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r FOB THE FARM AND HOME. ??? f.| Sheep ltlanurc. Tho value of any manure doponds upo the kiud of food which tho animals hav eaten. Cows for instance which hav keen fed upon straw, cannot mak manure which would contain any mor fertilizing properties than the straw, an in fact it would contain less, because th cow had used some of tho most valuabl elements of the straw for her subsistence Bo if sheep had been fed upon straw c cornstalks their manuro is of no mor fertilizing value than these are, but it i true that the finely broken and partly di mutter us uiuru uusuy uuuuuipusu than the coarse straw, and hence th anauure is more available. But when th heep havo been fed upon rich food, c bran, corn, and linseed meal, the manui becomes much richer, and from its finel comminuted condition makes the bes Kind of fertilizer. It is exceedingl valuable for corn, because it is rich i *11 the elements of plant food which cor toxjuircs and is so rapidly available. "W prefer to plow it under in such a wa that the subsequent harrowing mixes i thoroughly with the soil.?New Yor 'Times. . . Care of tHe Team. It is astonishing, how little care somi farm teams get. They come froinplowinj r harrowing, all dusty, sweaty, and wit) kin worn off in places, it mav J>e, ty Jiard harness that does not fit. Into th< tables they go, and the curry comb anc l?rush scarcely ever touches them, anc as for washing off the dried sweat anc / TUDDing tuem down, tnat is never done They go into the field in the morning, jperhaps they have been watered and per kaps not, and they are compelled to wai mntil noon time, when, if allowed t< drink, they will take more than is gooc for them. It is only humane to manag< aomc way so that, on the hottest days, the work-team may have more frequeni opportunity to drink than once at morn ing, noon and night. In respect to feed let it be cut hay mixed with meal. It i: most economical; horses will do best 01 it and work the hardest. It is an erro to feed horses all the hay he will eat Make up the deficiency in grain, and, ij ats are fed, twelve quarts per day is ai much as a horse can digest well, and unless they arc digested, of course tliej do no good. Above all, feed regularly, and do not over feed. On the othei land, do not expect a horse to do heavj work on light ration^ Culture of Corn. A Pennsylvania farmer says: A greal mistake often made is that of ploughing too deeD for this eron: if thf? vrmnorronfj M. I' J O have to go down far to reach the sod, th< plant will start slow aad bp stunted a the beginning. In my neighborhood th< one-horse planter or drill has com< Into general use; it puts one kernel in i place, giving the corn plenty of elbowxoom, besides the advantage of the fertilizer attachment, by which any strong fine manure can be applied iw the hill (by simply running it through a common and screen), and thus help greatly tc tart a crpp. For the last year or two, as soon as the seed is well sprouted and firmly j-ooted, we go over the rows witl hand-rakes and lightly rake the surface before the corn is rightly up; and then fiollow with the two-horse cultivator af ^)pon as possible. After which we rake jBid cultivate time about till it becomes too large for the rake, and is not easilj ?overcd with clods; but the cultivator is Kept going as steady and long as possible and not injure the earing out. In this way we are able to keep the weeds from carting at uu, leaving tne neia clean 101 future use. And our experience is that all seeming extra work is found to have jfaidl when the corn is measured in the fall. I recommend a trial of the rake; k loosens the soil around the young talks; will not tear them out; besides It saves the back-aching job of hoeing. Th* Small Tomatoes. Soon after promotion of the tomato tc a position among most valued garden esculents tl?e miniature varieties were brought prominently to notice, and in the good old gardening days no more -popular "preserve" or pickle was seen on file farmer's tahln. An ncpminnol promise was "sweet pickle," a toothsome relish partaking of the characters of both Ihe other forms. There has been nc fhange in these pretty little varieties ol thte years, but they are almost unktiowi lo the majority of tomato growers. 