SHt--i..N.iiNG IN SLAVERY.
TIow nn Intelligent Colored Man Acquired
HI Trade.
Somo few weeks ugo, while visiting
the Quaker City, I hud occasion to puss
down Locust street, and on nenring
Eleventh Htrcot my cyo was nttrnctcd
to the following sign over a small cob
bler's shop:
: James Moniiok iMirnrox Uhai. Looan, ;
j PRACTICAL HOOT AND SllOK.-M AKF.U. ;
Having a few moments' spare- tlmo,
idle curiosity tempted mo to see the
man with such a name, form his nc
quaintnncu and obtain his history. On
entering the shop what was my sur
prise to find the only occupant a negro.
Upon inquiry from him, ho said that
the tianio I had seen outside was his..
After u littlo chat, during which I told
himT was a shoe-maker myself,1 ho con
sontcd to relate to mo his history. He
was born in Avlngton, Vn., on James
Monroo's plantation, and lived thuro
until tho ago of twelve years.
Then his master dying, ho
cnino into a new owner's
hands, Charles Preston, of. Buchanan,
Vn. Mr. IVostou, not . believing in
idleness, put him in u blacksmith shop
to learn tho trade. l!ut not liking it.
ho wont to his now master and told him
ho wanted to be a shoe-maker, but'Mr.
l'rcston was firm, and snid:
"No; you stay at what I put you."
Somo little time passed when one
afternoon he caught Ills foot on a ur.il
and toro half tho solo oil. This again
put him to thinking of shoo milking,
so in his leisure moments ho contrived
to got an old shoe, cut off tho sole,
mndo tomo pegs and patched up his
torn shoe. Succeeding in this beyond
his expectations, ho determined, on
his first opportunity, to malco a pair
of shoes. So collecting all tho old
boots ho could, ho hid them away until
ho could make the tools to work with,
and littlo by littlo ho selected the ma
terial to go ahead with, shaping his
own last out of a pleco of poplar tree,
and the pegs out of dogwood. Then
ho went to work with a will and made
u pair of low shoos, put them on and
woro them around among tho other
slaves, tolling thorn he had made them,
Not long after this 0110 of tho slaves
wanted n now pair of shoos, and on
tolling tho overseer so, tho latter said
James Logan could make shoes.
Mr. lYoston, upon loing told this,
said:
"Send Logan to me."
When Logan appeared boforo his
master, tho latter said:
"Logan, If you can malco shoos, go
to tHo village shoo-inukor and get what
ever you want In tools, leather, etc.,
and I will glvo you n shop, and horo
uftor you are to malco all the planta
tion shoes."
So at lust ho won his point, and was
installed as a shoe-maker, and staid
with Master Logan until sold to a now
muster, Charles T. ileal, who bought
tho plantation from Mr. J 'rest on. Ho
staid with Mr. Ileal until set free, and
then camo to Philadelphia, whore l.o
lias boon in his littlo shop on Locust
street for tho last twonty-two years.
Ho is jiow olghty-throo years of ago,
and can malco as good a shoo as any
0110 at tho present t lino. Tho wonder
ful numo ho boars w . taken from his
different musters w 'ion a slave, a cus
tom among tho slaves in those days.
Mootx and Shoes,
A ,t .1ANSPLANTED EYE.
l)CH('rlitliiii of llu Hrt Opcratlo;i of Its
Kind Hvor Perfurinr I In Amcilcn.
A most dollcato mid remarkable sur
gical operation was recently por
formed in Philadelphia, which con
sisted of transplanting part of u rab
bit's oyo into that of a human being.
Tho patient was a girl whoso eye was
so inllnmed as to bo almost useless or
vision, and tins operation was in re
lievo tho obscurity of sight. Without
technically describing tho operation,
it may ho simply said to -bo tho en
grafting of a plooo of tho cornea of tho
oyo; and a rabbit's oyo was selected
because of its similarity to tho' human
oyo, and because, being a distinctively
herbaceous animal, Its blood is less
liable to contaminating iutlueuce than
that of animals who live on animal
food wholly or In part. Tho patient
and tho rabbit were both plnccd under
the iutluenco of tho hu-nl niuosthotto,
cocaine, and a very dollcato instru
ment, manufactured for tho purpose,
was used. This was invented by Prof.
