HELEN LAKEMAN;"
-on,
The Story of a Younjr Qirf a Struar
ffU With Advorsity. "
bt JOim x. jronox.
urn cm or "Tnm DAxxan of Bnairoin,"
"Waltm mwitim," Era
CoprrifliJ, Iff, kfJLJF. XUfoff 5V 04
"Amos, my tlciir little boy," ho said,
"I have come to take you home with
me. Do you want to go?"
It was with an eflnrt, the little fellow
said: "Yes yes, it's so nice there.
The angels will come to 1110 there, and
I'm goin' to die soon. They'll never
come to take 1110 to iloaven if I die
here."
"You shall go at once," said Clar
ence. 'Well, we'll see !" cried Hill Jones,
with an oath. Ho stood in the door,
his lists douched. The timid paupers
lied at the lirst indications of hostili
ties. Clarcnco was rash and indiscreet in
this, as he showed himself to be in all
other things. At a bound he struck the
ruflian, Jones, a blow in t ho mouth,
winch felled him to the ground. Jones
was hardly prepared for such an a tack,
and learned to his cost the power of
Abat Herculean arm.
Seizing the frightened child, Clar
ence bore him to the buggy, sprang in
and drove oil", leaving Bill Jones to
vonder whether a thunder-bolt, or fall
ing mortar had struck him.
CLARENCE KESCUE3 AMOS.
The little sufferer made no complaint
on the road, though at' times his pain
was excruciating. Hose and her
mother met Clarence, who bore the
sick child in his arms. The cleanest,
whitest sheets, the softest bed and pil
lows were prepared for him.
Little Amos was too much exhausted
to speak his gratitude, but from his
pale face, and sad eyes, came the ex
pressions of thanks. A 6inile spread
over the wasted features, worn by suf
fering, and ho whispered:
"They come hero now they'll come
again."
"Who will come, little dear?" nsked
Mrs. Stuart.
"The angels they come to me before
when I was here, and now, when I die.
they will tind me, because you are good
here, so good."
"You will not die now, Amos, you
must get well again, and be happy and
hear the birds sing, and watch the
lambs plav in the pasture, as you used
to do."
"No," said Amos, "I will never be
well again here, but oh, 1 want to see
ister Helen. She went off with a
tt range man, and she has boon gone so
long. Oh, why don't she come back?"
"She will come back, Amos."
"Hut I am going to die, and I want
to see her before I do."
"You must noi think of dying," said
the kind Mrs. Stuart.
"The doetor at the poor-house said I
must die, and I want to see sister Helen
before I go ; I want to 'kiss her once
more and have her arms around me."
"She will come home Monday," said
Mrs. Stuart. She had determined to
inuu'ee ner nusDana to go on Helen's
bond should she bo committed by the
magistrate. The preliminary examin
ation would be on Monday next, and
s'io could then be bailed out, if not
acquitted.
Amos wanted to know when it would
be Monday, and Mrs. Stuart said it
would be only two clays more. She
called her husband in the room to see
the little sick boy. Beneath that rugged
exterior the farmer had a kind heart,
and tears gathered in his eyes as ho bo
held the littlo sufferer.
Ifo sent Will, his youngest son, to
Nevfcon for tho best, physician, and
took a seat by tho bedsido of tho littlo
cripple.
"You look better, now," said tho
boy, who noticed tho change in Mr.
Stuart. "You don't frown at mo any
more, you are not mad at Amos now."
"No, my littlo boy, 1 was never mad
at you."
"Every thing is so bright; lam sure J
am going to die, because every body is
better, and tho angels aro coming."
"No, no, Amos, you will not dio; you
must live, ad I will give you a pony
nnd fi jiiu) littlo lambs, and you shall
stay here ajl tho time."
The prospects of life wore so bright
at tlieso promises that tho face grow
hopeful.
The doetor came, and Mr. Stuart met
him in the hall,
"Save that child, if possiblot dootor;
if you have to dovoto ovory hour of
your time to him." Mr. Stuart folt
now that his stubbornness had boon tho
cause of all this misery. He hated tho
proud Mrs. Arnold and hor tulus of
mild seaudal.
The doctor said there was. but little
hope Amos might live, but it tru very
dmiblful.
