o
ft NEEDLESS FAILURE 'IN A GARDEN.
Before 1 made my garden. O' I was a happy man,
I read the seed store catalogues and joyfully would
plan
How Iota of luscious TcgtAbles I easily could
raise,
i And figured up tho profits that, they say, a garden
pay
Of patent fertilizers, fancy garden tools and seeds
I bought about as many as a western farmer
4 needs;
" t hired men that wouldn't work, and, rising with
the lark,
t dug till time for business and finished In the
i4- dark.
After 1 made my garden, 01 I was a woful man.
The chickens scratched my pretty beds, the dogs
upon them ran.
The cat pitched battles "on them fought, the cows
ate all my corn.
And n hog that tried to bite me always rooted
there at morn.
Then came a drought that burned to dust my gar
den; then a Mood
And pelting Mall and hurricane turned everything
to mud;
VThcn, like the plagues or Egypt, swarmed upon
mu lltas and bugs.
Inch worms, moles, cut worms, locusts, caterptl
lars, crows and slugs
With parts green, tobacco, sulphur, soot and helle
bore
1 dosed that Insect army, but they only cried for
more;
spoiled my clothes and patience In the blazing
nun and rain.
And got myself so dirty that 1 always missed the
train
All summer long I wrestled, while my persplra
tlon drops.
VI think, would (111 the barrels 1 had ready for my
crops.
And though I wasn't able to supply one dinner's
needs,
I took the prize of champion for raising famous
eods
Before I made my garden, 01 I was n happy man.
But afterwards my troubles and experience bo
gan
Now, If some city greenhorn like myself would
care to reap
STho profits of a garden, I will sell out very cheap
-II C. Dodge In Detroit Free Tress.
The Hilling Passion.
When I was traveling to New Haven on
an accommodation I thought that the whole
state of Connecticut hail its attention fixed
on tho fact that I was to mako a speech to
the- law school graduates at Ynlo. When a
farmer got on nt a way station, and after
looking nt me flvo minutes asked mo if 1
wasn't Chauncey Deiww, I said to myself,
"Hero is an intelligent son of an intelligent
state. Ho is going on to hear my speech."
He confirmed my impression by asking: "Are
you going up to Now Haven I But when 1
answered "Yes," ho bimply said: "Baseball
.game, I s'posof" Interview with Chauncey
Depew.
No Use us n Lamp.
A stall keejer on tho central market, who
had been "stuck" with a number of green
melons, plugged ono yesterday, pourod a pint
of kerosene into tho hole, and after waiting
a quurter of an hour gave it toa colored man.
Tho latter sat down on a box to eat it, but
after removing tho plug and taking a smell
be arose and returned the melon to the stand.
"What's the matter" asked tho donor.
"Izo much obliged, but 1 couldn't uso it
onless you'd frow in a chimbly an' a wick,
an' dot would bo axiu' too much of any
body." Detroit Free Press.
A Correction.
Sub-Assistant Maid (investigating tho cu
rios, to superior olllcer) 1 kaint mek out
why Miss Julia calls deso t'iugs break her
back.
Superior Ofllcer Ignunt chilol Sho don't.
Sho calls 'em brick her back. Harper's Ba
zar.
Ornithology.
I was very, very tired, and I didn't caro to cat.
But I felt I really ought to tnko a bite,
So I sought a quiet cafe on a quiet little street,
And I ordered there a supper very light.
"I only want a swallow." I remarked unto mine
host.
"Because I'm very tired, and I have no appetite;
A reed bird you may bring mo on a bit of graced
toast.
To sustain my sated stomach and to keep me
through the night."
The bird was soon brought to me on a bit of gra-
viea toast,
rtn n ulnttfr that was verv larco and narrow.
But I really couldn't eat It; "For," I said unto
mine host,
"This swallow's not a reed bird, but a sparrow,"
Harper's Bazar.
Floy's Flowers.
Little Floy, 0 years old, has a flower gar
den of her own, of which sho is wonderfully
Sho and her father aro great rivals, on this
scoro Mistress Hoy stoutly maintaining mat
Jior nnsles nru "ever so sweeter than papa's.''
