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He Unity Ties. TRENTON, GEORGIA. The necessity for the artificial applica tion of water'is said to be far greater rr California than in the older countries oi Europe. A statistician asserts that twhhtj Princes and Princesses of the reigning families of Europe have been treated for mental disorders. *— - " New York is agitating the proposition to establish free kindergarten schools to take the place of her present primary system of instruction. Pago-Pago, the Samoan port granted to the United States for a coaling station, is the most easily defensible harbor in the Southern Pacific. German literature lus been added to the curriculum of the college of litera ture at the Imperial University of Japan. Two German professors will, a native paper says, be shortly added to the staff. The. Wilmington (N. . C.) Mmenger gives an itemized statement showing that the theft of a chmken valued at fifteen cents cost the taxpayers of that State *(!0t.?0 cents before the State was rid of the offender. John S. Scott, a South Carolina cotton planter, has been appointed by the Russian Government superintendent and instructor of a large cotton plantat on owned by the Govenrment in one of the Southern provinces. Mackerel and halibut, it appears from the fishery reports, are deserting tht waters of the New England coasts. Foi the year 1888 there was a falling olf oi about six million pounds in the catch of these two kinds of fish. In a suit for damages for loss 6i a son the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided in favor of the Philadelphia Steamboat Company. The court held that a row boat is not a vessel within the meaning of the navigation laws, and that a steam boat is, therefore, not bound to get out of the rowboat’s way. Garden and Forest urges the Govern ment to withdraw its forest lands from sale and place them in the care of the army. The Philadelphia Times indorses the suggestion, and asks the States to take immediate steps for the preserva tion of the forests before all our great rivers shrink into shallow little streams. It is against the law in Mexico for any one to read a newspaper aloud; but no one cares for that, observes the New York Tribune , as few j people want to reiid them anyhow. You can get more news in Meisico by sitting down half an hour at a popular cafe than you could get by reading a Mexican paper for a month. In Michigan University “a larger pro portion or woman than of men are tak ing by choice the full Classical course.” President Angell reports. Men are be coming scientific rather than classical, on account of the new openings in scientific professions, while women study Greek and Latin, to meet the require ments of teachers. In England, France, Germany, Bel giuui, Holland, Austriaand Switzerland there are 221 cities having stieet rail roads. Among these 118 are in England, 43 in Germany and 23 in Frame, there being no city of less than 20,000 inhabit ants having such roaus, while in the United States they are found in cities oi not more than 1000 inhabitants. According to the Catholic Wdrld there are ninety colored Catholic schools in the Southern dioceses and two colored sister hoods—the Oblates, of Baltimore, and the Holy Family, of New’ Orleans, which provide teachers for the schools. The number of Catholic colored churches, Hie WWW says, is not more than twenty, and there is but one colored Catholic priest in the country. Deaths from mining explosions in Eng land for 1888 were only forty-three. This is the lowest record since 1851, when the number was first officially given. The lowest previous to 1888 was sixty five deaths in 1884, The highest record in the past thirty-eight years was in 1806, when 650 lives were lost by ex plosions—36o of . these being covered by the one casualty at the Oaks Colliery. The great river of Egypt has not sent down its accustomed floods this year, and the people who depend on that for their food indulge only the most gloomy anticipations for the future. There will be no corn in Egypt this year, and the ancient granary of the world must itself buy of more prosperous nations. Some believe that the great feeders of the Nile have been cut off by growths of vegeta bles choking off the passage of water. Another theory is that the large flood a year ago left dams which now obstruct the water, as was the case some years ago, and which were not cut through until 1880. A FRIEND. Assanp; the voices in the courts above, Moved by the Lady’s shining mien and grace, “Lo, here comes one who shall increase our love!” So cried my heart when first I saw thy face. I knew thy spirit was to mine akin, Dwelling anear on some eternal shore; Time, Sorrow, Death, their filmy threads may spin, They bar no shining path we shall explore. Enough, though here we may not meet, since we Once stood together on that blessed height, When, through the mists that veil