niEMIDDLKHUHOII TOST. T. H. HARTER, Eonu aid hti'ik Miwn.KnruuH. PA.. APO. 31. im Tho ttal amount of life insurance In the world in rerkonc.l r.t $12,000,000, COO. Terras is all right, exclaim the St. I.Dii in P.cpublie. Sue list built more miles of railroad this yenr tlian any other State except Pennsylvania, nti) it isn't a particularly good year for railroad litillin. either. Fays th" New York Ledger: "We never kiu-w mi early-rising, hard-working, irul-iit man. honest nn.l careful of hi earnings, who complained of bad luck. ( l fh irarti'r, pood habits and ir.i1ii.try scctn impregim'..e to thj s.-auit of ill luck." Kiiim is utioiit one-fourth larger than France in territory, but it soldicri nnil sailors have not hn-1 Ihc benefits of no rmnr t'nmiuiis.rii' of education us the Frtich military nn.l naval forces have had. Neither in the Muml of the Siamese us martial in lh.it of th Flench "'oie. In vii w of K:u!hi'h methods of in quiring Inlet t r d mt seem t the Tre!:t mi ( N. ,f. ) True Ami rieau to be Biiy solid huti f,,r her objcctionst-i the French following thi.' same coiirsr in Siii'.n. J:i fuel, th" history of Ihc wot , I will show much j;r'.it r strides of civiliatnm through cmjueat thau through refi'rinnti'in. Country jl.iv th-it Ii. never l.v.imn tho luxury of -as r.;v now tisin. t-l'ciric Ji.d.t r.:i 1 c.vit-iiontliy, .'. ... . .. .. Fervcs tie i me i-. ll. r.i.-', lure Is H t li.l-.tlf:i1 e!T.'.t il.i-.: th 'in. It 1 w ii. n the nr. ..-1 le-ur tr.-ts mi l th.- vivid illuminat ::: t over un 1 t ll -"1I it the , iiv, ii.uMn ; ft lmlo ol fl.-h j;re":s ll'.K.'t ll; l! ..!!! ; (iti'l;(..ni. Til. ru "io lit;!.' -I'.t f . i : u 1 r?.i'.. t ': 1 thr i-i.'h th Adir-:; ;i.;e:- j Hers in Ni-w 'io !; i.re fr.-.' t i.ny v h i In.'iy elux.-' i i ri li e it- i of ih-.'.u r.Tid til. ir iVHiteKt-, nnou tl; ', i-t iimli'. t:on t'lnt t' :;ii v r.r. v lu'euoiints jmt ivory thin,' in p d or.h r 1 fnro 1 av iii their borr . .! ijiiori. r. Few ti.tv. h f.nl t.i live ; t i this rc'iuiri.' j.nnt. nud til" lnt ar." usually ju cx-celh-ut conditi'Hi. .bu'.ml Hudson, thi well knoTa m plan for convertiut a?lnitc'(rtate Ar.ny intj a tir.Ktarr training school. Wht thi country ti"v need, he Hays, is u't n p.'rrm ie;it f.i.v." of liiro.l m1 ilwrs but nu 3eetiveayt.'tiioftrin.l t.jl.lii-rs. wh.i wil', aft. rthr-ir trinin!, be gool ritiiVTj. His .hc'ne contotu J iat"H the er;.j l.ivi-i -it in thi tvay every v.. ir .if " Ml y..-:n.r t:i.-U w until th :r-.it r.-idi i.i I :..-ii. :..-r iiii.-iit n ,-T. t j r- :'. r, wle-n i r i . . r . i ' 1 v l.s iii. Tire I fr ! tii' I'ni:-I St t n-r-ViCv-, fur i !::;! -mi; :;; in r. Ir.'.i! work. A riTi.-u.oi Tr.-:.i .:i . V. e i:i;-M t til' Av.i rl n:i :r t:i it :i : .-. ir ';i of ii Si i Tr..-..-.- t :: :: I I- '-;- ' : i:iy-;-:-i .TT- :-'L- ;:i (' 1 l- ;:i ly Ii '.it - i : ; : '..i r 1 i . tr, i.'.'i'H-:,: ' P c::.:i: o :t :r t :.'i:'ii:i .t. :.. i-r j .ii r ..f n L .-t- -ri - i.f i-uTei:: bv ii X .r:i ; .. u L.i e .r'..: -I J'..e. 'V' i:i e: --r ;u- r.i:.;f.: , I . v.;.:.-:i i. ii . it; 1 tL.- i! .V n "oy li --y --.i.t ; .'.-r:y- f i.i '. y iu.1 r.-- t-:. .:! ..ii47, f :. s--n 1 nn I ) j it.:' ftu :u tti-:r or tit 'i iliy j r i'i'irr..'iie-l t..t.: r-.-?:u'-!lti5 Lyit::iu tuse. T'v b'.at 1. jiro'ui-. t-i be t li-rti:.t :.i.'h: ol.iji-'i; t tin 1, i; is iii-i; i:u- 1'he ree.-iit .- i tiit ' "it f jti 1 1 io s-h-eil irls f.-r . l:i:i--in i int the Nor mal Colh of New Yi.r',; 1- 1 tin; S;:n to muke un uti ilv-.it of reoie f..:it!ir-s of the cotite-t. 'I'll i -i- u'.in M-euve d ud inittuni'e weri; r- iiiir.' 1 t. t -cv.-ntv-live out of it jusii id." I'l ', a i 1 OVJ out cf UJi))olit tine 1 tint lii-h -i . 1 ... Ti.. girix end'u-ed h'.icvvtfn'.iy ta trying ord.'.il in the hot wtuth-r of .riv June, which ar'ii-t ei! f.r their bUaiinu. The Lihett in r.' -iii.;- w.. gitine I by a frirl of H-br-'W jmr.