TIkto has been on exhibition at the Alexandra l'lilace-, in London, a stonm lifeboat built of steel. It is absolutely unsinkahlc, i uncapsiablc, worked with twin screw placed In a position where they will not bu lifted out of the water, andean be raised instantly on coining to hore. Tlio enginci and fire aio per fectly pnti-c'ed, and tlm draught of tlio vessel with fifteen men on board is only twelve iiM ho. Tl.o Minister of Agriculture, sriys a 1'ari letter in the J'ij'iinui; hu liven taking n census of the fowl of Trance, mid In: inform n lint the country contain 1."i,(miii,(m) ) lien-:, worth on tin nvcragu ."id cent up ceo. One-lif h of thcue lien and '.,0')o,o ii cock are killed annually, and they sell for i',f!)0 in tl.o market. 'I'll.' other 11 1, ( (). (it) ) bens lay about :;,0'io, Mi.ii'i ) eg j every year, worth 1 l-i(ent np'ccc; this sunn up up td not le thin $ i'l, 71", On . There fore tin) chicken of Franco produce :J'i7, JOo,o(io a year. They form noun important item of the nal onal d'bt:nnd whether fried, malted, boiled or stewed, they are the most tender specimens of the feathered tribe yu ever tasted. Mr. li:, wife of the President of Mexico, ha labored for year, accord ing to th" Nc.v York tirnpi; to huh iioiatc the condition of the poorer clas of her sex. Hie has estii'.lisln d various institution for the enip'.iy me it r.f ioor womi n and I'll, iind ha popularized w oi k winch, tint il she bn i nun' it protei t dig patroness, w us looked upon is utib .-cumin g nnd contrary to i .! ablh-lu'd i u toiin. I 1 1 I l- her patron age thee irislit'it ions h.i.e I to ono 1'oiti idling and allord n spe. laMcmpioy- Inctlt to hllll die Is of her si A. She is cVcr t v i ri mimic, new m ll' me for the :n 1 v.i m lut-li t i f t hit o irer i las,e, and her mime will be a I. it. ire lu ii-ehoid word u-Mici.itel w ith bet.ct olence Mi l Ill' s-. A verv cnr'nu cu e i r icrted from AVilkesimi i i'ctin. 'lie of th, jiuing j w. men ctnji'o. i d ft! the siik mill- of th it i town was taken with an epileptic lit. ' Hie fell to tin- llnor, and the other uirl ga'hcred around and luc.u.ie most alarmed an 1 excited. Sinblenly one of tliem gave a wild Mnii k and fell over in j violent hysteric. The excitement in creased, n el in a minute or so another yo'ing woman wa seized with hysteria. The girla wep! now nlnuist wild with nervous ecitcme:it. und one after another wa sei.ed with hyst ric i otiviilsiou. Their cries and strii''!;le n they lay quivering on the I'oor combined to luako tho scoip: Pr;.i'v.tf:iorditiary u-id ularining oiii!. f'x'tcen of the girls were thus pros tiated. "1 e i, ill aid was summoned, nnd thogirls wi r. re.i.c 1 and sent homo. A ilistrosing Incident is reported fro'n the l'nuch colony of the ciiogal, on the vnt coast of Africa. Four native war rior of thcNn'oti tribe had been told oil to ','il iril a de-ert island of the Alcitr.i. iioup, at the iiinutht f the bio Nunc, and w hii li tho F reach had taken os-O" sioti of for tho -a'-.e of its guano. A lit tle camp v,:ii l.tte 1 up for them, Hi. 1 it was pK.iui-i 1 that at regular inietval v. s.i I , 1. 1 ti 1 1 toiii-li i.t the loni ly rock wr.li suppliis !' wa'c and provi-ion. 'I his w a 'ioae tor a t iinc. util.l ! Ii dis. ji il ii I 1 at Mc-i'i :". after s icliii;; a 'a l'i'll a:o lei the ii tt.d Wtt'tiilll di cinci- 114 :uiy l o r . u l heic, n p rted tint il il id 1 II 01 eft d. re.ij.pc it i"g ill the'.i "tu" anxiety vas f. f te 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 '.ik-ir s', pjie Ve-tig,lte. The .seen The mint 1 y, .1 :.nt .vev. r, t I lllll till! 1 o 1 t at A! at r.u to in which p!i sentcd i'-clf v.a-; nn.: 'J I.cr , amid t ..f .le 11 a' imi and hon or, the w in 1 s, a' tcic'l ruins ni 1 he :u. 1 1 1, ever xv !i':t ii st ill waved tho re iiainso! the 1'ieii. h .'ag, lay tlio .1 ...1 :ml muiiiin':!. d bode of tie' fmir na tive. They had remained f.iithf d to tlu ir 11 11-t, only lopciish ni'soiali'.y at last through the per idy or the criminal irctssiie-s of tho waitc There are ji -iiod observe tho New York yii', when the vycather by it