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THE HOME.
NOTES TO {:ONTRlDUTOns.
a number ut communications woea received II
which no room could be fonnd this week.

NOTES TO CONTRIBUTORS.
a number ut communications wota received for
which no room could be found this week.
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1.rrrLH TILLA-Tha brthog1phy OF your letter
was 60 bad that the Conductor was discouraged be-
forc getting half through.
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eOLn FRosrr "-Thcsc 10 some lrnth In yonr re-
marks but why don't ron vrlto romethlng instead
Of ssaud!ug aioof md finding faoltf .
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Miss SARA R..-As long aa tho present how Of
communications on othcs masters continuos, II il
naecss 10 wrIlc concerning articles to exchange.
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JouS--yuus communication WIS rejected on ae.
count OF the nngcntcman,y manner In which cer-
tain contributors 10 Tho llume worn alluded 10.
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In her letter this week Orlcnn tails some pain.
fa ruths about tho hcccsaittcs to which the won1cn
of this country who work for living ase being
driven. 1t we'll worth reading.
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Tho Conductor wonld call special attention to tho
communication OF "E," hcnlcd "Chsstmna
Thoughts" For beauty ard simplicity Of language
and thought 1t hos rarely bccn cxccllcd.
THE IErrER-DOX.
There arc letter., postai-car1s, rpApers at thIs
Office for the following pcrsons. Thuso living OUT
of tho city viii please send thetr address, and tho
matter wilt 10 forwarded. nesltenta OF Chicago
can obtain their mall by calling ut Room 10
TninrSE Duil1lng:
Learning, AtndErt
T.. +. f., Mary /. IT,,
@ iieary = d: 'pp!dh r!sh. r. assipn'' T. f1ce. F'a"ce.
JcHnlo bradley, Jhno4vfc,
Mickcd Eyes, COnntry HlrL,
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OF flltceti ol thcso during tho winter OF 1916,
iSsy 1sss ns1s ss 1S Ss yof II Tue no apns1 ta N s sr
e. e tho peses ope' lots t' .a,oyne ts ' mafs aas
es, tur. III tlte httht ravage tho wotxls. They
arc scldbm kubwn to leave the small area g.
away. In Tho day area they llnyc but three Or
four places o., which they eteht, and when they
arc distuthcd ato surc TO ~ to ono Or other of
these places. often moving IN Circuit forliouts.
open iot, md small s'ecltrap plaee,l ts,ereon
they wtll .speedl)Y take to tho stake IN prefor-
enco to otlcr rcsorte, and ete consequently
caught. Nc bait Is nlaccd IN tbe trap, the birds
euiIafity 5" Il ti,er haSits. Thei1 willie rlumaee
gtYes them tho appearance Of THO snow beneath
them. that they may tlart swiftly OIL thtirprey
almost unporceivcd. Thcro ls u nlaticr rennsd-
!ng Tho Snowy Owl In which ignorance OF their
habits nr scientific assumption must prodont-
linte. Tha assumption is that thuy .arn strictly
borcal, or Arctic, in their brcedinr habi.s.
Many farmers, howeVor. along Lnko Ontario as-
Hcrt they are seen thesc during. tho entiF0 year,
that they brced there. Ii, tho ''North Woods"
nf New FORK Tho author once paw young
Snowy Owl-not nearly 1nll tlcdgcd~shot BY q
hunter In curly spting. Thc hunter persisted
fgt te s Tas os 81 S1 n
the testimony Of casunl observers, like lnrncfs
2htl hunters. nlIl In fnct OF any man ot unknown
scfcntllfc ability, has no weight except ~ snE-
Stimulating, the statements of genuine scientist:
] am not yct prepared to believe that they breed
In that latitude, but record the matter for tho
tul1s. ". Il. BAlLou.
1,1rE NATt1R1. or THE ELEMENTS.
Inn1on 7ym,y, or. II
A., ,,,,x,ntf ,nrctt,,t, aurh IA /. sct1om wit.
~, -, ~ 80. 49, rn,,..,,.., .,,,.,
hceaea VI tuo No3"t eoG.eIs y" ' e'
tnr last, MIR. J. Norman lIockScr, r,H.o., Fcna
lcurtny papcr, IN which he discussed tho cyi-
acnc,, 1rrivc,l frnm anc,troscoptc observation,
u tlio s"n hna s'aFs a'.a ''o',, INV.
nents which has led him to the CONCLUSION t1a1
tic &o.cnlacd clc1ncutA uf tho chemist arc In
,rcalliy compound bJtl;cs.
Tho result OK all his labor, Alr. l.ockycr
stAtta, fs to show that tic hypothesis tlat
identical l!nea III different E,,rclra arc duo 10
impurities Is not kutilcient, for hc tlntls short
roincldc,rcs between the sprctra Of 'nany
metals III which the freedom from mutual it"
purity has ,tcen DEMONSTRATED bE Tue n1sence
ot tho longcst lines. 1io then adds tllat, l'yc
facts autl many trai,ts Of thought suggested by
solhr mud stc,lur physics which point to another
hypothesis, tsns tho clements tl'cin-
selves. or, Mt all events, RnIne ol them,
urG compound bodies. Thus It would
appcart that thE llt,tter n star tho tn0rc
simple Is Its spectrum; for tho bright
est, aud, therefore, pr0b1hly the hottest,
etars such MS Strlus, furnish apcetfa showing
only very slIrk hydrogen lines aud q few very
OF low utnlnic weight: willie tho cooler stars,
such our sllit. ars aliowt, by tcir kpectra to
contain n much larger number OF metallic cle-
mc5lAs thai, starA Bue lis Sirius, but no n0l-
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SUNDAY WORK.
NnRH AnHtrT TT.

