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i, V THE RUSSIAN DUCTOJt. from Roal Idto. ADAPTED rROM THK OEIUIAS Or MMB. ELISK 1'OKKR.J 1IY MltS. FKANCKS A. SHAW. franilalion ropyrigMrd, IW. tjr 4. X Ktllogj Aeu-rpaptr uompany. feh himself a stranger, familiar laces ad vanished. The elderly people oi nis boyhood were in their graves the foung had usurped their places. A .Casino" had taken I he place of tho oine-pn alley at the Rod Lion. Tho bills were dotted with the summer yiilti of rich eitv neonle. .Not lar ti .1... .....n,l....1 lumen ct.wwl ; a charming Swiss villa, inhabited by the family of a wealthy merchant of the nearest sea-port town. To the great surprise of his house keeper, the Russian doctor showed no .immediate inclination to resume his ti TT 1 1... ntiict jrpracuce. lie ucciaicu iiiuh mini .Wcontinc his social obligations to the receiving and returning of culls, louv- gjmng dinner and evening parties and "afternoon eoll'ees to Marianne. The i !.... .1 i: cal work would engross him for some time to come. Until that was ended he must abjure general society. Marianne gave free vent to her dis t Appointment. She had hoped for a triumphal social career by her cousin's I aide. She had also hoped 'that he would marry. In that event, why should she not be the chosen one? " A doctor is expected to marry," she said to him. "1 venture to predict that your hour will come; that you will i some time fall head over cars in love " The doctor laughed, but Marianne said to herself that her excellent man .. agctnent might hasten on that fateful L hour. The mirror she that night con f suited in the privacy of her ehambei fS Toilceted a woman remarkably frcsb ?2 and youthful-looking for eight-and- thirty. Our Russian doctor had lived three months in the vine-wreathed house, lie had heard the nightingales sing their old-time songs to the roses; he had seen these roses bloom and wither Autumn invaded the land, lavishing it? " iioktkn.sk! " most gorgeous lines upon tree and .shrub, only to shake the leaves in reek less sport from the branches, and send them torn and shriveled through the air, thus teaching that in nature, as in human life, the fairest things are the most evanescent. One evening in late autumn a mes senger eami' from the Swiss villa sum moning the Russian doctor in all pos sible haste. In the absence of the fam ily and their physician, the youngest child, the onlv one left at home, had fallen violently ill of croup. Our doc tor hurried awav, ami a few moments after entered an elegantly-furnished house. A servant in gorgeous livery u.-hered him up the winding stairs to a luxurious apartment leading into the chamber of the little sull'erer. The door softlv opened, and Arnim Klbthal stood in sudden terror upon the threshold. "Jlortcii.ii'!" he whispered, with white lips. In the rellection of a rosy lamp the living image of that long-lost one stood before him. It was the same slender, graceful, white-robed ligure, only taller and more developed than the blooming child of those olden days. Here was the same head enframed in wavy brown hair which seemed strewn with guld-duxt, Tho charmingly-cut profile, the piquant nose, the warm complexion all seemed tho very same. Was he dreaming? Was he under some enchanter'.- .-.pell? He drew nearer. The Russian doctor," the servant announced, and vanished. An upturned face showed tho oyes of Hortense gazing into those of the doc tornot sunny, clear and confident us in that earlv day, but sad and entreat ing. On tho lap of the young girl lay tho child, moaning and clasping her hand. " Hortense St. Hilairo!" murmured the doctor, as in a dream. That was my mother's name," eame the answer, in a foreign accent. " My name is Desireo Duvois, and I am French governess in this house. You are Dr. Klbthal, and you knew my mother as a child. How delighted I am to see vou! 1 have so longed to make vour aenuaintance. I sent lor you because sure of your skill." Her eyes now foil upon the child who breathed heavily. In a moment Ar nim was near her, all other thoughts and remembrances los in tho physi cian who examined tho patient and gave directions in that clear, decided way which impressed all ho mot. "I shall remain until tho crUis is over," he said. Decree's oyos spoko hor gratitude. She nodded, hut asked no question. The child's nurso, whrt fclept in the ni t 1 i in, entered noiselexsh. The . , - 1 ,4'Mr,i) lttk r.nn was laid in bed, the doctor anil tin u.iiues silling on inner side. The doctor ventured onlv one ques tion: "Where does vour mother live?" The girl's eves filled with tears aa she answered: "Mamma died six years ago papa long before. I scarce re member him. I am an orphan. Dis tant relative in Paris brought me here a year ago that T might earn my own living." Her voice choked, she bowed her head and hot tears fell upon the tiny hands of the sick child which clutched at the lace trimmings of the satin quilt. Poor voting creature. How hard to see her days pass thus, loveless and homeless! Poor Hortense to bo