WILLAMETTE FARMER.
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Conducted l)j Jin. Harriot T. Clarke.
Falling Leaus.
They aro fallinj;, slowly falling,
Thick tinon the furcit niile
Severed from the noble br.m Ims
Whero tlicy waved 111 boautcous prido.
They aro falling in (he valleys
N hero tlio early violet "("ring,
And tlio liirds in autiiiy springtime
First their dulcet musio ring.
They are falling, sadly falling,
Close beside our cottage door
Palo and faded, liko tlio loved one
That havo gone forever more.
Thoy aro falling, and the sunboams
Shlno in beauty soft around;
Yet the faded leaves aro falling
Falling on the grassy mound.
Thoy are falling on the streamlet
Vi here tho silvery waters How,
And upon its placid bosom
Onward with tho waters go.
They aro falling in tho churchyard
Where our kindred sweetly sleep
Where tho idle winds of summer
Softly o'er the loved ones swoep.
They are falling, ever falling,
W ken tho autumn broozes sigh
When the stars in beauty glisten
llright upou the midnight sky.
They aro falling when the tempest
Moans like Ocean's hollow roar
When tlio tuuclcis winds and billows
Sadly sigh forever moro.
They are falling, they arc falling,
hilo our saddoncd thoughts still go
To tho sunny days of childhood,
In tho dreamy long ago.
And their faded hues remind us
Of tho blighted hopes and dreamt
Killed liko thu falling lcallcts
Cast itiuii tlio icy streams.
ONLY.
Only n soedi but it chanced to fall
In a llttlo .lcft of a city wnll.
And, taking root, grew bravely up
Till n tiny blossom crownod its top.
Only n llnwcr; but it chanced that day
That a burdutied heart passed by tho wayj
And tho message that through tho flower was
sent
Drought tho weary soul n sweet content;
For It spako of tho lilies so gaily clad,
And tlio vuxed heart rmv strangely glad
At tho thought of .1 tender cam over nil
That noted eveu a sparrow's fall.
Only a thought; but tlio work it wrought
Can never by tonuuo or k-ii be taught;
Forit ran through . life like a thread of gold,
And tho lilc bore fruit n hundrcd-feU.
Only word; but 'twai spoken in love,
With a whispered prayer to tho Lord above;
And tho nnjp.li in heaven rejoiced oncu more,
For a new-liorn soul entered in by "thu Door."
A Story of the Uonanzai.
How Jack Loaned .Mm f."i to buy 100 shares
of Siutr Nevada And what cuno of it.
From tho .San Francisco Stock Kepoit.
Here is a bright llttlo oasis in tho
desert of selfishness that stretch Its
dreary wusto over about everything
In these days. It gives us plcasuro to
allude to It, It Is so bright and fresh
nnd original. In ti certain big whole
sale house down in Front si root t hero
is it young man employed, who by
dint of hard work und rather frugal
habits had managed to Have up some
$200 from his meagre salury. An uc-
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circles said to him ono day, uhoul'
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to mako something scrape some
money together and buy a hundred
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shares of blerra Nevada; it will go up, I
niaybo, ono ortlieso days, and you cau
got somothbg pretty nice out of it"
Tho young man smiled at first ho had
had points before but thu moro ho
thought over It tho moro ho was taken
with thu idea. Ho know his Inform
ant was in u position to know some
thing about .Sierra Novadu and get
early information, and as he had nover
beforo advised him to buy stocks it
Impressed him moro and moro strong
ly that thero was something In It.
Hut ho only hud S-0J, and his inform
ant told him to buy a hundred slinres.
The stock was then pegging along ut
about $4 a share. To get u hundred
shares he must have $'.'00 more. Ho
brooded over tho subject a few days,
and then lilt friend asked. "Have
you got that stock yet?" "No."
