WOMAN AND HOME.
AN ILLUSTRATION OF CO-OPERATION
IN A COUNTRY HOME.
A rhjn.lr.lljr I'arfeet Woman V, hat Chil
dren Should Learn A Latjr naabinl.
i A I'oliit oil Dress Educational Hints.
I Comfort for Wives Item.
An Illustration of home co-oieraUon baa
recently come under my olswrvatiou, which
baa Interested, mo, asiieelally tine It illus
trates the possibllititsi of the many homes ai
contrasted with tlio exceptional opjxirtuul
lie of the few.
In a quiet country home of which I know,
there are nine children (the four youngest,
loysl. Their ngm range from 1 to 21 yearn
City convenience of sewamge, water work
AUd gas have not yut lightened household
work, but there are broad flehU all altout
them, and the delights of wouls aud dell
nd sweet breathed winds and flowers. There
is a vegetable garden to lie cared for, anil a
'ow to be milked. Tho father's huninms hikes
lira from home a large part of every week,
ao that more care than is usual falls upon th
Mother. Hut what a genius is hers, Indeed,
for ordering the household fori I How
clour headed and wio 1 site in the manage
ment of her borne deiartment!
Several of the children are physically deli
cate. Thny vary widely in tuuieramunt,
and so many children mutt; but, so far as I
iuow, they all cheerfully wiieel into lino, and
tho entire family work goes on quietly, regu
larly, ami apparently without friction.
There la no maid in th klichen, but each
daughter bikes her turn in the various do
parlmcuuof work. Bhe serves bur appren
ticeship as cook, or chamlM-rmulil, or seam
stress, and is left, after a proper start therein,
to the unassisted ci Mid net of her then depart
ment, learning from occasional failure bow
to the belter plau and cxis.uto next time.
Klnce there are only "themselves," all can
hear with equanimity the sometimo disiicnta-
tion of an overdone roost or an uudordone
omelet, and If the wick of the "evojilng
J'llmi" fimob14 iii,f.,-.u,j1, -i
.1 or Alitor Arthur will be pretty sure
to trim It straight the next morning.
Even tLoverv little ones feel the!?,.!.
bility in the fuiuilvplans. Unolius in cburi:
. , .. - " .. ... 1
the sweeping of the veruudu and the briiig
. lug of the "kindling." Another iuhiull
. the vegetable. On Monday the work of
Washing is so divided that it is not over
wearisome for any. There are two clothe
wringers, at which the larger boyaolllrliiut,
t)no sinter attend to the first washing,
.auotle r to the rinsing, etc. The aim of the
lump fulls to on littl" girl, and so on. Then
the mother has a sewing school, where oven
tho boys lire eulhusiustk learnci'. The baby
CvnxliiuteH a divided right. 1 susjsi't that
many hands huve the. holding of him, hut a
1 be lias Umu a feeble child bo bus chiefly
fallen to his mother' tending. In this
family there are pleasant literury plans and
readings. Miwoand art do not have the go
by, either. In short, it is a well ordered re
public, with no superfluous citiama lUh
Jwcai 1'erley lteeil iu Christian Lulon.
,
A I'hrsloally I'erferl Woinun.
If any woman wishes to know whether she
Is a x'rfoi.'t sK'inieu of her sex she has only
to apply the rule laid down for ascertaining
the fact and figure on the result, l irst, us to
lieight, taste ibtTer, but the Meillceiin Venus
Is live fistt, live inches in height, and this is
hold by many Kuilptor and artists to Ik the
newt admirable stature for a woman. Ah fur
coloring and hiie, here is a code laid ikovn
by tliu A rubs, whosuy that a woman should
have tin things: Muck hair, eyebrows,
lushes and pupils. White HUiu, Uvth nnd
t'Mmof the eye. lied Tongue, llst nnd
rheiks. lUiund llwul, neck, anus, nnklisi
and wuiht long lck, lingers, arm and
limbs. I.urge Korehead eyes and liis. Nar
row Eyebrow, nose and fuetj Hiiiull
Ears, bu .l and hnnds.
For a wouuiii of live fivt five, l.'W ioumls
Is tlits proK'r weight, and if she he well
formed lio can stand another ten pound
without creuily showing it When her arm
arexxU'iideil sho should measure from tip of
middle ll.i,;i r to to tip of middle tinker Just
live b et IWe, exactly her own height. The
length of her hand should Is) just a tenth of
thai mid lcr foot Just a wvenlh, and the di
ameter of her chest a 111 th, From ber thighs
to the groun I slut should measure Just w lint
she measure from Uie thighs lit the top of
the lieiid. The knee lioulil come exactly
midway between the lliigh ami the licvl.
Tho illstamw fitim the ellstw to the niiddli)
it., .1.....1.1 i.. tt... ti... .ti.
from the ellstw t.tthe ni.il.lle of the chest !
l.Ton. th. top of the bead to the chin should i
U Just the length of the foot, and U.ero '
should l the same distance Mw.vn the chin
and the armpits. A woman of this height
should meHsu.Vtwenty ftmrli.eli..ibout tho
vaist and thirty-four Incbts, alt.ut tho bust,
If uitsisureil from under tint arms, ami forty-
tur if over them. Tim uH-r arm should
measure lhinm inches and tho wrist six. I
Vhecuirofthe IcgshotiM measmv fourUvu
and ..nu half inches, tho thigh twenty-live
and the ankle elht T!i.-ro 1 another svs-
...... ,.r ....?... i,,..t. ti...i .i... .i;
tiMice twnv an, And the thumb should go
onco around tho wrist; twice around tho
wrist, once around the throat; twitv around
tho throat, onee around the waist, and so on,
but the llrst is the nieusui-vs ud by sculptors,
vho Iktve gullied tliein by measiiivmeuU of
the Greek sUilue. Now York World.
