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A CLERK'S ROMANCE. Tha Story <<r T wo Traaaury Dfjpartnioui Employes. A Divipitod Yo**ng Man'* Reformation Followed by a Kern ige. “The life of * Govertiment c lerk ia at boat a monotonous on*-, :m in nearly all the departments til • <l<rk’ have the aatne routine work 'lay after day,'' Bold a venerable Treasury clerk, •‘and when there i’ a lilt of q up to relieve the monotony of hi’ life it i-i Ink n tip with a relish and retold till it blo**orn’ out in many different forim " What ia disDub.ng tlx monotony I nows” inquired 111- reporter. “Well, I am getting to that Sx , yr.un ago la«t Marell a bright, "yed, rosy ■ clieoked young fellow of 22 received an appointment through political influence | in the division lam employed in. You kuAw Ilin' In f r the days of civil mrvxi reform. Hi w>. quir k -nd in- • telligr'd, ami it WO’ hot I - 'ig lie! it hi «M familiar with tho work an the oldest derk in llio olli. r, For a y• ar or so he i was a moat etln rent clerk, and always ! on time. With sorrow I began to notice that lie nai becoming <lis«lpatol; that hi’ work w.i- behind, and iusteiid of the frank, independent expression tlait he had when he first ; came in the office was a careless devil | muy-cire < >rt of a look. I remonstrated with him, an I told him he wool I b< dismissed, and justly, too, il he did not ■hake th comp uiioiu ho was associating ' with. Ilia only reply would l>< ‘l<.ui take earn of in'. .If, you me I n’t fill alxmt nii’.' His downfall didn't sur prise.nir much, for I had seen a nunilier of young men *o in t his wav who hud come in the departments honest, solx'i young fellow i, and leave it Icokeu ''own in health, an I < arelcss ns to Inn they in d- tliuir livin ■ 'I bin .s went on this ; way milil the present a lininistration < ana into power, and the heads of tin al iff rent bureaus wire clinnged. t n . ■' q . idly a greet number of new clerks • nine in. Among tlx <■ was a pretty young Indy with large brown eyes and a las* innt ng smile. Tin- clerks, both male and female, itmiii'diutcly took to her, and ale bis ame a, > n-ral favorite. The young mrii tn the olll* o never lost an opportu ' sidy to have a few minutes chat with her, | but that is ns far its it ever went. Though ■ln treated all pleasantly, none wire ever Invited to < all on her. Tim young fellow I spoke about had gotten so that hi a Idoin had anything Io say to nny in > hi Um course of time he Hindi) the i a< quaintnnco of the pretty young clerk, and that evening one of the older ladies, with the best intentions in the world, told the young Indy not to gel too inti ! m ile with that man, as he was considered n •rounder,’ or, in other words, dissi pated. •'Hue said Im liked him, and thought tln ri was a giont deal of good in him if he had tliu pro|ar encouragement. IL aeetned to bn a gentleman, and that if he did anything wrong it was only through l alv'.essn. w. After this the two young people were together constantly when not at the office, and n most wonderful change caino over him. He stopped I drinking, attended to his work with n , will, and, when not somewhere with her of an evening, stayed in iiis room I mid read. I was plean'd to note the j change, mid knew that all would como out wall. Hho had only been iu the office about six months when he came to m< one day and said Im was going io resign, a- Ids salary was not sutli s-rnnt to support a wife ns he would ■ like to, uni that he had secured n position as bot>kkec|>er in a ' wholesale grocery hou-c in New York. He went away and I heard nothing from him. Wu often spoke of him nt the , office, but no one ever dared to ask the voting lady clerk about him, for they re- | rnemtarod how alic went for tho old lady ■who spoke of him to her. Several weeks ainci 1 was suiprised when the young la<ly eumo to me, as the young man had before, aud said she would bo pleased if 1 would send her resignation to the Sec retary 1 asked her ukingly if she was going to Iw married. She bhishingly ad mitt si she Was. but would not say to whom. I aiispcct< I and tell pleased. This morning she and her husb.tnd called to v ,i me, ami it proved to be the young man I suspected. II ■ told me that he bad i»en very fortunat • nines leaving the office, and w u» now head bookkeeper for the concern t > which he w it from the department, and attributed nil his success to the pretty young bride at his •ide. They left this < veiling for New York, where henceforth will be their home. It does my heart good to see a marriage like that."