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And sumirior M with folded hands; Hor hnppy, sunny tasks are done; The paths slie trod are sere and brwn; . The leaves are dead hor lair hands bung. Tbe sun looks like a goldon moon; His st rength wanes with the waning year. A mournful whisper in the air Doth tell us ol tlio dark days near. Oh, saddoul dye of all the year, ' Tou do begot a thoughtful mood j The leafless trees, the barren fields, Teaoh lessons ensily'anderstood. Hut as I gnxe upon the soene, Beh'utd! the golden butterflies KLe from the stubble, bare and brown, And sooin to pierce the misty skies. And so I hope, whon comes to us The dreary autumn-time of life, Whon from our souls the ohains are loos'd, So may we soar from toil and strife. Whon death doth kiss our pallid l!ps( May we, e'en like the butterflies, Find wings on which to soar from earth. Until, like them, we reach the skies. Faitk Walton. How She Cured Him. A STOKY FOUNDED ON FACT. When Loolie T)r tiper was not asleep she was a remarkably wide-awake baby. She attracted general attention by the beauty of her luminous eyes, nnd by her tendency to jump and spring and smile in answer to any notice that was taken of her. As soon as she could run alone, her lively gesticulations were a great gjurce of , amusement. She wared her hand with an air when she said, "IIow do joU do, sir?" and in all her ways she was a very dramatic little person. K very body said, " What a pretty child! What a bright little thine!" - She had twin brothers but little older than herself, her parents were poor, and before emerged n om childhood' sev eral other babies were born ; so she w saved from being spoiled by engrossing the whole attention of the family. Her natural activity took the form of help fulness, and she early manifested both the disnositiorTnnd thb'capacity to man age and arrange everything for her brothers and .sisters. She had a moth erly way of washing their faces, combing their hair and giving them a talking.and sometimes a shaking, when they were naughty. These domestic cares pre vented her being too much occupied with exhibitions of herself; but her temperament was too elastio to be ren dered sluggishby any amount of pressure. Shewas always very much alive in her sprits, very pronounced in her opinions, and very prompt inlier decisions, Her father, who had very little oi such qual ities himself, rdmired them greatly in his daughter. He often looked after her when she passed into the street, and would remark, with a smile of satisfac tion, "Doolie always walks off as if she was going somewhere." And her walk was indicative of her character. She had definite aims and she went straight toward them. In personal beauty her maturer years surpassed the promise of infancy. Everybody had said, "What a pretty baby"!" and everybody said, "What a handsome girl!" Her large hazel-brown eyes had iong silky fringes ; her abund ant hair was of the same color ; her cheeks were like the sunny Bide of a peach, her lips were as ripely red as the interior of a pomegranate, and her form, though inclining to be robust, was admirably proportioned. A painter k I,. ..I. .,.. , ,1 1 r . .. goddess of health. The dramatic ways 'of her babyhood developed into an and everything, from the fizz fizz of. a mosquito to the groan of a trombone. Luckily, she was very good-natured, and there was no malice in her mirth. Of course, she was a favorite with the young men of her acquaintance. The girls generally liked her less, partly from a consciousness of being somewhat eclipsed by her brightness, and partly from an undefined four of those observ ing eyes, which seemed instantaneously to daguerreotype everybody's pecu liarities on her mind.. She "had more than once heard it said, "That girl would make a capital actress." But she knew very little about the theater, and she "had oy nature more practical com mon sense than romantic love of adven ture. A soa. captain, who was a friend of her father, used to say: "Though Loolie carries so much sail, she has .1 C 1 11 . 