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standing at the open eupboard door; depict to ourselves the dog still drooping his disappointed tail upon the floor; the sought for bone still re maining somewhere else? Ah, no, my dear brethren; we are not so per mitted to attempt to read the future. Suffice it for us to glean from this beautiful story its many lessons; suf fice it for us U apply them, to study t'uem as far as in us lies, and bearing in mind the natural frailty of our na ture, to avoid being widows; to shun the patronymic of Hubbard; to have, if our means afford it, more than one cupboard in the house; and to keep stores in them all. And, oh, dear friends, keeping in recollection what we nave learned tbis day, let us avoid keeping dogs that are fond of bones. But, brethren, if we do if Fato has ordainod that we should do anything of theso things, let us then go, as Mother Hubbard did, straight, with out curveting or prancing, to our cup board, empty though it be; let us, like her, accept the inevitable with Toe following, says an JSnglisn pa- calm steadfastness; and should we, t 1 ii - i a. i i i i . a. i russY atom's. I aaw a oow-hldt In the (nut, A rutb-llf IHoo tha door; laaweeamila-aiicli In mud, And a bell-pood) al toe door. I n boite-flj op the creek, Aeat-nlpal berluod: laohralout-burr, and beard A btli-bark In (be wood, iaawajack-plananffa board, A car pnrj off (he track; I aaw-duat off tbe floor. And then a oarpot-lack. I moDkey wrencb hat From a fair Jady'i pal: J rv a raule-aoaka a bin, And botra-bead on lha plate. I aaw a braDdy-imaihaglau, 1 aaw aaboutlnfl ar, I heard the corn-llk In the Held, And plg-lron crow-bar. I aaw a pin-wbeel olTa poat, And wbeel-wrlxbl In a aliop, I aaw a tln-allng up on a bar iMwaK'ncer-pop. I aaw a houiwfly over a field, I aaw an ox-roait, loo; I aaw a abad-roe aud a clam-bike, And aaw a cblcken-elaw. I aaw a word-Dub from a bank, I beard tbe waler-apout; I aaw tobacco-api, and then I beard an eye-bawl out. I aaw a fence-rail at the din, I beard a walat-baod play A lovely etrain a sweet spit-toon Ana men i went away. 1 Modern Sermon. got there, the cupboard was per, exhibits the method upon which tbe average parson constructs fas de Icclable discourse: "Brethren, the words of my text are Old Mother HabbarJ, aha went to the cup award. To ft her poor dog a bona ; mui cms ua bare. And ao tbe poor dog had none.1 "These beautiful words, dear friends, carry with thorn a solemn lesson. I propose this evening to I analyze their meaning, and to at tempt to apply it, lofty as it may be, to our every day lito, "Old Mother Iiubbard, she went to tbe eup- uoara, To get her poor dog bone, "Mother Hubbard, you see, was old, like her, ever bo left a hungry dog and an empty cupboard, may future chronicles be able to write also of us, in tbe beautiful words of our text: ' And so the poor dog bod none." Labor ts. Capital. A Question of Modesty, Providence (EC L) Dlnpatch l It is strange how different civiliza tion looks upon the same matter. In Japan, for instance, men, women and children bathe freely together with out a vestige of clothing, and with no thought or suggestion of inde cency. Thero is, in the United States even, a wide difference in the views which women of different sec tions entertain in respect to what constitutes an insult from a man. It is undeniable that, at the North, a degree of contact and familiarity is tolerated without a thought of im propriety which, in the South is re sented as an impertinence and inso lence The recent tragedy at Bich mond, Va., in which Chas. C. Curtis was shot dead by John Poindexter, is a case in point. The murdered man had complimented Miss Isabella Cottrell, Poindexter's sweetheart, on her pretty foot, and had, as the young lady declared, squeezed her arm rather too warmly in helping her into a carriage. With this as a Popular Science. DEW. provocation, Poindexter cowhided Curtis and then shot him dead, and tbe jury could not agree that Poin dexter had committed a crime in taking Curtis' life. A New York girl, the other day, invited her aunt from Savannah, who ::: I t t i That labor and capital are insep- Zln'tTZIT, u .ii ,. ,imir fw . rf.i shpestoro with her. Araminta, tbe arable all must admit, after a careful and attentive investigation. There is no capital whero there is no labor. and capital will not exist without labor the one is but tbe antecedent of the other: denrivoanr community of tho one and you necessitate tho expulsion of the other. The laborer will not work where there is no likelihood of a compensa- there being no mention of others, we llon Ior B, wore, anu ino capitalist, ehocked mar presume that she was alono: a "'"J'"'" um Old SOllt&ry