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19 namol of too viuiieu are pnMtoai
tA'rif, tt on c. PnLUsher lfainaaua
H vXmTuuror srusi, Htw Ivaa.
When the Cows Come Home.
This poem,savs the Chioago Farmer's
Voice, appeared in the Illustrated Christian
Weekly, August, 1873. It has been reprinted
extensively, but inaccurately. It is repro
duced hero with the sanction of the author,
Mrs. Agnai E. Mitchell, and the following is
a corrocted and revised copy. The poem
has been credited to an English writer, and
was published some months ago in an Eastern
papor, with the explanatory remark that
the author was not known.
With kl Ingle, klangle, klingle,
'Way down the dusky dingle,
The cows are coming home;
Now sweet, and c'.ear, and faint and low,
The airy tinkling come and go,
Like chimings from some far-off tower,
Or patterings of an April shower
That makes the daisies grow;
Ko-ling, ko-!ang,
Ko-ling, ko-lang, koling'olingle
'Way down the darkening dingle
The cows come slowly home;
And old-time friends, and twilight plays .
And starry nights, and sunny days,
Come trooping up the misty ways,
When tho cows come home.
With jins'.e, jangle, jingle,
Soft tones that sweetly mingle,
The cows are coming home;
Malvine, and Peirl, and Floriinel,
DeKamp, Redroso, and Gretchen Schell,
Queen Bess, and Sylph, and Spangled Sue
Across the fields I hear her loo-oo,
And clang hor silver boll;
Go-ling, go lang,
Go-ling, go-lang, golinglolingle,
With faint, fair sounds that mingle
Tho cows come slowly home;
And mother-songs of long-gone years, .
And baby joys, and childish tears,
And youthful hopes, and youthful fears,
When the cows come home.
With ringle, rangle, ringle.
By twos and throes and single,
The cows aro coming homo;
Through violet air we see the town,
And the summor sun n slipping down;
The maple in tin hazol glade,
Throws down the path a longer shade,
And the hills are growing brown;
To-ring, to-rang,
To-ring, to-rang, to-rinlel ingle,
By threes and fours and single
The cows come slowly home;
Tho same sweet sound of wordless psalm,
Thesame swoet June-day rest and calm,
Tho same sweet scent of bud and balm,
When the cows come home.
With tinklo, tnnkle, tinkle,
Through fern and periwinkle,
The cows are coming home;
A loitering in the checkered stream,
Where the sun-rays glance and gleam,
Clarino, PeachMoom, and Fhcebe Phyllis,
Stand knee-doep in the creamy lillies
In a drowsy dream;
To-link, to-lank,
To-link, to-lank, tolinklelingle,
O'er tho banks with butter-cups a-twinkle
The cows come slowly home;
And up through Memory's deep ravine
Come the brook's old song and its old-time
sheen,
And tho crescent of tho silver queen,
When the cows come home.
With klingle, klangle, klingle.
With loo-oo, nnl raoo-oo, and jingle,
The cows are coming home;
And over there on Merlin Hill
Hear the plaintive cry of the Whip-poor-will;
The dew-drop? lie on the tangloi vines,
And over the poplars Venus shines,
And over tho silout mill;
Ko-ling, ko-lnng
Ko-ling, ko-lang, kolingleliagle,
With ting-a-ling and jingle
The cows come slowly home;
Let down the bars, let in the. train
Of long-gone s m, and flowers, and rain,
For dear old times come buck again
When the cows come home.
WEDDED IN A BLIZZARD
Uaonent nbto I. V It, It a ladr. a a.
, U with bar nawao lta
man. a am
I apnarro aadak.
SaawaaSif
When father took up his claim in
Douglass county, Dak., tho county wns
new and thinly st'ttled. Father and my
til roe brothers took up a section and
built their four houses on adjoining
corners. So, as two brothers were mar
ried, wo formed a little settlement by
ourselves. This was well, a our nearest
neignuor iivoa eleven miles away, j
was then a merry, romping lass of 15, all
tho wilder for 1 eing just from city life.
The first year a very destructive cy
clone visited that part of the country.
