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&3ft§ Bans m> • ^ •oVblfc tobble, fobble. I rises** W * word. ••> V' , fm* hope to speak in accents that plainly may be heard Aoagh many vacant places "TO been called upon to flil,__ , • . _ • Gobble, pobbl®, gobble, too 10B| I nave been still Gobble, nobble, gobble,then listen to my lays T)wy say that every creature most some time have it* This tale of day-succession baa passed far down the line. Gobble, fohbla, gobble, this Is »o Idle >! dream-- I (ear no eagle's talons, I do cot heed his scream- Indeed. whene'er yon see one, he's nearly bald with ale, Gobble, gobble, gobble, and shut ap la a CMte. Gobble, gobble, gobble, lmt bow Is it with me? Through woods, o'er field and prairie, I wander ever free. The symbol of a people who feel no ty­ rant's power Gobble, gobble, gobble, and now the turn Gobble. Robbl* gobble, 'tls my triumphal hour. Gobble, gobble, gobble, this country needs Gobble^g^bble, gobbl* I do not need to a sign-- ' ^ How all the old and young hare loved mo A figure emblematic--ita station to dennai long and well; t«i) looking o'er the beings that proudly jo flnUh with a(d)dressln& I'll say a cloo- WARP win*. log ^ Gobble, gobble, gobble, If eel that I am flobbl* gobble. gobbleIam the nations king. .' ' • 1 ' • GAVE THANKS. OBERT MAKE; peace Bradford," exclaimed my mother, "let that (rQn alone." Mv father looked up from his writ­ ing and gazed steadfastly at my mother without speaking. »r "Robert is so •- small and this gun is so large and I am •V* fear ul lest our only boy harm him- self," ?aid my mother answering my iih\ father's look. #5 -. "Father," said I quickly, "do tell llf'ij.v: mother that you said yesterday, after ' f :C; . you had put me through my gun exer- • else in the woods, that I can now ba frJ~ trusted with a gun." ' "Esther," said my father, very gent- S&c" - lyi "you were brave enough to leave agfe} ;your comfortable home in England and f%\ y cross the ocean with me to this new | ^ land in America and risk all the hard- ^ ships of a colonist's wife, so have cour- t „ ; * a^e for your son. who must learn tode- ffiy. fend himself and you against the In- |: • dians who prowl around our settle- ; IQCDitS,99 |j;V 4 - "Is there afresh expedition on foot?" \ 4 inquired my mother, anxiously. "We have counseled together, and g me of us will go out hunting, leaving a small number to guard the settie- fy '* ment, and Robert most count one in §&/••«•' handling a gun." x-'^ My mother turned white. "Esther, Esther!" said my father, "you know we are all out of provisions; the ship bringing stores from England may not come this week, and the best hunters are going out until we can shoot some wild animals." "Wait one day." pleaded my mother. "Let us have 'meeting' once more. We women h ive learned from the Indian squaws how to cook the pumpkin, and we will prepare enough for a meal wuile the strong men meet for wor­ ship." "'Yes," said my father, "I will talk to the others. We came to this new country for the right to worship 'iod in our own way, and that surely we may do to begin our hunt for food, for starvation ttares us in the face." "Take Robert with you, said my mother. 4 If he is to carry a gun, lee him carry it to worship the first time: perhaps that will make him careful" "Then spoke my brave wife " said My father, smiling. "Take heart, Esther, you know, so far, no i aby has cried out, when in these Colonial times, mothers have hidden with their tabes from the murderous Indians." And thus it happened that 1, Robert Makepeace Bradford, barely fifteen, m-4 St in If * £ ' year as long as we live, with the best food we have and thanks. It shall be the Thanksgiving Day for those who have come across the ocean to this land of liberty." "Amen,"" said every man, with one voice. When we came home, behold, the fiumpkin had been cooked just as the ndian s uaws had taught my mother, but she had made a crust of corn meal and laid the pumpkin on the crust and baked it in a pie on hot stones, after the manner of the Indians. Seeing the turkeys, all said they woull let the pumpkin pie cool and wait till the birds could be cooked for dinner. And it was the turkey I shot that was cooked for our dinner, which was ready in the middle of the afternoon. " Vve shall hold this day as a holiday!" quoth the preacher. "To-morr »w we start on the hunting expedition," said the best shot. "Let us counsel all together in