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The Search-Lignt. BAINliiilIXiK, JUNK J>- 8. 19(11. Tnttl Vlrglot. Ovid tells us that flm first tr.vntf- of Vesta at Homo was constructed •<: wat tled walls ami roofed with limb 1. like th<* primitive hat* of the lull.: 1 1:. iit«. Why Ulrln Cannot Throw. A great deal of fun Is poked a. fflr* because they enunot throw a stone or h snow halt and hit the person or thing they are aiming at. The genera! Idea why (tills cannot throw as well us ercd Hreplace and was tended by the hoys is that they have nd '“■iiulr. -i the the Infant couimu- kr.a-li by practice as ihdr brothers : tl.. pjbllt !. ..r h have. Another expiatmtlou Is given by uui-x’.ii unmarried Kiris o nlty. it r( It was little other, than u eiivului coy Contrnta of Hkku. Prom the remotest apes the eg? has peon looked uiK>n ns the sytrd'ol of o atliwi. or new birth. According to the c f ritnnts, und on it glowed. Pcralaus. the world was hatched from an egg at that sci.scii of the year which corresponds to the vernal equinox. Hence the Parsecs still exchange gifts of colored eggs at the new year festi val. which they celebrate nt this date. Among the Jews the egg entered Into nil the mysterious ceremonies called apocalyptic and occtiphd a prominent 1 ■ sltloii on the household table during the paschal sonm.ii. Christianity In vested the paschal egg with a new t.lg- nllicnuce—namely, that of tlic resur rection of Christ, and It was colored .. ...... , red lu aliuslon to Ills blood shed for game to the city, livery town laid Its : use of the am * his is the icason t at sinners on the cross. j vesta, or common hearth, and the col- j girls cannot throw well. ^ curious custom In medln’vol church- ; onlea derived their fire from the moth- j os, for priests and clioil-*’■.’(•* to Join In or hearth. 8nch Htotr n« Dromi Are Hind* of. a game of ball nl Mast Jh .de, took Its ! Slioulil a vestal maiden allow the s.« j The materials of dreams nm> be cred lire to become extinguished she ; enumerated as memories of waking sen- was beaten by the grand pontiff till 1 siirlons. memories of waking thoughts her Wood flowed, and the new lire was ; nnd new s- usatlons received lu sleep, solemnly rekindled by nibbing tugoth- i whether from without or within. l>r. er of dry wood or by focusing of sun's j Orepory mentions of himself that hai- rays. The circular form and domed big on one occasion gone to tied with a r,. ( f „f ji,p ten ph- of I ,i. i, ■. ..... sur- j laittle or hot water at bis feet he rivals of the prehistoric hub- ■ the j dreamed of walking up the crater of aborigines, which were Invariably ! Meant Etna and feeling the ground He Hadn't Lost * Btirjrldr. Prompt j D , t j 0 “John.” she said, sudileuly shaking In the “History of Bet> rt „ him “there Is a burglar In the boose.” the foliowltig anecdote Is 3 "Are you sure?” he asked. good JtiPtlceof the peace | n “I'osltive,” she replied. “Don’t you hial times. On a (ibid uic||.’ tnt< hear him?” & traveler Called at lu K bouse t He got up and began to drees hastily, Ing. The Mindy hospitality of , but quietly. tlce wns about being disn nr J “What are yon going to do, John?” the traveler .... she Inquired. ”1 am going, to etienfc out the back way and get n policeman.” he an swered. ••But If yoo go right down stairs j necessity of Its being oxpi UtW j now." she said, “you’ll find him in the ting on hour lu the stocks, dining room.” "Oh. I'll find him. w!!l IV he rctort- Wetl. now you Just be- I awkward hone .Interferes with the free j ~po j i, 0VP the reputation of being Place dear (he meeting koiw,. , i ... iirm T»i(« Ivi thfA I’OrtKOn thflt 1 1...