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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1887-4-14, Page 6e olegrapTito, Signa1s 40,14. Mille the hem a thia sketch wee engtheer enw& lanoWit Cenadian rail- way and had been for Mug time in the oompiany'e employ. Whoa the now eagine wee SPIiletecl 411(i a4 oti the roads John, was givea ehasago of it, and he evineed nattual. pride lo hia preferment, At Cue a the atations there erneL yoitug girl, a telegranh onerateia b0SiAte011 Wheal aud the eugmeer there had sprung up werm et. aftehMent, mid whenever ".59" mune along, Kete generally insaaeged to be at the door andea.-olusuge signals with her lover, Oue day the trio was dett‘itiecl at the station, and the Moon -tail e detached and sent up the road, to do some additiooel work, au Kate wont along for a ride. As she listened to the sharp, shrill notes of the whistle, it oecureed to her thet she might teach John to sound her Dame M the Morse telegraphic oharacters, so that she (multi distinguish his signal from that of the ether engines, when- ever his train approaolaecl, The plan work- ed to a, charm, and far and near the whistle shrieked Kate, ontil one day, as the eperes tor stepped upon the platform, she overheard a conversation between two young men, and learned that they understood the signal and were laughingly wondering who Kate could be. Their means of communication having been discovered, they were obliged to dis- continue it. In the meantime Kate had, by means of the telegraph, made the ac- quaintance of a young lady, in a distant oity, but whom she had never seen, and to her she made kuown the fact that the seoret had been discovered. Then her friend sug- gested a plan as brilliant as it was ingenious, le was simply to arrange a means of the telegraphic communication between the ap- proaching train and the station, so as to ring a bell hidden away ij the closet in Kate's office, engine 59" being the only one provided with means of completing the aaircuit, which was done by laying the poker told why it had been erected. upon the tender -brake so as to touch the Never did story create profounder sea - wire in passing. Kate found an opportu- sation. The gentlemen shook hands with nity to acquaint John with the proposed him, and the President actually kissed her plan, and in the meantime had found an, for the company. A real corporation kiss, abandoned wire which ran for a long dis- loud and hearty. The ladies fell upon her stance close by the track, and which she pro- neck, and actually cried over the splendid posed to use for carrying out her purpose. girl. Even the children pulled her dress, Good Friday came soon after, and John and put up their arms about her neck, and fortunately having a holiday, he and Kate kissed away the happy tears that covered went bravely to work, and before the day her cheeks. nad ended the task was a complete success. Thedramatie finale of their love episode is fusion, and child she was covered with con - and knew not what to say or do, told in the following: and looked imploringly to John. He drew It was singular how absent-minded and near, and proudly took her hand in his, and inattentive the operator was on the day that the great scientific enterprise was fin- she brushed away the tears and smiled. ished. No wonder she was disturbed. The gentlemen suddenly seemed to have her found sometl ing vastly interesting to talk Would the new line work? Would • They were greatly 1)1044 to see her re - Cover• a quiet lati4z of omtvereatioo filled the •reOM lioW did she know it? floW she tell the Speeial Wes chasing as? Goad, heavens 1 If she had not known it, what 411, 10gia of life there would have been, It was very careless in the saperilitendent to follow our trein meth a rgekleSS nor. You feel better, my dear," said tlie President. "Yes, sir, thank you. I'm sure I'm thankful. I knew john—I mean the eugine Was veining." Yoa oannot be more grateful than .we are to you for averting :mall a disastrous eol. Haan " I'm sure I am pleased, sir. I never thought the t'elegapl,-- She paused abruptly. "What telegraph ? ' I'd rather not tell, sir." " But you will tell us how you knew the engine was corning ?" Must yen know ?" "We ought to know in order to reward you properly." She put up her hand in a gesture of refusal, and was silent. The President and directors cousulted together, and two of them came to her and briefly said they would be glad to know how she had been made aware of the approaching danger. 