Slum It Must He
Blnoe It mint be that fairest flowers will
wither,
Aright uprliiKtlmo ilnya depart, wo know not
wlilthor (
Hlnen It must be
took well upon tlio blossoms wlillo yo mny,
Glenn nil the Klniiosi from each RoMcn ilay,
So Kiiln awxot memories for your wenry way
Hlnoo It must be.
Blnco it must bo that hearts nro daily brnnk-
Thnt sorrow comes to some with each day's
wnkhifd
Hlii'-e It must lo
Why lienr thy sorrow with it smiling; face,
Nor grant It In thy thought tho chlefcst
place,
Pass ever onward, tnkliift lienrt it grace;
Hlnce It must lie.
liLKArcon 11. l'r.Aiioni In the Pathfinder.
Mother Ballard's Home.
II V rRAKIHS 15. WAKI.RIIIIt.
Tluit is my cousin Susio Lee, nml
tlmt is her husband ; that fat bnby is
her oiliest J WO niu't Rut tin picluro of
her other children, though she's been
n-promisin' them to us this long time.
Tlmt other baby on tho opposite page,
the ono with tho ctiuniii' luro toes, in
Aimer's youngest, tnken good ten
years ngo, and bo on, nnd to on. un
til every picturo in Seth Dullard's
photograph-album hnd been described
in full to the aoniowhnt weary visitor.
Hut what clso could Ida, Aimer
Dullard's wife, do to entertain tho
guest, n lady from New Yolk, who
know no ono in tho littlo town of
Clifton snvo tho cousin who was hor
hostess? Laura Martin, tho guest,
knew nothing and cared nothing for
the details of farm life; in fact, sho
would never liavo como to thiH quiet
place hut that hIio bad been ordered
there by her physician.
Tho cousin whom alio was visiting,
Rtifus Martin, was almost a stranger
tohcr; nnd his wife and her family
alio had never before socn or heard of.
She exerted herself to bo cordial to
them, and never allowed them to sus
pect how fearfully sho was bored.
This afternoon aho nud hor coiiHiu'a
wife, Izannah, woro visiting Abuur
Ballard; and his sister I.iinuah, nud
Sorcno, his brother Moth's wife, woro
thero also assisting to entertain hor.
Hercua would every now and thon
disappear into the kitchen, nnd then
nfter a moment's pauso Ida would fol
low hor. During ono of theso brief
ahsencos, whilo Izannah was attending
to tho wants of her youngest baby,
Laura, being left to her own resources,
began to examine tho gavly-bound
hooka which lay on tha center-tablo
carefully piled and mathematically
equidistant Presently alio saw a vol
miiio of poetical soleotious not quite ho
now or shiny as its companions ; and,
as she was glauoing ovor its contents,
she came upon a photograph which
represented a bright-eyed, curly
haired, good-looking fellow about 19
or 20 years old.
"Who is this good-looking young
man, Izannah? His face is very
familiar," eaid she, showing the pic
ture to Mrs, Martin.
"No one whom you over saw," an
swered Izannah, with a flushed face
and eonfused air, .
"Ah ha 1 One of your old beaux,
eh? I must tay that he is ten times
as good-looking as Kufus. I am sur
prised you didn't take him instead of
my worthy but very homely cousin.
Do tell mo about him."
"Nonsense ! he waan't any beau of
mine. Put tho picture away ; I don't
want to talk about him," answered
Izannah in the abrupt, snappish man
lier common to her when she was tired
or busy or worried or sleepy in fact,
hor usual manner when at home.
Laura fully appreciated the many
domestio excellencies which Izannah
posaossed; she saw that, like her
brothers, she worked early and Into
and eould make a dollar go as far as
Ave times its value would under tho
manipulation of most people The
Billiards woro proverbial iu Clifton
for their industry, thoir ability to do
everything quickly and well, their
aobriety and promptitude, and, also,
for their eoonomy ; only most people
thought that in them virtue had de
generated into the vioe of stinginess.
Success was the standard by which
they measnrod everything and every
body ; and suoeess, to them, had none
but a pecuniary meaning. They were,
perhaps, a little "sharp" in their busi
ness dealings, but they never crossed
the line into aetual dishonesty, V
: At that moment Ida entered the
room, tod Laura appealed to her to
know who was the mysterious original
of the picture.
