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I ABBEVILLE PRESS & BANNER.'! \ W 0 BY HUGH WILSON AND W. C. BENET. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1879. ^ NO. 39. VOLUME XXVLgfpj I Say Well and Do Well. L 8ay well id good, bat do well is better; Do well seems the spirit, say well is the letter: Say well is goodly, and helpe to please; T Bat to do wtll is godly, ani gives the world I ease; I Say woll to silence sometimes is boruri, gj Bnt do well is free on every gronnl. g Say well has friends?some here, some there; But do well is welcome everywhere. K By say well many to God's word cleave; W But for lack of do well they often leave. | If say well and do well were bound in one \ frame, L Then all were done, .vl' were one, and gotten P were gain. THe severed nana. A ROMANCE OP REAL LIFE. ' About the end of January, more than twenty years since, Dr. Lisfranc, a celebrated surgeon of Paris, was returning to his house at eleven ^ o'clock at night. He had reached the door, and had raised the knocker, about to give warning to the maid in attendance of his arrival, when n vigorous arm stopped his own half way, and at the same time three masked figures surrounded the astonished doctor. The street was deserted, the doctor had no arms by him, and, wisely judging resistance would prove unavailing, he sought to escape from the hands of the banditti by the Facrifice of his purse, when the man who held his arm addressed him very politely, saying: I" I believe you are Dr. Lisfranc?" " You seem to be acquainted with my person," replied the doctor. "Take, then, my purse and ^atch?trouble me no longer, hnt' get yon gone tc more honest work." "Sir," said the man, haughtily, " we are no thieves, but only come to ask from you a favor." "You have chosen a straupro way and an unusual hour for such a purpose," paid the doctor, mistrustfnlly. " Evety hour is pood for so clever a BurjKeuu no J UUIOCH tv punuiLu am v^/cioticD." "Eh?" said the doctor, who, a little reassnred, stood examining his three clients more closely, and perceived that they were dressed more like gentlemen Koing to a ball than like highway robbers. " We request, doctor, that you follow | us immediately." 1 " Permit me, at least, to warn by lady of my absence." ' "No; there is no need for it. You havo your implements with you; that will do. You must submit, however, to having your eyes bandaged." "But, sir"? "Come, come, by George," said one of the men, "if you have so many words about it we shall never proceed." He then sounded a shrill whistle, and a carriage coming from a narrow street in the neighborhood made its appearance. The men led the doctor to it, helped him ap, and then got in after him. The k horses galloped away at a rapid pace, r Dr. Lisfranc did not even think of offering a resistance, which must prove useless, but submitted with a good gTace to the mysterious violence exercised npon his person. For two hours' time not a word was exchanged between him and his traveling companions, who spoke among themselves in a language he could net L understand. At length the carriage rolled beneath a portico?the noise of an opening gate was heard creaking on its hinges?the carriage stopped. The door was opened and the step s let down. "Well?" inquired an anxious voice. " He is here," replied one of the men in the carriage, and, taking the doctor by the hand, assisted him to alight. They then caused him to ascend severe! steps. ny the cold air that strnck upon his face the doctor perceived that he was ot> the steps of an outer portico. A door was opened and the doctor fancied they made him cross a large hall; he was then led throngh a euite cf apartments, covered with soft carpeting. At last the doctor's guide paused and said : 11 We have reached our destination, doctor; remove your bandage." The doctor, whose terror had changed to an uneasy curiosity and a vaguo apprehension, obeyed the stranger's voicc and found himself in a small room, luxuriously furnished, and but half lit by an alabaster lamp which hung in the middle of the room. The window curtains were closely shut, as well as those of the alcove, which occupied the further end of the apartment. In this room the doctor found himself alone with one of the three individuals who had made him an unwilling captive. The stranger was tall aud of imposing mien. He was dressed with a truly aristocratic precision; his black eyes glittered throngh the half mask that A uuvurcxi Llio u^pci JCttiuion, nuuo^ucit* ous twitch agitated his uncovered lips and the thick beard that surrounded the lower part of his face. " Doctor," said the stranger; in a dry and broken voice, " prepare your implements: you have to perform s>u amputation." "Where is the patient?" inquired Lisfranc. Saying which he turned toward the alcove, and moved a step for ward. The curtains waved gently, and a stifled sigh was heard comiDg from that direction. " Prepare for the operation, sir," re peated the stranger, convulsively. " Bat," said the doctor, " it is important that I should see the patient " "You can see only the hand which you are required to cut off." The doctor then crossed his arms, and, looking earnestly at his interlocutor, replied: "Sir, there has been violence used in bringing me here; if it ba true, however, that 6ome one stands in need ol r my services, without looking into your j secrets?unmindful of the way I have been brought here?I shall williDgly do my duty as a surgeon. But if you have meditated a crime, you may have obliged me to follow you, but you cannot forco me to be your accomplice." " Be easy, sir," replied the stranger, bitterly; " there is no crime in all this." And t iking the doctor by the t 11 J3 A.- iL. -1 / i.1 arm ue wamtu up lu me aicuvt) ; iiieu pointing to n hnsd thnt raTie '?nm hebind the cnr'uins, he<ai<: ihut^c the hand you are to cut off." The doctor took within his own the extended hand; he felt its delicate tiDgers shudder at the contact. It was a woman's hand, small and beautifully shaped, on which a ruby ring made its whiteness appear still more remarkable. 41Nothing here," exclaimed the doctor ; "no, nothing demands an amputation." " And I tell you," cried the etranger, with a thundering voice, " that, if the surgeon refuses, I shall fulfill his office myself," and seizing an axe that lay at " - r- - L -1 1L. 1~ ~ J u? 1?:j il.? rvr. IU0 IUUb U1 tut) UW1, LLO imu bile jiauj v/u the night table and prepared to sever it. The doctor held him back. " Then do it yourself," said the man. " But this is aD atrocious deed I" cried poor Lisfranc. " That is nothing to you. It must be done ; I will it bo. The lady wishes it likewise; if she must ask it of you herself, she will do it. Come, madame, request Che doctor to do you the favor." Poor Liafranc, pale and trembling, Kr&M v ^ - , ft It ready to faint on the floor. A feeb voice came from the alcove, and Baid, a tone of unutterable despair and resi nation: i "Since you are a surgeon, sir?yes, entreat you?let it be yourself?and c : not let?oh, you?for mercy's 6ake J" 4' Come, doctor," said the unknowi ; "either you or L" 80 fierce and terrible was the aspc ' of the stranger, and so implacable ar j relentless bis determination?the pray of the poor lady so poignant and de pairing, that the doctor felt impell( by humanity it3elf to obey t'ie orn mand. He took his implements, implore with a last look the bt artless strange wlin mpr#>lv rpnlifiil hv rtrimtinff sicnif , ? I?? -<j r o ~ o ! cantly to the axe. With a broken spiri i and a cold perspiration bathing h : noble brow, the doctor recalled all h j energy and presence of mind. Twic : his arm trembled, and he paused. A j length the blood spouted forth ; a shrie j burst from the alcove, and to that cr I of agony succeeded a dead