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Their bloom, bow brief;
tea tail It pa) from tight,
When higher Ufa troke'eeaUions withered kA
spuM cenen wiagi asa floated te te Ugbt.
slArsttbera. Jey k It twr bower,
ta wben delight wa mj, "Ah, this
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"Barth fades, then open, heavenly wtaft:
lad thl Is Leve, If Lere be euri te keep.
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C DID ycr mamma
nevcr ttll ye of that,
Elsie, me tlarlin'?
Hew the sun iin'tlie
moon dnnce to
gether, tlie bef of
tlilm, en Bnster
mernin? Oh 1 eh 1
what a bIioiue it Is, it isl Might be she
never hcartl of It, for there be n heap of
inneclnt Ignorance (u America wnitln'
te be putt in tlie shtove an' burnt up like
a pack e' peat, se it is. Knit', nn' I link
the most beautiful t'ings is Iribh, se nn'
Idel"
"But really, Maggie," and little Elsie's
blue eyes were wide with wonderment,
"really and truly, does the sun dance
with the moon en Caster morning?"
"What would I Ik? tellin' je for If It
wasn't se at nil? They de in Ireland;
just n9Euiens the hlissid sun comes up
drippin' out nv the say, la in' euld Bng
Innd in tint dark, bad luck te her! The
moon runs heppity Eklp across the sky
an' joins hand with the sun, nn1 they
dance a rale Irish jig together."
"That must be dreadfully funny," said
Elsiegravely; then, n last doubt linger
ing in her puzzled thoughts, "Did 30a
ever see them, Maggie?'
"See thim, is it? Oh, eh! run nway,
new, te jer mamma an' shtep nxing me
bothersome- questions. Don't I tell j e It's
se? What mere de je want, 1 dunne?"
Elsie put her little linger In her mouth
and walked t)ew ly nnd with abstracted
gaze Inte the sitting room where her
mother sat sewing nnd her father was
reading the evening paper. Shu sat
down upon it low steel under the 111:111 tc I
and studied the brown nnd jellew llg
una of the carpet. In the beft light of
the big lamp en the ccntci table the
brown seemed darker than it did by day
light, and the jellew was almost while.
Elslo wendered vaguely w hether the jel-
Sew moon would be white during thu
lance with the sun, for hhe remembered
that whenever It appeared by day it was
wefully pale; and would the Min turn
his dazzling face nslde for just 0110 min
ute se that bIie could Imve a geed leek nt
him? nnd would the moon have feet? and
would the sun's legs go right dew n fiem
the great, het circle of llnme, or would
thcre be a body like papa'b? or would
both, and this seemed mero llkel, would
both just tilt from side te slde and lauh
in each ether's far-e befere they resumed
their regular duties?
It was btrangely interesting te the
cight-ycars-eld, nnd in happy reflection
sliu forget all about the odd llguren in
the new carpet. The bronze clock iiIkh e
her head began te buzz wilhimmense
importanceniul then uttered a bingle
tiny ring and went en ticking hiuriedly,
as if in haste te reach the next hour
mark, when Its buzzing should prelude
a mero significant announcement. All
well regulated clocks are subject te this
vanity; they puff out the cheeks of their
faces, rattle away as if all their precious
insides wcre falling te pieces; the itendti
lurn is silent, nnd then thu commotion
ends with n few silvery strokes, mero
or less, after which the timepiece re
covers its modest self possession and
gees en about Its useful business.
"Half past 8," said Mrs Durant, ghn
cing up at the clock. "Tlme little girls
were in lied."
"Mamma," exclaimed Elslo, taking a
tuck in her dress with her lingers nnd
looking hard at her feet, "mayn't I sit
up all night, just this enee?"
"Mercy en us!" cried Mrs. Durant, lay
tag her sewing down In her lap; "what
docs the child mean?"
Papa Durant looked Inquiringly eer
the top of Ids paper.
"I wnnt te see the sun and the moon
dance together," replied Elsie, "and I
can't wake up early enough if 1 go te
bed."
J WANT TO BEE TUB SUM AND MOON
Memma Durant was tee Astonished te
speak, but papa with an amused bmila
aid:
I "Yeu would liave your treuble for
nothing, Elsie; the sun and the moon
don't indulge in such antics."
I Elsie did net understand her father's
words exactly, but she felt the denial
and she respended:
"Maggie says they de every Easter
morning, when the sun comes out of the
tea, and the moon hop, skips nnd jumps,
and they take bands and dance In the
sky, at least In Ireland, the both of
them, and perhaps, if I just sat up all
night, they'd de it for me. Please, papa."
Papa laughed.
"If you sat up, little one," he said,
"you would net be awake inthonfter inthenfter inthonfter
neon te 6lng with the ether children in
the Easter festival. Yeu wouldn't like
te miss that?"
"I tldnk I'd rather see the dance," re
sponded Elslo.
"Maggie fheuldn't put such notions in
little girls' heads," said mamma, nnd
forthwith Elsie was bundled oil te lied.
Her lips pouted witii something mero
than affection when she kissed her father
geed night, and two or three lonesome
tears rolled slowly down her fuce; but
he went te her room without a murmur,
nd when her head was 011 the pillow
lie looked out at the stars nnd w lshed
eniUhlnjj would keep hernwake. Her
father nail rvareucd her doubts ns te
tiw cntlre truth of M.iuuie'a sten : but It
wtmld Jiave- taken jhucJi uiore than that
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Interesting net te Iw believed, nnd she
was 111010 than willing te bio for hcisclf
whether it was se.
