S—— A Few Good Ones. Homantic gorges: ‘*What do you think of the mountain gorges, Mr. Spi- wer?’ asked Miss Ladybird of her meighbor at the hotel table, *‘*Well,” said the other,thoughtfully, as he looked about him, “I think that old anaconda at the head of the table has gorged him- self about up to his collar button.” A coroner’s jury, impaneled to ascer- tain the cause of the death of a noto- rious drunkard, brought in a verdict of “Death by hanging—about a rum shop.’ In California a coroner’s jury, under similar circumstances, rendered a more courteous verdict : “Accidental death while engaged in unpacking a glass.” A rich father: The late Baron de Rothschild once took a cab to his offices and on alighting tendered the proper ‘fare. The cabman received it, but kept #is band open and looked at the money significantly, which caused the baron to inquire whether it was not right. “Oh, yes;™ replied the cabman, ‘‘its me double.” “They do, do they?’ was the baron’s reply ; * a rich father and can afford it; not,” “The Abbe Moigno has formed a com- pany in Paris and bas raised $150,000 I have “Sea and Bitter lakes in order to recever believes to lie there covered with a sa- line deposit. The research will be pro- tained by the outbreak of cholera at the Red Sea ports. What islove? When a young man kisses a girl and calls it heaven, it shows plainly that he | doesn’t know: any more about heaven On July 1 new rogulations came mn force in the Do- minion of Canada. One of the regula- tions requires that every cigar-maker in the Dominion must register himself in the Government books, so that his movements can be readily traced, To make this supervision binding, any manufacturer who employs a cigar- maker who is not so registered is liable to a heavy fine, inne Public and Private Character. Does public position give public influence, or private character give public influence to a greater degree? Which element is the most powerful in making a man what he is? Washing- ton, it is said, but for the events that called him into public station, would never have been considered a distin- guished man in any respect, but would have lived and died a private citizen in Virginia. Few men in this country possessed his peculiar characteristics, without which none ever rise to public or prominent position. A man’s posi- tion, his social weight, age, and wealth, give force of character and influence. It is not altogether what has been said, but who has said it, that is most import- ‘ant and carries the weight of the ar- | gument on important questions. Na bayonet . the most reliable for the French army?’ The rifle of that army it had the longest range and the widest sweep, and carried a bayonet as well as a ball, So with true men : their pablic char- bright and strong when brought in contact with other men. The battle of Solferino was a fair representation fcr all honest, true and noble men. The Austrians had possession of the heights and commanded every passage with sonatas. Love is like beer, it gets flat | when it is uncorked all theftime. Some | girls can’t tell the difference between | love and taffy. A baby is love mate- | rialized. Whenever love has to play second fi 1dle it is time to break up the | band. Love will make a man spit on | his hands and take another hold | when every other power on earth has | backed out and given it up as a bad job, Love is worth two dollars and a half a | bushel to any man or any woman liv- | ing. Tae Ox He DipN'r TAKE. — “James “Yes, papa.” ‘‘lhere | were seven California pears in that cupboard. Six of them are goue. Do you know anything aboutit ? ‘I never took one of them.’ ‘‘Sure?” *‘Cer- tain, pa. Wish I may die, if—"' **You wicked, bad boy ; how often have I tcid you never to use such an expression ? Here comes ms : 'et us see if she knows ;anything about it.” Mamma says she saw James take at least five of them ‘You little rascal | How dare you tell me you never took one, and here’s only this little one with the grub eaten side eft 7°’ “Oh. pa, don’t hit me. I said I didn’t take one of them-—and-—and— «and that is the one I didn’t take.” Pa relented. Pan Legal Dazisions, Breaking into Shop by Officer with Attachment. An officer sought to attach certain wigars and tobacco which were in a shop detached fromm the dwelling of the «.gpvamer, and being refused admission to the shop for the purpose of making the attachment, he broke into it. An ac- tion of trespass was brought against the officer (Clark va. Wilson), but the 1 plaintifi was defeated, and he carried the case Lo the Supreme Court of Rhode Island where he was again beaten, The «Chief Justice, Durfee, in the opinion, said © ‘“An officer cannot break into a dwelling house to serve a civil process, but this privilege is not extended to a detached shop, barn or outhouse. He nay force his way in there after asking for admittance of anyone present who is authorized to give it." The Commissioner of Interual Rev- «enue recently referred to the First «entroller of the Treasury an applica- «%ion of the Diamond Match Company #0 have redeemed a large quantity of stamps on hand, credited to their ac- vopuet. On July 1st, the Diamond Com- cpemy had a considerable quantity of unebrhes which had been stamped but hed mot been sold or removed .for con-