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Americans are said to oat moro than ny other Nation. The trolley has Invaded tho land of therharaohs. Cairo, Egypt, is to havo system. Mr. Belong, tho celebrated English travoler and hnnter, say. that the great curse oM he British Empire in Africa is driuk. Steam street railways are more common in Italy than in any other conutry. There are now nearly 2000 miles of (mob lines. Captain L. 8. Hinde, of tho Belgian service in Africa, writes that in spito of their slave trading propensities tho Arabs, during their forty years' dom ination, have brought the Manyoma and Maloln country to a state of high prosperity, "tho landscape seen from the high hills of Kussongo reminding one Btrongly of ordinary arablo Eng lish oountry." One of tho proposed two-whool or "bicyole" railways from New York to Washington promises a speed of 120 miles nn hour as a result of the use of electricity and the minimizing of frio tion. No doubt such speed is entirely within the range of what will soon bo practicable, but it is still very ques tionable, declares the Now York World, "whether sano peoplo will ever be willing to ride on any railroad will ing to risk it" Tho whole population of the Unitod States could bo concentrated in Texas, CHtimatcs tho Now York Sun, without bringing up tho density of hr r popula tion to that of Massachusetts. In foot if an area cqnal to that of Indiana were cut off from Texas the State would etill hold the entire population of tho Unitod States without crowding us as tho people of Massachusetts ore crowded. Delaware would hsvo moro than room for us all could the whole population be crowded as are tho in habitants of Now York City. A plea is being made for tho observ ance of a "bird day" in onr schools, with the hope that it will create an en thusiasm and love for birds, and a love of nature which now has its begin ning and ending in Arbor Day. If teachers aro too bnsy to make that preparation necessary for a successful obsorvanco of such a day, why may not the women's clubs, as a writer in the Outlook suggosts, shed their sweotness and light on the school children occa sionally, ond end tho hour or two do voted to tho work by a simple after noon tea to their little guests? ThU surely would be a praotioal work, in the estimation of the New York Post, quite worthy their efforts, as well as of the bundoy-schools, and an occa sional sermon from the ministers on on important ohapter of human con duct. A number of prominent New York pbysioians were roocntly interviewed in regard to tho use of hypnotism in their practioe. Thoy oil admitted that thoy resorted to hypnosis when other means failed, and that by this means they often cured obstinate cases of insomnia and of dipsomania. Tho ouro ot tho drink habit.by hypno tism is no now thing, but it is a nov elty to find leading physician resort ing to it. In the same way some fu inous snrgoons hypnotize patients who object to anaesthetics, and in this way perform operations whilo the sub ject is unconsoious of pain. The sub ject is a very interesting one, and de spite the study mado of it by many experts in modicine no one has yet been able to explain why one person is on easy subject ond another a diffi cult ono. A curious ouso of dual brain action is describod in Brain. Au insane pa tient variod considerably in his men tal condition ; in one state ho was sub ject to chrouio mania, spoke English, was fairly intelligent, ond was right handed i in another stato ho was sub ject to dementia, was almost unintolli blc, but what oould bo understood was Welsh, and ho was then loft handed. In his English intervals he remem bered clearly what had happpnud iu provious English periods, bat his memory was a blank to what occurred duriug the Welsh Btages. He pro ferrod to writo with his right hand, ond then wrote from loft to right, but if asked to do so, would writo with his left hand, ond then tho writing waa from right to loft. Mr. Bruce, who observed tho case, infers from it that the oerebral hemispheres are oapable of individual niontal action, thut the one mentally aotive ot any time can control the motor functions, au 1 thut the patient lives two separate exist ences during tho two stages through