Lit lie Amos would sleep : few
in.'iHi uiN. and then Mwako JMi l n-k if it
as Monday, had Helen dine; "nil,
would lie come liefer) liu dml
J'lu- fatal Monday oauie. The doetor
'amo at one o'clock, and announced
;hat the child could not live long that
ae was dying even then.
"I know it," the littlo cripple said.
"The angels are waiting to take me
iway." Then his face would light up
with a smile that seemed nothing less
than a reflection of the beams from the
open gates of Paradise. "There is only
one thing I want," he said.
"What is that?" asked .Mrs. Stuart.
"Tell me what you wish, little dear,
uid if it is in my power, it shall bo
granted."
1 want to see sister Helen and toll
her good-bye. Just let me see her
once more before I go, that I can tell
father and mother she is happy."
Who could deny the request of the
dying child. Clarence was ordered to
harness the swiftest horse to tho light
est vqhielo and drive, without regard to
horse-llesh, to the village, lie must
stop the trial and bring Helen there at
all hazards, and to say that he, Mr.
Stuart, would be responsible for the
prisoner.
Five minutes later Clarence was
driving his swift-footed Prince at a
dead run toward Newton.
CHAPTKU JCXII.
5HK Til I A U
Monday came, and it was a busy day
at Newton. Sguirc Bluffers was busy.
He sat in his easy chair at his table, his
glasses mounted on his noe, and his
pen went scratch, scratch, over some
legal-looking documents before him.
Tho sun was shining brightly, and the
day promised to bo warm.
The sheriff was busy returning his
subpojuaes. which were many. Helen's
lawyer had subpumaed a host of wit
nesses to support her good character,
while Mothers Tartruni and Grundy
were on the side of Arnold, ready to
swear they never thought her as good
as she ought to be.
The hairy mole on Mother Tartrum's
chin seemed to tremble with indigna
tion when she saw so many "who had
allers tliot her a nice gal."
Judge Arnold was also busy ; his
short whiskers elevated to an almost
horizontal position, dodging about from
tins sheriff to the attorney for the State.
Now he whispered some sage advico to
the attorney, then he ran back to the
sheriff, then to the attorney again and
familiarly put his arms about his neck
to draw his ear down, while he whis
pered that mysterious something. Then
the attorney would not', smile and feel
flattered. What all this hob-nobbing,
whispering and smiling was about, no
one could toll.
"What time is the case sot for,
Squire?" Judgo Arnold at last asked,
aloud.
"Ton o'clock," answered that imper
turbable dignitary of the law, without
looking up from his writing.
Ten o'clock came, and the sheriff,
who had gone after the fair prisoner,
entered with her. Mrs. Bridges ac
companied her. "Poor child, you shall
not go alone," the gooil woman said.
"The Lord is very good to me in my
afflictions," said Helen, devotedly. "I
shall not be alone, for he will bo with
me."
"I know it, my child, I know it; but
sometimes the prince of darkness
rules."
"His rule is brief," said Helen.
"They can kill this body, but my soul
is beyond their reach."
The above was spoken aftor tho ap
pearance of the sheriff, with tho an
nouncement that it was time to "take
up the case."
Helen put on her neat little hat; Mrs.
Bridges came to adjust it for her. Her
face was pale, while one little curl in
sisted upon hanging out coquettishly.
though Mrs. Bridges tried to coiiliue it.
"We'll just lot it go, my dear. I am
sure you look sweeter by it," said the
good woman, kissing her. "Now we
are ready. Do not bo excited, child."
Helen smiled, saying:
MOTIIKIl TAKTKUM.
uur natural impulses are sometimes
beyond our control, und it makes but
littlo difference how I look or act. If I
am unmoved it will bo taken for hard
ened guilt, if I tremble or woopit will be
supposed to conio from a guilty con
science. Tho Lord give mo strength to
boar my burden is my prayer."
There was just tho least lluttor as tho
fair prisoner entered.
A crowd of village loafers camo pour
ing into the court room. The caso had
caused considerable comment, and
brought moro than tho usual crowd of
lookers-on to witness it.
