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TRI-WEEK(LY EIJ1IN. VI NNSBO1RU1, S. (., tJUT'SE 7, 187(1. . O.I.N. ROOM ENOUGH FOR ALL, Don't orowd and pusa in the march of life, Or tread on each other's toes, For the world at bout. In Its great unrest, Is bard enough as it goes. Oh I why should the strong oppress the weak, Till the latter go to the wall P On this earth 01 ours, with Its thorns and flowers, There Is mom enough for all. If a lagging brother falls behind And dropa from the toiling batad, If fear anl doubt put his soul to rout, Then lnd him a helping hand. Chr up his yoart with the word of hop, Nor ueason the speech with: gall; " In tIto great highway, on tiho busiest day, There is room enough for all. I a man with the tread of a pioner Steps out on your patth aheed, Don't grudge his start wit an envious heart, For the nightiout once wer ld. Bt gird your loins for the cl ay Let nothing your heart appal - oatch up, If you can, w.t the fordard el, There is room enough for all. And It, by doing yolr duty well You should get to lead the van, Brand not your namne with a dood of shame, Btlt colie out an hotlot uan u Keep at bright lookout onl every side, Till, heding the arter's call, Your soul shall go, from the world below, Where thoro's room enough for all. Nell's Ruse. Mr. Asiler, Mr. Cole; r. c tole, my old friend T iod Asher. And now gentlemen, that I have broken the ice, you will please ex:nc usecm for a few initutes, as I see 1 am watnted." And the speaker, 1arry Johnson, who was fa general favorite, turned smilingly away, and crossed the ball-room to where a group of l.ams stood gayly ieckoning him with their fans. "Happy to make your acgtiaintance, Mr". Cole," mmu'red MAiR. Asher, in a low, mu sieal voice. "The pleasur1e is lutual, 1R asu)re you," politely replied the geutleman athresse d; "belasties, it is an odd.conceit of mine, ut you seem e to me like an old friend. Your have face is strangely familiar." " Indeed, no; I think we have never met. before. I an d a stranger in this part of the country. But come, if you do not in. tend to join the dancers, let us go to the piazza where we can watch .them, lnldhare quliet ehlat?" Agreed. Da neing is a bore, an<itl ei gar is t better companion than i lady. D o you smoke?" Ant as they seated themselves, ole pro ticed a figar, and offered one to his corm The latter hesitated i moent, as if un certai whether to necpt or decline the in vitalion, then meplied: "Thank you, I do natter. oknt e prt present. ly physician forbids t. I an t i rather deliate health." Son I should judge; you look eaythi.g but strolisn aer youl cmpl)xin is as pale as ia girl's." "Inudeed " and the speaker's voice soun ded rather contelpt.uons. "yDo you know th,at I cosider that rather t compmthent ?" "weheph i Our opinions differ omewht . on that subject, my friend. Now I don't lieve that women are so meucht lik angels ay.some People would make them1 out to be," replied Cole. The ha dsom, girlish face of the listener fiushed, andi he exclatimed in astonishment: "You cannot have mother and sisters, Mr. Cole, or you would not possess such an opinion." "Sisters, no-a tother, yes-in I aven. Shte was an angel on earth, Mr. Asher, if ever therae gut of eirlg of to- y Asre.o"iehr.Te r ututrle "nd ell, and nth ig l bus,fitation land fasnt. Icno mgleayhn l8 a"efIlhoe tIandt heive tho re ove. "take, sir. Pehap" lauhe otI sought fo have,in mdeepwaer tha t a lirtation * ofill~ gmea; bnd if sor ove,a pyou blam theladiefraplain she orelid to you Olier?". " Well, every one tot his haking of cours; thek or ifh ave, af neposils dHut, Il peedly net the woorstponsehe hetaes eer planto mueenora "heytant ism clase y dot at. ksntw ha - noal mhet arry 1on hm1fr. gtm had flove ina shbugtithe prudet beauty of sth alh-nsoghty,fe lovey Nei Athetn I i shou ol seer her r lovy. lnlistener bu omute of ddOly,( butR frpled with eagemnes. gsIa,hl "IRwishy, yoldea Car youlio, porn O, ande's not dhere to nht;se fihof wereyo pren t Ishudet be herse,t you scettas mukswarm arrtios Ican l you; 9she would whchi meSQi to h shl the "YouI th in Uso? and-p T)d AsI herei "Thnk Whyd, myht? derby Imsr wihsanIn-h, ha Why,~ shcano shortly after his nte compaion saw him issue therefrom arm in' arm with lirry Johnson, and together they walked quickly out of sight. "Oh,. I tarry, cousin Harry. I shall cer tainly die, I know I shall. It, was too redie ulous!" cried anl umnlistakably girlish voice. And again a clear rippling laugh burst from the lips of the one who was so lately itroduced as 'Tod Asher. " Don't Nell, for goodi ss' sake! Itf you predict such dreadful things, I'll never again (co)nsent to aid you in any mor0 of your haum-scarum