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Oil fUSTMAH.
J10S T8RRY COOKS.
Here com old Father Christmas,
With sound of fife and drums;
With mistletoe about hla brows,
80 merrily he cornea I
Ills arms are (all of all good cheer,
Ills face with laughter glows,
lie shines like any household 11 ro
Amid the cruel snows.
He U the old folks' Chris tress;
lie warms their hearts like wine,
He thaws their winter Into spring,
And makes their faces shine.
Hurrah for Father Christmas 1
King all the merry bells I
And bring the grandslrcs all around
To hear the fate he ttlls.
Hero comes the Christmas Angel,
So gentle and to calm,
As sottly as tlio falling flakes,
He comes with fluto and palm.
All In a cloud of glory,
As once upon U10 plain,
To shepherd bova In Jcwry,l
ne brings good news again.
He Is the young folks' Christmas',
He makes their eyes go bright
With words of hope and tender thought,
And visions of delight.
Hall to the Christmas Angel I
All peace on earth he brings:
Ho gathers all the youths and maids
Beneath his shining wings.
Hero comes tho little Chrlst-chtld,
All Innocence and Joy,
And bearing gifts In either hand
For every girl and boy.
He tells the tender story
About the Holy .Maid,
And Jesus In the manger
Before the oxen laid.
Like any little winter bird
no sings his sweetest song,
Till all the cherubs In tho sky
To hear his carol throng.
He Is the children's Christmas;
They come without a call,
To gather round tho grnclous child,!
Who bringcth Joy to all.
But who shall bring their Ciiustmas,
Who wrestle still with llfol
Not grandslrcs, youths, nor little folks,
But they who wage the strife;
Tho fathers and tho mothers
Who tight for homes and bread,
Who watch and ward tho living,
And turv all the dead.
Ah 1 by their side at Chrlstmas-tldc
Tho Lord of Christmas stands;
Ho smooths the furrows from tho brows
With strong an J tender hands.
J'l tako my Christmas gift," ho salt'i,
"From thee, tired soul, and he
Who glvcth to my little ones
Gives al s a unto mcl"
A NEW YEAR'S STORY,
By Ernest Olllmorc,
Full up my shawl on my shouldor,
plcaso, Bcsslo doar, I fool so cold,1' tho
minister's invalid wifo said with a shiv
er. "Thoro has boon a groat chango
in tho woatlior, Bcsslo."
"Indood thoro has. My teoth actual
ly chattered this morning when I holp
M papa get breakfast."
"Did you not havo a good flro?"
"Yes, yes", wo had a good flro, but
I WH3 ohtllod through, Hotiultligtnnit.
tag."
"I am afraid you aro not drosscd
warm onoi gh, Bessie You havo your
wintor ilanncls on, of courso?" quos
tioncd tho mother anxiously.
Bessio laughed, "I havo got on what
wo did call winter ilannols, mothor,
two years ago; but I hardly think it
com latent to dignify thorn with that
namo, Do you, raammaP Lock!"
and tho young girl pulled up hor dress
slcovo to oxhibit her undorwoar rag
god and thin, and past monding, in
fact, long ago.
"It is too bad, Bessio; and you so del
icate," said Mrs. Harrison pityingly.
"Wo must contrivo somo way to got
you a now supply. Flannels bolong to
tho nccossarios of lifo; and suroly a
minister's family ought to bo supplied
with things which aro absolutely nec
essary to ono's comfort."
"Don't worry about my flannels;
mnmma; I can pot along hotter than
you. Yours aro in no bottoi condition
than mine; only, mamma," and Bessio
spoko ,'owor, "If tho patches on your
flannel wrappers wcro colored, wo
might call it 'Joseph's coat,' for I vorily
bellovo thoro ara at least one doim
patches upon it. Somo pooplo boliovo
in great friction of 'ho skin of tho
body. Who knows but what it was
somo poor minister's wifo who orig
inated tho idea out of hi r own suffering.
Do you boliovo it, mamma?"
Mrs. Harrison smiled.
"I don't sco anything to call forth a
smile, unless it is from tho inferenco
0110 might draw that ono thus circum
stanced docs not noed to purchase both
towels out of a slim purse, but rathor
simply path their flannels pleco upon
picco. Ugh! I prefer woaring mino all
'tattered and torn,' llko tho man
"Who mar: led the maiden all foricn,
Who mtlknd the cow with the crumpled horn.'
"What's tho troublo, Sam?" It wns
Bessio asking tho question of her
brother, who was hunting among tho
modlclno bottles "for a stray chicken,"
Bossio thought by tho clatter.
"Troublo, dhP A-ketohum, a-kc-ko-koUfjum."
Sam sneozed hlsnnswor,
'J there's anything good to ca'oh,
ojftiallyQmiUJilng nioo and warm,
I'm tho 0Y0 toJld forth hands to catch
'om," laughed Bcfsio from tho dish-pan.
