A Heart's Son?. A raindrop Ml from tho leaden sky And ii gray bird sang whon tho day was nigh. Th" crystal ilrop wns lost In thn rain By an arrow's- thrust tho bird was slain. K t.-ardrop fell from a heart's overflow, Ami a maiden's sung was sad and low i I'or the one she rtnnmnd so true and strong Proved false to singer, and to song. IAi.nr.RT Hnnt In Godey's. WAS IT A RUSE? BV 8. A. WKIS8. Alice Wren wns n very pretty little woman a widow of thirty or there abouts with soft, nppealing brown ryes and a dimple in each check, and the more Mr. Bowers looked at her across tho bonrdingdiouse table the better he liked her. Ho was himself a w idower of forty, and had been paying Nome attention to a maiden lady with nubiirn hnir and sharp black eyes, who, ho considered, would bo ft good manager for his household; but from the moment when pretty Mrs. Wren sealed herself opposite him nt Mrs. Brook's table, ami said, in hur sweet, low voice, "Ten, if you please, with sugar and cream," he felt na' intuitive conviction that thin was 4hn woman whom a kind fate had especially designed for him. l mm his lamllnily lie gained some information concerning her; that she had been recommended to the summer bonrdiiig-hoiiHO by Mrs. Brook's own pastor, whoso relntivo (the was ; that Nhe had lost her husband nearly two years since, nnd was very well oft" as regarded money ! and finnllv that she resided with a sister iu Mr. Bowers' own city all of which was very sHtis factory to Mr. Bowers. ho, forthwith, no commenced nn assiduous courtship of the widow, and so favorably wcro her attentions re ceived that ono old bachelor Mr. Boggs wagered a silver dollar with another old gentleman Mr. Wingo that tho couplo would be engaged bo fore the end of the second week. As it happened, it was on the very evening of this wager that Mr. Bowers and the fair widow were sented in a little rustic summer-house on the lawn .as the sun set slowly beneath tho dis taut mountain tops. She was looking at the evening star nnd he ut her. "I think," she said, pensively, "that that must be tho star of my destiny, else I would not love it so. " "And I believe you are mine .answered, tenderly, "else nmv " ha I NftV it, Alice?" "Say what?" she answered, ini oeutly. "You know that I love you sol" Her long lashes drooped. "We havo known each other for bo fdiorta time," she murmured. "For a whole week, dearest, and in that time have become better ac quainted wtth each other than would have been possible in mouths of or uiuury intercourse. uti, Alice, say that you will be mine !" Aud when, nn hour thereafter, tho couple returned to the house, and en tered tho supper-room in tho full glaro of the gaslight, Mr. Wingo quietly ulipped a silver dollar from his pocket, and with, a sigh, laid it upon Mr. Boggs' knee, under oover of the table cloth. wi course Mr. .powers called upon his betrothed as soon as she returned to tho city, and between them ar rungemouts were made for marriage a speedy uut: in an this time he was pur posely nursing in his breast a guilty secret which the widow little sus pected. For uot onoe had he hiutod to her that in the home to which ho proposed to take her he had three rough and unruly boys to whom she was expected to bo n tonder mother. "It will never do to let her know it before we aro engaged," Mr. Bowers had at first said to himself. And when he found himself en gaged, he was still haunted by the doubt whether she might uot, forget ful of her plighted word, be tempted to "throw him over" when she found out about those torriblo children. But at last matters had progressed so far all but the date of the mar-' riage being fixed that he felt that he could not longer, with propriety, withhold from her a mutter which so ueurly coueerued lior. "Alice, darling," ho said, oue eve ning, with a sickly smile, "I have a little surprise for you. I have boon ao absorbed iu you that I forgot to toll you about my my throe little lioys at home." "Why did you not toll me before?" "Because ahem I as I said, I was thinking of yon only. But surely, darliug, you will uot object to being mother to my poor motherless little ones? You cannot care ao little for me, Alice, as- to make this a ground 0r refusing to become my wife? No, no! your is too noble a nature for that 1" Dear little things!" she said softly. Of course you will bring them to sco me. Accordingly, when she next entered the parlor to receive him, she beheld, seated in a row on a divan, three well grown boys, all of whom regarded her with