MOORE’S  RURAL  ?a£W-¥ORS{£R. 
JAN.  L 
I'aMfs’  'portfolio. 
enough  to  give  place  to  some  creature  needing 
help,  or  It  may  he  too  sihall  for  any  blessing  to 
rest  upon,  which  falls  like  dew  from  above. 
THE  EVEK-NEW  QUESTION. 
Do  I  love  you  ?  Do  I  love  yon  ? 
A*k  the  heavcni*  tlmt  bend  above  you 
To  Uud  a  lauirua^'O  and  to  prove  you 
If  they  love  tlu‘  living  nun. 
Ask  the  burning,  bliudo<l  mnadows 
What  they  think  about  the  ebadows. 
If  they  love  the  falling  Hhiidou’S 
When  the  fertdd  day  la  done. 
Ask  the  bliiebeUa  ami  tlir  daiBlcs, 
Igiet  amid  tin-  hot  tield-ms7.<'s. 
Lifting  lip  their  thlraly  faeee. 
If  tJiey  love  the  emumer  rains. 
Ask  the  linnota  and  the  plovers. 
In  the  neat-life  make  for  lovers. 
Ask  the  bees  .and  ask  the  clovers— 
W'ill  they  tell  you  for  your  pains? 
Do  I,  darling,  do  I  love  you  1 
What,  I  iiray,  can  that  behoove  yon. 
How  hi  Love's  naniv  I  can  move  you. 
When  for  T*)vc's  sake  I  am  dumb  ! 
If  I  told  you,  if  I  told  you, 
Would  that  keep  you,  would  that  hold  j'ou 
Here  at  last  where  f  enfold  you  ? 
If  It  would— Hush  I  Darling,  come  1 
ON  FOUNDING  A  HOME 
First  secure  a  home,  which  Ls,.*!  house  to  live  In, 
and  the  proper  people  In  It  to  compose  the  founda- 
t.lons  of  home  life.  Directions  as  to  hou.se  decora¬ 
tion  or  skillful  cookery,  or  the  control  of  ewk  or 
chambermaid,  are  of  very  Utile  account,  It  the 
peoiile  who  Kit  down  In  the  pretty  room.s  day  by 
day  iind  tholr  hearus  torn  by  jealousy,  or  their 
brains  rasiied  bj  nervous  IrrlUitlon.  i.et  Tom  and 
Amelia  turn  from  the  altar,  resolving  (o  sljirl  fair 
and  give  themselves  the  lui’gesi.  chance  of  a  clear 
understanding  of  each  other,  and,  liaconscQuence, 
of  future  hrtppliie8.s.  Let  them  turn  Uielr  baek.s 
on  boardlug-liousos,  shut  their  eyes  to  all  con- 
sldorailnas  of  style,  bo  deaf  to  all  hints  of  Mr.s. 
(irundy’3  expectations,  and  buy  or  rent  a  hoitsc 
within  their  moaas.  It  they  are  tCMt  poor  for  a 
house,  then  a  Hal;  If  not  a  Hut,  a  room;  or.  If  tlio 
woi-st  liomo-s  to  tlie  worst,  let  them  hire,  like  our 
friends  at  Rudder  Orange,  a  canal  boat;  only  let 
them  go  to  housekeeping,  and  no  it  aUnie.  t'om- 
foitablo  (luaiTora,  perhaps,  are  oirered  them  In 
tlie  hou.se  of  one  of  their  pareriUs,  who  very  nat¬ 
urally  try  to  keep  the  young  birds  just  moled 
a  little  longer  In  the  old  ne.sl,  especially  If  they 
are  wuII-IimIo  people,  10  whom  the  addition  to  tlie 
family  will  b*i  only  a  iilea.sure,  and  no  burden. 