eternity, Truth's Haming star burst forth upon our sight. And though our circuits lie worlds separate, We smile and part, for surely, O my friend, Their lines shall intersphere or soon or late, And move together to the journey’s end. If now we met, perchance the hateful mask Of finite vision might obscure our eyes And dim Truth’s fixed star. No boon 1 ask — We have mot once on hills of Paradise. —Annie Kent, in Harper. HELD BY A ROPE. BY I.EIGH YOUNGE. Egypt has been called the Gift of the Nile, and everything in the land is con nected with the movements of the great artery that is the life of the country. -The seventeenth of June is the “night of the drop,’’ and is celebrated as a fes tival. Moore in his “Lalla Rookh” tells us of the power of “ I he drop that down from the moon, Falls through the healing air of .June.” According to the ancient legends, Isis, thei goddess of Egypt, weeps over the aridness. of the country, and the tear falling from her eye into the Nile causes tiie overflow whicn brings renewed life to the land. The Cairenes spend the night beside the river, either in the open air or in houses near the bank, and practice all sorts of ceremonies. Each member of the family places a piece of dough on the roof; if the dough rises, happiness is in store for the fortunate one who placed it there; if not, it is an ill oyien. Tpn days later the river slowly begins to rise and the Nile crier goes through tiie streets every morning with the latest bulletin as to the height of the water. The great festivity of the year is the- Wefa or the cutting of the dam, which takes place between the tenth and four teenth of August. Egypt is now no longer a vast lake during the inundation as it formerly was. The water is conducted into a net-work of canals and reservoirs, and distributed as it is needed, and engi neers are appointed to see that there is no loss nor waste. 1 evens -are budt, to keep the waters within bounds, and many of the villages am connected bv these, while others can only bp reached by boat. When we reached Egypt, in the middle of October, the inundation was at the highest point, higher than it • had been for years. To attempt the journey to the pyramids was. we were told, mad ness, the whole face of the country be tween Ghi/.eh and the city being under water. But the flood would not abate 1 for weeks, apd we could not wait, and so decided to try it. Selecting our donkeys with care, we started out, a party of four, including the dragoman and the little animals, which are ;he street cars of i gypt. The donkey boy, a very bright little fellow of fourteen years, was a family man, he told us proudly, with two wives and four children, and he supported his whole establishment on the one franc a day he earned by taking ;cftre qf the donkeys. On past the. city out into the open we rode, congratulating ourselves that we had not heeded the advice given us. Our route lay along a high embank- 1 ment beside one of the numerous canals | which encircle the city, and a more ! beautiful scene cannot be imagined. The ; water wa< almost up with the banks, and in the sunlight glittered and glistened. Tail reeds and rushes with waving plumes beautifully green lined the shore,' and the reflection in the water gave back every leaf and twig. Then suddenly and abruptly the, dyke was cut off, and before us was a sheer descent into the yellow water. The force of the waves had undermined the foundation, and it'had sunk. What to do next was the question. Yussqf got down, and went forward to explore. Finally he came back with the intelligence that there was a boat a little way back,- which would take us if we were willing to, go in that way. Turning, we roj|p • tos where a curve in the embankment formed a tiny cove, and there was tjie boat, a long, dirty, wealher-beaten craft, with the immensely high mast, and the odd-shaped sail that thgy use only on the Nile. Leaving our donkeys to the bpy wpo was to take them back to the city, we embarked and pushed off. The little boat rocked and reeled with the force of the curteut, but the boatmen seemed to kn w their business, and piloted us safely enough, tho igh it < was no easy task . The tallest-trees were ha f under water, and the stual est were wholly sub merged ;.and when one least expected it, he was apt t,O run up against-one, for the water was so thick with mud that noth ing could be seen below the surface. Me i were at work upon the embank ments strengthening them, and a busy scene the green terraces rising up out of the yellow water pre-ented. Where the rush had swept the dykes completely away, they were throwing connecting bridges. 