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Lion' t you lorK li. 11 Publtanedl Weekly at IJY JAMES . 1IASS0X. .4 H.. i A WWW r a SVBSi'MFriOS RATES. - me wpf, i year, easti in advance J -JJ lo f It n..t pai.l within 3 months- 1.74 .lo ,1a not paid a-thln tn-miha. i.oa to Uo f not paid -molo the -ear., y .14 -To ' n a redldina outside of the county -a ronta additional per ear will be chanced to VIeeMn"n..''ent wl11 termi be de- nnrted "inn. and ttioee wbo ilon i mu!i tour o n interests r pavinti In advance must not ei ncet to t'laced on the nam tootln av those who : .. i.et tnis r.'-t to dltinetly understood from time rtirws.r.1. ..... . . . ....- h(nr von iliin it. If ataira JAS.C. HASSON, Editor and Publisher. 'BS IS A rBEIMAN WHOM Til TRUTH MAKES FRSX. AMD ALL ABK SLATES BESIDE.' SI.50 and postage per year. In advance. a tr I i i . -. . .... - . . - ! yu tnut Ivmi lut scalwiats .to otherwise. I .km t i io auort. VOLUME XXII. EBENSBURG, PA.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1SSS. NUMBER 2. It t H - U U III i E -b a,' ! tr r5 I Phi o r l i 8. 1 fc?.5 IKA id U Ccnd for7G-Paso ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE MENTION Tins PAPER. ONLY 20. Vsili Stylo PMlaiBlpMa Siier. l-f T -"Jxi'-'-i-r' f ft' , o.i,. r ennii'mnrs rhrt from HO to J(W. A font. . - .-f attut'lti.iiit. w.ili nth oiaililtx. J I! . n Rulli r. J..lin T kor. .tti.l f Fjnr , r... 1 1.. 1 r. II II11S' IKIAI. f. A. WOO! (OMI'AXY. l .urlli lot la SU, l"U4l-lrlplil. liw l'..-.t m i' n.-. , I l H III. . . ... r PATENTS ULNRlf WISE UARNKTT. Attonif yt-Law, WASHINGTON, D. C. lb ffr i. ;.i Ntiuiti.il ( u.k, ahincf'n. n. C n VIRGINIA FARMS FOR SALE. 5-"J thl- ,r.,, 1 1 -st i ii r. .1 i)unn v f All. AVtVlM'rkriic. Hatats n? H Ian Will .Hs Tlnir, Trouble ! HAY FEVER 5Vj ; CATARRH lly I alnir USJ. 'ER-.CREAM : BALM. A particle I apr'18'! Into ea-h nostrlUanil la a-ei-ii'le. I'rice &o rents at I 'ruicgW : Ty mail raajiatered. t eta. tL.Y UK1 iiJ Urvenwkb bt.. Now York. j r'rnn U coiupoa.-il holly t)I na- W Mol whirh a-k now l !d ty uie me 11-J1 t'-il IT' fs. m t htbo most potent r' aii W th nrruiil rfaitlii's known lo m'tl;CAl 14 sctvuoe. It rtifj without f:.il every caooi ?1 1 Chronic Catarrh f onnmptlon. i;onrral rnd Nittohh Debility. f nral'U, rhrnnin Khiimn.i4 tiftii. UiiilM'tN, Mn in the Hri'rht'x IMdhp. 1t- tpn, l.iTer Complaint unit 1 1 UUe i.st'!s of tiiO MuiuuiU I 1! Qt 5 ;nirt'n ., t Is fnt of curtiiT.i h- i I..fo," or i( arc J 1,-ufljiM' n. m.-ri'.i"n. i iiu,ti:i ... ! . .Ttisf mcr.t. 6'1'ln i, t. ll.a.ruaaa Ci ., i .v-1 I O , l- lj ' t!.--l. u ! VI aV A 9 posltlri'yej I i' j ii. in. I lies I- l l'iar;-;iu x. to., I lyf J,l lt.1 - i! . . ),.! IN r f-r liot !.: a. x f..r hj ' . iiiivrti us ia Kua;I.a!i and liormuu jV r. OP'-.-Vil a STiR SRHIHG PABLOR I Ouvic fioaatjii II Jkf. ia Lloyd's EiilJin;. HIGH STREET ,El?ENSBUHG. V. .J. H. IANT, l'rsj.ritor. 'I'll V pi" Hl.lt wih alwayt find n at onr fta.-e I k S t.ui urn in t'tisiness tioura. Kverythtnit ke, t L'-it and coay. I'LH tuL l Mb.iiLTr. 4 lirtrrst anst firST IrleH Reencfil ECLMAN'S NEW PARALLEL EIBLES ! i v.r -jrsi. pane.. V-,n nhntrjtril . , m' -w-intr .r u.ar. :r-e A. J. ttolntait A a,llilln 17 Jr. T'j J r"v .rv rv i t i m in P0WBEB Absolutely Pure. Tne powaer mterrie. A marTel ot purity trenth and wbolennmene. More economli'il than the ordinary kind, and cannot o aold In competition with the multitude of the low tent, short weight, alum or phosphate powdr. Sold only intant. hnriL lliliaii Puwoil Uo.,N Wallt..MBW York- NATURE'S CURE FOR CONSTIPATION. Ml LUBLK fiLX ED I'nr Sirk Mnmarh, lor Torpid l.ltrr. IllUna Hai!arhe, t'ostiTeae Tarrant's Lirrrrrsreat Sltzr A lrio nt. It Is certain In 1W rr.-t Itia gentle in Its artinn. It I palateuble to tbe taste. It can be relied upon to cure, and It cure by assisting, not by outrair Inif. nature. I Lot tine iolcnt pnrir :itives, youf- elves or allow your chil Sick-Ksadachi?; AND DYSPEPSIA. dren to tke tuem, alway ue this eU'K'.int pl.ar rnureutU'al preparation, ahich haa been lor more tlin torty years a puMI-5 umnm. sold by druij'j itt fVrrywkerm. 7 The oldest and hst Instlturl'Mi !.r obtain! ru a KuHinesD K.lii- iti !i Wo xn aui'i-u.-'tully pre pared tuouaui'.s ol uut) r.ia lor tbe active duties 1,1 lite. I iri 'Ir.-ularn a.ldres. T. Hi l l' X Sii.Ns, J'ltUburs. 1. s.-pt. si.-st. ASTHMA AND FARRH REMEDY. SOLD DY ALL DRUCCISTS. II ivlnir ftniritled Vtl Tenrs between Hie? and dea'h will- AMil.MA or illlHIH:. trelod tr eminent athy-ir'ns. vi r-'on:nr no benefit. 1 wu coinpnlleil urln the lust years ol my ill licit., sit r. hi v i-;-.i i r .! i v an I n sM c'ln t.,r lirealh. My iu!. r!ni wrre hevup.l ilecrt;.U"n. In .fi'iir I rtoerluienli ! on myell eomrs.and tnx ru'-'S U'1 t'erl.. nn-l inlml'Ptf 11m lundrfne thus otiih-.. I foriiinntelv dis'vertd thi WnMiKiai L iM'kC nut ASTHMA am C MAKUIl w t rr.i ed t i relieve t: mo.t sruti i H.'rn .--e of AIUMA 1 HK UMrt, to '.ha: tho J u.eef rii !! down fo retl aod Jleep poiulort-it ly. I'lf.i.-e rc.id ti.e ..i:..ij coojc ti ed cxtr.n ts trotn uEi'olicitcd tc-"t.uioi,lii.s all uf re cant date : t Htvt r . K. II 'T . .Tre. "al.. writer I Rnd tlie Keiu.'ly nil l i-v.n ui. ro lti.in repre Mnti' I. 1 i e -i iv'o !n-t iiit.ine.iu" rIef." K. M. t'.irson, A. SI. W irr--n. kan wrttee; W as tr-atcd I y e.tilnent PUJsiciana of thtseuus try and ierinany ; tne.l tlie i llin.iie ol different Slates Dithlu aOorded relief liwe J oar prepara tion " I. . K. I'help. I'. M. flrlitj, "hlo. write Snf-fi-redwuh A'Thma enrs. Your medicine in 3 mtnit'c tloea more for me than the moat eminent phvsieian-i ili'i lor tne In ttin-e years." II. '. I'ltmpfnn. Juliet III., writes: "Si-nd a tarrli Keme-ly at once. 