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Nf V pt*' ?? w ? r" i? yHoidenht * CopjrKbt 1CI by 1 CHAPTER XVIL Continued. My father smiled faintly. "As yon will," he replied. "That ia aa much aa I hoped of you. And now to apeak of ft more congenial subject. I ahall be sorry to be without you for a few montha, though of late we haTe not been such good companions as we once were. However, what benefits you, can yield me nothing but pleasure; ao go, my boy, and peep at that world which you hftve not yet seen, and God be with you and protect you. 1 will Imnoae no limit on the duration of your alMence, and your means shall be the best I can afford. If It ia your 'wish to visit your uncle. I have no bjectkn to your doing so; but I have no mesiiage for him." , The test of the Interview was more (affecting than Interesting, and needs Hot be chroniclcd here. Perfectly amicable relations, similar to what prevailed before I had seen my uncle, jwere re-established between father and von. But there now took root in my 'mind a horrid doubt of my uncle's !honesty; and only those wbo bare ^experienced It can know tbe pain of discovering a hideous fault in an Idol which one haa set up for one's self; And Samuel Trueman had been to mc 'SS AO laOL nil COOIUWI, an wu, urn elf-reliance, bis magnificent success, jhad moved me to adoration of the man. If my ancle's unconcealed lore of the power which money confers had Indeed induced him to rob bis poorer brother of a quarter of a million of sequins, then I was sorry for humanity. . My father bad given me ?250; and on that modest snm I resolved to travel round the world by easy stages, so as to reach bome again at the end of six months. My plan was to go direct to New York City (I could not make UP my mind whether 1 would call upon my uncle or not, but at least I would look at the house where be lived, if bnly for the sake of my llngeriug affection for bis ward); thence, but wltb many stoppages, across America to San Francisco. From the City of the Golden Gate 1 resolved to cross the Pacific to Australia, and after visiting the principal places or interest In that country and In New Zealand, to return direct to the continent of Europe. In planning my tour I was ieonscious of reversing the usual order of an Englishman's travels; but a keen desire to see New York, the native city and bome of Constance Marsh, had taken possession of cue; and I resolved to gratify it with us little deJay as possible. ' For the neit few days I was busily engaged in preparing for my departure. Fortunately, my personal expenses during my four months of moplag had been nil. and I now found the accumulations of my pocket inouey for that period very useful in providing additional clothes, and .other necessaries for my journey, witbeut encroaching upon my ?250. My unwonted activity benefited me greatly, and left no doubt that in the hustle of the busy world, surrounded by new scenes, the depression from which I bad so long suffered would ItAffothpr nags away. The eve of my departure arrived, and waa spent in quietude witli nofather. All my arrangements had been made, and I was to leave for London by the first train from Bury St. Edmund's In the morning. My fear tbat my father would again talk of our atolen treasure was 111 founded, for be never once referred to tbe matter or ^mentioned the name of my uncle. He regretted that be had been unable to find out the whereabouts of Anuie Wolsey, which he thought might possibly have been discovered bad I been in a condition to aasist in tbe inqulry he had made (which had not been the case), and furnished me with the adA wlilnh inV URH 111 autiianu uviu n u*vu ? grandfather had Ixust written;' 'though," he added, "1 don't suppcse there will be mucb use of your calling there, for it la more than likely tbat your grandfather ia already on bis way to England." 