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The Barley-Field.
By summer airs awoke from sleep
? The bailey stir*; the ripplos creep
In shimmering curves across its lea,
expanding like a restless soa
' Beneath the azure's radiant sleep.
What story trusted to i:s keep
In foolish confidence and deep
Is this it babbles eagerly,
O suinmor airs?
? Is it a talo to make eyes -weep T
The thrilled and quickenod pulses leap 7
Or hands to olap exultingly?
It murmurs thus to you and me
v Ji8 o'er its fair expanao you sweep,
O summer airs!
?Mary L. Goodrich in the Current.
JESSICA'S WOOER.
It was very foolish of Mr. Peppers
* to think he could keep Jessica from
falling in love, and other people from
falling in love with Jessica?she was
altogether too pretty for that. Just
17, with a round rosebud face, a wealth
of dark brown hair, and the sweetest
temper in the world. It was a sight
to see her upon her weather-beaten,
choleric old father's arm on the way
(f. to church.
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* Ho looked like a thunder-cloud
r. . 4 .
which had captured a sunbeam; or, as
the young men irreverently said, a
pompous old turkey-cock escorting &
dove.
He glared about to the right and
left, snorting defiance at admirers, so
that the sunbeam glowed and the dove
fluttered under very difficult circumstances.
But there she was, in spite
of the peculiar oppression, the brightest,
sweetest creature you can imagine;
and with a native bit of coquetry
about her, too, that made even the
lifting of those curling, dark lashes
extremely perilous to the masculine
hearts so plentiful about her. Crtlford
was full ot young men.
There were a college, and a naval
Academy, and a pianoforte manufactory
there; then Calford was headquarters
for artists?the scenery was so
beautiful. And it chanced that there
&.... ./were few young ladies in the town.
wb* Peter Peppers was a widower. He
liad brow-beaten his little wife to i
death when she was very young. She
PL had left him two daughters?Rebecca,
M. I. who was made of the same harsh ma'
terial as her father, and Jessica, who
was exceedingly like what the mother
had been. There was no danger of
any one falling in love with Rebecca? 1
or Becca, as she was called.
Her tart an I puckery countenances
P Carrted terror to the stoutest masculine
& heart, and she was left withering on i
the stem( in her 32d summer. Her j
H father found in her a spirit equal to
^ his own, but they both agreed in keep
Iing a strict watch upon Jessica. Yet,
in spite of continual scolding and l
fault-finding, Jessica continued to be i
as happy as a bird. She had youth 1
and hope on her side, and she could i
hardly fail to go abroad without getting
a hint of her power. <
Jessica bad been allowed the privT- 1
lege of an intimate friend, a very
sweet girl, afflicted with lameness, <
named Olive Allys; but Olive's two s
' brothers came home from the sea, and 1
fcliis intimacy was interdicted by Mr. j
Peppers.
Jessica was no more to visit her j
friend. ]
^ To do Mr. Peppers justice, he was i
velysfond of Jessica and proud of her.
He knew she was charming and good, '
and, without much forethought, determined
to keep her to himself. l
) But fate and Mr. TV Alhort- tpopo 1
AA.vv* v ?? "4 WWW I much
for Mr. Peppers's intentions.
Mr. D*Albert was the principal of 1
I ' the naval academy. He saw Jessica, 1
' and, upon meeting her again at a 1
^church party, asked his landlady for
I ^^'Sajntroduction to h?r- i
' Mrs. Japonica hesitated, declaring: <
"Actually I daren't Mr. Peppers
wouldn't like it." i
"But I should," laughed Mr. D'Alt>ert
<
"Mr. Peppers never sfflowa gentle- 1
men to pay attention to Jessica. If it 1
. were Becca, now, the case would be 1
different." <
"It's not Becca. 1 wouldn't kiss i
Becca for fifty pounds." 1
1 "Mercy! Well, when you get a
chance to kiss Jessica, let me know."
' "I will."
Mr. D' Albert went away and found
some more daring sonl to introduce
him to Jessica.
He stood by her side some ten minutes,
saying the usual pleasant noth.
lugs of society, admiring the smiling
Av ' red mouth and dimpled cheeks, and
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^fr!' dark lashes, when Mr. Peppers, discovering
tbe situation, with a portentious
putting up of his under lip, hastened
gtjuupon the scene, and, frowning heavily
jSpfetPio Mr. D'Albert's handsome face,
drew Jessica away.