Lying as it doei between tho Missouri
and James rivers, it was feared such
visitations might be frequent, so father
and the boys dug a cave midway be
tween the houses. Twice we sought
refuge there and heard the demon of
destruction at work among tho fruits of
our industry. We escaped without in
jury; but father, who was returning
from the town, twenty miles away,
where wo got our mail and supplies, was
badly bruited by the overturning of his
wagon. As soon as he recovered he and
the boys dug a cave about midway on
tho routo to tha town. Tho location
wns marked by four tall, upright posts,
which could be seen for a long distance.
Years passed with no occasion for its
use, but father was always dreading
such a time, and kept it in repair.
x our nappy years passed, ana then a
party of vi-itors from the east came,
Among them w:h Frank Hoaly. We
had been great fiiends in ths past, and
became something mora during that
lorn; summer.
Wo agreed to be married In the
spring, and ho would stay until that
time; but early in January he received a
summons home to Chicago, and in
sisted that I go along.
oo preparations were made for our
marriage. Wo sent to Bunker for a
minister, but our messenger brought
word ho could not get away. "Could
we not come to him V We must start
for Chicago at once, so decided to adopt
that plan. Upon the 15th, after a tear
ful good-bye to all but father, mother
and Joe, who would accompany us, we
started for Bunker.
There was a great quantity of snow on
the ground and only one sleigh, that of
our messenger the day before, had gone
over the road. As a consequence our
progress was slow and laborious. It
was a dull, cloudy day, but we knew
nothing of blizzards then, so did not
hesitate to start. We had mentioned
1 o'clock as the time for tho ceremony,
so made calculation on being at the par
sonage at that hour.
Before we were two miles on our way
the snow began to fall in great feathery
flakes.
I lovo a snow storm and was delight.
ed to be out in one. Seeing father and
mother grave and troubled, I laughed
and jostod, and indeed was in an unu
sually merry mood for one just leaving
home and friends to go among strangers
with only a husband's love to depend
upon.
For some time tho snow fell slowly
and heavily, then the wind rose and the
cold began to increase.
Joe suggested a return and hinted at
possible danger. Father hesitated but
Frank thought there was no more dan
ger in aa advance than a retreat, so on we
went. Hcavonst what an. experience
that was which followed.
Tho wind howled like a host of de
mons bent on destruction. The snow
becamo infinitesimally fine and, driven
by tho blast, stung one's flesh when ex
posed like needle points. We oould not
see to the horses' heads, and as the
one track was long since covered up, we
no longer knew which way we were
going, and could only trust to the
horses.
Mother became alarmed and cried
quietly belaid her vail. All my high
spirits vanished, and instead of the
happy future I had been anticipating I
now saw nothing but a cruel death be
fore us, with the snow for shroud and
palL
At 2 o'clock by Frank's watch wo
were nearly frozen, and the weary horses
could scarcely movo along.
Suddenly Joe put out his hand and
clutched at somo object close to the
itlo of his sleigh.
"Hurrah!" his cheery voice rang out,
whoa."
The tired horses stopped instantly,
only too glad of the chance. Joe sprang
out into the yielding snow. In a mo
ment he shouted a;aia:
"Hello 1 Hero's another sleigh.
Father ! Frank I Pile ' out here with
your shovels!''
They did as he ordorod, and mother
and I roused to see what it all meant.
But we could sco nothing, and only
faintly hear their voices above the rush
ing wind.
We soon found out, however, for
father and Frank soon returned and
lifted mother and me out of the sleigh,
and carried us where? Into father's
cyclone cave.
We stared about in stupid amazement,
for Joe had brought a lantern along, and
he had lighted and hung it up. A mo
ment later we wero joined by the minis
ter from Bunker, who, finding it pos
sible to get away, had started.
The men blanketed the poor horses,
huddled them together close to the
mouth of tho cave, turned tho sleigh
box up beside thcra as a partial shelter,
then bringing my trunk, lunch basket
and the robes, joined us.
The temperature of tho cave was com
fortable compared with tho outer air,
and we wero truly thankful for the
change. Vigorous and continued ex
ertion soon restored our benumbed
limbs to their normal condition, and we
settled down to a quiet discussion' of
tho situation and tho probabilities in
our favor.
