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FROST ON THE PUNKIN. When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock. And you hear the kyouck and gobble of the struttin' turkey-cock. And the clackin’ of the guiueys, and the cluckin' of the hens. And the rooster's hallylooyer as he tip toes on the fence; O, it's then's the times a feller is a feel in’ at his best. With the risin’ sun to greet bitn from a night of H'aceful rest, As he leaves the house, bare headed, and goes out to feed the stock. When the frost is on the punkiu and the fodder's in the shock. They’s something kind o' heartylike about the atmosphere When the best of summer's over and the coolin' fall is here— Of course we miss the flowers ami the blossoms on the trees. And the mumble of tile hummin' birds and buzzin’ of the bees; But tile air’s so appetizin’, ami the land scape through the haze Of a crisp ami sunny moruing of the early autumn days Is a pictiir' that no painter has the color in' to mock— When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock. The husky, rusty rustle of the tossels of the corn. And the raspin' of the tangled leaves, as golden ns the morn; The stubble in the furries—kind o’ lone- somelike, but still A-preachin’ sermons to us of the barns they growed to fill; The strawstack in the niedder, and the reaper in the shed: The bosses in their stalls below—the clover overhead— O, it sets my heart a-clickin' like the tickin' of a clock, When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in tile shock. —Janies Whitcomb Kiley. NAN’S KINDERGARTEN enough the city so he could see them every day. "I assure you they are good children, Mrs. Gray, and Nurse Mary will see that they trouble no one. I will pay you well If you will let them have a home with you for a while.” Motherly Mrs. Gray would have said “yes" Immediately to Ills pleading, but she remembered her promise to Nan. j Excusing herself, she beckoned Nan Into a side room. “Well. Nan, you have heard the plea, what do you say?” 1 “Oh. dear," said Nan. “I don't see how we can say 'no' with those little moth erless tilings right before us. If I had only been a little wiser on wording that 'ad.' 1 know how anxious you are to take the whole brood under your wing, and I know too well what Its shelter means to urge you to say no, when your heart says 'yes,' you dear mother soul!” So the little family stayed many weeks. Papa Bailey coming down ev ery night. And so dear did they be come to Nan that It was only with feel ings of sadness that she thought of the r leaving. It was the last Saturday of vacation. Nan had taken Baby May iuto the ham mock in the orchard and bad sung her to sleep In her arms. "You little dar ling, I wish I might keep you always,” she whispered, as she gazed down into the sweet, rosy little face. l ooking up she saw bending over the hammock baby’s papa. "I wish 1 dared to say the same thing to you. Nan.” whispered he, as he looked Into Nan’s blushing face. “I have wished so many times tills summer that I might always have you near. Won’t you give up your large school and take a smaller one? We will be good pupils." "I am not used to mixed grades.” said Nan, mischievously, “but will try ft If you wish It very much. But I must tell you a little story first. Per haps you won't care for such a teacher then.” So Nan told hint of her weari- ness nt the close of school, and the nar row escape he had from being summar ily' dismissed when be applied for board for his babies. He understood perfectly, and with a loving kiss to both occupants of the hammock lie slipped a ring on Nan's finger. In the early fell Nan became Mrs. Bailey, and happiness reigned in the Bailey kindergarten. HIS Is the story of how Chicago dealt with grade crossings, main ly condensed from the Chronicle: Fifteen years ago Chicago was inter sected In every direction ami at all pos sible angles with railroad tracks. Ev ery track was laid at the grade of the streets or alleys it crossed. Accidents —generally fatalities, for grade cross ing accidents rarely stop short of the death of the victim—were of daily, al most hourly, occurrence. Chicago be gan to murmur and rebel against the grade crossing—It was determined to abolish them once for all. The railroad companies were willing to elvate or depress the numerous tracks, but were not willing to under go the hardship and expense of the ltn- spoken In favor of sending up all the tracks and making the roads pay the bills. To-day no administration looks upon the question as anything more than a mere matter of detail. Ordin ances must be drawn and accepted by the roads and work done under them ns regularly as streets are paved or cleaned—In fact, more regularly than can be said of the cleaning process. Under the administration of the elder Harrison a determined