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A LI til o While. rlf I could seo tbeo onco again A little while, once more, IHiy tender heart I might regain j And my lost peaco restore; I You would forgot the scorn you felt? J So penitent I'd bo. 'You wonld forgive while low I knelt, If I might only soo Thy bright eye? smile on me; Only a little while, Only once more. If I should see theo once again And And thoe stern and cold; An ever dead?ah, bitter pain? Thi bright, strong love of old; Yea, even while I felt your scorn, ?All. bitter though it be? And my sad heart with gritff were tern I'd welcome misery, Tf T fhv fnrvt cao Only a little while, Only once more. W. A. Hunt, in Detroit Free Press. SUSIE DAMON'S RIDE. We were sitting out on the broad piazza?grandma and I?and as Barney went by with the horses to water at the. spring grandma said: "Why I how much that horse docs remind me of B!ucherP I saw by her peculiar smile that recalled some pleasant reminisccnce of the long ago. "Do tell mel" I said coaxingly. She laid down the scarlet stocking she was knitting for Pearlie, and let her eyes wander to the hills, golden with the October sunlight, as she dreamingly went back over the long stretch of years intervening. mp ann if'a oivfu trnnra ortrl for I was coming on fifteen and Susie wa9 two years older. Susie was an orphan? with.seven brothers and sisters who had found places among relatives and friends ?living with Weymouth Brewster, her cousin Pauline's husband, who was a merchant in Lime Rock. She was a quiet, capable girl, and they set great store by her. Her sister S.illie had married during the summer and gone to housekeeping over in Massachusetts, andSusio had been longing to go and see her for quite a while. So when it came a slack spell on the farm, late in September, Weymouth told Susie she could take Blucher? a great roau horse?and go over to her sister's one - daj and come back the next. "Susie was wild with deli<?lifc. as she O ? I ran over to get me to come and help along with the work during her absence. She did look sweet, to be sure, as she came out with her batiste dress of soft, silvery gray, her jaunty velvet hat, turned up to show the pearl satia lining, with its ostrich plumes a-nodding in the wind You see, that hat was bought on pur. pose for her in New York, when Weymouth went after goods. There was not another in town to compare with it. "Well, the hired man held the horse while Weymouth helped her on, and she was off down the road while we wore calling out good-bye to her. Women in those days mostly rode horseback when they went anywhere, and Susie went on< happy as a bird, until she got over the flfflf0 linn tvV*An It ??* nnw *?MV| ifMVU uv>t UUi V/UU^ 11V IliU SUU11U of drums and fifes, and her horse begun going as though he was 'a-walking on eggs.' Then Susie remembered all at once that it was 'general trainin'' day over in Massachusetts. "Her horse had boen owned by an officer of the troopers for several years, and always stepped in time to music. 8he spied the troopers now on a cross street making for the main street. If they only would pass before she reached theml She tried to restrain her horse, so that he would not overtake them, but he heard the martial strains, and as though the sweet elixir had filled all his veins with life, he pricked up his cars and swept on like the overwhelming leap of a cataract, to join them. On he went, never pausing at the rear of the glittering column, on, past the array of men sitting bo proudly within their saddles, on, to tho very front, and there, beside the tall form of the gallant captain, he deigued at length to form in line and sweep on to tho martial tread of inspiring strains; for, lol he would have his accustomed place I "Poor Susie 1 what should she do? She longed for a moment to have the earth open and swallow her up, as it did Korali of old. There was a perceptible smile on moro than one lip, as the men glanccd at their perturbed captain, who was an old bachelor of the most orthodox kind?rich and hard-hearted?yet terribly afraid of all women. When Captain Drew saw how terribly frightened Susie was, and that, try as she would, she could not make that incorrigible horse budge, he pitied her, and voo?jrcv? vv OMJ OV7U1CbUi 1x15 cuilliurtiu^. "He saw,too, that she was very