Amelia's  hiiSbiiud  not  bidug  able  to  support  her 
in  the  stj'le  to  whli.ih  she  Is  aeeuKionied,  wlial  can 
be  mor<.>  proper  than  that  they  should  occupy  fuiil 
of  her  fuihcr’s  inattslon,  and  reap  the  heneni  of 
well-trainetl  semtntK,  earrlages  and  sumptuous 
fare?  Or  some  other  motive  of  economy  or  affec¬ 
tion  dlctaton  their  plans.  Amelia's  mjuruim  being 
a  widow,  .imi  devoted  to  her  child,  why  should  she 
live  alone  In  her  house,  peopled  lor  her,  perhaps, 
by  ghosts  of  the  beloved  dead?  Wliy  not  take 
the  spare  rcKitn  in  Uie  young  people's  house  an<l 
make  a  pan  or  ihclr  new  life  ?  or  it  may  be  Tom 's 
uninanled  sl-steror  haehf  lor  uncle  who  comes  In 
to  make  a  third  In  the  pannershlp  Just  begun. 
Now  Ibis  new  comer  may  bo  tlie  most,  clever, 
amiable,  dearest  soul  In  tho  world,  tuid  the  ar¬ 
rangement  one  dlctuUHl  by  prudential  motives 
and  affecUou;  but  idimiy  tliucK  In  a  hundred  It  is 
de.structlvo  of  the  flue  tone  and  temptu  of  tlio 
new'ly  formed  household.  The  first  .vear  of  mar¬ 
ried  life  Is  a  passage,  at  the  IhssU  over  dangerous 
quicksands;  no  matter  how  intimate  their  knowl¬ 
edge  of  each  other  w'as  before  imu  rloge,  husband 
and  wife  have  now  to  Uud  oacJi  other  out  In  a 
thesarul  new  and  uijcxpectod  plnisus,  and  to  luljust; 
themselves  each  to  the  otUeir  in  the  liabits,  tastes, 
even  language  of  every  day.  It  wlU  require  all 
the  tact  and  the  patience  which  love  gives  to 
enable  Uicm  to  do  this,  and  tho  Interference,  even 
tlie  presence,  or  a  third  party.  Is  always  a  disturb¬ 
ing  element.  The  more  near  and  dear  the  rela¬ 
tions  or  tills  third  party,  ihe  more  apt  are  they  to 
come  boiw'oen  the  wife  and  husband,  rnfoilu- 
nately,  too,  the  wiiole  tone  of  mamed  Ufe  usually 
receives  its  key-note  from  this  flist  year;  and  so 
Invariably  damaging  1*  the  lufluonce  of  outsiders 
upon  it,  that  the  best  recipe,  prob.tbly,  to  Insure  a 
liappy  marriage,  would  be  l<j  make  a  holocaust  of 
aU  kln.sfolk  on  the  weildlng  day.  As  that  i.s  not 
practicable,  let  .Amelia  and  'lorn  live  us  much 
aiiart  a.s  is  pos-stble  for  at  least  twelve  months, 
selllsh  aa  such  rosorvo  luay  appear  to  th«  ir  faml- 
110.S. 
After  they  iiave  become  in  a  measure  one,  and 
the  uncertainty  and  disquietude  of  the  storms  and 
suiislUneof  early  maiTlagc  have  given  place  tea 
settled  home  aimuspUero,  the  occaatomil  presence 
of  stranglers  has  usually  a  wholcsomo  Influence. 
With  the  companionship  of  a  guest  now  and  then, 
Tom  aiul  Amelia  are  less  llkelj'  to  tlinl  their 
thoughiH  and  opinions  grow  stale  and  tedious. 
Charity,  too,  assiuudfe,  no  more  be.aiuiful  torm 
than  In  a  graitloms  hospitality,  eK])ecl:ill.\'  lo  ihose 
who'  are  needy  In  hotly  and  mind.  Wo  know  cer¬ 
tain  househutd.s  wIutc  there  t.s  alwayn  to  bo  found 
an  oi-phan  girl  going  lo  si;ho<fl  with  the  other  clill- 
dren, or u  helplfy«old  hl.ai-k  "Aunty  ”  In  hi-r chair 
by  the  kitchen  fire,  or  some  oilier  waif  warme<.l 
and  sheltered  from  the  cold  wltboiil ,  We  remem¬ 
ber  a  certain  younggii  i  who,  like  most  Virginian 
women,  was  skilled  In  housewifery,  who  took  into 
her  fatlier’s  house,  one  after  anotfier,  girls  of  four¬ 
teen  from  an  adjoining  mill,  and  trained  them 
herself  as  seam-stresses  and  cooks,  teaching  them 
to  read  and  write  at  the  same  time.  Before  ami 
after  her  marriage  she  Htted  and  placed  eight 
women  In  useful,  honorable  careers  of  life.  The 
home,  when  founded,  should  always  be  large 
BIEDS  AS  ORNAMENTS  FOE  BONNETS. 