The other mornimr 6he gathered a little
bunch of her own sweet pea blossoms, and
then another of her father's, and with one In
each hand skipped gayly tnto the house, call
Incr ti-inmnhnntlvi
"0 mamma, mamma, Just smell tho differ
ence!" Youth's companion.
Tho Slinring Process.
Tin had n note ho wanted to discount, and
he went down to a broker's office. They had
ome haggling, ami llnnliy ine urouer snavou
it pretty heavily and gave him tho money.
As ho put it in his pocket tho customer looked
nnlutU- nt the broker and said:
"Do you cut hair, tool" San Francisco
Chronicle.
Older Than 1 1 . Looked.
A very young man applied for tho hand of
a wealthy man's daughter
"My dear loy , you aro too young to marry
ehilil." replied tho parent.
Boy tpnndlyi-"l nm. ehl Why, 1 have
ihad two uttui'Us or rueumat.siu iu iuu iusi
six monthi." Texas hitting.
Jociili'i Tuiits.
i nn i.. rwn-VHar.old has added something
'iw to the story of Joseph and his brethren.
t-Jiold him tho Bible version of tho ktory, and
ti .Veined much interested in Joseph'scoat of
many colors. When 1 had finished ho said :
"Papa, tell mo about hu punts." Home
Maker
inert Korcetfulneis.
"Wliat do you think of Miss Flyrte, Mr
Bmallcnshf" asted tho landlady Innocently
tad Mr Kmallrash replied i
"I am trying not to remember her," Sorn
srville Journal
1 HE DOUBLE CHIN.
Fhtlnsoplipr I.avntrr I'ronounrri It "HcA-
soii's Own Image."
The great justification of the double
chin rests, of course, on its unrivaled
valuo as an index of characterl It is
not dilllcult to divine what Lavator
thought of n double chin. Ho care
fully points out that man differs from
tho animals chiefly by his chin, laying
it down as an axiom that tho chin is
tho distinctive characteristic of hu
manity; consequently, double-chinned
people aro doubly differentiated from
the beasts that perish, which is greatly
to their credit. He expressly- takes
for his model of "tho thinker, full
of sagacity and penetration." a man
with a fleshy double chin, coupled with
a nose rounded at tho end. The por
trait he gives is oven better than the
letter-press, as the gentleman is limned
with at least live chins, so that his lower
aw is a vista of magnificent distances,
like Washington. This happy physi
ognomy of the double chin coupled wit!
tho rounded nose, characterizes, lib
tells us, tho mind which can rise to
heights, and which follows its designs
with reflecting firmness unalloyed by
obstinacy. Let, therefore, those with
double chins rojoice, whether they pos
sess rounded noses or not, and quoto
Lavater in gratitude. He gives again
another example of the double mcnton,
r.nd tho faco so endowed, ho says en
thusiastically, is Reason's own image.
Ho quito revels in this feature. Ho
takes an example of Raphael with a
beautifully rounded doublochin, and in
criticising it ho acknowledges that the
profile is wanting in truth, harmony,
and grace; but then, asks ho, how is il
it so strongly takes captive our sym
pathy? Where lies tho illusion? Mere
ly in tho chin, ho answers, and as the
chin is a double ono, tho matter is no
longer a mystery. Ho points trium
phantly to Cicero's magnificent double
chin, and in a burst of eloquence says ol
Wren's that, if you can find a man with
(among other things) such a chin us
that, without being gifted with some
extraordinary talent, he renounces for
ever the science of physiognomy.
What Lavator lias thus laid down,
experience simply corroborates. The
double-chinned, therefore, should hold
thoir heads up higher, in tho consci
entiousness of modest merit, and give
free play and just prominence to their
certificates of character. It is, as
hinted abovo, rather diltlcult at present
to tell who is endowed and who is not
Portrait-painters nro craven onough to
dissimulate a double chin; they leave
it to the caricaturist, who seem to think
it great fun for a popular statesman or
poet to have two chins, whereas those
appendages nro tho soeret of their
success. Some of our most observant
writers have got a glimpse of tho truth;
Mr. Wilkie Collins, for instance. He
very properly credits Count Fosco, the
man of daring, resourco and determin
ation, with a doublo chin, to which
Fosco's pet cockatoo calls public at
tention, by rubbing his head against it
in tho most appreciative manner pos
sible. Rut your ordinary novelist
would never havo thought of that. As
an Englishman, by tho way, ono natu
rally turns to Shakespeare, to see
whether his appoaranco corroborates
Lavater's views. Shakespen.ro un
doubtedly foresaw tho point, as he
foresaw every thing else, but ho was
sufficiently artful to wear just onough
beard to placo it in eternal doubt
whether he had a doublo chin or not.