'annot net alMix without It. I l:;ul li thi) tut. st valuable medicine I have erer trii- I " e h ive many other heart teatlan ni.ils ol cure or relief, an I In order that all nfTerer m m Asth ma, t'a'.irrli. Hay r'ever. and knoJre.l di-eae ma have an r '.or'unit ot terir. tlevilue ot tne" lle'iifdv r will "end tn an address TK1 A La r."K.i ". r. KKKKld I II A K i K. II jour drcit ulit i.n!" to l;ri-; it do not permit him to sell you r une worthlees imitation by his r.-preentln it to be fiut at fee..'. Put aend directly to us. Write Tour name and ddro pltmly V.ldreMS. .1. Z1MS1KU-1.N &. ? I . I'rrpf.. W iioleva.c I'ruK.'lsTs. W m.tr, Wayne Co.. t. l uil s..'! I! by mail ll.uO. lune -J. lST.-ly. B. J. LYSMCH, UTDIi RTAKER, And Manufaeturtr Jc Dealer la HOME .ND CITY MADE FURNITURE! fuMoUll blJ ..ltia.ill W j 4 1 Jf LOUNGES, BEDSTEADS, TA13L.BS CHAIRS, attresses, &c, 103 ELEVENTH AVENUE, A I R) OX A, PEXX'A i'C'itf'pns of Cambria County and all others wihiii,t to purchase lior.fst KL'KXI TUKK. iSc. at honest prk-fS ar respectfully invited to t'.vu li- a call before ouvlr.at tlse wliere. asj we ar-' cuctnlent tat we can rtiet'l evt ry wartf aril I'lease everv taste, l'ri-cs the very lowest. 4 1C-'H0-tf. PA1 fhta!neil at.il all PATENT I'lINESS at tendril to for VODKKATK KKK.. Our t ftice Is ot i oite the V. S. Patent Ofl.ee an'i we can ohtain patrt In Ie- Mrne tbnn tlie remote frcrn W ASIIINCiTOX. .ml MOUKI. i; DUAW INtl. We ml vise as to p:ttertlaMlttv f r-e of chnTre ard we n aka- No CIIAKUK I SLETS PATENT IS SFTUKr. We refere, bere, to tho I"otniaster, the uot. ot Moncv Order Div.. ana to the tfti- ai f,f tde II . I'atent Ortice. For cimu ias. adTioi-. terms ar1 fi-fi-rer.ces to actual -l ent in your own fat write to ri- I'ateut Ollirc trViflilncfoii. I. '. I'lANO-POTlTlSS. Tin i HM ltrrAin: vr , jr.. 1 I ill .A. " e-it r.aliiinoro Stro.. ItUUOara. FSTS! ; k J 15 j nai I a .-air I ! a. M.aMit swe-ai l.ir .. f .wo. i ...irli mi.Ni ...a. Im'.aarv!"'!''!' . r-f ri i w. n"ii ny i-i- rit.i n ' v . . i. ' , - . . I w i...' J I. a. ,n I" " -w. - . I ti . li I I. " va-'i ' . r . i . t i - . .t . !- M-l t .... - i.;r Ir. a I a' . '-r- M ' " a 1 , .11 .! ail I -l 'l ' . , .. i i . :. i EPITS IN JIAITJN1:SS A(JAIN. T.ut the chil l wilt be wet thr-.n-h initu wet tliroip.'ti 1" The cry t-.une from the village ncliool iiHstrc:i.s who was tsutudiug ia her oj-eu lorv ay. she v.is lcckin:n anl c.i'!iu to thw nnrns who was lmrrvin? fi.iit with tho little laly of the hill Lun lK-.l in lier arms. Tli. 6clpl-mis?ress wai riht. The rain was pt-ltin Jnwu in u j.'oiitiin. win trv fiLshion, with n . tririln alx.ut it. It pvMentiy meant husinas, an 1 as the. litisiaess it h.vl inh.tnl was the tltoronh tlreii-rhliiir of tlie two hurrying litires, Nujpsis Norah was not sorry "to hear hcr bclf hai'u',1. 'Iinla le, thin, au' its true for vu," sho sai l. "An' if yc'.l Ive aftlier lettin the little hi 1y wait here a hit wi.l yez, til'. IM he t'oiiiiu for hr in tlie earn aire. 'Tis little Mi Lilias from tho ha'.l. Hut t.li-'4 tlit. shy wi.l btratuer. bU-si hi.-r heart '." The s-'atsTol-inistrepa was hoMm- out her arms to the cliil.l, who rtraihtway coiilrailitte l Nurso Norah hv jHttin; out hiTurius in turn, to be taken. Perhaps .Miss Patiem o's rath r tremn-lou-l smile was th magnet ; p.-rluija, tl.. nay woniliiri crai kliiv awav in the wi.lj hearth. At all events the baby iv.id aiu!iini. wlion Miss Patience carnu I her i.i out 'i the col.l an I wet, an I shut out the ij.sm.u aita-Tixoon, an. I sat down with her in the bi armchair beioru thu d.ini in flames. "It's like J.iU'e Ped Hiding Hood and the w..lt,'' LiLits remarked preseutlv, in h r baby voi. e, with a no 1 at )i-r scarlet t-lo.ik drying before the lire; and then looldui up into Miss Patienc-'s fact?, as she sat on her lap, " iran'inain na, what Ifi-cat eyes you've pot! What makes them so bi and so .jueer? Nofah hasn't igot thetu. I want Norali." I Hie. had put up her lip with a pitiful .expression of distress, ntariu at the ri at blue glasses Misa 'I'atiencis always -Mis Patiem e promptly tyk them oiT. v licit a so it pair oi brown eves smiled down at the. hlllc one that it was no won der she smiled ba.-k. Morj especially as the two p iirs of brown eves were so won derfully a!ik ; that each s"ee:ued to be th-; rellection of tlie oilier. P.ut tins small critic had not tinh' yet. "Vo'i've st a cap like Ncrsth. ouly it is:i"t like Norah's; it's so bi au.l iuiy. Iwou h-rif you've gut, re t h.tir u.i.ii-r it like Norah", too?' Mis l aiii-m e's unsteady white hand went up a:i 1 put luddo tlie cap. (:! with it r.iiii - :t fr iiitlelt o! t;riw.Ic 1 liair. P'tit that whi. !i hhine u Miss pa. tien, e's own li-'ad w:vs ertainlv not r-l like Nor.iU's, but of ."pun vcl'ow -11. l'::r:r. TIitT j Miss I.itias piKe I it do.vn over M.ss lati.-inv'-i shou..ij;, and f.-.l to niiti lKU,' it with her own sun.ty curls. "It's mt like them. Pana pava is n l.lllc I id oi urish:ue not ad tailzie 1 up in my cur;-. I think it is rea.lv s.in-sl.ii..-, lo:i t you know".' for it huit- .a p.Vs -v o ne!i -.-3. t ill til te lrs couie into them iust hke wiieri you 1 ok up at taie sun, don I you know?'1 1: nr;-t li.tv.- hint Miss Patienco'a too, h-T eyes have lilicd up su Ideal v. .-he j'i s- ! i!us little Lead ilowa on 1..T I r.-.i-t. And v.u U dos mamma savalxiutthj a aii.iiuy curia eli, l.til j 1-ilias? ' .!.im:na .' i'.ut 1 haven t ;.t any iniEiiiu!" tho child said wisnunr. "Way i.a.:i't I n '. imv m.i'iitna '.' I want one. All the o'herlittl . yirls have pit on . I .1 le i Norah why 1 ha lu't t;.t :ie f h . tith.-r day." "And that did Norah say?" Th.- nue:inu was rather indi-tiuct ; ML-s r.iUe:K c' lips were laressud aaion th : sl.miiij; curls. "oh, Norah said may be papa'd brin nui a new i.iamma Siiiae .lay. P.ut when I asked papa. h-'. juit put me down oil Lis kne, and went a ay, and forgot to tell me it he would. lo you think: lie Wiii, some tiuic toNo,no; n itthit, ray Lily-bell not that! An I you -have your father, my darlm.-.. Vo l can do very well without ma. mil v. Mamma-, are nt aiays o.xj 1 : thev dou t .il v ay deserve to Lave a l.i!r-be!!