forced to die leaving a daughter alone and unprotected in a cruel world! Knw began the 'laggard course of those leaden hours all know who have watched by a sick-bed, noting every pulse-beat of the sufferer who is struggling with life and death. At the foot of the bed cowered the old nurse, panic-stricken and helpless. The other servants, anxious and ex cited, gathered in tho kitchen and gave vent to their fears in sepulchral whispers. At last tho violent paroxysms subsided, the child's breathing grew more calm, and, as the lirst sun-beam stole through the heavy curtains, the doctor's deep voice mur mured: "Saved!" For answer, Desireo bent over his hand, and kissed it. " Now have tho family physician summoned," he said. " 1 was only his substitute. I think, Mile. Duvois, that, as soon as tho child's parents re turn, vou mav feel free to visit the house where your mother lived as a child. My cousin Marianne will be delighted to know you." With a beaming glance Desireo reached him her hand. "I shall certainly come to thank you and to talk with you of my mother. I bless little Fanny's illness which has brought to me the friend of her youth." They parted each with a hearty auj Wicdcrschcti ! The master and mistress returned at evening, the former very grateful to the doctor, the latter, a parvenu who stood much upon ceremony and had great ideas of her personal conse quence, enraged that Desiree had taken upon herself the responsibility of sum moning a physician who had not even sent in his card. The old nurse, jeal ous of the child's affection for the gov erness, addeil fuel to Madame's wrath by representing that little Fanny had not been alarmingly ill and it would have been safe to await the family phy sician. In spite of her husband's pro tests the imperious woman gave her governess notice to leave at New Years. Desiree begged permission to leave at once, and dispatched a note to th,i Russian doctor asking the hospitality of bis house for the few days prior to her return to Paris. With this letter in his hand, the doe tor sought Marianne, requesting her to go in person and invite Mile. Duvois. "1 knew this young girl's mother as a child." he added. "She loses her place on my account, and I feel that she has claims upon me." " I have nothing against her coming if she does not stay too long," an swered Marianne. " In any event you are master of vour own house. I hope I shall like the girl." " I am sure of that. She resembles her sunny-tempered mother, and will be a genial (.'lenient in our house dur ing the long, dreary winter, if wo can only manage to keep her with ns until spring. My medical work will occupy most of my time, and you will need some companion." "Not one of this sort," replied Marianne, "French women are frivol ous and coquettish, and few of them can endure a well-ordered household. If this young girl want, to help me, I will give her a trial, though I know she will only hinder. I will go and in vite her, I want to see tho much praised furniture of those airy city people. 1 would like to show the mis tress of that house that other folks have just as good a light as she to look down upon their neighbors. The idea of her imagining she can snub you!" Marianne gave her head a toss and tlouuccd out of tho room to make a careful toilet for tho proposed visit. Rut she did not create the desired im pression. The mistress of the villa did not appear. She deigned no excuse save that she was not at lonie to visit ors. Marianne tried to vent her spite against the mistress by showing great sympathy for tho governess, and invit ing her in the most urgent manner to the doctor's house. Sho went 'that very evening, and was installed in the "garden chamber," once occupied by her mother. The next morning her silvery laugh penetrated to the study, and Arnim in voluntarily laid aside his pen. The very voice and laugh of Hortense! What a novel, precious, refreshing sound in that silent house! Arnim lis tened and felt that he should work all the better for this laugh. Rird-songs and llower-perfumes wero pleasant things. It was delightful to hear some music other than the jingling of Ma rianne's keys, some tones different from those severe ones in which she lectured the servants, or her plaintive wailing over the high price of provis ions and the inefficiency of Katho and Ivan. Desireo gave tho conversation an other turn. For tho lirst time in Ar nim's bachelor life a young girl formed part of his domestic osUhllsliuiont. "Sho will bother you to death," Mari anno had propheiod. "iihu will turn the houo upaidu down. Theo young girls are always leaving their things about. They never put an thing back in the right place. I unit hope you . I. .LItl Hli WtlUlll.