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VAN SLYKE, Editor and Publisher. McHENRY, ILLINOIS. NEIGHBOR JONES. TT^. ;T\™ T^wr ~ jo . . . %, *?.*. . \ ?* ?'.:.. - ... * i ,i «*$<«*££» ***$»*>- «* - ^ , .i * ^ toJSA, J 1 A t- > DANCIKQ. ODD CHARACTER. WANTED TO followed htm. Slie looked instantly [ orally went to piecoc in less than aa toward the foremast. The sail was i hour, indeed gone. Clinging to a railing j she peered eagerly around. The night rti< tft*fc Im wife. of 11 of ghbor Jones, i*s v with a stalwart arm-- - S* iiTes }n peace and plenty on * forty-acre farm; V . • Whea men are all around us, with heart# and ^ hands n-Bore, * -•*> y Who own two hundred aciea, tnditill are want* 'c' ' tog more. He has • pretty little farm, a pretty little honee, Be hut loving vile Within, aa quiet as * mouse: , .. VHls children play arounl the door, their lather • . ' heart to charm, _ ..... ,v, Lookin.* just as neat and tid/ aa the tidy little farm. • Ko weeds are im tlw cornfield, wo thistles to the oats; , . . „ The horses- show good' keeping by their fine and f v glossy coats; S The cow8 within the meadow, 'neath thebeechen shade. Learn all their gentle manners from a gentle milking maid. Within the fields on Saturday be leaves no era v,: . died grain, •••'.' *To be gathered on the morrow, tor fear ot com- ingrain; - ...Ho iirat iu joy tuitl gladness, fffld'bEPpjr are his • •• .)•"•• days: ' • Be keeps his Sabbathholv; his children learn r-'V' his wave. «-.v.'|le never had a !aw*nit to take him to the town, 3tor the very simple reason there are no femes * down, . The bar-room iq the village tog Mm has not a charm; csn always find my neighbor An his forty-acre fenn. Bis acres are so few that he plows them very deep; r *Tis his own hand that turns the sod; 'tis his own hands that reap; thing and everything Be has a jlace for everytl its v'.ru'e; The sunshine smiles upon his fields, content­ ment ob his face. • May we not learn a lesson, wife, from .the pru- '!i dent mighbo-Jones, . ' And not Mgh for what we haven't got--give vent to sighs and groan4? "The rich uren't always happy, nor free from life's al inns; ' Bat blest are those who live content, though sjn&ll may be their farms. ^Atlanta Constitution BOW HE WON HER. m. Toward the close of an autumn day the gallant ship Columbia was stand­ ing in toward the Atlantic coast, fy r Her rusty chains and weather-beaten ^ ' Bides gave ample proof that her voy- Kj age had been a very long one. Land was not yet in sight, but the captain J ' said it would be spoken within y*t" "twentv-four hours, and his passengers J*were in the highest spirits. Jv, ' These were but three in number: f,' * A gentleman somewhat advanced in years, his daughter, a beautiful girl Mi? if; e%;- of 19 and Mrs. Beaumont, her com- „ ' ; pan ion. They were new grouped to- : cether on the quarter-deck, admiring v the autumn sunset. A thin aolden linst veiled the sky, assuming toward ! Hazleton . the west a s'ift green tinge, and ? - changing into a deep and glowing purple, crossed by streaks of brilliant > crimson in the Immediate vicinity of |;V;' the sun. "How beautiful!"' exclaimed Miss Hazleton. "Did you ever see such a sight, father?" , -'It is indeed lovely/' said Mrs. Beaumont. "Atffl yet, glorious as is this spectacle, my dear, I fear it por-1 tends no good. The last time I j crossed the ocean an evening just<! like this ushered in a fearful tem­ pest" Miss Hazleton's face lost its gayety, _ and she looked inquiringly at her j Graham, father. "Mrs. Beaumont is right." he said. "I do not like the golden haze, nor that bank of crimson clouds which you. think so beautiful. We shall certainly have a gale before morning. But there is nothing to fear. Our ship is stanch and new, and the cap­ tain an experienced officer; the worst thing that can happen is a delay In j entering port. As it looks now, we may not reach Boston to-morrow." j "I hope you are mistaken, Mr. j Hazleton," said the captain, ap-j proaching at that moment "We Jare only, a|ew hours' sail from the ! city, and the gale may favor our | passage.1' - , j "A father is more timid than one : of your profession, captain," said Mr. j Hazelton; and he drew , his daughter I near him and kissed her forehead. "I should be anxious too," replied i the other, "if I foresaw the danger. ! But you may continue to watch the ! wits still dark, but she could see dis­ tinctly, close under their lee, a long line of breakers, where the huge waves hotted and foamed. Presently Mr. Hazelton returned. "Mary, mvchild," hrsnidsolemnly, "I fear there is no hope. We must surely strike i«i a few moments. Where is Mrs. Beaumont?" "Here, sir," answered that lady faintly. She had kept close to Mary, and was paralyzed with terror. "Let us remain together as long as we can," continued Mr. Hazelton, "and await the end with courage. It cannot be far off." * * * • • • At this very hour two young men sat in the parlorof theMarysviileinn. A Are blazed in the grato. a bottle of not indifferent wine stood on the table beside them, and a cljud of smoke rose from their fragrant che­ roots. * "A bad night. Graham," said one. "How the wind rattles these win­ dows! I tell yout if you had not known of this little fishing vil­ lage, we should have had rough rid­ ing to Crampton." 