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in the daytime. and Papa Browns
friends came in the evening. and they
talked all day and all night; but still
they could not get the right name.
The matter must be settled soon, for
the baby had been growing out OF her
long clothes. while these not very short
discussions had been going on. Great
aunt Mehitable came one day, and the
bal by was more than usually attractive.
She dimplcd and chirped and wrinkled
her little brows, till Great-aunt Me.
hitable said:
I'D be willing To have The baby
called after me. Give her my full
name and she shall have my silver
spoons when she is married.
When Papa Brown heard Of the offer
he exclaimed:
The full name. That means for
my little blossom to be called Mchita-
Bile Green Brown. Never And
Mamma Brown echoed: Never, never.
neyer"'
The baby grew taller and stronger.
and the curly rings all over her head
reached down into her neck. Every
week some name was tried, but none
seemed to fit her. She began to talk a
little: then she walked few steps.
Perhaps the baby would have gone on
growing till she was as big and as wise
as her mother, and still have had no
name, If something had not happened.
Papa Brown sailed away one day
across the seas to country called
Spain. The people over there are
Spaniards and talk in a different lam
guage from our own. Among these
strangers, and away from home and
Mamma Brown, poor Papa Brown was
taken very, very i'll. But kind Span
ish woman took care of him, and when
he could write all about it he said that
if it had not been for this good care he
should never have been well again.
Then he said he would like to have the
baby named after the Spanish nurse.
Bonita Brown! 1t was queer name
for an American baby. but it seemed to
suit the dark eyes and curly hair.
Whenever Mamma Brown heard it
spoken she thought of the kind foreign
er who had saved Papa Browns life.
So the baby was named at last, and
everybody was pleased except Great
aunt Mehitable.-Alice NJ. kellogg, in
Our Little Ones
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CHAPTER vIII-CoSTISUEp
what news from the river. Winters?"
THE worst. General. Six gnnboats
nave advanced-two are disabled and
are drifting helplessly downthe stream.
while the others seem likely to follow"
.'Ah. then, after all, the blow must
be struck on land."
And General Grant passed on.
strange, cold CLEAN Of determination
lighting his usually impressive features.
Meanwhile it was faring but badly
with the hapless garrison. On the
night Of the 18th council of war was
held by the beleagucred commanders.
They had done all that mortal men
could do, and knew that the end was
come. General Floyd turned over the
command to General Pillow, taking.
however. his brigade across the river.
and Pillow turned it over again to Buck
ner, succeeding. too himself, in escap-
ing in wood scow.
At daylight Grant was ready for the
final assault. But sec. the white flag
waves and IN officer comes from the
beleageured ranks with offers Of capitu-
lation. Grants terms seem hard.
Nothing but unconditional and i'm
mediate surrender he cried. 'or ! viii
move upon your works"
Then Buckner sent back the bitter
message: Necessity compels me to ac-
cept your ungenerous and unchiyalric
terms, and Fort Donclson was won and
fifteen thousand prisoners captured.
All. how quickly the news sped
North and South. What glad hurrahs.
what bitter tears, what joy, what sor-
row, greeted that fallen fort.
Johnston heard the news at Nashville
and rctrcated in hot haste. Buell.
heard it and seized the defcnseless city,
and Carey heard it at Columbus on the
Mississippi and spiked his guns and
flung them in the river, and fell back on
Island Number Ten. thirty miles away,
whose strong works he hoped would
shield him.
And two gentle women at Melton
burg heard it and on their knees
thanked God-not that Fort Donelson
was fallen-but that their soldier-boy
was safe.
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A WORD IN ANGER SPOKEN.

A word In anger spoken
How often does II prove
The cause cf cold indifference
In hearts whose rule IS love!
How oft the sweetest pleasures
Humanity can know
Arc ny Il harsh expression
Turned into bitter woe.
A word In anger spoken
How many signs, and tears,
AMI sleealess nights, and cherries days
And weary. weary years.
Have been its moarnful product,
Though charity essarca
To heal The deadly. fostering wound
Which ihou-htiess anger made.
A we-d in anger spoken
A blot upon LIES page
Which Oft will leave its impress
From youth to latest are.
Man may forgive an Insult.
But still IL bears Its fruit
For memory il tyrant
Whose rule Is absolute.
A word In anger spoken
Has oft engendered strife
Between the loving husband
And the a0flng, trusting Wis.,
Has caused barrier 10 rise
Between the child and mother.
And led foul enr,ity to part
The sister and the brother
A word In anger spoken
II you have felt its blight.
Resolve hcnc.forth to know thyscH."
And train thy spirit right
Keep watch upon thy every thought,
Thy every look AID word,
And thou shalt live from sorrow free,
AS joyous as bird.
4 word in anger spoken
Oh. weigh the sentence well,
For 1t contains lesson
That words are vain to tell.
Tie human heart Is faulty,
Aad the wisesf of us al
May drop careless word in wrath,
That we would fain recall.
Francis S. Smith, In ". Y. Weekly.
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GRANDPA'S MISTAKE.