Mr. Layman Jieokonod his beautiful
client to his corner of tho court room,
and tho hairy niolo on Mothur Tar
trum's chin ngain trembled, and with
ill-suppressed indignation slio espied
tho ourl on tho broad, white brow.
"Tho shameful thing she's triod to
make herself look purty," sho whis
pered to Mr. Arnold. "Guess they'll
out hor hair off when they gut her
tlm'r."
Httlou's lawyer consulted with hor a
few momenta, then deeidod to hum tho
state's testimony, and, perhaps, waive
lurtuer axaiuinVou. Thoy would bo
iicttcr prepared for a crlmlnaf court
trial, if they heard tho testimony of
the State here.
"Well, arc ye ready?" a.sked the jus
tice. Miss Hallic Arnold was called. Her'
red faco seemed redder than ever as
she "stood up to be sworn." The oath
was administered by tho justice in his
usual slow, solemn manner, and she
took the seat set apart for witnesses.
Helen sat by her attorney, with Mi's.
Bridges on the other side holding her
hand.
"I never did think much o' that Mrs.
Bridges," said Mother Tartruni, "how
kin she set by the side o' that thing, an'
her a thief ?"
Hallic Arnold was cool, self-possessed
and gave an unwavering account of the
disappearance of her bracelet. She
then told of Helen Lakeman coining .to
their house with a man, and of her next
finding the bracelet in her carpet bag.
There was just the least exultation on
Ilallie's part as she told the justice
about the poor girl's fall.
The witness was at last turned over
to the tender mercies of Mr. Layman.
Mr. Layman wanted to know how
long Helen had been at Mr. Arnold's
house, before the bracelet was missing?
She came the nightbefore. What time
tho night before? It was dark or about
dark. Was it dark? Hallic looked
confused and said sho did not see her
when she came. Who was with hor?
A man. What was his name? Peter
Starr, commonly known as "Pete, the
peddler." Was any one else with her?
Yes. Who? Speaking almost under her
breath she said her lHtlo brother. Was
not Pete carrying him? She. did not
know, mother met 'em at the door.
Did they have a cat at their house?
Yes, certainly, and a titter went round
the room, making tho hairy mole on
Mother Tartrum's chin tremble. Did
they have a kitten? The prosecuting
attorney did not sec that this was rele
vant, but the justice did. Yes, they
had a kitten. How old was the kitten?
Four or five months old. Was it a very
playful kitten? It was, but was never
known to open a carpet bag and hide
away a gold bracelet. This produced
a laugh at tho lawyer's expense, and
Mother Tartruni clapped her hands for
joy, while tho hairy mole on her chin
was greatly agitated.
The lawyer then a.sked Hallie if she
knew who put tho bracelet in the ear
pet bag? No, she did not. Did she do
it? "No," very indignantly.
She was dismissed and Mrs. Arnold
sworn. Her examination in chief was
the same as her daughter's. Then on
cross-examination she admitted that it
was not dark when Helen and "Pete,
the peddler," came to her house. That
Helen's brother was with her and both
were soaked with rain. That Pete was
a man of good character, and that they
stated that Pete had found Helen and
her little brother under a tree, and he
volunteered to carry the littlo boy that
far. She even thought that there
might be nothing wrong in her coming
there with Pete. Mother Tartruni at
this point shook her head. Mrs. Ar
nold stated that they had a cat, yes
they had an old cat, and that old cat
had two kittens, they were very play
ful kittens too, but she had never
known them to hide things in people's
valises. Might not the bracelet have
rolled from the dressing case? It
might, she admitted, but it was not
likely to roll into some other persons
carpet bag.
Had she ever heard Helen's character
questioned prior to this event? Well,
there had been some rumors. Mothers
Tartruni and Grundy nodded their
heads approvingly. What were they?
She could not repent them, but they
went to show that sho was not as
good as she ought to he.
Had she not helped to circulate these
rumors? Sho might have repeated
them. Had she not advised Mrs. Stu
art to discharge Helen? Mrs. Arnold
was confused, and stammered out
something about its L-jing for tho good
of the family.
"Speak out, Mrs. Arnold," said Lay
man, severely. "Did you, or did you
not advise Mrs. Stuart to discharge
her?"
After a moment's confusion, she
stammered, "yes."
"And then employed her yourself?"