Gipplo, of (ilessen, Germany, and, by
menus of clock-work attachment, not
only bores Into tho cornea of tho oyo,
but also registers tho exact depth of
tho puncture. By this moans, a very
small' portloni of tho cornea from a
point directly in front of tho pupil
was tnlceu from tho rabbit's oyo, and a
piece corresponding In she and posi
tion from tho atlllcted oyo of tho hu
man patient, and tho piece of rabbit's
eye substitute. Tills is tho third
oporatlou of Its kind, and the llrnt
performed in this country; but no
doubts of its satisfactory insults are
entertained by expert ophthalmic sur
geons, since tho previous operations
were, successful boyond expectation.
Demorest'g Monthly.
A number of society girls in Mobile
rooontly organUod themselves into a
indistrol troupe, blacked their faces,
donned Iho professional wigs uud gave
it iKirfornmnuo for tho bonulU of a
hi'llnblo society.
.A fiioUi Which iiionmiryd u n luulio
Im ImiiJJUi. Ilftuuil limit' l "litHim
rvi4C4Hinl wultfHml lm mmiimU wm
uikn Uw Him I""! ' 'I'0 Wltlilu
wwM rim lu UIUhu Uo nut .
A MIGRATORY WIDOW.
Memories or Married Mf Itlntol by ft
.MatrtiiifintiillVlnclliirit Woman.
A weathcr-boaton woman, of melan
choly and -discouraged meln, eat in
front of a drummer on a railroad train.
She, was clad in rusty mourning, and
her nppearanco Indicated that her loss
was recent. When near Chicago sho
turned to tho drummor nnd said:
"What place wo coining to next?"
"Chicago, madam."
"Lemmo seo; that's In Illinoy, ain't
it?"
"Yes certainly."
"I'd ort to know, but I'd forgot I ben
in Illinoy. I burled my first husband
thero 'bout twenty years ago."
"Indeed?"
"Yes, nnd from Illinoy I wont to
Ioway. I buried my second man out
in Ioway, and I uln't been thero since.
That was eighteen years ago. Wont
down to South Carllny from Ioway."
"Oh! did you? I've been there."
"You hev? Ever been to a place
called Muck Snake Fork's? No? Well,
lien Dodson lays thero."
"Who was Mr. Dodon?"
"My third man, and a right smart
lellow he was. lie had a cousin named
Hi Dnggot. Ever run across Hi?"
"I think not."
"You'd know it if you hud. Every
body liked Hi. Him and mo was mar
ried in (Jeorgy, and ho is buried nine
miles from Atlanty."
Oh! indeed! And do you llvo In
Goorg-ia now?"
"Land no! Ain't sot foot thero for
more'n a dozen years. I wont from
Goorgy away up to Minnesoty, and I
mot Tom IUxou up there."
"Tom Illxon?"
"Yes; him and mo lived most a year
thero after we was married; then a
blamed old whilo mulo wo had kicked
Tom so fatally that I buried him ono
cold day under tho snow up near St.
Paul and sold off nnd went out to Kan
sas, near Atchison, and tuk up a quar
ter section o' land jlnln' a real smart
man's, named 1)111."
"And you"
"Yes, I married Dill, and ho took
chills and fovor 'foro thrco months and
left mo a widdor 'foro tho year was
out. I toll you Pvo had mighty bad
luck."
"I should think so."
"Thai's what I have. Thero was
lien Harbor; after mo and him was
married out in Cnliforny wo got ulong
splendid, and was making money fast,
when, all of a suddont, lion goes head
first down a 000-foot shaft, and, of
course, 1 was a widdor 'fore tho poor
mini over struck bottom."
"Then you loft California?"
"Yes; I stayed there eight or nine
mouths, and then Hob ho wanted to "
"Hob who?"
"Oh! Hob White! Ho was Hon's
partner, and ho never glvo mo no peace
till 1 married him. He Is buried in
tho Mack Hills."