1)0  ladles  know  when  they  purchase  their  boii- 
uete— tlo  they  njallze  that  the  blrd.s,  with  w  hlch 
they'  are  bedecked,  were  ouce  allvi> — were  once  the 
lovable  little  creatures  that  tilt  from  shrub  to  tree, 
enlivening  the  moniing  with  their  joyous,  Inspir¬ 
ing  song,  and  Investing  nature  with  one  of  her 
freshc.st,  most  captivating  smiles?  It  the  ladies 
who  purchase  blrd-bwlecked  bonnets,  knew  that 
they  arc  the  Indirect  cause  ot  a  slaughb.'r  of  these 
Inuwents  that  tbreateiia  “the  iiunilillatUm  ot  our 
favorite  little  songsioi's" — iwuld  nut  Lho  savage 
fashion  soon  fall  Into  a  rlclily-merlb'd  tuagrac«!? 
Could  they  see  the.se  happy,  UarmlcsS  beings 
hunted,  as  we  haveseen  them,  by  a  pack  ot  rough- 
scuff  boys  and  men  that  skulk  about  the  surround¬ 
ings  ot  cemetorle-s,  parks,  and  even  garden-walls, 
lo  entrap  or  Khool  Ihcm— tvoiUd  not  the  sight  of 
their  poor  Utile  bodies,  arranged  among  the  urtU 
llclal  flowers  of  IJie  hat  in  ImlUilJon  ot  Lhclr  grace¬ 
ful  laovotneuU  as  In  life,  ln.splre  them  to  frown 
upon  a  fashion  so  conceived  In  cruelty— so  sugges¬ 
tive  ot  cruelty  to  tho  young— so  liatetul  to  the 
tondorpess  with  which,  w  omeuklud  are  wont  to 
cherish  the-so  bright  cre,T.iures? 
Bird  catching  tor  the  lullllner  Is  a  well-estab¬ 
lished  and  protltJible  buslneR.s,  and  our  readers 
have  only  to  ride  out  to  the  suburb.s  of  our  cities 
In  early  spring  In  a-scenaln  something  of  li.s  mag¬ 
nitude.  la  the  llrsl.  copse,  or  grove,  they  will  Had 
trap-cages  set  here  and  there,  each  with  a  singing 
bird  wllblii  to  attraci  those  which  bupiien  near. 
.Scattered  about  are  Htlck.s,  throe  or  four  toet  in 
hlght,  besmeared  with  hlrd-llme.  < 'oneealed  In 
thickets  or  behind  trees  are  the  hlnl-euLchei's, 
ready  tu  shoot  I  hosi' wary  birds  Hull  are  likely  to 
escape  both  the  vicious  sticks  and  the  trap-cages. 
The  worst,  ot  It  Is,  the  little  birds  ar*'  killed  so  us 
not  to  Ucra ago  or  soli  their  brilliant  feathei's.  If 
shot.,  Uic  blrd-calcln  r  alms  only  to  crliiple,  n<(t  to 
kJll-sluce  t  his  would,  in  many  Imstuin'w,  cause  a 
wound  that  would  gieuUy  mar  lhclr  boaiily  and 
Ics-sen  their  money-valim. 
Thus,  not  to  BiK'sk  ot  tlielr  value  to  the  farm  and 
garden  ii.s  IriSi-iiUdestroycrs,  ouroruannuital  birds, 
as  wc  may  call  them  -nrnanuMits  to  lawn,  field  and 
woods  us  oldldreii  arc  ornaments  to  the  household 
—are  lieing  ilcHtroyed  for  I, lie  ornamentation  of 
bon  nets  I 
Perhaps  all  this  is  more  .sentimental  tlian  rt'ason- 
nble.  Birds  are  killed  to  eat,  why  not  to  adorn 
bonnets!  We  prefer  not  lo  dtscuss  lho  ((uestlon. 
