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, ; CHOLERA.
The Mnrrfi of tho Kpliloinlq Troin Indlo
Westward.
Tho dlsoaso Is best known In Europi
under tho names of cholera, cholora
motbus, Aslatia cholera, slnco tho Opi-
itcmio of 1817 to 1819, in which tho En.
gllsh nrmy, untlcr the command of tho
Marquis of Hastings during a war
against tho natives,. was rendered unlit
for lighting and -almost annihilated.'
But cholera hail hqj or visiled Eurofio,
till the ijrraenlBontury. 'hon in 183()y1'
uppuuxuu iu xiuasm miu njiiuuu wxir
laud, wiiero war was prevailing, , Since
that time, sometimes at longer and
somctnhes at shorter Intervals, cholera
has appeared in luiropo. alio question
why cholora remained a thousand years
in lnUla before it first Ticgan to migrate
is ono of great intoresl, but ono which
can not' bo satisfactorily answered. Tho
principal consideration appears to mo
to bo that tho event happened nt tho
timo when intercommunication, in all
directions, both by water (Midland, hitd
become' mora rapid. Tho first steam-
ship appeared in the Indian waters at
tho beginning Of the second decado of
tho present coulury. By land also in-
tercourse was greatly accelerated. Tho
llusslans jiossibly took cholera from
India, Arabia, Afghanistan, H)r Persia,
through couriers and stago-coachojr J
soon became clear that cholera, the
specific cholera-germ, was in some way
or other propagated along tho paths pf '
human, intercourse, and it also becamo
"eyident that unless tho germs fbund a
suitablo soil within a ceitain tinio tnoy
did not flourish. Observers soon dis-
covered that cholera was moro prono to
appear in certain regions and to affect
cortaindoCnlilics, while it shunned other
districts:' ahd. d'sratn. that other rcarions
woro only visited at intervals of ninny
years, 11 is aiso a luet iu:ii jianiuu
cholera never yet appeared at n placo
which had not previously been in com-
munication with a, region where chol-
era pro ailed; and, further, that the dis-
ease from art infected locality never yot
passod on to another placo if tho jour-
ney lasted a certain timo without inter-
ruption. Tho largo inteicourso be-
tween India and Europe, more particu-
larly England, by means of ships whioh
sailed round flip Capo of Good IIopor
had novel- succeeded in carrying cholera
from India to England. Vr. Max von
Fcltenlofer, in Popular Science Month'
hJ . .
SEA- WATEfJ.
v
How It.aiay Ho Artlllrlally Trcpirril.
It was supposed for many years that
thero was somo mystery in natural sub-
stances-that. made it impossible for fjwff
to lcnfodiico'them. Oriranio pvbsfauce.
t.i....,,l n I. ..Uft'
it was supposed that Is, ysxiter created
hj'tt ihiff rgj.utSrScouhl not bo suc-
cessfully recreated, as it were, by tho
art of man. U'nt'this is proicd to have'
been a mistaken notion. Urea, an itui-
mal substance, was amoug tho first
that was scientifically icproducod.
Since thon many other organic sub-
stances hao been rccomposed by chem-
ists and physicists. It has bcen'beliovcd,
for instance, that artificial sea water
could not bo created, and tho-fact that
t.alt-water fish died in tho first imitations
of salt water seemed to confirm this
belief. ' But tho scientists in
lierlin have rerproduccd a salt-water
that is-aotually superior to that of tho
ocean, and in which sea fish live and
thrive better than hi salt-water brought
from tho ocean. Like wine, this arti
ficial water improves with age, whilo
tho ocean water deteriorates. In tho
Hamburg aquarium the water has
not been changed for fifteen years, and
it is perfectly clear, odorless, and of
the very best quality. All that is need
ed is to add something to make up for
evaporation. Tho following is tho ro-
Lceipt for making artificial sca-watcr:
thirteen and ono-quartcr gillons 6l
puro hard woll-watcr, forty-six and a
half ounces of common salt, threo and
a half ounces of sulphato of magnesium,
fivo and a quarter ouue'cs of chlorato of
magnesium, and two ounces of sulphato
of potassium. This mixture Js allowod
to stand for some timo, when som6 livo
salt-water algoi adhering to Btoncs
should bo added. 'Jlieso alga) multiply
and grow qulckly,-and jlieir function is
to supply oxygen to thg water. Somo
hardy animals dould then io put in, and
as tho alga) multiply moio tender ones
'could boidded. Should iho -water be-
como turbid, it should bo filtered, ahd,
to make sure of the 'supply of oxygen,
an aerating apparatus can beisod with
ndvantasro. Tlio socpOSs in-reproducing
sea-water makoa It possiblojor man
to somo timo " get tho secret of the
medicinal" waters -wldoh now can bd
taken with advantage only in tho loca-
tions where the aro found. DemoresPs
Monthly.
