- other extensive business in terests. Iron i* mined near by. and ex tensive found cries and rolling milis manufacture it. (.rest crops of corn and grain are raised throughout theern tral part of the Stale, wiiich find their way into Atlanta distilleries. while her wine merchants arc many and rich. She can make tlie la-st of brick, and has a whole nioiiutain ol solid granite close iiv. witii other building material acces sible ard cheap. She sighs for only one more commercial advantage, namely, a railway to the coal regions of Alabama. Now her coal is largely supplied from ex-(iiivemor Itrown's mines in the ex treme northwestern comer of the State. lfaryr'* Mnonrint. Napoleon's Parents. The family of Ilonapartes were of pure Italian race; there was not a drop ~f French blood in any of them. Their ancestors had conic from the mainland in the early history of Corsica, and their names are found in the remote annals of Ajarcio. Carlo Bonaparte was a piwr gentleman, of excellent breeding and character, who married in his youth a voting and romantic girl named Iwtizia Uaniolino, who followed him in his campaigns up to the moment of the birth of Napoleon. It Is impossible to say how tnu< h the history of Europe o*o to the high heart and indomitable spirit of this soldiery woman. She never relinquished her authority in her laniilv. Wlien all her children were princes and p >tent*tes. she we still the severe, stern Madam Mere. Thelieauty and grace of Josephine Beauhaniais never conquered her: the sweet Tyro lean pretlincss of Maria leiuisa won from her only a sort of contemptuous indulgence. When her mighty son ruled the continent, she *** the only human being whose chidings lie re garded or endured. She was laitliful in her rebukes while the sun shone, and when calamity came, her undaunted spirit was still true and devoted to the fallen. Her provincial liabitof economy sttxsl her in gissl stead in her vigorous old age; sic was rich when the empire had passed away, and her grandchildren ncixied he aid. It must have bn*n troin her that Napoleon took his extraordin ary character, for Carlo Bonaparte, though a brave soldier and :ui ardent patriot in hi* youth, was of an easy and genial temper, inclined to take tiie world as IK found it. arid not to insist too much on having it go in his especial way. After the cause ot Corsican lib erty was lost by the success of the French arms, lie accepted the situation without regret, .and becoming intimate with the conquerors, he placed as many of Ills family as possible on the French pension list. His sons Napoleon and Ismi* were given scholarships at Brienne and at Autuii. .and his eldest daughter, Kiisc. entered the royal institution at St. C\r. While yet in the prime of life, lie died of the same deadly disease which was to finish Napoleon's days at St. Helena; and the •■eroic mother, her responsibilities becoming still heavier by this blow, lived lor eight years longer amid the confusion and civil tumult wliieh had bixome chronic in Corsica; and then, after the capture of the island by the English in 1793, she made her escape with her children to Marseilles, where she lived several years in great penury.— Harper's M<lyo tine. All that the American navy nexis is some boats. It has .plenty of water.- • Hawkey e. NUMBER 49. Teaehiug Children to took. It to generally supposed that small children, from their volatile tempera menu Mid furg< Uuincas, can not be taught or trusbxl with eook*ry. Mb* Corson has proved quite tin- contrary, last year she had n claea of children from the N-w York I!om* for Soldiers' families; this year tra "f tlicjn do tlie entire cook ing for the inmate*, at lent ISo, in that institution In ail the classes of the New York cooking school no pupils are tuore industrious, itcipfili. and intelligent than tite littl# chiidn-n from the mission schools and charitable institution* In noint of fact, the children's < lss s are the most charming and useful and important, for the wholesome effect tln*y will have on the ntrata of Mg iety they represent. The artisan ex Kirs*, of instruc tion for these iiule folks and aider girl* comprise# 'the preparation and cooking of simple dishea. setting the table, bring ing in the dinnei•, wailing at table, re moving and washing soiled di-hea, and regulating the kitchen and dining-room ' Let us go and take a ts-ep at the chil dren. A liUle fI(M-k. under tin * guidance of a kindly matron, to passing down to the liaseuu-nt; we cuter with them. How merrily they hahbie as they divest themselves of hat* and shawls! What a rippie and trill of childish laughter m they .strive for tin* first rows cf seals! Listen; a sudden !iu*h, a