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PEoGoTTY BEACH MossERs.


A New England Industry That Provides
the Housewife With Blanc Mango.
Fair old Scituate boasts an industry
in which, If in no other, it is the lead
ing town in the country. 1t has, as
none of its more wealthy sister towns
have, its moss. From the rocks that
carpet its harbor and make its shores
feared by the sailor is gathered an in
come every year that may not be
princely, but is still large enough to
compensate the town for the lack of
noisy, smoky factories and strong
smelling wharves.
When the moss-gathering industry
began in Scituate no one knows. Prob
ably the value of the moss was first
discovered by accident by some fisher
mans wife. The gathering and curing
of moss for food began in Ireland many
years ago. 1t was used principally by
the people of the south of Ireland, near
the seacoast. Many people have made
the claim that they introduced the in
dustry in this country, but even the
oldest inhabitants of Scituate are. in
doubt as to who was the first
The particular locality where the
business is carried on is called Peg
gotty Beach" Little Peggotty village
is punched here, and here the mossers
and their families ply their trade.
There is no loa6ng. Everybody is ex-
pected to do his share of the labor,
While the father is out in his boat rob-
bling the sea to put bread in his family's
mouth and blanc mango and jelly into
-, \
daughters are wading along the rocks
near the shore filing their aprons with
the smaller pieces of the moss The
boys are at the same time raking and
turning the patches of moss that are laid
ont in the regular lots in front of eac h
creel house. The veteran "mossern is
on the beach at sunrise. There is much
to do before the tide will answer"
and he must watch the tides With
garden rake he levels off patch on the
graveled beach, always being careful
not to leave footprint. Thenehe car
ries the moss that his wife and daugh-
tiers have washed out the night before
and spreads it on the smooth spots 1t
is of many colors, from the maroon,
purple black, to delicate yellow, ac-
cording to the washings and bleachings
it has received.
The Globe man happened upon the
best possible day to see the process of
messing. A low tide in the morning
and westerly breeze winds
what the m.n pray for. Ont by the
rocks of Third Cliff the double spirits
and dories were already stationed, and
men were standing up in the boat polk
ing around in the water with long poles.
In order to get nearer view the Globe
hired typical small boy to take him
out 10 his dory.
How d, you know when you are
over moss /" was asked OF man whom
the guide called father.
"0h, can see it. . was the apswe-.
The uninitiated could not distinguish
one rock from another at the bottom,
but the experience Of years flor some
Of these people have been here as many
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VIOLET GROWING.

How and when You should Prepare
frame ana Care For IL.
ANY one owning tne tiniest plot OF
GROUND may nave Two oengnttni pos
sessions NJ minimum OF cost we
nave always recommen oed the progress
siye ouio garden, wnere year atter year
crocuses. hyacmtns ana Tulips come up
IN deiicions ro.auon- Lou hnouid now
prepare violet frame wnere next
WINTER from january 70 March, you
can gamer every dey lew MOVERS
wnicn VIII give .ne atmosphere Oh your
cniei nving room mat most aehcate OF
All perfumes wnich can only De OBJ
caineu from iresniy picked vioiets- a
very lew 81 them gathered from the
pea ana piaced IN wafer arc sumcient
% n. tne room WIN ooor. success IN
violet nowering IN tne winter entirely
uepenas upon inc a.sention whlcn Is
given turing the growing season sweet
single vioiets nave come greatly into
favor OF late years ana also white
double ones as We'll as the weii-known
farma ana RUSSIAN yarieties' which are
respectively hgnt ana dark out both
large double specimens ana very sweet
mere Is very Tree towering white
violet which mas been great fayorite.
ANY norlse dountiess, could give the
name moose snort runners with
crown OF leaves. tbs a very good plan
70 go INTO the nurserymau's garden
ana choose your own plants OF course,
the nrss thing TO do is to prepare your
ped where the nurseiings may grow
and prosper until IT Is time to remove
them to their winter quarters This
should Dc well dug and prepared with
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HISTORICAL PROGRESSION.
A Picturesque Feature Of Recent Cole
bratlon In Switzerland.