silence. The stranger stood bv, apparent! I unmoved. Nothing was heard but th I noise of the horrible work. Soon th 1 hand and the iLstrument fell togethei The doctor, livid and exhausted, gaze upon the stranger with haggard eyei The latter stooped, picked up the savei ed hand, and drawing the ruby rin from oft one of the fingers, presented i to the doctor. " Take it, doctor," said he ; "it is I souvenir; no one will claim it fror lyou." He then added, in a low voict " It is over ! " | Immediately the other two maske ! men came in, and, bandaging his eye again, led him away. The same carriag that bad brought him there set hir down again at bis own door. Doctc j Liefrnnc snatched the bandage from hi I eyes in time to eee the carriage rollin j away and disappearing in the darkness I It was five o'clock in the morning. It was in vain that day after day th j doctor exhausted every means he coul imagine for penetrating the mystery c | this terrible adventure. Had it nc | been for the ring (indisputable proof c j the reality of his recollections), h ; would have thought himself a prey t | an hallucination. Hoping, however, that the ruby rin 1 would sooner or later lead to some revt I ? < '1 ' i ! 1 lation 01 tnis mysterious anair, xitj wh ; iD the habit of wearing it suspended t his watch chain. About two months after the event just recorded, Dr. Lisfranc received ai ; invitation to a ball given by the Count I ess de P , in her magnificent man ; sion in the Rue de Yarennes, Paris, i He accordingly went. All the fashionable elite of theFrenc] nobility, as well as the most illustriou personages of German diplomacy, throng ed the saloons, which were radiant wit] light and beauty. I A young man, with a pale face an< melancholy eye, had been, during tb evening, tbe object of particular re mark by many of the guests. He walk ed, from time to time, through the suit of apartments, with an anxious look, an< then, with a sorrowful demeanor, sepa rated from the crowd. It so happened that this young mai found himself, for an instant, oppositi > to Doctor Lisfranc. His eyes mechani j cally falling upon the doctor, eoon as sumed an earnest stare, and then glitter ed with a fearful expression on the rin| that shone on his chain. With a suddei and rapid movement, the young mai passed a group that separated him fron i tbe doctor, and, walking directly up t j him, elbowed him rudely and intention j ally. The doctor politely remonstrated j but, instead of answering, the younj man strnck him repeatly in the face. I It may easily be conceived what t x i citement and "consternation this sceu jproduced. The next day was appointed for meeting, and the company soon afte i dispersed in confusion, j ..... The young Matilda de (the name are too illustrious and too well kL :>wi I for us to point them out, even by ini i tials), the young Matilda de wa i the daughter of one of the most illue ! trious soldiers of the empire. He j father bad acquired an elevated place , great plcry and a high rank in th army; but he was one of the few gener ' als whom the emperor had not enriched Matilda de nad, therefore, no for tune to bestow upon the one who shouli , c ill her his. Napoleon de was the grandson o the noble Dachess de . Theduch ess had a great name, an empty title but no fortune. Notwithstanding this, the duchess an< the general, long bound together by th ties of friendship, had mutually agree* to unite their two hiklren in marriage Of this determination, however, the; irru:i^ TVT? AT~ . soon repemeu. ??uutj iuutiiuu uuu jliu poleon gave themselvos up to the swee i charm of their mutual affection, th ! duchess and the general, alarmed fo | the interests ot their children, and i j little also for their own, played a seen I of high comedy. " If my daughter," siid the general "marries that poor fellow, Napoleon adieu to luxury and pleasure." "If my son," soliloquized the duchess J " should wed a girl and not a fortune how could we ever restore the luster c j the noble house of ?" I The general, therefore, sought to wea: ' Matilda from her lover; and the duchee } exerted herself to divert Napoleon froc thinking of Matilda. But neither couli succeed. Napoleon and Matilda Iovei 1 too sincerely, too devotedly, to fall ai easy prey to the snares spread out t entrap their youth and inexperience. Unable to disunite them, the genera and the duchess insisted upon the de parture of Napoleon, and on his absent I ing himself for a while from Paris. The; told him that the smallness of their foi ! tune required it. It was indispensabl for him to acquire a position in th world. The minister had just offered t I provide him with a place as secretary c some foreign embassy. Should he rt | fuse to go he would shut himself on from a brilliant career. He must at ! complish this sacrifice, were it but fo Matilda's sake, as her future weltnr depended upon it,[and he was to becom responsible for her happiness. Nape : leon, at lBngth, unwillingly consented He saw Matilda for a last time; h i told her of his intended departure, t ! cry of agony burst from the young girl i bosom. In vain did Napoleon acquair her with his projects; m vain aid c endeavor to comfort her by pointing ou ! in a speedy return, a whole life of lov< happiness and wealth. Matilda sti ; remained inconsolable. A dark for< ! boding prevented her from believin : the false promises of an uncertain fi I turity. What could she gain in e; ! change for happiness which at presei J was theirs, and which they were abot | to sacrifice to duty ? She felt that h( golden dream was over; that it was fac ing away from her sight. Napoleon took her hand in his, an( oovering it with tears and kisses. " R< member," said he, " remember thi thou art my betrothed, and that th hand is mine, forever mine." Saying which, he put a ruby ring c her finger. "It is my mother's" murmured hi Matilda could only answer by pressii] the ring to her lips, and then fell fain ing and desolate upon a couon. Napoleon departed. . His absence fi oilitated the objects of the parents. - The general then made an appeal i le Matilda's devoted heart; heexaggen in poverty; lie invented a tale about d< g- and engagements which he would no able to meet; he pointed out to hrr I horrors which would surround his> i io erable old age, beggared and dishonoi he even hinted to her that it would 1; j far better to cut short his troubled 1 She alone had power to save him; ct must forget Napoleon and wed id Count de , whose handsome <?r manly face, whose noble soul she s- must know how to appreciate, id A little selfishness, and Matilda wo have been saved; but it is the weakr of elevated minds not to shrink fi ?d sacrifices. Matilda, in despair, th r, herself in her father's arms and pr< i- ieed all. He blessed and thanked t, for her devotion. is He was yet speaking when Mati is had left the room, unable longer to c :e trol her overcharged feelings. Pi it exhausted with the struggle, she 1 k tened to her apartment, and, sinking y a seat, gave way to a flood of silent I bitter tears. y Flow, flow, cruel tears I Weep tl e noble creature, upon thy dreamB e bright, so short-lived I Hnppint r. alas I was never made for souls 1 d thine I 3. The banns were published, and on' r- 10th of January, 18?, in the church g St. Thomas d'Aquinus, Matilda ^ it wedded to the Count de . 1 general's face was radiant with satisf a tion. n At the moment of the nuptial ble ), ing, when the bridegroom puts on 1 finger of the bride the ring?svmbc d link of the chain that unites themes Btead of giving her left hand, as is 1 e custom, Matilda suddenlv passed n the connt's right and gave b ir | her right hand. The count \ s ! about to make an observati g i and take her hand; but Mati! i. drew it back and again extended to b her right hand, lowering her eyeo, 1 o with that air of firmness and determii tl tion which is not to be" mistakt ?f The count saw it at once, and, fearini it scene, did not insist, but put the ring if the right hand which Matilda still h< e out to him. o The count was of a jealous nature, jealous as Othello. A fatal suspici g bad taken possession of his mind. T ! ring which Matilda wore on her 1 s hand gave him much uneasiness. ! 