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HERE AND THERE. Sorrow and pain and night are one; Darkness comes with all; Shadows rise and fall: The moon's cold light is not her own; Only the silver stars apjvar, Given as 'twere by Hojh* to cheer The faint and weary When sad and dreary? Here ! Happiness, joy and bliss are one; Sunlight comes to stay; Shadows flee away: The Master sits upon His throne, A shining light in heaven alnive, Ruling men by Faith and Love. Turning their mourning? Into bright morning There.' ___?? . A COLORADO SAUCEPAN. .. (? One thousand, five hundred miles in a farm-wagon! A weary distance to travel. To lie sure there were double springs fitted to the wagon, and a comfortable bed placed in the back where the invalid mother constantly reclined, and where Keltic too often cast herself. But both Nellie and her mother were xnore glad than they could say that Pike's Peak was so near, and their journey pearly done. S ''Stop a minute, Harry," said the young girl, excitedly, as they passed the Balancing Hock in the Garden of the Hp^?ods. And out she sprang to rescue a shining object from beneath the crunchfi&J ing wheels. 5P''It is a saucepan, mamma, perfectly new and bright. Was anything ever RE*, more fortunate? We have needed one Sit * eo much since we lost ours in that storm on the Platte." "Will it lit our camp-stove?'' asked llarry. "Exactly, I think." "It must have been dropped by per. sons a very short distance in advance,"' said the mother. l,At supper time they will bewail their loss." "And at supper-time," laughed Nellie, "we will rejoice over our gain.'' An hour later the travelers had passed through the picturesque village of Manitou, nestling at the base of Pike's Peak, and halted in Englcmann's Canon, near the Iron Spring. "We have selected the loveliest spot for our tent that you can imagine* mamma," announced Nellie, breathlessly, after a short exploration of the camping-ground. "Fnuik and I were divided as to the north or south side of the road, but we finally decided on a little southside knoll, which slopes to a gurgling brook at the back ami faces the road in front. It is all among the pines, too, mamma, and 1 am sure it will make you well to breathe such pure air in such a lovely spot." The tent was soon pitched, and when the early twilight fell the floor had been laid and wagon unpacked. "Oh. love I am lonely; I'm waiting here for the?o." warbled Nellie, at her work in the extension or kitchen. "How glad I am that we have no near neighbors," she remarked to her brother, who was feeding the stove with resinous ?7 pine, "for I shall want to sing all the time out here."' "But we have neighbors," lie answerer!. "They came a few moments ago, and chose the very site I first se lected, and arc busy putting up tneir tent now.'' ''Is there an invalid with them?" "Yes, an old gentleman, rather a cross one. too, I am afraid, for I heard him scolding quite sharply ti sh'ort time ago." Nellie arose early the next morning for there was much yet to be accomplished in the way of becoming settled in the new home. While preparing breakfast she heard a pleasant "Good morning!" from the back door, and glanced up to find a young man standing there. "Pardon so early a visit,"heexplained, I "but have you a saucepan you could conveniently loan ? We have lost ours, and my uncle thinks he cannot possibly do without his porridge." "Ours is not in use and you are quite welcome to it," was the cordial response. "Are you the cook ?" she continued, her face dimpling into smiles as she scanned the handsome face and well-knit figure. "Yes, to my sorrow. I am for the present. May I call on you for some kindly hints when in a particular dilemma?" glancing suggestively at her well-floured hands. "Certainly, as often as you like. I have served a full apprenticeship." "Nellie, the potatoes are burning," called her mother from the inner room. Whereupon the young man hastily departed, promising an early return of the saucepan. "No ladies with them!" said Nellie, at the breakfast-table, "how dreary that must be/' "They have been on a tour in the mountains," said Harry, "but it did not seem to benefit Mr. Castleman." "Castleman!" exclaimed Nellie, in pained surprise, "is that the name?" "Yes. But what's the matter, Nell? You look as if you had seen a ghost." "Where are they from?" "Illinois, 1 believe. The old gentleman savs he owns property in our county." "The very same," "bought Nellie, with a pang. "Just before papa died he told me that Castleman was the name of the man who obtained our home on a security debt. And this is the man. Dear, dear old home," she thought, "it breaks my heart to remember your comforts and associations, nud to think that mamma,iu her ill-health is banished from you." "Perhaps I may ask your daughter again for the saucepan, madam," said Frank Castleman, when lie returned that useful article. "By a strange coincidence the only tin store in the village was burned last night. Our man will be here in a few days with supplies, however, and then we will trouble you no longer." "Mamma," said Nellie, on bis departure. "I feel sure that saucepan is theirs. It seems dreadful to think of, for we need it so badly." "I'll buy you one, sis, with the very first money I can earn," said Ilarry. "Oh, dear, how miserable it is to be poor!" sighed Nellie. "I think I'll just keep it, for mamma must have her porridge, and they can buy a dozen if they wish." But the.result of the matter was that after dinner, she attired herself in a brown cashmere dress, whose color well suited eyes of hazel and golden hair, and started with the saucepan to their neighbor's tent. The doors were tied back, and seated within on a camp chair, she saw a feeble old man. ''Come in,''he called, in a sharp voice, as she hesitated at the door. "Help yourself to a chair, child. I am in no fix to play the gallant, as you can sec." "I trust you find that Colorado air is beneficial to you, sir," Nellie ventured to remark, after being seated. "Not a bit of it," he answered, testily. "Those pesky mountains came near being the death of me. The altitude was too great." "It seems so pleasant here that we hope our invalid mother will grow strong rapidly." "Pleasant enough, if camping out wasn't the prescribed thing, but this doing without home comforts for the sake of health seems rather inconsistent to me." "We have quite a comfortable camping outfit," said Nellie, with modest pride. "Our list includes a coffee-sacking carpet, a folding rocking chair, a looking glass " "And a saucepan," he interrupted, I grimly. "No sir," she answered, earnestly, "the saucepan is not ours. Wc found it in the Garden of the Gods, a short time before wc reached here, and I brought it over thinking it might be the one you lost." "Humph!" after a brief examination, "it is the very same. I know it by this cross mark. I suppose I ought to be greatly obliged for its return, for one , Hnpen't. oftnn 0-et Iwiek what is lost on the highway." "We would like to have you cail to sec ks," said Nellie, rising, "I believe we are your nearest neighbors." ''Didn't suppose I'd have any neighbors," she answered with evident irritation; "was told there could be no one near." With a stiff "(jood afternoon! * Nellie made her exit. "Disagreeable old man!" she said, on reaching home. "He did not thank me at all, mamma, and implied that he j regretted having neighbors when I asked him to call. ^ '' "He must be a great sufferer to be so ill-natured," commented her mother. , "Mother. I'll take you on a jaunt r. through Ute Pass to-day,"said sixteenvear-old Harry, a few days later, "for as I've found a job at last, the horses and I will have to leave you soon. Frank Castleman says he will take charge of the tent." "Why should we place ourselves under obligation to Mr. Frank Castleman?'' asked Nellie coldly. "The tent can take care of itself." Since the unfortunate visit in regard to the saucepan, she had passed the Castlemans'tcnt. day after day, unheeding,on her way to the Iron Spring. That very afternoon, for the iirst time, Frank Castleman had seemed quite oblivious tofher presence as well, as he stood in the spring pagoda chatting gaily with a bevy of tastily dressed girls from one of the village hotels. And Nellie felt an access of bitterness in her heart at the thought that one day this gay. laughing young man, who only appreciated wealth and style, would be master of the dear home she had lo>t. "You avoid us. Miss Loomis," said Frank on the very next morning, as the two chanted to meet at Kuxton creek. "You never give us a nod and a smile as you pass. Has anything my uncle may have said in regard to that wretchcd little saucepan aught to do with the matter?" "By no means," was the frigid reply. "That was too slight an alFair to be worthy of remembrance." "Please explain, then," an honest trouble in his dark eyes. "Have I done anything to offend?" "No, it is nothing. Why vex yourself about a trifle? You have many friends in the village, doubtless, who are congen > ' - " ini, and who enjoy juhl umh|>,iiim'ii^u|r. "As you do not, I am led to infer," lie replied, bitterly, as lie left. "Oh, Nellie,*' said her mother, us she entered the tent, "I forgot to tell you that Mr. ('astleman,Sr., called this afternoon while you were at the spring. He made quite a visit, admired our bough porch, iind asked me to call when he left." "Perhaps lie is sorry lie spoke so unkindly when I was there.