A Picturesque Feature of Recent Cele-
bration in Switzerland.
The historical. procession, which was
the great feature of the regent celebra-
ton of the seventh centenary Of Berne,
was spectacle of uncommon magnif-
cence and picturesqueness. No less
than twelve hundred persons iii costume
took part in it. At the head was some
red dragons in the eighteenth century
costume, followed by an allegorical
group representing Bernese history, art
and science, surrounded by pages in
the sixteenth century costume. Then
came the Zahringen group, including
Duke Berchtold, v. and his spouse, at
tended by knights of St John. The
thirteenth century was illustrated by
the Savoyard protectorate Of Berne,
with Duke Peter. the Petit Char
lemagne, and Heinrich Won Strait
lingen, the poet of love, and the Min
nesingers, attended by company Of
Swiss archers. At the head of the
group representing the fourteenth CEN
tury was car containing the benefac-
tresses of Bcrne, followed by the chief
characters of the battle of Laupen and
of the entry of Berne into the confed-
Grafton. The entry of Sigismund into
Berne was the chief subject of the fif-
teenth century. The king was gorgeous
in red velvet and ermine. He rode
under a canopy of cloth of gold, and
was surrounded by the members of his
court in magnificent costumes of the
period. These were followed BY heroes
of the Swiss Bergundian wars. A scene
from the reformation, with the mar
riage of Chief Magistrate Hans Steiger.
marked the sixteenth century. Then
for the seventeenth century were heroes
of the thirty years war, with a de-
scendant of the famous Gen. Erlach at
their head, surrounded by troops in
Huguenot costume. Following were
representatives of the trade guilds of
the period. AT the head of the eight
zenith century group were companies OF
old guards, followed by grenadiers,
artillery and students, and, represent
ing the present time, there were cars
and groups devoted to displaying the
features of all the trades and industries
of Switzerland Chicago Times.
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BRIGHT BOYS AND GIRLS.

"A teacher in New Jersey was hear
ing her class in natural history recite,
and calling up a bright-loolxing little
girl, asked: What Is Illuminating
animal?" "One that chews her cubs, "
was the innocent reply.
Hattie was only q few months older
than her cousin Mamie, but she consid-
cred herself far ahead OF Mamie IN
knowledge and dignity Just think.
mamma, she said, mamie says hank
ersnoot for hankerfisr'--Wi wake.
baby Alice and mamma were wait.
ing at the station for the train one day,
when the gong in the hotel opposite the
station sounded for dinner Alice list
ened a moment. and then exclaimed:
20 mamma, hear the tin pan holler!''
Yonth's Companion.
Two small boys are intimate
friends; one is generous, the other
we'll. we will say he. likes to have his
full share, and sometimes more. Of
everything his playmates have The
generous boy was eating his lunch,
when his comrade came in and stood
around q few minutes, and then said:
Bob. II you are in . hurry win help
you eat your lunchls Christian Union.
~ am sorry. Henry said Uncle
George, that you exhibit 80 little
in photography. That let
ter you wrote to Mr.. Brown the other
day had 50 many misspciled words that
II set the whole counting-room ID i
roar. = s.H'm!" said Harry. that's Just
the way in this world. There were
good many words ia that letter chat /
know were spelled right but, Of course,
get no credit for that. - Boston Tran
script
"A little boy who had been punished
for an exhibition Of ugliness WINS sent
to bed with instructions 10 pray that Ne
might be better boy ii future md
that his temper might BE- reformed.
His mother stole to tho door Of Ills room,
10 make sure that her commands were
carried ont, and this i Vie prayer that
She heard; 70 Lord. plea1e take away
my bad temper. And while you ~
Abost 4 You might ~ wen talie ,noth
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A BREATH or MORN.

r-t1w In npen my soul, oh, wind Of rnornt
Touch me with ancient tenderness and faith.
Thou perfumed wait from fields OF blooming
corn =
Woo me. lure mo from this poisoned shore Of
Death.
hear far voices, sweet ~ flutes, somewhere.
Calling me into the darkness. and know
Their soft insidious languor on the air
Comes from the land OF burial damp and low.
BLOW on me, oh, thou current Of sweet YOUTH
Come back dear days OF boyhood and bright
dreams:t
Arise again. thou white, clear bloom Of truth;
Babble once more. oh, careless morning
streamsi
Kiss me, warm lips Of purity and love;
Sing to me, lasses from tho meadow lands;
Bind me with blossoms from the sacred grove
Wherein the Temple Of my chifdhood stands:
Lol am sick 70 death Of manhood's ways.
And long to be Q fighting man no more;
No more for me tho changing iron days;
solet me live my happy Maytime DER.
Blow onfme wind, ont Of the carly morn,
And bear away from me the wear and fret;
Bring me the perfume Of the blooming corn, .
And viii sing through many springtime
yet
Maurice Thompson, in N. Y. Independent.
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FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
WHAT j WOULD %.


