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Changed Relations.

- Now that we are engage, said
Miss Pottleworth, "cOme and let me
introduce you to papa"
g believe that have met him." re-
piled young Spickle.
g But in another capacity than that
of son-in-law."
Yes-er, but I'd rather not meet
him tonight"
:. Oh, you must" and despite the al
most violent struggles OF the young fell
low, he was drawn into the library,
where 4 large, red-faced man, with n
s4u mt in one eye, and an enlargement
of the nose, sat looking over lot of
papers.
a. Father" said the girl.
@ Huh" he replied, without looking
up.
. wish to present to You -
What?" lie exclaimed, looking up
and catching sight of young Spickle.
Have YOU the impudence t. follow me
here? Didn't | tell you that | would
see you tomorrow"
Why, father, you don't know Mr..
Spickle, do you?"
&" don't know his name, but | know
that he has been to my office three
times day for the past week with a
bill. know him well enough. i can {
pay that bill tonight, young man.
Come 10 my Office tomorrow
81 hope said Spickle, " that You
do not think so i'll OF me. / have not
come to collect the bill you have re-
ferred 10 but ="
q What? Got another one?"
I" You persist in misunderstanding
me. did not come to collect bill,
can come tomorrow and see you about
that Tonight ] proposed to your
daughter. and have been accepted.
Our mission is to acquaint YOU with the
fact and to ask your consent to our
marriage"
"Well.n said the old fellow. lis
| that all? Blamed if didn't think YOU
had bill. Take the girl. if that,
what YOU want; but say, d in t tel
you 10 bring the bill Tomorrow"
- Yes, sir
''Well, you needn't. Our relation,
are different now. Wish | had 8
! daughter for every bill collector il
town. "--4rkdIasdD Trarelcr.
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The Benefits Of Machinery.

There is story current which is per-
tinent to our subject in illustrating q
popular idea which is unhapDily too
prevalent. 1t is to the effect that a
farmer was reading of new implement
by which 500 bushels of potatoes could
be dug in day, and remarked that he
would get one. To which his boy re-
piled: ''But, dad, who is going to pick
them up?' The implied inference is
that this staggerer of the boys cured
the old man of his desire to get ma
chine. And this accords very much too
far with a prevalent view of the obsta-
cles in the way of enjoying the benefits
to be derived from the use of improved
machinery on the farm.
A machine is nothing if not time
and labor saver. That is its whole claim
to the favorable attention of farmers.
But rs it saves time and labor in one di-
rection it makes a necessity for accumu-
lated labor in another to meet and take
care of the work it does. A machine
that digs five acres of potatoes in a day
will do the work of ten or twenty men
in digging. but IL leaves the picking mp,
of course, to be done in the usual way.
II the 500 bushels can be picked up in
i've days by one man, hve men would
be required to pick them UP in one day
Thus the machine actually gives en-
ployment for more men, who must be
provided to wait upon it. But the re-
suit is that the machine and five men
will do the work of fifteen men. This
is the gain. Anu il is a most important
one. This subject is one which we
should like farmers to study closely
There is an impression abroad that inn
Provements of all kinds in agriculture
are too costly for the average farmer TO
handle. That wind-mills. steamer
zines. fodder-cutters. fesd-mills, silos,
artificial fertilizers, feeding by soiling,
high culture of the land, high-bred
stock, and all the remainder of what
may be included under the general term
Of modern improvements in agriculture,
are not for the farmers benefit. but only
suited to the rich amateurs who play al
the business This impression Is wrong
and we hope the little instance we hav
given may help the farmer to see where
N It Is mistaken one.-GY. Times.
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Faithful Carlo.

Lite Mary and her great black New.
foundland dog, Carlo, were n very
familiar picture to me.
| often stopped to look at them as
they ran about the yard. If it is
warm afternoon, they lay asleep under
the large evergreen trees. Mary light
shaggy black sides. His loving gentle
ness made him seem as good as he was
handsome.
Little Mary had naughty habit of
running away from home. Carlo
would not leave her for moment.
He seemed to try to get her home again.
He ran before her, keeping her from
getting of the walks. and trying to coax
her TO turn about. Sometimes he would
succeed, and then | heard his joyful
bark when he saw her once more safely
in the yard. III he could not get her
home, he would never desert her.
When she was tired ont she laid her
curly head against his neck, ready to
go wherever he led. Then yen may be
sure he led her home just as straight as
he could 90.
One day, when / came out of the
gate, Carlo met me, barking and jump
ing about in most anxious manner.
He ran little way and then came back
to me, as if coaxing me to follow him.
l thought him too wise dog to be mis-
taken, so followed him, though little
slowly. He seemed to notice this and
to beg me to hasten. In moment
more saw dear little Mary to1dling
along the railroad track.
felt sure that the dogs quick ears
must have heard the train, which was
coming around the curve. / hurried
fast enough, can tell you. Carlo had
never before allowed me to pick her up
even for moment. Now he seemed
fairly wild with joy when l cat ght her
in my arms. He led me home in a
perfect dance of delight.
After that l was a privileged irierd,
for CARO- never forgot that morning.
To the day of his death he thanked ne
in his mute, loving way every time he
saw me.-MrS. Frances Smith, ~ our
Little ones.
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The ConfraternItr OF Death,