effort was made to get at the matter In a busi ness-like manner. The roads at first merely laughed at the Idea as a vision ary plan utterly Impossible of accom plishment. They held that neither they nor the city could afford the ex pense even if they could stand the In terruption to their ordinary business formed an association for mutual pro tection. This was held out to be an association to protect business, pre vent rate-slashing, ami by concert of action get all roads into line ou a gen eral policy. It was really designed to fight the elevation scheme. But even injunction-made laws failed them, for the courts held that tin* city had the power to act. It looked along in the years Just before the World’s Fair as if a direct conflict would take place be tween the city offi«*ers on one band and road employes on the other. Expert engineers declared that ft would cost as much or mor«* to elevate or depress the tracks as it had cost lu the original construction of the roads. Road attorneys, using this as a basis, argued that the hardship on the roads was so great that even conceding the power of the city to force action no court would force such an extremity of hardship. The lawyers also argued that this expense, heavy as it would be, would be but a trifle when compar ed with the loss entailed by the inter ruption of traffic. Tlie contention of the experts regarding the cost lias been proved to be under rather than over the actual expenditure, it has cost the roads about $59,000 a mile to do the work. But the alleged loss due to in terrupted traffic has been proved to be but a dream. The roads suffered incon venience. to be sure, but no line lost a pound of freight or a single passenger on this account. The tribunals also disappointed the legal lights by calmly saying the city would force the roads to do what was needed. Not au inch of track has been estab lished according to the new grade without a persistent fight lu which all the skill, foresight and acumen of the companies has been expended. The expense, as has Deen shown, has been enormous, even if no other cost had been involved than the filling In ami retaining of the roadbed within the limits prescribed. But every step in the progression has been fought over bit terly, entailing additional expense on the roads. So far as the city is con cerned, the battle has been substantial This beginning inspired the people and authorities with reason to feel that the grade crossing would have to' go. It also taught the railroad companies that all they could do would be to fight for time; they must all get In th«* band wagon in the end. So when the Work! s Fair Mayor was elected It was believed that considerable progress would l>e made. Oue thing bad militated against progress, and that was that the city was trylug to do too much at once. The city had been trying to battle the combined roads as a combination. Or dinances were being prepared which were blankets covering the entire sys tem in the city. These necessarily fail ed from too great complication. 6657 F ever I was thankful I am DIVERSET AVENUE AND C. A N. W. II this minute.” said Nan Gray, TRACKS. **us she threw herself In an In 1893 a change in plan was inaug easy chair on the piazza. "It did seem urated. It was decided to go at tito as if school would never end, but ev roads in detail, taking one or two at a erything has an end if you can only time, drawing up ordinances on engi wait for it. and this blessed day winds neering schemes agreed upon between up the term, and now for a good sum ENGLWOOD AND WENTWORTH AVENUES. the city engineer and the experts of mer's rest from teaching the young GEN. CIPRIANO CASTRO. the roads. All other roads would be left Idea and all its attendant afflictions.” provement. Guards ami watchmen while their tracks were being elevated. alone for the time being, the city deter "Well, dear, are you tired?" said her Who II uh l-'ouuht His Wny to th« were maintained at the crossings, time The first objection raised was that Presidency «»f Venezuela. mining to fight the enemy in detail in mother as.she entered. tables were public property, and tlie the roads would practically be forced Gen. Cipriano Castro, the new presi stead of in bulk. The result was at once "Tired to death, and I believe I al roads saw no reoson why they should to suspend business while this work apparent, for the roads were tangled most wish 1 might not see a child agnin dent of Venezuela, is only 3fJ years old, be called upon to bear millions of dol was going on. The Mayor thought dif In politics for a long up. and each had its own particular until September. Don't, please, don't but he has been lars extra expense to remedy the diffi ferently, but in conclusion said let time. He was always tight on its hands. The Northwestern take any children