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UliInoH? Dotkrt Tho iSiin Francisco Ckronidc in si rccont issue says: There ave just now being exhumed tho bones of severai bundled Mongolians to be sent back to tho Celestial Kingdom, in accordance with the solemn covenant made by tho various Chinese Companies with each of their member?. From November 17 until yesterday there have been resur rected al tho City Cemetery about om; hundred and eighty collins, with their decaying contents, and this number * ill probably sen a largo increase beforo ?.Mn year expires. Yesterday Ab Sam w .s digging, up tho women s corner in thu plot. Fivo living Chinese women re ready to Welcome the planted ones back to light, and whenever a cover would bo'knocked off tho decaying cof 11ns these Celestial beauties would eagerly bend over thc contents, without regard lo tho direction of tho wind, ami begin ;^ search for the jewels and money of the lute lamented. Generally tho bodies proved lo be swathed in so much cloth and blanketing th.u. poking with a stick would not reveal tho treasures, and in such Cases the Mongol dames would daintily deposit their elga ret'cs lipon the collin's edge and dive into tho horrible mass with their fingers. The first article looked for was generally the coin which is placed in every Chi naman's mouth so that bo may get to bea yen's unto with sufficient toll to purchase ad mission. To search for this in tho depth ol'a grinning skull and to lind it was pronounced as good luck by these dames, who were said to be res pectable mau led women, ns otherwise they would not bo penni llcXl lo euler tho burial plot Sot apait for tho lords of creation. The money found, thc ear rings were tho noxt prize, and if by chance a little piece of Cartilage ad hered to tho bit of silver and jasper, tho living hands would pluck it away ns if if were ti sweet morsel of primo roast pork. Then the jasper bracelets would lib disehtiaged from tho bones of tho hand and forearm, ami, this done, the professional bone-picker would begin his Thc?o botio-piokort' plainly Wiere bot men of sentiment. They went to wotk tu a matter-of-fact way, smoking Cigars furnished by the, friends of tho deceased. Their hands Wi re their tools, no matter bow repulsive looking were tho contents of u coffin. Beginning at tho feet, those men pick out ol'tho collin, every Ldi and silver ol' bone, carefully mashing any soft sub stance between their lingers to make sure thal not even a trace of bony structure remains in the land of the while devils. The bones tiro then oleamd after a fashion, .\ml if il is found that even a joint of the i-mall toi; is missing, tho grave, tho coffin and thc ground uro thoroughly searched. Whim all tho nones have been lound they arc wrapped in pieces of muslin, each part of the body by itself, and then thc whole is placed in a little /.ino-Hued box, which is ostensibly the package which goos to China. Wiktor lu voutclo. Those who have staid tb venice have learned wlivi.fi it incant 11 tv d< j'omi int I for wat i r UJW??I ?ii army of ntou, wi ip; ? with, bargi* ?i i'.'teb o '''?dly, o?:,- i'libm: j nightly i supply of jim. d. i. Ot tb'.. I blink; ..?'.-i'o. s lin lagoons, ivobi a st.ve.un emptying near a place called ?orvola. These old travelers, and those whohavo yet to visit that much-visited city, will bo glad to learn that tho inauguration of tho Venice water works, by which a real piped water supply is carried into tho romantic city, took place on the 23d of .lune last, and fully realized tho expectations of all concerned in this piece of hydraulic engineering, which is internationally interesting. Tho con tract for works has been carried out by the Piiblic Works Company of Italy Messrs. 'Breda & Co.