-nta,' , while tho ut'.mber of lli'ur.-.r anl (icr- tlllltl tUTUCS laZUvUT tL KUCC-.-nsful r,!,eit wus very laiye. Of j,ardy Ann ricaa tiaiileK there were few. The iufurL-net of tin- S in rratieia.o Chronic! Jrutu thi u th tt ''the ilanht. rs of rtL'-.-iit imtr.irantH Lave th d-iire its well its the c;'if.-ity 1jt int .-lb -tutd j uriu:ts. It in the Ixnt h:i-. r tLt can It mttlo to the bw.-tiu' vhtrt thst t 2j i:uuA' pratiou ir-ji; Y.it yji in ricvut .it hi LctU ul a ir cUvi." Ulooins "What dil you Cu when you fouD'l jrou bad n money, after orderlog a Urjie bottle?" Muiftfio I ?J rVf-JI put out atout It." THE MARVE3T-MOOM. Orr ftsMs thnt are rips with ths sweetness Thnt hlilrs In thn full-tnssnllnd corn. Over v)nyitrits slow rsaehlng completeness, Plm purpling nt dunk unit itt morn, 6hlne .town ia thy affluent splcnilnr, O moon of tho jr.tr In hr prime t Deitm soft, motlipr-henrtnil, and tender t Enrtii hnth not a hollr-r tlmo. For thn vt thnt slept Ions; In tlis furrow Hnth wsknnixt to llfwanl to dsth i From the grave that was .eremeot and bur row Hath rifin to piMlonat lrath. It hath lmiifhed in tho nuullht and star IlKht. Hnth thrill.l to tin l.rii and tha dew. And fallen, to Bttr In soma far night, And all thn old i-iailneu renew. O moon of tho harvest's rleh Rlory, Thy I nnie'M I'titDntna lnth nky, Anil under thnn men write the utory That erie to the heavens for reply The rtory of work and endeavor, Of l.t:r.!i'n and wenlcnif and strength, The ttory that (.v.e on forever, Tlirout;!! reuturl s dr.igi'liiK ita length. And thou, ever stately and golden. Thou moon of the latest year's prima, What Vht though tliln eye hath tieholdcn, No grief to thy pathway may elluih, Ai over the field that nre re.tpen, At evening and level and shorn, Tlioti pour-At thy splendoni that deepen The ro- and the silver of morn. -Murnret E. tiuiK"t''r. In Harper's L.uar UNCLE JUDSON, rv witLiiM rEitnT rnowv. ITTLK pirl. will you j;ivi' lue n ilrinkV" Illilv lonkeil SjT V-'i'l'11! P front her ; KviieS'X. 'I t-hahhy, lunl- iii l'JT'rt:l n'''''' unit!. r-., ...'KiVK, . Mier. over lilt weatuvr neateti f n c e w a a rhre w d b it t kindly in cx firession, nn 1 his ryes wiv Miinll and tlmrji Mie !:iid iloi ri her Arnbian Nights run roe!:, r.inl i1ip-d u; n pmrd full of delleioiiM f-;iriilT water. After lllotej; tir.nulit he rejf.irdi'd her Hjirijviiii?ly, "Cum y.ut I11 ine where .louat Wr.iy livi-M'.1" he ftirtln r iiiipiireil. "l..wn the holh'r yonder. Thi- is lii n.riti;;. H;.' thrust her bonk timli-r of ' i.r::,, nt.d ieked up hi r buekit of v.ii-.er. "I'm t,'nitiij! there." "lie you? Well now, I reckon you mii'-t bo one of Julius Wrny'a little b-i'.ls.y "I'm Uncle .Toihis'm niece." "U-rn-tu-h-m ! You be?" He in rpceteil h r with an nir of curiosity. "tVcll, you seem to bo a nice little girl Who'd you reckon lain, now?" If Jud'-t"i expressed her candid vjj.uion. aue wotiit"iinf asaivl'tiftine' ti amp, moat likely but beiutr a lit tle nuccrtain and a little afraid, she contented hemelf with a puzzled look. "Don't kuow, th? Wt!l, I'm j our Uncle JuiIkoii." Judy ,w at ho surprised that she put do.-. n her pail in order to taken jjood lulu: st'tre lit this rathtr disreputable lookiliir relative. Then she w:ts aorry t i . ee that he should bu to poor Ulld wi ,i'.; uti I t-hnbby. "I'm glad to we you," mi 1 she, av.d.-.-hly reTTi-niberin . v maimer. "Yi.u'il l-e just in time for dinner." r!;.-- 1-d t.ie way o th..- hutie, and the man lullowid. A v.iiuly 1ii-, i.!i,.::t a-, .'. rh-rn in appear. t:iee n.i Un cle J.'.dsi.ti, trotted bi'.-iiie them us thev . . :.t. "lh-.: yo-tr do.T, Une!.-?-' " th u'.- linn! r. i!-iii'.i't nuTeh t i 1 A. b:-.t Lv'a V'-.te, potiirful Vet-,." j ir. .it wilt the umazemcnt at the j In.-:-- when tli.H tr.i.i;iih man pri -i '-ted hl.KM-lf tn the uie of L lie!" 