As shu lu wondering alxmt it nil n
theuglii Biuldenly spiung Inte her head.
Why plieuld she net stay nwake and m 0
thed.inee? 1'ap.i mill inaiuma had net
said that she niut net, nnd they would
net raru ery much when Rhe told them
nt breakfast what shu had done. 'IhU
thnught Iwcanien llted deleimlnatien,
and for sc oral minutes shu looked fit
the stain steadily w ith open eyes. Then
bIie caught hi rself dozing and sIhimI up
in bed. Cicn in this iittitude her head
speedily drooped, nnd she get out nnd
steed In fient of her half opened win
dow, Aciesa the reid n stuel lamp
made fantastic shadows of the lues mid
houses, mid far away a deg lurked.
Frem the room below e.ime the clear,
high tones of lirr mother's oireniid the
deep, seiiiIht iiiiii iiinr of her father's
replies. Mellow seuiuh from the top of
the lillle hill back of the luiuse (old lli.it
the church clock wns stnMiigil, Mew
ulewly the tlme panned for Chin) She
looked upitgaiu nt thu stars and thought
hew tiled the angels must get watching
through the dark silencu of eery night.
Then somebody walked rapidly bj, and
when she could no lengei hear lil. t(xt
step she weudeiul If it were neaily 1C
o'clock. At last it gmw chilly, and she
rlimlied Inte beil again, just for one
iiiiniitu, te get warm
The eenIng bad grown old for coun
try folk befeieMrs. Durant put nsidothe
work that had lain idlu In her lap fei
wys'
TiiEiii: was Tin: moon.
muny iuinutc3, nnd followed her hus
band te their chamber. Her thoughts
had gene kick te a happier tiiue when
her son Willitt was with her Only live
J cars age, and hew long it beemedl lie
had j (elded te n re..tlessdijositien anil
wnndcnil away, where hhe knew net
except that it w'iw credibly repeited th il
he had shipM-d aboard an East liidluumu.
If howere uliie he would be neatly 20
new, but no woidfremor about him
had eer lccn lecehrd. He had Uen
nljsent n ear w hen his puents stMight
te overcemo the depression th.it grew
ueii them by leaving tin ii former home
and establishing themselves in a pretty
country village where this bteiy limU
them.
Mrs. Durant said nothing te her bus
hand of their common grief, and befoie
she klept bhe Ind lehuved her aching
hvaitby thoughts of CWe. iijieii whom
the poured forth all of a mother's j earn
ing alfectieu. ,
Elsie staited. Thcre was a Heed 0
soft light in her room, nnd the stars thai
had shone se clearly into bei window
wire almost invisible. Khe sprang fieiu
hei bed with u gieatfear nt lur heait.
Was it daj? 'e, the te w.cs the nuxir
smiling at her nnd making the w holt
night glorious. Hew had the moon come
around the house coiner te quickly? Had
cbebeen asleep? Thu htrect lamp had
been put out. It could net le mero th ir
u minute bince bhe snuggled her teu
under the blankets, nnd jet Itinus,!
be near morning, and intent en being eul
in time for the dance she hastened te put
en her clothes. She would go up te the
church nt the top of the hill. There hh
could see all of the known world cwpl
tliat vaue confusion of bouief.u elf tour
wheie pajki used te live.
AVith caie net te awake nnj IhIj , ElsU
crept down thu bark Malm, drew back
the belt of the kitchen deer, cautieuMj
opened it and stepped out. Every
thing was wonderfully btill, 113 If tin
earth was holding Its bieath in expect
ency e er the heavenly c,iicrs te occur al
daj break. Neither the btilluess nor th(
night itself had terrors fei Elsie. Bin
walked quickly across the jaid nnd
through the sloping eichard bejend tc
the low wall th it bounded the churcl
yard. Over this, and picscntly bht
stepped upon tlfb shadow of the bteeple.
The moon was en the ether slde of tl tc
clock face, 01 Elsie might have seen that
it was but a few minutes past midnight.
Entirely tatUilcd with her adventure
thusf.tr, she bat down upon the church
fctepste wait.
Then for the Itrst time she saw that
she had been followed. Noiselessly step
ping across the grass came Det, the
family cat, who was fast outgrowing the
slgiiiflcaiicoefhcrnaine. EWe welcomed
Det and IJs0 te pick her up. w hereat Det
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"Nnuglify insqyl ceme here," cried
Elsie, mid mil lifter her. In the orchard
Det distippcaied, but healing u blight
noise below, Elide went softly forward
Intent en taking her iet by surprlse. Ar
rived nt the gate te I he uril she paused
and liHiked nbeut. What was her stir
pi ise te see u man cutting with 11 large
pocket knlfe 11 1 the sash of the kitchen
window! Per a moment she looked
en hi weiideiincnt, but when thu man
had cut iiuu.v the fastening and wai
carefully raising the window, r.he ex
claimed: '
"That's my papa's house!"
Like a flash the man tinned mound
and peeicd across the yard, bis hand still
en the half raised w iiidetv.
"Huh! it's it kid," he miittcied, nnd
he let the window down nnd walked
ever te Elsie.
"What tue .von doing beie, young
one?" lie asked in a whlsix'r.
