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ORIGIN Or TmE nosS HoSE.
ny MRS. JAMES a. LAMBERT.

In In the cool woodland, near a grand parlsrre.
bloomed q white with fragrance rich and rare.
The forest oaks, with their protecting power
-, Sheltered from sun and storm the modest flower,
1he Queen of howcr-aricS one sought rcpoSc
Down In tho fragrant bosom cf the ruN,
Drank deSp Of nectar, than with sudden love
She strove by act her gratitude 10 prove.
And moved the wild flower with her quecnly hand
Into tho center of the garden grand.
In al her rural charms the rose stood there,
The iairest blossom in that proud partcrre.
We know tits true that cultivation brings
surface polish, but beneath it stings
That cruel jcalously which never diesl
- "a woman weapon, used with lipS and eyesO
ioor wounded rose she felt the poisonous dart,
It.touched chord deep In her Towing heart.
In vain she s,rove emotions strong to crush
- Her only sign of anguish blush
That tinged her petals white, like sunset cloud
ihlnls snow capped summit Of mountain proud.
The rival beauties then could but confess
charm was added TO her lovlincss.
But once again the Queen Of FAIRIES came
For she had heard Of her f,ir favorito's fame)
Zach look and movement showing she was
queen.
In pity gazed She the low bowed head
And the meek howcrct, while she swcctly said:
Ask me, oh daughter, gift within my power,
- Granted thy wish, yea, even I'm this houri"
The Wild flower answered: +" Vail me from the sight
Of those have offended; let the light
OF thy great favor on my sisters rest;
am an alien, Queen, let them he blost."
Il vail thee, daughter" and the Fairy Queen
Cast DER the plcader mosss's soft aud green.
The head was lifted. Lol tho face was bare,
49, While the light muss-crown rested on her hair,
The hummtng-bird, and cen the busy bee
Extood her beauty aud simplicity;
And woong zephyr fingered there kour,
loying with iaries, kissing each sweet flower;
And then when waiting home the Parry Queen
Into her mystic realms enchanted sheen.
lie told 10 mortals how the moss rose fair
Became the Flower of the grand parterrc.
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Not any Sorrow for Him.
lCincinnati Drcaktast Table. !

lCincinnau breakfast Table,
My sister was married yistord'y," !"
said Billy Blickers, of Cuttcr-strcct, to
the garbage man the other morning, rs
he swung ON the gate, chewing the bono
OF n turkeys leg, and occasionally
tantali1ing herewith hungry dog,
sitting below him upon his launches,
pleading with his eyes and gcsticulating
with his tail; "an' that's why we got
two boxes full for you this mornin'. We
had whole raft ~ folks here, am moro
vittles was spilled than this shanty ever
seen before, am now we'll have To settle
back on fried mush an soup agin till
somebody comes along an marrics
Mandy, my 'tother sister"
Amt you sorry she's married ?"
asked the garbage man, rs he threw down
an empty box that had brought the
water into his eyes To lift when il was
full.
Amt | sorry? Ha, ha. hal Oh,
crackyl You bet amt. What makes
you think thatT"
She'll go way and leave you, and
you won't have her for sister any
more"
"Whoop-eol l don't care nothin'
bout that. Wish she'd git married
every day. Why, don't you b'lcvc |
had four pieces u pie, II whole dish a.
clear jam, an serves, an pickles, an
Jist slews u cake, an turkey, an 'ysters,
an chicken, an tarts, an oranges, an
lcc-crcam, with spoon to myself, an
tongue, an wine, an custard, an honey,
an raisins, an a'mon's, an banancrs, am
Jist everything worth eatin' you could
think of, as you can see 10y the scraps in
the box, an the joke of it was mother
was too busy to see me, an didn't keep
sayin', Billy, my child, youmusn't have
any o this, an you musn touch none a.
that, or you'll bG sick, an the doctor'll
have To give you bitter pills, an you'll
cry all night an can't sleep an 80 list
waded in an eat everything | could
reach till my clothes got too tight, an
then i played lcap-frog awhile with
Tommy Haynes and Joey Gordon, an
snooped back agin To the kitchen an
carried off three pies an great big
hunk O cheese, while Bridget was
standin agin the fence on bar'l tcllin
Frawlby's gal how nice Susc looked in
her new clothes, am how the turkey
wasn't scorchcd particle, but was list
splendid, an then me an the tothcr
boys got into Brain'rd's stable an eat
up the stuff | got, an | was awful
sick all night, but | don't care snap,
I'd be sick all the time if ! could on'y
eat that way every day. Sorry con Suso
Is married? No, ] guess not. / wish
had some more sisters sides Mandy.
When she marrics that squintcycd
p'lceccman she's sparkin' now, Respect
III he starved to death all the rest o. my
lifc.n
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he COntcnted.

