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JUST ENOUGH.
The man who hopes for littlo
In t.hfo great world of strife
"Will find success awaiting
Ere the culminate of life;
While he who hopes to grasp the stars
From out their legions bright
Will falter by the wayside drear,
With havens just in sight.
The child that learns to babble
Close at the mother's knee
May have the germ, ambition,
In babe's expectancy;
To-morrow, when the sun of life
Has settled o'er the land,
A sod of green may cover o'er
The chill and nerveless hand.
It's much that makes the little,
Or little makes the much,
Depending all entirely
Upon the might of touch?
Upon the touch of greed or trust.
Oh Hope! why will you die
When tirst the beacon flashes o'er
The firmament of sky?
Oh heart of great endeavor!
You'll never learn the worth
That's germed within the human breast
As smiles and tears in birth.
Why will you never count the cost
Of jewels far away,
And never stop to gather up
The pearls which round you lay?
?H. S. Keller, in Clipper.
CHANGED HIS MIND.
Old 3Ir. Molyneux was immensely
proud of his position as the country
magistrate. lie lived in a feudal castle
in Great Britain which he had bought
cheaply, having taken over at the same
time the good will, so to speak, of its
former owner's social influence ana dignity.
In consideration of his great wealth
his neighbors charitably ignored the
fact that his father had been a small j
tradesman, and that he himself had car- I
ried on a lucrative business in the hard- i
ware line for many ye irs. lie was not a j
bad old fellow, his vulgarity being of a j
subdued and inoffensive kind, and con-'
sequently he was received in the best j
county society. But he aspired to even i
greater distinction, for his pet project
was to marry his only son, Tom, to one
of the Earl of Laburnum's daughters.
There seemed no reason why this auspicious
event should not come about, for
the Lady Florence looked kindly upon
Master Tom, and his lordship had more
than once hinted that, he would raise no
objection. Lord Laburnum was the
lord lieutenant of the county, and alliance
with his family meant admission j
into the most aristocratic cireles.
Unfortunately Master Tom was rather
a scapegrace, and his father preferred to
Jet him see a little of the world before
revealing th'i high honors that were in
store for him.
f One day, however,the young man camd
down from town, where he was ostensibly
studying for the bar. and with a very j
grave and determined air announced that j
he was engaged to be married. Old Mr. j
Molvneux nearly had a fit of apoplexy on |
the spot, and when Tom began to state j
that the young lady earned her own living
by carrying on the business of a ;
dressmaker at the West End his horror !
and indignation knew no bounds. In vain {
Tom pleaded that Miss Fabian was a lady
by birth and education, and that the poverty
of her family was her only crime. |
His father became more and more furious,
until Tom showed symptoms of flat
rebellion.
"Think of your position in }he county!"
cried old Mr. Molyneux, perceiving
this, and wisely making an effort to control
himself. '*1 will take it for granted,
if you like, that the girl is an exemplary
character. She may be ladylike and the
rest of it. But her station is altogether
inferior to yours."
i "r don't ccc t^at," said To,yi. stubbornly.
]
" "Why, of course. It i.s ridiculous," .
said the old gentleman, swelling with !
self-importance. "Her father, you say, j
is a poor-out-at-clbows elerk in the city.'' j
* "I never noticed that his coat had j
holes in it," retorted Tom. "As for his 1
being a clerk in the city, so were you, j
once. The only difference is that you,
have been more fortunate than he, and i
Jjave made enough money to retire
upon."
"None of your radical nonsense, sir!"
cried old Mr. Molyneux, infuriated at
this reference to his own origin. "It j
would be just as sensible to say that you j
and I are the. equals of Lord Laburnum !
because Adam was our common ances- j
tor. What does it matter if I was a j
'clerk in the city? I have since attained i
a superior grade in the social scale, and i
that is the fact that must be faced. By j
marrying the daughter of a city clerk, 1
who earns her living by dressmaking, j
you would be making a mess-alliance. I
don't want to have an argument with
vou. The lonsc and short of the matter
is, that I won't he:tr of this foolish en- |
gagement. There! It is no use talking, j
Let there be an end of it, or I shall have !
something very unpleasant to say."
The old man bounced out of the room :
as he spoke, not a little startled and |
amazed by his son's tone and attitude, j
Hitherto Tom had "never ventured to |
argue with him. lie began to fear that j
the lad possessed unexpected firmness, j
He prudently resolved to treat the matter j
as definitely disposed of, and to make no j
further allusion to it?at all events until
Tom had time for reflection. Judging j
from appearances, the lad seemed completely
subdued. He spent the next few i
days slaughtering pheasants in a dejected j
1 ? 11.V. 1 it:,. !
U11U .mui\v iraiiiL' in iniiiu. nn luiua ;
smiled within himself and held his |
tongue, though he showed l>y his manner ;
that he did not intend to be trifled with. !
"When he considered that he might safely :
speak, he said one morning, with an as
sumed carelessness:
"Well, niv bov, what are you going to i
do?"
"Oh? Well, of course, I must kcQp |
my word," said Tom, with flushed i
cheek.
"What! you haven't written to break j
it (iff?" said Mr. Molyneux, feigning sur- !
prise.
"No guv'nor, I haven't. I hoped you i
would have softened by this time. !
She has sold her business, father," said
Tom, eagerly. "She might have done
better had she waited a bit, but out of
deference to j'our wishes?"