"You emphaiizo tho warm; aro yu
cold, sweothoartP" askod Sam, roading
tho labol on a bottlo, Ihon glancing
toward hissislor, winding up his
question with "n-ke-kotcum, EjS&i-ko-kotohum."
"
"Toll mo what you nro looking for.
Perhaps I can find It," said Hosslo.
"t want tho glngor. Mothor said I
flliould tako somo, and then hoat my
foot. No uso, thuugh, not ono bit; but
I promised hor, ami I'm not tho boy to
ba'k down ou my word," said Sam,
sitting dawn dolefully by tho stove.
"Throo olioors for Sam Harrison,"
Bessio said, waving tho tca-towol.
"If ho Is a poor minister's son," Sam
aniworcd saviuoli
"What's wanted besides thl P" Bet
sio tiskod, handing Sam tho ginger
"something! I know by your solemn
face"
"It would bo castor to toll what I did
not want."
"Aro you getting avaricious? Toll
what you want most."
"I want , lot mo soo, first, a warm
coat. I'm almost frozon in this. When
I get cntlroly so, I want you to ask tho
church-pooplo to sot mo up in tho vest!
bulo as tho 'Frozen Mummy, tho Only
Son of tho Rov. J. W. Harf ison.' "
"You aro gotting savage, Sam," Bcs
sio said, linlf roguishly, half roprov
ingly; "but I don'tblamoyou too much
for It Is hard to bo cold, I know."
' Not from oxporionco, I liopo, Boss.
Aren't your clothes warm?" askod Sam
anxiously; for ho lovod Boss dovolodly.
"Hot as warm as thoy might bo bam
but go on with your list. What clso
would you llko?"
"Somo flannels would notcomonmiss,
It comes rather hard on a follow who
has to bo out as much as I do, to go
without any."
"Without any, Sam; Suroly youwoar
your old flannels?"
"With all duo respect, sistor mine,
I will say, 'Suroly I dont,' Truth is l'vo
btirlod them."
"Is your mind wandering?"
"No, not at all. Did you notlco a
lorg polo down In tho garden, with n
flag waving nlofv?"
"Yos," Bess replied oxp?o'.antly
"That's tho Union Hag, weeping ovor
a desortcr."
"And tho dosortor?"
"Tho deserter! My old underwear.
Thoy wouldn't bo union any moro; in
fact, thry havo burst ontiroly."
Tho truth wns tho Harrison family
woro In a great strait. Tho minister's
salary was painfully smnll. His wifo
had been sick for sovoral months, and
tho physician's bill had proved a largo
ono. Then, although thoy kopt no reg
ular servant, provisions for a fi mlly of
eight wns no small item; and now,
nl hough Novcmborwlnds whistled and
pierced, and oven snow hnd come, thoro
hnd boon as yot no addition to tho win-
tor wardrobes of tho Harrisons.
In a palatial homo on Dunham Squaro
thoro was warmth and luxury, though,
strictly speaking, not so much comfort.
Tho November winds swept fiercoly
past tho house, but could find no en
tranco to its well-guarded doors and
windows. The docorativo window strips,
ard satin damask hangings wero sonti-
nols bidding doHanco to tho elements
And yot sunshino and happlnoss had no
abode in this elegant mansion; and so,
of courso, it would not tako a philoso
phor to infer that thoro was a wrong
soniowhsro. Dr. Harold, tho ownor,
1 imUl uoioruimu - -- -
might bo, although ho felt it. May,
C.ara, and Edith, his throo daughter.-,
woro not quite sure, but thought it
might bo because their mothor was :t
confirmed invalid.
But was that tho reason? Aunt Han
nah Enmes, who had como for tho first
timo slnco hor uioccs word babies,
thought not; but sho wisely kept her
counsol for a timo. Ono dark dav, nfter
tho snow nad fallen continuously for
thirty-six hours, Mpy, in nfrotfulmood,
tossed hor work an immouso ottoman
cover across tho room, and burst into
a flood of tears, whioh surprisod no ono
but nunt Hannah.
Aunt Hannah laid down hor work
a child's sock quietly, and stood besido
htrnlooo. "What is it, dourP Aro you
sickP"
Only sobs for an answor.
Aunt Hannah smoothed May's soft
hair gently, until after awhilo tho young
girl, somowhat comforted, looked up
and askod wistfully, but earnestly, "Do
you ovor wish you woro doad?"
"May, my child!"
"Do you, nunt Kami ah? I'm asking
for Information."
"No, doar, novor. I'm willing to
wait U oil's timo; and then, besides,
thoro's so much to do I novor havo
ennui, dear."
So much to do, aunt HannahP It
doos not scum as If theru was anything
to do oxcopt tin t old ottomnn cover."
"I thought it was now," interrupted
Edith.
