FAKMEK'S GIRLS.
I'p in tli niortiiug"iarlT,
Just at the peep of day,
Straining the milk in the Uainr,
Turning the cows away
Sweeping Ihe floor in the kitchen,
Malinc the bods upstair.
Washing thebreaVfast dishes;
Pasting the rkr clutirs.
Pnishingthe crumb" from th pantry,
Hunting for e?c in the barn,
C leaning the turnip for dinner,
Spinning the stocking yarn
Sprcadinghe whiu-ned linen.
Down on the bushes below,
Ransacking every meadow
Whf re the red strawberries grow.
Sean-lung for ' fixings" for Sunday,
Churning the snowy craun,
KinrTngthe paiU'nnd strainer,
IVwn in the running stream
Feeding the geee and turkcya
Making the pumpkin-pie.
J,sing" the little one's cradle,
lriving away the flie.
Jrace in every motion.
Music in every tone.
Ik-auty in form and feature.
Thousand might covet to own
Cheek that rival spring roses,
Teeth the whitt-s; of lairls.
One of these country maids is worth
A score of our city girls.
THE riLOI S STORY.
We litid grown up together, as it
were, Mollie and I, our parents be
in? near neighbors, and which does
not always follow firm friends ab
well. They were noor and I suspect
that fact had much to do with their
friendship, for opportunities were al
ways turning up for helping one
another ; an J 1 have often noticed
that, when near neighbors are well
otf and have no need for mutual
help, there is very seldom any friend
ship between them ; there is more
apt to be jealousy and competi
tion. Our parents being such pood
friends, it naturally resulted that
Mollie and I should follow their ex
ample. We went to school togetli
er, read together, played together
. i..t ...
eiv'l teen and I was. tw enty we agreed
to travel together all the rest 'f
lives, arid were verv h:uiv in that
chairs and tables and settees iu their
fiery embrace.
As well seek with sieve to scoop
up the waters of the great river on
which the Mobilia floated as to try
to subdue the roaring, devouring en
etuv that had seized upon the ill-fat-
! ed steamer.
The people darted down from toe
blazing, upper cabin to the forward
deck below where as yet the foe had
made but little headway, and there
our brave captain who was that
rara avis, "the right man in the right
place'' feucceeded in partially quell
in the panic.
"Keep quiet," he ordered, ' keep
i quiet, and stay where you are, or 1
I will not answer for the lives of any
of you. The steward will provide
every one of you with life preservers,
but there is no reason for anyone to
go overboard not yet awhile, at
any rate, unless suicide is de-sired.
Keep quiet, I say. 1'ilot, head her
straight for the land, half a mile
ahead." We were at least twice that
distance frm the shore. "Engineer,
put on all steam crowd her on !
We will run a race with the foul
fiend who has boarded the Mo
bilia." There was an instan'a pause, and
i then, with a groan and a surge, with
the timbers creaking ana straining,
and the windows rattling, and, as
though in mortal terror, the Mo
billia gathered herself up to run her
last race.
Each passing moment the flames
crept on and on, never pausing in
their terrible march. Fortunately
thev leaped upward rather than
downward, so there was as yet but
little danger of the the panic-stricken
crowd on the lower deck.
But the pilot house was directly
in the track of the flames, and al
ready their advanced guard was le
ginmng to surround me, singing my
hair and eyebrows.
.Suddenly there wat a murmur
among the eople below, and the
next instant a light form flew up
the ladder leading to the little deck
by the pilot house, .ui J, before I
could s;ty a word, my precious Mwl
lie had thrown open the door, and
clsin2 it strain, stood by my side.
Mollie, Mollie!'' I cried. "For
our! lua ven's sake. iro back, to hack I
Don't vou see how the flames are
rcenictit : la Ucl, no ottier woina i creemn towards us Here : uo, go,
have seeme.1 rigid or natural, either my dearest, my owu true wile !
making me
lo us or our parents
j I).ti't unm iu me
by
l'miu the earliest I ivs of mvbov- f.-.ir for vou. do down where 1
h.od 1 had a iViuJueKS lor the watrr, loan feel that you have a chance of
liau.itiug toe p:il.itial steamboats, tafetv."
th;it th.ud on tne great Mississippi j "llob Thorne !" -l;e exclaimed,
river, on whose banks ne.tled the ; with her eve.? looking straight into
mine, "Am 1 your wile Y
".Surely, surely, thank God !" 1
muttered. "But go, go P
city hi which we dwelt, and at the
period to wnieh 1 am about to reii
i had just .ecured A poMtioli ao pi
lot on a suiail freight steamer. '-My post is here, just us yours is,'
It was not much ol'a jHJsition, to'slie atswered, firmly. ' I will stay
be sure, nor was there much of a j here, Hob, and if you die I will die,
salary attached to it ; but, small as j too. We will make our wedding
it was, Mollie and I decided that we; trip together, my dvar husband,
cou 1 nnke it answer for two peo-1 even if it be into the next world,
pie, neither of then; extravagant or ; Kefp to your duty, and never mind
unreasonable ; besides which 1 had j me, Jtob. There is hope for us yet,
hopes of better time? a come, as I j and if the worst comes, why" and
had received words of commenda-' a erave, sweet smile crept round her
tiou Irom in v employers and prom-'hps wc arc still together, tifar
ises of speedy promotion. love."
