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^Sru^oluno OUR MILITARY FOICES. IF NEEDED, UNCLE SAM COULE AN ARMY OF TEN MILLION RAISE I & lan't It Awful? Th tp is <i little maiden Vho has an awful time; 8h ■ has to hurry awfully ±'o gtt to school at nine. 8h i has an awful teacher; rier tasks are awful hard: H >r playmates are all awful rough When playing In the yan'. She has an awful kitty, Who often shows her claws; A dog who jumps upon her dress With awful muddy paws. She has a baby sister With an awful little nose, With awful cunning dimples, And such awful little toes. She has two little brothers, And they are awful boys. With their awful drums and trumpets, ' I And make an awful noise. , y Ift> come, I pray thee, common sense, Come and this maid defend, Or else. 1 fear.her awful life Will have an awful end. i_ 'W® 4, A Traveling School. A traveling school belonging to the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway company has been in Lexington, Ky., for some time. This is not a school where chil dren are taught the three “Rs/’but is a car in which men are taught how to use airbrakes. The car cost $10,000, and is tilled with levers, cylinders, air chambers, whistles, gauges, valves and pipes—everything, in fact, that relates to the use of air pressure about a train. The pupils have no books, but gray headed and bearded railroad men are given lessons each day from 9 to 11 o’clock in the morning and from 7 to 9 o’clock at night. The men are given verbal instruction by a pro fessor who is paid by the railroad company. —Chicago Reeord. Hare Eggs and How to Prepare Them. Voyagers to far-away islands often discover rare birds whose species they -deals* to Atzopagate in . their own country, bat which they are unable to transport withont incurring the danger of losing the captive by death on the voyage. In order to introduce the birds into other lands the eggs are taken home and hatched there. But this method is also fraught with more or less risk, as the eggs are quite apt to spoil daring the voyage. To pre vent this the following course is often pursued. Obtain an animal intestine large enough to receive the egg to be carried. Bemove all fat from the in testine, then cleanse thoroughly with powdered chalk. Pass the egg into the intestine, which must then be tied close to the shell at each end, and placed in a dry, cool place. When perfectly dry the encased eggs are placed in a box of grain or seeds. Care mast be taken that the box must be turned bottom upward occasion ally. ■ Aunt Martha’s Lottta. Dolly and Mark were on the way to Aunt Martha’s new home. Aunt Martha bad always lived with them , until very lately, but, mach to the children’s grief, she married and left them. This was their first visit, and they had been so anxious to see her that they persuaded their mother to let them start two days before the ap pointed time, and their mother had written to Aunt Martha to let her know that they were coming. When Dolly and Mark left the ateamcars they found a boy waiting for them at the station, who lifted them into a wagon and drove off with out a word. Presently the hack rattled np to a neat little garden gate. “This is the house,” said the driver, and he helped them out. Dolly tried to lift the latch of the gate, but it would not stir. Then Mark tried, with the same resalt. “Now, I am sure that she has for gotten as,” whimpered Dolly, and she began to cry. “Don’t,” said Mark, pulling the gate again and calling “Aunt Martha, Aunt Martha! Here we are.” A large dog bounded oat of his kennel near the house, and poking his nose through the bars, barked and growled. Then the honse door was flnng open and a colored woman ran down the pa:h. “Where is Aant Martha?” asked Mark, as the woman opened the gate. “She has been detained in the city,” replied the woman. “She told me to take care of yon nntilshe came back.” Then she added, “I am yoar Aant Martha’s Lottie; come right in; Jumbo won’t hurt you. ” “I wantlo go home,” sobbed Dolly. Bnt Mark pulled her gently along, and Jumbo, who bad already made friends, with them, walked on the other side. They followed Lottie in to a bright, pretty room, where a table was set for luncheon near the open fire. I will go home,” cried Dolly, as Lottie tried to take off her hood and cloak. “Go away, I don’t like yon, yon frighten