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A Land Where PiauO-PIaying Must
Re Done behind Closed Doors

A curious system of fines obtains in
Germany. People are fined for every
curious little alleged offence. An esti-
mable lady went out for walk last week
in the old part at Hanover. Wandering
about in the quaint, narrow streets she
lost her way, and being unable to speak
German or to find a cab, she meandered
wildly hither and thither until at last
she found herself in a remote suburb
quite in the country.
Seeking to make a short cut back to
the city, she started across an open field,
but was speedily overhauled by a native,
who implied by his tones and gestures
that she was committing grave offence.
To make long and narrowing story
short, this estimable lady was ultimately
compelled TO pay fine of three marks
for trespassing upon the private proper
| ty of a suburban farmer.
| Boys are fined for playing games i'll the
streets; to throw SNOWFALL at any per-
son or anything costs 70 cents.
Whistling upon the street is a Unable
offence, So is dropping nutshells or fruit
/ peelings upon the pavement. If your
, neighbor keeps poultry and the cackling
| disturbs you, a complaint 10 the police
results in the immediate abatement OF
! the nuisance.
When the young woman of the family
practices upon the piano the windows Of
! the room must be closed in order thai
the neighbOrhood shall not be pestered
! ". Y. Journal.
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CHICAGO IN THE sILURIAN AGE.

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we are now ready, through data 1ur-
nished by our rocks, to picture to our
selves Chicago in the Silurian age. In
Silurian times C,hicooo lo, % tho bottor,
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nortb Iov iand go 81 ,'ni,,,o',,,, oo o,'tont
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TO BE A GOOD TEACHER.

Good health is particularly necessary
for the teacher, as the labors of the
schoolroOm draw so constantly and
heavily on the vocal, mental and nervous
forces. Teachers need to be continually
on their guard against anything which
can interfere with their physical we'll
being. This precaution has also, a moral
significance and Importance.
OF course, the more liberal and thor
ough the education, the better the foun-
dation on which the teachers work is
based; but there have been many great
scholars who have proved very poor
teachers, for the possession of knowl-
edge by no means implies the ability to
impart it. 1t is safe to assume that
natural talent in this direction is the best
possible test of the 'born teacher" In
addition to what is usually included in a
liberal education, a knowledge of the
comparatively modernscience of psychol
ogy is indispensable, familiarity with
the laws which control the development
of mind, the material upon which the
teacher exclusively works. If she sue
ceeds in her work without this knOwl
edge, her success will result 'more from
good luck than good looking to-" or bt
the outcome of a happy intuition which
unfortunately, few possess. This brancl
of science has but lately been accorded
its proper place in our curriculum, bu
every day strengthens its claim to b.
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Tue DEsERTION OF THE EARNS.

Careful study of the census returns
has developed the fact that in a notably
large portion of the more populated
East the ratio of growth i'll the small
country villages and in the remote rural
regions has been unexpectedly small,
much smaller in fact than was noticed a
decade ago. For this fact there is, of
course, a perfect satisfactory eXplana-
ton. The country is moving to town.
The country lad, no longer content with
the peaceful simplicity and quiet of life
on the farm, has been rushing off to the
city, and the young blood as conse-
quence, is getting its initial introduction
to urban taints and vices.
1t will readily be seen that this turn
of affairs involves grave problem.
Since from the birth of democratic gov
ernment the source of democratic
strength and vigOr has always been the
farm and the wholesome farm life, il
follows as an inevitable consequence
that the corruption of that life, or the
ever so small cessation of it, threatens
danger to the welfare of the whole body
polite. This republic is proud of its
magnificent cities, in which the hum oI
united industry never ceases and the
pulsations of trade never flags. But i
is also proud of the wholesomeness anC
incessant energy of its rural communi
ties, whence is continually derived tha
increment of fresh vitality which keeps
it In its conscious and glowing health.
Norris it in the East alone that this cOhe
sive influence is breeding diversified citiei
and causing deserted villages. Great a
has been the development of the agricul
tural portions of the New West" til,
upgrowth of its cities and towns ha
been even greater and more sudden
Portland, Tacoma, Los Angeles, Denver
Leadville, these and dozen other west
ern giants, the products as one NIGH
also say, of single day, can be cited il
proof of the assertion that the surprisin
lpart of the census in ite revelations o
phenomenal urban booming Every
where, from seaboard to seaboard, tn
tendency appears to be away from til
farm and toward the city.
History rightly informs us that to th
sacrifice of healthful rural life is ascril
able the degeneracy of all nations. Can
be that the rush of the countryyOuth to th
crowded thoroughfares Of the metropoli
is the forewarning of an epoch of decay
Let us trust that it Is rather a mel
vagary which time will soon set righ
and the cities will grow better as the
grow bigger.
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considered the cornerstone Of every edu-
catiOnal structure.
Martin Luther asserted i'm his cast-iron
style of rhetoric, 'Unless a school mas
ter knows how to sing l think him of no
account" Such test would materially
decrease the number of pedagogues;
nevertheless, it is true that such ability
is of the greatest service to the teacher.
The physical benefit resulting from sing
ing is sufficient reason for its use, even
if no other existed; but it is peculiarly
valuable as a source of enjoyment to
children, and great aid in the perserva-
ton of order. Even little knowledge
of drawing places mighty power in the
hand of the teacher. Nothing so much
helps to make instruction clear and i'm
pressive as simple and rapid illustration,
particularly in the primary grades. At
present these two accomplishments-im-
properly so termed for they are really
essentials-are required in most schools.
The children of to-day, who are the
teachers of tomorrow, are receiving
thorough instruction in these two mat
ters, and experience proves that it is
almost as instructive for them to sing
and draw as for bird to fly.-CdrOliRe
b. lie ROp, in Ladies' Home Journal
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crying out madly: won't you rave now,

