Words of Wisdom, Who walketh straight and acteth right, Whose lips and heart in trath unite; Who ne'er to slander lends his tongue And to his neighbor doth no wrong ; Who lowers not his brother's fame, Feols as his own his brother's shame; For vile men hath no flattering word, And honors those who fear the Lord; Who ne'er on usury lends his gold ; Though injured, to his oath will hold ; And takes no bribe to doom the pure Who dealeth thus shall e’er endure, Little Dancing Leaves, Little dancing leaves in the garden bower, Which among you grioves Not to be a flower “ Never one I” the light leaves say, Dancing in the sun all day, 1a Little Ras IZONON § From the « Nesting Wes! | y Little dancing leaves Grasses, forngand sedpos Hl whi AVES Wad h 3 1 DRS What a dull world would remain If you all ¢ useful grain | THE KEEPER'S DAUGHTER. A hghtho ocky coast. Out side, thunder, lig g, wind and rain, ud great black waves dashing up against the rocks at the foot of the tower. In- side a winding flight of stairs leading to aun octagon-shaped room aining the plainest furniture. The occupants, a girl of eighteen, tall aud lithe, with black bair hangi nassive braids to her waist, and la: as gray eves under straight black brows. Her dress of gray waterproof cloth was short and scant, and hung in wet folds about her limbs; and strangest of all girdles, a coil of rope encircled her waist and trailed one end on the By her side a boy of fourteen years, with his blue blouse open at the throat, and a faded plush cap on his dark curls. These two were bending over a man who lay in all his magnificent length on the floor. A picturesque-locking man, with fair hair clinging in dripping masses to his fore- head; a curling golden beard and a white firm throat, and one might be persuaded that the closed lids with their long fringes covered a pair of steel blue eyes. * Reckon he's a goner, Liz,” said the boy, as he paused in his vigorous rab- bing of the man's hands. The girl was forcing some liquor from a tin cup between the bine lips, and did not answer directly; when their patient gave the faintest possible sigh, she exclaimed, joyfully: * See, Neddie, Lie breathes | Now work { ereupon they both fell to rubbi t a great rate. When. Allen Melntyre opened his eves he looked about him confusedly. The odd little room, the girl with her black braids, d the boy looking so like her that one would at. ouce recog- niza the relationship; the drenched con. dition of all three, and the strange Janguor through all his frame—what did it mean? He closed his wearily, and then the boy spoke up in this bluff fashion: “You came near going under,Jcap'n, but Lizzie pulled yon out.” Then Melntyre remembered all, and languidly raised himself into a sitimg posture. “It is too wild a night to be afloat ih a little craft like that,” said the girl, making a gesture seaward, where a tiny boat had broken up an hour before, “It was fair when I left the shore,” replied the man. ‘I ventured further than I intended. Then the wind went down, and I could only drift until the storm arose. I have a recollection of a fierce rush of wind snd wave that upset my boat, and a blow on my head, prob- ably from some part of the boat as I went over.” ** Yes,” said the boy, * there came a! flash of lightning, and Lizzie and I, looking out, saw the boat capsize. So Lizzie caught a rope and ran, and 1 after her.” “We're nsed to that sort of thing— ch, Lizzie?’ Lizzie nodded, and the boy coutinued, animatedly: ** You see, my father keeps the light, but he is sick now, so Lizzie and I tend the light—we always do when father is sick or gone to the mainland —and we've pulled out more than one fellow more than half dead. Why" “Never mind that, Neddie,” inter- | rupted his sister, gently, and the un-| spoken reproof in her voice had the ef- | fect of making the lad look somewhat | shamefaced as he went back to the first part of his story. “ Well, sir, we ran down the slope at | the side of the cliff out there, where the | waves were tearing up like 10,000 wild | horses. And every time it lightened we could see you bobbing around out there like a piece of cork. We were | afraid of yonr striking against the! ledges, so Lizzie fastened one end of the rope about her waist and I held the | other while she went straight in and! struck ont for you.” 1 Melntyre uttered a low exclamation | and turned his gaze from Neddie to | Neddie’s sister. The boy wagged his | head proudly. i s Ah,” said he, with gleaming eye, | ¢¢ that’s nothing for our Liz to do! She | caught you, and I pulled you both in. | But you're monstrous heavy! I thought | we'd never get you upstairs,” | Melutyre laughed as he rose rather | doubtfally to his feet. i “] feel a trifle shaky,” he said; and | then, “It is easy to see that you are | brother and sister. I am Allen Meln- | tyre, at yonr service, Miss Lizzie,” and he towed in a fashion that gave the lie | to his declarations of shakiness. * Of course I realize that you and your gal- land