The lady, still more confused, answered
that she did. Sho left the witness
stand greatly perplexed, but still clear
as to tho bracelet being found in Hel
en's possession. It was found among
some handkerchiefs wrapped up in a
piece of blue calico goods, now, and
evidently iust cut off tho piece. The
calico was produced. Sho had never
seen it before; it was found in Helen's
carpet bag, and Helen whispered to her
attorney that she had never seen it
either, until that fatal morning. Did
not the goods really belong to Mrs. Ar
nold? Sho said: "No."
Mother Turtruni next took tho stand
and said the "gal was no better'n sho
art to be allers said she'd come to
bad. Was not tho least bit surprised
when sho hoard she'd stole a bracelet."
On cross-examination, said she didn't
think it nice for a "gal to bo runnin'
about after night with men. What
111011 had Helen run about with after
night? She heard sho went homo 0110
night with Warren Stuart from meet
In'. Did not other girls allow young
men to accompany thorn home from
church? Tho hairy niolo trembled and
hor oyea Hushed with rago. "Other
gals didn't 001110 to people's housed with
strange men 'way after night to stay
all night." When had sho gone to any
one's hoiwe with a strange man? Sho
went to Judge Arnold's. This was
thrown out with a lide glance of Ore.
Did not Mrs. Arnold any that Helen
and i'uto cume thuro before night?
Mother Tartruin was oaught. Her
THE HORSE'S SHOULDERS.
How to rrtircnt Them From Hemming
Unrn In MprlnRunil Summer.
Sores on horses shoulders can bo
previ nted. Galled shoulders argue
Door management or nojilijionce. Pre
vention is easier than cure; and pre
vention must begin some weeks before
hard spring work.
It is one common fault of our farm
management to allow the horses to be
die nearly altogether throughout the
winter, it takes a smart horse to earn
more in live months than ho consumes
ill twelve. More than 0110 farniei
dlows his horses to take from him in
winter what they iruincd for him in
mninier. Work could be found during
tho winter for the horses that would at
east pay for their keep; and they would
come to the spring work in much
better condition for it their shoulder-,
toughened and their muscles hardened.
The horse that remains idle most of
the time during the winter must hav
its shoulders toughened in some way,
else the lirst month of hard pulling
will make galls. Tho best way to
toughen the unused shoulders is to
bathe them with strong salt water.
This should be begun four to six weeks
before spring work. 1 keep an old
fruit can in the stable. Tie a rag
irouud a corn cob. Throw a handful
f suit in the can. till it with water, stir
t till the salt is dissolved, and then
ipply it with the cob-rag arrangement.
The work can be done in a few minutes,
1 ml should be done each evening.
This salt water bath should bo kept
up after the horses are put to tho plow.
Vs the harness is rem ved in the oven
ug. wash the shoulder clean wlf.h clear
vater, and then applf the saltwater.
I'he horses will enjoy it much. It
ools and eases the foverish. tired
boulders. After employing this salt
water bath for ten years, I am con
vinced that nothing else is so good a
preventive of galled shoulders.
An ill-titting collar will produce
alls as soon as the horse is kept at
hard work. Harness is too carelessly
"elected anil fitted; often it is not fitted
at'all. Among horses' shoulders there
is as great a diversity of shape as
among men's noses. Whenever a col
lar is got for a horse, the horse should
be brought to the store that the collar
may bo fitted. Make the merchant
bring out every collar he has, if neces
sary, to get a lit ; and if a fit can not
be got otherwise, havo tho collar al
tered. This can be done by making a
slit along the groove wherein the hemes
tit, opposite the spot on the face of the
collar which is too prominent. Through
tho slit enough of tho packing can be
removed, and a few blows on the face
of the collar will then reduce tho
prominence. Next tho collar must be
tilted to the hames or the hemes to tho
collar. The latter is tho better when
it can be done without making the
hames too weak. Tho hames should
be shaved down until they lit close to
the collar at everv point.
