singing he rode. 6*d| that clang* like the battle, “ **•» wind that ulpx, ie dawn uf I>ay rvtr to my Up*. Youth—aurely I *pcut it! • Ufe—It wu» mine to *|h-u<I I Aud the dear red Hue of the tnorultiK

Further tbnu thought eouUI Uackwurd Into tin- ilmi.. The U.rd. of my Hou«- v

h them.

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I’lWX'eeiUK the UeigUtr liehind me The Tower* of my own >>ru\e III

Mv shadon pullo|.eil behind me, Yhe heiclits of my home were li A gold nun broke tlmuigll U nearlet Aud 1 rode in the blaze of It. Ami ever recurrent rtugiug - Die gathered flower of the »lngin> Tho ehonm of ixive and Denth. rill 1 knew not the time that knew Was now from the nast apart, For the song that eludged like the of nword*. For the ehorun that briike the hen • —Harper'* Week

^Rachel was dead. Cwrlousl/ the villagers eyed the door, whose crape aireamers told the tale—this ancient crone, familiar to their streets for years so many that none but the aged remembered her as other than old. had iiassed under the transforming touch, back Into the youthlazfd'. And In their eyes curiosity and awe mingled strangely with something like triumph. Neighbor women who had long looked askance at Rachel and her ways now freely entered her poor cottage, washed Us windows and floors, and with scrupulous conventionality turned face to the wall its rude pictures. \fith no ungentle hands they robed old Rachel for her burial. smontiieJ the white locks above her worn face, and folded a spray of autumn bloom In her weary hands. Yet. even as they worked, they said, one to another. In such subdued whispers as befitted the occasion, that now. at last, they should know how old Rachel was. For this had been the mystery by which the woman, reputed half witch, whole soothsayer, held her small world at gaze—that none knew her exact ace. The oldest men and women la the village could just remember going to school to her. a comely, merry girl. There lingered a half-fOfgo;ten tale of a girl at first saddened, then grown "Queer" and queerer yet. withdrawn from life, and dwelling to middle age & recluse In the cottage where s-he cow lay. As the years rolled cn. and her contemporaries. with their memories, drooped away. Rachel's tile habit had again changed; she began to go about among the younger generation, gathering into an unfailing memory the history, traditions and gossip of the county. retailing it to any chance listener with all the gusto of a self-constituted authority. Her methods of knowledge gathering were various, and were commonly indirect. Soft-footed, swift of movement, she seemed omnipresent. Turning at a rustle, you might see Rachel's bent figure well down the street; bat she had heard your slightest word and had stored It in a mind where two and two made often more than four. Those who most resented her Intrusions were loathe to aflger one of her reputation. Her skill as fortune teller and herb doctor combined to give her privilege and authority In her community—privilege, albeit, without love and without the desire for R. authority ^as hard to gainsay as to explain, rooted deep in the credulity of an obstinately superstitious and pious people with whom blessings and curses were beld in equal respect. But with all her garrulity in the affairs of others, In the matter of her age Rachel had kept her own counsel. No records snd no memories betrayed her; she had contrived to destroy the one and had outlived the other. She clutched her boarded jewels In closed hands, a very miser of the years, and gloated over the curiosity of her townspeople. Hence the satisfaction with which the villagers, old and young, now reEected that at last Rachel's carefully guarded secret weold soon be theirs. Had she not long ag? set her affairs In order, provided for a tombstone, and sank the balance of her small means In a smaller annuity? Upon that tombstone hung the hopes of the curious; there they shonld read her untold years At Rachel's funeral there were no mourners. The church elders bore her light-weighted coffin through the falling leaves to its place in the grave-' yard on the hill and the villagers followed. Two days later a heavy team toiled up the road dragging a crated granite obelisk. Rachel’s tdtnhstone. As word spread through the place the folk gathered again; a crowd not so large as had followed her funeral, neither so compassionate nor so respectable, bat of enriewity all compact they poured along the graveyard road, eager to gather the first crumb of their heritage. Sally Lundy, the three weeks'

