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RI8T0RI A8 A DIPLOMAT.
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I How <ko Onot Actrooo Woo Oort,
okakof to Her Carte.
Bistort woo charted with the minion
of bringing round Prince Oortchtkof
to the (Mo of I to lion unity when (bo
west In 1800 to a piny at St. Peters
burg. Aa the court wa( In mourning
(he ru commanded to come and recite
"Maria Stunrda" at the Winter palace
Mme Blatorl recited her great part and
electrified the court The caar ehed
toon.
After (ho retired from the room
where the Imperial party woe to
aalon filled with courtiers, the czaro-
arltr brought up Prince Oortcbakof
and preeented him. lie bad eometblng
to aay about the emotional character
Bletorl'a recitation. Be wondered how
(he could hare been eo deeply etlrred
fay the eufferlnge of one who had per-
lebed eo many centurlea (go.
"I woe not thinking of her," cried
Bl(torb “I waa thinking of a living
and dl(crowned martyr, enppoeed to
dead, hut living. I woe thinking of my
beloved Italy. I wanted, under the
Image of Morin Stunrda, to represent
to the mlnde of their Imperial majeatlea
the caoee of Italian Independence and
nnlty. and I think they vibrated In uni
(on with my patriotic efforts. I now
want to convert you, prince, for I am
afraid yon think that Italy must not be
resuscitated, though she has risen as
from the dead and la full of life, ener
gy, hope.'
Oortcbakof answered In diplomatic
commonplaces. At length be appeared
moved by Bistort's eloquence and sold;
"I promise to refer the matter to bis
Imperial majesty. You have not plead
ed In vain."
n*l(h Waldo Emerson's (pro*.
There Is an old tradition that tells
bow Halpb Waldo Emerson, the Kaos
of Concord, once went on a wild, reck
leas spree. Weary of Marcus Aurelius,
Alcott and the serene heights of Con
cord, be resolved to make n plunge Into
the vortex of crlmo and folly In a great
city to see vice and the vicious at close
range and thus learn by experience of
the underworld.
Be want straight to the saloon of one
Brigham In Boston. In those days far-
famed among Barvnrd students as tha
aboriginal Inventor of more 'fancy
drinks" than- any one since the days
m of Father Bacchus Bewildered by the
r festive scene and the endless list of
beverages he had never heard of, ha
ashed Brigham which one of the whole
bibulous catalogue might be relied on
to Impart the largest sum total of ex
perience In the shortest possible time,
to which devout Inquiry genial Brig
ham, who at once took In the sltnatlon,
la said to bare replied, “Oh. 1 guess
glass of lemonade would be the right
thing for your—Boston Harold.
(applied the Wait.
A certain writer whllo In San Fran
Cisco visited the now houao of an old
frlgnd, a gentleman of Irish extrac
tion. Tha hostess evidently took groat
pride In the bouse, tha furnishings of
(which were new and beautiful and
gave every evidence of taste and re
finement Tho writer, who has an eye
for tho beautiful, pralso
to everything be fisR
"But” he said, “I am sorry to ace
that your bouse, beautiful at It la, lacka
one ornament which no Irish house
abould be without”
“What la thatr she asked unsuspl-
ctooslj.
“A pig,” replied the writer, with a
aatisflad chuckle.
The hostess' eyes sparkled.
"It did," sho said Indignantly, "but
you have supplied tbs want”—New
fork Times.
Baalish games Wav Towns.
Many names of towns In England
vo been appropriated for a similar
In this country. These names fro-
itly Indicate In themselves the or!-
_ of tha towns For Instance, nabies
ending In "Chester” or "center" or "can-
tar," such OS Dorchester. Worcester end
Lancaster, undoubtedly apply to sites
of old military settlements or camps,
and the termination Is derived from
rcnitrn," th^ Latin word for camp.
If tho name K a place ends In “coin,'
like Lincoln, then It, too, la of Roman
crisis, bcCuuM the Latin word for col
ony la colonta. When the syllable "by*
ends tho word, Uke Uugby, we then
know that the Danas are responsible
for tha name, for the Danish word for
town la by.
JaStclil Differentiation.
Dipper (at wayside tavern)—That was
Judge Close, who Just took a solitary
at tha bar; know him, 1 suppose.
Upper—Ob. fairly well.
Dipper-Exacting fellow, lowed him
a small bill at one time, and, being tied
up at tha time, 1 went to him for a lit-
tie Indulgence, and be wouldn't even
give me thirty days.
(lnterpos!ng>~Excu» me.
but 1 bad a little different
I didn't owe him anything,
Ive me seven years.—Boston
Pasoll^ettlM al tha Opoaaaas.
American c
• Tha American opossum Is one of tbs
Boot curipus animals living In tha
| Doited States It la tho only oos that
carries ita young in a pouch Ilka tht
ksugaroo. It la tha only animal that
1 an feign death perfectly. It Is re-
I markable for banging by Ita tall Uke a
I monkey. It baa hands resembling those
kf a human being. Ita snoot Is Uke a
Bog's, whUe lte mouth la Ubcrally fur
IM With teeth. Ita eyas an Uka a
nt'a. and It hisses Uko a snake,
Too Atfranlv*.
"Now. ben,” said the salesman. ‘It a
my fin* umbrella. Tbe handle, you
Kill observe, it especially attractive.”
"That’s ]uat what I want to avoid.
Ivory umbrella I ever owned has been
too attractive."—8*n Francisco
Jvery umbre
Allrely toot
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to the people of
mart and Adjoining Counties
that we have bought
out the
mercantile business of
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* and shall continue the
business in the same stand.
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and we beg
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old stand and give us a
liberal share of their trade.
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