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RE 1 it I Trie Snmoan King enjoys the princely -income of $20 a month. Tho number of millionaire Sonntorsis estimated now nt from thirty to thirty two, ' or nearly one-half tho cmiro . Pcnnto. J . Tho necessity for (lie artificial applica- , tion of water is said to be far greater ic California than in tho older countries ol Kurojo. A jntistician . asserts that twenty Princrs and Princesses of tho reigning families of Europo have been treated for f' lnunlal disorders. - Xcf .York is agitating tho proposition . ' to establish froe kindergarten schools to tako tho places of her present primary a system of instruction. Pngo-Pngo, tho Samoan port granted to the Vnilcd Stutoj for a foaling station, Is th'i most easily defensible harbor in tho Southern Fucll'c. . Gorman literature has been added to VJ tlx) 'curriculum of tho college of litera cy . turo nt tho Imperial University of Japan. Two German professors will, a native "i. paper says, bo shortly added to tho staff. Tho Wilmington (N. C.) Ms-.cwjcr gives au itcmied statement showing that the theft of a clrcken valued at fifteen cents cost tho taxpayers of that StatTi t:0I.T0 cents before tho State was . rid of the offender. ' Vlolm P. Scott, a South Carolina cotton I'Tatitcr, has been nppo nte 1 by the Uu-s'.iOove u.u:il .:; ;,'cndent am) .instructor of a largo cotton pluutnt'oi' .owned by tho liovenrmout in one of lh A Southern provinces. .. 4 Mackerel and halibut, it appears fnm . tho .fishery reports, tiro deseiting tin waters of tho New Kngland coasts. Foi the jear 18-8 there wa a falling oil ol about aixmillion pounds in tho catch ol these two kinds of fish.' In a suit for damages for hs of a sod tho Ponntfylvnnia Supreme Court decided in favor of tho Philadelphia Steamboat j Company. Tho court he'd that a row boat is not a vessel within the meaning . .(if Ihenavigation laws, and that a steam "boat is,herororo, not bouud. to get out of tho rowbont's way. - '"; Qafthn and Forest urges tho Govern 1'jiiont to Withdraw its fjicst lands from -t'laTu'atid pluco them in the cure of the . army.- The Philadelphia Tines indorses ' the'suggestion, and asks tho States tc , take immediate steps for tho preserva tion of tho forests beloro all our groat rivers. shrink into shallow lit.lo streams. w It is auaint tho law iu Mexico foi . any ouo to read a newspaper aloud ; but Bo ono cares for that, observe) tin New . York Triune, as few people wuut to read them anyhow. You c in get more news iu Moxico by kitting dowu half an - hour nt a popular cnlo than you could .. get by reading a Mexic.iu paper for a month. Iu Michigan University "a larger pro portion or womui than of men arc tak ing by choice tho full clussicul course." .President Augcll reports. Meu are be joining scientific rather than classical, on account of the uew openings in Seier.titlC' professions, while women study .Greek and I uliu, to meet tho require aieuts of o.ichers. In F.ng'.and, Fram e, Ccrmany, Pel glum,. Holland, Austrlaund Switzerland there are 221 cit'es linving street rail roads. Among these 1 If are in Kngland, . 4;) iu Germany and 21t in France, there . being no city of less than 20,0!) I inhabit i .atilahaf iti such joails, while in ihi I uileiklnte thoy are found in cities ol ; " nottfiionrthau 1010 inhabitants. ! T Accordinrr to tho Ca'hli' Wurhl there v - are niuety coloreil I'atliolic schools in int Southern diocesesjind two colored -ister Iioods-the Ublates, of Paltiinoro, am' tho Holy Family, of New Orleans, whicl provide teachers for the schools. TlTe . number of Catholic colored churches, tho WurU says, is not moio than twenty, and thore is 'but ouo colored Catholic ' priest iu tho couutry. 1 Deathsfrom miiiingexploiions in l'ng .land for 1HS-) were only forty-three. This is tho lowest record sinco 1 3 1 , " when the number w as first otlicially given. . t The lowest previous to 18 w;:s si .ty -J t five deaths iu.lss-l. The highest record in the past thirty-eight years was in I 18(Jtl, when 050 lives were lost by ex- plosions-lltlO of these being covered b) the one casualty at tho Oaks Colliery. V ' : -V vi I The great river of Egypt has not sent ' down it uccutomo l Hoods this year 'and tho people who depend on that foi . their fond indulge only the most gloom) anticipations for the future. There wil' be no corn in Egypt this year, and thi , , ancient granary of the world must itcll 4 buy of more prosperous nations. Somi believe that tho great feeiiersof tho N lit Jae been cut u!l by growths of vegcta bles choking olf the passage of wat aler. d a igo left.iins which now obstr uci w'er, the case some year: , Tl which we re not cut throii"! A FRIENO. As sauif the voices In the courts above, Moved by tha Lady's shining mien and graoe, "Lo, here comes one who shall Increase eur lov.it " So cried my heart when first 1 saw thy face, I knew thy spirit was to mine akin, Dwelling aner on some eternal shore; lime, Borrow, Death, tholr filmy threads may spin, They bar no shining path we shall explore. Enough, though