-:ke my d:trlinn." "di-i wi kissinn the fiirl'a bright hair O er nn 1 over, ller voice Lad the sound of tear iu it. The child's brown eyes stare 1 won ler-in-'Iv into the tire, as if she were think-in-.' "Volao ly ever ca!Ls me I.ily-bcl. but pri:i," she announced presently. T. you tiiink. ii 1 ever not a mamma, she'd call mo I ily-heli, t . .Miss Patieli.-e, I Ihiii!; -itu't you think you couid come an 1 b my mamma ? ' Miss I'aticn -e's pv Inn Is were over her f.r-e ; the child was pullhijj softly at th'-in. "r.oca'is.-,'sh saM, "I think you'd be a very pretty m iinriia, without "that tily cap and t!io-e bin uly eyes, you know, an 1 that ijueer hair. Oil, Miss Patience. Miss Patience, you're crying '. Jlut that'd never d.o tor a ulamuia. Now would it, papa .'" Nobody had heard him come in, but there he was. Jalias took hij presence &s a matter of course. -Now would it, papa?" she sai J ajrain ins stently. Mr. 1'ernnson came forwsrl. "1 ln your pardon lor entering with out knoa kin, he was saving to Miss Patience, whose back was towards him. "P.ut 1 nev.-r suppos-d the k;htol-rioui was rxi-ujeed at this hour. I siippos.; the heavy rain drowned my step. It i ami peitinn down so, jus't as I was jMssinn, that I vi.is niad o: any refuse. An I tueii 1 heard tint voicj ot my little i hatter box hero "' He broke oT, for ho was now stand ing on tho hearth, iaciu- the school-mistress. Miss Patience had made one hurried cll'ort to rear-h out Tftfter her discar led cap an I "l.isses, v hich she knew, w hen siic olid ilieiu o:l, that sh" ouii easily a t ;;t the I'.rst sound of the approach :ne wheels of the hall carri-ine. Put can and front had slipped to the heart h-niiS. Mr. I'cr.'iisou iial set Lis loot :ii.:.l-.vr:a:iTly cpon'tliem. r-c!iaj s.,:n- thiii- under fo-t, and see inn that the !:tt'e schoolmistress made It:- i no i.ia.uier of answer, but kept her la bo .ve I ..a l.i.ias curls he stooped, at: I iu some aiu.ucuieiit picked up the j, !e ! l.-,nt. ('. rt lia'.y he did not know wh;.t tj do w;t!i it lie l.xilteil asau.-e at the sa il .o.-mistre-vs's l owed iiea 1. Or w.A the -'.i:i;n h.-a i hers, or was it Lilian's ? They loth elittere 1 alike, with their we.i.th o: oialeii Lair, there in the l.re li.'ht. Ib let that eriz.Jel front fallout of his l.o.d. llji.r- t al a! out it in looking on tnat littie S' hoo.'ttii.s'res.-, "I'e.a !' h 8.U I ver- low; "i'.e 1 !" " vo'i ...oau 1 iiiv-lH'U, p tp t? askiJ thachll. lie .lid nt even hear her. i''Il " ha said .in ain. This ti;:ie t'ie li.tle sch.vu-mislr ess !i:'l..- l her nie-tiaiitt; he id. M-e lo-.1: i lip at him v. I'll eves wild u .th pill. II r i"M ti.v.t i:e t a'-out the ch.l 1. "Vis'' -he - ii 1 liMis-Iy. "I liiur 1 '. h..v.-t -o au i. I k.io v I was ma 1 to come here. I was mad .wild and mad for a nlimpse ot tlie child. Put I wi'.I p away.'.' lie came a step nearer to hr. "l'el!, liefore you no awav- th sei-on 1 time I demand to know why you went the first." All the color flew back to her pale face. Vou can ask me that !"' she said be tween her set teeth. "You !"' I, who have the rinht to know why uiy wise deserts me and her child."' She pressed her can t kiss -a .on the cl.il l's hair, th-a chil 1 who Kat and played with tho nreat blue spectacles on tier lap, not L d'mn anything oi the low and thriliinn voices around her. "I left th chil 1," she answered him, "because I knew I could leave her at least with you. An I it was better lor her; she woul lbe'juite happy, she won! 1 fur net. And Harold, do you think I did not care, that it would beletterand haj uor fwr you to have I jiy-b.-li'a little in nocent life in your keeping?" She hid I up her left Laud rlnn'ess, iu the tire liht. "That nielit I found I had no rinht to wear your wed, linn-rinn " "llell! Are you mad ?'' ' ''Tiiat niht" she went on. trv-inn to steady h--r trembling lips "that ninht that t'ther woman came and told you to your fa e that she was Harold Ferguson's wife, flauntinn her marriane-eertitieate before von an 1 darin'n you to prove he lied -" "Pell ! And I was so sure vou had not seen her !" '1 he oor thin hid her working-face in the child s curls. "An 1 you could condemn me so titter lyl" lie sai 1 ; "without a word, without nivin me a chance " "What could be the good of that or of this V" she answered brokenly. "Vou never denied that marriage certificate ; I could see as much in your stricken face, before I crept itiit at the library window on the terrace, where 1 had fallen asleep am o:in the curtains, when y'uii and she came in there, oh, I never thought vou ihcant it, Harold: No doubt you ha't married her loan before, when you were so voting you hardly knew what yo'i were doing an t you thought tin woman wasde.il. No doubt it was all her fault, the tlie mistake ; she looked a cruel and wicked woman. Put what ls. could I i!o tii.m just to creep aw ay ? to da 1 thought. Put iniseiy aloes n .t kill I" the cried out with a l.itlei l.tn.'h. Pol!, lid you never h-jar I had a iTother ?'' ."A luother? Never." "A brother who had lied the count rv for the t rime of forgery ? It is no vun" d r you never hard it. My pr-.u 1 old father would iwe'r h-t hisna:ne U' lueu ti.ine.l a non; us. When We moved to this .ii-.laut part of tins country, mid built i:p our iortua.siUrBw here, wlr'rj no one had ver heard ot the, crime and sh iTii f.f Harry Fernusou." ' H.irry l'crl"iiii:i ' He;- voice .li.-d in f iisp. ".Vh. no.v y.in see iio.v yo i inisuri.l.-r-iti i t;.t! iia aie .hi tint crti.'i.