freaks. But by all that. is laughable how ('ole will be cut ul) when lie discovers the identity of my old friend Asher!" A nd the young man joined in the girl's inf"a'Cif)us irlth. And to think," cried Nell, still laugh ing, "of the miserable creature's boasting to my very face that he .would bring Nell At herton to his arms! Ugh! I could have boxed his ears then and there and the only thing that rest.rained mle was the knowledge that he Would make a fuss, and thel every one would have recognized me." "I'm very glad you didn't, Nell ; you would have spoiled our denoueCfetll. And ats Cole really needs taking down, I'm not sure but that. it may he a very good lesson for him. Oh, by-the-by, when is the final understanding to take place?" "Next ''uesday . night. And now re member, llarry, you are not to be in the room with the girls; that, would make it rather too embarrassing for me. But you can listen in the conservatory, and, after the aflcting part, is over, you canl make your appearance as quickly as you choose -the soomer, the better." ''All right. Nell, you're t trump. I wish all the girls had your good looks and spirits," saidI larry, admuiringly. "Thanks, cousin line; and now, good night. I'm almost tired to deat.h. I sup pose it is from dragging around these clothes all the heavy evening. Ugh! think of having to wear such things every day of one's life. And with a laugh that had lit-tle of wea riness in it she ran gayly up the stairs. "You promised me my answer to night, Nell darling. What is it.? Am I to be thie happiest, or the most miserable of men?" "Well, really, Mr. Cole, you are so il) pat ient, one would anost believe your heart is concerned. " Alas! I have no heart. Your bright eyes charmed it. from me weeks ago, fair Nell. Why will you torture me thus?" "I tortlure you ? Positively you amuse me. The idea of a lady's having power to annoy you. 1 low absurd!" And she laughed gayly, appearently quite at her case; while her suitor, completely nonplussed at her odd behavior, gazed at her wonderingly, than said, affectionately: What. has 'come over you, sweet one? You Were not wont- to be so sarcastic. )o you delight to see the sorrow you inflict on i loving heart?" '' la, ha, ha! Do you inow wlhat. that. is, Mr. Cole? I thought' you did not. believe in love." lie started, and gazed at her enarinnmlh' then exclaimed, reproachfully: "Ilow could I be blind to such charms as yours, my peerless Nell? Come, have done with all thIls Irony, and tell mue you will be my own sweet. bride." "Never!" And her clear voice rang out. contempt - ously. What:! you refus meme1" And h-, sprang angrily to her feet. "1 do, most, decidedly; and more than that, I tell you that I despise you, Mr. C'ole." "Madam!" cried he, in blank astonish ment.. "Yes sir, I do. I despise a braggart and a coward. A coward you are, or you would not talk so lightly of the ladles, and Wiln their hearts but to break them. You are it braggart, because even to a stranger you do not, hesitate to boast of y'our conq(ulests and1( venIture so far as to menOition thle name1) of y'our lady-loves." '-Who told y'ou all tis?" gasped the as tonlishedO manl. "Yloul did(, Mr. Cole? I suspected y'ou for your flattery wvas so fulsome. "I determined to try y'our fidelity', andi disguising myself ini man11's attire, I soughi, the ball-room wvithl my1 Cousin liarry, and was b' 1111m Introduced to you as Tiood Asheor.' "Your yourself began conversatin on a sub1ject, wich I hadi inltended'( to lead you to, andt y'ou know the rest."' "Very vell, madamn; since y'ou are so wvelI SaitisfiedI with your acievemen1t, which, p)ermlit mne to say, was ait the leas't unIladlyllke, I wvill bid you1 good evening." "No, staly a moment," crIed Nell, as she threw widle the folding-doors, near whlich, b)y dlesignI on her parut, they had st00(d dur ring thle enltire conlverstion, anid dlisclose<l to the gaze of her dIlscomitedt sulitor a smi11 ing circle of the fairest young ladles of the village. .. "LaiileB," crIdd Nell, addressing thlem, "'I promIsed yout a novel kindl of enltertil mnt,"'and I think gon have had It. I1lere after you will all know howv to value the fhue sp)eeehes of this gentleman. "SIr," andt 811e turned to Cole,: who bad all this tIne stoodI motionless, 1na If changed to marble, "youk can go; we dlesire your presence here no0 longer. "IInd you been miore a man, I should have called upon thlose whlo have a right to p)rotect 1me from your Insult; but as5 it is, - would( nIot trouible thleml. I can defend miy self. Now go." And she raisedl her beautifin1 arm), andl polited toward the door, out of wvhichl he=c abashed suItor was only too glad to escap)e The1 merry peail of laughter whiceh