-including tho construction of the reservoir and (liter beds at Mo ron zo, on the main land, and the laying of the pipes under tho Lagu na to thc city of Venicoof a total length of somowhat over four milos, of a diameter of 81,5 inches, and the laying of the total lenglh of mains in tho thor oughfares awi canals, of about sixteen miles, of a diameter of 11.8 inches. In tho course of laying these mains they were taken at eighty-live places across canals and twice across tho Grand Canal -work which involved considerable difficulties. The work also included tue construction of an engibo house and reservoir at St. Andrea, tho erec tion of a pair of fifty liomin 1 horse power engines, together with laying on tho water to all the principal buildings and hotels in tho city. Tho work was commenced early in January, 1881, and was consigned, to tho entire satisfaction of tho concessionaires, on tho 23d of of Juno, 1884. Tho concession was originally granted to Mr. D. C. Dui gairns, C. 10,, of Palermo and Pongo, in 1870, upon provisional plans and studies then deposited, and tho works have been carried out on tho dollnito plans presented by bim on tho 23d of Juno, 1877. Tho company to which t ho property now belongs is tho Socioto des Faun pour los Fstrangers, of Paris, which was formed for tho purpose of carrying out this sch wno in January, 1871). _m_ om Madeira wino. Tho finest ot old Madolra wino is to 1)0 found on tho tables of several of tho Justices of Ibo Supremo ('curt at Washington, and tho way it was pro cured is interesting. Before tho Ilevo lution a few old mercantile houses in Alexandria imported a large supply of Madeira, and some of this is still in private collars in Washington city. Tho Honorable Josiah Leo, of Balti more, had a largo supply from theso Aldxandrla importations, and at his death in 1852 it sold at prices ranging from $24 to $77.50 por gallon, lt would hobard to lix a.price upon tho low bottles of this wino that still ro main in tho hands of connoisseurs, OULDA flays: "A girl's iovo must nover bo begged, but oonquored." That's all very wolf; but how toHubduo . i thiok-floled paront of the period is w*mt'fl bothering our young mon just now. Ii good poopio would but mako good ness agreeable, and smiles insfcop i frowning in their virtue, how I would they gain to the good causo. l'iufor a Muru. Soon after dinner n boy who was very much oui of breath halted a man on Miami avenue. Chicago, anti Informed him that ho hart seen a rabbit run under a burn in ?tn alley hear by. Tho infor mation wasn't no very Startling, to be sure, but it was enough to affect the pedestrian. Ile wits on Ids way down town of an errand, hut no sooner had ho hoard tho story thai? ho followed tho boy ul ?i run. A hoy who saw tluv.n running followed after, and as they turned into tho alloy two mensuspected that something was up ?nd joined the caravan, lt wasn't ten minnies before twelve, mon and a score of hoys had surrounded the ham.and I hen ii ferions consultation was held, Men gotuown bil their knees and thrust hoad and shoulders under tho hain. Hoys got down and peeped and robed. Two Women came up and began lo throw out suggestions. A crowd instantly looks for a leader, 'rois crowd soon found one. He was a mun who ?aid ho had spent tho best portion of his lite driving rabbits from under barns. Ile ordered everybody ld get down and cry "seatl" but Ibo rabbit caught, on. Then everybody got poles and clubs, and everybody poked and pounded. The rabbit was loo Hy. Foi thirty minutes tho crowd, grow ing larger every minute, put hi some awful licks against tho peace of mind pf that humble haro, and lie bad not boon budged a fool when u boy came, along with ti terrier dog. Boards wero pulled off and tho dog ordered to go in and win lenown. Ile went in, but it wasn't over a minuto before ho re membered that ho had forgotten some thing, and he carno bitch for it A big cat followed close after him, malting tho hair fly at every jump, and as he reached the alley she took a skip over a fence and was lost to viow. "And now," remarked a woman who had a hoe-handlo in ono hand as she opened the back gate with tho other, "if you loafers have gol through fooling around hero you'd better take your selves off before I got any madder, or you'll want a cure for tile headache!" They hue got through. Tlio TOXIIH Kan;/.fin. li wns on Kl Pn?o ott cet, in Kl Paso, Texas, that 1 remarked to a friend timi X desired to know bow tho State ol Texas, I hat Lone .Star l?talo of lone things find wild romance, enmo lo possess an armed force of 'Stale troops ever in thc field, flo replied: "I know but little of it, hut lhere 19 a man who can tell you all," and ho pointed to a young follow s: sliding near Hie door of Hie large buttoner store of Mundy Br?then-, on El Paso street. "Who is be?" I inquired; "Why, who i* bel Way he is J. li. Gillett, now our assistant marshal, but once one of the lu-st randers in thc frontier battalion thal ever put spur lo horse or made a horse linet's heart go right down in his hoots. I'll introduce you." In ibo courso of conversation Gillett Bald: "To toll all about tho Texan rangers would lill a cootl sized volume, so vou wilt li? v . v. .v ri.: le :f<-; li Uh ?.;. uMI'V. The h.vioiy ? the .">in> in Ibo ? im (rom ij?i '<i;?,ys pt thu,'l'ion*.! -rt tn* K-pnblu' lp tho ptokii'. le.?ifj ?.Viii o' Mi on'.