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/ MAY ON THE MARSHES. Gilded will) hutttM’cni*, with frost of white Wild lilieshof-the-Talley, the marshy KTeen Glimmered with blue-flags coutitles* all iK-tween Me and the brimming stream’s long line of light. And nil the sweet air laughed as to a sprite, And danced and crystalline, With trilled and tittering melody, faint and keen. Where in the flags the marsh-wren Woke delight— Etel/ght to break turned “I don’t know whether I ought to say f y 1 do," Clement answered. Il 0 had al- ^ ready worn out bis flrst embarrassment and was beginning to warm to his sub- HOW j Jeet. •Terlurps I ought to conskw ■M-: 0FTHEIND1 *H0 N»vr. sweet air laughed reigned with music my heart; for when I ^suppose you "HP spar rr meet your dark-eyed smile, to see your face |Reflect the light wherewith the sunset burned, the dark-eyed flags smiled tip at me. J.v the green was touched w ith goiden grace, tnd only tlie niarsh-wren thrilled tears to see. ^Century. my KEEPING STEP. "(J ,/ rt o away; It’s no use. Mab,” said t*y Cartwright to her sister. “The ; lias been settled ages ago so far am concerned. Hush up, now- up!” ges ago!” Mab echoed, refusing to up.” *i believe it must be ages ago. Well, If you persist lu this unrea- sonahlc course,” “I don't persist any more than you. Look at how you did with Tom Vau- conslder my self fortunate, rather.” “Oh, may I ask ” “Of course you may. kuow what answer 1 got?’ “Well, uo.” “Just so.” Ho laughed nerrously. “But then I found out something—I think." “What did you find out?” “If your sister said ‘No’ It was be- cause—It wasn’t because—It was be cause—because she wants always to be with you, Just as you are? There! Am I right?” Mab had Prlsey caned “shutting up her self all to herself.” She went through this process now. “We were talking of buying a par rot,” she said, very seriously, after a little pause. “A parrot? What for?” “For our amusement tiou.” AMO! The islands are divic 1G THE EUROPEAN NATIONj England the t hief Authority In the Indies Outside of Spain, and Hoi Is Host Potent In the East—Demi Three I’oMesslons Mar Become Oi Id view of the number of island) West Indian and East Indian wai which are now being bronght , public attention through the m< meats of the American aud Spa fleets, it will be useful to have a si ment showing exactly what insi colonies are owned by European | tions lin those two widely separi a way of tightening her lips p ar ts of the globe, which Prlsey called “shutting «.** »— * - i and consola- “hush P'U. ['Ii, it was a long time ago. I didn’t for an example, either. And you at the time you wouldn’t do us h for me. Then you went and did cry same thing, after all.” on't care,” Prlsey said doggedly. Ill not marry ofY and leave you for nan under the canopy of heaven.” leu. my dear, since we cannot get uitors to keep step, so to speak, Ight ns well make arrangements quiet ami dignified old muldhood. buy a parrot or something, • I front door bell rang while the young women were discussing ' mutual affairs iu their own room the second floor. Just ns Mali's brilliant suggestion for the purchase of a parrot had thrown into a tit Clement laughed at this Idea so heart ily that Mab began to wonder. “Tell me seriously,” Clement said, “isn’t It something to know that some- body cares for you—even If ” “Mr. Yaudureu to see Miss Mals-l Cartwright,” Jane Interrupted, opening the door at this point In the Interview. “Mr. Vandureu!” Mab exclaimed, not concealing her surprise. “Oh, I—er—I intended to tell you,” said Clement “He arrived In town to day, you know. You hadn’t heard?” There was some embarrassment In the meeting between this young artist Bl the girl — u - and who, In the language of common report, had “given him the mitten” nearly two years before. Vau- duren bud taken himself off to Mexico i ml Central America, alleging slstlble longing to sketch those parts. “You quite surprised us,” said Mai) ns she shook hands with the bearded last arrival, “and very pleasantly. When did you —“ v so glad an Jrre