here we may not meet, since we Once stood toRether on that blessed height, When, through the mists that veil eternity, Truth's flaming star burst forth upon our sight. And though our circuits lie worlds separate, We smile and part, for surely, Omy friend. Their lines shall intnrsphcre or soon or late, And move toothor to the journey's end. If now we met, pr-rehance the hateful mask Of finite vision might oliscure our eyes And dim Truth's fixed stur. No boon I ask We have mot once on hills of 1'aradlse. .Annie Kent, in llarptr. HELD BY A ROPE. I1V l.F.IOII VOUNOR. Egypt has boon called tho Gift of the Kilo, and everything in tho land is con nected with the movements of the groat artery that is tho life of tho country. The seventeenth of June is the "night of the drop," and is celebrated as a fes tival. Moore in his "Ealla Itookh" tells us of the power of "ITie drop that down from the moon, Falla through the healing air of June." According to the ancient legends, Isis, the goddess of Egypt, weeps over the aridness of tho country, and tho tear falling from her eye into the Nilo causes tho overflow which brings renewed life to the hind. The Cairencs spend tho night besido tho river, cither in the open air or in houses near the bank, and practice all sorts of ceremonies. Flach member of the family places a piece of dough on tho roof; if the dough rises, happiness is in storo for the fortunate one who placed it thore; if not, it is an ill omen. Ten days later the river slowly begins to rUo, and tho Mile crier goes through the streets every morning with the latest bulletin as to the height of the water. Tho gnat festivity of the yoar is the Wefa or the cutting of tho dam, which takes place between tho tenth and four teenth of August. Egypt is now no longer a vast hike during the inundation as it formerly was. Tho wuter is conducted iuto a net-work of cauals and reservoirs, and distributed as it is uceded. and engi neers are appointed to sco that thore is no loss nor waste. I ovees are bu It to keep the waters within bounds, and many of the villages are connected by these, whilo others can only be reached by boat. When we reached Egypt, in the middle of October, the inundAtion was at tho highest point, higher than it had been for .years. To attempt tho journey to tho pyramids was, wo were told, mad ness, the wholo fuco of the country be tween Ghizeh and the city being under water. Hut tho flood would not abate for weeks, and wo could hot wait, and lo deeded to try it. Selecting our donkeys with care, we Started out, a party of four, including the dnigom in and tho little animals, which are the street cars of I'gvpt. The donkey boy, a Very bright little fellow of fourteen years, 'was a family man, he told us proudly, with two wives and four ch'ldren, and he suppoitcd his wholo etublihment on the ono franc a day he earned by taking caro of the donkeys. On past the city out into the open we rode, congratulating ourselves that we had not heeded the advice given us. Our routo lay along a high embank ment beside ono of the numerous canals which encircle the city, aud a more beautiful scene cannot bo imagined. Tho water wa almost up with tho banks, and in lho sunlight glittered and glistened. Tall reeds and rushes with waviug jilumes beautifully green lined the thore, and the reflection in tho water gave back every loaf and twig. Then suddenly and abruptly the dyke was cut off, and before us was a sheer descent into tho yellow water. Tho force of tho waves 'had uudcrmiuod tho foundation, and it had sunk. What to do next was the (juestion. Yussef got down, and went forward to explore. Finally he came back with the intelligence that there was a boat a little way back, which would take us if we wore willing to go iu that way. Turning, we rode to where a curve in tho embaukmeut formed a tiny cove, nnd thero was tho boat, a long, dirty, weaihor-beateu craft, with the immensely high mast and the odd-shaped sail that they use only on the Nile. Leaving our donkeys to the boy who was to tako them buck to tho city, we embarked and pin-hod oil. Tho little boat rocked and reeled with tho forca of tho current, but the boatmen teemed to kn w their business, and piloted us safely enough, tho :gh it was no easy task. The tallest trees were ha'f uuder water, aud tho sin.il est were wholly sub merged ; aud when one least expected it, he w as apt to run up against one, for the water was so thick with mud that noth ing could be seen below the surface. Men wore at work upon the embank ments strengthening them, and a busy sceue the green terraces rising up out of the yellow water pro ented. Where the rush hud swept the dykes completely away, they were throwing connecting bridges, J was forcibly reminded of the scenes at home, when the Mississippi bursts its bounds and breaks through the levees. i very available force oil the plantation is set to work to strengthen the I arrier that keeps oil the waters. It was all the more striking, as the fellahiu and our Southern negroes closely resem ble each other. Our