1 took the address and placed It In my pocket book; but tbe matter engaged very little of my attention. "XVben the hour of my departure had come, John Adama insisted upon accompanying me to the station. He bad not taken the reins once since bia 111neaa, and was still in a very weak jtate; but all that my father and 1 could urge in opiposltlon to his wish nvailed nothing; the old man was obdurate. and with some skill turned our objections against us by admitting his feebleness, and representing that It was not improbable tbat be might never see me again, but tbat be par ticularly wished for an opportunity to talk with me once more before I went away. The old servant prevailed, and after I bad taken a most affectionate farewell of my father, we started for Bury St. Edmund's. As soon as we were on tbe bigb road tbe old man opened tbe conversation by observing: "These be woeful bad times. Master Ernest." "Voo vAn Kail tnilAMl " I Iffrpnl MI bear as 8ir Thomas Jarvi? have four farmH on bis band* which he can't find tenants for, though lie have reduced the rents something womler fuL" "I am sorry for it." I said. "Yea," continued the old man; "and corn at twenty-seven nhillin's! Why, the country will soon be quite ruined If them foreigners ain't stopped seodin1 their cheap produce over here. You'll excuse me what I'm going to ask you, won't you. Master Ernest?" "Certainly; ask me anything yoc ^ please." "Well. I'm an old man?sixty-six come Michaelmas, though some folks Jell me I look younger. Your fathei / I irst;'iiHal0 "SokL*' ALTER BLOOMFIELD Ioiut Boxkii'i Son. has been a good master to me. and I have saved more in his service than I shall live to spend. Knowin* how had the times are for landlords, and that you're agoin' on your travels, I want to make you a present." and the old servant placed in my hands a small canvas hag, such as is used by bankers, strongly fastened with coarse string. "No, no," I said, returning the bag; "I appreciate your kindness very much, bnt von must real)? excuse me- It would be quite wrong in mc to take your money." There is no more potent despot than an old family servant If be falls to work bis will one way be will succeed in another; and be baa generally many strings to bis bow. My protests were powerless against the pertinacity of Adams. When. as I paced the platform of the station a few minutes later, I opened the bag and found that It contained fifty sovereigns, my conscience smote me for the uncharitable aspersion I bad recently cast upon my benefactor. Though I lost somewhat in dignity by accepting this gift, I gained a welcome addition to my purse. Alas, that these two things should be so often inseparable! CHAPTER XVIII. mtw TOXX CITY. I remember asking my uncle, soon - * AAn?ia(ntn/l with auer a urn ucvuui- ...? him, what sort of a place New York wai; to which inquiry he made the characteristic reply that it was a very fine city, with more thieves to the square Inch, than any other place on the earth's surface. That was all I could get my relation to say of It Baedeker's account of New York, my only reading while on the Atlantic, was more detailed, but less interesting. Indeed, one of the first things to impress a traveler is the inadequacy of all descript'ons of places, for the faces of men do not differ more widely than their ideas of the sublime and beautiful, the sordid and hideous. It was with great satisfaction that I found myself at last in New York harbor. The steamer which bad brought me to America was of recent construction, well found, swift, and luxuriously appointed; but none the less was 1 heartily tired of the voyage. My first forty-eight hours at sea had been spent in a way too commen with travelers to need more than passing reference. Fear that the ship would go to the bottom soon changed to fear that it might not; and that mental condition departed on the renewal of health and appetite. Then came the days on deck, spent in watchin?r th*? restless waves and the nag nlficent rising and setting of the sen, varied by occasional studies through a field-glass of some fifteen hundred Russians huddled together on the forepart of the deck, the most filthy and repulsive maim of humanity conceivable?material destined for speedy conversion into American citizens. Bartholdi's