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y if Y t A A A X The Ohio Democrat. LOGAN. 1 OHIO. MY FAMILY. O, r m as proud it ono con bo, Of this, my growing famllco, And nil ot thorn am bouncing bovs Jffixcopt my wife. Wo llko tholr nolso .Ami think our nine ns chlldron run. Are far Iom troublesome than ono. 'Thoy cost hut llttlo mnro to ralso, "Which I will prove In sundry wnvs. Tor Instance, its each treasure grows JIo nils his bigger brother' clothos, .And when tho oldest ot tho nlno Oats big enough ho'Uitcp In ml no! This plan, which gives no ond of -fun, Takes no moro clothes than goes to ono. Their school-books, llko tholr garmenta brown, .Are to tho others handed down, And, ns each lad In lcnowlodgo grows, lie tells tho noxt otio what ho knows j Tip learning's ladder thus they climb, A chain of wisdom qulto sublime, "Until with me upon tho top They know so much thoy'vo got to stop. Just llko tholr books and clothes, tholr toy .Are used In turn by all our boys, So thnt tho nlno have lots of fun With no moro toys than goos to ono. "When ono of ours It taken slk, Of courso tho others catoh It quick; So when tho dootor makes his call That visit nlcoly serves for all : .They're dosed by wholesale, nursed tho same, And soon got well, for they nro game. Tho feeding question, I'll admit, is where wo needs must use our wit: On oat-meal porridge, mush and milk, Children grow strong and line a silk; And this choap, healthy diet flno s what wo havo to glvo our nlno, Whloh bolng cooked and sorved with ease, .laves work, and with us nil agrees. n summor whon n change wo wish, aho boys go out and catch some fish And pick wild berries, too. which serves For suppers and homo-mado preserves. I wo hnd only ono wo'd try To stud him full of enko and pie And other dnlntlos that would mnko rho llttlo fellow's stomach acho, nd cost In doctor bills and euro Moro than our nlno boys better faro. tn fact, our ono would llvo so high And got such potting ho would die. If wo'd but ono ho'd loncsomo bo, And want too nmused, so wo Would havo no tlmo to read or rest .And, may be, think he was n pest. .But having nlno, thoy sweetly play Together out of doors all day Till night, and then they gladly creep To bed, nnd presto 1 they're asleep. "When wo are old nine loving bovs 'Will crown our latter days with Joys, .And when we dlo wo'll lire again In nlno good, solid, hand? omo men. . C. Dodge, in UoodaWs Sun. "A DAISY." .An Incident of tho Banoh on the Divide. The ranch was not large, nor particularly noticcablo, ns ranches go, but its situation -was splendid. Tho road from the valley of -tho Platto to thnt of La Fontaine Qui Bou jlllo crossed tho Divide, or ridgo; and, just -ovorlt nnd sheltored by it from thonorth--orn winds, wcro the ranch-house, sheds and corrals. At the west, ono saw the foot hills and glimpses of tho great peaks be '.hlnd them; and, not far from the house -opened a canyon between whoso steep and verdure-clad walls ran n clear and a rapid stream, chafing In its restricted channel, nnd seeming impatient to bestow the largest of its beneficent and priceless waters upon itlio arid plains stretching far to the cast ward. Looking to tho south again ono saw tho rolling country rising at intervals into .mesas aud dotted with scanty groves of trees. The sun had passed hoyond the range, .above which rose a wealth of clouds of airy texture and gorgeous colors; and tho edge cf the Bhadow in which the ranch lay could Tjo seen creeping steadily over tho buffalo 'grass toward tho eastern horizon. Con verging toward the house came parties from tho four points of tho compass; and, -awaiting them, nnd standing on tho door step, looking first in ono direction nnd then in another, was a quaint and curious youth ful specimen of that alien race which has had so sorry a reception on our shores, tho 'Chinese. His sharp, almond-shaped eyes caught a '.glimpse of tho great flock of sheep the mo ment they surmounted tho slight elevation over which he bad often seen tho sun rise; and, with tho two watchful Mexican herd ors, behind them, they came straight to ward the water troughs. These same eyes rsnw CTnclo Jim Boyle, as ho tramped slowly .and deliberately down tho sloping sido of tho nearest mesa at tho south, and even caught tho smoke of his pipe rising In tho -clear uir. Ah Fong knew that Undo Jim had promised to sleep at tho ranch while its, master was absent and, having a profound respect for the strength and prowess of 'this redoubtable frontiersman, he thought tho arrangement excellent. Then ho saw tho pretty bit of color which Fanny Car roll's dress made against the dark back ground of the canyon wall, as sho climbed over the rock at its mouth: and tho tassels of silver thread on tho cord around the -crown of young Bam Ruxton's sombrero as ho assiduously helped her, holding her little band perhaps somewhat loncer than was necessary. This made somothing as near a anlo show itself on Ah Fong's faco as, was ever seen on those emotionless features. When, howovcr, the Chinese boy again , walkod to tho rear of tho house and chanced to look to the northward, he Btopped and -gazed intently at two men who were com ing over the ridge. Ho stood perfectly still for some timo and then, making his -way quietly toward a rude out-building, concealed himself therein. Farther and farther crept the line of -shadow to the eastward; nearer and nearer tho ranch came the different parties. At last the herders shut the bars of tho corral behind tho last of tho bleating oheep, and, unsynging their canteens, began pumping water for their charges. Undo Jim Boyle mounted tho steps of tho rude piazza with a firm and heavy tread, and tho two young people sho swinging her largo straw hat by Its ribbons, and ho walkiugdecorouslyat her sido camo round the corner of the shed. Everybody on tho Divide took an earnest interest in Fanny Carroll. Whon her father, old Tom Carroll, up at Georgetown, made his great strike, nnd sold out to the eager "teudcr-feot," thoro was a general sentiment of satisfaction; for Tom had Avorked faitbf ally, and had plonty of hard luck and was a gooa louow through it an. 