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as we find between the London Cockney and an Englishman
of Univ. training. The ignorant American
is equally unlike Lowell who had “the Knowledge
of the Old World and the wit of the New.”

Arabella Hannum told us of the perfect climate
of St. Petersburg, Fla., where she had spent the winter
most pleasantly. From Jan 1st to April there was
not one day when the sun did not shine.

The editor of a leading paper, “The Independent” has
promised to give away the whole of one day’s edition
when there is absolutely no sunshine. He has
only redeemed his promise twice in several years.
Oranges and grapefruit are in perfection at this
favored spot.

Emilie T. Massey showed a knitted square for
use in hospitals and gave direction how to knit it, -
Cast on 41 stitches, knit 14 rows, drop every other
stitch, then put on every other stitch. bind off
and pull the dropped stitches down to the lower edge.

Mary E. Gilpin gave an acct. of the shortest railway
in the world upon an island in the Athabasca
River. The rapids descend 60 ft. in ¼ mi. and
are so dangerous, a wooden railway track has
been constructed across the island and the cost
of transportation is $2.50 a ton. It does a brisk business.

Mary Scott read a paragraph from The Youth’s
Companion, of a small boy who told a minister
he intended to be a preacher because he had not
sense enough to be a lawyer.

Mary E. Thomas gave James P. Stabler’s fine
fancy of a “Heavenly Railroad”, -

“It is altogether possible to make a railroad to
Heaven. Yea it is more true than that they can make
them from one point of Earth to another. But why not?
The materials in the one case are more abundant,
cheaper, and more durable than is the other, the
labor and expenses less, and the traveling more
safe and expeditious in the former than in the latter
case; for there we have the right of way given us
without condemnation. Then let’s make one. First
let it be located on the ground of love to God and to
our fellow creatures. The chief engineer shall be “the
still, small voice”, which makes no curves either to
the right or the left. The road will be straight.