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In addition to being the oldest living
ex-Scnntor of the I'nited States, Joseph
C'illcy, of Nottingham, JsT. II., has le
t by tlio recent death of Genera'
I'nvid Hunter, the oldest ex officer of the
renl ir army, his commission dating
from March 12, 112.
Bull fighting is apparently a lucrative
profession. Larlijo, the f;ivorite toreador
of Madrid, makes $ ",0,000 durinif the
mimmer season at that, capital, and during
the winter he makes alrout $.)0. 000 travel
ing through the provincr s. Last year he
killed 34 .i bulls ami did not receive a
scratch.
As u rule, England's war veterans
reach a greater age than our own. Han
cock died nt sivty-two, Grant at sixty.'
three, and McCMIan at sixty. Lord
Stradbroke, who served under Wellington ,
in Spain, died recently nt the age of
ninety-two, and the Iron Duke himself
lived beyond fourscore years.
Greenville, Penn., points with pride to
Magdalen Miller, who is ninety years old j
and mother of twelve children. When j
young, she was as vid imus an a man and
could shoulder three bushels of wheat.
During the graveyard insurance, craze
she was insured for over $100,000, and
lias outlived all the companies. She
h:w smoked tob icco for more than seventy
years.
Sparrows arc coming into the New
York market in a way that could never
have been expected. Then; is a gnat
demand for the skins ( with plumage) of
canaries, goldfinches and other small
birds, for the decoration of gowns, and
the enterprising traders in such goods
have discovere I that skins of sparrows
ne obtainable ut a clieiprate, and may
Cdy.d in various gay colors, and sold
under any name except their own.
The Alps are pierced by three remark
ably long tunnels, entering Italy from
France, Switzerland and the Austrian
Tyrol. They are the Mont Cenis, seven
and ' three-quarter miles long; the St.
Gothard,nine and one-pmrter miles long;
and the Arlberg tunnel, only six and one
half miles long. The projected Simplon
tunnel, by which the railroad from Gen
eva, to Martigni will be carried through
the mountains to Duino d'Ossola, will be
twelve and one-half miles long, and the
estimated cost $20,000,000.
One of the latest notions for preserving
health ami beauty is to drink a glass of
hot water before breakfast, and it is
largely practiced. A Baltimore physician,
sp -liking of this, related some curious
methols employed by his female patieuts
to preserve their good looks. One drinks
a glass of t ast water before arising in
the morning; another uses a halftea
spoonful of tincture of cinchona in a gob
letof water; still another takes a pinch of
table salt into her ni'.itth befoie leaving
. bed, and a Philadelphia belle every morn
ing regularly gurgles her throat with
soapsuds made of white cnstile soap.
The immense ipiantity of peanuts
grown in Africa, South America and iu
our own Southern Slates afford not only
an article of food, but a very large source
of oil production. The seed contains
from forty-five to fifty per cent, of a
, 111.11', il
nearly colorless, lilaml, fixed oil, not
unlike olive oil. and Used for similar ;
. .. ..ii
purposes; it is u non-drying oil, which
changes but little by exposure to the air, j
, . , ' , , !
und remains fluid even at several degrees
colder than thirtv-two degrees. A verv
gieut quantity of soap is manufactured
from this kind of oil; indeed, some of
the finest toilet soaps imported from
France are of this material.
There is one happy coi ner of the foot
stool where currency questions are un
known. The inhabitants of the Port
Hamilton group of Mauds, recently pur
chased by Enghuid from ( orea, are
neither bi-inetalists uor mouo-inctulists.
They are strict no-metali-ts. Silver ami
gold have they none, and they are quite
set upon doing without cither. They
are equally unfamiliar with paper money.
In short, they know nothing about cur
rency in any form, and so far it ha-s
been impossible to argue the idea, into
their heads. They are w illing to work
making roads and landing-places, but not
for money. They insist upon being paid
for their labor in ri e. An inlander w ho
was offered a Mexican dollar, and told
that he could get rice for it, gave back
the coin with the pithy remark that it
was "rather small for a farm."' When
informed that the grain was to be got,
not by actual production, but iu the way
of exchange, he replied thlit he "would
take it at out e, so tlier." would be no nc d
of exchanging." As it was impossible to
stand up against such reuiuis -ies logic,
the native went oil with the grain, and
the European walft with the wucrowned
dollar.
