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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1898-8-19, Page 3AuclllsT 19, 1898 THE BRU819EL 8 POST, THE PEOPLE OF THE EARTH THEY ABE ALL TO BE NUMBERED IN ONE DAY, ,1111-+ rlgnntlr (.census.'M`ltRing SrUeme Evolved- neespeets Ihai. U,'WtII be t'nrrted. 0e. Nncelwst Ill Ire A. gi,antio scheme has been evolved for numbering the people of the earth. Xe is th'e intention to select a day in the your 1000, and. have an army of census takers stein out on that par- tieulor day in avert' quarter of the globe and count the beads of every person upon whom the sun rises: 'rbe reports are ail to be sent in to a cen- tral establishment at Berne, and so the greatest oensus taking on record will be completed by the extant count- ing of tbe people of the world. Some say that the scheme is not pos- sible of accomplishment, but it will be done, and no effort will be left un- made and no expense spared to have the returns accurate. To guide them; in their task, the cen- sus -takers will have the estimated po- pulation made by John Bartholomew, F,R.G,S., of Edinburgh, who has fig- ured out that in round numbers the population of the world is 1,990,650,000, divided as follows: Indo-Germenio or Aryan, 545,500,000; Mongolian or Tur- ainuin, 630,000,000; negro and Bantu, • 150,000,000, Hottentot and Busb150,000; Malay and .Polynesian, 35,000,000 and American Indian, 15,000,000. To improve on this estimated popu- lation by actual counting of the vari- ous races is the work that the census - takers who start out from Berne will Oravo. SFT FOR THEM TO DO. They expect that the most difficult part of their undertaking will, he to count the millions of China and the vast hordes of savages in the interior of Africa. How they bope to prevail upon the fierce tribes of the Dark Con- tinent to submit to the counting pro- cess, when those savages have resisted all previous efforts of tlie white an to make frlencls with them, the pro- moters of the census scheme do not say, Neither are they on record with any explanation of the means at their commend for overcoming the scruples of the half -civilized races In the heart of the Chinese Empire, about allow- ing the prylnp curiosity of the white roan to he gratified without a fight and the sbeddiog of blood. It is asked whether or not the census takers intend to make. the complete subjugation of the savage tribes of Africa an incident of the census tak- ing, how they propose to break into the seclusion of the Asiatic mountain tribesman's domains without an army at their books, whether or not they will include explorers of repute among the men they will send to count the people of the unknown regions beyond the Ilimelayes or in the land of eter- nal ice that surrounds the North Pole, These difficulties are but a few of the many that suggest themselves to those wbo question the success of tbe at- tempt to NUMBER THE PEOPLE. In answer to those who point out the difficulties to be looked for in count- ing the people et the Chinese Empire, those who favor the plan to take a census of the world's population point out that Li Hung Chang bee been con- sulted and has given his enthusiastic indorsement, end promised to render any assistance in his power. At present no friend bas arisen in the heart of Africa to offer a safe pas- sage. through that land of mystery' to the man who comes with pencil and pad to number. the inhabitants. This, of all lands, it is important to include in the census taking, for the figures given of the numbers of its inhabit- ants change every time an explorer dives into the interior and after a lapse of time emerges to tell the world that be has discovered a new race .of people numbering a few millions to be added to the known population of Africa. , otest of India are the vast lands that Alexander over -run in bis conquest - Afghanistan, Persia and Turkey in Asia. How many scores of millions or even hundreds of millions may they not contain? Many of the uplands of Persia are practically unknown to the civilized world, but they eon support a ghat: population:', No one knows bow many people'Arabia contains, Nobody knows how many Esquimaux there are dwelling in, the lands of eternal ice that tsncirole the North Pole, many of the islands of the vast Pacific swarm with inhabitants living on the open bounty of nature, whose free and careless life has captivated the imagination of highly cultivated, Wren like Robert Louis Stevenson; and wben the census is completed, if it proves practicable, what will it prob- ably show the population of the globe to be? THE WORLD'S WARS. In times of war the armies of Eu- ropean nations can be raised to 9,800,- 000, ,800:000, man, and ,the daily expense will be