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AT THE FEAST OF THANKS- GIVING. Pom plenty throng your neighbor's gates, And many 11 lump blaze merrily, While toll like a lean mistress waits To dole your wage out charily» Though lingering sickness haunt, your bed, Hope like changeling turn to dread, And sorrow skulk behind. Yet when the yearly feast is spread, Rat with a thankful mind! Not for broad lands and gold, I wis, Fat crops and ripening weather, Our fathers in the wilderness Knelt and praised God together: When t he grim forests icy bound With hardship hemmed the wanderers round. When danger lurked behind ? Nay. in death's very teeth, they found Faith and a thankful mind! ?Doha Head Goodale. The Doctor's Thanksgiving. BY FKANCIS ('HftiCltll.L WILLIAMS. ' 'Ji-it-K-R 1\ exclaimed tho Doctor as lie came Into tho kitchen and throw off hia greatcoat. \We're in for a stormy night, sure. I'm glad to-morrow's Thanksgiving, and I do hope it'll be a holiday for mo as well as for other folks. It'll bo a good day to stay indoors.\ His wifo put both arms about him, regardless of the flour on her hands. \I do hope you won't be called out,\ she said ; ' 'you need a rest. Now sit down, and I'll soon have supper ready.\ The Doctor drew up a chair near the fire, and wont 011 while tho table was being set: \Yes tho wind's from the east, and I think we'll have rain before morning. It'll bo a bad night offshore.\ Then ho relapsed into silence, en- joying tho warmth of tho room and thinking with pleasure of tho next day. The wind roared more loudly outside than over, and shook tho house as if in impotent rage at its inability to tear it from its founda- tions. When he went to the door, just before retiring, thore was a fine, driving sleet from tho east. The Doctor gave only a glance out-of- doors; then he shut and boltod tho door, and went upstairs to bed. It seemed to him that he had but just dozed off when he was awakened by a furious pounding below. Some one was doing his best to lot him know that admission was wanted; and with not a little mental grumbling the Doctor got out of bod and into his dressing gown and slippers, and lifted the sash of a window overlook- ing the door. \Well what's wanted?\ he asked, though he folt sure ho knew before- hand. \Old I'uxton's sick,\ said a hoarse voico from below; 'and I've como for you. Dr. Brightly's out of town.\ The Doctor uttered a half-sup- pressd exclamation of disgust and said he'd bo down right away. Then he drew in his head and shut the win- dow. \It's no use,\ he explained; \there's no holiday for me. It's nearly live o'clock, and it'll bo soven before I can roach the village. Two or throe hours more must be spent there at least, if the old gentleman has one of his regular attacks, as I fear. That means afternoon before I return. It won't bo much of a Thanksgiving for mo; will it? That is,\ he wont 011 hastily, \I moan not a holiday.\ For his wife had como to his side and was looking at him in gentle reproach. Fifteen minutes later the Doctor, ensconced in a buggy beside the man who had como for him, was trying to keep his face from the biting at- tacks of tho wind-driven sleet against which they were slowly forcing their way. It was a wild night; and tho storm which tho Doctor had prophe- Bied had como down on tho coast I from off tho sea, bringing with it half- frozen rain, and now and then fierce flurries of snow. It was a tiresome struggle of two hours before they drew rein in front of the house where was tho patient, and the doctor was glad to got in- doors. He found tho case even a worse one than 110 had expected. Old Paxton, as ho was genorally called, was well advanced in years and was subject to periodical attacks of a chronic disordor which obsti- nately resisted treatment and usual- ly entailed the physician's constant presence at tho bedside for several hours boforo it yielded its hold, even for tho time. So it was now. Tho doctor set to work at onco with a full knowledge of what to do and of what was boforo him; but it was past ton o'clock boforo he folt he could safely leave tho old man. Then, with a sigh of relief, 110 went down stairs and, after securing a bite to eat, pro- pared to start for home, for which purpose ho had directed the man who had driven him over to return with his team. A few minutes later there was a knock at the door, and tho doctor wont and opened it. His driver was there, but 110 was all excitement, and he did not wait to be askod what was the matter. \There's a ship off shore! \ ho ex- claimed. \She came in an hour ago! She's 011 tho outside bar. Thoy'ro till down on tho beach now, watch- ing her. Thoy've sent for the coast guard; but tho station's milos away and it'll be several hours boforo tlioy can get lioro with their gun; and they say sho can't last that long. There's men aboard