Mr. D" Albert's quiet smile told that
jtfcv he understood the situation, and lookers-on
laughed, but no one guessed the
?nd of this beginning.
^ ;v Mr. D'Albert did not guess it him
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self until weeks had flown, and he had
accumulated a vast deal of informa- p
tion concerning the Peppers. I
Then he became acquainted with s
Olive Allys, and the latter spoke of c
her friend with enthusiasm. ii
"If I were a young man," concluded h
Olive, excitedly, "I'd fall in love with
Jessica, and run away with her. She v
is so bright and pretty, and she never s
gets taken out for a concert, or a ride, ii
01 a sail, as the other girls do. They v
keep her as close as a nun, and will
until she's dried to parchment, like
Becca. I don't see how Jessica bears J
it?I don't 1"
Mr. D'Albert had spells of deep v
thought after this conversation, espec- ti
ially on learning that the only place
where Jessica was allowed to walk of b
a Sunday evening was in the cemetery, r*
jp rora nis winuow it cnanceu, too, tnau
he could see the back garden where
Jessica sewed and read, and tended \*
her plants and canary, and daily his si
respect and interest deepened. lie v
had half-a-dozen merry, joyous sisters li
at home, and dwelt on the contrast. u
Now it happened that Jessica g
thought as much of Mr. D'Albert as \\
Mr. D'Albert thought of Jessica.
She knew his window In Mrs. Japonica's
pretentious boarding-house; knew
his horse when he galloped past her v
father's door; knew?at least, knew
well enough?where tho lovely flowers
came from which sometimes reached ^
her. e<
Olive Allys had a beautiful garden,
and Becca thought Olive sent them,
but Jessica knew well enough that the 81
choice and costly selections came from
an unexpected quarter. u
Mr. D*Albert's glance said as much
whenever she chanced to get a bow P
from him; and if she blushed vividly, 11
who can wonder? She could not
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D* Albert as a lover; nor, in reason, 81
could Mr. Peppers. lie was every ai
inch a gentleman. ^
It was very accommodating of Beeca
to fall ill. She was not painfully a|
ill, only very sallow, and unable to ^
drive all before her in the household;
y
so that she was exceedingly cross, and A
Jessica had a harder time than usual
at home.
The doctor ordered a change of j w
scene. i ^
"I'd send you down to the seaside, ai
and Jessica might go with you to take
care of you," said Mr. Peppers.
"There's too many young men here I to
notice that naval fellow lifting his hat
to Jessica. But there's always board- tr
era at the seaside in summer, and a
great deal of foolishness going on."
"We could go to Mrs. Green's," said at
Becca. . "Xobody ever goes there." or
They could, and did?Mr. Peppers
first ascertaining that Mrs. Green had
ao lodgers, and making her promise
that she would take none while his
daughters remained. m
It was a forlorn old place?isolated w
enough, but comfortable and clean m
within, and plenty of sea air.
Ccl
Any chancre was a delight to .Tps?5
" ? ~ w
;a, and she climbed the rocks and , .
Ill
jplashed In the surf, with her cheeks
ike roses and her eyes bright as
jewels. t<1
"Laws!" said Mrs. Green; "see that
m
jirl enjoy herself. Ain't she a beauty!
It does my heart good to look at her. ^
she'll marry early?you'll see."
"Indeed she won't!" snapped Becca. sr
We've other intentions." w
" 'Man proposes, but God disposes,' "
replied Mrs. Green, as she rattled her
mitting-noedles. al
Invalidism compelled Miss Becca to
be a late riser. Jessica usually had a or
jea bath and a run in the morning air ar
before her sister came down. w
One morning, as she was trippin?
across the dooryard, her attention was aj.
attracted by a dog kennel, and a great
Russian boarhound rose up and looked
\t her innuirinfflv.
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Jessica stared, her bright eyes wid9ned,
then she looked inquiringly je
Around. But there was no one but
the dog and herself in the yard, and as jj
he wagged his tail invitingly and look- jy
ed kind, in spite of his deep mouth,
she drew near and patted his great pi
head.
Jessica liked animals, especially
large dogs and horses. This dog wore
a handsome collar with his name
marked upon it?"Pasha"?also his
owner's name. t
Jessica trembled a little as she re^d ec
the letters. Her cheeks burned, too.
