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STUDY AND. 'ENUGY:-.
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Estentiais to sitecees-Regolatity of
fib:OA-The coarse ..of "tducatIon!"-
cords_ from the. Motto i4;r
oys, •
am sure to all boys,
save H. Walter Webb,
ttlifitradson River Rai1rod
-."--t',--iitompany9 the laceirio-
,-te
tiVA- m a never mining
, 4.--• D-.,...‘60-'
it-...-
.- ...t
source .of wonder and
k>---* int '
erest - and -to many
• - - -
, .,..-- comes the 'deeite to sit
'i2 in the ' ' Cab and . control
tttittt. i i . -
t tt-tt ;trite .reovemen: s -. -
it- titt -• I have been eaked to
. t. tit -. .
, , ., ttiti et. _ .. I e tt outline- for :ouch boyit,
•.----. 't,: -.-t-- e- ,---- --1,:,t`i-ttre best way to aecora--
IL__--- ''''-e, -- - •
I , tt"; tt. plisti this result.
-
/ t- "tt4".4 First of a9.-
ll seciire
fbi
.. t , . --tti,..... '
'•' _ ---w-- the best, possible edit-
faithfal and careful .observation, will do In
the same period' of time mach more work,
and with less damage, than the ones above
referred to. Of -these.two types of men, the
latter succeeds in obtaining a first- ass
thr (high- run," which pays a much larger
salary. - .•
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In the Matter' -of "Making --time"
gineers.areT.Often questioned at tohow
knOWV1hat they are running en oche
iraet- -In nine cases out of ten they
respond: by sayin. g "1 "cannot describ
but ItneW."-
Tlie-following_aceount of how an -engi
running en, one of the fist trains
when he: was making -time will illus
thitipoint
He- hacta -.1.0Comative - thathad: a:
ve:feet Eitylitoliee in dienieteitt in re
150 miles this Wheel .-Weitild have to-
45,836
revoletione. _ After eunning.
eptirie.. tome six Months an engine w
la heel seven -feet in :diameter and 'Witte
to 'maker. 36,014 • revolutions ;in 150,
Was' given, him. •When he Obtaine
engine with the. 'larger -Wheel he twas
:etaittly seised of 'tithe. Finally:- he
tared theinaohite so that he ran *braetime. .• • -
• .• •
-Agein 'atehange. was .mate, and .th%
wheel was returned. toita former run..
then_ • •
.LOST TIME CONST,ANTLY.
catkon yea can. - If Circumstances -are 'extols
_
•thalt yOu have. to leave. school and earn• your
for the more Autelligent you inake,
xself the quicker- you will s ..va
living at au cpurly ago, stady after workine
to
yo
-an
• ytter pay- iiicreatedt
.4 iit..():0P MACE. TO BEGL
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4.dany af our beet, engineers : first _found
arrIployment in the roundhouse wiping the
,eu -Mee ; this in fact is the intuit way for
oy who is.: ambitionsto begin- te be .
an
'•
he den- his Work thoroughly, keeps
_engines bright and -clean, and,-.Inthe
rn4antinie, if he is pleasant. and: geed -
mit -Sired, the men_rtakti a liking to him and
teteh him names of the verietitepirte, and
th{en usually. when a Vacancy °coati among
the liostlers "-the' -name given .to .the•
. who keep the engine); fired up, Water
theit boilers and • coal on the tenders,
'• *pile they are thereendliousohe
re-
- caves promotion. • '
i.A bright boyis a hoatler only for a 'sheet
when: he succeeds' some :firordan. Who
ae bean prinnoted.. His .firat experience
is
•dtually. on a switch engine, usairiVor switch-
ing. cars about: the freight putt1Mg'
Itadid cars where they -can. -
nI the- empty oars - *here tifeY cat be
Ioatleid, and after loading making them, up
*to- trainsready to be.taken. '
for a time. When questioned about
said that he had ascertained unconsc
. .
approximately the time he was maki
the apparentnumberof revolutions m
the wheel by Watching the. side rod.