'When, too, hd camo into possession of a -folld bunk account, he behaved particularly woll; docliuod to bo "intorvlowod," bought no diamond pins, cxtonded liberal help to -somo old -'pnrds" whoso luck had dosortcd them, and, ns tho boys expressed It, "wan't stuck up aud 'didn't go back on 'om." Miss Fanny was sont to an Eastern sem inary, wlionco alio had returned ns accom plished and pretty and roflnod and well dressed as heart could ilcslro. Whon sho camo down to tho Divide to mnko a visit at tho ranch, it was unanimously deckled by tho population of that roglon that sho "just svoi'lustlngly laid ovor" any thing from tho U. V. down to Now Mexico. Sho was in deed a churming girl by any standard, und, with her chestnut-brown hair and mahogany-colored oyos, and lithe, slender figure, would huve attractod attention anywhere, Small wonder, then, that this gracious young creature soon resigned an uncrowned queen ovor many loyal and devoted sub Jootn, Now, as alio camo near to htm, old Uncle Jim's faco relaxed, and his eyes took ou a tender expression. "Bless nor heart," said ho to hlmsolf, 'she's tho pootlost creetur I've soon in many n long yoar. Tho youug feller's washed pooty bad on her. Waal, I'vo boon youiig mysoir, an' I know how it is. I kind o think sho can do jest any thing sho itkos with him. I don't bollovo thai'1 8 a man livln' thot could say no to hor, let alone do her harm," He dotted his hat, nnd, with a curious timidity, took hor llttlo hand, prof, fored at sho grootod him, tn tho Arm grasp of bit own Urgo and rough one. Then ber aunt! whoso guest she was, camo out upon the plnzzn and invited Sam Huxton to sup d spond tho night nt tho ranch, Instead ot taking tho long rldo to his own quarters. Meantime tho two mon who had boon approaching from tho north had stopped nnd hold n consultation close to tho out. building In which Ah Fong was concealed. Their nppenranco was sadly against thorn. Una wns a tall, thin fellow, with n sullen countenanco and shaggy black hair; tho other n smaller man with a frockled face and red whlskors, looking for all tho world llko a ferret. A proclous pair of rutTlnns Ah Fong thought them, ns ho strained hl9 enrs to cntch tho dialogue, thickly Intor lurdcd with profnnlty, which lastod for five minutes nnd until, having apparently mndo Up tholr minds what to do, thoy started In a direction which took thorn round tho cor ner of tho ranch-house and toward the party on tho piazza. The Chinoso boy, whon thoy hnd passed his plnco of conccalmont, omorged, ran nround tho house In tho opposite direction and approached Undo Jim before tho lattor saw tho pair. 'Master," whlsporcd ho, "hah got two ccoo man como. Wnntchco stop ttils side to-night Moro hotter you tnlkoa ho no can stop. Ml can sneuro ho b'tong lnlloo-loou man (I can prove that thoy aro ladroncs or robbers)." "Waal, now," said Undo Jim, "I didn't novor hov no uso for a cuss, that wears a pig-tall and cats rats. 'The Chinese must go,' says I. Clear out now nnd go wash.ee washece, or whatever you call It." As Ah Fong well know, Uncle Jim's bark was much worso than his bite, nor was thoro any fear that ho would disregard a warning. Tho Chinoso boy drow back just as the two rough follows camo in sight. Thoy approached tho plnzza, and ono could sco tho look of repulsion como on Uncle Jim's oxprosslvo faco, as his exporlonccd oyo took tn the details of their obnoxious appearance. The smnllor fellow advanced as spokesman. "I.allowyordisrcmombcrmo, Mr. Boyle," sold he, In a voice which ho trlod In vain to modulato, nnd which contrasted curi ously with his unctuous manner. "I know yor when yer was a-sinkln' a shaft up to Central, and I was prospoctln'. My nomo Is Martin, William Martin; but tho boys all call mo Beaver-Dam Bill. This yor's my pnrd, Mr. Moses Smith; him thoy call Mus--tangMoso. Say, Uncle Jim, wo allowed yo'd glvo ub a shake-down fur tho night, fur wo'vo tramped nigh on thirty miles to day nnd wo'ro jcntevorlasUn'lyplaycdout." Undo Jim's keen eyes wore llxcdonthe unwholesomo pair; evidently, while ho did not recognize them, somo vogue nnd fleet ing memory was suggested by their appear ance, and ho was trying to fix It In his mind. Tho larger of the two shifted his weight from ono foot to tho other as he glanced away to tho eastward, and the spokesman found himself unable to look the old frontiersman fairly in the faco. In deed, his uneasiness was increasing each moment undor the scrutiny to which he was subjected.'" At last Uncle Jim spoko, in slow tones, and with marked deliberation. "This yere house ain't mine," said he, "and tho owner ho's down to Fuoblo. Ef yo keep on along the trail thar to tho loft of tho racssa and nigh on three mile, yo'll strike Dutch Peto's ranch, an' ho's nil fixed to tnko folks in and give 'om n squaro meal an' a shake-down. It's right ovor them trees yonder, whar yo see " Hero ho was interrupted. Fanny Carroll, who had been insldo tho house, suddenly camo out and stood on the piazza. "O, Mr. Boyle," sho cried, "do not let any ono bo turned away from these doors. Theso poor mon aro weary and foot-sore. Thoy must not be compelled to go farther. Lot us givo them shelter, and suppor and a good night's rest." She made a beautiful picture as sho stood there, in a graceful attitude; with height ened color, oyeH sparkling, rosy lips slightly apart. Uncle Jim's face relaxed In an in stant, and the effect of this lovely appari tion upon tho two wanderers was marvel