saw the members of the Confrater.
nifty of Death, COlfrdtcTIiiG delta NCTte,
the other day, wearing their white sack.
cloths and hoods. They were on their
way 10 Orta, to fetch the corpse of a
dead gWdr,iidHo, or country guard. one
'Agostina Tosi Sutri, who fell from d
windmill and was killed on the spot.
The sad procession is n strange sight
TO the travellers and sportsmen who
meet in the desOlate Campagna. The
members carry their bier, decorated
with gilt skulls. and covered by a
golden-embroidered black velvet cover,
or coLtre JUnered. 1t Is the duty of the
society to start from Rome as soon ne
notice is given that a body is lying un.
buried in the wilderness around the
Eternal City. The confreres belong to
the aristocracy and gentry. No storm.
or rain, or accident stops them. They
go on until they find the body. A
priest always accompanies them. As
soon as the dead man is found the priest
reads over him the absolution and the
requiem, and then, without any delay,
the body is carried back to Rome on the
shoulders of the confraternity. No food
is taken on the road, and the plucky
young brethren pride themselves on
keeping their fast as strictly rs possible.
Along the immense Campaigns il Is
sometimes very hard to find the ditch
or the hedge in which, the murderous
gun of revengeful rival has killed q
successful sutton, or TO discover the
wide. open spotwherethe sun or fevers
struck the roaming buttero or the
doomed SiIGrdid1o. Sometimes after a
stormy night the brotherhood finds it
self, tired and drenched. in the same
place whence it started at sunset Some
times the location of the corpse is de-
Jected blythe crows, who crowd around
it. This philanthropie institution is
quite . blessing in 3 country like the
Roman wilderness, as otherwise the re-
msinS of human creatures would be
left to feed the wolves and crows. Err
m0rto des coDIpdqHa, as the people call
It in their dialect. has been the subject
of many romantic poem and of many
a sketch. 1t is great theme of gos-
sip, and the small papers and the
coD1GTi. or women on the corners, are
always anxious to construct the event
into i've numbers, which are then put
on in the iOtteyiG, and very often prove
to be the lucky ones.-R0ne Cor. n. r.
san.
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Italian MacarOni.

Macaroni, the common find. is
simply -four and salt worked together
with water till paste is made that IL as
fine as possible. 1t is then ro1sd out
into sheets and hung across rC'es till
partially dried, and cut into lorg Ear-
row thread-like strips and the drying
finished When hung out in sbaets it
has the general appearance Of fides in
the first process of tanning, j. with
the hair taken of. This is the Common
variety. The process of cooking is very
simple: it is simply boiled in wrter till
1t Is done, and the process of u:tihg is
quite as simple. The macaroni seller
stands beside his caldron on the side
walk, with pile of tin plates. The
hungry purchaser hands him sou and
ladle full is placed upon a plate and
the eater takes the long strings with his
fingers and stuffs his mouth WITH them,
repeating the operation till the portion
is gone. 1t is needless TO state fiat the
tin plates are never washed, and that
the vendor who gets too much OH
plate always takes back the excess with
his fingers, which were never washed.
The finer kinds of macaroni, made
for export, has eggs added, in proper
proportions, and the paste is forced
through holes over metal tubes forming
the cylindrical paste which is consid-
cred so great delicacy in other coun-
tries.
Travel in Italy is, however destroying
the trade, and the macarOni manufact-
urers are very stupid to have immense
establishments where foreigners can see
the operation. If there is anything
more filthy than a mandatory of mac
aroni we have not yet found il. There
re score of them en- the road from
Naples TO Pompcii, and the favorite To-
cation seems to be close to a tannery,
the smell of which is only excelled i'm
general ferocity by the odors of the al
leys in the city. Here is the tannery
with its horrible odors, and in close
juxtaposition is the macaroni factory,
the odors OF the one pcrmeating and
saturating the other; however the maca-
roni men don't seem To mind il. The
interior of their concerns are Just as
Filthy, the only difference being that
aour. salt and eggs can not be made 10
omit smell so hideous as the hides Of
animals under scorching sun.
1t was observable that those who were
the fondest of macaroni, those who
were connosseurs, after going through
the macaroni regions declined the deli
cacy at table on their return, and it Is
/ safe TO say that not one of them will
ever eat part Gle of it when they re-
! turn unless they can be satisfied that Il
+, was not made in ltaly.-D. n. Locke, IN
| Toledo BLADE.
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HUMOROUS.

