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About the House. LITTLE SUNBEAMS. Her cheeks are twin blush roses. Her brow Is very fair, And the sunbeams are eataoglsd In the mesheii ot her hair. Her lipsâ€" O, rare carnations. Perfect to behold, Tou are not half so beautiful With all your red and gold. ' A lake that mirrors only The blueness of the skies, r will liken to the glory Slumbering in her eyes. Ber dsunty feet like daisies Go dimpling through the grass. And the fairies haste to kias them Where'er they stray or p&sa. The sea-shell tint of pearl and pink Has touched each little band â€" O, all the world were desolita Should we lose them from the land. Her childish song and prattle To our soul such raoture brings. Tii« vei^ air is musical As witb a sound of wings. Crcwn her. O royal summer With your blossom gems. And "winter, jewel her pathway With your diadems I Our little Jiappy sunshine. Treasure from above. Keep her. Our Heavenly Father Safe in Thine anus of love. THE WIATS OF BOYS. " It isn't a fakbit of mine to make more remarks about my nei^bors and their ways thui I can really help." ex- claimed Mra. Prutt. oae evening, "but the way Mra. Jotiea ia bringing up that •on of ter's, ia not for the beat. Not to say that she doa't pay atteatioa eu- oogb to him, for she is altogether too [Mirticular about little earth stains wiiich soap and waiter will readily re- move. Why, to-day she whipped him because he had played in the street and was consequently covered wiub dust ; but w>hen. later on. he told her a delib- erate falsehood it passed unheeded. Is tl»t a proper way to bring up either boy or girl f I wonder what kind of a man he will make?" There are many mothers, who if they keep their children faultlessly clean and neat, think their duty done. They forget that the little ones have char- acters for which the mothers must lay the foundations. One little fellow the writer bas in mind is most particular that neither spot or speck shaJI mar his neat clothes or linen. He is. in fact, s modal to whom mothers of other little boys point in striving to make them careful. It is indeed a pleasure to see the little fellow so careful, but bis mother is ready to punish or scold him for the slightest spot or rip. Yet she permits him to tell her doubtful stories, answer b«r saucily and keep whatever he finds (f) which, needless to say, is quite too frequent. She never investigates into these affairs, which appear trifling enough now, but who knows intowlhat they will develop? Is it not the very same as cultivating such traits.f It is encouraging t±iem. at least. Disobedience is his main fault. When 1» was little of course his every whim was bixmored, and whatever he did and said was " cute. " WThen, finally he be- came too unruly, it was too " Late to mend." Whippings, scoldings, threat- enings â€" all were of no avail. If now his first disobedience had been pun- ished he would remember that his par- ents were the masters, but as it is now. he must always have his way. or trouble follows. Whippings should never be advocated. Such form of pun- ishment should not be resorted to by enlightened parents, and it would never liftve to be done if they would show tlheir authority before the little one ia ttoee or four years old. If one can control a ohild then, it can safely be Mid that he will always be obedient. A whipping \a most humiliating after tSliat o^. and is always remembered bv tihe child with indignation. 9ome moth- ers need never resort to any form of punishment, for a mere look is enough to show the children that thoy must obey. Even holding the hands of a tinv babe firmly when he shows temper will soon quiet Mm. One needs to rule with firmness, and yet love must be uppermost. Children should never be promised t4»t which cannot be given them ; neither should lies be told to them. It is surprising how soon they will take example. It is a true and hnppy moth- er wiBo ha.1 the implicit confidence of her children, even after they are grown. It is the parents' duty to teach Bbeir children to have reispect for oth- ers. A saucy, impudent child is moet disagreeable, and very often must be tolerated by Its parents' frieniLs for the take of the friendship. Many a mother. TOlthlar than hear of one fault in her cWld. would saoriCioe the liest of friend- ships. This occurs very often, and it is decidedly foolish. No ohild is perfect and it certainly does not help him to overcome any of his u^rly trait.s when his mother encoura^;e« them in sluoh ii manner. The children, too, should be permitted to fight their owo battles. It Is only natural for a niotiher to think M«t her boy is right ajid the iieighlwr's boy is wrong, bu*- for all thot let th.< boys quarrel and come to blows if they please, without the mothers' interfer- ence. If they come inlto the house and complain it is better to keep bh*»m in uid silence their cou^ilaiats. than to nw* out and ' fight " for them. Such actions on the part.