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,.wfe Tg" wOf.MiMyWfWtwy ' KjJ twi I ijrni . iit'1 AtHMf"? "0h m YOUNG FOLKS' COLUMN. ENTERTAINMENT OF VARIOUS KINDS TOR BOYS AND GIRLS. Tlir. Original Ht.iry of "t.lltln .nh nrr," Whlrh Ihites Itnrlt lo the 10:i) nttil Hns In Do nllli r.ngllsli Ili.r Vi n r Ills- lor.i. Many nui-hory rhyme nru very old; so old, that mothers miisthaxo rooatcd them lo their children, In the foroMaof Oorinniiy, long before Baxous or Angles Invaded llrlt Inn. for thoy nro lo tw found nearly tho tamo In both (Jormnn mid llngHslu butthcio , nrosoinoihyiuesof u tnoioiooont date, owl ncctillnr to llnelniul. Tim story of "I.lttlo Jnck lloiucr" nml tlio rhyme about IiIiii Is founded on n rent Incldeht. TIIK OltlOINAL I.ITTLU JACK llOUNKlt, When tho moimitoi lot wero illssolred nnd tholr uroiicily willed hy Henry VIII, In JoX), Ahbot Whiting, of tlhutonhiiry, re fused to surivnd'T hh monastery, so ho wns onlered to scud all hU tltln deeU to thurojal commlMlotiers hi Ioudou. After soiito de lay tho nblxit resolved to send them, hut ho was at a loin how to do so without tho risk of their being sclxed on tho way. At length ho lilt upon tho novel liloa of putting them In n tiloand sending It ana proncntto tho com mliloners. Ho choso for lili messenger n boy uniiKHl Jack Homer, tho sou of iioor parents living In tho neighborhood, thinking that no ono would Intorfero with a poor lnd carrying a pio tied up In a cloth. Bo Jack sot out with his plo on hli Journey to London, which was n long distance from Glastonbury, Ho grow tlrod nnd sat down by tho wnysldo to rtxt, and worso still, ho grow hungry. Ho 0eited bis parcel nnd looked longingly nt tho plo wltb Its high raised crust. There must bo something very nice Inside, ho thought perhaps plums I Could bo not get oiio out without tho plo bo lag any tho woivol Ho would try. Bo h put In his thumb nnd pulled out a musty, old, folded up plecoof parchment I Such was Jack's astonishment and disappointment bo peeped Into tho plo, nnd found beneath it upper crust nothing but parchments. Mow Jack could not read, but thinking that tho parchment ho bad pulled out might bo worth money ho put It In his iiockot, tied up tho parcel nnd inado bis way to London, wboro ho delivered up tho pie. Whon tho commissioners opened tlio plo tliey found that tho most valuable deed tins one relating to tho nbboy was missing. It was believed Hint tho abbot had purposely withheld It, so ha was hanged without n trial. An old -archmcnt was afterwards found In tho possession of tho Horner family, which proved to bo tho missing title deed, and tho circumstances of Its preservation ars btllevcd to hnvo suggested tho rhvmoi Utile Jnck HorniT Bat la a corner, I Eating hH Christmas pie; t Ho put In lili thumb r- Anil pulled out a pluui, And mlil, "What a good boy mu li" In the Swing. ITcro wo go to the branches high! Hero wo come to tlio grasses low I For tho spMcm and Honors nnd birds aid I Lovo lo swing when tlio brvuzua blow. Swing, llttlo bird, on tho topmost bough; Hiring, llttlo spider, with ropo so fine; Swing, llttlo (lower, for tho wind blons now; But none, of you haro such a swing as mlue. 4J0MB ANT) 8WIS0 WIT UE, BinDIB DEAn. Dear llttlo bird, come sit on my toes; I'm iiut as careful as I can be; And. oh, 1 toll you, nobody UnDws What fun we'd havo If you'd play with mol Cotno and sw lug w Ith me, blrdlo dear, Blight