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tds no: a or decembib. I coiao! I cornel and ietball feel taj ilerclot. Dream ana iron III itcrn talule thtll brluf a glow U every cbeek 1 weD. And eveir nerve thall tingle wltb atwlfl.tlectrlo turiii, Ai shivering jo lliien lo my Bortan wbtti! tbilll TIi old dead Isave are fl!tn now, and cheat )e laud Ilia truia. And aid their giant withered arm jre hear lb WtlllDK MVt l'l Tbe Dower all bats patted ) tni woo it art ion ana tun The lut uul wnimr or the grove hu mag bit lai; tat irlll : I pilot the dlttent monitaloi wltb a dull aud tout' And tpread my banner lo the aky, of deepett. coli Ml blue: I paralyi the gentle day, and make ber fuotilep late, Aaihe faltna far admlulon at Aurora'! o)dea ste; 80 languid la ber feeble tread, to pale ber hollow eve. That aoon the itar-eyed twilight ween to tee ber taint aua an. I pile tbe heavy leaden cloud In matte duik and tall Agalntt the far bnriam, like a murky rattle wall 1 WW tne Kta 01 aiorm aorbau 10 u ioe giuumy air. And from the northern main I load the bowling wind 10 brar A eryaUl freight ot tleet and tnow, to acalter far aud wide, And clothe tbe dreary earth In poerlen Jawel a a bride. Tbe mountain plnt-a "hall ttUaten wltl their brlatl- lug tcy nwar Tbe lowl m ete watcb Ibe tta:t, bedewed with fivxju tear. 1 touch the gem of eveo, and behold ! with ip'ec dor m w Tbey proudly flanh and aparale In the deep and ditlit blue- And fr-m the bouudleu trear.iret of the cuket of thou ghl A myriad hoi, uuteun belore, la opened to tie tight! A robe of liver and of pearl I give the Mldulght - Quran How perlet le ber mejxly Id brllllauce. bow ereue I Eaoh crj.ui fkte and Icy gem rrfl scl a liny ray, And tbe gloria of tbe ulgtil exoaed tbe ipiendor of the day. And ChrMmea old, with beard of white, and gar- land etergreen. Wltb rujdy face aud eye that bjannio frottlly and keen, I bring auaoe with all bli train, Ibe klndlleet of tbe Ymr Free-hearted Mirth and Frollo wile, and genemut itod Cheer I The mellow chime of many bell ahall ring bit advent In, And many a Jovout Ingle-tlde tbitl we'oome friend aud kin, And tulle aud gift" and greeting glad ihall mingle they meet And with a fervent Cbrlatma glow, each heart (hall wariuly beau But yet, a mournful lak I tnlno ere I ahall paa ewy For lo I the fooUtrp of tbe Year wax feeble day by day, - And loou .hall cie, for aye, Ibelr echo trutnu- Imu and low. And Ibrn alone amid the gloom ct midnight I KOt go, And lav that HMtw form at rtit vllbln tbe hadowy cave That open Ut bUgaiherlui lo hi boary father' grave. And o'er hi tomb (ball I rei'gn my keen aud icy breath, And lu tlie darknexa eleep tbe (loop of illenoe and ol death: And through that long and aorrowlrg night our requiem nail l Tbe waillugnf the mournful pluo thetlghlng of toeiea And wbeu that aolemn nildnightdlrge thall die upon the ear, Then, pi imiix-iikeihall iprlng to Ufa the young aud Juyoua year. Arlbur't Home Magixlue. THE RIGHTFUL HEIR. Fur soine weeks past tbe engagement between tho earl of Beauvray and Miss Millieont Movie bad been chronicled in tbe fuahionablo intelligence oi news papers, arid tlio marriage was appoiutod to take place jn July, There were many wbo oonsidored Miss Moyle a lucky girl, for Lord Beauvray was not only of an cient family, yonug, immensely wealthy and well looking, but be was popular everywhere, owing to bis sunny temper aud uprightness of character. Lord lteauvray bad boon merry without boinir dissolute. He was the most irreproach able of Rontlemou, just as bis betrothed, Miss Moyle, was tho fairest flowor among that boquet of pretty girls who had boon prosented at court in the same season as borsclf, Millioent Moyle was rich heiress as well as a prottv girl; bnt this was about all that could be suid of ber, Ilei father, Josiah Moylo, a bill discounter of Lombard street, was a "new man" of the city plutocracy. It was said that the peer's relatives bad boon tun oh scandalized on hearing of bis lordship's intention to marry tbe daugh ter of a man whose antecedents woro just a littlo misty. J One sunny aftornoon, just a fortnight before the date fixed for the marriage, a brougham with a eorouet on the panels cla tertd up to Mr.Moy le's business bouse and Lord Beauvray alighted, ghastly pale, Tho ball portor wai startlod by Lis appearanoo, not less than by the broken voice in which m he asked if Mr. Moyle had left. Jnst'then Mr. Moyle himsolf strutted out, all glorions with a geranium in his ooat and a white hat perched acock on bis