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mRule Of the Road"

This phrase has more than ordinary
significance in its referenc, to the rules
governing the rights of persons riding or
driving on public highways. In Ireland
it is not only the custom to keep to the
left in riding or driving upon the high
way. but it is established by act of Par
lament. In IA and Is Victoria, cap. 90,
sec. 13, it is provided that "Any person
driving any carriage whatsoever, or rid
ing any horse or other animal, shall not
keep his carriage, horse, or other animal
on the left or near side of the road or
street, i shall be liable to q fine
not exceeding ten shillings." This is ex-
actly the reverse of the practice in this
country. The same act provides that in
passing any other carriage or horse going
in the same direction, the rule shall be:
'sWherever it is practicable to 60 or pass
to the right or off side Of such other car
riage or horse or other ANIMAL" a viola
ton of which causes the same penalty.
This is the reverse of the usual practice
here, but follows from the first. In Great
Britain the carriage in advance, when it
turns to meet vehicle approaching,
turns to the left, and if the one follow
ing were to pass on tho left it would be
liable to constant collisions, as the first
carriage might run into it very inno-
Gently. Here the carriage in meeting
turns to the right and the following car
riage is only safe in passing when it goes
bv on the left The rule in England and
Ireland is, therefore, in meeting turn to
the left, in following pass to the right.
In this country in meeting turn to the
right: in following, pass the carriage in
front of you to the left.-Glo6e- Demo-
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and others are stringing colored beads on
fine wires and bending them into tiny
baskets, chairs, tables, slippers and dolls
cradles. The boys and young men are
taught mattress making, and work IN
their department with the correctness
and assurance of practised artizans
others go into the cane work and Learn to
re-seat chairs and make baskets and
brooms.
Many of these children have no parents
or homes, and when the school year is
ended the institution kindly sends them
into the country to board on farms. where
outdoor life brings perfect health and
strength. To look at them in their play
grounds, at first sight, one would hardly
think them blind. The older boys play
leap frog with a gusto quite equal to a
boy with sight, but he does it by meas
uring his steps. They promenade up
and down the halls and courtyard with
perfect freedom, guiding themselves at
the corners with outstretched hands.
When coming out of class they all join
hands, and the leader. places her hand
upon the easement through the hall, then
upon the railing Of the stairs, and makes
her way quickly as any seeing school
girl.
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The Drum.

The name of this we!l-known military
instrument is from the Icclandic thrunad,
meaning thunder. The drum itself IS
commonly made of thin cylinders OF
wood, hollow within, and covered at
the ends with sheets of vellum, which
may be stretched or slackcned at pleasure
by means of small cords and sliding
knots; it is beat upon by a pair OF
short sticks one in each hand of the per-
former. Kettle-drums are hollow hem
ispheres made of brass, and are used in
pairs, one of them being turned to the
keynote and the other to the fifth OF
the key. Small drums, hanging from
the drummcr's belt at the side, and
beaten with the chamade or rou2s6e, are
styled side-drums. The instrument is
of eastern origin, and is believed to
have been introduced into Europe by
the Saracens. The drum-major of reg
imcnt of ldiers is the chief drummer,
or the person who usually marches in
front of t'a band giving the time by the
motion OF the baton he carries.
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Slaves Of the SeminOIes.