llttlo (lower, come ww lug In my hair; llut jou, llttlo spider, creepy und queer, You'd hotter stay nnd swing oerthora Tlio sn cot llttlo bird, ho sings nml rlngx, Hut ho doesn't e en lco! In my faeo; Tho bright llttlo blosom swfnga and swlngi, Hut still It sw lugs l-t tho self samo place. Lot thom stay n hero they llko It best ; Let them do what they'd rather do; My swing Is nicer than nil tho rest, Out may bo It's i atuer small for two. St. Nicholas. John Milton's Day. John Milton, when writing "Paradise Lost," thus divided his day recollect, ho was then blind. Whun ho rose ho heard rpAil n. chanter In tho Hcbrow filble. and ' waasV M WmJ k.: if !. I then bo studied until 12. After an hour'd ox crclso ho dined. After dinner ho devoted I blmsclf to music, playing tho organ or ting ing, and then Btudylug until 0 o'clock. Visi tors bo received from 0 to 8, thou ho supped, and, having bad his pipo and glass of water, bo retired for tho night. rrcsldcnt Camot's Salary. The president of Franco receives 000,000 francs salary, with an allowanco of 000,000 t rosea for bis expenses. Ho has tho palaco of the Elyseo as his residence, and at least - one park Is kept forms pleasure, unoiuu lioa two hundred thoutaad francs amounts to about tK),000. llllllIH. Tlio uplo of CnliiU novrp saw r gentilno, IivIiir nnd muring millionaire till Uncln Itussvll Hugo went down tlicro tlio oilier day to buy tho Grand rjouthern railroad. Willi trim (low ii mint hospitality n ion of tho hotel landlord lillrlu'd up n span of horsi-s mid gnwi Mllllotiiilro Hugo it delightful rldo nlioiit town. ITiiolo Him was profii-m III lili ox pi roAlniifl of ploaitiu'innd after tho i1iIomis"i oor put his hand light down In IiIh -oki-t mid gnvo tho onus ni'iti n nliv, i omul, silver ten vent pleco. Tho joutig mini was much uiipilsed. lit- illil not expect nit) thing I'" hni hud a hohi punched III thnt toil cent pleco and will wenr It on his watch chain. Iowls totiJmiin.il. An Kyn lor lliiatur.. "" American TourW Impresslvo I Ain't It, though I Whntdoynii h'oo I could biro tlio front and sldea for to show our tonlel Life, IIiuIim-m HoRnrlly In St. Louis. An old nnd very wealthy man of Ht, Louis, whoso roustnnt comimnlou wwn, whltonnd black dog, had been In tho hnhltof coming to tho mib-trrnMiry at certain periods for tho putpodoof getting tho coupons of his bonds rnsluil. Ono day lio pi-esentrd himself for that purpose, and tho cashier refused to glvo him tho money Tlio old man demanded to know why. "I don't know you," said tho cashier. "Hut I hnvo been hero before, and was novel-denied," tho man nuswrrcd. Thocnshlcr looked nt blma moment nnd thou snldi "Where li your hlnck and whlto dothntalwajs comes with yon, If y on ore tho snino mnut'' Tho old innn's oyei filled with tenrs ns ho told tho eashicr that tho tlog was dead. "Well," replied tho cnshler, "1 am sorry to hear that, but you'll hnvo to bring some liody hero to Identify you now. I don't know you without tho dog." Chicago Mall. A Prrnoiml Illustration. Hon. Amos J. Cummlugs tells a funny story about n printer limned Austin. While Cummlugs was setting ty in Tho Now York Trlhuno ollleo a good mnny years ago, AiiHln did "sub" work a spell. Ono day Austin said to Cummtiigst "This oftlca if moro honest than Tho Times oflleo." "WhyP "llecause when I went out todny I left an npplo on my case, nnd when I canto back, there It was, safe and