St7XI)Klli:i I'KIKNDS.
)h! wn it I, or wns it you
Tliat broke tho subtle chain thnt
3etwcon us two, botwcen im two?
Jhl woe it I, or was it you?
Cot very strong the clinln nt best,
ffot quite comploto from spun to span:
J never thought 'twould Htund tliutcst
DI settled commonplace, ut best.
3nt ohl how sweet, how awed you wcr
iVhcn thiiigH wore nt their flrnt mid best,
knd wo were frionds without demur,
Ihut out from all tho sound nnd stir.
Hie little, pretty, wordly race!
Why couldn't wo havo stood tho test
Tho llttlo tost of commonplace
Ind kept tho glory und tho graco
)f that sweot tlmo when first w
Mil was it I, or was it you
That dropped the golden links and K
Tho lilllo rift, and doubt, and fret
Jrccp in and break that subtlo chain7
Jhl was it I, or whs it you?
Itill ovor yet and yet again
)ld parted fricuda will ask with pain.
Tho Independent.
EED'S EXPERIENCE.
Ned had not a great deal of cash
rhen ho was married, so ho and his
vifo decided to board for six months
Eva had been a useful girl at home,
that always helped mother, and when
iho bocamo mistress of ono room with
tho ttsoof tho parlor for callers," sho
;ladly did all there was to do, oven to
:arrying tho wood for their firo "so
.hat dear old Ned wouldn't havo to
other; ho just Bat down and toasted
lis toes by tho firo without over a
.bought of who kept it going.
When tho young people had saved a
ittlo money for tho necessary furni
ture and went to housekeeping, Eva
icgan by slipping about very carefully
n tho morning till breakfast was near
y ready, "so tho dear boy could rest,"
tnd ho snoozed away tho morn
ng hour, regardless of tho heavy
vork that ho should havo been doing
;o savo tho girl that, such a littlo
vhilo ago, ho had promised to "lovo,
lonorund cherish." But Ned loved
lis wifoandhis homo, and after a while,
vhen a littlo baby girl canio to stay at
iheir house, Ned s prido and pleasure
mow no bounds.
Involuntarily ho would quicken his
itcps as ho ncarcd tho homo and
ihoughtof tho dainty littlo darling in
'uflles and embroidery, that had al
ready learned (o coo and jump for joy
it his appearance Ned was duly
proud of nor accomplishments, but
tbout this time ho began to havo mis
givings least Eva should bo growing a
ittlo careless of a ppen ranees, for ho
lid dread abovo all things 'else tho
.bought ofher over becoming onoof tho
infidy, slovenly appearing women into
fh'eh ho had seen so many pretty
;irls deteriorate. Ono thing was e'er
;ain baby did not look as nice as she
isod to, and Eva seemed to bo losing
lomo of her spirit. Ho must speak to
ler about it.
That night ho found thoopporlunity
10 was waiting for when ho came home
ind found baby at tho front door with
t smudgy faco and dirty dress. Ho
,.iok her in his arms and carried her
hick to tho kitchen, whoro Eva was
jetting supper.
How surprised sho was to seo the
)rolty little while dress that sho had
ut on a few minutes before, when she
wit her in tho hall to peep through the
ilinds and watch for papa, whilu sho
nado tho lea and cut tho bread for
nipper. Hut babv had interviewed
iho hat rack in tho meantime, and
omul onoof tho muddy rubbers that
?od had thrown on the lower part of
t late last night when heeamoin. It
vasn't real easy to find fault, hut ho
nanngod lo tell her how disappointed
10 had been lately to notice tliat baby
vas hardly over as clean and nice
low when lie came homo as sho used
.oho, and if there was anything he
lid like to seo it was a sweet, clean
)aby. Eva explained that lately sho
lad'been creeping, which made an aw
ul dilTeronco, which Ned thought a
rory llhnsv excuse, for tho doors did
tot look dirty, and baby never went
ut of doors; how could that make her
dothos dirty?