littlo boat with its great fail brought us finally up to the elevated plateau where the pyiaiuids stand, and we lauded, glad to I e on terra lirma. No one ever forgets tho view that l.e gets from the top of ( lieop-, where he teems to feel tho centuries go by. The drawback to the plcauieand awe which the place inspires is tho chattering, the quarreling and the clamoring for bak shish of tho swarms of Arabs that huuut the place. Thauks, however, to the over ow, none but our own party were there, lo we were left in peace to the desolation of the scene. lielow us lay tho waste of water with the winding line of tho embankments curling like a great green serpent, and from its bosom seemed to rise tho minarets and domes of the distant city, while over all the tall columns of the Mosijue of Mehcmet Ali kept ward. At our feet crouched tho sleepless Sphynx brooding over the scene as she has done for fifty centuries. We explored the Tomb of Numbers, aad tho temple in ruins, lunched at tho pavilion built for the 1'rince of Walos, sunned ourselves in tho sand as wo watched the granite monster, and wished a genius was there to unseal those tightly closed lips, and disclose tho things that thoso eyes had seen. Then as tho shadows were lengthen ing, tired and worn-out wo returned to the boat. Whether tho current was stronger than in the morning, or whether the crew were tired I cannot tell, but cer tainly the boat did net obey the helm, but drifted at the mercy of tho wind, and rocked from side to side. The great dango.' wn,of course, in running against a sung, but providentally, though she bumped many times, tho boat did not striko heavily, and we drifted on in the right direction, for she seemed to bo en tirely out of the control of the boatmen. The situation was perilous in the ex treme, night was coming on, there we were, miles from any chunco of succor, wholly at the mercy of tho current, and liablo at any moment to bo overturned. At Inst we drifted toward one of tho bridges which hod been thrown over the canal, and immediately wo were sucked into the current that poured with tre mendous force through the opening. Just as we went order, the sail which they had beon trying to tako in foil with a crash, and swept one ol tho boatmen into tho water. With a shriok he threw up his hands, and went down like lead. Every effort was made to keep in the middle of tho culvert, which was twelve feet across, and iu thnt wo succeeded. The bridge was about fifteen feet high, and .just as we rudicd along, tho top of the mast caught on ono of the timbers of the bridge, and held fast. ISuck and forth rocked the bout in the rush of waters, but the hold of the ropes never relaxed. From side to side we wcie tossed with a diz?y, sickening motion, just escaping each time boing dashed against the rocks which formed the side of the bridge, aud expected every instant to be capsized. I have heard of the Eastern indiffer ence to death, but it certainly was not manifested there, for the Arabs shrieked with fear, and called upon Allah to de liver them. Tho boat was half-full of water, and it took all of our efforts at bailiug to keep her from filling: but tho men were of no use, they sat down in the water and rocked from side to Bide, bemoaning their fate, till the Captain, losing pa tience,ndininistcrcd some kicks to them, telling them to go to work and stop their howling. One of them slyly took out his pen knife, nnd approaching the rope was just about to cut it, when I, seeing what ho was about to do, called to him to drop tho knife. Tho fellow got closer, and had just touched the rope when 1 lulled a revolver from my pocket saying: "If you touch that rope, I'll shoot you." The outstretched arm dropped m if paralyzed, aud tho knifo fell in tho water. Our ouo chance of life, and it was but a slender one, lay in the holding out of tho rope. Thero were men working on tho road above us, we knew, and if we could only attract their uttcntion, it might be well with us yet. Hut, of course, the chances were that the rope would wear away, mid then tho almost certainty was we should be dashed to pieces. Half-mad with fear, one of the men jumped into tho water to try nnd gain the embankment. Ho was a Mill, power ful man and a magnificent swimmer, but the water tossed him about like a picco of cork. We saw with horror his red fez go up and down on the waves, until his unturned, agoni.cd faco drifted by us, aud ho sank to rise no more. Horror stricken wo sat silently thinking that tho next moment such might bo tho fato of tho rest of us, particularly as I thought I saw signs ot the fraying of the rope where it worked agaiust the mast. We tired oil twoorthreushots in rapid succession, andhen shouted at the top of our voices, but no answer came, save the ru-h of tho waters. One of our party rose and threw off his coat. " What is that for V I tsked. " I am going to try to swim to shore ; I believe 1 can do it." " With Abdallah's fate before your eyes ? " I returned. ' Yes," ho said, "I will try it, aud not be killed here." ' It would