Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1880, Page 6

Hints for the Work of the Month. and we be the result of attempts w this class of wheat too Sout ern New York, New Jersey, and Pennsyl- vania, ‘Wheat latitude, and @ line west from Cen’ New York, will as nearly as possible separate the fall wheat and spring wheat distri Where spring wheat 18 sown, the seed should bein the ground as early as the soll can be fitted for it. Oats follow spring wheat, ee Jess hardy. It is thought by some that oats will take no harm from careless seeding. But crop, deep covering in a eeded; shallow-sown will tiller covering, er, and will against changes of the weather, while seed near or on the surface will be destroyed either by — or by dry weather, as soon as it rou ma ZERS FOR SPRING Cxors.—Top-dress- ing fall-sown crops, should be done this month Mfatall. The returning warmth first affects the roots, and they start to grow before the leaves. ‘The stimulant is thus needed for the roots, be- fore the upper portion has appeared to grow. A @ressing of 150 or 200 pounds per acre, of any eee on be btn oe ‘on any crop, if appited at the proper time, when the growth begins to start. gro ‘THE PRESENT NECEssITy of American agricul- ture, is larger crops at the same cost, or a less Raecreonate: cost, than our present small ones. ‘his result canonly be secured by additional fertilizing. The present average of our crops 1s ‘hot more than one-fourth of that which thesoil is ae of pe. and this extra three- fourths may be produced without any more abor by the use of fertilizersor additional ma- ures; but fertilizers chiefly. ARTIFICIAL FERTILIZERS add to the soll certain elements in a condition in which they are im- mediately active, and forcea strong, vigorous, early growth, and so enable the plants to push outa number of feeding roots, which tind Out and appropriate the manure later, when it is in the best condition for plant food. A STRONG PLANT DiGEsts rs Foop better than & weak one, and Its appetite, so to speak, is more vigorous, precisely as is that of a stro! healthy yor animal. It is with the plant with the al; early feeding and ir of tay bring early and vigorous maturity. The er ne ney oo toget early a strong and gro THERE IS NO FEAR OF A SURPLUS.—The world’s markets are at our feet. The fear that we may roduce more than can be dis of is a Dug- fear and a phantom. It has been eonclusive shown that at a certain price we can control al the European markets, and that this price, while it pays us fairly, is too small for a profit to the European farmers, who have to pay large rents, heavy taxes, employ expensive labor and use costly fertilizers. THINK FOR A MOMENT!—There are seven mil- lions of soldiers in Europe who are non-produ- cers, and expensive consumers; two or three million of army horses, all eating and not work- ing; emperors, kings, ‘princes, and titled per- sons of all kinds, who are supported in the greatest fuxury out of the public revenues; and “the farmer pays for all.” WE NEED Nort FEAR TO COMPETE with tarm- ers so burdened: our prosperity consists in less- ening the cost of our luce, and selling it to those nations, who thus hamper themselves with burdens ‘too grievous to be borne; becom- Ing In fact the food producers for a large portion of the population of the world, nearly one-half living without labor. FoppER Crops.—It has been proved repeat- edly, that one acre of geod green fodder will feed two cows through the summer. Fodder ‘crops must be put in early. A mixture of oats and peas is the best crop for early cutting, to come in aiter the first clover, which follows the rye. The two sown together will yield, on one acre, about as much as if sown separately on two acres. This may be doubted, but it is true. ‘Tall growing leafy oats, and tall peas, yield the most fodder; the “Black-eye Marrowfat” pea, grown in Canada as a field crop, is the best for Our use, the seed being free from weevil. For a second crop, the earltest small “Canada Gray” pea maybe sown. The fodder is in the best ee for cutting when the peas are in full jossom. SOUTHERN Cow Pxas will produce good green fodder for late use, but cannot be sown until May, or after corn is planted. Those who wish to sow them Ca look for seed, as it is not always to be l. SEEDS.—AIl the seeds that may be required, should be procured at once. There are some kinds of seed that are better to be changed oc- casionally, oats and potatees are of this kind, and should be procured from a northern local ty, where the oats are hardier, and the potatoes larger and more vigorous. 2 CLOVER AND GRASS SEED.—CloveF may be sown this month. When the und is lifted and cracked by a light frost, the seed may be sown with effect. But the preferable method is, to sow soon as the soil is dry enough, and then run over the ground with a light smoot harrow, and spread 150 Ibs. of fertilizer immediately. Orchard-grass is a most valuable kind to sow with clover; it isearly and late, and is unsurpassed for cut! for soiling, orforhay. Three bushels of per acre is not too much, as close seeding is needed, to pre- vent the from for I clumps or toons: grass ming large PS Grass Lanps.