looks of undisguised hos tility. Alice, my dear," said Mr. Bowers, advancing to meet her, "these are my motherless little ones who will, I trust, bo a help and comfort to yon. This is Ocorge, tho eldest, twelve years old. Come herp, Oeorge, and shake hands with this lady. Mho is to bo your mother." Oeorgo favored his future stepmother w ith a fiendish leer, which caused her blood to run cold nt the thought of nil that it might portend. The second boy refused to shake hands, and tho youngest, aged eight, muttered sullenlv : "I ain't agoin' to call her mother." Mr. Bowers sought to exeuso his off spring, but tho look which he private ly cast upon them was indicative of future vengeance. An 1 when Oteorgs knocked a vase off a table, and Regie shrieked that Arthur was sticking pins in his bnck. Mr. Bowers thought it timo to go. rieaso wait awhile," tho Widow- Wren gently said; adding with an arch smile: "As you gave me a little surprise yesterday, I have ono for you to-dnv." She left the room ; and presently there was a sound in the hall of light footsteps and a surpressed giggling ami whispering. Then Mrs. Wren re appeared, closely followed by five lit- tlo girls, the youngest of whom she led by tho hand. "You havo brought your buys to see mo," sho said smiling; "anil now, pray allow mo to introduce my own darlings Helen, Rosa, Agnes, Lily and Marie. Helen is the eldest, ten years old, and darling little Marie not quite three. Rosa is liko her father," here the widow looked pensively at the little one and sighed "and Agnes nnd Marie are thought to resemble mo. Do you think so?" she added sweetly. To depict in words the expression of blank surprise nnd dismay upon the face of Mr. Bowers would be impos sible. He could only stare and me chanically shako the hand of each lit tle girl as shs was presented to him. Then tho widow led them to the corner whore the three boys s;it ; and five minutes th?reafter tho two young est girls were crying, tho next two in a high state of indignation, nil i the eldest engaged in a struggle with Mas ter Otnorgo, who ws trying to cut of her ringlets with his pocket-knife. "Oh," said the widow, anxiously, "I am afraid I hope do you think," turning appealingly to Mr. Bowers, "that they could over geton together? My little pots are very good and ami able ; but, you see, they are not ac customed to boys." Mr. Bowers answered vaguely, that "he hoped o." JJut all the way home bis mind was in a dazed and agitated state, as it dwelt upon that group of eight chil dren in the Widow Wren's parlor. Eight children boy and girls and none of them above twelve years of age! He thought of the family board, with four seats on each side, and the constant squabbiug of which it was to be the scene ; of the family pew, and of how people would smilo as the iufan tilo procession filed into it. Good heavens! it would never, never do ! He hated to give up the widow and her fortune, but the sacrifice must be mado. And so, before a week had passed, he had writteu to Mrs. Wren, express ing his fear that, under the unforeseen state of things, their marriage would not be as happy or us advisable as he had at first anticipated. And Mrs. Wren returned a cheerful reply, agreeing with his views, and re leasing him from his engagement, And theuooforth, for six mouths, they saw aud heard uo more of each other, though Mr. Bowers often thought of the pretty aud auiiuble widow and her comfortable fortune, and wished that those five children had never stood iu his way. It wub on a pleasant day of the fol lowing spring thut Mr. Bowers, with his three boys, stood in the waiting- room of a railroad depot, awaiting the arrival of au up train. He was sending off the two eldest to a boarding-school, Huddeuly he heard a voice whieh sent thrill through him, and turuing, met the smiling eyes of the Widow Wreu, looking prettier than ever, a she fraukly held out her Laud, "Quit time ainoo we hut met!" be said, cheerfully. "Quite! and I need not ask how yon have been. Yon look as bloom ing as your own roses?" he said gal lantly, glancing at the bouquet which she carried. "You have your boys with you, see. How they have grown !" "And your little pet how are they?" "Oh, blooming as lilies? There are two of them, Helen and Marie, with their mother." "Their mother 1" echoed Mr. Bow ers, following the direction of her glance to where a lady, with two chil dren stood talking with ft nice-looking gentleman. "Yes my sister. You knew they were her children?" "Really, I you never told