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Show a KAIiM THE AMI HOME. but a iv from a line of ilovciqirl shv ami iliims. la oilier wordsthi- - trolling net ion is not only iulierileil. Mil tlio additional pouvr which comes from triiiiiiii:' is uImi iraii.iu.iitcil. and the siiv giver. Is Mel' results than lie Mould loivc gien silhout development. Tin1 same law holds herewith all do'iieslie imimiiln. The oftlie vvs that ill"! now making great records will imiloaliledly far surKiss them. Kxeelli'iicii in any line is transmitted iu a higher degree, if that lias lict-i- i brought to its fullest development ,y training und food. It is in this law of heredity that tho skillful and thoughtful hni-de- r timls his and domestic topics CAREFULLY CULLED. FUBAL Ylif Mnli1 UltiD Kroiiomleal Ktirm Aiiimnl -- I Word IImiui Uw KffpiiiK lliiiit Alniul lljfcliif-turi- ii anil IIiiu.iIiuIiI. The Mul. mi lb. I'm nil. Ihn.'u farnii'ivs who liavi hull t .Hiiiiuv with in tilt's will iiuuvili: lu-s- tlu they H fcrm work. (itiiiiuie of the must pmtifuhli) fur The following in u gnid the mules on uur Western frills: "They urn lunger lived, less Me to hulk, less liable to disca-- e or imsniindnra. will stuiul rough tivut-nieliettcr, have thieker hide and lmir. ran stand euld Htiinns liettcr, are less Hirtieular ulsmt llii-ifaiv. unil will eat weeds anil ruui-si- : yia.i-- , that burses would refuse, lie is less likely to run away, and, if lie due run. don't tret seiuvii and kiel: tilings to iieees, hut follows the road and siois when lie thinks he lias .'one far enough. anil is no inure likely to mu lignin Ilian if nothing had happened. lie takes lets .'ruin lint fully as imieh rough feed as a horse, takes less slicking up. us he is only a mule anyway. Tiiis is the i'ikhI side; now let ns pi around and look on the other aide. A mule is very apt to lie rnguo-isHe will jump fenivs, throw them down, elimb over or crawl thro null, just ax he pleases; therefore, when you turn him ill imature you have no idea where you will find him. It is owing to how a farmer is situated which kind of a team lie wants; if he employs all kinds of drivers, has steady work anil keeps his team up nights, he wants mules. Hut if his team is driven by trusty drivers und ran run on pasture a part of tile time, horses uro mueh moil' convenient." A Word About Uro. Inn issue of tini Karin and Home tlio statement is made that if the eolonies in nn apiary luive been equalized in the spring to promote brood t miring, by litiviigllieuingwcak tile exjielise of the strong, they should at the licgiuning of the main honey flow, unless all liuve lxvmno very lie doubled up. or part made very strong by giving lares and brood from tho rest, whii-may bo left ns mere useless colonies. When swarms that issue at the lieginning of the honey harvest ure returned after killing the queen, all but one of tho best queen cells in the hivo should bo destroyed. Inless this is dono they if tho weather and pasturage continues favorable nwurm uguin in seven or eight days. Soeond und third swarms are also liable to follow. If the colony is ono of your best und from which it is desired to obtain queens, remove the cells to nucleus colonics, otherwise it may be best to destiny allelic cells as well as the queen when lylurnlng tho swann. A week later tlf cells should again be destreyer51IiT a cell, or young queen, from tlie beqt stock introduced. No more swarming will usually occur, ' while imney will have been secured instead of Inemiso. stag party or a Hiker game. I needn't explain: you've Ihhh with me frequentl- i h. Well, you also know how I'm fixed 1 work for niv in the lino of business. futln-r- , and I have to lie at the office ut S:uii in llie morning- - just as the rest of the family mv sitting down to breakfast. In imiscqueiii'u I gel my breakfast and leave the house they ure up. Hut I ran'l cuiftpiuiii of thut. l'lu doing ( xaetiy what the man who Inn my place Wore me did, and lx tween you and me 1 thiuk I'm drawing mure salary than lie did. "Hill that's neither here nor tlicro. Its llie evenings. I used to finish work alsmt ti. get dinner down-towund go to llie theater or mmiewlii'i-else, linn lining il fur alsnit s.x mouths, and I swear when I figure bark alsmt the only times that I hiivo i seen my mother mid sister have at Sunday dinners. Nothing unusual in that, of course: the same tiling is true of huiiiln-il- - of