W liut -Iill.na Kli.ml.l I
, , ii.., , . .,
itmcu young en is aim ihiv na sismieu-
quette f.a in au.l more als.ut the spirit of1
lova Teueh tl.em not ao much to dam and 1
)Hand ,eelvo gm.vfully, a to Is. quick to :
Iloarviisifor any one in trouble or be-1
wllderment, alert to lend a hclpm bau.l, !
even If il I- to the girl in Die k.u hou or the
iHNwkM and Imusl HrP on the .treet, and
inimlmUul of othe.s' comfort than their ,
own. T-svh them U. despis. vulgarity and 1
habit. ,! imeUuiliiua of lt.lv ,,r ..
mind; but teach them also that poverty is uo 1
disgrace hi d Unit t lata measure of a man's or a
u , ut h ll.M itnvir In t iim wioL-.it i- im
.,.iw-.. ti:.j..,i.-. i.. '
tiotsomauy can earn them honestly or g0
without them If beyond their imviiia The 1
insn or tho woman iu a shabby cnt or clouk ,
1 motv royal i'l the sight of honest men llutu !
tho dude w ho Mever a.vs his tailor's bill, or j
tu gii I w ho usver luu ber buy band toeai-n j
bur living.
If 1 bad th teaching of 100 blesmsl girls'
today, 1 wmild di-op the languages, and th I
lussic and th. accomplishment from the :
list; 1 wottl! close up the text Isstks and turn j
lli bl.u'klxtards' Ethiopian faoes to the wall
and givott aulid year's lonwui in human nature.
JIow they averusl iu ltui should lie of not
o much a.fottnt as bow they averaged in
lionor and lojV.; and heaven Kirn purity.
Vhat tavVs tuey made Ui algebra sliould
luaUM'litleixunarvtl to what iweet deeds
of courtesy a.id helpful love tliey scisrrd from
day to day. lhr sUiulmg in scholarship
ahould sil into hislgniltcano before their
atandiitg la the ability to uiak bout happy,
"AuiWr" ta Chicago Journal
nasband a Kalaaaeea.
sawmUtus th auVA of oiairu la Ii
transform nnle exqulilta Into a sloven,
specially if tlio care of iioverty and an In
.Ytmslng family rest uon bit uouliler; or it
may be tlint be is by nature olven!y anil
wily rclaMo Into that Ideal destroying oon
lition wlien thn vanities of youth cease to act
u a npur. 'Huslsinils of thia kind commonly
at their bnunU grow, neglect to polish th
bocl of their boots, and devolop an irritating
tendency to alfect rubbers in all waatbor.
Tbclr bate, U ut actually shabby, are usually
intlquated, and their trousers, being worn too
hort, invuriahly bag most ugly at the knee.
Tboy wear long overcoats, and either carry
no umbrella (oaring nothing for their dingy
oli I clothe) or umbrella of prodigloue cir
cumference, of clieap material, aud war
rented to turu inshle out every time the wind
happen to catch theru right
Thaw men, if living out of town, are al
aiust Hire to batch a fondues for poultry
ind to sjwud their Saturday afternoon and
Sunday mornings pottering about hencoop
and watching the itrut of their favorite
rooster. They care nothing for ociety, not
much for tho opera or the play, and are
alarmingly prone to fall asleep over their
newspaper in the evening. Thny uaually
prefer a pipe to a cigar, and they are mighty
ionsumors of beer. Even to mch bane use
nay the married won descend. Herald of
Ueolth.
Cnarafe, Weary Mother.
"What have I done to-dnyp the tired
iiother asks at night "Nothing but take
Hire of baby and plun the meals and 'pick up.'
My life is waited on trifle." Take courage,
weary mother I Tho program of the world
i Iqiends on the devotion of good women to
ut uch "trifles." Who can do a grea'or
work than these care for a child and look
ifter tho interests of a home. She who with
I patient mother love preare a human eoul
lor life responsibilities, doc valiant service
tor both God and man. Tho first year of a
Jhlld't life must, of necessity, bo devoted to
'.be care of the body, but t le body should M
noilo a fit temple for the indwelling of an
m mortal soul. Taking care of the baby is
mrely no trillo when viewed in this light
And whut are the other ei rices that go to
inke a home) Innumerable as the sand of
I !bo waiihore for uumocr, and in themselves
1 H"t aa Inalgnlrtrant in character but the
I f,rand ,,um " ,do? n'
"'".? "tom the swelling tide of ouuldosln
' mil tuirorluir that nieiuu-i with lilleii wffr
i Mie sanctity of home and tho safety of society.