*' said Nellie, with a sudden sense of compassion for the sick, lonely man. Hut suddenly all thought of Mr. C'astleman, Sr., and his tantalizing nephew were merged into that beautiful sleep which comes only to the just, and to campers in Colorado. "Miss Loomis! Miss Loomis!'* she heard a voice call through the mist of her dreams, and she gave a startled answer. "My uncle is very ill," the voice continued. "Will it, be possible for you to come anil stay with him while I go for the doctor? Our man has gone to Denver for the horses." "I will come immediately. Go right on to Manitou." "Mamma, ring this bell if you need m tl.?, l<ow1 qtnrtinct. I IIIC, 3JIV V,.. 0. | .Mr. Castleman's condition brought her ability as nurse into immediate requisition. She built, a fire in the camp-stove, but finding no vessel in which to l>oil water, bethought herself suddenly of the returned saucepan. "IIow glad I am I brought it back," she thought gratefully, " for there is not one moment to lose." By the time the physician had arrived, constant applications of hot water to the patient, and the immersion of his feet in it, had very much improved his condition. The doctor commended in highest terms the course pursued by the trembling little nurse, and said that her speedy action had saved the patient's life. A grateful glance from Mr. Castleman, Sr., and one of intense admiration from Mr. Castleman, Jr., fell upon her flushed face and shining, dishevelled hair at this statement. "It was the saucepan," she cried, impulsively. "I could not have heated the water but for it." Nellie guided her mother's feeble footsteps to the door of their neighbor's tent next morning. Mr. Castleman was much improved, and expressed his appreciation of the call. A very friendly feeling was established between the invalids after this, and Nellie or her mother visited the tent at least once a day during the old gentleman's convalescence. He softened visibly beneath the unaccustomed influence, and even asked Nellie to bring her guitar and sing for him. When Mr. Castleman grew stronger he came every day to the Loomis'tent. ile ob served JSellie's umiorin cnceriuincs*, ut-r industry, her economies, and he was never wearied of watching her swift, bird-like movements. "No porridge for your mother?" he asked one night when lie had remained for tea. "Why, how is that, little girl?" "I am sorry I have none for either her or you, but?wc have nothing to prepare it in." "Bless my life! No saucepan! "Why did you not speak of it long ago? The next morning a new saucepan was set inside the tent door. It was addressed to Nellie, and, removing the cover, she found within a thick paper marked: "Medicine for your mother." "Oh, mamma, do open it quick; curiosity has taken complete possession of me." "Why, Nellie," said her mother, in a choked voicc, "it is a deed to our old home, given in Mr. C'astleman's name. What does it mean, my child?" "Ah! I know, I know," she cried, beside herself with happiness^ "and, oh! I am so glad." She could scarcely make explanation to her mother for the exuberance of her joyHer face was radiant when she returned from her visit of thanks to Mr. C'astlenian. "He was so kind, mamma; and when I kissed him he kissed me back again." The days that followed were golden ones to Nellie. It seemed that the sun had never sent down such soft, lifegiving rays before, and it was a wonderfid moon that tlooded the valley with its radiance through the long summer nights. Her coldness lowarci r ranK ^asueinan diminished in marked degree as the days sped on, but there was an intangible barrier between them yet. The two invalids grew stronger every day, and now that Mr. Castleman's horses and carriage had arrived, they, with Frank and Nellie, took lonjj trips to Glen Eyrie, Cheyenne Canon, Monument park and other points of interest. One day Nellie was sent 011 a pressing errand to Colorado Springs, and Frank accompanied her as usual as driver. As they returned across the mesa (tableland) the sun was throwing its last, slanting beams on the Garden of the Gods,which lay in beauty beneath them. 'i always supposed." said Frank, laughing, "that tulips (two lips) ladyfinders, heartsease, and all such Howcrs bloomed in the Garden of the Gods, did not you? Hope I shall yet find them, I'm sure." "J doubt if you will," replied Nellie, a bright red staining the ivory of her cheeks. Whereupon ensued a conversation of such absarbing interest that a full hour had elapsed ere they reached the ''Balancing Hock." "I shall never forget." said Nellie, irrelevantly, "that it was here we found that dear little saucepan." "And I shall never forget, "said Frank, radiantly, "that it was in the Garden of the Gods I found my dear little saucepan, too." "And the tulips, the lady-fingers, the heartsease as well," he slyly whispered. "Blessed little saucepans both," he 1 added. "Uncle and I may well thank the fate that brought them into our lives."? Chicago C'trre/it. Is the Elephant Stupid I Mr. G. P. Sanderson, superintendent of government elephant-catching operations in Bengal, asserts that his exceptional opportunities for observing the Asiatic elephant during a period of fifteen years have convinced him that there is no animal regarding which more fallacious impressions exist. The creature's intelligence, for instance, has been greatly exaggerated, as it is really dull and stupid, and quite incapable of the feats of reasoning with which it is often credited. Much misconception also exists in regard to its size, the height of the Indian elephant having been placed at twelve, fifteen and even twenty feet, i while, as a matter of fact, ten feet in males and eight and one-half feet in females is very rarely attained. The powers of the elephant's trunk have been misapprehended, for, while it is possible ?but doubtful?that the organ is suffirlolir-ntn Tllflf im .1 Ilfipdln. the animal never attempts to use it for very heavy work. The -untenable idea that there is a spot unseen by man to which elephants retire to die is based upon the fact that the remains of elephants which have died in their native haunts are very seldom found. The output of coal in Great Britain kingdom last year is stated to have reached the high total of lM,750,000 tons, or an increase of more than four and a-half percent, on the previous year's total. SUMMER SIDE OF LIFESTORIES THAT WILL RAISE RIPPLES OP LAUGHTER. A Phenomenon?Their Delicnlc Sense of Touch?Seaside ."Husic?Jleii With the Pip?A Romance. "Papa. what if a phenomenon?" "A phenomenon, my son, is something ont of the ordinary course of nature." "I don't <juite understand it yet, papa." 'Well, my son, when you know a certain thing ought to-happen, but the reverse actually does happen, that is a phenomenon." "(Jive an illustration, papa, and then l ocncve i can understand u. "Well. if David Davis should steal a circus tent and use it for a shirt, that would be natural; but if the circus should steal his shirt, for a tent, that would be a phenomenon."?Pari* licacon. Their Delicate Sense of Touch. They were in the grocery store. Said Brown (seeing a blind man about to enter): "Were you aware how delicate the touch of a blind man is ? "When nature deprives us of one sense she makes amends by bringing the other senses to extraordinary acutcnews. Let me illustrate by this gentleman. I'll take a scoop of sugar and let him feci of it, and you'll see how quickly he'll tell what it is." The blind man having entered, he was put to the test, lie put his thumb and linger into the scoop, and without hesitation said: "That is sand." Kverybody laughed but the grocer, lie made three several attempts at blushing, and then went into the back shop and kicked his dog.?IWl }x Xhii. Seaside Jlualc. Guest? "I did not know you had a band here." Landlord?" Oh, yes, I have one j every season." X Guest?" I low often do they play?" Landlord?"Onlyonce a day?in the afternoon or evening." >> WniiMn'i il ho Iw.Her In h:ive v * n vuimu v iiw _ them ]>lay in the morning?'' Landlord?"Why in the morning?"* Guest?' Because then the guests, rested, refreshed aud invigorated by a good night's sleep, are better able to stand it.''