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NOTES ABOUT SCHOOLS AND
THEIR MANAGEMENT.
Bow to Parana the Study of Science
Hrat Method of Teaching Languagee
Monument to the Honor of Dr.
Burro wea Newa and Notee.
Natural Science.
Through the study of science the
"habit of investigation is acquired. As
soon as one begins to explore by the
methods of natural science (and a pupil
In the primary school is not too young
to begiui, a person feels a strong Im
pulse to investigate further. He finds
that his field of knowledge has been ex
tremely small, and that he has been en
tertaining fantastic Ideas concerning
that which lies outside of his little cir
cle. Scientific truth is absolutely open
to the world. There is no such thing
about it as an inner secret Through
the study of science the habit of observ
ing relations Is also required. Scientific
observation is always organized obser
vation. It relates one thing to another,
lighting up one fact by another.
The study of science Is valuable for
the purpose of developing a construc
tive Imagination. The scientific Imag
ination is similar to that which enables
a sculptor to see a statue In a block of
marble, or that which enables a painter
to imagine to himself the picture he is
to make upon the canvas, or that which
enables the architect to form an idea
of the building he is to construct
Through the microscope one sees only
minute parts of an object at one time.
The constructive Imagination needed
to form a conception of the whole is
slowly developed by working with the
microscope. By laboratory experi
ments we illustrate In a small way the
great phenomena of nature phenom
ena which are too large to be presented
as a whole to our observation. A con
structive Imagination Is needed to
make the transition from the labora
tory experiment to the natural phe
nomenon. For the purpose of developing
a constructive imagination, illustrated
experiments have a high value and
should be mingled with all quantitative
work.
A person who has acquired the habit
of waking use of scientific investiga
tion, scientific observation, and scien
tific imagination will surely become
well Informed. Most of us are ignorant
when we might be wise If we would
jive attention to the phenomena which
are dully presented on every hand.
Science teaches conservatism in mak
ing and accepting conclusions. It be
gets a desire to examine the evidence
for everything. It propagates a whole
some skepticism In a word which has
a passion for being hoaxed. If the
scientific mind were cultivated more
widely, newspapers would not find fal
sifying so profitable, advertisements
would not be so palpably untrue, and
history would not need to deal with ex
aggerations In order to be readable
Science is largely a matter of common
honesty. The first thing a person has
to lo wnen he wishes to begin to be an
honest man Is to take an inventory of
ms siock or Knowledge, or what he has
considered knowledge, and throw much
of It overboard, foii owing the advice
of the eminent v:p. who said: "It Is
lx-tter not to know so much than to
know bo many thin::: that are not so."
"Common sense l not n natural heritage-It
Is acquired. To this end the
study or science may le made a most
potent agency. Tl:- study of science
should develop the capacity for earning
a living, it snonld act as moral ballast
Its devotees are mt subject to petty
vices. It cannot be said of them that
"they are more nfr:rd of doing things
conventionally wrong than of doing
things morally wrong." The study of
science furnishes a basis for religion.
"True science and true religion," says
Professor Huxley, "are twin sisters,
and the separation of either from the
other is sure to prove the death of
both. Science prospers exactly In pro
portion as It Is religious; and religion
flourishes to the scientific depth and
firmness of Its basis." The study of
deuce u humanitarian. Professor
Brintonsayi: "The alms of science are
distinctly beneficent Its spirit Is that
f charity and human kindness. Its
mission Is noble, Inspiring, consolatory,
lifting the mind above the gross eon'
tacts of life, preserving alms which are
at once practical, humanitarian, and
spiritually elevating."
The scientific mind enthrones reason
above authority. The world has suf
fered too much from authority. Ignor
ant and unreasonable authority has
forced Into submission an ignorant
and unscientific world, and thus re
sisted the progress of truth. Kven a
-child has an inalienable right to an ex
planation whenever any course be la
required to pursue seems unreasonable
to him. It Is tyranny to require Implicit
-obedience whenever an explanation la
possible. Journal of Education. -
w Are Laaas Beat Tenant T
Which Is the beat method of teaching
.a foreign language orally or by the
printed book This question, meta-
- phorically as old as the hills, seems yet
far from settlement Prof. John Stuart
' Blaekle believes the "natural" method,
the oral, the beat Writing on "The
Method of Studying Languages," for
The Contemporary Review, he argues
that Instead of using books and gram
mar rules, the linguistic teacher should
.'tfozuxoence with giving foreign um
ss objects ; that It la the thing thsav
awlves, and not the dead aymboia of
, fcuoga, with which the linguistic fac
Ky of the learner la called to eorrss
psad; that books and grammar have
thaw use In the study of languages,
fart always asooadary way, as a
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general laws of comparative philology.
