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MY TRUSTING TREE.

The new-leaved boughs above shadows throw
Down on the clustering vioIets that grow
Hidden midst soft lntrcacies OF grass.
Whose slender hOers tremble as pass.
love these tiny purple-vestured flowers
That grow so humb3y in the woodland bowers:
Their incense, sweet with dewY breath Of spring,
Pervades my inmost soul and bids it sing.
glance,
And on the swArd alicht In caprice dance
1t Is the hour for FloraiS carnival.
And these her ardent lovers, one and all,
Within her fragrant palisades will wooing stay
All the long afternoon In rivalry.
Then the morrow they will reappesr
And in their sweat devotionS 9ersevere.
There is wild-brd chorus In the air
oh, joyous throttled warbIersi Everywhere
The sweet Vibrations of their anthems ring
As straight rward heaven they balanced
wing. -
Up in the clustered caves so safe and high,
Nestled in downy warmth their lodgings lie;
Next month on trial wing they'll soar away,
With throttles tuned to joyous roundcs5y.
1 love to linger in this peaceful bower
And think and drowse-if drowsiness oerpower.
The rustling leaves, the wooJ-doves 5000" ahoat
So promptly followed by the answer note.
The echo-song of lark the violets scent
Weave over me charmed environment
And oveliest fancy shapes appear to me
While sit dreaming meath my 'rrysting Tree"
ADA L. HALsrEAp.
Napa City, ouL June u. 1891.
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THE GROWING AGE.
Years in Which the Organs of the Head
and Body DeYelnn.

1ehls I'D hhfch the organs OF the Head
and Body Develop.
The brain of the child is proportionately
much larger than an adults, but of much
softer consistency, and is convolutions are
not complete until the seventh year. This
is one Of the reasons why early study is
dangerous.
The child'S heart beats much more rapidly
than that of an adult, and the growth of the
heart, instead of being regular like the
growth of the body as a whole, is accom-
plishei by fits and starts. The more rapid
actions of the heart renders the child pecu-
liarly liable to fever, and the liability is fur
Their increased by his weaker vital resist
ance. Hence childhood is the special season
for scarlet fever. measles. who0piDg-coughs
and other similar complaints.
The irregularity of the hearts growth
may give rise to disturbances of the organ
of a seemingly dangerous character, but
with proper care they will pass away as the
heart attains lis full development Such
proper care includes ample nOurshment,
sufficient sleep and the avoidance of special
strain.
The season of rapid growth and develop
ment, say between the ages of 10 and 20.
needs particular attention. Nature is then
at work, as it never will be again, in build
ing up the tissues and developing the nervous
senslDllties. Ibls is the period which makes
the largest demands for an outdoor life. for
pure air. sunlight, active exercise, abundance
of nutritious food, vigorous digestive tract,
ready assimilation and active elimination
of waste.
1t is the period of study and ambition, as
well as wisdom that thinks itself wiser
than it is. The increased mental activity
needs to be regulated by experienced teach
erS and considerable mothers, lest the brain
be worked at the expense of other organs
and tissues.
Duller minds should not be forced to keep
step with those which are naturally more
active, and the influence of the home and the
school-room should be tranquillizing and
adapted 10 evoke kindiier feelings. Fretful
parents and scoding teachers may do lile-
long injury during this susceptible period.
1t is period when neither study nor night
excitement should interfere with sleep; when
dime novels do their worst work; when
mothers need to know what their children
read, and to be their con fidential counselor
in all delicate matters; when the use of
tobacco is specially perilous, almost surely
giving rise to affections of the heart, and
when spirituous liquors and all opiates are
peculiarly pernicious.-Y0uth's Companion.
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silk cuffs which looked too tight though the
slim brunette managed tn use her slim olive
tinted wrists pretty actively. There was a
gold passementerie trimming on the blouse
and on the white wool skirt and the little
Hat sailor hat OF white CHIP had twist of
yellow mGll about it and a twist of pale yell
low velvet under its brim.
a blouse If white surah was rather effect
i've, combined as it was with 4 yoke Of
plated SilB and black velvet. and with full
sleeves with black velvet cuffs. This was
worn with a white flannel skirt trimmed
with graduated rows Of black velvet ribbon,
and with black sailor hat, above which
rose two white wings.
An exceedingly attractive blouse was
worn by an exceedingly attractive girl, beg
ging the pardon of the enthusiastic tennis
people who did not like her at all because
her underhand service-I do not play tennis
myself, and go hope. with spice of fear
in the hope, l may be getting these names
straight-was so very awkward. 1t was in
delicate shade of pink and was trimmed
with points of black velvet
GlIls who were not playing wore jackets
over their blouses. One was of striped blue
and black silk, with loose fronts. Another
was in pale lavender flannel and was worn
by ytllow-h haired girl, who also wore a
blouse OF white and lavender check.
There were good many biouses and shirts
OF spotted and figured sateens. and for every
blouse or shirt there was different variety
OF 0elt, ana some oil the belts were most pc
culiar There were gold and silver leather
belts as big as peasant bodices, and belts
with huge diamond-Shaped expansions in
front. and belts that Tapped in points and
belts that buckied under the left arm.
The blouse that had comfortable turn
down collar was the rare and angelic excep-
ton. Nine blouses in every ten were so
high at the throat they made one wish to
give utterance TO a cry quite different from
GOD save the Princess of Wales"
l was talking with man the other day
about shoes or rather he was talking with
me-, and lie said that the bright and cheerful
cOloTs-to put things mildly-which have
begun to prevail among tue followers of ST.
CrIspns craft, will continue to be loved by
them. Gold and silver kid will 60 on giving
the impression that the girl of the day walks
10 wealth beyond the riches of fairy tales.
Slate gray Levant morocco has a certain
following, and the punching and the pink
Ing and the decorating with tinsel and MORE
bows and the cutting out of toe-caps aud
fronts in all manner of fanciful devices pro-
ceeds with consistency and adcvotion calcu-
lated to give pleasant impression of the
fertility of imagination possessed by the
modern shoe workman.
O1e does not go out much at this season
when nothing of consequence is under way
ana yet had opportunity the other evening
to study, In room not too crowded, the
beauties and the uglnaSs of the slippers
worn by considerable company of women
With white null dress, short waisled, in
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and brim were laden with dropping roses,
and l think its curves and its daringness
and its general b"comingness have been
topics of conversation ever since in many
circles. Conversational topics, you know,
are not plenty at the beginning OF July.
twist OF inch-wide sea green velvet rib
bon was the foundation of bonnet as small
as the leghorn hot was large. The velvet
crossed at the back, passed around to the
thro It and tied there in bow. About the
circumference of its head circle was set
loose wreath of sweet peas. That was all.
The minute bonnet rested on twist of vel
low hair perched high on the head and yet
not on top: upon twist that was all ripples,
like running gold. Upon that particular
twist of that especial hair the bonnet was
the prettiest thing l have ever seen in New
I ork, and yet doubt If it would be at all
interesting over less interesting couture.
The airy silk muslinS one secs everywhere
are the most charming muslins of many
seasons. They have colored spray flower
designs, and when they give up being charm
Ing and become simply vulgar aud COM
mon, even though high-priced, they are or
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A MILLIONAIRE'S CHECK.
How Hotel Clerk Refused Che,
That Was as Good as Gala