-With _the larger wheel the -nu.m
'revolutions was muoh lees than wi,
smaller wheel, and ashe aimed to ru.
the same. _apparent. number of revel
•withoub taking into consideration th
diameter of the. wheel; theresult w
he was constantly ahead of time.
he .returned to the•engine with the
wheel he apparently made. the -same -
of revelations, aud therefore Was,don
behind time. •-• . •
• This is a case Where a man -Waal
time he Was making. by the actio
siderodeattached to the wheels.. _0
he valid not cotinf the revelations
formed his.judgment -intuttively.
THE. IR•13P.A15E- SCHOOL. •
-While he is firing the, ewitchei, tit he
impsit bright and clean-- doe.s
9
heerfully Ms engineer will give
3
:event opptrtnnities to ran ,the -eng
this Vira he . -becomes therou
hig 'ark
ne,
hly
'rteiottianited with ite- workings; meanwhile
he makes frequent tripe to the. "air -brake
cheiol.”
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Teta is,- a _oar .in chargeed en expert air-
• rake histructor,: fitted up with- fifty sett- of
air -brakes. '..Hero- -practical- instrectionlis
given in the workings. sia donettuction- of.
- the brake; he aloe makes trips -en through
freight tratne in order te leaf* the road ;
tthet-le•- where the stations; eignels -sidings-
- .
and switches are located. -
• tuist RUNS A FREIGHT..
t When .a vacancy oeciire on a freight train
_1,0:tett does gie workonAll stritioeson a c.er
t..tain portion of a divisien, and be :is agape-
.114:01U_VO fihI the div!sion, which is ascertained
by the division maeter mechanicthe ii- given
the ran.&coedits in• this position-fltsehtta
for a,pesition on a through freight train .or
icical-passeng.er train. _
••Re fireson.eitliet one of these runs tintti
a vtwancy ocours or the:inerease of • business
demands more engineers. Then he's placed
.4; tharge_of ;kr-Stench engine: • •
Irk the.meantime- his record has been care-
fally kept-, the observation of his master
mectanic and travelling engineer. recorded,.
• t- and he- is advatioed,tasitis ability is devil-
opeatto a local -freight, . through_ freight,.
Ioeal passenger,- through passenger. •
HOW THE TECHNICAL 'GRADUATESYIA.
Sometimes a boy will go into the
business after he has graduated fro
teChnic91School.
In such a cam he Will secure a pie
an .apprentice in tine of the 1st
Way machine shops at the rate of a
day..
He firstacts as assistant to the
runs the. mist -tapping machine, a
mattering its details, he is put in
such a-- machine; then he Is SII
placed In charge of - -the work o
_planer, shaper,. borer, -slotting
-and various-- other teols in the mac
-
After he hat . thoroughly mas
en -
hey
ule,
will
eer
new_
rate
heel
ning
ake
• this
th a
had
lies
the
COD..
mas-
y on
small
He
•
read bwihiesst or, in fact, seike mopes in
'almost any industry. It is this. . •
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ALL.. THINGS come
TO THOSE' WHO-
JSTLE WHI.IE THEY WAIT.;
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Let the bey who wants to enter the rail-
road business make up his mind to (thistle"
lirtheintereat of° his emploYer, and • wait
-
-patiently forprosnotion.: Good - men are id -
Ways dying and ether good Men are always
needed in their places. Superintendents
and famine*are constantly on the lookout
- •
for height -young.men to ronder good service
. •
In responsible pogitiens. _ -• •
The *Mead :corporation' is often- ma-
ligned and harshly criticized, but there is
probably no vocation on the face .of the
earth:- Where 'real :merit Is mote quickly
recognized and more generously raWaided
than the railroad business: -
TRE COST OF TRIFLES.
ib- he
entity
g- hy_
de by
at --of
h the
with_
tiens,
larger
s • 'that.
When.
Metier
umber
Witty
d the
Of the
et:mese
bat be
ezotet
raPway
.some
iigRiiis Paid by: Railways- for
Articles -of. Supplies.