'il'i-'Il. r r. v. vets a. ii tint li.n,;- f'-r.ri tt- Ti r- iutsve h:.d vnf.en t li:-. t he v.u-. e.i!;ii:.,j lii.ei: to f Mii i:!t Im y ll'i "I S l...:i:e VilH'h lilld neither hei-U n-.r L"it l of hi!n tor more than u o.r - iy,-:.rs. Hi hud been in M.m t i:i i :.:i ihi.-t time, and of course he n.".-t im rieh, they In 1 thought. i.e. i th ss ho would nppcur iu u cur-riat-e w.-ariu- V ri a '.eiotii uud a x'-dd watch, w.th possibly n ht.vi.--pipe hut t ei.'jtne his dignity. Of course liit j-.ei-.it- woull be Ktu'.Tid withii.nk-iii-t.-t ui. 1 coin, wh:i.- hinba.ik nccount won! 1 be si methi:'.; i i.ipi n.biiis. "'A h.-:. tin s.. old miner do get rich th-yi.iv. r know whn t stoj," re-tle-t -d Mr. Vii.v, v. ho h.:d m ver hud u b..i.k ii 'count huiis, If, and whoto i h us . Vi st t'j j rjsp.-nty were in- n-p'.rio'v us.-0-iiiU-d v.lth th-'fomstoei; I-i. .'..-. boi.u.'.zu Line's, .and the cuttle i ll r. l:. .-ia:.d U lit. lh:t oLe: !:i'.'.'.' m I'l;-;- ii.U.in c rushed their hon s. Ju-'y cru.V'i 1 net u cin.ir and lei twit i'.i.v ii. J'he lest of the family glar.-1 i.t h:m r. if h- luti- miu Jrek cs tti -l Ji : i r. dime I.iUM-um. folk-," iraid the old fellow, JoiA:i.;; l:oi;i i I..; to the other, you ib.M't i;vi rly r: joie.fd t-j co mu. A;j t v.ii; ;u:u' to thakt'?"' A i'0'ir-.e, iu a jire- ff Ti-ti-ry wjrt of a ivay, and Mis. Wruy lc;uarkeil : "i.'t c j'.irse we're jtlnA to aee you, Jud, I ut e tii-l-'Tt look for y-u tv ton;. .-(. k i.i iajutt fciieh u way. ' "i'l-s. j t:t jioor folks has joor vays, Ilstrivt, uud 1 t.iu t Lu exc.-tiou lo th - rui. ." "-fuvi; yo'i really come back from M-mthuy juet us -or a; wlieu you v.lit fierv-, JndV" Kfked Jonas, not k.'t . f',h I' eiiieenlilj..; bin iliajipoint- letit. "Wj ail thvuht you'd mad'.' a "JVooU- iffth bunted OTit there t:-i w-!! as iinyh;r " Uih-I J-.tdv, IvLi LunnJy at tLu tsbl.-. uo- pread for dinner. "Bnt new mind ; I'm 'mongat my kin-folks, and I'm mighty hungry. " Jed and Emmclinc, the older chil dren, glared at the man aa if he had in aome wa robbed them of expectations which tlior felt wore theirs by rirht. Hut there seemed to be nothing for it but to bo civil to Uncle Jndaon, for the present, at leant, so they all had dinner. Mrs. Wray, however, drove Boozer out of the house. "Don't be too ha'ah with the poor fellow," said Uncle Judson, mildly, as tie threw tue dog a piece of corn bremU The unwelcome relative soon made himself at home in a quiet way, that noue of them liked except .Jndy, who tried to be kind to him when Annt Harriet was not looking. He did not talk much, but ho soon saw that the orphan child was regarded mainly as a drudge and convenience for tho rest. Her Uncle Jonas ignored her; her aunt scolded her and kejit her busy; while Cousins JefT ami Kmmeline snubbed her nt their own discretion. When Jell" wanted a chair he took Judy's; when Emmcline wished to tdiirk a duty of any kind, she called upon h. r cousin to take her J'lace. In Judy's face was a sort of mature sadness of expression, rather itiful to m-0 in one so yon tip;. It reminded Uncle Jitilaonof hisdeadsiHtcr Judy's mother when she bade her brother good-bye, years and years before. At times, ns he sat by the tire, lte would strke Judy's hair in a rctrosjicctivo way, and jierhnjit, giving his head a su.;e, though unintelligible nod or two. One day, after tho western nncleliad 1 lt..... ..- .. i. .. T - I iii-f-ii mere ii'l it ween it inure, tfuung j entered tho house, saying: "I've just hetrdthat Dutch Towel i. piititf to bring his family over to st y with ns duringcoiirt week. Whero you'll 1 ti t Vin all, Harriet, I don't know, jlut I reckon we'll have to keep 'cm, bein' nt we stuyed with them last tail when th" protracted nicutiu' was yoin' on nt Stecrtown." As he spoke, Jonas glanced mean ingly nt Uncle Judson, who sut smok ing with. Judy on his knee and Boozer umb r liia chair. Mrs. Wray j.rofess'jd herself equally puz.led, but Uncle Jud.