TOPICS OF THE TI3IES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER
ESTING ITEMS.
roaann sad Cntlrtrnm ta4 I pom th
Hlpauae af taa Uay-MJsiartcal and
a Koirs-
I France is not content with one
miscreant to punish she is welcome
to the use of Johann Jdost
Ftah is welcome to corue in, but
the penerdl understanding i
poivzaniy shall be left behind
tbat
Like a strong swimmer whose
picket are tilled with gold, we soqj-tiaie-
perish frog; the vety excess of
our riches.
If time is monev. wbr can't a man
pay h a barber with the time he
spends naitlng for his turn? asks the
Philadelphia liecord.
A Washington man has invented
a new talking machine. There is do
necesstiy for such an invention in
Washington.
Thekk is one good thins about the
man with a trouble In his mind. He
doesn't break Into your oil.ce with
whistle or so eg.
Nothing Is easier than fault-finding.
o talent, no self-denial, no
character, is required to set up in
the grumbling business.
Henry Wakd Beec her once said
that society owe to the horse a depth
of grat tude a thousand times greater
than It does to thousands of men who
abuse biro.
The chief results of th Brazilian
revolution up to date seem to have
been the sinking ot several fine war
ships, and causing the Government a
coIoal loss in money.
A chicke with four legs and three
winga was recently batched out in
Georgia. "o doubt there will be a
great struggle among hotel-keepers
to secure tbi -rl e.
While you a e sleeping as well as
"when at work your advertisement is
doing good service. Xt lo the silent
salesman and one that does not an
tiur oi e while it persuades.
A Co-.ouado real-estate boomer
baa been FUbdividing mountain to is
-and ael ing them to con ding pur
chasers probably under the plea that
"they come high, but you must have
'em"
Thk; New York Herald thinks the
cholera scare two yearsao Wasa gojd
thing for that city, as t taught tbe
authorities the necessity of increas
ing T.gilaoce to keep out deadly epi
demics. CiRBETr snys that he is a gentle
man, ad Leuidon stems to have
taken him at his word. If Corltt
can conceal a not unnatural surprise
at this credulity he will , robabiy en
joy his trip abroad.
TftE itatement from Fo ith f akota
tbat you tan raise anything there and
make it jay is I urne out i.y the fact
that a man receniJy ral-ed an tl8
draft to si, -no the other day in
Huron and got it tashed, too.
A PiTTPBUKon man says be has
discovered a process by wh.cb he cao
make gold fo a ton. Now if it
were coal tnat be prouo-es to manu
facture cheap, he might be looked on
as a public benefactor, in lime.
Te bumped hack bicycle rider !s
meeting wi.h ridicule at ever turn
of tbe crank. There would be as
much aense in every pede-trian tog
ging himself out in a racing suit as
for every man that mounts a wheel
dou ling himself up like a
kcifa
Jack
I
A Kw TarlPty seems to have fieen
added to the domestic servant class.
"f BO" aown ",rl ,s -Mverwss-a ,
. t f j t s . .i ,
ior u rcijuireu iu i.ouooi:. roiu ine
wage- offered, it would appear that
be is to wait on the servants, and
ave them all tbe going up and down
taira the can.
"Pi k a your pants while you wait!"
ia a sign displayed by a boston ta lor.
It in presumed he has some sort or
retiring room for tbe gentlemen who
are walling for tbelr pants T ere
would 1 pressing needs for sui b a
mm if tbe pressing place is located
s gubllc thoroughfare.
Tbe awful dogs of war have broken
IMM Is Chicago and ht 1 ouis. They
an UM terriers of Ibe ( bieago Trl
tM asd of tbe St LoaU republic,
fMtpvctivs r and are fight ng o er the
tt'fetrlag (.ealloa: Did tbe Soutb
ri aXsiat br rtffbt to secede
fivataWUsMw? Tb latest ad Ices
rl Kh-taMWi art to tbw effect that
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' 'x - JZZ7Z, .AsVwT lther t kill fclaa
:otl erteiial er tue hiai lai rtarhip. so they
employe throuh the negligence of
tunther employe. A tra n dispatch r
had g ven a wrung order lor runomt
a freight train, in consequence of
which a roll W on oce irred. seriously
Injuring a flremau on the tra a Trie
railr ad company was held to le re-spon-ihle
for damage to tins injured
employe.