- - II ishiugt >n B *-3- itesx. ____ Nuno for Him. The frequency with which Alpine tourist* fall from tops of almost inaeces •ilile ni 'iuraius and get killed is very distressing aud monotonous. Au American in bwitxerland was in viuni by an enthusiastic English crank, who was everlastingly climbing moun tain peaks, to accompany him on one of these foolhardy trips. “No, 1 thank you,' was the reply, “I stray away front places that a donkey oan’i oliinb."— birtiega The Tr •« afJapao. The trees of Jjpau arc a wonder. Here is the •Tnookur.gi,” with its pnrpb Iwll-shapcd flower*; also the magnolia, with its rich white aud purple duster.. Qin > n among the trees towera the ca tnelia. S-im- of these are sixty feet high and are covered with blossoms from .1 ii'iivry to May. of many varieties, from tlx- larg< purr- white, r> ••> tnbling a'ioubb rr “r, to various sh ides of pink ami red. ' Tin' cherry arid plum trees are cultivated soh ly for their bloa-oms and are tree** of rate bi'iiuty. Tin former grows thirty feet high rind many broad, its branchat roven 1 with rerl ami white flowers two inch sin diameter nnd perfuming tlx . air at n great distance. Its petals ol , snos and cream, f illing in showers, I spread many a < irpi't for the Let on the stone pnths lending to the temples, ver:- fying the native poet when he says j ' T here are snow -showers which do not : ih •<■> ml from tin skies." The plurn tree i ; par cxi ellcru i' the poi-t’s tree. Often it i sei n standing lend'-s in the snow, yet adorrn d wi’h blossoms like i bride. Th' » >0 bui-i into oft clouds of bloi.rn ind fragrance in I'ebni'iry. Along' the billsidi's maples mid pirn s .'ii>-> >vri d withvinesof exquisite love-j lines*-, t railing' and intei wining with be-; wild* ring iutt oy ; among these are th wistaria mil tliurnlx-rgia, with their* purple i ii- and tufts. I’roiu the ver dant v illeys to tin top of the mountains . iw "ti lilies, pinks and roses of endless var.' ty. The eras, is «tud<lt'd, and flow- I ers spring iwcn from the quaint, artistic thatch' d roofs of the tea-liouses, asking leave only to grow nnd bless th • light. Th' sc t'."t hoiiv s seem idyllic. They arc ' n national institution, for they are every where, us the people are everywhere; .ii n; the cit y strc< I-, by the roadside,iu | the grove.*, woods, parks, valleys, nnd up the mountain ►! it-. -Brocklyu Ui'jit- I Tnkl ig Care of Animal I'cl’. There are si veral places where birds, dog Mind cats arc tak* n in mid eared for, and tho e who have a reputation for , c iri fulncss make it very profitable, says I .1 N IV York letter to the Troy Titnen. One bud dcidi i’s store was studded with cages, each containing a pot nnd each • duly labeled to <• irrespond with the re ceipt which is always given and always required when the cage is taken away. |>.i;-s lire <ai i-I tor nt the dog fanciers’, and the nnimals are leashed under aahod, i and an oec isioiially taken out for exer- 1 One of th,' m ist successful |ht soiis iii thii business is n woman who has , a w il-i stablished r -potation, nnd is therefore > xteusively patronized. Sh< < hnrgi ♦** a mouth for < ats and from s!> to sls lor dogs. Birds arc cheaper, and a canary is boarded for $2 a month, ; while mocking birds are $5. This wo- , man's husband docx most of the work, and chum- to be a doctor for both ani mals ami birds. They feed the cats milk and fish, with minced liver ami oc casionally boiled rice. Dogs are fed bread and milk, soup mid meat in small | quantities, ns it bents the blood. “Dog 1 crackers” (is they are called) are exten sively used. They an- made in Englnml, anil large quantities arc now imported. Tin' birds get seed, crackers, eggs and ; apples. The food is constantly changed, I this being favorable to health—and if a ' pet should unfortunately die it is im mediately stuffed. This establishment ; will probably clear SIOOO for the past season, and yet how few have any idea that such a business exists. A Cruel Op,'ration. At a street corner in Naples will bo found ■•) subject for Mr. Bergh. There is a bird shop there w ith nightingales,gold- \ finches ami robins. Sometimes a crowd 1 of gamins is collected to witness a little I -urgic il operation. S me charcoal burns ; iu a braaiero, ami the operator thrusts Unto it a ueedlo with u wooden handle. 