-on said nothing. In the morning, however, he appeared from his room with his black satchel in his hand. "Ynit ain't goin' to leave us, Judon, I hojie?" remarked Mrs. Wray, but in such it half her.i t .--I way that he at tempted 'no urgumcut, other than to suy : "Ve, I've got some business in Tan nerville; mid and 1 think I'd like to take Judy along if you don't care." Tiinnervill.. was the principal town of thosu parts, and was ou the rail road. "Seems to me you've got about all you can do to take care of yourself, Jud," she rejdied. "I guess Judy had bitter stay here." Aunt Harriet did not like Judy, yet the child was too useful to be lightly parted with. Judy, listening eagerly, showed that she warjacne than anxious 10 go. "You all don't like Jndy," persisted Unc!o Judsou. "You had better let mo t ;ike her. I'll bo good to her for for her mother' sake, and I durtkay we will get along somehow." Jonas nodded njproval, for in order to get rid of his brother-in-law, ho did not so much mind seeing Judy go for 11 time. There would bo one loss a:otith to feed. "I'd ask you to stay longer, Ju 1," mid Harriet, sft r she had gien way in favor of Judy's going, "But vou see how we are tue. I. " Uncle Jud had seen only too well, lie bade them good-bye and shullted away, holding J inly by the hund nnd followed by 1'oo'er. Whin they reat hed the "big road," ft rumble of wheels w.i.t Lent d, then n wagon hove ui kl.t gi.ing towards Tiumirville. "itiere it Tom Barney," exclaimed Uncle Ju.isoii, waving hit Lat r.t the driver. "1 l h;:)s he'll let us ride." Tin; two were scarcely seated in the viigoti when Mr. Wray uppiurcd, ca!l- ilig on thein to btoj). "Judy," he called, "your Aunt liar rii t ha.t changed her mind 'bout your goin. .She forgot 'bout the comi.'ny fomin'. There'll be lots of work to do. You must .-( out uud come La-!;." Judy's lips tremblud. Unc'e Jud, noticing her reluctance, r.nd thinking of the elavish life led by th;i jioor child, shoved u silver dollar into B'.'.riiey's hand. "VVh'j. up," said he. 'Tull your freight out'n in re, afore Jonas gits n-ur. I'll give you another oug if you out-run him." So Tom whijijie l up to such good i l'.'ect that Jouut could only shake hLi I: -t und call inell'ectuully, while Judy trembled even us sho luiigh'.'d at their lunny i.-ncaoe. "Aft -r all, Judy," quotlt Uncle Jud, Ut-r on as they jogged ulong thu '1'.iiiii rvillo road, "I don't kuow but what I got nt good right to take cure on you ut Harriet has. Ain't I your own born uncle' They can keej your clothes. JVr hups we'll find some more si. mew here." Several weeks after these events a yoke of st i t s were halted before the i tiiee of a certain business man in Tiinuerville. r'rom the wagou at tached, Jonas Wruy got down and e:it inside, leaving his wifu to mind tie.; steers. The business man turned from his accounts as the farmer entered. "Well," he began, "have you raised that money or have you brought buck the cuttle?'' "I haven't been able to raise the money yet," returned Wruy. "Time is mighty hard up our v,y." "I'm fcorry to hesr this, for your note has pilled out of my h anils. iii.ro is th i nddres of the jmrty who bought it uj, and you will have to urriie the matter with him." Mr. Wrar was (riven a card with a street and number thereon "The man. lives there," said this bnsiness man. "He desired me to send yon to hint, whenever you came. His name? Uh, just go to the house. You'll find him there." Then the man turned away to attend to a customer. Jonas, both perplexed and worried, drove off to hunt up his new creditor. The address led him to a neat cottage villa, with a trim garden before it, and a general air of ease and comfort around. The door was opened by a httlo girl, at whom Mr. and Mrs. Wrsy stared in astonishment. A new and stylish frock, a jaunty