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Two NynipIls.

When turns tho year a cresc nj face
Upon the world as spring draws nigh,
And rosies Ger the u Orning slopes,
Aud stlrs the depths OF dewy sky,
Floats form of phantom grace
Along The shores. before the breeze
And from her boat full many a note
Slc prt tahes along the morning seas
While clouds of swallows, bthe wit youth
In the mill light sail up the SOUTH
calm mountains nnckcd with rainy green
Above the wheaton plains are seem
Slowly the rivulet's bubbles pass
IIThrOugl ran-scaicrpl blades Of sun-warm gT Ass
The wreath on the altar lies
With milk and honey, cake and WINE,
And hamlet folk beneath its smoke,
Whose pillar bluely scars the skies,
with gladsome feet and carols sweet
Clrcling, praise the spring divine.
When auumns yellow leagues OF shores,
And quiet sultry harvest time
In fields through which the sickle Scores
And crimsoninp nrcharls-ncars Its prime,
Comes nynph out oi the wood,
Where amber plurics slfl and cross,
And apples sleep on golden moss
Whose cheek, flushed dark with deep summed blood
Cows. pacing down beneath crown
or walliOwers streakcd with yellow and brown
Eyed ike Arabias twilight. rolled
In garments rich rs Gangcs' gold
SIN seen where hroods the slumberous ray
Until the broad sun down the bay
Has dipped In chasms Of cooling day
Then noals on mellow wind afar,
SO sleep in gmnering-roOfed cave
Beside the long luxurious wave,
Beside her dusk aud splendid star.
-7insley's Magazine.
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An Arizona Cloud burst.

Oh Sunday afternoon Judge Il. b. Fergu
son WAS returning from n trip to the south
ern part Of the county. A. 10 o'clock he
put upat Browns station, to await dinner
and AVOID the heat of the day. The ky all
day was cloudess, except a thunder storm
that was Observed travelling the summs Of
Santa Ca,alinas and disappearing over the
Rlncpns in the northeast. Otherwise not a
cloud or vapor was to be seen.
AT o'clock Judge Ferguson resumed his
journey toward Tucson. He had come about
iive miles when his attention was attracted
by a roaring and cracking toward the west
and looking up he saw river of water as BIZ
MS The Santa Cruz when it ruus through
Warmers mill tail race, and coming
toward him. Telling his driver TO halt
they stopped on top of q little knoll aut
watched the waters as they violently plough
ed the desert, tearing up stones and brush
They had evidently spent their force. Aftei
the food had passed by the face of the coun
Try was disfgured, and a large gutter hat
been cut across the valley. The current
came down of small range of low, rolling
hills TO the West. Although the judge anC
his companion strained their eyes in the di
reciion from which the water came, not ,
cloud WAS to be seen
After the water had subsided sufficiently
to let them pass, they went on. They hat
hardly gone half mile when to their ute
astonishment, there was another strcan
equally rs large as the first one. Agail
they poercd toward the West, rs If II
hopes to fad some indication Of it
source. Passing on their asloniShmen
was doubled TO find another stream
and in this manner five successive ruginI
currents were cross;d. But all thcir re
serve was called forth whco, four miles frou
where they struck the first stream, they dis
covered sixth one, as large as all the other
combined. It's angry waters were wavn
aud hissing, as If maidentd at the r, sistanc
they met witt on their way from the hill
down 10 the desert. This river WAS uniorC
, able, aud 10 cross it was impossible so the
, halted on knoll, and WI ched 3, for two {
three hours as it boiled md sizlyd aud cut
bed for Itself in some places ~ deep MS Il
teen feet and over 200 yaidS w' h. II ~
( not I'LL after sundown tina thcy d0rVd ~ u
c tempt crossing
4 What renders 1t so cur ous Is thai nu ~
, At Browns Station saw the clouds. II mt
r be possible that some hidden spIuas We
!. uncorked by some earthquake,
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WAGERS.


