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The East Huron Gazette, 1892-06-02, Page 7eteee seismeeisesueeseemeeser • ITDS. itis Veriest, iti.bje Qtteetaree n rd the vessels. been ke,own to live 'a.13 circus has been n lin m on the gentioe ftepublic has as without a curve or ,000 varieties of post - the different nations attire a man should ids. .3 the owner as. Shet- but 1.2 inches high, ars gold shoes. ori 7 to 12f t. from tip tha neighborhood of of the great curses e amount of rice con• ,ousted to 15,000,000 Lrious forms of appli- employment to five twenty-three Presi rtes have had military ie. .my tcht is devisible h of which can be con - ,t in case of ram. the islands of South- ives of idleness, and ed by the women. ',000 houses in London nsume 40,000 tons of 9 of sulphur. f Thebes, forty nen- the art of staining sed the commodity in bell -known actress, is intee of a lamp and he sales of which she bfit. y centuries back was ery respect to the ve only in the metal was bronze—now is h American tribes 'cut into small pieces• the western part of rfectly white. It is pith a colored feather. n the guide, by strik- , makes a noise equal firizig a 12 -pound their greatest size in they grow to a length wings spread out ten rith 9,215 students, , are the largest Uni- Berlin comes thud. t attributes all our at we wear clothes. to roan's primitive true, that in Asia s will not grow, the and shrubs flourish y tea merchants in specially for the pur- h china, and have no be teas are carefully d In the cups, when red ou them. Tea end more upon the f teas, and some of ft taste them at all declare that that fat peo- •esist the attacks of injuries and opera. hely thin. Their re- ot so easily act ; their pped by the deposit ion throws them into y fat person is in the ging a heavy burden d. are distinguishing e and medicine. At onhagen several wo- ourable places in the zt- return, made up If '1, the maximum the British Volun- Not less than 222,- , of whom only 7,849 lcient. On the 1st of maximum establish - Eder 245,000; the total of whom 23,000 were years ago the per - enrolled was 88.2. It oah's Ark. h the same regularity in the revival of the story is started that gments thereof, have Ararat. The Kurds e people who inhabit iediate vicinity of the eve and circulate all eerning the ark and they say Noah built ubsided. More than pointed out to him the remains of these hewn logs which, it fee a part and parcel ed the Noah family I• n 1885 a story re- ticated came to civil- elared that a monster a Ararat. According lodged between two a almost inaccessible ▪ Dr. Bryce, of the on, was then explor- '•egion, and was soon hake an investigation s. He bad to make tain alone, on account iratition among the sat those who invade lever return. How- earch of two days the thoroughly disgusted e any desired infor- wish to go on an ark the summit of " Sac - ice my autocrat, two, de has fallen flat ;bade to do. Lv.' had he way. -_ i! lli'n, maybe— istt to her asy, by, mind the baby el Intioned in the Bible. the 27th ,`baptsr of - inaccused> of pattiert elle `;e skinao€= ROUSEHOLD. ,tense-Oleaning Tim gl1v�: of the cherry flowers, White gleaming on the bough, Thils Withinl thng e ogarld de fnow — Beat for the silver or the gold. I must not stop nor stay, They come—the painter with his The whitewash man to -day. oh. what a mockery is life !— n" sweet spring's dewy prime, Tho fairest days of earth and sky, We call "house-cleaning time !" With more of rapture in their notes Than in all human words, Loud sing within the tasselled woods The choir of the birds Bnt not for me their merry songs, Or blooming of the trees— The sound of carpet -beating comes Borne in on every breeze ; And I must brush the cobwebs down, And ply the busy broou., And strew, against the lurking moth, With benzine all the room ! This jubilee of earth and air, The sweet spring's fragrant prism, Why is it that brings it to me, A ;as ! " house-cleaning time" —[Harper's Bazar. brush, A Little Girl's Sewing, The baby of two years will beg for a needle to sew, and, in her small ro:king- 3hair, work industriously at nothing at all rer many minutes, but when three or four years of age, can, with time and patience, ne taught to wear a thimble, thread a needle, and make a garment for a tiny doll, one of those that is completed when two inches of running up the back, six inches of hem- ming around the bottom, a draw string around the neck and two holes fcr the arms completes the dress, and from this on to big dresses for big dolls, which cover, when neatly made, all the ground gone over on a larger scale on a frock for herself, and then to the machine, where her own skirts and aprons can be so quickly put together, is all within the range of pleasant possibilities. The Domestic Monthly thinks stocking -darn- ing must be beguiled with story -telling, and some sugary reward, but should be among the first lessons in repairing taught, and that seven years is not too early for a girl to begin this part of her education, only she should not be comforted at the outset with some old stocking gaping with rents, but rather a pair with just the tiniest hole mak- ing itself seen ; then it will not be long be- fore the mother can say, "There, your stock- ings are mended, and you can run and play," and with a cent to spend or a cream - drop or caramel as a prize, there will noth- ieig unpleasant be connected with darning stockings, and it is strange that it