Thus ho leaves it open to all parties
single-chinned or double, to quote him
as an lnstanco oi any tiling mey into,
'iiieh, after all, is tho great uso which
Shakespeare has always been put to.-
London Standard.
STRENGTH OF ROPES.
Ilt-sult ol KxiierlmeiitH Made by u French
Scientist.
Tho quality of tho workmanship,
strength, extensibility and olasticity ol
round and Hat ropes of hemp and aloe,
r.nd of iron and steel wire, have been
experimentally Investigated by A. Du-
boul, and tho rosults of.hls experiments
published in tho Bulletin do la Socioto
d'Kncoumgomont des Ai ts, Paris. In
his oxnorimonts Mr. Duboul used a
horizontal hydraulic press and a weigh
ing apparatus consisting of a steelyard
and sliding weight, by whlcli tension
of from ono to 130,000 pounds could bo
rooorded. For higher pressure u gauge
on tho body of tho press was used.
Specimens wore fastened by winding
each ond on a grooved pulloy of special
construction. Tho usual length of spec
imens for testing was thirteen feet.
Tho results of all tho tests gave for
tho average tonsllo strengths of ropes
lirt fallowing:
7,i. vn ii. inch
White hemp 10 5"' ll.Wjj)
White ra.nila to 10.JD
White aloes Jo ..WM
vint tarrml htmin or manllu to K.4UI
a fiK.tm- of Hiifntv of 4. or oven 3 in
- tf
some cases, is considered safe ropes,
A rone of unannealed wiro lias an
ultimata tonsilo strength of about
S5.000 pounds por square inch of sec
tion of motal; when nnnealed tho ulti
mato strength is reduced to about
15.000 pounds, but tho elongation is
nearly doubled, being 12 to IS por
m.nt. In annealed wire. The best wiro
r,w (n minim' PUrPOSCS llUVO (1
much hlirher tensile strength. An
other writor on tho same subject say?
that tho tonsilo btrongth of u wot rope
is only one-third that of tho same rope even to this day, is still more appall
when dry, and that a rope saturated Ing. Thu death rate of St. Petersburg
with soup or grease
Mechanical News.
Is still weaKor.
"Accopt my hand, Augusta. And
tho maiden looked at tho hand, which
was somothlng sraallor than mo aver-
ago-sized salt-fish, hesitated a moinonl
and won cum "'
a uiscounv DU.un....b ... :-."."
UIKO SO .u.bw
DEVIL WORSHIPERS.
Strange Itellglon of Certain Comma
nltle In Western Asia.
According to IIcrrGustav Paull. who
recently mado a journey from Tabriz to
Lake Van, the Nestorlun Christians
graco with tho nnmo of dovll-worshlpers
a pumber of communities scattered
through Russian and Turkish Armenia
and in the Valley of the Tigris down to
Mosul. Near Mosul, in tho outspurs of
Kurdistan, lies Ba-Hnsanl, tho holy
city of tho Jesids or dovll-worshipers,
and containing tho templo and mauso
leum of their Sheik Adi, and not for
thence tho village of Bashiyka. tho
resldonco of their civil and religious
head. According to tradition, thoir
faith had its origin in certain apostato
members of Armenian Church, and
thoir nnmo is variously derived from
Josu or .Tesid, one of their chiefs, and
from tho town Je.d. Their faith has
probably, however, a much earlier ori
gin, derived from tho inlluonco of all
those religions successfully holding
sway in those regions, from Zoroostrl-
nnism to Islam.
They address prayers to tho sun at
his rising and kiss the placo first touched
by his beams. At certain festivals they
warm tho fingers of their right hand at
tho holy taper, then draw them over
thoir right ovobrows and kiss them.
