ISS mmsms ts-h y?jp!' fr- giPtJFP:r T Or THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. SUNDAY, APETL 20. 1891. rTBANf lated ron tux oisrATcn. In the good old times, when the Fairy- folk who lived in the fores.t and dells nsedjpacain live in poverty. on ten to srpear in the villaces and cities, and were ever ready to help those in need, there lived in a small housejust outside the town, two very poor children, whose parents had died, leaving to their sod and daughter only the little cottage and one cow. Bor ing the cummer months Elsie and Waldo had managed very well; but when winter came, and the supply from the little garden gave out, and there were no longer any berries to be fonnd in the forest, nor flowers which they could sell in the city, they knew not how they should procure food. Finally Waldo said: "We shall have to sell our cow. She is a good cow and onght to bring us a fair price. X shall drive her to market to-morrow." Although Elsie was sorry to part with the faithful anuu.I, winch fur a long time had provided the little iaruilv with milk, she knew that their small stock of money was almost gone, and they must make some pro vision for the winter. Early the next morn ing Waldo started to drive the cow to market. He had gone but a short distance when a little, old man, bent with age, wear ing a laded gray cloak and an old black hat, stood before him. "Where are you going 10 early in the dry?" asked the eld man. "I am driving my cow to market," an- OFFERED TO TKADE swered Waldo. 'Knt why do yon sell so good a cow?" asked the old man. "My sister and I are very poor," replied tne boi , "nc need money and know of no other w.iv to get 1L" "If you Will let me take your cow, I shall give you this flask," said the old man, draw ing from under his coat a small glass flask. Waldo laughed aloud at these words. "What should I do with the flask?" he asl.l. 'The flask i worth a thousand times your cow," sjid the stranger. "How can I believe that?" asked Waldo, "win',. tLe flask is so small and is entirely emi " Valdo,"said the little man, "I have 1 now u you for a long time, and I love both .u and vour sister. I waf"ii you not to re luse tins flask, or your cow will die before vs u oan reach the market. It" you accept un oiler you will be rich, and always have j cotv " Tne boy became very tbonghtful,and then ei. "Come what mav, I shall take the fl.i8i. and the cow is yours." ' Y u will never regret those words," said the stranger, "and il ynu will carefully fol low iiaiwce, you will have all that you need .nid much to spare. When you go b ni' place the flask on the table, and say i. Ue flask, perioral tuy dutv,' and theli you ill see what will happen." V,ili these words he gave the flask to the bot.and then both tne man and the cow sappearcd. Astonished at what he had si" i, Waldo returned home. He was met a tne door by bis sister, who cried "You arc back soon, Waldo. Have you brought murh money with you?" "X have brought only this flask," was the reilv Elsie's eyes flashed with anger, and she ex laiuied. "You stupid boy, vou certainly have notgiven our good cow for that ugly iiiiic flask No-v we are poorer than before and winter is nearly here. What shall we do?" And in her disappointment the little girl wept aloud. ISut when Waldo had told what the old man had said, 'Elsie dried her tears and helped her brother spread the tsbie with a clean white cover, on which they placed the little flask. Then Waldo said. "Little flask, perform thy dnty." At once a thick cloud of bine smoke poured forth from the month of the flask and filled the room. The children could lm'v see tuo golden-baired fairies, with fluttering wings, hovering about the table and secminc to place something upon it. Wueb, a few moments later, the smoke cleared away, Elsie and Waldo saw on fue trbie the uckost food, served on' gold and stiver dishes, and also plates heaped high with gold and gems of great value. W(th such a treasure as the flask in their p session, the ch.Idren could not be poor. 1 :r bought a bcautiiul bouse, horses and -riots, and everything that could be w ;:-d for in the world. This sudden wea tb was a great surprise to those who kn- w now poor Waldo and his sister had been Ihe Mayor of the city went to the mansion in which the children lived, and inquired how they had come into so great possessions. They eagerly told the story of the old man aud the little flask. "X should hLo to see so great a wonder," said the Mayor. The unsuspecting Waldo brought the flask from its ludiug place, and setting it on the table, cried: "Little flask, perform thv duty " And the room was filled with blue smoke, and the two fairies could be Eeen carrying their treasures, when the air was again c.ear, and the children were displaying the gi tt which the fairies had brought, the visitor suddenly seized the flask and ran away with it. In the same moment, the large mansion, with all its beauty vanished, and Waldo nnd EUie fonnd themselves back la their plaiu little cottoge, and In the tht-d near the door stood the cow, which they hud sold to the old man. For many davs the children walked through the city streets telling how they had been robbed, aud begging those whom they met to help them to regain their flask. But no one dared to oppose the Mayor, who was now jBprojiowcrlul oa sccount of hi increued 0i JM l . ltk lit - w wealth, and the brother and sister were obliged to return to their humble" home, and .Finally. Waldo de rided that ho must once more sell the cow. As he was again traveling over the road to the city, and wishing that he could see for a moment the little old man, he was startled liv he-iring n voice sav: "Good morning, Waldo, di.l I not tell you the truth about the fiak?" Turning around, the boy saw his former friend, wearing the faded cloak and worn hat Waldo then told how the Mayor had robbed them, and how they had tried in vain to regain the flask. 