pointed gray head. "Ah, Beauvray I" cried be, with a cheerful welcome, but perceiving tbe look on the peer's face, be exclaimed: "Why, what is tbe matter? Not ill, I hope?" ' 'So, not ill, but I want to apeak to you in private," said Beauvray, hoarsely, "Shall we go oil m tne ptiaetonr stammered Mr. Moyle, full if uneasi ness. "No, into yoi r room; bnt let os b quite alone," repeated the earl, and he himself led the way to the office. Plumping down into tbe arm chair at the writing table, Mr. Moyle stared in bewilderment, while the peer sat down opposite and produood a blue envelope, with several black seals. Laying this on tbe table.Beauvray placed bis hand upon it and looked into tbe financier's eyes. "Mr. Moyle," said be, sadly, "I have a painful communication to make, bnt I will not beat about tbe bnsh. I find that I bave no legal right to tbe title which I bear, or to the fortuni which I am using." "lihl what?" exclaimed Mr. Moyle, wltb a gasp. "I made the discovery tbia morning, in rummaging through a box of docile," continued Lord Be.nvray, whoae voioe grew steadier. "You know that I inher ited the title from my uncle. lie was the eldest of three brothers. My father, the youngest, died while I was ft boy; my second uncle died a few years later, and we fancied that be bad been ft bach elor, but it appears that be had been clandestinely married, and left a son ft lad whom yoa know, by tbe way, for I bave seen him in your bonse. liis name is Timbnrel." "Timbnrel ("echoed Mr. Moyle, with a. start. ' Young Timbnrel, wbo need to be a elerk in our firm, and whom I dis missed for presuming to make love to oar ju in ie7 "I was not aware of those particulars;" said Lord Beanvray; "but yonng Tim bnrel is the man; bo bears his mother's name (she was an actress), and bo nscd to think be was the natural son of my second uncle; but bis parents were law fully married. "And do yon mean to any that Tim bnrel a vulgar, conceited upstart, who la living on bis wit at tbis moment, witn not ft shilling in bis poekets, I'll be bound do you mean to say that be has become Karl of Beauvray? "Not only that, but he becomes abso lute owner of all my estates and proper ty. My poor father has loft mo mere pittance. V uen 1 put Timbnrel in pos session of his own. I shall bave nothing but my com mission in the guards and about 300 year." "Come, ootne, don't say fiich bosh," blurted out old Moyle, graspiug his nose again. It baa just occurred to mm tint Lord Beavvray was hoaxing. "lie wants to find out whether our Millie loves himself or bis title," re flected tho moueyod man. But in mo ment this idea was dispelled by Lord Beanvray displaying the contents of bia envelope a marriage certificate and a nnmbcr of letters wbich substantiated tho story. Then ho entered into explan ations. It seems that bis urn lo, tho Hun. Col. tie Vrny, boing in garrison at Malta, bad privately married an Italian actress named Timbrclli. Alter a year s nnion this fiokle person deserted him, leaving ber child to bis care and soon afterward she died. Under tho circumstances the Colonel, though ho provided for the boy's main tenance, deemed it convenient to con ceal bis marringo, and eventually bo died tuddenly without having ac knowledge it. Apparently, however, his conscience had tormented him, so that while lacking the moral courage to speak the truth during bia life time, be had left evidence by wbich it might be known after bis death. Unfortunately the en elope containing bis marriage certificate bad luitl mixod up with Rome othor doouments iu box whioh Lord Beau vray (wbo inherited tbe deceased's pa pers) bad Dover thought of examining till that morning, when he bad begun to sort his family papors in viewof his mar riage. Suddenly the bill-discounter crumpled 11 the bapers in bis band witb a fever ish craso. and looked at Lord Baauvray. There was an expression in his dull eyes as of a light behind an unuleaned pane of glass. "I say," he whispered, "have you told anybody besides me of the eoret?" "No, I came to you first, a jn doty bound." Then what prevents us from destroy ing tho papers. I shan't say anything about it. That yoqng Timburel is a skunk and a snob; it will be ridioulous to see him a lord, and he'll rniu himself or beoome mad witb oonoeit so foolish is he. I say Beauvray, if I tbrow tbis envelope in tho fire, wbo will know any thing about it?" " "1 shall," answered Lord Beauvray, and he held out bis band for the paper. The shifty glance of the moneyed man qnailod in tho light of nnqnenchftble