"Better got It," said tho frlond, "you
haven't much timu." The young man
went und put up his watch and got an
other $100. Then ho sold some other
trinket und raised another $50, Sonic-
thing elao went und ho had Just $393 ,
ail miu. lie wuicucu ino siock list,
but .Slerr.i Nevada hung at $1 with
tantalizing persistency. Finally ho
said to fellow clerk, "Here, Jack,
lend mo $5 a for couplo of weeks; I'm
tmort." Jack went down Into his
pocket and huuded him $5, and then
tho covoled $iW was Intact. Tho day
liogavo the order to buy, Sierra sold at
$o, but tno uroKer torn mm, "ah rignt;
I'll buy It on the $100 margin, and
carry It for you." Tho stock was
bought, and In two days was selling at
$7.W. Then it went to $10 and $12,
ami finally tho whole street know of
tho new bonanza. At about $12 and
$lo the young man was crazy to sell,
but 'tho original Informant would uot
let him, or rather begged him to hold
on. Thero Is no use elaborating tho
story, tho point Is not lu tho rlso or
in what ho madooutof It. Sulllclent
to say that ho Anally got $220 for tho
stock, and walked off with a check
for over $21,000. Ho put It in bank
ind tho next day walked down to tho
storo where tho young man Is em
ployed who loaned him tho $5. "Jack,"
ho said, "l)o you know I owe you $5?"
Jack looked puzzled for n moment.
"Ye, by Jove I believe you dot Gad,
I'd have forgotten nil about It If you
hadn't spoken." "Well," said the
lucky one, "I've come down to pay It
and apologize for not doing It before.
I've been sort of hard pressed of late.
Hut here It I with many thanks."
And handing tho young man tin on
velopo he hurried fiom the Moro.
Jack wns busy at the time, and, sup.
position live-dollar gold note to bo In
tho envelope, crammed It It Into his
vest pocket and went on with his
work. Ho never thought of it again
until that night, disrobing for bod,
n corner of tho cnvelopo peeping from
his pocket attracted his attention. It
occurred to him what It was and ho
opened It, when to his utter nmasco
ment he found a chock for $2,600 with
this Utile noto pinned to It:
Dkau Jack: I return your $5 with
lntoretit to date. Your readlnoss to
obllgo mo aided mo In buying 100
shares of Sierra Nevada nt $5. and I
havo just sold It for $220. Tlio en
closed is tho evidence of my gratitude.
Tako It andbo happy. SIncoroly. .
This a pleasant llttlo incident and
it has the merit of being true. Tho
young gentleman is well known in
social circles and his modesty Is tho
only reason why wo withhold his namo.
Keeping Uojs on tho Farm.
Farming, whou well conducted, is n
I good and pleasant business. It our sons
laud daughters do not ltko It, thero Is
almost always some good reason for
I their dislike. I havo often taken an
, Interest In tracing out tho reasons.
They aro likely to dislike farming
because they are not pleased with thu
way in which their parents' have
managed It. In some cases the young
1 person has a decided inclination to
some other business. If you want t
make your son liko his business
place him in responsible places, trust
him, consult him about thu work ho
Is to do. hut him do part of tho
thinking, (ilvo him nearly thu solo
eare or responsibility of something on
thu farm, tlio fowls, the pigs, come of
1 tho stock, some of thu crops, or tho
i garden or a part of It. .Suppose ho
'does not do everything Just as you
would; udvi.o him. It Is much bet
ter that he should fall while ho is yet
young und has timu to learn under
your training, than to not try or fall
, till he goes into business fur himself.
Uy treating children In this way thoy
will take moro Interest in their work,
and bo much more likely to succeed
when they start for themselves. Do
not maku slaves of your children.
Too many of our most prominent
j farmers fanners who aro called tho
i most successful send their children
to work every day as thoy would send
tin Ignoramus, without any "If.t" or
i "unds,";or reasons for so doing. Fur
! want of proper training in this respect,
l many a young man has grown up
without mental discipline. Ho has been
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much help, In an in
credibly short spaco of time, to run
through all that his strong minded
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a)o fortunM ft)f QUr jJ ,o
we aro doing them a great Injury.
Hotter by far spend moro of our timu
In giving them a proper discipline to
manage well. Then, If they aro
healthy, In most cases they need only
a llttlo start to mako them well otf in
tho goods of thi world. Michiyan
State Jurm.
Ol'It HOOK TADLK.