0 told Matilda that he looked upon it w: aversion, and begged of her to wear s no longer. Matilda replied that e a would never be separated from it, givi r her answer with much sweetness, b with the same determined air which s had shown at her wedding. From that time that which had pi h. viously only been a suspicion in t b count's mind became a certainty. ] determined upon being revenged, b 1 dissembled his feelings and purpose, system of surveillance was organiz 3 around Matilda. Soon there came e letter from Napoleon. Theyouth, ign< - ant of Matilda's sacrifice, and tho ruin - his dearest hopes, spoke of his loi 0 of his future happiness, of their spee 1 marriage. He reminded Matilda tl her hand belonged to him, and requested her to look often upon t i ruby of his mother's ring whilst thic 0 ing of him. He concluded by annoui - ing a happy tiding. "He was charged - his ambassador to be the bearer of ii - portant disputches to Paris. Before ? month was over ho would again see 1 a beloved Matilda. a This letter was put into the conn 1 hands. He saw through it all. ] o went to Matilda's apartment with t - open letter in his hand, and, handing ; to her, said coolly: 5 "I can imagine your scruples, b ! why did yon not explain yourseu soc j er ? You have sworn that your ha e j will belong only to him ! Very we] : as soon aB he arrives I shall take it up a | myself to make your promise gooi r j added he, with a frightful smile. ! Matilda did not even shudder; s j seemed to have nothing more to ft ? I upon earth. a | In a short time Napoleon returned - Paris; but he was much altered. Qr fl ! and despair had preyed upon his hea '* | for he had heard of his misfortune. r | The day after his arrival a small ebo i, j box was presented to him, which b e j been brought by a servant in livery. ] - | opened it. His horror and bis anpni . j might mota easily be imagined th - j described. That casket contained J i bloody hand?the hand of a woman j Matilda's hand ! On a paper, stain if j with blood, he read these words: " . i does the Countess de keep I >t j word." Roaring with rage and indigi ! finn Via tnnV liin ninfoln nnil flftw tn t 1 | count's houseS^ e i The count and Matilda had disappe; 3 ed during the night, a few hours afl I the bloody deed, and no one kn< y ! whither they had gone. . j On the night Napoleon had recogniz t | his mother's ring on the doctor's cha e j he had gone to that ball because a seci r I presentiment had urged him thither, a j The next day Dr. Lisfranc and his t e : tagoniBt met in the wood of Vincenni | The doctor received a severe wound I j low the armpit. He lay long in dang< j but hopes were entertained for his i j covery. Before leaving his advorsai the doctor related to him the incidei i, j of that terrible night on which he h f : been compelled to commit a crime i j the sake of humanity. Q| "However," added ho, " Matil 8 ! could not have suffered much; asublii a j exaltation sustained her courage, bul j i am sure she was happy in her sufferir 3 j in the thought that her hand, at lea a I would be returned to you. And wh 0 j it was over I heard a gentle voice mi I muring from behind the curtain that 1 1 j her from my sight: ; Tell him, I besec h | you, that my heart will go toward h even as my hand.' Had it not been : v I the ring I could not have fulfilled 1 i wish." e ! e So Seed or Overcoats. If UP here in Minnesota, it is the thi to wear great, overshadowing, ov ^ whelming, vast, illimitable fur overcoE . The latitude demands it, fashion has i creed it, and everybody that can aff< e it wears one. Now the fact is, it hag been nearly so cold in Minnesota as ' most anywhere else. The weather j not severe. An ulster is a burden, s g a good, ordinarily overcoat is all tha a man needs. Imagine, then, the sufi -8 j ing of the Minnesotian wh j goes pro .f. : ing around in a fur ovorcoat while 1 0 i thermometers laugh at him and 1 ^ prickly heat breaks out all over his bi ' and drives him wild. If he goes ink Jj ! store, the sight of a red hot stove ma! i him tremble. He takes up as mi ' i room as three men, and the hotter ? j gets the more closely he buttons " overcoat around him, and affects to ^ lieve that everybody else is slowly fre ing to death, and that he is the o Jr comfortable man in the State. Tl may be, and I really suppoeo they s ! really necessary up here at times, 1 j since I have been in the State I h 5' learned to f ity the men who have ^ herited or acquived fur overcoats. I] jg a borrowed one on the other day i wore it while I walked a couple of bloc in and juBt before I died of sunstroke, tl pulled me out of it. [Extracts from B diary of a reformed lecturer.]?JBurli g ton Hawkey e. t- ?? The Mosoow journals were not alio1 a- to appear one Friday until they suppressed the unfavorable news re bo ing to the plague, 'Zyr .y, . '? i; ..*A'V '' ft . . ' - ited TIMELY TOPICS. jbts t be M. Grevy as president of the French the republic will get 8100,000 a year, as nis- salary, an 1 350.000 for houstlwld ex ed; penses. I be ife. It is calculated that the United States she makes nearly one thousand million the pounds of paper, valued at about $50,and 000,000, every year. veil Mr. John B. Gongh, in a lecture in uld England, on the effect of alcohol on the less human system, remarked that in hie :om i opinion ic was "very mucju iiku auuiig rew down on a hornet's nest?stimulating, Dm- I but not nourishing." her The golden wedding of the emperor Ida and empress of Germany will be celeon brated on the 11th of June next. They ?le, have caused it to be given out that they tas- would prefer not to receive any presents on from corporations, societies or private but persons. iou Fearful tempests are reported from so Algeria. Daring one storm at Bone )8s, the hailstones killed a woman working ike in the fields. A flock of pigeons was also killed, and after the tempest a great the number of harts and partridges were of found dead on the ground. vas ^he Some of Japan's tea plants are 150 ac- years old, and some plantations produce over S3,000 worth per acre. A few ohoice >ss- leaves, of which a small quantity is prothe duced, sell at home as high as eight dol>lic lars per pound. Government taxes in in- Japan are now levied at the rate of two the and one-half per cent.; while formerly to they have, at times, been as high as im from fifty to seventy per cent. The taxeB vas are fixed for six years in advance, so that ion the people can known just how much Ida money they will have to raise. im >ut Within the last ten years Colorado has aa- increased her flock of eheep from 20,000 sn. head to over 3,000,000 head. This notb: a withstanding the effort to preventflfce on introduction of sheep by the cattle in3ld terest. As with cattle, the means UBed are very simple. The sheep are herded as in flocks of 1,000 to 2,600 on the range by on day, and corraled at night. Mexican 'he sheep are worked in still greater flocks, eft even up to 6,000. The beBt flockmapters, He however, consider gangs of sheep over ith 1,500 to 2,000 head as not working satisit factorily. ihe ng There are twenty-five Mennonite vil?ut lages in Manitoba, with 489 dwellings he and 2,841 residents. These emigrants from liussia have 10,470 acreB nnder '6- cultivation, 362 horses, and some 2,600 he cows and oxen, and have already large 3e storeB of grain and other produce. They