Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LADIES' DEPARTMENT. How Nome Snleiwomen I.lve. A writer ia u New York paper suys: I know a boarding house over oti Fourteenth street whos? upper floor is entirely given up to saleswomen from the neighboring Sixth avenue stores. The rooms arc low, red hot in summer and polar in 'their winter temperature. Every room is packed with beds, leaving only a narrow lane between them, and a little opening in a corner for a dressing table. The inmates have to keep their trunks out in the hall. The attendance s., ?:..u 41 ! n IUI uiu Visit IIU! IU|) floor last, and not at all if they happen to be in an ill humor. The place is, in short, simply a shelter from the elements. Yet I have been told by the landlord himself that this floor profits him quite as much as the choicest in the house, for each tenant pays !?4 a week for bed and board, and there are in a couple of ca-;es at le;ist six in a room. They could hardly be worse lodged outside n tenement house. How they j re fed I know uot. College I,lie for Ulrls. When a girl enters a college she finds herself in a small world, full of people with all shades of character and disposition. No ties of blood bind her to them, she knows nothiug of their various tastes, nor they of hers. Living closely together for several weeks, she has daily opportunities of seeing this question rise before her fellows aud be fore herself, and she sees how it is, and ever must be, answered, if the world is ? j(,4? on ,l^ ;dl peaceably. She sees how perfectly dependent liuav.in creatures are on one another, howjver much they may protest to the con:rary; how each one must bear their aeighbor's burden, if there is to be comiort; aufl, lastly, how the world is really sept together by the greatest of all vir:ues?charity. Thus she learns sclflacrificc. There is little more to say. No one ;an deny, iY they know anything at all ihout it, that the social training of colege lite is very great indeed. The mixing together of students of different ages ias a wonderfully good effect; the ^ younger gaining by the experience of the slder, and the latter by the energy and irdor of the former. The joining of the tocial amusements of a college takes a *irl out of herself, and gives her a confilence and ease most valuable when she leaves college to enter into society. In conclusion, let me say that in thus irging a university training for girls in initable cases, I would, of course, except it for those who have any pressing home ilairns. For them college life is out of :lie question, and should be resolutely aid aside. Duty?''stern daughter of the voice of God" forbids them to take tup.? CasselVs Family Magazine. IVorweuliiii IIe?l*. The bedrooms in nil the Norwegian inns arc the same small boxes, not large nougb to swing a cherry in. Throughjut Norway the beds arc the same little narrow colli is, no wider than a steamer oerth, with the same high sides, prciumably to keep one from falling out, :f he should incautiously move or turn Huring the night. To add to the torment of these berths, the pillow is a flat feather thing that you could put in your joeket, and beneath it lurks a broad wedge-shaped bolster arrangement that ceeps one sliding down to the footboard, mless he can retain his place by bracing it full length at an angle nnd attitude :hat the human form only assumes on an andertaker's or dissecting table. In one | Norwegian inn where the dusting maid wanted to do her kindest she put a wedge at head an 1 foot of my berth, and I dreamed that 1 lay in a hammock that touched the ground. The white spread that covers the bud in the daytime like i pall, or a sheet on sweeping day, is carefully put away at night and ouc itruggles with quilts or blankets that are tlways too short and too wide for the aarrow bunk, and can never be made fast at the footboard. These arc minor ^ things, however, that one contends with everywhere in the towns, villages and on frequented roads, and he must go off the beaten track to find the true Norwegian oed that is only four feet long, very narrow and built into the side of the room, where it can be shut up like a cupboard ill day long. At Nystuen there was an exacting Englishman six feet in stature, who insisted on seeing the beds before he would take his traps off his carriole. Ho found them many inches too short for his gaunt frame, and drove on to the next place for the night.?Noricay Litter. In a Sleeping Coach. The happy family of six in one section is astir early. The baby would not be a >aby if it did not cry for its breakfast, and the other children would disgrace their years did they not gratify a praiseworthy desire for information by peering Ihrough the nervous woman's curtains, left flapping at both ends by the closing A the beds on each side; for, of course, as soon as the passengers get