which ho passes, the mental impres sions iu eaou existence blug recorded ia one oerebral hemisphere only, . DAY BY DAY. Walking with patience whoro tho way is rougn, ItwtiiiB in onlot when thu lnm u nii. Knowing that lovo Divine Is strong enougl To hoar mo un as wem-v dfiv on bw- . J - r- j I Trusting that sorrow is but lovo's disguise, Ana au witbholding, yot another way Of making riohor by what love denies Bo grows the soul a littlo, day by day. Mary O. Seward, In Independent, GRANDMA'S HEROINE. BT EDNA O. BOBBINS. HEN the now baby went to sleep 'jUonra Penny turned the other children, Toddy, lorn and .Tenelope out of the nursery that he might rest undisturbed. For a minute or so thoy stood ot the hall window feeling tiny bit lonely and inonuiess, men t'cnelope thought of grandma, and with one ocoord, they sought her room, toia tneir griovanoe ana bogged for story, and, as a fitting compensation for the loss of Maum Penny's society ana mo ireeuom oi ine nursery, Toa dy and Tom settled thomsolves com fortably on a rug at grandma's feet, ana woe l enelope nestled in her arms, "loll us a new story, please grand ma," said Teddy. "And not a Bible story, grandma," actctoa 'lorn, " 'cause they re for Sun day." "Tell ns about a beautiful prin cess," said Penelope. "No," said Teddy, "don't toll o princess story. Tell ns a heroino story. Did yon ever know a heroino, grandma? a real, live heroine? "Yes, Teddy. I believe I did," grandma answered gravely, then laughed as Teddy and Tom scrambled to their knees, and all the children looked at her in wonder and delight. "Was she very, very boautiful and all drcssod np in feathers and velvet and lace like the pioture in Teddy's new oooKr" asked reneiope. "Did yon know her across tho ooean. grandma, and did she run a boat and save peoplo off wreoks? "Did they bnrn her, grandma did you seo them burn her? askod Tom with a vivid remeinbranco ot tho fato of Joan of Aro, Grandma smiled ot the different ideas of a heroine, thee, when thoir excitement had somewhat subsided. said qnictly : "My dawrs, I will tell you tho story of my heroine, and von shall deoide for yourselves what it means to be truly heroic The baby is to be christened to-morrow, and, as my heroino story has something to do with christening of long ago, it will perhaps make the one to-morrow doubly interesting to hear it Now I must not be interrupted, eo settlo yoursolves and be quiet." lhe children settled themselves down comfortably ond grandma began her story like on old-fashioned fairy taio : Onco npon a time, a long timo 050 not iu Europe but herj in South Carolina, and not far from our own city of Charleston, there was a beautiful, old-time house on a vast plantation. It wsa owned by Mr. Hugh Porter, and was called 'Porter's Hall.' Mr. Torter was a young man ond on orphan with no brothers cor sisters, so ho found the big place too lonely to bo pleasant, and, leaviug it to the care of his overseer and his slaves, he spent his time in Now York City ond in Europe. Finally ho met, loved and married very beautiful young lady of New York, named Lillian Farley, and immediately after tho wedding they sailed for Europe. With her soft, white skin, big blue eyes and curling, golden hair, my little Nell was beautiful enough for a heroine and her gowns of velvet and laee and ber plume-laden hats would, I have been told, have graced the most royal ot prinoesses, but Lillian was no heroine for oil these, she was only a shy, spoilt child, dainty, delicate and fragilo as a China shepherdess. Thoy wandered about from placo to plaoe, now in Franoe, now iu Spain, then in Italy, lingering among tho beautiful, old ruius of Home ond feasting lazily about the water-streets of Venice. From Italy they went to Switzerland, and they were in a littlo village at tho foot of a gland old mountain whon Hugh re ceived word that business required his immediate atteution at home. "1'hoy had theu been in Europe moro than a year, and they had a lit tlo blue-eyed baby daughter, so Hugh was really glad to return for he want ed to have the baby christened in the little stone church near his home where he and many, many Porters be fore him had been christened. But Lillian wept at tho thought of return ing. She dreaded