A correspondent OF the Globe Democrat,
writing from Tampa, Fla, says: In Ger
tain of the more southern parts OF Florida
negroes are held in as strict bondage as
ever they were before the great war in
any part of the country. Slavery sur
wives, however, only among the few rem
nants of the Seminole tribewho still have
their homes in the woods and everglades
south and east of the Caloosahatchie
River. There there are many families OF
the rtd men, who, though perfectly inof-
fensive, so far as the whites are con-
cerned, maintain digni6ed independ-
ence of the general laws and administer
their own affairs in way strongly reml-
niscent of patriarchal traditions. They
live principally by the chase and upon
the fish of which all Florida waters,
lakes, streams and seas, are extremely
prolific; and for vegetable food they de-
pend upon small patches of ground
cleared here and there, as fancy may die
tate, from year to year. The cultivation
of these patches among the poorer MEM
bers of the tribe is carried on by their
women; but the more prosperous of the
Indians have their negro slaves. upon
whom they devolve all the hard labor of
cultivation, as well as the few items OF
menial drudgery incident to their simple
methods of living.
1t is curious to observe the degree OF
pride these Seminoles take in the fact
that they are shareholders. They are
perfectly aware that the white people of
the country are forbidden to hold slaves;
that every negro throughout the South
who once had to pay obedience to
bondmaster has been freed; but they
don't seem to understand that either
emancipation proclamations and enact
ments or constitutional amendments apply
to them. Hence they regard Themselves
as race of beings more highly privileged
than the whites aristocrats who alone
are recognized as having rights OF prop
erty in an inferior race. Nor is there
apparent among them the fa:ntest sus-
picion that their absurd rights can be
questioned by the law. Slave owning
and slave trading among themselves is
conducted as openly and with as much
confidence as ever it was in South Caro-
lima or Alabama thirty or forty years ago,
and even when they visit the towns to
exchange their peltries for powder, cloth
ing, crockcry and other necessaries, they
occasionally take with them their black
bondsmen, partly to perform any labori-
Gus duty that may happen to become
necessary, but partly, also, to enhance
their appearance of dignity and i'm
portance.
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White House Silver Weddings.

In the past fifteen years two of those
who have filled the Office of President of
the United States have celebrated their
silver wedding (or the twenty fifth ami
versary of marriage) while holding that
high position-Presidents Grant and
Hayes. The twenty fifth anniversary of
the marriage of the former occurring in
the summer, he and his wife celebrated
it at their cottage at Long Branch on Au-
gust %, 1878.
On December 81, 1877, President and
Mrs. Hayes celebrated their silver
wedding in the Executive Mansion by an
eve.ing reception for limited number
of invited guests. The actual wedding
day was the 30th of December, but, as it
fell on Sunday in 1877, the following
evening was celebrated. On Sunday,
however, there was also quiet celepra-
tion of a religious character.
This ceremony occurred in the Blue
Parlor, where the Rev. L. D. McCabe,
who had married Lucy Webb and Ruth
erford B. Hayes in Cincinnati on Decem-
Der 30. 1852, again performed the mar
riage ceremony for them in the presence
of few relatives and intimate friends.
On the same day there was christening
and christening feast. The baptismal
ceremony occurred in the Blue Parlor.
The children baptized were the youngest
of the family of President and Mrs Hayes
Fannie and Scotland the infant of
Mr.. and Mrs. Heron, of Cincinnati, who
was then named Lucy Hayes. Rev. L.
D: McCabe was the officiating clergy
man.
Polk and Fillmore were the only other
Presidents the twenty-flth anniversaries
of whose marriages occurred while they
filled that Office.
The two Adamses, John and Quincy,
are the only two Presidents who had
"golden weddings" or had fifty years
of married life, but these anniversaries
fell after their terms as Presidents
ended. John and Abigail Adams lived
together sixty-two years, and John
Quincy Adams and his wife nearly fifty
one years.
The next longest periods of welded
life enjoyed by any of the Presidents
were by Harrison and Andrew johnson,
each of whom had been married forty-six
years when he died.
Madison was married forty-two years
before his death, Monroe forty-one years
before his wife died, and Washington
foaty years before he died. Jackson and
his wife had been welded thirty-seven
years when his death occurred. Taylor
and his first wife and Pierce and his
wife were each married twenty-nine
wears when death in each case removed
the wife.-Neu York Herald.
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WORDS OF WISDOM.

