Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-06-14

the father reading newspaper, and
the child looking at an immense pic
ture book. When the family sit down
to their supper OF porridge, they all
complain that 1t is too hot and start
out for walk. Then Curly Locks
arrives, and she Is found by the bears
when they return from their walk.
There are many other simple fairy
stories that children could do very
nicely without elaborate stage set
ting. They make very charming
little home plays and give much
pleasure without the elaboration and
magnificence that we have seen late
ly in that nice old story Of "Cinder-
ella"
Glad He Obeyed.
/ have little story to tell you,
boys. One day-a, long, hot day 1t
had been, tool met my father on
the road to town. Il wish you would
take this package to the village for
me, JIM" he said, hesitating,
Now. was boy Of IL, not fond
Of work, and just out Of the bayfield,
where ! had been since daybreak. /
was tired, dusty and hungry 1t
was two miles to town: l wanted to
get my supper and dress for singing
class My first impulse was to re-
fuse, and to do 1t harshly; for / was
vexed that he should ask me after my
long days work. II / refused he
would 60 himself He was a gentle,
patient old man. But something
stopped me-oDe of Gods good angels,
l think. "Of course, father, I'll
take it," 1 said, heartily, giving my
scythe to one or the men. He gave
me the package. "Thank you, JIM"
he said. 81 was going myself, but
somehow l don't feel very strong to-
day."
He walked with me to the road
that turned of to the town, and as
he left me he put his hand on my
arm, saying again: THANK you, my
son. You have always been a good
boy to me, lim."
/ hurried to town and back again.
When / came near the house l saw a
crowd OF farm hands at the door.
One Of them came to me, the tears
rolling down his face. "Your father"
he said, she fell dead just as he
reached the house. The last words
he spoke were to you"
am an old man now, but / have
thanked God over and over again, all
the years that have passed since that
hour, that those last words werS
you've always been a good boy to
NM Tin, No human haip0 oyar not
was sorry for love or kindness shown
to others. n But there Is no pang Of
remorse SO keen as the bitterness
with which we remember neglect or
GOODNESS which we have shown to
loved ones who are dead. New York
Journal.
The Charms of Stamp Collecting.
One Of the best things about stamps
is that so many of them, having great
value for other reasons and In other
ways, can be obtained at small COST
Fine collections OF coins or expensive
brio a. brac can be made by the
wealthy only. Many very fine stamp
collections are the property Of boys
or girls or of older people, in mod
crate circumstances. This small cost,
combined with the great value of
stamps as means Of giving whole
some and profitable pleasure, &C.
counts for the great and growing
popularity Of stamp collecting in this
country and Europe. The craving for
knowledge is one Of our strongest
and certainly most worthy desires.
Stamp-collecting ministers directly
to this; its educational value is great
already, and is constantly increasing
The knowledge of modern historical
events in concise and definite form
is one Of the possessions of the
thoughtful stamp collector. We have,
In Spanish history, the futile insur-
rection Of Don Carlos, 1875, clear
ly marked by the issue of stamps
which he caused during those years,
and the face Of the pretender in our
albums keeps the fact definitely In
our minds The change from King
Alfono Mi. to the Regency and the
baby King Alfonso Kill, born in
1855, no boy collector. will forget
Nor will the girls fail to remember
that In 1891, soon after the death of
the old King William Ill, a charm
ing girlish face made its appearance
on the stamps of the Netherlands.
These are but two instances show
ing how recent histt rical events are
recorded by stamps. There is scarcely
a stamp-issuing country which does
not exhibit on its stamps the changes
of government since 1t began their
issue. Fathers and mothers who
have lived through these changes Of
government, but who may have for
gotten the dates, will appreciate the
means which their children have in
stamps for preserving the knowledge
In a definite and suggestive form.
1t would not require much argu-
ment to prove the value Of collec-
tion of stamps as a means OF educa.
tion had they been in use as long as
coins, for example. Think of having
the portraits or all the emperors OF
Rome, from Augustus to the fall of
the empire, upon series OF stamps
like our own United States issues,
engraved by ancient workmen as
sklllful as our modern engravers
The simple and worn designs upon
ancient coins would have small value
as historical relics In comparison with
such stamps. Had the invention OF
printing and the use of stem been
events of 1000 years ago, says st.