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TTHF I,AY OF TUB LITTLE MOSQUITO. 'v "^Thorv w»» a sound of fprofanity* by night." 0 0 hear! how thin and ol«r. Tm': And thinner, clearer, deadlier growing, ' ^> if Mosquito's tin liorn faintly blowing! vHM-l-l-lnsf--n-t-i-SnK--*-i-i-injr--r-i-i-intr-- <*IapH t „J|-i-i-ln« -- K-i-i-ing -- *-i-i-ing ~ z-i-i-ing-- ; JB-l-t-tn*--n-i-i-ia*--«44*te*-*i-i4-tng --- (glXWIl!) ; . • O t-sn;'; r!y - . .. An<i mockingly • "SBS-t'-'r or nose hi' 'ilgtftK, Irihortf hi» tnl»e Ami sips his wine And takes his little bitost 4. ^-M-taUT--i-M-int:--i-i-i-ing--z-M-inff>--(alaj)!) jM-i-mK -- z-i-i-ing -- s-i-i-ing --• x-i-l-lng-- (daob!) JN-l-ing--i-i-i-tag-- x-i-i-lng--i-l-i-ing -- (groan!) S igK>:v ui! now I hare theflby Imp of hell! Sp"-: My hand in ready, ' Mark it Traill # " ' Denpalr. deppatrl , "'Par, far in atr ' , ia I hear his eldritch laugh, ; • JIRfid fainter, fainter, farther flying* At break of morn "rM"':- Hi" tinny horn In tiny soorn '• Upon the ear is dying, dying, dying! "i f i-i-1-ing--x-i-i-ing--c-i-i-ing.' • i ; "f^OwmXnidge Tribune. "It is too, too cruel, my love»" says he, leaning against anything he could find, in despair. "But I shall go to a place or two of business I know of and get something profitable to do at once. Upon my word I will soon be back, fully equi|Jiped for a hearty lunch. As C»u*say. nothing serious can befall, two appy'young things like you and me." Off he went into the sunshine, and Tiff sat down demurely, curious to find out what would happen next. She had to wait till evening for that "next thing," unless a series of strange phases of feeling could be counted as interesting. It was then that Huff Thwaite burst into the room, his fjtoa gleaming whitely in the dim light. "Tiff! oh, Tiffi" She did not answer, but in a moment slowly raised herself frdin the sofa, her hand to her forehead. "My child, are you famished?" ex­ claimed her husband, with glistening HUFF AND TIFF. : u ; - . irv. Only--very--dizzy," whispered Tiff, I faintly, winking rapidly and panting in | the greatest trouble. "Whore am I? J What have we been doing?" j "Oh, my dear, I have "been up and ! down the city all day, finally securing a i capital connection with father's rival iinanrftn/*fl hr»t Ht fho Insurance company, but, by the beard Who were they ? They were Mr. i of Moses! I have had nothing but a ifhkd Mrs. Thwaite* and had been so for ; glass of wine and a biscuit since last ^ il few weeks only. They became Huff j evening. Aa soon as I was fairly Tiff when they married. j launched in business this afternoon, I Although they were well-to-do citi- j realized that of course I could not ex- sens of great New Lancaster, they had • peot to receive any cash the first day, inot been married grandly in church, | and I became almost wild with anxiety, "because they were so young; and, if the j Yet it was imperative to smile. Do yon troth must out, it had been a runaway j not know that it is imperative in business match. No one could understand why to smile ?" they had run away, as the opposition to j "I don't care if it is !" retorted Tiff, their marriage had been more of a post-j with some show of life. "And you poniug character than anything else; j should care more that I am very, very but Mr. Thwaite had suggested that the j ill. I have read Hugo until I am as former Miss Featherly had too little i hungry as a giantess." money for his sons" intended wife. | "But, Tiff, I have one profound hop© There had been a stormy scene, in which | in this terrible dilemma, in which it the two vessels, old and young gentle-j now geem9 ^ if we should literally man, had come into collision, amid claps j starve unless my hope proves well oMhunder. Is it necessary to say any j grounded. Have not vou anv monev ?" more ? No; surely all persons of twen- ~~ ty will see why young Thwaite married precipitately, and flew with his charm­ ing wife into lodgings. "Huff, dear, I'm all ready," said his wife entering the room- She was dressed for walking, it being near dinner time, and she wore her • bending spring hat and her clinging buff gown. Her teeth glinted, her eyes g darkened, as she looked down at her i? husband, who had been reading a novel of Victor Hugo. ; ^ r Thwaite glanced up, stretched, sprang ; to his feet, and bustled about, getting Ills hat, gloves, cane. Then he clapped •il bis side scientifically. * i "X* "You have your purse?" i *:V "Yes," says he. "You h»ve your par- '<*>1?" ;< x * "Yes," says she. v " They went and had their dinner. Thwaite had been silent all the way > ? : Slome from the hotel restaurant. When TOey got back to tlieir pretty parlor, he ' Bank into a chair, and stared before him ' JjBxedlv. ;; "Wiiftt's the matter ?^U4wked Tiff, * «e&tching sight of something unaccus- j <]feomed about him. 4,;. « "Oh, nothing, Tiff. Don't trouble yourself about it. Only--" his lips re- mained open, but no words followed. * * j "Dearest, have you fallen ill?" "No; partly, though. I've fallen into Sluck. I thought I had some money , a. an inner compartment of my purse, , %Bld--it is not there!" >\;> *: "You'vespent it?"' J ' » Certainly not ! Thatis, I suppose I fyust have. ^ ' "And what hare you in the outside Compartments of your purse?" asked lazily fanning herself and putting fter two dainty feet on the hassock. " The only answer Thwaite seemed I likely to make was to begin feeling of x • wiffi his pockets. ^ "JHer?" said Tift . ' ' none answered ""Thwiite, shortly, as if of course he ' l^wln't. 