4Oh, I am acquainted with every nook in the vicinity. The people, I see, don't recognize me, but when a boy 1 used to be here every summer. Many the wild duck hare I brought down in the salt marsh a mile below the village; Hallo! What's that?" He rose to his feet excitedly. "That was a gun, surely, (rod help the ship that goes ashore to-night!" The young man listened, and could hear distinctly the boom of a cannon repeated again ana again at intervals." It was a strange and startling sound* and bore to the listener^' ears a tale of peril, of death, perhaps. Graham seized his hat and started toward the door. "Where are you going?" asked his friend. "To see if any aid can be rendered. Come along!" "What nonsense, Graham! We can do nothing. The shoremen will help the shipwrecked people. You must be less tired than I am if you prefer the rain outside to this warm "fire." Graham turned back and faced his friend. "Arthur Hazelton," said he, m an earnest tone, Suppose you knew that there were friends of yours on board? Would you sit here and let them per­ ish? I know these shoremen: they are brave, but they need a leader. What if you were to stay here, and learn to-morrow that your sister and father had been in deadily peril**" ^ "Good heavens! you alarm me!" excla'iiued, rising. "But they cannot be in that ship. It is several hundred miles out of their way." "There may be those aboard who are as dear to others as your sister is to you, and I for one will do what I can to save them. If you are of the same mind, Hazelton, hasten." "Well, since you put it in that way, I'll come," said his friend; and he followed his companion without further words. When they arirved at the beach they found a crowd of fishermen al­ ready there. "Has the Vessel struck yet?" asked addressing a person near him. "I do not hear her guns." "We heard them a moment ago-- ah! there is one now." As he spoke, the distinct report 01 a cannon came apparently from a I short distance in front of them., I 'They are not all Graham. "Where is When the Columbia grounded H was with a Jar that lifted the sailors from their feet and snapped the fore­ mast off like a pipesteru, close to the deck, A gun was 11 red just as tjhey were driven on the bar, and immedi­ ately afterward tho stern, with the majority <n t crow, in' the wild vortex or water. The fore part of the vessel still ro* mained together, and on this were gathered the passengfcrs, a few sailors, and the Captain. "flow long do you think this will last?" said Mr. Hazelton, addressing the latter. ••Not long---possibly not five min­ utes." ••Let me hide my face on your shoulder, papa," said Mary* who had* j conducted herself like a heroine till ! now. "I am not afraid of death, but I cannot bear to see it coming." "My poor darling!" he answered, tenderly clasping her in his arms; "How little we thought of this a few short hours ago!" Ten minutes went by. The wind still blew With violence. IVojw and then a gigantic wave came in toward the ship, its vast point rising over all around, towering higher as it Ap­ proached. until finally it plunged upon the wreck, almost burying it for a moment, each shock of this kind threatening to be the last. Suddenly Mary raised her bead from her father's bosom. ••Hark! Did you hot hear a human voice?" she cried. The Captain listened but could hear nothing. Baisihg his hand to his mouth he shouted,-- ••Hel-lo-o! Hello!" "Ahoy!" came faintly up the win(iv« ••Hillo! Hillo!" shouted the Cap­ tain again. ••Ahoy--ahoy!" came back in reply, clearly and distinctly. There was no longer any doubt. Help was at hand. '•God tie praised!" said the Captain. "A life-boat is coming to take us off." ^"You are saved, my darling!" ex­ claimed Mr. Hazelton, embracing his daughter. Mary said nothing; but her lips moved in silent thanksgiving. The boat soon came in sight. Gra­ ham stood well forward, directing his men and shouting words of encour­ agement to the people he Ifad come to save, and in a lew moments, gain­ ing courage from .his example, all were safe on board, although the transfer was made with no little dif­ ficulty and danger. What was the astonishment of young Hazelton when he found it was his own sister and father who had been rescued! His heart smote him as he remembered that but.for Graf- ham's persistence he would have re­ mained on shore. With difficulty the life-boat reached land; no craft less buoyant could have survived that night; but it seemed as though Providence rewarded the gal­ lant crew by bringing them safely home again. One more item and our story is told. Love, says the old adage, often springs from gratitude; it must have been so