Coming Home. * Come, Kitty, come !" 1 said; Bat itill sh waited—waited, Nodding oft her pretty head With " I'm coming soon. Father's coming home, I know, I cannot think what keepa him so, Unless he's Just belated— I'm oomlng soon." " Oorae, Kate I*' her mother called, " The ■nppet'a almost ready." But Kitty in her place installed. Coaxed, " I'm oomlng eoon. Do let ma wait He's aura to 00m#; By this time father's always home- He rows so fast and eteady. I'm oomlng soon." "Come, Kit!" her brothers cried; But Kitty by the water BtiU eagerly the distanoe eyed. With " I'm oomlng soon. Why, what would evening be," said she, " Without dear father home to tea 1 Without his ' Ho, my daughter' -? I'm coming soon." *' Come, Kit!" they half implore, The child is softly humming, Bbo hardly heart them any more; But " I'm oomlng soon " Ia in her heart; for far from shore— Gliding the happy waters o'er— Bhe sees the boat, and cries, " He's oom lng ! We're coming soon!" —Jfnry Mapft Dodgr, in St. Akhola*. MAUD HESKETH " If any one bat yourself bad told me i this I would not have believed a word of 1 it." So said Percy Herbert to his friend Harry Liaton, as they smoked their cigars outside the library window of the house they were staying at. "It seems perfectly incredulous that a girl like Maud Hesketh could be what yon de scribe her." "It is a fact nevertheless, Percy; she is a complete fortune-hunter, and, far from disguising the fact, rather boasts of it than otherwise; it is not much more than a month since I saw her, and then she certainly did not hesitate to speak her sentiments on the subject. lam glad I have arrived in time, old fell aw, as I verily believe you sre on the svo of falling in love with her." " I do love her," said his friend slow ly, and with a sigh; "and was vain and foolish enough to think she some thing for me. However, the charm is now broken, for if there is one thing I have a contempt for more than another, it is a mercenary woman. The woman I marry must love me for myself alone, and not for what I possess." The above conversation was overheard by Maud Hesketh herself, who had re tired to the library for an hour or two's quiet reading; and bearing her name uttered by Percy Herbert, ourioaity to hear what he had to say about her made her creep to the open window, where, screened from observation by the heavy curtains, she listened eagerly to all that was said. Never was the old adage, " Listeners hear no good of themselves," so thoroughly verified as in this instance; and, overwhelmed with shame and dis may, she fled to her own room, where, locking her door, she gave way to a pas sionate burst of team, none the less bit ter for knowing that the accusation brought against her was a true one, for in a thoughtless moment she bad uttered the words which were now to part her from the man she loved better than life. Maud Hesketh was the eldest of a large family, as poor as they were proud ; for until the last two or three years their father had been a man of large landed property, but owing to the loss of a chancery suit was completely ruined- -nothing remaining of his great wealth but a few thousands. The crash had been sudden and most unexpected, for not only themselves but all their friends had regarded the winning of the suit as certain; and great indeed bad been the consternation when their loss became known. The old home was given up, and they retired to a secluded country town, where, unknown and un sought, except by a few, they could lire quietly and cheaply. It was a great and a sad change for all, but for Maud especially, who, not having been long : introduced, and always Being made much of, not only for her beauty and brightness, but also for her supposed wealth, the sudden reverse of fortune was almost more than she could bear ; and she was often beard to say thatj never would she marry any man who could not restore to her all the luxuries and pleasures she bad lost. But un fortunately she had made that remark to Mr. Liston, an utter stranger to her, who, staying with a lady friend in the neighborhood, had come with her to eallnpon the Haaketha; and who, bear aa young girl make such a remark, not knowing the circnmstanoea of the ease, had very naturally drawn his own conclusions. One of Maud's greatest friends was an old aohooi companion, who was now married, and it was at her house that aha met Percy Herbert, a favorite cousin of Mrs. Oarlyoo's, who was