sound; nobody had eaten It." , "Weill" "Now, just to show you how different Tho Times printers are, while I was working there last week, ono of tho boys went off, leaving an orange on his case. I took It and nto lt,"-Cb!cago Now. Hare llrolp. Professor Pasteur Out, I must admit it. My plan tor killing Australian rabbits by Inoculating them with cholera of chicken has falletL American I'll tell you what to do. Just couvlnco tho rabbits thnt they will have hy drophobia unless thoy can get to you for treatment and they will dlo fast enough. Omaha World. Tho Very Itorso He Wanted, Stranger Aro you tho superliitondont of tho street car llnol "Yes, sir." "I would llko to soil you n horse." 'Is it n good, lively onol" "It was used for a bearsa horse fora year." "Send it up nt once and state your price." Lincoln Journal. Tte Was No Horse. She John, don't you think tho horso needs n new hamwst Bmith has an elegant ono for tCO. He Sixty dollars fornnowhnnies.il Why, I don't upend to exceed 1.1 for n whole new suit. Bho Yd, I know, John; but you're no horse. Life. A Lightsome. Heart. "Chlldven," said a Now Jereoy school toucher, "always bo cliscrful. Whatever falls to your lot to do, do it cheerfully." "Yes, indeed, dear teacher," responded a bright llttlo Hah way scholar, "oven ths skeotora fclng if hen they aro at work." Now York Bun. Not Ilullt Tht Wy. An Oil City boy of 13 gets up In bis sleep nnd plays tho pinna Wo never hear of n Hi-year-old boy getting up in bis sleep and cat ting wood, or doing somo other useful work. Aa tho old Greek philosopher fays, "Ho isn't constructed on that model." Exchnnge. Sot for Musicians. Tho law allowing threo days' graco oaa. noto does not apply to musicians; thoy must toko up tho notes at sight as thoy como duo, or tuo wuoio wm go proiesu .uansvuiv Dreeio. Will Tierclso More Care. A New York man recently dropped dead through laughing so heartily over a Joe ho was reading. Wo v. Ill bo moro careful here after. Philip H. Welch in Tho Kpocb. Ono Chance for It. Von liaboony I wonder If I can do any thing for this inustnchol Barber Why, certainly, sir. You might sbavo it off. Life. Truo to Ills Principles. Mrs. Jenks (nt dinner) Would you llko somo of this ojstcr plant, Mr. Prim! Prim No, thank you; I'm o. strict vege tarian. Life. A Itegtilar Hoy, IIo was not nt all particular To keep tho perpendicular; Whllo walking t.o either i.Mppcd or Jumped; Uostocd upou his head awhile, Aud, when ho went to bed auhlle, I To dovo among tl-.o plllo s, w hlvh ho thumped. He never coi Id keep still a bit; Tho lookeni ou thought ill of It; Ho balauced on hi car tho kitchen broom, And did some nice trapezlug, Which was wonderfully pleasing, On every lS lu grnndiia's harness room. From absohito Inanity Tho cat npprox'lied Insanity To see him slldo tho tanUter so rash; .Hut once on that mahogany, Whllo tr Ing to loboggau, ho Dpsct hU calculations Ith a crash. And fclnco that sad disaster He has gone about lu plaster, Hot raric llko u nice lUlUn toy, Uut tbo kind the doctor uses, Whoa the bumps and cuts and brulaM Orercomo a lltl'e, regular, lire boy. Brook lyu StandaiddJolM. ILL v5ir CHATTER. A rrtr Points on niqilctto Olven ly a lU-Vi'.ir-Obl. Tlicio Ma lU-ycnr-oId lioy In Cambridge who I a giwt "society man," and w ho Is rO forred to by hli fi lends on all iHilntsof ell ipii'tto. Ho wn otoihonnl onu day giving miiiio "imlnU'W" (o n I my nlwut lili