The working of the good and brave,
seen or unseen, endures literally forever,
and can not die.
Nothing more indicates the true gen
tleman than desire evinced to oblige
or accommodate.
If you have built castles in the
air, your work need not be lost; that is
where they should be; now put founda-
tions under them.-Thoreau.
Get into the habit of looking for the
silver lining of the cloud, and when you
have found it, continue to look at it,
rather than at the leaden grey in the
middle. It will help you over many
hard places.
When you make mistake don't look
back at it lvng. Take the reason OF the
thing into your own mind, and then
look forward, Mistakes are lessons of
wisdom The past can not be changed.
The future is yet in your power.
Always say kind word if you can,
if only that it may come in, perhaps,
with singular opportunities, entering
some mournful mans darkened room
like beautiful FREELY, whose happy con-
volutions he cannot but watch, forget
ting his many troubles.
The good we can each accomplish in
this world is small. The good that all
men in ages could accomplish if they
would is vast. But in order that this
may be done each working being must
serve his own generation and do his part
to render the next generation more efti-
cient.
Doing nothing for others is the undo
ing of ones self. We must be purposely
kind and generous, or we miss the best
part of existence. The heart that goes
out of itself gets large and full of Joy.
This is the great secret Of inner life'
We do ourselves the most good doing
something for others.
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The Use of Sheepskins.

Why is it that our people have never
utilized sheepskins in the Russian man
ner? The pelisses of the Russian moujiks
if better tanned would be ideal gar
ments in harsh winter weather. 1 only
wish could get some Australian skins
with silky feeces to provide myself with
Russian surtout of pastich. The leath-
cry side being turned out, and the skin
forming when buttoned q bell, rain flows
off like water from ducks back, and
the temperature inside does not change.
A sheepskin will take any dye, and with
proper dressingit can be made coaven-
iently supple. The pelisse of the sssroste
was dyed the color of a gingerbread nut,
and was frightened on the breast and
seams with many -colored embroidery in
wool. London Truth.
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And Patience wears the gold thimhle

And Patience wears the gold thimble
to this day!
Harry Lynde came to apologize to her
for his hasty Judgment; but he never got
further than the top of the hill, from
which he could see Patience helping
Milo Darton to weed the young beets.
"It's true, then," he said to himself, a
sharp pang piercing his heart. "They
are cneaged'
And lot us hope that it will be lesson
to hiN---as we'll as to the rest of the
Darlington gentry-not to decide so
hastily again.-Helen Forrest Graues.
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The Laramie (NTyoming) Boomerang
has an account of some lakes in the vicin-
ity of that city so charged with soda that
It accumulates in great quantities around
the edges, whence it is only necessary to
haul it away and work it up into COM
mercial forms. One of the lakes in the
Immediate vicinity of Laramie has been
drained, and the soda is now being
worked up by company, but the sup
ply in other parts is practically mex
haustible, and has as yet hardly been
Touched.
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Looking to the Future.

Now every bright and sunny day
The fair and gentle maiden shops,
And buys the muslin and pique,
To make up into dresses gay
To wear at future seaside hops.
Boston Courier.
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A firm at Vienna did thriving busi-
ness at Berlin for some time by selling
waistcoats into which a likeness Of Bis
marck had been woven in very artistic
manner.
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NEW ODE BY TENNYSON.
SUNG AT THE OPENING OF THE COLONIAL
EXHIBITION, LONDON.