After a timo tho talk languished, and
Frank made in a whisper the queerest
proposition. I gave a decided negative,
but at last yieldod to his entreaty, and
almost before the rest know what was
going On wo stood before tho minister
with clasped hands, and ho was speak
ing tho solemn word that bound us for
bettor jor wor3o for Ufa.
It was a strange bridal. In that low,
dark cave, lighted only by the smoky
lantern, tho terrible blizzard howling
overhoad, and death lurking near in the
fearful cold, which steadily increased,
mother cried softly, and father's voice
trembled as he gavo mo his blessing.
Frank's face was very white as he
clapped me in lib arms and called me
wie. My own feelings were a mixture
of terror and happiness, such as I hope
never to experience again
We remained in our snfo but gloomy
refuge forty-eight hours. Then we wore
dug out by my brothers and a party
from Bunker, who wero in search of the
minister aad had found us by the
mounds caused by tho snow drifting
over the poor horses. Two were dead
and the other had to be killed, he was
so badly frozen.
Huddled together under tho ground,
with fifteen feet of snow over us, wo
had not suffered badly; and tho lunch
basket filled by mother for Frank and
mo on our journey had sufficed to keep
us from actually suffering from hunger.
The Weight or a Heart
The average weight of men's hearts,
says the Medical News, is eleven ounces
each, and of women's only nine ounces.
Thui, when they give and take or ex
change hearts, man U the loser, quality
being equal. Man's average brain
weighs forty-nine and a half ounces and
woman's forty-four. The average
weight for both lungs is for men forty
five ounces and for women thirty-two.
A Great Shot
First Nimrod "Who are going on
tho hunting party?"
Second Nimrod ."Well, Sam Peter
son is going along."
"Who is Sam Peterson! '
''What, you don't know Sam Peter
son 1 Why, ha is a celebrated shot
Every time he goes out hunting he pep
Ders some of his friends. " TSiftinira.
Two Coyote Stories.
A farmer up in the C ipay valley, Cal
ifornia has just made the champion
ilnughter of coyotes. These animals are
a great post to tho sheep owners, and,
though extremely hard to catch or kill,
make serious Inroads upon the flocks.
The sheep owners havo offered a reward
of 39 per coyote scalp, and Fraak
Ilnmblcton the farmer in question, has
just pocketed in bounties $300, the re
sult of one ingenious bit of work, ne
had a large straw stack on his farm
which had been standing for several
years. He noticed not long ago that a
good many hole) had been made in it,
and that coyotes were quite numerous
arcund it at night. So one evening he
set fire to it and hid near by to watch
developments. The straw was so
damp from rocent rains that the fire did
not get to the intiJo of the stack until
after dark and a good many of the
beasts had smclled danger and escaped.
But as it was he mked out of the ashes
the carcasses of 40 coyotes, old and
young that had been burned to death.
Another coyote story is from a stock
man, who has on his cattlo reach a pair
of superb staghounds which he brought
from Scotland, from their nativo konnel
nt the foot of Ben Nevi. They are
wonderfully docile and intelligent, fleet
as tho wind, and possess a marvelous
amount of strength and endurance.
The wolf they considor a foe worthy of
their skill, and whenever they find one
enter a contest from which they soon
come off victorious. But they seem to
consider tho coyoto an animal so des
picablo as to bo worth only the most
contemptuous notice. For one to ap
pear within their sight is to bring swift
punishment upon itself. But the noblo
hounds feel so much contempt for the
animal that they will not tako its des
picable lifts. They always bite off its
tail close to tho rump or pull it out by
the roots, and having thus set the mark
of their disdain upon Mr. Coyote, they
let him go whilo they carry home the
tail as their trophy of tho chase. To
such an extent have they carried on this
contemptuous warfare against tho
coyoto race that their owner's ranch is
itrcwa with caudal appendages, and
bobtail coyotes are tho rule New York
Sun.
India Ink.