up the proud young porter puts things to right with a slam and a bang and a frantic ap plication of fenther duster. Raveling in l?is power, the dusky genius of the "sleeper" thrusts a sable hnnd between the curtains, after givirig them a preliminary shake, and exclaims: "Lady, it's jwV V; ; . v * . / . , timo to wako up!" Wako up, indeed I What piling of insult upou injury. At though tho nervous woman ever had a t been asleep. There aro still two hours before breakfast, and it isn't t .uo to wako tip; but of what use to protestl Fate "hath murdered sleep," and. the nervous woman, more or less a temporary wreck, emerges from her misery to wash her face rn tnc "ladies' toilet room." The door is locked, and she wanders back, toothbrush in hand, tc sit down among strangers while the proud young per tor stows away the downy couch. The nervous womac waits and waits anel waits. The eloor! remains locked. She takes out her | watch ami (inns the one occupant of the wash room, numbers of young men meauwhile going to auJ from their open lavatory. At the end of half an hour the | nervous woman appeals to the proud j younij porter, who wrings his hands in ' despair. *'I dunno what's the mattci with the women folks, but they jest drive me wild o' a mornin'. When they gets into that room they act jest as il j they'd got to heaven. Tliey never want J to come out. They prink, lady, they! prink. Lord knows what they do, for | for they don't look no better when thej ! come out nor when they go in, but they J jest make me crazy, for the others want ' to wash themselves, and how can I go and bang the drur aud tell them to quit. Tiiis one's been ia an hour, or my name isn't Jurry." "This one" appears perfectly serene, as though she had not been guilty of unwarrantable selfishness. What has she I been doing? -Doing up her back hair j and undoing her curl papers?a part of J her toilet that should have been made in ' her berth. For utter disregard of other . women's comfort commend me to the j average women to bo found in "sleepers." Many a time have I gone to ;i wayside breakfast with unwashed face, because of the supremo selfishness of my sex. And so sure am I now of encountering it that, when forced to travel at niijht, I secure a ''state-? 'Cm."?Kate Field. KnttHSon Xot??. Jackcts grow longer. Short basques are going out ol fuvor. Four-button gloves are the latest fancy. Very few dresses arc made of one fabric. Collars of dresses grow higher and higher. Green, blue aud "suede" arc a favorite combination. Plush is the favorite material for mantics, visitcs and pelerines. Very small pokes are worn by young women, married or single. Applique ga'.loons trim many handsome cloth aud wool drcssas. Jewelry of etched, oxidized silver and in Indian design is very fashionable. Two sets of strings arc seen again on bonnets, one wide, the other narrow. Breasts of oir.ls form in appropriately the entire sides of some fancy capotes. Grenadine covered with heavy cut jet b.'ads is used for bodices and mantles. There is a return of favor to dressed Uid gloves, but undressed kids arc also worn. Beaded camel's hair, in all colors and white,is used for mr.ntcls and dress trimming. Plain velvet hats and bonnets nm considered corrcet wear with dressy tailor suits. Galloons have pendants of every description?ovoids, enbes, sequins and spear heads. Black velvet braces and deep cuffs are worn with dark green, gray blue and gray dresses. Bodices and sleeves arc in endless variety; but in spite of this, jackets arj more popular than ever. Three bows of broad stitching arc on the bnck and four large buttons fasten the wrists of the newest gloves. Diagonal cloth has broad stripes of i 1 .:II. i: ?t.a. i ?awicvi sun. in iiyui/ contrasting colors, i sucli as old gold upon a navy blue. Living Brazilian beetles attached to a pin and chain, so that they can wander about at will over corsage or hair, are j favored ornaments. j A novelty in serge has a trellis-liko j cflcct in frisc plush with conventionalized flowers in various tints of the ground color for the fronts of dresses with plain drapery. Handkerchiefs have delicately tinted borders, with white embroidery. Hemstitched handkerchiefs have the embroidery in the middle. A Flattering Preference. Two natives of the Marquesas Islands iwivu ueen curricu 10 r rancc. l'nc story runs that on the voyage, one of then I fellow passengers, fishing for a compliniont, asked them which they liked best, ! the Prcnch or English? 