to board ut the cot culty. them suspend then, for the lives and one of the warmest was the second to get to work, for in tage tills summer, ma.” The grade status in Chicago to-day Is limbs of the people were valuable be supporters of the Lib 1893 plans were submitted for the ele “Why. Nan Gray. 1 always thought eral party, and took nn excellent exemplar of what Chica yond any mere financial computation. vation of the Galena division, which, you loved children.” goans can do when they will it. Ilun- But ft was also shown by engineering part In the war of de with some unimportant modifications. "So 1 do, mamma, but after one has fense during the rev dreds of tulles of tracks have been ele experts that the elevation could be ac eaten a pound of chocolate* she doesu't olution that was led vated or depressed, hundreds of cross complished without substantial inter care for any more Immediately, does by Crespo. That gen ings abolished, either subways or via ruption to traffic, a contention which she? Don’t you understand?” eral did all he could ducts containing the offending tracks, lias been demonstrated daily ever since "Yes, Nan. 1 see. We will announce to Influence Castro tc and the roads have paid out nearly the first carload of material was dump ‘No children need apply,' so don't ed in a right of way. his side, and even of worry.” GEN. CASTRO. The roads did not deny that if the fereil him a portfolio, The next morning Nan and George, thing could be done it would be a valu but Castro could not be persuaded to with their mother, started for their able thing for both sides, but the roads take It. The reverse, Indeed, was the house at tlie beach, where they were also declined to consider the proposi fact, for Castro severely criticised to take a few boarders. On the steamer tion in any guise. They liad laid their Crespo's administration. When And sitting near them was a young man tracks under charters and ordinances, rade's star began to rise Castro led a with three children and a nurse maid. had complied with the laws, and no movement against him anil Crespo. Tile youngest child was about a year body or corporation could disturb their After the failure of the "Moeho” Her old, a bright, pretty little tiling. The possession. They sometimes carried namlez revolution the man who Is now other two wen1 boys, perhaps 3 and 5 this contention to such an extent as to president successfully defeated Mo years old, with sweet faces and cun rales and I.arrla and became the domi battle among themselves to prevent ning ways. some rival line from crossing tlielr nant military power of the country. "Nan.” said George, "go anil ask ldtn With Ills new success came hordes of rights of way. Work was done on if be doesn't want a nice boarding followers, and Castro, after carrying Sunday and holidays to evade, if possi place for tlie summer. That’s Just numerous towns, at last took the capi ble, the interference of police or sher ILLINOIS CENTRAL AT 55 TH STREET. what you’ve been looking for In tlie tal Itself. President Castro Is a highly iff. But these attempts were always way of boarders, you know." educated young man and a hard work $17,000,000. The city has not been at met by a like determination, result Nan flashed a look nt her brother, er, but lie Is handicapped with that ex any expense at all In accomplishing ing finally In defeat or compromise. then turned her «yes to the broad ex plosiveness of character that Is th« this feat. Ninety per cent, of the tracks XViieu' the roads learned that the SUBWAY, 53TII ST. BOLL. UNDER 1'.. F. W. A 0. RAILWAY. pans«' of sea, but In spite of herself grenti*st handicap to the Latin race. no longer menace the public on foot or courts had held that the power lay in her thoughts would come back to the the city, under general regulations of horseback or lu carriages. Every Horry He Said It. group near by. "I wunder when* they spadeful of earth, every block of ma police as well as under charter pro ly without expense bcyoml that pro were decided upon as good working There nre so many things In tills sonry, every lx>lt In every piece of Iron visions. to force changes of grade to vided for in the ordinary administra plans. are going. Where's the mamma? Per haps she's dead, lit* dot's look sad and wicked world we would rather not ha vs provided for by ordinance has been put meet modern necessities, they asked tion of public affairs. Jan. 1. 