' The hiihhuiid and tho chlldivn who know tho
i xmifort of a buppy homo are safe from
! nany woo that prey on those outside It
ihelter. Illetwings on the wifo anil mother
alio "looketh well to tho wys of her house
hold, and citeth not the bread of Idleness."
"The heart of ber lmband doth safely trut
In her," "Her children arise up nnd call bor
slowed." "Htrenglh and honor are ber
.'lothlug, nnd sho shnll rejoice in time to
Mine, Iowa Htute llcsixtor.
A I'olnt on Dress.
Finnlly the liest wine came last; tho host
Rteaker was tho linntlsomest and most nt-
rnrtivo woman, and if I could tell her nam '
I fou'd all ntngnlw her as a notable soriul
1 leader. Hhe said tlint sho hail Just one little
itory to tell apropos of tha discussion on
liwi,
"In teaching my class at Flvo Tolntt," ho
Slid, "I used to always try to dress plainly,
uul finnlly one day I hud to go to a friend's
'run tho mission, and had to put on a visit
ug toilet 1 wns troubled aliout It, but I did
not Die any way out of tho ditlleuity, o I do
lerminetl to go on and forget about it a wo II
is I could. Well, a I wo talking to tliu
.lass a sior woman near me kept smoothing
Jonn tho velvet of my skirt; all the time
the kept t up, touching It softly. After tho
frgulur session was over I asked those that
ranted to speuk to mo to wait, as I alwaya
In. Tho woman stayed, not saying any
thing, but going on softly smoothing tho vol
ret, 'IKi jou like my gowuf I said.
" 'Sure, ma'am, wo (ssir folks don't o
tnythlng so soft down here, nnd toiicliiu' it
ins made mo fool quieter than anything you
miiL'
"Hince that I've made a point of drenslns
handsomely whensJ went to Flvo I'oints.
rimt's my littlo contribution to the dlsuus
lion on dnws." New York Graphic.
lltiw to Trent Children.
I A word nlstut nervous rhildivn. Never
i s-old t'.fem nor "niiike fun" of them. They
, nilTor enough without your threats or Bar
i sunn, l'retend not to see their awkwardness
. alien In coniMiny nor their gruniiiv when
I lionet, A most was roortsl the other day of
I Isty of 10 yeiu-s who, on Is'lng vextnl, and
i sit hoot anv apimrent provts-alion, will
leni'h his hands and make the most fright-
,ul UlUw of the muse .- of hi. ace and
tl,wl f'T, w . .
;"-" " tlio Wa btwt U-y in .1
;'r 'T'1 ?f T t". "
f"' hlsl"r'' ,,f
W''l'''m.-nt, ami ha not Uvn taught to
ntr..l the httlo wire., w to sik, on which
Jf ,M!U"1'' , , .. ,
This no s ng'e case. There are thousands
ri'lMnii win. give way to their nerv, in
""lll,,r 1,,lk . 0 'T ? X
1,t" ,lmt ,,0,ll'1 1,0 lhTr
,Mr "msu,rg: P
them. 1 he man or woman w ho whl!isatier-
' rotis child is on a level with ttrutes mar nave
i in reason. Encourage them. Help them,
lie pat lent w ith them. They are the making
if our future successful men and women, for
t'ney will work hard at hutever they under
jike. llrace tip ymir own nerves HiM, ami
thou bo indulgent toward the cuh is of your
avei'-tiervous chiltlren. Iknton tilolto.
Wives snil lltisbsails.
, ,. , .. . , .,
They were dist-usslng the awful problem
',","l,'lj,m'Jr '''y ';'" ""
"Uhree of them-M. ladle, who had known
'" ,,ow wjro. t!"ir, ?,"" ''.T1. '"J"
'n ta""" thofalliiny.f hu in.U
to v,1, k,vl' 11,0 ,,,r. tr ",p , '
U;'1V6,, ""u,,,! o;,t '' "H"''' '" , ''
olJ '" 'M"'t ' '''""- '
" tlu 1,,"'1,',,,u,, l'v,,1,,'' hoiiia ii.l
"0-ossUltt. Hut when 1 Milt obliged to go
out Into the world and earn the money to buy
hi bread as well as my own, as 1 do in w, I
a ' v "I I '- '
iw." Another renmrketi that a married
woman made the mistake of her life when
th began to do anything to earn money. The
Uilrdfaid sho also Wdieved that t he rmVicucT
of wonutu was ciatiug a race of tiu'tllcicua,
lrreitmsihlo men,
AfUr tilling it over In plain language, In
which i wai fisind for tremendous em
pUosis, they all agreed that, as women were
to fivtpioully oldigetl to earn their bread,
everything should he made a easy as st
tlble for them; but the old way of the hus
band eariilii'j and tho wife exts'tiding the
money for their mutual comfort wnsthelvst,
and any deartura thnivfnMii showetl that
tliere was onu-thing ratlically wrong some
whar. New York lVra "Every Pay Talk."
What H Clrls Kaowt
Moat of our boy assum th ixtsponsiblll
tie of th citin-n, aud our girl enter upon
thdutitof the wife and the mother with
ouly th knowledge acquirvd iu th publio
i.Hhlols.