'Give me your cow and you shall have another flask," said the old man. This time Waldo did not hesitate. He eagerlv took the flask and hastened home to tell his sifter his good fortune. Without delay the children placed the flask on the table and cried: "Little flask, perform thy dutv." As before, the bine smoke poured forth; but instead or the colden-hairea fairies two men, wnose heads almost touched the ceil ing, were seen, and who struck and beat one another with such force that the little house shook. Elsie screamed with terror and ran from the room. After watching for some time the battle of the giants it sud denly occurred to Waldo to cry: "Little flask you have done your duty." Almost before be had ceased speaking the giants had vanished. Waldo then called his sister and said to her: "I now know FOR THE COW. why the old man has given me this By its aid I shall recover the other," flask. The boy then took his flask and hurried away to the city. He went directly to the Mayor's mansion, where the servants were about to drive him awav; but Waldo said: "Tell your master that I have a new treasure to show him." When this message had been told to the Mayor he sent for Waldo to come to him. When he had come into the presence of the great man Waldo said: "Sir, I have re ceived a flask which is still more wonderfnl than the first and, with your permission, I will show it to you." The Mayor, thinking to secure a new treasure, desired to see the flask, which the boy placed on the table, and then cried: "Little flask, perform thy duty." The two giants at once appeared, who In stead of contending among themselves fell upon the Mayor, and beat him until he cried for mercy, and promised to return the flask which he bad taken. Waldo then cried: "Little flask you have done your dutv." Waldo then.received his flask, and he and his sisler once more had the beautiful home, and no one ever again attempted to steal their treasure. But for many months, the Mayor was sore and bruised irom the wounds" he had received from the giants. Paysie. HOOKING WARY TROUT. Practical Hints for tlio finest Sport the Spring .Affords The Xovice 'Should Use Worms How to Cast the riy Big Fish In a Noose. IWEITTJOT T0 TBI! SISPATOS. In these genial April days who that has ever dallied with 'the speckled queen of the waters does not sigh for the mountains and the trout streams I This is about the time when brook tront fishing usually begins the time that the boy alluded to when ha wistfully said to his stern parent, "Father, they say trout are biting now." "Well," replied the crusty old opponent of fishing, "keep away from them and they won't bite you." In the beauty of its colors, the symmetry of its form, and in its deliciouiness as an esculent, ft ere is nothing of fish kind com parable with the brook tront. We often see attempts made by artists to put on canvas the wonderfully blended hues of green, violet, orange and so on, but no brush can come nearer than a very poor imitation of Nature's handicraft in the exquisite coloring of the speckled beauty of the brook. In shape, as well as in color, Ihe brook trout stands at the head of the fish class "the bean ideal of symmetry," as Goldsmith ex presses it. No Two Exactly Alike. But while all of the species are practi cally alike in shape, you will never find two exactly alike in spots aud coloring, nor will the coloring be precisely the same, on a single individual, any two months of the year. The variation in the coloring depends upon age, food and environment, chiefly the latter. As a rule, trout found in shallow streams arc more brilliantly colored than those that live in deeper water, and the con clusion is that the difference i's due chiefly to sunlight. The brook tront exemplifies the adage that the best goods come in small parcels. If you should ostch 50 of them, you might not have one that would weigh a pound. The average full-erown brook trout does not weigh a pound, although an old fellow oc casionally gets urJ to two pounds, and even more. But these are so wary that you wouldn't be likely to hook one. They seem to grow wier in proportion to their age, and us they have been known to live SO and even 10 year, it is a waste of time to practice thi usual piscatorial arts upon the old lellows. The Best Luck Cornea Early. It is not difficult, even for a novice, to catch trout at the beginning of the season. before it has grown warm enough to make their natural food plentiful. 'Chey feedjns the trees of this country jaay led to the. chiefly on worms, bugs, flies, beetles and tba like, but when hard pressed they will gob ble little fishes. In fact thev won't object to a baby water snake, as we know from the fact that such dainties have been lound in trout stomachs. As the trout appetite is al ways keen, and as food is scarce early in tbe season, they will jump at almost any kind of bait A little later, however, when they find plenty of food that does not conceal the hook, it reqnites the skill of an expert to lure the beauties from the water. There is ho better bait for the novice to use at the beginning of the reason than the oummon red angle-worm. He would catch no trout in his initial venture if he were to use tbe fly and it is discouraging to fish where tbe fishing Is good without catching r.nv fish. Trout-fisuing with bait is some thing in the natnre of an nnpardonable sin in tbe eves of a skilled fisherman, tint first lessons are essential in all arts. Xou can hardly blame a boy on his first hunting ex pedition if he rests his gnu on a -fence-rail, shuts both eyes and blazes awayat a bird sitting on the limb of a tree only a rod away. The expert gunner will not shoot at a bird except "on the wing" (when in the act of flying), bnt the boy might waste the pro duct of a powder-mill and a shot tower be fore he would kill game on the wing in his early lessons. now to Cast the .Fly. Supposing you have -passed the angle worm period of trout fishing, and are ready for the sportsman-like fly, here are some hints that would be useful: Array yonrself in a suit of valueless clothes, as colorless as possible. For loot jrear you want a pair of wide, low-cut shoes, with low and flat heels. Boots are a delusion nud a snare, for a slip on a smooth stone will Handicap you with a quart or two of water iu each boot. Start r at the mouth of the trout stream and wade right along where the water is not deep. It will feel cold at first, but vou will soon like it. Yon can't well get along without wad ing, because ot overhanging trees in places, dense undergrowth on the banks, rocks and flood debris. You want a very light rod, a fine line and a fly selected from your "book," which in color comes nearest to tbe natural flies about. A 52 rod is just as good as a $20 one. You will have no use lor a reel, and you want no bright ferrules or anything else shining about your outfit. The trout has a very keen eye and must not see you. If you want to "make a record" iu