Did you ever stop to -consider : where - all
the little.things - used : on a-- railroad -Collie
from? 'Where the. engineer gets his oik: cans
and oil and waste, the brakeithan :. his flags
and lanterns, the station agent. hie envelopes
and penellia and glass to - replace broken
_pallet, ',the, -car-cleaner . .his - brooms ' and
soap? The men might bey all these things
-themselves, but -that would he a very ex-
pensive way, for some of the great riiiiroadi
spend $5,000,000.a:yeer for these appatently-
little things. Every' railroadhasan Cffieer.
called- the. &rehash% : agent, who - -buys -. all
the edibles that are constantly - needed. He
has nothing to do With buying the leoomo-
bives or cars or'raili-;-. it it only, the "little"
• things 'that he hasto:spend sometimes..$0,-
0000004 year for. , .
- *Onthe.lirst 'of each Month the head: of
each. department'. and every etationagent
make ioat it celled A *requisition nOOn the
pun:bitting agent for thesupplies that they
Will need. for that month -that' is; they
Make inita list of the-articleti and send It to
heedqaartere. The perChaehig .agent leieks
_over all these lids,- audits them, at it is
called, eedstrikesouti some ef- thelteirti
- When . " be :thinks . that :toe - inu.chhas been
askedfor. t When the . list Is chi -down to
:1.-
What- e :thinksis right, he puts his initials:
upon it, and it -is- sent to oneof the principal
Officers Of the road; Who -alioapproves lite
When, ft. -Conte -1i back to the peichshig agent
approved, he senile an -Order to the supply
department, and the goods are -shipped to
their I destination. : . - - .• '
- The variety ettlitngs thee the purchasing
agent has to buy Is shown - by- tworequisi-
tionseaken it random- from . among then -1
sande-idesiv.edbiiOnOagent in New yerkthls
Month. One was for 3 ditten red -..glebes for
signi4 lanterns, 750 .-barrele of ' oil; -103 -bar-
rels of signal Gilt 20:' gallone: of -turpentine,
10,000 seals -and - Wires . for -Meting freight
Carie.:1 cell of tope.: 5 inches- in Circe:Mier,
ence, 1 .dozen - beocime, heiIdezen-- sponged,
100 pounds of waste for Chimneys,
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3 gallowt.Of sat soap for cleaning _cabooses,
4 kegs. of 'nails, 500- envelopes, . 1,000 - paper
-claips, 1 gross Of Pent, I gross . of . pencils
and.10.yarcts of flag .bititingt : - -
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: Another regiiisitrionifrom an office bilhe
interetr: of- liew York State, Where ;,there
mitit be a " greta =My clerks, - celled for
10,006 -- large 'envelopes, _i 20;000 small en-
velopes, 500 small pads. wog letterheads,
10 greet Of:pets, 500 spilt:Wen forme,; 500
monthly report blanks, 10 geese of pencils,
10 gross Of clasps, 100. 'large ." stieks- of
settiing Wax, 500 heavy : manilla envelopes,.
5 dozen oil Cant, 3 dozen lantern's, 10 signal
lareps,,3 dote*. red..globes, 2. doe= .whibe
_globes,: 3 large- lentil -le -foe statient 2 . dozen
brace*, 4 .. feather dusters, 150 - pounds of
waste, 9 . kegi '' of .nails, .• .t. .doseit': large
_ohemoie elitus, 75 panes of -glass 16X20, 5
:coils of email repo; i - bele - of coarse weep -
„ping paper; 259 fencetpickets, and 1,100 feet
ofbarbed - wire: - i
KETTLE.
ily Prepared for
Good Livers.
A HALE -DOZEN CREAM C,
Variations in Meat -Pie -Jellied veal -Arad!
dings for iiiimmer--7-Baked
Cncumbers-
A. Soup.-
RR yen a gelid cook?
What a question „ to'
esk any lady -1 •Of
,aourse you are,_ and
you . like geed dishes.
Well here area tewnot
to he met with in every
cook book, but which
Will -repay your efforts.
in experimenting with
them-. Creani cakes are
liked.by Moat .people of
epicurean tastes, but
noteverybOdycantickle
the .palate -of the fat-
tidione. Here ,are pix-
testeld.reciiet to choose from:
itiOn as.
er
eub.$1
d alter
barge- of -
cestively
machine
ine ehop:-
ered •the
details of forming the materiel, he is placed
in the holler shop, where the co
of boilers is, thoroughly studied
tered.