-SS. Could a fresh rosebud disarrange these rooms? Desiree seemed to fill the old house with that sweetest of aromas - the rosy perfume of youth. While Arnim sin. wed her even place over which the feet of Hortense had tripped in those dear old davs. while ne pointed out toiiier in lores t and gar don the familiar trees whose boughs had rustled over that sunny head, a tide of outh seemed to course through his own xcius. With deep emotion he received from Desireo s hands her mother's German exercise book and his own copy of the Kiehendorf poem. At last, as in a dream, he held in his hands the ball which in so untoward a manner had led to their acquaintance ship. Tins poor object existed still; but where was she, the bright, joyous creature, his lirst and only love? Desiree told him how her father, through ill-luck and tho treachery of others, had lost his own fortune and that of her grandfather. Some inad vertent hints satislied the doctor that Hortense had married a gambler whose career had ended in suicide. With tearful eyes the young girl dwelt upon her mother, and the life, happy in spite of all its trials, they had passed together. With bated breath she described the slow dying-out of that always fragile existence of the great transfigured eyes, of the final falling asleep, which had been painless Tin: sKi.r-s.v.ME bam.. as that of a tired child in its mother's arms. Her mother had cherished one dream to the last that of return to Germany and to the forest house. She had told her child much of Arnim Klbthal and of those happy days when she had been his pupil. Then came for Desiree that loveless, jovless sojourn iiuiong str.ingeis -first under the roof of a distant relative of her father, a stern man who considered the homeless orphan a burden, and ere long -cut her to the cloister of the Sacred Heart, where she might lit herself for her future vocation of governess. This one year had been to her as an oasis in the desert u brief rest in a Ilowery garden, an asylum of peace and love. The bitterest tears she had shed since her mother's death had fall en at parting with the pious sisters. When placed by her relative as govern ess in the house of the wealthy mer chant she was ill from homesickness for the silent cloister. Kre long the exacting duties of her position had left no time for unavailing regrets and tears. " 1 was not HMed for the place," she said. " I soon found that I had much, very much, to learn. Uoetor K'lbthal, if you would make me happy, give me some instruction during these days I remain with you. You will not have to complain of any lack of indus try in your-pupil." More than delighted to become the young girl's tutor, Arnim drew up a programme of study which was strictly adhered to on both sides. Marianne was in raptures at an arrangement which would keep the young thing busy and relieve her of tho hapless task of inhiatinga French girl into the mysteries of an art in which only Ger man women were fitted to excel. Desiree grew happier day by day, and ere long reveled in the natural joyousness of youth. Sho blossomed out like a llower that has found its native soil. A sunbeam had entered the doctor's house. It must be coaxed to remain and brighten the coming .inter. Rriof as had been its stay un der his roof, Arnim felt that without its presence, life would be desolate. He grew restless if for a little time he missed the young girl's light step Hit ting past his door if the soft, rythmed melody of her voice ceased for the mo ment to penetrate his studv CHAI'TEK III. KSIRKK introduced now and then some pleasant little in novation into the immaculate prim ness of tho vine wreathed house. With Ivan, always TBI We her faithful ally, she foraged tho gar dens of tho town for plants in full leaf and blossom, and with them adorned tho doctor's study. "Tho plaoo where ono works ought to bo bright and cheerful," she said. "Now that winter is near, we must have a moniory of the sunimor and a prophecy of the spring." Arnim awaited with impatience the hour for lessons whon sho would come bounding into his study. What stolen glances lie would cast at her over hU manuscript! How full of grace and charm was hor everv movement, how Tho C.at receives from his troai. ury i 111 curs every year 9. 000, 000 rubles for IiounthoM expenses and 2.000,000 rubles for his Ma bio. A ruble is worth On cuius, hi- addition to this, tho Crown Prince, now a boy at home, ro oelves L 000, 009 rubles a year until ho Is of age 17. wr AMERICAN MONKEYS I'rof. Illckniorp l)ill t'pon tlir Vlrturnol tlio 'llnwlpr." Professor Albert S. Bickmore's lec ture at the American Museum of Natu ral History rece ntly was on "Monkeys of the New World." The word monkey, he said, hail been derived from mauakin or nwmakin, and meant "unfortunate little fellow." In South America monkey are to be found on and outh of a line between the city of Mexico and Vera Cruz, but none above that line. The American monkeys have a broad nose and their nostrils turn outward and downward. A pecu liar species was the tete, only live inches high, which has two mom teeth than any monkey in Africa. Another was the bearded monkey, so named because of a beard which surrounded his face in a fashion made notable by a celebrated journalist some veins de ceased. The animal (the monke) was very careful of his beard and never wet it when drinking. He