Tho ninth annual catalogue of the St.
He'en's Hall, in Portland, is received. Wo can
not speak too highly of this very excellent
se-hool for girls, Pares ts who livo at a dis
tance may safely trust their daughters to this
institution when they will havo the watchful
care of tho lady teachers who reside in tho
Hall, Such a school is needed in tho .State,
and it has already done much good in sending
out from its doors many young girls whose
after lives will ivllect the graces of the refilling
and Christian influences that havo surrounded
them while in this school. There has been an
attendance of 1.19 scholars, thirty-tu aro
boarders from all arts of Oregon and Wash-
jugton Territory-
llaby Laud, fiom D. Loihrop& Co., Itoston,
is only fifty cents a year and is the very best
little magazine for very llttlo folks.
Tho FArtMcn oilico is complimented by the
receipt of tho Christmas isuo of the "Califor
nia Spirit of tho Times." It is prefurcly illus
trated and shows much of tho progressive
spirit that is common to Califurmaiu 4 sort
of disposition not to bo beaten hi anything.
Thero aro many fine scenes in it from Yosoin
ite, end pictures of fine public and j nvato
buildings.
A snull pamphlet from Geo, F. Kini
IW, ."5 Iboadway, New Vcrl:, tells how to
use tho "self-acting cow .milker," and eontaius
many recommendations and testimonials, as to
tlio practical advantages of tins new invention,
wln:u consists of four small India rubier
tubus, in tho ends of which aro placed small
perforated steel points. These tubes are in
serted into tho teats, and tho milk lions
spontaneously into the nnik pail. When a
cow is troubled with sore teats this mutt be a
xery desirable affair. Ono of thcao can be had
from tho abovo named firm upon tho receipt of
Dr. Holmes says that crying widows
marry first. There Is nothing liko
wet weather for transplanting.
Ohristmau "Wcok.
In old Kentucky, In the tlmo of slave
ry day., Chrlstm.it week was a long
succession of merry-making: of wed
dings nnd "storms' ins Impromptu or
surprise parlies were called1, of large
parties and email, nnm-ij both masters
and slaves. Tho negroid wore free, from
Christina eve till tlio ilny nfler New
Vent's. Tin y aetiii! illy looked the ne
cessary meals lor their muster.., but did
no extra work, alul the hired bunds gen
erally returned to the old homo planta
tion, and enjoyed a rcquWr good time
Christmas gifts "sera ixcnauged by al
most overy ono. Tho slaves usually re
ceived some of tho cast-oil" finery of their
masters or mistresses, with which thoy
bedecked themselves, and paraded tho
streets, visited their friends, orattonded
' candy pull lugs.' ' boo-downs,' or high
toned dress parties. Wo romembor a
negro wedding that wo attended one
Saturday night during Christmas week.
It waa tho celebration of the marriage of
a favorite dressing maid, belonging to a
lady who boarded at tho same hotel with
us. The brldo was n pretty girl, almost
white, and a- smart as anybody need
wish. Her name was Zlta. Her hair
had Just enough of the negro kink to
mako tho most bowitchtng llttlo glossy
blncK curls that I over saw. Wo (the
young ladles at tho hotel) all made a pet
of Zlta, and sho made confidants of us,
told us nil about her beau, her dresses,
and all tho preparations for tho wedding.
Tho man sho married was Prince, the
hostler at the hotel where wo boarded,,
and a very hlgh-splritcd and saucy
young 'nigger' he wns; and quito hand
some, withal. We girls were little
afraid Zlta was too good for him, but shn
thought ho wns 'awful smart.' Tho
wedding was to bo hi Auut Chouoy's
cabin, nnd, as Chancy was head cook at
the hotel, wo were sure of a grand sup
per. My cousin Hello DoLong and my
self curled .Ita's hair, and helped to
dress her, nnd a prettier head than hers,
with Its rows of short, black curls, about
ns long as one's little linger, shlului: out
from tinder the white Mowers, and the
delicate vail, 1 have never seen on any
body's shoulder's.
