MM River, In the White Mountains.
rwavneu.
Why dost lliou wildly rush and roar,
Mad River, Oh Mad Hirer ?
Wiltthon not pause and cease to pour
Thy burning, lioadlong waters o'or
Thia rocky ahe If forever t
What aecrot trouble tdira thy breast T
Why all thia frot and flurry ?
Doet thou not know that what is beat
Iu this too restless world ia roat
From over-work aud worry ?
ma ltiveu.
What would'st thou in thtvto mountains tsek.
Oh at ranger trow the city T
la it perhaps soma foolish freak
Of thine, to put the words I apeak
Into a plaintive ditty ?
TnavrxßH.
Tea; I would learn of thoe thy song,
With all its flowing numbers,
Anil in a voice as fresh an 1 strong
As thine ia, sing it all day long.
And hear it in my slumbers.
r.'IK itIVEH.
A brooklet nameless aud unknown
Was 1 at first, resembling
A little chilil, that ail alone
Cornea venturing down tho stairs of xtoua,
Irresolute ami trembling.
wayward fancieslod,
For the wido world I panted;
Out of the forest dark and dread
Across the open fluids I tlml.
Like one purnuod and haunted.
I toeecd my arms, I sang aloud,
liy voice exultant blending
With thunder from tho passing cloud.
The wind, the forest bent and bowed,
The tush of rain doacendiug.
I hoard the distant ocean call,
Imploring and entreating;
Drawn onward, o'er the rocky wall
I plunged, and the loud wati rfall
Mad- answer to tho greeting.
• • • • • a
Men call me mail, and well they may,
When, full of rage aud trouble,
I burst my banks of sand and clay.
And sweep their wooden bridge away,
Like withered reeds or stubble.
Kow go and write thy littlo rhyme,
As of tliinc own creating.
Thou Meat tho day is past its prime;
I can no longer waste my tinio;
Tho mills are tired of waiting.
ll. H'. I.on<jfellow, in thr Atlantis.
MY WEDDING.
How Cupid managed to send Btcphen
Barker after me I never could And oat",
but that is between themselves, and is
none of my business. A man good
enough for Elizabeth and Janet, and all
such ornaments to their sex, to laj his
honnest hrartat my foolish little feet ! I
own that for a day or two the honor
almost turned my head.
Then I began to consider. I had i
loved Norman .Strong ever since I could
remember, and Norman bad been my
friend when no one else said a kind i
word to ma. The case stood tbns: I
was an orphan, left to the care of an
nncle and aunt remarkable for that j
kind of propriety that wins oor admira
tion and awakens oar hearty denire to
get away from it. I had a small fortuno ■
of $25 (MO; that is, 1 was to have it if 1
remained nnmarried nntil I was thirty
flre, or if I married previously with my
uncle's approval.
Now nnclo did not approve of Nor
man. In fact, uncle never approved
of any one that I liked. Bat with
Stephen Barker disapproval was ont of '
the question. H'.cohen was tho great ;
man and the good man of our small
town. To have insinuated that Stephen
was not worthy of a saint, a beauty and
an heiress united, would have been
a heresy seriously affecting my ancle's
social and commercial standing. 1
Btephen Barker's offer was therefore ac
cepted, and the next Sunday wo walked
to chnrch together.
After this pnhlio avowal of our inten
tions the marriage was considered in
evitable by every person bnt me. I
mast do myself the jastico to state that
I never regarded my engagement to
Btephen seriously; it was part of a plan
to secure my happiness and rights.
And as Btephen fully coincided in it, 1
do not expect censure from any one
else.
I think it was no later than the third
night after Btephen had spoken to my
uncle that I frankly told him I thought
1 onght not to marry him. He asked
me why; and I said: " All my life long,
Btephen, I have been anoh a crushed,
unhappy girl. I have been afraid to
speak, or laugh, or sing, and no one but
Norman Strong ever said a kind word to
me until you came."
"And you love Norman t" he asked,
bluntly.