—It is a mistake to suppose that our climate forbids the success of permanent for meadows and pastures. If the right of land is chosen, low, moist, and full of — matter, and is kept well manured, occasionally re-seeded, we can have perma- Rent grass as Well as other countries. But it is to sow, and encourage a number of Kinds of grass, those with creeping roots being re. if the quality is good. This subject worthy of study and experiment. Ro.iine.—The roller is both a good and a bad implement; good when rightly used, but very otherwise. One good use of it is, to run it over meadows early in the spring, to smooth the surface, press in stones and tufts, mold-ruus and other irregularities. Grain flelds are aiso benefited by roiling, which crushes any lumps left after the winter, presses in roots that may have been thrown Out, aud covers grass seed. Light rollers ure the best, if a heavy one is needed, it is always easy to load a light one, but ong cannot make a heavy roller light. Live Stock.—It is a critical time with young animals, and sometimes with old ones. Those that have been well kept will continue to do well, but it is safest to give all young animals, especially calves, a dose or two of physic. The blood becomes affected by the dry feeling and close herding of the winter, and some laxative 4s required. Otherwise the danger of febrile diseases, of which Black Quarter (anthrax or earbuncular erysipelas), is the most frequent, ‘will be imminent. Two ounces of Epsom salts, or half an ounce of Hyposulphite of Soda, given twice, may save a calf. A plot of Linseed Ol), given two or three times to acow ora horse. Will help the digestion, loosen the hide, and facilitate the change of coat, which is accom- panied by irritation of the skin and slight fever. VERMIN.—Make a clean sweep of lice, ticks, fleas, and other vermin, a8 soon as possible. Oil or ¢ is the best basis for an effective remedy, and sulphur is perhaps the best thin; to add to the oll. One part of kerosene, add to four parts of linseed oil, makes an excellent application, that is not in any manner injurious tothe skin.’ Ticks may be picked from sheep and lambs. They will come out on the fleece on a warm day, and the best instrument with which to kill them, is a pair of sharp pointed scissors. Kill at the same time every round, red egg that may be found. Pounrry.—“The early chick gets the early worm,” and the sooner begins to feed itself. March pullets are those which fill the cee bas- ket in the winter time. Therefore set all the broody hens for which eggs can be procured as soon as possible, and take great care of the chicks which come in this month. A warm run our 2f doors may be made under a hot-bed sash, sngea Tet ween two coops, and laid on boards mn their Coy. bare FoneratseT™Rere Will often be acct- ‘ ‘The great- cannot alwaysinsure agau.st accidents, est care A pen or Close stall niade in a Warm sheu OF Out , Will be found very useful for sick Ani- whether a horse, cow, calf, or fowls. It will useful for a calving cow, or to keep weaning calves in. It should be at least 12 feet uare, 80 as to give suificlent room. “Wonk FoR StorMY Days.—Stormy days may in good order, cleaning and oiling them. ‘This may be done profitably twice during the winter, fora machine deprectates more when idle, than when at work. ‘This fact is well-known among machinists, but over-looked by farmers,and taeir machinery is neglected. ReMeMeer, Lix-Wasu is a valuable purifier for spring use, anywhere; it cleanses and sweetens. ORCHARD AND NURSERY. In planting an orchard, the ground should first be Pp by thorough plowing and Hanariebis tine except upon new land, unless the xen tor hard is in at the soll taken for the orchard is in at least as good condition as would be proper for erchard cannot be expected. It wo wee ve been better to have the fall, Dut the failure to eo ep need not prevent.o once, a5 & i g ; 8 Patil eh ce tad E dagedeceted : i | : é 2 ay akan vp, eee Os Sta ruts Wa he ABjured, and as Tong to th 7 One just exercise judgment in on; em. One must ext the matter, but it is safe to say, that one-third length of shoots cS ot Hoot avaliable spave to the grestest uumber Of INJURED TREES must be looked to; if broken should be trees eed to be banked up with Gath OF ‘the bark above and below the me be inserted. PRUNING ae aS continued er) the sap starts, covering all large wounds a graft ing wax, mode of three parts each of bosswax and rosin. two parts of tallow, melted and thoroughly mixed. Thisis to be used in the melted state, applied it to y with a brush. Some pre- fer to use paint GRarTING.—Plum and cherry trees must be earlier than the pear or apple. Cions.—A supply of cloms should be se- cured early; they must not be cut after the sap begins to flow, unless to be inserted imme- ely. BUDDING STocx.