hat and feather, long black stockings, but toned boots surely the fairies must have transformed their former house hold drudge. "Law me P'exclaimed Aunt Harriet. If itin'tJudyI" "What's the mennin' of all this?" demanded Jonas severely, for he was angered as well as anxious over this nnexjiected transfer of a debt that had embarrassed him a good deal of late. "When I fret you home, I'll learn yon to run off from your aunt, after she had Sent for you to come back, see if I don't." Without replying Judy ushered her uncle and auut into a finely furnished sitting room, where they beheld Uncle Judson, seated in nn easy chair and dressed like a gentleman. In his hand was a slij of pajicr, and in his small, shrewd eyes was an ambiguous twinkle. Mr. and Mrs. Wrsy were overeoruo again. Was their once shabby relative really rich? Had they in their selfish ness made fools of themselves, after ail? "3it down, Harriet," said Uncle Jnd, motiouing towards a conjdo of chairs. "Make yourself comfortable, Jonas. Obtd you haven't forgotten Jndy and me. What do you think of my new house? Judy is my little housekeeper. Hoje you haven't missed her very much." Jonas had seated himself on the edge of a chair nnd was looking around as if he could hnrdly believe his eyes. Harriet could only stammer: "Well Jud you see Judy helped tts about tho work. But we had no iden that that you were so so " '.So well fixed, eh?" Uncle Jnd smiled knowingly, "(luess you didn't or you'd taken more pains to a kejt me uj your way. You took it for granted I had nothin' and you nctcd accorditi. That is, nil of you, except Judy." He drew the girl to his side nnd ryrd his sister nnd brother-in-law with nn nir of amused detlitnc. "I soon saw that I wasn't welcome," ho continued, "uud that Judy was haviti' a hard time amongst yiwi. I didn't meau to take her away against your wishes, but when I saw how she dreaded to go back when Jonas told her that you, Harriet, had changed your mind about her goin', it come nil over me to once that tho jioor child needed me, more lierhaps. than I need ed her. Come now you'll give her up I reckon." turned Jonas, his covetous instinct at once aroused to a vague possibility of profit. "Yon hain't no idea, Jud, what store we set by Judy," remarked Harriet, eying the child as if she were so much precious metal. Judy turned to Uncle Judson with a frightened look. She could not lienr tho idea of leaving this new, bright existence for tho old hurd life at ht aunt's. "Don't worry, child," said he sooth ingly us he took her on his knee; then turning to his sister, "It's true that I am w hat you call well off, Harriet. Y'et I came to you us a poor man, mainly to see if my nearest kin would earn for me at all, aside from my money. Thank the good Lord one of Vm did !" He putted Judy's head, while Jonas resolved to try the itl'tvt of u little bluster. "We've raised hrr." he insisted, nnd we've spent money on her. How are we to get it buck unless she works it out? I till ye, she's got to go buck long of us." "See here!" Uncle Jud, looking somewhat stern, hell out th slip of jutjier. "Do you seo this? Well.be lore I came out to your house I heard you were in debt, and I bought nji this note iutenditi' to make you a jircseut of it, if you showed uny signs of carin' for u jioor old man. You didn't, so I fetched it away. It holds you for two hundred dollars and your stock uud lIuce are good for the amount." Jonus cast a despairing glance at his wife. Uncle Judson regarded the jiuir with a grim sm.Ie. 