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'rRUMPET CALA-A, Ram's Horn Sounds a Waming Note 6o the Vnredeemed. T H E devil was the B r s t counter feiter. F O R T U NE stiles on the man who hopes. 1f b yRIDING a bob by is sometimes very restful. \, IT never hurts the value of gold to call it brass. W HEN the wi -ked are honored the devil is pro moted. MARK this: When you worry you have ceased to trust. GOD'S children all have a light when Ile sends the night. SiN is the surest detective any man !ver had on his track. THE corner-stone of a lawyer's ouse is a fcol's head. Ir is not often that the devil maies i mistake in his bait. ALL eggs will count as such, but ,nly the good ones will act. NoTHING can make us richer that ices not make us tbankful. THE right cross for you is the one iou don't want to tare up. EVERY trouble that comes to a 'hristian makes his Bible bigger. Iv. your scales and measures are wrong your heart is not right. TiHE moment a man wills to be rood God will begin to tell him how. l.trE man who would be a leader must always be the Ilrst to start. THE more a muth~r loves the more 5he can see in her child to love. PEortLE who can talk. about them ;elves to the satisfaction of others are very scarce. I-r will not take much dust on your Bible to drive Go-1 clear out of your heart. TAKE the conceit out of some men a.nd there woublu't be enough left to stand up. IF God is now giviztg us the bitter we may be sure that He is preparing the sweet. IF talk were walk, what great multitudes would be headed straighb for Heaven. HAD Paul asked for g ace to pa tiently endure his thorn one prayer would have been enough. THE man who expects to Did his sins goodby one at a time will never get them all behind him. THE man who says the world owes him a living, always has an uphill Lime in collectin. the debt. Younr good deeds will weigh netld ing with God when you begiin to take the credit of them yoursel, SOME preachers try so hard to fed a few worldly giraffes, that they al~ most star'e the Lord's sheep. THERE isn't very much light in the. lire of a man who keeps his churdh letter in the bottom of his trunk. A GREAT many people have the name of being back sliders who have nlever had anything to backslide from]. THAT man can rob God and mnake something by doing it. is the bigger: lie that was ever turnedj loose o:.. earth. THE devil never gets anyhod~y t" foljow him until lhe has manages; sonmehow or other to cover up his elOven hoof. WHIENEV E! th 'l '*Un~s a mau. to take a step aw m fom God, he. rirst tries to conv..ce him thvit ne is doing it with a gotod motive. Hlag a Diagno~eln; Watch. There is an old woman at PitMs burgh named 3Irs. Schwartz, tim number and value of whose patient<~ are the envy of a'l the doctors of the place. She is the only one of her school. The result or her success lies in the possession or a diagnosing watch. This is her own construction after years of labor and at a large sum of money. This wa?tch. says the New York Evening Sun. has been made according to some prin. iple of anatomy that she has djiscovered. The right hand, it appears, is pos gessed of five veins. in the left hand there are seven. The mechanism of the watch is so delicately adjusted that, placed on the wrist, it is a''. fected by each one of these veins. A disturbance in any one of these veins, if the watch is pl iced on the wrist, is pointed1 out by the ligures on .the watch. Such disturbance indicates some dis ease according to the vein affected. The disease being thus identiied, it is treated with heros and lotions of the old woman's manufacture. There is no disease this old lady, who is an educated woman wah several learned diplomas from the old country, is afraid to tackie. HIer method is to -~ rub the afflicted part with a botion and say: "In so many days this or that will he." All the evilence goes to snow that s'.e is remarkably suc cessful. Physicians who have taken note of this say that it is merely an example or the power of su::gest ion and but another curious exampile of the mental vagar ies so con;i-u.