'SUNSHINE.
What a. joyous world we live in: , J y
- There’ s a song in every breeze,
' All the air is full of music—
Warming birds and humming bees.
' We may sadly fail to hear them
If we open not our cars;
We may spend our time in listening
Only to the sighs and tears.
What a beauteous world we live in;
- Flowers blooming all the year,
Waving palms and floods of sunlight
Filling all the land with cheer.
we may sad. y fail to see them
If we open not our eyes;
We may search alone for stormclouds
When we gaze into the skies.
What a happy world we live in—
Checkered though its scenes may be—
A thousand joys for every sorrow
Are in store for you and me,
We may sadly fail to see them
If we open not our hearts;
We may Iet‘them pass unheeded
Gathering only poison darts.
What a wondrous world we live in,
Filled with mysteries, forsooth,
Which intoxicate—enrapture—
As we search for golden truth.
”We may miss them, sadly miss them,
If we open not our souls,
If we are content to grovel
Down! among the sands and shoals.
Let us not go blindly groping
Through this glorious world of ours,
Plucking only thorns and thistles,
Treadin-g down the beauteous flowers;
Let’s enjoy life’s every blessing—
Gather all its glories in:—
Then, whate’er the future brings us,
We’ll- rejoice in having been.
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“VT IS disgraceful,” cried Gertrude
Foster, passionately.
"That is a fact,” returned her brother,
coolly; “but what are you going to do
about it?”
The young man was lying in a ham-
mock, swung at the end of the piazza;
his sister was, seated near him, in a
‘ rocking chair, which she kept in vigor-
ous motion, as though thereby trying
;to accentuate her 1emarks concerning
the letter she held' 1n her hand.
A boy about 16 years of age was loung-
-ing on the steps, with a novel before
him, but the contents of that epistle had
apparently taken away his interest in
the story, for he was not reading.
“You surely are not surprised, Ger-
trude,” continued the occupant of the
:hammock. “I have been noticing for
some time the care father took in mak-
‘ing his toilet, when he went out on busi-
ness. Business!” laughing derisively,
“my stern parent never fooled me much.
I thought he was going a-wooing.”
“Yes,” returned Gertrude. “But how
can a man with a heart fall in love
again, so soon, anyway?”
“Maybe she was his first love, from
whom he was separated by a misunder-
standing,” said Harold, putting his
hand over his heart sentimentally.
“Hello! the rain has stopped—and
there comes a livery stable carriage.
How dramatic! Rain stops, enter hero!
Come along, Jim, we. would not be here
to embarrass the greetings of two
young and loving hearts.” He disap-
peared through the door while Jim
slowly followed in his lazy, languid
way, saying: “Tell Dick I will see him
at supper.”
Ily this time the carriage had entered
the gates, and was coming rapidly up
the long avenue that led to the house.
The Fosters prided themselves on their
well-kept grounds, especially the drive
from the lodge gate to the house, which
was bordered on either side by maple
trees.
They gave a delightful shade during
the summer months and their gorgeous
foliage, in the fall, made the Foster
place the glory of the neighborhood.
But neither Richard nor Gertrude
' thought of the maples as he was driving
under them that afternoon. He~ had
139%? abroad two years. His only thought
was that, at last, he was really to be
with his fiancee once more. While she
forgot her father’s second marriage, in
joy of seeing her lover again.
But after they had been together an
hour or two Gertrude remembered the
letter and her face fell.
“0, Dick!” she said, “father is married .
again. I received a note just a few min-
utes before you came, telling me about
it. He said he should be home in a few
days, and wanted me to have every-
thing done to make her home ~coming
pleasant.
Dick looked grave-then replied:
“Well it will be Only for a little time,
but,” cheerfully, “I will take you away
right off, if you like.”
Gertrude laughed. '“0, I guess I can
support her presence a few weeks, but
i.- n’t it dreadful—f 01 a man to get mar-
ried a second time?”
“Awful,” he retuxned, with convic—
tion. Then, after a second’s pause: “I
mean as a rule; of course. there are'ex-
ceptional cases. That reminds me,” he
added, “you haxc heard me speak of
my aunt Marion?”
“The aunt who, you say, has re-
deemed the race of old maids in your es-
timation ?” asked Gertrude.
“The same,” he answered. “Well,
mother wrote me some time ago that
she was going to be married. I suppose
I shall hear all about it to—night, tvhen
I go home. You know,” he continued,
“a great many years ago, Aunt Marion 1
' fell in love. She was bearding in the
country at the time and, although he
reciprocated her affection, they had not
confessed their mutual attachment
when her nearest friend came to’board
at the same place. This young lady also
was fascinated by the same gentleman,
and began to think how she could sup-
plant my aunt in his estimation. She
had recourse to strategy; told number—
less falsehoods to both. of them, and
managed, in a short space of time, to
provoke a quarrel between them.