(a ottvnvfl tilt* RtOC'ks tllfUM’H TJ .. rise from the Easter eg.;, which was thrown from one to the other of the choristers l:i the nave of the church while au nntlieni was lielng sung. As a missed egg meant a smashed egg. the more durable handball was substituted. lhtl the smashing of eggs continued ns a form of outdoor sjtort. Survivals inv to l>o found among nil Teutonic and Anglo-Saxon people. A popular game lu England and (lermnny con sists lu hitting one egg against anoth er. the egg that survives nncrachrd winning for Its owner the weaker nil- medical man which lends to show gulshed tbrough.oat the year, the su- ! that girls could never learn the knack, cr.d lire which wns supposed to have , however much they tried, been brought from Troy and the con- ! When a t«oy throws a stone he tliiBiinec of which was thought to he ' crooks his elbow and reaches back linked with the fortunes of the city. With his forearm, and in the act of The name Vesta is believed ti be do- 'throwing he works every Joint from rived from the same root us tie San- i shoulder to wrist. 1 he gnl f >to\»s skrit was. which moans "to dwell, to! with her whole arm rigid, whereas the . 0 d pavensttcallj Inhabit." and shows that she was the boy’s arm is relaxed. | look me over carefully.” goddess of home, and home had the j The reason or this difference Is one | “Yes. John; what of It?” hearth ns its fo. us. A town, a state. ! of anatomy. The feminine collar bone j -;; 0 > looklike a man who has lost a Is hut a Urge family, and what the do- j Is longer and Is set lower than in the I burglar anywhere?” mestie hearth was to the hou-e- that. , ease of 0 male. The long, crooked, j "No; of course not. but' the temple of the perpi , ’ " “ an Impertinent fellow who Is always Interfering with other people’s busi ness? Do I In any way resemble the lost and found department of a dally newspaper?” “No.” “Then why should I get tangled up with other people's property?” “You're afraid. John." “Afraid nothing!” lie retorted Indig nantly. “1 atn looking nt It from an ethical point of view. This burglar un doubtedly has been lost by the police, and If 1 took charge of him they might think 1 wns trying to steal him and make n lot of trouble for me. Besides, I'm no searching party. You women don’t understand the ethics of business the traveler unluckily inter, T Which his heat considered nro Upon this he Informed m s ‘ he wns a magistrate, pointer nature of the offense and Mp ' al Remonstrance custom at that time allowed trate to convict and punish at in tills ettse he acted M accustf ness. Jury, Judge and sheriff, aiu Cold as It was our worthy r aided by his win, conducted ii w w | er to the place of punishment W touad. Corn!. vine. warm under him. He had at an early I period of bis life visited Mount Vesti ! vlna nod actually felt a strong aensn- ' turn of warmth lu his feet when wails- ■ mnosslttc nt (he A certain parvenu or great wealth ' ntm UI ,u " ls lvt ' 1 '“**»•• I don’t undeistand the has hanging In his drawing room a I ln « '«* ’ ,!,Ip of 'he crater, and he nt all."-Chicago Pont tagonlPt. until an ontlri* basket of rpp* , large nr»tl hideous dnul> lu oils which j mor<> n ‘^‘ ntl . v ttTuones at^ limy have elniugiHl owtieiKhlp. Anotb- eoine diulur In l’urls Induced him to of ^ount Ltna. cr game Is to trundle eggs down a hill , buy. lie Is very ford of taking a ''(ill- ! <>n all other occasion, hating tuottn ! off the bedcloihes In Ids sleep, lie i dreamed of spending a winter at Hud- ' son’s bay and of suffering distress from ! the Intense frost. He bad IveB read- few days before a very parr Idl er slope, those which reach the bottom uncrucked living similarly victorious over the othors. Tnte nt n Krognl ltt.it.