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somo.imeS and this ono may be like
the rest. Wooden Shoes nni his
father may be growing proud and
mot that boy / studied him we'll.
i think, Uncle Toby. aud could find
no pride in his natGre,p cried Rollo,
with show of spirit.
Ono day thero camo 10 Rollo's home
a square package. which the express.
man delivered and went his way.
II was addressed 10 Rollo himself,
and had becn sent from growing
town in one of the Western States.
The surprised boy and Uncle Toby
loosaned tho cords with much eager.
ness and curiosity, and when thoii
hands opened the parcel thore fell out
upon the iioor-two wooden shoes
Rollo gave great shout. which
Uncle Toby followed with laugh.
Your wooden shoes in person,
Rollo, he exclaimed. at seems that
Hermann, ofAntworp, has not forgotten
you"
81 knew he had not"
just thon Rollos prying fnger.
found in one OF the shoes n piece of
folded paper, and when he had opened
IL, he read aloud tho following letter.
beautifully written and correctly
spelled:
MY DEAR RoLLo--I am quito n boy now.
and tomorrow ontor tho High School.
where expect 90 prepare myself for a
teacher OF languages. Wassor Is with mo
yet ana when talk about YOU he looks into
my eyes and seems TO approve OF all gnv.
l send you tho little wooden shoes you nrst
saw In the streets of old Antwerp. for know
they VIII cause You TO rcmcmber how YOU
once cast your bread upon tho wntars.
when am man and amastcr OF languages.
| Will come 70 SEQ You. Keep the wooden
shoes, and with thcm the love and gratitude
OF HEnNtAN,S nnor,.
When Rollo finished and looked up
at Uncle Toby, there were tears in his
eyes.
What do you think of Wooden
Shoes now?" he exclaimed.
Surely, my boy, il was bread cast
upon the waters. IL has boon seen
after many days. was the reply.-
Sunday School Times.
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is Salt an Emergency.

The question OF the need Of salt rs
essential 10 health is being widely dis
cussed by scientists and medical
men. IL has been claimed by many TO
be good for the blood and an aid to di-
Pestion. A scientific writer now says
that this is not 80 and that the impor
tance Of salt has been very much over
rated. He elan tha. instead OF Pre-
venting scuryy the exc sdve use OF salt
produces scuryy. Then he shows that
there are many PAGES in the world
whore salt is not known and yet the in.
babitants are all very healthy. in Sonth
Africa salt is very scarce and only tho
very wealthy can agOsd 20 have 10 on
their tables. The poorer eople who
have never tasted salt are oil very
strong and healthy Previous 10 tho
discovery OF ihis country the Indians
never had salt, aud in the pre- ont dag
salt is not iu use in Siberia. Many say
that the whOlesOmen ssof salt IS proved
by the way in which an mails eat it. In
parts Of the wofll whore salt is not
known autcl0pes abound in great qnan-
titles, and instances are on record
where cattle aud sheep have been raised
very successfully without the use OF
salt Dogs, cats and o.her carniveroua
animals are not 30 all fond of salt
CfUriuuuE fOmWegCinf
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warmth thereof, while his wife heweth
tho wood and draweth tho water.
He discutteth politics by the hour,
and pokoth fun at religion, for he hath
froward mouth.
Ho Accomplishment much electioneer-
ing before town meeting dny summons
eth tho men OF the tribe unto tho ballot
box, like bottoth he freely: but forget-
teth that he owneth not q shekel where-
with 10 back his wager.
He squanderoth his days at the pool
room and layeth his handsto tho bill
lard cue.
Ho exhausteth his physical energy
in playing "seven up" and whistle
Jack, and proyideth not meat for his
children TO cat; neither putteth he
raiment upon them.
Ho consideroth not the ways OF tho
ant, neither learneth he wisdom OF her;
for selhshness dwelloth in his heart.
Ho believeth that the world oweth
him living and he sitteth still and
awaiteth It's coming, and tho world
disappointeth him not, but sendeth
the living along.
He mortgageth his COW and his calf,
that he may get shekels whcrowith to
buy whisky and tobacco.
His wife forsaketh not her house, for
she lacketh fitting raiment.
He tilleth not his garden, neither
layeth no his hand TO tho bucksnw.
And IL shall come TO pass that he enter
eth his house rs night draweth nigh,
and his wife shall speak harshiy unto
him, for is not her spirit sore wrought
upon aud dwelle:h not righteous anger
in her hearth And he shall soy unto
her:
"Prithec, Mary Ann, give mo food,
that may eat for verify say unto
thee this hath been o heavy
day mp town. Us fellers got 70
! talkin politics, and I let them
know what's what; when they git
ahead o. this here coon In arguments
they'll know IL, bet yer sweet life on
thatp And his wife shall wax wroth.
and shall set before him raw potatoes
and uncooked flesh OF swine to cat,
saying: "Didst thou not walk abroad
have been hewinR wood wherowith to
prepare thy food2 And are not oin-
incnt politicians like thyself gifted
with digestive power like unto that of
tlcsl'ird ef tho Desert OF Sahara2 Eat
thou, therefore, thy grub rRwlf ---'
The village loafer reareth many sons
and daughters, yet shall they not rise
mp aud call him blessed, for have they
not labored with their hands that he
may dwell in idleness?
And il shall come TO pass, that his
youngest daughter, being fair TO look
upon, shall find favor in tho eyes of
youth Of the tribe and she shall be-
/ given unto him in marriage. And the
village loafer shall soiourn with him
and shall cat o. his meat and drink
from his cup, for ha !: lie not given un-
TO him his fairest daughtor. and is il
not meet that his son-in. law give him
food and raiment in exchange for The
damsel p Chicago Ledger.
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a Tnrklsh l.ann.l.lrhier.