One week after this he had another
Hie that was very different, llo was
m his way homo from business, when
t friend asked him lo ride, llo got in
md rodo but a block or two when the
lorso ran away, spraining Ned's ankle
10 severely that ho had to bo carried
lomo by friends who ran to hisassist
ineo when he was thrown out. Thoy
ot him to bed before tho doctor got
ihere, and when ho canio ho advised
lim to stay where ho was for a week.
it tho emi of this probation ho was
iblo to sit in an easy chair, with his
oot resting on another, and horo ho
itayed for two weeks more, But tho
imu was not wasted that Ned was thus
bliged to spend in doors. Itgavohim
iho first glimpse ho had ever had of
lis homo as it was when oil dross pa
ade. llo had novcr seen Eva work much,
iccauso sho had always had a desiro
;o mako his homo quiet and restful
or him wliilo ho was in it, so no mat
ier how hard sho had worked before he
juiio, or how sho should havo to bur
y when ho was gone, sho never did
my work that sho could possibly help
vhen ho was at homo. J littlo lilt of
aney work busied hor fingers while she
uit and talked with him, but nothing
noro matter-of-fact was over permit
ted in sight. And Ned never realized
ow things got done. If they wore not
lone ho noticed tho lack, nut wlion
tverything ran smoothly, that was
nly as it should be, and ho hardly
nvo it a thought. Hut now ho saw
things as thoy wore, llo realized that
ivory firo that cooked his nioals had
;o bo made by his Eva'H own hands;
ihat tho samo hands must carry in the
voodand carry tho ashes out, bring
ho water from tho cistern and take
iho slops to tho inconvenient alloy
Irain, and ho was heartily ashamed
f himself. Ono day as ho saw hor go
ng about these disagreeable duties for
lerhaps tho thousandth timo, ho said'
Eva, why didn't you tell mo to do
Jiat long ago, instead of doing Ryour
lell all this timo, "
'0, 1 could manage it very well bo-
foro baby camo, and after that, when
I had so much more to do, although 1
often wished I had somo ono to do
theso things forme, I hated to ask you,
and so kept on doing them myself."
"Well, you won't keep on after I can
stand on my feet."
Nor was that all that Ned learned
in that three weeks. Ho found out
why tho buby did not always look as
clean and sweet as sho had while a
tiny thing in long drcssos. And when
ho had seen Eva take off every
stitch of clothes tho baby had for the
third timo in ono day and put them
in tho dirty clothes bag, with tht
knowledge that it was her own hands
that would havo them all to iron next
j week, ho protested: "Now, Eva, J
f wouldn't dress that baby clean again
to-day if every woman in town saw net
as dirty as a pig. What's tho uso ol
killing yourself."
"But don't you know, Ned, how
much you always thought of sweet,
clean babies?"
"Yes; and I know what a precious
fool I'vo always been about tho very
things a sensiblo man ought to be
ashamed of himself, not to know with
out teaching. J only wish ninety-nine
of every hundred husbands had to
stay in tho house three weeks just as
I have done, and they'd bo 'taught.'
They'd got over thinking their wive
had such a lino' time, and so much
leisure for doingevery thing they chance
to find undone nnd grumblo about, or
I'm a fool for certain." Burlington
Hawkoyo.
A Disgraceful Scene in t!io Ccor
Kin Legislature.
Special Dispatch to tho St. Louis Globo
Domocrat.
Atlanta, Ga. A lively sensation
was created m tho House of Represen
tatives when a joint resolution on
General Grant's death was received
from the Senate Tho Senate resolu
tion was brief, simply stating that the
General Assembly heard with regret
of the death of tho great man, and
would adjourn out of respect to his
memory.
Mr. Lamar offered a substitute,
speaking of his death as aNntionalca
lamity. and moving an immediate ad
journment. Mr. Harrison, of Quitman County,
in an excited manner, moved to amend
by striking out tho part referring tc
tho General's illustrious service.
Mr. Lamar, who is a cousin ot Secre
tary Lamar, and was a gallant Con
federate soldier, said that ho believed
his resolution was expressive aliko o)
tho feelings of tho House and tho peo
ple of Georgia.