m i
Tho Japanese dentist performs, nil,
lifa Ann.... II nno rt ...!. I .- itrin rm iritl. I
tho thumb and forcfinger.of ono hand,
nnd thus ho nevqr terrifies his pationts
with nn'array offlteol instruments. Tho
skill necessary to do this Is only ac-
quired by long (praqtico, but once it is
obtajned the pperator is able to extract
about half a dozen teeth in thirty see-,
onds "without once remoylng-his fingers
from tho patient's mouth. The dentist's
education commences with the pulling
out of-pegs that havo boon pressed into
soft wood; it ends with tho dravjng of
hard pegs" that have boon driven fnfo au
oak plank with ninallel. It is said (hat
no human jdtf can resist tho delicate
but powerful manipulation of tho Jap-
anese dentist, .
Tho oldest daughter of Hev.
Tal-
mere is said ta bn nno nt 1
ho tottlest
k girls In America. tt Y, B
Suit.
i SMUGGLING-J ,.'.
1 i ' ' ' " V 1 t
1Iot It Is Carried an Across tlio Jilngara
JUrer.
,JTo what extent is 'smuggljng rioW
can led on nJcfoss Niagara itlyer, it nt
all?"
"Thcro" Is always" hipro Or loss Of it
going on,''' replied Unit ofllcer. ,"It is
practiced largely by prlvato individuals,
who intend tho smuggled goods for their
"Own use. Tho majority of pcoplo seem
to think thcro is no harm in smuggling
so long as tho property is not sold. If
caught in tho act, thoy nro surprised
and oven Indignant whonr informed that
"duty must bo paid or tho goods con-
fiscated. Their Is a good deal of smug-
'gling carried on by agents employed by
Canadian mercnants. uanauian larm-
crs often bring butter and gardon tmek
to this, sido to.exchango for grocorics.
Thorc is no duty on eggs, but thoy al-
waj s try to avoid paying tho entry feo.
There is also oonsldorablo smuggling
from this bldq into, Canada.
"Women generally conceal ar-
41cles such as laces in their cloth-
ing, and as thero aro now no
women Inspectors along tho Cana-
dian' frontier, I havo no doilbt a
great deal is smuggled in this way,
Women, who aro the soul of honor in
pvery other respect, seem to take par--licular
delight in smuggling. Tho ma-
jority of them would endure any amount
of trouble and worry to cheat tho"Gov-
crnmontoutof nnydutyon somd trilling
article. Only tho other 'day a lady
showed mo a lot of wearing apparel
which sho had smuggled. Sho related
her opciicnc6 with great animation and
pride, little dreaming that .sho was talk-
ing to nn plUcqr who could hand her
over to Hie authorities at a moment's
notice. Another woman from. Mary-
land smuggled laces and underwear
into Canada, staged three months visit-
ing friends, and thon returned to tho
Stales without being detected.
" Butter, eggs and produce mo often
brought over concealed In loads of hay,
Duty is paid on tho hay, but the otjicr
ai tides aio overlooked. The smug-
gling by merchants agents is generally
carried on lower down tho rivor," from
towns of tho sifcj of St. Catheilucs.
I'eoplo .often go to Canada fiom
Youngstown and Lou litem and .other
intrmmliiitfi lilaeoH l.n bin silks nnd Ihn
like, becausq they can get them cheaper
in tho provinces. Tho merchant agrees
to deliver tho goods on this side. Hoi
emulous a -man and wits hini a corlxin
nmnmi a icmfin nun tinY miitt m r-nrrw-.M I
per cent, of tho profits, taking" (caro
that tho amount paidbfiS not eifyal
tho duty on the goods. Tlieio iro
'miles of-rivci' front nnwulchcd, ml
ty" ag- ha 'abundant oppoituniiies.