"My wishes," interrupted Mr. Moly-1
lieux, angrily. "I don't care if she ear- j
lied on twenty businesses. What I say j
IS IDIII you suali IICR'I iiumj uv;i w mi
my consent That's all."
'I should be very sorry to disobey you,
father," began Tom, gravely, **but?
"Look here, my 7)03%" interrupted the
old gentleman, quickly, speaking with
unusual calmness, "let us understand
each other. I forbid this foolish engagement,
and I order you to break it
off instantly. That is my bark. Now
for my bite. You leave my house within
an hour, and unless you inform me
in the course of a week that the
affair is at an end, I stop supplies.
If you nersist in marrying the girl, then,
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by heaven! I will alter my will and leave
every farthing I possess to your cousin
Ted. You know, Tom," he added, noticing
the wholesome effect of his words,
ovo onfir^lr rlnnnndattf imAn mo
""U"VI0 >
and unless you took to poaching, I don't
see how you cou'd possibly earn a crust.
Beside, you are up to your cars in debt."
"I don't owe much,"said Torn, quickly,
with a tell-tale blush.
' You will lind out that you owe a
good (led when your creditors learn that
I have made your cousin Ted my heir,"
said the oi l man. enigmatically.
Tom was evidently seriously disconcerted
by this remark. lie turned on his
heel, muttering something about catching
the next train to town, leaving his
father master of the situation.
The old man considered he had gained
a signal victory, and was, therefore, not
the least perturbed when his sou started
off to the station with his luggage, in
literal accordance with his injunction.
He did not doubt that Master Tom would
see the folly of his ways; and, sure
enough, two days afterwards the young
man reappeared, looking decidedly sheepish,
and tendered his submission.
u I'm frnino- uwav for a bit. eruv'nor.
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Webster and some other fellows have
hired :i yacht, and sail for Madeira tomorrow."
" By all means, my boy," cried Mr.
Molyneux, secretly delighted that his son
should leave England for awhile at this
juncture, "and I hope on your return
that you will settle down and reside permanently
in the country."
j He had it on the tip of his tongue to
i hint that he must be prepared to marry
[ Lady Florence, but he wisely refrained.
| Nevertheless, he was as full of the project
i as ever, and after Tom's departure he
j spoke to Lord Laburnum more plainly
| than he had hitherto done.
{ He was very much startled and disj
gusted on learning that his solicitor had 1
! been asked to accept service of a writ on I
! Tom's behalf in an action for damages '
I for breach of promise of marriage brought 1
by Miss Fabian. The news upset him, '
I for such a scandal would set all the j
papers gossiping about his antecedents.
Mr. Molyneux soon arrived at the con- !
elusion that the action must be com- 1
promised at any cost. He rushed up to 1
town in quite a frantic state, and disre- J
yarding the advice and protestations of 1
his solicitor insisted that Miss Fabian's 1
claim should be settled forthwith at any :
sacrifice. 1
He was successful in his mam object, ,
"hrt iroc 1 olmncf frrnnn.
mil/ IlUJi JU<IJ1 iir> liVi IIV ivuuvov ^kVMi. f
ccl when lie sat down to write the check
that Miss Fabian's advisers denianded.
The amount was represented by no less
than five figures.
Tom returned after an absence of three
or four months, and was evidently not a
little apprehensive of the reception he
would meet with. But the old man, delighted
at seeing him again, sought to
put him at his ease by saying:
'I am not going to allude to what has
happened, my boy."
''You are Very good, father, but? t
but?"
" What is the matter ?"
441 still cling to the hope that you '
will consent to my marriage with Miss
Fabian," said Tom, desperately.
What!" roared his father.
''You sec, guv'nor," proceeded Tom, .
' I'm in a much better position than I was ,
before I went away. My debts are now
paid, and as for my capital?" . 1
"Well, sir. what about capital?" interrupted
the old man, too much amazed to ,
Ik' angry.
"There is the money you paid to Miss
Fabian," said Tom. with a fleeting smile.
"The interest on it would keep us from
stn.rvin.or."
** - ?0"But?but
I paid the money because ^
you broke youi' promise to marry her,"
argued his father, incredulously. "She c
would never marry you now."
,4I think she would," replied Tom, in
a confident tone.
"The fact is, sir, I have been victim- ?
i/.ed," suddenly, as the truth flashed r
his mind. 1
Xot exactly, father?at lea 4, not
yet," returned Tom. "I hope you will
not withhold your consent to our marriage.
If you will consent, the money
shall be paid back to you?every far- .
thing."
Old Mr. Molyneux had turned purple t
in the face, and Tom was justly alarmed .
at his aspect. But before he could utter I [
a word in reply, a man-seivjnt brought 1
in a note, remarking that a messenger 1
was waiting to know if there was any re- s
ply. Mr. Molyneux opened the envelope 8
half-absently, glanced hurriedly at the I
contents, and then gave vent to a mut- 6
tcred execration which apparently re- *
lieved his over-wrought feelings. ?
"You?you impertinent, disrespectful, *
disobedient rascal! "What did you say ?
about the money?"
1 " f--.it.!? 1,1 i.? r
"1 saici every iarcning woum uu n;turncd
to you," replied Tom, staring- at *
his father.