:Ef-F-wese,a sglrl,- A.trns.heaEte girl,
Just budding TO fair womAnhood,
There's many thing that wowid not do.
And numberless more that would
never would frown. with my mouth drawn
down,
For the creases will come there and stay
hut sing like the lark. should the day DO
dark
Keep glow In my heart. any way
II were girl. bright, winsome girl.
just leaving my childhood behipd;
would be SO neat. from head TO my feet,
That never fault could one md.
30 helpful to mother, 70 gentle TO brother,
ia have things 90 cherry and sweet.
That the streets and their glare could never
compare
with the charms Of ffome 80 rrpfetc.
II were girl. fond. loving girl,
With father o'erburdened with care.
LIQUID walk at his side with sweet, tender
pride,
With ever kiss and = prayer.
Not q secret L q keep that could lead to do.
ceit,
Not thought / should blush TO share
Not friend my parents would disapprove--
would trust such = girl anywherel
--Linnie H. Drake, In Golden Days
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"a LITTLE NONSENSE.

-Tom-'Is Harry still engaged to
Miss BrownY Dick-'T think not He
refers to her as that Brown girl p
Yankee Blade.
-He-"Do you think long engage
ments are the bestY' She-"O, don't
know. Several short ones are lots
nicer to my mind"
Her Preference--He-"I hope that
you'll not be afraid II take my gun
along in our stroll this afternoon?,'
She-''O, deari But I hope it's q pop
gun. IN. Y. Sun.
Small Boy-s'Somebody come quick
and catch this hydrant . All the neigh
bors-''What's the matter with it?s
Small Boy-"It's running (Small
boy promptly follows its example)
--Laura-"I don't know, George. II
seems such solemn thing to marry.
Have you counted the COST" George
1.-THE cost, Laura? The cost? Shucksl
I've got preacher cousin that'll marry
MS for nothingl'
Gould you not, II you tried, grant
me place in that icy heart Of yours2''
My heart may be Of ice, as you say,
Mr.. Sophleigh. But, all the same, I
am not in the cold storage business ~
Indianapolis Journal
-Mamma-"If you eat any more pud-
ding, Tommy, you'll see the bogie-man
tonight Tommy latter moments
thought -"Well, give me some more.
might as well settle my mind about
that story right away"
Some one talked of challenging
Choate's vote, ON the ground that he
could not write. "Better not" said a
friend; he will hand in q specimen of
his pcnmanship. and then challenge
your vote on the ground that you can
not read
Isolated = Wagg-'.We had q tor
rible thunder storm as l came up in the
train this afternoon. Wooden
.sWern't You afraid Of the lightning?v
Wagg No; got behind brakeman. "
Wooden Behind brakeman? What
earthly good did that do9s Wagg-
why. he was not conductor"
Identity Of Ideas Yabsley--.I
have always had an idea that after
couple had been married for some time
that even their thoughts became, to i
great degree, identical Am / right
Peck?" Mr. N. Peck Guess you are.
About now my wife b thinking over
what she'll say to me for coming home
late And so am InIndianapolis
Journal
Bound 70 be Popular Idol -sN on
appear 70 have caught 'em. /" observed
the manager. as tho leading actor came
rushing hastily behind the scenes
Yes, said the actor. wiping the 70.
mains Of : belated egg from the folds
of his Roman toga and lodging u cab
bage fired after him from one Of the
private boxes. everything seems 70 be-
coming my WAY. Chicago Tribune
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First That quiet voice, courtesy
and kind acts are as essential to the,
part in the world Of gentleman as Of
a gentlewoman.
Second-That roughness, clustering
and even foolhardiness are not manli-
ness. The most firm and courageous
men have usually been the most gem
tie.
Third THAT muscular strength is not
health.
Fourth-That brain crammed only
with facts is not necessarily wise one.
Fifth-That the labor impossible to
the boy Of fourteen will be easy to the
man of twenty.
Sixth-That the best capital for
boy is not money, but love Of work,
simple tastes and a heart loyal to his
friends and his God. Youths Compan-
inn
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Little Edith had the habit Of eating
out the soft part Of her bread and tuck
ing the crust under the edge Of her
plate. Her mother had frequently re-
proved Edith for this reprehensible
practice, but it appeared to have no
lasting effect. Tho other evening
Edith was detected at her old trick.
Said her mother Edith, how often
have told you about leaving your
crusts? There.may come day when
you'll be glad TO get them.r YES,
mamma" replied Edith, with demure,
whimsical countenancc, that's what
I'm saving 'em for. Boston Tran
script.
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had spoken since becoming ! citizen ~
Saiamander City. -
ami" cried Mark Billings: stepping