—The ti and branches above the buds, that “took” summer, aro to be removed, leaving only a half-inch or 80 above the bud. ‘THE FRUIT GARDEN. In selecting a spot for afrult garden, choose a warm place, and as near the house as poe er sible, that it may be both conventent for gat ing. and more secure from trespassers. The soll should be well drained, deep, mellow, and enriched with well rotted manure. The im- Portance of a good selection of varieties can- hot be too strongly insisted upon. The select- ing of new sorts forthe main reliance, is not recommended. Let the bulk of the planting be of old, and thoroughly tested varieties, rather than of new and untried kinds. PLANTING.—So soon as the ground is settled, plant the trees, shrubs, etc., that they may t an early start, and be well established by e time drouths come. Like animals, much depends on early growth. LACKBERBIES AND RASPBERRIES start very early, and it is best to set them tn the fall; but very early in the spring will answer. The canes produced this year, will bear the fruit the following season. STRAWBERRIES.—Old beds are to be uncov- ered. The method of cultivating the vines in rows three feet apart, is now generally con- sidered the most satisfactory. GrapEs.—Every farmer’s family should have all the grapes they can eat, from September to January. It is not necessary to have a large vineyard for this; a few vines, each of the best sorts, and properly treat will give a great amount of fruit. There are hun of out-of- the-way places where a vine be set, such as along a fence, or it may be by the side of a shed or ; With good soil, and care In prun- ing, satisfactory returnsmay be expect KITCHEN AND MARKET GARDEN. A careful review of the subject of Hot-Beds will help those who inquire about raising early lants. COLD FRaME PLANTS.—Cabbages, Lettuce, and Cauliflowers, should be set out’ as soon as the Freund can be work In market gardens, ettuce is set between the rows of Cabbage ant Cauliflower. HaRDY VEGETABLES are those that may be planted or the seed sown, “as early as the ground can be worked.” Of such are: Beets, Cabbages, Carrots, Cress, Cauliflower, Celery, Lettuce, Parsley, Parenip, Onion, Pea,’ R: " Turnip, and Spinach. The ‘TENDER VEGETABLES: Beans, Cucumber, Okra, Pumpkin, Squash, Tomato, and Watermelon, should not be sown until the ground {s well- warmed, or according to; the old rule, ‘about corn planting time,”—a very safeguide in most localities, AsPARaGUs.—The coarser parts of the man- ure with which the bed was covered last fall, are to be raked off the bed and the fine por- tons forked in. FLOWER GARDEN AND LAWN. For keeping up the freshness and vigor of the lawn, a spring dressing should be given, either of ashes, guano, fine bone, Nitrate of Soda, ora rich and thoroughly fine compost. Sow seed on any bare spots. In plantin; ornamental trees, grouping, rather than forma! Planting or setting in rows, 1s to be encouraged, So faras the nature and size of the grounds ‘will permit it to be done, New Lawns.—Let the soil bein a fine state ot presen he thorough working and manuring, after which, for heavy soils, Kentucky Biue-Grass is to be sown. Red Top is best for light and sandy soils, with a little mixvure of White Clover in both cases. The seed should be applied liberally, as a fine turf can only be had when the plants are crowded. All the from two to six bushels to the acre are ad’ Ifwhat we buy were all seed, no doubt the smaller quantity would be enough, but im the uncertain relations between chaff and seed, one Can not be sure of properly thick-seeding with jess than four bushels. Sow halt the seed in one direction, and cross-sow with the other half. The seeding should be done as soon as the land can be putin proper condition. WALKS AND Drives.—A solid foundation is the only surety for a good walk or drive; and to secure this, use large stones for the bottom, below the reach of frost, and smaller ones nearer the surface. A walk or drive that ischeap in the ning will always be un- satisfactory and dear in the end. ANNUALS.—Sow these in hot-beds about six weeks before the outside beds are to be ready for them. Buiss in beds may be uncovered s0 soon as warm weather sets in, covering again on very cold nights. TURFING.—In selecting turf for use around beds and along walks, etc., see that no unwel- come weeds are thereby introduced. The foundation for the turf should be as carefully prepared, as for seed. GREENHOUSE AND WINDOW PLANTS. As the gays get longer and warmer, the at- tacks of the insect pest will be more rous. It may be necessary to fumigate as often as twice a week, tobacco stems freely for this purpose. For the Red Spider, thorough required; the sashesand win- dows may be left open much of the daytime. Buss brought into heat will soon start and produce fiowers. Those that have bloomed should be allowed to complete the growth of their leaves. PROPAGATION of stock of bedding plants for ‘sale or home use should now be going on. SExps for plants to go into the open ground are to be sown in boxes and given a plenty of heat.