be suicide," I replied, again taking out my revolver, "and I will tire if you make a motion to leave tho boat. We will take our chances here." " Hut what chance havo wo here ? " " Very littlo, but none in tho way you are trying." Silently he dropped back in his scat. A loud exclamation from tho captain startled every one, and wo looked up to where h;s finger poiutcd. There shin ing through a crevice iu tho flooring of the bridge was a round, bead -like eye lookiug dowu upon us, and preseutly, finding a larger lissure, a coal-black face beamed upon upon us. Never was apparition more welcome. In a few words thecaptain explained tho situatiou we were iu, and told the man that a couple of English noblemen were there, and he must hasten. hike au arrow the fellow flew away to where a pos-o of men were mending the road, and they hastened back; but how to get at us was the dilticulty. Itopj after was lluug in vuin; wo were too far under to catch it. At last they tied a a heavy stone to the rope, and allowed it to drift under with the current. It came nearer and nearer. S'e held our breath with anxiety, fearing lest some eddy should draw it away from us; but as it came past, one of us, holding to the mast, reached out and caught it. A prayer of thanksgiving went up from our hearts, while a shout testified to our rescuers thut the rope had caught ; to make it last to the mast, uud cut the other, which was now almost frayed in two, was the work of a moment, and slowly we were drawn from our ilangcr ous position, and towed around to a point where we could laud aud climb up the emtauknient. The engineer is held responsible for the safety of traveler, aa it wu hit business to keep the road in order, and when he heard that some of the boat's passengers had been killed, he came to us in consternation and distress, to know how many and who they were. When ho heard that one was an Egyp tian soldier and the other a boatman, "Hismillah," ho cried, turning on his heel, "I thought they might have beon Franks." ' So little is native life counted among them. Youth' i Companion, A Terrapin's Hesoeehlng Eye, David Burnham, living in a near-by town in Now.Icrscy, is exceedingly fond of terrapin stew, but he does not think much of the savory "diamond back" in any other form. Nevertheless, a pet ter rapin that some months ago almost miraculously escaped the pot wanders around the plot of ground on widen his house stands and sleeps in his kitchen evory night. I.as October Mr. Burnham invited some friends to supper, served to cele brate the fifth anniversary of his wed ding. For six dollars he purchased in Fulton Market a five pound terrapin, in tending to regale his friends with his favorite dish. He left orders that the terrapin should be sent by express to his house, and supposed that it would be de livered in a condition better understood by the cook than the butcher. But the little creature was by no means in the soup yet, and when it was Laid down for a moment with its ight side uppermost in the kitchen it proved that it was keenly alive to the situation by waddling nt its highest rate of speed toward the door. It was then turned on its back, and the cook was invited to slaughter it. Bur. this she emphatically refused to do, and as the other servants shared her objec tions Mr. Burnham nerved himself to do tho butcher a work himself. Armed with tho family carving knife he en tered tho kitchen when the rest of the household had rotired for the night. He says that he knelt down upon tho floor and was about to slit the terrapin's throat when the succulent creature, lying on its diamond back, gazed at his face with such a human, beseeching expression in its mild, bulging eyes that the knife dropped from his hand, and he deter mined to spare its life. The terrapin has shown itself grateful, but not demonstratively so, for the mercy extended to it. When Mr. Burn ham approaches its usual resting place, under a great chestnut tree, it croaks cheerfully, nnd slowly moves to meet him. It will take a piece of bruised and softened meat, a small fish, or even a piece of water-soaked bread from hit hand, but its appetite is not large, and it sleeps most of the time. It is growing fat rapidly, and swells beyond its shell with a posterior and an anterior plethora at least so Mr. Burnham says, and ho has ttudied Dr. Johnson's mode of expression pretty clossly. It does not fear the cold, being warmly clad. Nea York 2'ime. A Human Treadmill. There will shortly be on view, it is hoped, at the British Museum, the very remarkable lioman treadmill for raising water which was discovered in the work ings of tho liio Tinto mine (Spain), where its woodwork was preserved in a very perfect state by the action of the copper in the water. It may be of in terest to mention, in connection with i this wheel, that the lioman remains dis covered in and about the mino, which were at llrst unfortunately dispersed, are now preserved by tho llio Tinto ! Company with praiseworthy care in a small museum at Uuclva, belonging to : M. Sundheim of