B E I01t BOYS AND'GIRLS.
P SOME COOD STORIES FOR OUR
HP 'A JUNIOR READERS.
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H I f TI' ° T'ttl0 Mc" nnt Women of .Tnpnn
H , } % Tlmt Country In u l'urnrilxo for Youth
B 4 W H w They 1'sibh the Time The Chcst-
H S , 1J Tlio ClicHtnat-Trce.
HhiC M 07 ] brigiit. bright day
A 4 * j | ( Fs/jy\ \ > &nd a wind-swept
B ft f\ fr G lJT&SSffi • A,1l white clouds
H ft ffi % gWfj ! ! 2 $ floating far and
K. ) P ( QrffifribAh ! thls ls the llme
K If5 /f Jilsn J W r > = < t0 run wth , a wln-
K t J feolQSOt An < 1 frolic under
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H V M fnirSTv the cliestnut treel
K \ rA " " ' the
, l s f J7 There's graceful
P. jfc V > * Z&\ birch , with Its
Fi4 | I eQ& * swaying head.
R 2 % ! quiver In every breeze ;
V < J * { There's the brilliant maple , with branches
L t Mi red ,
' Aud ln0 nsl > ' dresscd out a11 eye3 t0
> a 'Ky
B 'i i § please.
mt ift Tll ° oak ls Htur(1v > tbo clnl aH Brac0-
Hr if lr * A"d tlle oswood strings its scarlet
V \ 8/T V beads ,
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H t * A J3ut of all the trees in the wlldwood place
H' I If- There Is only one that the schoolboy
B I Jt , heeds.
K * uS- -So. give us a day on the wind-swept hill ,
H' i W Willi white clouds floating far and free ,
H \ % -And then you'll see us run with a will
K f gk1 For a frolic under the chestnut tree !
M Vy * \ -Annie I. Willis.
H 4' ' v/ Japanese Children.
H \ ' A French magazine lately publish-
V > } cd an article on Japan that would al-
H \ - ( most make the reader think that coun-
B < i ' " ' try a children's paradise. American
B f v. boys and girls will like to read a few
W I paragraphs translated into their own
B < < language. The writer says :
B | "Truly Japan is a children's para-
g { § tlise ! Nowhere are there more of
B i tf > them ; nowhere are they better
v r % loved. The sweetest religious senti-
H [ > \ ment of Japan is filial love , and
Ev ( parents who love their children
B r * 'H passionately are amply recompensed
B | | | for this affection by the care
H | lx and respect with which they are sur-
K 1 W , rounded later in life , when they have
K J' ' f | ' reached old age.
Bi | M . ' < "K is a charming spectacle to see
BI \ / the children in Yokohama , when they
Bf 'Jif so , at the beginning of springtime , to
"Japanese children love also the
sport of kite-flying. They make kites
with strips of bamboo on which is
fasten ed the paper of very tough tex
ture , common In Japan. Some kites
arc of huge size and can be raised
manv hundred yards. Veritable swarms
of them may often be seen 'lying about
villages. The children attach to them
little devices that under the influence
of the wind give out a most curious
musical humming sound.
"The Japanese child is neither rough
nor brr.tal. He Is full of life and spir
its , nothing more. He spends his
money for fruit and candy like other
children , and takes his pleasure in a
more rational way than the American
child , being both less strong and less
combative. Wickedness seems un
known to him.
"The coolie child , with his brown
face and bare legs , is always interest
ing. How many things he can < rry
on his back ! * * * Under his big
straw hat you often see a finely form
ed face , but it is almost always sad.
wih the resigned expression common
to children who .suffer.
"But the child that attracts the most
attention 13 the child of the sampan
( boats ) . Each sampan is generally
navigated with the aid of two heavy
sweeps , managed by two children , of
whom * he youngest is often not more
than eight or ten years old. Under
the eyes of parent or patron , the young
boatmen give proof of incomparable
address and agility. They live on
board the boat , eating and sleeping
there , and so are trained to be excel
lent sailors for the Japanese navy.
"Foreign firms also employ in their
offices a certain number of Japanese
children as clerks or errand-boys. *
* * It is said that all little Japanese ,
especially these messenger boys , have
a special talent for whistling. They
even whistle European tunes !
"In Japan people love children so
much that when they have none of
their own , they adopt one , and if a
Japanese thinks he is too poor to sup
port his child , he hastens to get it
adopted by some rich family , which
he always succeeds in doing. " Select
ed.
