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Eem*rk*ble Devotion to a Little till
About the jeer 1770 an Italian li
named Fagniani wont to London w
gqod introduction, end was reoeived in
And Utuk Hut poach from hrmn
—Delroil Frte Prm.
And thm lio bad oat«n It he hid such a pain
He mild hr-M never steal a preen pe.irli again.
—I'.lctunond i I'o.) Baton.
A Idqelsh dog did forwaid prance,
And spate lied a bile from that nay's pan»i.
Ilo JcArful ean
Jlut ifi'.trfcnij
ppled with infant mile.
nd they planted tha peacfc
e the woo iihcd i
t beyond
r Cita.
A I'ertlnnclons Landlord.
“ Isn’t there such a crime as condnct
calculated to proToke a breach of the
peace?" naked n norvous-looUng man of
m Brooklyn Polioe Justioe.
"Of oourse there is," responded £lie
Juftica,
"Tltcn gimme a warrant for my land
lord," demanded tho nervoua man...
‘' What has ho done ? ” asked tlia. jus-
tieo, eying tho suitor suspiciously.
"He comes to my houso when I’ve
got company, and says ho wants tho
four-months’ rout I owe him. and sits
out on the front steps and howls for his
money. If I should kick tho whole
spine out of him, I’d be arrested,
wouldn’t I ? "
“Yes, I think you would. Why don’t
you pay him?”
"Tlmt isn't tho question. Ho comes
to my houso nt 4 o’clock in tho morn
ing and yells through tho key-hole, and
then he goes up through tho vacant
house next door, and gets on my roof
and shouts down the chimney. Hava lie
a flat-iron on him, or blow him
powder, it would go bard with mo,
wouldn’t it?’’
"Pretty apt to. Can’t you come to
no understanding with him ? ”
"It seems not. Say, lias bo got a
right to climb over my fence and have
tits in my back yard, just because I owe
him a little money ?’’
“Does be do that?”
“Of course be does, and when wo
haul him in the house ho veils murder
and draws a crowd. Have Y got a light
to maul tho life out of him with a club
lor that?’’
"I think not,” responded tho Judge.
“Why don’t you movo?"
"Tliat’s got nothing to do with it. I
want to know if he is entitled to slip up
on the ice and fall through mv basement
window, and do ten dollurs’ worth of
damage to the glass. Couldn’t I mash
the stuffing out of him for that?”
“Certainly not.”
"Rut, when lie lavs down on the side-
talk and howls that his mother is dead,
aid he can’t bury lier because I
pay what I owo, haven’t I got any rem
edy
"I don’t know of any. I think you’d
better pay liim."
"But isn’t it conduct calculated to
provoke a breach of the peace, when he
comes around with a quart of laudanum
and a horse-nistol, and threatens to take
’.•m both right on the premises, if I don’t
put up? Ain’t it a crime to hang him
self to a tree in front of my house, with
a paper pinned on him that I drove liim
t< * suicide ? Has he got a right to make
faces at my children in Sunday-school?
Won’t flic law touch him for coming to
my door nt daylight as drunk ns a lord,
and claiming lie’s me, and yelling that I
want to got in find lick my wife ?"
"I don’t think you can do anything
lmt pay him or move. The man lias a
right to his money.”
"That’s all I want to know,” replied
the nervous man, appearing relieved
“I’m the landlord, and my tenant says
he’ll have mo arrested for doing these
things. Now you bet he’ll put up that
wealth, or I’ll fall off tho top of tho
house and have the inquest in the par
lor. A man can’t live four months in
my house for nothing, without going to
some trouble, now you hear me;’’and
the nervous man pranced off, glowing
all over with grim determination.—
Brooklyn Eagle.
Strength of Gibraltar.
Until you set foot on Gibraltar you
ean form no idea of its impregnability.
Very properly its real strength cannot
be seen from a ship in the bay. Only
when you land do you find that the sea
wall bristles with heavy guns and groans
beneath piles of ball; only as you trav
erse its llank do you see how formidable
breech-loaders peep from every availa
ble chink, and powerful mortars lurk
behind every convenient embankment.
And not until you penetrate tho body of
the rock do you get any just notion of
the marvelous piece of military engin
eering exhibited in its "galleries/
These aro tunnels excavated from the
solid rock, parallel to its outer side, but
some thirty feet therefrom, and largo
enough to drive a carriage through.
