OUR YOUNG FOLKS OUR CLUB. We're going to have the moatest tun ! It's going to be a club; And no one can belong to it But Dat and me and Bub, We thought we'd have a Reading Club, But couldn't, ‘cause, you see, Not one of us knows how to read— Not Dot nor Bub nor me. And then we said a Sewing Club, But thought we'd better not; Cause none of us knows how to sew— Not me nor Bub nor Dot. And so it's just a Playing Club; We play till time for tea; And, oh, we have the bestest times !— Just Dot und Bub and me, Jarolyn Wells, DOG ANECDOTE, a very ordinary looking horse har- nessed to an old wagon stood by the curb, and on the board that served for a seat lay a small dog made as to his breed. apple bounded off and before it stop- ped rolling doggie bounded across the street, picked it up with his teeth, and with wagging tail, rushed back to his horse, where he stood up on his hind legs while the apple was * taken from his mouth. As the horse munched the apple he made the pe- culiar little noise that horses make when pette d, pad doggie replied with little barks which plainly told what a pleasure it was to g-t that apple, and then went back to his interrupted nap on the wagon seat SIBERIAN AND RUSSIAN. Thomas G. Allen, Hele or ‘‘The Boys St. Nicholas. Mr. Allen says: To begin with, the Siberian boy is not a Russian, I insist upon this distinction, because 1 know he would be sure to make it if he were here to speak for himself. ‘‘No, I am not a Russian,” one has often said to in polite correction; I'm a Siberian.” And he speaks in a way that leaves no room to doubt the sin- crityof h The reader may perhaps, think this a distinction with- out a difference; but from my personal observation, | should say that there is justification for it, even aside from the questioa of intermixture of native bicod with the Siberian Russian. Generally speaking, the Siberian boy as compared with the boy of European Russia, is by far more energetic, and specting. He has many qualities that in th try's need go to make or patriotic soldier. They say it takes a smart make a rascal. Whether ¢ or not, certain it is that the class of men who have been sent as exiles to Siberia, especially the political pris- oners, have generally been taken from the more intellectual classes of Euro- pean Russia. The of these exiles, the otl be- ing born and raised in Siberia, away from the harmful in of a crowded population, have inherited natural $intelligence without the in- centives to misuse it. Furthermore, they know nothing about the disgrace of exile, and regard Siberia only with genuine pride as the land of their na- tivity writes an ar- Siberia'’ for ir., of sir; me, is pride, the quicker-witted, more saif-re- more of the e hour of his coun- up the hero man fo is be trae descendants on er hand, fluences CAPTAIN JACK, Jack Barton sat on gate post watching the soldiers as they marched through the street, They had an- swered their country’s call and were about to go to the front, Jack's heart beat high at sight of the brave boys in blue with their flags and ban- ners flying. He waved his cap and shouted as loud as he could until they disappeared from view, **[ just wish I was big enough go and help lick the Spaniards,” said, half aloud. His Uncle Ned, who was standing beside him, heard this remark, but be paid little attention to it, for his thoughts were far back in the past He was thinking of the summer day long ago when he marched away to the southland. The empty contsleeve hanging by him told the story of the four dreadful years that followed. Jack knew by the far-away look in his uncle's eyes that he was thinking of the war, ““I say, Uncle Ned,” he began, “‘wouldn’t it be jolly to go to war an’ come back a hero? I tell yon it'd be nice to have all the folks talking about yon aud calling you captain ?”’ *“Ye-e6,” suid Uncle Ned, hy wild} to he Some of them are crippled for life, others,’’ he continued, never come back at all, sadly, But, Jack, hero; you can do that by overcomiug | your enemies right here at home,” snd Uncle Ned looked sharply at his nephew, * “*W-why, what do you mean ?” “Perhaps you will know when I tell you that the hardest battle I had to fight was not Gettysburg, or Shiloh, but it was the battle with myself.” Jack opcned his eyes still wider, He was now very much interested, and begged his uncle to tell him all about it. ‘*Yes,” said Uncle Ned, gravely ‘it is much easier to face shot and shell than always to have the courage to stand up for what you know to be right. When I left home mother gave me a Bible und told me to read achap- ter in it every mignt. It was easy enough to do this in ny little ae! cimamber at home, but [ found it very a different in camp amid the jeers of comrades who looked upon it with contempt, I am sorry to say that sometimes J beat a retreat, Very often, after a long march, the boys wonld have to have a drink, and [ thought it didn’t look manly for me not to take a little with them. But by and by I saw the folly of all this, and [ firmly resolved