Rhotla , a Teniprranco Girl.
Rhoda's mother died and left seven
children , she being the youngest. Her
mother's sister took her and brought
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mr " J X was a rubber Comb heate , & rSvasa ] | ; wod-\l&s aTcp.which many folk J
K \ K \E/Which f proved otrifle tomjjfefe enNoahwhj gnad tried tospin.in vain. \
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/ mlSk petticoat and ruff.fg pidy ark. o William on a brcele ,
J tfUmffisMEtttii. gritty foodIfUWOran5esai ffi& on he atewjUi case. I
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gvVHch made tha cat retreat. J J f rf " \ \ \jk \
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mj- | r5Wv soracInk.oboutapmt. KjjgStdupima ® 0
1 W \ - SLJ ? quality was poor. SfigZ 7 t - rJ "l
LHl f / rasaduffofpBtteiy. foJ.asaQuarur A , 1 and/i this \
| B | K m MrS lQuince preserve 1 first defeat J
1 # / / P w&aRite with painted facb jv1\osc taste was AfHWm \ \ Goat A
M I VM And many yards of -feTrather queer. J1 did view. |
c ' i' tflJw five pounds of Liccric a J ELIZABETH LGOULD *
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c jtit j
„ % look for shells at low tide. They comer
B B B B % in groups from all parts of the city ,
r % carrying with them baskets and boxes
pmmmmwj j < \ hanging from their backs. Having
Bl jfc. disrobed , they run joyously over the
V\ beach , prattling and crying out with
H ; Qf 5lee , devoting all their energies to
M the search , while the heads of sleen-
K 'i v ing babies are balanced funnily on the
V , ifc' hips of older brothers or sisters.
B , * W "Two days in the year are exclusive-
Kj & & ly devoted to children. At Tokyo , Kio-
p m ta , Yokohama , and in all the cities of
L LwW ! Japan there is a day when the shops
Bv % are full of toys , little models of per-
B .1 sons or things , or even figures of the
Hf > v entire Japanese court in miniature.
K rJi. This is on the great holiday for lit-
B , * | V tie girls. At this time , large and small
K W are dressed in garments of all colors
K * Y > . anu affect the most extraordinary head-
B 4' > . dresses. The mothers are very proud
V % r of these toilets.
H "The corresponding boys' holiday
Hp % falls on May 5. Then they are seen
L LV 'lr * > scattered everywhere about the coun-
H M try. At each house is raised a bam-
H L bo < mast from which hang , blown
L Lk Var * about by the wind , strings of paper
k m. fishes. These represent carp , and are
V > % symbols of energy and constancy. For
HP ' X as the carp can ascend streams against
L Lb * Jfl'\ tne stronSest currents , just so a stu-
L B Mf ( > dious child can , in following the dlffi-
Bt * w cult current of life , acquire fortune and
Bl fw renown. There are as many of these
Bf ? Wi paper fishes at each house as there
LhR are cnildrenin tt. so that at some
B ? V % houses as many as a dozen fish may
B | v be ccunted nn the masts.
B B B BHH a
her up as her own. At the age of two
years , Rhoda had the scarlet fever and
when she recovered she was nearly
blind. A bandage was worn over
the eyes , or else she carried her right
arm over them , until the shoulder
blade grew out of shape. Doctors were
called in but they said at thirteen years
of age she would be stone-blind and
there was no help. In spite of this ,
Rhoda learned to read and write.
Building blocks and ABC books were
gotten for her ; in fact , she lacked noth
ing to make her happy. As she grew
older glasses were fitted , but to no
avail , for she had nearly lost the sight
of her right eye. When she was eight
years old she commenced to go to
school , and , under difficulties , kept
along with her class , and at thirteen
her health and left eye grew stronger.
Her education is now nearly com
pleted. The Lord has been good to
her through these years and by His
help she will fight King Alcohol while
he gives her the power to do it De
borah S. Bass.
The Hen and the Swallow.
A motherly old Hen brooded the
eggs of a viper and nourished them in
to life. A Swallow seeing what she
had done , said , "You silly old granny ;
don't you know that these vipers you
have hatched will , when grown , inflict
injury not only upon you but on every
one ? "
Moral. Wrong 13 not to be counte
nanced , though it may be dictated by
good intentions. Aesop's Fables.
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NEEDS OF THE NAVY.