the long ocean voyage, and more than oil else, sho dreaded living at 'Porter's Hall,' sur rounded by strange beings of anoth er race and color. "Her husband laughed at her prej udice and told her sho would learn to love dear, o'd Maum, Dinah, who was black as ebony and almost as shiny, but with a heart of gold and the only mother his orphaned child hood had ever known. "Tho baby's nurse, a French girl, named Rose Pugnon, accompanied them on thoir return. Rose had form erly been Lillian's maid, and wheu they arrived at 'Porter's Hall,' Hugh advised his wife to reinstate her in her old office, ond allow Maum Dinah to take charge of baby and the nursery. "But even Maum Diuuh's kiudly face, beaming with love for 'Magna Hugh' and his wife and baby failed to remove Lillian's deep-seated repug nance, tad Roes selgued supreme in tie nursery, "Sometimes whon Rose was in at' tendanco upon her mistress, Maum Dinah was-pormitted to take core tho baby, ond the baby soon learned to know and love her. Whon baby had the colio, and all Bono's efforts to relieve her were in vain, Maum Dinah was callod, and very soon the crios would ceaio ond baby would lie i peaceful slumber on Maum Dinah'i knees. "Now in those days it was customary to givo to a baby a black child to be the playmate of its ohildhood, and the attendant, moid or body-servant when toe child grew np. "Well, belonging to Hugh's nnclo, who owned the adjoining plantation was jMautn JUinah s only grandchild a littlo orphan girl, twelve years old, the blackest, the spryest and the neatest littlo colored gul that ever was seen, and mnch to her own delight and Maum Dinah's, this littlo girl, Penny, was sent as a present to the baby. "Penny arrived fooling very In portant and very happy, and pre scnted herself, looking very fetching in her gray, reu dress and white pina foro, with hor big eyos and white teeth shining, before hor new mis' tress. "Lillian looked with surprise upon mis queer present to ner little (laugh tor. iiugu explained to hur tho cus torn ond advised her to lot Maum Dinah take charge of baby with Pen ny to assist her, but Lillian said cer tainly not, and bade Maum Dinah take Ponny to tho 'Quarters and to keep ner mere on no acoonntto allow hor to come into the house. "Lillian's ill-health mado her a lit tie bit impatient, and oil was so strange to her, so Hugh seldom opposed her in any way, ond poor Penny, her smiles gone aud her eyes full of tears, was led away without oven a glimpse of the baby sho Had thought and dreamed and talked so mnch about. But Penny's interest in the babv was not to bo so easily disposed of, After a long cry over her disappoint mcnt, sho left the little room at the 'Quarters' and set out npon a tonr of inspection. She went np to the house and stood under the nursery win dows, feeling very lonely and strange ; out when Maum Dinah appeared at one of tho windows with baby in her arms, the sight brought the grin back to her round, black faoet Trne, she could see littlo more than a bundle of clothes, but even that was better than nothing. When the baby was taken away Irom the window Penny began to take note of tho surroundings, and she noticed that a limb ot tho big live oaii tree against which sue loaned ex tended beneath one of the windows of the nursery. Penny looked at it care fully, then grinned and fairly hugged tho old tree for joy; the limb was small, but so was she, and she could climb like a squirrel. "it did not take long for Penny to learn that Maum Dinah was alone with the baby in the nursery every evening wuue uoso was in attondanoe upon her mistress. One evening whilo Maum Dinah sat with tho baby laying in her lap. watching it lovingly and crooning to it softly, Pcnuy suddenly appeared besulo her. "ivy, cuue! weu yea come frnra?' sho cried under her breath: 'how yen git in hcah? " 'Neveh como up no star steps,' answered 1'ouny with a grin, dropping upon her knoes tho better to see the baby. "And so it came about that Penny visited the baby every evening aud loomed to love her, and the baby, who had not inherited tho mother s prejudice1-, laughed ondgurglod, kicked her littlo pink toes ond grabbed with her cbnbby hands at Penny's kinky head, It had been decidod that tho baby was to be christened on Jester morning, but it had not been decided what was to be the baby's namo. Hugh wished her called for his mother, but Lillian doclnred that she would never, no never oall her baby Penelope ! 