Now, what do they knawl
How lusuy of tba girl understand th
aliiqilnat rula of liut, vanUlalioa or biUr
ful dressing! ITow many know bdw to trt
a person sulfering from 'sunstroke! How
many could bind up a wound so as to chock
In (low of blood) How many could lake
prompt and cflrlent action In those momenta
when it I so iiniwratlvely required, tin;
fearfully iinportaut moiuents, "before toe
di.-tor comesP In olden day tlto bouse
mother bail learned in bor girlhood "the i
of afrnjilna and the most noble art of chlrur
ecry." If, with our far greater knowliidg
ol the human body and its laws, we adopted
the same plan in teaching our daughter,
bow many precious live would beaavtdl
O. il Uardinge in The Epoch.
Kdueatloo of Women,
A woman who cannot cook a dinner as
well as eat it, muk a 'ires a well as irear
It, a woman who usnnot turn her band to
anything when occasion requires, who is not
able to train her servants practically, and
teach them the value of economy of time as
well a money, 1 not, in my opinion, edu
cated at all, though she may be very much
cultivated, and even have been to college
and taken a degree.
Look at Hester In ber dairy, now. Would
she look any fresher, healthier, happier in a
cap and gown, or be more usefully employed
In poring over conic sections or reading
questionable Greek plays! Take my word
for It, girls would be all the Utter and
borne all the happier if mora time and at
tention were given to domestic affairs, and if
very woman knew how to be ber own cook,
housekeeper and dressmaker. Uucb things
are far more easily learned than dead lan
guage or mathematics, and are of Infinitely
more use to a woman In going through life.
Mrs. -Doyle In Cossull's Magazine.
A Habit lo Avoid.
It I a coarse babi', of to mo tsxirilo to ncer
at "mothers-in-law," and we often notice
such inwrs in tho pa pom.
. Your own mothers, If you have sister who
are married, Is a mothor-in-law, and to also
l your wife' molber. Your daughter.
when sho it married, will have a husband to
whom your wife la mother-in-law. Every
man,' mother who has ever bad a married
daughter is a motheY-in-law.
Tho vast majority of the woll beloved
mothers of funilhe are, or will be, mothers-
in-law, and nearly Uie whole of these lovely
daughter upon whom their parent look
with pride will some day be mother-in-law,
When you think of these thij;s you will sco
bow ill becoming Is tho habit of suoering at
the motber-in-law,
Do not, thorefore, full into tho baneful cus
tom of sneaking tlizbtingly of mothen-iu
law if you honor tho mother who boro you,
or tho sisters and daughter in whom you de
lightNow York Eveuing Hun.
Advice ta Overeerkcd Women.
Mr Aliby Dln recommends overwork!
women to let a good many unstarched arti
cles go rough dried, with only a little pulling
and smoothing, to put plainer clotiirs on
children, and to quit baking ao much cake
and pie. The groat point is to gain' tiuio.
"let them five up doing thoso things for
their children, In order thut they may do
better thing for thifo children, such a read
ing, talking, walking with them, sistclully
walking the woods and Ileitis, sueh as getting
light on matter connected wit h their proper
raining. 1 don t mean to sny that we nevor
baveabltof cake or pudding in tho bou?;
In fact, we do often bavo plain cnlio and gin
gerbread, ami occasionally, to help out, a
pudding. Hut they are not counted in among
the must haves. 1 have escaped from thut
tyranny. If there's no cako in the house, I
don't feel myself to lie a shamed and sinful
creature, aa I used to." New York Tost.
Charm of l.lttle Dinners.
The slneorcst form of hospitality, and by
far the most enjoyable left to us, It "littlo"
dinners Hhowy banquets and display feeds
may posses some interest as spectacles, and
various forni of glorification, privuto nisi
public, Individual or collective; but tho real
soul of gotsl fellowship is in a gathering of
six to a doien persons Intelligent, congenial
round tho table of a discriminating, ex-porleni-ed
host or hos'.ow (or both), who in
vite their fricuils, not to show thn extent of
their wealth and the luxury of their plate
though there is no objection to the uso of
beautiful things, if one (Hvisnsses them but
whoso llrst thought it comfort, and a littlo
season of unclouded, and, therefore, rational
enjoyment, on such a basis as cuu Lercie!ited
and mnde a part, indeed, of the daily lil'o
Its hiil.Mihuio and happy occasions. Jennie
Juno in American MiiL-azino,
A Wont Concerning Wrinkles.
A word now on wrinkles. Tlio skin
has a natural tendency to form wrinkles,
even In youth, this tendency naturally in
creasing with nge. Every influence which
distends the skin for any time must lead to
wrinkle, nnd as a weak or iniirrfect circula
tion of the hliKd will mako certain parts of
tho body swell, it ii of the greatest iuisrt
auco to keep tho blood pure, and thus prevent
bloating, which I sure to Is) followed by
wrinkle, tallica (hould take regular exor
cise In the open air, nnd keep curly hours,
dolilHTatoly setting their face against exi-esses
In diet, if they wish to keep thorn free fnnu
wrinkle, for when they oueecomo they are
most ditllcult to ritl one' self of. Now York
l'rtttt "Every Day Talk."
r'nr the WhoopltiK Tough.
A ready cxS'rlmetit for the relief of the
distressing cough occasioned in hiltlron in
ravof whooping cough it this: Drop oil of
turMMitinoon the pillow where tho funic
will Iw inhaled while sleeping and during th
convulsive cough, hold a handkerchief Itefort:
the child's faoo w ith fiftwn or twenty divpt
ou it llorald of Heuith.