From tho earliest times "collectors''
of choice brands of ink havo never been
wanting, and in one respect, at least,
different as eastern and western notions
may be, they both agree in this that
we do not hiako as good stuff now as in
former times. It was in tho lattor days
if tho Tang dynasty that one Xi-tchao
nd his son, Li-ting-Kouci, set up a
manufactory of ink in tho small town of
Chu-tchcou, which was then surrounded
hy magnificent forests of fir, from
liich fact we may reasonably infer that
the b'ack was to be made from tho com
bustion of that wood. Tho father had
sjrown old in tho business without mak
ing any particular reputation; the son,
bowover, brought the processes then
smployed to tho highest pitch of per
fection; but ho kept his methods a pro
found secret, and since his timo the
efforts of all tho makers havo been
directed to producing an
ink as good as his. Yet it is allowed
by connoisseurs that nobody has yot
succooded in equaling his makes, espe
cially those in shapo of a sword, an I of
a round cake which are his master
pieces. We aro told that an in fall i bio
means of recognizing tho ink of Li-ting-ICouei
is to break a pioco off a cako and
to throw it in water, f, in a month,
the pieces arc still unacted upon at the
bottom of tin vesiel, wo may bo certain
that they are really authentic. This
great genius made several qualities,
which are distinguished by the charac
ters stamped upon them. Throo aro of
the highest excellence, unapproachable
by any modern ; and tho fourth, which
may bo considered as the ordinary arti
cle, bears his nam?, together with tho
title conferrod upon him by imperial de
cree as a reward for the services he had
indirectly rendered to literature. All
tho Year Round.
HOWLING DERVISHES
Some
Strange Religious
in Turkey.
Rites
The Fathers of Presidents.
Grovcr Cleveland is tho only clergy
man's son who has- ever Djcn elected
president, though Arthur's father was a
clergyman. Ho was not, however,
clcctod president Tho fathers of the
Virginia Presidents Washington, Jef
ferson, Madison and Monroe were
planters. John Tyler's father was a
lawyer and a statesman, and John
Adams, the father of John Qmncy Ad
ams, was ly professioa a lawyer.
Graut's father was a tanner, Hayes'
father a merchant, and tho fathers of
Garfield, Lincoln, Pierce, Fillmore,
Polk, Van Buicn and Jackson were
farmers. Tho chances for tho presi
dency in tho past have thus been with
the farmers' boys, and out of tho 18
presidents elected by the people only
ono has been a parson's son. New
York Worl l.
Bar ara Fritchio.
Somo of tho relatives of the late
Barbara Fritchio in Frederick, Md., re
cently seat to Mr, John G. Whittier,
who immortalized tho venerable lady in
verse, a number of tablo articles which
formerly belonged to Mrs. Fritchio.
Mr. Whittier acknowlelgej the re
ceipt of the articles sum's days ago artd
stated ii his letter that he had become
convinced that hit poem entitled "Bar
bara Frilchie'' was bjscd upon a sup
posed incident that had no foundation,
but that ho was gla 1 to know, never
theless, that she was a loyal woman.
Baltimore Sua.
A Three-Year-Old Child a Fren
zied Participant.
A Constantinople correspondent of
the San Francisco Chronicle sends that
paper an account of some of the religious
rites of the Refaee, or the Howling
Dervishes. These, he says, aro but
one of the numerous orders of Dervishes
who wield an irresistiblo influence over
the public mind in Turkey. Their no
table Take is a low, weather-beaten- old
building, standing on the edge of the
great cypress-shaded Turkish cemetery
that crowns tho heights of Sontorie and
is almost as dilapidated as most of tho
monuments and gravestones that sur
round it Tho space allotted to the
"howlers" was well-filled, yet a good
many both of young and old, were
still coming, and after going
forward to where the high priest sat,
they reverently bowed to tho dust, then
taking tho priest's hand, gently kissed
it and retired. Directly behind the
priest was a small alcove, painted a
bright green and filled with a variety
of antique small arms, swords, daggers,
battle axes, etc. Ua the walls wero
many mottoes or sentences in frames,
and somo prayer rugs. A small brazen
censor containing burning frankincense
and spices, filled the room with aromatic
fragrance.
Around throe sides of the low room
were galleries, some closely latticed and
occupied by Turkish women, others
open and filled with curious spectators
like ourselves. The best location was
reset ved for Turkish gentlemen and sol
diers. Boncath these galleries was still
another, elevated a step or two abovo
the main floor and separated from it by
a low railing and furnished with seats
for spectators. On tho main floor wero
spread many rugs of Angora goatskin,
on which wore seated old men, regular
patriarchs in appearance, whilo two
groups of littlo children were ranged
behind them. Seated close to the low
railing were rows of men clothed in the
flowing Dervi3h mantle and tan-colored
"galuph," a tall, brimless felt hat,
strongly resembling an inverted flower
pot, bound round the head by a long
black scarf with ends left flowing.