'Well, sir, if John is willing, I will tell you all." John Mills, the engineer, was call- ed, and he came in, cap in hand, and the entire company gathered round in the great. est eagerness. Without the slightest affectation she put her hand on John's grimy arm, and said: "Shall I tell them, John? They wish to know about it. It saved their,. lives, they say." " And mine, too," said John, reverently. " You had best tell them, or let me." She sat down again, and then and there John explained how the open circuit line had been built, how it was used and frankly Hou$E1EPLD. mildre4,4 Nvo bove, Mir theories upon tho wove niant4gAtment of Children, and' the4e Of tts who have the opportunity to exereise them are sometimes surprised Witt they do not work as we expeet them to. The best children in the world are Said to be old maids' children," and, it is 4 well-known feet that none are so free to advise and give some/ doctrine ou the inituagenieut of the little folks as those who have never had any to praetice on. As our practice has to be all upon the boys, we have a few pet theories thet we lia,ve not often seen advo- eated, and we are quite reedy for an argil- meut with any one who will question our position in the matter. We believe a boy will grow to be better meu and hasband if he is taught that some little duties fall to his share in keeping the home tidy. We call to Milla a little boy of six or seven years old, who will put the fur- niture all to oue aide of the room, take the carpet sweeper, and "brush up the sitting - room as well as his mother can, and it is often a great help to her. A boy's clothes will last much longer if the habit is formed of hanging them all up on a chair when he goes to bed. . Generally they are left in a heap on the floor or oast to the four points of the compass. A child that is very yoeng can be taught to hang up its clothes so that they will be smooth and well -aired in the moruing, and he will think it fun to do it. And in the morning, to hang up the night- shirts, throw open the bedoloths, and push the window up, will not only " help moth- er" very much, but make the daily task of strenghtening the "boys' room" a much easier one and it will teach the boys them- selves to be better guests in other homes, and more tidy men when they are in posses- sion of homes of their own, k9fe p4;trir,Ziet. 3';41111ae:lr ;9 ft °fall tor melted io aslittle water as peciSible gether with the jnice of two lenimia Oftitl the grated peel, • 007,4 the aieh With a thin polfPastc, Pour la the MiXtuan, and bake it WICI1B!111if GA141 NIV7a1;4s.,*-13`east the Yelks of fOur eggh very light ; stir into them ouelalf potted of white sugar, one-n,uarter pound of deur, the juice of one lemon, grated rind of a half 0110, and the white of the eggs, beaten to a stiff frosh, Drop this •batter frent a teaspoon upen buttered paper and bake in a quick oven. Spread orange mar. malade on the under -side, and place two together. ' Cocos:sue Bisatur.--Remeve the shell and dark skin from a fresh cocoanut and grate it, Simmer it slowly for half au hour ui a quart of milk and then squeeze all the milk from the nut in a strong towel, Add to the milk one gill of compressed yeast, or one gill of liquid yeast, a teaspoonful of salt, and flour enough to make a soft dough ; let it rise until light, awl then knead, prove, and bake in form of small loaves or bis- °1113tA8.CDELOB'S PUDDINC.—Take a quarter of a pound of apples, finely minced, a quarter of a pound of eurrants, the same quantity of fine bread crumbs and two ounces of sugar. Mix these all 'thoroughly with three well -beaten eggs, flavoring the whole with a little essence of lemon and grated nut. meg. Pour the mixture in a butter mold aud boil for from two and a half to three hours. Serve with a wine sauce made as follows : Sweeten a gill of good melted butter, adding a glass of sherry wine and flavoring with a little grated orange peel. Stir the sauce well and serve hot. STATISTIOS• — , dauhter heard the echo of her father's ham - There are many thiugs which are neglect- s The population of Ireland has within the mer" and as the sounds died away she felt as ed in the home education of boys, which last fifty years fallen from 8,000,000 to ' if the Rabbi had drawn his last breath. But should be taught to them as to their sisters 5,000,000.the prayers of the people held back his depart - and when sickness cornea, domestic up - The animal number of parcels circulating ing soul, though the shadow uf death still heavals in the kitchen, or any unlooked byfor through the post, commencing in August, hung over him. emergency, the boy's strength, if aided, a 1883, at about 18,000,000, was, in the first When morning dawned he still lived, but little skill, will help tide over the difficulty complete year of the calendar, 1884, 22,000,- hope had departed from the hearts of the and give most efficient aid. 000, and in 1885 nearly 26,000,000. people, and they began to think unconscious- ly of the grave to be dug in the little bury - Out of a total population of the world of some 1,430,000,000, only 430,000,000 at the bury- ing ground. The company of young men Household Hints. who received daily instruction in the Talmud outside can. be reckoned as in any sense or In ventilating a room, open the windows form professing Christians, the remaining, and the