A DREAM OF FOOR CHILDREN. I bad a dream, so sad, so sad it was It har s my heart to tell that dream again. I thought 1 stood above the life that draws Its woary breath in crowded street and lane, above the hot, rough pavements, and the glare & From blinding goof and wall, and sun. scorched aw, 1 looked. as might a spirit from on bigh, Not strong, but tremuling, and I saw---God, The children's poor, sweet faces, bold or shy. All, all were piteons, none seemed bright or glad; I heard their songs and eries, their restless foot And their wild, longing hearts, that beat and beat, Then. as p spirit might, I turned my eyes Out to the broad blue waters of the bay, To all the widespread lov. liness that 1 es Within the reaches of God's glorious day -— Ths hills, the fields, the streams that laugh ad move, And the kind, happy heaven that smiled above, I saw fresh daisies in the cool deep grass, som down, I watched the birds on sun-swept picions Pass, And then [ saw the crowd d town -— The pale yoang children, where they waked and slept, Their eager, pleading faces, and I wept, And some seomed wan and faint, for want of bread, And trembling some, with blow, And some at heavy tasks, bent hand and head, know, And some were girls, childrea no more-—oh, God, I dared trod! not look to sea the Near me white seraphs bung, and wept, And Chiist, methought, wept t all o, above it A broken prayer against my sobbing swept, And I awoke. [weep whoa I recall That dream, 85 sad, so strange! seem t can but ‘twas bnt a drewm Vers, Oily a dream! Barely —{ Mary Ainge De Home Journal the Ladies! in “THE HORRID THING.” cidentally to attend to t ness of the firm of which his father was the head. America was good enough for the father, rich though he was, but the and he was slow to return to the paternal home. He was about 28, and for a num- ber of years Paris bad been more of a home for him than any other place. He was a good-looking fellow, and, of course, he was popular, not only in Paris, but in London as well, and his visits were very frequent. As is usual with men who are popular in society, this young man had been slow in placing his heart, and though he bad known many voung women very pleasantly, none had sue ceeded in making a lasting impression on him, except possibly one or two whom he could not impress, and these impres sions he had wisely and philosophically blotted out. He had been in London for a week, and was on his way baek to Paris, by way of Folkstone and Boulogne, and at Boulogne bad taken his place in a first class compartment, when he was almost immediately followed by two pretty American girls with's chaperon as deaf as a post, if he were to judge by the high pitch of the girls’ voices when they ad- dressed her, glibly, with only slight “occasional notice not leave just at the moment they had expected, they became restive, and at last one of them turned to hin “I beg your pardon,” she said, “but «dodger, and here was his opportunity. Two pretty girls, with ar insatiable de- #ire to talk; a dgal chaperon; nobody «lse in the compartment, and a long ride to Paris. That was as much as any man need have to enjoy himself with, and Mr. Hastings was living just then with that commendable object in view. looked like a Frenchman, he certainly had the manner of one, and why should he not be one? That was the proposi- tion which formulated itself in his mon tal promptness and despatch, as (he adver- tisements say, When the young woman addressed him, therefore, he made his politest bow, shook his head voluminously, shrugged his shoulders pathetically, and replied: ‘Je ne vous comprend pas, mademoi- selle,” adding a very fetching smile to that “‘mademoiselle.” : The girl's face reddened visibly, She had to explain to the chaperon. The other girl laughed, and Mr. Hastings shrugged his shoulders again, and po- litely became unconscious of the pres. ence of the ladies, “You might have known he was a Frenchman,” said the other girl. ‘He certainly does not look like an English. man, amd no body wouid take him for an American.” “Well, you didn't know it,” was the tulant answer, . » “If I did or did not, 1did aot ssk him what time the train left,” and the other girl laughed teasingly. The first girl shook her Fens. ““I guess 1 don't care,” she said, defi. antly. ‘He's good.looking, whether he’s a Frenchman or a Timbuctooer, and good-looking men can't be spoken to every day." Mr. Hastings wanted to thank her for that, but she gave no sign, unly he felt his Might ear growing warmer, “Well, you'd better be careful how ou talk,” st ted the other girl, “for may thiok he is the subject of con. versation, and get at the meaning by in. shrewdly asa Yankee." The train had started by this time and Hastings changed bis position slightly, so that he gould hear better, The first girl looked at him cautiously, but with interest, *‘I say, Clara,” she ventured, **he has pretty