-us in the art of healing i this last de -:ade of the century. A bout !Theteria.. Bacteria are siml~y micro ;cop:e. plants or varyi ng si;:e an.1 sha es, some of them bein' 1ow- thiat 15, 000 laid en l t'' em:i w' b not make arow mi >rC than ni-unln and --t ic tra :~ 2: i. The nddet. form~ of ali th ti one I 'tat is the examcr co.m'm-~. pa: c of a cork --erew. In all eaweks fney ar sCo i ::ute that one ne~s a powerful mi cr:o cote in order to studyv themi, and :n.o case canl they be pe eelved witl tihe unaided eye alone. HABITh Th AT MA NE "-A NICl: GIR~L." Making a saerifice cheexfully when sytr one is made. Inquiring after the f i~sen a- famn hles or those whom she .mets .'howin~ 'm dll co ::tosis" t i hum - Die people wihot anm ait cf p :ronage. 31aking no unnecessary 1:uliuon to my subjc which Is known o be disa L*EN.EBAL SflEIDAN AND HIS, "',RASCALLY LITTLE SOL DIElS." Some year3 ago a pony carriage ,tood at the broad stone step of a drive way on Massachusetts avenue in Wash ington. 0% of the open door of a big cheery house ran four children, talking and laughing, and having a lively skirmish with papa, who, bareheaded, went out to hold the rugged looking pony by the head, while Agnes, the pretty, slim 3ldest dan: Ier, climbed to the driver's seat; the ,ar twin girls came next, and rollicking, mischievous Phil tum bled in after them. The father was Ge ral Phil Sheri dan, "Fighting Phil," and as lie shaded bis keen eyes from the sunlight with ,:s hand, he threw kisses to the little Ues. an ! watched the small pony trot down the broad avenue until, they were out of sight. Another General, and an old tried friend, stood in the door, and waited till the picture was gone. "P'hil, how do you manage 'em?" "Don't manageI" "But you managed an army well. You were a pretty good general, hey? Good on campaigns! Uncommon gooil" "Different affair, John, altogether different! Oh, these rascally sol diers, and their eternal mischief I it only takes abcat four to make an army!" The two men sat down on the stone door step. They soberly talked of old times, old days, old soldiers, hard work and strange experiences, until the conversation turned again to the children. "Rascally little soldiers, John, and eternal mischiefs; but all the man there is in me, they manage to bring out. They are the best com rades I ever had, John!" "Fighting Phil" looked sober and gentle as a woman; a flush rose to his cheeks, and a light came into his eyes, as he talked. "No? they don't make much of rules. Their mother knows just what to do. %-he is a wonderful little mother, John, I don' see how she came to have me, :o you?" "L suppose to get rid of you! For :hey do say, Pail, that you were "in love as in war," a little persistent; ever heroically persistent." The general taking no notice of this insinuation, went on; "Such resources as these children have, too! Inventions peculiar to small heads and, John, J am thinking how many pitfalls are in I the world for youngsters." "What's to keep them out?" They won't keep out! They'll fall in! 'Another little soldier mastered in The army of temptation and of sin' is a suitable hymn for every little soul that gets here!' When little Phil was a few weeks old a soldier friend dropped into the I General's house, and asked to "see the baby." From the nurse, General Sher idan took the smail Lunule in his short stouat arms, hugged the warm little face up to his neck and laughed, A new recruit John! worth drilling] The rascal! He shouts command a! ready!' ''ihrrah for Phil Sheridan, Junior, mayv be fight as wellias his father! Loos it that piump, solemn countenance] A tra3 knight; Will he be a Wellington or ap~oleon, Phil?" Thie hero of Winchester unrolled fd ds of ilannel, and embroidery; toss eid the baby up and down a few times, ;.assed his hand over the little round hado, and velvet cheeks, then give him into the arms of the nurse, "No, John! We've had fighting acough! If my boy is a soldier may he be brave one, but God help hita from the horrors of war, from the iloodshed you and 1 have seen! It makes me shudder now, to think of the years past. No," and the General dropped his head in his nands and said slowly-"I hope my boy may not have to figntl" '.i hese "rascally salaiers'' of a loving father were taught endless resource 01 peasure, healthful, joyous and simp'e. Not all the dainty gowns, sashes, hats and trimmiugs, spoiled their fun and frolic. They grew so fearless, were so social and -courteons, that in their city home, or the pretty sea-side one, they were noticed by all their reighbors, and loved by everybody. One Sammer, as a feiend at