-tte, a i 1 h w it was a th m lerlaolt to me." Th-re was one long, loirj moaujiit of Jea 1 silence. Then Pel! Ferguson put her child from her lap and feil down on her km-os. her clasped hands raLsel, her pale face Wet. "tio, l.i'v-laell ak papa It late, in Iced if he could let it is too we couie ana be vour inamuia . An 1 so when Norah prese;it!y arrive 1 with the carrian. from the ball, it bore back not that little lady only, but also, as 1-ilias triumphantly announced, tnat new maunua whom Norah had said papa would be siire to feive her one of thod--Lri-'ht davs. Th Origin of lexr-rlucs. Acror.Lnn to the Mesle :i ree 1 the reason why every Mohammc l.m lady coUsi l.TS il htr duly to wear ear-ri u Js is :.' i.oi.tcl t tne iil!o.n. tuiioas hrnenl; arah, tra i.tion t i-s us. was jea ous ot the preference showa by Alir.ihai! for Ifaar that the took 1 .. mi vow that h- would rive hers li no rest uutai the had mutiijt,-.! the lair fa e ol her li.ilei rival and b.-uidmaid. Aiaili.i:,i, who had kuowle l'e oi his wile's inteti io.i, did his utm i.-t t i ji.nily bis ciub.ttcre I r polls r, but loll in V I u. At length, however, she r-lei.t i and 1. ti led to aai eo her plau o.' revenje. P.ut h w tt.li s'.iu to fu.:iU tiie terms oi t.n: ow -he ha 1 entered .nto ? After iu.:tur.a re.'lecli -n she saw her way out of the dir'iciihy. lnte.id of thsa -ui inn th-: lively leatur. s tl her lon Imai i, kh-: tout, ait ,'.l ..eiseif witii boring a lioh in c-.p h of the ro-y lobes of her carj. Tin !e . n 1 does not inform ui whether Abraham a.trward fe!t it iacumb. nt up u him to mitina'.e the smart o: tri-se l.ltie wo in Is b- tlie f costly j:t r o:' car-iiii ;s, or wlieii-r I Liner ptocure 1 tl e trin .e:s for h. r-e!f. The la t r -n.ains. however, that the Turkish wo n .-i, sill of wiim wear ear-rinffs' from their seventh J'ear. derive the n; of tins jew' Is fro u llaar, who is hel l in vc.i ci.iUou as the mother of lsh:aacl th. louu.lcr oi their race. aiiuette f WeKldins. In former years, scctal etiipuette de manded that weddings should take place in the forenoon, and the brid- was obliged to we ir a white dress; but the Feasible plan of afternoon weddings has cause 1 a nreat reform iu all the-se tiiinns often a bride is married in her travelling ire.-a ; and though white is, of inurs-.; and with reason, stili considered ' the most appropriate for the bridal costume, the (ira-ss is always male high to the throat, nn I with the sleeves reaching b -iow the elbows, au 1 the bride does not, therefore, run the risk of cabbing a severe cold on her wedding-day. The bridesmaids, too, are now allowed a choice, not oniy of material, but of color for their costumes; and velvet and piush, and even fur, enter largely, during cold weather, into th.; attire worn by the bride's oevy oi fair attendants. Plaek is no longer condemned at weddings ; o:ten black velvet is worn by the bride's mother, and even by youii'cr members oi the bridal party. ft is sometimes in convenient to procure a colored oress ju.-.t when an invitation coin to a wedding; and many a black ovtume may be made suiiiciently bright-looking an 1 pretty by the ad Iitiou of l.uc, or so ne touches i.f color, such ai the in troduction of ri'ob.H3 and bow-. IViK'lliuc Her l'.va-l.rows. More than one woman, w.-ll kip-wn in f i.-'iet v. Ts:.-ts in Miaciliun her cyeln-ows with India ink. The fashion might Ik; (i.ndo-.ied if it were an improvement, but riit "lie we-ian in ten can practice it without making herscli ridiculous. The other day I met at a reception a lady w ho is the molher of nrown rhildren. She had t- idetitly ma le up in a hurry or in a r oru in-uiiiciently lighted, for one eye brow was half an inch higher, luoro erch.'d .tad lomjrr than the other. It nave this otherwisaa aiinililieal ieiuala' the aip'H-araucc of a dialxjlicai wink with one :ye, wiiii.h, to say the least, was .r.-te.-j'le. SUBJECTS FOP THOUGHT. The right of private judgment is ab solute iu every American citizen. To hint nothing is possible who Is always dreaming oi Lis past "possibili ties. " There are no greater pru Ics than thos: woaicn who Lave some secret to hide. flod has placesl the cenius of wotnn in th-ir hearts; liecause tho works of this genius are always works oi love. In the great majority of things, habit is a greater planu than ever a llicte-i I ny pt ; in religious character it is a grand felicity. Happiness Is a blessing often missed by thos-s who run after pleasure, and generally found by those who Buffer pleasure to run after them. Every event that a man would mas ter must be mounted on the ruu, and do loan ever caunbt the reins of a thought except as it galloped by Lim. I-ovc is not altogether a delirium, yet it has uihiiv xints in -omu;on therewith. I call it rather r. discerning of the in finite in the unite, of the idea made real. Truth is the object of our under standing, rs good is of our w ill ; nd the understanding can no more be delighted v.'ith a lie than .he will can chosj an ap parent evil. True love is eternal. infin;te, and nl wavs like its df ; it is e.iial and pur.-, without vio'ent demonstrations; it is peen with white hairs, aad is always young iu the heart. Hood list-ner.t, whether at the tible or elsewhere are as indispenihle s good talkers, for the jest of the story owes the life of its success more to the car of the listener than to the natrator. If we were all less d!sose 1 to criti cize and more rea ly to take on tru.-t, we should get on a vat deal l-et'er than we lo now . to ail .w for diffcra-nces would I ae the best way to coiiic intj harmony of lane. Christians rrelikothes -veral flowers in tiu garden, that have ertch of them the dew ol heaven, which bein shaken willi I ho wind, they let fall at each H her s roots, whereby ihey are jointly nour ished, aul become nourisners of each other. Tl; era are souls in the worll which l;:"ve the gift of lindiug joy evei vwbere, and oi ieaxiuj it Lci.iad thettt wle-rt they go. Joy nnshtts from under their lingers like ,ets of light. Their lntluence is an inevit ible glail.lening o! the heart; it seeuis .is if a shadow of l's ow n ni:t h d .ir-s-l ujw.n litem. They give light v.iilioui i-.e;.ni::g to ihine. --Manni rs : re of more importance than l.un. l'iiii them, in a nreat meas lil'e, the laws viepeli I. The law touches i:s buL h.re ;.nd th re, now and then. M. inn. is ;ire what vex and toot he, cor rup: or ji irii'y, i xalt or d -has , b;u bar:.'; or re it:'- u bv a c:i-t.i:it, -te;idv aiii- irtM, iaatisiLde o)ieiatnai, I.ke that f.f th air we br a'.ln They give their w Hole form and color to our hv.