So e.niy one brigiit morning, hav- I gaw it was no use urging her
iiig obtained a day's leave of absence, anymore, and besides something
Moilie and I were married, and step- swelled in my throat, so I ju.-t grip
ping into a carriage 1 hired for theiped the wheel hard and looked
occasion we started olf, having de-! rizht ahead, thoujh everything look-
cided on a day's excursion to a ceie
b rated cave tie.ir by, this being all
the wedding trip we could allow our
selve1, not tiiat we cared the least
however ; we were too happy to be
in the least disturbed by any short
comings of sum or purse.
We had scarcely driven btvond
var own street when
brought to a halt. A
whom I recognized as belonging to
our steamboat company hailed me.
"Here's a note for you from the su
perintendent." Thus it ran :
"Am sorry to have to recall your
leave for to-day, but you must im
mediately go on board the Mobilia,
which is ready to start up the river.
The pilot is to ill too attend toduty,
and you are appointed to take his
place for the present"
"Tm-re goes our wedding trip all
to smash," said I as Mollie read the
note.
Why so ?" she
st iro
ed dim just then, and my devoted
darling stood calmly at my side,
watching the ll.itnes that were creep
ing closer and closer upon us, leap
inn around the pilot house like hun
gry demons impatient for their
I I'rt'.v-
"Thome," cried the captain'coiue
we were! down. Lower her and yourself over
messenger ; the rail. "We'll catch" you. You
cannot stay there any longer. We
are very near the shore now, and
the rest we'll take our chances on."
It was an awful temptation. I
knew that did I follow the captain's
advice both Mollie and I would s
safej for I was a good swimmer, and,
should the boat not reach the shore,
I could save her and myself; but
then if I did this wuld I not delib
erately expose every one of theeight
hundred souls on board to destruc
tion ? True, the boat might keep to
her coarse during the short space
remaining to be passed merely from
the impetus of her approach, but
again site might not and the ?
1 looked at my dear wife inquir
ing v : "Stick to vour post, Jlob,"
we knew were sure to arrive before 1
many hours went past
Though some nnles from any large
city, we knew that the burning stea
mer must havo been eeeu from the
farm houses scattered sparsely along
the river bank, and that from these
notices of the disaster would be
sent to the nearest town. And so it
was. Before nightfall several small
gtearocrs arrived, and after that but
a few hours elapsed before we found
ourselves safely at home and our
adventurous wedding trip at an
end.
But the results were not ended by
any means. The terrible nervous
strain I had endured combined with
the severe burns I had received
threw me prostrate on a bed of sick
ness. When I was able to report for du
ty again, two weeks later, I learned
tiiat a noble j.i;t from the Mobilia's
grateful passengers no less a sum
than $2,M) ,ay in the bank await
ing my order. "ot only this, but
the steamboat company had voted
me a gold medal and . the appoint
ment of pilot of the finest steamer
on their line.
Years have gone by since my
brave wife and 1 had so nearly jour
neyed out of the world on our wed
ding trip. From pilot 1 have come
to be captain and a part owner of
one of those beautiful floating pal
aces that used so to excite my envy;
but never do I pass without a sick
ening shudder the little island
where the Mobilia won the last
race a race of fire against steam, of
life against death.
Report of the Fii-li Commissioners.
Winter Customs In ltnssia.
to the pilot
"You see I ma
liouie ot the .Mobiiia.
"Verv well," she replied. "We
shall just go up the river instead ofihesaid
the cave. Drive on, Bob ; let us go "Xo, sir !" I shouted back. "I
lown to the wharfin state." j shall stick to my post ; I shall stay
"Bat y.u can't go in the pilot . h, re till 1 run her clear to the shore
ho;is-- with me, litlie goose.'" !or die first."
"Of course not ; but I cm sit on "My hrave T.ob my noble Hob!"
the deck nut-ide," laughed Mo!l, mr.rniured Mollie.
.t:d we can cast ia.i-uisiiiug giane.es ; But alas for my devoted" Mollie !
at each ot her." i las for me ! Not the pilot house on-
And so it came to pass that I took j iy hut the entire deck around it was
possession of the Mobilia's pilot, now surrounded by l'.ames. It was
my heart glowing with iove and j too lite to lower ourselves to the
prtde ; with love, for there just Ik deck below. The railing was all
low inc. on the little forward dtck, ; ablaze.
sat my swt-ct inde ; witti pride, ln.-i Mv arms, released from the guar-
causf toe Mobilia was one of the diansui;) over the wheel
liiiest of the beautiful floating palac
es of the Mississippi, and to pilot
SJvMi a o:u had for years b;en the
height of my ambition.
Toe steamer was fitted ut with
doable ca'ain, one above Ihe other;
tiie upper one opening upon a small
d'.-ck, reaching oat to ward the bow,
near the center of which, on a rais
ed platform, was placed the pilot
house. The deck was always occu
pied by passengers, and this morn
ing it was particularly crowded, for
the boat was heavily laden with peo
ple taking advantage of the beauti
ful weather to make an excursion up
the river.
iome rough fellow jostled against
Mollies chair after a while, and she
rose and passed down into the cab
in, "to get a drink of water," she
whispered to me as 6hc passed ; but
I suspect it was to prevent the burstr
ing of the thunder clouds the saw
.gathering ou my brow.
I saw the insolent fellow made no
.attempt to follow mv dear one, so I
The report of the Fish Commis
sioner of the State has been sent to
the Legislature and includes their
rejMrt of operations for 187'J and
lNiil. The Commissioners say they
find much difficulty in securing the
best result from their labors in the
Susquehanna.' The trouble is main
ly with the shad, which cannot in
safely ascend to the upjKr waters
for breeding, nor can the young de
scend with any degree of safety to
the sea. They say this is owing to
the prodigious number and activity
of the fishermen in the river, who
catch the ascending tuiad in the
spring. In order to obviato this,
they advise the Legislature to make
it lawful to catch shad only on
three days of the wek.