the sea side watched General Sheridan and his small comrades enjoying themselves on the beach, he exclaimed-''I say, Gen eral, how is it, I don't see you banging your soldiers about to keep them oc cupied and happy, like some of these families over here?" '-Banging, indeed! Let me catch my officers at it either!" General bheridan was very short, very stout, and called "a small man," but terrible in his wrath. "Banging about 1 think not! Keep 'emi busy! Always busy! Never give them time to disagree. You don't hear my children fretting, fretting, snarling and teasing! They :on's get time! They work; I notice hey are not saints; they are like all of us, self willed, strong, stubbora and fulil of p'ans. Let 'em alone! Let their little plans be carried out if pos sibe. They love a thriving, driving business!" .A urse sat contentedly a litte way off, And the four small Sheridans led the rmy on the san i, eager, intent with Itossed- about hair an-t fearless coati - dence; an army marching to the sea! Scret caus and sashes an I wooden guns. A good mauy drammers and olor bearers to the corps it may be hut a splerndid, blessed, happy army. They were in bounding health and beauty, active as healthy, and supplied with an immense surplus of loving eon tentment. One day in Washington, a lady asked as she drove by the Sheridan place, "Are those Phil- Sheridan's children? I remember when I saw th,. 'Hero of winchester' for the first time. .1 was one of a thiousand, crowding into an afternoon reception at General and Mrs. Grant's on 'I' street. I watched 'him from the top of the crowded stairway, where I was crushed and squeezed and jammed for a half hour. There was the young officer, red as scarlet, murmuring some faint re Isponszs to, a hundred women and fair misses, as they asked 'for an auto graph,' for 'one shake of his hand,' a 'touch of his finger!' Some recited--a line or so of 'Only Five Miles A way.' Later I saw him in the cloak room, gasping, choking and using some fierce words, too. Mrs. Grant, said: "General you are alive? and t:.e star of the company. You hore it bravely!" "I hope I may never go through it again! .It's easier to face ten thousand ebels than these women!" "But--the admiration-and your bravery deserve it all." aoaven, wnen am amired (if tr time ever comes), it will be by onlY one woman? I might stand that Geta eral!" And how Ueneral and Mrs. Grant did laugh! and-now these four rascally little soldiers are Phil Sher. idan's children! No spot is more beautiful than the cemetery at historic Arlington looking across the Potomac, and over the esp ital city, where General Sheridan rests. The white monument marks a brave man's grave; and the -'Little rase-lly soldlers" grow taller every year, alI more like women and men, b-it they keep the sacred spot beaitifal with sweet flowers, and still more beauin11 with tender care and precious mem, ories of the golden dars in the pait. MAno.:'r ErzNUmL Washington, 1). C. 18-1. WUMEN WHO CAN TALE., Are pretty nonentities played out it these days of a higher education, whet to be versatile is a profession, and t< t e smart a labor which even the stupic attempt with energetio idiocy? Th pretty little woman us3d to rei.-n ovei the minds as well as over the hearti of men. She led argument with i moue, and overcame reasoning with s pont. With a look she laid oppositior low, and with a smile won her way t< triumph "over the bodies of prostrat intellects." There was no need fo hei to talk. She had only to be charmingl3 dressed and she could command he empire. Is not a change com ng o'e the sl irit of the dream? We are in clined to think so. Demand create: eupply, and the supply of a otnen whc can talk is certainly on the increase while the merely pretty creature with out a word to say, dass not seem to at tract nearly so muou attention as o old. Most of our famous beauties ar women who can lead a con% ersation a well as a cotillon; who can utter a bo mot and also appreciate one: k ho cat be epigramma ic in addition to be;n sentimental, and who are capab'e o saying ditto to a brilliant man Ps o murmuring the necessary "Boo!" t< to the necessary goose. The sily bean ty is, in fine, on the wane. Sie is lest appreciated than of ol 1. Men tir< more quickly of her little ways thai was their wont, and are far from de lighted when they have to take he: I own