I lllvuo Iwl 1,110 viwtivu ui uuuuiugn, Did I ueuumj'iiig ui jji uuiiofo biju iuu widow a fViondless, widow. Yet did sho despair? ahe sit down and weep, or read a novel, or wring hor hands I JSol she went to the cupboard. And here ob servo that she went to the cupboard. She did not hop, or skip, or run, or jump, or use any peripatetic artibco; who solely and merely went to the eupboard. "Wo have seen that she was old and lonely; and we now further see that sho was poor. For, mark, tho words aro 'Me cupboard. Not 'one of lite cupboards,' or tho 'right-hand cupboard, or tho 'loft-baud cup board,' or tho ono iibovo, or the one below, or tbe one under tho floor, but just the cupboard. The one bum bie littlo cupboard tho poor widow possessed. And why did she go to tuo cupboard I Was it to bring forth golden goblots or glittering precious tones, or costly apparol, or leasts, or any other attributes of wealth? It was to get her poor dog a bone! Not only was tho widow poor, but hor dog, the solo prop of ber age, was poor too. We can imagine tbe scone. Too poor dog crouching in the cor oer, looking wistfully at tho solitary cupboard, and tho widow going to that cupboard iu hopo, in expect a tion, may bo to open it, ulthough vre aro not distinctly told that it was not half open or ajar, to open it for that poor dog. "'But when she got there the cupboard waa oar, And ao Uie poor dog bad none.' " ' 'When she got thoro!' You see, dear brethren, what porsovorance is. You soo the beauty of persistence in doing right. She got there. There woro no turnings and twistings, no slipping or slidings, no loaning to the right or fultorings to tho loll. With glorious simplicity wo aro told ike got there. "And how was hor noble effort rewarded? '"Tho cupboard was bare!' It wan bare. 'I hero was to be found neither apples uor oranges, nor cheesecakes, nor peuny-ouns, nor spread of commerce not only benefits himself, but is furnishing funds for tho man who labors. In speaking of the capitalist, we do not necessarily mean tbe bond holder, tho banker or the millionaire;, but tho furmer, tho merchant, the miller, tho mechanic, etc. Each, a they employ hands from time to time, and furnish tho means for their com pensation, aro capitalists. I ho young man, who by industry has accumulated funds enough to work a few acres of land, and em ploys help to till it, is a capitalist. ao much has been said and done to causo hatred and rivalry between labor and capital, between working- men and tbe men of means, that even now a fooling of antipathy exists, and what is tho result? Tho laborer imagines his employer to bo a hard master, not willing to compensato him as ho should for his labors. Con sequently strikes have been instituted causing the waste of property, the loss of life, and eventually throwing many men out of employment, who for years commandod tho confidence and respect of their employers. ouch wrongs have boon common, and aro known in almost ovory city, and they occur simply for tho want of due appreciation of tho labor per- lormod, and eonndenco in tho em ployer. Our political organs in thoir strife for powor bavo done much towards irritating this fooling of enmity, in presenting tho mutter in such u light to the public, that the workingmon have been taught to bolievo that tho employer wos a tyrant, ondoavoring to oppress them, while on the con trary they have been liberal beyond prudonco. Iho pust lew years havo boon years of anxiety to the business man, fraught with many uncertain- tics. With unstable values and un stable crodit, at every turn there was a doubt. They were operating on a marrin which was irrowinir nar- ffiogorbroad, nor crockors, nor nuts, rower each year, and this does not apply to ono particular class 01 busi ness, but to every branch of indus try. J ho days of large profits aro over, and business men do not expoct tho samo margin they have boon ac customed to receive If then tho manufacturers, the wholesalers and retailors aro com pelled to rccoivo much smaller profits, should not tho laborer be willing to bear a part of tbo burden, and snare with them tho disad vantage of small profits? Ono of tbo hardest lessons wo havo to learn is to livo according to tho times and within our means. When wo aro willing to do that, strife be tween labor and capital will cease, and ono will bo as indispensable to the other as night is to day. Grocers Criterion. nor luciler matches. Tho cupboard waa bare! There was hut ono, only ono solitary cupboard in tho whole of that cottngo, and that ono, tho sole hopo of tho widow, and tho glorious loadstar of tho poor dog, waa bare! Had thero boou a leg of mutton, a loin of lamb, a fillet of veal, oven an ice from (iuntcr's, tho