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MUTILATED K - a i lr o a d T im © T a b l© s LOW FARES WEST. DEmiE&HlSOm Is THE C heapest and the F a v o r i t e R o u t e t o a l l P oints in the W est . For ;'nll Information, rates, time tables, ticketa, etc., Inquire of nearest “ D. & H.” Ticket-Agent, or write to tbe undersigned. J . W . B U R D I C K , General Passenger Ag'l, ALBANY, N. Y. Packer’s Cash Store, No. Main-st, Mechanicville. |tPRlCESWl^THANEVER»HiWtR@ ¥ ^ Bargains in Books. Bargains in Books. Classic Poem., Standard F i c t i o n , B i b l e S t o r i e s , Classic Poem s only 25s a Volume. Papetorie, Picture Books, Mother E legan t btory B o o k s only 19o Vol. , 1 . Shakspeare in beautiful binding and l>iOVei Groose M e lodies, etc, e t c ., etc, giit edges, only 7So. No. home can fail to be a{^ ““'y t r a c t i v e w h e n f i l l e d w i t h g o o d Julius Verne's Fam o u s Stories. . , books fo r o l d a n d y o u n g . Books Children’s books in endless variety, box of these fine writing keep. Candy melts Books representing papers is sure to be highly ac- in s t r u c t a n d e n t e r t a i n . delight the children. ceptable as a holiday gift. Bargains in Stationery. Fancy Box Paper, Pine Paper Weights, Holiday Stationery, Eyery Lady Appreciates Fiile Stationery and a handsome Delaware & HudsoD r a i l r o a d Commencing I ^ Oct. 7, ^94. 19 \ Train** will and depart Mechaulcyill follows: TBAINR EOUNn SOFTH. -1.33. 7.43, 8.5B, Snndiij- tiain,5!.5o \ “ Lnive from Troy—9.1o. oi-.; Ijrivefrom AJb.tny-9.oT, lo.51, a . m .; l^day1la£-“ o7\fk. ly tiain, 5i.5o p. M. TRAIS.1 found IIOKTH. Arrire from Troy—9,13. a . M- 1.39. 5.23, 8.06 Axriv^\\ SCHENECTADY TRAINS. FITCH BUKO it AIL KOAI>. HOOAAO TDKNBIr KOUTB. Trains leave for the East. *3.38 A, X, For Boston with leeping Cars. 7.53 A. M. For Boston and North. 9.13 A. X. For Saratoga and Schuylervilie. •4.91 P. X. For Boston. 8.03 P. X. For North Adams and North. 0.49 F .x . For Saratoga and SchuylcrviUc. yon BOTTEBDAH AND WEST. 1.80 A. X. For Bufla'o and Chicago. •9.8TP.X. For Buffalo and <hlcago. ! .41P, X. For Rotterdam, nndays only ♦Daily July 9 1R94 Street Ballway Time Table. Bimwlter Mtch?vUle MecTrlll. Sutwe. 7 00rt. Ri. 7 40 10.00 ” 10 40 11 40 ” 12.20 4 20 ” 6 Ot* 8.10 ” *8 51* 10.80 ” 11.10 6.15 a. m. 6.45 10.05 ” 10 45 10 63 \ 11 85 12.40 p. m. 1 20 8 00 ” 8.40 4 20 ” 6 00 7.20 ” 8.00 9.40 \ 10.20 ------- >*DJNDAT. -------- 6 & r M^^^flie 8 46 a. m. 9 05 9.10 a. m. 9..80 1100 \ 1140 12 00 m. 12 40 2.00 p. m. 2.40 2 60 p. m. S.30 4 00 ” 4 40 4.50 ” 5.30 6.80 ” 7.10 7.16 ” 7.56 9.40 ” 10 20 10.30 ” • 11 1\ F rofessionai Gcira« G. W. KEEFER, Ds. X ^ l i y s i c t a i i & S u x - g - e o n Office, Cor. Main and 'Wiliiam.'ts., WechaniCTille, Nt-wYori- F. A. PAIE^ER, M. D., I i y « s i c i a n & S r Office,Hazcl-st. Sear Bro n , n n OGREN, M .O ., & S n x * s e o i a Mechanicville, N. Y. G E O . P. H . TAYLOR, M . D - , T, C. TIFFANY, D. D- I ^ E N T I S T , Prices as low as consistent with fir<l-cl.iss work Office in Mercury building. Cor. So. Main-st. am DR. M. T. P^iLLIHOTON, K K N X i S X . No. 18 ParK-avo., Where dentistry in all its broa»*iioa will be carefully executed. Satisfaction in price and workmanship guarantezd. 0£lic» over coal office of R. Moore & Son. OSCAR WARNER, M e rcury Snl'dlB ir, cor. UTain-at. and Park-ave.. Mechanlovllie, N. y. O c o . B . i ^ a w r e s a c e , M a in utreet, BHllwater, N . Y. Seneril Fire and Life Insurance Agent. Pdicks written in the best companies No com] mpany rt pre- The Saturday flercury. FARRINGTON L. MEAD E d ITOE AND P d BLISHEE. J f - J T U D A T M O R X 1 2 ^ a s MERCURY BUILDIXO, C o r n e r o f M a in-st. ami P a ik - a v e ., Me- chauicville, S.aratog.t Go , N. Y. One Tear, in Advance, ---- Six Month\ in Advance, .. One Year, in Aitears,... Three Mouth,, which will he made known on pages, 8 cents a linefn and 4 cents a Una for each sub. notices on loc.al pages, 8 cents a line fnr first ln«er Advertisem-nts for which tit fled will bo published until ordered eut