statue of Liberty, the magnificent suspension bridge connecting the populous cities of New York and Brooklyn, the multitudinous ships from all parts of the world, and the commodious ferryboats keeping up continual communication between New York and various i>oiats In Long Island und New Jersey, taken altogether form undoubtedly one of the great sights of the world, quite captivating the stranger, and worthy of all admiration. My foot first touched American soil at one of the slips on the North River, near C-ourilandt street I at once engaged the services of an Irishman, the proprietor or custodian of a cumbersome four-wheeled vehicle something like the London growler may be supposed to bave been In an early stage of its development; and having secured my portmanteau and handbag, the only luggage with which 1 was encumbered, bade him drive me to the Gilsey House in Broadway. Immediately the vehicle began to move I perceived the necessity lor its strength, for the roads were extremely rough ?Id some places paved like the byestreets of Norwich and other English provincial towns. The fine width of the avenues and streets, and the height and grandeur of some of the commercial buildings, pleased me greatly. Having secured a room at the Gilsey House, refreshed myself with a bath and a "good square feed" (to use the language of an American gentleman who sat next to me at dinner). 1 adjusted my watch to American time, and sallied forth into the street ' to observe the qualities of the people, ' or whatever else might attract my attention. It was the first time that ' I bad been so far from home, or had : so much as ?300 in ciy possession, and > I greatly appreciated my responsibility and felt very manly, i On coming out oi the Gilsey House I turned to iny left and proceeded what the New Yorkers call down town. ' until 1 reached the region of City Hall ('ark, Printing Houte Square, and Bowling Green. > It was scarce midday when I cr( rived in New York, and three boor* ! later 1 dispatched a telegram to my father informing bim of my safe arrival. The mouth was September, and tbe fierce glare of tbe American I summer bad subsided and given place , to beautifully clear bright weather I which rendered walking very enjoy' able, especially to one just released I from tbe monotony of a sea voyage. ,; Continuing my walk up Broadway, I observed that the street which ran i out from it on each side were numbered. not named, as in tbe older por: tion of tbe city about Castle Garden, i and aiy heart heat faster, and my mind ' became confused with resolves and counter resolves, as 1 thought that each step brought me nearer to the home of her who bad caused me to travel so many miles. What folly is all deception, and most of all that which is designed to deceive one's self! I had told my father that I bad al?andoned all hope or thought of Constance Marsh, and at the moment the words were uttered I bad honestly believed them to be true; but now that 1 was within a mile or so of her home, and with nothing but my own will to restrain me from calling there, their unreality becams jioru and more ap> parent Should l call there? I bad had no quarrel with my uncle. On the contrary, I had championed bis cause against my own father; and that w.'th what pain none but myself can ever know, for no words of mine can adequately describe it No; I would not ! call there ?at least not to-day. But there could be no barm In looking at my uncle*s house. I would be careful not to be observed, and would not suffer any sudden impulse to induce me to break my resolve; if I went there at all, it should be after maftirer deliberation. Full of these thoughts I quickened my pace and soon found myself at Union Square.wberc I exam ? ? -4- 1 ineu xoc iew uiouuuiruis uuu iwi = myself on a seat at tbe foot of tbe | Lafayette statue. I did not remain ! tbere for long, but soon struck into I East Fourteenth street, and thence into j Fifth avenue, continuing along that | fine thoroughfare of palaces until I ', reached East Thirty-fourth street. Into which, with much trepidation. I