"I'm going te see the Mill and the
moon dance in the morning." replied
Elsie, "and ) en mustn't tpe.tk out loud or
you'll w-ake pip 1 and mamtuaiinil they'll
mal.e 1110 ceme in."
The stranger smiled.
"I won't dH.utb '0111," he bald. "I
wasn't going te iinjwiiy. Tlie fact is,
little 0110, I'm hiiugiy, and all 1 was go
ing te de in jour house vv as te find some
thing te eat."
"Hew de j oil knew wheie the pantry
is?" nsked Elsie.
"I don't, but p'l'api I could find It.
Yeu knew, I suppeK-? Can't 011 get me
. bit of bread m something?"
Elsie thought u 11101111 ill. She reinein
bcied hew no beggar ever went hungry
from her fnthcr'ii deer, and v Itiuitit re
lit cling fiutliei sliiiciejt into the house,
and iiihhewent in Ihestiiuigci muttered,
"And te think that the doei uas un
locked all the timid"
When Elsie lelmiied ihc bietight 11
half leaf of I nead nnd a doughnut, a
hlMir) of which she wte esK-eiallv fend.
TlniM ranger fell upon the lucid laven laven
eusly mid Elslo wntchtd him in silciice
for 11 moment. Then she nsked:
"Where de you live?"
"Nowheie."
This seemed se -trmige te Elsie that
she said notion; mero. 'I he hungry
man nte cviry meru 1 t.f the feed aud
then put his laee in Iih hand.).
"I'm much obliged te ion," he vvhls
liered. "I'm no thief, little one, nnd I
nevei Hied befoie te hieak Inte a house,
though I've wen haul timet enough."
"Wouldn't j 011 like te see the sun nnd
the moon d nice;" nskeil Elsie. '1 think
they'll de it thij iiieiniie', and that'll be
pietty been, won't it' '1 hey de In lie-'
land every Caster morning."
"Who told jea se?" Maggie."
"Who's she;" "Papa's hiied girl."
"What's ieur (upi's name?" "Mister
William Durant."
The htianger stalled, nnd leaning foi fei
waul Herul eaiuestly into Elsie's face.
"Kay that again! Wheie did jeii used
te live?" he exclaimed.
"Way oil bomewherc. I II ve here
new."
"What's yeut name?"
"Elsie."
The ttranger was silent a moment.
Then he 10-ie, and taking the child by
the hand, walked with hei upthublope
through thueiehaid
"'I'wns up here veu was going te see
the sun dance, wasn't it?" he asked, nnd
when they weu heated together en the
dun cli htipj he ntiile many inquiries
about lici, learned that theie was in her
mind a vague memeiy of a biethcr, and
that mamma had said he would surely
letuin some time. Presently the bell in
the steeple above them btiuek one, and
the stranger ti led te porsimde the child
te return te her hetisa and bed. She per
sisted in hei dndte te ice the morning
dance of sun mid moon, but her eves
were heavy, nnd liefoie bhe knew it she
was fast asleep fn the bti angel's arms.
He had taken etr his coat te shelter her,
and In a ceruei of the chinch portico
they passed hour aflei hour of tlie blew
lli6ter morning.
It was yet temu iniiiiiteti hcfoipsun hcfeipsun hcfoipsun
lisewhcn Mrs Duiaiit wahtnitleel from
her sleep hv 11 v mlcnt l.nK;kiiig nt her
chambei deer
"Mis' Duiant! Mis' Durant! Hastoje
Up! Elsie's gene!"
Maggie en the way te the raillcet of
e.uly masses had glanced into Elsie's
room During the few minutes that fol fel
low ed, confusion and aniitj contended
fei possession of the household. Then
Mi. Duiant set out te wain the con
stable, mid Mis. Duiant, piiufullv agi
tated at the thought of losing another
child, In'gan te bench the neighborhood.
She went by the lead that wound almut
the hill te the church. As she neared
the building she saw a man crouching in
the portico, and hhe determined te ask
him if he had seen Elsie lie did net ice
or hear her. She had come quite near
when the sound of his voice tuade her
btep bteck still with a fearsome faintnesj
ilbeill her lienrt
"Wake up, Elbie," he bald; "the sun ij
just getting up."
"Is he dancing?" Inquired a small,
sleepy veice from a bundle in lusuims.
"Wheie u the moon?"
"Elsie! Willie! My childienP cried
Mrs. Durant, running ferwaid.
Tlie man, a .voting nnd net bad looking
rellew. albeit haggard and roughened by
exjwsure, iose quickly nnd laid;
"Wrehcre, inetliii "
And Old (Jie tun and the tuoeiircallr
dance that rnernlngr inc 11m rays or
the sun fell en n ilecply hnppy group hi
front of the church, rtmltlie pnlllig moon
looked 011 from the ether side of the sky.
If they did net dnnce theil It Is doubtful
if they ever have done te since the first
Easter.
THE FAMOUS CROSS OF CHESTER.
Sema of the f.nnlrr CiiMnmn Common te
That yunliil niil CII.
Every ene who visits Cugland gees
"le see that ancient city of Chester,
witli Its "Hews" (covered walks ever the
ground fleer) nnd its castellated town
walls, which glvelt nnnntlqitpnlr wholly
tiulque In England. It Isntse well known
hew, (n the nge succeeding the conquest,
this city was the seat of the despotic
military government of Hugh d'Ar
ranches, commonly called, from his sav sav
nge character, Huge Lupus, whose sword
is still picscrvcd In the Ihitish museum.