'The English," nnsworcd tho man, smacking his lips, "they are tho fattest." "And a groat deal more tender," chimed in the woman, with a grin that exhibited two rows of pointed teeth ?a sharp as a crocodiled. . PUBLIC DEBTS. { Vast Sums Tliat tho World's Leading Nations Owe. Tho Debt Burden Easiest Upon the United States and Germany. The writer <jf a letter in which we were asked to publish an article on public debts expresses the belief "that in proportion to ability to pay, the public debt of the United States is smaller than that of any of the great tuitions of the earth." The statement might be made very much stronger than that. fi S- 11-- -?I? < .1 vitiiiiiiuv is uiu uniy one ui lue greni powers of Europe which has not a larger debt, measuring its gross amount, than that of the United States, ami the only one iu which the actual burden of the debt, to say nothing of ability to bear it, is not greater than it is here. But it may . be interesting to present the facts iq regard to each country by itself, and we take them in alphabetical order. Since May, 18G8, Austria-Hungary has created no debt as a whole, but each kingdom has had its own ''budget" and debt account. The sum of the old debt of the empire and of that of the two kingdoms is more than twenty-two hundred and fifty million dollars, and the interest, which has to bo met by taxation, amounts to about two dollars and thirty cents for each person in Austria, and to three dollars and a half in Hungary. The public debt of Franco is tlu; largest of any in the world. The consolidated debt alone, which is by no means nil of the debt, is almost four thousand million dollars. The charge on account of the public debt for this year is more than seven million dollars for each inhabitant of the Republic. Germany as a whole lias but a very small debt, scarcely more than one hundred and tifly million dollars, and it hsis invested funds which amount to more than this, so that the Empire may be said to have no debt at all. The several countries of Germany have their own debts, but in the case of Prussia, which has the largest, the obligations were incurred chielly in building railroads, which pay a larger profit than the inter est on the debt. To all intent?, therefore, the Germans bear no burden at all on account of a public debt. Great Britain has a great debt which, however, be ars a low rati; of interest. The nominal capital is about thirty-seven hundred million dollar*, and the interest charge is one hundred and forty millions^ which imposes an average burden of a little more than four dollars on each inhabitant. of the British Isles. The debt of Italy is not "capitalized." It represents an obligation to pay so much interest every year; and this sum amounts to three dollars and seventyfive cents a yenr lor each subject of the king. No statistics of the debts of Spain and Turkey arc worth anything. Tho government of Turkey is hopelessly bankrupt, and is bound hand and foot by its foreign debt. The last statement of the Spanish debt showed it to be neaily twenty-six hundred million dollars. Spain pays an amount of interest which averages more than three dollars for each Spaniard; and leaves some interest unpaid. Russia owes a capital of about twentyseven hundred million dollars, and pays about one hundred and forty-live mil lions annually for interest. It this amount were divided by the number representing the wholo population of the Russian emnire. in Etirone jukI A?in if ? r would make an average of one dollar and forty cents for every subject of the Czar. The net debt of the United States at the close of the last fiscal year, June 80, 18S6, was a very little loss than thirteen hundred and ninety million dollars, and the annual interest charged upon it was not quite forty-nine and and a half millions. As it is estimated that tho present population of the country is about .sixty-one millions, the yearly burden of the debt amounts to only eightyone cents upon each member of the community. We may, accordingly, state it as a fact tlml flirt lit. ? I ?<.?? > uuiubii ui im; |muuc UUIJI is very fair less upon each inluibitant of tlic United Stntcu than it is upon n citizen of any other great power in the world except Germany; while, if ability to boar the same burden of taxation were to be considered, the differcnco would be greater still. Pcuny Educator. The Sunday school children of America arc potent factors in building up Christian organizations and benevolent institutions all over the world, for they are the originators of a penny fund, that is doing a good work both at homo and abroad. When the Syrian missionary, Mrs. Layynh Birrikat, now lecturing in this State, was asked how sho received her education, sho replied: "I was educated by the pennies of tho little children in a Philadelphia Sunduy school." There could hardly bo a grando memorial to tho unselfish gratiutiea of those children than this living testimony. After all it is tho little workers who build the great reefs of progress? Detroit Free Prett. ... ... . ' . . A i'lea for tlio ttraasy Koad. I would say a few earnest words in intercession for a patient, venerable neighbor of ours and yours, who has few champions, who suffers