I'rluco was dresKcil well and becom
ingly, and conducted himself with grace
and dignity. The llttlo cabin was crowd
ed. The negro children piled on to thu
beds that lined the walls of tho cabin,
and the ' white folks' stood nt the doors
mid windows, till who could not gut In
side. Kltu hud many friends at tho ho
tel, and all were Invited to sec thu wod
ding. The supper was In tho hotel di
ning room, and there we had plenty of
room. Wo had decorated It with (lowers
and greenery, and tho merry, happy
crowd soon llllcil it with pleasant talk
and laughter. After a deal of fun nnd
congratulations tho party wont back to
tho cabin and danced till twoh-o o'clock,
und thou went home decently and In or
der l'rotty X.ltrt lived on at tho hotel
with her mlotress, and Prlnco went on
with his work Just tho same for several
mouths. During this tlmo wo moved to
a house soveral blocks away. When the
summer came, ono day Kitacamo rush-
lug lu tho back way, and throw herself
down In a chair, threw her bonnet ou
the table, nnd burying her face lu It,
burst Into a wild tit of sobbing. Wo tried
to comfort her, and asked what was tho
matter. ' My I'rluco Is sold down South,'
sho cried, 'and I can't go with him!'
And so It proved tl be. Prince's mastor
lived soveral miles from tho town, and
had a groat nurubor of negroes, nnd
Prince hud grown so saucy, the hotel-
keeper said that ho could not get along
with hitu. Tho fact was, tho landlord
drank too much, and, when lu liquor,
would scold Prince, und order him
around so unreasonably that he could
not endure it, so he answered back.
Prince went South, and I shall never for
get the utter woo of poor .Ita when the
slave-wagou was drivuii away.
Hr.u.i: W. Cooick.
Jan. 2, 187S.
Urauluo.
A most interesting experiment,
which unybody may try, consists In
sprinkling u luw atoms of L'raulno
upon tho surface of water In it glas
tumbler. Kach atom immediately
sends down through the water what
appears to bo it bright green rootlet;
and tho tumbler soon looks us if It were
crowded full of beautiful plan Is. Tlio
routlots now begin to enlarge, spieail
and combine, bdtll we have a ina-s of
soft green-colored liquid. Vlowetl by
transmitted light, tho color changes to
a brlgh; golden or umber hue; while a
combination of green and goll will bo
realized, according to thu position In
which tho glass Is held. For day or
evening experiment nothing can Lo
prettier than those trials of l.'r.tiilno,
which aro especially entertaining for
tho young folks. Wo aro Indebted for
i examples of tho color to thu editors of
' tho Svtfntilio American, who arc send-
lug out upeclmeiis, lreo ol charge, lo
I all their readers. Tho -;ubcrIptlon to
tho paper Is -'I,20 for it year.
Every ono of our readers should
caiofully peruso tho adverti-iomeiit of
tholtoyal Manufacturing Co., of Now
York, which appeared for the first
tlmo In our iuo ot last week. The
goods will speak for themselves, whllo
tho responsibility of tho firm Is vouch
ed for by tho editorial endorsements,
a preciso flower Tho prlin-roae.
Utiles Tor Homo Education.
Tho following rules are worthy of being
punted in letters of gold, ami placed in . con
spicuous place in every household:
1. From your children's earliest infancy, in
ctilcatn the necessity of instant obedience.
2. Unite firmness with geutlctie-M. Let
your children always iuideritai-.il tuat you
mrvi wh it vo'i -a
.. Ncv x prnm.li tiu i.i ftiiytiiii. , mil-s you
lire ipute ruie jou nu give them wlnt you
say.
I. If yon tell a littlo child to do something,
show him how to do it, and soo that it is douv.
S. Always punish your children for will
fully disobeying you, but never punish them
in anger.
0. Never let them pcrccivo that they vox
you, or make you lose your solf-command.
7. If they give way to petulacco or ill tem
per, wait till thsy aro calm, and then gently
roason with thorn on tho impropriety of their
conduct.
8. Remember that little present punish
ment when the occasion arises is much mors
effectual than tho threatening of a greater pun
ishment, should tho fault be rcnewod,
0, Never giro your chlldron anything be
cause they cry for it.