These ends were at intervals during the
service tenderly pressed to the lips. At
other times the eyes were carefully wiped
with these mourning badges.
Conspicuous before tho high priest
stood a lithe figure with a palo, cadaver
ous countenance, but a keen, penetrat
ing eye, who was slowly manipulating a
long, white scarf. He first throw it
around his shoulders, thus symbolizing
the all-embracing love of Allah; then
binding it tightly about his waist, he
began tying and untying it, each knot
having a particular significance. His
whispered words will bear this inter
pretation: "I tie up greed; I untie
charity. I tio up hate; I untio love.
I tie up pride; I untie humility." And
so on through a long list Then began
a monotonous chant that soon swelled
to a tremendous howl. All rose to
their feet and kept time with swaying I
body and jerking head in a frantic
manner. Tho old and feeble
among them gradually dropped out
of tho circle and took scats on
rugs near tho centre of tho
room, besides the rows of standing
children. At length tho eyes of the
spectators became rivited upon tho
face and figuro of a 3-year-old baby,
who stood for two long hours swaying
its frail body in perfect unison with tne
dervishes and with his rosy cherub
mouth uttering tho same indescribably
impressive cry of Allah! When the
rude throng had at length worked them
selves up to a state of religious frenzy
the little boy also rolled his bright
eyes about as if beholding a heavenly
vision.
To my mind nothing was so impres
sive as tho power of endurance shown
by the infants on exhibition. I shud
der whon I think of the torture they
must havo been subjected to in tho pri
vate drill necessary to prepare thom for
such a performance in public. Somo of
the children seemed freo to pass in and
out at will, but tho tiny boy spoken of
above and a little girl (a hunchback)
never left their posts a minute, nor
ceased to sway their bodies and shout
until the performance was concluded,
by a louder clapping and howling, more
violent jerking of tho head and wilder
tumult than before. Then a sudden
hush, when, without a signal or look
from any one, this lovely little baby de
murely marched up to tho high priest to
receive his blessing, then laii him
down, his faco to tho ground before
the venerable man. Another, who
appeared to be a high chief of
the order, now took tho stalwart priest
by tho hand while ho placed both feet
on the body of this frail infant and
stood with his face turned upward,
while he muttered what appeared to be
a prayer. Then other children followed.
First came tho little hunchback, then
three or four at a time, finally ten or
twelve laid down, forming a human
"corduroy road" for the high priest to
walk over, nntil at least twenty chil
dren had thus received his blessing and
had tha evil spirit driven out of them.
This ceremony Is supposed to be a pan
acea, and there are always numbers of
n valids brought to tho Tako during
services to be cured of some real or im
aginary ill.
Wotting Servants In China.
The ways of the housekeeper are In
deed made smooth for hor la China, In
dcod so smooth that, unless she has
children to care for, her time ofton
hangs very hoavily on her hands. The
interior management and care of the
house is entirely entrusted to the ma
jordomoor lutler, called the "Kwan
Su," or chief of the bottles. But more
frequently he is simply called 'boy."
Bulls not being much used in China, you
often hear the cry of "Bhooy?' coming
from the neighboring house. Do not
be alarmed. It is probably only
madame calling for her sedan chair, or
the master who wants his brandy and
soda, the standard drink of foreigners
all over tho far Fast.
In taking a house in China the first
thing is to get a good boy, the second
to have him "secured." The securing
consists in getting some , rep
utable or wealthy Chinamaa to agree
that if the boy runs away with any
thing ho will either produco him or pay
tho amount of the loss. The servants in
the East are all of the male sex, and
women are never employed about a
house except where there are children,
or whero a lady has an amah as her per
sonal attondant The amah's duties lie
in keeping her mistress's room in order,
dressing hor hair, in short, performing
tho duties of a lady's maid, and, if
thero are young children, in looking af
ter them.