This fuBctionary IS q tall and paunt
Mussulman, with q fierce mustache, an
embroidered scarlet jacket. and huge
Efustaneile." Ho carries o ladder. "a
box Of lucifer matches, and huge
green cotton umbrella. he plants his
ladder against o wooden post. on the
top Of which common tin lamp is in-
securely fastened. and taking of the
glass chimney op ms his umbrella to
keep of the wind The handle OF tho
umbrella is tucked under his arm. aud
then balancing himself on tho rickctv
ladder be proceeds 20 strike O light
with bis lucifots, carefully protecting
the spiuttering flames with both his
hands Naturally this IS o slow pro
cess aud by tho time the dozen iampa
arc lighted everybody Is safe at home.
Tor the citizens do not 60 out at night.
but retire to Fssi &c o very early ho1r
-A4 ho Yc1v Found
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THE LITTLE FOLKS



There once was restless boy
Who dwelt in home by the sea
Where tho water danced for Joy
Aud the wind was glad and froe;
but he said, Good Mother oh. lot me sol
For the dollest place In tho world, know,
Is thf little brown house
This old brown house,
Under tho apnlc.trce.
y will travel cast and west:
Tho loNcliest homes N see
And when havc found the best
- Dear molhsr, Ill come for thee.
III como for thee in year aud day.
And loyfully then we n haste away
Prom this little brown house.
This old lrown house,
Under the applc-trce
50 he travelled hero and there,
but mover content was no,
Though he saw in lands most fair
no costlioat homes there be-
he something missed nom tho sea or sky,
ltu no turnod again. with n wistful Sigh,
10 tho lit,lo brown house,
The old brown house,
Under tho npple.treo.
lhcn the mother saw and smiled,
Who her heart grew glad aud free.
HAST thou chosen home. NV chitdf
All, whore shall We dwell p quoth aho
Ana no said. Sweet Mother. from east TO west
The loSclicst homo, aud tho dearest aud boat.
ls n little brown house,
An old brown house,
Under an applc-tree.'
--E"dora >, BNRtstold, az So. Nicholas.
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The Young Kaiser In the Field.

