2 1e Hoe Circle. The People's Advent. 'Tin coming up the sleep of Tims, And this old world Is ip-owlng brighter 1 We may not see Its dawn aubllme, Vet IiIrIi hopea luiko the baart throb lighter! Our dust may slnmbar In the ground Wlicn It awakca the world In wonder) Dut wo 1ito oil It gathering ruundl We have heard Its vulcoof living thunder! 'Tin coming! yea, 'ila coming! 'I la coining now, the glorious tlmo ' Foretold by seers and amig In story, For which, when thinking waa a crime, Houla leait to heaven from scaffolds gory! , They passed. Dut see tho work they have wroaght, Now tlio crown'd hopea of centurloa bloaaoin! How tho livo lightning of their thought la flaahlng through in, brain and boaoml 'Tin cumlngt.yee, 'tis coming! Creed i, cmplrce, systems, rot with age, Hut tlio great people's over youtliliill And It ahail write the future' rage To our humanity moro truthful: The gnarlleat heart hath tender chorda To waki o at tlm naloe of llrotlierl" Tla coming whin Huso scorpion word a We ahall not apeak to atlng lachotherl Til coming! yea, 'tla coming! Oni of thu light, ye l'rlwls, nor fling Your dark, cold ahaduwa ou us longer! Aaldo, thou word-wide curse, called King! The people's step la quicker, stronger! Them's a divinity within That males meu great wheu'i r they will It; Owl viorka with all who daro to win, And thu lime coiueth to rercal It, 'Tla coinliigl yoa, 'tla oouilng! Freedom, the tyranta kill thy brares, Vet 111 our memories llvo the sletpera; Ami, though doomed million feed tlio graves Dug by death's fti rco, red.haiidod raspers, The world will not lurevir how To thlnga tliat mock (toil's own endeavor! 'Tla tuarar than yi wot of now, When lliiviira shall wri alho thu aword forever! Tla coming! yea, 'tla coming! FniTMisirtt Lovo's other name! Dear Inarm, rnunertliig link of being! Thin ahall we graip thy golden dream, Aa souls, full staturi d, prow far.hclti,t jiciii snail iininiii our im m r part, And In our llfo-cnii jrli-M more honey I lulit up with Joy the Hour man's heart. Mght up with Joy the iiour man's heart And love's own world with smiles more sunny! love sown world Willi smiles n 'riaoouilUKles, 'llacumlngl Aye, It mint rumot The tyrant's thrnno la crumbling, with our hot tears rusted: The Hwurdiarlh's mighty havo bant on Is cailki red with our In at blood cruatodt loom for the men of Mind I Makuwuy Ye llobber Hub rl pauso no longer! Ye cannot stay the iik ulng day! Tho world rolls on, Iho light gMwa stronger 1 lie I'oiidu's Adveut's aumlng! -de raid Maaaiy, In Wtittm llural. Farm HousoChat. (From the I'aelllo llural I'rtss. Tho good thiiifjn In Into Kuimlh lmvo been no abundant niul snggestivo Hint, iih II. V. Beech, f r luith It, I nut In danger of 'nIoinIii( ovor,'' niul responding Id those ninililo pens in tlio gushing stylo of it Mutual Ailmiriitinii Society. l'ooplu In lonely Iuiiihh fur Irnm the Kouud of Hiililmtli IkiIH havo boon silently comforted by Hut Horiunu from Cnrmel Vnlloyj perhaps liuvn read it tlirtMi times over iih I iliil. And llko old-fashioned hciiu-porridgo it wnn better every tinio, Tlio temperance tnlk from tlio same quarter oolites at thu right moment, w lien tlio hosts of wronged niul rnineil onus nil through Iho luiul are moved by one common hope nud prayer. I nm glad friiiml Berwick sntaks in behalf of it law Hint slmll help tln.no pliadlug women; ami when publlo opinion is remly to sustain anil enforce hiicIi ii Inw, ilnul'tlcss un nIiiiII lmvo it. lMitorH, authors, speakers, good men niul women over) where may ill) thrlr bostwork now in helping to limko tip thin strong, iiniiorativo publlo opinion. Tho Iswt Inw or all wonlil strike at tho root of tho matter anil fotblil such wholesale mnuufiic turn of tho fascinating poison. Aiitiiniig Hiiuri oi unit Ih ton imirh llko "snv- Ing at tho spigot and wanting at tho buiigholo wiiii oi our nuiiui unit can wn must eJiuvt no heln from or sweeping euiicliiiuutH or half way Hi'hemus; but tlml womuu ithino must nml.o tho light by dot ollng hi rself niiirii elosi ly to ilouiestio du ties, mid to thu supremo duly of pleasing, refi ning, aud permanently attaehing thu s itiui tines of man. Within Ihe Homo Circle It Is n very good text, and ery good talk. Hut this mutter of innkitig homo pleasant is n tdrietly mutual atlulr. 