her, too; awhile 'go they woro soon tryin' to got a boat oir from her; but tho wavos smashed it to splinters alongsido tho ship! \ For a minute tho Doctor hesitated as he thought of his coinfortablo, homo. Then it came to him that lie might be of some assistance hero. There was no physician but himself in tho place. Suppose some of thoso poor follows 111 imaged to got ashore alive? They would need just such aid us ho could host give. Plainly his duty was down on tho boacli. lie k would miss his Thanksgiving, prob- altogether. Hut what of that good he might bo able to do \Show me the way I \ ho said, to tho man. \I'll go down you and see if thoro is anything to a light against the wind ul' the way down to tho beach, and at every step the gale seemed to In- crease in powor. The snnd, which tho wind carried, cut tho faco cruel- ly. Tho Doctor, with his muffler wound partly about his head, fol- lowed his guide, who made of! away from the direction of tho town. Pres- ently, through tho misty apuino which obscurod all objects at any distance, a crowd of men came into view. Their figures were magnified by tho atmosphere hugely. They were all looking to tho seaward, ex- cept when one of thom would now and then give an eagor glance down tho beach where tho mon from the life-saving station must first appear. Tho Doctor and his companion stopped beside a smallor knot of mon in rough coats and sou'westors who were gathered about an old whale- boat. The mon gavo a staro at the newcomers as they camo up, then fastened thoir eyes again upon tho sea. \Whore does sho lio?\ askod tho Doctor, aftor a minute's fruitless scanning of t he mass of tumbling wa- ters before him. \Straight ahead,off th' second bar 1\ roturnod the nearest man, pointing a seamed band In front of him. \She's hard and fast thoro. Tho seas 're pounding her hard. By an' by sho'll break; then may Qod ha' morcy on thoso aboard her!\ It was an awesome sight. In an- gry majesty tho hugo billows rolled in from under tho gray, a hissing wreath of white upon their brows. Then, with a thunderous crash they fell and rushed in soothing foam up tho beach, up, until they almost reached tho anxious crowd of watch- ers. Suddenly ono of tho billows, moro powerful than its fellows, scorned to have lifted the mist upon its shoulders, and, dropping, to have left the curtain hanging in empty air. Beneath its ragged edgo and over the tops of the wavosthe Doctor saw a sight which sent a chill to his heart. It was only a glimpse of a mass of blnck, framed in spume and driving water, a splintered spar hero and there reaching up, and flying, broken ropes, which whipped the air. Not a sign of life showed about the hulk; but those who saw the sight knew that men had boen there but a short time before, and a groan camo from tho crowd. Tho gray mist fell once moro and blotted out everything from view. A moment tho Doctor was silent, his mind working quickly. Then, all at once, ho sprung up and on the bow of the boat bosido him. \Men he cried, and his voico rang out strong and clear, \there's work to be done and wo must do it I Thore ire poor souls out thoro and tho guard can't get horo in time! But you're not going to see them die because of that? Who'll go out with me, then, and try to bring them in? Who of- fers?\ Tho crowd had turned their faces to him as one. But there was no an- swer. They all know tho danger bet- ter than ho. Stout-hearted as they wore, tlioy stood appalod at the idea of facing those tremendous seas. Tho Doctor glancod from face to faco. Then suddenly 110 spoke again: \What will you seo them die? Will you let me, a landsman, put you to shame? Who comes first? There aro but six places to fill!\ There was an instant more of si- lence ; but then tho crowd to a man pressed around the speaker, each cry- ing that he would go. Tho Doctor jumped from his porch as a broad-shouldered, weathorbeaten fisherman pushed his way to the front and clapped him on the shoulder and spoko out. \We're with you, Doctor!\ he said, in his rough bass. \But only tho best oars must go. I'll pick 'em and take out tho boat mysolf.\ In five minutes the Doctor saw five sturdy fellows, their peajackets and oilskins cast oil, ranged off along tho sides of tho whaloboat. He himself at tho bow ?for ho had insisted upon ! going ? divested of coat and hat, stood roady for tho word. As if by magic tho boat had been stripped of all but tho long ashen oars which lay on the thwarts, ready at hand. Together tho six shoved the boat down to the water's edgo. Thon three of tho mon with tho Doc- tor leaped in, and dropping thoir>oars between tho tholepins, bent, roady for tho first struggle. Tho leader in tho stern, his steering oar over tho gunwale, watched tho waves before him. Suddenly 110 roared out, \Let her go,\ and tho two men at tho boat's edgo ran her out 011 a roceding