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THE SOUND OF RE’I‘REA’T‘IXG HOOPS, but by the time he reached tho door the Vljidersrwerc fioo fax-gone to distinguish tlum. In a. few minutes Ben Tuliafcrrohmd Rufus Lawrence, the sons-in-Iaw of the murdered man, with their wives, were on the spot. The alarm was quickly spread through the country, but there seemed to be little desire to hunt down the assassins. Mr. Sheffield was the son of one of the original pioneers of the county, huvieg been raised in boyhood among the Indians. His father was a notable man, and accumulated quite a fortune. His children were Seaborn and three sisters. The sisters married men who have become prominent and well to do, rearing large families. Seaborn, however, lived a bachelor all his life. He was thor- oughly irreligious, only enjoyinbv his passions and accumulating lands and cattle. He had at the time of his death 15,000 acres of the best land in the country, 1,000 head of cat- tle, besides other property, which made him a very rich man for that part of the country. Shot While Sllllng at a Tnble (‘ounumz “is Money “'hile Seahorn Sheffield of Arlington, one of the wealthiest citizens of southwest Geor- gia was sitting at {L tzihle counting his money, the loud report of a. shotgun was heard, fol- lowed hy still another. It was at a late hour in the evening. 'l‘om Maury, a colored boy, who was asleep in the room when awakened by the shots, 911w the aged man with his head dropped upon the table, and his blood flowing over the lumk notes which he was in the net of counting. The bullets had shattered the lamp shade and passed through the head and shoulders of the (lying man. \Vhile the affrighted negro was taking in the situation he hezml This men’s amours in white and black have been the scandal of the community for forty years. He dwelt alone in a, rather shabby _ house, where he lived a. life which would shame n Turk. In his younger days he confined himself principally to white con- uests, the illicit results of which were three aughten. These girls he finally took to his home, and for a time it looked as though the parental instinct would save him. He seemed to love the children, took great plea. sure in their company, and when they grew large enough he sent them for several terms to a female college, where they became quite accomplished and returned home charming young ladies. It was then that they were SHOCKED BY rim DISCOVERY that their father had installed in the house, as their brother, a. mulatto named John Shef- field. The old man insisted upon keeping his variegated family under the same roof, while he still continued his disgraceful career. Quarrels ensued in which the father invari- ably clung to his black son. The girls final- ly married respectable young farmers, and leaving home John Sheffield became the solo idol of his father’s heart. Sheffield, on taking his daughters to his home, had formally adopted' them as his own. He opposed their marriages violently, and never became reconciled to his sons-in- law, while they, in turn, had but little re- spect for him. John Sheffield, holding such a. warm place in his father’s affections, gain- ed a certain amount of respect from those who honoured the old man’s gold. He openly married a white woman, though it was a violation of the law which prohibits the union of whites and blacks. This mer- riage met with his father‘s_ full approval, am? ever after qhat the old man 390.5 of: the warmest of terms with his mulntto son. It was then that John, seein the com- plete mastery he had over his gather, be- came carried away with his importance, and fell under the displeasure of the whole com- munity. Frequent raids would be made on Mr. Shefiield’s herds by cattle thieves. John would lay the blame first on one neighbor and then on another. Many of them were arrested and taken to court, only to be acquitted. These continual raids and arrests of innocent parties aroused the peo- ple to the necessity of self-protection. A vigilance committee was formed, which had but little difficulty in discovering that John himself was the thief and selling them in the Albany market. As soon as he discovered that the peo 1e were on his trail John skipped out, 331 found refuge in Alabama. Sheffieldgre furious over What he regarded as slander against his um and scoured the country to find him finally brin ing him back to the paternal roof. He (fid not do this, however, until he had spent about $5,000, disposing of the charges against his son. ‘ m.