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Show FAim and fh in Swamp n.o-- s is Uilding. a- - it is a better is not in the way in the le ap or -- hgil tbt 3lr f r the dam i an cry often important irall'T. the m;ire is not in condition V leal a lit a.tby colt. m.il in stiwsjm nro of her condit.oii h roanbfc in .piently a. eil as tlx- - life and r a health of lie nit. It is that there art not more had results c conrad r how fntm foaling u i.ou ith the mans. are carcioj many wry Many of tie m iut not ar toit fat, or not fat enough; they are oxrrrtNd too liidetitly or not exercised eunuglt; tlx'y ar, kejt in nUttiles.and mtlly there badly much more done to kill eould not ! both mart-- and eolt in many caste than is done. A cnrresftnndont tf ii aU:ue s Monthly fives some er) cxcrilent advice mnoniinx the rare of Stic dam during the periods of gestat ion, foaling ami mu klitig. lie nay that the ear, of the data during n.ed not itifTer materially from ltw cate due to any gt xd intr-s- - under rtsin s, except tlrnt she slioold Is kept from other hote if possible for h n or more days aft r servhv. imt Tlie riwd-ingl- T ia-- .; y on-d- for travv FAR)! AND HOUSEHOLD. aa in the Ihat, air - -- ligdit. in pnl-- ann-- T 8 p.je, ts for -- own in the pirn-' for grain h them dept nd- - m.iteil.t.ty lnuc of a crop, ! ou ir-- vv production fart that heat - reipiiivd for prouting of a seed in tiein As a rule soils are cold md ing that there is a great amount of evaporation taking place unfrom the surface, and if the soil be is it as colder, the all is it drained Into a -- ml water-loggemore or b canof this description the atmosphere not well penetrate, but when drained the pores of the soil are free from water, and air naturally follows ou t.ie inriolr that nature abhors a vacuum thus air takes the place of water, and coiiscipieiitlv the land becomes warmer, anil the points necessary for germination are gained. The chemical seed changes which take place in the while sprouting are of much interest; we slutii, therefoiv, devote a htte W hen spare to their consideration. placed in the soil the seed lirst absorbs moisture, then swells and softens; a small quantity of white albuminous substance is next formed at the ha-- e of the germ called ilui.'hi' . which the 'tarrh of the seed into sugar, the albuminoids become soluble, oy-e-r- n is absorbed, carbonic acid is given off and heat developi d. The it mt lots then dirrinl through tlu ir sheaths (ill vv heat) and the nluinule or sprout a If the time required fora plant (end-- . to come to tin surface id grrinimiliott from inch deep is taken as 1, then at times will , ;l, 1, ,i and li inches, the be as l.d, l.C. 1.7, l.H, and l.'h and the ffo, percentage of seeds sprouting at not They will ail, 7d, do, lo and lb. germinate at a depth of 7 infill s, hilt nmy retain their vitality for a long time. The best depth for wheat is from one to two inches, the largest percentage sprouting at that depth is Much from twelve to eighteen days. of the failure in seed corn is due not to of the seed, but to the the conditions under which it is planted. is If farmers would see that a' seed-be- d prepared in accordance with the laws to germination as given necessary above, they would save themselves and vexation. Practiexpen-- e npii-i- Kv y hlos.-om-e- m -- -- 1 eon-ver- ts ai de-tr- ar-en- ir gil -- vs the spring. ri(xi tto not During the sueklinf overheat or exhaust the dam; any unnatural condition rf tlie dam at this time affects the milk ami is communicated and someU) the yoiinf, rndaiifi-riu- f times filially injurinf it. tlnsif h with the fall eolt ttiese difficulties are not so likely to exist. At weaniiif time, if ill the fall, do not tnh!e the colt ami leed him corn, outs, and liny as you would a mature hois, hut si nee you ciiose li hived in spring and wean in fa'l, take the trouble to uvsut his food, giving siah asis easily tiveeow's milk. hrau mashes, and or -- teuniiri roufli feed: Help him to do tive hanl wiwk imposed Ulitin him at this the hardest wasnii of the year. While then kiv