wave, wading to thoir waists boforo tlioy tumbled aboard and seized the stroke oars. Tho long blades of the six oars wero buried and tho boat leaped forward as tho oarsmon threw their woight upon thom. Then a huge wave camo booming in, the boat rose high to meet it, and tho Doctor in tho bow saw a mass of wator rush by him. Tho next in- stant tho boat gavo a sudden fling and slid down into the dark abyss betweon tho waves. Again it rose, and poisod for an instant on the bil- low's summit, then rushed down the doclino onco mqro. Tho Doctor, with all his old time collogo experience in handling an oar, found his strength and skill soroly triod to retain his graspupon the hoavy ash sweep which ho held. Thoro was no fear in his heart. Ho thought only of thoso to reach whom they woro now strug- gling- Again and again woro thoy drivon partly back. But steadily tho boat's crow fought their way on, shoots of spray flying from tho bows and fair- ly blinding tho 111011 for the momont. Thon, all at onco, thoro cumo a sharp command from tho steersman: \ Hold hard!\ and tho Doctor felt something strike him 011 tho shoul- der heavily. Instinctively lie roaehed out a hand und caught it. As 110 roalizod that it was aropo and that it must como from tho vossol, he drop- pod his hold on the oar and grasped the lino firmly. In another niinuto, with tho help of tho man nearest him, ho had given it a turn around a thwart and tho boat swung in tho loss heavy soas in tho 100 of tho wrecked schooner. Comparatively calm tho' Itwushoro, tho long whale- boat rose and foil on mountains of water, each of which seemed cortain to swamp her as it towered up ahead of her bows. Almost before 110 had time to look up at tho vossel's deck, a man appeared at tho gup in the crushed bulwarks above the Doctor's head, and, as the boat heaved up- -1 ward on a wave, this man slid down the rope into the boat's bows. In a r minute came a second, thon a third - man, each, as ho droppod Into tho r boat, crawling aft. Finally, aftor an Instant's wait, camo a fourth man, this last one falling helplessly across tho forward thwart and lying thore, 1 doubled up with his head against tho 1 gunwale, Quickly tho Doctor raisod him and passed him back to tho stern. p Thoro was a pause, thon one of the resetted men called that that was all, 3 and tho stoorman's voice as quickly roared out, \Lot go!\ With fumb- t ling hasto the Doctor untwisted tho ropo and dropped on his seat and soizod his oar as tho boat swung - around, Its bow pointing toward whoro tho shore lay?toward where tho billows wero racing in great, a tumbled masses of whlto-cappod green. Of tho strugglo back to the 0 beach the doctor realized littlo bo- -9 sides his physical cxortlons. Now . that thoy wero returning with thoir mission, as it seemed, fulfilled, his > heart was all with tho dear ono In 1 his own littlo home miles away. He g only know that it was safoly over, B that desperate journoy, when a score 1 of hands seized the whaloboat and ! rushed her far up tho sands, with hor load yet within her. Ho hoard tho . cheers and cries, but somohow they I seemo-i to como from far off. Then, r as he saw a helpless figure carried from the boat, lie recognized that thoro was great work to bo done, work which ho could do moro skill- t fully than thoso around him. And . he cllinbod from his seat, and, but- toning around him tho coat which was thrown over his shoulders, ho hurried as fast us his stiff logs would 3 allow, up to the little frame, fishing shanty where tho roscuod sailors had boon taken. r Two of tho men woro sufficiently strong to need no further aid than t that furninhed by tho hot drink and warm blankets alroady given thom. Tho third was linrdly worse off, though he was very weak. It was tho fourth man, who lay on a pilo of old blankot-coverod sails in the cor- ner, to whom the Doctor turned his attention. A couple of smoky lanterns had boon lighted to dispel tho darkness 5 which tho closed door mado in tho small, windowless room. In the dim light these gave, the doctor bent over and looked at the figuro before him. It was that of a young man of robust frame. Tho faco was strong, with clean-cut features; a mass of curly hair clustered damp- ly about the temples and fore- head. Something in the faco made the doctor give a sudden start; and the fisherman, who stood by roady to lend assistance if it wero needed, 110- ted a quick pallor come over his faco. Ho did not, however, see the glonm of wild, but half-believing joy in tho doctor's oyes; and when the latter bent closer over the figure be- fore him, and quickly opened the rough flannel shirt the unconscious sailor wore, his companion thought it nothing strange, nor noted tho grasp of the other's hand upon the near-by wall. The only words the fisherman suid, as tho doctor brought his head up from tho sailor's breast, framed the quostion, \Is he a-livin?