young men in rci-e- HtiK-kJa- Kqi-itlr- Perhaps no art is of more value to the country housckeeiH-- than a knowledge of how to dye and renovuto old clothes. "Dyeing is tho over ready resource of a slender wardrobe," says a noted writer on mmomiciil matters, and we liuve found it so. It is an ail, well worth learning; by its use long-wor- n gurinents. rusty from wear, ran lie restored mill remadn to last yet longer, or new ones of delicate colors, injured by neids, wine or fruit stains, can he rcuilily renewed. Light colored stockings, no longer fashionable, ran be given rich dark or bhick shades; silk laco or ribbons too yellow for wear, feathers injured seemingly beyond reclaiming. gloves soiled and faded, can all be made to look new. All woolen goods dye weli. Silk, while it. never looks quite ns well as when new, can bo very nicely colored so as to answer many purposes. Irish poplins color well, but usually shrink considerably. Half worn fabrics of a dark color, may be bleached so us to tnke light coloring by dipping in a bath of chloride of lime, then well rinsed. In coloring rare should be taken to do the work properly. Soft water is brat und plenty of it should bo used. The dyeing should always be done in a vessel of suflirient size to spread out this goods. Before beginning to color, all grease and dirty spots shoilld lie removed from the garments. They should he well scoured with soap and water and then rinsed und dipjicd in warm, clear water. Many country housekeepers prepare dyes at home: but this is a great ileal of trouble mid is mistaken economy. The various prepared dyes kepi by all druggists, aside from tlicir convenience. do llie work nioii) satisfactorily and are cheaper. Thu color rul'd accompanying each package of ilyo will show the exact shade wanted: and with can, any woman can soon learn to color wiih llirao dyes equal to professional dyers. Many limra. persons wishing to ilyo Hi; at u loi-- s to know what colors will indye various similes best. For the struction of siHi we annex the following: Light green will dye pretty shades of brown, crimson nml black; light blue will dye dark blue, crimson, purple and given: brown will dye crimson, dark given anil black; drab will ilye scarlet, purple, blue, crimson, green, stone nml black: lavender, mauve, light pink mid gray will color any darker shade nicely; dark browns, blues, green and black, if dingy and faded, can be renewed by (lipping in dye of the samo color. r Srlrntlfle Breeding. Tho Northwestern Agriculturist: best results in breeding trotting horses come from sires and dunis which are uot only developed trot ten themselves, Jo-i'p- j l.ir-tdn-g l' ( , . Ju.-ep- gray-bearde- lx-ri- t'lii-eag- o. ! IMAGINATION KILLED HER. nt llrrain Dratli Arrurstrljr Carried Out lu tbs 1'riNlal KuiL A remarkable instance of the hold Kiipcmliiiun lias upon the mind of even the ciiiiculcd und religious. Buys tho Cincinnati Enquirer, was recently exhibited iu the ('axe of Mrs. Rebecca f ny Ark., a lady noted fop. j1(;p iiitclloetiiul attninnieuts and p'ous life. One morning, arising in wlint seemed her uoiial health and spirit, she summoned her children to come to her. One son was residing in Topeka, Kim., ono in New Orleans, two daughters were married and living in Scda-liMo., but, obedient to their .mothers call they came at once, though ignorant of tho reason of their summons. When all wero about her the lady Informed them Inal she had had glowing eyes a dream, in wliirh bur husband, who the woods; but this had been dead for nearly fifteen years, A Jo-cp- bush-bordere- fair-hair- ed s p-i- up-sta- coat-pock- entci-tainin- wush-builc- e. hroud-briniin- well-dresse-d, well-beat- fe liioon-beaii- by-pa- th cr trou-bleso- Yun-zan- dl is uT j ; ' j "Hut they haven't fathers liku uti'ic. He came to me one afternoon lust au excel lent gnvn food for cattle. A hole in the shelter of stock wastes week und asked me if I had un engtige-uiefor lliat night. feed just us truly us does a hole in the Yes.' 1 said, Tve promised to go granary. ing Always avoid unnecessary expendi- lu llie t heal ro with Will Brown. wa snout that h " How about toniorrow night, ho 'ihu it came on ture of strength. Von will wear out turned off into the once along tnrough trudging asked. soon enough. lime lie did more than that He mod " Hiivn't tigmvil ahead that far.' I sand uf a narrow und Do not borrow money unless you cun tioned