How Hotel Clerk Refused a Check
That Was as Good as Gold.
An interesting incident which shows that
man cannot always be Judged by his cloth
ing occurred at Chestnut street hotel. not
many rods from Eighteenth street yester-
day afternoon. The hostelry in question
has sign up reading, mo CHECKS cashed."
The clerks have been euchered So much by
deadbeats that this was rendele ed necessary
On Monday tall man with a suit Of very
commonplace clothes registered as ]. ID.
Albaugh, from Washington. Yesterday he
stepped up TO pay his bill. Reaching down
into voluminous wallet he presented a
check to the clerk.
Il am very sorry. but we can't take YOUR
check, said the man of nerve and a big dia-
mond pin. Then In an aside to another
clerk he whispered: II thought that old
man was up to something, hut I'll show him
that he can't get the best of me-"
When he turned around the "old man"
was still fumbling In his wallet Turning
to the clerk, he said: Then you can't take
a checkP"
NO" was the prompt response.
The clerk accompanied this with wink
to the bel-boy to be near at hand i'm case a
policeman was needed.
"AH right said the man with the COM
monplace suit, then change that" And
ne threw an \ on the desk He was given
the change, and, grabbing his yaljse. made
| for Broad-street Station.
Say, do you know who that man is p"
asked guest who had overheard the con-
versation. "o W.
No." said the clerk. "Wbo is been
why. he's worth million and n half II
he's worth cent. He lives ON the out
skirts OF Washington in beautiful man
sion. Everybody in the national capital
knows John Albaugh. His checks better
Well. I'll be burned |" CALCULATED the
clerk, and the silence that ensued could
nave been measured by tile acre and sold
1or town lots.-Philadelphia American,
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the revived empire style, was worn yellow
sash and long, narraw yellow slippers, with
baby straps. With a cream-colored silk,
figured with rosebudS and butterflies and
cut with short puffy paniers. was worn a
delicate cream-cOlored silk clipper, deco
rated on the yamp with roses wrought in
pink silk and crystal beads. With a silver
gray surah, cut with Greek draperies and
clasped with massive gold on the shoulders
was worn double-strap classic boot in
gray satin. sparkling with gold aud Jet en-
broidery. There was glimpse of Cath
arine boots, high at the back and open in
front, laced with gold cords. There were
glossy black patent leather slippers also,
fastened with jet buckles charmingly
wrought in the monogram Of the owner
And how and why were all these foot COW
erings visible? My friendly inquirer, if
ever you feel any curiosity about slippers or
abOnt tan and yellow or silver stockings,
just hang about in the dressing-room at any
reception and when the maid is helping my
lady with her toilet you won't find my lady
at all careful, as her street boots are unbut-
toned and her evening shoes slipped on, to
keep her fee: from being observed. Why,
could give you quite talk. If ever the mood
should take me, on distinguished ankles 1
have seen. But not now. Other people say
enough about stockings to excuse me from
| discourse on their embroideries.
There are going to be evenings if even
ings are not now common, and there will be
uue GOWNS. One HnlSneu ana packed for
Saratoga yesterday is worth a moments
attention. Black Chantilly, as shown in
the Illustration, is draped over lack silk
fountain. Deep founces are arranged at
the waist and about the round corsage, ami
wide black ribbons hang down over the
skirt, ending in great bows. The beauty of
the toilet is completed by very long,
| plump black ostrich fan, which is cum
ningly devised to add to its fascinations.
| There are always words that may be said
about millinery. In some what lengthy
and varied experience l do not remember a
summer when millinery could justly claim
an equal number of syllables. | noted YES
terday hat covered with the old -fashioned
| pnks, which are 10 me the sweetest and
dearest of all summer flowers. The founda-
ton was of white chip crossed with a net
| work OF pale sea- blue silk cord.
Worn at garden party early in the week
| was great farng white leghorn; its crown
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A CHANGE OF OPINION.