16. On no account allow thorn to do at one
tlmo what you have forbidden, under the same
circumstances, at another.
11. Teach them that the only suro and easy
way to appear good is to be good.
IS. Accustom them lo mako their littlo re
citals with perfect truth.
1.1. Never allow of talo-bciring.
It. Teach thorn self-denial, uot self-iuilul-genco
of an angry and resentful spirit. Hot io
Illustrated.
Lucy Mono says that, although women hwe
not secured the b.illut, they havo In her timu
vastly improved their condition. Sho le-
members w hen n woman was thought competent
to teach only small shildre-u in tho Milium r
schools, tthcit her pay for suoli was a dollar a
week, and she was oque'tud to Ward around.
Now women nro professors in colleges, with
good salaries. In four States tlicy ntu on all
school matters. Ti-achipg, now ing and keeping
liouso were thovtily occupations regarded as
suitable) forvtomen. Now tho census re-eonU
seventy-one occupations that are open to wn
men. No woman was n public npeakor out of
tho Quaker church. Now nil platforms nro
frco to them. Tho lyccum oilers to tho woman
lecturer tho miiiio open field that it doeit to
mnn. Ths pulpit mid the bar are both even
tted by Miimen. Tho woman physician did
not exist. Now tho have n successful pr.ir
tico in every largo city mid many of tho smaller
tonus. Thero was not it college in tho vtiuld
that admitted women. Now tlieio nro not
only distinctively colleges fur women, but a
largo number that welcomed wntncii to nit
their advantages. It is not many years since
a married woman could nun nothing that sho
earned) sho could nut make a will of anything
sho had; could not sue or bo sr.e-d; could not
carry on business, had no lawful right to her
children, and could not oxen bo their guar'
diaui nor had sho tho right to her own person,
Now, in most of tho States, all this is changed
or very much modiflod.
A llttlo girl was asked, ''What is
tho sacrament of matrimony?" Tho
poor child, who had learned her losson
by rote, got n llttlo mixed and gavo
tno answer to nuotnor question, ns
follows: "It is a stato of torment Into
which somo cntor to prenro for an
other and better world." Tho priest,
who had observed but notuxpenonoed,
simply replied with n sigh, "For aught
I know, you may be perfectly right,"
and went ou with tho examination.
A mngnzlno writer says thero Is a
language of the hair. Don't doubt It
In tho least. At any rato wo have
heard of tolerably well authenticated
casos whero n single auburn hair on u
dark coat-collar could talk plainer
than a guldo ixmrd, and furnish the
material for it whole cntirso of lectures.
PodLjiy.
SuK.urKius'd 1'owu ton Muitu.r. -Death
by strangulation always prosents a bad ap
pearance, liecauso tho blood is instantaneously
arroste-d, and, having no outlet to flow off in,
it coagulates in tho veins, presenting a swollen,
dark appearance. This nrty tako place, to
some considerable extent, when death is pro
ducod in any sudden manner; theroforo tho
best way to kill fowls for market is to eut oil
thu main arteries bv putting a xnall-bladu
kiiifo into tho mouth or upjie-r portions of tho
throat ami thus bleed tlu-in frvely, holding
them quietly until the struggles ccuso. Put
telling is not all that is to bo done to prepare
fur market. Hut to bau poultry vu-ll dressed,
pieservmg tho eolor as id froalitiovt whieh mot
nearly lesen.ldos thu lit ing Iksh, ii a matter of
prune importance in determining prices.
Poultry World.