In most cases thore is ono amah to
each child. Sho receives, according to
qualifications, from $5 to $10 a month
as wages, out of which she feeds her
self, her wages in fact being higher
than those of the other servants. Fe
male servants aro in China, as every
where else, a source of internal discord,
as they aro constantly carrying tales or
making mischief, and a lady who can
do without an amah thoreby gets rid of
almost the only vexation in her house
keeping life. Good Housokeoping.
What Diamonds Are.
Tho exact mode of formation of dia
monds is one of naturo's sccrot3, for
though scientists have been able to
understand tho chemical nature of tho
diamond by analysis, tho reserve pro
cess, its manufacture, has thus far been
far beyond their skiX Wo know what
a diamond is, but how naturo makes it
the careful dame has not yet permitted
us to learn. The diamond is of the
simplest chemical composition, being
pure carbon.
Charcoal is pure carbon also, but the
secret process by which nature rear-
' ranges the atoms of tho black, lustre
less charcoal into the form of tho flash
ing diamond, tho most perfect speci
men of matter, is one that even long
hopo on the part of chemists, stimulated
by tho honor of great gains, has not
been able to discover. Nor is it cer
tainly known from what department
nature takes tho diamond -making ma
terial. It is generally supposed that it is fur
nished by vegetablo charcoal, which un
dergoes a peculiar process of decompo
sition and crystallization, but it has also
been conjectured that the carbonic acid,
shut up from rcmoto periods in the cal
careous rocks, may have solidified in
this perfect form. Sir David Browstor,
from a study of tho polarization of light
in the minute cavities of tha diamond,
has concluded that tho substnnco was
once in a soft state, ana', by tho action
of an expanding gas or fluid within, its
very small cavities, which retract tho
light to such a rcmarknble degree, are
formed. Ho regards it as certain that
tho original softness of tho diamond was
not caused by either solvents or heat
and therefore concludes that tho dia
mond, liko amber, is a vegetablo sub
stance, slowly crystallized into its pres
ent form. Inter-Ocoan.
The Public's Fickle Fancy.
Tha losses entailed upon manufac
turers by changos in fashion, especially
stidden ones, are often enormous. Tne
publio know of the fact in a general
way, but they little appreciate the ex
tent of the injury that may be oc
casioned by the whim which suddonly
taboos a certain style and takes to i new
one, A good deal of what is called
enterprise and success in trade is merely
good luck in experimenting with the
popular fancy. An upholsterer told
me a littlo whilo ago that in one line
of furniture alone he lost $14,000 by
the fickleness of public favor. He had
just turned out a factory full of "Queen
Anne," or "ebony" goods (I forget the
exact style), when, presto, they went
out of fashion. He couldn't keep his
warerooms lumbered up with the things.
He had to be abreast of the times with
new stock. So ho sent the stuff to the
auction shop, and what had cost him
$20,000 brought him $6000. He had
to charge it to profit and loss and try
again. I might mention here what was
told me about the withdrawal of
Messrs. A A. Low & Co. from
business, as to which there was con
siderable misunderstanding. It seems
that the trado in the finer and estab
lished brands of tea in which tho more
reputable firms of the country had been
dealing had been checked, if not de
pressed, by overwhelming importations
of the coarse Amoy varieties. The
Messrs. Low & Co., endeavored to
counteract this influence by purchasing
and controlling tho Ainoy tea them
selves, intending to hold it off the mar
ket and to distribute it gradually to
such dealers as are usually content with
an inferior article Their expectation
was that the popular taste for the
choice teas would assert itself and
make distinctive markets. The scheme
was an intelligent one, but its realiza
tion, it was found, would require more
time and patience than they were pre
pared to devote to it They according-.
ly relinquished it and transferred their
entire business at tho same time to a
firm of younger capitalists. Brooklyn
Citizen.
500 Tons of Pills a Year.
"Thero are eleven and one-half tons
of postngo stamps sold at the Now York
postofflco every year," remarked a
manufacturing chemist to a New York
Mail and Express reporter. "Now
guess how many tons of pills aro mado
in this country every year."
"What have postago stamps to do
with pills?'