To  any  lady  Unit  would  ratselt,  we  would  kindly 
suggest  tiiat  she  hreed  her  own  humming  and 
t’aimry  hli'ds.  Then,  wiille  learning  something  ot 
bird  culture  and  wlille  enjoying  for  a  i>erlod  their 
company,  she  aitglit  kill  them  as  they  wero 
mvalod,  and  Uie  I'omniunlly  at  largo,  no  longtir 
suftercrii,  would  hold  tlielr  umgues.  b,  s.  c. 
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HOW  A  WOMAN  MADE  A  FORTUNE. 
Si.t  years  ago  Mrs.  Mary  Aliart,  says  t  he  Lara¬ 
mie  Sentinel,  was  living  in  a  lltlle  tent  on  the 
edge  ot  the  town.  Iliu'  wiiole  worldly  possessions 
comststed  of  rhl^  lerd,  a  straw  bed,  two  or  t  liree 
Imxea  which  servc'd  ilh cljali»  and  fahlo,  ascven  or 
eight  year  old  girl,  mid  two  cow’.s  and  calves.  She 
sold  the  spare  milk  of  ttiese  iavo  cows,  carrying  It 
around  town  with  a  tin  pull,  and  with  tlie  product 
aiul  from  work  she  did  for  nclglihnis  support<«d 
hcretif  and  lid  Id,  When  she  eotild  get  three  or 
flvo  dollars  ahead  she  would  buy  another  calf  or 
ycaiilng.  It  l.s  not  our  pui'pose  to  t  race  her  ju-o- 
gress  up  to  the  pi'ijsent  lime,  but  the  result  Is  that 
now.  111  less  than  seven  years,  she  has  several 
hundred  head  of  cattle,  a  flue  farm,  with  ulee 
buildings  and  IniprovemenM,  a  curnfortablc,  even 
liwurlous.  home,  and,  instead  of  carrying  milk 
around  by  li.and,  rides  In  her  own  carriage.  Her 
daiighler  Is  an  educat'd  and  accompUshwi  young 
lady.  Mrs.  A  hart's  proiierty  Is  now  valued  at 
from  $40,000  to  $50, (loo,  and  she  has  miule  It  all  by 
honest  Imlustry  and  good  maiiagcment.  She  has 
had  no  outside  help.  She  never  hud  a  (lovern- 
ineut  coiitr.act  nor  tell  heir  to  any  property'.  “By 
Industry  we  thrive.” 
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ROMANCE  IN  REAL  LIFE, 
SOME  thirteen  years  ago  a  m.an  named  .Terry 
Toner  left  Ids  wife  and  children  at  ovld.  N.  Y., 
arid  settled  (l<nvn  in  Mas.snoliusetts,  where  he 
maiTled  another  woman.  The  deserted  wife  ap¬ 
plied  herself  to  busliifAs,  and  not,  only  raiseil  her 
chlUlren  resiiccUibly,  but  necumulateil  some  proji- 
ei  ty.  The  other  day'  the  tmant  Intsband  iinex- 
pwkHjly  apivumtl,  with  repcntaul  mien,  at  her 
diKir.  lie  told  her  that  his  second  choice  was 
ilead,  and  he  was -left  witli  four  children  who 
needi^  a  mother’s  care,  lie  a.sk'e4l  her  to  forget 
the  past,  to  once  more  link  her  fate  with  his  and 
bec-ome  a  mother  to  liLs  children.  Forgiveness 
and  compliance  followed,  and  the  apparently 
happy  conph*  at  ouce  settled  up  affiili-s  at  Ovid 
and  left  for  their  Kusterii  home. 
- ♦  *  » 
Sixteen  Ladies  gathered  In  front  of  WUllston 
Vi.  Seinlnaiy ,  fluring  a  ri'cent  sleighing  time,  and, 
shovel  ill  tuiiul,  proceeded  to  remove  Ihe  snow 
from  the  side  tvalkln  front  of  the  premises  while 
prores.Hors  ami  students  looked  on  In  anuiwuu'iit. 
im  the  coinpleilon  of  the  work  the  ladles  received 
three  cheers,  ami  departed  In  good  order.  Tlio 
Seminary  authorttics,  it  is  hoped,  feel  properly 
ashamed  ot  themselves. 