me. ” And she behaved so badly that Mark was ashamed of her, and poor Lottie so very much hurt that presently she said: “Well, I’ll just go away,” and left the room with tears in her eyes. “Ton have made her feel very bad,” said Mark, when they were alone. “She is black, and I don’t believe she has many feelings,” answered Dolly. “That is wicked,” said Mark. The children were both hungry, so after looking at the nice things on the table for a few minntes they drew up their chairs and began to eat. “It is nice,” said Dolly, presently. “If only that dreadfnl Lottie would not come back.” Well, Lottie did not return, and after they had finished and run out into the garden to romp with Jumbo, they came back to find the table cleared away and a large piece of paper, with these words written upon it, pinned to the door: “If you want to know where to play hunt for a little note hidden in this room.” “Aunt Martha wrote that,” said Dolly. “No, Lottie,” replied Mark. After searching all over the room, with Jumbo to help them, they found a tiny note in a pot of geranium, which Mark read. “Dear Little Dolly and Mark: I am so sorry, but 1 cannot be home to meet you; but Lottie is snch a good kind woman, that she will take care of you. Go np into the garret, there you will find plenty of things to -play with. Your loving Aunt Martha.” Away they both scampered, fol lowed by Jumbo, to the top of the house, where they found so much to amuse them that the afternoon passed like five minutes. When a bell rang they went down stairs and found tea ready, but Lottie was nowhere to be seen. “It is like the palace in ‘Beanty and the Beast,’” said Mark, looking ai’ound the room. Just then Mark found - a folded paper under the plate of currant buns. He laughed and said, “More notes, Dolly.” Then he read, “Eight o’clock is little folks’ bedtime. Jnmbo will show you your rooms.” As the small hand of the clock touched eight, Mark said, “Now, Dolly, it is bedtime.” When they went to the door Jnmbo walked before them and lay down on a rug in the upper hall. “That is your room,” said Mark, “and there are all your things.” ‘Who put them there?” asked Dolly. “Lottie, of course,” said Mark, ‘and I shonld think you would feel sorry for being so bad.” When the little girl began to un dress, however, and one of her shoes refused to come off, things did not seem qnite so pleasant. Late in the night she woke np, her foot pained, and she felt lonesome and thirsty; then she began to cry. Some one came gently in and bent over her. “My foot hurts,” sobbed Dolly. In a moment a soft, warm hand un did the fastening of the shoe, turned the hot pillow, and put a cool, sweet drink in her lips. “That is good,” said Dolly, “but mamma always sings to me.” “Angels Watch When Children Sleep,” sang the very sweetest voice Dolly had ever heard. When the song was finished Dolly stretched out her hand and whis pered : “Who are you?” “Only Aunt Martha’s Lottie,” was the answer. “Please, Lottie, kiss me, and forget how naughty I have been,” said Dolly. “To be sure, honey,” answered the colored woman. The next morning Mark was as tonished to see Dolly enter the break fast room clinging to Lottie’s large, dark hands, and for the remainder of her stay the little girl did her best to make Lottie forget her foolish con duct.—New York Ledger. Anti It Would B« Mud* Up of Gc »n« Material - Hrqulrem^nta uient More Rigid Than Form* dltlone Under Whlrh Men Aral Uighl- [UiilUt. 1-Con- fruited. irvices to the mee to |reeu 21 laracter from and 128 ami leasure height, [you c^u but not stronger and healthier for many reasons. Chief atnong these is that since that time preventive medicine has wellnigh'reached perfection. All our sanitary improvements of any im portance have been made since the war. leet Spectacle* for Horae*. Spectacles for horses have been patented by an inventor and are being used with considerable success. Their object is not so much to magnify objects as to make the ground in front of the horse appear nearer to his head than it really is. The result is con tinual high stepping, which, after a while, becomes natural and gives to a horse an aristocratic gait, which he will retain for many years. Ice artificially manufactured by the use of chemical mixtures is not a late idea by any means, the invention dat ing back to 1783. Should you volunteer