nature in Great Britain’s colonies in the Indies include the Bahama Islan Jamaica, with the neighboring Cay: Islands; about fifty of the small V gin Islands; in the Leeward Isl, group, Anguilla, Bt. Kitts (or Christopher), Barbuda, Nevis, A: gua, Montserrat and Dominica; in Windward Island group, which tinues the chain of the Leew; Islands to the southward, Bt. Lu< Bt. Vincent, Barbadoes, the known as the Grenadines, of wr Grenada is t he chief; Tobago and Ti Mad. She also has the contine possession of British Guiana, on northern coast of South America little over a hundred miles south Trinidad. The Bermuda Islan though well to the northward of West Indies, being in abont the li tnde of Charleston, S. C., may also included in the British island colon in this part of the Atlantic. Of all her once numerons isl THE ARMY ll Bank of Ofllcen to These Branches of Omr Government. ist now, when everybody is inter- |d in the movements of the army navy, the average reader is not ikely to become confused with the Itiplicity of terms and titles em- ’ed in the newspapers. He may the mistake, for instance, of iking that a captain in the navy is equal in rank of a captain in the intry, or that a captain in the in* .ry is a bigger man than a naval tenant. He may be interested to w that there are two kinds of adrons, one which runs on land 1 one which travels on the water; t a regiment of artillery consists of live batteries of six guns each, and ,t a regiment of cavalry ia com* le of twelve troops, two or more of ioh form a squadron. The relative ik of the officers of the army and vy and the divisions in the forma- n of these two branches of the ser- e are as follows: Navy. Admiral. OUK BUDGET OF HUMOR. Army, ieneral, or com mander-in chief, eu tenant-gener al. ajor-general. rigadier-general. olonel. Vice-admiral. .....u^iuun ISiai colonies in and around the “Spanij Main” Spain has ’ ~ get very . .... back? Prlsey will lie so glad to see you again. Let mo go up aud tell her you are here.’’ win—* on both the suitors of laughter the servant girl „ * m'l v of the honrdlug-house appeared at their door with a square envelope addressed to bht was ■W<\r. The boy says he’s to wait for an an- \ 1. “Here. Prlsey,” said Mab as soon asj she had glanced at the signature, “this must bo for you. It’s addressed to yes—uo—Walt a raluute.” \ Then she read to herself: 1 ) **My Hear >ltilv—Do you Intend going | out this evening? It not, win yoiaMJ me IttiauTM ' — « old LEMENT.” . Prised,' rend this.” Aud Mab the letter to her sister. “What think he means?” Then she , speaking gently, to avoid being heard by the servant girl, who was waiting at the door, “Do you think he's got us mixed up?” As Prlsey read the note her blue eyes widened lu amazement, but she only said, “You're keeping Jane waiting. Mob.” Mnb turned suddenly toward the dooc. “Tell the boy ’Yes.' ’’ she said. “That’s all the answer there is.’ ’ Thedoorhaving eloaed behind the ser vant, there was a silence of some mo- ^Juents between the two sisters. ‘They Deemed to take the Incident In contrast ing ways. The brunette, Mab, stared Ls a child might stare at an elder sister l-Prlsey was her elder sister—who has net with a calamity and perplexes by ter coolness under it. Prlsey wont on vith her occupation, which happened o l>e pulling feathers from an old hat o rearrange them on a new one. 8 These two orphan girls had been Idone together in the world for so long hat each expected to understand every . J.nmost feeling of the other by Intuition. an> “Don’t you care?” Mab said at last. , i.jy. ^1,1 i» r | s ,.y < looking up from her I feathers for one moment. “What for? ^ Why shouldn’t he?” “Was I right. Prlsey?” “Perfectly right, child.” At tL ■ appointed hour Mr. Clement rang the ball and asked for Miss Mabel Cartwright. “Did you say Miss Mabel?” Jane asked. “Yes, Miss Mabel. Jane really felt uncertain as to whether Mr. Clement’s memory had not played him a trick. “So you have something of the great est Importance to say to me?” Mab asked him when she had taken a very straight chair opposite her visitor. “Er—yes, Miss Mab. 1 hope you . won’t hurry me, though. Did I say t The greatest importance’ lu that note tt I sent you? Oh. well ” sn “To you, I think you said. But I don’t wwaut to hurry you. It’s very sloppy • ,iut of doors, isn’t it?’ ’ “Oh, now, don’t make fun of me!” “How?” asked Mab Innocently. .“Be- — ^ Without prolixity It would be Impos- sil^e to describe Vaudureu’s manner of receiving this suggestion. There was more than mere embarrassment, there xyas annoyance. Something seemed to have gone wrong. Mali saw this much, not clear as to what was g. Clement smiled a very proper, ntlouol smile and stroked his mus- Vandureu mumbled something Mab felt perfectly at liberty to ^Mscnt. Accordingly Mab left the tvr» n»iu stood face f. Clement.” said *sllence. Bear-admiral. Commodore. Captain. ieutenant-colonel. Commander. r ajor. Lieutenant- c o m - rounder. aptain. Lieutenant, irst lieutenant. Master, econd Lieutenant. Ensign. The divisions of the army are: Bquad—A subdivision of a company, ommanded by sergeant or corporal. Platoon—Half of a company, com- anded by a lieutenant. Company—Not more than 1^0 men, ommanded by a captain. • Battalion—Four companies, com- anded by a major. Regiment—Three battalions, com- but all of these were takenTonK U al manded by B oolone1 ’ by other European Powers 8 I Brigade—Two or more regiments, The French West Indian posses8iol commanded by a bri g® dier -ge neral - - ~ Division—Two or more brigades, commanded by a major-general. Corps—Two or more divisions, commanded by a lieutenant-general. The divisions of the navy are: Squadron—A detachment of a fleet employed on any particular service. Flotilla—A fleet of small vessels. Fleet—A large number of war ves sels nnder one commander.—New York World. xuam npaiu has retained only Col and Porto Rico, which two she is na in a fair way to lose also. Jam and Hayti were once hers, as many others of the Lesser Antill having been discovered by Columb but all * l anl VfeIi’ ; P ,enient «A- >rK •Dee ^bodstom ■ ten yon — are in the Leeward Islands, and elude a part of Bt. Martin’s, St. tholomew, Guadaloupe, Marie Gal lies des Baintes and Martinique, the same group the Dutch own small island of Baba, that part of Martin’s which does not belong France and the Island of St. Eat tins. In the southern part of Caribbean Sea, off the Veuezuel coast, Holland also has the thz islands of Cnracoa and French Bu Ayre. The Dutch and French, i spectively, own the other divisions Guiana, in South Amerioa. Denmark possesses the three islan of St. Thomas, St. John and Bai Cruz in the Virgin group, which hi frequently been suggested for pt chase by the lj0ted States. She h u —" able number i plar ex- causo I asked If It was sloppy' 1 ” “I might as well come to i',.„ point,” said Clement. “I^ook here. Miss Mab: of course you know what hr.ppened last night—at the Jernny’s—to me. I moan.” Mat only fixed her dark eyes on him and when he hesitated said, “Go on.” “Well. I want to know if—If you think—that is, If I have your sym pathy.” • Julius Clement had a fine mustache, which curled with boldness and grace, and which he always stroked ami pull ed when he was In doubt or In deep thought. On this occasion he was lu both, ami he acted aecordiuMy. “Do yon need a r*vat deal of sym pathy?” Mab nakod him. “I didn’t thlnk'tnecessary to adrlse fou of all my mo^eutB beforehand, d Vamlureo, rttSly, while he stood ■fore the maotelplfW critically exam- ng au applique dnpery. . * That's right, VanduNtu-quite right. Nfnv,. before they come. <k>wn, let me toil you something.” Vanduren turned qUckly and faced the other man. “We litre mi time to lose,” Clement went on, H^afcinK hurriedly. “You may not kndw It, but you are my ‘god out of the machine’—that’s a classic allusion, yoy know. I’ll explain it another time. See here, l knew well enough you’d be here to-night. That was why I told you I was coming. Now you want me to get out, don't you?” For answer Vanduren only stared. “Yes, you do. Miss Prlsey won't come dow u.” “How do you know that?” “Never mind. No time now for argu ment. I only want to make a straight forward proposition to you. If I out of this will you promise to propose to Miss Mab this very night? Yes or no?’’ "Well. I’ll be—shot!” Vanduren claimed In au undertone. “Yes. 1 know,” said Clement. “It docs seem a queer and quaint Idea, but there'll 1k> time for explanation later. Yes or no?’’ A rustle of skirts could be heard on the stairs. “Yes,” said Vanduren. making his de els ion hurriedly, as one who leaps in the dark. I “Good for you-for us both.” Clement' whispered to him as the skirts came nearer the door of the sitting-room. “And tell her to take a day or two to think it over-not to hurry." “I’m so sorry, Mr. Vanduren.” said Mab, opening the door. “Prlsey has a headache. You are going to be here some time, are you not—lu the city? That's right She told me to say she hopes you’ll come again soon. She was very glad to hoar of your return.” The rest for ten or fifteen minutes was small talk, about traveling and art, Mexico and vo’ -anoes. Then Clement, in conformity with his promise, “got out of that.” Next afternoon the two girls were to gether again in their room. Prlsey was .ii. nlng over a letter that had come to her through the mall. “I think you might let me see it,” said Mab. “I let you see mine yesterday.” At last, after some hesitation, Prlsey, without speaking, handed her sister the letter, which road: “You must uot think me overlxdd If I refuse to take your ’No' for au answer and come back again within forty-eight hours of rny defeat at the Jeruay’s. Something leads me to the conviction that this is a specially favorable chance for me to ‘try again.’ W ill you reconsid er your decision, or is there really no hope for me? “In the latter case mercifully end my evenly divided'among the £a towers. In fact, with the ex< of the Philippine, Caroline and rone Island*, which belcmg to Singapore, two other small and settlement of Sarawak, on ,t coast of Borneo, which are England’! and a few small Portuguese posse sions—the whole of this vast group <; rich islands is under the sway of 1* land. The most important of the! Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Celebe#- are among the largest and finest islams in the world. -Borneo alone, contain ing 285,000 square miles, is moretl three times as large as the State! f Kansas, and Sumatra, the longest if the islands, extends for over a thr sand miles from northwest to sou| east, with an average width of al 200 milee. The Moluccas or S; Islands, east of Celebes, are anotl important Dutch group, and still of these the Dutch own the west half of the great islands of Guinea, the eastern half of whic' divided between England and ' many. Outdoing the Gatling Gun. An English engineer has patented a gun which he believes, when per fected, will discharge the enormous number of 30,000 bullets a minute. The gun discharges its missiles by centrifugal force, being, in fact, a wonderful development of the ancient sling. He has a disk working within a case at 15,000 revolntions a minute —a speed which has already been ob- ferebce ofthe disk project Wo ham The bullets are poured into the case from a hopper, and a* they fall are eaught by the hands, which,[in coming round, rain them out in a continuous stream through an orifice. They are guided into a sleeve which may be elevated or depressed and sighted like the muzzle of a gun. A great velocity may be obtained by the use of hand power, but the in ventor’s ideals to use his gun npon an armored motor-car, which should also have projecting blades like the ancient war chariots, with this difference, that they uould be movable. The disk of the gun is about three feet in di ameter, and as it travels at the rate of 15,000 revolutions per minute, the cir cumferential rate is abont 45,000 feet. This would impel bullets with tremen dous muzzle velocity, aud at close quarters wonld mean absolute annihil ation to an enemy. Trooper’s Uniform a Century Ago. A New York City trooper in 1 had to provide himself with a gc sef