\ And learning that he was, und that it would be best, perhaps, if tho doc- tor wore left alone with tho rescued men, the simple fisherman left the shanty content, and rejoiced to be able to tell his mates that all was going well. When he had gone tho Doctor doft- ly wrapped the unconscious sailor in a couple of warm blankets, after stripping him of his wet clothing. Then, having forced a fow drops of liquor betweon tho white lips, ho threw himself down on tho floor . be- side tho improvisod bod and fell to chafing vigorously tho cold hands. Rollod in thoir warm blankets the other three mon in tho room slept, be- traying thoir prosonco only by thoir heavy breathing. They did not see tho pitiful look of longing anxiety with which tho Doctor hung over tho I; young man. They would not liuvo understood had thoy soen it. But before tho Doctor's mind there 3 passod a panorama of the past, called r into lifo by the sight of that hand- some young faco before him. It seemed to him but tho other day that 3 a boy of fifteen, his son, tho one child b that hud ever called him father, rompod about tho placo and pleaded j to go to soa. Tho day whon tho boy 3 hud disappeared, leaving only a blottod note of explanation behind 3 him, was clear in every detail even b now, though it was fully twelve years 1 ago. As for thoso twelve years they represented u honrt-soro poriod, dur- ing which 110 und his bravo little wife 3 strove to console each other for thoir terrible loss, and wuited, with lessen- ing hope, despite thoir courugo, for j the return of the boy in whom they hud bound up so much of their lovo. And now, ufter ull those yours, to bo - so rowurded for that waiting it sooined to tho Doctor scarcoly possible. Yet, 1 had lie not the evidence of it before 1 his own eyes? Had he not thore bo- i side him tho same boy, now grown to u mun, but still tho loved son? Ho 1 could not doubt whut every Instinct, 3 every pulso of his heurt told him wus 3 so. Of tho four mon 110 hud holpod to - roscuo thut day ono was his son. In silont thanksgiving he bont over the faco of the slowly reviving young b sailor and pressod his lips to tho poor f head now warming with lifo. Prosontly tho mun begun to stir und then, as if ho had only just awak- ;> ened from an uneasy sloop, opened his oyes. At first thoro was but t blankiioss in thoso oyes; thon all at - onco they filled with tho light of i puzzled intelligence and turned upon 3 tho Doctor. There was surprise but t no recognition in thom, und tho Doc- - tor, thinking of his own quick dis- -1 covory, wus pained. Then, however, ho romombored that in himself thoro t must liavo boon a wonderful change, \u25a0t and ho gontly stroked tho hand ho 0 hold and asked the othorhow ho folt. 0 For a while he played tho profession- f al man's part und refrained from - putting tho quostion 110 so longed to f ask. At last, howovor, lie could ro- -1 strain himself no longer, and ho 1 stooped suddenly over tho young man i with both arms about him. \Bob ho whispered, eagerly? a \Bob don't you know mo? It's Daddy, Bob?Daddy I Tell mo you remember! Answer mo!\ At first the puzzled look came bnek Into tho young man's face; but It lasted only an Instant. A light of recognition, as of something long past, suddenly called Into bolng again, (lashed in his eyes; an almost pitiful expression of joy leaped into his every feature. Then, as ho saw the Doctor's face still close beforo his, he seemed to roall/e that it was all true, and his arms were weakly raised and put about the other's nock, and a choking sob c*mo from his lips. To the D#ctor it was as if tho twelvo years gone by had never been. Once more his boy's arms wore about him, and he hold him closo to his breast. The light was shining warmly from tho kitchen window of tho Doctor's houso, and the Doctor's wife was anxiously waiting there for his ar- rival at six o'clock that same Thanks- giving evening. When, in the early afternoon, sho rcceivod a messugo from him that ho could not bo homo until evening, sho straightway de- termined to keep tho dinner until that time; and now all was ready for his coming. l'resently tho sound of wheels crushing tho gravel and tho splash- ing of a horse in tho puddles cumo to her oars; and she ran and opened tho door, shading the lamp sho held with her hand. Tho Doctor's burly form descended from a comfortable, double-seated wagon, and ho quickly ran up the stops and very tenderly took hor in his arms, disregarding his wot groat- coat . \Dearest ho said, in a voice In which ho did not try to suppress tho joy, \I liavo something to tell you which will bo a great and happy sur- prise. Do you think you can bear to hear it. all at once?