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TOPICS SURE TO INTEREST AND
.INSTRUCT YOUTHFUL MINDS.
A Stry if T Wllr WmIsm Wlm 1I
tl'li)t Urcret Hnnnrlly In tholr I'.norU
io Putn Tlirlr Vovou I. Kilo Out) fium
l)MlTiirllin.
tOns day n fnrinor In Illinois dlseovoml
twvcn wolf rnhi simply ensconced in n largo
hollow log, Tin' nrro wry young, tlmtv
foro lio know llio pntviilN wrro not fur nwuy,
llelng nwolvrd Io m'tiro tliu old couple as
well ns lliclr pmni'iiy, tho fnrnior dug n liolo
,nt llio open end of the log, placed n trap in It
,fttul civrnxl It with onrtli.
WH.Y WOI.VKB.
Now it is well known Hint wolves, whon
rnught In n trnp, will riiiiw off tliulr own
foot In order to scaM, therefore tlio fnriuor
fcopt watch In llio neighborhood with roiiio
.dog.
Presently tbodoR grow uneasy nml then
grtvo olinso to n largo initio wolf who linil til
preached tliu log, though carefully Avoiding
thn trap. After n tlino tlio dogs returned,
Slutting apparently lost thoneent.
Next morning, iikii examining tlio log,
tho trnp win fouinl unsprung mid Intnct; hut
1 a holo hml I icon scraped in tho sldoof tlio log,
nml nil tho llttlo wolves carried a way. This
unit doubtless tho work of tho mother wolf,
who hml oeonploUiorwlf thus while horwign
clous ivirtuor was throwing dint, so to spouk,
in tho eyes of tho farmer nml I1I1 dogs.
llowovrr, tho mgnoity of tho parent illil
not wvo tho lives of their llttlo ones, for tho
iwvon llttlo wolves wero discovered nbout n
mllonwuy, wuigly nettled unilcrn heap of
Iphviw Of com) thoy wero nil taken and
destroyed.
Kdiirnllnti Thrimn Awnjr.
Thcro iw ft niARpIo went to school.
Ho learned to iT(l Ami wrlta by rulo",
His miutcr taught
Him mi lio oiiRlit -That
nouglit time iionglitr-noiight wero nought.
Tlmt iioIIiIiik from tintlilng Uiitph nothing at nil,
Anil iintlihig plus untiring U smaller than small.
Addition, subtraction nml multiplication,
Whllo ho wns ntxcliool were Iris vliolooouiiatlont
Hut, nil, over kIiiw,
1IU every notion,
Would Hoom to otlnoo
III preferring subtraction!
rosTscnirr.
iro heard, stnee those tnt lino wero penned,
Tho tnagpla' most iintuuely eud.
Caught In u most outrageous theft,
IIo m of Ufa at oneo liereft
Ills head rut olT with prompt ilcclhlou,
tlio loarnod n mini hi Hliort division.
Tom Hood
Slum lluoklri.
Shoo buckles arc mid to have lieon first
worn in Knglnml nt thn closo of tho Seven
itcouth century. Thoy wero ndoiitctl hy
rfashlonablo young 111011, hut woro much dis-
. liked hy their elders. In 101W tho clergy and
others tlonounced them ornaments, hut in
isnito of tholr opposition, tho buckles hold
.their ground mid worn worn for nearly 100
years. At tho end of tlmt period tho old
fashioned shoo strings wero restored to fuvor.
Thin threw tho liucklo makers out of employ,
incut, and they Implored tho Princo of Wales
to tnko pity on thom. IIo kindly listened to
their petition mid forlwdo any meinbor of his
IioumIioM from appearing In shoos tied with
strings, Ilut hi utUmipt to Htrugglo with
fashion proved ineireetim), and tho bttcklo
makers wero forced to llnd other nionns of
.gaining n livelihood.
lls Maitn from I'tipor.
Paper window ghuw Is now an nfsiired fact,
uysOoldcn Days. A window pnno Isnindo
of white iaier, manufnctureil from cotton
or linoii, nnd moilllletl by chemical action.
Afterward tho ncr is dipped Into n
preparation of camphor and alcohol, which
makes it llko iwrchtuent. Krom this jiolnt It
can bo molded and cut Into roinnrkably tough
hectfl, entirely trnuspnrent, aud it can bo
dyed with almost any of tho nnlllno colors,
tho result being a transparent sheet, showing
far moro vivid hues than tho best glass ox
hlblU. All About Rln.
