: , way or of our Industrious little place ana u* 
SSiSw Do I hear some faint, wee voice ask- 
tog to know something aboutmy owulntere^ 
illustrious. BCfttter-loraln sell ? Ah I 
you all lor your uttentlon, and will now proceed 
to the''business of the day.” 
The Illustrious Fourth day of July P ab Jf“ 
nleasantly away, without even one drop of the 
traditional rain coming to spoil P^nteere 
merry-making. And, ye of the 
cmwns let me make known U> you that for >• 
Llore UHS, oiiportunlUM «cre act 
serve leeway!" WMCUIM genue rallM ram 
THE TOMB AND THE BOSE 
TRANSLATION,'.FBOM VICTOB HUGO. 
fftrir tomh of the rose. 
“ What (loot thou with the tears, which dawn 
Sheds on thee every summer morn. 
Thou sweetest flower that blows i 
The rose asked ol the tomb: 
What dost thou with the treasures rare. 
Thou hi dent deep from light aud air, 
Until the day of doom 7" 
The rose said: " Home of night. 
Deep in my bosom I distil 
Those pearly tears to scents, that fill 
The senses with delight.” 
The tomb said: “Flower of love, 
I make of every treasure rare. 
Hidden so deep from light and air 
A soul for heaven above!” A - J1 
For under his arms he bears a pipe 
That eke belongs h> the stove, I 
A „d the elbow bo grasps in his 
grimy gril >e > . 
To the pipe it must be rove. 
Loud laugh his rriends, “ Ha. ha. 
bo, ho!” 
EfUoon their chaff held they. 
Jibe house was clean. Ibo sun was 
. bright, 
nheerily clawood the? day. 
« Bring up tbo stove,” the good wife 
cried, 
“ I’ll brook me no delay. 
1/ •• in wild unrest I beat my breast, 
» But I could not but choose>U> do; 
The rusty stove from the shed 
About writers of the day let me say,J>omB i™ 
best llterateurs of the present time ^aduatc 
from “ Little Washington.” Who has ho-read 
with delight the pen productions of Mra. R-« 
ino Davis. She, years »k°. was toul a . ’ 
in this town of ours. Others I might BWMMrate, 
but shall not now. Would like to as: a■ 
tlons, and shall venture to do so, boirtng MOD W | 
learn the answers by the kindness of our coustofi. 
They are as follows What is the ^/^ t n ^“ U “s 
elation of “ lalanthe V” Why do ^reoBCOPlc viawa 
have a frosted-Uke appearance when * JJ 
through the stereoscope 7 Who wrote ^ urf ■■ 
must not ring to-night V” Wha ;f 
ment pay tor Alaska ? How many, and what ar j 
the properties of wood 7 
rtA»i nr > i ft i*PCfar<lfid with some f&vor* ft 
the edge of a table, settling on 
, rr allowed to drop ele- 
the fan ere again being 
- 1 one fly with toler- 
he may attach a second to the end 
held In his left. hand. After 
some time, the second 
..J bo tlx kept afloat together, 
somewhat difficult, though ex- 
for tbe gyrations of the 
now fluttering on 
a vase, a picture frame, or 
gant.iy on the edge of tli: 
launched. 
When the tyro can manage 
able success, 1- 
of the hair he has 
the first has been flying for 
may be launched and 1 
This will be found i- 
ppftdititrly intoK• 
double riles have a marvellous appearance 
i i y This Is still further I ncreased by the t 
of a third butterfly, with or without the ft 
hair- If with three, there must, bo grr 
t aken to prevent the hair connecting the 1 
crossing the third fly, or else the beaut 
mat will be Bpolled. The exquisite tact r 
n?«y to do this feat well can only bo 
ed by practice, but the result will arnpl 
lh ]n the management of the flics grCAt ta 
nulred. They may bo made to butter by 
ot the wall, then dart upwards to the celL 
most difficult feat Is to permit on© Of the 
Ales to enter a Jar, and then to waft l ot 
This of course Is simply Impossible unlc 
Is attached, and even with one It beeom 
jumpino-Jack. 
Like hoar frost on the grounu. 
