For The Children

TIM'S BliHKS. He was only a lltttc -'dtreet Arab !" Kagged and f riendles s I Ab, jee ! Unused to Uie'seunniestpatkway, Unuscil to lts love acd careES ; For she who bad lovcd hlin - the mother Wliose arms ruund hitn once, long o go, Had claspeti thenisclvcs dosel;, all winter Had laln 'mata the beautiful enow. 6ut the moiilhs passet! away.and the sprlBgMaie Camc ou willi Hs hud and lts bloom. And the Z'rphyrs of May, eoftlv blowinp, Pcattercd far o'er the earththeir perfume And then carne a ds; dawnlng brightly, When soldlcis brought flowers to spread Wtth love and with honor of loyal, U'er the graves of thehcro dead. And poor littlc Tlui, sadlv tliinklnj; Of hls leved one, whose prave wae utknonn, Wacdtred there 'ijcath tlie pleasant spring eunehlne, Withtearsln hls eyes, all alone; And he gathercd the pretty white dalsits, Fcr Eo otber flowcr had he, And on the deargrare of hls mother He scattercd thtin ti-tdcrly. Only the slrcplc white dalsíes I Oaly tbcteara ialiicgfiist! Only a boy's ead hcart yearnlng For mother-caresses long piet 1 Oh, fair were the buds and the b!o; m Laid ovtr the soldier dead ! But os loyal and sweet were Tim'a daisiee Orer hls muther's low led. - Yüuth'a Companion. "Stick to loor flnib. Ono day whon I was a lad, a party of bojs and gir!s wcro going to a distant pasturo to piek wtortleborri8. I wauted to go with tliein, but wa3 feariul tbat my father would not lot me. When I told him wbat was goia on, ho at oncogave me permiasion to go with tlaotn. 1 could hardly retain mysolf for iov, and rushedinto the kitchen and got a big basket and asked mothor for a luncheou. I had the basket, on my arm and was just goina; out oí tho gate whenrny father called me back, He'took hold of my band and said in a vory gentle voice: "Josoph, what are yougoing for- to piek berries, or to piayP" "To piek borries," I replied. "ïken, Joseph, I want to toll you ono thiijg. Jt is this: Whon you find a Dretty good bu3h do% not loave it to ñnd v. botter ono. Tho othor. boys and girls will run about, picking a little hore and a littlo there, wr.sting a great deal of timo, and not gotting many berries. If you do as they do you will como home with an ompty basket. If you want berries slicklo your bush" 1 wont with tho party and we had a capital lime. But it wad just fis my father said. No sooner had one found a good busu than ho called for all the rest, and they left their several places and rau oü to tho ne'V found treasuro. Not contení moro thun a minuto or two in ono place, thoy rarubled over tho whole pasture, got very tired, and at night had n. very few berries. My father's " words kept ringing in my ears, and I "stuck to my bush." When I had douo with ono I foucd acother and iinished that, thou I took another. When night camo i had a large bsskotf al of nico borries, moro than all the othevs put togother, aad was not half as tired as thoy worc. I wont homo happy; bul when I tered I found that my lathor had takon ill. Ho lookod at my basketful of ripo berries andsaid: 'Well dono, Joseph. Wasit not just as I tokl you? Always stick to your bush." He died i few days after, aud I had to mako iay own way iu the world as best I could. ISut my father's words sank cleop into my mind, and I never forgct the expericnea of tho whortloberry party. I stuck to my bush. When I had a fair place and was doing tolerable well, I did njt leavo it and speed weeks and nionths in finding one a littlo bottor. Whon tho oí her mensaid: "Como withus andvrowill uiako a fortune iu a fow weeks," I shook my head and "stuck to mr bush." Piesenlly my employors offered to tako mo into busicoss with them. Istaid wilh the old houso until the principáis diod and then I took tñeir placo. Tho uitrit of stickbg to my businoss led poople to trust me and gavo me a character. I owo all I havo and am to this motto: "Stick to your bush." Ctiildren's PJaaMctüIdk 8tar. It was a brighí, warmday. Miko was throshing in the barn, whlle tho sunshino slroaming in at tho open door turned tho grain to gold. Outside, in the yard, wera tho childrcn and the chickens- tho former idle enough, and the latter runniug here and thero and seratching vigorously as if tlieir lives depended upon their own exertions. Presently Winnio picked up tho dish in which she had brought tho corn and went back to tho house, but tho youuger children liDgerod, declaring that the pleasant autumn day was just likosummer. From watohing the chickens thoy begau watching tho doves on tho roof of the barn. "I'd rather bo a bird than a chickon," 8aid George. "I'd hko to bo a bird," said Nell, dreamily. "Thon I'd fly away up in tho sky. I b'lievo I could 'most fly to hoaven, any way. I'd go 'way off over tho oceaa." 