love of the Rabbi from his lips, at top, and bottom. The fresh air rushes in 1,000,000,000 being made up of Jews Ma- mourned their beloved teacher as one al- one way, while the foul air makes its exit hometans, Buddhists—of whom there are ready dead. " Ah 1 God," they said to one the other; thus you let in a friend and, expel another, " Can we do nothing to preserve some 500,000,000—and other heathen. the Rabbi's life ?" an enemy. ThO PIMA er #1,4101 gliP/001.,ono or 41tetner Itabe1e's Many Years hare past sine° first 44(1 this strange tale, bat every detail is dietinOt in lily immory, o young man. I lived in a large pity near a synagoki,,u,s, and thanY eg my' Companions belonged to jewish. awUws This atory omong many otherewaS told,to.ue by an olcl jew, viditon we °ailed Metherlasa, bele, I only wish 1 (amid. reproduce inwards, naL70.14,PIA 0,417,13. ,I4revious tO the Opening of the Meeting lat•ether Gardner, Sir Isaac Walpole atick Waydo Bobee wei.e seen in earnest eon- vereatioo areand, the President's desk, (Lod when the triangle seentlea it was pretty well titoexsteesi tiwouoteet the Teem that sone Matter or gravest importance was on .the tapis, Ono ixidlyidnal seemed to feel pvexi,inure thou a curiosity, This was as clearly as I mall to niind, the drarnatto six inenhlis'. • steuding. Be jammed. Woolf Brother I meets Davis, a member of ahetit vividueea eud ternse of her phrascs• For 1140 eotater and tried, to appear as smell the time sho was so absorbed in her story " peeeibie and whop imiwirme were h,„,de distinetive- about his sere heel he let op that he had an that we saw everything with a nese that left a lasting impression, It is awful toothache and didn't want to talk. possible to forget Mother Rabele's stories. Soareely had the ineeting.opeoed when he Late ono night j ast before going to bed the was called to appear at the President's desk, old sexton heard the soft ineessant rr,,P't'V• The look of terror which came to his facie as rop of his hammer, and a wierd feeling erept he rose up proved that he regarded the mat - over him. In those times our People lived ter in a very serious light, and he sualled up near the synagogue, and as in days of old the long aisle like oue gonig to execution. the sexton went meriting and evening from house to house of the little community and Brudder Process Davis," said the Preei- dent in very solemn tones, "at one of our called the people to prayer by knocking three times on each door with his hammer, weekly meetins last fall, an' as sir,swar' about to disperse to our homes, Sir itac Still on in the night the sexton heard that ffial ol diakibered dat his umbreller vas strange tap -tap -tap. p e missin.' It was an umbreller wid ite called to his daughter, who was "That hammer will not let ma sleep," he turning on her bed in the next room. She I IY watinady b,.aomile„ han_dle, an, it was a, heirloom • his dd • had walked under too had heard the uncanny tapping. dat umbreller, an' it had kept de ram off alas gran a, el. his Udder, au' he himself had owned it fur " Some one of our people is about to die," nigh upon thirty y'ara. It had been left in she said with a shudder; and a cry of an- guish wrung itself from her heart. AN, kyars an'on steamboats an' on de front doah God. It is the Rabbi 1" " steps, an' nobody lied took it. He had brung it down heah 200 times, an' it war' aline At the same instant the tapping of the hemmer ceased, and some one knocked on waitin fur him when he gOt ready to go home. At las' some one stole it—some the window and hurriedly called: humane hyena laid his desecrated paws on " Get up and collect the people to repeat dab sacred reliek an' bore it off. We made psalms, for the Rabbi is dying 1" ebery effort to fiucl it, but de hunt was in In the stillnees of the night the well- vain. Den we settled down to wait fur known blows of the hammer at each door re- Justice. She nebber sleeps. She sometimes sounded again and again along the deserted does a good deal of foolin' around, an' di' street. With trembling heart the sexton's am sometimes a mighty long wait between de ackts, but she nebber sleeps. She didn't go to sleep dis time. She war' :lookin' fur you, an' yesterday she oberhauled you. You had Sir Isaac's umbreller under ,yer arm. Efeah am de libin proof to convict you! You ar' de hyena who stole it, an' you ar' now bofo' de bar of Justice Prisoner, how do you plead ?" Process stood there with his mouth open and could not reply. The sudden shock seemed to have paralyzed him. His guilt was as plain as the hind buttons on a coat. "De pusson who will steal an umbrellar under any sarcurnstences," continued the President, " deserves consline punishment. In dis case you stole it from a fellow -mem - Lace may be washed by winding it around There are estimated to be nearly 100 " Let us collect years for him," exclaimed ber of a, society, an? you added de sin of bottles or sewing it on muslin and