Throwing the collar into a pond for a
week, oiling it with "rattle-snake
grease." etc., is utter silliness But
keeping it well oiled is a good preventive
of galls. The oil keeps tho leathersoft
and pliable, hence it is not apt to chaf
the flesh, and is more inclined to adapt
itself to the shoulder. 1-or oiling har
ness 1 know of nothing else as good as
a mixture of two parts pure neatsfoot
oil and me part beef tallow. A little
castor oil may be added if the mice aro
inclined to nibble; but it is better to
get a good momer than to use the cas
tor oil. The collar should be cleaned
of sweat and dirt each morning. A
dirt- collar chafes. For cleaning, a
dull knife for taking oil the rough
and 11 cloth for the llnish are good
Cloth pads to cover the entire face of
the collar are now made, and are good
Many collars have one sido harder than
the other; obsorvo this and reject such
collars always.
Humane feelings asido, it is well to
avoid galled shoulders. The horse
with whole shoulders does more and
better work. He starts quicker, pulls
harder and more steadily, and does
not give ui) m soon in a tight place,
More, a very sore shoulder seriously
affects the health of tho animal. The
pain affects its nervous system, and
lessens digestion and assimilation. The
effect is of the same nature, though,
perhaps, not so great as like pain
would have upon you. John M. btuhl,
in Country Gentleman.
POINTS FOR LADIES.
III11U nuit NuccriitloiiH ItErcllNt Late
Ilrt-mt Niivrltim.
Narrow gold braid is frequently sown
into the necks and culls of gowns,
instead of colored silk, canvas, or cuff
and collars.
Gimp and braid ornamentation, sold
in sets of collar pieces, cull's and two
graduated plastrons for tho front, are
much used on colored jerseys, as well
as on light spring material gowns. It
is to bo had ill black ami almost every
color.
Dressing of morning jackets of surah
have one side of the front hanging in
tho usual way, ami the other side gath
ered up and fastened across tho from
onto tho opposite shoulder, with a fall
of white luce hanging to tho waist
corresponding with tho other side cf
tho front.
Opaline ribbon is a novelty. This is
a watered ribbon of superior quality
and shot or changeable, showing three
tints, like the opal, and looks differ
ently when placed in various lights.
The newest polonaises are very long
ami fully draped, tho entire ell'uct be
ing that of slcndornuss.
Frocks of light wool for Utile girls
aro often iiiiulo with a velvet yoko,
which U out low to wear over it gimp,
the armholos being simply ourdod will),
out sleeves, ami a velvet belt inserted,
N, 1'. World
WOMEN SPECULATORS.
XYUy Stook llroker Do Not Like to Tnk
TIifiii for Cimtomnr.
"You can't find one broker in ten
who would tako a woman's account,"
aid a well-known broker just after
turning away a lady callor last week.
" hy not? Ain't they big enough?
" Some of them arc large. There is
a woman 011 tho North sido who used
to go In for a thousand shares at a
crack. There is another at present in
town who is really a big player in
stocks, and sometimes has fGO.OOO and
?7,000 up In hor broker's hands.
1 here is another, tho widow of a rich
railroader, who makes and loses $l'0.
000 at a time. But even tho account
of tlieso big ones aro not sought after."
"Don't thoy pay commissions
promptly?"
"Thoy havo to do that, tonimis-
dons are charged up tho moment the
trade is oponed."
"Why, then, if women would mar
gin their deals and keep thoir margins
ood, is not their business catered to?"
"Boeauso they aro kickers lirst, last
md always. Ono woman will talk
note about her trades, ask more qtios
ions, come oftonor for advice and an
noy a broker moro than twenty men.
If they make money they give a broke r
no peace, lliey want nun to go rigni
iboad for them on his own judgment
;i thing reputablo brokers donotdo ex-
ept in tho rarest instance and then
not without some directions and for
nobody but their oldest customers. If
11 woman loses, sho pays her losses in
a manner that makes a man feel simply
like the deuce. Ho has to say he s so
orry, to sympathize and cry over what
wasn't hts fault, but h.irs. If yon give
her advice and it prorts bad brokers
ire not infallible; if they were thoy
wouldn't be brokers but speculators
why she charges you with her loss and
lon't want to pay. Another thing, the
majority of women who speculate
can't afford it. Tlu-y aro dipping into
their savings. hen thoso are gone
they are like as not to dip into others
they hold in trust Speculation is bad
for a man, but my experience proves
that a woman who is bitten by it has
the feViir twice as bad. Tho very last
woman's account 1 had on my books
taught 1110 how far woman will go.
