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T1& UA1LV limit), ItAlMOuiii, MimAaiU, FltltUV, AiTtAUV 19, 17 J ' J USES OF A GLASS EYE. A MAN WHO EMPLOYED IT AS BUSINESS INVESTMENT. How a Successful Merchant Utilized tli I nn hiking Ktaro of IIU Artificial Optic llcmuritliiiiu Tricky Clrk C'atclilug a I'icUpM k-t ,'ovlnj it Iliiliy. There nre various U!n to which the glass pyo can lo put. It partially cures tho defects of inr-ifortnae, and makes a sightly optic out of an unsightly wound. It enables a prudent poivon ii No t hh-i-p with ono eye open. This has :il'.viy.s been rogard.d un u very merito rlom achievement. Tho muii who doe. this i-i alv.ay.i lm.ki-1 upon by Lis iicighlioi-s as "UP to Kll.lii'." A distinguished merchant in oonvor-Katiou with u ivj)ori r tlx- other day remarked cas ually that li" ouvd hi i snctt.-K.-l in busiiies.4 to a very singular oircuiiistaneo. "Ind. -I!" "Yw. You must kiiow I have a glass eye." "I never remarked it." "Ii'o, m,r are ii'iy of my ucfpininlaneca uw.mv it. It in a triumph of art hi its w:v. y h-opl'j iu lliu store haven't the re- iiiotcs! III.- ev lea of an tiling of t;:;i kind. Hut ves a useful purpos., nevertheh'ss. It -i ".in. i in!. in;; stare will V.llllg vvl It'll the truth out of 1! fraudulent clerk nothing clue Will. iij day," continued tho goutloiimu, "I bid reason to believe that a certain jH-rsoa in l iy :;; had got into tiiohy ways and was 'h-tratidiiig i:n-. I first r.i ranged my eyo i.t a tcrtahi aie.d" n:il walked over near tho Conai. r, protending to l examining a pile of joxis. The defective optic covered his sur rounding LI:' was waiting upon wimecustom era at the Sim.', and soo.i became noticcublf uneasy at '.if furtive ;laiv which encountered hi.; vi :; v. hi never ho raised thein. I s:xn tv:eoerod that ho was growing very nerv al.", :mi 1 1 i:iovel to another iIaco where my nngloof vising still apparently kept Mm in view. J5y this lime h- had boon under liro pi rh.iiis a I1. -If hour I :;aw that his nerves were i'- :iri'u'!y shahe:', and hi hands trembled i-i'dy 'e t!i 1 tip tho package:;. There v.a ; a whit : 1 !; upon hs faiti that denoted Iiim .:: :i;;i;Lio:-. I kept Liui under liro per il.!;!., a:i hour in nil, and then went to unother ia; t of tho building. a'jai: L".vDi:n fire. "Tli:' r.or.i d-.y t brought t!:o young man e'TT.i-.i u:i -.' r t':o .rllucii' 'f t'ae.c;!a:i5 eyo. 'j'i.;.: iiV.'.1' his ::."ii:'.t!'i.i vi-.ioly iiu.rca'd, and 1 j le.!M to v.c-'.r a hni-r.-ed and hunted look that mi l. r ordinary circumstance:; would have i!pj' -.led tj my sympathies. B::S I l:o'ifc l.iiu i:i vi -vv and w.i.-; resolved to !;.". tho c.i!t(M:ai! i thi-v,-..;'.: he I 'er s..iv.- i. thii ::t.t -..- I the cx:;-ri".iu .t. 11 tho end of ; the worst do:.i ralized v.ai ; life 'When he hail reached I into my private oDice, a.; 1 f;."in -t, t'f his 1 .mi: t.iii iy was vi ry p:.l" oiisiy. I liHi'; ;.,1:!:. eye so IliaS ii would meet 1 awaited tho interview. lie and hi.; h-iiil; trembled nerv-;i-.lat hi'u curiously tor a mo il i:ii'iired: meat i i a. " 'ilav yciii r.ot sonietain;; to tell mer '"lie?:!" iUsi 'ii ft.-r a l.ioiacut and then utam-iiK-rii; ly i i plisl: ' W hy, r.o si r ! IVlint should I toll you V " J'!et.::r:! to 3' our work, tl.o.).' Dut r.s ha tarn', d awaj- I reairir'.c'd to him. tmietly, 'I think you ha.l l.clier te'.l me-"' 'Thi s vi 1; :it !y broke, him up. II came "vie!; r.;sd s-.nk into a chair. Hi.; face was -alo r.i (Kat'a iu:d hi-; vyiti full of tears. 'Oh, Mr,' l: j crie 1, 'pra3' forcrivo me!' ami then it ail c:ime out. He hail been pilfering, but so inei-iou-iy that the thing might have es caped det.