Mr. .lake Dart, of Glynn, ono of tht
leaders of tho House and an eloquent
oratorio an excited and very emphatic
manner, walked from his seat dowr
the aisle toward tho Speaker's stand,
and said: "Who could ask a snmllei
tribute than this? Thank God I have
divested myself of prejudice. I have
felt his strong arm, but I renuinbei
the terms he gavo us and they were
terms that no conqueror but a mag
nanimous ono would have given. I am
as true in my fidelity to the State ol
Georgia as any member on this floor
but I do say, in God's name, as peo
pie and patriots, an American eiti.ens.
show respect to the ollico he held ii
not to his memory as a- man."
Great excitement and applause fol
lowed this.
Mr Harrison arose, his long red
whiskers and red hair redder than ev
er, his faco at red heat, and his eyes
Hashing fire. Ho said: "I regret ex
ceedingly this most unseemly scene,
but when lam asked to compliment
the memory of any man, alive oi
dead, upon wlioso service rest
ed the last hope of my native land,
then may you charge mo wit li what
ever you please. It shall not have my
support. It shall not be said that 1
complimented tho services of a man
who deprived Georgia of her rights as
sho believed them. I'useemly is tint
quarrel. Anxious to prevent it, have
I been earnest ly asking t he oriinatorol
it to take adiiferent step. Never here
nor elsewhere will I, under any circum
stances, attempt to say on any occa
sion that Georgia was wrong that hoi
sons were traitors and compliment
the author, of her mihcry. I will not
do it." tireatoxeitenientandhies.,
Other members spoke m tavor of tht
resolution and severely attacked Har
rison. Dr. Felt on aroe in his seat and de
livered a handsome tribute to Grant,
and censured the ollort to defeat the
resolution. He closed by saying that
if General Grant hail never performed
another duty or another act except
his fidelity to Southern leaders, "1
would to-day with all my heart, a
Soui hern man that 1 am, indorse this
resolution honoring his memory."
Harrison bore said that , as it was
tho desire of tho House to pass the
resolution, ho would withdraw his ob
jection.
The resolution went through with
applause, and tho House adjourned.
Kooplntr Up AVlth t ho Fashion.
Charles Dudley Warner in Harper's.
It is, of course, necessary to weai
our hair and mount our scarf-pins anel
tie our cravats and set up our cut
throat collars and to walk in tho for
oign mode. But it is ridiculous to In
so slow in our imitation. Fashior
ought to have more alert scouts out
in Europe and quicker methods o!
diffusing tho now stylos hero. Wo are
always behind time. Now, before wi
got universally and well settled in tin
Bond street walk, tho English youtt
will bo walking in an entirely dilTerent
manner and wo shall bo as much out
of fashion as a last year's ahnauao
How do we know now that it is tin
correct thing for a yotingman tostnnd
with a thumb in each trousers' pocket 1
It may boas out of date as that ole
and independent American way o'
wearing the thumbs in the armhohv
of tho vest, Very likely when wo an
adepts in thohigh-shouldored, crooked
elbow, rushing gait, tho Pall Mai
clerks may bo turning outthoirtoei
and sauntering along with a sort o
bowie-knifo nonchalance, caught froir
Texas ranch life. Wo need decorativi
young men's sociottew to keep us up tc
tho mark.
. EAMI AND HOUSEHOLD.
l'or tlio Kycn of tlio Conk.
To Can Colts. Uso glass cans. Cut
tho corn from tho cob, press it into
tho cans (with a potato-masher) till
tho milk flows over. Puton tho tops,
screw down tight. Placo them in a
boiler with sticks on the bottom, pour
in cold water enough to about two
thirds cover them. Boil five hours.
When about-half cooked rcniovo a
can at a time, tighten the top anil re
place. This recipe is reprinted by re
quest. Wo tried it last summer with
perfect success. Not a can spoiled,
and the quulity of the corn was ex
cellent. Oatmeat, Ckackeus. Take a pint of
coarse and fino oatmeal, rub a tea
spoonful of butter into tho fine, and
mix both together. Wot with salted
water and work into an excessively
stiff dough. Mako into littlo cakes
with tho hands, and pound out thin
and bake very slowly for a long time.