In tills connection he says:
"That the dramatic or Imitation ele
ment has worked powerfully In the for
mation of human speech will be plain
enough from the Inspection of any dic
tionary; such words as hash, smash
and dash, could never be Invented to
signify their contraries, the outlay of
smooth and fluid and gentle forces.
Closely allied to the vocal expression
of outward forces Is the expression of
inward feelings by the same medium;
there is evidently a certain dramatic
propriety in the words groan and howl,
and roar, and wheeze, as vocalizing
the upward feelings whose presence
they Indicate. Then when expressions
of the simplest form are created in this
fashion, the teacher can show how a
fair family of kindred sounds will
grow from them as naturally as the
branches from the stem, the leaves
from the branches, and the blossoms
from the buds of the trees."
Irofessor Blaekle alludes to the re
mark of a certain professor, that the
prominence given to living dialogues
Is all very well In the case of living
languages, which are studied for the
sake of pleasant Intercourse with the
living, but that in the case of dead lan
guages, when we have neither a Cicero
nor a Demosthenes to hear speaking
or to speak to, we learn for the sake
ef reading books, and with books we
must iM'giu and end. In answer to this
Professor Blaekle says:
"This observation from a classical
teacher In our great English schools
may seem natural enough; but It la
nothing the less false. The words
which we read in old Greek and Latin
books are no doubt dead symbols, but
they are symbols of sound, and to feel
their force fully we must give them
voice. If they are not alive now as
living organs of national expression,
we must make them alive; we cannot
read them with mutual intelligence w ith-
out making them all ve;a Ciceronian sen
tence will lose all its grand swell and
stately dignity If not pronounced; and
if they must be spoken, all the argu
ments in favor of the conversational
method in the case of living languages
apply equally to the dead. By speak
ing them they become more Intimately
a part of ourselves; we handle them as
a workman handles bis tools, and shake
hands with them as friend shakes
hands with friend. In tsudylng He
brew or Sanskrit, If I could find no
man to speak to, I would speak to my
self; as indeed I did when studying
Latin at Aberdeen some seventy years
ago as a raw lad. No man spoke to
me In Latin, not even the learned Dr.
Melvle in learned Mariscbal College;
but I declaimed Cicero to myself In my
own room, and burled forth bis elo
quent denunciation against conspiracy
and treason with as much point and
precision as If I had a very Catiline
bodily before me. To this excellent
habit of self-Instruction In rhetoric I
attribute. In no small degree, the com
plete mastery of that tongue of law
yers and rulers which I achieved at an
early period of my life."
In Honor of Doctor Burrowe.
A massive black marble tablet In
honor of the late Dr. Thomas Henry
Burrowes has arrived at Lancaster,
and will be placed in a conspicuous
place In St James' Trotestant Episco
pal Church. The tablet is a token from
the educators of the State in recogni
tion of his great services to the cause
in Pennsylvania.
An Inscription in gold gives a brief
summary of his educational work. It
states that he put Into successful op
ration the common school system, was
twice Superintendent of Public In
struction, organized the system of sol
diers orphans' schools, wrote the nor
mal school law, founded the Pennsyl
vania School Journal, and was for
thirty years conspicuous above all oth
ers in the educational councils of thi:
State. Educational News, Philadel
phia. Women Eager to Learn.
Prof. Max Muller confesses that at
first he had been opposed to the girls'
colleges; but they are, be said, a great
success; "and It is a real pleasure to
me to see the young girls so eager to
learn. Young men do as little as they
can; young women do as much as they
can too much. Indeed. Again, they
work more systematically, and their
knowledge Is better arranged. It tends
wonderfully to the Improvement of the
whole of their character. I wish the
men could be shamed and spurred on
to further effort" Christian Register.
Educational Topic.
The Detroit School Board aaka for
$1,632,333 to run its business another
year. -
The School Board at Ann Arbor,
Mich., will abolish the "fraternities"
among the high school pupils In that
city.
Work baa boon commenced at Bass
Lake, Ind., near Chicago, on the
grounds for the Western Presbyterian
Chautauqua.
It la estimated that the total coat of
the first twelve haw buildings of Co
lumbia College wUl bo $3,100,000, an
average of over $258,000 each.