the morning," said my mother. "Let us hope for the ship till then." And when the morning came, those of the cjlony who were far-sighted saw a ship Shouts of joy and thanks­ giving filled th J air until all could see the iong-looked-for ship. And that t>hipbrou4ht beads to trade 1 \ "THE INDIANS WEBI PLEASED WITH TBI BI.HT OR TH1 BLANKETS. " M %••• • • with the Indians, aod raisins and cur­ rants. .Mother told me how in England at their home they always had a cur­ rant loif every Sunday. But we did not wait long after the raisins wore unpacked, but every family had a few raisins for dessert. "And this shall Ve the Thanksgiving dinner in the new world," said my mother. "Turkey and pumpkin pie and raisins, so that our grandchildren and our greit grandchildren may kn< w how the colony was saved from starvation." | While most of the Colony were rush- I ing'to the shore, my father >• aid: "Rob- . ., ; e: t, cin you act like a man and go with walked by my father s side carrying a j some cf the b st fighters to the edge of gun hke a grown man. ijo colonist in the sstt'eirent and watch with your those days stirred outside his home 1 gun for the Indians9" without weapons of defense from the T „ oh p: -: %• 'fK: Indians. 1 could not remember the sermon, I was s-) busy looking at the solemn faces of the congregation. When the preacher prayed for the quick coming of the ships from England, I cauld hear •each man breathe harder, and some of the women sobbed outright. I shall never forget it, no, never, not if I live to be a hundre J. I felt that the strong men who were not afraid of the In­ dians were afraid of starvation. They said very little; one by one, so that each man stepped into the foot­ steps in the snow of the man ahead of him, we came back from the meeting­ house. I could not do this: I had to little tracks of my own by my ler's side. "Divine Providence," exclaimed the Treacher, "Thou hast answered us! 'here is ia flight of wild turkeys in sight." "Let us all fire at once," said the best marksman of the Colony. "Robert, take aim carefully," said my father. "Fire!" shouted the finest sharp- shooter. All fired together; the turkeys dropped. "Don't wait to pick them up--fire I was delighted that I was ehesen. "We need some strong men t J help unload the ship," said several at onee. "I will keep your boy Rube t near ma," s id the best shot, to my father. "Stay you near tae shore and plan the unloading of the ship. The ammuni­ tion it brings is more precious than g]d." "Fortunately the Indians did not know how little we had." said the hero of a hundred Indian fights to me, as we walked along. "Now, boy, you may know there is only one round tf ammo­ nia >n left." "Yes," said another man. "and we are all out of beads; I have traded all my red flannel shirts to those Indians who can be treated as friendly." "Ni thing could be worse than cur situation ye terday morning," said a third man. "No shots for our foes, no beads for Our friends among the In­ dia 8." "1 have cut the buttons off all my clothes except the suit I have on, in order to exchange them for corn with the Indians " said one of the quickest of the Colonists "Does not corn grow in England?" I asked. "No; I never saw c irn till I came here," said the best shot. "Another year we rai e it ourselves; this ; ata on we did not know how." "It was a horrible situation; we needed the Indians' corn and we were out of beads to pay for it What a god-end this ship coming is!" ex­ claimed a man who had kept still. ; "My father never told me what dan- []/ ^Br we were J exclaimed pjKTBar W** HBBTED HIS enr AH„ BOWED •mm ' BIS HEAD." .Ajmin," ordered the best shot. Again the turkeys dropped, one for each shot :, !Co mv great delight I, too, had shot "iS&o at' these birds, big enough, for a family dinner. •'"Lot us give thanks!" shouted the pceaehor. Every man rested his gun and $p«Fed his head while tKep eacher a short thanksgiving for the birds .that saved the colony from star- Tfean the march home, each man wiaptU turkey, was somethings ve y will have a good .din­ ner fco-aay," aaid the preacher, "and wm will fomve* keep thia day, ©very No, boy." said the best shot, "a brave man does not keep his couraga up by putting other hearts down." "Only brave men should be emi­ grants,1" said another good hunter. I began to understand why my moth­ er was so anxious yesterday. "How do you know what is in the shii>?" I a ked. "Because we know what to