1 hoy are in two tiers, and compriso a
total length of nearly three miles. At
every thirty feet or so along them spa
cious embrasures are outhown that ter
minate in commanding port-holes, which
look to a spectator outside tho rock liko
swallows’ nest-holes in tho sand-cliff.
These embrasures contain heavy guns,
always standing ready for action, with
powder-magazines hard by. From tho
port-holes beautiful peeps of tho bay
and tlio Spanish country are obtained.
Out of these, on tho north side, you
look down upon a half-sandy, half-
grassy flat, perhaps half a mile iong and
as wide or wider, connecting the rock
with the mainland, and separating tho
bay from tho Mediterranean. Two linos
of sentry boxes, one at the rock end,
tho other at tho distant end, mark tho
boundaries of British and Spanish land,
and between these lines is the “neutral
ground.” Tho guns of tho quarried
embrasures, and those hidden cannon
that stud tho western and southern
slopes of the rock, cover tho neighbor
ing Spanish laud, tho whole of the bay
and the straits, and tho strengthening
work is ever going on by thofortiflea-
sido of tho rock requires no protection ,
it is a .forbidding wall, with a great sand
slopo in one place, but with no foothold
lor anything more than a fow fishermen’s
huts near the water’s edge.— London
Telegraph.
An argument once aroso in which Bid-
noy Smith observed that many of the
Wt eminent men of the world had been
diminutive in person, and, after naming
*-|oral among the ancients, he added:
F. r hy, look there at Jeffrey ; and there
Ay little friend , who has not
enough to cover his mind decent-
i/ith^j ms intellect is improperly ox
en. GariraijDi’r health has been on-
restored by his residence on
'xjse coast. He frequently visits the
along the shore ip u canoe or
^ r nlT boat. His friends believe that he
will live ten years longer, at least.’
the first society. She was greatly ad-
of fashion,
mired by the wits and men
and, after a time, went bock to her own
country. In duo oourse of time die paid
other visits, •but, by-and-by, it became a
subject of remark that her little girl,
who boro the pet name of ** Jiie-mie,
and not her mamma, was the object of
devotion of two celebrated men about
town, the old Duke of Quoensbnry, “Old
Q,” and Mr. Geo. Solwyn. The proceed
ings of Hie latter became, ii\ course of
time, so extravagant and even ridiculous
ns to excite the concern of his rational
friends. He adored this little creature ;
he wished to adopt or buy her at a great
price: he was wretched, almost to the
verge of melancholy madness, in her ab
sence, making vain appeals, and taking
every one into his confidence. All af-
feeted to sympathise anti—laughed at
him. Ho w as, however, fortunate enough
to secure us liis agent ouo of the liveliest,
wittiest and, perhaps, most disreputable
of the free clergymen who then “hung
loose upon society ’’—Parson Warner, a
rollicking, boisterous person, at the ssr-
.,-tfson, attheRSr-
o of any gehtlfcimm of condition. This
wormViujcnt jjispatc^gd to Ptmito
try and arrange matters, and, no donut,
t.. tempt tho Fagniauis with more hand
some offers. They bognu to waver. Mme.
Fnguiani lmd now another child, which
made the a 11 air easier, The delighted
Selwyifr could not restrain himself any
longer, and rushed over to Paris, really
hoping to conclude matters. But, after
tantalizing hopes and delays, tho hapless
wit found that ho was as for off as ever
from the accomplishment of his hopes.
The parents would not consent.
woes and lus mournful fate attracting
the attention of even the French. His
English friends, kept informed of all the
stages of the* affair, affected to be indig
nant. The miserable man was wasting
away—had lost his appetite; and the
well-known English physician at Paris,
Dr. Genu, assured him that, if he gave
way any further to this infatuation, his
reason would go. Tho family, dreading
some outrageous stop, at last thought it
better to come to terms. Within a few
■tiled and in a fortnight this
child was carried off in triumph to Mat
son, her floating admirer’s place in En
gland. There she was installed as queen
of tho place, under care of Miss Selwvn.
Ever}' whim of hers was gratified. She
was taken to Tunbridge, where she was
exhibited in a coquettish Spanish hat
and lace. The rollicking Warner was
often Ridden there and delighted his pat-
ery letter was a postscript
etl to his “little queen” and signed
r Snail.” There she remained
■rtako Mr. Selwyn, who died
in the year 1791. Mie-mie inherited
£33.000.