ous. Beaver Dam BUI took off his shabby hat, shuffled with his feet und made an at tempt to stammer out his thanks; and Mustang Mose, turning to look at the ex. quisito young girl, showed his astonish-, moat and interest by a complete change of countenance. Novor in all his lifaofviclssl tude, and worse than vicissitude, had any one seen on his faco such an expression of surprise, thon of almost wondering delight; and natural onotigh, to bo suro; for nevor in all this same life hnd ho seen such a sight, much loss hoard pity for htm ex pressed in suoh gentle and dulcet tones. "Waal," said Uncle Jim, "thot settles it. I allow tho young lady's boss. Here, you pig-tailed Chinaman, show those men a plnco whero thoy can wash tho dust of Coloraydo oft of 'em, and glvo 'om some grub." Ah Fong oboyed with a curious reluct ance, and tho two mon followed him, moro than onco turning to look ovor their shoul ders. Then camo supper, and some pleasant evening hours on tho piazza, undor the bright stars and In tho soft air. Tho two straugors had suppod heartily, and now sat by thomsolvc3, at somo distance from tho rest of tho party. Whon Fanny Carroll sang, in hor lovely and woll-tralnod voice, .Mustang Mose took the pipe from his mouth and lot it go out as ho held It in his hand. Whon most of tho Inmates of tho house had retired, Undo Jim told Ah Fong to take the two mon to a chamber at the head of a small stairway leading from the main room to tho ranch. Tho boy aboyod and then re turned to tho main room, in which, on the wldo hearth, burned iv cheerful Are of logs. Ho approached tho stalwart frontiersman, who sat before the tiro gazing Into its blaz ing depths. "Master," said Ah Fong, "ho t'luly b'long lallce-loon man. Ml hear ho talkeo (Thoy are really robbers. I heard thorn talk.)" Uncle Jim looked at him gravely. "Ah Fong, or whatovor yer blamed heathen name is," said ho, "1 didn't never think I'd como to say it to a Chinee, but I wouldn't be surprised ef yer head was lovol. Now you skip to bed an' I'll stop right hero. Skip, I say I" Ah Fong wont out, closing the door bo hind him, but ho procooded no further than tho passage, whero ho crouched in a corner, quiet as a mouso. In tho solitude In which much of Uncle Jim's lifo was passod, ho had formed a habit of talking to hlmsolf, as Ah Fong could now hoar him. "Knowed mo, aid ho? Perhaps ho did, and porhnps ho didn't. But I could swar I'd seen tho moan littlo cuss boforo. Wonder Whar it wns, Could ho havo been ono of thorn cussos we bounced out of tho old town down to Fuoblol Or In tho crowd that tried to jump Tom Carroll's initial Or in thot thar outfit wo was after for stoalln' mules up to Falrpluyf Waal, I dlsremom ber.'j Ho sat allont for some time, thon sudd'only started and struck his knoo with his hand. "I'vo got him," he said. "Why on nlrth didn't I catch on boforol It's the fellor wo calched wjth aoos iu his sloovo up to Bill Larnod's ranch thovmtor of tho bin snow storm, An' I hoored noxt yoar thot ho was In with tho gatig tliet stopped tho Falrpluy stago. Ho don't moan no good lu this yore place, ho un' thot unrighteous lookin' pard of hls'n, and thoy'ro two to ouo. I allow I'd ought to bo well hoolod an' all ready for 'om, if thoy is up to any llttlo gamos," Ho drow u largo rovolvorfrom bohlnd hl hip, roloadod and capped It, muklug evory motion with mnrkod deliberation; thon, taking a ploco'of cord from his pookot, ho bound tho trigger to the rear of tho guard. Ho laid tho formidable weapon on a chair by his Bide; thon lighted mi old plpo aud began smoking, Thus, through tho night hours, ho kopt hit vlell. What his thoughts wore no one could toll, for np sign. Qfvthom appourod on tho rugged features lighted up by tho,ohoerful blaze. t was just day. llgbl wnon no noura sounus ovornauu, uuu, aitor an Interval, stops on tho stairs. Ho arose and stood oroct, and with tho six shooter In tho tlrin grasp of his loft liaml. covered the door, holding hit right baud In front of tho hnmmor, rondy for that qulcl and deadly motion called "fanning.1 Another momont, and tho door softly oporiod nnd llcavor-Dam Bill entered fol lowed by his companion. Thoy must have been looking cautiously downward nnd picking tholr stops, for thoy wero both In tho room boforo thoy snw the weapon pointed at thorn, nnd tho florce eyes be hind It, nud hoard tho grim command! "Hold up yor hands yol" Thoy oboyed In an Instant, In unmlstaknblo surprlsoand panic. Undo Jim advanced a step. "I don't know why I didn't shoot tho pair ofyoon Bight," said ho In concoutratnd tonos. Tho small man. cringing boforo him, man nod to command his voice. 'Mr. Iloylo," ho stammered, "don't shoot, don't shoot I Wo ain't n-doln' no harm. Hopo to dlo cf I ain't glvln' It to yor straight. Our guns ain't loaded; yor kin seo fur yersolf." Undo Jim's faco rolnxed slightly. He approached iho mon, who dared not lower tholr hands, and took tho rovolvor from tho bolt of each. Suro onotigh, they were not charged. Ho folt for concealed woapons, but found none. "All right," ho said. "I allow yo ain't vory dangerous Just now: but I'd llko to know what you cusses Is a-doin'." Thon lustaug Mose spoke to him, for tho first sltico his arrival at tho runch. "I'll teU"yc," said ho, "Moan' this 'ens pard o mlno wo struck a stroako' bad luck; an' wo had to light outof Dot.vor Inn hurry, an' wo como down hero. We might as well be hung for a sheep ns fur a lamb, and wo wouldn't a' made no bones of mnkln' a strike tn this yoro ranch; but, whon you was n-glvln' us tho grand bounce, an' that pooty little gal como out an' looked at us two tourjlis with them gontlo oyos o' her'n an' spoko In thn pltyln' volco, wanl, blamed ef thot didn't jest fotch mo; an' whon I got my pard alono, I soz to him: 'No funny business hero,' an' ho soz, 'You bet.' An' wo