ago, hut who had, uppuicntly, uouo of hit filotid's aplomb, Itoy No. !i, whom wo will rail IVi-d, wnituylnj; anrloiiily, "Hut 1 nuAor Know what lo Hay ma Kill at n party. Whut do you tnllt nlKiut, any wnyP "Oil, Hint' easy enough," replied thofo defy nmu. "Pint) on sny that It' a lovely night font pnttyt then joii osl; her If hIio doesn't think tho rooms lira nlitllo warm." "Yesfhitcirontlu'ly, from Fred. "Well, thfii nsk her If slio's fond of wnllr Ingi then thi'ii oh, ny Hint tho floor I wry slippery. " "Well, what iioxW "Ohr-ovldently n llttlo tinlned-"tcll her you llko licritcpt then" Midden Inspirit Hon "imU her If she doei.i't want a glass of nntcr; ho n long tluto getting It, and hy tho tlmo joii get back sop.o other man 'II Ihi with her." lloston G-nzetto. Tostril I'ractlcullt, Johnny, who N four years old, was play. In tlio yard ono tiny, nnd n lady who liven tloMi by w Ished to hnvo tho eggs, If any wero Inltl since hr last visit to tho hennery, brought In. Bho said to tho llttlo boyi "Johnny, will you go to tho hennery nnd see If thcronro tiny eggs therol Don't bring In tho china ones; kvno them there, but If there lie any others bring them In." Johnny Matted to do tho bidding, and soon returned Ith tw o or threo In oken egg, and his plnaforo willed. Tin Indy, seeing him coming, wxelnlmoli "Johnny, how did you break thoeggsr' Johnny looked nt her In Mirprim nnd saldt "How should 1 toll whether they wero china eggi or not If I didn't try them T Rostou OIoU An lUieeillnuly Kxprensho Ansnrr. A lndy who tlrmsotl elegantly and lielougs 10 mo mgii jwixii or social pluinngo mnde n formal call recently upon a lady of her no cpinlntanconnd waltetl In tlto'mrlor wlill her card wat sent up. A tiny Heclmen of a girl was present, who eyed tho elegant visitor cry closely and seemeil much Interested in her npicarnneo. "Well, my dear," remarked tho visitor, with approval, m sho smoothed out her silks nnd laws, "what do you think of mol" "Oh," said tho llttlo gill, with tho charm ing candor of childhood, "I'vo seen llotmcei beforol" Detroit FieoPreas. Didn't Want It Without Itulu. Whilo tho cannon was being tired last evening a llttlo girl of 4 years, who had novcr heard a baluto Urtxl, liecnmo frightened, nnd saldt "Mamma, I don't llko to have them mako that nolso now; it Is well enough when it inins." Burlington Frao Pross. Promptly Answered. "Flossie," said her momma, "why do you keep up such n constant chatfer, chatter, nil me umoi ' " Tause I'vo got lot to say," explained Flossie. Kpocli. A Warranted Suspicion. A llttlo 3-year-old, noticing n cow ono win ter morning nnd observing her breathe, snldt "Mamma, does tho cow smokef Habyhood. Courage. Bonnie was asked If ho was afraid of the dark. "Oh, no," ho said, "I- go In great piles of darkr-Chlldren ut H6nu. Trouble with Ncckwrar. "Well, Bob, what do you look so mad aboutP "Oh, I've liecn tussling nway for halt an hour trying to fix on this necktie, Theso now fnuglol tlxlugs aro enough to drive n man' reason frVim its throne." "Don't lot thnt llttlo thing worry you. A. friend of mlno hnd bo much trouble with a nocktlo that bodied." "How was that!" "Tho slK-rlff adjusted tho Ho." Lincoln Journal. Wautl Growing Old Gracefully. no stuttered terribly, and ono day ho be gan to tell a story, prefacing It by saying that It was "im-tu-tnctise." Ho kept nt It it long whllo, but succeeded ln getting only a llttlo was