•traggled off to tae edge, me crown rimmed la behind, and all. waited, cor-morant-like. for this last withheld scrap of Rachel'j Ufe. Slowly the heavy stone was rolled into place, laboriously it waa set on red. and the workmen began to knook the protecting cleats from the inscription. There it came—"Rachel Morris—As they loosed the lowest board the crowd drew their breath as one. men straining forward, women craning their necks, boys bracing fot their race home with the news The last cleat fell and the Inscription lay hare; - ^ RACHEL MORRIS. Died October 23. 18—. A Thousand Year* In Thy Sight Are as Yesterday. , —Wllmcita Curtis, in New York Times.

A GOOD MEMORY. The Peculiarities of This Sense Ars

Many.

' Good.memory U a subject regarding which a good dearbf nonsense is habitually talked. Wo olten hear people say that lhey have a good memory for certain things. but a bad titoe for other thing.'. This I believe to be a delusion. A man's memory may be good or It may be bad. but it can not well be good for one thing and bad for another thing. It might as well be said that a bottle was good for holding brandy, but bad for bolding whisky. In the case of a feeble Intellect all Its faculties will he feeble—memory, judgment and all the rest—but they will not be feeble for one purpose and vigorous for another purpose. The fact is that our memory is In Itself equally powerful or feeble for all purposes, but we rea»emL»r best those things which Interest us most, and so say that we have good memories for such things, while we forget those things which do not Interest us. and. we sayi accordingly, that we have bad memories for those things. Horace Walpole used to say that his memory' was all-retentive as to the names of persons and of places, but that it was absolutely Impotent In regard to dates. It has been said of him—by Macanley. I think—that %e could teH'yodk the name of the grandaunt of King “ethelwald. hut that he could not tell ypp whether she lived in the yeir 500 or jh the year 1500. The truth waa thaf’he took an Interest In names and genealogies, hut none in dates. Similarity, in his introductions to "Anne of GeSersteln.” Scott aptly

says:

"I have through life been entitled to adopt cld Beanie of Melklidale's answer tq his parish minister when thdiUpter was eulogizing him with respect to the same faculty: 'No. doctor.' said the honest border laird. 'I have no command of my memory; it retains only what happens to hit my fancy; aud. like enough, sir. If you were to preach to me for a couple of hours on end 1 might be unable at the close discourse to remember one wore of it.' Perhaps there are a few men whose memory serves them with equal fidelity as to many different classes of kifbJects, but I am sorry jo soy that while mine has rarely fulled me as to any snatch of verse or trait of character that had once Interested my fancy. It has generally been a frail support hot only as to names and dates and other minute technicalities of history, but as to many more important things." No. it Is pretty certain that we havi not good memories for this and memories-for that. In apy other sense' than that we remember that which interests us and forget that which in-

terests us not.

I will not Insult readers by reproducing here the good old chestnut as to Dugald Stewart's contribution to tho conservation of certain of his friends who were comparing notes os to t cell earliest recollections. But It may Unlawful to recall Fred Locker's capita! verse rendering of It: . I recollect a nurse called Ann Who carried me about the grass; And one day, a fine young man Game up and Kissed the pretty lass She did not make the least objection

Thinks 1 “Aha!

When I can talk I'll tell mamma.' And that's my earliest recollection.— Notes and Queries.

hav/ - b:,d

The. Chinese Barber at Work. Barbers are to be found everywhere in China. No one need be at a loss to have his head shaved in any city or village in the empire. Every day in the year there must be hundreds of acres of Chinese heads shaved, and tails combed out and dressed that, were they united, would produce an Atlantic cable of hair: It is customary for a Chinaman to have his head shaved and dressed by the barber two or three times a month. The paraphernalia of the street barber consists ol a small cabinet, which serves as a seat for his customer and a receptacle foi bis Instruments; a round wooden cazwith metal basin for water, which 1* kept hot' by a small charcoal furnace beneath; attached to this there is a pole to indicate bis profession. When a customer places his head "in the barber's hands, be has it eteamed am! robbed with a hot. damp cloth, then shaved; the face i» then shared, including nostrils and ears The eyelids are then raised and the eyes cleansed after which the ears are operated npo; with smaH Instruments, cunningly devised to remove all obstacle from thu particular gateway of celestial knowledge. The spine is the punched and kneaded toTmprea* it with an scuts