1 was forcibly reminded of the scenes at home, when . the,- Mississippi bursts its bounds and breaks through the levees. very available ' force on the plantation is set‘to work to Strengthen the carrier that keeps off the waters.. It was all the more striking, as the fellahiu and our Southern negroes cjpsely resem ble each other. Our. little boat with its great sail brought us finally up to the elevated plateau where the pyramids stand, and we landed, glad to be on terra firm a. No one ever forgets the view that he gets from the top' of < heop«, where die seems to feel the centuries go by. The drawback to the pleasure and awe which the place inspires is the chattering, the qua' relinc and the clamoring for bak shish of ibe swarms of Arabs that haunt the place. Thank*, however, to the «t>vtr otr, none but otir own party were there, so we were left in peace to the desolation of the scene. Below us lay the waste of water with the winding line of the embankments curling like a great green serpent, and from its - bosom seemed to rise the minarets and denied of the distant city, while overall the tail columns of the Mosque of Mehemet Ali kept ward. At our feet crouched the sleepless Sphynx brooding over the scene as she has done for fifty centuries. We explored the Tomb of Numbers, and the temple in ruins, lunched at the pavilion built for the Prince of Wale«, sunned ourselves in the sand as we watched the granite monster, and wished a genius was there to unseal those tightly closed lips, and disclose the things that those eyes had seen. Then as the shadows were lengthen ing, tired and worn-out we returned' to the boat. Whether the current was stronger than in the morning, or whether the crew were tired I cannot teil, but cer tainly the boat did net obey the helm, but drifted at the mercy of the wind, and rocked from side to side. The great danger was,of course,in running against a snag, but providentally, though she bumped many times, the boat did not strike heavily, and we drifted on in the right direction, for she seemed to be en tirely out of the control of the boatmen. The situation was perilous in the ex treme, night was coming on, there we were, miles from any chance of succor, wholly at the mercy of the current, and liable at any moment to be overturned. At last we drifted toward one of the bridges which had been thrown over the canal, and immediate y we were sucked into the current that poured with tre mendous force through the opening. Just as we went under, the sail which they had been trying to take in fell with a crash, and swept one ot the boatmen into the water. With a shriek he threw up his hands, and went down like lead. Every effort was made to keep in the middle of the culvert, which was twelve feet across, and in that we succ ceded. The bridge was about fifteen feet high, and just as we rushed along, the top of the must caught on one of the timbers of the bridge, and held fast. Back and forth rocked the boat in the rush of j waters, but the hold of the ropes never relaxed. From side to side we were I tossed with a dizzy, sickening motion, just escaping each time being dashed against tiie rocks which formed the s;de of the bridge, and expected every instant to be capsized. I have heard of the Eastern indiffer ence to death, but it certainly was not manifested there, for the Arabs shrieked with fear, and called upon Allah to de liver them. The boat was half-full of water, and it took all of our efforts at bailing to keep her from filling; but the men were of no use, they sat down in the water and rocked from side to side, bemoaning their fate, till the Captain, losing pa tience, administered some kicks to them, telling them to go to work and stop their howling. One of them slyly took out his pen knife, and approaching the rope was just about to cut it, when I, seeing what he was about,to do, called to hint to drop the knife. The fellow got closer, apd had just touched the rope when I pulled a revolver pocket saying: “If § touch that Fope, I’ll shoot you." lc outstretched arm dropped as if lyzejfjand the knife fell in the . r l See chance of life, and it was but one. in the bolding out of There were men working on above us, we knew, and if we ebufflr only attract their attention, it might be well with us yet. But, of course, the chances were that the rope would wear away, and then the almost certainty was we should be dashed to pieces. Half-mad with fear, oiie of the men jumped into'fhe water, to. try and gain the embankment- He was a tail, power ful man and a magnificent swimmer, bgt the water tossed him about like a.p eca of, cork. We saw witli horror his red 1 fez go up and down on the waves, until his unturned, agonized face drifted by us, and lie sank to rise no more. Horror stricken we sat silently thinking that the next moment such might he tlie fate of the rest of us, particularly as I thought I saw signs ot the fraying of the rope where it worked against the mast. We fired oil two or three shots in rapid succession, and then shouted at the top of our v.qices, but no answer came, save the .ru-h of the waters. (ffieof oqr party rose and threw off bis coat. ; . ' . ■ . V What is that for ?” I t-skod. “lam going to try to swim to shore ; : I believe i can do it.” “ With Abdallah's fate before your eyes. ?” I returned. . “ Yes,”lie said, “1 will try it, and not be killed here.!’ , “ It.wouldffie suicide,” I replied, again taking out my revolver, “and I will fire if you make a motion to leave the boat.* We will take our chances here.” ' “ But wh )t chance have we here ? ” “ Ypry little, but none in the way you are trying.” : Silently he dropped hack ip his seat, A loud exclamation from tho captain startled every one, and we.looked up to where h s finger pointed. There shin ing through a crevice in the flooring of the bridge was a round, bead-like eye looking down upon us, aud presently, finding a larger'fissure, a coal-black face beamed upon upon us. Never was apparition more welcome, In a few words thecaptaiu explained the Situation y?e were in, and told the man that a couple of English noblemen vyere there, and he must hasten. Like an arrow the fellow flew.away tq where -a pos-e of nic-a were meffiding the road, and they hastened back; but how to get at us was the dLriculty. Hope after was flung in vain '; we WCre too far . under to catch it. At -last they tied a a heavy stone to the; rope, and allowed it to drift under with the current. It came nearer and nearer. We held our breath with anxiety, fearing lest some fiddv should draw it away from us; but US it equip past, onp of us, holding to the mast, reached out and caught it. A prayer of thanksgiving wept up from our hearts,' while a shout testified to our rescuers that the rope had caught; to make it fast to-the mast, and cut the other, which was now almost frayed in two, was the work of a moment, and slowly we were drawn from our danger ous position, and towed around to a point where we could land and climb up the embankment. The engineer is held responsible for the safety of travelers, as it was his business to keep the road in order, and when he heard that some of the boat’s passengers had been killed, he came to us in consternation and distress.to know how many and who they were. ““ WheYThe liMnUthat one was an Egyp tian soldier, ansr the other, a. boatman, ■“BismiUah,” he cried, turning'on his heel, “I thought they might have been Franks.” i So little is native life counted among them. Youth's Companion, A.Terrapin’s Beseeching Eye. David Burnham, living in a near-by town in New Jersey, is exceedingly fond of terrapin stew, but he does not think much of the savory “diamond baSk ” in any other form. Nevertheless, a pet ter rapin that' some months ago almost iniraculously escaped the pot wanders around the plot of ground on which his house stanas and sleeps in his kitchen every night. Las October Mr. Burnham invited some friends to supper, served to cele brate the fifth anniversary of his wed ding. For six dollars he purchased in Fulton Market a five pound terrapin, in tending to regale his friends with his favorite dish. He left orders that the terrapin should be sent by express to his house, and supposed that it would be de livered in a condition better understood by the cook than the butcher. But the little creature was by no means in the soup yet, and when it was laid doyrn for a moment with its. ight side uppermost in the kitchen it proved that it was keenly alive to the situation by waddling at its highest rate of speed toward the door. It was then turned on its back, and the cook was invited to slaughter it. Bu this she emphatically refused to do, and as the other servants shared her objec tions Mr. Burnham nerved himself to do the butchers work himself. Armed with the family carving knife he en tered the kiichen when the rest of the household had retired for the night, lie says that he knelt down ilpcm the floor and was about to slit the terrapin’s throat xvhgn the succulent creature, lying on its diamond back, gazed at his face with such a human, beseeching expression in its mild, bulging eyes that the knife dropped from his hand, and he deter mined to spare its life. The terrapin has shown itself grateful, but not demonstratively so, for the mercy extended to it. When Mr. Burn ham approaches its usual resting place, under a great chestnut tree, it e.oaks cheerfully, and slowly moves to meet him. It will take a piece of bruised and softened meat, a small fish, or even a piece of water-soaked bread from his hand, but its appetite is not large, and it sleeps most of the time. It .is growing fat rapidly, and swells beyond its shell with a posterior and an anterior plethora—at least so Mr. Burnham says, and he has studied Dr. .Johnson’s mode of expression pretty closely. It does uot fear the cold, being warmly clad.