fol lowed him' rang in his ears long atter the house had been loft behind. "Well, Neil," laughed ITarry, a he joIned them, "that unfortunate fellow lys had1( a lesson he'll not soon forget." "So much the hettei, Harry," retorted Nell ; -"I(did not mean that lie shlold for get It. I've taught hIm better than to nmike-gamne of the ladies, at least for a time. And, I'ml sure0, girls,"~ amnd slhe turned ap pealingly to her friends, "you all joIn mi it rejoIetng that a vilian has been un masMkedO." It has breoun o omm(onilll to Write the beginninug of an- elegant, interesting article and then 'u n-it into some adver= tlsement that We vfv.d all such o'ieata sud simpJy cal ttentioti to. the merIts oflIeop Bittera in as plain behiest term9 se possible, to itndt'oe people to givy f .,,. . - Judlgo nogua. When Judge Hogan was a practicing lawyer in Gleorgi: le weighed about :100 pounds. lIe w11s a short, man, and had no coulpling pole betwixt his head and sloul ers. Ilis back was as broad as a cellar door. Of course he was a good-natured mnl, but sometimes wa17s very sarcastic in the use of languag.e before a jurry. One day he had a (ase inl a justice court, in one of the upper counties of Georgia, and there was a little lawyer on the other side lialed Wiggins. Wiggins weighed atbout ninety pourds, and was game and sassy, like most all little men, and had a voice as tine-as the E striag on a fiddle. Well, the Judge was rollicking along in a good-natured way tothe jury, and made some alliusions that insulted Wiggins' dignity. Whereupon Wiggins hopped up like at kill dee and hit the Judge a whack on the back. 'l'he .1 hudge . looked round i little, and, says lie, ''What you 'bout, Wiggins-what you 'bout ?" ''I'm i titin'!" says W\'igginis. '"Set down and behave yourself," said the .Judge, and his eyes twinkled merril) as Ie continued his rhapsody of random re .marks. Pretty soon lie offended Wiggins again, who, iising forward, tumultuously Popped him three or four tiimes more, mlak ig 11 m1111ch inlpression as if he had hit the side of at house. "'What you 'bout, Wiggins? What you tryin' to do?" said the Judge its he winked at. the jury. "I tell you sir, I'm a fitin'," screamed Wiggins, and he popped him again. The Judge reached his arm back and gently "stiashed" Wiggins down in his chair, saying "set down, Wiggins, and he quiet, or I'll .take you by the nape of the neck and seat, of the breeches and throw you up soligh that. the blue birds will build In your jacket pocketl before you come d. . Be still, I say!"' Wigins "beel still," bit lie studied the C )ie of honor for if few days and then went back to his tailor's trade. When the Jidge was elevated to the benclt lie didn't give tli jurors much hiti tude inl malking up a verdict. If the ver dicts didn't suit him he charged 'em over again and sent 'em back. One day Colonel Foster was defending a fellow who was sued on a promissory note and wound up an clotuent speech with ''these are grand prin Cipies of the haw, gentlemen, which control this case. They are as old as England, as solid 11s t he blue Ridge and have come down to us untlaished by the tide of time or the wreck of bloated Empires, and so will his 1lonor charge you." The .Judge was leaning forward, his eyes sparkling and his mouth twitching at the corners. Hardly waiting for the Colonel to sit down lie said: "lis Iaionor won't charge you any such thing, gentlemen; for those eternal principles lily Brother Foster has elucidated have no more to dt with the case than the Koran of Mohomlet. This defendant. admits that he signed this note, and if you believe him, then all these dilt tory, nullgatory, purgatory pleas that he has a1 ltt"unlile( EIli, w arl b 1r11 un ll do you s11y to tllt, Brother Foster, eh ?" "Nothing, sir; only that I am obliged to differ with the Court," said the Colonel. "Yes, sir, you can differ; you have the right to differ ; but, where the Coilrt and t hei council differ, the Court prevails, and that's the liw of this case, gentlemen. Rietire li(1 make up your verdict." A ('littor-I3ux. Boxes of various kinds play an im portant part in our lives. From our earliest days, when rocked in a pine box .eradle, until the honr when our mortal remains are "boxed up'' to be conveyed to mother earth, we are in one kind of a box or another. During our tender years, owinig to a1 thirst for knowledge, we were often called aI chalt ter-box by our eldlers, an)d reeed( many a box Cin the ear for being.a sauce box. In both eases It was a bad box for uls---indeed. Juvenile life seems full of such receptacles, being ai very Paindlora of' miserIes. The band-box is a pasteboard affair, so called because having no0 band to keep It