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APHASIA.
Some Abnormal Peculiarities
of the Faculties.
Meo of Culture Who Hare Loot th# Power
of Healing and Writing.
There are four forma of aphasia which
<nny co-cxirt, or which may bo found iso
lated ; (1) the loss of the |>ower of under
standing apokea words, or, as it ha*
been named, rather improperly, since the
failure is not physical but mental, verbal
deafness; (2) verbs! blindness, or the in
ability to rear!; (3) motor aphasia, or the
loss of the power of articulate speech;
(4) agraphia (a term invented, we believe,
by the English physician, Dr. Ogle) or
the loss of the power of writing. An
instance of loss of the faculty of under
standing spoken words, while that, of un
der tending words written remained is
quoted by M Ballet from Abercr.unbic.
Jt is th*t of a gentleman farmer in Scot
land, who recognising the sounds of
spoken words without understanding
th< ir meaning, and who, to make com
niunicntion with his laborers ]>ossiblc,
had a written list in his room of the most
ordinary term*. On hearing without in
the least comprehending the spoken
words, Im turned to h s written list, and
his perception of what war said became
clear. Os verbal blindness (as it is
called) M Ballet gives the instance of a
French merchant, whom he r ail M. I*., a
man of fair cultivation and more or less
of a reading habit, who through an acci
dent in hunting lost the faculty of read
ing. “M I', understood perfectly every
thing that was said to him, answered
questions with much precision and ex
pr< sad himself with a certain degree of
facility. Moreover, ho wrote with case
not only his niiuio and luldrc*, but a
Jong letter, and that without nny nota
ble mistake in orthography. The inter
eating fact is that, though he could
Write, and did it with a certain case, lie
was incapable of rending. ‘I write,' lie
said, ‘as if with my eyes closed; I don’t
read what. I write.' in fact, ho was
wholly unable to re-read the words
Which he had traced a few seconds be
fore." The letters themselves written in
this condition were quite equal to those
which he had written before the acci
dent befcl him.
Os motor aphasia, or the inability to
use articulate speech, M. Ballet gives in
stances of a patient at the Saltpetricrc,
whose reply to all questions consisted of
the word “Macassn, iihkii-hi"; of anoth
er who could only siy "Monomomontif”;
of a third who was reduced to the ex
pvsmasoott ■ y *>•><! of «•
fourth wlu>se vocabulary did not go be
yond “Baden nbadon badena." The
poet Baudelaire could say only, “t'r.*-
nom, ere num," being in this reqiect in
ferior to a very distinguished lady,
whose conversational [lowers extended
to though not beyond, the entire phrase
of which llnudehiirt! gave the usual ab
breviation. Kt ill more advanced was an
other lady who repented at every mo
ment, "Madame, etc. mon Diou, cat il
possible, bonjour Madame.”
in the earlier stages of the malady
priqter names are forgotten. An eminent
man of science was roducod to designate
the [icrson of whom ho spoke as "My
colleague who invented such and such a
thing." Next common nouns disappear.
When the Abla- Pcrivr asked for his hat
be said: “(live me my what one puts
on one's." Ilia coat was, "What is
worn to bo droMod in." Scissors, with
another patient, were things one
cuts; the window, what one looks
through, what gives light. What can
not lie said by p-op!- iflected with mo
tor aphasia can aomi'tinies bo sung by
them. An officer who could not pro
nounce llie wool "enfant" and "patre,"
whose power of s|>evcli were confined to
the wor.l “pirdi" and the letter "b,"
was capable of singing with perfect ar
ticulation the Hot couplet of the “Mar
sclbiise." A fanner, “du comb- de Wik
low dout parle Graves, " could not |>ro
nounev the names of his wife and child
ren except by reading tin nt. A striking
instance of a i qihia is that of a Russian
oilier, well wquainted with Russian,
French and German, who, having been
afflicted with motor i>lm«i i .is regards
French and German, nit-rnard became
subject to Agr .jihia regards all tho
three langua., s though he retained or
regained the ;> over of read ng and speak
ing them. A womat licing asked to
Write her name, produced the words,
"Suinil aiclaa aatrcnl,” and ive her ad
dress as “Suuesr nut to imr linn lain.”