~ . ‘ ‘n A-.. Seiborn Sheffield had reached his 65th year, and was very feeble. He said that the persecution of his son John, as he called it, was instigated by his daughters, who wished to get him out of the way so that they might et all his property. In the first week in eptember he was heard to de- clare that he would will all his property to his negro son, and cutoff his white daughters altogether. 0n the day before the assasâ€" sination Mr. Sheffield received, through the Post Office, the following letter, which was found on his dead body. Headquarters K. K. K. You, Seaborn Sheffield, are hereby notifi- ed that your case has been duly considered, and the fact that you have, or intend giving your property to John Sheffield, duly con sidered, and now unless you make a good and lawful will in the next thirty days, giv- ing your entire property to your white daughters, it has been fully decided that, between two suns, you shall be riddled with buckshot and your degraded soul sent to the hell where it belongs. “ A hint, &c.” By order of the Captain, BLOODY BONES. RAW HEAD, Secretary and First Sergeant. “u, uuuu nun“. “mun Where grandest scenes (or you unrnll ; There view lorl's pictures with delight, There feast she eyes, there fill the soul I The slur-,9 we bright. the fields are green, The birds are gay, the windn are free ; Mun cannot imitate the scene, His cflorts are but mockery ; He cannot paint the morning dews, He cannot erk‘h the evening shade, Nor copy God‘s eternal views, Thu: chnnge, and change, but never fade Oh, thirsting soul 2 0h, hungry eyes 1 Think not ye shall 110, satisfied With works of men : The fields, the skies, The hills and mountuinsi thew, (abide. Go, climb some mountain height, God's Pictures. BY 0. ll. TURKEY. 0h ye who live 'mid towering walls 0f brink and mortar. wood and stone, Come where thc open sunlight falls, Where Nature maken her beauties known. Forget awhile the toils of life, And emf. Midc ouvh anxious PM’O ; Leave far behind all scenes of strife, And look upon God's pictures fair. A WICKED MAN’S 1100M. STEALING TH E CATTLE In August, 1680, the Pueblo Indians and their more savage allies, in a. combined movement, drove the Spanish settlers from Santa Fe and other points in the northern portion of the territory from their homes. At the same time the missions throughout New Mexico were destroyed, and the Fran» ciscztn and other monks slaughtered when- ever they fell into the hands of their merci- less enemies as were also the natives who had embraced the Christian religion and re- fused to become apostotes. The refugees from Santa Fe and other points north, when but a few miles from Socorro, were so sorely pressed that they were about to succumb to THEIR SAVAGE FOR, when IL large body of armed men from this point came to their rescue and defeated the rebels. The united Spanish forces retreated to Socorro, then known as the mission of w nuuuuu, unuu nuun u (140 mu, unuwvu San Miguel. The poor, hunted Spaniards, finding no other means of testifying their gratitude named the place “Socorro,” which means succor or reliefwa name it, has ever since borne, though the arish continues to be well known as that 0 San Miguel. Accessions to the po ulation of Socorro continued to arrive rapi< 1y from the various missions which had been destroyed and de- populated by the insurgent Pueblos, and this great increase in their number made sad havoc with the supply of provisions in the {)iace, and as the crops in the vicinity had )een destroyed it econ became evident that the town would, sooner or later, The evacuation of Socorro took place quietly, and when the sun arose the savages entered the place, plundering what was left, and set fire to the town. The allant inhab- itants escaped to El Paso am Socorro re- mained in its abandonment and solitude until the year 1816, when it was reoccupied, prin- cipally by settlers from Belen. La J ova, and other oints above. Twenty-five years ago I. Mr. . Vrian made some efl'ort to POSSESSION (11‘ THIS PROPERTY. The most singular theory of all, however, comes from the dead man‘s three sisters. Knowing that their brother’s children, white as well as black, were equally illegiti- mate, the aunts naturally antagonize them all, and believe that the property should re- vert back to the blood kin: in lawful wed- lock. Consequently these oldladies say