a habit of de«p thought
,h*
I A CATAMXRANJ40USE-BOAT.
»♦»»♦»♦»44444»®»4
contraeted than of any physical cause-
| American farmer who Is tbe mainstay
H.s hair was gray— dark.
of the nation. While supjiorUng une- It Will A Bird Much Fleaaare to tbe
gray. *n-l he wore it lung •»•» hl?
.
balf
the
people
he
supplies
twothlrda
IAveraBO Youth.
- -e-------
dera. whither it depended m louse.y fl-
Boys vve tbe water, and if such s
CAMFBBLL BKOg., Froprletors-
of our exports, wbleb, lu tbe last four
mg curl*. Hi. feature, were very regu
years, were valued at J»i.7t*).(AW.i*JU. thing M possible, they will spend many
lar and handnome. but pale and tboU**
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more than H.MO.OlJO.tMW of which waa I of tb-'lr happiest hours upon Its shores
ful. Hi* dn-.. was mostly of black
EUGENE ..
OREGON.
vet, and its few ornament* of jet. I
contributed by the farm* of tbe coun • jt nd lug upon Its surface.
w... m truth, a noble-lookmg man. asd
try. And yet there are hundreds and I JVhat boy baa uot built himself a
just such »o one a* the common Gaw
My lioy, can you bound Venezuela thousands of gaunt. Idle men who con <ft?
would lov* to obey UU'l
*U-1 . — ---
r.L.lle
wltbou. one« looking at the map?
tinue to hang around tbe Industrial cen 1 Here Is something that should afford
e hi*
ins servants were fond.y
apeet. Hence
ter*. adding to tbe army of the uuern much pleasure to tbe average youth,
him.
aud
his
slaves
loved
attached to 1---- -
Man) a man Is considered a hope- ployed, adding to the distress of Me whether or nut be Is able tu possess a
him.
less fu<4 on account of hl. hopefulness. community, and delllierately lgtio Ing boat. It 1» called tbe catamaran house X BY AUSTIN C. BURDICK i
He had nearly gained the southern
the (uoet healthy, the most pr<»sp<rous boat, aud Is Intended to serve a mani
he was startled
e-lge of the copse. when
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Watch for another outbreak of law- and tbe most Independent calling of all fold purpose. It being adaptable alike
from his reverie by hearing a cra,hl“i
lessnesa If Virginia euacta an autl- —that uf tbe American farmer.
aoim I am ng the dry .tick, near him. W
as a craft almoat as rapid as a row
CHAPTER I.
kissing law.
boat, a raft, a floating camp, lumrner
We who turn our eyes wt-stwnrd and stoppe.1 quickly, and on the instant hi
Sum up all there Is In tbe w-irld. and Qabing bouae and many other things behobling the "Star of Empire" setting niaiol was in hi. hand. He had time to
There are plenty of actors who set among It all cau be found nobln« that that will at once present themselves to amid th« golden water« of the Pacific, see a dark object gild* from th* path in
like actors, too few who act Ilka real lx speak* better for a boy than tbe kiss a brlgbt mlnded boy.
while the fol 1» of our nation -» banner al front of him toward* the river, and h
most
enwrap tbe continent, are prone to immediately resolved that this was some
human beings.
mother.
A
Cklcago
Judge
be glvea bla
Among It* many advantage* are tbe
look
upon
the valley of the Miwi**ippi aa thing which wished to escape him. . n
I* somewhat of this sa me opinion, lie fact* that It la perfectly eafe from over
A bee trust baa been formed by Cal Judgisl two boys less from tbe evF turning, that It will not crush In when a region old in civilization. Yet, long other thing, also, occurred to hi* mm 1.
and that was that no man could escape
lfonila beemeu. Thia Is the most sting deuce given by witnesses than from struck ever so violently by anything after th* Atlantic «bore« were gemmed by the way the my»tic object had taken;
I with citiea and thriving villages, the
ing cut of all.
tbe evldeuce presented by themselves found upon the water, that It may be great valley of the mid-continent was a for not over six feet from the path m
wi.le dit-h.
ditib.
lu their treatment of tbeir mothers In propelled much more easily than a raft; vast solitude unknown to our forefathers. that section wa* a deep, wide
There are only a few who stick up ’ court. One boy whom the Judge dechF
Indeed, with almost as little effort aa Ixiag after colleges «nd schools, govern- which he had caused to be dug for the
out of the great common herd, but ed must go to the reformatory, ten a boat, and that It la an Ideal attraction ments and court*, wx-ieties aud churche*. purpose of draining a piece of wet land
they usually bear tbe brunt of tbe but derly kissed bl* mother goodby, sink
the hickory wood.
for boys, whether used stationary, pro had arisen and nourished in the Atlantic beyond
The marquis stopped, and as he did so,
tie.
ing bl* own misfortune in sympathy pelled about lakes, pond* and rivers, | colonies, the red man hunted his gam»- I a tall, powerful man stepped back m the
| in the forest, aud drove hia canoe over
A man who has four wives has been with the sorrow of bl* mother. Tbe used as an aquatic playhouse, a sum the bosom of the great Father of W ater*. path. It was an Indian, who stood near
ly a head taller than St. Julien, and
placed In Jail. We should think be Judge looked ou and Instantly decided mer camp, a rainy day fishing bouse or ( unmole*te<l by the pale-faced invader.
