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I DIL TRIAGE'S BKliiilOM: Ruinous Company. "A companion ot fools shall DO destroyed." PROY.1O:&). .'May lt please tho court," ott hi a convicted criminal, whoa asked lt' ho had anything to say boforo sentence of death, waa passed ivy'?ii him, "may lt idease the court, bad company hos been loy ruin. I received tho blessings of good parents, and, In return, promised lei'avoid all evil associations. Had I kopt my promise I should havo been saved this shanie, and been free from the load of guilt that bangs round mo like a vulture, threatening to drag mo to justice for crimes yot unrevealed. I, \yho>onco moved in tho first circles of socioty, and have bcon tho guest o? dis tinguished public mou, am LOST THROUGH HAD COMPANY. Tills ls but one of tho thousand proofs that the companion of fools shall bo destroyed. It is tho invariable rule. Thero is a well man in tho wards of a hospital, where there aro a hundred people sick with ship fevor. and ho will not be so apt to tako tho disease as a good man . would bo apt to bo smitten with, moral distemper If shut up with iniquitous companions. In oidor times prisoners wore bearded together in tho same coll, but each one loamed the vices of all the culprits, so that instead of I eilig reformed by incarceration, the day of liberation turned them out upon .society, beasts, not mon. We may, in our placo of businoss. bo compelled to talk to and minglo with bad men-, but ho who deliberately chooses t o associate himsolf with vicious people is engaged in carrying on a court ship with a Delilah, whoso shears will clip off all tho locks oC his strength, and be will be tripped into perdition. SIN IS CATCHING, is infectious, Is?pidcmlc. I will lot you look over tho millions of people now in babiting tho globe, and I chullengo you to show mo a good man who, after ono year, bas made choico and consorted with the wicked. A thousand dollars reward for ono such instanco. I caro not how strong your character may be, associate with gamblers, you will become a gambler; clan with burglars; und you will become a burglar-, yo among tho unclean, and you will become unclean. Not appreciating tho truth of my toxi, many a young man has been destroyed, He wakes up some morning in tho great city, and knows no ono oxcept tho per sons into whoso employ ho has ontorod. As ho goes into tho store, all tho dorks iuark him, measure him, and discuss him. Tho upright young men of tho store wish lum well, but perhaps wait for a foi nial introduction, and oven then have aomo delicacy about inviting him into their associations. Dut tho bad young men of tho store, at tho first opportunity, approach and offer thoir servie? s. They patronize him. They vrofc-s to know all about thc town. TH KV WILL TAKKHIM AN Y WU ERK that he wishes to go-if ho will pay tho expenses. For il a good young mau and a bad young man go to some place where they ought not, tho good young man bas invariably to pay tho charges. At the inomont tho ticket is to bo paid for. or tho champagne settled for, tho bau young man fools arouud in his pockets and says: UI have forgotten my pocket-book. " In forty-eight hours after tho young man bas entered tho store tho bad fellows of tho establish ment slap him on tho shoulder famaliar ly, and, at his stupidity in laking cer tain allusions say:. "My young friend, il w-.'.'< !..!s 1 ru' 1?? b okeh btv1'' mid : i .? if.;! i i'd lilley i>i;>!? to |?i<. : U <? vivid j .. io bowal . li' >v\ yow ti ii o 'Mil. i;..*t)ib,u ly W'ilh . ?" liaviy, turn round, and give bim a with ering look, until tho wretch crouches in your presence. Thoro is no monstrosity of wickedness that can stand unabashed under thc glance of purity and honor. God keeps th9 lightenings of beaven in His own scabbard, and no human arm can wield them; but God gives to every young man a lightening that ho may uso, ami that is tho lightening of an honest eye. Thoso who havo been closo observers will not wonder why I give tho warning, "bewaro of bad com pany" I. First, 1 warn you to SHUN Tl IK SK KPT IC the young man who puts his lingers In his vest, and laughs at your old fash ioned religion, and turns over to some mystery of tho Bilde, and says: ' Ex plain that, my pious friend; explain that." Andwhosays: "Nobody shall scare me; 1 am not afraid of the future; I used to believe in such things, ?ind so did my father and mother, hut 1 havo got over it." Yes, ho has got ovor it; and if you sit in his company a little longer, you will get ovor it too. With out presenting ono argument against the Ciirlst an religion, such men will, by their jeers and scoffs and caricatures Uesitoy your respect fou that religion which was tho strength of your father in his declining years, and the pillow of your oki mother when she lay a-dying. Alas! a timo will como when tho blus tering young infidel will have to die, and thou his diamond ring will Hash no splendor in 'i'll IO KY KS OF DEATH as he Hands over tho couch, waiting for i lila soul, Those beautiful locks will bo * uncombed upon tba pillow, ami tho dying man will say . "I cannot die-1 cannot die." De.: th, standing ready boa;do tho conch. >nys: "Y"ou must dlo; you have only half a minute to live, lot imo have lt right away-your soul." l"No," says the young inildol, "here aro Buy gold rings, and those pictures, take ?hem all." "No," says Death, "What flo I caro for pictures! your soul." fi'S'aud backP'says the dying inildol. Til will not stand back," says Death; 'jjfor you have only ten seconds now to iflve; I want your soul," Tho dying iftau says: "Don't, breathe that cold air Into my face. You crowd mo too hurd, lt ls getting dark in tho room. Oluodl" "Hush," says