boiling it places in the Black Forest where the menu- one. "Perhaps God will hear us." .And lyin' to your crime. Your name will be facture of clocks and watohes forms the then according to an old custom among our crossed off our books, and you will enter or they ga iere in a knot in the in soft water with white castile soap. It industry. Ninety years ago the pro- people one of the scholars went from house dis hall no mo' foreber. De carryin' out of little battery be strong enough for such a about,should be rinsed in soft water alter remov- , P great circuit? Would John be able to close comer of the room. Presentla the Presi- ing it from the suds. Iduction was about 75,000 annually; in 1808 110 - house with a paper in his hand, and each de rest of de sentence am left to "Giveadam I it was 200,000; in 1880 it reached as much one wrote down how many years, weeks or Jones an' Hercules Johnson." the I dent said aloud : it? The people began. to assemble for train. The clock pointed to the hour for "Gentlemen and directors you must Nothing is better for a sore throat than is as 1 800 000 nearly 500,000 b • t t , , emg sen out days of his life he would give for the dying The prisoner was removed to the anti - its arrival. pardon me, and I trust the ladies will do gargle of salt and water. It may be used . from one place. Rabbi. The daughter of the sexton was the same if I call you to order for a brief desired,d if a little is swallow - as often as an Suddenly, with startling distinctness, the , . y ed each time it is used it will cleanse thel Last year, 146,459 English, 25,363 Scotch, bell rang clear and loud in the echoing room. matter of business." throat and allay irritation. land 61,297 Irish -233,119 in all—emigrated With a cry of delight she put on her dainty 'there was a sudden hush, and the room, head from the United Kingdom for places beyond A damp cloth enveloping the broom hat and ran in haste out upon the platform. now. packed to suffocation was painfullyEurope. In the preceding year the numbers ' will be found desirable in removing the dust The whistle broke loud and clear on the conet. were—English, 126,260 • Scotch, 21,367; cool, crisp air, and "59" appeared round the "The Secretary will please take minutes be many small articles to catch the dirt from a carpet in a room where there may Irish, 60,017—total British, 207,644. There curve in the woods. The splendid monster of this meeting." raised by an ordinary sweeping. , has been an increased emigration of English - slid swiftly up to her feet and paused. The Secretary sat down at Kate's desk, !men to the United States, British North "Perfect, John 1 Perfect ! It works to and there was a little pause. Preserving jars should be stood on their, America Australasi d ll th 1 a charm." " Mr. President 1" With a spring she reached the cab and sat Every eye was turned to a corner where down'on the fireman's seat. a gray-haired gentlemen had mounted a " Blessed if I could tell what he was go- chair. ing to do," said the fireman. "He told me "Mr. President 1" about it. Awful bright idea ! You see, he "Mr. Graves, director for the Province, laid the poker on the tender brake there, gentlemen." and it hit the tree slam, and I saw the wires "1 beg leave, sir, to offer a resolution." touch. It was just prime 1" I Then he began to read from a slip of But the happy moments sped, and "59" paper. groaned and slowly departed, while Kate ' "Whereas, John Mills, engineer of en - stood on the platform, her face wreathed in gine number '59,' of this railway line, erect - smiles and white steam. , ed a private telegraph; and, whereas, he, So the lovers met each day, and none with the assistance of the telegraph operator knew how she was made aware of his ap- i of this station (I leave a blank for her name), proach with such absolute certainty. Science used the said line without the consent of applied to love, or rather love applied to this company, and for other than railway science, can move the world. business • Two weeks passed, and then there sud- It is resolved that he be suspended per- . scrape French chalk upon them while on the denly arrived at the station, late one even- manently from his position as engineer and hands and. wash them in a basin containing ing, a special with the directors' car at- that the said operator be requested to re- diluted spirits of ammonia. Some gloves tached. The honorable directors were sign,—" can be cleaned with milk, with rice pulp or hungry—they always are—and would pause A murmur of disapprobation filled the en their journey and take a cup of tea and room, but the President commanded silence, O bit of supper. The honorables and their and the State Director went on. wives and children filled the station, and "—resign her place. the place put on quite a gala, aspect. As It is further resolved, and is hereby order - for Kate, she demurely sat in her den, , ed, that the said John Mills