S.OUt?' Tf "S"1. '"" "?
MV.H.-U1..UU. nuuniusiiinwuMiniiiu
tlio goods aro brought over in a small
bout. Somo of theso agents, doubt-
less, make a good living. Thero is lit-
tle uso to make au arrest unless there
is positive proof of guilt, for, sttango
as it mayseem, it U almost impossible
to find a jury that will convict a man
on tljo charge of 'smuggling. Their
sympathiesnre generally with the pris-
oner. "
" Tho goods smuggled fiom this
countiy into Canada consist largely of
kcioseno oil and lager beer. Tho bar-
rels or kegs containing theso liquids
are clghtcd so that only tho head of
tho cask appears above water. They
aro then attached 1)3 a, ropo to a row-
boat and takon over at night. If tho
smugglers aro pursued, nothing is
easier th.in to cut tho rqpo and let tho
barrels go down the ivcr. This nrt of
smuggling used tq o carried on large-
ly between Lewiston and Youngstown,
tho gdods being taken tp St. Cathotines
and other places 'along tho Canadian
frontier." Buffalo 'Courier.
Deer Hunting in Yucatan.
Deer abound In thq ncigliboihoo'd of
Abala; . In hunting them several men
placo Ihomsolves so as to form an ex-
tended circle, within shooting distance
of each other. A few go-within tho cir-
cio, and make as many discordant
sounds as they can summon to thoir
lips, so as to frighten all living things
under tho brush. Startled, tho gamo
seeks safety in flight. Then tho men
near whom the gamo happens to pass
shoot, somotlmos wounding" dangeious-
ly or killing a companion, particularly
When, as on somo occasions, the clrclo
closes in to bring all t the gamo to ono
spot. Owing to tho 'danger Iu6unod in
tho hunt, it lias been prohibited, but
the Indlaus aro very loath to givo p
tho customs of thoir anpestors, nnd In
tho -villages no ono intcrfcros witli 'them.
Ten, tweh q, and v on moio deqr aro
caught at onco; thon tho hunters cook
them; otherwiso the moat? would not
keep fresh until hold. Tho cooking is
dono in tho following manner: A holo
two or threo feet deep is, made in tlio
ground, and largo stones placed in tho
bottom; on them a fird is built. When
thq stones nro very hot somo aro taken
out Plantain Icaviw aio spread over
thoso that remain, and thq animal,-having
been stripped of its skin, fs laid
thcrooh. Other plantato leaves arq
put over it, then, tho hot stones that
have been taken out, and over all,
oarth. In two or threo hours the deer
is thoroughly cooked, and Is very ten-
der and iuioy. The dcci'-skln whan
tanned is .worth threo or four dolhus.
-It fs uijd, torunakiuir boots, -largo num-bi-i
UtfugR, oxportcd to Ufa Unltqd
v. (? nontjeon, trt yur
i-rAn old stockman gives, as his
opinion, that cattle never beooniq fat
cnoitirh on irrass to Iniuro their breed-
I jJJJJ qiintwusi,
5U I
, s cpuyyEyrHEp,, ; v
Why People Aye 'I. Healthy lu Wlntet
Than In Summer, i
On several accounts tho summer is
.more favorabloviio health than tho win-
tor, Promlncnt'ainong theso, is tho fact
tlint most pors.pns, particularly females,
nro deprived of pnro air to a- great ex-
tout whichjs among tho rrnost Impor-
tant element of strength and life. Such
is tho foat of tho cold that most per-
sons having the falsa idea that an unu-
sual degrco of heat is favorablo to
warding off a cold, tako special pains to
counteract tho design of tho wfntor, to
afford health and strength, so "toning
up" tho" system that it may safely pass
through tho "heated term," by closed
doors and windows, witli doublo win-
dows and "various means of closing
every possible, oriflco,, that the smallest
possible amount of tho p'uro- air" ol
Jicaven may not reach tho dwelling.