should be mostly regarded as a disagreeable, if not a hateful task. In connection with the darning, teach the daughter to leave off stockings as soon as they begin to show white patches, through the inky line now fashionable, for small holes are not so tire- some to fill up as some great rent in the heel or knee. The sewing on of shoe -buttons is also something that should come under the daughter's care at an early age, and she should be taught that a button off her shoe is a mark of great carelessness and untidi- ness, and it is more than likely that stock- ings can be darned, shoe-bottons sewed on, and other repairs made in the early hours of Saturday morning, and in no.wise interfere R ith the hours for play, and if this is begun Tight after oreakfast, in winter or summer, lefore noon there is a restless, uneasy set • of children in the house or garden, teasing one another, and asking more than once, " What can I do now, mamma ?��while if a little time has been spent in useful occu- pation, many things will suggest themselves or the hours of recreation. Up Stairs and Down. The bureau should be so planed, if pos- Able, that the light of the mirror will come from the side. Well -dried, clear corn husks make a very iood, wholesome bed, the best bed next to ool or hair. But they are altogether too and for pillows. For removing the stain of perspiration from underwear, apply a pretty strong so- lution of soda and then rinse repeatedly with clear, clean water. When you mend the socket on a lamp fill the sides of the socket with plaster of paris and press the reservoir in place. Rub rff any plaster of paris that may overflow before it dries. Don't try to keep a kitchen table white for it's too hard work, but cover that as well as the shelves most in use with oilcloth. It is cheap, looks well and is a great time and labor saving materiaL The condition of the cellar is far more import tit than that of the parlor. In light rooms dirt is comparatively harmless. In dark places it is a lurking danger. No old wood, no vegetable, no rubbish of any kind, Should be allowed to cumber the cellar. if there are no drawers for holding the surplus stock of dish towels, holders, clean- ing cloths, etc., which should always be in teadiness, get a wooden box high enough to Flake a comfortable seat; hang the cover on inges, pad the top of it and cover it with ue denim, and thusY ou have a receptacle kr holding the towels. It is very convenient to have a little china ttment to mend china or glassware. Al- though no cement has ever been invented which will successfully stand boiling water, yet a piece of china which is intended for decorative use, and not for hard service in the kitchen, where it will be frequently Washed, will be as good as new when it is Ince mended. broth, pour into the tureen, turn in the ! THE FASTEST THINS. boiling broth, and mix well. Serve with ( . boiled rice. HASHED POTATOES.—Cut the potatoes as for a pie, put them in a pan, with a little chopped onion, pepper and salt ; add a little butter, allowing about half an ounce to each pound of potatoes, and a quarter of a _.Tint of water ; cover the pan and let them stew moderately about 30 or 35 minutes. POTATO Sone.—A quarter of a pound of butter, three large onions peeled and sliced small ; stew in a stewpan until brown ; stir frequently. When ready have peeled three or four dozen medium sized white potatoes, and slice them in the stew -pan with the onions and butter. Pour sufficient boiling water over for the amount of soup desired. Let them boil for two hours, and then strain through a seive into a soup -tureen. Season with salt and pepper. FRICASSELD TRIPE.—Cut a pound of tripe in narrow strips, put a small cup of water or milk to it, add a bit of butter the size of an egg, dredge in a large teaspoonful of flour, or work it with the butter ; season with pepper and salt, let it simmer gently for half an hour, serve hot. A bunch of parsley cut small and put with it is an im- provement. STEWED LOBSTERS.—Two medium lob- sters, one pint of milk, two tablespoons but- ter, two tablespoons flour, one-half teaspoon salt, one-half saltspoon cayenne, one-half lemon, or two tablespoons vinegar. Open the lobsters and cut the meat in small pieces. Boil the milk, melt the butter, add the flour, and when smooth add the boilin g milk gradually. Add the seasoning and the lobster. Let it simmer ten minutes. CORNMEAL GRIDDLE CAKES.—One pint of cornmeal, one tablespoonful of butter, one saltspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of sugar. Pour boiling water slowly upon the mixture, stirring till all is moistened, and leave it for 30 minutes. Then break into the mixture three unbeaten eggs, which must be well beaten into the dough. Add five tablespoonfuls of cold milk, one spoonful at a time, till it is all smooth, and then bake on both sides a nice brown. Serve hot, one griddleful at a time, as they are baked. moi, ItEMIAKABLE FEAT BY A DOG. Thrown Overboard he Again Appears on Deck, After the Ship had Itun Fifty Miles. The following recent occurrence is another instance of the wonderful endurance, sagac- ity, and fidelity so often displayed by that noble animal the dog. The master of the s.s.