to dinner. There is no doub that at one time the average nai looked for sillioess in a pretty womar as expectantly . s the fortune hunte: looks f .r gold in the mine, an.], who he has found it, found something t< rest upon, and was thankful. Ib loved a doll, and was ready to ihink i "the I retliest doll in the wor d" if i had enough adaptability to laugh in th, right place when he clumsily gave ti cue for I ughter by attempting a trans parent thou.h not pellucid, joke Nowadays men look on womuen so ver: differeitly from the way in which t:.e, used to. The. think of them as cm anions* and in a compan on one want a pretty wit as well as a pretty nose Tue cQnsequence is that even hand some women care learning to ta k, an( that the woman who can talk besti the most thoroughly popular woman so long as she is not too ill -natured There are various ways of talking, an< learning is not required in ord:.uar: conversation. Some of the most bril liant men of our day are hopeless bore at a dinner table. The ar t of con'. er sation is to be thoroughly brighit,quic] adroit, turning easily in any giver direction, an adept at listenng-foi half of conversation should be listen ing-witty without labor, and occa sionally epigrammatic without upheav al. The woman who brings out ai epigram with the air of an earthquak< s a woman to he avoided. The easil: amusing talker is far more popui with men than the laboriously tbrillian speechifier-the female Sams'.n wh< brings the poor Fhilistines to tI. around with every secon remark. Yes, the woman who can talk is begin nig to rule the world. To have really wide empire, no doubt shi should be good to look upon, too, bu if she can talk really well she will al ways command an audience of admir ers. It is often supposed that stapid dense men oishke exceedingly womnet the reverse of themselves, but this xs as a rule, a fallacy Ihey dislike suc: a woman if she is sarcastie, an'd, insteat of shooting her: arrows into tne ir tak-s them as a target, and scores bllseye every time she fires Nobod* enjoys trying to pull out the darts tha are quivering in him all through th< course of a long dinner. The sarcasti< woman is not a perfect conversationahiat She repels others instead of drawing insidiously ont their mental juices She reduces what should be a duet t< an ill-natured monologue, and mci either fight with ner or discreetly avoi. her. But the dull man usually admire wildly and without linit tne good natured clever woman, the woman wh shows off her mental paces and bid. him silentLy try to imitate them. She is so bright that he begmns ti feel clever, too, and almost beli ye that the power of appreciation is th same thing as the power of action, an that because he can listen he can talk So as he follows, or tries to follow, th brilliant woman throoigh the windin maze of her wit, he catches somethin of the delicious feeling of the leade walking at the head of a procession 'with a handsome banner flying abov his head, and a good lively brass ban. hringing up the rear. He beats th< tne, and the clever woman plays th< tune. He is th a blower, and &he th4 organist. For without his ear-dul thogh it be-to listen, shes most per Iforce be silent. Dense men arc oft positively foolish in their adoration o kindly clever women. A great min3 women can talk well nowadays, and al ways take the trouiule to do so. Amer. ic in women have certainly hadl an in fluence upon English women in thi matter. The charm of the woman who cat tlk is a potent one, and one whieb lasts over thirty, sund which deties timie nearly, as long as5 life does. The mind, fortunately, does not need rouge, and can (10 its devoir with >nt tiv b bb :CI ing aid of the powde2r-ini. Prety folly has ceased to hold its owva again-i pretty wit. and the dull is worste -b the Dian3. The wo'uau who wislees t rule must nowadays know how to taair, purchase her slaves with epigrams, andi bind adorers to her with enaiusi ol boa rnos. Instead of looking into too~ mirror she must dive into t'ie mind, and for every pearl that she ca~n bring to light she mnay chance to win a heart. The loss to the farme:.s of !Pchlican in ]S32 from smut of oyrs is esiimate.. at over $1,000,C00. The sapphire which a'-:rns me sum-fl mit of the Engi'sh c-own is thee that Ed ward the Gonfdisor were in l!e Not to do honor to d~d age is to de molish in the