Another source of trouble is the
dam at Columbia, at which point
the commissioners have tried the plan
of making u listi way. They say the
fishermen at that place not only
placed their nets at the mouth of
the fieh'Rray, but have 'swept its
very lloor. A number of these pi
rates have been arnsted, however,
and are serving terms in the Lan
caster county prison, and the com
missioners hope it will be the
means of breaking up the practice.
Notwithstanding the activity of the
pirates, the report say;, qvite a u'jin
of fish got up through the dim in
lNSand at some of the ' fishing
places bet ween Columbia and the
mouth of the Juniata, where the next
data is plared, as high as .r,X:)'li:ivc
been caught, Th.e repot t also states
that there are 14!i fisheries between
Columbia dam and the Maryland
line. Between Columbia and Turkey
Hill, a distance c( live miles, there
was CrfUghtin oJ,0 JJ shad, and
in ISSf), -17,0 J).
i lie JJoard has two hatching
houses established, which com are
favorably with the best elsewhere
in the United States. From
these houses immense numbers Of
-fish have been distributed within
the pat two years, the distribution
from the Uoilegal Springs hatching
house u'.oue being follows for
1S7D:
l.'JO.O'X) California salmn; 23,000
landlocked salmon; 140,000 shad;
2,228 black bass, and 178.SU0 brook
trout. In 1SS0, bo.000 Penobscot
salmon and Jare numbers of other
fish were also sent out. The dis
tribution of these was over t!i
whole area of the State, according as
each was suited to the different
streams.
Iiveup toilia "Jttocs.
;pavc my sell up to my own
happy
thoughts, and looked out on the far
distant, peaceful shores of the great
river, over whose placid losoni we
'were moving so swifty, there rose
ironi my heart a glad," Eilent hymn
of rejoicing.
But suddenly a cry broke from
the cabin behind me thai effectually
changed the current of my thoujhts.
"Fire ! fire I fixe !" A horrible cry
at all times, but roost horrible of ah
when it rings forth in the midst of
jga-, unsuspicious hundreds floating
in fancied security in the didst of
the waters.
An instant's awe struck silence
succeeded that awful cry, and then
three hundred voices of men, wo
men and children united in fearful
heart-rending shrieks for hklp.
"Fire 1 fire 1 re 1"
: Aye 1 there was no mistake about
it, nor false alarm. No one could
tell how it had commenced, but
there it was creeping along the roof
of the upper cabin, with the deadly
flames greedily lapping up every
scrap of awning and curtain they
could find upon their way, ever and
anon darting long tongues of flame
.down to the floor to clasp the light I
clasped
Mollie close to my heart ; out myj
eves and Pram were ousv seeking
for some tuodu of escape from death
that seemed each iatant more cer
tain. s
All at once my eyes rested on the
paddlebox. It had not tuken fire
vet ; the flyini spray had saved it.
I had only to dash across the flame
swept deck and fiin; opeu a little
door in its side, which afforded
ready access to the water beneath in
safety. No sooner thought of than
done.
"Take my hand, Mollie," I said,
anu run with me. Ue khail he sav
ed, after all. Wrap your shawl nr-ross
your mouth. Now, run run !M
Ijenping down on the deck, we
sped, hand in hand, to the paudie
lox. I dashed open the little door,
and pushing Mollie inside, passed
in myself s:id drew the door close
again, shutting out the eager flames,
whose angry ro.tr pursued us as we
dropped gently down into the fchal
low water and crept from lcncath
the wheel.
Our appearance was hailed with
a shout of delight and relief, for all
had given us up as lost, and we must
have been but for the Heavcn-in-spircd
thought of the pilot house.
Now thai ihe danger was over
poor little Mollie fainted, and no
wonder. But she soon came out all
right, and as the people began to
find out that "the brave little girl,"
as they called her, was really a bride
of only a few hours, and that we
were on our weddiug trip, there was
a regular ovation, followed up by
nine deafening cheers.
The island upon which the Mo
bilia had been beached was low,
sandy and uninhabited, altogether
! not an inviting place for three hun
dred people, without a particle of
shelter, to pass a half day upon ;
yet even in this plight there were
few grumblers in our midst
There was no room in our hearts
for any feeling but that of thankful
ness for our preservation from a
fearful death ; and after the peril of
me last hour or two it seemed a
small matter to wait patiently for
the coming of the relief boats" that
There is no use ia putting up the
motto "God Bless our Home," if the
father is a rough old bear, and the
spirit of discourtesy at.d rudeness
is taught by parent to children,
and by the older lo the younger,
There is no use in putting up th
motto ihe Lord will Provide,
wiiile toe fatiHT is tla:l.c;s, the
mot !ir,r s s'liftli-'ss, the boys refuse
t worit, sitw i;e Kins uusy them
selves over gewga' fjnd finery
There i no use iu putting up th:
motto "the urea test ol these 13
Charity." while the tongue of the
backbiter wags in t'ie family, and
silly gossip is dispensed at the tea
table. There is no Use in placing
conspicuously the motto "The Lil-
eral Man Deviseth Liberal Things,"
whiLo the money chinks in tin
pockctof tb"head of the household,"
groaning to get ct;t and see the
light of day, and there an: dollars
and dimes for wine and tobacco,
and other luxuries. In how many
homes are these mottoes standing
let us say, hanging sarcasms, which
serve only to point a joat and adorn
a satire I The beauty of quiet llyes,
of trustful, hopeful, free-handed,
free-hearted, charitable livc-3, is one
of surpassing loveliness, and those
lives shed their own incomparable
fragrance, and the world knows
where to find them. And they still
remain fresh and fadeless when the
colors of the pigment and the floss
have faded, and the very tramps
have rotted away in their joint-'.