turned. No. . a large house built of brown stone, was only a few doors off Fifth avenue. I looked at it for a moment from the opposite side of the street, and noticing that a canvas ol.otlo nmWttul frnm pvcrr window to protect the rooms from the bud, I crossed over and observed it more ; particularly. To do so did not engage j me mor? than a couple of minutes, and j I returned to Fiftb avenue and continued my walk up town until I reached Central Parte, passing on my way the magnificent palaces of many celebrated millionaires which I bad not yet learned to distinguish. After spending nearly four hours in wandering over Central Park I began to tire. Tbe park is admirably planned and well kept, and few strangers will willingly quit it before they have seen it all. A zoological collection, to which a part of the park ia 1 assigned, the deep golden tint of the declining foliage, tbe nursemaids with their Infant charges, and the numerous languages one constantly bears spoken among the people, were sights and sounds quite new to me, and interested me greatly. Though there remained i much which I would gladly have 1 noted. I wisely resolved to return to my hotel and get to bed quite early; but whether on the following day I would visit my uncle or leave New I York for Chicago 1 could not yet determine. Making my way into tbe main road. I began to retrace my steps.' It was now nearly 7 o'clock, and the roadway was fairly well filled with ' carriages occupied by that section of society which had already returned 1 from mountain, lake or spring?for tbe 1 exodus of wealthy New Yorkers from their city in summer is very complete. I was walking briskly along when a sight met my eyes which set my brain in a whirl, and in an Instant threw me into all tbe pangs of jealousy. An elegant open landau, drawn by a pair of grays, in which, seated side by sid?, was the Rev. Mr. Price and Miss Marsh, passed swiftly by and disap- ! pearcd down the road. Ob, tbe miserable weakness 01 uiuu; Or can it be tbat i am different from > other men?tbat 1 am a feeble embodiment of sentiment and Impulse, witb no well-defined object rationally and perseveringly pursued? It must be ho. or buman society could not endure.: Yet am I powerless to belp myself. 1 am as I am. and know nothing in myself for wblcb I should reproach my self. To be continued. An Aatomobtl* Fin Engine. The first town in England to effectively* display tbe possibilities of tbe motor fire engine for fire brigade purposes Is Eccles, in Lancashire. Tbe engine was constructed by a local firm and has proved a conspicuous success. It carries five men. 300 yards of hose, two standpipes, scaling ladders, jump I I iug sheet and otuer necessary appara- j taus. It is propelled by a six horse |1 power electric motor. It is remarka- j1 bly silent in motion, and averages a i' speed of fourteen to sixteen miles per 1 hour on the level. It has also established its ability for climbing stiff gra- ] dients with facility. What ihHld Mil Tall Hli WlfoT We have no faith in the creed of 1 those who say that between a man and hia wife there should be no secrets. It would work great and unnecessary hardship in this world if men told | their wives in detail of all the trials they endure in matters outside the home, but where the stability of tbe income ia involved, and tbe wife is dia posed to imperil Its permanence, be is twice a defaulter who steals to encourage ber in ber conceits of extrava* gance.?Harper's Weekly. Origin of Vliltlii Card*. As is the case in many other in> stances, the invention of cards is traced to the Chinese. So long ago as the period of the Tong dynasty (C18-907), visiting cards were known to be In I common use in China, and that is also the date of the introduction of the "red silken cords" which figure so conspicuously on the engagement cards of that country. From very ancient times to the present day the Chinese have observed the strictest ceremony with rep-?rd to m?r paying of rlslts.?St. Louis Dispatch. < % CoiMctonUoui lleciir. A* be stood on tbe stoop before tbt' lady of the bouse be made a figure ' battered, but polite. His boots es- ' ! jKHially were in tbe last stages of decay. and some balf a dozen of bit toes peered from them pitifully. Us ' called attention to tbe fact witb a Chesterfield lan wave of tbe band. 1 "And I would not ask ye even for a i pair of shoe*. mum." be protested. ! "but tbe trutb is tbat tbese be bor*' , rled. and 'tis to-day 1 promised to rayturrn tbim." ? New York Commercial Advertiser. J THE LAS" ?T e. I. l?OW?, IA?T*0? U. 8. 