eyes, hasn't he ~for a man? Blue is a dangerous color, they say, but he looks as safe as a life preserver, doesn’t he? Mr. Hastings became very much inter- ested in his novel, “For goodness sake, don’t let him see you looking at him,” warned the other girl, as she gazed intently upon the up- bolstering of tbe seat in front of her. “If we want to talk about him-—and there isn’t anything else to talk about we've got to appear absorbed in some- thing else. Now, wait, and I'll look out of the window beyond him, and while I gnze at the scenery I'll take him in.” The first girl concluded she would look at the scenery also, concluded he would look at the girls. He did so, and on the instant three pairs | of conscious eyes looked elsewhere, “My,” exclaimed the first girl, * what { did he ever look around for?” | “Wanted to sce us, of course,’ { the logical reply. | seen this scenery until he is tired of look- {ing at it.” “I'l venture he hasn't seen until he is tired of looking at himself,” {said the first girl. * Did you notice | what little feet he has? Pretty patent | leathers, too. Do you know,” she went on, “that big-brained men have big feet, i and*vice versa?” ' was { wore a No. 14 large. He was about drag his feet in out of sight, but be- patent leathers lie there helplessly before | the criticism of his company. i the other girl, apologetically. “Oh. of course, but whether he is one { or not I have no means of judging. See if you can find out what book he is read- {ing.” In spite of himself Mr. Hastings moved, and in moving the book was | turned so that the girls could not see the | title. They looked at each other question ingly. Mr. Hastings was absolutely uncon- seious of their existence, “Pshaw [exclaimed the ‘what did he do that for? diamond | Kind of a cluster, too, taste. Men in France have such horrid taste in dress, anyway. Now, look sat ithat cravat. Maroon. Whoever heard of 8 maroon cravat to mateh blue eyes?” Mr. Hastings wondered what he was | there for, but didn't dare say anything. “They to have their clothes made in suggested the other girl “Or marry American wives,” the first girl, “Not any for me,” contended the other girl. ““It's bad enough to Ametican for a husband st Con Prines wast consid ring. erirl, Wears firat ring on his first fioger. What wretched a deel ought Americ amended have an and a fore igner is simply § “But if he has a title?’ : the same, the same, What money I have can be expended much more to my satisfaction than buying a title with it; unless it is a title to produad tive real estate.” Mr. Hastings ventured a glance at the promulgation of su inex pected senti- ments, She was undenisbly handsome, and he wanted to look but he dared not. The other girl gave a slight sniff “Pshaw,” she said, “he smokes cigar ettes.” “That's a misfortune rather than fault,” explained the iirst girl, and Mr Hastings subsided into the corner. “It qu ite in tosriireoy longer, a strongly as we condemn the man who sells the cigarettes.” “I'll not discuss the question,” the other girl. “What interests out jabbing holes in his shirt front, as he sits there crouched like that picture of his illustrious countryman, N. Bonaparte, Esq.” down *“The mean thing,” exclaimed the first girl, “he’s laughiog at something in that book. I'll bet a cookie he wouldn't to read it to us, Those French “It's all right for men to read them though,” moralized the other girl. “It | it | fit companions for us, does iti” Mr. Hastings ventured another peer, next to him, and fixed himself for a nap. The first girl took a quick glance at the volume. It was one of Jules Verne's, “Why,” she exclaimed, ‘‘look at that. It's as harmless as a spoonful of paregoric, I guess he must be a regular mamma's boy." Evidently she was disappointed in conclusion regarding his tastes, “It is a pity,” condoled the other girl, “that he isn’t quite up to the standard. But don’t be hasty, He's fixed himself for a nap, and we'll see if he snores. Goodness gracious, a snore from that classic nose would be a sacrilege.” ‘If he snores,” said the first girl, stamping her foot, “I'll lose all respect for him. The idea of a man snoring, and a young man, too, is simply prepos- terous. Just look at that lovely mous. teche, Clara: he is so proud of it that he can't even hide it under that newspaper when be ic asleep.” Hastings gave a little start as the train jarred, and the newspaper slipped down until his entire face was hidden, and he felt as if he would smother. “Well,” sighed the other girl, “our darling boy has grown tired of us, and withdrawn from public gaze. 1 think it shows bad manners and bad taste,” and she plumed herself with moek apprecia- ting of her own beauty and sttractive- ness, “It ie bable that the youn man is akin and women Po iin tired,” said the first girl. *“Tired of the one he has, and tired of himself be- cause he can’t get some other one. In any event