"I call it old bocauso thoro'sVothlng
original about an embroidered ottoman
covor. That old thing, nunt Hannah,
Is tho seventh I havo mado, bfeidos
tidies of ovory color of tho ralnbq.'7, and
toilet sots innumerable" ,7
"And stools, and chairs, and a'jl sorts
of elaborate articles," ndded Clar
"Foor child!" aunt Hannah saitfWt-
y-
"now, you aro laugmngatlno.'iay
said half rcsontfully. ,',
"No, doar, not laughing; I'm pitying
you.
IllV. .l.f T -nl, Oil V
0
"Bocauso your work has boon fiisat-
isfying."
"Don't you boliovo In fnnoy Work.
aunt HannahP" W 0
:t nci 1 oxtent; bo-
yond that It bocomos demoralizing."
'iDomorallzlngl'' Edith said laugh
ing, as sho crossed tho room ah pick
ed up May's ombroldory; "Is thofo any
thing demoralizing In working thoso ox
qulslto rose-buds? Look aunt Han
nah!" "Not in tho moro act of embroidering
tho buds, doar, but In porsistlng In suoh
work until tho whole naturo orlos out,
and ono wishes to bo dead."
"But ono must do somothlng," May
cald fretfully.
"Yos, doar, of courso It Is bettor to
continue embroidering ottomans, than
to sit with folded bauds; but isthoia
nothing ol&o you can do?"
"In tho sowing lluo
'.'In tho owlng lino or any other lino
that will bring tatisfaotlon."
"I havo my dresses nil mado out, and
I havo my wardrobo woll suppllod.
don't know what I should do with any
n.oro. Tho attic Is full of cast-oil clothes
alroady."
"You aro no Flora MoFllmsey, May,
for you admit that you nro woll sui;
plied; but, in regard to tho attic, I won
dor if thoro aro not many things wo
could mako ovor."
"What for, when wo'vo got nil wo
wnnt without P" Edith askod.
"Mako over for thoso who do need
them," nunt Hannah answered.
"I fear wo would mako poor work
making over things," laughed Clara
"it is somothlng altogether out of our
lino."
"A very good lino, howovor, nunt
Hannah said with a smile. "Would you
llko to maico over tho clothos In tho attic,
girls, if your mother is willing?"
"For whom?" asked Clara.
"For a poor minister's family who
livo In C ."
"Do you knw thorn personally?"
And for answer aunt Hannah told a
story which causod tears and smiles to
chaso each othor ovor hor nieces' young
cheeks.
"Sweet Bessio Harrison," May said
os hor nunt finished, "I wish I wcro as
bravo as sua."
Tho exploring osrcdliion to the nttlc
had passed and had been wonderfully
successful; nnd as three girls and aunt
Hannah sat about a largo tablo In the
morning following, thoir faces lookod
bright and enrnest. Even tho invalid
mothor cnught somo of the now cheer
incss; forsho said with a smilo, "It does
mo good to see you so busy for others,
Tho thought of tho clothes 111 tho nttlc,
lying thoro uncarcd for, has worried mo
a great deal. I feared thoy would get
moth-eaten, but thoro's no danger now.
And Mnmmn, dear," said May,
jumping up from hor table and kissing
hor mothor, "vou must havo thought
our lovo for you was gottitu: moth.
oaten, too; but wo'll bo devoted to you
henceforth, to mnko up, if possible
Thanks to Aunt Hannah's advice"
It was tho day beforo Now-ycar.
Bossio had not nroparod vory elabo
ratolyfor that precious day, bocauso
sho had not tho materials to prcnaro
with. Mr. Harrison ondonvorod to as
sumo a choorfulness which ho did not
feel; for it was rathor doprossing to
know of so many things really needed,
and no monoy to sparo for thorn. But
ho trusted God and wont on with His
work brnvolv.
-xnoro s mo oxpross-man, wun a
liTI l Jl .
groat box directed to you, Bossio, '
Sam said, clapping his hands with the
oy of anticipation, as ho burst in upon
his sister, who - u
I.-- .1J JitiSS.
'For mo, Sam? Thoro must bo somn
mistako,"
'No; no mistako, sweet Bessio Har
rison, but a glndsomo reality."
I cannot picturo tho joy of that np-
pr"ciativo family on Now-Year's morn
ing; but 1 will say thoro was a groat
luscious turkey on their tnblo, paLl for
out of tho ten dollar bill that aunt Han
nah ha.! sllppod into tho box for "my
darling Bessio." And how warm and
pretty Bcsslo looked in tho dark-blue
camol's hair dross; nnd how handsome
nnd comfortnblo Sam appeared as lie
tried on tho heavy ulster that Mary's
father had cast asiilo, becauso it was
too short.