"That? Why that' Mark Ballard,
my husband's youngest brother. I'm
sure, Izannah, you neeon't try to dis
own him, for everybody in the County
knew him. He was the youugest of
the family, and uo more like the Bui
rds than chalk's like oheose. He was
idlo by naluro; nnd, ns his father died
whon ho was only ten years old, it
never got bent out of him ns it ought
a' ben. Mother Ballard hadn't no
moro forco to hor than an old sottin
hen. Ho was her pet, nud sho cer
tainly did humor him to death. Well,
it turned out as it always docs when
ono child is puttod to extremes nud
tho othors taught to work as they'd
ought to do; Mark got lazier nnd
lazier, wouldn't do nothing about tho
farm, wouldn't go into tho mills,
wouldn't do nothing but road, rend all
tho time; anid ho wanted to bo a
scholar, which was ridio'lous in n poor
bny liko him. Ho nnd his brothers
didn't ngreo, nnd, finally, ho ran nwny
nnd went to tho bud. Ho ran into
ilelit nnd took to drink, nnd as wo
ain't heard nothing of him for nigh
onto 13 years I s'poso he's dead. No
great loss if ho is," added Ida, not
unwilling to exhibit tho deep lino of
tho Ballard black sheep. Thero was
not a real sisterly lovo between her
and Iziiiimih.
"Did his mother give up all hope of
him before sho died?" nsked Laura,
pitifully.
"Oh, mother ain't dead, nor won't
bo for many n year," nuswerod Iznn
uah, cheerfully. It was her turn now,
not Ida's. "iSho's beautifully settled
in tho Old Ladies' Homo over to
Fail field. Ono of us goes to see her
every yenr or two. You soo when Ab-
nor got married, buin' tho oldest son,
ho nnd Ida naturally choso to livo on
tho farm ; and ns Ida ha 1 to havo hor
mother with her thora wa'n't no place
thero for anybody olsu's mother. In
deed, tho two of 'em hnd always hiitod
ono another like poison; so mother
had to g-ivo up tho old houso to Ab-
tier. Sho never di I like farmiu', any
way. Mark took his lovo of idlo
readin' from her. Heth aaid ho
couldn't have her coma to his houso,
for thero wu'n't no room for hor; his
houso in dreadful small, and come to
get three hired men and Hoth nud his
wifo in thorn ntt'os for that's all his
bodrooms are it is pretty full.
"Tho boys thought I'd ought to
havo taken mother; but, dear mo I
how could I? 1 wa'n't livin' iu tho
old house, nud what with my troop of
young ones, a baby always in my
arms, and my work round tho houso, I
hadn't no timo to tend to invalids ; for
by this timo mother'd got real poorly,
So wo nil joined together nnd got hor
beautiful room in tho Fulrflold
Home, whero she don't havo a thing
to do nil day but just enjoy horsolf."
Laura was ho shocked and pained
by this evidenco of Ballard hcartlesn
ness that alio e it short her visit to
Clifton, and started for her home tho
noxt week.
A purt of hor journey was by water;
and hnppcning to fall into conversa
tion with the lady who snt noxt to her
on the boat, she rolatod this incidont
to hor, prefacing it with the question .
"Do you know anyone in Clifton?"
"No," roplied the stranger, "nor
in any part of this State. We, my
ehildron and I, are simply passing
through it on our way home from a
visit to the mountains."
"I am glad of that, for I want to
tell you a little inoidont which illus
trates the very trait, hoartlcssness, of
which we were just speaking. But,
of course, I shall surprtss all names.
Oetting excited with hor recital,
however, Laura involuntarily lot fall
the name of Ballard as well as one or
two of the Christian names. When
she had finished her story the stranger
said.
"Where is this Clifton?"
"It is noar a railroad oenter callod
Barnum? indeed, it was called Bar
num Mills until a fow years ago. Per
haps you've hoard of tho Barnum
match-works?"
"Oh, yes ; I have. Ab, here is the
placo whoro I leave the boat. Lot me
bid you good-by, with the hope that
we mny meet again some time ;" and
so saying the stranger took her loave.
Early next morning this same
stranger "might have been seen" (as
O. P. B. James puts it) entering the
eomfortublo, if lonely, little room
assigned to Mrs. Izannah Ballard in
the Old Ladies' Home at Fair 8 eld.
"Yon ouoe lived in Barnum Mills,
or Clifton, as they now call it, did
you not?" the stranger askod Mrs.