jiorsisteut atrocity becomes a national calamity, and F.ag'uud i ut jireseul in tiiat lix. Mich a summer ha not been known in lifty years. There huvo been only four day of undeniable sunshine i-iuce last November. At picent tho rain is pouring down as calmly and tire lessly tis Niagara. Allegorical pa'ntcr are considering a picture of .)u!y as a symmetrical ma'deti, with a mackintosh and an umbrella .sarcastically pre-eiiting to .Jupiter 1'luvius u hothouse bouquet, and lccent arrivals at tho American lub ileelaro tSuit the true reason why th.: sun never sets on tho Ilrilish F.mpiio is that it never rises. shopkeepers in I'.cgeiit-strcct, Oxford-street, and less fashionable .juarter have sulo ed se riously. They had neither a spring nor a summer trade. Their stores are filled to bursting w ith dies goods, bonnet, sunshades, fan, lacet, etc., for which thete have been uo purchaser. Kvcry tin io dejicndcnt t'p'jii siimmer and sun shine ha lost money. Thoso Americans who were debarred lrom crossing tho p.uid this year can congratulate them bclvc. Along tho lib tie, in Furls, and at nil the watering place there ha been the same persistent downpour, and tlio complaint of travelers fr jiii u l thu pop ular retorts of tho C'ouliiieut echoes tho .same disgusted cry. " CALM AFTER STORM, Life Istlin Innjr and ilitH.-nlt campaign, The gladiator's struglM on thnsnnd, Tha nti if contention with tlio furiou i main: While Tnm)'o. y thu silver trumpet's strain I calling u in eoufl l-n" to l in I With p.-ilin and incense 'mi l tlio rwneolul ban I l!!ow, trumpet, Mow, and brin agthi t!m il renin Tint tin lllil tho f"t.nt c mi'cHt on hit l1c; -;riou,;li wo may lu'vor loom our grasp tlm wtiilo On b!nilen srfll Imrj t, mi 1 lonu tha wait n f k urn. Till gab . of Karl turn on their lunge amain, And storm nud hnttV vanish in the gli-ntn M.ut forth from uttvoti uiitro I l.y guilt or I ' Wln ie Ik- ivi-n'.s own host tluir wisliel-for Wuleo.np smslo Tin' Chtirchiiinn. A SPY'S EXPERIENCE. 11Y KWIMl (itilsoX. I wn nt a small t .wn in th" Wet on biiKine some time ago, nnd, mis tig my train, was detained sev -ral hours with nothing to do. While tilling mound the little hotel my eye wasciuudit by the Mriking nppeniance of an old mail sit- t ug on a bench outside. II" wa tall nnd powerfully built, but li s long may b ur proved luir to I o no longer young, 1 ickcd ti e clerk of the hot. I who he wa. Thi individual was bu-v, but mauaoil to answer nw a well as ho . .... . . . Colli. I. ' ltl.lt olii til ill. W'liV, that 'nek I aw ton. He was a leave soldier in the la t War and p'nved the spy two or three times, del him to tell you some of h:s experiences. I hey are rinht vood, and those who know say tiu-y are 1 1 ue. '' I ica cd ami made my way to the old Vcti tan. lb; was smoking a shoit clay pipe nud ri tnsi d my oiler of a ciyar in its la. e. After a lew well dir-c'cd ip.es t mis I got him ta king' and I a-Ued him to give li.c an ae. oiint o: w in heennsid end the 1 1 lu-st .scrape lie wa- ocr in. 'i h old fellow h o'-.e i at in calmly as he letilled and lit hit pipe, w hile I made my self i (inifie tal'le an. I waited (or h in to I" g ti. lie had a short, strong way nf tai ii. g. and I w id try to tell In, stm-y in lis i c iily his own words a possible. I'ii tu e to vieir-clf a i tiong oi l man of sixty or thtr. ati. nit, w th a rmigh lace tub of cli ii i ter nn I df ;: ininn'.io.i, and you l.avu a fair idea o' iiiai. "Will, stranger, uliout tlie wnst lix 1 win c e r in, und I've been in a good many, wa somewhat ic this way: I was w ith my company in Kciituc in VI and the enemy were not l r nll getting ready, we knew, to make an attack on us at any time. We wero ei.camp' d in a sma.l town and thi! time pa-si-d s owlyviit'u nothing to do but to be on ill lookout for a surprise. J'.ut tho encaiv seme I to he in no hurt v and I got tiled of wait ing. I had been thinking over a s heino for somo time nnd at a-t I suggeste I to my ( aptaiti that 1 should goasa spy into l lie enemy ri tamp, lie jnm ed at tlio idea arid 1 proceeded 1 1 get ready. Tlurc were seveial pr.sotiers 111 .amp audi took my choice of their uniforms. Iu ...uk.w.. una ..