“Aunt Marion was proud and sensi-
tive, sought no cxplanafion from her
, whilom admirer, trusted her friend, and
lost her lover.
“In a year or two she heard of their
marriage, which opened her eyes a lit-
tle and caused the girlish friendship to
be broken off. Two years ago she re-
ceived a letter frOm this woman, who,
it seems, was dying, confeSsing the
whole truth. She also left an explana—
tion for her husband, which' he found
when she was dead. After awhile Aunt
Marion acceded to the Widov'ver’s re-
peated entreaties to be allowed to call—
and' 1n a few months they were engaged.
I guess my ,prospeetive uncle made the
did not really love her, for his Wife
Wrote that he had never forgotten 1115
first love, and only 'married her in
gratitude for the sympathy and tender-
ness she showed when telling how my
. aunt had deceived him; I think,” con-
tinued Richard, “that I would never
have made known the truth if I had
been in her place. But I suppose the
voice of conscience gets loud in the
presence of death. It was a tardy repa—
ration, though.”
“Dick, what is your aunt’s name?”
asked Gertrude, abruptly.
“Why, the same as my mother’s,” he
answered, somewhat astonished at the
question: “Moore, Marion Moore.
Pretty name, isn’t it?” he added. “Too
pretty to change, I think. Why, Gertie,
what is the matter?”
ma1k..
“Nothing,” she said, at last, making
an effort to recover her self-possession,
“only your aunt is—my stepmother.”
“What!” ejaculated Richard, “Aunt
Marion your stepmother! It cannot be
—-—and——-yet—-I never knew her lover’s
name, never heard it. Is that her name,
Gertie; are you sure?”
“Here is the letter, you can read it
for yourself,” she answered, faintly;
dered how in the World he could recall
his words.
“I am sorry, Gertie,” he said, at last.
“Of' course, you know I never would
have told you had I dreamed of such a
thing; I daresayI exaggerated. Inever
heard Aunt Marion say anything about
it. All my information came from her
sisters, who did not like your—her
friend. Just forget all about it, Gertie.”
other woman a good husband, but he'
For the girl had grown deathly white, .
and did DOt seem to hear his last re- far as the coast of Newfoundland in a
. ly fitted out.
He saw there was no mistake, and won— ,
ALBERT OF MONACO.
His Highness Rides a Strange But-
Harmless Hobby.
Delights in Studying the Currents of
the Ocean and the Speed of Their
Flow — Has.lnvented Sev-
eral Instruments.
Whether it was the fascinating novels
of Jules Verne that imbued H. R. H.
the prince of Monaco with a desire to
study the wonders of the deep or the
fact that the home of his fathers is
perched upon a rock overhanging the
great blue pulsing Mediterranean, and
the constant sweep of its winds and the
lapping of its waves have made him a
child of the sea, we are not told. But
some of the prince’s experiences in the
study of “Oceanography,” several pic-
tures of his unique little kingdom, of
his yacht, “Princess Alice,” in which he
takes his trips, and of himself, appear
in fiie Metropolitan Magazine and pre-
sent a very readable and interesting
little sketch of the “royal scientist.”
Prince Albert began his scientific
studies in a'humble way, but poorly
equipped. He explored the Atlantic as
little sailing schooner, the Hirondelle,
accompanied by 14 men who constituted
the crew and helped him in his work.
The wonderful revelations of old Nep-
‘tune’s kingdom decided H. R. H. to ex-
tend his explorations in a more scien-
tific and elaborate way. The result was
the construction of a. steam vessel of
1,400 tons, the “Princess Alice,” perfect-
The writer says:
“Prince Albert’s first study of the
ocean was confined to the currents of
the Atlantic, and he made maps follow-
; ing the lines of his experiments which
Gertrude was weeping as if her heart .
would break; but as he finished speak-
ing she handed him her ring without
looking up.
“What is that for?” asked Richard,
aghast. “I did not mean to hurt you;
surely you are not going to punish me
like that, when I offended so uninten-
tionally.”
“N o,” sobbed Gertrude; “it isn’t that,
only I shouldn’t think you would want
to marry the daughter of such a
mother.”