send for to be the most use in our dealing* with the Indians. Money, such as was < f use in England, 1b of no use here. The In­ dians want something to make a show, j and beads are better than golden i guineas here. There are needs for the I spring,^and warm clothes for the win- | ! ter, «»uu food and farming tools in the I j ship, and gunpowder and balls and j Suns," said the best shot. "In truth, ) this ship brings us the means of living | ™ We can raise next summer's crop. The preacher was right: there couid ! DU IT«U greater cause for thanksgiving." j The Indians had come near by this time. They are uncommonly far-sight- ' ed, and the ship was a great curiosity ! to them. shore a tNftNk &<raghivwiMr ng lhe baok of the - , the treachery of the ndiaas was vary wall known.. I be­ gan to grow very sleepf before the re­ lief guard came. last, wa went home. Everybody was excited; every» one wa; reading letters from England or unpacking sto es sent by relatives and friends. The Indians, men, women, Md children, watehed with intense in­ terest and quiet demeanor. When my mother opened the case of blankets which was ^narked "Mm Bradford," she picked out a' red blan­ ket and gave it to the Indian sauaw who had taught her t > cook the pump-, Kin. , This Indians were much pleased with the sight of the blanket, which .the squaw immediately put around her like a cloak. Night came and stopped the unload* ing, but not the necessity of guarding all the possessions from the . Indiana, Some new gun* struck the Rad Men with awa ftf. tll€5 Pslssfstoss* they never knew how destitute the colonists were the day before Thanks­ giving. --Alice Bradford, in Ladies' World, _______________________ GAMES FO.4 THANKSGIVING. Amusement for the Tonm Folks Should Close the Festal Year. tLui auoi v iVovejiuiwr ay all too soon/has departed and night hks "spread her daric m a n t l e o ' e r t h e s c e n e . " T h e o l d e r folks are quiet and thoughtful, convers­ ing in low tones or in-;f dulgin? in tender memories of past Thanksgivings called up by the day's festivities. ' But as the lamps are lighted the young people are full of mirth and gayety and eager for an evening's amusement. Y ou all have tried pinning on the donkey s tail. A game ve y like it and appropriate for the day/ is called the "dead ess Turkey." ' A figure of a large turkey, minus a head, is drawn in charcoal or cut from dark-colored cambric and fastened on a sheet, which is tightly stretched against a wall. To each member of the company is given a pi > and a turkey's hea t cut out of cambric, which, if rightly placed, will fit the turkey a neck. Then, ore at a time, the play-; ers are blindfolded and placed at thqi, end of the room opposite the sheet. After turning them around three times one way and then three times the other they are started off that they may. search for the turkey and pin the heai® where they suppose it belongs. One: must pin it to the spot where he firsf touches. To the person who comes nearest placing tt e head in its proper position a pri-ie is given, and to thef one who makes tie least successful ef­ fort is presented a mrkey feather, which he must wear the rest of the evening. Impromptu tableaux are also sug­ gested as pleasant Thanksgiving diver­ sions, and to the^e you may call in the older members of the family if you like, though I know families where the parents and grown up sisters en­ gage in the children's plays very often and add greatly to their pleasure. When two rooms ar§& connected by! folding doors a whole room may be used as a stage, and no curtains are needed, as the door; answer very well in their place. When there are no- double doors one end of a room may bof' curtained off with sheet» or any kind of drapery hung from a rope stretched* from the sides of opposite doors OP windows. Pumpkin lanterns set in a row along the Hoor make a funny sub­ stitute for footlights, and will cecorate the stage appropriately, besides being perfectly safe. I wonder if you know how to make a pumpkin Jantern. Cut a hole in one side large enough to pass a candle on a small candlestick through. Remove the seed, etc., from the inside; sr rape the other1 side ver" thin, eo the light will f-hine through; light your .candle, put it in. ani you have a pumpkin lantern. The opeii- side must, of course, be next the stage * else the light will shine out from in­ stead of onto the stage. Dr. Turkey Cock. The sleekest, (attest