crying out madly: won't you rave now
won't yOu?n
1t became unsupportable. He strucl
out and shrieked so that the landlord
came hurrying up the stairs and looked
through the chink of the door, and the
attendant stood back in terror, anC
the physician stood helpless for {
moment.
With the greatest effect the feverisl
pstient raised himself and cried loudly
and distinctly. "Wretches, you would
think would rave and betray myself
Now, Just to defy you, shall not do it
See, with clear mind, to spoil YOU
pleasure, | say it frankly; | stole tho
money from the merchant Helwig in his
Office the 9TH of March, !, Conrad Hart
man."
As if relieved, he sank on his pillow
From this moment sensible improve
ment was noticed.
The nurse told incidentally about the
strange occurrence, the landlord spoke
of it, and it so happened that the young
attorney had the satisfaction before the
expiration of the period of limitation, OF
redeeming his previous failure.
The first caller which the convalescent
received was the attorney. Without
surprise, cold and quiet, he received him
and made his confession.
Afterwards he tried several times to
drink of his medicine with one draught,
but he was prevented from deing so.
So he was able, after few weeks, to
exchange the sick chamber for the prison
cell.-Atldntd Constitution.
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Tests of a Good Newspaper.

The newspaper which is good adver-
tising medium gives TO the initiated and
experienced advertiser proofs of such
fact in every line of the paper and in
every item of its management and equip
mont. Circulation is something that,
nowadays, unfortunately, is lightly
claimed without truth or foundation,
but the claim, if true, is substantiated
to the knowing ones by the paper itself.
If, for instance, you find a newspaper
that has lived and ilourished on its own
income for great number of years,
while those about 1t have died or beer
swallowed by rival concerns; if it be
published in good territory, with excel
lent facilities that enable It to reach
shortly after the hour of publication, all
points of that territory; IL the general
appearance of the paper indicates pros
perity; If its news columns bristle Will
interesting matter that can only be oh
tanned by the expenditure of money and
the possession OF enterprise: il its spac,
commands good price and its adyer
tisers display enterprise and knowledg,
of advertising methods; If its pres
! facilities are such as are demanded only
by large circulation; il it is never know
10 cut its advertising rates: and, in fact
IL IL answer the thousand and one littli
tests that the shrewd advertiser so wei
knows how apply, then does It become
an easy matter for such a paper TO main
tain reputation as an advertising me
dium without recourse to disreputabll
methods. Bee
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USES OF COFFEE.

1t is asserted by men of high profes.
sional ability that when the system
needs stimulant nothing equals a fresh
cup of coffee. Those who desire to res
cue the drunkard from his cups will find
no better substitute for spirits than
strong, new-made coffee without milk OF
sugar. Two ounces of coffee, or one
eighth of pound, to one pint of boiling
water makes first-class beverage. but
the water must boiling, not merely hot
Bitterness comes from boiling to long.
If the coffee required for breakfast be
put in granitized kettle vernight, and
a pint of cold water poured over it, il
can be heated to just the boiling point
and then set back to prevent further
ebullition, when it will be found that
while the strength is extracted, its deli
cate aroma is preserved. As our cOun-
try consumes nearly ten pounds of coffee
per capita, it is pity not to have it
made in the best manner. 1t is asserted
by those who have tried II that malaria
and epidemics are avoided by those who
drink a hot cup of coffee before ventur-
ing out into the morning air Burned on
hot Goals it is disinfectant for sick
room. BY some of our best physicians it
is considered specific in typhoid fever.
The Epicure.
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NUMBER 2S.
wHAR,s MY NIGGERq