1 once heard woman declare that she no man
without wealth would we'd
Yes, this notion got into her head.
What happened this very ambitious girl, who
yearned 10 be rich and all that?
Why. sne dsrus socks with wfey grace, and they
live In a third-hoor fiat.
But, then, dear me!
For aught that have been able to see
They are happy as husband and wife can be-
once heard man quite solemuly say that woman
were silly things
Not angels without wings
There really seemed none worth marrying of all thu
girls he knew:
He did not care for beauty II she could only bake
and brew.
And what was the fate OF this sensIble man NIB.
talked like walking booke
Why, he fell in love with a baby face. and ,bs
didn't know how to cook
SO think-dou't your
We had better keep still lest our words Ue rus
About what we will aud Will not 90
San Francisco, June 1891. LILLIAN PLUNKErr
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THE PLANTER's CHILD.

Sweet offerings to the dead upon their graves are
placed,
Oh what load Of memories to day of days Is
tracedi
Sad memories OF another cline sanctify my opening
scene,
Where Planters child is romping DER the velvet
Southern green;
And futtering breezes whisper through each little
curl,
Saying How blessed 1t is to be a Planters little
girl"
Ye winged messengers OF fate that hover In the air.
Why gave ye her no token of the danger lurking
there.
One night. Just at twilight. the old Waterman sad
of face,
Growing whittier and then blacker, storm comes
apace.
Came into 1.-THE white folks parlor," ehoked, and
then he said,
Massa, please come to my cabin. an who's tue
my bed";
Papa aud mama is divin'." called baby voice
mild,
"But an NELL go. joe" said the Planters only
child
Then TO the vine-clad cottage where the darkies
loved to sing,
And rattle the bones for her to dance her pretty
Highland Alag.
Cum on, Joe don't be stared, sha, 700 tant b5'
dood,
'Tause mamma says bod don't fordit he never.
never tould;
bod sees everybody, joe an dives Fem plenty Nv
time
An helps. an eversing-f only zey be dood-now
don't wilmer!
Who was the soldier? Grant or the baby g? marching
into doom,
Philosophy in all her innocence, God love lighting
her gloom;
She speaks to the bold intruder please sir, yoo's
not in yoo's home,
My papa and mamma Is out divin me specs deg
mus cum"
My God" gasped the intruder, 81 thot the hui
lot wus dead,
I'll confscate their precious worth and tumble Il
into a bed;
Look down that valley-the valley of the syca-
Your father and mother lie murdered; thot there
was more"
Let drop the curtain OF silence, DER their
wrongs come To weep;
They planted good seeds of fOrgving-thelr baby
has harvested deep,
But when the fatal word burst the final message
told.
Their baby knew not the word murdered" though
she shook like Stifened with cold.
"WeIl, Joe, it mus be drefle des It's sumfn aw-
full newt
III talk to bod about 1t. Joe. den pn tell 700 des
what to do
Each year ILLS her cup to the measure-unlock is
Memorial day.
The Planters child remembers Just thirty 3Oths Of
Mayi
Woven into every memory is the intruder OF that
hour,
His dress was not the gray coat, but the blue or
Federal power:
With charity for all men. through storms or life
grown wild,
When ye unlock the gates OF war-she Is still the
Planters child MAI fall
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CnnpiSa-