''Very well," said the old man, c
abruptly, and he immediately sat down I
at; the writing-table and wrote a note .
with a tremulous hand. "Read that." c
Dear Lord Laburnum: It is very kind of I
you to hasten to inform me, on hearing of my
son's return, that you have other views with c
regard to your daughter Florence. I ought, i
perhaps, to have mentioned that my son has ,
been engaged to a Miss Fabian for some ,
months, and that his marriage will take place :
immediate]}'. Yours faithfully. 1
JXO. MOLYXEUX". A
"Oh! father. It is awful good of t
you," cried Tom, with tears in his eyes. c
"I expect Lord Laburnum will be hor- I
rified," said Mr. Molyneux, sulkily, as he
folded u]) the note. "I doubt if I should
have made $10,000 by allowing you to
marrv his daughter." 1
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Painting' a Portrait by Description. i
Gloomy Siberia lias furnished a joke of 1
her own that has made all the Russias '
laugh. Ivan Petroff, a merchant and e
mayor of the city of Gorki, of the Tomsk c
Province, died a while ago. The citr/ens ^
raised two hundred rubles to procure a ?
painting of the dead mayor. They sent *
the money to Mr. Skotti, the well-known }
painter of Moscow, asking him to make a c
portrait of the mayor. They did not in- c
close any photograph, but g ive this de- 1
scription: ''Age, fifty-two years and six ^
months: stature, five feet six inches; hair 1
and eyebrows, auburn; eyes, gray; nose, ?
Tnnnfh chin, nrdiniirv; face, clean. ^
He had no special traits, except stammer- ?
ing." The artist laughed, and .gave the 1
curious order to one of his young pupils,
AstrakhofT, who in a few days painted
tlio portrait of the stammering mayor
and sent it to Siberia. In a few weeks
Skotti received a letter from the (lorkians,
saying: "The relatives of the late
Mr. Petroff and the rest of the citizens
! believe that no better likeness could have
| been made."
Consolation at the Last.
"When life's pilgrimage is over, and its rare*
and troubles end.
Ere we enter the dark valley whither all
our footsteps tend,
How 'twill cheer those solemn moments if
we feel that this is true,
That the world is some way better for our
having traveled through;
Some of its sorrows lessened, some of its
darkness turned to day, j
Sonifl of its thorns uprooted, some of its
burdens rolled away.5' '
WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
The Passing of the Letters.
The mail from the east, and the mail from
the west?
A thunder of wheels?a rushing blast;
But the sleepy travelers never guessed
What voices arose as the two trains
passed.
'Tell him you met me, tell him I fly!"
"That will I?tell her I stay not nor rest!"
Thus greeted Love's messengers speeding by,
One from the east, and one from the west.
?Edith M. Thomas, in the Critic.
Seven Wonders of a Young Lady.
1. Keeping her accounts in preference
:o an album.
2. Generously praising the attractions
>f that "affected creature" who always
euts her out.
3. Not ridiculing the man she secretly
prefers?nor quizzing what she seriously
idmires.
4. Not changing her "dear, dear
friend" quarterly?or her dress three
times a day.
5. Reading a novel without looking
at the third volume first; or writing a
letter without a postscript; or taking wine
it dinner without saying "the smallest
drop in the world;" or singing without
"a bad coldor wearing shoes that were
not "a mile too bier for her."
6. Seeing a baby without immediately
rushing to it and kissing it.
7. Carrying a large bouquet at an evening
party, and omitting to ask her partner
l<if he understands the language of
Sowers."?Tid Bits.
A Good Housekeeper.
Ability to be a perfect housekeeper is
aot conferred on every woman, but it is
possible to be a good one without sacrificing
all other interests in life. While
one is learning, to be sure, it may seem
is if there were not many interests beyond
the household, but after the art has
Deen mastered, there is a freedom and a
sense of power worth all the struggles
nade. Of course, the kitchen is not the
>nly place in wrhich burdens are borne,
pet the care of the table generally makes
tself felt more than anj'thing else; and
10 matter how well conducted all the
)ther departments may be, if this one be
leglected, discomfort and unhappiness
vill ensue. Cooking is a science, and
'or this reason girls are often more suc;essful
than their elders in ordinary exjeriments,
because they comply strictly
vith directions, instead of gnessing what
quantity of ingredients to use in order to
jroduce desired results. Experienced
lousekeepers might avoid much disap)ointment
if they were equally'careful.?
The Home.
Sweet-Minded Women.
So great is the influence of a sweet ninded
woman on those around her that
t is almost boundless. It is to her that
riends come in seasons of sorro-v and
ickness for health and comfort. One
oothing touch of her kindly hand works
vonders in the feverish child; a few
vords let fall from her lips in the ear of
l sorrow-stricken sister do much to raise
he load of grief that is blowing its vicim
down to the dust in anguish. The
msband comes home worn out with the
)ressure of business and feeling irritable
vith the world in general; but when he
inters the cosy sitting-room and sees the
>laze of the bright lire, and meets his
vife's smiling face, he succumbs in a
noment to the soothing influences which
ict as the balm of Gilcad to his wounded
tKot nri* Tvnnnrlnrl TvifVi tlir? stf'TIl
ealities of life. The rough school-boy
lies into a rage from the taunts of his
:ompanious to find solace in his mother's
mile; the little one, full of grief with
icr large trouble, finds a haven of rest on
he mother's breast; and so one might go
n with instance after instance of the inItience
that a sweet-minded woman has
n the social life with which she is conicctcd.
Beauty is an insignificant power
\'lien compared to hers.
A Virginia Gentlewoman.
A correspondent at Richmond of the
Joston Home Journal writes: It is a
Measure to sit at dusk in Capitol square.