1 IL' then takes from u cage a recently caught blackbird, and with a red hot ncedl. puts out his ey. a It needs much , -kill skill that only conms from practice ‘ -to do this auecessfully. An unsteady hand would permaturely kill the bird. In most instances, where the operation is successful, the birds do die, but that is ' only after a couple of drys of agony. 1 YiU will sec tlw patients in cages hang ing round the shop, with the sightless iyes swollen to tho size of a pea, but in , 1 the rare cases of recovery the bird sings 1 briskly through the twenty-four hours, I day and night being the same to it.— , A, u- lull; .Sf.ir. A Farmor’a Tools In India, In India a farmer’s tools ara of the simplest kind. Tho plow is ~ triangular piece of laxird, 18 inches 1 ng and six inches wido at the base, ami simply roots the ground. Tho yoke for the bullocks is a straight stick and is at tached to the beam of tho plow by a grass cord. The cattle are the Brahmini ■ species white, ab-nder bodied, long j legged and very lean. The only food of j the Cattle for months is “choosa,” which i is the wheat straw and chaff from the threshing floor. Tmy cost about £1 to j£4 per pair, aud the plow cost Is Ski. ! The land is plowed at least ten times, and frequently thirty, as the plow scratches tho soil only. The harrow is a log or slab of wood 6 to S feet long, drawn aldeways across the fields to scratch the lumps. A OUEERSOCIETY. The Wark of a Cigar.—Tip- Saving Association Callecting and D sp sing of C gar Ends in the Interest* of Charity. N 't long ago th'! iiv ingc America ■ < iti/ n bit off ->i cutoff the small end of h ■> < iir, bi foro lighting, and thr. w it away. isinc' an internal stamp duty wis plate I o:i cigars, and their prh hr ml vaneed at a < ouseipi 'nec, he do s no generally tlispoc of the ends in this w .. On the counter of nearly every plan' where t igers are sold is a little machine for ci ttii>2 off the end before Ihcamoker places the cigar in his mouth. The tip, fall into a rm' pt ide, from which they are colic, te l at the cose of each day. In some cases they are ijisposcd of to p< r sons who smoke pipe’, nnd in others they are «<>ld to manufacturera of line-cut or gr.-mulateu smoking tobacco. Sto< kholm is th* hciidqu irters of a b nevolcnt cigar-tip-saving association, ol which th* King of Sweden is presi dent. All members of this society pro vide th* ni' .'lv -s with an apparatus for < utting off th, ends of cigars, with wh > is combined a box for holding the frag ments. This is carried in tho pocket and can. if desired,bo attached to or ma le a part of a < igar cue. At convenient tiin* - th'- contents of the little box are emptied into a suitable receptacle, kept at home, and tow ard the eml of the year the < ntire colieotio.'i of cigar-tips is for warded to Stockholm. There they ar sold at au* tioii ami the proceeds em ployed in providing a :-umptuous banquet for poor children. At this banquet, which Hsu illy i * -urs nt Christmas or New Year-, the:, -is an illuminated tree on which presents for the poor children arc plac' d. Branches of this association have been established in Germany and Great Britain during the past few yaars, . nd the revenues of th*' society an- now very large. It is now proposed to form a similni as-ociation in the I nited States. In v* ral European countries charred r-igar “stumps” have a commercial value. They are bought by shepherds for mak ing a il.ca tion for killing insects on sheep. florists also buy them for the purp"-*' of burning irt green-houses or for st,'< ping in water tiiat is used for syringing plants infested by ants or other iu-c. ts. Some gardeners employ them for making nicotine water, which is said to hasten the growth of certain flowering plants ami to cause them to put out very large blossoms. In Paris, m.cordiug to Le Temps, < ol it clin. th “stumps” of cigars and cigar ettes Is an industry in which several hundred persons of both sexes arc regu larly engaged. To be successful in this business it is necessary to be up early and late. Late at night, discarded rolls of tobucc i can be seen by the fire on them. Tin collectors accord ingly throng theatres, opera-houses, con cert saloons, restaurants and wine shops, reaily to pick up the fragments of cigars and cigarettes that th*' natrons of thes ■ places throw into the street. The boule vard* and parks arc visited early every I morning long b.