turkey strut iind out among Hie fellows of the barnyard as he spoke with scornful tongue; •Ami not the farmer's favorite, the he feeds the best?" And this air betrayed the proud contempt he felt for all the reau Bald the ancient lean and Hnngry-looking Dr. TurUe7 Cock-- " The oracle. aUvlser and physician of the flock: •Overeating isn't healthful; it affects a fellow's head.» But not a silly turkey canght the drift of what he said. «I have often noticed this, my friends," he said with a knowing leer. •That fasting is a profit at the present time of year, For November Is a month in which. If one ia overfed. One may suffer from excitement till at la»t he'll lose his head." Still the fat and haughty turkey strutted up and down the place. And the others thought the Doctor didn't understand the case. But they will see, before the sun has set upon Thanksgiving, That the D >ctor knows a thing or to shoot the art of living, --Chicago Newa Thanksgiving. THANKSGIVING--"T'anks, awHy."-- Buffalo Express. BETWEEN the churches and the foot- ba'l teams the observance of Thanks­ giving Day bids fair t > be full of rush and vi ror.--Philadelphia Record. TAE man who churlishly says "cold pork is good enougn for me" is not a patriot and is fit only for treasons, stratagem ; and spoils.--Detroit Fre« Press. THANKSGIVING is the people's day, the day which stands for home and happiness, for gratitude anl benevo­ lence, for plenty and peace. The old Puritans builded better than they knew. Their grim and B lemn cere­ monial has become a feast and festival of gjffi^aesa.--New York World. .. i<:ft7aaer ' Alt t'insia- .j HANK 8GIVINGI 'Tls Thanksgiving! I To church with all the town | Let each glv* thanks i|g for blessings ,lpe year has showered 't:-i down. Forget craves are gaping. ft And soon shall swallow nil-- The thankless and the thankful. The mighty and the smalL Thanksgiving! 'Tts Thanksgiving! Let merry bells declare The Joy that dwells within 0% The exile of despair. Forget that graves are gdplnft . That darkness stands besMfkr To cover each man over, v;, y? And will not be denied. •/ • Thanksgiving! 'Tls Th.i nfcigfviagl . Let maid and matron slngf Let bass and tenor, chording» Give thanks unto the King. - ',S^jf2 Forget that graves are gaping tl s AMU euuios!* miouio nouu Shall siill both choir and organ And drown the joyful tune. thanksgiving! 'Tls Thanksgiving!;, - Back, caret But welcome, mirth I £ " To-day to you is sacred, "V .,?•«?> And all the men on earth. „ • ' p1- Forget that graves are gapiiUb / That mirth with care shall n* f v ^ Together, undistinguished • 1 j-. Throughout eternity. 1 Thanksgiving! 'Tls Thanksgiving! Give thanks, then. oh. give thantSt This life has many prizes {i:i; , And few of us draw blank%> Forget that graves are gapli^ -jvi And theyj sho win shall rest, •• * h Beside the luckless losers 1 • - In one oblivion drest Thanksgiving! 'Tls Thanksglvlnfp'Mldffi Fill full the flowing bowl! The past was good--be careless Of what may come, my souL * /, .• y. Forget that graves are gapingi > • 3'f4! This life is very sv eet» I' "Dum viviinus, vlvamus"-- • Come, friends, give thanks--and --Barrett Eastman. A THANKSGIVING Showing the Adventures of a Citlsen Who Had an Appetite tor Dlni>ar. , ' . 'V.' f I " "'M v;a^- /• stady to be Prof. Albert Bausch told the mem­ bers of the Human Nature Club, of how they mlght "alter their characters and change the shape of thetr headk" Among otheir tbihgs the professor said were: • Some years ago I began to prac­ tice facial and voice imitations, and was surprised to And that I could not assume an expression of anger, or love, or vanity without myself feel­ ing for the time being these passions. On one occasion, in a dark, lonely wood, I began to practice the gest­ ures, facial expressions, and a %oice of fear, and I found I had to stop it or run away, being'overcome by the fear which 1 had only assumed. So on another occasion, when I was in a state called ibe 'blues' I began the practice of joyful emotions as exhib­ ited in the gesture, face and voice, and as long as I practiced this the 'bines were gone. An idea occurred to me--why not put on aod try to feel and express in tbe face, eta, the feelings of hope, agreeable ness, friendship, atd all the sentiments that lead to happiness? I began at once, if 1 met a man toward whom I had an ill feeling I put on a pleas- •iiiti CAyiojjiuii, tt ii'icliuly vuiOe, jttiu the bodily