'I "Good gracious!" said Tiff, snapping bracelet, "how unusual, isn't it ?" r7"Why, yes, that's what trouble* me; , r- "Jt never was out of cash in all my life • fbefore this." " "Aren't there such things as checks?* . 1 »v||iBked Mrs. Thwait% tocoing her eyes ^||pon him lovingly. . ". Thwaite laughed. •• "I should think «6V But then I ^laven't any about me." ~7^ "There are so many banks. Where ^o you cash your checks ?" * "When I have them," said Thwaite, rgoing to the mantel-piece to light a ci- "I cash 'em at the first bank I come Perhaps if you go to the bank they'll ou a bheck to cash,"said she. o, hardly" 1 "Aren't there such things as accounts banks ?" Heavens4 Tiff, why not ?! . Mrs. Thwaite threw her head back' i daintily, shrugged her shoulders in j mockery, her pale lips smiling, her lus­ trous eyes glancing scornfully over her husband's he id. "Do not keep me waiting for your an­ swer," he cried, kneeling before her. " Why. certainly I have money," an­ swered she. "How could I have pin- money else ? Huff, you are beyond your depth, I think." "Bravo! we are saved!" exclaimed Thwaite, springing up and waltzing a few steps with his cane. Then stopping, he asked, " How came you not to men­ tion it at once last evening? Give me your purse without delay, dearest Tiff, and let us start at once for our pretty little table at the restaurant." Tiff walked over to the encouraging figure in the middle of the room, her hands behind her sloping waist. "Huff Thwaite,"she demanded,"do you mean to say you would use my pin-, money to support us?" "I say we're in a deuced fix, and any money would be rather acceptable. Haven't you pins enough? Or are you in a condition to starve another twenty- four hours ?" *Huff Thwaite, I never could have be­ lieved it." umlat?" "That you pould not take care of me."' She began to cry, and spent all the tears she had longed to shed during the day, but would not shed them because Huff was taking care of herf - . ! He was wretchedly hungry. His pulse was Awfully high, or low, he did not know which; and, as for his wife, she might die before morning for want of an oyster patty. Upon the top of these dire facts lay the purse in her pocket or Upper drawer. He was deeply angered. Something whirled around in his heart, and sent the blood to his forehead, and he bit his lips before he knew that he was inclined to. He sat down in a bowed position,-his thumbs in his pock­ ets. He heard the light pattering of a spring shower in the gathering dark­ ness, and he also heard his wife feeling about in the next room, turning a key, and coming back to where he sulked. She said "Here!" dramatically. He looked up, and saw a pretty purse l>efore his nose. The next instant Tiff Thwaite was lookinpr at her husband in blank dismay. Huff had risen with a bitter and graceful elegance, and the purse had skimmed through a pane of the window with a tinkling crash. Tiff turned to the sofa, and threw her- | self down at full length, gloriously j wretched. j Huff vanished. He went out into the j drizzling rain to hunt for the purse. He ' struck matches that sizzled, and was j several times on the point of being run j over by vehicles, and there is scarcely any doubt that his misfortunes were i further augmented by the use of words j after which the faithful historian draws ! an exclamation mark and supplies by "Well, then, go to the bank where ! blank. All in a moment, however," he -jou have one." ! thought he had stepped on a mouse, and ^ Her husband took his cigar) from his 1 then he knew that lie had come upon " 1 ' the plush wallet. In the hall be opened it hastily, expecting to find perhaps a - ;|ipB, growing pale. ^ ; , "What theileuce a*n,Ito <|6? I havo , %o balance." * > Mrs. Thwaite shook out a- fo'«l of he : >dress with a gentle wave the h*nd •, -Her husband was again staring fix d v i rl|nto the desert of life drlerftniar~ BlieT < *ose. and, going to him. laid that grace- j ' hand of hers upon his shoulder. i '% "What difference can it make?" *aid j ,phe--"about money, I mean? Some- j Yj|thing will happen. Perhaps you have | Jmonev in your trunk. It is quite funny ; few gold pieces; but his luck was far better than he had expected. «\Yhat could Tiff have been thinking of to for­ get ahout it or withhold it, dear little goose! How could her charming ghost have profited by her pin-money, sup­ posing they had "both starved ? In a couple of hours more Tiff's head­ ache had gone off like mfet, and they both looked even gayer than before the terrible ordeal of that day had set in. At 9 o'clock there came a knock at "But how am x to manage, with on twenty-four shirts, and at least, sev thrown to the dogs a week ?" "That does seem a problem," musfo Tiff, laying down Mrs. Brownin poems temporarily on her kn "Couldn't yon buy a flannel shirt, atd wear it ever so long?" k "Couldn't/%ou get a bathing-dress?" demanded Huff, with withering • sar­ casm. "Ohf gasped Tiff, "how learfnl you always are!" Suppose the quarrel over, and for a day or two intense peace. Then dame an episode. "Well, dean, how do you do?" The speaker was a fine girl, joyous with early morning air and unusual excite­ ment. Huff and Tiff were transfixed. They Were just starting out for breakfast. "I was determined to find you in, and so came at this hour," went on the vis­ itor. "It has taken us a good while to find you, since papa would hear of it. The deteotive says you drank Steinberg- er Cabinet yesterday " , "How dare you enter the same air we breathe?" thundered Huff, striding up to his sister and taking her round the waist for a stout kiss. " Weignore your existence." "What a lovely room!" exclaimed Esther, sitting down with Tiff upon the sofa, with a sweep of the eyes, and then bending sideways toward the bride's cheek, until cheek and lips met. "You dear!" '• v .