Ard the appearance OF the young
KaiLer doeB nothing 10 discourage the
admiration evoked by what VIC hear Of
his military performances. He is aboye
the average OF his officers In height,
carries himgelf with grace seldom al
lied TO the profession Of arms, and in
proportion lac is Of full body, though
bu ygesti & Muscular Developments
rather than stoutness. His left am
has not developed normally, but IL is
not unless ones attention 10 called TO IL
that its impotency becomes striking.
With his left arm, however, he holds
his horses reins, and once, at least
saw him take ditch which throo ok
lis officers refused, feat that does noe
harmonic with the currtnt tories
about his fscblo powers Ills right arm,
on the other hand has absorbed all the
ygor which was deIisd it's matc, as is
r marked by all who experience the
powerful grlsp be applies when shak-
ing hands, n grasp which in Berlin has
passed into a proyerb. How little his
left arm bn0 interfered with his love Ok
sport may be judged from the fact that
lac Is an excel mt shot and good oar
all with the single right arm alone.
Ue is all very strong lencer. His
subjects, at least about Berlin, adore
him, II features and voices can ever be
the index 10 thought, for as ! looked
from the saddle into the faces Of the
people that hocked about us, The feel
ing that was deI icted there was not
mere curiosity, Il was the loyal ecstasy
Of usually cold dispo itions, never
stirred except in the depth Of their ma
lures, who throw into their eyes and
lhe glow Of their cheeks au expression
of self-sacrfcing devotion chat cannot
be counterfeited. - Army and Navy
Journal
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-03

The Sultan of Turkey has become
hntsnsely interested in mind reading.
With his usual luxurious method of in
dulging a new fsa he hos advertised in
European papers for mind-readers who
are willing to reside in Constantinople
for some time and receive large salaries
aor deyoting their talents to his amuse-
ment. AS the Sultan does not pay his
cooks the advertisement has not been
especially effective.
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No rInn,hers Nsad Annlr.

apa, I gco there amt any piuml,-
ers in heaven" said six year-old
yonngsitr one rainy day.
WHY not, my son -
"Pe.aus tho sly leaks 80 easy"
"Thara not the reason there are no
plumber n heaven, sonny. They ara
al in the otbor place, for the Bible
savr it is easier for n camel 70 crawl
through tho eye Of a needle than for
rich men 20 enter the kingdom q
heaven. "- Ter0s SJiiugs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-03

The London monkey which has
been taught TO count straws is attract
ing much attention from scientific
men. Science says by refusing all
but the number Of straws asked for.
and fewarding tho ape for correct
performance, tho creature wac taught
10 give at command one, two, three.
four, or five straws. His method is 20
take the stfaws ono by one into his
mouth until one less than the required
number have been collected, then,
taking up on additional straw, he
hands IL over, together with those in
his mouth - certainly remarkable
performance" Another paper says
that this is far in advance OF the per.
formanco Of Sir John Lubbock's dog
Van. IT is on par" it adds, "with
the capacity Of the lowest savagos. the
Australian tribes, for instance, whose
ability to count precisely is limited 10
three or four, any quantity over that
becoming 10 them o number Of plenty. p
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-03

A STORY comes TO New Brunswick,
y. j., of the rayag:s Of a strange ami
NAL IN the Great Bear Swamp. Hall
dozen or 50 sheep and pigs disappear
each week. One hired man claims 20
have seen the depredator, and says that
1t was twice as big as sheep, and had
horns. A hunting party has been or
ganired 20 solve the mystery.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-03

|. MRs. PATRIcK HEESAs and Mrs.
Burns, who live near Marysville, Cal,
Parted out to attend church. Their
team ran away, and their covered
wagon capsized and fell over an en-
bankmsut into the ditch. The horses
1i'l not stop, but waded in the water.
dragging the overturned wagon after
them. The ladies were rescued only
slightly injured.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-03

Mr.. ARCHIBALD FORBES, the we'll
known English war correspondent.
contributes to late issue of the Pail
Mall Gazette a graphic letter on Gen.
Sheridan. He places upon the dead
General ihs highest estimate of ability
in oil branches Of warfare. In closing
tho article bTr. Forbes writes: $50
brilliant was Sheridan as cavalry
leader that his name has come TO be
associated chiefly with that role; but
in this injustice has been done him, for
he handled all arms with equal skin
and enterprise, and in the success of
tho final, fercest struggle that culmi.
mated in Lees surrender at Appomat-
tox Court Houst ne stands out as the
principal figure, in whose track Of tor
nado-like energy Grant seems to havo
followed tamely.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-03