1 am willing to admit that women may hnvo greater itieliuntiou aud ability for "pleasant, ne.ss." Hut Hint is no good reason for ileelar Ing that tho whole responsibility rests upon them, and that becauso iho "nierngo woman" falls mid makes u mess of her domestic duties Vitrturt, thu wholn nation of women must tight alone, and unaided by inw, this groat tin tlounl owl of ilrnm-ilrlnMug. Very niueh of sueh talk would eonert mo to Hiillnigolsm, and I should ery aloud "(llo wo man thou tho law making power. Such it big job of work needs all posslblo tools." It ia may enough to hcold iihout IhoughUfs nnd iuelHeieut women. Hut when emmlly lluiuglitless nml luillleiout men am let oil' too easily, and tho burden of tholr criminal weak-1 tho gto.tt day eonics, when that meadow busl nos thrown upon tho "average woman" I fei I ness is to lw explained to tho House, our solid very much like taking up the cudgels in her lie- friend, laden with diets and figures, tries to ex 'nit I plain it; and ho Kgius st the wrong end. Ho lYHly both iiifii nml women aro terribly to , takes for grautedjuat what the Houac does not liliiinv, nud cnu ilu no Utter than mate common Know. Ho empties thu hull; and ho sits down, cuuso iu-iitiii thu greatest eursu Hint dntkens'with his speech mtlv hall spoken, readv to minimi life. weep for mortification, It Is then Hint" his I'niji what mo wo iu tho world for If not tot fresh, good-natured, ready collraguo whispers tiiko a 'hand In the never ending ktrugglo of . him out into a committeo room; takes tho man right vs. w rung? uscript of tho uutsjuiken (.pooch, and roads it, et I cannot quite agree with Mrs. N. that, fixes In his mind tho four eontial thiugs. uud "tho world has no further uso for putty women ' ninVes sure Hint ho is not confused uKwt theni, or putty intii." I goes back into tho House, walls till the right Truly vo nroil them just iu much ns over, moment, and then, just Morn the ileKite is They aro so comfoilablo, so adjustable, ho closed, speaks for ten minutes only. Aud reliable, and still serenely twinilug, whether then, all this which was so dull Kvotnes inter found to bo right in Iho wrong plnoe, or wrong esting to us nil, nud that which was so obscure In (ho right place. Uwmes perfectly clear; and tho whole bui- v n might moro easily get along without pin- ness ol tho meadows is sit right font century cushions ; aud it will bo n uenous loss if for- , What is tho dilleretieo Ivtween tlue.o two men? benmneo (olherwiMi putty) slmll bo declared You have to eunfest there, Hut training, thor null and void, and iguoixil from Iho social fit. I ough exercise, applies not alono to swimming ''He- and fencing, nnd plav lug tho piano, and other I In) people I havo loved lnat wero uudo up matters of muscle and nerve. It applies also, More itwent wholly out of fashion. ( it seems, to memory, miMiuiug aud Imagination. Mrs. N. inks ."why do jou hide behind n It givos Ibis oung fellow iMiitldetnt nnd pres mountain V Tlio because Is that I found my- encn of lutud iu face of nu uutrieudlv audience, self hidden hvhind mountains, nnd feeling' just as it gave tho other confidence uud ih'i-mv. morri helpless and forlorn than n woman with v mueo In fheo of blinding spruv. iMiwnJ t', no putty in her coniiMsition can possibly imag-1 Halt. inc. Could 1 henitelt my way out with n peit?i ' Nay.it wiwnnabaiml hope; but I could claim As iillo youug mitu was complaining to kinship with my hugo neighbor, nssutno the n prosporous Iriond Hint, although, ho hail family name and try to onjoy their koolety. triOil his luck iu all sorta of fiw aud lot- Hero nuioug their ahndow.it does not' heem I very fautaatio notion; but I hnvo not much to , iy iu defence of n ,u dt plume. nvory fiiutntio notion; but I hnvo not much to y Ths Hired Hilp Dneuulon Has bocn lutervstlug. and having ha1 various iiutxr bit of evpeiience, 1 was about to add them io tho general fund. inn wen i thought of tho iiranger, ii meir domicile hlsmt tho "nubilitv of labor nud all tho other ex-rlcultursl I onUiuaiauu moiius nuj thing, It meaiu honor I and profit and social enjoyment for tho humblo tuuoror an wen us lur uiuur uiiru-aanucu