DOCKS ARE NEEDED MORE
THAN SHIPS.
What Secretary Hon ? Uas to Offer In His
Aonnal Jtcport A Sugcestloii That
Stops Uo Tukon to Increase the Nuiu-
her of Enlisted Men Other Needs.
Uncle Sum's Navy.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 27. The first
report of Secretary of the Navy Long ,
has been made public. It recommends
against the further enlargement of the
navy proper , so far as snips are con
cerned. Secretary Long takes the
ground that there are enough ships
now in U3e and In building , and that
what are needed more than anything
else arc- the following :
Docks.
Ammunition and munition.
Better equipment of yards.
Increase in enlisted men.
The secretary recomnonds that
congress authorize the construction of
but one warship and a few torpedo
boats and torpedo boat de
stroyers. But it is urged to
make plans for the maintenance of the
navy in good form , a cost which is
bound to constantly increase and
which amounted in 1896 and 1897 ,
fiscal years , to $17,514,231.13. Five
battleships , one gunboat and seventeen :
torpedo boats are now building , all to :
be done the coming year , except the
ships , which will be done the latter i
part of 1898. During the past year *
two ships , nine gunboats , a torpedo !
boat and one or two other vessels were '
added to the fleet. 1
The principal care of the depart-1
ment is in the maintenance of the-
service. Secretary Long has adopted ]
the policy of placing ships in reserve 1
in order to lessen the expense , andi
also on account of the lack of men. ]
He urges that some means be provided l
to permit the stowage of the torpedo (
boats at the navy yards ready for'
immediate service , but in dry dock. Asl
the navy grows , it will be proper tel
keep more and more of the vessels in1
reserve , but it is necessary to havei
them ready for instant use. <
The secretary's special plea , how
ever , in his report , is for adequate
dockage. There are nine government
docks on the Atlantic coast , and two
on the Pacific. But one is accessible
for modern battleships , and that is in
Puget Sound , twenty miles inland , and
one side of which belongs to England.
Moreover , it is 900 miles from San
Francisco.
Secretary Long , therefore , endorses
the recommendation of a special board I
appointed to investigate the needs of
the navy in a docking line. The board I
recommended the construction of steel ,
stone or concrete dock suitable for
the largest naval vessels at the follow
ing points :
Boston , New York ,
Norfolk , Port Royal.
New Orleans . Mare Island.
These docks are recommended to
answer the requirements of the seven la
strategetic divisions of the coast line
of the United States which are. The ' (
northern , for which the dock at Puget ,
sound will answer ; the south Pacific ,
the gulf coast , the line from Caps ,
Sable to Cape Henry ; from Cape ,
Henry to Sandy Hook ; from Sandy !
Hook to Cape Cod , and from Cape Cod ,
to the Bay of Fundy. There can easily (
be made a serviceable dock at Newport :
News , which the Newport News company - j
pany will build , and the International (
company of New York will build the
dock there while the dock at Norfolk
needs but to be enlarged and only aj
wharf needed at Port Royal.
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For the work of construction and repairs -
pairs of this nature the department 1
estimates an expenditure necessary of.
$8,000,000.
The secretary recommeds that the
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government establish its own powder ;
factory. The cost of ammunition for'
the entire list of naval vessels com
pleted and yet in hand would amount
to $6,621,985. The cost of ammunition i
for one battle ship is ? 383,197. The de-j
" partment also recommends that arrangements - j
rangements be made for suitable mag- }
azines. (
In concluding his report the secre-
tarv , discussing an enlargement of the ,
" remoteness from foreign - *
navy , says : "Our a
eign powers , the genius of our institutions -
tions and the devotion of our people c
to education , commerce and industry ,
rather than to any policy that involves - f
volves military entanglements , make
war to be thought only as a last resort - . ,
sort in defense of cur rights , and our ]
military and naval establishments as ,
a police force for the preservation of fl
order and never for aggression. While \
all this is , therefore , an earnest of
peace as the normal condition of our
national life , there is no question of
the necessity , the wisdom and the
economy to the same end , of an ef
fective navy , in view of the vast ex
tent of our coast and the possibility
of attack from the sea upon our great
cities , where the concentration of pop
ulation and property is enormous.
"The country is committeed to the
increase of the navy by a declaration
of our people and the action of their
representatives. The very fact that we
are capable of manufacturing armor
and guns , powder and projectiles , and
to construct ships which are the
equals of those built anywhere else ,
is in itself a source of great naval
power and our present resources in
this respect should not be impaired.
