CARE OF CARPETS.
How to Sweep Tlirm and How to Ito
nitre (lreno nml Ink Spots.
A carpet Hint has been cared for
properly, although only of an ordi
nary kind, will outlast ono of a su
perior grade that has been neglected.
Thcrcforo it is very important that
the carpet bo carefully treated. The
2tfnor.tr.rr n( n ..MITint. n(1 tllm.4. in t(
l
but rronernllv
housewives give too much strength to
this work, moro than is over needed.
It is very foolish to dig with the
broom so hard that it seems as though
you wero trying to get at tho floor be
neath, yet that is tho way mauy
women sweep, somo of them even
working tho carpet from tho sides of
tho room in spots. As tho dust on a
carpet is alwnys on tho surface, a
light, swift stroko of tho broom is all
that is needed to dislodge it, for what
ever dust has worked tlfcough tho car
pet no broom can remove, but it must
uwnit tho taking up of tho carpel.
Before beginning to swoop, with n
small corn broom brush out thorough
ly the sides and corners of tho room,
und if there is a stove in tho room,
brush under tho oilcloth or zinc.
Dampened corn meal is excellent for
brightening tho colors and laying tho
dust, taking care that tho coare&t
meal is used for this purpose, and
not tho granulated, as tho latter ought
never bo used. When spreading tho
meal do not allow any to fall at
tho sides of carpet near tho wall or
in tho corners, for it is almost impos
sible to removo it wholly from these
places, and moths revel in it. Somo
women use dampened tea loaves with
good results when sweeping, but wo
never had much succoss v ith them,
and prefer tho corn meal. Salt is a
wonderful brighlencr of colors, but is
not a success in keeping down the
dust. Snow is ono of tho best things
wo know for laying the dust, but it is
not advisable to use it in a very warm
room, for if it is allowed to melt ere
sweeping oil it is apt to leavo a tiny
pool of water, which, doing no harm
of itsolf, might, when mixed with the
dust, leavo n muddy spot on tho car
pet which would be Jillloultto remove.
if the carpet after sweeping is wiped
over with a clotl) wrung out of am
monia water it will look much brighter.
Use a tablospoonful of household am
monia to a half a pail of warm water.
Many uso a sponge, but a cloth made
from old merino undcrwaro is every
bit as good. Wring tho cloth as dry
as possible, and go over a small space
at a time, changing tho water as often
us thought advisable. If thoro arc any
indications of moths around tho edges
or in tho corners, wring out a clean
cloth from clear water and lay over
tho carpet on the places suspected,
then with a hot iron go over tho cloth
and there will be no danger from these
pets after.
Usually a cloth wrung out of am
monia water applied to grease or dust
spots will removo thorn, but it will re
quire hard rubbing in somo caes.
Another way is to rub the spots with a
Aannel dipped in turpentine. Large
grease spots or oil spots can be re
moved by covering with whiting, lot it
remain over night, then brush oil', and
if the grease 13 not removed apply
moro whiting, and so continue until
the .-pot has been erased. Buckwheat
also good for thl. purpose, and,
lacl iug both, common Hour may bo
used successfully.
When ink has been spilled on tho
carpet take up as much of it us possi
ble with a clean cloth, then get some
clean wator, and with a clean cloth
apply tho wator, changing tho latter
frequontly until all tho ink has been
removed. Do not rub the spot, but
press tho ink out by sopping. Then
with a clean, dry cloth wipo as dry as
possible. Apply tho water while tho
ink is fresh or it will not havo tho de
sired elToot. Many uso milk for tho
removal of ink, but it is not advisablo
to use it on a carpet, as it is sure to
leavo a grease spot that may be very
obstinate to erase. Boston Budget
Sympathy for the Successful.
Tho world has spokon and sung a
great deal of sympathy for tho un
successful, but 1 havo sometimes
thought that tho men and women who
succeed havo a claim upon human
sympathy quito as genuine and quito
as imperious. To foe. thut, bear your
self as meekly as you may, your very
existence is an affront t somebody
else; to know that, live as uprightly
as you will, theraaro others who think
your very prospority a crime, and who
will find in your vory virtues a mate
rial for calumny; to know that thoro
is nothing '.hat tho world counts worth
gaining, which you can win without
awakening an envious animosity in tho
breasts of others who aro less success
fulthis su' cly is a thorn in tho rose,
u cloud in tho sky, which is sulllcient
with many a sonsitivo nature to rob
success of its best porfumo and to
quench tho sunshine out of tho fairest
noonday of achievement. Scribner's
Magazine.