Au English n ival office belonging to the
Admiralty," vias constrained to add tho
terminator “dcudd" to each word, and
to write, “Il nondendd imv- ndeudd
tiorvndendd (sic) belondendd," etc.—
Suturdop Review.
The National Game.
Youag Min (to dealer in sporting
goods) Have you base ball suits?
Dealer Oi, yes, sir I can furnish
you with any thing y.*n like in that line.
Young Mi i Will, you can get me
up a suit male of chilled steel with lit
tle sharp- pointed spikes sticking out all
over it.
Dealer—Jfci'. my dear air, you
couldn’t play ball in such a suit as that.
Young man Oh, I'm not a player;
J'man umpire. Arie )"<wi i’uw.
Ike Weed Rat.
The woo<! rat lays up enormous stores
of acorn* during or prior to the wet sea
son. But it is a useless provision, ar
the nut* can lie found at any time. A
nest recently opened was arranged seem
ingly in a regular manner a* regards
apartments; the general sha)ie was dome
like, being former! of sticks and other
refuse piled upon each other, so that it
was torn apart with great difficulty.
Three openings were apparent, leading
in from below, and entering the nest
proper, which constituted the first story.
This was provided with soft mass ma
terial of various kinds, showing that the
wood rat had an rye for comfort. Im
mediately above this was an apartment,
if it can be so called, filled with acorns,
several quarts, a* near a* I could judge,
and above this rose the domelike top,
forming a perfect watershead, a fact
proved by the dry nest, that did not
show the slightest signs of moisture.
The position of the nest varies, in the
one mentioned it was on the ground,
built up around a tree. Other* are con
structed in the open greasewood, and
I still another, in Miliar’s canyon, is built
ion a tree six or eight feet from the
i ground. In some nests the material it
; undoubtedly the accumulation of years,
and might well weigh a ton, and would
form two good loads fora cart. Wheth
er the wood rat hibernates I have been
unable to determine, but am inclined to
think not; the supply of acorns pointing
to an active appetite, and 1 have seen
them out within a month. Almost every
branch of animals has its representatives
among the winter or summer sleepers,
and Dr. Abbott, the eminent urchtßolo
gist, is under the impression that he has
observed swallows in a chimney in a
state of hibernation. As the snakes in
southern California and all over tho
north hibernate in winter, so do tho
' large reptiles in Florida, as the alliga
tors, though this is only in the portions
: where tho cold strikes them, as on tho
i Bt. .Mary’s river and about Fernandina.
—San Francisco Call.
A Thoughtful Relative.
There's one young fellow in San Fran
cisco whose ingenuity and forethought
lit him for the highest place in politics,
; if he chooses to adopt that mode of life.
I envy him, not so much the ingenuity
as the rich female relative upon whom ho
has miulc use of it so successfully. Shu
is far away in a distant land, nnd appre
ciates, as all people do under such cir
cumstances, tho thoughtfulness and kind
ly attention which aro perhaps rarely
given to the distant poor. This lady has
a passion for strange bric-a brae, and she
viz.-* a niece that comes from so far
■ away a* San Francisco. This young
gentleman wished to remember her
birthday and send her something. Ho
bethought him of a piece of rare china,
but tho price of what he wanted rather
appalled him. There was nn old piece
! of broken china that was worth little.
! His eyes fell upon it.
“Now," be said to himself, “if I
send a piece of china through the mail, it
will very likely get broken. If I send
this it will bo taken for granted it was
broken in tho mail. She’ll have it mend-
. ed, nnd there you are."
‘ He sent tho broken piece, and the rich
relative has already sent him several
1 remittances as acknowledgement. All I
want is the rich relative. I’ve got the
broken china.— San Francisco Chronicle.
Alpine Tunnels.
The Alps are at tho present time
pierced by three long tunnels, two en
tering Italy from France and Switzerland
respectively, nnd the third connecting
tho latter with the Tyrol, and called,
according to tho mountain chains
that are traversed, the Mont Cenis, St.
Gothard, and Arlberg tunnels. Os these,
the Mont Cenis, tunnel is s -ven and three
quarter miles in length. Its cost was
$13,000,000. The St. Gothard tunnel is
tunc nnd a quarter miles in length, and
cost $12,500,000. the diminution in ex
pense being owing principally to tho
more rapid progress of the work by im
provemetitr in the drilling machines.