1892. uot a mile of the hun FOLIAGE RECALLS BISMARCK. aeriou*. How lovingly In* holds the said. Mean tilings, spiteful tilings, un In place. who would pay for It. When told that little boy!” But It was nearly time feeling things, ’reckless things which Chicago won the tight as site gener they would be expected to do this u | dreds of tracks in the city had been for our travelers to land, and they be | trickle over the lips before we realize ally wins whatever she seeks. But It new tight was commenced, for they at elevated Probably somewhere near Branches of Trees Spell Name of Ger man Statesman. gan to pick up their bundles and lings. j it. An estimable limn In town has h ' was a long, hotely contested and inter first absolutely refused to do any such 2.000 crossings were In existence. In Germany's man of blood and iron is on«* year—last year—nearly 200 cross "Look. Nan. they land here, too. I'll wife who Is a good woman, though she esting contest Just the same, for the thing. still remembered In the fatherland in bet n cookie they are coming in answer ' can never la* a candidate at a beauty | big lines are no mean antagonists, and It was discovered to the deep disgust Ings were eliminated. Tills Is a mere many unique ways. Bismarck, it ap to Hint 'ad' for a few boarders you put show. He admires her, however, and ba«l many fairly sound arguments to of the companies that they could be straw to show bow rapidly the tide set pears, has left his imprint upon Ger in tlx* paper. Jolly! wouldn't It lie a as hi* Is th«* oil«* to be pleased her lack advance to show they should not bear forced to alter any grad«* named and , In the other way when once the city got down to business. With every many to the extent of controlling the joke on you. though, sis?" Ami George of lovelines* Is a small matter. One crossing on grad«* In the lieginnlng of shape of its apple trees. This isn't the day lit' was talking with some friends chuckled heartily. the initial year of actual elevation, the pleasantest thing in the world for "Dear me, I ought to have added 'No about bls disposition. yeai closed with some fifty miles in young Kaiser Wilhelm to realize, par "No." said lu* candidly, "you rarely children.' but 1 forgot. Do you suit the air and a large number of danger ticularly when the knowledge is forced s«*«' m«* get worked up. nervous and post* they ciiii la* coming to our bouse, ous crossings, especially on the south upon him In so abrupt a manner as it cross. 1 am th«' eas e-t person In the nut ?" was the ether day at Geisenheim. side, no longer menaced the people. "Tim«1 will tell. Nan.” said her moth i world to plena«*.” The Kaiser was journeying to Alsace. Seven years ago every train, freight ! er. smiling. They walked briskly on j "One gla nee at your wife shows that," or passenger. which entered the city On the way he stoppeil at Monrepos. replied a dear friend, who Is the soul and r<*aehed their house a few minutes poked along slowly from tlie Unfits to Geisenheim, the greateat fruit nursery in ndvnnce of tin* “kindergarten par of politeness, and who. jaior wretch, the depots with very few exceptions. in Germany. The Emperor has rather really meant to Imply she did not have ty." as Nun's brother called it. Ordinances provided that only a cer a fancy for horticulture, and. Indeed, the looks of a nagged or brow beaten Looking arotiml. they observed the tain speed should l*e maintained inside includes^t among his numberless spe gentleman evidently inquiring Hi«* way woman, and must get on ea-lly with the city limits, that the peril to pedes cial hobbies. His host was Baron Von somewheri*. II«* had stopped tilt1 local him. But, oh. It didn't sound that way, trians or other citizens in the city Lade, proprietor of the orchards. When flsli merchant, and from nil appear and that man wouhl gladly have given might be reduced to a minimum. Some the circuit of the orchards anti gardens $ 1«> down for a hole In the ground Just ances was living directed to tin* Gray few express trains rushed along at a had la*en made Baron Von Lade said: cottage. In a moment came a ring at about that time.—Louisville Times. “Now, I beg leave to show your maj blgli rate of speed, but they were tlie door. to which Georg«* r«*sponde«l. esty the fin«*st grown fruit tree in the guarded at block intervals for six or To«*k Him at HIsWor^L “Does Mrs. Gray live here?” In«]ulre<| seven miles. Gates were dropped world." The Kaiser amiably consent “ Thar's on«« er them agents what tlie stranger, who was lending the lit when the trains were half a mile dis ci to look at the tree and found It an tle boy of 3 or 4. Closely following sells docks on a credit wants to see tant and the gongs rattled without enormous growth tralneel to grow In you right off," said the new farm hand. was another lioy two or three years old ceasing until after the ruxbing express the outlines of the eight letters of Bis "Hang tin* agent!" exclaimed the er, and the nurse with the baby gtrl on had passed. There Is no diminution of marck's name. This very Teutonic feat [ farmer; "I don't want to set* him or hla her arms. this speed to-day. It Is rather lnereas- . bad been accomplish«*«! by planting docks! ” WEST LAKE