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) : IX THE BOOK N DREADED THS COM -AMP OF A DICTIONARY. the ucr ' !.>•:< Before the Vr.clf . - Uittrfc-U tenilnifoU H* rcecli Could Bo * a < i Weknter. ef th - president of th* 1 ■ a Lumber company earn* l! -uutain to leant the busi i ■ ak, 1 knew within 15 ! ret he had come to tho i i e was a city chap, new m.il thoroughly out of CY( rything mountainous. 3 - A fellow, however, and -* ' E '•'■*<% only the mountain* 1 held for l»is development. v - 1 his distaste grew, and : • be could do not io express ) re-re. of the mountain people, E r.:, customs, homes, morals Eng connected with them. i S \Y, enough to confide in me file; a;: 1 bided his time to get away to more congenial clime. And \‘A >vay sooner than lie expected. : -''Pi! md that there was a public ' cm* plght at the sawmill shed, ' called on to make a few Every other man at the t;:; g ex pi myself, who acted as '.-■as of (lie mountains, and '■rate talk had roused th# y i ; ” -o fellow to the limit. He t- v is <■! ance to get even, in his own 1 i’id id I art, and when the call cam# l.im 1 responded promptly. His >. ah. <1 brief, but to 1 lie point, follows, copied from his own t: .•••.■rip;, even the [applause] part: ’ fri' r: is, I am glad (0 meet you 1- • a .-doc. for I have wished to f.r you publicly wlmt 1 think of .>.■ . li e: b our acquaintance has not hr. .1 long. Coming as a stranger n; 1 was only partly prepared f /: was in store. Now, let me fay ti 1'at half lias not been told i::r. In the internecine 1: • . a lethiferous conduct lias t . • .-Ed me by the trueidntion and .at characterizing it among no i. 1 I have ever known. I Loud np- 1 t\j In the diversified field of 1. n-VavMf!* reify your efforts would make y. take to the tall timber. oariot's applause.| In all fnra i ap;or'.al ami predacious pur you Solve done such wonders 1! t > retied and great Jonathan \V : ! would have felt his latroclcy v, :■ mg I.rare and his direptlon n t:• ; cymbal. [Great applause.] Jn the broad expanse of labor your cent jscitat.iou has made you s ri among nil pandiculate man kin : [s ire res and shouts of "Good for u As good livers, your tables j: ■ hem nth their stercornceous and 5 ; tiginovw burden, and as drinkers, y- :- mult iff bllmclty lias made the c; -re; reputation of Bacchus to he a ; .1 of p’li’ilnuicnl abstemiousness, |.' : ::|>j are c. | As for yourselves, I t, : e in saying here to you, wit u:t ft nr of nuceos sful contra die* 1 ion that your uugaclty Is forever r; is’.nd; as observers of the law, your aberrance Is tcrntologlcnl, and j-.' ounily you are a cohesive coucat i ;Eon of mbignnt exuviae, that I t.G.. ( special pleasure iu believing does not exist elsewhere on earth. [Vocif¬ erous applause.]" i i hen i he e titiiusiitatu had cooled (!.)•> - remrewlre.t. he proceeded to speak on the subjects before the meeting aud Pitt -down The mountniueers wore T 1 to (lent!) with the college man's high speech about them, and tb it i Enin t Know the meaning of till the biff words fie used I did know t! .: i - hud been calling them liars and tnur,Brers nod thieves and scoundrels and dt-itms and lawless drunkards, bo Bid .t i ( tie! timing tlieir fare and nnath ctre'd 'renift ti: lit of thiAn persounily. l>;; ! tres o:re of tire tt suspected, and I was hoping nothing would come of it It in! t! ■ y would forget, even if any of the words were remembered, v, i <"i re f a book agent drove up to t tit i c in a lutekboard and an not ’ t!..’ v. as selling \Yebst( i's l’;. ‘ red Dictionary for $2 a copy n -a d a sample that was 11s big ns . >: -it ore;>. iSe-l miv hatl «—*>!• seen so much bred: for the money, tint' had anybody ever B; > • a d ti reary in that neighborhood, iutd wi.-rei ti,,* agent began to tell what n v.-' able tlretg It was to he In every fan t ire ;t became Interested, and 1; isn’t tom: until the agent had se.ld •J»5 tvnres, to be delivered the following W’tviT When he had gone away with lu sample. I called the young man into the private office for consultation "Don't say a word.” he began as aeon as he had closed the door. ”1 know exactly where 1 am at. anti I'll ho some place else before Mr. Web Bter arrives to throw any light on my recent remarks. 