Scribner'S " Bric-a-Brac" has n cut of
two young ducklings standing solemnly
gazing at the dressed carcass Of one of
their older relatives hanging from the
pantry window, and the remark is made,
There's n satisfaction, after all, i'm
being very young" The spirit of unrest.
with its longings for things not attained,
and murmurings at present surround
ings, is often quieted by some picture of
life's realities. As we walked the busy
street the other day, with many cares
and anxieties, murmuring and growing
at the muddy walks, the drizzling rain,
and the winds that turned umbrellas
inside out, we jostled against poor
fellow bobbing upon his crutches, one
leg of, and poorly clad, yet nc was hum
ming low, sweet song, and his cOunten-
ance spoke of contentment. 1t was n
sermon full of thought and instruction.
Men and women often educate them
selves to look on the dark side Of life
live in clouds and fog, and almost refuse
TO look at the sun if he breaks through
the gloom that surrounds them. A mist
is about the counting-rOom, in the work
shOp gloom and dismal forebOdings are
about the home gatherings, and fife is
robbed OF its brightness. IF we could
educate ourselves 10 be content with our
lot, enjoying the sunshine rs IL breaks
through the clouds, and upon principle
resolve 10 make the most Of all our
surr0undings-Of accidents and defects.
wisely saying IL might have been worse
in the end VIC will be gamers. BY
cOntentment We do not mean idlcness, or
listless inactivity; but q man can he
wide-awake and in earnest in every good
work, and yet have cOntcntment 80
plainly written on his face, his acts. and
words, that his fellows are made better
when they pass him on the streets, or
meet him IN the marts Of trade.
Those Bric-a-Brac" young ducks.
surrounded by discouragcments, saw
their senior in q worse condition. How
many Of us would learn lessons il we
would but look around us. You may
have your troubles and sorrows meet
them bravcly, couragcOusly; there are
thousands who are doing il not half 40
pleasantly situated as yourself Sing at
the workshop, whistle in the furrow.
smile kindly, and have good word M
you meet your fellows on the highway
get the most out Of life for yourself
while you Tighten every burthcn. and
bring Joy and happiness 10 your asso-
Ciates
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4 Pen Portrait.

Charles Lever, in the April before his
death, is described by writer i'm the
Catholic World as a hale, hearty, laugh
ter-lOving man Of sixty. There was
mirth ia his gray eye, jovialty in the
wink that ,twittered on his eyelid, saucy
humOr In his smile, and ban mat, wit,
repartcc and reioinder in every move
ment Of his lips. His brilliant teeth
and wonderful eyes flashed together
upon his visitor a. he talked and
laughed. Ills hair, very thin, but Of
silky brown, fell across his forehead.
and when il curtained his eyes he would
jerk back his hcad-this, too, at some
telling crisis in a narrative when the
particular action was Just the exact
finish required Omake the story perfect.
He made great use of his hands, which
were small and white, and delicate as n
wOman's. He made play with them,
threw them up i'm ecstasy or wrung them
in mOurnfulness, just as the action Of
the moment demanded. lie was some
what careless in his dress, but clung to
the traditional high shirt collar, merely
compromising on the answering stock
Of the Brummel period.
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The Sarsapcrs Leave laurel Street.