"O mothor, it doos seem as if thoy
had thought of ovorything," Bessio said
when she unpacked tho box. "Hero
aro books for father, and mittens nnd
fiannels, nnd 11 groat gray woolen scarf,
so soft and warm; and horo aro blankets
and a felt skirt, and a hood, anil 0110,
two, throo dresses to make over. And
O molhci ! " and Bessio burst into
tears, tears of joy. Sho had been too
l,ravo to shod tears, becauso of hor
wants; but sho could not withheld them
at this cprofsion of generosity.
"Gml is vory good to us my dnrllng,"
Mrs. Harrison snld smiling.
'Good!" O mother, how good ho's."
'Ami how good thoso pooplo nro,
who sont thoso things to us" added
Sam.
"Both good and thoughtful. 'Blessed
is ho that consider oth tho poor.' "
Blood Hounds in the Itusslan Army.
Tho Russians havo strengthened their
army by the novel addition to each com
pany of a pack of powerful and care
fully trained dogs. Theso wa'chful
animals aro sont out with tho sontinols
on ploket duty, whero thoir sharp oars
nud still keener scent will provo an im
pregnable barrior to tho lurking spies
of tho enemy. Tho dogs usod nro a
species of bloodhound from tho Ural
mountains. Tho dog is soloctcd because
of its habitual sllonco. It growls but
novor barks a mattor of tho first im
portant to soldiers noar an enomyN
camp. Tho Ural hound is gifted wi k
an exceedingly lino sensoof smell, keon
oars, and is over aleit. Most comfort
ing of all to tho lonoly piokot, the dog
is paid to bo especially courageous in
dofondlng his master. It is curious
that, with the oxamplo of tlio King
Cunrlos spaniels "beforo us, no lono
thought beforo of using thoso intelli
gent animals as sentinels. Tho valuo
of tho plnn Is solf-ovldont. Tho Mus
covites hnvo gono further, nnd nro
training swift hounds, ns well ns theso
samo Ural dogs, to not as dispatch
bearers much ns tho carrier pigeons
woro ( mployod in 1871. Thoy certainly
would bo hnrd mcssongors to catch,
when sont stsallng through tlio woods
at night.
Novor boirow mote than you can pay
back, nud never loud moro than jou
can borrow.
OtllttMTM is OAllOf,.
A wimspeii ix rorit eab as Christmas h
comixo.
In'o tho silent waltlrg Fast
There cometh a shining light .
Far, far,
Through a dull gray bar
Closing over a dying star
That watched awsy tbo night
Illsc, rise, shine and glow,
Ovir n wide white world of snow,
Sun of theChrlsunas-tlde!
Out of the Northland, bleak and bare.
O wind with a rnyat roar,
Fly. ny.
Through the broad arched sky
Flutter tho snow, and rattlo and cry
At every silent door
Loud, loud, till tho children hear,
And moot tho day with a ringing cheer:
"Hall to the Christmas tide I"
Out of the four great gates of day
A tremulous music swells;
Hear, hear,
Now sweet nnd clear,
Over and under far anil ne.ir,
A thousand happy hells;
Joy, Joy, and Jubilee 1
Good-will to men from set to sea,
This merry Chrlstmas-tldc!
Lol In the homes of every land
The children reign to-day J
They alone,
With our hearts their throne,
And never a scepter but their own
Small hands to mle anil sway I
l'eacc, peace the Christ' child's love
Flics over the world, n white, white dove
This happy Christ mas-tldot
A STORY FOR CHILDREN.
How Three Children Saw Kriss KrinMo and
How They Talked With tho Old Gentleman,
I'htlailclphtn Timet.
'I just bellovo thoro wns a roul livo
Krlss Kiingle," said Nellie.
"Mo sink so, too," said Nod.
It was Christmas" EvonndJt"ho cliiP
droit wero paying a visit to Aunt Ho
becca and undo Timothy, who lived in
an old-fashioned frame house noar tho
Chosapoako bay, in Maryland. Supper
was over two hours and tho children
had talked so much about Krlss and
tho fun thoy wcro goin to havo tho
next day that thoy felt very sleepy
Thoy had hung their stocklngsjon nails
that wcro driven in tho llre-plnco wall,
for In Aunt Becky's old-fashioned sit
ting room tho chimney was open, nnd a
nico, warm backlog llro burned every
duy,
So you don't bellovo in n good,
kind Krlss?" said Aunt Bceky.
"Whon I wns a boy," said undo Tim,
wo always found somothlng in our
stockings on Christmns morning. Ono
timo brother William and I tried to sit
up all night to catch old Kris?."
Did jou catch Mm?" askod Nollio
cogerly.
No," said Undo Tim, "wo fell
nsep whllo watching, and next morn
ing wo found two hickory switches In
our stockings."
Ouch, did zoo try, Nunkoy?" said
"Woll, wo began to fed hurt and to
think that old Kriss had punished us
for not boliovlng in him when both of
us found a bright silver uouar way
down in tho toes. Now suppose you
children watch to-night. Wo'll bring
our bod nnd crib into tnis room nnd
leavo tho lamp burning, and maylio
when Kriss comes ho will mnko so
much noiso getting down tho chimney
that you'll wnko up and see him."