honesty in that of one who happened to be a nobleman in something more than tho name. There was a pretty hubbub in society when it became known that tha Earl of Btauvray orGoorgo de Vray, as he now Bimply cullod himself was going to abandon bis title and estates to a man who had been a oity clerk. Of course Oeorge de vray s niamngo was postponed. The tnrn in his fortunes had thrown so much business on bis amis that it was impossible be could devote a month to honeymooning until it was all disposed of; besides wmcu, he felt bound to make Mr. Moyle the offer of roluasiug bis danghtor from bor en gagement. At first this proposal was pooh-poohed equally by the bill-dis counter and Miss Moyle herself. Millie, wbo was not quite as sensiblo as slio was pretty, wept a good deal at not becoming oountess; tlien sue wept at tne nobility of Oeorgo's action, which everybody was I raisin,1. Now. tliero was buying m tno uouse 4t the Moylea a poor little cousin of Mil- le s named Oertrudo Brown, duo wasa soft eyed brunette of eightoon, very quiet and lovable, whoactod as compan ion to Millie.aod und to bear mucu from the whimsical humors of this spoiled child. Oertio had always received marked kindness from Lord Beauvray, who treated her as if she had been his sister, and Bbe looked upon him with ad miration as the moat notable being she had ever seen. II is renunoution of rank and wealth had struck her an aot of surprising heroism, and she could not so much as allude to it witbout too tears gnshing from her eyea. A shrewd, mer ry little thine;, too. in tier way, sue wa oapable of discerning the difference that existed between ft genuine man of honor nd a mere man of money like ber Uncle Moyle. It was this enthusiasm or poor uortie Browu's in poor Oeorge de Tray's behalf that began lo make theoopof Mr.Moyle'a bitterness to overflow. That worthy gen tleman had taken to musing that there was an end now to his chances of sitting in parliament, getting baronetcy, and all that. Poor Gertie held ber tongue, althongb her heart throbbed woefully. She had heard that the new Lord Beauvray, the ex-Mr. Timburel, had been invited to diuner on certain evening, and sue be gan to suspect that her preoious uncle was forming ft plan for making of this former clerk ot his suitor for Millie's hand. Her intuition was not at fault. Old Moyle hastened to make peace with his discharged clerk, whose vanity was easi ly tickled. He becamo ft regular visitor to the bill disoounter's.taking oare never to come at times when he was likoly to meet George. Ilia visile displeased Gertie Brown, but he easily succeeded in winning tho favor of the discounter's daughter, who correspondingly lessened ber liking for George, and one day when she made an aspersion upon him, which Gertie could not help resentiuir, aha screamed, "It you are so fond of Mr. de Vray, why don't yon get bim to marry you? That would bo two beggars to gether. Naturally Gertie went to her room to have a good ery, but from that day ahe ceased speaking abont George, and be came very circumspect in her demeanor towards him. When he called to see Millie she left the room. George soon noticed these tactics, for bia inter views with Mr. Moyle's uaugber were orowinir moro and more irk some bv reason of Millie's coldness and irritability. At the loast thing she would sntp and sulk, and one afternoon when Goorce innocently madb somo in qnlry abont Miss Brown, she fired up in a iealona net. "You seem vorv anxious about Miss Brown. I am not obliged to show ber off in adrawinjproom when visitors como Hhe is onlv a nan per cousin whom we have taken in from charity." "It's queer charity, dear, if yon talk of it in that wav " langhed Oeorge. "I don't consider poverty a disgrace.eithcr." "No, but it 1 very inconvenient, sam Millie, still querulously; "and that re minds me, if we marry, I suppose you don't mean to live on my money. Papa says bis banks might break; and if that should be so I suppose yon will Jo somothinir to eet an independent in come?" Yes." answerod Geortre. coloring deeply, "I bave applied for an exchange into the line, and think of going out to the war on tho Indian frontier. I shall havo ft lieutenant colonel's rank so, if you wait for me two years, Millie, I will return with a now career and perhaps an income before me. "Oh. wait two vcars to become a sol dior's wife, and go ont to live in baking Indian heatl" exclaimed Millie, pooling. "I never bargained for that." Just at that moment Gortie Brown came in. ' She had a messago to