that Mr. Ruqu Lawrence, Mr. Shefiield‘s son-in- law, committed the deed, and they adduce as their reason for alleging it that every time Mr. Lawrence approached the dead body during the night the wound gaped afresh. They affirm that this is positive and convicting evidence. Investigation, however, fails to clinch the crime upon any one, and the only satisfactory feature of the tragedy is the discovery that Mr. Sheffield had made no will, and that his lawfully adopted white daughters will come into pos- session of the estate. HAVE TO BE ABANDONED by its brave defenders. Another danger also menaced the place in the form of a. rapid concentration of Indian forces who, having devastated the other settlements, were rapidly surrounding Socorro, and would soon present such an overwhelming superior- ity in numbers that retreat on the part of the people of the city would be impossible. As these facts became more apparent a coun- cil was called, which resulted in a decision to Withdraw from the place during the ni ht and retreat to El Paso. No sooner was t is decided upon than it was rapidly put into execution, and the church treasures, conse- embed bells and church ornaments, as Well as much private treasure, under heavy es- cort was conveyed to a point Within the present city limits and in the deed of night were buried. u; "My... In the excitement consequentupon the M)- nouncement of the assassination, rumors were rife as to who could have been the guilty party. Some thought the assassins Were the men who had been 50 ruthlessly prosecuted in connection: with the cattle stealing, while others believe that John Sheffield, in the belief that his father hml RECOVER THE TREASURES which had been buried so long, but failed. There is no doubt whatever as to the fact of this cache having been made, and sooner or later some one more lucky than the others will stumble upon this wealth by accident or as the result of systematic. Search. This will add several pages to the church records, which will no doubt be recovered at the same time, and throw light on the history of this territory which is now wrapped in mystery and oblivion. business; Vhéndwritiug, but theâ€"writer appar» ently attempted to disguise his chirogmphy by_w1jting backhand. ,,H __-_L..“A.‘ H ~ n n ‘ x . already {made the will in hi: ted the crime to gain speedy An Old War Horse. The Rev. J. G. Wood relates the following story, which was told to him by a relative of the involuntary heroine. Some years ago an elderly gentleman died, leaving to his widow all his property, including an old and staid horse which had been driven for many years. It so happened that there was a re- view in the neighbourhood, and the old lady, who was stone-deaf, drove over to see it. During the manoeuvres a regiment of cavalry passed her, and as they did so the trumpeter blew on his instruments some sig- nal which she from her deafness did not hear, and if she had heard won (1 not have understood. The horse however both heard and understood the trumpet-call. Old as he was, he sprang ofi‘at full speed, galloped into the ranks, and put himself in line with perfect accuracy. The signal to charge was then given, and off went the horse with his ‘ comrades. The old lady shrieked and drag- i ged at the reins to no purpose. Where the l regiment went the horse went. When it wheeled he wheeled, and when it charged he charged, dragging its expostulating mistress after him throughout the whole of the man- oeuvers. She was however a spirited (lame, and stuck to the chaise. After the review was over, the officers crowded round the old i horse, who evidently had belonged to the cavalry, and offered a very high price for I him in order to make a regimental pet of E him. The offers however were refused, as ‘ the lady valued the horse for association’s ; sake. Neither her husband nor herself had the slightest idea that the horse had belong- : ed to the army. The bootblack and the college professor work for the same objectâ€"that of polishing the understanding. The letter was wfittgn in 39. plaip, ’legible, A Scrap offlistory ’l'wo fcnturics Old. BURIED TREASURE. his favor commit Neuralgia above the brow, and hemicmnia wpain confined to one-half of the headâ€"- may have the same reflex origin. Treat- ment of the nasal passages Wholly cured a boy whose schooling had been interfered with for years by a severe and persistent headache. Says the Medical Record, “Hack, Traen' kel and