- >>i i . iii . itnubil iib >. '/}<. with ii(i.vu?ii 'pd bini ?UVlUlM iot'S, uno lim t?tulo iiilo 1'roui U'ulo to tune sineo tue war lo raise troops to stand oft tho Indians and help tho aulnorl lies in upholding ibo law. It was in 1874, however, when Governor Richnad Coke was in olrlco, thal thc present Organ? iza(ion of rangers was effected. Tho Leg* inhume appropriated $800.COO tu protect border counties, ard a imitable police, under tiie control ot the Slate and Ad ju tant-Ucneiul ?Steele wtis immediately Coi med, "ll coudistcd then of six companies of seventy-live men each. bisch company was commanded by a capt alu, two lied? tenants, three sergeants ?nd four corpor als, lt was soon found that tlio appropri ation would not l e sulliciont lo support this establishment, and reductions had to be made bom time to tune, so that at present tho companies are only twenty live strong, and bavo hui ono captain, one lieutenant, one Sergeant and two corporals each." "What would he about tho present strength ol tho force?" "About ono hundred and fifty men, winch is ampio just now. Io 1882," con tinued the marshal, "uoimressman Upson, ol Boxar county, introduced a hill, which passed both houses and was approved by tho President, refunding lo tho State i 1,000,000 expended for frontier defense, but owing to red tape the money has not yot boen received by tho ?State." "What is tho present pay ol' a rancor?" "Well, a captain gol? $100 a month, rations, and allowance for two horses; a lieutenant $76, flame rations and allow ance for two horses; a sergeant $50, ra tions, and allowance tor one horse; a cor poral $35, rations, and allowance for ono horse; and a pr?valo $30, und allowanco for the tame as corporal. Privates used io receive $40 when thc battalion was first organized." "What docs the allowance for a horse amount to?" "A little over $11 a month- Tho mou provide their own hones and arms, hut tho Stale furnishes all tho ammunition tiioy require," "Aro the men all Texans?" "No; the. rule is tho reverse. They are from every State in Hie Union, and many of them are yoi'og fellows most respecta bly connected. ' Voiy low or the old bands, except Ibo rdliccrs, are now in the service. Captain Jj P. Stalker is tho vet eran of the battalion. Ho joined in May, 1801, and hus served without losing a day over since. He is now captain of company L>, willoh he entered asa private. Tho company killed more indians and rustlers than any other in the service." "Wast are tho usual duties o? a ranger?" "Ile ie a State polico olllecr and a soldier at tho samo tune. In ibo one capacity he performs tho duties of a deputy sheriff and is In addition empow crcd to arrost without warrant all fugitives from justico m tho State. A hst of theso fugitives is furnished from thc ofllco of Adjutant-General from timo to tnno for tho information of Ibo rangers? Like to seo it?" Tho B?rico said ho would, and Mr. Glllott produced tho pondoroua roll of closely written loolscnp containing tho oamos and description of fully 6,000 oriro t Inula with whom thu Siulo was desirous to renew acquaintance. .?l joined tho servlco," continued tho assistant murshol. "In June, '7G, in Company L), Captain Koborts command ing. Wc had lively tnncB JUBI then, i can asouro you. Indians were on iho war paih all over tlic country and thc ru lipers were having a rough limo ol lt. 