brother here have rendered me a great servicg—one for which yon shill not go unrewarded, although I can never hope to fully recompense you.” Lizzie raised her head haughtily. “ Sir, such work as we have done to- night we do not for wages. If you feel strong enough, I will walk with you to the house, I think the storm is passing over. We live a quarter of a mile from the light. Our accommodations are plain enough, but there is no other house on the island.” “Oh, I am as good as new, now,” said Melntyre; “but will you leave this boy here all alone.” She smiled. ¢ Ned is not afraid, and he ean tend the light as well as 1.” “ Very well I will go with you.” He waved a smiling adieu to the boy, and followed his guide down the narrow stairway. Two days later a small sailboat put out from the island, which, when it returned, brought McIntyre's luggage. nad O Moa mm (a : M8 & hir ont figor. aad 3 1a 1 3 nt One yy 138 eves VOLUME XI1V. i } § - fancy to the young man, who expressed a desire to spend a few weeks there at any price they might charge. Capt Clyde straightway ordered Neddie off in his new boat to the mainland for th gentleman's traps. The obeyed this order with alacrity, Kk a a A good humored ease of the stran gother with his evident of “our Liz,” had wrought favora on our Neddie. Even the maiden who kept the house, smiled frostil pleasant s appre v} ‘ f the prospect of this to their family Molntyre, who had been wandering about three or four hundred miles from home of a place to spend the summer, congratulated him n having drifted to the very in search quiet o place, * Although it was an expensive style of drifting,” heremarked, with a smile, as he inclosed a bank note in an envel ope, to be sent to the owner of the little craft which had slipped him nto the waves abreast of the lighthov A week late Tr, &8 he wand, there came to his ears a wildly sweet strain of melody. As he listened in amazement, for he had seen no musi cal instrument about the place, gan to realize the Stranss’ artist life a strain stepped re and there, leaning against wall, was Lazaie, herchin d Jessly on a little red violin, as she drew 3 8 ne ul out 1 sanntered shore- tl the granite Trop a Care the bow across the ; like a guilty thing when she sa Intyre, “You whis she faltered, *‘and I liked 1 it baunted me al me.” He stepped forward. “Why, nLizmie! Is play like that without ne ] don't 1 drawing her d: A ¥ CRIing 2 10 visit the and overheard one of the ladies s girl with a fidd haps i in “Not ) langhed ¢ n. "Why, did you r hear of Camilla Urso? “ No.” “ Well, she is a lady, anc the most exquisite musio \ ' 4 stiri 3. She flushed #1 tled that the othe t 80 muh t 1 i ta ne WHER D9 HINO 1K ng a part ners Ve J (8 Of peop gO 10 Dear OUsal 1 antiful as the t and whistle.” McIntyre smiled; music consisted of waltzes, redowas which had d Tm al ith ni iis bravely fn had ym the jaws of death as Lizzie Lizzie, who stood tl with her little violin | breast, and her fi over the string # Tal said, presentl; her play # “ Yes, deed ! trank containin life, which you may read for y« which will tell you better than her t nt » For a 8. iy 11 y talent 1m ering in them. “Mr. Mcintyre, use— I cannot “ Lizzie Her violin slippe ld hav not Melntyre caught ered her face with both hands. ““ But Lizzie,” persisted ber com panion, in some perplexity, “1 do ni understand. There good schools in the city, and surely yourta must have known that it was his duty give a girl like you an education, to say nothing of Neddie, who is growing up such a did young fellow.” “It is very kind of 100 to say such things of Neddie and me; we are com- mon people, and ours is a common life, Neddie did spend two years with our uncle who lives in York State. He went school there. But father doesn’t think much of book Aunt Jane never had time to help me, and Neddie is too restless to keep still long enough, I ." Bhe continued quaintly, live out in world look at these things in a different way ; but I know of many who are just where I am. Why, a whole family on that island,” pointing to a tiny speck away to the eastward, * who cannot read or write. Once in three months, perhaps, they go to the main- land, I scarcely ever go. I suppose I shall always live here, and I am con- fons ha L400 A df @ lalien are public ther 7 to spler id to ERTTIIDK. the . : there 1s gathered in her eves; * at least I was, Int lately I have wished so much that I could read and had books-—for it is so lonely here in the winter.” “Well, dear child,” said the young mas, gently, ‘this gives me the priv- ilege of paying my debts, doesn’t it 7" “Your debts 7’ echoed Lizzie, in sur- prise. “ Certainly, Did yon not fish me out of the water a week ago? Well, now to some service, I will teach you to read and to write.” After that McIntyre proved the most steady progress in her lessons. Neither Hditor and well, it ia high time I returned home, 1 have been here six weeks, Yes, I will 20 away to-morrow and forget her, as she will forget ma," Melntyre threw away the end of his cigar and started into a brisk } h hy COmMiIng dire otly ect of his thoughts, and fro, drawing her violin, She vor her gray SO BAYIDg, ly } irom wore a I'i jacket o 3 L : 3 5% 3% ; dross, and a white handkerchie wer her head and under he i throl [ast think 1 ¥ man, muttered, * Now to , then m wail fost’ eted his approach layed to the ¢lose spoke, it he had gre Pp © she look of earnest % ish Aston gaze, he you care very much n here ¥ {ropped, the red blood ud brow { t, leaving her quite 5 AL { 3 I OF 4 Mmome! 