The Tooth of Time.
Mr. Lovojoy Co you do not miss
Mrs. Oldboy?
Mr. Oldboy Not particularly.
Mr. Lovojoy How strango! Why,
this separation is a living doath to
me. If I could only sco Amolla for an
instant. How I would approciato a
blnglo moment.
Mr. Oldboy (gruflly) You will ap
preclato a single momont moro in a
few years. America.
Alexander Dumas, tho French nov
elist, was of African origin. Ho was
born at Villors-Cottarets, n town of
Franco, July 21, 1803, and died Decom
beg 5, 1870.
SEVERELY FROST-BITTEN.
I'rof. TymlnUN Cimphlr l)eerlptluii or Ith
Ascent of Mont Itlnne.
On Prof. Tyndall's second ascent of
Mont Blanc he was caught in a snow
storm at tho summit, llo has given
a graphic dose.iption of the difficulty
and danger which attended his at
tempts at performing somo scientific
experiments in such circumstances. It
oilers a curious illustration of the fact
that there aro times when nothing is
so welcomo aa sulToring. The frost
bitten man's case became more hope
ful as soon as ho felt pain.
The clouds whirled wildly round us,
and tho line snow, which was caught
by the wind and spit bitterly at us,
cut olT all visible communication be
tween us and tho lower world. A we
approached tho summit tho air thick
ened moro and more, and tho cold be
came intense.
Wo 1 cached tho top in good con
dition, nevertheless and, leaving Bti'
mat, tho guide, to mako a hole for tho
thermometer, I collected a number of
baton", drove them into the snow,
and. drawing my plaid around them,
formed a kind of extempore tent to
shelter my boiling-water apparatus.
The covering was tightly held, but the
snow was fine and dry as dust, and '
penetrated everywhere; my lamp
could not be secured from it. and half i
a box of matches was consumed in '
tho effort to ignite it. At length it did
llamo up, and carried on a spluttering
combustion.
-Meanwhile the absence of muscular
act on causol tho cold to affect our
men severely. I myself was too intent
upon my work to feel it much, but 1
was numbed; one of my lingers had
lost sensation and my right heel was
in pain; still I had n" thought of re
linquishing my observation until Mr.
Wills came to say that we must return
spaed ily, for Hal mat's hands were
frozen. I did not comprehend tho full
significance of tho word, but the por
ters presented such an aspect of suf
fering that I feared to detain them
longer.
I struck mv tent, deposited tho ther
mometer, and as 1 watched tho cover
ing of it up some of tho party com
menced tho descent. I followed them
speedily. Midway down the first slope
I saw Hal Hint, who was about a hun
dred yards in advance of me, suddenly
pause and thrust his hands into tho
snow and commenco rubbing them
vigorously.
Tho suddenness of tho net surprised
me. but I had no idea at tho timo of
its real significance. I soon camo up
to him; ho seemed frightened, and
continued to beat and rub his hand,
plunging them at quick intervals into
tho snow. Still I thought tho thing
would speedily pass away, for I had
too much faith in tho man's expe
rience to suppose that he would per
mit himself to bo seriously injured.
But it did not pass as I hoped it would,
and the possibility of his losing his
hands presented itself to me.
At last ho became exhausted by his
eiTorts, staggered like a drunken man,
and fell upon tho snow. Mr. Wills
and I took each a hand, and continued
tho proeoss of boating and rubbing. I
feared that we should injure him by
our blows, but ho continued to ex
claim: "Don't be afraid! Strike all the
time, striko hard!"
We did so. till Mr. Wills become ex
hausted, and a porter had to take his
place.
Meanwhilo Balmat pinched and bit
his fingers at intervals, to test thoir
condition; but for a long time there
was no sensation. Ho was ovidently
hopeless. At last returning sonsation
in ono hand announced itsolf by ex
cruciating pain.
I suitor!" ho oxclalmed at inter
vals, words which, from a man of iron
endurance, had more than ordinary
significance. But pain was bettor than
death, and. under thoeircumstaneos, a
sign of improvement.
Wo resumed our descent, while he
continued to rub his hands with snow
and brandy, thrusting them at ovory
few steps into tho snow. At Clin
mounl ho had skillful medical advieo,
and escaped with tho loss of six of his
nails his hands wero saved. Youth's
Companion.