't hc Co manche" had come off the Kort Ulli reser vation ami wc/e irtish g lindon in the north, while tho lvickupoos und Lepaos w. re mukirg il warm tor the settlors in the .southwestern counties. Thc two hitter bund< together ?lid not uiunher over liftv warriors, yet they kept both the national troops and thc ronc?is eternally on liic move, and western Texas hccauie nhuost iiidnlnhiiub.e. They tame from tho Snip i lt ?ii mountains in O?d Mexico and veto outlaws ni botii icimhlics. They Ot? all good Indians now." "On o reservation?" "No, (load. Thc rangers mode good Indians ot' nearly every one of them. An Indian ?fe only jmod when ho's dead. Our ! compahy had three lights with the Coi moncho?, in ono of winch we Killed six. I first smelt ?powder in a light with thc Lt'paiii. in July, 1878, thc Lepaos mode their Hist killin);. They aided lurcc (.-iris j and one hov, all of the Kaine S'andlv, and j (lieu gol pretty well w iped out 1 hempel vus. Then we had a short pence, ns for as I indians were concerned, hut lind to turn our unction lo cleaning out desperadoes, who were becoming shout as hud as tho indians ever were. Wo had hardly trot well in hand asa police force when Vlotorio broke out ni thc hitler pori of 1871). I wau then stationed with Colonel G. Wi baylor's company A, as first sergeant, at Isintu, and tho company was Without o hculcnnnt. Thc Indiana crossed over the Hio Urondo and slole o number of horses, mid our company crossed into Mexico, where we were joined by o number ot. Mexicans. Wu overlook the ludions itt Cheon del Man anas, (Sierra 1 Sentimos, and hod o lierce flyjht, 1 got shot twice through Hie hit, hut managed lo moke a good Indian of thc shoollBl. Alter this 'fig! <. v,e joined General Terassc, of the Mexican Jinny, hut he didn't cure to he H n'Ori?d hy Americans, und shortly after lit- IdVcd old Vie and nearly his entire I and " In ?ny Drawer, A gentleman, something of a dandy, had lost a small diamond, which con* si i tu ted tho solo sind ol' bis shirl front, ile assured thc host that this ?lamond was worlh over ?2,000. When the guests had oil departed u search was Instituted bul nothing was found. The guest lorri d to Hit! lost, and on leaving boldly disguised his ill humor. The next day a stable boy'picked up the diamond while sweeping out the yard and brought il lo his master. That gentleman was delighted, and sent his hostler with the gem lo the inconsolable owner. This worthy received Ibo messenger with joy, placed the diamond in his drawer and took two cigars out of his pocket and offered them to the Under, who withdrew, ashamed of tho mon with tho diamond. On his return he told everything that . t.'|\d.l ?hV.nod lo h Iii lp D? toi. . " , I ?V* jon M.; rk< ; tlib? i . \v<> eb I. i V ' lin v.nstiT ! "MY Sit.'' 11 wiltyive ecu ('Of .amw.MV th)- iii" "Yes, I will; I ought to at least paya premium for having an honest lad in my service. Now you will return to Ibo gentleman who gave you tho cigars, and you will soy to him: 'Sir, I loki my master how yenerous you were good onoujth lo be lo mo, but he fears >on will be deprived of tho pleasuro ol' smoking to doy. ile has ordered me, ther?f?ro, to return to you the two cigors.'" "Sholl I speak of the OOO francs?" asked the hoy astonished. "Ol'course not. Doos isay." The stable boy did as be was told. It was not knur before he returned with his reply, written by the fortunate mon in oil good faith ; "DicAit Sm: 1 om delighted to lind my diamond again. 1 have six like it, which do duty as my vest butions. Tliis is why I was so east down at the loss. As for tbecigois, I could perfect ly well spare a couple of them for your boy for 1 have 0,000 of them drying in my drawer," ?fcc. A Lesson in Ittitjuotto. An amusing story concerning Senator Coko ol' Texas comes from Washington. The Senator is a man of 00 years, is not particularly neal in his dress, and was never known as a stickler for otiquetlo in his own wild State. Ho hus been re elected and is sato for six .yeats. Last week a constituent from Texas called at thc hotel. Ile know Coke well. In fact he was exceedingly irilimato with him. Ho' inquired for tho number of tho Senator's room, and bounded up stairs. He rapped on tho door and was answered by tho Senator himself. Tho Toxos friond stretched forth his hand for tho grasp of friendship. Coko did not respond in tho manner desired. Instead, he gazed fiercely at tho intru der, and sahl sternly: "Don't you know that this ls not tho proper way to call upon a gentleman? You should send up your card before you como yourself I" The Texan