A mvkes of lan;e whoe-ale
h'Uses in New York we e sun r sed
Jle 1 hy hvinf thousands of circu
lars that they hud sent out returned
to tht iu iy trie postal authorities for '
irifurn lent po-tage. The circulars
wire all sst out with the envelope
unsealed and were t amtd with -cent
stamps. It appears, however,
that the humidity moistened the
mucilage on the la;s of the envel
opes, and that they had aled them
selves and become a flrst-class matter.
Gotham ha produced the most ap
preciative and gallant bus! and on
record. Another man was locked up
for annoying a married oruan with
unwelcome lovemaking, and the hus
band himself brought a substantial
nieal to his captive rival, alleging as
the reason fo- his remarkable charity
that hi wife was so lautirul he did
not vlame other men for falling in
love with her, as they sluply could
not help it i-o ardent an admirer of
wifely cba-rns and one so pitiful of
their victims ou.'ht to be carefully
pre erved among the Male treasures.
Y-iuno Kai'-kr Wmhelm has
worked bimseir into a terrible slate
of mind against the realm over which
h s grandma rules and 1-oldly an
nounces that henceforth, like the
great councillor whom he has . nee
more taken into bis afTectlins. be
means to fight very shy of everything
Fnglish. including alliances, no
doubt This is probibly a way of
announcing that Germany int-n Is to
keep a free hand In the Alrican busi
ness and not to pull any chestnuts
out of the fire for Mr. Lull, who has
pronounced obje tions to burning h s
own paws.
Is searching for a bullet that has
bidden Itself jn the intenorof a man,
the doctor uses a fine piece ot wire,
which sometimes follows its coiir-e
and sometimes does not w th t be re-1
suit that as the operator has to de
pend entbely upon his sene of touch
he is often quite a long time liebire
he suc eeds. Thit" state o affairs is
to le improved I y a telephone, from
the re e ver of wbi b two wires ex
tend, one term nating in a metal
'UJis, and piaced n the patient's
mouth, and the other used to probe
tor the bui'.et Direetly the wire
touches the lead, the doefnr hears a
rasping ound in the receiver.
It is announced that the advo
cates of the faith cure monstro-ity
are arranging to ge it a tremendous
"booiD. " It is difficult 'lo tinder,
stand why the law does not strike at
this astonishing delusion with such
force that it will never make any
more victims. The craze s ems to
have taken firm root iu the soil of
"Sew Jersey. Out o" the ranks of
these rleluned persons a ertain num.
her of Victims will con es every )ear.
They will d e oecause they have not
rece ved the medicine and ihe advice j
which every human ling reiju les in
acute illness, is it not abuminai.le
that such a medieval absurdity should
not be brought j roperly un ler the
law, so tbat the annual sacrifices
n.ay be checked?
Thk English village echool-tcacber
has a balder lime of it than the
Amcr can girl in a similar position.
Her salary never exceed-i three bun.
died d'.llars a year, and often aUiut
two hundred dollars, and for liii
stipend she is re jUred to teach an
ungraded school, and frequently to
keep the i-choolhoute and its sanitary
appointments ci an and In order, as
mM ,h. s.i... s:-.i i
an i play the organ for church serv.
k.es. Iler i e d of lal-or H often a
t
j,ar wh rh ia tji
dilapidated for its
origin il use, cold.
and iienetnited i y
ail the winds of Heaven. And tbe
young woman who is placed In the
humiliating po-itlcn is generally a
college graduate of cultivation and
refinement
rAnd
The fhamoun .'i nutuclj.
The famous tornstck wa discov
ered by cbai.ee. Accoing to tne
sio y told, the ground oh which the
ode was afterward discovered was
prospected by l omsiock, who 'located
a claim but n ade up bis mind that it
did not amount to much and so
abandoned It Miortly after this an
odd characler named Kinney wa
bunting io the ne ghborhood and shot
a deer. 'J he wounde i animal smug
gled off, and wh le scramh lug up ihe
side of a hill disbsiged some lose
stones, dlsclodng signs of tte pres
ence of gold. K' nner washed a little
of the aarlb in a i an . nd ut.i.n.