Tho Supremo Being they name Allah, 1
and rovorenco tho founder of Islam as
a prophet, whilo they reverence Christ
ns agroat ango;l naming Him Bon lsal 1
Nurani (Jesus. Son of the Light), who
ono day will como to rulo the world.
They desiro to live in good understand-
ing with Sliaitan (Satan?), the devil, i
and so great is their respect for him
that they do not presumo to pronounce
his name, but call him "Molok-Taup," ,
and pay Uonor to him symbolically as
alight-giver (Lucifer), and In tho liguro
of a bird. Our Thursday Is their Sab
bath. Thoy fast forty days In the spring,
but aro not over strict in tho observance
of such fast, preferring rnthor to do it
by proxy. Ono member of tho family
fasting will do for all tho others as well '
ns himself. Children aro immediately !
aftor birth baptized with tho wator of i
tho holy spring at tho gravo of tho
Sheik Adi. To this end that water Is
fetched to places very romoto from tho
holy well by mendicant monks(Kawall,) i
all bolonglng to ono singlo family.
The Jesids have a horror of tho color
of bluo (flamo of sulphur?), and os-'
chow all attire of that huo. Thoy havo
the reputation of being strictly honest 1
and moral. Thoy show great respect
to women, so that a woman may ac
quiro the priestly dignity. Polygamy
is allowed only with tribal chiefs. Tho I
common man may havo but ono wifo, j
for whom ho has often to pay tho :
mother a rather high price. Priests
and Kawal may not marry out of their ,
caste. A widow dresses in white, and I
etiquotto requires of her even to strow
dust on her head and smear her face
with clay. Corpses aro first washed
and then buried with tho faco toward
tho Polar star. In tho killiiig of ani
mals all tho blood is draiuod off by
cutting through tho artery of tho nock,
as with tho .lows and Mohammedans.
Thoy cling with great tenacity to their
faith, but refuse tho adoption of any
proselytes into thoir ranks. Philadel
phia North American.
THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL.
The City Czar 1'rtnr ltitllt on tlio Deadly
MiirHlii' or the uvn.
Thoro was a sublime ruthlossnoss
about tho Czar Peter winch reminds
us at every stop of tho operation
of tho forcos of nature What recked
ho how many of 40,000 sorfs, whom ho
impressed every year to build his city,
perished in tho marsh? As littlo as
tho earthqiuiko which engulfs a city or
tho typhoon which desolates a province.
Ho was an olomontal forco embodied In
human form and what a forco! JSo
ono can properly appreciate tho colos-
Bal energy of tho man until ho has had
some acquaintance with tho unconquer
able inertia of tho peoplo whom Peter
sot himself to forco into stop with na
tions hundreds of years in advance of
Muscovy. Uvou to this day his coun-
trymon havo not quito mado up their
minds whothor ho was a fiend or nn
archangel, antichrist, or a a now ava
tar. But surely in all history thoro aro
few nioro pathotically tragic spectaolos
than this tromondous battlo with mud
giants on tho part of this modern
Thor, a strugglo constantly re
newed by his unconquerable will,
but constantly thwarted by that stu
pidity against which tho gods thom-
solves contond in vain. I supposo Mr.
Auboron Herbert would sou In the
story of Peter's horoio attempt to
knout a nation into reform a tolling
object lesson as to tho fatuity of all
efforts to forco tho paco of nature. But
Peter himself, with his fiery energy
and unconquerublo will, was at loast
as fundamental a pieco of nuturo as
tho sluggishness and superstition with
which ho waged so soro a war. It Is
true ho failed In much, and many
things havo not turned out as ho
hoped. Kvon St. Petersburg Is now
admitted to occupy by no moans tho
most desirable site on tho Russian sea
board. The mortality among tho levies
whose labor built tho city was groat,
but tho numbor who perish by tho un-
hoalthlnoss of tho site year aftor yoar,
is nearly uouoie wiat. oi i.onuon, aim,
evon if all allowanca is made for the
,lHT..r.ncA nt Hiinltarv science, tho mor-
, ... d 0 BOioctu by Peter
C1U1 jmrujy bo loss than 10 por 1,000
Ior ,inilUtn. As tho population ol tlie
cupltaj 930,000, this is oqulvalent to
. an annual hecatomb ol "J.auu victims
ai icr deed to tho manes of tho Uospot-
nnfnrrnr ConttmnarOTU IlcvieW.