I’he Ariberg tunnel is shorter than those
of Mont Cenis or Gothard, being only
nix anil n half miles. Its cost, with tho
railway, was $17,400,000. A fourth tun
n< I, and a tn >sl i-wmidabl. rival to Mont
Cenis nnd St. Gothard tunnels will bo
Simnlou tunnel, by which the existing
line from Geneva to Marti-ny and Breigg
will be earned through the mountains
to Doom a d’O-s ila, mid so on to Pall
atize or Stnza, on the Ligo Maggiore.
As this tunnel will lie commenced at a
much lower level than any of the others,
it will necv-*arily lie longer, the rough
estimate being twelve and a half miles,
and the probable cost about $20,000,000.
A llouu-Made Barometer.
Tlie following, though o d to some,
may be new to others, and will enable
. the latter to make a simple barometer for
themselves: Two drachms of camphor,
half drachm of pure saltpetre, half
drachm of muriate of ammonia, and two
ounces of proof spirits, in a glass tube or
a narrow jihial, will make a very good
weather guide. In dry weather the Jo
int on will remain clear. On the ap.
i prosch of change, minute stars will rise
up in the liquid, while stormy weather
will be indicated by the very disturbed
c edition of the chemical combination.
. H'rufAsr Journal.
FOR THE FARM AND HOME.
Have ths Mra*.
While American and English agricul
tural writer* have l»een for many year*
emphasizing the importance of keeping
the straw of our grains upon the farm,
then- has not yet been enough said to im
press uj>on many of our farmers it* manu
rial value, and they still look upon it as
a piece of good fortune if they are able
to dispose of their straw for cash. Tin
return is indisputably more speedy, but
unless a good round price is realized,
whereby you inn buy back the element*
in tin- straw for less than you sold them,
it is not the fortunate speculation it may
appear. Better plow the straw into the
field than sell it for nny small or merely
nominal sum; but the I»e*t use for it is
us bedding for stock, where it act* partly
as an absorbent. Grains are rapacious
caters,feeding on minerals of the soil and
nitrogen. Analysis have shown the
straw of Winter wheat to contain 11.5
per cent, of potash; of soda, 2.9; magne
sia, 2.6; lime, 6.2, to say nothing of the
phosphoric and sulphuric acids. An
alysis of Winter rye straw give 18.7 per
cent of potash; of soda, 3.3; magnesia,
3.1; lime, 7.7, besides phosphoric and
nitric acids. These are sufficient to con
clusively show that the straw of grains
possesses elements of plant food that we
can ill afford to lose. Cultivator.
CmCul Hint* for Horse Owners.
Horses are very delicate and liable to
many ailments, and persons owning them,
who are not very familiar with their na
ture and requirements, will find the fol
lowing suggestions, condensed from an
article in tiie Cincinnati /Inquirer, use
ful :
Never feed a horse with hay from a
rack located above his head, as a draught
beat* down which is injurious, and the
dust is liable to injure the eyes.
A horse should not be overworked,
for, like man, he gets tired, and to keep
in good condition, he should have rest
and good bedding.
Sometimes a horse will not cat his
usual food. A mash of oatmeal, milk
warm, is about the best food to give a
horse under such circumstances. And
then a horse should have grass. It is
his natural food. A continual diet
of hay hardens the coating of bis
stomach. The food is not digested.
Carbonic acid gas is generated, and the
horse dies in agony, swelling up, suf
fering from what is commonly known as
colic. Then, again, horses need well ven
silatcl stables, free from draught or
damp. The floor should be smooth and
nearly level. It should be well drained
and light, for sudden change from dark
-Couto An tijllll' to the ejtcn,' iriiG <i
damp, offensive odor is injurious. Then,
again, the bedding and litter should be
carefully separated from that which is
foul. They should be well shaken up
and dried, and the stall should be thor
oughly cleansed, and when the - table is
empty, let in a plenty of fresh air.
