fitiMh. ■aqtnasMKHT. We live by laith; but leilh Is not tho slave (H text and legend. Reason'* voice end God's, Nature's and duty's, never are at odds. What aaka our Father ot His children aave Justice and mercy and humility, A reasonable service of good doe<ls, Pore living, tenderness to human needs, Reveret.oe and trust, and prayer lor light to toe The Master's footprints in our daily ways'— No knotted scourge, nor sacrificial Unite, But the calm beauty of au ordered lite Whose very breathing is unworded praise— A lile that stAnds, as all true lives have stood. Fast rooted in the faith that God is goodT KHJ*. Dream not, oh soul' that easy is the task Thus set belore thee. If it proves at length, As well it may, beyond thy naturalstrength, Doubt not, despair not. As a child may ask A father, pray the Everlasting Good For light and guidance 'midst the subtle snares Ot sin. thick-planted in life's tlioroughiarea, For spiritoal nerve and moral hardihood. Still listening 'midst tbe noises round about Of time and sense, the inward-spcuking word, Bitter in blame, sweet in approval honrd, Piercing the tumult of the world without; Te health ol soul a voioe to cheer and please, To guilt the wrath of theKumonidoa' ITTXRAKC*. Bo< what avail isadequate words to touch Die innermo-t ol truth? Shall 1 essay, Blinded and weak, to point and load the way, Or grasp a theme lor angels overmuch? Yet it it be that something not my own, ■Some shadow of tbe tbonght to which our schemes And creeds and riloaU are uncertain dreams, Is even to my unworthiness made known I may not hide what yet I scarcely dare To nttcr, lest on doubtful lips of mine The real seem (also, the fitness less divine, So through the pauses ot an inward prayer, 1 own the laith which seems the simple truth At evening time, as in the dawn of youth, John O. WhiUitr, IN tht Chrulinn Union. A NATURAL MISTAKE. " I say. Prince!" Prince Winslow. fishing, under a fragrant' rh of sweet tern, iooked up and belie,d the good-natured counte nance of nis friend, Doctor Denleigh. " He'en wants you to cotne up this afternoon, if you can." " Have they eomcP" "Yes." The two t..en smiled into each other's fare*. The younger one looked at his watch. " I sha.l have to go home and dress. Tei, Mrs. Donieigh that I will be around about four o'clock." So the arrival of the Misses Sclwyn spoiled a delightful day's fishing for Prince; but lie accepted the situation quite good-naturedly. Indeed, pcrf-ct as wa the weather and excellent his luck, he no sooner heard the expected news tl 'in a sudden willingness to foro go the oys of tbe seen for the delights of the tnseen took pe session of him. And as soon as the doctor's cheery 'ace disappeared from the bank, he withdrew bis patent fly from the water, wound up his line and with his fishing-rtid over his shoulder, began to ascend the wind ing path to the road. Pretty girls were not plenty in Reel field; and the Misses Seiwyn had bc*n described to him as very pretty, also accomplished and very charming. They were the orphan nieces of the Den leighf—heiresses in a small way—and had arrived to spend the delightful month of October with their relatives. Now Mrs. Helen Denleigh was a nice fittie woman, but not altogether disin terested. any more than tbe rest of mortals. Pretty giris were rare in Red field, hut eligible young men were not; and she certainly had no objection to ber husband's nieces making nice matrimonial connections while with her. In fact she had had her fair and debonair young neighbor, Prince Win slow, in Iter mind when extending the invitation tothegiris. He was a good natured fellow, cultured and intelli gent, wealthy, and belonging to one ol the oest Lmiles in the country. Since both the girls were tieautiful and either could make him a suitable wife, why sLould not this young acicn of a titled eonninl fnroiiy become Mrs. Helen's nephew? The lazy Oitohrr afternoon was at its -richest when Pi lore came up tbe au tumn-red avenue of the Maples. A ser vant, meeting itim at the door of the mansion, said that the ladies were in the garden, and Mrs. Denleigh would like to have him come there. He turned away, and went down among tbe (lowers; but scarcely had be taken a dozen steps in the direction in dicsted, when he stopped in