ioiks except tho middlemen. And actually I lmvo known a middleman or two that nobody could curse very heartily, Ah, the muddlo of these human ntinlrs is such that when yon cotno slash ing around In tho name of justice, down go the innocent along with the guilty. Of course "tlit line tntui be drawn tomtuhtre," and If this difficult engineering is done by the golden mlo 'twill be well done a work for the admiration of men and angels. Graham Bread. Tho contributors will plenso accept thanks for my sharo of tho good things they havo served up. The wife of a rural editor has just sent to me for Information about gems, graham bread and muffins. Tho buttermilk gems nro my nearest approach to muffins, nnd tho method is given in Huiui. No. 1 for this year. A Httlo search through late Ituiur.s will give her sovcral oxcollont methods for gems aud bread; but hero is another from n Vermont pa per which I havo tried nnd find excellent; also convenient when wishing to mnko at tho sntno tinio lioth white and brown broad. Set sponge us for wheat broad; In tho morn ing tnku ono pint of spongn, xt pint of warm water, Y, tenciiji of syrni), ono teas'poou of soda, anil enough graham llour to make a thick batti-r, as thick as ejm bo Htlrrcd with a spoon. Lot it rise, aud alter beating down put it in a three-pint buuln and when ngain rlson enough bnlto slowly two hours. When tho crust begins to tuownput a unking tin over It. An i-lmlru Ornugcr wants to know how I mnko tho cold water gam, Alas, I don't mnko 'em, Mr, Mountain is epicurean nnd declares that, "Of gems that all aro pralalng Olve buttermilk gema to mo." Hut tho discomfited Irishman said "Faith-an-bo-jasos I'vo got a brother in Ireland who enn fiuht tho benr jist as alsy." So I hnvo it sister in Knights Forry who can mako tho tip-toipost ooldwator goms. and hor mothod is almost precisely thut given by "lly. gienio" in n recent Ituiub. Speaking of ICufghts Forry reminds mo that miiiiii of tlio fuels given by your correspondent C. M. I), uro simply astonishing, llo must lmvo it rommknble bend for figures, or else the Khosts of Aulil Lnug Syno havo been playing him tricks with their COO picks, in tloiiertod old clnims that still tuny bo soen in hlll-sido and ravine, Dut the clnims and tho nnmes of tho ghostly COO nro dimly remembered and no longer' numbered. Yet if any folks in tho world (Icscrvo to havo gentrous, big things wild of them, tho Knights l'erryans certainly do; and prosperity, real nnd luingiunrr, will never spoil ilium, Tliey aro usod to it can stand nuy amount of it God bless them. Exercise. Two friends are in a ranoo lit tho Mozum blipto Channel, A sudden Haw of wind upsets tho boat. Deforo thoy enn right hor, alio tills with water, and sinks; nnd tho two men aro swimming for their lives. "Ah, wolll" says ono of them tothoothor, "it is n long pull to tho shore; but tho water Is warm, aud wo nro strong. Wo will hold by each other, aud all will go well." "No," snys his friend. "I hao lost my brenth already; each wavo that strikes us knocks it from my body. If you reach tho shore, and (lod grant that you may! tell my wife I remembered her its I dlrd, flood-by I (lod bless you 1" and ho is gone. There Is nothing his companion cnu do for him. For himself, nil ho cnu do is to swim, nnd then Hunt, nnd rest himself, aud breatho; to swim ngnin, and then Host, aud rest again, - hour nftcr hour, to swim and Hunt, with steady, calm determination that ho will go homo; Hint no blinding spray shall stillo him, nnd no despair weaken him, hour after hour, till at last tho palm-trees show distinct upon tho shore, and thou tho tall reeds, and then tho ilgiires of nnimnls. Will ono neur feel bot tom ? Yes. at Inst his foot touches thu coral. ors in III es that , m"1 "itl1 "iftt ,u,ll'h '"' ' -lousinllon, elllier Ml... ,, . ,,, .u,-,... i,.... i... tun moll V YIV linos nun i.kn tin (Iia ii.I,.hI iu.., .. ... .,...v.v.,VV KU.nilll IllUnU at once, and resign himself to what people call ins inie, wuiio mo inner ugiiis tuo circuistnnces for hours, and wins tho buttle ? Uu shipboard ono was as strong as tho other, llo was as hrnv. Ho was us prudent as tho other. "What if ho wna V" you sny. Strength niul bravery uud prudoucu went