-••••' v "You love!" /says Tiff, and they em­ brace. "Papa says you must be married over again; go through the,form, and all the show and importance," remarked Es­ ther, with the most fascinating, lazy nonchalance. "He said he never saw anything go off so like cotton into flames as you did. brother; just as though any oue was more in love with your Bessie Featherly than he was.< He don't remember forbidding the marriage at all." • • "Please to tell my father," said Hnff, severely, looking down at his wife, who held her chin in her hand, "that I re­ member his forbidding it (or as bad as. forbidding it) very distinctly. And please add that from this time forth my father, ves, and all the rest of you, is-^- are--dead to me!" "Dreadful words those, Will," sighed his sister, glancing up with compressed lips. "Don't you think so, Bessie?" Mrs. Tiff shook her head and smiled. "Mr. Thwaite is never in the wrong," says she, and feels a little awkward at her own assertion. Esther thought a moment, and then said she believe<l she would not stay any longer just now. Huff said he would see her home, and then reflected that he could not very well carry out his inten­ sion. Esther upon this explained that she had come in the carriage. ' When she had bowed herself through the open door, she stopped to throw over her shoulder a roulade of genial laugh­ ter. . , * "By the way, Will," she called, "if we were in the-fashionable set^ what a ter­ rible notoriety you two wild things would have! As it is, it's a nice play. Adieu!" "I wish my mother would come* now," said Tiff, after the door had closed upon her husband's buoyant sister--who was also a school friend--and after a pause, or something equivalent to one. Huff had not descended to the carriage with Miss Thwaite, for fear of catching sight of the world-dreaded grin on the JooS- man's visage. "Your mother is a Woman, dear," an­ swered Thwaite, as if that meant some­ thing unusual, "and it will take a long time for her to come round as mv fatlver .has done." . • ; "But you are as unrelenting as 'you can be," sngg*Med Tiff. Hi&ff would like to have said that as a young husband he could not be other­ wise than he was, but, as he felt that this might be too brilliant a revelation for Tiff, he remained silent. In the evening they -tfere sitting, as was customary, in the cheerful blue- tinted room. Huff feeling very cozy and aloof from the world and annoying rela­ tives, and remembering his day's occu­ pation in the rival insurance office as, if it were a dream. The door was opened hastily, and a figure presented itself which dashed their united calm fco atoms. It wasj, Esther, pale and trembling, her ashen face emphasized by a black veil around it, and over her colored dress" a heavy black shawl. Thwaite hurried to her and took her ungloved handg in his. ifif sister! what has happened to youW "Let me sit down or I shall faint," whispered Esther, dropping her head against his arm. Thwaite led her to an easy-chair, and helped her down upon its soft cushions. Tiff was alert in open­ ing the window, and then running to Esther's side, finding her, however, a little less faint, her eyes looking rapidly from one to the other, as the two sym­ pathetic young people bent toward her. "Dear sister," sobbed Tiff, "has some- thing terrible happened?" " • - "My father," said the white-faced girl, in low tones, shutting her eves. "Father! father!" cried Thwaite, deeply agitated, and clutching" his sis­ ter's hands in a firmer grasp. "What news of him?" "Dead!" „ AGRICULTURAL. ^ch'othor IT 1°are al,cn|t the door, ine servant stepped over *bout such a vulgar thing/^ "° ! fIrS" ThwaitJj "^ said something i "TW.'u oil x; » riu_ -x. : iow voice. Mrs. Thwaite replied in 1 'That's all very fine," Thwaite ifiiur- mured; "but what are we to do for breakfast?" "Breakfast ?--breakfast ?" " , "Yes; and we shall break on it,~ac- "Please, Huff, hand me $5. «ording to present indications." ' j ^Certaiuly, Tiff. But, . "Pshaw! I'm sure I can do without St! thoughts, remember how just for once," Tiff assured him, alinoit i must be for a month. laughing, * meditated, convinced thnt he j J®011"! get along without it. even for once ; and, although he had H h^ily ! * ; j ' begm to feci symptom* of I thing0'" T'ie ima8ination fe every- *as Stunned; but before! i ,e ze<^ that he must find work. Whut did work mean to him? ' A fine walk at worst; gloves, cane, re­ freshments, diplomacy; a governor wi'h i the money, a dread of being sent to Eu-' rope. „ ! Tiff was as fresh as a rose the next da.. She popped her head out of the „ window aud snified the fresh air i v "How perfectly sweet it is this morn- i"g, said she. I mean to wear mv gray linen." ' - "Where are you going?" anked Huff She turned slowly aud gazed at liini! m 1 do. l now. No break- last !" , _ The young couple sank on either side The servant stepped over to j Esther, crushed and horrified. WHh- "* " " in a ! opening her eyes, Esther spoke on: "When I told him how you received his loving messages", Brother Will, in one moment--" Thwaite's distress