Death; "you Silld tuore was no God." Dray for mo," exclaims the expiring infidel. "Too kite to pray," says Death; "but three mbro seconds to live, and 1 will count til un off-one-two-throe." Ho lias go liol Where? Whero? Carry lum ont -' ?ut and bury him beside his fat her an 1 mother, who died whilo holding i'a)>U the Christian rollgion. They died snaging; but the young infldolonly said: "Dlon't breathe that cold air tu my face. You crowd me. J tis gotting dark in the [room. " Ix.. Again, I urge you to shun a|llK COMPANIONSHIP OF IDLERS. Tbeire aro mon hanging around evory S ton j and ollice and shop who havo nothing to do, or act as if thoy had not. The; i aro apt io como in when the firm are uwiy, and wish to engage you in < onvorsatlon whilo you aro ongagod in >our regular employment. Politoly .' ugg^st to mich persons that you have no t! no lo give them during busluos boura. No thine would please them woil us to hiwoyou renounce your occu pation ami associate with them. Much of the timo thoy lounge around the club-rooms or the doora of engine houses, or after the dining hour stand upon tho steps of a fashionable hotol or an ologant restaurant, wishing to give you the Idea that that ls tho placo whoro they dine. But they do nut dino there. Thoy aro slnklug down lower and lower, day by day. Nollhor by clay nor by night have anything to db with tho idlors. BoCoro you admit a man into your acquaintance ask him politely: "What do you do for a living?" If ho says, 4"Nothing; I am a gentle man," look out for him. Ho may have a vory soft hand mid very faultless apparel, and havo a high sounding family mime, but his touch is death. Be foro you know it you will in his pres ence bo ashamed of your work dross. Business will hecomo to you drudgory, und after awhile you will lose your Dlaco, aud afterwards your respectabil ity, und last of all your soul. Idleness is NEXT DOOK TO VILLAINY". Thioves, gamblers, burglars, shoplifters, and assassins are mudo from tho class who havo nothing to do. When the pollco go to hunt up and arrost u cul prit, they seldom go to look in among tho busy dorks or in tho busy carriage fuctory, but thoy go among tho group of idlors. Tho play is going on at the theatre, when suddenly there is a sculllo in tho top gallery. What is it? A policeman has como in, and, leaning ovor, has tapped on tho shouldor u young mun saying: UI want you, sir." Ho hud not worked during the day. but somehow hud raked together a shilling or two to get into the top gallery, lie is un idler. The man on his right hand is an idler, and the man on his left hand is an Idler. .Shrink back from idleness in your self and in othors if you would main tain n right position, t?ood old Ash bel Green, ut moro than eighty years of age was found busy writing, and some young man said to him. "Why do you keep busy? lt is limo for you to rest." Ho answered: "I keop busy to koop out of mischief." No mau is strong enough lo be idle. A NOTA 151,K PICT ? UH, Aro you fond of pictures? I f so I will show you ono of tho works of un old master. Hero lt is: "I went by tho Hold of the slothful, and by tho vineyard of thc niau void of under standing; and lol it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered tho face thereof, und the siono wall was broken down. Thon I saw ana considered well. I looked upon it und received Instruction. Yet a little sleep, a littlo slumber, n little folding of the hands to sleep. So shall thy poverty como as ono that travclelh, and thy want us un urino>l limn." 1 don't know ol' another sentence in the Bible moro explosivo than that. it dist hisses sonly, like tho fuso of a cannon, and ut last bursts Uko a ?fty-?our pounder. Tho old proverb was right: "The devil tempts most mon, but idlers tempt tho dovil." A young mun carno to a man of nine ty years of ugo and said to him: "How havo you made out lo live so long and bo so well?" Tho old man took tho youngster to an orchard, and, pointing to some largo trees full of apples, sahl: "I planted these trees when I was a boy, and do you wonder that now I am per mitted to gather the fruit of them?" Wo gather in old uno wdiat wo plant in our youth. Sow to the wind, and wo reap tho whirlwind. I'laut in early lifo tho vh;hV: k'i.i) i * l a 0 \Vslii ii hIjiiyad.to>!;, !? lill \ :? 'A'111 f'V. - . rik l.i i\ ? 1 bejievt iii i 'v ii [.rn n:.! a'mii einenfc> I need Jt as much as L neod bread, and and go to my dally exorcise with as con scientious a purpose as I go to tho Lord's Supper; and all persons of san guino tempevment must have amuse ment ami recreation. God would not hnvo mudo us with tho capacity to laugh if l?o had not intended us some times to indulgo it. God hath hung in sky, and sot in wave, and printed on grass many a roundelay; but ho who chooses pleasure-seeking for nis lile work daos not understand for what Go l made him. Our amusements aro inten ded lo help us in some earnest mission. The thunder-cloud hat h an edge exquis itely purpled, but, with voice that jars tho earth, it declares: "I go to waler ibo green Holds." Thc wild-Howers under tho fence aro guy, but they say: "Wo stand here to mako a beautiful edgo for the Wheat Held, and to re fresh thc husband men in their nooning." Tho stream sparkles and foams and frolics, and says: "I go to baptizo tho moss. 1 luve tho spots on tho trout. I slano the thirst of tho bird. I turn the tho wheel of tho mill I rock in my crystal cradle inuckshnw and water lily." And so, wdiilo tho world plays, it works. Look out for the man who always plays and nover works. You will do well lo uvoid thoso whoso regular business it is to play ball, skate, or go u-boating. All theso sports aro grand in their