the number of your catch start directly alter daylight. The two hours following daylight are worth all .the rest of the day, excepting about an hour jnst before dark, tor it is then that the trout does its feeding. Fish up stream only, deltiy casting your line ahead so that your fly may fall on the water as softly as would the natural insect. In running water, as soon as your fly floats down to you take a few steps forward and cast ahead again. Do Not Oct Back Fever. If you see still and deep water ahead make aasareful cast and let the fly remain a minute, meanwhile jnst giving your rod movement enough to give the fly a sem blance of life. When you feel the sudden tremor in the rod which tells you the fly has found a customer, don't get what in deer hunting is called "buck fever." Don't get excited and violently toss rod, line and possibly fish over your head. If you should make this almost invariable blunder of the novice you would probably have to climb a tree to get the fish and rescue your tangled tackle. The instant you feel the fish at your fly give your rod a quick pull of only a lew inches. This will hook the "game" and you can land it leisurely. Don't mis take the little cascades and rapids for bad fishing water. Yon. can hardly imagine the sharpness of vision and quickuess of move ment that characterize the, tront, and some times iu the switt and tumbling water a trout will have the fly the instant it touches the water. When you have reached the head of the tront stream you might as well put up vour tackle. Trout almost invariably lie with their heads up stream, in running water, and fishing downward you wouldn't catch enough to compensate tor the trouble, But on yonr return go down to where the brook empties into the larger .stream, and you will probably find a hole several feet deep. Bait Useless for These fellows. Dowd at the bottom you may see two or thiee old trout a foot or more long. You may at first think yon have wasted your time on tbe little fellows of six or eight inches, but jou will chauge your mind after you have attempted to capture these big ones. They will not pay the slightest atten tion to anything of fly or bait kind. But if a country boy should happen along just then, and though you might have a quarter to spare, perhaps he would show ynu a trick that you never dreamed of. He would take ooe of your fly leaders, make a slip noose, after first cntting off the fly, and attach the noose to a piece of line. Then with a degree of patience worthy of Job and the possible quarter he would work, maybe an hour, to gradually get the loop around the big fish. If he succeeded, the boy would suddenly make a lightning-like movement, catch the fish behind the gills with the noose, drop it before you and wait for his quarter. But it would be folly for you to attempt that trick. You would only weary yourself and amnse the fish. How Far One Travels in an Hour. Have you ever thought of the distance you travel while yon are out on an hour's stroll? Possibly you walk three miles with in the hour, bnt that does not by any means represent the distance you. travel. The earth turns upon its axis every 21 hours. For the sake of round figures we will call the earth's circumference 24,000 miles.and so vou must have; traveled, during your hour's stroll, 1,000 miles in the axial turn of the earth. But that 'is not all. The earth makes a journey around the sun every year, and a long bui rapid trip it is. The distance ot onr planet from tbe sun we will put at 92,000,000 miles, the radius of the earth's orbit half tbe diameter of the circle as we will call it. The whole diameter is there fore 184,000,000 miles, and the circumfer ence, being the dhmete- multiplied bv 3.141G, is about 578,00,000. This amazing distance the earth travels u its yearly jour ney, and dividing it bv S65 we find the daily speed about 1,580,000. Then to get the distance you rode aiouud the sun during yonr hour's walk divine again by 24 and the result is abont 66,000 miles. .But even this is not the end of your hour's trip. The sun, with his entire brood of planets, is moving in space at the rate of 1C0.000.000 miles in a year. Thai is at the rate of a little more than 438,000 miles a day, or 18,250 miles an hour. So, adding your three miles of leg travel to the hour's axial movementof the earth, this to the earth's orbital journey, and that again to the earth's excursion with the sun, and vou find you have traveled, in the hour, 85,253 miles. J. H. Webb. OUR FOREST INTERESTS. What Arbor Day Means to Tree Xdvers Systems or the Continent A Machine for Planting Tuo Denudation of the Forest lands. IWE1TTEN FOETTIE DlETXTTlt.1 The festival of Arbor Day, which origi nated about 15 years ago in Nebraska, has already won "an established place among American holidays, and is annually cele brated by a majority of the State. The very existence of such a general celebration in the epring of the year is proof ol an awakened interest in tree planting and forestry, and that it has been made to a cer tain degree a public school holiday is en couraging, because this indicates the direc tion in which such exercises may be made to have a genuine value. Arbor Day is celebrated with appropriate exercises by the cnuaren oi nnnareos oi tne public schools throughout -the land, and tree planting be comes a part of their training and educa tion. Americans, as a people, are not senti mental, but tbe introduction of a holiday fir tbe sole purpose of considering trees and tree-planting may lead to a more proper ap preciation of the value of our forests and their influence upon the climate and health of the population. On the other hand, the tndden awakeninp to the nerll wMMi threat. opposite error which invests the trees with a certain sacredness that is opposed to the true interests of practical forestry. Tree-Cutting Is Essential. In one of his speeches Mr. Gladstone re marked that the popular superstition In Great Britain which invested trees with a certain sacredness, so that felling them was considered a sacrilege, was the greatest ob stacle to a sound forest policy. There are a few enthusiasts in this country who view trees in the same way and consider the lum bermen born enemiesof the human race, but in reality tree-cutting is just as essential to the forests as tree-planting. Sittce the introduction of Arbor Day, forest farming has assumed an important position in the eves of the Inderal and