They aro nico to cat with a cup of tea,
and if they grow moist can bo made
crisp again by putting into tho oven
for a few minutes. Many persons pre
fer them hot, and always heat them be
foro serving.
Cuuam Cake. Beat tho whites of
threo eggs to a froth, mix tho yolks
with ono cupful of sugar, ono cupful of
twice sifted flour, and ono tcaspoonful
of cream of tartar. Mix very quickly
and bako in two small sheets. When
cold, split tho cake and put tho cus
tard botwcen the layers. Mako a
cream of two-and-a-half cups of new
milk, four tablespoonfuls of sugar.two
tablospoonfuls of Hour and ono egg.
Cook like a boiled custard, flavor with
vanilla, and set it away to cool beforo
adding to tho cako. Bub tho top lay
er of tho cake with the whito ofeggsand
then sift on powdered sugar.
Lemon Puddiko. Take 2 largo lem
ons and three tablespoonfuls of sugar.
Grate the lemons nnd squeeze out tho
juico and mix together with tho sugar.
Lino a pie-plato with pastry and spread
ovor it some of tho mixture, set it in
tho oven for a few moments or till it
crusts over a little, then pour hf tho
rest ot tho mixturo nnd bako without
an upper crust. For this recipo l am
indebted to a subscriber, who has kind
ly sent it with somo gratifying com
ments on various recipes published in
this column beforo.
Bccipo for Dressing for Cold Slaw.
Put threo tablespoons ot vinegar in a
saucepan with a littlo sauco and pep
per; boat two eggs very light and mix
with a tablespoonftil of sifted. Hour, a
tcaspoonful of butter, a teaspoonful
of sugar and a half teaspoonful of
ground mustard. Set tho vinegar on
tho stovo, and when it boils stir in tho
mixture, adding half a cup of milk.
Cook for two minutes, stirring con
stantly. Pour tho samo ovor tho
shred cabbago and let it beeomo cold
beforo serving.
Few cooks appreciate as they should
tho necessity of draining and airing all
canned vegetables. For canned peas
(in tin), beans, tomatoes, or any oth
er, always open them three hours be
foro thoy aro wantod. Drain off tho
liquor and throw it way. Turn out
tho vegetables to evaporate and air
upon a (latdish. Stirthein upsothat
tho air may roach them all through.
A littlo trouble, to bo sure; but it
makes this kind of food much whole
eonicr; it gets rid of any gasses that
may have been formed in tho can, as
well as any of thocorroded solder that
may havo dissolved out with tho li
quor. How to Muko l'limts Grow.
Success in houso plant culture con
sists in keeping thesoil moist, not wot,
except inthocaso of thocalla; in seeing
that tho leave aro kept clean, which
canboeasily done by a weekly shower
ing with a syringe or water-pot with a
fine roso nozzle; in keeping down spi
ders and the aphis water, abovo and
bolow tho leaves, in liberal quantities,
applied with a syringe being the remedy
for the former, and tobacco siuoko or
infusion for the latter; and in so
regulating tho temperature that
it dees not exceed S."i dog. or fall bo
low .15 dog. Keep between theso ex
tremes, as ovenly as possible, if you
would havo it suited to your plants.
It is a good plan to cover them boforo
sweeping, after that remove tho cover
ing, and sprinkle them daily. Keep a
vessel of water on tho stovo to evapo
rate and put moss between tho pots,
if you can, to absorb water which it
will give off in sntlicient qunnitiiw to
keep tho air perceptibly moist about
tho plants. Don't have curtains at
tho windows whoro you keep plants,
unless you can put them aside during
the day timo. .Attention to theso de
tails, and a careful study of your
plants will soon onablo you to grow
them well. The more study you give
the matter, the more intelligently you
can do your work. Our Country
Home.