THE MILLER AND THE CAMEL.'
The Arabs tell of ft miller
Who one mnrnlnp from his repose
Was wakened by hearing a camel
Through tho window thrust his nose.
"It's cold out here." said the creature,
"And 1 wish, sir, if you pleaie.
Just to warm my noo a moment;
It's so chilled I fear 'twill frceic."
"All rlRht'" said the other, kindly:
"You do look pinched and thin."
"O. thank you "' replied the camel, .
And his head went further In.
Soon, while the miller slumbered,
lloth heud and neck were through;
Then presently in at the window
The body entered, too.
Now. the room was close and narrow,
And the startled sleepor woko,
And to his ungainly Inmato
At length, complulnlng, spoke.
"Heally, my friend, while willing
To grant your tlrst request.
My quarters arc not sufficient
To hold so largo a guest."
"Very well." said the other, coolly,
"If you ttnd it as you say,
Move out In fact, you'll have to
For I havo come to stay."
How plainly this story teaches
(As you perceive, no doubt)
Wrong Into tho heart admitted
Will soon the right drive out.
And how plnln It warns us, also,
At the very first to shun
The evil that seems so harmless,
Ere an entrance has been won.
litv. VMltp 11. Strpni, In GoUlen D lyi.
m
PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.
A rrty of Despomlfiit Tourists Saved by
l'dUowlne Klk.
In tho fall of 1879 a party of three
men woro sight-seeing and hunting in
tho Yellowstone National Park, and
having prolonged thoir stay until late
in October, wore ovrtakon by a torri-
blo snow-storm, which completely block
aded and obliterated all the trails, and
filled the gulches, canyons aiul coulcon
to such a depth that their horses could
not travel over them at all. They had
lain in camp three days waiting for
tho storm to abate, but as it continued
to rrow in severity, and as tho snow
became deeper and deeper, their situn
tion grew daily and hourly more alarm
ing. Their stock of provisions was
low, they had no shelter sutllciont
to withstand the rigors of a wintor at
that altitude, and it was fast becoming
a question whothor thoy should over be
able to escape bovond tho snow-clad
peaks and snow-tilled canyons with
which thoy woro hemmed in. Thoir
onlv hone of escape was by abandon
ing their horses, and constructing
Bhow-shoes which might keep thorn
nbovo tho snow; but in this case thoy
could not carry bedding and food
onough to last them throughout tho
several days that tho journey would
occupy to tho nearest ranch, and the
chances of killinir irame cn route aftor
tho severe weather had set in were OX'
tremely precarious. Thoy had al
ready sot about making snow-shoos
from tho skin of nn elk which thoy
had saved. Ono pair had boon com
plotod, and tho storm having abated
ono of tho party set out to look over the
surrounding country for tho most
feasiblo route by which to got out, and
also to try If possible to find game o
somo kind. Ho had gono about a mllo to
ward tho northoastwhon hocamo upon
the fresh trail of a largo band of ollc
that woro moving toward the oast. Ho
followed, and in a short timo camo up
with thorn. Thoy were traveling In
singlo file, led by a powerful old bull
who wallowed through snow, in which
only his head and nock woro visible
with all 1 ho patience and presovoranco
of a faithful old ox. Tho others fol
lowed him tho stronger ones in fron
nnd tho weaker ones bringing up tho
rear. There woro thirty-soven iu the
band, and by tho tinio thoy had all
walked In the sanio lino thoy loft it an
open, woll-beaton trail. Tho hunto
approached within a few yards of them.
Thoy woro greatly alarmed whon thoy
saw him, and made a few bounds lu
various directions; but seoiug thoir
struggles were in vain, thoy meokly
i Hubmltted to what
Hoomed thoir im
pending fato, and fell back in rear of
thoir file-leader. This would havo been
tho golden opportunity of a skin
hunter, who could and would havo
shot thorn all down in thoir tracks from
a singlo stand. But such was not tho
mission of our friend. Ho saw in this
noblo, struggling band a means of
deliverance from what had threatened
to bo a wintry gravo for him and his
companions. Ho did not fire a shot,
and did not in any way create unnocos
sary alurm amongst tho oik, but hur
ried back to camp and reported to his
friends what ho had seen.