--, of Glasgow, is the owner of a big, handsome, brown retriever called Nero. Nero is a general favourite with the ship's crew, and is in most respects a well-behaved dog. He has his faults, of course ; but what dog has not? Let him get hold of a bone or a piece of wood, and possession at once be- comes with him, not nine -tenths, but ten - tenths of the law. No amount of coaxing or cajoling will wheedle him out of it. Neither " rats " nor " cats," nor any other call so exciting to canine ears, has any effect on him. Nothing will induce him to give it up, until he consents to do so of his own sweet will. As a watch dog he's can't be beat." He generally makes the wheel -house his head -quarters during the night, and woe be- tide the stranger that would dare enter that place unaccompanied by a member of the crew while Nero is there. - His shins would soon become acquainted with the sharpness of Nero's teeth and the strength of Nero's jaws. He might with as much safety beard the lion in his den as Nero in his wheel- house. One very sensible trait in his character is his extreme aversion to being tormented or "bothered" in any way. A gentleman (?) a few days since tried this game on with him, with the result that, smart- ing under this undue provocation, Nero lost his temper and he bit his tormentor's band rather severely. For this vicious display of temper poor Nero was condemned to die. A short time after this mishap the ship left Glasgow for Plymouth, and when passing Peptic Point, near that famous seaport, with a "Yo -heave-ho," poor Nero was tossed overboard. He at first struck out bravely after the ship, but being no match for 75 horse -power, he was soon left far behind to his fate. This was on Saturday morning last week. All on board regretted poor Nero's loss, and not one entertained the slightest idea of ever seeiag him again. What was, therefore, their surprise as much as delight when on- Sunday night the news spread like wild fire through the ship that Nero had returned. All trooped to the wheel -house to see for themselves, and there, sure enough, was Nero, completely exhaust- ed, with his chest and legs covered with mud. By barking and whining he endeav- ored to show how pleased he was to be with them once more, while he held up his head for every one to pat and his paw for every one to shake. Taking everything into con- sideration, the distance he swam before he reached Pentic Point must have been little short of two miles. From Pentic - Point to Plymouth by land the distance is about 50 miles. By crossing the ferry he could re- duce that distance by one-fifth; but we are inclined to think that he must h ave -taken the former route, as he would naturally feel averse to taking.to the water again --after his lengthy swim of two miles. A peck or more of lime left in a cellar in an r,pen keg will absorb an immense amount of iioisture, which otherwise might form in mould on the walls. Northing is more ilangerous to the health of the occupants of ;t house than a mouldy cellar ; yet people necasionally live for years in such a house and escape the danger, and then possibly succumb to it finally when one would least expect it. Few things are more slovenly than a wall with holes in the plaster, yet such disfigure- bients are likely to occur from the blows of heavy furniture, hammering of picture nails in wrong places and from various other %ruses. Such places should be mended at )ace with plaster-of-Paris ,milted to a thin erste with water. It is best to mix only a little at a time as it sets so rapidly that it becomes too hard to handle in a few mo- ments. Apply it and smooth it down with the blade of a knife and cover up the spot with a piece of wall paper matching the pattern on the wall as you paste it on and the spot will never show. Some Curiosities ofSpeud. The fastest railroad train in the world was the special train over the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, which made the distance from New York to Buf- falo on Sept. 14, 1891, 440 miles in 443 min- utes and 44 seconds. There is no possible doubt but that the time and distance were exactly as stated. Angus Sinclair, in the " National Car and Locomotive Builder," attested the official velocity of the train as being 60.69 miles per hour., This achievement was so remarkable as to attract the attention of the world. The Birmingham Daily Mail declared that not until thea had Americans disputed the rec- ords with English railroads. It pointed to the fact that the Northwestern railroad in running from London to Crewe, 146 miles, in three hours and 5 minutes, had opened Americans' eyes. It conceded the triumph, however, to the New York Central road. This was an experimental train. The first regular train to emulate this time was the Empire State express, composed of buffet, smoking and library cars in addition to the regular coaches, and drawn by the same en- gine. On. Oct. 26, 1891, it made the 440 miles in 8 hours 4114 minutes, now the regu- lar schedule time and the fastest in the world. The fastest cooking, authentically attest- ed, was done not long ago by Prince Bis- marck's former chef, who is now chief cook in a famous restaurant of Berlin. He had made a bet with a regular guest of the place of $25 that he could kill, dress, cook., and serve a chicken in six minutes. The exploit was to be performed in the presence of invited spectators. At 9 o'clock on the appointed evening the cook appeared with his gas cooking stove on a platform in sight of all in the room. He waved the chicken around his head and it cackled loudly. De- capitating the fowl with one blow of a glit- tering knife, this gastronomic expert within sixty seconds had removed