VOICE OF THE PINE TREE,
Dliou'rt haunted; It Ih not thyself
breathing such pi til nt of wotj
It must Ixi some unhappy oil v
Wltose heart bruku Ions ai(o.
Now It rovlalts (hoe alway,
And at Irs thy harp of sorrows
Wo bear Its tiny tinners play
And shudder (or tlio uiurrow.
It neonis to presage grief unborn,
That trombllnK sIhIi of sadness
Wu foar to linll tlio rosy morn
bent we should miss its gladness.
It In at If trom earliest time
No joy thou hadst full,
But caught the echoes of a cllmo
. Whore only trouble dwelt.
A mystery hovers overhead
And shrouds tlieo all thy days;
Wu lanco around for presence dread
Whuu that strange tuuslo plays,
Jt cannot bo thy dirge of woe.
Thy aeorut grief unfurled!
There In ho deep an overflow
It saddens all the world.
U tnovM us on the windy hnlsht,
It haunt uk In the aturobhie;
It follows through the noonday lljjfht
ThuHlKhtnuof the pi no.
Mrt. N. B. Morango iu Arkansas Traveler.
THE FRENCH SENTRY,
Tlio (!nm y had retreated at, last, taw
ing the French moHtent of the tjomtiou.
, Tim wtVfmA hud gone awrqy, after plac
ing a conneririt, Uluude Latupie, g mm-
try, on an euunencft, under shelter of a
cottiign, which had bee halt denml-
inhei by the grapmliot.
Night w coming on, and in the dip
'ening gloom the young nuldwr looked
half fearfully at the wintry laudiirape,
Each object was a htujn, ward silhou
ette, which his simple .pou-mut funcy
transformed into a fantatniu tweeter,
and he tremblisgly renalled the ghontly
legend heard w hifrotiildlutod, the won
en Drawing tlwmnulwa, tbe men shod-
tiering -and aU drawing nearer the glow
ing Dearth, while the -wind howMl
mournfully. Abrrm bim the ky grew
moreid more opaque, not a iRar pierc
ing ita blucicnesH, and ttlie ilrieuk north
wind prolonged the treiunlout tight of
tlie branobes, an they aoftfy riwtled
against oaufo other.
The wmBry clatped bio luunket firmly
and stood TjiuOnnlain, paralyzed '.with
vague terror aud ahunat numb witbcold.
Hie thoughts were o Irasy with the
memory of hi tionio mid of daya which
neemed, 'after all bin 'battling audi hard
ship, to 'be luiur away, that be naif tor
got hie duty'of ketiping watch.
Suddenly a moannng Houtid amae iu tli
darlcueNeiiear bim. Hlurtled from bin
reverie, Claude Hhook hiunwlf , ouoked his
gnu and loused jibout bim auxiouHly.
with eye and ear and ef!ry jnuticle tu
tiie aiert, rumeiahering that hie cout
rades were asleep and 'that tiny trusted
to bim ito awaken them meant, of danger.
The uoanti continued with ouud of
atrangling like ju death rattle; then a
faint, houTee cry of agony arose from the
mined walk of the hoi w;. Claude peered
iu at the doorway, struck a luatolt and
sawlyingin a corner on a heap of rub
bish and Jauld down by the iragments of
tbe ahattwed wof the dark outline of a
hiuuam form,
A bitof candle end dimmed to be ly
ing nour and Claude lighted this and
crept softly taward the isomer; in the
dim light die discovered a soldier, one of
tbe enemy, who bad evidently been
struck down by the fulling joists, for a
beam lay across bis chest The young
renchuuui uUered an exclamation ex
pressing fierce Bate, and dtew his bayo
net threateningly.; the.other man looked
at him with haggard eyes. iClaude was
ashamed and drew buck; it was indeed
an euemy, but a wounded one, and the
conscript lowered bis musket, which
struck the frozen ground with a sharp,
. clunking sound.
"Let him die," be muttered; but a
choking voice exclaimed imploringly:
"Drink!"
"You watit a drink? Very likely;" re
torted the young trooper, lading his
hand on the cnuteeu, winch, belore .tuk
iug his place us sentry, be had filled with
wurm coffee, generously aeasoawd with
brandy. "Very proper for me to warm
an enemy's sbimach at tbe expense ,of .a
J? rencbumn s!