In the middle of the sixteeu century, a whose form was straight and muscular.
would prefer to remain there perma that there was enough good lu that any other pleasant uae to which It may
"How?" uttered the marquis, stepping
boy to enable bltu and bla mother to be put. Another of Its advantage* la bold aud hardy band of adventurous
nently.
work out bi* salvation At tbe same that It* cost need not be great, although knights and warriors, led by Hernan lo de back and lowering the muzzle of his pis
There was a time when European moment, another lioy, whom tbe same It may be made very expensive. Hav ' Soto, landed at the bay of Santo Spiritu, tol; "what doe* the Stung Serpent here.'
"He is only in the path which his white
nations didn't consider It necessary to Judge bad announced would probably ing possessed the proud privilege once I d Florida, and. in all tbe pride an 1 pomp brother ha* made through the forest,
of glorious array, started off through the
mother,
go
free,
glanced
meanly
at
bl*
come In bunches when they bad a crow
of being a boy blmaelf. tlie writer la deep forest* in quest of those tabled returned the red man. standing proudly
who sat weeping, mid started to walk aware that the average boy la never cities where untold gold awaited their
to pick with an American country.
erect.
out. That boy will go to tbe reform- overstocked with money, hence tbe coming. Ou they went, meeting and
"But wherefore art thou in his path?
In slew of tbe quality and quantity atory. We bear much of the redeem- question of coat la a momentous one.
overcoming obstacles innumerable, and,
"The Stung Serpent is on his way to
of gratitude shown by Cuba we will Ing virtue of a boy’» love for hi* moth- | To build one of tbese houseboats it at length, a worn and weary reninant of hi* people.’
not be In a burry to go to the assist er. No one doubt It. It 1» recognized la flrat necessary to secure two logs. the once proud host sat down to rest up -n
“And are there none of thy people with
ance of slmili nations that get Into everywhere In principle, but seldom Ixigs being round should be used In the bank of the mighty river. A little thee? Doe* the Stung Serpent—he who
trouble.
heeded In practice.
This judge ba* preference to square beams, although further on. they went through the wilds stands second among the Suns of
only applied common sen»e In Interpre the latter will answer. They should be of Arkansas, but the same stern, dark chez—wander alone so far from home?
New York la to have a thirty story tation of the law. Perhaps few Judge* fifteen or more feet In length and quite forest, with its avenging hordes of red
"Yes. for he is not afraid. He knows
hotel. Tile bridal chamber* should be take tbe trouble to do It. But It I* sound, otherwise they will watersoak. men, met them nt every step, and they the white chief is hi* friend, and where
came back to the Mississippi, where De
should he fear?”
located on the top floor In order to lend worth while.
Tbe boy against whom Flrat round and point each end. as In Soto laid down an-i -iie-1. Hi* «’ ’it fore
"But why did you come here?” asked
realism to the state of tbe loving Cou the evidence seemed conclusive but In
hard heart was broken. The remnant of the marquis, coming more directly to the
plea who think they are in heaven.
bls extremity thought first of lih moth
bis party hastily constructed a few rude point.
vessels, and sailed down the river, fol
er’* sorrow, ha* good stuff In hlin, lu
"I came to guide some traders on their
Vemzeuia has bad 104 wars In let- sending him back home with that
lowed by the curses of the Indians.
way to the town of the great white chief,
enty years.
T|ie number would u li mother the Judge sent him to the beat
After this, the great valley remained and my boat is left above where the
untrodden by the white men for a cen great river turns toward the setting
doubtcdly have been larger If It lial! reformatory lu the world. It was no
tury and a half, when, in July, 1673, a sun,” answered the Indian.
uot been for rain and darkness and oth chance kiss. People do not do things
small band of Europeans and Canadians,
"Then let my red brother return with
er circumstances that were beyond bu by chance at crucial momenta. It w-a*
under Joliet and Marquette, reached the me to my home, and there rest for the
1'iau control.
then that all the element* In one's char
bank* of the great river. They had eotue night.”
acter become stimulated to the high
from the St. Lawrence, and had wan
But the Indian would not accept the
“It seems a pity," «aid Archbishop
dered through the vast solitudes of the invitation. He professed to be in haste.
eat tension and the resultant act In
Ryan, recently, lu prlvtte conversation,
Maumee
and
the
Wabash.