every feather from it. The gas stove was already light- ed, with a broiler uponit. The fowl was cut open and drawn in one other minute and placed upon the broiler ; a hot dish garnished with water cress was at hand, and it lacked just a second of the six min- utes when the chicken was served amid great applause. The fastest trotting ever done by horse flesh was the accomplishment of SunoI, daughter of the famous stallion Electioneer, on Oct. 21, 1891. The event attracted the attention of the world. The performance was made on a new kite -shaped track at Stockton, Cal., in 2 minutes, 8/ seconds. This was one clean half second better than the famous time of Maud S., which up to that moment constituted the record. The best time for mares before then had been 2 : 084 and for stallions 2 : 09i. Nelson and Jay Eye See had .each 2: 10 to his credit and Allerton 2 : 09/. The fastest machine is a match -maker that eats up 150 different bands of wood at the same time, the wood having been shaved of a uniform thickness, and turns out 10,000,- 000 matches -a day. The fastest book -writing is supposed to be the achievement of T. P. O'Connor of the London Star, whose book reached its fourth edition in forty-eight hours. Its length was 15,000 words, and the manuscript was in the hands of the publisher within twenty-four hours after its author was re- quested to produce it. It was the life of Charles Stewart Parnell, the order for which was given the day after the great Irishman's death. The most rapid talker in the United States is Bishop Brooks, of Massachusetts, recently chosen Bishop of that diocese. Baron Dowse, the Irish Attorney -General, was heard to speak 250 words a minute, while the Rev. Arthur Mursell could not be reported. The Rev. Phillips Brooks's ser- mons are said often to be delivered for- an hour continuously at the rate of 215 words a minute. Dr, Chauncey M. Depew, the most popular American speaker, rarely ex- ceeds 160 words a minute. Oat Culture. The question as to what quantity of seed should be used in sowing oats has been un- der experiment at the Ohio station for four years. In 1888 the largest yield came from plots seeded at the rate of five and six pecks to the acre. In 1889 the yields from the plots seeded at the rate of five, six, seven and eight pecks was practically the same. In 1890 the results were very irregular, owing to the disease of oats so prevalent that year. The plots receiving five, ten and twelve pecks gave the largest yields. In 1891 the experiment was duplicated, two varieties of oats being used. The wor and d k wasn land very uniform in quality, sea- son was favorable. The results are given in the following table. Cooking Receipts. HAVANA Sour.—Grate ons cocoanut and I Zimmer it in one quartveal stock for half an hour. (Veal stock is made by simmering two pounds of veaibctres in two quarts of cold water until reduced, one-half, then strained.) Strain the stock to remove the ocoanut, and add to the liquor one pint of cream. ilea; again, and when boiling add one heaping tablespoon corn starch mixed smoothly with n one=- tablvoof hot butter. Season:WI c salt . w pc icier. Beat t wo eggs a dine rug _of tiU Seed per acre. Yield per acre. w Widerake. 4 pecks. 44.1 bushels. 5 " 45.6. " 6 " 49.7 .. 7 " 50.9 s 50.3 g u. 45.9 - Cldesdale. 39. bushels. 41.h 40.1 I I42.2 " 39 542.4 " j 39.5 `• YOUNG FOLKS. The Tail of a Cow. A not infrequent experience in a new country is what the pioneers call "getting lost." To wander bewildered all day in a great forest is not a pleasant adventure ; but when it extends through the night, in the densest darkness, the wanderer scratched and bruised by contact with in: visible brush, trees and logs, ears filled with the mysterious, often alarming, noises of the woods, nerves overstrung, it is truly fearful. As there is something overawing about the ocean, so there is about the "great woods ;" but the awful sensation of being lost on the one or in the other, can ba known only by experience. Charley Barnum was twice lost in the Ohio forests before he was 15 years old. One of these incidents I will relate to you. It was away back in the days whew the settlers were so few that they had not ma- terially lessened the number of wild ani- mals or decreased the extent of the forests, and miles intervened between neighbors. In the winter the cattle were fed chiefly on what was termed " browse ;" that is, the tender twigs of trees felled for that object. But in summer the cows roamed at will for pasturage an ywhere through the woods, and at sundown were driven home and shut over night in a yard surrounded by a high log fence. It was the boys' business to " get the cows " as night drew near, and often it was a long, perplexing search. Every herd, large or small, had a " bell cow," and the tinkle, tinkle of the bell was the first thing to be found when a boy went " after the cows." It is a queer experience, search- ing with one's ears for a mere sound ; that found and traced, the cows were soon dis- covered. Charley Barnum usually got out about an hour before sunset, generally pursuing a certain beat through the woods, up and down, round and round, where he had leatiied that the drove were most apt to roam. One afternoon he started on this search a little later than common, going first down "the brook" a distance, then across . the "black -ash bottom," then over the "beech. ridge," names describing to - him and the family a familiar route; but