<i of mothers have caused mliOB ill feeling «nd strife be- tween neig'&bors and friends. Children will quarrel, no ma:tter woo or what titaey are, but their di^iagreements w<oald seldom amount to muciu if settled among toemselves. .\nrttlner thing which would be of benefit to thlB hoy and his mother would be to t^oh him housework. Possibly idle making of cakes and pies would jxd be of use, out the ordinary work about the house oaji be done as well by boys aa by gfirls. Of coarse if there axe girls in the_ family a boy would resent wash- ing dishes or scrubbing a floor, but wilv>re one weary woman with a number of big boys around most do all ber work they should be taught to help ber. One of the loveliest of men â€" a re- fined, patriotic grentlemiuâ€" was tau^fht by his mother when he was but a little boy to do 'houseowrk. She never was a strong vroman, and, when this boy was not more thian fourteen years old, she died, leaving to his amil his father's care an infant. The boy Irom that time kept bouse for his father, doing wash- ing, ironing, (taking and all. He was looked upon by friends anil neighbors as a marvel : but bis father was a poor man and help could be ill afforded, so the boy took up the work cheerfully. To know that he succeeded one needs only to see and talk to Ms brother, now a fine, manly youn^ fellow, whnoi he reared. 'To-day he is a well-to-do, re- spected citizen, supporting his father in his old age, and happy with a charm- ing wife and family. No one need aay that boys cannot learn housework. They do not neces- sarily become effeminate ; instead they will learn enough to help themselves when there Is no one else to do for thiem. In our big cities there are thou- sanda of young men who live away from home. Most of tbeoa cannot thread a needle or sew on a button ; as a rule, s man with thread and needle in his hands ia as helpless looking as an in- fant. If the laundry where their cloth- ing is washed does not do their mend- ing, or unless some kind-hearted land- lady takes pity on them, they must either wear ragged and buttonlwis clothes or buy new. This ia a matter which every mother ought to attend t.o. for aHM will not always be with her boy. and. like aa not. he may marry a woman who either knows not how to mend or can le.ss whether it ia done or not. THE MOTHER'S VACATION. Most moUiBrs hare a notion that the bouse and home would come to ruin if they were to leave it for one or two weeks, so they staiy at hone from one year's end to another. Each member of the family, the father included, prob- ably goes off on a visit or on some tour aa soon as the work will permit, but no one seems to think that the mother needs a vacation. It may be her own fault that they think so, for she may have grown into the belief that her family could not exist withbut her presence, and she has probably im- pressed the idea upon them. What wtiuld they do if sh«» were taken help- lessly ill ? They wx^iUd simply htive to get along, that is all. So. too. while shp Ls away enjoying herself they will find some way out of the difficulty. Leave the work to the girls for a week or two: bani«h all care, and go away somewhere an I see new sights and faces. If the famil.v at home misses the familiar face they will no doubt ap- freciate its owner when she returns, n that WTW it will do good all round. V twxvweeks vacation will be of vast benefit to the wearv. over-worked moth- er and possibly add years to lw»r life. Yonng people may be thoughtlessir ."elfish where their naother is roncerne<i. because she h.xs always given up her pleasures for them : but if they could only know how much good it would do their mother they would give up .some of their plea.snres that she might enjoy a vacation. " Mother, home, and heaven." ia a beautiful motto, but we want mother in the home, not in heov- en. so long as we cam help It. JAPANESE COOKERY. Ragout of Wild Duck.â€" Draw the birds, put an union inside and .skewer slices of bacon over the breast, pour a little water in the pan. and bake half an hour. Carve each duck into eight pieces and lay th«ni aside while you make a thin brown sauce sufficient to cover them : add a minced onion, a bay leaf, the pieces of duck and th» gravy from the dirii and pan, and simmer gently until the birds are tender. Add half a pint of muabrooms and two ta- bleapoonfuls of .shperry. and serve with a border of fried bread. Grouse Saladâ€" Take a large, rather deep plelter. and in the bottom lay washed, dried and nicely shredded, crisp lettuce ; on this arrange symmetrically the Joints ot a grouse roasted rare : garniah with hard boiled eggs, and serve with a dressing made as follows: Beat until smooth the yolks of two eggs, mix with them two tablespoon- fuls each of finely chopped tarragon- chervil and shallots, a teaspoonfuT of salt and half as much pepper, witb a little sugar; to this add gradually 12 tablespoonfuls of oil and four of Chili or tarr;igon vinegar. This sauce should be smooth and thick. Grilled Ducks.