Clumsy Fur Coats No Longer Seen. The days when clumsy sealskin coats bung like sacks round the shoulders of women and when no attempt was ever made to cut fur garments smartly or Co fit them accurately to the figure, ha-.o deported and have left nothing but their very unpleasant memory be-

hind.

The furriers of the present day. or it all events the best of them, cut and fit every garment which Is entrusted to them with the care and skill of a Court dressmaker bestows upon her smartest bodices of' satin, velvet, or brocade; and not only do the fur garments worn at the moment fit admirably. but they ere made according to the very latest dictates of fashion, and who In a remarkable way the modes 3f the season as they ore seen elsewhere. Something New to Save. There are some women who save tverything, every little scrap: there ire others who save nothing, but ere there any who-oave their old rubbers? Do you know uat there Is a market for ill old articles having even a small juantlty of rubber in their composition? Not long ago In a small town teveral women combined and saved all ihelr old rubber shoes, bicycle tires, and mackintoshes, and at the end of the month sold the collection at so much per pound. Tho proceeds were then given to a charitable organization. Ihc- combination of these first few • omen attracted other women, and aow there is a rubber saving club In :hls town, and the services of a market wagon are secured, free of charge, each month, for the collection of rubber treasure.—New York American. Training Children. Here are some rules for the training it children that may help somewhat n the solving of the difficulties many varents experience. From earliest Infancy inculcate instant obedience. Unite fineness with gentleness. Le* tour children understand always that von mean what you say. Never promise them anything unless rou are quite sure you can give what rou say. If yon tell a child to do something, show him bow to do tL and see that It s done. Always punish your children for wilfully disobeying you, but never punish 'hem in anger. Never let them know that they vex you or make you lose your self-com-

nand.

If they give way to petulance or* 111‘eaiper, wait till they are calm, then -eison with t,*ein on the foolishness >f their conduct. Never give your children anything jecause they cry for 1L Teach Uicm that the sure and easy way to appear good Is to be good. Accustom them to make thoir little recitals with perfect troth. Never allow tale bearing Teach them self-denial, not self-ln-inlgencc—Indiana Farmer. What Do You Eat at Noon? Do yon realize that your food makes )r mors your health; and that yon mast make your choice of good blood ir poor blood yourself? You may he pretty and sweet and fresit-looking now, but if you do not eat the proper food you will fade -julckly and lose your strength. « At every restaurant a choice may je made between substantial, healthgiving food and frivolous, harmful

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Brown bread Is a better Investment than white, for It produces more energy. Baked beans, lima beans, pea; snd .corn, hash or fish (when not looked greasily) build up your muscles and add to your strength. Cheese and nuts eaten with bread and butter are both nourishing and tne.v pensive. They are heavy foods and ihotild be eaten as suen at the end of the meal. Tomatoes and spinach make good red blood—they are as good as Iron tonic. Apples too, are regular s to rag. batteries for Iron, ana eaten with nuts and a glass of milk make a goad lunch. Fruits, uncooked or made Inlo sauces or pies, are good for you at noon, but they will not sustain yon daring an afternoon's hard werfe. Invest your money every noon in something which will count ./or your contort daring the rest of the day. Make your own choice for each day. Von are building the future. The Beauty Bath. To keep the body clean Is to keep It healthy: more than that it is to keep •be mind bright, os circulation is stimulated, muscles massaged and the Halve* hardened. The daily bath is the finest beautifying means known. One thing you must strictly avoid in bathing—never use hard water. It is impossible to create a cleansing soda. The addition of borax will remedy this •.rouble, ao always keep a little china or tin covered box with borax in It on