morning the home~ where in we are to sleep at night. Ths other was of black silk cheeked wita very fine hair lines of white. The Bkirt was cut buis; encircling it balf way from tLe bottom was a broad black moire ribbon sewed only on the upper edge. A small fizaro opened up >n a puffed corsage of black mous8lme pe soie trimmed with shell shaped revers, lined with moire, collarette of moire ribbon with long broad ends In be back. This season and surely the next will be a triumph for ribbon. Long years ago the syndicate Chambre of ribbon ranufr cturers of b:int-Etienne called on wome-1 for wa beggi1ng them to in terest themselves in tils great French industry which was tIreatened with destructicn. To day it is qnite anoth er matter. Mapufacturers are hardly aille to supply the dem:.nd for ribbons of all kirds with which we decorate every artic'e of our toilette. Ribbons are now beint made for the winter which are marvels of beauty, and the manner of using them will be a great surtrise. For this summer the mist charming ncvelty Is the co:Det ribbon in satin or velvet forming a border on the edge of fiunces, berthas and reveis. FELICE LESLIE. No.: . 2264. % Ile~ r Ma Lry.-Have your corsets or Coutillo, It is the best material, andi comne a In colors, as well as white. It is possible that you1 have been wearing corsets that tre too tight, or that do not fit you. We advise you to try the Dci a e Waist. you can have them made to ordes at les west 23rd St. Mrs H. E. A.--Narrow flounces are the most deirable for a young girl. Have tbo r-kirt covere-d with them, the natrrower the better. Put a lace liounce on the petticoat, throuth the heading run ribbon In color to match the dress. Qundary.-It is no trouble for us to answer yor question. The time has gone by whe~n it is a sign or i lewance to use nothing but ster lng silver f r table service. Knives and forks too, with beautifully carved handles ot rnot berof-.pearl are much daintier and pleas anter to use than the heavy silver. The ett glass used may be either heavy or light as fancy dictates, for our own part we prefer the lighter glass. Virtu.-For your proposed trip you neerl a 9:O04 tick seree dIrew, bluo or brown, w il look well,let your under garments be lig bht but warm. Have a felt hat with a simple batni around it, and above all, tbe eure thit your shoes are thick. The fashion of your dress is of minor importance. .41 W zy. 2 V. No. 2265. DAOK VI~w. No. 2263. THE AUTESSE COLLAR. This is made in white lace and pleated black mousscline de soie. It has two tabs of alternate rows of lace and moualine terminated by a flounce of ADA 4 / No, 22G4. as whte ItiIosbeta o aebe Nv *i-cost tha i-etotg.o h'td rJUR r aS L ET iER. aIi the world seems animated by one brought, tlt i; of traveling; the streets the encumbered with trunks destined for some one of the varicus railway stations, and it seems .s tLough Paris wouJd soon bo depopulated. To know hw to travel is a great accomplishment, Americans are our suneriors in this respect. The first thing in importance is time; io not leav.3 anything so that there mnustbe ha te at the moment of de I arture, and ta''e just as little baggage "s pos5'ibie. A bve a!] carry no paste board hit boxes cr use!es. i parcels. E'pe:lal cre shiui be taken that the travel'ng ba co::tain3 besiles the - nlces ary t u let artcs, a number of Iv irs of gloves, extra bandkerchiefs, a . 'Jer pocket, toilet wateus, a smail : . , with its cup, containirg brandy or rum, a boo', -onie papers, a few bonbons and tiat is quite suticient for comfurt. A linen case with leather Enishings which Americ . s call thi "telEsccpe" -.s valuatl, for carryir g parasois, um rellas, trave jig rags and small artieles that are necessa!y if one is obliged to stop for a few hours or break he journey for a night. Some persons not accustomed to :ravel imadlne that an olti costume a.n'l lat must b3 worn. That is a great -trror. Accommodations for traveling -re made so perfect that a costume for promenade in the city Is the correct thing to wear. It is imperative that every detill should be bevoad reproach. The dus. cloak will protect from any fmssibility of SUiling. It is carried on the arm and put on o1:ly after entering the compartment. A m-ment must be given to tnis garnent, It is simi ly w-hat Its name indicates, a dust cloak, .ud nothing wore. It ought