The "Calce" W All SlEh lor.
"Mamma," said littlo Willie, after return
ing from a dinner to which ho bad leen in
vited, "1 alius kinder thought that cako was
Just cako; but I ce there's a diirercnoo in it
Aunt Susan's cake it cako an' pie an' puddin'
an' (teache an' icecream an' everything good
together, but your i nothln' but luko.',
Eiuiira Titling.
Teople w ho uuor a bad otlor in tho breath
sliould u, as a wash, a mixture made by
adding a tenpoonful of the tincture of niyrrfe
to a tumblerful of water. This remedy b
thought to ivtanl diray of the tevth.
Take a bucket of fresh water Into vour hetl
room every night, and let it remain uncov
ered. It w ill atisorb all isnsoiums gases.
A toothbrush, kept for the purpiise, wi
altl grvatly iu cloauun cut or prwsed glass
war.
Tha water In which civlflsh b.ulnvn sosktx
it very good for washiug Uie tine under tht
atov.
The ofttner flour is sifted for tpong bafa
Uie lightor the oak will lav
Keep teparate tsuccpau for boiling po
tatoe in if (losslble.
Bathroom thould not open Into ileepinj
tlaruneuta.
TU iur prwrvnUrt tor cboltra it cloaull
BEAVERS WORK.
HOW THE Z00L0CICAL GARDEN FAM
ILY PREPARE FOR WINTER.
Aa Old Graybaek Turf Away l a
Maple Log The f amily to the Res
eoe Aa I'oflolibed Hut Habits of
Heavers.
"You would bo surprised at tlie intelligence
thown by thoso aninmla homo of tht-m soem
lo be almost human, they are to clever."
"And lndustriousr
"More industrious than many peoplo. Juit
now they are pegging away day and night
Usually they work at night only, but this is
building time, and as thoro teem to lie slow
in the air they are bustling double time to
get their winter quarters in order. Ju-;t
look at that follow trying to roll down that
big log tliere."
And Ueadkeeper Byrne, of tho Zoological
garden, Imned over the iron railiug round
the beaver pond, his fine face lighted up with
Interest, a he watched the quaint, hairy
creature to hard at work. The lug was a
biavy Hub of a maplo tree. It lay ujsm the
bank a yard or two from tho water. It wot
almost a thick awl three time Umg aa the
beaver that was endeavoring to move it Tbs
animal pushed with all hi strength, but
vainly. He ttoipod, half hopplessly, walked
round and round the log, then squatting re
signedly on bis haunches uttered a low cry.
Instantly another creature poked ita sntiut
justaliov tho waters surface and waited.
The cry was rejitod aud the animal in th
pond struck out for the shore, ruacluxl it,
and n-ramblcd on the bank.
"That' old grayback' mate," Hold Mr.
Byrno. "The two of them will work tho log
together." And they tried it But it was u tremendous-Job,
An animal got on each tide
and ihovcd with their mwes and fore foot for
ail they were worth. Rut tho log didn't
budgo an inch, Hull they pushed and tuod
and tussled.
"I imagine they 11 give it up," toiil the re
porter.
"It looks like It," replied Mr. Byrne. But,
'cgod,, not now v for hero eoiuui their two lit
tlo ones."
the vriroLB i.jrn.T orr.
A he sjsiko two young beavers that hnd
been swimming rapidly ai-ross thn pond
clnmbcrnil out in tho Isuik. and such took a
turn at tho end of the maplo Isiugh. All
four, taking a sort of Inirk from old gray-
back as a signal, started iu siuiultniitsHisly.
Just the least little bit did the log move, but
enough to cnciirage tho boavois to dusk ut
It with a will. A littlo more it gave; then
more and more. Presently it struck a it-p
decline In the bunk and liegan h roll down.
Tho beavers were on It, tugging aud push
ing. In a moment or two more it wait ut Uie
bottom and lying on the iiurrotv, flat surfui.-a
round tho edgo of the Hind. Before tin un
mentuin had altogether left it th beaver
were on it again, making thoir last big spurt
And in another stH-ond sjilah! it tuiulded
over into the water. The delihted Is-iivcrs
sprang on it all ut once. For the rest it wna
assinisilh as sonp, and with Uraybenrd Imd-
Ing on one side and Ins mate on the other void
tho two little ones pushing at the other eul,
tho big log went through tho water like
fust yacht before tho wind..
Tho heavers got it ovor to a hut niniiK of
boughs and mud in tho middleof the stream.
They laboriously pu ihed it up half out of Uie
water, and satisfied thet it was sat'o set olt in
quest of other material. The hut was Hourly
tho size of an Indian wigwam and much, tho
same iu shape. It was made of many lhywrs
of Bticks, lopt and mud. The flooring wiLtof
logs, supisirted Just alxive tho water on other
logs and stones. Tho boughs of trees and
broken sticks were showing through tho
mini. But that is Ixvause the house wunuot
complete. When if roaches a rse great
enough to satisfy tho animals they will t:ike
ono gisid day and night to givo it a finishing
touch, ami walsiiig over it will smooth, out
tho ni'l with their broad, ilnt tails as uirxdy
as if tiio work whs done with a trowel.
