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VOL. I. llrothers and Misters. Brothers I have by the score, A million, yea, and more! Men who arc striving 'mid sun and ratu, llcsoluto comrades on hill and plain, Drawers of water and hewers of wood Round in a common brotherhood, With the hearts and hands to dare and do Life’s fiery furnace passing through, Oh, Brothers, I pray foryou. And sisters have I, yea, more , Than sand grains by the shore; Women who work and who know not peace, Sighing in vain for the solo's release; S’sters of trouble, In poverty’s van. Toihvorn faces 1 sadly scan; They come and go and are lost to view, And death shall linger and fate pursue, Oh! sisters, I weep for you. —[ Ernest MeG alley. SISTER DILLY’S BONNET. r,V ZKNAS DANK. The Ladies’ Society of an active lit¬ tle country church met one Friday af¬ ternoon at the home of Airs. Jonas Wellman. Every member was pres¬ ent, and all Avere in such a pleasant, merry mood that Airs. Cyrus Hodge thought it a good time to mention something she had had in mind for several days; so, during a momentary lull in the conversation, she said: “Sister Dilly’s Avearing her onl Aviu- tcr bonnet again this summer, ain't i lie?” “Y'fls; 1 noticed it Sunday, aud it looked aAvfully old and hot for such a Avarm summer day. . She’s worn that one old-fashioned black velvet bonnet Avith them cheap black ostrich tips for four years, and it’s only a cotton vel¬ vet at that. I should think she might contrive some way to get her another, even if we don’t pay brother Dilly but three hundred a year.” “I get me a lieiv bonnet every sum¬ mer with my egg money, and Sister Dilly lias liens n-layin’right along,” said Airs. Wellman. “You can get a real neat, black rough-and-ready straiv bonnet in town now for forty-four cents,” said Airs. Plumm. “Yes, but I don’t suppose Sister Dilly feels that she can spend even that much for a bonnet and buy the trimmin’s too,” raid Airs. Hodge. “You know' them three little orphan gran’children of hers was sick most ail Avinter and her and Brother Dilly had medicine and doctors to pay for, and Brother Dilly either had to liaA-ea new suit this spring or stop preachin’, an’ that cost over tAventy dollars. Then they’re paying off that mortgage of three hundred dollars that’s been on their place so long.” “Y T es, that’s so,” said Airs. Eli Curry. “Sister Dilly' told mo the other day that they’d paid it all oft’but fifty dollars and she didn’t feel that she’d a cent to spend for anything but borne an’ furrin missions till that mortgage Avas lifted an’ she’d a ruff of her OAvn over her head. I’d feel just so if I was sixty years old, and in her place I doubt if I’d feel called on to gi\'C ten dollars a year to missions of any kind as Sister Dilly does.” “Well, noAV, see here,” said Airs, llodge, coming at once to the point, “Sposin’ we club together and make up a little purse and get Sister Shc’lfbc Dilly a honnet for a birthday i, gift. b sixty a week from Sunday. . I know , ’cause I’m fifty-nine the same day and avo avus both born in th3 same county, and our names is Matiidy, and both onr husbands’ names is Cyrus, and AA'e’ve often talked about how queer that Avas. “Now our society’s got over fifteen dollars in the treasury that avc’vc no special use for, and I vote that we take two dollars of that and each member give ten cents extra beside, That’ll make three dollars and ninety cents and avo can get a real neat a'd tasty bonnet for that. What do you all say ?” The proposition Avas readily agreed to, and the next hour Avas spent in discussing the style and make of bon- nets in general. It was agreed upon that Sister Didy should be kept in pro- found ignorance of the action of the society,"and it was further agreed that (he bonnet should he black. “A black bonnet is like :i nice b’aek dress; it’s suitable for almost any and every occasion,” said Airs. Piumm- “and nothin’ else is suitable for fnn> Vais, and Sister Dilly, bein’ a preach¬ er’# Avife, is bound to go to fun rals eonsiderable.” “I don’t think a woman of Sister Dilly’s ago bad ort to wear flowers in her bnnnit nohow,” said old Grand¬ mother Peters, Airs. Wellman's mother and the oldest member of the society. “No, not even wheat or oats artilislm s, an’ when it comes to a big, flarin’ red poppy, a-slamlin’ straight up an’ a-bob- biu’ around on top of a body’s head, like Climeny Cawkc’r that s only nr. months an’ three days younger'n iuo wears, 1 think it s perfectly semi ious, an I allow to tell Climeny Cewker so the first elinnco I gH.” THE ENTERPRISE. t “Now, now, mother,” said Mrs. Wellman. “It’s only a more matter of taste, I’m *ire I don’t object to a little bunch of quiet* colored artificials ju even au olid ladv’s bonnet.” “Wcll, I do,” maintained Mrs. Peters sharpsy. “You alius was a giddy thing, lYisciUy Wellman, an’ how you ever e xpect to git to heaven with your idees about nrtidshids an’ flounces an’ year-bobs an’ bustles is morc’n I kin toll.”’ “L shall leave ill such ideas and such ornaments behind me, mother,” said Mrs. Wellman with a little laugh, “Y’ou’d better, for you’ll find your- self in comp’nv that’s above sich van- ities, Priscilly Wolhnx’.i,” retorted Granny Peters, as she shook one of her shining knitting needles at her daughter and lire wned darkly. Mrs. Hodge and Airs. Wellman- were appointed a camnrittec to pur- chase the bonnet and attend to the presentation of it with any message from the society they might think appropriate. “My niece, Mary Uarver, does all the trimming in a miOincry store in Hartford/’ said Airs. Hodge. “She comes out here for her vacation every summer and knows Sister Dilly, and I knoAv she’d get the bonnet up for nothing for us if we’d write and ask her. Pll tell he:r we want something plain and neat and nice.” “Without no Roppys nor fiuidub- berics, mind you, if you expect ary dime from me,” in Mrs. Peters. “it will probably be plain enough to please you, Grandmother,” replied Airs, llodge, with no trace of resent¬ ment in her voice, for everybody knew that Granny Peters xvas one of the kindest hearted, old ladies in the world, notwithstanding the sharp tongue that continually belied her real character. Airs. Hodge kept summer boarders, and among them that summer avus a young married man named Hill, AVho went to Hartford every Saturday, re¬ turning the same day. He avhs very obliging and frequently executed little commissions for Mrs. Hodge in the city. His wife was in the South >vith an invalid mother. Mrs. Hodge did not Avant to go to Hartford, and Avrotc Her niece in re gard to tho bonnet, determining to ask Air. Hill to call for it when he went to the city on the following Saturday, “Certainly, certainly,” said Air. Hill in his kindly Avav avIicii Mrs. Hodge made her request known' to him. “It won’t be the least trouble, for, as it happens, I have to go to that very milliners today to get a bonnet my Avife has sent for and have it ex¬ pressed to her. She’s going to some kind of a garden party down in Georgia and had to have a new bonnot from her own milliner, expressly for the occasion. I’ll just kill tw’o birds Avith one stone by getting your bonnet at the same time I got my Avife’s.” “You are very kind,” replied Airs. Ilodge, “and now it’ you’ll just leave the bonnet at Pastor Dilly’s house on your way out here from the train, it Avill complete the whole business. I’ll give y ou a little note to leave Avith it.” The note read as follows: “Dear Sister DiUjf: A\'1U yon please :ic- eept this little gift avo semi today as a birth’ .lav remembrance ami a slight testimonial of the estL , em al , a affection of “The Ladies’ Society." Air. Hill said he would see that the , 10 t c avhs left Avilli the bonnet and jr 0 oil Mrs. Hodge felt rejoiced that her little plan had been carried through so successfully. She felt, too, the satis¬ faction one always feels over tho per- formanco of a kind deed. The next day was delightfully cool and balmy for mid-summer and bad it been Jess fair no doubt every member of the Ladies’ Society Avould have gone to church to sec the bonnet tow- ! ;ll -J which they had all contributed. As it was. they were all there. The J | pretty | little church boarders was in full, the neighbor- many of T 10 summer j ] 10 od having come out for the firs | ,j me . “Tam awfully glad Sister Dilly don’t have, to Avear that old bonnet to dav,” whispered Mrs. Hodge to Air*, "Wellman as they entered tho church porch side by side, “and I do hope ,li C members'of the society will like the bonnet; but I hain’t much doubt about that. Aly niece has splendid taste. The other members of the society had already arrived, and >vcre silting in their peAvs staring very hard at Sis¬ ter Dilly’s bonnet. Ali<. Hodge’s eyes at once sought out the Dilly pew and her lips almost gave utterance to a dis¬ tinct “My good land!’’when she saw the bonnet. She feit that the eyes of all the members of the society Avere