in this case, for barely a twelvemonth after Roy Graham and Mary Ha/.elton became husband and wife; and they are the happiest pair in the world. ̂ -Waverley Magizine. the #life-boat that used to be here?" i "You have been in these parts be- j fore, I see." said the man. "But, Heaven bless you! You don't know much of the coast, or you wouldn't! propose going off to the wreck on a night like this." * "I know it is perilous." replied Graham, "but I have resolved to make the trial. Surely some, of you, who have braved so many storms, will come with me." It is because we are accustomod to the danger of such storms," said an old salt, "that we hang back. Bravery is bravery, but foolhardiness is not courage." SoUsg Kaeti Other's Faults. Once upon a time a man and his wife agreed to write down the faults they saw in each other and read them carefully, with a view toself-improve- ment. They were to be handed to each other at the same time. So one lost yet," said i morning before leaving the house the husband handed his wife a bulky envelope and in return received a little sheet of note paper. 4tOf course," read the wife lifter the hus­ band had gone, "you have some faults, and I would really take it as a token of vouf lo ve for me if you would try to correct them. 1 notice that you never wash the dishcloth out when you are through the dishes, and that you use one towel "for everything, in­ stead of a separate one for the silver, the glass, and the cliina ware, as my mother oid. Occasionally I come home and find you with your hair - in | curl papers. The girl I used to go \ with before I met you would never | show herself to any one unless her justi sunset without fear. Idon^tthink, „ there will be much of a storm." * J zletoo, earnestly. "No one is The party continued on the quarter- Ued in throwing his life away." deck until after dusk. Slowly the i "Evon you will not help m\', then?" sun sank, and yet, long after his dis- j eried Graham. appearance, the western horizon con-1 "No--such an undertaking as you tinued to blaze with sp'.endor. (irad- [ propose is suicide--neither more nor ually this faded away, and masses of ; less." dark gray clouds covered the sky. The air grew damp and chilly, and the wind came in moaning gusts. At al>out eleven in the evening Mary Hazelton, who had retired early, was awakened by the rapid tread of feet overhead, the creaking of blocks and the shouts of the officers. She arose and dressed quickly. At the door of her «state-room she met Mrs. Beaumont, who had come to seek her. "What can be the matter?" asked Mary, "Where is my father?" "He has gone on deck, my dear. There is a terriblti storm and the ship is in great peril." At this peared with brine, as ne entered tne cabin j to pieces the ship gave a sudden turn, then ; heard a gun these five minutes." quivered in every timber, and a tor- i "Good God!" said Graham, "what witn me! rou "The man is right. Boy," said Ha-I hair was frizzed. You are probably Graham turned abruptly to fisherman. "Where is the life-boat?" h6 asked. ."In the shed yonder. It's been so long out of usetlAt it is unseaworthy. Take an old man's advice, and don't tempt Providence. "I am resolved to reach the wreck, and I will give $30 to every man who comes with me. Will none of you try it?" For a moment there was silence; at length loiue one said: "You are liberal, sir. but money can't buy us. If we go at all we'll go ifnr nothing. 1-tiit ivj'v<> wivoa :vn<l as good as the average wife, but hope you will try to^correct these faults, as mill as others I will 'Speak about next time." Whpn the hus­ band reached the office he untwisted the little note in his hand and read j the following: "I love you, John the | If vou have any faults I ^lo, not j know what they • can be. You - have never shown any faults to me." The woman was a great big storyteller. She knew her husband had faults, but sought to please him by saying he had none.--Atchison Globe. * tl H»s Always liexn m I opntar Autos*- mwl-OrlRlnol Dansss From time immemorial ddnelng has formed one of the chief amuse­ ments of mail kind. Repeated mention is 4nade of It in Holy Writ, and among the ancient Egyptians it con- very popular and prominent religious rite. Without a doubt the Israplities gained their knowledge of it during the days of their captivity in the land of the Pharaohs. The Greeks of the *olden time indulged in war dances, chief among which was one that became famous under the name of the Pyrrhic dance. In this the danccrs depicted the actions of a war­ rior engaged in doing battle, the quick and agile movements beihg made to the accompaniment of a flute. There were, we are told, 200 different daiicqp in vogue among these Greeks. In ancint Rome danc­ ing was one of*the chief features of the magnificent fetes for which the Empire became so famous. One peculiarity of the principal aances of savage nations is that in nearly every instance they imitate the movements of animals. This is evidenced