And what is greatly to tho credit of tho
animals, while all tho Wveri in tho pond
work usm the hut, the liousu w really in
londed to le tho quurtcra only of tho grajiil
f at her and granduiot her Is'iivers in tlie col
ony. All tho viiim one havo their on
nlsles, nnd tho gromitl all alsmt tho pttrnl is
hurmwnl deep with Hubterrauomi private
residences.
ax EMERritrsii eocrut
Two Itcvers on one iktiisIou hurrowetl a
home for themselves thirty-four ftvt timlor
the pathway round the pond. When tho Sic to
peoplo discoveml tlio fact they had a hard
time coaxing tho beavers out of their
quarters, and a still hanler ono filling tho
place up. Now there is a stone roping uinltir
ground all round the jiond ut some distance
from the water, nnd when the U-av.irs have
worked their way as fur as thestoi.o they
are forcetl to be tatisllod itli the exteut of
their dwelling.
All afternoon younger la vers, each with
bis mate, taking such time as they could
from work on tlie hut, were busy at work ou
unur own nv-ioeuivs, iitllirin;; stick:!, tllglllg
lip and carrying mud and pluciiej each ele
ment in its projier pluiv. Some of thoiu
showed almost u inatlieinutical nitvty in their
calculntio:i. thio busy follow who wanted to
cut large stick ill two would nibble a liv.le
hero and there, then w ulk around tho aticl;,
examining it cnticully, then nibble ogaiu
ami walk around onee more. At last, wn.-n
apparently satistW with his calculation.., Le
set to work with a will, and In tho twinkling
of an eve, as it soouiod, bo hail gnawod the
stick through.
All tha wood iinil in building isftr.piwl of
its bark, which forms tho principal fotsi of
the animals. Now and ngain a Ivuver, . itiii
ing on a particularly fresh ami juicy wllmv
trvig, wttuld stop work long enough to rtn-ale
himself with tho hark, lirst, by tho was,
washing the twig well in tho pond. Tuey
trt all their food In tho tuuiio way, anil
when tome one threw a big follow an ap, le
ytviterday ho spun it ruiind and round in the
water before iting it. They lay up heap
of Imrk for winter uk, and now and aguiu
when they And a flue, big kg they bury t,
bark ami all, in the mud, nibbling olf a sui
ply as they require it during the winter day.
They take plenty of nwt, however, a wi ll
as work hard, and along alsmt feeding time
aeveral of them came out and loun-ed in tiie
tunshino on the grassy lank, waiting for Hie
kts'iT to come. They know him piTfeotlv.
The oldest and Mggeat of the mloiiy- :iie
iMitriarch-is tom lilind. But stunelio s I.e.
list, knows the keeper at feeding uiua.
l'hilatlelplua Tunes.
Ihe I'neut Magailne.
I know of no grwur pleasure for a
man wlm is fond of nding tliau to 'ak
home with him a new number of one of our
aitslem magoxiiH with the leaves all unc;it,
and tit down to it with his miud free frctni
cara while the stormy w iuds do blow outside
and tho lire burns brightly within. Then l
the time for the HMet chair and a gsxl
paw knife. The old lady fond of whist
that Charles Lamb tells about liked a gotxi
fire and a cUan hearth and the rigor of tho
came, I dont play whist, but I like the first
two ingmlienUaiklfor the rigor of the gain,
the rustle of the innraiiua loaves. Luk
bharp in Petrnt Free ITesa,
FANCIES IN FURNITURE.
Mahogany 1 the popular wood for thlf I
on.
A carved footstool baa lta tide in embossed
brass.
Fourteenth century chair are returning to
favor.
Cabinet and toilet table of papier mach
ars once more in usa
Parlor suit of tlx piece, no two alike, are
in fashion and in favor.
Furniture carver should be careful not to
make their cutting too deep.
Desk for offices and room are road to
contain a concealed washstand.
A hat rack i provided with protruding
aroct oval of nickel plated wire lor ua n
Dwarf book case, elaborately carved aud
gilded, are to be teen in the most fashionable
bouse.
Table bod are new. They are converted
from one to the other readily, and may be
used as either.
Brass cabinet are quite pretty and quite
ityllsh; pillar have floriated capitals, panels
of antique design, etc.
A dressing table has a double top, the up
per divided in the middle and opening to
right aud left on binge.
Furniture may be painted; the most ef
fectively by rubbing down each eoat, as if
done in carriage painting.
FauteuiU of the tonicst quality are made
from locust wood and upholstered in pink
and blue, with golden fringe.
Jewel casket of tortoise shell, with four
drawers, are neat and expensive. They
make excellent Christina presents.
Drawing room tables of unique nppearance
aro ma-le f roil coarse Irish stalks of light
greenish yollow and bound by withe of red.
A new color to stain wood is a rich violet,
and the stain is thus made: The wood is
bcatod with bath of four and one-half
ounces of olive oil, some of soda ash and two
and one-half pint of boiling water. It is then
dyed with uuigenta.
Folding bed are telling well about the
holiday season. There is considerable me
chanical ingenuity displayed in their con-
jtmctioa. Una house, well known aa the
csidence of a wealthy gentleman, has a fold
ng bed in every aiiartmeut, thus making
inch room, a parlor. New York Mail and
xpress.