that place, who takes 1 much interest in its arrangement. There may be seen the fetters, collars, and ank lets (of the modern snape) of the slaves employed in the mine who worked the series of treadmills, one above another. I by which it was drained. instead of ; leanin r on bars, as in the modern tread mill, they appear to h ive held on to 'ropes ( 1 i : e bell ropes), of which por-; tions still remain. The extaut wheel (4 J ; metres in diameter) is so constructed as j to utilize their weight in the most ski -! I ful manner. The pickaxes in the same collection are so completely modern in' shape that it is difficult to realize their1 antiquity, wnue the curious hoe-like spade of the Spaniard finds here its pro-' totype. The tamo survival may be de-! tected in the "herring bone work" or the Komans tof whi h specimens have been fouud at Kio 1'iutoi, which reap-) pears iu the Giralda at Seville, and is still in full use. Among the other metal) objects are two bronze urns and some, stamped pius of Koman lead, with a lead tube. London Athemum. An Increasing Diplomatic Family. Tho list of representatives of foreign l ovcrnmcut resident iu Washington has considerable lengthened during the lait year. The new circular of the State Department shows that it is interesting for other reasons than its increased length. A year ago there were 27 Min isters and Charges d'Alfaires entitled to recognition. Now there are ilsf, repre senting ill! countries. The seven new representatives are Minister Don Jose Marcelino Hurtado, of Colombia; Minis ter I'ak Chung Yang, of Corea, Minis ter Don Felix Cipnano C. i'egarra, of Peru; Minister lladji llosscin Ghooly Kuhu, of Persia; Minister Don Francisco I.ainticsta, of Salvador, who is also Min ister for Honduras; and Minister Jean (innadius, of tireeco. The increase of the list will muko it necessary to extend tho table at the White House State din ner. I ast year, when there were only 1:) ladies on tho legation list to invite and about 48 covers wore luid, it was neccs-ary to invite lady guests who wore not conueclcd with tho diplomatic corps. Now iheie are W ladies attached to the legation, uud tho difficulty would be to provide comfortably for all of them. Xeif York Times. Monument to the llauihleloiiian Sire. The National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders proposes toerei t a bronze statue of the great Hambletouiau,to cost not less than if.ioi) I, us a memorial to the progenitor of oue of the fastest strains of American trotting horses. Tho oiumittee iu charge ot the work is composed of J. C. llowland, Guy Miller and J. W. Gray. 'Treasurer of the Asso ciation, who also a ts as Treusurer of the fuud. A considerable sum for this purpose had already been collected by E. A. Buck, editor of the fyirit of the Tim.-. HOtSFHOLI) AFFAIKS. A Teat for Ten. A liussian analyist gives tho following as a test by which tea can bo proved to bo genuine or not: Take a pinch of tea in a glass, pour upon it a little cold water and well shake it up. Pure ten will only slightly color the water, while a strong infusion is quickly got from the adulterated or painted leaf. Now boil both sorts separately, and let them stand till cool, and the difference between them will be most marked. The false tea will become still stronger after long standing, but will remain transparent. Whereas the pure tea will become muddy or milky. This last appearauco arises from the tannic acid which is a natural property in pure tea, but which in arti ficial tea is entirely absent. Vashlri(t Flannels. In washing flannels, make a suds of blood-warm water and white sonp. Al low the flannels to soak in this water from one-half to ono wholo hour, then wash them with as littlo friction as pos sible, using no rubbing-board or sonp, save what is dissolved in the water; squeeze the articles with the hands un til the dirt is forced out as much as possible, then change to another clear suds prepared in the same way and finish the washing process. Finally rinse in warm water, in which you may put a very littlo bluing if you liko. Do not wring as you do other clothes, but simply squeeze out the water enough to admit of carrying to tho lino, nnd bo sure when removing tho flannels from one water to another that each suc cessive water is hotter than the last never any colder. If you wish to restore the color of flannels which are apparently ruined by bad treatment, it cau be done by mak ing a solution of one and one-half pounds of white soap and two thirds of nn ounce of spirts of ammonia dissolved in twelve gallons of soft water. By dipping the flannels in this, and wetting them thoroughly in the solution, a beautiful and lasting whiteness will be imparted to them, no matter how yellow they were previous to their immersion. After being well stirred round for a Bhort time, take the articles out and wash well in cleau, soft water. To cleanse blankets, put two large tablespoonfuls of borax and ono-half a bar of white soap (cut up tho soap into thin shavings with a knifo, before put ting into