'Why Hugh, she exclaimed, Penelope is tho name ot that little black monkey your uncle sent hero would you really name baby that? 'lhey wore walking on the lawn when this disoussion arose, and Penny, who was hiding behind a treo near by, beard Lillian's remark. ' Humph 1' she mused, wrinkling her black fore heal aud nodding her kinky head thoughtfully, 'reckon Pc-nel-o-pe mus' bo me, 'cause missis alius calls me er black monkey.' Aud all that day Penny repeated over and over to her self tho name Peuelopo, Penelope, ad miring the grand, long sound of it and wishiug it might really bo the baby's name. "When sho paid her usual visit to the baby that evening, she asked Maum Dinah if her name was Penelope. 'lcs, chilo, but who done tol you so?' asked Maum Diunh ; 'I namo yeh that mys'f for olo Miss,' sho added proudly. 'ike day before Luster Lillian was fur from well, but sho looked care fully after tho decoration of tho little vy covered stone church. "Hack of tho chaucel and tho pul pit tho walls were almost hidden in reenery, ferns and p.ilins, ivy aud myrtle, ond against thid rich back- round tho tall, pale lillies leaned th.i.- drooping heads. Night found lur rct'v tired and weak, and she e.'.ued hit fuir head against his rea.-t and said coaxiugly, 'Let's call ur bubv Jean, Hugh, please; lot' all her for a heroine.' Jean, you kuow, children, io I he 'reuea for Joan,' explained Ciruudmu. Hugh sighed, but consented. His irl wife was looking bo delicate Cut is heart misjave him, nud 1: . ! I er that as soon us ho could no ur- aui3 his business they would go North ond remain till she gruw trong, So Lillian weut to sluep uuu- tuuto I. "Hugh dropped into an uneasy slumber. The old clock on tho ttnin I tolled out the honr of midnight. Sometimes it seemed to strike louder than usual, and Hugh was awak ened by its clangor. While ly ing bait awake,' he fancied he heard the sound of craokling flames and a strange roar filled his ears. Ho sprang from his bed and openod the door into the hall. Tho hall was filled with smoke, and .the lower story seemed to be on fire. Hugh ran first to the nursery and roused Rose. Wrapping the baby well np'in blankets and giving her to Rose he bade her follow him. Returning to his room he carefully wrapped his wife in a blanket and, taking her in his arms, fought his way through the smoke and flames down the stairs and out into the open air. "By that time all the black people from the 'Quarters' were huddled, an excitod, frightened, frautio mass, in ront of the house. The men were confused and helpless, the women and ohildren crying and screaming. Old Maum Dinah came forward, ond Hugh gave his half-fainting wife into her keoping, and though his faoo and hands were blackened and blistered, he started off to see if anything oould be done. " 'Attend to your mistress ond the baby, Maum Dinah,' he had said, and with Lillian in her motherly arm, Maum Dinah called for tho baby. "The baby I There was Rose, a frightened, weoping creature, but no baby I "Lillian suddenly grown strong in her mother-love and anguish, rushed toward her ond caught her by the shoulders. 'Where is my baby? Rose, where is my baby? she criod. " ' There, there, cried the girl, pointing wildly toward the nurs ery windows. 'I was so fright ened. O, mon Dieul I laid her back in ze crib I' "Wita a cry of awful agony Lillian rushed toward the burning house, but before she could enter, her husband. knowing nothing of thoir baby's peril, caught and held her fast. He thought ber delirious from exoitem ent when she cried that the baby was burning; but when ho saw the horror on the ff 3cs around him terror froze his heart and paralyzed his brain. Before he reoovered Manm Dinah seized his arm and pointing to the tree beneath the nnrseryiwiudow.cried un, wait, Aiassa liugn; i'enny will save tho baby !' And then they svw a littlo, black figure, clad only in a short, white gown, showing weirdly in the red light of the flames, creeping carefully along the slender limb bo' neath the nursery window. "breathlessly