allowed to light out of this at daylight, an' striko fur tho mountains. Say, Mister, yo ain't got no call to keep us, hovyol" Undo Jim hesitated ono momont; thon, with a shrug of his shoulders, ho said: "You'ro right: I ain't got no use for yo. GUI" The men needed no second permission. In flvo minutes' tlmo thoy were woll on tho road to tho foot-hills. Undo Jim watched their- progress. "A proclous pair o' toughs, an' no mis take," said ho to hlmsolf. "They'd got away with us last night If thoy'd a-wanted to. An' thoy lot up because tho little girl wns good to 'cm. Waul, I said thoro wn'nt no man that would harm her, an' even them cusses that, when yo como to size 'em up, wa'nt mon, but brutes thoy couldn't do It. Now I allow thoy'vo been up to a sight o' wickedness, but they done one square thing, an' no mistake." An hour passed, nnd still Uncle Jim sat In tho bright sunlight, gazing toward the foot-hills. Thon the sound of galloping hoofs was heard; It camo nearer andncar or, and six horsemen, splondidly mounted, rodo round the corner of the houso and pulled up. To any one familiar with tho West, a glance would have told their char acter and tholr purpose. On their stern, but not angry nor oxcitcd faces, in their curiously unmtstakablo air of grim, per sistent determination was written, as If in plain typo, vigilante I "Hullo, Jiml shako 1" cried the leader. "What's'upl"skod Uncle Jim, returning 'the salutation. "Havo you seen tho pair of cussos we'ro aftor!" asked the loader. "Ono was tall, and tho other short, with red hair." "Why," said Undo Jim, "wo put 'em up fur the night, an,' thoy ain't been gono more'n an hour." "You put them upl" cried tho leader, with an air of astonishmont, somo sign of which appeared even on tho stern aud stolid faces behind him. "You put them up, and there's any one of you alive to toll tho tola this morning! Woll, I haven't timo to talk now, but when wo como back I shull want to nsk you what on earth you did to koep them quiet. Now, which wny did thoy go Straight up tho road to tho range) All right! Good-bye. Como on, boys," and they wero off at a gallop. Uncle Jim sat as before, looking straight beforo him. Close to the foot-hills the mountain road forked, ono branch loading toward the south, another to a puss; aud tho frontiersman had seen tho two mon tako tho former. "Ef John had asked me, of course I'd a-told htm which way thoy wont," said he to himself, "but he didnlt watt. I allow them cusses Is ngoin' to bo took, but I swear I'd sooner hov 'em took some other timo than jost when they've done tho squar' thing o' their lives." Thon ho lighted his plpo. Ah Fong had como noiselessly bo hind him. Later on ho heard tho lattor cry "Hi yah I" Undo Jlmilookcdup and sawtho Chinese boy gazing to tho westward. "Following his glance, he caught tho last glimpse of tho vlgllants spurring up the rood to tho pass tho wrong roadl "Good morning, Mr. Boyle." ho heard, in a soft volco bchlutl him. "Whero aro our guests!" "Waal, yo soo, miss," ho replied, "thoy was in an awful hurry, an' thoy'vo been gone nigh on an hour." Then ho looked ut the charming girl standing thero with tho sun shining on hor brown hair, and thought, almost with a shudder, of what might have been in tho long night watchos just passed. She had indeed boon tho bonoflcent fairy who had exorcised the demons; tho good angel who had set at naught the powers.of darkness. All this Uncle Jim thought from tho dopths of his honest heart, but aftor tho manner of his kind ho oxpressed himself very la conically, just as tho call came for break fast. The sun was shining more brightly than ovor. Tho plains at tho oast and tho moun tains at the west wore bathed in a flood of goldon light. Tho happy party wero gath oring around the woll-spread table, and then Uncle Jim drew a long breath. "Blamo me," said ho, "of sho ain't a daisy I" A. A. ITaya, in Epoch. Substantial Coupty Roads. Tho importance of good roads in a farming region.is not sufficiently ap preciated. Tho first, cost of such roads is of courso .greater than a roughly mado dirt road, but tho wear and tour on vehiclcs'-and horses, tho loss of time on account of bad going in wot weather, and other drawbacks incidon't to poorly constructed highways, moro than counterbalance thb oxira cost. It is estimated' that a, roadway of stohe, twelvo to eighteen inches' deep, wide onotigh for wugons to pass easily, will iwlil enough to tho value of the farms through which it passes to pay tho cost of construction ten times oyor in localities whoro matorlal Is easily pro cured, and such a road will bo almost indestructible. Y. Y. fixamincr. -Dr. Elmore Palmer, of Bufl'alo, N. savs: "uut us uoiu last to mat which Is good," nnd among tho good things ho reckons catnip tea fpr any thing; onion syrup for coughs aud'colds; woak.lyo for sick stomach; Infusion' of common black tou for sore oyos; boft soap und white pino gutn for boils and felons, eto. m m "Say, didn't you tell mo whon you sold mu that dog that ha was n bird dogPi' "Yes, that's, what I said." "Woll, you swindled mo. That dog won't hunt." "I didn't say ho would hunt. Hos a bird dog. Cook tho birds for.htm. That's tho way ho likes tuuin best." Ncwm IntlemlonU INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. Their Troper Cr anil MAnaRemnl Im portant Hiiggfutloim by the Ohio Btnle Hoard or Health. Thousands of children din every year from improper euro nnd bad surround ings. ' It M estimated that out of one hundred livo-born chlldron, from forty to fifty will dlo beforo tho oloso of the fifth year. Thnt n largo proportion of theso donths could ho prevented, is well established, nnd tho Stnto Hoard of Health has presented herewith, In simple form, lnstruetl6ns for tho euro nud management of children, which, if fol lowed, wjll bo