â€" Cut the duck open down the back and flatten the breast- bone. Rub the duck with salt and pep- per and put it on a gridiron. Have a bright, clear fire and cook to a nice browu. A delicious sauce tor eating ducks may be made by heating a tj:on- erous teaspoonful of djy mustard mto a tumbler of currant jelly. Young Ducks Fried.â€" Cut the ducks into six pieces each, wash each piece and roll in flour, sprinkle salt and pep- l>er and a tiny bit of dry mustard over each, and then dip in a beaten egg and bread crumbs and fry in butter to a nice brown. Slice some small to- matoes and fry in the same dish with the ducks. Put the pieces of duck in the center of a heated dish and place the tomatoes around them. Meanwhile cook some French peas, and m.iJce a border around the tomatoes. Scatter chopped parsley over the whole, and serve. JAPAN PROTKOTS RAILWAYS. It has happeoe<l in Europe that indi- viduals have thrown thenvselves before an iidvanciog train in th? ho^)e of re- covorl'ng substantiaJ daaiages from the railroad comtNUiies. In Jaoan such an attempt would be futile. 'Pbe Jnpnjte«> argue, thnt since the train cannot get out of the way. meet taiuit, and the la- ther of a chilld killed by an enginvtwas fined heavily for allowing his child to cros-s th« Ime while a train waa ap- proaching. In a like mjoiner the own- er of a cow was punished fur oil lowing th.^ bovine to rommitt suicide by charg- ing an expceaa. PREP.UUNG FOB MARKET. 3Cuch of the profit which should be denvwd from the poulftry industry or fruDi the leaser flacks of the average farmer is annually lost, either through a greater or leas degree of ignorance cooceming the requirements of the poultry market or through oeglect of minor details. The weekly moxfcet re- ports give ample evidence of the lack of method or thoroughoesN. t>oth in the rearing of poultry and in the final preparatioo for market. The incuba- tor ia filled or the bens are set with eggs that have nothing to recommend them but the <«Tnp lA name of eggs. The process of incubation goes on and tht chicks aje tmm into the world to fight life's bajttlies aa beat they can. Having lived a brief life of neglect. and perhaps starvation, they are hus- tled off to the market, often without a thought OS to thoit real fitneaa for the purpose for which they are intend- ed. Aa a direct result of such neglect. the markets are dull and pruws are low-, not because tliere is an overpro- duction of poultry, but because the quality of the stock is such aa tt» bet- ter class at coosamiers will not use at any price. The stock goes slowly to the medium and poorer ola^ies of buy- era at low prices, while the better claas- es ahim the market until they are sat- isfied that good poultry may be ob- tained. Leaving the question of "how to start market poultry" for future consideration, we will present a few thoughts ielativ« to feeding, and then pass on to the final preparation for market. During the period oif growth the chicks should be fed liberally of such materuiil as will not tend to fat- ten, but will aid in the highest degree to develop bone, muscle and feathers. Cracked com. wheat, bran, cooked veg- etables, screenings, table scrape and same animiil food in variety make good rations for them during this period. Aa the time for marketing draws nigh. a change in the mode of treatment aa w^U 13 a change of food ls required. The quickiy-fatted poultry is alway.s the most tender and juicy, and as it is also a matter of economy to fatten 13 quickly art possible, all efforts sbouLd now be directed to that end. It ia no longer necessary that they should have the bodily exercise so essential to fowla and chicks that are intended for a longer life. About two weeks previous lo slaughtering they should be confined in auiall coops. An excel- ii'ni arrangement is to have a long auiif>ariment coop, so that four or five may be put in each compartment.. Smaller coops should aJ»o be provuled, so that any quarrei.some individuals may be pla«>d in solitary confiuem<^nt. Fighting, quarrelaome or restless fowls or ouicks do not fatten well. In or- der that the best results of the fat- tening process may be ublainfd it is neceis-«iry that the fowls be kept per- fMstly quiet. The coops should there- fore be placed in a position as will pri'V«it the uuuates Irom seeing any of thf outside poutry. :md thev should be visited only at meal limes. U the coops be kept in semi-darknees it wLI be all th^ better, though it will be ni-o«»sary to adxuit more light while feeding conixueal contains more fal- pruducmg qualities in proportion to the cost than any other