was abashed. Ile did not like Ibo reception, but thought lt only a whim that would wear away in time. He descended to tho ellice, wrolo his name on tho card and sent it up in duo form. In ten minutes tho colored bell boy returned and astonished the stran ger by tho remark, as ho bowed almost to tho floor: "Do gommin am not at home, sahl" Coho's constituent is read ing up on official etiquette. No grace is more neoessory to tho Christian workor than fidelity-tho humble ?raco that marches oo in sun shine and storm, when no banners aro waving, and thoro is no muslo to ohcor tho w?ary foot. No man can lionostly pray to bo dclivorcd from*thia world's temptations who (loos nb !i persistently atrivo to ?koop ont of them, \ Happiness is not outsido, but inside. A good heart and a clear consoienco bring happiness, whioh no riohos and oiroumBtanoe alc\no nover will do. TM I c. with, Hoye. Dill ypti i vor null a boy a "putty head"? i-', AI. Quad, Well, you did it without kuowianything about putty. Hore i . whore it is m ado. So ruauy pouiu. bi v . .ug ure placed ia Uns grout >'ro)i (in ii , BO rmioh oil added, 'aud thou iii. pia lm cry ie r>ot in motion. Iron In .. . ) mixing tho stuff up and torin og .1 ovor und over, and a grin.li. ni wi [ lilug 4,000 pound? and laced with hoi), rolls around tho basin i went dun a minuto. This atotto is cal lei! a '?li .Oer," and it miiahoa tho pinty own ui laut as tho knives eau ting i j uvo putty is ruado al most t uroly .{ whiting aud linaood oil, alili u i mall quantity o? cotton seed 1 in every grado to pro Vt lit i a-o tn dry tug too soon ? Tho next guul about half marble-dust, aud ? p n?tido, which is good euou lill outdoor work, is flvo BOVO i-dust io two of whiting. ' j'.nl ? iii whiting?'' Ai j n in tor that (ptCBtion untl seo if lu i-om within I or ty rods of a o n- . I've many a timo beou told Mi ii > ; oluy lt is chalk-(ho very . ci 11 td lc you uso on tho black burn i 'lind to a lino powder. No? ifchorpaints, ivud load ia tho iii! loud burnod on coppor pans iud) rodi Yellow ooher is a nun . is mado from lamp-black, win imp?o soot, and tlioro aro Hovel 1 i f paint wliicti aro Bimply um. .; i puri?od and bumod. Mo: I ,. cloted pailita-ns biuo, gr tv it, - c.-have whito load fora bas i I rc Ju lil ofllco of tho faotory is a Um r . ales-delicato enough to wei ' it) t With, and hore uro two ann p! i ninian blue which agents hat i ? ' m to soil. Both look alike, i oh claims bia aitmplo to bo tho'itt l?o Now .Match tho faotory man u tl test. Ho woighs out uno gn sample, and then liyo gri '.vii .0 loud lor each, lu euch ea iii rain is mixed with live on a and whichever colors tho wi . mt is of couiso tho Klroug CSl . i (ito. lout tho cans. You lind tlx H il it :s, to tho lng ono hold- j in (ii ?1 All aro Ulled from a large til provided with u spout, and tili ; to exact weight. Hero is u 11 Iiioli puts the twvi'ts on. i1'. t work was done hy a man iv 11 ing iron, and it was 11 slow pi .i boy takes up a can ou w 1 hands have placed tho e< places it bli tilia lower jaw ol 1 . ie. Uprisen Ibo jaw li li tt tljo can meeta tho solid pl I i and then two or thieu w . each olhor around over tin I crimp it down until it ia p< . ; >r-ti?ht nuil porlYctly BO- j ai m rt boy will stand hero und < cow i ; il)0 cans per doy, while a man ( wot I it lt soldering iron could not ?..vcr iftjO. t'kippod many Ulinga about p u Iq YO havo lcarnod moro by tl bait ytiu could havo acquired u iitij ? i . vay in a lifetime, lt was not m ( .:.:: ?> to your futuro sucoeas to ... in?? hut von could also \ eooii'.o i-, meiv.ii' ?1.: wi'mv.it khowiwu that ...'<!..MI Vi 1 .....'.. ;..'