me so," he stammered. "Didn't I? But of course you guessed it, as I was living with her." And she looked admiringly at her bouquet. Mr. Bowers felt half stunned. What dreadful mistake this had been! What a dreadful blunder he had committed! But was it too late to undo it? Might it not be pota ble And just here ho caught the shriek of the appronching train. "Do von still resido with your sis ter?" he asked, hurriedly, but with an earnestness which spoke in his eyes as well as his words. "Oh, dear, no nt least Ishallnotin the future." Hhc turned to tho nice looking gentleman, who had ap proached. "Let mo iutroduee you to my husband, Mr. " Mr. Bowers did not catch the name, and, in fnet, hardly knew what ho himself said or did, so dazed nnd be wildered was he. He hears some one say, ' 'There is Mrs. Wren, who was married last night." Aud as he stood looking after the re ceding train, it was with a feeling as though he had been robbed, cheated, over-reached in some venture in which ho had expected to draw a prize. "Sho certainly only called them her pets, her darlings," ho reflected, as ho slowly wended his way homeward "What an idiot I was! But I wonder whether it was innocently dono on her part, or ft trick, a ruse, to get rid of mo and tho boys?" And to this day Mr. Bowers has not been able to satisfy himself on that point. 8nturdav Night. 2 : 4-i.t: Corn and the Cliff Duellers. In the houses of the ancient cliff dwellers, in southwest Colorado aud northern Sew Mexico, stalks, husks, tassels, cobs and kernels are found. Thnt some of this material is as old as the buildings is proved by tho fact that the stalks were used iu tho construction of the floors, being im bedded in tho adobe. Tho cob were also utilized to rill up chinks in tho walls. They wero about three feet Jong. These habitations have been deserted for at least 500 years. Fur ther south is tho land of tho living cliff-dwellers, in the Sierra Madre, between the Mexican states of Chihua hua and nonora. l ucre re ido on cliffs on in caves, savages who worship the sun and plant a little maize ou the steep hill sides without cultivation, though otherwise the do uot till the soil at all. During tho long winter that fol lowed the lauding of the Puritans, in 1620, they subsisted in large measure on corn purchased from the aborigi- nese. in the next year an Indian, named Hquanto, taught them how to plant it and to fertilize tho soil with fish. Thus they were enabled to grow about twenty acres of it. The Indi ans had many ways of preparing maize, mixing with it beans, chestnuts and wortleberrries. They made a pottage of it by boiliug it with fresh or dried meat and dried pumpkins, sometimes sweetening it with maple sugar. They also boiled pounded hickory uut ker nels with the meal, and sometimes they made a bread composed of corn meal mixed with smoked eels aud oysters or clums. Washington Star. Club of Wearers of Weeds. A Widowers' Association has been formed at Dresden, No man can join unless his wife is dead, and should he marry again he becomes merely an honorary member. One of the prin cipal objects of the association is to help new members that is to say, uewly-made widowers by looking after their wives' funerals and putting out his children, if he hus any, to uurse. Hervauts und governesses are, moreover, enguged through this novel agency. There is also a convivial ob ject iu view, and the widowers meet to gether for mutual sympathy and en tertainment Up to the present time there are forty members. The most extensive history is that of Oibbon. Itcovert the events of the world for 1,900 year. , , FARM ASD GARDES. EXTRACTING HONEY. When tho plan of extracting tho honey from the combs is followed, al ways allow the cells of the comb to be filled, but do not allow them to be sealed over. Take out the frames, put them into n extractor, turn tho reel and the liquid honey is thrown out by centrifugal force. If care is taken in handling not to (injure the frames, they can be put back Into tho hives to be again filled with honey. American Farmer. HOW f.ONO TO Mlf.K COWS. Ten months is not too long to keep cows in the dairy, and in certain cases even longer. The cow that gives milk rive or six months in the year, and then goes dry until her next calving, is an unprofitable animal, and the sooner sho is disposed of the better. In training young hoifers with first calves, it would be well to milk them the first year nine months steadily milk them if they only give one pint of milk nt a time during