GEN. BoULANGER has created great
aurry in political circles in France.
lie is at present creating great deal
of furry in his own family. The
General may be shrewd statesman.
Ke may be brave soldier; but if his
wife is to be believed he does not
amount to much as dutiful husband.
The General is said TO be over fond of
she society of vivacious actress in the
'Comedie Franchise. To this his wife
objects. As he persists in his esca-
pade, Madame Boulanger has decided
to sue him for divorce. The Cen
eral seems determined to keep in the
pnblic eye, although family disturb
ance is necessary in order to achieve
the result.
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Fond Mother Well Harold, how
Gre you succeeding at college?
Harold The professor says 4 ana
getting we'll mp in figures.
"indecdy'
EYES. + used TO be seventh in my
class, and now stand sixteenth Oh
m pushing on"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-03

Mrs. MARGARET J. PRESTON is not
blind, as several newspapers have as
serted, but she is suffering from her
merciless use of her eyes in her effort
TO help Southern literature. For many
years after the war she did a great part
of the literary editing of several South
crn quarterlies, magazines, and jour.
nails, all gratis, and under the editors
name, not hers. This constant work
wore out her eyesight, and for some
years she has been compelled to dictate
her work to typewriter. In spite of
this drawback, she has brought out
three books during the last year. OF
nll the seven or eight volumes which
she has published, not fifty copies were
bought in her own State of Virginia.
except "Beechenbrook.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-03

HORACE TAFT, son of Judge Alphon-
80 Taft, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is tutor
at Yale College, and great believer
in tariff reform. He voted for Cleve-
land at the recent election in spite of
the Republican prominence of his fam
lily. After election he wrote to his
brother, Judge William Taft, of Gin
'cinrati in regard to tariff redaetion.
Strangely enough, the Yale tutor
spelled tariff with two RS. This
gave Judge William chance to write
a most sarcastic reply to the college
instructor. An answer from the pro-
fessor soon came, in which he said !:
How 1 do wish, William, that you
know as much about the tariff as You
do about spelling"
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THE VILLAGE LoAFRR.
pY ANNA oEREs FnIrscn.

HEN the warnt
Nwinds OF summer
blow, he sitteth in
the cool and pleasant
places; even upon
the sugar barrel in
front of tho village
store. But when tho
weather waxeth cold
ard the frosts of
winter be upon the
land, his stalwart
form embellishetlb
the dry goods box
near the stove: yea,
he basketh in the
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eled after the temple of Fame, and beari
ing on its frieze the names of Washing3
ton, Grant, Farragut and Lincoln, and
on its columns Garfield, Thomas, Meade,t
Mcpherson, Sedgwick, Reynolds, HUM,
phreys end Mansfield. Near by is thel
Monument to the Unknown, and just be-;
yond it the beautiful ampllitheatre, 160'
feet in diameter, with chaste Corinthiar
rostrum and colonnade, wherein many;
thousands sat urUn the green sward
Decoration Day and joined the anniversary
exercises. The greenhouses are fairly!
bursting with flowers to be used In the
decoration of the graves, and the colored
man, bent and old, whom we see ambing
along, watering pot in hand, issWesley
Syfax, who once was Robert E. Lees
slave. Thirty years ago there were 200
slaves on the estate, and five of them still
remain, so much attached to the place
that they could not be driven away.
They live in little cabins near by, and
work, when they can, for the Govern
ment. A little way from the house to the
south are the graves of George Washing
ton Curtis and his wife. In gloomy
spot under the hill is the resting place Of
Mrs. Mary Randolph. 1t is the faithful
old slave, Wesley syfax, who early each
Decoration Day morning strews these
graves with sweet jessamines and forget
me-nots.
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The Persian Gentleman.

In Persia boys and girls never play to-
gether. Even at home the inferiority Of
the girls is insisted on, just as much by
the mother as by the father. The little
girls have to invite playmates of their
own, but their games are never lively
ones. They generally prefer to sit by
themselves under the shade of mulberry
or pomegranatc trees in the garden
(Which usually is laid out in the court
yard surrounded on all sides by houses or
high walls) and listen to fairy tales which
their mothers and nurses can tell very in
terestingly, indeed. While there is very
little companionship or. love between
brothers and,,sistcrs, there isno quarreling
and no fighting, either, between them !;
and the boys, while thinking themselves
above the girls, show them many little
kindnesses.-NeU York Mail and Erlress.
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A Milli0naire's H0use-Boat.