to be just as ready to stand up for the right as was ready to stand up for my country. | kept a sharp lookout for the enemy, and the boys in camp dubbed me ‘Captain Ned.” And, my boy, if you want to, you can be Captain Jack right here at home.” “Oh, uncle! if I only conld,” said ! Jack, hisface beaming. *‘‘But, then," | he added soberly, *‘l can’t be in camp like you were." **No, but if you are on the alert, you will find plenty of enemies. In fact, you will very likely havea skirm- ish every day. Only yesterday I saw where Captain Jack might have won ia victory, but he just let the enemy capture him and surrendered on the spot.” Jack knew very well what his uncle meant, and he hung his head in shame, { “Yes, while you thought I was doz- ing on the porch, Isaw you young rascals sneak around behind the barn and puff away at those nasty cigar- ettes,”’ “I know I ough to ha' done it," admitted Jack, much fun of me. I got paid for it though. Really, Uncle Ned, 1 thought I'd die, and my head feels kind o' queer yet.” ‘Served you right,” said Uncle Ned, laughing in spite of “If you had only had the courage defeat the first enemy, yon would not have met the second.” “What was the first ?' ‘Bad company. If come that one you will dozen others on your hands, you get into the wrong kind of com- pany, you will be induced to lie and steal, to drink and read bad books. And now," he adde Lh ashe took Jack’ hand in his, mission Once Ba captain, feel that the enemy is about come you just remember that battle fought and each victory won makes yon stronger.” Captain Jack reverently bowed his head. Somehow, afterwards expressed it, he . to each as he felt very *“‘solemn 3 ’ HK e, From mander that time the j was ever on daty, saw the enemy approaching, say, ‘Captain k, marshal forces and zo to Of course he wasnot always victorious S suffered Bat the battle so bravely, tha ext birthday he ¢ book from his Utz in wh was written: “To Captain bravest comm young d<come- When he be would your ge Jae ont meet them ometimes he defeat. fought his Banda he received a C8 Ned, on Jack, of the lors | aver kne asmuch as he has suceseded in com- manding himself, He bh met the euemy and they are his.” ona an aii an MAGNETISM IN BRICK Interesting Experiments Made by Lawrence at Rochester Univers ty. Probably red k would electrical experime Ld dea that ever plas the brie ny Ors Dart reed However, what a cor. fain lot of bricks composing a pier at the Reynolds Labor did and will do As as they are within reasonable distance of the dels cate electrical instruments used in the laboratory. A that above nts has to cw, this is just atory § ti a § continue to long suspicion contingency in t mind Lawrence of the ter. N. Y.. for some time it is a reality he now feels the methods he used to come the might exist of Prof. Het University of Roches That and has been he iry E. past ure, to conclusion are most interesting. The professor, In collaboration Otis A. Gage, a special student in elec. tricity. covering some months, ance of magnetometer which was used in measuring the magnetic power of a pecting that the bricks wersother than what their appearance would lead one to thirk. The magnetometer had rest. ed on a brick pler for the purpose of making it plumb. Not long after Prof. | Lawrence, while in Ann Arbor. heard of a similar experience occurring there. On his return the experiments went {on with more zeal than ever. Bricks of all varieties were put through any number of tests, and the great major | ity were found to be magnetic. Those | manufactured by water power. known 8 “hydraulic” bricks, proved to be ex. ceedingly strong. one equalling the power of a steel needle 2.3 centimetres {in length. This same block of clay wonld make noticeable deflections In comparatively crude instruments | while delicate ones would flutter per. ceptibly, One of the bricks, a plain white one, | hydraulically pressed, possessed no magnetism. A certain amount of lime enters into the composition of a white brick, such as was used, and its pres. ence undoubtedly had much to do with the absence of magnetic power. It was discovered that the bricks gained magpetism in the presence of a dy- namo, though the surrounding of the bricks by wire coils made no percepti. ble difference. Heating the bricks served In a measure to decrease the magnetism, though In each case a mi- nute amount was retained. To just what cause this ix due nel ther gentleman is ready to state. It is the present opinion. however, that there is more or less magnenite in the elny of which the bricks are made. The mode of manufacturing is also thonght to have something to do with the phenomena. As stated above, the presence of Hme served to decrease the magnetism, while the absence al lowed of greater power. The profes |wtand sor thinks the importance of his dls covery obvious. The slightest trace of unsuspected magnetic power in the structural part of a laboratory is ne cessarily fatal to nlcety of electrical measurements, That clay, when worked ever so little