Working for Comb llonoy,
A very great part of success in secur
ing comb honey depends on the condi
tion of tho brood chamber atthocom
nioncenient of the honey harvest. If
there be a surplus of room in tho low
er pa t of tho hive, and tho bees com
mence storing honey there, it is hard
to foreo thorn in a new direct ion. The
brood chambor proper should bo kept
full of brood, regardless of the number
of frames it may contain. This of
course can only bo dono by tho uso of
division boards, and should bo coin
lene'cd early in the season, by reinov
ng all oxtra frames of comb which the
bees cannot readily cover. No oxtra
rooms should bo given, until the queen
has filled the frames quite full, when
mother frame may boodded.insorting
it in the center of tho cluster, thus In
citing the queen and bees to oxtra ex
ertion of the cluster, This may be
repeated from timo to timo until the
lull complement of frame be giv
in back. By the time this is accom
plished the honey harvest will have
arrived.but beforo putting on tho too
tions extra precaution should In
taken to securo this condition ol
thingsas long as possible. To do
this tho several frames from tho out
side of tho cluster should bo moved o
the couter and those which contain
tho youngest lorvic or eggs moved to
the outside. This will prevent the
bees from storing honey in tho outside
frames until tho brood will have
hatched, by which time the greater
part of tho honey harvest will have
passed. If at tho time this change ia
being mado somo of tho outside
frames already contain considerable
honey the capping and comb should
bo mutilated so as to start tho honey,
when tho bees will gathpr it up and
with no spaco below they aro induced
to carry it up stairs and pack it away
whero wo want it most in the sections.
With weak colonies which have not
been able to fill their hive3 wo should
double up two in one, or oven put on
tho sections ns it was rather than give
more room below. Bees gather but
littlo honey until thoy are ten days
old, which will requite thirty-ona
davs from tho egg. So eggs laid after
the middle of Juno are of but little
worth as honey gatherers. Indiana
Farmer.
A riicnoiiion.il lti-otlior.
I suppooo it is something of a phe
noinenon, but I know a man whe
takes his sister to all tho first nights
at tho theatre, and who actually gave
her a monopoly of tho opera season
I was praising him and saying all sorts
.in.!.: i: i .'. i. : i
oi Miiiigscuiiipmiiuiiuuy ui ur iwo uuu
fill conduct. Ho said:
"No. There's nothing wonderful oi
extraordinary about it. Sho is the
only woman I know in whom I have j
tho most thorough confidence. She is ;
always tho samo, always pleasant and
affectionate, and to tell you tho can
did truth, I am afraid she'll go and
marry somo of thoso imitation men
around hero anel be unhappy all her
lifo. Sho has nobody else to look to.
and I'll tako caro sho does not have
to look to anybody else. I suppose
somo day a genuino man will come
along. If he's a genuino man I won't
object. Until ho does come, old boy,
she's good enough for mo, anel if J
over find as good a girl I'll marry
her."
Don't Scold
For the sako of your children, don't
do it. It is a great misfortune) to
havo children reared in tho presence
and under tho influence of a scold
Tho effect of tho everlasting complain
ing and fault-finding of such persons is
to mako tho young who hear it un
amiable, malicious, callous-hearted,
and they often learn to tako pleasure
in doing tho very thing for which they
receive such tongue-lashings. As they
aro always getting tho blame of wrong
doing, whether they do it or not, tho5
think thoy might as well do wrong as
right. They lose all ambition to strive
for the favorable opinion of the fault
finder, sineo they seo they alwayt
strivo in vain. Thus a scold is not
only a nuisance, but a destroyer ol
the morals of children. If theso un
loved, dreaded peoplo could only set
themselves as others seo them they
would lleo to tho mountains in very
shame.
Slirunkoii Grain.
Boston Cultivator. A larger pro
portion than usual of wheat grown
this year has a shrunken berry which
detracts hu-gely from its flouring valuo.