deliver to Millie from Mr. Moylo, and blushed as she crossed the roptn whero tbe pair of quarreling levers sat. "Miss Brown," said George, rising to shake hands with her, "I wish yon good by, .for I have just boen telling Miss Moyln that I am going to the war in India-" "You are going to the wart Oh, Mr. de Vray If anything should happen to you I" exolaimed Gortie, and the tears startod to her eyes. Thank yon for those tears," said George, gratefully. "I shall know that one person here, at least, will foel inte rest. Now give me as keepsake that red bookmarker you are holding in your hand. I will bring baok tbe ribbon with something hanging to it." The Victoria Cross.pcrhaps," tittered Millie, rather uncomfortably. "I de clare, that's quite poetioal. Well, good- by. Mr. de vray, we part as iriena, don't we?" "Excellent frionds, answered George, as be lifted both her hsnds to his lips and kissed them playfully. One year passed. There bad been a triumph of British arms iu India, and the name of Colonel de Vray was associ ated with i His name was in every body's mouth. Hn bad received promo tion and other honors, and was return ing to England after the termination of the campaign as Major-General Sir Georgo de Vray. As for Millie Moyle, she was botrothed tothe,earl of Beauvray, and when bir George arrived in London, one of the first things be read in the paper was that the marringe betweon this young lady and his cousin was to take place in a week. lie no loncer cared now. He went to Mr. Moylo's house on the very day of his return in the afternoon, and was usherod into the dining-room, where lunolioon was taking place. He was received like a nero, for Mr. moyieiiKea 10 d on goou terms with successful men, and Millie was anxious to obtain something like forgiveness for ber jilting. Sho reoeivod it fully and freely, so far as could be judged from the young general a mon- nor, lor be was trans anu pieasam, uiu after the first grootings were over be ad dressed himsolf principally to poor little Gertie Brown, wjio sat radiant and trem bling. At last, when a toast, bad boon drunk to George's honor and Millie's happiness honest Mr. Moyle actiug as toastmas ter the genoral drew a parcel from his pocKOt, anu oxiractou iroiu it uou book marker. Ttiere were banging from it the oross of the Bath, a Victoria cross. and something else a wedding ring. "Will you take all three, uertier said George, approaching Millie's little oonsin. "Bt-avo, Sir George!" exolaimed Mil lio, clapping her hands, though ahe turned littlo pale. "I always said that Gertie and you were intended for each other." "Bo di 1 I." said worthy Mr. Moyle, "but I say hullo! whai'a that? There had been ft loud knock at the door, and a footman entored with a tele gram on a tray. Mr. Moyle opened the missive, and utterod an exclamation of horror and d ismay . "Great heavens, my lord, read this!" he talterod. The telegram announced that the new Lord Beauvray had been killed in rail way accident. So the Indian hero got his titles and estates again. Old Moyle had sunk into a chair, help less. His face was a thing to see. World. Petroleum Chewing Hum. Did you know that nearly three quar ters of the chewing gum that tires the jaws of the rising generation in the United States is now made from petro leum?" aaid ft manufacturing confec tioner to a reporter the ether day. The reporter did not know it. "Oh, yes," said the confectioner. "Petroleum first knocked the spots off of the whale oil business of New England, and now it is clipping into its spruce and tamarack gum industry at a fearful rate. Here's ft lump of petroleum we have just received." Tbe confectioner slapped bis hand 00 ft large oblong block that resem bled ft piece of marble. "A few days ago," said he, "that came out of the ground in Pennsylvania, a dirty, green ish browu fluid, with ft smell that could knock an ox down. The oil refiners took it, and put it through lot ot chemicil processes that I don't know anything about, and after taking out a large per centage of kerosene, s good ahare of naptlu, considerable benzine, a cart load or so ot tar, and number of other things with names longor than the alpha bet, left us this mass of nice, clean wax. There isn't any taste to it, and no more smell than there is to a china plate. "We will take tbia lump, cut it up, and melt it in boilers. Tbia piece will weigh 'JOO pounds. We add 'M pounds of cheap sugar to it, and flavor it with vanilla, wintergreen, peppermint; or any pleasant essential oil. Then we turn it