— New York Times. A Roman Treadmill. There will shortly be on view, it is hoped, at thg British Museum, the very remarkable Homan treadmill for raisilig water which was discovered in the work in, sof the Kio Tinto mine (Bpain), where its woodwork was preserved in a very perfect stato by tho action of the copper in the water. It may be of in terest to mention,' in connection with this whfeel, that the Homan remains dis covered in and about the mine, 1 whic h were at first unfortunately, dispersed, are now preserved by the Kio Tinto Company with praiseworthy care in-a small museum at Huelva, belonging to M. Sundheim of'that place, who takes much interest in its arrangement. There may be seen the fetters, dollars, and ank lets (of the modern suape) of the slaves employed in. the mine who worked the §eries of treadmills, pne above nqothqr, by which it was drained. ‘ Instead of. leanin on bars, as in the modern tread mill, thqy appear to hive held on to ropes (lice bell ropes), of which por tions still_remain. The extant wheel (4Y metres in diameter) is so construct d as to utilize their weight in the most ski - fnl manner.. The pickaxes in the same collection are so modern in shape that it is difficult to realize their antiquity, while the curious hoe like spade of the Spaniard finds here its pro totype. Thd sanle survival may be de tected in the “herring bone work” of the Homans of whi h specimens have been fqund at Kio Tinto, which reap pears in (lie GjraJda at Seville, gad is still in full use. Among the other metal objeots are. two bronze urns and some stamped pigs of Homan- lead, with a end tube. —London Athemum. An Increasing Diplomatic Family. , The list of repre*entatives of foreign Governments resident in Washington has considerable lengthened during the last year. The new circular of the State Department shows that it is interesting for other reasons than its increased length. A year ago there were 27 Min isters and Charges d’Aflaiyes entitled to recognition. Now there arp 32, repre senting 33 countries. The seven new representatives' are Minister Don .lose Marcelino Hurtado, of Colombia; Minis ter Pak Chung Yang, of Corea; Minis ter Don Felix Cipriano C. 7 egarra, of Peru; Minister Hadji Hossein Ghooly Kalin, of Persia; Minister Don Francisco Laiuticsta, of Salvador, who is also Min ister for Honduras; and Minister Jean Gennadius, of Grecce.' The increase of the list will make it necessary to extend the tqble qt the White House State din ner. 1 ast year, when there were only 13 ladies on the legation list to invito and About 48 poverg wore laid, it was necessary to invite lady guests who were not connected with the dip omatic corps. Now there are 17 ladies attached to tho legation, and the difficulty would be to provide comfortably for all of them.— JNe- c York Times. Monument to the Hiimblelonian Sire. The National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders proposes to erect a bronze statue of the great Hambletonian,to cost not less than S3OOO, as a memorial to the progenitor of one of thp fastest strains of American trotting .horses. The ommittee in charge oi the work is' composed of J. C. Ilowiand, Guy Miller and J. W. Gray. Treasurer of the Asso ciation, who also a ts as Treasurer of the fund. A considerable sum for this purpose had already been collected by E. A. Buck, editor of the Spirit of the Times. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. A Test for Tea. a Russian analyist gives the following as a test by which tea can be proved to be genuine or not: Take a pinch of tea in a glass, pour upon it a little cold water and well shake it up. Pure tea ■Will only slightly color the water, while a strong infusion is quickly got from the adulterated or painted leaf. Now boil both sorts-separately, and let them stand till cool, and the difference between them will be most marked. The falser tea will become still stronger after long standing, but-will remain transparent. Whereas the pure tea will become muddy or milky. This last appearance arises from the tannic acid which is a natural property in pure tea, but which in arti ficial tea is entirely , absent. Washing flannels. In washing flannels, make a suds ol blood-warm water and white soap. Al low the flannels to soak in this water . from one-lialf to one whole hour, then wash them with as little friction as pos sible, using no rubbing-board or soap, save what is dissolved in the water: squeeze the articles with the hands un til the dirt is forced out as much as possible, then change to another cleat suds prepared in the same way and finish the washing process. Finally rinse in warm Water, in -which you may put a very little bluing if yon like. Do not wring as you do other < lothes, but simply squeeze Out the water enough to admit of carrying to the line, and be sure when removing the flannels from one water to another that each sue cessive water is hotter than the lazt never any colder. If you wish to restore the color oi flannels which are apparently ruined by bad treatment, it can be done by mak ing a solution of one and ane-hal! pounds of white soap and two thirds oi an ounce of spirts at ammonia dissolved in twelve gallons of soft water. By dipping the