1 1 I , 1 . piumy oi uaiiut aooara. msieaa oi studying for the stage, she helped her ' mother eke out their small income by making stocks and vests for the mer chant tailor. -This industry enabled ner to procure pretty ribbons, and a feather or flower to adorn the bonnets which her own skillful fingers manu factored. Nobody knew how she learned millinry or anything else. Her mother said, " She can always do what ever she sets out to. It seems to come by nature." As for singing and dancing. she took to them as a duck does to the water, or a bird to the air. Tne straitened circumstances of her parents formed a barrier to social dissi nation : and moreover it was not bo much the fashion of those times as it is at the present day. She did, however, some times go to small dancing parties; and no young man danced with ner so ire quently as Robert Norton. He was tall and good looking, plaved on the flute. stepped well to music, and the expres sion of his countenance indicated that he was on lovial good terms with him Ben ana au the world, lie was accus tomed to say, " I go in for having a good lime, ana lor helping others to have good time." He very naturally thought that looking into Loolie's handsome eyes and listening to her funny imita tions was the pleasantest way of having a good time. They Boon became very sociable When he attended her home in the evening, he held her hand all the way, and after a while he formed the habit of relinquishing it with a gentle pressure. This excited no resentment, though she had always repelled similar familiarities when attempted by others. Her oldest brother noticed this growing intimacy with some anxiety. One day he said to-bis sister, " ijooixc, 1 advise you not to go so much with Robert Nor ton." She held out her skirts and made sweeping courtesy, as she asked, " Pray what objection has your reverence F" " Don t let us joke about it, Loolie. I am serious," he replied. " I know more about him than you do. He goes with a set of drinking fellows, and he gets in toxicated." Her .face flushed, and Bhe answered brusquely: " I don -believe it. The. young men envy him, I suppose, because lie is handsome and has the ways of a gentle man ; and bo they make up stories against him. I see him often, and I never saw any signs oi his having been intoxi cated." "I have," rejoined her brother. And he went on to prove his statement by various details of times and places. Ixiolie, though she positively refused to believe, was effectually sobered by the warning. That night she lay awake for a long time and Bhed many tears. The next time Robert Norton proposed to escort her home and attempted to take her hand, as usual, Bhe hastily withdrew it. And when he inquired whetheY he had offended her, she merely answered " No," and immediately left him to join some girls ot her acquaintance who were walking ahead of them. Accustomed to being a favorite with young ladies, he drew an inference agreeable to his vanity. He thought" Loolie was conscious of getting attached to him more than was strictly proper, solong as there had been no specific proposals on bis part; and ho resolved to remedy that by an early avowal of love. But he did not find it so easy to obtain interviews as it had lie n.- She was polite whtn they met hut obviously wished to avoid being alone with him. At last, however, by persistent watching, lie found au oppor tunity to ask her to be his wife. To his .jrcat surprise, Bhe answered : ."No, Mr. Norton, I cannot marry you." " You have become very formal all at once with your Mr. Norton," rejoined he, with a forced laugh. When l caiiea you Kobert 1 did not know of youwiiat I "know now," she replied. . " And pray what do you know against mo?"! said he. 1 I know that you sometimes get in toxicated," she replied. " V ho told you eo r" he inquired, very hastily. iNo matter who tola me," she re joined. V It is true; and I never will marry any man who gt;ts intoxicated." lsut X am not a drunkard. lxxme." lie pleaded ; " though I confess I have some times been rather the worse for liquor, when l have been with a set ot gay fel lows." "Isn't that the way drunkards gener ally begin?" she asked. " 1 suppose it is," he answered. " But if you'll marry me I promise never to taste of intoxicating liquor again." " My dear Aunt Eliza married a man who made the same promise, and a wretched life she has had oi it. I shall not verture to try the same experiment. I thank you for your otTer, but I cannot accept it. Good evening, Mr. Is orton." And sue vanished lrom the room. lie was offended by her plain speaking, and manifested it by very cool politeness when they met. A few months later she was informed that he had gone to Cali fornia. Her companions noticed a change in Loolio. She entered into dances and frolics with less zest: and although Bhe used to imitate a flute to perfection, she now professed to have lorgotten how to do it. Conjectures were whispered among the Rirla that she was in love with Robert Norton, who had flirted a while with her, and then gone off and left her. The young men said that Bob Norton couldn't have been such a fool as to leave her if she were in love with him. More than one tried by very marked attentions to console her for his absence; and some of the opportunities seemed so eligible that her parents ad vised her not to let them slip. But in the silent watches