...; i-.roiuui, tho sun. ... . .. . .4 ^r, u. ..... lom lip) lin. .Che ; . of honoat Uibdiu, muaioian am) poo1., v iro of tlio ault son, salty; of th coi noc?mo; of Groat Britain, ti . li di. England lovea her ani le ?ihO ...uniros their freo hearted II r outspoken honeaty. their ci . ' dillleulty and danger, their, rbi i ok u t?teir royatoring good hu o lt.. ii utporexuborunt fun, thoir si . itii'iige, und so dearly loves tl i : ibo offense agni net good ni ir ' propriety which alic would sc h >i .demil in any olhor alto ci excuses in tho Bailor, Tho BC i . gil highly esteemed m Ida ot tv ay, ir- i.ot tho primo favorito oi th "Jack," aa ho is nil'.et 1011 at is tiic national boro; und N> abovo Wellington, not bc id moro, or was a braver ill] : bot II un, but beoaiiHO ho waa a aa r; 1 id tho failings aa well IIB th vi Ina olaaa. Oharloa Dib? di i . . M ' fited ?Took in all bia atrougtli nu : dj ' . . oaknesa. How beautiful, fo hi ' i, uro "Tom Bowling/' "] ' . m ," .?Tho S-tiloi's Journal,' and ii seo?' of others that might bo oil ' . riibdiu said of bis aouga, with pnrdonubii fido, "that thoy had beon con- di titi 1. object of national conso qu lie tili hud boon tho aolaoo of sailors in ?' Hg voyagea, iu storms, and in int Ult . . il I Hint they bad boon quo to? m niu inivs to tho reatoration of ore; an - ... oiplino." Charles Dibdin lofl i Koti, v. ''0 followod in bia fathor's fool;.!-1:'!? i wrote aoino oxcollont aoa aon ?1 mon? .^tliors. "Tho Tight Littlo Isla lil," ttl n h atiil holds ita placo in the popula' affection unimpaired by tho lapi 101 I of fnshion, I1 M IHI v. . many yoara ago, and, wit. .1 i ; memory, that Thomas j (Dil lu . u io bo aeon wandoring, a fori .. .0, through tho streets of Loi 01., .-hi. soarooly a shoo to bia foo. - . I ith tho fate of Henry Carey atm ur: hun in tho face. What brought hin ml ? thni pitiable condition janot for nf. \o !.)({(! co. Jjet Iiis memory rest. By tvhfit rig aimil poatority pry into tho priva h i iii cry of poota? Hie muso was an ?. ' ouo, and ho dovotcd hor to I <. . ' . Moro nood not bo said of lum. Ink. An., conimoi). blaok ink or writ ing i! ;i i can ' > mado imo good copying ink bj ! hu., somo augar or other sac oharino mattet to it. To proparo, dis solve oh? .00 of lump iiugar in ono and one-half pint9 writing fluid. ?Vithin Uve or iv hours aftor writing lottern or other '.''Ml?tenla with this prepared ink they 1. 0 li; c J pied by prcssuro on damp uhbUed pa) or. If old writing bo wet willi weil J; f "utioii of aulphato of iron, ttl which 0 Minali portion of sugar has bee tided, n ! ai nt reproduction oan bo tak -i. Milli di 1 prcssuro upon unsized papcv, with lit ) result of rondorlng tho oripuii.i mucb palor than boforo, as tho proi r.e pin pbj dissolves tho original ink used ia nd I. ?un Mrs it. To oopy prlntiug ink, dampen tho eurfaco with a weak solut-o of ;e. (?to of iron and press on nny paper ot ?d.sorbout mituro. / lloillthlul Mlcop. ' A celebrated physician says : I urge tho importance of excluding Howers from sleeping apartments because of their throwing off carbonic acid gas during ibo night and absorbing the oxy gen we require. Aa small u light as possible should bo kopt, if any light is required, for a similar reason-tho con sumption of oxygen. If, then, you have taken caro that your bed is vorv warm and comfortable, without either being oppressed with clothing or too soft, and your room bo fully ventilated, and you can't sleep, what must bo done V Per haps you ate too much supper, and must await its moro perfect digestion ; or, being squeamish,you ate less than usual, and tho cravings of tho stomach must bo sallsllod before sleep is obtained. In this case a glass of now milk, kept bandy for uso. willi a biscuit, will prob ably salisfy your requirements, and you will tall aslcop readily. A friend of minc who was? hot and restless, and Could liol go to sleep on ono "occasion, procured duo roposo by going into tho street and rolling in tho snow. Another i person describes Ibo means bo adopted ? for sleeplessness as consisting lu waleb ing Ibo reflection from a light bo could not see, in a tumbler of water placed near bim. A few turns up and down your room may assist you, if you falito discover any chilliness, pain, or discom fort, as causing Ibo insomnia For my self, 1 persistently think of nothing when I cannot fall asleep. 