- tion for 3-03 rs. But the glass cy broke d'w.i all the barriers of his cunning, and lirotsg'ut him to lx.uk an i-rliaps nothing c!so could luivc done. There i ; something 0 mieau-ay in the steady, unwinking ghir ti a f,Ia;.': lye that few nerves can resist it. "Bat this is only ono instance oat of many. 1 ot the reputation among p-eople of seeing everything that was rroing 011. My brother merchant i ami trade rs gave up tid ing to ira-jxj-x- on a:e. They iercciveJ from tho steady lySti i 1 K'.y eye that I eaw through thejr mane ivei s, And dealt with me fairly, "There i ; another instance I jvill relate to j-ou, v. ht re it bei veil a C001 turn. One night in a crowded car a pickpocket w-as intlus trio;:sly but skillfullj' pursuing his calling. He glanced up and :xiw that ray eye was ii.;ed r.i-. ::i his proceedings. Of course I didn't .--.v Lis rol.lierie:-, bat he thought I ili i, und, j aing mo quicklj-, whi pored in my ear, pou'i peach!" ami fled from tho car. "I loo'.: in tho situation on tho instant, and, calling to my fellow passengers, gavo pursuit and ca; U:r-d tho thief. Vv'o found in his pos eeo.on a half dozen valuable purses end some itv.vlry. ! have rrrovvn so accustomed to the effect inr ula. -s i-v, mot luces tliat I am now con stant iv on tho lookout for tho iuiluenco it exert A bully at a ward mooting once under too!; to frighten mo by threatening demon? 6t rations, but I encountered his furious glance. wi:h x stead' an eye th.at ho becauw cc:no:-ali.:cd in turn nud humbly ologizel for his vulgarity and abuse. He had scared 111c nearly to death, for I am rather u frail man, bat my yla. eyo brought Lini to terms, o it dj r.earlj' every one with whom it conn-; in-contact." "I Mii;y;o, t'oon," suggested tho reporter, 'that -ou would idvise the use of glass cj'es by bu.-:r.ei men.'"' "Well, 1 hardly know," meditated tha merchant. "They nre certainly a great cou venienee. I'lsiblj- the advantages derived from them would not just if y a man in put ting out : natural ce for the sake of supply ing itJ pmce with an artificial one. But thp .-U'-?t:cu is ip-n to argument. Much can bo aid cn both id-.-s of it." "I t.appose, of rour.', 3"ou exclude women from the list of pTSor.j who wiiuld find tho glas.; eye of fupc-rior beneiit to the natural ouef "I am r.-t pnro cf that. Women see a great deal too much, and u the range of their vision cr.dhl be diminis-hid one-half it might be ;f Bcr ice to ti:e:n. "Vou soV coni inucil the merchant, grow ing philosophical, "I have thought a great deal of l::te a'.-out the 1 practicability of cre st ir.g a one lyod race. You see of late 3-ears the cxjicriinent of raiding hornle&s cattle has proved MKveful. Ill 3 hIIoss oraugo has tl. o I cc:i grown. V"h- not a cm' yed race? Think -f tho matter M i iouslj'. It is worthy of aii ;tio;i." And adjusting his artificial rpiie he tin i'.cd r.v.iiy for a fctroll among his clerks A !t a Callforniaa. Mxkinq; Dimes from Three Cent Fieco. . A detective at Columbus, O., recent- came into 1 emission of several three cent pieces which hail been passed as ten cent pieces. The modus operandi of making seven cents on each riccc is to place a dime on each side cf a three cent piece and b3' squeezing them in a vise, flatten the three cent piece and leave a dun outline of the dime on either side. The coin, after the defacement, very much resembles a ten cent piece w hich Ua seen considerable service, Chicago Times. In arithmetic & "minus" and a "plus" to gether have no effect, but in electricity when they get together they make the fur fijr. 1 6RIILIANTS. A litter thing it: T" loso at onco the lover unci i'..o love; For dirlio reerivrth not may yet keep life la the spirit with U.tow&l. Jean Inelow. But turn, inysoul, and Learn thou the beauty of otiiiiicieiit eure! Ba t-troux in fuitli, bid anxious tlioiii;liU lio 8tiB; rkek for tho K'xxl. and eheriMh it; the til OppotH., or b"ur with a subiuiniive will. Wordsworth. MEN WHO FIX THE WIRES. Work nml I(ardsliipi of Telejirn jililc Line men Much Toil und I. Idle iay. There uro eniployd in this country nearlj Ti.tJOO telegraph and telephone linemen. They tiro ull cxjiert men in their business, uml, whilo tho work is extremely hard, they uro fairly well paid. Their work is ix.