A  M.AN  may  as  well  expect  to  grow  stronger  by 
always  eating,  aa  to  grow  wiser  by  always  reading. 
—Collier, 
'^icaMug  for  tl)f  young. 
WHAT  WOULD  YOU  THINK  1 
When  walking  out  koiui*  Bumuier'H  day. 
What  if  11  little  liird  Hhould  call. 
And  ou  your  Bli<ail<l.  i-B  jh-tcIi  and  Hay, 
■■  .Sjx^iilc  well  of  ail  or  not  iit  all !” 
What  wiiuld  iou  Hunk? 
What  if  you  cluiHed  and  ciiught  for  fun 
An  airy,  gaudy  hutlerfly ; 
And  on  itM  wiuga  there  in  tlio  sun 
Von  plamly  huw  tlie  woiiIh,  “  Don’t  lie  !” 
What  would  you  think  ? 
What  if  yon  waleht;<l  an  wjn'iiiug  rose 
Spread  all  itn  pelalMto  Uje  air. 
And  to  your  woiulering  giine  diseloso 
Two  little  warning  worda,  “  Don’t  swear !” 
What  M'ouid  J'OU  think  ? 
What  if  you  Bought  lo  rob  the  hirdH, 
And  hunted  fur  their  Tieats  witli  zeal, 
But  fotmd  each  ogg  traced  o’er  with  u  orils. 
As  phiiu  as  print  “  Dear  boy,  don’t  steal  !’• 
What  would  you  think  ? 
A  WORD  TO  TO  THE  GIRLS. 
BY  .«INNKIi.tirA. 
In  the  Rural  of  Sept,  l.si  li,  Coasln  Maude  writes 
a  brief.  Interesting  letter,  sunuislng  me  by  t  lie 
assertion  that  slie  Is  "  i  lirongli  ”  wit  li  studios  that 
t  have  not.  thought  of  tlnlshliig;  e.x|iresslug  a  de¬ 
sire  to  become  a  Icatiicr,  and  asking  If  li,  might 
not  be  in  "a  year  or  so,”  adding  the  poi  leiitfuis 
a.saeiik>n  of  a  friend's  "too  young  and  small.” 
Tlds  last  brouglit  to  mind  two  l  etu.iieis  who  are 
assoclatwl  wIili  earlier  yeuin,  ami  u  suiin.y  New 
Fiigland  achool-liouse.  1 1  wn.s  iicvor  sai  isiueuiiily 
settled  between  the  wIiolaiN  wheiher  the  llist 
was  old  ciioiigU  or  not— liera)';e  Ijping  iineerlalii, 
known  to  but  her-i.|ic  udefpiale  size.  huweviT, 
wus  not  UlMjniled,  her  average  weight  being  two 
hiimlied  lbs.  Nol.wlthstaiiding  the  general  lie- 
lletot  others  i.liat  she  wins  "old  enough  and  big 
enough”  to  teach -the  siiiool  proved  a  lallure. 
Her  succeissor  was  a  lIHle  bit  of  a  ivoman,  with  a 
heart  brimful  of  pailence  and  fiiirishlne,  who, 
through  tlie  two  long  ierm.s,  moUled  the  most 
olistlmiU*  to  her  will,  she  was  young  and  iinder- 
.stfiod  our  relielllous  natures,  leading  with  a  kind, 
llrm  hand  that  commanded  our  respect,  and  even 
the  worst  boy  In  school  iiifuirned  her  ilepartiire. 
1  had  thought  my  words  of  mMce  could  he  or  no 
asslshincc.  and  hoped  Mint  txui.sln  .fONNiK  would 
steal  Mum  enough  to  favor  ii.s  wiih  a  "111 Mo 
preach;”  alic  would  say  It  In  such  a  perfeci.  way, 
while  I  never  could  grasp  the  words  most  needed. 
