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A NOVELTY IN VOTING. Description ir lh Hallot Mihm'ttecl to (ho Miinclniinlt l.cl"l"t'irn. Messrs. Diehard II. Dana ami Mor rill Wymtiti. .If., have propnrod for tho Committee on Election Laws of tlio Mnssacl metta Legislature n Imilot which, in many ru-jpects, is the host nicauro of tho kind wo havo i-ver soo'i. Tliulr l)IH opens with ii provision that nil ballots shall bo printed snil dis tributed at public expense. Upon thut point thoro is no longer nnv division of opinion, everybody conceding the wl.--ilom of taking from tho political organ i tintlons the dangerous und corrupting control of llio bullous whicli have boon bo long in their hands. Each Imilot shall contain the name, residence (with street and number in city elections,) and party or political appellation of every candidate whoso nomination for any ollleo to bo speci fied in the ballot lias boon duty made," the nsitncs to bo arranged in alphabet ical order, except that presidential electors arc to bo arranged in a sepa rate group. The provision for distribu ting the ballots to the election ofllcers at llit polls is so specific and so inter esting as an cfToetivo means for pre vent! ig forgery of tho olllcial ballots that we give it in full: "Sec ion 11. Tho Secretary of tho Commonwealth shall send the proper ballots, specimen ballots, and cards of instruction printed by him, to the sov oral city and town clerks, so as to bo received, ono sot at least forty-eight hours before the day of election, the other set sent separately .so as to be re ceived at least twenty-four hours before the day of election. Thcso ballots, specimen ballots and cards shall be Font in separate sealed packages, clearly marked on tho outside for the lolling place for which they are in tended, and tho number of ballots in closed. The ballots, specimen ballots, and cards f instruction printed by t Ii cit)' dorks shall each set bo packed In separate sealed packages clearly marked on the otiLshlo for tho polling precincts for which they are intended. The city and town clerks shall send to the sev eral otlicers of each precinct or to tho selectmen of the town buforo tho open ing of tlio polls on election da)', In tho manner in whicli tho ballot boxes are required to bo sent, ono full set of the packages of ballots, specimen ballots nnd cards intended for that polling place keeping iv record of the 111111111111' of ballots sent to each polling pi sice. The second set shall be retained until they are needed for tho p irposo of vo ting. At tho opening of the polls 111 each polling place the seals of the pack ages shall be publicly broken and the packages opened, and the books of bal lots handed to the ballot olliccis herein after provided for by the precinct ollleer or the selectmen of the town presiding nt such polling places. Tho cards of instruction shall bo posted in each place provided for the marking of the ballots, hereinafter provided for, ami not less than three such cards, and also not less than live specimen ballots, jvostcil in and about tlio polling place outside the guard rails, before any bal lot is delivered to any voter." When tho voter receives his bailor, after he has shown that he is entitled to vote, hu must go alone into a com partment ami check with a cross in the margin of the ballot (lie names of the candidates for whom he wishes to vote. Then he must fold his ballot so that the olllcial iudorscmoiii on the back will ho xisib'e, and, coming from the com p:(rtmeiit, deposit it in the ballot-box. No ballot without the nlhVul indorsement can bo received by the olllcers in charge of tho b tllot-buxi's, and if any such should get in, it must l thrown out in tla counting. Any voter who allows his ballot to be seen by any person with tho apparent intention of letting it be known how ho has voted or intends to vote, or any person who interferes or attempts to interfere with any voter while marking hit ballot, or who at tempts to ascertain In any way how he has voted, .