very anxious to bring about a match between the two. Mr. Herbert waa possessed of consid erable wealth, and waa considered a gnat catch, so that when Maud first ar rived die congratulated herself upon her good luck, and laid herself out to be as fascinating as possible. ißut before many weeks had passed over her bead she made two discoveries—first, that her heart waa irretrievably gone, and, secondly, that money had nothlag to do with it; for it waa the men bunsnlf she waa in love with, so that it was doubly galling to her to hear her former mere* nary views brought to light, and to fssl that not only had she forfeited Percy Herbert's love, but also his respecft "Oh! what must he think at ate? How be must despise ma I" mid the wretched girl; and, burying her face in her hands, die thought long and earn- MUV as to the best way of proving the falsity of Harry Lisbon's opinion. "I know what I will do I" she exclaimed; '•I will play Mr.'Lieton off against him, and lot him *OO that I can flirt with a poor man aa well aa a rich one." 80. removing all traoea of teara, she dreaaed herself for dinner with nnnanal care. Never were tables 00 completely tamed on any one as they were on poor Percy Herbert that evening; forever since his friend had opened his eyes to Maud's apparent deoeit, he had been wondering bow he ooold best give her to understand that she need not for the future shower any of her fascinations upon him; and now, without giving him one opportunity of snubbing her, she entirely ignored hia presence and de voted herself to hia friend, who was as much astonished at the aspect of affairs aa Percy himself. This went on for days, till Percy, who, in spite of all, loved her devotedly, was driven almost wild with jealousy, and openly accused hia friend of having pur posely deceived him with regard to her fortune-hunting propensities and of making up the story to further his own ends. Meanwhile Mrs. Carlyon regarded with dismay the evident failure of her darling project; and, moreover, feeling very sore at Maud's victim being her favorite cousin, determined to take the girl to task; so one night, on returning to their several rooms, she followed Maud into hers, and shutting the door, placed her hands on the girl's shoulder, and looked earnestly into her face. " Maud, what is the reason of your behavior to Percy f Why are you so changed toward him ? I did hope that yon sud he were learning to love each other, but since Harry Listen came you have scarcely noticed him "Perhaps I prefer Mr. Listen to your oousin; I suppose there's no harm in my doing so ?" said Maud, in a half defiant tone, and longing to escape from the searching eyes bent on her. " Harm ? No, certainly no harm in your doing so; but I must confess I don't understand yonr choice; for al though Percy is my own oousin, I mast aay he ia infinitely auperior in every re spect to Mr. Listou. Besides, Percy has a handsome fortune, while the other has not a penny to bless himself with." " And so you, with all the rest of the world, think 1 am incapable of disinter ested affection ? I thank you for your good opinion of me, Mary;" and with flashing eyes and burning cheeks she turned away. " I don't understand yon, Maud," said her friend, with a sigh; " bnt it is very evident that my interference only angrra you, so I will say good night; but I sincerely wish Harry Liaton was at the bottom of the aea." When quite certain *he WM alone, Maud's overwrought feelings gave way. Very bravelv had she acted her part, bat if she Bad succeeded in making Percy miserable, ten thousand times more wretched was she herself. Only one little bit of consolation was there for her throughout it all, and that was that all her flirting with Harry Liston was doing him no harm, for, though meeting her more than half way, she saw that beyond the flirtation there waa no deeper feeling in the matter. Btill, how was it all to end ? Her visit was fast drawing to a close, and the farewell ball Mrs. Carlyon was giving in ber honor was to come off that night. Mand and her hostess were lingering over their five o'clock tea, after superin tending the last finishing tonches to the ball-room, when the door opened and Percy Herbert entered the room, look ing very pale and with an open letter in his hand. " Oood gracious, Percy I what is the matter ?" exclaimed hia oouain. "You are white as a sheet." For answer he threw the letter ou to her knee. Kagerly ahe