A horse’s stall should lie large enough
to allow him to lie down comfortably in
any position. A tired horse will be glad
to lie down with his legs stretched out
if he has room; but if you cannot give
him a loose box, then a light halter
block should be used, and care taken to
arrange the baiter so that it may trave*
freely to allow the head to come easily
to the litter, for rest and sleep are as
necessary a* food and water.
If a horse comes to the stable wet, he
should be rubbed dry before the
blanket is put on. If he is standing
about in the cold, it should be put on.
The legs should be rubb <l, and the
hoofs always examined for stones.
The ( are of Young I‘iua.
Rufus B. Martin says in his manual,
“Hog Raising and Pork Making:” The
future of the little pigs, their vigor and
general value depends much on the care
they and their mother receive during the
first few weeks of their life. If they
have been well cared for and properly
fed at two months old they should be
weaned. If there is a pa-ture at hand,
turn the pigs into it and in addition feed
them a warm or cold slop of bran or
xhorts.
Pigs require no corn until they are
fully developed, nnd there is no economy
in feeding it to them. Pigs from two to
six months old need more muscle-form
ing and bon -forming than fattening
foods. As clover is rich in thes-, a pas
ture is very d< sirable. The best kind of
pasture for pigs is one of blue grass and
clover mixed. If treated in this manner,
at six months old they should lie in a
very good condition to receive a corn
diet and be “fattened" for market.
After a certain period the more corn a
hog receives the more his constitution is
impaired, and it ought to be the aim of
every feeder to delay this feeding until
the last moment, so that before the time
it begins to deteriorate him he will be
ready for market.
Roots, such as beets, potatoes, carrots,
manjals, Ac., should be fed in modera
tion and a little salt and sulphur, mixed
with wooei.coal or cob-ashes, make a very
desirable occasional addition to the diet.
Figures show conclusively that an acre
of clover will produce more pork than
an acre of corn, estimating the yield of
the latter at 50 bushels. It is estimated
that an acre produces 10.000 pounds of
clover and that 15 pounds of clover pro
duces one pound of pork; in other
word*, alx>ut 675 pound* of pork may be
produced from one acre of clover. If a
bushel of corn will make 12
pounds of pork, there will be about 600
[>ounds a* the product of an acre.
In the com growing state* corn is the
best and cheapest food for hogs; as with
it well developed, full-grown hogt will
lay on fat very rapidly, but even when
plentiful and cheap its exclusive use is
unwise. When feeding corn regularly
give also roots, potatoes, apples pump
kins and other vegetables, stewed or
boiled.
Regularity in feeding and watering
should always be considered important,
and the amount of feed given to each
animal, or pen of animals, should not
vary much.
The cost of production should be duly
considered. AVeaned pigs at two months
old and averaging 40 pound* are usually
worth about $2. Fed for six months in a
pasture, receiving also peas, bran,rffiorts,
etc., they should weigh 200 pounds
when taken out and placed in the fatten
ing pen. The cost of this increase of
160 pounds would be about $5. Four
months of fattening on corn, roots, etc.,
should bring the weight upwards of 300
pounds, at an additional cost of $3;
making a hog a year old cost $lO.
Farm and Garden IWote>«
Do not plant corn too deep.
The best honey plant, says a New York
apiarist, is the wild red raspberry.
F. D. C’urtis recommends peas for feed
ing sw’ine, and also approves of pasturing
the same on the pens in the field.
A stick flattened at the end will be
found a help in planting flower seeds.
Make a shallow hole with the flat end of
the stick and scatter the seeds in it, cov
ering lightly.
Ventilation is absolute’y necessary and
essential to health. Unless a poultry
house be well and properly ventilated
fowls cannot be kept healthy for any
length of time.
Emil Baur, Ann Asbor, Mich., applies
salt at the rate of three quarts to each
pear tree, and says the results are encour
aging. Fruit that before using the salt
cracked badly is now sound.
The Mirror and Faimer says: “Canada
thistles are the most easily exterminated
weed pests we have. Cut at any time in
hot weather and kerosene poured on the
roots will kill them everytime.”
The trees can be protected from field
mice by banking .he tree up for a foot
or so with soil, and borers and rabbits
can be kept away by wrapping the
trunks for a foot above this with tarred
paper.