This shrivelled grain has a propor
tionally heavier hull, and more of the
gluten with less starch in its composi
tion. Much of tho extra hard wheat
grown in tho Northwest has so shrunk
en a berry that an Eastern farmer
would bo ashamed to oiler it in. the
market. It has, however, sold higher
than the softer, starchy wheats, anil
is preferred by millers for making the
best new process Hour, though it will
not mako so many pounds per bushel.
It seems now that most of our East
ern wheats havo a shrunken berry,
which looks very liko tho Northwest'
ern Spring wheats. Lot us seo whether
millers and other buyers will standby
their decisions of two or threo years
ago, that these shrunken grains made
tho best (lour.
How to Prtmnrvo tlio Eyesight.
Avoid all sudden changes between
light and darkness.
Never begin to read, write, or sow for
several minutes after coming from
darkness to a bright light.
Never read by twilight or moonlight,
or on dark, cloudy days.
When reading it is best to let the
light fall from abovo obliquely over the
left shouldor.
Do not use the eyesight by liuht so
scant that it requires nnd effort to dis
criminate. Tho moment you aro instinctively
promptoil to rub vour eyes, that
moment stop using them.
If tho oyehds aro glued together on
waking up, do not forcible open them,
but apply saliva with thofinger. It is
tho speediest dilutant in tlio world;
t lion wash your eyes and face in warm
water.
To Gflt Kill or Woml.
There is but ono way to get rid ol
weotls, and that is to destroy them
whonevor they aro soon. It is not a
hopelesjob, and no oneshould bodis
couraged. Just at this time tho most
ellectivo inothod is to prevent weeds
trom seeding. Most weeds aro killed
hotter in this way than nny othsr, as
it is easier to prevent an ovil than to
cure it afterward. To gather the
weeds before the seeds are ripe, or U
this is neglected to get them beforo the
needs aro sheil aiid to burn them,
should not bo neglected. During tin
summer season the cultivator and the
hoe should be kept busy destroying all
the young weeds, and perseverance in
both these methods will soon clear the
ground so that the work will be quite
easy in tho future. Tho key to success
is to keep tho weeds from seeding, li
this is neglected, it is vain to complain
of failure.
What Sbellor Does for Swlno.
From Our Country Home.
It is a fact that a farmer will fre
quently spend money to provide a
useless dog with comfortable quarters
and at the samo time permit his pigs,
that any day represent a considerable
sum of money, to suffer night and day
from extremes of heat and cold, nnd
thereby fail to return him so much ns
10 cents per bushel for tho food they
consume. Of course this is a redicti
lous piece of folly, and tho man Trho
commits it may bo an excellent dog
raiser, but scarcely a judicious man
ager of swine kept for money-making.
Lumber used in making tho swine
stock comfortable is a gooel invest
ment. The construction of pig-pens is
a matter which should havo more
thought nnel caro than is usually
iven it, particularly if you want
healthy, thrifty and vigorous pigs at
all seasons of tho year. Sanitary ap
pointment aro as inportant in this
case as in the construction of a build
ing. Pigs aro more liable to disease
from poorly ventilated, damp, muddj
pens than any other farm animal in
.eimilar quarters.
. When you have decided of what ca
pacity you want your pig houso to be,
plan it with a view to having every
thing about it convenient for yoursell
!or tho man who has charge of your
'pigs. Build a good, substantial house,
;one that will not need constant repair,
but that will last for some years.
Having planned the house, select a site
for it. Have it near the barn or the
"placo where you prepare tho food for
the pigs. It should be on high ground
nnd wlicre you can have a yard or run
on tho south sido of it, and in which a
few trees anel running water aro a great
advantage.
Poultry vs. Quadruped.