SUNG AT THE OPENING OF THE coLoN1A
EXHIBITION, LONDON.
Welcome, welcome: with one voice
In your welfare we rejoice.
Sons and brothers, that have sent
From isle and cape and continent
Produce of your field and flood,
Mount and mine, and primal wood,
Works of subtle brain and hand
And splendors of the morning land
Gifts from every British zone;
Britons, hold your own!
May we find as ages run,
The mother featured in the son;
And may yours forever be
That old strength and constaney
Which has made your fathers great
In our ancient Island State;
And whereer her flag may fly,
Glorying between sea and sky,
Make the might of Britain known;
Britons, hold your own
III.
Britain fought her sons Of yore;
Britain failed, and nevermore,
Careless of our growing kin,
Shall we sin our fathers sin;
Men that in a narrower day
Unprophetic rulers they
Drove from out the mothers nest
That young eagle of the West
To forage for herself alone
Britons, hold your ownl
Sharers of our glorious past,
Brothers, must we part at last?
Shall not we, through good and Ill,
Cleave to one another still!
Britain's myriad voices call:
Sons, be welded, each and all,
Into one imperial whole;
One with Britain, heart and soul,
One life, one flag, one fleet, one throne
Britons, hold your own!
And God guard all!
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druggist ) "lle, Lue Lo"u tIuStSCSo ouS A0
to look to it"
Fanny Darton heard none of these
good-natured comments.
She was busy, with the help of eli ia
Eames, in taking the quilt from its fran :,
so as to make compacter bundle lor the
purposes of transportation.
"Dretful pretty pattern! What is it,
asked Mrs. Peck. the Methodist minis
ter's widow. ''Court-house Steps, or
Jobs Troubles1"
Good natured Melinda unrollcd the
gorgeous mass of colorS to let her look.
In the same instant something shone
with kaleidoscope glitter, and dropped,
clinking. on the floor.
'Lor'?' said Miss Farrar, fumbling for
her spectacles.
"What on earth is that2" screamed
Mrs. Cubebs.
Fanny barton rescued the glistening
fugitive from under the leg of rheu-
matte bureau.
Its old Mrs. Osmund's gold thimble, !"
said She 'that's what it is--rolled up
in the quilt! And now" with defiant
glance at the assembled brigade of gos-
sips who were gathered around, what
do you all think about Patience Meade?"
And she gathered up the quilt and de-
parted, with unutterable triumph.
There came very near being litigation
about the gold thimble.
The Osmund heirs, Of course, claimed
it. Equally, of course, Fanny Darton
declared that when she bid in the quilt,
she bid in the thimble also.
And the New York lawyer who was
consulted by his cousins husband, who
had married an Osmund. said that they
had better let the thimble remain where
it was; and so the Osmunds gave up the
contest.
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the finishing stitches with the needle. At
the knitting machines the yarns are set
by counting the needles and memorizing
the stitches. One cannot help thinking
what pleasure it would give them could
they see the beautiful work Of their own
skillful fingers when it is completed.
Lace, jackets, shawls, skirts, underwear
and hosiery are knit here. Around the
walls of the room sit the girls who are
learning to crochet. Each stitch is first
committed to memory and then executed,
guiding the thread and hooks by the
sense of touch. One bright little girl of
twelve years of age was crochcting lace
of 100 linen-onc of the finest threads
made. The pattern was a shell and leaf,
and every stitch was perfectly done-a
thing which is not always the case with
the work done by seeing people, where
the eye is depended upon for ac-
curacy instead of counting the
stitches. Beautiful rugs, copies of the
Smyrna rug in color and design, are made
by these blind children, and are quite as
handsome as their famous patterns.
Many of these rugs lie on the wood mo-
sale floors in the drawing rooms of some
of the city's finest dwellings. The work
room contains large case filled with the
articles made by these little blind girls,
Rich embroideries, afghans, mats, lace
and scarfs of fine crocheting, all kinds of
knitted goods and even dainty baby
dresses are here, samples of the skill and
patience of these children.
Passing from here into smaller work
room, we find the beginners in the indus
trial department; children-both boys
and sirls-of six or seven years old.
Some are learning to tie knots with tape;
others are learning to braid with ribbons,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-01
Women and Decorative Art.

Philadelphia News
Several years ago the sale of dec.
orativc art made by women was al
most unknown. Since that time So
cictics OF decorative art have been cs-
tablishcd III New York, Boston, Phil.
adclphia. Baltimore. St. Louis, Buffalo,
Rochester and SAN Francisco. The
statistics of these societies show that
they have paid for works of decorative
art produced by women over half n
million dollars: by no means small
amount when the length of time and
novelty of the work to the
American public are considered.
There is no class of work for which
women who are physically or by cir
cumstances untitled for active work in
the world are better adapted. Lace
making, painting, cmbroidering,
tapestry weaving. modelling and carv-
ing, can be as well done in the mount
aims of North Carolina rs in New York
City. vi course, experience is re-
CURED to know what sort of work is
desirable, but the several societies sup
ply that information rs far as possible.
Provided that Il woman has good taste
in design. and Il dcft hand to execute,
the field of decorative art affords them
rare chances for making names and
money ut the least veXation and OK.
pcnse.
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Jcrc Blacks Early Studies,