I'm going to read and watch “Very well,” assented the other girl; ‘you wateh and I'll take a nap,” an she procueded to make herself comfort able. Mr. Hastings really went tosleep when this edifying conversation ceased, but whether he snored or not he couldn't say. Five minutes after he was awake, though, he did snore, and that vigor. ously. “Clara, Clara,” he heard the first girl say, as she shook her drowsy friend, “jisten.” The other girl opened her eyes heavily, “What is itt" she asked. ‘Thunder storm rising!" The other girl pointed to Mr. Hastings in the corner, “Of all things!” she exclaimed. “That classic nose,” sighed the other girl, and relapsed into slumber, The train rushed on. Mr. Hastings | resumed his book after a time. Both girls dozed and read alteroately, | ghaperon enjoyed herself as best she could, and at last Paris was reached, The girls were more interested in Paris now than they were in Hastings. They chattered away gaily and finally, when { the train stopped, they hurried out to meet ‘Harry, whoever Harry was, and { Hastings was anxious about that, but no { Harry was there. Severnl minutes passed and still no Harry, and the three | ladies began to show signs of distress, It | was apparent that they were now in the city snd that French was an unknown Janguage to them. Hastings kept in hearing until he saw that he could be of no real value, He passed near the disconsolate trio, “There goes that lovely thing,” said | the first girl; ‘‘snore or no snore, if he could speak a word of English I'd make Lim fall in here on the spot and help us out.” Mr. Hastings approached the group. “I beg your pardon, ladies,” he said in very excellent American, “if 1 ean be of any service to you whatever, com- mand me.’ Of course { he chaperon didn’t know what made the girls blush and stammer so, but Hastings did, and smiled grimly. They gave him the address of their hotel, gave “Harry” a r«king, and at last were safely on their way to their destin- i ation, | “J thought I should die, first girl, **My heart just quit I ’ there,” said the other girl they both laughed hysterically “‘ Thank heaven!” exclaimed the first girl, * pd we'll horrid thing!" “Amen,” i ently, They were delayed on hotel, and when they arrived pegiecte i H Arr entrance talking to a man * Oh, Harry!” they both screamed with delight as the y jum out of the carriage and rushed upon The man talking to Harry looked up and both girls stopped still CW hat! boist usly Has ing he " gasped the flopping and ‘he doesn’t know who we are at never see him again; the followed the other girl, ferv 3 the way to Harry, standing near t tue thie Wis ne ped him exclaimed Harry, friend friend ¢ the matter? 3 “Afraid Here, Hastings.” he said, ‘let me present you to my flan Miss Clara Breton, my sister Harriet, and.” rising his v Jor, "to our dear old chaperon, Aunt Mary Ladies, this is Mr. Frank Hastioes, my fifeod and a lice,” and Harry laughed and Aunt Mary laughea, but en and Mr. Hastings seemed to rassed and did not laugh » Harry jnsisted upon an explanation and got it at last, and a month he i said to his sister, after she had told him something or other, apparently very im. portant to her “But, Harriet, dear, he snores And Harriet boxed his ears blushed. Of ny and comp ' ¥ the two Young w Lae Cin Lar ater and Making Glass Eyes, In Thuringia there is a whole district which is dependent fur its support on the manufacture of artificial eyes; hus. bands, wives and children all working | together at this same means of livelihood, And yet, though these simple German village people turn out their produce by the dozen, no two eyes are ever the same, | | No artificial eye has its exact fellow either in color or in size in the whole world The method of manufacture is not a very complicated art. There are firstly glass plates, which are blown by ga# jets, then moulded by hand into the form of an oval-shaped cup. Then there is the coloring of the eyes, whieh is effected by the means of tracing with fine needles, the tints being left to the | necessarily blacks, which colors are assorted | { Hard ware. Americans a Tall People, An article in the “Bulletin de I'In. | stitute International de Statisque” gives, as # result of a certmin inquiry, the average height of different nations. The | English professional classes, who head the list as the tallest of adult males | attain the average height of 5 feet 9 inches. Next on the list come the American males, and a minute fraction behind them come the English of all classes. Hence we may conclude that, taken right through, the English and American races are approximately of the same height, Most European vations average, for the adult male 5 feet 6 inches; but the Austrians, Spaniards and Portuguese just fall short of this standard. | London Lancet, tr Averages, AL wey years of age a temperate reon is sup to have & chance of ving for forty-four years. Should the samo person, still living a temperate life, reach the age of sixty-five, the chances are that he will live fourteen years longer, At twenty years of age an intemperate n is calculated to have a chance of iving only to the age of thirty-fi while if he survives sixty his chance o life is limited to eight years more. The death rate intemperate on beer is about hoi 3 per 1, — him, and if he snores something's going to happen.” while that of intem spirits reaches the high (average of sixty per 1,000.