they watched her. She reached the window, and without a moment s hesitation climbed into the room. The throng below stood with upturned faces, still and silent as though turned to stone ; the horrible roaring and crackling of the flames alone broke the silence. The minutes seemed honrs before she reappeared witn the beby, still wrapped in her blankets in her arm?. rirmiy sne neia the baby in one arm, aud nimbly aid with cat-like care the climbed out of the window and settled herself astride the limb, thon she slowly 'hitched herself inch by inch along tho limb till she reached tho body of the tree. There Hugh Porter's arms received both her and the baby and bore them safely to the ground, and while the old houso burned shout upon shout cf thanks giving arose to God. Penny, in her little night-gown, did not look mucU like the ideal heroines of romance, not those roil ones made immortal by history; but children, I think she was cne of the heroines God knows and will mark for His own. "Notwithstanding the terrible events of that night, the baby's chris tening occurred on Easter morning and Penny, proud aud happy, carried ber into the church and stool near among the tall, whito lulics, while the old minister baptized hor in her own name, Penelope, and prayed that God might bless both the baby Pene lope and her brave little rescuer for whom she was named. Hugh moved his wife and baby to Charloston, and Maum Dinah and Penny, who refused to accept their proffered liberty, were given entire oharge of the baby and tho nursery. "Dear, faithful Peuny 1 Sho it was who, more friond thau servant, cared for her mistress tenderly all the years of her suffering liu, for she never recoverod from tho effects ot that terrible night sho it was who closed tho tired, blue eyos at lust, and some timo, when God wills, sho will close the eyes of thobabyshoso brave ly saved, for Peuny at seventy-two is halo aud strong, while my race, as yon seo, is nearly run." Oh 1 Was it our 31 aim Peunv? ' asked Teddy, eagerly. "Ye, dear, aud the little baby" "Was you.Graudma I" chroused tho children. Sunbeams' Young Peoplo. Measuring Camion-Hull Yeloclly. Tho velocity of a cannon-ball is now measured by firing it through two screens, each one of which hauu elec tric apparatus connected with it. As the ball strikes tho tcrceu tho circuit is broken uud the time at which it passed through each screen r-'Corded on a clock connected with it by wire, bo that tho difference iu the timo ot which it struck each screen is accur ately recorded. All that ia necessiiry thou to work out the problem is to find how fur apurt tho screens stuud from each other. New York World. A Peculiar Mismirj'tlau I'olo'jratl hi. A peculiar method of cslobruting isiuurck'a racent birthday was adopted by the city of lt-dcheubaoh. Tho eitinem built au euormous bou lire of 10J logs, each engraved with the namo of a member of the BoioU stag who voted against congratulating the ex-Cluuoellur, Chicago l'imee-Herald, THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE. 8T0HIE3 THAT ARB TOLD BT THE FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. The Latest Idol Not la Stock A Slur A Champion Feat Just Cause Shorter, ICtc, Etc. Thn statesman now lwom9 obscure, His glory has gone henee; Th public's looking for the man Who bats It o'er tho lcne. Kansas City Journal, NOT IX STOCK. Customer (in hardware store) "Do you sell the Golden Rule?" Clerk "We don't even keep it" Philadelphia Record. W'HEBB HE WASN'T. Cleverton "Strange I didn't see you at the theatre last night. I looked for you between tho acts. " Dashaway "Perhaps you looked in the theatre, old man." Harlom Life. THAT WAS DIFFERENT. She (tenderly) "Sometimes I won der why you lovo me. " He (assentingly) "So do I." She (indignantly) "Sir!" He (explanatorily) "I mean why you love me. " Life. A CnAMPION FEAT. Prospective Tensnt (to agent) "You say this houso is just a stono's throw from the depot. " "Well, oil I have to soy is I have a great admiration for tho inau who threw the stone." Life. JUST CAfSE. 