of the night she communed with her own honest heart, which said to her, " What right have you to marry one man and love another?" She ban ished beaux from her thoughts, and left irossips to wonder at the chances she was losing. A vear nassed without anv tidinsrs of Robert Norton. Meanwhile, her father 8ickenedand diedand the withdrawal of his earnings rendered it necessary lor the older brothers to put more money into the common stock for family use. To accomplish this they resolved to seek their fortune in California, where.at that time, the streets were Bupposed to be paved with gold. They chanced to be among the lucky few, and before many months had elapsed they sent for their mother ana sisters. J. he Erst news that greeted them on their arrival was that Robert Norton was in their neighbor hood, that he had pounced upon a rich vein of gold and hod become a million aire. When Mrs. Draper inauired how he bore this rapid change of fortune, her sons laughetl, and replied : - "lie lives like a game cock, and throws money about by shovelfuls." Mr. Norton took an early opportunity to call on his old friends, and impressed them all with an idea of immense pros perity. IxK)lie'8 observing eyes noticed his rubicund visage even more than the stylishness of his dress and eauinatre It recalled the conversation when he had asked her to be his wife, and the recollection had flushed her expressive face with a vivid blush. That swift mantling of the blood was hailed as an auspicious aign; and, emboldened by the wealth he had to offer, he soon re nowed his suit. loolie replied : "I have told you that I would never marry a man who gets intoxicated ; and any one looking into your face, Mr. Norton, must Bee that you drink hard." He turned away with sudden anger. " You are as frank as ever," he said. " Nobody can complain of you that you don't speak your mind plainly.", "Isn't that the most honest course P" she asked. He was silent an instant, and then re: plied : " Yes, Loolie, you are in the right. But I love you so much I am Bure I could conquer any habit you did not like." "You may feel sure, butI do not," she rejoined. , , . ' What can I do to convince youP" he inquired, anxiously. " If I do not taste a single drop of any intoxicating liquor for a year will you consent to marry me?" "If you do not taste a drop for two years, I may perhaps consent, provided you agree to certain conditions I shall propose," she replied. " They must be hard conditions if I do not agree to them," he exclaimed, exult ingly; Jle attempted to draw her toward him, but Bhe gently disengaged herself. He took her nana and looked steadily into her eyes, as he said: "I solemnly promise you, Loolie, that for two years! will not taste a drop of any intoxicating liquor. It is a long time to wait; but I am willing to serve as long as Jacob did, if I can pnly win my Rachel at last." After that, a large portion of his even ings were spent at Mrs Draper's, and the places that had known him knew him no more. For a while his former comrades wondered what hadbectmeof him, but they soon fathomed the mys tery, and laughed as they said: "lie's got in love with that handsome girl from the East, and he is too much taken up with her singing to his flute to . care for our company." " Our turn will come again when she gets to be an old story," said another. . But Loolie's expressive face and lively dramatic ways had the charm of per petual novelty. He craved no other ex citement than her company, and he sometimes urged his indifference to more dangerous conviviality as a reason why his term of probation should be short ened. But Loolie had always been noted for being firmly persuaded, in her own mind, and when slie formed a resolution she was not easily tempted to swerve from ij;. It was a happy period to both of them; especially to Loolie, who, in addition to the common bliss of " love's young dream," had a pleasant conscious ness of leading her companion away from paths Ihe end of which was inevi table ruin. The morning after the two years had passed he came bounding into the gar den where she was training some vines. placed his hand on her shoulder ant exclaimed, eagerly, " The time is up, and i nave Kepi my promise, iuu ueueve me, don't you, Loolie?" " Yes, I believe you, Robert, for I know you never deceive. And your face tells plainly enough how much you have improved in these two years." " And vou always keep your promises : so toll me, dear, when shall the wedding ber" She gave him one of her mischiev ous glances, as she repnea, " i ou know I promised provided you would agree to certain conditions?" . " Oh, yes, the conditions I accept them. "What are they?" he hastily re joined. " Every time you