?P/iiltole/p/iui Cull. The nmi With Ihc I'ifj. A few days ago two men, who were afterward found to be Detroitcrs, arrived in a town about fifty miles to the west of this, leading a pig. It was perhaps big enough and heavy enough to be called a hog. but they termed it a pig, and as they turned it over to the care of the landlord at whose inn they proposed to rest for the night, one of the men explained : ' He awful careful with that pig. lie's a daisy?a new breed just from Scotland. We've sold him to a farmer out here for $.10, and we don't want anything to happen to him. The landlord took the pig up, and then began to think and cogitate and suspect. When the strangers had gone to bed he called in some of the boys, and said: "I've twigged the racket; them two fellows arc sharpers and that's a guessing pig. To-morrow they will give you a.chance to guess at his weight at ten cents a guess, and you'll be cleaned out ?nni? vnn vrnn't. Ak the fellows sleet) we will weigh their pig and beat their game." Nobody slept until the pig was taken over to the scales and weighed. He pulled down 170 pounds to a hair, and the villagers went home and hunted tip their nickels and dreamed of pigs and scales and sharpers through the remainder of the night. Next morning the pig was led arouud in front, and, before starting of! on his journey, one of the owners remarked to the assembled crowd : "Gentlemen, I'm going to weigh this pig directly. .Maybe some of you would like to guess on his weight? I'll take all guesses at ten ceuts each, and whoever hits it gets fifty cents." This provoked a large and selected stock of winks and smiles, but no one walked up until the pig man said that any one person could guess as many times as he cared to, provided a dime accompanied each guess. Then a rush set in. Three or four merchants put up fifty guesses each. A justice of the peace took thirty. A lawyer said about twenty would do for him. Hcfore there was any let up in the guessing about 0U0 had been registered and paid for. Every soul of 'em guessed at 170 pounds. It was curious what unanimity there was in the mir>?omr lull thn nit' men didn't seem to c"?"*"0' V i n ? notice it. When all h;ul been given a chance the pig was led to the scales, and lo! his weight was exactly 174 pounds! "You see, gentlemen," explained the spokesman, "while this auimal only weighs 170 pounds along about 11 o'clock at night, we feed him about five pounds of corn meal in the morning before weighing! You forgot to take this matter into consideration!" Then somebody kicked the landlord, and he kicked the justice, and the justice kicked a merchant, and when the pig men looked back from a distant hill the whole town was out kicking itself and throwing empty wallets into the river.?Liclroit Free rresg. A Itoinamc. "Oh, Maurice," said a Clifton girl to her iover, "did you know papa had bought a new dog ?" Maurice started and looked around anxiously, even nervously. "No, darling." he replied, with a slight two-stop tremulo in his voice. lie has, Maurice, and he knows so many tricks, too." "Your papa or the dog, darling ?M he inquired, in an abstracted manner. "The dog. of couree, naughty boy, "she answered, playfully tapping him on his chest protector with the middle finger of her lily white hand. "When did he secure this valuable animal ?" "Last Monday morning, dear, he brought him home, lie has been playing his tricks every day, and the strangest one is that he will go into the water and catch fish." "Your papa or the dog, dear?" "The dog, of couree," she answered, pettishly this time. Again the young man from I'c .rl street looked anxiously,even nervously, around the room. "Did you say hecaught fish, darling?" "Yes, love, and he holds to them.so we - " '--'ii 11 >' I'lUl lllUUiy {Mill 1A11I1 ''Darling," he whispered, ''oh, darling, 1 was here last night in the rain. It was a very watery rain, too, hut, darling he brave now, and tell mc if mv coat-tail looks like a fish." Let us turn from this sad scene.?.1 Icrchant Traveler. The Field of Disease. The necessity of having to work in masses in the same building and at the same monotonous, ever-repeating labor, in which the muscles are moving with automatic regularity and the brain is left unemployed, except to brood over real or imaginary injuries. alTects life to the core and exerts a lasting and injurious effect on the vital value of the manufacturing classes. The agricultural laborer may work hard, fare badly, be housed shamefully, but has advantages. lie is engaged out of doors in the fresh air; he has all the beauties of the external nature to delight and refresh him. His work is varied. There is the spring-tide season, with its sheep-washing and shearing; the summer, with its hay time; the autumn, with its harvest; the other months of plowing and sowing?a constant roundelay of work, with varied change for the mind as well as the body. The artisan has no such reliefs. 1 le passes, day by day, month by mouth, year by year, through the same monotonous labor, until at last his mind recognizes but one scene, his hands fall but to one automatic routine. To the end of his career he sees no change, no chance of being made independent by his skill and in- I flnsh'v When wn add these difficulties I up, the struggle against penury and actual want, the confined dwelling-room, the badly-ventilated, ovcr-stockod bedroom, the indifferent couch, the limited sleep, the ever-returning toil, and the rarity of human relaxation,either of mind or body?when, I say, we add up all these difficulties, we have before us evidence of vital strain which practically is resisted longer than, at first sight, we covld imagine to be compatible with human endurance.?RichardaoiCx 1'retentive Medicine. A man whose knowledge is based on actual experience says that, when calling on their sweethearts, young men should carry affection in their hearts, perfection in their manners and confection in their pockets. All men are created free and equal,but some get married. The Rolling Hoop Trade. I "Children's playthings all have their I season," saicl a toy merchant. Most of the toy hoops used by the juvenile creation are made in Granville Corners, Mass., or in Philadelphia. Most of the plain ones come from Granville, and the more expensive from Philadelphia. In the case of the plain hoop, ash or beech wood is cut into straight strips, and , steamed. The steam makes the wood curl up until both ends meet, and then the ends are simply fastened together with tacks. A piece is chipped off a round ash or beech rod for the trundle stick, and the toy is complete. These hoops sell for ten cents each," and Granville Corners turned out about eighty thousand of them List year. As made in Philadelphia, however, the hoop puts on more style. There, after steaming and nailing the wood, the workmen bevel the edges of the rim, paint the wood with bright, colors, and fasten six tin}- bells on the under side at regular intervals. Thus accoutred, the hoop rolls along with a merry tingle that pleases the children and enables the dealer to get twenty-five cents for the toy, which is called a bc.l hoop. The chime hoop is even more ornamental. It is made of wood, prettily painted. Four spokes converge from the sides to the center, where two sweet-toned bcllsare fastened. 11-.1 _i i ,.r 1 ne noop is rouuu muiig uv uiuim ui ornamental handle furnished with a metal hammer. When tlic youngster pushes the handle as he walks, the hammer strikes the hells alternately. This is the finest and most expensive hoop of the lot, and sells for fifty cents. "We buy our goods in this line in February, and our stock is sold by May. The chime hoops are selling best recently, but the trade is subject to a singular demand by reason of the peculiar whims of children. It is a well-known fact that if you ask the average boy or girl what kind of a hoop they want, the reply will be, 'I want a pair of roller skates.' Of course it is more profitable for the toy man to meet, this sort of demand, lie can make money on roller skates, while there is very little profit on hoops. The total trade in this country will reach one million two hundred thousand hoops per annum." Devastating Power of the Locnsts. A swarm of these insects stopped the advance of a Russian army. They filled the air and blinded both officers and men, so that the former could give no orders, and even if they had done so the i i l ?1 incil L'Olini inn iiuvu uuujui lilt III. mi. liorses would not facc tlicin, and they lay on the ground many inchcs thick. Every mail and horse in the army was cncrustcd with the insects, and their clothing was literally eaten oJT the men as they stood helpless and Minded. The railways were useless, as the locusts covered the rails, and the oil which exuded from their bodies when crushed prevented the driving wheels from "biting." After they had settled whole regiments were detached for the purpose ot trampling them to death. Trenches were dug across their path and filled with burning coals, but the crowding swarms actually smothered the fire, so vast were their numbers. Even in a little island like Cyprus in 1882 one-fifth of the entire revenue was spent in destroying the locusts, and especially their eggs. When these eggs are laid they are enclosed in a horny envelope called a ,lpod," each pod containing thirty-five eggs. In seven months tons of pods were destroyed. Now a single ton of pods contains 00.000.000 eggs, and yet, in spite of this almost in credible destruction, the locusts are still a dreaded plague and show little if any symptons of diminution in numbers. The Arabs say that the dark mottling upon the wings of the locust arc ancient Arabic and that their signification is as follows: "We arc the army of the great God. Each of us lay ninety-nine eggs. If we laid the luindreth we should destroy the world." Not long ago I saw a letter from a gentleman over whose property a locust swarm had passed. He said that in the morning his garden was a paradise. In the afternoon it was all blackened and withered, as if a fire had swept over it. Unconsciously he used the very same image which the prophet Joel employed some 2, GOO years ago. "A lire devoureth before them, and behind them a flame burncth: the land is the Garden of Eden before them and behind them a desolate wilderness.?Sunday Magazine. Parrots. A few weeks since the papers gave the story of a parrot that was fond of picklcs, and to get one put its head into a jar in which sweet picklcs were kept. The picklcs were so far below the surface of the vinegar, that poll had to immerse its head in the sour liquid before it could gratify its appetite. The result was that he became a bald-head parrot. Occasionally some one would refer to the loss of its leathers,by saying, "So you've had your head in the sweet picklcs, poll !