We should preserve and maintain
these resources and the ability not
only to continue the work already so
well advanced , but to improve upon it
as the science of naval construction
as it is sure to do , develops the new-
models and methods which at this age :
of progress so rapidly replace the best
of today with the better of tomorrow. "
An Airship to Klonclllcp.
SAN FRANCISCO , , Nov. 27.H. . S
Maxim , superintendent of construction
of the Atlantic and Pacific Aerial Nav
igation company , announces that the
company has under construction an air
ship in which they expect to carry a '
ton of provisions and passengers to '
Klondike. The vessel ls supported by
a cyindrical gas bak and riven by a
naphtha engine. It is expected to at
tain 100 miles an hour.
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Lieutenant Jarvis , who is to lead the
Overland expedition for the relief of1
the imprisoned whalers , has arrived at
Seattle , Wash.
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CUBA AND CURRENCY.
Tltexe Will Uo the Leading Topics In the
I'rrsldcnt'K 3 ! < > Mi • • ; ( * •
NEW YORK , Nov. 27. A dispatcb
to the Tribune from Washington says :
Cuba and the currcny will be the
leading topc3 ! In the president's
message. It is understood that Hi *
discussion of the Cuban situation v/i 1
bo comprehensive. It has already
been explained what the state de
partment has prepared In reply to the
'
Spanish note regarding filibustering.
Whether the president will incorpor
ate the substance of this in his mes
sage or leave it to go in as part of the
regular diplomatic correspondence
may be determined latT , but the mes
sage will define the Cuban policy of
the administration affirmatively. Mem
bers of congress with whom the pres
ident has talked freely on the subject
have almost without exception urged
that this be done , and Mr. McKinley
apparently has agreed with them.
The reason given for this course is
apparaent. While a sincere hope is en
tertained that the Sagasta ministry
may end the war at an early date , the
possibility of its failure cannot be
overlooked. In that event it is desir
able for the policy of this country to
be known. A strong intimation is giv
en that in the failure of an end to the
present conditions in Cuba at an early
date , no hesitation will be shown in
the United States making known its
position of uliimatc intervention. Hu
manity and commerce may both be the
ground for this action. The belief
is that the Cuban problem will be solv
ed without danger of war between
Spain and the United States , and will
be solved through the good offices of
this country , but the expectation is
that these good offices will be exerted
tvithin a reasonable time after ' .con
gress meets and after the prospects of
the insurgents accepting or'-rejecting
mtonomy are known bevond question.
[ f Cuba is actually pacified and indus
try and trade are resumed that con-
lition is expected to speak for itself ,
rhe refusal of a few insurgent leaders
and the con-
: o lay down their arms
inuance of a sort of bandit warfare
vould not be interpreted Aiy the ad
ministration as the failure of auton
omy. On the other hand , the -conunu-
-ance of the present conditions would
hardly be accepted as evidence that
tthe island is pacified.
Some misunderstanding is said to
exist in Spanish official circles regard-
ing the position of the administration
Iwhen the decree "of autonomy is ga
zetted. The administration would not
to take
under any circumstances agres
making lt-
autonomy. This would-be
self responsible for the colonialgov -
ernment of Cuba to the 'Spanish au
thorities. But the president's good
offices are exerted to giving thepolicy
.of autonomy a fair trial. The message
is expected to make this point clear
beyond the possibility of misunder
standing. It is tie confident belief that
the president's discussion of the Cuban
situation will tend to strengthen the
feeling that the administration will
'be able to meet every phase of it in
manner to satisfy the conservative
'business interests of the country and
'discourage radical or participate
action.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 27. It is im-
derstood that the president in his mes
sage wil lsuggest to congress that it
would be inadvisable at present to
take action which would complicate
the situation in Cuba. It is said that
he will suggest that the passage of
resolutions recognizing the belliger
ency or independence would be inex
pedient while the measures of reform
proposed by Spain and to be carried
out by General Blanco are being intro
duced. The release of the Competi
tor and other American prisoners will
be referred to as eratifyin r and as re
lieving the United States from the ne
cessity of intervention upon the
ground of protection of American life
and property.
A Town Pe trored by Dynamite.