places. I never derived so much advantago from any minister ial association ns from a ministerial club that went out to play ball ovory Satur day aftornoon in tho outskirts of Phila delphia. Thoso recreations are grand to give us muscle and spirits for our regular toil. I beliovo In MirSC'?LA Ii CHRISTIANITY. A man is often not so near God with a weak stomach as when ho has a strong digestion. But shun those who mako it their lifo occupation to sport. Thoro aro young men whoso industry and use fulness havo fallen overboard from tho yacht on tho ?ludsou or tho Schuylk ll. Thoro men whoso business foll through tho ice of tho skating-pond, and has nover since been heard of. Thoro is a beauty In tho gliding of a boat, in tho song of skatos, In the soaring of a woll struck ball, and I never seo ono Hy but I Involuntarily throw up my hands to catch lt; and, so far fruin laying ?in in junction upon ball-playing, or any other innocent sport, I claim thom all as be longing of right to thoso of us who toil in tho industries of church and s'ato. But the lifo business of ploasurc-aook* lng always makes in tho end A CRIMINAL OU A SOT. Georgo Brummoll was smi'ed upon by nil England, and bis ltf<: was given to pleasure. Ho danced with peoresses, and swung a round of mirth and wealth and applause, until, exhausted of purso und worn out of body, and bankrupt of reputation, and rulnod of soul, ho beg ged a biscuit of a grocer, and declared that ho thought a dog's lite was bettor than a man's. Such mon will crowd around youi dosk or counter or work bondi, or seek to decoy you off. They want you to break oil in the midst of your busy day to take a lido with them to Coney Island or to Central Park. They will tell you of some people you must see; of come excursion that you must take; of some Sabbath-day- that you ought to dishonor. Thoy will toll you of exqui sito winos that you must take; of costly oporas that you must hear, of wonderful duneors that you must see; but boforo you accept their convoy or thoir com panionship, remember wliilo ut tho ond of a useful lifo you mav bo able to look baok to kindnesses done, to honorable work accomplished, to poverty holpod, to a good namo earnod, to Christian in fluence oxcrted, to a Saviour's causo advancod-these l'LKASUllK-SlCEKI?KS ON THEIR DEATH BED have nothing better to roviow than a torn playbill, a ticket foi tho races, an ompty tankard,'and tho cast out rinds of ii carousal; and as lu tho delirium of their awful death thoy clutch tho goblet and press it to thoir lips, the dregs of tho cup falling upon thoir tongue will begin to hiss and uncoil with tho adders of an otornal poison. Cast out those mon from your company. Do not bo intltnato with thom. Always bo polite. Thoro is no domand that you ovor sacrl llco politeness. A young man accosted a Christian Quaker with: "Old chap, how did you mako all your monoy?" Tho Quaker replied: -'13y dealing in au articlo that thou mayest deal in if thou wilt-civility." Always bo cour teous, but at the samo titil? firm. Say No as if you mean it. Ilavo it under stood in storo and shop ami street, that you will not stand in thocoinpanionship of tho skeptic, tho idloj tho pleasure seekor. Rather than enter tho companionship of such, ivccept tho invitation to A HlSTTEH FEAST. Tho promises of Coil are tho fruits. Tho harps of heaven aro tho music. Clustors from tho vineyards of God have been presH'd into the tankards. The sons ami daughters of the Lord Almighty are tho guests, while standing at tho banquet, to lill the cups and divido the clusters, and command tho hams, and welcome the guests is a daughter or God on whoso brow aro tho blossoms of paradise, and in whoso cheek ls the Hush of colostial summer. 11er name Is lloligion. Her tva vs aro ways nf pleasantness And alfli?r paths aro iieaeoi Decide this soon, oh young man, what direction von will take. Thero conies such a moment of Until decision-why not this? Ono night I saw a young man at tho street coiner evidently doubting as to which direction ho had better tako, his hat lifted far enough so you could see he had an intelligent roie hcad, and he had a stout ohost and a robust development. Splendid young man. Cultured young man. Honored young man. Why tl bl ho stop there while so many were going up and down? Tho fact is, that every man has A doon A Ml Kl. and a bau angel conteiuting for the mastery of h's spirit, and there was a goo I angel and a bad angol struggling willi that young man's soul at tho cor ner of the street. "Como with mo," said tho good angel; "I will take you home; I will spread my wing over your pillow; I will lovingly escort you all through lifo under supernatural protec tion; I will bless every cup you drink out of, every couch you rest on. every doorway you entor; I will consecrate your tears when you weep, your sweat when you toil, and at the last I will hand over your gravo to tho bright angol of a Christian resurrection. In answer lo your father's petition, and your mother's prayer, I have been sent of the Lord out of heaven to bo your guard:;. ..'!'''. t'oho -v?t h ijiU.'j ' -sa i'd iii., {....'.M. au{i?. I, ?a r. voice oj "M. . -tidy .i m pi! > iy ! ?va it inulto like (hiv1.; ~> luVh ib . ; ; I Vite ?.!' hOM'?n i -t. a ci'ipi i 1 . ii .:. upon it. "i>'o; I!.)