-s. Ac cording to t heir ijuality, they aid morals; Ley Jestr..y them. As the pleasure the ear f.uds in ihyu is said toanse from itsiei unence at mer.s ned jseritvis from the gratified expectation l It at at t-rtaiii int-t vaU n-r. tain eltects will be repeated, so it is in life: the recurrence of the things that r.r; the same or similar, the content iu I he lul'iimciu oi exjaectations so launliar and so gentle that we are scarcely con scious that they were lornied, have a harmony and a charm, and o.'ten make the only di.lc.cn.ee between Lies juetry aad ilo prose. A man mar be well crounded in the laws oi Health", yet, without exercise, have a ieble bdy ; he may be crowded with knowledge, y.-t, without menial ac t.vtiV. have a leei.le uiiad ; and like v u-e lie i"iiay be Weil versed iu theories of right doing, yet without the habit of pi.iciicing lln-sii. Le may have a feeble mora! character that' has no power to re sist temptation and no Ciiirage to do his ihity. icaci.ing and training inu-t go h m-l in hand ; right feeling an t right aioiug must keep pace with i igut know ing it wc are to halt a dtititul chil I, au up right ine.n, or a righteous Nation. - -The thought of the supernatural fl'iid swith man, do what Ii- wiil. It v.fiis the it;o.-t callous; it interests the . iu st Mfpta-al. tor a time even for a long time it may lie asleep in the breast, either ami 1st the sordid despair t: toe prou-l, rich, anl young enjoy incuts ol hie ; but it w.ikc.s up in curious in piiry or alrea liul anxiety. In any case, it is "a thought of wiiieh no man can be " rea. onab'.y independent- Ia so lar as her tains Ins reasonable being and pre s' r .'. 8 the i-ons iousnes of moral suscep ti.iihti "s an 1 rclati ins, in so far w.U his tuoight of a higher' world oi a Piei.ii--. using mid iniluencing his present hfe be a poweriul and practical tho'.ieht With h:in. Th Tobacco I'ipe la China. The Cliines" use a handsome little water pipe made entirely of brass or silver. Jt is ail in one piece except the bowl and neck, which is merely a tube with an tipper chamber for the tobacco. The merest pinch of long cut tobacco hils tiie bowl, and one tilling is only ex pected to provide one or two w hills. -The body of the piie contains a neat rom p.irtiiieiit for tobacco. The long, claw ..ke nail of the Celestial are used iai reaching in this little box for a pinch of tonaccoas deftly as a pair of tweeters. 1 xing strips of prepared paper are used for lighting, 'ibis paper bums slowly, and when required lor lighting the pie blown into a tlanie by a jaecnliar putt". Any Celestial mail, woman orcliiUi can produce this lkiuie with a single pull", but a European acquires the name ab.hty niilv bv c-oiisiderabl practice. As each tiding "produces only a couple of putts, the pip-' has to be refilled over and over again to obtain satisiaction. Every time a pinci. is su.oked the remnant is tdown out by lilting the tube ::n 1 blowing vig orously through it frmi the lower end. the rapidity with which a devotee of this pic tills it, pulls the paer iiitd a liamc, i. glits the to: acco, blows tha niper out a;aiii, lifts the tulie, blows out the reins-, liiis it again, etc, is jtiite a re inarkaiih; perfoiuuince. The cuinmoii t h n tican us -s a pipe of primitive pat tern, merely a slender point ol bamiaoo, with a hole bon-d in tlie side near the io.-(-l end. A pinch -ot tobacco is laid iu this hole, ailL'tdiiin one or tno wLiils. A novel custom Ftill prevails xmong ladies in some parts w Lien wiil conimen i itself to maiden ladies growing old. It Is said that ehe who puts on a silk-knit gartor the first day of the year r.nd wears it continuously will certainly marry during the year. It is 6-iid that the mother oi a young lady, beiivj very much pleased with tho silken garter worn by a vo i.i; lady for this purpose, proposed to kn.t a "lello" for il ; bat the yo'iiig !ily dec'.ine.l, siying h had 5u:e.e;eiit con:"..!encc in the bewitching ritclct, mi ! preierred the natural coming ol tiiii "k..o.'' . A JOYFUL DAY. "PoTi. I It w: a tdetty young laity who sprang through the open door oi The Faasies, and joined her aunt, Miss lloris leaae, upon tho green lawn though it might have laecn e tpected that a boy would answer tho summons. No, lr. Uobert 1 la-i-fur d had given his daughter his own name as nearly as he could, and called her Lobi-rut, a title soon shortened to io"j" by loving lips. Siie w.ts a charmiaggirl, with the bloom and spoilt ineo'i-ness of sixteen, and al most snatched the letter from her aunt s hand iu her exultation. ' I t's come 1 1 thought she never would writ?. Oh, Aunt l'oris, is Planche Ait nerly coming to our party?" Mis leane smilingly bowed assent, an i Lob .piickly devoured tho lett-.r. "Yes," ;?he cried joyously, '-o.i, Aunt I Vri.s; she is so laeautiful, and sweet, and gracious -a perfect princess: And to think Of her coming here to this un pretentious place, when she is welcome everywhere among her wide circle of iriend.s." "it will be very pleasant," replied Aunt l'oris. With a cry of delight the yonng girl pprang away to put Lresh touches to tne guest's i Lumber, to till the w in iovv -sills with Mowers, to take counsel with old Sally as to certain dainty dishes to bo prepared for tiie table. She was a warm-hearted ambitious cr.