Tow and then some lithe young form clad
n the latest fashion trips bv. Perhaps
inmediately after her. with stately,
neasured tread, a dignified figure walks
lowly by. She is perhaps clad in the
implest garb, not coarse, but inexorably
>lain, her bonnet the pattern a dozen
easons ago, but there is "something"
hat tells you beyond peradventure that
he is a gentlewoman. Faded gentility ?
r-i - x-:4. i,
N UI It U1U Ui XL. Xjiivu oiiu n? v,o n?
, solid old mansion which has been in
ter family time out of mind. It is furrislicd
with faded, cumbrous old furniurc
that she would not change for the
inest modern upholstery. Every artile
has its history. At table, where she
>resides with cordial hospitality over a
iberal meal deliciously cooked, you
Irink your tea from rare old china and
>our your tea from a silver urn stamped
vith a coat of arms hundreds of years
>ld. She builds no pride on diamonds,
mless, indeed, they are heirlooms, nor
lpon silver or gold, though she admires
heir beauty and appreciates solid value,
>ut begin to talk of " family," and she
vill point to the portrait* on the walls?
he highbred, refined faces of a century
)r more ago, and her face will glow with
)ride as she recounts to you their history.
"Women as Inventors.
Joseph Ilatton, in a letter written from
England says: A list of American women
jatentees has called the attention of social
eformers to this interesting subject, and
vhilc. the number on this side of the Atantic
of women who have taken out patints
for new inventions is very small in
Iced when compared with those of the
Juited States, the number of patents
granted to women from .July. 1884.
o the end of .March in the current
'ear of 18So shows a great increase
>n previous years, and is not. with>ut
special interest at the present monent.
It is. however, noticeable that
vhile American women soar right into the
nasculine atmosphere of mechanical and
cientific research and invention, English
vomcn arc mostly content with what is
generally regarded by men as their own
)articular sphere. While an American
vomen invents the Burton horse-shoe
nachine, an English woman takes out a
latent for an improved pea-soup; while
Urs. Mary 15. Waltrcn perfects :t system
or deadenmg the sound of elevated rail-j
oads, her English sister, a governess, paents
a registering label and means of atachmcnt
to boots and shoes at hotels and
i Afrj \ if
JtUCT CSiaMll^lllimuin, nnuv,
Wanning invents a new mowing and reap- [
ug machine 011 your side of the water,the
English widow of a bookseller register*
mprovements for the manufacture of
5read; Mrs. Matlier, in the United States,
mproves the deep-sea. teleseopc, and Mis.
fones, of England, makes a compound
sardine paste, and so on. Sot that I
ivould infer there is no evidence of higher
nechanical genius than is represented b\:hese
English patents, for, among others,
ivomen have taken out papers for im
provements in piano-forte key-boards, in
the manufacture of non-alcoholic beverages
from fruits, and improvements in
i connection with.circular frame knitters.
The comparsion I have given above is,
nevertheless, a just one, although it may
fairly be said of English women that just
as they are only now entering upon a
course of social and political freedom,
they are only beginning to take up the
role of inventors."
Fashion Notes.
Straw fans are shown.
Cuffs arc in fashion again.
Velvet is worn, plain and frise.
Black and brown are combined.
Plush is being shown in new varieties.
Sleeves are still tight, but must soon
give way. ^ J
New varieties in the scented ribbons
arc shown. [
Mantles still continue long in the front
and short in the back. 1
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Jb'ur capes are growing longer ana
lower on the shoulders. I
Tulles offer as much variety as any material
found in the stores.
Gloves arc always long in proportion to
the shortness of the sleeves.
Woolen lace is the next to be adulturated;
gold and silver threads are
added.
Gold and silver glisten everywhere, in )
every part of a full-dressed lady's cos- j
tumc from top to toe.
Trains are once more fashionable for
evening dress, although not quite so inconveniently
long as before. :
Floral fans are always worn, and are j
being made on a bramble foundation, 1
showing leaves on one side and flowers
ou the other.
The waists of morning dresses are
to imitate a gentleman's coat, a brightcolored
material being set in vestwise
where the shirt would be.
Embroidered shoes, boots and slippers
arc much worn; the more elaborate the
embroidery the better, and the raised
work in saddler's silk is really beautiful.
A red brocade china crepe is trimmed
with black lace and velvet, large passementerie
motifs catching down the lace
n frnnt tlio llArJ lVf? nf rnrl prpnp. rlrimpcli I
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with black lace.
Pink is no more becoming to dark
than to light people, and yellow is being
worn by blondes even more than by bra- I
nettcs; it is just found out that brunettes
ought not to wear it.
Satin shoes are once more preferred to
boots, and arc made very low in the instep,
with flat bows, or, which is far
more elegant, prettily embroidered and
with no bows at all.
Woolen stuffs, the rougher she better,
have driven silk, satin, and velvet from 1
the streets to the interior of fashionable j
houses. No truly fashionable woman
wears a silk or velvet walking dress this
winter.