A contemporary in an articlo on
comparative stock-raising say3 a
pound of poultry flesh is ns cheaply
produced as a pound of pork. This
is simply nonsense, as every practical
man knows. Yet the proposition that
tho rearing of poultry in connection
with the production of eggs, whero it is
carefully carried out, is more profita
ble than that of other live stock is ful
ly borne out by tho fact tliat in Eu
rope poultry and eggs are relatively
cheaper than other meat in compart
son with tho United States. The
principal reason is, pouitry-raising ii
most profitably developed on smal
farms, and the product is sold directly
in many cases, by tho producer to the
consumer. In cities it passes through
tho hands of ono or, at the most, twe
.intermediaries. Hence tho prico o'.
poultry to tho consumer is littlo more
than that of good cuts of beef. Yet
tho producer receives nearly double
'per pounel that of first-class beef on
tho hoof. In fact, more than double
tho prico when both products are first
class. These questions aro worthy of care
ful consideration by tho owners qi
limited acres. Transportation facili
ties aro now so perfect that persons
livingconsidorabledistances from com
mercial circles are comparatively equa'
,in respect to profits. Poultry require
warm, clean quarters in winter and
plenty of rango in summer. Their
habits aro especially active, and hence
their waste is great, but they may live
largely on insects in summer. There
is nothing gained in winter by stinting
them in animal food, and nothing
gained in summer by stinting them in
grain. No successful feeder of cattle,
bheep, and hogs over works on the
starvation plan. Why should poultry
raisers? Early broods should besaved
for early fall and winter laying, and
lato broods for laying late in the sea
son, when strictly fresh eggs always
command tlio best prices.
GODDESS OF THE DOME.
How Sim Courti'slos lo tlin IMsing Sun iwiil
Salutes us llo Sinks to lto.it.
I hearelsomo curious facts about the
domo of tho capital. It is said that
there was a statue in ancient Egypt
called Meninon which whispered sweet
words of melody to tho sun as he ap
peared above the horizon, and sang
him to sleep every night with weird
'lullabies. The grand, haughty God
dess of Liborty on top of the doniohns
a heart of bronze, but a good heart for
:all that, and ono filled with true old
Virginia courtesy. Sho has not picked
up enough courago to attempt to do
tho prima donna act, but overy morn
ling tho good dame courtesies to the
sun, and when he sinks in the west she
again courtesies, but without turning
nround. Somo timo sinco Architect
Clark suspended a plummet lino from
tho interior of the dome, and it was
found by actual measurement that the
llend swung over a space of -11-2 inches,
Jmaking a total dip out of tho per
peudicular of S 1-2 inches. This is
.caused by the alternnto contraction
and expansion of tho iron.
A coat of whito paint is given overy
few years to tho dome at a cost ol
$000. The painters who do tho work
resemble nothing so much ns tiny flies,
and tho rope ladders, stretching down
'from the top in overy direction like
hair lines, remind ono of delicate
streaks of molasses, which tho fliesare
'working for all they are worth. To
reach tlio bottom of the domo it is
necossary to lio prostrate, and climb
idown theso ladders, a proceeding
'which is not of itself difiicult, but bo
'comes so whon he who descends has a
'dizzy head or an unsteady nervo.
Tho new terrace of white marble,
which is replacing the old earth em
bankment, will relievo tho capitol ol
its "squatty" appearance, nnd givo it
more height, adding 120 feet to the
length and 00 feet to the width. This
is to be fitted up for committee rooms
and store rooms. The capitol will
then cover five acres of ground nnd
will cost about $15,000,000. One
will have to walk half a milo to go
around it. Washington Letter.
Bravery.
Let child or woman fall overboard
and a dozen men are ready to spring
alter and savo them. That is bravery,
but it is bravery born in impulse. Let
human face appear at tho window of a.
burning building and a dozen men will
risk their lives in tho effort to ex
tend help. That is bravery, but it
is bravery, born of pity and excite
ment. Let man but hear the cry of
woman in peril, nnd he will rush to
her rescue and deliver her at any cost.
That is bravery, but it is tho bravery
of honor and chivalry. Let man bo
surrounded by wolves nnd all escapo
cut off and hn will fight until pulled
down. That is bravery, but it is tho
bravery of despair.
It is the battlefield which tests a
man's courage. A rcsiment is in lino
on the edge of a wood. Half a milo
away is another wood. Between tho
two is a meadow bare of the slightest
shelter. The regiment is ordered to
nelvanco. As the lino moves out into
the clear sunlight every man will rea
son to himself:
"The enemy is posted in theopposito
timber. Before we are half way over
he will open on us with shell. Onobat
tery will cover our regimental front.