tho moans of Having each year mnuy precious lives. In seeking for tho cause of this ex cessive Infant mortality, wo And that tho ncute Infectious fever?, such ns measles, diphtheria, small-pox, scarlet fovor nnd whooping-cough; tullamma tlous of tho respiratory apparatus, us pnoumonla, bronchitis, etc., and dlnr rlHC.'tl diseases, nro the main factors iu producing it. Small-pox. scnrlot fever, diphtheria, etc., nro to be prevented by avoiding cxposuro to these diseases, or to cloth ing or other articles containing tho poison by which they nro caused. It is to bo specially urged thnt chil dren bo vaccinated at an early ago, and thus bo protected from that dread dis easo, small-pox. Circulars on tho restriction and pre vention of these diseases have been issued by tho Hoard, and will bo sent to any one on application. The other causes of death of children, viz., inHamumllou of the lungs und diarrlueal disease, may bo largely pre vented by precautions in regard to ex posure nnd diut. Great care is needed with llttlo children, to provide them with proper CI.OTIllh'0. The first want of tv now-born babe Is heat. It is unable to supply sulllciont heiit to keep itself warm, oven whon heavily clothed; hence, unless constant ly in bed with its mother during the first week or two of life, the rooms it inhabitants must bo constantly kept warm. As the child grows older and is placod, as it should always be, to sleep by itself, it.will often, by its restless ness, become uncovered at night. It should sleep in night dresses of tlanuel, preferably made as one garment and sowed up at tho bottom, so the feet can not bceomo uncovered. Clothing for children should always bo made very loose, giving their limbs and lungs free movement. It is when children aro old enough to walk and be out of doors that tho greatest care is demanded for protecting them by proper clothing. It is at tills ago that deaths so frequently occur from acute inflammatory affections of tho lungs, and this is undoubtedly due to expos ure and,impropordres3. Care must be taken to clothe tho limbs and chest warmly. Mothers arc oflon negligont in this respect, and children may fre quently bo scon in cold weather, clothed in heavy skirts and dresses, but with legs and necks comparatively bare. It should ho remembered that in most houses in winter, a cold stratum of air is to bo found near the floor, and hence, infants placed on tho floor may bo greatly exposed to cold in a cem paratively warm room. CI.KANLINESS. Attention must bo given to cleanli ness, and children should not be al lowed to sloop in soiled garments. Clothing worn .it. night should bo shaken and thoroughly aired when re moved in tho morning. Tho clothing and napkins soiled by tho discharges of young infants should be removed at once, and not used again until washed and thoroughly dried. Tho washing aud airing should not bo done iu tho nursery or living rooms. Unless children are very fecblo they should havo frequent baths, except , wheii otherwise directed by tho physl j cian. If they are too dolieato for a full hath, sponging should bo substituted. , Tho popular idea that dirty children I aro tho healthiest, is certainly not trito in regard to nursing infants. Tho factor of greatest importance to the health of children is their FOOD AND FEEDING. Especially is this true of nurslings and children tinder two years of ago. .. Tjio only natural and best possible food for an infant is breast milk. If the mother has a sutllcient supply and, is in good health, or if a suitable wet nurse 'can bo secured, nothing but breast milk and puro water should bo given tho child for the first five or six months. Tho child is very frequently injured by overfeeding. A feverish child, craving wator, is ofton given an inordinate supply of food, by nursing, to quench its thirst. Many things besides hunger causo children to cry ami bo restless; and as a, rule, for tho first two months thoy should not be nursed oftener than once in two hours, and older children not so often. From tho first, children should bo nursed loss frequently at night, nnd tho mother must not bleep with her child at the breast. After tho first week or two tho child should always sleep by itsolf. The moth er should carefully guard her own health, using such diet as best agrees withhor. She should not givo tho breast to tho child when she is greatly fatigued or ovor-hoated, nor when suH'oring mi ller great cxoltomont from any cause. When tho mother's milk is insufficient, or tho child, for any reason, can notbu nursed, it will bo necessary to resort to AltTIFICIAX, FOOD. This is always an uvil'.otnd nothing butnecossity .should cauo a mother to resort to it. Tho ouo fiietorof greatest importance in infant mortality is dlnr- rheeal diseas-os, and those more frequent ly occur in children wholly brought up I by hand. When breast milk can not bo had, cow's milk properly prepared oilers tho host substitute. Groat caro should bo exorcised to secure puro milk from healthy, well-fed cows. This Is of importance, and should not bo nog lcctod. Tho milk should bo obtained as fresh as posslblo, nud kept lu u cool plaeu in perfectly oloan vos&uls. It would be better) perhaps, to immediately boll the' milk, especially in hot weather, when IJiiblo to rapid decomposition, Novor keep milk lu damp, mouldy col lars, or in thoso containing decaying vegetables or other mutter. Neither should It bo kept In sloeplng room, or tho'o constantly inhabited. It should bo rnmembored that nothing so readily collects nnd preserves filth of nil kinds, as milk. Cow's milk, to bo fitted for food for young Infants, must ho diluted, from one-third to ono-hnlf, and slightly sweetened nnd salted. For diluting the milk, barley-water Is much hotter than puro vntr, noting both ns a dllutont nnd ns a