8. "VERMONT," A REUC Oj taiKulPiaijooittot, Pm and Gun ot , Ik tail Ik ; By E C Rost rN the famous ancient cathedral of I Lima, Peru, are on exhibition the J remains of Captain-General Don A Francisco Pixarro, who founded Lima January 18. 1535. These "remains are contained in a white innrble coffin, with a glass front, thus exposing to Tlew the well preserved remains within. The coffin stands in a niche or more properly a vault, entrance to which is had through a massive ironbarred door. To view these remains one must fall Into the good graces of an attendant in the cathedral, who for one sol (fifty cents) opens the iron doors, lights a candle and by this light the remains are examined. It was my ambition to obtain a photograph of these renin ins. perhaps of ffrontop hifititplr> infurnvt flinn *a)l " ?- ? I Id South America. I'izarro was at o?ce the founder of Lima i!f not of South America*. conqueror of tin- ancient and ? highly civilized Incas. am! may lie re- li garded as one of the most brutal of all warrior?. It required some very strong H Influence to procure the desired per- 1c mission, and it was only after an up- d peal to my good friend Emnuuel Klguerra. twice Secretary to the I'eru- h Tian legation in Washington, that the tl necessary permission was finally p granted. s] Owing to the iK?or light in the vault a I was obliged to give the plate two and tl j BLl* f I THE REMAINS OF F1 one-half hours' exposure. with the ro- hi suit herewith shown. Several rolls of j,. parchment manuscript visible near the st foot of the body nre also contained r\ within the marble coffin, which was |,j placed where it now stands in IfcttM. d: Plsarro was killed in the palace at rt Lima June 26. 1M1, and his reinaius ^ were previously buried in a Kubttrra- tl oean vault of the old cathedral. cj Bnrtal Places of PirslUrnt*. |)( Under the |K>rtieo of the First Church ,1, at Quincy. Mass.. rest the two illus- n, trlous uien whom the Bay State gave (il h: Hi I JOHN ADAMS AND JOHN QC1NCT ADAXK. to the Presidency?John Adams, and 'K bin nun, John (Julncy Adams. The ,H faults are invisible, but there are ruemorial tablets iu tin* church. J" Ad immeose coal lield. 4(Xj square ^r miles iu extent, lies 180 miles north- t>c west of Bulawayo, South Africa. It is hc said that the eoal bed is only forty feet 1>K below the surface iu many places. at he There are seventeen thousand statutes iu British statute law. Thirty volumes are yearly added to the Law in Reports. or T OF THE IT. MAINE. gB^niHp^MBESiESv^^HV^i^^^H^rtJH F OUR EARLY NAVAL GLORY, BJ TO MEASURE THE SERMON. lonr-OlaHM fttlll Fonad In Soma Old EaKllih CbarchM Very few hour fjlasnes now linger hi niintrr r-hiirclioa fnp thpv <'<>J1KP<1 to h<> a anything like general use after the lefltorntion. nayu the (Jolden Penny an English publication). Que of the ANCIENT SKKMON MEASCKE. out-preserved "jrhiMtes" is still to bo pen in the Church of St. Mary, at leek ley. Oxon. where- it controlled the iifc'th of puipit discourses for many a wade. By the aid of the hour glass the memors of a congregation could satisfy icinseivew as to whether their worthy asior was giving tlietu either lone or liort measure in the way of sermons, lid, in truth, it was deemed little less tan a scandal if the preacher ceased - . jn Mai mm imBBbi i ItANClBCO I'lZAItRO. ???? , 8 liotnily before the last frrain of sand id dro|t|K*d into the not her globe. The 1 ory runs that on one occasion, when 1 tuior readied the preacher's ears that ' is tlock considered his sermons seat)- i ilottsly abridged, the worthy divine j vers?