An Ohio farmer of experience 9
gooseberry plants may be protected from
mildew by keeping the plants open in the
centre. As soon ns the plant starts into
growth in the spring he thins out the
centre.
Ashes spread over the strawberries at
the rate of 100 bushels per acre will in
crease the quantity, improve the quality
and intensify the color. They may be
sown broadcast at any time, but the
earlier the better.
In the care of eggs while waiting for
hatching, a place ii preferred that is
neither hot nor cold, damp or dry. If
the eggi are to be kept but a little while
turning them every day will answer, a
box or basket being sufficient.
AVhile planting the tree do not try to
rattle the dirt among the roots by shak
ing the 'rec up and down, for this draws
the tire, hair-like roots ou of place, but
does not push them back; it folds
them up and gets them all out of
shape.
The cherry is about the only fruit tree
which can be recommended for shade in
pastures along roadsides, as the hardy
varities of cherries are not affected by the
tramping of stock or passing of vehicles,
which prove injurious to mostoth
er fruit trees.
A correspondent of the Country Gen
tleman say* that a cow which at home
will test up to a fourteen pounds of but
ter standard, if taken to a strange place,
among strange cattle, and milked by a
cross man, wil. not make half that quan
tity.
A correspondent keeps ants off of his
strawberry plants and cherry trees by
destroying their nest*. He pushes abroom
stick down through the centre of the
nest, withdraws it and pours in a few
tablespoonfuls of bisulphite of carbon,
closing the opening as soon as possible.
The vapor of the carbon will permeate
the nest and kill the ants. Os course
care must be taken in handling this, as
it is volatile and p isonous.
lloAiseholtl Uinta.
Unslaked lime near meat preserves it
by keeping tire air dry.
To clean furniture: One pint linseed
oil, 1 pint vinegar, 1-2 pint alcohol.
Plush goods aud all articles dyed with
aniline colors, faded from exposure to
light, will look as bright as ever after
sponging with chloroform.
Two ounces of soda dissolved in a
quart of hot water makes a ready and
useful solution for cleaning old painted
work preparatory to repairing. This
mixture should be applied when warm
and the woodwork afterward washed
with water to cmnove al! traces of the
L soda.
Whole clow < aro now used to exterm
inate the mereilexs and industrious moth. ,
It is said they are more effectual as a de
stroying agent than either to aceo, cam
phor or cedar shavings.
Three or four sofa pillows, each one \
different, now adorn a fashionable sofa.
They are n«t ornamental merely, but are
put behind the back or under the arms
for the sake of comfort.
Recipe*-
Boiled Tongue. Soak it all night be.
fore using it, and be careful to wash out
all the salt which is put into various
crevices to preserve it. Boil in plenty of
water till tender. Remove the skin before
sending to the table and garnish with
parsley.
Fried Polatoet. Pare some potatoes to
the shape of a ball, cut each ball in six
pieces to resemble the quarters of an
orange, chamfer the edges slightly. Dry
them effectually in a napkin, put them
into a frying basket and plunge it in
boiling fat; keep shaking the basket
until the potatoes assume a golden color.
Turn them out on a cloth in front of the
fire to drain and sprinkle them freely
with fine salt.
Apple Batter Pudding. Put into a
bowl half a pound of flour, add a pinch
of salt and stir in very gradually half a
pint of new milk. Beat it until smooth,
t :en add three eggs. Pour about half
the mixture into a buttered pie dish, and
put it into the oven to get firm. Then
nearly fill the dish with apples pared,
cored, sliced and slightly stewed with a
little sugar and lemon rind. Pour the
rest of the batter over them, return to the
oven and bake one hour and a half.
Curd Fritters. Scald one quart of
sweet milk and, when hot, pour in two
glasses of warm water and one teaspoon
ful of liquid rennet. Take it
from the fire and after stirring in
the water and rennent and let
it stand until the curd is formed and
separated from the whey; then drain off
the whey nnd dry the curd in a clean
cloth, beat the whites of five eggs, light,
and beat the yolks with two tablespoon
ful of fine sugar; then whip in the curds
until well mixed; add to this nutmeg to
suit the taste and four tablespoonfuls of
prepared flour, beat until the batter is
smooth and thick, have ready some but
ter in a frying pan and when hot drop in
the fritters, fry quickly, drain upon a
warm stove, spread a napkin on a dish
and lay the fritters on; when drained dry
sift on powdered sugar and eat with
jelly sauce.