others have demonstrated that many hitherto obscure neurosis display a relation 'to certrin conditions mostly found in the mucous covering of the turbinated bone, anteriorly, which enabled them to cure the former by removing the latter. Among the neuroses referred to, nightmare, asthma, cough, supraorbitalneuralgia, giddi- ness, and hay fever one the most pro- minent.” The nasal nicmbrane, in this case, was found to be swollen, so as to obstruct the passage. The removal of the swelling was followed by immediate and permanent re- lief, and the ability to use her eyes without inconvenience. The same cause is true of some coughs of a spasmodic character. Mzmy cases of eye trouble, characterized by smarting, intolerance of light, inability to use the eyes in reading, may be wholly due to the same cause. The following is a case : Said the young ladyY “ When I rise in the morning, my forehead and eyes pain me very much. My eyes feel dry, and it is hard to open them to the light.” One of the secrets of muscular recuperation is in stopping when fatigue begins from ex- ercise. He or she who is no t the fresher in body and mind for the exercise taken has had an overdose of what in proper measure would have proved a benefit. The gain in strength is shown and felt in the increasing ability to do more and more without exhaus- tion. The measure of success is not in the greatness of feat accomplished, but in the ease with which the exercise is indulged in. and in the absence of exhaustion after it. There are occasions frequent enough in which peo- ple in the struggle of life are forced beyond their powers of endurance, and there is no need to carry into the pursuit of recreation the fatigue which exacting work imposes. For beginners this is important ; eftera time one can take more exercise and feel no fatigue. Of late years it has been found to be the seat of many reflex neurosesâ€"nervous ail- ments at It distance from the disturbing cause. Suchâ€"~611d some of them of the most distressing kindâ€"had long been treat- ed without success, before the true source of the trouble was suspected. One was hay fever. Dr. Beard ten years ago proved it to be a. neurosis, or nerve affection. It is now shown to be independent on a special excit- ability of the nerve of the nasal membrane which covers the turbinated bones. The excitability may be temporary or permanent. In the latter CQSe, the membrane is general- ly swollen and hypertropiedâ€"â€"thiekened and enlarged. .in. . . . . p .v , D, , Ofliko origin is one form of asthma, Whichis permanently cured by removing the disturbing causaâ€"perhaps a polypus within the nasal cavity. Don’t heglect your house-drains, nor the drainage About your house. The first con- dition of family health is a dry and sweet atmosphere. W’ith dry walls, adry cellar, and drains that, carry off refuse without let- ting in foul gases, half the battle for good health is won. The cavity of the nostrils is in part formed by certain so-called “ turbinated ”- swelling out, like a. tOFrâ€"lJOIIBS, covered with a very sensitive membrane, particular- ly liable to be temporarily irritated by dust, 0110, and odors, or to become thickened by momid growth. Some point in it is the seat and centre of the sneezing paroxysm. Don’t let your wells or springs be infected by drainage, or from other causes. Pure drinking-water is indispensable for health at home, or anywhere. Don't keep the sun out of your living and sleeping rooms. Sunlight’is absoluter neces- sary for a right condition of the atmosphere that we breathe, and for our bodily well~ being. . . .. .- ‘ .‘ Dgn't sleep in the same flannels that you weer during th.e‘day. ‘ ....‘.. Don't wear thin gocks 0r light~soled shoes in cold or wet weather. Don’t catch cold. Catching cold is much more preventable than is generally supposed. A erson in good physical condition is not liagle to colds, and will not fall victim to them unless he is grossly careless, Keep the feet Warm and dry, the head cool, the bowels and chest well protected ; avoid exposure with an empty stomach ; take care not to cool off too rapidly when heated ; keep out of draughts ; wear flannels ; and with the ex- ercise of a little commonâ€"sense in various emergencies, colds will be rare. If colds were a penal ofl‘ence, we should soon find a. way to prevent them. Don‘tlneglect personal cleanliness, but use the bath with moderation and in accordance with your general health. The