Till needed in tho crisis; but somethlug else was needed nlso. Tho man had never tralnvd himself to swim. Ho know how to swim, if knowing a method wero of much use, w hero ono hns not trained hitusolf to tho habit. Hut that training ho had nevir given. Wo aro lHiginuing in our tlmo to aekuow ledge tho Hitluo work nnd Itho samo results in other uotorios aud In their companion failures. A eountry limn sends two men to the legislature, ono hocauui ho tiuderstauds all about the flowing of tho meadows ou tho river, which is the great Interest of that year; nnd nuother well, Isvauso ho has made it good speveh at tho town-meeting. Hut everyone uuderMatids that tho first is worth flo times as much fistho sec ond, uud Hint his opinion Is of five-fold value, hi, en his, in a coriniii sense, nui wneu I torios. ho had nover luxm nliln In ,1 rune terios. ho had uovor anvthiiiR. "Indetvl." J,, pji,. y ....... i.: ..i.i..i ..i.i i.r. .-... i oiim it 10 iricim. try a baud-cart ? You cau draw that." "Win, you Im.o somo strawborriea ?" InskiHl ttUdy of a HUtMt. "Yos, maiUm, 'I oat strawborrios with enthusiasm." "Do toll 1 Wo lmvou't nuythiuR but oroam and sucar for 'om this ovoninc." said th mttor - of - fot hostess. WILLAMETTE FARMER. (From the FaclBc llural Freaa. 'The Commissioner's Returns. v Thi Value ol Middleman. Farmers are not tho only parties who pay dearly for the services of tho middleman. We once knew n wealthy capitalist who owned, with other productivo property, n piece of land in the suburbs of Utlca, X. Y. lie, nnd tho lnnd nlso. natientlv awaited the demand for city lots. Dut ho was not a man disposed to fold his hands nnd wait in idlenoss for the coming of fortune. Ho prided himself on having nothing that was entirely unproductive, and the iuturo city lots wore accordingly planted with potatoes. Nearly all tho labor bestowed on tho crop, af ter tho plowing, was performed by himself; for being a solf-mado man, ho took to work nat urally. In attending to tho wants of his potato-patch his hands became hardened, his face bronzed, and his work afforded him many au escape from tho cares aud turmoils of business. , Autumn enmo "on tlmo;" and among other green and beautiful things, that fell beneath its blighting frosts, wcro tho vines of the capital ist H potato-patch, But they wcro 'fully pre pared for their latter end, and tho matured tu tors at their roots proved that thoy had not lived in vain. Well, the harvest-tlmohadcomo; and though tho November mornines wcro cold nnd frostv. our friend tho capitalist was n-fiold with his boo as early as tho regular farmors. When he had nenrly completed his harvest labors, a man from tho city, with whom ho was slightly ac quainted, enmo niong in nts itimucr wagon, and oi course put tno nmntour l)Otnto-lrOWeir through tho USUnl miestions: ns to tho variety ... . . . - .J" . - of tho potato, tho yield, tho manner in which thoy had bocn worked, etc., nnd concluded b asking tho ownor what ho proposed to do wit! them ? Mr. F. replied that ho should sell them, as ho had no uso for them. Whereupon tho neighborly visitor remarked, that having tho facilities lor moving tho crop, nnd having had at an earlier poriod of his lifo some oxporieuco in disposing of farm products, ho could perhaps dispose of them to better ndvautage than their owner. Tho latter acquicssing iu this sensible view of tho subject, tho potato-crop was turned over to tho bauds of the middleman; It being ngroed thut ho should mako his returns nt any convenient tlmo nftcr selling. But Mr. 1. being in no need of money, nnd tho agent being in no hurry to mnko his ro turns, months passed by without tho parties coming to n settlement. Finally thoy met upon tho street ono day, ns nil debtors and croditorH nro bound to meet at some time, when tho unsettled potato-account was brought upon tho carpet, or rnthor upon tho brick side wiilk, Yes, thoy met ns debtor nnd creditor; but tho producer was unexpectedly forced Into tho lat ter unenviable position for his agent produced n bill at tho bottom ot which Mr. 1 wna proved to bo in debt to him to tho amount of forty cents, Tlioro was no man in nil Hint closo-flgurlug commnuitv who imld his bills with n better grace thnn tho