-culiar. If a, break o;ct:ri in a wire they have to start out, find it and rejiair it. By instruments now in use it is possible to tell pretty nearly where the trouble is, but it requires even then a man with a quick e3-e and a long exjierienco to find it out without the wasting of much val uable time. This is particularly so in u big city, where sometimes as high us 100 wires are strung on ono jiole. Homo of these men uro able to pick outu t'Vtain wire and follow it for almost any distance, though it may be ono of a dozen 011 the pole. Tho men begin work as groundmon or as sistants. Thev carry tho wire and attend to tho work on the ground, whilo tho regular linemen climb tho iolos and attend to tho re pairs. Gradually the grounduian learns to climb with spikes and to keep his head clear at groat heights. 1 hen he is given some un iniHrtant work to do aloft until ho gradually becomes expert enough to do any kind of work. Tho lineman has to do his work at al times of the day and night, and in all kinds of weather. In fact his hardest work is gen erally in the coldest and most disagreeable weather, for it is then that tho worst dam age is done to t'no wires. In the winter timo he lias to climb jioles covered with iee, and handle the wires when every touch is liable to take the skin off his hands. In the city w hen a big snow storm occurs there are bound to lw a tnvat number of wires broken or grounded. Thev have to be fixed at once, and the whole forco is sent out, working niirht and dav. Out in the home of the blizzard, the great northwest, tho linemen havo a particularly hard time. It is so cold Micro sometimes that they find it impossible to work more lha:i half an hour or so at a timo on the top of n telegraph iole. When tho blizzard is a par ticularly hard ono it is frequently necessary to have gangs from all tho surrounding country following tho track of the storm, so that no time may Ik; lost in getting tho wires into working order again. New York Tress. How Gamblers Itead Cards. We do it in the same way that the blind man reads by tho sense of fooling. But be fore wc can read these cards they must bo put in shape. This is done with a ring which is worn on tho most convenient finger. On the inside of the ring I mean tho part under the finger is a little steel spur not sharp enough to penetrato tho cards and mako a hole which would be detected, but a slight in dentation, resembling a pimple, on the back of tho card, but so small that with close ob servation it would uot Iks noticed. This wo cannot see, but wo can feel it, and the loca tion is the cipher to tho denomination of tho card. Of course, we havo to see and handlo the canls before they can bo "marked," but as wo can handle from live to ten cards each deal, it does uot take long to have ull tho im portant cards punctured. Reading cards marked in this w ay Is easy to me. I havo one S3slem as to tho location of marks, and it i3 just as simple as telling tho time by the location of the hands cf a clock in the cbsenca of the regular dial figures. Sharp plaj'crs make their punctures so slight that they cannot bo detected by the ordinary sense of feeling. The reading i.i then douo with tho ball of tho thumb, from which the outer cuticle Las been removed by acid. Tho nether skin is very tender and readily responds when it come. i:i contact with tho "mark." Greeks of this class can bo detected by watching tho thumb of the right hand in dealing, If it has a sliding motion up and down tho cards then j'ou can bet two to one that tho dealer has got a book for the blind to read. Chicago Herald. "Women Crazy About Stenography. "How many stenographers do 3-ou suppose there are in Chicago?'' was the inquiry of an cmplo3'inent ngeiiov- man the other da3'. Tho Stroller would not hazard a guess. "About 5,000, as near as I can mako out," said my in terrogator. He explained further that their wages averaged from $10 to $15 a week, r. few of the most competent getting 11101 o than the latter figure, aud a great inairy re ceiving less than $10. They arc mostly women, and there is an army of them con stantly in search of places. Tho hours are not hard, usually ranging from S or .i in tho morning to 5 or 0 in tho afternoon, with nearly an Lour at noon for lunch, liut tho work i.; very confining. "The business is entirely overdone," said my informant. "It has becomo a sort of mania with girls, and they are going into ic i;i each numbers that tho suppl3' is already entirely out of proiwrtion to the demand, If I had the education of a j'oung girl in charge I would strongly dissuade her from learning steaographv'. In addition to the overcrowded state of the profession, Edison's new phono graph will entirely dispense with the neces sit3' of stenographer.