As the tourist walks from the Wutcrgate
along the ancient walls toward the cathe
dral he cannot fall te notice the beauti
ful meadow lying between him and the
river. It is the Iloedoyo, or, as formerly
written, the Itoedeo, the scene of the
sports for which Chester was se long
fatuous, eye being n term used for wnter wnter
side meadow, nnd the legend for the reed
or cress was the fellow ln
A cress was erecti d uf Hnwerdeu, by
which a mini was un
fortunately killed,
and 1 11 nccordance
with the superstition
of t Iiohe dnye, the
cress was 111 n d 0 te
bear the blaine of the
accident and was
thrown into the river,
for w hlch sneri legions
act the men received
the n.inie of Hnirilcn
Jews. Floated down
the stream, it was
taken up at. the Hood Hoed Heed
( 0 and became v ery
celebrated for the
number of miracles It
w 1 ought. Sad te ro
tate, after the Refor
mation it again be
came the subject of
man cness of cticsruii
scorn and contempt, for the master of
the grammar school converted it into a
block en which te chastise his refractory
pupils, and it was dually burnt, peihnps
by the very scholars who had buffered
en it.
We need net wonder that in se ancient
and ilulving n city old customs nnd
games wcie kept up. On Ulster Day
theie might listen the major nnd Ids
corporation, with the twenty guilds es
tablished in Chester, with their w indent
at their heads, betting forth In nil their
pageantry le the Itoedcjolo playnt foot
ball Thomajei, with his mace, sword
and cap of maintenance, steed bolore the
ciess, while the guild of shoemakers, te
whom the right had belonged from tlme
immemorial, presented him with the ball
of the viilue of thiee nnd feui pence or
above, and all bet te work 1 ight men My,
Hut, as tee often happens in this game,
great strife arose among the young
people, and hence, In the time of Demy
VIII, thispicie of homage te the mnver
was convened Inte a p sent from "the
bheemakeia te the diapeis of six gle.ives
or band dalts of silver, te be given
for the best feet lace, vv hile the taddlera,
who went in pioccssienon heisebaek,
nttiied in nil their biavery. each cu ty
ing a bjnar with a wooden ball decorated
with lleuernand aims, exchanged their
effei ing for a silver bell, w hich should be
11 "rovvnide for that hoi be which with
speed runniage should 11111 ticfeiu the
ethcis."
In the Disler festivity the tiiimpetcr
nnd heiald usually pux-eeded in ndvauce
of tlie precession, and Indeed this was
the custom at all of the Chestei festiv
ities. ve may be suie that the Pace, Pask
01 lister eggs wet 0 net fei get ten bv the
Che.'ter childi en. I.'ggs vv ei e 111 such de
mtiiid at that season that theynlways
iose considerably in pi ice. They were
Iwiled ver hard in water coleie'dwith
led, bl 110 ailt! violet d.vet, with luEcnp luEcnp
tieus 01 iaiiilscapes ti.ieed ii))ti them.
Tliese weioelTned nspivientsninongthe
"valentines" of the jear, but mole tro tre
quently plnved with bv the lsns lulls,
for ball plavlng en Eastei Monday was
universal ineveiy rank. Even the clergy
could net forego its delight, nnd uuide
this game a part of their sei v ice.
Ihsheps mid deans took the ball into
tlie chinch, mid nt the commencement
of thoniitipbeno U-gan te dance, throw
ing the ball te thocheiister, who banded
it te each oilier during the time of danc
ing and the aiitiphene. All then letiied
for lefieshmeut. A gammon of bacon
was a btaud.ud dish, with tansy
r. inUilieal of the bltfei hei In comuiand cemuiand
ed at the paschal leasts. An old veise
commemorated thote custems:
At Ftecl ImU, l.iicla, lit us pity,
lr niR.tr, irlia ir vvlue;
Or for a Unsy li 1 its uyt
Tlie lobs 1k) tiiine or mLi.
If tlien. inv ileir. a n liinir Iw
At IniiHllin;: of the lull,
Tln u.txi r limn Ui.ilt Ii.im. anj me
AuJ in) misfortune utt.
The chinches utiendeined nt this sea
son like thelites, and crowds pemed in
tobee thehepulchcrs which wcreeiectetl
repiesenting the whele scene of the
Sav lour's entombment. A general belief
prevailed in these days that our Lord's
second coming would be 011 Easter Eve,
hence the bepulchcrs were wntched
through the night until !1 in the morn
ing, when two of the eldest monks would
enteV and take out n beautiful image of
tlie resurrection, which was elevated be
fore the w 01 ihiperd during the bulging
of thu anthem "t'hristus Itesuigens." It
was llic-n c.tiried te (he high altar, and a
pitH.'e'bsien being formed a canopy of vel
et was bei no ever it by ancient gentlo gentle
liien. They proceeded mound the ex
tenor of the ehuich by the light of
tot cites, all Musing, 1 ejeicing' nnd pray
ing, until coming again te tlie high altar
it was theie placed, te remain until As
cension Day. In many places the monks
personated all the characters connected
with the event they .celebrated, and thus
rcpdeird the ,cenu still mere tl1catric.1L
llutl H LflllJ- Nlll.