alarm. A pretty fig nre rose among the shrubbery, reaching oat a branch oljcrimson leaves, and as quickly went do an with a scream of terror. Prince comprehended instantly that the girl bad lost her balance, and fallen* into the pond. He heard the splash and other screams of fright. In an Instant bs was on the spot. Though the pond was a mere toy-pond for fish, he saw instantly that tbewbite laced girl was beyond btr depth, and tsooid soon be drowned bot for timely help. Tbe other ladies who wars run ning away for assistance, returned nt sight of him, and besought the yocng man, incoherently, to "save Amy!"a* ho flung off his coat and sprang Into the water. The chill or shock had made the girl quite unconcious by the time ho reached her, and, lifting her petite form in his arms, waded out of the water. " Letsomo one who is dry take her up to the house —she will come to in a minute," ho said, trying to rid himself of some of his superfluous moisture. Two of the mon-BTVanU wrapped the dripping girl in a blanket, from the grHßs, and bore her away, while Mrs. Dcnlelgh besought him to follow her, and allow her to furnish him with some dry clothing. Now it had not occurred, so far, to Prince to fall in love; but, looking up, he beheld a face which, while regarding him with concern, was so altogether lovely tliat lie then and there lost his heart. " Honor, my dear, please lend Mr. Wtnslow tliat blanket from the ham mock; and, Prince, do hurry—there's a good fellow! It you get your death, the doctor will say that it was all my fault—that I did not take immediate precautions." " I'll run to tha kitchen, auntie, and get something hot for them to take," said Honor. " Yes, do, dear;" and Princefoiiowed, now quite willingly, to the house. " I don't think it would hurt me to walk home for another suit of clothes," he said; " but I will take a glass of Ja maica ginger before I go," stalking up the path, wrapped in a red blanket, lik • an Indian. " She Is very pretty," in an aside to Mrs. Dcnloigh, as Honor dis appeared. " Yes, charming!" nodded Mrs. Den bigh, well pleased. " So it's to be Amy. The accident has settled the whole thing," she said to herself. Thus she took no pains to show off Honor's graces, but henceforth Amy's perfections were strenuously dwelt upon. 1 do not know why Prince fell in with this state of things, lie understood Mrs Denbigh's mistnke very well. Perhaps it was because something in Honor Sel wyn's sweet, strong face made him fear to dare his fate; and day by day he hugged his secret. Fortunately. Amy. young ar,d elastic, recovered lntant!y from her cold water plunge. a here was week alter week of unex ceptionable weather, and as Mrs. Den bigh meant to make her nieces' stay as enjoyable and attractive as pt ssibb, rides, drives and sails followed each other in merry succession. Other young people were invited to the Maples, adding to and enjoying the holiday. If Mrs. Denbigh had had more leisure in which to observe the signs of the times she might have discovered her error in regard to Prince; but her duties as hostess to so much company left her little leisure to make investigations The sisters were seldom far apart, and seeing Prince generally near Amy. she did net suspect that she bad jumped to a hasty and wrong conclusion. But this is not the mistake of my story. I must go on to tell you that bonny Prince Wlnslow, full of youth and grace, but equally full of conflicting hope and fear, came lightly up the mnplc av< nuc, one morning, and found the parlors and library deserted. He hnd entered unannounced at the open hall door, expecting, as usual, to meet the ladies; but no one was to be at en. and. passing on, he seated himself in the little music-room, where he knew Honor usually came at eleven o'clock to practice. He bad seated himself and carelessy taken np a book, when he heard car riage wheels grind the gravel of the drive, and in a moment a servant conducted n young gentleman into the parlor. Ills elegant appearance, and evident eager anticipation of meeting someone, instantly attracted Prince's attention. A sudden fear hud come over him when there wan a rustle of silk, a light step, and Honor advanced into the apartment. "Ronald f she exclaimed. The stranger sprang to meet her, re ceived