*' One day a bald-headed old gentleman, on entering the room where hung poll's cage, was saluted by the bird screaming out: Guess you've had your head in the sweet pickles!" Amusing as is this imprudent exclamation of the parrot, it is paralleled by the sayings of three other parrots, which the present writer reports and vouches for. The cage of a Massachusetts parrot hangs in a photographer's rcccption-room. It is not uncommon for a 1; *Hy, just as she has finished her toilet, preparatory to sitting for a picture, to be startled by the bird's imprudent exclamation, ''Oh, my! aint she a daisy?" A Rhode Islander who owns a bright parrot, keeps a private school for children. At rccess, the children are allowed to play in the yard, but are forbidden to go into the street. The lady is in a part of the house where she cannot see the children, but no sooner has one of them slipped out of the yard before she is at the door to call the truant back. She knows of the disobedience through the parrot. J lis cage is hung by the front window, and as soon as a child wanders on to the sidewalk, the bird screams, "Children in the street! children in the street!" Another of these feathered talkers belongs to the town of F , in the same Stale. His owner lieing too fond of old New England rum, sometimes comes home so intoxicated that not even the bird fails to notice it. At such times Poll seems to share the family disgrace, for he screams, angrily: "Shut the door! You're drunk! Shut the door! You're drunk!"?YouIICh Comjuiui'jii. How Criminals are Disgnised. We find the following in a New York letter to the Cleveland Herald: "Is there such a thing in real rascality as the wearing of false beards and that kind of thing?" 1 asked of Inspector Byrnes. the head of our police detectives. ' Vn tn vniir firct niieattnn " hn r?nlind ! " ' " * V J - *1 J 1 ? "wigs iiiri beards and the make-up of the stage are not known to the police in their dealings with criminals; but there is a good deal of disguising, and it is generally done by letting their hair grow or cutting it oil and changing its color. 1 know a barber who does that kind of work for 'crooks," and it's quite a feature of his business, for he charges them high prices, lie got into it in the old bounty-jumping days, when he had a shop near the city hall recruiting offices. A man with long black hair and whiskers would enlist, get the bounty and desert. Within a day or two he woidd turn up again, with red hair and whiskers a little shorter. Next time the hair might be yellow and all the beard gone from his c'jin, and so on. If he was provided with his f.tock of hair, lie could be half a dozen very difierent men before getting down to a clean face and close-cropped IlUilU. 1 ins Uill UUI urn a 1MIUI in that manner, and now he employs his skill on criminals who desire to obliterate all they can of resemblance to the descriptions which they may know that the police have obtained of them." The World's Richest Man. In January, 188:5, Vanderbilt told an intimate friend who dined with him one day lie was wortli $194,000,000. "1 believe I am," said Mr. Vanderbilt, ''the richcst man in the world. In England the duke of Westminster is said to be worth $200,000,000, but it is mostly in lands and houses. It does not yield him two per cent, a year. From now I shall be worth more than $200,000,000, and will have an income equal to six per cent, on that amount." Vanderbilt can take life comparatively easy on an inf AAA AAA ? A | come oi 3ii3,uuu,uuu ? yeur, uhu which his wealth pile up without any ofTort of his. From his government he draws $2,372,000 a year; from his railroad stocks and bonds, $7,394,320; from his miscellaneous securities, 575,605, or $10,342,045 from his investments alone. Thus every day they earn for him $28,334.25. Every hour sees him $1,180.25 richer, and every minute means if 10.<i7 added to his hoard. Beside this, lie calculates to make $2,000,000 every year by fortunate sales.?American Queen. 1 mar ' SIAM AND ITS CUSTOMS. A COUHTBY WHICH IS SAFIBZ.T BECOMING CIVXLIZED. Ctirioun CiintomM of the People?A Remarkably Polite Race?Religion, Occupation an?l Government* The rceent advent of a Siamese embassy to this country makes the following account of that Oriental country timely and interesting: The kingdom of Siam is one of those countries in the distant East which, after 200 years of seclusion, has only recently been compelled to surrender its retrograde policy and opened its gates to the commercial world of Europe and America. Since the accession of the present King Chulalou Korn I., a prince very enlightened and liberal for the East, Siam has made great commercial progress. He abolished the ruinous monopolies, made rnmmnrec free, encouraired navigation and trade, gave entire religious liberty and supported the Christian missions in their attempts at conversion. The cilects of these wise measures soon became visible. Siam is annually growing more nourishing, trade is prosperous, and hundreds of European and American ships visit Bangkok. According to I5ishop Pallegoix, the population of Siam amounts to six millions. As a rule, the Siamese arc peaceful, cheerful and open, and there is none of that propensity for lying which is found in China, even in the most indifferent matters. Humanity toward lmman beings and animals is characteristic of the Siamese. Rough outbreaks of violence an-] murder arc extremely rare. Slavery is very widespread in Siam, but the slave-; arc generally treated better than are servants in civilized countries; they are regarded as belonging to the family. Many Siamese are said to be so merciful that they will not even kill a fly that stings them. Obedience and respect to the law arc in a high degree peculiar with the people. Great reverence is also paid to old age, and the children treat their parents with the utmost attention. The intercourse between the two sexes is extremely reserved. In this rscpect Siam forms a commendable exception among the Oriental countries, where usually lax morality prevails. There arc 110 public schools in the country. The representatives of learning and teachers arc the Talapoins or priests of Buddha, who, however, arc generauy quite ignorant. Teaching does not commence in childhood, but only with puberty. Attaining this stage forms unimportant epoch in the lite of the Siamese, and is connected witli great festivities and shaving the head. From birth up to the fourth year the heads of children are shaved close, in order to make the hair strong; after that a tuft is left on the forehead of both males and females, which is allowed to grow uj> to the age of puberty. During this period children enjoy their youth to the fullest extent? that is to say, they have nothing to do beyond playing and amusing themselves. When the hour for head shaving has arrived the parents give a grand festival, to which all friends and relations arc invited, who bring the child presents and cakcs. The priests wash the head of the consecrated child with the Buddhistic purifying water,saying prayers the while, and then the nearest relatives cut off the tuft of hair. After this epoch the boys are sent to school, or rather to the temples, in order to be instructed by the priests in reading and writing. They remain there for from four to six years, and act as serving boys to the Talapoins during the period.