They
floated
nn-1 in a few moments more, he turned
dicate* tbe real character. Tbe kiss of
’’that religion, religion, should ever
down a* far a* the mouth of the Ar- on his way, and was soon out of sight.
bla mother had become one of tbe most
separate Protestants aid Catholics lu
kansaa, where, having made themselves
As the marquis turned once more home
Important things In that boy's life,
sure that the Mississippi emptied into the ward, he pondered upon this thing. He
tlielr works of great refotna or pbllau
When the crisis came he turned to it
Gulf
of
Mexico,
they
returned
to
their
tliropy." A pity, Indeed,and quite uu-
knew the Stung Serpent well. He was
Instinctively. The mother love, perhaps
people in Canada. Great rejoicings were the only brother of the Great Sun, or
necessary!
never fully realized before, opened to
held over the reports these adventurers chief, of the Natchez, ami was the most
brought with them; yet Joliet aud Mar noted warrior of the whole tribe. Thus
Tbe llev. Hr. Joseph tarker, who him a* hl* first refuge. Memories of
Z
quette both dle-i ere tbe white man again far, in all their intercourse, St. Julien
died In London recently, vu* one of Billable*, of midnight vigils, of toll and
sought the Father of Waters.
had found bint upright ami honorable,
tile few preachers with iij Interna worry and sacrifice and unwavering de
haw Hol'
Seven years later, the celebrated La but he well knew how treacherous the
tional fame. Those who seek the bub votion came u|x>n that Ixiy'a mind and
Salle, at the head of forty soldiers and a
ble reputation In the cznnou* mouth heart and soul In a flood. He could Fig. 1. then with a saw, hammer and few monks, found the mighty river, and Natchez could be, aud how the crime of
one white man against them could be vis
are usually more widely knovn than no more resist Hint Inclination to kls* chisel, wbleb are about all tbe tools after recrossing the Atlantic, and return ited upon the heads of all with whom
needed,
cut
out
reatlng
place*
for
the
hl*
mother
than
be
could
nt
that
mo
ing with more aid, and after passing they might eonie in contact. That Stung
those who proclaim the g >apel ol peace.
ment remould bl* character. Such a cross pieces, as Indicated at A In Fig. 1. through adventure* almost incredible, he Serpent should have come fifty utiles
When this Is dune, make your cross fairly commenced a colony In Louisiana. from his village to guide a few traders
Bad
Tbe Osage Indians have intested boy may yield to temptation*.
fM.iMMl.OUU In the Ntate bank ami own companionship may lead him Into trou places, which will be five In numlier. In 1687, he waa aasaaainated by hi* ow n di-1 not seem probable, and yet the mar
1,000,000 acres of land, Eaeh brave, ble. lie may commit crimes mid tbe four feet 111 length. Tbe cross pieces companions, and the few- white lnen left quis was at a loss for any other cause
were little better than a mere handful of the visit. At all events, he resolved
squaw and papiaise 111 thè trlbe pos evidence ngnlnst him be conclusive. snd frame piece* should be two by two of wanderer* in the wilderness.
to be prepared for danger; so when he
sea»,« land to tbe valile of yi.MtO. sud But so long ii* tbe love of mother re or two by four-inch lumber. If posal-
A few years later, came the men whose
the Interest ou tliclr ulouey In tbe batik main* bls strongent emotional force ble, make the crus* pieces of two by names are cherished as among those who reached his dwelling, he called his peo
afford* uu annuii) incoine of gitisi tu there can lie little pollution In hl* heart four and tlie framework of two by two suffered the most and worked the most ple together, and having informed them
of what he bad seen, he bad* them be on
Tbat'a great. il enee mid must be much hope for bla cuut- As tlie roof and floor of your craft I* faithfully for ths noble homes of the their guard.
each member,
to be more than four feet In width South. Most prominent among th- in
plete redemption.
forth better call them O'Rages.
After having done this, he was about
much care should be exercised In put were the two brothers, Iberville an I
to turn towards the house, when one of
Bienville,
the
latter
of
whom
was
the
+++++++++++++++tv-rrTTWt++
ting
up
tbe
framework.
Tbe
general
Cubic makers have to apply practic
his blacks, a huge Guineaman of Ashante,
Idea of this may be secured from Fig founder of the city of New Orleans, and named Tony, came up to him aud spoke.
ally the principle Involved lu the line, : : PROGNISS or A CtNIURY
for
many
years
g
-vernor
of
the
colony.
2. The piece* marked with the letter
"Tbe shallow murmur, but tbe deep
"Look heah. nta’r, I seed dat ar Injun
IN IMIS CIMJNIRY. ' « A are the croaa piece* already referred From this time really commenced the when he went down, an' he did hab two
are dumb.” They make a aubmurlue
growth of Louisiana.
telegraphic cable two or three times as ++++++++++++++++++++-1-+++++ Ito, and should be four feet In length
This territory was inhabited by numer- white men w-ith 'im. But he’s been a
The piece* marked "D" should tie si* oua tribes of Indians, more numerous, lookin' all 'bout heah dis long while. Dia
large near tbe shore, where It Is sub
feet In length.
Those marked "C perhaps, than in nny other section of the arteruoon I seed him on de hill ober heah
ject to wave-action, us the pint which
A correspondent of the New York
I* to lie ou the bottom of the deep sea. Run present* a graphic picture In fig should be eight feet, while those pieces country. Some of them were mere fam by <le cattle, an' he was a lookin' sharp
all round. S’pose he wants some of your
They huve also learned from expert, ure* of the country's progress durbig marked "B" should lie six feet. Tip ilies. insignificant in their capacity as dis fut oxen, eh, tuas'r?”
I length of the *lde roof pieces cannot b< tinctive tribes, but yet speaking an idiom
cure that the way to make a cable wear
"When -lid lie go down, Tony?”
tin ceutury, which reads almost like u designated, as they depend upon tbe peculiar to themselves, cherishing their
well la to give It the support of th* fairy tale.