"Great Casor!" cried tho drummor,
"do you make a business of going
around the country burying husbands?"
Tho "widdor" put her handkerchief
to her eyes, nnd said In keen rebuke:
"That's a party way to talk to a
poor lono widdor, that's got her hus
band's cawpsa in tho bnggago-onr
ahead, a-takln' him out to Dalcoty to
lny him asldo of his other kin folks.
You'd ort to be 'shamed to bo so on
feelin'!" Jmhje.
A WONDERFUL MULE.
Tlionli Mude of llnis. II It Supposed to
t.'nrn livery DNi'iue.
A friend, recently returned from Po
kln, tolls us that ho saw a method of
euro which may bo now to somo of our
renders. In uetoinplo outside ono of
tho city gates Is to bo found a brass
in'ulo of life size supposed to have
wonderful healing properties. Patients
suffering from every Imaginable dis
ease seek this temple to obtain a cure.
The method pursued is as follows:
Supposing you sulTer from sciatica,
you go with all speed to this famous
temple, and having discovered tho par
ticular part of the brass mule corre
sponding to tho painful region of your
own body, you first rub tho animal a
iifliiin nimihni' of times, ami thou with
4ho sumo hand shampoo your own 'lis-
nbled member, nnd then well, then
tho pain goes. The special feature of
this method of euro Ls Its delightful
simplicity. Is your tooth aching?
just scrub tho mule's tooth and after
ward your own, and voilai the euro Is
complete. Huvo you nu ulcer of the
cornea? pass tho tips of your lingers to
and fro over the particular eyeball of
the mule, and then, with well-regulated
pressure, rub repeatedly the alllleted
eye. lint wo are forgetting; tlio liHito
has unhappily lost his sight during tho
many years ho has boon engaged in his
benevolent work tho eyeballs, wo are
told, having been gradually worn
away as the result of constant friction,
until now you have only tho empty or
bits to operate upon. Yot don't bo dis
tressed, dear reader, tho success Is
guaranteed to be us real as It was for
merly. Is tho cure always certalnP
some would-be applicant may inquire.
ell, the temple Is covered with laud
atory tablets In honor of the hiulo.
Isn't tliU testimony enough? nnd If
you want more the animal Is patched
lu all directions with fresh pieces of
brass, put on to cover holes produced
by the constant friction of eager pa
tients; and a new perfectly whole mule
tnuds ready at hand, awaiting the
iluy when his old colleague, having
fallen to picric, shall give lilhi mi
opportunity of lllumUo heiittllltliig
poMwHly. - Vhtnn Multml Mtnianary
Jvuriwt,
A limn In I'lorlilu hu trnlHwl hU
dull tn lUh fur hiii) 'flmv u tutu Uiu
ltUr UlN lwl pull ht u,il itfhuru,
CHILD CRIMINALS.
Tlio Mint Dnntternu J'rntluct of n Wrong
IMtlcntlnnnl S jut em.
An unusual number of 'raes have
recently been committed by persons so
young that thoy may properly bo called
children, and nearly all of these crimes
have boon of the most holnous char
acter. A boy of fourteen caused n
million-dollar firo. A boy of ton de
liberately committed sulcldo to escape
pnnlshmcnt-for truancy. A girl of fif
teen administered poison to horfathr,
mother, brothers and sisters. A boy
of twelve tried to wreck a train. Of
course it would bo improper to general
ize from theso and similar cases, and
absurd to Infer from them tho oxlst
onco of any provnlont tendency, but It
Is certainly worth whilo to inquiro
whether cases of tho kind aro prevent
able, or whothor thoy aro duo to somo
inborn bias too stubborn to be removed
by education. 'J'ako tho caso
of tho ten-year-old boy who poisoned
liimsolf. Is It probable that a child of
that ago would commit suicido if ho
had any ideas about tho value and the
purpose of life? This poor boy, evi
dently, did not understand what
ho was doing, but thought,
in a confused way, that ho
wou'd cfcapo punishment at tho hands
of his father. It is not credible that
the little girl who tried to poison all
hor family had any clear notion of
what sho was doing. Possibly sho had
been scolded for something, and felt
ungry with all about her, but it is hard
iy conceivablo that she realized tho im
plications of what sho did when sho
put poison lu the colTo. In these
days, when so many peoplo think it a
proof Of advanced views to iudulgo
thoir children from Infancy, and re
frain from teaching and disciplining
them for fear of injuring thoir spirit
md crushing their indejiondonco,
children of naturally strong passions
aro often soriously Injured. By tto
pilring tho habit of indulgence their
egoism Is dangeiously developed. By
boing treated on terms of equality
with thoir parents thoy lose all rovor
anco and subordination, and It very
easily happens in such cases that op
portunity or passion will lead them
into absolute crime. Wo know what
happens when an attempt is mado to
..rent savages as though thoy were
.ivilized. Thoy abuse their privi
leges, behave childishly or lawlessly,
nd generally come to grief boforo long.