3 Ci AWaYy, 1k it will be well for you to y v, Lizzie, will you tell me ? 1 ou need not fear to tell me anvthing,” added, y looked away from inaudible as she hesitated i almost L088 DOCRANRE ~ You kr your own 1 rour answer? No me that you wil 3 : 20 brave to save nt He drew her gently towar faced him suddenly, “Do yo think 1 Osis me wothing to made my life 10TL Woe refuse von ha ul ks? 1 a wi youin fa am ry - such ) | would bu 1 for your goo pt what seems like a then, swift a 1 ng the shore, leaving Melntyra t« » between apger, a wounded self-love. t t day he tried to speak with it gave him no last, in very despera- tion, he at the door of her father Captain Clyde was again suffering with rheumatism, and at I refuse to ae heaven t« 1 as deer, musaement t she rit 1 oppo At 3 of. ir, while Lizzie hovered about him. ‘Captain Clyde,” said Meclntyre, as he blocked the doorway with his broad | shoulders to prevent Lizzie from escap- | ing, ‘* 1 wish to say a few words to your daughter in your presence, since she re- fuses to grant me that privilege where, i “ Say on, my lad, she would be proud | to hear whatever yon have to say to her.” : i “Well, Lizzie, I will go away from | here to-morrow, and stay as long as you bid me. When the time is up I will re turn to claim youn for my wife. You shall see that this is no idle, passing fancy.” ‘ His eyes, grave and ead, rested on the | girl's flushed face, and the bluff cap- | tain’s eyes widened in amazement, “‘ Speak out, gal,” he commanded. ‘““ Have yon anything to say to this young man, who woes you like a gen- tleman? Shall he come—or no?" | And Lizzie answered, with downoeast eyes: “If he comes one year from this | time, and still cares for me, I will be | ready.” ““ And is that all, Lizzie?" i i else. he said, “No, I'll be bound!” said the old man, with a sly twinkle in his eyes. “ When I went courting, my little giri | he gave Lizzie a little push that sent HALL, CENTRE shin t h woman in trailing robes, and the ing hair braided and coiled about he above the low broad brow. old, her downeast but g softly through their happy tears, her mouth smiling trivmphantly Waa tl Lizzie Why, not a woman in all his brilliant throng lhe re bered could compare with her, Every su and his anvy, han than of shintn eyos ¥ nie dark haired wife visit the light ; and every fall they return their stately home in a fa AWAY , Where the lady does honors of her grand house with a grace : Lv 8 home to City ie hat charms all And yot Allen Molnty re laughingly accuses his wife of ** fishing for } EI ———————— SCIENTIFIC NOTES, iii, The precision of mq de In engineering is foreibly illustrated by the recently accomplished feat of picking un p a long abl § } cable Iron i depth of 1 he sien i ing which locates a fault with so much readily find in” unused ocean 2,000 fathoms, exactness and thread two miles add much te 1 ocean laieg ra BO t 3 phie his address at British associ Huxley predicted that y £1 5 y 3 } BS the epoch in suocassion of ¥ visa} IIAIS § of paleont FY A HMRICAL Taos, ants Dy Grerman sol ‘ome, Johnny cak Mary's and I'll h maternal whisper, nuisance turned 1 ere “ Joh mother, 115 it right this time. tlemen never heard it. Once more the “ What a naughty boy I" exclaimed the proud mother, who had been train ing the cub all the afternoon for this display. “Now speak it right or mamma won't kiss when you go to bed.” y Thus encouraged tra You the insect ted himself once more perpe TE Mary had a litle It's was white as & And every one that Max Lhe winte was i “ | v, that You must do will “I'm ashamed of you, John it this time punish you.” “J won't!” bawled the urchin, jut his mother promised him some additional eandies or buns or clams or something that had the great social ad or mamma have to and the wretch began to bawl: d ¥ oco as lamb, t Mary wi th $f ra here tha Viel In “Mary had a Its snow w find ram. fered, and said it was a shame to tor ment the sweet child. He nobly, and should have off. Lizzie playe first realized. Meclntyre was the first to wake np. He was a man of the world, and understood thought he did, thoroughly. the room. # * * * A whole year passed by, and not un endeavored to improve herself, She along the beach to think it over. | spent the winter “on the mainland,” “ Ag the case now stands.” he solilo-- | with some friends. quized, as he lit a cigar and threw away | watched the people about her, and, the match, “it is either Lizzie or the | never coarse herself, despite her com- world; and I confess the world has | monplace life at home, she fell easily charms for me.” | into the new groove. again, until it sank below the horizon, thought of the delicate ladies in Lis set, and how wretched they would make the poor girl’s life in their own high- bred fashion. No—but wonld they, though?’ A faint amusement lingered in his face as he recalled Lizzie's rather stately carriage and stately dignity that redeemed her from being common- place. He laughed out. “Tt would be fun to see her among all those peacocks. Poor Lizzie! What a shame that she has been neglected ! If she had received half the advantages of any one of my acquaintances she Lizzie's father, who was laid up with would have surpassed them all, Well, | ture: “ He may notcome at all—he may forget.” But Allen MelIntyre was truer than most of his kind; for the early fall brought him again to Lizzie's house. While he waited in the old-fashioned sitting - room, the deor was opened hesitatingly, and who was this before m? Allen had left a young gypsy, magnifi- cent in her way, with coal black braids and flashing eyes, 1 et scarcely the figure for a drawing-room in her short gown and thick coarse shoes; a daughter of the sea, sun-browned and fearless, But this-- was this Lizzie? A gracefnl writhing under the nightmare, Brook lyn Eagle, IN Excess of Modesty. Many truly great men have been diff dent in company, or have broken down in attempting to speak, Robert Hall attempted to preach, The great Pitt was exceedingly shy in his private inter- When Daniel Cowper's friends pro- cured him a place as clerk in the house of lords, where his duties only required him to stand up and read parliamentary notices and documents, The thought of standing up before such an audience was 80 terrible to him, that as the time drew on he was in an agony of appre- hension, and tried to hang himself. 8» there is hope for all who are afflicted with shyness, The oriole was called the * Baltimore bird,” becuse it wore the colors of Lord Baltimore, black and yellow. 00., PA., FOR THE LADIES, Cloth Costumes, Cloth is the fashionable woolen fabrie | for street costumes this winter. It is | worn in all its varieties, such as the { smooth habit eloth called Amazon la y's cloth, the tricot, which in {small flgures like armure, and the | rongh-finished Cheviots like those worn by gentlemen, The simple and stylish { loth snits made by a tailor, are per haps most in though there are | many imported costumes of cloth that are far showy, The tailor-mad suits rely upon their fine fit for their | beauty, as they have no trimmings but the usual rows of machine stitching, and plaiting on the bottom of | the skirt; later the winter border | of fur will be placed around the skirt, and a separate collar and oufls of fur will be added to the cont For glen. der ladies the basques of such dresses made double-breasted, with a | single box plait closely stitched down each , and one double plait in the back A slit 1s left : he back, between the forms, A wide OF is favor, more BOLO in i HI 3 Ox rafulltl itis a ord igure Blin thle shorter on the ET tiral fain Is eniireay pian, ng near the rward trimm Wt verskirt is draped shirt, being This n tL a y ay Le vy he flan t plush suits for ithiful looking ™ lerine Cape of and sometimes suits of eloth in designs uit fastidious cloths of i same orming the principal , An is tit hed bands, ollar, cuffs and pockets, an. rimming, are made of the Blocks, and ‘heviots are chosen by young ladies for th th suits, and in these the Prussian blue shades are very fashionable, also the copper reds, seal brown trimmed with green, or the opposite of this cloth with brown plush and finally the mustard and olive shades of Cheviot with dark garnet plush, or else sapphire blue or myrtle green. two 6 slripe & green ROCERSOTION Fashion Notes, to be 3 it gOaowWn by Soarlet worn Paris polonaises, blac) rts liners, Aare Among favorite ornaments in millin- ory are those of 1 and beads. iridescent stee The eaprice of the movement abroad is the absence of jewelry from even ball toilets, Bridal slippers are of white satin, high heeled and with rosettes or buckles of paste, Little boys and girls are considered a necessary part of a bridal procession nowadays. Velvet basques will be much worn with silk, satin, Riradzimire and soft wool skirts, A novelty in dress goods are the Jer- soy webbings, an elastic fabric showing a silk surface and a wool back. A pretty collar for a serge gown is square in the back, with a box-plait in the center, and has square ends in front, American reversible carpets and rugs, much less than the cost of the described as having one seam which ness inserted between the back and front of the waist, Some of the most elegant novelties of inches wide, These ribbons are double. one side and plush on the Roman sash ribbons come with a double face of plush in changeable colors Two wide box plaits for back breadths, single plats