together It Is constantly falling apairt and into dilLicuultie,s, especIally at such ties when an exposure of its con tents Is the least desilrable, It is now chietly used by the very old ladles aind ilhliner' girls. The oyster-box Is patronIzed by mar rled1 men, who returning late from the lodge have a dep-seated con)vIction) that theIr wives or mother-in-laws are wvarming thirl feet and wrath at the kitchen fire. Theli contents of thuis box has a wonderful effect In allayIng (do moestie diflicuilties on such occalsion)s. The mns.sion of tile packing-box Is to Infilet con tusions on hunrriedl pedestri ans by obstructing the sidle-wValk, and, by. entangmleg the drtapery of ladles, to reader a shopping excu1rsion necessairy the next day, T1heo ca'h-box is met with in the of fices of paymasters and in works of fle tIon ; never htaviing hanidled 01ne myself my knowledge of themi is limited. Vie w ed from afar, I should say they were mtade of till, andl contalined a supply of the same11.. Sentr'y anId watch-boxes are coIsIl; thley are ulsually found with a man In skYe of them( If thrown over at such times there Is apt to be a disturbanle Iin the niglhborhIood. Tihie cartridge-box Is used extensIve ly in the armny. Its contents are aplt to go off'suddenly, Tlhie l)owder-box isi patroized bIy youn,g ladles, evidencles of whichh may be fommd 011 the coat collars -of theIr gentlemen ad1mlirers. Nuiirses somdl tmes make use of It. 'Die-boxes are uAed to keel) (lice out of. Were they kept in, no0 harm would result from their use. Th'le ContrIbutionl-box whemn viewevd in chutrch has the wondoerful power of increasinmg deOvotlin I lnatances of tem porary blindness have also resulted from the sight of It. *The mI*sionuarf-box is found in Sun-i d4y schools, anId is designed to teacht credulus chmldren thstrvirtttes of self denial by abatiIning from nea-nuts and tafly, that the heathen may have a white utn to walt upon. The poor-box is slimilar to the above and generally contains a choice assort ment of old coppers andl worn-out but tous. ''hle Christmas-box is one of the few boxes that children are interested in. The contents, in fort i nately, however, often render i resort to the pll-box necessary, the latter beinga house hold inst.itution, in many famuilies, more or less ellective at such times. Tile sardine-box is often found in comnpany with retired oyster c."ns in va cant lots. They may be usee as a can diestick by persons econ 'vally in cilned. "To box the compass'' i' a sailor's aImsement being a sort I nautical mItipllication table, there being noth ing combative in the ceremony. Snuft-boxes are bestowed by mon arehs as rewards to those whom they delight to honor. It is not at all neves sary that the recipient should be a snuiW taker. 'These boxes .are very valuable, being equal to a coi-ner grocery. A more common.kipd of box used to hold sniti" may be bought for ten cents. Cigar-boxes are used to try the inge nuity and jack-knives of young Ameri cans, as well as for their mothers to keep various articles of housewifery in. D. W. Cu-ris. iasNlar's Eacceatricities. llasslar was hampered and emubar rassed continually by limited appro priations. ]lls operations were not of that character easily -seen ; Congress wondered continually what lie was about. While he was systematizing methods and training assistants, Con gress was shrugging its shoulders and riamoring because results were inade juate to expenditures. Ilasslar waa; in eccentric man of irascible disposi tion and great independsnce of charac ter. Oi one occiosi a committee from Congress waited upon him in his Od0ice to Inspect his work. "lYou come to 'spect my vork, eli k Vat you know 'bout my vork ? Vat you going to 'spect?" The gentlemen c.,mseious of their ignorance, triel to siootti his ruiled Leiper by an explanation, whil only ninde matters worse. " You knows notting 'bout, my vork. low can you 'spect my vork, ven you cnows notting? Get out here; you in uy vay. Congress be von big vool to end you to spect my vork. I 'ave no Lime to vaste vith such as knows no.t ress and tell dem vat I say." The commnittee did " go back to Con tress " and report -amid uproarious aughter, the result of their ilspecting aterview. Wl'en lion. Levi Woodbury was See -etary of the Treasury, he and* liasslar 3ould not agree as to the compensation ,o be allowed to the nuperintendent, tnd Iasslar was referred to the Presi lent, at whose discretion the law placed he settletnent of the dispute. "So, Mr. Hasslar, it appears the Src retary and you cannot agree about this matter," remarked Jackson, when Hasslar had stated his case in his usual Ln)phatic style. "No, Sir, ve can't." " Well, 1how muilch do you