Whilo It Is manifestly truo that wintry
blasts, snow and Icq, tho natural qffects
of a low temperature with Its "bracing"
tendencies, aro as" needful to health as.
tho warni breezes of tho summer, in
thoir season. Many of our sitting-
rooms nro kept at least ten do'rrcca
higher in temperature than wouid bo
agicoablo in tho hottest season, of ne-
cessity tend'iig to debility. In tho at-
tempt, therefore? to avoid colds by too
great a heat, these colds aro invited, so
attended bv debilltv that fevers and
other serious forms of diseaso aro tho re
sult.
Whilo it is not ndvisablo to bo dub
toetcd to a cold current of air, particu
larly yhon uobilitateil, by hear, wnen
in a copious perspiration, it is possible
to secure a fair share of puio aiy with-
out such exposure, particularly in our
sleeping lOoms, which may bo tho most
easily uono by opening tlio winuows oi
tho a'ltic slightly, according to tho cir-
cumstances, seeming coustant change
in windy weather. Opening tho door
leadiug to it will produco an upward
current from all parts of tho house, if
other dpors aro also oppn. ' It is well
to havo tho doors of unoccupied rooms
open, tftat thcrcunrty bo a general
change of tho air of tho houso, which
will necessitate a supply, moro or.lcss
nbundaut, depending on the wind, tho
air entering the houso through every
possible aperture, coming in so gently
as ngt. 10 auiacc attention, priaucmg
no unf.norjb4VCiIcutst"Tio discomfort.
It is,JlvlJaIJlo, hlso, to havo tho door
-j - 0:" V'
-y.. .. . . ' - .. .' ,-.
If tlio cellar js vontilatca, as au snouiu
bo, having one or two hmall openings,
thiMUgh whiel) foul, air may escape, so
that the carbonic acid gas, m'ado by tho
bfcalhtng of tho sleepers, by tho fire
nudiights, being heaIor than tho nir,
mayfall, like water flowing info the
lower parts of tho house, la tho cellar
to be absorbed by tho nioisturo, or
forcqd out through tho openings. II
all of tho inner doors of tho house, in-
cluding thoso leading to adjoining
buildings, if tiny we open, byii great
law of tho diffusion of gaso3, thero will
bq a tendency to an equalizing, tho foul
gases passing into unoccupied rooms,
whljo their good pure' air 'will ontor tho
slooping rooms, constantly improving
tho air of tho bloopers. Thisl is a very
safo means of' ventilation, two slight
openings in the attic, when it is windy
being miito ofl'ectual, if thcio aro not
many sleepers in tho house. I would
emphasize tho thought that no rooms
should be kept any warmer than would
bo perfectly comfortablo in hot weather,
that when thus heated, there will bo
loss than usual of discomfort from hot
heads and cold feet. This unnatural
stato almost certainly necessitates dis-
comfort and disease, indicating defec-
tive circulation of tho blood, which can
hot long continue without lcsultlng in
somo form of disease. Dr. J. II. Han
uford,t in Golden Jlule.
ThiE lav of
FINDING.
Circumstances Under IVhich tlio
n ,,r. . ... -..I...,
Article
. .DB1U1IKI, IU 111C IMUllUl.
Tlio law of finding, says a writqr, is-
this: Tho finder has a clear title against
ftio world, except the owner. Tho pro-
prietor of a.coach, or a railroad car, or
of a shop has no right to demand tho
property or promises. Such proprie-
tors may makes regulations in regard to
lost properly which will bind their em-
ployes, but they cannot bind tho public.
Tho law ofvlinding was declared by tho
King's Bench ono ,hundrcd years ago,
in ft case In which tho facts wqrffjhcsci
A person found a walldt containing a
sum of money on a shop floor. Ho
handed tho wallet and contents to tho
shop-kcepor to bo returned to tho
owner. Aftor threo years, during which
tho owner did not call for his jproporty,
thp finder demanded tlio wallet and tho
mouoy from the shoii-kcoper, Tlio lat-
ter refused to domer them on tho
ground that they were found on his
promises. Tho former then sued tho
sliop-ko'porj ahd it was hold as above
sej forth, that, against all tho world but
tho ownor. tho titlo of thq finder is par-
feet. And tho finder has boon hold to
stand in tho place of tho owner, so thsrt
ho was permitted to prevail In an -action
against a person who found an nrtlolo
Wjiiob tho plaintlffhad originally found,
but subsequently lost Tho police hare
no special rights In regard to articles
lost unlesB thoso rights aro conferred
by statute Hocolvers. of nrticles found
mo trustees for tho owner' or finder.