In a momemt the camp was a scono
of activity and excitement. Tent, bod
ding, provisions, every thing that wus
absolutely necessary to thoir journey,
woro hurriedly packed upon their pack
animals; saddles woro placed, rllles
woro slung to tho saddlos, and leaving
all surplus baggage, such ius trophies
of their hunt, mineral specimens, and
curios of various kinds, for future
comers, thoy started for tho oik trail.
Thoy had a slow, tedious and laborious
task breaking a way through tho deep
snow to reach it, but by walking and
leading their snddle animals ahead, the
pack animals woro able to follow
slowly. Finally thoy reached tho trail
of tho elk herd, and following this,
aftor nine days of tedious and painful
traveling, tho party arrived at a ranch
between tho upper falls of tho Yellow
stone rlvor and Yellowstone lake, on
tho Stinking river, which was kept by
a "squaw man" and his wife, whore
thov woro enabled to lodgo and re
cruit themselves and their stock, and
I whence they finally reached their
homes In safety. The band of elk
passed down tho river, and our tour
ists never saw them ugain; but they
liavo doubtless long ore this all fallon
a prey to tho ruthless war that la con
stantly being waged against worn oy
I huntars white and red. Q. 0. Shields,
I in llarpefi Magazine
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS'
"Papa, how old was Mothusaleh
when he died?" "Nino hundred nnd
sixty-nine years, Rollo." "And what
was his business? ' "Boy preacher.
liurdcttc.
The name of tho White House ia
derived from the fnct of the irglnia
freestone of which it is built, being
painted white to conceal the discolora
tion caused by smoke and weather.
An engagement ring indicates that
a young lady intends marrying; but in
these fashionable times it does not In
dicate that sho Intends marrying tho
one who gave It to her. JcwcU:r
Weekly.
Husband (after church) "Did you
notice, rav dear, how late Mrs. Cad-
WKllader and tho two Misses Cadwal
lader wore?" Wife "Yes; and as they
all woro the Psycho knot for the fir -a
time, it is easily explained." KpoJi.
Well." said Parson Poundtoxt. "I
stuck to my text this morning, any
how." "Yon did that," said tho dea
con, wearilv: "von stuck to it till we
thought vou'd grown fast to It. Seemed
to me vou'd never let go." Brooklyn
Eaqlc.
Husband (whoso wife has been ro-
proving him for smoking in her pres
ence) 'ou often used to say before
wo were married, 'O. C.eorgo! 1 do so
love tho odor of a irood ciirar.1 " Wifo
"Yes. that sort of thing is part of n
young laity s capital. nine.
"As an accomplished horsowom
an. sain tno reporter, uoiououit i
.... . .. .I. - 1
hand, "1 presumo you ride bareback
occasionally?" "No. sir! replied the
star actress, with a lurid Hash of indig'
nation; "whon 1 ride 1 always wear u
suitable wrap, sir!" Chicago Tribune.
Husband (pettishly) "Why, el
lie. do you spend so much time at the
looking-glass?" Wife "To niako my
self look as at tractive as possible." 1 1
"Pshaw! You aro too vain. And what
does it? all amount to? 1 don't admire
you any more." W. "I know it, dear.
but you are not tho only man in the
world." 11. puts on his thinking cap.
Hoston Courier.
Jangle"! am thinking of sending
Arabolla to Paris to finish hor musical
education." Hanglo "1 am delighted
to hear it." Jangle -"The only obsta.
clo seems to bo tho matter of funds,
Hanglo "Funds! Don't lot that stop
you. Your neighbors will gladly sub
scribe to send that voico to Paris; and
say. hadn't vou bettor sond tho piano
with her. too?" Lowell Citizen.
Husband (Impatiently) "Is it pos
sible, my dear, that you can not keep
those children quiet for a moment?"