The Catacombs of Paris.
The vast catacombs by which a large
portion of the city of Paris are under
mined were only known by popular
tradition until the year 1774, when some
alarming accidents aroused the attention
of the Government. The old quarried
were then surveyed and plans of them
taken, and the result was tho frightful
discover}' that the churches, palaces and
most of the southern part of Paris was
undermined, and in groat danger of sink
ing into the pit below them. A special
commission was appointed, and on the
very day it met a house in one of the
streets sunk ninety-ono feet below the
level of its court-yard. Tho pillars
-whieh-lmd been left by the cjuarrymen,
for the enormous weight above, and in
most places had themselves been under
mined, or perhaps originally stood ui
ground which had previously been hol
lowed. The aqueduct of Arcueil passed
over this treacherous ground; it hod al
ready suffered some shocks, and, if the
quarries had continued to be neglected,
an accident must, sooner or later, have
happened to this watercourse, which
would have cat off its supply from the
fountains of Paris, and have filled the
excavations with water. Repairs were
forthwith commenced and promptly
completed, and a portion of the old
quarries was devoted to receive the
bones of the dead. This took place in
April, 1786; tho remains of the dead
were removed at night in funeral cars,
covered with a pall, and followed by
priests chanting the service of the dead.
When they reached the catacombs the
bones were shot down a well, and the
rattling and echoing which they made
in their fall were as impiessive os any
sound ever heard by human ears. Thus
tho limestone quarries that had supplied
perb
monuments, palaces and houses
became huge charnel-houses, which they
now remain. Calculations differ as to
the number of bones collected in the
catacombs, but it is certain that they
contain the remains of at least 3,000,000
of human beings. — Harper's Young
People.
Fonetik Reading.
Tho komparison ov tho fonetik method
nv reading with tho old romanik iz al
most l.Ck tho komparison ov evritliing
with nuthing. In tlio fonetik sistem we
kan read eni word we f.£nd with perfekt
eaz. In the romanik sistem wo are not
share ov the pronunsiaslin ov even the
komon wards ov tho laugwaje. It takes
seven long years tu learn tu be but a
prior speler, az it wer, in the romanik
sistem; and but three dayz, after master
ing the alfabet, tu learn tu be a komplete
speler in the fonetik sistem. Kompair
three dayz with seven yearz. This repre-
zentashn iz not overdrawn; but tu fairli
understand it, it iz nesesari tu not kon-
founrl speling with prouuiisiashn. Pro-
nunsiashu iz wnn thing and speling iz
another. If wuh noez how tu pronouns
the wordz ov the laugwaje, he may learn
tu spel them fonctiknli in a few ourz af
ter mastering the alfabet; but in the old
sistem it rekw.Crz about az long tu learn
the speling az the pronunsiaslin. If tho
jangwaie war printed fonetikali the spel
ing wud okup.C skarsli eni tXm at all,
and the pronunsioslm m£t bo learnd
three t.Crnz az fast az at prezent. This
wud he a saving ov more than haf tho
t.fm now uzed in learning the langwnje,
nenrli all the t£n in speling, and nearli
forth the spase in print. In point
ov ekonomi, nashonali konsidered, it
wud be a saving ov milyonz ov dolarz
anuali. Enuf tu reprint all ov the valubl
old books meni txmz over. The impor-
tans ov speling reform shud not bo over
look^ and no wun shud refnze tu as.Cn
himself praktikali tu tho moovmont.
Each subskrTber for a paper shud rlt,
b£ii and send the foloing petisliu tu its
editor.
“ We rekwest the editor ov the paper
for whioh we subskrXb tu insert az much
az wun kolum ov fonetik print, in each
number, for the purpus ov teaching pro-
nuusiashn and asisting in tho jcneral
in trodukshn ov a true sistim ov ortho-
grafi.”— W. H. Gra-am.
Mechanical Profits.
It is an interesting feature of our timet
to note the rapid progress whioh haabten
rnnde iu manufacturing ingenuity and
scientific skill in the produotion of sub-
tcrialsand articles in general demand.