Bo I answered, "Tea, I love him, and
be loves me, and whan he got the posi
tion of cashier in your bank, he wanted
to marry me ; but unole said we were
neither of us to be trusted with my
$25,000."
"So you have $26,000
"Pap* left me that much ; but Uncle
Milea can keep it until I am thirty-five,
unless I marry to please him, or onleaa
he is ao satisfied of my good sense that
be voluntarily gives it np to me. He
will never do that."
Btephen was silent a long time, and
then he said, a little eadly : "You are a
good girl to be ao honeat with me. XI
your unele oould be made to give up
your little fortune, do yon think yon
oould a 4e it wisely ?"
" I could—with Norman to help inc."
Then we had a long conversation,
which it is not necessary for me to
repeat; it will bo understood by what
follows. There was no ohange apparent
between Stephen and I. He behaved
exactly as a lover of his age and charao.
ter would be likely to behave. He sent
aunt presents from his hot-housoa, and
ho made mo proseuts of pretty Jewelry.
He spent the evenings at Uncle Milca'a
henae, and sometimes wo wore loft
alone together, and sometimes we went
oat for a walk. Norman came to see
ns occasionally on a Sunday night, and
my aunt suid he had really behaved with
more good sense than she expected. I
think she thought that if I married the
banker, it might not bo a bad thing for
my Cousin Mulvina, who wag very plain,
to marry the banker's cashier.
Everything wont on with the greatest
proprioty. 1 had announced my inten
tion to have an extraordinary tronsscun,
and this being a point on which aunt
could fool with me, the next four
months wore pleasantly spent in shop
ping and sewing. Never in onr littlo
town had there been Boon such dozens
of elegantly trimmed undergarments,
such lingerie, snch hosiery, uuch morn
ing dresses and evening costumes, such
wonderful boots and slippers and
jewelry. We hold littlo receptions
every afternoon a month before tho
wedding, and my wardrobe was laid out
iu the best bedroom for comment and
inspection.
It was about this lime that Stephen
Barker said to my nncle: "I understand
Frances has 825,000. I wish her to have
it so settled on herself, and for her own
absolute use, that I propose, Mr.
Miles, if you are willing, to add 810,000
to it, and buy for her the Stamford
estate. It is only threo miles from
here, the honse is a very fine one, tho
land excellent, and then, whatever
ohanges come, it secures her a compe
tency, for as soon a! the railway is fin
ished it will be worth doable. What
do you say 7"
" I think your offer extremely gen
erous, Mr. Barkor, and of courso for
snch a purpose I am willing to hand
over to yon at once Francos' fortune.
The interest has been applied to her
own use always. Will yon look at the
accounts ?"
" Your word is sufficient, Mr. Miles." j
So in abont two weeks tho transfer '
was safely and amicably effected, and
Stamford Hall and estate were (Irmly
and surely made over to Francos Hulli -
day, spinster, for her and her heirs for
evor. I mnst state here that I opposed
as strongly as I thought right Stephen's
gift of SIO,OOO, and his subsequent out
-I*7 of SI,OOO on furniture, but both ;
uncle and annt said tbst the sett unent
was small enough for a man of his
means, and that it would be affectation |
to oppose it. And really Stephen man
aged the whole affair with snch fatherly
kindness and thonghtfnlnesss that I
could not hear to oppose him.
At length the wedding day drew j
near. It hail been arranged for Wednes
day morning, and we were to leave
for New York immediately after the
ceremony. Consin Jose, who had pre
pared himself to look down on all the
world from the pulpit, was to perform
the ceremony. This showed in Jose a J
very Christian spirit, seeing thst he h*d ,
once looked on me snd my $25,009 with i
affection, and I ha 1 not appreciated
the honor. However, he forgave mo at
this interesting epoch, snd came be
nignly to bless my venture. He brought
me as a present a black onyx seal ring,
on which was set a cross in seed-pearls.