to >k it up, but before she had read more than a few lines she let it drop from her hands, and turning to her oonain with a face almost as white as his own she said in an agitated voice ; "Oh I Percy, it cannot surely be true —the 8 bank gone ? Why, that is the one nearly all your money ia in." "It is," he replied ; "so, according to that letter, I am a rained man ! " " Oh 1 no, no; it cannot be as bail as that; there may be something saved. Ob! Percy, if not, it would be too dreadful 1' and the good-hearted little woman's eyes filled with tears. " Bat yon will not leave us to-night; it ia too late for yon to do anything this evening ? " " No; as yon say, it ia too late to do anything now ; bnt I must leave by the first train to-morrow morning. But, Mary dear, keep all this quiet for to night, you know," he said with a poor attempt at a lsuph. "I might not get auy partners if it became known I was penniless;" and taming from hia consin he looked toward Mand, but her chair waa empty—ahe bad flown. Mand bad escaped to her room, feel ing utterly bewildered at the news she had just heard; and tbongb deeply grieved at Percy's misfortune, still she individually felt happier than she had felt for weeks. "Harry Liston, your reign is over," cried the girl, joyously ; " and all I now want is an opportunity of proving posi tively to Percy that Mand Hesketh ia not the little fortune-hunter his friend described her to be." Am ahe stood in her ball dress a few hours later a pleasant smile paased over her faoe as she looked at herself in the glass. Her dress waa perfeet—a pres ent from Mrs. Carlyon—and very lovely did Maud look in it " I wonder if he will like it" she murmured ; sod if she only could have seen the expression on his face as she entered the room she would not heve had many doubts on the cnbjeot Maud had no lack of partners, for she was quite the belle of the ball; but the only one she oared for had not even spoken to ber, and she waa beginning to feel utterly weary and sick of the whole thing when a familiar voice at ber elbow asked her for the next dance. "You shall have it with pleasure, Mr. Herbert" she mid, turning tohim with a bright smile; but before she bad time for another word her partner whirl ed ber away. The first few bars of the 5?* 1 d "°? h * d <"*dlj begun before Perot Herbert claimed bar "I thought yon did not intend asking me to dance to-night," ahe —M. as they walked through the ball-room into the conservatory. " I did not think you cared to dance with me; you certainly bsve not shown soy preference for my society for BOOM time past" " Perhaps I hare bad a reason for not doing bo; but," abe added quickly, " I moat tell you bow very sorry I am for what I beard thia afternoon. It is indeed a aad loss," " Tee, it's not pleasant, I mast con fess; bat thank heaven I am strong, and not very old,and have always longed for a life of adventure; so, if the worst is realised, I shall try my fortune in a new country. I suppose we shall soon have to congratulate you, Miss Heskath ?" he said, after a slight pause. "Congratulate me; what do yon mean? I am not engaged, nor am I likely to be." " You astonish me. I thought Liston was to be the happy man I" " Mr. Liston is nothing to mc, nor ever >• ill be," she said, hurriedly. "On I X had forgotten he was a poor wretch like myself now; so I suppose that's the reason." •'Mr. Herbert, why do you speak to me like thia T What have I done that you should think that I only oared for a man for what be possesses f If I loved him, poverty would be no draw back: it is unkind of you to speak as Jon do." And poor Mand, with beating nart and varying color, looked very much like breaking down. Utterly amxsed at her words, and thinking his ears had deoeived him, be looked eager ly at her. Oonld this be the girl his friend had warned him against ? " Mand, do you mean what you say ? Would you really marry a poor man T" he said, passionately, while bo clasped the girl's hands in his. " Answer me, child 1 why hsve you treated me so bad ily the last month ? We were good friends enough before Liston oame." Looking into his eyes and seeing all the love that tieamed there, Maud told him all ; how she had heard the oonver- I sation between him and Liston, and its result. "Ho,"said Percy, "but for the loss of my fortune I never should have won my wife I Qood oorues out of evil after all I" " But I may only be an incumbrance to you while you are