A chk-lc lie ha.l just K-anusl te cjwii
taiuc out vt its khell ninl said, 'Ti.'il
It 11 toe.1, 1 decljilT,
lelinuthrt tlie frttfi nlr,
I miut lutvc UaJ (juIib a lung sleep."
Thcre will Le a great blcycle event nt
Chicago the week beginning .May U An
eight hour jvrday prefessiuual i uce for $1,000
wilibetli9prindal feiture Thi principal
ainatcitr ev cut w ill lioueau m'!e handicap,
for whldi nuid urlzes will bujriv vu.
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EASTER-TlbE.
On, rare a the tpleiider of Ifllra,
And tweet u tlie violet' brenth.
Come the JuMlnnt menilng of Eactcr,
A triumph of Ufa erer death)
Fer fresh from the earth's quickened beaaat
FVjII banket nf flower we briDff,
And sculler their Kitln aeft petal
Te carpet a path for our Kins;
We hareirreprU through the Iwllightef aorrew,
Itnte liuUsl (he marah of tear;
Out let In the gray of the dawning
nreafcs the liope of our kmg eltent year.
Ami I be luted and the lest we thought pcrtthed
Who ranlshcd afar In tlie hlght.
Will return In the Imatitjr of ftprlng time
Te beam en our rapturous eight.
Sweet CaxteMlile pledge their coming.
Serene beyond treuble and loll.
As Iho Illy upnprlngs In It frcslinm
Frem the worm, throbbing heart of tbs son.
And after all partings, reunion.
And after all wandering, home:
Oh, here t the Imlm for our heartache,
A up te our Ennter w a eeinel
In the counllea green blade of the meadow.
TbV ' L.19 datTedir geld.
In the treinuleti blue en Uie mountains.
The oiellne mint 00 the weltl.
In the tinkle of brook through the pasture,'
The rltrr'a klreng wce-p te the ca,
Are clgns of the dar lhat I hasting
In gladness te you and te me.
Be dawn In thy tplender nf Mica,
Thy fluttering rlelct breath,
O Jubilant morning of l'-i.tcr,
TIieu triumph of life eter ilp.ithl
Ter f reh from Iho enrlh'e quickened besom
Full bexkets of flower we brlu,
And Hcaltcr their wit In fort petals
Tecnirct a pnlh for our King
Jlargaret II Sangnler In Harper' Dazar
HUrn Indeed.
Aye, Iho IIUCTnre ptireln I heir pallor, the rose!
nre fragrant nnd an eet,
Tlie tnuile pours out lile a Kcanare, breaking Ix
prelwnt Iliit feet,
pulsing In (msklonale praises thnt Jesus has risen
again.
Hut we watch for Uinstgns of Ills lltlng In thl
life of tlie children of men.
Wherever a mantle of pltyfatli aeft en aneund
or e wee.
Wherever n ihice or a pardon eprlngs up te o'er
innstcr a fee,
Wherever n eef t band of blessing outreaches ta
Hiccer a need,
Whereier springs healing for wounding, the Mas
tcr Is risen Indeed.
Wherever the Reul of a people, arising In ceitrag
ami might,
Bunw forth from tlie errors thm fhreudivi lu
hope In Ihn gloom n( the night,
Whcrenr Inslghtef Dud's legion 1 Iho armlet el
evil recedi!,
And truth w Ins 11 neut or n k Ingdein. the Master U
ifwn Indml
Se llliig out jour ImnnciA brave tellers; brinj
lilies ta attar nnd f hrlne;
King out, KjirIit liclhi He ban risen, for you U tin
token nnd clgn
Theie'sn weild moving Biuinard nnd Omlnnrd
jenri'inllcd te Iho front, je must li.ul;
tkhlud uru tin' gmve nnd the darkness; Iho Mfl
ter Is rUcn Indeed
I-nd n Hand.
Tlie Lnle Jurnb Meepcr.
The recently leceided de h, in Hot Het Hot
ten, of Jacob Sleeper removes ene who
is fairly deserving of the honeiablo title
I'hilanthieiiist.
Jacob Sleeper was Iwn In New Castle,
Me., in 1802. lie lemeved te IJosten in
180;;, where he cnteied the ready niatle
clothing business, te which he later
added hjicculatlen in real estate. Se
judieieiiRly weie his investiiicnta made,
that he had amassed a very considerable
fortune licfore he wan of middle, nge.
Heme tlme before this he became closely
Identified in tlie movement for higher
education, then in 1U Infancy, in the
Methodist 12pibcepal church of the United
States.
Ilia gifts and subscriptions' te the
founding and the maintenance of various
folieoh and colleges wcre notable, and
he served at trustce of "NVesIeyan tml ver
bify ut Middle
town, Conn., for
many yeius. He
was nl-e a tuis tuis tuis
tcoef the IJosten
university fiem
its beginning, of
the MnsHnchus MnsHnchus MnsHnchus
cttaBlblobecioty, an overneor of
Harvard college,
, ice president of
the American
Bible Beciety, a
devoted pati en of
the IJosten Cen-
JACOlI &LLU1T.H.
bcivateiy of Music, etc., eh-. In chinch
wi rk hU labors were persistent nnd
siuccre and Ids pocket was ever open.