Ubed at tbe result tor from iba
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AGK1CULTUKALNLV.
A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR OUP
RURAL RcAOcHS.
H-w la Mk Itlint fr fl'aM at I -w
fnrrm - T Mn...U ia 4 ntral nf the
Lit ,. Mrkri T-.l for Axir.uic
fuuu-Umtiil Not.
Frepmr-n l"l.iw,. f..r .
In nn st cj-cs ericn e I, as
proven that picms, il si.iped'lo
loaikei in un gra e uei
prov.de i wmIi h .oJle. nod put upin
l.eat, prex-nla ie ha e, will bring
the rodncer a g'eaier per cm. of
p ont l ban it hip(ied in haif-lu-hel,
or bushel era es, or package. A
careiul cker can (ill the l-ask td
reit from tne tee; tui t lie usual
plan Is to p.ck into large reeepta
c es then, carefuilv so ting the
plums, u place ibetn in packages
leady for the market 'Jhi ire uent
handling remove a great deal of the
biooui from the f uiu which remoal
should lie avoided as mu, h a legi
ble, l.y the ue of a single tali e.
si.iiilar to the one shown in the en
Braving, iro the American Agricul
turist, plums :.d other similar fruiis
are easily noried. "The to.i o the ta
l le shuud not lie over three feet
1 Tig and two end one-hair feet wide.
The Side und i a if. r, r, r. may le
e ght tn bes w de at the laik, taper
ing lo three Inches In front: (he
front guards c c shoul I I e . ess thin
til ee lu bes hih, leaung a six-iucti
TALS FOB AHKOK11NO PLI MH.
Space Ijetween the Inner ends: the
slant. tig laiard g. is si , Inches w de
.'Jo operate it place ihe iruitcur.-iuiiy
u on ibe table, the sorter occupying
a cna r in inrnt I the tai.1-, with a
basket tin ln lap l.oib lian.is can
then I u-ed in r 'moving i tie leave.,
limbs damaged or linger eel iruli,
th owing the refu.-e into i akets tn,
m. iocaud Usm the. - nor, at a nn-Vi-nient
point, upon each side The
jeriect fruit, or tliat in ended fo
snipping, is rulled In jjont, und
pises over the incline, g, mio the
1 a,iiet-
J li'S tal.le nee I osl In t til-
tie, and may l made in as crude or
eiaiK.ra.e a io m as wi-lied In work
lug, the eluowi can rest m.on the
g.i .rds C ', which w.ll luake I lie
uiH-ration much easier. An oidmaiy
la i le can lie fill d w III ll.e-e si op e
ai, in. nice, and ui' kly removed ailer
tbe shipping season Is passed.
Afonut M'hrU t
Some won't mjw w heat aeaia The
gradual nin ink.ik.e in vau.e lioiu toe
year I W has in i e Ibe.n sick 'J hey
wil, have no mo, e of it Ten, twelve,
n i.d nileen busliels lo tbe acre at tne
th es, er, and iU to -iu c.-nn ai tbe
rail oid, are d uses' ol in slortuue
enough to siCKtn any man who -pends
a year in raising a crop, and ihe.i has
to pay deots with the j r. weds, i'.ut
I; -sre must giow wlieut and it aj
pears that those Who have adopted il
asoi.e of their crops, mu-i loiitiuue
lo do so. Is it not possili.e to raise
twei'ly bushels In pia e of teu. and
tlnrly in place of fi.teeii bushel''
Oood armers,y t Is, and ibat loo
at little mid t.i mil eense. 'lbs
has Ite.en sail before, but has. been
unheeded ty those lio, to day, row
such CIO H.
Jt. has I m; nine evident to thinking
men lh.il in repr ducing tlies.tiuu
seed on the same land we are prac
ticing a spec er of Inn. reeding and
all know, or otiyht to know that un
less in the bands of men of tne very
highest gen Us ibis is iiopiacLicui.lc
j ant' iiprofilahle. 1 (ir exami le: The
man who p. si ice i poor crop., as a
r. le is a poor farmer II. s wneal
weiiihs and inea-uie short Voud
a bitib clasn tanner buy his wheat for
6eed' If not can tne p oducera ord
to use il? 'i'his is the pronieib in a
nutshell. We. must .hen hate the
I est wheat lo I e hud or seed, and
toe Quest and the U-sl will osl but
a lri..iiig percentage over lb a I of Ihe
loor
(Jur land must le cultivated. Tbe
turning over the same soil (ruin year
to year s lo washt lu the same water.