"Nothing whatovor, save that each is
useful in its way. I ocly cited tho post
offlco vend to givo you an idea of tho
great weight of small things when con
sidered in bulk. Give it up? Well, as
nearly as can be fiurod, they will
amount to over 53 tons a year. A ton a
week is a fair estimate. In England
alone thore aro 2,000,000,000 cousumod
every year. That reduced to tons would
mako about 40. ' How many are used
in other countries it would be hard to
say, but tho total estimate would not
come far from 450 tons. Say 500 tons
are used a year by the entiro world.
Tho habit of pill-taking is nnciont. It
is tho most convenient form for carry
ing and taking, and is tho most popular.
Formerly they wero mado by hand.
Now they are producod by machinery.
There aro a few manufacturers who
make 1,000,000 pills a week. Big
business, isn't it?"
Exploded Theory Regarding Baldness.
"Is baldness increasing!" a barber
was asked.
' 'I think it is. There are more young
men bald nowadays than I ever saw in
an experience of thirty years. More of
them too aro inclined to cover their bald
pates. Wo sell a groat many toupees.
Some men own sets of six. Tbo toupee
is gummed on, and, well adjusted, can't
be told from tho natural hair. The
cause of baldness I don't know clearly
now any moro than I did years ago. As
for tho medical theory that wearing the
hat doc3 it, it is a fact that men who
live out of doors and therefore wear
hats constantly and heavy fur ones in
winter, remember- are the lost to lose
their hair. Bookkeepers, accountants,
bank clerks, and many speculators be
come bald quite young. Chicago Tri
bune. The Largest Silver Nugget
The biggest silver nujgot in ths
world was recently on exhibition in
New York. It weighs 006 1-2 ounces,
and was found nt tho Greenwood group
of mines in tho Stato of Michoacan,
Mexico. Fifty-nino other", weighing
from one to thirty-five pounds each,
were found thero at tho same time. Tho
big nugget was found on tho surface,
and in its original condition weighed
twelve pounds more. It is almost pure
silver. Mr. Watson of the United States
Assayer'a Office, says it is tho finest
specimen he ever saw.
He Was HoperuL
Smith I see you are keeping com
pany with Miss Jones yet
Brown Yes.
"Does it mean business?''
"Can' t tclL I wouldn't bo surprised,
though, if I received a proposal soon."
Binszhamton Republican.
A Tart Retort.
"I tako tho world as I find it," said
ono philosophical old gentleman. "So
do I," replied another, "but I always
try to offer it round edges instead of
square corners." In this last sontence
lies one secret of harmonious living, for
crustiness always begets crustiness.
A certain captain, who had for many
years commanded a trans-Atlantic
steamer, had tho reputation of being
decidedly crusty. It is said that he was
once looking through his glass at a dis
tant vessel, whon a passenger came up
and asked him what ship it was.
The captain gave him a long stare,
and then said, deliberately, "Go and
ask the cook."
The passenger was not disconcerted.
He stared back at tho captain, and re
plied, calmly.
"Oh, I beg your pardon; I thought
you were the cook."
Lttuglu"
Laugh I aye laegh, my darling! ,
'Twill ease the gnawing pain; I
Twill fall on the hearfa wild burning
As falls the cooling rain.
Laugh I aye laugh, mydarlingf
The world will love you more i
For the after-rninbow of laughter
Than tho rain of tears before.
Laugh I twill light the darkness
That falls like a chilling shroud.
Smile I and woo the sunshine
That's hidden behind the cloud.
Laugh I and the dark of sorrow
Will brighten with a star.
Bmilel and hope will follow
Though shining from afar.
Bmilel for the pleasure of others ;7
This is the braver part
The smiles that comfort others
Will comfort thine own heart.
Laugh I aye laugh, my dartingt
Tomorrow will fairer be
For the bravery of the present
And the laughter of today.
In tor-Ocean.
HCMOROUS.
Miseries of City Lire.
Mrs. Muggins (who has just opened a
sido window, after dustiug) Oh, dear!
This living in a block just makes me
sick. Whew I The smell of that horrid
cigar Mr. Richman next door is smoking
just fills this whole room. I should
think people would havo more sense and
decency.
Daughter Some folks never think of
anything but themselves.
"No, they don't. By the way, my
dear, just stop out into the kitchen and
tell Bridget it's timo to put on the cab
bago and onions and get the codfisi
ready. Omaha 'World
Worship of a Log.