—(Tid Bits, - FOR THE VAIR SEX, om BRIRTS, With regard to skirts it is now said the dressmaker makes her unable to ne- tistic means. According to these authorities only very foolish folk are The way is be renewed and will need it crinoline inserted in the HONEYMOON ON BICYCLES, A Both are The trunk of the bride will be sent on ahead for even though she is in search of novelty her feminine desire to look nice at hotels will not permit her to go away without a few bits of prettiness ready to be donned when the day's run is over, Instead of appearing before the guestsin the time-honored going away gown, this jaunty bicycle costume of gray, with a wide white sailor collar and a white vachting cap set on her curly hair. The groom, in knickerbockers, will await her with the trusty wheel, and the rice and old shoes will have to be thrown very lively, as, they bowl away from the parental mansion to the shades of the woods and glens between there and the first stopping place on their jouroey. A YETERAN AT THE Mrs. N. E Kan., has been three vedrs, her father's CASE. of Atchison, type for forty learned her trade in office at Newport, Ky., be. ginning at the age of 12 afterward moved to Kansas, on the Topeka Record before the war Mrs. Bronston had charge of the binding of the first legislative reports of Kansas, nploye of the State priotiog house was afterward 8 part owner of the old Topeka Tribune, and went to Garnett, where was ected with the Plaindealer. Leavy ing Garnett went to Leavenworth snd worked on DD. R. Anthony's paper tor fourteen years, Bince then she has i typo in Hutchinson, o OR ph and Atchison Mrs. Bronston is fifty five years old. —| New York Midiaod Ex press. Bronston, setting She Vears, " and worked He being an er She from there she ost she st HOW THE FAD POR WHITE. All white is a fad that commends itself ticand b nd never offends the eve « xo many of the bn At Newport the nu of to the ards MY loving woman, a wr Lhe taste, as ter tones are apt to Wai reaiiy aslonish do $0 Be while costumes In the morning at the { y one secs white dud with white canvas dressy affairs there ak in ing wen K gowns For more white muslins and silks with white chip hats, trimmed with nodding tips and white rosettes, ie thu in are of kid Lace in profusion is em loved on the light fabrics, vet the lace sist be of the best in order to win favor rom those who set the pace in the matter It is quite i costume shoes wi shoes his jostanos ad to offee col of {ashions a dead white with © lace, snd the effect is {ar more pleasing than the combination sounds in words, INew York World, REREINGTON CRAPE. Among the wondrous variety of pretty afternoon toilela worn this season are with crinkled surface exactly like India crepes, and of the most delicate and beautiful tintings, These are manufac tured by armure.-weavers, and therefore even the laundry can have no effect on the ** crinkle” of the goods. These are simply cotton fabrics, but they are just as eifective and serviceable as the richer crepons which this year, however, excel in beauty of texture and coloring all previous {roductione of the kind. The sheer and delicate vellings are also at their best this summer, and appear in lovely dyes of geranium pink, an exquis ite tint of blue called ** Minerva's eye,” in Spanish yellow brocaded with shaded res da blossoms and tea roses; in corn, gilver blue, olive and cream white sprinkled with sweet pea blossoms and foliage, ete. These textiles make charm. ing Empire toilets. Tha silk clairettes are sheer, light and altogether lovely. — [8t. Louis Republic, MOLLIR STARK'S PROGEXY, Mollie Stark not only did not die a widow beeause of the valorous battle «f Bennington, but she lived on to become shire were named Stark. They were all descendants of the four children Molly bore to the hero of Bennington. Now, New Hampshire, and the center of the Stark district, only two or three persons are left who bear the pame of the brave general of the revolu- tion, Moly Stark has a namesake now living in Alameda, Cal, a little girl of thirteen years, who is in the sixth gene. ration in lineal descent from the heroine of Bennington, —[New Orleans Picayune. FANCY WORK THE RAGE, The habit of fancy work is by no meats confined to the piazzas of hotels and cot It is a widespread evil, and, like death and a few other impartial things, it visits the humble tenement house as