." va!:'. co- ...... mo. x nt?.o ooUietbiug hotter to offer; tho wines I pour aro from chalices of bewitching carousal; tho danoo 1 lead is over floors tessellated with unrestrained indulgences; thoro Is no God to frown on tho temples of sin where I worship. Tho skies aro Italian. The paths ? tread aro through meadows daisied and primrosed. Como willi me. " The young man hesitated at a time when hesitation was ruin, and thu bad angel smoto the good angel until il de parted, spreading wings through the starlight upward and away, until a door Hashed open in tbo sky and forever tho wings vanished. That was ?.'tc turntny mint in that young man's history; for, the good angel flown, he hesitated no longer, but starto.l on a pathway which is beautiful at tho opening, but blasted at tho last. Tho bad angel, leading tho way, opened gato after gato, and al each gate tho road becamo rougher and tho sky morodurid, and what was pecu liar, as tho gate slammed shut it cunio to with a jar that indicated it would never open. Passed each'poi lal, there was a grinding of locks and a shoving of bolls; and tho scenery on cither sido of Hie road changod I'lt OM O A II DK NS TO I) KS HUTS, and tho Juno air becamo a cutting De cember blast, and tho bright wings of tho bad angel turned to sackcloth, and tho eyes of light became hollow with hopeless grief, and tho fountains that tit tho start had tosaed with wino poured forth bubbling tears and foaming blood, and on tho right sido of the road there was a serpent, and the man said lo tho bad angel: "What is that sorpoiit?" and tho answer was: "That is tho ser pent of stinging remorse." On tho left side of tho road there was a lion, and the man asked tho bad angel: "What is thal lion?" and tho answer was: "That ls tho lion of all-devouring des pair." A vulture dew through the sky, and tho man asked the bad angel: "What is that vulture?" and tho answer was: "That is tho vulture waiting for tho carcasses of tho slain." And then tho man hagan to try to pull off of him tho folds of something that had wound him round and round, and ho said to the bad angel: "What is'it that twists mo in this awful convolu tion?" and tho answer was: "That ls TUM WORM THAT NEVER DIES.'? And then tho man said to tho bad angol: "What does all this mean? I trusted in what you said at tba corner of the street that night; I trusted it all, and why have you thus deceived me?" Then tho last deception fell off tho charmer, and it said: "I was sent forth from tho pit to dostroy your soul; 1 watched my chanco for many a long year; when you hesitated that n'ght on tho street I gained my triumph; now you are hera. Hal hal You aro hero. Come, now, let us Hil thoso two chalices of tho, and drink togother to darkness and woo and (loath. Halli Halli" Oh young man, will the good angel soul forth by Christ, or tho bad angel sont forth by sin, got tho victory over your soul? Their wings aro interlocked this moment aboyo you, contending for your destiny, as above tho Appenines ea,do and condor fight mid-sky. . This hour may decide your destiny. God help you. To hosltuto Is to die I Tho heart has earj. TOO MUCH Comloal Complaint of ? Woman V/ho Doslros FOvvor P< I- dtoals. It was n rnitiy, jjf?agre?jiblo evening end I know wc should stay ?>t hum", so I stoppod nt tho nowt: stand oh my way from thu -?loro and picked nj? severil periodicals to look ovo iiftoi uiutior; I thought Mrs. John would iiko thom, hut that is just ono o; tho things that's not to bo counted upon a womals liking. "Los fomn? ; ont toujours dos surprises," is' a Fronchui'uii's way of saying that Woman's wilyfl aro past Unding out, and I for once tigron that tho Gaul has hit tho nail square on tho hoad. I havo lived with Mrs. J oil h now ne; riv n dozon years, a?ttd I .'nay say that 1 can gmigo her words Anil opinions as incorrect!; io dav as I ?lid the first morning she s it opposite mo and dropped lumps of Migar into my coffee with a most oiigugirifl Ililli .^.ir ish of her tnpor fihgors 'L'o ho ?uro^? nm a plain man, and my occupation is plain, too, H?t Conducive iii any way to tho study of tho female cJuiraetor, Timro is nothing unexpected about '."?1 iopo and link ehnin, wilie li is whore thoy differ in a marked degree from lovely woman. To roturo, however, lo this particular stormy oyonhig. "I. brought over soi:'< of ll ii new poir iodicals, Nan," I said eimllessly whon wo Mere np stairs after dil li r. "Oh, dear, aro th?ie more new p?>r iodicals?" ihtprrogatod M r.i John plain tively'-a remark I did ?ot confirm to express unbounded sfttisfftol i. V did not reply. "Do you happen fb ku<>Vv, JbhnV-' continued my wife, a 1 <>.?? coico uns still aggrieved, "just vii i-, purtieidar field these latest nie oxpi oled to till '" "Xo, madam, I do not, i aili iot editor, proprietor nor pubh&lier, iud In any way responsible tor fe appo tr ance of thorio utiforluti'do publications which neem to have d'?wn tip it tho?? solvos your august disapproval." "Don't bo sarcastic, .'. hu; il i it your forte. I. don't t ?pproVoj 1 .m only tired. My brain 1 oipiiil to tho strain. Tho peri?dica i lit?riiiuV? of tin? day is simply over.w. 'hui I nm drowning under ? ni IB ..iing, stilling. I want air, find you bi'i?ij mc another feather pillo - . ' idio luiivhod dramatieally, pointing io I1!;' ti di pamphlets bbforo her. "Mrs. John," i beg.!' ii rorol.v. I ni no Othello." "No indeod," she rt tpoudiid -? y, "nor am I a Desd?me:;.t. That liroild ful African w/oiild Ino . . . builds full to sinothor mo. Am! i m il arly protest against hoing MiUiiod ont by 'words, words, words! She was now walk iHg i?? hud ?iM U the room, her hands hu ?ely clashed lib hind her, and her tea ? . I .ii ling very gracefully in ' vnUo, Slio rather nlVects this triol '"i... at times when we are alone, fm' . knows it is becoming. "Next year," sho w? nt; i, . mpllijit? ally, "one monthly, or. weekly lind ac daily organ of nows, iUeratUr'o imd tho sciences como to my rca lin ta) lo. '. >ii may take what you like; ; Routine iuy solf to those." "And yet, my dear,' f.ventured to suggest, "I havo lioitrd voil filly tlint miscellaneous reading bVoidoii' tho mind and enlarges thc ?ti i ?? ut,' "So it does. Thoro : .: i .'