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Iternical There are fifteen Bessemer steel ■works in this country, the annual pro- fl act of which is 2,000,000 tons. Bread made with sea-water has been recommended as like^ to be of use in the treatment of serorola. A leather belt has iust been made in Hartford, Conn., which is an inch thick, 38 inches wide and 125 feet long, and weighs 1834 pounds. Ba^on that used to sell in the South from five to eight cents per pound is is now w T orth from fourteen to seven teen cents per pound. It does not pay to raise cotton to buy pork with. The southern farmers are beginning to find this out. The northernmost place in the world where rye and oats mature is at Iven- gis, in the Swedish province of Norr- botten, forty-n ine n i es to the north of the Polar Circle, whereas the north ernmost spot where corn is grown is at Muoniovara, ninety-eight miles to the north of the circle. Mr. J. Parmeles, of Perry, Ohio, on the south shore of Lake Erie, grows twenty-three acres of onions this year, from which he expects a yield of from 12,000 to 15,000 bushels. The land was formerly a muck swamp and entirely worthless for agricultural purposes. A federal court at Little Rock, Ar kansas, has surprised the lawyers throughout the country by awarding |4,900 damages to a passenger who was put cfl the train because the term of his excursion ticket had expired. The Court held that a ticket was good until used, and cannot he limited to a certain day on its face. The judge and the L Reporter. At the Liverpool "Assizes "recently Mr. Justice North,sitting in the Crown Court, ordered a reporter of the Man chester JPresa out of Court. The gen tleman in question, innocent of all evil intention, was reading an even ing newspaper in an interval of his work when his Lordship, addressing him, said if he wished to read a news paper he must go out of Court. The reporter, startled at the sudden inter- . ruption to his studies, hastily pro ceeded to put away the offensive print, when the Judge added : “Go out of Court.” “I was only putting it down, My Lord,” explained the reporter. The Judge made no sign of modifica tion of his order and the reporter at once left the Court. A n evening pa per repotting the above incident stated thatH s Lordship’s command caused surprise to all in Court, and adds that, by an order more general than per sonal, His Lordship might have cleared the Court and unsettled its business, f >r at the moment in ques tion Mr. Shuttleworth, Clerk of Ar- ' raigns, was one of the persons who were reading an evening journal. Health Item. About a year ago the smallpox pre vailed to some extent in Austin, and there were great apprehensions at the time of the dreadful disease becoming epidemic. It was during this excite rnent that a sad-eyed colored man en tered a pawnbroker arena on Austin avenue with a blanket under his arm, which he offered as collateral security for a temporary loan of a dollar. The contracting parties disagreed on finan cial issues, the pawnbroker asserting, with considerable positivenes3, that he was inviting financial ruin to take possession of him if he advanced more than a slick quarter cn the blanktt, while the negro stated if the times were not so panicay $5 would be no inducement for him to part with the blanket. “Why, you are out of your mind,” said the pawnbroker, running his arm through a hole in the blanket “it was not worth $3 when it was new.” “I know dat, boss, but I hates to part wid dat blanket on account oh de tender recolecshuus connected wid it.” “Eh?” exclaimed the alarmeti pawnbroker. A pearly drop ran down tlierdusty nose, and as he tried to swal low a big lump the colored man said : “Dat blanket belonged to my wife’s mudder, who died yesterday wid de smallpoxes, but yer can kab it for a quarter.” People wondered why the colored mau with a blanket came out of the shop in haste, as if fired out of a cannon, but he knew why. He wanted to get a good start, so as to beat a load of buckshot, with which the pawnbroker was preparing to vaccin ate him. It is enough to make a Gorgon smile to hear the youth wltu nineteen hairs on hi^ upper ljp tell of the benefleia adv«ntage of weariug a moastaelie, widen strums the air of dust and im purities before it enters the lungs. The Guatemalan Boundary Settled. The boundary dispute between t ie two Republics of Mexico and Guatemala has been finally set tled by the signing of a treaty con firming M u xi ;an rights, in conformity to ti e terms of the report of ,the j >int boundary commission which was cre ated five years ago. The territory in dispute was the province of Soconusco, in the State of Chiapas, and there seems to have been no real ground for the claims cf Guatemala, which were so adroitly put forward last year by Senor Montufar and Minister Logan for no other apparent purpose than to' induce the United Slates to siezs the disputed territory as a foothold for schemes of general annexation in the future. There has never been any q lestiou as to the incorporation of C liapas with the Mexican republic. When the Is'.li- mian States declared their independ ence of Spain in 1821 Chiapas joined the movement of General Iturbide and formally declared her separation from Guatemala. In 1822 Guatemala united w’ith Mexico, but the union was dissolved the next year, and in May, 1824, Chiapas, by a vote of her junta, again declared her adherence to Mexico, and the decision was con