.; i. r.uii ; 1 1 c . The boy who gets more than he ex pected is hard to find. If Christmas came every day in the year we could soon gut rid of our treasury surplus. The Impecunious swain is now con fronted with the same spirit that Old Scrooge saw the Ghost of Christmas Present. The Chrlstmases past are often in the memories of the old folks, but the young people only think of the Christ mas present. The average turkey is jest now pon dering if it was worth while feeling so uproariously happy over escaping the ThanksgiTing knife only to fall be neath the Christmas axe. "How curious it is," said Santa Claus early Christmas morning, as he headed bis team for the North Pole, "that I try bo many chimneys in a eight and am never sooted." Christmas at ever; heart's door kuocks, With aentle, tender knocking ; It turns stock kins tstde from stocks To Rive a thought to stick Inns. A mai may wrestle with an antique chicken at the Christmas dinner table, but he does not take klndlv to the tak of baring to wrestle with one under the Christmas mistletoe. Never look a gift horse in the mouth not even a Christmas rocking-horse. It is a great discount on the pleas ures of a "Merry Christmas" when a man finds the anti-bilious pill that be tackels just before going to bed Las rolled into a hollow tooth and refuses to budge until it has dispensed all its aromas and tastes around in a "you'll remember me" style of melting;tender ne?s. Christmas is a joyous season. If you don't believe ic, ak the man with a boil on the back of his neck, his bouse rent two months overdue, the butcher and the grocer waiting for him around the corner, and seventeen children to buy presents for. Milk Redored to render. Here U a new industry we know very little about in this countrv. The idea of reducing cow's milk to a dry powder and shipping it in this condition all over the world seems to have first originated with Dr. Kueger, a Swiss savant, and under his management a company was organized to make milk-powder in Switzerland. j It is claimed that milk In this form is 1 much better thaocanued or condensed. It Is well known that condensed ! milk cannot b used in many depart ments of cooking on account of the agar, and ttis also makes it objection 1 able for use with very young children. ) not that sugar itself is lrjurious to bnbles, for it is always put in their milk, we believe, but it is better that this sugar put in fresh at the time of preparing milk for the cMld. How far this powdered milk will ans wer thes or jctlons remains to be seen. Oae thing is certain, the powder would be much better (or transportation and more handy to have lu the hcuse than either p'aln or coodeused tr.tlk, pro- , vidrd it is a success. It looks some ; what dubious as a complete substitute for plain milk, not only on account of Its recessary extra expanse, but we do not find any kind nf food capaable of being thoroughly dried and afterward m tile over with water so as to closely resemble the original article, and we never expect to see it done with cow's milk. Nature has a way of mingling these things that tbo far man has not been able to closely imitate. Ueltlng Even Tlth Chicken Thieves. A chicken raiser at Elmhurst, Teen., lost tUiity odi broilers last Summer by ben hawks. He found that the tiaxks generally swooped down upon the young fowl at about midday. An old woods mac told him how to get even with the big chickm thieves, Out in the lot near Lis barn he planted around poet with a flat top. Around the rim of the top he bori-d gimlet holes two inches apart, slanting thtm outward a little. Then h got s-me steels out of an old umbrella, made them uniform In length, Died one end of each to a point as a darning nedle, and Inserted them into tbe gimlet holes, with the sharp points np. Inside of tbe circle of spikes be stood a dead chicken, placing its bead as though it was picking food. Before tbe novel trap had beeu eotnpted an hour an immeuse hawk swooped down after the dead chicken on the top of tbe post, striknig so hard that five of the sharp wires ran clear throng Its body. During the Summer eight ben bawks and a tig owl got impaled on the sharp spikes, and the poultry raiser lost no more chickens. A Holiday Fable. "With drooping wings and a generally d-J-cted air, a turkey was pacing the barn-yard, when a tcx, who bad slyly crept up, put Lis bead over tbe fence and aked In a sympathizing tone : 'What is the matter, my poor friend? Is there any way I cma help you ?" "I fear not," replied the luriey : "only a little while ago I si the farm er eyeing me critically as he sbarpeued hla knife, and I thick my hoar has come." 