*d -the glass no fewer than four i irth's "Sleeping -Congregation," on < le left-hand side of the preacher. I Strange, too. was the custom asso- i ated with lone sermons, its object < ?ing to rouse the congregation from t rue*. the congregation meanwhile r nrkiug I he expiration of each allotted ] me by hopefully reaching for their its. It may be noticed that on?! of ese monitory horologes tigurts in Ho'ofound (dumber. A long wand, with d 1 end tdiuped like a hay fork, was ear- c I'd round the church by a headle. hose duty it was to Jog the Bleeping ember in the nape of the neck. and fcctunlly break the sjx-11. Indeed, any individuals set aside their savgs in order to supimrt this custom of cping the congregation awake. Lucky St. Larlt. Perhaps the most extraordinary pheimeuon which presents ItM'lf in conction with the volcanic eruptions at artiui<|ii?> and St. Vincent is that St. <> icia. lying liftwwn the two islands, v d only about forty milt's distant from < e scat of soismie disturbances on * I her side, has never experienced the t iehtest tremor, nor have any but the Itif/.vi umirwlu )i< on linnrit )iv 11 fow .. tsous; and only once, for :i few turn, has the full of ashes caused irkuess to the extent of inconveniice. This Is all the more remarkable a that from St. Kitt's southward to ;l iuidad. have distinct earth rumhliURH v n>n i.Y iu>r ii-iwcil mill Inml ?l?>tnnnf inns C ard. Yet the electrical phenomena, 1 pec tally when Mont I'elee has been ' tive. can he distinctly seen from re.?The Voice of St. Lucia. n More deaths from ouake-hlteD occur t India in houses than in the fields <1 in the Jungle. <J "WOODEN ^ " SING BROKEN UP FOR JUNK A T TYING HORSES TO SAND HOLES i I Aa Effective Device Used by the Indians of the Desert. Tying one's horse to a hole in the ground is a strange proceeding, and to the uninitiated,(teems impossible, but In the great California deserts, with their vast sand wastes and alkaline beds, where neither trees nor shrubs have courage to grow, and where sticks and even stones refuse to exist, the demand for some efficacious method of hitching animals has been Imperative. The white man. with all his Ingenuity. has always found the question of anchoring his horse on the desert to l>e au enigma. Fear and necessity compel the desert traveler to k?*?*p in motion, for the sun is relentless and treacherous, as Is the vulture that hovers above with au anxious gleam of expectation in its eye*. Over miles and miles of burning, pathless sands he may be doomed to wander while the sun pursues with heated vigilance. His horse is his only companion, the only living thing besides himself in the greut heartless plain, and he clings to it for safety as a captain clings to his ship. If nature reltcls against the struggle, and the traveler must rest, the only {Hjsslblc way he- can think of to fasten his horse while he lies down to entice Vry/Thftni V ,?J^" -^PNi^rLJI *'8 I v DESERT INDIAN TTINO HIS HORSE TO A ^ HOLE. y n brief sk'ep Ik to tie i he bolter rope ^ ;i round bis arm. bin lee or bin l?o<!.v. j An itniiiuil requires a proportion of water equal to tbat of man. and be- " I'omes crazed if bis thirst is not ' riuem-hed. In stleb eases bp is liable lo plunce and careen wildly away over lbe sands like a shin Ui a pale, drag- I iritis his bumau atulior to destruction v mil death. h Such has been the c*i>erienee of the v white man. but the desert Indians, ? who have never been accredited with superabundant wits, have for many rears employed a.method that Is elever. unique and effective?that of fastening their animals to holes In the ground, huriug a recent trip to the desert a [ibotographer caught an Indian in the kcry act. and for the lirst time a photo ivus taken that illustrates the scm-me. Kneeling on the hot sand, the Indian began to dig with his hands, which ivere as hard and tough and liuper- ' lious to pain as a dog's paws. He > tvorked energetically until he had made a hole al>out two feet deep. He [hen tied an immense knot to the end )f the halter ro|?e. lowered it Into :he bottom of the hole, tilled