'What perfect sympathy thcro is between Mrs. Plainfaco and her daugh ter." "I should think so I How could sho help sympathizing with a daughter who looked like her." Lifo. A BLUR. "I never borrow trouble, " said Bil ton. "Well," replied tho man who had onco lent him money, "there's never ny telling how bad a man's credit will get to bo." Washington Star. WTTHOrT DOUBT. Hcrdso "Don't these Chicago peo pie beat the earth for being stuck on their own town? Saidso "Well, rather; the papers there would print the story of tho end of tho world as local news. l uck, SHORTER. She shook her Lead sadly. "My past is a eea'ed book," sho answered with a sigh. "Say, rather," her implored, "say, rather, a sealed brochure." Tears of gratitude sprang to her eyes. Detroit Tribune. BROWN-STONE. lie "Wasn't Brown's wife named Stone before she was married?" She "Yes; ond it was a very suita ble name. He "Whet do you mean?" She "Ob, nothing; only sho threw herself at his head. Life. A BAR TO COMPLETE ENJOYMENT. "I suppose you ore looking forward to the baseball season with pleasure? said Hobbes to his friond, tho baseball crank. "I don't know," said tho crank, pathetically. "Yon see, my vooal chords aro in wretched condition." Chicago Record. DISCIPLINE IN THE RANKS'. , First Lieutenant "By Jove, as wo were going over tho river on tho plauk bridgo it gave way aud tho men fell in." Second Lieuteuant"What did you do?" First Liuutenaut---"! ordered them to fall out, of course." Pearson's Weekly. NO DISPUTE SO FAR. "Well, old mau, thin is tho first time I've seen you since your mar riage. Allow mo to congratulnto you." "Thanks, dour fellow, thanks 1' "Huvoyou uud your wife decided who is to bo tho speaker of the house?" "Well, no; wo usually occupy tho chair together." Pittsburg Chronicle- Dispatch. fNlTrRHAllI-E. "Do you not sometimes have soul- fnl yearnings which you loug to con voy iu words, but cannot !"' usked tho sentimental girl. "lcs, indeed, replied tho youug man. 1 was oneedreadliilly ouxiouh to scud homo for money nud I didn't have the price of a telegram. " Wash ington Star. THE LADIES' TEHHOH. "Whv." thundered tho Kiax of Da homey, lowering his lield-gluss, "is tho left wing of the Auiuzous tiring without order, au 1 breaking into re treat?" '-iil flii.mvi'ri 1 tlui ruii'f nf kiitff , "ii f'uiiripr Hinmiiii't!M that fl now Iihm appeure.l iu front of tho lines ut thut point. "--Puck. T IE LAST WDHl). "The Ohtrich is 11 queer bird," said Mr. Blykius. "There's no excuse for its bchuviug in tho wuy it does. When it sees uu enemy coining it sticks its hoad into tho taud insteu I of run- mug." "That's its nature," replied his But just tho sumo it wife. "I know it. isn't logical." ".)!, yes it is, dear." "How do you wake it out?" "It's ornithological." Wuchingtou Btnr. SCIENTIFIC A5D INDUSTRIAL. Tho polar currents contain less salt than those from tho equator. Tho lotcst Vienna cane contains an clectrio light and storage battery. Sea water is said to contain all the soluble substancos that exist in the earth. Among' tho latest germ theories is the one which avers that cedar-block pavements spread diphtheria. "During the last three years tho av erage number of deaths from malaria in Italy has been forty-five per 100, 000 of the inhabitants. Among the Armenians it is estimat ed that from sixty to seventy por oent. 01 the children die from the two dis eases, typhoid fever and smallpox. The difficulty of registering the temperature at the bottom of tho ocean is due to the fact that at great depths the thermometers aro crushod by the pressure. Sergeant O'Keefe, who spent five years in the observatory on Pike's Peak, says that the lowest temperature observed was fifty degrees below zero; the highest, sixty-two degrees above, The partioles of sand, stones, shells ond tho like, bronght up in the tallow with which the sounding load is oov- ered, frequently furnish indications of groat value as to the position of the ship. . A German has invented a chemical torch which ignites when wet. It is to be used on lifo buoys. When one is thrown to a man overboard at night he oan thus seo the light and find the bnoy. A great pbotosraphio camera for taking full length life size portraits has been mado and nsed with much suoooss by Werner & Son, Dublin, Ire land. The camera takes a plate seven feet high and five feet wide. The bacillus of diphtheria is one- twonty-flve-thonsandth of an inch long, and when fixed