comely to look upon, and modest and very tastefully dressed. Ho kept looking more and more. Finally, a bright thought came to him, and ho said, very respectfally: 'Miss, if you are willing, I will ezchango horses with you, as mine I am using for the first time in this way, and he has not become so attached to martial music as yours.' helping Susie off, and exchanging saddles, he inquired her namo and place of residence that ho might come to exchange them again. "Well, Susie went on and had her visit out. We all -wondered a great deal when she came back on a strange horse, yet she never tried to enlighten us any. Weymouth said, 'Susiemado a very good bargain in trading horses, and any of them are at her disposal if she does as well every time.' "But the next day when the handsome captain came driving up and we saw Su sie's blushes, we knew just as well how it would end as we did the next May when we saw her stand up beside the captain in the little church, while the solemn words were said which made them one. "Yes, I was one of the bridesmaids, , and wore a silk dress for the first time. Well, Captain Drew took her to a home ( of love and plenty, and she said many years afterwards, 1 never had cause to Tegret my; first ridd^witli the troopers.' That was her first ride but not the last. 4i Wnr mrArxr rronnra 1 tnnninr* flin mnn - ?> v,v*j e?v""v? *" ? ? j ( would have their captain bring out his , , sweet wife just as they had formed in I ( line on the village green, and the way j , they would chcer her! So this is what J | 1 thought of when I saw the horse that 1 looked like Blucher."?Good Chtcr. Tho Shark and tho Pearl Direr*. ' "The reason why big strikes in pearls don't create a boom, as a gold discovery . I would," said an old lmud at the busi ness,* "is because most everybody knowathe danger of it, and if you. don't super- 1 intend it yo.urself you are at the mercy ' of a pack of the biggest thieves that ever lived. The principal dangers are sharks, ' rays and drowning. The sharks are the . ' worst, and some grounds have old man- J eaters that hang about them for years, at I least the men think so. "I remember one season we got on the j grounds eurly. I was owner of an outfit i comprising ten men, but when wo got ' , ready not a man would go over. I didn't 1 blame thimi. h<< thnv nninfnil nut flip tin ' . , ? J I ""w "" ] of a big man-enter that was swimming , about. I wouldn't have gone over myself ] for all the pearls on the farm. The shark had a notch on his top iin where some ] one had put a bullet through, and one i man said it had eaten his brother,another ( that his cousin was killed the year before i by the same brute, aud you would have thought that every man in the place had | lost a relative of some kind, so I con- I eluded it would be a cliaiity to put the old murderer on the retired list. I had | a harpoon with me that had barbs that fitted into the iron so that it would go in < easily, and then wheu a slight pull l was made they would set back. This I i rigged to a pole and /astened to a line I I about one hundred feet long, having it j ; faStened to a keg. Heaving the toggery 11 into the boat I got one of the men to pull j i me to the shark that was swimming 11 around and around, and as it came by I' the boat I put the spear into its back as I Well os I knew how. "We didn't bother about hauling in, i but just threw over the rope and keg ^ i and let him go, and that's the last we . i ever see of the old man-eater. I reckon ' I he ain't stopped yet, as we kept hearing I of the keg up along the coast for several weeks."?Sun Francisco Call. A Senator's Signature. When Senator Don C.imnron of P*nn sylvania writes li:s name in a hotel regis* | ter, he invariably puts a dash in front of it thus: J. D. Camkron. The da9h is very long, and begins where the page of the book is fastened in its place. If the. register is a very -wide book, the eccentric dash of the Pennsylvania senator is supplemented by an affix: * J. D. Camkkon. Whenever he writes his name on the Fifth Avenue Hotel register, which is a wide book, he usus the double dash. A gentleman gives this explanation: "I have lived in Washington; know Senator Cameron well, and the reuson he uses a dash before his name. He never uses a dnsh except on a hotel register. At the capital nearly every man