for the side breadths, and no plaits at all for the front breadth, is one of the ways of arranging the fullness on new skirts. The real skirt is very narrow and closely gored, and the plaits are an overskirt in reality, The things that an ingenious woman can do with broeaded velvet are in- numerable, and not the least pretty are the borders which she can make for brocade pelerines by culting out the NOVEMBER | figures and button-hole stitehing them | on the edge, setting feather trimming underneath to puil between the pretty CHrves, Bodices girdles of colors, velvet or of contrasting or those which harmonize with the shade of the dress, are very popular with stylish Cut low nnder the arms the girdle tapers off into a minute point far below the waist. They are trimmed with beaded applianes, em broidery, or are sometimes hand painted, Those of plush, however, are made perfectly plain, and laced front and with gold silk cords. The last mentioned models are considered the most elegant. —————————— Splendors of a Mediwval Banquet, When Henry IIL of France and King of Poland was on bis return to Paris to take up the government which had de- volved upon him by the death of Cath. erine de Medici's two elder BONS, he passed through Venice, and the recep. tion given to him by the Queen of the Adriatic is a fair specimen of numerous displays of a like nature. On the Vene- tian frontier a goodly namber of sena- ouncillors met the king; his gondola was spread with gold brocade; the nobles toled off to attend him were dressed in flowing robes of silk; sixty halberdiers as guards of wore liveries of orange-colored silk, and ear ried ancient battle-axes, Four hundred rowers sped royal eraft on its way to the Lado, owed by countless_gon dolas of the no lity draped in cloth of gold and resplendent with mirrors and arms. On the Lido was erected a tn nmphal arch, of which Palladio, the celebrated Vid EAL, fect, ana wi Tintoretto and Palo Yeronese had } uted. The king was lodged the Yoscari palace, adorned { evervihing that d. But the Le It took pl just over again the of modern Venlo the i i down the grand ding music, and at Bi was received by wetare with satin young ladies, back tors and honor the foll b bad been the archi a v or and gol most t RCE 0 sd sqne with & lady in Three thou { king's advent wtvard, resplendent with 'o while away satin : i sha OL jewels and gol cade JoOWels and ¥ } . i! t dual Was an nd al g fleet of gondolas torches and gilded prows, and their crimson damask coverings floated in the waves, for there were no sumptuary laws ; restraint on display. date the royal entertainment a » Was prepared. seal hin at a table yphins, Wore all ad Was lacently up his napkin beneath his grasp king it seated on two heir breasts the and Poland. On the al seal were two sugar : justioe of like SUZaY i ose days, and n were laid to accomm had upon b HH spread horses, .. After the SNEAT Were fair sex a he event. After was taken fo a food At the ro dis- ns § LO wore planted Fare lants, baskets fall of it hung from the carling, and tame hares, rabbits and were chi among the silken « The repast lasted wre, ard ninety passed before the roval eves; and then at the end of all things a huge pie was opened from which issued birds, and the the prize for the largest bag being sn ret in gold. With i and revelry of the public banquets Ware private life ur to five hundred ducals was an or diary sum for a Venetian to spend on an entertainment. The art of cooking Was carrie ad ton ridienl¢ us excess: into every dish it was deemed necessary to cast some gold dust to give it what they termed ‘‘the heart” A Magazine, aned frees srlR COurkes ) nly guests arose Wo them clase, give this be 1010 ISively 1m M 12er 8 Otters on the Missouri, the letters of the New York Herald cor mndent, who made a canoe voyage down Missouri, accompanied Cay iain Boyton the latter be mg in his rubber suit: The temperature was below freezing point when ihe captain entered the the by gau {o habitations to be found than a canvas Fortunately we were protected in a measure from the wind by ranges of “gumbo” hills, through which we paddied all the afternoon. These bleak masses are composed of a sticky sul stance, which becomes quite slippery in wet weather. Not a blade of grass will grow npon it, except here and there where the natural soil rises to the sur- face. The rain bad worn little creeks in the ravines, and as we passed down the river hundreds of cascades tinkled musically, and their waters gushed into the Missouri and accelerated the cur rent, much to the satisfaction of the eaptain, who is anxious to work south. ward before winter sets in. Ducks and other wiid fowl cowered in niches or to sky under the banks escape the keen wind. The was overcast aod not a ray of saushine appeared except a momentary gleam during a slight rain shower which occurred at b o'clock. Shortly afterward the river narrowed considerably, and we were forced to paddle through a fleet o Upon W2.00 en 10, 