Oh, that's just jolly," exclaimed
tho throo children.
So Undo Tim called tho stablo-boy,
Joo, and told him to fetch in tho bed
nnd crib. Joo was quite nn odd-looking
lad. Ho was tall for his hgo, ami
almost ns slim as tlio hitching post at
tho yard gate. Two yoars beforo,
whllo Undo Tim was In tho city, ho
found Joo on tlio street a ragged,
rough boy, who lookod ns though ho
woro half starved. As tho chimneys nt
tho old farm houso nocdod sweeping.
Undo Tim took Joo homo with him
and Joo lived thoro from that timo on.
Joo put tho bed and crib in placo and
vory soon tho children wero fast
sleep. Oneo ill opened his eyes, nnd
roinomboriiuc that ho was to watch for
10 coming ot Kriss, he looked toward
tho lire-placo. Tho llro had gono out
and In tho placo of tho backlog was a
llo of gray ashes. The stodclngs had
iut beon touched, llio lamp burned
Ith a dim light upon iho mantel.
Will muttered to hlmself that ho didn't
think Kriss would como at nil and
again foil asloop.
"TioR-tlck, tick-tick," went tho old
clock in tho cornor. A littlo mouse
peeped out from under tho bureau and
ran across to tho cupboard. It was
midnight and vory still.
Suddenly Nollio pluched Will on tho
irnt and said: "Listen, what's thatP"
Will rubbed his oyes and lookod at tho
liroplaco. Tho pilo of gray ashes still
ostod about tho fcot of tho brass and
irons. Tho stockings still hung tin-
touchod. Tho lamp still burned with a
dim light. Nollio and Will fixed thoir
yes ou tho black openirg of the chim
ney just under tho mnntel and waited.
Tho tnbuso, which had beon nibbling In
tho cupboard, ran to the mlddlo of tho
room, raised Its ears and all nl onco
Hew under tho bureau as fast as its feet
would carry It.
That mouso hoard something,"
whispored Nellie, "and I really think
old Kriss must be coming."
"Look! look!" Wlllexolalmod, "don't
you soo a foot thoro In tho olilmnoyr 1
seo It and there's another foot Just
look."
"Sh! slit shl ' said Nollio under her
breuth, punching littlo Ned and point
ing to tho fireplace.
Six eyes wore 11s wido open ns could
bo, ami, truly, thoc-o bIx oyes saw iv
funny sight. First two fctt earao down
tho opening In the chimney. Ou the
feet wero very quoi-r shoo?, whioh
turned up at the tous llko ruunors of a
sloil, Next n pair of legs, clothed In
rod trousers as wido and bueiry
balloon, camo into sight, thon tho edge
of a uroat coat that lookod llko a but
iaio rooo turnou inMdo out, mi seen
then two hands, with woolly glovos on
them, nnd finally a faco covcrod with
long shaggy whlskors. Whon Kriss got
111s loot on tlio andirons ho stopped Int
tho room nnd Kokod around him. His
eyes so.med to tho children to bo as big
as uuttorplatcs.
"Ho! you ro awako, aro yo?" said
Krlss, In n volco llko thunder.
"Yes, ma'am," snld Will, faintly.
i.tti lit .
1101 1101 laugncu jvriss in a wco
small volco; I'm not n ma'am, I'm a
sir. I thought you youngsters wcro in
tho land of Nod, or I'd havo kopt on to
tho next houso."
"Wo woro so nnxlous to sco you, dear
good Mr. kinglo," snld Nollio.
"lou wcro, oh? but what if I got
mad and roar nn l shako tho houso
down?"
' Pleaso don't, Mr. Kinglo; wo'll go
right to sleep this minute."
incn 111 wait noro until you're
asleep," said Kriss. So Kriss took a
soat iu tho big arm-chair and waited
Bv and by, littlo Ned whispered: "Mr
Kinglo."
"Woll?" said Krlss.
"I'so as'cop, Mr. Kluglc," said Ned.
Krlss laughed nud wont over to tho
stockings. Into ono of Will's ho shoved
a glittering thing of steel and Into tho
other stocking nnothor bright thing
made cf steel. ill, who was wateh
Ing from tho cornors of his eyes, said to
himself: "I wonder if they'll fit; It's
cold out doors to-night nnd I guess I
can uso 'cm to morrow." After ho had
fixed Will's present, Old Krlss wont Iut.
another room nnd Nollio and Ned wero
afraid ho had forgotten thorn, but ho
soon camo back. Ho took Nellie's
stockings from tho nail 011 which thoy
woro hanging nnd in thoir placo put a
thing mado of wlro. In tlio wlro thitixr
wns n tiny yellow thing, with littlo black
eyes, incn Old Kriss nindo another
visit to tho next room nnd brought in u
wooden thing that had wheels and that
was painted bluo nnd white. To thit ho
t'od a bit of paper marked "Ned's pros
ont." Tho children wondorod what ho
was going to do next, but ho didn't
keep them waiting long, for ho took
thrco boxes of candy from tho pockets
of his great cont, loft tho boxes on tho
mantel and shouted "good-byo," nnd
disappeared up tho chimney. Tho
children jumped out of bed nnd took n
long look at their presents, nfter which
thoy carried tho pioicnts to bod with
thorn and slopt soundly until morning.