article, and this .should form the bulk of the food during the prooe.ss of fattening. Fowls will eat mor* of it. however, if it is offered in various forms. Mix the meal with waier for one day's feed, and the mext day mix it with milk. Occas- ionally give a small quantity of oook- vegetabjes with it. and oncw a day feed a jittle beef scraps or other ani- mal food. Add salt in about the same proportion aa you wouUl tor table use. If some condiment, such as aromatic seeds or cayenne [Hjpper is mixed with the feed it will increase the appetite anil promote the health of the towLs, and impart a de^Iicate and most agree- able flavor to their flesh for the table. Fresh aii .and pure water are indispensable. The feed must be clean and sw«»t. Feed only what they will I eat up clean, begiuumg in the morning aa soon as the towis are able lo see. and give four maaJs a dayâ€" the la^ one an late in the evening aa they can see. Alvsoluto cleanliness i« neoesaary ajid the coops should be constructed with this end in view, A good pl:m is to provide extra floors for th>' coops in such a way as will a.llow ihtuu to be removed for cleaning and afterwards shoved in place again. They must be cieitned once a day. and it a small quantity of litter is scatter- ed over the floor it will aid much in keeping them clean. No roosts are ue- ccsHji ry . Thv- slaughtering .should be done as .•sjoii as the poultry is iu prime condi- lioji. I'o continue the feeding after Ihia condition is reached will |je at a risk and a loss of toiHl I h:ul would ma- teria' ly diminish thv.> profiles of the en- terprise. Any coagulation of bltwd in the veins would tend to discolor the uieal, ht'nce the killiivg .should be done in such a way as lo cause the blood to flow freii'lj;. I'he most humaue meth- od of killing should be employed. It the heads axe to be left on. the l)el- Icr plan is to cut oft ihi" main arter- ies iu the roof ot the mouth or upper part of the throat, but this should al- ways be done by tbu.se who thoroughly understand the work. If the beiids are not to be left on. the block and hatcht-t are the liest in^tiumouts tor slaughtering. Poultry looks lxittern.nd often cmumands a higher price if it is picked dry tb:m if scalded. The natur- al appearaniv and plumpuens will also Lie laugvr v>re.served if it is dry-picked. To have poultry well-dreased. preserv- ing its naturiiil color and freshness is a matter of great iiuportiince as a tac- lor in deteruiiiiiiig prices and .securing prompt sales. I'hc extra paius taken to make the stock look as attractive aa possible are generally repaid iu a substantial manner. Wk^her poultry is to Iw .scalded or dry-picked, the soon- er it is done lU'ter killing the better In eitb«r case remove the feathers aa quickly aa possible, beginning at the head and pulling thv'>m ott backward aad not downward, .so thai the .skin may not be torn. Boxes ar« prefera- ble to barrels for shipping poultry, dn they can be arranged in more attractive layers and shown to a better advantage Even trifles like these seem to some times attract more and better buyer"' A careful study of the business of mar- keting poultry would be the means o( convincmg producers and ship[>ers tha,t it IJea within their power to materially enhanoe the vailue of their commodity and iocxeaae their praiit-a. BiriLDtNG AN ICE HOUSE. In buiiding an ice house this chief points to be considered are the exclu- aiun of air from under or around the body of ice, proper ventilation over the ice, a broken line of conductivity of heat, proper surface drainage around the ice house, too little or too great uai! of sawdust and sufficient spouting to catch and carry away the drip of the ice house roof. Any Lirtle crack that admits at the inflow of warm air will soon play havoc with a body of ice. Hence water-proof paper ahould interline the waila so as to exclude ev- ery possible chanoe for the admission of a current of air. By a broken line of conductivity ia meant a perfect apace of dead air. the space extending from all to plate and throug-h the cor- nera. So that if the house is conatmct- ed by wnakirjg twin wa.lls, these walla shall not touch except at the top and Iwttom. Any one who can appre- ciate the importatoce of this fact may have hia doubts removed by laying one ^td of a scamcling on the ice and then allowing the other end to stick out through the wail into the air. This is the point of chief difference in the construction of a ice house and a silo. The silo only requires that the air be excluded, while the ice house requires the exclusion of both beat and air. If there be too much sawdust placed around ice, it ia 1 labia to ferment and develop heat to auch an extent as to melt the ice. Many a novice in put- ting i^> ice has tost his crop In this way. Four inches of .sawdust or chaff is sufficient to place under the ice, and