1 am not shedding It! tears, and In order that the die tic: .ary burors and others may know Jret v, bat 1 think of them I shall leave two ( re:en copies of my speech for dis tri! re a on the morning of m.v do l,atu e. said would, and Hi d just as he he It was a good taing for him that ho never came back any more.—W. T. Ire.reptou in Washington Star. That's All. “Ir proof of the assertion that the TV re'. is growing better.” remarked Op tit ivt mention the fact that wo 1 ‘S in tlie coffee we buy lit ■vi v stort's nowadays." .nrled i’essint. "The reanen that n: ust persons who buy md when they buy it. « t:( the stones for feni o mills. The world N n ' -net! in Its selfish - cideago Tribune. f converted inb n The Austra 1: -s ;u a time wl-.en cth -1 si provide U*v l:\Lit. Sletrn j-Sng C’.teklr#, General Dube.- me was a distinguish* ed French veteran, slain by the Prus¬ sians after the rout of Waterloo. He was full of resource and had great skill and presence of mind, At Pescsra, when he was i.i great danger, a large fortress in front and a ravage Insur¬ rection in his rear, his own common tense saved him. "Who commands at Pescara?” he ssued a soldier. "There are two.” "What is the grade of the chief in command ?” “A brigadier general.” "His name?” “I)e Pictramaggiorc.” "His title?” “A marquis.” "Ills age?” “About 70 .” “Is tie well preserved? Does he keep his color?” "lie is thin and pallid.” "Is his voice strong and manly?' “It is weak and dull." “Is lie lively, gay?” "Neither the one nor the other.” “What does ho wear on his head?” “lie is powdered, and his hair is done In leeks.” “Jins he boots and spurs'” “No; he wears silk stockings, shoes and great buckles.” “Great buckles!” cried Duhesme. “Bring up tho guns and begin firing! he place ir; mum. ■ An rAnrse For n Pardon, When the stein Duke of Wellington was i»rime minister under George IV, he managed tho old monarch easily enough, but when in- attempted the same tactics with ’ young Queen Victoria lie met lii‘ ; match. She con stantly outwitted id::), One of his earliest official acts ■va ■ to bring be fore her a court maiif i death sentence which he expected her to sign as a matter of course. A soldier was to be executed for deseri-iou. and ns the death warrant was placed before the queen by the duke she raised her eyes, full of tears, to his face, saying; “Have you nothing to say in behalf of this poor man?” “Nothing.” said the duke, standing at attention like one of his own privates; “he has deserted three times.” “Oh, your grace, think again,” plead ed the queen as if she were asking for tin 1 life of her dearest friend. “Well, your majesty, he certainly Is n had soldier, but there was somebody who spoke for his good character. He may be u tolerably good fellow In civil life.” “Oh, thank you,” said the queen In heartfelt tones, and before the nston lshed duke could utter a word of pro test she had written across the paper the word “Pardoned.” PerambnlntlaR Goat Dalrlp*. There are a couple of European dai ries in Athens whose proprietors keep cows, hut they do business mostly with the foreigners and with those Greeks who ape foreign manners. Your genuine Athenian believes the goat to he the proper milk producing animal, and lie regards the cow in this connection about the same as Americans do the mare. The milkman takes his animals with him. Jangling their hells and sneezing. “Gala!" he shouts, with a quick, star¬ tling cry. wilh a “g" whose guttural quality Is une.itainnhie by adult learn ,.f« and usually i.npercelvcd by them, When ft customer comes to the door, ho strips the desired quantity into the proffered receptacle before her vigilant ayes, selecting one of the goats and paying no attention to the others, who understand the business ns well ns lie d 0 (. s . Patiently they stand about, chew lug the cud or resting on contiguous doorsteps. IVhen ihclr master moves on, they arise and follow, more faithful than dogs.