Tne soil must po-sei the provender
the plant ads lor or the matter wii
starve. The seed lied must be on
dii oued lo the ni ce-it.ii-s of pla.it
growth and ilimate conditions or
tbe plant loo I al. early in tbe soil Is
uuava laii.e. Here we ha e the
ctu ini al ihe mechani al and ibe
digestive oudition alied for; and
wnen these and llie fliu-si seed thor
oughly cleaned and free of foie gn
aid in urious weed-sied are forth
eo.i.ing, we have done some what, at
all events, toward secur.ng a - op
that even al pr sent p I es will pay
a .rotlt volemau's l.ural Mold.
Hhna d KuJ r I. fa.
Kvery farmer should Orst arrange
for the ciimiorl and happiness of nis
family be ore he makes any eiforts
toward getiiog rich. He should
make it possible to have a finer table
tban any hotel In tbe c ty even If
It baa K reach rook. Some say they
baveo t time to tiotber Wltb a gar
den, but what are they living for?
V by put off the eo o ment of life to
some future tune tbftt we are not
WXI LHIU Will al II UUfllSB IIUW G1BI1
certain will ever come' Mow every
however bumble, can get
every mi eo oymeoii nai a winioa
sirs cat get He can raise just as
oe food as the mlllOM re iao eat
al e cal eaoy It just ae weil. le
eaa eiefcp iBst ae sou ly, ami books
aM M M eemp tbat he eaa
in ail tM mulWh5mi AM
each .f tolll
lai u.er e. uul a s
l-ti 11 eij ftio I 1 tn irud.-i
ai a stmt Mie cif to gi t 1 1 p !r t b 3
MM'Ol keuing t.., I. mi. cut iu tbi
Hilure that wecautiave rati tot?
'J' i t t l l lie lUiuirt ibab iuJ lui.l
Kiiiniie hi - joii i e-d.
A K'il ga.Ucii, e!l f t rrci
w ttiMi .nUmi.iiN, leiisiicts aL.aCa.ii
l . A tid i rcliar.l, w.tti fruits fo?
a I s'-a-i'iis.
. t ne it two Jerwy rows elrlcl'
:or h'HiH n-e.
. l'uuie- or the Imvs and g'r's.
u l lentv ( nA IkmiK auii lJiCTi
ti. .Mu ir.il liislr i men is
'. t Mi eituc.iii ii.il tacil:ts.
The . anut r w liu has a l.inu a d for
ani4 the even tun in ' 1 have
Lamed. . a u I llo'.u re (nr tie li . s nil
Hit- Uiillioiialie cm get tb.it make
lie en ma" e ;nnl crum it. wi h 3
luil lounUed 8uice.vi. e-U;i a 1 iow
man. MMopilf la Ms,,
Thebiglhieeo fourpackes fthe
I ni..o r link lards ChiC.ign ill Com
binatiou with itie raiiroa.is, have a
' compete iuoiiujsly oi tne lhc and
1 dres-ed meat s ppiv f the entire
j country 'J he oer of the ioun Iu -i
ton is oi'tame i, II st In toe cntral
1 luiinii of the transportat ion cvm pan
ties aud the delivery oi ail ibe U ext
ern taus into a smgie market
I 'lbese p.ickeis then dx up a ra.e wnli
I the railway managers for si-iut one
i and (ine-iluid fa e" or the round
trip, ihe gro s beef in and tne diev-d
U-eT ouu i y Ibis inea a tne local
country utcliers a e drhen u lof the
main I as puicuasers cire. t fiom llie
taru.eis And now toe inoi.oiioly is
in .t on to dictat" terms in t l.a
fa meis lor ttie pur tia-e of toe r live
snick, and t . sell it i ai.'A o tne con
s'jujcis, i riHiuriTs incluile .. at uch
pre es as tney ma.-demand. A II llie
principal c ties ,.nd towns and many
o. the sm.i'Ier ones are supoilc i by
diesxd is ef from Cbicagu, much of
wti.ch is returnee' over ilur s.nur! rail -
way lines which carried il to the
central u.aikelon ttie iioof. 'ibis is.
oi course, only a i-egiuuiug l what
Hie lanucrs may e pect if ti.e
strength of tins moimpoiy Is not
broken as us. i soiuie c m ml of tbo
live siork industry is btcoiu ng more
complete jear alter year. ,Loc
Grower.