to com pletely envelope the figure in such a way that it will catch all the dust of :he routte. The srrall veil and the good gloves shou d be placed In tie tr-vdliuz big I .luTing the journey. Some mo;mer.ts be !ore arriving at one's destination, a few drops of Cologne or of any toilet watei 'ihould be put on a handkerchief and ) he face carefully wipe1, then put on a 'ittle powder. Take iff the hat, brush it c&r-filly, putting it on ag-in as well is the sma'i veil, change the gk,ve'. the dust cloak should be t .ken off, . o de and put inthe "e lvelole-valise." Now the tuilette is perfect fur disem 7 arklua. Eating should be avoided in the trail, lie management of the I uTets is such 'at hungor can be satisf-d in a very comfortalle way wiLbout haste and without griat expense. To travel in this way is to travel onveni-ntdv, quietly and agreeabl. it i3 not necess-ry to speak of strar ge raveling corr.pailonp. all who read this are women of tact and need no advice. Do not take too much baugage, (n trunk and one hat box is sufficient. The English lat boxes are very con . enieut becau. e the bats are not thrown -orn side to sloe. Bands are so arrana 1 d that the bat can he rinned to them, and thus carried without harm; anove - s a small com partm nt for veils, ficlhus ard pretty lingerie which is so easily crusnled and sp-iledl. Arrived at the eni of our journey we ire tree to t:ake our pleasure, to array ourselves in the charming toilettes .miich we have prepared for the sea .hore, the springs or the country. A t Trouvitle lately there were two ciostu.nes wh~c iattracited much atte-n -Ion. Th'- first was a robe of' green and w ~hite pe/:in with a narrow puiT of tre velve-t at the lower edge of the :seirt. Ti e colsage w as very pla'rs, pmaced in the bacta and trimmed with a ,oke or pretty lace; at the edge of this yoke, in front, was a fail of lace reacn .ng below the waist line. The lower part of the sleev-s were white satin a puff cf green velvet was at the tor; r'ots of n bite satin ribbon were placed . t be shouldere. -: No( 20 *.1 - 4. I f Noz 22G3 hap a eah id oftetas . . or WAP 3 Tae madere faloth anymaterial Ta alonce. ur ilatio dshowds n le shp Wateach ple in the tbc. I rce can hel juseinde the bust wirrowht bad ead h ahra No. 22 o. 22NIG68. PE. blouse mfaylbestorny witia thitesr Fkrt.nh. camrct is ofitred bnddwhi are fWanea l.a Thint the stan. i ng lla is of the samse maoterial at] vith an rowd ofs feater ttchin inure< na'he bn othea same maters at >lo fofm th bqaronse is l threenc leand stifle doniere it a i~hehat o mixe edad-h No.226. oLrT FO T aeatoeredt mousseline. fori i ieflounce rns ans dsurened sl sap oteac sie of the ae. maeia witnwit drape ihlcli nqi its ofr smt-le mrbbon gown plac be mae sofulerst any toer ta >fanced.a Ohe ilntraton hos oe French anbrc galo isrtters byda oae WTe hat in te back. aewT fk1nt of thc nbon.se ron is <a ateresnded autndted th bust. arrow thrad. a tegahra alo. forms. sqare e usleev aturttced, nd rolongein Thehatis t ellw fnc sta A o. 208.NT . 2203.o Era~ oS.-Th\ iENacIe may be.ad busemybwr with a hieto guipr se. I ct is d re and oo ah rred withnel.ache frem, or the a ITcl is of rbbea the maerags urest. Thesao collr eistralihen onect beltwen the smissral <t boudy of hbouse, is tNee Yoch rom canr serice ineld ih uddnva strance on gtheedoredigare of ewihe.A stad bmpoved satufat I wllgo smnl atntl tis hin stap aod wiouc awhicionurthate : absorine the motive saeeg whic fn drapedrkersiup Jan d on to ailltos of o~t.et fo ae pere led at thmpe ointsea of s oke ov he sausage fancyores just ersih yke. hnaJersey flued bight lae muc L ; 2 iN i22G76 OLD SILVE R COINS AFLOAT. GOOD CEANxcs Now FOn NUMISMATIsT TO PICK Up BABGAINS. The prevalence ot aged silver coin. in the "change" one gets these days, is noticeable. Look at the handful of "chicken feed" in your pocket anD you'll find some coins older than your self, perhaps. There are specimens of tLose quarters of forty years ago, on the reverse side of which the spread eagle of liberty is the centre, from which radiate sun-rays to the milled edge of the piece. The old half dollars and quarteri of thirty-odd years ago, with an arrow headdrting from either side of the date, have turned up again, and oc cainonally one runs across one of those old "50" pieces with a Liberty head shorn of its Clytic knot, stubnosed