would hollow his hand into the form of a cup. dip it into and till it with water, and then drink from his hand slowly while with one of hi- other hands he would carefully press his heard out of the way of contact with any drops of water that might fall. The picture shown did not represent as handsome a monkey as one might, suppose so fas tidious a monkey to be. Another odd species was the white- throated monkey, and still another, "Humboldt's monkey," discovered by that great explorer, and sometimes culled the "negro" monkey because of the curly wool upon its head. Other monkeys hud tails so sensitive that when their owners were passing rapidly through the forests, drag ging their tails behind them, they could tell instantly when their caudal appendages came into contact with any thing good to eat. These same tails were very powerful, and their owners could hook them over a limb and, hanging by that support, go fast asleep. If a monkey were shot when in this position he would not fall; he would simply continue to cling there until decomposition set in. The natives shoot monkeys with poisoned arrows, which they blow out of long hollow reeds. When the wounded monkey becomes unconscious from the effect of the poison the hunter runs up ami puts some salt into his mouth, after securing him, and tho salt being an antidote for the poison, tlx; huntei gets a live monkey as good as new. Natives of the Amazon cat monkeys. In fact, they are the chief food supply of a large section of the people. The meat is said to be nice and tendei and very nutritious. The lecturer related an anecdote of an explorer who was given a dish of monkey meat and found it excellent. He would have enjoyed the meal, he said, had he not been so nervous over the thought that he might be devouring one of his re spected ancestors. The lecturer described in detail the species of the South American monkey known as the "howlers." These monk eys travel in groups and they are very jealous of each other's abilities as howlers. Kach group has a champion howler, and when two groups meet one howler from each sits opposite the other, surrounded by the rest, and then deli tries to outhowl the other, the respective groups joining in the cho rus. This din can be heard at a dis tance of from two to three miles, and the terror of a huntsman who goes to sleep in the forest ami is suddenly awakened by a group of howlers in the trees above him can be better imagined than described. Monkeys like bananas better than any thing else, although they are fond of green corn and the breadfruit,- which grows abundantly in the luxuriant forests of South America. A'. 1. Times. MILES OF CANNON. How (iri'llt Itrllliln Iiiim 1 orlillrd I 111. Itock ol Cupii talltraltiir. The great sight of Gibraltar is the fortilicntious, which are on an immense scale, as the whole circuit of the rock is seven miles. Rut not all this re quires to be defended, for on the east ern side the cliff is so tremendous that there is no possibility of scaling it. It is fearful to stand on the brow and look down to where the waves are dashing more than ono thousand feet below. The only approach must bo by laud from the north or from the sea on the western or soul hern side. The two latter are defended by a succession of batteries carried along tho sea wall aiyl up to the side of tho rock, so that there is not a spot on which an assailant can set his foot which is not under the fire of the guns. The northern side is pierced by great galleries cut in tho rock, which are the unique feature of Gibraltar that dis tinguishes it above all tho other fort resses in tho world. These were begun more than a hundred yours ago dur ing the great siege, which lasted nearly four years, when the inhabitants had no rest day nor nlghl. After we have passed through one tier, perhaps a mile in length, we mount to a second, which rises above tho other like the upper deck of an enormous line-of-battle ship. Kiiormous, indeed, it must be, If we can imagine a double-decker a mile long. As we tramped past theso endless rnwM of cannon, it occurred to mo that their simultaneous discharge must be very trying to the nerves of the arlille ryiuaii(if he has any nervuh). an the con ciHsiou against the rock is much great er than if they wore llrud in tho open air, and 1 asked my guidolf ho did not droigd It? He confessed that ho did, but added, like the plucky kohller he was, "wo'vu got lo sUtnd up to 111" ScrtOnci'a Muyuzwe. FIRST CLASS HORSES. Ample ltMrl Awnlt Hrppilor wlm Tro- ilurn Thrill. Respecting horses, there is one par ticular, only one, in which all ato agreed: they should be handsome. Large or small, fast or slow, black, bav. white or mixed, they will suit somebody if symmetrical. This points a moral: appreciation of beauty is a divinely appointed faculty; not to re spect and cultivate it is to ignore an effective agency for suppressing the sensual and satanic anil developing spirituality and refinement. A beau tiful horsi is a constant gratihcation to its owner; it is Kindly cared for; friendly relations are established; the noble beast repays every kindness by faithful service it is very bad for own ers not to be attached to their horses. Horse, like men, are sometimes rather unlovely; better breeding and just the right training will make them all right. Unfortunately, nineteen horses out of twenty fall below a proper stand ard ; they are noticeably defective in their makeup head and heels too large ; muscles, mane and tail too small;, bones too high ; neck and head too low : parts not compactly joined together- "composite order" care lessly composed. A horse may. accord ing to the service required of him, be a 1.000-pi und buggy horse, a l.'