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The t orn ino of the Kltlff.
Thrice happy am I because
f have welcomed a'Kingtgday - J
Who has kept aloof from my buuiblo roo?t
'fii a king's imperious way! ?
I have seen him oft in dreams, ?
Vet bo never has pi ssed before 'SiJet
With his robe of state ttirou^li my vint?l'ail
I gate, 5f*
And entered my open door! \
Tie has taken my life in thrall
For a prlccless^scrvicc meet;
He has come to stay, and I feel Iiis away
While 1 sit at-his;rpyal foet. .
And my heart is b'rjniintd" with jovi;
To know that ? kinx like he. .
Who whs born above, and whose name is
Love, . .
Should dwell in a bill with me!
? mntutfl II. Ilayne,
"IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN."
. Out in the November twilight, with
the elms and o ikt making a crimson
cm' py of autumnal folia ;e obovo her
fair young forohctd, (ierty Dcane
would havo m tdc a pretty subject, for
an artist's'ketch as sha stool in her
pale pink muslin dress, and her jetty, j
silken hair'all blown ahci', ia tiio riot?
ous autumn breeze.
"()a, Robert !'*'the rrloi, her dim?
ple I faco brightening ai a tall ligurc
strode up over the slop) of till hill. ?'!
thongilt you would never conic."
Mr. Cloip surveyed Ids pretty liancoe
critically.
"Don't do that, littlo one," said .he,
as s ic tried to relievo him of one of his
traveling wraps. "How you are sun?
burned! An 1 I think you sloop a lit?
tle. 1 wish th-iy wou'd look after you
a lilt lo more.''
The sunshine fa led out of tierty's
face in a second. It w is hard that he
Should beg.n lo ibid f in?t with hor in
thi' Hrsl moment of thoir reunion.
"I'm sorry 1 don't suit you,'' said
die, in a tumbling voice. ' Von used 1
to lilfo me before you trot tint horrid
office in the Cu.toin llouio and left
Yellow Va ley."
? A liinii is not a fossil, child," said
Mr. Cairo, carolesdy. f'.Wo grow men- J
tally as well as physically. And no
one ca i help hi< tailes changing.-'
tieity Ihauc stoppe 1 -hort nt the
git'.c, whore the honeysuckles made a
natuial arch, and the two groat coluuini I
of re.vet -grccu box kept Ihcir century- '
ol I vigil.
'II bcrf," si\id she, "your lot tors '
have puzzled mo of late and your werdi
an I man ii'r now puzzle in i still inor?.
Do yo i menu that you?aro tired of j
n?ci''
"How yon do catechise one!" said j
Clare, impitiently. "Dil 1 say that 1
wits tired of you? V >u arc a dear, j
twet't'-nnturcd little piit?,nnd, of course,
a man cui'l expect to havo everything '
a: oiice. 15 it the Irtlth Is, that 1 have '
been mixing in rather intellectual socle- !
ty of laic, and after a tas'c of chant- '
psgnc. it's hard toe mi; down to cold
wj?tjjr aguin..'.'
?Ib ity loo'xo I wistfully at him.
,, -d don'! Ventura to call myself in
tellic'.ua',"' 'be siid, "hut I read a great
deal, and 1 :ry to kjtep Up with the age, j
Hibcr:?I do, In lcetl.'far your sake.*'
?My d rling," said he, "you are per
fee' a* y u aro. A mm dooin't expect !
a in ini .? to ape ihu liquid notes of ihn I
nightingale. Now, ma i.t out of tin
dc .<?, aii-l teil I bom to bring tuu a cup t
often."
G*j t / oboyod, doc le, but still ua
conviiiccl. What right had Robert J
C'laic to treat her liku a child! She 1
wits almo-it sorry for a in nwat?al?
most, but not quite?'.hat site was en
gag.'d to him. Au l lllO in-re she |
thought of i-, thu in rj she wai deter?
mined to free him from bondi whic'.i
ehe inatim lively fell were brenn'tig
burdcusomc.
"lie shall not ma rj me became hi
is sorry forme," sfiu to'. I herself. "It
he had remained hero at Yellow Valley,
oil would have bean right, but he has
drittel into the wide sea of city so?
ciety, and it is as he says?ho begins to
pcrccivo tho diftercuco between cham?
pagne and cold water. No,"' with tho
bright tear- sparkling into her oyoi, "I
love him dearly, but I will not ruin his
future aud mine, to avoid being called
an o il maid."
And so thnt very day, when ilobert
Clare was dreaming over a book, with
the blossoming clouds of the old apple
tree rniniug their soft pink shells down
over his head, Oerty came resolutely
out to him with a little turquois ring in
her hind.