It cannot lie controverted that art is fast
invading the domain of nature. Oliem-
and vegatable dyes, and to form artificial
gems or creditable imitations of them,
which, as ornaments, answer every pur
pose. Mineral oils roplaee animal and
vegetable ones for illuminating purposes,
and the oleetric light is slowly super
seding the use of noxious and costly gas.
Tho expensive and dangerous whale fish
ery need no longer be pursued, uor the
African deadly jungle penetrated for
ivory. The sea tortoise no longer lures
the adventurous sailors, nor ore the
ostriches of the desert hunted at the
socritice of health and often of life itself.
Theso genuine products have been so
long in universal use as to beoome
necessities of our civilization, unless very
sitniliar articles can be ingeniously sub
stituted for them.
Chemistry and science have enabled us
to manufacture our own tortoiso shell,
ivory, aud feathers, without the risk of
visiting wild jungles and arctic or tropi
cal seas for our supplies. In addition to
the above, the American Cultivator pro
ceeds to enumerate some of the most
successful artificial products whioh are
now extensively manufactured, and
wliieh take tho place, to a large extent,
of moro expensive genuine substances.
A half dozen available substitutes for
whalebone are manufactured. Ivonr, so
extensively in use, is superseded by
celluloid. Piano and organ keys, billiard
balls, hand mirrors, and handles of
knives and folks, are nearly all made of
this ingenious chomical substitute for
ivory. In the imitation of tortoise shell,
it is made iuto combs, card cases, napkin
rings, and the like; while the pink ooral,
so popular with jewelers and ladies, is
imitated by it to perfection.
Ostrich feathers, ever the court plumes
of fashion, aud held formerly at prices
wliieh only admitted of their use by the
wealthy fow, are now eelipeed in beauty
and durability by the ingenious hand of
skilled manufacture. A compound oi
silk or celluloid, spun glass, and other
materials is now so cunningly combined
to be equally desirable with the gen
uine ostrioh feathers, and very olose ex
amination is required to detect the origi-
■equired to detect
nal from the substitute. Artificial stone
aud marble are made to any extent, act
ually rivaling the originals in strength,
beauty, aud durability. Artificial aliza
rine is now substituted for the natural
product of madder. It is not much
more than ono-third the cost of madder
as originally supplied from the dye-root
We might, adds tho editor iu closing liis
article, find plenty of other similar ex
amples to impress tho fact of our sub
ject, namely, tho rapid mechanical and
chemical progress of the times.—Scien
tific American.
The Jews In Germany.
The outbreak of feeling against the
Jows iu Germany would seem to bo on
anachronism, if we had not seen signs of
the same disposition in this country.
Petitions liuve been numerously signed
to restrict the civil rights of tho Hebrew
population, and to repeal the laws which
provide for its equality with tho rest of
the people. An association colled the
Auti-Beniitic League lias been formed,
and there have been great public meet
ings hostile to the Jews. The Hebrew
sepulchres in some ports of tho country
have been desecrated by mobs, and an
eminent Lutheran clergyman, a court
chaplain, supposed to be favored by the
court, has openly denounced the Jews
without reproof from the Consistorium.
There are some million and a half of He
brews in Germany, and they Lave be
come so substantial and important an
element of German life and society that
a crusade against them contemplating
their disability is an event of vital sig
nificance.
It is, indeed, the fnctf that they have
become this important element of the
population which stimulates the hostile
movement. It is felt that a people who
control enormous capital, who influence
the trade and commercial relations of
give them command of the iutellectuL
and esthetic development of the coun
try, aro essentially aliens^ with no natu
ral or permanent interest in the com
munity, and that, as the Turks were
said to bo merely encamped in Europe,
tlio Jews are hut encamped in Germany.
They fill the places, they carry off the
• they
The great landed estates are
to their hands. They own {he pulaces
in tho towns. They are the merchant
princes. They are the professors and
Judges and magistrates. In another
generation, sav the alarmists, if the
laws remain unchanged, they will be the
lords of the Teutons, and do what they
will. Disraeli’s “Asian mysterv” re
appears. It is certainly one of the most
proud people, still
with triumph after a vast war which
humbled one of the ancient powers of
Europe, and changed the European
inap—a war directed in the Cabinet by
the most renowned of modern statesmen,
and led in the field by a most sagacious
and famous soldier—recoiling with the
apprehension that a shrewd alien people
among its population should by essential
superiority absorb the controlling na
tional power.