'You've showed your hands', you nnd Harriet," continued he. "But I don't want to be too severe. You did make oi:t to keep mo u few days, and I bear no hard feeliu's." Ho took Judy, placed her on the floor, nnd said very gently: "There is your Aunt Harriet and hero I am. Now don't forget that you're free to muke your own choice. Which one of us would you rather stay with?" Judy, in reply, throw her orms about Uncle Jud'sneek, who, thus embraced, held out the note. "Thut settles it," ho said. "Here, Jonus; take this note and burn it tiji, I've got full value received right here, with the biggest kiud of iutrus to boot." Jonas and his wife, having no other choice, accepted the situation, and re mained to purtake of the tin est dinner they had ever outeu. Uncle Judsou and Judy came out on the front por tico to see them off. A they drove sway Judy gave her uncle's aru; tight squeeze. "I fuel sorry for 'em," she ventured to say. ".iooduess knows I I don't see what fori" "I'm sorry for 'era, because they've lost so much. You'll iiuvir Lelj 'ia any bow. That what makes me pity 'em. They've lost so awful much." "Well, now, it do sound sorter piti ful, to be sure." His eye here lighted up with a humorous twinkle. "But they -swindled theirselves. They swopped a little gal for two hundred dollars as is wuth thousands. They swindled theirselves, Judy. Don't you forget thai" Yankee Blade. Ontwtttla; a Shark. On board the good ship "Vinrennes,1 during a cruise in the 1'aciflo Ocean, party of English and American officers were one day in the cabin talking cheerfully of the Cap and the cruise, when, as if by magio, every counte nance changed. Spellbound for an in stant, all sat intently listening. There was a strange commotion in the ship. Then came that noise of hurrying feet, unaccompanied by tho roice of com mand, which, breaking the silence of a well-disciplined man-of-war, and echo ing below, inspires a creejung fesr of unknown evil. There were, too, half suppressed exclamations of alarm, in which were caught the ominously con pled words' "Shark I Boy I" In a moment all were on deck. Olancing over the side rail, we saw in a row boat moored to the end of the side boom, a few feet from the side, one of the ship's boys, a bright, cheerful little fellow, standing erect, holding a boat-hook ready to strike. (Biding slowly toward him, scarcely ripjding tho surface of the water, through which its broad back could be plainly seen, wns a great white shark a "man-eater" such as in former days followed in the wakes of captured slavers, prizes to Her Maj esty's emitters on the coast. Tho crew of tho Vincennes stood aghast, powerless to aid. Some called to the boy to lie down in the boat, others shouted to him to pull away. But, wholly intent on tho movements of the fearful creature, he did not hear them. Wo had not long to wait ; tho shark camo on, raising its head out of the water, so that its sinister ey.-s could bo seen. Pressing heavily on the wale of tho boat, it boro dow n the side. We expected to seo tho boat roll over upon the shark, and held our breath. Down came tho iron-pointed boat-hook with nil the force a boyish arm could givo it. A blow, nnd then a quick thrust, nnd the light boat, buoyant aa a feather, slipjied out from under the shnik's head and righted herself. It was n gallant sight to see thnt sailor boy standing undaunted before what might, indeed, be called tho jaws of death. Kupidly and well did l.u jdy his wertjion. TLe shnrk, bullied, drew back ns if to tftko measure of the bravo little fellow, prejiaratory to a final rush which should seal the boy' fate. In thnt perilous instant, cool and collected, sei.iug the jiaiuter with one hand while ho pointed the boat hook with the other, to ward off thj shark's attack, tho boy quickly drew the bout under the rope-ladder, and, springing up, climbed to tho boom, along which ho tripped lightly to the ship. St Nicholas. . . The Deadly Lockjaw. One. of the most violent diseases that we have, lockjaw, has at last been found to be curable, and where ninety nine per cent, of those who contracted the disease were before sure to die, we now can rely upon nenrlv ns large a jiercentage of