was agonizing. Esther stopped speaking, opemnl her ejes and leaned forward eagerly. "Wa* it right to be so harsh and un-. yielding <o vour own father. Will?" Her brother had withdrawn to the other side of the room, hit face buried in his arms ag>iin«t th" wall. "Oh. Esther, have we no hope?" Tiff sobbed. replied in the same manner. Who could have sup­ posed that there would be a serious se­ quel to such a slight occurrence? When the servant had withdrawn, says Tiff: on second careful we " I wish you would reflect - that the laundress must be paid." < " Oh, we can't spend money in so lav­ ish a way as that at present. She must wait." «• . "Well," says the blooming wife, un­ concerned one way or the other, "111 go and send her off." She left the room, and did not return for five minutes. Then, after sitting ! "Why, yes, there is hope in this case," i Miss Thwaite said, irt a ^different tone. I Will Thwaite turned, his face covered* with tears. "You said it, brother, and ! yon can undo it. Dead to you!" Esther had plaved ;i dangerous game, down^gain and reading^ ^few pigesi of j Jbnt she was a determined girl, and felt t> _v._ i 1--.1 - equal to the emergencv. Her strong presence and sound good cheer buoved up the two victims of her scheme, and enabled Thwaite to recover from the shock he had undergone. She drew a letter from her pocket which had 1»een written By Will's elder brother in Chicago to his father upon hearing of the runaway match. He praised Will up to the skies, and de­ clared that any girl he clioso must be a priceless jewel, whether she possessed any er not, and he l>egged his father to do the handsome thing by them both. Mrs. Browning, she looked up with a smile, all if at some joke, which was in­ explicable under the circumstances, and said: "I had to give her the clothes." "Did you? I thought vou always did." "I mean, of course, the laundriecj onos she had brought." "Weren't they just right?"" ,, "Huff, you are getting obtuse. Shfi took them in payment." "Mercy!" ' « " "I can make my things last just about • month that* way. % handkercl door, abgi caj^ed, "John!" in a busin ... like way. kin another instant a walking hill of ffowers emerged from the shadows of the entry, and John, in dark green cloth and siivey buttons, set two •huge baskets of flowers upon the carpet, "Papa sent them to you, Bessie, with his lore," says Esther. "And I shall soon be here again, shall I not?" "Oh, do!" answered Tiff, hiding her face on Huff's shoulder with a twining of arms. "Give our love to the governor," roared Huff, flushed, grinning, jubilant. Esther laughed merrily, caught up her black draperv, and ran down-stairs, fol­ lowed* by Jo&n, with a contortion about his lips.--Hose U. Lathrop. in Harper Weekly. <•.. Caught by a Star-Fish. ' . "I was once a diver--not a wr?cker, but a pearl-diver, and a hard business it was"--recently observed the captain of a Spanish brig to a reporter. "We •worked off the Mexican and Panama coasts, principally on the Pacific side. Sometimes we worked alone, but gen­ erally on shares, and sometimes for pfty. We went to the grounds in small sailing vessels, then we Jtook the small boats, and covered as much ground as possible. Each man had a basket, a weight fticl a knife. For sharks? Yes, lmt it is poor defense, for it is almost impossible to swing the arm with any force under water. The l*est weapon is a short spear. When you reach the ground you strip, put yeur feet in a big ttinkor, take tlie basket* that has a rope for hoisting, drop over, and soon find yourself at the bottom. Then your business is to knock off as many oysters as yon can, and Pile them into the basket before yon lose your wind. It is a terrible strain, but f could stand it in those days for six minutes, and I have known some men who could stay down ten; but it is sure death in the long run. If the ground is well stocked you can get twenty or more shells, but it is all luck. When the basket is full it is hauled up, and after you come up for your wind down you go again, the sinker being hauled up with a small cord for that purpose. It was on one of these trips that I ran afoul of the animal that gave me a lasting fright. You will smile when I say that it was only a star-fish, but that' it really was. I went down sixty feet with a rush, and, landing on the edge* of a big bunch of coral, swung off into a kind of a basin. The basket went ahead, of me, and as I swung off to reach the bottom some­ thing seemed to spring up all around me, and I was in the arms of some kind of a monster that coiled about my body, arms and legs. I tried to scream, for- getti ng that I was in the water, and lost my wind. It was just as if a plant hid sprouted under me, and threw its vitaew and tendrils about me. There were'thousands of them, coiling and writhing, and I thought I had landed in a-nest of sea snakes. I gave the signal as fast as I could, and made a break upward, part of the creature clinging to me, while the rest, I could see, was • dropping to pieces. They hauled me into the l>oat when I reached the surface, and pulled the main part of the animal from me. It was oval, about three feet across, and the five arms seemed to divide into thousands of others. I prr%il>ly landed on top of that one, whioH at that time was the- largest I had ever seen. I afterward saw the body of one that was washed on the Isthmus that must have had a spread of thirty-five feet. Their pow­ er of grasping is considerable, but touch them in a certain way and they throw off their arms in a regular show­ er, and are soon reduced to an oval body."