-iiture, craving much in life that had hitherto been denied her, eseciatly conrejiial companionship, and .i.lanche Aun rh-v was Iter ideal of all that was beautiful. Put all that she had dreamed of her did not eipial Planche Aunerley's beauty when she came. There was a'dignuy, it so. tuess, a harmony about her impossible to describe. Poll's evident worship sho received witn a smile of indulgence, and she fcctued to linl pleasure iu her little cousin's compan.onship. Th pretty cottage gig, which was Lob's sole luxury, took lUein about the pleasant neighborhood, along winding roads, uu K-r mellow skies, p.it brown farm-houses, bngut wu!i c iaiiisou vi on loine, over breezy uplands, dotted with cattle, and id' nig th pla i I lake. Th-; simplicity and peace .seemed to suit the beaut ful heiress strangely. "An I you are really not bore. I, Vousiu Plauc-hj :" asked Jiou sweetly one day. "No dear." ::e Ki'.le is such a dull little place!' "Is it ?" s.ad Planche. "Alter four years abroe.d, 1 ain not pining for novelty, iioh." "Perhaps uot. Were you very happy airoa I 'lie? ."stlo:! seenicd to sink liks a st ne into a tx itto.nless lake. Theshadow of so.n:- -great emo:io:i jiassedover Piauche A till -rl y s n.obil face. "1 was Very happy.' s!if s ai 1. "i neve r knew out one person who had Feea abroad,' s.iid lloij. 'It was Mr. Pa ill Edery, one of our neighbors, P. an he. Wiiut is the matter? " What ui i you see '' Was it a sn.ik.- ; ' "No,'' said Planche Auneiley, reeovcr i:ig her br.-alh. "It wasoiilv the brown roo: of a tree. I was a I.ttle sUriied. Oil you say the gentleman was one of your neighbors ?" "l'cs. .Mr. Mllery came home la-t spring. Tne Ell.-rys are musical people, au 1 J'aul is the clde.-t son. He- went abroad lor instruction. It is a pre.tv j.l i.-e. 'lh.-y have a grand piano there. 1 like to visit there ouc" in a while. Airs. Helen Eliery is uu old friend of Aunt l'oris'." Po'i's beautiful cousin ma le na reply. Only the soft bloom did not return to n-r fa.-.-during the remainder of the drive, and at dinner she excused herself on plea of a headache. Put no on under the roof of Pansy Cottage suspected the truth that ths exis-i-ace of the man for whom Planche Aunerley's heart was breakni had that day 1-N-ii reealed to her. Fa that evening she followed the lino of Lob's forefinger closely when the lat ter oi.iteJ out tho Eilery mansion, ri Ing -;rey an 1 stately among the oaks nn 1 pines, and a soft light came into her eye ""Mr. Paul Ellery is the han Isomest mfit I ever fp.w, Planche," said Lob. "He is very reserved. I am a little afraid of him, though papa likes him ever so much; and he L coming h'-rj this evening." The red a id whit's chased themselves over Plan-he's face, but she was silent. The others wera chatting o: the com ing festivities and did not observe her ie H t'.led lingers tremble as she s tioothed down thj folds of her hall-mourning alr-ss Her father hal died in the spring. Sh w-s all aloni. Tho close, tea ler. domestic life which had ever surroun led Lob she had never known. Her mother hal died in her early childhood; Iit father had ever !ecn harsh, strrn -a tyrant. For the first time in her life a heartfelt luppines.', sweet a:i I secure, nee. ne l approaching Ler. Yes, Paul Ellery was coming that night, i n I v.ith a doiicio.i'i warmth in h.-r heart ih-i r.sv i.n 1 sli)ped from the ro :n o it into the sunset-Hooded gar leu. Sh ; was lonely no longer. The story they had to! I of the lost stcam-er was a wilful alistortiou. Paul 1-1 lery had never been drowned. lie lived and was near her, and soon they would meet. Ijovv, the sweets of home, and dear domestic tic and customs, were jaossible to her as to others. If Heaven were kind, it would le the l.rst joyful day this fair eirl ha 1 ever known lovo-full oi joy no Words could ever tel'- SIu aaiv Ler host coming down the path. 'I .".in searching for yon, Plancho. filal to s-:5 you looking s i cheerful. I was pfni I you wen pining a littl . I want you to cot;V in an 1 be pres-nred to a e. ntieiiian w ho ia very urn h in love with our little Lob, and lo whom 1 may give her by an 1 by if mattrrs turn out as I des re. Lob is very youim, but it would be a very n:ee thing, lor h--r, and I am iu hop s she wi.l make up her mind as 1 w sh. Here we are." Planche, col ler than ice, silent, me ch.tr.ica', passed into the wide ycLov sitting rooin. Th-r" was Ilo!1, sweet, fhy, yet pimI-ins-. and a gentleman with the unmistak able Ellery beauty, which she knew, iu its fascination, to "ihe core oi the heart. Put the name ? Hie raised Iht eyes nt the presentation with an expression of pu..'.!cd wonder. Mr. 1 orbe-i -was certainly a fctranger to Ler. H- had a winning, kindly air. Aft?r a moment's conversation he took her hand. "Miss Annerl-ey, let m ; introduce you to my cousin, Mr. Ellery." Tiie drap -ry of a door behind her hal swung aside, a tali form, alt grace and dignity, with eyes of ttill delight, ap pro.u bed. "PI niche !' 'P.iul ." she faltered. '"Are "ou two oil friends?" asked Arthur 'Forbes. "Travelled togsthor? Ah ve-. Will you coaie and phiy fjr ine, Koh?"' to the two happiest poopl-i, aecc.r lirg to their belief, in the wtiole world, w ere free to sit ia a cushioned window-s -at f.n I cxch.uige hearts without iuterrup- j t!it was only the work of a v, or 1 r.n 1 a !:isj. S-ioii t wo engagement w ere ho! lly ami ounce. t, and Planches happy home Lie coul. II need. Hie could rejoice now. It was all a new, warm, happy v.-orl 1 r.hotit her. l.iie was tweet, ail 1 her In-art grateful in !-ed. 'i he bright frosty daw n found her filled wit 1 1 cieileiit. I. oil si.) ly embraced her with !;isst. 'i hop vol arj as happy as 1 am, Co isin Piauche." "I a-n. ilear." " i'ou li I not tell me; I never gues ;-d. "I th 1 not know there was anything to tcl:. Loo. Paul was my stepnrnlh-r's ttitor. 11; travelled with in for two ye.ti.s. .My father found out that .ve love I each other, and he dismissed Paul. It was in Par's. I had noopp .rttinity to see him again. They told me, after a w hil -, 111 it he had set sail for home, an I the st -aeur Wius lost, with all on board. 1 believe 1 it. Oh, I Lave been through great trouble, dear little Lob '. ' "Pl.t it li C-ll led now." A rist a era; aa- S.n-ii.i m.-s. 1 For.o.r.iphcis comp'ain ih. f s -nicely one l.ngiish word in athoiisiinl is .