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Newspaper Page TextIta French statistics of suicide just published for the year 1867, show four suinidos committed by men to one by women. __ Spain proposes to conueofhersolf with Cuba by ocean cable, thus adding an. other to the many means of quick com munication, between distant countries. Miss Bailie Ball, who has attracted attention as being tho first lady from Alaska to receive an appointment in t he Federal service, is not an Esquimau, but a Virginian, the daughter of a Con federate idliccr- ‘ ‘Many To m pGofile^"" say s the Iowa Stale lieg liter, “huve sent fifty cents to au Eastern sharper for a *suro insect ex terminator,’ and havo received in reply a slip of papor reading, ‘Get your in sects to smoko cigarettes.”’ Amy Levy, the young English Jewess ami gifted outhor and poet, whoso nov el, “Heuben Sacks,” was thought to be tho important one of the year in London, is doud, at tho early age of twenty-three. At her own request her remains were cremated. The Japanese estimates for the cur rent fina cial year show a total revenue cf -176 CoO 000, and an expenditure of $■7(5. 59(5,000. The Inn l taxis estima ted to yield $12,24S '900, the income tax $.1,083,500, tho tax on rice beer Shewing $14,187,400. Dr. Ogle, an eminent statistician, says that tho movement from the coun try to the towns is all right. It is only the surplus population. Enough peo ple to profitab y tilt the laud will al ways remain in the country. But, in quires the Chicago 'limes, liow about the surplus population of tho towns? (i Emperor William thinks the strength of tho German army preserves the peace of Europe. This may be, remarks the Ban Francisco Chronicle, but the bur den of taxation on tho German peoplo is growing heavier every year, and is sending more and more of them to America and to the German colonial possessions. An attempt to train swallows in casrying messages, to supersede pigeons, promises to be rewarded with com plete success. A swallow, not long ago, made the record of 155 mile3 in one hour and thirty minutes. Should such a messenger service prove feasi ble, it would in all probability be adopted in the French nrmy. How fate likes to send its misfor tunes iu couples is evidenced in the case of M. Curviland, the unforiunato owaer of the cartridge factory which blew up at Antwerp, Belgium, killing so many people. No sooner had he been takeu into custody, charged with carelessness, than thcro was an explo sion in tho bullet foundry at Paris be longing to him. injuring several worn* men severely. The Australian peoplo are construct ing a fence of wire-netting 8000 miles long to divide New South Wales and CJieenslaud, ia order to keep the rabbits out of tho latter country. Australia ia paying not less than $125,000 per year to keep tho pests down in what are known as crown lands. The offer is still kept up of one hundred thousand dollars to any man who will produce something that will exterminate the pests. There is nu amicable rivalry between i English and American engineers. Tho j skill which they exhibit is the same, j hut ita application differs in the two countries. Whero American engineers have been compelled to build for tho day or (be morrow, English engineers have been aids to build for the next generation and tho century. But the cxiemporo skill of tho American Engi neer has, in turn, modified the massive conception of his English brethren, and English structures, such as tho Forth bridge, aro' largely influenced by Amer ican ideas an 1 experience. Tho canti lever principle is borrowed from tho United States, and is the product of American coal Lions of work and of American fertility of invention and audacity of combustion. Thus the genius and skill of each country sup plements that of tho other. Tho Eng lish borrow from America and tho Americans borrow from tho English, and both are bettor for the cxohungj in the opinion of tho New Telegram. Two German Athletes have aftrtr*! m New York city whoso feats of stroagfbj *t is said, will be a rovelation to ihi strong men of this country. Ons can lift 545 pounds with his middle finger and can pass a weight of 200 pounds slowly over his head with one hand. The othor is credited with beiug able to force a six-inch anil with his bare hand through a two-inch plunk. News comes from the C.ty of Mexico that the American tramp has invadod tho land of Montezuma and President Diaz, and that tho latter lias ordered these peripatotic citizens of tho greater Republic to bo caught wherever found and put to work cleaning streets. The St. Louis jStar-Sayings thinks “we may soon look for their exodus from Mexico to their erstwhile fields of idleness in America. ’' According to tho Calcutta corretpon- dent of the London Tunes, a herd of 100 wild elephants has boen captured iu Mysore, India. The same correspondent states