both her outstretched hands in either of his, and then raised first the one and then the other to his lips. Prince could not sec Honor's face; but the joy of tbe gentleman's there was no mistaking. " How is my dariingP Tell me," he said. Prince could play eavesdropper no, longer. He advanced into the room. •" i beg your pardon. Is Mrs. Dcn loigh in?" he said. Honor turned with a star,, but In stinctively regained tier solf-possession. " Auntie has gone to see a sick neigh bor, Mr. Winslow. Let me in roduce you to an old friend. Mr. Raleigh." If poor Prince was almost speechless, Mr. Ronald Raleigh was ease and vi vacity itself. He seemed overflowing with a happiness which, to Prince, at least, was not contagious. In a few minutes he bad turned hit back upon tbe Maples, not to return. It hnd been a brief, bright time; but all a delusion. Honor could not cars for him. Bbe was engaged to another, and all bis love had been In vain. Tbe dregs of his bright glass were bitter enough; but Mrs. Deulcigb, div or ruing half the truth—on observing Raleigh closely, during the few days Prince was invisible at bar house—rs membered her duty, to call upon her neighbor, Mr*. Wlnslow. If she had had opportunity to tell Prince what she believed, the would have buildod better than she knew; but Prinae, fast growing miianthropio, bud put his gun over his shoulder and started for the woods, to avoid her. There he passed the long clay, while Mrs. Denlefgh, after waiting long in vain for his return, re-entered IK r pony pliaeton, much vexed. "This making matches is the most trying work ! Why couldn't he have fallen in love with Honorf" she said. Meanwhile Honor, who knew the truth, and ail the truth, was remember ing distressfully that she was a woman and that all advances must come from a man. The time for their departure from Red field was drawing near. Mr. Ral eigh, at her suggestion, was un invited guest at the Maples. And day after day passed and Prince did not come near. In fact, that young gent -man was talking of a long-projected plan of his for going to Europe At length Honor heard of this. " Mr. Wins low wiil not go abroad without coming to see you, auntie, I hope," she observed, one day. " I shall be very much offended if he docs," remarked Mrs. Dcnlcigh, prompt ly- Pitying Prince, whom she sincerely liked, and partly blaming herself for the sorrow that had come upon him, she soon sent him a note, bidding him come to the Maples. She wrote: " Don't be a fooli-h boy. If you knew what a noble girl Honor is, you srould blush at your foolishness in loving such a little goose as Amy. Rut come to the Maples at once; I shall never forgive you if you allow my nieces to go hotne without your most courteous farewell!" Prince's brow ached with thought and grief, and he did not make much of this letter. He recognised Mrs. I>en leigh'sold error, however, that he loved Amy. " 1 will not be rude, and offend all my friends," he said, screwed up his cour age to the sticking-point, and went to the Maples. It chanced that he again crossed the familiar portal unannounced, and found the reception-rooms unoccupied. But in the same moment there was a light I footstep, the rustle of silks, and Honor, bright aud beautiful, looked up in bis face. " I t! ought—l was afraid you were not coming again," she said, softly. He stood holding her delicate hand ; lie could not speas for a moment. "Honor," he said, at Inst, " I forced myself to come here t--day. It wna hard to see you again." " Why*" she asked. There was something strangely gentle and yielding in the soft brown eyes, and in spite of that troublesome mis take, tbey stood so near together she oould feel the heavy beating of his heart. " Becnuse," be said, unconscious re proach in his blue eyes," I love you; and—and I saw jour meeting with Mr. Raleigh." Honor had b*en unusually pale. The color came brightly now into her smooth, olive cheeks, ss she turned and pointed through the window at one of the garden walks. Amy and Mr. Ronald Raleigh were strobing there. " Yo i made a very natural mistake," she said, simply. " Will you let me tell you how it isP" He bowed, and they sV down side by side. " Amy and I have long lived with an uncle and aunt who are not on good terms with Mr. Raleigh's