He bad offered me it onoo before, with
his affections and his manse, and I had
then refused it. I took it this time.
It helped to swell tho list of my pres
ents, and they certainly made a goodly
show. First there was the Btamford
estate from my father and Stephen Bar
ker. and the settled bills for SI,OOO
worth of new furniture which Stephen
bad sent vo make the old rooms pretty
and comfortable. Uocle gave me a set
of silver and annt some fine china,
both of which gifts I took care to
send to Stamford before my wedding
day. My cousins and aunts and friends
gave me all sorts of jewelry and pretty
personal kmckknaeks, and these I care
folly packed in the half-dozen trnnks
which were already corded and directed
two days before the marriage day.
For Btephen had proposed to send all
my trnnks to our Now York hotel two
days before we left, in order that we
might have no concern about them, end
that I might be snre to have eil I
wanted on my arrival. 1 opposed this
plan at first, but aunt said "it was emi
nently proper and thoughtful." Bo all
my wardrobe exoept my wedding drees
and e traveling suit arrived at the Fifth
Avenue hotel, New York, on the 1 <et
day of my maiden life.
Norman Strong called that night, end
was in remarkably high spirits. He
wished me every happiness, and was
very attentive to Malvine. Aunt thought
hia behavior chtratng~-eo unselfish
snd I was aleo very well satisfied with it,
"I shall call you about 8 o'clock;
Frances," said my aunt, as I bade her
goodnight; "the hairdresser oomes at
half pest 8 "
I said, "Very well, aunt," and went to
my room. The first thing I did wm to
pack my wedding dress in as small
compass as posai bio, and then put on
my traveling oostnmc. This done, I
sat down in the dark. Abont 1 o'clock
I beard tho signal I watched for. I went
softly downstairs, nnlooked the back
door and walkod ont. Norman was
thre. Wo did not speak nntil we were
outside tho grounds. Thoro a buggy
Waited, and wo drove rapidly to a main
line about 'three miles oil. Here wo
caught tho 2 o'clock express, and were
safo in New York and very respectably
married by 10 o'clock. My trunks,
which had arrived the day before, were
then redirected for Washington, and
after a delicious little wedding break
fast-all by ourselves—we left for that
city.
In the meantime there was trouble
enough in Millford. Our flight was not
discovered till near 8 o'clock, and then
Uncle Miles sent word at once to
Htephen Barker, who secludod himself
for that day entirely. My aunt and
cousin's chagrin and disappointment
wero very great; in fact, wlion 1 con
sidered the amount of condolence and
gossip they would have to endure, I
felt that for all tho slights and fcorns
o! my unloved girlhood I could cry
quits. And I had got my fortune also,
and Norman and I were so completely
happy 1 Wo had not a care, for Htephen
had given him a SSOO bill and a month's
holiday, and told us to get all the
pleasure wo could ont of it. We obeyod
him implicitly.
During that month things settled
down a little. 1 did not expect to be
forgiven all at once, and 1 was not; but
then I was in a position not to worry
particularly about it. Wo returned
very quietly, after dark one night, very
much like two children who have
played truant all day, and creep homo
at night-fall with as little ostentation as
possible.
But at Stamford Hall everything had
been prepared for my comfort. Tho
fires wero blaring, the gas lighted, and
an excellent supper waiting. The next
morning Norman went back to bis desk,
and Stephen took no more notice of his
! return than if he had never left it
I'eoplo who had been speculating about
his losing his position knew in fivo
minutes that thero would be no change.
And every one took hia tone from Ste
phen. We were treated very much like
two children who had been forgiven,
and whose fault was not to bo thrown
up to them.
That was tho way the men took it.
and N.trman pretended to be satisfied.
Tho women acted with a groat deal
more intelligence They all came to Bee
me, and though I did not give them all
credit for the very kindest of motives, I
male them all welcome. I told them
bont my wedding trip, and showed
theni my new things, tnd I dare say
the men talked everything over with
them afterward.