-fore the sweepers make, tin ir rounds. The remnants collected an- sorted during the day anil spread out oti piqa r to,dry. Some of the lino to- 1 b.'icco is made over into cigarettes. A portion of it is converted into snuff. The ' leaves in cigars, deprived of the ashes and burned portions, arc sold for smok- ' ing in pip -. The waitersfin restaurants ive the cigar and cigarette ends left on plates and sell then; to dealers or utinu fa,'turer<. Thus hundreds of people pro vide themselves with the necessities of life in saving the remains of the luxuries of the rich. (h - uja Times. productive Roitghuess. If w s'ek to.' the places where men hav gamed least front nature, and are n. degraded, intellectually, morally j and ■ p.i ;t.;:illy, we shall generally find them to Li-th - places where nature has b, ii most profuse in her gifts, most luxuriant, in her productiveness. In th- favored regions the savage catsand drinks and sleeps his life away in lazy sensualism, while in less kindly lands where a substance has to be forced from the barren soil, and wh re th,' forces of I nature war continually on human kind, num nris, -as a king over nature, makes her for. i s subj ct to his uwa purposes, and wins from h r her most jealously I gtiarde I treasures. So true it is that th'-m >st promising ti-Ms of human es ; fort are not those which are externally the most attractive. -SunJ iy School 1 \>iwe. He L’fl Hastily. Suitor- -Mr. Hoggs, 1 hare coui'toask for your daughter. Boggs Very well! When do you wait her! Suitor At once. I do not want to i wail at rd!. Boggs Well, I xuppow you want all ' that lu lotigs to her, tool Suitor Os course. Everything that , prrtaia* to her s sacred in my eyes. Bogg»--Ail right! Here are her bills ! for the past mouth. Milliner, $97; I dressmaker, $220- - But the suitor had melted away.— i A’,: riMec. LADIES’ DEPARIMEST, Tim iMte’i SfsS.ir Freak ‘The antique lantern that shed its dim rays out upon an almost nnperceiva. bla space of darkne«s to the satisfaction of our forefathers is the latest fashion able relic of antiquity for parlor decora tion on the market to-day," sail] the bead of a L'uion square silver house to a reporter of the New York Mnil nnd Kt prets. The reporter gazed upon the sncierit-styied tire bug with interest for some minutes, nnd concluded that it was not an unsightly ornament for the parlor after all. It is square in shape, ami is made of a dull silver-like material. Each side is perforated anil is adorned w ith three large opals aud agates of various colors. With the lights streaming through the hundred little holes and the illuminated gla*’ eyes the scene is effec tive. H ben it differs in point from the old lantern is that it derives its light from a small oil lamp, though the candle can be u e*l if preferred. yiarrird or Niuicle. Mr. ( uurlqf. Dudley Warner’s humer us presen'ations in llarf>- r'» Matjaiinc ol the difficulty in continuing a woman's tdentity w ith her maiden name, after it -. merged in that of her husband, calls ittention, incidentally, to a real difficulty ' ,n deciding, when a woman is to Ire ad dressed by letter, as to w hether she is married or has been married. This will be recognized as having often occasioned embarrassment, and sometimes ludicrous anil even awkward results. A charming young lady of this city not long since, who had hardly reached her teens, found a letter in the post-office directed to her with the address of B. II >bart, Esq. (we do not, of course.give the real surname). The greatest difficulty in the matter is that single women arc often offended in having it supposed that they are married, and married women arc in a worse state of mind, if possible, at the suggestion that they are in a state of single blessed