attitude of sympathy, try­ ing within to feel well toward him, as well as assuming the expression without Repeatedly doing thiB made me like the man, in a measure, and the ill-feeling died out entirely, "Have you a Study closely th6 sweet expression of content en the face of someone who never feels sour. Do you get into fit* of stubborness, and keep a stiff upper lip, and talk in a hard, metal­ lic voice, and hold your head high? And do you want to gel over it? Hang your head forward, assume a soft voice, open your lips, and your stubborness will gradually leave you. ••When you alter your character you change the shape of your head and face. The face will respond first It your mouth looks like a slit in tho face you can get full, plump lips by making love and suppressing the ex­ pression of hatred, is your nose long, lean, and pointed? Cultivate the traits of character that belong to full, short-nosed people. With the exception of accidents and diseases leaving scars, breaking the nose, or knocking out an eye, your face is just as your character makes it, and to al­ ter your face all you need to do is to alter your character. By assuming a given facial expression repeatedly you get both the physiognomy and char­ acter that is associated with the ex­ pression. Xour head will also change; cot so quickly or decidedly, because it represents what might be called your permanent character. But, by con­ tinued activity of certain faculties of tbe mind, the corresponding organ in tbe brain first becomes more active and generally enlarges."?--New York T1WeS- l-l-r, J n'n it i "if"K"' riijij^^rljlpfii pwf "f i f * " "At precisely eiilit belt* #1*1,* was the answer. *<1^hat,M erl«tf ^ie captain, "do you pretend to be able to figure to the minute the time we will sight land? "Why, I never saw a navi­ gator who could figure within two hours, and 1 have seen some good ones." At that moment the bell struck eight times, and the cry of "Land ho!" rang out from the mast­ head. The captain took his navi­ gator's hand and said: "You, sir, are the finest navigator afloat, and i shall report your splendid work to the Department" The captain kept his word. lie wrote to the Navy De­ partment about the excellent work of his navigator, which was the direct cause of his rapid promotioa. BIG ARIMES IN BATTLE. Trifles Tliat Make History. It is a Spanish tradition that the fate of Columbus once hung on a game of chess, says the New York Ledger. For years the schemer had haunted the Spanish court, trying to interest some one in his cause, but at la&t, despairing, he determined to leave and go to France. Ttie night before his intended departure he Rmitrht, an AiiriioncA of t,h« Oiiaoh t*\ communicate bis intentiou and to take his leave. The <%ueen asked him to wait while he made one more effort to interest the King, and left the room for that purpose She found Ferdinand engaged in a game or > chess, and disturbing him by her en- dw'tlon? trance and thus causing him to lose s piece, u£ iSt uj a volley of onths at seamen generally and at Columbus in particular, and then informed Isa­ bella that tbe result of her petition would depend on the result of the game. It grew worse, and things looked blue for tbe. discoverer of ! America, but Isabella, overlooking j the board, whiskered to His Majesty j a suggestion a^ to a move that could j be maae; the King adopted the sug- I gestion, and America was saved, j It is a queer story, but no stranger ; than the one told in Home at the I time the divorce of Henry VIIL was j under discussion that the negotla- I tions were broken off by tbe Earl of | Wiltshire's dog. This unmannerly cur had followed his master into the i court, and when the pontiff, at the j close of the audience, put out bis ; foot to be kissed by the earl, tbe | dog bit it and so angered the Pope i and horrified the court that the ne- ! gotiations were suspended. The story may be true or false, but in either case is an excellent demon­ stration of the value of the trifle, when the trifle occurs in the life of an exalted personage, and gives point to the remark made by Paschal along the same line, that if the nose of Cleopatra had been an inch longer or shorter tbe course of tbe world's his­ tory might have been materially changed. . < The Poke of l eas. Iu a country parish in the north­ east of Scotland there lived a worthy old minister, who was wont at times to boast that he made the services in his church