“Arly dis mornin’.”
own
exclusive
traditions,
and
exercising
length
of
the
logs,
but
If
the
logs
were
ocean lied, Instead of festooning It
“An-1 when did you see him first on bl.
Foreign commerce, export* and im fifteen feet long the side piece* of the all the rights of iudepen-lent powers. But return?”
frilm peak to peak of tbe submarine ports:
the principal tribes in the southern coun
roof should lie about seven feet
As try were three in numlier the Natchez,
"Jus' ’bout an hour arter noon.”
mountains.
I860 ..................................... S 100,000,000
"Then see that the dogs are confined
1UU2 ..................................... 22,000,000,1» st timbers ' ll" ure two feet longin' than the Choctaws, and the Chickasaw*, and nmong the cattle. The red scumps may
Americana will hardly be able to re
Internal commarc* of th* Uuited tlmlH-rs "A." It will be seen that tlm with these and the Yazoos, did the mean mischief."
press a smile at tbe naive comment of State»:
her*
and “D" will not Join tlnibeni French of that period have mostly to
An-1 with this, the marquis turned and
au English tailor—one of the men who 1850 .....................................J 2.000.000000 "It" at the end*, but w ill be a foot from deal.
came over with Alfred Mosely to study 11*02..................................... 23,<XX),000.l»S* them upon each side. Board over the
It was in the summer of 1727 that we went into the house. He did not wish to
lose any of hi* cattle, though he would
American labor conditions. "We did os as much lii llMrj as the eutire foreign log*, ns In Fig 3. Let the flooring Introduce our readers to a pleasant home readly hare given bountifully of them
on the bank* of the Mississippi. Some
nut find ns much shoddy as we expect commerce of the world.
Is,*rd* protrude a foot on each side
forty miles above w here the city of Baton to those in absolute need.
Export* of the United State*:
ed," be says. "Tbe tailoring establish
Ah. St. Julien, watch thy cattle, but
over the logs, and your floor will then Rouge now stands, the Marquis Brion St.
1800
.......................................
g
70.000.000
ments In thia country are up to date
the re-1 man want* them not Ilia quest
BMW........................................ 1.340,000,UUO l>c. like your roof, six feet wide. After Julien had located himself, and erected a is nearer thy heart!
aud tbe material la good, as Is also the
you have put In the floor, which great house He was now past the prime of
Imports of the United State»:
Workmanship." All tbe best woolens 1800 ........................................ $ »1.000.000 ly strengthens your craft, you should. life, having l>een some fire years on the
CHAPTER II.
used to come from abroad, but that 11*02 ........................................ *000.000.000 ' If you have not already done so. float road through the second half century of
We have remarked that the Marquis
Huie Is past, lu the manufacture of a tenfold Increase In import*, while our your catamaran. as It will soon b far his life, anti had left Fran- e out of pure
disgust for the society he was obliged St. Julien had two children. They were
certain kinds of cloth. Great Britain population ha* Increased sixteenfold.
too lies» y to move.
twins, and were a boy ami a girl. Louie
Wealth of the l ulled State*:
aud Germany still lead, but hi a whole.
For the roof you may use boards run to mingle with there. Unlike moat of St. Julien had seen seventeen years of
those
who
came
to
the
new
home
in
the
1830
.................................
»
7,135.000.000
American woolens of to-day are as at
ning lengthwise. If you cannot secure vast n-llderneaa. he w«s wealthy. He life, and lie iia-l much of his father's look,
tractive In design, as honestly made HAJ2................................. .0100.000.000,000 such long iwards. fasten them on cross
had left his wife in the tomb of her an save that his frame never promised such
Steam railway*, mile*, of the Uuited
and as durable us those which are Im States:
I wise, and cover the whole with tarred cestor*. and her death was a severe blow height, Those who knew I-ouia best,
knew how noble he was at heart, and
ported.
1830 ...................................................
23 or builders' paper, secured with laths upon his noble heart.
Money was potent, even in the wilder how fearless he was of danger. In the
BA» ................................................... 200.1SM Of course. It may lie shingled, or good
Tbe deaf adder of ttt. Augustine w ho
ness. and the marquis had the most hour of the deepest peril, he carried a
Newspaper* and periodical* of the canvas may be used for a covering.
stopped one ear with Ills tall and press- I'nlted State*:
| Cover In one half of your frame sumptuous residence in the country. Ne ar steady hand an I a cool head, and if he
was more than usually moved, it was for
ed the oilier Into the dust might take 1810......................................................
H.M*
work. as In Fig. 3 Tbe middle end of hl* estate, the great river made a sweep some loved frivn 1 who might share the
to the westwanl. sn.l his house was built
notes In tactics from his up to-date 1IHU ....................................................... 22,(S)O
your
little
cabiu
may
be
left
open,
with
Factories of the United Rtaie*:
upon a small tributary stream, which ran danger with him. His hair, which was
uumesake. Eleven men recently made
heavy draperies or curtain*, or It may nearly aouth from Its source, and at a of a dark golden hue. hung loosely over
a three hours' trip In the new sub 1850 ..................................................... 123.005
be boarded up and * door pat In. a* In 6. stance of nearly two miles from the his shoulders, curling, as .lid has father's,
marine torpedo boat; they traided fif 11*02..................................................... 523.000
and his eyes were large aud bright, an.I
Immigration to the United States
the rear end In Fig 3. Tbe builder M ississlppi
teen tulles an hour, eighteen feet uu
Here he and his family lived, with such of a deep-bl ue color.