l,lhcinnau breakfast Table
Mr.. Sarsaper has been moving again.
lie had to leave house on Laurel-street.
where he was very pleasantly situated
simply because the woman next door ON
one side could Outshine Mrs. Sarsaper in
the way of dress about as much as q
torchlight procession does a tallow can
die, while the daughter of the woman ON
the other side had beau that took her
out riding twice week. and when
Amelias young man escorted her any
where, she either had TO travel by street
car or hoof il, " as that bov of Sarsa-
per's expressed it, when telling the fur
niture car driver why they were Obliged
TO move. TOmake the neighborhood sti II
more intolerable to Mrs. Sarsaper and
Amelia, the people across the street had
q parrot which the mischievous son of
the household had taught TO yell out:
Purity couple! Purity couple lover
the left Polly knows See 'em strut
Hal hal ha! That same old bonnet :
same old bonnetl Polly knowsl Shoot
the style! Hal hal hal Hire a buggy !
Stlngy gillyl Hal hal ha"
These and other equally exasperatinp
observations, that shameless parrot
would shrek whenever Amelia and Ler
beau left the house, and every woman
IN the block would rush to the windows
rs though they had never heard the cry
before and couldn't imagine what under
the sun ~ meant, and then they would
stare at y young couple 80 quizzicallv.
,that Ameig declared she could sink
tkrough tbwesidewalk, and young Mr..
Dingleby, lier beau, swOre terribly away
down iu bis thrOat, bit the finger ends
NJbis gloves clean of trying 10 get 10
hls nails and then affirmed by Che great
bing-bOng and Ree-iOe, with n look ex-
pressiye enough to travel alone i'm anv
country, that the next time Bogardus
came to town that parrot should have
IT'S head shot off two hundred times in
five minutes.
And then when Sarsaper would get
home at night full Of the cares of bust
ness, and his dyspepsia worse than ever.
his soul painting for quiet rest i'm the
bosom Of his family, Mrs S. and Amelia
would open wide the sluice gates and
pour their new notifications of the dav
INTO his cars 20 such an extent. that his
throbbing brain would almost pound
MS head of, and make him think some
energetic boiler maker had opened a
shop In his Uranium, and then, driven
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burglary Devices.

The most skillful operations of bur
glars recently have been effected by
means of the air pump, the compound
blow pipe, in connection with the drill
and the wedge. IL is impossible to make
safe perfectly mir tight, where the
metal is in contact with the metal. I'm
opening and closing the door, allowance
must be made for friction: air therefore
enters, and consequently fine powder can
bc introduced by the air pump. This in
strument has n metal portion resembling
q lengthwisc section of n cylinder, which
is applied to the opening between the
safe door and the safe itself on the side.
The opening on the other sides of the
door are filled with putty, and when the
pump is set i'm motion the vacuum pro-
duced causes the air and powder to rush
in at the remaining opening. One of the
latest methods Of preventing the use of
the air pump is packing the joints with
rubber, or its equivalent, making n cush-
ion on the jamb 10 receive the door,
which, from It's elasticity, suits itself 10
any equality in the metal when the door
is closed, and forms tight Joint, pre-
venting the introduction of nitro-ely-
cerinc or any liquid explosive, az well as
that where rubber tubing is not used,
fine powder can be put in at the rate of
an inch an hour. The air-pump is with
out doubt the most dangerous tool now
used by burglars.
The compound blow-pipe, in connec-
tion with the drill, can be used on all safes
made exclusively of iron and steel. The
only protection against it's franklin
ite," q mineral composed of proxide of
iron, oxide Of zinc and oxide Of manga
nese. in appearance IL resembles mag
netic oxide Of iron, and its advantages
over iron and steel are that il is hard by
nature and heat cannot soften It. The
temper can, Of course, be taken out of
steel by the blow-pipe, as stcclis artisti-
cally hardened, and the drill readily
effects an entrance into the safe.
Wedges are successful where they can
be operated In the newest safes, doors
and jambs are protected against wedging
by steps and rebates, and q tongue and
groove. A strong tongue is fixed all
around the door, projecting from its
inner surface. A similar tongue is made
on the jamb Of the safe, against which
the door closes. The latter is made o fit
inside the tongue projecting from the
inner surface Of the door. The door is
opened by lever or movable hinge,
which tbrowsitsquare into place, keying
IL on all sides.
Protection against masked burglars is
guaranteed by the use Of time locks in
conjunction with combination locks. n
q watchman is obliged to give up the com
binatiOn to burglars at night they cannot
effect an entrance until morning, at
which time the clock is probably set.
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The Landlords Wager.