---California Times. ' American Fables. A Clam who was in the habit of sun-, ning himself on a sancPbank was out one day Cogitating over the Eastern question when along came a fisherman, who said: "Mr. Clam, why can't you and. I be friends?" "I see no objections,n replied the Clam. "Nor I, either. It has hurt my feel­ ings many a time and oft to see how you avoid me. Come out and let's have a friendly talk." "But I'm not at home on dry land." "And I'm not at home in the water." The clam was finally indnced-to crawl to the swore, and he had scarcely stat­ ed his position on tjie free-trade ques­ tion when the man lifted him off his feet and placed him in a basket. "What's this for?" demanded the Bi­ valve.^ "It's a mere matter of friendship," was the reply. "As a Clam in the water your good will is of no use tov me. As a Clam in the Frying-Pan I shall ap­ preciate you for your full worth." MORAL: The Friendship of some men is to l>e dreaded far more than their Enmity. Secondly--A Clam who is doing well enough in the water is a fool to leave it for the shore. THE MOUSE AND THE LIOU. A Lion who had lived for.several years in a certain neighborhood and gained general respect for the manner in which he had conducted himself was suddenly made the object of slanders and abuse. Wliem he came to trace these stories back he found that they had been start­ ed bv a Mouse. ' "\Vliy have you slandered me?" de­ manded the Lion. "Because the people will only accept me V) a Mouse," was the reply. "But am I to blame for that ?" "Perhaps not, but .why should you be a Lion, able to strike down the Ox, while I am but a puny Mouse, able only to frighten women and children ? What grieves me is the fact that Nature made a mistake." "Very well," said the King of Beasts, "you go forth and roar and kill aud I will become a Mouse." The Mouse stalked- into the forest and began to growl and roar, but his efforts were received with laughter. After he had tried it again and again . the Owl dropped down beside him and observed: "Instead of making me afraid you only disturb my slumbers and annoy my friends. Come inside out of the mala­ ria." MORAL: The Mouse who nibbles at crumbs is doing all that is expected of liim.. Secondly--He who looks for the mis­ takes of others simply shows th«j, world his envious feelings.--Detroit Free Press. • THE ordinary employment bf artifice is the mark of a petty mind, and it al­ most always happens that he who uses it to cover himsejf in one place,-uncov­ ers himself in another.--La Rochefou­ cauld. • * AdvlW for the Treatment of Hor--. Dr. Philip W. Powell, Government Veterinary Inspector of England, has written a short digest on this subject which has been recommended to be taught in schools. It is worth a careful study. We give it entire: Rule Your Horse by Kindness.-- Kind words will guide him better than rough words or blows. Bearing-reins.--Give yonr horses their heads. Do away with the short rein over the hames and all other forms of the bearing-rein, rightly called the cruelty rein. Your horse will work with more ease if allowed to thro^^his full weight into the collar, beside doing far more work 'for his owner. How could you draw a heavy load up hill with your head strapped back, obliging you to walk bolt upright. The bearing-rein lessens the horse's strength by forcing him to work with cramped muscles instead of his own weight, brings on disease, often pro­ duces roaring, does not prevent him from falling, makes him fall much more badly if he does fall, frets and injures his mQuth and spoils his temper. Do not say you will keep it on be­ cause you have it loose; but set a good example and leave it off altogether. In Scotland the bearing-rein is almost Un­ known. In England the best drivers of carriage horses have given it up; 564 members of the Royal College of Vet- ' erinary Surgeons have signed a paper condemning it; omnibus and cab-drivers know their interest too well to use it ; and the great Midland .Railway Com­ pany, with their 2,892 horses (Sept., 18gl) never allow bearing-reins or blinkers to be used. Overloading. -- Unless you, wish to wear out your horse before its time, suit your loads to its strength and to the hills it has to climb. It is often, better to let it make three journeys with mod­ erate loads than two with loads beyond7 its strength. Foremen and masters should them­ selves carefully see to the loading of their carts, and most especially in slip- . pery weather, when loads lequire to be extra light. Drags and Brealcs.--Take the load off your horse in going down-hill--by locking one or more of the wheels--but constantly examine your chains to see that they are strong and properly fast­ ened. You owe your horse this rest in going down-hill. Great oppression would be* saved in hilly places by furnishing carts with strong drags--and insisting on tkeir use. Horses Working Up-hill -- Unless the liorse has a "very light load, ease it of your weight by walking yourself up-hill. Let it rest often if exertion is great--always putting a stone behind one wheel or drawing across the road. But stop enough to let the animal really recover its wind, and make it worth its while to have the effort of a fresh start. This will no* be time wasted; the horse will go on so much better afterward.. N. B. Horses which are roarers are like iisthniatic people; they require to rest oftener and longer than others; and must at no time be hurried, either on levels or iodines. ^ * Props for Shafts.