get intoxicated, i also will get intoxicated. If you agree to that bargain beforehand, I will marry you." - . . - - - .. "What a funny girl!" he exclaimed. " Of course you may get Intoxicated whenever I do." " I am not in fun," she replied ; " I seriously mean what I say; and I want you also seriously to agree to it ; other wise I will not promise to marry you." " I agree to your Conditions," he said ; though they do seem to me to be a pre cious piece of absurdity." He was tempted to laugh, but looking at herserious face, his own became sober, and he folded her to his heart, as he said, very solemnly, " Loolie, dear, you shall never have cause to repent that you trusted me." They were married not long after ward, and Loolie became mistress of a splendid home. There was a little too mucli of California lavishncHS in their arrangements; but they did not shoe their horses with gold, or stud the dog's collar wita diamonds; a moderation which ousrht to be set down to their credit, considering the intoxicating cf- lects oi suaaen weaitu. A beautiful little boy came to them about a year after their marriage ; and as Loolie was naturally very anectionate her babe proved a more satisfactory ob ject of interest than bracelets and ear rings, itobert was very proud of his handsome lively wire, ana the bane was her only rival in his affections. Every body remarked w hat a wonderfully do mestic roan he had become. Thus three vears glided happily awav. and no shadow of the old lear crossed his wife's imagination. But one day he went to a public dinner, where there was riotous eating and drinking. Amid the con tagious merriment he forgot his promise to Loolie. After hours of senseless revel. he was brought home in a state of stupor and deposited in bed. There he slept a long leaden Bleep, and awoke at noon with a throbbing headache. At first, he was bewildered ; but finding that he had not been undressea, the remembrance of the dinner party returned to him, and he felt heartily ashamed. He had such a dread of Loolie's reproaches that his first impulse was to escape. He rose to his feet, but staggered and upset a chair. Loolie, who had been on the watch to guard him from the observation of the domestics. led him to their room and helped him to Set into bed. She rung the bell and or ered coffee to be brought. Then she proceeded to bathe his forehead with cologne. He looked up piteously, cried out, "Oh, Loolie!" covered his face with his hands and sobbed. Her eyes were iwimming. but sha crowded back the tears and said, gently: "Drink the coffee; it will do you good." Not a word of reproach did she titter, and the cause of unhappiness. was not alluded to by either. Except for a slightly perceptible degree of constraint on both sides, things were restored to their usual condition, and all appeared to go on smoothly for a few weeks. At the end of that lime, Mr. Norton said he had invited several gentlemen to dine, for whom he wished to have a very handsome dinner provided. No objection was made, and, at tlio ap pointed time, the guests arrived, expect ing to fare luxuriously and to be agree ably entertained by their bright and handsome hostess. But, to the sur prise of all, and the dismay of her husband, she came in at the same moment with reeling steps and an undue amount of foolish expression on herface. She kept saying: "Pleased to see you, Semmens!" Seated at the table, she or ered a decanter of wine to be placed near her, poured out some, and, with a silly simper, said: " Take a drink, gem rnens!". rhen she began to sing: "Fill high the lowl." The servant in attend ance looked on wiUi astonishment. Mr. Norton, who had bren hanging his head with shame, rose presently, and. draw ing hor arm within his, said : " You are Dot weil, my dear. You had better go to your room." She leaned upon him, staggering, and laughed, idiotically, sav- " I b'lieve I'm tipsy tipsy !" Robtrt assisted his wife to their bed room and then returned to his friends, who soon after left, marveling much at wliat the had seen. The next morning he met his-wife at the breakfast table. He took his seat with an averted face. Loolie smiled as she said : j " I believe I was intoxicated last night. Well, you must remember our agreement was that every time you got intoxicated til should have a similar privilege, and I have only avafled my self of it. That is fair, is it notP" The tears sprang into Robert's eyes as he replied: "Ah! Loolie, I little thought that my weakness would ever again overpower me. ' And far less did I think ;it would also cause my brave little wife to stum ble." " Since you have discovered my fond ness for wine," she responded, " there is but one remedy. Keep all liquor out of