cures. This disease has been u mystery until qtt'to recently. Why one should contract lockjaw by running a small tack, splinter orother substance into his body, and another cseiipo nil trouble, no one could under stand. It was supposed for n long tinio that certain jicojile had n jiredlsposi tiou to the disease, and the least wound inilioted in this way would cause lock jaw. But now tiiat the bacillus of lockjaw has been discovered we know dillereiitly. Thi bacillus is iu the shajie of n drum-;dick und contains it deadly jioison. The bacillus is found everywhere in the surfaeo soil of tha streets or lieldt, nnd every time we ruu uny foreign sulist.uieo into the body wo run tho risk of getting lockjaw. The germs nre all around us in the dirt of st recti, nnd this is why nails that are ruu into the feet when walking on the roads are ujit to give the person lockjaw, Tho bacilli have congregated ou the nail iu great numbers, and when introduced iuto the system they get up a violent poison. A curious jiowder has now beeu obtainol after a long series of experiments which w ill instuntly kill tho bacilli of lockjaw, and when jmtictits ore suffering from the dreaded disease an inoculation of the substance will generally cure the disease. Tho discovery of the cure quickly followed the discovery of thtt bacilli, and its habitation, and motuod of growth. Yankee Blade. Freaks or Memory. A smart young cavalry officer was recently exercising his regiment upon the drill ground when thn familiar words of command suddenly slipped front his mind, and the btrcuous effort made to recall them was utterly futile. In order to cover his embarrassment he was compelled, to retire from com mand, uuder the jileu of illness. The fugitive sentence cumu to him when he reached his rooms. A still more singular case is that of a well-known and esteemed merchant, whoso memory so treacherously failed him one morning after leaving home, that he was totally unable to locate ui office, and was aotuully compelled to inquire a to- their whereabouts. Another interesting example is that of a popular novelist who had nearly i'.ishod an imjiortant work upon which he wo engaged, when a sudden fail ure of memory dcjirived him of his plot and necessitated the laying usidu of the book for more thau a week ; then au association of ideas recalled the missing jdot, the novel was brought to a successful issue and enjoyed a vidu cixcuUtiou. Bustou Qlob. HOUSEIIOId) MAT TECS, TO KRKP StLK. Articles made of silk should not k. aepx louteii in wnue paper, as tK. cmonue oi lime wntcn is ireqnetitl. used in bleaching the paper will times destroy the color or the ml Blue, brown or a glossr kind of a t.i lowish pajer is the best to select ' inis purpose, a wntte satin iiress nt cloak should always be wrapped up ja mue pajier, witn an outer covering of brown pajier sewn together at th, ages. inew lorn lieconier. TO rRtCPARK tl!E FOR BIiZAmrSft. If a garment is yellow merely fr01 lying, wet it morougtuy witu eh. wen anus mine preieraniy win, white soap nnd either hang or ly rt in the full sunshine. Take jiaii., (0 spread it aa wide as possible. As soon as it becomes bone-dry it quickly through clean soft wntr then dip it again in the suds Sudani spread it out to dry. After thnt, unless the yellow tint n unusually obstinate, it will be ti! flcient to sprinkle the garment wher, it hangs repeating the process as r ten as it dries, until the surface brilliantly white. Two days of V sunshine ought to remove the lasttr-, oi color. ht. Ijouis KepublUT. rBK.tl1F.XINO nitHSSES. To freshen a loco dress that l.vr.ti gray and sliinjy, brush with a yen soft brush that will not fret the l sponge with tepid water containing little powdered borax or alcohol, 4f over a folded flannel an I press on th. wrong side with a moderately w.