A Tornadu.
The Monkrjr
up, and the
Tle Russians havo a great knack
for making their winters pleasant.
You feel nothing of the cold in those
tightly built houses where all the
wind uv3 and doors are double, and
where the rooms are kept warm by
big stoves hidden in the walls.
There h no damp in a Russian
house, : :.d the inmates may dress
in the 1 htcst of garbs, which con
trast oddly with the mass of furs and
wraps which they don when going
out A Busssian can afford to run
no ri.sk of exposure when lie leaves
his house for a walk or drive. lie
covers his head and ears with a fur
bonnet, his feet and legs with felt
boots lined with wool or fur, which
are drawn on over the ordinary
boots and trousers, and reach up to
the knees; he next cloaks himself
in an ample top-coat with fur col
lar, lining and cufi's; and heiuir
rics his hands in a pair ol iingerless
gloves of seal or bearskin. Thus
equipped, and with the collar of his
coat raised all around so that it muf
fles him up to the eyes, the Rus
sian only exposes his nose to the
cold air, and he takts care frequent
ly to give that organ a little rubto
keep the circulations going. A
stranger, who is apt to forget that
precaution, would often get his nose
frown if it were not for the courtesy
of the Russians, who will always
warn him if they see his nose 'white
ning,' and will unbidden, help him
to chafe it vigorously with snow. In
Russian cities walking is just possi
ble for men during winter; buthard
ly so f..r ladie.3. The women of the
lower order wear knee boots ; those
of the shop keeping classes seldom
venture out at all ; those of the aris
tocracy go out in sleighs. These tire
by no means pleasant vehicles for
ueryous people, for the Kalmuc
coach men drive them at such a ter
rific pace that they freqently cap- j
si.e; but persons not distitute of;
pluck find their motion most enjoy-j
able It must be added that to be
spilled out of a Russian sleigh is tan
tamount only to get a rough tumble
on a soft mattress, for the very thick j
furs in which the victim is sure to
be wrapped will be enough to break
the fall. The houses and hovels of j uonsuite, ;
the Russian working classes are as right side u
iu its Domestic Itrla-lioiM.
In India, where the monkeys live
among men, and are the playmates
of their children, tho Hindoos have
grown fond of them, and the four
handed folks participate in all their
simple household rites. In the early
morning, when the peasant C0C3 out!s.vtin nints
. . " . ! .
"Dua Cone.
wiMiiit e mom
Monday morning a colored man
with a lamo leg, a bad cough, and a
troubled look called at the Gratiot
Avenue Station and said to the cap
tain :
''I doan' want to make any trub
ble, but I'd like to ax yer advice on
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ii mm
Pint Premium mt VrnntylrmntK (UiU ''. t'"1
k -v l.tr. Ktrxt 5r
. hmlr, Vt.ibln-.fi!, U. C, J iify-rrJr
t Vint 1'rf mltljM Rt
to yoke his oxen, and the cow wakes
dog
stretches himself
and shakes off the dust in which he
slept last night, the monkey creeps
down from the peepul tree, only half
awake, and yawns and look3 about
him, puts a stiaw in his mouth and
scratches himself contemplatingly.
Then one by one tho. whole family
come slipping down the tree trunk,
and they all ) awn . and look about
and scratch. But they are sleepy
and peevish, and the youngsters get
culled for nothing, and begin to
think life uu.'l. Yet the toilet has
to be performed, and whether they
like it or not, the young ones are
sternly pulled up, one by one, to their
mother to undergo the process The
scene though repeated exactly eve
ry morning, loses nothing of its de
lightful comicality, and the rnonkty
brats seem to bo in the joke of 'tak
ing in"' mamma. But mamma was
young herself not very long ago, and
treats each ludicrous affectation of
suffering with the pro'oundest un
eoncertifund as she dismisses one
"cleansed" youngster with a cuiT,
stretches out her hand for the next
ones tail or leg iu the most business
like and serious manner possible.
The youngsters know their turns
quite well. As each feels tho mo
ment arrive it throws itself on its
stomach, as if "overwhelmed with
apprehension, the others meanwhile
stilling their satisfaction at the way
?o and so is doing it,"
well warmed as those of the aristoe-!
racy, A stove is always .thp priuci- !
pal item of furniture in than, and j
these contrivances are used to deep :
on as well as to cook m. I lie imi-
and the in
stant tne maternal paw is extended
to grasp the tail, the subject of t he
next experiment utters a piercing
shriek, and throwing its arms for
ward in the dust, allows itself to be
dragged along a limp and helpless
carcass, winking idl the time, no
doubt, at its brothers and sisters at
the way it is imposing on the old
lady.