'Why not fly ?' said the fox ; "on this side lies liberty." I am too old a bird to be caught thus," replied the turkey ; "better to bestuffad with oysters and richly gar nished than barbarously mangled by you." Just then the farmer api eared. 'Wonder where the geese have all gone." he said, "the old woman has de cided that she doesn't want any tuikey for dinner, arter all." 'Tis better to radar tbe Ilia we have Than fir to others that we know not of." hhlloh'a Catarrh Henaedy. SMloh'a Catarrh Remedy, a marvelous cure for Catarrh, Diphtheria, Canker Mouth ami Headache. With each pottle K.ero In an inirei lous Nasal Injector for tb6 more sumtirul treatment of tbse complaints without extra cherse. Pr'ce M cvtts. Sold by Dr.T. J. Dsvtnoo. Slang interprets slang. 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New York I J can lesrn the start coet of aev pmel line ol ; A lV KKTI1 NO In Auieri-S3 Swj.ar-er?, I0O I'sif I'smrhltl ivr. 00 11 ni ting a Lioa la a Sewer In Birmingham, England, they have just bad a genuine Hon bant. Tbe animal wasn't in open country, though but in a sewer, whither it bad escaped from a circus. How to capture the beast, without alarming people, was a difficult question to solve, but Anally It was decided to place a cage at the sewer's month and then to chase the lion into it. AH this was to be done at midnight, and two men attached to the circus volunteered to do tbe chasing. Armed with a revolver and a dark lan tern, they decended throngb a manhole, and almoet immediately beard the lion's roar, but the fugitive being a good distance off, they ascended and proceeded to a manhole further Inland ; but here, again, they were on the wrong side of the lion, and it was not u ntll they came to where a branch sewtr emptied that they got fairly on Its track It was then determined to trap it on the spot, instead o driving It to tbe outlet, and with this object tbe manager of the party lowered a stout looped tope with a slip-knot in such a manner that the lion, in issuing from tbe branch sewer, would inevitable run into it. Tbe two young men decended the next manhole and proceeded to drive the lion tbroa h the narrow pipe toward the looped rope. This was not accomplished until they bad discharged all their ammunition and bad been compelled to take off a boot with which to strike on tbe aides of the sewer and frighten the anin al In the direction required. Presently a prolonged howl informed them of tbe succeed of their tacties. Tne lion bad stepped into the noose, which fairly en circled tbe beast's lions. In the mean time the people at the top of the open ing pulled desperately at the rope until the animal was raised nearly to tbe level of tbe road ; wheH trap cage was placed over tbe manhole and tbe lioo, more dead than alive, dragged body first into it. Unluckily the cage proved too small, and the lion, still roaring lustily, lay sometime iu the road w'th the cage held over by ten men, bat with iubead outside. After a delsy of about ten minutes a large cage was obtained, and into this tbe poor brnte was eventually dragged, and taken back to the menagerie. Mark Twain's Boyhood. 