be and is ap- book in hand, and over its unread pages ad- ' pointed chief engineer of the new repair mired the gay party in the brightly lighted shops at Slawson." waiting -room. 1 A tremendous cheer broke from the corn - Suddenly,. with furious rattle, her electric pany, and the resolution was passed with a bell sprang into noisy life. Every spark of shout of assent. color left her face, and her book fell with a; How it all ended they never knew. It dusty slam to the floor. What was it? seemed like a dream, and they could not be - What did it mean? Who rang it? With , lieve it true till they stood alone in the win. affrighted face she burst from her office and , ter's night on the track beside that glorious brushed through the astonished people and, "59." The few cars the engine had brought out upon the snow-covered platform. Thereup had been joined to the train, and "59" stood the directors' train upon the track of had been rolled out on the siding. With room, and about a minute later Paradise standing at the door just as the student pass- Hall was shaken from roof to cellar. This ed. was followed by a bumping sound on the "And will you give nothing for the Rab- stairs leading to the alley, and this again by bi? he called to her. the sound of feet making a rush for life. "My life 1 My whole life I will give to Brother Process Davis will doubtless remain him in Canada during the rest of his life. "'" she said sobbing. Shall I write it down ?" TOO BAD RE'S TOO OLD. "Yes, write it down 1 write it down 1' she cried passionately. And the youth e n - n gTheapplication Secretoryf or I, Nathaniel De Coursey, a (*lore citizen meneannibneorushneipedtile- f°11°w- of Charlottetown, P. E. I. approving of the principles an aims of the 'Lime Kiln Club, do hereby offer myself as a candidate for membership. I am 70 years of age, and my health is Al. Berean Veritas. I am sub- ject to neither corns, bunions, pneumonia nor rheumatism. My occupation is that of teamster. They boys shout Caw!" "Caw!" at my old hoss, thus endeavoring to convey the impression that the crows have a bill of sale on him. But Lori'. bless you, it would give Giveadam Jones a headache to hear that 'ar hos chewing hay. If oily one is foolish enough to think that iktiNeeth are no good they are woefully milltaken. I guess he's good enough for andher season anyhow. I am a true born British subject of the Canadian type ; but am in perfect accord with Brother Gardner on the fishery and chilblain questions, and I have the highest respect for all his rulings, whether relating to science or matters pertaining to the Con- stitution and by-laws of the club. I celebrate Dominion Day and the Fourth of July by getting full—of good resolutions. But my highest aim and noblest ambition in life is to get initiated into the Lime -Kiln Club, and then get a dispensation from Bro- ther Gardner and organize a branch here for the benefit of Pop. Flat and other worthy colored citizens. If, however, Elder Toots, Wayclown Beebe, Samuel Shin or Shindig Watson should drop any black beans in the ballot box the night of the election, let them beware 1 I will start for Detroit as soon as the "Northern Light" runs in the spring gentle Annie, armed with a razor that never, opened an oyster or cut a corn, and will wipe out the whole trash. That's the kind of a 13ritish subject I am. So I say let them beware I Should I, however, have the extreme honor of being elected I presume the initia- tion ceremony will have to be conducted by heads for at least an hour after sealing, but a diminution in tile numbers of Scotch! tered Rachel's life on the paper. The self when the liquor will escape if the jar con- ' men and Irishmen who went to Australasia. same hour the Rabbi began to grow better. tains air. Cranberry jelly mixed with cold, In 1870 the telegraph -companies handed On the seccond day after, they caxried the water makes a refreshing drink for the sick. 1 body of a young maiden to the old burying Salt, in doses of one to four teaspoonfuls over to the British Government 42,370 miles f land-svdres and 1,622 miles of cable -wine , ground—it was the daughter of the sexton. in half a pint to a pint of tepid water, is an ? irrespective of the radway-wires, connecting . And the name of Rabbi Ben Horad was emetic always on hand. This is also an not stricken out of the Book of the Living. It was remarkable; at first, after his recov- ery the Rabbi was happy and full of life; with wonderful rapidity and completeness he became strong and vigorous. But, then, oget er -,488 telegraph -stations. At the antidote to be used after poisoning from present time the Post -Office has no less than nitrate of silver while waiting for the doctor 1153,153 miles of wires, including submarine to come. I wires, in communication with 5,097offices. Silver should be washed with a chamois skin, saturated with silver soap, each time Thush • • trebled, he again ew pale and