HEBE.
So what a beauty ! Half-shut even
Hide all buff, and without a break
To the tail's brown tuft that mostly lies
So quiet ono think her scarce awake;
But pox too neRr, onest"p too free,
You llinl herslumber a devil's truce:
Up eomes that paw all plush, von see
Out four clawH, fit for Satan's use.
'Ware! Just a sleave's bremlt.li cltiwr then,
And your Inst npiiearanee on any stage!
Loll, if you like, by Daniel Ilea,
Hut clear and away from Hebe s cage
That's Hebe! listen to that purr. . .
Humbling ax from the ground below;
Strang", when the ring begins to stir,
The fleshings always vex her so.
You think 'twere a rougher task by far
To tunic her mate with the sooty manef
A splendid bronze for a showman's ear,
Ami quite enough for bit and rein.
Hut Hebe is just like all her sex
Not good, then bod be sure of that:
In either cuse 'twould asnge perplex
To make them out, toth woman and cat.
A curious record, Hebe's. Reared
TrnineI from a cub. until she feared
The lash, and learned her round of tricks:
Always a traveler one of two
A woman-tamer took in hand,
Whipped them, coaxed them and so they
grew
To fawn or cower ut hex eoniniamL
None but Fiorina that was her name
Anil this the story of Hebe her
Entered their cage: the brute were tame
As kittens, though their mistress near.
A tall, proud wench as ever was seen.
Supple and umidminie. full of grace;
The world would bow to a real queen
That had Fiorina's form and face.
Her lover for ono she had, of course
Wa-s Marco, acrobat, circus-stur.
The lightest foot on a running horse.
The surest leap from a swinging bur:
And she so jealous he dared not touch
A woman's hand: and, truth to say,
lie had no humor to tca.se her much
Till a girl in spangles cross! their way.
'Twos at Marseilles the final s tne:
Thin pretty rider joined the ring,
Ma'm'selle Celeste or Vietoriu",
And captured him under Fiorina's wing.
They hid their meetings, but when, you see,
Doubt holds the candle love will show.
And in love's division the one of three.
Whose share is lessened, needs must know.
One night, then, after the throng outpoured i
From the show, and the lions my Lady's i
!wer !
Had l.-ania.le to feel, w ith lash that scored !
ho,ir- C th"'"' 8Darhng
hour
(They were just in the mood for pleasantry
Uf those holidays when saints were thrown
To beast, and the Romans, entrance-free.
Clapped hands) that night, as she stood
al me.
Fiorina. Queen of the Lions, called
tsir Marco toward her, while her t
Still touched the spring of a dxr that walled
Her subjects safe within Lion-land.
He came there pantiug, hot from the ring,
fSo brave a figure that oue might know
Among ail his tnlie he must be king
If in some wild tract you met him so.
"Do you love me still,'' she asked, "as when
You swore it lirstr '"Have never a
doubt!"
"But I have a fancy men are men.
And one whim drives another out."
"What fancy Is this all Have done;
You tire me." "Look you, Marco! oh,
I should die if another woman won
Your love but would iill you first, you
know!"
"Kill Hie? and how with a jealous tongue?"
"Thus:'' quoth Fiorina, uud slippeu the
bolt
Of the cage's door, and headlong flung
Sir Marco, ere he could breuthe, the dolt!
riuiiip oil the lion he boun.-ed, and fell
Beyond, and Hebe leapt for him there
No need for their ludv's voii-e to t'U
The work iu hand for that ready pair.
They say onj wouldn't have cared to see
The group conuuinled. man and bea,t."
Or to hear the shrieks and rours ull three
One red, the teasters and the feast!
Guns, pistols blaced. till tile liou sprawled,
Shot dead, but Hebe held to her prev
And drank his blood, while keepers bawled
And their hut irons made you scars that
day.
But the woman.' True, I had forgot ;
(She never flinched ut the havoc made,
Nor gave one cry, but there on the spot
Drove to the heart her pouiard-blude,
Straight, like a man, and fell, nor stirred
Again; so that ttno pair were dead;
One lied, and the other kept her word
And death pays debts, when all is said.
I SO, I,,, .,-!. ..I TJ..1 ..p ...
.... , UI l Jll L l'lUU-3,
To Spain, or maybe to England tii-st
T.11 hitherward over seas, by chance,
She came as vou see her. uhva vsathirst,
As u, like the tigresses that slink
In the village canes of Hindostan.