'lie was always a rascal," said a promintnt writer in speaking of Mark Twain. "I was born and raised in Haoibal. and know when Mrs. Clem mens (Mark's mother) moved from Florida, Monroe county, to Uanibal. Mirk was a dull, stupid, elow-golng fellow, but he was full ef pranks, and while he didn't do the meanness, be planned it and got othei bovs to do it. We went to echo 1 to Dr. Meredith and Mark always sat near the foot of tbe class. He utv er took any interest in books, aud I never saw him study his lessons. He left school and went to leara tbe printing business, and soon after that left Hannibal and went to eteamboating. "I stayed at school, got a good eda t!on and am a painter, while Muk is a millionaire. It la a scandalous fact, that as a boy from 10 to 17 years of age Mark was dull, stupid follow, and it was the wonder of the town as to what end would be his. He was pointed out by mothers as a boy that would never J smount to notnin', if he-did not acta- d'y Coma to Some bad end. And be was the most homely lad in school, too. l'ranks I I can thiuk of a doz-n of'em. and bis Huckleberry Finn is full of Hannibal episodes worked ovsr. I read that with as much interest as I would a diary of Ilsnnlbal kept during my school days. Mark is three years older than myself, but be was always lo a class o boy 3 two or thres years younger than himself." Tnle. The word Yule, commonly applied to Christmas, is traced to H;jo, a whel, and Yule is thought to have been orU glnaliy named Wht el Day because tbe sun's course round the earth was pic tured as a ring, and this was tbe most important day er the circle. It was 'bad form" to kill your enemy in that fortnight, for JolaiQth or Yule peace was supposed to reign while tbe festival lasted. Oo the other side of the circle or wheel was St. John's Uay, Jane 24, on the evening of which fires are still kind'odon hllltope in Great Britain and Ireland, and In some places wheels buurd with straw are lighted and rolled down slopes to the nearest water. The custom of rolling wheels in midsummer is an argument in favor of the meaning "wheel" as applied to Ynle. There la another argument which so far appear? to have been overlooked. In Hungary Christmas is called Karacson, or CbrisN mas, all is the same, if we imitate oar ancestors tosday in oae thing If by laughter, good cheer and present we drive off the modern devils called bine and makes ourselves bappv through happiness we induce in others. Hew the Arabs Make Tea. The mistress of tbe tent, placing- a large kettle on the fire, wiped it care fully with a horse's tail filled with water, and threw in some coarse tea and a little salt. When this was near the boiling point she tossed tbe tea about with a brass ladle nntil tbe liquid Became very Drown, ana inert It was poured oft into another vessel. Clean- sibg the kettle as before, the woman set it again on the fire la order to fry a paste of meal and fiesh hatter. Lpon this tbe tea and some thick cream was then poured, the ladle pat in rtqaisition again, and after a time the whole taken cS the fire and set aside to cool. llalfpint wooden mugs were handed around and tbe tea ladled into them, this tea forming meat and drink and satisfying both hunger and thirst. However made, tea is a llessed invention for tbe weary traveler. Anewer Tbls Sgaeatlaat. Why do eo many people we see around ns seem lo prefer to suffer and be made miserable by Indigestion. Constipation, Dizziness, Lues of Appetite, Coming Up of tbe Food, Yellow Skin, when for 75 cents are will 611 tbem 5b Hob's Sjstem Vitalize! Kuaitnteta to cure them. Sold by Dr. T. J Dsrlson. many Iniporutnt Advantages ovor all wilier imparoa ruuua. BABIES CRY FOR IT. INVALIDS RELISH IT. Mahee Plump, Laughing, Healthy Bablaa. Regulates tha Stomach and Bowsls. foU by lmiKRisuL Sue, Sl.oo. WELLS, RtCHIRDSCM CO.. SBllllMTOS, T. Baby Portraits. 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Training CMIdren. We believe every parent shoo'.d keep ia BBind first tbe physical, next tbe moral, tb&n tbe mental vfell beiDg of tbe child. Tbe best physical culture is proper food, fresh air, and plenty of sleep. As to aural culture, obedience should be expected aud received. Manliness, self-respect, and truthfulness can be taught b fore a child is three years old. Promptness should be inculcated, neat ness encouraged, bravery in bearing bumps and Droisfs praised. A baby can be taught to be generous, or selfish as a pic;, lie can be a help and ccms fort jnst as certainly as a plague and torment. As trnly as there is a forest b'dden away In an acorn, to trnly all tbe virtues and vices .of manhood are latent in the httie one. We shall ap preciate the