SpAErA, Wis.,, Dec. IO.-In The Home OF Nnr.
n1 there was a communication from Aunt t1clcn
about "saUbath Wurk." laid tho paper by,
thinking 10 answer directly, bat household and
Christu.as luties have inducad mo to poatponu
II from time TO tsUc.
Wh!n agrce with Aunt Helen IN most Of her
ideas In her pleasant letters, yet cannot this
mattcr Of Sabbath work ~ shc does, She beeycs
ttnt 9abbath-schools and tho Efforts connected
with them tend CnrIstianwnr1," etc. The Nucs-
liun she wishes to agttato IL not tho good Of tue
work, but who shall do It, She thinks that those
who work tho lrst Hi1 days in thu weok should rest
on tho seventh l nnswcr that. n the worl. Is of
n,,y worth, IL Is worth our beat tafenE to carry 1t
along. and rs long those that POSSESS leisure do
nor and will not work land they arc the ones that
must rest on tho Sashath}, shall our sarbath-
schools do out, shall those that work during the
weci: arranpo tslur work for the sabbath 10 that
eating. drinking, cooking, and calling lc m W.
tny by day Of all the gooh gifts tho Master show
nlon s, anti tl!en refuse, n any way, tu sact-
adtnl that thcru arc those who should not work
on tue sabeath: but thoAS who aFs ah!e g 90 oas
night attar night. not nt .,tha Heuad of tl!o hsil
amusement, wlaert whilst an1 enchrc are the magic
words. ass not the ones who nrc not h0le TO- do
wo, a T. n n.s 1geFy =. ho a
hath oHtlnv and dressing CUT 10 tI,sto All easy
AMIR, and have comfort aud happiness ln thu
Ii thurs Is s1s most overwhelming solaahness In
this world shown in any way, to any ono. II IN TO
Tho LoTa Vs. IT. EaEux1y M x, 81 t1s 'Shos
tMhs M saSbs!h, hut never real whers 4 says 'teen
ste .sa s nes tsoa sas et
our children will boar nAn taatMony ifo. thpy wish
Nv dag wss lunYcI,. ! Appeal to The llomites u
ietsHru ure mt thosu wh0 vtyc thn 1east Of II; II
those wau have tI.o noas tlas for driving OF walk
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
Disappearance of a Lake of Lava.

One feature Of the last eruption of the
remarkable volcano in the Sandwich Is
lands is the fact that the great molten
lake Of lava, occupying hugh caldron
nearly mile in length, and known as
the "South Lake, was drawn off subter-
raneously, giving no warning Of it's move
ments, and leaving no visible indications
of its pathway or the place of its final de-
post. ''Other eruptlons," writes DR..
Coan to Professor Dana in letter dated
June Goth. shave blazed their way on the
surface of the sea, or while on their sub
terrean way have rent the superincum-
bent beds, throwing out jets Of steam or
sulphurous gasses, with here and there
small patches Of broad areas of lava. But
as yet no surface marks Of this kind re-
veal the silent, solemn course of this
burning river. One theory is that it
flowed deep in subterrean assures, and
finally disembogued far out at sea. Our
ocean was much disturbed during those
days, and VIC had what might be called
a tidal wave of moderate magnitude"
The old process of replenishment which
had gone on since the last eruption in
1868 is reported to have begun AGAIN,
and after another decade another dis
gorc.ement may take place.
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The Habits of Ants.