WHAT THEY WEAR.
Watered velvet is tho thing la millinery.
Rejolco,. O womankind: talil ia not to
tlgh this your.
Cloth princess gow ns demand, trimming
If fur, as their make up forbida drajwry.
The largo pouf at the back, so long disflg-
ring; draperius,. i now pronouncedly bad
itylo.
Tho very newest seal coat are short at the
bai k, with tlio long, fronts deeply bordered
with fox fur.
For vary littlo folk,. hoods of chinchilla,
with lining and loops of shell pink, are the
highest fashion.
Diamond, pins Jeweled both at point aud
bead aro now fashionable, worn thrust care
lessly in tho hair;
Half low shoes of bronzo, patent leather,
French kid or audio, aro preferred to slippers
for evening wear.
Tho marry thought and. peacocks' fcatheri
in diamonds and emeralds, aro among new
designs for brooches.
A wido front panel,, or one at each side, is
newer and better stylo than the single one
that has become chronic.
In front draperies, a go-as-you-plcaso cen
tor, with some ploats, either hand, is tho cor
rect thing for silk or woolen.
A new banglo is elastic opening, for tho
bund, then springing to the ui ui yet war
ranted not to get out of order.
Wulking shoes of Angora kiiL made over
lasts delightfully big antl squuro toed, are tie-
riguer "for which relief much tliauks."
Hats aro segregating themselves into two
distinct species low, with wido brims, and
tteoplo like, W illi a bare suspiciou of pro
jection. Smart looking f ar cape are either plas
trons across, the chest or in tho sham of a
habit skirt, with. ejyuleU and loo; of cord
passamcntcries.
Red. riiling habits are the latest elegant
economy of l'oiisian equestriennes, who
must otherwise sport the color of Uie enter
tainer of tho hour.
RULES FOR GETTING RICH.
Tho best merchant is he whose business
talent is of tho highest order and improved
to the highest pitch.
Of all quarrels, tho most senseless, the
most bootless, tho most worrying, is a quarrel
witu your circumstances.
Every man bus Uireo characters that
which bo exhibits, that w hich ho has and
that which ho thinks be has.
llulf of tho heavy hearts and broken spirits
and sleepless eyes among our merchants
might Lo siunxi wuro they ouly willing to
conform their appearances to thoir substance.
Many merchant object too much, consult
too long, advertise too little, aud seldom
drivo business borne to the full period, but
content themselves with a mediocrity o.'
success.
Some mon seem to take failure quite com
fortably ; they step and go on again, without
changing thoir stylo of living or lowering
thoir bentls. That is a feat that no honest
business luim can admire.
In business there aro many who cannot
rise, many who cannot help descending,
many who of necessity fail, many w ho earn
thoir broad, and many who ouly waste it
when ouce iu their own hands.
Great merit or great failing will make
you respected or despised, but trifk, littki
attentions, mere nothings, either done or
neglected, will make you either liked or dis.
liked in the general run of the world.
The true merchant is not Uie man who best
understands bis business and contrive to
bargain others out of their reasonable profits,
but be who best uuderstaitl bis business
aud never takes advantage of any man's ig
norance or any man' necessity.
"Leading articles" in commerce, like lead
ing articles iu journalism, are meant to make
a character for the whole. But it is ques
tionable whether a merchant U justified in
taking such modotof attracting the atten
tion of the public unless be has actural ad
vantage to oiler. New York Mail and Ex
jress. POLITICAL PICKINGS.
Prohibitionist St John' wife i timl-ing.
teetotal speeches in Kentucky.
An active campaign in North Carolina
next jear i what Koput&i-an NaUonal Com
mitteeman Harris, from that state, promises,
Elijah M. Ilaima, whose career In tha D
linoi legislature attracted tome atteoUou
two year ago, to in tb field a a randjdata
for governor.
GREELEFS DISCOVERY."
HOW THE TRIBUNE PHILOSOPHER
FOUND AMOS J. CUMMINGS.
Tha Typesetter Flrl Interview with
th Fsmoo Editor Something The
Tribune Had t Take Hack Beading
Dam' Choice Obituaries.
The cleverest newsaper men, when pushed
Into tho walk of tateinanship, have rarely
fulfilled the promise of their journallatic ca
reer. But I look for a different result in
Amos J. Commlngs' case. II ha an abund
ance of that rare mental commodity known
as horse sense. There is nothing of the the
orist about him. He is eminently practical,
earnest, energetic, courageous and honest I
know of no young man who ever entered
congress with brighter prospect. He waa
offered .',0tX) a year a much as hi con
gressional salary to write ovor hi own Ig.
nature ono letter a week for a nowspaper
about tbe doings of tbo houso.
Cmnmings' name brings to my mind his in
direct connection with the newspaper killing
of a number of American statesmen for
whom the hut trump had not been blown or
played, whlchevor you prefer. When Horace
Greeley, one of the best and profanest of
men,, waa editor of The Tribune, Amo dim
ming entered the employ of that newsa-r
as a typesetter. Ho than lived in Newark.