food. It may be prepared by boiling a table spoonful of ground barley In a pint of water for fifteen minutes, nnd'carefully straining through a cloth. It Is much better to buy the whole barley, which may bo sufficiently ground iu un ordin ary colTeo.nilll. Tho proportion of bailey water to be added will depend on the age of the child. This food must bo given at. regulnr Intervals, and to young Infants should bo administered blood warm, through a musing bottle. A plain bottle of small hUe should he used, with n nipple, avoiding long rubber tubes, and bottle and nlpplb must bo kept scrupulously clean. , Prepare enough milk for ono insal, and if any remains after feeding, empty nt once and thoroughly scald tho bottle and nipple. If the child thrives and gains weight on this diet, nothing clso should bo given It for food for the first six or seven months. A less quantity of water, however, should bo added to the milk as the child grows older. If thcro Is a tendency to constipation, oat meal gruel, mado in tho same way as the barley-water, only boiled for a longer time, may be used to dilute tho milk. If this food docs not agree with the child, something else must be sub stituted, and in such cases a physician should ho consulted and prescribe its diet. Do not trust to infant foods sold in the shops, without his advice. Children from nlno to ten months of age may bo allowed a grcator variety of food, but milk should still form an important part of their diet. CAKE IN HOT WEATIIEIt. Great care is required In the diet of children duringtho extreme hot months. It is of srront importance at this time to keep children cool. Tho coblest loom in the house should ho assigned for .their sleeping room, nnd they should bo given a bath beforo bed time. During the heat of the day thoy should bo lightly clad, and it would bo woll also to give them a cool sponge bath. If a child is seized with diarrhoea, keep it quiet in a cool place and look care fully to its diet, which it would bo well to reduce for a short time. If it does not soon get better, send for a physi cian, and do not givo tho child medi cine without his sanction. Finally, whoever would rai.to health' children must be doubly guarded as to the cleanliness of his house und sur roundings. Tho little ones suffer first from unhealthy surroundings, nnd the house, from garret to cellar, should be clean ami well aired. Have an oyo to all sinks, water-closets, bath-tubs, etc., making sure, by ropeated examinations, that tho air of your dwelling is not be ing poisoned by escaping sewer gas. Remove ,filth of all kinds from house, cellar and yard; be suro your drinking water is pure, and not contaminated by leachlngs from any cess-pool or privy vault. You should not only put your own houso and premises in proper condition, but insist that your neighbor does like wise. REVOLUTIONARY RELIC. Military CoinniUsion Kxpcutod One Hun dred and Twelve urs Ago. General Sholon, of Deerliold, Mass., tho secretary of tho Pocontuck Valley Memorial Association, has written to tho Commissioner of Pensions to obtain from the files of tho Pension Office tho commission of lieutenant of John Clark, who died at Dcerfield, a pensioner, in 1821), for preservation and exhibition among tho revolutionary relics in the memorial hall of tho association. Tho request will bo granted on condition that tho socioty promises to surrender tho paper to tho Commissioner of Pen sions if any of tho rolatives of Clark should ever turn up. Tho commission is a very interesting document, dated July 1, 1775, or ono hundred and twelve years ago. It is signed by John Han cock, as President of tho Congress granting it, aud is attested by Charles Thomson, secretary. Although written so long ago, the signatures aro as dis tinct and perfect as on tho day they wcro penned. Tho reading of tho com mission sounds peculiar to modem ears and runs ns follows: "In Congress The delegates of the united colonics of Now Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Con necticut,' Now York, New Jersey, Penn sylvania, the counties of Newcastle, Kent aud Sussex on tho Delaware; Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina aud South Carolina, to John Clark, gentleman." Chicago Times. After the Battle. Hundreds of bodios freshly smenred with blood of mon who, two hours pre vious, had been filled with divers lofty or petty hopes and desires, now lay with stiffened limbs in tho dewy, fiowery valley which separated tho bas tion from the trench and on tho lovol floor of tho chapel for the doad in Se vastopol; hundreds of mon crawled, twisted and groaned with curses and prayers on their parched lips, some amidst tho corpses iu tho flower-strewn vale, others ou stretchors, on cots, and on tho blood-stained floor of tho hos pital; and still, ns on tho days pre ceding, tho red dawn burned over Mt. Sapun, tho twinkling stars paled, tho white mist spread abroad from tho dark, sounding son, tho rod glow illu iniiidtiHl the enst; long, crimson cloud lots darted across tho bright blue hod 70iv, d still, as on days preceding, tho powerful, jill-bcautlful sim roso up, giving promise of joy, lovo and happi ness to all whe dwell lu tho world. Count Tolstoi, tn Now Princeton Ilcuicw, A littlo UulValo girl was not fooling woll and It was thought that she might be about to have the chirkou-pox. Sho went to bed laughing ut the idea, but curb' the next morning went Into her pinouts' .room, looking very serious, aud said! ''Ye, It, is chiekon-pux, pupa; I found, it fodwur In thu bed," N, Y. Suit. THE DEADLY CIGARETTE. The I.nlrnt Victim nf thn lVrrdclous Mill I'per-Cvnrd Tnbr. Of nil the forms of using tobacco tho '.mall paper-covered tube known as tho cigarette Is tho most deadly. Thorn nro many reasons for this. In tho first plnco tho cigarette smoker