people. But for this lie is not to blame, and is him self unexceptional in character. For a year past, he and Amy have loved each other. Ronald, however, could never visit her, and tb< y were both very un happy, until I derided it to be right that I should befriend Ko aid. For their sake*. I first suggested this visit, that they might meet here. Aunt Helen was not in the plot; hot she knows bow it is now, and has no objections to Mr. R leigh. They will be married soon, and I-" " And youf" cried Prince, enraptured with hope. " And 1 love you!'' said dear Honor, biding her blushes on his breast- A lieges Prophecy. It is well known that Mother Shipton prophesied that the world to an end would come in I*Bl. This forecast bss not yet had a depreciating effect on real estur and it is rather doubtful if the most superstitious Detroiter would sell anything any lew ou acconnt ol it. Mother Shipton was a garrulous old lady, whose manuscript is dated 1448. Her book of local prophecies, which is in the British museum, bears date 14441. If. at that time, the line* were written, that " Carriages without horses would go," and that " through mountains men shall ride," " iron swim ou the sea," the book would be, indeed remarkable. But these rrophetic phrases, together with the 1881 prediction, ere all forgeries on the old lady. In 1863, Charles Hindley, of Brighton, England, published Mother Shipton's book, in which he interpola ted the lines referred to. The 1881 prophecy was taken from Piaxaa Smiths' reading of the hieroglyphics in the grand gallery of the Pyramid. Hindley alter ward confessed his imposture pub ltclv.—#Vee IVsss. It Is estimated that the number o killed and wounded in the sanguinary straggle between Cblil and Peru,daring the past two years, would almost 111 a ons-horse street car. Wsr is a terrible thing.— Nortietotm Herald. TIMELY TUPICB. A great steamer is to he built for travel between New York and Boston. It will be iron and la supposed to be unsinkable. The fire cannot get at the wood-work and the water cannot get a the engine fires in case of accident. In fnct, the new atcamer will be a Sound atcamcr in every sense of the word. Tl c life of h submarine tolchrnpli cable is shown by experience to be from ten to twelve years. If a cable breaks in deep water after it is ten years of age, it cannot be lifted for repairs, as it will break of its own weight—a fatal diffi culty, and for which there seems to be no practicable remedy. The manufacture of cheap candies from white earth, or terra alba, mixed with n little sugar and glucose, is car ried on extensively in New York. A census taker who investigated the con fectionery business reports that seventy five per cent, of some candies is com posed of these substances and some can iy, notably "gum drops," contain still less sugar. From a lately published Biue Book in England it appears that between Janu ary, 1873, and May, 1880, more thai two thousand ships belonging to the British mercantjle fervioe have been reported as foundered or missing, and therefore it is evident that the sea still has Its perils against which foresight or rare can scarcely insure safety. Tbe average heat and cold varies but little from year to year. Tbe average of tbe highest daily record in l*7W was sixty-one and a half, and in 1879 was fifty-eight and three-quarters, which shows an extreme of the change within live years. Ttie average of the lowest daily record for the yenr 1879 was forty four and one-eighth, and for 197 m forty six and one-quarter, representing the extremes on that side. Tall, spare and sinewy, Mr. Whltlicr looks no older than he did ten years ago. His dark, unquenchable old eyes, snys I In- Boston correspondent of the Provi dence /Vcm, twinkle and glisten with the brightness ot youth. Perhaps you tell Lima funny little siorv. and find it funnier still as he draws down his lips into a droll, insudabic whistle, and shakes his shoulders, and the wise- head under the solemn tall hat. with its brim just a little wider for a sign of his sect. There are three thermometers in use Fahrenheit's, Hcmunu-r's and the centi grade. The three countries which use Fahrenheit are England, Holland and America, and the standard adopted lixee the (roiling point of water ai 919 degrees and