out on a marble tabU and cnt it into all torts of shapes with dies. After it is . . ... L! -.1 ..!, .! wrapped in ouou usuo paper uu jwnou in boxos it is ready for the mrkot. You can imagine that somebody is chewing gnin in this country, when I tell you that a lump like this one will mnko 10, 000 penny cakes, and we use one up every week. There are dozens of manu facturers using almost as much wax as we do. ... "I believe this petroleum chewing gum. if honestly made, is perfectly iiarmlnsa and that is more than can bo said of some of the gums made from the juices of trees, especially tho imported article." Bread Staking lo the Household. There can le as much difference be tween two loaves of bread made from tho same barrel of flour as there is between high and low grade flour from the same mill. The averge bread outside ft first- class bakery is enough to striko terror to the heart of good miller. There has been no audi goneral revolution in home bread makinir during tbe last fow years, as thore has been in milling, and the fact that bread is palatable is often due to the faot that the flour is so good that it is next to impossible to spoil it. More than half our bread makers bave to learn flour does not need the addition of potatoes, or any of the othor articles so often used, to make it palatable. Vien na bread js universally acknowledged to be the best in the world. Ot course it is impostiblo to make bread in tbo ordi nary kitchen like it, but it is easy to make an article which is much noarer than one woold suppose. The superi ority of Vienna bread lies in tbe sim plicity with which the flour is treated, the ovens in wbich it is baked, and the judgment and skill of the bakers, which come of an hourly experience in the handling of the dongh. It is suprising how quickly one can acquire a correct ndgniont in regard to tlie quantios 01 different flours aad the different states of the same. The best qualitios of our own flour compare so favorably with the Hungarian that tuere is no reason wny it should be taken into consideration. In selecting flour, always take that which contains the most gluten; it can be told by the amount of water wbich it absord. It not only makes the best quality of bread, but is more nutritious and economical. The formula for Vienna bread is ss follows : 8 lbs. flour, 3 quarts of mixed milk aud water, in equal proportions, 2V. of pressed yeast, 1 oz. salt. The bread should be made in a room the temperature of wbich is be tween seventy and eighty degrees Fah renheit. Allow the mixture ot milk and water to stand until it has acquired the temperature of tho room, when enough flour is added to mako a thin mixture about like that of pancakes or batter cakes. Tbe flour should be moet thor oughly mixed witb the bands, and then the yeast rubbed fine and put into the mixture together with the Bait. Cover this and leave it for three quarters of an' hoar, ilt tho end of this time mix and knead in the remainder of tbe flour. Of course, witb ainereni graues 01 nour tbe amount will dinar, but tne bost quai- tv will take almost invariably the amount given, although sometimes more may be required. The exact amount will have to bo determined by experi ence, as tins is not written wuu reier ence to any particular brand of flour. As good a way ai any of determining is by the way in which it kneads. If it re quires more flour in order to handle it, use tlie extra amount in mixing next timo. Leave this to raise two hours and a half, maintaining a constant tempera ture, as mentioned. Much depends on the temperature, tho yeast plant being found to develop best between seventy and eighty degrees. At the end of the time given the dough will readily yield to the pressure of the hand without rup ture, and will return Blowly to its orig inal position It will not bave a rough surface, bnt on the contrary will be per fectly smooth and yellow in color. It should not require any further additions of flour, aud ought not to Btick to the hands in knoading. This dough will not take as much kneading as that made witb the old fashioned hop yeast. After this tneading put it in the pans for tbe rais ing preparatory to tbe baking. Small pans are preferable, sayo,xa inches, as they allow the inside ol the loaf to bake quickly and so prevent the formation of a thick crnst. The bread is also extremely palatable when mado into rolls containing one tenth of a pound of dough and baked without con tact witb eaoh other. The length of time for baking depends on the heat a moderately