I
The World's A fair.
All llvlntc thliiKl
We henr sail son,
With fins or feet or winnowing wiu3
Tcarh lis to honor Industry.
At tilt grand fair,
Nut fur away.
Thinkers and workers will ln tlinro
1'lis king and pr m-ei t thn day.
Thn limy hand,
The husy liriiln.
Drltuj honor to our happy land
An I Iwautlfy oiirhrond donmln.
Wn must Im fed
Ami housed unci clad,
toll linked with thought wins lionet hrouJ
A'nl hrlug th poiion tli.it niukt'tli glud.
Tho works of art,
til oil or stone,
Canvas toni'lii-.l with n human ln"rt,
Mirhlo K"iilu huth lin'iith I upon,
Hllvcr and il l,
All wisely wnught
tn fornix nml Mgurin mniilfolo,
Hhow tint Inventor's wondrous thought.
Thn whiIiI'k n fill r.
Vorkois are wi
Tray, wlmt run w exhIMt thorn
As proof of thoiurhtfi'l Industry?
At duty'n nil,
Thn oor nml rl"h
fthould work, ront liit"ll"et nml small,
Whether wo ride or turn tho swlleh,
Thn kIiI4 tli.it will,
Tim wheels tlmt turn,
F.iiiliioo tlmt t )iu ii l-T on tho rail,
Anvil tlmt rln.', forges that luirr,
Cnttln In herds.
Anil unieeful -I"i'iN.
ftp'k Infer tliiin our Measured word
For toll that nlms nt useful deeds.
tlKoiioK V. Ht'MiiAv In Nmv York l."dgor.
A Raspberry Park Affair.
Hurry Merriiiiun wn.i tlio bent
dressed iiiiiii nt liusphcrry 1'nrk. lie
fore tlm tiny of hin advent was over ln
had created n sensation. Before the
first week if his htny was ended linlf n
dozen girls wero at lii-i beck nml cull.
Hut oiio, whose iiiiini' was Cora to her
family nml Miss Morton to tho rest,
did not yield before his as.ailing jaun
tincsu. Therefore ho fell in love with
her.
Aftjr ho had boon nt tho Park n
week another man appeared, who
coulil bo identified nt once nn tho Minn
who will never lie popular. He win
neither dressed well nor jnuiity, nml
his aiiw.iH that of a mini who known
tlmt heoimnot tnlk well and has learned
not to try. The hotel ileeiileil tlmt he
wnn an unfortunate who had been
cniiKht in tho llniineinl n.iii'eze anil
left high and dry. He spent no nion
y, never appeared nt the hops nml w iih
an different as possible from Hurry
Morrimnn.
Perhaps it was n toiteh of sympathy
tlmt Hindu MiaH Morton nod to him and
smile kindly. Thin nmde Harry refer
to him eouteniptiioiiHly hh "poorehnp,"
and Hay that he had no doubt brought
hin troubles on himself.
In tho meantime Hurry was paying
assiduous court t Com, Ho pretty
well monopolized her, leaving her lit
tlo timo for association with other men.
But tho few of her precious hours ho
whs unable to take to himself she gen
orally spent with the newcomer. When
Harry considered this, lio coupled
with that gentleman's name iu his
mind such opprobrious epithets as
"shabby cad" and others which I will
not i word.
Finally Harry proposed. He told
Miss Morton first that he was very
much ia love with her, whereupon she
raised her hand in deprecation and
mentioned certain others of Raspberry
Park's galaxy to whom her suitor had
been attentive. It pleased him to ace
that she had noted the ease with which
he had conquered her sex, and sought
to impress upon her mind the honor
that ho was doiug her by explaining
that if other girls had fallen in love
with him it was no fault of his. He
simply could not keep them away.
Then he declared that despite tho
man hearts in which his image had
been inshrined, she was the first idol
which had found a place in his.
Then he explained his prospects.
Thoy were very good, he thivtght.