A teacher 10 a suburban school, not long
ago, gave her pupils twelve minutes in
which to write an abstract" A shoe was
the subject selected by her, and the boys
were to write in the first person. No limit
to the number Of lines or words was given
them.
Most OF the boys wrote--and erased, dur
ing the whole time allotted. but the teacher
noticed one fellow who sat idle until the
time was within two minutes Of expiring.
As the scholars filed out she said to him.
"BrowD, did you finish your abstract?"
Yes, ma'am," he answered.
Curious to see what he could have written
in SO short time, she looked over the pa
per, and found this:
81 am wOrn-out shoe; my coffin is the
ash-barre; my grave, the dump"
She says that almost as firmly impressed
on her memory RS this remarkable COMPOST
ton, is the expression of amazement on the
boys face the next morning when he saw
the 100" mark on his paper.-Youth's
Communion.
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d" FAMINE TIME"

It was time of famine in my llfel
Hungry and thirsty both was for love
Much seed had l in hopes garden painted
Planted and tended with my hearts best caret
I'd gwen them the sunshine of my smiles,
Had watered them with kisses pure and true,
And said unto myself. "Our God is goodI !
So rest content that ne Will prosper YOU"
Then did wait and wait so PATIENTLY
And as / waited ioyously planned
OF all that my great harvest was TO yieIdI
Pleasures so sweet, so lasting. SO supremeI
Pleasures as sure as Gods own care for met
And when 1 saw at last a tImid blade 81
Peep out ut me how 1 did welcome 1t!
And how sang to G cd my song ofthanksi
But soon it withered-soon 1t dropped and died!
And, as it feebiy sank back whence it came,
shed ger it my hottest womau's tearsi
Again planted and again did Joy
Dance gayiy to the beatlngs of my hearth
Again seed did sprout-then grew more strong.
The tiny leaves unfurled. With bated breath
daily watched it grow-sheItered from cold
Its precious life, and when at last saw
bud appear silent kneIG to Coo.
How did linger near! Hour by hour
1t grew more beautiful, until at last
ft burst forth in its fullest radiance!
The air around was perfumed with its breath.
:" Oh, perfect love, I cried perfect as Godp
Then bent low to nearer gaze thereon,
When back sprang. dizzy and faint, alas!
My blossom held within its dainty cup
Its full OF poisonI
So. twas famine TINA
In my poor heart. No longer did IL sing
Or pray to God but low IL bent and cried:
Love everywhere, and not drop for meri
Then were my steps drawn out into the world
q think my guardian angel led the way.
saw the care that burdened other lfvesl
tad
Working for God, giving to him their all
or life Doing such deeds as made men turn
And gaze on them with reverential awe.
saw these souls bowed down in loneliness.
Crying for human love.
Mothers saw
Kneeling in worship at their ofspIing's shrine,
Giving them hour by hour. and year by year
Their youth and strength, with deepest. 70 Ddess
love,
Love nearer like to God than other loves.
Unselish, ever leading patiently
The baby and the mans tottering feet.
saw these mothers crying on their knees,
"Love everywhere, and not a drop for mel"
And silently a little lesson stole Nv
Into my heart TO stay forever more.
" Oh. be content" this little lesson said
" In human love completeness is not found
And thou art not alone in wantingit.
Heal other hearts, and by SO doing thou
Wilt find the peace which God along can give"
And SO did uprise and go my way,
Doing my best till COTS peace came to me.
San f. dnciScO Cal, 1891 No T..
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same weeds. That these weeds are after
ward turned into patent medicines, into
food for silk worms and put to other uses,
while its root is used in some cases as q sub
stttute for ctffee--a bad substitute per-
haps, but one that is used nevertheless.
And so it Is that an army of Italians for
sake New York every day and delye in the
fields outside Brooklyn while the Long
Island farmer marvels. But when you come
to consider the whole matter there is not so
much to marvel at, unless it be the mental
density of the farmer and the marvellous
faculty OF the Italian for discovering new
and profitable forms OF labor-N. Y. Re-
cOrder
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THE DANDELION,
How Certain Parties Make Money Out .
the Prolific Weed