Antiquity of Cooking Utensils.
When we are in our kitchens, suround
ed by all the convenience* that the pres
ent day affords, we do not think that
many of the cooking utensils have re
mained the same for eighteen hundred
years. We fry, bake and stew in pans
formed prec sely like tho*e used in Pom
peii and llerculan ’um. AVe even use the
same shaped pans for eggs sur le plat as
were used in those cities long before the
fatal eruption of Vesuvius buried them
in ashes and lava. Many of the ordi"
nary utensils of the anci nts are well
worth the attention of our potters and
tinsmiths. The jelly and pastry moulds
even of two centuries ago were of deli
cate classic form, quite different from the
designs with which we are familiar, and
far more tasteful. We have, to be sure,
preserved in our syrup jugs many of the
tine models of the covered jugs of that
epoch, but it is a little singular that the
beautiful form* of the Pompeiian buck
ets and jars have n t been rmitated for
household use at the present time. Every
det til of each article was always accu
rately carried out, even the strainers be
ing remarkable for the beauty of their
perforations. Geometrical combinations,
frets, and arabesques appear to have been
the favorite designs.— Argonaut.
A Doctor on Hydrophobia.
I don’t believe Pasteur’s inoculation
theory because I don’t believe in hydro
phobia. It is, in my opinion, an imagi
nary disease, and I defy anybody to pro
duce a well-authenticated instance of
where hydr phobia attacked an idiot or
an infant bitten by a rabid dog. It
needs a good, vivid imagination as an
adjunct of the disease. Some years ago
a man came to me for cauterization of
what he claimed was the bite of a mad
dog. It did not look to me like a
wound made by teeth, but I cauterized
it to satisfy him. A month afterwards
that man died with all the symptoms
of hydrophobia, as described by stand
ard authorities. After his death it was
i established conclusively that the wound
I wa* made by a nail in a fence that he
c.imbed to get away from the dog, and
also that the animal was very old and
had only teeth—those very far back in
the jaw and impossible to use to bite
with. That case shattc ed my faith in
hydrophobia, and subsequent investiga
tions destroyed it altogether. There is
no such thi‘ g.— Dr. U<Z\ . Lohman.
Hard to tell What He W ould Do.
Wife—l hear Mr. Smith has given a
beautiful window to the church in mem
ory of his wife. I don’t believe you
would do such a thing, John, if I were
to die.
Husband (thoughtfully)— I am not so
sure about that, my dear. Under
such circumstances I don’t know how
generous I m ght be-
A Mother’s Lore.
- Maternal love is the embodiment of th
one idea of perfectness, and purity J?i
faith under the heavens.
In the hour of resolve and emulation
| the valor of the warnor mav be overpow
ering; and pathetic fervor and enthusi
asm the orator and poet may thrill us'
glorious exhilaration; but at the ti n o
test, with death closing aliout us, besid,
the heart’s trust in God, the mothers
love bears all analysis, becomes stronger
• and truer, and more potent to support &L
earth and its transitory hopes fade farther
and farther away.
To look up'to the blue, beautiful
, heaven, so wide, so mercifully wide for
1 all the erring and repentant; one thought
of all the mother has borne and struggled
| for, one fervid realization of her patience
and sublime trust and endeavor seems
be the second Calvary of our hopes. H,.-
work in life, our own belief in its fidelity
and acceptance in heaven’s sight, seem to
lessen the wretchedness and failure of
our own weak labors.
Her face may be homely and wrinkled
and old, her hands faltering and unsteady
yet those features are aureoled witha
silver crown won through patient suffer
ing, those trembling finger* are magnetic
still to thrill and guide and bless.
What we owe her volumes have told
How much silently and earnestly we re
pay her, she never knows this side of the
grave.
For the soul that has wandered, re
turning to its allegiance in latter years,
can never tell in words the emotions it
experiences, can never frame the soulful
thoughts that strive to atone for the re
missnesses of the past.
Amid the bitterness of contrition, and
the longings of hopeless regret, the soul s
ardent love makes up for all the careless
gone-by years; the influence of a mother's
example is accepted, and sought for, and
profited by, and cherished.