- u. c.i 11. 1 .mi map wno ke t fancy pigeon, nnd among llie:;i be "' ..-v.. . i.... n tt fancy pigeons, nd among llieia be id Mime tra ned carrier. The 1 iititain nan some tra ued carrier. 1 lie i niitain 8ug",istedtliat 1 should . airy a couple oi the-e with me and hide them iu the wood near tlie enemy s Hue. llieuitl found out anything that needed imnu- l.il'.e action 1 should send n liu'ssago by one of these bird., which Would carrv it far ';iiicker than I could. I didn't take luili ll to the idea of the p'geolls, but the Cuptain was set on it and got two forme in a small basket. The next morning I had hid my birds und boldly walked into tlieeneuiy's line. I was. aired tohead .pial ti rs nt otiije. My si.cy was a straight cue ami no Mtspicio.i v.i aroii-cd. e had l iken a ptis.ii.cr not long before xvl.o had helonged tu a r giiuent ill Mis souri, timl i j as-ed mv-i d oil' fi r him. J'.ving li s nam.' and coin:, any ind a b-vv nthe: points I h id t ike ; tan: tu obtain. As soon as I could I Weir aro'ind picking up infoi ncit ion. It won .1 not do for me t 1 sei in too itiijuisitiv", and 1 was in doubt what to do ne t v. he: ,; , , ,J :ri "Id biihlieg w idi the door party open. I heik -d 111. I he place .see. n. d i.ijityat t::t sigh', l ook ng m ar ;, l.o .. ever. I saw the ligur ul a 111 ill lying on ine stiaw in a en: tier. I thought he xvas sleciiicg, but he s. eined si ra gely it:i t. 1 went iu and Inokc I c.o-e. Iind I saw that lie w as ile ,d. A g '.nice around show ed me a coihn w ith tl.c lid resting on l! 111 another comer ul the loom, 1 d d not much like to h .ve 11 dead body for a comp.tiiiu'i, but 1 wanted to icst awhile, and under the r ciimstaai c I th iiigh: a dead soldier would be li s likely to give me trouble than a live one, who might ask trouble- Boiiie ipiestions, so I made up my mind to stay here awhile. Lying down Oil some straw in the furthest corner I was o.m asleep. How long I slept I am not sure, but wa amused by a iiotao out- fill Ii f if kIiiiii t I ll r ii tu I nf iri hii.init ..t ....... ... .. , .... .,, horses, mixed with he comnia.id of of. tiers given in loud, hasty tones. What cou d it all mean; I wa not long in doubt. 1 soon heard passing steps and a voice asking what was the matter. 'Mat- ter enough, colonel, wa. the reply; there was a fellow come hereto day pre- tending to be one of our men l.om Mis- soun He had hardly disappeared be- fiilrt flirt ri'ltl lll-itl . II r (iu ll i. ii i. 1 t 'CI...,- s - c ."hi 1 nail urofceii ng nam usen ail urouau uiu voices faded uway us they walked past, They weru too short to catch an v but 1 hail heard enough to convince mo hold, and merely m ado a show. Tho of the si rape I was in. What hard lucK two real nail caught b it a ight hold, that thu prisoner I wa representing fr I had made holes for them to tit iu should have escaped on thi day of all with a gimlet. My idea was, if not res others. I had no time for idle regrets, cued, to force the lid, and in t o terror however, for bv thu noise outside I knew , winch would accompany my sudden res an nctivo search was being made for me. urrection to escape. I wa never a nerv 1 heard a voico shout: 'l ook msido tho on man. but 1 tell you when I heard that dead house!' iuick a thought I ran negro hammering on tho collin lid my to the cottin and got inside. A well as heart almost failed mu. Hut it was this I could 1 pulled the lid over and w aited, or death in some other form. Iu a few In u second the door wa pulled open mid moment ho had gone and 1 was nlono. a half docn men ran in. They paused u Thu holes 1 bad made in thu lid enabled moment till their eye got a. customed to the darkness. I lay in silence, expecting I thought over my chances of lifo I felt ! second, threo dice; in thu third, a instant discovery, but the idea of look-. they were slim, indeed. Grunted tho mounted cannon : in thu fourth, a roll ing in thu co.'liu never seemed to occur mvro proved faithful to mo,' ha I ing pin ; in tho fifth, ft chain; iu tha to them. I