ut are growing rich rapidly, and are said to A prove the very best of citizens, settling ed all their disputes among themselves, and a having in their colony neither a con3r* stable nor a lock-up. There should be a decidedly large influx of these people ?e? this year, as thereafter those who redy main in Russia will be liable to serve in ia& the army. he he The nominal period of England's 'k- elective house is Beven years. The Lon1C" don Spectator advocates a change so as Ly to have, instead, a four years' parlian~ ment. It thinks the government would be 1 a much stronger while it lasted, and would ris be less tempted than it now is to enter on grand and ambiguous specula^'8 tive policies without sounding the nation 5e fn Irnnw Rnr.h nnlinifin wnnld bft he approved or disapproved by it. The it American House is renewed once in two years; the German reichstag, the Prus,u^ sian and the Hungarian diets once in 'E- three; the French chamber once in four; nd and the Italian chamber once in fivo '1 I years. on The Italia Agricola, writing on the effect of thunderEtorms on milk, states b? that it is a generally accepted belief that j it is the lightning and electrical phej nom^na that accompany a thunderstorm to , Tvhich cause the spontaneous coagulation ief I of milk. Dr. Mallioern wished to test rti | the idea, and for the purpose he filled a cylinder with fresh Bkimmed milk, ny introduced into the same a hundredcubic ?d centimeters of pure oxygen, and then allowed electrical sparks to pass into the ?h apparatus for the space of ten minutes, ari by means of the Ruhmkorff machine. a The milk quickly coagulated, clearly 1? proviug that an acid reaction had taken ed place, and after twenty minutes a firm So cheese waj produced, ler Death in the pan: The Boston Journa he of Chemistry warns housekeepers j against " tin " vessels where an alloy of ar" lead and tin has been used by scampish ^er makers to coat the sheet-iron plate. ow The alloy is readily acted upon by acids, and Baits of lead are thus introduced :ed into food. In Michigan several cases of In> paralysis agitans have been traced to ret this sort of poisoning, and it has been discovered that children have died of ID" meningitis, fits and paralytic affections e8, caused by drinking milk kept in such 3e" vessels. Analysis of a large number of 9r? specimens of tin plate used in culinary re" articles showed the presence of an alloy :y? with lead in almost every instance, and "!? often in large quantities, and it is a" asserted that a large proportion of the .Of l.Vma/I mnvna i'n ilia tv>n?lrof nra nnflf /nr j tiliucu uaioo jlli. ma rnuiaou mxw uuuw iux . I use on this account, da - no Good Homor in the Family, ' * Good humor is rightly reckoned a ^ most valuable aid to happy home life. 8t? An equally good and useful faculty iB a 611 sense of humor or the capacity to have L\r" a little fun along with the humdrum j cares and work of life. We all know . how it brightens up things generally to fim have a lively, witty companion who for sees the ridiculous points of things and ier who can turn an annoyance into an occasion for laughter. It does a great deal better to laugh over some domestic mishaps than to cry Or scold over [ them. Many homes and lives are dull _ because they are allowed to become , " too deeply impressed with a sense of i * the cares and responsibilities of life to 3rd reco&n,ze lts bright and especially its mirthful side. Into such a household, I ' good but dull, the advent of a witty, * I humorous friend is like sunshine on a d | cloudy day. , While it is always oppressive to hear P persons constantly striving to say witty or funny things, it is comfortable, see^ ing what a brightener a little fun is, to :P? make an effort to have some at home. ^ It i8 to turn off an impatient quesj tion sometimes, and to regard it from a ? a : humorous point of view, instead of beI nrKroinnr irrifn+firl nlinnf if, " 'wVltlf l? | is the reason I can never find a clean . . j shirt ?" exclaimed a good bnt rather im?18 patient hnsband, after rummaging all I through the wrong drawer. His wife e1z" | looked at him steadily for a moment, y | half inclined to be provoked; then with 3ey i a comical look she said: "I never could [*e? ' guess conundrums; I give it up." Then j he laughed, and they both laughed, and tt.ve | she went and got his shirt, and he felt m* ashamed of himself and kissed her; and Pn^ then she felt happy, and so what might have been an occasion for hard words !kB? and unkind feelings became just tho contrary, all through the little vein of lm0 mor that cropped out to the surface. Some people have a peouliar faculty for giving a humorous turn to thingB when they are reproved. It does just ved as well oftentimes to lai^h ? ings off had as to soold them off. Laughter is better lath than tears. Let us have a little more " of it at home, ?Saturday Evening Poet A Terrible Story of Shipwreck. Chief Officer Foot, Charles Cosman, seaman, the only survivors of the American schooner Estella, of Portland, Maine, bound from Yarmouth for the island of Antigua, West Indies, with a general cargo, have been landed at Falmouth, England. After leaving port they experienced terriblo weather, the wind being very high. They lay to for three days waiting for the fury of the storm to subside. One day duiiog tho early morning hours a heavy sea capsized the vessel. Of the crew of five men, Cosman only was on deck, the other four being below. Captain Hursey and Chief Officer Foot and the cook came on deck as sha turned over. The survivors then succeeded in getting on the side of the vessel. The cook fell off exhausted, after three hours. The captain Buccumbed to the exposure and fatigue, after eallantlv holding on until after iglit o'clock in the morning. The vessel finally, by the action of the waves, and being fnll of water, righted herself. Foot and Oosman managed with great difficulty to make their way once more to the vessel's deck. They laid planks on the windlass and water barrel, which served as their bed and resting-place for fifteen days. Neither of them slept for the first three days, expecting every moment that the vessel would sink beneath them. On the fourth day a barrel of apples floated from the forehold, which they succeeded in capturing. The apples W6re saturated with salt, and caused the poor fellows the most intense thirst. They also obtained a box of salted mackerel, which they greedily devoured. On the day before they were rescued a barrel of flour floated out from the hold. They made dough of a portion of its contents, bat, a heavy sea springing up, a wave washed it away. The next day, while the wind was pieroingly cold and the snn was about going down, the wreck the unhappy men were floating on was seen by the Spanish brig Dorotea, whioh bore down upon them. Soon they came alongside and rescued the survivors, who were hoping and praying for death to come to their relief. When the Spaniards took them off they had only seven apples left. Two ! of them were rotten. They were in such an emaciated condition that they had to be lifted from off their plank bed, to whioh they had tied themselves to prevent being washed off. They speak in the warmest terms of gratitnde of the great kindness they experienced at the handB of their rescuers. Czar and Stndent. Of he late Czar Nioholas, "A Russian Nihilist " tells in the North American Review the following striking story: A young student, a relative of the writer, had with a few friends formed a literary society, in which the works of contemporary political economists, publicists and philosophers were read and debated. The secret police denounced this society aa a revolutionary organization, and the young student was imprisoned and condemned to Siberia. All