along in it, and at last m counsry cousin, from Wnyback Center, rang the bell, "W-w-what you r-r-r-rlnglng your d-d-darned old b-Ub-bell f-forf I t-t-tcll you this M-s-st-story's a bdfbrand n-n-n-n-now onolN "Porhai It was when you began it," re plied his tormentor. Time. Gets- Etcrjthlnc Id the Lease. Magistrate (to prisoner arrested for as sault) You. admit, then, that J oil pulled your landlord's nccr Prisoner Yes, Magistrate Don't you know you had no right to do that! Prisoner No,, sir; If I bad no right to pull hlsnose ho-would liave had it down iu tho lea. Now Yovk San. TU CokMer Cot In Ahead. Missionary Aren't yon sorry yon broke Into-tlio bank, my friend f Convict Uetcher your llfo I am. Yer dou't a'ose I'd a dono It, does yer, 'f I'd knoweddoceshcer'dhnd two hours the start mo I Judgo. rnylng Illm llscli. "One good turh deserves another," said tho. slnlni: car porter as ho turned over tho mattress of tho iwssengcr who bad feed liltui him liberally. Hotel Mall. Taking u Hopeful Vlow, "I nm afraid, Bobby," said his mother, "that when your papa comes homo all tiicl out with III duy's wotk, und learns what n naughty loy you have been, ho will punish you." i "rcrhnps, ma," replied Bobby, with hope strong In his breast, "he will bo too tired to foci llko punishing me." Tho Epoch. YOUNQ FOLKS' 1 v h SCIKNCK AND PltOGRKSS. POPULAR SCIENCE NEWS MANY SECTIONS. FROM A Cm loin .Iminnmo Wat Troo, tlio rrijlt of Wlilih YloliU n Vrcetiililo Wax Clonrly llrnrintillnit Iho l'loilnrt of tlio Honcj- Hop, Tho JnpnueM) wax troo, IlliHtinted In tlio ac company lug cut, It found In Jnpaii,Chliia and throughout tho I'att Indies generally. It lie loitgi to tho rims or iiunnch family, and hns tho sjioclflo iinmo Hucccdnnen. Ill tho .In pan language It ii railed I in re. tiik japankhic wax Titr.v:. Thotivo,beglnstobenr fruit when llvo or six years old nnd lucrcaseu its product every year, until nt fifty yrarn n single tree will produce UJO iotiiidj of berries, from which about Mivcnty pounds of wax can bo ol tallied. This wax, mys Nature, Is formed in tlio middle of tho berry, between tho need nnd tho skin, llko tho pulp of a grnpo. It I extruded by boiling tho licrrlci In water, and allowing It to cool, when tho wax nepar ates out iu n solid enke. This vegetnblo wax closely resembles the product of tho hoitoy beo. It Is readily Monclied, li not greasy to tho touch, hns tho high specific gravity of 0.07 and melts nt ttfdegs. V.n llttlo lower than beeswax. which melts at I-fJdcgs. It is largely used by the Chinese inthnmauufactnrBof rnndles, which) are composed either entirely of wax, or mixed wltb tallow or other fats. Tho principal port of exjiort l the-city of Osaka, from wheuce. In rsToy nearly two million IKMinds of tho wax, worth abont fifteen cents a pounds were-shipped to-London. A treo of this same- family, the- Rhus rcnl clfenv (Japanese ourouchi),. also grows in Japum and produces the' resin or gam tssed In tho manufacture of the famous' htctper waro. In this country tho uso of sunmclj in tanning Is wclH kaowir,. andi notwithstanding thoso "black. sheeri" thopolaondvy and dog wood, tho Rhus-family must bo considered as very useful and! vnluablo members of the vegetablo klngdomi III' tho- cut aro repre sented tho donor, leaf and1 fruit of the-IQu succcdanon-,.or Jopam wax, tree. AMinciuii nuiiii-s. Mineralogists and. oounoissours hnvo- t late boon considerably