in the buffalo and bear dances of the North American In­ dians; the bear dance of the Kam- schatkins and the kangaroo dance of the aboriginal Australians. Among oriental nations the^ma- juribj vi uaucta axe |A:jioitmu nrjr j professionals, the private individual being perfectly willing lf> pay to see others, but seeing neither rhyme nor reason in dancing himself. The Hungarians, Russians and Spaniards have characteristic dances, most of which are performed by gypsys. The polka and redowa of the Hungarians, and the Spanish bolero, fandango, and cachuca have become famous all over the world. The pop­ ular quadrille is said to have orig­ inated among the Belgians. The waltz had its beginning in Germany, and from thence was taken to France, shortly aftertwhich it was introduced into England. Hungary was the birthplace of the galopade, or galop, and from Poland came the stately polonaise, or polacca, and mazourka. One of the most noted methods Of •'tripping the light fantastic" among the Scotch is the sword dance, which was originated by the Scandinavians and old Saxons, and at one time was indulged in by the Spaniards. The Irish reel and jig are two dances inseperately connected with our Milesian brethren, and in many respects greatly resemble the highland fling. In the majority of instances, there* fore, our latter day dances were known and enjoyed by our Ancestors hundreds of years ago, and with slight modifications have been handed down for the edification of the present gen­ eration. • The Origin of the Bsillmnsks Flag. One of the most common devices used on the American flags during the early part of revolutionary strug­ gle was an embroidered, rattlesnake above or below the legend: DON'T TREAD ON ME. >* The origin of this design has been traced to a remark made by Ben Franklin. At the tithe the flag was adopted, or immediately before En­ gland was shipping her criminals to America and turning them loose on the defenseless colonists. After sev­ eral murders had been committed by the unwelcome immigrants, Be^ Franklin (some say in a joking spirit) suggested that the colonists retaliate by sendipg a cargo of rattlesnakes to the mother country and turning them (Jut in the gardens of the nobles. After the snake had actually been adopted as the emblem and had apr peared on the flags of several of the colonies, Franklin defended the device on the ground that the rattlesnake is found only in America; that all serpents' emblems were considered by the ancients to be symbols of wisdom; that his bright iidless eyes signify vigilance; that he never attacks with­ out first giving fair warning of his presence; that ;his rattles, while dis- i The Boy and the Pickerel. j Fred March of Idlcwood, N. Y. skated into an airhole on Lake Keuka As he plunged into the icy water he j struck a large pickerel, which was at ! the surface. The fash pursued the ; sinking lad and fastened its needle clung nee what the offering was. It wai a cjhew of tobacco, no heavy sacrifice, it mignt be said; but perhaps it was the last the Indian had.--Helena Ia- dependenu Th« «> raort Old' Man and 11 is Ursndchlld. President Harrison's well-known devotion to the 1 abies of the White House has a parallel in Mr. Glad­ stone's interest in his 10-year-old granddaughter. A recent visitor to Hawarden is quoted by the Pall Mall Gazette as saying: "1 never saw a prettier sight than when she ran through the open door which divides the drawing-room from the grand old man's sanctuary, and, pulling at the lapels of his dressing-gown, drew him imperiously away from Homer, or the blue-book, or whatever was engaging him. The first intimation we had in the next room was a peal of laughter on Mr. Gladstone's part at the ob­ vious necessity of caDitulating to that daring invasion, as musical and hearty as ever came from human lips, for his laugh is one of his greatr est attractions. Presently the grand old man and the little child sepa­ rated by eighty years of time, came hand in hand together into the draw­ ing-room. Mrs. Gladstone runs to the piano and strikes up a lively waltz tune, and in a second the two partners are dancing together, the grand old toan putting into his pirou­ ettes a lot of funny, old-fashioned little steps, learned of our great- grandmothers seventy-five years ago, which it was impossible to view with­ out delight and applause, although so much patftos mingled w}th comedy in the touching scene." A rowerfnt Stumbling Blocks Negroes are sometimes very careful hot to say anything to injure the reputation of a neighbor. . A gentle­ man stopped at a cabin where an old negress lived, and while waiting for one of the children to get a bucket of fresh water, entered into conversa­ tion with her about crop prospects. "1 did hab fo' or five hogs," said the old woman, "but da's dwindled down till I ain't got but one now." ••Did some one steal one?" ••I nebber talks 'bout my neigh­ bors, an' I doan like ter say what be­ come of de hogs. 1 nebber