1t is observed that, no matter how
averse man may be to walking. h,
never takes kindly to riding a rail.
Yes > said Dadofallowski, al al
ways think of physician when | SCI
one of those horrid gin mixtures. y
a. Make you s'ck?" "Oh no, but it's +;
fizz shun.-BOSton Post.
A member of the New York Pho
netic Club writes to this able and in
iluential journal, asking us to "droI
the final ne in words so ending. ant
spell dialog, epilog, etc, etc" Well
we kick. We are willing to drop the
lie to limited extent, but when the
New York Language Club asks us t
spell glue, 81, we protest. Burlinqto,
Hdt0keye.
"A trying case: "Oh nor she ex
claimed, in CONSERVATION, surely not
DOCTOR" s'Yes," he said, lyon arr
certainly threatened with scarlet fe
ver." ''What shall do, what shall
do?" she moaned. in great distress
80, doctor, couldn't you throw it into
some other kind of fever? Scarlet i.
so trying to my complexion. "-Phita
delphia CAL.
-"Are you going to the German to
morrow night, Amyr' asked the high
school girl of her friend. 'Yes. dear
l think I'll CO." was the reply, "yor
know Adolphie has taught me little
of the language. l can say 'Kuesser
Sic Mich and aus gespiel and nix
cumrous.' Besides, am fond of sauel
kraut and bologna sausage, you know. y
Mildred tainted. oil City Derrick
DO you know, sir, that you have
outraged not only the fixed laws of so
ciety. but you have lost the respect OF
your friends and relations by marrying
this mulatto?" said an irate father t
his eldest son, who stood in defiant at
titude before him. ''What is your ex
cuse for this grave and irremediab!e of.
fense"' II was color blind, father
was the reply of the innocent young
man.-The Judge.
-"What are you crying about?''
asked kind-hearted stranger of a LAD
who was standing in front of a news
paper Office weeping as if his hear
would break. 30, dads gone up stair:
to lick the ed tor" "Well, has he
come down yet?" pursued the gentle
Samaritan. "Pieces OF him have" ex
planned the boy, indulging in a fresl
outburst of tears, land I'm expecting
the rest every minute. - Brooklyn
EH0Le
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Ex-senator Randolph, of New Jer-
sey, devoted all his yearly salary to
charity.
"A review recently started in India
is entitled Cream, the intention being
TO skim the magazines of Europe and
America
-Sojourner Truths real name--or
that which had been given to her by her
first mastcr--was Isabella Hardenburg.
NJ Y. Sun.
Congressman Lanham, of Texas,
represents a district of eighty-seyen
counties, some of which are as large as
Massachusetts,.
Miss Winnie Hall, of Temple. Tex,
admits that she is the oldest old maid
in America, if not in the wide world
She was one hundred years old the other
day. Chicago Herald.
Fine bust portraits of President
Adams and Van Buren, have been recov-
cred from the garnet of the White
House, by President Arthur's order, and
hung up in the Red Parlor.
Mrs. George Bancroft, the wife of
the venerable historian. reached her
eightieth birthday recently. She is de-
scribed as a very pretty lady. wonder
fully well preserved, and, indeed, much
healthier than her husband.
The volume of voluminous speeches
and eulogies of the late Senator Ben
Hill, authorized by the Legislature OF
Georgia. has at length been issued-foul
thousand copies for the use of the Sen.
ate and eight thousand for the use of the
House.
MIR. Carlisle, the new Speaker o.
the House of Representatives. is most
happy in his domestic relations. He
defers in everything to his genial and
dignilied wife, and frankly acknowl.
edges his obligations to her for the
success of his public career. Their
home in Covington is proverbial for hos
pitality and good cheer Chicago Her
aid.
Long Branch. N j., is the resi-
dence of Jason Butler, aged one hun
dred and five, and his wife, who il
ninety-three. Mr. Butler proud,
claims to be represented in all parts O
the world, as he has one son doing mis-
siOnary work in China, another sailor
now whaling in the Pacific, a grand
child in England. and a grand daugh
ter married to trader in Rio de janet
TO, Brazil.
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While the sermon was in progress,
the child who gave the conundrum had
quietly climbed into her grandfather's
lap. She was one of the irrepressible
sort of children, and could hardly wait
for him to make an end. when she ex.
claimed: ''Grandpa, it's just the Other
way, isn't itp If man nerer gets liz
tie behindhand, he has three hands OF
four, and does more work and better
than the lazy fellow who is dtDdys be-
midland"
That's so," said the old man, and,
IF you had said that at the beginning,
you might have been spared the ser.
mon."
"Yes," said John, the Oldest boy,
'but that would have been great loss
to us, and for one promise not to be a
little behindhand, II can help it, rs
long as live.'
Goodnight, ALL" said the grand.
father. ''God bless you all with hap
Ply New Year,
Happy New Year to you, grandpa"
they cried in chorus. and went off tc
bed -"Lrcneus." in NJ Y. Observer.
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A MOTHERHOOD.