-hall bu punished by a Hue of not less than i?f or more than if 100. Xatton. Odd Facts About Gun-Cotton. When gun-cotton or other high ex plosives are freely exposed upon an iron anvil and detonated, the explosive leaves a deop and periiianent inipres sinn upon the .surface of the metal with which It was in contact. Tho impios Mon produced by tho exploding mass is an almost exact copy of that face of tho explosive which was in contact with tho Hiatal. This is best observed with gpu-oottou, for, from the nature of the material, It can bo shaped ac cording to fancy, and such llgures and designs as ono wishes can bo stamped upon its surface. Thus, if a disk of guu-cotton, on the face of which tho loiters "U. S. N." and the date "1881" are iuduuted, be detonated, it will be found that tho letters and figures will bo reproduced in the iron, and, most singular of all these phenomena, thoy will bo indented in the Iron just as they wore in tho gun-cotton. Sorlbners Maqazint. V',(T Why Ho Could Think So. TwoMiieii on a railway train bogan to discuss a book which tho newsboy h:ul left 011 tho sunt. I think it is a very wotvk thing," paid ono of them. "I examined It awhilo ago, nnd I sua that tho characters arc weak and 111 drawn.' "1 like it very iiiuuli," tho othur man replied. "1 think it is ono of tlio llnee-t pieces of liotlon over produoud In this country." "1 don't sou how you can think that." "I do, for, you sec, I wrote it." Jr kamato Traveler, A blind physician at lViis.vola. Via., has a largo pi'iielico, and goes Huout tuo biruuu uiuimuu. PRINCESS SALM SALM. IntorenllMK lllatory nt n Homnntlc, C,ecK creil untl KTonUul Life. Several queries liavo been made of Into as to what became of l'rinccfl9 Kalm Salni, an American lady whoso , venturesome character elevated her Jfoni tho common people to the rank I of Princess. Newspaper stories havo 1 ecu published from tinio to time about her, but nono contain a full and cor rect account of her life and Until dis appearance from tlio eyes of tho world. Tho lust days of her career wero a I nppy conclusion of a life full of ro tanutic associations. Through tho kindness of L. E. Hinckley, now resid ing in this city, but who wns born and raised in the Princess' native village, tho Call is enabled to give some inter esting particulars of her life. Well I remember," ho said to a reporter, "when yet 11 .child in my na tive town of Philipsburg, Province of Quebec, listening to old Captain Henry Joy spinning yarns in his little cob bler's shop. Wo called him Captain, but ho was a privateersman in tlio American service, and finally settled down to mending shoes and harness. His wife was an Indian squnw a Cherokee, I beliovo tho pet of all the littlo children and a female doctor. They wero married many years and lind a family of two sons anil four daughters, but died some years since. "These were tho parcnU of Princess Salm Salm, quite illiterate and without any ambition, and thoy were always the same there. Adelaide Joy, tho Princess, was a remarkable child, and even then would ride bareback horses through tho country without any fear. She could shoulder a gun, too, and spent many a day hunting in tho woods. School was a matter of small impor tance to her, so at fifteen she went to work in private families. This monot onous life was badly suited to her ad venturous spirit, and nt seventeen she went to Su Albans, VU, and thence South with Cliarani's circus as a tight rope walker and equestrienne, under tho assumed iiamo of Agnes Sinclair. "It was rumored that she was mar ried to a performer, hut she was cer tainly married to sonio oflicor of tho Federal army after she had left tho cir cus when tlio war broke out. Sho trav eled to Mexico with this oflicer, and there mot Prince Salm Salm, who ac companied Maximilian. Salm Salm wits Prince of a province or princedom in Germany, ami was sentenced to be shot with Maximilian, hut through her pleadings the Mexican authorities par doned him. with the understanding that he should immediately depart for (!orinauy. It was never known what became of the American ollleer, but the Princess then accompanied Salm Salm to his native laud, and they li.etl together there in peace till the out break of the Franco-Prussian war. Then the Prince fought with the Prus sian army and fell before Met.. She died about three years ago in Germany, m.d left two sous, who arc young men now. "During her lifetime sho never for got her parents. A letter would bo received regularly every three months by the postmaster of Philipsburg, and It contained a remittance with another letter for the old couple. Her picture and that of her husband and children were suspended in the little cobbling shop and would be shown with pride by the old father. The postmaster was always instructed not to disclose her identity to that of the people, lest it might rum her social standing in Europe. After hordeath she was high ly spoken of, and her charitable acts during the rrauco-l russian war are still reiiieuihered. "When a domestic servant her natu ral desire for adventure and the stage induced her to study Shakespeare, and she purchased large volumes of his works. In her palmy days, when Phil ipsburg had been parted from her for ever, these same books wrapped up old shoes ami the illustrations adorned the walls of tho shop. "The Princess was a dark brunette, very hnuduomo and engaging in inan , uers, still she was not a woman who depended on natural gifts or graces as objects to gain her ends. She died at the age of lifty-livo to sixty years. "The whole family are now in good circumstances. Ono sou, Henry Joy, is now a prominent physician of Chi cago; the other, (ieorge, is a purser of a Cham plain steamer. 