•• Down dropped the pipe, the elbow 
fell, . ,, 
The good wife scolded tree, 
Aud the misfit Joint* they wrought 
a spell 
That raised Old Cain with me, 
, “ About, alrotit, and In aud out. 
The Joint I shoved uud cramped; | 
With i uany.n wail and many a shou , 
1 And much unseemly language. 
_«< I pounded them In, I pried them 
And hoar, oh man and brother, 
Both ends of every Joint of pipe 
Were bigger than the other. 
h .. raHited my knuckles to the 
ever ready to answer mo . 
cerely supplicate for strength to overcome the 
flend. 
Ho other human weakness requires such watch¬ 
fulness, and one of our commonest metaphors, to 
bridle the tongue, la a tacit admission of our weak¬ 
ness A man has a strong temper, exceedingly 
irritable, aud hard to overcome. II he Is a man 
with no self-discipline, this temper bursts forth 
continually, and renders nimselt, and all around 
him, miserable. But, there is one obvious rule of 
wisdom which. If he clings to it steadfastly, will, 
by nod’s Grace, enable him to curb the unruly 
passion. Ho complaints tliaikn cannot control iub 
teellnga,—they are like ft frettul steed, loo much 
for Its rider, and they hear him away whither 
they list. Granted (for argument’s sake) that ho 
cannot control his feelings ;-can he not control 
his words? Can ho not, if lie pleases, refrain 
from speaking ? or, If he pleases, utter a concilia¬ 
tory expression ? Let. him go into society, after 
prayer tor the aid of God’s spirit, with a steadfast 
resolution, that, come what may,-he, at all 
events, will not .top a single Irritating or irrita¬ 
ble word. I will suppose him, by God’s grace, to 
keen ills resolution. What is the result ? lixo 
result is, t hat the trial If it comes at all, does not 
last very long, n the parly is not leaiiy bent on 
provocation, the whole feeling passes ofl-per- 
haps veere right rouud In another direction as 
this want of intention becomes apparent, And If 
he Is bent on provocation, he soon wearies ot It 
mot. hy soft, words that turn away 
-—-cot the principle which 
to be at the root of this 
he ends by acknowledging 
- ah Issue which 
conversion of feeling towards 
him in the mind of the other. Wherow, what 
would an angry retort have done i It would 
simply have ministered fuel tor Irritation to both 
minds. 
Be mindful then ot your words, and under 
strong excitement let your answer be yea, or nay, 
until you fed confident that you may trust your- 
geitto speak rationally, calmly, and in a Chris- 
Wan spirit. Especially bear this in mind In your 
lrHercourse wit* your family, and bo assured you 
noui.,. narrat the effort that subdues a violent 
The trouble 
begins. 
dhar Unoi.k Thus: In the norinern u*»v « 
Indiana, Is situated a beautiful little city whic 
will call L. To the people of L, the 26 th of July 
is one of those never-to-be-forgotten rtays ; great 
was the anticipation of every one. lurnum s 
irreat show the wonder of the world, was corning 
or at least every one thought It was. (Ignorance 
is bllsLo The day arrived but no Barnum, nun- 
dmls and hundreds of people went to the d y 
to see the sight; but Barnum didnotcomo; word 
came ho could not get through C hicago on ac 
count it the strikers. The next 
trains go by; they were, bound for h khar , This 
is w hat the strikers did for the people of L. U n- 
ci.k Truk please claim mo as one of the oompetit- 
ow,—Mi tiled, La Porte, Tnd. 
NUMBERED CHARADE 
T am composed of 8 letters: 
7 , a, 3 Is a light tlm most brilliant, which our 
' forefathers never did know, 
But an engine mod furious It sometimes may 
prove, to the careless twill surely be so. 
I’m gentle ind patient In my % 8 and 3, even under 
unmerited harshness, 
Yet once was compelled, In my 
to reprove a prophet's 
My 1, 2,4 is a covering, whl 
lom worn, 
Israel’s king would never 
tils son to mourn. 
The parent of Death, and t 
6 and fi you will see, 
’Tls with us when horn, b 
and so to our end will 
My 8, 2 and 4, to which ac 
texture you’ll see, 
Much by ladteB admired, 
weaver may be. 