Interested over tho- excellent Imltntions of rabies wrought by modern science. Numerous analyses, says Jewelers' Circular, show that theso artificial! rubles did not retain n traco of bsryto, nndi that thoy wero 'formed by puronlumlnlumi colored by traces of chrome, Tho crystals nro regular and of ndhmantino luster. They aro of perfect transparency, ns hanbos nat ural rubles nnd 'cut topaz. Llkothe natural) rubles, thoy turn black-on being heated, .but resume their color after getting coldingaiu Having thus produced' by synthesis rhoinbo hedrnl crystals of rubles-wltliall tho physlcall nnd chemical properties of tho most beautiful! natural rubles, and forming thorn Indium trlx which may lie compared to that inclos luir tho natural mineral, Frcuiy and Vbr- nucil Itollovo thoy hnvo definitely settledl tho question of tlio origin of rubles. SO' fnr tho exnorlmcnts bare becu madowitlii GO) grams of material only, ami tho crystals havo- therefore been comparatively small, notfoxt- ccedlnc 0.03 of nmlneh In diameter, liio authors, howevcrr proposo to continue thelrr experiments on n larger scale, aud cxpoct.toi bo able to mako rublesof largo dlmertslims. A I'neumntl AinusaniouU Numbered with other pncuinatlo omuw mentB Is tho trick of putting a lighted tcnndlo underwater. This. Is. not only an amusing: enterralnmont for the. parlor, but nu In structlvoono to-tha younger members of. m fnmllv.. Procure a good i sized! cork, or' bung; upom this plncoabmnll lighted tnpert then sot ltr ntlont iu n pall of wnter. Iiow, wiiu a sicauy hand, invert n. large drinking glass over tho light, nml push it carefully down Into. tho water. Tho alass bolnir full of air prevente' tho wnter entering It. You may thus sea thoi candloburn under' writer, nnd.briug It up again to tho surface, still alight. This ex periment, simple as Itils, torrcs to.elucldatsv that tiscful contrlvauco calletl tho diving; bolUbolug perfonnetlpn thij-sanw principle Jk LlQHTtD CAXOI-K VNDCIt WATER. Tlio largest drluklng glass holds but half a pint, so thnt your diving light soon goc3out tor tho want of nJr. As an average, a burn big candlo consumes as ruuch air as a man, and ho requires nearly n gallon of air every minute, so mat, nccoruing 10 tuo size oi mu glass over tho flame, you can calculate how many seconds It will remain alight; of; course, a largo flamo requires moro air than a small ono. For this and several other ox perlmcnts, a quart liell glnss Is very useful, but, being expensive, it is not fouud iu overy parlor laboratory, ouo Is, however, easily mado from a green glass plcklo bottlot get a glazier to cut oft the bottom, and you havo a bell glass that Chilton would not vojact. ) Foot trlmmlngi on eklrU aro bolng revived, and occasionally a slngh ftouuco of cowM erablo depth Is teen. f2j&r'$TSdL vfeA. ii vaS h0sSk4l W'frln ! I l& ibs t S9EM. THE UNEXPeCT Blia was tho reigning bellol " Htrnlghtwny la lovn 1 fell; 1'oU-ut bt-catnc the iell A Too plnlu for iiiniklng. Then for n time I n ooeit Tor her sweet favor sued, Till I'd tny courage screw e-t "V Up to tho "asking." ,, v ?J Out of the glnro and heat 'vfi' Whero to tho music's Ix-at Tllpned I Ihi untliltig fot Of Iho gay il nicer, (lotitly 1 Iml my fair Partner, so debonair, Told her tho wholo, and thrr Waited her answer. Bwect was tho flowers' perfume Wclnl tho cnshadonlng gloom; From tho gay, lighted room, Sweet strains caino