producer of theso same potatoes; nut, iiko n true business man, ho invariably gavotucmn close oximilnatlou. Jiut theroltwas; in iimcK and white; ami although his laltti In tho old snviinr. "fiuurcs won't Ho" had lieen Houiowhat weakened in tho course of his exten sive husiuoss experioucu, still ho was willing to accept them, ns tho most reliable guide iu bus iness transactions yet discovered. Tho agent, however, accommodatingly throw Iu somo verbal explanations: such as tho do- nressoil condition of tho potato market; thoiferout indivldu.il from what I havo every rea high price of horso-feed; tho deplorable condi- mm to boliovo Him, if ho would enro in tho least Hon of tho roads; wear nnd tear of wagon, bar-, for tho society of your relations." Tho world ness, conscience, etc., with numerous state- hat uot hitherto kuowu that Dickons' mothor inonts of n moro general character, altogether was usod as u halt for populur laughter nud np showingnnnccount which thoro was "no get-1 plnuso as Mrs. Niekleby. Nothing could bo ting around." i worso than this. Thoso who heard the great Mr. P. accordingly did not nttempt to get novelist read while in this country, despite around tho mnttcr. On tho contrary ho struck their enjoyment, hnvo nlmost regretted nu ove ottt iu a straight lino lor home, with his bend ntng that has made them think of Dickons ns n inclined oven lower than usual, nud still mora i man with n llower-gnnlen in his button-hole, upon his right shoulder than was his wont. I nnd with two glaring gold chnlus looped ncross That clear practical head meanwhile was busily n purple velvet waistcoat. It is unfortunate at work solving tho much muddled question as that wo shall hereafter havo to remember him to the proper way to dispose of our farm pro- ns tho mnu who caricatured his own mother. ducts. But ho has uot jot como nuy nearer to Chicago Wiouiif. its solution than the rest of us. Aud though ! ' . ho expresses somo mortification nt nppearing I in so ridiculous n light, (tho loss of the potato ' Second Love. The Charleston (S. 0.) Courier and ..YtiM, which touches upon queer topics iu n quaint sort of wnv ItintitroH wliv it slmuM lin n r.- proach to be called a second-hand swnin, nnd ' goes on us follows; "Tho tltlo is n patent of nobility -n token that tho tiossosser is terribly ' in earnest. It is a sigu of courage, n proof to persevernnce. Nor can it bo said that now things nro always tho best. That depends, wo kuow, upon tho quality of tho article; whether it is mado to sell or to last. Mauy it second hand thing, nljhough somewhat battered and bruised, is moro highly prized than its tawdry, thtshy ueighbor, which will fall to pieces as sooti as any strain is put upon it. ltepalriug broken hearts is seldom either eipriisive or difficult. Horrible but true. How often does a man marry tho woiuau with whom ho first laucies himself lit lovo? Adam did it. There was only one woman in existence. Since the Aimumiic age, wiiero s tuo mnu w no uns uinr-1 ned his fin.t lovo? It Is not in nature. Boys i nro slmvnr nf iMVitlnnmimt limn mrls nml.tli,,!,-, nrst i limn .: . v .: :.: "- slight COUgll tho mature spoon Agnes in well nlgu every life. Is tho first nov el or tuo first soiik'. or tho first lwui ns to livo as tho riner lirvsluclions of later v Not it. There are meu who Uvomo famous ii wngie spoecu or ova single verso; bo there uro num, pernaps, wno jiavo nut ono love. , They aro not many, and 'tis Utter so. Tho world would soon come to a stand still without tho help of nd-haudswainsl" The Ouv Scotch Sbiivant. Dr. ltolsrt :.'.., ',. "' ,". " ",""""H wtionuocamo ntoug, rocoguizod our Troy oh in), ho Is partially reconciled to his fate, brother aa ontitlod to a freopiwsngo; not by tho evidence from all over tho industrial i.iraliwllmkl. wl,Une,1 . i,r. ut world that the producing clnsses generally, and f,1," V. l , , ItS' f i5K $' ..v ! ?. moro especially tho tillers of tho soil, like l,h lyofnonil ofyourar "No, uo," himself, aro "In tho samo boat." sn.ia ' 10 "y er n hiuto, kq , my essay is generally with n charmer oUIer nUoi,er vessel. When tho water fu the u ,7r themselves, Thev urow out of it: take n .,..i .i i ...... .i ..'" luo PP attack of lovo as H,eV take tho whooping- "Q,0 " K-Z,. Z,Zl'Tt," i ami measles. It is foolish to say that , .t " ..; T.'i , ,Vf. ""Y."