no tones of the bell were discovered tangled among the trees. Next, he "took around by the big wind fall" and followed another brook, but still without success. Then he turned south- ward, and for half a mile or more, skirted the edge of a large swamp where occasion- ally the cows were found, but where Charley did not like to go, as it was reported to be a haunt of panthers and bears, and once he had seen a couple of big, gray wildcats crouching on a mossy tussock just within the marsh. But this time he did not see even a squirrel or a cow -track. At length the sun had ceased to gild the tree tops and it began to grow dusky in the woods: Char- ley was about two miles from his log -cabin home, and it was a foggy evening. Still he was an energetic lad and did not relish fail- ure; so he turned to the northward and pushed on, keeping ears and eyes fixed on his quest, until it became so dark that he could hardly see his hand before his face. And yet no sound or sign of the cows did he discover. This state of things compelled him to give up the search and if possible make his way home. But here was the puzzle. By daylight he would have known whither to go, but it was another thing in the night. He knew he was somewhere to the south- west of the imperfect road that led to his home; if, therefore, he could go toward the ncrtheast he would strike that road after a time and finally reach his home. But which way was north, south, east or west ? No star was to be seen, no landmark existed to direct him. That sense of feeling in regard to points of compass, possessed by most persons, was of no use now. Standing perfectly still he listened for any sound that might guide him: Somewhere in the dis- tance an owl was calling "Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoorah ;" a night -bird of some kind was pouring a plaintive song on the air ; now and then a rustle among the leaves reached his ears ; but there was nothing by which to locate himself and take a correct start homeward. Lads not familiar with the great woods would not have known a single thing to do in such an emergency. But Charley under- stood some things not taught in the gram- mar school. The necessities of frontier life impart an education peculiar to itself. He made his way to a tree and, feeling with his hands on all sides of its rough trunk, soon decided which way was north, for the north side of forest trees is almost always slightly mossy and the bark not so hard and dry, but more easily crumbled. This is the result of shade on the north and sunshine on the south side. Carefully sat- isfying himself on this point, he placed his back against the north-east side and,putting forth his hands to shield his face from brush, set forward in what he deemed the right direction: . Slowly walking a few rods, he felt the bark upon another tree to correct his bearings. In this way a person who understands it can . go a long distance through the forests by night in an almost straight line. Of course, in dense woods one cannot steer by the stars. On and on Charley groped, occasionally bumping against a tree or stumbling over a log, but steadily holding his course. After a while, as he was examining a tree to keep himself right, he heard a vigorous rustling of brush not far away, and listen- ing intently, his ears were saluted by a dis- tinct sniff from some animal. At first Charley was inclined to be alarm- ed, but reasoning that it was probably some small creature, raccoon or opossum, he kept on his way. But within a few rods he heard it again and louder. Harkening, he clearly distinguished its steps very near him. Yet it would not do to weaken and play the coward in such circumstances, and so, feeling about and cutting a stout cudgel, and carrying it in one hand and his open jack-knife in the other, he plodded along as nearly as possible in a direct course. By and by, as he was again correcting his bearing by a tree, he felt something touch his leg, like the nose of an animal smelling him to see if he would be good eating, and it so startled him that he gave a piercing yell and struck at the object with all his might. Whatever it was it received a pro- digious whack and bounded away a few feet, uttering a low, heavy growl, This showed Charley that it was a large creature, but it did not explain to him what itwas. On he pushed again, the animal appar- ently keeping a little farther off, but sniff- ing frequently and growling in a threaten- ing manner. In the presence of such a mys- terious peril most persons would have been completely unnerved, but ou young hero managed to keep his wits about him and hold a steady course. Finally, as be was groping along, there came to his ears from some distant point a faint but 'welcome sound—the tinkle tinkle of the cow -bell. Listening an instant he decided the direction, and turning sharply that way, steered by the sound, walking much faster than when trying" to keep a cer- tain point of compass by the trees. This brought his pursuer at his back, a more ner- nous pooition than any other. The fastest mile on record for a six-day bicycle race was made in October, 1891, in Madison Square Garden by William Mar- tin, of Detroit. He covered 1,466.4 miles in tbat time, beating the world's best previous record by 61.4 miles. The fastest long-distance transmission of message is over the Atlantic cable. About three seconds are required for a message to traverse it from one end to the other. That