. ? ? hing ns widening to the sacrifie.! I height, though. I feel mentally .? 1 ti ! ad been looking into one - tin .-ouvox mirrors-my judgment : < ?..! breadth and no depth. Bosid intii*ub'd airily, that sort of a thing of i fl ? io," ali.i i lo, : iii' ' xi ,. ";.,;.ti .adi lll? , ?? t.0public oiipi.ieo? ituiii'i than ailii to cultivate or develop a high-! Ol' standard of taste. 'Names, names" is their cry. 'Never mind what tho article is ii' it is only by somebody. Tho somebodies grow moro and more expensive the publishers moro and moro enger. 'It will be a big advertisement.' they say, 'to .seenre So-and-so nt a fa bulous snni to give us an article." So and-so is secured, ?nad? happy by an enormous cheek; the publishers aro' also happy, mid possibly the readers are. I doubt, it, though. For, alas, sonic of these fort ll nat writers do not attain their pro-ominonce by force of genius or even talent and industry, One strik ing composition tirings them into no tice and judicious-I call it injudicious -advertising does tho rest. Once let them appear to bo launched oil the tide of popular favor and all is casv. They no lbhgor, if they over did, 'write with tire and correct with phlegm.' What is tho use? Publishers on every side are pouring iii their oilers upon them, some not hesitating to frankly say, 'Wo will take anything you may write and pay your price for it morely to havo thy prestige of your name.' "It is so, John," Mis. John contin ued emphatically. "I havo moro than my own opinion to substantiate tho as sertion. I heard ono prominent con tributor to these periodicals remark not long ago: '"Oh, yes; that (speaking of a certain ono of thom) is ono of my sow ers. I send stuff there no ono elso will take and get high prices for it.' What do you think of that? And uh editor of a paper which circulates largely throughout the country commented iii my preso ..co on one of thoso sought after writers: 'Yes, Blank sends mo awful trash; f wouldn't, think of put ting it in from any ono else. It is tho mime I pay for, and I havo to pay woll for il, too.' "How can li to ra turo bo advanced when authors will thus prostitute thoir talent; ami if writer and publisher aro thus unblushingly indifferent to tho quality of tho work, who is going to take care of the readers' interests?" I meekly replied that I. did not know lin loss the.> mado a little effort in that direction iii ems e i ves. "Which :s precisely what ono of thom is doing," rejoined Mrs. John triumphantly. "I am guided by prin ciple, not prejudice, in my protest against these pamphlets thoro." ' .'Jut I have another connt in my in dictment against them," my wifo went om after a moment; "somo of thom, til it is. Thoro aro a few high-class periodicals which are quito boyond tho pall' of this criticism. 'Jl am heartily sick of being instruct ed/ 'HinU,' 'Hoips.' 'Suggestions,' 'Tho Mother's Column,1 'Tho Baby's Coiner's-ugh! Illy from those hoad linls as I would from a spidor. I. used tt> lin my faith to them absolutely, but I. discovered they wore valueless, bo cailso of their hopeless contradictions, livery now publication starts off with theso departments 'a foaturo' (I hate Maturos); each wishes to do over old fifed hackiioycd subjects in a new way, nial begins'by tearing down all previ ously ol?brod theories and presenting c?i? diametrically opposite / "Ono writer will toll you oatmoal por 'ridgo is tho sino qua non of children's diot; a second will advi.?o you to uso .oatmeal occasionally, and a third will urge ?UV coroal but oatmeal, sorvod willi mille and sugar becomes in tho ohild's stomach a Bour, indigestible oe ipotuid, most dolotorious. I onoto litoi ally. "It is my private bo.Uof that half of tho authors of these articles doii'l know anything about what they aro vriilliig. xhoy aro usually written by women to bogil! with, and women aro apt to con sider rt little knowlodgo tho excuso for a good deal of protouso. I am sorry to havo to say it of my BOX, but it is truo." "You uro possibly in a position to judge," I returned, but Mr?. John ignored tho remark and went on: i "When a man sot? himself up ns an authority upon a certain subject bo is usually fully informed upon it and practices what ho prcaohos. Women aro diftbrent, I don t know why they should bo, but thoy are. Ibeliovoifi could BOO tho woman who tells mo how to caro for my nails, I should lind hor own dirty and shapoloss, and I know that tho ono who lays down tho law di dactically for tho bringing up of my ch i h Ireu j is a spinstor. "If ovon these ovor croppy now per iodicals offered encouragement and a field to unknown writers they would ho of use, but they do not. Tho same sot of names greets you from overy pago of contents. " 'Wo don't caro to havo contribu tions odored us,' said the editor of one of tho recent monthlies to a friend of mino who wished to submit some manu script; 'we know tho craft and solicit articles from such writers as wo may choose.' Not much chance thoro for tho budding of fresh genius, is there?" Ho Mrs. John bad her say out; but I noticed when I carno homo tho next ovening that the leaves of tho much abused pamphlets had all bcOh edt. To Save Doctors' Bills. Never go to bed with cold or damp feet. Never lean with the back upon any thing that is cold. Never begin a journey until tho brook fast has been eaton. . Noyer take warm drinks and then immediately go out into the cold. After exercise of any kind nover ride in an open carriage or near tho window of a car for a moment; it is dangerous to health or even life. Never omit regular bathing, for, un less Hie .skin