I ! an I Kro't.
liecanse ho ey lees stint.', p'-npio
who dou t liK them and ate dis.ike 1
in ib in olien a iu-e tPem o. si.ndry
misdoings A inoiig t be-e il is claimed
lti.it U-es will oii etinn s HjUre npii
fruit. 'Jo (leleiiiiiue wbeibcr tin.
accusaton is de-ei ,ed o i oi an ei-pi-r
m nt was in d. A ijuaniiiy f
Uaiiing d hull was phnel on a taMu
in I nv ojien air and many U-es lrom
neiKhlsiring Pins were quickly in
truded lo it Ailer they bail gotten
lauly to w.irk Ui' il Die damaged
f Uit was removed and sound Iruit
put. iu lis pi. i e. in a lew minutes
ibe 'es bad all aii.iriitoned llie lab.e.
Aiosi of the damage charged lo bees
Is dene by buds, anis, waspR ami
hornets, but the honey liee is not tibio
10 in ore .sound iruit ilariioiU
'limes.
Kxprinirniii with Ccrn.
A sludy in corn-iirowini; at tho
Maryland .tat on iiad lliesc resulis:
"Tne )iel i of gra.o where the row i
were is leet in bes a part, and tbo
1 1 .nis I., ioci.es apart in the low,
was . 0 I u belN .io pounds per acre:
wb re ibe low w.-.e iei-t upart and
tne siaiks i inches in tbe low. it
a' 4j bu-be.s, .18 imuiid (. Tiie
stover on the nairow n.w.s was
pounds r aoie, o i tne wde it. wat
i, i - ponfias. w be ecuitivutiou did
note need a depihof j!t mcue-- the
)id per acre w.is 4 butie v 11
pounds o grain and 3, pouml-t of
stover, where llie dej.lh was . tn d
inches, it was ,i boslieis. s joun.ls
oi giaiu and . ,00o pounds btovtr."
Windm'll Irr tutlon.
A winami 1 will irrigate quite an
area of laud it arruuiii Uif-.i.U Lie
properly made for sto. nig an I ciis
ir.ouiiug the waier. A small pucii
of ground, lo wti.ch the riiu.stu.o
cao lie con li oiled, vv.l. y eid moio
than lb.ee limes t e a ea that is
suo,ecl lo dri.ui hi ;,ud other draw
iiacks. With Mioiough t.ie diainago
and proper la. lilies fur irrigation
the farmer w ili have comineui con
trol ot tne moisture required.
Fiirm Notia
It is predicted tbat ths pr'ce of
coiu win, lu a few yenr, average
luichcr than mat oi wtieai, ami that
as corn Is granuaily ((lining iuin use
lu i-.uiope, tbe demand will bo very
large.
I.alian les are said to more
eriergel'c iu resisting the attacks of
the i.eu in ii tn than aie the common
b.ack Lees, as a rule, moth invasion
means a weak, que. n.esa coiouy aud
ucgient
A ni.nKi: expre ses the opinion
that it Is often ine case mat tne
l.avor iu the lui.k which isai triouted
lo Ibe eating o. some kind of weed
in the pasture is really due to un
cieanl ness io some particular,
Oi'iositk- o:ea follow each other.
We used to plant our potato in
ridges. Iu the West ihey now make
ridges like those made for sweet po-taioe-,
and plant the tubers iu the
valleys Iietween. Tne re are im sun
burnt potables, and the cult valor
but luuii les ibe weeds down bill luto
the dliches. Ti.e Oner roots aie not
io tbe way of tbe plow.