Miss Sarah McLean Hardy, of Chi
cago, fellow in political economy at
the University of Chicago, baa been
elected Instructor In political economy
In WeUesley College.
OoTsrnor General Lord Aberdeen and
the ministers of the Dominion Cabinet
bare signed the remedial order which
la the primary act for the re-cstabllsh-
tag la Manitoba separata schools,
whteh were abolished by the provin
cial statute of 1800.
The committee of Harvard graduates
baring charge of the proposed memori
al tbs Bar. Dr. Andrew Peabody
has aactdsd to expand a small porttoa
i tts lossy Mbscrlbsd for as tro
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FANCIES OF FASHION.
GREAT VARIETY IN THE STYLE
FOR THIS SEASON.
I The Pay Ha Pa seed When Faehloa
Will Be Tolarated After It Become
Uaa-racefnl Spring Style la Sleeve
Front Droop Over the Belt.
Mew York Faahlona.
Waablcgtoa curreayoudonue:
I KINU iluds the
sleeves t fashion
able gowns about
stepping down off
the shoulders. Puffs
have in some cases
slipped below the
round of the shoul
der, which la fitted
skin tight The puff
appears from this
point to Just below
the elbow. In case
this effect Is not
definitely produced
by cut of sleeve.
then caps or epaulettes are fitted to the
shoulders, pushing down the 'ulness
of the puffs. This fashion is not yet
generally accepted, and if it should be.
It will then be promptly exaggerated.
and next be given over as promptly.
The day has passed when a fashion
will be tolerated after it becomes un
graceful. The woman with distinctly
square shoulders cannot adopt this
style without lack of grace, but she
can get the same effect by starting
the puff of her sleeve at the ba-e of her
collar. The fulness can be laid In a
smooth, flat fold till It reaches the edge
of the shoulder, and then it can widen
and take It graceful downward sweep
from the round of the shoulder. This
method of draping will, of course, pro
duce the desired long slanting slope
THE PREVAILING FCDDISO BAO.
from the start of the neck to the tip of
the shoulder. If a woman's neck be
short, she cannot avail herself of this
device.
Another useful device to render
square, almost manly shoulders grace
ful is the wide stiffened epaulettes, and
sometimes a deep collar produces tin
same result This trirk Is employed
In the gown shown In the small picture
at the bead of the column, which Is
made of pearly-white satin, Its plain
wide skirt laid in three organ-pipe
folds In back. On the bodice loose Jack
et fronts open over a gathered vest of
white crepon, and the ornamentation
consists of a deep collar of turquoise
velours showing appliqued guipure
lace, a pretty bow of white chiffon
with embroidered edges and a draped
belt of the blue velours. The loose
fronts are faced with turquolse-blue
moire and the sleeves are of white
satin.
But wide shoulders need not count for
much Just now, for with the prevailing
modes in bodices any woman with a
well-formed back and a clever dress
maker can pass for a good figure witli
little else. This Is because so many
gowns are made with bag-front bo
dices. All the ready-made shirt waists
have it, and nearly all Imported gowns.
Indeed, gowns and bodices of the hand
somest material and cut, but without
this special characteristic, are selling
dirt cheap In the stores. The wise
woman buys, and either wears them as
they are, if she has a pretty figure,
or arranges an applique bag and la
bappy. For the modern woman it does
not suffice to be clothed In something
pretty and becoming; lb must be In
A SVBeTITUTI FOS DBOOMjrO rsonTS.
something that proves itself new, too.
The dressy waist of tbs second picture
folly answers all these requirements.
It Is from lavender silk, with the fash
ionable fall front and fitted aiamliaa
baeksf bias material It Is artistically
trtmmsd with a Saint Andrews cross
of baary wWta gutpure laid over white
satta, ass Cat aunt omaaasatatloa as
ps ss tbs slma, Watts satta with
tBS seartsppsag sdgs fassd wtth f
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la worn with a UMMlaralaly wide akin
of lavender silk.
This pronouuosd liking for fronts
that droop over the belt has even at
tacked the linen shirt fronts. Alas
fur the girl who rejoiced io the stiff
correctness of a real boiled shirt! All
the summer shirts have been robbed
of every bit of masculine, suggestion.
All of them are louse and only that
looseness Is the fashion, would be call
ed baggy, yes, untidy. Still they will
be comfortable In hot weather, and If
they don't Invite, here's a rig that
A JACKET FAISTLT OUTLISED.
should. As presented by the next illus
tration, the plain skirt hangs in three
godet skirts and, like the Jacket bodice.