'Mrs. Mendall, a sister, is owner of the Mendall Lith ographing Company, of Chicago, and, in her own way, made a success of life. She married a working-man, who died quite young, leaving a small busi ness, whicli she then managed, with good results. She now lias several houses on Dearborn avenue and is reputed very wealthy. Another sister is married to a Philadelphia banker, and the fourth is the wife of a United States olllcial in Mexico. (Ieorge re sides in Philipsburg with ids daughter and guards tho old homestead, where a reunion of tho family is sometimes hold," San .Francisco Call. Tho Ruling Passion. Life was ebbing fast, and his hours were few. Ho was a Third avenue el evated brakomau, and eating his meals between stations had sapped his vital ity. "My dear young friend," said tho minister at his bedside, "I trust that what has boon so graciously vouchsafed to 1110 to say will comfort and sustain you. 1 will leave y$i now for tho 'present." "Very well, sir," responded tho sick man, feebly. "Step lively, plonso," A'.'J'. Sun. 9 1 1 It Isn't every newspaper render who can tell a typographical error from 11 great American joke. Washing' ton CriHc, WHY flROWN WAS JIUTED. A Domestic Melodrama and Its Harrow Inc ComK-qarnce. Tho other day Miss Jones spent tlio afternoon with hor friend and former Bcliool-mate, Mrs. Smith, who has been married several years and has a beauti ful boy. "I heard tho other day that you wero engaged to Mr. Drown. Is thcro any truth it?" asked Mrs. Smith of hor friond, who was holding tlio baby. "I am not engaged to Mr. Drown.". "Dut ain't you going to bo? Ho is such a nice, steady young man." "That depends upon circumstances. Ono tlilnir is sure, if ho expects mo to tako advantage of my lca-year privi leges lie will wait a good long wliile," replied Mis Jones. "Dut would you accept him if ho wero to propose?" queried Sirs. Smith. "I am not quite sure that I would. Men aro so unreliable." "Don't you love liimP" asked Mrs. Smith. "O, ho is a very nice gontloman, but there are so many unhappy marriages that I don't think I care to take any risks." "You should get marriod by all moans. I usod to think and talk just liko you, but now that I am married I am twico as happy as I was. I have a good, kind husband." "You never quarrel, I suppose. Ho never says any thing rude or unkind, and ho never goes out at night and comes home lato?" "O, no. of course not." "Never grtiniblus about theoxponso?" "What a strange girl you aro? What makes you ask such foolish, silly ques tions?" "Well, you know thoro aro some such husbands." "I've read about somo such cases of brutality, and Pvo heard people talk about such husbands, but I don't know 11113' thing about it-" "I am so glad for your sako that you aro happy. How sound tho dour littlo follow sleeps." "Yes; I wish you would take him in the next room and put him in his little cradle," said Mrs. Smith. Her friend compliod with her request. While Miss Jones was in tho noxt room tlio door was suddenly oponed and Mr. Smith entered. Ho had just come home and did not know Miss Jones was in the house. It was plain to see that ho was as mad as a wot hen. Shaking a bill at his wife, ho said in a hnar-o. cynical tone: Hero is anotlierone of t-otir infernal bills. You must think I'm made of money." "Il-u-s-h!" said his wife, putting hor linger to her lips and pointing into tho other room. "Hush,' he blanked, "I don't give a continental whether tho blank brat squalls or not. 1 want you to under stand that I don't propose to put up with any more of your extravagance. This is is tlio second hat 3-011 have had since we wero married. Do 3'ou pro pose to break me up in business witli your Houseless extravagance? D3' the wa3' 3'ou l)U3 now mt' 0,10 WH,dd sup pose you had half a do.on fool heads on your shoulders." "O, (Jeorge! Dear George!" "Justehoeso that 'doah Georgo' rack