The head of his house had just died
he was in the importing lino and ho
was probably iu the direot line of pro
motion A new member of the firm
wag coming from abroad aud on his
actiou Harry's income in some meas
ure dopendrtd; but although he had
not even taken the trouble to learn the
new partner's name he had heard that
he was a "bit of a ntuff" and he
had little doubt of his own ability to
jolly him into raising his salary. Cora
talked with him some time about him
self and got Mr. Harry Merrimun's
idois of Mr. Harry Merriman's im
portance pretty thoroughly grounded
in her mind.
' It was with a pretty blush that she f --
nally, in reply to his important question
asked hira if he would not call at their
cottage the next afternoon. To this
arrangement he finally assented, albe
it with some bint of resentment
a fading that she was taking bi f
obances in asking him to wait. Tn i
sekt afternoon oame, aud with it llur
ry's call. He was even better dressed
than usual, ntid marched into the tiny
drawing room with the air of a con
queror. He was atunzed and annoyed
to llnd the shabby man there before
him. lie lormed thn determination
that as soon as Miss Morton actually
promised to be Mrs. Merrininu that
shabby man should bo shut out.
He was gratified to have the maid
bring a request from Miss Morton to
have him see her in a moment In thn
garden. He did so, Hhe met him w ith
a sweet, mil nmile, and firmly told him
that alio must decline to ncccpt his
hand nml heart. Hinee her tnlk with
him h!ic hud found that she loved an
other. It is pimiilile thnt Harry's as
tonishment showed it plainer in his
face than did his grief. At liny rate,
mingled with the soreness in both his
heart and his pride, there was nn he
went out a distinct pity for the girl
w ho had thrown nwny ho good a chance.
Whether or not that pity was in
ereiiHeil by the note which he received
a day or two later by iimil from New
York t know not. Thus rend the
note :
"Pear Mr. Morrimnn I hnve the
pleasure of announcing that from
this date your milary will be increased
as per your request to the late head of
this home. It is only fair to explain
that this action is iu some nieiiHiirc due
to the recommendation of Mins Cora
Morton, in whose good judgment. I
have much faith. It will doubtlcHs
interest yon to know that Miss Morton
it soon to become my wife. Yours
very truly, Jons thi iihton.
And .tiilui Thiiriton was tlu- mime
of tho shabby man iu lla.ipberry l'at'k.
New York l'reis.
Fake nt (he Fair,
Iu the Midway l'laisanee is probab
ly the greatest collection of 'fakes"
the world has ever seen. The pre.
prietors thereof rejoice, however, iu
the proud title of "(Joiiei-Hsioiiaires."
Whenever I grew tired of fonnul
night-seeing I would Htroll down the
riiiisnnce (which was so popular that
everybody soon got the knnek of pro
nouncing it correctly) to the Egyp
tian temple. Here win tho greatest
fakir of them all. I am proud to any
he was it American, In Egyptian
raiment he squatted in front of the
temple, and delivered his Hpecch ns
follows :
"This, ladies and gentlemen, is the
temple of Tjiixor, the tomb of ltaine
scs H. You will find his mummy
about a most delicious iulleetiou of
the voice on this word th t fifth one'
on the right. On the left the mummy
of King Solomon'a father-in-lnw also
his aistor iu law. Tint ancrod dances
are ubout to begin."
To diacover, after all this, that the
mummies at w hich people wcro gazing
bo reverently were nothing but dum
mies was an unmitigated joy.
One evening after the Egypto-Amer-icau
above mentioned hud delivered hii
Hpecch about thcteuiple of Luxor and
the mummy of Itumesea II., n man in
the crowd turned tn mo and asked, "Is
this tho Oerman Village."
Tho personnel of the Phiisance hIiows
reminded me of Thackeray's inventory
of passengers on tho Whito Hquall.