Ballard after the first greetings were
exchanged.
"Yes; I was married in Clifton,
and my husband bought a farm there.
He lies sleeping there now, and my
three children live in Clifton still.
Have you come from there?" was the
answer.
"No ; but I know some one who
did, and I understood him to say that
you had four children."
''Yes ; I had four children, but my
youngest is oh, I don't know where;
dead, I am sure, as it is years, since I
heard from him. Poor Mark I He
was rty oomfort"
"I heard ho was wild."
"Ho mny hnve been, but if ho wan,
others woro to blnmo. He was nlwnys
good to mo. Thoy called him lazy I
but ho tievor let mo chop a stick of
wood or drnw a pnil of wator. I uevor
took any extra steps whon he was
rou ml. Ho didn't love to work maybe,
ns tho others did he set great si re
by his books."
"Are you comfortable here?"
"Ye-csj but it's kind o' lonesome
sometimes, 'specially whon I remem
ber thnt Abner nnd Heth nnd Iznunnh
have all got good, cheery homes of
thoir own. If Mark had livod it
would all bo dill'erent."
"It shall bo different yet, mother.
I mil Clara Dullard, your son Mark's
wife," cried tho visitor, embracing
nnd kissing tho surprised old lady.
"You shall bo in a cheery homo of
your own beforo this timo tomorrow.
Willie, coinn nud hi -is your grand
mother. Isn't ho tho image, of his
father?" ndded C.'lnra Dullard, proudly,
ns tho boy eiiino forward at her bid-
""IK.
".My Mark is alivo ngnin in liimt
"Your Mink our Mark is himself
alivo nud well, mother. Ho was a lit
tlo wild at first, ho says, and unfortu
nnto iu everything ho undertook ; but
ho grew steady, and then ho porsovercd
in ouo thing histoid of trying first
ono, then another, nnd, finally, got
into good prnetice. You knew ho was
doctor, didn't you? No? Ho is ono
of tho lending physicians in our State.
Ho wrote ever so mniiy letters to you,
but got no replies, so wo thought you
were dead.
"I never heard a word from him t
His brothers were always so afraid
he'd como homo to be a drag on them
that one of them must havo destroyed
thoso letters. They always got our
mnil from tho olllec."
"Ho never will bo a drag ou any-
ouo I I know ho w as a good son,
mother, for ho is tho best husband
that ever lived and when my uncle
died a yenr ago and left mo a fortuuo,
I wob glad to get it so that wo could
have moro to give away, bless him I
Conic, mother, help mo pock your
thiugs nud I'll tnko yo.il home as a
welcome present to Murk."
Someone, Clara Ballard never said
that sho knew who, had inserted iu the
next issue of tho Clifton Couuty pa
per (which Aimer nnd Seth took) a
long article descriaiig tha remnrkablo
manner iu which "Dr. Ballard, our
former townsman, now tho most able
lung specialist iu the State of N ,
than whom there is no moro honored,
generous nnd useful citizen in our
country," found his mother in the Old
Ladies' Homo in Fairfield. It also
gavo an account of his handsome
houso and of tho warm, sunny, luxur
ious room which his littlo ones now
call "grandma's room," whero thoy
love to gather at twilight nud hear
long stories of how thoughtful and
obedient thoir fathor was in his youth
ful davs.
Oh, how Abner and Seth did grind
their teeth with rage to find that their
black sheep was tho very reverse of
black, not even a gray hue I How one
of them wished he had road a certain
latter or two before he burned them,
unopened ; then be would have known
that, instead of begging money, the
truant had some to give away. And,
horrid thought I mayhap one of those
lotters had money in it I He never
know, nor dared to ask. Demorest.
A Clock's Hands Pig-eon Roost.
If the time kept by any clock in tho
oity should bo accurrato it is that in
dicated by the tower clock at the
Grand Central Depot.
To the attendants at the Grand Cen
tral the clock is a constant sottroe of
trouble, and about twioe a day, as a
rule, somebody has to set it right. The
clook is all right, but the difficulty lies
in the fact that no glass protects the
face and hands.
Pigeons and sparrows, attracted by
the crumbs and swecpiugs from the
oars in the railroad yard, moke the
depot a loafing place, and a roost of
the hands of the clock. One pigeon
alone cannot offset the hands, but
when two or three cluster together
upon one hand, the works fail to lift
to lift the load, .and the hand steadily
drops behind. New York World.