-, if it will do all that i.j claimed for it, 21 advice to girls, who, want to fit themselves to earn a living is to try something else than stenographv." Chicago Journal. The Mixer of Drinks, This is a busy ago and a busy country, and people do not want to bo given unnecessary trouble through th3 stumdity of the miscp of their drinks. Just in the middle of a good story, or just as the point of an anecdote has been arrived at, the stupid bartender gets tho orders mixed and is compelled to ask every body- again or serve 3-ou something 3'ou never thought of ordering. He interrupts the com- iwny without compunction of conscience, and the company and story are utterly broken up and knocked end viso. fiVbwwncs unduly familiar, but nevertheless never fails to for get the sort of drink 3'ou like, never remenir bers 3-our name, gives 3011 vichy instead pf seltzer to mix with 3"Qnr liquor, and 111 dozen other wa3"s makes 3'ou wish he was a : 1,000 miles away or else understood his bust ness. Globe-Democrat. Kept Iluy Explaining. A Philadelphia club of lawyers has called itself the Burlaw, and since it became fam ous and moved into a fine new club house in a rashionable iart of the cit3', tho members are kept bus3' explaining that burlaw was ft sort of Scottish common Lwy whereby dis putes between neighbors were settled at an assemblage of the people without tho delay aud exiieuse of litigation. New York Sun. Fifteen 3"oung Moors from Morocco have gone to Italy to study in the military col-U?i;ea. HIS OWN STAR. Man Is his own star, aud the soul that can Render an boncKt and a perfect man Command!" all liylit, ull intlueuee, all fate, Kothing to him fnlls early, or too late. , Our acts our aii'ls un, or Rood or ill. Our fatal shadows that walk by us still. John Fl:leher. CAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE. Advice a to What You Khouhl Not I'o. Valuable III11I-1. The leading insurance eompaniis f.f Now York have published the following practi cable and intelligible cautions n gainst lire: Don't allow stove.; or heaters on 3' our premises which aro not secure' set on stone, cemented brick or metal, and be sure that all woodwork near tho btoves or pi-iea is care fully protected with metal. Don't alkw ati3' loose jointed gas brackets on your premises, which conM ixj swung against woodwork, or cny gas brackets wiih out wire screens or gloljcs, if hav, straw. light materials or window curtains are near them. Don't allow the electric lights or wires on 3'our premises which are not proierly pro tected. Don't allow steam pipes to le in contact with wood or inflammable material. Don't allow any kerosene oil lamps to lo filled after dark. Filling lamps near a liro is dangerous. Don't forget to keep tho lamps filled and wicks in good oivr. When the oil is low it generates gas, wLfeh is liable to er-plodc. Don't allow loi-cine, gasoline, naphtna or explosives in ytr place. Your insuranco policy prohibit IV Don't allow trrtntolio put in a wooden box or barrel iu ytr building. Ahvaj's havo an iron ash can. Don't allow arf.' oily wasto or rags to be thrown on tho floor, but only in a metal can, with cover, and htvothem taken out of the building every 1 0Jl. t; they aro :'ii"-ig;i:tiii;;. Don't allow any greasy or oily rags .r papers to bo mixt4 up with clean clippings, or a larger amount of clippings to remain in your place (cvau i'l c lean ui:d in bales) than is absolutely unavoidable. Don't allow sawdust to bo m-ed 0:1 floors cr in spittoons. It causes many lires, ignited by cigar