- ami cried Mark Billings. stepping
forward.
-ss ess and 5ea arc .asy-priseness ...-...s.
with the words Foolish Frank
whipped out pair of revolyers and
covered the big miner gambler, the
thing being done in the twinkling 81
an eye almost. For q moment the
miners stood staring In open-mouthed
establishment. Then, thinking that one
OF their number was menaced by one
who was robber, several Of them
made motions toward drawing weapons
'Holdr' cried Foolish Frank. Don't
make any breaks, men of Salamander
City. This fellow whom you know as
Mark Billings, is Colorado Carl, a noted
desperate, road-agent and aII-around
crook He is the man who robbed you
OF your dust, and no doubt you wifi
lind what has been stolen, in his cabin.
II you look for it. am Bob Ferret, a
Denyer4d eteetiye,tandE he is wanted
there for robbing a bank. have been
on his,trail for two months, and now !
have You, Colorado CARL" he finished
up, addressing the baffied desperate,
and hesquickly handcuffed hts prison.
err who submitted sullenly to the in
evitable.
you rather overreached yourself by
trying to throw suspicious on me, !"
laughed the detective. II reckon II you
had known who was, you wouldn't
have tried it!'
The stolen dust was found in the
cabin the desperate had occupied as
Mark Billings, and the miners wanted
to hang the thief, but Ferret said no.
"I've been after him two months,
boys" the detective said; hes my
prisoner, and I'm going to take him to
Denver to answer for his crime Of bank
robbing.'
And he did. The next stage carried
the detective and his prisoner out of
the camp, and Salamander City never
saw either of them again.
Billings war right" said miner, as
the crowd stood looking after the stage;
''hc said that Foolish Frank warn't
what he seemed, an he warn t!"-S. A.
ID. Cox, in Yankee Blade,
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q thirty vel rsl makes their sight won

Y
derfully keen
The rake used in scraping the rocks
has handle fifteen feet long fitted il
70 ! heavy iron head The teeth nre
set very close together and are sharp
pointed. Over the back part Of this
head there is guard that keeps the
load from falling back into the water.
As much as two pounds of moss can be
tornoff the rocks at one shove Of the
rake. A good days work for one man
IL one handred and Twenty-Five pounds
OF moss. The cargo seldom falls be-
low seventy pounds. Should the moss
err lose run Of rock which offers .
good field, and the ruffied waters inter-
fere with his finding II, . bottle OF oil
Is brought into requisition and a little
of 1t is thrown on the water to quiet the
Siprlsa
The moss gatherers are met on the
beach by the young folks, and .'creels"
holding barrel each of the weed are
filed to the brim at the boats, and it is
then spread to dry on the beach. To
bleach the moss to the desired color
eight washings must be made; it is
housed, when perfectly dry, in the
shantics- This season the mossers want
five cents a pound, while the dealers do
not want to advance the old price Of
four and three-fourth cents The high
est price ever known was twenty five
cents pound, and for years it held as
high as ten cents even with the great
supply. This year has not been spec
tally prosperous, yet all the single men
have from one hundred to five hundred
dollars worth of moss, and those with
families can count on one thousand
dollars for their seasons work. Boston
Globe
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No Chance to Get : word n.

Janie's mother had company little
while ago, and the conversation was
lively and uninterrupted. Now, jamie
loves to talk, her own small self, and
was Disguised, on this occasion, to dnd
herself left out altogether. She bore
1t until patience ceased TO be virtue;
then she ran to her father, with worry
long, little face:
20, papa, I'm so desolatel can't
find hole in the conversation any
where to put word into!''-- Ladies'
Home Journal.
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The Russian way.