ness. The Springfield sug gests that it i’ allowable and proper for every woman, in addressing a stranger, to sign herself with her proper title in parenthesis before the name. It hold’, Indeed, that to omit it, in fact, is hardly proper. Time will be required to edu cate women to the point of realizing this, Lot it will be an aid to others and may save them’elves some mortification if they take this course. Bustoii ILrald. Tl»c First Woman*'* The first club composed of and designed exclusively for women was founded iu London ten years ago by a clergyman’s widow, who saw the need of such an organization for her sex. Its members now number 200, including the March ioness Abergavenny ami th*- Countess Bectiv’e and Guilford, who are sufficient to give it tone in England. The initia tion fee and annual dues are each two guineas; members having the privilege of introducing kinswomen by blood or matriage at a guinea a person. It is considered quite aristocratic, scrupulous care being taken io look after antece dents, but not the private morals, of all applicants. Tin- Ah xandr.i. is another fashionable club, which mi n arc never permitted to enter, even as guests or visitors. Those women only are eligible who would be admitted to the queen’s ■ draw ing rooms. It began w ith 200 mem ber’, and now has 500. Initiation and dues are two guineas. The Alexandra has bedchambers, where members may make their toilet for the evening or may stay for a limited period nt a stipulated price. It is two years old, and flourish ing. The Somerville is a club for work ing women: annual dues, five shillings; no initiation. Lectures, debates and other entertainments occur every week, when all subject’, except theology, are discussed. It is eight years old, has 1 1000 members, ami is exceptionally pros- | perous. It is said to have done a great i deal of good, and will do much more. A Hnlttlnir llMluatry. Miss Augusta .lane Goold, Kingston, ! writes to The Irish Textile Journal witli i respect to the knitting industry which , she has established on her late father's I estates in the County Limerick. “It ; has been, on the whole,” she says, “very : successful. I began the industry in the summer of 1884, being desirious of pro- : viding sonic remunerative employment for the eotter women, who had a good deal of idle time on hand, and whose i ragged apparel betokened habits of un tidiness as well as poverty. I was ' anxious to give them regular occupation in some kind of needlework, aud after inquiries in Limerick as to what was likely to obtain sale, I set them to work upon handknit socks. They were gneatly delighted at the prospect of earning something, and flocked in to get the work. Their first efforts were decidedly primitive, but after a little while they began to improve; and although the first consignments of socks sent to Messrs. Macßiruey, of Limerick, were not very well shaped, yet they all sold off, and the manager, who was much interested in my attempt to establish a cottage in- : duskry, gave further orders. I took i great pains to teach the j>oor women to knit carefully, impressing on them that to obtain custom they must make their , ' work worth purchase. By degrees they j , became quite expert, and by dint of much instruction, end constant superia i tendence of their work for seven months, I i they attained a degree of proficiency which was mod crebitablc. They soon 1 began to take the greatest interest in their employment, and the r intelligence an*l enthusiasm enabled them to improve so rapidly that the Athae wares have now attained a high reputation. The knitttsrs can mat;*' various articles, but they exeel in socks and stockings, for which tlier.