with great earnestness for his road, among tlio woe small hours at make it bring you a larger er cent replied. companion tu fullow him. Finding he 'Well. I'd like to nave you go the little end of the day. Hu hail just would not do Hum you pay. so, he then turned slowleft tlio Yunzandt homestead and liio It is best to keep one team well somewliere witli me.' vaniKheJ among tho aud aw.iy " All right.' I saiil: 'where'll I charming und am pe Minna: and nat- ly to use oil the shod (luring tho bushes. meet you?' road when slippery. urally enough, ho was a happy man. It was more than two weeks before Toil see he leaves Hu: office iiImiiiI Show your sellislmess to your hired More than two miles of ilustv highcalled upon Minna again. Tho Joseph J an himr lx'fmu man anil lie will nIiow Ills selfishness to get through. way lay before him before the next risk of encountering that silent, unHouse He suggested the Trciuimt you. "Like Ivgeta like." clearing would be reache. L ami large canny old niuu uguin was too much fur t'liunge the feed often enough to at TdlO. mid 1 was there, prepared for tract of land thickly covered with his rulhur limited amount of courage. keep all sto.de with good apjictUos. the them re and a quiet lecture on into ncrub oak and pine crowded close Hut when thu moou wus noaring iu He had combined tin) two un hours. They will thrive better on less feed. Hut when upon tlie roadside. Occasional paths full unru more ho summoned up ull Au oeeasiiinul sprinkling of the stall several previous occasions. with a solution mafic of a jioiind of lie apH'ured he Kiid lie wanted me to and oiienings led out into Ihu wood- his determination and went lie full land un either side, hut in spile of thut ho must see Frauloio Yunzandt ill on a lady with him. copiHHiis anil four gallons of water will "One 1 knew quite well when I these the walk was decidedly lone- uguin in xpito of all the crazy iooplo be found lieucliciul. some, and so thought thu young fellow ill New Jersey. An experienced herder says thut whs a young man.' lie explained. Wo went out and started straight in question in spite of plciuwnt whenever a sheep goes off by itself itc lie dreaded his lonoly walk a good owner may be suiv tlmro is something for home. Mii'lehen thoughts of the however, und it was not much to dual, house.' is Ife She stopping at the whom he had just left. So he rather be wondered ut that he fortified himradically wrong with it. 1 Tlicro are men who consider it said, when spoke of it. wished lie could have company, though self with more than tho usual amount "I thought it strange that he should the cheaper to raise tlio barn every few wine. evening was a bright and moonlit of Herr Yunzaudt'e homo-inud- o nmile the llie have munure. the it draw out than to upimintincnt years one. mueh homo rireum-staneea for He s, started also at Tremont house under those They raise less crops each year. Suddenly, and without the slightest eurlier hour. but 1 said nothing. The best assimilated fowl is thut "Well, we went in and I was intro- previous warning, Joseph became conwhich tho apjieUto craves. The best It was tlie sumo story over again. An old Tlio old man wus feeding kecis the animal in such health duced with all due formality to my scious that he wa net alone. apparently on tho man. with long gray Heard was walkthat it at nil limns lias a brisk ap- mother and in.v sister. lookout fur him, at bo suddenly ap"The situation struck me as ludi- ing along by his side, though seempetite. peared at his side, lie still curried if some men get disgusted with crous anil I started to laugh, but tlio ingly Ignorant of hi proximity. the singular staff In his hand, and still and abundon It, so much the laugh died away. None of the three Tbe young man wondered mueh at refused to be distanced or to reply to sin-teven smiled. and in faith mother liuve who for those a better My iny shook hands with ine and iny moth- his presence there at that hour, but any remark addressed to him. As he business essential to human wants. er said she remembered me as a hoy, his company was decidedly welcome; turned off from tlio road he bockoned Iowa Farmer.. but hadn't seen much of mo lately. for, if the truth he told, Joseph was even more urgently than before for nervous a of temperaYoung fooling a triflo timid. his young companion to follow him. ment are easily frightened. Tlio only Then sho invited me to be