nearly £4,000,000, to say nothing of the destruction of life and property. During the most peaceful years the world has`3,700,000 sinners, whose pay, equipments, food .and clouting oast the world's taxpayers nearly :G1,i00,000 a clay. The cost of the World's ware since the Crimean Wer has. been LO, 053,000,000, or enough to give a couple of, sovereigns to every man, woman and child on the globe, 1.t is estimat- ed that: since the Cbeist.ion era began over 4,000,000,000 human beings have perished in war. , OAUS1i AND EFFECT, \Vltitt's'.he matter between Slims and his wife? They only seem to speak wbon it is absolutely necessary, 0, she belongs to .6 cooking echool, and every time she prepares a meal *ay f experience lie refuees to sayTaco / �. / �(;f / Mi�� 1 x.11 1 1 If 7t i 1I rFy<,i PI 11 ill I!ln ll`s+V +Il Bill i I I.' 1 A -n Ait1Y>i l i _,..7J 1 G f'1°� !A � Yl: •�.t int tul:,tt:, rsi1:,Jld' n, , -,,.' """ — ..oars ss Jai m -xc mTnnnidia c. dopi 011-11 1 .111 I it ld alit ri Y'L'7NP.s , � • - �� �Ji C�F,k§�- �+asaPrae VIEW OF THE WALLEDc1CITY OF SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO FROM THE NORTH-EAST. (Part of these heavy defences has been torn away to permit the extension of the city limits on the eastern side.—From a recent photograph.) 291.1111,,.46,,®r® DAWSON CITY AS IT MIS A TYPICAL MINING TOWN EXCEPT FOR PPS ORDERLINESS. Crime 15 Swiftly Punished -No One Carries Deadly Weapons, and Persennl En- counters are Very Dare -Only Three 1h•uaks a Wren, Possibly Demise It is tut lxpenstre Luxury, with '*VIiIskey nt $1 a Glass. I am writing at midnight without artificial light, says a Dawson City letter dated June 23. For the past month or six weeks there cannot be said to have been any night, and about as much work is done during the hours usually set apart elsewhere for sleep as during the day, The various saw- mills work double shifts, boate are ar- riving hourly down stream, and the main street is thronged with people all night es well as all day. The first boats to arrive here from up the river came on May 13. Those had been built on some of the upper lakes and hauled on the ice to the foot of Lake Labarge, where the river be- gins. As soon as the ice had. gone out which west some weeks earlier than in tbe lakes, they dropped down with, the current, scarcely needing any other propelling power. The journey from Le barge can be done in five) or six' days. The first boats to come all the way from Bennett began to arrive about Tune 5, and since that time; every day and every hour of the twenty-four the river has presented the appearance.of a straggling regatta. Boats scows, barg- es -every style of craft -even rafts; some carrying goods for sale, provis- ions, clothing, millinery, newspap- ers, some merely bringing their own- ers and what is supposed to be a year's outfit of "grub" FLOATING STORES. The larger of these scows are brought with their "nozzles against the bank," and used as stores from Which to dispose of the wares ,on board, These now form a sort of street. The front avenue of Dawson along the river was intended by those who laid out the city to have houses on only one side, leaving a wide thor- oughfare between them and the water. Some persons observed that et cer- tain places this apace was over the 06 feet usually allowed for astreet and cononived the idea of getting a lease of the exceed from the Government. They succeeded in proouring such a lease from acouplo of local liomiuion offici- als at a rental of $30,000 a year. The lessees have now sub -let this strip at prices varying from n6 to 512 -per front foot per month, i.e., a spade 10 Poet wide peys a ground rent of $60 to 5120 a month! These spaces in some cases do not exceed ten or twelve feet deep, and the sub -lessees are bound to accept a month's notice to quit, The consequence is that only tents or the most cheaply slapped together shanks have been run up, and, the gen- eral appearance is anything but impos- ing. Those who do business from their scows escape this exorbitant rent. There is a sand bar in front of about one-third of the town which at low water is bare. On this quite avillttge is encamped in tents, These are also subject to eviration on very short no- tice by a sudden rise in the river. The first man who brought in fresh eggs sold them quickly at $1,501 apiecat They coin now be had at 58 a dozen. Oranges sell et 50• to 65 cents each lemons 25 cents. Ice. can hardly be olassed as an imported article, yet it sells at $1 apounrt. Think of that for a subfrigid zone, NEWSPAPERS IN DEMAND. Newspapers three to four weeks old bring from 50 cents to 51, each nodi are eagerly bought up. By the way, the news that Greet Britain sympathizes with the United States has made our American