Richard laughed as he took the ring
and placed it on Ger trude’s fi'nger
again.
ti‘What a silly child you are! ” he said,
fondly. “It w’ouldnt make any dif-
ference to me if every relative you had
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was in the penitentiary. You would not
be-"responsiblc for their sins. Besides,
I suppose your mother thought she had
every right to try and win your father.
He was not engaged to my aunt, you
know, and they say all is fair in love and
war. So think no more about it—and
we will never mention it again.”
Gertrude never did mention it again,
but she thought about it many times;
and when Mr. Foster brought his wife
home he found everything arranged to
his liking.
He had said to her: “The boys will be
all 1 ight, and if Gertrude does not treat
you well, let me know.”
“Never, James,” replied Mrs. Foster,
“for you might be tempted to tell her
the history of the years that are gone,
and children should reverence their
mother’s memory, which I doubt if she
could, knowing it.”
' But there was no trouble. Gertrude
treated «her stepmother with 'the utmost
respect and ecurtesy, and behaved in
such a way that Mrs. Foster actually
dreaded the girl’s wedding day.
As she watched the carriage that con-
tained her nephew and his bride drive
down the maple avenue, now resplend-
ent in its autumnal colorings, she
sighed4—then turned toward her hus-
band, who was standing near. “I never
thOught to have loved Louisa’s child so
well,” she said.—Credited;to Exchange
in Chicago Tribune.
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How His Head Was.
A passenger on a Cunard steamship
had an experience which led her to be-
. lieve that a seaman is not apt to waste
’ many thoughts on his personal trou-
‘ b es.
out. She was solicitous in her inquiries
. as to his welfare when she saw the cap-
tain that night, and would undoubtedly .
have continued her sympathy hndvnot a
rough sea called to mind her own suf-
ferings. Four days later, when she
emerged, white and weak, from her
stateroom, she suddenly remembered
the poor sailor. In the course of the
The. sailor who brought her to"
this opinion had a fall which resulted
in a bad cut on the head; the second day.
l
are to-day consulted as authorities by
seamen and scientists alike. Beyond
discovering the currents themselves
and separating them, Prince Albert also
settled, as nearly as possible, the speed
of the flow of these currents, and his
figures thereon are still authoritative.
It was after he had pursued his study
of currents as far as possible that
ALBERT, PRINCE \OF MONACO.
(Distinguished as an Explorer and Able
Scientist.)
Prince Albert undertook the study of
’ animal life at the bottom of the sea, and
through his 1escaiches in this (liiectiou
: he has become an authmity without a
peer. His scientific buie an in Paris con-
tains his manusc1ipts, his printed
works and his specimens without num-
‘ bcr, all of them resulting from his tire-
less, energetic execution of the work
which he undertook as a mere pastime
nearly 15 years ago. He has photo-
graphed the bottom of the sea, he has
analyzed sea water taken from all
depths, and he has preserved all kinds
of specimens of animal life taken from
ithe varying depths at which he has
1
specimen of royalty does, from
worked. He has invented apparatus
without which the work of other in-
vestigators would be greatly hindered.
Principal among these are a sounding
machine and an instrument for study-
ing the density of w ater.’
Every thing that this unusual young
the
building of a French country seat to a
2 study in research is done in a very
royal. fashion, and the fact that he' is
dependent upon the quips and cranks
of Dame Fortune, whose fickle touch
5 makes or mars thousands of lives in the
palatial gaming rooms of Monte Carlo,
goes to prove that no matter how false
she be to the eager fortune seekers she
is faithful to the prince in his rock-
bound home on the Mediterranean.
San Francisco ls Sinking.
According to the newspapers of San
Francisco, .that city is sinking into the
sea. Surveys made by the city author-
ities are said to have shown that the
average'rate of subsidence is two inches
a year. The engineers explain the phe-
nomenon by the condition of the ground
on which the city is built—sand mixed
with decayed vegetable matter extend-
ing to a depth of at least 60 feet-and
believe that the compression or escape
of soil, this under the heavy load of
buildings which have been placed on it,
is sufficient to account for the sub—
sidence. Whether the spongy soil set-
tles by compression or escapes into the
sea remains to be determined.
No Pampers In This Town.
' Municipal authorities of Mons, Bel—
gium. have just adopted a resolution
which will prevent children from being
born paupers in that city. ~61 very child
born in ‘Ions, after beingiegistex ed of-
ficially, will have a bank account opened
in its name with the city savings bank.
The authorities will deposit one f1 .mc
for the infant, who, when he arrives at
a sufficient age, will find this as 5 nu-
cleus to augment with his penny sav-
ings. -' The original deposit of one franc
‘ cannot be drawn .at any time, but. the
day she saw him, with a strip of piasa- ,
ter on his forehead. “How is your
head?” she asked, kindly, as he passed.