possible influence was brought to bear upon the czar, but in vain, and at last the young man's mother, meeting the czar one day in the , summer garden, knelt and implored her son's pardon, asserting his innocence. The czar seemed touched, and promised to give the youth a personal interview. The latter was brought to his majesty the next day, and the czar, foroing him to his knees before an image of the Savior, exclaimed: "Can you swear before the Almighty God that neither you nor your associates had any criminal design against my life ? Can you swear that you t elieve in the holiness and eter- ' nity of the Russian autosracy ?" The ' surprised prisoner answered: "lean ' swear to your majesty that neither I nor < any of my friends had the remotest idea 1 against your safety. Ae to the auto- ' oroHn fn?m nf oncdrnmpiit, T ^nnnnt mtl. I ' ? ? ? scientionsly swear that I believe in its 1 eternity. The history of other countries teaches ns that the time must come, even in Russia, when the people itself will take part in its government." The czar tenderly embraced the student, and giving him a ring drawn from the imperial finger, said: "This is a token of respect from your czar. You have been sincere and truthful to me, and there is nothing I hate so much as a lie." He then approached the writing table where lay the student's sentence of exile, and with one stroke of the pen? signed the paper. " I pity you from the bottom of my heart," he said ; " you are an honest man; and an honest man, true to his convictions, is more dangerous to autocracy than an unprincipled 1 rascal. Therefore, I must punish you, 1 though never was this duty more pain- j ful to me than novr. God bless yon, my son, and judge me mercifully if I should ' appear to be in the wrong." Then once I more embracing tho student, he dismissed him to Siberia. ? i Killing a Monse. A gentleman, who was exceedingly , averse to that little animal denominated , a mouse, was one day traveling, and, as , night set in, pnt up at a country inn. , After supper he retired to his room, , carefully examining the corners and crev- j ioes to ascertain if there were any holes ] from whi;h these little marauders j might be likely to issue forth, but, find- ( ing none, he divested himself of his f wearing apparel, and consigned himself ? to the guardian care of Morpheus. ? After sleeping soundly for about three ] hours, he again became conscious of his j existence in this world of transitory . bliss, but being somewhat in a dreamy t state, he had no clear perception as to T what might disturb his disordered ? imagination. As he was thus lying, f midway between sleep and conscious- ^ nesB, he heard something go pit-pit-pitpit upon the table, which closely ap fi proximated to the head of the bedstead f on which he was sleeping. He listened g more attentively, and observed, very r softly to himself, " As I live, this house , is beset with those infernal mice, and [ ihere iB one now gnawing at something c on the table." So saying, he slipped as . noiselessly out of bed as possible, and, j feeling for his boot, took hold of the toe . part of it, and, the heel upraised, very r softly approached, on tip-toe, his in- , tended victim. When close enough to * be in Btnfcmg distance, ne again listened, and, to his delight, fonnd the noise still there ; ho then raised his arm, and, with unerring precision, let fall the heel of his boot upon?his own beautiful gold repeater, that he had placed upon the table on going to bed, that had made the noise, and which now lay smashed and destroyed. Statistics of Tippling. Oharles Roberts gives the following 1 figures in the London Daily News: TTNTTED KINGDOM. Containing alcohol, gallH. Spirits, gallons 40,507,740 20,253.870 i Beer, barrels 30,267,681 1,513,382 Wine, gallons 17,671,273 2,635,690 Totals 88,446,654 24,402,942 1 UKITED STATES, Containing ; aloohol, galls, i Spirits, gallons.... .68,285.201 29.117,600 Beer, bmeU,....9,074,806 463,716 ! Wine, gallons 6,729,469 858,660 ToUto..........78,' *976 50,439,835 w r- T v> . - ; ' ? FOR THE FAIR SEX. Oar Choir* There's Jane Sophia, And Ann Maria, With Obadiah, And Jedekiah, In our choir. And Jano Sophia soprano sings So high you'd think her voice had wings To soar above all earthly things, When she leads off on Sunday; While Ann Maria's alto choice Rings ont in such harmonious voice That sinners in the church rejoice, And wish she'd sing till Monday. Aud Obadiah's tenor, high, Is unsurpassed beneath the sky; Just hear him sing " Sweet By-and-Bye," And you will sit and wonder. While Jedekiah's bass profound Goes down so low it iars the eround. And wakes the echoes miles around, Like distant-rolling thunder. Talk not to us ol Patti'e fame, Of Nicolini's tenor tame, Of Cary'a alto?but a name Or Whitney's ponderous basso ! . They Bing no more like Jane Sophia And Ann Maria, Obadiah And Jedekiah, in our choir, Than cats sing like Tomaso ! ?Musical Record. "Baby'B Dead." Just a whisper from the skies, In the hush of midnight dreary, Olasped with peace the aching eyes, Bore their little Bufferer weary Home, to rest in heaven's sweet morrow; While far round our footsteps spread Depths of wild, unwavering sorrow, Baby's dead! Still aroind that brow bo fair More than earthly beauty lingers; Gently smooth the falling hair, Fold the tiny frozen fingers; Twine the curls so proudly tended In a halo round his head; Pride and hope alone are ended, Baby's dead! Lonely to the hopeless tomb, Darling child! how shall we yield thee From its drear oorroding gloom Love would freely die to shield thee. Can we bear that dnst shonld gather Roundonr darling's head? Spare the bitter cup, oh Father, Baby's dead! Dead! and light is quenched in tears; Hopea that blossomed bnt to wither, Sunny dreams of after years, Lost in death's cold gulf forever. Sun and moon and stars are smitten With despair's dark night o'erspread; Bound the universe is written, Baby's dead! Darling, from your slumbers deep, Mother calls?will you not waken ? In that lone, mysterious sleep, Do you dream of hearts forsaken ? Safe where joya ne'er droop and languish Are you watching overhead ? Oh, the passion of the anguish, Baby's dead! Peace, at last, may hush the strife, Where no mists of parting sever; We may greet thee crowned with lifo, Clasp thee in our love forever. But, to-night, bereft and lonely, Yearn we for our treasure fled, While wierd ochoes answer only, Baby's dead ! ?Mary Bowles. Fashion Notes. Long dresses tire no longer seen 01 the street, and in a very snort time, it 11 jaid, they 'will disappear even from th< ball-room; fashion having decreed thai lancing shall no longer be a graceful majestio walk, but that steps shall b< &ken as in the days when our grand fathers cut pigeon-wings before our ad aairing grandmothers. It is to be hopec that this is not true, for a trained dress is as elegant in the house as it is ugly ir the street; but the news that ginghams, 3ambrics and calicoes are to be mad< short this summer will be hailed wit! satisfaction by every woman of neat aess. Last summer the kilt skirt, onlj tolerable for slender young girls, th( jutaway jacket and the washerwomar jverskirt, were the only models used bj most dressmakers,in making up all then ;oods except muslins, but a pattern ha; been designed for this summer which i? squally suitable for women of all ages, ind which is elective in any material, [ts only objectionable feature is thai Vtnonna ViOO ft XTntA TuVlinil IS f.lHnTlfl IIUD UUDVjUU UMU M J vuw, m>v>? ? ?