heard ono say: 'lie i-u t in might not Had tlm nigeons. If he did : sixth, auditor's log, nnd iu tlie seventh. here.' and they left u quickly a they had entered. I tell you a dead house U ' propcrly.or the birds might not return in a good place for a man to lii.lo when ho tune, or in fact, thoru wero so many is in a fix like in nc. The bravest men chances against mo that I knew my lifo have some suporst ition about the piosentv hung on a very slender thread. A norv of tho dead and like to get away a iuick ' ou fear seized me that tlio negro might Bithevcau. I was in a regular trap now not have used the half nails I had pro and did not kuow what to do. Any at- j vided, but had substituted others. Ile tempt at escape iu thu present excited certainly had hammered in a way that state of tho camp would mean death I teemed ha der than was necessary to ouro und certuiu. My ouly chuuee j drive ia hull nulls. If that was tho case was to stay quiet and . try to make my Way out In tha night. Whan wss that dead soldier to tie buried? That a-a a question that aed through my mind revcrnl times a I lay confined in the rough Collin. Kvcrything depended on that. I hoped for tho belt and lay quiet. I wa bally crnmjied in my strange roting place, but 1 fell asleep in spite of it all. I wa aroused by hear ing "ome one cater aad closo the door after him. I opened my eye. Who ever il wa had drought a lantern. A quietly a I could I si ppud my hind t my back and unloosened my pi-tol. If I luid to dio I determined to make a light for it. Scarcely daring to brcntho I waited. Tho steps approai hed closer. Tho next moment I heart hands fum bling on the lid rind itwa lifted up. At ,nu ,,.. Ilst-nt i .nrnr Un nnd leveled lv liiafnl nt tlm tii t mil i Tlil fx-a a nn n'd irrny-headed darkey. In lifting the li'l he hell it between himself ana me nnd did not see me. lie leaned it against tho wall and turned to comq , back. As he did so he caught a glitnpso of mo. His lower jaw fell and his eye rolled wildly in hi head ns ho Btarod. I said not a word, but pointed tho pistol 1 at his head. Ho seemed struck with ' paralysis. lis legs shook and tottered nd at last gave way and ho fell on hi knee. Hi hand went up in a anppli-Thoro ' fttlng manner and hi lip moved a if bo was trying to say something. Kvl- dently he took mo for a ghost. A I wasn't one jet, ami didn't intend to bo if I could help it, I said: 'Old man, you see this pistol . "lie could only nod. "'Well,' I went on. 'It is loaded to .1. i . ..i i ... 1 1 I -il ",K mu..ie, a in every outlet in n ivni go into you if you make u noiso above a whisper. -y "This was rl tira -tica! sort of talk that hc und -istood nnd convinced him that I wa real tle-h and blood. ''l!e'o' (.ml, lio-s! I ain't gwino to . , it ureal no uaru . "As ho spoke I noticed a spade and other tools he had biouht with him. A sudden idea ll idc d through my brain, It was a d"pcratc one, Init I was in a drspeMte tix and could not pick mid ( le oe I took out of my pockutliook a tm ilollar loll. 1 h. Id this in my left hand and my pistol in my right. 'You s"o thee.'' I asked, a I held them before the terrified liegio. ' 'Ye-, bos. " 'if vou do jil't n I tell you th" money is yours; if you ilou't, the pistol is,' and 1 put it an inch nearer hi h -ad lis spOiC. "lie cuke 1 hi heal iUi.kly to on.. side and swine hu would obey in.!. "".uing mu in my pi ice. it u were un told him to get up and answer iny .pics - ing at a furious nue, and the fresh air lion. " q lickly revived mo. My friend handed "When I this man to be buried." I '-' 'Ink- I too. n "g"'"l p ill and nuked. looked around. 