Savages aro but larger children, and
3hlldron smaller savages. Thoy must
bo taught how to cfuduct thorn
selves. Thoy do not bring that knowl
Jilgo Into tho world with thorn. It
Joes not belong in tho category of In
nate ideas. An untaught child is
:upablo of doing almost any thing,
such children have been known to
mlnilo a hanging, and iictually to kill
one of their niunbor in doing it. Tho
Imitative faculty is strong In them,
iiid, therefore, thoy can easily be
trained rightly, if thero is any ono to
tlo the work. When thoy develop dan
gerous and ovil tendencies, tho first
piostion which ought to bo asked Is:
What has thoir education been? If
nobody has taught them to distinguish
between right nnd wrong, to hold
ifuard over their passions, to bo un
selfish, to bo considerate of others, to
do as they would bo done by, how can
idclety blame them for getting into
mischief? In such ease thoy are clear
ly Irresponsible; but can the same bo
mid of their natural guaradlans of
those whoso duty it is to put and keep
thom In tho right path, yot who hayo
neglected that duty, no matter whothor
through false philosophy or through
Indolence and Indifl'orouco? X. 1'.
Tribune.
CALCUTTA'S JACKALS.
II icy I'lll n Special l'liico lu the. Sanitary
Kcnntmiy of tlio City of I'itlariw.
Kind friends had warned us, Mr.
Bamford writes lu "Turbans nnd
rails," ore wo retired to sleep tho first
night In Calcutta not to suppose that
there was any tiling tho mutter If wo
should hear tho cry of the jackals.
But for that warning I do not know
what our feelings would huvo been
when, awakened from our slop by
thorn, wo heard a pack pass close to
the house, It seemed to us as though
tho conscience of the whole city had
unbarred tho portals of hell and put a
trumpet lu tho hand of every liberated
lleiid. I hud presumptuously Imagined
that familiarity with tho concerts of
Loudon cats would enable me to sleep
through tho jackals efforts. But,
though tho cat has undeniable
power, ho can never hopo to reach
the top notes of tho jack
al. This latter, Indeed, lacks tho con
versational variety of tho more do
mestic animal. Ho confines himself
mainly to one tune, which begins in a
soml-upologotio low note, then ascends
a little, still with a suspicion of apolo
gy and explanation that ho did not
mean to make quite so much noise but
could not help It; and then the tlood
gated are open, uud, seeming to say that
he does not enre, ho yells with ecstatic
abandon. Terrible as a "wandering
voice" of tho night, the jackal -appears
a poor creature should ho be come
upon lu his own proper person by day.
l'ruo, his teeth aro to be respected, but
that Is because, like nil carrion feed
ers, his bite is more or less poisonous.
Ho is himself a sneaking coward, use
ful, however, beyond description. No
ytom of drainage will enable Cal
cutta to dUpuiiM) with It natural scav
engers, and of these Iho jackal U
iiinoiig Iho most onluUmt, Piwilng
Into dark ctirner, nnd with a noo
kouii to snout mil what Im ocmpd
jv on Bin urnw'tf hrltfhl oyu, g u
lliut ktioinn tu inlsn. lie lllU u poolwl
plum In tlio Ktntlury viMMMiuy of lliu
till) of )iutavwi
LIFE IN MANILLA.
