r niWKipip m mt i., , ,tw- i in ,-jkii i ci ,.1t ' ii. 1 1 ft4 IWT It natnrmdm ff ;rj YOUNG POLKS' COLUMN. A GOOD NATURED DOG'S TRICK ON A PERSISTENT STARLING. How In Act lllijiiir tiy flmiin Mnrrment, tTrlmnro or Inarticulate Hoiiml A Trnglo Olinptrr frnm tlm ICnglUlt 111 torjr of I.onn Ago, ThntrnRlenl fnto of Lady Jnno Orey is well known to renders of KnglUh history. Hhowiu the j-rnnddniiKhter of Mnry Tudor, sister of Henry Vllti nnil ofChnrles llmndon, DuU of Burrolk. Hlio wns liorn nt Ilrondgnto, Leicestershire, lu lft!17. LADT JAMS OIWT. Doing pducntinl ns n l'rotestnnt, nnd pog emlug talents nnd nccoinplMunontfl which rendered her ono of tho ornnmenUot her sex, tho Duko of Northumberland, by his in triguoa, prevailed on Udwnrtl VI to namo hor his successor to tho ICngllsh throno, thoroby excluding ItU slstcru, Mnry mid Klltnlioth. Having socttrel his purpose with tho king, NorthnmlK'rliind married, in 1&V), his fourth on, Lord Gulldfonl Dudley, to lvuly Jnno Grey, then only 10 yenJB old. On tho dcmhio of Edward VI Lady Jnno was proclaimed queen nt Hlon houso against hor will, After phantom royalty of iilno days, sho nnd her husband wcro taken prisoners by Quocn Mary, mid both beheaded on tho l'Jtli of Fub ruary, IBM. All coiiteniiorary writers ngreo tlmt Ijady Jnno Groywns singularly gifted and nccompliahod, and of most.cngnglng dis position. Lady Jnno reigned only ten days. Bho met her fato with rcmarkablo flrmupm, mak ing a brief nddrom In which sho confemwd tho jasttco of her sentonco, but said: "I only consented to tho thing I was forced Into," Aetlnc Itliymes, Tho players being seated In n circle, ono ot ttiem gives a slmplo word, to which each han to find n rhyme thnt can 1m expressed by onto movement, grlmaco or limrtlculnto sound. Itus suppooo that six persons aro wgngoil In this pastimo, nnd Utnt tho first player propones tho' word bat; tho second player Mauds up and rubs his shoes on tho carpet to signify that ho is using a mat; tho third plnyor no commences to purr or mow like a cat; tho fourth makes a low how and raises an imaginary lint from his hood; tho ftftb, it sufficiently active, scampers about she room, on all fours, llko a rat; tho sixth goes through certain antics supposed to per tain to tho Irish character, by which ho tries to Intimnto thnt ho is 1'ftt; and tho first player, who Is bound to llnd n rhmo to hla own word, lies on his back and strotchos out bis hands so as to lo pcrfccctly lint. If any player speaks whilo acting his rhyme, It ho falls to mako his actions intelligible, or it ho cannot find n rhymo to the given word, ho must pay a forfeit. Tho players tnko It by turns to proposo n word, which should novel joaslst of moro thou ono syllable 1 Wlmly March. Oh, wlnily March I you aro too loud, You do inako such a uolxe, You frisk about, Now In, now out It's vrorvo than girls and boj-s. Htorr of a Ntsrllng anil n Dog;. I was onco sitting alono in a village inn near Koulgsberg, sujti n Gorman writer, with no ono in tho room, npparontly, oxcopta largo dog, who for n long timo had lain fast asleep, stretched en his sldo llko u dead ani mal. Suddenly n starling mndo Its appear ance, and jumping upon tho dog at onco be gan n search for iloas, as wholo fllghUof starlings may often bo sewn to settlo down upon a tlock of sheep to rid tnem ot theso In sects, Tine BTAniJKO and the poa. Tho dog for n long timo gavo no sign of life, but when tho flea hunter pocked several times too vigorously ho raised his head with an angry look, mado a sudden snap, and in a moment tho bird had vanished in tho dog's jaws. I was not a llttlo astonished to seo tho j dog Immediately, without any further move ment, lie down again on his sido nnd romnin as motionless as before. What! thought I, can the fellow have swallowed him feathors and claws and nil, without onco biting him But a fow moments after Sultan raised his bead again, and with n look at mo which eemed