the water) into a tub of luke warm water; when the sonp and borax are well dissolved, pot in the blankets aud let them remain in soak over night; tho next morning wash well and rinse iu two waters, aud hang out to dry with out wringing them at all. Detroit Free I'm. Home Recipes. Chocolate Icing Put into a saucepan half a pound of powdered loaf sugar, two ounces of grated chocolate, and about a gill of water. St-lr on the tire until the mixture assumes tho consistency of a thick smooth cream. I ay the icing evonly on the enke or pastry, with a palette-knife, and put it into the oven for a minute or two to set tho icing. Corn Oysters With two cups ol canned or freshly grated sweet corn mix three beaten eggs, a cup of sweet milk, half a teaspoonful of salt, enough flour for a thin batter, and a heaped teaspoon ful of baking powdor. Have rea Jy some thin littlo squares of cold roast lamb or veal. Drop the batter in tiny cakes on a buttered griddlo, on each tuko lay a bit of tho cold roast, and cover it with a teaspoonful of the batter; bake tho samo as griddle cakes, aud serve them nicely browned and hot. 1 his makes a very palatable imitation of fried oysters. Vegetable Soup This is what the French call "Soup Maigre:" Take oue turnip (if small, one each of a yellow and a white variety , oue large onion, a medium sized cariot, two large potatoes, several stalks of celery, and some sprigs of parsley, and, after peeling aud wash ing, put them iu the chopping bowl and minco fine. I'ut a tablcspoonful of but ter in the soup kottlo, and when melted add the vegetables. Fry slightly for five minutes, but do not brown; cover with two quarts of boiling water and simmer for one hour. Now add a pint of hot milk and half a pint of hot cream, and season to the taste. It will rcquiie considerable salt. Serve with thiu wafer crackers, and teo if your family or guests do not call for a second plate. Mock Bisque Soup Tut a quart of either freshly peeled or canned tomatoes on the fire to stew; heat threo pints of milk in a double boiler, reserving a cup ful to mix a large tablcspoonful of flour with. As soon as the milk boils, Btir iu this flour, which must be smoothly mixed with the cold milk, and let it simmer ten minutes. Add butter the size of au egg, pepper, salt, and n very scant tea spoonful of baking soda to the tomatoes; rub through a strainer and add to the milk. Serve at once, aud if thero is to be any delay in so doing, do not add the tomatoes to tho milk until you are ready to send to the table. This is a delicious and cheap soil), as skimmed milk may be used, although it is not quite so good. Put little dices of fried bread in the tureen, or sprinkle chopped parsley iu the soup just before remo ing it from the tire. Boston Baked Beans Pick out uud wash one quart of small white beans, put them into a deep earthen dish, cover with cold water aud place on the cool part of tho stove until th y are quite swelled; then move the dish to the hotter part of the stove and allow tho be ans to simmer very slowl until they are soft, taking care that t ey remain whole, aud alwuyskeep them covered with water. When perfectly tender put them carefully into a colander to drain off u 1 the water; then put them into tho bakii g dish uud place one pound of scalile I ami tcored salt pork iutc the water. Mix ono cup of boiling water with one cup of mo lasses, one teaspoonful of salt and a half teaspoonful i f soda; pour this over the beans and bake in a moderate oveu for two hours, adding a little boiling water from time to time to prevent the beans from becoming dry. Finish by slightly browning the top. The beans are ge er ally bakeJ toward nicht and left in the oven to cool, vhieh process inipioc their flavor. AgrU-nUurn'. It is proposed to make excavations in the neighborhood of the Bom in Forum to cost 3,uUJ,0l'0. There are 13,1103 public houses in tho London police dis rict and 5.1 i o. ee atalls. AN EPISTOLARY MORGUE. ODDITIES OP THE DEAD LETTEB OFFICE AT WASHINGTON. Curious Reptiles, Oncer Articles and Anatomical Fragments Awaiting Identification. There is do silent horror, but only a living interest, upen entering the Dead Letter Olhce at Washington. "Twenty thousand letters received hero daily." This was the information given to a Detroit h'ri-r l'ms representative by the bright and courteous lady who presides over the curiosity room. "And nearly one-half of them can never be sent on or back, because of the illegibility of the address or some other cause." The inclosures are kept two years, then, if still unclaimed, are sold at auc tion. The room is lined with cases, in which the curiosities are very art stically arranged. Here was a fireman's ax. Improper weight and a sharp instrument not properly protected were the reasons for its detention. There were a number of revolvers arranged on the back of the caso. It is contrary to law to send fire arms through the mail. "Oh! hero is a human car," ono re marked, wondering at the singular token. "i es, that came in a newspaper. We do not know by whom it