daily cold bath is right: enough with the rugged, but it is a great tax upon the vitality of persons not in the best health, and should be aband- oned if the results are not found to be favor- able, and tepid water used instead. Each man in these things should be a judge for himself; that which is excellent for one is often hurtful for another. Don’t have much confidence in the curative nature of drugs. Remember that Dr. Good- Habits, Dr. Diet, and Dr. Exercise are the best doctors in the world. A Thousand Carenns Perishlng Dally From Cholera. Private advices received in San Francisco state that cholera is still raging fiercely in Corea. No idea can be formed of the extent of the scourge. It has more than decimated the capital, where, out of a population of 200,000, the death rate is 1,000 per day. About as many Cor-cans as there are people in the State of California. have been swept away already and it is hard to say where the plague will stop. Corea is described as an “appaling pest spot.” Never was there a more frightful record of the ravages of dis- ease on mankind. The story of the plague of London is beggared by What is now going on in Sen]. They are beginning to give over the task of burying their dead and the city is threatened with positive extinction. Tm: NOSE, AND NERVOUS DISEASES. DEATH IN AWFUL FORM. How To BECOME STRONG. HEALTH “ DON’TS.” HEALTH. A singular piece of good fortune has be- fallen a. Stourbridge man named Richard Lightowler Wilkinson, a carpenter. He has within the last few days had an intima- tion that the late Mr. \V. C. Willis, a. mine owner in the neighborhood of Newcastle» upon-Tyne, has left him an estate of the value of £25,000 and £1,450 in money, in re- cognition oi his having saved his life in the {car 1882. In the spring of that year Wilâ€" inson was at work in the neighborhood where Mr. Willis resided. between W'allsend and Newcastle. He was walking along the Tyneside after work one evening when he saw Mr. Willis coming in the opposite di- rection. The latter was seized with sudden illness, and staggered and fell into the river. Wilkinson, though he could not swim, jumped into the water, and with some diffi- culty got Mr. Willis out. He was speech- less for solne time, and when he sufficiently recovered Wilkinson assisted him home. He gave him five shillings at the time, and said he should never forget the service he had rendered him that night. He asked \Vil~ kinson particularly as to his name and other matters, and wrote them down at the time. Shortly after this Wilkinson left the neigh- borhood of Newcastle and thought no more of what had occurred. It seems that Mr. Willis, who was a widower without family, died a few months ago, and that since then efforts have been made to find 'Wilkinson, and he was told of there being an advertise- ment in the paper for some one of his name, but at the moment he attached no impor- tance to it. Recently two strangers pre- sented themselves at his mother’s house, questioned him closely as to his name and the fact of his having at one time lived at Newcastle, and intimated that he might ex- pect to hear of some good fortune. Since then, his identity no doubt appenrin clear, he l)le had a formal intimation of t e be- quest of the large property above stated for his gallant services in saving Mr. Willis’s life, the latter having well kept his romise that he would never forget what a had done for him. ‘V‘ Never Vmind, I’ll get speak again.” He never (lid. The gentleman with the prietor of a show. The solemn man was a triloquist. “ Cup 0’ coflee and plenty of milk,” went on the solemn mun. “ Gimme the same,” said the dog. The waiter shuddered and turning fled for the kitchen. “ “7611,” said he, “ I can’t refuse that. I hate to part with him, but you can have him.” “ He’ll be sorry for it,” said the (log. The man with a squint drew a check for the amount, which he gave to the solemn man. The man was about leaving when the dog Pfied again : A man with n squint at an adjoining table was much interested in the scene. He had observed it closely and finally spoke to the solemn mnn : man. “ You’d better not," said the (log. The man with a squint was much impress- ed. He began making wild offers, and when he reached two hundred dollars the solemn man relented. “ What would you like to have sir 7” ask- ed the waiter, flipping the table with his nagiiin: rThe dog meanwhile had climbed upon a. chair on the other (side