poor," whispered happy Maud. " Don't yon think we : should wait until yon are better off 1" " Wait! No thank you ;no more ; waiting for mc ; a second Harry Liston j might appear, and what should I do 1 then f No; as soon as ever my affairs are settled I shall claim you, and," tak ing the girl in his arms, "it won't be my fault, ray darling, if you ever regret twoonrfng Percy Herbert's wife." Eight With a Hlg Eel. Our fresh water boys do not often catch an eel large enough to draw a loat. Land and Water, the grcst Lon don newspaper ot the hunters, fishers and naturalists, tells the story. One day three amateur fishermen were ang ling near the "Ore Stone,"off Torquay an English watering-place on the south eastern coast of Devon, when one of their number, surprised by an extreme ly vigorous bite, was still more astonish ed to find himself ntterly unable to ban! in his tine. Calling his comrades to his aid, they at last succeeded in bringing a huge conger to the surface of the water; but, partly from want of strength, and partly from a dislike to snch close quarters with a by-no-means contemptible oppo nent, tbey determined not to bring the fish on board, bnt, hauling up the large stone with which the boat was moored, they made for the shore, towing their captive after them. On landing they aoooeeded in bring ing their fish on dry lind, and attempted to kill it: but the conger twisted itself with such s tins-constrictor-like embrace around the arm of its would be murder er that knife, and line, and fish were speedily dropped again. Our hero, preferring personal safety to the glories of the combat, instantly quitted the field of battle for its native element, the hook still in its month. The host no one had made fast, but the conger's lins being caught around the thowl-pina, our three fishermen bail the pleasure of witnessing both the escape of their prey and their boat proceeding seaward, as though in tow of some pow erful submarine tug. It was useless to whistle, or to give boat and fish peremptory orders to return under pain of severe displeasure. The conger wss deaf alike to threats or eotreaties; so there was nothing for it but to strip and swim after tbe fugitive. This was done. Tbe boat was brought back, ami tbe conger reappeared again on terra Jin,in. The fish's bead, despite tbe ghastly barking noise it made in its own vigorous opposition, waa placed nnder a great stone, and he who had swam after the conger bewitched boat seised tbe knife and " jnst went for " that eel. Stroke after stroke be hacked and hewed, until at last, lo I the whole body wriggled back into the sea, and only tbe bead waa left under the stone as a token of affection when absent. The reports of the actors in this little drama were doubtless colored; bnt, judging from the head tbey brought ashore,the weight of tbe oooger oould not have been under thirty pounds. > Haw Drlaklag Predacee Apepleiy. It in the eaeential net are of nil wine* end spirit* to eend en increased amount of blood to the brain. The flnrt effect of taking e glean of vine, or stronger form of alcohol, ia to aaod the blood there feater then common; hence the circulation the! give* the red face. It inoreanea the activity of the brain, and H vorke feater, end ao doea the tongue. But, aa the blood goea to the brain feater than common, it return* feater, and no apaoial barm revolts. Bat. #up- Ka man keepa on drinking, the blood rat to the brain ao feat, in anofa large qnantitiee that, in order to make room for it, the erteriea have to enlarge tbamaalvea; they inoteaaa in aise, and, in doing ao, they praaa against the more yielding flaccid veina which carry the blood oat of the brain, and tbna dimin iofa their site, their porta, the reanlt being that blood ia not carried to the erteriea of the brain feater than fa natural or healthful, but it ia prevented flora leaving it aa faat aa nana]; hence a doable eet of centre of death are in potation. Honor a man may drink rnongh of brandy or other epirite in a few boa re, or even minute*, to bring on a fatal attaok of apoplexy. Tni* ia, literally, being dead drank.