Elevators for Dwellings.
Tho ingenious plan proposed by n
Berlin inventor, of a simple and inex
pensive elovator for private dwellings
in place of tho ordinary stair-case, has
attracted somo attention as a long felt
desldoratum. It is on tho principle of
tho wiclined railway, and tho motive
powor is furnished by tho city water,
which is applied in tho colla, each
lllghthas its soparato chair, so that, for
example, ono person can ascend from
tho first to tho socond story whllo an
other is on his way from tho second to
tho third, or still another is descending
from tho fifth to tho fourth. Tho chair,
being only of tho width ol tho human
body, requires but llttlo space, and
still leaves a freo passage for any who
wish to walk up or down, instead of
riding. It Is sot In motion by a simple
pressure upon ono of its arms, while
after it has been used it slides back to
tho bottom step, its descent being
regulated in such a manner that tho
carrying of a passenger is a matter of
entlro safety. Tho motlvo power Is,
of course, moro or loss expensive, ac
cording to tho cost of water, this being,
it Is stated, in Berlin, at tho rate of a
llttlo moro than ono-tenth of a cent
only for each trip. X. Y. Sun.
A Fronchman recently romarkod
that ovory ono in this world was
obliged to boar his cross, but that the
smart chaps hour theirs on their
lapels.
SOME GOLDEN RULES.
Advieo for Vnunc Men Who Are About to
Kilter llu-lneM Life.
Tho following, from an unknown
source, contains advice which oxporl
enced business men indorse and young
men will do well to follow:
Havo but ono business, know it thor
oughly, and nttend personally to its
minutest details. Bo self-reliant, con
centrate your energies in a determina
tion and supremo etfort to conquer suc
cess. Keep your own counsel, attend
strictly to business, and nover dabble
in any thing foreign to it, curtail your
expenses, never sacrifice safety to
prospective largo returns, cut short
your losses and lot your profits run on,
and mako your prime movers indus
try, economy and fair dealing. It
is tho merest rant and bosh to
lwly on luck, llo is always Indolent
and whining, folding his arms, drink
ing and smoking, waiting for big prizes
in lotteries, or lying abed expecting a
letter with news of a legacy. On tho
contrary, labor and pluck are the in
vincible heroes who conquer success;
they strike out new paths, create, con
trive, think, plan, oiigiuato, take all
legitimate risks, toll to surmount ob
stacles, push forward, win renown by
success. The glorious galaxy of suc
cessful business men and illustrious
authors have all been hard workers.
Shun bad company and the prevalent
vices of the day, nover loan a borrow
ing friend moro than you aro able to
lose if ho can not pay, and nover take
a loan on opportunity. Nover borrow
money to speculate with. Acquire
knowledge. It is only enlightened men
who successfully hold their own with
tho surging masses who throng tho
road to riches. Avoid law and legal
squabbles of ovory kind. In discuss
ing business disagreements, keep cool.
Mako all the money you can and do all
tho good you can with it, remembering
that he who lives for himself alone
lives for the meanest man in creation.
If engaged in public business advertise
it; be punctual in meeting promised
payments; keep ..hort accounts; settle
often; bo clear and explicit in making
bargains. Be civil and obliging as
well as decisive and prompt with cus
tomers, and do not overtrade your cap
ital. Finally, in tho maturity of life,
don't rust out by retiring from busi
ness; keep brigh by useful ellort, re
membering that industry and happiness
aro inseparable,
CONCERNING CATS.
A TnurniillHt'i Trldny Afternoon Compo
sition 011 Titliliy.
Tho cat has over been regarded as
a mysterious creature, and has of a
consequence been shunned, as amateur
swimmers avoid deep holes, by tho
youth of our land in their literary ef
forts. Tho dog and tho horse tiro no
toriously what aro termed "old stand
bys" as subjects for compositions, but
it is noteworthy that the eat, though
oven more familiar to all than olthor
of tho aforementioned animals, is nog
lected in till Friday afternoon litera
ture Tho kitten is much beloved by
reason of its frivolous and gay nature..
Its propensity to amuso itsolf with any
light object or, in delimit of other
movables, its own Hooting tall endears
it to till young persons, but thoro Is an
unnatural gravity and air of absorp
tion in deep philosophical matters
about the mature eat which is forbid
ding, not to say awe-inspiring.