child's sorrows and hurts by remembering they are our own trag edies in miniature. For mental training provide inter esting occupation. It is as sat oral for the mind to grow and develop as for tas body, and, unlike the natural. It can find food for Itself. Yet there coma times when mischief would be avoided if tbe bands were provided with employment. Philosophers study ing mental science, delight In watch ing tbe nnfolding of a child's mind : memory, judgment, reaeon, compari son. Inductive faculty are there as tbe bad holds every petal of the roee close ly folded in Its keeping. The reflex influence upon the char acter of the adolt, giving ont so much as it does. Is deep and strong. Pa tience, perseverance, temper are put to tbe test. But for tbe Ioveborn with the child many a parent would give op Id the endeavor to guide him aright, and moat of tbe failures In successful training, come from too Isx or too se vere discipline In early years. Fathers and mothers make a great mistakt in that they do not tbsk to enjoy their children while they are lit tle. They work so bard to cr fer and govern them, their babyhood has flitten before tbey know it. Tis like losing the beauty of thought In the la bor ef translation. ' After all baa been said about theor ies and practice, tbe happiest, best chil dren and families are those where love Is the Come atmosphere. When chil dren are welcome ana the time of the parent is not absorbed in business or gayety ; when children are healthful, happy, and good, the crowning gift of gifts is to tbe God appointed guardian of their early years and cnlture. Well did onr poet sing : "A dreary place wanld be tbts eartb. Were there co little people In it ; Tbe song of life would lose Its mirth. Were there no children to begin It. A Plea tor Boys. I am sorry that bojs are not generally understood. Between 0 and 14 years of age the masculine natnre ia a mix ture of mischief And seDsitiyeness. and spunk, and fan, and trouble, and pug nacity, which tbe chemistry of tbe world fails to analyze. A little girl is dt finable. She laughs when she Is pleased, cries when the feels b&i, pools when sho is cross and eats when she Is hungry. Not so with a boy. lie would rather go a nutting than to eat, forgets at the fish pond he his not bad bis dinner, often laaghs when he feels bad. and looks submissive to an impo sition practiced upon bim till he gets tbe perpetrator alone in the middle of tbe road and tnmbles him into the dirt, till tyes and mouth and nose are so full that the fellow imagines that before his time be was returned to dust. A boy under a calm exterior rxay hare twenty' emotions struggling for ascendancy. Especially do I feel for a boy who has more fun aboard than he ean master. IIow well I remember tbe country schoolhouse. where we all had to be sedate, though one boy would make a face enough to put the whole school in danger of running over with giggle. It Is an awful thing-for a child not to dare laugh when tbe merriment rises and swells up till tbe jacket gets tight and tbe body is a ball of fun, and be knows that if ont of one of tbe corners of bis compressed lips a snicker should escape all the boys would go off in ex plosion. I remember times when I bad at school such responsibility of repres sion resting on me and proved ucfaith fai. Ancient tsmbs. The oldest specimens of comb; pre set ved in the British Museum belong to tbe period of the se-cond Egyptitn dy nasty ; tbey are made of wood, with coarse teeth rather wide apart ; where there is a rough attempt to carve tbe back:, into a semblance of a aacred ani mal, such as the oow of Athor or tbe goddess of beauty. Tbe formation of one specimen. In bone, six pronged and rudely cut at tbe edges, suggests that it was worn as an ornament for the hair. From that time to the middle ages there ia no evidence to Bbow that the de coraiiye com la were in use. Tbe Greeks were specially fastidious la the arrangement ot tbelr Dair, and tbe Spartans, whose general habits were more severe, were no whit behind them in the care lavished upon it, call ing it, very shrewdly, the cheapest of ornaments, and proceeding to battle