' by her bent on some duty. “West by
Isouth, ma’am," was the reply, deliv-
1 cred with respectful but hasty clear-
! ness, and he was gone.——Short810ries
interest accruing is the property of the
young depositor.
These Creatures Have Lungs.
To a certain extent all animals that
live In the sea. such as whales. dolphins
and porpoises. have the power to store
up air, as they breathe only at Inter-
vals. when they come to the surface for
*that purpose.
ADDITION TO BARNS.
A' New England Idea. for Storing
Manure and Retaining Its.
Fertilizing Properties.
On many farms, especially in New
England, are to be seen siinple shed;
roofs extending out over the manure
heaps from the side of the barn. This
answers in place of a manure cellar;
or shed, and keeps till rain and sun
from the “mainspring” of of farm op
erations. A- way to‘ secure two birds
5 ‘V
ADDITION TO BARN. '
with one stone is shown in the accom-
panying illustration. Here the man-
ure shed roof is provided, but is, put
up in connection with the barn roof
instead of joining the barn midway to
its side. This gives just as much stor-
age capacity to the barn, the addition
opening right into the scaffold over
the cattle quarters. This increased
storage room will cost but a small sum,
as the roof has to be provided in any
case. The added room on many farms
will be found most convenient. —-N. Y.
Tribune.
- FEEDING THE LAMBS.
Especially Those That Need to Be
Forced to Make Rapid Growth
for the Market.
When a lamb is two weeks old it may
be taught to eat a little dry food,.by
‘means of the hand. A miture of clean,
heavy oats, corn and linseed in equal
parts, finely ground together, and
slightly salted and sweetened with
sugar, will be taken eagerly, and will
help the growth very much. At the
same time it is advisable to nourish
the lambs through the ewes, by liberal
feeding of grain of which a mixture of
rye and buckwheat coarsely chopped
together will be found better than corn,
and if anything else is added it should
be bran. This will increase the milk
in quantity and quality and so help the
lambs. By and by the lambs will take
their meal themselves if the proper fa-
cilities are afforded by means of a
small pen with creeps attached to it,
and set in the fence. These creeps
consist of openings in the fence just
large enough for the lambs to creep
through; and to prevent tearing of the
wool the sides of the openings are
guarded by rollers fitted into a sliding
bar placed in the fence, by which the
rollers may be drawn nearer to each
other or widened as may be necessary .
The food is placed in-
to fit the lambs.
these pens, and the lambs soon learn
to C1 eep through to get the meal. These
hints aie especially useful for the feed-
ing of market lambs, which need to be
forced as much as possible to make a
rapid growth and lay 011 fat—Henry
Stewart, in Farm and Home.
Varying Types of Feeders.
Practical and experienced feeders, who
breed and purchase steers for fatten-
ing, observe striking differences in the
aptitude of animals of various types and
make—up to lay on flesh readily and in
such form and quality as to command
the highest price on the market. It re-
quires a well-trained eye to detect in
all cases. the possible variation of re-
sults in the store or stock steer; but
there are some distinctions that are
easily detected. There are certain
.types of cattle, for instance, that never
feed profitably under any conditions,
and it is quite as important to discrimé
inate against these in the feed lot as
to be able to recognize the excellence
in other types. —Buieau of Animal In-
dustry Report.
Sheep Eat Many- Weeds. ,
The fact. that sheep will eat many
weeds that cattle refuse is a point in
their favor which should not be over-
looked. If the weeds are kc; t down by
sheep they «ill be destroy ed, thus sav-
ing labor to the farmer, which is the
important item in the expenses. An old
sheep breeder, who has made sheep his
specialty for years. reports that there
are several souices of profit from the
flock. First comes mutton. then In mbs
and next wool to which may be added
the destruction of weeds and the im-
provement of the land, the sheep drop-
Dlng the manure uniformly over the
surface of the land, and pressing it into
the soil with their feet.
Horse Breeding Reviving.
Ilor'se breeding is reviving through-
out the west. The draft-horse im-
porters and breeders have inquiries
and visitors like old times. Of course
many have not yet got their courage
11p to paying importation prices. but
those who have stallions know that
w 1101: these ale sold thev (1.11111101 be :e-
placcd e :cept bv importation. and we
all know horses are higlierin all E "rope
than ever before. However. three are
' so few stallions to be had and so many
wanting the best that it is just 11 ques-
tion of who buys them {Irena—Western
Agriculturist.
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