It may be that Its uncanny nature
has caused it to bo associated with
witches. Certainly its habit of
being out at all hours of tho night
gives color to the suspicion that it Is a
baleful beast. A cat acts as if it know
that tho disclosure of its secrets would
result in death to all its kind at tho
hands of an enraged humanity. Now
thoro is something frank and opon
heartod about a dog. llo may bito an
enomy, but a cat will scratch its dear
est friond. A dog can not keep a se
cret. A cat never tolls one. Tho nor
mal dog is undoubtedly a sano ereut
uro, and this is proved by tho fact
that now and then ono goes mad. Thoy
havo to go mad, don't you seo? Now,
reasoning on that basis, a cat must bo
normally Insane, if a paradox bo per
mitted. A dog growls when ho is an
gry and wags his tail when ho is
pleased. A oat, 011 tho contrary,
growls whoa she Is pleased and wags
her tail in anger. Others havo noted
this fact boforo, but tho groat mass of
mankind havo Ignored it, absorbed in
tho strife for existence. It behooves
us to inquiro if it bo safe to allow ox
istenco to creatures whoso simplest
acts aro done in such a way as to
arouso suspicion of their sanity. Chi
cago Mall.
Wonders of the Deep Sea.
Tho sea occupies threo-flfths of the
earth's surface.
A milo down tho water ha3 a press
ure of a ton to tho squaro inch.
It has beon proven that at tho dopth
of 3,600 foot tho wavosaro not folt.
At somo places the forco of tho sea
dashing against tho rooks on tho shore
la said to bo seventeen tons to tho
square yard.
Tho tomporaturo is tho same, vary
ing only a trillo from tho ice of tho
polo to the burning sun of tho equator.
Tho wator Is colder ut tho bottom
than at the surface. In tho many bays
on tho coast of Norway tho water
often freezes at tho bottom boforo it
does above.
If a box six feet deop wero filled
with sea water, and tho wnter allowed
to evaporate In tho sun. thoro would
bo two inches of salt left at tho bot
tom. Taking tho averago dopth ol
tho ocean to bo three miles, there
would bo a layer of pure salt 230 feet
thick on tho Atlantic. Indianapolis
Journal.
uRfctiK CHURCH RITES,
Vlio f.liilinrate Ceremonies of the ltimliin
Ilnrlitl Se.rvlee.
I havo just been a witness of tho
Russian burial service, In tho church,
over tho remains of a Russian native,
tho widow of an American trader who
died several years ago at Sitka. A
mass began In the women's chapel, in
the north transept, at ton o'clock in
tho morning. In the presence of about
forty Russians and natives, mostly
women. Tho responses of tho mass
wero made by it choir, composed of
two venerable old men, standing lit
the right of the chapel, facing' tho altar
screen, and a group of children, some
Russian and others Sitkau Indians.
Those participating In these prelimi
nary mortuary services either knelt
on the matting or prostrated them
selves with their faces resting on tho
Moor. The nuns was Intoned by tho
priest In Slavonic, and tho responses
by the choir In tho same tongue, whllo
tho worshippers silently and constant
ly showed their participation by al
most continuously crossing themselves
on tho breast and face with tho right
hand, frequently using the left In con
nection with the right for that pur
pose. Tho intonation of tho mass seemed
more like a wail or a refrain than any
thing else to which 1 can liken it. Tho
Indian women were clad with brightly
colored shawls and gaudy blankets,
and wore black scarfs ovsr their heads
instead of hats, hoods, or bonnets.
This service lasted an hour, when the
priest made an address of about ten
minutes in Russian respecting tho do
ceased, after which the sacred wafer
in tho sacrament was given those who
advanced to the altar for that purpose.
Children far younger than those ad
mitted to tho confirmation in other
churches wero allowed to receive the
sacramental water.
Tho ceremony over, the choristers
passed to the body of tho church and
ranged themselves about the head of
the open collln. while tho priest, after
exchanging his vestment for 0110 of
deep black, embroidered with broad
bands of silver laco, began a
requiem mass behind the al
tar screen, and tho responses
wero nuulo In the body of tho
church. At the same time a deacon
placed three s onder wax tapers, light
ed, around the head of tho deceased, a
larger taper having been loft burning
at the foot of tho collln over since it
lyul been brought into tho church. Tho
men wero ranged on tho right side of
tho collln and the women on tho loft,
and tho deacon thun placed a similar
wax, taper or candle Ih tho right hand
of ovory man, .woman and child among
tho friends and relatives of tho de
ceased and tho communicants of the
church.