the freezing point at thirty two degrees. Russia and Germany use Rcaumer's, in which the boiling point is eighty degrees above the freezing point. Franor uses the centigrade ther mometer, in which the boiling point is counted one hundred degrees from the freezing point. It is always tbe correct thing to show deference to public opinion. Ho John Holland, of Castieford.t EngDnd, thought and he acted on his ideas in this respect. Public opinion was against flogging with a cane in schools, so John who was u teacher, abolished the rane and substituted a sbillaleh of good I blackthorn. Tbe pupiis didn't seem to appreciate the difference, neither did the parents, and the arromoda'ing Mr Holland was fintd a couple of dollars for flogging a boy too severely. John now laments the capricioutnessof public opinion. A question that is greatly interesting the French press is that of rrcmntion. The pros and eons have been discussed 1 in all the Parisian newspapers, having been suggested by the organization of a society similar to that existing at Milan. It is announced that before six months have passed furnaces will be built and all necessary arrangements be made for tbe reduction into ashes of tbe great number of dead who nppcar upon the mortuary lists of that city. The Figaro eomp.ains that Paris is now a great bone yard, and that the crowding of the cemeteries makes the establishment of crematories an administrative necessity. Notwithstanding England's enormous indebtedness to ber mechanics, but one mechanical workingman lias ever been honored with a burial in Westminster Abbey, and that was Grabnm, the clock maker. Graham made exact astronomy possible by hta great improvements in lime-pieces. He invented the dead l>eat escapement and tbe girdimn com pensating pendulum, and he was the first to make clocks that would run for many days without winding. Graham was also a maker ot great quadrants and instruments of that sort. Ilia funeral was attended by all tbe mem bers of the Royal Society. A Ssn Francisco exchange gives, for the benefit of young gentleman to whom cigarettes are dear, the way in which man vof t hem are prepared: Tbe dili gent Chinamen have divided the beats of this city among themselves, and at early morning when tbe spittoons are cleaned out are always on hand. The eigar stumps are carefully gathered by them, brought to tbciroellarm. dried and sorted. A portion are placed in a tub of water, and in this tub the Chinaman stamps out tbe juice for tbe purpose of dyeing tbe papers of the chocolate oolored cigan-ue- Tbe other portion is nsed for the fl lag. Now. boye. moke your olgaretu • and be happy. The general belief is that there are In Utah a great many more women than men. The census returns from that Territory show that this is not the esse. Of a total population of 143,907, it ap pears 74,471 are males and A9,43f females; excess of mules, ft 035. Of the whole number of people, 'J9.974 arc native born and 43 033 foreign; 14.1,381 are whites, 304 negroes, 501 Chinese, 804 Indians and ball-breeds, and seventeen East Indians and baif-brc3ds. Of the most populous counties, Halt Lake. 16,099 males and 15 870 females; Utah, 8 074 males and 8.044 lemahs; Cache, A 971 males and 0,900 females; Weber, 0,630 males and A,058 females. The Chinese arc located principally in the counties of Box Elder and Ball Lake. There was wmc rough wreckage dur ing the year 1880. The total estimate of loss by wreck to all nationalities isfOH,. 397,000; a pretty high figure for one year. This, of course, includes both cargoes and vessels. Great Britain's share was $47,406,000, considerably over half the entire nmeunt. This may be some consolation to the gentlemen who n .