felloo'-townsmen more than friendly_ to the Union ,Tack, and the British lion's caudal -appendage is now getting a long desired rest. The "clean-up" of the immense, clumps taken out lest winter on the creeks is not in all cases proving es satisfac- tory as was expected. In fact, many owners are sorely disappointed, for after paying all expenses they will find them"olvos with very little left, Where the profits bave proved small the Government is not exacting the royalty. The feel; is wages have been too high. No mining camp in Aram -lett has ever before paid men -ordinary un- skilled laborers -•-050 an hour, and none but the very rich ela!me can pay that rate, In 1805 and 1800 only ,0 a day was paid and provisions were Tess expensive. Until, with improved trans- port facilities, the cost of living` end the rate of wages are at least out in two, comparatively few alo3nms Witt pay -Cor working. THE "GRUB" QUESTION. Ole "grub" question thus Promises to be even more serious than it w•so last. year. An immense number of people are coming to from all directions, some without any provisions, some with what they think will last thein: a year. Those who have had several winters' experience here assure me that the usual estimate by the inexperienced is far too low. One thousand pounds of grub is generally thought sufficient for one man for a year, and doubt - leas it would be in a large Damp and cooked in a careful way by a compe- tent cook, but the ordinary man is not a careful cook, and there is a great deal of waste from various caus- es. I am assured that in practice it requires nearly a ton of provisions to the man. Many of the newcomers will therefore, if they remain, bo obliged to buy food toward spring. Another bitficu+ty is the scarcity of fuel. It was found impossible to get men to cut much wood last reinter, and the little that was cut will be exhaust- ed the first trip of the boats, if they do get up. What are they, to do then? Some of the new steamers have sup- plied themselves with coal and some with exude petroleum, but only to sup- plement the wood. But two full trips Ls the best to be hoped! for under even favorable conditions, Now, there were Mal; year, say 5,000 people to be fed. Tbis winter, if even the bulk of those coming in remain, there will be 25,000 at different points along the Yukon possibly twine that numl:er, including those in Alaska, Is there not serious ground for anxiety? Personally, I have no anxiety as I do not intend to spend next winter here, but I fear for those who will remain, THE YEAR'S OUTPUT. The output of tbe mines this year has, I know, been placed at 580,000,- 000. Even now, some with the facts be- fore them still talk in this fashion. The more conservative have never counted on more than 56,000,000 to 58,- I 000,000 and from all I can now hear of the olean-up I think the lower figure will bo nearer the fact.. The supply of water has been very short, delaying. and in some cases putting an end, .for ' this summer to cleaning up. On the other hand, some of the mines have come fully up to expectations. A Mr. Anderson showed me his Government ; receipt for $11,850 paid as royalty.; That means he paid on 5118,500, to which must be added the exemption of 52,500, making his total output 5101,- 000; and he was not likely to exagger- ate, since he had to pay 10 per cent.I on it. He has invested all his net pro- fit in the purchase of another mine. 1 There is not much stir in the sale of mining claims, as the moneyed, men will not arrive till the steamers come up from St. Michaels, about July 20. AN ORDERLY TOWN. Dawson is a very orderly town. Seri-1 ous crimes against the person are al-' most unknown. No one carries a knife or gun around town, nor, I believe, out of it, unless when bringing down gold. No weapon bas been ever drawn in any quarrel. There has never been an attempt at a "hold-up" or personal robbery, though tens of thousands of dollars in dust are daily coming down without escort from the minas. The promptness with which the police have dealt with criminals and the punish- ment meted out by the courts have had a salutary effect, and any order is- sued by authority is promptly obeyed. In a recent ease of stealing gold duet from a miner's cabin a sentence of five years' imprisonment was imposed. A few evenings ago seven debtors were intending, to go out without set tling up and had already bought their tickets by the May Queen for Seattle. Their gold sacks and baggage were on board, and the hour was -at hand for bidding Dawson good-bye, when the Deputy ;Sheriff, armed with asheaf of writs of attachment against their goods °time aboard and suggested the prompt payment of the claims, Other intending absconders have got a lesson,and found it wiser to square up before going on board, The largest church in Dawson,that of Father Judge, was accidentally burned down a couple of weeks ago, and the adjoining hospital, full of pa- tients, was with difficulty saved. 