ndiautage in spidiifdiis'isiiiif, yet we incline to to laved in the opinion that i! is fall and wean in the speinf, when the tender gru and of I from id are. ronipared fo the dix Iixri ami hind Ilnur, a paradise; wlieu warm sunshine and pl iimnt bivez.os are to the darkness and unpleasant oiloe-- of the winter hm-t- i ns a Isilm in fiilead to redouhle the lifu and value of the embryo horse. am -- to ! Ini-ki- ihukir. :re im-i-- t mu of Ijt'ft 'rv.iry for germinal ifXtx ed erimt will freely though they a I! The-- e .iti, iv erv thing ahoul the barn lisrs an Apples are apple, even the hen- -. forcheap and plenty. Tie-i- fore doll t get that they have a great value as an -apjx tier, to ay the farmer plants pea- - among his (in il xit.itoc- -. and aft"r hotn have off and cure- - them for mow-theshix-fodder, and ay - th potator- - do well treated iii that way. It is claimed that the use of arsenical Histnis in orchards has very perceptcodliu ibly reduced the ravages of tin moth. The little apple maggott the will t rustoiiiT to deal with. Ttn-rimiv tx smile truth in the claim that weed- - are betndicial by shading the soil, hut they should not In allowed to ripen seed- -, for rich -- oil tin twenty first day for tidal. - of little Use when it - mi weedy that Uni: freine nt'.y at intervals of omv a will not grow. rroiis In woiked k. She rrgw-lhoull net ed by small leniiin m ly h ij , Imt with rare and moderation. vvilii melted roiiunoii mixing do before weeks Iorafew jojlnrition it into a rake. not feed in too great a lilk. hut five tallow and cooling Small piece- - of it may hr put into n Novels tin hNKi; ke 0x p nourishing when rat- - can not go. llat-an- d i rev iei and five plenty of mil e rat Hu- - fat eagerly. coinfortatth' ijuarleis to fiil in. and 'ie rl lie eu-- t mi of ami i ibliing pic'enl yonrM If f hur lialdlities to rut n by fannei who have silos is fa- -t If ill the spring. five the aeeident. 1 hey' liavr learned hi ing abaiiiloiird. (Inn. a few days ivst after foaling, Imt then that the most rronomiral way of feedwill not if your is to put it von should have bred in tin fall, so ing and handling the crop in the silo. ail n iva-oof nol could. that you lieing by Karly spring pig- - will make fat and so pushed with work, a. most farmer large hog's by Christmas, but unless are in lror'y f scxJs. tim theieure excellent accommodations for the early pigs they will not be as large at the cud of the year as those farrowed in April or May. Sheep that are permitted to run w here the wool will become filled with dirt of various descriptions, fed in a way that hay and feed tire seattered FOlt YOUXG FOLKS. hu-he- ls vv rie-iigi- it le Iloii-rlio- lit vv xa-l- vvlii h is ubut hie--.- t, , These are rhe Wonders to be Found in a planing r.lai lime and over which make- - them even d, .! Next they .its into p, nun lime called a q r, A Meat Made are Git, How Slate IVuolU ts ol a air of -- t, i iates Puxele liooif Miort stories ime of wloili are MX , under Ft. Ute. curved knives, e.n li b. mg cut a little deeper than Alliens tar Haines, one. The-- e plough out ura d Dow n among the half-wa", through the m0'; Guv play then turned and laid on a ., On a dai-- v cushion having ridges which ju- -t Hi- - curly head - laying; grooves. Tins slides hai k Dimpled hand- - and lingers rows of teeth of another q. Pics tne flowers faster. A ie I al io, fa thful d, winch nits the grooves OQ atehc- - o'er his master. Mile and leaes the square i, an iilv h. atja, Sis tlie un is si ttiii g, av off in the ws -- I, And little Guy - sleeping, llis curly In a l at rest On Garlo's coat -- o shaggv, A pillow 8 ft and wai in, -- cr And I arlo ever watching To keep him from alt harm. But hark ! mamma i calling Her darling little sou. And over cross the meadow llovv muchly he doth run. Anil there she It nil- - her baby. deep, Amid the ilai-iClmbbv arms round t arlo s neck. And blue eves fast alseep. ,,' itie Korhii-- h Hanafortl. warm-bloode- -- es W oniter or a Snowflake. Ch. Oh Oh. 1 On She v Wi 1 . T MY by -- ide. 