< nt the decline of the American ship ping. All this loss was comprised in a I grand total of 1,580 wrecked vessels, a dwr<a*e of eight over 1879. Of this number 913 belonged to English owners. I'll' 1 /asts of the British Isles were, as Usual, very destructive, having to an swer for no less than 480 wrecks of ves sels of all nationalities. The loss oj human life amount* d to about 4,000 souls. Aliout 9,000 vessels were lost through collision. The timber lands of Washington Ter ritory cover 90,000,000 acres bordering < n I'uget sound and are traversed by fine Joggingstreams. The timber, princi pally pine and fir, is equal to any, the soil from which it springs being of great depth and richness, and kept moist by a rain-fall which continues for ten i months ol the year. One stick hewn was 194 feet long, squaring twelve inches at the smallest end, and without | sap. The average height of trees is 900 feet,while many stand 300 feet tail, mras suring twelve feet through at the butt j This Territory has n'so ll,nno,ono acres ;of grazing prairie, where a nutritious buncu-grasi keeps green five-sixths ol the yar, and 5,000,000 acre* of wheat lands, which yields from thirty to eighty bushels per ac re. The catch of salmon last year WHS 40.000,000 pounds. terioos Bills. A fore ign review of n new book en titled "Curiosities of the Search Room; a Collection of Serious and Whimsical Wills." writes as follows: A certain Dr. Kllerby bequeaths his heart to one frind, hi 3 lungs to another and his brains to a third, declaring that if tbey do not execute his wishes with regard to them he will come and torment their " if it should be by any means possible." Another testator, an American, re quires that his skin may be converted into two drumheads, upon which are to be inscribed Pope's Universal Prayer and the Declaration of Independence; another American, a New Yorker, leaves seventy-one pair of trousers, to be sold to the highest bidder witnout examina tion. no purchaser being allowed to buy more than one pair. In each pair was found a bundle of bank notes represent ing a thousand dollars. A Frenchman institutes an annual race with pigs, to he ridden by boys or men, with a prize J eighty pounds to the winner. A Baptist minister who died last year declares in Lis wiil that lie thirsts to see the Church of England brought down, and desires ail posterity to know that he believes " infant sprinkling to be from his Satanic majesty." One man bequeathed his body to the Imperial gas company to be consumed to ashes in one of their retorts, and a New York spinster desired to employ all her money in building a church, but stipulated that her remains should be mixed up in the mortar used for fixing the first stone. Some of the bequests in what the com piler calls "Vindictive Wilis" have in them a touch of humor. Thus the Fifth Earl of Pembroke writes: " I be queath to Thomai May, whose nose I did break at a masquerade, five sbil lings. My intention bad been to give more, but all who have seen his ' His tory of Parliament' will consider that even this sum is too large;" and a cer ain Dr. Dunlap bequeaths to bis brother-in-law Christopher his best pipe, out of gratitude that he married "my sister Maggie, whom no man of taste would have taken," and to his eldest sister, Joan, his five acre field, "to console her for being married to a man ahe was obliged to henpeck-" Wooden bhee*. One of the most striking sights that take the attention of the traveler in Japnn, is that of the wooden sandals j worn by tbe thirty-five m'llions of' people. Flies' ssndnls have a separate I compartment for the great toe, and ' make a clacking noise on the street. Straw slippers are also worn, and a traveler starting out on a journey will s'rap a supply of them cn bis back, that he may put on n new pair yvhen the old is worn out. Tbey cost but a cent and a-half a pair. Tbey are rights and lefts, and leave the foot free to tbe air—we never see those deformities of the foot la Japan which are so frequent in this country. They are never worn in the house, being left outside the door; pass ing down street, you see long rows of them at the doors, old and new, large sad small. It is surprising to see how rapidly the Japs stop out of tbem, and pick them up again with their feet, when eaving the house. Goliah wss the first person who wore • bung on his forehead. Will. Thcrti ut no chance, no destiny, nor late, Can eirnimivftut or hindsr or oonlrol The Arm resolve of a determined sool. <iJU aonnt lor noOiing-, will alona is groat, All thing* giro way before it, ao on or lata. What obstacle oan slay the mighty foroa Ol the *ea-sesbing river in its course, Or cauee the ascending orb of day to wait? Knob will-born eouJ mr. r. <n wiat it deserves Let the fool prate of lock. Jhe fortunate I* he whose earnest purpose never ewer vaa