to "claim my approbation, ho opened Ida mouth, nnd out flow tho starling, well aad cheerful ns ever, and after taking a tri umphant flight through tho room, ho again settled down on tho lazy dog and pursued his chase, Tho people of tho inn told mo after ward that this clever trick lyns not then jor formed for the first time, but was ot fre quent occurrence. A Wnril About Gem Jewel 17, As is always tho caso when jowolry is fash ionable, diamonds are In active demand, and the consequence Is a (treat deal ot tho jewelry now seen Is set with thebo goms. Tho In creased use of diamonds, howover, doca not appear to offset tho iioimlarlty of colored geflu and fancy stones, but hyacinths, tour nallnes, jargoons and beryls continue to plea so with their effectivo hues, whlcis afford a wider scope for design and add variety to Mrto&al oruawMttv. STORIES ADOUT MEN, flr.n. llnrnoy Tried In Vnln In rrnetlcn Wlnit Iln l'rrurliril. Tho following utory In told of Ocn. Har iioy, when lin wns lu coiiunfliiJ nt Cnmp Vonlo, Tox. Ho wn nn intointoly dignified ofilcor, mill If tlioro wns tino'tliltiji Im detected mom tlinu miotlior It wns undlgnlllod linnto. Ono ovcnlng. Jut an ho wns nlmut to hold tin imriulo, hit Kinolvcl Hint ho Imil for gotten Id handkerchief, nml nn thowenthor wns very hot, ho said U hi ordorlyi "do to my uunrtoni, quick, nml hrlng my hnndkerchlof." Tho orderly touclW hi enp mid slnrted for tho quartern, wvornl hundred ynrdsdls tmit, After ho hml proceeded n Miort ills' tmico, rciiirinlmrliiR tlmt there wns notlmo to low, ho hroko Into n trot, "Boo tlmt d d scoundrel running nn It tho Inilliiim wcro nftor him. If tlioro Is any. thing I hnto It Ik to eo n soldier running in Mood of marching proorly. Hero, my innii," continued Hnrnny to nnothor coldlcr, "ro nftor that nmti mid toll him to walk." Tho nocotiil soldier stnrtcd nftor tho first, but its tho first kept on running, tho second ono unw hi only ehnnooto deliver thomcfl ungo wna to hurry up, no ho, too, hroko Into n. run. To ny tlmt llnrnoy mvoro in to lino a mild expression, "Hero, sorgennt. ro nftor thnt mini nnd toll him It ho don't "top running I'll hnug him up by tho thumbs." Tho Horgcmit stnrtcd out on n brisk walk, hut n his prodmwior hml n good start, ho, Urn, ltcgnti to run nn hnnl ni ho could. "If nil tho throo scoundrel nlu't running ItkoJnckrnlililUI" ojnculntwl llurnoy. "I'll chow 'cm," mid tucking hi sword titular his arm, ho Mortal in pi I run it nt fnst nn ho could run, hut suddenly rcmomlicrlng IiIh dignity, ho emtio to a halt, mid wnlkod Mlllly Imck to tho plitco whom tho drew parade wiui to conio otT. Toxmi Hitting. raliUn'n ,lnkn Nut Apreolnteil. Fabian, n Now York elocutionist, nnd tho Humphrey street church iteopla of Now Hnvcu nro "out." When Fnblnit mounted tho platform tho other evening to deliver ft humorous lecture, n lioy, apparently from n telegraph nlllco, enmo forward nnd hntided him whnt was npjinrcutly n dlpatch. Ho nervously hroko tho seal, mid, unfolding tho pnior, thrust his hand to his head lu n drmuatia wny, ns It tho content wns vory bad now. Gradually ho grow pnlo nml his oyes glnssy; ho staggered nnd renchoxl out f or taio-ort, Bomoottho fomnlo jtortlon ot tho nudlenco iKvamo so oxcltc! hy tho tiows ho had evidently received that they bocomo hysterical. Finally, Fabian stopped forward and lit n volco tilled with emotion snidt "My friends, I have received very bail now. You will oxcuso my seeming Hlnos, but Mirhaps tho mossngo will oxplnln it. With your consent I will road It." Amid tho whispered sympnthlos of his hearurn ho continuedt CmoAoo, Feb. 23. To Klnnnl I'ntitan: Fnnnlo' Mums ho taken a fatal turn. Tlicni Is no 1ioh). One foot Is already In tho gravo, and vro hoa to get tho cemetery enlarged so that slot may get tho other ono In to-morrow. Then ho braced up nnd laughed loudly to assist his audience in quickly appreciating tho point ot tho Joke, Hut tho nudlenco didn't