gloomy • and people an e stations doubled. In addition to this, the gr . ! after use, thus avoiding a general cleaning. companies have about 70,000 miles !mew not why it was. They did not know Windows should never be washed while the ra"waY- of wires, making a gross total of 223,153 that when the Rabbi sat and studied late at sun shines uponthem, as it is impossible to . ; and the weight of iron wires employ- night .over the Talmud there came floating polish them without leaving blue streaks. ed is no leas than 50,150 tons into his room the sweet notes of song, and To clean kid gloves rub them with very' that when he opened the window he saw be - slightly dampened crumbs of bread. Or The "Elephant in the Moon." low the form of a beautiful maiden, whose smile gleamed through the vale of darkness. In the early days of the telescope many) "Now she can sing and is as free as a absurd mistakes were made in the use of the wondering bird," thought the Rabbi, and in new instrument, and many "discoveries" the quiet night he wept over the silent with turpentine. ed which have not been confirmed leaves of his book. Once at midnight sor- announc If you are troubled with moths in your , by the studies of astonomers who have lived rowful moans resounded about the house, feather beds boil the feathers in water for a sinee. strange cries as if wrung forth by anguish. short time; then put them in sacks and dry 1 In the sixteenth century, an English ob. And soon after he heard the vague crying of them, working them with the hands all the server, Sir Peter Neal, who possessed a tele- a new born child. "She is saved the cruel time. Silk dresses should never be brushed scope and was very conceited, about it, gave pangs of motherhood 1" exclaimed the with a whisk broom, but should be carefully out that he had discovered "an elephant in Rabbi. rubbed with a velvet mitten kept for that the moon." The discovery made quite a Every night he heard the low crying of purpose only. 1sensation, and Sir Peter had the satisfaction the babe and the beautiful cradle -songs of Disease often lurks in a dirty dishcloth, a of hearing his elephant in the moon talked the mother. And the sorrow that weighed greasy sink, an unclean teakettle and a about on every side. heavier and heavier on his heart made him poorly -ventilated oven. Flannel should be 1 One day, a gentleman who had sonic weep bitterly. As years went by he heard washed in hot soapsuds, and rinsed in hot knowledge of the use of telecopes, aucl was three times the cry of pain, as on that night. water containing soap enough to soften it incredulous about the elephant, obtained Then came a new-born babe, and the won - a little. A carpet -sweeper is invaluable in the favor of looking through Sir Peter's tele- I drous cradle -songs. For a long time it was a dining -room where small children eat, scope, and seized the opportunity to search quiet and peaseful with the Rabbi, yet once but should never be used for general sweep- the instrument. Presently he came to Sir again resounded a beautiful exhulting song. ing. 'Peter, holding a fly between his fmger and the on -coming train. "The conductor 1 Where is he? Oh, air! Start 1 Start 1 Get to the siding ! The express is coming." With a cry she snatched a lantern from a oreakman's hand, and in a flash was gone. 59 would stay that night on the siding, They saw her light pitching and dancing and they had walked up the track to bid it a long farewell. For a few moments they stood in the glow of the great lamp, and then he quietly put it out, and left the giant to breathe away its fiery life in gentle clouds of white steam. AS for the lovers, they had no need of its light. The winter's stars shone upon them, and the calm cold night seemed a paradise below. many hand -shakings for John, and hearty kisses for Kate, and a round of parting cheers for the two, the train had sped away. The idlers had dispersed, and none lingered about the abandoned station save the lovers. through the darkness, and they were lost in wonder and amazement. The girl is crazy! No train is due now 1 There can be no dan- ger. She must be— Ah! that horrible whistle. Such a wild shriek on a winter's night 1 The men sprang to the tre,in and the women and children fled in frantic terror in every direction. "Run for your lives," screamed the con- ductor. A short, sharp scream from the whistle. The headlight gleamed, on the snow covered track, and there was a mad. rush of sliding wheels and the gigantic engine roared like a demon. The great " 59 " slowly drew near and stopped in the woods. A hundred heads looked out, and a stalwart figure leaped down from the engine and ran into the brIght of the headlight. "Kate 1" "Oh !John, I—" She fell into his arms senseless and white, and the lantern dropped from her nerveless hand. They took her up tenderly and bore her into the station hous6 and laid her on the sofa in the "ladies' room." With