Not  only  Mauuk,  but  hundreds  of  young  girls 
who  reml  the  Rural,  are  thinking  seriously  of 
--x  teaclier’sllfc- a  life  of  toll  and  rcspor.nlbllit.j . 
It  Is  to  tliem  1  w'ould  say  a  few  AVfud.s.  t'li’si  se¬ 
cure  a  good,  stiiiug  coastltullon;  the  list  of  weoik, 
slekly  teachers  is  sunhiently  targe  now.  If  there 
Is  any  one  place  r<-(|ulriiig  a  healthy  ruler  It  Is  tho 
school-room.  By  ruler  wetlon’t  mean  one  of  those 
dark,  suapleious  pieces  of  Mmher  that  nourish  in 
dangerous  pi’OAlmlty  to  head  and  haiids  some¬ 
times.  If  we  could  have  oui-  choice  w  c  woiihl  like 
that  special  kind  to  be  decidedly  weak.  Mlrls,  do 
not  pore  over  your  books  loo  inmii  during  .your 
••U-ens,’'  Don’t  burden  the  mind,  Mias  Injuring' 
IholKiUy.  Just  spend  those  , veal's  in  a  manner' 
alloAvlng  you  Lo  grow.  Mrow  In  Issly-grow  In 
mind  and  soul.  You  camiol  lax  one  wiiliout  ilet- 
rinnuit  to  the  rest.  Suppose  wo  let,  the  body 
grow,  as  It  vvaiiLsto,  siroug,  hardy  ami  beautiful, 
ms  the  Maker  designed  it;  l.s  not  the  tiralu,  too, 
expanding,  becoming  tinner,  and  more  capable  of 
retaining  the  endless  anioum  of  knowiedgfi  with 
which  wc  would  eitiwd  If.’  RcmenilH  r.  if  you  are 
using  all  your  energy -all  your  MrengMi  tor  the 
mind,  the  iKidy  suTters. 
You  w'aul  a  good  iricriiory,  do  you  not  ?  Then 
don’t,  crowd  the  whole  of  a  common  school  educa¬ 
tion  within  that  .skTill  w  hile  it  Is  growing.  It  is 
all  very  nice  to  swallow  \\'eustkk’.s  Speller  before 
one  IS  icn  years  old,  and  other  studies  In  a  similar 
manner;  but,  when  a  few  years  have  passed,  and 
there  Is  a  desire  to  make  mie  of  that  knowledge, 
W'e  wish  we  had  stopped  to  chew.  You  know. 
Cousins,  wiiai  a  confitslon  it  makes  when  flower 
seed.s  of  dlflrcnmt  varictleii  get  mi.xwl.  That  Is 
alj<.;ut  the  way  learning  has  been  t  umbled  Into  my 
cranium,  and  Mm  r;ouseqnenee  Is  I  liavi-  to  ussort, 
rejei't,  take  up  witli  inferior ;  then,  long  afterward, 
will  appear  the  vpr>’  article  wanted. 
Learn  a  little  every  day,  and  lot  that  liilli?  be 
Immed — not  merely  eomuiltteu,  but  labeled  and  se- 
curml  la  a  snug  corner  from  wiiere  It  can  be  brought 
at  a  moment’s  iiothm.  Take  time  to  do  it  Avell.  ' 
At  home  let  some  older  member  of  the  family  do 
Mic  sewhig,  and  you  strengi.hen  your  muscles,  | 
beneHMug  yourself  while  assisting  Olliers.  When 
the  work  Is  done  don’t,  be  .afraid  to  )ilay— not  cro¬ 
quet  nor  other  like  bolsleroiis  (?)  gaine.s.  W  hile 
you  can  have  short  dresses  uss-  your  feet;  learn  to  ' 
[  run  eaeUy;  It  Is  an  art,,  and  (jne  I  hai  iuaj  be  of  use 
to  you  some  day.  Are  your  shoulders  out.  like  the  j 
letter  T,  or  drcmplng  inward,  hurting  your  health 
and  appearance?  Just  losi  me  a  ball,  and  I'll 
show  .you  the  cheapest  way  lo  pul  them  wiiere 
I  t  hey  belong.  A  girl  can  be  every  bit  a  huly,  yet  j 
j  play  an  CH’caslonal  lively  game.  It  Is  not  ho.vdeii-  ' 
!  ish.  It  w.aH  our  good,  grey-halred  pastor  w  ho 
taught  "  US  g1rl4,'*  so  It.  fuuM  be  right. 