of the table and was grg}'p_1y_{egar(}illg his {hasten ., V U _ ” \V ell,” stud the solemn man reflectwely, “ gimme some oxtail soup." “ Gimme the smue,” said the (log. The waiter’s face assumed the color of cold boiled veal. A solemn man recently entered a. restaur- ant, followed by his dog, seated himself and called for a bill of fare. It was given to him. “ It must be a fearful lot 0’ work to teach that (log to'talk, mister." “ It was," said the solemn mun. “ I should think so,” said the dog. “ \Vhat ’ud you take for him now '1” said the man with n squint. “ \Vouldn’t sell him,” said the solemn At a social gathering some one proposed this question : “ Vtht shall I teach my daughter 2” The following replies were handed in : Teach her that 100 cents make a dollar. Teacn her how to arrange the parlor and the library. What to Teach Our Daughters. Teach her how ‘to sow on buttons, darn stqgkingspnd me_nd glqves._ TeacH her to tires; for health and com £011; as yvgzll as for gypearagce. Teach her how to wear a calico dress, and to year: ip 1ik_e a queen. Teach Her to my “ No” and mean it, or “ Yes" and stick to it. Teach her to culfiiQate flowers and keep the_kit_ch_en garden.‘ Teach hervto make the neatest room in the house. Teach her to have nothing to do with in- tegper‘fxtg or (:lissolgtg yO‘ung Ins-3n. Tézlch her that tigh’E lacing is uncomely as lve11_a.§ injurious t9 health. Teach her‘to regard the morals and hub- ts, and not money, in selecting her associ- ates. Teach her to observe the old rule : “ A place for everything and everything in its PW- ’3 . - Teach her that music, drawing and paint. ing are real accomplishments in the home, and are not to be neglected if there be time and money for their use. Teach her the important truism : That the more she lives Within her income the more she will save, and the further she will getaway from_the poorhquse. V Teach her that a. good, steady, church- going mechanic, farmer, clerk or teacher without a cent is Worth more than forty loafers or nonproducers in broadcloth. Teach her to embrace every opportunity for reading, and to select such books as will give her the most useful and practical infor- mation in order to make the best progress in earlier as well as later home and school life. Heâ€"“ Tell me, my sweet, are you super- stitious ‘2” She.â€"“ What a. funny question! Why do you want; to know?” Heâ€"“An- swer me first.” Sheâ€"“Why I am not in the least superstitious.” Heâ€"“Then I don’t mind telling youâ€"you are my thirteenth sweetheart. ” A Very Remarkable Bog. A Lucky Man. professional ven- squint was pm» even. I’ll never Just then a woman came to the pump for a pail of water. She was leading a. child by the hand, and vainly trying to quiet it, while another, smne two years older, was following close to her heels, crying for a drink of water. The woman was plainly hut neatly dressed, and her general appearance was such as to win a favorable impression. Her face, which showed that she had not seen more than thirty~five years, was well marked with deep lines of cure, telling plainly that she had borne an ample share of the burdens of life. The wife’s quiet answer showed that she had become accustomed to this tone and style of address. She filled her large pail to the brim, and with it in one hand and the fretting child on the other, hurried her steps towards the house. The pump at which this occurred was near the roadside, and answered the triple purpose of furnishiu water for the traveling public, for Mr. B’s finrn and for his house. In point of convenience. however. it was farthest from the house. Having watered my own horse, I continued my journey, pondering on what I had seen and {ward at this wpyflifle pump. It is a pretty hard thing to say of a man that he cares more for an old horse than for his wife, and even Farmer B. would resent such an accusation. But the query rose, why was it that he spoke so much more plea,- santly to his horse than to his wife? And I wondered Whether he had been as quick to note the fade<kappeamnce of the latter, with the deep wrinkles forming about her face. And, if so, had he been as prom t in his conclusions to lift some burden rom her shoulders, and in every possible way try to make life easier for her? I remember how readin he had excused the faults of his horse, how he had used pa, tience and kindness in dealing with them, and I wondered if his wife’s faults had receiv- ed the saine