-p. "There used to be lu a city In which 1 lived." said a Cleveland man. “a cer tain bishop who. while |s,messed of the blght'st principles and whose aims and ambitions la life were of the highest character, at the same time united with these a |>cnnrlousueaa In money mat- tent that riuiHcd Imminent hie stories Illustrative of this falling to lie tacked upon him title of these related to a certain church conference which the bishop and other dignitaries of the church at one lime attended. “At one of tlw meetings the bishop In endeavoring to open a letter neatly vi lih Ids penUnlfe'wns so unfortunate ns to allow the latter to slip anil to cut a linger severely. The Injured member bled profusely, and a hasty search for court plaster ensued There being none forthcoming, u clergyman (•landing by ilslicd out Ills curd ease ai d. extractIqg from It a fi cent stump. er by the arm. leading him before the canvas and saying: 1 “(5rent picture that. By Macaroni dl I Vermicelli, you know. I’nld £2.01)0 for •t In Paris and got n great bargain. . ---• (naming an eminent artist) "says it ! l . nr uf ,llP 'Adonies Ing F Is worth £10.000 A few days rdnee tills gentleman was lunching nt the Artists’ tilth when the cat came out of the bag. Some one Bald: “F., old Centpercent says that you have appraised that frightful night mare cf Ids ot £10,000. Is it true?” The urtist answered smilingly: ”1 will tell you how that happened, ne asked me to dinner one day and aft er we left tin* lal le tool: me to sc- the picture and told the usual hi.,:., Tl. ... turning abruptly, l.e usked; “ ‘How much Is that painting worth?’ “‘Why. Mr. On I percent, ’ ,-crd I. 1 really would Put l.ke lo place a value upon It.’ ‘“Well. I’ll put It differently.’ said he. ‘flow much would you charge for such a picture?’ “’I don’t mind saying.’ I answered. Tt'uflnff the School master. In the town records of the city of i Boston there Is a curious passage which records how a schoolmaster was examined nud what happened. The manner lu wliielf the visit of Inspection Is recorded makes erne incline to the i view that the unlucky schoolmaster | may not have had fair play, although i If he was really Inefficient he may tie Perhaps the runniest ililng .o lie told ,,J have been Judged by bln peers. during winter.—Cassell's Magazine. Fl«h ami flu* AIpb.-hH, | respecting the antiquity Of llshiug re- lares lo the holy wars which were waged in unciem Egypt over tbt- tinny denizens ot the water, the conflicts : arising from the circumstance that, as often happened, one tribe would insist . with the utmost Irreverence upon eat ing up the fishes which the inhabitants of an adjoining territory held iu divine adoration The child of today. In learning his al ,1a the record for the ibid of May’. lTflli. it is set forth that: ’’('oil Pen Townsend, .leivndnh Al len Esqr, ft llohn Edwards together v. lih the Select men. Vlssltted the weighting School bi the Southerly End of Boston on Thirsdny the iMib apll Kff.’. and Examined the Scholars un der mr Ames Angers tuition as to their proficiency in Reading witting Scy- , pi.cilug ft the masters ability of teueb- the stocks were placed. H lw 11)(i elcr was confined iu the usnnl the benevolent executor cf fii,\ S tnnlnlng with him to bcgulie a® of Its tedium by edifying! tlon. At the expiration of th*'liorir |# reeondnetod to the bowse rrul | r - hly entertained till vlie next when the traveler departed with, u hope, a deteruilntyt'.on to ror.-dj^ words more carefuliy before ■■ them utterance ih the hearing of j sclcntlous magistrate. the smallest priced stump he had. of- that I would not paint such a picture fcml |i to the bishop to use as a sub- | for £10,CC0' 1 had to be civil, you si date for the much ueeded court plas ter. "The bishop accepted it gratefully Ki.t) lu i.:.