Let  mo  eloHo  hy  askliiK  you  to  eoiilluue  tlds 
course  till  ther&.4e.s  are  flnnly  plauU'd  In  your 
cheeks— till  you  <ran  eat  plain  bread  and  relLsh  It— 
go  to  sleep  at  night  aa  soon  as  your  head  touches 
the  pillow,  and  woken  In  the  morning  a.s  If  you 
hod  never  experienced  a  tired  feoUug  In  your  life. 
Thou  It  will  do  to  talk  atmut  teaching.  Good-by, 
and  kind  wishes. 
THE  FIRE  THAT  OLD  NICK  BUILT. 
We  llntl  In  an  exchange  the  following  capital 
imitation  of  tho  "  Iloaso  that  Jack  Built,"  aiitl 
wish  that  It  might  become  a  household  I’avoiite : 
Inle^iiprriXHee—VhlH  Is  the  lire  that  old  Nick 
built. 
Moderate  f/riniuny—ThtH  Is  t  he  fueUhat  feeds  the 
tire  that  old  NU^k  built. 
Bkiu-b/'Ruu/— i'hiH  Is  the  axt?  t  hat  euLs  the  wood 
that  feeds  Mm  lire  that  old  Nick  built  . 
Publie  OpMrrn— rim  Is  the  sledge,  with  It.s  face 
of  steel,  that  batters  t  he  stone  that  grinds  the  u,xe 
that  cuts  the  wood  that  leeds  the  lire  I  hat,  old 
Nick  built. 
.1  .Wrrfi'rti/— This  Is  one  of  the  blows 
that  wo  quietly  deal  to  fashion  the  .sledge  wit  h  Its 
face  of  steel  that  batters  the  stone  tlial.  grinds  the 
axe  that  ruts  Urn  wood  that,  feeds  the  tire  Muil  old 
Nick  built. 
Temperaive  /•/«/(/.• -This  Is  the  smllh  that  w  orks 
with  a  \vlll  to  give  force  to  the  blow's  that  we  (pil- 
etly  (leal  to  fashion  the  sleilgo  with  Its  face  ot 
.steii  that  butters  the  stone  t  hat  giimls  lho  axe 
l,hat  cuts  Mm  wood  that  feeils  the  lire  ihul  old 
Nick  built. 
Eternal  ’/’/•id/i— This  Is  the  splrll  so  genth'  and 
still  that  nerves  Mm  smith  to  work  with  a  will  lo 
give  force  to  Ihe  hlows  Mint  we  quietly  deal  to 
fashion  the  sledge  wit  h  its  face  of  steel  that  hat- 
tei-sMie  stoiio  thal  grinds  Mu'axe  that  cubs  the 
wood  that  feeds  the  tire  Mmt  old  Nick  built. 
NOW! -YES,  NOW! 
SHOUT  word ;  u  shoiier  thing.  Soon  uttered; 
sooner  gone.  “Now'l”  A  grain  of  ,sanU  on  a 
houiidless  plain.  A  tiny  ripple  on  a  measureless 
ocean!  Over  Mud,  ocean  we  are  .sailing;  bill  Mm 
only  part  of  It  we  possess  Is  that  on  wiiich  our  ves¬ 
sel  at  this  moment  lloats.  From  the  stern  we 
look  backwards  aiul  watch  the  ship’s  wake  In  Mm 
waters;  but  liow'  short  a  itlslaneo  It  reaches,  and 
how  soon  every  trace  dlsapiieursl  W’e  see,  also, 
some  landmarks  farther  oil,  and  then  the  horizon 
closes  Mm  view;  butbeyond,  that  ocean  still  rolli) 
far,  rnr  away.  .Memoi-y  coiilemjtluies  Mm  few 
years  of  our  Individual  life;  lilslor.v  shows  us  a 
dim  outline  of  rnoumalns;  science  tells  ns  Mmt 
still  fii  rtlmi'  baek,  out  of  sight,  stretelies  that  vast 
sea;  reason  assures  us  that,  like  spium,  it  hath  no 
boundary;  but  all  that  we  poKsessof  It  Isropro- 
scuted  by  this  small  AA’ord— now!  Tim  past,  for 
action.  Is  ours  no  longer.  The  futiin'  may  never 
beiYuim  present;  It  Is  not  ours  until  it  does.  The 
only  pari,  of  time  we  can  use  Is  Mils  very  moment— 
Now! 