\ \Why of course,\ she repliod in half alarm, and turned her face up to his. \Then said tho Doctor, slowly, \there was a vessel wrecked to-day, oflshoro. There were four mon saved. One of them was a young man. You remember that wo always thought that?that?Bob, our boy, had gone\ ?He stopped. Hor hands closed convulsively upon his arm,and ho hold hor to him, fearing sho would fall. But 'she only askod swiftly: \Whore is he? It is he!\ and, as she watched his eyes turn towards tho wagon, still standing outside, sho suddonly tore herself from him and ran out of tho door. As she reached the wagon a man got down quickly. A moment she stood looking in his face, the light from tho open house door bringing out its every lino. Then, with a glad cry, sho leaned for- ward and tho young man's arms closed about her. And, as these two came up tho steps into the houso together tho Doctor stole an arm around tho neck of each. \It was God's way,\ ho said, rev- erently; \and this is our Thanks- giving.\?[lndependent. Capturing Wild Bees. The bees and brood from boe trees are ofton saved. If the swarm is not too high up, a ladder may be put up, and a piece of the wood taken out in front of the bees by boring a lino of auger holes around tho piece that is to be removed. Sometimes a scaffold is built against tho side of the tree, and an axe or saw used in cutting in to tho bees. Sometimes \climbers\ aro usod to reach tho boes if they aro pretty high up, but this is dangerous work. Usually it is better to fell the tree, taking care to have it strike smaller trees, and thus break the fall as much as possiblo. When tho bees aro reached the combs should bo cutout, one by one, and fastened in- to tho frames of a movablo comb hivo. They may bo tied in, or small sticks may be tackod across on each sido. Tho bees should bo brushed off at tho entrance of the hive, and as soon as there is a comb containing brood placed in the hivo tlioy will begin clustering on the brood. If thore are many bees remaining in tho cavity or flying about after tho combs aro removed, it is woll to place tho entrance of tho hivo as near tho cavity as possiblo and leave it there several hours?possibly all night? by which time nearly all tho bees will havo onterod tho hive, when it may bo carried home. If no honey is coming in, tho beos should bo fed a fow days until the combs aro se- curely fastenod, when tho sticks and strings may be removed. No harm will rosult from placing the captured one by tho sido of the one already in tho yard.?[American Agriculturist. Dainty Paper Dolls. One can mtiko beautiful little pa- per dolls by taking pains and time for the work. The gayly colored heads, arms and feot that are bought outright may be aftlxod to paper or cardboard bodies, and then the cos- tumes may bo separately prepared. Crimped tissuo paper, in its lovely shades, make a soft and fetching fabric with which to work. One may got up gowns with plaitod rullies, kilt skirts, puffed sleeves, rovers and al- most any of the prosont duy stylos, all of which have boon done in pa- por. Then a sun-bonnet is a possi- bility, too, and little hats and bon- nots. There is almost no limit to the wardrobe, given tissuo paper, glue and somo knack in handling thorn, with a pair of sharp scissors for aids.?[New York World. Mustn't Fight Near the Palace. I am romindod by ail old newspa- per cutting that a fow years ago tho Emperor of China, being much dis- turbed in his rost by tho \barbaric Yawp\ and other goings-on of tho Chinese \Arry issued an odict making it punishabio by death for any 0110 to cause a row near iiis pal- ace, \either with musical instru- ments or firecrackers, or by quarrel- ing and fighting.\ I hope tho Japanese will boar this in mind. ? [London Figaro. Low shapes prevail in fruit dishes. They are of filagree silvor or painted porcelain. In France tho womon teachers elect women members on all Hoards of Ed- ucation. THE JOKER'S BUDGET. JESTS AND YARNS BY FUNNY MEN OP THE PRESS. Came Near It--Which?--The Wash- erwoman'* Bills--Not Quite Clear- - Eto., Ete. CAME NEAR IT. Wife?And did Mr. Gray really say I was positively dove-like? Husband?Something of that sort. He said you woro pigeon-toed, I he- live. ?[Hoston Transcript. WHICH? She?Did you ever soe a more per- fect moon? He (slightly under tho influence) ?Wer-wer?wish one nro you 'forring to??| Life. THE WASHERWOMAN'S HILLS. Friend?lf your washerwoman charges by tho piece, it must bo rather expensive Young Housekeeper?Oh, no; sho losos so many things that her bills are never high.?[New York Weekly. NOT QUITE CLEAR. \Is young Jimkins improving in his violin work?\ \I dun no. Either he's improvin' or we're gittin' used to it.'' ?[Wash- ington Star. FAME Editor?My dear sir, wo've got enough poetry on hand to last six months, Shelley Snlggins?Great Phoebus! Is that tho immortality of modern rhyme? woman's fame. \Woman will bo famed as well as man!\ sho exclaiinod as sho threw down the book \Yes replied old Cynicus, \for untold agos.