and gknrjii for accordiagly. M o u s e a n d H o m e P e p a r t m e n t . ■acred are ancient history, but tly history ancient enough to boln- ing yet. Throngbont all the stages of W O M A N A i \ l > H O M E . ------------ • i teweting yet. Throngbont all the stages of k NEW YORK SOCIETY WOMAN'S •ooiety, from the lowest np to the highest, there Is a breaking away from restraint, a more or lees general lawlessness, which Is shown differently In the different classes. And this relaxation is no donbt leading to an equally gtoneial doteilnratic In the accepted atandard of i r bo feared of WORK WITH THE POOR. Child Training a Fine A rt — ITemlnlse W riting—Mothers Out of Date—^A 8ym- pathstlo Woman—Girlhood m XI 1* Z x France—^The Xaundry Bag. nay bo fean It would be ridiculous to ei good manners morality. ixpect a very iflnemant of the New York banker, enjoys i which can be claimed by few ' the eastern metropolis. She is almost as well known in the factory and workshop districts of tbo city as she is in social clr* iSs off Murrayurray hill.ill. Proivious ule o M h Fro to her mar riage she was popular in society, and since nar union to Mr. Irvin th a t popularity has steadily grown beyond the simlsf which alone at one time knew her. For years she has devoted much time, money and patience to works of practical philan thropy amon^ tbe poor, chiefly working girls, hundreds of whom In Nsw York fairly Idolize her. One of her favorite institutions is to b* found at the old Kpiphany House, located at ISO Stanton street, In the heart of a district that affords an unlimited field for the work In which Mrs. Irvin takes inch delight. Here every Saturday she person ally conducts a sewing school, which is bioh this iterested Is the ■eighth street ally conducts a sewing school, which Is regularly attended by a large number of east side girls who but Kor Mrs. Irvin’s efforts would never obtain instruction In this highly necessary branch of domestic education. Another work society leader Is deeply int new hospital on WestThirty-< vrhloh had its Inception about g year ago. She is also a leading spirit In numerous working girls’ clubs. Child Training a line Art. Miss Elizabeth Hartiion, In her leotart on the ‘•Value of the Study of Haoa De velopment as a Guide to the Training of Children,” said: “ The evidences that the child goes through tbe same stages of development as thu xBoe are many. Among them axe the child's love of bright colors, his way leatlng sounds without melody, his istlly through n hotels and this reason ises are bad for children and the love for symbolio language, as when he speaks of a ’bushel of^ovo.’ All thete are very early manifestations. “ The mother should understand these steps and not violate tbe child’s gradual and wholesome development by forcing him too rapidly through them. For in stance, when tbe child has reaobsd the stage that corresponds to that of the tribal condition, when tbe love of family life l i forming, he should n o t be forced to go to strangers nor pushed this period. For thii boarding houses are I may entirely wipe out all the love home they would have otherwise develop ed. Coming out of the tribal conditions, the child longs to ice something of tbe outside world. Every Inatlnot piompta him to explore and discover things. Mothers should not punish their children for those unpermltted excursions, but should instead substitute eometblng for them, such as trips to tbe market, short walks or visits to houses where there are other children, thus satisfying the In stinct. “Later the child will Insist on having his own bureau drawer, h-la own side of the wardrobe, just as hie savage ancestors did. Still later will coma tbe unfolding of hla mind to right and Juitloo, fli vhefi he appeals to his mother to settle disputes with his brothers. For Instance, he w ill demand that his brother give him bis ball or Other toy not beeSuso he wants it at the time, but booause he wants to teat the court of justice to see whether i t will do him abstract right. By understanding that these