Of one rare draught she loves to think,
And ever to get it must plan and plan.
-Edmund C. Stedman, in the Century.
WHY HE DISAPPEARED.
A ROMANCE OK TUE WAR.
When the war broke out Jim Dutton
was the postmaster ut Blue Rock. He
had held the position for a number of
years, and no man in the settlement
stood higher. Jim's strong point was his
honesty. He had very little book-learning,
and was ignorant of the ways of the
world. Still, with the assistance of his
wife, a charming little woman, he suc
ceeded in managing th'j business of the
postol'ice in such a manner as to give
general satisfaction.
While the new Confederate govern
ment was getting its affairs in order, the
old machinery organized under the
United States authorites continued to
run on. This was a public necessity, us
the postmasters could not ull De changed
in an instant, or be rccommissioned. As
a clever Georgian, though not a strong
' Confederate, Jim Dutton held on under
j the new regime and did his duty. But
I it was only for a couple of weeks. One
ir i . . -i :il.. c i - I
jiunuay morning me villagers iouna me
posiouice closed, unu investigation uis
closed the fact that Dutton uud his wife
Lad mysteriously disappeared. The
money uud accounts of the office turned
out to be all l ight, and nobody could
understand why Jim and his wife should
I have slipped off at night without leaving
a clue. It was ascertained that a day or
two before their depart ure the postmaster
mortgaged lus cottage ana lurniture lor
almost their full vulue us security for a
loan which ha had obtained. So th
couple did not go away unprovided with
money.
No event, ever in the history of Bl
Rock created such int nse excitement.
It was a tantali.ing mystery, and it w.is
impossible to unravel it. The rapid pro
gress of the war, however, soon absorbed
public attention, and the Dutton episode
censed to be talked about.
Some time a-jo. in a little town in
Western Texas, I accidentally ran asrainst
Jim Dutton. There was no mistaking
the man. Time had dealt gently with
him, and he looked prosperous. I slap
p"d him on the back with a hearty
"Hello, Jim Dutton:"
Jim turned and Ml nil to pieces, so to
speak, lie recognized me nnd shook
hands. After a long and pleasant con
versation, Jim said :
"Colonel, I reckon you would like to
know why my wife and I It ft Blue
Kork '("
"Well, vou may explain if vou feel like
it." I replied.
Later in my room nt the hotel before a
blazing fire and with a good cit'ar to
stimulate him Dutton unbosomed himself
to Bl".
"Colonel," said he, "it m ikes me blush
now to think what a gTeenh .rn, what a
miserable ignoramus I was at the begin
ning of the war."
"Oh. no," I suggested deprecatingly.
"But I was," continued Jim. "I verily
believe I was the biggest fool in Georgia,
and yet I thought I was the smartest
man in the State. You see, being post
master had puffed me up so that I felt as
big as the governor himself. Well, after
the Confederacy organized I went uhead
under my old Federal commission, attend
ing to the postal businew of the
Confederate States. One night my
wife, who was a great reader, hinted to
me that may be I hud laid myself liable
for higli treason. At first I laughed at
the idea, and then I rummaged through
some old histories and found that in
every civilized country where there was
a rebellion and a government officer sided
with the rebels he was held guilty of
treason. Now, it struck me that our se-
cession was in lact a rebellion, ana ir we
w-ere whipped, as I feared we would be,
I would be in a bad box. I told mv wife
about it, and she reminded me I had a
of Blackstone, and advised me to
read up on the punishment of treason."
Dutton paused, a moment, and then
said:
"You see I was so badly scared that I
was afraid to consult anybody, and be
side there was no lawyer at Blue Rock.
I had heard a heap about Blackstone
and supposed everything in it was the
law of the laud. So that night I got the
book down and my wife and I looked
through it. I give you my word that
what we read made our hair stand on
end. Why, sir, we learned from that
book that I was liable to be convicted of
treason, drawn to the place of execution
on a hurdle, hanged, divided into four
quarters, beside forfeiting my property
and having my blood corrupted. My
wife burst into "a fit of tears and threw
her arms around my neck. I blubbered
a little, too.
" 'Just to tliin'c,' said my wife, 'that
my Jimmie must be cut into four quarters
like beef, and be hanged, and all sorts of
horrid things.'