in the human throat it grows into a network with other bacilli produced from it, all op erating together to produce a virulent poison, which, when taken into the blood, causes the fatal consequences so opt to follow from the disease. As a result of a series of soieutifio experiments in hardening steel in a rotary furnace, the Engineering ond Mining Journal concludes thut the ele mentary prinoiplo of hardening is very simple, and that the only difficul ties to be overcome are concerned with the equal heating and completo trans formation of large masses of material. About Ostriches. Those who assort that the ostrich lives on broken glass and iron nails are not quite right ; but that it swal lows pebbles to assist its digestion, as do many other birds on a lesser scale, when in a state of nature, and pieoes of wood, metal or what not, when in a state of captivity, for the same pur pose, is most nndoubted. The strength of the ostrich is quite equal to carrying a man on its back at a rapid rate of progression. The Afri cans often use it for riding purposes. Dr. Livingstone tolls us that tho legs of an ostrich running at full speed can no moro bo seen than tho spokes in the wheel of a vehicle drawn ot a gallop. The ostrich can run thirty miles an hour, ond the Arabs would never be ablo to overtake them but for tho strategems omployod. They first fol low them tor n day or two without pressing too closely but sufficiently to prevent them from taking food. When they havo tired out tho hungry bird, they pursue it ot full speed, aud, tak ing advantage of a faot well known to them that tbo ostrich always de scribes a curve in its course them selves make a direct straight "short cut," ond so gradually get within reach. Each adult bird produces about half a pound of whito and throe pounds of black feathers. Those from tho male bird are most highly esteemed, and all are in best condition when plucked from the living bird. Atlanta Consti tution. An Embryo Jay (J nil J. The champion knifo swapper live) in Gainesville, says Taggart's Times. He is a littlo boy, the sou of a preach er, aud this is his record, as given by his father : "That boy, not uianv mouths sinoo. worried mo till I bought Liin a knife. Like a boy he left it out one night an 1 it got rusty. Ihen ho lo-t interest in it, ond began ut ouco to swap it off. Well, tho little rascal has naturally a knack for trading, and, sir, ho took thut rusty knifo aud with a littlo work on it aud a good deal of talliin .5 he succeeded iu exchanging it for two good kniv6s. These knives in turn he traded for threo knives, worked con siderably on thorn oud got a cheap wutch for tho three, llo kept trading till ho had completed forty-seven dif ferent bargains, most of them iu his favor. At the end of the forty-soveuth trade ho owned a shotguu, it liouu I puppy, two jaok-kuives un I sixty-tive cents in money, beside othu- sm iller trinkets too numerous to mention. There's nothing like it." Au Aimisiiir Tragcly. Weiss, tho cpera tin rer, was a very huudsomo man, but so thin t h it ho wore what on tho stu ro ii called 11 "shape," a completo suit of pa Idiuu from neok to ankles, worn uvl tip' fckiu. Onj uiht ho was plaviu'' in uu opera iu which ho wore llowing ro'oi-j oud wus able to dispense with it. iu tho course ot tho performance na op- palling shriek astounded the players, aud a eorypheu rushed into tho grjcu room with tho information that tho basso had haugnd himself, Sua had peeped iuto his drusaiuj-rovui uud seen tho "nhape" bohiud the door. Alev IVlcu'. I'ioayuue. A SONQ OF WEATHER, Kover mind tho wnather the oountry movon along, Ami tho mooklngbirds are roaily for tho sweetest kind of song: Anil tho bluost skins arn bonding In tho future, and the light Is beautiful unending, whoro thero's nover any night. Never mind the weather thore nro rainbows in the sky And the stars chime all together, ond God's heaven's not bo high But the wings of Faith can roach it, ore tho stormy day is dono, And behind tho darkest shadows beams tho glory of tho sun! Nover mind tho woathor. i' ride the sea Lo! the sailors sing together. r tho ship will for tho lights are shining free, And tho houvon bright and tranquil o'er tho dashing billow gleams the stars shlno o'er