From E"collec;ions by His Son.
The boy WAS especially fond of Latin
classics, and ut ID or thrreabOut wa
y clever Horaiian. He had committed
the text verbatim, had translated il in.
to English prose, and had then turned
the whole into English verse of his
own. To the day of his death he re
mcmbered literally all three--thc
Latin the English prose and the En-
glish vcrsc-though neither had even
been written. and he amused MANY !:
leisure moment by comparing his
childish version with the numerous
published TRANSACTIONS of his favortc.
This, however, WAS, as his father in.
timated, but the play of Il still undis.
ciplincd but extraordinarily vigorous
intellect. He pursued with even great.
er assiduity the studies for which he
had less taste and in which he then
felt the greatest dread of finding HIM
self deficient when he should come tC
that man 5 work of making an honest
living. which he knew, from his faith.
er's circumstances. he must soon take
up. He subjected every learned man,
priest or layman, who came in his way,
to Il catechism of his own dcvisiny,
and thus cleared up the doubts and
difficulties which occasionally arose in
the course of hls sclf-guidcd studies.
1t is not. therefore, surprising that
when, at the age of IL, he rode to the
county town on horseback with his
father and was entered IL student OF
law in the Office of Chauncey Forward,
he was found fair scholar. we'll equip.
ped for the profession. His serious
mind. with its mighty and eager grasp.
seized and assimilated everything with.
i'll reach. He had read every book in
his fathers housc-and that was q
store by no means inconsidcrable for
the time and place-and also every one
that could be iished from the town Ii.
brary.
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A Canary Birds BacchanaI Song.

A tiny yellow-fcathered canary bird
stopped eating hemp seed, and began
cooking its head on one side, then
scratching its bill with one claw, the
bird began to sing in ilute-likc tones.
1--WE won't go Home till Morning."
Every note was rs true and prompt as
French music box. Despite the ami
mated appearance of the songstcr, it
was so unnatural to hear the royster-
ing song of the bacchanals chantcd by
canary, that the bystandcr looked
suspiciOusly around TO find the music
box which was playing the tune. The
bird belongs to l.. ID. Stcbblns, the
matchmaker, OH Wisconsin street, and
he explained the motlus orcrandi by
which the little songster acquired its
surprising faculty.
He said that the bird had been bred
by himself, being common canary.
The parent birds were chosen with
reference to volume of voice and quail
ity. GAS soon as the bird was BORN"
he said, 'thc education was begun. A
mouth organ was the educator en-
ployed. Beginning thus early it was
eight months before the education was
CouPicteu. Inc Dlru Gun sing we
Won't &c Home till Morning, fault
lessly, but there its requirements end.
1t has never heard any other song.
That tune was played at the bird three
times day on an organ. 1t is COM
mon canary, and Is valuable on ac-
count of its superior education, inso.
much that was offered S45 for it a
few days ago, Ignorant common ca
naries sell for 81, which proves con.
clusively that there is nothing lost by
educating them.--Nilpcaskee Wiscou-
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cad a life of case and Incidence. con.

cad life of ease and Incidence, con.
sumo the honey in winter. They give
some attention to rearing young bees,
and arc believed to live sometimes as
long as eight months. The queen will
live from four to six years. The drones
live as long as they can. but, from
causes beyond their control, are, prob
ably the shortest lived inhabitants of
the hive.
The sting of the worker consists OF
fine pointed instrument. with o
groove running the entire length of it:
upper surface. Over this groove ex.
tends two horny barbs so fitting to.
gcther that the three form lube,
through which the poison is forced
into the wound. The barbs prevent
the stings being withdrawn from the
wound and as result it is torn from
the body of the bee. necessarily caus.
ing its death. What useful purpose
these little barbs can serve. has never
been determined. but Mr.. Darwin be.
licvcs they Indicate the descent of the
honey-bec from the saw.tlics.