-- turn u.ok out Ids own card- case la It In- placed the f> coat stamp mid then, producing a 1 ecm specimen dl Ills own, lie pasted It over the still bleeding wound."- New York Trlbuue. 1.1*41 W'lyiltT. Wagner when a young man wrote n i. iiata which had n fair success, but In niter life lie u adi- , ry effort to sup pi ess It. (lolhg lo the publisher, he t'(id, "Have you any copies of that nils era hie thing still unsold?" "Yes.” was tin repl. "1 have quite a nuiulier of tie-in III slock." "Send thvm to me m i "tie Ol-ee. w.ltli a bill.” a d the cotnpi.: er | A (In*. - (i>.l copies vu-rc soon after- , ward dell vend at his door The bill ! v.'s a big one. bur It was paid, some v lt«t grudgingly, and Wagner thought i la had done with the thing What ; v is Ills surprise, then, al rets'lvlng two j or three munilis later on another eon I Blgtimeut. this time of fitKi i-opies. "I thougbl you had only a thousand ! c* these tilings." lie protested. “Ti.at j v m all l find Ivi slock," explained the ] dealer, "lull these have liccti fettirned i by my agents, to whom 1 wrote that >oii wished to have the sonata sup- pn-ssed ’’ Wagner witns’d. but there pi :(s nothing for ii I t( pay the blil. ' And thereafter wherever business was dull with this crafty publisher a few j hundred copies of the sonata would lie ) struck off on (topworn paper und do- [ llvered at the composer's -'...or, with u tuejriummluin to the efTt -t that they ii. -'d J.isi come back from remote places j where they hud U-cn sent for sale. j know.”—Loudon Answers. The* Pvi»nrlt Citviilry p« StMfnn. Eoth banks of the Eiv .-„(«•• \>.re in German hands; ao was Baiun, a small village nearer to Sedan than r.a'/.eiiloa, oml soon after 1 o'clock im fewer than 42il German guns were hailing shells Into the French army, which stood in close formations within a space meas uring less than two miles In breadth c.r depth. Out of tills terrible cauldron of j defeated^troops about this time rede the French cavalry lu a heroic cadi.Iv or to turn the fortunes of the day und retrieve the honor of Prance. General Mat guorlTtc. er.lli ! by some star of I'i ■ arm." was rtin the face by a ' ill t while iid:: .- .,ut lo rveonnolter the ground )-«’fu: : rg- ed. He now handed over the cavalry command to He -(.'allifet. who for the second time on that tremendous day led the Hover of French cavalry against the enemy and for the space of half an hour charged the German ranks again ami again on the hillsides north of Sedan. But the courage of the prllant horse men was all In vain. The nrme blanche was unequally marched against the | bivechloadltig rirlc held In steady bauds, and no effort of the French cavalry could withstand the slowly tightening grasp of that Cory circle.— Chambers’ Journal. phnhet. colls ihe idlers by their names i ing Instructing youth his rules ft simply because the ancient Phteuleiaus ! methods therefore And are of Opinion were pleased to make similar figures That It will lie no Service to the Town the symbols or certain sounds, ami Ii Is to Coiillnue. mr anger lu thal Employ." thought very likely that the Phoml- : Wlietyupon It was voted that thp clans have tieen driven to invent that said Mr Ames Auger should tint con- alphabet by the necessity of cone- tluue master of the “Bald South spending with peoples of various school." tongues Incidentally to the great cow- , it Is true that nothing is said of the morce which grew out of the fishery. 1 methods of spelling inculcated ill the | "wrigbllug School.” and It Is also pos- ! slide that a clerk rather than the com- The geographical divisions of the rriittee was responsible for the errors United States are the north Atlantic of the record, but there Is certainly , group, the south Atlantic group, the something absurd In the passage as It ferry I take for New York?’’ shea(M north central group, the south central stands. j "ft don’t make anv difference.!