phases of the child’s life are perfectly normal and natural and not Feminine Writing. When a man writes, he wants pomp and to draw. If he writes a t home, bo needs a study or a library, and he wants the key lost and the keyhole pasted over so that nobody can disturb him. His finish ed products are of much Importance to him, and for a tim e he wonders why the planets havehave notot changedanged theirheir orbitsrbits or n ch t o ( the Bunsliino acquired a new brilllani becauseI he has cast iron method. lO acqul he has w ritten something 1 A woman picks up some scraps of a lopybook or the back of a pattern, sharp- sns her pencil Tvith tbo aciaaora or gnawi the end sharper. Sho takes an old geog raphy, tucks her foot under her, sucks her pencil periodically and produces literatur*. Sho can write with Genevieve pound ing out her oxerolses on the piano, with Mary buzzing over her history lesson for tomorrow, Tommy teasing the baby and tbe baby pulling tbe cat’s tall. The do- mestio comes and goes for dlreotlons and supplies, but the course of true love runs on, the lovers woo and win, and the vil lains kill and die among the most com monplace surroundings. A man’s best efforts, falling abort of genius, are apt to be stilted, but the wom an who writes will often, with the stomp of a pencil and amid the distractions above mentioned, produce a tender bit of itio sltuath a poem, a dramatic situation or a page description that,hat, thoughhough criticsritics rave,ave, ILves t c r li on, travels through the exchanges and finds a place in the aorapbooks of the men id women who know a good thing when and women who know a good thing they see it, whether there is_a well k name signed to it or not.- Xlothers Out of Date. ‘Mothers are of course always at least 25 years behind tbe age,\ remarked a girl the other day as a sufiBolont reason why e should dis 3nt reast lisregard tbo wishes of h en nothor, and If not expressed quite openly this Is the idea nowadays. Thi tba daughters, are “ tbe age.” Father a i4 anether M young girl ao- oustomed to tbe free sonvexsation and still freer manners and oustoma at some coun try houses, to meet and acknowledge as frieadi men and wonnen who scarcely trou ble tbemselres to conceal tbe scandalous re lations subsisting between them, cannot preserve, even If sho starts with, a very high idsal of morality and Is more likely to be carried away with the atroam than to make any attempt ito stem it. If all these indictments be true of the fin de sleole girl—-and If true none can blind themselves to the evils to which they must give rise now and In the future— what. If any, la the remedy?—London A Sympathetto TTenuiB. Xiyins on Mrs. Lynn Linton’s table in her sitting room was a large bundle of manuscripts, upon which I naturally re marked to my hostess: “ What a lot of work yon have there on hand! Sntoly that means two or three new books!” “Net one is my own. Bundles of mann- ■orlpt like these have haunted my later lUe. I noalve packets ifrom men and wom an I have never aeen and know nothing whatever about. Onei asks for my advice; another if I car. find « publisher; a third inquires if tbe material is worth spinning out into a three volume novel; • fourth lives abroad and places tbe mairasoript in my hands to do with exactly as I think fit, etc.” “ How fearfnll But what do you do with them allf” “ One I ones returned unread, for tho w riting was 80 bad I could not decipher it. But only once. The rest I have al ways consolentlously read through and corrected page by page if I have thought there was anything to be made of them. But to many of my unknown oozresx>ond- ents I have had to reply sadly that the work had not sufficient merit for publica tion and as gently laa I could auggeat their leaving literature alone and trying something else.” “ Youarerery goo<J-to bother yourself with them. ” “No, not good exactly, but I feel very strongly the duty of tba old to tbe young and how the established must help the atriving. And 1 am ao sorry for tbe peo ple, and know how a little help or advice given at tba right moment may make or one in Chicago in 1881. The Chicago ! eohool Boon became very popular, and its , Inetructor, Mrs. Emma F. Kwlng, one of ' tbe most able and interesting teachem of cooking In the country, was Invited in 1883 to cstoblish a summer cooking school at Chautouquu, Later Mrs. Ewing estab- lisbed a “ ec B oo I of domestic economy” in Iowa Agricultural college.