Kico is onn of thn most useful and osten
-lvoly cultivated of all grains, supplying tho
principal food of nearly ono-thlrd of tho
human race. It is grown in vast quantities
In India, China and other southeastern )ov
tlons of Asia, Japan, Kgypt and tho southern
ipart of tho United States. In Kuropo, too,
litis rultlvnted on tho plains of Lombardy
nnd In tyxiin. In our country it was first
grown nonr Charleston, 8. C, but now iu
cultivation is common in most of tho south
ern states, nnd of lato years Ixmlslana has
boon tho groat rico state.
UsUBsWsrislsuhsasiKJrVlVPlaHka
HICK 1'IVNTATIOX.
Our cut shows a LouMonn rico plantation.
Hlco requires a molct toll, Mmietlmea
flooded. Iu IuUlunn it Is grown on low
, lands, subject to overflow from tho river.
Tho water is convoyed by ditches, nnd alter-
, tintely turned olT and turned on as tho con-
dltlon of tho plant requires. When muttiro
tho water Is finally drained off nnd tho gnilu
la cut mid left to dry. Then it is thrashed,
winnowed ami placed In sacks ready for mill
r market. Wurmth llko thnt of tropical
and sub tropical count; les is necessary for
, tho growth of tho rliv plant, together with
, much moUttiiv.uud tho dunk ricosnumpsuro
;nroductivo of foversnnd guuorul iiulicaltb-
.fuluess.
Ciy It il)- April.
Cry baby April conmi nluni;,
Vou iwwir mn loll ttlietlier
HUo's koIiii tomnllo
Orcryuwhlto
i HLo iut-i such fuuny veuthor.
THE CUfllOSITY SHOP.
Tim llrlt Tlmt "lolU thn Kuril of I'nrt
hill liny."
Tlio curfow Is said to haro lieen Intrixlucpd
Into Knglniid by Wllllniu thoCoiiquuror. lly
thnt uioiinrch it was ordnlhiil, under Severn
iPonnltleN, when tho curfow Ik11 rang 8 o'clock
in llio evening nil lights mid fires should Imi
cxlliigulsliwl, Thcro nro Uiiw.i who hold (lint
this wni tiieivl tho enforcing of mi existing
nnd very common olleo regulation to tlmt
effect, Tho ubiohitu prolilhltlou of lights
after tho ringing ol tho curfow Ml wu
nbollshml by Henry I, In tho year 1IU0, but
tlio pnictlM of tolling n boll nt 11 flkeil hour
In tho evening was continued, mid this,
which Isslllloxtnnt Iu somo places, Is a sur
vival of thocurfuw of iiiedlmvnl times. At
first tho common hour was 7 o'clock, then It
was grndunlly nilvaniiil to H, mid iu somo
plncos to I) oVIoekj Indeed, In Hcotlnnd, 10
o'clock ns not nu imiKiial hour. Tho cur-
row wns 11 roguliillou uumt iiw-ful In thoso
nrly days, when It was tho custom to plnco
tho flro In n holo In tho mlddlo of
tho floor, under mi omnlng Iu tho roof,
to allow tho escape of tho smoke. When tho
family retinal for tlio nlht, tho flro wns ex
tlngiilshid by covering it up; henco tho term
coitvrefeau, orcuifow. Tho regulntlon wns
also HPrvicPiiblo Iu obliging tho women to
keep iu their houses, mid thus pro outing
night brawls In tho street. It Is bellovod
thcro is no historical nuthoilty for tho jiopu
Inr tradition that tho sovorlty oxhlhlted by
tho Conqueror, In enforclngolieilleiico to tho
curfow, wns most particularly designed to
prevent tho Kngllsh from assembling In
secret to plan scheme of ruliellloii against
their Norman lords.
Alum lliinilnl,
Tho common orn does not dato from tho
birth of Christ, Tlio Christian era wns In
voided by Dlonyslus Kxlguus (t)lonysliis tho
llttlo, so called either 011 account of his hu
mility or his small statute), an nhbot of tho
Sixth century, lie placed tho birth of Christ
in tho fourth year of tho 111 I Olympiad, 7K1
years from tho founding of Home. This is
now generally admitted to bo four years too
latej but tho intentions of Dlonyslus woro
good, and tho discrepancy Is of no practical
imiKirtnueo. Dlonyslus mndo tho B5th of
March (Udy Dny-tho day of tho concep
tion of Christ) tho flint day of his year. Vo
lmvii chungeil that, but adopted his reckon
ing in other resjK-otn, Tho Dlonyslaii era wns
adopted almost at oneo In Homo by tho popo
in tho Kluventh century, and IU New Year's
Bay changed from Mnrch 1!5 to Jan. I, and
Itself rochrlstoncd tho Christian era bv tho
western world nt different tlntcH from lfiu to
17W. Cottar introduced tho present system
of lonpymr, and Oregory XIII iu 15S3 Im
proved it to Its present form.