His Own Son Came Near Receiving the
Whipping Intended for an Intruder.
1T was years ago." began grandpa,
gravely, as Flossie and Dick and May
and settled ourselves to hear nice
story. 1T was years ago. long before
your father was married, that your
grandmother, Uncle Dick and went to
the little station fifteen miles away to
do some trading. Your father. then n
lad of sixteen, had been working in a
small village, and only came home on
Saturday night Well, it was nearly
dark when we reached home after our
long ride, and throwing the lines to
Dick | sprang out and, taking an armful
Of bundles, started through the yard up
to the house. What was my consterna-
ton to see, as neared the house. man
curled up on the stone step directly in
front of the kitchen door.
MY wrath rose high and quickly.
and selecting from pile of kindling a
good strong piece of board, saying as
did SO: Such rascally impudence! A
tramp lying down in front of an honest
mans door in such a style as that and
HutlSIHuS JAICdJs I'D VI lOW u ledcIl
you lesson, old fellow / advanced
stealthily toward him.
''Iie was fast asleep with his face
turned away from me. l raised the
board with majestic micn; it was
about to descend, when our dog Disco
gave sharp bark, and Immediately
the man sprang up. As he did SO tho
board came heavily down on the stone,
making my arm Jingle and smart.
Imagine my surprise when turned
angrily to demand the cause of his
impudence, to see rubbing his eyes
sleepily, your father.
''He had taken little trip home, he
said, and not finding us there, lay down
to wait our return and fell fast asleep
Il did not hear the last of that soon,
| assure you.
. 'Hurrahr shouted Dick, i wish
you'd hit him. Wouldn't he have
hollered. bob Marshall, in Prairie
Farmer
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CHAPTER TX.