—Now York The Bloomer QueetloB Abroad. English lady cyclists are less advanced tn their Ideas with regard to coatnme than their sisters in France. On tho other side of the channel, in Faria especially, knlokerbockcred woniea on bicycles bo seen by tbe hundreds on Sunday al noons. Probably if they could see th^— dloulous appearance they present, with tbclr baggy knickers and spindlo shanks, they would discard the new costume for ever, but the fact remains that, while for eign women cyclists have unlverstdly adopted the zouave style of lower gar ment, most English women who go cy cling prefer the older fashioned and more graceful manner of raiment. It ia worthy ^ remark also that the few who don tbe knickers invariably carry • little bundle tied behind them which looks susploiously like a spare skirt. Very likely tho extra costume is for uso in oascfl of omergoncy, such as when a strict landlady refused to acknowledge tbe right of tho wearer of baggy attire to a seat in the dining room unless tbe knickers are bidden from sigtft. —London Telegraph. Girlhood In Fnmse. It is the opinion of many who make the •ubjeot a study that it is dangerous to transplant new ouatoras In an oM country. Those that have existed for oentnxies are the ones which must best eult the tem perament and the disposition of those who have established them. Tbo Latin races have hot blood xnnnlng in their veins and cannot be trained to follow tho customs and laws of colder blooded nations. A young French girl, it Is sald^annot be trained to follow the limits of good fel lowship and friendship for boys, aa Amer ican girls have been from time immemo rial. It is also asaerted that it Is not so mneh In tbe differenee of training aa in temperament. Besides the faxdt 11 m with the men more than with tho girls. It is probable that Fionohmen cannot help It, but when they eec a glxl unprotected. It does not matter where, they delight in giv ing Information, which she. In her Inno cence and Ignorance, would bo better with out. There Is no young man in all France of whom yon conld say, “ He is like a girl, ” and leave a young miss who is not hia sis ter with impunity in his society. Ac cording to the belief of reliable French men and women, then, pure, nlee girls will never be foand ex^pt et tbe side of their mothers, whom thby never have left, and all change In the system of education wild and care- The XAundlry Bag, outline Btitoh. It may be mode in one piece doubled at the bottom and top o r In two pieces. In tbe latter case tbe piece In- 1 , ^ tended for tho sack should be nearly one- half as long again as the front, tbe extra length being folded over like a flap. This Is finished with a binding of red braid, with which the two parts of tbe bag are •ecurcly bound together, a couple of brass rings serving hero also to hang the bag in Us place. Women and Cooking, To Miss Juliet CorsoB of this city be longs tho honor of having established tbe first cooking school in the United States and of originating tbe idea of instructing lie affairs in general. It Miss Corson lx d of originating men In domostli was in 1874 that Miss Corson began 1 work, and in 1875 the idea was taken up in the west, where a Miss Allen organized a school of household science in the In dustrial university at Champaign, His. In 1877 similar work was begun In the Kansas State Agricultural college. Other beginnings In the cast and west hav the same alms in view were the establ) ment of a course of teaching in sclent cooking in Lasell seminary In 1877 the tuition of Miss Farloa, the open! they' it iflttol fo 1879 ming of 9ofld of Care In Vaitlg Zleptlatoriss, It cannot bo too strongly