Not 80 very long ago there arrived at
Liverpool gentleman from large
town on the railroad between there
and Wigan. lie put up at an hotel, and
displayed tremendous appetite. AT the
end Oi the week he expected 10 be pre-
sented with his bill but no bill was pre-
sentcd, although he had no luggage at
all. Time went ON, and still no bill. The
landlord treated him with lofty courtesy,
as did the walters. One night, however,
he did not return to the hotel, and the
landlord hired detective, who hunted
and found him. The stranger thought
the landlord was going tO put him in Jail
for swindling, or something else, and he
felt very much alarmed abOutit. But no /;
the landlord WAS ~ pleasant rs ever. He
asked the stranger what he had done
that he should desert his hotel in that
way, inquired whether the walters had
offended him, and begged Of him 10 re-
turn again.
After few days the stranger took the
landlord aside, thanked him with tears
in his eyes, and asked him why he WAS
~ anxious for him 20 eatat the hotel free
Of charge.
Z" ! tell you, was the reply Z" J don't
care q ig for you personally but since
you have been eating here, have had
forty more guests 10 dinner than I ever
had before. They come here for no other
purpose than tO sec you cat-yOt eat ~
hearty. But the trouble is, ] had a fifty
pound bet you wonld choke 10 death AT
the dinner-table within specified time.
To-day is the last day, and I've lost"
BOsrON Adrcrftscr. " Say, condooc-
tur, you don't sthop de car; / want 10
get out here" The conductor was an
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OUR DAILY RECKONING.

III we sit down at set of sun,
Aud count the things that VIC have don G,
And counting, find
One self-denying act, one word
That eaScd the heart Of him who heard
One glance most kind,
That fell like sunshine where u went,
Then we may count the day well spent.
But, n through all the live-long day
We've eascd no heart 10y yea or nay;
III through IL all
We've done nothing that we can trace,
That brought the sunshine To n face;
No act, most small,
That helped some soul, aud nothing cost,
Then count that day MS worse than lost.
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NAMING THE BABY.
BY JOHN G. HocH.

" It's about time, my dear, that the
baby should have n name, is it notP'
said Mr.. Fulton To his wife, one morning
at the breakfast-table.
I" | think" replied Mrs. Fulton, Z" that
II the baby is ever going TO be named,
IL is high time now. Only think, the
little dear is now nearly five weeks old,
and has no name"
" was thinking, my dear, last night,
ii might not he amiss to name the child
after me-" said Mr.. Fulton. Charlie.
you will admit, is cunning, pretty
name. What do you think of it?''
Yes, it is sweet-sounding name,
and always liked it, said Mrs. Fulton I;
"but then il will be old Charles and
young Charles all the time, To distinguish
one from the other. do not think il
would be pleasant, do your
"Of course it would not" said Mr..
Fulton. "I never thought Of that. IL
certainly would be Objectionable. What
do you say TO my middle name, John 2"
It's very good" said Mrs. Fulton,
"only too common. Our baby is such a
little rosebud that / wanted decent
name something not quite so common.
think James sounds pretty, don't you Y'
Yes" answered Mr.. Fulton, "iPs
pretty enough, but we have got 50 many
of that name among my folks that am
sick of the sound of it."
We'll, Robert; how do you like that %
asked Mrs. Fulton.
1t might do very WE'LL" said Mr..
Fulton, rather crustily, "if it was not
abbreviated so often; and those slang
phrases-Bob, Rob, and Snob. | could
not bear that name, Mrs. Fulton, and il
would not be doing justice to name him
Robert. like Frank. II has nice
sound. What do you say to it, wife?' .
"Quitc good, Mr.. Fulton, but un-
fortunately among my folks Franks are
plenty" said Mrs. Fulton, rather snap
pishly. Every family has a Frank in
it, and don't want to initiate them i'm
naming our baby. want to be indie
pendent"
Well, then, what do you say to
HenryW asked Mr.. Fulton, mildly.
Neither your family or mine, think,
has the name of Henry in it,"
It's very true, my dear, but don't
like the name at all, " said Mrs. Fulton.
"Only think of calling our little dear
Hen, Henp Better call him Paddy,
Paddy, and done with it. IF you can't
think of some better names we might as
well give il up entirely"
Well, it's your turn now, dear"
said Mr. Fulton. 81 am getting tired
thinking Of names, and am beginning
10 think that we shall eventually To-
leave the subject to others, and abide by
their decision. You don't seem to care
anything about the namesI propose. and
you seem to choose the poorest ones
you can. AS our child is boy, YOU
ought not 10 object to my naming him.
IL seems TO me that it is my right. III
was a girl, Of course / should make no
objection, and you could name it what
you please"
f" If you look upon the subject in that
light, Mr.. Fulton, am. sure 1 do not
wish 10 object. -~fd0 rat wish 70 tlonri0S
you Of any Of your Il. -, ], 7, :
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NUMBER l3.
ny J. VANCE cmKNKY.