the latter end of this period. Tho next year it will be found nn easy matter to keep up a fur better yield of milk to tho end of the nine months. The third year tho habit is thoroughly fixed, nnd yon have a persistent milker. The cow is large ly a creature of habit, and her use fulness nnd profitableness in tho dairy b-peiids largely upon her careful training from her entrance into milk giving. American Agriculturist. I,III1T 8T.Vm.ES. Tho importance of having Htnhlcs ventilated iu accordance with correct principles of hygiene is generally ad mitted. That the supply of fresh nir should bo ample is frequently insisted noon, but that tho liaht should nlso be abundant is not so commonly rec ognized. Homo stables are at mid-day in a state of semi-darkness a condition, to say the least, anything but con ducive to the well-being of the horse. No animal enjoys the light of day moro than he. In his wild Htato ho frequents the open plain or mountain side iu the full light of day. Wild horses are never foimd to inhabit gloomy forests or dark ravines. Tho horse is a child of light, and ho should be treated accordingly in do mestication, if ho is to bo kept in per feet health and spirits, with his eye sight unimpaired. Tho frequent transition from a dark stable into the full glare of day cannot fail to net prejudicially on his visual organs. and so must almost permanent gloom and darkness. If we studied only his comfort, wo would give him nt nil timeB a stable full of cheerful light as well as refreshing air. New York World. KEEPING ECIUS. All sorts of experiments hnvo boon made for keeping eggs fresh during tho long season when the hens arc on tho re tired list and eggs are scarce and high, says tho Western Rural. They have been stood up, tho small end down; they have been packed in salt, bran, and other materials ; they have been dipped in fluids of various sorts to fill the pore of the shells to exclude the air, and they have boen subjected to cold storage. It is strange to say that none of the methods have been quite successful. It is quite probable, however, that a combination of these agencies in the right proportion would do the work. Other methods have been tried than those named above, as is stated by an English writ er, who says; "To keep eggs fresh is a question that should be promi nent in the miuds of poul try keepers. It may perhaps be objected that an egg cannot be pre1 served so as to retain the natural deli cacy of flavor of ft really fresh egg, which soon passes away, null eggs can be preserved in a manner to leave them excellent eating, aud hardly dis' tiuguishable from fresh ones except perhaps by exports. If eggs are to be kept for a few weeks ouly, the matter is very ensily arranged a good place being all that is necessary, together with a board pierced with holes, just large enough to let the eggs stun dup right without passing through. Upon this board the eggs should be placed, broad end downward, so that the air space may uot enlarge to the same ex tent as when the reverse way, as there would not be the same evaporation of moisture from the egg. Wire luttic ing, if woll galvanized, can be sub stituted with advantage for this bourd or shelf. In Germany eggs are kspt sweet for considerable periods by being bnried in frcch bran, or a preparation of lime and water is made by aiding 20 gallons of water to four gallon of flue slaked lime, to which bout gallou of salt is added. When the water has taken up a much of the lime as it can possibly dissolve, 1ms merse the eggs in the liquid ao that they are quite covered, about two or three inches of water intervening be tween the outer nir and the topmost egg layer.' A little lime must be added now and again, as the old lot loses its Btrcngth or gets absorbed. Too much, however, should not bo added, else tho whole moy be turned into ft solid mass. Water should also be poured In occasioiiftlly, ns the quantity be comes reduced by the steady absorp tion. KEEPING) nnlED Ffll'ITS. Many kinds of dried fruits are quite difficult to keep through the year, nnd tho careful housewife usually heats them once or twice each yenr to kill the worms nnd insects thnt often lestroy the fruit unless this precaution is properly exercised. The first re quisite for preserving fruit is thorough evaporation of moisture, which does not mean making them as dry as dust, but dry enough that when hard pressed with the hand they will not cling together in the form of a bnll.or ill not stick together, says the Ameri can