LOUISVILLE , Nov. 27 A special
from Anderson , Ind. , to ihe Evening
Post says : Chesterfield , Ind. , was al
most wiped off the map at an early
hour this morning by the explosion
of eighty quarts of nitro-glycerine ,
which had been brought overland from
Montpelier and placed in an open filed ,
half mile from town. Marion Man-
sey and Sam McGuire were working at
gas well near by when the explosion
occurred. Mansey was thrown fifty
feet , but not fatally injured. Maguire
was also thrown 100 feet in the air
and badly lacerated , but will recover.
James Gold's house , 300 yards distant ,
was torn to pieces. The explosion tore
hole in the ground down tc the
water line , and so far as is. [ earned it
was snontaneous.
A three-ton engine was torn to
fragments and every iivfng animal
near it was killed instantly. The lit
tle town of Chesterfield is a mass of
ruins , every house was moved from its
foundation , windows shattered , doors
smashed in. every light put out and
the plastering shaken from the walls.
Several peonle were shaken out of bed.
At Dalesville , two miles away , and at
Yorktown. five miles distant , the dam
age was almost as great. Many people
were injured and it is a miracle that
none were killed outright.
Feed the tarvinsr.
HAVANA , Nov. 27. Peremptory or
ders were sent today to the author
ities at Mantanzas and Sagua to cor
rect abuses and feed reconcentrados.
Some delay is anticipated. From San
ta Clara Governor Garcia and the
mayor of the city have sent word that
the army food there is in a very bad
condition. They request fresh rations.
These , the government says , will be
sent at once. The government expects
to distribute the $100,000 ordered by
Blanco.
Carrv Accents tlio Task.
Judge Joseph E. Gary , who presided
over the Haymarket anarchist trial ,
has definitely announced his accept
ance of the task of trial judge in the
retrial of Adolph Leutgert for murder
of his wife. The hearing wilL be giv
en next Monday.
Aparovo the Treaty.
RIO JANEIRO , Nov .27. The
Chamber of Deputies today approved
the Franco-Brazilian arbitration treaty
within the terms of vhich will fall
the boundary disputes between France
and Brazil , and particularly the set
tlement of the Amapa question.
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THE SULTAN SPEAKS.
TELLS AMERICANS OF ARME
NIAN MASSACRES.
/Vn Inlcrvleir with tlm ICulor of Turkey
by Kx-Unlted § tntc * Minister Terrell
Tti'ks Are Tolerant of Other I'ooplen ,
. Ife "Says. * •
n = 3 } N Interview with
Jll 111 the Sultan" is con-
ik Jk triuute1 t0 a cur"
- . / /ior 8 rcnt magazine by
yJmS IS IIonA - wTerre11. .
& ® $ W lat0 Unitel stnte3
Cxtfp&yL.minister at Con-
y & a stantinople. M r.
% S ff Terrell says :
> yB > He said that the
Kwgp * facts about recent
disturb a n c e s in
Tutey have never been faithfully re
ported by the press of the United
States , and that he hoped that I would
muko known to the American people
what he was then about to say. Con
tinuing , he said :
"Early during the Ottoman conquests
In Asia Minor , the Armenians , who
were being crushed by repeated inva
sions of the Tartars and the Persians ,
emigrated in large numbers , and ob
tained protection from the Ottoman
rulers. They were kindly received ,
hospitably treated , and received bene
fits In the protection of their lives and
property. No nation continually en
gaged in war can excel in Industrial
and commercial pursuits. Thus it oc
curred that while the early sultans
were busy with conquests , all manu
facturing and commercial interests
were monopolized by Christian races ,
and chiefly by the Armenians. Their
religion was also tolerated , for Mus
sulmans tolerate the religion of all
men who worship God. Thus the Ar
menians prospered , and remained con
tented under Mussulman rule for over
four hundred years. They became the
manufacturers , contractors and bank
ers of the Ottoman empire. They en
joyed their religion , openly worshiped
for centuries in their ancient churches
and monasteries , and built new ones
THE WIFE OF MISSOURI'S GOVERNOR. H
Mrs. L.on V. Stephens is the wife of
the governor of Missouri. At the
"Mansion , " in Jefferson City , Mrs. Ste
phens presides with a gracious hospi
tality that wins scores of warm friends
for her at all times. One of the reforms
instituted by her since her establish
ment as mistress of the "Mansion" is
the prohibition of wine at the table.