that thoro were 6000 deaths from snake-bites in the Northwest province Inst year. In Madras 10,09(5 cattle were killed by wild animals, and the loss of human life by snakes and wild animals was 1642. The development of the Russian mer chant navy in tho Black Sea is being pushed forward with much energy, and the navy will shortly bo increased by the addition of a largo steamer of 4,000 tons from Sweden, for the petroleum traffic to India, and of two steamuri built in E igland at a cost of $300,000 each, A duty of $50, 000 will have to bo paid for each o: theso steamers. Recently pubiisued staistici show that the three countries in Europe iu which tho population increased at the most rapid rate aro Sweden, Denmark and Germany. In the two first-named the birth rate exceeds the deaths by 1L per cent, annually, and in Germany the increase is over 10 per cent. In Eng land, Russia and Holland the increase is over 9 per cent. In Norway and Bel gium 8 per cent., in Austria and Italy 7 percent., and Switzerland 6 pur cent. In France alone the population remains almost stationary, tho increase being on^ly just over 2 per cent. For some time past ‘there has been considerable dissatisfaction felt and ex- prcssel by the other nations of this hemisphere at the tacit accordance by tho whole world of the tit.e ‘‘Ameri ca” to tho Unite 1 States. A citizen of Mexico when in Europe is not spoken of or regarded as an American; he is always a Mexican. A Canadian is not an American, or a Brazilian anything else than a Brazilian; in fact, residents of tho United States are the only recognized Americans. Under tho cir cumstances would it not bo a good idea, suggests an exchange, lor the coming congress to devote some attention to tho subject? “Perhnpi tho assembled na tions might agreo to call the western himphisphere Columbia, and leave to tho Uuited States tho name America. We have already practically usurped it; why not give m a full right to use it? and perhaps one of these days we may be able to rid ourselves of tho cumber some title of tho United States of America and subslituio for it tho shorter and more striking name of America.' ’ While soveral nations are now block ading a long stretch of African coasts to kcop s.aves from getting out and firearms from getting iii it is a little re markable, tho New York Sun considers, that in some regions improved weapons are pouring into inner Africa at the rate, apparently with the connivance of the very nations engaged in the blockade. When the King of Mattaboleland re cently consonted to let white men dig for gold in Ma-hona laud, which is now talked of as the coming Eldorado, ho stipulated that 1000 breech- load mw rifles and 100,000 cartridges must bo rent him. They have juit passed through British territory to the country of the bloodthirsty Matabele. With their own rude weapons they have been tho scourgo of South Africa, and it now looks as though the British were arming them, tho inoro effectually to wipe out all tho surrounding tribes. In spite of tho blockado the trade in guns and powder scorns to go on with out let or hindrance along the Zambei, and in tho Nyassa region where Portu gal, to serve her own purposes, is send ing tho goods far and wide into the Country. Over Their Graves. Over their graves rang once the bugle’s eaQ, The searching shrapnel, and the crashing ball; The shriek, tho shock of battle, and the neigh Of horse; tho cries of anguish and dismay; And the loud cannon’s thunders that appall Now through the years the brown pino- needles fall, The vines run riot by the old stone wall, By hedge, by meadow streamlet, far away, Over their graves! We love our dead where’er so held iu thrall,— Than they no Greek more bravely died, nor Gaul,— A love that's deathless I but they look today With no reproaches on us when we say, •‘Cornel let us clasp your hands, we're brothers all,” Over their graves! THE WEDDING JEWELS. “Two of ’em going to bo married at oncet” said Aunt Amaranth. “Well, thatfs good luc.c for Emily Jane. Six girls aro a dread.ul dispensation of Providence.” “I don’t think mamma thinks so, Aunt Amarautk,” said Lucy Pond, coloring. “She don’t say so, of course, out of consideration for tlic feelings of you girls,” said Aunt Amnratitb, sourly; “but there’s no sort of doubt but that she thinks so, poordearl I don’t know wiiy you couldn’t, some of you, have had tho sense to be bor.i boys!” ‘•You talk as if we did it on pur pose,” said Lucy, half laughing. “Well, how do I know but what vou d.d?” retortel ‘Aunt Amaranth, “ThereI you needn't bang the dishes about in that way. You’ve cracked more teacups, Lucy Pond, and chipped the edges of more saucers, in the six weeks that you havo been hero, than I did since I've kept houiol” Lucy's lip qnverol; the roses deepened on her cheeks. “I try to be careful,” said she. “No, you don’t!” said Aunt Ama- ranih, tartly, “You