degree of leniency at his hands. “ Do try to have dinner on time, to-day, wife,” said Mr. 1%., addressing her in a fretâ€" ful, harsh tone, quite different from the one he had just been using to his horse. “ I am tired of waiting ten or fifteen minutes ovary day for my dinner.” It had been a matter of stuay with aim to learn the eculim‘ities of his horse, that he might so 5 ape his actions as might best con- form with them. Had he ever thought of tr ing this plan with his wife? 01‘ had he leg; most of this adapting business for her to do ? Romans AND WIVES. “ She’s a. fine animal, and {LS good for her years as can be found in this country," said Farmer 13., as he put,th the arched neck and smoothed the long mane of his fine lookin mare, exhibiting not only a great deal of pride, but of genuine affection. “ How 01d 3”” he continued, in answer to my question. “ Sixteen, last June, the fourth day. I raised her from a cult, and she was born the same year I was marrigd. “ She used to shy at everything she saw, and kick in the stall, but I’ve broken her of those habits. Done it through kindness, too. She won’t stand no beatiu.’ She’s pretty high strung, she is, and what gentle- ness won’t do with her, can’t he done at all.” “ \Vould you sell her?” I asked. “ No, sir I” was the emphatic reply. “ No separating us “fill death us do port,’ as the person says. She’s been a faithful beast, and no one else could understand her and get along with her as I can. ” Again, I remembered how his eyes had brightened, his voice softened, and how he had shown genuine affection for his horse, as he stroked and patted her with a. feelin of pride. I wondered how often he showe as much forlhis wife. And why was it? Was she less deserving? Or was she less able to appreciate any token of‘nffection} “ Gentle? \Vell, gentle enough furme. She has a. few tricks but they were born in hem-v can’t get them out to save you. But Emu they don't ’mount to much, when you get 8.0- customed to them. “ Fullin’ ofi'a, little, I do believe,” he ad- ded, as he passed his hands over the plump sides. “ That won’t do, old Kate. We must add a, little more grain, or drop off some of your work.” E And ngin he smoothed her glossy coat, as he coaxed her to drink. You do Hot wish to have her overwork her- self and grow prematurely old ; and yet you have carelessly overlooked the fact that she is doing so. If you allow things to go on as they are, you may wake up to some ve painful truths, when it is j_ust a. little? tool ate. > Permit me to suggest that you take some spare hour to think over and study this mat 1591'. See what can be done to lighten the wife’s burdens and increase her pleasures. Do it in a. manly, enerous spirit ; and do it to-dny. Every e ort of yours in this di- rection will make her abetter woman, a. bet- ter wife and better mother. And it will make you a. better man. You will be a gainer in every direction, and will find it to be an investment that will pay larger dividends than any money you ever invested, or the biggest crop you ever raised on your well-managed farm. Sixteen‘years ago he could talk of his love in as fervent tones as any one. Why the change? Had the story become an old one until it seemed not worth repeatin Y If so, why had not the habit of petting is horse been laid aside for the same reason? Ah I Mr. B., I am afraid these would be hard questions for you to answer. I rm qqite sure that you still love your wife ; but the trouble is that you have allowed your tongue to get rusty 01} the subject. “ Sam, can yer lend me a. dollar that yer has no use fur ?” said Jim Webster to Sam J ollnNsin g. _ “ Cerfainly, Jim ; I’se pleased to accom- modate yer,” said Sam, handing Jim a. dol» lar. Jim was so surprised at his luck in get‘ ting the money that he hit the coin to see if he was awake or merely dreamin , and in doing so discovered that the do lar was made of lead. “ That yere is a countefeit, Sam ; I didn’t thiplf you’d 519 me thatyay; " “ I Know it’s counterfeit: Jim ; yer asked me fur one I had no use fur, an’ 1 give it to yer ; I’m always kind to my friends.” Hostettcr McGinnisisa male flirt. He was taken to task by Gilhooly, who said, repyggchfqlly : _ 7‘ You havve been Courting all four of those Longcoffin girls all summer, why don”? X01} Ir}ar1y__gne _of t_hem_?’j “ 1’11 do it, Gilhooly, but I don’t want to do anything to forfeit the esteem of the other three.” Jim Webster’s Luck. Considerate. FARM.