The king encountered of his crbwn,
In cot content, can lay it down.
The hlrd far mring from her nest.
Somc kindly spray may rock TO rest.
The lark lc'i on through upper air,
Al eve torEctS his Journey there;
And tn eagles eyes on gloricS far,
Ere long rcccdc from sun and star
The leaves which people lofty trees;
The snow shed foam of tn over scus;
The rain that rings along the sky
Together meet and lowly lic
Thou too, q Soul, striving to soar
Bach flight beyond the fight before,
Shalt, past the VcNcd years that ycarn,
To humber haunts of Peace return.
-ScrIbHer for NOtcB,bcr
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WORCESTER Prc8: AZ the recent
baby show in Boston the nearest ap-
prOach 10 the line between babyhood
and nOthingness was cxemplifed in an
infant which weighed only pound and
q half. This infantile prodigy was cx-
hibited by South Acton mother, and
when il squalls she has to spank il with
n tack hammer.
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a YOUNG urchin went into hat store,
one day last week, and told the clerk
that he wanted a cap, no the same time
putting two cents on the counter lie
was informed that the cheapest cap in
store would cost twenty-five cent?.
" What" said the yOungster, "them's
big enough for a cannon. 1 only want
one for pistol"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-01

THE mosquito has ceased from troub-
ling and the bed-bug is searching for
winter quarters, but the book agent you
have with you always.
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The Khediye.

Ismail Khedive is man Of about
forty-eight years of age, under the mid
die height, but heavily and squarely
built, with broad shoulders, which,
during the last year, seem to have be
come bowed down by the heavy burdens
imposed upon him, under which he has
so manfully struggled. His face is
round, covered by dark brown beard
closely clipped, and short mustachc Of
the same color, shading firm but SEN
sual mouth. His complexion is dark /;
his features regular, heavy rather than
mobile in expression. His eyes, which
he keeps habitually half closed, in
Turkish fashion, sometimes closing one
entirely, are dark and unually dull, but
very penetrating and bright at times,
when be shoots sudden sharp glance,
like fash, at his interlocutOr. His
face Is usually rs exprcssiOnless ~ that
Of a Sphinx or the late Napoleon III, Of
whom, in my intercourse with the
Khedive, j have been frequently re-
minded, for they are all men much Of
the same stamp in character and intel
lcct, with the same strong and the same
weak characteristics, doing constant
battle with each other. The Khedive's
voice is very Observation-Disclosures some
what thick, yet emphatic, we'll mOdu-
lated, giving meaning to the most com
mOn-placc utteranccs; his words accom-
panied by a smile Of much attractive
ness when nc seeks to please, and his
mind Is ut case. But under the mask Of
apathy or serenity the close observer
will remark that the lines across the
broad brow and about the strange mouth
indicate strong passions as strongly sup
pressed, and the cares Of the empire
intruding ever ou lighter thoughts, and
judge the Khcdiyo to be far from q
happy man.
TURNER'S FAILS RgDorfer. No one
can better appreciate the fact that the
world is full Of hollow mockeries than
the man who prepares n lecture with the
title How to Get Rich" and then can
not make enough by it 70 pay his hotel
bills.
THERE is no funeral 50 sad 10 follow
as the funeral of our own youth which
we have been pampering with fond de-
slres, ambitious hopes and all the bright
berries that hang in poisonous clusters
over the path o. dlc
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little baby that 40 fiot'want common
name"
Well, ] suppose, dearest, you have
set your heart upon naming the baby.
and ] will not object" said Mr.. Fulton.
mildly; besides | really think il should
be the woman's prerogative to name the
children; but ! want you TO select a
good name, one that he will not be
ashamed Of"
81 am sure I want him 10 have good
name just as much as you do, said Mrs.
Fulton; and ] think, under the cir
cumstances, we had better leave Che
family names out. ! have great rev
erence for Scriptural names / should
like TO name our child Isaiah--it sounds
grand, lofty, Inspiring; butthen don't
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BOsTON Adrcrfscr. Say, condoOc-
tur, you don't sthop de car want 10
get out here" The conductor was an.
other Dutchman like himself, and re-
piled "Voll, w you don't zay 80
can't schmell i'd"
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A KIND or PHILOSOPHY.

In church and In State,
II IN rule ur bc ruled
In courtship Or marriage,
II IN fool or bc fooled;
In logic and law,
II iH nick or be nicked;
In gambling and trade,
II ~ trick or he tricked;
In treaty or war,
II is beat or bo beaten;
In the struggle Of life,
IL Us eat or hn eaten.