faintly. Turning, she smiled and blushed, Murmured surprise, nnd (lushed, Then, In tho ullenco hushed, Answ ered tno quaintly. Doubtless i on think filio Raid, When sho had raised her head, That which nil loiersdreadt "3he'd bo my Blstcrl" Tliat's whero j ou'o mado a guess Wrong, as j on must confess; Tor sho Bald softly: "Yes I" Vest nnd I kissed lierl Frank Roo Ilatchelder In Life. Not Pamlllar with the Game. Citizen Do you know anything about baseball I Stranger No, sir, I do not At least, so my friends say. Citizen Thon you don't tako nny Interest In tho national garnet Stranger A llttlo. I'm manager of a club. Wow York 8un, Tlioughtful of Others. Tramp Can you give me a place to sleep, rn'amf Woman Yon can sleep In tho bam If you like. Trump Couldn't yon glvo mo a bed In tho bwtisel I'm a heavy sleeper myself, ma'am, awl 1 wouldn't feel right If I sboald keep you wiwtlflg for breakfast. Tbo Epoch. Where II Is 8tored. "fa there any soch thing as law In this country i should like to knowP sold an Irate Individual as ho rushed into tlio prosecuting nttornVa office. " Yesy of course thera fa," was tho reply. "Whereaboutsr "Just gtanco tbrowgh that copy of tho Re vised Strttntcs over thera." Mcrebant Trnv elbr. Cain Arlr. ElirnEcd' ITuslmnd Maria, 1 can endure this existence no longer. 1 nn getug to blow my brains-out t Wife- (calmly) Don't nttenrpt It, John. Youihave-ueverhnd any success-in firing nt 8mnllibu-getCtjiago Tribunes A TittIIII Threat; "Them you absolntaly nef uao- to marry mol" said lie: "IidOi" wan- tlw young lndy fll-iri reply. "Havo- n cam MN Knjonpilr said tho young-trill, wltUaidhtigerous- glitter In hU eye, "consider tho-matter well'. 1 am tho 'publlshor of an ellto directory that is almost ready, far the ptrsis." cuioagp.j.noune, A Tortiftlile- bistsnrntati. AiNbw York man owns ai piano, which cost $16,006: It Is- not stated whah makes it bo yaluabloi butt proliably lb ivifithes to give forthia, Boumliwhen struck, lioforo 7 a. m. or nftenil' p. m,, or when, tlio imlghlwrs noxt door havwi- tho- window opsu. Nonistown IlmldL Tnt Shirtless. Sirlm. Omnltm Cmnicllmnn ttravollug in Europe) Whnb's-thom blulTsf Native Those, sir, nno'ttlo Alps. "Ilumphi! Thoy neudi grading badly Otnaliot Wosld. Trouble In tho- WlJiboriiool. Vlkitor (to Mjs. McJIolllgen, bruised anil battered) You aro not looking very vwli thU morning, Mrs. McMolllgen. Mrs. McMoUlgen No, mum, nut niven rest yer sowl, mo leddy, wait till yo say Mw. Conn Kelly h tho shanty boyaut. JlgOs An I'xerllent Ilecomiiiinda)tiii,, "Could you direct mo to somo restaupiwitr "Yes, sir; go up tho street two blpcka and you'll find tbo best placo in town," "Best In town? Heally?" "Yes, sir. I board thoro myself." "Is that a recommendatlonr "I should say so. I'm tUi owner of tho es tablishment." Nebraska, Statu Journal. Ijulto ii lvrrorenctv Citizen (to smnll boy outsld tho Tolo grounds) Aro tho Wow Yorks. playing ball to-day, sonny? Bmall Hoy (wlU.erIngly) Nnw, dey nln't phiyln' ball; doy jest thlnU dey'ro plnyln' ball. Now Yort Bun. All Ilun IKivm. Smith Squlvens has broken himself oeu pletoly down. Brown Ah I how so? HmlUi-l'ractlcing on tho health Hf t TJo trolt Free I'resa. A Terrible Ulsonso. A boy of 13 years In Oil City, Pn., la n somnambulist, nnd his disease assumes tlio form of getting up lu the middloof tho niguA to play the piano. It Is undoubtedly worst com ou record, Lowoll Cltlwm,' s g