^()c 
HIDDEN  STATES.-No.  1. 
l.  Neva,  daiilng,  do  you  love  me? 
‘2.  Ills  sklu  Is  florid,  and  his  ball'  auburn. 
3.  In  Diana's  tenqile  mugnlflcenco  abounded. 
4.  Oh  I  I  only  want,  lo  stM''  inoilmr  once  more. 
6.  Oliver,  Mont  Blanc  has  been  sealed  by  ladles. 
6.  That  Is  not  a  pecan  bur,  a  huzii  nut. 
7.  Did  you  ever  notice  Mm  color  a  dove's  wings 
are? 
«.  Kxmelne  Mint  quartz  ore,  Gonzales. 
l>.  The  Indian  chief  Kmmbra  skates  splendidly. 
m,  Ahisl  Katie  has  left  us, 
II.  Dio  w.'itei'ed  Mm  garden. 
I’/.  IiisU'Utl  of  trying  to  coimeet,  1  cut  Mm  lust 
link. 
13.  V\’e  are  In  Mm  vortex,  as  I  feared. 
14.  Mamma,  Rylando  dws  not  drink. 
15.  Fan,  Kwy  or  Kate  will  be  a  widow  ere  Mm 
Dixtor  comes, 
10.  Yes,  sir,  Mls.s  Is  sipping  orange  lee  at.  Del- 
monleo’s. 
17.  Mamma,  I  need  the  money. 
18.  In  Vermont  u  nail  factory  wa.s  burnt. 
19.  Still  Ino  is  vety,  very  111. 
‘20.  MKs,  our  lee  has  given  out. 
1  ‘21.  Dela,  wareliouses  are  e.xpeiisive  jiroppiiy. 
or  Answer  lu  tw'o  weeks.  Little  One. 
BIBLICAL  ENIGMA.-No.  1. 
I  A  M  composed  of  i3  lett.wis : 
My  1,  2,  4,  ‘21,  15  was  an  Idol  worslilpcd  by  the  chil¬ 
dren  of  Israel. 
My  7,  4,  11,  2U,  'El  was  u  famous  sorcerer. 
My  13,  9,  1,  17, 1‘2  w.iH  a  king  of  Kgypt. 
.My  10,  4,  10,  is,  5  was  a  -JewLsh  (irnamcnt. 
■My  19,  9,  3,  14,  U  Was  a  lakii  in  .Judea. 
■My  23,  4,  0,  21,  s  wim  a  eumpaiilon  of  Paul. 
My  whole  Is  foiiml  In  the  .Vow  TVstmuent. 
An.swcr  111  two  weeks.  Isola. 
PUZZLER  ANSWERS,- Jan.  1. 
Illustrated  Rebus  No.  i.— l.liMe  Women  (ai- 
cott);  Ten  times  one  Is  Ten  (llule);  B.  o.  W.  f. 
(DeAIlllm;  Rumdiiglo  Wn-Sh  (Itid.i  17;  Fast  Friends 
(Trow  bridge);  e  i  :irls  (W  hit  nr  ,\ 
Cross-word  Enkima  No.  1.— GuadalqiUver. 
Rlsected  Ev, stern  Cities  No.  1.— l,  Mad-rtd;  2, 
War  saw  ;  3,  Piu  is-moutli ;  4,  Bar-mon ;  6,  Lime¬ 
rick;  0,  I.ey-deu;  7,  can-ton;  8,  Bug-dau. 
WORD-SqUARK  JLNIOMA  NO.  1.— 
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area 
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KARS 
Diamond  Puzzle  No.  l.— 
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ANOTHER 
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