He is thenreadyto go into th
ehop, where all the parts of th
tive are assembled and put beget
Ing a coniplete Machine. .Many
they have served their time
_
IN THE ERECTING SHO
will go into :.thei fetindry . and I
moulding andt-castbig. From
erecting elaep or the loandry h
in the -deaugeting -room, where
designed by rdratightimen - pude
tion of . a =chemical engineer
recetvea knOwiedge of the co
the verietiepatts of the locomet
strraition
nd mas-
erecting
• locomo-
er, formoys, after
_ „4
dish. -•, 'Cover with half a cup each of stone&
raisine chopped citron, candied ethereal,
chopp4 figs and blanched almOnda ; pub
another layer of diced cake- on top; pour
a 1)10 of milk over, withsix beaten egpi
end apint of sugar• _Steam one hoer and
I, -
eerve With currant jelly sauce.
1 • - -BAICED CUCUMBERS.
Here Is a wholesome wait of 'serving
tlucuntbers -: Pare them and lay in ice
w&tei, fp t Attif an hour. Cut lengthwise
into slieds liesny half an inch thick. Wipe
each pitied tier with a sofb cloth, sprinkle
Withlieppeir and malt and dredgb with flour..
Fry to_a delicate brown _in. sweet. clitified.
dripping or butter. • • ,
A SOUP FOR SUMBIERI.'
&bent'
'either the
1-s-. placed
engines are.
the •ditec,
Here -he
traction of
ve..
- ;.. SIX -CREAM CAKES.
NO. 1 -One aup of saw. and two eggs
creamed together, . one-half . a cup of thick,
sweet cream, one . heaping zap of - flour,
One )teaping spoonful of baking pciwder.
FeiVer to I taste. - Bake in - four layers.
For lfilling, take- end -halt' cup of thick
sweeteremite, whippied.; then add one-half
cup of eager, and -beat - some more, • and
flaver -with • same .flayoring as used in the
Oakes t• . f .
Nit.'2,-13teak two eggs into ea teacup and
fill . 1 ith sent cream. One teacup of sugar,
one teatpoon of soda, one and
temp ps of flow, ttseation to taste. Beat the;
eggs and main Spagfitillert then- add sugar,
don and soda. - t , . - • • - ,
e. 3 tIPour egge, one-half „pound. of
granulated Sugar, one( pint Of sweet cream,
fienti to make a stiff batter. : Beat the sugar
and eggs together until light, thenadd the
cream, _then. the flour with -two.teaspoonfule
of baking powder. Flavor to taste. - You
mime be sure to have pure- &talk, or your .
ceke will not be riali enough. I- have fine
success: With this cake, and we . all like ib
be4er' than any I. make. - It is *ay nice
baked in layers, With... icing between and
on Op. - - -. : . : . . -
il .,
• NO: 4 --One cupofBaur cream, one Op
of sugar, tWO 'caps of flour,: two -eggs, one
teeilliptionfut of porta.' Bake" in a loaf or
patty eine. .- ' • . - •
Itt:). 5. -One and .1k half cups of sugar, two
eggs, one i and a hell- -cups of -sweet cream,
three 'cape of flour,. two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder. -Flavoi with lemon'. Put
sugar in the mixing howl, break the eggs on
the sager and beat until well mixed, then
- I 9
edit -cream etc. • Bake One hour in a moder-
ate oven.. Sour cream and. soda may be
usedthut d.ces not make so' fine e cake. : .
o. 6 ' One cup of eager, two eggs one
• I • • ' '
of -thick sour cream, one teaspoonful of
soda and feint to thicken: I -' vary this by
using four yolks to make gold cake, or fon;
whites to make e :silver cake;' or by using
s eet cream and baking powder, or a blip
of .inapletanger and a heaping tablespoonful
of mixed spice.. I also make booklet from
thisrecitte by adding, a- half cup more of
sugar; roll as Soft as aan be handled.