settling down in seats, and a smoothing of aprons, as MissCoTHon appears, and. oofiing tir nct and cloak, lakes her position behind the talile, with a cheery "Good after noon. children " The lesson of tin- day, says the black board. is " Fried Fiiiet* of Hounder." " Maitre d'Hoh-1 Butter," " Grilled Fish Botiea." and "Caramel Custard*." Two or three girls are usually chosen —different ones at each lesson—to assist in making the dishes; so when the ma teria! was laid on the table, and Um les son announced. Mis*Corson said,"What little girl to anxious to help uie cut the filieur—some one with -trong hands." A dozen hands Were held up at once. Selecting one of tlie eldest girit, who came around and stood by her side. Miss Corson, taking up a sharp, thin loaded knife. defUr cut off the whole side piece or lilletot the fish entire, and then hand ing the knife to Uie watchful girl al her side, gate minute dhwaliMM RtoBK time to time, which were followed so accu rately that the remaining three tiiieu were soon lying, skin side down, on tin* counter, iiis* Corson, Uien taking the knife, showed the 'as# how to cut the tillcueimn from tlie skin. Meanwhile another little rir! to called for Unmake the breading. With Hushed cheek* and an air <• imieruute. a wee little thing steps ufp, seives the roller, and vigorously mils the bread eruni'*- ui powder, la-ats :uigg up witli a spoons lui of water, and retire* The elder girl, wini hy this time has prepar*l Uie re maining fillets, breads tliein. dip* them in the egg. and in the bread again, and lav* thent on a dish, in read no*.* to lie frnxl a delicate brown in suioki g-hot lard. " Now. children, j-ou observe thai w have a nioe l<jn left; shall we throw it Utof, or use it? I think it would be nice grilled. We will take *<nu* mus tard. salt pepper, salad-oil. itnd vln< gar tuake a paste of theni, and spread it oier the !s>ne. Then let us Isiil ii<>n an oi!xi gridiron, and afterward serve it witii sprigs of pars ley or siicesof lemon. Now. besides the iiliets lixkii the tiali. we have tliis. mating two delicious dishes where ptupl** comm<<n!y make hut one The eluidrra looked very wise, a little liungrt* fur Un< 'x-iuing ('••ast. and ex c< xiingly ielenstsd. An unusual tint- P-r Unik (('ace. howi ver. when two little gir.s wen- calk-d for to make " i nam custard*." and ore- to make " Maitre d'Hotci Butter." All Uie hand# w rat up at once at the mere mention of custard*. The fortunate girl# who were chosen marched around betiind the counter, and the ixvigned remainder subsided into placid MUniUoiu <hic of the little maid* lieat the egg* lustily, while the other, sweetening and tlsvoring a quart of milk according to direction, set it on the fir> to Imil, stir ring it ciux fully; then a sieve w* In Id over the beaten the milk with it* lemon rind and sugar strained l lien in. then i*iur"d into cups, which wen* placed in a baking-pan with !iot water surrounding them. The little girl then cautiously slid tlie pan into tip* oven, her laxaglow witli pride in the site per formance of her task. Meanwhile ihe thinl little damsel had chopped her parsley, mixed it with on ounce of but ter. a teoMMionfui of lemon juice, and a little salt and pepper, after which she n-tinal to her seat, and another small child came forward to dron tie* fillet# in the *m< king lard. All tie' close waited for the lemon custard#, carting troubled glance# at the clock. A* thev were slowly drawn forth from the oven and placed upon the table, the hwon concluded, the ehildnm crowded an>und to taste and receive their share# of tl e finished tesulu of the lesson. Little tin pails popped up mvstcriouslv to receive the well-earned dainties. Hat* and shawl# were hasUlv donntd, the liUle . onl9 hurried out of doors, and nauring on the pavement, cooed and fluttered with satisfaction over tlie content* of their iittie p:uls like so many dove* in a dovecote pecking corn.— F. K. Fryatt. in Harper's Mayarinr. * Story of a Ureat Inundation One of Russia's gloomiest anniver saries i# the nineteenth of Novt-mlier. (the ?th hy her reckoning.! on which . St IVterslairg was overwhelmed by the most devastating fiood which it ha* ever known, that of MM. During the three previous day*, a very strong west erly wind had forced hack the floating ice of tlie gulf into the mouth of the Neva in *uch quantities a* completely to block the river, at tliat time swollen to an unprecedented height hy one ,f those stlodcn tlinw- which ofien occur at the beginning of the Kus*i:in w inter. Tlie water rontinued to rise so ratiidly that during the whole night of the eighteenth (filh. old style.) watchmen wen* stationed aiong the bank, while