My fair client made a littlo money at
lirst. Then sho plunged, of course
It was up and down for awhile.
Finally, it was down very much
down with hor luck. She came to
mo weeping, anil wanted 1110 to tako
her diamonds as margin for ono more
deal. Of course, I wouldn't do that.
Well, she went away, but came back
the next d'ry with some money, with
out her diamonds, and accompanied
by a villainous-looking beast, who
stood by and saw tho money
naid over before ho left. That
stake she lost, too. Then she
came into tho private office, anil
after some hysterics said sho had
borrowed the diamonds' full value
from her companion of the previous
day, on condition that she pay him
beside his interest one-half the prof
its she made in the ileal. If her
husband found it out she was ruined.
She begged my helj). Sho promised
if 1 would she would overcome the
fascination speculation had for her.
and stay away for good. Well, the
upshot of it was I trot her diamonds
back by paying one-third more than
they were worth, and gavo them to
her as a bribe to keep hor promises
She did keep her word, strange to
say. She never entered my office or
any other broker's afterward. Her
husband never know of hor specula
tions. I charged up tho cost of the
diamonds to expense account and
swore no woman's account, if it was
worth $100,000 a year, would ever go
on my books again." Chicaqo JJcra'd.
COSTLY CLOCK-MENDING.
A Ilontelmlilor'a i:xiirli-nrn with u l'crl
piitntlc (JIonk-Tliiktir.
"My wife is always lolling 1110 that
I am not economical enough; so tho
other day I thought 1 would try to be
gin the practice of economy. 1 don't
intend to try any more.
" You remember that hoavy iron
cased clock that used to stand on the
mantol-pleeo in tho back room thoreP
Woll, it got out of order a littlo while
ago and stopped. Just after that one
of those peripatetic clock-jinondors
passed tho house, clanging his bell. I
called him in and gave him tho clock
to mend, thinking I would got the job
done cheaper by him than If 1 were to
tako it to a regular watch-maker's
shop.
"Now, as tho sholf is not quite level,
two little pieces of wood had been
placed under tho front edge of tho
clock to keop it in position. After the
man finished the job ho put the clock
back upon the mantel-piece, neglect
ing to put t'icse pieces of wood under
it again. The consequence was that a
few minutes after ho left we hoard a
tremendous crash in the back room.
Uunning in wo found that tho clock
had fallen upon tho stove, smashing it
and scattering the lire over the carpet.
With dilllcnlty wo succeeded in extin
guishing the Hames, ami when wo had
recovered from our fright I sat down
md figured up the cost of this attempt
at cheap clock-mending. Tho rosul
was about as follows:
J 'aid to t luok.maker f 1 f.
Clonk smuiilioa HI 00
Btovo Miiukliud 18
lJauuik'o to carput U Oil
Totnl VM IX)
I don't know whether 1 paid the
man more than I would have boon
charged in i shop for mending tho
clock or not; hut 1 do know that if 1
had taken It to a reliable watoh-inaker
lie would have placed it properly in po
sition when lie returned it and l would
ho about thirty-four dollars richer thuu
1 am." Jewelers Weekly.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
Georgo IL Sims, the author ot
"'Ostler Joe" and a number of suc
cessful plays, makes upward of $20,000.
n yoar by his pen. Ho is fifty-on
yours old iuhL was unheard of too.
years ago.
A monthly publication called the
Cornell Magazine, of which Edward.
Everett Hale, Jr., Is editor, has been,
started at Cornell University. It is to
bo conducted by tho faculty and stu
dents jointly.
Hoscoo Conklingwas a great lovor
of poetry, and could repeat many
verses from memory, not fragmentary
lines or stanzas, but wholo epics, pago
by pajre. His favorite poems were
Lalla Hookh" and " Lady of the
"Like."
In the San Francisco free library-
Is one of tho most remarkable worka
ever given to tho world. It Is the
Lord s Prayer in no less than 81 1 dif
ferent dialects. The work was com
piled by A. Amor, and published iu
Vienna in 18 i t.
F. C. Burnetii!, of London Punch,
possesses remarkable skill as a von-
triloquist. He was educated for a.