as impressive and interest­ ing to his flock as possible: but there was one of those "religious rites" which he had not been able to intro­ duce. This was the responding by his congregation with "Amen:11 ao several parts of his prayers. Plan after plan was brought up, but as quickly dismissed, in despair he consulted with John, the village beadle, who hit on a rather original but very sensible plan. "Nothing could be simpler," said John. "You will buy a pennyworth of peas, sir, and every time you drop a pea on my head I will answer 'Amen!'" What the minister thought of It is not for me to say. but he yielded gracefully, not dariug to question John's superior wit. Were there no misgiving in the heart of John as he took his accustomed seat below the pulpit that Sunday9 None. The usual repose of h s calm and benig- nantcountenance was unruled when, in the course of prayer, a pea struck that part ot his cranium where tbe growth of hair was least, and be ut­ tered a solemn and fervent "Amenl" Scarce sixty seconds had passed ere messenger number two hit the mark, but John was equal to the occasion. Before breathing space was given him three more followed, and John, with no other emotion than that of surprise, uttered as many "Aniens." The crisis came, however, when the minister, leaning over to John, who was half-choked in bis endeavors to keep up with the peas that now showered around him in all direc­ tions, whispered, "Wheest, wheest. The poke's burst!" The Oreatest Number £nifaged ln Modern Times Was at Lelpsie in 1813. Without doubts of all the battles recorded tn modern histcry, the long­ est and sternest as well as the one In wtush most men were engaged, was the memorable battle of Leipsic, Oct 16, 18. J». 1«13, called by the Germans the battle of the nations, 6ays the Brooklyn Eagle. The num­ ber of troops engaged is variously stated by different writers at from 1 ,jr, ocio to 190,000 on the side of Na­ poleon L, and from 230,000 to 290,- on that of the allies under Prince Schwartsenburg, Blucher and Ber- n ado tte. In this awful battle the slain on both sides amounted to 8t),- 000, and thousands of tbe wounded lay fortiays atound the city. In the battle of ivoniggratz, or Sadowa, July <?, 1866, fought during the "Seven weeks'war," the allied Au­ strian and Saxon troops engaged amounted to about 200,000 men, while tbe Prussians, under their King, mustered in round numbers 260,000 combatants. The total loss of the Austrians, etc., amounted to about 40.000 men, while that of the Prus­ sians was 10,000. If we go back to the melee of ^ncient days, we find it stated that at the one fought at Tours in 732 between the Franks and the Saracens, from 350,000 to 375,000 men were killed on the field. This would, of course, mean t^hat many more men were engaged "ttaan at Leipsic. Ip a battle inentiojjed in Chrorlcies 11., between Asa,iUng of Judah. and Kerah, K iag'M' Rttiiopia, we are told that tne former had an army of a thousand thousand,^or 1,000,000. Canon Rawlinson ob­ serves that this statement does not exceed the numbers of other oriental j Joha! armies. DariusCodomannus brought 1 into the field a force of 1,040,000 men near Arbela, where he was finally defeated by Alexander the Great 331 ,B. C. Xerxes, too, Prof, liawlinson &ays, crossed into Greece with cer­ tainly above 1,000,000 combatants, and Artaxerxes Mnemon collected 1,2(50,000 men to meet the attack of the younger Cyrus. V No Fun. There is a good anecdote told of Cham, the French caricaturist and Phillippe Giile, a man of letters Once they had a violent quarrel in a theater after the play was over. Their friends interceded, but made matters only warse. One of the men challenged the other. Seconds were named on the spot: and both men insisted that the preliminaries of the meeting should b$ arranged at once. Tbe seconds stepped into an adjoining room to make the grim arrangements for the duel, leaving the two principals in tUQ same apartment "What shall be tbe weapons?" one second asked. •nlstols." "No," said the first speaker; "with - iuSlberry--Is oij here posit comp'ny? Clerk--Yes, sir. The best shot understood their Ian* ! Ashberry--Well, wUl YOU ktep 4eM guage, and as the Indians' wanted very : two pullets yer Oatwell ThaDlcsj^ibbm' much to go oa board the wonderful to' me?"