—American Agriculturist, MARY AND HER LITTLE BEAU. {Whitehall (N.Y.) Times.) Mary had alittle beau ‘sweet as he could be; But every night he wouldn’t go, And that made misery. For Mary's ms, she never slept But listened full of fears ; nd when, so late, poor Mary crept ‘To bed, she'd box her ears. And pa said gas bills all were high And that the coal was low, And swore he'd murder by and by That chap who wouldn't go. And Mary she grew thin and pale; Her lover he grew stout; Her parents threats have no avail He would not be put out. And spite of Mary’: woful gaze He'd shovel on tue coal, And yoke the fire to a blaz> ‘And on the sofa lol!. AtJength the paand ma, both grave, ‘Said things had reached a When sorhething must be done to save ‘Their winter's coal and gas. ‘The youth’s ‘‘contentions” they must know— And Mary's ma said she Would question ’s Iittle bean, ‘And pa said 80 would he. Miss Mary wept, but all in vain; ‘That very night her pa Walked in the parlor with his cane— Behind him came her ma. And then "g little beat aniprstyohing atthe rate Before it was too lates 8° But ma backed up against . UAnd pa upheld thecane, 2 cor And at the frightened youth he swore That now he must remain Until he settled for the ras And coal that he had scored ; But if a marriage came to He'd take it for the board. Alas! Mary's little beat AR AY Get Ee um go : He'd settle up next day. “*No trust!" the angry parent cried, And then he took the lad ea croes his knee and swiftly The cane, for he was mad. ‘Then tossed bim out Been the snow, vik ae ‘iho never cane there more. Longfellow at Home. Press. house. The ladies wore beautiful embroidered robes; the in dark blue silk, with embroic shaded light blue flowers. The skirt sets extremely close, and is, narrow; the front piece of it is dery. At the in plain dark blue silk, and the tunic, in the same color and material, made with wide flowing sleeves. The throat and sleeves were edged with the shaded La PS ee net ing. logized that th e , 8] ey nad not on thelr best red coobanes, saying that they could not wear them on account of their ied The two Miss Howqua’s dresses were er in style than the dresses of the elder "Their shining long hair was worn in be | gre tied at the end witha blue rib- bon. my visitors (I mean the ladies), were small-foot excepting Mrs. Howqua. On leaving our house I aye my hand to the latter in true Chinese style, and we started on our walk. I felta little shy of redoty Bie to Fea es CS e Yor les hol on a few ey oon became tired and mounted the backs of theiramahs, The yo married lady was er all the I must t style of ‘The lady passes her id around the amah’s neck, and places her knees in the handsof the servant, which are held out behind her. Our ogress was very slow, and I believe the dis- Fane seemed immense ‘to the ladies, who are wholly unaccustomed to walk outside their lens. Mrs. Howqua rested on each bench the way, and we took half an hour or more to walk the short distance. ‘We returned home in the same style; and when we reached the chaplaincy the amahs handed the ladies long pipes, from which they took a whiff or two. e attendant stands be- hind and rcatee the pipe. When it is ready, she puts the end of the long tube ts tha Ia4:"5, lips, who takes one or two whiffs only. The ladies now enjoyed a quiet gossip with each other. Ihave not yet told you that the three young children belonging to the widower were dressed in strict moi . The little girls wore plain cotton tunics and trousers, and had no flowers in their hair. Their shoes were plain white, bound with blue. The little boy wore plain blue silk trousers tied round the ankle with blue Mbbon; he wore also white Shoes, and his tail was tied with blue. The ntlemen expressed much satisfaction with the dinner, and also with the wines to which I heard they had done ample justice. Mr. Howqua came up to me and said, “Thank you, No.1 dinner.” All were now in the veranda, and tea was again handed. The ladies sat apart from the ntlemen, not addressing them, only speaking ‘They at last rose to take leave, and we ordered their chairs to be brought into the hall. With many bendings, nods and chin chins, they now entered their chairs, taking the children with them, and were carried off. The gentlemen left soon after, about 7 o’clock. They sent their visiting cards (which are made of broad strips of red paper, having the names e) written on the right-hand side), to us imme- diately on their house. This ts an Eastern custom, signifying that the guests have arrived home in safety. How a Newspaper Secured a To a coeresporcent of the Indianapolis Journal Mr. Hei L, Stephens has told the following _ sto) it was about 1860. The 1s ry: “Ti Juustrated News, published by Demorest. and Frank Leslie's Titustrated Newspaper had been fighting for months over Sickles’ trial and the John Brown | trial execution; and it was about nip and tuck, for the Sayers prize fight, in England. It wasa mortal struggle per ae the two papers. Both sent to Englan About the time the fight was to come off, and @ week or two before we could ibly hear of it, for there was no cable then, the JUustrated News came out with the announcement that they had sent Mr. Thomas Nast to England to draw a picture of the fight, and Mr. Anthony to engrave it on wood on the Vanderbilt while coming home, and that it would be published on the very day of the steamer’s arrivai. Something must be done to save us from wreck. Next morning ‘ the governor’ (Mr. Leslie) called me to a vacant room up stairs, and locked the door asI wentin. ‘We must have a picture of the fight,’ said he, ‘on this.’ And he laid his hand on @ great block on the table, large encugh for a four-page picture. Said he, ‘take thisroom. Keep it locked. Aamit nobody but me and the two or three other artists that you will need, and compel us to give a certata speci- fled signal. We must kn the Neirs out of time. “He told me to call for anything or any manI wanted. I sent for Perkins, who was Engilsh, and who knew the low country around Farns- poccuaae Leslte, who was English too. thought the fight would come off on level ground with a background of English farms. Perkins was Sworn on the horns of Highgate, and then he struck the ring and laid outa vague perspective with English trees and he TOWS. “Then we sent down to “The Pewter Mug’ for Brown to represent Heenan. Brown was a strap- Per, standing at least six feet three inches and ‘Wwelghing not less than two hundred We ot Glover todo Sayers. He wasa very lively and pretty sparrer. ‘They went atit hammer and tongs, as I waited, crayon in hand, to catch their attitude when it was right. I can see them now skittering and ho} around the little room, driving one another into a corner, and getting one another’s heads in chancery, finally, when Heenan-Brown gave Sayers-Glover a vicious side-winder on the ear, g pains not to hit him though, the governor cried ‘stop!’ and they in that attitude. and I caught it on paper. hen the pugilists went out and took a drink. I drew the faces of Heenan and Sayers on the bodies; then I puta lot of figures and heads, and then sent for Wollin, an Englisman, and he yut in a dozen or so typical English heads, with ‘lish hats, etc., and then I sent for Twaites, and he added a great lot of English spectators. I took it then and finished it up, and then the Dlock was sawed into sixty pleces and divided among sixty artists to be engraved. About halt of it was sent to Philadelphia and Boston. Of course they didn’t recognize theirown work when the paper was out. Then the whole was electrotyped, and an immense edition of the paper was printed on one side, ready for the type on the other. “When we came to write out the account of the fight we made it very vague, making much of the preliminaries already known here, with bic phies of the men, etc. Everything was ly. One morning I came down town and found the streets flooded with Frank Leslie's Newspaper. It seemed to me there were mil- Mons of copies. I never saw so many papers in my life. It was the st Success there ever was, The News, with Nast’s bicture, was not out till six hours afterward, then the whole picture made only two pages, and looked mean th by the of our four-p: cut. And the of it was that we had len time3 a5 Much landscape and perspective as Nast, his pcre showing Rod toa Dut conventional tree ps over the heads of the tors, while we had miles and miles of mead and woodland. “Leslie was delighted. I never saw him in happy frame of mind. He must have made thousands of dollars that week. ‘What's the sense of denouncing such pictures as bogus,’ said he, ‘when we have ten times as good a pic- ture as that taken on the sgot?’ The beauty of it was that by accident we placed the men right —Heenan’s back to the sun, as it actually was in the fight, though of course we couldn’t know he had won the toss. This puzzled even those who knew we must have the picture here, and everybody was bewildered.” ‘The Drums in Disfavor. A proposition to away with drums in the French army is under serious consideration. It is said that bat New-Fanglod Notions. Window glass isa terrible lexity to the animal creation. The murmurs 01 —— a fly emits when he goes against a it is familiar toall But perhaps the tormented creature isa friendty cat on ee ee eee ndinz to stroke tabby’s. on the other: ‘The cat's back will arch in the of such occasions and a faint purr, ly interrupt- oA by surpeien at the of the fur, isheard. She turas and tries it the other way, but in vain. Her philosop::y is no’ equal to the occasion, ‘es off in de- cheerlly: “0) neighbor; I'll bé d Shiro aig eae ways up the stairs at night jin; content Pome ‘Silver bits, the Gah was poor, and year after yest with all ber s, er scrimping and pinching, only found her poorer “How valentines are you going to give,” Ro ag ye envy, — huge pile upstairs, care- “On, I don’t know; a dozen I guess,” sald Clo, carel back ner cue i ae jack, eagerly “You've got so bree tt I sh’d think you te des “Yes, and go without myself ” said Clo. “T 8 that’s what you'd like. No, indeed! it Igive to you I must give to Fraser, and Bap, and, Mappy, and even ‘ttle Jim! No, indeed, rl” your old lot then!” exclaimed Jack, plunging upstatrs to look at his sorry collection. fi you what I’m goin’ to do!” he sang provokingly back from the head of the stairs. “They look awful