There are innumerable Oriental dances
Turkish, Algerian, Persian and
Egyptian, the latter in a theatre an
noxedto tho "Street in Cairo." These
dances are supposed to be very sug
gestive, but I think most people must
find them simply ugly, and wonder it
they really convey the Oriental idou
of grace of motiou.
Much more interesting is the dauciug
in the large Japanese village, and in
the theatre of the Bouth Hen Islanders.
Tho former is really gruceful ; the lat
ter is the best dancing in tho Plaistincr
It makes no pretunso to gronsness, but
it is simply downright savage. There
is a certain indescribable charm about
the Plaisanoe with its varied life ; aud
the crowd which it attracts is an added
feature of interest. Not far from tho
Plaisanee was Buffalo Bill's Wild
West show with its Dead wood Coach,
"which, ladies and gentlemen, has
carried more royalty, and more royalty
at one time, than any other coach iu
tho world Colonel Cody on the box."
It costs about thirty dollars iu dimes
and quarters to do the PlaUance. But
the' fakes, including the Beauty show,
ari ofteu seen in procession through
the grounds, Ceutury.
In the Vicinity of Mo nut Etna.
The very rain is strange; it is
charged with obscure personality; is
' is the habitation of a new presence, a
storm-geuius that I have never known ;
I it is born of Etus, whence all things
here have being and draw nourish
meut It is not rain, but the rain-
cloud, spread out over the valleys, the
precipices, the souuding beaches, the
ooean-plain; it is not.. a storm, but a
season. It does not rise with the
moist Hyados, or ride with cloudy
Orion in tho Mediterranean tight; It
does not pass like Atlantic tempests on
great world-currents ; it remains. Its
home is upon Etna; thence it comes
and thither it returns; it gathers and
disperses, lightens and darkens, blow
and is silent, and though It suffer the
clear north wind, or tho west, to di
vide its veils with heaven, again it
draws the folds together about its
abode. It obeys only Etna, who sends
it forth ; then w ith clouds and thick
darkness the mountain hides its fiioe)
it in the Hicllinn winter.
Hut Etna does not withdraw continu
ously from its children even in this sea
son. On the third day, at farthest, I
wns told it would bring back the nun;
and I was not deceived. Two days it
was closely wrapped in impenetrable
gray; but the third morning, ns I
threw open iny cnsemetit and stepped
out upon the terrace, I saw it,
like my li.it ivo w inter, expanding its
broad flunks under the double radiance
of dazzling clouds spreading from its
extreme riiiinuiit, and of the snow-fields
whose King fair drifts hIioiio far down
the iiides. Villages nml groves wcro
visible, clothing all the lower zone,
and bi'tween lay the plain. It neeuied
near iu that nir, but it Ih twelve miles
inuiv, Erom the sea-dipping base to
the white cone the slope measures
more than twenty miles, nml ns many
more conduct the eye downward to the
western fringe a vast bulk ; yet oil"
does not think of its wi.e ns he gazes,
so large a tract the eye taken in, but
no more realizes than it does the dis
tance of the Hlars. ('ciitnry.
Mt-rr ( Infill"! or Kings.
There is one thing about the life of
the average priii'-e in which Veapect he
is better oil' than luo.Ht boys, Jt rare
ly, if iml 1 it ever happens that a
prince has to submit to having his fa
ther's old clothes cut down for him.
It rarely happens iiIno thnt kings part
with their old clothes while they live,
so that when they come to die theit
wardrobes usually nliow n vast n"cum
illation of good, bad and indifferent
costumes, which are, as a rule, sold at
public auction. When the eminent
dandy and monarch, George the Fourth,
died, a tuoat wonderful display of gar
ments was made upon tho auction ta
ble. The King waa lavihh in his expendi
tures on clothing, ami seldom parted
w ith uiiythiug he had once worn. A
famous historian of his time, (irevill,
says that the King's memory was so
particular that he knew- ho could name
any article of clothing he possesHed,
no matter how old, mid would often
embarrass his pages by inquiring for
Home coat or other garment of days
gone by. When he died thero wns
brought to Hale every coat he had had
for fifty years before.