has a handle to his name. When a senator or general registers at a hotel, the clerk polito'y adds the prefix, whatever it may bs, and it appears that General So-and-so has deliberately written his entitle. Senator Cameron, instead of being a vain man, is very modest and unassuming. The polite clerKs put the prefix, Senator, to his name frequently on the registers, which was exceedingly repugnant to him. Ilis simple request to leav^ off all appendages to his signature did not h-.ive the desired effect, and he hit upon tho happy idea of the dash to keep anything from being written in front of his name. < The front (lush worked for a timo on 1 narrow registers, but finally the ingeni- ? ous clerk wrote the word Senator after his name. This required double vigilencc?, so the retiring and genial Senator added the affix dash."?Washington Be- ( publican. 1 - I Horseshoes or 8lieep9liorn. , Various trials of the new French horse- , shoe, which is made entirely of sheep's j horn, are said to ehow its, particular , adaptness for horses employed in towns ( and known not to have a steady foot on | f KA nairamAii^ ' 4.U. ? ? * - vuu >ia>v>uttu>( AUOICSUUB Ul IUC (JJ[)en- | mcnts are, therefore, regarded as very satisfactory; horses thus shod have been driven at a rapid pace on such pavement without slipping.' Besides this ad- , vantage, tho new shoe is spoken of as more durable, and, though a little more expensive thnn tho ordinnrv kind, seems destined sooner or later to rtp'ace the iron shoe?American Jli gi ter. J' FOK TUE FA KM AND HOME. BO Fouiider, From Overfeed. A contributor to the New York 2V?- ^ fame suys: A ,little city boy spending ti week with an Ohio farmer fed a young ^ horse in pasture nineteen ear* of old en corn. The owner found the animal fin falling bis feast, and thinks ho could have m paved him from founder had he known ^ what to do. Overeating, and conscCO quent foundering, is one of those things more easily prevented than cured. . The results of the total disarrangement Wi of the system by the impaction of the j stomach and bowels canuot be wholly CO avoided, but they ipay be ameliorated by judicious treatment.No water is to bo piven, or the food would swell and ferment and rupture the stomach, with very quickly fatal results. A largo dose of raw linseed oil is the best remedy, and a ^ quart is the right quantity. This causes ^ the ejection of the undijestcd matter and . the relief of the intestines. The after ^ treatment is of importance; the stomach wants rest, and feeding should be wholly suspended for twenty-four hours, when n quart of oatmeal gruel only should be given. One quart of this at a meal is sufficient for the next day, after which regular feeding should be approached gradually and cautiously. The resulting stiffness of the' fore limbs should be in treated by thirty-drop doses of aconite wl and hot fomentations and rubbing of the tr< legs and feet with some active liniment, wi sh lSnrik-Vkrd Mnunre. ill: Prof. Wyatt, in his present work, n| "Modern High Farming," attempts to ^ impress upon farmers the necessity of allowing their farm-yard mauures to under[ o a thorough process of fermcntatiou, y, to so completely rot or carbonize before ru making use of'them in the field. In or- re, tier to make his meaning still more clear, be says: w, "Let it be remembered that first, if ^ freshly made manure be put into the soil, Qy the saline and nitrogenous portions will QV all be washed away by the first fall of rain and lost. ce Second, if the manure be allowed to . thoroughly ferment, the nitrogenous mat- aQ terswill remain insoluble in the soil, and ^ will thus bo held at the disposal of the ^ plants ready for assimilation. ^ A few experimenters have striven within the past few years to persuade ^ themselves and tho world that the total ^ abandonment of farm-yard manure and ^ the sole employment of chemical fertlli- Qa sere would result in immense economy aud increased production; but in nearly ?very case withki our knowledge whore the reduction of these theories has pre- wj trailed over common sense, the result has L>een.' to say the least, discouraging. pj Artificial manures of every kind are, necessary, we have always admitted juid pC jhall always propound; but that they can an jver profitably and usefully replace . tho^e made on the farm, is