by human agency, gathers mag netie properti»s has been thought for some time. Eminent Italian sclentists have made Innumerable experiments In that line during the past Lalf dozen yoars. Their greatest proof wa) found bs experhinenting with several examples of ancient pottery which had been burled for centuries. Crude ns they were, magnetism was found to exist In po uncertain quantities, PREACHERS SELECTED BY LOT. An lateresting Mennonite Ceremony in a Pennsylvanaia Church The old slennonite Church at Mil lersville, Lanvaster county, Penn, tained a strangely garped congregation a few days ago, the occasion being the selection by lot of a pastor to succeed the Rev. Mr. Brubaker. The Mennonites select their preachers from thelr own and immediate flock. ‘The men are close Bible stu- dents, nearly all of them are able to do preaching or exhort ing upon short notice. As the spirit moves them, they announce their wil lingness to preach whenever the con gregation Is in need of any to fill the DIL For M quite a «con- late sect and some one r. Brubaker’s place there were number of volunteers who if called on directed by Al were that the con the Lord, old-fash stood ready, by tu gregation, least 500 loned tied had preach around the meet house wrought together ing the Bishop venera of the congregation. Eby looking members was in charge, a of wide He was by the Benfamin Hertzler, John Lan jenjamin Leh Abraham and About venty-five Mennon but did preacher Isans ble patriarch assisted levs, man, Wilner. of the Abraham ministers persuasion were part. T was to present, active ected and the were made Each m r wri ae Iwo ton of about three ROrve greaztions, wminations Intes ago, cand week ember can nomi ting bh table broth were fourteen nomination twelve themselves Hy sxamined before ti presented © } $00 » ’ . divin all Bib Revs, Herr He also gave them a sual paper. were an paper did. and f «h os Lae a pra took twelve sm in 0 tae They ante instruocted go into place the and securely Bibles * 1 re the room in one of thu The Bibles we placed table candi ine brought in front mixed on a lates up. by one th Jon ted a Bible When all and took his ses had the ent solemnity, examine each 't r Bibles the Bishop led to The Dan ar Proce Bible, held by ained the slip Bishop Eby greeted him C01 and kissed him with the “Holy and immediately proceeded to him. Hallelujahs followed, and the Rev. Mr. Fehman's family rejoiced. He Is a farmer and at one time taught school. His father was a minister In the same way The new preacher begins his ministry at once, applicant's second Bible examined. N. paper, fel Ixhman, cont Kiss" Street Arab and Chaplain. A poor little street ardb was brought into the hospital by the police. He md been run over by an omnibus, and was badly injured. The chap. lain was sent for, as it was thought improbable that the boy would live many hours, With little tact the chaplain began the interview thus: “My boy. the doctors think you ape very mueh hurt. Have you been a good little hoy 7 Boy-—{much bored)-—You git aout! Chaplain (shoeked)—But I am afraid you are not a good little boy, and you know you may perhaps be going to die. Boy (anxious to end the interview) Well, t'ain’'t none o' your business, any'ow, Wot's me death got to do with you? "Ave you got a pal in the corfiin line?” It is pleasant to be able to relate that this boy finally recovered. ——————— 1 — Old Time Nigh Balldings. Lancianl, the famous Roman arch. aeologist, has shown that in the Rome of the Caesars trouble was experiene. ed with high buildings. A law was passed restricting the height of fronts to sixty feet. In order to evade it builders adopted the practice of carry. ing up the rear portions several stories more. Other laws bearing on the heights of buildings were passed in old times. There was a tendency to diminish the height of stories as the buildings Inereased In size, and a height of 130 feet was probably at. tained. It is believed that the eell luge s were #0 low that a man coull not upright in the rooms. NOTES AND COMMENTS. London lawyers are in search of an heir to a very valuable California es- tate. The promptness with which this country can produce volunteers was once more demonstrated, A German-American who trouble in Berlin by calling the em- porer “Willle Sheepshead” realizes that the subject of his remarks Is not a spring lamb in temperament, got into Spanish women have a way of quick ly getting at the root of a matter. In Granada the other day, a mob of _wo- men stoned the statue of Columbus, because they attributed the present misfortunes of Spain to the discovery of America for which Columbus was responsible, The voplment that suffered Most me verely, the Ninth, had no killed or wounded, The reports of disease are imperfect, but the cases known show these losses in New England: Typhoid, 03; other fevers (except yellow fever), 26; dysentery, 17; malaria, 15; puneu- monlia, heart disease, 7; yellow fe- ver, 6, The number of deaths from heart disease would Indleate that the