-; lt cone tly that is, all its J-.jt rs ::re not sound -J j recisely a they r.re in the a I ha bet. And such criticism is jierfect Jy just, though from the fore - o habit, we s l.'.oat i otice the faulty rt hc.graphy of t-o.-ntnoii words. Put if we meet prop r na ... s. of poisons or j.'.u- h -ir c fx i-nti ii- Kindling is more o! s rvub'e, an I i o::i times evc-n pii.xling. llinh'y ediicdei persons often hesitut in pro lioiincing a proper name which lin y see lor the llrt time. '1 his remark specially applies to saline arisloeralie sih ii.iiih-s, as wi.l Is-seen by the introducti ui of the sub oin -.1, with their recognized pro ntinciatio i : - b iiruiial 1 must be sounded as if writ ten I l i ni' -ii aid. Perby, ill speaking cither of the peer, the town, or the r.u e, should always be called I'ar'.y. Pillwyn is i:onouneed Pillon, with th aecc n! on the llrst s liable. In Plyth the th is dropp--d, and the word "becomes Ply. l.yveden is pronounced as I.iv.lcn, and Pepys as Pcpis, with the accent on the fir.-.! sy lalile. Ja Monyin and Ponuouby the first o b -comes shoit u, and thev :ire cadi-d Alcnson, Punxjiiby. In 1 fount the o is silent, an 1 the word is .-poken as Plant. Proti -bain, whether rci rrinz to the late illust ious stales-nan or the vehicle named ft -r hi-,i, should n..t be lironoiin. ed : s two ty Uables - Pi aw ha:u or P. ooli mi but as one -ei-.,n::i. ( ol ju!::iuii, I n h- sny, Mar'oi Ibanks, and ( boiiif-ndely four formal a! 1 nari:s to the ttnitiiit.-d must be i-alle I ch oou, I't-.kiiru. Mat-shbanks, an I ( h itidey. ( l.o.uiclcy is a'..., i .?' ! h .niiav. !.-.'iiuiir:!!g mid M'Lcod must be pro noun .-! j I - uu- ring an 1 M acloii 1. Th find x :n Molvnetix and Vnux is sound -d, but th ; tin ll x in I'tvcreiix and Pes Vain is mute. In Ki-r III e becomes short a, an 1 the word is called Kur; it would be awfully bad b-rm fo pronoun-- it Cur! In Wei h-grave ! he de is .iropp.d. an I it beconics Widgr.ive, v.ith he acc n! on th hr-t s llai Peik ley, whether referring ,, the per son or place, should be pronounced Parkl- y. Puch.in is called Pnkan ; Pi'j K b-j-k, or Peauclark, is I'e.uiclare, with t':o accent on theflr-t syllable ; and Facauvoir as lkwor. Weiiiyss is j:-o-a iiu-ed :ls Weenis, and U'iiloiighbv l'Er.-seby as Wh.owby 1 t'Eies iy ; t. lohn must be Sjnjin u's a suriiau.e or t h:i-liaa name: when applied to a lo.-aiitv or a building, n is jirououacod r.s ; pe.t, rnnt lohu. Mo.itgouiei y, or Moiitgomerie, is iionoun.-e.l Mungiim ery. with the accent ou the second syl lable. In Elgin g takes the hard sound it has ii: give; in fiit.brd a: d (.iil'ard it takes tiie od sound as in gin -as it also does i i Nigel. In ( o.iygham the o be rom s short u, and the n.iuie is called Cuiiniughaai. In Johnstone the t is -ik-iit. Strachan should be called -drawn: lleathcote, Ilcthcut; and Hert ford. Hartford. The av is dropped in Abergavennv, whi. h is called Abcrgennv; and th n in P nritli, which is called IVrrith. Feanchtmp inu-t be .iono.inced Pccchaui: IVmrne, Purn ; and Pourke, Purk. lower, as a street, is pronounced as it is written, but, as a surname, it be comes t lor. Eyre is called Air: and l'u Plat is Pu 1 Mali. Jervis should be pro nounced .larvis; Knollys as if written Kiio.vls; Mill aes as if written Mvajes; and Matna'iiara must be prono"uneed Macnamarah, with the accent on third syl.ahle. Sandys should be soken as one syllable- sands; St. Clark i, also one word Sinclair ; and St. lege.- is called Sellegr. Vaughn is spoken as one syllabi..- Yawn ; and Yi.le;x!S is Yc.-dbwoh. Yilliers is called itiers, with the accent on the first syllable; ; Trywi.it is called Tirrltt ; and Tolfetuache is pr.niount ed loll niish, with no ace -nt on either syllable. The pronunciation of a dead Conservative Premier's title is Peckous eld, Pethune should bespoken as !'ce!o:i, ni l Milncsas Mills, t li. u teris, by those moving in what .lecmes lulls the "iluip r suckles," is pronounced Charters, and (ilamis is called (Hams, tieoghegan is always spoken as Uagan, nn 1 Luthveii is pronounced Liven. It will be observed that most of the a'-ove names are much abbreviate I in their pronunciation, as recognized by "society" a fact which forms one of tha many protests against the cumbrous nature of English orthography. Couldn't IJaitlier With a Drummer. llecently I was awaiting the conven ience ot one of these "'aristocrats' whose store is in a small inland town in the state. While 1 was patiently putting in my time on a cenvenient chair a gentle man, carrying two grips similar to those used by drummers, -entered with a business-like air, and putting his baggatjo upon the floor began to make a minute inspection of the contents of the show cases. The autocrat was arranging his window, and now and then casting an interested glance into a dressmaker's work room opposite. He paid ne atten tion to tbe new arrival, supposing him, as he afterwar 1 tearfully remarked, to be "only a di uujiiicr." The stranger glanced at Liui several times, and was plainly growing impatient. Finally he evidently decided that ho had waited lonn enough, and with a muttered exclamation that he couldn't buy anything if he wasn't shown ;im tiling, he seized Lis grips and van ished through the door before Ihe aston ished jeweler could recover his scattered senses. They were still more widely scattered a few days afterward when he learned that his competitor, a few blocks away, had sold the stranger a pair of diamond earrings and a two-carat ttud. Now when a drummer conies into his store tha nutocrat s obsequious manners al most make his visitor's hair stand on end in astonishment. I'olnts, New and Olil. Menu cards ara never used at lunch Con. The pineapple is almost the on!v fruit that requires the use of both knife and foi k. A knife rind fork are both usvl in eating salad, if it is not cut up before serving. Piogicssive dinner parties, mo lei ;d on t'.e progressiv ' "ichre p irtv, are the I ..:te-t an 1 ui jt novel form of Ljspi i Iu.it v. PUNGENT I'AIIACHAPHS. A little nirl greeted her mother's re turn from a shopping expedition tht other day with the news, "Mrs. A. and Mrs. P. called while you were none." "I 'id they. I hope you answered, tuite well, I thank you,' when they asked how you were." 