Ke-Au rqn DirrutKNT Pvurosiu. -lltary
Stewart, in tho 1 Curat New url;r( conclude
an iuterutting article ou tho above subjtwt as
follows:
l-'or e-ggt alone, one should choose Whit
Leghorn, if that oolur is desired; for blawk
fowls, tho lllaek .Spanish, and for ItauiUuine
plumage end og's. tho Urowu iA.'hiiiii for
ejgs and flesh, the Light Urahmt tlrst, and tlia
Plymouth Kock next. I'wi brsod
foster-mothers for non-sitting breods, ii.-'
'ocliins or (tamos, nro admirable. I'orasmall'
yard whero beauty is tho frit coi idi.rat: n
suit a fuw but sufficient ogt uk de.iroJ
for family use, thn Hamburg! of the diflerent '
earieties, or tho l'reiiili or Polish fowU uid!
l.ames will bo found suitable, while for omv '
ment alono and for youny fuiks' ct, tlr; cdky
hito-crcsted Sultans, er ono of tho lr.r.:iy
vanetica of tho lUn'ams my l.-o procured As
Ui tho common, old-fashioned, r-uxed up, mon
grel, "barn-door fowl," that ought to be cou
signed to oblivion as ou unprofitable nulsaacc.
pOr TlfE CjlLDrEfs.
Only a Ilabj's (iravc.
Oi.ly a baby's grave '
Somo foot ot two at tho most
O.' star-daisied sod, yet 1 think that (lod
Knows what tli.it litlo grao m-t.
Only a baby's grave
'l'n iliildriii oi en so small,
That tliey sit there and nn -so small a thing
heems scarcely a grave at all.
Only a baby 'a gr.io I
Strange I how wo moan and fret
Tor n little faro that was here such a space
Or moro strange, could we forget !
Only a baby's grave I
Did wo measure grief by this,
Few tears wore shed ou our baby dead,
I know how they fell on this.
Only a baby's gravo I
Will tho littlo life bo much
Too small a gem for His diadem,
Whoso kingdom is mado of such J
Only a baby's grave I
Ye-t often wo come and sit
lly tho little stone, and thank Ood to own
We arc nearer heaven for it t
A Word to Boys.
I think I would ask permission, If I
had happened to bo born in a city, to
havo tho opportunity of passing all my
vacations in tho country, that I might
Innrn the names of trees and flowers
and birds. Wo arc, as n pooplo, sadly
Ignorant ot all accurate rural knowl
edge. Wo guess at many country
thlngf, but wo nro certain of very low.
A boy ought also to be nt home lu a
barn, and learn how to harness a horse,
tinker up it wagon, feed tho animals,
and do it hundred useful things, the
oxperlonco of which may bo of special
servlco to him In ufteMlfo ns an ex
plorer or u traveler, when unlooked
for emergencies befall him. I havo
.seen an ex-1'resldcnt of tho United
States, when an old man, descend from
his carriage and rearrange buckles and
straps about his horses whou nn aeci
dent occurred, whllo tho clumsy roach
man stood by lu u kind of hopeless In
activity, not knowing tho best thing to
bo done. Tho ox-President told me he
had learned about such matters ou a
farm In his boyhood, mid so he was
nover ut u losa for remedies ou tho
road when his earrlago broke down.
I would keep "better hours'," If I
were a boy again; that Is, I would go
to hod earlier than most boys do.
Nothing gives moro mental und hod I
ly vigor than sound rest when proper
ly applied. Bleep Is our great reploiv
Ishur, ami if wo neglect to tako It reg
ularly In childhood, all tho worso for
us when wo grow up. If wo go to bed
early, wo ripen; if wo sit up late, wo
decay; and soon or later wo contract a
disease called insomnia, allowing it to
bo permanently fixed upon us, nnd
then wo begin to decay, oven lu youth.
Lute hours nro shadows from tho
grave.
If I wore n boy again, I would prac
tico perteverancc oftener, and nover
glvo a thing up becnuso It was hard or
Incouvenlont to do it. Thero Is no
trait moro valuable than u dnturmlnn
Hon to pcrsovoro when the right thing
Is to bo accomplished, Wo arc all in
dined to glvo up too easily In trying
or unpleasant situations, und tho oItit
I would establish within myself, if tho
choice wore again with my grasp,
would bo nover to relinquish myliold
o:i n posslblo success If mortal strongth
or brains in my caso woro adequato to
thu occasion. That was a capital lesson
which Professor Faraday taught onn of
hlsisttidonts In tho lecture-room niter
some chemical experiment. Thu lights
had been put out In the hall, and by
accident somo small nrtlclu dropped ou
the floor from tho Professor's hand.