When disputed questions cannot be de-
cided by physical strength or skill, many
men have fonnd it very convenient to
"back" their opinion by betting. The
making of wagers has always been popu-
lar, and is so still, but in these days fewer
events are made the subject of bets than
in former times. Most of our wagers now
are in regard to sporting matters or poll
tics. In England, about II century ago,
it was great fashion among gentlemen,
after n couple of their friends had been
married, to bet rs to which of the brides
would first attain the condition of mother
hood. Once, in the English Parliament,
Mr.. Walpole was accused by fellow
member of misquoting Horace. Discus
sion growing high in regard to the mat
ter, the distinguished speaker offered to
bet that he had quoted correctly. The
bet was quickly taken, the clerk read from
the book, and Walpole lost his money In
1906 two Englishmen bet as to which
should succeed i'll adopting the most sin
gular and original costume. The rivals
appeared in the castle yard, in York, and
submitted themselves to the jury who
were to decide the question. One had his
coat trimmed with bank notes. Ten
guinea notes formed the lapels and pock-
et-haps, and 5-guinea notes the waistcoat
and collar-band. His hat was trimmed
with notes he wore purse full of gold
coins as an ornament on the brim of it,
while paper was pinned to his back Will
the words John Bull" His rival seems
to have shown less wealth, but more in
genuity. One half of his body was dress
ed like woman, with petticoat, silk
stocking and slipper, his cheek rouget
and heightened with patches the othe
half was that of n negro, wooly-headed
black checked, booted with spurs. Their,
could be little doubt which ought to hav,
gained the victory, and yet the five shil
lings were won by the wearer of the banl
notes. Lemaitre, the celebrated Frencl
artist, once, on bet, took off his wig il
| the middle of pathetic scene, and, with
= out according to agreemenD exciting tn
) disapprobation of the audience.
, One OF the most curious wagors on rec
} ord is one that was made by sporting me
| in January, 1927. One bet the other e.
4 to fl0 that of the first thirty men VIII
g should pass n shop in which they were t
i station themselves twenty would have {
least one hand in the breeches or COZ
+ pocket, and that fifteen would have bot
/. hands SO placed. New street, Cover
@ Garden, London, was selected for tt
g place of scrutiny, as, from its being n
}. extremely narrow footpath and being
o very public thoroughfaIe, it would ailoi
}. the best example of the inconvenience
G the prevalent custom. The result of ii
!, examination was that Of the first thirt
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OIL. LvII NEW SERIES, VOL. xxx.

and the man is narrow, selfish and inter.
ested The second finger is said to con-
troll his life, as it shows the extent of his
prudence and the probability of his sue
cess. But if the mound be preternntual,
we are to look for silence and solitar-
ness-aHamlet-kin of disposition verg-
ing on asceticism. The third finger,
however, supplies ms with more cheerful
reflections. 1t is the finger of the arts.
1T shows the presence of genius and the
probability of fame. The man with n
large mound near his third finger will be
amiable and hopeful--a delightful com
panion and an excellent frieud. But if the
mound be excessive, the results are dis
astrous. A love of notoriety converts
the life into vainglorious existence with
tendency to avarice and certain direc-
tion toward envy. Lastly we come to the
little finger. 1t is the finger ofinvention,
of industry, of quickness, ingenuity-the
finger, probably that makes us nation of
shopkeepers. 1t is the finance finger,
and IN excessive mound might even be
found among the less attractive types of
the British bankrupt, as it indicates sharp
practice, disastrous acuteness, dishonor-
able trickery, and love of evasion.
Here this short sketch of the art must
end, though its professor pushes it into
much further detail, and though our re.
sumo can scarcely be called fair one.
But assuming the detail to be fringe and
surplusage, is there any fact or founda-
ton Mt the root of what is laid down
Let the reader Judge for himself. At
least the language of the prophet is not
ambiguous. He states fairly and clearly
the decisions at which he has arrived. He
has devoted almost life to their collec-
ton and revision, and he puts them forth
to be tested, not veiled in the cloudy Ian
guage of an empiric, but boldly asserted
and logically reasoned out
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tain parents. And yet with such mix
ture of blood.a all the old varieties CON
tain, the work is full Of uncertainty. Still
| it is very interesting work and the few
hours spent in the fields were among the
pleasantest of our experience.
G. G. Pringle, Charlotte, and F.. S.
Brownell, Essex Junction, are names
made familiar throughout the whole
country, from their efforts in producing
new aud superior varieties of potatoes
and other garden and field plants. Chiefly
through the influence and example Of Mr..
Pringle, the seed business is now the
leading industry on twenty or more of
the best farms in the vicinity of Burling-
ton, and especially in the adjoining towns
of Shelburn and Charlotte.
An average COW, for dairy purposes,
should give twenty pounds of milk per
day during 300 days Of every year, eight
pounds Of cream for every 100 pounds Of
milk, forty-fve pounds of butter from
every 100 pounds of cream, and fully ten
pounds of cheese from every 100 pounds
Of milk.