the house, and the temptation to drink being removed, I shall not be so likely to give way to it." " But you know nearly every one here drinks wine ; and what shall I say to my friends when I bring them to dinner, and they find their customary beverage conspicuous by its absence?" " Robert, you are a brave man in most things," she replied. Have you not the courage to say, I am conscious of a weak ness about wine, and I am resolved neither to be tempted myself, nor to tempt others, by having it aboutP It seems to me that good men would re spect the manly frankness of such an avowal ; and as for those who seek your company for the sake of your wine, the loss of their intimacy would be rather a gain. Nobody will suspect you of nig gardly motives, for you are known to- be generous even to lavishness. Besides, you can prove your hospitality in other and better ways. And, Robert, by pur suing this course you may be the means of saving others from the snare which proves so dangerous to yourself, xou may not only save your own wife and child from shame and ruin, but other women and children may have reason to bless you. Oh, Robert, only think how dreadful it would be for our dear boy to be ashamed of hj3 father!" She paused, and ho said, with a good deal of emotion, " Loolie, I have prom ised you never to taste another drop; and this tim I will keep my promise, bo help me God!" " He will be more sure to help you, if you never have it in the house," she re joined. - . As he remained silent and downcast. she stooped and peeped up into his face, as she said playlully, " Ihey will lay all the blame on me, dear. They will Bay that you are afraid to trust your wife in the house with it: and i am willing to be the scape-goat." He looked up with a snnlt as he an swered, " You have conquered. Every thing that intoxicates shall henceforth be banished lrom the house. Hut, Loolie, that was a dreadful lesson you gave me. It would be awfully hazard ous for you to carry out that pledge of yours." " 1 am gjad you are aware ol the hazard of beginnings," she replied ; " for the hazard is much greater to you than it would be to nif; because you like the mischievous stuff, and I do not." She placed her hand affectionately on his shoulder as she added: "I was not bo much intoxicated as I seemed, dear. I am so unused to wine that a very little upsets me. I am something of an act ress, you know; but if you keep your promise, I will never perform in that character again." He repeated his promise with a kiss and he never afterward broke his word. L. Maria Child. The Grain They Will Want. Wonnli BtnttfitlnB nut. Hnwn tlie tnllnnr. ing as a fair estimate of the amount of grain the countries named will be com pelled to purcnase this year: France, 111 Onft nnn hnnhels; Knirlatid. 120 OOO . 000 bushels; Italy, 18,600,000 bushels: Spain, 21,000,000 bushels: lloilana ana Belgium, 12,000,000 bushels; Switzer land, 6,000,000 bushels; total, 291,000, 000 bushels. On canvassing the wheat CAfVlUUK 1.11 UU U 1L J v . luu nuim, mo name authorities estimate the ouantitv available to purchase as follows : United States. 157,500,000 bushels; Hungary, 7 WlVth Vinuh.ila. TnHia lQfVIOfWt bushels; Australia, 21,OOoooo bushels; R.nitliom ltliauin 30 000 000 KncViola Danubian countries, 6,000.000 bushels; Egypt. 3,000,000 bushels; total. 230,000,- (UIO tiiiulila TltA PRt.imitA tirth ITnitft States is by lar the largest of any year in .1.. 1 . C . a........... me liiBiuiy ui iue lajuiiii jr. The report is without foundation that the Limberger cheese factories in this country are not making a (s;ct nt. fitcu benvilU Chronicle. TIMELY TOPICS. There are 12,000 dentists in the United States, who annually extract 20,000,000 teeth, manufacture and insert 3,000,000 artificial teeth, and hide away in the cavities of carious teeth three tons of pure gold, to say nothing about the tons of mercury, tin, silver and other metals employed in " fillings." Mr. Cole, in his work on the horse's foot, says that the average driving-horse, at its normal gate, will raise his foot at least fifty times a minute, or 3,000 t'mes an hour, and all four feet at this rate 60, 000 times a day of five hours' work. Now if the horse is earning a shoe of two ounces unnecessary weight, he will, in tills day's "travel, waste power and force enough to move a weight of 7,500 pounds. And yet some trotters are made to carry a shoe of more than three pounds weight, at a speed under three minutes, when a shoe weighing half that is regarded as sufficiently heavy for driving and road horses generally. The incomes derived from trades and professions in Great Britain are stated to bo somewhat larger than in the United States. The schedule for the