There was a dozen pairs of corduroy
breeches which he had made to hunt
in ; Hpleiidid furs, uniforms, pelisses,
breeches, costumes, orders in wonder
ful variety ; boots and shoes of every
kind, which were sold nt five shilling
a pair nil round ; handkerchiefs which
brought a guinea each, Htockings with
out number, canes iu equal profusion,
DDI) whips and 000 pocket books.
Among hin effects wero found, too,
all sorts of trinkets that had been giv
en to him, and old gloves and lock ot
hair, which represented conquests at
balls and assemblies. Homethiug like
10,01)0 was found in cash in odd places,
in boxes or pockcthooks. And there
was, moreover, a whole cellurful of hit
favorite snuff no less than sixtoen
hundred weight and this was sold by
private treaty for 400. Hurpcr'i
Young People.
Petroleum to Cure Diphtheria.
Paris medical men continue to givi
their opinions vaguely on the treat
ment of diphtheria by petroleum a(
carried out by Dr. Flahbut, a provin
cial physician. All unite in testimony
as to the fact that such a treatment is
by no means original. Dr. Fauvcl, a
celebrated throat specialist, says thai
in pulmouury maladies the applica
tion of puro petroleum has produced
splendid results. Moreover,' during
the American wur of secession, woundt
wero dressed w ith the oik Tho doctot
however, counsels mothers whose chil
dren are affected by the dreadful mal
ady ot diphtheria or croup to puttheii
trust for the present in pure lemon
juice, which should be sponged oi
brushed over tho throats of the suffer
ers. London Telegraph.
Reward of Wickedness,
'I never robbed a man but once,'
said the honest tramp, "and then
was starving. He would not give me
a penny, and I oouldn't stand the gnaw
iugs iu my stomach any longer. Ho 1
knocked him down and weut through
his pockets. What kind of a haul did
I mukef Just one little bottle that
road on thn lubel Pnin : inr thai
full feeliug after eating.' Philadel 1
I phia Record.
FOR FARM Af (J A It I) EX.
nn TF.Nnrtt wrm Mtrr.H rnii Ks.
Chickens whim first hatched, should
not lie hurried out of the sitting tiest.
For twenty-four hours nt least from
the timo when the earliest comineiieo
to show themselves it Is better to leave
them under or with the hen mother.
They need no food for from a day to
a day and a half usually. When they
get strong chough to venturo from be
nenth their mother's wings it is time to
move the brood. The Poultry World.
oati as P-.p.r.
Tlm value of oats n fee.l depends
largely upon tho cutting an 1 curing.
They ilionl.l be cut before the seed is
fully mature, I. If allowed to ripen,
the atalk nml leaves turn to woody
fibre ami tho straw pos.icMsc but little
nutritivn value.
The nuts hIioi:1, Im bound iu Medium-sized
bundles to help in curing
out. This should b.) done lifter they
hive been exposed to the sun for sev
ernl hours. Ten or twelve bundles
are enough to put up in n shock, and
three or four days are sufficient tocure
them properly if the w atln'r be favor
able. They must be dry when i.tored
away. To feed them, run through n
cutting-box, add small quantity of
whent bran mil duinvcn slightly.
New York World.
WtNliriAfih (IK A MARK'S l,r..l.
WimlgalU nr.) usually thn result, of
l ilropsicnl e in i!io:i of t'l-i joints or
tho tend mm lea ling from them; co-i-wquently
they miy appear lit the
iiiiiii or almost iinywlcre along the
line of tho in tin ten Ions of the legs.
Th" puffH, or gills, appear in the form
if soft and s itu nvli it r niudiah tumors,
varying greatly iu sio accord ing to
the amount of secretion they cont iiu
A i the foot is nils d th y se -in to re
I ix, or b iiioui s ift-ir th tn wh in th 1
animal b -nr hit w.-iht on the foot.