For that is the root of the feeling. I*
is not concealed. Bismarck himself in
liiseurlier years shnred the apprehen
sion and expressed the hostility. But
it will end probably iu this wide-spread
ebullition of feeling. Of the great mul
titude of Hebrew people in Germany a
large proportion are undoubtedly thor
oughly Germanized. Germany is their
home and that of their ancestors, and
will be that of their children. If they
aro magistrates and governors, it is be
cause they are found to be more capa
ble. If they are great proprietors, it is
because they are cleverer traders. If they
are professors and authors and artists,
it is because the Hebrew genius is not
extinct. Germany will not go backward
and discredit her civilization with the
wrongs of feudalism. The rule of mod
ern times is freedom, and the tools to
him who can use them. Bismarck could
no longer be called tho greatest of mod
ern statesmen if under his sway Ger
many were forced to confess that upon
its own soil, in its own pursuits, it could
not oompeto under equal laws against
an alien and homeless race.—Harper's
Weekly.
Peas Podding.—Soak a pint of split
peas twelve hours, then put them into a
saucepan with onough water to cover
them, and set them to boil, adding more
water at intervals. When they are quite
water at intervals, wnen they are quite
done, drain off the water and pass them
through a sievo; odd a couple of eggs,
pepper, salt aud butter to taste, mix
thoroughly well and put the pudding
into a buttered mold; tie a cloth over it
and set it to boil in plenty of water for a
couple of hours. Turn it out and serve.
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
Strain meat frying* through a thin
cloth; keep in a cool plaoe, and yon
have a cheap ahortening for “overy-
day ” pastry.
DirPER-GOCRDS make excellent things
to keep salt in for kitchen use. Gut a
hole in the sido large enough to admit
the hand and to remove the seed; also
cut a small hole iu tho liaudle to hang
up by.
HorsBKEEPERs are often great!}
troubled and perplexed by mildew from
id from rust. By put-
damp closets _
ting an earthen bowl or deep plate full
of quick-lime into the closet, tho limo
will absorb tho dampness and also sweet
en and disinfect tho place. Rats, mice
and many bugs that ore apt to congre
gate in damp plaoes have a dislike to
lime. As often os the limo becomes
slackod throw it on tlio compost heap if
in the country, or into tlie ash-barrel if
in the city.
An exchange gives the following ro-
ceipt to remove wrinkles : To one fluid
ounce of tincture of gum benzoin add
seven fluid ounces distilled rosewater aud
one-half ounce glycerine. Bathe face,
nook and hands with it at night, letting
it dry on« Wash off in the morning
with a very little pure white castilo soap
and soft water. If tho water is hard,
add a little dissolved borax. This is a
famous cosmetio, and has been sold
under various names. It is an excel
lent remedy for tan, sunburn and
freckles also. The latter, it is said, may
be removed by using the following de
coction : Put a quantity of elder flow-
them, let the mixture stand twenty-four
hours, and strain through muslin. Wash
the face every morning with the decoc
tion. It is good also for sunburn and
tion. It is good ala
to beautify tho skin.
Thx following is an excellent method
of preparing boots to stand the snow
and water :^*ut half a pound'of resin
aud a pound of tallow in an earthen
pot, ana melt and mix them well to
gether over a slow fire. Warm the
1 toots well for some time beforehand. so
that they will be thoroughly dry.
and, while as warm as may be found
mixture with a brush until neither the
sole nor tho leather will absorb any
more. By using care the leather may
be made very hot without burning it,
and it should be warmed through that
the preparation may fill all the pores.
The resin giveb the mixture an antiseptio
vents the tallow from rotting tho
ing. For a polish, dissolve an ounce of
wav and a teaspoonful of lampblack iu
a little turpentine. A day or Wo after
the boots have been treated to the tallow
aud resin apply the polish, but not be
fore the fire. This gives the exterior
a coat of wax that will shine like a mir-
(St. Louis Chronicle.)
Trial by Jury.
Some believe that eveu this form of trial is
not perfectly free from prejudice. Hut in
section, St. Jacobs Oil lias been tried by
that great jury—the public—and been judged
Ihe infallible cure for Itliuumatism and all
painful diseases.