.'OO pound coacher.a l.liOO-pound cart horse; all these are wanted; but each class should be bred and kept distinct from every other class. Promiscuous breed ing brooding to no definite end, after no definite model; liuplia.ard mixture of odds and ends has filled this coun try with unsalable horses, not pleasant to look at and not etlective for service. You may go through town after town in Western New York, making thor ough search for a coach team that a Rochester banker or a railroad lawyer will consent to ride after, without find ing it I have seen it fried repeatedly. The banker and the lawyer were will ing to pay 1,000 for the team, but they couldn't find it. Our finest mares bring Joo much money to raise colts from, so we sell them to go into the cities, or keep them in tho harness, or if we do raise colts from them, breed to poor stock-getters. Selecting our best mares, and breed ing them to the best French coach stall ions, and continuing to breed to them without crossing with any thing else, in a few years we can raise line carriage horses with much certainty and profit. French coaehers have been bred for a great many years under supervision of exports appointed by the French Gov ernment. While good carriage horses are in demand at good prices, there is also great lack of good draft horses. Our horses are notoriously too small; the popularity of the Rlackhawks -i few years ago. and the craze for trotting horses, caused breeders to patronize small stallions till there is an overstock of that kind. A reaction has set in, and now we find many sacrilicing every thing to size. They breed lo sleepy. clumsy, loose-made stallions, llabby and llatfooted. simply because they weigh eighteen or twenty hundred iiuality is sacrificed to quantity. Tho markets certainly call for more large horses, but they must stand the pavements; they must have vigor as well as size; must have action and energy. This, then, the American horsebreeder should do: fix on some particular class of horses to raise; select a model; adopt, a standard and work to it decide on the color, size, shape, speed suitable to the class to be propagated; reject from the breeding stock every animal that doesn't come up to (ho requirements Contiuoiis breeding In a definite time establishes certain characteristics; it is just as easy to establish a breed of black, tcii-huudrcd, four-miuute (plen ty fast enough) buggy horses, asil was to fix the red in the Devon cattle. As (he case now stands, not one farmer in lifty can make a plausible guess at the color, size, shape of the colt his mare will have. Is the ambition of progress ive farmers satislied when tliey have bred to tho fastest trotter, Ihe. biggest ('lde or I'ercheron, or the cheapest scrub? Honor and fortune await Anier iuins who will do for horses what Rake well, Rates, Cruiksliauk, did tor sheep ml cattle. lliiyli T. lirooka, in N. Y. Tribune. Practical F-orostry. America is the only part of the civ ilized world where tree-planting is not made a special industry by Ihe owners of lauds. In Kugland and Scotland tiutl in European countries the culture of forests for profit alone has been carried on systematically for genera tions back. In a little but very enter tainingand useful work, entitled "Prue licnl Forestry, " by Prof. Curtis, an Irish professional forester, are given Kiveral instances of tho rapidity of growth of planted timber and the largo profit derived from it. Large estates grow all the timber for the various purposes required, and upon one es tate Prof. Curtis mentions that a large building was erected of home grown timber by the very men who planted It, und that the yearly thin ning of the plantation hud paid all ex penses and u regular income beside, In these cases Tumi unlit for cultiva tion rocky slopes, mountain land, in curable swamps, sandy tracts all prof itless for other uses, are thus planted and made valuable. A'. Y. Time. - Gruted Sandwiches, Grate a pound and a half of cold boiled ham hi a bow) with a tnblospooufiil of pickle chopped line, a tablespoouful of mustard, and a little black pepper, bout Hi. v. on n cos of butter to a cruani, and add tho ham. Have thin slices of broad and butter and 'ipi 'iad the mixture on both sides of each slice. THE CORN PLANT. Important Knrt llmnotutrntxil by CtiniHto Irnt Stuillr mid Anillynen. Corn (maize) is the great