Mrs. Stephens is a member of the Wo
man's Christian Temperance Union , as
well as the acknowledged society lead-
when needed. Their patriarch could
always present their complaints at the
Sublime Porte , and they were always
protected in the enjoyment of their
own methods of worshiping God. Four
books are regarded as sacred by all
Mussulmans , namely , the Koran , the
book of Confucius , the Talmud of the
Jews , and the Bible of the Christians.
How could a Mussulman murder Ar
menians merely on account of their re
ligion , when the Koran prohibits cru
elty , and requires that all men who be
lieve in God shall be protected , except
during war ? One of my ancestors
Selim I. , the grandson of the conquer
or of Constantinople once thought
that his empire would be stronger if
all his subjects professed the same re
ligion. Some disturbances raised by
Christian races caused him to ask the
Sheik-ul-Islam if it would be lawful for
him to kill all Christians who refused
to be converted to Islam. The Sheik
issued a fetva , in which he answered
that it would not be lawful , and that
Christians who were peaceful mast be
protected. So Selim respected the fet
va. Fire-worshipers and. idolaters
alone have no right to protection , and
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Mussulmans are prohibited from cat- I
Ing meat cooked by such people. " I
The Sultan tlion cited many evl- I
fences of the favor and partiality extended - I
tended to , and of the conildenco reposed - I
posed In , the Armenians by himself I
and by former sultans , to show that |
their religion was not the cause of it
their recent nilsfortuncH. The Sultan I
more than once repealed ills dcclara- I
tion that no Christiana had ever been I
persecuted by his government or pco- 1
pie for their religious faith , and that ; M
their churches and monasteries , which I
liavo stood from the early ages of I
Christianity , had been respected , preserved - I
served and worshiped In ; that they I
had always selected tholr own patrl- I
archs ami bishops and wore always I
protected In the full enjoyment of I
their religious freedom. Referring to
the massacres , he said : "Tho truth. I
unfortunately , ls never published in
Christian newspapers about conflict * M
between my Moslem and Christian
subjects. Though no true Mussulman
will ever punish any man on account I
of his religion. If he worships God , yet I
when people bind themselves together
by tholr religion , and then use It to
destroy the Ottoman empire , a difCer- I
ent question ls presented. While I
Christian Europe was excited against
the Ottoman empire about excesses H
committed by its soldiers during the H
Greek revolution of 1S27 , it had no H
sympathy to bestow upon the butchery H
of twenty-seven thousand dofenseles H
Turkish men , women and children. , H
who were massacred in one city after H
its surrender. " H
Fopular Sours Hhortlivod. M
From the Philadelphia Ledger : Perhaps - H
haps not one of the songs of the moment - H
ment will live , though the rising gen- H
eratlon will more or less dimly remember - H
ber them always. Each one of them M
is a kind of reminder of some tunc M
that went before it , and it will be the H
fittest , the really most original and. | H
salient of the resembling tunes which fl
will be the one to live. The succession M
of tunes remaining in anyone's recollection - M
lection is like the succession of human - M
man acquaintances. Some stand out H
boldly and ineffaceably in the memory - M
ory , having something , either In their M
er of the state capital. She is very H
fond of entertaining , and of late has. H
been giving a series of house parties , H
to which prominent people from all H
over the state are invited. Mrs. Stephens - H
phens is as fond of books as of society. H
It is not impossible that Mrs. Stephens |
may yet become the first lady of the H
land , as she now is of Missouri. Gov- j H
ernor Stephens is one of the most H
brilliant leaders of his state and in the H
nation. From the Chicago Dispatch. | |
own quality or in our sympathy with |
them , to command our thoughts and H
hold our sense ; others , meaning not H
much to us , soon ship their moorings H
in our souls and drift out to the sea H
of oblivion. We take up a friend , as H
we pick up a tune , because other peo- H
pie we know are taking him up , but H
in due time if he does not accord with |
our own internal harmonies he is for- j H
gotten. " H
Cause for Separation. | |
"If it were not for the children I H
would get a divorce tomorrow. " |
"What has he done , dear ? " "I got j H
that nice Dr. Smcothe to declare that |
nothing but a trip across the water |
would restore my health , and the her H
rid brute , when I told him about it , H
offered me 50 cants to go to Covings |
ten ! " Cincinnati Enquirer. |
Llsrht and NcuraYj a. H
A Russian physician , asserts that H
the pain of neuralgia , if. superficial , can H
be relieved at once "by throwing a |
beam of light from a bright arc ligho |
upon the affected part. H