the ringing of bell# and the tiring of silartu guns w;is unceasing. Many of tlie inhab itants. fearing the worst, got together such of their belonging# a* they ei uid carry off, and tied for their lives. They were not an hour too soon. Early on the following morning the river hurst its hanks, the canal* overflowed at the same time, and within a few hours two-, thirds ot the main city wa-under water Tlie house* upon tlie low-lying islands beyond the river were even more com pletely submerged, and the air was filled with the crash of falling building*, the shrieks of women and children, tint in cessant booming of signal guns from the citadel, and the roar of the surging waters. which. as t hey deepened. whirled along wagons, barges, sentry-boxes, loads ot hay and the corpses of men and beasts. Toward afternoon, boots liegan to ply through the streets, in order to res cue the in mates of the threatened houses; and the reigning t'r.ar, Alexa*i r 1., was himself among the foremost in the gtaid work. But not withstand all efforts, a* well a* the rapid suhsiding of the Hood toward nightfall, the havoc was very great. I'pward of IS.OOtt huildings were destroyed in St. Petersburg alone, md 4HO lives lost, without reckoning the , soon s who, having taken refuge upon the ' trees in the Admiralty-square, escaped ' the flood only to perish miserably by the merciless frost of the succeeding night. 1 The heiglit ot the inundation is stiil ( marked hy a red line painted on the houses which flank the river, witli the significant date. " November 7th, MM.' i The Choctaw nation, which numbers about 17,000 people, has forty schools and two academies It also pays lor the college education of twenty-two stu dents in the States. The office of super intendent of education is elective, and has been held by a Choctaw for four years. R*m (h thr H'*rW. f Tbsrs M room in Um work! tor lb. wealthy IN (rmt, For priMM lo ri*n in MMqP>ito>nt ti . Fsv UM ooarttor U> for tfi. noM# to MM. 11 tho ho.ru at all UMM bo bat bonsai and ULM. And sbera's roam hi tb. world for lbs >owly Mid IDMII, For tb. bard homy bu.d, nod tb. foU-hurrow'd | For tb. MlKdw to tbink, lor tb. merchant to trto, So ibTMt or. found aprigfct tod |a*t is tbol* grade. Hat roan tb.ro it oono lor tb. wiekod; ud HRHH For tb. took that with moaning oarroptiuo •n Iraogbt, lib. world would U mall *rara h* ooaans .1 Inli To harbor and food mob a poaUhmt band. Moot oat from among y., by uwkitt tbo mind, Hy t rami tag U>. bwt, Uut ebtol tor*, ot RMM himP TV a duty y. on to tb. tortbeomlac raoo— (onions it io HUM, aud dtmbMi* it with gram! -OmiitK Monthly. "I iiuiiivcltlaff." Only a song ot pnuso from wrtb U> boarra, A kwrnoM tbmagfa tb. hord at UOM, I i Whieb mark, aanthor ymi Only brart thanks tor bounteous (Losings gitta. UM ibua low io libl' W rbywM, For ail which ataka* Id. daw. ' I Only a fond .tubman of bmrt to heart, As hour of MM* to childhood's town. Witb •' tathor," •' unthw " tbcic. On y a .arm at all thai nalw a part Ot " yttiiig t bank. " in Ida to cow.., la our " Thanksgiving " bote. —Mri. CLr*. F. ITEMS OF OTUDEtft .1 <mp!i A hair, of Wlnowki. Vt.. is the father of a boy air years old that weigh* on. hundred and five pounds. " Tie- rauair *l n marring* procession," say# lit-tor. always reminds ot. oi th music of soldiers entering upon a battle." Aww aong to mtit.rd 'My Lov. Site to a Kitten." Kittens arrntrh like lb. mischief. aud so perhaps doe* ills lore. —S'arruUxm Herald. A maiden tody of our acquaintance haa reao'.vafl to clian gr her muu. to " Conclusions," itaring heard that men <>nrtimes jump thai way. Tit. bureau of engraving hasn't a sin gle bra-dollar bill u> it* reaerve stock, aud tit. Rockland t'wrtrr wakra up and yells. " Nehber har 4t. n A deaf mtn ran get out of a crowd as soon iw any on. when a collet ion to to be taken up. and yet the fa<l, baa always jmi/.rd pltiiunophera. lktruU Free The fart that little Norway baa the second largest commercial fleet in th. world is alleged to be due to the fart that villages pool their saving# to build or buy a ship, instead of. aus lure, put* ting them in banks. They were cut driving. Said Theo dore : ** What tree. Angelina. bears tlie moat precious fruit?" Angelina—"Ob. Dory. 1 can't teii. uuic** it's a ciierry u*t. H Theodore looked unutterable *weettiess as he gazed into Angelina's eyeaand said. " The axle-tree darling." Whratwo young people, withasin iriiaeM of pur|iose and doaiiknou of ath ciiou. sit up with each other, and when lite clock <trik* twelve, he *Ts: "Is. it |wibirr and she sa\s. " Why, I didn't know it was an later" you may draw* your txmriuMou* that if the busi ness iHK.ni continue#. a unified couple will be hunlitiK a house to not in the purine.