1 was surrounded by " l)i benin', bo.. 1'so inadu hi my friend. We soon re ache 1 oir tamp, grave nud wa gwine to put him in his nn explanation of what had co.lin when I eo ou.' happened. It wa my Captain who gavo "After a f.w more oucsti ins I found il tome. He shook my hand warmlv. the grave wa alittlowavs out of tho lines nt a well known burying-placc, und burial wa to take place at ii r. m. It .... ... wa now near !l, I had very littlo timo to lose. -Tako vour spa do und dig a gtavc in tint corner u fast u you can. ' ..'n,,, ,u.r vi tn.0 Hn,i wo-ked like lightning. In a few minutes i, liiillilivml fill t ik tuilfi lari.f fiiioll.rli VVO' KI'H IIKO llgllUllllg. Ill a ItW w VM h.uiowcd outa hole largo f,.r i,,,r, ,,.. ti..... 1 ii.... CIIOU for mv mim, wo laid the dead soldier in hi'' shadow grave.tlio negro doing all 1 had told him iu terri-, lied nnia euient. After ho had thrown W-k the earth and I attene I it 1 scat- t. re.l straw 1110 lu.l the mint, so that 11.1 sign 01 tno digging would bu ob-erva- hi . The llrst p.rt of my task was done. The last and worst wa yet to come. I took the lid and put it 011 tho co l:n. It litted ibisli, with no overliipp ng edge. Tin is wha' I wanted. I took a gimii't from among tlie tools, nnd 111 the h a 1 of the lid a nearly 11 I could jid ;e u'oo e w here a man'. mouth would be, 1 bored ha f a docn small I111I':. in the lat'A pine box they weio not nnticeiiole. Them I took some nails and broke I lean in half ail except two. Tllesu t.vo naii. d i:i the Ii 1 about one tii r I the length from the top. I worked f ist, f ir every 111 uncut wa of value. Tlio li. gr i watched 1110 meatiwh.lo with open eyes, nnd 1 am sill.! th light 11:.: a burnt c. My next rcin n-, convince. I him of it. d an going to get in licit Co !in,' 1 .said, 'and I want you to nail tno down.' Mes, sail, u itli pleasure.' and he giium d an I looked happy forth" liisttiue. This w.is 11 way ol getting rid ot' tii ' xv h li lie h ghly itprovo-l ol. 1 wm'e a few lines on a piece of tis-ue p.ijicr to my Captain, telling ililil of the lix 1 was m. i ndde I that I had i.u portaut tie.vs to tell him. I put this in be ituse I Knew- it would make him take liiiiie trouble to save me. I in ule a copy of this and to ik out somo silk thread, l.'oihof these thiags I hid brought to uso with the earner pigeon. 1 gavo them to the colored man and described tj him how to fasten the miner nr.iiinil Kaeh bird's leg mid then to let them loose. I had to tod him three time befoio hu showed any sign of understanding me. .1 i t & e. . i i mmuu'ii uiraii wu uuiiouui, "ui i , Id losu no moro time. I drew my i.istol once more, and, iiointing itut his i,ead. told him tnat if ho failed to obey , me or said a word about me I would kill him. 'If 1 am killed,' 1 added, 'I will' haunt you till you diu.' This threat I Udievo bad a much terror in it u mv , pistol. Then I got in tho collinand told him to nail d .wu the lid. The half nail , ,1.1 . i I... I 1 1 ..i, .. 1 , 1 me to breath with co npar itivo oaso. I Hnd them ho might not fasten tho tianur I might be buried alive I This thought so filled ma with horror that It wa with difficulty that I could refrain from trying the lid. Only the knowledge that this would mean discovery if the lid yielded restrained me. It was hot day, and the beat was intense in my narrow prison. 1 was fearfully cramped from my trained position, and this and the heat added to my misery. After waiting what seemed an ago I heard at last the sound of step. A party of men hnd entered and came up to mo. The next moment tho codin wa lifted. A sudden giddiness and a rush of blood it tho head followed, and 1 knew they must have held tho head lower than tho foot I felt the bottom grating something hard. I was boing put into a wngon. Then I was moving. . I could not hear very distinctly, but I ! could make out th.' regular tramp of , soldiers following. 1 lie road was rough una 1 was fearfully jolted, flly one thought now was: I la that negro dono us he promised nnd doe my captain know of my fix? What I feared most was fnintiivg and being buried alive, To prevent this was my aim. At last tho wagon stopped and I wa taken out. A grating sound and tho next moment 1 wa swinging in the air. Then I rested quiet. 