fianuels in this, and wetting th: in thoroughly in the solution, a beautiful and lasting whiteness will be imparted to them, no matter how yellow they were previous to their immersion. After being well stirred rouiid for a short time, take the articles out and wash well in clean-, soft water. To cleanse blankets, put two large tablespoonfuls of borax and one-lialf a bar'of white'soajj (cut up the soap into thin shavings'with a knife, before put ting into the water) into a tub of luke warm water; when the'soap and borax are well dissolved, pot in the blanket-- and let them remain in soak over night: the next morning wash vfoll and rinse .n two waters; and hang out to dry with out wringing them at all. —Detroit Fret Press. . “ . Home Recipes! Chocolate Icing—l ut into a sauccpai half a pound of powdered loaf sugar, two ounces of grated chocolate, mid ab'out a gill of water. S|.r on the fire until the mixture assumes the consistency of a thick smooth cream. lay the icing qvcnly on the cake or pastry, with £ palette-knife, and put it into the over for a minute or two to set the icing. Corn Oysters—With, two cups ol canned or freshly grated sweet corn mix threo beaten eggs, a cup of sweet milk, half a teaspoonful of salt, opoiigh Hour for a thin batter, and a heaped teaspoon ful of baking powder. Have leady some thin little squares of cold roast lamb or veal. Drop the batter in tiny cakes on a buttered griddle, on each cake lay a bit of the cold roast, and cover it, with a teaspoonful’of the batter; bake the same as griddle cakes,' and serve them nicely browned and hot. this makes a very palatable imitation of fried oy-ters. Vegetable Sou*f—This ‘ is ’what the French call “Soup Mftigrq;” Taxe one turnip (if small, one each of a yellow, and a white variety , one large Onion, h medium sized car, ot, two large potatoes, Several stalks of celery, aud some sprigs of parsley, and, after peeling and wash ing, put themin the chopping bowl and mince fine. Put a tablespoonful of but ter in. the soup kettle, and when' melted add the vegetables. Fry slightly for five minutes, but do not brown; cover with two quarts of,boiling water and simmer for one hour. Now add a pint of hot milk and half a pint of hot cream, aud season to the taste. It will require considerable salt. Serve with thin wafer crackers, .and sqe if your family ‘ or guests tjo got call for it second plate. Moqk Bisque Soup—Put a quart of either freshly peeled or canned tomatoes on the fire to stew; heat three pints of milk in a double boiler,- reserving a cup ful to mix a large tablespoonful of Hour with. Assooti as the milk boils, stir in this flour, whichmust be smoothly mixed with the cold milk, aud let it simmer ten minutes. Add butter the size of an egg, pepper, salt, and a very scant tea spoonlul of baking soda to thp tomatoes; rub through a strainer aud add to the milk. Serve at once, and if there is to be any delay in so doing, do, not add the tomatoes to the milk until you are ready to send to, the table. This is a delicious &nd cheap soup, as skimmed milk may he used, although it is not quite so good . Put little dices of fried bread in the tureen, or sprinkle chopped -parsley in the soup just before reuio ing it from the fire. Boston Baked Beans—Pick out and. wash one quart of small white beans, put them into a deep earthen dish, cover with cold' water and place; on the cool part of the stove until th y are quite swelled; then move the dish to the hotter part o.f the stove and allow the beans to simmer very slowl, ( until they are soft, taking care that t ev remain whole; and always keep them covered with water. When perfectly tender put them carefully into a colander to drain off a 1 the water; then put them into the baking dish and place tone pound of scalded aud scored salt pork intc the water. Mix one cup of boiling water with one- cup of mo lasses, one teaspoonful of salt and a half teaspoonful ‘of soda; pour this over the beans agd bake in a moderate oven for two hours, adding a little boiling water from time to time to prevent the beans, from becoming dry. Finish by slightly browning the top. The beans are ge er ally baked toward night and left in the oven to cool, - hich process improves their flavor.