- The young Siamese, however, learn very little from the priests, and hence the great majority of them can neither read or write at the expiration of the time. The education of the girls is limited to cooking and the preparation of cigars. Most of them cannot even sew. which, indeed, is hardly necessary here, as the few articles of clothing arc woven in one piece and have | no scum. In spite of the low scalc of education among the Siamese, they arc a remarkably polite people. Acquaintances never meet without bowing, and when one passes another he never omits apologizing to him. People of equal rank address each other as "My elder '.. other," or "My elder sister." If they are speaking of elderly persons thev call them "My father." It is a great breach of good manners to address a man by his plain name. They never say directly "I," but "Your servant." The conversation with men of rank is carried to a ridiculous excess. In such cases the inferior calls himself, "I who am only a hair," "I, the animal," etc. Persons of equal rank salute each other by raising their clasped hands to their mouth. Lower mandarins arc called '-benefactors;" higher ones, "gracious lords of benefactors." To princes they must say, "I, dust of your exalted feet;" to king, "I, dust of your sacred feet." At audiences, in the public courts, a man of rank can be recognized by the fact that he is sitting or standing, while all the rest are on their with hnwerl heads. Polygamy is allowed in Siam, but only the first wife is the legitimate mistress of the house. She, with her children, is also her husband's sole heiress. The priests, usually culled by foreigners Talapoins (from talpot, a fan, which they always carry before their eyes), are held in great respect. Even the king salutes them, before whom all other subjects must throw themselves on their face, but they do not return a salutation. Every temple is under the supervision of a superior, who superintends the internal administration. He is called Lord of the Temple, and all the priests attached to the temple arc under his orders. Altogether there are in Bangkok 10,000 priests, in the whole of Siam 100,000, who all live in the temples. The gown of the priests is yellow, probably an imitation of the color of 'old,as the most costly metal with which T - - ... i :.i A rPK?;_ Honor CUIl uu jlitlil iu iiuuuaa. luvil head and eyebrows arc shaved close, and their constant, companion is a palm leaf fan, which they hold before their eyes in walking, in order that their eyes may not wander over passing objects. Their life duty is utter abstraction from the outer world, and consequently the annihilation of all mental activity directed to external objects. Tlicy must not let themselves be directed from their inner contemplation by worldly things. .So Buddha wills it, and for this reason he gave them the eye-defending fan. When they go out the priests carry an iron pot hung over their shoulders by a strap, in which they coilcct the food which they are obliged to beg for their maintenance from house to house. The manner of living among the priests is regulated by monastic rules. At daybreak they rise from their beds, and inform the populace, by ringing bells and beating drums, that they are coming to collect food. Their scholars and servants get everything ready for the sliirr, wane uie priests arc warning, visuingthc temple and saying a few prayers. Then tlicy commence their begging rounds. Nearly always women and children present the offerings, with very low bows, and ere long the pots are filled to the rim with rice, fish, vegetables and cakes. " As the rules forbid priests cooking, the gifts are handed to them ready for eating. They return to the temple, when the priests pick up the nicest things, and give the rest to their servants. There are in the country two classes of physicians, the royal, who receive a salary, and whose office is handed down to their sons, and such as practice on their own account. The former have to jfo through an apprenticeship and examination before they receive a diploma and are allowed to perform their duties. It is the duty of these official doctors to cure persons attached to the court, to follow the army into the field, and accomnany the princes and high officials in their travels. A man requires no preliminary studies in order to become a private medico. A recipe book and a medicine chest, with the requisite "gift of gab," are sufficient to sv.'t up this class of doctors, whose performances are certainly extremely problematical during the first ten years, but many become more valuable aiterward through experience. The Siamese. however, know how to value their physicians. With them it. is "no cure no pay." The best things about the pre scnptions 01 tne Mamesc pnysicians is their harmlessncss.and if their medicines do not always curc, they at least do no harm. The specifics arc generally herbs, i which arc employed in the form of tea, pills, decoctions and essences. Severe diet, res'rictcd to rice water and fish dried in the sun, douches and shampooing, play a great part in all cures, and often have the best results. The principal occupation of the Siamese is agriculture, the cultivation of j rice occupying the first place. It is of excellent quality, and the best in all Asia. In addition to rice cultivation, in : which nature does the most work, the Siamese occupy their time with horticulture. which demands even less labor. The fruit trees tlounsh without any culture, and the vegetables alone have a little more attention paid them, as they are irrigated with a mixture of water, salt and rotten fish. This mode of treatment renders the plants wondrouly productive. The indolent Siamese have left the cultivation of the sugar cane, pepper and tobacco, which costs more trouble, to the industrious Chinese, who, in return, derive all the greater profit from it. Siam is richer than any other tropical country in every sort of fruit and vegetable. As in all tropical countries the bamboo and the canes have a great social value in Siam. The bamboo supplies the sole material for building the cottagcs for the lower classes. Siam possesses great wealth of ornamental, useful and dyeing wooils. Among the useful, the most valuable is teak, which supplies-an indcstructablc material for ship-building. Siam is also the land of gutta percha, tumeric and the sweet scented aloe, which is esteemed throughout the East as :i perfume. The form of government is absolutely despotic. The land has two kings, but the first is the actual ruler and autocrat. The second king never interferes in foreign alTairs, but in war lie is placed at the head of the army. Among the princcs there arc three degrees and four of each grade hold offices of state. The highest among them is the viceroy. He has to decide on all important affairs of state. The other usual high ofticcs of state are distributed among the remaining princcs. Two of them are inspectors of the elephants, one manages the taxes, another is chief of the agricultural department, a third minister of justice and a fourth head of the medical department. The Siamese arc a first rate agricultural and commercial nation, and, in spite of all their campaigns, they have never acquired a taste for war. Water Itnths. "I take a sponge-bath of cold salt water every morning. Is it healthy? Is it better to use fresh water?" There is no reason to believe that, for ordinary bathing purposes, salt water is any better than fresh. The salt is not absorbed, and if it were, we take it more conveniently with our food. Nor docs it have any particular efTect on a healthy skin. The uses of water, as applied to the surface of the body, are (1) to cleanse it; (2) to equalize the circulation; (:3) to lessen the susceptibility of the skin to changes of temperature. TVin fip<f nliiopt?f-lmt nf rlonnsinrr? is accomplished by cither cold or warm fresh water and soap. Cleansing with soap once, or at the most twice a week, is often enough, for the clothing absorbs the larger part of the impurities emitted by the pores. Too frequent bathing, especially with soap, removes the scarfskin too rapidly, and unduly exposes the nerves which ramify on the surface. Good authorities believe th.t in many cases the nervous system has been injured in this way. The second object?to equalize the circulation?is accomplished by immersing the body for a short time in hot water, by means of a bath-tub. Essentially the same thing is secured by the vapor bath. This brings the blood strongly to the surface and to the extremities of the body, thus relieving any pressure on the internal organs and soothiug the system generally. This plain hot bath may be used for cleansing purposes, but it is specially suited to the occasional needs of the feeble and to the first stage of a cold. After the bath the body should be wiped quickly, and the person should pass at once, without any exposure, to a warm bed. Half a pint of water, drank as hot as can be easily borne, is helpful, especially in case of a cold, or if the person has been in any way chilled. The third object?that of lessening the susceptibility of the skin to changes f\f lu O r?r?nm ? > 11 ell 1\W t"Vl P Ui IfUUiJ/UlUbUlO JO UV\yV/iJiji/nui*vv% V?V cold sponge-bath. Here quickness is essential. The sudden application of cold contracts the capillaries and sends the blood from the surface. This is followed by a reaction which relaxes and dilates the capillaries, bringing back the blood with increased force. The cold bath is not safe for persons suffering from a heart complaint, nor for such as are so feeble that the reaction does not readily occur. This reaction will show itself in a glow on the suaface of the skin and in a feeling of warmth. The bath should be followed by a brisk rubbing of the body with a coarse towel. ? You tit's G'ompun ion. The Holy Lnnd. The changes which have been going on in the Holy Land arc beginning to make themselves felt bv the tourist. While Palestine must for a long time wear the Oriental aspect it has maintained from time immemorial, it shows already the distinctive marks of modern times and Western progress. A good carriage road has been built from Jaffa to Jerusalem, and thence to Bethlehem. A telegraph wire runs from the seaboard to the interior, offices being established at "Nablour, the old city of Shechem, where Jacob's well was, and where the blcssiug aud the cursing were read from Ebcl and Gerizim, also at Nazareth, Tiberias, and Damascus.