''Robert," said she, "I have been
thinking the matter over, and 1 have
come to the conclusion that wo shall
both be happier if our futures separate
from this point."
"Gertie!" he exclaimed, in amaze?
ment.
"Here's tho engagement ring,
Robert," said she, speaking calin'y in
spite of the lump ia her poor little
throat. "Pleuse don't attempt to
argu<5 the pofnt, foi nothing will induce
me to change- my mind."
llu accepted tho tiny bluo token re?
luctantly.
'?You will remember, Gerty," said
he, "that this is your own doing."
"I shall not forget it," said she.
"Seen her! No, of course I haven't
seen her," said Mr. Clare. "That's
tho very spico oad sparklo of tho thing.
Wo havo corresponded for three years,
aud l'vo never so much as looked at hor
photographl"
"Incognito, eh?'' said Philip Wayne,
?carelessly.
"Something of that sort. And I've
road her book?'A Lost Love,' you
'know. Roally, I th|nk It's tho most
i (
talcutcd thing of tha day. 'Autumn |
Leaves,' too, tbo littIc ?llec'.ion of
poem*, bas ha 1 a sploudid ruu. Every
one ii rcadiug it. Aud you roally kuow
h?r?"
"I have tho piciuro of knowiug her
most intimately,' roturua.l Wayno.
'?She is beautiful, ot ouriu!"
??Very."
?"And her ununcr?''
"Sho is very quint and retiring. No i
one would ever smpect, oithor, that she j
was a successful authoron, or tha most j
cultivator] worn m in tho state."
Clare sprang up from bis chair iu c:i- ,
thusiasm,
"S> much tho bolter." sail ho. "1
hate your blue stockingi who go about
in tailored frock* a*i I iuky liagersl ' j
"Dutyou haven't told mo," inter- i
po ed Way no, '*hiw you commence! to :
correspond with a person whom you !
confess that you never saw."
??Oil, that is plain enough. I had j
been reading 'A I. >*t Love," and, iu the I
magnetic spoil of the moment, sat dowu
and. w:oto to :ho uuthoreis?Jirec'ing, I
of c urse. to tho rar? of her publishers. |
Sho answered m/ letter in tho samo |
spirit?and, by .1 >ve, old follow, this i
correspondence has boon a iw-it all I
ulonvj. Her leite a a:o charming."
Mr. Wayne smiled.
"I sec that I shall have to iutroduco
you," said lie.
Clara wrung hi; hin I.
"I shall be your debtor all my lifo
time if you will," crie 1 ho.
'?I am going down to see her thi*
i
afternoon," said Wayne; "and if you
will inv-'t mo it tho thron o'clock, train, '
1 will venture to ju-u'o you a wol- ,
come." j
"I'll b3 as punctual ai thi clock," .
said Ulbert Clare, with spirkliag eyes
und heighten :d co'.or.
And ho kept hit word.
"Yellow Valley, oh.'" said ho, glauc
ing at tin nil way tick its in his frlond's
hand. "Why! it can't ba potsiblo! 1
was a ho.* t'u r?. I know every ono in .
Yollow Valley."
"Then p-rhip* you know thi* lady?" j
C arc shook hi* head.
"All tho inou at Yollow Valley are
humdrum, . nion lir-niaklo ' machine*,'' I
,,7
said ho. "All tho woman are smiling
and stupid, without an idea boy on.I
croquet and worsto 1 work. IJu'. per- j
hap* she's visili ig tnorj.
'?Wo shall BCe," sail Wayno, with:
provoking uncommunicativoneia.
At tho Yellow Valley Station a littlo
close carriage mot thorn, with n respect* j
ful driver in plain clothes, who touched- j
his hat to Mr. Way a a ?i if he wai a
funiitinr guo*t, arid awa/ thoy whirled, I
under tho lending groin of the elm
hough*, and past tin peaceful home- I
steads tha'. lineal tliu way to tho village, j
'?Why!" exclaimed Claie, as tie: car- j
ringo drew up in fron*; of a pretty stono I
villa, "this is the old D.-ono mansion!
What on earth are you stopping here
fort" j
'?Yes," said Wayno, "it is tho obi .
?enne mansion; an I hero i* your un- |
known cnrroipoh lent, ihc authoress of
'A I. >.t Lave.' coming to welcome in." |
And ih.- acx inomont he had folded ^
a slight li'iir; in hi* armi with a most
loving Usi. S:ie disengaged herself, ;
laugld ig anil blushing.
"P.dl, what mi uncivil ?/.! 1 savaga I
\ou arc'.'' laid s'ao. "An I I have not
evo.i spoken ;o Mr. Clare."
Hut Mr. Clara stood traaiflxbi inn
soil of incredulous surprise.