you at the first call for an additi army, you may stand a enter the ranks if you are and 30 years old, of good and habits, able bodied, disease, not less than fiv four inches tall and betw 190 pounds in weight. If y above five feet ten inches or weigh above 165 ponm enter the infantry or artille: the cavalry. These are the requireme trance to the regular ar would remain in force mustering of volunteers should be passed in with speed. Then the restrictio: to age would be made lei In great emergency the would doubtless be stretc 18 to 45. The restrictions to weight would perhaps bnt very heavy men woulc cepted. Fat men do not rnfle u food soldiers as thin men. The war department hasl table showing what it con the correct proportions weight and chest measaj man 5 feet 4 inches tall s 128 pounds, should haV measuring 32 1-2 inch breath and a chest ex; least two inches. A ina inches tall shonld weigh should have a chest inches when without should have a chest expanftiof iuches. Similarly, if hf dyfeet inch tall,he shonld weig! should measure 36 1-4 ii the chest, expansion of aV inches. Weights between tip are given proportionate iueasuref|ts for the other details. In the event of war manyequire- ments prescribed foreuliatnf in the regular army during peacjiust be eliminated. For instance von Id be impossible to enter the ar in time of peace if you were merj, if you are not a citizen of the Ur>d States or a candidate for citiceap, or if you cannot speak, read write the English language. Man men and foreigners are readily cepted as volunteers in case of ward it would count for little whethea private could read and write or< Similarly, in the niBfcgrtain re strictions are eliminat&tiaseb’ Males may enter the navy they are between 14 and 35 years oA In time of war the inaximnm age m would doubtless be raised ten ws. Ac cording to the printed reglpns per sons enlisted in the u|' service must be “of robust frainttelligent, of perfectly sound and he® consti tutions, free from any phjpMefects or malformation, and ntwkiect to fits.” Many vacancies for pi'tic boys will occur in the event oLhiv Boys between 16 an 18 may enf ie Army, but only as musicians, 'ft * drum mer-boy in the war vl be very picturesque. To enlist ffuch ser vice, however, a boy mnxave “the written consent of surviving parent or 1 guardian.” With similar conse 14 and 17 may enter as apprentices, but robnst frame, intelli sound and healthy c free from a long list o A boy of 14 must than 4 feet 9 inch than 70 pounds and naturally must have ment not less than * To begin with,eac! get the same pay as soldiers of the stan ' rank. This pay mig courage new fecro unlikely that it won In the land service enlisted man, earn month, according whether a private, n: artificer, saddler, fa] corporal, trumpeter geant-major. If en yon would receive fi cording to rank. Scientific opinion Bted in agree ing that our raw maBfor war pur poses is superior tol available in ’61. Statistics of flewa men in our late war show tig Americans were of greatest s®^ It will be remembered that i® all nation alities were represe®n that con flict. Professor Doi®Bnda I’esth, on the other hand® that in all European countrie^L military en listment is compul®o every male citizen, the percent An en rejected because of smalln®^stature has largely increased d® the past ten years. The Spani®*e a puny, dwarf race, compa«h us. Like all Latins they Bdeteriorated, physically. The sfl America ap pears to be the he* of the world. In comparative ©f human stature, the Amei i*dian stands first. The whit<mi can itands second. Since 18^ aTd become HABITS OF REINDEER. Kther, only appointed ys betoeeu ,vy to sefcve must be o/ s . f perfectly tion’’ and al defects, not lass gh not less breathing t measnre- ea. nteer would llowed the y,of equal ised to en- ut it is very be lowered, ould, as an $12 to $34 a nr grade — n, iVagoner, blacksmith, ant or ser in the navy 6 to $60, ac- TU«y Find Their Own Food and Will Not Drink Water but Hat Snow Instead. w. A. Kjellman, superintendent for the United States of the reindeer in dustry in Alaska, was a passenger on the westbound train which passed through here. Mr. Kjellman is a Norwegian, about forty years of age. For several years he was a buyer and a shipper of reindeer, and as snch made regular trips to Lapland to buy them for slaughter. He