tbe coming and dressing of their locks par took of all tbe Bolemnity of a religions rite. Before tbe battle of Thermopy as Leon id as and his followers were dis covered by the Terslan spy In the per formance of this act. That it was in some way associated with preparation for tbe worship of the gods among the Tt -mans also is evidenoed by the pres ence of combs In tbe cista, of cylindrU ci vase wuo a covered ua wdicd con tained the articles, used during the rites of Ceres and Bicchns. Slillori'a so stnmyiion Car. This Is beyoDd question the most success ful Cough Medicine we have ever sold, a few doses invariably core the worse cases of Cough, Cronp. and Bronchitis, while Its wonderful success In the cure of Consump ton Is wltbout parallel In the history of medicine. Since Its first discovery it has been sold on a guarantee, a test which no other medicine can stand. If you have a Con ah we earnestly ask you to try it Price 10 cents. 50 cents, and tl.00. If your Lanes are sore. Cheat or Back lame, ns. tSbllob'a Toruus riasters. Sold by Dr.T. J Davison. THE NEWS OF THE DAT IIOrV TO GET IT AKD WHERE TO GET IT. AKOrkCBMBST or The PITTSBURGH POST iUH 1MI. THC FlCTIOH UlPHTStKT. Asa fatnllT neirsjiajr The Post will stand without a peer. Its ticllon department will con tinue to be cae tbe most attractive In the coun trv. Tbe serial novels tor wbmb eontrarta tor 1890 have already been made are the products ot soise ot tbe foremnat writers ol the world. There will be several ol these novels tn the esurse of a year, and In book form any one of them would coat more than a year's swteip(lon to l uc I'Cbt The Market K Eros-re. As a Onlde for buyers and sellers of merchan dise and ruduee. The Post's market rexrt will be louod lull, rellatle. extensive sad ol very latest date iron) every commercial center. While tn Use and quality of reading matter It equal to two ol the ordinary one, all l which, and o tri er excellent features, mike it the larked, beat, and eheateet payar tn the country. The cattle, preduce and Krain markets, e-peclally prepared lor the weekly edition, are aleays full and reiia b.e. Tbe Mews itxrAKTWEHTS. The news departments of The Poht are eim plrte. Klvtnic ac& week the world 's history lor the weet Able correspondents at vvahlneton, Culnmbus, t'lndunatl. New York, snd other tin. portant points at eixne and abroad ooutr.bute everv week irrapble letters on men and events. In all the departments that ennstltato both a great dally and weekly paper. The Poa admits no superior. A Welcome Vimtor. Tm Wfkit Pot s the '.srsast Deroncra110 paper In tne Union and the si in ot the publlitte is to make a weloome. Instructive and entertain lu Timior at the flreelae. tJne ol li le a real pleasures Is an eaey chair, a quiet corner and a copy ol The W eekly Poor. K-h uumner ol this sterling matrsxlne It deserves the name ta a perfect encyclopedia of trio dutuits of tbe world for a week. A pretty Isrve Held to ever. -jut 1 he Post does It. There la much, too ontsi.le of mere news to n ratify the many iaua f tbe read Iok public. No leaiure. fli tional. topical or Hire. ta li cm it tel. the wesklv isew York fsmlun letter la a gem fur ladles' ces. Horn LimoaDiiBT Prkmii mv Tbb Post Is oHennif some extraordlnsry prein lanua tbla year lor sutircrlbera. ."-eel for s ropy ol Ha premium Ut. You ca . m i the Wckklt I' or and an rleKant watrb. with koK ft'.rf. case, guaranteed lor ten years lor til. te. or tbe Win. LT Poht and a silver watch, an a-carat hor-e timer, lor tl.tri; or the H ekkly I't nod a nick el esse watch, a horse-tuner, lor (.0. or the WintiT I'oht and a xv"s nickel watch lor H 50; or .he Wkkklv 1'ost aud the ooxpiele wurka ot t'harles liu-ken". IS vo'uine". (or J 25; or the Winir HfssT and the eoinolfte waki ! Sir Wallet Scoot, 12 vo uuie'. l.-r t-.si; er the W bk- LT roHT and as elegant hand etthroMerar lor la dies InrSJ on. Thl em Oro derer will do the moat beautiful kind of work I hi ruil I'imT and Mrs. furker's Complete Hoaekesir," beany M paves, will he eut fur l 75. Tita Weeklt Host and How to he Your Own Lwyer.' too payee, a I II bo sent for 1 T.