' tier.y!" cried ho?"(Jjrly Daauo." j
Sho inclined her lira 1, with ;i
roguish dimple in elfter cheek.
"Yes,"' said she; ' tt.-rty Daune. Oh!
you never dreamed that you were cor- j
responding with me, did you' Kot j
Phil's sister copied all my letters and!
postc 1 them from Philadelphia; and
Phil didn't object, aad?"
"Ihr what buiineia wai it of Mr.
Wayne's?'' rather haughtily demando I
It ibi-rt Clare.
? 0\ none in particular," said Uerty.
??O.ily we were morrieI la*t mouth."
Clare stool aghast. Ilii Oorty?the
dark-eyed littlo gypsy win had one*
I been so submissive to his every whim?
I tho ipicen of the literary world?'.he un?
known correspondent whoU) giittcrin>>
intvllcct ha I so dazzled him?auothoi*
mini's wife!
Whan tho hul it only half open n<
one can tell haw royal a rise it may brs
com-. And when Clare went back to
the city on the evening train that night,
he caught himself repeat ia; Whitticr''
refrain:
i 'Of ail sail words of tongue or pen.
The saddest are these?it might have been.'
j For the book and tho book-make.
I were both, as far as he was concerned,
j "a lost love."?The Ledjer.
Artificial Coffee.
Artificial cotlea is manufacture 1 on an
extensive scale in Gannany. It is madi
from Unsjed mod, roistcd to a dark
color, and mixed with somo glu
tinom substance bef.iro being passed
through machines, which turn out the
compound in'the shape ot u real coffee
bean. When tho falso bean is well
mixed with the genuino product only
an expert can dotoct the diflorcncc.
Going to Court.
"A country juryman, aged 70 years,
walked twonty-fivc miles to court," read
Duhlman, in the daily papftr. <?Wh.it
a lively and suscoptiblo old chap h?
must have bcon," ho cointneutoi. *?)
wouldn't walk twenty-fivo miles tt
court if tho girl's father wai a million.
aire, an! I've not yet reached thirty
years."?The Ledger.
I OK FARM ANI> GARDEN.
^.iriSBP FOlt MOTTO? AND wool,.
It is certain tbut with low prices for
wool those who grow sheep without
roforenco to their value for tho butcher
must couduct a business of doubtful
profitablonesi. Maro mono/ of late
years hns boon ma le by thosu who bred
wiulcr lambs for the early market than
in any other branch of sheep husbandry.
It demands uioro care ou thu part of tbo
shepherd, but" ii 13 always tho work
that requires skill nnd care tbst pays
best. ?Amerfct 11 C'u 'tiwttor.
iui.i,i.SO HOtH.
A-. tho annual hog-killing smson is
drawing nigh, points touching there?
upon aro in order. Hpcaking of facili?
ties for this work, a writer urges that
the old way of seal ling iu a barrel is a
very poor 0110, and suggests tbo use of
a long trough made out of plank for
tho occasion, wi h sheet-iron bottom,
so sol 011 beach or stone as to havo a 1
liro under it to heat it. Tho trough
should be furnished with an iron rack,
upon which the hog ii laid, and by
means of a ropo aud pulleys is readily
hoisted in and out upon tho scraping
I aides. By the u c of the rack tho nni
mal can be readily turned from ouo side
to thu other.
BCnKRMNUS KOll STOCK.
Sliiuukeu and immature wheat has
little value for making Hour, and many
person* suppose that its foul valec it of
a lower order. But young grains arc
ric her in nitrogou coinp??tid.1 than the
full-ripened ami plump berry. The
value of such grains for slock feeding
ii not to be measured by their ll.ur-pro?
ducing quality. Wheat sc ceilings aro
worth more for Stock food Ihmi the
same weight of plump wheat. The
value of such matortilj when ground
and lilted for mixing with ciarsc ma?
terials Ilka straw, etc., ii obvious to
tho intelligent stock-fcodor. Tho ma?
terial should bj ground to kill all S'.c.ls
of Weeds as well as to sec re complete
digestion. A still better evidence of
the groat nutritive v.iltio of the .screen?
ings is the fact that feeders of sheep
for market buy their animals, feed
wheat screenings almost exclusively,
sell the fattel sheep for mutton, biro all
work done, pay rent for s'aol.-s or
sheds, and make money in the opera?
tion. It is littlo short of Criino for
fanneri to give away their screenings,
which arc so valuable whon appliance!
for cleaning whoat so effectively and
rapidly ire go cheap.?Farm, ,S7ycl unit
Ihme.
WKT KKKD VOW IIOKSKS.