Sometimes, howev.-r, windmills are
ciiisnd by H"vere labor an I pulling of
heavy lomli, or by fast drivinr. Tii".v
rarely produce lim;iiess nt first, but
may if neglected until inll unmatioii
"'Ih iu, or where there is a
tendency to chronic ilropsicul af
fect ions. Iu ordinary canes of wind
gnll apply alcoholic liniments, spirits
of camphor, extract of witch hnel,
with a banihige with slight pressure at
first, increasing it as the galla recede.
Iu applying th ) liniur'iit nlwuys use
the bare hand, rubbing carefully, but
Hiiflicient to caiiHo friction ; then put
on the bandages and wet them to sa
turation over tlio gulls. Change the
bandages throe times n day, with hand
rubbing each time. Should this treat
ment fail to effect a cure iu the course
of a week or ten days, then apply
stronger liniments, or even n mild
blister may bo required,, but these
w ill be rarely needed w ith simple wind
gnlls ou a young horau. New York
Sun.
Kf.T.P VOIJn KUKRI TltlUPTV.
Thn farm ir who permits his sheep
to largely look after thorns dves must
be content to put up with light, nn
even tleeces of wool that, when sent
to market, will sell at reasonably low
prices. It is very important in grow
ing a good, even flueoo of wool to keep
the slump iu a good, thrifty condition,
ami while so long as thero is good pas
ture Ittlo or no extra feeding is neces
sary, nt tho same timo th"y must be
looked after stiffioiontly oftuu to make
sure of this. As with tho other sto.'k
on tho farm, it is best to look after
thuir supply of food for th im, as well
as their shi.lter, in good s3iison. While
it is best to allow sktiep to run out as
long as tho weather will permit, it i-t
also essential that their shelter shoul I
be ready for thnm, aud that the food
iug cuu bo commenced nt any time,
that is necessary to keep them in good
condition.
There is no advantage, in keeping thn
ttock or breeding tthecp fat, but they
diould be kept thrifty, aud the more
fully this is done the better the growth
uud tho quality ot the fleece. . By
changing the pasture and by having a
pnteh of ryo fait cm bj allowjd to
i;row until reasonably lute iu tho fall
full feed will not usually be necessary
until early in the winter. Sheep will
keep healthier aud will thrive better if
they can be allowed to run out, aud
good pasturage will h.dp materially iu
permitting this.
Use all reasonable care to keep sheep
thrifty, sell off any und nil that with
good treatment will not keep thrifty,
und the quicker they nro marketed the
better. Chicago Times.
PATTKNISa FOWLS.
It is a prima requisite in fowls
brought to the table that they should
bo suitably fat, and tho loan bird is
neglected in the market aud refused
by the epicure. But uuluss some at
tention Is paid by breeders to mnk'j
their fowls fnt it will be found to b
extensively true thnt when left to
themselves they will be rarely fitted
for tho purposes for which they nis
designed. The great desideratum
seems to bo to produce fowls which
shall nt once bo healthy and likewiti
fnt. Overfeeding is a sure eouso .f
disease and similar effects follow when
the unfortunate fowls are too long nml
too closely confined. It may bo well,
therefore' to give some brief descrip
tion ol the nature of the substance
called fnt, mid of what tho process of
fattening consists.
Fat is not n necessary art of any
niiifual body. It is tin form which
siiperabiiinlnnt nourishment assumes,
which would if needed be converted
Into muscles nml other solids. It is
('outlined in certain membranous re
ceptuel. s provided for it, distributed
over the body, ntid it is tur 1 to n-.e
whoii 'ver the supply of nourishment
is de.Vctiv", which should be provided
by tho stomach and other great organs.