makes mischief, I doesn't " •'Did the hogs die?"' ••Da muster died; but I shan't say nothin' agin mv neighbors. De man what libetl up dar "is dead now, an' 1 won't say nothin' 'bout him. My hogs disappeared while dat man was libin', but I'll say nothing agin him." "Do you think he took them?" ••Mister, dat man's dead, an' I doan wanter say nothin' agin him; but lemrae tell yer. while dat man libed he was a powerful stumblin' block ter hogs." , A Koble Act. There was an old negro floating in a skiff on the headwaters of the Lick­ ing. He was fishing--fish mighty fine down that way. He had a boy in the boat with him who kept look­ ing into the water until he lost his balance and disappeared in the water. Quicker than I could tell you the old man had his coat off and dove for the boy. He brought him up all right then rowed for the bank. When they got out, dripping, of course, a white man, who had seen the whole business, complimented the old man on his heroic act. ••He must be a son of yours," said the white man. ' ••INo; no, sah; no son o' mine*** •'Nephew, then?" "No; no. sah; no nephew." ••Cousin?" ••No; no cousin.'* •'Then you deserve all the more credit for saving his life." "Well, I doan' know 'bout dat, boss. You see, he had all the b»*tin his pocket." • Schoolgirls' Quia. ' In which way is a little girl run­ ning when the first sunshine .of the morning comes directly on her face? In what direction will your shadow fall at 6 o'c'.ock on asummer evening? You see a rainbow in the evening; is it east or west, or where you are standing? Why? In what part of the sky is the sun in the middle of the afternoon? A ship sailing southeast was struck tinct, are so firmly joined that they ' 1 .. , _ ., . P^nnnt. he snnumted wittm.it. wi™ squarely on the left side by a steamer. cannot be separated without being ruined forever, and that as {ic grows older the rattles increase in number, as it was to be hoped the colo^iei would. Indeed, this idea was made use of in a flag device which repre­ sented a rattlesnake with nine joints, each joint lettered with red silk. The Jiead was marked "N. E." (New England); the remaining sections "N. Y.," "N. J.," "Pa.," "Md.," ••Va.," "N. C.," "S. C.," and "Ga." This curious standard was discarded for the one made by Mrs. Ross in Philadelphia in^ 1777, a flag similar to the United States flag of to-day, only with fewer stars. HUa.vsw vnuiA.1, ouu a wjf j AJTUUU uuu. ftiuu wiuiiaiu, 1 rent of water poured down the com-i am I to do? Arthur, come witn panion-way. Both women screamed 11 feel sure vou will regret it it y< With fright. "Oh, father, is there any danger?" cried Mary- ••lam afraid so, dear: we are nearer the shore than we thought, and there are breakers ahead, if we cannot keep clear of them we are lost." Mary grew deadly pale but did not speak. "The Captain is doing all he can," continued Mr. Hazelton. "Our ship is a stout craft and carries her sail * nobly. If nothing overhead gives way ' we shall escape." * An hour passed. The gale had n'ot abated, and the struggles of the lAlip were by no means lessened. Every now and then a gigantic wave struck it with fearful force. Sud- denly a crack like a clap of thunder Wias heard. • "What can that be?" cried Mary, «k the ship plunged desperately to leeward. V "It is the foretopsaii I fear, torn to ribbons. God preserve us!" said 3fr. Hazelton, rushing on deck. ^ JMarv hesitated a jomiient and tloten Your not. Say you will, old-fellow. example will inspire the rest." "Then I will'." cried Hazelton, touched by his friend's earnestness. "Thank God! Who comes with us?" Several of the young men in the crowd came forward and volunteered their services. "Now let us be off," said Graham, when the life-boat was pulled on to the beach. "Are you all ready?** "Ay, ay!" was the answer, every eye was turned toward the brave young man. pull him from the water the fish re­ leased the ear and disappeared, 'the boy's ear was badly lacerated. That do I deserves a life-saving medal. It I was manifestly trying to rescue the j boy from drowning. Let it be im- | mortalized in song and story as the | heroic pickerel which plunged into j the icy depths of Lake Keuka, seized a boy by the ear and held his head above water until help arrived.