t One pint of young peas one onion (if thei
flat -Tor is liked), two srnall potatoes. *1 Cover
.with! water and boil until soft. Re-
move and rub through sieve .; (unless
you like the vegetables in the Soup at
many do. Now a pint of fresh Milk, -
which is rubbed smooth a tablespoimful, of
flour. Let It boil ten minutes etie con-
stantly. In the soup tureen heve the yolks,
of two eggs and pour over them the boiling
soup; stirring carefully to keep the egga
from growing lumpy. Season to taste with
telt and pepper and a very littlei. grated
nutmeg: Serve with toasted bread or
croutons.
He is usually assigned at first to the cepy-
ing of or working on the details
of the general "Forking plans which are
sent to the shop. .
While in this department he as to follow
the drawings to the pattern sh p and ascer-
tain that the patterns are prop rly made to
drawings; from there to the undry ; and
eventually to the niachine oho ; andthence
into the. erecting shop, wher the part is
finally used in the construct
motive. .
This brings -him In constan
THE REPORT). 3300Ic.
Progresa.is eeoeisatily slow for the fit-
-
-nese , r a man fia position- which Involtes,
• human 'life miziet be caiefnlly noted.- • For
' -this purpose • a "Record Beek" Is kept,
Whieti gives briefly - the- name of the indi-
vidual, when' kes.,first entered_ the *service,
dates- of promoticeit etc: t
Here -are two actuel, records from thia.
heok, representing . two type* et engineers,
their names being tictitiottst •-
JAM Smith -entered sesevice liebtuary,
1876, as "Wiper.; promoted to hotter- April,
'187 ; fireman, November, 1877 -; tingtneer,
tJanuary9 I • 1882 with pay • $2.-50. per day
"
suopended•for collision- •and set ha* firing
April, 1883 ; was restored to engineer:De-.
1884 April,.. 1885, -.pay advanced
to $3 per dew ;la -April, 1886, to $3.50 per
' day-; n 1887.stispended. 60 days for pormiii7
-ling- bit firemen to - ren -engine ...off _track
1889 atispetided *Or running on time of
- lintited trdIn thereby delaying it.; .1890.
diechargieltfor _'.. •
Theabove :is a bed•reeard:
--Hereis a geed one: .
‘-` 'Sam Jened was a train dtspitelier,
whose health, on account .of the cenfine-
men; began to fail._ He was given - a
tion as fireman; - commenced running • as
.
engineer in 1873%; ran as such for :ten
years; Wee made foremen, of roundhouse 1 employers are either eld. o
at 8150 per ..month,-__ and stilt holds thet but mime -day, When lte.hee
poeittore't • • • -
QUALIFIGATIONS FOR AN To.,Turt.g.Et R..
n of the loco -
contact with
the men in the various depart elite.
He is -next placed in charge of a sub-
departifient in the shop. He remains in
this position for some time, and if success-
ful in the handling of men, he Is appointed.
a roaster niechanio in charge of a smaller
• • .
shop oreetather pert of theed
tem.. Or enquiry- .may ciom
read fog :a man of Special
charge of the mechanical
road, Many such men are
and receive appointments 'a
clianios, superintendents-. of
_
etc.
THE- KIND OF EOYS -THAT SU
ROADING•
• It may be said' that all t
vocations connected with r
either from the roundhouse
'shops') of the company.
Some of these vocation's
meohanical.skili, ;others re
ability, a knowledge of Itmen'
getting good. *vice fremth
The ptisitioli a.boy eventu
penditipen histalents and-.
Mind. Prodding boys, ener
vision er. .syst
frOM another
fitness to- take
tnient of that
recommended
Mister. Me-
etive power,
IJNBERFED AND OVERFED,
Poor Nen Slifer -From Hunger, Rich mest
1 From Gent And Both Die Bary.
Itmaymay seem hard for the man who, in Ide
youth, has known the • pinch of tpoverty,
whe -remembers how. the cut of mutton, with
a supply of petatees and greens,' scarcely
sufficed for a vigorous appetite, should find
•that in the prosperity of later life an eight-
eoutse dinner of delicacies fails to tempi;
him, and that, nevertheless, his Physialiut
warns him that the. attack of gent front -
which he is suffering means that he Ideating
to much, and that his diet must be loweredt
Is Ilife, then' .-never _ to .give satisfaction?.