State Governments. The elaborate reports and experiments and publications of documents upon the subject have disseminated knowl edge of the question so widely that wide spread interest is manifested on every side. In other countries, monarchical and repub lican, government aid .to forest industry is employed on a large scale and with great success. Not only do 'State and county governments resort to it, but societies, and even private estate holders, consider it with in their sphere and a proper direction of their lunds and activities to plant material either free of cost or at nominal prices. In this country, where immediate returns from an investment are more frequently looked for than in older countries, and where the practice of forest planting and management is not yet established, this kind of govern ment encouragement seems most legitimate, and when carried out on a judicious plan, the most feasible way of advancing the in terest of practical forestry. Beforestation on the Continent. Reforestation is in its infancy in the United States. In the little country of Switzerland it receives more encouragement than in this country, while Germany, France and England have forest policies which are rigidly enforced. Forest farming has reached its highest perfection in Germany, where methods of combining the agricultu ral use of the soil with forest planting are in vogue. Probably the need ot agricultu ral lands for tbe poorer population, rather than any other consideration, has given rise in Germany to this combination of forestry with a temporary agricultural use of the forest lands. That such use of clearings before their reforestation may prove an ad vantage to the new forest growth and be employed to cheapen and facilitate reforest ation was probably an afterthought. This method, however, deserves more notice among those who are devising methods for prairie planting. Such agri cultural use of the land either pre cedes reforestation or is continued for a time after the tree-planting is done, the first be ing called "fore-farming,", the second ''between-farming." The first is generally car ried on for one to six-years, and the second up to six years. A common . rotation of crops is rye, potatoes or millet, oats, and then oak, pine and spruce sown with the oats or on the stubble. By sowing the tree seeds with the crops the young seedlings re ceive protection lor three years from the grain and stubble. In this lore-farming of three years no soil exhaustion lsanticipated. The Plan Is Very General. Beforestation by these methods is now practiced in all parts of Germany, and about 5,000 acres are farmed in this manner, while about 7o,UUU acres ot lorcst which originated in the same way exist in tbe western prov inces of Germany. In Hesse it has been practiced for more than a century, and 5.000 acres of.gnely grown pine, spruce, fir and beech forests are shown to visitors, which have a yearly average accretion of 90 cubic feet to the acre. In "between-farming" crops of grain or potatoes are farmed be tween the rows of trees, and by this method sometimes a surplus over and above the cost of reforestation and cultivation of $12 to $14 per acre are obtaiued. Another method is to use temporarily a coppice for agriculture, and about 17,000 acres iu Western Germany are to used, and a larger amodnt in France. After the coppice is cat in the fall the brush and soil cover is burnt over, and bv piling an extra amount of brush on the stumps of undesir able kinds these are exterminated. The ashes are then evenly distributed, and rye is sown ard covered with the hoe. In the spring fail-places are stocked with oak, either by sowing or planting the roots. This methoj is of valne in tbe oak coppices which are grown for the tan-bark, as the quality and value of the latter are en hanced by the ashes. On the other hand, fire has a tendency to deteriorate the forest, and such management does not benefit the trees in tbe end. A Machine to Plant Trees. The most noted advance in reforestation in this country bas been the application ot mechanics to tree-plantiug. Practical for estry may receive a new impetus from the invention of a machine capable of breaking the ground and setting and planting irom 20,000 to 30,000 seedling trees, all in one mo tion', in one day. This machine was invented as a direct result of the influence of Arbor Day and its celebration. To secure the pre mium for the greatest number of trees planted bv one man, Thomas A. Stratton, of Lincoln, Neb., devised his tree-planter, and set iu the ground 11,200 trees on Arbor Day. Since then improvements have- been made on the machine, so that it will plant more than double that number in such a way that an average o. 95 per cent of them live and thrive well. It is estimated that by the new improvements on thejnachine two men can plant six acres a day-ot trees, making prac tical forestry a reality for the barren, tree less plains of our Western State'. In the invention of this machine the United States stands far ahead of the older countries in solving' an easy way to reforest her vast tracts of country. Despite this fact, however, the forest areas of the country are rapidly contracting and the reforestation does not yet keep pace with tbe destruction of the timbered lands. The reduction every year is so vast that there is still good reason for fearing the denuding of the forests to such an extent as to cause great climatic changes and to warrant a diminu tion ot the lumber trade. The American Forestry Association is endeavoring to bring about a change in this respect by creating CO-OperatlOU between the Unvrrnment nful 'private owners. State forestry associations have also been organized and a general for estry policy may yet be expected, which will eiieuu io an parts oi tne country. The Utilization of White Pine. From tHese societies come foresbadowings of the future result of the present rale 6t de struction of trees. The quality and size.of the "inexhaustible" white pine of the North west is depreciating so rapidly that every thing is now being done to avoid waste, and to utilize in some way all of the timber. Even wormy pine is being cut in large quantities and manufac tured into crockery casks, coarse fencing and glass box sbooks. Tne increased value of pine lumber is so great that wills which were formerly burned under salt-pans sell to-day for good prices. The growiug scarc ity o: hickory and ash for suitable