tho harbor, where we'll rest In lovo and dreams! And HUMOR OP THE BAT. Yon can easily fill the public eyos if you-only havo tho dust. Texns Sitt ings. In a Company of Artists : "What is there between laughter ond tears?" "The nose," dryly observed Vivier. Le Figaro. "I gnoss I know why thoy call idols fool," said Bobbie. "It's because they sit still all the time aud do nothing." Harper's Bazar. Jones-Brown "Why do yon go into sooioty?" Brown-Jones "To find a wife. And you?" Jones-Brown "To got away from one." Lifo. Jones "How's Wheeler getting along since ho bought a bicycle?" Brown "On crutches, I believe" Columbus (Ohio) City and Country. Maok "Was tho girl Higbeo mar ried oonsidorod a good match?" Rob bins "1 imagine so. Sho fires up at tho least provocation. "Buffalo Lifo. "Ijovs is ever at Lovo's sido," Writes the poet. True! Tho elf Ofton is so sorely tried Ho must be beside himself. Harper's Bazar. Higbeo "Why do you ask me for information if you consider mo such an jgnoramuB?' Mrs. nigbeo "I merely wish to provo it." Harlom Lifo. Indignant Passenger "You won't take this dime, hey? That's oueer." Street Car Conductor "Not so bod as that. It's Canadian. Fare, please I" Chicago Tribune. "Will you hovo tho chiokon dressed?" asked tho poulterer. "No." repliod young Mrs. liunuimune; "you may send it to me er in tho alto gether." Washington Star. On the Joponesel Warship : First Officer "There's a cruiser roported a little ahead." Second Officer "Chin ese?" First Officer "No, sir. Sho's headed this way." Sing Sing Courier. "How many times ore you going to pass by me boforo you bring me that beefsteak?" asked an indignant guest of a passing waiter. "Count them yourself, sir ; I'm too busy." Texas Si f tings. Mrs. Kioksey "I see bv tho head line in this paper that Spain has her hands full." Kieksey -"Yes, oud if she fools with this country she'll havo her whole anatomy full of holes. Philadelphia Inquirer. Terriblo Revenge: Gomez "I say, was it you who reoommonded thut cook to my wife'" Perez---"! believe so.' Uouiez "Then 1 should like you to come and havo supper with us to-night" La Gacela do Milaga. Harry--"Don't you know, Carrie, it always seems to mo that it must bo on awfully awkward thing for a lady to carry a muff." Carrie "Oh, it is not such a difficult thing when you get your baud in. "--Boston Transcript. Littlo Sistor "Most of tho articles in your paper this mouth is awful poor." Littlo Brother (editor of ama teur paper)--"! know it; but tho boys that wroto 'em sent stamps for their return ; an' I needed tho stumps." Tit-Bits. Adutn Dunn "flood morning, Mr. Wunt; I have culled to collect thut littlo bill." Willy Wunt "Aud so you are a collector, too I I have no doubt I havo one of yours uuioug my Collection. What do you euro to puy for it?" Boston Transcript. "My mother-in-law never under stands a joke," says a corrc.spou.lcut. "So I was surprised to received o let ter from her a few weeks after my lit tlo boy had swallowed 11 farthing, in which tho last words were, 'ilus Ernest, got over hisfinuuoiil difficulties yet?' " Tit Bits. "If it bo true that ho laughs beat who laughs last," says a philosopher, "tho Euglidhnittu must bo tho bet laugher, for," tho philospher a Ids, "experience teaohes tho observer thut th.i Ejglisli inuu does not begiu to laug'j ut u joko until every 0110 else his for-jotteu it." Harper's Bazar. "The peculiar thing about this bov coustriotor, ladies and gents," sai 1 tho keeper, "is thut it require! a youu;,' chicken about ouco a week. It is not dangerous except when hungry. It is very particular about what "it t its, Indies uud gouts, un l that youu.; man that's smokiugu ciguretto can uppro.icu tho cage with perfect impunity. It won't touch him." l!hic.i'j 'frfouue. Di.im.iu I Mines ot i;r.ii. A writer iu tho Ea,'im erin ; uud Mining Journal note;; that tho dinw (ries of thoAfi-iem di.imnu I mines have pretty well lulled dumou I miu- iu'4 in brazil, thirty year iv.ro tiu Brazilian miues produce I somj 5t);),0 :i) worth of diamonds a yeur.aud now tho output does not amount to moro thau gl5),U0O. Bruztliuu au uiou Is aro so iuferiur to tlaojo fouud iu Africa tht it does not pay to look (or them.
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