* is more sale than for caps, shawls, or jerseys. Inffiu llngll«h liitrheu. Just outside the gate and across the wav from the shop of the potato and pork merchant’s there stand’, as it has stood for a couple of centuries, the old Eab.taff Inn, writes Catherine Cole from Canterbury, England, to the New Or leans Pi cay une. AVo went in under the sign through a low doorway, overgrown with ivy. At the end of the hall was a lovely old kitchen with a floor of cool tiies and a gorgeous dinner service ot purple, red, blue and gold displayed in wide racks against the wall. A bright fire was burning, the red coals glowing between the bars of the grate, and a vast deal of cooking was going on. The ket tle was boiling with a fussy effusion like that of a comfortable, home-keeping, ; good-hearted, motherly woman, bustling ; about to get things ready for her good man aud the children. A leg of lamb was roasting before the fire. A string of thin iron chains, I believe it was, was fastened from the mantel shelf, and from the other end hung the meat, dangling directly iu front of the grate bars. A plate was s«*t underneath to catch the drippings. 1 had a bit of that lamb with some mint sauce for my dinner, and 1 can attest that it was most excellent eating. 1 wish I had some at this mo ment. A trim young woman, wearing the wiiitest of mob caps, the cleanest of white aprons, stood before the fire broil ing a chop. She had a long-hand led, double tin broiler or gridiron in her hands. The chop was shut up in this, and she patiently held it before the fire as we would hold up a wet towel to dry, turning it round now and then; and what with the tea kettle, the busting of the skin of the leg of lamb, the sizzing of the savory < hop, most comforting, if deafening, noises filled the cosy room. The girl turned a rosy face at us and smiled comfortably. The smile, the goodly ol<l kitchen, the rows of delf on the wall, the nodding red hollyhocks out in the garden, tin' recollection of that swinging jolly old Falstaff, of thccharm ing windows and deep window seat’, warmed inc to the heart with enthusiasm. Kaslilon Notes. New French frocks arc exceedingly picturesque. Little girls’ frocks are made charming ly loose and full. Skirts arc worn very short, aud shorter behind than before. Sashes of cmbroidercl silk or velve are exceedingly’ rich. Epaulets of jets are worn with either long or short sleeves. White luce is to sup Tcedc the cream tint so long iu fashion. According to fancy, the sash may be tie I at the back or at the side. Gray gloves are worn with black toil ets. They are embroidered with black. One piece, flowing elbow sleeves are coming in vogue for dressy gowns. llich embroideries from all nations arc in high vogue for plastrons and Fedora ves’s. French frocks are gather d and puffed where English gowns are p;rated and plain. The low bunch of curls is the latest coiffure for young ladies. The bang is also curled. Insertions of wide velvet ribbon make i the trimmings of many of thr* most styl . ish costumes. All sorts of short jackets to be worn ' with waistcoats are fashionable, and will I continue to be. ' Ribbon remains in favor for trimming ! dresses, aud is used for sashes, belts, i bows and loops. English gowns am made iu severely ' sitnpie styles, but are exquisitely fitted and well sewed. Gray watered silk is combined with hawk cashmere aud black cam-I's hair in ! gowns for elderly ladies. I'uder-pettiejats of silk in dark and ■ light colors, white an 1 black, are made with gathered pink flounces. Sashes of woo,Hen material, correspond ing to the dress with which they are worn, arc trimmed with embroidery or fringe. Rough camel's hair fabrics, plain, striped, plaided and cross-barred, are among the favorite dress goods for tailor made frocks. The most elegant Parisian women re fuse to wear very prominent bustles, but, for all that, there is a threatened revival j of crinoline. Waists are long, but postilions and pointed fronts are short but acutely peaked, while the corsage is cut very short over the hip line. Bright yellow in small quantities bids fair to take the place of or sh ire the fa , ror with vivid red, so long popular as * ; brightener of dark toilots. _____ CHILDREN’S COI.IMX. Antunin Lffiavas. Crbn.«»u arid xcarht and yellow Emerald turning to go’.d. Shimmering there in the sunbeam-.. Shiver ng here in the cold; Waving farewells as tin tempon RutlJes-ly tears them a;*ai-t. Fluttering, dan mg and rust ing As tilth •)• ami thklier they dart; P,« kle-sly sailing th • ripids. laizily su imnung the poo!*, Plaving "I spy!” w.th each other Under tlie puffy toadstools. Wreaths for the wall’ nt her dwellin'- Each neat little houiekeeper weave.' And then*, amid de iea e fern sprays, Nestle the bright autumn leaves.