carriage manufacture has induced the Carriage Man ufacturers' Association to investigate the condition of these supplies. In the South ern States the cry is that the quantity of yellow pine has been largely over-estimated, and that it is decreasing so rabidly that in 20 years the forests will be entirely denuded of this valuable timber. Iiedwood forms the great staple of San Francisco shipments, but the redwood forests are disappearing so rapidly that it is estimated that in a dozen years hence scarcely a vestige of the beauti ful forests will be left. The shipments from Puget Sound of red fir and PortOrford cedar are increasing so that tbe forests can not long keep- up the supply. Arbor Day thus comes around with great significance to the public of every State, and tbe appropriate exercises in the public schools which acoompany it may be the means of educating the coming generation to a better understanding of the problem of reforestation. The 'question will mainly affect tbeir interests more than those of to day; but to save the vast forests and treeless plains from barrenness Yankee Ingenuity will have to exert Itself before a great while. The invention of the treeplanter is but the beginning of tbe end. 0. S. Walxxbs, Will call at your tesidenoe with samples and furnish estimates on furniture reuphols- I tery. Hauoh & Kkknan, 83 Water street M, SOME ENIGMATICAL NUTS. Pozzies for theUttlo Folks That Win Seep Their Brains Busy for Most of the Week if They Solve Them Correctly Borne Amusements. Addrtts communication for thit departTatnt to E. B, CHADBOinuT, Zewtiton. Mains. 1516 A MONARCH OF FRANCE. - D.M.H. 1517 KIDDLES. i X. I am sinuous and slender, never straight, yet not awry; If the curve's the line of be&nty, doubly btau- tlf ul am I. As I'm sorpentlne in figure, fo I'm sybilant in speech. And though beginning softly, I am heard la many a screech. I've a share In all your sentiments, yonr sigh- inc and your kisslnz. And though I'm nova by-word, I am certainly a hissing. n. It has varlons uses, bnt this may be said1 Tbouch It often is driven, ic can not be led A fastening, measure, protection or guard. There are five to a foot, and sixteen to a yard. Consider a moment, you'll soon understand, For each of you keeps an assortment on band. M. C. S. 1618 CHABADE. The Joweler must keep his wares Within a total trim. Or else some shreird pickpocket shares, Some day, their care with him. Mast spread them out so they may flrtt Their beauties readily. And in the two be so dispersed That all may plainly see. A. L. 1519 NUMERICAL BLANKS. Uncle Toby accepted an Invitation to go yachting last rammer. lie enjoyed the sail ex ceedingly for a time, and the beauty and speed of the Sua Gull many words of praise from htm. After a time, one f the boys fonnd him in the - part of the boat looking very pale and miserable. "Why, Uncle Toby," be ex claimed, "are you seasick?" Uncle's tonene had become as thick as a drunken man's, hut bo managed to say: "I'm - a horse. Do come see strength enough to get to my bunk." The hoy helDed him to his stateroom and told him ho had better lay the rest of the afternoon, and Uncle Toby thought so, too. The next morning he was all right again and as much as ever. Ethyl. 1520 ANAGRAM. "BomtUer noveU AwelV on many a shelf, But bis are read by great and small; When years have vanished, centuries passed, His hooks will still beloved by all. Mzba, 1521 NUMERICAL. We cannot total our mistakes By penance and br prayerj The soul true reparation makes By deeds more true and fair. We 1, 3, 3 by deeds, not words,' Show we are penitent; All honor to the oae wno girds Himself, with that intent; The fl. 2, 4 and 5. whereby Sin he shall overthrow. And cause his tempters all to fly Is power to answer, "Nor1 BITTIB BTTOST. 1522 DIAMOND. I. A letter. 2. To delineate. 8. Rendered cone-shaped, t. Bowls. 5. Consisting ot Invis ible particles. 9. Furnished with a form of In florescence In which the cluster Is irregularly branched. 7. Stole. 8. Conducted. 9. Sur feited, la A eolor. 11. A letter. Mesa. 1523 DECAPITATION. All Is worthless, good for naught; Second is so ImUscreet That risks by it tire often sought, In manner reckleis, fleet. Third Is Just a forest tree; Gracelully its branches sway, Seeming thus to beckon me Thither, on a summer day. Bitteb Sweet. 1524 ENIGMA. Aril ico fta ypii anglo ry. Once on a time. In Attic's land, A stone was found beneath the sand. And on its face was this Inscription, Iu language seemingly Egyptian. To learned men It was submitted. But all confessed themselves outwitted! Not one of them could tell its meaning. With all their searching and their gleaning. At longth one without erudition Tbought be could give its definition. ' 'Tis plain as A B C." he said, And instantly the puzzle read. And now, If you have no objection, I give it here for vour inspection; And if you are exceeding smart You'll know its meaning at the start. AISTL. 1525 TRANSPOSITION. There Is a maiden one to mt. Whose eyes I cannot two; 1 gaza therelu. and only see mat they are deep and Dine. l 1 thret not try to know my fate. Without their welcome light; I (Arts uot, either, to translate Their meaning as I might. Their secret would that I'were sore There was one, I the cause Is hidden In their depths bo pure. And so I doubt and pause. A. L. ANSWERS. 1506-1. Hans Sachs (tbe cobbler poet of Nu remlmrg). 2. John Godfrey Sale. 1507 .Meddle. 150S Eras, sear, ears. rase. 1509 1. Passed, pastor. 2. Fie, Ore. 8. Knee, near. 4. Pose, DOser. 5. Bit. bitter. 1510 L Treised, dessert. 2. Drawer, reward. 3. Diaper, repaid. 1511 Elijah. 15121. Per-rose-lm-um. 2. Sat-ls-facMon. 3. Beam-feat-bpr. 1518 Sugar-cane. 15U William Tocumseh Sherman. 