hushed voices they gathered round to offer aid and comfort. Who was she? Hew did she save the train? How did she know of its approach? "She is my daughter," said the old sta- tion matiter, "She tends the telegraph." The president of the railroad, in his gold. bowed spectacles, drew near. One grand lady in silk a:ad satin pillowed Kate's head 01i her breast They all gathered near to see if She revived, She opened. her eyes and gazed about dreamily, as it in search of something, "Do yott wish anythint my dear ?" said the President, taking her and. "Some water, if you please, sir s and want— I want—" "Are you looking for any OneLMitisl". " Yea—tto—it is to matter. Thank you, Ma'am, I feel better.. I sprained inyfoot on the sleepers when I ran down the track, It it not severe, and I'll sit tip." Contented With Little. When Lord Macaulay entered Parliament, he was a poor man, dependent on a limited college income, and on the fifty or sixty guineas received from his brilliant articles in the Edinburgh Review. But no man was ever more cheerful, or less inclined to repine over his straitened condition. He was a welcome guest at the table of If the feet are tender or painful after long thumb. walking or standing great relief can be had "Well, what is it ?" said Sir Peter. by bathing them in salt and water. A band- , "Nothing, sir, but your "elephant in the a long time, till after sotne years a new ful of salt to a gallon of water is the right moon 1" beautiful song floated into his window one proportion. Have the water as bot as canl The fly had crept into the telescope in night as he pored. over his books. comfortably be borne. Immerse the feet 'such a way as to suggest an elephant to the "It is the betrothal of her daughter, and and throw the water over the legs as far ae ' amateur astronomer, who kept his instru- I have taken this happiness from her 1" And telegraph, as I cannot very well appear in the knees with the hands. When the water ; ment trained on the moon. The incident a tear fell glittering upon the face of the person. So I just wish to ask that the club becomes too cool, rub briskly with a fresh , soon became as widely known as the discov- Talmud, in which he was delving for the will kindly not turn too much electricity on towel. This method, if used night and ery, and the "elephant in the moon" became thousandth time. Now he heard the voice on my constitution and by-laws. morning, will cure neuralgia of the feet. la by -word, signifying the same as a "mare's constantly, but never weeping or complain- the battery, as the shock might be too much To prevent the juice of pies soaking into nest." Samuel Butler wrote a poem on the ing; always in a splendid happy song. "She For further information respecting my the under crust, beat the white of an egg subject., by the way, the Rabbi, in anguish of spirit, "and I cut would have been a happy mother," groaned character or temperment I refer you to Wm. and brush the crust with it. If the oven is 1 The term "a mare's nest, ' too hot when baking place a small dish of probably has no other history than is con- off her beautiful life !" Corish, Superintendent of Smelt Fisheries cold water in it. Well -ventilated bedrooms I tallied in a [ story current among the country So the Rabbi lived through the whole life for the harbor. will prevent morning headache and lassi- people throughout the United States. the maiden's. Sometimes he even d lon eto g C.18'higislneddNAT DE COITIMET. th day of March, 1887. tude. Powdered rice, sprinkled upon fresh 1In the days when •negro slaves were first have the wondrous melodies cease, and to ate over 45 years of age can be admitted lint and applied to fresh wounds will stopimported into America, a young slave, who hear instead the cries of pain, that he might Under the constitution of the club no can - bleeding. A tallow candle or piece of ta „ , had in his short residence here never seen a know that she would have suffered, if she di low wrapped in tissue paper anif laid among pumpkin, but had picked up something of had lived. But they came not, and the to membership. Under this rule furs or other garments will prevent the the language of the countratahisppneed to see Rabbi wept over his Talmud. "She would the above application was rejectetherefore,d, but the ravages of moths. . a mare lying clowu in the edge of a field by have been happy ! She would have been President added: happy 1" he groaned. If do applicant has a lecktur on the sails - s Then he wished to die, the singing at night oi ire he eo fk di ne d' eD1 iabr ekr Aaing ei Lads 'd roers pia noyn °pdXLso pi gl se; made his life hateful to him ; but hiprayer was not granted. He became old and de. toerrmassvtliasindohmiymt , weeoinere.,, mshallebeglad taNt make "Now her first-born is celebrating the first of his thirteenth year; I have deprived her of this great joy." Again it was quiet for the side of a little heap of ripe yellow pump - Choice Recipes. kins. It occurred to him that the pumpkins must be eggs that the animal had laid. He looked in amazement for a moment, , ererat ; his people sank into the grave be - and then ran to his master as fast as his legs fore him, even the children whom he had could carry him. blessed at birth, became bed -ridden with " Comee quick I" he exclaimed; "me find age. They died but he could not "When SPONGE CARE.