New varieties in hose are being shown,
but there are but few sold. Who are to
buy the immense stock of light hose, ]
/-loliffifn fint/vl kill rrlnvns fclllOV llSind
kcrchiefs and the many elegant thing* I
offered? I
Coiffures arc still worn high in super- i
posed curls or rouleaux, but a few curls
or a eatogan is left to droop in the necK
at the back for ball coiffure1*. The
eatogan is a braid or plait of hair turned
up over itself so as to form a loop, and <
fastened at tho top with a bow of ribbon. <
The latest in millinery is scarfs ol
raised velvet, embroidered plush and , ;
satin wrought with silk and gold thrc ids ; ''
in tapestry effect. This style of trim- I 1
ming is expensive, but little, however, is I
used. A few loops grouped high againsl 1
the front of crown, and ties carried from <
the back of crown, are needed for a
graceful finish. 5
Indoor dresses arc now made somewhat j
in the style of a monk's dress. Fancy a
morning dress of brown woole.i material, '
open in front over a plastron and tabliei |
of white veiling, gathered at the neck,
and tightened round it with a gimp cord,
either white oi' brown, finished with
black tassels. The collar is very large, in ]
the form of a sailor collar, and the sleeve! ]
facings are very deep; both collar and ,
facings arc of white veiling. j j
Aii Old Schoolmaster's Scheme.
Congressman Haynes, of Jsew Ilump- j
shire, says': liEvcrv session of Congress <
brings to Washington scorcs of men witli (
'a mission" of one sort or another?poor, j r
half-daft fellows with a claim or a schcme ,
of some sort for relieving their impccuniosity
at the expense of the public
treasury. Tnoy are sometimes annoying,
for you cannot reason with the man oi |
one idea, and that hinging on misconcep- ' 1
tions of law, fact and practice. But to us j '
it is tlu: pitiful side that presents itself in 1
many of these cases. A new arrival this
year is an old schoolmaster from some- ^
where up in Maryland, with a scheme foi <
pensioning school teachers. (
"The old man has spent his life in the '
profession, and now,old and poor,broken 1
in mind and body, he feels that he has u '
mission, and coining down to "Washing-1
* ? A?i?nacmnn finrl in . ]
[Oil, J1U Mif lli/llUUil/D VUIIil 1VOOI1AV11 UM4V* 4M I
;m apolegetic, pitiful way, suggests to j ]
them that there is as much propriety iu j ]
pensioning th>se who lay the foundation . 1
of the nation as those who save it. And *
years may come and years may go, and 1
th'i old man will prnhubly come and gc j
just as regularly with each succeeding J
Congress. There seems to be fascination
in pursuing a hobby under the great ^
white dome. And when he some day !
fails to put in a i appearance it may be as- <
sumcd that he has been gathered to his -v
fathers?gone to meet the rewards which 1
are not dependent- upon the caprice ol '
man or the wiil of Congress. A
Stopping at the >Ylii1e House.
Not long ago I heard an old gentle- '
man telling with great delight of how lie J
was once a guest at the White J louse. Il
was during Andrew Jackson's first term.
His father was an ardent admirer ol 1
Jackson, and insisted tint the son. then :
just of ag<\ should make :i pilgrimage tc 1
Washington for the sole: purpose of see 1
ing the old hero. They lived at Erie, 1
.. ..ii.l i!,,i Iniiip innrni'V lifld to lie i '
made on horseback. The young man 1
took tlit; tedious rid<\ and. after refresh 1
in? himself :it :i Washington hotel, went 1
up to the White House and went to r
the President. When he was admitted 1
lie told .fa?*k<:?n that he had ridden all
llicr \v:iv from Krie to sec liiin. The
President asked his business, and wa*
highly pleased when he w.-is lold thai
1 he only object of the vi-.it had been ac- f
complishcd in obtaining; an interview, t
Jackson asked where the young man >
was .^topping. and on being told, insisted 1
on sending down for his horse and sad- )
dlebags and retaining him as a guest at i
the White House. For a week theyouny )
Pennsylvania!! enjoyed "Old Hickory's" 1
hospitality. On the morning of his de- :i
parture his horse, with the saddlebags 1
across his back, was led in front of the a
White House, and the President came t
out, as any good old farmer would have i
done, to shake hands and wish him a t
safe journey home.?Atlanta Constitution, c
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THE HOME DOCTOB.
"Sinking at the Stomach.**
Individuals sometimes complain of a
very unpleasant sensation at the pit of
the stomach, as if the bottom had dropped
out. It is commonly due to the improper
use of the breathing apparatus.
The abdominal and dorsal muscles have
become relaxed, and the diaphragm has
been forged to do more than its appropriate
share of work. The remedy is fresh
aiv and exercise.
TTrnv tr? 'Rrr?n<hr?
Be careful to keep the mouth closed
and breathe through the nostrils this cold
weather. There are two good reasons for j
this. Air, drawn through the nasal pas- j
sages, is slightly warmed on its way; if j
breathed more directly through the j
mouth, it reaches the lungs too cold. It j
is also said, and it looks reasonable, that j
the line hairs lining the nostrils keep out !
dust and disease germs which would find j
free passage to the throat and lungs if j
one breathed through the mouth. Chil- j
ilren should be taught correct habits of
breathing from the beginning.
Critical Periods of Life.
From the age of forty to that of sixty
a man who properly regulates himself
may be considered in the prime of life.
Ilis matured strength of constitution
renders him impervious to the attacks of
disease, and all the functions are in the
highest order. Having gone a year or
two past sixty, however, he arrives at a
critical period of existence; the river of
death flows before him, and he remains
. i a .1. i.?ii .1.1 i xL! . I~
ar a standstill. uur atnwarc tnis river is
a viaduct called "The Turn of Life,"
which, if crossed in safety, leads to the
valley ''Old Age," round which the river
winds, and then flows beyond without a
boat or causeway to effect its passage.