mean, I declare,” he sald to himself, pulling out the berserk in the bi old-fashioned bureau that month belo: to him, and peering into the depths of an old collar-box to fine three or four rather shabby ee hiding sheepishly away in the coraer, upper drawer being considered a prize in the room conveniences and decorations, was so scuffed for by all the boys that their mother bade them enjoy its; lion by rightful turns. Accordingly every month, which was slightly inconvenient in many respects, they moved in and moved out, thus ad to the general at- tra: tive order of the room. But high exhilara- tien ed, each boy comft himself with the delightful thought of soon budging the pres- cnt occupant, when “turn about’ should bring it aroun aga eae z “Can't help it,” Jack. “Well, next year I’ll begin in season and make a lot of real eed ones. Hullo! here’s my dollar bill Uncle Smith gave me toward my skates. I must put that up safe.” He took up a little old envelope racing around by itself in the drawer, red into it lovingly, and after thinking usily for a moment or two, tucked it, as he thought, safely into a resting-place, in- stead of Which it went into a crack of thé old bureat and feii to the iidor utiseen. “Tl have fun out of Miss Huldy’s,” he con- tinued with a laugh. “Oh, my eyes, won’t she stare! I'dgive anything to see her. and as she'll never know who sends it, ’twon’t do any harm. I'll get one of those awful penny pic. turesdown at Slocum’s. That'll be just gay With a conscience saving be heard, as thought of what his father would say, slammed the drawer and flew off he lown- stairs. “One of Jack’s valentines,” said Fraser, com- ing into the boys’den an hour or two later. And he Kicked it with his foot contemptuously. He was abore such things, so he opened the top bureau drawer and tossed itin. “Come to think of it, I'll take a look at ’em,” he sald, ‘just for the fun of seeing what a silly he is.” so he pawed them all over, sniffing at every one. “Thought he was Foing to honor Miss Huldy,” he said, with a little laugh.” “Don’t see her name among’em. This must beit.” And he took up the little old envelope he found on the floor. _ “Pity she should be cheated out of her's. Til address it myself.” And, having an idle moment, he caught up pen and ink, and shortly had a superfine address, entitling Miss Huldah to all the pleasures of the valentine season. Jack came in from play that ht, down sick with a cold. So he was dosed with hot camphor and water, had a lovely piece of salt pork tied around his throat, and was soon tucked into bed. And his purchase was unmade, and next day was Valentine's day. “T's a mean shame,” sald Jack, as hoarse as a crow. “I can’t go and give my valentines around!” “Tl take ’em,” said Bep, glad of the chance. “Where are they?” “Up in my drawer in the bureau,” croaked Jack. “Oh dear; how I wish I could go!” “Yl take ‘em, every single one,” exclaimed Bep, stumbling Upstairs two at a time. nd he did! if Jack had known how his little white envelope with its precious contents was traveling fast, fast away from him, would he have turned over on the old lounge and gone to sleep to dream of cherubs flying around with. ue missives that only told of love and happ!- But Miss Huldah dreampt that night, so it’s allthe same. And she cowldn’t see to knit, for the tears of joy and gratitude that would come whenever she thought of her valentine! thai” she erted, holding up the dollar Ht be 3” she C1 jolding up the dollar bill ee Aare Te i ur knew two days later, when he went to look for his bill! 3 “Serves you right,” said his father, when the story all cime out. “That was unintentional charity. Next time see that it’s real!” Taking Home Oysters. THE USES OF THE PAPER BAG; ALSO OF A MAN’S VARIOUS POCKETS. Detroit Free Press. ] A First Ward man was told by his wife to Les home a quart of oysters to fry for supp2r. He drank a few prescriptions of egg-nogg, and then took a peer bag full of selects and started forhome. He stopped at two or three saloons and the bag began to melt, and when he left the last saloon the bottom fell out: of the bag and the oysters were on the sidewalk. We wili leave the man ther upon the wreck, pe take the reader to the residence where he oes not come with Presently a noise as of a lead pen- cil in the key-hole salutes her ear, and she goes to the door and opens it, and finds him taking the pencil out of the key-hole. Not seeing any oysters, she asks him if he has forgotten the oysters. ‘ Forgotten noth—(hic)—ing,” says he. He walks up to the tableand asks for a plate, which is given by the unsuspicious wife. “Damsaccident you ever (hic) see,” sald the truly old man as he brought his hand out of his overcoat pocket with four oysters, a little smoking tobacco and a plece of cigar stub, {Siipprys-oystersey (hic) er was,” said he, as he run his hands down in the other pocket, bring- ing up five oysters, a plece of envelope and a piece of wire that was usea as a ball to the pail. “Got all my p(hic)ockets full,” said he, as he took a large oyster out of his vest pocket. Thea he began to