et (mimicking her.) Only last week I I paid a grocery bill of one dollar and tliiity-sovoii cents. You must think I'm a Mule Jay Could on wheels. Did a man bring a demijohn of brandy and two hundred cigars for 1110?" "Yes, and here is tlio bill for lifty soven dollars." "For heaven's sako quit looking as if you were going to blubber! I just came home to loll you not to sit up for me. After the lodge is out 1 am going so attend a littlo oyster supper with the boys and some theatrical people down at the hotel. I may not get back before three o'clock." and oil' ho was. Of course Miss Jones hoard every word of this joint discussion, and when, shortly afterward, Drown proposed, ho was jilted and bounced so promptly that ho left the house without his hat and cane. Ho was oven more aston ished than tho lightning was when it struck a magazine containing 1,756,81:1 pounds of giant powder. Mock ing liird. Gum and Peppermint. Chewing gum lias come to bo con. sidcred tho popular euro for dyspepsia, at least by those young dames who have reason to imagine that thoy sutler from the ill ell'ects of midnight suppers and too long a series of dinner parties. In Newport last summer peppermint drops wore Introduced at a certain point In the meal and partaken of by every one, and at an ontertalnniont which was given recently, when Ice cream was served, Jamaica ginger was passed and a few drops recommended to counteract the ell'ects of tho ice. When the plates wero changed for tho last tlmo at a gentleman's dinner, given a few nights ago, each one hold a ticket for a Turkish bath, a sad commentary 011 the condition that the guests must havo boon In. A". V. Press. Printers Exempt from Cholora. The printers havo been exceptionally exempt from falling victims to tho cholera epidemics which have rccontly occurred in the South American con tinent. When the yellow fever epi demic in 1SG8 created consternation here tho Typographical Union had only to pay tho expenses Jor two members, and both of thoni recovered. Now to day tiio same incident is recorded in Chill with respect to cholora, where wo lind that, according to the report of the president of the Typographical Union of Valparaiso, up to the date of his last report, not one of the one hundred members of the Union had been at tacked. Thus they enjoyed tho same good fortune thoy hm experienced during the previous your. L n .1 j l'eruj Vrema, INSIGNIA OP MERIT. Ktiropean Order uf Knighthood of Morn Hi an Ordinary Interest. Inquiry lias been niado as to tho sig nificance of tlio Iron Cross the lato Gtnperor William was so desirous to .lave buried with him. The Iron Cross s tlio chief badge of military service, mil was conferred upon William when ic wns a Prince by his brother, then King, for great bravery and sol llorly conduct. This was in 1849, when lie was given supremo command of tlio royal forces when Daden and the Pala tinate rushed into arms against consti utcd authority. The cross was more prized 1)3 him bccauo ho had been re called from banishment he was exiled by imperial order in 1848 and the order pour Ic meritc, hotter than his re call, attested his restoration to favor. Tlio order of the Iron Cross was founded by Frederick William in 1813. The insignia is a cast-iron cross with silver mountings and. bearing 110 in scription on the reverse ; the upper part of tlio obverse contains the initials "F. W." surmounted on a crown ; tho center is adorned with three oak leaves, below which is the number 181U. When the cross is conferred for military merit, the ribbon .supporting it is of black watered silk with white stripes; for civil merit, the ribbon is white watered silk wiih black stripes. Other European orders limy bo rc 'erred to with interest. The Ito3'al Prussian order of tho Dlack Eagle, founded in 1701 by Fiderick, is a blue enameled cross, each arm of whicli is forked with a center gold monogram "F. It." (Fredricus Ilex) and a crowned black eagle with spread wings. The motto is "Stiiim Ciquo" (every ono his due). The order is never conferred upon persons below thirty years of age. (lormaiiy has also the order of the Rod Eagle, the second order of tho kingdom, founded 1705; tho roj'al or der of the HoiHC of Hohenzollei'ii, a gold cross with white and black en amel, founded 1841; tho order of Louise,' a small black enameled gold cross, founded in 1814, exclusively re served for ladies; the Davariun order of St. Hubert, founded 1411, to be ad mitted to which requires that ono should havo been six years a member of tho civil order of merit