eaao would havo been diiloront, tho incident would havo been otherwise But it was bare, my brethren, baro as a bald head, bare as un intunt born without a caul. "Many of you will probably say, wan all tho prido of worldly sophis try 'Tho widow, no doubt, wont out and bought a dog biscuit.' Ah, no! Far removed from theso earthly ideas, these mundane desires, poor Mother Hubbard, tho widow, whom many thoughtless" worldlings would desniao, in that sho only usod ono cupboard, perceived or I might even say saw at onco the relentless logic of the situation, and yielded to it with all tho horoismof that nature which had enabled her without devi ation to reach the barren cupboard. &he did not attempt, like the stiff Becked scoffers of this generation, to war against the inevitable; she did not try, like tho so called men of science, to explain what she did not ejudorstaod. . Sho did nothing. 'The poor dog had none!' And then, at thin point, our information ceases. But do we not know sufticicnt? Aro wo not cognizant of enough? " Who would dare to pierce the veil that shrouds tho ulterior fute of old Mother Hubbard, her poor dog, the cupboard, or the bone that was not there? Must we imagine her still How to apply Ashes and fait. Untouched ashes may bo applied at tho rato of forty or fifty bushels per acre upon land that is full of weeds. Tho more vegetable matter 'there is in tho soil, the more ashes it will bear. Salt may bo used at the rate of 300 to 400 lbs. per acre. Saw. dust is quito usoless until thoroughly rotted. By mixture of liquid from tho stables, it may servo as a useful vehicle for this valuablo fertilizer. London Truth f "In Germany vast 3uantitics of beer and of wines ore runk, but' neither are heady, and con sequently there is hardly any drunken ness, inns 1 won Id wean the oorer clause from their tippling habit, instead of seeking at once to convert them from tipplers into total abstainers, for this, sound and excellent as it mar be in the ory, is ia practice impossible. n niece, much to hor aged relative's hor ror, projected her pretty foot and anklo across the clerk's knee, had her old boots removed and submitted, in terestedly, holding her dress conve niently out of the way, while the clerk began encasing the fair ono's nether extremities in a new and extra long pair of fifteen dollar " high but toners." The Savannah aunt was beyond expression at her niece's strange immodesty in exposing ber stocking feet to male gazo, and when the shoe-clerk, beginning at the lower buttons, gradually progressed in his upward work, Georgia modesty and propriety could no longer enduro the shocking spectacle, and down came the sun umbrella on the shoo- clerk's head with a whack, and her fingers, tingling with shame, mado busy with his hair. It was to no purpose that Araminta explained that Buch occurrences wero the " regular thing" in New York. That is un doubtedly the truth, and the reporter who has been interviewing New York belles, apropos of the bloody tragedy at Richmond, doubtless correctly re ports the views which prevail among tho women of Gotham. At the South, however, there is no immediate prospect of the adoption of the viows or the degree of free dom from men which is tolerated in New York and elsewhere in tbe North. Nor can it be denied that tho loosoness which many shoe clerks, hack-drivers, car-conductors, policemon and others exhibit at the North in handling women is from the Sou thorn standpoint vory shock ing. Some of these fellows are in sufferable They find a breastpin out of plump, or u hairpin sticking a sixteenth of an inch further out than it should, or a lock of hair astray, or a watch slipping out of a belt, or a gather of a dress has started tho stitching, or a flower in the hat droops a trifle, or he shawl-pin doesn't hung just so, and tbey insist on fixing theso matters, and keep fumbling and pawing and picking away at a muy until attention is drawn to tho performance and an noyance is tho result. Ono of these follows will put his hand under a lady's elbow to lift her over a straw on the walk or across a six-inch gut terand, when going up a rise of two or three steps, will insist on putting his band upon waist and partially lifting hor up. If ho helps hor into a carriage, ho wants to lift hor in, and, in assisting her to alight, he makes her jump into his arms, wbero he holds hor as long as he dares. Whilo riding with her he always has his band on the seat behind her, ready to soizo hor waist every time thoro is a jolt big enough to give him an ex cuso for doing so iu fact, ho seems to bo continually aching to paw, in ono way or another, every lady into whose company be is thrown. It may not be improper botweon peoplo