godownin his pants ket, and finding a hole in it, he said: “Six big(hte)sters ne down my trousers leg. Sposi’ll find them in my boot,” and he sat down to pull off his boot, when te lady took the plate of oysters and other stuff into the kitchen and threw them into the swill, and then she put him to ae eng at et oe he was trying to tell her ow the arst just ashe was in front of “all Saints ca(hic) thedral.” The Things in the Bottom Drawer. There are whips and to} id pieces of strings, manereare shoes which no ido Soar ere are bits 0 roken ‘And tresses of golden, bain, aise There are little dresses folded away Out of ‘thelight of the summy aay. There are dainty Jackets that n worn, ma plotures ‘And marked by the finger tips no's 822 OF Of dimpled hands that have fallen to dust, Yet I strive to think that the Lord fs juste Buta feeling of bitterness fills my soul Sometimes, when I try to pray, That the reaper has spared 60 many flowers And taken mine away. And I almost doubt if the Lord can know ‘That a mother’s heart can love them £0. Then I think of the many weary ones ‘Who are waiting and watching to-night Be a at have m the paths of ; Who have darkened their lives by e and sin, Whom the snares of the tempter have gathored in. They wander far in diatant clim hey Dy fire and floed, - And hands are black with the direst crimes Yor a mothers eons Has asothed them to rest a mothe em to reat: She bath lulled them to slumber upon Wer breast. And then I think of my children three, and’ knoyy thoy aro walt and watching £ & al ‘In the clty with the stresis of golds eT =e Safe, safe the cares of the weary years, —_———_—_—_—. Curious Features of the Blue Ridge 5 The Blue Mountain ‘which runs through 2 eee eee eae fe divided by a river every 2 rom where Susquehanna river ig 27 miles. Ef 4 cure system, may first be mentioned the influence of common aes Quarrel with the fact as we may, it cannot be successfully denied that the influence of common schools has been to unfit those sub- in a recent search shops at the North where he might safely place a number of Indian lads, found no Americans to deal with. Every blacksmith was an Irish- tits asked why there is not a universal effort made for the reinstatement of the ap- prentice-systems, italy Ed that there is a very ugly lion in the way. item of news which has just gone the round of the papers states the case as it stands. A plano-maker com- panes that he could not get men enough to do is ork, the reason being that his men be- longed to a society that had taken upon itself to ite the number of apprentices he could Ria itted to instruct in lia itedy this number to one utterly insufti- cient to supply the demand, and he was power- less. They even cut down the number re- cently, 80 that there was no way for him but to impor instructed, ere 1s a conspiracy Ry wey a rc cae ican out of the useful es; and industrial education is thus under the ban an outrageous despot pat down by the stro us seen that while the common school na- turally turns the great fmultitude of its atten- dants away from manual employments, those who still feel inclined to enter upon them have Ro freedom to do so, because a great army of Society-men stand firmly in the way, overrul- be eee hd and employed alike. ‘he public hardly needs to learn that the re- sult of the indisposition and inability to learn trades heey Cerenticres boys is about as disas- trous as can be imagined. It is found that in the prisons, almost universally, the number of criminals who never learned a trade to those who are skilled workmen 1s as six to one. The army of tramps who have infested the country for the last few years is largely composed of men who have had no industrial education whatever. These men, who beg at our doors, are mainly men who never learned a trade, and who can handle nothing but askovel. A New York clergyman, possessing a lai family of boys, recently declared from his pulpit that he intended that every lad of his family should learn some mechanical employment, by which, inan emergency, he could get a living. He was right. It in the emergencies of life—it ts when men find themselves helpless and with- out the power of earning money—that thiy sip into crime, and become the tenants of prisons and penitentiaries. So the American people must, sooner or later, be driven to the establishment of industrial schools, To learn how to work skillfully with the hands must become a of common edu- cation. Rich and poor alike shouid be taught how to work, forit 1s quite as likely that the rich will me ras that some of the poor will become rich; and that is, and always must be, a ae education which fails to prepare a man to take care of himself and his dependents in life. We understand what to do with criminals. We confine them and set them to learning a trade, ally the young crimi- nals. The reform schools never leave out the element of manual industry. Why is it not just as legitimate to teach the virtuous how to ane care of themselves without crime as it is iclous? Indeed, there 1s no place where men can learn to work so well asin