Hat what moat puzzled everybody
wa* that Stephen Barker came so often
to ace us, ami wa* so friendly with Nor
mar. Borne thought it very mean
spirited in him, and other* remembered
that when be wa* very yonng ho had
loved my mother dearly. Even these
who spoke kindly of him did not Rive
bim credit for half the noble nnaelflah
nesa he had ahown; for he wonld not
let me tell any one that it waa he him
aelf who bad planned everything about
my property and my wedding.
"Just let them aay yon jilted me,
France*, if they plcaae to do *o. We
know better, and we will keep our
aecret until Uncle Mile* cornea round."
Aunt and nnole both came round
aooLcr than we expeoted. When it wa*
known that Stephen spent ao much of
hia timo with mi. Aunt Milea oonaidered
the advantage* of having her daughter*
bronght familiarly in oontoet with him,
and for their aakea aha cane to ceo me
anl give me the kits of reconciliation.
But aa far a* catching Stephen'* heart
"in the rebound" wa* concerned, abe
waa joat a little too late. Norman'a
aiater, who waa a teacher in one of the
public aoboola of New York, came to
apend her vacation with na, and Stephen
fell in love arith bar in away whiob
couriered ma that hi* love for France*
Halliday had only been the abadow of
the love ha had for her mother. Why.
Norman himaelf never behaved mora
fooliably about me than Stephen about
thia little plain Ruth Strong ; for ahe ia
plain—every one mn.at allow that.
And the preparation* that ara going
on for tha marriage quite amow ma,
who might have been the banker'* wife
myaelf. Dear me, I think Love muat
often laugh at the kind of people he
cornea in contact with. Bat I hope
Stephen will be happy ; I do, indeed.
That ia alt I have to aay a hot t my
marriage. I think it waa rather peon
liar. Borne women will doubles* aay
they don't believe aneh men ae Stephen
exist. Bnt let a girl when abe discovers
ah* doe* not like a man, tell bim ao,
aod aak hia advice and help, and ten to
one abe arill find another Stephen. How
oan men be chivalrous aod self-denying
if women don't give them op| ortunl
tiea T I think that i* wrong, and I in
tend alwaya to give Norman every
ebanoe to cultivate each noble qualities.
—llarprr'* H'M ily (
TOPICS OF THE BAY.
Jay Gould has established an experi
mental farm on the Htaked Plains of
North Texas. The section is known
more familiarly as tho "Oreat Ameri
can Dosert," and the general idea is that
it is sterile and uninhabitable. Mr.
Gould and others think that the whole
section may bo tnrned into a fine grain
producing country.
Electricity lias been adapted to pur
poses of personal adornment. At the
London Crystal palace exhibition thero
is a diminntivo broast pin, which can be
illuminated by a two-inch Pan re battery
carriod in .ho pocket of tho wearer.
Fancy the effect produced by some pro
fessional beauty at u fancy dress ball,
with glittoring tiara necklace and
bereastplato, all illuminated by tho
eleetrio light 1
The great comet of 1882 will come
within a thousand miles of tho sun. A
magnificent display will take place
abont the middle of Juno unless as
tronomers are at fault. This visitor
from space was first discovered by Mr.
C. H. Wells, of tho Dudley observatory,
Albany, on March 18, and from all ap
pearances it will attract groat attention
during the summer months. It seems
to be a Urge comet, and is approaching
us at the rate of alwut '2,00(1,000 miles a
day.
Tho cultivation of broom-corn is
being tried with great success on many
farms in California, the crop being very
productive and commanding a Litrli
market price, as the following facts and
figure* show: An acre of land will
yield one half ton of corn and a ton of
seed. The former oommands from $lO
to SIGO per ton, and tho seed sells at
from sls to $25 per ton. When har
vested and ready for market tho cost
per acre randy exceeds s'2s and never
goes above STJO.