/ ~~""3 to the best figures, and a very shallow yoke at that, with its stiff, hard-line cut ting across the shoulders in a way that would drive a sculptor or painter intc jonvulsions. The fullness is eithei gathered or plaited iDto this yoke as th< wearer chooses, or two or three shirringi may hold it in place, and serve to softer the stiff effect of the dividing line be tween the plain and full parts, or the whole yoke may be shirred. It is probable that prettier mod elf will soon appear, and a wise woman wil wait for them, employing herself mean while in making up the walking skirt, which has a deep kilt-plaited flounce, indthe overskirt, which has a deep apror n front, and a single breadth at the back arranged in wide plaits precieelj ike those employed in making what it sailed a jabot. The kilt-plaited flounce ihould be tacked firmly to three tapes, ind Bhould only be basted on the underikirt, in order to save trouble to the aundress; and the apron should be )ound on both edgeg and fastened to the oVirvf Vionlr 1-ir liirldpn hnt.t/inn fnr he eame reason. This pattern will be ised for spring suits of light woolen sloths, and may be employed for suits of lne flannel, or ohuddah cloth, by omiting the kilt plaiting. The colors of the last-named costumes ihould be dark, but not black, which ie ar too oommon to be considered stylish. Jeal brown, any of the dark garnetf, lavy or even Bapphire blue, or myrtle jreen may be used, but they must be ightened by neckties*and gloves of a iomplimentary color. Pale blue is the >roper tint to accompany seal brown; )ut pale blue gloves are neither pretty lor easy to find, and it is better to uee eversible ribbons of pale blue and old fold, or pale blue and cream color, and vear cream color or old gold gloves. 3oft gray, or cream white, or pale blue, ooks well with garnot, and any of the jale yellows may accompany dark blue. Brilliant or deep reds look well with nyrtle green, but red gloves are worse ;han blue ones, and the dash of vivid solor which is required by a green cos;nme is best added by setting one brilliant flower in the bonnet and anothei 4-V.n VtATira r\f nvflnm whifo Tn/lio *JLUUllg IIUO UU no \JA nM??v muslin tied at the throat. Reversibleribbons of green and red maple may be used if more color seems desirable, but the wearer should remember that every dash of red in her costume renders it mor< unsuitable for wearing late in the season, It is probable that moro dark colors wil appear in the street the coming summei than there have been for some time black being out of favor, gray not usee for traveling costnmes.and white, pah pink and pale blue being affected bj young girls. All the new oalicocs an dark, and the. manufacturers of thes< goods seldom err at guessing at th< popular taate. The newest evtuing dresses are no? made in the princess shape, but have the Bkirt drawn back to show a rich satin petticoat, and tucked up behind in tho style of Louis XV. At present they have long trains, but this style aocords perfectly with short skirts. Ladies who adhere to the princess style or to any of the severe and elegant middleage patterns wear caps of satin edged with pearls or lace or swan-down, and look as if they had just stepped out of the illustrations to a Waverley novel. Neckerchiefs of white blue or pink India muslin trimmed with Breton lace are made into caps by ladies whose costumes are more modern. The Breton lace has quite driven out the Smyra from the shops, but as this is a time when no one fashion seems to expel all others from the streets, ladies who have gowns trimmed with Smyra : ' will probably wear them out in perfect i contentment. Those who dare not do so can nse the discarded lace for under ; clothing or for trimming bed linen, for each of which purposes it is well adapted. The newest Breton lace has fine scallops on the edge and looks almost like old-fashioned thread, but costs only about one-sixth as much and wears as welL It is used in such profusion that its adoption can hardly be called an economical measure, but it is very pretty, and accords equally well with bright or soft colors. Vests made of it and fastened afc the back of the neck by looped bows of satin ribbon are made to wear with high-necked silk dresses, which need no other trimming on the waist. In the street, scarfs of India, well bordered and trimmed with Breton lace are used instead of furs, and are nearly as warm; and as it requires some taste to arrange them becomingly, high collars and small ties are preferred. A Murillo raff, that is to say a triple standing ruffle of orepe lisee is liked by many ladies for housewear, but young girls prefer chemisettes of tucked muslin and thick ruches of Brussels net. India muslin ties, collarette and neckerchiefs are trimmed with Breton lace arrancred in double rows, the upper one closely and the low- i er one loosely plaited. Some very elegant ties are made of satin embroidered j in colors, and others of loops of satin | ribbon and Breton lace. The last-named j can be easily made at home, but the others may be bought at suoh a very , small advance on the cost of the material j that it eeems foolish to spend one's time j in making them. i Complete suits of pale pink and blue i flannel underwear are now imported from i Berlin, but are not liked so well as white by ladies of taste. The newest hosiery is j of spun silk, with embroidery of contrast- , iog colors. Lace medallions are now laid on the instep of the stockings intended for evening wear instead of forming a part of them, and the effect is far better. ?Town and Country. News and Note* for Women. j Washington ladies write invitations on ( their visiting cards. , Ladies are admitted as members to the i Cincinnati natural history seciety. ] The wife of President Porter, of Tale i college, has been eleoted president of ( the Connecticut training school for 1 nurses. 1 Mrs. Luoy Anderson, who gave the 1 Eiano lessons to Qaeen Victoria and all ( er daughters, has just died at the age ( of eighty. j Mrs. Brown, who was for many years ] the inseparable companion of Baroness j Burdett-Coutts, and who poeseeaed much ( influence over her, is dead, ( The ten ladies who are county school \ superintendents in Illinois, have man i aged the financial part of their business ( so well that not one cent of the large t 1 sumo over which tbey have had super- j 3 vision have even been lost. c k Miss Lee. the eldest daughter of the ' late GeD. Robert E. Lee. is said to be an energetic traveler. She was, not Tong ago, entertained by Lord and Lady Napier, at Gibralter, and a few weeks before was within the Russian lineB in Turkey. An an?ry father in Hardin countyIowa,his daughter having eloped with the man of her choice, pursued the fugtives, and after a tremendous chase overtook the wagon in which were a young roan and a closely vailed woman. He dis- t covered that it was another young man t and his daughter's next friend, who had I obligingly diverted pursuit, while the s real true lovers had gone off by another c road at their leisure and got married. j i The Astor Diamonds. j. The appearance of Mrs. Astor when x in her highest style of dress, according t to a New York correspondent, entirely i txceeds Milton's idea of "barbaric \ pearl and gold." To describe her dia- $ monas would require a more brilliant t genius than the author of "Paradise j Lost." The recent reception given by r Mrs. Washington Post was attended by v Mrs. Astor in full display of her showy j gauds, which appeared to the best ad- c vantage, being set off by the blue velvet s dress with its lace trimmings. Hence t she attracted every eye. Her necklace t was a double row of superb solitaires, r in addition to which she wore a glitter- u ing circle of similar diamonds, and also g several rows of the same jewels across q the front of-her bodice. What a splendid creature!?reminding one, indeed, of Keat's expression : 1 " 8he seemed a splendid angel, newly dresBod, a Save wings, for heaven." Or rathee, as Shakspeare says of