Is of taa covert cloth. A vest of white
chlffun w)th high collar and band of
guipure ornaments the front and there
Is also a deep collar forming revers In
front and piped with moss trimming.
The sleeves are full, extending to a
little below the elbow, where they are
met by deep cuffs. The Jai-ket Is belted
In front by a band of the goods to keep
It from flying open. Machine stitching
may be used In place of the trimming
on the collar, or a shirt -alst can be
worn instead of the vest if the weather
does not object to the pudding bag
effect
Quite a different sort of Jacket from
that last mentioned follows It In the
artist's depiction; Indeed, It Is much
more an effect than a garment It
comes in a gown of old blue woolen
goods, the bodice having a fitted vest
of the wofilen stuff, garnished with a
pointed plastron of white guipure which
Is edged with a puff of black silk. The
latter Is used for the sleeves and for
the loose fronts, which are let into the
side seams. A large guipure collar
completes the trimming. Below this
there Is a perfectly plain godet skirt
finished on the inside with a pinked
frill of the material.
Though skirts are generally entirely
plain, richly embroidered ones like that
of the final sketch are permissible, for
the rule now Is to make the gown of
the handsomest materia! to be found.
You must cut holes in It to show a still
handsomer material under It. and thn
cover the perforated materia! oil over
with braiding, spangles, embroidery
KfrafS.
ATT OVERLAID WITH fltlFrOW.
or anything else you can think of. After
that Is done, then put lace, fringe, rib
bon or something else on the edge.
The Idea Is to start with as pretty a
stuff as can be had and then overlay
It with other pretty things. In this
instance, bluet satin Is the starting
fabric and It Is draped with white chif
fon. The skirt shows a rich embroid
ery In bluet and gold done on the cblf
fon, and la bordered with a festooned
lacs ruffle around tbs bottom. ' The sat
in of the waist ts fitted,' only the chlffou
being full to giro the blouse effect.
Balloon slseves held with fancy buck
les sad a lacs bertha art added.
Orspon has been overdone. Except
(or Tory rich wear and In expensive
style It Is not to be worn. The trou
ble with the American woman is that
dlrsedy something becomes the correct
styla she must put It on and take all
correctness out of It by wearing It
everywhere. In tbs street cars, at all
times of day, to market, down town to
shop, to church, to school, everywhere.
It was thus with velvet cloaks and
last winter. They were so freely
by this promiscuous wear that
no velvet cloak that Is not of the
most irreproachable material, cut and
elegance, may escape vulgarity, a Is
the same with black crepon skirts.
They are seen everywhere. The result
Is that If a woman la particular, she
must wear them only upon the most
x elusive occasions, and hare them only
of tbs very finest quality. There has
been a great fall off In the sale of cre
poas la spring wools, but the weave Is
Immensely popular In wash and silk
goods. There la hardly any new cot
ton that does pot show some trace of
ths magic wesre and wrlnkls.
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Ths avwast hats ars aoticsabia tor
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RAPID SHORTHAND REPORTING.
Hum a of th Wonderful Storle Are
KxaBnertL
"A great deal of nonsense appears In
the newspapers from time to time con
cerning rapid shorthand writing," said
a leading court reporter In New York
the other day. "Instances of stenogra
phers who are able to write at a speed
varying all the way from JU to 4W
words a minute are mentioned, appar
ently, merely to call attention to the
development of the stenographic art,
and the Impression Is given that such
rapid work Is so common as to excite
po particular comment As a matter
of fart, however, the stenographer In
constant practice who is able to keep
up a speed of 225 words a minute for
any considerable length of time Is a
remarkably clever man, and It Is per
fectly safe to say that not one court re
porter In a dozen Is capable of ver
batim reporting at the rate of 200 words
a minute. To understand what the
writing of X) words a minute means
let anyone count out that number of
words of ordinary matter and then un
dertake to read It aloud In one minute's
time, pronouncing each word distinct
ly as It would be necessary to do If a
stenographer were taking It down. Es
timating an average of two syllables to
a word. It will be necessary to enunci
ate clearly about tiOO syllables In one
minute, or ten syllables a second. The
reporting style of shorthand writing
has many expedients for running words
together Into phrases, so that three or
four words are often written quite as
rapidly as they can be spoken, and con
tracted signs are frequently used for
the longer words. Still the writing of
300 words a minute In the briefest
style of shorthand, would require the
formation of considerably over 2O0
signs about four every second and
these signs must be accurate enough
In form to be readily deciphered by the
writer. Chicago has long claimed to
have the fastest shorthand writer In
the world, and while this Individual
has given some wonderful exhibitions
of speed. It Is doubtful if he ever wrote
anything tiear 2.V) words In a single
minute that would pass Inspection. A
few years ago, at a public exhibition
he took notes of legal testimony read
at the rate of about 210 words a minute
for five minutes. Ills notes were so
Illegible, as a result of the speed at
which they were written, that even the
most expert stenographers could make
nothing out of them, and when com
pared with the matter dictated It was
found that at least a dozen words had
been altogether omitted. It Is upon
such Imperfect work as this that the
preposterous claims of 300 words or
more a minute are based." New York
Sun,
Turnlns titrations Aside.