But the old lady will stand no
nd turning the child
i, proceeds to put it-to
rights, takes the kinks out of its tail
and tiie knots oil t of its fur, pokes
her lingi rs into its ears and looks at
e.u-h of its toes, the irrepressible
brat ail the time weai he' on its f.if-e
jick, having no bed, curls hiin-'el;'i an ansuul expression ot hopeless
"up on his stove at his time for going ; und incurable grief, those who have
to rest; sometimes he may Ik foun-1 jainady been cleansed looking on
creeping right into the stove and en-' with delight at the screaiijing farce,
joying the delights of a good vapor ' and those who are waiting wearing
bath. The amount of heat whi-h a ja becoming aspect of enormous
Russian will stand is amazing, and : gravity.
his carelessness in facing the cold j The old lady, however, hasher
afterward not less so. " j joke, which is to cutf each youngster
On a Sunday, which is washing j before she lets it go, and nimble as
day all over Russia, vou may see in ! her ou.-pnr:gs are, she generally, to
her credit bo it said, manages to
"fetch theni oua on the ear'' before
they are o:;t of reach. The father,
meanwhile, sits gr.ivcly with his
back to all these doraosuo matters,
waiting for breakfast. Presently the
mats before tiie hut doo are push
ed down, and the women, with
brass vessels in their hands, come
out, ami while they scour pots with
dust, exchange, between song.?, the
coiiipisiiieiits o! toe morning.
Sr. Louis, March 1(. The Rqtvb
Ucan's Carthage, Mo., special says a
tornado passed over a considerable
part m pouthwest Missouri last
night, accompanied by rain and hail.
At Galena, jut across the Missouri
line, it demolished some fifteen
buildings, and mortally wounded
two.persons and severely injured
six others. The large tabernacle
was completely destroyed. Several
buildings were blown "down at Jop
lin, but at Carthage the damage was
slight.
How She Bared Money. "
"For nearly six yeare my daugh
ter was most of the time on a sick
bed from kidney and other disorders
peculiar to women. We had used
up our savings on doctors and
prescriptions without any benefit
Our domine advisetj us to use Par
ker's Ginger Tonic, and four bottles
effected a marvelous cure. As it
has been our only medicine since,
and a dollar's worth has kepi our
family well over a year, we have
been able to lay by "a little money
again for a rainy day." A Poor
Man's Wife.
Arkansas women love to whistle
And what is more Jovely than tulips
well blown ? '
every village a mifjick who has been
cooking himself in his stove till he
is of it color like boiled lobster, rush
naked into the snow and roll him
self in it like a dog till he Jows all
over to his ialUfaction. It seeris
monstrous that one of thes Russian's
principal protections against the
cold his beard was laid under
penalty by Peter the Great and sub
sequently by Klizabf.th and Ca'.he
rino II, when they were trying to
civilize their subjects according to
the custom of the West. Tiie.sc
three sovereigns all laid a tax on
beards ; and peasants entering citie3
on market days were required to ex
hibit in proof that they had paid
their tax. a brass coin stamped with
bearded face and the words, 'boroda
lignaia tiagotia,' (the heard tax has
been settled). This absurd impost
was abolished by Paul ; but the ef
fects of it still survive in a manner,
for the beard is still considered "bad
fortn" iu aristocratic circles. Milita
ry officers far only moustache and
and whiskers 'x diplomatists and
other servants eschew the whiskers
and generally reap their faces alto
gether. A Russian with a beard is
pretty sure to be either a ,:pope" or
a meiiibcrpf one of the classes below
the upper mid-JL,
Tne inonkevs .!v this time have
i come closer to the preparation for
.! 1. i , ..
ioo'i. aim s;L Solemnly, household
by household, watching every move
ment. Hindoos do not hurry them
selves in anything they do, but the
monkey has a great deal of patience,
and in the end, when the crowd has
isioicn a iiuic., ana itie uoir hxs his
morsel, and the children arc all sat-
i-.fieu, the fragments of tho me.
are thrown out on the ground for
the ''blunder orgue," the monkey
people, and it is booh discussed, the
mother feeding the ca'oy before she
herself eats.
Round to Have It.
"Go ahead."
"Well, my ole woman ewars she's
gwine to leave me. We can't get on
werrv well, but I doan' want her to
so."'
"Then you'd better go home and j
ask forgiveness and show your love
for her."
"Yes, sab, I'll frow my arms
aroun' her de minit she opens de
doah.'
He returned at about the same
hour on Tuesday, and when asked
how his plans worked, he ex plained :
"I doan' want to make any trub
ble, but the minnit I begun to craw
fish, de ole woman began to get sas
sy and ride over me. She kicked
my dog out doahs, called me names,
and threatened me wid a club. Cap
ting hasn't I got any authority ober
dat female?"
"Yes, but you must be careful."
''I'll be keerful, sah. I shan't lay
hand.-) on her, but I'll gin her know
who bosses dat cabin!"
Just before dark he reappeared at
the police station with his coat col
lar ripped olF, his face scratched up
and blood dropping from one of his
cars. j
"I doan' want to make any trub- j
ole, he began, ' hut you see how tne
plan worked? De minnit I begun to
boss she f'.ew at me like a wolfess,
I now! Dat's two
2-
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IU w:i?l;t H fl?'.it.T'i pi)t f'3 th! mt t';rn.et ftV-t.
A VifGrrlnm St-fl Mr, iisa!'-1 Jvj r-rtin.-ir v.'.-iy, mt! iv.- C. r- ;t:U t.,r ,w.
dollars!. Inferior Msl n e r-taa irom ix!?--n a i iii .0
'thi n-lce of our L- t'Utvi Is but Semla Ooltr-, j,Hi it
Agrl-mitum! l!nr.)"TnvU ev r n .1.1
-J u:.-l :
U -.o r.
Scold Hcarri
T-fn outwar thn.uof
the ery iwt kindii
if the orillnai-y bfa-l
laul'l Doanirt.