FRANK MEETS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
Heaven aid me! Where am now
which way shall turn?''
The speaker was Frank Bcsant-the
scene, the bank of swollen stream.
once mere mountain torrent. but now
rushing river of muddy waters.
Many things had happened since the
fall Of Fort Donelson. First and fore
most the hero of that splendid victory,
Ulysses Grant, for disobedicnee of or
dcrs, had fallen under the cloud of Hal
leck's displeasure andbccn peremptorily
ordered to turn over the command to
General G. i. Smith, man Of high
military capacity, but brief career
Poor fellow! His was not soldiers
death on the battle field. mid clang of
arms and roar Of guns, bat the wound
which laid him low-the mere scratch
Of rusty nail stepping into boat
after the fall Of Fort Donelson-was
already sapping his vital forces.
Franks regiment was again On the
march to join Buell. at Nashville, with
Frank as acting Captain of his COM
pany and an assurance that his appoint
ment would be soon confirmed.
Yet here he was in as hard strait as
man ever found himself.
The day had been one of strange adj
venture TO hiEl. A band of the enemy
had been sighted at dawn, like them
selves moving in n southerly direction
to join their army, and Franks COM
pany had been deployed as skirmishers,
when, with rush, there had sprung
from ambush on the flank two troops
OF Confederate cavalry, that sought to
cut Off their retreat. 1t had been mad
recall, and most of his men had fought
their way back to their command, but
our hero had been ridden down by
horscman, and had fallen stunned and
senseless to the ground, and when he
had recovered his wits sufficiently to
gaze around, the tide of battle had
swept away, and not even u sound of
firearms gave him signal where were
friend or foe. lie had risen and shaken
himself, and found to his delight that,
though bruised in body, no bones were
broken. But he was not alone. few
feet away strange scene had presented
itself Prone on the ground, with his
face to the earth, lay the figure of a
man, while a horse. with torn bride
aud tnrned saddle, stood over him, sniff
fling with distended nostrils the pros
trate form of its master. The animal
had not run away at Franks approach,
but had permitted him to capture and
caress him without sign of nervous
ness. Having tethered the horse to a
tree, Frank had turned his attention to
the man, whom he found to be a young
Confederate cavalry officer, shot through
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sweet smile. And, if you will excuse
me u few minutes ! will see that
chamber is prepared for your occupa-
ton. You will be glad to be rid Of that
dripping uniform"
but the poor lad, wounded in the
woods" Frank said. anxiously I'VE
must lose no time in going to his relief"
'Ah, that is already attended to. A
party OF my people, attracted by the
firing. fastened to the spot and found
him just as youleft him. They brought
him here IN hour ago-doubtless you,
being ignorant of the country. wandered
by z more circuitous route"
And is nc much hurt?" Frank asked,
greatly relieved by the information. 1t
did not strike him then as remarkable
that his hosts people" should have
been so fortunately successful in spot
| ting the whereabouts Of the unfortun-
! ate young man, though afterwards
events made the mystery clearer.
You certainly saved his life" the old
man declared, gravely. And now,
without more talking, let me go and
make preparations to relieve your dis
comfort
Frank soon found himself in delight
full quartcrs-a CHEEKY, airy bedroom,
with a roaring fire on its hearth and
suit Of his hosts clothes and linen lying
handy on the snowy coverlet of big,
! old-fashioned four-post bed. To strip,
to wash, to dress. was but the work of
few minutes to the young soldier: but,
quick as he was, he was barely ready
when servant announced that supper
was served and Mr.. Lascelles was
awaiting his company.
Mr.. who?" Frank demanded of the
retrcating domestic.
'Mass'r Lascellcs, boss. An the
ladies don gone down in the dinin room
already"
Lascelles. Could fate have thrown
him once more in contact with the
charming heroine of his adventure at
st. Louis? Why not? She said she
lived in Kentucky; then, what more
probable than that this mansion were
her home, and his host the husband Of
the courtly old lady, who had nursed
Charlie Fulton SO tcnderly? With these
reflections, he descended the staircase,
and following the sound OF voices, en-
tered the diIing-room.
Yes, there she was, flashing in the
superb beauty that had set his heart
aflalne SO many months ago-she and
another girl about her own age arm in
arm, while the cid man stood slightly
frowning at the unavoidable delay.
Mary Lascelles recognized him in an
instant. Without the slightest sign Of
embarrassment, she stepped forward
with outstretched hand very tiny and
delicate it was, too, Frank noticed) to
welcome him.
"Why, Mr.. Bcsant." she said, sweetly.
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FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
ONLY ONE MOTHER.

You have only one mother. my boy,
Whose heart you can gladden. with Joy,
Or cause II to ache
Till ready to break
% cherish that mother, my boy.
You have only one mother who will
Stick to you through good and through i'll
And love you, although
The world Ii your foe
30 care for that love ever still.
Ton have only one mother to pray
That In the good path you may stay;
Who for You Won't spare
Self sacrifice rare
70 cherish that mother Away
You have only one mother to make
home ever sweet for your sake,
Who tolls day and night
For you with delight
To help her. all pains ever take.
Ton have only one mother to miss
When she has departed from this,
SO love and revere
That mother while here
Sometime you won't know her kiss.
You have only one mother-just one:
Remember that always, my son;
None can or will do
What she has for you.
What have you for her ever done7
N. Y. Evangelist
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BABY BROWN.
How . Very Perplcxing Question was Easl-
ly and Satisfactorily Settled.

" and satisfactOrlIy settled.
What shall we name the babyo"
This is what Papa Brown said every
night when he came home from bust
ness. Every morning, when Mamma
Brown held up the baby for good by
kiss, she said:
What shall we name the baby?"
For the matter was this: There was
no name good enough for the baby.
Still, 1t was too bad always to call such
. dark-eyed, pink-cheelsed little beauty
just Baby Brown" So everyone sat
down and thought over all the sweet
sounding girl names in the dictionary;
but none of these would do. Then
Mamma Browns friends called on her
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A Story of the Late War.
py pERnHRD BIcspy.

Author OF Loyal ct Last" !" Ny Lad Faatas-
tic" "EIens Great Secret" Fell
Among Thieves" Etc.
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CHAPTER X.
IN THE TOLLS.