Corn or corn meal should be fed very
sparingly to all horses excepting those
Used for slow, heavy work. Corn
should be cracked and fed dry, if given
wi'b whole hay1 When given with cut
Tec.I the corii may bo ground into line
hied, and mixed with the cut food after
the latter has been wet. When finely
ground, corn meal alone is masticated
by a horse, it bcci mos salutated with
saliva, and takei thu form of a plastic,
adhesive mats, in which form it finds
its Way to the horse's stomach, the
muscular movements of which can only
roll it about without looioning or
separating its particles Sufficiently to
admit tho man being thoroughly per
moated by the gastric juice secreted by
thu glands of the st.in.ca, with?
out wh c!i digestion cannot be
produced. "It is for this reaion,"
says Stewart, in his work on ''Feed?
ing Animals," "that whole com or that
coarsely ground may bo fed alone to a
hone with loss danger of colic or other
?diseasei iiul icsil by a fevered stomach, j
bccautQ in tho form of cracked kernels |
it taanot ndhire into such a so'.i I, plas. I
tic mats. When finely ground corn
meal it fed to a horse, it is Wore dan
eroui to wet it boforo fecdi ig than to
g'.ve itdo tho au mal ?! ry, because tho
wet meal may ba swallow id with but
littlo mastication, while that fed dry
must be (hewed until salura'od by
salivt b if ore it can bo swallowed.
When tine corn meal must be given to
horses fed upon uncut hay, it will be
much Fafcr to moisten the hay sufficient?
ly for the meal to adhora to it, an l
sprinkle the meal ov.t the bay, and let
theaniinil take tbo meal with the hay
It is believed that a grantor num'icr of
cases ol colic iu horsci arc diu t) corn
meal than to all other kinds of fori
combined.''
KKKPIXn I'l.AXTS IN WISTKU.
Doors opening into thu room in which
you ken llowo:s should have sir'.pi of
listing tacked about them in such a way
as to closo all cracks through which the
wind can enter. A strong wind will
blow more co'd into a room ia mo lernte
weather thnn will ba likely to penetrate
in still nights when tho ihermomoter is
down to ziro. Thorcforo be sure to
fortify against tho nlminion of air
Ihr. u ,di tboso iulots. It is a good plan
to take a day for doing this work, and
begin at one corner of the room, and
go over it thorou ;hly, finishing up each
part as you go along. By systematiz?
ing the work ia this way, you arc sure
to havo it well doaa, hut if you stop a
cr .tck hero nnd thcro, and now and
then, as it happens to bs discovered,
you will bo pretty sure to havo a poor
job of it taken as a wholo.
If your plants should frcez", as soon
as you discover what has been dono put
I theni in a dark room, or tho cellar, where
[ tho temperature is but little above freez?
ing, and sprinklo, or rather shorter
them with col l water. In most cases,
such pta'ils as abutilous, goraniums, and
others of similar character, can, if tak?
en iu time, boforo alto wo I to thaw, bo
saved, and I have had qiiito tender
plants eouie through tho ordeal with
comparatively littlo injury. Tho frost
must be extracted gradually, and with
tho application of as littlo bent as pos?
sible. Keep thorn away from the light
and Warmth for two or thrca days. If
tho topi wdt after tho frost has boon
extracted you inny feel ipiitc suro that
tho wiltod portion cannot bo saved, so
rut it oil at once, and be suro to cut he
low that part which appears affected by
tho frost. If some of the frosted part
is left on, very often decay sets in
which extends to tho stalks lulow.
Should the whole top seem killod, it
dooa not follow that t'ao roats have not
vitality enough left to .send up new
shoots, ?-> do not throw them oir. till
you have given them n trial.?f.-ilki'
U'jiw: Jjurnat.
FAIIM A.M> UAnUKN NOT KS.
Cedar and locu.l euch mako posts o.
great durability when set iu thcgrotlnd.
Kvery straw stack that is not propsrly
capped and well made is liable to inju?
ry before the winter ii over.
Cut cabbage is excellent for lambs,
aud in early winter ii found to be supe?
rior to turnips by the English shepherd.
Tho ? ich black liquid that flows off
tho barn yard contains tho wealth of tho
farm. Use absorbent material and savo
it.
As the cows "come in" open an ac?
count with each one, nntl bj ablo next
year to throw out those which do not
pay for their kcaping.
If the farmer has n root cellar, ,
(tr.nips and rutabagas may be placed
10 i ; but they keep best buried ia tho
ground, and not too many iu ono pit.
Ditching may be carried forward in
winter if a foil or more bo excavated
before leaving th; ipaci lo be Qllod by
snow as a projection against freezing.
Serious results often happen from |
keeping bees too near tha highway. No j
per-on shouid keep his bees where thoy j
arc liable to attack teanil that arc pats
tag. i
Cut down nil kinds of wccls and i
burn them, en 1 thus destroy their seeds j
while getting til of a nuisance. It j
will lesson the recurring nuisance next |
yoar.