Mutt . youthknew hutiger and Old ago ..
satiety! Must the Dien =gale -worker
wilier have enough food to give energy to,
hislitizie, and meet the rich, idler have so.
.muCh to eat that disease it -the consiequenco?
. Vo -find the happy meant to live accotel-
hitt° sweet reasonableness andknowledge,
is ehe eim of the teachings of Science, and
if to these are added theprinciplee of °brit.
thin :communism, the wealth of -later .
life willnotlead- to self-indulgence, but to
the mitigation of the sufferings of those who -
Want the .means of life. One of the many
splendid examples, ;aye the "London Hos-
pital," is that of a gentleman, now in pot-
seasion of a 'vetry large income, who, in hie
youth, lived on a. salary of ten ehillinge a
week. He early made up his Mind thee
to est little and -drink •leas would be hie
rule in life. • •
To this resolution hetes adhered, thougli.
fortune has come to him. Nearly an -octo-
gonadal), he is still a man of imtiring,Vigor •
ofiliody and mind. Simple in life, he dis-
penses -his great fortune, as a outtodian for
his Master, while living timid theLrefinement •
and cultured , surroundings of an Englieh
gtistirlemGeen.orge it- rey iiesitositted-
the lifehistories of centenarians in-Englend,
With 'the -view of. ascertaining the -causea.
and circumstances of longevity. - As one
reads of the habit!' and life ofthese men and
.women who attained to the age of 100 years
and more; one Is struck by the flea that
they were ahnosb invariably lean people, .of
.spare habit, and of great moderation-latest-
ii3gOrtdithdrtybilt-seinvet, :th' Yee. took no I.
feed, four took very little; twenty a
ten • a moderate amount, and only
acknowledged taking much meat. ".
• With regard to alcohol,' the returne are
Much the 'Same, and abstemioratieta it foUnd
to he the rule of.. these centenarian!.
CEED Wine:
e mechanical .
'treading stair
or .the work.
-•
equire -special
uire - executive
and the aft of
m. •
lly secures de._
eouliar bent -of -
ego end indas-
Wein; emceed better than the boys of the
brilliant kind who think they have genius
and whot-heilieve .they ea reach the de-
sired end . "by a•• single bound" without
hard Work. •
The boy of an inventive rn of mind has
an ample chanties to peogres in this branch
of railroading: • He b surprised and
pained, however, to find t at many of the
suggestions he will ocoas natty offer .his
impracticable,
ore experienee,.
e invention that
„.
e motive power
limed received
and reached
It_ the praotical
- _
road- mechanics
atop, and 'have
their inventions.
Arigip IN THE Mint.
many Soldiers of the Continental Nat
• ' I Thus Quit.Lifei._.
= The Austrian army takes the lead in the
matter of suicides. From 1874 to 1887 a
yearly average of 122 suicides recorded
,for every 100;000 effective -troops.: -In • 1889
the • number was 149. " Petah 'by suicide -ma fifth part of the whole mor-
tality of the ,Austrian army. No dimwit) is
More deadly.' The -Germane ' reporb -,about
half :the number; -the Itaiian army: about
onvtitird the French army -about one-
fourth;'the Englisharmy in thd home per -
vice about One -shah.; the rate in theRitesian
army 18 -nearly the,-Binle while Utile Spanish
- -
army it is least -of .. •.
There are some •. &items -.:facts -.. about
:these:suicides. - In the -European- armies,
especially in. Austria, it is 'the. • young
soldiers who - kill, themselves during the
first month of theirt service. Suicides are
the Most frequent among the cavalry and
infantry, and.. : the latter among the.
soldiers whe are accused and awaiting trial.