Thny hayo no power in tho absence of
siieo al statute tp keep an artlolo against
inq,unucr, anymore man, a nnacr nas
motnlptfrut least at as nearly equal
Ipervalij as possible,- lPi?$rn,RrJ.
iigrtrctain an artioio agains me owuer.
viiIx-ManapolU Journal.
V T
FOR 5UR TOTJNGr BEAkERS,
THE TWO JEWELS.
" Coino, children, comol" cried Jfammatloar,
f '.Ewo iowols brlshtnnd crjrstal cloaf ,
And uluo no tummcr sky
I'vo lost Oomo, srnrcli nBatli overr chair,
Holilnd tlio door, nnd everywhere, ('
To find tlicin all must try; "
Then Nid nnd Bam'hnd llttlo rhll -
IxjokeU licro nnd tlirro, with right Rood will,
Whilo Mnmmn eottlv emllod,
Thon, bcndlnft o'or nor baby May,
Who on tlio Iloor In slumber lay,
Buo kissod her ElumborliiK child.
And baby's oyos flow opon wide
" Tho lost la found!" Iho Mother ctlod.
''.Coino, eco my Jonul s bluol
Buch protty jewols In thoir caso
Of snowy whiteness baby's faeol
May they bo over tniol" , ,
r 0. Xoufse Brine, in N, Y JndtixndtnL
'
EXCELLENCE.
4 Father's Letter of Ailvlco for Tonne
Men Strlvo to l!i.rol' In Somethlnir, and
That In Your Own Lino or Bulne A
Itare Article
Ono tof tho roundest, biggest, n-ost
nrl9tocratlo words In tho laniago is
tho word oxcellont. It is a real king of
words. To say that a thing is oxcellont,
is to say mpfo than very good; it is not
only very good, but it excels.
Now every man, woman or child
.worthy tho name, desires to excel in
something and this desiro is tlio very
salt of ambitions. It prescrvo3 nna
adds piquancy to all other manly at-
tributes. Still, salt must bo used with
very much discretion. Do you know
that wo all havo a ceitain sympathy for
any one, no mnttor who ho is, who
strives to excol in, no matter vhatP
Thus baso-ball mon, thoTjicyclfets and
tho i oiler skaters as experts always
awako In mo a ccrtaiu admiration.
IIcio is something, say they, in which 1
can excel, hero is room for me, placo
and opportunity, nnd thoy tako advan-
tage of it. I wish theso young men
conld havo a higher, a morq laudablo
ambition somo"timo thoy may havo
at present, however, thoy seek to
excel in what oflcrs. I had rather sco
my boy excel In legs, if ho could riot in
brains. 'Better bo first in baso-ball, than
second In your lino of work.
Tho world is overrun by mon o me-
diocrity fair teachers, fair clerks, fair
book-keepers, can bo had 'by tho ton
thousand, whilo expert men who excel
In theso callings aro rare, and can
scarcely bo had at any price.
I was sympathizing, with a young
man who had lost his posltkjn by
chango of business in his houso-.-J,''!
havo hod four positions offered mo nt
larrrer salarv." lio rcnlied. Just think
of it, fouv largo houses desiring tho
services of ono young man fccarcely of
ago. I doubt not you know of such
young mon.
Hoyraro it is toco ft young man do,
his work better than ho Is paid for, to
keep his books not only correctly, but
neatly and legibly, to do up Ills bundles
nicely, or keep Ins goods in nlco'shnpo;
or, in a word, to do anything bettor,
than is expected of him.
A young man is cautioned by tho
homo folks to savo and lay up his earn-
ings nine limes, when ho is onco'adyiscd
to keep ahead in his standing, or tech-
nical reputation. To hoar young men
talk you would think that salary was
tlio ono and only object for which thej'
worked. Business knowledge, or pro-
fessional standing or technical acconi-
Elishmonts they caro nothing about
nt "what wages bo I gettiuV'
Now did Jt ever occur to you that
what appears to bo tho primary consid-
eration with a clerk, is secondary with
his employcrf Salaries aro graded-ac-
corumg to worK. i lanoy j. near a nun-
dred young men jump up nnd say:
"Not with us, they ain't. ' I reply,
Of course no"t, you are hired, only to
take tho places for which go'od men can,
not bo found, but when tho right man
come3, ho will fix his own salary, and
j oji will bo bounced.