Now, ean children guoss who old Kriss
was? And can they guess what tho
presents wore?
Romance of tlio Wlno Press.
.omlim Arc"!?.
' - J -m llt tilaoo nl anmv "
nionts dyed nii"'- 1,10 juico of
grnpoq, nnd tho dollcato lect of girls
treading tho luscious fruit, under tho
shado of vine-clad trellises iu tho opan
air. In my imagination there woro
fountains of pure water washing nway
all stains and impurities, and long pro
cessions of men and maidens bearing
tho fruit on their heads, all docked with
flowers, and singing nnd dancing to the
sound of hnrps und flutes. Had I not
seen pictures to that effect, read poet
ical descriptions of it, nnd had I not
always boon encouraged by my child
hood's Instructors in this decision? And
now, behold, thoro were not any snowy
garments nt all; tho Hungarians had on
coarse shirts und looso drawers tucked
above tho knee, nnd I camo te tho con
clusion that they had novor seen rny
fountains of pure water, and wouldn't
havo kuown tho uso of them If they had.
For thero was a kind of grimnoss about
them, burned in by tho sun, which
seemed to indicate that thoy nover
washed olthor themselves or their
clothes. In fact, they had a lino con
tempt for tho ordinary rules of cleanli
ness. Ono blnck-oycd, purplo-logged
ollow, with tho grapo julco just drying
on his bare feet, seized a basket and
ran oil' down tho steps and Into tlio
vlneynrd, nnd presently returning with
a load of tho fruit, shot it Into tho press,
and, with nil tho dust nnd dirt of tho
rontl still clinging to his foot, mounted,
and begnn to tread tho grapes, and soon
stood almost knee-deop in tho liquor,
whioh, having served him as a sort of
foot-bath, was to bubo drink, porhaps,
of future generations of rolinod, fastid
ious palates. Having soon this I boenmo
melancholy, and preferred to leavo tho
rest of the manipulations of earth's
choicest nectar in obscurity.
Curious Bibles.
Cortnln editions of tho BIblo, owing
to tho orrors thoy contalnod, hnvo ro
colvod many odd names. What is known
as tho "Broeohos BIblo" (Gcnova 1GG0),
was so callod bocamo Genesis Hi., 7, wns
translated: "Thoy sowod fig loaves to
gothor and mado b-ooohos," Instead of
"aprons," nsln tho Eugllsh vorslon now
used. In the Treacle BIblo (15G8), Jor
emiah viil., 22, was mado to road: "Is
thoro no treaolo in GUoad," Instoad of
"balm," and in 1G09 tho word wai
changod to "rosin;" "balm" wns first
usod In 1101. Tlio "Vlnognr BIblo,"
printed In Oxford In 1717 by John Bas
kot, dorivod Its namo from tho heading
of Luko xx., whioh wns mado to read:
"Tho parable of tho vinognr." Tho
bock had .many othor errors from whioh
it has also beon called, nfter the print
er's name, "A' B.i'skfat' of errors." In
1G81 a BIblo wns printed In England,
and In 1CU2 another appeared In (lor
tunny, both of which made tlio Seventh
commandment rend: "Thou slint com
mlt adultery," the word "not" being
omitted. It has very .ippropriately been
called the 'Wlekut Bible.
' ' .waii', Haw
Thoso aro themoit honorable who nro
tho mart useful,
The Typical American.
London World.
Far fullor of character than tho trav
elers just faintly doscribod aro tho
American famlllos, whoso chief has
"mado his pllo" rccontly. Tho Knlok-
orbockera, tho Codflshors, tho "F. F.
Vs." will havonothlngto say to such as
thoso. Thoy havo hoard speak of them,
thoy say, in a remote mannor, but thoy
know thorn not. To institute odious
comparisons, tho suporfino Amorlcnn
Is far losstolorantof tho second qunliltv
ditto than our county families aro of
now comers. Either from that extromo
of haughtlnoss which maintains prac
tically, but without broad nssortion,
that nil boncnth a cortnln I nn nf Mrih
-
tinkers or tailors, or from a rational
uiu i'iiiiiii. 1111 Liinv t rnwn a np innL'nia
appreciation 01 tlio valuo of rendv
........... 1 ,i , .. .