He laughed sneeringly, and as if in de
fiance of tbe wounded uiuu's eutreaty
opened the canteen and put it to mse'wji
lips. But the first drop seemed to choke
him; after nil, this wretched German was
fellow maul Claude leaned bis gun
against the wall, slooped over tlie suf
ferer, lifted off the heavy beam and then,
Jineeling down, held the canteen over
tlie gasping mouth. The other man
raised his hands eagerly to grasp the
treasure.
".None or that, cried Claude; "put
oown your paws, or not a drop Bhall you
have. Tbe creature thinks I would be
willing to drink after his beery lips!"
Tbe wounded man understood, for he
had lived in France before the war, aud
made a movement as if to turn away
from the look of disgust whioh accom
panied Claude's words, but bis feverish
thirBt made him change his mind. He
opened his mouth and the other man
poured into it a stream of wurm coffee
from the canteen, then, standing up,
tossed off a bumper an bis own sliure and
rushed out of the cabin iu sudden terror
t the thought of having deserted his
post.
"That was a hard tug," said Claude,
between his teeth.
- s t
. At the end of half an hour, partly for
the purpose of learning how tbe wounded
man was getting on and partly to shield
himself from tlie cutting wiud which
lashed his face, the young sentry again
entered the cottage.
The poor German, still tortured with
fever, stretched out bis hand for the can
teen, and filled with pity, Claude Lata
pie forgot his former repirmance, hur
riedly detached the gourd IV im hie belt
and hauded it to the snll rer. As he
went out again four aiincl men stood
before him, and before he bad time to
give the alarm he was disarmed and a
prisoner. Bounds of hushed footsteps,
rendered almost inaudible by the deep
snow, now approached, and a body of
men oarae to a halt. Their captain, a
Bavarian, ordered the prlspner into the
house and questioned him in French,
but Claude made no reply.
'Answer me, rascal, Baid the officer
after a pause, "or your lips will be
opened by a bayonet through your body.
Where is the mala guard stationed.'
The young soldier was silent.
Here, men, spike this pigheaded fel
low," but an imploring voice exclaimed:
"stop! In surprise the captain turned
around, saw the man lying in the corner,
recognized him as one of his own com
pany who bad been left for dead, and
learned bsw compassionate the prisoner
had been to him.
"Very Tvell, I will spare bis life," said
the offiner, "but we must take him with
us. Muller and Hermann, bind his
hands'und lead him between you, and if
he makes tbe least noise strangle bim
with 4iis own voice. Jorwardl We shall
soon ifind the French. "
Olande Latnpie was in despair. He
had deserted bis ipoBt, had failed to give
the alarm, and 'Consequently his com
rades were about to be surprised and
massacred. How conld be prevent itf
What conld he 'do to save themr
He munched along quietly, rejoiced
tor a niinafflewt perceiving that his cap
tors were taking the wrong direction.
but the captain soon discovered his error
and changed the route. This time they
were on the -right road; the little band
of Frenchmen wonld be easily captured
all wan ilost!
Kuddfluly itiie prisoner stumbled and
fell, and .as this guardians stooped 1
drag bim qp. again his fingers clutched
the Gmggur guard of Mullers urasket.
The man -miutched at the weapon, tout
Clause 'hung on, and in spite nA bis
bauds Ibemg bound succeeded m ins -de
sign. Then be felt for the trigger. Her
nianm .pierced him with a bayonet, and
Cbvnde, mortally wounded, felt iiis 'bold
relax; onvulsively he made another ef
fort 'and tlie gun went off. A loud re
port -echoed through the darkness, and
wath ,ull bis remaining trength he
tthuated:
"To unnS!"
33ion, pierced through (the body, be
ireiiktd and stiffened, biting the snow.
Hut the report and the cry were heard.
The French, aroused, .attacked tbe
enemy: their main gnaid came up, and
after .a short engagement theOermans,
finding themselves -surrounded, laid
down'their arms.
-
'Cbiude Latapie was .lying oil ;au am
bulance when the generul of the icorps
cauietup, bringing trim the viaticum of
the ibravethe cross ,of the liegion -of
Hunor. The young mam, bowever, made
a wild gesture as he exclaimed:
"No, uq; you do not know- how it
waS!"
"J iknowyou are a turuve wan' re
plied ithe .general.