- .'"." love of n mm. is less worth thai, tho C f, ,' . "I "d ., ""!"."!. c'CIt IiiessofthoUiy. There s n Dora nnd . " T ,"?r "S.'.r."' '"". ?" uohhi hi, Ohambcrs tolls n good story, in hi . r : " Scrnpbook," of n Mr Erskine, of n,i.nw,LTf,u.T,0S', or, TTh ' f1rmed tLl who 'had n'u old man servant, 'who tlffitilnM grest libertio. iu virtue of hi. long and.fhVlvaSent ."eo' iaithful sorvioo. Ho had grown quite menccd by a taper read by Mr. A. U "aUm gniy iu the family, aud uo ouo thought of He regtrJs the estimation of tannin 'in ii taking amiss almost anything Uo said, leaves as of Hie first importance. The amount though ho often spoko vory bitter Utiugs. ; Q' tunin in genuine black tea should be about At lonatii. cottinc into an aUnr,-.itln nna ' day with his master, ho so fur forgot self as to call Mr. Krukiuoa looar. " . ;o -..o O ' .-. .. vuv Gabriel, this cannot be put up with an onnir un .,,. , . i. " iti f ffiis aiffl- :.". - ---i -- -- i.uui, iuui, Regulations Paradise. " for Parents' 1. Shut every door after you without slam- ming it. , , 2. Never call to porsons up stairs, or in the next room; if you wish to speak to them, go quietly where they ore. 3. Always, speak kindly nnd politely to the servants if you would havo them do the same to you.' 4. When tola to ao, or noi to no n ming, uy , either parent, nover nsk why you shoul ther rmrent. nover nsK why you should should not do it. 5, Tell of your own faults, not of thoso of your brothers and sisters, G. Carefully clean the mud or snow off your boots before entering tho house. 7. Bo prompt at every meal hour. 8. Never sit down at the table or in the par lor with dirty hands or tumbled hair. 0, Nover interrupt any conversation, but wait patiently your turn to speak, 10. Nover rcsorvo your good maimers for company, but bo equally polite at home nnd abroad. 11. Let your first, hit and best confident be your mother. OUvtr Optic's Magazine. Toes. Wo aro accustomed to uso our toes so very little, that for all tho practical purposos of life wo might almost as well be without any. They wcro intended, In tho first place, to givo flexi bility to tho foot, aud to help us in our walking; out tuo modoru custom oi cramping mem up in tight shoes renders them nlmost as immovablo ns if thev crew together. So tho heln thev clvo r,,a I,, .rnlbYnrT ta MAt an mnMi nffne nil And , ... ........,, ... . WW .HUVU .... ., . ' nn to iinttintr them to nnv other nso. ten nhuso them drcndfully sometimes; wo cramp and tor- tuto them, and pinch them out of all likeness to their original snapc, until they would never bo known for tho pretty, perfect little toes that wo llko to cuuillo, ami count, nuu go to market with, grown up. Who, for instance, would over imngiuo that tho socoud too is intended to bo longer than tho first? And yet iu a perfect foot it always is, though we aro obliged to go to statues and paintings to find it out. And who, putting a foot and a modem narrow-toed shoo side by side, would over suspect that thoy wcro intended for each other? Tho fact Is, our toes nro our most nbuscd members, nnd so wo don't get half tho good from them that wo might. Tho Chineso and tho Japaneso nud tho llcdouiti Arnbs, it is snid, from continual prac tice uso their toes nearly ns well ns their hands, Thoy can pick np their tools with them, nud even work with them, wlillo they do something clso with their hands, Arabs braid ropes with tholr fingers and toes working together in con cert. Chicago Advance Thk Limits or CAmcATi'm:. Tho third nnd last volnmo of Forster's biography gives somo curious facts, which seem to show that Dickens recognized no limits iu caricature Ho sketched Wnlter Savngo Lnudor ns Boythorn, in "Blenk House," nud niitdo Loigh Hunt innsquorndo ns Harold Skitnpole. This caricature was so exact that friends persuaded him to soften It, and to chanco tho first union trom T.oiiulor In i Harold. Leluh Hunt was bittorrv hnrt bv tho abuse of friendship. Miss Mowchcr was cop ied from n lady friend, who complained of the insult offered her. Tho world kuows, nnd is sorry to know, that Mr. Dickens' own father served as tho model for Wllkins Mieawber. Mr. Forstcr gives somo Micnnber-Ilko sayings of tho older Dickens: "I urn nbout to proceed to X'aris to consolidate Augustus' French." "Tho Sunremo Beiiio must lm an nntlrok- ill!