I*-’’*.................................... -.............. b..>85 may put In windows In the sides If he
der tbe water, witbout once coming to BW2..................................................... Stsiissi
The
r WM MHod I. -u:«c Not only
desire*. Make a rudder for tbe stern of his domestic* as were nee led about
tbe surface. The captain »leered tiy
Factor* wsge earners of the Uuited Nearly In the ceuter of this now nearly him. The house faced to the west, being was she of the same age. but in every re
the comiMisa and timed the turns of States.
about ten ro-la from the river. Next were spect of feature did ah* res, ruble her
007.050 completed catamaran bousetioat place two bnllding*. on- up,,a the n rib and broth -r. She mar have been a little
tbe boat by bls watch, The Adder was .........................
deaf to all noise but Its ow u electric 11*00 ................................................. 4730.000 block* for your oarlock*, liar* them the other upnn the south of th-- main smaller, but the difference was not read-
y noticed. She had the same regularity
Factory wages paid In the Uuited atsiut two feet alsive tbe floor. Being house, and each about twenty feet dis
motor, and blind to objects ten feet
oo wide apart, two may row to advan tant. These were for the residence of the of feature, the same deep golden hair,
away In the green water. It could States:
1.830 ..................................... * SSO.OOO.tkM'* tage. Make a rack upun each aide of black slave*. Then back of all these, and the same brilliant blue eye, the same
come to the surface, however, at any
11*02........................................ 2.7M>.<»*><»»• your little bouae for your oar* and ae- distant forty feet, were two more build fair, open brow, and the same nobleness
moment, to hear, i see, and do deadly
Inga, oue of them, twenty feet square, of expr.— i n. She was a beautiful girl,
Factory product In the t uned States
work with Its arms Two of the seven lsoo................................... y i oHKOOn is») cure a long pole, w hich you may keep was for the stable, and the other, fifty snd as she and her brother wandered
upon the roof or upon the floor, ** one
submarine torpedo Imata, nearing cum 11*02..................................... 14.0UO.<X)0.000
feet square, waa far rhe general store- about together, many and many were the
A house of provisions
Individual deposits in national banka: ofetn prefers to "pole" his craft.
for both
pletlon will nnibably lie assigned for
— man snd untutored red nien who had dwelt with a
abort staff for a pennant or flag may l-e**t. In front of the mam
dwelling! s->rt of religious awe up.n th* fair pic-
the defense of Washington. Atni«i>ulla. 1870..................................... 4 3o7.<»»iia»i
ItMU........................................ S.OUU.OUMhh) be added. Vpon the pennant Initial* or extended a beautiful garden almost
—t to ture.
Baltimore and neighboring seaports
a name may be tnacrttied. a* the cat* the riser. Outside of all. was » stout,
Value of farms and farm property
We have ala* »»id that the marquis
183^................................... y 3.007.i»»*.<«X> niaran In the’ pictures carrlea the In barricade. completely en-Iosin* the na-1 a nephew livi3< wj-h bim Thig wgt
The American farmer Is known tbe 190S..................................... 21.<»»' iX*U»h> itial* "A R " A little trapdoor in the rronn.ls on which stood the building* an.!
Sim u lx» »i«, the aon of St. JuJrn s
world over. Our farm lamia arc the
I’enatons paid by the United States
center of the floor will lie found con most of the garden. It was fonne-1 of sister. He was near ire and thirty year*
beat aud so are our farmers.
Fur l*»«0 ........................................ y
lM.131 venlent for band line Ashing to shield post* driven firmly into the groun-l. at •' air. rather below the medium stature
about a decade before tbe civil war. UK» .......................................... i3S.ihk>.vuo one from th* auu In tbe day. or to keep the distance of a foot apart an,I twelve or man an I not very perfect in physical
Public school teachers' salaries
feet high, and then these intervals were
atsiut three-quarters of the American
off tbe datnpiieaa at night If pout flsh tifhtly fille-l with other upright timber*, form H S shoulder» were heavy, alm st
|>eople supported them selves directly 187® ........................................ y 3M.1XX) non Ing
to hum;-:nes*. »nd h:s head
thrown
BXrj
.......................
..................
137.1*8*000
firmly
fastened in their pla.-r* by trans
by agriculture. Ntatlatlc* show that
Tbe boy who own* one of theae craft* verse girths an,! stout wooden pins. forward Instead of standing erect. His
Commercial failures in the I oiled
Ter7 ' ng. and his legs rather
now only one half of the population of State«:
may add to It* furnishing* a* he la able There were numerous loop or port bole* V”*
the United State* earns Its llvllhood by 1st»» ...................................................... 3.(17« from time to ttm<- A little stole, some through this barricade, which could be sh-.rt and crooks) »ia hair «.. black
and crisp. *a,| h-t *ye* also black and
this met hist Tbe Buffalo Times re
IM»...................................................... I tout» folding bunk*, a folding table, cup opened or clo*ed at pleasure.