\ ? [Boston Common- wealth. OWING TO OTHERS. Father?Why is it that you have no money tho day after you receivo your salary? Son?lt is not my fault, daddy?it is all owing to other people.? [Truth. IN THE FUTURE. \John have you made the fire?\ \Yes dear.\ \And milked tho cow?\ \Yes dear.\ \And dressed tho children?\ \Yes dear.\ \Well you can put tho coffee on, and then shave yourself for church.\ ?[Atlanta Constitution. SECURING HIS TREASURE. \So you wish my daughter for your wife?\ \Partly that, madam, and partly that I want you for my mother-in- law.\?[Life. WILY. \I never talk about the club to my wife.\ \I do; I speak of it in glowing terms, and then stay at homo occa- sionally. So my wife thinks thero isn't a moro self-sacrificing husband in the world.\?[lvato Field's Wash- ington. HER PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. \Mary how was it that I saw you treating your friends to my cake and fruit?\ Mary?l can't tell, ma'am, for the loife of mo, for I'm sure I covered tho keyhole.?[Chicago In- ter-Ocean. THE VERY SAME. Old Glumm?Ahem! I saw your old flame, tho Count, down at tho capital Miss Yankeoprince?Tho dear old fellow! I presume he is tho same affable, humble, polite old dar- ling? Old Glumm?Yes; he was asking tho Governor's pardon.?[Cleveland Plain Dealer. EASILY EX I'LAINED. Jones?l wonder why poots wear their hair long? Brown?Didn't you over have your haircut? \Yes of course. What's that to do with it?\ \Lots. Didn't you have to pay for it?\?[Lifo. HE HAD TO SPEAK. \Speak and you are a dead man. \ The pistol barrel gleamed under tho noso of the patient-looking party who was reclining on tho combination sofa. \Do your worßt,\ ho cried, leap- ing to his foot; \I will speak. I de- mand to know how in thunder it is you walk all through this houso with- out falling over tho rugs.\ But tho. burglar only laughed mock- ingly in his faco, nnd climbed out of tho cellar window. ?[Dotroit Tri- bune. MUTUAL REQUIREMENTS. Cook (to Lady)?Do you livo in a high stoop houso? \No.\ \Do I have a room to myself!\ \No.\ \Do I have throe nights a wook out?\ \No.\ \Do you have early dinner Sun- day?\ \No.\ \Then I guess you won't do.\ Lady (to Cook) ?Do you play tho grand piano? \No.\ \Well then, I guoss you won't do, either.\ ?LVoguo. A LAWYER'S DIRE THREAT. Tho book peddler had called at tho lawyer's oflieo to sell him a book and tho lawyer vory peremptorily didn't want any book. Tho poddler in- sisted and tho lawyer continued to declino. At last tho lawyer roso in wrath. \Now look,\ ho said emphatically, \I've told you 1 don't want your book, and I mean what I say. Fur- thermore, my advice to you is to got out of this, promptly, or I'll throw you out.\ Tho poddler was about to mako a remark. \And intorruptod tho lawyer, \lot me also say that if you hesitate I shall charge you for that advloo, and levy on your books to satisfy judgment. Now, git,\ and the sup- pressed peddler got.?[Dotroit Free Proas. AN AWFtll, H.IOHT. Mrs. Nowod?l am in an awful fi*, mamma Mrs. Eagloboak?What's the mat- ter, dear? Mrs. Nowod?l wont through George's pockets last night to hunt for chango, as you advised mo to, and I found some letters I gave him to post Inst week; and now I daron't scold about the lettors for foar ho'll scold about my going through his pockets ?[Puck. AN AriUNO VOID. Ragged Haggles?That pain in my stomach has left. Hugged Rugglos?God ! You must feel mighty empty??|Lifo. BIG CHICKEN RANCH. Over Two Hundred Aorss Dovoted to Poultry. Rudolph Sprecklos and P. F. Fol- lis, of San Francisco, have just closed a dual for a largo tract of land, something over 200 acres, near Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Cal., upon which they will establish a big poultry farm . Suitable houses will bo built upon 100 acres sot apart for that purpose, and all the most ap- proved modorn methods for success- fully conducting the businoss will bo employed. By the uso of incubators or brood- ers the oxtonsivo raising of poultry, as a businoss, lias boon wondorfully facilitated. The enterpriso ofMossrs. Spreckols & Foilis marks a new de- parture in this State, where poultry- raising has horotoforo been carriod on upon a small scale. Ten acros, in fact, has been considered a good- sized poultry farm, and the wildest dreamer has not even contemplated a two-hundrod-acro poultry farm. Heretofore no particular methods havo been employed in grading the products for the common market, and no special effort lias been made to build up the industry in California. Not moro than two-fifths of the poultry and eggs used in this State are produced hero, as California still depends on largo importations to supply the homo demand. Califor- nians aro often spoken of as a peo- ple who will not wait long for returns. But there is no other legitimate busi- ness which