has no as surnuco that tho tobacco Is any thing more than rubbish which can not ha used In nny other manner. Secondly, tho paper Is well known to bo exceed ingly poisonous; not more so than rcn uinu tobacco, probably, but thcro Is n wild hilarity which follows tho smoking of papor that speedily breaks down tho strongest nervous system. Thirdly, the cigarette is an Insidious evil. It is so mild, and so handy, nnd so cheap, that the unfortunate smoker uses many moro of them than he has any Idea of. Tho other 997 reasons need not bo given hero, as thoy have been at various times discussed in tho public press, and so great has been tho influence of theso exposures that cigarotto smoking ha3 increased over 000 per cent, during tho last four years. Yet there arc peoplo who scoff at the power of the press 1 It Is only necessary to show conclusively that a certain thing Is very harmful, in order to got thousands of peoplo to test the question for their own satisfac tion. The recent case of Mr. John V. Stob blns, of Wyoming, will do much to open the eyes of the users of the vile weed in its vilest form. It will pain many good peoplo to know that tho cigarette Inn insinuated itself into tho rural simplici ty of Wyoming. Hitherto the inhab itants of that Territory have been a guileless pastoral people who occa sionally indulged in scalping, cattlo raids and bad whisky, enlivened by a murder now and then, but never has their worst eneinv charged them with smoking cigarettes. Now, alas, all this is changed. It is no uncommon sight to seo a gang of cowboys peacea bly returning to camp after sacking a village, eacli with a cigarette in his mouth. True, somo of tho most noble of tho cowboys stood out against tho growth of this habit and shot a few of the smokers, but although this method of argument seemed to bo conclusive iu individual cases yet matters of policy provontcil its universal adoption. So in spite of the best intentions on tho part of tho opponents of tho vice it continued to spread among the unsophisticated peoplo of tho plains. Stebbins fell an easy victim to tho cigarette and smoked incessantly. The effect of tho habit on him was not noticed until ono day ho fired at a tenderfoot from the East, threo times in succession and missed him ev ery timo. This alarmed his friends and thoy besought him witlt tears in their eyes lo abandon a habit that was doing .so much to umlcrmiuo his usefulness and influence ou the plains. SUbbins himself felt rather shaken and consulted a physician, wiio told him that if he did not give up cigarette smoking ho would not live six months. Stebbins agreed tojpiit next week. This is a peculiarity of the cigai'etto smokers. Thoy are al ways going to quit some time in tho future. That night thero was a social card party In the shanty. Stebbins sat on the powder keg. Ho lot a cigarotto stump fall on the keg. Tho party in stantly broke up. Stebbins and part of the keg were last seen going through the roof. As neither havo yet come down serious fears aro beginning to bo entertained ou that ranch that some thing has happened to Stebbins. Thus it is that the doctor's most sanguine ex pectations havo boon realized and the name of John Warrington Stebbins has been added to the already long list ot tho victims of the deadly cigarette. Detroit Free Press. COURAGEOUS ANIMALS. Somo of the Mont Tromlnent Features ol the Itull-Doc'ft Cliarncter. Owing to his comparative rareness, his moral character is as little under stood by the general public as aro Ids points, and by a very largo sectiou of tho community ho is looked upon with fear and aversion, as being botlisavago aud treacherous. Ho is in reality seldom the first by nature, though ho may be by education, and tho latter ho novor is, either by nature or education. Hi's evenness of temper is ono of tho most prominent features of his char acter, and what ho is at times ho always is. If ho has been educated to bo savage ho always will bo savage, but if his natural good-natured indolence is allowed to develop properly by kind ness nnd good management ho will bo always gentle. Thoro is nothing vari able or snnppy about him, nnd ho will allow liberties to bo taken with him by children aye, and by grown-up chil dren also that many other sorts of dogs would resent, such as collies and retrievers, who aro not at all times trust worthy, and who, if they aro boing teased or get their tails trodden upon, are liable to turn aud snap. Snapping is an unknown vico among bulldogs; but if thoy should bo thoroughly roused thoy go straight to business and fix on tho object that thoy "intend to annihilate, and, ns our transatlantic cousins say, "thoy freeze on;" and, being onco fixed, it is a matter of considerable trouble to get them to loose their hold. Their tenacity and courage aro house hold words in our language, aud seldom is a book written without some allusion to bulldog courage and tenacity; and our successes in the battlefield are constantly attributed to tho "bulldog" courage of our men aud thu resemblaneo of tho man to tho dog in not knowing whon he is beaton. Tholr fidelity also is groat; and, though evidently not an admirer of thu breed, ouu of our great est novelists pays a tribute of admira tion to that quality iu them, In his de scription of Ilill Slkos' dog and his meliwicholy ending, iu which he clearly shows which is tho finer boast of tho two, tho boast man showing up In degrading uillof to his four-footed friend, whoso fidelity no brutality or ill usage could shako. Hull-dogs aro most ull'octioimtit ami Intelligent, nud much of the abuse that is lavished on them is ou account of tholr appear- aueo, which Is ducldodly against thorn as regards tho gentler virtues, nnd bo causu of tho utter want ol knowledge of tho subjuet displayed by n largo so tiuu