" 'It is bad,' I said, 'and then I see my
blood is to be corrupted.'
" 'How can that hurt you?' asked my
wife, 'after you are dead?'
" 'Dunno,' I said, 'but I don't like the
idea.'
"Well, the long and short of it was,
we decided to skip. I made my arrange
ments about the property as you know,
and we slid out one Saturday night. We
never stopped till we got away out here.
It was on the frontier then, and bless
your soul, the war never bothered us.
We never saw a soldier."
"But," said I, "didn't you find out
very soon that your fears were without
foundation?"
"No, sir; it was years and years before
I felt safe. In fact it was some time
after the war ended. I had begun to
accumulate property. My ranch was
turning out well, und I had leisure to
read books and newspapers. You bet I
looked up that treason business, and
found what a monumental fool I had
made of myself."
I leaned back in my chair and laughed
heartily.
"Oh, you may laugh," said Dutton,
"but my folly ami ignorance were the
making of me."
"You would have done well if you had
remained in Georgia," I replied.
"No, I wouldn't. I'd stuck to Blue
Rock, and perhaps been postmaster there
yet on a salary of $7-5 a year. Now I
have a ranch worth $150,000. I have
knocked about in the world. I go every
year to St. Louis and New Orleans, and
I am beginning to en joy life. Com1; home
with me uud see. I live only twenty
miles from here."
I had to decline the invitation, as I was
going to leave the next day.
"You can tell the boys, if you like,"
said Jim, ut parting. "Some of those
Blue Rock fellows are as green as I used
to be, und I don't care what they may
think about it. And, Colonel, tell them
that me and the old woman are getting
along just splendid, and that my two
sons and two daughters ure the finest lads
and lasses in Texas."
As I rode off I turned when I came to
:he first hill-top, and a half mile below
in the village street I could see the ex-
postmaster of Blue Rock waving his soin-
brero after me
AtUiuta (U'l.) I onstU'i-
tlon.
The Blood at a Gallop.
Just before mounting oiu- horses tou
the morning of the st-coud day's fight i, it
occurred to me to ascertain the pulsations
of the human system in the excitement
of going into buttle. I reouested my
medical director, l)r. Brodie, to examine
the pulse of myself and staff. He found
that they varied from ninety to 1U0.
Gintral Beauregard.
A JAPANESE MARRIAGE.
DESCRIPTION OP THE CEREMONY
BY AN EYE-WITNESS.
Oeorsjeoti llalment of the Guests
The Toddling Brid and Abashed
Bridegroom Odd Custom.
A gentleman who has seen & wedding
in high life in Japan has given an ac
count of the ceremony to a Philadelphia
Pre representative: "I hail been," he
said, "staying four days in a teahouse at
Osaka, which, on account of being the
scat of all that is prominent in art, liter
ature and the drama, is often spoken of
as the Paris of Japan, when I was in
formed that Tokiwa, a pretty maid of
seventeen, the daughter of my host. Fu
jama Madura, was to be wedded to Yori
tomo Sanjo, a rich voung man who was
proprietor of a big theatre. The wedding
was a tremendous an air owing to the
high standing of the families of the bride
and ornran. It wnj celebrated in the
evening, and three of the largest rSoms
on the second r top floor were thrown
into one for the occasion by simply push
ing the paper-screen walls that separated
them out of the way. Then the spacious
apartment was lavishly decorated with
bright scrolls of pictures and mottoes
and verses from the Japanese poets and
with proverb9 about matrimony and por
traits of all sorts of jolly looking gods of
good luck and wealth and happiness. .
"The raiment of the young ladies and
little boys and girls vere simply too
gorgeous to be described without the aid
of a well-stocked paint box. All the
girls, big and little had their odd faces
(very few of them are pretty) powdered
and painted in a manner most fearful to
behold, but considered very charming
by their countrymen. Their eyebrows
were blackened, too, and the girls under
twelve years had all sorts of odd pins in
their hair. Above that age no respecta
ble female ever makes use of them.
"At last everyone had arrived and was
seated on the floor of the big room where
the wedding was to take place. They
made the place fairly hum with their
merry clatter, and the youngsters gathered
about me in a sort of irregular circle and
shook with laughter whenever I spoke to
or smiled at them. Their parents tried
to keep them still, but couldn't, and had
it not been for their sense of politeness
they too would have stared as hard as
the children. As it was they would
keep their eyes on me when they thought
I was not observing tnem, Dut instantly
looked away and pretended not to be at
all curious whenever I glanced tneir way,
At the end of the room where the cere
mony was to take place there stood on
the matted floor a dwarf pine tree about
three feet high and under it the figures
of an old man and old woman, the
whole symbolizing a long life of
married happiness and a green old age.