"Ah, inyUod!" -signed 'Claude, "must
I proclaim lay own dishonor Aiefore I
die? it deserve court martial iuetead -of
the ,oss." And humbly., in a voice
broken ,by sobs, hf confeow-d his momen
tary deaortiou from his post, adding in
conclusion:
-"The 'Whole outpost might bav , been
destroyed through my fuult, yet loohld
not help ipitying that miserable 'Ut-r-
UlUtt,"
-"Hie comrades made but a poor ire
turn for our. compassion," aaid theaf
"They wamneil me. I knew what t
expect," Claude answered simply, "and
1 am happy., i'or J die for France. That
is more than (.deserve. "
"(iiv me tour baud, my brave fel
low," cried the general. "You have
more than atoued. I am proud to com
mand such a mjiju you!" aud stooping
he laid the medal -ou Claude's breast and
gave liiin the accolade. The soldier's
face was illuminated as he grasped the
medal iu his hot hands, and gaspiug for
breath he murmured:
"This is for my .mother. Will you
send It to her?"
And on receiving tlie general's prom
ise the conscript smiled-and died. From
the French of Georges ae Lys.
Fifty Years' Advance,
'la these wonderful days, when not only
.our written messages but our -very voices
way be instantaneously trausmltted mauy
hundred of miles, It ib worth uemg re
minded that ouly half a century ago there
was no more rapid moans of convoying in
ttellitfenee than by pigeon post, and that
even now there are conditions of affairs
under which Che birds still hold the advan
tage over steam aud electricity. -Denver
Republican.
How to Make Your Own Halo,
Take a saturated solution of alum, and
having Bpread a few drops of it over a plate
of glasB it will readily crystallize in small,
flat octahedrons, scarcely visible to the eye.
When this plate Is held between the ob
server and the sun or a candle, with eyes
very close to the smooth side of the glass
plate, there will be seen three beautiful
halos of light at different distances from
the luminous body.
Camolus oomposed his verses with the
roar of battle iu his ears, for the Portu
guese poet was a soldier and a brave one,
though a poet.
TALLEST IN THE WORLD.
A NwOmw Building In New York Higher
Than Trinity gteeple.
Tlie tallest office building in the world
and one of the talleat build inff for any
purposw ih now in couraa of erection in
lower Broadway, in New York city, for the
Manhattan Life Innranee company. It
vill extend through from Broadway to
New utreet anil
will be 16 HtorieH
hiffb on the Broad
way front and 17
stories on New
street. From the
Broadway side
walk to the main
roof line will be
1H3 feet, and the
roof on the New
street end will be
353 feet above the
sidewalk. On the
Broadway front
the domed tower
will be U7H feet
high tothft bane of
the flagHtaff, or 61
feet hif(lier than
the spire of Trinity
church, which is
28H feet tall.
Its relation to
other tall struc-
turtts can be esti
mated when It is
remembered that
the Washington
monument is 55fc
feet high; St. Pe
ter's, Home, 537
feet; tlie Milan ca
thedral, 488 feet;
cathedral at Flor
ence. 884 feet; St.
AVUATTAS LIFE voiLO- Paul s, London,
366 feet, and St
Patrick's cathedral, New York, 825 feet.
ilt will thus be seen that the new building
will rank high among the notably tall
-Structures of the world, and there is not
even a church spire on this continent within
30 feet of its height.
The building will have a frontage of 67
feet on Broadway and a depth of 119 feet
on the north line and 125 feet on tbe south
line a rather small base for such a sky
scraper, but considered safe enough by
architects and engineers who have been at
some pains to devise novelties for the
strengthening of tlie foundations and side
walls. Caissons are being sunk down to
bedrock 60 feet below the Broadway level
to secure a firm foundat ion, just as if it
were for a bridge pier. These caissons are
great steel tanks or chambers, inside of
which rami work at excavating the earth,
which is blowa to the surface by an air
pipe. As tbe caissos sinks, brickwork is
built upon it, and when bedrock ib reached
tbe steel chamber is filled with, the strong
est kind of concrete.
Another novelty in tbe construction of
to is bui ldinr is the -adoption in the steel
skeleton which is touilt within the walls
of tbe cantalever principle fur the equal dis
tribution et the immense weight over the
entire svstcm of foundation piers. Other-
wise tbe steel construction is like that of
other modern tall buildings.
Tb Krciiitecliure -of the -building wto be
Italian ireuaisHance, very much ornament
ed. The Broadway front will be of Indiana
limestone and 'that on ftew street of brick
and teraacutta. The structure will be fire
proof and wiltl have the latest improve
ment tin elevators, lighting, beating and
ventilation. It will take over a yoar U
complete it.