Portions ol the West soc-m to be un
usually favored this season. In Kansas
they are counting on Urge crops. The
mild winter and heavy spring rains have
been of incalculable advantage to the
farmers, and from reporU obtained
from twenty-one counties in tho State it
ia evident that the outlook for winter
and spring wheat, corn and grass, and
the prospect for the farmer and stock
raiser generally, was never so flattering
as now. The farmers in the Northwest
also anticipate bountiful crop*. Those
immenso wheat fields, llinnesoU snd
lowa, in all probability, will yield
bountiful crops.
The machines ordered by the United
HUtes government for testing iron and
steel structures sro being built, snd
the tests are to lie in moro capable
hands than those who conducted the
boiler explosion experimenU some
time ago. The lives of millions of
people depend daily on the strength of
iron bridges. Yet tho knowledge we
liae of them is almost purely empir
ical. Lots of iron bridge* have broken
down, ami what is needed now is a
thorough investigation into the changes
brought about ia the iion and steel
subject to continuous vibrations and
variable strains. It is known that iron
changes if so subjected; in the course
of years the finest and most tenacious of
charcoal iron will lie a* brittle as the
commonest red short pig iron.
An exchange, referring to the enor
mona investment* of capital which our
indnatrial system ia bringing to thia
country, atatca that the purchaae of
great block* of land in the Southern
State* by European capitalist* ha* l>e*n
a marked feature of the paatfew week*.
Sir E. J. Reed, representing English
investor*, and Dr. Jacobus Weetheim,
of Amsterdam, representing Dutch,
have bought 2,000.000 acre* in Flor
ida; while Phillip*. Marshall A Co., of
London, have bought 1,000 acres in
Mississippi. Nearly half the latter are
levee Inuda, situated in the Yazoo delta,
and are fine cotton and timber land*.
The object in both these purchase* has
been to eoloniaeand cultivate the landa,
and the effect can hardly fail to be felt
in the fatnre of these Slates when the
cultivators of the soil have to pay their
rents to Engliah capitalist*.
In an interesting article on the recent
anroral display* an exchange nay* the
oanae of the anroral ontbnrst i* a Ques
tion of universal interest. There are
now huge spots on the ann, and a con
dition of great disturbance agitates hi*
fiery mass. There is little donbt that
sun spots and aurora bear to ea 'b other
the relation of canae and effect. No
hnman being has ever yet found out
why a storm in ths sun is followed by
a display of aaroral light in onr at
mosphere ao sublimely beantifnl aa
that of Sunday evening. Nothing in
modern astronomy 1* more desired than
a solution of the mysterious relation
between the ran and hia fsmilv of
world*, for, doubtless, when onr akiea
are illumined with auroral light, every
plenet in the system responds to tbe
same all-pervading power. No one
known bow many oratorio* of observa
tion must pass before the key t* found
to aolve the p oblom ; bat in aome un
expected hour light will break forth
Rom the darkness, and the secret of the
sun's physical structure will be com
prehended.
Sheriff Whitehill, of Grant county,
Now Mexico, has in his possession a
letter written by Secretary Hoffman, of
ttio American legation at Ht. Peters
burg, in behalf of a Russian lady of
rank and wealth, whose wayward and
adventurous sou came to this country
years ago. Hhe had not heard from
him since May, 1871, and hoped through
the good offices of the legation to get
news from him. It was tho pa<nful
duty of the sheriff to send word to this
unfortunate woman that her son, Wal
dctuar Tethenborn, was a notorious cat
tle tbief for several years in New
Mexico, where ho was commonly known
as " Russian Bill" and was finally
hanged, with two of his comrades, by
vigilantes in an old hotel last October.
Their bodies wero found suspended
from a beam, the feet shackled and
their hands tied behind their backs.
The coroner's jury brought in a verdict
by suicide.