yields so quick a return as the raising of fowls and eggs. So important is this industry, and so great is the nood of awakoning inter- est in it that Governor Markham de- voted a paragraph to it in his last biennial message. In 1898 there were 750,(500 pounds of poultry and more than 40,000,000 eggs brought into California. Those should have been raised here, and they could havo been produced at a saving of over half a million dollars to this State. It is truo that tliero are many small poultry-raisors in California, but the fact remains that fowls aro brought here in carload lots in one shipment, and that even the interior cities do not get all their supplies from the surrounding country. In climate California is the ideal placo for poultry-raising as there are no great extremes of cold, while food Js as cheap as it is in any part of the East.?[San Francisco Chronicle. Fear in Birds. This may bo a fitting place to glance at the instinct of fear in birds. Mr. Hudson does not accept without mor« than the proverbial grain of salt the Darwinian theory that birds instinctively fear man, and that tho instinct is hereditary. We note in this matter, as in many otheos, Mr. Hudson's capacity for looking at things as they exist, and his unwill- ingness to square unusual or excep- tional phenomena with precancoived ideas and ready-made theories, oven when widely accepted by ominont scientists. Ho boldly faces the in- explicable, and has no fear of being declared unorthodox. He obiocts to Darwin's theory on the ground that the growth of an hereditary in- stinct of fear would roquiro more time than tho theory provides for. \Instinctspractically enduro forever, and are not presumably acquired with such extraordinary facility.\ Shy- ness in birds, ho thinks, is the result of persecution, and young birds learn the habit from thoir parents. This persecution is not necessarily porso- cution by man ; it may bo by other birds. Mr. Hudson of ton found birds in tho dosort, to whom tho human form was almost unknown, shyer than in tho vicinity of human dwellings. Young domesticbirds are tamer than old ones, evincing littlo if any in- stinctivo fear of man. Suspicion has its root in tho strangeness of an ob- ject, or in experience of man's do- struciive power; confidance springs out of familiarity, and oxperienco of man's kindness. Fear of man is an associated feeling.?[London (Quar- terly. Paper Bicycle Tires. Paper tiros for bicycles aro pro- posed and some have even boon made, and aro claimed to possess somo ad- vantages as comparod with tho rub- ber tire. It is said that in the pre- paration of tho paper stock ingredi- ents are added which aro calculated to insure tho requisite elasticity, durability and firmness, Tho method of drawing out a paper tube, whothor it bo tho size needed to circle around a bicycle wheel or something smaller, is an old one. In this now applica- tion, however, tho uniting of tho two ends is oifoctod by a now and simple method, one end being enlarged and shaved off on the interior for several inohos, while tho other end is shaved oil on its oxtorior and put into tho other half, and a special adhering glutinous substance is used in mak- ing tho joint tight to tho greatest possible degroo. Hair is employed In place of interior linings and air is forced into tho hollow of tho tube boforo tho union is made, a special instrument being used so that tho packing is uniform. While tho lifo of a rubber tiro is two soasons, as many us five are claimed for those mndo of paper. It is argued, too, that thousands of bicyclos which aro now supplied with hard or cushioned tiros boeauso of tho oxponso of pnou- matio, and which would bo fitted with pneumatics if u elioap and du- rable ono were available, will find tho papor tiro to fill the need. ?[Atlanta Constitution. Australia produced $5,000,000 more gold than any other country last year. OUR DADDIES' CAMPAIGNS Differed Very Much from Thonn of the JtWRMtt. Political canvassing In these days and political canvassing In the times of our fathers and grandfathers are very dlirerent things. All that Is necessary now Is for an orator or candidate to betake himself to a private car. There, surrounded by friends and supplied with eveiy luxury, he Is as comfortable as if at home In his study or oltlce. The train moves oiT, and at frequent In. terva s stops at a station where al- ready a crowd or peoplo aro gathered. The orator steps to tho rear platform of his car, delivers a speech of from sto ;i(J minutes, according to the exigency of the time table, and then glides onward. Thus in the course of two or three days a great Mate may bo thoroughly canvass a, and In the course of ten days a hair dozen States. At Important capitals a stop is sometimes made over night, where the orator addresses the people in a vast ball amid the accessories of music