1 work until quite weary, then, tumbling hastily into bed, 1. usually Ibid sleeep immediately. On thoso rare occasions when sleep evades rn?, 1 chock my thoughts imme diately they begin, and conc?ntralo my altent ion on it blank. Thia refusal of thought nearly always succeeds. If you cannot sleep, and are worried lo death willi cares of tho business ami tho fam ily, ask your chemist to give you len to fifteen plains of tho bromide ot potas sium in an ounce of water, and this re peated for a few nights will allay tho worry, and cause A return lo your healthy condition. A wann balli at bed-time is condu cive to sleep, and persist ont sleepless ness must be accounted for by some bodily affection thal should be speedily remedied ; or you must try what a much increased outdoor exercise, with light but auillcicul suppers-eaten early will do tor you. It is a great mistake lo Hy to opiates and sedatives Jil insom nia, unless specially prescribed for you; they aro hurtful in themselves, and the ?yateiii becomes so inured to thom that increasing dosos are required, and they in time aggravate the condition they aro intended to relieve, leaving tho patient irritable, sleopless and demoralized. But always look for tho cause of insonv-1 ni;; in ?01110 io i ly disorder or mental J worry and oxuiii.-iuent> and t:ni>li io re move the can-.'; when found, li secm'Sj thc!'., that we uro tb make oro >f six. hours out ot twenty-four as a necessity unless wo aro vory extraordinary poi sons, which I don't bolioYo wo are. lio yond Ibis be careful and respect laziness, but carefully estimate your real require ments, observing tho effects which dif ferent periods of sleep have on your sys tem. Avoid, as a rule, after dinner sleep. Try to got your sleep at the proper hours, paying duo attention lo the fact of experience that two hours of sleep before midnight are worth much moro than two hours after -mid night, Ilemember, too, that- sleep is most useful nt night, and work most easy and valuable in tho carly morning. Arizona's Nuiuo, Tho name by which this Territory Is known was Hist borne by a mountain near tho celebrated "Planchas do Pla ta," on its southern boundary. Arizo na, however, was Hist called "Finiera." Authorities "differ as to tho origin of tho present name. Some say it is a cor ruption of Arizuma," first given to tho country by the early Spanish oxplorers. Others maintain that it ls of Pirna ori gin, and means "Little Creek." Still others hold that its derivation is from two Pirna words, "Art" a maiden, and i "Zen" a valley. In our opinion this is all bosh, and wo aro moro astonished wbon those "derivations" aro boloived to bc true and correct by gentlemen who make pretensions of lotter*. A few days ago wo gave tho only truo ety mology of tho word. It ls not an ety mon. It is a derivation-a compound of two latin words, viz: "Aridus" and "zona". Aridus-dry, from -'arco," to be dry. From this root also comes tho word "arid," which signifies dry, oxhaustcd of moisture, parched with heat, as, for instance, an arid waste. This is without doubt one of tho roots, tho prefix (Art) of the word Arizona. There is no dilliculty in the way as to tho .?unix This is plain enough lo any ono who has studied word analysis. "55ona"or "zone" simply mean a girdle or belt, Ilonco wo have tho different zon es or girdles on tho earth's surface-two 1 frigid, two temperate and one torrid, to mark tho average boat from tho sun's rays upon certain portions of tho oarth. Hence tho sufllx "'/ono" or "zona," and wo havo tho word Arizona, whose meaning IS simply "a dry or parched bolt of country." This name, bo wovor, is a misnomer, as far as tho greater por tion of Arizona Territory is concerned* .?>?????. As the sword ot tho Utst-tcmpcrod metal is most flexible, BO tho truly gen erous aro mo*t pliant and conrtoous iii tboir bohavior. AFTBK her grandmother had givon lier a good scolding, a llttio misohiof was overboard to say to hersoif; "Home body is croaa in this room; taint mo, and 'taint dolly, aud 'tulnt kitty. I wonder who it is?" NJ?Wo IN BRIEF? -There ate 2,000,000 ?cres, of dcor park? In Scotland.. -Sly Dubuque girls carry their noon 'J?lich in ii music roll -Cotton tieB aro again being manu factured at Pittsburg. -France will not decrease import duties on foreign cattle. , n - Texas increased her assessed pro perty $73 000,000 this year. . -Olive oil ls becoming ono of the great products of California. -Florida expects to raise 3,000,000 boxes of oranges this season. -There aro 20,000,000 workingmen out of employment'in Chicago. -Tho Moravians have just been cele brating their 427th anniversary. -Over 800,000 cans of fruit were put up at Coimeaut, O., tho past season. -Another silver mine is reported to have been discovered in North Georgia. -Over ono hundred