Tlotr tlio Day I'ne In tlio Capital of tin
IMillIlpplne Inland.
Frfthtibly tho most novel feuturo oi
tho early morning scones on tho streets
nro tho groups, pairs and single natives
coming to mnrkot with thoir loads ol
vegetables, fruits, nuts, herbs, etc.
Thoy huvo no horses or carts, but carry
very heavy loads on their shoulders
by means of a strip of bamboo, at each
end of which, susponded by thin ropu
of bamboo flbor, la qulto a largo basket
or woven bamboo tray filled with prod
uce. Ono of those baskets carried in
tho arms would bo a load for a very
strongman, yet ono of those Indians,
by moans of tho clastic strip of bamboo,
will carry two and trot along at a brisk
rate. At each stop tho bamboo springs
up and down, assisting the bearer
qulto materially by rellovlng him of
half tho weight for an Instant.
A group of this sort is qulto pictur
esque, tho gayly-colored drosses of tho
women, their black, glossy hair stream
ing down thoir backs and being tossed
upon tho fragrant and cool early morn
ing breozo; the colored shirts of tho
men, thrown opeu In front, showing
their mahogany colored breasts almost
to tho waist, tho rythmylcal' motion
of thoir forms blending with tho rich
beauty of tho tropical landscapo out
side tho city.
When tho sun Is up thero como;
forth on tho streets a myriad of ped
dlers of all sorts, from tho Chinaman
with a wholo dry golds sto'ro daugling
at either oud of a bamboo polo to tho
scantily-dressed native woman with a
broad bamboo tray on her head filled
with "gobs" of rice paste, cocoanut
and sugar, which shtj sells for "doa
cuatros," or ono coppor per "gob."
Then thoro aro womon with huge trays
of luscious mangoes, tho most delicious
fruit in tho wqrld, and found in per
fection only in tho Fhilllpines; womon
and boys with groat baskets of boiled
and roasted green corn, who soli four
oars for a copper; women with cocoa
nut sholls filled with rare guava jolly,
soiling four full sholls for twenty cents;
peddiors of all sorts of sweots in which
rico is ono of tlio chief component
parts; peddlers of every conceivable
thing used in housekeeping, and moro
beggars than you con lount. Vpsp"
tho snn bogins to near tho mer..an
tho roar and bustle of traffic dies away,
and by noon tho streets are almost
deserted, tho heat driving almost
oviiry ono under cover. A Sabbath
day quiet rolgiu until about four
o'clock, whoa tho vehicles begin to
roll again, the peddlers awaken from
thoir midday siestas, and tho beggars
uncover their deformities and emerge
Into tho open streets to frighten timid
women and child ron and plead pite
ously with tho pedestrians, who usu
ally glvo them a coppor or two to in
duce thorn to got out of sight. Tho
boggars aro a choice lot, and present
somo of tho most sickoning malforma
tions that you can imagine.
By six o'clock tho streets aro filled
with carriages of all sorts, tho horses
racing along at full speed, and as thoy
aro largely occuplod by ladles dressed
in bright colors and with nothing on
their heads but a bit of ribbon or laco,
tho scono Is qulto attractive. Every
body's objective point at this hour of
tho day is La Lunotta. a largo, well
kept pltiza on tho shoro of the buy,
where a military band of sixty or
seventy-live pieces discourse music
that would not bo discreditable to Gll
more. Hero many of tho visitors
leave their carriages and promenade
ftp and down tlio smoothly graveled
space about tho music stand, but tho
majority remain seated and drive
around the vast driveway with tho im
mense cavalcitdo. Iloro all tho fashion,
youth and bounty of the city assemble
almost nightly, Inhale tho bracing sea
breeze and chat with their frionds.
At eight o'clock tho music ceases and
tho hundreds of carriages whirl' their
occupants over the smooth roads to
dinner. Everybody dines at eight
o'clock, and from nine o'clock to
twelve o'clock make or receive calls.
At midnight tho city is us quiet as a
gravoyardi Cur. SI. Lqute Republican.