How Certain Parties Make Money Out of
the Prolific Weed.
Persons who travel down the BROOKLYN
boulevard in the direction Of Couey Island
OF an after noon now usually have their at
tention attracted by parties of men, women
boys and girls loaded down with huge bun
dies. Some Cf them are puzzled by the
sight. There are certainly no treasures in
the way Of rags. choice garments and the
like to attract such an army of expert scay
engers. What, then, is it these big bundles
are made up of? This was the question
that suggested itself to Recorder man the
other day. and he proceeded to investigate
forthwith.
He found new reason to wonder at the
seeming intuition that leads an Italian in
this country TO earn his bread in ways and
through means that our other adopted citi-
zeDs never think of. Now be it known that
down on the fiat, low meadows that go to
make up the town of Fiatbush and on down
to Gravesend the dandelion grows in such
pr0fusion that it is alleged to be nuisance.
The farmers down there go out in the morn
ing and SOW seed, and in the afternoon the
energetic dandelion comes up aud scatters
the seed and reigns in its stead. Ordinary
plants have no show against the vigorous,
prolific weed. Therefore they hate it and
wage war against it and see nothing but evil
In its open yellow face.
One Qay u party OIL Italians. or IL may nave
been only one Tor that matter, was expior-
ing this region Of dandelions, and saw much
in it to admire The sequel has proved that
he saw money in it. From that day Italians
all the way from Mulberry Bend might be
seen far down on the Coney Island road
every morning before sunrise eagerly pluck
ing dandelions. The farmer saw it and
chuckled. In the warm spring afternoons
when he saw Italians Of all ages and both
sexes staggering up the dusty road under
the great bags loaded with the weeds he
hated, actually carrying them away from
his farm at their own expense, he more
than chuckled He laughed.
Now thatfarmer was not wise In his day.
He knew that the leaves of the dandelion
plant when young are good to cook with
pork or corned beef, and then to eat. The
Italians who in these days are gathering
these weeds by the cart-load probably
knew this too. But they knew more. They
knew that during the dandelion season,
which extends from April until August or
whereabouts. there are men in New York
City who will pay good money for those
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namented with jet stone. Black silk tulles
make some of the prettiest of the summer
dresses, and there are cobwebbv gauzes
worn, with gold and silver threads. that
will glitter and glow in the ballroom. The
front breadths of skirts are embroidered
with trailing vines. lilacs. hyacinths, but
tercups. etc. and upon other parts of the
costume will be introduced the same devices
in smaller figures. Locust brocades are
brought out in several of the more novel
pa tterns, with the woody parts of the stem
of amethysts. emeralds and other colored
stones. There seems no prospect that the
mock Jewel mania will abate, but there is a
little more taste and method in its midsum-
mer madness. ELLEN OSBORN.
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THE SHADOW OF A GREAT ROCR
IN A WEARY LAND.

The noontide heat lay on the desert vast.
And dark blue canopy of sky
Spread DER weary land: A. -
No cooling water spring-with fringe ~i{y u
OF green and stately palm;
No ffuttering soft breeze
Only the torrid calm,
Toiiing across the sand--a caravan:
But 10! mighty rock its shadow casa
refuge TO the faintng ones at last. y
crossing lfe's desert-on Its burning sand
We rest within the shadow OF the Christ,
Our rock In weary land. GRACE HIBsAan.
June. 1891.
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The story of one who was martyred
Ere his life was well begun.
And Pm not ashamed OF these tears lads.
And think neither are you,
For I've told the tale of a hero
Our brave young Lieutenant Lou.
BEATRICE b. DE LUNA<
San Francisco, July, 1891