If the hidden emotions of many a heart,
seemingly hardened and immersed in the
cares of life, were revealed, we would be
surprised to know how many are on the
border line of heavenly faith, only be
cause to them the mystery of a mother’s
love has never yet departed from the
memory.
Juvenile Jokes.
Little Carrie G. said she liked sea
bathing, only her mouth leaked and let in
salt water.
A bad little Milwaukee boy, having
been expelled from school, returned in
girl’s clothes, and the imposture was not
discovered for several months.
Mauk Twain has furnished parents
with a valuable recipe for bringing up
boys. “Take ’em by the hair of the
head,” he says, and you’re pretty sure to
catch ’em.”
“What is a lake?” asked a teacher. A
bright little Irish boy raised his hand.
“Well, Mickey, what is it?” “Shure,
it’s a hole in the kittle, mum.” Perhaps
he thought she meant leak.
“How that child docs squall!" ex
claimed a girl lo her friend, as she nod
ded toward a Chinese baby. “Os
course,” replied her friend, “Every cop
per-colored Chinese baby is sure to be a
littU yeller.”
Teacher (to a boy in grammar class)
—“John, correct the following sentence:
1 ‘lt are very cold.’” (John as he wipes
; the perspiration from his forehead with
. his shirt-sleeve)—“lt are blooming’ot.’’
s “Tommy,” said a mother to her seven
) year-old boy, “you must not interrupt
i rue when lam talking with ladies. You
I must wait till we stop, and then you can
1 talk." “But you never stop!” retorted
' I the boy.
I Gay Old Gentleman (to boy on twelfth
I birthday)—“l hope you will improve in
; wisdom, knowledge and virtue.” Boy
. (politely returning compliment, totally
unconscious of sarcasm)—“The same to
! | you, sir.”
, The Mexican Baby Supply.
i Everything concerning Mexico is of
; interest just now, and it is pleasant to be
( assured that among the chief productions
c*f the country are children. Thus an
observant correspondent in that country
’ notes the large acquaintance of the people
r with multiplication in saying that Mex
. ico is the hot-bed of children. The land
is flooded with them, and a small family
is a thing unknown. They greet you, he
: says, at every window, at every corner,
on every woman’s back. They fill the
i carriages on the plaza, they are like a
swarm of bees around a honeysuckle—one
on every tiny flower and hundreds wait
ing for their chance. A man died the
other day who was followed to the grave
1 by eighty-seven sons and daughter* and
had buried thirteen, so that he was father
to the grand total of 100 children. There
is another man living in Mexico who has
, had two wives and who has living forty
five children. Allowing the small aver
age of five to the family, one could see
; how numerous the grandchildren would
be. lam acquainted, he adds, with »
gentlemen whose mother is but thirteen
' aud a half year.* older than he, and she
had eighteen more of a family. It is a
blessed thing that the natives are able to
, live in a cane hut and exist on beans and
rice, else the list of deaths by starvation
would be something dreadful.
i
i Dr. Gimlet returns empty-handed
from a day’s hunting, and in response to
( his wife’s inquiries, candidly confesses
that he killed nothing. “ Why,’’ retorts
Mrs. G., slowly, “ you could have done
better than that to have stayed at home
and attended to your regular business "
The doctor never even smiled at her wit.
United Ireland, a Dublin newspa
per, calls the recent victory over Glad
stone in the United Kingdom “the trick
sters, soreheads and mountebanks’ grab
after the emoluments of power."
Imnortßnt Io Merchant Tailor*.
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William St*., New York citv, are doing an ex
tensive business by means of turnishing to
Merchant Tailoring trade throughout the uni
ted btates, complete sample collections n
their Woolens in season, and receiving ano
executing orders received through the sam
ples. Whenever a style has been s o ld , oU 2:
they notify their customers to that effect. J*
that the parties holding their samples are a
will properly informed as to Which st>‘
they can offer to their patron I *. The Mercnan
Tailor is thus placed in a position to syo _
large variety of styles without encnmberi
himself with a large stock. We nn< l. er ’n''._
that any Merchant Tailor desiring such .
tion of samples ean have same sent free
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