Wheat bran gives ui the best rc.-u'ts |
when mixed with cut fee 1. I: is one I
of the cheapest foods that can he pur- j
chased for stock, both for its feeding |
and manuriat value.
In tho case of incoming caw*, care j
should bo laken to avoid the chances of I
exposure to a old rain?which, from
its chilling effect, nuy cause an attack
of milk fever.
Cows aro creatures of habit. To
reap tho fullest benefit from their milk
yield, we must accustom ourselves tj
their CCCClltricltioi, and not handle
them merely ai convenience dictate*.
You can over feed as well at under
Iced n colt, do neither, fen 1 just right.
Oivo good nourishing fool from the j
start, but do not force them, they arc
neither ho^s nor steer', and the curly
maturity butiaou may be overdone if
you tiy to force them.
Pigs aro huge consumers of food as
compare I with their weight, but when
penned up for fattening ihey expend
only a small proportion of it ia keep?
ing up animal heat, coarowicntly they
increase rapidly in flash and fat ami are
considered economical meat producers
Splitting a Diamond.
The diamond has a grain of cleavage
plane, the same as most mineral or
crystalline substances, and hence it is
possible to split or divide one iato two
or m >re parts. Sometimes a large
piece ii removed at once from agem by
splitting, but it is a process attended
with much ritk.
To pccOtnplUh this matter the stona
Is carefully studied and its line of
clcavaga ascertained; it is placed in
hardened cement, in tho proper posi?
tion, and the sharp e Ig ; of a steel chisel,
reiembtinga razor, is carefully adjusted
so that the division will he at the
points desire I, and a sharp rap with a
hammer is gi7en it. Perhaps no more
costly blow miy be struck iu any me?
chanical work than this, for in tnanij ll
biting a large diamond, if it is cntkill
ful'.y given, a gem ef several thousand
dollars' value may bo spo.led.
Fire Dogs.
A contribu'ioo to a recent uumbcr of
Nature suggests tho practicability of
training 'logs to be used as companions
tonight watchmen. The'1- keenness of
scent would euablo them tj detect tiro
sooner than any human bjing could.
Tho writer says:
"I have recently heard of a fox-terric-,
two or three years old, who goes for fire
with as much zed ai most of liii race
display iu pursuit of rat?. Whan a
newspaper thoroughly ablnz: is thrown
down, he stiirhpi upon it with froqiient
short rushci till it is extinguished, ami
then worriei tho scorched remain i hi
fore asking for n froili opportunity. Hi
gets excited on being shown a crumpled
newspaper or a match-box."
His Affliction.
"Wo all of us havo some affliction or
other," said tho landlady. "Come,tell
ii', Mr. Sliman, what is yours?"
"My affliction," said Mr. Sliman, as
he gavo a wistful glnnce, at the meagre
contents of the bread plate, "my afflic?
tion is a good appetite."
The conversation was dropped.
CHARACTER IN EARS.
Great Variety in Their Form,
Size and Shape.
An Organ Which Receives Lit?
tle Consideration.
Little notico ii commonly taken of
the outward form of our organ of hear?
ing, and even nrtisti do nit givo it
much consideration in a rule, yet the
foi Uta lion and shape of the car, says
a writer in tho I'M M.i'l OaxetU,
"will amply repay I hose who give it
close attention. Oik modern portrait
pdtitcr. seldom go iato minute detail
over it. They loom on tout with a
general outline aud a rough touch here
and there. showing the pi in ci pa I
po:nt>. The sculptors aro more partic?
ular, especially anting the antique.; onu
seldom sees a good pcci of statuary
without noticing that great care has
been taken to corrco 1/ mod)l the car,
and it was regarded as worthy of study.
A well-formed car is a thing of great
beauty, and, like all other works of
the Creator, it exquisitely a lap'.od and
d.signed for the function it performs,
that of collecting a a I concentrating the
undulation, of sound.
'?Owing to the Iminoasa variety of
si/.: and form in can, it is some what
d Ili. iT.t to d .-finitely classify them, but
they may be roug'.ily divHcl iu'.o two
divisions, which aro easily identified ?
Division I., with curve. I, hanging lol.c;
Division II., with straight lobe.
"Besides the ncctll arcim of shape,
the car may be large o: small, prolru 1
iag or lint, and ttiaight or sloping.
Bomo cars have pointed tops,' while
others have straight. .Snail aal thin
cars usually denote del.e my and reiiu:
meat, and abnormally largo, thicki ears
are associated with a sensual and coar c
natu ro.