Anecdotes of Shipwrecked Men.
Lord did not find the Gallipagos
islands so much to his mind os did an
Irishman, who let his ship depart with
out him, and set up his rest on ouo of
these volcanio islets, dwelling there for
seven years in a hovel of his own build
ing, living upon tortoises, seals and fish,
washed down with rum obtained from
ships in exchange for the potatoes and
ilf in raising.
pumpkins he busied liimsel
In 1818, an American sailor was taken
off a desolate rock in tho South seas by
a boat’s crew belonging to H. M. S.
Queen Charlotte, whose attention had
been drawn to the spot by the smoke of
a seaweed fire. He had three years be
fore been left there with three com
panions, all of whom had quickly suc
cumbed, while he had lived on, sustain
ing life by feeding on the flesh of birds and
drinking their blood.
The find of the Queen Charlotte's men
was not so surprising as that of the
Flemish seaman, Pickman, when, in
1816, his sliip grounded near a small
island rock between Scotland and Ire
land. Some of his men. going in search
of eggs, came upon a black hairy creat
ure, who by signs entreated then) to
come to close acquaintance, and, finding
the strange object to be really a man,
they took him on board with them to
Konmauian society.
Tho arts are as yet but slenderly culti
vated In Roumania, and the study of
rnuaio, in particular, oannot be said to
havo advanced boyond the rudimentary
stage. Fow Roumanian ladies sing or
play with any degreo of proficiency; and
my experience in Bucharest saloons, to
which mitsical performances are admitted
as an element of social diversion, have
penetrated mo with tho conviction that
there is not a single first-class pianoforte
in tho whole city. Even executants of
real merit, liko tho Princess Jon Ghika,
apjiear content to play upon second ana
tnird rnto instruments, whilst in the
houses of wealthy Boyars, whoso names
are historical landmarks, may bo found
objects bearing the oapect and dignified
by the title of pianofortes, which, con
sidered as mediums for the produotion of
musical sounds, havo no more aifiuity to
a Brondwood or Bluotliner than a child*
toy llddlo has to a Stradivarins or an
Aniati. “A little music” seldom enters
iuto tho recreative programme of a Rou
manian soiree, and its omission, there
fore, save tlio clmtty Boyars and Boy-
nrins, whoso resources iu tho way of po
litical and personal small talk are inex
haustible, from a great deal of irksome
nansunie, from a groat (leal of irksome
restraint and no little positive auuoy-
During tho season every “personage”
of society who can afford it, including
the Prince and Princess, givos one splen
did and sumptuous ball, at which you
are sure to meet everybody that is any
body; and ten or twelve'grramfot dames
dc par la mondc throw open their salons
once a week (Sunday is the favorite “re
ceiving” night for theso leaders of
fashion) to all that is distinguished and
illustrious by birth or official station,
native or foreign, iu tho oapital. At
theso pleasant reunions an impromptu
dauco infrequently concludes the even
ing; but interminable and never-flagging
causerics, lively or sentimental, consti
tute tlio chief feature of Roumanian
social gatherings, at which fragrant
cigarettes and exquisito tea aro do
rigueur, while card playing, except
among the elder foreigu diplomatists and
a fow of the moro old-fashioned territorial
magnatos, finds but little favor. There
is plenty of pioquot, preference, aud
cayenne whist to bo lmd at the club, tho
points being as a rulo far less extravagant
than they are at the “Bebo” in Paris, or
at oue or two exceptionally exclusive
clubs in Pall Moll.—The C^nf { - it and
Swiss Times.
A Cross Baby.
Nothing is so conducive to a mail’s re-
(mining u bachelor as stopping for one night
it the house of a married friend mid being
.;ept awake for five or six hours by the cry
ing of a cross baby. All cross and crying
babies need only Hop Ritters to make them
well nnd smiling. Young man, remember
this.— Traveler.
melancholy one. He and two others,
and afterward oast off by a French pri
vateer. Having nothing eatable save a
little sugar with them, one of the three
soon died of starvation, the others lived
to be driven on the island, where they
built a but out of what was left of the
boat, and for six weeks lived on sea-
mews, sea-dogs, eggs, and water. Then
the partners in misfortune parted com
pany, one of them disappearing, leaving
nis forlorn friend in utter ignorance of
his fate ; he could only surmise that he
had fallen into the sea while searching
for eggs. Months passed, aud the poor
fellow lost all hope of doliverance. Win
ter came, and fonnd him cletliesless.