really thin1k you ought to have ? " "Six tonsand dollars, Sir." "Whby, Mr. Hasslar, thlat is as muchl a Mr. Woodbery, my Secretary of the rreasulry, receives." " Mr. Voodberry I " screamed Hlass lar rising from is chair anld vibrating his long f orelnger toward is ownl heart. "Pi-e-e-n-t-y Mr. Voodburys, pl-e-e-n-t-y, Mr. Everybodys, for Sec retary of de Treasury ; v-o, y o.ne Mr. Hassiar for dle dead head of de Ucast Survey I" and erecting himself In a haughty attitude, lhe looked downt upon Jackson in supreme scorn at his daring comparison. President Jackson, sympathizing with a character having some traitt in common with his own, granlted Hlass lar's demand, and at. the close of tile next cabinet meeting told the joke, to the,.great entertainthent 9f the gentle men present. What, to Teach f30ys. To be true-to be genuinec. -No educa tion is worth anything that dloes not include this. A man had1( better not knowv how to read,-hle had better never learn a letter ill the alphabet, and lie true andl genuine in intentioni and1 in action, rather thtan being learned in ail sciences and all languages, to) bea at the same~ timnefalse In heart and counm. terfeit in life. Above all things, teach the boys that truth is more thani riches, more than cuIlturFe, more thlan earthly power or p)ositioni. Tlo b~e pi;re iln thought, language andl life-pure in mfhid( and body. An 131 pure man, young or old, poisopinig the so clety whore hIe m)oves with smuitty stories and impure examples, is a moral uilcer, a plague spot, a leper who ouIght to be treated as were the lepers of old, who were ban ihIed from society, anid compelled to cry "unclean," as a warnig to save others from the pestilence. Tro be unseiVsh ; to care for tihe feelings anld comforts of others; to be polite; to be generous. nioble and manly. 'This wvillincltude a gentine reverence for the aged, and thing aieied. To be self-re llant. and self-helpfil, even from erly childhood; tb o beduAtridits always, andi self-supporthiig .at 'ihe earliest proper age. Treach thoem that all' honest work is honor able0, and that an Idle, uselesslife of depen dence on others is diAgraceful. When a boy has learned these. thingd, when lie has made these ideas a part of his being-how e4'er young lie may be,- however poor, or 'hl6wever rich, he has learned some of the most iunportatit thligd he oulght to kno* when he becomes it nfnin. WFth these po pet'ly msAtered, it '*11-be esy to ndall the rest.. ~ K Lraotirelo los, 4 For tihe land's sake I" oxclhined Mrs. Brown, dropping in upon mec for a morning's call, "' what an extrava gant creature that ypung.Mrs. Ilarmatp is I why, just as I was coming through the back jard I happened to glance up, and I declare, if there to all her kitchen windows dida't hang the most beauti ful lace lambreqtuins I ever set my eyes on I" " Lace lambreguins at her kitchen windows ! you must be mistaken." " No, I Mill not, and If' you don't be lieve it, just go and see for yourself." 1 did so; and there, sure enough, were hung whatappeared to be elegant. lace latubrequius. " She'll ruin that iiusband of hors," continued Mrs. Brown. "I must. say It, makes tne angry to see such doings, Mr. Brown is worth twice as much as her husband, and I never tho.ught of having any but green paper curtains at. any of my windows.' " Well,"I remarked, " I think tnyself it is a very extravagant move. Young persons, when startinig Ia life, should be economical, If ever, and look out for a rainy dal'y." " Have you called ?" asked Mirs. Brown. '' No, but I should like to." "Then supposini' you slip on your bunnlt, And we'll step over. Those lambrequins have made tile kind o' curious." I assented, and in less than live mtn utes we stood at the door of a pretty cottage. "Good morning, ladles," said Mrs. lIarman, appearing at the door iit a neat calico dress, " walk in," and she ushered ts itto a cool, shady roomn, whose windows were draped with cur tafus of white dotted mtns1in. She was very social, and we fell at once into a pleasant chat. At last Mrs. Blrown introduced the topic of domestic economy. "t Yes, indeed," said Mrs. Harman, '.1 know something of economy. Harry itnd I are Just starting in life, and I feel we ought to save in every way we can, without ilringing on our real totntfort. Ile wanted mne to keep a girl, but I said no; that I had much rather Jo my own work, and I find it very pleasant, too. Through the hot weather I arise bright and early, and got all t,he baking and sweeping away before breakfast; thent I have plenty of leisure to sew. Yesterday 1 innished those eurains (pointing to the window); I didn't think they woul 1 do so well. I Iunaue Lnm noe o' a couple of okl whIte lresses that I had thrown aside--" "You ought to have put your lace lanbreauins in here," said rs. IBrown. 