of thu publlo, fiunr((((y Iteview, SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. A machine has been Invented that vlll sew on 3,000 buttons in a day. -During the year 1880 American, mills produced 1,360,000 tons of steel rails, valued at $10,000,000. Tho pros poot for 1887 Is stilt better. Pittsburgh Post. Tho West Lebanon (Pdnn.) Rolling Mill Company has shipped a chain weighing twonty-fivo tons for uso on a five-mast lnko schooner. It requires two cars to carry It A recent computation makes tho velocity of tho solar system In spaco only about 10,000,000 miles a year. By n different method another computer has determined tho rato to bo about 625,000,000 miles a year. Arkamaw Traveler. A Russian physicist finds that, con trary to general belief, the strength and property of olonpatlon are In creased by low temporaturo In iron and steel, tho force of cohesion being Intensified by contraction. Arkamaw Traveler. A Ulrminghara (Eng.) firm aro making oar-blades of tho best sheet, steel, highly tempered. These are de clared to bo much stronger than tho ordinary wooden blades and, being much thinner, enter and leave tho water cleaner. Thoy aro strongly fit ted to wooden handles. A St. Augustine, Ga., letter do-. scribes tho ico works at that plaeo as having a capacity of 1,000 pounds per hour. The freezing cans make a mass of 200 pounds each, aud aro taken out iu rotation, an average of flvo hourly, after thirty-six hours' exposure to thu evaporation of ammonia, 240 cans be ing kopt at work. Boston liudqel. Last year (1880) tho spots on tho sun wero so small and few that it may have been the minimum of tho sun spot period of eleven years. So says the distinguished Italian nstionomcr. Prof. Tacehini. From tho 31st of Oc tober to tho 12th of December there were only six days when any trace of a spot could bo discovered ou tho solar disc, and only a single tiny spot could be observed on those days. N. Y. Led ger. Tho process of taking beautiful colored photographs has recently been perfected by an English photographer. A negative of the sitter is taken by a sentitized plate of electric light. Front tho negative a positive is produced on a chemically-treated basis by the aid of a solar camera and a spectroscopic ar rangement. The image h produced in colors without the aid of hand-work or brash. Chicago Advance. A movement has been started to found a laboratory on the Now En gland coast, where students, teachers, and investigators may find facilities for the pursuit of biology. It is now some years since tho brief episodo of the Penikc.se laboratory, which was founded by Mr. Anderson and intrusted to Professor Agassiz. During tho in terval, summer schools of science have multiplied, and a few of them havo suc cessfully maintained their modest use fulness. Public Opinion. It is said that a woman began tho manufacture of sewing thread in En gland iu 1722, and it would seem proper that the idea should have first como from that sex through whoso hands nine-tenths of the thread passes that is used. Paisley has tho honor of being the first town that embarked in tho business. It was called "Nun's thread," was made of flax, and so rapidly increased iu popularity that it was not long boforo it became an im portant branch of manufacture. m PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS. A fast man is usually very slow when it comes to paying his debts. Pittsburgh Hispatch. Editorial excursions are never de layed nor tho members ever molested by train robbers. Fori Worth Gazette. In one respeo" or dog is mighty like or man. Do mo' .sense he's got, do bigger raskil ho is. Arkansaw Trav eler. Somo tilings a woman doesn't know, of course; but one of thorn isn't what she thinks of other women. Poston Journal of Education. Goethe onco said: "Wo ought to look at some picture every day." Rut then, that was beforo the old man saw thu pictures in tho daily press. New Age, In ancient times, it is said, any thing that Midas touched was turned to gold. In theso days, tho touch of gold will turn many a man to anything. There aro men in Now York who spend half their timo dodging peoplo they have borrowed money of, anil thu other half in hunting up fresh victims. A French woman says sho onco paid a largo sum of money to learn how to get a certalu noose into a bow. What most girls want to learn 13 how to get a certain beau into a noose. Easier to preach than to practicn. "Do ye contont, tho philosophers say, "Such Is tho secret of happiness hero;" If It bo true, oh, philosophers, pray, Why don't yo cast further study uway, Mulling tho maxim yo touch us more clear? Do ye content with the things that uro known, Lot whut yo do not severely alone. Jlotliut Jlutlget. Tho monkey is now generally roe. ognized to be a sort of a connecting link between the human raco and tho lower forms of animal creation. Tho main question now is whether tho dudo doesn't come first of tho two. Merchant 'Traveler. Gotham Hoy (at Niagara Falls "Pn, did that man that drives tho cur riugo build that big damr" Pa "No, tho Niagara Hows over a natural preci pice, my son." Gotham Roy--"That's strange, I thought from tho price ho charged that ho mado it." Tid-Uits. "Of tho ripe ago of eighteen" is what nn esteomed Springfield paper says of a beautiful and accomplished, maiden now visiting at tho capital. This ought to bo pleasant reading for thu unfortunate females wlm havo entered upon tho suro and senile- yunrs ol eighteen and twenty, Chicago News. 'They don't got the best of me," said Muggins; the grocer, in telling how hu had defeated supposed attempt to overreach him; "no, sir, thoy don't got tho host of me." "M you refer to your customers," replied a woman who had oomu iu for a cent's worth of yeast, "I guos you aro about right, Mr, Miiy glus," Uoitan TfanmipU