lnugh, nnd tltoy gnvo Fabian a cool reception during tho remainder of tho oven lug. Hartford Timos. Henntnr Cullnm's Htory. This reminded Benator Ciillom of tho posi tion in which nn old Texas pioneer found himself onco. Ho was fond In his latter day ot boasting ot tho "good old times," refer ring to tho dnys ot tho old colonists. "Why, sir," exchiimed tho pioneer to somo friends. "I was onco offered 11 leaguo of land for a pair of old booUl" "Didn't you tnko ltl" bo wns nskod. "No, sir; I didn't." "l'oor land, I reckon." "Why, bless your henrt, sir, it wns tho best plcco of land outdoors grass flvo feet high, a clear stream of wnter running through it, nnd nn nndovoloped silver initio in 0110 cor ner 1" "And why in thunder didn't you mako tho trado!" "llocouso," snld tho old man lu n regretful tono of volco "because 1 I didn't have tho boota," Washington Cor. Now York Trlb uilo. 11111 Xyo' Autograph. "Yes," snld Hill Nye, "tho autograph poo plo purxuo mo with somo nv Lilly, but I'vo Just got tho best of ono of them in rather n rcmarkablo wny, Whilo nt Omnlin I re ceived a registered letter, inclosed with a lotter from my wife. When I opened tho registered lotter I found it read something llko this: 'My Dear Sir I have very much desired your nutogrnph, but feel thnt you havo so many applications of tho kind that you would not comply with my request if put In tho ordinary way. I have therefore reg istered this letter, knowing that you will re ceive it, nnd thnt you will Im forced boforo receiving it to sign tho receipt, which will be forwarded to me. Thanking you in ad vance for your kindness in furnishing mo tho desired nutogrnph, I am, etc.' I wonder what that man said, when, Instead ot my signature, ho found that of Mrs, Nyol" Omaha World. A Story of Jo Jefferson. Whon Jefferson was playing his famous part of Rip Van Winkle during nn ongago ment at St. Louis ho ono night wont to tho theatre tired by n long day's journey. Tho curtain roso on tho third net and disclosed him deep in his twenty years' nap. Fivo, ten minutes elapsed, but ho did not awnko. Tho nudlenco grow impatient. At length tho gallery wnxed uproarious and yelled their delight nt ono of them inquiring "if thoro wnn going to bo nineteen years moro of this sleeping husircss." Still Jcffersor slept on and nctunlly snored. Opening a smnll trap door bononth tho stage, tho prompter prodded Rip from below, only to soo him fumblo in his jiockct for nn imaginary railwny ticket and hoar him mutter, "Going clear through, conductorl" Of courso this brought down tho house, Philadelphia News. What Ills Line Was. Whilo traveling in Franco lately, M. do Lossops happened to bo placed in a compart ment with two commercial travelers, who did not know him. Tho two "drummers" found that ho had traveled much, and fancied that ho belonged to their fraternity. "Dog pardon, sir," said ono ot thorn finally, "but nro you not a traveling man, tool" "Cer tainly I am." "Wo thought so. Whnt is your liner1 "Isthmuses," snld M. do Los sops. "Wh-wh-whatt" asked tho puzzled drummer. "I am Introducing ship cnnnls," said do Lessens. Tho commercial travelers feared that thoy had fallen in with a lunatic, bat when do Lessens made hlmbclt known they wcro much delighted with tholr distin guished fellow traveler. Now York Com mercial Advertiser A Good Kxnnip!, "That tV5 I loaned you soma timo ago, Fledgely," observed Robinson, "sots a goal examplo to Christians." "Er-yes," replied Fledgely, with on em barrassed laugh. "How bow's that!" "It keeps lout so well." New York Buu, THE CURI03ITY SHOP. Tltn Carrier I'lRnon Hnr-rlen I.otiR I'llglit mill Quirk Tlinn of Onrrlor lllnli. Tho pigeon known ns Borvla wns storied In n rnco from Wnshliigtoii to llrooklyn, N. Y., nltottt three year ogo, mid, instead of com ing homo, ho How on board th6 C'unard steamer Korvin, Max Ktder, tho chief engi neer of tho steamer, cnught him nnd carried tho bird to