•: The raost;freqnent Method 18thOOthig,
though :hen:ging and drowning are l•frequent
inethodt.% The infantry .tise firearms and
usually alin at their -heads. The. mounted
-_doldiers: hang .themseivee by their horse
--bildleei 'The Algerian .soldiers -almost
11,11.*apf shoot themselves through the. body,
Perhaps because the Arabs think it --is
fainous te mutilate:the head. .In Austria a
third of the SiiCidee are atteibitted to a dis-
taste- for military -diity .; in •Franee . love,
trouble . is a- .-fieqUent cause ;., the fear Of
.punisliMent everywhere a peat incentive.
•The maximum of:suicides Is reached in the,
hottest weather, and . the - minimum is
readied in the coldest -weather.-Boston
Herald.
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The_ superintendentof t
of a leading Ne* __York
enly an ordinary !Afloat°
his. present positien threu
experience he gained. in th
• 'Ideny•of the peeissti- ra
have been succeseful Inv
reaped large profits from
S.oine have -derived- from.
a year from :their- patents.
workman derived aboUt $
it-spetenit;
The Most- importauttqualifiCations . in • an
=engineer are cerefiluese and watohfitinese,
and his _ability to properly care. for. hie
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engine and make his scheduled time. •
Some engineers will run ,a freight train
.-for years and never make farther advance;
Other men, -Without apparent effort, but,
neverthe less, by hard work and observation
ij alweye make time, and thus obtain the feet
trafne. • - •
SueCeas in this, as in any- calling,
requires a man's undivided time and atten-
tion.- 'Many men Wonder why -they do . not
succeed as engineers; it is tdmply -because
0 all they appareotly care to do is to pit in
the -number of heurs. requisite to &institute
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a day's work - and get away. -Others, by tihoribi arihnate a boy Wh
TASTY DISHES OF MUTTON.
Mutton Pie 1. -Line e buttered dish
th thin paste; free two pounds of mutton
feom meet of the fat, lay it in evenly;
sprinkle over it three-fourths of an Ounce
of salt, and franc one-half to a whole tea-
spoonful ef pepper. Roll the cover one-half
7
ah inch:thick, and after fillet the: dish
within an inch of the brim with water,
secure _Very closely with water or white of
an egg. I Stick the knife through the centre
and bake an hour and.a -quarter.
.Mutton P18richer one may be
made of little cutlets, stripped of the fab,
two or three -mutton kidneys- cut up and
strewn among the meat • .and a layer of the
forcemeat, given with the .beef pie. An
onion may be chopped and 'added.. when
liked. All meat pies should have the knife
•rtin _through the tep and a twist of paste
surrounding the ' hole to prevent boiling -
over.
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A knuckle of . yea; 2. :onions blade of
mace, *hay lest, a gill Of goodvinegar, • 12
Whole cloves, 6 peppercorns, a 'half tea-
reporinful of ground allsplce, salt , ancrpere
per to taste: Wipe the .knuckle and cut ib
Into piece*. -. Pat it into a 'kettle with' 2
quarts. ef odd Water. -Being it . slovily to
elinniering point. and simmer gently
.fOr.tivb hours, .•then add the onion, mace,
-bay leaf, cloves, pepper•eorne And allspice
tind simmer one hoar longer. Take out the
knuckle,. carefully :remove the bones and
put the Meat into a square mold. ..Boil the
liquor until -reduced to one qitarte. Strain
add the -vinegar. . salt. and " pepper to taste,
pour it over It; meat and Oland it away
:oyer night to tool. 'When -cold, turn it
_carefully out -of the mold, . garnish It With
Paisley and lemon, and it. is ready to
serve.
Cold in the Arctic Iles/ions.
. *Travellers in arctic regions lay the physi-
cal effects of cold there are about esiellowst
Fifteen degrees above, unpleasantly wen* ;-
zero, mild; 10.degrees below, bracing t• 20
degrees below, sharp, but nob severely cold;
30 -degrees below,. very cold; 40 degrees
below, intensely cold; 50 degrees below, -
etreggle for life.
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A TRIO OF PUDDINGS.
, Ginger -Put into a delicately clean pan- 3
OiMee8 each of 'batter andsugar and' half a
-pint of . cream, with. a tiny pinch of salt.'