188l. i CONFIDENCE MEN. How They Operate Hetween New York and Philadelphia, A Philadelphia letter to na New York paper says: Tho bunks men who operate between this city and New York have been reaping a harvest of late The leader of the gang has in foar instances represented himsell as a nephew of Anthony J. Drexel or a member of the well-known banking Louse of which Mr. Drexel is the head, dolph, sn experienced business man, whom he swindled ont of $110. The member of the Philadelphia bar, whom he caught for $21,400, The third was Mr. J. A. J. Bheets, a prosperous lumber merchant, who lost $2,900 by his confidence in the scoundrel. The than the Hon. George Sharswood, chief. justice of the supreme court of Penn. evlvania. In the latter case, however, the amount involved was only $10, The story of this operation was given to your correspondent as follows : «As I was strolling up Broadway, in New York, a well-dressed young man wddressed me by some name not my EE in Advance. NUMBER 44. THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. ! i i | flints tov the Pouliry Yard, | re | practical now as ever: | shine, | for them to wallow in, which should be | kept perfectly dry, Every few weeks, | thoroughly dusted with dry ashes, ce- | easionally adding a little sulphur; and | once in awhile we wet the roosts with | kerosene. A spring-bhottom oil can is | just the thing for the purpose. At. {tending to these rules carefully, you | need not bave lice, which is an impurt- | ant item in keeping pouty; Our chief | object is eggs, for wh { erally a ready market and good price. | And to lay well, hens must have plenty | to eat and of the right kind, We gen- erally feed cors, and in the winter let them shell it for themselves, after giv. ing each ear a blow or two with the | hammer or something of that kind to | start the kernels. This gives them ex- ercise and keeps them from eating too “rn rem jum wi html fessor. A man who goe for inst I always shave | The emphasis on the last word | broke Augustus’ heart, a { wpenetrable nativity, float by currents of told him that he was mistaken. He, however, apologetically said that I bore a striking resemblance to the gentlenan who he supposed me to be, and. that he womd be grateful if I would tell hiw who I was. I gave him my name, and I had not gone much further when an. other gentleman, youthful, well dressed crossed the sidewalk toward me, and, extending his hand, addressed me by name and professed to be delighted to have met me. His face did not seem unfamiliar to me, but I could not re- call his name, and I supposed my puz as he said: * Ab, I see you don't remem. ber me, Tam F. A. Drexel, Jr. I have been studying art in Paris, and returned only last week." He then asked many questions about the welfare of prom. pent Philadelphians, with whose names, occupations and social standing he seemed thoroughly familiar, He also | conversed very interestingly on art matters abroad, mentioning incidentally that he bad been an extensive purchaser for the account of his uncle's as well as himself. We walked uptown, chatting thus pleas antly, and not a suspicion that my com- panion was not what he represented himself to be enterad my mind. At length he mentioned that he had just received a very expensive painting from Paris—one for which Belmont's and Vanderbilt's agent had bid against him, but which he had bought for 50,000 france. ‘It was a very steep price, and 1 don’t know how father ) Uncle Tony will like it," he said. He then invited | mo to look at his treasure, which, he! said, was only a block or two away. | Nothing was occupyiog me particularly at that time, and 1 a, Tuaring down one of the cross streets we came | to & handsome brown-stone house, into which we entered afterringing the bell. While we stood on the steps my com panion told me that he had drawn the grand prize, 11,000 francs, in a lottery | designed for the benefit of some Pan- | ¢ian art association, and was only wait if kept before them in a clean, dry place, they will keep fat. Give them each morning what they will pick off during the day. —— Parm and Garden Notes, The bulbs of the tuberose never bloom | but once. They require a sandy soil, Bunflower seeds are useful for givi gloss to the feithers of poultry fed upon them, It is often thought a bother to raise ducks, but where they ean be conven- | iently kept any of the improved breeds will pay well. In changing the diet of an ox five days will generally elapse before the remains of the preceding diet are ex- pelled by the animal. Spread manure as fast as it is made, Manure applied in fall and winter will than that applied in the spring. Thyme will grow almost anywhere, but it prefers a dry, poor soil. If the ground is rich the plant will grow too luxurigntly and lose its aromatic gual ties, A cow wintered upon two tons snd a five tons of manure, provided she be wasted. This causes the snimal to shake its bead violently, and the muscular se- tion dislodges the obstruction. A