The bridge is, however, constituted of
fragile materials, and it depends upon
how it is trodden whether it bends or
breaks. Gout, apoplexy and other bad
characters, are also in the vicinity to
waylay the traveler and thrust him from
the pass; but let him gird'up his loins,
provide himself with perfect composure.
To quote a metaphor, the "turn of life"
has a turn either into a prolonged walk
or into the grave. The system and
powers having reached their utmost expansion,
now begin to close like flowers
at sunset or break down at once. One J
injudicious stimulant, a single fatal excitement,
may force it beyond its
strength; while a careful supply of props
at the withdrawal of all that tends to
force a plant, will sustain it in beauty
and vigor until night has nearly set in.
Points About the Eye.
The following facts and statements are
frrvm n lnnfiirr* hr ?1r H R (-IrOVP fill
"Color Blindness and Other Peculiarities
of the Eye:"'
There is no cure for color blindness.
The first case of color blindness was
reported in 1777.
Color blindness is due to exhaustion of
nerve libers.
Four in every 100 male? and one in
every 400 females are color blind.
It is no sign a man is color blind because
he c annot name every color.
The eye of an insect contains from fifty
to 20,000' small eyes. It is really composed
of eyes.
AVe do not need light to see certain
objects. A sha p blow on the eye often
L-ausesa man to ' see stars."
The cause of olor blindness, aside
from natural causes, are alcohol, tobacco
ind dis:a-:e. It is in many cases hereditary.
1 once saw a man who was color blind
take 150 colors and divide them into four
ijroups, black, yellow, white and blue.
It is nonsense to believe that there is
my particular way to rub the eyes. It
n.ikes no difference whether ?rou rub
from or towards the nose, or up or down.
The cat, horse and birds have a thirct 1
\velid. which is used to protect the eve j
from too much light. .Man has a third
jyclid in the corny of the eye, which is
undeveloped.
The defects of the eye are numerous, ,
but we are pretty well satisfied with it.
Everyone lias a blind spot in his eye.
riris is proven by shutting one eye and
looking at an object. "We cannot see it
fully.
The use of the rye cups to change the
form of the eye in hopes of bettering the
sight is ridiculous. They draw the eye
)ut of shape and often cause blindness.
Thousands of these cups are sold every
year. ?Buffalo Erprm.
A Startling Question.
A letter from New York deals with a
lovel and startling question, which will
jo of interest to all heirs-presumptive to
ich men's estates:
Is there a thrilling fact in the suppositious
case presented at the last meeting
}f the physio-legal association, or was it
Duly a curious piece of fiction? Lawyer (
[Jarhart made a hypothetical question, as (
follows: 4,A rich man was dvincr. Ilis \
>ocly was very weak, but his mind was .
'trong :m<l clear, though acutcly sensitive ]
in consequence of tlie nervous nature of j
[lis disease. He had made a will leav- .
jug all his property to a sister's children,
hus disinheriting his own estranged son. j ,
)n the day before his death this son ar- j (
ived and sought a reconciliation, which ,
:he old man refused at first; but the son ^
intruded himself into the chamber, ]
grasped the dying man's hand, gazed into ,
lis fact; and spoke softly to him. After 1
i feeble gesture of repugnance and an .
ffort to turn away his head the father .
uhmitted to the interview, grew kindly, i
hen affectionate, and liually ordered his ,
awyer to write a codicil to the will, re- !
oking the previous bequests and making ,
he reclaimed son sole heir. The mental ]
soundness of the testator was beyond all
issail, and no contest of the will could be ,
bought of on that ground. But it can ,
K' proven conclusively that the son had jecn
for several years a professional mes- ,
nerizer in England; that before going ,
ibroad he was capable of curious feats in
)sychology, and that his natural will>ower
was enormous. Such being the ,
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tonus SllSCOptlUlC 01 SllOSiailUHllon, CUUUl !
!lie; -will be successfully attacked on the | ]
heory that it was made while the dying
nun was under the control of his son's
nind?" The query is worth stating to ,
general readers, on account os its ingenuity,
at all events.
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A Remarkable Old Pair. ]
Some, time since, the New York Mail ; j
nid E-vpn'ts published the fact of DauicI j '
Mnitli. of .Merrick, L. I., having attained j
he age of ninety-two years. 3Ir. Smith's j |
vile, eighty-nine years of age, is still j (
iving. t he y having enjoyed seventy-two i
cars of married life. Mr. Smith served j
n the war of 1 SI2 to 1815, and for two j j
ears was stationed at Fort Green, Brookyn.
I'ntil recently he has managed a ninety |
icre farm, and last fall cut two acres of ! *
mckwheat. This remarkable couple had *j
l family of fourteen children; nine of
hem are st ill living. They have twenty- 1
line grandchildren, forty great grandihildren
and four great -grcat-grand:hildr
n.
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POPULAR SCIENCE.
From studies in Sicily, Drs. Buchner
and Emmerich find evidence that the occurrence
of cholera' has some connection
with the character of the soil, and that it
makes its way into the system through
the alimentary canal.
Professor Langley's recent researches
have led him to conclusions which imply
that in the absence of the absorbing atmosphere,
the earth would receive sufficient
heat from the sun to melt an iceshell
about 180 feet deep over the globe's
entire surface.
Professor Fleischman has tasted a new
patented apparatus, the process with
which consists in simply heating the milk
to 140 degrees, and then quickly cooling
it to fifty or sixty degrees. Milk so
treated kept sweet thirty hours longer
than without the treatment, and had no
trace of the taste peculiar to boiled milk.