Alexander Graham Bell, the millionaire
inventor of the telephone, is going to en-
JOY his summer in novel fashion. A
Baltimore boat-builder has built for him
the most singular looking craft that has
ever been put afoat, patterned somewhat
after Mr.. Noah's historic craft. Mr..
Bell calls it house-boat. I am told it
is an immense catamaran, housed over
with a charming cottage that contains
double parlors, dining room,. billiard
room and spacious sleeping apartments,
besides kitchen, bath rooms and servants
quarters. The house is elaborately fur
nished and fitted up with every comfort
and convenience that can be found in a
modern residence. It is propelled by two
powerful screws, and in smooth water it
is estimated that the boat will attain
speed of fifteen miles an hour. 1t was
put together in Nova scotia.-New York
G7aphic.
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industry in this part of the State. The
novelty of his enterprise, its financial
success so far, and its promise of great
future profits, have induced many farmers
in this region to think seriously of raising
skunks. Almost every day Mr.. Clark
gets letters from men who wish to know
the details Of the business and the price
of his best skunks for breeding purposes.
Mr.. Clark expects that in few years
western New York will have twenty
skunk farms where it now has one. AS
soon as farmers realize the tremendous
profits of skunk culture, he thinks, they
will tumble over each other in their
eagerness to add skunk annexes to their
stock farms. Mr.. Clark does not fear,
however, this prospective multiplication
of rivals will diminish his local prestige.
Though skunk farmers may increase in
numbers every day in the year, Mr.. Clark
is inclined to think that he will remain
the original and only skunk tanner in
western New York.
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Oriental Railway Employees.

Speaking of railroad wages in India, 3
find that section men work here for from
three to five cents day, and that the
roads can get all the men they want at
these prices. Engineers work on time
and distance, and they earn about the
highest pay of the railroad empioyes,Hi
They get about seventy dollars month
while running regularly, but they can IN
crease this by extra running to eighty
and one hundred dollars q month.
The Indian railways have no conductors
in our sense of the word. The tickets are
collected and examined by men at the
various stations, and the guard who man
ages the train in other respects has moth
ing to do with the tickets. Such guards
get about twenty-five dollars month";?
and on the smaller railroads they receive,
from seven to twenty dollars a month:
The most of the guards are natives or
la!f- breeds, while majority of the en-!
eineers are English. I don't think the
English engineers are as well posted as
our American ones. I asked one OF them
the weight of his engine. BE stammered
and replied that he did not know. The
American engineer can tell you just what
his engine weighs, how much steam she
carries and all about her.-FrGnk q.
Carpenter.
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The First American FLAG.

The New York Tribune says: The
Rome Sentinel, meaning Romc-in-thc-Mo-
hawk Valley, and not Rome-on-the-T -Tiber,
while in patriotic mood, the other day
observed: cit may not be generally
known, but it is a fact, that the Amcri-
can flag, the Stars and Stripes, were first
fnng to the breeze and first saw actual
service at Fort Stanwix, located in what
is now the city of Rome, and on site
within q stones throw of the Sentinel
Office. Prompted by this interesting
reminiscence which proves that the
Sentinel, although secular newspaper,
came near being published on holy ground
the Albany Times proceeds to state
what has become of the first Fort Stanwix
flag. That treasure beyond price is now
in possession of an Albany lady, Mrs.
Abraham Lansing. 1t was bequeathed
to her by her grandfather, the gallant
Colonel Peter Gansevoort, who COM
manded Fort Stanwix when the flag was
first hoisted. The Times recalls the fact
that Horatio Seymour at the centennial
celebration of Oriskany, in 1877, dis
played the flag in the presence of the
vast concourse of people assembled on
that occasion; and that having done so
he gave this account of it.:
'It is the flag of our State which was
borne by the regiment commanded by
Colonel Gansevoort, not only here at the
beginning of the Revolutionary war, but
also when it was ended by the surrender
of the British army at Yorktown. The
brave soldier who carried it through so
many contests valued it beyond all earthly
possessions. He left it as a precious
heirloom to his family. They have kept
it with such faithful care that again,
after century has rolled away, its folds
can be displayed in this valley to another
generation, who will look upon it with a
devotion equal to that felt by those who
followed it on the battle-felds of the
Revolution"