—Serilmer's Magazine. How Po Y<iti Pronounce "OokJ" IIow do you pronounce “dog?” The chances are that, if you are an average Massacliusetts citizen, you pronounce the “0" rather bread, like “o” in song. The Century Dictionary, which Is a very Indulgent dictionary indeed, al¬ lows you to pronounce it so if you wish, but no other dictionary does, Yon should really sound the "0" ns in net. Likewise how do yon pronounce “hog?" Even the Century won't let you say "liawg." This reminds me that a friend has written the following beautiful but abstruse poem; my non an'd mv non. | A lesson *in pronunciation.] ] oner owned a roving bog Ami likewise n little dog, Whom I chained unto a log * To keep him from a bog Which was near. That my faithful little <lawg, Despite the chain and latrg, 'Would pursue that roving ha teg And get drowned in tbe bsuvg Was mv fear. —Boston Journal. Clever Rilktas. “Bilkins* wife found some poker chips in his pocket.” “Yes?” “Well, Bilkins told her they were lozenges.” “Clever ef Bilkins, wasn't it?” “Very—she swallowed two and Tcry nearly died.”—Ohio State Journal. An Unpleasant Relative. “Her rich old uncle isn’t a bit nice to her. is he?” “Nice! He’s horrid! Why, he threatens her awfully!” “Threatens her?" “Yes, threatens to leave all his money to a hospital for asthmatic cats.”— Cleveland Plain Dealer. _______ When a man is out of money, doesn’t show any, but when he is out of temper he shows a lot of it.—Chlca gO Ae\VS. x , In the year 1(500 the manufacture of «Uk uogau In Euglaud- in $ wan a s StM & jb. i ti¬ AND ENCYCLOPEDIA. c/1 Statistical ODohtme of Fids and Figures Containing Over 600 Pages. [7) j 7jTr1,ooo topics. OVER 10,000 FACTS. SPECIAL FEATURES'.— 7 F~~~\ Th; census of I9C0. National pX’CHSj | I tion and State retutns. eLc- & m Pobf^nluriesof r American proj TZ SS* Politics! record of 1900 (convent ions m and platforms). American ru'ein the Philippines. MO New govern meats of' Porto Rico and Ha¬ waii. Polar exploration in 1900. Conclusion of the South African v/ar. Pan-American Exposition j90j, China — Its present con dition and status among nations. Roster oi general officers of the Regufaf U. S. Army, 1789— f900. A Political Register. l 7 a:td that every patriot £ and voter ought to know. Mai American Annnal. ['7?S j Postpaid to -any address \2octs.i THE WORLD, Pulitzer Bid a., Kev) Tart .p'-t TOR IA Ear- ixXzts ar ,3 ■ tii <& Tares Papers a Week FOR ABOUT THE H’ilCE OF ONE, This fpapor ami the Atlanta Twiec-a-Week Jour¬ nal fC 3 J> $1.25. TTr-i-o (you get I lie nfnvs of the v,ork! atni ail your local news while :: Is ficso. paying veOy little more Difii: one paper otfshs. Either paper is well worth $].$), hut by special nrramtwrfjat we are enabled to put in both of ttfcfo, fb 8J“idnf>!three papers o weak for } low price. You can not eere-a-1 to * anywhere else, and this combtnatlnn Is tbe best pro niium for those who "want a state paper and a home paper. Take These and you will keep up wi{h the times. Besides general news, the Twice n-Woek Journal lias much agricul tural taistter and other articles of rpeci-’jlt interest to farmers, it has l'PSiUaj: contributions try Sam Jones, Mrs. 7\'. H. Felton, ■j din Temple Graves, Hon. C. H. Jordan and other distinguished writers. Cn!1 flt tllis office and leave yovt .-ubseriptlons for both papers. You can get a sample copy of either pa per liere on application, M. II. PLIJNKET The Farmers’ Friedd, Asks I lie good farmers of this and adjoining counties to see him for any and every thing they liavto buy. He also says that as .to saving them money and seliing them good g >ods— Nobody, anywhere J can beat him. lie has a store of three departments and full of al! hinds of 1’stuff” that the peop’e must have, and he i selling goods to save the people money, He invites vou io see him. ■t 50 YEARS’ m r experience Pi u i f% ' % tf Fif _ J * \ 5 >’ * A * Trade Marks . Designs ' • f Copyrights &c. nroue 'p «*?