--Always ptrt a prop to> support the shafts of carts when they stand; because this eases the weight off the animal's back, and relieves him greatly. Balancing Loads,--On two-wheeled veliiolw balance th« lead as weU as yon. can right in the middle, directly over the axle, or you will throw the weight upon the animal's back. Fa.si Driving.--Never drive fast up­ hill, because this breaks the horse's wind. Never drive or ride last in town Hke many tradesmen's boys, who are a pub­ lic nuisance, because this is dangerous and causes accidents. Do not force a heavy horse much be­ yond his natural pace, or he will be in­ jured by it. Remember that too great speed at any time kills. ' Stopping Horses.--Stop your horse gently and gradually. Pulling up horsee suddenly when they are going fast may throw them down--^vrtll cer­ tainly hurt them very much and injure them in the chest and legs. Jerking the Reins.--NeVfer do this. It is a stupid, cru 1 practice, and ends in making the horse's month hard and difficult to guide. Greasing the Wheels. -- Keep your wheels well greased and yonr horses •will draw greater weight with half the labor. Watering Horses.--Carry a bucket, hung on a hook at the tail of your cart or underneath it, so that when a chance offers you mayget water for your horse. Frequent small draughts--but you must see that they are small (little and dften) --greatly refresh horses while at work, do tlieni no harm and make them less incliued to drink too much on returning to the wtable. A heated horse drinking cold water before standing hny time is likely to get colic; but lie may have, if thirsty, a mouthful'"Of we! hay and a sip or two of Avater. Any water which a heated horse drinks on first returning to the stable should have the chill care- fullv taken off it. Day Feet** for Horses.--On the road feed in small quantities, about every two hours. • » • Long fasts and then full feeds are the most certain means to bring on staggers, megrims or apoplexy. Props for Nose Bags.--Carry on yonr carta prop on which to rest your horse's nose bag while it feeds. You can hang it on somehow; "Where there is a will, there is a way." Because, if the liorso has to toss up the nose barj at every memthful, it gets straws and dust into its eyes and nostrils. Your horse deserves to enjoy his meals as mnc'I AS you do; and it is against yonr interests to have his eyes injured.. Blinkers.--Never use .these if yonr horse will go without them, and train your horses to go in harness without blinkers. Because blinkers heat the horse's eyes and head, and spoil his sight, often causing blindness. H ilf seeing objects frightens horses more than taking a good look at them. But be most particular never to let the whip touch the horse's eyes. Horses Standing.--Always put a waterproof loin cloth upon a horse hav­ ing to stand any length of time in wet, snow or cold, such as horses belonging to cab-drivers, bakers, butchers, grocers, etc. When a horse is kept standing on an inclinc,turn his head down-liill; because this will rest the muscles of his legs. Standing np-hill strains his muscles. Well-Fitting Harness.--Be most par­ ticular to see tl|jat your horse's harness fits easily and comfortably, and that the collar is large enough not to interfere with the windpipe. Jibbing.--You will never cure- a Jib­ bing horse by beating it. You most try .acts of coaxing and persuasion. A jib­ bing horse is probably one that has been at some time frightened by having to drag a load beyond its strength up­ hill ; or jibbing may arise from some­ thing in the harness that hurts the horse, or that has hurt him befqrft and caused him fright. Backing Horses.--"Do this very gent* ly and carefully, never hurting the horse's mouth; look whether there is anything behind the back wheels which they cannot get over. In rough places, like building grounds, you may often remove what is in the way with a spade. Horses' Feet.--If you turn up a horse's foot you will see in the center of the under surfaqe a horny formation, in shape like the letter v. That.is the "frog." Never let the farrier cut thfa away, for three reasons: ' 1. The frog is a soft and yielding oushion given to the horse by nature on which to stand, and whieh prevents the shock of his hard hoof upon the ground. It helps to support his great weight, which ought not to be thrown on the rim of the foot, i. e., the -shoe; and it gives him a firmer fA>ting on slippery ground. 2. Unless the frog is allowed to touch the ground all the many Springs in his foot--about 1.000 in number--are made perfectly useless. They depend for their action on this pressure. 3. The outside of the frog, which ought to touch the ground, is without feeling: but if it is cut away the inside frog, wliich is full of feeling like the quick of your nails, is left bare, and stones getting inside the shoe hurt the 'liors<>"and often laino him. " The farrier mnst also never be allowed to pare the sole of the hoof, nor to open the heels--two very hurtful practices. "Thrush" is chiefly caused by not keeping the heels thoroughly clean, and well washed and brushed out; and by letting the horse stand on dirty l.i'tter. It is not caused, as the farriers say, by leaving thtffrog to rest on the ground. Any loose shreds of the frog which are in the way, or any overgrown pnrt. which protrudes below the shoe, can be removed in the stable. Do not, therefore, let the farrier cut the frog, unless the horse has corns which require some cutting away. Chapped Heels.