stumps or cigarettes. Don't allow sawdust to be used for catch ing oil drippings from machines or t-Ie ator gearing. Sand is sao. Don't allow matches to bo kept loose, or in paper boxes, but o:iy in metal or earthen safes. Thosa lighting only on tho box av safest. Don't allow smoking 0:1 your promises whero any combustible goods or materials are used. Don't fail to have 3"our lire bucko1? filled, and test hoso and fire appliances from time to time. Don't allow j"our stairs or halhvaj's to be blocked un or used for storage, or rubbish, ha3', straw, etc., to accumulate or remain on 3'our premises. Don't fail to havo all elevators or hoist- ways provided with good trap doors or hatches, and havo theso shut at night. Dou't forget to cloo your iron sautters c night. Don't forget that neglect and carol ossncs.- are tno causa of more lires man ail oitict things, and enforco rules to guard against them. An Tnehlcut in Colli Harbor. I want to invoko j-our muse again not to do aii3-thing, for thoughts such as 3'ours and tho thrill and ring of such poetry cannot be evoked. But I glva 3-ou a fact and a sug gestion. At the battle of Cold Ilarlxir, June 2J, 1302, Gen. Jackson ordered me to t:il:e thr First 2J.ar3'kmd in, anil without any denniti orders where to go, I asked him which way I should move when I had broken their line. Ho said, ''That way," swinging his right arm at full length from him. Tho direction I afterward found was behind JlcCleruaud's left Anyhow, I pushed forward toward tne plaeo where there was the hottest of the fir ing and pressed right into the smoke. I found a Federal six gun battery about 1,000 yards in front and a Federal line o? battle in front of tho battery in a roadway cut into the ground, which afforded them perfect protection. Tho lire every instant was heavy, more trying. Oa my right th troops came tearing back in the smoke ami gloaming (it was just about sundown) ; 01. my left the lino lay on the ground and bega:. Cring. My own line liegan to tremble, the men to stumble and catch their toes in th' ground, aud in a moment they would Lavt broken shot and shell screaming over them and musket balls knocking a man put every minute. I sprang out iu front of the lino, gave tho order, '.'Haiti Attention! On tin center dress," 'and then put them through tho manual of arms. It was such a 1 cHel that they cheered, and at the order rushed forward at a "right shoulder shilt ants," and went over the Federal line and battery without Cring a thot. Gen. Bradley T. John son's Letter to Col. James It. Randall. Strategy of Coiiipcser. Tho re:iuWTiM-.t composer Brahms finds it impossible to work except amid absolutely quiet surroundings. He cannot endure the leatit noise either above, under or at the sides of the room in which ho studies. In order to tir-sare himself of tho stillne-is of a lodging it is his custom on his tours to catechise the porlicr of tho housa in which ho thiiik3 oi taking up his abode. As ifc is not much use to inquire in plain terms whether tho house ij perfectly quiet, Brahms resoles to a piece of strateg", tho character of which is shown i.i the following dialojuei llerr Brahms to tho porter: "You nui.t know that I am c. joviul covi of feilo'.r and like pl.-nty cf mu sic. Tell me, now, is there any playing or skighvg iu this Louse;" Tho poiiier to Brahms: "Lotq of it, I nrsnre you. Thjre is a piano in the room on this side, and another 0:1 that side, end the lad;.' .mderneatii is sing iag all d:iy long and half of the night.'' Brahms to tha portioy , v.j am so glad you kivc told me thu:: I must call again." Bur tht; maestro forgets to pa3' his second vi:-it. Pall Hall Gazette. How P.enienji i'sod to Travcd. Remeuyl, the violinist, v.a-j an nmnr.ins man, but something of a poseur at the r.im time. In traveling from place to placj o Lis concert fours, while sitting in a car read ing a newspaiier, he would huld a "dummy" violin tucked under his chin. As "..is eyes ab Borbed the newo his agile fingers ttm up and down the strings. The passengers would stare, but he