thousand pomona pay tax- s on real estate iu New York. -Tho aggregate los?os by tho Hock ing valley strike foot up eyer $4,000, 000. -Tho Armstrong well in Pemwylva nia ?3 flowing 7G00 barrels of oil per day. -Four million pounds of wool have buen icceived at Abilene, Texas, trna season. -Gardening is practically taught in moro than 20,000 primary school? m Franco, -A whale eighty feet long was washed ashore at Bolinas, Cal., a Cow days ago. -Three billion wooden toothpick's aro now anually made iu this country it is bald. -Pennsylvania spends about $9,000, 010 yearly lu providing for free common schools. -Threats of lynching aro driving Mormon missionaries rapidly out of Tennessee. -Fifty thousand men will bo em? ployed on tho Panama Canal duri fig the dry Season. -New buildings of the val iib o? $12, 000,000 have been erected lu Now York this year. -John Bi Gough delivered his first temperance speech in Now York forty years ago. -Tho postal service of tho United States costs tho Government this year, $10.225,000. -The new capitol at Bismarck, Dak., is said to bo thu finest Territorial Oapi itol Iii tho West. -Three htmdivd thousand dozen ot eggs were destroyed by fire at Water loo, Ia., recou ti y -The French Minister bf Agricult ure is in favor ot reducing import du ties on cereals, -Jersey City has a debt of over $18, 000,000, and there ls nearly $7,000,000 in laxes unpaid* --Andrew Carnegie, tho Pittsburg millionaire, owns inor? newspapers than any man in the world. ",rtm"*o T?,iHv founded Hid Univers^ li (ii : ,, id .H 170') and John Mur* ray iii boston in 1 /TO. --Thc assesed vah?o of rea) sud per sonal esl ute property iii tho SI.--.MO O? : . J'.... ."-w,UU,4bi,df2. -Petroleum wells to tho number ol 2W were put down in 1883, agabist 3200 in 1882 and 3862 in 1881. -Indiana employs 6400 mon and $2, 000,000 in getting 25,000,000 tons of. coal out of 20(> mines yearly -It ls estimated that the wool clip of this year will amount to 30 ), 000,000 pounds und ho worth $85,00J,0Q0. - A new counterfeit live-dollar uote, national curri ney, ls reported to have mudo ils appearance in New York. -Tho garnet districts ol' Arizona and New Mexico aro looked upon as the possible diamond Heids of tho future. - A^-It'tu'?i'hic dispatch was intoly spilt ''rmi 'i' 'ry tn Scotland und tte ans wer rota irhod iii forty minutes. - A father and son aro under son (ci i co of death in a Louisiana prison, ?nu. for separate and distinct murders. -One hundred and one thousand manges were burne this year by trees on uh acre of hind in Plant Cky. Flor ida. -A Now Jersey nh l, it has como to light, donned her brother's clothes and voted iii Ins name at tho recent elec tion. -Tho total production of cigars in (hts country, as estimated by one of the largest manufacturers, is about 3,000, 00?,OUO a year. -Tho English Postmaster General says thc condition of the English work ingman has not beon improved during tho past tlfty years. -Oskaloosa, Iowa, is said to have a spring that will tan skins either wltii tho fur ott or on, in from twonty-four to twenty-eight hours. -A Gutenberg Bible was sold In London, a weok or so ago, for $10,600. There aro said to bo but two copies of tito book in this country. -There were 1,001 pictures exhibited in Hie Royal Academy last year, of willoh 203 have been sold it prices ranging nom a guinea to ?1,000. -Judson W. Lyons, coloied, has been admitted io tho bar at Augusta, Ga. Ile is tho third colored man thus admitted in that city since tho war, -In a population of 023,000 In Con necticut there are OUOO persons who are moro than 80 years of age. Of Ulla number twenty-one are centenarians. -A crematorium is to bo built in New Orleans by tho cromation Society of that city, which has purchased 23 building lots of ground for the purpose. -Tho Pequot Indians, whoso tribe now numbers ICBS than 600, have ap pealed to the United States authorities to protect tho graves of their ancestors against relio hunte?. -Tho ohiof attraction of Winobes tor, Va., is tho double cemetery in its suburbs. On one side of a stone wall are buried ovor 7000 Union dead, while over 30OO Confederate soldiers Ho on tue other. No evil propensity of tho human ?oart is BO powerful that it mey not ho nbdned by strlot discipline.