Compelled to keep within the hut for
days together, he only kept starvation
at bay by catching sea-mews, as hungry
as himself, by baited sticks thrust
through the openings of the hovel’s
walls. So he kept himself alive until
the accidental advent of the London-
bound Flemish timber ship released him
from his dreary durance.—Chambers'
Journal.
[Sparta (Win.) Herald.]
As an exhibition of the intrinsic worth of
St. Jacobs Oi', we think the case referred to,
that of Mrs. O. W. Hubbard, of this town,
cured of Sciatic Rheumatism of long stand
ing by the Oil, is certainly striking, nnd, he-
il all doubt, conclusive ns to its efficacy.
fhe remedy has our indorsement.
It is said that none but the importers
and breeders have made anything out of
Angora goats in this oountry.
How to Bo Nobody.
It is easy to be nobody, and we will
tell you how to do it. Go to the drink
ing saloon to spend your leisure time.
You need not mink much now—just a
little beer or some other drink. In tho
meantime, play dominoes, or somotliing
else to kill time, so that you will be sure
not to read any useful books. If you
read anything, let it be the oheap novels
of the day; thus go on keeping your
stomach full, and your head empty, and
yourself playing time-killipg games, and
in a few years you will be nobody, un
less you should turn out a drunkard, or
a professional gambler, either of whioh
number of young men hanging arouni
bar-parlors, just ready to graduate and
be nobodie*.
Experiment with a Mirror.
Some of you will romember, in the
years agone, tho store of Sam Curtis, on,
Washington street, Boston, where, in his
palmy days, he manufactured the best
frames, and put up the largest mirrors
to bo found in tlio city. Well, once
upon n time a curious discussion arose
in that store. A largo French-plate
mirror lmd been set up on exhibition in
tho great swell-front window, its mirror-
surf aco toward the streot; aud the ques
tion was: Would the most men or the
most women stop and look into that 1
mirror in passing ?
Most of us, naturally, declared, with
out hesitation, in favor of tho women.i
Wo bolioved six women to one man
would stop and take a look at the bright-|
ly-roflecting surface, as it was so sot iliaf
it would reflect tho full length of a hu
man figure upon tlio sidewalk. A!
length, two of our number agreed to take
a favorable stand for observation, audl
make a strict count; and tlio result, which)
may be relied upon, somewhat surprise**
us. Hero it is:
They kept their post just one hom
During that time they counted 876
who wont by the store on that side;
all save two glanced at the mirror suffi
ciently to gam a clear view of them
selves, most of them stopping for i
longer or shorter period. Of tho tw<
who did not stop, one hod a lingo bund!
ou the shoulder noxt to tho window, am
could not look iu that direction; whili
the other was being led by a boy—evi
dently a blind man.
During that samo hour there were 591
women who passed the window, not om
of whom stopped, and only three o
whom oven glanced at the mirror. Eacl
and every one of the dear creatures wa
entirely occupied in studying the dressoi
of other women!
That was the report of our watchers;
and they were both married men, one.
truthful, and admirers of the gentler
sex.—New York Ledger.
A Living Paper Cutter.
An Indian Rajah who was
disposed toward the English and had
after a fashion,
Fees of Doctors.
Tlio fee of doctors is an item that
many persons are interested in just nt pres
ent. We believe the schedule for visits is
$3.00, which would tnx n man confined
frt-Wj would tnx n man confined to his
bed for a year, and in need of a daily visit,
over $1,000 a year for medical attendance
alone! And one single bottle of Hop Ritters
taken in time would save the $1,000 and ull
the year’s sickness.
Advice to marksmen.
Sergeant A. B. Van Huson, of the
Twelfth Regimont, New York, gives tlio
following advioo to niarksmou before the
butts: Hold your rifle loosely and pull
it off with a twitch. Grip your gun as
though you woro malting' a bayonot
thrust. Strain it to your shoulder as if
it was your best friend. Control your
rifle, don’t lot the rifle control you.