52,000 SALOON LICENSE, Heretofore liquor vendors paid no tax for the privilege. This spring Mr. Bulyea, of the Northwest Government arrived, and put in force a license sys- tem, with a fee of 52,000, This would Seem pretty steep to an outsider, but here it wes paid without a murmur. Whiskey sold Iast winger as high as 575 a gallon, though it now sells at 530. The retailers charge; 50 cants to 51 &glass, nd th'e saloons aro doing a rushing trade. Few drunken men are to be seen, however, and no noisy otos, You may pass the saloons night or day and never hear asound of a quarrel or loud words The police do not bring in on an aver- age more than three drunks aweek, For a population of 8,000 or 9,000 that is aprett.y goad showing, THAT'S HOW: Mr, Oawker-But how do you know is it is a secret? Mrs, Cavvker-How do I know? Why, everybody knows the( it'e n recent. Hea1t11bcpartfhdnt1 INDIGESTION. America hes the reputation, less de- served now, perhaps. than it was half a century ago, of being the land of the dyspeptic, When we consider the causes that were formerly at work to prevent healthy digestion, we can- not wonder that so many suffered from this malady. The men were too busy to devote the necessary time to their meals, and bolt- ed their food without the thorough mastication which ensures the pro- per beginning of the digestive process. The women bad more time to eat, if they would have taken it, but they went out little, taking almost no ex- ercise, and the amount of food eaten was almost always in excess of the needs of the body -a most favorable oonjunclion for the production of .dys- pepsia. Finally, the food itself was of such a kind, and prepared in such a way, as to tax the digestive organs to the utmost. The frying -pan reigned su- preme, and greasy, smoke and corned meats, with hot saleratus biscuits or heavy pancakes, led the assault at breakfast -time upon the sorely over- worked stomach, hardly recovered af- ter a night's rest from its herculean struggle with the hot bread, pie and doughnuts, of the preceding supper. ; So much has been said and written on this subject that these causes are less active to -day, but they are still sufficiently so to bring misery to large numbs,;. The familiarsymptoms of dyspepsia are a coated tongue, a disagreeable breath and a bad taste In the mouth, The appetite may be poor, or it may be ravenous, there may be nausea and vomiting, a feeling of weight in the stomach and often of oppression in the chest. There will probably be much flatulence and heartburn, and more or less acute pain. Palpitation of the heart, a sound of beatiug arteries in the bead, and a very rapid or an unusually slow pulse are often present, and may lead the patient to believe that he bas heart- disease. A great danger to be avoided in.dys- pepsia is self -treatment. The pati- ent watches himself, outs off one arti- cle of diet after another which he bas been led tobelieve, often without rea- son, to be injurious to him, until he nearly starves himself; or he swal- lows box after box of pins, or bottle after bottle of Dodtor Somebody's anti- dyspepticum, until his powers of di- gestion are utterly ruined. If an intelligent physician is ever needed by any one, it is by the suf- ferer from this distressing and com- plicated malady, which must be tak- en in hand early to be cured easily, or perhaps at all. HEMMORIiAGE. Since the "gtood old days" when blending was the panacea for all dis- eases, when it was thought that the summer could not be survived without a copious bleeding from the arm in the spring; and when bleeding, was em- ployed even to stop bleeding, we have swung over to the other extreme. A pretty copious nosebleed or a rath- er obstinate trickling from a out finger often causes great alarm when it ought to be welcomed as a salutary de- pletion. 