The operation required only an hour's
time.
Careful experiment has disclosed the
fact that a single square foot of leaf sur
lace in tnc case 01 sort, tnin-ieaiea pianis
will, during fair weather, exhale vapor at
the rate of one and a quarter ounces daily.
At night the rate is only about one-fifth
as rapid as during the day, and during
rainy weather there is absolutely no evaporation.
Somebody says in a London paper that
the highest velocity yet imparted to a
cannon ball is 1,620 feet per second, equal
to a mile in 3.2 seconds. The velocity of
the earth at the equator, due to rotation
on its axis, is 1,000 miles per hour, or a
miles in 3.6 seconds; thus, if a cannon
ball were fired due west and could maintain
its initial velocity, it would beat the
sun in its apparent journey around the
earth.
The weight of scientific opinion now
favors the view that ' 'flying-fish" do not
fly. The muscles of flight in birds average
in weight one-sixth of the whole body,
those of bats one-thirteenth, while those
which have been supposed to enable the
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The impulse to the propulsion of flyingfish
is probably delivered while they are
still in the water by the exceptionally
powerful muscles which cover both sides
Df their body. *
Investigations show that the limit of
temperature at which men can work depends
upon the length of their exposure,
the amount of exertion they put forth,
their condition, and the nature of the atmosphere,
particularly as to its degree of
moisture. It is stated that men have been
employed on railways at 104 de?.; ia
mines?under very favorable conditions?
at 125 deg.,and are said to work occasionally
in the stoke-holes of tropical steamers
at 156 deg. Professor Dubois is reported
to have estimated that a temperature of
122 deg. can be endured when the air is as
dry as possible, but 104 deg. is likely to
be fatal in an atmosphere saturated with
moisture. It is also consideeed certain
that men cannot become accustomed to
stand for any considerable time a highar
temperature than from 145 deg. to 165
deg.. even when they keep perfectly still
and are in quite pure air.
A Volcano Under the Sea.
Captain Robert M. Lavender, of the
schooner Alice Montgomery, which arrived
at New Orleans, recently, with a
cargo of ice from Kennebec. Me., reported
an interesting incident. He states that
four days before arriving at New Orleans
and southward of Rebecca Shoals, in' the
extreme eastern portion of the Gulf of
Mexico, lie passed through an extensive
tract of floating lish, dead and dying.
As far as the eye could reach this spectacle
met the gaze and the vessel sailed
through it for twenty miles. The fish
were of great varieties; and another curious
feature of the phenomenon was that
the sea was yellowish and streaked on
the surface with a yellowish scum.
The supposition that these fishes were
destroyed by some sudden visitation of
nn epidemic disease is scarcely reasonable.
Of a variety of theories, the most
plausible appears to be that which attributes
the destruction of the fishes to |
the breaking out beneath the sea of volcanic
matter and poisonous gases destructive
to the lives of marine animals
exposed to them. Submarine volcanoes
are by no means unknown. The fact of
their existence has often been attested
in disturbances of the ocean bottom, cases
of the sinking of coasts and islands into
the sea or of their elevation out of it being
on record.
The opening of rifts in submarine rocks,
through which poisonous sulphurous
vapors are driven into the
waters above, would be entirely in accord
with the rules of volcanic action.
The Coopers' Dance.
A curious custom, known as ths
"cooper's dance," is observed in Munich,
from the second week of January until
Ash-Wednesday every seventh year. The
custom dates from early in the sixtenth
century, and originated as follows: During
the plague of 1517 Munich gave way
to the most abject terror. In order tc
buoy up the spirits of the inhabitants
some followers of the art of coopering
irlrmfr'rl thn vci*v original course of per
forming dances in the open spaces and
streets of the town. Thus a less melancholy
feeling was created, and the eourlge
of the people was revived. Since
this time it has been customary to commemorate
the date of coopers every
seventh year, and the present year the
time-honored observance came round
igain. A number of journeymen coopers
?the most aimable and attractive fellows
to be found?are chosen to dance to ca
>ld melody in public places and before
the dwellings of leading citizens. The
Sance is a sort of ballet, and the dancers
liavc in their hands hoops with green
foliage. As nearly as possible the old
?ostumc is imitated, and everything is
:lone to reproduce the quaint spectacle
which the good folks of Munich laughed
it in the midst of terror over three hundred
years ago.?Pn/I Mall (Gazette.
The Blizzard.
Fhe lilizzarcl came down like a inousuuu u?
brick,
His breathings were cakes of ice four iuclies
thick,
A.ud bis hair streamed far out in a stiffness
that l>cnt
With the swirl and sj>ecd of the pathway ho
went.
Mis beard, that found roots to the lids of his
eyes,
His in a hairy. unpierced disguise,
Vnd spread out in ice-like rigidity fur
>'rom his one eye that flashed like a pivotal
star.
rnsren was the rest of the demon-like form
Jf the swift-moving blizzard, the god of the
storm:
But the presence was felt of an unconquered
will,
or the fast-running rivers stood suddenly
still.
Vnd the noses of people who traveled the
st reet
I'urned white with affright, and the hurryins?
feet
>Vere stung as with sting of a hundred of
bees,
iVhile the blood crept away and allowed them
to freeze.
?Columbv.s Di*pr:tch.
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FO RES H A DO WINGS.
Wind of the winter night,
Under the starry skies,
Somewhere my lady bright, .