'They are then rounded arc j It wn5 holding them on an emery, can thus sharpen about u,itraigLt a da v. Tliis factory makes anKw daily, and employs tvveiitv-- 1J0'C " We might wonder where Co ni tuch as ; eils go, but when we consider ;' weather are one or two million school girls, and many of them rathe, and that slate pencils are easii, B have no doubt the fo,', v,,,,) have its hands full to surirk 1 maud. pass to The old way of making pan, window-sathem out square train tht a"U by one. They were then hoWJ tributed among poor lam .Cvel' " whittled them round by hand' knit her . , a half a dollar a thousand. n Pencils are made lVonr si, -I W'us olter than the slates iq on are used, and very nue ralu;N jorloni from soapstone. but n J e Be, hard to The Cute Servant fir Among the best of the nia:, tical ingenuities is that of tl.j servant. 1 lis mu ster had bon. two bottles of wine which htl be nhieed m the cellar Dv the s such a manner astocouut umc, every side, counting on the t side of bin, thus: lor hours, making a thick, white, spotless blanket for the whole town, llow this many young readers know where snovv comes front and how it is formed.-Very few, probably. Children generally have an idea that when it snows Mother Goose is picking her flocks up in heaven. But the true story of the snow is tins: When the atmosphere, which is the air that surrounds us, gets so cold that water will freeze the tinv drops of water that constitute the clouds can no longer retain their liquid state, imt are frozen nto small star-lik- e crystals. . These fre-hne- ss n. -- ly lf cou-dito- ' well-htmte- ii l. lsl e. six-rav- ". I y, peited1.. mercy i that I well, h long, i still I u 1 times, i bring b 1 Snow fell in beautiful large (Likes. One eould not help admiring the fleecy down particles that floated down and e, !, a.I'a oii-is- child. I But the servant managed, to steal twelve but . is, four on three separate when the master countd.-timbottles on eaeh side, aic Ins original plan of detertm, Now, how did the ingenioustt range the bottles so as to c test? He rearranged them in tlie way: occi-yet- Second x isit. t. 3 I Inoi-tein- st I too pu-he- over the animal, and the dirt worked cal Farmer. d in the Heere, will not produce the ill Corn Culture. 1rurtical Kill wo'd. The Minnesota experiment station Hints. send out the following rules ami billows by Remove stains from the in relation to corn culture: ed. -using diluted pints of salt. Ise proper rotations, where possiA sure and safe way to remove grea-- e In roasting meats one of the princiclover: economy of man- spots from silk is to rub the spot quickble, including pal mints is to have it ns juicy a- - pos- ures, good tillage, and drain tiles, The friction ly with brown paper. sible. where needed, to enable the soil to w ill soon draw out the grease. To boil cabbage whole lie or sew in furnish the As a dressing in the bath, two quarts plant with an abundance of a cloth. Roil a little longer than if of water, with two ounces of glycerine, fond to so ns and moisture, push plant ro-will impart a final ipiartered. it rapidly to an early and well devei-jpe- d scented with and delicacy to tlie skin. A raw egg if sw allow'd in time, will maturity. There is nothing better for a cut i ffeetually d'daWi a lish bone fastened Plough in fall to furnish more of Round it until ill the throat, available plant food; to secure an ear- than powdered re.-iin an empty, clean pepI'he while of tvvoeggs will reader the lier and heller seed bed and to relieve fine, and put it work. per box with perforated top; then you deadly corrosive sublimate as harmless spring sift it out on the cut, and Plow stubble in fall five or seven can ea-ius a doso of calomel. inches deep, if the seed germinates it put a soft cloth around the injured For stains on teacups or tinware dip will grow with vigor. member, and wet it with cold water a damp cloth in common sndn, rub Plant in hills or checkrows.1' unless oneo in a while. It will prevent inlabor for the one or two necessary boo- flammation and soenes.s. briskly, then wash and wipe dry. To the consumptive