Jesuit priest, but Ills inclination to
play practical jokes with the vontrilo-
piial power under his control brought
him into disfavor with his superiors.
An advertisement from a Prague
(Hungary) newspaper is translated as
follows: "A literary lady would like
to moot a literary gentleman with a
view to matrimony. Prose preferred.
as tho lady is a poet, and contrasts
generally harmonize host matrimo
nially." William D. llowells, tho novelist,
was a type-setter, and so was Bret
Harte, and so was Mark Twain. H. IL
Stoddard, tho poet, was a blacksmith,
Frank Stockton was an engravor, and
John (i. Whittier was a farmer with,
slight interruption until ho was nearly
thirty years old.
There aro two old gentlemen em
ployed on the Tribune who aro make
ups of tho groat Horace Greeley; thoir
hair, face, dress, actions are suggestive
of tho great newspaper editor of tho.
past, and this likeness is mado notice
able and striking by the presence of a
life-size portrait of Mr. Greeley hang
ing against tho wall.
The lato A S. Aboil, of tho Balti
more Sun, was personally associated
with Inventor Morse in the promotion
of the magnotio telegraph. Tho Stm
published tho lirst message sent oror
the wires, then an experiment, bo
tweon Washington and Baltimore,,
and also published on May 11, 1818.
tho lirst Presidential message over'ro
ceived in that way.
James Gordon Bonnott may woll
bo called a citizen of tho world. He
has a house in Now York, ono nt Now
port, one in Paris, a oottago at Bourgi
vnl, a chateau and farm thirty miles
out of Paris, a villa at Nice, and n
steam-yacht to tako him across tho
ocean or anywhere ho wants to go.
Mr. Bennett is woll on to lifty years of
age, but he does not look it. His tall
form is as straignt as an arrow, his.
blue eyes as bright as an oaglo's, and
Ids mustache a golden brown. Ilia
hair, however, is very gray, ami ot
oil' his florid complexion to the bast
advantage. Mr. Uonno.tt drossos quiet
ly but handsomely.
HUMOROUS.
If thirty-two is tho freezing point,
what is the squeezing point? Two la.
the shade. Puck.
When Mri Hamlet remarked: "Eye.
there's the rub," ho is supposed to
have just got off a railroad train with,
a cinder in his optic. Eclijncd Kxr
change,
In tho court room. "Why is it
thoy aro so mighty particular about
order hero?" "Tho judge, you remem
ber, can only serve during good behavior."-
Jtoston Tianscript.
Dude (bad pay) "That Btrlpo
looks well; so does this. What would
you prefer for yourself if you wer
choosingP" Long-suffering Tailor: "A.
check." Philadelphia- Call.
Barber (to customer) " Hair cut,
sir?" Customer " Hair cut! Can't
you sen that I wear a wigP" Barber
"Oh, I beg pardon; so you do. Well.
or have a shampoo?" JIarpar'a
liazar.
" You bad boy, you have made &
grease-spot on the now sofa with your
bread and butter," snld Mrs. Fizzlctop
to her son Johnny. "Novor mind,
ma, you can sit 011 it when there ia
company In tho parlor," replied little
Johnny. Texas Sitings.
" Your sojourn in Texas Booms to
have done you a great deal of good;
must bo a lino climate." "I feel like
a now man, but it wasn't tho climate;
it was tho exercise." "We never
could prevail on you to tako exerciso
here." "1 was on tho jump nil the
time in Texas." "Well, woll. Effect
of the air?" "No; centipedes. Omaha
World.
Hayseed says ho doesn't think
much of the city hotel-keepers. They
have a big room magnificently Iltleil
up and label it "Sample Hoom." This
raises a fellow's expectations to the
highest notch, but when hu is shown
to a littlo sovoii-by-nino room at the
top of the house ho finds that ho has
beoii swindled. It is not a bit liku the
sample. Boston Transcript.
Johnny and his elder slstor made
up tho class, and Johnny had come to
rely on Ids sister's industry for hit les
sons. "Johnny, upon what dees the
earth rovolvoP" asked tho toauher.
" Ax sis," replied Johnny, scratching
his head to evoko an Idoa. "Correct."
And as Johnny afterward explained it-
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