-i. ! But tmgtl to to drop a ostal card to l ai rT shkmK tor a C'rpy ol the premium list. This Is your tbance to get cheap and elexantChrlsimas &itit. Cash I kkmii vs. More surprtsinir. Inrieed. than the of hooka, watches, etc.. as prerciutne. are Tun Hoar's offers el caab premiums for new suhscriher. It oQers fii rMih for loo new subcribere ;it tl a year: or 59 lor tAiv new sntcriherr; or T6 for J O new sub scriber.: flOO lor4'JO new subecribers. This is a great chance to make money. The Daily Post. No one who desires to be well Inlormei and abreast of the times can do without bis dally or weekly paper, brinittn- him IB close touch with tbe whole world of business. Industry, finance, legislation and politics. The PixrBBtuoH 1ailt Post prints all tbe nawa. Tcruia lor The Daily Post: By mall, oae year. tS. pontine prepaid! S moatbs, S4: S months, 1 tuontu, 70 cents. ead lor nampie copy- Th Weekly Post. Th PnTSBCROH Weeely Post coctalna twelve pata eacb week 61 col urns or read id r matter. Slnstle sabscrfptlcn psU-ne prepaid, one year, 115. In clu.'m of live ur over, postals prepaid, one year, tl.wo. An extra ci'f.y or ti cash ejulvalebt. lor every Club of ten subscriber. Send lor irte aaniple copy. AdJreif 1 he Post Pt aLisumo Co.. Pltta burKh, Pa. Gaston's Prestoline, WONDERFUL METAL POLISH, Tor Cleaning and Polishing BRASS, COPPER, BROsLZE, NICKEL, La. It wUI cleaa Xetals with leas labor than say praparatlon arar produoad. ffirmf a brtiiiaat lustre which caanat Toe sausisd. aad wnica will hi -1 loaa-er than air polish obtained ay otbes Tfnesns. Sold by the HARDWARE AND 6R0CERY STORES. CAHVASSItsS AQEHTS WANTEO. SCOTT'S EMULSION CURES OONSUMPTIOa SOROFTJLA BRONCHITIS COUGHS GOLDS 'WastingDifie&sefl Wonderful Tlesh Producer lany have pained one pound per Jay hx its ub. Scott's tmulsion is not a sa eret remtnly. It contains the stimulating properties of the Hypopliosphites aiul puro Nor wegian Coti Liver Oil, the po tency of both being largely increased. It is used by Phj sicians all over the world. PALATABLE AS MILK. SoMby nil Druggists. B00TT & B0WHE. CWiEts. T. NOT DEAjj YET! VALLIE LUTTRINCER, MASTSSCTCBBm OB TIN, COPrER AND SHEET-IRON WARE A2YI TIS ROOFING. Kespeettully larltes ths Sttantlrva at his fiHana and tbs public la general ta the faet that be Is still carry Ins; on baslnes at tbe old stand opixtsite the i.i'ouHifurit, aau 11 prepared to sapply from a larne stork, or maaufactorlnif toer der, any article la his line, iron tbe smallest to tbs largest, la the best mannas and al the lowest llrlnsr prices. rfNe penitentiary work either made or sold at this establishment. TIN ROOFING a SPKCIAlvTY. tHve me a eall and satisfy yonrselres as to my work and prices. if. LUTTKUIOEK. fnsborK. A.rll 18. lSa-tl. C. A. LANGBEIN, Manufacturer of snd Dealer In ALL KINDS of HARNESS, 1fDE.ES, DRinLVM, Will FN, COLLARS, HARNESS OILS, BLANKETS, Robes, Vly Nets, Curry Oomhs, etc., et.. Ke palrlntr Neatly and Promptly done. All Work guaranteed to glre aatislaotlon. sT-Sbop Uarkors' Bos' on Uintre street, aprizvtl .... nrmi you syivs,' Ult'LT -.,wu. wxc-ii-si atria ikrunui sn onrrvtira.sai...i. . g CS3Airi 33 ta ISC 3. . pslilin.li.yMrwiik.ar 0- ' ' J . . BaiStt TiiEs Co., W3 S. SXf.3V,r.T. 1 Ttkere Culors Come Tr 001. Bistre Is the soot of wod .she. Indian yellow comes rrom th mel. Col. Ivory chips produce tLe ivorv . and bone black. i! Various lakes are derived .'r barks and gums. Turkey red Is made from vuP a plant, which grows iu IIiodosr.B :t Misticismade from the gQm'fl.,. mastic tree, which grows in tte rM Cian Arrhinlacrn Bine black comes from the cLarct,,, or tbe viue s'alk. Li . . , , ...... iU ir.iuuua nu: 8 ;i' on Chinesu white is zinc, ss.r ; dideof merenrv and natit,, S 10- is from the quicksilver or? c ' a nabar. a c "- Tne cottlf flb gives the sepi, j the Inky fluid which the Dsb dcv. in order to render the w:er ?, when attached. p01J Little real ultramarine is f0u.d tbe market. It is obtained precious lapislazuli, and command, fabulous price. 