a panacea is ings of drilled corn can be secured On taking boiled eggs from the ketfound cheaply. very by il..ily use of glycerine interto on shells ends tlie the let tle, chip to .Mur-liPlant at a depth of two to four and nally with proportion of one part of The majority of thoso that invist in the steam out and prevent their cook- one-hainches, approaching tlie latter powdered willow charcoal and two SM IWFLAKF.S. uiilri'd vari- ing more. new, and, in many cii-depth when late, or in ease of very dry parts of pure glycerine. ( iood lieef should have a bright red or very mellow soil, as in some spring There is scarcely an ache to which crystals, in their gradual descent, form eties, are, as a rule, iuelined to expect color, not too dark, dry and lender to plowing, and plant shallow when early, children are subject so hard to bear small snowflakes, which, uniting vv ith too much. 'Hie fart is that a di (Ten-liror in rase of wet or compact soils, as anil so difficult to cure as earaeho. A others, at last reaeli tlie earth. Though in soil, elimnlc ami other conditions the touch, fat, and with a smooth, open is the ease with some fall plowing. of firm ice, the ligthness of remedy whidh never fails is a pinch of consisting will very often mako a considerable grain. Prof. Otto Lugger says: Soak all the black up in a bit of snowflakes is due to the comparatively gathered pepper for are When the pies even, in ami of difforot.oc the growth a ready seeds for some time in a solution of cotton batting, wet in sweet oil and in- large surface they present, which peryield of largo rime if plants And it is often put little hits laril all over the top blue stone to prevent the growth of serted in the ear. It will give immedi- mits them to float in the air. Even gold, heavy as it is. may be hammered paste, letting some ice water run over that injurious fungus known as "smut. the caso that complete change of ate relief. out into thin sheets that will ride like a Harrow tlie corn twice or lnoro. as will so affect tlie plants that the it, and place at once in the oven. one good harrow ing is worth more than gossamer upon the least breath of air. If from oatmeal have left a w meal, to say tho least, very Hope. you results ill On a closer examination, eaeh perfect fifth plowing. Give the last one a thin it with some milk, milling one when the corn is four inches hi However dark the path we grope. snowflake is found to lie as beautifully unsatisfactory . ah. However narrow is lifes seopa, In many cases, ami constructed as the costliest jem that egg, a pinch of salt, a, The best cultivator is one that will esiHcially a sparkles in a kingly crown. It consists with olio trial should not small piece of butter, melted, and some do thorough work without breaking There is a power, kind control. An anchor to each human soul. of six points, diverging like rays from a j many roots, is easily handled, and has he urccptd as oouehtsivo. hut in a bread crumb-- . Fry as fritters. common centre and uniformly un losing This this numerous the divine, other desirable priceless thing. gift of what is To give the flavor of any essensti to qualities. majority of cases tlui From these angles of sixty degrees. Oft makes the saddest heart to sing; If a dei'ii Suing shovel is used do not ralstwl should ho selectis! and saved for euko, have your hand clean, ami pouror on each side needles diverge points Amid the darkest direst, close or deep. Make night go unuoeessai'ily smaller crystals, which with infallible send, and a second trial Ini made. ing over it a little extract pass your the hills or It sees beyond a hidden light. ridges about four inches accuracy describe tlie same angles and While it vf course will not always he blind over the whole outside of the higher than the furrows by hilling a It seems unconscious of its power. thus give birth to six leaved flowerlets, the rn-yet many limes second trial cake. Wine cake may ho made in the little during eaeh cultivation. Do not, Until some dark, disastrous hour. whose surfaces are often again (Postered under