There is a log of yellow color standing
just outside of Ch'l Hua Gate of Pekin,
where it has been since the fall of the
Ming dynasty, commanding tho respect
of all classes of people. It is in perfect
condition. The iusects have not made
any raids upon it as they do on other
logs. The pcoplo believe that the log
must be the residence of some god, so
they annually worship it. Oa October
1 the emperor commanded tho hoard of
ceremonies to appoint a few officials to
pay respects to the deified log. Chi
caco Herald.
A last re3ort The shoemaker's shop.
At the outset matrimony is a tie
game. Tho longest reign in history The
deluge.
A sailor generally feels tired aftor a
day's rjort '
Slicks at nothing The theatrical
swordsman.
Tho woman question: "What aro you .
going to trim it with?"
'Another Cuban outrage," said Cot
Sozzlc, aftor vaia efforts to make a 20
cent cigar draw.
An apartment house which does not
yield any profit must be classed among
the "flat failures."
Dogs aro excluded from good society
in warm weather because they insist in
wearing such loud pants.
"You're a man after my own heart,"
as tho blushing maiden confessed when
her lover proposed marriago.
Never ask a crust of a crusty man.
Ask him for meat, for he'll give you a
cold shoulder with pleasure.
A lady advcrtiios that she has "a
fine, airy, wcll-furni3hed bedroom for
gentleman twelve foot square."
Mamma "EJitli, can you tell me
what faith is?" Edith (aged six years)
"Oh, yes; it is believing what you
know isn'-t true 1"
'We've won your suit," the lawyer said.
And gleefully rubbed his pate.
"And what ars your charges, sir I" they
said.
"O, merely the saved estate."
Landlady (whose attention has been
distracted for a moment) "Why,
where is Mr. Dumley? I thought he
was carving the duck!'' Mr. Dumley
(from under tho table) "It's all right,
Mrs. Hondricks; I'm after the duck."
Hanks "Don't care if I do take a
drink, thank you, for I am awfully
thirsty. Why, I have a perfect Sahara
insido me." Banks (giving large order
to waiter) "AH right, old min, you
shall be treated according to your des
ert" No change necessary. An exquisite,
leading a dog by a string, lounged up
to a ticket office of a railway station,
and inquired: "must I-aw-taka a spoc
ial ticket for a puppy?" "No; you can
travel as aa ordinary passenger," was
the reply.
In aa advertisement by a railroad
company of soma uncalled-for goods
tho letter "1" had dropped from the
word "lawful" and it read: "People
to whom those packages aro directod
aro requested to come forward and pay
tho awful charges on the same."
Thero is a story told of aa Irishman
who, whon ho saw a pair of snuffers for
the first time, examined them with
much iutorost. Then ho took off a load
ed wick with his fingers, dropped it into
tho snuffer box and exclaimed "Be
jabcrs, it's a mighty convenient invin
tion, so it is."
"Just think, darling, a week ago wo
were utter strangers, and now we ara
engaged!" "All, yes, Sir. De Hobsoo,
dear, it was a caso of lovo nt first sight'
"Mr. Do Uobson? Why don't you call
mo by my first name, darling?" "Be
cause, precious," the girl replied, shyly
"I don't know what it is."
She was a pretty salesgirl.
He asked for a kiss
For he was the aecepied
Of the fair and blushing miss.
She gave him one, and as she drew
Her rosy lips away,
"Is there" she asked in trembling tones,
"Anything else today!"
The Crow and the Farmer's Dog.
An old Crow basked in tho wintry
sunshine on tho bough of a leafless trco
just outside tin barnyard fence.
With blinking eyes ho watched the
Farmer's Dog at his dinner of tones,
and waited for a chanco to steal some
of tho remains.
The Dog raised his cyos.
"Bo off!' ho cried. "What do you
want in tho neighborhood of good and
respectable birds? You are a vagrant
and good-for-nothing."
"I may not be very good," calmly re
plied the crow, but I have managed to
reach a prosperous old age, which is -more
than cm be said for the unfortu
nate and worthy turkey whoso bones
you have just duvonred. Tho truly
good die young. A little worldly wis
dom doesn't hurt us in the race of life."
And hastily snatching up a bone ha
vanished in th- frosty air.
This fabU ii .sot for the yoiinj. .
Life.