11rs. 1iarnmatn looked puzzled. ' What (1o you mean ?" she as,ked. "Why, them beautiful lace things you've got hanging iupt to your win lows. I couldn't think of such extra vagance in my house." Mirs. IHarman broke into a hearty laugh. Won't you step out and look at them ?" she asked. " Well, I never ! if I ain't beat !'' attered the amazed Mrs. Brown, as we aurveyed them. For lo and behold, they were nothing but newspap)ers, cut umnd nlotched in Imlitationi of lace pat tern. Mr's. II. kindly showed uts howv to fold the papers and1( cut them, so we both waLiked home anid huing lace himi br'equinis at 0our kitchen windlows. Try Myhsteioa'us Tr.anspar'ent, Clock. One of Hfoudlin's mrost puzzling con. trivanices wvas a clock, consisting simply of a brass hand amnd a glass dial, and which, in spite of Its complete tranis p~ar'ency and absolute lack of anything ciorresponding to an insl(de p)endulumin or1 weights, kept accurate time, and what was more earious still, retur'ned to correct time if purIpose.ly mnovedl backward or forward. Trhero were other performxances of th.is L'ysteriousa t imepleoce, but the ch ief soulrce of inter' est was tihe veritable keeping of time by a clock without any works, and1 the tihe same kind of mechanical mystery has since been frequently, exhibited, very much to thle bowildermenit of peo p)le In general, if not t,o tihe mIore in-. gen ions ofimehanicians. The~ Friench Soelety for the Emmouragement of Nat ional Indulstry has recently been n vestigating and r'eporting on the sub ject. 'They have issued a "bulletin,' liliustrated by enlgravi ngs, which. lays. bar'e the mystery In all its details. WVithlout entering into time miunutla of the matter, it mlay. he explained that the mechanism, it app)ears, lies coiled up in time or'inmentai knob In which lie hmand termninates behind the central pivot-at the end of the hand1( opp9site to the point inddleating tile time on .the dial, 'This knlob contains the Whole of' the clock-work, consisting of a main sprhig and a system of wheels which carry round1( a little platinm weight onee In twelve hours. TIhie mfotion of this weight ronni)the inside1 of' the or Iinamental knoI) seeps altering tihe con tre of grjiv4y of the delicautely-balanced hand, which thus by its own weight moves ini a circle round( tile dhil once. in twelve honirs, or, by a simple1 mod I ication of the ,nmaiery ,onc ever** hour. It is easy .to see that is -any'ex to)rtd iinter'ferenicewith' the hadd1 or haunds of such a C9j tiod i ietefe the mottoim of tihe lit tip,. ptandui weight,e they .must, Dp1ually, reyert to thveposition i lwiih ihati wadighit wIll austftin thiedi'arn 1llin, allowed tI Th Yuuug Man with the Wringer. One day a slim-waisted young man with a cloth es-wringer under his arm attempted to open the gate of a yard on Cass avenue. lie 11lad made up his mind that he could sell the people a wringer, and he might have aecomplished hils objt-et but for ia dog about. as big asi a tobacco hogshead which stood waiting on the other side of the gate for a chance to tackle sone leg-weary agent. "'ll call again," whispered the agent as he turned to go, and he meant just what he satid1. The presence of one dog didn't dis courage him except for the moment. lIe passed up the street and in an hour returned to try again. There was no dog there as he opened the gate, but in ten seconds after I he latch clicked a bundle of teeth and bones shot aroiud the corner of the house and the agent shot across the road. "Now you mark my words!" he said, as lie shook the wringer at the dog, "I'll gt-t in there if I have to walk over your dead body !" Ile hueant It again, atnd in Ithe afternoon he returned. fle surveyed the yard from every point, had reasons to conclude that the dog was down the cellar, watching for rats, and finally opened (lhe gate. School Children who were wateliug say that the dog overshot the mark by trying to swallow the agent and wringer at one gulp, and therefore got neitiher; but It. was such a close shavt tlat t he young tian Went around the corner linus his hal and one coat-tail. lie di not return again by daylight. Per haps it. was lie who tOasaetd the poisoned mneat over the fence that night, or perhaps it was some young manl who wanted to fall mo love withl the good-looking girl in the house. Some folks miy think the dog. I didn't. find the meat, but there are proofs to a the contrary. The agent was on hand about. 