lie Wa always n gcnt'e and thoughtful lad.
The only 20 that his parents bad,
And though both cOiesscd him their pride
IIc wSs really aud truly his mothers boy.
when be- came from school. when he camo
IN, ever 80 many times a day.
Ilc would spring % her lap, and seldom miss
A chance 10 give her "a loving kiss
sho humored and potted the little lad:
A downright scpldlng ho never had;
Tor him she planned and for him she toiled,
And the wonder Il that he was not spoiled.
The other boys. with thelr saucy iings
About his being " In apron strings.
Were rude and coarse. and would Oft destroy
The peace OF mini of this mDthcr-boy.
The mothcr-lovc. like n cable strong.
Drew him sway from the wicked thronR.
And made him cons cious that near her side
Was the sweetest and safest pace 10 abide.
The al grew up so his mother could
Lean ON him In her widowhood;
And OH what "a comfort Il was. and Joy,
10 feel that she had such a mother-bJy.
There were other mothers whose hopes were
wrecked
Hccau-e 81 their childrcn's harsh neglect;
who were kept in u rUgion forlorn aud cold,
because. forsUuth. they were growing old!
nut she stll rcignci in her homo. and knew
And her stan and -OlaCC, when near lifo's
span,
u the mother boy-nuw n Fruy- haired man.
-Jusr phiuf Iuf0rf 10 y. 4. Lfdgcr.
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The Trainman.