don’t try to do any thing. except to curl yohir liair and fix over your gowns and read poetry boons, when you ought to be sewing for me. How do y.iu expect to pay for your board and lod^g.ug, else?” “Your black drest is finished, Aunt Amaranth, and I did up all your mus lin caps yesterday, and evory pair of silk stockings is darned so you c'aa’t see tho join 1” eagerly speaks up Lucy. Aunt Amaranth elovated her hands. “There you go again!” suid she. “It’s your chief failing, Lucy Pond, to want to argue every question that comes up. I do wish. I could breax you of that I” Lucy made no answer, but her com pressed rose bud of a month, tho two round red spots on her cheoks, and the mechanical drumm ng of her fingers on the table near by, evinced tho unquiet ness of her sp rit. How she would havo liked to fling all Aunt Amaranth’s ostentatious patronage back in her face, and return to tne little city house where tho five other sisters were all happy together! But tuat was quito out of tho question. Mrs. Pondr was poor; it cost a great deal to live. Lucy, after all, was only one of six, and it had been considered a fine thing for tho little maiden when Aunt Amaranth Jay had given her a grudging invitation to come and visit her. And hero wero Clara and Bessie to bo married to young Dr. (Clifford and Harry M.Vicker—yes, Aunt Amaranth was right, it did soem as if tho sun of good luck were rising on tho Pond horizon once more. “1 suppose,” said Aunt Amaranth, still following up the thread of her re flections as she knitted steadily away at her black silk mitten, “they’d expect some sort of a wedding present, from me." “I don’t think they’ll expect any thing of the sort, Aunt Amaranth.” “Girls always do. Well, lot me see. I’m not rich, but there’s that solid sil ver salver of mine. 1 could have the initials rubbed out and replaced wiih ‘C. P.' for Clara Pond, and l'vo kept that set of family jewels all these years—” “Oh, Aunt Amaranth, don’t.” “Brooch and ear-rings 1” authorita tively enunciated tho old lady. “G.rls always l.ko trinkets. Bessie is tho eld est. Be.-sio shall have tho pin and ear drops. They ought to go in the fami- ly.*’ But when this news reached tho Pond tribe great was the consternation it pro duced. “Aunt Amaranth’s opals, Indeed! said Bessie, a tall, alim, young brunette. “I wouldn’t have’em if you were to give mo a thousand dollars. Of all gems, opals ore the unluckiestt” “My dear, that’s all nonsonso!” said Mrs. Pond, a gentle, dove-eyed little widow, with golden hair streaked with silver. “I’ve boen wishing wo could afford you a pretty set of topaz, or some thing, and—” “But I wouldn’t wear opals,” said Bessie. “Well, then, suppose you take the salver, and Clara—” “No, thanks!'’ said Clara, with a toss of tho yellow head that was ‘like her mother’s. “I don’t want any sec ond-hand ill-luck, either.” “But what will your auut think?” ‘ “What she pleases,” said Clara. “She is so kind to dear Lucy.” “1 am sure that’s no merit on her part,”-said Bessie. “No one could help being kind to Lucy.” ‘ ‘What am I to say to her?” sighed Mrs. Pond. “Tho truth, mamma, of course." Undoubtedly this was good advice, yet the truth is by no moans always pal atable. Aunt Amaranth was very angry. “Tuc jewels were good enough for the Jay family,” said she. “1 don’t know why tho Ponds shou d turn up their noses at ’em. However, let ’em do as they please. Its their businoss, not mine, if Bessie chooses to do with out her we lding present. What is it, Lucy? the minister again? It seoms to niche calls pretty often, don’t he?” “Y-yes, perhaps ho does,” admitted Lucy, with downcast eyelashes. “Can’t yon sec what hi want*?’’ “He asked for you, Aunt Amaranth.’’ “Well, I-iupposo I must go in and scohun,’' said the old lady, adjusting her cap ribbotu. ‘He’s a very good young man. That la-t Sunday’s ser mon of his was ready very good for a beginner.” She went in complacently, but when she came out, sho looked reproachfully at Lucy. ‘ Lucy, ” said she, “is this true?” Lucy hung down her iioad. “Why didn’t you tell me before?" “I—I thought you must surely see it for yourself," muriuurc l Lucy. “Well, i suppise £ hive been blinder than any bat!” sighe l the old lady. “It never once occurred to me tint you would make auy sort of minister’s wiie." “I mean to try my best, Aunt Ama ranth.” “And he wants you to bo married right away. Well, you’ve been a good girl, Lucy,” reluctantly conceded tho old lady, “and wo’l. go shopping this afternoon and get you a gown or two, and a bonnet and a shawl. I suppose you’ll want to go home an 1 bo married where Clara and Bessie aro?” “If you don t ooject, aunt." “Much good myoujecting would do,” said the shrewd old laly. “Well, well, young folks will be young fo.ks, aud I must look out for a wedding pres ent for you now.” Lucy Lifted her soft brown eyes to Aunt Amaranth’s face. Sho hal