urged that great care should be need and tbe utmost cam told another of tho happy results aohlei by a third in removing eojpe fine down from her upper lip, and herself tried the same conbocHon for the like purpose, the eourse of time both found, to < horror, that the fine down was succeeded by a coarse growth of hair. In still an other instance the same thing occurred. A girl tried some remedy most efflcacioue- ly for a time and then discovered that it was thus working far more evil than it removed in tho first place. Physicians say that electricity ia tho only sure cure for this distressing growth of hair on tbe feminine face. It la very slow and some what painful, but a t least i t seems to be Tbs First Women TrCunry Clerks, The first women employed wore paid T just half as much aa $600 per annum, or just half aa much aa the men, but aa they proved tholr efflolen- oy their salaries wa creased until now v tlstlca shown by tbo civil aervlce commla- slon that there are now 7 wi that there are now 7 women receiv ing $1,800, about 60 receiving $1,600; 836, $1,400; over 030 receiving $1,300; 450, $1,000 and over, bnt less than $1,300, w‘ \ there are 700 rficeiving $800. And i the voice of the commissioners that wom en in the publio service have, on tbe whole, bad a benefloial effect upon that ised its effi- servlce and deney; that no ono tlons that prevailed In tbe years ago and equally fami conditions prevailing oorrectneM of this oj ‘ably Inez familiar with condi- t departments 33 familiar with tbe today can doubt the ilnion.—Washington Eliot Hall Honaekeeping, by giving C){p hi ono domes, o { house ond hi.ve better service than most hotels. Here is ono example of the dis patch with which things are done: Eight women wash tho dishes, set all the tables, sweep and dust the dining room In from SO to BO minutes. One woman makes tbe bread, ono the cake, one desserts, one takes care of tho vegetables, efto. I t is re markable how expert each becomes in her duty, and tho hour hardly seems a loss to her regular work. It is quite the thin; for a woman to do her own washing an: otudy Greek.—Philadelphia Ledger. W ill JBear Bepeatlng. e gravestone onipllsh^l English countess will ating, ‘My solo of on aocon _ bear ropeatlna, ‘My solo desire was to make a good wife and a good mother,’ ” which was most credit.sble to the noble English lady and Is a sentiment shared by many nn untitled Ameilcan elstet of hew today. There is a difference in tbe reading of tho requirements, howerer, over those of former times. A good wife and a good mother of the present time finds her •tandards on quite another level than that of 60 years ago. Women Silver SXiuerUa Two women of Baker county, Or., silver mines ond are running them In p e r son. They do not actually handle shovels and work tho dirt, but they superintend tbe working of their property, and while they admit tho business has rough sides for a woman they aro m aking money and proi>050 to keep on. Internal Beantf. Men, as a rule, are casHy attracted by a beautiful face, but it is by Internal beau ty of character that a woman can exert the grealest Influence. A true minded man, though enamored by personal beat ty, will soon feel tbo hollowness of 11 barms when he discovers tho lack i lental beauty. 1 the lack of The annoyance of a rough griddle wbei baking cakes may be overcome by rubbing Ifc with a slice of raw turnip. Those who have used it say it makes the griddle smooth as glass, and cake baking, there fore, an easy operation. The effects of fright ere ofttlmcB lam entable even to matured nerves. How much more so In the case of children too young to know tho unreality of tbo tales so liberally and recklessly repeated to them? ________ Eating with tho knife Is a great offense against table etiquette. This is never permissible except when eating grated ohecse, when a knife of special shape should bo provided. In fitting a room with odd chairs, ac cording to an autborKy, it is well to re member that wbilo shape and covering may vary indefinitely the wood should re