well acquainted with each other, but it doesn't look well, and ladies, whilo they don't like to appear annoyed, still foci so, and wish to be let alone. Mr. George Dines, who has made ex tensive experiments and observations on the formation of dew, finds that the depth of deposit in England in an evening rareir exceeas a nunureutn part of an inch, and that the average annual depth of the dew deposit upon tbe surface of the earth does not exceed an inch and half. TO STRAIGHTEN WABPEI) WOODS. Of all the trials and vexations that be set the beginner there are none more an noying than the tendency of wood to warp. He sends to his dealor for a small assortment of fine woods, and expects to receive them perfectly true and flat. Per haps the woods are flat when they leave the dealer, but in transit they are very likely to twist out of shape, reaching their destination badly warped. The ex pressman may not be aware of the subtle natnre 01 these woods, and in not a very gentle manner lays the package on a cold, damp floor. The dry wood sucks in the moisture on one side, swells and curls. It should not be a difficult mat ter to cure this. If the wood is in a large piece the convex or hollow side should be steamed or moistened a little and then laid upon a dry floor, holding it down with a smooth, flat board upon which weights are placed. When quite dry it win De found to have regained its ongi nal shape. If the wood is in small pieces it can bo easily straightened by gently steaming the convexed side over a teakettle and then holding the other side toward the heat until it becomes straight. when it can be left in a press or under weights tor a few hours. Almost any warped woods will yield under this treat ment. Lejjels Aews. DISEASE IN SEWEKS In every house there is of tliiu refuse material a large amount. On washing day many gallons, often barrels, of water in which our clothing has been washed. and containing the filth that the skin has thrown off during the week, must be dis posed of. All through the week more or less dishwater and dirty water from van ous sources accumulates. As a rule it is thrown into a drain which is, perhaps, covered only with a board, and carried only a few feet away, when it soaks into the soil or spreads out on the ground and evaporates into the air. If the soil is pervious it may leak into it and some of it eventually find its way into the well. In the course of a short time these slops nil the sou lull, a sort of fermentation takes place, and as the air is more or less excluded, most poisonous gases are de generated. It is now positively known that many diseases have their origin in breathing these gases. It does not fol low that they always cause disease, be cause the genns may not always be pres ent, but they frequently do. Diphthe ria, that scourge of both city and coun try, has been traced time and again in the city to sewer gas passing into the house. In the country, where less at tention is given to tho cause of disease, ward. Borne of the mosquitoes were lite III ecer. Hoard, much larger than others, but, as I have already stated, some of the worms were Up to three evenings ago, says the De also larger than others." troit Free Press, such a thing as cheeker- BEMEMES fob cabpet beetles, moths, AC J""" was never known in Mr. Grattan's Francis Gregory Sanborn, Consulting ed J" LTihelon 3 ' have torn in regard to the pest of all house- . "k",6!"?? ' . tuui ma East paid them a flying visit and asserted yw auu uici cMfuiu Mint ine en ma I ITIlHlTKHm WHH I1I1L finiV nil tha awi , ii may be glad to . t ' t , " JHL simple remedies": " 'V"" V", fertile brainmv. SS I iK mo Buuircb uuu UlUUIfUL Air. rlnun town nn,l walked Grattan purchased keepers: " At this season we are fre quently besieged by inquiries in rela tion to the ' carpet beetle,' moth, etc. Many of our readers know of the following First Steep one quarte Cayenne temer in a ga add two drachms of strychnia powder Strain and ponr this tea into a shallow checker.board, and when evening vessel, such as a large tinned iron milk he Burpri8e(i h'i9 eooA ifn nan. Before unrolling a new carpet set . i i'u.i ... , v"6i"K it the roll on each end alternately in this .. WnlI Tirarfim 'ni : a for ten minutes, or long tu.n hotn ' . - 7rl "b-T enough to secure the saturation of its expect to beat you all to&mderTCi v edges for at least an inch. After beating w0.t care.i J " uiers, nut you an om carpet, roil ana ireai an us bcuuiu Of eonr nnt n.i ; t 1. l and edges to the same bath. Let the car- r T' A llh 7. f - ' i""M pet dry thoroughly before tacking it to the floor, in order to avoid the acci dental poisoning of the tacker's fingers by the liquid. It is perhaps unnecessary to