©tch nritj description rest **> ; '1 i r cpini* u free wi»ethoi an •*. '.?ly P *u?n« ib'io. O'jnsmni n* Ilarnboolton Patf-nU cei't five. C’ldost i.aeucy for perwriug 1‘Ctem^. Pntci'.ts t ikon t-UrouffU iluivu A: Co, it&vivf ^ithaatebaw, tutho A vreoklr. I.rrc^t oir ce i»r of months, any srier.tifio Cl* BoiUbyaii jYurr }♦'. Terms, a yc ir. : '.iir Tewpii^fticrs, H fc*cca oai«Ctb ^ SfJtBroadway. ’bu n s waabiaK(M.<Au Prismnfle Colors. Mrs. Opie. the widow of the great portrait painter. whom Rome one has railed th* "inspired peasant.” never. oven tn her o!d tr. lost her lore of bright rotors. A little girl. Hmma Martin, afterward known in literature as Emma 11. visited her one day ex pc: a rare pleasure. She pays: On a screen In her drawing room were hnrg a number ef prisms. which were stir j-ended from i handelu rs be fore the bell shaped globes came into fnshion. I rat on a etc ,! at my moth er's feet, wondering v. hat those long bits of ginss could nn an. Prcseetly the brill in it rays cf the western sunshine idled the room. “Now.” said Mrs. Opto, “thou mays’ fun over to that screen and give it a shake.” I d‘d as I was bidders. “Be gentle.’ said my mother in a warning voice, hist I gave the screen a vigorous shake Emerald, ruby and violet rays dancer! on the wails and ceiling and delighted me so intensely that l kept repeating the process; then my mother, afraid of mischief resulting, came and jlrew me back to her side. Mrs. Opie looked al me and said; “If thou lorest bright colors, thee will never see anything more beautiful than the rainbow God sets in the sky.' Could Sot Report Oolf. When the amateur golf championship was played at Wheaton in lSf.'T there was but one Chicago newspaper man who had the remotest conception of what tlie game was. Accordingly, the newspapers, with the exception of the Chicago Tribune, agreed to syndicate tho work and put It all in this one man’s hands.- The Tribune refused to enter the combination and depended upon the exertions of a member of its own staff. But tiie Tribune reporter speedily realized Jus helplessness and appealed to his brother of the syndicate for aid. The latter obligingly handed over his copy, and the Tribune man set to work to make a few minor changes so tiiat its kinship to the original should not he too apparent. Later in the evening he met his generous bene factor and tokl him of the changes he had made. “In particular, the account of the play at the sixth hole between Forgo 11 and Douglas. You said that T'orgaf rimmed tire cup for a half.’ Well, you know, old chap, that Forgan is a bank¬ er down town and a big man. while Douglas is just one of those Scotch¬ men. It seemed to me rather cheap to have Forgan doing that sort of thing for a half, so 1 just made it read that ‘Forgan rimmed the cup with Douglas for a hundred.’ ’’—Washington Capital. Ants That PIkIiI Spiders. Few more wonderful adaptations are seen In the whole round of nature than the webs spiders spin to entrap the wary ant. They are not high hung, lacy affairs, caressing every breeze, but low set. silken tubes stretched in the grass, the crevices of rock or about tree roots. Ants of every size creep heedlessly into them. The spiders eat them with relish, but occasionally a very little spider and n very big ant engage in a duel to the death. If tbe spider can bite, the ant can sting, and does it with a right good will. The spider does not try to get rid of such an ant as he does of a wasp or bee too strong to be safely attacked. Such an insect, which threatens destruction to the web, Is often cut out of it by the web builders. The entangling cables are not loosed, but the web rays neatly snipped in two, first those underneath and at the very last the highest fila¬ ment. Often the letting go of such a captive means destruction to half the nest. But. some spiders are wiser than some people. They know not merely when they have enough, but when they have too much. Jotinnj Snsppcfa HI* Pn. “Pa,” said Johnny, looking up from his book, “what is the meaning of ’me¬ tempsychosis?’ ” A look of confusion suddenly over¬ spread pa’s countenance, but it was only for a moment. tt t Metempsychosis.’ Johnny, means— It means—but if l should tell you you would very soon forget the meaning. Look in the dictionary for it yourself, and then you will be more likely to re¬ member. Information that comes with¬ out effort seldom lingers in the mem¬ ory.” Half an hour or so later Johnny sought the dictionary In the library. When he got there he found pa with the dictionary open at “Met.” Doubt¬ less it was merely a coincidence, but Johnny could not help thinking that his pa was something of a fraud.—Boston Transcript. Respecting the Sabbath. One Sunday l called at a cottege in the south of Midlothian and requested a measure of milk, which was prompt¬ ly handed to me. I offered the woman who attended to my wants a few cop¬ pers, but she curtly responded. “I canna tak siller on tt Sawbath!” I thanked her. itad was turning away when she whispered: "Mon. ye can drap the bawbees in that tub wi’ the graith (soap suds) In't. EH get them oot the morn!"—London Chronicle. Grom on Her. Inexperienced Pnreut -1 do think a little girl baby Is the dearest thing fit the world! Experienced Parent— Ton'll find she comes a good deal dearer when she’s about 20 .—Chicago Tribune. Every roan has his chain and dog. only it is looser and lighter to one than to another, and he Is more at ease who takes it up and carries it than he who drags it.—Seneca. The Turks like melody and are par tieularly devoted to flutes. They hare seven different kinds of this musical Jjjetrynieat, _ . . PpfnHnriHes of Crime. One ef the strangest peculiarities of human nature is its inclination to imitate the misdeeds of others. Crime lB epidemical. A particularly dreadful ■ ra urder. the details of which are set . forth in all the newspapers. often has ! ,; lt . effect of Inducing similar crimes. 0 ne of the reasons, and probably the | ( ief reason, why public executions wore abolished in England, was that lnB tcad of acting as a deterrent the execution had the contrary effect of inciting to murder. j n 1 SS 5 a woman of Geneva, named Lombardi, killed her four children. Si'.e admitted that she had been read lug of a woman who k Hod her bus hand, and the very circumstantial ac- ; count had made her wish to imitate tbe crime, but as her husband was dead she killed (he children. This is only one instance out cf hundreds which ha ve come to cur notice. The infectious nature cf seif murder receives a striking testimony in the following incident: Dr. Oppeuheim of Hamburg had to examine the body of a man who had cut his threat aiul had died after some days of suffering. The medico told his assistant that death would have been immediate if the man had made the cut in a wav which he illustrated, and he was startled two days later to learn that his assistant had attempted to commit suicide by lacerating himself in that very manner. The man admitted that he had never thought of suicide until the day of the examination and the doctor's remark.— London Globe. Some Klee Roynl JoI>3. “One of the most desirable posts at Windsor castle,” says a correspondent of the Chicago Record, “is that of ’the king's limner,’ who in ancient times decorated books and manuscripts with initial letters and who now prepares the parchment commissions when his majesty is pleased to confer knight¬ hood or some other houor upon one of his subjects. The man who now fills the post has extraordinary skill with the pen and brush, and his diplomas and certificates were greatly admired for their exquisite taste and skillful execution. He receives a salary of $ 2 , 500 ' a year. The clockraaker at Windsor castle receives the same com¬ pensation. and it is ids business to keep ail the timepieces in repair. The his¬ toriographer. who is supposed to keep a record of events, holds a hereditary office, with a sala.ry of $ 2,500 a year. The master of music receives $ 1,500 and arranges concerts for his majesty’s diversion. The surveyor of pictures is paid $ 1 , 500 . the librarian receives $ 2 .- 500, the examiner of plays $ 1 .