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WHITE SUMMER GOWNS.
l)ri'Me Tlmt Are Lovelier Tlinii Itj;al
Velwt or Ma ely limeade.
The linen laces remain popular for
trimming underwear because of thoir
durability and genuino quality. Flno
Humburgs on India lawn uud French
nainsook may bo bought In patterns
which match In various widths, and
aro exceedingly convenient for trim
ming muslin gowns for coininoncomi'ijt
days or for summer afternoon wear. A
dress of sheer white muslin has boon
too often extolled by poets and novel
ists to receive now praises. It still re
mains the loveliest dress of a lovely
woman, far more beautiful than regal
velvet or stately brocade. It Is a mis
take for our girls over to adopt white
silk surah or sheer white woolons In
place of tho old-timo muslin. Tho
plain, Dlivctolro styles, full, plain
skirts, slightly draped at the back or
left to hang In full, plain breadths and
short, round waists, shirred full In
front, with a tendoney to full sleeves,
ure the features of the white afternoon
gowns this season. Girdles or rlblon
coming from tho under arm seams of
tho waist in cream white, pale blue,
primrose yellow or soino llower-llke
tint of color, are frequently a feature
of these gowns. A groat many dresses
have boon mndo up this season with
pyramids of pleating in front, panels
of embroidery at the side ami full,
htmlghl breadths at tho back, tluu ox
eluding nil dnipury. Millions of gro.
grain In No. 'J uud No. Id width, with
u plain, satin edge, are proferrud for
gitnilliirtt to wUo drNMM over tiny
ribbon with fimUr tdg or a ribbon
of inoliii, wkuwpi in H)t narrow width
ill Whiull lliutlt U Its. hrttlH I'lllUiHU
uio fur VbU purjionv. -tvv)i
iiuci.
CONCERNING HEADACHE.
rive StiBsentlon of Intercut to.TluueAr
lllctcd With the Aliment.
A teacher in Tonnessco, who has
long suffered from headache, and has
tried physicians nnd remedies with
only temporary relief, nsks our advico
as to diet nnd manner of living. He
has a good appotito and is otherwise
apparently woll.
Wo may promlso that a hcadacho
may bo duo to ono of many causes, or
to soveral causes acting together. A
romedy suited to ono caso may be
harmful in another. Nor can any case
be cured without tho removal of the
cause. Without some knowledge of
the habits, tho temperament, tho phys
ical tendencies and tho general sur
roundings of a sufferer, it is impossi
ble to mark out any scheme of diet
ndapted to a particular case. But any
one who is nn intelligent obsorver of
himself, and is possessed of a strong
will, can, probably, treat hinisolf as
successfully as any ordinary physician
can treat him. Wo will address our
correspondent directly, but tho advice,'
with tho necessary modifications, will
do for others:
L You aro awaro that vigorous out
door exercise is essential to sound
hcr.lth in all persons, and especially so
in tho caso of a brain-worker, under
tho "peculiar strain of a school-room.
You need at the minimum, two hours
a day of such exorcise. Perhaps with
your Southern habits and conveniences,
horse-back riding might profitably
interchange with rapid, cheery walk
ing. 1?. You aro equally awaro that at
least eight hours of solid sleop aro
still moro essential sleep in a well
ventilated, sun-disinfected room.
3. You may not bo aware, but it is
true, that " biliousness " and indiges
tion aro generally duo far more to
over-eating or under-eating than to
the kinds" of food eaten. Seo If you
can traco a connection between tho
quality of your food and your distress
ing symptoms. Lessen it below tho
average of tho past, and note whether
tho tendency to headache lessens with
it. If it docs, you aro on tho right
track. If not. try tho ell'ect of moro
frequent and abundant meals.
1. Constipation fills tho blood with
poisons that alTect tho bruin. Lot this
be remedied, if possible by your food.
Abjuro whito bread, and uso bread
tnado from " entiro wheat Hour," or
mush from oat-meal or "wheat- gcnn
mcal," with a free addition of fruit.
fi. Notice whether any particular
article of food positively disagrees
with you in itself, in tho modo of
cooking it, or in tho quantity eaten
nnd govern yourself accordingly.