any circumstances, run deeply Then, ere the demon comes LP'spuir, will five much belter results, for no same way. over with other crystals of tiniest direscues It from the snare. la- -t time close to corn the quickly the obsti-natThis same Stains on marble are the most through. oilier reason than that they havo bestar is mensions, If a shallow cultivator is in use, set I5y its inspiring, subtle charm. Take ox gall, a wineghissful of come nceli mated, at least !o a eonsiiler-ahl- e It bins the soul take no alarm ; it, if possible, so as to hill tho eorn extmit. and a much latter growth turpentine, and mi into a paste with property and to oover the weeds in the It vvliisxrs to tho heart; He still: God lives, anil justice is His will. and yield will bo srruivti. Ns H- pipe clay; spread this paste .on the row; also, so that after the la- -t plowin fart very often. the stained marble anil lot it remain sev- ing it will leave a du- -t blanket two IVe smile, though writhing in our pain; otlines, We feel no more its heavy chain; or more inches deep in tho middle be-- mm new of varieties eral dm- -. merits And wonder what has changed our sight. tween rows. tho Is in order will tueivsiimahsl What magic power hath brought this l'ght, If a cultivator is to be purchased, proto si 11. and one trial will Ni tmllieiout Inauguration. This gift divine, with mission high, cure one will that do thorough work, Then is fun enough u coming human sorrows can delay ; As a to show' that ills of no value. and, if you can do so, select one that It All soars bevond tho outer sense. Can't you wait 1C to is no benefit does then not sjxx'hd rule, prune the roots badly. But And grasps the arm Omnipotence. Thoro'lt bo Jolly tlfos and drumming renu mber that a cultivator which gained by uinkinga change of varieties, Sun as fate! potent gift, by all possessed, loaves weeds in the rows, to consume This inless ail improvement tail ho Then 11 lx men of every inilimi Knshrmed within each anxious breast, food and sock and Is up tlie At hope implanted bv Cod's hand, coming delegation evaporate Ami tne heller plan is to plant or sow moisture needed by the eorn, and And through eternity will stand. Which shall heat each past ovation tile givntei iKirtiim of tls cnp with the Kmelnie K. Jayne, m Wisconsin. which also leaves a' very thin dust, I p to date. standard variety, trying the new only blanket" in the middle 'between tho Wheu the cabinet is ready A Silly Bible Misprint. on a small soil until the vultie is fully rows, also allow ing great loss of moistTwill lx great ure by evaporation, may not be so good is popularly supposed, remarks a It ascertained, ami at the same tiui( if They'll lx solid meu and steady, as one that has only the fault of will lint 4n well to evjNS't tim iimeh. going correspondent of the London Daily Fair ami straight. too deep. Some shallow News, that the Authorized Version Mot that there is considerable improvebe of will of They lofty station. eultivators may merit only fence corSNOWFLAKES. the Bible, as we have it ment la'ing made, but it is so mixed Just tin choicest in creation, is en ner room. With unsullied reputation with varieties that non iHxwight out to Produce, if possible, by means of tirel.v free from printers errors; and it found when water freezes into a solid mass. The largest blocks of ice which Up to date. Cross fertilisation, good dent and flint, may bo interesting to a sell as much a for any value then' nmy good many of float down from the frozen seas of the varieties that will ripen early and will your readers to learn that it contains Arctic It is a gmwi phui Us try Ik in them. There'll he cheers and groans and hisses regions are built up in the same withstand early frosts. From eaeh state; new varieties und sNwiiUly so of anything of the kind. The following beautiful and simple way as the snowtie farewell words umi kisses There'll t investna-uwill seeds s a very small passago, however, speaks for itself, flake. This can be proved by sending a Farm Note. Left till late! sunbeam into the interior of a mass of in