Wifo (soothingly) "Now John, don't
bo harsh with tho poor littlo Innocent
things; it is natural for them to be full
of spirit, and they're doing tho best
they can." Husband 'Well, if I
could have a moment's peace I would
sit down and write that check for .r)0
that you've been bothering mo for
Wife (sternly) "Chlldron goup stairs
nt. unee. and if I hoar anotlior word
fi-Miii vou to-nlL'ht I'll punish you so
7 --- -- n
voroly." Life.
- m m
COLD WEATHER RULES.
How tii Make Uf III Winter Agreeable and
Hmiltli-UlvliiK.
Never lean with tho back upon any
thing that is cold.
Never beirln a iournov until the
breakfast has been eaten.
Nuver take warm drinks and then
immediately go out into the cold.
Keep the back, especially between
the shoulder-blades, well covered; also
tho chest well protectod. In sleeping
iu a cold room establish tho habit oi
breathing through tho noso. and never
with the mouth open.
Never go to bed with cold or damp
feet. .
Never omit regular bathing, for un
less the skin is in active condition tlie
cold will close tho poros and favor con
gestion and other dlseasos.
After exorcise of any kind, never
ride in an open carringo or near ine
window of a car for a momont; it is
dangerous to health or evon lifo.
When hoarse, speak as littlo as pos
sible until tho hoarseness Is recovorod
fnun, else tho voico may bo perma
nently lost, or dlllloultios of tho throat
be produced.
Moroly warm tho back by tho firo,
and never continue keeping tho baoit
ox posed to tho heat aftor It has bocome
emnfortab v warm, lo ao oworwisc
is debilitating.
When going from a warm atmos-
nhero Into a cooler one, keep the
mouth closed, so that tho air may be
wnrmnd ill its PllSSUgO through tllC
noso uro it reaches tho lungs.
Novor stand still in cold weather,
especially aftor having taken a slight
ili'L'iiie of exorcise, and always avoid
standing on ico or snow, or whoro the
nnrson is exposed to cold wind. San-
itarian.
m
Household Suggestions.
Use a penny to removo paint spots
from glass.
Dltl'oront flavors of cake should be
kept iu separate boxes.
Uso a silver spoon in cooking mush
rooms. Tho sliver will bo blackened
if any injurious quality Is present.
If cream soups aro to stand any
length of time after being prepared,
placo a damp towel over tho dish to
prevent a scum from rising.
if you aro obliged to leave a basket
of clothes that have been dampened
for ironing, longer than usual, put
thorn in a dry place away from artill
clal heat and they will not mildew or
sour for days.
If the handles of stove Drusnos aro
kept clean from tho first, that part ol
tho work will seem no dirtier than
any other about the house. It is an
excellent plan to uso a paint brush for
putting on tho blacking, iiieo use
ploniy of fresh uowspapors. Good
llousekeeinng.
FUTURE AMERICAN POETS.
Edmund Clarence Mntlmnn Feel Vary
Hopeful as to Tlixm
In a recent conversation Edmupd
Clarenco Stedman, roferring to tha
older poets of America, remarked as
follows: "In tho enso of tho two old
est survivors in song Mr. hittlor
nnd Dr. Holmes wo observe thoir ad
mirers grow moro extended In num
bors with tho spread of culture In our
land. If their voices nro not heard nU
frequently as-formerly. It is not bo-
causo thoy havo grown less' strong and
sweet, for with ench now uttoranco aa
It comes to us from timo to time wo nro
unablo to detect any variation in tho
tones wo all long ago so easily lcarnod
tolovo.
Lowell is less often heard now-a-
days than ho used to bo, but it is not,
ns wo know, becauso of any diminu
tion In tho qunllty of that voico whoso
music is so appreciated by all culti
vated peoplo everywhere. Our only
regret is that we don't hear moro of it
as wo havo reason to hopo wo may
whon Klmwood Is again grncod
by the presonco of Its mas
ter. Stoddard. whoso work has
novor been appreciated as it
should bo, continued to bo loyal to
his first lovo, and from time to timo,
notwithstanding ndvanclng yoars and
physical infirmities, ndds to tho poot
Ical richness of our literature I can
not help feollng that the outlook for
poetry In this country Is onconrngtng,
though, and will not deny that with
tho youngor and coming singers alto
gether too much stross is laid upon tho
moro painful forms of verso. Tho
volumes of verso omnnating from
month to mouth from tho youngoc
writers do not contain that distinctive
character of work such as bolongod to
that formative poriod when Bryant.