seated. Uood evening, sir: if it Is not too Herr Vanzandl's wine was having "My, it wasn't a bit funny then, alway to prevent their "shying'' is to make them acquainted with tho curs, though I cun laugh over it now. I sat late," said be to the stranger with a considerable effect on Joseph' coure robes, umbivllas. bridges, white stones down and sho told one or two anec- view to being sociable. iige, and be felt as bold as a lion. So or whatever frightens them in such a dotes of my boyhood, ut which we ail The old man not tho slightest he unhesitatingly Lped out of tho kind, gentle manner that they will laughed a little. Then we four played attention to the salutation; he did not highway in obedieueo to the invitawhist for a while. When I finully reknow they arc not going to be hurt. if he had even heard it, for tion, and followed tbe singular madThose who look uimn fanning as tired 1 was courteously invited to eail spjieara ho kept walking along in the same man along through tbe bushes; but the ir feeliii" pretty only an ordinary occupation are mis- again. I went ubsorbed und silent manner. bund in his gripped firmly taken. As Prof. Wrighton remarks, small and doing a good deal of thinkWie gohls, mein Freund," said the butt of a revolver with which he agriculture is a born science. It is ing." Joseph in a little louder tone, think- had taken the precaution to arm him"Anil then?" asked his iinn;niniim. full of botany, zoology, geology and hie compauion might not under- self. made I "'I'hen of mind Unit up my chemistry, entomology. It is full iny ing The path conducted the strangely from the soil to tho growing plant, the mother was a most Indy stand English or was somewhat deaf; was there still no but he and life and bril that seed assorted a animul which sutler and limit tho sign my good pair some ten or fifteen reds ripening was hoard. Tlie old man only walkis the outcome. Into the thicket, and finally ended In girl." "And now?" ed along us quietly and unsociubly as a little opening among a cluster of Hints tv Housekeepers. "Now ns 1.; call I'm I again, going ever. r. low, dark pines. There tho remarkaUso kerosene oil to clean your have been going quite regularly for the looked at him even more ble guide came to a halt. Joseph last week. I enjoy their comiwny and Ho turned around and faced his comDanish red ants by keeping a small sharply than before, but ho could not propose to cultivate their acquaint- see anything about him to occasion panion where tbe moonlight fell most bag of sulphur in places they frequent. ance." The easiest way to clean rublier shoes And tho tho least alarm. Tbe silent old man strongly upon bis form and features, young mnn he was only of any kind is to rub them with vaso-linhat about -- - put un his coal und started not only made no offer to molest him and removed the Uio so he atdid As In ho wore. no more hut he young that way, any paid for his cur. A tenspoonful of suit dissolved in tention to him than ho would to a man storied baek with an cxclumaiion ono-ha- lf glassful of water is excellent of horror. The fencepost, if one had boon there. Oiling Vrntrlloqnist, to allay nausea in Tho thick, gray hair wus matted he was not a tramp, for sea a a During Evidently ventriloquist voyage Shabby leather chair seats, valises made friends with the engineer of the ho was and and of fairly soaked with blood, and a the glitter and bags ran bo brightened by rubbing was alowed to enter tho en- a gold charm crossed his vest-froand stream of it was beginning dark thin ship, whites of an them with the gine room. says London Tid Bits. He Zoiglor also observed that he walked to trickle down across tho pallid took a seat in tho corner, aud pulling with a stout staff, whose bead was features. It was a ghostly eight. To the stomach milk is a solid fiNid. his hut down over hia to carved into the semblance Joseph Zeiglcr had scarce1' noticed not a drink; it must bo eaten with a be lost in reverie. eyes appeared a cer- grotesquely Presently and nil this when it seemed to him as if never of IhHt nr a and human his feulurcs skull, slowly sipped, spoon tain part of tho machinery began to old mans flesh suddenly dropped drunk like wutcr. the The engineer oiled it. and were pale, even to ghastliness. or. a knife with a squeak. from him and dissolved in the Keep a elusp-kniTho taciturn walkod away stranger along went about his usual duties. In tlio handle