and e unbeautiful The piece may be worn ,11 down pretty fine in the mil s of com hI merce, tbrough its sixty years of &f z d vice, but if the finder will closely ex amine the'smooth rim of ihe piece he - may be able to decipher "Fifty Cents Ly or Half Dollar." is Lots of silver quarters were milled in in 1857, and those who have been ob s; servant enough to notice the unusu ie number of old c:ins in circulation an i- curious enough to examine them ha A probably noticed that in that year d grace there was no "In God We T es over the head of the eagle. Those w are grandfathers now may recall t some people declared at that time t to the failure to trust in Od, and proneness of the money-lenders to everybody else was due the dr financial crisis of that memorable ear .For the consideration of the a stitions attention is called to the Q that on the new style silver, thu frst of which was coined last yea .g Pluribus Unum'' took the place f the lold motto on the scroll. Everybody is wondering w1 ere all these familiar old sitver p~ie a om from, but if 'everybody" will slg consider that the financial roubies through which the country i all grew out of a hostility ai:ver it will not bs so groat a wonder. These coins of forty and 'fty Year, ago are found to be iu a spl ndz-a stae of preservation for the mos pat Tb0 milled ed. es are little wo j and the figures-Liberty, looking ke i:ritan- - nia on the old English coinaga, and .sitting like Patience on, a monment the eagle, the stars, and fthe dateare clear and cistiuct, evidepcing that tue coins have not been tuaibhng a.. Itling against each other in pocket, cash-box and till, but have been peace 'fully slumbering in the teapot of the miser and the silverite. When the people arose en masse and demandied that silver be relegated to . 1her proper place in finance those who ihad been hoarding their silver savings te for a generation took fright, and they e aebeen struggling for months to get Irid of their argentum -to exchange it e for the golden beauties or green backed dpromises of the best Government on -. the face of the earth. ec That is how it happens that there is a so much old silver in circulation, and - the numismatist ever alert is enjoying eo halcyon days agamn, eagerly scanning n not only his own "change," but that of all his friends, finding rich prizes in rare dates, coins that pass the eye of G the ordinary citizen, but are quickly e and joyously recognized by him be. 8g cause he has made a science of the ystudy of coins. Bwiltalk enigmatically of "booby e heade," "crooked dates," "arrow dates," "broken dies" and other as d tonishing things, and wil exchange a e bright new quarter for the dull gray r piece in your hand, and go to some e diealer and get a dollar or two of prolit out cf the exchange.. It1 is worth a man's while, these days 7 o ossess himself of a book published by W. E5. Skizner, of Boston, on coins R and study it and the old silver that - d comes into his hands. He may stumble a upon one of those old fellows that will e yield him enough profit for a day at :5 the Branch or M~anhattan. e TIIE GAMES OF EARLY AMERI-) CANS. -One of the most amu'sing exhibts at Cliicago is a collection of American a frames. It is a curious fact that many of the most popular games have been einveted by women, and that the city Gof Salem, Massachusett", celebrated for it iths is the homne of most of these e early games, including "Authors'' and a game of letters, tha invention of a la Idy who ran a seminary. Her inventive facuity was doubtless called into requl e stio bythenecessity of keeping the 11-il1c md-s und,:rIher care out of th t Smisc lef whiicn some "fini for eva e Ian-Is to do."' The "Mansion of Haip Sgames, like backgammon, which h a ksuen~ a respect.ibre antiquity in ths y- East, was5 also pubflshed In Salem, a thou;gh it is understood to bave b'een copied fromn an English game. "Par 'chest," which belongs to t be same fami e ly, and has a more direct line of de IS ceut from the East, was purchascd in i 1805 from an Englishman. The.e are sseveral games in the modern exhi-ott that came directly from the East. Cauba"' is the familiar "Mancala"of o Syrm, wh-ch is so generally plarad by: the A rats, a:ld Wh'ich the woman in the d D lahomey village may be seen playing daily, whbile "Leega" Is the Well-knowP o backgammon of the Arabs,