Then she lienrd Mrs. Green's voice ^
through the open window. ^
"Yes, Miss Peppers, I've taken a
dog to board. No barm in that, I
hope. Your pa couldn't have no sort of
objection to him. I didn't take his
111
"Nol" snapped Miss Becca. "I hope
you didn't take a man into the house!" w
"He wanted to, though. \ He Was .a ta
stranger, but nice and ploasant-looking,
and I'd a taken him ?ut for my tc
promise to your pa. He went to the
hotel, I suppose, 'bout twpqitlea below m
here." V JV
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What makes such a swarm of dimties
creep over Jessica's satiny cheeks?
t seemed to her the brightest morning
he had ever known, though Becca
ame out and scolded her for dainpenag
her feet and running out bare
leaded.
How the sea glittered!?how the
paves raced up the beach! IIow
weetly the little beach birds, swingQg
among the tall marsh grasses,
rhistled and called.
Miss Becca came out.
"See what a nice dog, Becca," said
essica, timidly.
Becca examined the great fellow
rith her eye-glasses, while Jessica
rem bled.
J. tsuppose tne great creature might
e of service to us, in case we should
leet a?man?in our walks," she said.
"He's very kind," said Jessica.
It was soon apparent that Pasha
rould follow her anywhere. He would
talk contentedly at her side, and
rhen she sat down among the rocks,
e down at her feet, with his head
pon her little shoe. He evidently
rew very fond of Jessica, and Jessica
ras very fond of Pasha.
One day they were under the cliffs.
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-narii i a;wu i*ecca. ">vnars thatY"
It was somebody who was whistling
ery clearly:
A fox jumped over tbo parson's gate.
"A man.1" said Becca. "If he comes
ere I'll set the dog on him," she add- ,
I fiercely.
A handsome man somewhat under I
) came around the rocks, then pause
lddenly, lifting hia hat.
Becca had no time to set the dog
pon him. Pasha was off like a shot,
wiping with delight. He leaped up,
lanting his great fore-paws upon his
taster's breast and lapping his fac
"Down, down, Pasha, old fellow!
ardon, ladies. Misses Peppers, I am
ire. I am sure I cannot be mistaken;
id perhaps you remember my face?
'Albert of Calford. I have been in
le naval academy for the past year,
id know your respected father well,
ou are seeking your health down
3re, Miss Peppers? Ah, and find it.
ou are looking finely."
Few men have been brave enough
compliment Becca. Perhaps that is
by she mentioned the sex so tartly,
e that as it may, she forgot Jessica,
id received Mr. D'Albert very civilly.
He was at the Oliver Hotel. Pasha
as his property. He was on his way
i Mrs. Green's, to pay the dog's bill
The four walked down the sands
gether. Miss Becca did not see anyting
suspicious in the situation.
Perhaps she was a little bewilderea
having a gentleman's arm to lean
i, and a gentleman's strong hand t
>lp her over the rocks aDd gullies.
As for Jessica, who tripped lightly
lead, with Pasha at her side, the sea
larkled brighter and the waves raced
ore madly than ever. Her cheeks
ere like roses, and her eyes like diaonds.
By paying marked attention to Beo:,
Mr. D'Albert managed to get a
ord and a glance from Jessica during
s visits, which came weekly.
Mrs. Green stared.
Well," said Becca, apologetically,
Jr. D'Albert is not liko common
en."
Certainly he was not, to undertake
e prosecution of ao difficult a siege.
Demure little Jessica could not bul
nile at the patience and zeal with
hich her admirer continued his tacrs.
It was a long time before Becca too?*
arm and guessed the truth.
Mr. D'Albert came to Mrs. Green's
l Pasha's account. Pasha's bravery
id intelligence was a subject upon
hich they all agreed.
Then, Mr. D* Albert made their btay
the seaside much pleasanter by frelent
sails and rows. He bided his
me, and by and by could not be shaki
off.
He loved Jessica, and Jessica hau
arned to love him.
Why he should not be her husband
pnna 1/1 nnf 00%/
>.vv? wuiu uuu onj! co{/ov/inujr 1IB nil.
'Albert coolly signified his intention
1 waiting any length of time for her
etty sister.
Becca, who had fled from Calforu
ith Jessica, returned with her engagI,
with her father's consent, to Mr.
'Albert.
Mr. Peppers, taken back by the situion,
had weakened, and finally yieldI.