1515 Gripe, ripe, rip. HOW A GIBIi THBOWU, Sclentlflo Reason for the Fact She Can's Do It like n Boy. The difference between a girl's throwing and a buy's is substantially this: The boy crooks his elbow and reaches back with the upper part of bis arm about at right angles with his body and the forearm at an angle of 45 degrees. The direct act of throwing is accomplished by bringing the arm back with a sort of snap, working every joint from Bh'oulder to wrist The girl throws with her whole arm rigid, tbe boy with his whole arm relaxed. Why tbis marked and unmistakable difference exists may be explained by tbo fact that the clavicle or collar bone in the feminine anatomy is some inches lopger and set some degrees lower down than in the masculine frame. The long, crooked, awkward bone interferes with the full and free use of the arm. This is the reason Why a girl cannot throw a stono. Mary Stuarts' Cabinet. A traveler retnrningrom Oastle Barak, on the Saale, tbe residence of the reigning Frineess of Bcuss (la ligne aioeej, tells of a wonderful cabinet of ebony, with silver feet and mountings, which is said to have been the property ot the unhsrjnv Msrv Stuart. It is 60 centimetres high and 70 broad, and was used as a jewel case. The present prc- prietor inherited the rello from the Hesse- Homburg family, which in ita elder 1 BU- tj?I ffitHlN & 'Sitl ' " - UMheswajl4Upjh3jbAjEi;nij Iriiiifc- HOW THE BABY FARES In Some Farts of the World He Gets Very Seyere Treatment. 0NLT THB FITTEST SDEyiYK. Tba Dnallas Plunge tbe Cherub in Elver on His Fourth Day. the WHI THE CHISAMAN HAS A PLAT K0SE ABIES are treated very differently in different lands. Even where in fanticide or "exposure" is not prac;!ced, says The Strand Magazine, a sim ilar result is worked out through the' hardships sometimes unconscious, sometimes designed of infant life. The condi tions of existence among many savage tribes are so severe that only the "St- 4 . IP 11- -.-.1t icsfc, iub Biurujcst, or WW wiriest constitutions can i survive. There is. for in - stance, a very fine and in telligent tribe .f blacks in the neighborhood of the Cameroons, named the-Dtiallas, which imposes from the first a very violent test upon the constitutions of their offspring. Like the ancient Germans, the Dnallas take a child when only 4 pr 5 days old and plunge it in the river. This is repeated every day till the child is strong and hardy enough to bathe itsef, or till it has suc cumbed beneath the treatment. Other less Intelligent nnd more savage tribes of Afri cans train their Children to endure torture Irom a very .early age. Even the averago nursing of tbe negro mother is enough to try the toughness of the child's constitution. When the child is being fed he is set astride bis mother's hip; aud he must hold on bow he can and get what nutriment he can, while-his mother Red Indian Papoose. moves about her ordinary duties. When he is not thus attached to bis mother he lies on a little bed of dried grass 6n the ground, ta all the simplicity in whiclr nature brnuzht him into the world, and' crams himself with earth or whatever he can lay his little black hands on. Akin to the negro's treatment of children though considerably in advance as"re gards tenderness and picturesquenes's is that of tne red Indians of North America. The father and mother combine to make a very curious nnd ornamental close cradle or bed for tbe "papoose." In shape it is not unlike tbe long oval shield of the Zulu. The father cuts it out of wood or stout bark, with his tomahawk and scalping-knifr, and covers it with deer or buffalo skin, or, if he has not these, with matting or the softest bark of trees, leaving-the upperside loose and open. The mother then adorns and embroiders it with beads and grasses, and lines and pads it with the softest grass or moss or rags she can find. The "papoose" is lightly strapped In with soft thongs fastened'to the board and pass ing under bis arms, and then the covering is laced over him as one laces up a shoe, and nothing but the face of the "papoose" is left exposed. Thus done up, baby can be hung (with a thong Attached to his cradle) on the branch of a tree, or Irom the pole of the wigwam, or set in a corner out of the A Funny Fii on ThU Poll. way. It may seem to us that the close .confinement and the upright po sition of thee nests cannot be very comfortable, but it is said that after tumbling about a while on the crass or among the dogs of the wigwam the Indian baby frequently cries to go back to his soli tary nest. In this, wise, ton, is he carried, slung over his mother's back, when the tribe is on the march. The Flathead mother makes her papoose into a round bun dle, with folds of bark and thongs of deer skin, and carries it in a wooden receptae'e something like a canoe, slung on her back with a little pent-hnuse or shade projecting over the baby's face. It is worth noting that this complete swaddling of infants is almost universal among both barbarous and civilized peoples who dwell in sub-tropical or temperate climates. It is done not so much (or not only) to keep tbe child warm, bul to pre vent it irom scratching .itself, from moving abont and hurting itself, 'and from bruising itself or breaking" its tender bones if it shonla chance to fall. The German "baby it swaddled In a Jong, narrow pillow, which is made to meet com pletely round him, being tucked up over hit feet and turned under bis solemn chin. Three bands of gay blue ribbon are then psised round the whole bundle and tied in large florid bowt about where his chest, his waist and. his ankles are tnnpoied to be. In this guise be can be deposited as an ornt- lb . 1 ft Jft I f-r mast lUbuitaus jnmotapt-A. hoi JisMjrJjaiilipnairo jn, fter jija iiihv on ihe kitcBen dresser, or on tbe drawing room table. In the remoter parts of both Sweden and Norway it is still the custom every Sunday to carry swaddled infants to churcb, which is probably a long way off. They are not taken into churcb, however.but-buried for warmth in the snow, in which a small hole is left for them to breathe through. There is little truth iflthe story that Chinese mothers tortnre 'their children, especially their daughters, by cramping their feet. But she carries her infant in a kind of bag or pannier on her back, and not as in other countries where the dorsal car riage is affected with tbe face turned out ward, but, as probably, we ought to expect in China, where everything seems to go and come by the rule of contraries with the face turned inward. The result of that is that the baby's nose is of necessity pressed against its mother's back, whence, no doubt, say the learned in these matters, has been evolved,, in the course of ages, the peculiarly flattened or blunted nose characteristic ot the Chinaman. Furthermore, Chinese girlv, even when allowed to 'live, are little thought of. In the family generally they bear no namef they are known as" Number One or dumber Two, like convicts, aud they are no more reckoned members of the laniily than How Japr Gtt flat Satts. the cat or the dog. So, when a Chinaman is asked what family be bas, he connts only his boys. And a boy is treated with great