It is understood that fully 100 church
organisatiens lcceived aid from him,
nud he was tlie met considerable tub
Bcriber te tlie Weslcynn building, erected
in IJosten by the Bosten "Wesleyan as
sociation, which owns nnd publishes the
organ of New England Methodism,
J'ien'fi Ileinld. In fact his benefactions
wcie te iiumeieus that acomplctore acemplctore acomplctere
coid of them cannot Ik made.
Mr. Sleeper, nt the time of hi3 death,
was connected with a number of banks
and ether financial institutions. He
leaves a eon, Maj. J. Henry Sleeper, nnd
three daughters, ene being the vvife of
J. V. lint per, head of the heuse of
Harper Brethers, nnd nnethcr of B. P.
Butten, the New Yerk publisher.
forgotten by Ilratli.
Thcre hau ecccntiie Bosten charac
ter, in the person of tin itinerant mender
nnd bhai petier of bcisser3 and knives,
who, notwithstanding the bin den of 80
eais, mill ivcrsevercs jev ially nt w erk,
alike indifferent te tlie ndvnncoef time
anil the evils commonly associated with
old age. He ii fortunately of it sunny
di&iiobitien, cnjeing a jeke even when
it is at lib own expense, nnd is given te
make lkjht uf Ilia own eaia nnd ordi
nal' ic!jsttude& Thoetherday he was
metb anacquaiiitancowhebaid: "Well,
Mr. , I thought death would have
captured ou befoie this." "Shi" came
the onerable itinerant's answer, "don't
fa peak k I. ud, fur I think death has for
gotten all about me, and I wouldn't have
you lemind bini for the weild." Bosten
Budsct.
I. very liilt but lipeecli.
Mr. S. (1. Hairis, n liorse dealer of
Vinccuncs, Ind., is tlie owner of avion avien
dei fill deg. It is a Scotch cellie and
beenis jx)s.sessed of almost human intelli
gence. Mr. Harris and Bezgav en pri
vate exhibition in the Ixxird of tiade
building thu ether morning. Ills per
formances they beem te bhew tee much
intelligence te be called tricks amazed
ever body. Bank bills nnd coins of
various denominations were placed en
the fleer and the deg was loquested te
take his choice. He immediately picket
up 11 $10 dollar bill, which was the
l.ugcM in bight.
"What pieve would ougiveme, Bez?"
nsked Mr! Haiti
Bez bclccted a nickel and dropped it
into Mr Hants' hand. Mr. S. A. Kent
came in while the deg was performing,
nnd said: "Bez, I want ou te bring me
flv e dollars and a half." Bez picked up a
$3 bill and a lift cent piece, gave Mr.
ICent an l'm-onte- en expiesslen, nnd
dotted ever te Mr. Harris with the
mono. "I'ltul Mr. ItichanUeu," wasthe
next oilier. Bez trotted up te that gen
tleman, looked up into Ids fnce and
wagged his tail
"Pick Ids Kcket," bald Mr. Harris.
Bez grablicd Mr. ltichurdsen'g li mil
kerchief out of his coat pocket and
trotted etl w ith it. "1 want 815," said
Mr. Kent. Bez picked up a $10 nud a
Si bill. "Bring 1110 the iet of it." Bez
barked nud grew led His nett ierform ierferm ierform
unce was te luiiignhat fiem the window
and 11 piece of paper from the waste
basket in the corner, nud he nlce gave an
Imitation of the way the clown deg
praved in (he Ulcus. Chicago Newt,.
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FAfiM AND GARDEN.
OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIENCES
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.
A tlMt Cart en Which Team Can Draw
Ten Lead with Ease Direction for
Making One of Tlice Nevel and Dwful
Vehicle.
Our readers are Indebted te Ohie
Farmer for the drawings nnd descrip
tions of the beat cart here given. This
style of cart Is a great improvement ever
the mud beat, which Is se hard en a
team, and will nnsvvcr many of the pur
poses of n four wheeled wagon, when
the lead 13 properly adjusted. It ban
excellent vchlcle for drawing nianure,
being easy te lead and unload. It is also
convenient where grading is te be dene
or low places are te be filled with earth.
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FIO. 1 A USEFUL CAKT.
In unloading earth, manure, etc., take
off the sldelieards, and with a chain
hitch the team te ene of the wheels,
carry the chain equate ncress the lead,
ever the ether wheel, start up the team
nnd tip the lead ever. As the cart Is the
same ene slde upas the ether, it is al
ways right bide up. Put in the Rido Ride Rido
beards, liilch te the front nnddilvc off.
The cart Is mnde alike en both bides;
hence you de net have te tip It back.
The sideboards are ulse alike, and lit en
either slde. It may be used with or
without ti tongue. If ou have much
backing te de, a tengue is handy. With
out a tengue the team is hitched te the
staple C, Fig. 1, by a chain or large link.
A tengue Is attached te this stnple by a
hook, and a half Inch le!t Is put through
tiie tengue nnd the front of the cart nt
P. This belt Is left out when pulling.
In hauling rails nntl the like use stakes
instead of the sideboards.
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riOS.2 AND IJ A USUKUIj CAIIT.
The wheel 1 used In the model tire from
an old mewing machine, nnd S3 inches
high The maker chiseled off the pro
jections, breke eir the cogs, and had the
liele.i reamed out te take innlj-inch
asle. Tlie length of the lieatii 12 feet;
width 3 feet U inches, outbide measure.