Pasha also approved.
And at the wedding Mrs. Japonlca
id her opportunity to see Mr. D'Al)rt
kiss his bride, Jessica.
TToofnl In fln? War.
"Well, Booby," said young Featherly,
ivo had quite a pleasant time at the
DU8e last evening."
"Yea, Indeed," replied Booby; "ma
as speaking about it at the breakfast
ibltt tSils morning."
"So your ma enjoyed the evening,
>o, did she?"
"Yes. She told pa that she can
Bver think of you without laughing."
'mo York Timet.?
LADIES' DEPARTMENT*
Two Ladlei Kill m. Bear.
About two weeks ago two ladies
' residing near Herbert Bass', Montgomery
Creek?one of them, about nineteen
years of age, and named Miss
Belle Hawkins, the other an elderly
lady named Mrs. E. A. Hawkins,
mother-in-law of the former?while
passing a bear-trap near where they
reside, discovered a bear with its foot
caught under the door of a trap. Proceeding
hastily to their residence and
arming themselves with a trusty old
rille and an nx, they returned to the
trap, where his bearship was growling
and making terrible efforts to extricate
himself. The elderly lady mount
ed the trap and the daughter-in-law,
at a few paces distant, placed the contents
of the rille into old bruin's brain.
At the crack of the gun the old lady
applied blow after blow upon the head
of the hog-stealer, and after a hard
struggle succeeded in sending bruin to
other happy hunting-grounds. The
ladies skinned and dressed the bear,
the weight being nearly six hundred
pounds.?Redding ( Gal.) Independent.
A socml Call In China.
An English lady, F. D. Bridges, who
made the journey around the world a
few years ago, and who wrote very
pleasantly and kindly of the countries
she visited and the people she saw,
gives the following account of a social
call which she made in China. It
presents a bright picture of the peculiar
etiquette winch rules polite intercourse
among the Chinese. The risk
of our mistaking this code is in supposing
that those who follow it use
the language of compliment in its literal
sense.
"Then we passed on to see the private
house of the 4Ng' family. A
very desiralle family mansion it was,
and Mrs. Ng, who was presenting offerings
befoie the tablets of delnnct
ancestors in the beautifully decorated
private chapel, received us politely.
Iler little feet were thrust into em
uroiuereu suppers just two inches
long, and lier cheeks were nicely
painted and pearl-powdered. Chinese
ladies 'get themselves up' very
well.
"She and I stared at each other, and
Dowed politely, and said many pretty
things ; perhaps the right thing to do
woul'l have been to ask her age, but
my Chinese is not suflicient for this.
l ? *
luueeu, conversation between two
well-bred Celestials is of a somewhat
flowery and elaborate character.
"The polite Chinese, when he is
asked, 'What is your honorable
name?' replies?
" 'My ignoble name is So-and-so.'
"On the further inquiry as to where
bis fine house is situated, he answers,
My miserable hovel is on the banks
of a river.'
"On being questioned as to the number
of his princely sons, he informs ,
jrou that his 'trilling puppies' are
four in number ; and when the health
of his clever and beautiful wife is
made the object of solicitude, though
he is really proud of her, he says, with
an air of indifference, that his stupid
thornbush is as well as she deserves
to be,' or something to that effect." [
She Took Off Her lint. i
Clara Louise Kellnornr has crlv?n on .
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tertainments enough to audiences, one
would suppose, writes a New York
correspondent, to have earned the j
right to enjoy herself as an auditor j
when she chooses. But I sat next to \
her in a theatre one evening when two fellows
directly behind her would not
let her have a good time. She was
handsomely dressed, and on her head
was one of those towering hats that (
are now in high favor, except with (
those whose view of a performance is ^
by them obscured, and to this class of (
objectors belonged the chaps at *he
rear of Miss Kellogg.
* I say, Jim," one remarked, in a
thrilling whisper, "did you ever try
to mark the height of a stovepipe hat
from the floor up the side of a room by
estimate? Yes? Then you made it
as high as a flour-barrel, likely. Now, j
I'll bet you the drinks that this millinery
construction is a silk hat and a
half tall; and I'll hold mine up by It '
for a measurement."