A slim young man. wearing fur car
and last years ulster, stood with o
lonesome look on his face i'm the wait
ing-roOm of the Polk Street depot, Chi
cago, the other evening. He thought
fully measured with his eye the colored
youth behind the liinch counter few
feet away. Then he climbed ON n high
stool by the counter and reached for a
sandwich. He winked ut the colored
boy, and was instantly supplied with a
cup OF coffee. Three more sandwiches
cane with n MS grasp and disappeared
one after another. Then he devoured
turnover and two hard-boiled eggs.
Another cup of coffee and quarter of a
mince pie finished the meal. Then the
slim Young man gl.ded from his stool,
and said. carelessly:
whats the film worth?''
Seventy cents, sab, replied the
waiter. promptly.
What" replied the slim young man,
''you mustn't charge me passenger
rates. You know. Im trainman. re-
member"
What kline of trainman?'' demand
ed the colored youth suspiciously.
Grand Trunk brakeman" respond
ed the slim Young man.
Got to IDENTIFY yo' sef." sullenlv said
the waitor
Don't think anybody knows me
here. said the other. with hesitation.
"Show wat yo' got in yo pockets.
den Ebery irainman has n car-key or
a train hook. or sOmethin' else along 10
IDENTIFY hisself Wild
Changed my clothes since the last
run, said the slim young man. grow
ing pale. You'll have to take INV
word for it
''Yo' words no good said the wait
er, contemptuously. I'm give yo' one
mo- chance. Call out de towns ius' =
If dis was pass g'r cah''
The slim young man threw back his
shoulders, clutched the counter. and
shouted:
Battle Creek.
Niagara Falls,
'.Montrealr'
''Stop, sab; yo' is cheat. No brake
nan ebber cali um dat way Dis is wot
| dose towns Is:
"Bricawic,
''Nagowash,
''Goa-r-r-eali .
"Dere," concluded the waiter. tri-
umphantly, IF yo'd called um dat
way I'd let yo' Oh wild thutty-five cents.
Seventy cents. sab; an hurry up. AIntcr
II
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"Subjective sensations be hanged II
depends on warmth of heart. say, il
your love for woman can't rise superb
or 10 her money. why a good riddance
for her, that's allr'
Baldwin merely laughed little. at
Is evident we do not agree" said he.
That afternoon Margaret. sitting
apart, vaguely heard Louis and Rupert
talking. without knowing what they said
or meant.
such n cold, horrible creed" she said
to herself. "Why do submit TO these
humiliations? Why do not snake my.
self free of this haliucination. for am
sure il Is an haIlucinafion? Such things
do not betray a generous mind. Oh.
no. And yet, whenever be looks at me,
or speaks to me. forget all that. Am
obliged 10 choose the bestp Whv can
not | always bear in mind that he adj
mits nc one TO his heart and confidence
as comrade and equal? II is dreadful.
I.will shake of this enchantment and
tell all TO Mrs. Iascelles. She will be
kind. / can trust her. As for the rest.
/ must try TO face II. 1t will be dread
full wrench II Il docs not turn out as
as-well, it does not matter. 1t must
be done"
Thus she sat meditating for long
time until Baldwin's voice startled her.
Io was seated beside her, and said:
'Will YOU promise me to go out to-
morrow. no matter what the weather
may be? You have been keeping in
doors too much. and il j. telling upon
YOU. When say. 90 out. mean that
YOU must take n walk. You want some
exercise and fresh air."
'1-yes, oh yes. | viii go out to-
morrow, some time" sire answered.
looking at him with n startled express
sion. Louis must have seen the hollow
In her face-hcr pale cheeks and her
eyes which looked unnaturally large
and dark and melancholy. No doubt
he saw whether he put down the
cause OF the change entirely to her
close attention upon Rupert. and con-
iinement to the house, il is impossible
TO say.
II have been talking to Rupert" he
went on. II have told him that even
from n selfish point of view, his best
policy Is To release YOU from him now
and then, for that il he doesn't we shall
have you laid up. and you will have to
60 away for change. How would yoH
like that?'
Margaret gazed at him almost
breathlossly. Il am right she
thought. He knows or guesses some
thing Aloud she said, hastily: mot
at all, and Louis. with a slow look,
and half smile. Left her.
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Cara FretzetS weekly publishes The
following letter from Artcmus Ward
Jr., detailing an interesting local in.
cident:
Moo YoRKE, Nov. 20.
GRIT EDITUR:-Our skule master ha:
found it necessary tn go I'll horspiital
The dorkters sew he looks ez If he he'd
bin throo sassenger masheen. And nc
wonder; eff (print in big type) had
bin let along two seckunds longer bi the
kick he wood have been ov no further
yuse to humanity.
1t kahn about this way.
Sec he, Ward, spell the wurd kun
bustyun."
Now thets a simple snuffword & be-
gins with X. so
l begun a spellin: "K-u-m--"
"Stop thet-' SEE he, it begins witt
&C"
Il kno better" SEE j & begun agen
"K-u-m, Kun, bust
Silence, Ser" yelled he, gett il
riled.
Dust seq /, keep in rite on.
"I'll bust yu." roared he. lettin hi
angri pashuns rize.
I'm Sullivan" shouted also, show
in mi old dads spunk.
"Great Kaiser" Kissed the now in
furiated Peddelgog.
The krisis he'd KUN.
klenched mi rite hand & hau. ins
OFF, let him hev it on his binokuler
grately injuring his vishun. Bringin il
my left. it kollided with his cheek no k
in him endwise and sendin hiz falls teetl
plum down hiz throte.
Inn magnanimus / am and havin heC
reveng / TUX rest IL let the littel Teller
he he'd thrashed the day befoar take ;
hand in. They wnz fast redoocin hin
to pulp when the CANTOR arroye and W.
proyidently took recess and went HON,
fur dinner. He went home soon afte
on ladder. His wife on lookin hin
over referred him to the horspittal for
diagernosis and meantime me and tn
boys is on the ragged edj ''-awl be
kawse our skulemaster don't know how
to spell K-u-m-b-u-s-t-s-h-u-n.
Adoo,
A. WARD, JR.
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Out OF season.

He walked into heightened restau-
rant on Woodward avenue and seated
himself at one of the tables with an air
Of being at home After polishing a
glass and chasing the croton-bug over
the plain, he beckoned to a colored at
tendant:
'Any quail, waiter"
ssYessahr'
EQUAL on -"
Toast? Yessahr'
Strike. but hear me, Have you got
any quail on trust?"
mo. sahl It's entirely out OBJ season,
sahr''
so I supposed. Bring me glass Of
water and stale cracker and collect
N advance. Detroit Free Press