'Yhy cau'tvi'o lly?" asked Georgio, wonderingly. "I never thought about that." " 'Causo wo don't have any fezzers," oxplained Toddie, lurning round from his post of observation by the barn-door. " rhat's it- we haven't any feathers or wiygs," said Neil; " if wo had, 1 guess we could fly." "l'ni going to havo somoright now," declarea Teddie, jumping down from tho steps and beginning topickupsomo of tho feathers scattered about the yard; "thon 111 ily 'way off." That was a brilliant idea! Tho littlo girla opened thoir oyes in wondor for a moment, and thon thoy followod Teddie's examplo, and threo pairs of hands workod busily. They stuck feathera in their bolts, feathors in thtir hats, featbers in their shoes, aad thon with a great bunch in each hand thoy clinibod to tho top of tho chicken house "to get a goed start," as Georgio said. "I - 1- don't know how," admittcd Neddie, rather doubtfully, as they stood in a row ou tho roof of the low building;. "Vv'hy you must flap your wiugs jnst this way," saidNell, waving hor hands wildly; "and when I say 'Three' wo'll aüjumpoffand fly. One, tsvo, three!" Tho jumping was easy enough, Dut alas for tho flying. Down among the straw and hay of tlio barnyard turubled threo disconsolate looking littlo figures, and Toddio, striking an arm agaiust a wagon box, set up a ciy of pain which brought Miko from tho bavn "And why couldn't yo flyP" ropoatod Lliko, when ho had heard tho story. "Why, bccause tho wings was none of your own, and nobody can fly with borrowed ones. If ya'll ju9t remember tha!, it'll bo something worth loarniD', for tlioro's plenty of older folks than you that's thryin' to do it. Thoy fly into splendor on othor people's monoy, and into gcod society on the respectability of thoir families, and soino of them even t-hink to fly into heavon on the goodness of their fathers and mothers. Thoy'ü never do it; it's nothing but pickiug up feathors in the barnyard, aiid it will nd in tumble." Miko went back to his work, and if tho chUdron did not quito underatand hitn, Nell caught a part of hi3 meahiog, for sho said, "Well, if we can't mako good birds, I guess wo can mako good childreo, and wo'll havo to waU till God gives us wingi." A Japuue lrl lolKt. St. Nlcholas. Whon a Japanoso girl gots up in the morning, sho washes her face, but does not havo to dross her hair. That is attonded to but once a week. The hairdresser comos to the house and arranges her black locks in tha fashion tor littlo girls cL her age. So sho ha no troublo a bout, hor hair, and af tor hor bath the Borviirit assists lier lo powdor her neck with a siaall white brush. Sho puts a littlo red paint on her lower lip, and a littlo güdicg in the middle. VVhon sho removes hor slocping-dross, sho has on only a short skirt, which is simply a square pieco of cloth, crapo, or silk, tied around tho waist. No other undGr-clothing is worn. In making her toilet for tho day, sho lirst puts ou a garment made usually of somo coarso material, not very long, and roaching only to the waist, but with long sleeves. On tho neck of Ibis garmtnt is se wed a deep fold of scarlet or somo bright-colored crape or siik. A long, ' straight skirt of blue or red crape, silk, or wool is tied around tho waisl and over all threo ol theso garments is worn the kimono, or dress. This is of some dark color, and made ot coarso spun silk or thiek crapo. For festivals and holidays tho dresses are of a vory fino material and very handsome. Tho outer dress is simply a wrapper reaching 'o tho feet, vvith vory long and wide sleevos hana'ing neaTly to tho ground, and used as pockels, On uach shoulder, a doop tuuk is made which oxtends to the waist, thus making a littlo fullness for the skirt. But the dress has no gathors, and is straight all tho way down. Tho neck is adorned with a wido piece of black velvet or satin, which reaches nearly to tho waist, and tho dress is crossed over the bosoni and confined by a girdle. Over thia ia worn a very wide sash, a pieco of brocaded silk or satin, süfl with embroidery in geld and silvor, lined with soft silk, and fastoned bohind in a very largo bow. When t.hose aro all on, but barefooted, or if in cool weather, in. wbito mitcen-srclrs, made to reach only lo the ankle, and with a placo in which to put tho great toe (jnst as mittens havo a place for the thumb), she goes out to say "Ohaie," or good morniug, to her fathor and inother.