8til fihey possess decided merit in the way ol reliability and great productiveness; in fact, during a disastrous season when th< luge solid kinds have rotted badly th< mall Varieties presented a mass of per * feet fruit. The most curious and at the sami lime most ornamental of the latter clas Is properly known as the Currant tomato with fruit very little, if any larger thai Ihe Cherry currant. Next in size is th Cherry tomato, with both yellow and rc< vaneues, ana tnese are especially recom mended for conserves, being of mild -pleasant flavor. The Plum, or, as it i most frequently called, the Pear tomato lor the shade of difference is too sligh to notice, is likewise represented by botl t yellow and red, and these appeared to b the most highly prized by our ancestors X size yet larger and entirely globular i ei0r appropriate foraalads, as the fin texture of the fleah is unexcelled. I > "5s < *' WWi" W -X' "l< '.'.V'.Sf' . - * ,j!J'/iv? '* * *' ' --i ' i this class are several new introductions of decided merit.?Croppio in JV. T. Tribune. n e Raising L?ttuc?. o Among tbe common salads there is e none in such general demand for the tao bio as lettuce. It is uneasy grower, and d yet it needs for its best development a o good soil and careful culture. Lettuce e is too often treated as a subsidiary crop, and is sown too thickly in seed beds and ir grown too thickly together. The let e tuce bed should always, whero possible, ls be set apart from the rest of the garden L- in some way so that it may bo cultivated d freely without disturbing other vcgctaLe bles. Not only should the soil be t melLc low, deep and highly enriched with mats nure, but it should have full exposuro to e the air, with perfect draining. In the y opinion of Mr. William Earley, aij au>t thority on the kitchen garden, those y who would secure a fine growth of lctn tuce should give their chief attention to its culture in the early summer or in the e autumn months. The heat and aridity xr nf mndfimtnlr flrv mimmora tnn rrpnornllv t hurry its growth into flowering and the & seed form.- To sccure the autumn crop a sowing should be made during the second or third week in July, choosing cloudy or rainy weather, if possible. For s main crop the seed is usually sown by ' market gardeners in the open ground about the middle of September, and ' transplanted to cold frames as soon as " large enough to handle, being wintered over in the same manner as early cabbage. Plants have been known to come out in the spring perfectly fresh from seed sown in the open ground in the middle of September. Lettuce is a plant of comparatively tender growth, and unless care is taken to promptly destroy all weeds, it may be quickly choked up so as to be worthless. The kinds best to use are those known as black seeded Simpson 1 and salamander; the one is a curled leaf variety, the other is plain or smooth leaved, and forms a solid head. S Sunflower Culture. ! W. I. Cook, of Castile, N. Y., writes r as follows to the Cultivator: I desire to call the attention of your readers to the I value of sunflowers to every cultivator of 3 the soil, especially to poultrvmeu. Considering its value, the sunflower is the r most neglected plant in this countiy. It is a plant that will thrive almost anyr where, and on any soil that will produce T beans. After a long and succcssful experience in its culture, I am satisfied that the sunflower is a most useful plant and may be utilized in several ways. As k a food for fowls, it has no superior or T- even equal, adding great brilliancy to 3 the plumage and promoting vigor and ' health. For feeding live stock also it will produce ve^y satisfactory ^a$lts* M This plant is of great value in purifying the air in localities where malaria 1 abounds. It is entirely exempt from the attacks of noxious insects. When thoroughly aricd the stalks make the J best and cheapest kindling wood in such districts as Kansas, Nebraska and 1 Dakota, where fuel is scarce and dear. * In some sections in the above State sunflowers are grown by the aero for the purposes of fuel. In Europe, especially 1 in Russia, the manufacture of oil from sunflower seeds is a leading industry. The culture of the sunflower