is a speed of about 700 miles a second. The fastest leather -making on record is done at Frankfort -on -the -Main by electric- ity. An alternating current is used, the alternations being about sixty a second. In one-tenth the time req'lired for ordinary tanning processes the electrical method has turned out a perfect article of leather. The fastest homing pigeon, of which ac- curate records were taken, is the property of A. P. Baldwin, of Newark, N. J. On being liberated in Boutte, La., it returned home, 1,150 miles, in an incredibly short time. In: one year it journeyed 3,150 miles, returning each time with great speed to its loft. No other pigeon, it is believed, has been known to make such a distance. The fastest typewriter in the world is de- clared to be Frank E. McGurrin, of Salt Lake City. . His record is 124t- words a minute, exclusive of errors, from dictation. On a single memorized sentence he wrote at the rate of 156 words a minute. The fast- est woman typewriter, Miss Orr, of New York, was defeated by McGurrin by three words. Miss Orr's best record was 93 4-5 words a minute. On a later test McGurrin wrote 104 words in one minute blindfolded and 131 words from dictation in fifty-nine seconds. This last performance, at Port- land, Oregon was not official. It will be seen that with both varieties. the largest yield came from seeding at the rate of seven and eight pecks per acre. The wide awake weighed twenty-eight and one- half to thirty and one half pounds per bushel, and the Clydesdale thirty-five and one-half to thirty-seven. In both eases the lightest oats came from the four peck rate of seed- ing, and the heaviest from the seven peck rate. Too True. Neighbour " My, my ! So the story is true, and your husband has really eloped with the servant -girl.' Deserted Wife (weeping) : "Yes, and s he was the best girl I -ever had, too --a perfectly lovely cook, and so quiet and re- -speedo'. :Goodness -r knows where I'll be abn ,et_another. Good Habits. As one of the most important things, see to it that you form good habits. The gross sins of evil speech, the impure -word, the low thought end act, the bad temper, the spirit of envy, jealousy, or revenge, the iso- lating pride—all these of course, you will avoid. But beyond these -negative virtues, diligently cultivate positive Christian hab- its. Speak charitably and kindly of all. Cultivate a helpful spirit. Strive to be al- ways and everywhere useful. Crush out, if you have it,- any ingrained selfishness. Strive with daily effort and prayer after the Christlike spirit of love to all and obedience to duty. Keep a conscience void of offense, and sensitive as the apple of the eye to all that is right and wrong. To helpyou to all this study the Bible constantly, that you may be mindful of these things, and pray for grace to be faithful to its teaching and filled with its spirit. So. shall right habit be the channel of your life, the moral veins and arteries in which that life shall almost unconsciously but safely move, insuring the best vitality of moral and spiritual health. • ,- Within a few minutes the bell seemed quite near, and the noises from the animal were leas distinct, proving that it was rath- er disconcerted by the tinkling. When within a few rods of the bell cow, the boy commenced calling and talking to her in his usual familiar way. But he dis- covered at once by the snorti''tg and tramp- ling of the cattle, half a dozen in number, that the wild creature was not far away, and, whatever it might be, was formidable enough to frighten the whole herd. Feel- ing along, he made his way to the side of the bell cow, a large, sturdy animal, that Charley knew would stand the best chance of any in the flock of escaping from danger. Hardly had he reached her and patted her sides, when they all became worse alarmed and began tearing around in the darkness in the wildest manner. Charley thought the best thing would be to start them for home, believing that they could find the way in the night. But he had no notion of dreg p'ng behind them in his usual place while the unkno Nn animal was near. So he seized the bell cow's tail near the 66 swith " and began shouting : "Go 'long, go long "as boisterously as possible. This stirred up a wilder excitement all round. One of the cows bellowed as if the wild beast had sprung at her, whereupon the whole herd set off at a headlong run, the bell cow leading Charles hanging onto her tail. Trampling, plunging snorting, bellowing, like a herd of crazy creatures, away they rushed through the woods, the bell jingling, jangling in the most brazen manner. Charley's heels flew in the liveliest way and his steps seemed to him a rod in length. Alarmed and depressed as he had been a few minutes before, in the uncertain silence, now his spirits rose to the opposite pitch, showing to what au un- natural tension his nerves had been wrought. He was amriaed, even to laughter, at the figure he cut, and only wished that it was daylight that he might see himself. in his excitement he shouted and yelled in the most outlandish style, every sound adding to the din and haste among the cows. Pretty soon the commotion seemed to in- fect the pursuing beast, for an unearthly shriek rent the air, so much sharper than any previous noise, that Charley thought his hair was all standing straight up. But that shriek showed that the animal was a panther, the most fearful creature of the region, and at the discovery his