of the Da varian crown. Austria shares witli Spain, since the time of Charles V., the right of the or der of the Golden Fleece, founded in 1 129 by Philip III., the Good, Duke of Durgunih' and Count of Flanders. The French Legion of Honor wns founded in 1802 us a reward of civil merit or military valor. The highest order of Rii'-i-ia is that of St. Andrew, founded 1(198, anil is conferred exclusively on persons of the most exalted rank. It is represented hy a blue enameled liguro of St. Andrew on the cross. Ru-sia has a military order of St. George, founded in 17(i9, which is never confcri etl but for a gallautiw at sea or in the field. The insignia is a white enameled cross with gold rim, on the obverse side of which is an imago of St. George and the dragon. Spain lias numerous orders, tho old est being that of 'lulatrava, founded in ll.VS, and is now a court distinction rareh- conferred. The order of Alcan tara was founded in 1177, and is lim ited to those who can prove noble descent through at least four genera tions. Tho orders of Great Dritain aro more or less famous. The lirst in dig nity is that of the Garter, founded in 1:149. The next that of the Thistle, founded in l.rIO, the motto of which is "Nemo mo inipunc lacessit;" that of St. Patrick, 178.1. "Quis Soparabit?" that of the Hath, 1.189. "Tria junetu in uno;" the Star of India, 18(51, motto, "Heaven's Light Our Guide;" St. Michael anil St. George, 1818. The chief order of Drazil is that of Pedro, founded in 1822. Denmark has ono of the inot illus trious orders of chivalry, the order of the Elephant, which ranks even with that of the Garter, founded at an un certain date, but probably in tho twelfth century. It is limited to thirty knights. Italy's chief order is th it of the Aiinuneiada, reorganized in 1518. Sweden lias the nobler order of the Seraph, founded 12S0. and limited to twenty-three natives and eight foreign e rs. t'lt kaifo Inter-Ocean. South American Mosquitoes. Some ludicrous stories aro told about adventures with the mosquitoes, lhave been solemnly assured that often when they have attacked a boat and driven its captain and crew below they have broken tho windows of tlio cabin by plunging in swarms against them, and have attempted to burst in the doors. Although this may bo something of an exaggeration, it is nevertheless true that frequently horses and cattle, after the most frightful sufferings, have died from mosquito bites 011 board tlio ves sels. Not long ago a herd of valuable cattle wero being taken' from the United States to a ranch upon tho Mag dalena river, and became so desperate under the attacks of the mosquitoes that they broke from their stalls and all woro'drowned. Passengers intending to make the voyage usually provide themselves witli protection in the shape of inoMjuito bars, head nets and thick gloves, and when on deck are com pelled to tie their sleeves around their wrists ami their pantaloons around their ankles. American Magazine, Tho latest medical theory pre scribes only two meals a day one at the beginning and 0110 at the end of the day. If people adopt this plan and carefully avoid working between mwils life would be much easier. It is work ing so much between meals that make lifoso hard. Xorw r HuUcUn. -Washington lYrritor now claim to 'uu out '200,000 inhabitants. KNEW HIM WELL. A Female Wltnem ConTlnce a Lawyer AImot Atalntt Ills Will. "You know tho defendant in this case, do 3-011?" asked a Kansas 'awyor of a female native of tlio soil. "Know which?" she asked. "The defendant, Jake Lynch." "Do I know Jake Lynch?" "Yes." "You want to know if I know Jake Lynch well, if that ain't a good one. Why, mister, the Lynch family nn' " "Can't you sny yes or no?" "Why, Jake Lynclr's mother an' my step-dad's father was ouco lirst cous ins, an'" "Then 3'ou know him?" "Who, Jake Lynch? Me know .Tako Lynch. You're a stranger in these parts, ain't you?" "That has nothing to do with tho case. If you know Jake Lynch, say so." "If I know him! Lcmme tell j'ou that Jake Lynch's birthday and my brother Hiram's is on the same day, an'" "You know him of course, then?" "Who Jake Lynch? Ask Jake if I know him? Ask him if lie was ever introduced to D0M3 Skelton?" "I don't care to ask him an'-thing. I simply want to ask 3011 if Jake Lynch is known to 3011 personally." "Pussnnly? Well, I don't know what you mean by 'pussonly,' but if 3'ou want to know if know Jake an' if lie knows mc, I can tell you in mighty few words. Jake Lynch's father an' my fatVor " "Now, I want you to sav 'yes' or 