--Judge. Frightful Reaction. < Customer (doing his Thanksgiving marketing'--"How do you sell your finest turaeys?" Market Man--"Twenty oente | pound." Customer (clutohing the counter for support)--"Give me two pounds of hog's liver." ' Thanksgiving Day. Yes. let to-day tbe church bells eblme A welcome to Thanksgiving tltuS ID chant and anthem grand; Wbile tuneful 11, s alike g've pralsa ' To Him who guardeth all our wi Whose care upholds » all oar i With mighty arm and hand. - v„- liaclc Was with Him. One of the most distinguished navi­ gators in the United States Navy was engaged, some years ago, as navi^ gator on one of theold-fa»hioned sail- iug-ships of the navy, and, as it was his first billet, he was very desirous of making a good impression. For the first few days he took bis reckon­ ings with the greatest care. But when the ship had been out several . days he forgot to wind the chronome-! pistols it is all over so quickly that ters which kept Washington time, j one has no chance to see anything."' It was impossible to make anv calcu- . The partition between the room In lations on the ship's position. He ' which thi3 discussion1 occurred and did not dare to teii the commander the one in which Cham ana Giile, of his mishap, and so he continued glaring at the floor, were waiting was to take the altitude of the sun every , so thin that tbe two men heard every day in the most serious manner and ! word. They looked at each other, reported the ship's position He was "I "That isn't very funny to hear, only able to estimate his position by [ said Cham. dead reckoning--a very uncertain J "Hardly, '*said Gillie; operation. Early one morning,when go out on the stage.' he thought they must be near Barba- j They went out in the solemn g.oom does, their first destination, he called of the deserted stage, and found that a young sailor to him, and said: "My also unpleasant. - man, I want you to go to the mast-1 "Let's go out into the street, said head and look out for land; and whetfT one to the other. you sight it do not call out 'Land ! They went out, and presently saw ho!' in the usual manner, but come a good many people going into a res- down quietly and tell me about it." J The sailor ran up aloft, and when at about seven bells, or half-past eleven j o'clock, he saw a thin blue streak to the south'afd he ran down from aloft and reported it to the navigator. "Go aloft and report land in tbe tisual manner at .flight bells ", said tbe navigator. Hardly had tbe sailor "we'd better flow tfcjlfcilip'tr® StptK iftM Gone In •ud Ottin KtoMteaa. Before ibe war and aJOog until tbe formation of the KepubJfc&n party Hilssr York gave her electoral vote oftener to the Democracy than she oM to the parties which successfully opposed that organization. Then for a time that State changed her parti­ san baso. She gave her vote to Fre­ mont in 1856 and to Lincoln io 1860 and 1864. Another change now set in, but not so radical as the one which took place on the foundation of the Republican party. She now begat* to swing alternately front one side to the other in presidential years. Seymour received her electoral tote in 186*, Grant in 1872, Tttdett la 1876, Garfield in 1880, Cleveland ia 1884, Harrison in 1888 and Cleveland in 1892. From 1864 onward she has not declared for tbe same party twice in succession. But though New York has divided up her favors with an even hand for more than a quarter of a century in presidential elections, says the New York Telegram, she has shown no disposition of this sort in canvasses tor State officers. Only three times since the close of the war have the Republicans carried that State for Governor, ana in one oi these elec­ tions, that of 1875', when Aionzo B. Cornell was chosen, the Republican victory was due to a bolt of the regu­ lar Democratic ticket by Tammany. Cornell led his chief Democratic op­ ponent nearly 43,000 votes, but both Democratic factions combined bad nearly 34,000 mors votes ib^Q hs had. The Republicans re-elected Reuben E. Fdnton in 1866 and chose John A Dix in 1872. In all the other elec­ tions the Democrats won. They chose John T. Hoffman in 1868 and 1870, Samuel J. Tilden in 1874, Lu­ cius Robinson in 187(3, Grover Cleve­ land in 1882, David B. Hill in 1885 and 1888 and Roswell P. Flower in 1&91. The gubernatorial term waa increased to three years after the election of 1876. It will be seen that New York Is an exceedingly uncertain State. Al­ though ^ presidential years Republi­ cans and Democrats since 1864 have carried the State the same number of times, in governorship elections