turned toward her, some in reproach, some in inquiry aud some in keen dis¬ pleasure. Among the latter were the shining* kc-en hkick eyes of Grand¬ mother Poiors, The old lady’s p8<* was directly behind Mrs. Hodge’s, and Hi tliftt i»tlv took her ?eat Mr*, GA., FRIDAY, .ILLY 25.1890. Peters leaned forward and said ac¬ ridly: “Now, you've done it, Matiidy •Tane Hodge, ain’t you? You shan’t have any dime of mine to help pay for makin’ our paster’s Avife a disgrace to tlie neighborhood! Look at her a-set- tin’ there with her head hung down as if she was ’shamed of herself, ez she no doubt is, and orter be!” Airs. Dilly’s gray bead was indeed bowed down and on it was a dainty little white lace bonnet with tics cf pink satin ribbon and white tulle. A bristling pink poin-pon stood bravely up in front iu a military sort of a way, and the graceful tail feathers of a bird of paradise floated jauntily out behind over Sister Dilly’s meagre little twist of gray hair. A wreath of pink and avL ite daises seemed trying to hide in the meshes of lace and tulle, but every offending flower was seen by Granny Peters, Airs. Dilly looked very uncomfort¬ able, although evidently trying to ap¬ pear calm and self-possessed. She Avas a good woman, but one un!rav¬ eled and unversed in the w’ays and fashions of the world. She gave no lieed to the fashions, blit avIioii she had taken the bonnet from its box t‘ c night before she had held it up on the lingers of one toil-worn hand and said to her husband: “It looks aAvfully'gay for me, don’t it, Cyrus? They say old ladies are Avearing colors a good deal now, and I know they dress gayer’n they used to; and yet such a bonnet as this don’t seem exactly appropriate for me; does it, Cyrus?” Air. Dilly had merely glanced from the sermon he Avas writing and said: “Well, Avell, Matiidy, Avear it, wear it. The dear sisters AVho sent it likely know better than avo do what the styles arc and Avhat’s becoming to you. Just Avear it, and don’t worry any about it.” But Airs. Dilly did worry about it. “Aud yet,” she said, “I must Avear it. I can’t offend the sisters by not wearing it,” and so she wore it, to the amusement of the society and the dis. may of Airs. Hodge. “ What on earth could Mary Carver have been thinking of, was Airs. Hodge’s mental comment. “If she did it for a joke, she’ll find out Avhat I think of her and her jokes Avhcn I see her. Early the next day Airs. Hodge Avent aw'av from home for a week and on her return Mr. Hill handed her a letter Avith a queer little twinkle in his eye. The letter was from Mrs. Hill and read: “Weil, Horace Hili, what in this world were you thinking of to have Airs. B- send me the horrid old grandmother’s bonnet that came by express today. Both you and Airs, B-must have taken leave of your senses. Imagine me going to a garden party wearing a big black silk bonnet —Avith a cape to it and a Avhite lace frill in the front! Are you crazy, or trying to play a joke on me? If the latter, allow me to say that your joke is in very bad taste and it will cost you the price of two bonnets, for I went right off and got me another, and I gave tho one you sent to an old col¬ ored aunty who washes for us.” “And tlurt was Sister Dilly’s lion- net,” said Mrs. Hodge. “Yes, but I had your niece make her another just like it today,” Faid Mr. Hill, “and the one she Avoro last Sunday Is on its way to Georgia.” And Sister Dilly looked very con¬ tented and grateful when slie appeared the next Sunday in the bonnet intend¬ ed for her, and Granny Peters said: “That buiiuit looks something like it, but I should think Sister Dilly would feel dreadful to think of what a show she made of herself last Sun¬ day. I wouldn’t be a mite s'prised if the whole tiling got into the papers.” And so it hss.—[The Housewife. Growth of a Fine Pearl, The perfect pearl is found loose in the interior of the flesh, and has its beginning in an animal germ. The oysters annually produce a number of eggs which, as soon as they develop into diminutive animals, are thrown out by the mother. Occasionally, however, an egg proves rviortivc and remains behind. It is almost micro¬ scopic in size and is inclosed in a tiny capsule. This capsule now becomes, to all intents and purposes, a foreign substance. But it has certain powers akin to those of the parent, one of which is that of manufacturing, throw¬ ing out and gathering around itself na- ere. The nacre completely envelops it, and the germ of an animal is