honor aud ceremony by tbe women. The Japanese babv is not only indulged, he is also treated with the greatest rare and intelligence. He'is judiciously fed; he Is regularly bat tied either at home or in the public bathhouses; and his skitn is stimu lated and his health hardened by his being frequently plunged in a cold stream, or even in the, snow.. And itmust.beadmitted. that it is "only the 'child of. well-to-do or cultured parents in America or Great 'Britain that is as well andAvisely cared for, and that is as happy as tbe child of Japan; there is-no doubt that the average of child ish comfort and happiness ij very much greater in Japan than in England. -Yet a well-ordered English home is baby's para dise. There he is not swathed in bandages and rolled in a pillow and crowned with a nightcap; he is kept always clean and sweet, he is lizhtly but sufficiently clothed, and he is allowed to kick, and crow, and grow strong as'much as ever he likes. BWEATIKQ BY ZLECTBICITY. The Clever ICojnes of Japan Can Steal Fifty ( Cents From an Eagle. The methods of tje Japanese, who, for tbe purpose of defrauding jhe Government, will spend days on the scooping out of a small silver coin, which he eventually fills with baser metal, are much improved on in these progressive days. A large number of short Weight gold 'coins are now in circulation, and the frequency with which they are met with bas led to .investigations which show that there has been fur some time a system atic scheme for robbing the Government by stealing metal from the coins. Some'years ago a series of tests were made by the Gov ernment for the purpose of defining the actual loss by abrasion in the moving of gold coins. It was lound that $5 was lost by abrasion every time $1,000,003 in gold coin was bandied. Bags containing $5,000 each were lifted to a truck to be removed to an other vault, aud the mere lifting of the 200 bags caused the Inss stated, and tbeir trans fer from the truck again made a second simi lar loss. This shows how readily gold can be re moved from the coins, but this method is much too slow for the clever rogues, who realize the value -of scientific appliances. Tbe work of abrasion is now done by elec tricity, after the manner of the electro-plating of gold. An ordinary galvauic battery and some cheap ncid is procured. The coin is placed in the Quid, nnd attached to it are wires from the poles of the battery, leading to another piece of metal prepared to receive, iu the form of plating, the metal to be re moved from the coin. Sufficientgold to form a plating is quickly transferred, and, as it is removed unimrmly from all parts of the coin, the liability of disfigurement is reduced to a minimum, the only eflect being to blur the characters slightly. In this way about 50 rents' worth of gold can be removed from a SlO-dollar gold piece withontavery marked change in the ap pearance of the coin. The ere of an expert, however, detects the alteration at a glance. One of the employees in the New York Sub Treasury is said to have become so skilled in this branch of the work by years of ex perience, that he can tell by mere touch with closed eyes whether a piece is spurious metal or has been tampered with. It is stated that the sweating of gold by electric ity in tbis country is practiced almost en tirely by foreign swindlers wbo have been driven irom, their own country for similar oflensss. IHE HICKEL" EATINGS BAKES. Detalls of the Stamp System That Promises to Be Popular. Chicago Herald. Oue of the most important movements in the economy of tbe American people is tbe nickel savings stamp system. To EdwiaF. Mackj of "the Citizens' Savings Bank of De troit, belongs the credit of having intro duced the feature into the banking system of the United States. The idea was hot original with Mr. Mack, as a scheme some what similar has been in useat JTran&iort-ou-the-Jlain for years. From the penny savings stamp plan of the great banking city of Germany, Mr. Mck conceived tbe idea of establishing a -nickel stamp scheme for deposits in his savines bank in Detroit After getting a design for a 5-cent stamp he had 1O,0OOS stamps printed and started out one morning last June in a buggy and drove throngh the suburbs of Detroit and established SO agencies. These he located, as a rule, in suburban drugstores, and when possible in close proximity to public schools places where school children were in the habit of going to spend their money. Each agency wis supplied nilii x quautitv of stamps anU blank deposit books. These books are arranged so that each page holds 20 stamps. When a page is covered Ibe bauk issues a deposit book with a credit of $1, upon which interest begins at once at 4 per cent. ' The advantages of the system are many, the principal one being that small amounts of money may be transferred into a credit in the savings bank without a personal visit to that institution. During the first three and one-half months of its establishment more than $15,000 was deposited. Tbe plan has been recently adopted by banks in San Francisco. Columbus, Denver, Los Angeles, St Paul, Louisville and a number of smaller places. Z- Tbe American Beauty of Berlin. By far the prettiest among tbe ladies of the English-American colony at Berlin is Mrs. Jackson, tbe wife oi the second secre tary of the Amerioan Legation. Mrs. Jack son, who'was a Miss Baird, of Philadelphia, seems to flourish In Berlin's climate, and looks much healthier than "rhea, she first arrived. She dresses with exquisite taste, a oastime she can well afford.' as she is a SHE MET LAFAYETTE. Sot Only That bnt She Danced Tfitl the Great Frenchman. A SATIH GOWK AHD PEAIli Fonnd Imong ths Heirlooms Graced III Upon the Occasion. EOYf IT ILL BE0CGHT I1EE A BDSB1H ivnrraj ron the dispatch. If there was one story above another that we children liked to bear, it was tbe story of bow grandma went to Lafayette's bait and danced with Lafayette himself. How her soft old eyes would sparkle and Her faded cheeks flush when she recalled that triumphant timet Of course, you all know the part that Lafayette took in our struggle for freedom over a century ago. A brave and gallant young fellowhe was, and bis praises were sung by all that knew him. The people could not forget his, services, and when, ia 1824, he came to the Tnited States at the invitatiou of Congress, it was as the hon ored gnest of the nation. .He was warmly welcomed by all. Wherever he went ho