AND ROCKWELL STREETS. Georg«*, though Intensely amused at ed. for the trains can run at sixty miles four little trees close together and clip Th«* new farm hand vanlshe«l and did Nun's predicament. Invited th«' party all the expense. Interruption to traffic I also lie forced to foot the bill. Then an hour without running the slightest ping and training them constantly. lu very politely, and spoke to his not return for an hour. Next to this prize tree was one which a ml worry Incidental to such a ««olossnl the element of suggest«*«! compromise risk of killing a citizen nt auy grade When lu* put lu an appettran«?e he mother. Baron Lade called the "Bismarck cup.” undertaking. But lu the end they hail entered into the controversy early in crossing. asked: Nan. who hn«l droppcl Into a chair In With the World’s Fair coming on. It was ingeniously trained to the form "Whar'bouts roun' here does the cor this to do Just the same. First It was 1890 The companies l»egnn to spar for the further part of tlie room, sat gaz one road saw the advantage of elevated of a eommunlon cup. held by the lines that they could not win«! ami suggest that each side pay oner live?" ing out of the wludow Into the orchard. These wonders did not Interest the tracks to hurry visitors down to the "What In thunder does you want with be compell«*«! to elevate their tracks or half. She heard the gentleman introduce In any other manner alter the grades th«* coroner?" But the city had won every round In grounds. Ry the time the ceremonies Emperor as the Baron bad anticipated. himself ns Mr. Hailey and tell her “Well." said the new farm hand, tak-1 This point was argue«! laboriously af court ami was not incline«! to help oue of dedication In October, 1892. were all Indeed, the great man was obviously mother that he had m*vii the ailvertlse- vexed. Ing a seat on a stump an«l wiping the ter months nn«l even years of skillful ’ little bit. The roads were successively arrangeil for the Illinois Central had uient In the paper. Ills wife died abont Then the Baron bethought himself. perspiration from his brow with his research in the law lsM>ks; It took th«* J notified to begin the work. No exact elevated Its tracks as far south as tj3«l a year ago. and since that time Ids He turned to a tiny tree in the adjoin shirt sleeve, "I banged him!"—Atlanta Highest court In the State but a few plan was adopt«*,!, but profiles were street Like all others, this road fought ing garden. mother had been with him and look«*«! minutes to destroy the Illusion. furnish«*«! by the city englm*er as a the whole thing Utterly, but. seeing no Constitution. after his little ones and directed the "But here, your majesty.” he said, Ten years ago the question of elevat basis for the work. The roads might escape, the road m-cepted the ordin servants. But Illness In her own home Australian Railroad Farrs. ing the tracks was a political Issue in do It any way which s«*emed best to ances passed to provide for the work with unction, "is a tree that will eclipse had call«*«! her there, and for the sum The railroads of Australia have never this city, rarties battl«*«! over th«* them, provide»! they did It. But with on Its lines. These ordinances are real these and all others. I have call<*d It mer at least she must remain away. discovered that It Is possible to take up qm*stlon. one side being lnclln«*d to the masterly Inactivity they dhl nothing. ly plans carefully prepared to obviate ‘Wilhelm der Grosse.’ Your majesty After seeing the "ad" yesterday he tickets ou the train, hence the passen belief that the city lack«*! the power The city sent warning after warning engin«*ering difficult!«** and enable the can see that the letters are already deelded this morning to give the babies gers are lock«*«! in the cars to prevent 1 for«*e the roads to act and the other and even threaten«*«! to begin the work line to elevate or depress the tracks at partly -formed.” After which the Kaiser went on hia a sail down the harbor and see If any any of them from stealing a ride, and certain the power exist«*«!. But by the itself. Then the last legal act of the the smallest estimated cost. The city arrangement for a summer home could when they arrive at their station are i beginning of 1890 It was no longer a fight was commenced; Injunctions were pays nothing, but has enforced Its de way propitiated. be made In case a suitable place was huathsl out through a turnstile and bold ilvtdlng question. No candidate for applied for. These failed. mands until few roads wish to make A soft heart and a hard bead make found. The doctor had advised the up for tickets. San Fraudaeo Ciiroa- Uavor could hope to win unless out Meanwhile the general managers ba-’ the fight any longer. « comblnatlci that la hard to beau icla. > •eaabore. and be wanted them near