is the same as that of corn, except the plants should be 1 1-2 feet apart the row. ' No plant will respond to thorough cultivation with greater profit than the sunflower. It matures in this latitude in seventy-five to eighty-five days. I grow the Mammoth Russian variety, and con^ sider it the most hardy productive and profitable, at the same time the earliest ' to mature. The variety originated in central Russia, and was introduced into this country eight years ago by the RusJ, sian Mennonites. This variety has stalks j 0 to 8 1-2 feet in height and one to two inches in diameter, with heads as large in dtameter as a water-pail. Some specimens grow even larger, with large gray * seeds, providing they are thoroughly cultivated. w i Household Hints. Do not let coffee and tea stand in tin. All the mending should be done once a week if possible. i The oftener carpets are shaken the beti ter; the dirt that collects under them > grinds out the thread. Linen rags should be carefully saved, 1 as they are extremely useful in sickness; I if greatly worn, scrape them into lint. ^ Apples intended for dumplings should 1 not have the core taken out of them, as " they impart a delicate flavor to the dumpliugs. "Willful waste makes woeful want." B Do not cook another joint while any of tho last romainft linnAton TTnah if. ?n with gravy and a little management make 1 out another day's dinner. e kmipm. 1 Lelluu Salad?Chop lettuce fine and add a little onion; make a sauce for them , in the portion of a tablespoonful of a sugar to two of vinegar and a little black ; pepper. t Corn OyaUrt?Six ears of boiled corn' ii cut from the cob and season, with salt e and pepper, mix with it the yolks of >. three eggs, well beaten, and one and a s half tablcspoonfuls of flour; whisk the a whites to a stiff froth and add last; fry a 1a hot butter, one spoonful at a time. ;V:'% 'V'-VJ-' vl*-? , , . / ..v* ?1 f Raised Doughnuts?A little loss than one-half eup of melted lard .rubbed into one cup of sugar, one cup of warm sweet milk, one-half cup of yeast, one egg, one-half teaspoonful of baking soda a little salt, and nutmeg or cinnamon; let it rise till light, then turn out on a warm doughboard, but do not roll at all; let it rise till light, then fry. Pickled, Chicken - - Boil four chickens until tender euough for meat to fall from bones, put meat in a stone jar and pour over it three pints of cold, good cider vinegar and a pint and a half of the water in which the chickens were boiled; add spices if preferred and it will be ready for use in two days. This is a popular Sunday evening dish; it is good for luncheon at any time. Lemon Pie?One teacuo of prannktM suga^ juice of one lemon, three eggs, the yolks of three, and the -white of one, and three tablespoonfuls of sweet milk. !Piit all in a pan together, stir until woll mixed, and bake with lower crust. "When almost done, whip the remaining two whites of eggs to a light snow, previously adding threo tablespoonfuls of white sugar. When the pie Is thoroughly done spread the icing over the top, and return to the oven to brown. Bretzels. In the Cincinnati orchard there does not grow a choicer fruit than the bretzel. Bretzels are ripe at this season of the year, and are toothsome at all periods. Their advantage over the apple lies in the fact that they do not decay. To the average citizen of Cincinnati they are preferable to oranges or bananas, because they are simply delicious with beer. It has been stated that the bretzel is a second cousin to the "Wicncr-wurst, but thSr has been officially denied. The bretzel can stand any amount of wear and tear and knocking about without becoming bruised and mellow, and wit.hnilf. lncinrr jinn- nf ito fnmnil W ? ? ?wu>uq uu j vy & AVO AUUlVfU JUIVIU^/OI or rich flavor. The winds do blow and the dust and soot do settle on his bretzels, but that makes r.o difference to the boy, the bretzels or purchaser. He (the boy) sells them a dozen for five cents, and the coat of sand and soot added to the salty rind of the fruit is said to improve it. In the beer halls the brctzel boy is in his glory. You can hear his plaintive song every afternoon and evening. His tune nevei changes, and the boys at all the places must have rehearsed together