There were also two brown storks and a
bronze tortoise, and a swinging cqnsor
of the eame metal gave forth the rich
perfume of burning sandal-wood. On a
low stand of gold lacquered wood there
were three slender porcelain bottles,
covered with figures of the god of
wealth and health and other desirable
features of life, one being twice the size
of the others, and also a beautiful little
cloisonne vessel, looking like a teapot
with two spouts, the one opposite the
other, and with a handle of laquered bam
boo. A small tray, on which were three
delicate little china cups, each standing
in the one bjneath it, completed the 'out
tit' aecessary for the proper performance
of the marriage, which in Japan is
neither a religious or a civil
and no priest or government
needed to tie the knot. The
the ceremony san-san-ku-do,
ceremony,
official is
Japs call
or three
times three are nine.
"When three young girls had ceased
playing a very inharmonious composi
tion on a native guitar, a small drum
and a squeaky flute, the wedding party
entered. First came two girls who were
to act as the bridesmaids, and they were
dressed in the loveliest shade of coral
pink crepe, embroidered with an irregu
lar flight of butterflies, which, the Japs
sav, alwavs fly in pairs, and which
ouirs. and which are
nearlv alwavs Dresent in some desicn or
another at weddings. Their sashes
were blue and silver. The fair Tokiwa
then appeared, toddling between her
proud parents (all Japanese women
'toddle' rather than walk), and complete
ly veiled with a white scarf. Her dress
was of dove-colored crepe, with here and
there a white stork in full flight across
the face of a great round golden sun, from
which the rays shot out two or three
inches in all directions. Her sa-sh was
of the same shade of pink as the brides
maids' dresses, with graceful sprays of
cherry blossoms stamped upon it. and
her tiny feet now und then peeped out
elad in snow-white little mitteu socks.
"Following came Yoritomo, quite
abashed bv the attention he was receiv
ing from the audience and tbinkeil on
either side by his mother and father, both
very old people and both the picture of
antique good humor. Yoritomo was
about twenty-four, short, sturdy, with
jet black hair, arranged in the conven
tional fashion, and wore a costume of
claret-colored material, over which were
designs that looked like a terrific thunder-storm,
with sheet, chain and fork
lightning playing about the forms of the
nui-t amuzinsr collection of dragons and
fishes, which were disporting themselves
by twisting themselves into double bow
kiiots and other uncomfortable positions.
It was the most stunning gtjrneut I ever
saw on a man. There was a tremendous
amount of etiquette gone through with,
but the way that these two young people
really got married was about ui follows:
"Lath of the bridesmaids took oue of
the small bottles, which was rilled with
the best saki, a sort of beer made from
rice, looking like pule sherry and hav
ing a sweetioh. insipid taste, and poured
its contents into the larger bottle, this
act being symbolical of tho mingling of
the two lives of the pair about to be
joined together; and the tray bearing
the three little cups was then handed to
the bride, whose veil had just been
raised, and the upper cup filled from the
large bottle. Miss Tokiwa, blushed
through her thick coat of paint, and her
lips which were entirely covered with
gold foil, parted in a pretty smile be
stowed upon her future lord and master,
who returned the smile with inten s:.
She then raised the tray and sipped
three times from the cup. handed it to
Yoritomo, who. with three more sips,
emptied it and placed the top cup under
the other two. The other bridesmaid
then filled the cup now on top, and, six
more sips having emptied it, the last of
the three was similarly treated in its turn,
and the knot was legally tied.
"In order to do the thing in the most
approved fashion and leave no room for
doubt, the donble-spoutcd teapot was
then filled with saki, and Mr. and Mrs.
Sanjo each took a pull at its contents at
the same time, and, that over, the parents
went through a somewhat similar per
formance with the three cups, and then
everyone congratulated the happy pair
and the chattering recommenced more
vigorously than before, and a great feast
was served below in the public rooms,
which had been closed since an hour be
fore the wedding.