»mall; his f,.-, ... T,ry Ngular in fea
marks further: Fifty years agu there
The whole household of th* marquis tur*. and might bar* been Called hand
Tlie«e ahow only threefold lucre«»«, board* and shelves «III no doubt tie
were not a million wage earners rm while population «bow* a slxteeni'oM thought of
The open coi rred space consisted of fifty-two person. There • uie but for tbe tendency of th* brow to
ployed by American manufacturers Increase, and the total bualnca. tu will als<i be thought large enough f- r were himself and two children, and one premature wrlukle*. the strang* «karp-
To-day. ala times that number are so creaae. direct and Indirect, la beyond a hamm-x-k. and small «eat. may be nephew eight male white aervnBta and Mr** of 'he small black eye*, and the un-
five female white«! twenty five black couth crispm.,. of thi hlir
h
employed, while tbe lft.<»«i,<ax* farm computation
Tbl. shows A merli au built where» er eonvenlent.
male«, and ten female« of the same dnsky besmjeft an
„ th, ,<t. of tWen_T
era of lNfal have Increased to Tu.ikli. commercial honesty a* well a* Ameri
If go-d «I seal l-'g* are word the craft hue
And now. considering that 8t. •nd had Boa
<**• This la a great Itxrsaes, but It is can commercial prnaperlty.
; a aq landervd what little pat-
should support four bora eonrmlrutly. Julien had a run and ammunition la rimvay waa
' left
*-•: him.
t;=.. After thia, he had
not In propurl km with tbe Increase lu
and with the resources generally avail plenty, we may supp<«o that he had lit •o i<ht hit u I*, who kindly gave him a
other calllag*- The Increase In farm
(teeing Through a Telephone.
able to the average boy. nearly all the tle to fear from the red neighbor* who hooaa, c.m n w,* »B ezceUeBt account-
products In tbe last half century has
A French Inventor has communion lumber may be procured with ut exist prowled about hi* premise* And yet he ant.
;
n; 'n bb* marq il« resolved t0
about kept pace with tbe Increaas of ted to the Academic dee Scleniwo a
had one protection that ought to have
___ hi* nephew
„
If you canmd at first stT -rd -ear*, a pole I t>ee^ more powerful than all else, an t come to . America.
.
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farmers leas than threefold. In 1.830 prvM-ess by which, be »»serta, the fea
with
him.
t« kelp supenatexi the^büab
may tie used, and g-snl substitute« for that waa the perfect honor and genuine
tbe value of the farm products of the turrs of a person telephoning can be oar* may be made from liosrd*.
TT;
•• tutor for hia two
The kin.lncs* with which he treated all the cF-.lren,
for S;moB WM . <xjJ
country was estimated at ll.tkO.OUQ, conveyed through tbe luatrument tu labor of building la really very
small, . Indian* with wh-ma be came in contact.
It was oa the ao-'- a.l »wa n< gfWr
lO". as against pt .740 utsl.isai |».t tbe person with whom be In Is com
■»inpared with the gixsi result*, and It
Is tv me afternoon, the marquis went m.rqui. had met the Rtwag Herpeat la
year. The Increase In manufacturing muah'ntion.
will be f uni ehea|ier and better for out Into one of hi« fieij* that lay npon the wood that the farndy
,lttt
,B
pr-»tii--t* has lieen far gi-atcr :> |>rw
Hornes are like eggs It la Impissl purr enjoyment than any nf the ts«t- itbe rich bott -m of tbe Walnut River. oae of the rooms wk,. b lookrJ ou|
port to* from one billion to thirteen bio to tell what’s lu them until they •>f which plana hair an nfteu. here pub The Marq ui* M. Julies waa a tall man. the gaeJea. It
- warlt M t-d^k
b Ulloa dollars. For all that. It la the ate broke«
j • i'b a •
trn 'on > t -
a
* but then- were a-, ’amp« i.ghted, ter th«
lished. Montreal Star.
gait, the ugh th.* was user* the result of
moua was up. bright sad tuU, la tbe »tot.
Eugene Weekly Guard.
1 White Hand
Thua the family »at. when one of the
v\nt* entered and
Stranger bad arrived and ,*iked
wu,
ter and food. St. Juliens answer »
“'"Gil7, him food, and then conduct bin,
b“u the meantime, light, were brought,
and When the newcomer entered, the win
Christmaa—Christmas is a quet-c,
dons had been closed and the room a of the birth of Cbrist.—Rev. F. E
now brilliantly lighted. H. ’“'¿J“"’ son. Independent, Brooklyn, N. y *
The True Light—Tbe true ligtt
received directly from Christ.—jJ*
Rev. Dr. HolUclaw, Baptist, AfigM
Ga.
*
Crucifying Christ Anew.—There t»
qui#. starting up. "Welcome,
welcome! My niin-1 has ao run upon many men to-day who are crucify^
these red dogs, for the past four and Christ anew.—J. D. Rockefeller j?
twenty hours, that 1 expected ‘o hate New York.