Wboee slightest anion or inaction aarvea the one great aim. Why even death atanda atiil And viKit. an hour aometimoa lor such a will ' Ell* Wkttler. HUHOBOCN. A slight of hand performance —Giving the mitten lo a suitor. A japer in New York is called tbj Wheel. It ought to circulate. The sign "Beware of Dog" in stuck up that he who revls may run. Some men's noses are like seme hooks, the more immoral they ar-, the more red they are. "A little learning is a dangerous thing." So is a little dyna.mil v. — Some Sentinel. A eat in a strange garret is not half so much frightened as a bachelor at a yewing society. Never call a woman "Birdie" who has kept your dinner waiting' for three mortal hours. Why do girls kiss each other whi> men do not f Because girls have notb ing better to kins, and the men have, t he vanity ol Ihslemale MI, Many a good man'* loruine wrack*! No matter what the time ot the year! Woman's woman, and ever dear! J'kiladr'pkia Item. The tobacco cbewer will find that by throwing away his old plugs he'll sooa be able to buy a new tint.— BuMnond Baton- The difference between St. -lulien and the stars and stripes, is that one is a fleet nag and the other a neat flag.— Marathon Independent. In the neighborhood of Savannati oysters grow in riotous abundance, and are often so prolific in one spot as to aggregate into bunches weighing 100 I pounds. J " Well, miss," said a gnight of the birch-rod, "can you decline a kissP" Yes. sir,'" said the girl, dropping a perplexed courtesy. " I can. but I Late to most plagui.y." Nauticai.—Husband (jokingly)—"Ob, I'm the mainstay of the fvmily." Wife —"Tcs, and the jib-boom and the— and the—" Smati boy (from experience) —" And the spanker, too, mamma." [Applause.] A wrsnova. fie held one aide and she the other; W hat did he wish T I could not tell; lie pulled, she polled, and tbea ber mother Came in; perchance 'lwas )u*tae well. For alter it wa* paaeed be told me He wish, a wka 1 should not name 1 wa* lor a ki; a bird sang near me An 1 told me ber*; it wa* the aame. Ut ited States Senator-elect Miller, of Call ornia, iort an eye while command ing a brigade of Union volunteers at I'ibc t (Jap. Tennessee, during Rosen cran's advance from Mum'res bo ro to Chattanooga. " Etiquette " writes to us to inquire if in our opinion it would be proper for him to support a young lady if she was takn with a faint—even if Le hadn' been introduced. Proper, young man certainly-prop her, by all means.— Cleveland Sun. A young student was asked by bis sweetheart, who had an uncommonly thick bead of hair, what be thought of it, and absently answered be thought it would present a fine field for the study of natuial history. They were never married.— Andrews' Bataar. " Is your wife a Democrat or a Repub lican?" asked one Rock'ard citizen of another in a store this morning. " She's neither," was the prompt re sponse, and then glancing cautiously around and sinking his voice to a hoarse whisper be explained: " She's a Home Ruler."— Rockland Courier. A gentlemen was complaining on change that be had inverted a rather large sum of tnrnry in Wall street and lost it all. A sympathizing friend asked him whether he had been a bull or hear. To which he replied t "Neither. I was a jack ass ("—'"Aicoyo Tribune. Some give their gold and silver. because the - love to give; Some give it lor the glory They sorely will receive Some give their hard earned doJlai> With a pare and (net in test; Bat the most give op their money For s paltry too percent. —MembenetUr Herald. A small boy went out the other day. There was no snow on the ground, no ice; there was no river, brook, pool or water of any kind within a mile. The boy bad on nice new rubber boots that came above bis knean He was gone only fire minutes. When he came into the house his feet were perfectly dry. litis the only case of lbs kind cn rsoord. It was on n railroad train, and polities had given way So theology, and Ike voting man with n turban hat had lbs floor, and was denouncing lbs old fashioned idea of boll. "I (all you,* 1 he cried, " man was ntrvss intended lor such sftesdlsh pantshmeat. Qodnovar made me for kindUag wood " M Bsoki a not," said the old pawon. back near the stone; "toogreen."
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