became an expert in the matter. He subsequently came to this country, settling near Madison, Wis. Rev. Sheldon Jackson, formerly of Rochester, this state, a very energetic Presbyterian minister, is a missionary in Alaska, and is the author of the movement to introduce the reindeer in Alaska. Mr. Kjellman was secured to take charge of the work. The government started in five years ago and now has a herd of 1500 in Alaska. This spring 1000 more females will be imported from Siberia, and with this large addition it is expected that there will soon be reindeer enough in Alas ka to make traveling easy. The theory of the government is that with means of getting about AUiska will soon be explored. Wh<, ft it was first proposed to take food wlxo the Klondike coun try the government appropriated $200,000 for the purpose. Mr. 'Kjellman w as at once sent to LayVand and in ten days had these reindeer ready for shipment. He paid $10 a piece fqr them in Lapland, and they will cost about $80 or $90 laid down in Alaska. He says the government could readily sell them for $200 each to Klondikers. The great advantage of the reindeer over the dog or horse is that he can find his own food. They live entirely cm moss, and in the time he has been in Alaska he never camped in but two places where he could not tether out a reindeer and have it find plenty of food. Dogs and horses hale to be fed, and this is the difficulty with them. The reindeer are raised like sheep and sold like sheep for the mar ket. Mr. Kjellman says there are reindeer in Canada—far north—by the thousands, and that there would be money iu breeding them for the market, as the meat could be sold at all times without the restrictions of the game law. The reindieer in his charge have not had any /water since Lapland—they wfDl not drink. 'caseTuilBB Snuw to found -m Mon tana they are going to stop and let them have some. Mr. Kiellraan says that they will then go a inpnth longer without suffering from thlj-Bt. There is some moisture in the moss which is fed them and this keeps them from suffering. This moss does not grow sonth of the 65th parallel of latitude, bnt there is sufficient in Alaska to main tain from nine to ten million reindeer. No matter how much a reindeer is driven or handled he never becomes tame so he can be caught. Take the straps off him and he has got to be lassoed. They fight with their front feet. They are not altogether trace able and are liable to get out of pa tience and attack one. Frequently they will tnrn when harnessed, as there are no thills to the sled, and at tack the driver. He has made sixty miles in five hours with a single rein deer. Unless there is a load they drive them single. They can cover a Shundred miles in a day easily. They W*>rk them at from three to seven yeArs and are at their best at four years And weigh about 275 pounds.— St. Paii^ Pioneer-Press. l>A«IUh Ke*t»ur»nt*. Americans y;hen they first come over to this country can rarely quite peculiarities of our A wealthy who was over here a little while ago to complete the formation of an important limited liability company, thought it would be a good thing to invite all those con cerned in London to luncheon one day. Accordingly, he went to the manager of one of the most celebrated ofonr fashionable restaurants, and, after engaging a private room, gave instructions that no expense should be spared to make the meal a gastro- nomical success. Everything passed off splendidly until the cigar and coffee stage was reached, and the host asked that his bill might be brought to him. He assured me that he had never felt smaller in his life than when the head-waiter, in the hearing of the assembled company, approached him and in a loud voice asked, “And bow many breads have you had, sir?” “Jnst as though I had been busily engaged in counting up how many rolls my guests had eaten, ’ was the pertinent remark my friend made on recounting the experience to me after ward Of course, in America no charge is made at all for bread. Why is the custom not generally iutrodneed over here?