is in regular condition, the cold will close the pores and favor con gestion or other disease. When hoarse, speak as little ns pos sible until the hoarseness is recovered from, else the voice may bo perman ently lost, or ditliculties of the throat bc produced. Morely warm the back by tho lire, and never continue kcoping tho back exposed to tho heat after it lias become comfortably warm. To do otherwise is debilitating. Never stand still in cold weather, es pecially after having taken a slight de gree of exorcist;, and always avoid standing on ice or snow, where the per son is exposed to tho cold wind. When going from a warm atmosphere into a cooler one kee}) the mouth al most closed, so that tho air may bo warmed by its passage through the nose ere it reaches the lungs. Kee}) the back, especially between the shoulder blades, wtdl covorcd; also tho chest well protected. Tn stooping in a cold room establish tho habit of h^rtfbhi,' Mfr >ng!> .Mm h n ibid'never ? ?til cbc t'lJUMI OlOilth ;ti;u:i tail) pencils, SCISSOIS, Ot OlllOl' sharp pointed missiles in your pocket unless tho points are protected by a sheath. Never leave pins on clothing you nre sending to the washerwoman. Never leave poisons about unlabelled, or if labelled within reach of little fingers. Many a cake and batch of broad are ruined by slamming the oven door. A maker of celebrated sponge cake will not allow any ono to touch tho stove or walk heavily across the kitchen floor while the sensitive compound is taking. Bey Kit A ii rules Of deport mont found in an old book on etiquette, printed in the year 1?00. When you sit at the table of a super ior, you should above all have your hands: and linger-nails clean, you should not do this at the table but when you aro alone. When von drink lift the cup with both hands, you should not drink with ono hand as a cartman does when ho smears his cart. Farther you should not laugh in tho cit}) or drink when you liavo food in your mouth like a child, nor drink with a voice like an ox. Always wipe off tho noso and the mouth after drinking. Ono should not gnaw a bono like a dog, till tho marrow runs out of thc bone. Eat not an apple alone but cut it and givo thy neighbor a piece. Wouldst thou peel rt pear, thou must commence by tho stem, but with an apple begin at tho blow end. Spread not the butter with thy thumb, and drink not thine sou}) from tho plato, hut take it with tho spoon, and thou shouldst not thornby lap like a calf. The Morphine Habit. Erlenmeyer says that children born of women addicted to tho morphine! habit are practically morphine eaters from birth. During tho Inst few days of life, unless morphine is given to thom, they aro very apt to sillier col lapse; and this condition may end in death; tho child being too weak to with stand the violent symptoms, willoh aro similar to those which follow tho sud den withdrawal of tho drug in adult opium eaters. -ocUnoe. An easy wav t o split a sheet ot paper, says tho New Yrork D'tbune, ls to soak it thoroughly ami spread it out on a pai.e of glass. With careful handling, tho upper half can thou bo peoled off. Tho lower will stick to tho glass until it becomes dry. JN fonding corn to hens it is bettor to shell it by hand, and then scattor a fow grains at a time, than to throw a quan tity down, and allow thom to gorge themselves. Jt is still bettor to throw small grain among straw and let them scratch for it. EONI> ?IOTilBit-"Juno, givo tho baby somo laudanum and put it to sleep and bring mo my parasol. I am going to a meeting for tho amelioration of tho condition of tho human race." JShiqliih electricians bMist that they aro far ahead of us in their knowledge of tho ?elenco of electrotoehui-S, but acknowlodgo themselves behind us in the practical applications of elec tricity. F AHM .NOTES. KoMurtty AMONG Ihcss? - Of all things connected with the apiary, rob bing is tho most perplexing, and ofton vary disastrous, The primary callow is carelessness on tho part of thc apiarist. A colony of bees in proper condition Is proof against robbers, and colonies that fall victims to robbers will nearly al ways bo found to bo defective in somo particular. A colony that becomes quochless, without tho necessary brood to rear another queen, seldom escapes hoing robbed if left long in such condi tion. Again, a colony may have a de fectivo queen, and on tho colony becom ing discouraged will allow themselves to bo plundered and destroyed. In such cases, they aro tho worst of any the apiarist is corlainly responsible, ns it is In his power to remedy such defects. A colony having a good, fertile queen may bo so weak or few in number that thoy aro unable to repol robbers. In such cases the apiarist can strengthen them by uniting with other coloides, or draw from others to add to their force, and thus savo thom. Keep colonies strong at all timo3 and furnished with good, fertile queens. Carelessly leaving honoy about whero bees can get acto? to it often causes trout lo, as this will incito robbing, and tho weak and de fectivo colonies will at once fall victims. Whero robbing begins it ls dillie ii lt to deal with. Tho colony hoing robbed should bo allowed to remain where it is. Changing it from ono position to another in the samo vicinity does more injury than good; it should bo removed a milo or moro from the neighborhood. If the bees show any disposition to pro tect themselves, robbing may be checked by simply contracting tho entrance. But if thc inmates in uko no resistance whatever, a largo sheet or covering of light cloth may bo thrown over tho en tire hive. Tho bec tent, now much used by apiarists to repel robbers, is the best for this purpose. This is made to cover the