Make trial of theso suggestions for
thrco months and note the result.
Youth's Co))ip(inioi9
m
COARSE POTTERY.
Ilmv CrocliH, Jiirk and Similar Articled Are
Millie.
Tho base of materials for all kinds
of pottery is clay, and tho quality of
tho product depends mainly on tho
kind of clay used and tlio ingredients
with which it is mixed. Bricks are
made of common blue, brown or red
clay, mixed with varying proportions
of sand. Drain tile Is mado of common
plastic clay, tho pipes boing molded
by pressing tho material between a
solid cylindrical cone, and a hollow
external cylinder. In making earthen
crocks or jars tho clay is first
moistened into a plastic muss which
can bo molded by tho hand, and then
Is worked up in what is called a pug
mill. A vortical shaft armed with
knives placed with tho planes
of thoir blades in a spiral
direction, is mado to revolve within
ii slant cylinder having a funnel
shaped top. There aro knives also
on the outside of tho cylinder, and by
the action of both sots tho moistened
clay is worked into a smooth mass,
and pushed down to tho bottoiVand
through a rectangular orifice on tho
side of tho cylinder. It is then cut
into slices, tho workmen removing as
ho does so all stones and other solid
substances. It is thou ready for tho
lathe or "ptor's whoel." This is ono
of the most ancient machines' known,
having been used in Egypt probably
six thousand years ago. It is simply
a lutho turned by the motion of a
wheel. The clay is plQbed on tho lathe
and Its rapid revolving movement aids
the worker In shaping it to Its right
form. Thus, tho workman throws n
small quantity of plastic clay with a
smart blow upon tho head of tho lathe,
and then with his hands which ho
keeps moist by dipping them Into a
bowl of wator conveniently near, ho
presses tho mass into a conical shapo.
Then tlnttonlng the top, ho gradually
works his hand Into the Insldo of tho
mass, and mennwhllo keeping his
other hand on tho outside, ho works it
into tho form of u jar or crock, and by
means of somo simplo tools-of wood or
leather, tho shape Is rendered perfect.
It is then ready tp bo fired, then
glazed, then tired again. Chicago
litter Ocean.
Somo wugs wdro walking around
tin agricultural implement store, uud
they chanced to see In tho rear a
drowsed hog hanging by a hook In tho
wall. "What sort of an agricultural
implement do you mill that?" they
asked. "That is a patent .combined
root.grubbor, corn.shollor.upplo grind
or, gato-IIfter, double action, back
spring sod-plow; but 1 guos you won't
want one. for It lake a Hilgltty inui l
mini to iiiuiuitftt Il"-IW I'upnU.
Whtmt brnu. Mug light, itppHr
unity ban but lUUw rHlM. ywt n tun of
It iMlulH forty i) iHMtHd uf U
gN, hihI uvar Uli puuiuU uf i!iu
phrl ualil, with wWb'w piupurUnu ul
DRIVING THE COWS.
Adrnntnsefi Derivable Trout Training
Heifers to Drive M'ko Oxen.
It frequently occurs that cows havo
to bo driven twico dally between sta
bles and distant pastures, passing -through
villages or at least past orna
mental grounds, whero shrubs and
flowers in beds and bordors are moro
or loss exposed. All through tho sea
son, and especially when tho animals
are first turned out In tho spring, thero
is constant delay and annoyance by
nnimals lingering along tho road side,
Insisting upon occupying tho sidewalk
and turning into private grounds,
through open gates, to tempting pieces
of Inwn.
It is much bettor for milch cows to
move quietly nnd steadily along from
stable to pasture.and vice versa.than to
go by "fits und starts." halting to graze
and then hurrying or hurried to over
take their mates, or straying so as to
necessitate driving back to tho right
route.
In a hill town in Western Massa
chusetts I know tin instance in which
nil this trouble was obviated by train
ing heifers and cows to drive like oxen.