since lbo(j the Democrats have had a de­ cided advantage, in elections for minor State officers, too, the Demo­ crats iu this period have won oftener than the Republicans. Flower car­ ried the State in the most recent election for Governor by 47,000, and Cleveland by 5?, 000 for President. Cleveland's 45,000 plurality for Presi­ dent in 1892 was followed by Repub­ lican margins averaging 23,000or 24,- 000 in 1893 for minor State officers, leaving Bartlett, for Court of Ap­ peals Judge out of the calculation, whose 101,000 plurality was duo to the unpopularity of Maynard, his op­ ponent. in 1853, a year after Cleve­ land rolled up his plurality ot nearly 19J, 000 for Governor, Carr, the Re­ publican for Secretary of "State, car­ ried tbe State by over If,000. if TEACHING CANARIES TO SINKS > taurant. They follow, d mechanic­ ally, and sat down at at tabic. Half an hour afterwards, when tbe seconds had completed tbe arrangements for the fight, tbey were surprised not to find tbe principals where they left them, and, when they went in search of tbem, they found them supping merrily together, entirely reconciled. ArUflo'il Notes Will Pe Forgotten aft Moulting Time anil Must Be Ket»ugtit. The piping bullfinch is much val­ ued and frequently sells for a high figure--from »25 to $50 being no un­ usual price to pay for one of these pretty songsters; but it is not gen­ erally known, says Pearson's Weekly, that the canary may be taught a va­ riety of notes very quickly and that its vocal powers are by no means con­ fined to its own more natural song. There are three distinct ways in which this bird may receive a musical education. He may be tauirht* to sing tunes and opera airs, as is gen­ erally done with the bullfinch; or, secondly, he may be instructed in the notes of another bird, as a lark or a robin; or, thirdly, his capacity may be developed, his powers of voice cul­ tivated, and his song remain the canary song through all. The learn­ ing time in a canary's life is from five to six months old to one year, and the owner of one of these lltt'e birds must make choice of methods and begin in time. In the first place he must see that his pupil is in robust health and good spirits. A seed diet gives the muscles compactness, there­ fore seeds should not be tbe principal diet until he "graduates," but a soft food ot hard-boiled egg, grated with cracker or bread, and boiled in milk to tbe consisteucy of stilt taste. if be is to sing "Annie Laurie" or "The Last Rose of Summer" he must be placed in a quiet room with the cage covered. Then a tew notes ot the chosen air should be whistled or played on some instrument--fiute, bird organ, or piano. They must be played slowly and distinctly, in cor­ rect time, and over and over till the bird begins to try it himself. He must not see the teacher nor hear the least tones to distract bis attention from the notes so constant­ ly repeated. The instructor may have to spend hours, it may be days, before the bird learns bis lesson, but he must persist in reiterating those few notes and no others till the pupil repeats them. When he sings his notes be should be rewarded with something he likes; for one a bit of food, for another a little praise. No matter how well the. bird has learned his artificial song be will forget it the first time he moults, unless it is carefully repeated to him every day wbile moulting. If tbe bird's ownor wishes tbe canary to sing like a lark or robin, he must put him under na­ tive instruction. Place the cage, covered closely, in a room alone with another bird of the kind desired, whose cage is in a light, sunny win­ dow. The lark or other bird sings for his own pleasure, and the canary in his darkened cage learns to imi­ tate it Tbe third method, and the most natural, is to have the youni£ bird trained by a fine singer of his own family--a canary--and ail that is needful to do is to keep the young one during the learning period in the room with the line singer alone, when he wili imitate the songster so far as his powers allow. Sarn of Peace. . ̂ restener--There's one nioe thing 'about the West. When neighbors can't get along they don't go on quar­ reling for years, as they do here. They just have one little spat, and after that there is no hard feelings. i astener--That's remarkable. How do you account for it? Westener--Well, you see, sifter tbe spat tbe one that's alive ain't get fcnything to feel bard about. : ; 05^ m i