eight inches is suffiiient on the sides of a house with a single wall, and four inches in case of a twin wall, and in case of a tripl«? wall there need be no sawdust except at the top and bottom. A twin wajl ia made by boxing the studding on both p'ates and sills so that they sbu'U alternate with each other. iSvo by six may be used, and they may be placed two feet apart. Twelve-ini'h bourda will an.swer for plates and sills. This permits each studding tc project two inches past the center of the waU and prevents the air current from setting. The studding must be prepared with waterproof pa- per and th«ii ceiled. The triple wall IS made similarly b ywidening ihesills and plates and introducing another wall. In the weLtAmt of a door for a farm ice house, we prefer to have the door in the gable end and cliuxb into the Ux house by uieaivt of a ladder. This obviates ajl danger of melting by air leakage and insures the taking down of the ii» layer by layer A lit- tle compound pulley bung to the raft- ers will enable any man to lift 250 pounds of ice at pleanuxe and drop it trum the door to the ground. The iiv must be elevated into the house with horse power, which is easily done by iMU'king the ice wagon under the house door, then placing a chute, one end iu the wagon, the other in the dour. Deliver the ioe to the chute by hand, ihvit run a rope Iwbind the bottom cake, extending it properly over pul- leys, and a horse will sliile three or four cakes up (hd chute at a time. For a dairy of ten cows it requires alH>ut iM pounds of ice a day. For a fam- ily retrigenuor it requires about twt»nty-tive pouiida a day tor drink- ing water, making a total daily con- sumption ot 30U pounds. I'be shrinkage of ice amounts to about forty per cent. The period in which ioe is used runs over about 120 days. It there- fore appears that a »pace for about eighteen tons ot ice will be required tor ordinary puri>oses. A building twelve feet square and ten feet high will afford this .sp;ioe. including toe poi-king room for sawdust. VENTILATION 0VEH1K)NE. Within the limits of my experience, the warning to ventilate the cow stable is about on a par with ihi great anx- iety ot soma writers that dairymen should not over-teed their cows, writes L. S. Hardin. We might as well warn men not to be too good, too honest or too cleanly in their baliits. for tear that th<-y might l>ecome ianatics on these subjects. To be sure, ciome cow stables need ventilating, but should the whole root be taken off such stables, and the cows exposed to the starry heavens, that would not remove the filth from those .stables. We are told that nuiulvrs of ;iir shafts two or three feel in the clear should extend from the floor up over the cows' tmcks and out at the roof, with other ventilators eouiing from outside at the flour and opi'niiig over the cows' Ixu^ks tor fresh air. Thiis I presujue. presupposes an air- tight, hermetically sealed cow .stable, the upproxiiuiiitiou to which I have uever seen unless it was iu a stone basemi,"«n under ground, where cows should never be put. My notion is that cowa .should stand on a flour well drained and dry. with pCeaiity ot good, ilry Ivddiug, and (he stable kept dean; and there should be .space enough alxjve the cows for .aniptle breathing room. If I saw a man fijlling his stable with ventilators 1 would .susp«vt he intend- ed leiiving the ilroppiiigs ot the cows to lie in the stable fur a week at a time. The hire»l m;m would certainly ihiuk that way and aot accordingly. Tberi' is .such a thing :ia making eouveniout in this world. COPl'KR C'OINS FOR RUSSIA Tlh? Biriuuigham miitl ba.s just re- ceive<l a huge order from (he Russian GovernnioiW for copper ooijts. The to- t.a.1 numlier ot coin.s requirml is over 70.000.000. The coins, which consist of three, two, one. h«,lf and qu.trtea:-ko- ix-ck pieivs, are alre>vdy being struck off. MISS ZELMA RAWLSTOS. A CHARMING SOUBBETTB WHO AV- TRACTS LABGE ADDIENCBS. !the TcUa •â- â- MtklBS cT tk« Bar* W«rt| aeeeMorT (• liak« a itBcceural A rti s l i â- oay Break â- â- Â«â-  Vatfer ike Mranaâ€" Ab lateresUac thai Wltk a TUcsravk From the Quebec Taiegraph. Tho^e who have acteitded the per- formance at the .Academy of Miude this weA, will readily concede thaS Mias Zrima Rawlston is one of tbM brightest soubrettes on the stage. She ia a olever musician and a charming singer, and as an impersonaLor shows a talent conaderably above the aver- age. 6t)e has winning ways, a mia- chevoua fwinkie in her eye, and i| •.