Lx-n one of them now. And a country-
Love of God—The law of the life
Jesus
Christ was the love of God.^
U’"Yes sir." spoke the stranger, in a
Epineux
voice peculiarly soft and pleasant. Rev. W. C. Richardson, ~
l’biladelphia.
"France is my native land.
-Then welcome again." resumed the
Law of Service—When Christ pt»
host, shaking the strauger once more by claimed tbe law of service be was (1^.
the hand, and then conducting him to a Ing directly with all our interest«_
* The conversation turned upon the nat Rev. Dr. Raymond, Schenectady, ,x y
No Arbitrary Limit.—We can all
ural topics of the times, but Simon Loboi.
did not join In it. lie had made one or that no arbitrary limit should be aet
two remarks at the commencement; but, to tbe number of times an offend.,
suddenly, he seemed moved by the stran should be forgiven.—Rev. D. Vtt<t
ger's appearance, and now was engaged Unitarian, Denver, Colo.
in scanning hi* countenance. At length,
The Loftiest—Jesus Christ waj t;,
he seemed to have arrived at a solution
of the mystery, and a dark cloud gathered loftiest man of the first ceutury, wbl
urged all men to help one another t*
over his features.
Meanwhile the conversation went on. stand up iu the kingdom.—Rev. F.
and both Louis ant Louise seemed try Gray, Uulversalist, Nashua, N. H.
ing to recall some memory of the, past.
Distinctive Character — In reriigio»
“How far up are you going?” asked
the Jew Is to maintain his digtlnctiq
the marquis, at length.
"At present,” returned the stranger, I character. He must forever retain b*
had only thought of seeking the dwelling Jewish religious beliefs and prattle«.
of the Marquis Brion St. Julien."
—Rev. Dr. Silverman, Hebrew, X(v
"Ah!” uttered the host, elevating his York.
eyebrows. “Did you ever know me in
Personal Effort.—The Bible is based
France?”
ou the idea that what is good cau |.
"Very well.’’
attained only through personal effort
“But—really ■"
The marquis was her* Interrupted by and can be maintained only by contin-
Louis, who at that moment sprang from Ut>d effort.—Rev. Dr. Mackenzie, Pre*,
his chair.
byterian, New York.
"Aha!” the youth cried, “I know you
Purity—One can not live for char
now!”
"Do you?” said the visitor, arising and acter and fail. Purity is the safest
grasping Louis by th* hand.
thing In the world. As we keep on
"Yes—yes; Goupart St. Denis!”
faces toward the ideals of life that w
“St. Denis?” uttered the old man, start find In Jesus Christ we shall have vic
ing quickly from hi* chair and hastening tory ove*r ourselves.—Rev. Dr. Swift,
forward.
"Goupart!" cried Louise, also springing Methodist, Chicago, Ill.
forward. “Goupart—Goupart!” she re
Our Lord’s Advent—Man wanderri
peated. "O, it is—it Is! Dear, good from the house of bis Father, God, ail
G ou pa rtf’
uot only deprived himself of spiritual
Aud as these words fell from her lips, comforts, but he lost entirely tlie im
she bounded forward and caught the
young man by the hand. His eye burned age of God. Our Lord's advent itupliea
with a strange light as he met her glad, the possible rt'storatloii of all tbe*-.-
joyous look, and his voice was marked Rev. George Adams, Methodist, Briwi-
by a perceptive tremulousuess as he said: lyn, N. Y.
“Yes, Louise—it is your old friend
Present Trials—Present trials mat
Goupart.”
be severe and unpleasant, but there i
"Goupart St. Denis!” muttered the
dark-browed nephew, to himself, as hs an afterward—there is a blessed au
cast a look of unmistakable hatred to- glorious afterward iu all of God's deal
Ings with his children.
Atterwart
ward* the newcomer.
(To be continued.)
they will yield the peaceable fruit* uf
righteousness. Rev. A. B. Coats, Bap
KNEW PRECISELY WHAT TO DO. tist, Akron, Ohio.
The Decalogue—The decalogue la i
Ticket! Told the Whole Story to Her
revelation of God’s will. It Is ralj
In One Glance.
The sharp-nosed man looked dubious a partial revelation. It does uot m
ly after the retreating figure of the forth the whole of human duty. I:
stenographer. "I am tn a quandary must be tilled up and enlarged by laid
what to do with that girl,” he said. "I Scripture and the teaching of .lesiti-
don't know whether to fire her or raise Rev. Robert Haddow, Presbyterian
her salary. I don’t know what to make Toronto, Canada.
of her. She Is the quintessence of either
Influence of Books—The influence a
Innocence or deceit. I can’t figure books can only be transitory and a«
which. About two months ago some permanent, because books are idea*
misguided member of a certain benevo and ideas change. Tlie influence of I
lent society sent me two tickets for a life is permanent, because it is prac
charity ball to be given at a well-known tical and can be applied. You are co»
hnfl in Harletn. I was surprised to get vlnced as to its spiritual power.—Ke<
tiiese tickets, for I supposed that ev Dr. Rondthaler, Presbyterian, India»
erybody who ktn-w me knew my senti apolls, Ind.
ments In regard to charity.