—London Sketch. One of the inventions which will be exhibited at the Paris Exposition of I960 is a machine for seeing round a corner. over to mis con niry can i tumble to t^e peculiari English r^Stanrants. Yankee friekid of mine, wl • «•**«' a i WHY? Tls not because jrour eyes are blue I love you so. For they are big, and deep, and brown, | As well you know. ’Tls not because you are so fair I can’t forget Vour face, no matter where I go— You are brunette. ’Tls not your graceful, sylphltke form That with a thump My heart sets beating. Not at all, For you are plump. Tis not your tall, commanding form Th I’hat 1 admire, id just reaches And comes no higher. Your head just reaches to my heart, ‘ ad co ’Tis not. In short, because of charms That others Have. ’Tis just because you are yourself, That I’m your slave! HUMOROUS. Suitor—Your daughter, sir, is all the world to me. Father—Humph! Young man, you want the earth. After a woman becomes a widow, stie begins to say a great deal about her extreme youthfulness when she married. “George,father has failed.” “That’s just like him. I told yon all along, darling, that he was going to do all he could to keep us from marrying. ” New-made Widow—Ah, no one can take John's place. I loved him from the bottom of my heart. Friend (brightly)—But yon know what they say: “There is always room at the top.” Sunday School Teacher (illustrating the “still small voice”)—What is it, dear children, that makes you feel so uncomfortable and unhappy after you have done something which you ought not to do? Dear Child—A lickin’. Hotel Manager (to departing guest) —I trust you have been comfortable, sir; and that everything has been' cooked to your liking? Guest—Yes, all but the bill. I should have pre ferred that boiled down a bit more. “No, I didn’t have a very good time,” she said. “I wanted to talk,’ and there wasn’t n man there.” “Blit there were plenty of other girls.”, “Oh, of course, bnt that was no satis faction—they all wanted to talk, too." “Yes," said little George Washing ton; “1 did chop the cherry tree down, father, but I can easily replace it.” “How so, my son?” asked his father. “Why,” said George with a snicker, “if I chopped it down I can chop it up.” Mrs. Berry (glancing across the ta ble)—I’m afraid my little girl isn’t enjoying her dinner. Rachel (who has left her padding half eaten,with a sigh)—Yes, mamma,as much as I can; f buir ef £ourae, ill. was bigger, I’d enjoy more of it. Former Resident—What did Prod- igle do with the big fortune that was left to him? Ban through it in a year, I suppose? Friend—Oh, no. His wife prevented that. Former Resident—Good for her! Friend— Yes; she ran through it in six months. Mrs. Newlywed—Before w@ were married you said that my slightest wish shonld be your law. Mr. New lywed—Exactly, my love; but you have so many vigorous and well-de veloped wishes that I am as yet un able to decide as to which is the slightest. “I want you to make me a New market coat,” she said to the dress maker. “But it isn’t the prevailing fashion to have lengthy wraps.” “I don’t care. I am invited to a whist party, and the gentleman who is my partner told me to be sure not to for get my long suit.” Mother—I wish yon would go on an errand for me. Small Son—My leg aches. “I wanted you to go to old Mrs. Stiekney’s candy shop, and ” Oh, that isn’t far, I can walk there easy.” “Very well. Go there, and just beside it you will see a grocer’s shop. Go in and get me a bar of soap.” A Chinene Cotton Mill. The governor of Hupen, has started a cotton mill of 30,000 spindles and 1000 power looms opposite Hankow, on the Yangste-Kiang.The mill is fitted with electric lamps, and a modern system of automatic sprinklers, and employs 2000 persons, mostly chil dren, in weaving cheap cottons. The coal comes from Japan, the cotton from Shanghai, and the yarn, which is finished with materials from Europe,’ finds a ready market, thongh loose and not durable, in the neighboring provinces. The pieces are 40 yards long by 1 in width, and sold at $3.75 per piece, give the manufacturer a profit of 40 per cent. The spun cot ton is hydraulically compressed for home sale. The dying is plain, the machinery European; but only one foreigner is employed. — Boston Globe. Tunnel from Europe to Africa. M. Bertier, the well-known engi neer, has laid before the governments of Spain and Morocco a project for the constructien of a tunnel under the Straits of Gibraltar. The execution of this plan would have immeni nomic consequences, so that it will be followed with interest. Berber is the inventor of a method of subterranean borins New York Tribune.