Agriculturalist. For Binnll quantities' a tough paper stick will answer. Either seal tho top or tic firmly with a string, leaving about one-third of tho space unoccu pied bo that tho fruit may bo shaken about in tho bag several times iu tho yenr. When thus protected, place iu a chest or closoly covered box in a cool, dry nnd dark room. Often dur ing seasons of nbundane?, a lurgo quantity of fruit is evaporated, but nt selling time the prices are not satis factory and it is desired to keep it un til the following season. To keep dried fruit cheaply, fill ft sugar barrel about three-quarters full, head up tightly as possible, keeping in n dark, cool room, and, once ft month during hot weather, lay the barrel on its side and roll it over several times, ntandiug it on tho bottom and bend alternately. This will keep the contents in good condition and snvo many hours of hard uissagrecaoio labor iu heating over to dispel mois ture nnd destroy insects. The color and flavor aro maintained far better thnn by throwing in loose piles or placing in common grain bags, as usu ally practiced. Do not use snlt bar rels ns they impart a saltish flavor, and ore usually too poorly mado to prove efficacious. Thoroughly cleaned flour barrels aro far preferable, or new apple bnrrcls may be used by pasting plain white paper upoti the inside of the staves. TkRM AND GARDEN NOTES. Don't let the Into pigs stop growing. Give them plenty of slops. The scrub cow is an expensive lux ury. Ihrow uer overboard. Cold storago butter keeps best at a temperaturo of about twenty de grees. If a pnrt of the feed is stored up outside feed it first. It will lessen the wasto. A flock of lions is said to resemble fruit cake iu that it consists of many layers. Build your hog houses on relatively high ground. It saves much trouble aud money. Oue pound of cut moat and bone is considered the proper duily allowance for sixteen hens. Never accuse the hens of shortcom ings until you have examined the mote in your own eye. Much fruit that when well grown is pretty good when poorly grown is good for uothiiig. It is always a loss to put a heavy team ou tho road uuless there is a heavy load behind it. Bees will deslroy an old worn-out mieen, but ouly when tho conditions are favorable for raising a new one. If your wife has the right kind of a husband he will Bee that she has plenty of dry kiudling wood constantly ou huud. Bulu your hay so that the shipper can seud it to any market aud have it sell, grade considered, as high as any hny iu the United States. The old saying that "Every rose hat its thorn," is exemplified iu the black berry, as some of our choicest varie ties seem to have the most thorns. It is estimated thnt under the most unfavorable circumstances an acre of properly cultivated willows during the first three years will produce from 8,000 to 0,000 peeled willows, rvudy for market. Personal supervision is oue of the conditions of suocess. Details which may seem uuimportout to the employe must receive attention or a loss occurs, Wheu baling hay dou't employ man with poor old press ; get good machine. It doesn't cost any more to end your hay to market iu au attrac tive manner. KEYSTONE STATE CULLIKGS. tvrr.ittiiTitNDitKTs' nkw orrrrrm. At the stats convention of public school superintendents, held st Altoons, tin fol lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year. President, B. F. Potter; Vice Presi dent, H. V. Hotchklss; secretary.J.M.fteed; treasurer, R. Trausen, Executive commit' tee, Superintendents McOlnnij, Wanner and Rupert. The next convention will be held next January In Harrisburg. KEWCASTI.E INDUSTRIES RKSOMrNO. New Uasti.e The Industrial outlook Is much brighter here now than at the open ing of the year. The Etna or Atlantic mill, which was idle in nil Ut departments start ed up snd there sre enough orders on hand to keep running for some time. Othet mills snd factories that have been shut down for repairs snd other csuses will re lume during this week. women roa irnoot, director. Hoixidaysburo. The Hollidaysburg Democratic convention held here deviated from the established custom by nominating Mrs. John H. I.sw, the head of the organis ed charity society and Miss Annie M. Ir vine of the Needlewoman's Oulld for th office of school directors. Both are free holders and are associated witb many phil anthropic ami educational enterprises. LAST or THK STAIIE DRIVERS DC AD. William Noble, one of the last of the singe drivers ol the National pike when that thoroughfare was