hive, allowing room for tho apiarist to work inside. Light muslin or musquito netting, drawn over a light frame, may bo used for the pur pose. _ POULTRY" YAUUS AS GAUD??NS. - Poultry yards become very rich when occupied for a length of timo by fowls, and it is a good plan to utilizo such yards for tho production of vegetables. The yards must, of course, bo Spaded up before seed can bb sown, and this turns under all lil th and makes tho ground clean and free from germs of disease, lt is much better to grow something on the ground than to simply turn tho manure limier, as tho roots of tho growing plants exert a 1 enollolal in ti uenco in appropriating the manure for pl?ht food. The amount of manure dropped in tho poultry yard in the course of ii year is very large-much greater than many suppose. You can form some estimate of tho amount dropped during tho day by comparing it with that collected from the roosts. The smaller tho yard and tho largor tho Hock, the greater tho amount of manure scattered over the area, which Is ovonly distributed and can bo easily incorpor ated with tho soil. Nor ls tho manure all. livery ounce of rood wasted is added as manure to thc soil, and it is no inconsiderable item oithor. I f you wish to take advantage of this valuable ma nure, make a new yard by tho aldo of Hie old one, plow up or spado tho old yard, and let tho hons havo tho new one. They will be bcnellttcd by tho chango t o a clean location, you will havo '"?vi1; discuses lo contend with while ?.Iii o i vividly <;. ihh'od by tho hons' ii! : ...Juc- vc^ci;. .<:.'.-. ol' largo ;I?Y<JI?(K? j t-liO ?? .)!!<'?-..Ly. .'..<} t )',:>"?irK'."i'?ji:.-'..'-'M'at>.y plant prob ct is iia'vb been, patci.'idd, but tho j uoiy.o?li, ?iiiipicot and best, >.> tho juyoii* lion of Joseph Harris, Moreton I'arm, Rochester, N. \, It is not patented md any ono can make it. It consists of two half-inch boards for end pieces. To tiio sides and top of these boards cot ion clotli is tacked on. and tho boards ?ro Icept apart by a piece of lath. When stretched out for uso thoy make a cloth covered box 15 inches square and 10 inches high, and aro exceedingly useful in the garden for protecting tender plants from frost, such as tomatoes, melons, bedding plants, etc. They aro ulso ol: great value for keeping tho squash bugs, striped bugs and other in sects from squashes, cucumbers, etc. When not in uso, by removing the stretcher they can bo folded up Hat, and can bo stored away in a small space. AN old sow that has shown herself a good mother should be preferred to ono that is younger. The practico of using young sows Is sure to end in degeneracy pf stock sooner or later. To avoid lia bility from tho weight of old sows, which sometimes crush thoir pigs, re duco them in tlesh. As a rule most brood-sows aro too fat, in which case tho pigs come weak. Clover, with bran slop at night, is the best food for a brood-sow in summor. 1 T/H03K who last year built silos, says a writer, using two thicknesses of board, with half lap to cover cracks, and paiier between, tho whole pa in tod with coal tar, or asphalt put on boiling hot, consider that they havo solved tho question of cheap, durable silos, as tho lumber used need liol bo better tl.an No. 1 culls, and not even pruned or matched. Thc thick paint fills all cracks, makes a smooth, glassy surlaco, and is water proof as well as air-resisting, if paper is put on between tho boards. The largest wheel of tho kind ovor made in this country, and probably tho largest of any kind, is now in course of construction at tho machino shop of tho Dickson Manufacturing Company, at Scranton, Pa. It ls what is called a sand wheel, and is being made for tho Calumet and Hecla Copper Company of tho Lake Superior region. Tho great wheel will bo tlfty-three feet in diameter and sovoral feet wide, and tho Dickson Manufacturing Company will get $70,0:10 for it. lt is hoing built around a 20-Inch hollow shaft of gun metal, and lt will weigh between 150 and 1C0 tons when complotoil. When tho great wheel is put in place at tho copper mines, it will bo mado to rovolve slowly by means of enormous cogs on tho surface of its circumference. Those cogs aro being cast In segments, and will woigh many tons in tho aggre gate. On each side of tho mammoth wheel thcro will bo fifty buckets, each of which will hold about 100 gallons, and these buckets will olevato tho washings and dump thom into a sluiceway. After tho great wheol has been built up and tho ilnishlng touches havo been put on it will bo takon apart and shipped. Kvory picco will be numbered, so that there will bo no troublo.in putting tho wheel together, and it will take eight or ten cars to transport lt. IN evening dross a man should bo llovo all ho hears, to Lo conelitent wi h lils sw.dluw-talo coat. HOUSEHOLD TUB TADLI^-OIIDBU ANO ontfA MUNT,-That tho appearance of itu* tablo affects our enjoyment of the food* nc enc will v?cny. Woio in is not ttnr case, tablecloths might no dispensed with, and it would bo a matter of Indif ference whether our plates were of tia or china. How far .wo should regardh tho appearance of tho tablo will depend in part upon ono's tastes, and Ju part upon one's means. Ornamentation to a certain extent Is also pleasing, but this generally take? timo-jest the thing which housekeep ers in general can least afford. Such things oxcept In tho most simple form, are botter left for tho wealthy, who eau pay for tho necessary d-orvleo. Still there aro many things perlalnlng to noatnoss that I die scarcely any tuno in thoir oxccutlon, and which ev? n the housekeeper who is her own cook and waiter, can observe, if bec attention is called to them. At present we wilL< only refer