*' Women grinding at the mill is now a spectacle rarely seen at Nazareth, a steam flouring-mill taking the place ?f the ancient method. The puff of the steam engine is heard in that city. It is only a little while ago rnai notning in uie way ui uuuuiiig ?vns seen outside the old walls of Jerusalem, Now two or three thriving villages lie to the north and west of the city." A German colony has built a town out toward the plain of Rephaim, which, for thrift and business, looks like a manufacturing village in Massachusetts. On the outskirts of the city a school for training boys in fanning, carpentry, and other trades is maintained by the London Missionary society. The country about Bethlehem is quite recovered to the ancient fertility. Stones are gathered from the fields and utilized as fences, and the ground is well tilled. At Acre, Nazareth, and, indeed, in most of the towns of Palestine, a quite thrifty congregation may be seen, worshiping in a good church building. Mechanics and other artesans, from England, Germany and America are found in most of the chief cities. Jerusalem has an orphanage lor boj-9 founded by the Germans, and having 300 inmates. There is also an orphanage for girls, in which about 100 inmates are supported and trained for some useful industry. A Billion. What is a billion? in the French sys- ' tcm of notation, which is also used in the United States, it is a thousand millions; but the English system gives the name billion to a million millions. Sir , Henry Hcssemer, the famous inventor, who is in the habit of occupying his , leisure with curious calculations for the j amusement of his grandchildren, tried ! to convey some ideaof the immensity ex- j pressed in this little word, lie took it successively as a measure of time, of i length and of height. Selecting the j second as the unit to be used in his first ( calculation, he began with the startling assertion that a billion seconds have not j yet elapsed since the commencement of the Christian era?nor, indeed, even a 1 sixteenth part of that number. A billion | seconds make 531,087 years, seventeen , days, twenty-two hours, forty-five min- j utes,five seconds. In regard to length, he , chose for his unit the English sovereign, ] a coin of the size of a half-eagle. A j chain of a billion sovereigns would lie long j enough to pass 703 times around the globe; , or supposing all these coins lay side by side, each in contact with its neighbor, it would form about tin.1 earth a golden zone lifty-six feet six inches wide. This ( same chain, were it stretched out straight, , would make a line a fraction over 18,- j 328,44") miles in extent. For measuring ( height, Sir Henry chose for a unit a single sheet of such paper as that upon which the London Timet is printed?a measure of about 1-333 of an inch in thickness. A billion of these thin sheets | pressed out flat and piled vertically upon each other would attain the altitude of j 47,34S miles. If any one doubts the corredness of these calculations he may go ' to work and figure the thing out for J himself. " J Language of the Eyes. \ It is said that very <|iilet eyes that im- f press and embarrass one with their re- s pose signify self-command, but also t much complacency and some conceit. ^ Restless eyes that cannot look one stead- n ily in the face denote a deceitful, design- 1 ing mind. Eyes in which the white has ^ [v yellowish tinge and is streaked with si reddish veins, prove much of strong pas- a sion and hasty tern purs. Very blue eyes <j bespeak a miri'l iuelined to coquetry; grey eyes signify dignity, intelligence, and excellent reasoning faculties: green- t ish eyes, falsehood and a fondness for i scandal. A malicious mind is often in- i dicated by greenish eyes. Mlack eyes i show a passionate, lively temperament, r and oftimes a must deceitful disposition; r brown eyes are generally tender and t true, indicating a kind and happy dis- < position.?VroyrcKx. t ? NIGHT. I hear the cries that follow birth and death; I hear huge pestilence draw his vaporons breath; " Beware, prepare, or else ye die!" ho saith. I hear a haggard student turn and sigh; I hear men begging heaven to lot them dio; And, drowning all, a wild-eyed woman's cry. So night takes toll of wisdom as of sin, The student's and the drunkard's cheek is thin; But flesh is not the prize we strive to win. Now airy swarms of fluttering dreams descend Oa?ouLs, like birds on trees, and have no end. Oh. God! from vulture dreams my soul defend Let fall on her a rose-leaf rain of dreams, All passionate sweet, an are tho loving beams Of starlight on the glimmering woods and streams. ?Sidney Lanier. HUMOlt OF THE DAY. One of the hardest tilings to accomplish is to waken a man in a railroad car who is occupying two seats.?Phiiulcl]>hin Call. The early bird docs not always catch the worm?at this season of the year he generally catches a body full of shot.? Warmw Waxp. A young girl began to sing "Listen to the Mocking Bird," and everybody in the room rushed hastily out to lind a mocking bird to listen to. ? Cull. Why is a child whose father and mother have neither brothers nor sisters like an unsolvable conundrum ? Because it has no aunt, sir.?Merchant-Trnrclcr. Tl,? .-J- ... !,?< flilntr On lafx>rer or scholar; They tie it with a piece of string, Ami buy it for a ?Merchant- Trawler. "Fashionable society is now it smelling bottle craze. So says an exchange. Fashionable society not only likes to smell a bottle, but to uncork it also.?Motion Post. Why is u man who gets shaved regularly by a tonsorial artist a perfect loafer? Because you can see his mug in the barber shop any time you g"in.?FaH Jlitrr Adcance. A Philadelphia man who is the father of seven daughters has ordered a beautiful and expressive motto for the parlor wall. It reads: "No sons-in-law to board."?Aihnwim Traveler. Bogus sent his son to Sanderson, who advertised for a clerk, with a note saying: "You will find my son very trusty." Sanderson sent him back with a note that he would not suit, as he sold for cash.? Brooklyn Times. Science tells us that after a bee has stung once it takes two minutes to recover the power to sting again. It doesn't take the stung person two seconds tn lint nil* nf thf! WAV of !L Sf'COnfl Stillf. V\J uuw > . -?V - - ? O" ?Jjowcll Courier. Big gilt darning needles and big gilt pins are the latest fancies for bonnet and hat decorations. After this a man won't throw himself down so promiscuously on the bed where his wife's hat is sweetly reposing.?Lowell Citizen. Now the weather hath grown warm And the maids lnjgin to swarm Around the atmospheric soda water; They dearly love vanilla With cream, or sarsaparilla, And often drink more than they really oughter. ?Boston Post. A correspondent writes: "Will you please inform me when straw hats can be worn without comment?"' Certainly. Straw hats cun be worn without exciting comment on the head; but when they arc worn cavorting along the street in a gale of wind, you must expect a remark or two.?Philadelphia Call. Time is an estate which will produce nothing without cultivation, but will always abundantly repay the labors of industry and generally satisfy the most extensive desires, if no part of it be suffered to lie waste by negligencc, to be overrun * - ? i-:,i ~..i. c u witn noxious piams, or iiuu uut iui suu? ratlier than for use. A tramp stopped at a liou.se on Main street the other day and asked ffir something to eat. "Which do you like best," asked the hired girl?"steak or chop?" The tramp meditated a minute, and then replied, "Chop." "Stepright this way," said the hired girl. "Here's the axe, and there's the wood-pile."