viceable horse, not less than f< teen hands high, covered with a gi saddle, holsters, housing, breastpl and crupper; a case of good pistols! good sword or hanger; half a por of powder and twelve sizable bull a good hat trimmed with silver lac< black bag or ribbon for the hair peruke; a scarlet coat trimmed silver; a pair of large boot* with s! able spurs, and a carbine well fi with a good belt, swivel aud buck! The Albany troopers were “oloat in blew Coats with Hatts laced Silver” (act of October 3, 1739). In 1744, the trooper’s hat trimmed with gold lace, and the and breeches were blue, with gilt brass buttons, while the waistcoat 1 scarlet. In 1764, the New York City tr wore a bine coat and breeches, yellow metal buttons, scarlet wais‘ and hat trimmed with gold laoe. The uniform of the New Yorf tr in 1775 was a bine coat and bree with yellow metal buttons, s waistcoat and trimmed with gold that of the Albany trooper was j coat with white metal buttons, a hat laced with silver; and that of lungs County trooper was a blue ami red jacket aud a hat trimmed silver lace (act of Aprils, 1775. lier’s Weekly. seal li Cruelty For Push Ion’s Sake. Apother form of cruelty, which is profitably practised for the sake of fashion, is nothing more or less than the manufacture of real kid gloves, the skins for which come from France, Italy, Spain, Mexico and South Amer ica. In France the cruelty is revolt ing. Great care is taken in raising the kids, and they are sewed in a cov er to keep their skin in a perfect con dition of softness. The kid grows, but the cover is not changed. Untold pain is inflicted on the little animals, till they writhe in the torture of the unyielding jacket. France alone makes more than 14,000,000 pairs of kid gloves a year. Not in any sense as an excase for the kid-glove cruelty, but rather to show the more forcibly the wrong in the aigrette traffic, it might be pointed out that the kid thus tortured and killed at least never knew freedom as does the heron. Each kid is tortured and dies, and his skin is nsed and sold. The heron is shot, aud a small part of its feathers ntilized. A whole family of yonng ones gasp for food until the breath of life goes out. Added to this, the herons are rapidly becoming exterminated, as are many other birds whoso feathers please iman’s refined taste.—Springfield Republican. The Largest Fire Engine. a4 The Holt (the engine of which the Liverpool fire brigade is justly prond) is the largest land fire engine in the world. Her total weight is five tons land her pumping capacity is 1800 gal lon* per minute and she can throw a spray considerably over 120 feet. She is drawn by three and sometimes four fhorses. The Holt operates with three |4} inch hoses working and three 3-inch oses feeding the tank. suspense by an early answer. “JULIUS CLEMENT.” “I wonder what he mean* by ‘some- Great Japanese Pyrotechnist. In Nagasaki, Japan, there is • " oi ks maker who manufactures technic birds of great size, v when exploded, sail in a lifelike nj n er tli rough the air, '“any movements exactly like tho; •iviug birds. The secret of —' these wonderful things has the possession of the eldest eIril<|)Miies to transfer steel beams or a . nd P? r 4 Big Electro-Ma,-,,..,. / like thof Electro-magnets capable „• i.- ' ”"•* °' 53*5*^ beefised by one of the great steel T ue ])OSKeS8JUU —^ w the family of each generation forxiilates from than 400 years. fmother. corn- one part of the shop to wAUCHTER-PROVOKINC STORIES FOR LOVERS OF FUN. Maud Miller—Complimentarr—A Matter of Prom Iso—And There Are Other*— Qnlta—Preliminary Measure#—Tonth- fnl—Candor, Etc., Etc. Maud Miller, in the summer's heat. Baked the meadow thick with wheat. The Judge rode slowly down the lane, Smoothing his horse’s chestnut mane. “With wheat at a dollar per,” said he, “This maid is about the size for me.” Then he smiled at her and ebe blushed at him. And over the meadow fence he ettm. “Will you marry me. sweet maid?” he said. And she told him “Yes,” and they were wed. Alas for maiden, nlas for Judge, For old designer and wheat-field drudge. Lord pity them both and pity us all. For Maud didn’t own the wheat at ail. And the Judge remarked when he learned the cheat: “Don’t talk to mo about dollar wheat!” '—San Francisco Argonaut. And There Are Others. “What makes Bqneemus so intense ly disagreeable?” “He couldn’t attract attention any other way.”