in silenco, who is fast^becoming discouraged at the treatment of his thankless posterity, and who thu*, year by year, is yielding; up his hold among u<?. Country people everywhere among the hills, let me introduce to you the "old grassy road," the "mountain turnpike," the old "wood road," the "lane"? thus to bespeak the aid of the local vocabulary in fixing the identity I would bring to your mind? for there is an "old Marlborough road' in every town; if not, then more's the pity. These ancient highways spread like n net over our New England hills, a net whose meshes arc fast being lost nmon^ the growth which has sprung lip around them. These old roads are all akin?essentially the same everywhere. Possessing in spirit a common origin, the history of one is repeated in all. It is the track of the pioneer who opened up the privileges we now enjoy; it is the scar of a hard fought battle; the m irk of courage, fortitude and heroic self-sacrifice, the road our forefathers trod, and now in many instances the last eloquent visible link between the unworthy present and noble ancestral memories which should be kept green. I would turn the eyes of the errant into this forgotten path, and if tostblc keep it worn by reverent foi tstj.is, and guarded against the impending invasion?that "improving' hand of "progress." For it is manifest on every hand thai the acquisition of prosperity among oui country towns is fast, crowding out oui rural lanes and ancient roads, tearing uj their venerable landmarks, obliterating their footprints, smoothing awny th< mounds, and ploughing up their ashes, This seems little less than sacrilege?tin deplorable fruit of that rage for "rura improvement" which is now the tcrroi in the air, following in the train of wealtl and 'prosperity and a certain e:a in tin history of every growing town. Not but that in its proper place, where it pertains and ministers to individual home comforts, it may be highly proper ant desirable; but when it sweeps the coun try not unlike a scourge of locusts, anc at length drives the would-be "country' pilgrim or native inhabitant to the limit: of the township to find a bit of natun "unadorned," is it not time to cry halt ?ILwjier's M.igazine. Locomotives in Jcrusnlcni. Locomotives now run into Jerusalem The roar of the engines through th< street that once echoed the Crusa:ler\ tread is a powerful historical antithesis Not less striking is the contrast bctwecr the armorer's chamber, whence steppec forth, armed cap-u-pie, the knight of thi fourteenth century, and the erectin* shops whence issues the mailed giant o the nineteenth. Under the mediteva breast-plate the might of muscle; un dcrncath the modern boiler-plate tin supremacy of mind ; and both within : span of 500 years, that has at one cut the tower of London and at the othe the Baldwin '.ocomotivo works. Ther is a strange, vivid analogy between thes two; so vast y dissimilar. Each is th epitome of an a^e, and each age gro to.-quely at variance in methods and re suit*, yet controlled by the same hmnai motives of dominance and conquest But what the crusader conquered anc could not keep, the locomotive hold in peaceful possession?Iron Trade Itc icic. Taper Boots and Shoes. Some very attractive specimens o paper slippers, sandals, and other cover iugs for the feet, a substitute for lenther etc., have been brought to noticc ii London, where their manufacture liai been recently undertaken. For tlii. purpose, paper, paper pulp or papic innchc is emnlovod in mnkinrr thn imnor which is molded to the desired form anc size; the sole is made of paper or paste board, leather board, or other adnptcc paper material, a union of this sole t< the upper being cffi*cted by menns o ccment, glue, or other adhesive material the plan is to have the upper creased embossed or perforated at the instep anc sides, so as to prevent any breaking o tearing while in use. The sole may bi made with or without a heel. Tho Men of *7C. A visitor to the Continental camp a Cambridge relates a dialogue which hi heard between a Captain and one of thi privates tinder him. "Bill," said the Captain, "go bring i pail of water for the men." "I shan't," said Bill. "It's your turi now, Captain; I got it last time." A stnrv is told of ji oommmv nf rifl/-* ? J - t J ? I,MV men raised in one of the frontier conn ties of Pennsylvanin. So many volunteer! applied as to embarrass tho leader wh< was enlisting the company, and hedrev on a board with chalk the figure of i noso of the common 6ize, placed tlx board at tho distance of 150 ynrd*, ant then declared ho would triko only thosi who could hit tho mark. Over sixtj succcedcd.?St. Nichola$. 4Til mako you dance," cried an irat< mother, pursuing her son with a alippei in haud. "Then," remarked the juven ile, "we shall have a bawl." Us i\ CLIPPINGS FOB THE CURIOUS. Tho nursery tale of Blue Beard is said to date back over 400 years. 