A few evenings ago dispute arose in
one of our hotels, between a young stran-
ger and the hotel clerk, about the habits
of ants. The clerk said they did not
come out of their holes at night, but the
stranger thought otherwise. To settle
the matter, a lantern was procured, and
the pair went out into the street to inves-
tlgatc large nest. The young stranger
got down over the nest on his hands and
knees and explored about with his cane,
encouraged and directed by the clerk.
1t was not long before natural conse-
quences followed, and the attention of
the police was called to a young man
dancing violently in the street, uttering
from time to time velley of the most
heartrending shrieks, mingled with the
most emphatic profanity, accompanied
by violent slaps on every conceivable
portion Of his person, somewhat after the
fashion OF an intoxicated performer on
the tambourine.
An attempt was made by the clerk and
all the guests Of the hotel to persuade
the policeman that the young man was
sober, but it resulted in most dismal
kind Of q failure. He said he had been
on the force too long not to know case
of the jimjams when it was that badly
developed, and the wild talk OF the young
man about ants crawling over him and
eating him up only confirmed him that
it was not the first time he had had them
not by long shot.
The young man is better this morning
He says the Nothern Hotel clerk is not
always as accommodating as he might
be, but he don't blame HIM for it as much
as he used to.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
An Usllucky Color.

Under the vigorous administration of
James ". of Scotland, the young Earl OF
Ca1thness incurred the penalty Of out
lawry and forfeiture, for revenging an
ancient feud. On the evening proceed
ing the battle of Flodden, accompanied
by three hundred young warriors arrayed
in green, he presented himself before the
King, and submitted to his mercy. This
mark of attachment was so agreeable to
that warlike Prince that he granted an
immunity to the Earl, and all his follow
ers. The parchment on which this i'm
munity is inscribed is said to be still!
preserved in the archives of the Earl of
Caithness and is marked with the drum
strings, having been cut out of drum
head, as no other parchment could be
found in the army. The Earl and his
gallant band persisted to man in the
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The Cunning Chinese.

A new Chinese trick has been discov-
cred, 'says the San Francisco Chronicle.
A few days since, on the arrival of YES
sci from Honolulus containing several
cases Of shoes that had been shipped to
that port by some Chinese house in San
Francisco, and sent back by the assignees,
the Custom house officials were curious
to know the cause, and this curiosity
prompted them to open the cases, when
an ingenious plan was discovered to
smuggle the opium into that port through
the heels Of the CONDEMNED" shoes.
The heels at glance appeared natural and
properly made, Tut by pulling out a nail or
two, and removing one thickness ofleath-
CT, a hole, occupying nearly the whole
size of the heel, was found, into which
opium bad been placed to introduce in
to the Hawaiian market. The econ
demned" business was part Of the pro-
gramme, and the shoes we're returned cv-
dent.y to be reloaded and forwarded
to that port.
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THE FARMERS WOOING.
The daises nodded in the grass, the butter
cups were sleeping,