—One half pound of sugar, mare's nest—comee quick 1" is the time 1" he often cried in passionate three eggs, one-quarter pound of flour, one The story of the comical "find" spread anguish. How long must I live I" teaspoon of baking powder, one-quarter cup rapidly enough, and since that time any dis- At lad one midnight a sacl cry, as of one of Sweet milk. Bake in slow oven. covery which some person regards as very dying, rose to his ears. Cumitt Staw.—Shave fine one-half head strange or important, but whioh other pee- She is dead 1 She is dead 1" cried the of cabbage j take three tablespoons of thick, pie aro disposed to make light of, has been Rabbi. "God be thanked 1" salt and pepper to taste, one-half pint of of sugar, called a " mare's nest" Early in the morning his students found sweet ereaari, three tablespoons• him lifeless among his books, vinegar. Mix thoroughly. In most men and wOmen there is a reserve of twelve or fifteen insure in the Honse of ,,Donconenas.—One eup of sugar, one cup fund of sentiment and feeling which is in- At the Restatrant• Commons, he would walk home by daylight • K gweet milk, two tablespoonfuls each of exah ustible 1 the dreams of youth do not to his chambers, and it down to a cheese ! butter and lard, three eggs, three tame. fade entirely out of the ilky even of those Guest --Here, waiter, what's this in the seat to him by a oonstituent from Wiltshire f spoonfuls of baking powder, flour enough to wl:io are unfaithful to their early ideals l "tiPliter—A spoot, sah, and a little stbstantial food, and feel ell. i roll well. Cut into shape and fry in boiling they still remain along the horizon line like w lard. premely contented, the mentors, of a beautiful day • Roweve.nr it LOutaeksteTtNa_ow.ianys.olence, sir. There't a fly in 4. n y distrust and restrai " Faun, .3.1110E eon IfsVAisms--Take g tath0e0 66xitparoWfurone ortahoir deepo feelirig, they Waiter—Skuse me, boss, but dist tan no der ' edenta'.--that is a front toothlese ani. "Can any boy name an animal a the or- 1 itinir tir adthssteeeiteetnht0eytaerstet&PrAuteuitnh bufortattlueee areaways eager to hear and quick to an. ilY• mal 7" A boy whose face beamed with bottles ; let stand till done worklug ; put met the honest utteranees by another of GUest—I say it is. Take it away, • : .„/a ,, that which lies silent and hidden Within Waiter—All right, boss, but dat din' no p , in clean bottIeS, cork and set in cool, dark themeeivee. fly. Das a roach, boss. We don Serve no pleasure at the prospect of a good mark re, flies yer in wintait time. Dis ani is fus'- plied t "loan.." " Well, what is the gni- a' '"" mal 1" asked the teacher. "My grand. LtiitoIt Ptrann/G.--Take the yolks of six• , 4...br..* elites place, an' we don serve muffin otiten mother 1" replied the boy with gra& Iee 1 eggs well' beaten, with 1 quarter Of a potind nen& heelare egtirelY out of favor. 8e1800114 soli, • WHITE CANE.—White of four eggs, one Lady Holland, and. in the houses of eminent 1 half cup of butter, one cup of sugar, two Whig nobles; but his daily letters to his and one-half cups of flour, one teaspoonful sisters contained not a word of envy at their superior wealth, or of murmuring at of baking powder. his own lot. He never allowed himself to incur any debt, and had no longing for in- dulgences beyond his income. When in later life he had accumulated a small fortune from the savings of his lucra- tive office in India, and from the magnifi- cent returns from his history, he delighted to recall the struggles of his early life. He would recount to his nephews and neices the days when, after a fierce debate TIIEY CAN TEY. The following communication was then read: Ivimuntaa, March 14, 1887. Brother Gardner; I am, as your rolls will show, a member in good standing of the Lime kiln Club, When I made my application I understood that every member of the dub was passed intc•all Circuses free of chargo. As the citron season will soon be open please notify me if m correct in my suppositions. "Very truly, ColvizhAthc "De Seeltretary will write to Brudder White," said 1110 President, "to de effeckt dat while all eirouses orter pass members of dis club, some of 'em refuse to do so. In °Me dey pass de member Will of 0010 Walk right Atm dot doan' pass, he will of bo se walk right out. It won't do no hurt to try de That at clo &eh. V he replies dlt dey had better make a skip, dey kin be tatsifleci dat he would. turn away a Congriere num pet de Seine, We will now disorganize do ineetin'."