"A party of singing girls then came in
and did their level best, which was very,
very bad, and, in the jolliest, most child
like and generslly hilarious manner, the
entire company, old, young and middle
aged, thoroughly enjoyed themselves
until about 10 o'clock, when the happy
yonng couple went off to the new house
ho had prepared for her, in a gorgeously
decorated jinricksha, drawn by three
men, with a dozen others running before,
singing and swinging paper lanterns, and
then everyone else went home."
The Town Cow Discussed.
One of the most annoying things that
the country people have to contend with
is the ordinary town cow. When the far
mer leaves home he puts in the bottom of
his sleigh or sled a bountiful armful of
hay. This answers the twofold purpose
of a seat and to keep the feet of himself
and the good wife warm. He arrives at
town, unloads his wife in front of some
store, and proceeds to hitch his team at
gome point about the public square. No
sooner is his back turned than a dozen
starved cows immediately surround his
sled, and before he can say "Jack Robin
son, with his own mouth open," every
straw in his sled has gone through the
gastric orifices of the aforesaid cows. We
noticed one particularly careful fellow
the other day. After hitching his team
he took his hay and carried it into the
court-house yard. He was going to have
the dead-wood on that bunch
of hay, and departed for a saloon with a
grin on his face. We watched the pro
ceeding with considerable interest. He
was not out of sight until three or four
long-horns opened the gate and pro
ceeded to the pile and chewed it up.
Clubbing these lean kine does no good.
In fact, they rather enjoy the fun. You
can take an ordinary stick of cord wood
and bounce it from off their cascasses
fifty feet high and they will turn around
and smile at you. They don't even grunt
when you have hit them hard enough to
stave "in their ribs. Such punishment
seems only to act as a tonic; it whets
their appetites and makes them enjoy the
repa-st which the farmer has hauled to
them from his home many miles distant.
And after it is all over, just notice the
piculiar look they give the man who
came to town sitting on a pile of hay, as
he departs for home sitting on the bare
boards! The town cow is a nuisance,
but at the same time a necessity in all
rural villages. A "home with nit a
mother" would not be a more lonesome
spectacle than a rural village without its
herd of lean, long-horned, stump-tailed
cows. HVit Union (Ohio) People' De
fender. An Able Indian Chief.
"Speaking of Geronimo," said an offi
cer, "he is no doubt a brave and skillful
leader, but we haven't had such an Ia
I diun
in this country since the days of
Tecumseh as old Chief Joseph, who gave
Howard such a tussle and came neur get
ting John Gibbons' scalp at the Big Hole.
Joseph was not only a brave fighter, but
he hail military genius. After his sur
render I escorted him to Washington to
see the Gnat Father, and got well ac
quainted with him. I tell you, I was
surprised to find how much that man
knew. He could not read, of course, but
he could speak a little English and his
description of his campaign against
Howard was very interesting, for it
showed that the fellow had true mili
tary instinct and was naturally a tacti
cian. 1 tell you if I bad that fellow in
command of a regiment of scouts I
would not be afraid of anything." "Yes,
and how old Joseph could tl
ht," said
another officer. "His tribe, the Nez
Perces, did not know what fear was.
Look at John Gibbons' fight w ith them
at Big Hole. Gobbons went in with the
whole Seventh infantry. He struck Jo
seph's camp in the Big Hole basin just
at daybreak. I he Indians, men, women i
ami children, were all asleep. Not a
soul wakened until the first volley.
Every soldier picked his Indian aud had
a bead on him before the camp was
aroused. And vet, after as complete a
surprise as tliat, blamed if Joseph didn't
rally his bund and drive Oibbons out.
And, what is worse, he came neur mak
ing another Custer affair of it. I have
heard ' 'kjus suy that it was the hard
est fk
ever hud, and that the only
thing lest, lived a massacre was thut
Jobepl nition gave out uud he hud
to retrfcsh GaWcuyw Tiinc:
rv.
Prof says that a fair est i
mate o 'Hint of the Amer
ican fis ' 11 fur ihort of
flOO.QC
REQUITAL
As Islam's Prophet, when his last day drew
Zfigh to it close, besought all men to say
Whom ha had wronged, to whom he then
should pay
A debt forgotten, or for pardon sue,
And, through the silence, of his weeping
friends,
A strange voice cried: "Thou owest me a
debt,"
''Allah be praised:" he answered. "Even
yet
He gives me power to make to thee amends.