A cuaiuioa canoe of indiifestiou is irreg
ularity wtiectiug the time of meals. The
humau syKteia seems to form habits, aud
to bem auegwseoepeiMiteut upon the per
formauceof its function in accordance with
the habits formed. Ju respect to digestion
this isesjiecittlly observable, If a meal is
takeu at a regular hour, the stomach be
comes accustomed to receiving food at that
hour and is prepared for it.
If meals are taken irregularly the stom
ach is taken by surprise, so to spunk, and is
never iu that state of readiness iu whicb it
tshould be for tlie prompt and perfect per
formauceof it work. Hall's Journal of
Health.
United in Old Age.
A remarkable instance of the constancy
of love is that showu by au lrisb couple.
Tweuty-eighl, years ago a maideu of Down-
Patrick refused to marry and accompany
Iher nance to JVew Zealand because sue
tcould out leave her mother. The old
'woman entered the almshouse, where her
daughter cared for her until shedied re
tceutly. The former lover, who had be
come rich iu New Zealand, heard of it, aud
sent a ticket to his sweetheart, who is
mow, at tlie ageof fifty, on her way to New
Zealand, aud for the first time beyond the
limits of her native towu.
Two Veraloiti.
Frances bad gone berrying with her lit'
tie cousin, end as tbe bars between the
berry pasture and the adjoining field hap
pened to be down, a gentle, harmless cow
had wandered through the opening till she
came qui to close to the children. Frances,
in de-wribing tbe scene to her aunt, said:
"Of course. Aunt Sally, I didn't want
Mary to know I was afraid of a cow, but I
really thought I should scream when I
looked up and saw that dreadful, glaring
eyed creature close at our heels. Still I
was perfectly calm, and 1 just walked
quickly but firmly to the stone wall, tak
ing Mary by the band, and 1 said, 'Let's
climb over this wall Mary: I see some
splendid bushes over on the other sidel'
and she followed me right over.
'She asked me a little while afterward
if I was afraid of cows, but I was very busy
picking berries inst then, and the child
didn't repeat her question. I wouldn't
have bad her suspect 1 was so frightened
for anything."
That night, when the small Mary was
gettiug ready for bed, she said, "Mother,
do you know I truly think Cousin Frances
is afraid of cowsl"
"Whyf" said Mrs. Woods.
"Well," said the supposed to be unsus
pecting child, "you know we were picking
berries in grandpa's hill pasture, and Mr.
Fox's 'brindie' got in there, and she came
close up to us. Cousin Frances bad been
busy picking, and she didn't bear brindie
till she gave a little 'moo.' And then
Cousin Frances turned juat as pale; and
she grabbed my band and dragged me
along to the wall as fast as ever she could,
and she said, 'Let's climb over this cow,
Mary; I see some splendid cows over on
the other side!1
"It was tbe very worst place in the
whole wall to get over, and the berries
weren't big at all! And," concluded the
small sage, "I asked her if she was afraid
of cows and she didn't answer me; so I
presume she didn't want to tell a wrong
story I" Youth's Companion,
7HE USE OF OIL AT 8EA.
A Ghost Story.
The most distinguished ghost of all ap
pears to be tbe Black Lady of tbe Castle of
Darmstadt. In deep mourning she comes
to announce the death of some members
of the families of the grand dukes of
Hesse or of tbe Bavarian royal family.
The apparition of this lady has from time
immemorial produced a sort of panic
among the troops of the garrison. The
boldest sentinels are afraid of her. One
day a young officer of the Grenadiers so
licited from the brand Duke Louis I the
favor of acting as sentinel at the door of
the chapel through which the mysterious
visitor was expected to pass. "If it is not
a genuine ghost," he said, "I will cure the
practical joker of biB nonsense."
It was agreed that the officer should
order the phantom to halt, aud, if it did
not obey, tire upon it. The grand duke
and a few courtiers posted themselves in
the vestry of tbe chapel, from which they
could see tbe path that, according to the
legend, the Black Lady always followed.
As midnight approached, the gayety of the
royal group decreased. The clock struck
12. Before the sound of the last stroke
had died away they heard in the distance
"Haiti Who goes there?" Then there
was a shot.
The grand duke and the people of his
suite came out 1mm their hiding place and
ran into the courtyard. The brave young
omcer was stretcUeu on the ground, dead.
Beside him lay his gun, tlie barrel of
whicb was torn from the stock and twist
ed like a corkscrew. There was no wound
of any sort on the body. Shortly after
ward Louis I died suddedly in the ducal
palace. Ixahgnani Messenger.
lirown Alutoat to Usury.