and got it down fine, for it always sounds the same ?a long-drawn-out, monotonous cry oi "B-r e-t-z-e-l-s." Some men in this citj are said to have eaten in one evening at an Over-the-Rliine beer hall over fiftj bretzels each. If this is a fact, to even up and quench the thirst causod by th? fruit a man would be required to drin^ 200 beers in the same length of time, which would not be a great feat for a man who claims to be a becr-drinkei after all.?Cincinnati Enquirer. Flovrerlnnd. The terrestrial flowerland par excel lence is the Caspian slope 6f the Caucasm range, near the pass of Derbent, the ancient Pylaj Caucasiae. The mountains, to a height of five thousand feet, are all summer aflame with flowers, both in tho forest and open glades. All sorts of blooming creepers stretch their festoons from tree to tree; flowery mouutain meadows attract swarms of butterflies; hollyhocks and tiger-lilies arc found near the upper limits of arboreal vegetation. A correspondent of the Ausland, who visited that Caspian Florida in the company of a party of Russian railway surveyors, came to the conclusion that the highlands of the cast were, after all, nature's favorite garden spots, and that the master races of mankind who abandoned that paradise have in many respects gone further to fare worse.?Dr. Felix L. Os* toald. Not Old Enough. An American relates that he was onco traveling in England, and he was staying for a week at a large country house, which was, as usual at that season, full of guests, invited like myself. It was an old estate and had the usual display of oaks, which are so handsome and picturesque a feature of English country parks. He wa9 walking through the park one day with a haughty, aristocratic lady. "Have you any trees in America?" she suddenly asked him. Ho was too much taken aback to speak for a moment, and before he could reply, she broke in: "Why, what a silly question I have asked you I Of course you haven't any trees. The country isn't old enough."? San Francisco Chronicle. A Preacher's Poetic Protest: rrk/. T>?~ m T a -u T? J.? jiuv: iw>, x. u., u guuu uiu rrcapyicr? ian minister, well known in Harlem, is a man who can enjoy a joke, even at his own expense, and when occasion offers shows that the keenness and brightness of his wit is not dulled by reason of hi3 age. During the recent house cleaning time, when he was engaged in preparing his sermon, his wife, as good wives will at times do for all of us, made it Bather hot for him, and he sadly wended bis way to the garret with his writing materials. Thence ho sent the following down to his spouse: " When woman rages down below. Wise Solomon tells us whore to go: I took the hint without replying, And in the house top now am sighing." ?New York Up-Town JWrtat. bar4# ' X* i iS?'mrattVvv .('. 5i.v Jt * HIS .LITTLE GAME. The Young Marx Who Wasnrt Particular About Wages. An Agreement Which Proved A Disastrous one for the Employer. Ycnr before last a bright-looking young man entered our counting-room iu response to an advertisement for an as j sistant shipping clerk. He told the usual tulo of how he desired a position ' more than wages for the time being, and was witling to accept a nominal salary to start in on. The old man was feeling in particularly good humor that afternoon, and said pleasantly to the new comer: 4 * Well, sir, what would you consider a nominal salary? What would you bo willing to accept in beginning?" The young man picked at the lining of his hat with his fingers, and deferentially replied: "I want to show you, sir, that I mean business, and I will work for one cent for thej remainder of this month, providing you think it would not be too much to double my salary each month thereafter." "That's a novel proposition, surely," said the old man with a smile. 