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