last fiscal year, just published by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, shows that ninety persons exercising trades and professions in Great Britain enjoy incomes exceed ing $250,000; that9!Wof them enjoy "in comes of between $50,000 and $250,000; that 1,870 enjoy incomes of between $25,000 and $50,000 ; 980 incomes of be tween $20,000 and $25,000; 1,824 in comes of between $15,000 and $20,000: 12,403 incomes of between $5,000 ana $10,000, and 1,487 incomes of between $4,500 and $5,000. A strong feeling of animosity is grow ing up between Russia and Germany, and there are politicians and journalists on both sides who make no secret ot their wish for atrial of strength between the two countries. Germany is certain ly taking precautions that seem to pro vide for the worst. Ten thousand work men are laboringon the fortifications of the fortress of Thorn, which is called the Strasbourg of Germany's eastern bor der. The fortress of Posen has also been immensely strengthened and enlarged, and can now accommodate a large army. A considerable part of the indemnity payments made by France has been ex pended upon these fortifications and in furnishing them with enormous stores of provisions and ammunition. No fewer than 124 persons were killed and 3,032 maimed or injured in the streets of London during the last year, and a total of 3.570 persons, who were suffering from accidents or other causes. were taken by the police to the hospitals. l he number ol dog seizures is remarka ble, the total being 30,687, of which 26, 692 were sent to the Dogs' Home, 3,873 restored to owners and 117 "otherwise disposed of;" 871 cabs and 104 stage carriages "new and improved" were put on the streets, and no less than $91, 495 worth of property left in cabs or omnibusses was deposited at police headquarters. Of this sum $66,200 were claimedand restored, and the remainder, our authority says, returned to the drivers or conductors. Ctime and drunkenness have considerably in creased. A total of 83,746 arrests were made, 42,806 of which were for drunk enness ana disorderly conduct, ihe number of indictable offences against property was 14,409, of which 759 were committed in houses which were left without keepers; and, as a further com mentary on the carelessness of house holders, it is said that 17,116 doors and 0.766 windows were foun t by the police either open or insecurely fastened at night. A little more than fifty-five miles of streets have been added to the Ixmdon area, the number of new houses being 17,127, while 6,552 more were in course of erection. Words of Wisdom. The smallest perfect achievement is uobler than the grandest failure. The veil which covers the lace of fu turity is woven by the hand of mercy. It is said with life as with coffee, he who drinks it pure must not drain it to the dregs. If we were all permitted to put our own valuation on ourselves there would not be a low priced man in the world. This is true philanthropy that buries not its gold in ostentatious charity, but builds its hospital in the fiuman heart. Everv person has two educations on which lie receives from others, and one, more important, which he gives him self. MIspHps pome unbidden and alwavs stay too long, while joys must be sought for, and when lound are apt to sup away unawares. There is a areat deal of unmapped country within us which would have to be taken into account in an explanation of our gusts and storms. Every person's natural weight of af fliction is frequently made more un happy by the envy, malice, treachery or injustice of his neighbor. Sin always begins with pleasure and ends with bitterness. It is like a colt, which the little boy said was very tame iu front and very wild behind. We should enjoy our fortune as we do our health enjoy it when good, be pa tient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity. Iowa has an agricultural college that firives a course of domestio science and art, with an experimental kitchen for the use of the Sophomore and Junior girls. A creamery lor teaching the art of butter making is in full operation, and a veteri nary department, with a full course of instruction, has been established. A Wyoming Territory man won $10 in a wager by eating twenty pigs' feet. This was a pig's feat, indeed. Time. Time! what is time t A power stem, bodiless That we may feel, but never see. We pane WUh ochinu eyes into the past, and there We see a thounand shapes of light And gloom . Floating liUo atoms in the pallid brums Of mournlnl memory, but the perished year Is all unseen. From thence we sadly turn, And, gazing on the luture, we behold Dim.'Countless lorms trooping lrom its dark Unlulhomed ocean to the lonoly shore Ol earthly