money and a maclilno for mnklnjr It,
tlio old Intnillos of England now show
vr llHin nf .1, 1
with which tho
imaglnativo Gaul has
credited thorn. But tho cultivated
morlcans, whocold shoulder their own
country on principle, turn its chilliest
nnglo toward tho self-mado men of Now
York, ' Frisco and St. Louis. Thoy will
not hnvo them nt any price, and loatho
their ways with great loalhlng. Now
tho prosperous ferrymen nnd poulterers
and bankers, furriers, brokers, minors
and wlrc-pullors of tho Stntcs aro of
quite another complexion. Thoy nro
"Amurrlcnn" down to their finger-tips
Thoy have what they call "tho stamp?,"
umi iney uisinuuto UIM samo Willi a
certain gracious amplitude Thoy ralso
tho prices wherever thov no. and 1 e
, ,w.uiU,Ci Ku, umiuu-
mornli.e tlio servants with oxtravagant
.rlfia Tl.nl ln.,..M i ....-..'.. A
ricau," which, without being quite ns
broad nnd "English" as;thnt of Boston,
Is yot a shade strocgor than that excel
cut medium hit upon by Mr. Coghlnn
in "Tho Colonol." It is not protended
that the second quality ditto Is oxaotly
coarse, f r theso travolors aro of vory
various toxtnro. A littlo oxporienco of
them will explain tho othonvlso ns
founding inllucnco of thoir womankind.
linn aim. If In lmtt mnnlfnot utinnnlnwIlM
Tho wives and daughters of soeonil-rato
iiuuLiuiuis uiu tiuuu iih muiiY, uiuver
and accomplished ns thoir sisters abovo
tho lino of "uppor-tondom;" but owing
to tho fact of "pa's pllo" bolng of only
recent formation, havo not had tho ad
vantngo of bolng brought up in Europo
and Europoan ways. Honco, dosplto
beauty, knowledgo and talont, thoy lack
tho rcposo and othor things which mark
tho east of Voro-do-Voro. Thojtoilots
aro apt to bo amazing, and their dia
monds to rival an exhibition ef light
houso npparatus. Novortholess thoy
tower ovor their husbands, fathers nnd
brothors. Thoy dress very much llko
barber's block, nnd talk moro non-
somo yonrs ago appeared on Fifth nvo
nuo with a red rosetto in his button
hole, nnd informod another exquisite of
10 snmo caliber that ho had just como
homo from l'arls, where it was "quite
tho stylo" to wear oithor a rovetto or n
bit of plain ribbon in ono's coat.
S. S. Cox nt Jerusalem.
r. Kipreni.
Tho tombs grow tlcnscr ns wo pass
down tho valloy, as the .Tows strlvo iti
lifo to locate thoir tombs ns noar in death
to Mount Morinh ns thoy can. Now wo
cntor dry brook Kcilron. Wo soo Arabs
gglng in tho piles of gravol and rub
bish for old pottery. What forP To
pulvorizo for cemont. It mnkos raro
and valuablo cemont, nnd thus tho ruins
f ono ago becomo tho habitation nnd
support of nnothor. Thon wo turn
down tho tocky, monndoring Kedron.to
tho Fountain of tho Virgin. It is said
that here tho Virgin washed tho clothes
of tho Child. Various rubbish is told
about, tliis fountain, nud various modes
to account for tho uppcaranco of the
wntor wero glvou, until somo littlo sci-
enco was brought to bear upon tho phe
nomenon of its irregular flow. Wo sco
many womon horo washing clothes In
a most mothorly way, and filling thoir
goatskins for tho Irrigation of tholrllttlo
gardons below. Wo rotrnco our stops
and go up out of tho cavo into tlio som
bre light of tlio valloy. Tombs of tho
"Judgos" nnd tombs of "Prophots,"
old nnd now, surround our stops. Thoro
nro tombs on ovory sido. Iudocd, wo
begin to iilntl tho placo populous with
others bosido tho doad. Thero aro wa
ters llowing horo, nnd somo groon re
sults appear. Old Arabs In striped
mantles nppoar also with antlquos to
sell in tho shnpo of coins In tho timo of
Titus, and pottery in tho ngo of Herod.
Wo buy much doubtfully, for ovor so
littlo. Now, wo are under tlio southeast
cornor of tho Tomplo plateau. How
finely tho battlements stand. This is,
indood, Jorusalom, and fills ovcry ex
pectation! From tho vlllngo opposite
comes tho sound of a rudo lluto and tho
jabber of multitudes. Tho hills oppo
site nro terraced and tenanted to thoir
tops. In tho valloy bolow are somo
olives, somo cabbages, and a cowl A
few carouba trees ana many caves; a A
. , . I 1 . 1
low vogotaDio piots aim many uonxoys.