a proposition qi] too ridiculous to merit discussion." m< Value of Artlohokci. (fl Jerusalem artichokes are similar but th slightly inferior to potatoes in nutritive de iralue, says Rural World, but, owing to go .heir Immense yield and cheapness of lat raising, are much more valuable as stock* pr particularly hog, food. Yields of ono pc and two thousand bushels per acre are >btaincd, while the culture is not as mostly as that of potatoes. The planting gj is done in about the same way, but the <je growth of stocks is so strong that the jn jround is soon covered, and all weeds W) ire effectually choked out. Although tn ihe leaves and stalks are rough aud coarse, to itock are very food of them, and will wj jreedily eat the tops to the ground if illowed to get to them. Usually the m, logs are turned into the patch after the jB ;ubers have matured, which will not be mtil late in the season, and allowed to ^ lo their own digging. Fed in this way ea jfitll tVlA trtrva l??ff nn *V.~ - .W|r/ .v?v WM VMW glUUUU UUU tUU QJ. Iroppings of the hogs also, the crop can- gu lot fail to improve the land. A freozng does not injure tho tubers in the ^ east, cither for food or seed. They can yQ 3e left in the grouud until spring, and ;hen fed to the hogs. Usually the hogs ^r( will leave enough of thj tubers in the T(y ground to reseed it, if not kept there too ong. Some prefer, however, to let the ju logs clean out the patch thoroughly ea ind replant in hills and drills, rather |jv ;han let a volunteer crop come up. on Many are afraid to plant them for fear .hat onco get them into the land they can. wj lot be eradicated. The fear is unfounded, and it is strange they are not more trt widely grown. The red Brazilian is con- st( jidered the best. gr tic Ovemflntment flu Breeding. Those acquainted with tho methods ;ommon with some breeders of swine, "n ind the results obtained, know that n< here is a tendency to overrcflne their iwine. Breeding to a rcfinod standard c without cautionary reserve easily results ft ? n a fineness of bono, a body almost deWfi luded of hair, charming to look upon by the fancier who exhibits at the show ring 11 t>ut objects of suspicion to the utilitarian log raiser, in whose mind the possession >f these attributes in an exaggerated degree is associated with delicacy of conititution, in fecundity and a degree of ^ trouble and vexation in raising the young u^ pigs only to be realized by those who tiave had it to do. Some breeders will remember how at one time the Suffolk*,. or ligbty esteemed as they then were, were s . r many breeders so finely bred, that ws would only drop four to six pigs at time, and these were as much trouble raise as so many delicate children? bject to chills if the weather was the list cool, wit'i hardly strength ough to take their natural nourishent, succumbing quickly to the slightt exposure, or to disturbances of the iwcis, to which the young pig of feeble institution is so prone. A well-known riter says on this subject: "No man lio wants a hog for profit, will have his ants fully met uutil ho gets such as are trdy enough to stand pretty severe Id, Borne neglcct, and be quite ready thrive with plain, even what would bo ugh feed for the exquisitely bred and impered hog. The pigs of the stronger ncls?thoso with plenty of hair and >t too fine bone?will survive, though ey are farrowed in cold weather, and is, too, without extra care and nursg. More pigs will be dropped at each rrowing time, and it is safe to say that ilf a dozen strong, well-haired, thrifty ws will raise as many pigs in a soason will be saved and raised by ten sows quisitely bred and accustomed to close nfinemcnt."?Chicago Times. Kali I'lowinir. _ Fall plowiug, says B?-n: Perley Poore thc Cultivator, is important for those, tio mean to farm Ave 11. One great jublc in our farming is the fact that b do not till our lands enough. One allow plowing in the spring, with uny a balk and dodge not plowed at I, is too often considered sufficient; it what right has any one to expect a tod crop from such tillage? If it is itainod, it is the result of accident. 