'N'-o, mamma, I don't think I did." , "And didn't you kiss them nicely?" "N-o, mamma, 1 didn't." "Well impatiently, what did you do, you illmannered little girl? I fear yoil quite disgraced your poor mother." J no, mamma ; I did not. I talked! to them in the same dressy tone that you use w hen company conies.'' It was the same boy who was given: permission by the hostess at a grow n-uj party, where ho was asked, because tb lain i i ics were intimate, to eat a w hole mold of strawberry ice-cream that wu left after all the guests had been served. He sighed as soon as he had said, "No, thank you,", and presently coniided to a. small daughter of the house: "It's dreadful to grow up. and I know I'm doing it. Vliy, last year 1 could have eaten all that "ice-cream as easy a.- could be, and now I can't eat a bit more than two saucers full :" . t The mother led the bad boy into th woodshed by the ear. ami having Kclecte 1 a pliant shiDgle, was about b apply it where it would do the most good, when he said : "Hold on, marl" "No, sir; that's the second time you' v been in the water to-day." "Are you going to strike, mar ?" T am." "I'on't strike. I.ct us arbitrate." Put ma wasn't a Knight of Labor, aud she struck. Concerning tlie I'nitarian, the Lev. William P. tireeue, of West Prooklield, this story is told. A man died in the neighborho ad, and the reverend c-o.onel was called upon to olliciate at the funeral. Some time afterward, on in ipiiring why he was summoned to th funeral of a man not of his ilock, he was told, "-Mr. did not believe in much ol any thing, aa 1 we thought your be.ief came the nearest to nothing of any body's, so we seat for you!" tieorgie is four years old. Ono day the youngster had beeil taken with a blight attack of prevarication, and, wish ing lo impress upon his iulautilc under standing the sin fulness of telling tins, the f. il h.-r related the story about Oeorge Washington and his little hatchet, closing with the remark that tieorge Washing ton was a goiad Ikv aad never told a lie. 'J he child sat in deep thought a moment and then said: "Papa, tooiu t lie talk '.'" "John, dear," she said, "yesterday I coveted your boot-jack with sdk plush and painted some llowers on it, and il is pcriectiy lovely. You will be delighted when you see it, I know." ''I've seen it," said John. "You have; when?" M-ast night. 1 threw it at a cat." A windy contributor enters an editorial room. "Whew," said be, paatiag, "that long stair-way makes mo blow." Editor "Ah! if that's what makes you blow I'll have it taken down ; i am glad you have discovered the cause." An AfcoDiuioilatliin Train. Pet ween Tuscaloosa and Akron, Ala., the train came to a sudden halt in the woods. Then one of the pjssengers go! o:f an 1 started back over the track at a leisurely pace, and pretty soon the train slowly inllowed him. Several people were anxious to know what was going on, and inquiries Mew thick aad fast. The conductor finally ta ne into the ear and a woman askd'; "Conductor is anything up?" "Vesiu." "Are we going backward ?" "We are. ' "What has hapjaened ?" "A boy in ihe next car lost his hat." "And we are stopping just lor th hat '.'" Ves'm, but don't let your Landker chiei biow out of the window. We aro half an hour behind time now and can't fctop again this forenoon." She Wava Above Shop Calrla, Coming down in a Sixth avenue ele vated tram lately, the writer sat opposite) a young lady, neatly dressed in black. She was ta'kmg to a young man, and was struggling to get a pair of undressed kids ou her bands. "Oh, dear :" said ehe, "how I do deUst gloves. It lakes me a good half Lour to get my gloves on." -Why do you wear them, then 7" htt asked. "oh, my! I wouldn't go barehanded for th ; aorld. I'm afraid somebody will take me tcr a shop girl." t po:i inquiry the writer learned that the young woman was the engineer of aa type-writer in a wholesale bouse at m a:ary of j' a week. A Real Ciuae ot tha fjuarred. .Sympathizing friend "I am alway rotry when I hear of there being any discord in a family. What caused tht quarrel between you and your hua ban 1 V" Wife (gloomily) "A mere matter of a pinion." "Absurd! I should think yoti would have more sense. A mere matter of opinion." A pinion, I said. A bird's wing for my hat. It cost twenty dollars and h Wi s mail." T guess, my dear, it wasn't the pinion you quarreled about but the bilL Helia.il it Spell. "I pee, .Tames," remarked a New .Tersey procer, as he was looking over his books the other day, "that you constantly leave the h out of 'shugar.' " "Certainly, sir; that's according to ebster :" " Webst r, Webster ! Young man I've, been in this business for twenty-eight years and I don't propose at this late day to let no Webster come around and dictate to me. Put in the 'h,' sir, and don t you leave a single 's' out of Vin namon' if yyu wish to keep your place here!'' Prorrai and Patertr. Western man Oh, you folks are tcv slow. W hy doa't you build up towns ilie waj- we do ? Eastern man Our towns are growing. W- M- You don't rush them enou"h. You ought to start do-iena of new enter prises every day. E. M. Such things take capital, and we are poor. , tV. M.- Why, what keeps you poor? E. M. sending money to our enter-rri-Jng relatives who have goue West. Her C.rtef. "What's the matter, Molly?" asked Col. Percy Yerger of his little six-year-old daughter. "Pit, my mocking bird is dead." "Well never n.iri.l fll. T Ml Is., ; --, - - - - --. ... v.tT , a aa waj ' you another one," replied Col. Yerger. ' 'I am calm enough now, but when I saw that poor little dead bird. I could i havt cried hke a child," bud Molly.
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