-^--^Buf­ falo Expiess. A Queer l'M« A Detroit.man has a novel walking cane that represents the work of odd hours every diiy for six. weeks. It is made of old postage stamps of vari­ ous denominations and six national! He gave the word, and off into the ties--United States, Canadian, Eng water the boat shot; the men sprang to their work, and after a short strug­ gle she breasted the waves and made her way out to sea. • * * * • • * Deadman's Shoal was. a tor of con­ siderable extent placed in the conflu­ ence of two"currents, and celebrated for the number and fatal .character of its shipwrecks. J-'ew * vessels that struck upon it were able to hold to- J THE coal-hole goeth before de- getber through the night; they gen- i struction, and a K-fofe a faiL lish, French, Herman, and Italian. It took 5,014 stamps to make the cane. The face value of the stamps was $100. The surface of MUe cane, when the stamps -were all on, was filed smooth and finished until it dazed. A heavy gold knob complete! one of the handsomest and most unique canes ever seen in Detroit. Th« Ltitlnd of istsndlsf Rock. While on the trip through North Dakota, on which he got the piec<^ of the cabin, Inspector Watklns was told by the Indian Agent at Stand­ ing Agency the legend qf the stone from which the place gets its name. Years ago, according to the Indian tradition; a buck and his squaw were on a journey down the Missouri River to visit some relatives at a dis­ tant point. Where Fort Yates now is the buck saw a young squaw of sur­ prising beauty, with whom he fell desperately In love. In spite- of the tears and entreatieSof his lawful wife, he refused to proceed on the journey, or in any other direction, but resolved to stay right there „ with his new­ found passion. The deserted^ squaw exhausted her entreaties and her tears, and finally arose to leave the place alone. As she did so she fell back in the spot where she had been sitting and turned to stone. There she has remained ever since, a stand­ ing reproach to her faithless lord and master and to all his kind. By a faint stretch of the imagination the standing rock from which the agency K3ts its name can be made to take on the outlines of a woman. The Indians believe the story and pay homage to the monument of man's pertidity and fickleness and woman's constancy. While the in­ spector was at Fort|Yates he saw an Indian approach the rock, bow rever­ ently, and lay something at its base. When the Indian had sronc the In- foetal and tl^ agwat weut out to In what direction was the steamei going? Explain the difference between picture and a map. Explain the use of express com­ panies, the postal system and rail­ ways. Of what use are the jfcelegraph and telephone wires which we see on the roads and streets? --Common Sense. Wants l'lenljr of Fresh Air. A well-known physician on Madi­ son avenue, who is an enthusiast"on the subject of properly feeding the lungs, gives his personal attention to the care of his home. Every vase and vase-form used in decorating the cabinets, mantels, and tables is filled with fresh water the first thing in j the morning; the window in each j room is kept open, no matter what ; the condition of the weather may he, j until each rug, and drapery, and sofa j pillow has been taken in the open • air. In the sleeping-rooms the body fas well as the bed clothing is treated in the same way. This, he claims, hot only freshens the room, but the very articles that are most receptive of dust and germ life.--New York World. the rules of dogs in the Vis ItlM sf Health Foil owed Ttmmgb a Long Life. - In the suburbs of Providence there has just died a widely-known Rhode Island old-timer, John Turner ln- graham, says the'Boston Globe. He had kept a country grocery for sixty- six years continuously at one stand, and sold New England rum and ••West Ingy goods" before most of the men now living were born. He had reached the age of 90, and, but for an accidental cold, might have lived many years longer, as only a few days before he died he shouldered a two-bushel bag of grain and put it into a customer's wagon, with a sig­ nificant wink at several young men who were lounging at the door of his grocery. Some of the rules otyhealth followed through life by Mr. Ingraham are worth reflecting upon. He did not believe in the loose cus­ tom of the young men of to-day of changing his boarding place often, for he boarded in one family continu­ ously for sixty years, and slept in one room throughout the whole time. He was a stranger to arsenic poison, for he discarded wall paper as a fool­ ish luxury. He always slept in a cold room and opened the window liberally be­ fore retiring, without regard to the temperature. He was true to the modest candle of his forefathers, believing that gas, electric light, and other artificial schemes of illumination were de­ structive to the eyes. Up to the time of his death he could read fine print without glasses. In fact a pair of glasses never sat on his nose. He never wore a piece of under­ clothing of any kind in all his life, nor anything around his neck; nor did he ever wear an overcoat. Last, but not least, he never had on a pair of socks in his lifp. Mr. Ingraham was no miser, but a generous, genial, and kindly man. He gathered up a fortune of over one hundred thousand dollars, enjoyed life, and died serenely happy, never having called for the services of a physician in alfr'hls life. Klrto was an Expensive Passenger. A lady boarded a street car the other evening with a pet dog which was Slightly overgrown^ His paws were covered with mud and he seemed to be on springs. ' 'Madam, "said the conductor, • 'you will have to leave that dog on the platform; it is