pound of bones contains as much phosphoric acid as one hundred pounds of wheat, On many farms there are bones wasted sufiicient to supply phos- phoric acid for all the wheal consumed period of growth necessary ash soil. Plant fruit {rees in the fall. | simi That is an easy one. It | butter is dearer and a good | so forth. ie | A bealthfal moonlight e | good for building houses. | is required, only talk. lovers disenss the future—after married. They sit down, with | arms entwined around each other, ! story house, It shall | this or hanes Derhah rooms. | convenience or that noe | make it much more desirable than | other house. Hundreds of little | The season No house built. | other fellow builds the house. An Old Adage Verified, A New York man tells in the Ere | casion ssw a crowd moving toward station-houseand a poor-looking woman Lk nothing pep eg ee | knew not 4 | came at once interested on mi Fredert vom i pp | decent- ing woman, | intoxicated, entreating to be | He followed ihe Srowd io the sia | bouse, succeede getting | mined to see fair play, and took ag fore whom the woman was 1 diy st several men and boys | offering to fight. As she did not obey | their directions fo go home : woman. that seemed to have been turned into | an office. Mr, Drexel introduced him- | self to the gentlemanly individual who | and rabbits. In sowing wheat be careful that ne | to the charge. Shes! cnee | a tirade against those who bad can ‘her arrest. She said that she had just been sent to Philadelphia, and he showed the express receipt in con- | firmation. Apologizing for the disap- pointment, my companion made a move | as though to go away, when the gentle. manly individual, aftera brief consulta- | tion of what seemed to be a book of entry, said : ‘Mr. Drexel, 1 received the remittance of your grand prize, 11,000 francs, this moming. Here is the money,’ and he counted out what seemed to be that amount. The gen- tlemanly individual then suggested that it wonld be well to take some tick. ets in another lottery drawing for the benefit of some other art association Drexel was willing. He said he patron- | ized such schemes for the benefit of | art, and always turned his prizes over | to deserving artists, I had scruples | against snch methods, but be insisted, | and 1 banded him $10. Then they | bronght ont a numbered chart, and | gambling implements. I saw at once that the whole thing was a trick and | #10 which I had given my companion, and which was Iving on the table, and | nade my way out of the room without | opposition. The pseudo Drexel came | along, and agreed entirely with me io | my estimate of the character of the | place. I still had confidence in him, obtained.” | ee A Great Sanerkrant Center, Chicago is the sauerkraut center of America. One firm recently advertised 500 barrels forsale, and the entire manu- facture amounts to 10,000 barrels a year, The principal consumers are (Germans, | but there is a constantly increasing de- mand from Americans. The latter, however. do not take readily to the per- fame, One dealer shipped a carload to 8t. Louis, and was notified by telegram on its arrival that it was spoiled. He telegraphed back, reguesting the pur chaser to call in a German expert, ashe was certain some Yankee had been test- ing it. The advice was followed, the article pronounced good, and it was sold at a fair profit. A good deal of kraut is also imported from Germany, and is found to pos- gess a peculiar flavor or bouquet which the American article lacks, al. though the Chicago manufacture is im- proving, The process of manufacture, in brief, is to cut the cabbage into long, thin slices, removing the core, which is stringy, and then pack in barrels, ram- examining the shores closely the pres. ming down very compactly, either ia | with wooden implements or by heavy hundreds of beaver slides which were | yon in rubber boots treading it. The worn iu the muddy slopes. Beores of | opplication of salt and water isa mis- trees freshly felled by these industri- take. It should be pressed so tightly in all directions. 1 saw one huge cot- | nearly two feet in diameter, had been | guawed as neatly as if it had been cut | with a fine edged tool. Itis a] { almost extinet in America. The banks | | of the Missouri are completely hived | | with beaver holes, and on the tributary | brooks they are numbered by hundreds | of thousands, We met several trap- | pers who were plying their trade in | small covered boats. Some of them had | accumulated 100 skins, ranging in vaine { frhm $1 to $6 each, but the majority were merely able to obtain a living, and had to work hard to accomplish even that, Now and then they trap an otter, the skin of which sells for a handsome sum, but otter traps ara Deginning to be a rarity. headed up, a hole being bored in the head to allow fermentation, These simple rales will give a delectable com- pound, such as no American maker of sauerkraut has ever produced. The price for a good article is $11.50 per