Directly. it begins to siranter lift it off the
fire and .itir in quickly 3 -.ounces of flour,
blending it as smoothly as possible ; then
replace the pan on the :fire and stir it,
'osteadily4or 7 or 8 minutes atter which lifti
it•off again and stir hi 3- whole eggs and
lastly 4 ounces of preserved ginger cut- int
into- dice. • Sbir it theeoughly together, Omit,
;pour the Mixture into a well -buttered mould
tind steam it.. It will take. about an hour.i
:Serve with a rich Custard sauce flanred
'with the syrup from' the -preserved gilt.er
• Preiemd pineapple makes ti deli.cious pad'
!ding it treated in precisely the same way.
'Needless to say this is somewhat rich. I
Bread Plum -Pour a half pint of boiling
milk over *pint of bread crumbs and let it
gm thoroughly cold.; stone a pound of
raisins and add half a pound of currants,
tablespoonful of butter mixed with a table-
epoonfal_cit one•tableepoonful of sugar,
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Good Breeding, f
. The essence of good 'breeding, says a
writer in •blie Atlantic Monthly, simplicity;
not the simpliaityof the peasant,. atthough
that is good in its way, bat the simplicity
of -the really civilized man who has arrived '4
at a kind of -artificial naturainers. I -
Now, if the emence of good breeding. fis
-simplicity, it may be said- that the essence
Of vulgarity is ea want of simplicity. To be
vulgar us to be unquiet, to have no taste if
one's own, to be in continual disturbance ea
account of one's neighbor, either by Way of
truckling. to him, which is the manner of
the snob, or of hating him, which is theiloe
of the radical,- or of competing with hint,,
Whioh is the• weakness of the parvenn. - To
be vulgar is to adopt other people's lan-
guage, to use their cant phrases, to. copy
the inflections inflections of their voice', to espouse
thoir ideae ; In fine, to think and do .4uct
!say, not what °cones. naturally ..lso one, bait
what is supposed to be considered' propec
by other people! Thus to be, vulgar la to
lack simplicity.
Ifes year son developed talent
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0,000 to $30,000 I in any special direction? Fond Mother
OM ordinary 1 No, he does notseemto have any talents.
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"What• would you do without decit r -1"
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er.a travesty on iwould the drugliii4do
y and truthfully, 4 1 -Itis said thatto keep the jaws in rapid;
the spirit which -motion by &owing gum Is the best Way. to
-deters the step bleedbig of the ose.
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How to Figure Lighting.
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The number of incandescent. tamps re-
quired to Illuminate a, given space id arrival
at by compiling the number of square feet
of _flooring and allowing one lamp to so
many square feet, according to the ,kindelf
illuinination required. Chandeliers should
depend from the ceiling -uniformly at= a
distance of seven and one-half feet from the
floor to. -Rd the best results. At this dia-
tance allow one 16 Candle power lamp to 46
equire feet for excellent lighting. For
good lighting one 16 candle-power tamp will
answer for 64 square feet, while for general
illumination allow a lamp for each. 100
square feet.
a small ..teespoonfel of .ground. cloves, one.
teaspoonful of:netting and one teaspoentel.
of cinnamon,. and five:eggslwell beaten.
The. I fruit- must be floured befeeit
Eat thia With any good sauce.- s
- _Summer . Take a pound of etale:oake, cub.
in sliced and lay, in- the bottom of ipudding
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Dnit lir the Air..
Natural ecience is not only oocapied with
great "tindimportant problems, but devotee
considerable attention and thoroughness- to
very small ones. Angus Rankin has given
two years of ardent , study, and research to ,
the problem of dust particles In the air,
and the ninth of his examination is thats- -
in !mountainous regions 696 radicles of dust
are allotted to each cubic half-inch of air ha
one year. in London 100,000 particles of
dust fall to each cubic half -Inch of air
during the same space of time, and other
large pities Wm not likely to fare better than
this approximation. - ' '
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Mrs. Pertyn-Aren't you tee cold -t�
Bead& - 7
Mies Prayn-tOh, no, mamma; be this -
P11 refuse him, and by and by prepare
jet to. prove _his sincerity.
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