From another point Slloam sooms n
larger vlllngo. Wo pass a woll; thoro Is
a bronzed Rachel at it, filling her goat
skins with water to irrigate her patch
bolow in tho "King's (lardon." The
lime-rock and soil aro vory white, and
tho dust nnd gravol vory thick, nud the
wondor Is that, oven with water, any
thing can grow here. Horo wo are
called on to ovamluo some excavations
recently made by a Gorman palteontol
oglst. Ho had found tho old wall of
tho city, and was proceeding to mako
out of his Inner consoloiuness tho Tom
plo, in all its parts and majesty of pro
portion, whou tho good I'aiha called a
lnlt on his enterprise
Travol luiprovos superior wino, but
spoils that which is inferior. It has tho
samo effect on brains.
Glory is woll onoueh for n rich man.
but it Is vory littlo consoouonco to a
poir man with a largo family.
Nomethlnff lor tli er Vrnr,
The world rrnosrnn! succcts of Hostettcr's)
Hitters, and their Rnntlniml tnntilrii 1.- .
quarter of a century a n remedy for Indigestion,
dyspepsia, malarious fevers and all kindred dis
eases Is scarcely more wonderful than the wel
come that greets tho annual npiwarance of Hos
tettcr's Almanac. This valuable medical trcatlso
Is published by Hosteller .t Smith, Pittsburgh,
In., under their own supervision, employing SO
hands In that iletmttmpnt. T rii.i..
Ing presses, eight folders, fi Jobpra'ses, Ac, are
runnlngabout eleven months In tho ycaron this
work, and the Issuo of same for 1883 will not bo
less than eleven mllllmin nrlntniit, tiipnn.ii.t.
Ocrnian, French, Welsh, Norwegian, Swedish!
Holland, Doheinlaii. an lSnanlsh Inntnu. tinl
1 iiiMiuim, iHiiii'iniaii, an lppamsii languages. K
I in u mnv in il inr m n i n ttii ninm.., m.
""'" vanen imnrmaiinii, astronomical
I calculations and chronological Items, .tc.whlrh
can be depended on for mrrVett om t !, ai.
,'.". l3:Jca,l,K!,0:,w'i'reoorcoit,from
iruK? ?'""''Keneral dealers In nil parts ot tho
It Is nn admitted fact that men who
uso thoir brains live longer, other thlng3
being equal, than the men who do not.
. .
IMIITflll 11V If i'.u ..
Till, flilntj .ti'.lr.ol r..n...l .....' '.. ......
llmiKli oil ,1UI. linear, .ml tali, mice, io.iUr.,
flics, In'il'oiitf. lv. inn"..
Tho work of destruction is just ai
nccossaty ns tho work of construction.
omust e.po?o the fnlso In ordorto cs-
Inbllshjtlio truth. We mint tear down
tho old nud useless that wo may build
up the iiuw an 1 useful. ,
The ccnulno Ilohnan's 1'nd Is the onlrsafa
and absolute remedy for Malaria In all Its types,
Including Chills, l evers. Dull Aching Fains,
Itcmli:cnt and Intermittent levers, Dumb
Ague, Interrupted Circulation, Ague Cuke, Kn-
u Svlte6) ninrmmg Headaches, liastU
tudc, Sleepiness, (lloom, tnagres Fever, "Isth-
Illus ' "ver, . vcry. inuicuuun o; every
mus" fever, and every Indication of every
name and nature that the system is Infected
wun .nainriai roison.
7 his Is tho only known remedy that posltlvelr
expels every vestige of malaria taint from tha
noui endangering mo
JV t
Internal administration of other pultons (even
worse In the end thim tho original one), which
must remain In the system fur years, und per-
bans llnallv deptrov It.
Get lha ueniihH Holman's F.ui. and avoid A
spurious Imitations.
Whr slionld nnv nutnr 111:111 hesitate ntxiut
where to go for a thorough preparation for
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WHY WILL YOU COUGH
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Droi., Itochnater. N.T., or 376 W. Madlaon St.,
Chicago, 111. p7"For tale by all drusctiu.
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thonalo of tlili article U constantly IncrcaMnff. If tha
direction nro followed tt will tuvrr full. V par
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I my, 7, t .
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TEAR
Thti trap auto,
mallrally dratna
Iho watiT of con
dentation from
I1KA.T1N0 COILS
and return) tho
ameto the Holler,
whether tho Colli
ho Aiiora on
i.our tho wator
level In Holler,
t litis dotnir awar
with puinpi ana
other Dltfchanleai
deilcea for luco
purpoiea.
'.MiNuriomsiD
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FrtKDEItlCK TOWK8KNI), I'reildent.
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tlmt the MEXICAN MUS
TANG LINIMENT Is by fiiK
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man or boast. Tlio rorj)
wJiy Iiccomoa an "r.JM
socrot" when wo explain that
u Mustang " penotratcs skin
flesh iiinl inuselo to tho vorv
hoiic, rernovlni? nil disoft.v
nnd soreness No other llnl
meitt does this, iienco nonn
other Is so largely used OL'
does such worlds or good
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