The art of changing the subject of a
conversation which has become dis
tasteful to you is one worth cultivating;
a little practice will make you an adept
In it Then when the retailer of nause
ous news accosts you and forces dis
agreeable topics upon your unwilling
and pained ear or when the busy
body questions Intrusively as to your
private affairs, or, worse still, as to the
affairs or circumstances of your near
friendsthen you are already skilled
and accomplished In simply avoiding
the Impertinent pressure by a dignified
change of theme. Should the bullied
news-hunter return to the charge, then
you can give the rebuke by a chilling
silence, repeating the lesson that no In
formation you do not choose to give Is
to be had from you. Never answer a
fool according to his folly, never apolo
gize for not replying. The axloglst
puts himself on a level with the thief,
the would-be thief, who would surprise
and steal his secrets. Remember, your
affairs are your own; and the more per
sonal dignity you have In refusing to
be the tool of curious or prying folks,
to be hypnotized Into answering solely
because you are asked, the more re
spect even such prying people will have
for you.
Canine lied Cross Service.
The Intelligent aud persevering Scotch
collie Is the dog trained for service In
the German army. His equipment con
sists of a strong collar with a leather
jyx-ket for letters, a small waterproof
blanket for his rest at night and two
pockets containing a small surgeon's
outfit Unen. medicines and a small
amount of dog biscuit The entire load
Is less than ten pounds and can be easily
carried by the dog for days. His ser
vices are most Important In tbs search
for the wounded or dead; he often
brings first help to a soldier fallen In
brush or underwood and completely hid
den from sight; he makes an excellent
courier, and runs from hospital to com
mand or rice versa, faithfully deliver
ing messages Intrusted to his care as
fast as a cavalryman, with much less
danger to both courier and miaaags A
large red cross marks each pocket, and
designates his connection with the sani
tary and relief corps. Ha also carries
a small lantern on his back, to suable
the litter bearer to follow him la tbs
search for the wounded or dead In the
darkness of night
He Slept Two Days.
An Interesting tale la told about a
foung lad who came to a Syracuse ho
tel early hut week and asked If ha
might do some odd Jobs about tbs place
In order that be might earn a place
to sleep that nlgbt The boy looked de
serving and be waa set at work. It
was Sunday night, and shortly after 8
o'clock he waa given a room In one of
the less frequented portions of the
house. The lad seemed very tired and
want at once to bed. It chanced that
no one went to the room the next day,
and It was Tuesday nlgbt before any
ons thought of him. Then It was that
a tour of Investigation was begun. Re
peated rapping failed to bring any re
sponse and finally ths door was forced
open. The boy waa stid In bad and
etfll steeping soundly. Ha explained
that It was neany a week sines hs had
had any sleep, bat waa samrlssd that
ha had actsay ttaft two days and two
nights. The boy Is still
making his home wherever he ctsnces
to be. He Is an orphan and says he
has been unable to find work In this
city. He narrates Interesting tales of
bis past ex iwrlences. Syracuse Post
A Nation or Mourner. ,
It so hapis-ned in Ores, near s cen
tury and a half ago, that after one king,
by his departure from this life, bad en
tailed upon his people the wearing of
Ihe mournful white, the two rulers who
In succession followed him. at the re
sixvtful intervals of three and si
years, were themselves mowed down
by the unsparing harvester, and. as a
result the stricken nation was kept In
blanched attire for a continuous jerio4
of ten years. By popular account st
the termination of this protracted
mourning, some wise man. whom th
occasion produced, suggested that,
should the people again provide them
selves with the many-colored garments
worn In happier times, and the alarm
ing mortality so recently experienced
should again be suffered by the royal
house, the nation would have indulged
In the useless expense of garments
never to be worn. So, with a view to
economy, and constant preparation for
death's visitation, the ( oreans became
perianal mourners. However true
this account may be. It remains that a
long period of mourning has engrafted
upon the national life this custom of
wearing only white, observed by all ex
cept the officers of the crown.