Thk lule tbat a certain proportion
of food produces a given riuautity of
milk, butler, and meal Is only t un
wbeu all Ibe necessary onditlonare
Coup led with. If an animal Is ex-
pued to seveie weather the food will
be laaed to repair tbe Ium of warmth
or waate or tbe body. . Tbe food and
the iireed are aioie loipurtaat tbaa
all, buteterf condlMoa fur socoess
nuat be oosuplied with.
ati re wi'l ln ihe
i. n.iiic hat the
- ; NApoLEON AND MARIE LOUISE
i
Mlli-lh t.ln ma Amaing ln m nt
Hi latrr'lrw th lli Kniui-rar.
Menernich t!l a curioii- story
whit h reveais ' tne sirar ge self-d
tr t erf Naa.ii on at tune. Ti e
1 omit e ha.l n t the ; l n m.i le a
I 'r i nee w . scut to l'aris torep.i. t lo
Hi Austrian court ti.e man er in
h ch iane was rece ved at tbe
1 1 rench capital by thejeopie. iet-
leriiicil saYs
"i louiiil Najsileon w th the rim
press tonveisition turned ui
;.iiiiiuon laioti.pl s, when apoieoa
a id to me '1 w sh the F.mp e to
ijteak ooenly to ou and tell ou can
jidywh.it she thinks of her Hi
tmn. iiu are a fr end and she ouifht
1 1 have no se rets (rum you ' As be
t'lRi; uded this remark Napoleon
locked the door of the drawing
room, tu t tbe key in his pocket and
insappeared throug.i another do.r.
1 asked th Kmpie-i what ibis scene
meant She re pi ed by putting the
same ue-tion to me.
See ii g th tshe bad not been pre
pared l oreband by the r.mpeior, I
gue-sed that he wished lo enable me
to gather from the nmutb of the Km
p es herself some Idi-a-. Uon her do
mestic life, so that I might give a
(a orable report ti the Kmperor. her
.atb r. We lemuined lo ked ud to
gether for nearly an hour, when Na
po eon rei urned. laughing. Into the
ixiiiu 'Weil,' said he, 'have you had
a g.sid talk? id the i in press say
good oi I ad things alout u e' I)i.i
she laugh or cry.' 1 do not askou
for a report; those are se rets lietwi-en
y iu two and do not concern any th rd
cr-oii e.en when that th rd person
is the husband.'
Next day Napoleon 'ound an op
sirtuiniy of sieaKinrf to me.
What did the hnipress say to
you yesie dan he ask d
'" '"e ' 1 an-wered. 'that
'our mv rsatloti did not concern a
j ,,,ir(l tron- l'ermit i.e to keep it a
1 secret-
" 'J he Kinpress told you.'exclaimed
Nan. Icon, 'tnat she w.sbappvwtb
i Die thai she bad no oiup'aints
1 1" niake. Ibojetbatyouwilireie.it
, "i yur r.iuieror ami mat be wn.t
iielieve
you ratber ibau other peo-
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Th Lawyer's lee.
The e's nothing ni",in attout the
law)er w en li comes to raking in
Inn iees. Tne olne day well to-do
I etroit attorney ran sn.irt 0 and
went acruss tiie hall lo a broker's
o ce to iMirrow it
" e ' -.ie m) 1 11 to-morrow, ' hd
aid, "and M! give you my check for
it "
"''nier,'1 respond -d th : broker,
Jnulit u.il.', ' wn.iL 1 - your opinion as
t . my e.creeitig the ten aiaiu."
.ny iiro ess onal ofiin onV" in
iui ed the attorney, enlerltig into the
sp rit of ihe Joke.
'iCi"
"W II, I should sav it was a safe
loan and would recommend it"
ery gisid. heie's the money,"
and Ih : broker bauJed b iu a ten
dollar hi L
"Now g'-s me a check and I'll fill
It out,' saiu the attorney, and the
broker did stt
The ci ec ( was duly made out and
g.ven to the broker.
"Here," be said, ;thia Is for
ouly ."
" f course," re-ponded the attor
bey. w lb never a stni.e.
Ii il I let. you h ive ten."
t ert.iinly you did, but you aked
me my pro esionat o;lnlon, which
eiio nd have liet-n f6, but, I only
charge you , se -ing you .aie a
neighbor of mine," and llie attorney
walked dignl edlv out of the brok
er's o.i.ce. i droit i rce l'ress.
"A K'lgure of fun."