was sent. Here is an asp, and that is a tarantula both quite startling creatures to find upon opening a box. They both camo through aiive," said the attendant, "and that is against the law, you know. We always have live curiosities chloroformed and preserved in liquor. We are quite care ful in opening packages, for we never know what sort of pets we are going to find. "Here are some horned toads. ' I have had tree-toads for pets for months at a time." "Snakes!" exclaimed one of our party, pointing toward some largo c,lass cans. "Did they come through alive." "Yes, indeed." En passant, it is very amusing to hear Washintonians say "Yes, indeed," with the emphasis on "yes," and the "indeed" sliding along as though the expression were oue of the pleasures of life. "Y'es, indeed,"' she answered. "There were sixteen of them, sont from Texas en route for Hcidclburg, for scientific purposes. They were in perforated tin cans, were detected and sent here. A boy brought the can in a bag, but one snake got away. A lady at the chief's desk, thiee days after, felt somcth ng about her feet. Looking down, there was the snake. He had been in one of the drawers of the chief's desk for those three days. Was she frightened) Well, there are few things that we ladies dis like more than snakes, you know." "Hero is a scalp 1" "Yes; it is the scalp of a young Indian girl about eighteen or twenty years old. We were told so- by an ex pert in such things tho hair fine and black and straight, you sec, prepared witn care to oe tustcned in tne belt. "Here are some balls of opium. You notice they were d;sguised in a covering of candy. And here is a beautiful large etchinfr. exuuisitelv done. It seems a pity that It should not have reached its destination, but we could not help it." t-he stepped to the desk, and took from one ot tne drawers a book, open ing it for our inspection. In it were pasted the addressed sides of envelopes, home of these addresses indicated a close acquaintance with phonographic spell ing, as "Ti Ti, Ga." was spelled "Tight I, Ga.," and Springervillc, Arizona," was spelled "Spcngel Bil, Arizona." Again, others were of a poetical turn, and fame doubtless awaits tho composers with open arms. Here aro four of them : "Now come, locomotive, and get up your steam. And Sieed me away o'er valley and stream, And carry me safely to Jobu James, btute o( Illinois, And tell him I have twins, and both of them boys." "Carry this letter over valley and rid ;es, Aud deliver safely to A. Y. Hedges." "Postmaster run with stieedy feot To liil 1 North Third street. Care of Uanier Winforth, For Frederick Aranouth." "To Jack Smith, the web-foot scrub, To whom this letter wants to go, is cutting eordwood for his grub, In Bo.-io City, Idaho." A Beaver as a Pet. "Big Joe" is a magnificent beaver two years old, and weighs fifty pounds. Crowds of people have Hocked to Sir. .1. ('. ivian's to see this living curiosity dining on poplar, which the owner has contracted for by the cord, and to watch the appetite left when ho gets down tho programme to the dessert, when ho be comes sat:ntcd with apples and tur dps. A perfect live beaver iu a town or city is rarely if ever seen. Tho most cole bratcd travelers that have stood in every quarter of the globe admit they have rurcly teen one before, uud tho best writers in encyclopedias can only guess how they woik by moonlight, but such authorities can now see how "Big Joe" works at ivian's. Beaver is considered a great delicacy as food, and the tail of "llig Joe," fourteen by six inches extra size for his ugo would make a dish fit for the gods, but he is healthy and likely to get a conspicuous place in some zoological garden. Ho was caught on Oliver l.uke, near liabbit .Mountain .Mine, by a well-known trapper, and was con tented at tho mines until the present owner brought him to town in a carriage. I'orl Arthur (Canali) Sentinel, Ire lliirvestluu. I was talking last evening w:th one of the largest ice packers along the Hudson liiver. He said that the greatest suffer ers lrom the lack of cold weather are the men who are accustomed to till iu their winters by working for the i e puckers. Of late years the freezing weather has come after New Year's Day. During tho past seventy years there have been b it five winters when the ice crop fell greatly Uilow the average. They were those of I HI, l1 it', la;, lSS-iand 18.;ll. The Hudson liiver has only been frozen over once this wiuter, uud that was on December I1. Sia e Kit) the Hudson has been permanently closed for tho winter later than this your only ou e. That was in lbJl, when it was frozen ovei on February 8. Xeio York S'ar. THE MITTEN. In the sleigh there was only just room for us two, There was nobody else to forbid it The music of sleighbells beat time to my heart And some way or other I did it. There was love in the air that was breathed; the white snow Was tinged with the sun's golden glory. Well I spoke and she gave me the mitten point blank! That's the long and the short of the story The wild rush of happiness you do not