appeared to bo heedless of their curious gazy. He always said in reply to any questions on the subject, that he was. keeping his hand in practice; but the niemliers of Lii eompany thought that ho did it more as an advertisement than anything else, for every -bod3' said, "Who is the iNy little follow with the fiddle'1 and there was always some one to reply, "Oh, that's Ilemenj'i.1' Chicago Herald. Tho bu3'er of a large Cincinnati tobaecc house, who is paid f 10,000 a 3"ear to knov good tobacco when he sees it, neither smoker nor chews. Bof fear an' kir.'ness is love. Kiivuess L- love fur udder folks; fear is love fur yerso f I Arkaiisaw Tiuveler. TH STONE CUTTER. We hammer, hammer, liwniuer, on aud on, Lay out, luy Pi, throcgliout tho year In blazing beat an-1 ttMiipcstH drcur; Ood's house we slow ly heave uv. jrd rear We'll never s;e it douel 1 V'e hammer, hammer, hntniner, might n;id mtfa The k;i:i toriai nts, the r.-tin drops prick, ur eyes ro-1 dim I . ilb dust so t!iii !;; Our name in tlust. too, fad.-tli quick .'o (.dory and no fain : v,",; ham:. f,.nu:iit r. 1 ainmcr ever oa. Z5 lil. ssl 1 .:o 1 011 i Ii-uvt n's throne, ll.K.t Ihoii tune care of every stone, And leivc the foilin g x -or alone. Whom n1 one loui.x ucoti! Cirm ri tyiva iu The Independent. A HIGH FRICED VOLUME. How i'.il uiii I'orrest Secured 11 Copy of tho lt.:! I..litio:l of SbaKe-j-ar. "A notice which 1 saw the other day, that .Messrs. l-'nnk Jc Wauiinll ; are about ltiblishiug a fac simile edition of the lo'.'d j folio edition of Shakespeare, reminds i.ie of how Ildwin Forrest boutrht his KIJ.'J cojiv of Shakespeare,1' said a Philadelphia gentleman at the I loll'inan house one evening. "I was connected with the auc tion house of M. Thomas ic. Sons, in Phil adelphia, fpr ti iiiimber of 3-i-ars, and Fur rest used to come in the store a great deal and patronize the book sales, lie seldom did any bidding himself, but used to tell Mr. .leanings, of the firm, and a life long friend of the actor's, to buy certain books for him. He never left any limit to his bids, but always said .simply 'buy them.1 If the auctioneer thought a book was bringing inttch more than its value, ami in Mr. Forrest's interests lot it go, the big actor would storm and rave the ne.t time he came in, and declare that he would never buy smother book in the place if his orders were not carried nut to the letter. "But v.hnr ! : ' r' 1 ' about the famous old ib'.'d edition 01 Shakespeare. You know there are onlj a few copies iu the world, and they are of great value, of course. Well, we had ;i copy for sale' one day, mid it was so well advertised, not only in this country, but elsewhere, that agents from libraries in Knglnud and other countries crossed the ocean to buy it. The da 3 before the sale I'l-rrest waiked into the store and f-aid to .Mr. .Jennings: 'I want that Sh;jkespe:uv. B:iy i:.' " 'I low high will you go?' asked Mr. Jennings. 'How high? I don't know- and I don't car'-. Buy it. I want it.' "Then 1'niTc: I stalked out without ray ing smother word. The next (lay, v. '.k n the big folio w:;s put up f sale, there wf.s some lively Idddii The start ing litn::n, and it price was ft 10') hy an Engl was not Ion c bof i"e ifc re:; net hiii). " 'Seven hundred and I'Sty dollars" "t-I;!-d shouted the E:v-''ki.--limun who k:u'. rtr.rk-l tho hook at 0 lhd. " 'And y'u) 1 have s dread j-,' said tha auctioneer, with a smile. " 'Who did 30 1 1 get the bid from? 1 d-yn't see 1:113' one else bidding now," said the Englishman. " 'A e;e:itk-m in left the bid with me.1 " 'Who was itr " 'Xed Forrest.' " 'Thiit settles it,' said the bidder. 'If Forre.-.t wants that book there in no use bidding ngainst him. He'd give ."?"), 00 ) for it rather than not get it. I'm through bidding.' 