soon incased in a beautiful prison, usually spherical in form, but sometimes pear shaped. Its size, of course, depends on the length of time to which the pro¬ cess is continued, as the pearl is en¬ larged by eoffst/uit deposit* from year to rear, VIRTUES OF COCAINE. ITS WONDKItVTlIi PUOPERl 1E9 AS A LOCAL ANAOSTHET.C. How It Was Discovered By a Youug Austrian Doctor. It is probable that to no living man floes humanity owe a greater debt of gratitude than to Dr. Carl Kollor, the discoverer of the application of liydro- chlorate of cocaine as a local anms- tlietic. Of this important event one of the most distinguished American ophthal¬ mic surgeons, the late Professor C. 11. Agnew, said he “would rather he the discoverer of cocaine anaesthesia than President of the United States.” In !nct, it marks an epoch in surgery only second to the introduction of ether aud chloroform. It is difficult for one not in daily contact with those suffering from injury or dise: se to fully comprehend and appreciate the benefit realized in the prevention of pain by the employment of this won¬ derful remedy. A few drops of a weak solution (two to four per cent.) dropped into the eye robs it of sensibil¬ ity to such an extent that operations otherwise causing most excruciating agony are not in the least painful. The pain caused by the presence of a foreign body' in the eye disappears under its local use, and tho removal of the foreign substance is greatly facili¬ tated. The muscles of tho eye may be ex¬ posed and divided, as in correcting squint or “cross-eye,” and the extrac¬ tion of cataract no longer requires the employment of general anaesthesia with ether or chloroform. Cocaine so¬ lution purified by boiling has even been successfully instilled into the anterior chamber of the eypbull, in order to completely deaden sensibility in the iris, or curtain which contains the pu¬ pil in its centre. Jn painful affiict'ons of the throat, mouth, nose and larynx, and in all minor surgical operations upon these portions of the body, cocaine, properly applied, produces insensibility and gives relief from pain. Injected into and beneath the skin, any small opera¬ tion, such as the amputation of tin: fingers or toes, or the removal of small tumors, etc., may be painlessly per¬ formed with the perfect consciousness, and even with the assistance of the patient. Such is the dread of ether or chloro¬ form that many will bear with or con¬ ceal surgical maladies easily curable in early development, until, after months or years of suffering, they submit too late to a heroic operation. One of the greatest benefits to be de¬ rived from this wonderful remedy is the inducement it will offer to early operative interference. It may 1)3 of interest to know how near others came to winning (he laurels so justly yielded to Dr. Roller. A re¬ cent surgical writer says: “It is true that the amestliclic cffec's of cocaine had been discovered before Kollei’s re¬ searches secured its wide application. In 1855 an alkaloid had been extracted by Gadecke from the leaves of cry- throxylon coca, f Two years later, aud independently, I)r. Famuel Ii. Percy, of New York, exhibited an alkaloid he had isolated; and as far back as 1808 Sehroff bad discovered that cocaine produced in sensibility of the tongue when held in (lie mouth; while Morena v Miaz dis¬ covered, by hypodermic injections of the acetate, distinct loss of sensibility over a circumscribed area. And yet it was left to the brill'ant young Aus¬ trian to make the application ai d win immortal renown,” for in September, 1884, at t he Ophthalmologies! Congress in Heidelberg, a young man hitherto unknown, born in Bohemian Austria in 1857, who had bis course of study 2 . the Vienna Gymnasium in 18*57, grad¬ uated from the Medical Department of the University of Vienna in 1882, and served for trvo years as interne at the General Hospital, announced his im¬ portant discovery. It soon bee me known that in experimenting upon his own person as to the constitutional effects of various alkaloids, he noticed that cocaine taken into the mouth pro¬ duced loss of seusation wherever it touched the tongue or mucous sur¬ faces. He at once concluded that the sensory nerves in other parts of the body would in like manner be affected, and within two weeks his resu.ts, which were to be of incalculable bene- fit to mankind and win for him und\- ing tame, were given to tho world.