Whe-i I ob rt ('. AVInthrop fl st
entered Oitigress theecceiitii liiesof
l.enry St pheu . o, the i nj h
Minister at Wsshington, were the
l.iun jf he town. o generally
d.d not arie until other peopie wera
aiiiiOs ready to go to Pe l. S lien
duly com e led bin io r.se earlcr,
1 ox was lise an owl in the daviime.
"iiow strange," said be to .Madame
C;;ide.i.n, one morn ng at a slate
'fui.ct on," "bow si range we look to
cac.i olf.er by day.iiihu"
I stood near him at, the Inaugura
tion ol Will l.i in i i en t y llarriMin n
)m I w lies Mr. Wlmhrop. aud shall
never forget how like a llgure of luu
he looked, wltn a uniform which tie
had outiown, aud w.nch ho bad
proiiably brought from Ura.il, his
white asslineie trousers barely reach
ing his ankles, and his chapeau de
bias tawny with t me and Use.
As Harrison alluded to foreign na
tions Kox us dean of the diplomatic
corps, advanced i lowly tow nd him;
but lie. ore he tould net near enouuii
lo hear the i resident had clunked
Uls tupc to '"our brethren,' the red
men." The expression, half smile
aud balf-cliagriii. which came over
Ko's lace nt lhal moment as he fell
back into the throng, deiies descrip
lion. il s debts compelled him tn econ
omy, aud he rarely gave dinners. A
year or two tie lore 1 knew hi in, he
btd Inv led a large parly to his house
Mr. Clay, Mr. Laliioun, Mr. Web
ster, aud all th s giants, and when
they were all assembled, he sa d:
'(ieritleiiien, now lie good enough
to put on yourhaia and follow me "
And thus saying, he led ibe way to
a neigh or rm eating house, hut he
was an agreeable and accomplished
man, with a noble bead aud ready
wit 1
Flew lor ".even llayn.
J. Lancaster, who has spent Ave
years, upon ibe West oiast or Klorldit
fo the study of Ibe habits of aquaile
blid", of which he has made a
fpec ally, aerta tbat he bai seen
I frigate biids By fo seven com ut vo
data, aiKht ana nay. without resting.
Accord na to bis oioerratloas, tbe
fatigue of loess Mras le aol eicess
Ife, eve y tk loag eootiauaaoia
in the air. In fac, tbe frigaie bird
tan cimIv and altnust with iut a t!ap
of the itiga no! iniy ma nta n itself,
but ai Cr itb a shki of ica ly a
bi.ndreii miles an h( or The ire.id
of llie wings exleimed taric- iiet ween
I aim Ii f.et II feeds gatnera
mater als for its net iiere and ih e.
and een sleei". on tne wiriii. 'Mrs
well troves llmt in th s bi'd the
motion of the wings K in a manner,
independent if tue wl.L t.oudon
I'ubiir ( ipinion.
1 h IWwk'i Kert.
Kvery one has read an I herd that
a peacock's teet are ugly, aid lhal
the tlr I Is so con-cio is ol It that it
Invariably tries to hide them wiieo it
finds lhal it lsolerved Th s i ief
Is not of modern origin, for It is to
! found In ancient writings and in
works as old as the c a-ssical ii eek
and 1 atln, and in old fabies It has
lieen recorded as an orn lliolo cat
truth br wi iters fr m li i.e liiiineino
rial and even at the present day it Is
to l found in book, that are consid
ered standard works on natural his
tory. This (distant reiteration of
so ething tbat hai no inundation In
fact Is simply an illustration of bow
some writers w.ll take as an accepted
fact the assertions of some other
writers who have gone l.ore I hem
and not exercise I heir own judgment
and eyes. Tbe as-erlion that a
cocks have ugly feet Is arrant non
sense, is any one can see if they will
e amine the next bird they see. 'Ihe
fee' arc slightly larger than those of
a turkev, but a e well proportioned,
and small for the size of the bod
The popular misc.ii.ee lion regard
ing this i Ird's leet undoubtedly arose
from the fact tbat the peacock. Iemg
by nature a wild bird, is apt lo drop
Its beautiful fin Ixil to the giound
I ehind him aud scuttle away as rr.
Idiy as io- b e. The dropping of the
tail, of ourse hides the fe u aud
tbe impression Is convejed lo Ihe lg
n rant or unthinking t at the bird
Is trying to hide bis feet
Th( lirnn l lnke Alms.