The daises nodded in the grass, the butter
cups were sleeping,
And just across the river sang the farmers at
their reaping;
leaves were showing :f
Their soft white beauty in the breeze that
from the sea was blowing
A little maid came through the land with song
and ripping laughter;
The buttercups made way for her, the daisies
nodded after.
A strong young farmer saw her pause beside
the parting river;
She drew a lilly from its depth with golden
heart a-quiver
"Thou art more fair than flowers are" said he,
with head uplifted,
And threw poppy, as the stream toward the
maiden drifted
She set the flowers in her hair--the> red and
A cloud grew black before the sun, and rainy
was the weather,
He came across the river then, this farmer,
from his moving;
He minded not the waters depth, he cared not
for it's flowing.
"Oh, love-" said he, "if cleaning sun and cloud
less skies o'erlean us,
The rivers barring width may roll unpassed,
untried between US;
But when loud thunder fills the sky, and
clouds and rain come over,
ia cross the ocean to your side-I aHl no fair
day lover!"
And so one noon the village bells rang out
across the river,
Their music set the buttercups and daisies all
a-quiver;
While some one drew a lilly from the stream
so blithely flowing,
And plucked bright-red poppy that amid the
wheat was growing;
The maiden set them in her hair. the red and
white together
With many smile, a tear or two, and chances
at the weather.
They passed beneath she chapel's shadc-the
farmer and the maiden
Where arches crossed above their heads, with
snowy blossoms laden,
And in that place of holy calm the binding
words were spoken;
He in his heart bore out the truth, she on her
hand the token.
The years went by. and some were bright, and
some were clouded over,
But ever stood he by her side-he was no fair.
day lover
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the command Of master. One squad
was tc descend the rocks by the Whirl-
pool, another by the ladders and the 9TH
er at the DEVILS Hole. They started off
rather hopefully under the bright sky
With each party was some refreshment
for the lost boy, chicken and little
brandy. The DEVILS Hole party took
wagon down the road with litter, mat
tress and blankets. ..........
The Ladder squad was the successful
one. Within few feet Of the loud and
terrible river, under shadow of an i'm
mense rock. they found Kelley. who,
when night set in, had buttoned his coat
tightly, cooled himself up and t:klng
things calmly. had gone to sleep. The
note Of the bugler awoke him as from
dream. With happy smile he met the
master and the bugler. With hearty
"Thank you' he took the chicken and
with it little brandy, and was then able
to scramble up the rocks, climb the Lad
ders and walk to De Veaux. He was not
hurt at all. It appeared that he had
slipped on a treacherous shale bed, and
legs foremost, had slid down the seventy
three feet, landing at the bottom with
scarcely a bruise. The Ladder squad re-
turned with the hero of the night, and
made the whole household happy. The
other squads did not return till nearly
daybreak. The next day was a joyful
Sunday. A week later two strong, large
boys and myself undertook to walk from
the Whirlpool to the Devils Hole over the
rocks to return by the road We wanted
to have the grand views and to see how
long it would take US to make the trip.
We started Immediately after dinner, and
did not get back till supper was over
We stopped occasionally to rest and to
admire the wonderful rock pictures,
which nearly every one misses who visits
Niagara Falls. We had some thrilling
descents, and came near losing one of our
party, but we did not have the story to
tell that Kelley. Park and Verv did.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
Increase Of Ll,nacy in Great Britain
Pail Mall Gazette.

Increase Of Lunacy in Great Britain.
Pail Mall Gazette
From the report of the Commissioners
in Lunacy for the past year it appears
that the number Of lunatics is increasing
at very alarming rate On the 1st OF
january last the number of persons regis
tered as Of unsound mind in England
and Wales numbered 69,SS5, of whom
7,11S were classed as "private citizens"
and 62, 1OS as ''paupered lunatics"
Twenty years ago they numbered only
$1,000, and ten years ago 52,277. An
examination, too, Of the proportion OF
lunatics to population shows that in 1859
the ratio OF lunatics to 10000 Of the
population was 1867. 1t is now 27.77,
or al increase of so per cent. The in
crease, however,fis much greater in the
| case of pauper lunatics than in that of
private patients, the increase OF the ratio
in the former being 50 per cent, and in
the latter only 23.6 per cent.
The only satisfactory point to be gath
cred from the statistics is that, although
the ratio Of pauper lunatics is steadily
advancing year by year, there has been
no increase IN the proportion of private
patients to the population during the
last four years. The sanity Of no fewer
than 21.3 per cent. of the number Of men
admitted to asylums during 1878 was as
signed to intemperance; while among
women the proportion was only rs per
cent. The insanity Of 1876 per cent OF
the male private patients admitted into
asylums during the last year was caused
by mental anxiety, worry and over
work" Among paupers only 5per cent
of the cases were traceable to this cause.
1t appears that insanity is somewhat
more frequent among males than females.
At first sight this would not seem to be
the case; since the number of male luna
tics on the list of January last was 81 1888,
while the females numbered 5000. The
statistics. however, show that, although
the rate ot,,recovery is higher among f.
males than males, the mortality is so
much greater among the latter than the
former that females largely prcponderate
over the males in the total number un-
der care.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-16
A Cave That Tells a Tragic Story.