different from tiioso in common com we of before his very eyes. foe nearly a mile, and, pule a few minutes the squeaking by his side uso. for tho solo pui'ixiso of peeling was a bleached and instant For brief a to him several heard the and Joseph spoke though again, engineer onions, and so avoid tho flavor and odor rushed, oil can stood there in the skeleton whitened in German to both and lime lubricate in hand, English, he of them where it is neither cxjveetod the same returned could not even attract his attention. flood uf moonlight, then the separathe spindle. Again nor desired. to his mst. but it was a few min- Then he suddenly turned down a ing bones foil in a confused heap at The value of starch as a drying agent utes until the samo only old spindle was narrow Hint loil off among the his feet witli a sharp, dry re llie. is nut fully appreciated: on louder ever. than squeaking Tlio fictitious courage born of Herr tlio Hud disappeared on bushes it is lnrgely used by lnnimfueturer of "Ton found tho thing!" he yelled. in the shadows. right, wine vanished in an inYaiu.ndi's and baking powders. eimreetiouei'y It. is bewitched !" thu horrible sigliL With a at will liml it cffeutual stant Much mystified, Zoigler walked rapThu More oil was administered, hut tho in keeping table salt from lumping, if and when he again Hhrick uf terror Joseph turned and engineer began to Iks suspicious as to idly homeward, fleil from llie grisly phantasm, aud ha only oii'i pail be used with lull of thu its cause. Soon tho spindlu began to called upon his bolovod a few evenKilt, flapped hands will be less ho made some inquiries la never SiHckencd his headlong pueo till behind ings Inter, if after washing they are squeak again, and. slipping up ho found himself on one uf the silent mutter. Hut Herr the to tlie tho ventriloquist, engimvr squirted regard rubbed with jmwdercd thoroughly or no knew ono half a pint of oil down the joker's answering at streets ut Kgg Ilurhor City. Btiiii'h. 1he next morning hu headed ulillle back. man's No the all to young description. Stockings should fit sinrsithly. There -"tiinl said diThere." he. in hush out in the lived one that pindlo exploring parly, aud conducted them is no inoi-- frequent ciiiisu of callous won't squeak any more." und there wero no paths there through tlie bushes tiil they reached rection, iifllietions of cords and other the places, lending nowhere the little circle of pines Unit had shut feet than except cuttle-track- s, stockings, that lie Moms People Never Learw. in the horror of tho night before. in pnrticulur. lu I'lvascs under or around tho fool. It is surprising how wilin' nple will Tho fair Mina soon engrossed Lying there among the leaves and Whatever economy it is necessary to continue to use things iu daily lifo practice, do not resort to the folly of without Joseph's attention, however, so tho rubbisli they found the bleaching any utleinjit to learn liw prfq-crl- y and close making over stockings, leaving in the queer old man was entirely forgotten. bones of u man's skeleton; to uso them. There is. fur whoso feet those inevitable huiil seams which slick a beside morn no walking about the affair lay the man who cun never learn He thought are sure to chuso tlio wearer siiffering nnd to a was mimic skull, knob on his out set ho return that till heavy night how to sharpen his ruur. the woman and nnnoynneo. or rather the next morning. Tor it was an angle of which still clung a few Never throw away the pieces of who winds her watch tlio wrong way, who do not know tnnl the considerably past midnight gray hairs. li.niou lifter th'y have Ki-squeezed. the people Tho eruuiuin had been crushed in tho suine apot Zoiglor of starting the principal trains on about At lime in for cornu will handy removing They ono side as if by a torribio blow on of distime the tho different thunderstruck was railroads and by suddenly lliu hands from and other the stains in mails advertised is 11") u bludgeon, uud there was no tho the from old man thut in mysterious salt, they will closing articles. Dipped covering scour eopHr kettles nicely, and re- ncwsjuijK'i's, the pcoidc wlm Mow on was again walking ut his side. How trnco of the glittering gold chain move stains from brass' work. They the gas. the folks who juuii llie wrong ind whence ho rnnio, Joseph could not worn by Zeigler's slriingu companion will take stains anil dirt and odor from