'The auctioneer tried to get another 'jid, but without success, and at last his hammer fell and the Shakespeare belonged to Forrest. The actor was delighted ihe next d.13- with his prize. lie took it to his mansion on North Broad street nud hud a glus-scise made for it. It was placed in this case open at the title page and no one was allowed to touch it. Forrest hud a fac-sitnile copy which he read. He gave orders 'that if ever his house should get on lire the Ci2-i Shakespeare was to !xt the lirst thing saved. He had a magnifi cent Shakespearean library, but the big folio he considered was worth more t.ian nil the rest put together. A euriou: tiiing happened after Forrest died. A defective tlue caused a little lire in his library, and about tho only thing of value that was burned was that very KiC 5 edi tion that he prized so liighlj.'1 New York Evening Sim. Ttio Always Ilnngry Coroan. A Corean is always ready to eat; he jt taclis whatever he meets with, and rarely sa"s "enough." Even between pieais he will help hiiiif-C'lJ Im any edible that is oiTcred. rl-l'o ordinarj' portion of n laborer is about quart of rice, which, when cooked, makes a good Itt. This, how ever, is 110 serious hindrance U hib devour ing double or treble tho yuautitj' when he can get it, Eating matches are comraon. Yliln an ox is slaughtered mid the beef Is served up, ji heaping bowl of tho steainintr me-u iloes not Jilarm any guest. J)og meat is a common article of food, and the ca.v.I::-. sirloins, served up in great 'renchers. are laid before the guests, each one having Iris own smail table to himself. When fruits, such as peaches and small melon.;, are served, they are devoured without peeling. Tweut3' or thirt3' peai-hes i.i con sidered an ordinary- allowance, which ru; idly distippe.1!'.-. Such a prodignlity in victuals is, how ever, not common, and for one feast theve are many fastings. The C'oreaus art) neither fastidious in their eating, i;or painstakiug iu their cooking. Nothing coes to v,-abte. Ali is ?:rist that con;-i i the mill in their mouths. Youlhs Com panion. Anareliy in Tartie-.. It iinvmarked that Mussiiksifctipil'r.'Jms returning to t'onstnu-ivoide. ivc.i ?.k-i-ca bring with hri: idave-i (f l.-oth re::c.-, procured by them nt the request cf friends! The mini .try of police, lmtwithstandimr the prohioiiion by the f-ulra;:. feign ; ignor.mce nud trdeir'es th!.; illicit t "v. he. ny t.ie :;ki i t pilgrims the reg-dai ilav-: tra k is c-r.rr:,- on their m-b.uous busin.s--I It i.3 believed, th.iv thh? ccaivctdeni jirrtv.'. of pilgrimage to hoI- pl.tces is larg- Iv sorted t for the promotion of tjave deal- mg p-arpo.es, wii!( 1 iactieal imjm Tn:3 i -i o:iv ariother a.Tnon the numb', r- les.i signs of tho anarchy which is rapidly gaining ground in the country. Iu tho interior there never have been se.cii n want t-f auth'-rity. such lawlessness and ffl'.-h wretchedness among the porver classes. It i.-; not onlj' the populati-eii, however, which defies the governors und illleluls, but tho olTicial3 themsvl ves evince a contemn: f.ous disregard of the central authorit y, bTdng well aware of the condi tion of tilings in high places at Star.il-ou'i. Constantinople Cor. Eondon Times. Velocity ;f !Vet-orri. Tl:e iug:-;h;r fact hi demonstrated that, While 1 he mo d rapid cannon shots scarcely attain .1 -el0eit3- of tjOO meters a second over l,."i00 miles per hour meteorites .-.re known to pent! rate the air with a, velocity of 40,003 or even 'C,0:)0 meters ior scc--ond, .1 velocity which raises the air ut mice to u temperature of 4-,C0 J clegs, t j G,0J degs. c.cntigradi!. liostou Tnyi-siript. Is en joy in, g- a TP JB1DITI Will I10 one diii iiiLT wliicli t!:c .-n 1 j t - t" iKitioiml int ic.-r mul iiii;.Ti iiht will struiily ngi tnlt-il :'.i:l ll.f lcli.;i A' :i rivilent will t;ikf jil;;ci'. '1 1: pcujil'i d' Cttss (.'ottiity who woiilil lil t- to li-ani f Political, Commercial and Social Transactions of this your ami wouM n; :.ci: with n', times :- 1 1 1 1 1 i 101: aily o-r Weekly Herald. Now while wo liavn the sul.ject hclui-c (lie jeople we will venture to sjieak o! our II L I mm y oil Y hied h lirst-elas in till respects :iml fr. in wliieh our job jd'iuters sire tiirniiio; lit much atifactorv work. FLATTS MOUTH, nth Hera oom in both, its 1 ithmi: tiii:- cm NEBRASKA. 3D W1IELY O'N HL 7