?Burlington Free Press. My son, when you are fearlessly parad ing with your girl these cool evenings, and see a man in a linen duster and assiduously working a palm-leaf fan, look out for an ice-cream sign just back of him. and at once cross to the other side of the street?you will find the walking much pleasantcr, and devoid of immediate danger.?Lowell Citizen. A Ready Reply. A correspondent tells this story of the German court: That her majesty Queen Augusta should be sometimes irritable is not unnatural, and it is well known that her household stands in fear of such outbursts. I was reminded of this in passing the imperial palace just before the empress left town. She was heing carried up the steps from her carriage in a chair. One of the servants stumbled, but regained his equilibrium immediately. This was a shock to her majesty's nerves which /\?U? onnnnli /irvnlrl ollair onrl u)in fnlkrwl U1IIJ U^UIU UUMJ J UtlU U?4W KUtikVVt right along until the door closed on thcin and shut oil the eloquence of her wrath. There arc a great many incidents told by the gossips of her majesty's haughtiness when she was in health. The Into Count Redern, then a young man, ciiose a wife from the family of a millionaire merchant at Hamburg, and duly presented his bride at court. Those familiar with social distinctions in Germany will know that such a step involves mortification to the lady so situated. But in the newlymade countess's case the severest thrust came from Empress Augusta, who asked abrubtly in the presence of many others: "Countess, in what business did your father deal?" The countess drew herself up proudly, looked the empress straight in the eye and replied: "Your majesty, during his entire life my father has dealt with reason and judgment." As soon as etiquette would allow, the countess quitted the palace, but the empress had learned a lesson. Thereafter she treated the merchant's daughter with marked courtesy, and, indeed, showed greater rcsnect to those similarly situated. Mental with Manual Traininig. Manual exercises, which are at the same time intellectual exercises, arc highly attractive to healthy boys. If you doubt this go into the shops of a manual training school and see for yourselves. Go for instance, into our forging-shops, where metals are wrought through the agency of heat. A score of young Vulcans, bare-armed, leatheruproncd, with many a drop of honest sweat and other trade-marks of toil, stand up to their anvils with an unconscious earnestness which shows how much they enjoy their work. "What are they doing? They are using brains and hands. They are studying definitions in the only dictionary which really defines the meaning of such words as "iron," "steel," "welding," "temperingr" "upsetting," "chilling," etc. A.nd, in the shops where metals are wrought cold (which, for want of a better name, we call our machine-shop), 2very new oxcrcise is like a delightful trip into a new field of thought and investigation. Every exercise, if propery conducted,is both mental and manual. Every tool used and every process i'olowed has its history, its genesis and its volution.?I'ojiuhir Scuncc Monthly. A Versatile Man. "Who is Kraszewski?" many people I isked when they read the brief telegrams i few days since, which told that lie had n-cn condemned, as a dangerous auar hist, to three and a half years' imprisonnent in a fortress. The question is not asily answered in a sentence; for Kras:ewski is not one man hut many, lie is i novelist, a poet, an historian, a dramatist, a journalist, a musician and a ) winter; and in every one of these roles J le has made a certain mark. lie is g icventy-two years old. and thousands of * H-rsons in Poland think him sure of im- I nortality. He has written fhrce luin- i Ired volumes, which may fairly be dcicribed as "important;" and were the J vhole of his writings collected in book i orm that number might be increased byline hundreds more. In point of ferility, in fact, there is probably no writer vho can lie compared with him. At least i hundred of hi.s works have been transated into languages other than that in vhich they were written, and in France ind Germany, if not in England, he has i wide circle of readers.?st.Jmum JJitif iet. A liddle upon which Washington used o play is now in the possession of Coloiel J. Washington, and an effort is being nade to raise sj<l,">00 to purchase it that ' t may be placed in Miss Custis' musicoom at Mount Vernon, where are alcady the harpsichord presented by the federal to .Miss ('ustis upon her wedding lay, and the (lute upon which he used o accompany her. < A Bird Conntry. The Guatemala, as the commencement of the narrowing land strip of North America, accommodates with homes a great many of the migratory birds, and that such a country, which, in its tropical climate on the coasts, eternal springs in its middle elevation and cold atmosphere on the heights, dotted by lakes and covered by a network of rivers, rivulets, brooks and brooklets and blessed with the fruits of both hot and cool temperatures, and has many creatures peculiarly its own, needs no expatiation. The birds, for instance, encountered here are said to represent GOO species. There are no eagles, so to speak, but three kinds of hawks, the same number of buzzards, or carrion crows, and six different marauders at night. The sparrow family is the dominant in the land, for it numbers 410 spccics. The calibri, or humming-bird, s found in thirty-six species, belonging to twenty-eight genera. In the parrot family eight spccics are known as Auroras, all of brilliant and metallic plumage. The quetzal, or quesal, the most beautiful and striking of all the Guatemala birds, and which stands on top of the state's escutcheon, forms a genius by itself. It inhabits the highest mountains, particularly in Verapaz, but that relentless tyrant, fashion, penetrates its craggy fastness, butchers it unmercifully and ornaments her silly person with the borrowed plumage. Several hundred of them are thus slaughtered every year, ui tne nooctcu parrois mere ure eight, wliile the common ones called loros, are divided into fourteen species. Antony the sonsgters the pitoreal,a small blackbird, living on bananas, plantains and similar fruits, and resembling our catbird, is considered the finest, and called the nightingale of the country. In the gallinaceous order, one may mention the paii-ju, a magnificent wild creature quail in make-up, turkey in size, and pleasant in color, with a long, slightly curved and round-pointed bill and a crest consisting of fine blue-black and white speckled feathers, of which the first is five and the last three inches in length. When caught quite young it is easily tamed and contented in the poultry yard, but in the first and second pairing season is sure to steal silently away into the wilderness. The turkey of the Cordilleras, called pavo de cacho, is peculiar to the highest volcanic summits. Singularly, the turkey of Peten is confined to Jhat region, and is of a distinct species. Of partridges and quails there are seven, and of pigeons seventeen species, not counting the sea pigeons, waders, as the heron, crane, shitcpoke, sandpiper,snipe, woodcock, curlew, wigeon, ani rail or water-hen, arc believed to have more than 250 spccies. There isalso a variety among the web-footed bird.?Nushtill< American. " What an absent-minded man is Mr. Kastfoot," Clarissa said at the breakfast table. " And why, my daughter?" "Because he is. He doesn't seem to know what he is doing. Last night while he was waiting for pa in the parlor, I asked him if lie had heard my new song, ' Hock Me to Sleep, Mother?' lie said he hadn't, and then, just as I sat down at the piano, he got up and went away without his hat, like one in a dream, lie isn't crazy, is he, pa?" Pa looked up. "No, my daughter," he said, solemnly, as one who carcfully weighs his words, "No, you bet your sweet voice Eastfoot isn't crazy." And a great silence, like that which follows a request for five dollars until next Saturday, came down and filled the room with the hush of a nameless awe that hovered over the t able with such an icy glare that the muffins shuddered.?Brooklyn Eagle. Ladies of all ages who suffer from Ires of appetite, from imperfect digestion, low spirits and nervous debility.mav have health renewed and life extended by the use of Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies for all complaints specially incident to the female constitution. The ice cream business is experiencing the long-expected boom. Heart Pains. Palpitation, Dropsical Swellings, Dizziness, Indigestion, Headache, Sleeplessness cured by "Wells' Health Ronewer." Don't Von Do It. Don't suffer aiij* longer with the pains and aches of rheumatism, which make life a burden to you. Relief, speedy and permanent can be procured at the nearest drug store, in the form of Kidney-Wort Elbridge Malcolm, of West Bath,- Maine, says: "I was completely prostrated with rheumatism and kidney troubles and was not expected to recover. The first dose of Kidney-Wort helped me. Six doses put me on my feet. It has now entirely cured me and I have had no trouble since." Get the best dyes. The Diamond dyes for family use have no equals. All popular colors easily dyed fast and beautiful. Only 10c. a package at druggists. Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington, Vt. Sample card, 32 colors, and book of directions for tic, stamp. "Bnchii Palbn." Suick, complete cure, ail Kidney, Bladder Urinary Diseases, Scaldinp, Irritation, Stone, Gravel, Catarrh of bladder. $1. Druggists. 25 Cents Will buy a Treatise on the Hobse and His Diseases Book of 100 pages, valuable to every owner of horses. Postage stamps taken. Sent postpaid. New York Horse Book Co., 134 Leonard Street, New York city. , Henry's Carbolic Salve. The best salve used in the world for cuts, liruises, piles, scrres, ulcers, salt rheum, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and all kinds of skin eruptions, freckles and pimples. The salvo is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction in every case. Bo sure you get Henry's Carbolic Salve, as all others are but imitations and counterfeits. _ Twenty-live Per Cent. Stronger than nny Other lintter Color. Burlington, Vt., May 8, 18^2.