'no.'" "Thought vou wanted mo to say if I knew Jake L'nch." "That's jus't what I do want." "Well, then, lommo alone an' I'll tell you all about it. Jako Lynch was born in Iujccan an' I was born in tho same county an' " "And of course 3-011 know him?" "Who Jake Lynch? Do I know Jako Lj'uch, when tho very boss he rid hero on was ono ho traded my man a span of young steers for? Wli3-, man, Jake's wife was Ann Elizy Skill', an' her an' 1110 is tlio same age to a da, an' " "That will do. I see that you do know him." "Know him? Know Jake? Wli3', man " "That will do." "Win, I Wits married on a Chows da3' an' Jako was married tho noxt da3', an' his oldest 1103' an' 1113- oldest girl is most the same age, an' " "That will do." Detroit Free Press. DIDN'T MIND THE BITE. A CourKMiii4 .-I1111 who Couldn't hn llcat.'ii Out ol 11 llorxn Trail,-. A Georgia man, while standing in front of a blacksmith's shop, was bitten 1)3 a dog, "Gracious alive!" ex claimed tlio blacksmith, "run homo and pra3' for tho salvation of 3-0111' soul for 3'our body is lost." "How so?" tho old fellow asked as ho rubbed tho place where the dog had bitten him. "Why, that dog is mad. Look how he foams at tho mouth. That's tlio dog tlio neighbors havo been looking for!" A putl'of smoke camo from tho bushos near b3 tho " bang" of a gun was heard and tho dog fell dead in tlio road. "Neighbors boon lookin' fur him, eh!" said the old follow who had boon bitten. "Wall. I ain't been lookin' fur him, hut it 'pears sorter liko bo's been lookin' for me, " "Run to a doctor, man." "No, I kain't afford it. I hired 0110 last spring to euro tlio chills on 1113' daughter Nan, an' I thought it would break 1110 hothitioualy 11 p agin I got him paid. Nan, 3-011 know, married Abo Slater shortty afterwards, an' I sa3s to Abo, s'l, 'Abo, 3-011 oughtor pav a part of that chill bill?' -Whut chill bill?' says he. 'W'y Nan's,' s'l. 'Oh,' sins ho, 'I didn'tmartw the chills too. I only married Nan, an' I nach ully expected the chills not to cut no figgor in the transaction.' An', sir, Abe he never would pa3' a cent on that chill bill, but puttj soon 'long come the big ynllov agor, crecpin' down tho big road. Wall, sure, it hopped a-straddlo uv olo Abe an' rid him putt- nigh ter death." "Dut that ain't got nothing to do with that mad dog. You'll bo a dead man in loss' 11 nine days." "Wall, I'll wait an' soo, an' pf whut 3-011 say comes true, w'y I'll own up. 1 ain't no ban' ter dispute alter tlio lacks havo dun gone agin me. 'Taint thator way with Abo, though. He'll argy when ho knows ho ain't got no show. I liko tor soo a man stick up fur whut ho boliovcs, but then whon a feller finds bo's wrong, wv ho jest nachully ought ter cave. Wall, good luawnin'. I've got a boss trade on han' over yander cross tho branch, an' I b'l'evo I'll fix it up bofo' tho fellor gits outen tho notion." Arkansaw Traveler. There is no doubt that tho light Dralima is tlio host fowl for profitable rearing of market chickens, as it will mako the largest weight from a certain quantity of food In tlio shortest time. Spring chickens of this breed willoasily weigh two and a half pounds at three months old, and oightornino pounds In eight mouths. The oggs of this breed are more valuable for food and forpns- , try than any other kind, but thoro are j other fowls that will lay more oggs. It is not the number which counts fot j profit always. Plants most cultivated by working people in the cities are said by a tlorist to be the geranium, tlio holiotropo. uicnsia, tiaisy, guiyuovfor, primrose, I pink aud oxulis. WHAT IS PESSIMISM? A Theory In Hie Air as UimulMtantlal aa Many Other Silly Theories. We have heard of commentators darkening with many words tho sub ject they set out to illumine. I trust that no such misfortune is to result from the labors of tho Drowning societies in this country and England. To class the keen-sighted, but large minded and genial-hearted Drowning among the pessimists seems a mistake hard to account for to one who hns found in his hopeful philosophy, n greater encouragement than almost any other single writer, teacher or preacher of to-day has to give. I confess to being skeptical as to tho gen uineness of much that calls itself pes simism, or, rather as to tlio existonco of many thorough-going pessimists. I question tho propriety of classing Pascal among pessimists called " re ligious," for to my mind the ideas of religion and pessimism aro incom patibleeven religion as Pascal under stood it. It were truer to say of him that, in tho struggle of his intellect