—Chicago New/. A Matter of Promise. Mrs. Y.—“My daughter is a prom ising young musician.” Mrs. C.—“Well, get her to promise that she won’t sing any more.” Preliminary Measures. “What makes you think the count is going to propose?” “He has been around trying to find oat what I’m worth. ”—Detroit Free Press. Complimentary. Amy (modestly)—“My dress is real ly of a poor quality. ” Mamie (wishing to be nice)-t-“Yes, but so becoming to yon.”—San Fran cisco Examiner. Not BO Good. “I say, waiter, this salmon cutlet isn’t half so good as the one I had here last week.” “Can’t see why, sir. It’s off the same fish.”—Punch. Quits. “I think,” said Mosely, “that yon are a confounded fool. ” “I never think' of you at all,” re plied Sockman, crusbingly.—Phila delphia North American. Toothful Candor. Teacher—“Of course, you under stand the difference between liking and loving?” Pupil—“Yes, marm; I like my fath er and mother, but I love pie.”—Bos ton Traveller. — - i. Jfflth ■faults. Mrs. 'Browne—“Are you saHsleiT with the results of your daughter’s course at college?” Mrs. Whyte—“Quite so; she is go ing to marry one of the professors.”— Somerville (Mass.) Journal. Progress. Systematic—“There’s a man in my office that I’m training to work like a machine.” Inventor—“And there’s a machine in my office that I’m training to work like a man.”—New York Herald. . As Was Proper. “What did you do when that band of ruffians got after you?’’ a^ked the girl who had heard something of the traveler’s adventures. “I,” replied the traveler, “ran to beat the band.”—Cincinnati Enquirer. No Chance. “You called on Miss Spritely the other evening. Didn’t yon find her charming in conversation?” “I found her charming in mono logue. We didn’t succeed iu-holding any conversation.”—Chicago Tribune. The Terrible Infant. Tommy—“Come, Bridget, play with us. We’re playing soldier.” Bridget—“G’wan, yez little imp. Oi ain’t no soldier.” Tommy—“No, Bridget, but you’re a red cross nurse.”—Harper’s Bazar. Tale of Three Cities. “I see,” said the ungrammatical Chicago man, “that they are going to try the experiment of mummifying Philadelphia bodies.” “Before death?” asked the inane New Yorker.—Indianapolis Journal. Quiet Wasted. “Somebody has invented a noiseless cannon.” “That’s the way with science—al ways patting help where it isn’t need ed; why don’t some of those cranks invent a noiseless alarm clock?”— Washington Star. Detected Them at Once. He (in the grand-stand)—“Those fellows don’t seem to get on to that pitcher’s curves at all.” She (new to the game)—“Why, I did as soon as I saw him. He’s—he’s dreadfully bow-legged, isn’t he?”— Chicago Tribune. Prefers a Bugcy. “Why do yon and Harold prefer a buggy to a tandem wheel?” they asked. “Even though a man learns io ride with his arms free,” she replied, blushing, “of what practical value is it when one is ou a tandem wheel?”— Chicago Post. Saw Him Fed. She—“Did you stay long in Ven ice?” He—“Only a couple of days, but I saw everything worth seeing.” She—“Esally! Then you saw the lion oi %k. Mark’s, I suppose?” xle—“Ratherl Saw him fed.” (And the conversation flagged.)— Sketch. A Delicate Digestion. Mistress—“Didanyone call while I was out?” Servant—“No one, ma’am, except in’ a tramp. He wanted somethin’ to eat, but I told him there was nothin’ ready, an’ he’d have to wait till the leddy of the house got back from the cookin’ school, an’ mebbe she’d make him somethin’.” Mistress—“Of all things! Did he wait?” Servant—“No, ma’am. Herunned.” —New York Weekly. WORDS OF WISDOM. One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.— Lowell. The man who has never been in danger cannot answer for his cour age.—Johnson. He who has not a good memory should never take upon him the trade of lying.