4'Do you know what you are talking about, my dear boy?" 4'Well, sir, my principal aim is to learn the business," responded the young fellow, and I would almost be willing to work for nothing, but I'd like to feel and be able to say that I was earning something, you know." 4'I'll take vou." remarked the old man. "One cent, two cents, four cents, eight, sixteen," lie enumerated. "You won't get much for awhile," he added. He took him up to the cashier. "This is John Smith," he said. "He will go to work as an assistant shipping clerk to-morrow. Hia salary will be one cent this month. Double it every month from now on." "In consideration of my working for this small salary might I ask you to assuro me a position for a definite period]" inquired John Smith. "We don't usually do that," replied the governor; "but we can't loose much on you anyhow, I guess, and you look like an honest fellow. IIow long do you want employment?" "Three years, sir, if agreeable to you." "Well, by Jove, the old man agreed, and young Mr. Smith, on pretence of wanting some evidence of stability of his place, got the governor to write out and sign a paper that ho had been guaranteed a position in the house for three years on the terms I have stated. He worked along for six months without drawing a cent. Ho said ho would draw all his earnings Christmas. The cashier one day thought he'd figure up jjuw luuuu wuuiu uu coming to tne young man. He grew so interested in the project that he kept multiplying for the three years. The result almost staggered him. This is the column of figures he took to the old man. First month, 01; second, .03; third, .04; fourth, .08; fifth, .10; sixth, .32; seventh, .?4;eighth, $1.28; ninth, $2.56; tenth, $5.12; eleventh, $10.24; twelfth, $20.48; thirteenth, $40.00; fourteenth, $81.92; fifteenth, $163.84; sixteenth, $327.68; seventeenth, $655.36; eighteenth, $1,311.72; nineteenth, $2,623.54; twentieth, $5,247.08; twenty-first, $10,404, I 16; twenty-second, $20,988.32; twentythird, $41,076.64; twenty-fourth, $82,053.28; twenty-fifth, $165,906.56; twenty-sixth, $331,813.12; twenty-seventh, $663,626.24; twenty-eighth, $1,327,252.48; twenty-ninth, $2,654,504.96; thirtieth, $4,609,009.92; thirty-first, $8,618,019.84; thirty-second, $17,236,039.68; thirty-third, $34,472,078.38; thirtyfourth, $68,944,156.72; thirty-fifth, $137,388,313.44; thirty-sixth, $275,776,626.88; total salary for three years, $552,554,253.65. The governor nearly fainted when he understood how, even if he was twice as rich as Vanderbilt, ho would be ruined in paying John Smith's salary. He concluded to discharge the modest young man at once. Smith had figured up how much would be due him, and reminded the old man of his written agreement. Rather than take chances in courts and let everybody know how he had been duped, the governor paid Smith $5,000 and bade him good-bye. I've heard he tried the same dodge in Chicago after leaving here.?Courier Journal. Cosiness Complications. A Dakotian met an old friend while on an Eastern trip. "I hear that Bill Applejack who went out to your country has failed in business." "Yes." "Hard times?" "No." "Too much competition?"' "No, I think not." <<TAA lUflfl offrttlfiAn VAteinAHiiW A wv UVViU UVWUbiVU tv vuoiugooi "Ob, no, he worked hard." "I don't see why ho failed, then." "Well, you see, a few determined gentlemen on the board of trade got a new inch rope around his neck and forced him to make an assignment." "Horses?" 'Horses."?JStUUirw Bell v' vr'.-iV ilikv' ?-A V I ' < " . " Chased by a FInnt. ] ?no of the most familiar plants in' Southern California and Arizona is the tumble-weed. In the fnll the gardens of some localities arc covered with them, the plant being a low bush, about two feet in height, and spreading out to several feet in width. So small and weak are the roots that when the plant goes to seed the breeze detnehes it and the plant goes rolling along like a ball, scattering its seeds broadcast over the land miles from where it originally grew. In Arizona the tumble-weed sometimes attains mammoth proportions. I have seen them fl vn fnnf ? ? 