— [Harpej’a Weekly. Take time; it is no use to foam or tret, or do as the angry housekeeper who has got hold of tfog wrong hoy, and pushes, shakos 6ml patties it about the look until both are ’prolfon and Ifco dopy }l Still unopened. ‘ Medical Su;»rr.-ititloiia. There is a popular supposition of wide range, based upon I know not what, that it is very healthful for chil¬ dren to play with dogs. A weak child, it is thought, may gain strength by being with a dog, or, if diseased, the child may be cured by having the ani¬ mal “take the disease.”—for example, inflamed eyes or any disorder of the skin. Within a year a college gradu¬ ate told me, in perfect good faith, of acquaintances, a Boston doctor and his wife, whose little girl had been greatly afflicted with some form of eczema which they all hoped would disappear, as the parents had purchased a line dog to play with the child. When a dog is teeth'ng, tho upper incisors, according to a New England superstition, must bo removed ns soon as they become loose, or he may “swallow them and have tits.” l’er- haps even more generally received is the fancied danger of allowing a child's milk-tooth after extraction to fall into the possession of a dog or cat lest the animal swallow it, and the child have a dog’s or cat’s tooth grow in place of the lost olio. Tho Mexicans and Indians in Texas say that every animal has brains enough to tan ilH own skin; and so tho lutier, in the case of the wolf, panther, wild cat, mul some other animals, is mainly pre¬ pared by rubbing into the tlesb sideoi it the brains of its former wearer. A somewhat common fancy among children, perhaps too, among adults as well, is that “every part strengthens a part”—that is, that tho liver, heart brains, and so on of animals, when eaten, go directly towards nourishing the corresponding organs of the cater, A similar doctrine w-s worked out in great detail by the American Indians, and is, I believe, held by many other savage tribes. It seems altogether probable that such beliefs, wherever found among civilized people, old or young, are survivals from remote an¬ tiquity, and that they aro closely akin in tlreir nature and origin to the well- known doctrine of signatures which 1ms played so great a part in the sys- terns of medicine for primitive peo¬ ples.—[Popular Science Monthly. The Great African Forests. The great forest through Avhieh Stanley recently passed, which lie es- limated to cover a quarter of a million square miles, is only a small part of the great African forest which cx- tends almost unbrokenly from the west coast of the Gaboon and Ogowc regions, with a width of several hun¬ dred miles to the great lakes, This belt of timber, trending away to the heart of the continent in a direction a little sou h and cast, is perhaps, the greatest forest region in the world. A part of it strikes south of the Congo at the great northern bend of (lie river, and the country embraced within the big curve is cove:ed with a compact forest, shutting out a large part of the sunlight. In these forests, completisly shut out from the rest of the world, live lmn- deeds of thousands of people who arn almost unknown to the tribes living ill I ho savanna regions out-ide. Scat¬ tered through the big woods within the Congo bend arc little communities of Itatwa dwarfs, of xvho.se existence ilie traveller has no inkling until lie suddenly comes upon them. Here also along Iho Sark uru River are the tree habitations described by Dr. Wolf, where the natives ilvc in huts built ninovg (lie branches to escape (lie river floods. It was in great clearings made in these forests that Kund and Tappcnbcck discovered some of the most notable villages yet found in A»* riea, where wc 1-hiiilt huts, witli gable roofs, lined both sides of a neatly-kept street that stretches away for eight or nine miles. These villages are even more intcre ting than the street towns in the more sparsely-timbered regions south of them, which were regarded as very wonderful when (hey were first discovered by Wissinann. A Steamship on Rollers. An English barrister lias patented a novel form of steamship, in which four hollow steel rollers are made to support on their journals above the water a strong steel framework. This framework bears the machinery and all that is necessary to fit the ship as a carrier of passengers, pleasure yacht, marine residence, sanitarium, or hotel, Rach roller is provided with paddles, and is rotated by a steam engine at each end. The ship’s flotfr being sup