( 500 , the keeper of the swans is paid $ 300 , and the burgomaster, who looks after the boats used by the royal family at Windsor, has n similar compensation.” Something Which tie Learned, A soft answer has not only the effect of turning away wrath. It may serve to avenge an Injury. Years ago the Rev. J. II. Jones was making a visit In Bos¬ ton and attended a biweekly confer¬ ence p.t Divinity hall. Just at that time he was out of sorts with the east, and his address reflected an acrid mood. Especially did he insist that “They didn't know everything down in Judee cr even in Cambridge.” IVhcn he sat down, there was a mo¬ mentary hush, and then the late Dean Everett slowly rose. He began in his usual soft and hesitating tone. “There are doubtless a great ninny things which Mr. Jones knows and we do not know, but there are also n few things which we know and he does not.” Then followed a pause, during which each man held his breath, for the dean was known to carry on his lips a dag¬ ger which sometimes found its unerr¬ ing way to the hearts cf men and things, but after due pause he contin¬ ued gently: "And chief among them is how glad we always are to see him.”—Youth’s Companion. The Echo fit Work. When we had climbed to the top of the mountain, we observed an old man sitting on a rock with a pair of field glasses in his hands. • Every now and then lie would look earnestly through them and then whoop continuously for a time with a vigor ‘astonishing, con¬ sidering his age. For a time we ob¬ served him from a respectful distance till finally, being naturally curious, I went up to him. “Why,” I asked, “do you rubber that way and then yell eo loud?” lie turned and eyed me calmly, with a dignity which could have been born of nothing but n great responsibility. “If you talk to me,” he said gravely, “you'll take my attention, and I'll lose my job. 1, sir, am the echo at the Mountain House down yonder." At this point it became necessary for him to howl again, and 1 retired much Impressed.—Princeton Tiger. Poaching In London Perks. Nearly all the London parks are well stocked with eatable birds, and it is the easiest thing in tbe world for the I’.aiVra to kill them, clean them and carry - hem off to the nearest hot plate fur r ... ting. A story is told by Lon¬ doners ' a couple of impecunious Sect eh id.’ivU and white artists who took ti garret in Lincoln’s .Inn Fields are! bad for a week on Law court pi F ns. which are plump, lively, plenti f d and tame and would doubtless make a good meal. In addition to poaching in the parks, there is also good reason to believe that many of the rare birds sold to shady bird deal¬ ers are snaret^there.—Glasgow News. Encouraging Bcr Consist, “Ah. yes!” sighed the lovelorn youth, “I’m passionately in love with Miss Van Fickel. I wonder if 1 will ever succeed in winning her affections?” “Why not?” replied his Cousin Llel e n. “I know at hast half a dozen other men who have.”-Pkiiade!ykia Press. ' Verfll the Critic, N@ outsiders, sot eve* 5( tbe preS8t rrero *71 owed to R{ . rehearB# ( g gf y«-<J 1 % mn, ^ '} proauctl<m e f « week wf y er(tj ..j B gn between ft., ,l1 ’ ft , ld ^ piiblie . , &0 ** ’ g b|Jt f or ffir-^nblle. whs * ‘ ^ r m *«!) ' me , f my la ^ ^ ' ext . ctjle me ff ft ts «ot 1 « 0 Ro t care fpr anffht els * » j*. ^ ser*h ftr ,, Ecrlbes xer6Y» Attitude fit a g rr 2 ^ hoarsa j 0 f “Otetlo” against* tn Purls who' frisl?* press was present hfo T' “The critics Were ail placed ," corbe m e of the amphitheater fe0 rowg ^ staftB having been dean , a n to mnke room for a twid.e and chairs for Verdi. Boito and the flp-w ors. MM. Sardou, Meilhac. nale vv Obin, two the three director dignitaries of fine ana officials arts, Rn ,j or 0 f the Opera sat behind In the remaining rows of stalls. Among the critics \ V w MM. Keyer. Branca u, .lonciercs. b„i. laigue, Pessard, Corr.eau and Sarr-.v The foreign press was represented by M. de Blowits and myself, and as \’r di came in all stood up. with hats off and cheered the wonderful man. The orchestra joined, of course, in tho ova tion, and It was to the musicians that the master went, and, bowing his von erable head very low, he thanked them for