Liverpool, where, Uion nrrlvnl, hottnit tukuii to tho homo of Sir. I-.ldcr, in tlmt city, Hy tho merest necldent somo mciulr of tho family (Uncovered tho nnmo of "Mr. Itonde, Urooklyn," on n light tng fastened to tho plgoon, On tho noxt weste ward trip of tho Hervln Mnx Klder brought tho bird with him, nnd handed it over to M. 11, Mngulro, who restored tho lost pot to iU owner, Mr. Hondo, who How him tho follow ing year In nil races up to COO lulled. Then Jlr. Hondo mid Mr. Mngulro mndo n match to lly two birds ench from Montgomery, Ala., homo, mi nlr lino dlstnnco of HOC mllcti. Mr. Kendo limited na hln representative tho jilgeon Bervln, iinmcil nftor tho big ship, nnd Mnx Klder, limned in honor of tho engineer. Mr. Mngulro entered tho bird Governor Hill nnd Mayor Whitnoy. Tho result of tho rnco was that Governor Hill mndo tho trip In ten nudnhnlt day. Mayor Whitney wns thir teen ilny coming) Max Elder sixteen and n hnlf ilnyn. After lnjlng liberated tho Hervla flow about Montgomery for nomo days nnd finally dlwippcnrcd. Ho vrnn shot tho follow ing Hpring id South Carolina, and tho tng was ngnln uxoftil, for tho man who slaugh tered him was conscience strlckou nnd sent word of Horvln's death to his owner. Sex nml Hare. A constant render has put tho following: "Tho Fourteenth amendment U tho Federal constitution, section 1, sayst 'All ersotis horn or naturalized in tho United States, nnd subject to tho Jurisdiction thereof, nro citl tons ot tho United Htatcs, nnd ot tho state wheroln thoy resldo. Boctlon 1 of tho Fif teenth nmoudmout to tho constitution pro vide thnt! 'Tho right of tho citizens of tho United States to voto shnll not lw denied or nbridged by tho United Statcn or tiny state, on nccouut of rnco, color or previous condi tion of sorvitudo.'" Is not "rnco" "synony mous with "sex," when referring toinnnkindl Webster doriiies "citizen" m "n pomon, nn tlvoor nnturnllzed, of cither sox, who is en titled to full protection, in tho oxoiclno nnd enjoyment of tho socalled prlvuto rights," Now toll mo, If you please, why Riilirugo Is dentod to nny fomnlo cltlon of tho United States, In contradiction of tho foregoing con Btltutiomil provisions, and obllgo." "llneo"U nof'sox." Tho coiiHtitution is not interpreted with that tmderstnnding Menu Hun anil I.11111I T.etet, Tito mean holght of tho land nbovo sen lovol, according to Mr1. John Murray, is O.'-ViO feet, mid thomontidopthof thoocennis 1'2,4'M foot. Only 2 per cent, of tho sen is included iusldo n depth of 600 fathoms, whilo 77 per cout llos botweon 600 nnd 3,000 fathoms. If tho laud wcro filled into tho hollows, tho sea would roll over tho earth's crust to n uniform depth of two miles. It would tnko, according to calculations, 0,840,000 years to transport tho w holo of tho solid laud down to tho sen. Should tho wholo of tho solid land be reduced to ono level under tho ocean, theu the surface of tho enrth would bo covered by nn ocoou with a uniform depth of nbout two miles. Gettysburg, Tho battlo ot Gettysburg was fought Jul 7 1, 9 and 11, 18C3, between the Union Army of tho Potomac, under Gen. Mendo, nnd tho Confodornto Army of Northern Virginia. under Gen, Lee, Tho forces present or closo nt hand were about equal, each numbc.'tag from 70,000 to 80,000 infantry. Tho bnttlo wns won by tho Union troops, Tho Union loss was 1X1,100, of whom 8,834 wcro kllbd, 13,713 wounded and 0,043 missing. Tho Con federate loss has never been officially stated; but by tho best estimate it was about 30,000, ot whom 6,(KXwcro killed, 23,000 wounded and 6,000 unwounded prisoners. Tho entire number ot prisoners, wounded and un wouudod was 44,000. Government nt tho District of Cntnmliln. It hns been asked if tho peoplo of tho Dis trict of Columbia olect ollleers to conduct tholr municipal nffnlrs, or are theo powers vested entirely with congress nnd tho presi dent) Who is nt tho head ot tho internal government of Washingtou, D. C.t Tho affairs of