In the month of January, 1860, in GO
ing down the big river from Vicksburg
to New Orleans, happened to strike a
boat on which were half a dozen pro-
fessiOnal gamblers. There was large
number of passengers on board and the
game was going on night and day. |
happened to fall in with two young men
at the start, and incidentally learned that
they had been off on speculation which
had turned out disastrously, and were
returning home so close to dead broke
that they could only raise $50 between
them. On the second night one of them
came into the game with his money, and
IL the Irse of an hour won 500. Then
luck shifted and he was cleaned out
As his last dollar went the banker in
quired:
"Have you anything to raise stake
on?'
Eyes. Whar's my Niger ?' was the
reply.
voice, and young and likely" as it
used to be termed, negro boy about
twenty years old, entered the cabin and
bowed very humbly.
'Thar's niger who is worth 81 900
in gold,n said the young man. "How
much will you put against him ?''
Twelve hundred"
Done"
In just forty minutes the last dollar
was gone, luck and trickery being too
many for the young man, and as he rose
up the banker called out:
Luck seems to hate some folks
Whar's my Niger? ?'
No one could answer, but a search for
him was at once instituted. Three or
four men looked high and low, but he
could not be found, and it was finally
concluded that he had gone overheard
There was great deal of 'cussing
aboard" but it didn't help matters any,
and all finally turned in for the night
When l went to my staterOom found
the wash-bowl full of black water, and a
strange coat and hat on the floor. l was
wondering over these things when one of
the young men came in-the one who
had not played.
II came to remove these things" he
exclaimed. 81 got into your room by
mistake, you see ?''
''But what does it mean?i
ut means that | am the 'nigger' who
was put against twelve hundred dollars
and LOST
"What an idea ~
eyes, we ought to have made a thou
sand dollars apiece, but it was no 90.
Hope you'll excuse my intrusion and
keep num-"
And all the rest of the way down to
New Orleans the passengers mourned the
death of that ''likely nigger," and won
dered whether he went right down OF
died by inches.
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ruEsuAUGHrER OF THE BuFFALOEs

In 1868 the Union Pacific Railroad and
its branch in Kansas was completed
across the plains to the foothills of the
Rocky Mountains-the Western limit of
the buffalo range-and that year wit
messed the Inauguration of the wholesale
and wanton slaughter of the great rumi-
nants, ending only with their practical
extinction, in 1885, by regular hunters
for their hides, and by the crowds of
tourists who crossed the continent for
mere pleasure and sport, then made
possible by the advent of the iron
trail" these latter heartlessly killed for
the excitement of the novel experience,
often never even touching particle Of
the flesh, or possessing themselves of a
single robe as they rode along at slow
rate of speed. The former, numbering
thousands of old frOntiersmen, all expert
shots, and as many novices-the pioneer
settlers on the public domain" just
opened under the various land laws
from beyond the Platte to far south of
the Arkansas, within transporting dis
tance of the two roads, day after day for
yUars made it lucrative business to kill
for robes only, market which had sud
denly sprung up all over the country.
On either side of the lines of the rail-
road, within close range for nearly their
whole distance, the most conspicuous
objects in those days were the desiccated
carcasses of the noble beasts that had
been ruthlcssly slaughtered by the
thoughtless and excited passengers en-
route across the continent. On the open
prairie, too, miles away from the course
of legitimate travel, one could walk in
places all day on the dead bodies of the
buffaloes, killed by the hide-hunters,
without stepping on the ground. Then
was the opportunity for Congress to
interpose. Restricting the transporta-
ton of robes by the railroads and express
companies could have saved the buffalo
from extinction. | believe there was
some absurd law enacted in relation to
preventing the terrible slaughter, but it
made only the misdemeanOr on the part
of the hunter to kill-about as effective
provision, so far as the average plains
man was concerned, as to attempt to de-
fleet tornado with palm-leaf fan. The
price of robes ranged all the way from
| fifty cents-the amount paid primarily
to two dollars and half as they become
scarcer. have bought many finely
tanned and oInamented "silS robe from
the Indians for half loaf of bread or a
cnpfull of sugar; but that was twenty
five years ago. To-day the same kind
would easily bring one hundred and fifty
dollars, if procurable at all anywhere,
which | very much doubt.-Henry IN
man, IL HdTper'S Weekly,
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AMERICAN ACrH YRS AND CoPYRIen1