--Take special care to prevent these by keeping the heels thoroughly dry; and, when needful, applying ointment. Shoeing.--See that the shoes are re­ moved or changed every three or four weeks, and are always the full size of the hoof--which is continually growing --and' that they are not heavier than is necessary.! For Slippery Bonds.--In frosty weather all should throw out what ashes they can upon the roadway before their houses. Get your horses well roughed. For carriage horses and horses draw­ ing light enough loads when winter begins, get their shoes pierced with holes to receive sharp steel points. Always carry these points with yon, and screw them in when the road is frozen or slippery. Unscrew tliem and take them out before the horse goes into the stable, as long standing upon them would hurt his feet. These steel points may save your horse from break­ ing his; legs in sudden frosts^ * Rubbing the frog well with oil' er soft soap is some help against snOw-balling. Tired or Unwell.--When a horse is overtired or unwell, lie will generally take u mash of oats?a!, siilfeyarniv yon may add some powdered ginger. N. B.--Oatmeal strewn into water makes at any time a very strengthening diraught for horses, and greatly im­ proves their condition if given fre­ quently. The stable should be well ventilated, but free from draught or c&mp; well drained and light, the floor smooth and nearly level; all the foul litter removed, the clean litter well shaken up and dried, and the door left open when the stable is empty, to air it. For the Night.--Leare your horse for the night thoroughly groomed! and dried, with his legs bandaged, and upon a elean, comfortable- bed. See that his head and ears are warm; if not, rub them till thoy become so; and be sure that he has had a sufficient feed. If he has come home tired and wearied, rub his- legs well next morning with thef hand. Keep a goq>{t conscience toward your horse as in all other ways* Sentiment in a Distinguished Cemetery. Near one of the hotels in Saratoga there is an old graveyard, in which many distinguished men and women have courted. The venerable sexton has been giving some pleasant remin­ iscences to a reporter. Why, he said, there was Winston of the Mutual Life. He used to walk around here 30 years ago with a l>eantiful blonde girl--but I am uot goi#g to tell all I know. An­ drew H. Green, he married a girl he courted i» my graveyard. Fernando Wood used to have a seat here, and diaries A. Dana, he used to know, 40 years ago, all about flirting in a grave­ yard. Old General James Watson Webb used to walk the young ladies up here 50 years ago, and his son, the doe- tor, why, he could never get along at all courting Miss Vanderbilt nmtil he got her away from the stuck-up States hotel, and 'found himself one day in one of my seats. I knew Vanderbilt wo^ld ltwe a daughter that night. I tell you these graveyard seats means business'every time. Did I ever have any Senators or Governors on my seats? Why, of course; Senator Kernan courted two girls at once in this graveyard, and President Arthur knows where all the best seats are. They needn't be ashamed- of it, either, for Hamilton and DeWitt Olintqp used to do the same things when they were boys. Boys will be boys continued the old man as he jumped out of w grave, and girls will be girls. Girls with big hearts like to be loved, and fellows with big hearts will kiss and love tfiem. I don't care how straight their parents make them sit np aud down at the States, they will occasionally get away and come up here in the graveyard to act natural, and I'm the last man to hinder 'em. Why, I often keep these graveyard gates open till ft o'clock when there are genuine lovers enough aronnd to warrant it. I don't mean flirters, I mean real genuine lovers. The old philosopher was asked: "But how do the lovers manage over at Long Branch and down at Newport, where they hftve no gravevards handy ?" He replied, I don't know, but they have mating places somewhere. I 'spect thoy sit out in the sand under the Wuffs, or sft^ around under umbrellas in the pavilions, ^ or get in dismal corners in the balconies. TheyVe got to--by gosh, they've got to.". -- THH fewer words TH# better prayer.--. Luther. ,A PHU AKB IWHT. A LITTLE boy, proud of his new jacket, informed his sister that he was a six-button kid. BARRELS of gin have taken to explod­ ing. There must he terrible schnapps when they go off. GROCERS seldom establish themselves on the seashore, probably from fear that the sand may get in their weigh. MASSACHUSETTS has more letters in it than Mississippi, but the latter is the longer word--a miss is as good as a mile. COUNT D'ORSAT, who possessed a Charming wit, in remarking on a beauty speck on the cheek of Lady Southamp­ ton, compared it to a gem on a rose- leaf. "The compliment is far-fetched," observed her Ladyship. "How oa% that be," remarked the Count, "when* it is made on the spot." THE proprietor of the Hotel Mail, who is a skillful musician, asks: "What is home with a piano ?" Well, Colonel, from experience we would remark that it is then a place where the wicked oease from drumming and the air takes arrest. Do we strike the right key?