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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*. M. von Keller Jt Co., successors to KeLer « Ruhl, at the old Cloth House, corner Ann 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 charge. Address Messrs. M. von Keller *