-/**(////., THE OLDEST MAN ALIVE. Ks*rk*kl( swr ml Hade mil Ntmi ml ■alilMMire - Bars Three Year* Harare Waahtaalas llla Treses! Asa 14 Years. At No. 107 Harsh Ann street, in re sponse to the reporter's summons, the door was opened by Unole William Hoott himself, who asked the writer and his companions to come in and take a seat in a manner which savored of old-fashioned politeness. "Unole Bill" is a fine, intelligent looking old colored man, about five feet eleven inches in height, well-proportion ed, and still muscular, with bushy gray beard and bair. The first question asked him was, of course, whether his age was aa great as reported. Unole Bill at once replied in a clear voice, " Tee. sir ; 149 years, sir." This reply caused an excla mation of surprise and wonder from both the sergeant of polioe and an officer who had accompanied the reporter. Accord ing to his own statement the year of Hoott's birth would have been 1729, three years before Washington wss born, and when Baltimore city bore the now-forgotten title of Jones' Town. At the suggestion of the reporter Uncle William related the history of his life. " I was born." said he, "in Cal vert county, Md. When asked the year, he replied : "Deed, marster, I cau't remember the figures." His father was a slave, and lielonged to Miss Percy Lawrence, of Calvert oounty. His mother was a free woman, and the mother of "twenty-six head "of chil dren, as Uncle Bill termed them. Wil liam was the fourth child. He has no idea what became of the rest. He re mained with Miss Lawrence until he was forty-eight vears of age, at which time he was made free, on account of his I mother being free-born. After leaving Miss Lawrence, Scot* went to live with a CoL Hoskina. With the colonel he remained three or four years, and acted as his body aervaut. i At the time, about the year 1775, the Indians were a cause of peat annoyanoe to the people of Maryland and other colonies. As CoL Hoskins was on ac tive service, his dnty being to protect settlers of the frontier, be traveled a great deal, during all of which time he I was accompanied by his faithful servant Hoott says that during one of his cross ings of the "Itockv mountains," proba bly meaning the AUeghanies, with the : colonel and his regiment, he was one day captured by Indians and held as a Srmoner for two and a half months, nring which time he was treated with kindness by the savages. He was finally released through the j instrumentality of Col. Hoskins, who always expressed a strong liking for him. Hoott does not remember by what means he was released. Upon being asked how he came to be captured, be said: "We were quartered in the moun tains, and the guards had all been sta tioned so as to prevent any sudden I attack by the Indiana There were lines or bounds laid out, beyond which ! we, the servants, were not allowed to go, except between ten and twelve o'clock in the morning. One day I was obliged to go after something, what it I wss I now forget, and failed to get back in the specified time. As I was return ing I heard a whirring sound in the air, and then felt something catch me about my arms and chest. I was an terrified that at first I did not stop to think what it was, but tugged with all my strength to 1 onsen myaef," Happening to turn his head, however, he aaw an Indian, ; and then he knew that he had been captured. The reporter here asked ! Uncle Bill what were his feelings at the ; time. His reply was simply, "Ugh P and a perceptible shudder. After leaving Col. Hoskins be obtained employment in Gen. Howe'a (the Eng lish general i service. Hoott says that ; after being with the general about a year | in this country, the.general took him to | England with him. He remained in the general's family service for some years, after which he traveled with the general's brother, Isml Howe, as his body-aervanL With his lordship, Hoott says, he traveled { through Europe, Africa and Asia. He spoke naively of his wonder and sur prise when in Japan be first beheld a native. From the genera] he received wages which the general told him were equal to 948 dollars a month, and with the general's brother 9100 a month. The reporter here asked him what kind of a looking man his lordship was T Hoott re plied that he was a large man. The re porter then pointing to the sergeant, asked if he resembled that gentleman. Hcott scanned the sergeant closely for a few moments, and then said: "Not abont the face, sir. bnt be was large, and bad broad shoulders like be has." Hoott says he remained in England thirty-two years. He was asked who held the throne of England at this time, end the answer was George 111. After remaining abroad for the long period mentioned Hcott returned to America. He aaya that he waa twelve months in oroeaing