One afternoon The Evening Tok-gram pub
lished a reHrt of the death of William
Wright, United States nuator from New
Jersey. It was an event in Uie jtolitieal
world, and Greeley wrote an editorial Uxin
it It foil to Cummings' lot to place, a jior
tion of the article in tyjie. Having just come
from his Now Jersey home, he knew thut the
report of Senator Wright's death was un
true, and to informed the foreman of the
composing room, who told him that ho should
go down stairs and "tell the aid num."
1XTERVIEWI.NU BI CRUCF.
Cummings, with his sleeve rolled np, and
still wearing his ink smeared apron, walked
into the sanctum of the Sage of Cliappa
qua, and in his blunt way said; "Senator
Billy Wright is not deiuL"
Lookiug up, Gree1ey, in. bis poculiar fal
setto voice, exclaimed: "Who ia are
your
"I work upstair in the composing room,"
was tho quiet answer.
"Young man,! squeaked out Greeley,
"you're a fool. Go read The Tolegram,"
The young printer said not anothor word,
but walked upstairs and finished putting in
type tho editorial sermon over the living sen
ator's body. Two day afterward The Trib
une was obliged to correct it false state
ment of Wright's death.
It did not take Greeley long to find that
Cummings was not a fool, and it was not
very long before the typesetter was city
editor of the great journal At that time
there were two New York congressmen bear
ing the name of James M. Humphreys. One
was from Buffalo, and a Democrat; the other
was from Brooklyn, and a Republican, and
was at one time jiostmustor of that city. The
news editor, Ottorson, in recording in the
columns of The Tribune their votes on im
portant publio measures almost invariably
mixod thorn up in one way or another and.
led Mr. Grooiey into mistaken criticism that
filled him with agony.
GLAD TO BEAR IT.
One night the dear old man walked into
the editorial room and asked is there any
news on which be could make editorial com
ment "Congressman Humphreys is dead,"
answered Cummings.
"Is her' aquouked Greeley, "I'm glad
to hear it Now The Tribune can be right
about bis vote. What have you got about
himi" he continued, turning to Ottorson.
The news editor promptly reeled off what
be bad before him about the Brooklyn Re
publican. Greeley went down stairs and wrote
a strong editorial on the subject The next
morning all the other nowsjiapers contained
particulars of the death of the Buffalo Demo
crat. Tho Brooklyn Congressman was still
alive. When Greeley discovered the error
ho had been led into, the azure hue in which
ihKtanoe robes the mountain is pale, indeed,
beside tho sapphire atmosphere, of The Tri
bune ofllce. After ho had becomo a valuod
attache of The Sun and one of its stockhold
ers, Gumming. haU the privilege of reading
eilitorial obituaries of Duniol Manning anil
Henry Wattereon, written by the nervous,
forceful pen of Charles A. Dana. They were
put in type at various times,. otoourso but
were not published because the outstretched
wings of the angel of death were again closed
in each instance and the shadow pussed away.
But Cummings thought it a monstrous shame
that men in memory of whom Charles A.
Duna had jioured forth his choicest utter
ances should not hoar them while, favored,
above all others, they were alive to enjoy
them. Accordingly ho had. proofs of both
articles struck and actually read to Manning
and Watterson what. The Bun had proposed
Buying over their biers. A man who could
do that will bo ablo to hold his own, 1 think,
even in the American congress. Cor. rbibi
delphia Press.
They Weren't Diamonds.
, Every cheap jewelry "fakir" regards the
south as his special territory, and the darkies,
when they have money, will buy of him any
thing that does not cost more than fifty cents.
I met a queer character in Georgia. He told
mo that ho had beeu peddling cheap jewelry,
either singly or in combination enveloes,
for nearly fifteen years. Evidently the busi
ness paid,, too, because he put up at oueof
the best hotel and lived pretty high when
he wasn't out "trading," as be called it Bo
much "jewelry" used to go ia his packages
that I often woudered how on earth he could
give even so much brass for twenty-five centa.
In one parcel, which a darkey bought one
night, I saw him put a watch, six colored
stone rings, two plain band rings, six cuff
umuins, a watcn cham, balf a doien collar
buttons, and two rings with enormous white
stones. When the last two articles dropped
into the Ug the buyer, who had been watch
ng every movo, passed up his quarter and
left the crowd with protruding eyes.
Half an hour later, while I was still watch
ing tho fakir's oirsndi, his customer camo
back with a look of scorn on his face and de
manded his money back, because "dem stun
wa'nt dim wis at all "-Jewelers' Wtekly.
Coincidences of Nomenclature.
One of the strange coincidences of nomen
clature is that the daughter of Gen. Logan
married a Mr. Tucker, while the daughter of
ex-K.-presentative Randolph Tuckor married
a Mr. Logan. Each couple have a son. The
name of one is Tucker Logan and the other
is Logan Tucker. The bnys are about the
tame age, but I am told they have never seen
each other. Something verysimilaroccurred
here a number of year ago. Senator Dor
ey and Clayton, of Arkansas, had sons born
to them about the same time. They were in
timate then and christened their children ac
cordingly, one being named Clavton Dorsey
and the other Doney Clayton. Thi was very
nice, and tho boy were a loving a brothers.
There wa no fence between the Dorsey and
Ciayton mansions, and Uie two famine were
a intimate a any ever were New Yort
Tribune.