to .'dishing up." So simple an arl icio as mashed pota toos ls capable of looking its best. A shapeless, pudding mai's, such as la often dun pi?; into a dish, ls far from hoing attrneiivo in appearance. Smooth this down with a knife to a neatly rounded surface, and the wh le look of tho dish is.changed. Set the dish in a (puck oven, to brown tho surface, and. you have a work of art. Nothing is more distressing than to', seo a roasted fowl como to tho table "Hying" with outspread wlngs.and logs looking as If tho bird had kicked boforo the the. A turning of the wings and a ? bit of string around tho legs would dave converted tho ridiculous looking object ? into a respectably dressed fowl. Ever, so simple a thing as mutton chops may be neatly served or otherwise. Let ono Compar? a dish of chops thrown into the plato "higgledy-piggledy," with one in winch tho small cuds ur-? all laid one way, with tho broad port ions slight- ? ly overlapping, and tho difference will Le manifest at once. Other illustrations might bo ?Ivon, but these will indicato what wo mean by neatness in dishing up. Such mat ters may scorn trivial to somo,but much of our comfort ls duo to the. observance of trilles.-American Auriculturist. GoN ; -, INSTEAD OF DINNKU HELLS, -Japanese gongs are the latest substi- ? tuto for tho old-time nuisance, tho din- . ?er boll. Some way of announcing that dinner is ready ls of course needed in overy household of any pretentious, and now that the loud-toned brass mouthed boll has been sent to Coventry, thero is a big future beforo tho Japan 050 gong, lt is not clamorous, is thor oughly musical, and may be had in any number of odd designs suited to the tasto and purse of tho purcba^er. Two or moro gongs may bo sounded together, to summon tho guest?, and if they aro carefully toned to harmony the effect is very pleasing. In somo well-appointed houses strings of small, sweet-toned silver bells aro concoaled in tho portioro of the dining-room or a singlo largo hell is suspended from tho portiere rod. In either case tho movement of the draper ies as tho guests enter tiio dining-room sets tho bolls in motion and tho effect; of tho pleasant surpriso will bo to put everybody in good humor. In the stately residences of tho Four Hundred the custom of haying a waiter enter tho dining room and announco that dinner is served will doubtless, resist all inno vations for somo timo to como. Hut in the homes of well-to-do, but less aristo cratic 1 ' new customs aro graddall) si euri foothold. . Ah?J..K I Hu a.- -feel and (hick ?;ix or Cit' oo I ;ivvd som ap jdta, pu ; them' n earthen i uddmg djsh thal win two quarti; cover, tl i i h. and put >t on top or the si ove, Where mo apples will cook slowly, thoa tobe two teaspoonfuls of baking powder iii two cups of Hour, add one-half tea spoonful of salt, ono cup of sweet milk, and two woll beaton eggs; mix all woll together, and pour tho mixturo over tho apple, which should havo been cooking about one-half hour, covor the dish closely and loavo lt on top of tho stovo; it will take about ono hour to cook after tho butler ls added. If the apples aro dry put two or tinco tablespoonfuls of water in tho dish beforo tho batter is put in. Sauce for Pudding: Take one cup of very light brown or white sugar, and ono-balf cup of butter, beat till creamy, then add thc white of ono egg beaten to a froth (this can be resorved from tho pudding), beat again thoroujhly, and put in a pretty fancy dish and grato nu nmg over tho top; in serving p!aoo a large spoonful on each piece ol' pudding. COLD OATMEAL ANDCUKAM.-Far inaclous goods ai o absolutely necessary during hot weather, but they are moro acceptable if prepared tho day boforo and placed on ico until warned. Re member that imported oatmeal requires two hours' steady cooking to make it beneficial, whilo tho prepared or partly cooked oatmeal can bo mado ready foct uso in from fifteen to twenty-five min-' tites, besides having other Advantages. If tho former is used proceod as follows: Stir gradually into two quarts ot boil ing water, slightly salted, a pound of oatmeal; boil steadily, caro being used not to lot it burn, which it ls very Hablo to do as tho water evaporates rapidly. Whilo hot pour it into a dish, and whon cold place on iee. Tho next morning, loosen tho edges witli a knife and t urn it out. It may bo eaten with cream, or sliced and fried and served with strained honoy. ONuFowr, Foir"biNNicit.- Lino an earthen pudding dish with veal cutlet, put into it also two or throe thin slices of salt pork, thou put tho fowl after cutting into piecos. sprinkle popper and salt over it, with httlo lumps; of butter. If you have any whito stock pour that over all, but if not uso a little more butter, and then pour hot water in, not enough to quito covor tho meat, but nearly enough; lot this simmer In a modorato oven, covering tho dish; after lt ls tender brown lt nicely, make a rieb, gravy and sorvo as a stow, or you may cover tho top of tho dish with pu ff-pasta half an hour boforo it is to bo served. T/ic best covering for books is made of American leather or glazed lining. The materials can bo purchased In nico dark colors. They sorvo a double pur poso, as they keep now books in nice condition and hide tho decayed looks of others. I si itch tho Haps from point to point to keop them In place. CLIM nuns should bo planted at the windows, and also to hido unsightly objects. Tho ''Dutchman's i'lpe" (Arhtoh'iTiin sipho) affords a most ubundaht shade. Some of tho speoies of clematis are lino low-growing climb ers. -:-. JACK, oxcltedly - "Mamma, y u know that lemon-pit I planted last yea* that came up a pea-vinc? Well, it ha? got string beans ou it "