1 " '1 1 nuu an uuiKy mat one would easily upset a man when traveling at a good rate of speed. The following incident shows that a man may be chased by a plant: "I was travelling through Arizona on liorscback some years ago," said the narrator, "and one day found myself in a desert plain almost destitute of vegetation. The only thing in the way of a shrub wero numbers of dead tumble weeds, many of gigantic size, and, curiously enough, they were piled in great heaps as rf some one had hauled them together to 1 -n them; but as there was no object in uuing this, I concluded that the wind had done it, and I found luter that my supposition was correct. "I had gone about ten miles in this tumble-weed count-y when I noticed a storm coming up to the west. There was not the slightest shelter, so I kept along, but finally saw a big pile of tumble-weed and made for it, thinking to get under its lee, and I just about made it when tho rain commenced. The pile wns about ten feet high, and I thought I had a g^od shelter and dismounted; but I had hardly reached the ground when a gust of wind came that shook the heap as if it had been made of paper, and a big tumble-weed on top rolled off onto tne iiorso. Fortunately I had not left him, and as he leapt back and reared I hung on and in a second was on his back, and not a bit too soon, as then the galo struck us, and the way that heap dissolved partnership was a caution to sinners. My horse was wild with fear and was off-leading, while behind came thirty or forty mammoth tumble-weeds, rolling along like gigantic cannon-balls. I never saw such a sight in my life, and I soon found that I was being chased by hundreds of them. I looked back and saw one jump twenty feet into the air as it hit a rock, and every little prominenco sent them up where the wind would catch them and bowl them like foot-balls. I dodged several and at last got out of the squall. I h iven't the slightest doubt that if I had been struck by one of the plants it would have knocked over horse and all?in fact, I heard later of a man that was caughtf*in such a squall and actually bowled over * by one of them."? San Franc'isoo Call. Origin of Billiards. I WlHnrrla ?.?. ? ?. v. w Oil j 3 U I gUUU authority, by a pawnbroker. About the middle of the sixteenth century there was one William Kew, a pawnbroker, who during wet weather was in the habit of taking down the three balls, and, with the yard measure, pushing them, billiard* fashion, from the counter into the stalls. In time the idea of a board with sidepockets suggested itself. A black letter MS. says: "Master William Kew did make one board whereby a game is played with three balls, and all the young men were greatly recreated thereat, chicfly the young clergymon from Pawles, hence one of ye strokes was named a Canon, having been by one of ye same clergymen invented. This game is now known by ye name of billyard, because William or 'Bill' Kew did flrst piaye with his yarde measure. The stick is now called a kew or kue." It ii easy to comprehend how "Bill yard" ha* been modernized into Billiard, and the transformation of "kew" or "kue" into cue is equally apparent. Fire Customs in China* The following extract from a letter from a lady in Pekin, China, written to a friend in Chicago, will interest a good many people: * 'Last week there was quite a fire not very far from us, quite an unusual thing I am told, for the build< ings are of brick with tile roofs. Several stores burned, and three men were burned to death. A strange custom in connection with any fire is, that the owner of the building where the fire breaks out is taken to tho yarmin (plaoe of public business, police court, etc.) and severely beaten, I suppose the idea being that he must have been carclcss to have let it happen. In this caso the man wat hurt at the fire and died from the beating. Another strange thing is, that all the stores near, for several days are obliged to sell their goods cheap, out A V% A ^ I 1* ? " ? U1 ^lUtl tUUV bUUV HiUJ U1U UUt UUCu down too.?Chicago Inter- Ocean* Much Too Affable, Mrs. Percent.?"Major Sinker was in, dear, while you were out, and he was quite affable." Mr. Percent.?"Affable waa he eh ?" Mrs. P.?"Yea, doar, he kissed the baby and made himself quite interesting." Mr. P.-?"Did eh? I suspected he wasn't able to pay his note, now I know he's going to ask me to renew it."? 