TRAVEL VIA THE Ills (he only lino riiuulux directly llirotiica I'emerund Mull l.tilie City, cnrnule toSnn KrniH'lKooil'iil other Ciiliromla points an I Is kiitiwu us tho "Mcriilc blue" lo the I'm; I lie tontt. Tlio llurllngton Itoulc nun over Its own tt nek uvery ilny In the? ear. Complete trains of l'nll itimi l'nliu-o t'nrs au' Klegunt Day Conches betw een Denver and Chicago, Denver and Kan. City, Denver and Otnnha, Kansas City and Peoria, Kansas City and Chicago, Lincoln and Chicago, Lincoln nnd St. Louis, Lincoln and Peoria, Lincoln and Kan. City, Making direct connections In Union DpimHh lorull points Kvirlli. Kail, Houtli unil West. It Is tho I'lonc.'r Dining Cur Line between JllMtri rUcrnud Clileag. Meal only 75c. Tho llnrlliutiu lllutug Cms were built ex pro'lr for the service and ate iniiimgcil ev tlrelv In the Interest ormir palroni. ITfM THI'.dltOIlT LINK lIKTWliKN LyTNCOL,N AND OMAHA. Via tho Aslitaud Cut-orr. iiinXliig direct eon neclhin with trains riirHt.l'aul, .MIunnpoUi Chlcngdntnl nil points Knst and Northeast. 'Ihodhiirrnni'tortho l.lucolu-Chlcnvo sleep ers ln tti(iNiiiularniut arc nt CllvUlllee.cor U and 10th t-"., w linrc liorlhs miiy be secured at any time, A specially U made of Ocean Stentuslilp Tick ets, nnd pnrlleroiiteiiiphitluir n tilp to tl.f old countrj ordeHrlnKtoseiidflirthelrltleiiilishoulil not fall to oori'r'jxKid with tif Ourintesare th IowihI, nmlourracllltlei uue(imled, iihvm' repre sent eticliulld evei lliHtunmsliig the Atlantic. A. C.'.IKMKIt, Clly 1'ns". Aut., I.lurolti. V S. I'llANClH, O. W. HOI DltEOt:, (it n. Push, mill T'kt Agl., Oeneral M'gvr, Omnhii. Onului EBHNBIHEilE R37!M THE tlSHORE nTUND-OftEGOtrlJ The West Shore Is theonljr lllostratei rasgs sine published on tb's-Pkclno- cosst, and aside from Its excellent llMrary fostuna, Ittodjcct Is to convey InformsHoBVijybothi psnraati pencil, of the great resources off tril region aadtb progress of their development; Special lUustrsted I articles appear In eacti Issue ; also, serera! pages ott notes of the pro gress being made daiercry section. Oregon, Washington, Id&ho.'.MdnUnsi. Alaaltat iftab, California, ItrlUsh iCohnablai and tho Tkeldc Northwest In genenriuaro' IWng; Illustrated. Tbo subscription price Is only $.. Itlsaot only the cheapest lllastrsted magazine la tb United States, bnt contains' articles-and' en gravings ef great Interest to every resident of this region, which cansHt ts- foondi la any other publication. Subscribers for laffrtfcetro'm largo supple ment oi cry month. i Tkb-flrstone-is a beauti ful oleograph of tbd-" Ebtrsace to the Colum bia Itlver." printed llniddo ootortt and each, of the others represents 'some festuro of onr sublime scenery. Tho -sspl4mnts-are-alone-worth more than tbo -price of 'th' magazine. Try It for 18N8, and after rtadlng; send It to. your friends elsewhere. Tbuiwlll Obdilti boH sntextalnlng and lnstrudUs.' U-SAMtTEtl, PttWUbtn 171-173 Seooadfitti Poetised Oresoas TAKE THE lissom! FaxSsle Eafflway The Shortest, Quickesttand Beat Ron tee too Atchison, Leavenwortlfj,Kfflsas City; St. Louis, Cincimattj.WashingtoD, Baltimore, MbvW and BOBtom. RECLINING CMAIRS FKEE ON ALL TRAILS.. rr-S"or furtlier Informalieu Folders, cto.f eall onoraddreBS II. H. HANNA. City Ticket Auona, Cor. O r niblCtfiiBti. D UAIICOUK, Depot Ticket Agent. WONiDERFUL smccEss. KCONOHn IS AVKAL'jrtl. 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