the Atlantic, making thirty three years exactly that be waa away from thia country. After arriving in bia native country he obtained employ menu with Mr. Findley B. Bmith aa a farm hand. With Mr. Hmitii he remain ed three years, after which be waa five veers employed in the same capacity by lir. Zaohariah Tannyhill. Hince that time Uncle Bill aaya be baa traveled from one State to another, ac cepting employment wherever it could be found. The reporter naked him bow long it baa been si oca be left Mr. Tanny hilL Scott replied that be did not know oaotly, bnt it waa over fifty years ago. He was asked, i 4 course, whether be had evw seen George Washington I Beott ■aid that be had, and that the general, when a schoolboy, often visited Muw Lawrence, his former mistreas. and call ed bar Aunt Percy. He had often waited on him. ITnolo Bill then stated that ha bad bean married three times, had six " head " of children by hia flrat wife, eleven by the eeeond, end none by the third, who waa •till living with Mm, Uncle William aaid that ha waa certain of hia age, because of aoma paper* that had been given him by Mir* Lawrence, and which long tinea had crumbled to dost. He also stated that often be bad carried ••Marater" Diaoey, now eighty jeata old, when a baby, on hia ahoalder. With regard to hia health, Uncle Bill aaid ha thanked the Lord that he had ahreya bean healthy, bnt for the part , approach him, and be received ad dresses and the queen flowers as usual. The Mysterious " Hex." Philadelphia possesses a mystery in the shape of an invisible benefloent fairy, who writes a cramped band, works by means of the postofßoe instead of wands, magic lamps, etc., and sends its gifts in cheap yellow envelopes to the needy poor, orphan-asylums and hospi tals, with no sign of its identity inside beyond the single word " Hex. 1 nese gifts of " Hew " are magnificent in proportion, and bestowed with great wisdom and the keenest insight into the necessities of each case. "Hex" is I supposed to be some eccentric and chantab'e millionaire, who means to put bia money to good nres while be is alive, and not to leave it for trustees and ; executors to qnarrcl over when be is dead. If there is an eccentricity in giving money while the giver is alive, and not by legacy, rich men will do well to imitate it. Many posthumous bequests in this country hsve failed ntterly to reach the class for whom they were' in* , tended. Edwin Forrest bequeathed his im mense property to snppo t a borne for aged actors, and bnt one old man has ever enjoyed the stately mansion and its Inxnries. There is scarcely a town or city in the country which has not itn testimony to give of a charitable legacy which baa failed to answer the purpose of its toatator. Trustees and executors are open to 1 temptation, and the care of a large, on protected toast is the strongest ore which can be thrown in their way. " Hex " is wise to distribute his tens of! thousands himse'f, and to do it without i the delay of a day. About ten years ago a man of vast wealth was showing to s friend his col-i lection of historical pamphlets, which was the finest in the oouatow. "I am going to give them to the Pennsylvania historical society," he s-dd, "and this branch of my library to ; the Franklin library. I have no family, j as yon know, and 1 intend to give aaray all that I have before I die, leaving my self only a comfortable annmtv. I have no faith in posthumous charity." "When do you intend to do it?" asked bia friend. He hesitated. Nest month; I shall not pot it off. As soon as I return from St, Louis." He started that evening for St. Louis. The next day his friend took op a news paper and read that the boat was burned, with moot of the pausing era. He waa dk*d, and his money want to the State. He bad put it off a day too long.— Youth't Companion, Experience at Charleston, a Q.,shows thai the sources of artesian awaits are affected by tides which are aa regular as the ocean tidaa, bat precede them fay ■boat an hour. Items at IsteresU A joint affair—Ether natism. Bplling.—Bee 80— cat. Pea 80—Pat. Attending a ball—Minding a baby'* !