Bed Snowbanks.
One of the most conspicuous land
marks, or, rather, snowmarks, in the
whole of the arctio regions is the red
snowbanks discovered near Cape York,
Greenland, by Captain John Boss in
the year 1818. For miles and miles
the hills are oovered with snow that is
as red as though it had been saturated
with blood. Lieutenant Greeley, who
visited that region while on his famous
arctio expedition, microscopically ex
amined these blood-stninod cliffs and
reports the color duo to a minute or-
gauism which he calls Protococaus
nivalis. Chicaio Herald.
LADIES' MTAHTMKNT.
atiions roR Nt;nsp.9,
Aprons for nurses nro mmlo of two
widths of tha material Used and are
cut from thirty-eight to forty inches
long. When fluishod thoy usunlly
reach to tho bottom of the dress. Thoy
hnvo long wide strings nnd nro
trimmnil nt the bottom with lace, a
wide hemstitched hem or embroidery.
Aprons for waitresses are not more
than thirty-four to thirty-six Inches
long nnd reipnro only a breadth and
a half of the material. They nro fin
ished with n wido hem or hem and
tucks Now York Post.
DflA WIIAfK TO I'P.MAt.K f, A 11(111.
One grcnt drawback to milking a
living by a woman who is compelled
through necessity to go out to work Is
the competition sho is forced to meet
with iu the case of tho daughters of
Well-to-do people, who simply go out
to make money to dress on or to
spend. Iu ciso of a strike for higher
wn;os or against n reduction, theso
girls who havo parents to support
them and homes to go to, nro tlio very
ones who will accept nnd stay in, sim
ply beenuso thoy do Hot depend upon
their wages for board or rent. Jour
nal of tlio Knight i of Labor.
A tin llo's WIFF. AND IIEtt MARK.
It has been discovered that Mrs.
Harrison, wifo of tho president ami
hero of the Tippecanoe, could not
w rite but signed her name with an X.
Tlio discovery hns come about through
tho disoovory of a deed, executed by
William H. Harrisou nud his wife,
which hns just been fllod for record
with tho circuit court of Hill.sl-oro, 111.
Tlio deed is for forty ncrcs of laud
near Hillsboro, nud wns executed iu
18:ii). Tho paper is regarded as a val
uablo document for its historical in
terest, nud not tho least Interesting
thing about it is thnt Mrs. Harrison
has signed it with au X. New Orleans
Picayune.
rEMAMziNa man hats.
Bills have been introduced in the
legislature, of New York, Now Jorsey
and Missouri, fixing the penalty of
ejectment and a $10 flno for any ono
appearing iu a thoatre to tho hindrance
detriment or annoyance of tho thea
ter's patrons, presumably by the wear
ing of hats bo high and big as to ob
struct a view of the performance. Tho
Missouri member who fathors tho bill
got his cue from the action of a town
fliuneil down iu tho northwestern por
tion of the state, which somo time ago
passed an ordiuauco to protect patrons
'A tho piny.
Tho town whoso council set tho paoo
in this matter nearly a year ago is
woll satisfied with tho experiment. Tho
high hat has boon altogether elimin
ated there. Tho ground taken is that
shon one pays money to see a play he
has the right to expeot that nothing in
tho conduct of his oo-patrons will pre
rout him from guttiug the full benefit
of his investment. Washington Star.
CHINCHILLA.
Fur was once defined by a witty
Frenchman as "une peau qui change
do bile," (a skin that change its
woarer), and ftiBuion has decreed that
wo should all array ourselves this
winter at the exponse of the little rats
known as chinohillas. The name is
Spanish, as the animals are natives of
Chili and Peru. They are about the
sizo of a small squirrel, but much loss
active than our frisking, frolicsome
flashes of fur, with very largo round
ears, covered but slightly with down
Thoy use their fore-paws to oonvey
tho food to their mouths. Being of a
gentle nature, with no fighting in
stincts, their onlyohanesof safety lies
in flight, so they burrougb in the
mountain sides long tunnels, whose
depths and extent euublo thorn to
elude their pursuers. They are hunted
by dogs, who are trained to tuke them
without injuring the fur.