At Christmas Time—When at Christ
“I don't believe in It. I don't believe mas time the Christinas gifts and good
In giving things away. I have to work will and all the beautiful group of tbe
for every cent I have, and I expect sons of God come to rejoice togetbet
other p»>ople to do tbe same thine. To over the birth of Jesus, and congrat»
my mind, these folks that dance for late one another on the growth of civi
charity amt sing for charity and cut all lization, Satan comes also in tlie sha;«
sorts of dido**« for benevolent purpose of a Christmas punch bowl.—Rev. bt
are only degrading the masses they are Banks, Methodist, New York.
supposed to benefit. I had expressed
Type of Our Age—The consplci»»
this opinion so often that I was amazed type of our age is the nian of million*
that anybody should ask me to coun
—who, beginning life In poverty a»i
tenance a benevolent scheme by buying privation, has conquered grim fate nd
a ticket for a ball. Naturally, I put
learned to laugh at ImposalbllltiB
them Into an envelope and handed
The modern millionaires are the
die in to tlie stenographer.
runners of the scientific humanitari*1
“ 'Here, Mis* Drew,’ I said, 'You
saviors of the future.—Rev. llcW
know what to do with these.'
Frank, Independent, New York.
“‘Yea. sir,' she said. 'Thank joti.’
The Latva of God—The laws of 6-1
"It struck me then that there was no
occasion for her to than'; me for re- are constant and unchangeable
questing her to perform her regular each and every one of us knows wtu'-
routh e of duties, but I didn’t give the these laws are. The man who 11»*»
matter a second thought until three a life in accordance with them Is H*
weeks later when a representative of ing a godly life and one free from *»
the benevolent society called to oollect and the man who lives a life such*
this is the man who la going to be **'■
<10 for the ball ticket».
" But I didn't use the tickets.’ I said. ed—Rev. II. L. Canfield. Universal*
Norwalk. Ohio.
'I don't lielieve in charity.'
A Broader Basis—In dealing with ;b*
1 union me,* he said, ‘they . WOTS»
UMsl. I"
Here are the numbers sent you drink problem we must have a broad*
and here are the tickets bearing the basis of charity. We must take a P'
same numlier which were taken In at sltlon where moderate drinkers »-
the drx>r. If you didn't want tJiem. you stand and work with us. We nia*
ought to have returned ttiem to us at recognize the truth that the saloon »
once, a* requested in our communicw- a social aide which can not be a1”
tion to you.’
ished. It is the only place of re-'f**
But I did return tihem.’ I argued. tlon that many men have.—Rev. J-"
1 hen I called In tlie stenographer. ’MI m Lyell, Baptist. Philadelphia. Pa-
Dn-w ' I »„Id. ’.Miln't 1 giv« you two
Revealing the Father—Tlie bl<"-
ball tickets some time ago to t>e re Savior has come to tbe earth f<*
turned tn the benevolent «Hflety?*
express purpose of revealing the I1'
th'/» xy; " k * he
Y ou
, n * er and making known that »¡de of
the tl< ket». but you didn't «j anything divine which It hnd otherwise I***
about returning them. You said 1 knew impossible for us to know. Sa■
what to do with them.*
with her great panorama and resolin'*
" 'And what did you do?' I asked
of mighty power, has none of C*
" 'I went to the ball.’ said she
■I things that we cry out f r.—Bev. A l
thought that wo« what you meant’
Garrett, bishop of Dalia*. Texas
I wo, furlou«. but I saw the lienevo.
A More Positive Religion—I I"
paid them the |10. The worst of It la with you for a more positive r> i *
for that which was from the I**1’
the girl seemed so
wweot and
an.1 sorry that I ItavenT'¿¡
‘d Inno-ent tting, which we have braid.
—* cour- eyes have seen, which we ti
*ge either to dlwhnrge her
or -teducf upon and onr hands have
money from her salary I
the Word of Life. Where I
make np my mlml to thl, day
ifestation. how can the r
A present, or whether »be t»otlfl„i thl God be the titiknowable?-
Chadwick. Unitarian. Brooklyn-
Plague In India
* 1 '"■« »-»•
Since the autumn of 181* ■ tl”’ i’*"
chanteMe JI < ® tlT*' “*«* 1» "be
rnanta le <famzatl.m 1» town «... ,
ha* been epidemic In India. O®'
X ? "*n* f,t
* myXd porta fall fnr short of the actual
cruel money/’-New York H.-klX
tality. but it la known that dur'”*
period from September. I-**** . w,
ToM of
Wl(laM
end of June. 11*11. there w*>n‘ ®
■«■vs nr' '• - attack* and 525.401 death* 1®
'
latlon. which in 1*01 wa< '■
Cholera la regarded with fa
than plague, though the ran
former disease far exceed tie1*
angel."
7 « are mother to *B latter. The total deal ha m
cholera for the year* IX»i
Candor look* w.th euual f>~
1'0!» and !!■■> were 711'
lx>tb *.<le* of a aubJect-Nooh Webstar *b°* froni P**iue wer* *0-'’ 1
.
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