'Still there are times when hemorrhage is excessive, and life it- self depends upon its prompt arrest. In all classes of "first-aid" instruc- tion, rules are given for arresting bleeding from an open wound by oompreesion of the main artery of the limb. This is very well, end 10 the pupil can keep his head sufficiently to remember tbe anatomy of the part, and when and how to make the needed pressure, the instruction will not have been in vain, Unfortunately nature has omitted to mark oh the skin the course of the arteries beneath, an omis- sion which it baa been proposed to sup- piy artificially in the case of soldiers going to battle. :For those of us who lack such a map it is useful to remember that by strongly binding the joint above the bleeding part, if the wound is on 'ono oe the limbs, we can often so reduce the flow of blood in the artery that the hemorrhage will cease spontane- ously. The same result may some- times be reached by raising the wound- ed member, and. eo olrposing the force of gravity to the blood current. When the hemorrhage is from an internal organ, as the lunge or atom - seta, benefit may sometimes be obtain - bleeding pert, if the wou,nd is on one or more of the extremities so as to pre- vent the return of blood' through the veins. In that way the volume of blood circulating in the body is reduced, and that which remains tends to clot at the part where bleeding is going un. Dry heat, in the form of a hot-water bag or a hot brick, applied to the bleeding part, will be found efficient in many oases; on the other hand, ice- cold applications are often equally serviceable, while sometimes alternate hot and cold applications will stop bleeding where neither will succeed alone. Among the so-called styptics which are useful to stop troublesome bleed- ing from a small cut, may be men- tioned vinegar, lemon juice and other weak acids; creosote or carbolic acid; alum, tannin, sulphate of copper and sulphate of iron. The last is a power- ful arrester of bleeding but should be avoided, if possible, as its use often in- terferes with the subsequent healing of the wound. IMPROVING TILE COMPLEXION. The care of the complexion is quite an art, but being easy to acquire, should be learned by every woman. That many minor defects may be remedied by proper treatment is a fact not as well known as it should be. • Freckles and tan are easily removed by applying a simple lotion made of equal parts of rose water and orange water to which a little borax la added. For a pimply skin avoid starchy food, exercise daily in the open air, and bathe the face every night before retiring in very warm borax water.. When the akin is coarse and red, thin oatmeal gruel will be found smoothing and improving if applied daily. Coarse, open pores will yield to treatment, but it must be both inward and outward. Acidity of the stomach must be cor- rected by medicine and proper diet, and the skin bathed with a wash made of half a pint of cologne, half a pint of boiling water and ten tablespoonfuls of powdered borax. The comiilexion may usually be kept in good condition by washing the face' every night with hot watei"and a little pure soap, and then rinsing with cold. water, and drying on a soft towel. A little almond oil or cold cream added. to a few drops of rose water well rubbeil ! in will aid inatoning and softening the skin. In the morning wile; off with. a soft cloth_ wet in tepid borax waler.1 An extremely delicate skin may be protected during the day by applying a little cold cream well rubbed in, and then 'dusting the face with, fine pow- der. It should be borne in mind that an improvement in .the complexion will not follow irregular treatment as here suggested. Perseverance must be the guide that will lead to good results.) Daily rules must be laid down, habits regular and healthful established°and the diet in conformance with the needs of the individual system. When these suggestions are faith- fully followed the benefits derived will more than compensate for the little trouble necessary in couplyiug with them. REVENUE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. inn+ar. Increase From the Corresponding. Dewier or Last Year. 1111 For the quarter ending June 80, the revenue of the United ' Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was 5120,507,- 205 compared with 51+27,070,800 in the corresponding quarter last yoitr, show- ing It net increase of 52,417,1105. Customs produced 525,760,005, a decrease of 5680,320; excise, 550,57,715, increase, 5287,115; estate Rc., duties, 521,220,005, increase, 51,850,090; stamps, 5050,000, decrease, 5853,002; land tax, 550,000, de- crease, 525,0(10; house duly, 50,900,000, increase, 5175,000; property and income tan, 515,100,000, into -east, 51,100,000, post office, 510,200,000, increase, 5050,- 000; telegraph service, 58,875,000, in- crease, 5000,000; Drown Ianda, 5500,000, same as in corresponding quarter of last year; interest on Suez Canal shares, .0c„ 577,870, decrease, 580; mis- cellaneous, 52,5.1.1,850, inorease, 5181,- 500, Of the total revenue there was paid to local taxation accounts 59,087,- 075, enc. paid Into the Exchequer 5100,- 489,230, compared with 8,700,590 paid to local taxation accounts and 5118,270,700 paid. into Exchequer in corresponding period of last year. During the lion quarter there was pend. t° local taxation accounts from customs 5244,205, from excise 58,222,785, from estate, etc„ dot. les 5820,015. There was paid into the Exchequer from customs 525,005,000, from excise 533 350,000, and from estate, Om duties 515,000,000. BY TOUCHING A BUTTON. 