way from ii moving car. tlie unfortun- explain: the first he know tlie old man of tho preceding evening. The staff, as nothing else will. ates who urc always gelling left or was there. As before, all efforts to a few shreds of cloth, and the trees, 1 mils and kcttlra The odur of fish and onions can thus be suffering injury nr long pini"rty be attract his attention were useless, were nil that remained to toll of sumo; cause of luifiiiiiiliarity witli things they removed easily. that hail been a man. same rift llie At bushes tho thing through ought to know. hoi-se- JJjrelujf. -- Farm Notr. Ilye and barley sown together make Thu remains were taken away and given a ilciDiit burial. but noth ing further was ever discovered in reWhose they were gard to them. roiiid never be ascertained. Wi other uii insane inurJcrer had taken thin uwful way to glide tbe world to his victim's biidy, ir whether the spirit of tlm murdered man himself hud returned from its abode in the unknown und mystery-shadowe- d future to point out his mortal remains for iulurini-nt- , will probably never be h known. tried in vuin to fiuil out the iileuliiv of the singular man who conducted him to that midnight scene of horror on that pleasant moonlight night; und if it was nut a man, what was it? - y- Most farmers Ainerieaa ('ultivuU)r: know that young niiinials grow faster from tho food consumed than they do after they puss their mvoiiiI year. With pigs and slnvp h shinier time sufliivs 1o uttain limit of profitable growth. The meat of IuiiiIm is higher in prico mid lias cost its owner less to produee. Sheep for breeding may le kept live years. After that they. loo. should lie fattened, us keeping lunge!' will result ill more or less dying every year from : indigestion. ns their led h Ikvmiiicihiiii'. Vomig hugs thiw weigh loll to god nmmls tind ready sale, mid ut hotter prices per luitnlivil than the overgrowth jNirkers starved one year, when there is most prolit iu good feeding, and fattened the next when there is leust. ihe old mnn tu.lJnnly lopp"l, und fur ' iIhi f.r-- l tin,.; liKiked at his sminiwhut ln.iiplsd. inn) fair bs a hlv, aiiinni'd cnu.naniui). it was a piercing i W lib curls of llie gulden rod's h ,i, gl.iui'c, if u.ily a momentary one, nml And like shy iiiyosutis, I'M"' h iiu'.iivil that his even hud a dim Keliisiing ilu ky' deep pl.uspliurcM'cnt light :im of siiiuuMi'riiig A like the Ming of a wild biel. in their dnptlui. Tiioti ho I'leur Mini Ktteet fnuii the t"p 'f Its tree. li ii I'liliLc tlie eagisl nun's thrsnudv tanicil Oil his heel, wa.ki'il rapid'y off t ( f lunging oner mure to through thu bushes and disappeared as i'cfure. A liiiigii like the soft gurgling r: le l or rcasuns that Zciglcr could not t if the hnak in the meadow. Unit ikiws In sinuous curves thru' the willos-- . li.,ve explained even tu himself, he . Aud uiimiiiirs a smg as il goe-il nothing io unyutm of this second A uumtli like red nM'half q i,. I d uiicoiintar with Ihu To whisprr of love uud rurr-- s. Hilt when next he returned Miangiii'. llus this wee. winsome, rure lift umidcu. from YanJuiit.'s he kept close watch Sent by tuareu to intufort uinl Ics. in order to see where the old inau Illlog "111' loM'. ni mo from should he again intrude upon liim. It was all in vain. WHAT WAS IT? Hefure he knew it, his silent com- ion was once mure at his side und pan A iimiiiK'r of years ago tlicro was lie was Hunt! the wiser astu whence he employed in uno of tho largo wine came. Ja spite uf liis watchfulness laaiiufucturing houses ut Fgg Harbor thu first thing ho knew the old man City n bi u;y young frliuw ot (ieriimn was there. dusciTl, named Joseph cigler. Hal Thoroughly terriiaw' Zoigler broke us aoiui'tiiacs happens lu (lcr:ii:ui iii'u a sharp run in tu leave him c to tio-of sti ii:t young men us well as in llie rear. The old man nut or turned Amci'icuii parentage, Joseph was ill his liciiii and apparently wus perfectly love. i. f his unwilling companion s Two or three cvnuiug every week ignorant ho still kept his p!ucu existence, would thistlci'iilcd ymm; lieulschcr beside him.yet stopped bliorl ill Joseph walk four miles out into tlio bush In lho the old man did tho sumo. ruud; cull upon a pretty, yellow-haire- d Finding ho could not gel rid of his Frauieln who answered to tin name uf remarkable companion Joseph made M iima Van .and t, and to whom he the 'oul of him, but liis steps to be married as