# m* _ . mn’aah’’^>e rephed.-New Yorkfta Tlie CrofeaimpS Wooing, The experience known as -y the question” is the buglivar of man, however confident of )ij s p|i E or fluent of speech. Many ways of asking young women tom them have been resorted lo by bail, men. but perhaps the most brill suggestion cuuie to a'learned (km professor, who, having remained bachelor till middle life, at Iasi |;;u[ head over ears In love with a lit flaxen haired maiden many yeert Junior. One day. after vainly entlenverlni screw Ids courage to the sticking the learmvl man came upon his dn-B en as she oat fllone, darning n sirckh with a huge-pile of the family bosk on the table The professor nltni.-. talked on general topics, wowin' how be could lead up lo the sub nearest his heart when nil at one* happy thought on me to him. Leaning forward, he put Ills lilg hat on the little fist doubled up Is f stocking aad said hesitating y: “Yon darn very beamifuliv. franleia Would you like to d.i;n my siortli only?” Fortunately the fraulein was not 4 simple ns siie appeared Siic grssf the significance of tt.e question Ium dl.'Uely uud lost no time iu nnsiverliit ”YiYouth's Cumpanlcu. A woman currying a suit ease nod several umbrellas bustled up in o ra ry looking servant of (be company ID the lYunsyivmda railroad fevryhoiisq at Jersey City the ctlu r day Does it make any difference wliici Jilm Allrn’i Petr. When the house voted to prohibit llq \aV relling i:i army enptv.es, .lohu Al- l.,:i of Mississippi wi.a i t recorded S. me go'-Hi women of Mlss sslppl noted the fact that he did t:.<r vote and .culled on hjm for un t-xphiaatlon. I,; owing that Mr. Allen bail been at Canf(ln*t Pottoiv Hltr.. At a small country church In Eng- | land a newly mvrlod couple were just receiving some nd- Ice Hem the elderly vicar as to bow t' ey were to conduct themselvea and so always live hap* Pil.v- “You must uever both get cross at once; It Is the husband’s duty to pro tect Ids wife whenever at: occasion arises, and a wife must l ive, honor and obey her husband and follow him wherever he gees ” “But, sir’’— |deeded the young bride. . “I haven’t yet finished,” remarked ire time quite active in toe Oongrcs- gWy-uinr s’.oaal Temperance society Mr. Allen 1 j u .,yj Pa k piled that tie was paired on the can | “(s'i,- must”— t.-iai question “You set. ladles." In at the Inter said, "the si vsiicn wns l! Is: My wife thinks very much as you do about this hg’.sinbau hi regard to tin rnnteen 1 hrvo sc:n. doubts as to whi ther eon (. ices * ill welly j remote temper ■.i, <• f.i iiiiip si..; Dvrs i:i tu's way So I pule <d my Judguient with my wife’s con- ■ ■ • 1 ■' "it n vote “-St ’’Bov, please, sir (Ic (leRpcratloul, can’t you niter that last part? My hus- baud Is going to be a postman." Umfi! i ti e ( : l.lttie w.i’d Pupa, i brary ? Mr. Reeder A llhru-y. l"“-" tl“l!«l -1 •— 1. ,'-v t Is n n.y sen. Is a is always the same. One package is just like another. It is uniform in every respect. IT NEVER If you Lkc one package you will like all OOF!FBX1 UOIVS COFFEE 13 not glazed or coated with egg mixtures and chemical- an absolutely pure coffee, fall of strength and flavor. but is -f L!')« COFFTS v , a fully illustrated and descriptive list. No hotiselteeper. ' n " ci. . "V,- . r jy-rl wm f.-.:. to find in the list some article which will contribute to th ^a- they may have by simply cutting out a certain nun ' -*- nu. sealed : re ...,es i*ivh;c' their huppmess, bar of Li-- K . ids from -"ly fomr in which this exaeiiont coffee is eoid). tVOOUSC,N 3PICH CO.. TOLEDO, OHIO. A.- V. ■■ '.-Ml..—*--(■.,M~ -