and brilliant electric lights. In this manner a great political cam- paign is now reduced to a matter of few weeks, where formerly it dragged through many months and often extended over a year. In the old times a political cam- paign was a serious labor, it In- volved long and disagreeable journeys on horseback or in private vehicles. The roads were bad and sometimes Impas-able, while creeks and rivers were bridgelcss. To canvass a con- gressional district or a State was the work of months. The announce- ment had to be made weeks before band and a political meeting was as notable an event as the coming of the circus. It Is said, Indeed, that S. S. l'rcntlss, one of the greatest and most eloquent of stump orators, ouce canvassed Mississippi in com- pany with a circus, making an ar- rangement, with the showman to divide time, to the advantage of both, for Prentiss was as attractive a card as the show. To these old- fasloncd meetings farmers and other good and patnrlotic citizens would come distances of twenty to thirty miles, bringing their fainiles and making a gala day of it. For this was their only means of gaining political Information or of tlndlng out what their public servauts were doing The dally newspaper was a thing unknown and even the weeklies were not circulated widely. So the people Hocked to the great political gatherings to get news of the world, and one or two such meetings would last them a yoar. Such was \stumping\ in the West, thirty, forty, and fifty years ago, be- fore railroads brought the market to every farmer's door and before the telegraph gave him the news of the world every morning. Aud as it was In tho West so it bad been in the East. To-day Mr. Heed can start from Portland In Malno and in ten days speak In every important city between there and Portland, Ore. Within a period of three weeks he can speak in every quarter of the United States and his utterances be read at a million breakfast tables the morning after. In tho days of his fathers It would have been a hercu- loan task to have traveled from Port- and to New York in the same period of time, making speeches by the wav. The tlrst political tours of impor- tance in our history were made by Washington in his tlrst administra- tion. His object was to increase as far as possible the union sentiment and to acquaint himsolf with tho condition and desires of the people in various parts of the country. His New England tour occupied a month and his southern three months. lie traveled in his own coach, though his entrance into tho towns was made on horseback. He himself made no set speeches, but many were mado by others and tho union feel- ing was greatly strengthened. James Monroo [made two extensive Presidentai tours* with an ulterior political purpose, so successfully, in- deed, that he was elocted by the vote of every State for his second term. Henry's Clay's journeys to and from Washington almost invariably took the form of a political stumping campaign, not that he wished it so, but because under the circumstances he could not help lu Traveling was a slow process In those days and was ruroly performed after nightfall, and wherever ho stopped the people were wild to hoar the silver tong.d Harry or the West. On some occasions hsi eutire journey was a continued ova- tion. On his way back to Lexington, after Jackson's tlrst inauguration, he was recolied everywhere by crowds of enthusiastic admirers. Suppers, din- ners. and balls were arranged for him all along the line, and be had free passage everywhere. Taverns stood wido open, stages wore free and no toll gate stopped hitn. His courso was a triumphal march. Thus early did he commence his Presidential campaign for 1&I2. During the next two or three years he made long and extensive journeys South and North and addressed vast crowds, but it was tho occupation of months, not of a few days. Douglas, lu imp, occupied two months In his Presidential pitlgii, making many speeches and South, and though he had railroads, he could not have thoH comfort aud convonienco of modernH travel, That campaign cost him hlflH life. H A generation has passed slncefl Douglas spoke, and riodern tlous have made tho pathway political orator still more oasy. haps In another generation the of tho orator through tho land be still more rapid, and the a campaign be concentrated few Not the Judge's Usual A Southern Judge who New Yurie cufe the other ordered for his drink whisky. waiter brought it In a glass. Judge looked around, probably the decanter, and then, the Klass with the whisky ii^^H \What's that?\ \Whisky answered the \Wasn't that what you orderedV^^^^ The Judge pushed the glass tiupatientiy and, sitting erect chair, gavo the waiter a smile was beautifully (rank and Impressive. \My sou,\ ho said gravoly, I take a drink of whisky 1 leave than that in the glass.\?New