°V whinker*— Mule*' Uib. n fly time. Can yon spell oonsent in three letter* t Y-Erti. Where doea the weather go to when it dear off t There ia nothing like a shorthand reporter to take a man down. When hair diea it turn* gray. When a barber dyea, hair tarn* black. Geographically the ialand of Ceylon ia a little larger than Great Britain. It ia possible for a man to know hi* own mind and yet know very little. An old horseman aays an apple is better than a laab for breaking a oolt. Fear is a condition of indolent weak nees which surrenders as bodily to the enemy. It ia perfectly safe to hare some men j owe yon a grndge, for they never pay I anything. Kind heart* oau make Lsoember blitfa* an May. And in each morrow And a Nw-Year'• day. The three degrees of medioal treat ment : Positive ill, oomparative pill, : superlative bill. New York State has 200,000 militia well equipped and thoroughly instruct I ed in rifle practice. Oovernor Wade llampton received i eleven wounds daring the war, one of , ! them a saber thrust. An advance.] thinker savs, "Revolu tion in dreas ia needed." He should wear a roundabout jacket. It i* estimated that Colorado's gold and silver yield for 1878 ia in the neigh -1 borhood of $45,675,803.43. •' Halloo, Charley ! What's the mat | ter ? Training for a race ? " —" No, : Tom. Racing for a tram 1 " The savings (tanks of Vermont now i hold over $8,000,000 on deposit ; an increase of $7,000,000 since 1860. The Brazilian government has gi anted s privilege to a gentleman for the manu facture of paper from the wild flg tree. Norman Ixxskver astonishes the scien tific world by declaring that oentnriea of chemical study has been on a false basis. Which two letters of the alphabet are like the most cruel of the Roman em- I perors? N and P. Why N and P? Because they are near O. " Why should we celebrate Washing ton's birthday more than mine ?" asked a teacher. " Because he never told a | lie 1" ahonted a little boy. There isn't much difference between a man who sarm a ghost and the man < who swallows a bad oyster, so far a their looks are concerned. 'a wm'i ruci. He kissed her fan and then said he "This fan, whene'er yon ply it. Will waft a kite to yon from me ! ' Bhe Unshed and said abe'd try It. Tr.e Memphis yellow fever relief com mit' ..as distributed the funds left on hand tretween the four orphan asylums of that city. The fifteen hundred tents supplied by the government are to be burned. A word, a look, which at one time would make no impression, at another time wounds the heart; and like a shaft living with the wind, pierces deep,'' which, with its own natural force, would scarce have reached the object aimed at The Nevada bank, with the largest capital ($10,000,000) and reserve (*V 700,000) of any bank in the United Htatcs, has but a half dozen stockholder*. The directors are James Flood, James G. Fair, John W. Mackev and Louis McLane, " I vender, uncle," mid a little girl, 1 "if men will ever yet lire to be live hundred or a tbonmnd year* old?** " No, my child," responded the old man; " that was tried onoe, and the I race grew ao bad that the world had to | be drowned," , Worda are nothing to paint a mother's , lore, a mother's consolations. A baby's I smile contains the diTinest essence of all , earthly ao 1 socment; a child's lore , soothe* without weakening ; it tie mar la I ao ranch that in blessing it one is bleas (! Ed by it unaware*. During 1877 181 German vessels were - i wrecked, and with them perished 425 t! men belonging to Uieir crews and seven i passengers. This loss of life was, how II ever, proportionally small, the total , j number of persons on board of the lost vessels having been over 14,000. raa o*o,r mvrsHKaca. ' 4 Aha ' I have it now." a* ortsd, As b* caught a flattering bird; 44 Canst t*U DM what's the diffstsno* Twin this and a ton* you're beard f " oos." he whispered eweet sod low, 44 One is a bird in the band. And t'other, yon most rant* know, * is often beard In the band." 1 Geologists having reported that there is in Japan enough workable coal to produce a vearly yield equal to that in Great Britain for 1,000 years, the Japanese government have agreed to grant a loan of fi,500,000 for the pur pose of working them. " Twoaoola with hot a single thongfat * is a rapturous enough sentiment inTore, but it takes on an element of misery to one soul, at least, when the girl is wrap ped np in visions of a beautiful present and the young man is engrossed in per plexing speculations bow to raise the money to purohaae it This advertisement is found in a num. ber of the Boston AWslm /W. edited by Thomas Fleet in 1785: "Tbbe eoldL by the printer of this paper, the vwy* beat negro woman in this town. 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