tho district, including thoso ot Washington, nro managed by throo com missioners under tho direct legislation of con gress for tho lovylng and disbursement of taxes nnd for nil public improvements. Tho citizens havo no voto olthor in district or na tional ntrairs., T.ofllinmlrxlnrsi. A French physician, Dr. Feltz, mentions a curious apparent causo of lefthandodness. Ono child In a certain family was left handed, and n second appeared to bo so at tho ago ot ono year. It wns thon learned that tho mother always carried her children on her left arm. Sho wns advised to chango, and, hold on tho other arm, tho infant, hav ing Its right hand free to grasp objects, soon bocamo right handed. A Foetlo Aphorism, Tho lines, Though tho mills ot God grind slowly, Yet they grind exceedingly small; Though with patlonco ho stands waiting, Yet with exactnowi grinds ho all. May be found in Longfellow's translations from tho "Sinngcdlchto" of Friedrlch von Logan, under tho hoad ot "Poetio Aphor isms." 1 Leap Year. If tho year 1000 In not leap year whnt is tho noxt leap year after lbOOl Will there bo a presidential election in 10001 1001 is tho next leap yoop yenr nftor 1600. There will bo n presidential election in 1000, bocnuso presidential elections are governed by tho laws ot tho United States, not by tho laws of calendar makers and astronomers. Unauthorised Curriers. Tho question has lieen asked if it is ngninst tho rules ot tho postotllco dopnrtmont for a party to mako a practice of carrying sealed letters. Cnrrylngnnd delivering unstamped mall subjects tho person so doing to n cnulty. Slumbering FUh. Dr. nermos nnd his nRsIstnnts in tho Ber lin aquarium havo recently concluded inter esting experiments demonstrating tho fact that llshes sloe;). It is not yet dotormiitod whether thoy are sleep swimmers, lllg Worms. Australia has somo giant caterpillars. Mr. A. S. Olirf, of Sydney, mentions ono moth larva abundant during tho past season, ns being seven inches long, and specimens of larva) of two other specie measure eight inches in length. Uet-lnnlng of Day, Dny began at sunrlne nmong most of tho northern nations, at tunsot among tho Athenians and Jews, and among tho Romans it midnight. FEOPLE TALKED ABOUT. Wlmt the wspiiirr Hnjr of folks Who Am Hoiiii'wlinl I'nimiii Gossip. Word hns como of tho dentil of Lord Ocorgo Qttlii. tho Inst survivor ot Lord Uyron's schoolmate) nt llnrrow. In hi private flnnucoM, King Humbert of Italy hns long been following n policy of economy and letrcnchmunt, in order to pay off his father's debts. Joo Hurt, of Wyoming territory, enjoys tho distinction ot having. In tho courso of his llfo on tlin frontier, killed ocr 100 hostllo Iitdlnns, slaughtered 10,000 nntclopo nnd nlmut 6,000 buffalo. MIssKnllio Kennedy Is snld to Ik) ono of tho mint successful rent cstnto agents in Wash ington. Sho succeeded to the business oil tho death of her father, nnd her office has becii very liberally imtnmlriil. .Tamos Russell Low ell wnsGOyenrs of ngo 011 tho l&l, Wellington's birthday. In n recent letter ho snjss "Iliad tho mlsfortunn to bo liorn on tho 2d, nnd thus to bo brought Into competition onco a yenr with tho most nuust llguro In our history." Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes hns long lecn known ns 0110 of tho promptest nnd most nmlnblo of correiondciits. No mntter htiw trivial tho question or how impertinent tho request of tho writer, ho Invariably receives n kind nnd rcsiectful answer from tho largo hearted ntithor. Mr. ICclloy, inventor of tho pnctimntia steel process know 11 nn tho Uessemer, died nt Louisville, Ky,, Snturdny night, nged 7H. llcHsomer applied for lotter patent on tho pi docks In tho United States and in Great llrltnln nt tho wimo time, but Kclloy wns granted tho patent on tho ground of pri ority. Isnno F.nnls, who died In Phllndclphtn re cently, claimed to lo tho first man to enter n lion's cngo In this country to put tho ani mal "through Its paeon." Ho wns known lu tho circus fraternity ns "Old Ike." Ho wns n lion tinner for years, nnd nover met with nn accident from tho dangerous bcnM under his charge. Thomas A. Edison hns Kent Professor Jnmc-i Uicnltou, or .Mnplowootl, iN. J., 011 n long hunt for n species ot vegetable growth which will enable hint to ltitiko grent im provements lu electrical nppllunces. Mr. Kdlsott is sure that tho vegctnblo hits nil ex iitenco, becnttso ho hns it in his pos&esslou; but ns to where It grows and how to secure it in quantity is tho problem which Professor Rlcalton will try to solve in n two yours' tour of tho globo. Ho will go to India first. Dnvid Whclploy, during tho blizzard, hitched his horso nnd crawled into n holo in tho ground which had been used for n cellar nnd stayed there nil night. Tho plnco was only thrco feet high. To keep from freezing ho whittled pieces of pluo bonrd nnd burned them. There being n wooden floor nbovo ho had to keep tho tiro low, nnd ho wns alter nately Binothered nnd frozen until 7 tho next morning. His hono wns nil right, nnd ho renched homo, but wns completely exhausted, but only slightly frozen. Miss Ilcrthn Von Hillern, famous yenrs ngo as n iicdostrlau, nnd Itctter known in re cent yenrs ns a painter, onco spent ft grent dcnl of timo in Virginia, nnd while there sho liocnmo particularly attracted by tho plctur csquo qualities ot n largo section of forest. Ono day sho was thrown into artistlo grief by tho knowledgo that this forest had been bought by a lumber merchant, nnd was sHedlIy to bo cut down and mndo up Into planks. Such a calamity could never bo pcr- mlttedi and after consulting her bank ac cout, Miss Von Hilloru went to tho pur chaser of tho forest and bought it oil him at a rcasonablo advance 011 his Investment, nnd thus saved it for artistlo purposed. It Is still lu her possession, and remains untouched by tho nx. There nro n number of Indies in tho sena torial circle who havo' dabbled in literature nnd Journalism. Mrs. Aldrich, who is 11 very bright woman nnd hns n family edition lu 11I110 volumes, is suspected of certain bright nowsjmiicr articles. Miss Cullom, of Illliiol-t, is said to havo written editorials for n Chi cago pnjier. Miss Dnwes hns dono somo lit erary work of n serious nature. Mlfs Anna Chnce, of Rhode Islnud, hns , mndo Mino vnluublu contributions to botaulcnl litera ture, nnd is nli.o i flno photographer. Mrs. Spoonor expresses her sentiments very benu tlfully in musicnl compositions, Mrs. Whitney hns written for n Clovelnud paier, nnd Mrs. Illalr is tmi-l to lio writing n book Otto, tho jioor nmd king of Ilnvnriu, Is, it is reported, slowly dying, locked up in the solitary cuitlo of Furstonried, nnd tho tlrm conviction of ninny Bavarian ensniits is thnt Princo Luitpold, tho regent who, thoy vow, killed tholr mad king's mail brother nnd predecessor, Ludwlg, is now slowly killing tho present king, nftor wIiomj death tho throno will revert to Princo Lultpold's fam ily. Ro thnt romnntlo part of tho 6tory ns it mny, it is certain thnt tho troubles of tho poor young king will soon bo ended. Ho hns abandoned his fnvorito pastimo of iieellng potatoes, nnd jmsses his days at tho window of tho castle, slapping his hands ngninst tho glass, unconscious of whut is going on about him. Among tho black hends of tho sonnto nro tho millionaire Stanford, tho courtly John Daniel (who looks llko Kdwlu Booth) ami Senator Snbln, who represents Minnesota. Sablu's hair Is jot black, nnd it shines llko greased oliony. Ho keeps it well combed, nnd his clean scalp shines through it nt tho pnrt. Stanford wenrs his hair pompadour, nnd his forehead is high. Chandler's head is tho smallest in tho senate. Ho wears n No. 0 hnt, nnd his thatch is llko thnt ot n bndgcr, decidedly gray. Paddock is whlto hnlrod. nnd Dnwos hns hnlr of silver. George Vest's locks aro straw colored, and lugtills' well trimmed head is covered with