— Agriculturist. It is proposed to make excavations in the neighborhood of the Kom in Forum to cost $3,000 000. There are 13,995 public houses in the London police district aud 259 co ee etaUa. THE MITTEN. In the sleigh there was only just room for us two, Thera was nobody else to forbid it— The music of sleighbells beat time to my heart— And some way or other I did it. There was love in the air that was breathed; the white snow Was tinged with the sun’s golden glory. Well—l spoke—and she gave me the mitten point blank! That’s the long and tho short of tho story- Tho wild rush of happiness you <lo not know. You can’t know unless you have tried it, What’s that? Why, she gave me the mitten —that’s true— But her dear little hand was insido it! . —Frtssar Miscellany. HUMOR OF THE DAY. A serious blow—A blizzard. A paper dealer—The note broker. An old, chronic growler—The lion. Sign of longevity—“ Old Men’s Home.” Rent in twain—The double dwelling house. The newest thing in the dog line—• Puppies. Will not necessarily fall—The girl in slippers. The flower of the family is often tho latest tc rise. Settling money on a son frequently unsettles the son. The grocer doesn’t often show grit. He conceals it in tho sugar. A horse knows more than some men, for it knows when to say neigh. “I amonly a little shaver,” said the small boy who worked in a carpenter shop. A—“lt is reported that you have in herited a landed estate.” B—“My dear sir, it is groundless.” “Your laundress appears to be very old!” “Yes; she, belongs to the iron age.”— Boston. Cazette. “This is a pretty pass!” remarked the editor when the ■ railroad company re newed his transportation. They stand for office in England and run for it in America. Characteristic, isn’t it? —Philadelphia Call. Curiously enough, the big guns of tho human race are seldom in the condition to be fired .—-Burlington Free P, ess. Many a girl thinks she shall Miss if 9he isn’t married, and many a wife Mrs. it by not being single. Cniatyo Journal. When the doctors give you up there is only one way to get well; and that is to give the doctors tip .—Fligende Blaetter. Without consulting the market reports, ono- would naturally .expect “retiued” sugar to be “quiet and steady.”—Pitts burg Chi onide. There would be no objection raised against any absconding financier settling; in Canada if he would first settle in this oountry.— Ringhampton Republican. Tom—“A new coat, eh? What color do you call it, seal ‘ brown?” Dick (thinking of his unpaid tailor) —“No; dun brown, I guess.”— Yankee Blade. “Nice girl you 'rfiUe, that Clara,” re marked Giles. “A,little absent-minded, I hear.” “A trifle,” ’ replied Briggs. “The last letter she’s’ent me was sealed with her chewing gum.” —New Yon Sun. Airs. Winks—“ Well, I declare! The weather indications are right for once.” Mr.-Winks (looking over her shoulder) —“Humph! That paper that you have got isa week old.”— P/ulmlephi,: Record , 'Captain Anson (coaching his players in a game of ball at the base of the great Egyptian pyramid)—“Forty centuries are looking down on you, Williamson! Ba,ng the 3tutling out of ’er!” —Chicago Triuune. Siiid a disgusted tramp to his New York' associates on his return from a Western tour: “They said I would find wonderful advance in the West, but I d dp’t find a man who would advance me a cent.”— Siftings. “I used' to think,” said Uncle Ezra, “the't this thing of irals kissing pug dogs was party rough, but sence f come to town an’see some of the dudes—well, maybe tpe gals ain’t so much to blame urter all.”- -New York Mercury. “Gentlemen[of the jury,” said counsel in an agricultural ckse, “there were 38 hogs iu that 10t—36. I want you to re member that number—66 hogs—just three times the number that there are in the jury, box.”— Albany Law Journal. First Eminent Physician—“ But Herr Windygrat has gout—his lungs are as sound as possible. Why did you tell him not to play the trombone for six months ” Second Eminent Physician— “ Because, my dear, Herr Windygratz Occupies the chamber next to mine.”— Funny Folks. A spring whose water is a perfect writ ing fluid has been discovered in Michi gan. Now all that is needed is the dis covery of a lake of writing paper, a min® of postage stamps and a quarry of steel pens, in the same vicinity, to make that portion of Michigan a “literary centre.” - —New York Mercury. “Will you have a piece of this nic® mince pie, Tommy?” said Tommy’s aunt, with whom he wais taking his dinner, “Please, ma’am,” replied the little fellow, holding his plate, “but you: might put two pieces on now; mamma has taught me never to pass my plate back fc* the second piece.” The Australasian Wool Product. The wool-producing industry of th® Australasian colonies is one which is steaslilv growing in importance. The total number of sheep in the whole of these colonies on the 31st of March, ,1888, was ,i-. 462,038. Of this number almost one-half were found in New South Wales. The totals for each colony are as follows: New South Wales, 40,- 965,152; New Zealand, 15,235,561; Queensland, 12,926,158; Victoria, 10,- 623,985; South Australia, 7,254,006; West Australia, 1,909,944; Tasmania, 1,547,24?. The total of 90,462,038 com pares with a total of 78,888,710 in 1885. For purposes of comparison, we may jjive the number of sheep in some other ci-untiies. lor the Argentine Kepublie the figures in 1885 were 76,000,000; in. Purojiean Lussia, excluding Poland, there were in 1883 estimated to be 46,- 2 . 3o sheep; in the United States ini *BB7 the number was. 4,75.’,"1 I; and in> 1886 iu the l nited Kingdom there were 28,955,210 sheep.— ■Ronton Cultivator.