The bottom is mnde of geed oak beards
1 Inch thick, nnd U feet U inches long,
and laid ciosswiseof thecait, lliecnds
of thcbe beards 111 e put between 2 by 4
inch oak scantlings (F). The shaft or
n.xleh icifcetly straight, without turn
ing or l.itlie work, but bimply hasaj
inch hele through the ends for linch
pins. This shaft is placed IJ feet fiem
the hind end of thecart. A stiipef baud
iron (B) JJ inches vv ide nnd 10 inches long
is put en eacli side ami riveted en solid,
te hitch te. Tlie Maple works loosely
through this iron, te admit of hitching
te either bide. This btuple is niade of
inch leund iron, 'i inches long, nnd 1
inches lietween the nuts en the ends. A
stiip of iron 1 J by Inch is blipped ever
tliese ends and nut3 put en.
The staples (S) are made of lg Inch
Iren, cut 17 inches long, the ends drown
out nnd turned npiatu edgew Ue, 0110 end
ene way and ene the ether, its shown in
Fig. U. Bend llalwibe te form the btaple.
This makes the btaple holes 2x3 inches,
Thcse btaplesttre put in place w hen build
ing thu cat t. The end projections com
ing against the uper and lower bennt
lings of the frame make it impossible te
pull them out. A three-eighth inch belt
should be put through the GcMitling3 bo be
iw ecu the btaples nud one clese te the
n.le. Nails or bpil.es can lm used in
ether places. The fient ends of the fiide
bcantliugs bheuld be beveled te nn edge,
commencing back nbeut fifteen inches
from tlie ends. Then put en the runners
(D), w hich should be of tlie same length
ns the beveled ends of the bcautling.
Yeu can iien llieae runners with baud
iien, if ou please, by putting en fiem
the hind end of 0110 1 tinner clear mound
te the hind end of tlie ether side. One
of the sideboards is shown In Fig. 2.
BUTTERFLIES AND CATERPILLARS.
A New Jcimj- I'ntetiiulnqlst Tell IIeit te
Ciicui lt lit lliu IVnU.
The w bite cabbage butterfly may be
seen hovering about cabbage fields en
sunshiny da a fiem May te October. It
w.i3 introduced from Burepe, and has
new become general ever all the states
east of the Mississippi. The eggs are laid
en the underside of tlie leaves, and in
fiem live te eight davy hatch n little
green c.itei pillar a quarter of 1111 inch in
length. This young calerpill ir U-gins at
once te eat en (he under bide of the leaf,
but as it develops it cuts through anil
generally takes its place en the upper
side of the leaf, 01 In tindnlxiut the head
of the cabbage, where it docs tlie most
mischief. When full gi own it is nbeut
tin inch nud it ipiartcr in length, nud en
account of its Iikcucs3 te the color of the
cabbage is somewhat diiltcult te (hid. In
tlie Mate of New Jersey, says Mr. Gcerge
D. Hitlst, entouielogUtof the New Jersey
station, from vv hee esnay en tlie subject
much of the information here given is
dei i veil, there nre thiec, and sometimes
four, bleeds a je.il'.
Ihe caterpillar of the cabbage butter
fly is easily dcotiej-ed if tlie iciuedy is
applied in time. Among the ones proper
te lie used is het watei f 10111 a flne bprny
nozzle, nod of a tompcmluie net below
1 10 or iiIhjve ICO dcgiees. Alte kerosene
cuiuImuii, coui'ieuiutc'd after the usual
fei inula and diluted one part emulsion
te nine or even twelve paitsef water.
A thiid temedy, lecpiumcnded ns safe
and thoroughly effective, is pyiethrum,
or Persian inject powder. Of this ene
p.ut of the ik vvihir te hit ortwelve parts
of plaster, or fifteen te twenty of lime,
bheuld be dusted en the plants, nnd will
kill all the caterpillars touched by it.
The ewdc'r may also be diluted with
water, 0110 tableoenful te bis quarts,
and applied withnsprinklei. Pyiethrum
nnd thu emulsion me each effective do de do
streyera of plant lice and are recommen
ded as among the best insecticides for
cabliage insects.
Tlie cabbage pliul.t differs decidedly
from the cabbage butterfly. It belongs
te the metlu and Is n night flyer, and for
that icaseii is ecldem ic-cegnized us the
paienteif u destructive catciptllar. Su
perflciully the caterpillar heiiieuliat re
sembles that of the cabbage butterfly,
but en examination is seen te be juite
different. While of nearly the bame
color, it is larger and longer, nnd in
eieases in size tewaids the hinder part.
It has only bis pairs of legs instead of
tight pairs. It, therefore, in crawling
has n looping motion, after the manner
of thu measuring worms, nnd h almost
entirely without hair. Tlie insect is
three brooded in New Jersey. These
caterpillars me mero tenacious of life
than lliose of the cabbage butterfly, but
the reinuliiH are the same.
Caterpillars of ether moths have been
found te Injure cabbage lur calinc the
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kre, but lit most Instances without do
ing material injury. In all case where
they livoeuteldoon the leaves they caa
be destroyed by tlie remedies given,
A realtT? HeavM ea Wheels.
Theso who have tried movable poultry
houses regard them as very desirable ar
rangements. Southern Cultivator calls
attention te the ene shown in our cut.
As will be 6ccn this house Is mounted ea
wheels, w ith n fleer raised high enough
above ground te form a dry run.
MOVABLE rOULTRY DOUSE.