against the company to allow cars." •'I don't care if it is. He shall not ride on the platform. He is not feel­ ing just right this evening, and it would be inhuman to put him out in the cold," returned the lady. ••A number of gentlemen are out there." •'Gentlemen! Why, I whisky and tobacco smoke passed them. You don't suppose I would put my Fido on a level with them, do you?" ••If the dog stays in here I will suffer." , ••You need have no fears on that score. If Fido does anything wrong you-may hold me responsible for it." The conductor here started to col­ lect his fares, and Fido at the same time concluded to give and exhibition of his friskiness. The first thing he did was to jump upon the lap of an elderly lady who wore a new black silk dress. "Get away! getK away you brute! she exclaimed, as the dog began to poke his nose into her face. "Come, Fido, don't disturb the lady," said his mistress, and the dog jumped down and came back to her. But he apparently liked new black silk, for a moment later he was again up in the lap of its wearer. She pushed him to the floor, and-glancing down saw a dozen marks upon the front breadth of the dress left by the dog's paws. Indignantly she arose, gave Fido her seat, and called the at­ tention of his mistress to the fact that her dress was rujjied, "Well, collect your damage from the company," was the tantalizing reply. The matter was laid before the of­ ficers of the company, and they, with­ out hesitation, assumed responsibility for the damage done.--Boston Herald. An Epls In Kmbroldcrjr. Probably the only epic in embroid­ ery the world contains is treasured in the Hotel de Ville of Bayeux, France. Miss Strickland says of this piece of work: "It is beyond all com­ petition the most wonderful achieve­ ment in the gentle craft of needle, work that was ever executed by fair and royal hands." It was done by Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, and the ladies of her court. It is a coarse linen cloth, 214 feet long and 20 inches wide, on which is worked in wollen thread of various colors a representation of the invasion and conquests of England by the Normans. It contains the figures of about 625 men, 200 horses, 55 dogs, 40 ships and boats, besides a quantity of quadrupeds, birds, trees, houses, castles, and churches, all ex­ ecuted in the proper colors, with names and inscriptions over them to elucidate the story. It is a valuable historic document, as it gives a cor­ rect and minute portraiture of the Norman costumes and their manners and customs. smelled when I VTliat a Corouia Looks Llks, ••Aunt Polly" was a strict disci­ plinarian, who taught their A B C's to unruly urchins at Tremont seventy years ago. One day she was drilling the class in Webster's spelling book on punctuation and asked one Bill Milliken what a comma looked like. ••It looks like a pollywog, ma'am," was the answer. Bill got his cars cuffed, but not a scholar there ever failed to recognize comma at sight afterthatdefinition.--Lewistou Jour­ nal. • , A Sc eatint's Opinion. Ml*. Musicmad--Doctor, why Is it that all the great pianists have such long, bushy hair? Prof. Savak'e(reflectlvely)--I pre­ sume it is to keep off the flies while they are performing.--Exchange. Dr. Coi.i-.YEit says work is ll.ee medicine Perhaps that is why so jmuoy ttry 1t^ ayptd ..:V. Anal* Cntnmiag*< so Insane Voung ; 1'ata a TaUor's "Ad" to Plight. Miss Annie Cummlngs, a youi^f ^ lady of Alleghany City, Pa., what While visiting friends was taken in* sane and sent to the deten'tioh holf pital, had lots of fun with aslijal young dude w/apped up in liglit-cheCfc trousers, double-breasted bor oveg* coat, a supercilious expression, and % few other necessary articles of ap­ parel, who was passing the corner of Dearborn avenue and Illinois street just as Annie was on the point Ol making her escape. Annie is a little woman, one of whose eccentricities is a strong de­ sire to kiss every man in sight Thte propensity has caused worlds of an­ noyance to the modest susceptibilities of County Physician Ware and his as­ sistant. Dr. Noble, whose room is at the northeast corner of the building, the only entrance being through the female ward. Annie's chief delight; outside of the red wrapper she wea?s continually, is to waylay the doctors as they pass through the ward and make violent love to them." Recently a chance of fortune threw the young dude in her way. The female attend­ ants had been called to the main office, the door of the doctor's room hap­ pened to be unlocked, and Annie slipped in, opened the window, and got out and sat on the ledge. She sat there a few moments and a crowd of 100 people quickly gathered. The dude was the last to arrive. Catch­ ing sight of him Annie had a spasm of ecstacy. w, "Oh, what a lovely n\an!' she crietjL ••Oh, come here, quick, and let DMr kiss you!" £ r/?he dude, wild with terror, turned to escape. He was inside the crow4, and some of his roguish fellow-spec­ tators impeded his egress. tri- '•llold him! Hold him!" scream©!, Annie. "Oh, I must kiss him, he'a so nice. Don't go, darling, I'm com- ing." The announcement made the dude frantic, and he broke through the crowd and ran wildly down Dearborn avenue just as Annie jumped from the window and gave chase, still screaming: ^ , ••Stop that lovely man!" Annie was very much in earnest, but the dude gained rapidly. As he ran past the office window Attendants Jficholson and Canary of the male ward, who were attracted to the win­ dow by the excitement, s&w Miss Cummlngs and ran out and caught her. . The dude was still, running des­ perately when last seen on the Dear­ born avenue bridge.