My whole Is a town on I 
battle was fought, 
Where Hollo’s descendant 
when be is 
wrath,—he begins torespet 
he instinctively feels 
1 moderation,— perhaps 
, , the fault, and expressing regret, 
have had the loss of msuresail enUre c. — 
And sweareth. 
u pity THE SORROWS OF A POOR OLD 
MAN," 
Tub picture on page 311 Is amuto sermon on 
Charity The helpless, blind old man, sitting 
aualnst the sunny wall, In Ida threadbare clothes 
hf most touching. The Good Book lying open on 
his lap 18 a blessed indication of 
which be receives consolation for his "mtotlon 
The hands wandering over the page Indicate 
how he transfers the promise contained thereon 
to his mind without, the agency of the eyes. 
Ills faithful friend and constant companion Is 
asking with good success, tor aid from theUtlle 
who proffers a coin. You may be sure It will 
?each the master’s hand speedily, and safely. The 
sympathetic face of Uer little companion shows 
conclusively that the misfortunes or the poor old 
conclusively wi picture, In fact, con- 
mau are appreuaua. i < 
veys a lessou that young people may woll take U 
heart and proflt by It. 
A PRETTY AMUSEMENT 
tivks:— You are doubt- 
*01110 nice little game or 
yourself and friends dur- 
don’t rnlud letting you 
et.ty one which, if skill- 
marvel or your mends. 
—^ Butterfly Trick, 
trick, l can’t imagine, 
—v lurevdo principle— 
With a little persever- 
boy may become pro- 
wonderful feat, performed? 
We will suppose you are 
You sit. down before the 
piece of paper, until 
Mv dear young 
less casting about for i 
trick, In which to amuse 
ing the winter. Now I 
into the secret, of a very 
fully performed, will bet 
This feat ot skill Is the Japanese 
Why It should be called at. 
unless It is on the lueus e non 
because It Is not a trick, 
ance, however, any girl or 
fletent. How Is this \- 
you ask. Quito simply, 
a Japanese conjuror, 
audience and begin tearing a 
you have made something t h 
ese cross, hut—that is not it. 
subterfuge calculated to hood ^ 
the curiosity of the spectators, 
torn, looks Uko the Figure i. 
(Figure 2) is the “Maltese Gross 
ble a butterfly. This, then, Is t 
article. It Is now necessary to ] 
life into the insect. To do this t 
qutslte, and from this momcn 
. , __to T Tift P.Tltll 
GOLDEN MAXIMS 
BURIED JEWELS, 
■NOV 4 The B1D10 IS t>ou s . ' 
ana wnat greater atrroat can >» «*«»““ ““ 
earthly friend, than to throw by his letters un¬ 
opened aud unread ,—Toplady 
Nov 6 As Christ is all In procuring salvatior 
tie Hair spirit l« «ll m Importing sal 
vatlon to UB.— Bowers. 
Nov 6. AS the sun shines, as the fountain bub 
bles a° the ralu descends, so does the heave 
Spirit shod abroad his lutiuence.-CWmn. 
Nov. T. Remember that every word you uth 
wl ngs Its way to the throne of God, and Is t 
feet the condition of your soul forever.-7bcK . 
Nov. 8. Every day is a little life, and our who 
life is but a day repeated.— B». Hall. 
Nov. 9. Men often judge the person buti n 
_ i« not lustice, but malice. 
PUZZLER ANSWEBS.-Oct. 27 
FROM BOYS AND GIRLS, 
Rural New-Yorker. 
•1 Gooseberry; 2. Prune; 3. Taiu- 
5. Nectarine: 8. iRaspberry, 
Consider the lilies of tlie 
CHARADE 
Hidden Fruit.- 
art ml; *, Green Gag©; 5- > 
7 . Cantaloupe; 
irrMiiate; li« Crab Apple* -- 
?4. Squash; 15. Dewberry; 
18 . Pine-apple; 
BOTAJriCAl. ENIGMA.-” 
field, how they grow. 
FXRASilD PUZZLE. 
APE 
BUILD 
CAPSIZE 
LOGICALLY 
PHYSIOGNOMY 
PINEAPPLE HIND 
.UNPARLIAMENTARY 
UN I VERBALIST CREED 
WORD-SQUARE ENIGMA^.—^ 
LIMA 
AMEX 
WANT 
ID. Mango, 