Latest mails from Australia describe
the fearful heat and drought which still
prevailed at the time of their depart
tare. For several months scarcely any
rain had fallen, and widespread disaster
seemed unlikely to be averted by the
steady and la'ting downpour which
alone could prevent it. Tho heat in the
inland districts has been terrific, the
mercury once reaching 121 degrees in
such shade as. was obtainable. Morn
ing after morning for weeks together
the ran had risen in a cloudless say and
set at night " like a huge red ball of
flB at tho olgc of a copper dome." The
losses of station-owners aro extraordi
narily heavy, and the grain harvest will
bo below the average all over the conti
nent, though in isolated districts the
crop is a good one, owing to heavy lo
cal rainfalls. In (Queensland the
drought had broken up,and heavy floods
bad done much damage; at one station
alone 2.000 sheep had been drowned by
a freshet It has been said that Aus
tralia is a land of contradictions ; this,
according to the nineteen years' cycle
theory, was to be a wet year ; thus far,
in four of the five colonies, it has been
a year of drought
Insect Prats In South America.
Mr. Ernest Morris, the young Amer
ican traveler ancßnaturalist, who recent
ly returned from Brazil, repeats the
general observation of explorers that
the exuberance of insect life is the
principal obstacle to tho er joymnnt of
a sojourn in that part of the world.
I Cockroaches swarm in ev.-ry house do
| spite the inroads of an army o! spiders
which sally forth from every chink to
prey upon them; soorpioua are intra
sire and dangerous; a small red insect
called the • meuim" is an intolerable
annoyance; at certain hours of the day
the air is black with flies and mos
quitoes; and ants are a universal plague.
| To bafll • these last-named foes of peace
Mr. Morris was obliged to keep his en
-1 tire collections on hanging sheires
tho cord i of which were soaked
lin the oil of copaiba. " The moat
destructive ant in Brazil," says Mr.
Morris, "ia the sanha. It will strip
trees of their foliage in a single night,
and in many places orange trees can
not be grown for thia reason. Tho to
cmndeira is a very Urge ant, the bite of
which is poisonous and makes s painful
sore. I was once rendered unable to
work for a week from a bite received
from ooeof theso ants. Hume species
travel in largo bodies, marching in
straight line and never turning to the
right or left. If a house lies io the
trsck of one of these marching bodies,
unless they are completely exterminated
tliey will |a*a through. Nothing will
be injured, but every crack and cranny
will be explored, and not a spider or
eorkreach will survive tho visitation.
They are, therefore, regarded as friends,
snd their advent is always welcomed
Oo where you will in Bnuil, yon wil'
meet ants. You live, sleep and eat with
them—and eat them too."
TTii' Editor'* " Treat*."
The editni'* har.lt Uak ia to dis
pose of hi* time. Ilia would he a mo
notonous life, indeed, were it not for
tbo kindnees of few hundred people
who call upon him every day to enliven
hi* dnll life with s'orie* of their griev
ance*, of thrir brand new enterprises,
and with antediluvian anecdote*. Wo en
you grow up to be men and women,
children, remember thin, and apend all
the time yon can in the aanctum of the
editor. Ho lovee company ao very
much, you know, and eometime* has to
*it silent and alone for a whole half
minute. 1* it not too bad?
The bnainea* of the editor ia to en
tertain itinerant lecturer*, book can
vassers, exchange fiend* and other phi
lantbropiata. 11* give* hi* whole day*
to these. He writes hia editorial* at
night after h* hu gone to bed.
The edit r i* never ao happy a* when
he ia writing complimentary notice*.
For ten cents' worth of prraeuts he will
glidly give tendollr' wath of adver
tising—all on account of the pleasure
it fcive* him to write, you know.
Opportunity.
In harvest Urn*, whan (told I *nl woods
OtiUlazsU aanaot'a glow,
And acyth cI an { mini* through U>
It 1 too lata to now.
Too late ! too lata t
It la too lata to sow.
"In wintry days, whan weary earth
Lies <*1(1 in pulseinaa aloep.
With not a blossom on bar abroad.
It is too late to roap.
Too lata! too lata !
It W too late to reap.
When lilno-eyod violots are astir.