3s, gentlemen, such of you as would ise good crops from year to year, ir3pective of drought or wet seasons, ust till your land thoronghly and deep tiile ycur teams are vigorous and althy in the fall. Speed the plow er stubble and corn-hill, and not only er but under them, the deeper the tter. Yes> deeper the better, ex pt, pernaps, in some extraordinary stances. Turn up the furrows as deep d ridgy as possible this fall, and let em frost-slack through the winter, cep everything off that can tramp in e least if there is any clay or marl in t composition. Let it stand in that ape, and when spring comes I will II you what further to do with it, to : almost sure of a good crop of wheat, ts, corn, or anything else that will ow in this country. Plow all you ssibly can in tho fall, for the purpose lightening your labor in tho spring, tiich, at the best, is always short with , after the fields are dry enough to ow, besides the additional considera>n that teams are usually in the worst issiblc plight to do any considerable lount of work. Therefore, speed the ow every leisure moment this fall, not ily to save time in the spring, nor erely to pulverize the soil with frost rhich, by the way, is an all-important ling), but last, though not least, to :stroy the insects and vermin that have me into winter quarter*. Doubtless, te fall plowing will be fouod our best otection against the incn-aseof all such sts. Trmimplantinic Krult Trees. The transplanting of fruit trees is very nple and cllective when properly uurstood. Trees should never be planted a square or round hole, such as you juld dig for setting a post. Many ;es transp'anted in this way die, much the discouragement of the planter, !io attributes his failure to the insects, ought or anything rather than to the inner of transplanting. A good plan to take a plough and break out the liole length of the row each way, ecKing niteen, twenty to tirty feet ch way, as you may elect, running five six or more furrows each way, making re to break the land as deep as you ish to set the trees. It is best to use a o horse plough; then in each check u can draw out the earth a sufficient dtli and depth to suit the roots of the ;e to be planted, ^rim all broken ots smoothly and straighten them out full length in the hole; cover carelly so as to get the enrth fh-miy around ch root, then fill up the hole and press e soil down firmly with the foot. Not o tree in a thousand will die if planted is way, provided the tree was all right len it was set. As a general rule, trees should b? msplantod to the same depth that they )od in the nursery, or where they were own. Dwarf pear trees are an excep>n to this rule, and should be planted ep enough for the union of the pear d its quinco roots to be below the sur;e of the ground, so that natural roots iy shoot out from the pear in course of ne, thereby converting the dwarf into itandard tree. The object in breaking cho land encli iy as above advised, ia in order that b roots may havo free access to loose, jllbw earth, to run into in every direcin from the tree. If only a small numr of trees are to be planted a mattock spading fork would suffice, usincr care break the ground each way several feet >m where the tree is to stand.?From Ibie to Plant." Rubber jewelry can be restored to its rinul b'.ack by rubbing with rotton a.- mixed with sweet oil. Household lllnta, White spots on varnished furnitura when caused by water, can bo removed by holding a heated shovel over them. Where a filter is unattainable, a very little alutn will purify foul water. An ounoe of alum will purify a whole hogshead of foul water. To extinguish kerosene flames, if no cloth is at hand, throw flour on the flame. Flour rapidly absorbs the fluW and deadens the flame. Chloride of lime is an infallible preventive for rats, as they flee from its odor as from a pestilence. It should bo thrown down their holes, and spread about wherever they are likely to come, and should bo renewed once a fortnight. Reclpca. Fried Apples?Wipe a few nice, smooth-skinned apples, have ready a spider with a little butter and lard in it, let it get hot, and slico the apples into it, sprinkle a little sugar over them, and fry slow to a nice brown, taking great j care not to let it burn. Splendid Cottage Pudding ? One cup of white sugar, one egg, butter the size of an egg, one cup of inilk, two cups of sifted flour, and two tablespoonfuls of baking powder. Sauce?Ojc tablespoonful of flour, one-fourth cup of sugar, make into a smooth paste with millc, and pour on hot water till thick enough, and let it come to a boil, stirring constantly. Flavor to taste. Vanilla is the nicest. Potato Fritters -Bjil eight or nine large potatoes, mash them through a colander, beat five eggs light, and mix with the potatoes, adding a tablespoonful of wheat flour, butter the 6ize of a walnut, and a quart of milk, with one teaspoouful of salt. B.