Slumbering lies,
"Wrapped in calm maiden dreams,
"Where the pale moonlight streams,
Softly she sleeps.
I do not know her face,
Pure as the lonely star
That in yon darkling space
Shineth afar;
Never with soft command :
Touched I her willing hand.
Kissed I her lips. V
I have not heard her voice, j
I do not know her name;
Yet doth my heart rejoice,
Owning her claim;
Yet am I true to her;
All that is due to her
Sacred I keep.
Never a thought of me
Troubles her soft repose;
Courant of mine may be >*? <
T M
Lily or rose;
They may not bear to her,
This heart s fond prayer to her,
Yes?she is mine.
?Julia C. R. Dorr.
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.
A cold snap?Breaking an icicle.
The best thing out?An aching tooth. ?
Up to everything?The thermometer.
Are hair-brained people ever baldheaded?
"My stars!" is a favorite expression
| with theatrical managers.?Maverick.
There are a good many Johns in Congress,
but the Bills head the list.?Good*
aWs Sun.
The only leading lady that society
recognizes is the one who conducts a pug
I with a string.?The Judge. . v -. ' . , ;
4 'Keep it dark I" as a Burlington girl remarked
when her lover t urned down thega?
and kissed her.?Burlington Free Press.
She took his watch and said to him,
"When you have learned to do
The things I ask and you forget,
ril give it back to you."
That evening, wh?n she asked, in tones
Of confidence sublime,
"Say, did you get it/" "No," he said:
"1 didn't have the time." ( " , ;
"A man never loses anything by po- .)
liteness." At all events there are a great
many men who never do and never intend
to.?Boston Transcript. .
The most modest man we ever heard
of was in a row boat in a storm. He got
swamped and drowned because he refused
to hug the shore.?Dansville Breeze.
In Alabama they chew the tassels
of the lir trees as a substitute for tobacco,
"which," says a correspondent, "reminds
me of the adage, 'be iir-chewers and you
-.ill k.nnr > V Tit'j)
Will ILm liup^j. u-/?y v.
The South Americans put upsausago
in bark. Concerning this no comment is
necessary, only, to say that the South
Americans desire to preserve every phase
of thedopr.?Arkansas Traveler.
A Camden man has invented an ice velocipede.
JNTo, thank you, none "for ua.
We have cracked ice two inches thick
with the back of our neck off common
skates.?Germantoicn Independent.
The Prince of "Wales has made black
silk ribbons the style for full dress watch
chains. If the Prince should get sufficiently
hard up, almost anybody could
afford to be fashionable.?Boston Post.
FANCY AND FACT. "
These were the rings that the circus man
swore
They would have in their show, at least thr??
or more,
OOO \-?
But the people who gathered did jeer and did
hiss,
Instead of the three, they saw one like this
o" .
?Evansville Arqus. '
First "lady''?"And which side is
your husbuna now, _to.rs. Mangles?" Second
ditto?"Sometimes one, and sometimes
another, m'ma. When 1 don't want
any money he's a 'Liberal,' but when I'm
short he's a regular Conservative!"?
Punch.
A French agricultural college experiment
is claimed to have demonstrated
that giving cows water at sixty-six degrees
increased the milk yield one-third.
Sut this must be a mistake. We suspect
that, from long habit, the water was put
into the miik can instead of the
cow. ?Minnesota Tribune.
AT THE BALL.
Her face was fair
Beyond compare,
Her manner naughtiness supreme;
I thought, and yet
I can't forget,
That things are rarely what they seem.
Three words she spoke,
Which like the stroke
Of doom, in fragments rent my dream.
"You dance?" I said,
She turned her head,
And smiling, answered, "I should scream."
?New Haven News.
Pennsylvania's Coke Region.
The Connellsville coke region is com*
paratively little known outside of "Western
Pennsylvania. The coke country proper
embraces about equal parts' of Fayette
and Westmoreland counties. It is fiftytwo
miles long and twenty-six miles in
breadth. Uniontown on the south and
Latrobe on the north mark its limits. The
vein of coal from which the unsurpassed
coke of the district is made is found in
veins of unequal thickness at a depth oi
from twenty-live to 200 feet below the
surface of a scoop-shaped- valley at the
base of Chestnut ridge, the westerly
chain of the Alieghanies. Every phase
of mining life is presented in this circumscribed
area, including the drift, slope
and shaft methods. The latter plan is al
most exclusively adopted in tkis ena oi
the region, owing to the depth at which
the vein is found.
Ten years ago the manufacture of Connellsville
coke was in its infancy in that
section. To-day 10,000 ovens are used,
and the average output daily is hauled
away in cars, which, if placed in one continuous
line, would make a train a mile
and a haif long. The Pennsylvania, the
Baltimore and Ohio, and the Pittsburg,
McKcesport and Youghiogheny railroads
have the monopoly of this gigantic tonnage,
the rates being fixed by their repre*
sentatives in council once a year.?Km .
Tori S'Ol.
Moxa.
Although tattooing is confined to the
lower orders of the Japanese, round
white spots are to be seen on the skin of
almost every native of Japan in all ranks
of life. These spots are known, Dr.
Baclz tells us, as l'mo.\a," and they are
produced by burning the flesh in a peculiar
way, with the object of curing some
disease" The belief in the efficacy of
moxa is universal in Japan, and the Portuguese
and Spaniards must have adopted
the same faith in its power to alleviate or
cure deep seated pain, for they introduced
both the treatment and its Japanese
name into Kurope.
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