Edmund Gosse. in an interesting and
ably-written article in the FOrtnightly
Reriep, announces that the American
authors as a body will Immediately and
greatly profit by the passage of the in
ternational copyright bill. He does not
believe that, aside from fifteen or twenty
of the leading fiction writers of London,
English writers are to derive any marked
pecuniary benefit, and recommends the
writing class not TO cherish any illusions
on that score. Copyright is to benefit
the American author by giving him the
opportunity for q hearing now denied
him; and it will benefit the American
nation by permitting the development of
says Mr.. G0sse, will doubtless have to
pay thirty instead of ten cents for his
book after copyright comes, but he will
have more American books placed at his
disposition at cheaper prices than at
present. One of the immediate results
Of copyright will be to kill off the innu.
merous volumes of English fiction which
are utterly worthless, and which now
flood the land. Mr. GOsse esteems this
benefit both TO England and America,
and there certainly Is no doubt about
the latter part of the case. As for ma
tive fiction in this country, he believes
that it will be sold at about the same
rate as in France in the future. A new
novel in one volume is invariably issued
there, simply bound in paper covers, al
seventy cents, the purchaser being sup
posed TO choose his own permanent
binding for 1t later on. On this seventy
cents the author gets substantial roy
atty, which in the case of men who's,
works sell by the hundred thousand, lik,
those of Zola, amounts 10 n fortune
Mr.. Gosse points out that after copy
right has protected the author il
this country properly, the mum
Der of reviews and magazine
which purvey literature Of the bet
ter class will be immensely increased
At present there are half dozen goo,
ones, he remarks, and then there Is
sudden drop 10 the newspaper. IThl
middle ground affords fine and abund
ant field for profitable activity, and tn
young author who now strives in vail
for a hearing, will soon occupy IL, il h
has only half a chance.
Mr.. GOsse bestOwes some sarcasm upOi
the defenders Of the reading publics o
Dakota and Illinois, the fiery dema
gogues who took up the case of the pub
J lie against the educators Of the public
! but Il is to be feared that IL is big sho
wasted upon small game,-JoWndi.
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Protect Our Bread.

There is no article of food in general use more
wckedly aduterated than the lower grades OF baking
powder They are made from cheapest Materials to
which alum is added to give them strength
All baking powders that offered the public under
misrepresentation their ingredients are danger
ous Alum powders invariably sold under the
guarantee that they pure and wholesome cream OF
tartar powders A baking powder now VIGOROUSLY
advertised as having published upon its labels all the
ingredients used in it is shown by recent investigation
to have in its composition four different substances not
upon its LABEL two of which substances are lane and
SaL6hn,1e acid
Protection from alum Baking Pow
ders can only be had by declining to
accept any substitute for the Royal"
All chemical tests official and other
wise, prove the Royal" to be absolutely =
pure and wholesome.
The official Report of the U. S Gov
ernment investigation, recently made, a,
shows the Royal Baking Powder to be
superior to all others in leavening
strength, cream Of tartar powder Of
the highest quality, VI
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woMAN,s WIDENING SPHERE.

The proverbial "funny man. is losing
one of his stock subjects for jokes in the
development of women and the widening
of the sphere of their activity, and will
soon have merely the nondescript "dude"
at whom to direct his shafts of alleged
wit. Only few decades ago his irOnical
prophecy that women would soon be
aspiring to the learned professions,
would want the doors of colleges thrown
open to them, would want to he railroad
presidents and conduct newspapers, and
crowning absurdity of all, would want
their own clubs, was received with
laughter as quite too delicate a satire
upon the first steps in what was proven
to be a steady march of advance. There
is nothing absurd now In these points.
In an old number of Hdrper's Magazine
is caricature, intended to be exquisitely
funny, of a handsome young lady physi-
clan attending young male patient and
diagnosing as extreme fever the rapid
| her fair fingers. This comment, made
in all good faith, was that the element
of sex would forever debaT women from
usefulness as physicians, however gooC
nurses they might make. Strange thai
the same element would not necessarily
debar young men from acting as physi
clans to impressionable young women
Still that day has gone by. Womel
doctors now have their recognized fielC
of practice, are members of the staffs o
various hospitals, have their essays il
the various medical journals and ar
respected members of the association
which fought their advance as long a
they safely could. The woman presiden
of a railroad has her place in histor
even though it is only street railroa'
as yet, and that wOmen's clubs hav
come to stay could be seen in the recen
convention of wOmen's working club
held in New York.-N. Y. Correspond
pnrp
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Rev. DR.. A, S. Hobart of Yonkers, N,
Y, who is in Burlington visiting friends,
tells a good story of a commercial trav-
eler whose wife was already member of
his church. The drummer had been ON
a long trip and on his return home called
at the parsonage. 81 have decided to be-
come a Christian" said he; 81 have been
thinking this thing over for several
months, and have concluded that it is
the proper thing to do" The clergyman
was delighted that another man, and
that one commercial traveller, had seen
the error of his ways, congratulated him
upon the noble stand he had taken and
said to him, ~ suppose now you desire
to be baptised?" The drummer was for
a moment silent, as if in quandery, and
looking the clergyman squarely in the
face said: 81 am not accustomed to
these things myself, and must be guided
by you, suppose. However, l want
everything done according to Hoyle."