silagocrop The fact is generally acknowledged that the corn plaut will produce tho greatest weight of green growth to th acre, and that Its form is such that th cutter and tho silo offer the best chaiics of feeding it without waste. It is not strange, therefore, that our experiment stations have of recent years given ex tra attention to the chemical composi tion of the maize. The stations of New York, New .Jersey, Connecticut, Wis consin and Minnesota have been par ticularly active in gathering this infor mation, until now a careful synopsis of the various experiments will net soma valuable facts. It has been supposed that sweet com would give the best results in the silo. Careful investigation does not uphold this theory, but proves that the sweet coin docs not possess a very high per centage of feeding value. When tho small yield of stalks per acre is esti mated, sweet corn ranks lowest in agri cultural value. Chemistry proves that it is not profitable to raise sweet corn for an exclusive ensilage crop when a large field corn can be grown ami allowed to mature ears. At the same time, when a crop of sweet corn can be grown so that the ears can. be sidd in the market and the stalks put in the silo, an excellent profit is made. Chemistry shows that tliero is considerable difference in composi tion between tho different varieties! of corn, and that different soils pn duce different grades of grain. Rich land not only produce-! more corn, but better corn than that ronn on poor land. This dilVerenco is more marked than is generally supposed. Chem istry also shows that when the ensi lage crop is planted so that each plant has room to produce an car and to reach a perfect development far more nutriment per acre is produced than when the stalks are thickly crowded into drills. Chemical analysis would indicate that an acre of stover or field corn from which tho oars are taken will yield more and bettor stings than an acre of thickly planted corn which does not mature ears. Analyses by Prof. .Johnson show that the leaves of the corn plant contain J of the dry matter, the lower half of the stalk , and the husk and upper part of tc stalk the remainder. The leaves and the husks are by far tho richest in the albuminoids, the former containing 1 per cent, of the total amount fund in the entire plant, whilo the husks contain "2'2 per cent. Thus the leaves and the husks together con tain about three-fourths of the albumi noids, and we see that the old practice of "stripping" secured much of tho feeding value at comparatively littlo cost. Rut the silo has proved that tha stripped stalks can be made valuable too. In chemical composition there is little difference between the upper and lower. parts of the stalks. This is con trary to general belief, as is also tho statement that there is very little dif ference in the digestibility of the differ ent parts of the plant. As the chem ists all insist that the stalks must bo cut or shredded in order to insure di gestion, it is evident that tho silo af fords an excellent moans of scouring their feeding value. It appears that I he lower half of Ihe stalks contains onc lifth of the abuininoiibi, one-third of tho slnrchand fat, and from one-third toouu half of the fiber. It is evident that tho most profitable variety of corn for fod der or ensilage is one that suckers free ly, and presents the greatest amount, of leaf surface with tho smallest stalks. Ilurul AV Yorker. SOME WISE SAYINGS, (ii'iim friim tin. Writ Wnrlotnr tlm Worlil's (Iront Aulliorx. They always talk who never think. I'rior. 'Tis latebeforo tho brave despair. Thompson. True benevolenco is lovo to all men. Confucius. The worst of mad muii is n saint run mad. I'ojic. Childhood bus no forebodings. Ueorue Hliol. Wliul we frankly give, forever is our own. (Irnuvillc. Aspiring beggary is wrotehedness Hmt. (iolil.imitt. As the purse is emptied the heart is lilled. Victor Hugo. Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall. Smollett. Where children are there is tho golden age. Novulis, Reality is God's handwriting, a way side siiornniont. Milton. Children have more need of models than of critics. Jouberl. With children we must mix gentlo ness with firiunosn. Spurycon. Tho hearing und training of a child Is woman's wisdom. Tcnnywn. The lirst duty towards children is to make thoni happy. Charles Jluxlon. God never had a house of prayer, but Satan had a chapel there. Dn Foe. Ho who rules must humor full us much as he commands. Geonja Eliot. Women like brave men exceedingly, but audacious men still more. Lemc Tho highest oxorciso of charity is charity to tho uncharitable. Hitch minuter. Roauty is tho lirst present nature, gives to women and tho lirst it takes away. Merc The smallest children aro nearest to God, as the smallest planets aro nearest the sun. lliehler. The good things of life aro not to bu hud singly, hut eonio to us with n mix ture Chnrles !.nnJ. A Rurlliiglougirl U learnlngto play thocornut, and hor admirers spoak of hor us ' tho fuircst tlowor that blown.'-