pit.o 1 the old lady s discomfiture when the opals had been so ruthlessly rejected by the other two bridc3. “Aunt Amarunth,” said she, “you need not look out for anything new for me. You have spent a deal of money on me already, and you aro propp ing to spend more. And if you don’t mind, why shouldn’t 1 wear the jewels —the oid tamily jewels—that you were going to give to Bessie?” “Would you like them?” sharply de manded Aunt Amaranth. “Yes.” Yov have no silly prejudice against opals?" “No, Aunt Amaranth.” “Do you like them?” “I am sure that 1 shall like anything that you give mo, Aunt Amaranth," said she, “whutever it is." “Humph,” said the o.d lady. “You aro a good girl.” Groat was the cooing and chattering when the three brides-elect were togeth er in the little red-urick city house, each working on her own trousseau— for the Ponds were poor an i dressmak ers’ bills were not .to be thought of. But Lucy had shared tho nest of alt, through Aunt Amaranth’s unlooked-for generosity. “She has been so good I” said Lucy, with sparkling eyes. “Oh, I’m so sorry that I ever was cross or unjiist to her I" “For all that,” said Clara, “it wouMk take more than Aunt Amaranth’* attk gowns and psetty embroideries to in*- duco me to wear those hideous opals, of hers." “I would wear anything to please Aunt Amaranth,” said loyal Lucy. “Supposd you show them, to no,” said Clara. “Oh, I have not come into posses sion of them yet,” said Lucy. “Aunt Amaranth is to bring them whoa she comes to the wedding.” “You won’t wear them tube mar ried in?” “If Aunt Amaranth wishes it, I will.” And to this resolution Luey bravely adhered, in spite of logic, persuasion or ridicule. It was the night bo fore the triple- wedding.'' Aunt Amaranth, fresh from her journey, was drinking tea and eat ing cold chicken at a corner of tho table, and asking innumerable queitions. “Only three girls left, eh, Em ly Jane?” said the old lady. “Well, if iliey’re all as good as Lucy here, I almost wish they were mine. B.-the- way,here’s Lucy's brooch and earrings.” Mrs. Pond glanced timidly at the lilac-velvet case. In her secret heart she, too, feared the reputed ill-luck of opals; yet Aunt Amaranth was by far too important a jicrson to offend. “Do you want to put ’em on?” said the old lady, abruptly, to her favorite neice. “Yes, Aunt Amaranth,” sail Lucy smiling. “He’s coming tonight, I supposol’’ “Oh, <f course!” “I should liko him to seo you wear ing them,” sail Miss Jay, complacently. •‘Then I will put them on," said Lucy, taking up tile case. “Let me do it, my dear,” said Aunt Amaranth. Two drops of fiery dew, across of glittering white stones, flashed at Lucy’s throat and iu her little, shcil-like ears. “Oh, Auut Amaranth!” sho cried out. “Diamonds!” screamed Clara. “ But I thought,” stammered Bessie, “that they wero opals!” “So they were once upon a time,’’ said the old lady. “But I got tired of ’em. 1 never did vfancy colorod stones. So last year I changed ’em off, by adding a 'little to the sum total, and got the diamonds instead. D amonds are the thing for a bride—eh, Lucy?” “But, Aunt Amaranth,” pleaded Lucy, “they are a deal too good for me.” “Not a bit,” said tho old ladi; stout- y. “They’re not a particle brighter than those eyes of yours.” And of all tho three brides, gentle little Lucy shone most radiantly, with tho family jewels, on her marriage day. "If we had only knownl” said Clara.. “Oh, if I" cried Bessie. , “If is a b g word for a little one!” sail Aunt Amaranth. ‘‘You took your own choice, girls.”—Ueen Forest Graves. Night Sights in Now Vork Street Cars. Late at night one sees many curious scenes in the street cars, says a New York correspondent of the Chicago llerald. Comitfg from the theatre the other night I witnessed one that im pressed me quite a bit. Tho car was full of people returning from various theatres. There was a pretty girl snug gling up under the wing of her es cort; the prosaic married couple who htared straight before them; an old German decidedly the worse for beer; a girl with a tawdry, yellow wig and a cheap cotton jersey, and rhiue-^ stones in her ears. There entered tho dirtiest, weariest, saddest, oldmt-faced little wretch of a newsboy, who of- ered his papers. No one heeded the begrimed, entroating paw. He was about to plunge off tho car Vhon a well-dressed man who looked if he might have beeu dining out, called the child, and much to his amazol awe^i bought his entiro stock. Tho little fel low, who looked as Motet may when the manna dropped fromhonvou, sprang from the car and was lost in the darkness. Tho swell amused himself by tearing the paper into bits and cast ing them out into the night. A Great Sensation. “Hello, Punjab,” said one reporter to another, “looking for a sensation?" “No. I discovered one last night.” P “IIow?” “By stopping on a tack whilo I was wnlking with tho baby.”—Merchant Traveler.