11 o'clock the next, morning, and to his great joy he discovered the dog's "dead body" lying in the yard. Tho poison hadt (lone its work, and he was free to announce the merits of his wringer to the waitm tg family. A boy who sat on the fence saw the (log's eyes open i lit-tle as I he agent patssed through the gate. lHe saw-the dog softly get upon his feet after the agent. had passed the ''body.'" Ie saw something like a grin cross that canine's face ats he got his legs well under him, and then the lad fell oil his roost, and only scratmbled up inl timte to see a shadow cross a vacaut lot, jumping clear over the tops of old thistles, and never minding the frog-ponds. The boy hung around there till the dog had swallowed everyt.hing belonging to the wringer except one cog-wheel, and that he buried alongside I he tence, to "keep" for some future meal. The Lnt. Arrow. . During the expedition of the French I against the confederate live nations in New York, the following incident occurred: Ki- I odago, a Mohawk chief, had for his wife a i beau tiful half-breed girl, whose father was I said to lie no less a personage than the gov ernor general of New Frnne, the veteran t ...""".... 3L. .. .1+.{r tR Qu114LL/ IVjLA ,U the sunuIer camnp of K lodigo's haud at whut. is now called Trenton Malls, just be fore daylight, when, not dreaming of an attack, they were wrapped in slumber. iHand grenades set, their logs on fire, and a mIIIrderous assault Wias made upon the half- I awvakened'natives. BSonie pierishied in the flames; some were cut lown In th: combat., and ot.hers still, among whom was Kiodago and his wife, escaped to the hills. A small party of seven, marking the course pursued by Kindago, followed. The valiant chief had lost both his tomahawik and war-club in the strife, but he still carried his trusty how, and there remained in the quiver just three arrows. The warrior determined that, a life must tell for the loss of each arrow. Two arrows were sent whistling from the bow, carrying destruction with thon; but just as lie was dirawing the howv for t.he last, tinie a shiot from a musket, carrledl away his timmhb. The warrior betook hhuwself to dlight, bounding over the rugged erags, crossing and. reciossing the miounltaini tor rent to mislead tis pursuers, and finally re jouined lils wife at the entrance of a cavern, where she sunk (Iowa In utter exhaustion,. pressinig her biabe to her biosomn. Soon, however, voices wvere heard, and looking downa they dIscovered a party of three, led by a renegade scout, pressinig forward lin the direction of their rocky fastness. Thie chief graisl)ed his reniaining arrow wvith lis bleeding fingers, and aied it at thei leadiing ~ oine of the pursuing party. It struck the steel ciiriass of the olilcer andl glancedi off hiarmlessly, bnit tranisixxed the heart of the scout, who, ini lis dlyIng fall, grasped the. sword chain of the chevalier, and the two went rollinig down the glen toget,her.; The third mana abaindoined the p)ursuit. Kiodago and lisa beaiitiful wife escaped, and many. of their descendants are still living to tell the tide of Tus LAS-r Annow. A Itemairkale Faimty. A highly resplected family In Pittstown, N. Y., bears off the prize for <kscenidants, and for longevlt,y. Mr.'Jesse Brunidige was born bii the town of North Castle, West chester Count,y, State of New York, in 1795. Wiien hie was four weeka old his parienit miovedh to Pittstown, Rensselaer County, where hie hias sinc re'sided with the exception of two years. In the spring of 1880 lhe wvith his fanily wvent to Camn.. bridge, WashIngton County", N. Y.', and two years after returnied to PIIttstown, where lie niow lives. Mr. Brun~dige Is one of the oldest Iihab~itan1ts of the town, and often hioasts that lie never rode on the cars, or on a steamb)oat, or any public conveyance, ex cbpt ode0 ahort tide (on a haOrse-car, and was neVer more than 150 miles from hoine. lie I wais martried 'to Ilotsy Blrowne1L sIxty-one yerca ago, and for fifty years they Walked hadin hand through lIfe's journey, bearing each other's joys and, sorrows; then death a for the first thne entered hits home, 'a somer~ t what remarkable Incident when we take b~is I ltarge fanily into coOalderation. Hie is , father of' thirteen ciiuidrbn four, boys and nin'e'grls, adl living within'a few hourS' ride I of the 01k1 home, except the tWb youngedt- I daughiters, due of whoni: liven .Iu'AlbianyM Oregon, the other in Graftonv,dlMinebb h. .1 There aire forty' living grndchitldrei ai1( eighateen -great 'grandchildeenh SIned th ' death 6f lis fife 'the -ohd genitlemnad' lifu< been cared<for biy "Aunt I.A?y,hth o0ity unmarried niemes of thofamilyn Of ,tha B eghit, married daughters four arc o Andthterunueta )VeItti in the lIfd of~ .I &rundliJ flat heiare hiVIsh tigWpea)' four titatiu a leethl shIW'Yoft~ I't~h4 a t~aIddo~~t eo ad'cI e 'e*vu,~ FOOD FOR THOUGHT. A matn , ho cannot mind his own business is not fit to be trusted with the king's. ' - i Gray hairs siit like the light of a sof iorn, siL1Vring over the evening of life. 