-at well, and drop iii large tablespoonfuls into boiling larddeep enough to float them. They art done as soon as they rise to the top and are a light brown. 1 Corn Socr?Soup of green corn puljr is excellent. Put in a saucepan half & pint of finely cut cabbage, one gill of celery also cut fine, two potatoes, one small onion and two small carrots, all sliced, with two quarts of water, and simmer for one hour. Then add one pint of peeled tomatoes cut in slices, and boil half an hour longer. At the end of this time add half a pint of green corn pulp and let aM boil up at once; season to taste and serve. If desired, the soup may be strained. A Glutton* In a conversation with a leading lawyer recently, we fell to talking about gluttons and gluttony, and he told me a story about the gluttony of a brother lawyer who was in the front rank of his profession in this city; but who, a year or two ago, fell a victim to his intemperate habit of eating and drinking. 4,I was with him and another eminent lawyer," said my friend, "at Coney Island, several summers ago, and one day he requested our company at his parlors at 11 o'clock that night, 'to a little lunch.' We were on hand, and were somewhat appalled at the costly and extensive repast which he had ordered. There was such a variety of dishes and so many courses that it required all our ingenuity to work our way through them, and pretend to partake of each, so as not to bring on a fit of illness. But not so with our host, who partook largely of everything on the menu. I will tell you a few things that he got away with. Among them were two cups of coffee, an oyster stew, a dozen raw, a whole lobster, a large dish of chicken salad, several slices of bread and butter, and two quart-bottles of champagne. We got away with our lives at one o'clock, and though ] retired to bed I lny awake until morn ing, expecting to hear that my friend had been seized with a mortal illness. As the tidings did not arrive, I arose about breakfast time, still expecting to find that he was dead. But, ?n the contrary, ho was the first man I met on the piazz:i, looking as frefh as a rose. We have another prominent lawyer in Chicago who is going the same way." Chicago Journal. A Life-Saving Float In? Fabric, Lord Charles Beresford, Lord of the Admirality, and a number of gentlemen witnessed some experiments which took plnco last evening off the terrace of the Houses fit Parliament, with a life-saving floating fabric which has been invented by Mr. William Juckson, manager of the outfitting department of the army and MAn.. -i a trr uavjr giuicn, t iuiuiiu blicul, w C'HUIUn?ter. Mr. Jackson has succecded in weaving cork, or floating fabric, with various kinds of material used in the manufacture of coats and waistcoats. Some of these articles can not be di*-?j tinguished from those made of serge, while others are made of silk, and adapted for the use of ladies while yacht- | ing. Tho material is light, and may be ? worn with comfort. With regard to the experiments of last evening, several men who could not swim entered the water wearing the coats in question, and furnished ample evidence of the floating qualitios of tho fabric and of its utility to those engaged in seafaring occupations. At the clo9G Tjord fiharlo* Ratp* ford exprcflsed his entire satisfaction with the experiments, and stated his in. tcntion of writing a letter to Mr. Jock> son on the suhjcct.?linden Tcleqrapk. ' CHILDREN'S COLUMN. Antumu Leaves. Crimson and scarlet and yollow, Emerald turning to gold. Shimmering tlioro in the sunbeaakv Shivering bore in the cold; Waving farewells as tlio (einpo9t Ruthlessly tears them apart, Fluttering, dairying and rustling As hither and thither they dart; Recklessly sailing the rapids, Lazily swimming the pooh, Playing "I spy I" with each other Under the puffy toadstools. Wreaths for the wall* of .her dwelling Each neat little housekeeper weaves, And there, amid delica'e fern sprays, Nestle the