1 Icdla ink is made from barnej cm phor. The Chinese are the only tt.3Q" isnuirio ui lum ilk, ana thy h ;'i I Dot . . ""ri ui i s ixianuiacturs TK a I . au-7 tucuiupsi iDsects lurnisb mint r.'ida An .nt . . a grn j - - i.iiMP. Aaanr g t'lt-m are the gorgeous carmine, tLi cr;rc.on scarlet carmine and purple lalin ' The exquisite Prussiao blu is tti, by fming horses' hoofs aLd oiu(.r r. fuse animal matter witb irajjure o.uiu tsiuuuue, i.uis color covered accidentally. s a:i. The yellow esp of a tree of Si am pro. duces gamboge ; lUe native cuchae SHpln cocoanut sheila. Ilaw siennsi! the natu-al eurth from the neighbor, hood of Sienoa. Italy, lltw UCjbrris" alsoanearib found near rtn'oris ar.d burntd. Some Cnrioas I'atts. Te railroaas employ 70 0 vnfe-i. A oronto Inventor sy his BU:p w;;i crtissthe ocean in foar days. It Would take a train 2.124 aUa long to carry the Kansas cora cu p. A nickle ln-tbe eiot njaci.nit is v6j devieed to take instantaneous puio graph's. Watermelon' sess were f-mnij it .a Egyptain tomb that Wf.s 3.0U0 ytan old. It is predicted that the pf anut roast, ersof 1S90 will do its roasting by elec tricity. Dispropurtionabienesa, with twsrj. one letters, is said to be the loLgest English word. According to the latts: ofiicia! reDr's our Indian population now aggreg;i 2GJ.620. The pension rolls now tear 44.Q;) namf. calling for annual diain buLiori of f 100.000.u00. Iuwa raises more corn tbaa all ths distilleries in the world caa miunfjc tura into alcohol. The area of the United S afes cm braces 3,570,971 squire miles; that of Canada, 3.470,392 square miles. European railroads are d-ic.d in, have no grade crossings, the ei pitu have neither bell or headiigM and ihe engineer must staLd. fcnpsrslitluBS or Ireland. ltjis very unlucky to mt in tbe ear ly morning a baikfD? di g or a ban fool ed wcmsD. Whee a corpen retains ntal beat overlong, anotlir-r mmber cf tbe family Is to die wi.hin tiie year. If the stacks arei uo', cireVd each night by th naise'ess brn ol ah'.lut will fali upou Ni-x. Sfason'a c:ii'S. Any three idla strokes of s s ick ia the ssfies or a st'ade or otbtr tarm toil in tbe soil mkirjg a figure rr-s-im!ii.f, a c fliu is cet i.-ii.i to portend deaili in one's family. Tbe linnet pours fourth tbe m tt melancholy song of all Irish birds, ui I have seen honest -hearted peassats af fected by it to tears. When the rest of the thrush or mar: is built unusually high in the bw busb. this betokens a great ca)am:;y a neighborhood. Over In Conaarmra to this da? a f uaeral procession on its wsy tn etiurch will halt at soma distance sway aad cast together a bujjii pile of s'oDts. One of the oldest of all Irish eiipr stilioDS is the balief thit if ycinsi aad catch a bu'teifly you imtir am Ifc wandering soul of jour gramlmultsr. The l ne of Ssap. The use of soap la uh g-neral as!! use of bread. It is usi-J ty ah c iti and conditions of nudern civiliiitijo ; H is a necessity in evnrj bourebo'J. alike in toilet and kitchen, and If lUfi Is one thing that more ttan otbr should be used intelligently in evenly life It is so. . Accordlcg to auth-irity, however, there is no one srtic.Vof general-use that is used as igcoraty'lr. & as injuriously because of igoursiice, H this universal household nec-s-ii'y. It is safe to say that two tLirds of '! the soaps need by the people are p! tivelv icjorious, and some vt tbmir sourcis of disease. Trie cheaper f soaps used by the masses are, asaiuA manufactured from impure and tLO"1 less injurious materials, aod their :n purities are oonce-aled by cheap which tempt the gnorant purr ir These soaps not only do not cien -skin, but they destroy Us softer c4 often cause diseases which arr d 3,i to cure. No soap should be urd u face or hands witbout the best in"" matlon as to Ha purity. A DoubtTul Cvniplimeat. The following seems to fre the l,flt "thing one would rather have Iff: said : " A pianist recently P,"t ,b evening at the house of a la5- A company was agreeable and beata somewhat late. As he arose to his departure the lady said : "rr' don't go yet, Mr. Jooes. I want yoo play something for me." must excuse me to-night ; it i T late and I should disturb tbe tf'S bors." "Never miod the teli answered the yonng lady, qu'1'5'' they poisoned our dog yesterday. Si-bsckihe for the rBzex-
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