well ns the seaside resort, If any doubts this let him make a tour of the tenement districts any sunny afternoon. He will see small damsels who have not yet mastered the gentle art of darn- ing or the necessary rules of mending busily, A coarse sort of lace is y the product of their indus. try. , sometimes woolen, sometimes white and sometimes of shades that would put J 's cont ash, But it is almost invariably lace intended to trim white petticoats or the little flannel shawls that the women pin over their shoulders or to edge afghans and the like, When they are not engaged in lace making the little girls devote their en. ergies to making n long, slender, snake- like rope, with the nid of a spool and a few pins. This is a simple form of the Jace industry, ~The ropes are used as “reins” by the children of the neighbor. hood whenever they descend to such a mild game as ** horses.” If one of these ragged little specimens of humanity should be asked why sie would answer—if she decided to en you don't Which saying has the old familiar ring of fancy it's a handy thing todo w FASHION XOTESR Pure white with black makes some of the most striking hats among millinery. White straw that has the appearance of silk and worsted gimp is trimmed with black velvet in large rosettes, Nodding white flowers black straws. grass A large number of white hats in sim ple shapes are shown for serviceable country WEenr. Colored toques, sailors and turbans are trimmed with black satin ribbon ro settes and black quills, wings or birds, White straw bonnets are trimmed with white silk muslin, satin rosettes, Mer cury wings and white applique veil. Changeable woolen erepops are shot in only a vest of knife-plaited black silk musin, Black satin skirts are covered with roffies of accordion plaited silk muslin and worn with a round waist of this gauzy material, brown straw have wings for early Turbans of roug roseties of velvet fall stylish brown sui traveling accompany the The Vandvike sleeve caps which tag int above the elbow are now quite the shore open jacket are-shaped Russian model to a us often added to as the equ and corselets are m very elegant light alors called zephyr velve soft, bright satin which goes | of liberty =, sashes velvet s two ¢ t ¥ salin After the unsuccessful attempt to i blend all the colors of a § arrot in one gown it is a relie combinations black and cream ¢ OUIOUAY thant Yio that Lhe black and white giviien or i iar again. Jet is popular and much used on bia % and belts of it are very t are wide and i ner fringes of mg fringes of and 2 . i 293% L 1 shape dot Are ip are known io J ain A new style is to make dresses with two or three superposed skirts; ea skirt gored and trimmed round edge with narrow fan ¥y galoon, mixed with metal threads or with narrow un- bleached thread lace a = the Elegant underskirls chine pleated cream trimmed with thread noe insertion, and lined with bright-colored foulard. Others are of white etamine, with a deep flounce of the same edged with lace, are made of oo ored an ma. crepon, None but very dressy toilets for cere. monies are now trained; all others have skirts just touching the ground, with a hem stiff pet or muslin round the foot. Foundation skirts are quite given up, but when the material is very light it is lined throughout with thin silk or musiin, of ““ Ropes of pearls” are now worn by ultra fashion leaders, Many society women own these splendid long strings, each separate pearl of which may be worth from $30 to $1,000. These sumptuous chsins are from a yard to a yard and a hall in circumference, and are worn wound once around the throat, with the rest of the rope banging loosely over the corsage to the waist, Hats and bonnets are made simpler in their style than they were earlier in the season. The round hat is bent into al. most every shape, and the special feature is a pair of Mercury's wings which stand up in front at a little distance apart The wings are made of gauze, loops of ribbon, wire lace or silk. Large ostrich tips are also worn and upright clusters of But little ribbon is used at this a pretty garden hat, with the wide brim ewught up in the back by fine forget-me- nots and green leaves, is one of the new additions to millinery goods, and is used to make A Room Full of Microbes, In a small, dark room, whose temper. ature is never sllowed to vary, which is never swept nor dusted for fear of srousing tranquil microbes, and whose door is never opened except when abso- lutely necessary, wre arranged rows of drying bottles, in which bang bits of the marrow, These bottles are marked with the degree of violence of the rabies from which the animal died, and with the date when the marrow was put in to dry. Here, attendants are preparing the veal broth and the gelatines in which the infected marrows will be cultivated, On every hand one sees the interesting Here, the cleaning of In the cleaned that