It will KWir tn potts r.hcrw alt
irt-vi plows and nil utti'T plows have
(iimi-to prov.-d a f;ti;nru
With this pl'nr will tx inf rvjiic-l
a npwmyleof l,W'vi':tiiiamlJ1ia' r
I'.ilr.r, on which w bai mitatnad
Pafc-atfl, anil whtrh nr.! nrrr.r4
lmprovinerit, UUi us r-ariij r.ear
ana rtrcnetlu
Ttie J littler can glilflcil r- as to u
The wh'vl will run uiulcr tV batn " n sble f It ! 1-
Irion" or la lin;I, rd it. enn
1 'ho !1Tr.
I'd like some mo'
an' whar' am
ulans, an' now
advice." -
"Perhaps if you stay away from
home all night she will be in a more
ph'saant mood in the morning."
"1'Vaps she will, sah. P'raps shell
kinder 'sject dat I'ze dun jumped
into de.ribber, an' niebbe dat will
soften her up a bit."
Tiie day force had scarcely taken
po-sesiou of the station, Wednes
day morning when in walked the
man of trouble. Ilia hair was white
with frost, his ears were like card
board, and lie stood before the cap
tain a full minute before he could
gasp out:
"(lone?" '
'Who?"
"Dun rone!"
"What' is it?"
"De ole woman! She picked up
all de traps last night and slid, an'
now, I'm turned out on de world
wid empty pockets an' a system all
broke down !"
"Well, that's bad," muacdthe offi
cer. "Yes, sah. an' ir's all owin' to
you."
"Me?"
"Yes," sah. If I'd begun right wid
dat woman If I'd cotchc-d her by
de w;nd an'lifteu her toes of de lloo'
when she gin me tie fust sassy word,
I'd be p-jken do fiah in de kitchen
stove dis werry minnit. I tried de
crawfish plan, an' I tried coershun,
an' I tried de suicide dodge, an' now
heah's a mass of ruins as de result.
Take down my name as a wagrant
an' send me up whar' I kin forgit
ray grief. Gone dun gone dun
"one f '
To Cat Sod-s.
Pay as Vou Go.
Kldcr Traverse was once tiie ino.-t
noted man in Eastern New York as
a camp meeting Jeader. He had a
powerful voice, was a fluent 6f?eaker.
and in tho prime of life cou'id get
away with any man whoever sought
to disturb his meeting.
The elder was once holding a
camp meeting near Yonkers, and.
word reached him that a notorious
rough, known as "Chicago Rob," in
tended to be on hand on Sunday
for a row. lie made no reply and
Jook no precautions, and when Rob
appeared on the grounds with a ci
gar in his mouth and a slun-ilut '
jn his slcevj, the elder didn't grow
pale for a cent. Rob had conie out.
there to run things, and he tool; a
forward seat. When tho pcopieetart
ed to sing he began crowing, and
thus created a confusion.
"Robert, you had better sit down,"1
observed the elder, as he came for
ward. "Chicago Rob sils down for no
man," ua.; the 'eply.
"Sit down, Robert "continued Use
elder, as he put his arm on ihe loaf
er's arm.
"Jlere goes to clean out the
My motto is, Pay as you go, and
keep from small scores. Short reck
onings are soon cleared. Pay what
you owe, and what vou're worth
, .,,,!! 1.,-...... T ,.t i,". i
Lut no "lick for me. letter go to
bed without your supfe than get
up in debt. Sins and debts are ill
ways more than we think them to
be. Little by little a man gets over
hoad and cars. It is the petty ex
penses that empty the purse. Money
is round and roils away easily. .
Tom Thriftless buys what he docs
not want because it is a great bar
uain, and so is soon brought to sell
what he docs want, and finds it a
very ir.tle bargain ; he cannot say
"No" to his friends who want him
to be security ; he gives grand din
ncrs, tiiukts many holidays, keeps a
fat tabic, lets his wife dress tine,
never looks idler his servants, and
' in" and by he is quite surprised to
ri'ud tiu: quartt-f day. come round
so fast, and ihut his 'creditors bark
so loud, lie has sown his money
in the field of thoughtlessness, and
now he wonders that ho has to reap
the harvest of poverty. Stiil he
hopes for something to turn up to
help him out of diflicu'ty, and so
mitddits himself in more trouble,
forgetting that hope and expecta
tion :.re fool's income. Reing
nam up, he goes to market with
empty i.oelc's and buys at what-
Take a board eight to nine inches
wide, four to six feet long, and cut
downward all around ttie board,
then turn the board over and cut
again alongside the edge of the
boards, and so on as many sods as
needed. Then cut the turf with a
spade, all the same length; Rcgin on
one end, and roll together. Eight
inches by five feet is about as much
as a man can handle conveniently.
It is very easy to load them on a
wagon, cart or barrow, and they
can be quickly laid. After laying a
good place, sprinkle a little with a
watering-pot if the sods are dry;
the use the back of the spade to
smooth them a little. If a very fine
effect is wanted, throw a shovelful
or two of good earth over each
square yard, anu smooth it with tiie
back of a steel rake.
roltt, 1.20t,
"To sum it up, six Ion 2 years of
bed-ridden sickness, costing 2lK)
per year, total S1.2UJ all of this ex
pense was stepped by taking three
l oules of Hop 1 Jitters, taken by my
wife. She has done her own house
work for a year since, without the
loss of a day, and I want everybody
to know it lor their benefit." A', i,'.
Fii.-.r.e,:
crowd !" cried Bib as ho pwloJ oil
his coat.