met with ovations. What an honor it wa to clasp his hand, to speak to bimi Peopltr talked of it for dayi after. Set the Town by tbe Ears. He was to be tendered a grand reception ia the quaint old town where grandma lived. A ball was to be given in his honor and tbs whole town was all aglow with excitement. It was to be a great affair. The big Town Halt was cleaned and polished and painted: it was draped with flags and bunting ana garlanded-wlth laurel and evergreen. In deed, the old place was transformed into veritable fairyland, and wheu at length. tbe last nag was put in place, tbe last wreata hung, the people were filled with honest pride and stood ready to welcome the hero of the hour. In those days the Garrisons were not rich in tbis world's good', and poorlittle grandma was quite it her wits' end as to where she . was to get the dress to wear to Lafayette' ball. She coutd not wear a plain, every day dress that was quite out of the ques tion. A new dress could not be bad, for, as I said, the Garrisons were not rich, and there were so many mouths to feed and so many bodies to clothe that finery was not to be thought of. Poorlittle Dolly Garrlsonl She had no mother to go to with her troubles. Her father was harassed by busi ness cares; her grandmother was quite use less as far as getting the dress was con cerned, though she did offer kindly sympa thy and tried to cheer Dolly; and her broth ers, as usual in such cases, were the most unsympathetic creatures imaginable, and conld not (or pretended they cou.d pot) see why a calico dress would not answer tba purpose as well as a satin. A Noble lever's Itlch Aunt The Garrisons lived in a great rambling old honse, bnilt a century before by Cap tain Harry Garrison. Captain Harry waa the yonngest son of a very rich and very crusty old nobleman, whom he had offended bv marrying the daughter of tbe village) doctor. His father disowned and disinher ited him. But the. young captain was tha favorite of an old aunt, who was bitterly angry with his father. She was ricb, and wneu sne neara mat sir uenry uarrisoa bad cat off his youngest son with the prov erbial shilling she made him heir ot all her wealth and welcomed IiJ3 fair young brids with open arms. When his aunt died Cap tain Harry came to America, where ha built Garrison Manse as nearly like bis old home in "merrie England" as he could. But the fortunes of the Garrisons declined in later years, and now a "flavor ot mild decay" hung over the old place. It happened one day that Dolly's grand mother sent her up to the old garret for ft box of patches. And Dolly stayed and stayed and seemed deaf to all calls. So great-great-grandmother Garrison climbed up tbe stairs and at length came to tbe gar ret. On the threshold she paused and raised her bands in astonishment Dolly Made a Discovery. In the middle of the garret, stood Dolly Dolly in all the glory ol a white satin gown J all trimmed with creamy lace. Very dainty and sweet looked Dolly in her neiT-fon.no. finery. No wouder her grandmother was surprised. j "Dorothy," she cried-, "my dear." J And Dorothy turued on her grandmother a face all radiant and rosy with happiness. ' "Grandmother," she cried in a happy voice. "I forgot, but, ohl you are not angry with me? I found these, and now," her voice quivering with exultation, "nowl can go to Lafayette's ball. Just look, grandmother this beautiful dress! It will have to be altered only a little and modern! ized some, I thiuk." - "Dear me," her grandmother said, "Il wish I bad thought of tbis before. It would have saved all yonr worry. This is the dress) of your great-aunt, Dorothy. She never! wore it her lover was killed by the Indiana and so we laid the dress away, little think-l ing that, in the years to come, another Dor othy Garrison -would wear it Yes, it will do very.well for yon, my dear. I am glad that you lound it" At last, the joyful night came. Dolly was standing before the glass, when har grandmother entered the room with a quaint old box in her hands. "My dear," she said,. "I have a little surprise'for you," and as! she spoke she opened tbe box and took from it a string of pearls. "I am going to give, you these," she continued. "Your mother wore them, and I wore them before her. It is said that happiness always comes to their' wearer. She clasped-them around Dolly's neck as she spolte, and they shone white and pufa against her fair skin. Danced With the French. Guest Merrily sounded the music, and merrily shone tbe lights as Dolly entered the hail on her father's arm. People looked at her happy yonng face and graceful, girlish figure admiringly. Even Lafayette was at tracted by the little maid in her creamy satin dress, and when he was introduced to her be bowed low over her hand and asked her to dance with him. Little Dolly was fairly breathless with delight as she smiled up into bis faoel Dolly was radiant as she went through tha stately figures ot the dance with Laiayetta as her partner. From a distant town a tali young soldier bad come to the ball. He was a handsome young fellow, with laughing blue eyes and a bright, debonnair lace. He was enjoying; himself to the utmost, when he looked up and saw the blithe young girl dancing with. Lafayette. His eves followed the graceful little maid, and then he songbt au introduc tion with Dolly Garrison. Time passed away, and the grand ball was numbered, with things of the past Two years later, when the glad June sun brought its roses and blue skies, there was a happy wedding in tbe little church near the old manse. And we children alway declared that if it hadn't been for Dollv's greal-aunt's dress and Lafayette's ball Norman Lynn would never have been our grandfather. O. B. H. H. EDMUHDS WAS DANGZE0TJ3. How the Termonter Got the Laugh on Brfib llant Itoscoe Conkllng. New York Frets. 1 , I had recalled yesterday for my edlfle. ( tion, apropos of the resignation of Seaata? Edmunds, an encounter that took pltaa many years ago In the Senate between hla and the late Boscoe Conkling. On S0M point at issue Mr. Conkling rather poss" pously said; "The Senator iroraVermont is mistaken be is fighting a windmill. Looking straight at the proud 'New York. Senator, the vermonter dryly and ureaeM- eally said: "I know it, Mr.'resIdW The debate got no further on'aeeoUBt of a" JLiiuxh.U the retort creattjd- . 1. 1 SU f 1 4 A u m - MM A APr-stf-MJ&AA Jt-t4sfrhsl-eMi.,ai
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