Cleo- i patra: e ?As for her person, 0 T*- KflrtrtornH oil /IflaorinHnn ShA did Ha I I In cloth of gold. r j j. That's the DifferenceIf a man is on the cars and sees a ? young lady be doesn't know from Eve, 11 J j and never saw before,trying to let down , | the window he throws down his paper, takes off his hat, bows himself double, ?, ( amiles clear round to his collar button, 1 , says sweetly: " Allow me?" and closes 8 the window with graceful skill and . charming courtesy. If his sister sayB : , 41 Tom, won't you please let this window | down for me ?" he tucks his paper sav- J? agely under his arm and stalking across : ' the aisle stands on her feet while he 11 , bangs the window down with a slam ' that tills her face and hair with dust. 7 ! And if his wife, holding the baby in one arm and a lunch-basket on the other, tries to let down the window and says i timidly and suggestively : "Oh, dear, a 11 don't believe I can get it down," he r< grants, says "Eh? oh!" and buries himself still deeper in hiB paper. That's what you're coming to, Laura.?Bur1ivtrifr\Y? Tfrtinhwiia o i Richness both Ways. b He had been sitting still so long that ' tho mother expected to find him asleep tl i when she looked aronnd and asked : si "Well, Harry, what are you thinking a [ of?" i "Ma, are we very rich ?" he solemnly I i inquired, by way of reply. si ) " In one way we are," she said; f< i "yonr father says he values me at S3,- fi I 000,000, you at 82,000,000 and the baby r at 81,000,000." _ a ; That olosed the conversation on that " 1 subject, but the next morning as Hpry tl 3 was getting on his overcoat he examined C r the new patch which had been added, t) 3 and coolly observed : h 3 " Well, I think father had better sell a 3 off about half of you, or the whole of the baby, and get the rest of us some b j decent duds to put on,?Detroit Frw p Prat. s FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD Orchard and Garden Notes. Robins and Cherry Trees.?Careful experiment has shown that robins will not trouble cherry trees or fruit of any sort, so long as they oan gst worms or insects, suoh as beetles or grub?. Manure for the Garden.?A generous supply of the best and finest of the manure should be kept for the garden. No other part of the farm pays so well as t.hin fnr f;b? liberal if,v. Half an acre of well-kept garden will supply a large family with vegetables and small fruits the year round, and the money value of this cannot be less than $200 in the year. This source of inoome ia rarely considered in calculating the returns from the farm, but it really amounts to ten per cent, on the large sum of 82,000; and what farmer ever thinks of valuing his garden at that sum of money.?Ex. Planting Old Fruit Cans.?Practical tests in the matter of irrigating plants by means of old fruit cans punctured with pin holes and sunk in the earth near the roots of the growing strawberry, tomato or rare flowering plants, as the case may be, leave no ioubt of its success in small plots which admit of the labor of sinking the jans and keeping them filled with water luring times of drought. The holes in the can are to be made of such size that when the vessel is filled with water the Quid can only escape into the ground pery slowly; thus a quart-can properly arranged will extend its irrigation to the plant through a period of several days, tn faniy gardening, where a few choice plants are in process of growing, the xuit-can irrigation plan will be found preferable to the ordinary methods of watering on the surfaoe of the bed.? New York World. Budding Trees.?" No specified time 3an be given for budding fruit trees," says an agricultural editor, " as the oporation must be performed when the stocks are in a proper condition. The budding must be done when the stocks aave nearly but not quite finished their summer growth, and while the bark on ihem parts freely from the wood. If Dudded too early, there is danger of the Dud being overgrown and smothered; it fli/i nno?fifln in narfnrmp^ f/V? *UU A* VUV M V1WU AW v?w ate, and after the sap has ceased flowng, the buds will not unite to the stock. 1 [f the season is wet, and the stocks con;inue to grow vigorously until late in i ;he fall, the budding is deferred accordugly; but the experienced nurseryman i jan tell at a glance when the stocks are n the best condition for budding, al- , ihough it would be difficult for him to mpart the knowledge to others, except 1 n a practical way, and on the ground vhere the operation is to be performed. \ Pea oh Orchards.?I have just examined two peach orchards containing 1,000 trees eaoh, planted four years ago ;he coming spring out of the same lot )f trees. Orchard No. 1 has been* planted in corn every year since it was let, while No. 2 has been planted in potatoes, beans and pumpkins. The Irat orchard has made but a small growth and the trees seem to lack vitality, and from an experience of many years I should say that it will never attain sufficient growth to pro3uce a profitable crop. The other orchard has made a splendid growth md the trees are of sufficient size to Dear a large and profitable crop. From twenty years' experience as a fruit grower, I have come to the conslusion that the size, health and value )f a fruit tree depends largely on the ;reatment it receives during the first our years after it is planted in the >rchard, and that this is particularly mo tvio rwqfth t dn Tint think a "uu w* 1 - ? jeach tree which once becomes etnnted :nn ever bo made profitablo.? Waldo, in Practical Farmer. , Choice Dairy Batter Cons. Choice bntter dairy cows are the ixception rather than the rulo, though ' t costs no more to keep good ones than I >oor ones, and the former are eminently < nore profitable. There are many who ] tannot tell a good cow when they see it, i fhile others are very careless in the < oatter. To improve jour stock of cows, t iB necessary to constantly weed out j he poor or inferior ones, and breed and ; :eep only those which have proved hemselves to bo worthy of yonr care. : 2xperionce has, time and again, demon- i trated that grade cows have in many ] lases proved better dairy animals than J >nre-blooded ones, though this excelence is undoubtedly due to the admixure of the blood of the thoroughbred ? rith that of the choice common stock, ] he strength and stamina of the latter < noreasing and intensifying" the desira- [ )le qualities of the former. This is not t lerogatory to the merits of the thorough- 3 >red, but rather in its favor, for without 1 t you could not so readily secure the ] -??" nJnontonoa TwllirtVl OTA ftlmnsfc ftl- ? nan J dUTOUVOgvu u ?? w ? ? rays sure to result. The servico of a >ure-bred bull of some bettor breed osta but little compared to the benefits ecured, and all farmers should avail hemselvee of it, even if tbey have but wo sr three good cows to be served, emembering, however, that the calves anst have the best of care, food and Mention to fully develop the desirable [ualities. Household Hints. Keep your salt and pepper boxes on a ittle shelf back of or near the stove nd save your steps. To bake potatoes qnickly, pour boil g water over them and let stand a ainute or so before putting into the ven. Glass vessels in a cylindrical form may ie cut in two by tying around them a rorsted thread, thoroughly wet with pirita of turpentine, and then setting 1 re to the thread. ) If you wish to clarify sugar and wa)er | hat you are about to boil, it is well to i tir in the white of an egg, while cold; | f put in after it boils, the egg is apt to ; et hardened be'ore it can do any good. ! Always get your material for break- j ist ready overnight; fix the fire already j 2 light, fill the tea-kettle, grind the ' offee and prepare the potatoes, and j < has you can sleep half an