main tbe B! A t the informal dinner the guests may be seated in tbe order in which they enter the dining room without assigning any place of distinction. Too many brides expect tofindthelz iKflnis ready mndo. C H T T R C H U I R . U C T O R Y - I Location and Transportation Facilities of Mecnanicville, W. Y. J f i n t e r t a i n i p g S h o r t S t o r i e s . A WRESTLING. Mike Sheehan tossed awake in the meoa Mike, with bis 6 feet 6 of manhood, was well in request at tho country gatheiinfs, but of late, said the folk, the man .had. turned queer. In that melancholy, stately, country by the sea madness—especially of the quiet, melancholic kind—is a thing very common. A year ago a wrestling match between him and Jack Tierney had gathered two counties to see it. No man coifK say which was tbe champiop. Now ono was the victor, again the other. They kept steady pace In their victories. Jack, too, was the captain of the KilsaL lagh team of hurlers, Mike of the Clone- That would!» a great day for the id women of his following rcely guessed at onld declsi luntry people acMcelj Imo their two champions became en emies. Indeed it was a isecrefe locked In their own breasts, scarcely acknowledged his most hidden moments deslrea <st his inanewilerce- thelS' encoun- even when in his most hiddes each man looked at the desl heart. It only showed itself in a ness and dotcrminatlo tc^. Each had swori quer tho other. Tho sownees 4>etween them came about when, by Some ead mis chance, they fell In love with the same girl. Worse luck, she wonted neither of them, for she was vowed to the con vim t. 3ng run one * * ■ • - ipted her to s In the lent haVo tempted her to she made no choice between them, i m’en’s ebanoe seemeded equalual whenn each ma ebanoe seem eq whe she slipped from them both Into Kilbride churchyard. When she lay there, zMltber man could say ebe had dlotingrllsbed him by special kindness from the other, and ixed mote furious with the tliei fell their rivalry woman in he still und(ccided, follow^ X months later, i I Jack Tleirney: Ellen to !k Tie Kilbride. sick and Then Mike Sheehan was without on equal for ma: , miles. But little comfort it was to him, girl of bis heart dead and tho ono man he had desired toorerthiow dead and unconquered. Ho eccludod hizoseU from tho sports and pastimes and lived lonely in his cabin among tbo gulls, eat ing out his unsatisfied heart. None other would satisfy him to wrestle with but his dehd rival, and indeed he, in common with the country people, thought that no other m ight bo found fit for him to meet. Kilbrldo churchyard Is high on the main land ond lies dark within its four stone walls. Tho road to it is by a tunbcl of trees that make a shade Velvety black even when the moon is turning oU the se* sil ver. The churchyard ia very old and has lonumonts of importance, only green Istoncs bent sideways and sunk to headstones their neck a n ig h t, m urdever, id shoulders in tbe earth, vylth a flight of etozie st you may see tbo ghost oi le climbing those step: :den banging from bis el ;o Sheehi ide tbo „ _________ j those steps with „ ^ from hla shoulder. But as hfiko Sheehan ascended the steps out of tbe midnight dark ho felt no fear. Ho clanged tbe gate of the sacred quiet place in a way that set the silence echoing. Some mad passion was on Mike Sheehan surely, or ho would not so hare desecrated the quiet resting place of tbe dead. Tboto, by the ruined gable of tbo old abbey, was afresh mound unusually great in size. Miko Sheehan paused by it. “ Jack!” ho cried in a thunderous voice hoarse with its passion, “ come, lotus once for all see wlrich is tho better man. Come and fight mo, Jack, and If you throw me let Ellen be yours now and forever.” The blood was In his eyes and the sea mist curling In from sea. Uis challenge spoken, he swayed dizzily a moment. Then hla eyes saw. Tho place seemed full of tho sea mist silvered through with the moon. As ho looked to right and leftsulv stantial things had vanished, but he saw on cither hand long rows of shadowy faces watching