- A TltOY editor took his wifo to Now York tho othor day. Tlio coinluotor. wifo." A dad habit to got into a coat that is not paid for. WATEn Clocks. Bowls, were used to measure timo' 'rom wh,cb wter' ,,roI h? it0V. was discharged through a small aperture. Such bowls wero callid water clocks. It n bn observed how much water from such n bowl or cask, from sunrise till tho shortest shadow, trickled down iuto nuother bowl placed beueath; nud this time being the half of the solar dflj , was divided iuto six hours. Conse quently, they took a sixth of tho water which had trickled down, poured it into tho upper bowl, and this discharged, one hour had ex pired. But, afterwards, a moro convenient arrangement was made. They observed how high tho water rote nt eaoh hour iu tho lower bowl, matked these poluts, aud counted them, thus tludiug out bow many hours there were till sunrise. With tho Chinese, tho water c0ck8, or C.,IW, ,,ras, nro very old They uied n r0Und vessel, filled with water, with a Utile i. -i . i ., ... ... 'i huh miiiio icUt watches, which r7n t Z T.i ;: imiii inmi .,i mini.. 71 J ";"'' ,he.a ttn, VitZ r;, Con,0"n'''ly to woulXml to? wl!L CTUi' ""rriw'as tenedT'coqTent.?, al.n vineo. r. st.Ki.ttur, iMicr buv uau uccorne a nomau pro ... ,. . . . - wv.UW tuia. ,". Py u,m "" niueh below this Rules, and ' UO.C IU IUO OOllOm. U-hlOIi UrtJ iiliitl ihm '.hour was aJko rtulninnn. In 1).I....1Ha ... .1. . - . .-.., .- wu.mv vl 1-imuijug me lkelvTi" .:. nLJ:. v'""r""'l '"'" . ". "' vuiiai. mo wnier C10CKS Unit the larSl .ilnl.n, .v.... .!... .AHi 11 , . ... bv-' ""'""r " iuv) touiu uo useii in ine night; aim iuu iiuuiuus useti mem in .iiviha iiii )t htmr'Tf",Ja.w'?u nntedud then dried "WeH orUUiaixadwith foreign leave.. The next th sir 'P?'n"Wuco is tlie amount ttSSi rr 0r X nfT Ji'i nber or rather of Insoluble matter: this shnni.i i&2eaS83Sp s unt exceil no nr -.... Oren tea contains Yotfq FOLK8' CoLJflH. Little Miss Meddlesome. Little Mlsa Meddlesome, scattering crumbs, Into the library nolally cornea Twlrla off her apron, tilta open aomo books, And Into the work-baaket, rummaging, looks. Out go the spools, spinning over tho floors Beeswax and needle-case atenped out before; Bhe toaaes the tape-rule, and plars with the floss, And saya to herself, "Now, won't mamma be cross?" Little Miss Meddlesomo climbs to the shelf. Since no one is looking, and, mischievous elf, Pulls down tho flno vaaes, the cuckoo clock atopa, And sprinkles the carpet with damaging drops. She tnrna ovtrtha ottoman, frightens tho bird. And seea that tho chalra in a medley aresllrrcd; Then creeps on the sofa, and, all In a heap, Dropa out of her frolicsome mischief asleep. But hero cornea tho nnrse, who la shaking her head, And frowna at the mischief asleep ou the beds But let's hopo when Miss Moddlcsoine's slumber Ii o'er, She may wake from good dreams and do mischief no more, . "Who'll Be. Victim 7 This is a gamo which tnny bo played by any number of porsons tho more players tho bet ter. Tho Victim and tho Leader nro tho more important persons in tho game. Cfare must bo taken by the Leader to ascortain that the Vic tim docs not kuow tho gamo. This done ho is requested to retire from tho room nnd wait un til summoned. The Loader then nrranges bis company in a somiclrclo and iustructs them that thoy aro to imitato ovcrv action of the Victim from tho time ho has been informed of bis duty, whloh is to find the name of n word thought of. He is now requested to enter tho room. Tho Lender gives him the following in structions: " ' "You nro. If you please, to watch tho actions nnd tho wonls of tho company, and from them elicit tho word thought of," Now begins tho fuu. Tho Victim looks around him, nnd very likely twirls his mtts tncho n very naturnl action expended in the first nervous curiosity to discover his wherea bouts. The playtrs simultaneously twirl real or imaginnry mustaches, aud mnko nuy other rostlosB motion tho victim tuny mako, imitating his smllo, nud so closely watching his