hour longer 1 the morning. j A roast of beer is mucn nicer u, wueu ., on put it into the pan to bake, yon set J, ; on the hot stove; let it brown on one i ide, then turn and brown the other; j. aen add the hot water and seasoning i nd bake in a hot oven and the juice is i * stained in the meat. It An Eloquent Funeral Oration. ; t An old soldier, long 9ince pensioned j1 ff, enjoys his leisure in rearing rab-1T its. 1 One of the little creatures bites his 18 dumb, and, trifling as the wound j * eems, gangrene Bets in and extends, i nd amputation is resorted to too late, j f An old companion in the 999th Light 1 c nfantry, who had marched shoulder to 1I i 1 nriiVi tlim in n Virmr^rPrl trpl 1 - I \ LIUU1UC1 W41U U1U4 1U ? MUMV* jught fields, undertakes to deliver his 1 ineral oration: t " Adien," the honest soldier cries, in n voice fairly choked with emotioD, i adien, brave and gentle heart, thon 1 liat had fought so well in Africa, the \ Irimea, Italy I An hundred times didst aou with impunity brave the leaden t ail that hurtles over the battle-field, t nd survive-survive to be killed by a \ long-eared, oat- 1 kinned, kabgaroo hammea, pink-eyed, c arsley-munching, two-penny-hall-pen- \ y rabbit!"?Paris Figaro, 1 ODDS AND ENDS. The ox has a neat foot. Who ever saw a house fly? A leading article?A halter-strap. -a A highly-colored tale?The peacock's, J Women in short hair are dock-tresses. rj| \ Trees to plant ir. the schoolyard? Birch. When a man hasn't a red he getd"^ Thirty-five years ago all carpets wertf4 made by hand. ? The tines on whioh many persons are { r?J| impaled?Valentines. Why is a lazy man like a magician ? Because he works by spells. "So dark and yet so light," as the man said about his short ton of ooaL ' >'rft One attaok of scarlet fever usoalljfprevents reoeiving a second. There are ninety-one horses who have , /^ trotted a mile in 2.22 or lees. St. Louis has twenty-six breweries ; ] and only one temperance society. ;?g? What this oountry has never seen, and never will, is a hen that can lay a wager. ' Man believes that to be a lie that con1: tradicts the testimony of his own igoac'^^ ance. There were 157,000,000 pounds of exported from Hong Kong, China, last " What one man can do, another can . ; if he has the will and determinatkm'Vr^ma and knows how. Best temperature for house plants, ' forty-five degrees at night, seventy de* green in the day. Squirrels bother the California fannera almost as badly as potato bogs do the >' people of Kansas. A society has been formed in Franoa ' for the purpose of finding situations fox ' returned Communists. . A Frenchman's compliment: -"Ah, madam, yon grow every day to look more like your daughter. Chinamen seem to be making their ^^ way all over the world. Lota of them are said to be found in South America. Statisticians estimate the working^S population of Great Britain at 24,000^000 out of a total population of 84,000*-" ';: An exchange speaks of a " wife msuranoe oompany." But we don't know whether it insures a man's wife or insures a man a wife. " Why are you looking at me to intently, Alice?" said Theodore. "I was gazing at vaoanpy," replied Alice, drp&milv? and vet there is a twinkle about her mouth that shows her ap* .'^3 praisement of the young man.. , ^ WHAT WZ DOH'T KHOW. We never knew the bitter throee Fc reed smilea conceal, Nor all the pangs bald-headed men ' V? In fly-time foci. Texas ranks third among the wool- , J producing States, having 3,674,000 I sheep, and so treading closely on the^agB heels of Ohio. California leads, Nueces county, Texas, has more sheep in ite . limits than any other county in the Union?666,000. I hav seen plenty ov smart men who ZM could phrovesy to a ded certainty what would happen for the next 18 monflm, , ; ^ who couldn't set down with a slate and pencil and phrovesy within 25 per cent, ^ what it would kost to reahingle a pig ' pen.?Joah Billings. inability to get *work, *my good msnj v that causes your dejected air?" 8. Li. (.preparing to ugnt one;: '-no, mom; it is my liability to git suthin' to do that keeps me all the time pensive md -. cast down." . "First class in astronomy, stand up. Where does the sun rise?" "Pleaa^' sir, down in our meadow; I seed it yes- la kerday." "Hold your tongue, you ^ dunce. Where does the sun rise 7" MI " know, in the east." "Bight I and why- > in the east ?" " Because the 'east makea : ^ svery thing rise." v/ ^ WHIN IT BUN 8. [>o??like the things in the garden. Oh! ; ? rout keep qoiet a while and grow. Do V?like the bird. It shuts its wings \nd waits for the sun. Do joa hear ??it singa. . Do ??like the lilies. Let it beat; Seatle below it?and be sweet. -Mrs. S. M. B. PiatL J When the German law against the ?3 socialists was first passed, it is said that \g PriDce Bismarck burst out with, 11 Now, v jff we go for the pig-stioking 1" ("Jetzt . ' feht die Sauhatz loa."\ And apparently *33 ;he chase has been tolerably active, for -j*S L87 clubs and societies and fifty-eight periodicals, as well as 210 non-periodica- ^ < imblications, have been suppressed. In ^ iddition to this, sixty -two persons have oeen banished. The belief in Germany ?" 8 that the law has been really a success, . n the sense of driving socialism out of ;he field. It has been estimated that there are in he State of xNew York no fewer than t .? >,400 ecclesiastical organizations of i lenominations, occupying nearly as ^ ' nany edifices, which furnish seats far* v*j 5,600,000 persons, and have an enrolled ' nembership of 1,300,000 in round namoars. The total value of these church ;difices and the lots which they occupjr . a about $101,110,000, to which should 3e added, say, $16,500,000, the value .?<' parsonages and other real estate beloflg* ng to the various denominations. . " I would keep "betterhours" if I* \^ were a boy again; that is, I would go to? * bed earlier than most boys do. Nothing jives more mental and bodily vigor than Jw sound rest when properly applied. ?leer> is our crreat replemsher, and if - * ^ tve neglect to take it regularly in ohild- "v V aood all the worse for us when we grow, i.'-* ap. If we set up late we decay; ana^lS sooner or latter we contract a disease sailed insomania, allowing it to be pernanently fixed upon us, and than wo," H segiu to decay, even in youth. Late t lours are shadows from the grave.?J, V I Fields. . jNg A eum of 8140,000, consisting of rafr nittances to Europe from merchants in Mexico, lias been captured by fifteen-.*-^-, jrigands on the railroad between Puebla ^ mdVeraOruz, Abont a doztn brigands *%" ' ook third-class tickets, seated themlelves in a carriage next the baggage jar, and about half an hour after sfefp r ng severed all the cars behind *-' Leaving these on the track, they foroed he engineer to continue at full sp^jd . ^ lp to a point where twenty-five armea / \ nen on horseback ordered b halt, whej^j. . ? 1 ipon the whole party carried off the - ^ noney on mules, killing the conductor., tnd seriously wounding an inspector of -j he line. ~ v* ' J9 In Germany, employers must be careul what they say or write in favor oF"'^ lisbonest servants whom they discharge,* ,**;' i merchant who spent the rammer in Viesbaden with liis family, left bis *1 touee in care of his servant girl. On * lis return he discovered that she bad - ' bsconded with valuables. He said that * '* ier former employer, who, as he then* "~'' i earned, had dismissed her for disloneaty, had nevertheless given her a, : . v written recommendation, declaring her * obe "faithful and trustworthy." It - V 7as judicially aeciaea tnat me buii wbb veil brought, and that the man who, by lis negligent or reckless indorsement if a faitbleea servant, caused another to rat oonfldeaoe in her. ought to be b*ld lable for the damage thereby ooca&'ouc d,