him. , They were tho nd women of his who had died in many years, strange, but ho guessed them Kllsallagh, beyond Rosear- iilage where Jw ' ’ ‘ \ Led eagerly among mem bored for Ellon's face. ghosts from J _ . bery, the village where Jacl Ho looked eagerly >nd Rosea] :k used to iivi the folk bfl M- s woman e eyes he vas upon the terrlfi reathedathed up ring with his clay c him in icy grips that frozi blood from bis heart and bre upon him sonndlossly a chill breath of the grave that seemed to wither him, yet M|ke fought furiously, AS one who fights hot only to satisfy a bate, but as one who fights to win a bride. Ho bad a dim knowl edge of tbe fight he was making, A’dim premonition that the dead man wss more tb.'in his match. The ghostly spectators pressed forward m ore eagerly; tbelr Shad ow y faces peered; their shadowy forms swayed in the m ist Tho ghost bad Mike Sheehan in a dei rlsoned, his t, and hh dying of ibat, when there alst Tho ghost Ath grip. His arms were ath failed, his flesh He felt bim- f this unnatural at, when there was « whisper at hli car. Dimly he seemed to hear Ellen's voice; dimly turning his falling eyes, he scorned to recognize her eyes under the veil of ashen fair hair. “ Draw him to the left on tho grass,” lald the voice, ‘*and tripriph him.”lm His old love and his old Jeal- t .” J ousy seemed t s ) surge up In Mike Shccl mdous effort he throw trcincn paralyzing arms. Forgetting his honor, ho furtoutly embraced tho dead, drew him to the loft on tho grass, slippery as glass ofter the summer heats, for a sec ond or two swayed with him to and fro; then tho two went down together with a great violence, but Mike BhechaB was up permost, his knee on the dead m a n ’s breast. When bo camo to himself lu the moon light, all was calm and peaceful. It was close upon dawn, end the ix « od was very low. He looked about blm at the quiet ness. Another man might have thought he bad but dreamed it; nut so Mike Shee han. Ho remembered with a fierce joy bow ho had flung the ghost and how Ellen had been on his side. “ You’re mine noW, Asthoreen,” he said in a passionate apos- t r o pe j .........................s ............................. and has lost j ever and always, and edge mo for tho Iwtfei ho added, as if to hlmiself: wish I ’d flung him on tho bro) and not on the slip; in a passionate apos- )h to her, “ ond ’ti I conld find It In heart to pKy him that’s lying there , has lost you. Ho was the fair fighter ■ • I now bo’ll acknowl- r man.” And then Q “ Poor JekckI I n tho broken ground and not on the slippery grass. 'Tis then I’d feel myself that I was the better man. ” —Pall Mall Budget. Canght Him TvOBg. Fond Mother—Yes, sir, 1 have a iittle follow who U only iO, and yet he writes beautiful poetry. Old Editor—Well, there’s som e hope for them when you catch ’em young. Yon can whip It out of ’em easier then.*- Oinahft liee^ Cm iDREN’S COLUMN. LIQUIDS IN EQUILIBRIUM. Colored XJqoids I n a Glass Floating on-Top of One Another. It is an Interesting feat of color blend ing which can bo performed at the dinner ta'Ue, where usually all the Ingtodlents coin be found. A tall, narrow stem glass la the best. Four funnels are mode of cardboard after tho pattern shown in the skbtcb, the ends being turned over so ns to iurna a spoutlike ertangement. liquid which is poured into tbe glass Is cold black coffee, well sweet- The first After this ths funnels are used. A quantity of water comes next, which edgi the poured through « funnel, of which is held close to tl ;he edge of rd claret Is used, h and alcohol last. :ed- in, as described, glass. For the olive oil for the foi All the liquids ere poured- in, as describcu, through the separate funnels. Each of these liquids floats on top of the other, for each 4s specifically lighter in weight than tbe preceding one. Tbe liquids will nnsaln in repose aalong aa the glass Is not moved. The secret lies In tbe careful pouring In of the liquids through tho pa per funnels. The Odd Pintn. Bertha and Mabel had come to visit their' cousin Alta. They were