move ments that if ho nttenipts to beat a retreat to tho door all must follow. Let us illustrate: The Iiondcr has Introduced his Victim. Victim says, "Well, this is n com leal situation." Chorus of voices: "Well, this Is," etc. Victim laughs. All th6 players langh. Victim puts a question. AH'repoatit. After many attempts to solvo tho riddle, pro bably ho plunges his hands In his Dockets nnd says, s, "Fll gtyo it up," when ho is informed that tho word is "Imitation.", Jfurtil A cto Yor- ktr. A Puzzlhd Putx. In tho great nquariam at Brightou, England, a piko was introduced ainoug tho trout and other fish. At first its behavior was nuiet and ennm mu'ohln lmt f. ftor a hlle.tho disoovory wa mdo that it had n great lonuoess lor the trout such an cxtrome liking, indeed, that it did not hesitate to chase, catch and eat them. Various plans wcro tried to stop the havoo it made, all of which failing, n plata gin partition was inserted in tho aqua rium between it nnd the tront, Tho pike wntched its former companions swimming nronnd on the other side of tho glass, and dart ing nt them with gTeat velocity, succeeded in bumping its noso violently against the thick plate. Evidently wondering what was tho runt ter, it rcpoated tho wporiment several times, until, convinced that there must bo something wrong, It reluctantly ceased its efforts. A Hint to Yorao Stucksts. It is a most excellent study to write off sentences or whole pngeswhichlweplcased you, and then putting books nnd manuscripts both nside, ngaiu write Iho Idoas or facts, clothing them iuyour words nnd not reforring either to the written or printed pago. If tho practice Is persevered in for ouo year, tho student will be surprised nt ho facility he hns giinedintho expression of ideas and iu breadth of thought. The ' boy or girl with onorgy enough to try this will nlso be bright enough to vary tho exorcise inn dozen ways, making it at ouco moro luterestinc nnd of moro VMlue. Ohio Fanner. current my ci Curre corrected I gets licked, hey, don't I?" "Owino to the peculiar arrangement of the programme, no piece cnu bo repeated," wa the iiuswerMr.hito received from his lnndlady (with whom he bonded) upou asking foro socoud pleco of pio nt diiuior. b "His tho cookery-book any pictures ?" asked plied tho dealor iu books. "Why," exclaimed the pretty miss, "what is tho nS'tt telling ti un;oplai,ok?'' diunw."y,aon't five "How long will my chop .bo, waiter?" augri" About five inches, sir," wns tho pecufato re- Tiik earliest known mention of "wire draw era" nnd "wire millers," ns thoso who moduc' wire by drawing were variously called! occurs If AnJLi,h ""J?1 ,nhltries respectively of Augsburg and Nuremberg. Preyious to that time we havo only accounts of "wire "smiths " or hose who fabricated wire with the Sr. For the making of iron wire tlie best and toughest wrought iron is selectedFormerly niSt ron,Wft? PPed fcr drawing by hammer. fc& .."?. I Ut0 cou"nient rods of neirlTa hn f eJ an l ,,. r , ""? " were tbeu extend. .,.?. W" reducd by ft machine iu which a pair of pincers were mile to advnnee to the draw.p t0( seize the protruding endTtho rod, and being moved back and drawing the meta the hie nnd repeat the process. At the nres. nt time iron, and nsuafly .teei, a P4parVd irtl dmw'D,K,by VB bVtreen gJ d rollers vory accurately made and ainsted; The wzes of wire are conveniently dlstinculshed iu ffif S"? 2?d in tbeir P'oyne"t?b7naming the actual diameters, aud mofe commonly by a set of numbers corresponding. iumum' " " SiMturEn.-We have recently seen some specimens of a new combination of metal christened by the French inventors ''SlmUlfer,' which is stated to be s malleable as zinc, aud not liable to oxidize, whil m v,i .... ji, i. is capable of receiving as high a polish as firea. The 8tiecimerni,ll,i. .. n.. t-i nnnt80i' to Hie ToJE'd and .nfb.7 ",bbat ,0 ,ncbes S dfiSitar. frnT, i i ,e ,0rbe centr ' wrought or cast iJ' The expansion is about the wrX .PP.r a..d iW0-Wrds that of iron. c!hI viUS '? th.e 'a?iu'y working, the cost is very moderate.-JJr. Trade Jouniai. "Paw, what does tho editor llek flin .,W IfL "WWP "I lie don't whip it, '" "We", this 'cro paper says, Price IU Cnrefullv oorrrw-tn.1. n .I,., t -. 'II i IJVIO 11