famous, died at Washington, aged 73 years. For years he drove stages between hers and Pittsburg The building of the Chartier road crowded him out. SItVER ORE FOUND NEAR NORRtSTOWN. Normstown. A fine vein of silver ore has been discovered on the farm of Charles Walker, In bower Providence township. This Tarra adjoins the one on which coal was recently discovered. Experts pronounce the ore of a superior quality. Amono the fourth class postmasters re cently appointed In Pennsvlvania are the following. Allegheny county A.J. Norris, at Caltnwrville. Westmoreland county Mrs. II. Webster at Lockport station and Nicholas Hoinmel at Hobbles station. Milllin county F. H. MeClenahan at Mil roy and Charles Clemen at ltiedsville. Jeremiah Fleming, aged 31, was found frozen todeuth along the roadside near his borne in the Fleming settlement, Butler county Friday morning. He was on bis war home on foci from Haxonburg, snd probably sat down to rest and fell asleep, Thk Washington comity commissioners have placed on sale Washington county bonds amounting to toO.UOi), bearing 6 per cent Interest, payable August 1, 1891. The county is embarrassed for cash on account ul liberal expenditures. ArtRAn.vM TIattin and Mary Whitla 'were married at Norristown, Wednesday. The groom has almost reached his 80th year and has a family of 12 children, all of whom are married. The bride is about 40. A contractor named McDnde, was way laid near Chambers station Westmoreland county, by five men, who stabbed and beat him terribly and robbed him of a gold watch and ;(2.3. Ai.t the rolling mills of Ihe Pennsylvania Dolt and Nut Works, at Lebanon, have commenced on double turn. This will give employment to several hundred men Oil change turns, New Pennsylvania poitmnsters: C. H. Orwig, ot Milimont, Union county; Andrew Dpyle, of Itedjngttin, Northampton county; Thomas Cohnijfi of Kogerstown, Fayett county. Tin Pennsylvania slate college has Issued the first of a series of bi-monthly publica tions known as the "Mining Bulletin, to be devoted to matters pertaining to mining. Gov. Pattison has received from Con gressman Bibley a formal letter withdraw ing bis resignation. The governor returned the resignation to Mr. Bibley. Masxsd men on Wednesday night en tered John McUovern's house at Lelsenring ayet(e county, beat MoJOVern senseless and robbed th bouse. Ax eiplosion of natural gas at 'Samuel Hudson s house In Washington, set fire to the house and seriously burned Hudson's grandson, Tin Speer White Sand Company of Hun tingdon, which assigned last July has bsen restored toils property by the court. Jt'Dus Hn.t. of the Blair county conrt. Tues'lay sentenced 8s criminals, tour were for terms in the western (euitentiary. Three dwelling houses belonging to Dr. 8. L. McCarthy, In Altoona. burned down, boss 10,000; partially insured, . Sami'fi. 8. Ri.ais, a well-known coal operator of Tyrone, has assigned, witb lia bilities aggregating f ju.OuO. Nicholas Down's 7 year old daughter was fatully burned at Dunbar by Her dress catching tire f.'oru a grate, Mary Rtpwakt, a domestic, was fatally burned at Greensburg by her clothing tak ing lira from a stove. The I.strobe steel company has reduced its employes' wages 2o per cent. Side by Bide. Tangier, a much-visited town In Morocco, oppaslte Gibraltar, contains two prisons. They stand sldo by Bide, but one U fur the uso of town crimi nals, the other being reserved for the rogues of tho country. It Is very odd that the latter has three times as many Inmates as the former, in splta of the fact that brigands ot the hills take the place of the thieves of tho town. In England there is far mora crime In towns than In the country,, and this only shows thut though it is so near to Europe, Morocco as a whole is not very civilized. When prison ers are unruly in Tangiers thcyare always reduced to order and obedi ence by starvation. No food what, ever la allowed them. Some men in their stubbornness will hold out for days, and a few have even starved to death. Such a plan for treating ob stinate prisoners would not bo per mitted In more enlightened countries. Tclr.ble Nurrerlnff, It docs not take a very large cola to burn a hole In a small boy's pocket. "Did you have a good time in the country, Billy" "No, 'moo' died. We boarded at a farm-house. " "Wasn't It nice?" "Yes, nice 'nough; but on the train a old woman give me a cent, an when we got to the farm I found out there wasn't a store within ton tulles. Good News.
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