ItiCosts mouey to get money these days
and 'the borrower is the mau who suffers.
To raise $50,000 on real estate involves the
outlay of $1,000 to f 1,350 over aud above le
gitimate interest. The broker charges 1
percent., tbe leuder's lawyer charges 1 per
cent, and various fees, aud there are be
sides incidentals. All these tuiugs come
out of the borrower, and if his title be not
absolutely clear he may have something to
pay in the way of insurance.
A tieuulue Huuae WHi-toiiig.
Mr. Wayback The next time I go to oue
of Brother Stumpland's house warmiugs
he'll know it. What d'ye think the mean
cuss did?
Mrs. Wayback I'm sure I don't know.
Mr. Wayback Well, he waited till all
the guests had assembled, an then led the
Way to the back yard and set us to choppin
wood. New York Weekly.
Lost 7,500 and Gava Awuy
An American who landed at Queeustown
the other day lost his purse containing
over 11,500. A quay porter who found aud
returned It received 5 reward, Loudon
Tit-Bits.
Railroads And machiuery are largely re
sponsible for the aggregate of accidents, A
year iu which there is a groat deal of rail
road building is mire to be fruitful of accidents.
Anglomania Dying Out.
It may not be exactly an illustration of
that familiarity which breeds contempt.
but certainly the more intimate association
recently of the rour Hundred with Kng-
lish royalty has to a marked extent di-
nil u is tied that idol worship winch made
tbe American man of fashion ridiculous
an obsequious follower of w hatever edict
of masculine apparel the nohilitv chose to
issue. The augio maniac is already a mem
ory. It has come to pass that we have
throwu off the yoke of abject imitation.
Kngiand's fashion potentates are now re
garded as infallible. Their ideas may be
couteuiplateu with as mucb interest as
heretofore, but they are no longer eagerly
adopted as a matter of course. That which
is becoming and feasible and in harmony
with the spirit of tbe times is accepted,
but our fashionable men reierve to them
selves the right of discrimination and ex
ercise it fearlessly. From a pat; iotic stand
point it is rather refreshing after several
decades of unmitigated thraldom to be
able to say to the British lion:
"Much obliged to you! But really we
don't care tor it." Clothier aud Furnisher.
Manly Independence,
There is an attorney in town who is tell
ing of a little experience be lately had with
au odd character from the rural districts,
It seems that the granger went to the law
yer's office for the purpose of getting a
deed made out for some Bwanip land he
was selling, The listeuer of woes heard
the old man's request, and then picking
up pen aud paper he proceeded to jot down
the particulars in the deal.
"Your name?" from the attorney.
"Philip Ward," from the farmer.
"What is your wife's name?"
"Eliza A. Ward."
"Eliza A.; what does A stand for?"
"I don't know; never asked her," replied
Mr. Ward unconcernedly.
"Don't know your wife's middle name,
and you an old mau and married to her for
a good many years, as yot1 say. Why, this
is rich. What's the reason you never asked
her what her middle name was?"
"Well, see here, young fellow," returned
the uninquisitive Ward, "I'm a pretty in
dependent cuss, alius have been and alius
intend to be, aud the fact is I'm too inde
pendent to ask her." Memphis Journal,
If Proper Precaution Aro Taken Vessels
May Weather HeuvleKt Galen.
Terrible gales on tbe English coast, and
heavy weather off our own coast and upon
the north Atlantic ocean, bring forcibly to
mind the strenuous efforts that are con
stantly being made by the United States
Hydrographic office to induce ail vessels
to provide themselves with appliances for
ejecting oil.
When Commander Bartlett was hydrog
rapher the matter of using oil for quell
ing the waves was made a special feature
and placed under charge of Lieutenant
Dyer, who, when he liecamehyurograpber,
pushed the matter still further. The re
sult of this intelligent and persistent ef
fort has been the collection of a large
amount of information on thesubjectthat
has been embodied in aset of rules which .
the branch hydrographic officer in this
city, Lieutenant O. W, Lowery, is dis
tributing among the shipmasters.
The belief in the efficiency of this meth
od of calming the waves bus so firmly es
tablished itself iu many cases that num
bers of vessels are now especially provided
with oft distributing Apparatus, and sel
dom a storm passes without one or more
reports being submitted ou the subject.
The general conclusions being that had
the precaution not been resorted to fatal
results would have followed. To substan
tiate this opinion one need only refer to
the marine reports of disaster that follow
any one of the severe storms on our coast.