Tho sky outsldo was clouded and
lowering, and tho deepest possible
gloom pervaded the church, which,
with tho scores of burning tapers,
made a peculiar picture. Especially
was this so when tho tnpors wore
nourished from sido to side in making
tho frequent signs of tho cross during
this part of the mass. Tho priest ap
proached the collln from ' boliind thb
screen and passed around it a score of
times, waiving tho smoking co'nsor and
intoning tho mass amid the responses
of tho choir.
This mass lasted for threo quarters
of an hour, and then tho four orphan
children of tho deceased approached
and first kissed a small palutc1 imago
of Jesus reclining on tho broast of tho
dead mothor and then her brow. Kaoh
communicant and immediate friond of
tho deceased repented this ceremony,
at the close of which a pall was placed
on the collln and its lid taken in charge
by two pall-bcarors, who boro It out of
tho church whllo six othor pall-bcarors
passed out with the uneovored collln,
tho priest with uneovored head and in
his vestments preceding tho body to
tho grave, where the mass was ended,
tho lid replaced, and tho collln lowered
to tho grave. A considerable portion
of tho revenue of tho church conies on
such occasions In paymont for tho
necessary candles for that part of tho
ceremony, according to tho wealth and
circumstances of tho doccasod porson.
Sitka Cor. N. Y. Times.
Cured by an Accident.
A Washington avenuo hotol-keopor
tolls a curious story of how ho got rid.
of an allmont by an accident About
five years ago ho fell through a trap
door in a Higglnsvlllo store, and,
being r heavily built man, was quito
badly hurt. When, after bolng eon
lined to tho house for several weeks,
ho got around again, ho discovered
that he could scarcely opon his mouth,
his jaws having become stiffened.
Thinking that after a tlmo hfs jaws
would relax, ho did not consult a
doctor and said nothing about his
trouble. Thoy did not resumo their
natural condition, and as ho becamo
accustomed to oatlng soup and
munching his. food ho concluded to let
matters stand as thoy wore. When tho
Sleight fire occurred, a couple of weeks
ago, among those who came to witness
tho conflagration was this hotol-keop-er.
Ho stood on Bernstein's . corner,
and, as the wator from tho hoso camo
over that way, ho started to avoid It.
Ho slipped nnd fell to tho sldowalk,
und as ho struck there was a snapping
of something in his jaw as if a bo ho
had broken. Ho got up, and us ho an
swered an Inquiry from a bystander as
to whether ho was injured, was. agree
ably surprised to find that his jaws had
relaxed and that his ailment of flvo
years wus gone. Kingston (N. Y.)
Louder.
Consclenco lays on heavy tusks,
but gives high pay. . . , '
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PITH AND POINT.
Marriage would bo moro frequent
ly a success If fowor mon and wouion
wero failures.
A man nevor knows what ho can
do until he trios; and then, afterward,
ho is often vory sorry that ho found
out.
Ho is hnppy whoso circumstances
suit his temper but ho Is more oxcel
ent who can suit his temper to any
circumstances
One of the mistakes in tho eon
duet of human life Is to suppose that
other men's opinions will mako us
happy.
To an honest mind the best por
qulsltes of a place are tho advantage
it gives a man of doing good Addi
son. As charity requires forgetfulness
of ovll deeds, so patience requires
forgetfulness of evil accidents.
Bishop Hall.
Youth is tho time of hope. When
a man gets a little older ho stops hop
ing and begins reaching out for what
ever ho can get. Somcrvillo Journal.
Trying to reform a man by reform
ing his surroundings, is like tying
seeklo pears or rntnbo apples to the
rough twigs of a crab-tree. Interior.
Every man is the architect of his
own fortune. A'nd It's lucky for most
of us that there's no building Inspector
around. Fuck.
Don't tell what you could havo
done under favorable circumstances.
What tho world Is interested in hear
ing is what you have accomplished
under unfavorable circumstances. At
chison Globe.
It is a saying worthy of an accep
tation that "In all parts of the world
tho refinement, Innocenco and happi
ness of tho people may bo measured
by tho flowers they cultivate."
Tho only way to shine, oven In
this false world, is to Ho modest and
unassuming. Falsehood may bo a
thick crust, but in the course of tlmo
truth will find a place to break through.
Bryant.
Our lives aro like somo compli
cated machine, working on ono sldo of
a wall, and delivering tho finished
fabric on the othor. Wo can not cross
tho barrier and sco tho end. Tho work
is in oitr hands tho completion is not.