The ancient Peruvians nsed to weave
rory beautiful materials of the plucked
hairs, which were used only by royal
ty. Probably one reason of the popu
larity of this fur at present is, that in
1830 the Frenoh naturalists first gave
their attention to the chinchillas, be
ing enabled to verify the statements
made by Molina mauy years before,
by observiug some of the little ani
mals which had been brought to the
"Menagerie of the Musoum" in Paris.
Public attention was drawn to them.
The fur became the fashion, As we
are now masquerading in the costumes
of that period, we too must wear chin
chilla. There are three grades of the fur.
The cheapest oomes of a cross breed,
and is recognizable by its darker color
and shorter fur. The aeoond in value
is the roal chinchilla, put taken from
au old ii n I nml, while tho very young,
ones furnish tho most bonutllul nnd
valuable skins. Of theso tho fur is
long, tho color a light pearly grey,
nnd In certain lights thoro is upon
them a silken sheen that is lunch ad
mired by connoisseur. Tho moths nre
moro npprociativo of chinchilla than
of nny other fur, nnd seem to hnvo an
ItiHtinotivo preference, for tho best.
Through tho siimiuor tho furriers
wage incessant war with theso destroy
ers, never allowing tho tiindo-up arti
cle to bo put awny in the dark, but
thoy nro kept out in thooptm daylight
and frequently nired, whilo the skins
themselves nre kept ou ioo. Dutrolt
Freo Press.
HINTS FOII SflllMO II ATS.
Fancy striped ribbons hnvo been
well ordered.
White straw brims hnvo black
crowns nnd vleo verso.
Knliro hats of guipuro laco nre
shown nt tho importers'.
Looso velvot crowns appear with
fancy open straw brims.
White ground chino ribbons, moircd,
nro for elegant summer hats.
A touch of light groen vies with tho
inevitable purplish-red noto seen.
As n rule, flowers are placed under
tho brims or at tho back, falling over
tho hair.
1 luring brims have ostrich feathers
drooping over them and caught to tho
inner side.
Drond effects in trimmings and tho
two sides alike or "twin" stylo are to
bo retained.
Two distinct kinds of flowers nro
put on ono hat, as pink roses uud pur
plish violets.
Muilo brims of straw braid and
fancy crowns woro prominent at tlio
first openings.
Very lurge, loose, reddish purplo
violets of silk, aro stylish, huudsomo
and exponsivo.
Tho now strings noon on bonnets nre
of No. 12 doublo-facod satin ribbon or
No. 7 velvet ribbon.
Violot bouquets for tho crush col
lars and to wear on tho wrap nro as
fashiouiiblo as for tho lints.
Largo, soft rosettos of velvet, as
throe shades of magenta iu one, will
bo ou tho early spring hats.
Metal pins, buckets and ornaments
on French hats frequently exactly
mutch tho shade of the trimming.
Ouo of tho beauties of French mil
linery is thnt all tho trimming of each
model seems to bo made exactly for
it.
A five-inch satin ribbon having an
appliquo vino of laco down tho middle
formed an immense bow on an equally
immenso hat.
lioBcs, with leaves, violets, black
ostrich tips nud nigrottos aro secure
for the spring, no matter how othor
trimmings como and go. Dry Goods
Chroniclo.
FASHIOK NOTES.
Bound, half-high neck is tho favor
ite out for evening bodices.
Tiny handkerchiefs, to stick in front
of the bodice, are a Parisian oaprioo.
Water oolor paintings of flowers and
fruit are said to be in uuusual demand.
Portiore matorials are more elegant
and sumptuous than the world ever
saw.
Silver paper cutters and envelope
openers are now combined very clev
erly. Dresden china is the craze. Women
are collecting it regardless of the
price.
Bohemian glass rose bowl with fili
gree covering is a very fashionable
thing.
The richest qualities of fine hand
kerchiefs are much affeoted by ladies
for tuuffiors. Thoy are made up in
twenty-four inch squares of satin
damask showing rich designs and of
heavy weight. White has the prefer
once.
Black satin, silk or moire gowns are
fashionably trimmed with ruches that
are lined with white, amber, tan, fawn,
rose or other colored satin or ailK.
One or three ruches may edge a skirt,
and a similar ornamentation may be
applied upon the waist and sleeves.
Smooth, aatin-faood cloths and rough
wool materials of medium weight are
nsed extensively for street gowns,
particularly the rough-wool crepons,
and among these is a novelty called
"cameo crepou." The rougher they
are the more fashionable they appear.
