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friend and had lunch. This brought that
days account up to forty cents.

W hch Ills VILE added up the daily sums.
she found, to her own surprise even, that she
had received from her husband two dollars
and sixty-two cents. lie would have been
a>toniShed to hear it, but she thought it
best not to say ANYTHING about it. lie
would have alleged that it was special
case, as they did not 90 to the theatre every
week. This was true, but then something
else was sure TO come Of equivalent cost,
such AS ride or :: concert
So time slipped away. The necessity ac.
cording TO the compact Of giving his wife
rs much as he spent for irci,lcn;.! expenses.
no doubt contributed to check him some
what. $" that probably he did not spend
NOR" than two thirds as much in this way
as he had done before the a.rccmcnt.--S,iIl
h" Kept M TO the average Of the frs, week.
We will How suppose the year 10 lave
.:l"!''i ''v. John Stc'~on came into the sit
un.s room with n pre-occuried air.
Nv hat are You thinking aJou,?' asked
his wife.
Ahonr iii" l,lf acre lot adjoining the on
Holmes lru",t iaS: vr.r
'D;I You w:-h 10 purchase i;:'
N"s, >l.,nhi IiI;" to bnt II course cant
not having III" III, n"v.'
slow much do they ask for j, 2
e.. 'llomc$ pail a hundred dollars for HI.
This Is on SON" accounts prcir,nhIr. and
they hold it at one huii,re,l and twenty five
tlo!ars.'
'f"lhaHS you could raise Tie money.
John,' SAIL hi~ wifi. quietly
by borrowing. shouldn't r,ant to do
that ~
You remember our fnnl?'
'l'<hnw! That may possibly anouut 10
thirty or forty dollars
Suppose we count it; rs the year is ny
to-day
Ncrv WELL
The box WAS opc,1cl, and the husband
and wife commenced counting. They soon
reached and passed forty dollars.
'l';ess my soul = said John Stetson, 4
had no idea there was so nucl.'
What was his a>t"n;s.ncns when tI.c
total proved to he one hundred and twenty
nine dollars and forty cents.
'lou see you can buy the lot
But haven't you swc!lcl the amount frcm
your ownsallowancc 2. he asked somewhat,
bcwidcrcd .,
Not by a cent; and don't you see, John
if you had refraincd from even half of the
little expenses we spoke Of We might have
had in the neighborhood of two hundred
dollars ?
John Stetson did sec, and he determined
that the lesson should be serviccabl. one.
The half acre lot was bought, anl now, 1T
the end Of five wears it is worth double what
he paid for il. lie has also laid aside two
hundred dollars year daring this period,
and all by small savings.
MANUFACTURE OF PosrAGE STAMPS.
The Washington Constitution again re
fers, and more at length, under the head OF
"D"partm2n. Ncws,' TO The absurd story Of
the i"rg"ry OF postage stamps. In the
course Of is argument shown, the improh.
ability 'E such Il thing being carried on TO
ANY great extent, it furnished the following
facts:
The stamp combines the most perfect
projections known,to modern art, and is
st'tJectcd, during its manufacture to many
different processes which require tic best
artistic skill and mechanical ingenuity.
The first artists in the country arc cmp!ovcd
to prepare the original dies and there are
several distinct branches of the engraving
art exercised on every separate stamp. The
paper whereon in is printed requirssa nice
adjustment of weight, density, sizing, cal
ender'ng and absorbing qualities in order.
that the various operations which it under
goes may not work inharmoniously to the
disadvantage of the stamp. The simple
item Of gum alone has caused much earnest
inquiry and repeated experiments, that a
suitable article might be procured and
the printing is done by men Of tried expe.
r'eoee in steel and coppe:plate printing
The durable and again the hccting natures
OF the inks have each special object
while perforation isnot only great. con-
venlence, but most valuable additional
protection. The machines used for this
purpose are superior improvements over
those owned by the British Governments.
ana; are so delicate in their adjustment, pun
ches; DC ,as to require continual supervision
and outlay of money!. while special ma
chinist surerlntend their operation and
keeps them in repair. In short, a'ltbe OBJ.
staclcs to the successful counterfeit of a.
bank note are to be found in the stamp.