This is my last day!"
So each man reasons, but every faco
is sternly set to a "front," nnd not a
foot misses step as tho lino pushes
across tho meadow. The shells come,
and elozens of men are blown to gory
fragments, but tho lino moves on as
before, and the living reason:
"The fire will presently change from
shell to grapo and canister, and then
I shall certainly bo hit!"
The prediction is verified. Gaps are
openeet through the double line, but
only to beclosed again. Tho regiment
has lost its marching step, and its
lines aro no longer perfect, but tho
movement is still onward, anel men
reason:
"Tho infantry are in support of tho
battery. I havo escaped shell ami
grape, but when wo come under the firo
of musketry we shall bo slaughtered!"
There is no hanging back, no obliqu
ing to right or left, no other thought
than to push ahead. The grapo ceases,
and lead takes tho place of iron. Tho
lines are further elisordered, and tho
left wing has lost its "front" by thir
ty ieet, but tho wavo does not stop.
As it rolls forwarel men grip their mus
kets tighter, their eyes Hash, their
teeth shut hard, and they reason:
"In a minute more wo shall bo near
enough! Then wo will charge 'em with
the bayonet! Then will bo a hand-to-hand
light, nnd I surely must bekiiled
or wounded, but let us at them hur
rah! hurrah!"
Ill ind Hate.
When the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road was being laid across the Blue
Bidge, a frightful battle occurred be
tween two large gangs of Irish laborers.
Several men wero killed, and many
others were wounded. When some of
the surviving ringleaders' wero brought
into court, the first witness was ask
ed, "What was tho cause of tho difficul
ty?" "An' it plnzo yer honor, an' thero
was none. We just met, an' saw. is
wewor Corkonians an' they vor Far
downers, an' at it wo went widout a
wurred."
"How long have theCorkoniansand
Fardowners been at war?"
"Some hundred of years, yer honor."
"What was tho first cause of disa
greement?" "De'il a man alive ever knew that,
yer honor."
The venerablo judge roso to his feet.
"Do you mean to say that you havo
been murdering each other for centur
rles, anel do not know tho reason
why?"
"Jes' so, yer honor," camo with
readinoss from both clans.
Blind, causeless hate is more often a
motivo with men than they suppose-.
Thero aro certain families in tho
west and south at war with each oth
er, and tho members of each family
pursue thoso of each other with such
relentless fury that overy man in each
for generations has, to use tho
expressive phraso common in such
cases,"died in his boots." The original
cause of theso feuds was prob
ably a quarrel at a dance, an untair
traelo in mules, a display at whist a
hundred vcarsago. For this long-forgotten
trifle ono young beautiful lifo
after another has been sacrificed, by
brutal murder, and tho condition of
two families is reduced to utter ruin.
Youth's Companion.
She Caught Him.
A certain lady suspected that her
husband was in the habit of kissing
the cook a pretty German girl, by tho
by and resolved to dotect him in tho
act. After watching four evenings sho
heard him como in ono evening and
gently pass through into the kitchen.
Now, Katie was out that evening and
tho kitchen was dark. Burning with
jealousy, tho wife took some matches
m hand, and placing her shaw over
her head, as Katie often did, she en
tered the kitchen by the back door,
nnd was almost immediately seized
and embraced and kissed in the most
ardent manner. With her heart
almost bursting with rage and
jealousy, the injured wife propared to
administer a terrible rebuke to her
faithless spouso. Tearing herself looa
from his embrace sho struck a match
and stood face to fnco with Katie s
beau, ono of the factory boys. Her
liusband snvs his wife has novortreat-
ed him so "well sinco the month they
wero married as she has for the paat
week. Houston Age.
Ex-Senator Cliaffeo soys that after
tho exposition of Ward, Grant "would
sit for hours in his arm chair clutchiirj
nervously with his hnnds the arm
rests, driving his finger uaiU in the
hard wood."