the OmB until it Is pink and tingling Every morning (if you only take the warm bath once a week), spongi the body whb tepid water, to which » handful of salt and a tablespoonful of borax .have been added. This last if the 1 •mlfytng bath, and Ihe wotnac who Is afflicted with pimpled and blackheads would do well to keep lit mind that If the akin performs Its functions properly, throwing off waste matter actively, there will be a decided Improvement in the condition of th« complexion. Hard water will soon spoil the prettiest skin—so never use It If possible.—Detroit Free Press. Contentment lr\ Work. In oeder that a Woman may be sue cessful and happy In her home Ilfo she must inevitably regard her work as worthy the blghent education and enthusiasm, says the Washington Star. » Let her know before she enters up on It that It must for years occupy the greater part of her thoughts and Umc—there will tie seasons when it must occupy her whole time—and be content that this Is so because of .tho value of the result to be obtained. The home where peace and order reign and sweet influences of Indus try and education of courtesy and re •igion prevail Is not made by chance The woman's thought and study and ability have entered Into it and deter mined Its character. Where the servants are industrious and quiet, where the children are healthy, gentle and obedient, where the conversation shows Intellectual life and generous thought, and thu spirit of the home in Its activities and pleasures Is love and joy and peace, the praise Is due, first, to the woman who as wife and mother and mis tress and housekeeper and homemaker has made it her study and pleasure to rule her kingdom diligently, with intelligence and love. The heme is her creation, springing fretn her own Ideal of what is good and fair and speaks to mankind as truly as if her thought had expressed Itself lu writing. It Is a work of the highest art. If a woman thus regarded her work at home she would settle her mind to It without that restlessness and discontent ahe will always feel If In her heart of hearts she regards history or art o* higher mathematics as being more worthy of bar attention. A Chinese Student., "Ofc. you American women „oan do everything.'■ said Mias Kang Tung, h bright Chinese student at Harvard. "You "go everywhere that men go. you read men's newspapers, and you know ail that Is going on, but in China we have to stay In a bandbox; we aresiot really alive. “Yea, at home I dress in home ■clothes, but I like these better and would never live in China again it I could not go and come at I please. Yesterday we wont through your big gray prison—what do you call It. the Tombs? They all wore the same clothe* and sat In the same kind of aark rooms. It ma(*i me thlnk>of our women at home. Really, we are not much better ou. "Am-1 writing anything? On. -yew, I write nearly every month for our woman's paper at home. My sister. Knng Ttfng Mee. is the editor of this, and it is published In Canton twice m_ month. "So few Chineae women know how to read, but thoee who do know enjoy reading the paper. Almost all the writing in it is done by women. No. we don't bother about fashions. The paper Is more about what Is going on in the outside world and what other women are doing. "I? No, I don’t bother about fashions, either. I wear what I see other people wear, what the stores have to selL Oh. yes; I like pretty clothes, but I am so busy, I haven't time to spend on them.” And yet this little 17-year-old enthusiast Is always well dressed, quietly becomingly, and in good taste. This Is Mias Kang Tung’s first visit to America, and though she baa -only recently come to flew York, she has been in the country several months In California, British Columbia and other places where there are colonies of hex countrymen. Everywhere she goee ahe tries to Interest the women and organise branches of the Reform Association of which her father is th» heo** —Philadelphia Evening Telegraph. Fashion Notes. ] Many entire costumes are done in plaits. Fringe with a Van Dyked top Is a charming novelty. Empire coats are graceful, if not as smart as fitted designs. S Dark fur ovals with one end pointed are inset in some ermine pieces, in ad- - dIUon to the* tails • j Crepe gowns are considered very | smart for Inooor purposes when trim1 med wish deep silk fringe. A dainty and voluminous affair for evening is composed entirely of shirred chiffon, with a setting of dainty

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