"Kars of the Qiat division are by far
the most commin, while ait mire than
one person In lif:/ pouoHOltllo straigltt
loho I ??ir of tin second division. Tills
peculiar-shaped car is often hereditary,
and can be trace 1 back in sonn fami?
lies for generations. P.-op'c w.tii mu?
sical tastes generally have large and
prominent can, while the thin angular
car is sard to de iota bad temper and
cruelty. The cars of great philosophers
an I statesmen have been notice I to be
large and sloping. Mr. Gladstone's car
has a curved hanging lobe, lies do to to
his head, and has a sloping position.
"Kars vary greatly in form and six*,
and the pcculinritiol of shape thoy ai
strno sometime! give an index to th?
character of the individual. Women
'nave much better shaped cars than men.
Tltey aro usually much smaller, and lie
closer to the heal. Some people pos?
sess a singular muscular power over the
car, and can move the tipper part with
will, but it is rarely met with. Tho
car is worth stu lying from an anatom?
ical point of view. Beginning with
the outer fold or ridge, called the
helix, which forms the outline, tho car
is composed of thin ctrtiUge an I in
tegument. The next pi eminent ridge
is the antihelix, which some pople j
have very largely developed, but in a
well-formed car projicti very little be?
yond tho helix. Tim little knob that
projects from tho foot of the antihelix
is called the antitragus, and the. corre?
sponding knob on the other sido tjio
tragtis. The deep we'd in ihe centre
of the car is tho concha, and, last of
all, the fleshy part below is called Ihe
lobule. The concha, SO cdied from its
shell-like form, plays the most impor?
tant part in reflecting the vibrations
into tho inner car; in fact, all these
projections aad depressions arc of im?
portance to our hearing, and play their
own parts in conveying the undulations
of sound to the drum of tho oar.
"Tho Marquis of Salisbury's oar is
massiv.! au I well proportioned, and has
also a sloping position. Tho car of tho
great Napoleon was rather smal 1, well
formed, with curved lobe. As ago in
erca cs the car becomes more angular
nnd mtrkod. From our youth upward
the car doc3 not receive much considera?
tion. It is pinched to signify pleasure,
it is sometimes boxed Jo dcuotc anger,
an 1 even pierce.1 or bore I for purposo
of vain ornamentation. This very an?
cient but barbarous cmtom of piercing
the ears, which now wc arc glad to ob?
serve is considered unfashionable, I1113
spoiled ami d s?gnro 1 tho shapa of
thousands of cart through tho perfora?
tion of tho lob: for tho purposo of
wearing earrings. It may well be hoped
this fashion will ncvor bo revived."
Ilaijn tu Many Forma.
As if in protint aga'mt tho snoor of
thouj" who declare that women suffer
from a scarcity of pockets, bags havo
been introduced in *mnny forms?for
dusting cloths to hang in all rooms,
from the drawing-room to tho bedroom,
for shoes and stockings in the bedroom,
for Inundry in tho bedroom closet or
bath-room,, for tho silver of chamoii
skin for tho dining room buffet. In
fact, nearly every corner of tho homo
may now bo titled up with an ornomcn
al and useful bag for something. Tho
dusting nag proporly may hang in
every room in the houso and contain a
little hemmed squaro scrim, which
should be chaaged whon soiled for a
fresh onTint bag is properly made
of linen, embroidered in white linen
f. i, or of cretonne or any nice orna?
mental cotton that can bo laundrioJ. A
curtain-ring of wood is tho proper thing
to suspend it from, as it cannot bo
soiled like ribbon. This bag may boa
very ornament.?'. picea of work in any
of the graceful South I?on*ing!o I pat?
tern* of flowers, or in a graceful geo?
metric, design work in wathab'.o crew?
els or silk which aro warranted not to
change color. A 11 >wbr and spider web
is an especially appropriate dciign for
this purpose. A shoi-b.ig is a very use?
ful nrtie'e, well-nigh indispensiblo to a
wcll-or Icrod* household. Tiicso bag3
should be made of totna washable ma?
terial like chintz or orotonne. A lowol
of largo size makes a very useful latin
dry bag for small articles likj (ban Iker
cUicf? and ca'Ufa. A willow ham par
i; the most suitable receptacle for the
ma n part of tha washing. The bag of
chamois leather to hol 1 the silver not
in ti e ii probably best mala simp's;
with or without a lining of cotton Ilm.
net, though this material is specially
recommended t > wrap silvar by silvor
?smiths. 'I he most useful bagi which
may he made of silk or velvet or other
rich materials aro the largo s.] inra
wotk-bagJ which are carried by la lies
generally uow. Those bagi should bo
lined, closed at tho to;i with drawing
string* of silk cord. Such bagi should
measure ?baut ton or twelve inches
iqua.ro ia's'xa, or larger ni tho woarer
fauciei. A dainty bag is uow som:
tim.'s hung across the top of a chair,
and is furnished with a perfume I held
rest on the chair, while the big bangs
at tho hack:?-V;io Yjr'z Tribun?.