Import nml ItTpnrt.
Tho total Imiwrts to tho United States, in
cluding siieclo, oxeeedod tho total oxiiorU
last year by 9m, (OS. Tlio amount wero
resiKJCtlvoly 7W1IIK),W0 and $7W,180,tKW.
Iho last ypar previous to this when tho Im
jiorts woro In excess ,vns 18TO, when tho ex
port worn 007,()S8,ltH), mid tho ImiKirtsox
cpixleil this sum by 50,6:W,tl. Tho greatest
excess of oxports over import between these
J- """ i 1871), when tho export wero
$7y."),-l30l8&), nnd tho Imports woro fJW.'W;) .
107 less than this Mini.
No CltutiKO of l'y.
Tho constitution of tho United States (Art.
8, sec. 1) provides that thu comiiensatlon of
tho presldunt shall neither bo increiiKed nor
dlmlnsued during tho imrlod for which ho
shall have been elected. No provision is
mada against altering tho salaries of tho
mombor of tho senate or house of repre
sentatives, who nro tho only other elected
olllclals in tho United States government.
1'lvo Illif Tovriu.
Tho population of tho flvo lnrgesfc cities of
',??rlil hi I,l"lo. U.KW.'m! Paris, ),.
COD.WIj Canton, l,W0,O00; Ilorlln, 1,315 i.W:
Now York. l,'J00,577. If that cluster of
lieonlo 011 and ulMint MimlmitnM iui...i 1,..
tnkon into conslileratlon, Now York's ixniula-
uuu iMiuiu iiSuru over ,ru,i)W), nml would
bo theseconu largest city iu tho world.
NliiRiiru's llrlilKes.
A Might rushmisIou bridge was built nt
Niiienrn fnll In IttMnml r...i,n,..i 1., icm
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A now sus)oiisloii bridge, then tho finest iu
tho world, having a saii of Jl feet, was
comploteil In lb.1'). Tho great suspension
bridge ucrosj Niagara river, from Nloguni
fnlls to Clifton, Canada, was opened in ISC'J.
Clrri'k anil l.iitln CliureheN.
Tho eastern tClnvk) nnd western (Latin)
churches separated, owing to tho excom
munication of tho Emperor Leo by Poisj
Gregory II, iu 7!S. Tho churches wero re
united nt tho council of Lyons, l',7J but
again separated in 11177.
Defender f tlio I'nltli.
Ilonry VIII was thollrstot tho English
kings who boro tho title of "Defender of tho
Faith." This lio obtained iu 1W1 from tho
Pope, Leo X, In return for his having written
against Luther a Latin treatl&o on tlio Seven
Sacraments,
(Jreuloj'it Cmiilliliioy, ""
Horneo Oreeloy was first nominated for
president by tho Liberal ltopubllcnns, who
opposed dram, IIo was subsoquoiitly nomi
nated by tho national Deinocrntlo convention
in llaltlmoro.
It IIoBnu vll!i OIiim Cups.
Tho first glass cups cnuw from Vonlco dur
ing tho Sixteenth century, mid from that
tlmo on society began to loo ninny of it
primitive ways, and bocaiuo in u sense moro
rofltiod.
Iliirnlnir Jlinr.
Thopov.crof burning glasses and of con
cavo mirrors was known to Archimedes, nnd
it is oven nssurtcd that by their aid he burned
a lleot in tho harbor of Syracuse, ai t U. C.
down or l'louk?
Tho wonl "gown" is dcllned us "tho or
dinary dross of n woman," and tho word
"f rock" us i looso gown, tqien behind, woni
by woirrou mid children.
A Club llmuo for ('mclmieii.
A now club has recently been opened at
Chelsea, Iindon, under tho jiatroiingo of
Iird Codogiin, It Is culled Iho Btaldo club,
and Is intended for tho licneflt of tho grooms,
coachmen uud stabli'iuen whoso former only
plnco of resort was tho "public houso" nt tho
corner. Tho Idea liclongs to Itev. Prelwndary
Lytou. Chelsea has lus-n rebuilt for the rich
and thoy have brought with them their horses
and tho attendant upon their hortes. So
Mr. Lyton conceivisl thu Idea of a place
where theso men might meet mid enjoy their
spare time quietly mid rutloiinlly. Tho ex
poriment Is a very promising one. Already
tho mcmbeiNlilp iuiiiiIkts t-uvenil huudreil,
and tho club houso, which is brightly lighted,
well fitted up, and supjiluil with plenty
of Isjoks, perlisllcals, and a fair kitchen,
is likely to bo tho passing resting place ol
many a budding Sam Wcllcr. New YorV
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