a majority of cases be Mifliini'iit U Grapes do best on welt cultivated and the misprints contained in it will ice. The Therell lx woe and aggravation, experiment, which was first be readily noticed; Woe to the idol made make a trial, ami tlwus if the first inground well drained. Mixed with happy exultation, by Prof. Tyndall in 1857, is diffa sveud trial An old flour barrel, with the remains shephtyd that leaveth tho flock! The icult to If we prove eaeh indication sults ara not vtislnetiN-y. to young readers. The sword shall be upon his arm, aud upon result, explain will of flour on its sides to become Up to date. can bo made with very little trimbU. be understood. A miistv is his though, his arm shall about the worst possible ves-be clean clear Mock ot ice was used, and where to keep driedright eye; Ivooause one or two varieties that lVaet'ful NVatimrton is ivekiiu? and his up, right eye be utterly the force of the heat was felt a large apples in. have 1hnii tried have m( jaxwixl of any Peupe sut lo feed a -- beep for fie-- h and bone is darkened (Zeolmriah, chap, xi., v. 17). number of lustrous spots appeared. Un With tho I'mnltH out ofhtT? Hooking ronsiderublo valuo. shiKilil not bo suffal-- o to feed it foe wool; hut lieavv Curiously enough, this error has been examining the block of ice afterwards Ami u ith freight. allowed to remain uneorrected by tho he ound that each of these icient to any one from g makes yelk and the March spots was to For evacuation to make small trials vf imw v liUniversity Press for nearly fifty years, surrounded by a liquid flower of six an amount disproportionate to grease Ami tho now in induration the and for a much Sueli po ibly flowers petals. in fleece. were distributed longer cit ios. The diffcivut iNHslilious that From tho bulk of conversation at any rate, it will be found period: in the m hundreds through the ice, lieiii" A strange affect the various enijss slioold always phenomenon is Fp to ilato. editions of the clear Bible for and detached from each lCil and lss,;, usually in connection w ith the Now York F.vouim? Sun. in dctrnniniiig the lx natural gas sup- Ds.) being the date of hut sometimes crowded together publication of other, ply at Moc.tp, Iter, Ind. Six hours out same time not at in the ci.iv l.ikiiif the Revised Version. It was of course liquid bouquets through whielp howtwentv-fothe ga- - runs down discovered Runs a Fellow Off His Feet. ofto every to build the t.oss liK high until a fair, by the Revising Company, ever. flowers could he plainly traced. a minimum, and six hours How do you got nlong at school, daily it and it would seeiu as if they wished to caivful trial has Io n m.nlo. - IVarlical reaches a maximum. Tin Abont Slate Pencils. Karmer. Uluuley? Do you keep up with your coincide w ith the ocean tides.movements consign the fault to oblivion, ns they In the northwestern part ot th substituted a new adjective (worth-lss- ), class?'' That tun thing to do. It's Funu NoU. of A Mew ) ork dairyman -Castieton, Rutland' County" Vt,"is for that misprinted ays he can namely, the only manufactory of slate If you are looking for early laud) how to get tihea l of the teacher that milk from cows fnl 'on beets, penc ils in idle; moreover, avoiding, referany the United Btates. The slate rock to the cows, than ence. marginal, or as it kel your lantern triinnxvl nod us- it worries me. Burdette in Brooklyn 1 two bushels jH'i diem al- - comes from to otherwise, the the is first sawed j -- often these cold ensilage. J he milk vielil mi up teratioo made. Fugle. nighU. Imto blocks as quarry Rearil best-price- The-- e blocks are a slabs a little timber than long. s bil-he- If vou want a cow to do her le-- t. . -t give her a elianei by giving lire ju- anil j -t a- - good rare Us g,Md i,'.,.,'-our fav in lie h e. It dies !, nt pay to wilder all sorts of ling- - ill the .urn ij'iarter-an- il and mi th. -- imr feed. 1'he f li'.mv ill lie in proportion to the iiinva- - 'd num-her- -. io, he can to twentv quarts. He e..- -t of Imr a cents bc.