—Montaign. A man’s own good breeding is the best security against other people’s ill manners.—Chesterfield. When ill news comes too late to be serviceable to your neighbor, keep it to yourself.—Zimmerman. It is not what he has, nor even what [ he does, which expresses the worth of man; but what he is.—Amiel. A friend that you buy won’t be worth what you pay for him, no mat ter what that may be.—George D. I Prentice. Most men remember obligations, but not often to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent.—Simons. Talkativeness has another plague attached to it, even curiosity; for pra ters wish to hear much that they may have much to say.—Plutarch. Reading and conversation may fur- j nish ns with many ideas of men and : things, yet it is our own meditation that must form our judgment.—Watts. If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life, sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.—Long* | fellow. Do your duty and do not swerve from it. Do that which your con science tells you to be right, and ! leave the consequences to God.—B, R. Haydon. Funny Toothache Cure*, Before the days of dentists, and when people generally believed in the valu^ of charms, there were ever so many mysterious ways of preventing toothache. One of these was to dress the right side of the body first—right stocking, right shoe, right sleeve, right glove. A favorite plan in Scotland was to draw a tooth, salt it well, and burn it ^ Jsil^view on glowing coals. In f biting the first young ferns" pear. The custom of catching a common ground mole, cutting off the paws while the little creature still lives, and wearing them, is traced *to Staf fordshire, England. Some people who are fond of exercise believe that walking twelve miles—no more, no less—to get a splinter of the tooth ache tree that grows particularly well in Canada and Virginia, will drive away the worst ache and pain that ever tortured a tooth. The belief that toothache is caused by a worm at the roots is prevalent in many parts of the world; hence, this cure: Reduce several different kinds of herbs—the greater the variety the better—to a powder. Put a glowing coal into this powder and inhale the incense. Afterward breathe into a cup of water, and the worm will be gone forever. —New York World. The Sentimental Pickpocket. A woman in London recently ha her pocket picked, one of the article being a sealed and unaddressed er velope containing a five-pound not< The next day she received back th stolen articles, with the following ei planatory note: “Dear Madame—The exigencies c my profession led me just now int possession of your purse, where I fin sixty shillings, which I appropriate t my own needs and these papers, whic I return to you. I do this because feel specially desirous to restore thi little white envelope, which I hav not been indiscreet enough to open, know very well that when & youn woman goes out with a little whit envelope so carefully carried in he pocketbook that this envelope con tains a love letter which she is seek ing to address secretly to her be loved. I will not wrong your lover b taking the sweet words and kisse which yon meant for him, and I ai very sorry that I have even for a shoi time delayed his receiving his lettei May you be happy, dear girl, wit him whom yon have chosen aud be lieve always in the good wishes c your obedient servant.”—New Yor Telegram. He Earned the Job. An Irishman who was out ot wi went on board a vessel that was in I harbor and asked the captain if could find him work on the ship. “Well,” said the captain, at 1 same time handing the Irishman piece of rope, “if yon can find th, ends to that rope yon shall have so work.” The Irishman got hold one end of the rope, and, showing to the captain said: “That’s one ei your honor.” Then he took hold the other end, and, showing it to 1 captain as before, said: “And tha two ends, your honor.” Then, taki hold of both ends of the rope, threw it overboard, saying: “Ai faith, there’s another end to it, yu honor.” He was engagec