schools, where they can be taught the principles of mechanics. We visited a shop recently where hoisting appa- ratus is made,—~‘blocks” or ‘‘tackle,” as it is called—but there was not a man in the shop, from the master down, who could explain the principle and power of the pulley. They had earned their business of some routine mechanic who had no intelligence in the principles of his. art, and they were obliged to confess to a stranger that they were ignorant of the nature of their work, and, consequently, without the wer to make any improvement in it. Now, ifthe money spent in education really unfits the great majority for the work of life, or Tath:r, fails to fit them for work, why§ should we go further in this direction? There are pracuicet difficulties in plenty, but the thing as already been successfully tried in more than one country, and thisisan inventive na- ton. ie Cost is the real difficulty—the cost and the indifference of the public mind. We have made a sort of god of our common school system. It fs treason to speak a word against it. Aman is as a foe to education who expresses any doubt of the value of it. But we may as well open our eyes to the fact that {n preparing men for the work of lite, es- pecially forthat work depending upon manuel Skill, 1C is a hindrance and a failure. To learn to make a painted wagon is almost to cover the field of the mechanic arts. To draw a wagon upon paper in whole [and in working parts, to build and finish the wood-work, to forge and file the tron work, to go through all the joinery of one.—Scribner’s Monthiy. Crutches in Horse Cars. {Boston Transcript.} A well known lady of Boston entered a crowded horse car recently, and stood up with- out complaint, though rheumatism in one foot troubled her greatly. Her indignation against the seated occupants of the icar was excited, however, when a girl with & crutch was ob served leaning against the car door, while tae male American citizens were seemiagly glusd to their seats and looking around in every other direction but where the unfortunate giri was standing. The w.k.l stood amazed, and waxed more and more indignai at the same time doubtful if she were in in Boston—‘‘culchawed” Boston—where the men were proverbial for their gallantry to the fair sex; and while meditating on the subject she was aroused by an individual who informed her that she could have his peat at the same time remarking that he was “gett off here.” The latter remark was made, probably, to quell any fears that might be entertained of his dis- turbing himself on her account. The lady was rather surprised at the seat being offered to her instead of the passenger with the crutch, and omitted to thank the man, but with the ready and instinctive courtesy which belongs only to a kind and benevolent heart, proffered the vacant upholstered space: to her helpless fellow passenger, who accepted it after many protestations, After riding several blocks, tie young lady with the crutch arose, put that wooden es ment underthe arm of an cld lady opposite. and, with the remark, “we get out here, mother.” helped the venerable dame out of the car, bestowing, as she , an angelic and bland smile on thew. k. L ‘The a kK. Cot htt from es fainting fit by a luctor yel : “Boston and Maine railroad.” shal Moral—Before wasting sympathy on the pos- Sessor of a crutch, be sure it is used by the same party. Spanish Cigarettes and Matches. [Madrid Correspondence. } ‘The French smoker relieved between the out , and gives the Paper a twist, and the thing is as firm as though pasted, and much more agreeable to the smoker, since the unwholesome composition of the mu: the instead of extinguishing it, as would in- evitably be thecase it there was but one strand. Thave seen lighted In this fashion on the windy top of an omnibus. The indy top of an trick 1s, He ENTERED THE Saloon with a hasty stride era Beseg Lia! SeeEe gees : | . e F ; i i ur more Ht : H i walked: ‘dime.”—San. wint goa ‘WMghi have Deen taken for terry- we are 1s very bad advice, founded ignorance of every element in the situation. The Emperor is not attacked because he ts as cruel a spot as his pred enough that very many Rus- hour have suffered or have sree cruelties of the repres- may not deem the Czar, who {8 re- System, quite so fatherly and the Times thinks hi on complete nsibie for that ‘fender-hearted as 3 and equally futile, we fear, will it be for him to rely on the consclousness that he ts a good and not a bad sovereign. It 13 for him to choose whether he will or will not re- main at his post; butit seems to us scarcely doubtful that if he does remain these attempts on his life will continue; and it is far too boid an ex} ition that, though they do continue, ‘he will still and always ae them. As to the promulgation of constitutional reforms, no Temedy can be more ridiculously inadequate. It would not be more absurb to attempt to stay the pursuit of a pack of wolves by throwing out to them bundles of fodder. Only one thing will arrest the wolves of Nihilism—abdication. 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