ported solely ou the journals of (he floating rollers, pitching and rolling can be reduced and made even imper¬ ceptible by increasing the size of the rollcis and their distance apart, The rollers may be made of almost auy and when very largo should give greater speed, as well as steadiness, than J.) can now bo attained,—[Trenton (N, Awctloaib FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. AllIIXIl TIIK ,M.vi"nn:ss. A great deal of attention should be given to the proper airing of the mat¬ tress every morning, and at least once a week a Btilf brush should remove (he dust which will accumulate, even in tho best ordered house, under tho tufts of cotton, or the bits of leather, or whatever is used to tack the mattress with. Attention should also be direct¬ ed to the edge of the mattress, whore the braid is sewed on, for dust sifts under that. Whore tho bed room is also tho dressing room dust cannot bo avoided, but it may be at least changed, sml it need not be allowed to accumu¬ late.—fWashington Star. I!A(i Itl'OS. A Berlin woman has given the fol- lowing directions for making a rug from bits of woolen rags. Her plan allows much smaller pieces to bo used than in the knitted ones, and the effect is also somewhat different, Cut any scraps of firm woolen ma¬ terial— the more bright colors, blue green, yellow, scarlet the better—into pieces half an inch wide and six long. Sew them, slightly overlapping tho edges, on n narrow strip of black woolen till a number of yards of this fringe has Lccn made. Next cut a piece of jute or coffoo sacking a little smaller than the rug is to be when iinished, hem or bind it with woolen braid and sew Ihe rug fringe thinly around (lie outside edge, (lien continue sewing row after row toward the centre, leaving a space of three-fourths of an inch between o h strip, till they meet in Die middle, where they must bo fastened a little nearer. The narrow strips of cloth must fall over each other in such a way as to conceal the sewing—[Louis- ville Courier-Journal. CAItK OK TIN WARE. “But, why do you not use more copper or porcelain ware?” 1 asked of the dainty housewife, though I admired the clean, bright tinware. “Tin-ware of good quality, Avith black iron saucepans, do very well,” she responded, “though, of course, if 1 could afford porcelain, or even the agate iron-waie J should prefer it. As for copper utensils, I do not care for them, though they retain their , R . a(< j( ig longcr any otll0r n) - lllt ( tliey r-ertainly aro durable, But chemists and physicians are op¬ posed to them largely, as they say they are dangerous and poisonous, unless the greatest care is taken of them cou- staidly. It takes some work, however, to keep nny kind of cooking utensils in proper order, but I have a few simple receipts Avhioli answer every purpose. Now, tinware should he cleaned in such a ivay as not to wear away the surface unduly. Sometime j I clean them as follows: J mix a little of the best whiting \viih a very 1 is t ie sweet oil and rnb tho tins with this and then wipo them clean, Aftt'l' that I dust some dry whiting on them and rub it off with chamois skin or a very soft cloth. “A simpler way to clean tin is to use the best whiting, powdered tine, and apply it with a wet cloth, and then polish with a dry one. As for my iron, ware I find that very fine ashes, sand or brick dust sifted will scour it nicely. Of course all tin and iron ware should be kept in a perfectly dry place to pre¬ vent rust. If kitchen utensils are tar¬ nished and discolored badly put them into a large boiler containing hot wa'er and a handful of washing soda, and let them boil for a few minute , [lien scour them with any good kitchen soap.”—[New York News. Kentucky Chicken Pie.—Fry two spring chickens until a nice brown Line a five quart pan with rich crust, Put in the chicken with gravy aim half a teacup of butter. Pea-on with pepper and salt. Cover with a crust, over which hi}’ bits of blitter, Bake until the crust is brown. Roiled dolly Cake—One cup of sugar an l two eggs well beaten to¬ gether; adil (wo tublespoonfuls of water; mix one and one-half teaspoon- ftils baking powder with one and one- half cups of flour; add to the eggs and sugar; do not stir much after adding the flour; bake in a dripping pan in u quick oven; when cool, spread with jelly and roil Baked eggs—Arrange the bako sau¬ cers ou a tin and set in oven till hot; put a small piece of butter and a spoonful of cream, milk or