At tin Ott rich l'arm.
Tho Kcnilworth ostrich farm, near
Lcs Angeles, is on: of tha light* of
Southern California, and almost uniqua
among American Industrie*, though
there is a-.other establishment ot the
kind at Anaheim, and one in Florida.
The visitor to the ranch is usually
shown in'.o tho fcither-room, where the
plumes lio in sorted piles, from tho
poorest bits uicd for trimming, to tho
long, graceful sweep, doir to tho mil?
liner's hoirt, but not particularly at?
tractive until they lnvo been seat to
dyer, cleaner and curler, coming out in
innrkctabla shape. After the bird is
fu ly grown, a crop of foathari de?
velops naturally once a year, but llirea
clippings aiu generally made in two
years by cutting ovary eight months,
and drawing out the quill stumps whoil
dry. Or cat caution must bo used in
selecting the feathers, so ai not to draw
idood, the fully ripi one* comlnj out
without pain to the bird, which mutt
be fed at intervals on green food to
prevent the quills from twilling. Al?
falfa, and lometimos choppid cictui, ;.i
used for this. The female lays twatity
tivo to thirty eggs at a batch three
times a year, or from seventy to ninety
in all, and will average tan to" fift?aa
chicks in a brood.
The mother ii not a goa I sitter, and
will generally give out ia two woaki,
while six aro nee lo I f>r incu'aition.
The male, however, with praiieworth/
devotion, sits on the eggi at nigh', an 1
reverses the order of tilings by allowing
his wife to mam the corral. As a rule
tho incubator is used, an I the artificial
mother at way I owns her own offspring,
keeping them in a comfortable warmth
of 10? to to') degrees in tho shale.
The eggs can be u.o I for foo l in tho
ordinary manner, and tho custard', om?
elets', etc., made from them ar; said to
taste like the everyday iirliclo, sava for
being a trill: richer.
I South Africa, of course, supplies tha
bulk of feathers for the worl 1. Tiioy
amount In value to $?">, 000,000. Egypt
[ exports to the valua oal/ of a tout
?{.125,000, and tho Uirbary States
$100,000. The enterprise is too yo mg i
in America as yat to be placed in com?
petition with Africa, but there is eviry
I reason to anticipate a tine future.
Monnttttg " Itroncho.
In mounting u broncho when Lire ik?
ing him the rider must be controlled by
the circumstances, owing to the b ;ek
iug, pawing and kicking of the h >rse.
A favorite plan is as follows: T.ic
j rider takes hold of tho bridle bit with
I his left hand and inclines thu horse's
head towards him. He stands on tho
left side, well towards tha front. Ho
turns tho stirrup with his right hand.
He then puts the right rein into his
right baud and holds it snugly and
firmly on the horn of the saddle. Tho
horse's head has already been inclined
toward him on the left and tho head
cannot, when thus held, bo tu.-.icd
either way if you keep a good grip.
Then he put3 the left foot into the stir?
rup and gently moves his right leg over
the saidlo and creates ns littlo fear ns
possible in the horse. When in tha
saddle, if tho horse docs' not start at
once he does not urgo him. A great
many think they mu3t start the horso
ns soon as they aro in the saddle. That
is not the way.- Lot the horse stand a
moment if he will. When you stnrt do
not attempt to go straight abend.
The broncho is sure to pitch and
buck if you do. Having the horse's
head turned when mounting, keep it
turned. The bucking is not so violout
if the horso is kept turning ia lib
course. S< ma will pitch and buck any?
way, but in breaking n broncho keep
him from doiug this If possible. Many
of the cowboys, ai they aro oxpert
horsemen well skilled, -will toach and
encourago their hones to buck.
What She Made.
Mr. Dunout?How's this, Maria? 1
gave you niouey to buy a now hat, and
you'vo made over your old one.
Mrs. Dunout (smiling)?Yes; and
I've mado over fifteen dollars, aim, by
the operation I
A DoUlii>ii33 that Cost $3500.
The Chicago Time* describes tho
costliest dollhouso ia tho world: It
was crcctod by Thomas Lyuch, Jr., for
bis littlo four-year-old daughter, at a
cost of $3509, and is as complete as tho
wildest jurcuilo dream could wish it to
be. It is built of brick, with a towor
aud cupola like aa ancioat castle, aud
looks for all tlu world liko a reproduc?
tion of tho great modern rosideuce of
some millionaire. It has a littlo flight
of step* leading up to tho solid oak
front door, and aa electric pushboll for
the conveniaacs of tho baby viiitors of
the huppy mistress of the house.