Next instant the elder hithini ua
dcf tho car, and as he fell over a
bench, he was followed up and hit
again rnd at.ain, and while in a
s-'tm-unconseious state he wtts car
ried oft bv his friends.
Next day he-was the first one to
go forward for prayers. The elder
put his hand on h:3 head and
ukod :
'Robert. 0.
"I am."'
"Are you really seeding irr
faith ?"
"You bet I am ! If faith helps a
man to get in his work 03 quick as
vou did yesterday I'm bound to ;
Lavj ii if I have to sell mr hat !"' i
, , j
. He didn't tret it verv etronf. but
he did no more crowing while thej
meeting Lifted. Wall Sired An''
you in earnest ?"
ever prices tradesmen like to charge
hi in, and so he pays them double
and efts deeper and deeper in the
mire. il.H Je.ids him
and trying little tri.
dodges, for it is hard
s'sck to stand upright.
not to answer, tor
lo scheming
ui nfi'l mean
for an empty
This 13 sure
schemes are like
s
ubs.
whiiih never catch
anything better than flies, and are
soon swept away. As well attempt
to mend your shoes with brown
paper or sttn a broken window
with a sheet of ice as try to patch up
fulling busincs3 with maiio:iiveriii!
choking. When the schemer
out,, he u l.it.u a dog in
and l
ji found
churuh, whom everybody
and like a 1anel ot rwwder. whicl
iubodv .wants for a neighbor.
Ax excellent hint is eiven in the
following item : Dr. Hall" relates the
case cf a man who was cured of his
biliousness bv coinz without his
supper and drank freely of lemon
ade. Every morning, eay3 the doc
tor, the patient arose" with a won
derful sense of rest and refreshment.
and feeling as though the blood had
been literally washed, cleansed and
cooled by the lemonade and fast.
liu theory is tnat food can be used
s a remedy for rr.anv diseases suc
cessfully. As an example, ho cure
mttini? of blood bv this
epilepsy, by watermelons kidnev
affections, by celery ; poison, by ol
ive or sweet oil ; erysij ekis by pound
ed cranberries applied to the narts
affected : hydrophobia, bv onions, etc.
So tho wav to keen in srood health
is reallv lo know what rnt nn,l
1 what medicines to take.
re the closing wonh
1
Following
oi President Lincoln's first inaugu
ral. 1 here in nothing more be;MU.
ful in the English language than the
final sentence c
"I am loath to close, We are not
enemies, but friends. We must not
be enemies. Though passion may
have strained, it must not break our
bond, of affection. The mystic
chords of memory Elretching from
every battlefield and every patriot
grave to every living heart and
hearthstone all over this broad land
will yet swell the chorus of the
Union, when again touched, as sure
ly they will be, by the better angels
of our nature."
"An Indian cirl who was sudden
ly kissed at a party has become in
sane." This paragraph was read by
our Doc to his trirl the other even
ing, and then he queried : "D you
suppose that's' true?" She blustied
sli" fitly, and then like a true trirl re
plied :"I don't know, but 1 think
I'd risk it." Doc savs he is perfect
ly at home now.
To make shoe begs enough for
American use consumes annually
100,00 ) cords of timber, and to make
Inciter matches, 3'JO,000 cubic feet of
the best pine are required every
year. Lusts and boot trees t;ike
500,000 cords of birch beech and
maple, and the handles of tool 500,
OOO inoie.
Said a school teacher: "If I have
ten apples and give you' five and
your hi:: bicther tjve.'what will 1c
left?" "I'll be left," respenuod thp
younger brothr-; fo'r he will get
away with all ot them. "That's the
kind of a presidential candidate he
The condition of the Utes is said
to be one of discontent Tho last
lot of paper collars sent them had
the button holes omitted.
Less time fepeuj n idle dreaming
and devoted to the? duties' . of life
would give us wealth and contentment.
Intelligence tests
wisdom tests follies.
ignorance and
r 1 1
iut wno are
the intelligent and who are the wijc?
A merchant who has a bookkcepr
er who has but one arm alludes to
him as his short hand writer,
Michigan has produced - a piz
with a trunk. This thing should be
checked,
Shipwrecked sailors never need to
starve while there U a bight of rope
left.
Some men are never sweet on their
wives except at a masquerade ball.
Lviha K. PiXniuw's Vegetable, The createst mMhm"Wnpr,llff
n j 1 j ,1 - l.-. T r-.r - r
vuiijuuuu 11:13 uonc mouaanas or turn oi;t tho &maiie;t potatoes
women more good than the medi
cine of many doctors. It 13 a posi
tive cure for all female complaints.
Send to Lydia E. Pinkham for pamphlet.
Ycnnor
red hair.
isn't to blame. He has
ilvr.-. bo Jr.-rt on
Irc'l. &:W ft:'.i--.s l.-. -o l'i Uue.
'I ho tim 1? aiijtiMtatjIo fur Sl-rlnif or tall tlowinff-. ami t Lsi l-r t.v rr tj--- D .r-.;i
'I he hMMllnt -:in bo u(ijur.l"d u sec 'ip:noi3itW it 1114a or iiy eu tije imu i i w.
It ! tho Ll'hti-i-t lr.M vr tnudo.