bright autumn leaves. ?E. L. Benedict in Young J'cuple. A Beautiful Lraaan. Five hundred years ago there was living in Italy a gTeat poet of the name of Petrarch. There came on a great trial ; a number of people had to give witness, and they all had to take an oath before doingso. Petrarch came to benr witness, but they said of him, "you need not make him take an oath. lie will be sure to tell the truth." So they did not make him take an oath, because everybody knew how true lie was. llang on l,l!ce at lt?nver. When our Tom was six years old, ho went into the forest one afternoon to meet the hired man, who was comirg home with a load of wood. The man placed Master Tommy on the top of tho load, and drove homeward. Just before reaching the farm, the team went pretty briskly down a steep hill. "When Tommy entered the house, his mother said: "Tommy, my dear, wcro you not frightened when the liorres went trotting so swiftly down Crow Hill ?" "Yes, mother, a little," replied Tom, honestly; "I asked the Load to help me, and hung on like a beaver." Sensible Tom I Why sensible ? Because he joined working to praying. Let his words teach tho life lesson; in all troubles, pray and hang on like a beaver; by which I mean, that while you ask God to help you, you must help yourself with all your might. ? Young PUgriin. Norwegian Hospitality. In no land is hospitality more openhanded and more unaffected than in Norway, and though thess features are naturally becoming blunted along the beaten lines of travel, the genuine goodness of heart, fine "gentlemanly" feeling, and entire absence of that sordidness which is so often seen even in primativo regions, cannot fail to strike the unprejudiced observer. Nor is etiquette ignored by even the rudest of the people. In the cities the stranger is apt to make many blunders. In the country, however, this 'is not less murked; though perhaps the visitor will be less conscious of its presence. One of the peouliarities of the Norwegian farmer is that, when visiting a friend, ho must ignore all the preparations made for his entertainment. He will sec the coffee roasted, and the cups set out, and then, just when the good wife is about to offer him her hos pitality, he gets up, bids tho family good-by, and is only persuaded to remain after some resistance. Every cup must be filled to overflowing, otherwise the host would be thought stingy. When milk, brandy or beer is offered, tho guest invariably begs that it will not "be wasted on him,*' and then, after emptying the cup, declares that "it is too much"?going through the same formalities, it may be, three or four times. In the farmhouses, or upland "saeters" the guest is left to eat alone, silver forks and spoons being often substituted for the carved wooden ones used by the family, and a fine white cloth for the bare bonrds. which serves well enough on ordinary occasions. To a punctilious guest thi? may not be a drawback, for at the family table, a9, indeed, among the peasants in Scandinavia everywhere, the different individuals dip their spoons into the same dishes of "grod" and sour milk; but for any one desirous of studying a people a load of foreign prejudice is a grievous burden to carry about. > When a child is born the wife of every neighbor cooks a dish of 4'flodegrod'* (porridge made with crcam instead of milk), and brings it to the convalescent^ there being a good deal of rivalry among the matrons to outdo each other in the quality and size of the dish. When any one has taken food ia a Scandinavian house ho shakes hands with the host and hostess in rising from the table, and says: "Tak for mad" ("Thanks for food"), to which they reply: "Veil bekomme" ("May it agree with you"). In many parts of Scandinavia all the guests shake hands with each other and r<peat the latter formula; and in Norway, at least, it is the fashion for a guest to call on tho hostess a fow days later, and when she appears to gravelyBay: "Tak for sidst" ("Thanks for last time"), great gravity on this formal 1- ?! - - ? " vibiii ucmg n marK 01 goou DrceJing.? Peoples of the World. How He Escaped. Doctor?"What is that scar oil your leg, Mr. Blank!" j Patient?4'A dog bite received in boyhood." M * 'Goodness gracious! Didn't you get. ] the hydrophobiat" ^ "No, I hadn't henrd of hydrophobia at that time."?Omaha World.