swinging in .the hammock when Alta’s mamma came out with a dish in her hand. “ Hers are some plums for you,” sho “ Oh, how luwlousi” cried Bertha, “ ’cause we don’t have any at home, ond we’re So fond of them.” “ We don’t have any either. Aunt May ■•nf mamma these,” said Alta, “I’ve gnly had ono. ” . baa “ T h ^ or* just as big a lid Mabel, “ ond so yelk any) of this kind ' “I’ll divide tl one for Bflrtha, one Tor Bertha, >ulle(s’ eggs,\ I never had I,” said Alto. “ There’S ) for Mabel, ohofot me, s for Mabel, ono form e vet. I do wish things 'll have to count lut first will have wetfid come out even, out,' and the one that the odd one: “ E ny, meay, iolwry Ann, Fllbcy, folacy, Nicholas John, One, tvro, three, out goes ye. 'twas coming Oh, goodyl I’m tbo “Maybe you knew ont,f'said Berths. • “ 'Tlsn’t polite to liavo moro’n your oom’ny,” said Mabel. “ 'Tisn’t polite to hint that folks ebealt,” said Alta, “ but wo'll draw cuts, andsthen no one can say it wasn’t fair.” She cut three slips of paper and placed them in a book, with only the tops in •ItW. * “ Kow, the one who draws the shortest ean tho plum/* sbo said, *^and no- body can tey a word or look cross. I •han’t anyway.” Bertha drew, and Mabel \Ip of paper was •hortest si drew, and tho left in Alto's “ There, now, you see it was meant for me to have it, ” she cried, jumping up. Butjshe forgot the plum in her lap. It tdlltid down to the e«>«nd, and a big tur key gobbler who bad hla eye on it caught it Up And ran off vrith it befofo the avtuu- lihi4 glH« could speak. They looked At each! o t t .r a moment. Then they all be gan to laugb. “ 'Twas all T u n m e t lu u v u v . ttuu . u fish,” said Mabel, om’ny, too,” said ?WBS sill because I was so solfi Mild 4tlta. “ I gurti ity mother woul ashamed of me if sho kne 9 j u s t aa tslSs] , wo were com’ny, too,” said Beito»-'” “ Wait* in to the house ai sm a ll paper bag. “ Here’s four clioc’lato creams, two ipltoe,” fhfl laid. “ It’s to punish mo for being so selfish, ’cause I hod saved ’em inhiuto,” said Alta. Sho ran use o nd soon returned w ith a selfish, ’ 'ou m u st have two,” said Bertha, “•1«A we won't be punished, and wo were just At bad.” Then tbe three little girls sat in the ham mock and ate their plums and ‘‘^oo’lato creams” ns happy as three littfo glris could iMJ.—Julia I>. Peck In Youth a Com panion. _________ H istory os an A n raseinent. The following hints tell how a party of j'ouhf folks fofly npend ad cTeniog both pleaMBtly and profitably: Select some epoch in the history of our country. Study not only tho erenta and proinlfient men of that time, but also tbo customs, manners, stylo of dress and home Ilfs of tho people. If, as is often the case in c ountry schools, etch child wants to take part In tbe en tertainment, all can be allowed to dress In costume, and even the youngest can learn a few foots and answer a question or two, for It will be necessary to have a prepara tory drill, which should bo very thorough, bringing out all tho Information tbo ohll- dren can obtain or the teacher can impart. Tho time spent in such preparation will be well employed, which cannot always bo Bald when time is taken from the regu lar lessons to prepare for a school exhlbl- Thc stage can represent a room or hall of tbe olden time, and when the impor tant night arrives all tbe young actors will appear dressed In the fashion of tho people who figure in tbo events they will discuss. The famous men ond women of that day will of course be personated, and It will likewise always lie possible to have a great variety of charaoter.s represented, ordinary people ns well as thoso already known to First on tho programme Is a history match, which, besides displaying tbe knowledge the young people have gal^ - oan be made as amnsl match and presonL Then follow tabh torlcal or Imaglnar as amusing as a spelling ry Intoresting to everybody t representing senesenes of thee t sc of th time, ■rspi-rsed with readings, deolamatlona arid old .sengtL—New Turk ReoerdBT. 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