Y.'cnWn beuirn aiv (fiHtiout of -u-vs Ui-naiv! tlry fhnk. nr",A. an.! rzr,. t.A P- tit na tvo scaanr:)! p.iilp
KM. -.'ie oeanM nn.- irua ar.r.:riUK a& i oc;.u. nnt:ii H wov-m u: n I t t
A SMvjl beam Is tii w o: f.v tlar. ii hi Uirt ijiuM ti KU".r. -iA wry uiu ! ll-tf t thsa n tih ' - v
Whoi w sat a !! Hoaid b t-lii'- t. Uf Vdnnvs fcaow it b s'1.
''' t not pulm oil on Ui'-ir a ti:'it: n i-t vart- will und c;J t' fUHU-l t:LJ.
.r v.iut agents t-ir this n- w l'i r.v 1 1 c.vrr tiwn la Itilj siau-.
Wi. run jrt.s bur, a wv- &nM tiivnt tWM. tost w t-l l f" t'n? .'kitrt4! Tr .-ivhr.
W.J propnie to flM-rt this P! .w t'l-) r.nr.ji of V,v- t nwr: T3 ni-r the C;..', oi i.ii.;i:fa um fa p -j'j
It 1 thtt tt Avi1eultiir.il Iii.r,i.iui-.T. i-r l1. ic U ti '- fV':,-.-..
l-epsiina, titer-1- wh-j are u A v. li i:i,,' Ut act m t.uu ..' j-ia.-. Vn '. " r i:.-.'': kj-cjm are- U b ti-' ti. ,i
ripply fur on a.-ccv.
N 1 Plnws oi oimmbi-'ln. .', sr.!- !afn.
'.- ako Wl?Lt arl tft Uasul I I . of all 1- j l.ii: YK.:
C 'iliU l-s Hi-; t-uly he:I t hl:W !" w la the Wortd
rn-i rwu !T-rai uiwi m:re tbdit Iron. But Uib PIvt. rial tt'fpX bv f'.i'.v' i-uUl .i,a.u;i. cia n
Cmafnn Uil-t prt - with that of auv lro 1 Pl-)W -v r m.u );.
" t:ri i,r-' wnU, ve will, 03 receipt of s. vtntfa Ixllir, a P: ,w u- aar Ifaltnd H'a'j.
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CHILLED PLOW COMPANY. Syracuse. N. Y
J7. BLYMYER, A.gent,
SOMERSET, lE3SrjET'J&..,
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I conatant one by the-
I nnblla fo over tweCtJ'T ' f'K .3
Has been In
pahllo for over tvcct
year, and ia ths be
srcnargtloa er I.i-1
vented for Kr.STOEIXG
OHAV II.tlH TO ITS
IOVTHFCL COI.OSS
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j ard
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It aapplira th Data- VI Qf JJac;,
rml food and color lo tne
balr elands without
tainine the skin. Itwlll
Incrnue and thi.k- n the
growl : of the huir, pre. I
vnt II blanthinc and r
fatline ofT. and thm
V AVERT BAl.PyESa.J
f ltcnrcs lULiuK. trui- '
Uona and Dandruff. At
a UAIR IIESSINQ it
la Tery desirable, Bitia
tfa hair a silken (oftmsa
which all admire. It
keeps the head clsas,
rateet and h'nltby.
iiCi- 5'-
WHISKERS
c-iil change ttie beard to a IlliO'.VN
or VLACW at discretion. Itcinf in
oua preparation It is easily applied,
and produces s permanent eslor
that will not wash ofT.
lUt.i'Alii.l UV
R. P. HALL & CO., NASHUA, H.H
c!J by a!i dti'tn in MtiTdna,
roit a.LK bt
C. X. BOYD,
PIH7GGIST.
Homerset. V.
Profitable Reading for Everybody ;
. Businesx men and women, teacher, mechanics.'
farmers, ministers, mothers, and all who arc tire'.
-ut by the constant toil and worry of your work
Jon't drink intoTicatint hitter, bur ne
Arc ju ku.ixcj-ii.g 1 1 .lii Knuma
:ism. Neuralgia, or with Uowel, alulney. Liver or!
Urinary crmpUintt, TtMt can be erred bv uinr
It you arc wasting away with CoaMinipuon, ie-4
wf wcawrn or any sKaaess i? you nave a paio-
m ciign or nan com, y.t wiM hnr! rrlrff m
It you are cnleeuled by titMu, oid Ave or uu-,
' you nave pimples and blotches, and your
pitrifyinr. T"n raft alirav rfer-TH nrt
Mauetrom Gjnoer. BmcHu. Mandrake. &tiii.itoi
tmi many oiner or the bev medicines knowa it tA
-he Best Health and Strancih Restorer CveH
used, ana is tar superior to Bitters, Ltaenceso:
linger and ct'ier 1'orucs, as it never Intoaicates.
end Cfinbincs tbe nt ciu tive prnprtke oi ail.
It lias Sa.rd Ilaadrrds or Live j It Jlay '
hate loqra
Buy a cnc. bottle of your dnugrut, and to avoi
-fiinterieits be sure our signature is on the out-
k: ia-jfpw. Htacox A Co., ChcmUts, N. V.
Dfe.? Ur- D! n-v-fi
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Cont.tininj only ingrrfi(nts that are beneficial
to ti e li.iir .ir.d uralp, ttie Hals am will be found
i xt moic aitu-iactory than any other preparation.
II Serrr Failf t HetoreGray or I'aded Hair
10 the or-inal ymithful olor an t it warranted to
rrsrtt-ve t'udruff. prevent baldness and orja!,i)
.f the Lair, b-sul drmffut mt 50 ctS.
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Charity gives itself riches, Lut
covetousnes3 hoartla itself poor.
It OSEX3TESL & SOX
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win uitu ukiiiuun uniiftj
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