The Doiry epitomizes the soiling ques-
ton thus Soiling must of necessity be-
come the common practice on land of
high value Land worth more than 500
per acre should not be used wholly for
pasturing. If one COW can be pastured
on five acres at this value it is clear that
only one COW should be kept on one acre
worth 800.
As the season approaches for tying up
cattle for the winter, we expect to hear
of the usual number of losses by cattle
breaking through barn floors. Likely
enough some one will make this an e1
cusc for TRADE against barn cellars. A
rigid inspection of the floor timbers and
boards, replacing with sound ones all
that show signs of decay, will avoid any
loss from this source. This work Of re-
pair may well be extended to making the
barn tight and warm. Cattle in cold
quarters will require much more food
than those kept comfortably warm. This
season, when rowen and fodder corn are
cutShort by drouth and frost, it will be
profitable to husband all. the hay and
grain wa have. In no way can greater
saving be>etf'ected than by spending some
time and money to make the cattle barn
or Inter warm, 1t will save many dollars
in grain bills, besides preventing the cat
tie from coming oit spring poor. And ii
is good deal easier TO save n dollar than
it is to make one on our New England
farms in winter. -NetC Engiana Home,
stead.
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glistening sea. 1t seemed MS If we were
once more living in the days of chivalry
In fancy 1 saw ghosts of soldier-monks
lowering round the old blaokened battle
ments. felt their presence in the COO
breath that came landward from the
bounding ocean. While I was thus dream
ing, the horses stopped, we were at the
base of the rock-ribbed mount, overhang.
ing with towers, buttresses and pinnacles,
Mt the foot of an invulnerable fortress
around which the tides of foreign invasion
and civil war had rolled their red and
restless waves. Far up the mountain is
the abbey, with its chatelet, its church
and its "Merveille," all built more thar
500 years ago. Lower down are two lines
of ramparts, enclosing the mountain in Q
coat of armor, of heavy walls bristline
with towers and postern gates, and in
every nook and corner of these old stone
walls, colored by the hand of time to M
almost inky blackness, saw tufts of wild
flowers, pink and purple ones, in full
bloom and beauty. Here and there clam
bering ivy hid them from sight, but
saw enough among the crumbling ruins
to make me think of them as living sym.
bols of immortal youth springing from
th' u btBhiNhAt.
1t took almost 300 years to build this
wonderful abbey-fortress. Pious Bretons
state that the Archargel st. Michael, de
puted by Almighty God to be the guard
ian of the kingdom of France and the
supernatural instrument of the conver'
sion of Clovis, instructed Saint Aubert
bishop of Abranches, that he had pref
erence for the island as the site of sane
tuary which should bear his name. This
precise incident happened some time IL
the early part of the eighth century, and
Mt the end of the tenth century the Bene.
dictines had stout sanctuary on Mount
Saint Michael.
The Merveille is the work of the thir-
teenth century, and was built at the same
time that st. Lous was erecting that othei
marvel of architecture, the Sainte Cha
pelle. The cloister, with its pointed ROOT
Of woodwork, is delicate beyond descrip.
ton the carvings are as fine as lacework,
and nothing could be more harmonious
than its graceful and airy columns. The
Merveille consists of six halls, forming
three stories. Below is the buttery and
almonry, above is the refectory and the
sdiie doS chcraiicrs and at the top is the
dormitory and cloister Not far from the
Merveilla is narrow flight of stone steps,
leading down to the dungeons cut in the
heart of the mountain, and which during
three centuries were the terror of all who
were ever prisoners in the fortress.
In more recent times Mont Saint Mich
ael has been alternately n monastery and
prison, but it is no longer the second,
and there is very little of the first about
it.
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Many good men have delighted in pass
ing their hours of relaxation in the com.
pany of children. This betokens pure
and loving nature. Richter says the man
is to be Stunned who does not love the
society of children. Henry " was pas
sionately fond of them, and delighted in
their gambols and caprices. One day
when crawling around the room on his
hands and knees, with the Dauphin or
his back and the other children about him
urging the King to gallop in imitation of q
horse, an ambassador suddenly entered,
and surprised the royal party in the midst
of their fun. Henry, without rising to his
feet, asked. "Have you children, NJ. Am.
| bassador ?"
Eyes, sire"
"In that case proceed with the sport, -
remarked the King.