The liand-omest and If rumor says
true the mo t In ill ant inuhecica iy,
of tbe Ca 's brothers the (.laud
I uke Alexis is runoun ed adonuud
man. ii-s.patioi has aiecied lit
. liver and bis constitution is gi lug
way under tbe strain of a life f.r
when there is no name. '1 w. nfy
yens of riotous living will kutxk
out even a i.u sian (ir.tnd i uke n
yo rriiieiu' er Aiexis? V hat. a nnig
nillceni s eciuien of humanity lie
was wtien be lir-t came bi this coun
try, i.iery one ta d it is a shame be
, (iiu'dii'l be I tniMTor, for, thou h bis
father was to tie a-asinaied years
after, ihe se ond in was alieady toe
favorite The i. arowiu bad no
beauty to boast o", and was ke, t In
the background because he was lieir
to the th oue, whde h s br.ilh- r saw
' the wor.d and all lhal in it is
'1 hen ca i e the dav be tell in love
with a glrf not of roval rank, und
married tier. All the tragedy is'gao
from thai lime, and Ibe Ii .ndsiiine-t
of the omanotfs hasever since is'en
at va lance with his family and M
lecsless as Lucl'er hi i.sclf. Aes
hen e there will le a fine liapter in
ihe histniyot buro ean courts for
gos-lps to digest and one of tbe
prncipii iharacieis u I 'handed
down" as a warnin-r an I an exam le
wnl be the tirand Duke A.exl.
1 o.i ton Jlerald.
I ivm't a Fori line Teller.
"Say. you are a fortune teller,
aren't you " bluufv In ,u red a gen
ti 'man the other day as he enteied
rooms orcu pied by acl.iirvoy.ini.
-i lead tbe past and fumre. and
give an vice in business iioul.let,
ciia ges to gcniieuien. ," was tbe
reply
Thai's all riht The charges are
reasonaiiie enough." be continued
(,u.ciy it's mu, my own forluue I
want told, b.it iu wife's. Mie'u .
r own this alicrnu .n, ami I want to
pay y, u soiuethuig In ad van e " and
be laid a fJ.e ilol ar bill on the table,
aud ailer givli g an acc rate i.escnp
Hon of bis tetter half, c-.iilinuc.l:
' li wou (in t be healthy lor my w fe
to go to the sea-bo e ibis summer;
tho raiesne ree mat t.he would o
dn.wned while batnl, g hbe's un
doublediy going to have a lurtune
le t her in a lew years, ur:d. tbera
fure. she ou.hl lo I e economical , osj,
so she wlil las in a toiler iki-iHuh
lord it over me when she baud cs ihe
cash. 1 think U wolu l.upiove her
conipleion t.stay at home and do
her own work, eta You under
stand, dou't you In your W(,r),
well, aud vou will bear lrom me
awain," a d be leu as aintipUy a he
am-. Lestili: i i,e wed salMied
woman aud a deligbtoJ mart " ( Ust
only ,6.
Mfdieinal I ses of Jloi.ry.
The following Jisi, of us ul fi,r
jose. lo wbl; honey may be urpl ed
Is onjpiled by a bee loving o.uiem
porary. -A teasponfi,l 0f warm honey
taken every fliUen mln.ilos has a
surprising eflc.t mi caia rh.
hoie inr at in tne early slaves can
be cured by honey taken warm.
I uhlic spcake s hbouid Ircel ue
honey. The form. c ac ds wnl. h it
coutiin cues ar.faions ,)f lh,
mouth, throat lung and chest
u'a,"'"' f honey
stirred InU. a raw , H ,cry I
co reel .e for a cough, and should be
Continued for several n.orulags
Onughlng may i ,,Uick. relieved
by mixing barley water with nonet
Hwar,n.U'Ce0f k''""D' "U dr,ok'
A gargle made of sage le i.
eoedwi.dboney.or p " Ujrf
i.usiaid. .our, and honey ,,, , '
Th.s is an eicclleal rrasrdr 1st
Uao of iMirehouod hern i B1!!2L
wlih noney. Take a UiaV. "!T?3
0e Umes a da,.- Duualia1
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