state that the residue of the liquid should be thrown out where it will not be drunk by any domestic animol, or if preserved for future use, carefully labelled "poison. This preparation will not stein or disfigure carpets nor corrode metals in contact with the carpet, as will most preparations of corrosive gublimate. Second Ono pound of quassia chips, one quarter of a pound of Cayenne pep per, steei)ea in two gallons 01 water. Strain ond use as above. This prepara tion, although irritating to the human skin, especially on cut surfaces, has the advantage of not being poisonous. To either of these teas from one quarter to one-half more boiling water may be added at the time of first using, if greater depth of the liquid in the vessel be re quired. When it is desirable to treat carpets that are not to be taken up, either of the above preparations may be applied by means of any of the common atomizers to every seam and margin with good results, although a second, and even third, application may be needed, Legal Opinions. An honest farmer once called upon the late Roger M. bherman, the celebrated lawyer, and told him that lie wanted an opinion. He had beard a great deal about the value of Mr. bherman s opinions, aud how a ereat many people went to him to cet an opinion, and John, though he never had, nor was likely to have, a law suit or other difficulty for a lawyer to help him from thought he would have an opinion" too. "Well, John, what can I ilo lor you t " siiid Mr. S.. when John in his turn was shown into his room. "Why, lawyer," replied John, "I hap pened to be in town, and having nothing to do thought 1 would come and get your opinion." "State vour case. John. What's the tne tirain ior slops is not always recog- matter 7" nized as the source of diphtheria, but in- " Oh I nothing. Manures. It is now well understood by the farmers of Now England that in or dor to secure paying crops they must uso such fertilizers as will secure them. Thoro is but littlo land but what will produce fruit, vegetables. hay, groin, wood, etc., with the right care and cultivation. The riough- man in speaking on the subject of manures, says. Trofessor Qninton declares his belief that at some future age of the world man will have attained such a complete mas Wry over the forces of natnre as to be able to communicate with his fellows over long distances, and from country to country, merely by the exercise of his will power. Wlien this period arrives our wife can halloo over the back fence to Queen Victoria and ask her whether she intends to have her new spring silk made up with a Cainargo basque display ing the vest, or a slurred front with bouf fant black drapery or somehow that war. And every man will be him mm Atlantic cable. XorrMoirn Herald. Mr. Oliver Ames is finishing an ele gant cottage at Martha's Vineyard. very many cases it has been proved to be so beyond the slightest doubt. Herald of Health. SPECIFIC AGAINST HYDROPHOBIA. Tha British-American Journal has the following in connection with the dread disease, hydrophobia, and its suc cessful treatment: "Dr. Grzyvala, of Krivoe Ozeroe, Podolia, for whose trust worthiness Professor Gubler, of Paris, vouches, declares that after a series of crucial trials, which he describes at length, he has found that, after having had opportunities of treating at least one hundred cases of men bitten by rabid dogs, with tho Xanthium Untnosum. he has never in any one of these cases failed to ward off hydrophobia. He gives some startling examples. During the Crimean war a family of twelve persons had been bitten by a hydrophobic wolf. Six of them entered his words in the Hospital 01 Ulschanka, government of Podolia, district of Iialta. They were treated with infusion of the leaves of the xanthium, and all recovered. The six others, who were treated by the actual cautery and the daily use of genesta tinctona and other drugs, died with hydrophobia in the course of twelve to sixty days. He recounts many other facts not less striking. For an adult, the dose is sixty contigrammes of the dry powder, repeated three times a day, 1 a: 1 l r 1 ri uu i-uiiuuueu uiiring six weens. Kimi dren under twelve take half that quan' tity. The dose for animals is much larger. A herd of thirty oxen had been bitten by a mad wolf; eight had snc- eumlwd with symptoms of hydrophobia. The Commissary of Police came to Dr. Grzyvala for his 'antirabic powder.' He gave three ounces of the powder, with bran, daily to each of the remaining animals; none of them suffered from the disease. These are examples of which Dr. Grzyvala says he has a hundred ftthers." the genesis of the mosquito A physician corresponding with the iSeientijw American says: "For sev eral