Napoleon used to take the infant King
of Rome in his arms, and standing in front
of a mirror with him, there make the old
est grimaces in the glass. At breakfast he
would take the child upon his knee, dip
his fingers in the sauce, and daub his face
| with it.
The child's governess scolded, the
Emperor laughed and the child, almost
always pleased, appeared to delight in the
rough caresses of his father. Those who,
on such occasions, had favor to solicit
from the Emperor were almost always sure
of being favorably received.
Cato, the censor, no matter howsoever
urgent the business of the republic,
would never leave his home without first
having seen his wife wash and dress the
baby.
Cicero, after having put the finishing
hand to his orations, called in the child
ren, and had joyous romp with
them.
A great diversion of the Emperor Aug
ustus has to play at games with little
children, who were brought from all parts
for this purpose, Moorish and Syrian
children being his favorites. There wa,
one little fellow of the name of Nucius
who stood only two feet high, and weigh
ed only seventeen pounds, but who ne, er
theless had prodigious voice. He VII
an especial favorite.
Rousseau said that nothing gave hin
greater pleasure than to see littl,
children making fun aud playing to-
gether.
81 have always" says he, "stopped il
the streets to watch their frolics and sports
with an interest which 1 see no other per
son take i'll them. "
Yet-inconceivable inconsistency :
Rousseau sent his own children to found
ling hospital, and never owned them.
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a visit TO tho most Marvellous Abbey
OF the Middle Ages,

The correspondent of the Philadelphia
Times exctes the envy and admiration of
his readers by the following account Of
his enjoyment of Mont Saint Michel
"You will forget the bad road and rick
ETY. omnibus when we turn that corner"
said good-nntured travelling companion
in priestly robes, and presently We turned
the corner. 1t would require a magcpen
to describe the beauties of coast that /
then saw, bathed in all the glory of an
early autumn sun. 1t would require Il
magic brush to paint all the changing tints
Of land, sea and sky, over which the sun
spread now glow of azure, now of pur-
pie, and now of gold and amethyst
Like some stone Titan the solitary
mountain lifted its giant form from tht
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For the Free P;e,s and T!mes.l
The holy calm OF sabbath !
II resteth on our hills;
1t hroodeth DER our valleys,
l. smlleth On our rllls.
| holy presence Whispers
Ia the still Autumn air;
And Nature seemeth llited
II God, IN silent prayer
And Peace. celestial angel,
Holds ont her silver wand
And spreads her golden pnions
O'er our beloved Land
With glad and grateful spirits,
GDl's hOly courts We tread
And offer Him our worship,
With none TO make afraid.
For all that Spring bes,uweth,
VITA free and bunnteous handi
Frr blessings richly scattered
u'rr an THIS gOodly land;
Fur all the golden treasures.
That Autumn freely puuIs,
Win an unmcasurcd bounty
Fir ON h,r oCi flowing stores:
Fer life, AMI he In, a Il CON fort,
For rOuDiyy, home AM iritnCs,
Fnl blessed rain, AMI sunshine,
Wh, ii God So freely sends;
For pring : delightful Ncldu G,
Aud ummrr's deeper Gut;
FOR a'lben tints of Autumn,
And Sics scrtnely blue;
For clouds with silver lining,
Who moOings never cease,
A true, and lovely emblem
OF purity, and peace;
Aud or that greater blessing
The precious word OF truth
In age q consolation,
A faithful guide In youth;
For Hope. dlyinely given,
Throi gh faith In that blcst word
A Joyous hope Of Heaven,
And for risen Lord;
We praise the heavenly glve',
And thank the kindly power,
Whose smile brings light and blessing
With every passing hour. .,.-
ember, isss. G. A, CASTLE
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some similar material, she put the hand
kerchief over il and turned the corner
which was ornamented with the owl back
toward the centre, and caught it there
with invisible stitches. The corner of the
pillow that was left without covering had
n piece Of black velvet put smoothly over
it, and handsome ribbon bow of the
same color as the handkerchief was then
fastened to the velvet. The pillow was
finished on the edge with small silk
cord of bright gold color, and the under
side was lined with canton flannel. 1t
was pretty, aud in fact very striking look
ing, and took but few hours to make.