•aptivating nianner Her magnetism for drawing large audiences is not alone confined to the stage, as she ia possessed of a character which is plek»> mg to come in contact with. It is full of good nature, amiable qualities, ana a cnann that endears her to all thoo* who have been so fortunate as to haw made ber acquaintance. A Telegraph representative hod the pleasure of aa Lnterviisw with Miss Rawlston whicb resulted in a biographical sketch of hex life being published in these columns on Saturday. During tile course ol the interview. Miss Rawlston let oufe a aecret. which .she consented to allow: the Telegraph to make public. For many years she tias devoted the baall part 01 ber time to study, some- times practising at the piano aiona for 10 hours a day. It is not iheirefore astonishing, that undec a strain of thia kind, she began tofeal the effects upon her nervous oonstiti^ tion. She ia of a robust build, and a^ parentty strong physique, and stood th« strain without interiupting ber studies, until she had perfected that which abm dexired to accomplish. Like many oth- er artists who have gone before, she completed her work, graduated witb the bighedi honors, and prepared to en- ter upon her stage career. The reoo- tion of over study, and long hours, soon began to tell upon her. and although it did not interfere witb her climb- ing the ladder of fame aa an actreoh she very soon became cognizant of tba fact that she was suffering from a strain on the nerves, which threatened soocer or later to ruBUit seriously to her health. Her sufferings >iid not inr terfere witb her engagements, but pr^ vented ber from participating in pleo^ ure of any kind. The nervousness in- creased to suob an extent that she be- came a victim to insomnia, and slow« ly her digestive powers gave otit. and she was fast becoming a chronic suf- ferer from nervous debility. Aft^r try- ing many remedies and presi'riptions. she one ilay read an advertisement in one of the daily papers referring to the complete recovery of a similar caea as her own. with the aid of Dr. Wil- liauia' Pink Pills, ts^ had tried so many patent remedies t^t she almost despaired of trying any more. Some- thing seemed to influence ber to test this preparation, and she ventured to purchase one box ot the piJls. Before she had used halt of them, she be^n to feel an immediate improvement m her condition, and by the time she had used twx> or three Iwxes, t»h«? was a different wuman entirely, and to-day there are few actresses who display a better ex- ample of perfect health than our repre- sentativ?" found Miss RawJston in when he called upon her last: week. The sulj- ject was suggested bv our reporter sew- ing a box of the Pink "Pills in Miss Rawt- ston's poeses.sion. 'I always carry them with n>B." she said, "ami would not be a day without tbein; although I donot takethem reguJarly. 1 f ind them a very Ijcneficial stimulus for one in our pro- fe<»si<ui. If Che assertion of the benefit which these pills have worked upon me will do the public any good. I am per- fectly willing thiit my name should be mt«ntioned, and that the facta should be given to the public." Miss Rawlston's permanent address la in care of her manager, Mr. Tom Mo- iiuin* Room 5. Standard rheatrs Buiild- ing. New York City. 11 DISTRIBUTING THE MAIL. ae lurMcal »t tkr Mt4aa t'aatiNitsa. Any one who has known what it Mi to wait day after day in some out-of- tbe-world nook for letters which wer^ all the time safely reposing in suinal neglected comer of a sleepy pusloffioe* can appreciate the story that is told of Lord Wolseley by Mr. Nourse, who was with Her Majesty's forces through the Sudan camptvign. At Koni Nourse went into the past- office to look for some lettera Tba ix»tniast«r was a native, and not muixU used to handwriting. He made a su- [lerficial ex;uuvn:Uiou ot a big pile ot letters and paih^rs, and tuiid there waa nothing for the applicant. Nourse asked lo see the pile of letters, and while he was looking theiu over a man with nothing to designate his rank came into the office. He look in th4 situation at a glauc^e. "Let's clear this thing out." he said. They jumped on the counter and pro- .â- eeded to "clear it out" by first bun- dling out the post mast t\r. Then they l<egan a careiul examination ot the I>ostotfii-e, and foimd it congested with mail tor the .army. 'ITiey searched ew- ery nook and cranny, throwing ihe let- ters for eai"h regiiuent into a ilifferent pile, and heaping up all the newspa- pers in the centre of the room. Than thoy went through each pile and sep- arated it into companies, llefore night every letter was in camp and distribut- etl, and the nexl day the papers were out. Nourse did not know the name of hia companion in the benevolent deed, and w lien he. asked, the an-swor was, 'They call ine Charlie." .Some time after Nourse found it ne- cessary to see the commandant, ind sitting near the tout to which he iKid l>eeu dinvted hi» saw his companion o£ tlH* v'»Jstoff'ce. "Hullo. Charli^e!" Ije said. "I'm look- ing for the commandaat. VV'hero shall I find himt" "Well," said Charlie, "you won't have to look far. I'm the command- ant. Come inside and have a bit to eat and drink.'' It was Lord WoIseley.i