-1 hereby certify that I have examined the Butter Color prepared by Wells, Richardson & Co., and that the same is free from alkali or any other substance injurious to health; that 1 have compared it with some of the best of the other Butter Colors in the market, and find it to be more than twenty-five per cent, stronger in color than the l>est of the others. I am satisfied that it is not liable to become rancid, or in any way to injure the butter. I have examine 1 it after two months free exposure to the air in n place liable to large changes of temperature, and found no trace of rancidity, while other kinds similarly exposed became rancid. A. H. Sarin, Prof. Chemistry, University of Vermont. "Roagh on Bats." Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies,ants,bedbugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers. 15c. Drgte. Colonel Seller's Eye Water. The Colonel never made a success or the Eye Water business, but Carboline struck a bonanza with Petroleum as its base. If your hair is fhin and falling out, try it "Konch on Corns*" Ask for Wells' "Rough on Corns."15c. Com plcte cure. Hard or soft corns, warts, bunions. I The short, hacking cough, which leads to consumption, is cured by Piso's Cure. Are You Afraid of Lightning? Is your wife or daug liter nervous ! Conquer all nervs troubles with ZoajaX. Only remedy for dread o] lilthtninK ever formulated. 'JO years' teat. Keep it in the house, or pocket. 2S cents by mail. Druggist! supplied by Orittenton. Address, The ZoaJax Com tany. 52 John St., New York. Fifteen huiidred watches are now marie daily at Wnltham, Mass. Purity and Strength Must replace impurity in the blood and woakness of th? system, in order that the wholo body may enjoy perfect health. During the warm days of late spring and early summer impurities of tho blood are apt to manifest themselves in various ways. Purify your blood and enjoy perfect health by taking Hood's Sarsapsrills. " 1 bare used Hood's Sarsaparilla in my family foi some time with K'-od results. 1 freely recommend it to my friends and patrons .is the best blood purifier on earth."?Wm. S. Oakk, Druggist, Hamilton, O. Had No Appetite "For three months I was confined to the house with kidney and liver disease. I was very much run down, with no appetite, an 1 h.id a cough. I bought a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla, and after taking it a short time I began to gain. Sow I am so that I can do a good deal of work. I have much faith ill Hood's Sarsaparilla."? T. F. Reynolds, Fleming, N. Y. <"? ; _ ll noocrs sarsapanna j SoM by all druggists. SI; six for gi. Prepared only by 0. I. HOOD ? CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mas.!. ( 100 Doses One Dollar ] Paynes' Automatic Engines and Saw-Mill. oitil ijga deit. , | Wo offeran Hto lii H. P. mounted Engine with Mill, U-in. solid Saw, 50 ft. belting. cant-hooks, rig raplotn or operation, on cars, gi.ltf i. Knginu on ?kHs, $bO bsi. S-n<l for circular (B). Jl. \V. I'AV.NK A: ' iOMS| Manufacturers of all styles Automatic Kit* tint'N. from 2 to?II H. P.: also PiiIIi-js, Hangers and iliaftug, Klmira, N. Y. Box 180U. USTHS&il 'ciVn^l."".Semi nnii'i'for I HMIMTImmIm, with lt?;><irtK Iif t>,e?. IIAKDI.I) H.t YKS, .11. I)., ];m?h*mton, N. Y. j A /t H.impli-M large prettyctirnmo reward, merit, credit. [ <li|>toii>.t.birtInlay, friendship, giltand kcIiiniImrf ttrda, lac. Price list free, fine Art Co.. Warreu. Pa. HORSEMEN A3S JN 3 vil jrj ti n< [01 _J_ i/w most eminent physician Of any school, what is the best thing in ths world for quieting and allaying all irxtfxttOD of the nerves, and caring all forms of nervous complaints, giving natural, childlikfl refreshing sleep always? J And they will tell you unhesitatingly "Some form, of Hops HI" CHAPTER L Ask any or all of the most eminent physicians: "What is the best and only remedy that can be relied on to cure all diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs;such as Bright's disease, diabetes, retention, or inability to retain 4 urine, and all the diseases and ailmentB pecu- J liar to Women?v ^ "And they will tell you explicitly and em-' phatically, (Buchu !fPn Ask the same physicians "What is the most reliable and surest core for all liver diseases or dyspepsia, constipation, indigestion, biliousness, malaria, ever, ague, &c.," and they will tell you: "Mandrake! or Dandelioa 11/ .m Hence, when these remedies are combined with others equally valuable, And compounded into Hop Bitters, such a wonderful and mysterious curative power ia develyped, which is so varied in its operation* that no disease or ill health can possibly exist or resist its jxnver, and yet it is Harmless for the most frail woman, weakest invalid or smallest child to use. CHAPTER IL "Patients "Almost dead or nearly dying" For years, and given up by physicians, of Bright's and other kidney diseases, liver complaints, severe coughs, called consumption, nave lx?en cured. Women gone warty crazy I III I From agony of neuralgia, nervousness, wakefulness, and various diseases peculiar to women. ~ %' People drawn out of shape from excruciating pangs of rheumatism, inflammatory and chronic, or suffering from scrofula. Erysipelas! . "Saltrheum, blood poisoning, dyspepsia, Indigestion, and, in fact, almost all diseases frailn ' Nature is heir to Have l*en cured by Hop Bitters, proof of . which can be found in every neighborhood in the known world. ?57" None genuine without a bunch of green Hops on the white labeL Shun all the vile, poisonous stuff with "Hop" or "Hops" in their name. NYS U?27 . He Fell in the Streets. KENNEDY'S FAVORITE REMEDY .( Cures a Terrible Cue of Gravel. Nothing la more urgently needed Uum a reliable medicine for Gravel, as the disease seems on the Is* crease, and we are clad to say that ooch lsDR. DA- J VII) KENNEDY'S FAVORITE REMEDY, of Ron. riout, N. Y. We pat In evidence the following lefr? ter, selected from many similar communications: Pittsfield, Mass., March, 1684. Dr. David Kennedy: I De ab Sia: You'have a right to know, and I desire the public to know my experience with Gravel and my remarkable recovery through the nse of. yonr ''FAVORITE REMEDY." I amacarpentet living in this place, and tbere are plenty of witnesses to the trnth of what I say. My first comparatively alight attack of Gravel was ui the year 1878. It passed away, and I bad little more trouble tin til last Jalyt 18S3. One day when at work In my shop I vu auddeniy seized wltn a Keen ana lemoM pain In my leftside. 1 consulted two physician*a*once, One said: "/ ean do nothing for yon 1 Ycnr an Is Incurable 1" I waa fright'.-ned and went to tlN second, who said little, bnt gave m? a piesulytton. It did no good. Then began a series of experiences the aconjod horror of which worda cannot depict Think of U! 1 was sometimes taken in the street and wo old faii, writhing with agony, upon the sidewalk. It wm death in life, Thank Heaven, I then heard of 'KENNEDY'S FAVORITE REMEDY," through Mr. P. P. Cooley. I had not used half a bottle wheo I passed three stones in succession, one of which was nearly one-half an inch long. I persevered with the medicine, the symptoms grada ally abated* and I have had no more troable since. I az& welL thanks to yon and "FAVORITE REMEDY." Yours most gratefully, . . l JAMES D. KENNEDY. | What "FAVORITE REMEDY" did in this case :t has dono in many others. If yon desiae to do to Addxess? Dr. David Kennedy, Rondont N. Y. catahhh this sekedt'i wss disoorersd by Vd WrDPill RMlPI present propTtotoiModl l?,lu 186,116 ?l fever?j jj Wf / KVeJM offering hi ihcw. i?< Hf / j&fgM apecU a markad com BW trMttothePiyogacroo BHU A KB JUBMFIXL UQTOTO 1 aileL-^?nostrils. Ssnd for dfr \ ray-fever gistik ?MnUb/ss Wgi*UgLTr BROTHERS, Prnarfsts. Owego. W.T. J Consumption Can Be Cured! ? u ai i >c wm. ii n l l ? FOB THE n I I Al || lungs.dALoAM Cores Consumption, Colds, Pneumonia, floenza, Bronchial Difficulties, Bronchitis* Hoarseness, Asthma, Croup, Whooping Cou?h, and nil Diseases ol the Breathing Organs. It soothes and heals the Membrane of the Lungs, Inflamed aad poisoned by tka lilhoanc, and prevent* the nlrtt iweati ana lightness across the chest wQeh occoastay It. C on mi hid ti on Is not an Incurable nuav> HALL'S BALSAM will cure yon. evM though professional aid foils. tttaMMMWMMMWWI Important Reduction In the mice of VASELINE (PETROLEUM JELLY.) One Ounce bottles reduced from 15c. to 10e. Two Ounce bottles reduced from 25c. to 15c. Five Ounce bottles reduced fr?m 50c. to 25c. The pnblio most not accept any bat original goods bottled by us, as the imitations are worthless. Chesebrough Manufacturing Co., New Yorfc. Walnut Leal JUair Kestorcr. It Is entirely different from all others, and as Ha namtf Indicates is a perfect Variable Hair Restorer. It will . immediately freetheheadfronalldandraff.reitongrw hair to its natural color, and produce a new ftowth where it Has fallen off. It does not affect the health. which salphnr,*ncarof lead and nitrate of silTarprepsr. ations hare done. It will change light or faded hair In a few days to a beautiful glossy brown. Ask yoar druatt lor it. Each bottle is warranted. Smith, Kline ACa., Wholesale Ag'ta, Phila.,Pa., and O.W.Onttenton.N.Y. Lying Afrtnu cant SEIXaadtall ihc truth about Jonzs. 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