Railroading in Russia does not ap
pear to be a holiday affair. In fact,
the Russian railroader seems to suffer
about as other classes of citizens of
that despotic country, where the idea is
promulgated that all in the lower posi-
tions of life are little better than the
brute creation.
The Russian railway expert, M. Kot-
lnbaj, has just published in book form
an account of the Encouragement of
Russian railways, and of the abuses
which naturally result He states that,
owing to the immense salaries paid to
the higher officials, the remuneration
received by the actual working officials
is SO insufficient that they would be
unable to live unless they supplement
ed their wages by theft Despite their
low salaries, these men are worked al
most day and night, only five or six
hours being left them to sleep and rest
During the last Turko-R Russian war en-
gineers and firemen were forced to
sleep on their locomotives at odd mo-
ments, so inadequate was their number
to the demand of the service, and
switchmen were compelled to be on
duty twenty-six, twenty-eight and thir-
ty hours in succession. Such inhuman
overtaxing of the strength of men could
result only in the most defective and
perilously careless service, with more
accidents and greater loss Of life than
in any other country in the world.
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. n,.ta.teful Asslgnment.

4Vhat shall write this morning
sir?r asked the fresh young man OF the
managing editor.
lyon may try your hand on your = z
ignation, Z replied the latter Epoch
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carefully, and curl up In his arms and
20 to sleep He taught them many
tricks Trip and Tiny grew 20 like
their new home very well. Whether
they remembered dear Mother Squirrel
md little Tumble can not sly, but
they appeared 10 have forgotten 81
about them.
The graceful FRANKS and AmusinR
ways Of the squirrels became great
source Of amusement to all the mem-
beers Of the family. Squirrels are active
little creatures. and are constantly n
motion. except when asloepl In their
own homes in the woods they spend
their lives chiefly in the trees running
along the branches and leaping from
tree 70 tree. Trip and Tiny. like All
squirrels. were extremely fond 81 nuts
and the hardest ones gave NO trouble 70
their sharp little teeth. While he had
them for pets, Leslie learned great
deal about the habits and likes and dis
likes Of these pretty little creatures.
Now, sad to tell, Trip. who was very
fond Of playing on the wheel IN his
cage, in some mysterious way became
tangled between the wires, and one
day when Leslie went toSfeed them he
found Trip hanging limp and rifeless,
His uncle comforted him by telling him
that 1t was an accident, and they would
take way the wheel before Tiny met
a similarfate. Tiny, being left alone,
became rather stupid, and ate so much
that he grew very fat and lazy and
finally died from overeating. tleast
that was what Uncle WIN told Leslie;
but think he missed his little play
mate. Alice E. Pinney, in American
AUriculturist
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Little Florence, two years old--her
mamma was trying to explain to her
infant mind, in reply to her question:
WHO is God?"-l listened very atten
lively to the explanation, and, with
sigh Of satisfaction, said: II love God,
don't you, mamma? He's a good old
man."
And. after listening to the story Of
Jesus, she said: Wasn't He nice when
He was little baby? Were you His
mamma?"
Another time, after being naughty.
she was told she would have to be pun
ished. She ran to large chair, climbed
hastily into it, seated herself firmly,
grasped each arm Of the chair, and, with
a look Of mingled defiance and mischief,
said: Now you cant, mamma
In the infant class one Sunday the
lesson was about disobedience and its
punishment Little children have to
mind or they are not nice, said the
teacher. Older people have to obey
laws or be punished. Do any OF you
know how older people are punished?''
She answered: "oh, yes, knowl The
husbands scold the wives and the wives.
scold the husbandsr N. X. Tribune.
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A Telephone story.

Ibid yon ever hear my telephone
story?" !.
mo, guess not Start in on it and
I'll let you know"
"Well, it's about Jones-you know
,him-Andrew Jones, the grocer.
"Yes--the one who is SO profane-
Just So Well, he went to the tele
phone one day when he was awfully
mad and called up customer who
owed him bill. The customer gave
him some impudence, and the way
Jones talked to him was terrible. Some
Of the bystanders in.there trading were
afraid Of Judgment on him. His Ian
guage was simply dreadful. Rut you've
heard it, hayen't-you?"
s.No, indeed. W.
e ..Well, If you'd been at the telephone
you would
And he succeeded in lodging muci-
lage bottle thar was thrown at him as
he started for the door. philadelphia
Press.
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r-r1w IN npen my soul, oh, wind Of rnornt
Touch me with ancient tenderness and faith.
toa perfumed watt from fields OF BLOOMING