slow beat being best. Bake until the bread has shrunken and become loose iu the pans, and then take it out and cool witbout being oovered with a cloth. There are several makes of compressed yeast which are good, but care should be taken to have it fresh. Tbe given amount of yeast and salt should always bo used, otherwise the bread will bave a flat taste. The extra trouble of weighing the materials will be more than balanoed by the certainty ot taiva Imvinir hread which will be Pal atable and nutritious. This method precludes failures. Jiew Features In Wedding. There are fashions in weddings as in dress. Some years ago what was sup nosed to be the English style was introduced. The peculiarity of this style lies in the absenoe of bridesmaids, the nresonoe of best man and the substitu tion of ushers for groomsmen. The best man follows the groom from the vestry and holds the groom's hat during tbe oeremony. But after all this does not seem to bo tbe genuine English style. It ia rather ft sort of compromise for mild Anglo maniacs, between the British and American metnod. in true, thronffh-and-throuKh English style re- n aires, besides ft best man and nshers, that the bride shall walk up the aisle nngloved, holding a family prayer book. As tbe Anglo maniac ia an imitation, an imitation prayer book' will probably do for Udipa whose families don't nse ft Driver book. An innovation in weddings which has, however, nothing etpecial to do with the English or American style, is to strew tha middle of tbe aisle of the church with autumn leaves. This picturesque feature) was introduced at ft recent wed ding in New Jersey, the rnstlinR leaves accompanying tbe soft wedding music as I3e onuai panj pr"i;ucu wo But the most startling novelty wai re ann 'ft 4 imi 1 at a wnddinff in Sins: Sing. As a rival to tho groom's boat man, the bride had ft "best girl solves tne proo lom what to do with tbo best man after the ceremony, as be has tbo best girl to escort down the aisle. For tbis reason thA nam fu.irnrA mflV become DOPUlar It is not now uncommon to have yonng girls in Kato Greenaway coBtume to attend at the altar during the wedding ceremony. ' ' k Monster (if the Deep. Captain D. Seymour, of the American whaling bark Hope On, which anohored at Panama on the 7th of November, from a four months' cruise, with 400 barrels of humpback on board, reports having encountered a strange marine monster off St. Elmo. This is one of the Foarl island group situated between forty And fifty miles from this town. Tbe boats wero ont waiting signals from the vessel as Ij the direction in which the whales were heading. Suddenly the water broke a short distance from tbe boat. Captain Seymour was steering and be made ready to catch a whale. But to bis sur prise and that of the men in the boat, who ceased pulling and looked around wbeu he shouted to tbem, an animal somewhat like a horse slowly rose out of tbe water and then dived, apparently alarmed a; the sight of the boat. None of those present had ever seen an animal like it before, al thongb they ' are - all eld Siilors, and ihey agree in saying, as do anothor boat's cr,ew who saw it the fol lowing day, that it is an animal whioh has never been previously encountered. Tho glance which Cuptain Seymour ob tained enables him to desoribe it ns about twenty feet is length, with a hand some horse like bead, with two nnicorn shaped horns protruding from it, with four legs or double jointed fins, a brown ish hide profusely speckled with large, black spots, and a tail which appeared to be divided into two parts. The ani mal was seen on two different days, und an effort would have boen made to catch it had it not been that whales wereabout at tho time. CapUin Seymour and bis officers agree in behoving the monster is peculiar to tbe looality, and that it could be easily killed with lances ami bomb guns. Officers of the Pacitio Mail Co. state they have seen this animal on sev eral occasions, although they never bad tbe opportunity for close observation whioh was obtained by the Hope On. The I'ne of r.n &i my. - Alwuvs keep an enemy on hand, a b-isk, uearty, active vueuiy. Remark the use of nu enemy : 1. Tun having of one is proof that you are somebody. Wishy-wasiiy, empty, worthless people never uave enemies. Men who never move never run against unything; and whon a man is thorough ly dead and utterly buried, nothing ever runs against him. 2. An enemy is, to say the least, not partial to you. He will not flatter. He will not exaggerate your virtues. It is