being, but the coming years Are all invisible. And then we pause And gnze above, around, beneath, and Our eyes are startled by the mighty deeds ' Ol the now-passing time; the iron weight Of his stern preaenoe rests upon our souls; We leol the awful specter touch our brows With his cold, Teath-like finger; and we hear The deep and mingled roar that rises tip From all his mighty doings on our earth ; And yot he has no form to cast its gleam Or shadow on ou sight. George D. Prenlict. ITEMS OF INTEREST. A cold spell I-c-e. TVhitewashers Good laundresses. No tenor singer should live in a glaes house. He throws tones. Harvard and Yale have each a pro fessor of Chinese in their corps of instructors. The Indianapolis street-car drivers have struck for stools. They say their work is so hard that they can't stand it. IHcayune. English 'farmers have introduced the practice of unhorning cattle by clipping the small projections in calves, when haltan inch long, using simply a strong pair of shears. . Dark and brilliant colored clothed attract the sun and retain its heat much more powerfully than light colors; hence the latter are more suitable for use in summer. The losses by fire in the United States during the first six months of this year amounted tfe $47,062,800, which is $15, 500,000 more than in tbe same period last' year. It is also trom $7,500,000 to $15.- 000.000 over the losses in 1875, 1876 and 1877. At Ham bur sr. in Germanv. the longest day has seventeen hurs and .the shortest seven. At Stockholm the longest has eighteen and a half hours and the short est live and a half. At St. Petersburg the longest nas nineteen ana tne snortest five hours. At Finland the longest has twentv-one and a half hour dorbus. in Norway, the day lasts from the 21st of May to the 2d of July, the sun not setting below the horizon dur ing the whole time, but skimming along verv close to it in the north. At bpitz- bergen the longest day lasts three months and ahalf. The apples now begin to fall Upon the dewy grass, And start upon a pilgrimage With boys who chance to pass In that direction. JVew ork Star. It apples lie not on the ground To meet the boys' desire, Thoy will not fail to get enough Ol those that are up higher. Not if they know it. RomeS.nlintl, Gold Coinage. A Washington dispatch says: The averaire coinage of the last fifteen years of eagles has been less than $200,000 an nually, and of half eagles about V!50,ooo annually, and of quarter eagles less than $100,000 annually. For the five years prior to the suspension of specie pay ments in 1861, the average annual coin age of eagles was less than $400,000, of half eagles about $500,000 and of quarter eagles about $300,000. During the last fiscal year the coinage of the United State was: Double eagles, $37.234,340 ; eagles, $ 1,03 1,440 ; half eagles $1,412,130; quarter eagles, $1,166,800, showing that the average annual coinage of eagles has been increireed over 500 per cent. ; the coinage of half eagles has been increased nearly 600 per cent., and of quarter eagles more than 1,000 per cent., so that the demand for gold coin of small denominations has been more than anti cipated. ut the goia com now in ine treasuiy vaults, there is of these smaller denomi nations an amount exceeding the coin age of the last year, which is stated above. The actual figures are as follows : DriwMiiwIiim Atmnminowln ,y Cm, Tmumry Vault Donhle eagles $123,709,180 Kagles 3,180,340 Halt eagles 1,856,958 Quarter eagles 1,204,888 Three-dollur pieces 2(5,lJ7 Ooe-dollur pieces Total amt. ol gold in Treasury . . .$130,001,350 The above represents the actual gold that, now lies in the vaults ot the trea sury nine-tenths of it being in the sub trcHKiirv at New York accumulated by Secretary Sherman for resumption pur poses. Sleeping Draughts. An English doctor, writing about sleep and sleeplessness, observes that the state narcotics produce is not sleep, but a condition of narcotism that counter feits sleep, adding : " When a man says, 'Iwant a quiet night, I will take a sleeping draught,' he speaks in parables. To express the fact plainly he should say, ' I want a quiet night; I cannot ob tain it by going to Bleep, or I am afraid to trust to the chances of natural rest, so ,ii . ii i:.i.. . .... l. I will poison myseu a muc, ust muuuu to make me unconscious, or to slightly paralyze my nerve centers, not enough to kill.' If this fact could bo kept clearly before the mind, the reckless use of drugs which produce a state that mocks sleep would be limited." The state of. inaction which is brought about by natural sleep is very different from that which is produced by paralyof any degree. 11
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