Longfellow, Whlttlor and Lowoll, ani
tho writers immudlatoly following
thorn, wrought for a waiting pooplo.
Longfellow's "Lost Youth" In Itsolf
was sulllcient to establish tho reputa
tion of any poet who could produce
such a masterpiece. How fow of our
younger writers givo us any thing liko
this. And yet thoro Is no roason why
such poems can not bo written to-day
as in Longfollow's early yoars. My
advico to our coming slngors Is do
not givo so much attontion to tho
lighter forms of vorso-making, but
seek
'shall
to produoo something which
bo full of real character.
nnd shall stand apart, as it were, from
Jtho dainty order of vorso roforrod to.
Iheso bits of vorso aro all protty
I l. 1 I
.vuuiiu. uuu ui uuui au in u mi u ivuu
sense promises of somothlng hotter to
.como, but that is all. Still, as I havo
said, there is much encouragomont to
bollovo that tho outlook for pootry in
this country is bright, since ovory now
,ud then somo striking lnstanco is af
forded as ovidonce of this fnct, as in
.ho caso of Woodborry's "Tho North
Shoro Watch." ono of tho flnost ologiaa
poems of recont timos; also in tho caso
Uf MtUon1!! lamina nf lir Slri.nii " nn.1
lovoral of Sidney Lanlor's composi
tions, such as tho "Songof tlioChatta-
iioochoo," "Tho Rovongo of HnmUh,"
'and "Tho Marshos of Glynn." I trust
.tho day Is noar at hand whon I shall bo
Jreo from tho pressure of outsido du
ties and cares, and can give moro at
tention to pootry than I havo boon ablo
tn ilnvnln In it for soma time nusL
iWlth tho completion of tho work on
i"Amorican Literature," on which I
havo boon engngod for a considerable
period of time, I shall feol that I can
once moro tako up tho work noarost my
hoart, in which sorvico toll Is only a
rofroshmont and dollght. N. Y. Mall
and Express.
THOUGHTS ON LIFE.
Why It Is Welt That Wn Can Not Look
Into ICucli Other's Mlnils.
Lifo would not bo happy If wo could
look into ovory body's mind and know
exactly what our neighbor was think
ing about If wo could soo the spirit
as easily as wo can look at tho body
wo would bo afraid to go along tha
strooL If wo woro pympathotlo it
would bo a constant mlsory; If wo wore
cold our best friends would havo noth
ing to do with us; If wo woro vicious
nobody would speak to us; if we wore
virtuous wo would mako any number
of onomlos. I wonder whothor, In that
robolious spiritual state, which wo can
lmaglno ns tho only possiblo next form
of oxistonco, wo shull all bo known ex
actly us wo aro. Wo must thon bo all
purely good, and it is not oasy to soo
how that Is to bo brought about unless
death Is a kind of filter and absorb all
our wickodnossos. It will tako an
awful lot of charcoal to tako outull our
impurities, f
Hut, still, life Is for all of us a lone
ly kind of business. Friendship, lovo.
sympathy, confidence, trust aro all
very well. Yot aro thoro things thoy
can not aid or romovo. Wo huvo all
some grief in which wo must tread tho
wlnopress alono. I suppose thoro
would bo even moro trouble if we
started in to try to help ono another
in real carnestnoss. I supposo we
would hiako a mess of it. Thoro aro
peoplo who want to bo lot alono and
peoplo who want sympathy, and tho
perversity of things is such that you
invariably worry tho follow who wants
to bo lot alono with your sympathy
and lot tho fellow alono who is anx
ious to bo helped, to mo pooplo when
thoy aro sick aro uogry and annoyed if
you call to soo thorn; othors novor for
glvo you If you don't go to soo thorn.
What aro you going to do about itP
Do whatever friendship In your opin
ion domands, whatovor bo tho out
come Sun Francisco Chronicle.
Ho who does no good gets none.
Ho who cures not for others will soo
Ond that othors will not caro for hiia.