The wager was made, the hat' was
uplifted for comparison, and it was
3ettled without dispute that the 1
heights from brim to crown were ex- i
actly the same. A glance around the i
theatre showed that the same surpris- i
ing fact was realized on dozens of I
women's heads. But the bet was not 1
so readily decided, for from Miss Kel- i
logg's hat uprose two feathers six or '
eight inches further, and the wagerers
could not agree whether they were to <
be considered as part of the structure <
itself. The prima donna grew fidgety
In hearing the dialogue, and her oolor i
reddened considerably.
"Do you remember," said one of
her tormentors, after an interval of
silent endeavor to see past the coa
t -'
| stantly-shifting obstruction to what
was going on in the stage show, " an
apparatus that Heller used to exhibit
lor looking through a brick? Thero
was an arrangement of little mirrors,
so that, although the brick was right
in the range of vision, solid and
opaque, you could clearly see what
was directly on the other side."
" Well, what of it?" responded tho
other.
"Oh, nothing; only I was thinking
that the contrivance would make a
good trimming for ladies' hats this
season."
There was such an outburst ot
laughter from all of us within hearing
that the stage performers must have
hrtllnrKf o f ? ?1
uiutv Hie/ iinu Liiuue it J)Ill> |
nomenal hit in exclusively one spot
and then Miss Kellogg, smiling, but
crimson, removed her hat, and sat
during the rest of the evening bareheaded,
after the foreign fashion.
Kastilon Xotes.
Black stockings are the most approved.
Gray is an accepted color in all
materials.
The fancy for vests and rever
fronts continues.
Bison serges have braided velvet
for panels, collars and cuffs.
Velvet skirts are worn with overdresses
of figured silk or wool.
Crabs, oysters, grasshoppers, beetles
and spiders appear in brooches.
Chain bracelets afford a great variety
of pattern and represent a favorite
style.
Bodies of black lace or jetted net
with low linings are stylish adjuncts
to black dressers.
The bonnets continue to be small in
size, with trimming arranged high and
well to the front,
Vests are worn with every sort of
3kirt and are short, long, tight-fitting
or loosely draped.
French corduroy Is much used for
street costumes. It is soft in texture
and has a velvety look.
Translucent enamel is effectively
employed on brooches and ornaments
for the hair in floral designs.
Roman sashes and narrow ribbon to
pnrpocnrtnrl fnr
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in tho leading establishments.
Colored and black matelasse and
plush stripes with plain matelasse to
match form very rich cost times.
Quilted satin linings and facings
are much used on the now long cloaks,
but wadding is not used below the
hips.
Plush ribbon with embroidery effect
and met.il embro' '"red gold and silver
canvas ribbon are used for panels and
bodice trimmings.
Striped, tufted plush, with tinsel
thread* interwoven, on faille Francaise
ground, in day and evening
shades, is used for fronts and panels.
The jet fringes are very elaborate,
with several sizes of beads in each
pattern and with Gothic arched heading,
or sharp points, or lines at the
tup.
The fronts of rough cloth jackets
are either double or single breasted,
but in most cases the right side laps
on to the left at the top and buttons
diagonally.
Very large flat buttons are usea
Flat plaques or cup-shaped backgrounds
of bright metal holding stars,
[lowers or fans of darker metals, are
the popular designs for buttons on
wraps and on cloth dresses.
The tailor-made suits for ladies'
wear, of rich hued frise cloth or bo*
3le fabrics, seem to requiro the itdiition
of some striking metal garniture,
which accounts, doubtless, for
the increased demand for silver bell
slasps and buckles of antique pattern
with dog collar to match.
Hosiery is in a greater variety or
designs than ever before. Some oi
the stockings are elaborately em*
broidered with gold, silver, or steei
beads, others have heraldic and medise>
[7ol HAslorna and a+lll nfhom V?oi*n ??
U? UV*I* VVUViO U?fO k DCV
listic serpents winding about them
Black and dark colors, however, ar< 1
generally worn.
jjiras ror rostal Service.
Writing of the Pacific islands, Mr j
W. Wyatt Gill, in his "Jottings front <
the Pacific," speaks of this novel post <
fil service: "The native pastors on j
most of the islands?lying about sixty
miles apart?of the Ellice group cor
respond with each other by means o <
the frigate-bird. The note is conceal
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bu iii u vib ui reeu auu ueu 10 one o:
the wings. In the olden times pear
fishhooks were in this way sent fron <
one island to another. During a cy ,
clone the frigate bird flies so low thai <
it is easily knocked down by a lonj
stick. When sitting on its solitary ^
white egg the mother bird will allov (
herself to be seized by the hand. It t
long black feathers were formerly h t
great request for head-dresses." I.