--New York Commercial Advertiser, AT a country house where I was visit­ ing a few years since, a stately major- domo, bearing the name of MacMahon, reigned over the cellar. " Are you a re­ lation of the Marshal's?" jokingly said a friend who was with me. *No, sir," was the grave reply; "the French Pres­ ident is of our younger house; we are the MacMahons of Clare t" Tableau !-- London World. "FATHER, you are an awful brave mpn»* said| a Detroit youth, as he smoothed v down the old man's gray locks. "How do you know that,, Willie?" "Oh, I heard some men down at the store say that you killed thousands of soldiers during the war." " Me ? Why, I was a beef contractor f6r the army!" "Yes, that's what they said !*' explained young innocence, as he slid for the kitchen.-- Detroit Free Press. HER HUSBAND'S APOSTROPHE. Oh, woman! in yonr hour of ease • Uncertain, coy and hard to please, Whene'er yon go to buy a ttonnet, You're harder yet to please, doggone tt. LEAVING TOWN. He straightened his back, and wiped the sweat From his brow so fiery red; "I would rather travel with Jumbo, dear, Than travel with4you," he said. She darted an angry glance and cried: ' "Why, Walter, you must be drank." "I'm sober enough," he said, "to know That Jumbo can pack his own trunk." ON the occasion of Sarah Bernhardt's return to London the Times said she looked "worse and even thinner than before." This reminds us of the Ger­ man composer who was conducting one of his overtures. As the horns plaved too loud he told them repeatedly to play softer; and softer they played each time. * At the fourth repetition, with a knowing wink at each other, they put their instruments to their lips, but did not blow at all. The conductor nodded approvingly: "Very good, indeed. Now one shade softer and youll have it." THEY were sitting in the shadow of the honeysuckles, through .which the sinking sun was peeping at them with a face as red as if it had just emerged from a brick-kiln. "And yon will take me to Europe on our wedding day, dar­ ling?" she said, toying fondly with one of his suspender buttons that had broken loose and fallen into her lap. A very serious look stole over his counte­ nance, and for some moments he was silent. Finally he choked back a rising siglv and -saiil: "No. deary: we will stick to the dry land. I never could hold a basin under a woman's chin for ten days and love her afterward." A YOFNG former who had been read­ ing a book which stated that "woman is the Sunday of man," thought he would compliment and please his wife by shouting to her one morning: "Daisy, you are my SundayDaisy glared ^at him as though she imagined he waa daft, and then quietly said:"Dan, I may be your Sunday, but I'm not going to give you any rest until VOT^ buy me a bonnet that's lit to wear to church.* Dan now keeps his quotations to him­ self, but was compelled to get the head­ gear.--New York Commercial Adver­ tiser. Ors RE SMITH was ejected violently from a doctor's office on Austin avenue^ Gus complained that he felt very inuph debilitated. "You should eat oat meal for breakfast. I eat oat meal and feel as stont as a jackass," said th^ doctor. "The oat meal can't have anything to do with your feeling like a/jackass," re­ marked Gus. "I'll kick you out of this office," roared the exasperated doctor. "If you do, doctor, I'll not kick bock I'll "do like that other fellow who was kicked by a jackass. I'll consider tho source." After that Gus stalked out. The affair is much to be Regretted, as both parties are respectably connected. --Texas Sif tings. City People In the Country. City people go to the country for health. Most who do so gain somewhat in vigor, but mainly because of the change in one's current of thought, re­ lief from mental strain, simpler diet, and more physical exercise. But they often lose much they might gain, and, if not prostrated by sickness, very many carry home the seeds of disease, that earlier or later develop into suffering if not nltimatingin death. And this l>eeause of ignorance or neglect on a single point. The pavements or hard surfaces of city streets, the brick walls an A even the wooden ones of the compact dwell­ ings, absorb heat during the day and re­ tain it up to midnight, partially until morning. This heat radiates slowly from such surfaces, and air currents, obstructed by the buildings, do not cir­ culate freely to carry heat away. For this reason city people can sit on the porches or verandas,; or in rooms with windows all open, until a late hour,» without any marked chilliness. But in - the country, the soil and vegetation % quickly radiate into the air the dav's ac-^. cumulation of warmth, and before the sun touches the horizon the temperature . of the atmosphere is rapidly falling. Hence those who carry city habits to the- country, sitting out-doors or before open*} windows in the evening, neglecting t*>, put on additional clothing at sundown*! and more at a later hour if needed, arte pretty sure to lay the foundation ofj? catarrhs, colds, and lung complaints. '"Sl­ oth er diseases, that largely counteract.!.) if not entirely overbalance, the beitelit>» derived. Attention to this one iteir?' will in most cases, in connection witbn the other advantages named above,maktH a few months, weeks, or days even spent in the country, of inestimable^ value to every dweller in any densely"" populated city.-~-Amei~ican Agrk-ulj turisi. •. . ' v' . r IT is stated that a block of creosote* ^ pine, in use in the stiyet pavement i s Galveston for seven years, was reeentl i | examined and found to have lost but a*- I eighth of an inch. ,rt I-r