between faith and under mining doubt, his mind at times lost hold on religion, and then, for him, tho universe was darkened, and chaos came again. If to "recognize that in this world sorrow outbalances joy" bo pes simism, then I tako it that the major ity of persons past thciryouth, who have minds to think witli and hearts to feel with, are pessimists. Dut such recog nition of tho fact of life does not settlo tho question whether it is worth living. Drowning says, in tho person of the pagan poet Cleon: "Life's inade quate to joy, as tho soul sees it" that is, in unalloyed fullness of perfection; 3'ct the pagan could imagine a state of being above tho present in which the "jo3--h linger" should Do satisfied, if Zeus tlio all-wise were the all-loving, too. It seems to me that tho true pessimist, like tlio true skeptic, is nothing if not thorough-going, and that to be ono requires a greater hard ness of head and coldness of heart than belong, thank Heaven, to 111:1113. A genuine pessimist should go out and drown himself, as tho practical out come of his belief; if ho does not, it is because, in spite of thorny, lie con trives to find life tolerable and if for him, why may it not bo for his follows? Tlio formula of pessimism is, or ought to be, that this is tlio worst of all pos sible worlds, and therefore let us each and all get out of it. Schopenhauer, the "great apostle of pessimism," so far as ho was sincere and consistent, was so in virtue of his coldness of heart, the "luminous selfishness whicli guided him through life." He was never guilty of really associating with anyboih', we are told. Dut, granting tlio existence of a few convinced and more or less consequent contemners of the world and mankind, 1 think it remains true that pessimism is mostly a theoiy in tho air, as unsubstantial and harmless as main other theories that men have manufactured in all ages of tho world. To return to tlio point whence I started that Drowning, of all men, should bo called a pessi mist seems wonderful, most wonder ful, and 3-ot again wonderful. To roc ognize the forco of circumstance and the fatality of chance in tlio life of man, the irretricvablcncss of his mis takes, liis capacity for suH'ering, tlio possibility of his deepest joys trans forming themselves into his most poignant griefs, the frustration of hope and the heartsickness of unfulfilled de sire, "infinite passion and tlio pain of finite hearts that yearn" to sco and feel all this docs not make a man a pessimist. To put into a word that dianictricallv opposite view I tako of Drowning, it seems to 1110 that, a few great names apart, no poet with so wide ami deep a knowledgo of hu man nature and life has so uniformly maintained a tone of steadfast aud lofty hope. His world is not made up of saints and heroes, but of struggling, sinning, sorrowing men and women; yet in liis creed they havo always tho power to erect themselves above them selves. Main; of them find victory oven in defeat, joy in tho midst of pain, and honor, faith, and love worth, even in this life, more than oas3-going com fort and the satisfaction of selfish pas sion. The confidence of Drowning's tonocontrasts witli tho uncertain utter ance of most of his brother poets sinco Wordsworth. Even tlio latter spoko, as it wore, from tho lonely hoight of abstract contemplation, while Drown ing's voice comes up from amidst the throng of active human life. Ho says of it "This world It moans Intensely, and moans Rood j To find Its moanlnc is my meat and drink." And tho facts of oxistonco which move tlio shallower thinker to lamentation and doubt, nanioty, tho mutability of all things and tho disappointment ol hope, stir and stimulate Drowning, so that ho cries, of this "old woo of tho world, tune to whoso rise anil fall wo live and die" "Hlse wtth It, thon ! Itejoico that man ts liurloo. From change In cbaiiKu unceasingly." Atlantic Monthly. To touch a young calf to drink, back him into a corner of tlio shed and stand astride ids neck so he can go noithor backward nor forward, having tho pail in roach. Put throe fingers in ids mouth, letting him hold his head as high as ho likes; dip up the milk with 3our freo hand and pour it into the other; it will run down into his mouth aud ho will begin to suok. Now lift the pail up to his nose, and as ho gets interested gently lower it toward tlio ground. Ho will object to this, but you will como it after a littlo. Now begin gently to tako your fingers out of his mouth; you will succeed in this before long, and the calf is broken.