Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-01-30

her a petpnia and Mrs. Simpkins
had brought her package of
flower seeds from New York
and SO bed was laid out. But
the thrifty deacon soon found that the
wedding Of it took time that Mrs.
Tilden might give to her dairy, or TO
making shirts and Knitting stockings,
and so it really troubled his conscience.
The next spring he turned it into his
cornfeld, and when his wife mildly
intimated hcr disappointment, said,
placidly: after all, twas thing of no
use, and took time'-and Mrs. Tilden,
being a meek woman, and one of the
kind of saints who always suppose
themselves miserable sinners, specially
confessed her sin OF being inwardly
vexed about the incident in her prayers
that night, and prayed that her eyes
might be turned off from beholding
vanity and that she might be quick
ened in the way Of minding her work.
The front psrlor Of the deacon's house
was the most ftigid asylum of neatness
that ever discouraged She eye of Wis
itor. The four blank walls were guilt
less of any engraving or painting, or
Of any adornment but an ordinary wall
paper and a framed copy of the declara-
ton Of independence -on each of the
three sides stood four chairs under the
loolting-glass was a shining mahogany
table, with a large Bible and an almanac
on it-and pair of cold ylistening brass
andirons illustrated the place The
mantel-shelf above had pair of bright
brass candlesticks with pair OF snuff
ers between, and that was all. The dea-
con liked it-it was plain and simple-no
nonsense about it-every thing for use
and nothing for show-it suited him. His
wife sometimes sighed and looked round
it when she was sewing as if she wanted
something, and then sung in the good
old psalm:
" FlD.a vanity turn of mine eyes:
Let no corrupt design
Or coYa;ous desires arise
Within this heart Of mine"
Tho corrupt design t. which Tho oS
Unable matron had been tempted had
been the purchase of Parian flower vases,
whose beauty had struck to her heart
when she went with her butter and eggs
to the neighboring city-but recolleet-
ing herself in time she had resolutely
shut her eyes TO the allurement and
spent the money usefuily in buying loaf
sugar.
For it Is to Re remarked that the dea-
con was fond of good eating and prided
himself on the hounties of his wife's
table Few women knew better how to
set one and tho snowy bread, golden
butter, clear preserves and jellies were
themes Of admiration at all the tea
tables in the land. The deacon didn't
mind few cents In pound more for
nicer ham, and would now and then
bring in a treat Of oysters from the city
when they were dearest Those were
comforts, he said, and one must stretch
point for the comforts Of life.
Thedeacon must not be mistaken for
a tyrannical man or bad husband.
When he quietly put his wife's flower
patch into his corn-ficld he thought he
had done her service by curing her
Of an absurd notion FOR things that took
time and mad, trouble and were OF no
use. And She. dear soul, never had
breathed a dissent to any course Of his
loud enough TO let him know she had
one. He laughed in his sleeves often
when he saw her TRANQUILITY knitting or
shirt-making at those times she had
been won't to give TO her poor little con-
traband pleasures. As for the flower
vases, they were repentcd of-and Mrs.
Tilden put a handful OF spring anemones
into cracked pitcher and set it on
her kitchen table, till the deacon tossed
them out OF the window-he couldn't
bear to see weeds growing round. "
The poor little woman had kind OF
chronic heart sickness, like the pining
of teething child; but she never know
exactly what t was she wanted. If she
ever was sick, no man could be kinder
than the deacon. He had been known
to harness in all haste and rush to the
neigh boring town at foar o'clock in the
morning that ID might oaing her some
delicacy size had fancy for that he
could see tie u5e o. lie could not
sympathiza in her craving desire to see
Powers 6 's slave, which Was ex'
hibisinr IL q naigh6oring town. What
meath, ara SO 4 at the space between Il
and the edge OF the magnet shall be half
an inch.
q
and half inches 4ong. That this may
oscillate freely il must be pivoted. In
the center OF piece Of hard wood.
which is half an inch square by one and
half long, bore a hole which shall al
low the point Of the nail TO pass snugly
into it. Then drive the nail in until
the point projects one inch through.
Make [ Of brass, similar TO that made
for the key bat two inches tall, and to
receive the stick which is on the point
of the nail.
Instead Of pivoting by means of a
wire nail, put two small screws through
the sides of the U into the ends OF the
stick. Then screw the U to the base,
so that the large nails shall lie horizon
tally oyerthe top Of the magnet and its
head shall barely project through the
i hole in the sounding part Directly I'M
der the point ~ the nail put a screw
hook into the base. Over the hook and
the point Of the nail stretch a rubber
band. This serves to keep the nail
away from the magnet when no current
is passing
There are three things to adjust in a
sounder the tightncss of the rubber
band and the position Of the two screws
in the sounding part. Experience will
soon teach when these are properly adj
justed. The one end Of The wire Of the
magnet IS then connected with the line
and the other with tho under screw Of
the key.
Gravity batteries can be purchased for
sixty-fye cents q cell, and ready-wound
electro-magnets for ten cents.-Youth'i
Companion.
How old She was.
BY iAe way Bridget" said Mrs.
bland tae othog morning chow Old are