physical examination of the volun ~~ fy supposed, The United Steamship Company, of Copenhagan, controlling a fleet of 120 ning ships direct from the port of 8. and Riga to New York, town of Bradford, has got a $400,000 Conn. of the town, now resident in Chicago, has just added another $100,000 gift! to the funds of the institution. Let's correspond with this token of geous generosity, gor- A young man who surrendered him- Alf to the Minneapolis police the oth er day, confessing that he had mitted burglary, {fo the eclgarette habit, tle eylinders been acensed of a good deal hief, the young man In question is the first to discover that it the habitat of the baclilus burglarosis, Many German bicycles to employes, severely ing thei public Cologne Council has decided 1 whe to tax foresters, watchmen, and employes In the water, gas and electrical supply. the of employe ves a of nount com- The wicked lit have of mis Irst in towns now restrict The to furnish policemen, r use to business collectors, health departments of The the wly inspectors emain property and each re allowance reced pair marks a to keep his When a ser lived forty entitled to of 1 Do stituted bv year found Bons elal forty year in orger, Germany bh fam vant girl in ns r years in ily she is one 1 the C fel with + i y. an order in last decoration ross he mestics’ Socle the E one hundred and qualified to receive | record of its | HINross offi FHBIOR irh old « they ines, was ser and f days dings that Dame, all temples Notre vortowerine Vertowering % and me rallroad men hite light at night lear track is dan nel as a red danger sig broken, and thus One of the h due t signal ges In signals ! which the New and Hartford road ake, On line, in future, a green ght will mean safety, and white will not. The Innovation has been brought about in arge measure by an aceident which dd from the deception of an en a farmer's lantern set on a post near the track. There was no in- tent to make mischief, but the effect was just as disastrous, . that apinion, is York. New Haven has deg ided tom the hat near Although the year 1808 has wit nessed the first serious war In which this country has been engaged for a third of a century, it may still designated as pre eminently a peace Year. It Is the climax. or conclusion, of anything that reveals its true char. acter, observes the New York Weekly Witness, And true peace Is a matter of sentiment more than of action. An angry, Jealous, or suspicious man Is not at peace with his neighbor, even if he does not actually fight with him. The conclusion of the year finds this great nation at peace with all the and at peace From a moral and spiritual point of be that which we have Spain to get rid of the emnity which this nation as a nation Bas cherished against England, more or less, ever since it became a pation. the whole people, South and North, of feeling between the East and West «this restoration of Internal peace is worth another dozen of such wars, Interesting statistics, showing the loss in life suffered by the New Eng. land States, except Connecticut. In the war with Spain, have been gathered by the Boston Journal. The burden fell most heavily on Massachusetts, that State having the most men in the service, and one of its regiments be. Ing engaged In the Santiago campaign, Massachusetts lost 208 men; Maine, 44: New Hampshire, 30; Vermont, 27; and Rhode Island, 9; a total of 200, Of the 208 Aassachusetis dead only nine were killed in battle, the exces. sive mortality~4 per cent, or more than twice that of the army at large boing due to the ravages of disease. Leaving out of the reckoning the reg’. ments which had practically no loss, and the mortality rate for Massachu. wits volunteers was over G per cent. 1 goods at Liverpool, Bremen and other ports, a saving of time and expense | Ing nearly 100,000,000, | turists, who need our mostly machinery and ment has of late some of them, tions. In fact to encourage lmporta- our prospective trade is practically unlimited, and direct intercourse be. its ports and own BO much to be desired that it is the experlment of before. At the their railway to all the interior. The Egyptian B interesting 1! i rae in our in has not been the new largest freight Cars port of Bt Petersburg, lay down where carry it the steamers may wharves, waiting leading centres on 10 of are 1800 is English udget for nn on that The SHE) (Mu entire nue is estimate crease of £5 the EMME HN) nee 1888 at 8A 10e upon the people ! duced is keg it a balance of EJ gr 1.080 000, well within the | Miu fis) (uM 1 fest -_ . ILO 10e general FOSerye SL5.000 to mates fo CIRO Onn R550.000 rajlwavs SX avy make ex and wir unalte and their } many proclaim » gatherings rable adhesion to Denmark atred of i a and G the A long Danish frontier a 1 side of the of colle ges and secondary se have been tablished 100] oR in North Danish are order to attract young na- hleswig., and education exchanged holidays for the German side of the der to up the connection Danish popular established tives