Cashmere is again in favor for even
ing wear at home, and is most artistic
in fawn color, with deooration ol
satin in any illuminatig hue that it
becoming. French cashmere is one ot
the most satisfactory materials made,
as it endures laundering with impun
ity. The huge, noder-draped sleeves
that aro now ia vogue are more grace
ful iu cuihuiere than in any other
fabric
i'KAItl.H OK TIIOl'UIIT.
Who! Is beautiful ennnot bo useless.
Courtship Is sonnet, tnnrrlngo au
epic,
Tho perfect man Is nevortbe porfcot
nttlst.
lll-bnhiiiccd prnlso Is worse thnn
silence.
Every heart hns its own definition
of love.
Womou Ho ofteuer through klud
tioss than malice.
Modesty Is not ordinarily tho hnnd
maiden of genius.
A tn n ti would ndmiro his wife's dress
moro If it cost less,
Buwnrn of tho mnn who trios to
whitewash nny kind of sin.
Tim mnn who Is satisfied with him
self is much disappointed with other
folks.
It seems a provoking paradox that a
light bill cuu bo so heavy; when it's a
gas bill.
A klekcr is generally a man who is
not busily engaged in any business of
his own.
You never value tho wnter till your
ne g ilior wiinbt to fill her bucket at
your woll.
Honesty has n disposition' to swng
down in the middle if too much gold
Is loaded ou it.
What is permanent in nrt Is nlwnys
conventional, becauso conventionality
is permanence.
Boys will bo boys, nnd somo of tho
pil ls nro doing tho best they can In tho
sumo direction.
Seek tho company of thoso whoso
intercourse and couvcrso will instruct,
elevate and refine.
A child's education is nuvor com
plete so long as ho foels that ho knows
moro thnn his parents.
Tho world is full of pcoplo who nre
anxious to dio hnppy, who nre not
trying vory hard to help anybody to
livo happy.
What wo truly and earnestly aspire
to bo that iu somo senso wo aro. Tho
mero- aspiration, by changing tho
frame of the mind for tho moment,
realizes itself.
Honrs .Made of tiluss.
Two Boston inventors have secured
a patent for a procoss of making gins
veneers which hnve many peculiar
properties. This invention relates
primnrily to tho production of orna
uieutnl glnss, which may bo either
Bemi-truuspareiit or opnquo, and is
made to represent highly-polished
wood of nny description. It is in
tended to bo applicable for veneering
whorevor required, and is particularly
adapted for vostihulo nud other doors,
tho exterior of tho glass having the
appearance of highly polished wood,
while in the interior of the house it
will appear semi-transparent. In car
rying tho invention into practice, a
sheet of ground or plain glass is taken
of any desired sizo and clouded the
same on one aido with a liquid dye of
the proper color to repreaont any
desirod wood which dye is applied by
means of a sponge for delineating the
grain of the wood so as to appear
upon the surface of the glass. The
shading is toftcned by mean a ot a
badger brush. Photographers' varnish
is then caused to flow on the glass, and
leaves tho grain clear and fast without
the necessity of using any gelatinous
substance, which would render it lia
ble to crack and apoil the effect. To
complete the operatiou the glass is
then slightly heated, and the varied
shades of dyes required for the partic
ular wood to bo represented are
caused to flow over it by means of a
syringe. The glass is heated in order
to prevent the shadings from morging
into each other. The whole is then
made semi-transparent by applying
another coat of photographers' var
nish, so as to prevent the dyos from
being effaced, whilo the exterior snr
faco presents the appearance of a
highly-polished solid wood flnkh,
Detroit Free Press.
Ehonlzcd Wood.
The wood is immersed for forty
eight hours in a hot, saturated solu
tion of alum and then bruahed over
several times with logwood decoc
tion, prepared as follows: Boil one
part of best logwood with ten parts of
water, filter through linen and evapo
rate at a gentle heat until the volume
is reduced to one-halt To every
quart of this add from tea to fifteen
drops of a saturated solution of indigo,
completely neutral. After applying
this dye to the wood rub the latter
with a saturated and filtered solution
of verdigris in hot, concentrated aoetio
acid, and repeat the operation until a
black of the desired intensity ia ob
tained. ' It must always be remem
bered when handing ehs:?!s that
great oara must be taken to protect
the hands, New York World