'eke earl Played by illectrlellY In Me,lern warthre-One Touch Imes It a11. The oommander of the modern fight- ing Ship manages his floating for- tress almost wholly by electricity. Ensconced within the steel walls of the conning Lower, any admiral in any forthcoming Ilispuno-American engage went will direct the steering of his vessel by moving an indicator on a diel. The dial is electrically connect- ed with another dial. close by the man at the balm, who in this way receives bis orders. Notification that bis or- der has been obeyed is instantly tele- graphed back to the captain. who mean- while, has his eye upon another dial that shows how tide ship is moving. On this diel is also an indicator, which he ants at "half -speed," „back her," "go ahead," or "stop her,' ail be wishes, thus transmitting his commands to the engine room. The present confliot on the sea may yet be marked by a number of tre- mendous duels between ships, in which victory will perch nn the banner of the cooler headed ana more intelligent captain. Never before in the history of warfare hes so much depended upon the brains of the commander. He is literally the soul of his fighting ma- chine -the only combatant on board who has any freedom of action. His officers and men are merely parts of the mechanism which be directs. He may be said, indeed, to point and shoot every gun. The electric range finder records in the conning tower the exact distance of the enemy in yards, so that he knows when the great cannon can be most effectively discharged, and bowsoon the rapid-fire guns of the secondary battery can advantageously deliver their showers df bursting shells. Tho whole ship may be said to be operated and controlled by the touch of an electric button. She is illumin- ated throughout by electricity; elec- tric fans force fresh air into her in- terior; her search -lights are electric; her turrets ars turned, and her guns fired by electricity; if there is a fire or a leak anywhere, notification of the fact is given by an electric alarm. She has twenty or mora telephones, con- necting all parts of the vessel, with a fully equipped central station. Every- thing on board is done by electricity, except the cooking, and an effort is now being matte to introduce eleotrio galleys. The electric spark, in fact, will play e most important -part in the war. As au agent of destruction, direct and in- direct, it will be conspicuousfrom the beginning to the end of the conflict. THE DEPENDABLE BOY. Tho boy who is bright and witty, The boy who longs for fame, The brilliant boy, his teacher's joy, And the boy who leads each game Right cordially I greet them And wish them every joy, But the warmest part of my boy-lov- " ing heart, I give the dependable boy. If he says hell come at seven, E'er ' the clock strikes he'll appear At a fine, brisk pace, with a glowing • face, And a,greeting good to hear; TX he sites he'll mail your letter It will be wetted don't doubt it; He will nut tuck it in some dark peek- et And then forget about 001 Hit may be bright and witty ; Flta may be brilliant, too; He may lead in the race with his man- ly face He may plan great things to do; Ho may have all gifts and graces; But naught ran wake such joy And pride in Inc as to know that ha Is a stanch dependable boy 1 TRIO IN. SIiICIDIS. Mr. Poplin, of Germany, with his wife, and a friend, went to Monte Carlo re» cantly to win e fortune on a sure sys- tem of betting, devised by the friend. Tlrey, lost 52,000, and determined to commit suicide, The three sat on the beach at Antibes, then walked into the water up to their neeks; each held e revolver, and at the word from Poppe head it to his head and fired, The Poppes were killed instantly, but the, friend survived long enough to tell the story. LTle10, r\ little work, a little play To keep us going --and so Good day I A little warmth, a little tight 00 love's bestowing -and so Good-night1 A little, fun to match the sorrow 00 ascii day's journey --and so Good-morrnw l A little trust, ilin.t: when we die We reap our sowing.and so Geocl--by, - 0--0-+-+-111-- Yt Young Folks. 