years past I have noticed in warm weather that my wooden cistern, which is above ground, has been infested with peculiar looking little red worms. I have heard many others like myself com plain of these worms, and I had taken it for granted that they were a species of earth worm. However, last sn miner I procured a glass jar and sprinkled the bottom of it with a very small quantity of sand and clay. I then half filled the jar with clear fresh water, and after put ting a dozen of these worms in the jar I tied a piece of cloth over the mouth and placed it in a light, airy place. The worms were from half to three-fourths of an inch in length, of a bright red color, and had rather a jointed appearance about the body. They would crawl on the bottom of the jar, swim through die water by a rapid bending of the body backward and forward, and occasionally come up to the surface of the water and float. Within twenty-four hours after placing them in the jar I noticed that they had all gone down to the bottom of the vessel and had enveloped themselves separately in a kind of temporary shell made of earth and sand. In a few days after this I saw one of these worms crawl ont of his temporary house at the bottom of the jar and swim to the surface of the water. Here, after twisting about for a few seconds, he ruptured a thia mem brane thai enveloped his body, and came out a full-fledged mosquito ready for business. I noticed many of the other worms going through the same performance within a short while after- I ain't got no lawsuit ; I only want to get one of your opinions ; they say they're very valuable." " cut. John, about what " Oh I anything, sir. take your pick and choose. Mr. Sherman, seeing the notions of his client on the matter on hand, took his pen, and writing a few words folded them up and banded them to John, who care fully placed the paper in bis pocket. " What's to pay, sir.'" "Four and six-pence, Yankee money seventy-nve cents. When John returned home the next morning he found his wife, who pretty much took the lead of his business mat ters, anxiously discussing with bis chief larm servant, the propriety 01 getting in a large quantity of oats on that day, which bad been out the one previous, or of undertaking some other labor. John was appealed to to settle the question, but he could not decide. At length, he said : "1 tell you what, Polly, I've been to a lawyer and got an opinion that cost me four and six pence. There it is read her out ; it's a lawyer's writing, and I can't make head or tale of it ! " John, by the way, could not read the plainest print, but Polly, who was some thing of a scholar, opened the paper and read as follows : "Never put oft till to morrow what can be done to-day." " Enough said ! "cried John, "V.iem oats must be got in." And they were "got in," and tbe same night such a storm came on as otherwise would have ruined them en tirely. Exchange. Found at Last. They sat down and he claimed the first move, bhe at once objected, but when he began to grow red in the face she yielded, and ho led off. At the fourth move she took a man and chuckled as she raked him in. I don't see anything to irrin nt i, sneered, as he moved a man backwards Here I you can t move that unt she called out. I can't, eh ? Perhaps I never nli checkers before you were born 1 " She saw a chance to jump two more men and gave in the point, but & ai. moved, she cried out : Put them men right back the t tv concluded not to move backward vm if Hoyle does permit it ! " She gave m again, but uhnn i, jumped a man, her nose grew red, and she cried ont : " I didn't mean to move there: T wn thinking of the social 1 " Can t help the social. Martha w must go by Hoyle." in about two minutes she jumped twn men, and went into the king-row, shout ings : One would think by your childish actions that you never played a game be fore ! " he growled. " I know enough to beat you I " " You do, eh ? Some folks are awfnl smart." " And some folks ain't 1 " she snaimed as her king captured another man. "What in thunder are you iumninir that way for?" . 