hands tight- ened convulsively in their grip on the cow's tail. On they went, every moment another fearful scream from the panther adding to the confusion, while the cattle were bellow- ing, the bell jangling, and the boy putting in his share, notwithstanding the peril of his situation. Finally he knew by the smoothergground that they had struck into a trail and were nearing the clearing. Faster and Iaster they went, and in a moment dashed into the little home -field and rushing for the yard, leaped through the open gateway and were safe. The next instant, from the edge of the woods, the panther gave vent to his disappointment in a long, spiteful wail. At once measures were taken to warn the animal from the cattle ; a brush heap was set afire, several pitch -pine torches were lighted and stuck up in the ground in the field around, and Mr. Barnum discharged his rifle two or three times. It was a well- known and not pleasant fact on the borders, that when a panther commenced mischief around a settler's place, the life of animals and human beings was insecure until the creature was killed or thoroughly frighten- ed away. It seemed to regard the forest - inclosed farm as a sort of corral, furnishing it with a constant supply of food, like a " man-eating" lion around an Asiatic vil- lage. In the morning one of the cows was found badly scratched across the hips -where the great cat had leaped upon her. But short- ly after a large panther, supposed to be the same, stalked into the clearing of Mr. Bar- num's nearest neighbor and fell a victim to the hunter's unerring rifle, much to the re- lief of all the settlers in the vicinity. In later years when Charley was an elder- ly man, a favorite riddle which he often gave to boys who had not heard the story was, " How could a cow's tail save a boy's life ?" Atheistic Doctrine. _ He—" Sorry to have kept you waiting, but my watch was wrong. I shall never have faith in it again." She--" It's not faith you need, but orks." _ LAMAR BeenelmT. FIGHT WITH A .MAD DGie It Took Two Men Wiih+rlubs Twenty Mid votes to ii67I''s In the dingy cellar of a ten;rrent house in New York a policeman and Thomas Mar- tin, the owner of the house, had a struggle with a vicious bull terrior the other after- noon which they will remember for some time. The dog was a muscular brute weighing some fifty pounds, with great reputation for good temper. Three families rent the upper floors and the children petted and played with the dog at every opportunity. Yes- terday the terrior surprised everyone by sulking for the better part of the day and refusing to eat. About 4 o'clock Joseph Austinschock, the three-year-old son of the tenant of the third floor, went to the yard, and, as usual, spoke to the' dog. The animal sprang at him with a growl and buried its teeth in his arm. The boy screamed with pain, and the dog, loosening his grip, snapped at the boy's hand, lacerating it badly. Tenants of the house rushed tr the child's assistance and the dog slunk away at their approach. Austinschock's parents were badly fright- ened and insisted that the dog should be killed. His owner consented and the dog was caught and tied up in the cellar with a bit of clothes line, because the tenants fear- ed to go into the yard while the dog was there. Martin found a Policeman who was arm- ed with a 32 -calibre revolver, but had only, two cartridges. Martin piloted him into the cellar and pointed out the dog. They neglected to take a light with them and had to depend on the uncertain light which came in from the street through the small, square windows along the cellar walls. The Policeman aimed just back of the dog's right aoulder and fired. The bullet struck the shoulderblade and glanced off, inflicting only mesh wound. Maddened with the pain of the wound, the dog leaped at the officer. The rope broke, and he sprang directly at the police- man's throat. He jumped behind a barrel just in time to escape the dog's attack and fired again. In his excitement he missed his aim. The dog caught sight of his -master and charged on him. Martin jumped asid. in time to avoid the attack, and the police- man drew his billy and managed to get a blow in on the dog's head. It seemed to have no other effect than to madden the animal still more, but Martin had a chance to arm himself with a piece of lead pipe. For fully twenty minutes the men fought with the infuriated beast in the dim light of the cellar. During the struggle they struck him a dozen times or more, but did not seem to even weaken hin* By this time Martin was becoming exhausted, but neither man dared risk turning his back on the dog to run up the steep cellar stairs. The dog charged again on Martin, and seiz- ed him by the hand. He hung on with all a bull terrior's persistence. This gave the officer a chance to get in three or four af- fective blows on the dog's head. The ani- mal loosened his hold on Martin's hand and fell back. Both men attacked him, and he finally succumbed under repeated blows of the policeman's billy and the lead pipe. Martin hurried off to a drug store and had his wounds cauterized. His band is badly bitten. Martin thinks that the dog was mad. Little Joseph Austenschock's injuries are more serious than Martin's. The wounds were cauterized and the boy is doing well. SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT. Three Children Meet an Untimely End. A Montreal despatch says :—A triple drowning accident occurred to