is, burned in of a spirit lamp, or There, a man is blowing bulbs, droll balloon pipettes, all the mul- titude of glass contrivances the labors tories demand. Here, under a micro- an investigator has the diphtheria flames little straight and bent sticks: itis 8 com- Wherever one goes in the building Al ALBOTH tion, an absolute blindness to everything it the contents the Lim ON 8 MICIo- can easily believe of lory told M. Pas had to be hunted morning and pulled of a culture tube or gConic slide, {ine of that up on his wedding from his microscope in order to be got into his dresscoat and gloves in time From *' Pasteur st in McClure's Magazine, Ei 3 he r Awe Home, : HOW A LOG BOOK IS KEPT. itis Very Easy to do Through Letters and Ciphers, a List of How many book is written up? says a writer Ma #8 doubis cul ow a log in the just OK § ecp- " niter attention and study it's as kK as Lo eal hot { Geographical Vie. as complicate ing when one d a little careful eaKy gingerbread Ars 2. and Greek to the unedu The letter b, for sky, whether or hazy atmos] oes not know log bo There is a they look i i. io X H list of letters i like so much Aled instance, stands for there AT indicates cloudy det i WoT ouda, a fog, cap ark wealier im misty or hazy view, overcast the bine he cle shere, ©, denotes F h or tai or ne Ti pr wenis when the whole sky is covered with « vir ng BOWES Snow LY an 1, or fv and visibility ether 11he resented sky by the A fall an soree. As an example of are used takeq p dit hard squalls and showers anied by lightning with heavy Numerals denote the force of wind. A cipher indicates calm, } ight breeze, 3 gentle breeze, 4 moderate breege, 5 fresh breeze, 6 strong breeze, 7 moderate gale, 9 strong gale, 10 whole gale, 11 storm, 12 hurri- This system abbreviation is generally adhered to all merchant dew letter denotes how the leita This reads vers drizzle, of cane, on vessels, The Human Family. The human family living on earth to- day consists of about 1,450.000.000 souls -not fewer, probably more. These are distributed literally all over the earth's surface, there being no considerable spot on the globe where man has not found a foothold. In Asia, the so-called saradle of the human race,” there are pow about 800, 000.0 0 people, densely crowded, on an average of about 120 te every square mile. In Europe there are $20,000,000, averaging 100 tu the square mile, not so crowded as Asia, but every. where dense, and in many places over. populate 1. In Africa there sre, approxi. mately, 210,000,000, and in the Americas North, South and Central—-110,000,- of coure, relatively thinly scattered over broad areas. On the islands, large and small, there are The ex- tremes of the blacks and the whites are ss 5 to 8, the remaining 700,000,000 in- termediate, brown, yellow, and tawny in color, Of the entire race 500,000,000 ments of some kind that will cover pik. 250,000,000 habitually go naked, body; 500,000,000 live in houses, 700, i tan shoes are worn the tan stockings should be of the exact shade of the Tan, russet, gold brown and in stockings to match any tint of the leather. Black stockings with the light shoes look rather ‘‘spotty,” though they are seen. hr A To: OAHU Building in Bermuda. Bermudians have very little trouble in building an ordinary house, A man scrapes enough lucre together to buy a little piece of land and then borrows or begs a cross cut saw, a band saw and an joe chisel. He takes off the thin sur. face of soil and gouges into the eoral rock with his chisel. Then he com- mences to saw into the porous limestone and y has a colicotion of white blocks about two feet long, eighteen inches wide and twelve inches thick. When be has taken out enongh of them he has a cellar ready, and he uses the blocks for walls. Not much timber is lay their heads, Rare Black Pearls It is on record that the most valuable collection of biack pearls in the world is owned by the Empress of Austria, A bisck pear! necklace worn lately by a noble English lady at a grand enter- tainment was estimated to be worth §123, - 000, and there was but a single row of the gems. At the present time black pearls com. mand exorbitant prices, Some very val- uable one are found in Lower California; such specimens aro rare and costly. Next to these in estimation are deep blue pearls, and seldom is it that such can be obtained at any price. The story runs that a valuable collec. tion of pearls was at one time found in the River Conway, North Wales, and among them, as is gravely chronicled, was a stool pearl, in form sod size re- sembling a button mold, and weighing seveateen [Sraing, It is added that a gentleman named Wyon was the happy owner. To em- this secount it is further stated that « Conway pearl is to this and parocl, #0 to t crown of England, sented to the Queen her chamberla'n, a swering to the name of Wynn,
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