Said a wholesale man to mo: t"Wo
had rather havo ono man than two, and
givo him all tho salary, but wo can't
find thom." Said President - of tho
Railroad, to ino: "I tell my Super-
intendents to get young men for brake-
men that wo can piish along up." I
find, however, on that, as on other
roads, whoro you seo ono jonngman to
push up, you soo nine scrawny, big
mouthed, impudpnt loafers at tho
brakes. His Suporlntcudepts aro evi-
dently unablo to ilnd tho right kind of
men.
Indviso, then, every youpg man who
is unappreciated, and is paid only half
ho earns, to throw up his placo at ohco;
his sOryices aro wanted all Up anddw.u
tlio street; but bo sure what you do.
An insurauco man onco told mo his
company made hini work on a salary,
for when ho workod'on commission lio
earned too much: it scared thom. A
fow weeks after ho was peddling
lightn)ng-rods'on commission; ho found.
it I.UU1IJ.IMJ ,T11U IUIVU UllUUgJl KJ DI(,1U
tho racket of his sates. Of course in
certain houses' young men aro ovor-
wikcd and underpaid in many in-
stances. A young .roan of thJs sort
asked for an inpicase'of salary. 'When
it was refused him. hi? nqan nmployor
saw with delight that Instead pf getting
dumpy over it ho went to work with
nqw zeal and energy. Agati n refusal,
and again moro zonl and vork-. and
aga'n and Mgaln, whloii only fixed tho
merchant hi tlio belief that-tho smaller
tliq sa'ary thq,moro work. At the end.
of threo years ho went to his. emp'oyex
uulsaid'ho wasoingto Jeayo. ""Not"
said Ids praployer, -j wns going to
raise your salary tlio nuxt rdouth." Trn
joungmiin wont, and (Ook with, him
tho bust clerks, that for thoso 5 liars ho,
had bqqn drilling, ahd set up for him-
self next door, and in two ycaia bought
his employer's stock at forcqd sale. A
exceptional eiso? (! -jourso it Was Q&
MMiiiuniium mmmmmmimmmmrk
optional, Such young men ro rwe,
Kntvnii Mn hnw It wits done, lie w.,
ybrkln'a; for a-Jkrgqr salary HuwihHr
pLTZSiviiii nmnij. u uavu vv uav..
Ayoungmaon a smausaiary una
more Incentive to' Work than ho of larao
pay. A well-paid ruah can auord to bo
indolent; not so.a man vho cah barely
mal:o ends moot.
You say it Is hard- fo excel nowadays,
wHh sn TTinnli nnmnfttlUnn. llardl You
aro right, m'F)oy, and Iwrd'is alight 1
word. Thero is'no'road'po rough, hard
and discouraging aa tho road, to excol-
lonco, nnd ono requires noryo to troad
It And bo assured that you will not
bo crowded or jostled.
But it la oftqn saidcxccllcnco in a clerk
is unappreciated. Possibly, then, here
como in sclf-prldo hnd self-fespt-ct Tho
self-satisfaction Of oxcollenco' Is well
worth whilo. i young man found him--self
behind t. dry-goods counter? and
being a man or prldo and olf-rcspopt.
ho chafed at being vallod n mcro codbt-
Oijumpor. Sohoculhishairoffshort,and-
bouglit a magnifying glass for soyentv-
llvo conls, nhu v;cnt to work to mngnify
his calling. In twoyparsj timo . ho
passed from a ?10 clerkshin to a 33,000
expert and tho Nqiv York buyer for tho
house. Prido and solf-rcspoot Jiavo ;
market value. 'Tills i3 another excep-
tional case. Young mon of toner tako
pocket looking-glasses than magnifying-
glasses into a. dry-goods store. To test
tlils go up and down tho s,tdro nnd'stsk,
not only clorks but employers, questions
involving tho toxtlires of goods' sold,
and sco how llttlo exccllcnco thcro Is in
business.
How many bank clerks know or road
anything of tho science of banking 6y
the currency questions? "Not In their
lino'' nor ilkoly to bo with many.