firmed by a vote of the people in Sep tember, Soconusco in,both instances approving by the votes of her repre sentatives and her people. Guatemala twice attempted to occupy ihe c veted territory by force, claiming Soconusco as a S ate independent of Chiapes, and in 1842 unsuccessfully appealed to Eugland to interfere in her interest. Soconusco is of no particular import ance, having a population of only fl '• teen thousand, but Guatemala per sisted in her claims until 1877, when a commission of engineers from the two rival governments was created by treaty to fix the boundary. When It became apparent that the rights of Mexico would be sustained, Senor Montufat, at that time Minister of Foreign Affairs and af yrward G afe- malan Minister at Washington, threatened war with Mexico and at tempted, through Dr. Logan, to in duce Secretary Blaine to commit the United States to a policy of interfer ence, just as the attempt had been made, forty years before, to induce England to interfere. it was even suggested that Guate mala would cede her interest in the disputed territory to the United States, provided our government would con sent to occupy it. Secretary Blaine at first favored friendly intervention, but the suggestion of occupation lv> our government and the certainty that such a move would provoke war with Mexico disclosed the reckless nature of the Guatemalan intrigue and the negotiations w r ere dropped. Within five months of the failure of Senor Montufar’s scheme in Washington the j lint commission agreed upon the boundary report which has now b;en ratified by treaty. The report su- tains the title of Mexico to the disputed territory, and as there has never been one valid argument urged against the j istice of Mexico’s claim duriDg the sixty years in which the dispute has beeu pending it is fort mate that the United States Government avoided on intervention which would have been totally unwarranted. King George and Queen Olga. G’orge I., “King of the Hellenes,’'" —who, with his Q leen, is now stay ing at Wiesbaden, whence he has paid more than one visit to his brotuer-in-law, the Prince of Wales, at Homburg—is the third child of their Majesties the King and Q leen ot Denmark. He is about five feet ten and a half inches in height, straight and "well built; with ijght complexion, light hair and eye#, regu-. lar features, and an upper lip fringed by a long, slender, blonde mustache, i’he general expression of Ills counte nance is that of easy, good-natured indolence, and the face is a fair indi cation of his characteristics. He reads little; walks a good deal; rides fre quently, and rides well; and in driv ing out is nearly always accompanied by the Q leen. In spring and autumn, when the royal family are in Athens, the Sunday afternoons are always de voted to an excursion to Phalerum, a bathing-place near the Pirteaa, and separated from it only by a headland which juts out into the hay. When die Sundays are tine, the Q, leen and their five children always accompany his M-j ssty in an excursion on the royal steam yacht, a long, sharp and liaudsome vessel of high speed and elaborate fittings. i The lv’iig of Greece speaks English, French, German, Greek and Danish. Their M«j ?stiesin coaver-ing together use the German language ; iu speak ing with their children they employ English, and they speak Greek to the general household in the various royal residences. Like all O.dental people, the Greeks are fickle in their likes'and dislikes; a trifle is sufficient to arouse a popular demonstration of effusive loy alty, while another trifle may cau ie an icy coldne.33 to supervene. When King George returned to Athens from his tour around Europe two years ago, his popularity was unbounded ; the populace fondly believed his Maj sty had brought back Thessaly aud Epirns in the royal waistcoast-pocket, and they were ready to acclaim him as the regeuerator and restorer of The Hellen ic 1 ingdom. Ar time roiled on, how ever, and it became apparent that their expectations regarding the re sults of the royal pilgrimage to the courts of E irope had been vastly ex aggerated, a reverse current set in, aud the unreasoning population became disposed to lay all the blame of the delays and disappointments in the frontier questions upon the shoulders of his Majesty. Tier Majesty Queen O.ga, is, in al most every respect the opposite of her husband. She is above the middle height, with a full, rounded figurei dark hair and eyes, with a kindly though very serious expression in her intelligent countenance, which, al though not beautiful, entitles her Majesty to be classed amcDg the “good- looking” ladies of Europe. Q leen Olga is very easy and self-pcssessed in her Rearing when in public, although her manner clearly shows a desire to please all who come near her; in pri vate she is most charming in her kiudiy interest in everything brought to her notice; she is an early riser, very devoted to her religious and family duties, and ex ?eediugly chari table in her general disposition. Her Majesty is so devotedly conscientious in her religious observances that she almost merits the title of devotee, and is so attached to her native Orthodox Caurch as to be in danger of becoming a bigot, were it n it for .her natural kinduess of disposition, which pre vents her ever falling into the s'ate of uncbaritableness preceding the con dition of “bigotry.” Her intimate companions have often found her in tears, and, upon