--Chicago.THaes- . , s">i Weep'n* Treca. " Travelers In Washington and Brit­ ish Columbia frequently tell of seeing trees dripping with moisture when neither rain nor dew were present. The strange sight is due to the fre- markabie condensing power of the leaves of some of the fir trees, which, when the humidity of the atmos­ phere closely approaches the dew point, collect the moisture from the air until the drons fall to the ground, giving the trees the appearance of weeping. The same phenomenon is jaid to be met with in different spe- ;ies of trees in Guinea and the Ferro [glands. - . ills Success. P Hortense--They say getting drunk is Mr. Simm's great failing. , Osborn--His great failing? Why ^here isn't a man in the country that »n do it better. fireproof Materials, At the Berlin exhibition of means and contrivances for the prevention of accidents in industries and other­ wise, prizes were awarded for the fol­ lowing processes for fireproofing, re­ spectively diminishing the combusti­ bility of tissues, curtain materials and theatrical scenery, ziz: 1. For light tissues, sixteen pounds ammo­ nium sulphate, five pounds ammo­ nium carbonate, four pounds borax, six pounds boric acid, four pounds starch, or one pound dextrine, or one pound gelatine, and twenty-five gal­ lons water, mixed together, heated to 80 degrees Fahrenhit. and the ma­ terial impregnated 'with mixture, centrifugated and dried, and then iron as usual. One quart of the mix­ ture, costing about three or four •cents, is enough to impregnate fifteen yards of material, 2. For curtain materials, theatrical decorations. Wood ana furniture, thirty-six pounds ammonium chloride are mixed with so much floated chalk as to give the mass consistenc}-; itisthen heated to 122 degrees to 150 degrees Fahren­ heit, and the material given one or two coats of it by means of a bru?h. A pound of it, costing about eight tenths of a cent, is sufficient to cover five square rods. IT is an aggravation for a hungry jffampjto And only a fork in the road. fiierciM. • , If a propbr amount of exercise is- not taken, not only do the muscles' become weak and flabby, but the func­ tions of every organ and the sound­ ness of eVery tissue must suffer. There is imperfect elimination of waste matters, the .muscles and inter­ nal organs become encumbered with superfluous fat, the heart becomes weak, the lungs are never thoroughly emptied and gradually lose their elas- ticits, appetite dwindles to a vanish­ ing point, digestion becomes a bur­ den to be borne only with wailing and gnashing of teeth, and the joy and brightness of health give place to in­ capacity for either work or pleasure, irritability and "leaden-eyed despair." In the voung partciularly exercise la necessary for moral as well as for phy? sical health. In violent movement in the open air their superabundant energy finds free vent: if pent, up, |t is too likely to force a way out in tfalB wrong direction. # The Onward March ot intellect. There were two "gents" of the "nobby" type in point of raimeat> says the New York Commercial Ad­ vertiser, and they were standing in the .lay street ferry-hou-;e waiting for tne boat which was to bear them to Guttenburg. "I an't seen yer runnin' a game fur some time," re­ marked No. 1. "Naw," answered No. 2. "I an't had me shells out for six months.,. "Gee! You uster make a stack uv stuff outer the jaws. Re­ formed?" "Nix: they're an't nuthin* in it no more." "Come off." "No, on the dead; the shell game an' sweat- board is all played out A feller can't maKe beer money at 'enfc" "Because why?" "Because." sighed No. 2. with an air of deep conviction, "the world's a-gettln' on, an' the mugs are a-growiu' flyer every dayi*; At which point the boat cauic in. f Bow I'M* tnu lYHt 1*1 T<s The average length of life of minefo is 31 years. Machinists are outlived by printers, the average of the former being bv|t 38 years, while that of the latter is 3S>.' Musicians live a year longer, while the lease of life of an editor is 41, and that of manufactur­ ers, bankers, and brokers is 43. Clergymen average 54, lawyers 55, public officers 5<>, farmers 63, and judges' 65. Glassblowers, saloon­ keepers, painters, minders, and weavers do not reach the average of 30, and the lowest average is showo in the lives of seamstresses--23 years.