1 Tho only Unitarian churches in the , outh arc ia Charleston, New Orleans, ,j and Atlnnta. I Tho bath-room of Mine, do Losscps j cost $8,000. The exposed faucets and ' | p pes arc all gold-plated. i j Under the extravagant habits of the } Human empire a string of pearls was j sometimes cast among the people for a j scramble in the puhlic games of the cir> cus. J A California cow swallowed a stick twenty inches long and nearly an inch i thick, and in duo course of time il , ; worked its way out of her side without i doing her much damage. I i The combined capital of the Roths childs is estimated at $1,000,00!), 000. J TT..1 e - c At!.. 11 ? ' 111111 U1 1.I11S 11J13 UL'IMl gUIIlCU WlUlllI IUO ( last twenty-live years, and the whole of it in scarcely more than a century. ' Th<! crysolite was in old limes sup' posed to possess peculiar virtues, and according to old chroniclers there was 1 crysolite naturally in the form of a 1 woman which was potent against I'asoi- ' ! nations of all kinds. ^ One of the foremost dangers supposed to hover around the new born infant wa^ ' ' the propensity of witches and fairies tc 1 s eal the most beautiful and well-favored children and to leavj in their placesuc'i as were ugly and stupid. These were usually called changelings. The milk product of P.iretz, the private estate of the German Crown Prince, c near Iieriln, has been farmed out. ParC | etz, once the favorite summer sojourn of | Queen Louise, the mother of Kinperor | ' William, 1ms a model farm connected with it, whose dairy department, yield* nearly 1000 quarts ol" milk per diem, j A black gum tree has been found on the eastern shore of Maryland which cxj mlcs tiny streams of water lrom its , branches and twigs. Standing a short l distance from the tree, so as to place it between the spectator and the sun, the bun's rays reflect a beautiful rainbow ^ through the mist. Holy rood I ):iy or Holy Cross Day 1 (Sept. 14) was instituted by the Roman > Catholic Church, on account of the re3 covery of a large piece of the cross by 3 the Emperor Ileraelius, after it had j been taken away on the plundering of Jerusalem by Chosroes, King of Persia. Among the customs associated with this day was that of going a-nutting. j A Deadly Weapon. j In an article on the bowie-knife and its inventor, Colonel Howie, the Chicago j Herald tells these stories: During a ses] sion of the Arkansas Legislature in 1SI17 L. the speaker of the House had occasion to , call a member to order. The member f insisted on keeping the floor for the purj pose of making an explanation, whereupon Mr. Speaker drew an immense bowie-knife and advanced toward the offending member for the purpose of j bringing him to order. The member also drew his bowie-knife, and, as the ^ speaker advanced, threw it at him, cxu pecting to disable him, a feat that he 0 had performed more than once. Unfortunately he missed his aim, and the knife fell ringing on the floor thirty paces awoy. The member straightened himself iu front of his foe, who, advancing j deliberately, cut liiin down with one dreadful gusli, killing him instantly. , The gentleman having thus been callcd to order, Mr. Speaker resumed his scat, and the House adjourned for three days to attend the funeral. Wc arc told that ^ Mr. Speaker was tried for tlie murder, but was acquitted. ? Another story that had considerable 1 credence at cne time was that at the bats tie of Itucna Vista, a regiment of Mississ sippians, under the command of Jcfferr son Davis, received a charge of Mexican i rrtv.'ilrw in flin c1?nnn af ? A" % ?*!? vitiKH J vwv ?>iU|/o vt iV T t ? lia LUU * open end toward the enemy. The cav* airy, riding into the open end, were first 1 greeted with a deadly fire from the rifles, 3 nftcr which the gallant Mississippians f went at the "G enccr?*" with their bowie? knives and almost entirely destroyed > Ihem. r The Road to Moral Wreck. It is not always gambling nor the haste to be rich that leads to mornl wreck. It is much more often the mere moral recklessness that is a part of the spirit of this t age. Contentment, obedience, a religu ions devotion to one's daily duty, arc no i i i 3 luugui iuukuu upon as ncccssary virtues. | On the contrary, these things arc rather i spurned" as incompatible with modern as- 1 pir.itions. Every man's duly is to get 1 i into some other man's place, to "rise in ' life" and to be, or appear to be, some. thing other than he is. The rich man 1 . must make more riches; the poor man i must have more than ho has earned; we j must all be moving about in a statu of ; j constant unrest and discontent, amid ] ! which the old notions of religion, virtue, ? honor, contented industry and domestic | simplicity have no cnauco to exist. , ? When every man i9 reaching out for , f something that docs not belong to him? whether in position, in wages, in corporate privileges or public ofllce?it is no 5 great wonder that so many take the r shortest way and transfer their eraploy tr's money to their own pocket?.?Philtci.lphi i Times. % % M I ????