the hole with sand, and then jumped uud <tam|wd upon it till the enrth over he kuot was about as solid as the ock of CJibraltar.?Chicago Hecord[lerald. Wc<l(llnc n>Tf Her Food. " A weuuing took place at me < nineIral the other day, and liberal shower* if rice were thrown upon the happy oupie as they left the church. After he carriages hud rolled away a dc- < , repit old woman, who had been heated tl iu a bench in Logau Square, watching he gay scene iu front of the church. M lobbied up to the greut stone steps, u ml. getting down on her knees. Itegnu li o brush up the grains of rice thai ha?I mi een thrown at the bride and groom. il Patiently the woman toiled o\er her u ask. carefully gathering up each grain tl nto a ragged handkerchief. She gath- a red up a |N)iind or more of the smooth, k-hitc grains, which she tied up by the omen- of her handkerchief, and then he limned off with evident pleasure at t| he f?KHii supply that had so unexpect- f, dly conn to her.?Philadelphia Kec- ,M rJ- ___ u Traveling Four Vf?r? to liay So air. The Kast lireenlauders journey ^ round to West Greenland to get snuff, nd will consume four years in a single ^ xcurslon there ami hack, often, ucording to Nansen. remaining no longer han an hour at the trading station beore taking up their homeward march. j Ireland's people commit fewer small iffetices than those of any other coun rv. I.uat year there was a further tu limlnutioi) of 10.2 per cent, in uiiuur a* Deuces. al WALLS." I g#MH|g^ c&W^& 1 '"' : v - ;-*-?'JftyWi jjPjM fttflfefiicr i %*?,& A rT%T| KHE&ip ' ^yja^(s^MaB<@B8I^BBp|flr # BROAD COVE. EA8TPOBT. ME. ?From Collier's Weekly. A Fir Alarm Vhlitl* Blown by OM> One cf our correspondents, Mr. J. K Ritchie, of Cherryvale. Kan., has send 11s. an interesting photograph of tlM . m\ T;:. wi V > " V t\ \i< : y/:' S- >ly ~M* > - K* '< . ;-V/t ' /.vl ,Y'X ' Sfiii sfe k .y' "; ~5 ^ * p ^ 3 jMHgK I i^GSBUHM ftMSBBflMr.wi?BB' 'LIE ALARM WHISTLE OPEBATED BT N ATCP.AL OA8. Ire alarm whistle used by the Pioneer 'ire Company of that city, This whisle in blown by natural gas furnished >y a local gas company. It is said to e the only ouc of its kind, and cau be icard several miles. One of the gas veil* flown 1 .'{,000,000 cubic feet a day, md is now considered the strongest veil in the Kansas gas field. Natural :as is also used for fuel, for lighting he city, aud is also the only fuel used >y zinc smeltfrs employing .TOO hands nil l?,v two vitrified brick plants.? k'leiitlfic American. Hptnrakrr Who Never ffuri Hal. In a shipyard across the river from innjror. Me., works Moody Brown, rho is said to he the oldest and best par maker in tbe United States. lie vas l*orn in 1820. and has bandied the dze since he *.vas a boy. Mr. Hrown OODT BROVX. THE YETEHAN SPA* MAS SR. as many peculiarities. He Is a tx>rn umorist, and In* never wears u hat. . man's a fool, he thinks, to wear head DVeriiiK In summer, and in winter XTe's nothing so warm as snow. "I'm growing old. and know it." nald [oody. the other day. "hut I'm of some w to the world yet. My grandfather ved to !* i 1.1 year* of age. and was mart to the last. At one time I lought I should equal his record, hut ? .11.. I, K..?# I.v nlmnt H IHV I IUIIIR U1 II U1UI ...? iirt?'?*ti year*. It'n kind o' hard Id let uian'* grandad U-at him. aiu't it?" Trmprratorv of lh? Karih. The Jeniiumture of tile cru*t of the irth vurie* t?> much in different plan's tat no fixed law has ever been found >r the downward increase <rf the teiu rat tire, except of local application. 1 the Coms'tcK-k mining region the niperature i* one degree for every ei'iilr-eiirht feet, down to JJUUO feet. | i 11ie north of Kiitflaud it U one dove for forty-nine feet: in New South 'ales it in one degree for eightj foot; i I*eip?ic it is on?> degree for tlfty xix ft: at (irawu Valley, <'ul.. it in one deuce for 107 feet; in the copper mine* Mniupui ow uojnve ior iim. rinillnc Out On*)'* ! rlrntla. Whether be u?*v?ls it ur not, every :iu eboultl try to lH?rn?w money *o ; to learu wbo hi* frb-mls iircti't, siml *o never to leud.-New York Piw*