respectfully de- manding the cause, have received the reply “that she felt overwhelmed with the fear .that she was not doing her full duty iu every respect, and faith fully discharging all her heavy re sponsibilities as a Christian Q teen.” Her Hellenic Mijesty is very fond of reading, and English literature is her especial favorite. She is very well in formed in the historical and poetical productions of Anglo-Saxon pens. Q ieen Olga speaks aud reads the Eng lish, French, German, Greek and Russian languages, the former with special fl lency; and she paints very welt in oils. The entourage of her Majesty is Greek iu nationality, with the ex ;eption of her secretary, who is a Russian, She lias distinguished herself for acts of charity, and, among other good deeds, has established a t flourishing school for tfte training of nurses. Their Hellenic Mijesties have five children—C mstantine, George, Alexmdra, Nicholas aud Marie. The Crown Prince is a very quiet, tho lght- ful, studious child ; and, in fact, is so devoted to his books that he has to lie watched and made to take the needful rest aud exercise necessary to pre serve his health iu proper condition, His p .rents frequently remonstrate with him fir being so completely ab sorbed in his studies ; and he is very often detected with books secreted in his jacket, which he proposes to pe ruse while out In the palace grounds ostensibly at play. Vacation Summed Up. During the past six weeks of sun ’ burn I have blistered aud peeled four times, and come on deck this m >rn- iug in my fifth set of new skin. Dur ing that time I have covered the At lantic coast pretty thoroughly, and have made frequent incursions to the interior for a change of fare. I have caught everything, from Spanish mackerel to malarial fever; killed everything, from time to willet; eaten everything, from corn cake to truffles; seen everything, from a prelty girl iu the Burf to an ugly one, which covers the whole visual range; heard every thing, from the song of a mosquito to the roar of an ocean storm ; closed ftiy vacation wi h ten days of and, exhausted and dropsy, have%JBme to seek rest iu my work. After ail there’H no place like home aud no play like work if your work is to your mind. The Bursting ot the Mo isoon. The expression, “Tue monsoon has burst,” lias a meaning in it which only those w'ho have lived in India can fully understand. On the regular “ bursting ” of the monsoon, the very existence of the people of India may be said to depend. But for the mon soon, the whole country would perish under its glaring sun ; and, during the early days of Jane, Anglo Indians look anxiously for the brief announce ment of ifs coming. The southwest monsoon sets in generally towards the end of April, the steady wind sweep ing up from the Indian ocean, and carrying yvitli it dense volumes of va por, which slowly collect in dark masses of clouds a* they approach Ihe continent. From Adam’s peak, in the Isle of Spices, right along the eastern and western Ghauts aud the Nilgiris, every hill top is gradually shroud al in mist, instead of standing out clear an 1 sharp against the sky. Darker and den ser become the cloud masses ; thehori zon assumes a heavy, leaden appear ance, sometimes kindling into a lurid glare, answering to the st use of oppres sion, both mental an 1 pbysi ;al, which accompanies it. The atmosphere be comes “ close ” and oppressive alike to man and beast; but the heat is borne with patience, for relief is at hand. Flashes of lightning play from c'oud to cloud, aud a heavy thunder rever berates through the heavens. The wind suddenly springs up in a tempest, and along the shore the white waves are tossed in foam against the rocks or over the burning sand. Then a few great heavy drops of rain fill, like balls of lead from the apparently leaden sky ; the forked lightning is changed to sheets of light, and suddenly the flood gates of heaven are opened, and not rain, but sheets of water are poured forth, refreshing the parched earth, carring fertility over the surface of the country, filling the wells and natural reservoirs with a fresh store, and re plenishing the dwindling rivers aud strea ms. The whole earth seems sud denly recalled to life. Vegetation may almost be seen to grow, and from the baked mud of the river banks emerge countless fishes, which for weeks or months bef >re hive iain there in tor por. The phenomena of the bursting of the monsoon are repeated from hill top to hill-top, till the whole country, from Cape Comorin to Bombay and the great plains beyond, is similarly visited. Then follows a period of comparative repose, during which the welcome rains continue to fall, with but short interval-, for three or four months, invigorating aud refreshing ali things. The Dispensary. Making a Nose.