On this door, which, by tho way, is
four fect high, is tho name of tho pro?
prietor on a silver sl.nto, "Miss Leila
Lynch." There is nkollway lighted by
a miniature gu lamp suipcndcd from
the coiling, and it is finished in tho
choicest of hard woods. Thoro aro
umbrella and hat racks of appropriato
dimensious. Elegant draperies cover
tho parlor doors, and tbo parlor is title I
up In grand stylo. The furnituro ii all
of whito cnamolod wood, covored with
white brocaded silk. Thoro is au olc
;ant mantol fillcl with bric-a-brac of
tho choiccit kind, and littlo lamps of
tho rarest patterns. A beautiful
chaudclior furnished with real gas hangs
from tho centre of tho room. Centro
tabloi, divans, easy chairs, sofas, etc.,
fill up tho apartment. Dolls from ParU
occupy positioa3 horo au 1 thore, just
like real people.
Then there is a dining-room furnished
complete, with sideboards, china clos?
ets, etc., of rich design. The bedroom
i.s a marvel of beauty, and is repleto
with all conveniences. Tho ceiling in
every room is 6 foot 2 inchoi high, aud
the upper stories aro just b;g enouglr
for four-year-olds to move about coia
fortably.
'?The only thing I have to live for, '
said Mr. Lynch, "is the happiness of
my wifo aud children. That is why J
built this house."
An Ornithological Trnjctly.
"S>mo young fellows," said General
George A. Sheridan, "wero telling sto?
ries aud having a hilarious lime. Au
old gen Com in sat a littlo apart and
seemed unable to join in their merri?
ment. Iis was rallied on his inoroso
ncss and requested to toll a story.
"'I dui't know any stories in your
voiu, my young friend,' said he, 'but I
will relate a little incident with n moral.
There was once a little bird. IIa had
flowu about all one long cold day trying
to find something to Bit. But his acarch
bad been a comphte failure, and lato in
the afternoon h? fljW home. _ weak aud
disconsolate, aud climbed feebly on to
his perch, about ready to drop with fa?
tigue aul hunger. Hi was nearly roady
to drop when he detected a dead sheep
which Provi lenca ha I placed over iu
the bushes. lie climbed down from
his perch, hopped over and managed to ^
climb up oi Ihn sheep. There ho
pecked and pocked and pecked away
until his little craw wu tilled with nu?
tritious, if un'avory, food. Then ho
felt much better. He flipped his wings
and hopped nimby about and finally
flew back to his perch. Then bis littlo
lhro.it swelled with gratitude, and ho
sing all the songs he knew and triod to
sing several he didn't know, when a
hunter came along, and, hearing tho
dttlc bird, levelld I bis gun and shot
him.'
"Tho old gentleman scented to havo
finished h 3 story. 'Hut the moral.
What is the mora.!' aikod the youug
men.
"'The moral, my young friends, is:
If you will cat carrioa, don't crow ovor
A Mistake to Exercise for Strength
Alone.
When great muscular strength or
?gility follows in tho wake of physical
exercise, theso shoul I bu regarded as
incidental and entirely subordinate to
the health of ho ly which tho exerciso
has secured. To cxerciso for strength
alone, .ail 1 to estimate it as tho chief
aim is an inoxcuiablo blun Icr. T.icra
is no necessary physiological, ensual
relation between strength and health.
Indeed it i3 a notorious fact that pro?
fossionnl athletes aro oftea dofectivo iu,.?'
some bodily orgiu. and they generally
dto oarly in lifo from cither heart or
lung trouble. D.-voloping certain sots
of muscles to the exclusion of others
muk?s tho inn tcular systoai unsyinmcl
tricil, and interferes with the equablo
distribution of tho general blood sup?
ply. Inordinato development of mus
cular p>wer calls for unnatural activity
from tho ccatral vital organi, aud thus
it frequently occurs that under the strain
of somj special eft >rt tin heart or lungs
fail, and death result i. ? Ths Dtetor.
Lookillg Ahead
Mrs. Oabb (hostess)?Your littlo son
doesn't appear to have much appetite.
Mrs. Oadd?No, ho is quite dcli
cato.
Mrs. Gabb?Can't you think of any?
thing you would like, tny littlo man?
Littlo Man?No, 'in. You see, mom
made me eat a hull lot before we star tod,
so 1 wouldn't mako a pig of myself.?
New York Weekly.
How Rabbits are Utilized.
Conoy skin i.s the commercial natn
for tho dressed skin of tho rabbit.
Thc30 skiti3 aro often dyed in imitation
of moro costly furs. Coney plu'.C3 aro
parts of coney skins sewe.l together and
usad for linings aad for iniuutacturo of
I c'aildrou's cloaks, otc.