It has a Bct'ef mevable laying nests at
back, outside flap deer with lock, large
deer with lock, for attendant, small slid
ing deer and ladder for fowls, two shift
ing perches and sliding window. The
benefit birds of all descriptions derive
from change of place, net only arises
from the geed every animal as well ns
man derives from changes of scene, but
by being preserved from the dilatations
emitted by cxcrcmcntitieus matter and
decaying feed.
MAKING CHEESE ON A SMALL SCALE.'
Ilrlef but Deflulte Direction ter Fleme
Miule CTiccac.
Our leaders nre indebted te Indiana
Farmer for the following directions for
making cliec&e in n small way:
Fer the manufacture of cheese en a
small scale are required a cheese hoop
nlieut ten inches in diameter, with a fol fel
low cr. a new wash tub and. a press. Tlie
milk should be taken perfectly fresh
from the cow nnd strained through a
cloth into the cheese tub. Ar a gallon
of milk w ill make ene pound of cheese,
the precisequautity Ubcd at a tlme should
be noted. Part of it should be warmed
se that the tcmpcrattiiu of the whele,
when In the tub, shall lc raised te 83
degiecs Fahrenheit The rennet, thor
oughly cleaned nnd prepared, should Ixs
then ndded, enough being used te pro
duce curdling in about forty minutes.
As seen ns the curd vv ill break Miiooth Miieoth Miioeth
ly, it should be cut with curd knives into
squares, and then allowed te stand until
nil the whey runs elf. Part of this whey
I3 then heated, the mass of curd is lifted
and biekcn into minute pieces, aud
warm whey i3 added until the temera temera
ture of the w hele is raised 03 degs. Fah
icnhcit. When cool, this operation is
repented until thecuid becomes crumbly,
e.iHily falling te pieces when picssed in
the hand. The vv hey is then nil drained
elf, and the curd put into the cooler and
cut up with curd knives, when the tem
perature has fallen somewhat, it is
turned ever and left until it assumes a
flaky condition. When nearly dry salt
Is ndded, and the whele h mixed thor
oughly with a curd mill. It is then
put into tlie bandage lusiile of the
hoop nnd 3 put en tlie press.
After lcmaining theie from two te
four hours It should be taken out
and turned. The uc.t day it may be
taken from the press and put en a shelf
te cure. While curing it should be
watched closely te keep all flics from it,
should be rubbed ever daily witli warm
melted butter, nud daily turned. It is
lit for use from six le eight weeks after
it is picssed.
Ksg K.il lug Itcna.
Au high authority ns Tlie American
Poultry Journal bays that thcre is no
way of curing liens from eating eggs,
but te prevent them by mechanical
means is easy, A nest with a deuble
bottom, the upper 010 Inclined be us te
allow the egg te roll te the lower ene
answers well, but the habit is ene that is
always ncquiied and tlierefevi a lasting
one. Dens lenrn it by being in tlie pres
ence of broken eggs, but they rarely
break egga themselves until se taught
If tlie nests me tu ranged se as te keep
the cgg3 out of their teach they will for
get tlie habit if fed liberally witli meat
for aw hilc, but tlie safest plan is te cut
elf the heads of such fowls befere the
habit becomes general with tlie fleck.
Or Interest te llee Kcepci.
Bce keepcis ought te have a special
work suit, 0110 light In color, easy te put
en or off; npiotcctien tothecntiro per
son nnd of 11 make and toxture te stand
frequent washings. Such nn ene is
thou n in tlie annexed engraving from
"Gleanings in Bce Culture." It is,
strictly speaking, nn engineer's suit and
can be pin chased at n clothing store at
it small cost.
A COMl'IXTE IIF.H SUIT.
It consists of overalls and bhert coat or
blouse, mnde of blue and white checked
cotton cloth, the whele weighing only
ene and one-quaiter ixHinds. Tlie beauty
of this suit is the certainty of coraplete
protection te our Sunday clothes if you
ehoeso te wear them; nnd the price en
ables you te own two buits, and wash of
ten, nnd rtlwas clean. Then there nre
plenty of jveckcls fere nnd aft, for pen
cils, jack knives, screwdrivers, queen
cages, etc. When extracting lioney or
at ether work likely te 60II the sleeves,
an additiensl set of slcevcs may be worn
as protectors.
Fer the head, n stiff straw hat with a
wide brim, ever w hich a bilk Brussclr
net v eil is worn in the erdinnry way, is
advised.
furlii Nete.
Tuy's Prolifle Is unanimously pro
nounced the best currant for market in
thoiepert of the New Jertey Horticul
tural society.
"If we were raising peaches largely,
vv 0 would use ground bone and knmt or
muriate of potash," says Itural New
Yeikcr.
Mr. S. F. Baker considers the wren
ene of the best friends of farmers nnd
encourages them te nest en his place.
He has yet te see the sparrow feed en
insect feed of any kind.
Where a regular system of under
drainage docs net commend itsclf,drains
nt least should be cut through tlie wet
8eta in Holds, w hich by drewniug out
w ill perhaps offset the gam en ether por
tions. Loek out for lice en poultry, catlle and
hogs.
Many people make n inlstake in turn
ing their fleck out In the pasture tee
early In the spring, befere thcre Ji suf
ficient feed for them te nourish them
selves, and in that ense the wool will
commence te shed, nllirms a bheep own
er of many yearn' experience j
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