—Although the making of a new nose for a person de prived of his natural organ of smelling has beeu repea’edly undertaken with success, it is a nice and diflu ;ult opera tion ; and an attempt just made in Vienna by Prof. Billroth, one of the most distinguished surgeons of Aus- tiia, to supply a soldier, who had been frightfully mutilated in Bornia, with an artificial nose, has attracted much attention. The material for the new organ was taken from the skin of the forehead. The operation is reported to have been entirely successful, and with a supplementary shaping process is expected to result in a nose that cannot be distinguished from a natural one. Long Hours in School and Studies at Home —Another eminent physician of Germany, Professor Nuss- baum, has just added his voice to the now frequent protests of his colleagues against the “superstition,” as he calls it. “that long sitting on school benches i3 any pledge for much learn ing.” Dr. Nussbaum is the editor of the popular domestic baud book of meiliciue, Die kleine JJausajoothcke, aud in the lastedition he emphatically warns parents and teachers against the misconception that the amount of learning acquired by a child is to he measured by the number .of hours daily spent iu the process. “Long hours iu school,” he says, “and even ing lessons Ht home to prepare for the next day’s schooling, are an over straining of the physical and mental powers of the greater number of chil dren.” He is especially strong in his condemnation of the system of home lessons. “It is an error to suppose,” he adds, “that an ordinary child really acquires much more knowledge in eight hours than in four hours.” When the powers are fresh, active, and unstrained, the process- of lriarm iug goes on successfully, hut when they are worn, limp, ana overtaxed, next to nothing can be s vtisfaoiqrity acqu red aud assimilat d by the/ I 1 -arm r Nicotine Poisoning.—There Is a warning iu the following statement made in the New York Time*: “As the profersor of microscopy in one of our medical colleges dropped into an opti cian’s store a gentleman of evidently large wealth and fiuished in telleotual culture was just leaving the office with a cigar between his lips. He was a wealthy. amateur, and had se lected a valuable microscope, using a drop of blood from his own finger as a test object. The instrument was still adjusted, and the slide still beneath the lens. The professor glanced at it; then moved the slide to and fro, so as to study one field after another; theh counted a few fields, and made a rapid computation. The optician- looked on in astonishment. “Teat gentleman is one of cur best custo mers,’ he said: ‘buys more heavily than a half doz m professors.’ ‘And this is a drop of his blood? inquire! the man of science, musingly. The purveyor of lenses assented. ‘Very well,’ replied the professor, ‘tell your best customer, if you can without im pertinence, that unless he stops smok ing at cnce he has not many months to live.’ But he did not stop. A few weeks later he went to Europe, think ing a sea voyage might recruit his wasted energies. In a few weeks more his death was announced by telegram from Paris, where the doctors styled his disease a general breaking up.” Time. Human ingenuity cannot make time. It can only invent methods of measur ing tb'e hours and minutes as they pass. When the earth was young, shadows cast by sun-beams noted the passing hours. From these sprang the sun-dial, which answered while the sun shone, bat failed when the sky was cloudy. Then the water-clocks, or clepsydne, as they are technically known, came into use. By these, Athenian orators were wont to time their speeches 2,000 years ago. After the water clock came the hour glass of running sand, and for 300 years this was the common method of Pleasuring time. Even fifty years ago it was employed in churches to inform the elder” when he had preached enough. Meanwhile various rude forms of clocks had been constructed, but not of much use. Not until the invention of the ‘ pendulum in the mi idle of the seventeenth century, and its applica tion to the clocks, did they become reliable. The clocks and watches of to-day are so numerous an! cheap that nearly every school-boy can afford to carry a “time-piece.” Yet all the clocks aud watches in the world cannot tell the time of day un less regulated with the sun. They merely show the amount of passing time. The sun shows what time it is, whether morning, noon, or night. Scrange mistakes are often made by relying solely on clock-time. A party of travelers, not long ago,%were on their way west through Arizona. Arriving at Yuma at 8 o’clock, railroad time, they were surprised to find the dining-room clock indicating an hour earlier. Sail mors were they sur prised, after having leisurely eaten breakfast, to learn, on embarking again, that it was but eix o’clock. S.range, they thought; arrive at eight; breakfast at seven, aud leave at six! Two hours gain! But the clocks were right. The first kept Jefferson City (Mo.) time; the second was Yuma time, and ftie last was San Francisco time. Places eait and west of each other cannot have the same time. Only those directly north and south are thus favored. Could a man con tinually travel around the earth, keep ing with the sun, he might live his alloted space of “three score years, aud ten” within a single day, for the sun would never rise or set to him. It would always he day. Yet even then he could not make time. He could not prolong his life, nor give to the world more hours. The only M'ay to make time is to make use of it, every moment as it comes. Time once gone is gone forever, whether the clock says so or not. In seeking for a substance which would destroy the microscopic .ani mals in water without injuring it for drinking purposes, Dr. Langfeldt found that citric acid (one-half gramme to every litre of the water) killed all the living organisms, except Cyclops and those with thick epider mis within two minutes. “Adolphus, let us leave the avenue aud stroll along the margin of the river.” “Not any, dear Evangeline. No more margins for me ”