It is in such emergencies i:i th" niiiiiinl
economy taken up by the nbsorbenlsl
If the absorbents from nny chum" act
feebly the health suffers. When, how
ever, iioiiriiilimeiit ia taken into the
system in greater quantities than ia
necessary for ordinary piirrlotes, too
absorbent vessels take it up. The fat
thus in i.le in generally healthy, pro
vid"d there is a good digestion. Noth
ing would iieem to be plainer than Du
llest tiuihiicr of fattening poultry.
To feed fowls with regularity uud
plentifully on the 1'cj-t food is the ob
vious mode Ameriehii I'oi.ltry Yi:rd.
PAfiJI ANI (lAltlir.N MOTE I.
Keep the top soil open.
Turn over and mix thn compost
heap.
lie careful not to ov.r::! ici: vor.r
pastures.
Animals nepil as clou-i wntur r.s u-i-man
beings.
New varieties o" fruits nr ; j:'.-.:it-ly
appearing.
Iu cooling cream or hntfer on!v rro
perfectly clear nml pure.
Siruqi require less onston t'lan c.i!
t!o, 1 rcne.KC they bite closer.
Care for your animals i." you c-:pcct
them to make money for you.
A creamery hIioiiIiI not brt ol-irted
until !J'li) cows are guaranteed.
Set a bed of lily-of-the-valley rnd
keep it Well wittered mid I hadeil.
Turnips an I rape, w ith a little oil
meal, w ill m ike mutton iuicy w.t.l t:i
der. Why n it aiu ly th ) t:nr':e r i.ior',
an l nis tlu kiu 1 of ntojl; th it ii in
demand?
If pastured in the full th- dnripinars
of stock should b i sj.itt.Tj 1 c.irl in
the spring.
It is n good phin to keep n good
milking cow iu the dairy us Ion; ua
hIid ia u good milker.
Thoroughly whitewashing tin sheeps
quarters w ill help materially in yetting
rid of the sheep ticks.
It costs more to bring n con- back
to full flow- of milk in summer thin it
docs to keep her up to it.
Comb honey Hells better and nt n
higher price than extracted, and there,
in lies the advantage of feeding back.
W, 7.. Hutchinson nays that ou an
average ho has secured two pounds of
comb honey from th feoiUn of tlirau
pounds of extracted.
Salt is said to ben goal curator
cabbage worms. Apply iu the morn
ing before dew is off, or stir in wuter
and sprinkle ut night.
Tho milk tester nml tho separator
nre important factors in dairying.
The milk tester in the near future will
be a sine qua lion in dairying.
Some bejkeepers seem to think thnt
it is better to allow tho bees to build
comb than have them plaster tho wood
work of tho sections with comb.
If horsemen would givo a teaspoon
fill of saltpeter iu a pail of water twice
a week, they would tiud a greut im
provement iu the uppt-urauco of th.dr
horses.
Combs near tho centre of tho super
are drawn out quicker aud finished
soouer thuu those ut tho outside aud
corners. This being bo, it i i best to
place the sections least tilled at the
ceutre.
The appearance of au animal gn
a great way iu the market, uud a
smooth, sleek, and fut steer sells more
readily aud at a lietter price thau oue
equally as fut, but rough lookiuj.
This is n point for consideration.
If auiniuls do not respond t a fut
teniug food, something is u ruuj eithel
with tho uuimuls or the fojd. If you
cuu nut ascertain the cause, it is a loss
to coutiuue to try to make an increase
iu weight, and the best Bu'aouo would
be to dispose of thum.
Odo to the Hen. , ,
Of rohln sml MuK-Mni sun" linnet, 1 ' '
Rprlng poets wrltn psgo nftVr pni4
Their praises srn sounilixl eneh minute,
Itr prophet, sootlnnynr nnrt tign,
Hut not sines thn stars snug togothsr,
Not slnee thn ernntlon of men,
llus any one ilrswn A goosnfnnthnr
In prnlso of tho patient old linn,
All honor anil prnlm to tint singing
That eheers up tlm wIMwonil in spring,
Thn ohl reoollm-tlon oft liritiKing
Joy, cIiIIiIImhhI al thnt Mirt of thing.