% CHILDREN'S COLUMN Wlmt I Know. know kVhero tho prettiest flowers grow; fot tho kind thut a cool wind kills. That live in pots on our window-sills. Jut blossoms that bloom of their own fre? nx'lto \ll goldon and spocklod, and shapod like bells, \nd iilled with sweetest smells. \nd 1 know )Vhero tlio most I cautiful breezes blow, \n 1 where the blackberries rij>eii first, \nd how the flying-squirrel's babies aro nursed, \nd when tho nut burrs aro ready to burst, \nd whore tho birds come to batli?> and drink \nd chirp and chatter; and?somehow? 1 think riiat I know IVhero dozens of children ought to go [I'd liko to go with them to show them the way!), &iulniako up their minds that they'd go and stay ;For you can't learn civrythiug in a day), .\nd I'm almost suro that perhaps by-aud-by They'd know very nearly as much as I. ?Amy Leigh, in Voutuj I'copl-'. Mnnkry Pockcis. I suppose you ilicl not know that monkeys had any pockets, save those in the little green cjuts they sometimes WfVir III 1 flinf ?a <1 miol.il/n .......1 " v II Iiiiomrw, y IIIUII | Vul MOfkpts !iro ill tlinir nliniiL'u Tin. .illini i-vening J traveled in the next compartment to <i little beconted monkey and bis master. The little creature's day's work was over, and, perched up on the sill of the carriage window, he produced his supper from those stowaway pockets of his and commenced to munch it with enjoyment. Several times the platform had to be cleared of the girls and boys who had come to sec the little friend off on his journey. At length a porter, whose heart was warm toward little folks, allowed them to slip in and remain. The otHcials felt the attraction on that window, and the stoker addressed the monkey as "mate." Evi n the stationmaster as he passed c;nt a sly glance toward the monkey, and a cheer was raised when the train was set in motion and the monkey glided away from big and little spectator* I heard the other day of a pet monkey called Ilag, a creature no larger than a guinea-pig, whose master once found in his check pocket a steel thimble, his own gold ring, a pair of sleeve-links, a farthing, a button, a shilling and a bit of candy. Monkeys, I am sorry to say, are given to stealing and they use these pockets to hide the articles which they have stolen. X^tttle Opportunities. Very few of us have opportunities to / do great things, but we all may be kind ( and loving to those about us, and never tell how far our kind words uml >?* \ loving acts may reach. The Youth's 1'empcrance Banner gives an incident which proves that great good sometimes glow out 01 sinau actions. Zo:i Hodman, us she practiced her music flay after day. noticed a tiny, poorly-clad child hanging around the gate. ''Who is it ?*' she asked, "and why dees she comer' "She is charmed, I think," replied her aunt, laughing. "ller name is Maggie Sherman, and her poor father is one of the victims of drink," she added more soberly. "Poor little thing! it is too bad." Zoa went to the door. "Gome in, little Maggie!" sli2 said kindly. I The child could hardly credit her / senses. The beautiful young lady, who / sang so like an angel, had spoken to her n ?had asked her to comc in ! She entered shyly. "Are you fond of music?" Zoa asked. "u, yes, sue answereu; i ao iovc 11 so." ''And can you sing?*' "A little?some of the pretty song* you sing," said the child. "I am glad to sing for you; won't you let me hear you sing?'' said the beautiful young lady. Little Maggie commenced with a trembling voice, for she felt like one in a dream: but. as she saug on the music took possession of her, and she thrilled and warbled like a bird. "Thank you," said Zoa, '"Would you like to havj mc teach you to .sing and play. Maggie?" ' ()! O! would you! But I have no mono}'." "No; and I do not offer to teach you for money. Only come to mc every day, und I will teach you what I can/' When Maggie Sherman :v few yeara later became a noted singer and musician, und lifted her fa hcr's family to respectability and comfort, it was not generally known that all th?>ir happiness arose from the kindness of Zoa lt>dman. Hypertoollcnl. 4 : i r l i I j.\. i/iist iiiia^uiLy i tu*. iTUiuuauuui is so fat that he has been unable to see his feet for the last ten years!" B. ? "Tut, tut! nothing extraordinary about that. Baumlang, the student, is so tall that lie has always to get on a step ladder when he wants to take off his hat." C. ? "Pooh, that is notning. I have a cousin who is so tall that when ho gets damp feet the 1st of January he begins to bo troubled with a cold the 28d or 24th, it takes so long for the cold to strike upwards."?Magdeburgcr Zeitung.