The Professor llngored behind, en
deavoring to pick It up, "Nover mind,"
said thu student, "it Is of no conse
quence to-night, sir, whether wo find
It or no." "That Is true," replied tho
Professor, "but It Is of gravo conso-
qtiurico to mo us a principle, that I am
uot foiled in my determination to ilud
It." Porsovcruncc can sometimes
equul genius In Its results. "There
aro only two creatures," says the Ivist
eru proverb, "who can surmount thu
pyramids tlio eagle mid thu snail .
'VVca Viuli'.rbrunlt,
A young man who thinks ho cau lead a
rookies und protiigato life until ho becomes
uuiidlo-aged man, and then tupvnt sad mako s
good and steady vitiiwn, is deluded and in a
fair Way t nun. It is no easy thu j to
t hrvuk up in imddlo hfo thuto habits tlut
havo been formed in youth. Of thew who
contract tho lubtt of drinking wheu young,
it is said uot n in u hundred diss a u-.'jur
duath.
Ui.i I.iigtou Huvtke-yu: 'li.reo uori ': n
j'.'Uijj i..uii graduated from tho We-et Point
Mil.tury Audtniy and car.e Woit. II;j sm I
4.!i!!ui with grind, lofty aspirations, ti, I
he rought u; the untrodden lields of activity u.
tlio mighty West room for hi. soaring .jenms
foj M.toritutuu itself fer tlmht. ito bra-d Ins luet
c l prepartu to sbako tlio eilM- jo-i:ny,
liu i the tr.tvelui' agjnt tur a L'lucinnati tirtot
factory.
".Uund, ' said tho coh'joimr.s.or, "ia what
you hear Yur instance, y,a cannot fcsl a
iound." 'Oh, jei, you can," s-id a (iiuirt boy.
"Joh.i W.ltou," r.tortod t!. pedagogue, "how
do you make that out' VI.i. sound cm yib
feel' "A nojad tl.ra,) iii,' tpmckly rojiue 1
the smart hoy ' Nwv VoL Tribune
A loan woman One who has money
out at Interest.
The Harcr Metals,
It Is staled that four hundred yc
ago but seven inolals had been
covered, whllo wo nro now ncqualn
with the cxistenco of llfty-ono, till
of which, nearly three-fifths', havo be
mado known to U9 sluco tho bcglnnl
of the present century. Tho proporti
of tho commonor metals nro so gen
ally known thntn statement of the
would bo almost superfluous; but na
nro always Interested In whatlsatran,
nnd frequently of no practical uso, v
may glvo a brief account of tho ran
of theso unfamiliar substances.
Ilalclum Is n yollow, ductllo an
malleable motnl. softer than gold. A
a rod heat It burns with ndazslt
whlto light.
Erbium is a very rare motal at pros
ent, and scorns to resemble alumlnlu
in its properties and compounds.
Glueinum Is a white, malleable an
moderately fuslblo metal, also resem
bllng aluminium.
Iridium is a vory hard, whito, brlt-
tlo and lufuslblo motal. When pure it
la nover actod upon by any add. The
uses to which this metal can bo appllod
seem to lncrcoso rapidly as It is becom
ing moro common.
Lithium Is n motal resembling' silvor
in color. It admits of bolng drawn
out into wiro, but has vory little tenaci
ty. It is remnrknblo for Its oxtremo
lightness nnd tho readiness with which
It Is noted upon by oxygen.
Molybdenum Is n silvery white, brit-j
tlo nnd Infusible motal. It never oc-i
curs native, and neither It nor its
compounds seem to bo of much practi
cal use.
Osmium U chiefly remnrknblo for Its
high sped lie gravity aud Infuslblllty.
Palladium closely resembles platinum
In Its properties. An alloy of 20 per
cent, of this metal nnd SO percent, of
gold Is perfectly white, vory hnrd and.
not tarnished by exposure. This
makes it admirably adapted for scaloa
for astronomical Instruments, but its
high price nt present provonts Its gen
eral use.