3{fting$. S ' .. .. ' t}'- ' : ,V CLTTPISOS FOITTITE CURIOUS. \ In the good old Spanish daya bull \ ights o^st about $15,000. \ A ncvrtorpedo boat recently built has I ittained trb remarkable speed of 24.027 I 5nots, or 2A^6 miles an hour. This i? Dclicvcd to ^ the fastest time ever reached by anweam vessel. The city calleaylc Hague was originlily a hunting sea^r the counts of Holland. It dcrivedV name from the inclosing hteg or hcdge\jljci1 surrounded ;heir magnificent park.. A Japanese with an \ * wun: 01 IUUU i year is considered a we\iy man> aud a farmer who has $100 laid -g rauked among the capitalists of hisYj.rjcj. In all the empire, out of a P0jV?tion 0f 37,000,000, there arc less t-h\iQ qqq paupers. \ ' It is said thftt in no part of theV are oranges grown to such pcrfectK Qr with more ease than in New sC Wales. Any one with a garden \ grow a few orange trees, . K tearing of which occasions very litth trouble. \ An association of pharmacists in Pari3 V has been discussing the old question of \ the influence of plants in bedrooms upon \ the health of the occupants. The \ conclusion is that the plants are bene- \ ficial, especially to consumptives, plants without flowers being preferable to those in bloom. In Burmali, the latest addition to Great Britain's territories, arc grown forty varieties of rice, varying in hue from white to black. Many other kinds of edible grains are also produced, one of them being known as "Job's tears" on account of the round, shiniug, tearlike fruit it bears. The farmer of India uses a plow made ui u jjictu ui nuii u iuui in iengcn, au inch wide and half an inch thick, which is sharpened at the lower end and fixed in a triangular piece of woo 1 attached to the yoke on the necks of the bullocks by a rope of matiilla grass. This plow tears up the ground like a harrow, and by hard work can be made to go over nearly an acre of land in a day. Tho operation of plowing is repeated five 01 six times before each sowing, or about ten times a year, as two crops are raised. After the last plowing the sower follows after the machine and carefully drops the seed into the furrow. The London of To-dny. "We speak of the rapid changes in our American cities, but nothing like th? changes of London can exist with us# Growth is not a change of this kind. Paris alone, in certain respects, can show such metamorphoses as London. But on the whole. Paris, as I saw it at this first visit to the Old "World, was more like the Paris one sees now than was London of 1850 like the London of to-day. The mere question of growth is a miner matter. London was not the metropolis ol the world in 1850, and now is. Then it was only a huger provincial town. The Londoner in general measured nothing but himself, and nobody came to London for anything but hardware, good walking-boots, saddles, etc.; iipw it ia the entrepot of the civilized worlaL The World's Fair of 1851 and succeeding similar displays of what cosmopolite industry can do, the common arrival ol ocean steamers, rare at the time I Am writing of, have changed the entire char actcr of London life and business and the tone of its society. It is not merely in the fact that 48,000 houses were buill in the capital in the lost year, or that you find colonies of French, Italians, Russians, Greeks in it, but that thi houses are no longer what they were inside or out, and thus the foreigner is an assimilated ingredient in its philosophy. All this has come since 1850.?Atlantic. A Happy Thought. Young wife to husband?I don't see how we can get along this way much longer. Bills come in every dayjthat we can't pay, and I am worried to death i.* aUUUb bUCUl* Husband (discouragingly)?I'm sure ] don't sec what we can do. I have been on the wrong side of oil for three months now, and couldn't buy enough crude stuff to blow me up if I had to pay cash for it. Wife (happy with a bright idea)?W< might fly to Europe. Husband (admiringly)?That's just it. What a clever little woman you are. ] knew we couldn't swim there, the walk would be certain to bo too damp, and wo have no money to pay for a steamei passage. Now, you have suggested the very thing. Suppose you get the wingi ready to-day, and I'll hustle around and procure feed enough to carry us over.-? Graphic. ' The True Significance, Anomlinn?.' '"Yftimmi floor ??? ? ? .,uu understand anything about the language of flowers?" Mamma?"No, love; why?" Angelina?"Why, Mr. Snoopkina hai just sent mo a lovely bunch of Jacqueminots, three dozen, at least; and 1 wanted to see what the significance of it is." Unfeeling brother?"I can tell you, sis; it meana that Snoopkina is around to-day trying to borrow from the other fellows,?JSambUr." .. VVv'-: .vv;(. ^