know. You can't know unless you have tried it, What's that; Why, she gave me the mitten that's true But ber dear little hand was inside itl Vajsar Miscellany. JICMOn OF THE DAT. A serious blow A blizzard. A paper dealer The note broker. An old, ehionio growler The lion. Sign of longevity "Old Men's Home." Bent in twain The double dwelling house. Tho newest thing in the dog line Puppies. Will not necessarily fall The girl in slippers. Tho flower of tho family is often the latest tc rise. Settling money on a son frequently unsettles the son. The grocer doesn't often show grit. He conceals it in the sugar. A horse knows more than some men, for it knows when to say neigh. "I am only a littlo .shaver," said tho smnll boy who worked in a carpenter shop. A "It is reported that you have in herited a lauded estate." B "My dear sir, it is groundless." "Your laundress appears to be very old." "Yes; sin belongs to tho iron age." Boft in U i.elte. "This is a pretty pass!" remarked tho editor when tho railroad company re newed his transportation. They stand for ollico in England and run for it in America. Characteristic, isn't itlJ'hilitdetjdiia Cull. Curiously enough, tho big guns of the human race aro seldom in tho condition to bo Hied. ISurliityton Free l' -es. Many a girl thinks she shall Miss if sho isn't married, aud many a wife Mrs. it by not being single. Chicago Journal. When tho doctors give you up there is only one way to get well; and that is to give tho doctors up. Flijende JJUietter. Without consulting the market reports, one would naturally expect "refined" sugar to be "quiet and steady." Pit' bury Ch.onirlf. Thero would be no objection raised against any absconding financier settling iu Canada if he Aould first settle in this country. lliwjh'impton Jiepulikan. Tom "A new coat, eh What color mi you can H, seal urowni jsicn. (thinking of his unpaid tailor) "No; dun brown, I guess." Yankte Blade. "Nice girl ycu have, that Clara," re marked Giles. "A little absent-minded, I hear." "A trirlo," replied Briggs. "The last letter she seut me was sealed with her chewing gum." Sew York Hun. Mrs. Winks "Well, I declare! Tho weather indications are right for once." Mr. Winks looking over her shoulder) "Humph! That j nper ti,- you have got isa week old.'' VMLailet t,U Jtecord. Captain Anson (coaching his players in u (imiiii ui uau ui me unse iuo J'1 Egyptiuu pyramid) "Forty cenTtii:-1 are looking down on you, Williamson! Bang tho o'.utting out of 'cr!" Chictyo Tritium: Said a disgusted tramp to his New York associates on his return from a Western tour: "They said I would find wonderful advance iu the West, but I didn't find a mau who would advance me a cent." Siftimjs. "I used to think," said Uncle Ezra, "thct this thing of gals kissing pug dogs was purty rough, but seuco 1 come to town un' seo some of the dudes well, ' maybe the gals ain't so much to blame urtcr ull."- Seir York Mercury. "(ieutlemeh'of the jury," said counsel in an agricultural case, "there were ilU hogs iu that lot ilti. I want you to re member that number Ml hogs just three times lho number that there a,re in tho jury box." Albany Late Journal. First Eminent Physician "But Hcrr Windygrat: has gout his lungs are as sound us possible. Why did you tell him not to play the trombone for six mouths." Second Eminent Physician "Because, my dear, Ilerr Wiudygrat occupies the chamber next to niiiie." Fimnj Fo'ki. A spring whoso wafer is a perfect writ ing fluid has been discovered iu .Michi gan. Now all that is needed is tho dis covery of a lake of writing paper, a mine of postage stamps and a quarry of steel pens,, iu tho sumo vicinity, to make that portion of Michigan a "literary centre." Aeie Fir'.: Mercury. "Will you have a piece of this nice mince pie, Tommy ("said Tommy's aunt, with whom he was taking his dinner, "l'lca-e, ma'uin," replied the little fellow, holding his plate, "but you might put two pieces on now; mamma has taught me never to pass my plate buck for the second piece." Australasian Wool Product. The wool-producing industry of the Australasian colonies is one which is steadily growing in importance. The total n u in In1.' of sheep in the whole of these colonies on the :11st of March, ls-', was in , lii'.',i;;s. Of this number almost one half were found iu New South Wales. '1 he totals for each colony are as follows : New South Wales, 4i', -1105, 1 52 ; New Zealand, 1 '5, 5f I ; (Queensland, l'.',02ii, 15S; Victoria, 10, Ii2;l,!i8"i; South Australia, T,'.'5l,00i; Wct Australia, 1,imi',u44; Tasmauia, 1,517,24 '. The total of HO, tti2,o;i8 com pares with a total of in.sss.Tlu in 15. For purposesof comparison, we may give the number of sheep in some other countiies. l or the Argentine liepublic the figmes ill 15 were ( 00,1 liO; in Futopeaii 1 Ussia, excluding Poland, thero were iu 1 ssi estimated to be 40, '2',T:!ii sheep; in the L'uited States in 1SS7 the number was 14, Vy;l I ; and iu ISSiJ iu the l'uited Kingdom thore were J8,952lll khf(-p,W..;i Cu'tirutor.
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