very probable that ho will slightly mag nify your faults. The benefit of that is two-fold. It permits you to know that you have faults and are, therefore, not a monBter; and it makes them of such size as to be visible and manageable. a. In addition your enemy keeps yoa wido awake. He does not let you sleep at your post. There are two that always keep watch, namely, the lover and the bator. lour lover watches that you may sleon. He keeps off noises, excludes light, adjusts surroundings, that nothing may disturb you. Your hater watches that you may not sleep. Ho stirs you up when you are napping. He keeps your faculties on the alert. Even when ho does nothing, be will have put you in such a state of mind that you cannot tell what ne will do next. 4. He is a detective among your frionds. Yon need to know who your friends are, and who are not, and who are your enemies. When yonr enemy goes to one who is neither friend nor enemy, and assails you, the indifferent one will have nothing to say or chime iu, not because he is your enemy, but bo cause it is bo much easier to assent than to oppose, and especially than to refute, But your friend will take no cudgels for you on the instant. He will deny every thing and insist on proof, and proving is very hard work. Christian Advocate. Death of u Aged Female Miser. An eooentrio old woman named Mary Woodbridge died at Shirley, near Birm ingham, recently. The deceased, who was 83 years of age, hid oooupied the same miserable tenement for over twenty years, and from her appearanoe and penurious mode of life was generally be lieved to be in extreme poverty. One day some of her neighbors, thinking the was ill, entered her house and found her lying in an nnoonscious state upon the floor of ft room, whioh was in a very filthy state. She died tbe next morning. In dirty bodice belonging to her was found a bank book, ahowing deposits to the amount ot about 1100, and also sav ings bank book, showing a balanoe of about 100. Tbe deceased visited West Bromwich every Monday to collect rents for several houses which she owned, and banked all the money, with the exception of ft few shillings which she reserved to purchase the bare ntccssaries of life. London Times. A Man Incyited in Making Money. "I have just been figuring np, and I find that I ha re forty thousand dollars year income, bnt I don't see what good it does me," said ft rich man to corre spondent of the St. Louis Republican. "I have no health, my sons are scape graces and can't be trusted with my bus iness, and I don't see what I am to do." He spoke in the whiting tor of a ruined man. He was a pincher of other men, and screwed tbe salaries of every one in his employ to the last notch. Ha was all encysted in money making. He had no blood in his heart for anything in God's world beside accumulating money. "Did it ever occur to you," said the man who was content when he got what witb caro would keep him as a gentleman tho rest of his life, "did it ever occnr to yon that tbe money mania in New York waa a form of insanity pure asylum in sanity?" There is talk of putting a negro on the coalition ticket in Virginia, an4 many of tbe colored people desire to see one of their race nominated for the house of delegates. Little People, tra tSlss" ToUJ !' ;Whati.Ohionoted ster answerod: "Democrats'" ,0UD8' Tommy awoke in the night and hear.1 his father snoring fearfully. "Mammar he cried, I can't go to sleep again wb u PBPa IB Bleeninr nnf. O wuu this Hard to please. Mammi''n: day Our duilv brea1 T:u: Not bread, mamma pu ..t. . for cake.-Harper'. Bazaar Onr little neighbor Charley was tall intr about bis emmin win 1AM AI Tf . fftwi, HOW big is your cousin?" we asked. '-Oh said Charley, "be is long and loLgan,i long, woy down to bis feet." "Oh ma. exclnimnil 1.1. i 1..-.. girl, glancing at the steam-gaugo on a stationary enirinn. "iu m't 'i.i. . didn t know it ever got so fate as that Texas Sittings. The folio wine nnnnrra.l in ,.,! , Sunday school: Teacher: "On what were given the Ten nnmiMnj.,.ni. . Moses?" Little bov: "On two m.,t.i... top tables." Marcv was nanvlitv find ilnn naughty. She struck her mamma What would vou do if von MAnt anv mamma?" asked mint;,. vun ...1. - ,.. ..v .,, nuwr. ly. "I d get gramma to make me a rag One." was tha nnielr nnan-or "Little hnbv in von ill fKi t ... afraid ho IS coin it trt din." ''VL'Ji :i 1.. , ,. " - . 