And new-born xraascxi croof),
And young birds clilrii, then sow beUmoa,
And thou botimna shall roap.
Tlien mtv 1 than sow I
And thou betimes shall reap.
ITXIKVr I'AltAUiUPff*.
It may not ba amiss to inquire if *
kettledrum is a pound party.
Oleomargarine, despite its high
sounding name, is batter fraad after ail.
The absent-minded ben is a great
trouble to herself. Hho forgets where
she laid her last egg.
Oscar Wil Je has made $25,009 out of
his lecture, but none of his hoar era
c juld ever make anything oat of it.
The safest way to carry a male is not
to begin the operation nntii you hare
etherized him. His natural sleep in
treacherous.
A gentleman who was asked for' his
marriage certificate quietly took off his
hat and pointed to a bald spot. The
evidence was conclusive.
A Cincinnati journal remarks that far
men to rtand iu front of churches when
the ladies are coming out is small po
tatoes. As if theie could be no small
potato mashers.
Bophronia—"Can the weather proph
ets foretell sndden ram storms in sum
mer 7" They could, probably, if they
knew the date*on which Sunday-school
picnics would bo held.
A man does his courting in private
and seclusion. John Henry, as a boy,
goes behind the woodshed to suck his
orange. Not because he,is ashamed of
it, but because be wants it all himuelf.
A little kiM,
A little bisa,
A little nils - it V ended.
A little ;w,
A little lew,
And lo! the Ixm In era rendetL
A pretty girl in Sweden turned up
her nose at her poor but deserving
lover and it froze in that position. Nov
she doesn't know whether to retire from
the world or hire out to stand in some
body's hall as a hat-rack.
If a young man expects to rise in the
world be should go West. In Wisconsin
the other day. after a cyclone had passed
over, it took the fire department half a
day to get a boy out of the top of a
tree, where ho had lodged.
Brown pointed his gun at a partridge;
the cap snapped and the bird flew off.
"Just my luck 1" exclaimed Brown ;
"miae fire every time " "Have patienoe,"
counseled Fogg ; "you may have bet
ter lack in another world."
A little girl of seven exhibited muoh
disquiet at hearing of a new exploring
expedition. When asked why she
should care abont it, she said: "If they
discover any more countries, that will
add to the geography I have to study.
There are countries enough in it
now."
A stranger in a printing office asked
the youngest apprentice what his rnla
of punctuation was. Maid the the boy:
"I set np as •long as I can hold my
breath, and then ut in a comma ;
when I gape I insert a semicolon, and
when I want to sneeze I make a para
graph."
"Home other folks would deceive yon
about these gooda, bat I have been in
the business twenty years and never
told a lie," eaid the guileless dry gooda
clerk. "And why do you begin now T
Mid the gentle fair one in front of tha
counter, as she gathered her draperies
together and glided away.
The American palace hotel, to be
built < n the Thames embankment, Lon
don, will be nine stories high. •-"com
modate 1,300 guests, and will be con
ducted strictly after the American
fashion. An expedition will soon start
for Africa in search of a suitable dia
mond for the clerk's breastpin.
HuprrMiUou la India.
The magiatrate of North A root haa
addreased a vary atrong appeal to tha
go Torn mailt of Madraa in favor of pro
hibiting tha ancient religion* rita of
"paaaing through the fire," in oonee
qnaooe of the oaaber of deathi which
hare been canaad br tta oWmum.
Ha ataUa that notwithstanding tha pro
greaaof education, and the diffaakmof
enbghtenment, the practice la still in
rogoe. Tha gorernor of Madras, how
erer, does not oonaider the qnaaiion aw
one in whioh tho interference of the
government wonld hare e goad resntt.
Mr. Grant Ijff pointa ont that the
praotioa oomp ained of h soma what
Moiiiar to that ti leaping thr >ngh 'he
Area of St, John, whirh existed la ear
own dare io B hem it, eal w>f i it
t m k oentnriea of eirilixatiom to erndi
cato,—iomtan A'i ei.