Fain and pleasure aro so intimate
ly Interwoven In our human life that
either alouo seems to bo Incomplete.
It is for us to accept them both; not
for their own sakes, but for something
higher than either, that wo havo at
heart, and that will mako all sacrifice
easy and all burdens light. N. Y.
Lodger.
When wo look bade upon our lives,
especially If we begin to feel that thoy
aro protty far spent, how wo amuso
ourselves with thoughts of what wo
might have made out of them other
than thoy aro. But It is an amuso
mont that may as well bo sparingly in
dulged in. Our bettor employment is
1,0 mako as much as posslblo of what
is 'loft us. United F resbytoriau.
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AMERICAN TROTTERS.
N'olile Aiiliniilx Tlmt Aro AhIoiiIhIiIiii; All
Old-World llorMo-Men.
Within a,very short tlmo tho exhila
rating sight of Amorlean stoppois
driven to light harness will bo among
tho ordinary road events in Buonos
Ay res. The speedy pair of trotters,
Spollord and Governor Hill, which
woro recontly sold by Mr. J. B. Hous
ton, of the Driving Club of Now York,
to Mr. "Russell II. Iloadloy, onarivordor
from South Amoriea, started for thoir
now homo not long ago. If tho loam
reaches Buonos Ayros in good condi
tion, and aro properly handled, thoy
should show a milo to tho polo in 2:10.
Then will como moro orders for first
class Amorlean trotting stock, and tho
markot will bo a profltablo ono 10
American breeders. Tho forolgn de
mand for roadsters Is growing npaco.
Recently tho well-known trainer
and driver, William K. Weeks,
was olTcrod a salary of eight thou
sand dollars by Mr. N. W. Kills to go
to France and Germany and handlo
trotters for him. Mr. Charles Dickor
miui, of Now Haven, who roturnod
from Kuropo, after a year's absonco,
roports that trotting thoro is yot in its
infancy, and that tho people aro be
ginning to appreeiato tho beauties of
trotting races. When in Boulogne a
member of tho Russian Govornmont
offered him a liberal amount of money
to visit Moscow nnd introduce tho
American trottor there. Mr. Dickor
man took several fast stoppora to Ku
ropo, among them Molllo Wilkes und
Misty Morning. Tho vonturo was a
success, financially and othorwlso.
Molllo Wilkes won two races at Vln
connes. On 11 half-mllb tract at Vienna
she trotted a milo In 2:20j, which was
threo seconds faster than over boforo
mado on a European track. Tho
best trotting horses In Kuropo aro
American bred ;but Mr. Dlckormau said
no roal American horseflesh had beon
seen thoro until ho upionrod with his
trotters. Ho also remarked that thoro
is not a suitable trotting track for
speed in all Europe, so far as ho know.
Tho races aro all running alTairs, with
courses laid out over hills and Holds,
mich as would be found on any ordi
nary Now England farm. Tho courses
vary in length from two und a half to
four or hvo miles. Thoro is a strong
probability of great improvement in
this respect in tho near future. An asso
ciation is now at work called tho Trot
ting Club do Furls. A circular printed
by tho society says that grounds have
been leased for a porlod of flvo years
and that a part of tho capital of 350,-
000 francs is already subscribed by
men who uro In earnest N, Y. Sun.
COUNTRY BUNCO - STEERERS.
How Cltv Mon Trill Kim, Vlctlnn to Their
Slirewdly.riuiinrit Scheme.
The story of tho unsophisticated hay
seed being relieved of his shining gold
by the flashy swell, who recognizes
him on the street as an old friond, hna
been told so often that ono would nat
urally suppose that, that Is nil that can
be related on tho subject
But this U not so. Tho rural dis
tricts have many bunco-steerers, who
llo in wait for the urbanlto who settles
in the blooming lea to squander tho
dollars of New York In New Jersey.
Tlioso bunco-steerers tiro Innocent
looking yokels, who don't appear to bo
overstocked with every-day Intelli
gence, and no city man would ever iru
tiglno them capable of fleecing him.
Thoy don't step up and say: "Aro
you Mr. Smith, of Rochester?" and fol
low It up by inquiring after tho health
of the family.
Thev go to the barber-shop, that
boundless buroau of information in
every town, and ask:
"Who is that man who just moved
Into the yellow house on Brick Hill?"