The male attire for the coolie class
consists of two garments of coarse cot
ton shirtings, baggy trousers, usually
rolled up to the knee, with an exagger
atedly long waist that might easily en
sack the bead, falling over the belt In
a loose fold, an.l a short Jacket fasten
ed at the breast, with loose sleeves. Sus
pended from the belt are a small string
of cash (the country's ctirrencyi, and a
tobacco pouch, while In one hand Is
the ever-present pipe, with Its thimble
like bowl, and reed stem a yard In
length. If the feet are at all protected.
It Is by a pair of straw bIkh-s, or. In
rainy weather, by salxits. each with
two transverse cleats at the bottom of
the sole. All above the olle class. In
addition to wearing the trousers, which
they wear bound tightly about the an
kles, and jackets with smaller sleeves,
have a flowing gown, belted Just under
the arms, and reaching to their feet.
The last garment. In the case of tho
wealthy olilce holders. Is, like their oth
ers, of beautiful Chinese linen or of col
ored silk brocade. The feet are encas
ed In white cotton stockings, thickly
wadded with cotton, and Chinese shoes.
Names of Indian Children. !
Every one knows that many queer
names are to be found among our In
dians, but It may surprise some read
ers to learn that similar names cling to
Indian children, evepafter they enter
the government schools. The follow
OW-
ien"af
ing list ts furnished the Companion
a teacher In one of the governmen"
schools In Oklahoma Territory. They
are taken from the school register, and
whllo they are not such as to be pleas
ing to civilized people, the Indian youth
are as proud of them as if they were
Smith or Brown.
It should be said, also, that the boys
and girls are bright. Intelligent chil
dren, doing good school work, and are
as well behaved as their white neigh
bors. Here are the names:
Lucy Little Standing Buffalo.
Atkins White Sail.
Anna Hull Frog.
Lee Little Turtle.
Marie Buffalo Head.
Clarence Black Hair Horse.
Jennie Boy Chief.
Grace Yellow Flower.
Mary Big Goose.
John White Kagle.
Martha Crlef Pli. "
Mary Cries for Ribs. - ' - ,
Cora Frizzle Head.
Mexican On) i.
Mexican onyx has suffered a gradual
decline in value for many years past
It Is generally becoming known that
the Mexican onyx Is not true onyx, but
a species of marble. It ts really an
aragonlte. and Is composed of calcium,
oxide of Iron and magnesium. Ths
presence of these last two elements
gives It Its beautiful color. It Is said
the use of African marble and other
cheap atones Is replacing It
Mexican onyx la easily worked, and
has been used not only for building
purposes out for ornamental house
hold articles, such as lamps, table tops,
mantels, etc. It la used by the ancient
Mexicans for masks, Idols, and similar
small objects. The price of all such
articles has of tats considerably de
creased, stexicaa onyx now sells la the
rough at from six dollars to twenty
dollars a cubic foot . Very large pieces
bring mors than this proportional pries.
Rtsgara rails Hack me Ha,, Hsuajo
I mads an Interesting discovery wbaa
I waa at Niagara Pails, said a toarlst
It was that ths hackmaa there hav a
strong sense or humor. On afternoon,
when I was returning to my hotel
with an empty parse sad tired oat by
tbs tmportaaltiss of ths thousand and
ons sharks who Infest ths Tillage t
stopped to light a cigar. Thoughtless
ly I struck a match against the wheel
ofaeab. Immediately the driver cams
running up io ms ana yelled:
"HI, there, that'll coat you half a dot
lar."
I was so nervous that for a momesl
I thought be was la earnest and stared
blankly at him, and then hs addsd in.
dulgsntly:
-Well, 1 will let you off this tlms."
Then hs and ths other Jehus stand las
around burst Into laughter. They
predated their reputation.
Nell-Do you know, 1 was all aloas
In the conservatory for taa mlautea
with that fasdnatlag Charlie rallsr?
ton last STsnlng, and I waa so JIA.
BsU-o afraid of whatT ArrtUd hs
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