What Can be Made of Birch Bark. In
almost every girls trunk after noun
tain trip is large or small bundle of the
birch bark sometimes procured with de-
finite idea of its being utilized and in
many cases merely because almost every
one had some to take home. Besides tho
baskets and fans that people use the bark
Tor at the mountains, says DcmOrcSfS, it
can be used for many different purposes
with very good effect. Card cases SINH
lar to those of Russia leather are really
lovely, and have more dainty look for
lady than the leather ones. 1t is sim
pie matter to make them. Cut two pieces
of bark the right size and fasten them
together at the back with piece Of silk
or narrow ribbon then baste the lining
on and the pockets then bindit all around
with narrow ribbon to match the lining,
or with piece of the latter. 1t is good
idea to put in an inner lining Of cotton
cloth or flannel and it gives the whole a
little Stiffness Letter cases and even
portfolios may be made in the same man
ner. Baskets are pretty made very SIM
pie and tied with bright ribbons, and can
be used for ferns and dried leaves. Fans
and cornucopias are pretty and useful.
For any one who possesses little crig-
inality the bark pictures are interesting
to make and are pleasing little mementos
to carry to friends at home. Needlebooks,
with a bit of Everlasting" and tiny ferns
pasted on one side, and even napkin rings
are made of the bark. Some letter and
card cases, lined and bound with scarlet
satin, were far prettier than anything of
the kind to be purchased. The lady who
made them had added not a little to their
beauty by painting delicate little vine
across each pocket. Why can't some one
with bit of invention make pretty UNI
brella stand or waste-paper basket of the
bark and ornament it with designs in long
stitches of bright-colored silks in imita-
ton of the Indians work ? With good
sized bundle Of bark and little ingenu-
ity. the articles to be made are legion.
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Yes said fashionable aiy, II think
Mary has mnde very good iLa'ch, | hero
that her husband is one Of the shrewdest and
most unprlnc,pled lawyers in the profession
and Of course he can afford to crafty hel
every wish. Philadelphia Chronicle Herald
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Seasonable Recipes.


Green tomatoes sliced and fried in but
ter, Ia egg plant, are much rellshed oy
some people The slices should first lie
in salt and water for two hours.
Bannock pudding is made of one cup
of corn meal, one of -four, well mixed,
one cup of sour milk, one tablespoonful
Of lard, q small teaspoonful of soda;
| bake or steam.
If you do not wish to use the skins and
seeds of ounces to make Jelly, stew them
in little water, strain this juice, and use
| it to wet the sugar aud help make the sy-
rup for your preserved ounces.
| fsro~;.o -oy to oool- rot"ts"a ..V.' i.
to boil them in their jackets until they
are tender, and then dry them off in hot
oven. Sweet potatoes are excellent, also,
cooked in this way. OF course, care
must be taken to remove the potatoes
| from the boiling water as soon as they ara
tender There is no vegetable that gains
more by being prepared with due atten-
ton than the potato, and the difference
between soggy, water-soaked potato
and one that is properly cooked is greater
than many women seem to know.
One way to economize and to produce
excellent results in cooking is to use suet
IN place of butter or lard. For many
purposes it is better than either OF these.
Some people who Object decidedly To
cakes fried in lard relish them when suet
is used for frying. Beef balls are very
nice fried in suet. Round steak can bo
used for these. Chop the meat fine, sea-
son well with pepper and salt and any
herb you may choose, shape them like
FIAT balls with your hands, dip in egg and
fine cracker or bread crumbs, and fry III
the hot suet.
A nice sauce for tea can be made of
| figs Let them soak in cold water or.
better still, in little sour cider, over
night. Then let them boil gently until
they are tender. Just before taking them
from the fire add sugar to your taste. Ii
you do not use cider the juice OF one or
two lemons should be used to prevent tho
sauce from tasting insipid.
An appetizins entree is made by taking
cold boiled cabbage chop it fine for a
medium. sized pudding-dish full and add
two we'll beaten eggs, n tablespoonful ot
butter, three tablespoonfuls of cream,
with pepper and salt ad libitum. Butter
the pudding dish, put the cabbage in and
bake until brown. This may be eatch
cold, but it is much better if served hot.
1t is especially good with roast pork, or
pork chops
A delicious chichcn soup is made bv
cutting up one chicken and putting 1t IN
your kettle with nearly two quarts Of va
ter, teaspoonful OF salt, and little pep
per. When about half done add two
tablespoonfuls of barley or OF rice. Wheit
this is done remove the chicken from tha
soup, tear or cut part of the breast int.
small pieces, and add to the soup cup OF
cream The rest of the chicken may be
reserved for salad, or for chicken cro-
quettes.