the kind demonstration and shook hands with the nearest, but never once did he turn our way except for one mo¬ ment, when he took us all In with a side glance—an ugly one—and then f or the vest of the evening, some five hours, ignored our presence completely.” Marshall’* Absent a, Ivdeclnoss, One day Judge Marshall, engrossed in his reflections, was driving over the wretched roads of North Carolina on his way to Raleigh in a stick gig. Hij horke turned out of the road, and the sulky ran over a sapling and was tilted so as to arouse the judge. When he found -that he could move neither to right t.or left, on old negro, who had come along, solved the difficulty. “My old mnrster,” he asked, “what for you don’t back your horse?” “That’s true.” said the judge, and tip acted as advised. ThanI;lug his deliv¬ erer heartily, he felt in liis pocket for some change/lrat he did not have any. “Never mind, old man.” he aft id. “I shall stop at the tavern and leave some money for you with the landlord." The old negro was not Impressed with tin* stranger, but he called at tii? tavern and asked the keeper if an old gentleman had left anything there for him. “Oh. yes." said the landlord, “he left a silver dollar for you. Whr.t do you think cf that old gentleman?" The negro gazed at the dollar and said: “He was n gem’tnan. for rim*, but" patting his forehead—“bp didn’t have much in here.”—World’s Ydork. Tonprli Old English gtatezmen. In Macaulay’s day English statesmen were of a hardier ahtl more robust type than the present race cf poli¬ ticians. They seem to have had cast iron nerves and appetites and diges¬ tions to inarch. They dined off a hugs beefsteak and n bottle of port, while their grandsons are content with cutlet and a lemon squash. And yet they liv¬ ed to a good old ugo. We hear of Lord Brougham at the age cf 70 "(IriCuiag two bottles of port at dinner, going to bed upon half a bottle cf peat wit (whisky) and turning out at daylight .to shoot teal;" and Lord Eyhdhui'st nt the age of 90 “supping off hot boiled lobster and champagne." Mr. Kinnear. an old parliamentary hand, tells us that he remembers see¬ ing “Mr. Disraeli drinking, as the pre¬ lude to a big speech, a pint of port wine at tlie buffet In the commons lobby, dressed In a green coot, a bu 5 waistcoat and snuff colored trousers” This seems a modest potation undot the circumstances, but Mr. Kinnear adds that Disraeli came back and had another pint later on.— Blackwood’s. The tVrons liStltfidi A gentleman cn a walk from one of the suburbs of Glasgow happened to call at a farmhouse, where he was readily supplied with ft glass of milt He offered the woman sixpence, but she declined all payment. "I couidu' tak’ money for’t,” she said in her own proud way. The gentleman expressed his ac¬ knowledgment and went on his vaj. but at the garden gate he detected a small boy playing. Surely, he thought, this is the Indy’s sen. So he put M hand in his pocket to give him the six¬ pence, when he heard a shrill voice “That’s na ma laddie, sir.” Then there was a pause, and the voice afterward resounded, this time directed toward 1 small boy at tbe side door. “Gang cot Wullie, an speak till the nice geutie man at the gate!"—Liverpool Post She Couldn't Ent (lie Conpe. He had dining with him in the res¬ taurant of the most elegant and fa** 1 ’ lonable hotel in town his good maiden aunt from the rural district* They It progressed had a sumptuous series feast, of delights which ^ was a surprises for the old lady. When the. were drinking coffee, the host look* put of the window and noticed it ' v *b raining. Turning to the waiter. said. “I wish would order ft' 1 * ‘ yon (up¬ coupe.” Whereupon the maiden raised both her hands In protest. ft ( claiming: “Don’t. Charles, please “ I couldn’t oat another th'ug. nov>-"' T," A. E word. I'm up to my neck - change. The Eternal Man. pO' "Bo you’re goiug to marry the man, Bridget?” “Yes, mum.” “I suppose you'lS have the trouble with him I’ve bad v.re husband." “Shure. what's that, muni?” club “Oh. lie v.ou't give up his honkers Statespiau,