0 A king can jump anyway ! ' " No, he can't I " " Yes he can ! " " Don't talk back to me. Martha Grat tan 1 I was playing checkers when you were in your cradle ! " I don t care I I can jiunn two men whichever way I move ! " He looked down on the board, and saw that such was the case, and roared ont: " You've moved twice to my once 1 " "I haven't!" " I'll take my oath you have ! I can't play against such black-leg practices 1 " " Who's a black-leg? You not only cheated, but you tried to lie out of it 1 .Board and checkers fell between thera. He could get on his hat quicker than she could find her bonnet, and that was the only reason why he got out of the house first. A Woodward avenue grocer found him sitting on a basket of cranberries at the door as he was closing up for the night, and asked him if he was waiting for his wife to come along. " Well, not exactly; I stopped here to feel in my pocket for the key of the barn. I shall sleep on the hay to-night and see if it won't cure this cold in my head ! " Tou Can Let tio. Some years ago, as a Mississippi steam boat came to a river landing, a tall, un gainly, gawkish looking fellow, leaning against a wood pilo, attracted the atten tion of the passengers, one of whom, a talkative and conspicuous person, re marked to nis mends that he was going to nave some fun out of that fellow. Drawing a savage-looking bowie knife, he said : So, old fellow. I ve found vou at last. You're the man that stole a dog of mine, and 1 ve sworn to get square with you. l ve been looking for you for a year. lhe gawky lazily opened his eyes in wondering amazement at first, as though he didn't understand it. Then catching signt of the laughing passengers looking on from the deck, he took in the situ ation. By the time "smarty" had finished telling him how long he had been looking for him, be had taken out of his pocket a fist like a sledge hammer on the end of the arm of a wind-mill. He swung it once and knocked the man who had been looking for him plump inio tne river, men resuming his place against the woodpile, he raised his eyes to the deck, and with a very lazy drawl inquired : ' Is there anybody else on this boat looking for me?" Simple pity ain't much better to a per son than an insult; but to pity him with a five dollar bill is bizzness. J. Bil lings. , It is a bad plan to " make no " the btda mmediately after breakfast. Th aleen. ing apartments in the house should be aired every day. Beds should be cnened every morning to tbe sua and to the at mosphere. Do not be m too much haste to get the chambers in order. Let the sheets and blankeia be spread over sepa rata ciiaira, me mairesses lifted apart, and the pure morning air be allowed to got into vry nook and cranny ef the room before the beds are made. Ttettor tn an. dure a little delay in getting the house in 1 wi uiau ions m oeaiUU Few will read this incident without a tear for the hero who so courageously gave the fatal order. Private fisher had remained through all his trials stout, fresh and hearty, in teresting in appearance, and so gentle mannered and uncomplaining that we all loved him. Supported on his crutches, he hod walked up and down his ward in the hos pital for the hrst time since he was wounded, and seemed almost restored. That same night he turned over and uttered an exclamation of pain. following the nurse to. his bed, and turning down the covering, a small jet of blood spurted up. The sharp edge of the splintered bone must have severed an artery. 1 instantly put my finger on the littte orifice and awaited the surgeon. He soon came, took a long look and shook his head. The explanation was easy. Tho artery was imbedded in the fleshy part of the thigh, and could not be taken up. No earthly power could save him. There was no object in detaining vr. . lie required his time ana nis strength, and long I sat by the man, un conscious himself that any serious trouble was apprehended. The hardest trial of my dnty was laid upon me, the necessity 0 telling a man in the prime of life and fullness of strength that there was no hope for him. It was done at last, and the verdict re ceived patiently and courageously, some directions given by which his mother wonld be informed of his death, and then he turned his questioning eyes upon my face. " How long can I live ? " " Only as long as I keep my finger upon this artery." A pause ensued. God alone knew what thoughts hurried through that heart and brain, called so unexpectedly from all earthly hopes and ties. He broke the silence at last. "You can let go" But I could not, not if my own life had trembled in the balance. Hot tears rushed to my eyes, a struggling sound to my ears, and a deathly coldness to my lips. The pang of obeying him was spared me, and for the first and last time during the trials that surrounded me for fonr years I fainted away. A good story is told of a colored minis ter of Ballard County who was brought on trial before bis church on tee charge of stealing bacon. After a number of wit nesses bad been examined, the deacon" retired, and soon after returned the fol lowing verdict : "The Rev. Moses Bledso ant ackwitted of de sinuations that ne actual did stole tbe pork, and twas 1 not showed dat somebody else miten't hive been wearin bis clox ; but de broder is hereby fectionatelv warned dat in 1 future he must be more keerfuU" i