Dut iloarer to m than thn twltt-r
Of rohln or mnrtln or wp-ii,
Is thnt motherly elaeU when s llttnr
Of chlcknii siirroiiml tho oi l hen.
Ami her mlil-wlnter nnvkln, how nhoory,
Alsivn hn now n.-st shn has riinlii;
It notin h"nrts nil nweirv
Another fresh egg has Imon luM.
Ami whn thn ohl hlnl, air-xl nfnt Isry and
fnt,
Is wll eookml with light dumplings nml
gravy,
There's great nonsolntlon In that.
Ainorlemi Poultry A.lvoeiito.
nr .no nous.
The hen is not n cheerful fowl. Sho
broods n great deal.
The girl who had n falling out with
her friend will not try tho hammock
again.
"How plensntit it is to be tall."
"Plensnnt?" "Yes; everybody looks
tip to you."
When n mnn comes to nsk you for
your opinion he really asks you for
your confirmation of his own.
Miss FoHiliek "You ny Mr. Skidds
is n peddler. What does ho peddle?"
Miss Keedick "IK. pedals his bicy
cle." Someone has nsked: "Where do
fiies go in the winter?" We don't
know, but we w ish they would go there
in summer.
Vnn licit "When my wife getshys
tericnl and begins to cry, how can I
stop her?" Invalid's Wife "Tell
her it is making her nose red."
An Ohio mini has put up a fac
tory for the production ot vnses to
hold the ,c lies of cremated persons
Ho must expect to urn n good deal.
Butcher "Didn't you likethut ham?
Why it wns some that I cured myself."
Customer"' ill that ham cured?
Why, man, it wasn't even convales
cent." Maud "Why did you break off your
engagement with Charley?" Ellen
"Well, you see he would wear shirts
and neckties which didn't become my
complexion,"
Judge "Threo months ntid ten
days." Prisoner "Can't you make
it n shorter sentence, yer Honor?"
Judge "I can." Prisoner "Thank
yon, yer honor." Judge "One
year."
"Xow papa, tell mo what is hum
bug?" questioned the '.0 i-year old son
of a friend of ours. "It is," replied
thn father, "when your mother pre
tends to bo very fond of mj ami puts
no buttons on my shirt."
"Johnny, "suiil his teacher, "if your
father can do a piece of work iu seven
days, and your Uncle (leorge can do
it in nine days, how long would it take
both of them to do it?" "They'd
never get it done," said Johnny.
"They'd sit down and tell fish stories."
The Cost of a Slack Wire.
Xn the course of recent discussion
on the propriety of spending public
money for repairs, a certain vote was
opposed. One of the advocates of the
expenditure related the following inci
dent : A few years ago there was a se
rious accident on the Luchine Canal at
Montreal. The wire from the deck to
the engine room of a certain steamer
that was passiug through the canal hod
become sluck. Tho officer in cliargo
on deck pulled the wire to ring the
bell in the engine room and stop the
steamer as she entered one of the locks.
Tho wire being out of order, tho bell
did not ring, the steumer kept on at
full speed, the lock gates were smashed
by tho colli.siou, the waters were sud
denly let out, and many vessels inside
wero greatly damaged. There w as also
an obstruction to business for several
days at a crowded season of the year,
and a great fleet of upward and down
ward bound craft were detuiued with
very great detriment to their cargoes.
Indued, the whole loss was estimated
roughly at scarcely less than one mil
lion and a quarter dollars. The speaker
asked his hearers to consider how
much would have been saved by spend
ing a quarter of a dollar iu having that
wire tightened before the catastrophe
occurred. Christian Herald
Little Dick's Economy.
Little Dick "Fapa, didn't you tell
mamma we must economize?"
Papa "I did, my sou."
Little Dick "Well, I was thinking
that if you'd get uie a pony I wouldn't
wear out so many shoes." Good
News.