When scudding belore a gale tne rules
say that tbe oil should be distributed from
the bow by menus of oil bugs or tnrougu
waste pipes. It will thus spread aft as
the ship continues on her course aud give .
protection from both quartering ana loi
lowing seas. Tbe effect is almost miracu
lous, the foaming seas as they come tear
ing along, looking for all the world as
though they would swallow up the vessel,
masts and all, stop when they reach the
slick," over which their combers cannot
pass, and expend their energies in futile
efforts to reach their prey.
If drifting in the trough of a heavy sea
use the oil from the forward waste pipes
and put the bugs over on the weather side.
Lying to. to tack or wear ship, the oil can
also be used from the same places. It seems
wonderful that a film of oil too thin tor
the most delicate instrument to measure
can have such au instantaneous effect even
when there is a lashing and diabolical .
play of the water that no pen can describe.
Everybody knows how much easier ma
chinery runs when it is oiled, or, in other
words, when the friction is reduced. It is
the same thing in this case the wind can
not catch a good hold on the water, as it is
prevented from so doing by the oil on its
surface.
A vessel hove to for a pilot should dis
tribute oil from the weather side and lee
quarter. Tbe pilot boat runs up to wind
ward and lowers a boat, which pulls down
to leeward and arouud tbe vessel stern.
The pilot boat after sending off her boat
then runs down to leeward, gets out oil
bags to windward and on her lee quarter,,
and the boat pulls back arouud her stern,
protected by the oil. The vessels drift to -leeward
and leave an oil slick to windward
between the two.
Towlug another vessel in a heavy sea is
frequently a very dangerous operation,
and again and again has the attempt beea
giveu up until wiud aud sea have abated,
whereas in many instances it could readily
have been accomplished had the oil bags
been at hand, or rather had they been in
service. They are very ea,sy to make, as
they consist of nothing but a conical can
vas bag stuffed with oakum, on whioh oil
is plentifully poured, and having large
sail needles thrust through the canvas so
that the oil can have a chance to ooze out.
Again and Again could the towing hawsers
have been kept from snapping had this
simple remedy been applied.
The above instances are but samples of
the many cases iu which oil can be used.
Lowering and hoisting boats, riding to a
sea anchor, crossing rollers or surf on a bar
and from lifelmals and stranded vessels
are cases iu which its utility is very
marked. Mineral oils are not so effective
as animal or vegetable oils. Raw petro
leum has been experimented with and has
given favorable results, but is uot as satis
factory as the refined quality. Certain
oils, like cocoa n ut oil and some kinds of
fish oil, congeal in cold weather, and are
therefore useless, but may be mixed with
mineral oil to advantage. New York
World.
Swift fare fur Cold In the Head.
Camphor is much used as a remedy in
the beginning of a cold iu the head. Those
of our readers who have faith iu its virtues
will probably Iw interested iu what is said
to be the Swiss method of applying it.
The method certainly appears simple and
efficacious: Half lilt a jug with boiiiug
water and into that put a teaspoonfu) of
well powdered camphor. Fashion out of
writing paper a funnel, with which cap the
top of the jug. The camphorated steam
should be inhaled through the nose for tea
or fifteen minutes, the inhalation being re
peated, if required, every four or five
hours. If, in spite of its unpleasantness,
the inhalatiou is persisted in, it is said that
three repetitious will always effect a cure,
however severe the "cold in the head"
may be,
When a Unit Slip..
A correspondent in The American Ma
chinist says that one thing which spoils
many leather belts is a habit indulged iu
by some who claim to be mechanics of,
when a belt slips, putting on powdered
resin, or running for a cake of soap and
holding that on the belt either one Bpoils
the belt. When a belt slips take it up;
then if it slips put ou a wider belt, aud in
the end it is money in your pocket.
Suu Myths.
Several years ago Max Muller gave great
prominence to suu myths. He explained
many of the stories belonging to the my
thology of the ancients as early accounts
of the rising or setting of the sun. The
theory was made especially useful in inter
preting the mythology of the Hindoos.
Exchauce.
Age of Trees,
The pine tree has a longer life than
trees of other species and attains an age
of from 500 to 700 years; the silver fir
comes next with 425 as a maximum, then
the larch with 275, the red beech next
with 245. The maximum ages of the
aspen, birch, ash, alder and elm vary
from 210 down to 130. The oak begins
to decay when about 800 years old
though one particular variety of oak, the
holly, attains a greater age than this.
New York Recorder.