day in the Lachine canal, at St. Cunegonde, under the very saddest possible circumstances, and to night two worthy families are mourning over their dead. This afternoon four bright little boys named Edgar. Lachance, aged 4 years ; Arthur Lachance, his brother, 6 years, and Napoleon and Paul Leblanc, aged respectively 6 and 4 years, set off with the the consent of their parents to buy some candy at a small shop a few blocks away. After they had started one of the little fel- lows suggested that they should go down to the canal and see if the water was high, and the others agreeing, the quartette arrived on the bank. It appears that a raft of logs lay moored near at hand, and while three of the lads jumped on and began to amuse themselves, the fourth, Paul Leblanc, more timid perhaps than his older brother and two companions, refused to leave the canal bank, but stood watching the others walk- ing about on the raft. In a moment Paul was horrified to see all three fall into the water and sink. Being so small he could cried do nothing to save them, yet the for help with all his might. No one being near, however, the trio of playmates drown- ed before his eyes, after which little Paul went home with the sad news of the acci- dent. In the meantime the St. Ctmegonde police arrived at the canal, and the bodies were recovered ani taken to their bereaved families, who are naturally terribly dis- tressed at the loss of the little boys. How to be Happy, Though Single. I drew my chair before the bre : Myfa faithful friends who on my tire, knees My books, are, ranged around to please The changing mood. In all the shire No Benedict's so well at ease. With one thing more my bliss were ripe, And that I seize, my own, my pipe. The genial Autocrat is near, And Boswell standing by his side; There's Fielding. hiding in the rear, Here Littlewhite and " Nyren's Guide ;" PThefrolicPMuse's sons abidt e de -d here Anaed d Dobsoready together my hand.nd, The The Etre burns up mo a bak wind shrills cheeoss rfullyhe reet, What need I puss, love'sbitter-sweetl I am not Miss Blanche Amory. Well rest content with one defeat; No more eotions, thanks, pforme your Or only this To close my eyes and think of her. 'Tis midnight and the fire is low ; Hour after hour my thoughts will stray, And leave my trusty books and go Along the well -remembered way. 'Tis better thus, no doubt. Heigho! There's something wanted, pussy. Stay ! I'll write her in the self -sauce strain. she won't say No" again. ED2SVND VINEY. THINGS FOLKS DO NOT KNOW. Spiders have eight eyes. Music type was invented in 1502. Fish are always sold alive in Japan. Gipsies originally came from India. Silkworms are sold by the pound in China. The savings bank was invented by a clergyman. The Russians invented wood paving for streets. The ashes of burntcorks make fine black paint. The wearing of green veils is said to be in j urious. In battle only one ball out of eighty-five takes effect. There are 1,000 men to every 906 women in Greece. Sales by auction were formerly held by candlelight. Laplanders often skate a distance of 150 miles a day. Wooden sleepers on railways last about fifteen years. A thousand children are born in London workhouses yearly. 'All the chickens in the western part of French Guinea are perfectly white. 'Women- Choristers in Vogue. The honorable order of deaconesses has been revived in the methodist church, in which women more nearly share spiritual dignities with men than in any other of the protestant denominations. In the respect of possessing an active feminine element for parochial labors the episcopal church follows close upon the liberal minded methodist ; for not only, like the methodist, does the episcopal church encourage the formation of countless charitable organizations of ladies, but latterly the tide of prejudice has set in favor not only of the minister's sharing cer- tain actual pulpit duties with devoted lady parishioners, but also of the appointment of women to important uniform service. Quietly have the more broad-minded rectors turned their attention to the formation of choral classes drawn from the feminine ele- ment in the congregation. In some three or four New York churches, at Sunday after- noon and feast -day services, a group of young girls, in severe, half -priestly black robes, chant responses, psalms and hymns quite to everyone's satisfaction. The gowns worn by the women choristers are severe in the extreme—of thin black serge Hanging full from the throat, with the flowing fails to vest- ment hem. the went sleeve thatgown's A close little black cloth cap set demurely atop a very simply combed head completes this somber tci' c i that in no wise dims the sweetness of - o" es carolling from organ loft or pew. It is unnecessary to say that this innovation has proved very popular. It is liked especially by tto3e chiefly concerned, as it allows them to take so active a part in the services. A nailless horse-shoe, that is fastened to the hoo with a clasp, is coming into use in Paris. The forty-first chapter of Genesis, four- teenth verse, contains the earliest reference to shaving of the beard, where it is told of Joseph that he shaved 1"r iself. The dolphin is said to be the fastest - swimmer in the seas. It has been observed. to dart through the water tt a :ate coins• puted to be much greater than twent;r mile - an hour, and is often seen swinminu round and round .y t ,e1 whi.:h u seki.ltmi at highest speed.