But bark! Louder sounds the thnn.
dering storm of battle. From far and
wide the mailed clans are gathering for
the fierce struggle that shall bathc so
many fields in blood. The South is wild
with the alarms of war. Johnston has
marshalcd his troops at Corinth, where
Bcauregard has concentrated forces,
Bragg has come from Florida, Polk from
the Mississippi, and Price and Van born
are marching at the head of thirty
thousand men from Arkansas.
And the Northern heroes muster for
the fray by thousands. Sherman has
joined the Tennessee expedition, Buell.
is hurrying from Nashville, and Smith.
with forty thousand soldiers and seven.
ty transports, has pitched his tents at
Pittsburgh Landing, an obscure spot,
whose name ere long shall darlscn the
page OF history; and Grant is there. a
shadowy picture in the background at
| first, but soon to take the leadership Of
that vast array. Like two huge, angry
monsters. those great armies lie. but
thirty miles apart.
On plateau, two miles from the
Landing, stood log Westinghouse.
known as Shiloh Church, which has
given its name to the bloody battle
fought near its peaceful walls.
Smith was in the throes of death, and
Grant was in command, with Sherman
for his staunch right hand, while on the
other side of the river Buell. with forty
Thousand men was but a few miles dis
tant.
And Beauregard and Johnston at
Corinth knew that their only hope wac
to crush Grants army before Buell.
could reach it.
On the third Of April the Southern
host stole noiselessly from their strong
hold, and on the fifth camped on the
wet gound, without fires, ut a spot
scarce mile from the Federal pickets
At dawn on Sunday morning, while
Grant, little suspecting the danger that
threatened him, had crossed the river to
consult Buell., the storm burst: for
hardly had the pail of night lifted than
from the woods poured forth the South.
ern hosts on the astounded pickcts.
At eight o'clock Grant returned to
gaze with sadness on q battle almost
lost, and which, but for Sherman's gal
liant bearing. would have been an ab.
solute rout.
At noon the entire Federal arniy had
been driven from their camp, and were
crowded into a space of little more than
four hundred acres on the verge of the
bluff overlooking the Landing, towards
which they were rushing in wild con
fusion.
| TO BE CONTINUED
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Heller Calves.

To advise dairymen to raise the heifer
calves from their best COWS and thus
try to make steady Improvement in
the quality of their dairy stock is
always in order. Though notauniver-
sally followed by this class, we think
that the great majority of the best and
most successful dairymen adopt this
course. But there are times when.
though their intentions are all right,
they can accomplish but little in this
direction. Their best cows persist in
dropping bull calves, and SO the theory
in which they would like to work out
cannot he followed. A report comes
from a town i'm one of the western dairy
districts, in which out of twenty-seven
calves dropped only five were heifers,
and in other herds in the vicinity there
has been only about the same proper
ton. This is discouraging to those who
want to raise heifers, but until some
method of controlling sex is discovered
there will occasionally be seasons in
which such untowa.m conditions will
prevail. American Dairyman.
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THE AERATloN OF MILK.
Benefits Secured by the Removal Of Odors
and Gases.

Benefits Secured by the Removal Of Odors
and Gases.
The Importance of cooling milk quick
~ and thoroughly, has long been rccog-
nized, and various methods for accom-
plishing the purpose have been devised.
The one which has been most commonly
adopted has been the placing of the cans
containing the warm milk in ice-cold
water. This, of course, quickly reduces
the temperature, but the process has
been objected to On the ground that the
gases in the milk were not removed
but remained condensed in the milk,
and that rs soon as the latter was
brought to the temperature of the air
in the summer, fermentation would
commence and the milk would quickly
spoil. According to these DIRECTORS the
doors and gases of the milk are not re-
moved and are only temporarily sup
pressed. Another method of cooling
milk which has been known for
some time, but which has not been
largely adopted, is known as AGRA
ton. by this method current of
air is forced through the milk, and
the heat, gasses and odors, are thereby
removed. This process Immediately
brings the temperature down to that OF
the surrounding mir. The milk thus
purified and partially cooled can then
be placed in the refrigerator tank, and
the cream be quickly raised, or it can
be transported long distances with lit
tie danger of injury.
That the quality of the milk is i'm
proved by the removal of the animal
heat, and Of the various odors which too
much milk contains, is unquestionably
true. Consequently, the aeration Of
milk that is to be used for food. is a
matter of much importance. This is
especially true when the milk is to be
used by invalids. Merely for its bene-
fetal influence upon the quality of the
skim milk, acration would be an advan-
tage, and it is fair to suppose that but
ter or cheese made from aerated milk
would be superior to that from milk
which had not been subjected to that
process. The advocates of the method
also claim that the evil effects upon the
milk of poor food and impure water
given to the cows, and which are sure
to appear in the product. arc largely
neutralized by aeration. - American
Dairyman.
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CHAPTER yIII.-CoNTISUEp.

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