1 -o - THE, TEST OF BREED. Tlncle, what breed of chickens is the hest? Well, sell,, de white open is de, easiest found end de duhk ones de sasfesh hid actor you gets 'em. TENDER OVER HIS FIRST LIE,: "There is someone rapping at the hack door," said I, looking into the kitchen, " I known it," said the one in charge of then department, quite indifferent- ly, "It's only a boy with a basket of eggs. Let Nen rap until he is tired enough to quit." "Only a boy!" said the one who bas a wirm corner in her heart for all boys. "Patronize him by allmeans, if we are in need of eggs." "Yes, and get a lot of stale eggs on our hands, us we ,Io whenever we be- lieve their lies 1 You see, most who come to the door are not the regulars, cols know they would lose by selling poor stuff; but someone who bas slot of stale eggs, works them off on us city folks,and never shows his Mee again. And I'll not get taken in by them 1" But the rapping still continued, and so I went to the door, apparently not heeding the muttered: "She'll get taken in Children can always twist her round their fingers!" And an .natant later I found myself looking into a face which brought to mind. a remark I once heard made to a boy grown tall, by a blunt stranger, which was: "Your Maker put: the stamp of honesty upon your face I and it would be a great pity if I should find that you had. written ' rascal' back of it." One look at that frank upturned face would have decided me beyond a ques- tion as to the boy's honesty, but heed- ing the admonition, I queried: "Are they fresh?" The manly little pedlar here looked me squarely in the face, and made re- ply; "Yes, just as fresh as they can he. Everyone was laid yesterday I" He said it so fearlessly. so glibly, that I was reminded of a man who was so good a talker that not long before he sold us eggs so stale they were use- less, and w•lnn stoutly affirmed they were " laid yesterday," and thinking, " his son, probably," I said. " Haw can you be so sure they were laid yesterday 0" • "Wily," replied he earnestly, "my father he's got one hundred hens that lay, and he gives me for my share of the wogk to take the eggs out of the nests, so you see I know everyone was laid yesterday, lady," it was cruel to doubt the little fel- low, who looked me so fearlessly in the eyes, but still 1 ventured: " I think you are telling the truth, but people often talk just as you do, and then 1 find I have been deceived," At this the boy stood speechless an instant, and then with a snap in his bright eyes, said: "Do you suppose I would tell & lie just to sell a few eggs!" True, I stood reproved by his Year - less way of putting it, and admit that. I looked away, an I said, evasively : " 1t would surely be bad policy to do so, for if you should sell me stale eggs, for fresh, I never would buy of you again, nope would anyone else, who heti once been deceived by you." 03e caught my meaning, and went in advance of me again, as he said, with emphasis: " It was not the selling part I was thinking about! it's -it's why, lady, perhaps I cannot make you understand about it, but -but I wouldn't tell a lie to sell all the eggs in the city, or to save Myself from an awful whipping 1 But just try one of the eggs," he con tinuea in an injured tone, holding the basket towards me, "if you do not be- lieve what I say." " I no believe you," said I, meekly. " I do not need to try them ; I know I can trust you." And then. I groceeded to make my purchase. But by this time Iwas mese, interested in the genuineness of the boy than the freshness of the eggs; and so as I handed the small pedlall his due, I said, in an apologetic tone: "S wish all boys could say as you do, that, they would not tell a lie to save themselves from punishment, even. Say did you never tell a lie?" ' Yes, I told a whopper, once! But it hurt me so badly, lady, 111 never tell another, if T live to be es oldas- as-hIc-Methu-i guess 1 can't quite say it. but you know who I mean - the man the Bible tells about, what lived almost a thousand years," "Yes, I know to whom you refer," said the interested listener, biting her lips. "l0tethusalrli is a hard name for so small a boy to pronounce," adding, "I suppose you heal( that when you told the lie, you were so severely pun- ishcd, that one whipping will always reinain so fresh in your memory that you will never tell another," "Oh," said he with amusing frank- ness, "my father walloped me good, when he . found it out, and said that he Old int want any lying boys around hire; but his hurt didn't last long. It Watt the Inert here, lady, what•'lasts l A11 he said this, he put his hand to 1116 heart, in a way that went straight to 01000, and in tremulous tone, Isaid, as .I netted him on the shoulder: "G.nd eon take the hurt all. rowdy, 10 yen ask Thin tp"' "Oh, yes, .T know He can I" skid he with h a (clad look in hiset rs, " for I . di,l ask lIitn, anti now it only hones u little. wh•n 1 think .bout 1011 tut, oh, I Couldn't till another Ile and bring lira hurl beck I and I never will so long as 1 live, wlutiever eoma9 to ma!" It is in -mikes to nay 0hat..ilro eggs were fresh, and (hot ntnv we and it for aur intcrent to await the romin Woe ll� of the nv e prtdlar w.li the heart Is still tender over Inn first li0.