The farmer In question lived near ono
end of ii farm village street and hud
to take his cows to pasture boyond tho
other end of tho village. So ho began
to train his animals while young.hand
ling calves and yearling heifers as ho
would young steers. Getting calves ac
customed to handling and quiet leading
by halter or neck strap is a good plan
in till and will repay tho littlo tlmo
necessary if the training is begun
early enough. In this instance heifers
were soon taught to walk In pairs side
by side with si light stick or swith
simply laid across behind their horns
or attached by a small cord. Likowiso
pairs were trained to follow one ano
ther as If all yoked and fastened to a
long chain. And thoy woro taught
not to depe'oil upon a special mate, but
to ttike any place assigned them in tlio
procession. Thus trained at a com
paratively slight expenditure of time,
tho cows of this owner, by tho timo
they were two or three years old, woro
as well drilled and manageable as a
thoroughly broken steers handled
without a yoke. Tho cows of this
farmer, six, eight and sometimes ten
in number, could bo seen dally during
pasturage season moving sedatoly
through tho village, two and two, pair
after pair, liks a -"string" of oxen or a
"town team on its way to cattlo
show." They turned neither to tho
right nor left, but kept straight along
tho road, without a break from start
to finish, and tho owner declared
that tho timo and trouble ho saved in
every season moro than repaid all tho
ollort necessary to train his animals to
this exemplary conduct. MujorAlcord,
in American Cultivator.
IDEAL LIVING ROOM.
Olio That HreathcH Welcome and Illds
Visitors "lie at Home."
It is a real one, too, and so replete
with cheerfid brightness that Its very
atmosphere breathes welcome and bids
ull those who enter "Bo sit home."
It is not easy to, analyzo this look of
inelTable peaco and homeliness, but all
notice It. Tho room is largo and high
and light. Ono end, that to tho south,
Is rounded, forming a homellkeness
room for plants. A bed of doop earth
borders this conservatory and in it
flourish ivies and blooming vines and
gay geraniums and the prolific holio-O
trope, with a hardiness which only
such a permanent abiding place could
give. Deep red curtains, well drawn
back only partially divide this gon
erous bay w'QJow ttQin tho main
room, which, whilo adorned with
pictures and vases and other bits of
prottiness litis no ornamont comparing
to the freshness of growing plants and
tho fragranao of their blossoms.
Tho floor of polished oak is covered
with a brussels mat of chasto and
quiet pattern. A feather covered
tablo. strewn with magazines and
papers stands under tho ohandolier
and is surrounded by half a dozen
rooking chairs and two or three with
arms. Uncomfortablo seats are ban
ished to a parlor for which tho mem
bers of this family havo no use.
A loungo, furnished with pillow and
soft nfghan tonipts the lazy and slcopy
to Its corner. Tho writing desk occu
pies another; nnd tho largest wall
space is utilized, for an open caso whore
books of reference and otl)r books in
constant use aro placed; underneath
nro two rows of drawers nnd a cup
board with closed doors, tho top of
which forms a convenient space for
atbis, globe and dictionary. Directly
oiiposlte, a lire place and oak mantel
complete tho cheerful picture, and in
cold wcathor add to tho warmth and
brightness. An air of porfeot cleanli
ness impresses tho casual visitor and
is accounted for by thoso who know
that twico a week, on Wednesday and
on Saturday, tho furniture Is ttikonout
and cleaned, tho ornaments removed
and dusted, the carpet swopt, tho floor
wiped with damp cloths und ovory part
of tlio largo room mndo free of dust.
Every day, thoro aro tho marks of
dirty boots and sticky fingers to re
move, blocks und dolls to put uwiiy,
ptipejj to foldund ohiilrs to replace;
for children and grandchildren call
this "Home" nmUcomo to Its mistress
for advice, for comfort und for huppy
Intercourse. Ulin JJurlou, in Uood
H -i m ii ii
A Western lightning rod ngunt re
(Willy put nil rivals to shiiiiio by the
following ellnolmr on tliu inorlU of hU
food i "You U4, htr, our rod nru
twUtwl fiuMi tiwl Ui Mid. Wll. the
llg hiulurf nuiki it liv for Uu Uij uud
fMM wUlrtlntf iicuiiml iIdwh llm rod,
b4 b(un It but Ui Uih bolUMii tl'i
4W lUvunlK'lhurU fly."