sihip as lie wai wure for he was much alarmed. able to support a family. So it is not He didrapid nut like thu singular muiincr a groat source of wonderment that it uf tlio stranger und ut unco decided was often well along toward morning he must lie insane. that before ho finally entered tlio lilllo As on tbe furmor occntiioii, the old room at Kgg Harbor where at present man stopped and gave Joseph a piercho wa lodging. ere he louk from his MARJORIE. FRIENDS. Tbitf llrouffht Thought Unt Youth to Ills MUMS "'Hie old gentleman pMyed a queer trick on me llie oilin' night. " he said, It as ho iit liis cigar afler dinner. awkwuril forme ut lirst. bu wus 1 thing after all. guess il was a to thiuk I had "You know 1 done myself mi injustice if I did not go to tlii theater iibuiil five or six nights u week. Mnyhe it wa-n- 't always the theater, but if it wasn't that It was a Tlis Chen pest Meal. r OLD FATHER'S Tbf liitrotlurtioa hoH' of rowanl. nt ' HIS a. had warned her that she had only ten days more of liio. She sent for her children to bid them good-bwhich she proceeded to do with much calmness, but with the air of one who had not the slightest doubt that she was already dying. Her friends attempted to reason with her and to point out the folly of placing such perfect confidence In a dream, but all to no purjiose, for the lady persisted in asserting that she would depart from earth on such a day and exactly at a certain hour. Her pastor remonstrated with her, and even brought the severest censure to bear on her superstitious credulity, and at last Mrs Hyrnes ceased to speak of the matter, so that her family had begun to think that she had conquered her fancy. She continued in excellent health and purauod her dally life; but just before tlie hour she had predicted sho sought her children and bade them good-bthen, seating herself quietly r, in an expired just as the hour was struck. The phyelciuns declare that her death was duo solely' to her imagination. y, y, arm-chai- A thnl .WooCy. Ntury ' Those who have heard Ur. Moody tollnhe story of his life will appreciate this from the Boston Transcript: The picture of llie .small boy. Moody, leaving his home because the funds ot tho family were too straightened to support them all comfortably; his departure for the ploco la tho country which his brother bud obtained for him, there to do tlie work nuedud on a farm, his homesickness and despair, and bis sitting down by tho way to have a good cry theso are the shadows. Tbe light thrown on tho canvas man who caino from the made a point of giving ii cent to every . new boy who urrlved in the town. Tho h cent was givon, one uf the ionad, generous unes, und so bright and shining that it looked to the childs eyes like gold. But better fur than tlie coin was the act of this same man, when he gently lifted the boys cap and laid his hand upon his head, giving him a hearty Klod bless you. The action of mind on mind is mystical, infinite. Who can compute the result of that blessing on Hie youthful head? Mr. Hoochor has well said, Men neod brotherhood and sympathy as much as they need the loaf. The mouI Is often hungrier than the body, and no shop can soil it food. kind-heart- old-fas- A Qsrrr Bird. During a visit to Now Zealand Dr. Frlstedi, succeeded In obtaining a specimen of tho quaint aud almost extinct kibl bird. The bird is somewhat like an ostrich, but only tho size of. a crow; it has no wings at all, and is short-lripc- d covered with feathers. Another peculiarity about tho kihi is tho fact that its ogg is d of its body. He larger than also succeeded in bringing homo some Maori skulls, which are difficult to obtain, on account of the manner in which tho natives bury tlieir dead. When the bodies have been so long in tlio ground that all the flesh has fallen from tho skeleton, they unearth them and carry them into the interior of tho forests where they are deposited in natural eaves which are very difficult tu find. Any one discovered with one is sure to be killed. fur-lik- e, ono-lhir- Dow a oa raid, young woman ot Athen s Ga., detects tho presence instantly of any feline that enters the room where site is' Sho need not seo or hear tho animal wlion it enters but has Intimation of its disagreeable presence by strange sensations that sho invariably experiences when she is brought into contact with a cat and sho entertains an unconquerabli) repugnance to thea animals A |