water into each; break in tho eggs, being careful not to disturb the yolks or soil tho edges of the saucers; sprinkle pepper, salt and grated cheesy over tho top; let bake till ttjero is a good pearly Him over eaoJ) i NO. ‘29. My Bird. A beautiful bird, a bonnie white bird, Flew over the sunrise sea; His wings were n-glint, with the sunrise glow, And 1 thrilled Avilli a joy I may novermor* know, As bo winged liis course to me, Ills swift, straight course to me. tie folded bis pinions upon my breast, And 1 held him close to my heart; lie sung me a song that I wept to hear, A song so rapturous, low and clear! And I said: “Thou shalt never depart! From my fond arms never depart!” i fashioned a nest for my bonnie white birr. In the sheltering, safe home-croft; t), I made him n nest, that glad .June weather, Sweet as the lilies and white as the heather, And soft as the roses soft. As the fair rose-petals soft. Throe Junes and a day we bad Joy, ah, joy! The song in my heart still rings! With love and music, and flowers a-blowing, l forgot how swiftly the days were going, I forgot tlint my bird bad wings! That my bonnie white bird had wings! Db, for those days that never come back! Alas for the days that be! For my bird, my beautiful bird, is lo3t! Tho golden sunset sea he crossed, And he comes not again to me! Never again to me! Oh, swift was his flight, and sweet his song! The song that I never lmd heard! His wings wore r.-glcam with the sunset glow, And I thrilled with an anguish I always shall know Till I clasp once more my bird 1 Once more my bonnie white bird! — [Emma <’. Dowd in the Ifousowifo, HUMOROUS. Maid to order—Tho waitress. Something always on hand—Your thumb. Tho potato digger always endeavors to get at the root of tho thing. Even when a man weighs his words he often finds they have no weight. A girl with a dimple in her cheek never lets it suffer from lack of exer¬ cise. A man in narrow circumstances can not consistently expect a wide appre¬ ciation. Grace—Is Blackncy much attached to his wife? Wife—Yes, by her apron strings. “I’a, what sort of a tunc do they play on a barrel organ?” “Taps, my son, I reckon.” Listeners are not after the good they will hear of themselves, but the bad they will hear of others. Hoggs—“Stanley reminds one of a poker.” “Foggs—“Indeed?” Boggs —“Yes; a grate explorer, you know.” The engagement ring is symbolical of how, after marriage, tho wife will wind the husband around her little fi ger. The man who is aide to travel ex¬ tensively cun generally learn enough in a year to make a bore of himself for the rest of his life. To a lover the geography of the world resolves itself into two localities —the place where his sweethoart is, uni the place where she isn’t. Governess—And now, dear, what •an you tell me about Minerva? I’upil—She was the Goddess of Wis¬ dom, and—and she irver married. Kitty—How far have you got on your graduation essay? Nellie—Oh, I haven’t begun to think about writing it yet. Wby, I haven’t evon selected the. color of ribbon to tic it with! A (Jolt That Joined a Herd of Deer. William Nichols of Milton, Ore , when gathering his horses from tho range hist fall found that a favorite l’erchcron colt avus missing, and all efforts to find him proving unavailing, the animal was abandoned to its fate, which no one doubted would be that of the vast number (hat have found their way into the equine paradise through the inclemency of the present unusually severe winter. During the present week Mr. Nieh- )ls, accompanied by another gentle¬ man, xa bile limiting deer among the mountains that form tho source of tho Walla Walla river, started a band of 17 black-tails from a deep canyon, and to their surprise observed a yearling ■olt speeding away with the band, ap¬ parently as J Tightened as the deer hemselves. Although the colt had acquired their wildness by association, ho lacked the* speed of those mountain climbers and was soon left far behind in tlit? mad scramble over the rugged bills. Tho gentlemen, who xvero well mounted, pursued and overtook the colt, which proved to be Mr. Nichols’s Percheron. From the fact that tracks of the colt following the trail of the deer were ,een iu several instances, and other jvidences that were to be seen, it is aclicved that it had spent the entire winter with its strange companions, and prolonged its existence by follow¬ ing the guidance of (ho excellent in- jliupt of tho deer in search of £oqc| ivhon tho snow was deep.