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, CLIPPINGS FOR THE (JUKIOUS.
Some of the crocodile3 on the Fiji
j islands are thirty feet long and weigh
I 1,000 pounds.
j A youth in Bohemia, being imprisI
oned for five years for theft, spent
them in making a straw watch, live
i centimetres in diameter. Jt was an
example of patience and ingenuity
without parallel.
While a Piute youth was asleep under
a tall tree in the Eel river region,
California, a huge nut fell with such
force straight down on his upturned
tenmle as to kill him.
IIow many persons know that when
they speak of a lumber room they are
alluding not to odd bits of timber, but
to the Lombards, or original pawnbrokers,
whose apartments, filled with
miscellaneous pledges, gave sanction
to the use of this term ?
In the yard of a farmhouse at Augusta,
Ga., there is an oak tree in appearance,
but instead of growing
acorns there are miniature formations
of a singular nature. The usual cup
of the acorn, and by which it is at
uicnfcu to iue limb, is present, but is <
about the size of a pea, and contains
four small seeds. Birds 11c ck to the
tiee in great numbers and feast upon
these seeds.
A watchmaker in Newcastle, England,
is said to have completed a set of
three gold shirt-studs, in one of which
is a watch that keeps excellent time,
the dial being about Ihree-eights of an
inch in diameter. The three studs are
connected by a strip of silver inside
the shirt bosom, and the watch contained
in the middle ono is wound up
by turning the stud above, and the
hands are set by turning the one below.
It is said that the first restrictive
liquor law ever passed in this country
was enacted in a. town in
? ? / ?? XX 111 J.HIUUC
Island, and read as follows: "Every
saloon-keeper who sells more than one
gallon of liquor to a minor, shall be
lined $1 and costs." The tirst temperance
pledge remeipbered in circulation
in New England, was thus worded:
"I solemnly swear to abstain from the
use of intoxicating liquor.* on all occasions
except on training days, wedding
days, banquets and other great occasions."
Making: Bn^s.
Hardly half a century has passed
since the first bag was turned out in
New York in a sail-maker's loft near
the Battery. The man who first made
a business of bag-making carries on
business yet at the old stand, and his is
one of the two New York houses that
have refused to join the loan pool and
continue to do business independently.
The exportation of American grain,
that grew up suddenly, and the sewing
machine gave an enormous impetus
to the business. Machines that
turn out a hundred bags an hour,
sewn and finished, have replaced the
slow and laborious work of hand-sewing
of the early days. Now over a
hundred kinds of sacks are made, from
the coarsest gunny-bag for cocoanuts
and cotton seed to the nobby shatuckett
corn bag that makes serviceable
every day wear for Brazilian planters
at the end of its journey. Thirteen
kinds of sacks are made to hold coffee
alone. But all of these are sold.
ouarceiy any or tnem come back. It
is a curious fact, for instance, that of
the two or three millions of coffee
sacks of a certain make made and
sent out annually from New York
never one was known to return. Every
bag of coffee that arrives in this
port is resacked before it is started on
its land journey South or West Another
sack is simply drawn over it, and
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1.11 ua bcuuiou ugaiuat catcning cold la
our variable climate, the coffee is shipped
by rail. These sacks are peculiar
and easily identified, did any
return by chance; but none ever do.
"In forty years," said the oldest bagmaker,
"I never saw one come."
What become of them no one seems to
know. Doubtless in some odd-corner
they serve a useful purpose in afterlife
of which our readers little
dream.?New York Express.
Changed the Snlject.
Stern Father : "Look here, young
man, your teacher tells me you excused
yourself from school by telling her
your mother was sick. What do you
mean by lying to your mother,'sir?"
*' I didn't lie."
"Yes, you did. Your mother isn't
jiek, and you know it."
li CI.. ?J -.1 1?
- out) BH1U HUB WHS.
"When?"
" Last night. She said she was sick
jf having you come home at two^
>'clock in the morning with your cuffs
>n yonr ankles."
*' Well, of course, if she was sick it
was perfectly right for you to stay out
>f school, my son. There, here's a
lickeL Run off and get some candy*
ind we won't say any more about it."
?Chicago Herald.