'T'here Is a Gerhtan proverb which says that T'rake-lt-Eaisy atd Laive-Long are brothers. I The best teaolhor of ditties that still lie dim to 4is Is the practice of those we see and have at hand. Adversity. Is. the tral of principle. Without it a nan pardly knows w beth or he is honest of not. The most nisdrdbte pettifogging li the world Is that of a rioh i'nan in the court of his own oonsclence. Would you learn.to Judge kindly an o.l0'nding brother, place yourself in the position of the culprit. Those wlo are formed to win gener al admiatioit are sllotn, calculated to bestotV individual happtness. The renembranteo f a beloved moth er becomes the shadow of all our ac tions; it either goes befQre or -follows. A sodl whioh studiiQs its spiritual Iin terests iI a qtarter of au ,l}our's daily medlitation can nov,er be loo*. No man Is rich wiosd Oxpendititres aeceld his means; -and no mala Is poor whose incoitngs exceed his outgoings. 'I'oil, think, tool, hope. A man is mro to dream enough before he dies without making arrangenents for the p)urpose, Lhappf le who' has learned to do ihe plain duty of the rotnent qmekly tnd cheerfully, wherev.r and whatever It niay be. The poorest of the poor have been as baive as the wealthy; the learned have lied glor.onsly, but the unleairned have iliost, stolen the palm. A mind trained to sel-denial mneets rials wit.h an amount of reserved mor. i force c..to inexplicable to those less tabituated to Sell-coitrol. A man should never be ashamed to mw lie has been in 1-1p4wrong; wfolh is ut saying, in other words, that he Is v"isor to-day than 1hwas yesterday. Great-ofl'ort t'ron great motives is the est detinition of a happy life. The asiest labor is a. burden. to im who a31s no motive for performing it. There are few thtings in life more in erestintg than an unrostricted itnter :hango of ideas with a congenial s tlrit.; md there are few. things more rate. There are some men who are busy in diene'ss and make the leisure of peace tot only more troublesomne, but even nore wicked than the.businesof war. HIarsh words and ha'arsii reaulrementa tave many a tiio alienated a- child's 'eolings and crubhd out' all loey of omte. Good temper is like a sunny day; it .1dc A b itetsdeL ,v y g r 1' loquobuio. A trie friend is one who will tell ott of your lailts and follies ln pros erity, and assist you with hisd hand and ecart in adversity. Put your harA lit your work ; in hus ness concentrate your ttoughts upon L. Be ever ready to learn, strive to xeol ; be in earnest. 1 think the first virtue is to restrain ho tongue; lie approaches nearest to he gods who knows hoy to be slient von though he is in the right. Though the yord and the spirit do lie main work vet sutleriig so unbolts lie door,of the heart that-both the word jud the spirit have entrance. It is oftm said- that evdfy man likes lattery, But as too mnuch; oil prevents ne tey tke' h re lit p Tears (10 not d well long on dhe cheeks ' youth. Jtain drops easily front the uid, rests on the muatm;rer gower, and( reaks dowi that which ha& lived its lay. There are rio hAu'ds tpon the~ clock of ternity ; there is no0 shadowv upon Its hal. Th'le very- hours of IIeaven ill me measured . b the sunshine--ngt by ho shado'v. 'A very rich in'AAn ad "I tvorked like ,slave till I 'was fty to make my for une1 and( I've; been. watching It like a eteettve ever sice for mzy*oging, 00(d, and1( clothes.'" There catitbe nA su'ter way to suoceess han by diselanmiig'ali oonildhnee in utuelves, and -referring t4he evenlts of' hlings t9. God, with .an J4aplqit. Qon fi Ottr0 customsnasia htabits ill the uts ini roads.? Th'dieela'af lifesette nto themi and Wto Jog along' th*btugh hte mire Dbeoase it M,toontuoh ipuble Beatyt, lke fle "Is9ri'n bl?oms, 0031 fades; but 'tiie' if,ti1el ene f the mind, like the medical virtues of he plant, retaai in it when all those harmns are withered. A n~Ane needi only corteet Uttimnsel f' vilth the saune rigor,.that lie rQPpebeniids thers and exouse, others iyt. , thte lsWe itidulgenbe thait lie shtd*s 'hIm elf. " a Ideas, as ran'kdd ,undei' names, are hose that,.for.the tmost.parp,. *wQn.rea oin to within thentsplyes,, pafd, aye ho0se which they coitYnune ab ith Ednoatiot' Is' not a preteiitWe or rime, but its' diifuslondWilltdetWAnly elp the poqple to.)ctow $ho adyqrnwages fobedience, theo pol e,of ~pesty, A mnanMs e 9 e i lifer torn h%tf u a ind 'd10ich'tjnes ionS will' beiuthprhtlo1of,hilinown .1 oOPem. ieOpore,kpow oeae 4 n~to heis~ as ~ I4ehiWIuid, bdb fVi idoes its de~G e.