AnU so it gops. Young men plod on
fivo, ten, twenty years along tho dusty
road of mediocrity to roacli whafcould "
havo boon attained in threo years across
tho rough road of excellence
Excefin what? I hoar. Why, In any-
thing; but, far bqttqr, slrivo to oxcol in
something, nnd that in ono's own lino
of business.
"Woll, what can you do, young man,
bettor than any ono olsq?" asked, a,
merchant of a young man, scoking'a
place.
"I can sell goods, sir."-
"No, no," said tho mqrohant, sadly,"
shaking his, head; "that Is too good to .
bo trud."
"Well, If. I do just what I say, what
salary will you givo mo?" ho askod.
"A quarter interest in' the busiuoss, '
replied tip merchant laughing.
ThO young man looked up nnd pn-
countered tho titter of a score of book-
keepers. '
"Where is there a nail on which I
can hang m, hat, sir?" ho asked.'
In six years ho did hove an interest in
tho house. Ho could and did soil goods,
ana taught others.
So, my boy, Shako yourself, rub your
cars and chalk tho word excoilonco in
your hat-and I was going to" say your
parents wouldn't know you when you
camo home. Whcthor thoy do or not,
thoy will bo glad to make tho acquaint-
ance Of what in thoso days, is rare a
young man who oxcOls. Chicago In-
terior. '
PUT UP
A JOB ON HIM.
Tho Exporlenco of a l'ennirlvanta T'armer
Who Hnd Foresworn the Tramps -of
Literature and Meclmiilsnl.
Augustus Atliorton is a plain and
thrifty farmer of Abington, Pa., Ho Is'
of an amiablo disposition and a confid-
ing heart Tho only great trouble of'
his llfo camo through crazy inventors,
book-poddlors, sowing-inaohino agents,
lightning-rod, insurauco and patent-
mcuiclna mon. A low years ago no
was dqccivqo: in a worthless machine,
andthonlio resolved to havo nothing
more to'do with tho tramps of literal
turc, mechanism and medicine. Ho '
kept his word until recefitly when a"
genteel-looking roan who said his namo-
was, Atherton camo to lookup the Atli-
orton family treo. This visitor scorned
all right and it cost nothing tolook,up
tho trqe. Mr. Atherton oxtendod to
him tlio hospitalities of tho houso whilo
lip stayed and oxamined family records
ahd documents. Tho straniror liro-
L tended topioyo his relationship p
1- armet Atherton and ho fared sumptiu-
ously at tho Atliorton farm-houso every
day. An Atherton girl was about to bo
married and tho nowly-found Atherton
youbg man was invited to stay Until
after tho wedding, which lie readily
consented to do. But ho .didn'fstay.
Tho day before tho "Wedding ho ox- '
plained that ho had it sudden call away.
Hq was very sorry, really, but lid
couldn't help lb Business before pleas
tire, and all that 6ort of proverbial
philosophy. 1!o wont, and ids partly
ipropoytions" as ho gaily strode away
woro supposed to bo duq to - tho fat of k
tho land ho lately lived on.. He passed
out of slghubut not out of, tho Afnortaji
mind, for.it was jsqon 4iseoyprtid;iitf?'
many vaiiiablqs had dlsappoaw38 '"
tho.fioitso. Among other thIiigsCijtwo -tho
most costly portions of tho, bridal'
trodssoau. Tho parting guest vyas,
prtftty well Joadod with Atherton plun-
der. 'Tko wedding weut on, however,
tha brido stllRhavinir somothlnp- to
'woarr and all was happy, o snofi an
occasion suouni oot duc warmer Ather-
ton dcclnres hq will pqycr again open s
his" hospUublo doors and arms (tj -any
stwligor, Svhooycr or whatoyor, ,Ho
thinksiiho forbidden book ngents and
lightning-rod muu puU up fiioJob on"
him. hut feels froa to ossjirt posIUvely
that theycan nevpr do it again, iU(b-
uot impossible thatlils how son-in-law
maybe ono of tho pcddlci',faharpn"
pnu Jiq ought notto bo too posItivcT
ffit twit fttyubh'co).)
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Son, J. C. The Palo Pinto Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 35, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 14, 1885, newspaper, February 14, 1885; Palo Pinto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth48645/m1/4/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.