— SU aliened U Herald. A >oung man not more than twenly • two years old, a son of on. of our lat families, says the Burlington Hamlq/e, eaoi. into this ofllw yasierday and ofind us three dollrrs to print n paragraph stating that a voting girl had been totally poisoned. dying in indescribable agony, froiu eating oysters ala church sociable. We have enough ntcrcyrou the young man to "(drain from puhas.li ing iiia name, but the next time any man tries to save seventy- fve dollars by a three dollar paragr. ph in goes his whole pedigree. At the principal rxilrond stations in India the native pa-*ensrers are served with water bya Brahmin. froui whom, being the highest cast< all persons may take without defik-mvm. He gov# along the train with his brass vessels; asudra. for low-cade man. stoops, and in hi# * open hands placed together rid raised to toe level of his mouth, ree ir** the pr iou# liquid. The voeei of the IhaUmin is not toucbcd. else i;e wouS-' be dettled. A Rrehmin ask# water, ana is served with it in ito<- maiier v*eeis. In .a which he drinks, there being no defilement brtweett Hralimin and Brali min.—AV•Yiot'atfi Ontury. Met ting Haiisfbrllea. Ilaif an hour h< fwv the roomtn/ train over the Ctonada SouUieru road was to leave yesterday, a pompous, fat man. with several bundles in his arms, entered th" fl.-pot with a great rash and made a bee-line for a tinuid Tiunk train. When hailed at tlie gate and asked what train he w an till to lake, lie replied: "1 ra going to Toledo, and if you make me luits the train I*ll sue you tor damage* " " Hut this isn't tlic train for Toledo." "Why isn't it, sir; why in the old Harry isn't this train for Toledo?" loudly demanded the tat man. " Bemuse the train tor Toledo stands over on that track ibw." "Then why didn't you tell me so in the first place? I'm a good mind to re port vou to vour superiors. #irf "You'll find the superintendent up stairs." humbly replied the gate-keeper. " And I'll iodge complaint against you —yes. I will! Travelers have rights, and those rights must lie maintained!" Tlie fat man rushed half way up-stairs and the whistle ot a yard engine made him halt and torn and rush down again. Reaching (lie gat.-s of tlie Canada South ern train, he called out: " It is vur business to give warning at ieast three minutes before the train ■ leaves 1" " And Tin going to do it," repiii'd tlie gate-keeper; "it is over twenty mintites yet before train time, i'lease SIK>W your ticket." "Show my ticket! IX> you suppose a man in ray position means to steal a ride oo the hind trucks?" •' Tlie rule is for ali passengers to show their tickets." " I don't believe it. and I want your name! I'll go up to the superintendent and see it travelers have any rights in this depot- Your name., sir I" " My nsme is Bumps, sir, and I'm a poor widower with seven riiiMrcn to support." " I don't care a rent it you've got seveuU m children to support. I'll hump Bumps *till he'll never dare sass another traveler!" The fat nnut rushed up stairs again, and was heard galloping the numerous halis and passages una railing for the superintendent. Tlie j.-initors passed i.int along until lie came down the out side stairs on the puhlio street. " Have a i.ack, sir!" yelled about fortv drivers in chorus. "No, sir—no. sirr he screamed in re ply. " This is all a put-up job to make me miss the train! Where do Igo into the depot?" " Have a wagon?" howled twenty ex pressmen in his ears. "Never! Never! I want to get into the depot! If 1 uiiss that train I'll sue the whole city!" He was shown the public entrance, and he made a rush for a Flint and l'ere Marquette train just making up. "That isn't ihe train for Toledo!" (ailed several voices, and he hurried over to where Bumps was standing and said: "I'll fix you for this, sir! Let mo through this gate!" •*' Ticket, nlease." " Yes: I'll you my ticket, and as soon as I teach Toledo I'll make au alli dav it of this affair and send it back to the superintendent!" He paused tlioiugh and entered a coach. A woman was say ing tliat she feared her trunk had not come down on the baggage wagon, and lie dumped his parcels into a seat and said: , " I hope it hasn't! It will serve you just right to miss it! A person who hasn't got spunk enough to stand rirlit up to these railroad folks and let 'em know what's what ought to lose her trunk! They tried to bluff toe around just now. and when they found they caiuldn't do it they ixnrkin t be too hum hie and obliging! Go out ad blast them, madam—blast their eyes till they can't rest!"— Detroit Free Preu.
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