-la at produce to thousand t. On acre. lie The woi- -t evil which the ith is the induction has to contend from oilier b mgraph or t e; 1. h um-- ii tie hri wires, which product d in tin tiling .sound fivipirntly hr e..ufn-e- the tone -- oniiil telephone, and evil is ,,f tin ill-- ! '"ii 'ir nt. In cit.es th' dy eonstant. aul t!ere - no p r et remtelefor it. diierefore, in tie eouutry n'o distinct in utterances plume than in the city. a- - many Begin right in getting out in of the Asiatic chicks as pos-ibApril. and March early Feburary, they Then. b. fore the show sea-m- i, l have nearly reached maturity, and thev have ixen kept in a thrifty , gtow-iicondition from the -- tart, and ate from large, (as they should be) bred healthy stock, they will require very little fattening to make them tip the scales at from seven to twelve pounds. animals maintain d All their heat bv a slow combustion within their bodies, for which their foodnat-is the fuel. Man supplements this ural supplv by kindling a fire in his house. The lower animals make no lire: they have no fuel but their feed. It is true economy, therefore for the owner to husband their supply of heat will proby providing shelters which tect them from the eohl winds and the chilling' rains. It does not require much more tim to take care of one hundred sheep at this season than it does for one or two cows, yet they need to he looked aftci water every 'day. They need fresh where thev can go to it when they a time. please, bheep drink hut little at but drink often when not feeding upon need green gra nr eating rout-- , I l'heyneed a fre-- h lny bedding' frequently. shed that will protect them not only from snow and cold rain, but from hrafts of cold air. The sheep shed should be open upon the south side to admit the sunlight and allow of the escape of the effluvia from the manure under them, but it should be protected shelby a board fence high enough to ter them from the wind when lying down. Cincinnati Enquirer. Hints to Housekeepers. Scatter sassafras bark among dried fruit to keep it from becoming wormy. When flatirons become rusty, black them with stove polish, and rub well with a dry brush. Lamp wicks give a better light when cut squarely across, and should not be pecked off. us some advocate. If soap is purchased in large quantities, and kept in a warm, dry place, half the usual amount will be requir- A Hoy Who It was a bright limine Fin warm day lr and Loud summer of 17S1, to overflowing, when a ln years old, wit li long dark hi' down his neck, and a strontt kind of look in lush, eyes, came slowly along busiest and most crowded city, so wrapped up thoughts that he hardly f far-ol- f oi t and bumps which lie encoe pressing bis way through the, throng around him. He must have been tlmii battle or a hard struggle of for every now and then Ira botli his arms in front of him,' small danger of the eyes by. Suddenly he and no won to a stand-stil- l, flourishing his bauds about lie1, one of them right into thee of a tall man w ho was just; him. What! so young and cried the man, turning roun You little rasia! ing him. want to pick my pocket in r light? No, I don't want to p pocket, said the bov, stai him as if awakened from a i thought I was swimming.'the r Swimming! echoed at broad laugh. Well, l' crowd called a sea of people, never heard of anybody swm. before. You're either tellm. or else you must be crazy. I'm not, indeed, protests I was thinking of that man across the Hellespont and it seemed to mea swimming across it, too. Oho! cried the stranger: ' is it? You seem fond of ft" friend? I'd read all day long if I ( s we red tlie boy, earnestly: 1 only got a few books, and 'f all again and again. Well, Ill tell you wh.it- -l' a library, and if you like, of admission to it for and then you can read asm a' please. Here's my address, come for tlie ticket as soon a And the stranger, chuckliik, queer adventure, went live thinking that he would boy honored by all Englam her greatest poets, and worn pride to all his friends how done a kindness to Samuel T ridge. 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