of then a children Kummer Ny to give Danish during the ildren from fre miler in or with libraries everywhere in North Schleswig. and are sup- plied with books from Funds for the agitation are partly sub. scribed in Denmark, and Danish mill tary and civil officers take part In it. In Haderslaben, Rends rg. rade, Tondern. and Sonderburg, the are accused of behaving as If they were the rullng clement. and ignoring altogether thelr German and Prussian nationality. The Gazette maintains that the has recently assumed a ch kKeeD Denmark. have been often ment to sdopt serions measures. and those of leading agitators, Genoa’s Roo! Garden. Genoa has a roof garden which is! nearly 1,000 feet above the level of the! city. of the highest hill behind Genoa and Is reached by a long funicular railway, which runs for a great part of the dis. hotel and restaurant building seems to d¥erhang the city. The view of the bay Is most striking, and there Is quite an imposing panorama of the Rivera. In connection with the hotel which crowns the summit there is a large restaurant. There are also billiard rooms, music rooms and banquet halls, and 1.200 persons can be seated at 1a. bles on the large verandd, where an orchestra plays In the evening. The Righi can be reached In a few min: utes from the very centre of Genoa. It i= a most unusual and attractive kind of resort. Birds of Freedom Misbelave. There were many bald eagles around the locali*y of Rt. Michael's, Ind, a few weehs ago. Many fine flocks of winter poultry were attacked by these predatory birds, and turkeys suffered to acgreat extent. An eagle a ois ttempi- od to carry off a lamb, but the lamb proved leo wach of 4 burden for the eagle. ~Baltimore Sun. | Offended, “Dolly,” sald Mrs. Cumrox, “I de- rire you to discourage the visits of that young man who was here yester- day evening.” “1 suppose,” sald indignantly, “that the people who business have been and because he has not iucrative practice in you~" “Dolly,” was the rejoinder, not misunderstand me. Do not that I attach no I RSOFlatee to anything except the almighty dollar, did like thi anyhow, ugzht one dol Loe To con ‘dollar the you know talking it over, built up a profession young woman and some of everybody's yet his gevere “do think it rase, that ghty, ph to know almi meaning Bu i lar cannot very vey an ac ought to be added, with searce man: do for his Poverty curate in the plural 1 sis 2n, Heram wdnys, Al Suppose I financial mis ust him Is she mar is right out young reproach him advantages, not we HOW this not lack of is people's gfortunes; faults tut because down on iry 10 ie reason gmart. don't look why we should “What he done?” “14 what he did playing o bees has fsn’t You last evening.” “Yep “And sonatas and a symphony (: fia Ww 9 at Lie piano 1+'a Ai HB Were the after you had played several nnd + he sooke ad of certina In something which folks of our Jroeit KOE orgal {igsgusted adisgusieq fw allio cweller o omanence cated next the day and into her Birikerate la England and France hat the birth-rate began than in ype, and rapid. figures of Registifar- show. the dency strongly marked in England is plainly visible nearly Country couple of generations Frenchmen may find that their i longer the in The truth i= that the present sooner ff $s 0 Ex Diore France GuUnitries ry been has the Same is NOW vers and European in every t is quite con. ceivable that a hence 10 lowest Europe. rapid growth in European populations i= a phenomenon which Is almost en- tirely confined to the last 150 years Through some of the grandest periods of our history the population of Eng tionary. and the same statement aopiles to France. If this decrease is due to non-natural causes, it is not a matter for congrat. ulation: but if it means that Europe an peodles are ceasing tocontract reck- less and improvident marriages and are showing more care and discrimi fMation in the begetting of children, it Large families are not necessarily an evil, ! but if the members of them are dis. | eased and degenerate, they become a standing dangr to the welfare of the Humanitarian. The tadian is Mer? and Chatty, For the Indian ‘s not, as the popular idea figures him, stolid, taciturn, or even sullen in his every«lay life, says George Bird Grinnell in the Atlantic. He may be shy and silent In thespres. ence of strangers, but in his home life he is talkative, eager to give and re elve the news, and to gossip*abont it. He Iz of a merry. lnughterloving people, and likes to make good natur ed fun of another's peculiarities. Thins, one of her companions may jeeringly call a very slender woman the shadow of a moccasin string. Once, on the prarvie, in the bright hot sunlight, 1 beard an Indian say to another who wan very stout, “My friend, stend still for a little while, 1 want to sit down in the shade and cool off.” Some years ago I was on the reser. vation of a tribe known as the Big Bellios~Gros Veotres-at Fort Belk. nap, Montana: and while 1 was there sta
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