Pull so carefully and steadily that you
won’t know when it is going off Mold
it so firmly that you can look through
tho sights to the targot alter the smoke
clears away. Don’t flinch or twitch the
trigger. When you get a good aim, hold
your breath and fire with a steady pres
sure of the trigger. If you are nervous,
rest a moment Keep cool. Remember
the best shot on the ground will have to
be just as careful about aiming as you
are.
Happiness and prosperity are so indissolubly
linked with good health, that all those Buffering
3U68B, Coughs, Colds, etc., should
with Hoarseness, w» K u., v«m., „iv., auuuiu
try Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup aud be cured.
Trice 25 cents.
Fon dyspepsia, indigestion, depression ol
apirits nnd general debility in their varioui
forms, albo as a preventive against fever and
iguo and other intermittent fevers, tho Feubo
I’iiohpiiouatei) Elixir of Cai.ibaya Bark,
indu by Caswell, Hazard A Co.. New York, ana
Jld by all druggists, is the best tonic: and for
patients recovering from fever or other sick-
* " L ' equal.
a it has t
D. r BULL’S
COUGH
learned.their language
froquontly visited some years ago, so the
story runs, the Viceroy of Calcutta, and
ou oue occasion borrowed of the latter a
oopy of the Edinburgh Jlevicw, which ha
happened to sea lying on the table.
When he returned tho magazine the
Vioeroy asked him if he had found any
thing interesting in it “Ohlyes?” he
roplied, “many beautiful things, but
also mnny disconnected articles." ‘ ‘ How
bo?” asked the viceroy. “See here,”
answered the Rajah; “this begins with
‘Hunting the Orang-outang,’ does it not?
And now turn over the page, and here
you have the ‘History of Mary Stuart.’”
The Vioeroy laughed. He peroeived
that the Rajah had attempted to read
the book through without cutting the
leaves. He accordingly took from his
table a beautiful ivory paper cutter, ex
plained its use to his visitor, and made
liim a present of it. The Rajah wa* puz
zled os to how tho leavos of books oould
but this was also explained to him.
a year after this occurrence the Viceroy
saw a gay company entering the oourt,
nnd iu tho center of it the Rajah seated on
a young elephant. No sooner did the Ra
jah boo tho Vicoroy than hS oriod:
opy ol
please
happen to
.... Ediuburg Review f If , ,
toss it to me. The Viceroy threw on*
the magazine. It was caught by tlia
elephant, who placed it between his
tusks, which had been wrought into
elegant paper cutters, eveu moluding
carved handles, and quickly out ope*
the leaves, after whioh the knowing ani
mal passed the Review back to the sur
prised Viceroy. Tho Rajah then dis
mounted, and said to the Viceroy, as he
r iinted to the elephant: “ He is yours,
return you your paper cutter, alive.”
A gird only eight years old was ar-
rested in Lowell, Mass., the other day,
for drunkenness, and an exchange says:
"To complete the disgraceful picture,
the police let her lie ten hours insensible
iu a cell without attention.” But they
did not club her.
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Merchants, ami Others Hut ing ''null Capital
fan make money handling tho New No. 8
•Silent Light Running Wheeler & Wilson flew-
ing Machine. It is the only machine having
an established reputation which is offered at
wholesale iu this territory. Fot nearly thirty
years “Wheeler A Wilson” hnsbeen a house
hold word, and the name of thVvompany is
a sure guarantee of the superiority' of the,
machine, and fair, liberal dealing. Retail
buyers are. referred to local agents antWenlers
a ho sell the No. 8. Write for prices and terms
to Wheeler «fc Wilson Mf’g C’o., Atlanta, (Jh.,
for Georgia, South Carolina, Florida ami
Southeastern Ala., Nashville, Tenn.,,for Ten
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t wholesale and i
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No dlueara o^Lan possibly ___ w .
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$£•7 give ui vigor totbvsfsl tai Infirm.
o eBpploynientacauao Irrcgularl'
Isor%urlnary organj^oe^who^ro-
lopllltiers’iu9inT-a^u*ble,without ntOX-
lootlng.
whatyour f,
aro what the dlsoase or aUwnsnt If u*e Hop B!
tern. Don’t wait untllyou^re sick but If y (
only feel bad or miserable,B 11 * 0 them At one
BU-
'e.tthaaB^Vod hundreds.
•BOO will bo paid for a caa"« they will not
— or help. Do not auffer m 0,|e * Jour friend*
Hyp p
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person or family^ -
Medic
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