-irj iron. Sjiotige with a black wmil cloth, nnd, tf yon have it st hand, In over the lace while ressing a jm-i thin black silk. Waists of China nnd wash silks nm often be freshened by sponging thi-i wttb bctmue or gasoline. I nannei cimn and pui in tne mr unt; all the odor has disappeared. If waists must be washed, make a su.ln i..i . . .. t i . iimew Hrm nitier nun wuiie soap, nj 1. A 1. .1-1.1 ...-.! witnu lueiii qiiiCKIV, squeezing lliMtl- the suds and rubbing as little us p,... bl. I'.inse ia a s'ightlr cooler str and the second time iu water it f.-n grees cooler. Do not use uny bluing .Miw lorn orid. rr.Avrs ron tt.wotva nAKrr. Tin! pl iTitt most suitable for linn :n: baskets in rooms ar those uvu;;. classed under the head of "h ilf-liHr.lt kinds ; that is, plantt that will tiir.V iu a temperature lit tie above th 'tr,: iug point. The great dilV.cullr a keejiiug window jdantt is tic j.m range of temperature to which th.' are subject. During tm day the rm are kept warm, but nt night the t-i peritture uftea fall to very near, if a-: quite, the freezing point, during tl- coldest weather in winter, and thi extremes are very likely to check tl growth of plants even if it does n-t J strov them. For six kinds of n'uv. for hanging baskets kept iu tli-reor.J or tue ordinary dwelling' InVusiT wmilil Rilrrr-ekfc .tni-iu-il.-' --r.-3 - - .. A -. also the plain green leaved, if one I, has room for both; Gleehom vnr gats, with brownish green leav edged with white; the trailing ul.r ilou both the plain an 1 variecni leaved varieties ; lady lurpeuto nltr. bngo ; many-colored spiderwur: ; ti common moneywort, nnd if a gi-c, variety is wanted add the monthly i lime Htrawm rries, tue wil l riinii:: cranberry, u;i 1 the I i tl- everr pigeon berry to be foii'td i.i till ru woodlands. New York Sun. i;:n c I! BAMS. Caramel Ten C.-eam Put hilf t-i cup of granulated sugar in au .r trying pun, und stir ever the lire m:t the sugar browns und smokes. I over it ii jiint of boiling milk tin 1 -t. one minute ; ut ml aside I j cool. U- cold add half a pound of sit-ur, quart of cream uud u teasiino:iiil extract of vanilla, mix well, ui' III It freezer and freeze. When fl iZi remove the dasher, stir in a puil whijijicd cream, repack, and stand ut! two hours. Chocolate Ice Cr iiitn Put s pint rich milk into four ounces o su.i chocolate iu tt satleepuu, and set nnti stove, let heat, mid half a teuspu-i.' or powdered cinnamon. Iialf u im'.ii of Sllgur uud two teaspoolisfill nf r' tract of vanillu. Mix until thick m. smooth, strain while hot, add a inn.' nl cream, lut cool uud freeze. 1 stand one hour before serving. Pistachio Ice Creuiii Ulaitcli V Jiound half a pound of shelled jiistm'i nuts. Put it pint of cream ou t il" with half a pound of su-ar, stir nu tue sugar is dissolved and stand to cool. When cold a Id the nuU, teusjioouful of extract of nlmoii-l, : sullicieut spinach juice to colors H- green, with a pint of whipped cn'. luru in a freezer und freeze. Se aside one hour before serving. Bisque ('luces Put a quart of cr. on to boil. Beat the yolks of siv f- and half a, jiound of sugar tnL'-t ana stir into the boiling milk, stin" the tire until it begin to tliiii' Take from the lire and set aside 1 cool. When cold add two teaspoi.uf of vanilla and hf.lf a jiiut of fruit i dial, pour iuto a freezer uud If"'-' Take out the dasher, stir in it j : t whipped cream, till small moll paper cones with the mixture, jnwlt salt and ice aud freeze, for two li"' Bombay Ice Cream Line a W" with llomun punch ice un inch tin- keeping the mold ou iee. Fill tln''r ter with a pint of lee cretim and 1: of grated cooouimt mixed. Cover t- toil with Boman punch, close the n" securely, and pack iu ioe aud saltl an liour. Taper making rank among dilstriua of thu 1Tnit.nl Kfutim th year there were about HOD uiilU vpvratlou iu this country. i
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