barrel of thirty gallons, and from fif- teen to twenty cents per quart at retail. An Epitaph. A tombstone in the cemetery at Plattsburg, N. Y., over the grave of Catharine and Charles Straight, aged respectively three months and eight days and four months and four days, has the following: They tasted of life's bitter cup, Refused to drink the Jotion up, They turned their little he ads aside; Disgusted with the taste, they died. he dust in t and wherever disagreeable odors or abound. Broken bits of lime, old wortar, crushed oyster sheels, ete, should at ensued ; that the police came ‘up and instead of arresting them sr- od her, At this moment she turned her eves on the good i she had fair Seatter ovster shell lime about the t is the best material for egg shells. Airslaked lime scal- tered over the floors of the poultry and keep them healthy, carbolie lime for whitewashing, most effective in destroying lice. In the treatment of light soils, Eag- lish farmers frequently sow mangels, carrots or Swedes to be fed upon the lend with sheep. Such land after being fed off by sheep will be made close and productive by the tread of the ani- It is w in ber champion’s left eye. Hii cham pionship ended in sn instant, and case was settled by the serg ant ox irg the officers to “take her down and they bad their hands full. The “ champion's” eye was badly blacked, and when he told his wila about case she reminded him of the well-worn story of the man in Tennessee who was hung for not miading his own business. A Western paper says that when Lin- coln was ivangurated his rival, vals. With an allowance of oil cake quite productive for cereal crops | t is not a good plan,sars a writer, to | leave squashes attached to the vines after the frost. They should be sepa- rated, being carefal to let the short stemn remain on at least nntil the are assorted when cold that of a fruit room. Some cellars ml answer, bat most of them will nok The Michigan legislature st its last session appropriated $1,000 for experi- ments in ensilage and the culture of amber cane at the State Agricultural college. The season was somewhat late, but corn for ensilage was at, once samples of the fodder being subjected to careful chemical tests before being put into the feeding, for the purpose of noting any chemical changes that may take place in it and making a more complete theoretical determination of the value of the new system of feeding. Removal of Sinins and Spots, Stearine.~In all cases, strong, pure aleohol. (Tum, Sugar, Jelly, ele.—Simple wash- ing with water at a hand heat. Matter Adhering Mechawically.--Beat- ing, brushing sand currents of water either on the upper or underside, Lime and .Alkalies— White goods, simple washing. Colored cottons, wool- ens and silks are moistened, and very dilute citric acid is applied with the finger end, Seorching.— White goods, rub well with linen rags dipped in chlorine water; colored cottons, re-dye if possible, or in woolens raise a fresh surface; silk, no remedy, Alizarine Inks. ~--White goods, tar- taric acids, the more concentrated the older the spots. On colored coftovs and woolens, and on silks, dilute tartaric acid is applied cautiously. Oil Colors, Varnish end Resins.—On white or colored linens, cottons or woolens, use rectified oil of turpentine, alcohol, lye, and then soap; on silks, use benzine, ether, and milk soap, very cautiously. Tanning from Chestnuts, Greek Wal- nuts, etc, or Leather.—White gocds, hot chloride water and concentrated tartaric acid; colored cottons, woclens and silks, apply diluted chlorine water cautiously to the spot, washing held bis hat. When Garfield was sworn but the hat episodetook a different turn, General Weaver, not the Greenba candidate, but a Mi shigan Weaver, p sented a hat to Gar with the une standing that Garfield was to wear it a the inauguration and, after the close the season, return it to Weareras a ri legacy. The President died and Wi wanted the hat, Fortunately for ambition to be a Garfield re Riper, he bad a friend at court ington postmaster, who, “A vigorous search, found the hatin possession of a negro servant, to! it had been given by Mrs, Garfield. reluctantly surrendered it, and the goes to Weaver, ; ——. Mistook His Man, “Let me see,” said the young slowly robbing the newly-arrived ns Se oe BE ragged who Ha at sented ren: Fag wih “your is familiar to me. Were you not the battle of Gettysburg ?” : “Yes, yes;” quickly replied the | gar, brightening up at the pr a generous stimulus to his finances, not thinking a lie harmful to bring: the sesuls “1 remember Tou : was in he same company with you. “ Yery likely,” replied the youth eighteen summers; “I was almost co « ent that you were around onlya at the beggar slowly turned walked out, fully convinced that esty is not always the worst poli Yonkers Statesmm. { Invaded by Chinamen. While King Kalakaua has been ing over Europe, it seems that and reapplying it several times.
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