11 us does die, mamma, he won't go to the bad imoe. -wny, unariey, how can you now thot?" "Ob. T knn t. ----- f " " U7 VUU . mamma, he s got no teeth to gnash." "Walter," said Mrs. Particular to her ttle son. whom she fonnd Autinn dm.. in the crardon. "von mnat nn a-n,. the skins of the grapes. It is bad for you to eat them." "But doesn't it make tne yard look neater?" said Walter. Willie was nanrrhtv nnn Anv n.i t,;. mother said she mnat nnnlali Kim u - - 1 uiu.. u, did not ogree with her.and tried to argue me case. Alter tue punishment begaa, he sobbed out, "Mamma, I told you not to uo it, anu you wont right on and whipped me without any invitation." Johnnie, havinc iniln1ni I ' O .WU.OUlw prances of bis mamma, sister and brother in nis evening prayersrand brought np at the "Amen." wna rnmimlnd 11. of k had not prayed for his papa. "Guess ues Dig enougu to take care 'imself. - T -.. . .. . waa tiounmos explanation ol tbe omis sion. A Snndav school toucher hei.ior to test the mental powers of his not over intelligent pupils, asked them to tell him their idea of to-morrow after oivinir the subject a week's thought. On the following bonday be put the question to one of the scholars, who nromntlv re plied, "To morrow was cast into the oven." Which was certainly aocDidincr to Scripture. A little six-vear-old m'rl tiIuji,1,,1 in - -- - . r-. - - f" ..... - have her hair left grow long. Her mo ther told bor if she wonld wear hnr Viaii- short until she was fourteen years old sno would mane lier a beautiful present. Her mother added, "trial ia if vnn anA T botn live until that time." Little Bertha pondered the proposition for a moment. and gravely said: "Ma, I am afraid I would not make a very pretty corpse with my short hair." Arms and Lrgs. , There is more pity in a wooden lug, but more eloquence in an empty sleeve. 1 remember that in tbe scoond day s fight before Richmond, a captain by the name of Coward saw tbo sergeant shot down and tho colors fall, and ho caught up tho tug and waived it high and for ward with a shout, and a cannon ball came w hizzing along aud took off bis arm, and tho colors foil again. He oangbt them with bis other hand and kept on till be fell himself. I never saw as brave a man with that sort of a . name tacked onto bim. He always signed his name A. Coward, and when asked why ho didn't sign hi full name, he said his full name w.is Adam, and when be nsod to Hii it that way at school the boys called him a blanked coward, which was worse, and he had to fight out of it. Gen. Dick Taylor didn't bave much opinion of a man s legs. He says his own trembled and wanted to run in every battle, aud he knew a ave soldier who bad to talk to keep em steady: "Now just look at you, gone to " shaking again, with the enemy a mile off. What are you in such a hurry about? Can't you wait until they begin to shoot at you, you cussed cowards?" and he would rap his knees with his sword like he was ashamed of 'em. Bill Arp. An Octogenarian Printer. A remarkable case of longevity is illustrated at the government printing office . in the person of Mr. Henry Walkor, ft typo eighty years of age. He has been working at the business sixty nine years, having learned his trade in Geo getown, I). C. with ft printer named Ryan. He officiated as foreman of tbe Congressional Globe when it was published semi-weekly and printed on a hand press, many years ago, when Wm. Greer was the contractor. He remainotl with the concern until it was removed to. the southeast corner of Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue, where the quartermaster general's office is now sit uated. Mr. Walker was also employed by Duff Green, when he was printer to the house and senate. He was afterward employed by Mr. Wendell, who built the present government printing office structure, aud bos- been steadily em ployed in that building ever since. . The old gentleman now seta type by the" piece, and is more active in type aetting than most young men in his room, the supreme oourt department. He has set type on the speeches of all the great ata'etmen, and became an active meml ar of the old Washington typographical society in 1827, and baa outlived all tf his former workmates, except one, since the early days of the United States. Pbogbess op a CExruBT. How the world has progressed within century! George Washington, the first president ot the United States, never saw steam boat. John Adams, the second president of the United States, never saw rail road. Andrew Jackson, tbe seventh president, knew nothing abont the tele graph. Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president, never dreamed ot such a thing aa a telephone.