The Burnet (Texas) Bulletin tells this
story: The wonderful cave recently dis
covered near Burnet is certainly one of
the greatest curioslties Of the age. While
passing through this cave gentleman
discovered small aperture about six
inches in width. Having a pick, he
broke into the opening. and to his aston
ishment, he soon discovered a large and
airy apartment. Entering this, he found
what appeared to be stone table beau
tifully carved. Several stone chairs stood
in the corners of the room. He contin-
ued his search: and, at last in dark cor
ner, he found the skeleton of man. He
attempted to raise 1t from the floor, but
could not move it. He says that it ap.
peared to be solid stone. It is impossi-
BILE to conjecture who was the hermit
and how long the skeleton has remained
hidden away in that silent cave.
A citizen of Syracuse who weighs 300
pounds has a pet cat that sometimes OK,
hausts his good nature. Last Sunday
night when he went to bed the cat fol.
Ao"CA 1AuA w ll1o otOCplI1S IoOiH, auu uOi
| wishing the cat to remain in the same
| room over night, he placed it in an ad.
joining one, separated from his by & part
tltion that does not reach to the ceiling
Citizen and cat both went to sleep, but
at four in the morning the citizen was
awakened by a heavy object falling on
his face, It was that cat which had
climbed TO the top of the partition and
jumped. Getting up he put the cat in
the adjoining room a second time and
went to sleep. But the cat found its way
to the top Of the PARTITION once more, and
once more itjumped squarely down on
the citizens face, carrying two glass
globes along after it. Then up9rose the Of:
Tended citizen, and all in his sleeping robe
he found his way to the front door, cat
in hand, and across the way he threw
that cat. An innocent passer-by was as,
tonished hot more by the cats transit
than by the round, white and stately fig
ure he saw in the pale light at the door.
way.
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THE RIVER OF LIFE.

The more we live, more brief appear
Our lifes succeeding stages; @
A day to childhood seems Il year, .
And years like passing ages.
The gladstone current of our youth,
Ere passion yet disorders,
Steals lingering like ariver smooth,
Along its grassy borders.
But as the carcworn cheek grows wan,
And sorrows shafts fly thicker,
Ye stars, that measure life to man,
Why seem your courses quicker?
When joys have lost their bloom and breath
And life itself is vapid,
Why, as we near the Falls Of Death,
Feel we its tide more rapid? =.
1t may be strange, yet who would change
Times course to slower speeding,
When one by one our friends are gone
And left our bosoms bleeding.
Heaven give our years Of fading strength
lndemnifying fleetness;
And those Of youth, a seeming length
PropOrtioned to their sweetness
Thomas CQ1nDbe1
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whom may serve process, and oblige
yours truly, Sg..# W. 20s

yours truly, Ss#<* Sgs.*. SFr .&#.s
...r-....-. .: ...-,a-@ JOHN TAcKLER: =
"Now, confound the old woman, that's
another of aunt's kindnessm exclaimed
Jack, aghast, as he read this unexpected
mlssive. 'What shall I do Tome" and
he appealed to his chum, the owner of
the yacht. SUI
"Do nothing said Tom, who knows
his friends history. Let the action go
undefended; that's the only way to avoid
being despatched with mud in the d.
vorce court. If you resist, your aunt's
money will be used to fight you, and you
| will be sure to be worsted. If you let
things slide, your c$ncuM maatrimoaasi will
| be struck off, and you'll be free man."
Jack, who liked Helen, did not much
relish this advice, and returned home
ward as soon as he could. But he was
delayed by sickness on the road, ard
reached England about six months after
leaving it. He arrived just in time to
hear that the suit against him had been
put down on the cause list, and that
| Aunt Prue was dead.
Yes, dead; she died suddenly after a
surfeit of tea and mullins, poor lady, and
the most touching fact in connection
with her demise was that she had not
left a penny. She had never had
penny to leave. Her kind imagination
had led her all her life to delude her
relative with tales of fancy wealth, and
to keep them in good behavior by leav-
ing copies of sham wills on tables, where
they might be read by curious eyes.
Dear, fanciful old thing! let us hope her
imaginative proclivitles were good-hum.
oredly excused IN another world
Meanwhile poor Helen had come to
her husbands hotel in London with the
sorrowtul story Of her disapointments.
'And oh, jack" sobbed she. when a
reconciliation had BEN effected. II am
afraid you will have to pay the costs Of
that suit which instituted at that wick
ed old woman's instigation."
IL suppose So" answered Jack, drily.
1--WE are neither Of us rich enough now
to afford a divorce. And I take it for
granted we must give auntie splendid
funeral"
Il suppose so,' sighed Helen; else the
world would say that we did not love the
old cat. People are so wicked and un-
truthful"
So Aunt Prue was buried with great
pomp as last tribute to her many kind
ncsses. Home Journal.
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A Boston journal has been inyestiga

A Boston journal has been investigat-
ing the cost of the Fall River strike. It
reaches the startling conclusion that the
loss on account of it cannot be less than
100000, 900 week. The strikers are short
100000 week in wages; the mills
100000 week in profits; the injury to
mach1nary, the insurance ard taxas are
put at 100000; the advance in cotton
saddles the country with fully 100000
week besides. This makes half mil
l1oE. A like sum is Jumped in order to
express the loss to the cotton market, the
failures, the loss to taxpayers in support
ing paupers, the loss to dealers in not
being able to fill orders, and lastly, the
loss to transportation companies.