iron gray hnlr. His hair is thick and it is as long as tho hairs ot n tooth brush, no keeps it well combed, and ho has it cut twico ovcry mouth. D. K. Jamison, ono of tho wealthy men of Philadelphia, was n fow years ngo n poor messenger boy in ft Qunkor City banking Ann. Ono day ho went to tho head of tho tlrm and snld ho wanted his salnry raised. Tho grent man wns nstonished nt tho boy's assurance "I told him," snys Mr. Jamison, "thnt I Intended to bo bend of tho firm somo dny myself." Tho Imnk president thereupon told tho messenger lioy to show his ability in somo way boforo ho indulged extravagant ambitions. Jnmlson left tho oflico, sought out Col. "Tom" Scott, snld ho wasftjioor boy and wanted somo brokerage buslnoss. "All light, my boy; I'll scud you nn order," snld Scott, Tho next dny Messen ger Jnmlson recoivednu order from Scott for 5,000 shares of 11 certain stock. Jnmlson took tho order to tho bond of tho firm nnd said, "Hore's an order from 11 friend of initio." From thnt dny Jamison's fortiiito wns nssurcd. Ho liocnmo head of tho II rm in timo, ns ho had prophesied. Tlin IliitiiuliilKiiit Horn!. It is said thnt tho telegraph communication between England and Krnncoli disgracefully bod. It is mi actual fnct thnt Loudon mer chants send their messnges to Havre by way of Now York, and thoy reach Havre quicker than if thoy wcro sent from Loudon to Havre direct. Tho Argonaut. CALIFOIN LA'S Finest : Production. . . , 1 . JARVIS WDTES and BEAIDIES. PUREST, OLDEST AND BEST -FOR- Medicinal & The G. M. Jarvis Company is located at San Jose, in the lovely Santa Clara Valley, and the picturesque Santa Cruz Mountains, a region that grows every variety of grapes known on the favored Rhine or on the sunny slopes of the Mediterranean. In this beautiful, fertile valley the purple, golden and deli cious grapes arc ripened to perfection, and among these deli cious harvests of vineyard products are made their Choice Port, Golden Sherry, Muscatelle and Madeira TABLE and from the Rcisling Wine they distill the JARVIS' R ING GRAPE BRANDY Which is now the standard of purity and excellence in this country. We were awarded FIRST PRIZE FOR BEST PORT WINE at Illinois State Fair 1872. FIRST PRIZE FOR BRANDY AND WINES at World's Fair, New Orleans. We have taken Seven First Prizes, and have in our possession seven Gold Medals from State Fairs of California. DR. THOS. PRICE, The great assayer and chemist of San Francisco says: "I have submitted your Brandy to a most searching chemical analysis and find no adulteration, no fusel oil. It is a remarkably pure 'irticlc " DR. BEVERLY COLE, of San Francisco, says: "I have analyzed the Jarvis Rcisling Grape Brandy, and find it pure and a genuine good article.1' The followinis n : he well-known Analytical Chem'sr of Chicago. THE G. M. JARVIS CO. Gentlemen. I have made complete analyses of your Wines and Brandies. These tesfs show me that they arc not only strictly pure but that they contain all the essential quali ties so much admired by leading wine chemists. J. H. LONG, Analytical Chemist Chicago Med. Col. THESE AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS All testify to the purity, wholesomcncss and high standard the Jarvis goods. They are known the world over and ha become deservedly popular for FAMILIES AID MEDICAL PURPOSE The goods arc always to be relied upon; prices low for first class article and put up in packages convenient for all. Their Rich Bartlett Pear Cider s a most delicious, healthy and nutritious, as well as the mos popular, drink ever offered. Made from the Over-ripe Bart lett Pear, boiled down and filtered through charcoal. It wit not ferment or spoil. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. THE G. M. JARYIS C6 THE G. M JARVIS CO. San Jose, Cal. 39 N. State St. Chicago. W. B. HOWARD, Traveling Salesman. L. L. LINDSETY, Family Supply Agent for Lincoln, Neb Family Use WINES. o have fA tfciy wmr- .nJf(Bh,fc,