Hhodlumlsn while, vory hard nnd
infusible metal. It Is said that it small
quantity of rhodium greatly Improvos
steel. As It costs considerably mora
than osmium, tho uses to which it lit
applied aro very limited.
ltuthoulum In everything, excopt
specific gravity, rcsombles iridium. It
is ruro nnd or llttlo practical value.
.Strontium Is a yellowish, ductllo and
malleable metal; burns In tho nlr with,
a crimson flame.
Thallium Is a vory soft nnd malloablo
motal. It Is not vory rare, but scorns
to bo of vory llttlo uso.
Thorium is nn oxtromoly raro motal,
remarkable for Its properly of taking
tiro below red boat and burning with
great brilliancy. Nclthor tho motal
nor Its compounds aro of any practical
use, but Its oxldo Is or Intorost for Its
high specific gravity of 9.1.
Titanium Is a vory raro motal, un
usually obtained in tho cryslallino
form. It can bo producod also as a
heavy Iron-gray powder. Tho crys
tals aro coppor-colorod and of oxtremo
hardness.
Tungsten Is a hard, Iron-gray metal.
verydllllcult of fusion. An alloy of
ten por cent, of this motal and nlnoty
percent, of stool, Is of oxtremo hard
ness. Iioth tho mutal nnd Its com
pounds havo proved of valuo.
Uranium Is it vory heavy und hard
but moderately mullenblo metal, ro-
seninllng nlekol and iron; but for Its
rarity It would ho of considerable uso.
as It Is unaltorod at ordinary tompora-
tures ny air or wutor.
Vanadium Is prosont In vory ininuto
quantities lu nearly nil clays. It id, ai
now produced, a brilliant powdor.
Kubldium and cioslum so closely ro-
scmblo potassium (hut no ordinary
test will distinguish which motal It
pruiout. -
Indium is very soft, mMloablo and
fusible; marks paper liko lead.
Il.trlum, cerium, columblon fnlo-
Mum), dldymlum, lanthanlum, tanta
lum, terbium, yttrium niul zirconium
nro all raro motnls. Their properties
aro not very well known.
Tho discovery ofu new motal called
g.illliim liu i beuu announced recently,
but wo bellovo It has not beon Isolat
ed.
Tu this list might bo added llmun-
I;im, neptunium, ilavyum, nil ruconlJy-
ilbicovored metals, concerning whoso
itppoaramo und properties wo aro yet
In Iguoi.iuec,
"Ut.-.i'l worry about my going away.
my clniliug. Absence, you know.
makes the heart grow fonder." "Of
somebudy else," added thu darling,
Tim ttri-lly lit illarno-lll I. Ci.1,1 ami MM vr.
nnd (lis u.l.'liium. ml v. . Ii m uurl
tfibiu, in b nam inilica l,n ol ilinlr vhIuo.
jbum mm. ti. u vdin.ibtH moil emoi l)r,
Aejj K lUtr'-s (.o'.ehrateil (lurii.uu I'uliiioiili
llluir. inroiiKlt Mm J.m1oii v of iIvsIh. lies
mot w.tn thu uioxt bii.fr iii.M.on, unit up.
i.iii..ijr u.uui.i iiismuniiieiuiiiii nn:) tclos
insol m-ii thrown in lis w.n : l,ut lihiu.in.
JM'IIU iiiik'U H'l well TV lo (l!l'ui). filllil innr.i.
01 U.i -Sum, Nwrtoji lu-I. i..u e'jtii wltlia
nr'niiKif pir uu. priro tlrt. Willi a Inn.
1'or ttioen.d f,r ii.rurtt ietl l.uiiL'UbicasM.
such Lh ioum!., (,'w.l,!, (, uu. nun. lion ami
llonelimi AlJjctiiii'ii, It Is iintiiimllul, lu
euros rojruiy iiiskI al, Al: your Druic
IJlxtl'orit. 'Inn liuiniluo bosrs tbu 1'ruti.iKU
L'oat of Arum, Mm f.io slmtlu slgiuituro of Ur.
Auk Katsvr, and Int. bin iiuius liluiruoa
ovorr 75 eout botllo. Trial bi..j, ii could.