V friend! I thank thee for thy timely
word. "
So runs the tale. Its lesson all may heed.
For all have sinned in thought or word or
deed.
Or, like the prophet, through negler-t iavt
erre-L
AH need forgiveness, all have debts to pay
Ero the night cometh, while it still is day.
John, G. Whiltier.
HUMOR OF THE DAT.
Waist of time The middle of the
hour-glass.
A young lady wrapped up in herself is
a delicate parcel.
It's a wise goose that knows its own
feather. LoweU Citizen.
If you cannot lick a man, be lenient
with his faults. Picayune.
A curtain lecture: "Why don't you
roll that shade up straight?"
Advertisement of a church Singers
wanted. In choir of the organist.
It's the little things that tell especial
ly the little brothers and sisters. Bur
lington Free Prens.
The Irish question is rapidly assuming
this shape: "What shail we do with
England i" Philadelphia Press.
From trifl -s our pleasures often spring,
The smallest thing bappine! renders.
And many a man feels as proud as a king
In a pair of embroidered suspenders.
Boston Courier.
"Shrouds'." exclaimed an old lady who
was listening to an old sea captain's
story, "what do you have them at sea
for?" "To bury dead calms in,madame."
Sifting.
The town of Glenelg, Md., is remark
able for the fact that its name spells the
same backward or forward.. That's
what's the matter with Hannah. Wash
ington, Critic.
"In my opinion all men are liars," said
Mrs. Blister to her husband. "Permit
me to remark, my dear, in that con
nection," he responded, gallantly, "that
you are an angel." Jle reliant-Traveler.
"All flesh is grass," the prophet said;
Lf this be true, I ween.
The grass of winch the duds was made,
Was very, very green.
ftosfon Courier.
clergyman who married four couples
in one hour the other evening remarked
to a friend that it was "pretty fat work."
"Not verv," responded his friend; "only
. . .. . - Tr f -r
four Knots an nour. j iotk ews.
Harkins (to traveler) "Oh, yes we
have some very wealthy people here, and
several monopolists. Of the latter, I
think Richards, the flour-mill man, is
about the wealthiest." Richards "I do
detest these grinding monopolists."
Judge.
"The coming man is an object of much
solicitude out West." That shows how
changed conditions are in different part
of the country. Here there is often more
solicitude on account of the going man,
especially on the part of his creditors.
SeiO Yark Graphic.
He asked: "Why is this look of pain
I'pon thv lovely face;
Why on that brow hath agony
Set its corroding trace
Ob ! tell me. dear, why misery
Thy sinless soul doth blight! '
"Oh, darling," she replies, "because
vly new boota are so tight"
Boston Gazette.
Do Flylufj Fish Flyl
The question "Do Flying-fish Fly?"
seems to me should have long since been
settled in the affirmative. Many years ago
the writer was engaged in trading voy
ages in the South Pacific ocean, where
the flying fi-h were to be seen daily. They
would generally rise iu shoals, which flut
tered from wave to wave from fifty to one
hundred yards before settling in the sea.
Again individual fish would rise, flying
comparatively higher, their flights some
times being from one hundred and fifty
to probably two hundred yards long. The
school tisii were the smallest in size, and
would bury in the crests of the waves in
crossing them, while the individual fish
would, at the most, simply touch the
spray of some of the waws in passing.
These hist fish seemed to range from fif
teen to tweuty inches in length, were
(uiite thick, had a reddish color about
ffTe head and shoulders, and in flying
often made curves from a straight line,
as if avoiding the vessel or some danger
i a t he scu.
There could be no spring or jump in
the matter, except to emerge from the
wute.' when starting, the flight being
cai s 1 by the wings, which vibiated as
quickly and like those of the humming
bird. Further than ull this, it is only
lu-( essiry to examine the w ings of a fly
ing fish uud it will be seen they are too
long, yielding and fragile to admit of
using iu so dense a fluid as sea water. My
the( rv is that the flying -lUh u-ed their
tails ami small tins' to raise themselves
out of the, water, and made, their flight
by the large fin wing while in the air;
further, that they touch the waves simply
in passing as a rest, the larger fish being
stronger making longer llights, toward
the end of hit h they se-utod to sail with
wings extended until they dropped into
the sea. A mt i unit Amj'tr.
Hackles of brass of the modem farm
ure found in the prehistoric uiouuds o
England.