"Bunkard!" replies the barber, as ho
gives his victim a spirited upper cut
Then tho buueo-steeror mounts his
stilts, and struggles through tho In
carnadined mud to tho residence of Mr.
Bunkard.
After tho door Is opened, ho says:
"Is Mr. Bunkard in?"
And when ho is told that Mr. Bunk
ard is in. and Mr. Bunkard appears,
the rural bunco-steerer asks:
"Ah, Mr. Bunkard, would you llko
to buy somo hickory at live dollars per
cord?"
As a mattor of fact, hickory is so
scarce that carrlago makers uso ash
when they make hickory wheels; but
Mr. Bunkard does not know this. Ho
would know how to take tho farmer in
In a Wall street grain-pool In which
there Is no grain; but when It comes
to firewood, ho doesn't oven know that
hickory is superior to pine. So ho or
ders two cords of hickory, and in tho
course of a few days recolvos ono cord
of chestnut, for which ho pays ton,
.lollars.
Thon tho bunco-steoror goes to tho
llorlst and tolls him what an easy vic
tim Mr. Bunkard is; and in a few days
tho florist goes around nnd sells Mr.
Bunkard a dozen onions for Roman
hyacinths. But ho first dips thorn into
hot water, that thoy may not dovolop
and oxposo tho swindle.
In tho spring-time, theso creatures
who Hvo on tho fat of tho city man, como
around to rako up tho pltico, and ro
movo tho dead leaves and ashes. Thoy
mako a bargain to do it for llftoon dol
lars. Mr. Bunkard thus thinks ho is
getting a bargain, and ho ordors thorn,
to go ahead. Thoy start at eight in
tho morning, mid havo tho job finished
by l.'oon-titno; and whon ho comes
home at four thoy aro waiting for thoir
tnonoy.
After a day or two, Mr. Bunkard ia
told by a plunibor that ho ought to
havo his place cleaned up. But ho
doesn't suspect that tho first cleanors
up purposely loft it in such astato that
ho would havo to employ others. So
tho, plumber sends his brother up, and
ho gathers ten dollars for doing tho
job that was only worth Hvo to start
on.
In the summer, a man comes nnd
oilers to out tho grass for two dollars
per day; and ho purposoly runs Mr.
Bunkard's lawn mower over stones and.
breaks It beyond repair. Then ho rec
ommends Mr. llunkard to get a Para
celsus mower down in tho vlllago, at
Crowley's; and If ho does so, Crowloy
gives tho bunco-laborer a good com
mission; and whether ho doos or not,
tho laborer secures a day's employ
ment rutting tho stones out of tho
grass.
Whon ho renders his bill, ho adds a
day that ho nover put In on tho place;
and if Mr. Bunkard montlons It, ho
says It was a rainy day, and that ho
spent It chopping up barrols for kin
dling wood In tho collar. Thon ho, tho
bunco-steoror, has tho oxprossman
drive oil' the roadway a foot or so and
hack the lawn to pieces, to crcato a
frosh job.
In the autumn, Mr. Bunkard Is wait
ed upon by a man who tolls him that
if ho wants a green lawn next summer
he must have somo fertilizer put on.
Thou ho suggests that a blind drain bo
put down the middle of tho road, to
koop it from being washed up against
tho houso and ddwn tho collar win
dows. After he has left with an order,
his brother calls on Mr. Bunkard.
under 11 different name, to sco if ho can
sell him a barrel of cidor. Tho cider,
which Is short la mcusuro, is put ia
tho collar to dovolop into vinegar,
Mr. llunkard is told that it will bo
vinegar iii threo months, and tho
vendor loaves a small holo in ttio bur
rol so that It is soon empty, and Mr.
Bunkard novor learns that it originally
contained wator.
And in the winter It is just tho same;
for at that season Mr. Bunkard em
ploys a man to euro for his furnuco,
and ho leaves all tho drafts on and
burns up all tho coal ho can in tho In
terest of tho coal dealer; and occa
sionally lots it go out at night to freezo
tho pipes, in tho interest of tho plum
ber. And so, year after year, tho country
bunco-steoror works his llttlo game,
and bus tho art to conceal his art la
such a way that ho is universally re
garded as pure as tho white rose ut his
peaceful sill, and ono who ought not
to bo allowed to go oh tho farm alone,
Fuck.
Tho profession of 4,lady guldo" la
so well ostabllshod in London that h
socioty which Bonds out 200 guidon
carries on a lucrative baslnu sa.