* —E. L. Benedict in Youmj Pe V j,i r A Rraulirnt l.eseon. Five hundred years ago there was fi v . mg in Italy a great poet of the name ol Petrarch. There came on a great trial a number of people had to give witness and thev all liad to t ike an oath before doing .so. Petrarch came to bear witness but they said of him. “you need not make Lun take an oath. He will be sun* to tell the truth.” So they did not make him take an oath, because everybody knew how true he was. UteUK ou I.ike h Heaven When re))- J’om was six years old, he went into the forest one afternoon t** meet the hind man, who was coming horn* with load ot wood. The ntau placeil Mas'.'r Tommy on the top of the load, ami drove homeward. Just beforr reaching the farm, the team went pretty briskly down a steep hill. When Tomm , enter* i the house, hi’ mother said: “Tommy, my dear, were you not frightened when the hones went trotting so swiftly down Crow Hill ?” “Yes. mother, a little," replied Tom, honestly : “I asked the Lord to help me, and hung on like a beaver.” Sensible Tom' Why sensible : Because he joined working to playing. Let his words teach the life lesson; in all trou bles, pray aud hang on like a beaver: by which I mean, that while you ask God to help you, you must help yourself with all your might. Yviiny Pilgrim. Norwegian Hospitality. In no land is hospitality more open handed and more unaffected than in Norway, and though these features arc naturally becoming blunted along the beaten lines of travel, the genuine good ness of heart, fine “gentlemanly” feel mg, and entire absence of that sordid ness which is so often seen even in priv ative regions, cannot fail to strike th* unnrejudiced observer. Nor is etiquetti ignored by even the rudest of the people. In the cities the stranger is apt to make many blunder-*. In the country, how ever, this rs not less marked, though perhaps the visitor will be less conscious of its presence. One of the peculiarities of the Norwegian farmer is that, wher visiting a friend, he must ignore ail the preparations made for his entertainment. He will see the coffee roasted, and th' cups set out, and then, just when th* good wife is about to offer him her hos pitality, he gets up, bids the family good-by, aud is only persuaded to re main after some resistance. Every cu| must be filled to overflowing, otherwise the host would be thought stingy. Wher milk, brandy or beer is offered, the guest invariably begs that it will not “bi wasted on him,” and then, after empty ing the cup, declares that “it is toe much”—going through the same formal ities, it may be, three or four times. Io the farmhouses, or upland “saeters” the guest is left to eat alone, silver forks and spoons being often substituted forth( carved wooden ones used by the family, and a fine white cloth for the bare board: which serves well enough on ordinary occasions. To a punctilious guest this may not be a drawback, for at th* family table, a’, indeed, among th* peasants in Scandinavia everywhere, th* different individuals dip their spoon* into the same dishes of “grod” and sour milk; but for any one desirous of study ing a people a load of foreign prejudice is a grievous burden to cany about Wh* n a child is born the wife of every neighbor cooks a dish of “flodegrod' (porridge made with cream instead of milk), an 1 brings it to the convalescent, there being a good deni of rivalry among the matrons to outdo each other in the quality and size of tiie dish. When any one has taken food ia a Scan linaviar house he shakes hands with the host and hostess in rising from the table, anc says: “Tnk for mad” (“Thanks fo> food”), to which they reply: “Veil bekomme” (“Jlay it agree with you’*. In many parts of Scandinavia all the guests shake hand’ with each other and r peat the latter formula; and in Nor way, at least, it is the fashion for 8 guest to call on the hostess a few dayi later, and when she appears to gravely say: “Tak for sidst” (“Thanks for las* time"), great gravity oa this formal visit being a mark of good breeding.— Peoples of t 'ie World. How He Escaped. Doctor—" What is that scar ca you* leg, Mr. Bank!” Patient- "A dog bite received in boy hood. ” “Goodness gracious! Didn't you g«* the hydrophobia?” “No, I hadn't heard of hydrophobia ’I that time.’’— Omaha World.