1 followed the movement in my mind nnd I know now I was in my gruvo. wa a pulling at my feet one of tho rope must have caught, and thi next moment a heavy body sprang on tho co.lin. Then a voico, hoarse and hukv, but wh:ch I knew well, whl- pored through tho gimlet holes: I let : detn birds loose jest a you told me. For I (iod's sake, don't hact me, bos! The next moment ho wa out. .Now wa the .: t. i. : : inuu lur ill y neip lo come, u ll was com ing at all, but I resolved to wait to tho last minute. A dead niletieo followed, and then I dim! v heard a voice. I.'ea l- ing tho funeral service, I thought. How I kept luysel,' calm at that time is moro than I can say, but th" knowledgn that t.. .. . ... iiii . ii .! in a moiueni. i coiihi ureaiv out nun nu in the fresh nr must h ivc h id much to do with it. Th voire stopped, and a dull thud followed that luaile my heart bent like a Rl l ii; hammer. I hev wero throw in in tho dirt, and my grave was being liile I up. 1 ha I no t in" to spare, With head nnd brain reeling 1 doubled toys If up to foice open the lid. i di. horror! I could not move it. I made one last ib'spei ate elTort, but in vain; I could not lilt it an inch. 1 had never in my life I cfore fainted, but thi wa too much for mu and I fell back iti a dead swoon. When I recovered I found mvself on irs;i.wi in front ol a comrade who wa . . I got your messago by those pigeon, ho :'ilb '""'l I f,'"t up this party for your j rescue at once. Wo had very little I .11-.1.11 IK, ,1 , troulilo with the half do.en soldier who 1 11 , wero at your funeral, but the old negro' hero ho burst out laughing 'had jumped in your grave ut the tirst sight of us, and we had a hard timo to muko him come tint. We got you out of your holo 11 fast a wo could, und tho rest you know.' This explained all, nud it was 'ho ""f1?'8 lr"lu X,,llnX weight that prevented mo out. I was a hero for somo I t - ti... .-tiiil tii.. Infflrm ition I li-i.l i.in!.-n.l up wa of great value, but it did not pay mu for thu agony I su l'ered in that grive. You seu this hair," ho added, running his linger through Ins silvery lock. "!t wa a black a yours when 1 entered that colli 11. When they took 1110 out it wa a you see it now." ti.isslp Mlh an 4) tit it-i a 11. l"ou wish to knoiv whether nil mv customer are re. illy in ar-sighted ;'' said ' an optician to 11 New York '.. ' . re- ; porter. "Of course they aio! Withthu, ex. eptinii of .1 ides, w ho consider an eye- ; gla-s a essential to theirg 'iieral appear- j unco as clothes, few wear gla-8'S who ; are imt ab-olutely iu need of them." i "Yet mo,-.! men an I women wear 1 classes now th in iu form rycar;" j ' Miite true, for American have le irtu'd touse their eye-with discretion, j Taking into coiisid 'ration our increase i of pojiillal ion, the proportion of near- , si :ht.d ))i rsoiiH is not gieiter than txvertv or thirtv vcar ag 1. l-'oi inerlv, i when c'd ilieii com pi nned tli.it it hurt their eye. to read and stu ly, well-ineac-ing but incx c i.'iici d mothers lither believed that they were trying to avoid going to school, or supposed that they h id caught cold, and inline l.aiely ad ministerii I a jenilticu or gave them medicino. They fo got, 110 doubt, that inyop .' is hcteditaiy. ''Neai -sighted eye aro elongated; ns they grow older thu eye flatten und tho sight become stronger, if pr ijier euro h is been taken in the uso of suitable glasses. It's singular tint tho ma ority of near-sighted persons have light blue : or grayish blue eve. 1'ossibly thu lighter I T . r . colors indicate greater visual seakness. T,u lermans mo n bluu-eyed race. You woid bo surprised to see thu number of i(Jr,nan Btudents in tho universitie who WBttr spUCtaele. Ponder.ng over their bo,lks ut nl;;,lt thu eonst,i..t strain of ,ht.ir CVcs mut have prematurely weak- (.tlt.(l th(.m 8o0IR.r tlinii tho dark one, Sewing also strain the eye in much a ro.,din?,. in fact. It ii tho ce with any . -s- J lino work. Look at my clerks, for instance. Most of them, who have been in my employ a number of years, aro toiiipclloi to wear glasses." A Curious Cane. Mr. F.. t. Osgood, of Maine, 1ms a curious walking cane. The stick is oc tagon iu shai.e, nnd 1 of whito maple with cherry head, tlio eutiru body being niiido hollow, with t'uu displaced wood made into different designs and loft iu thu hollow space, tu thu carved head is setacomousi; in the lirst joint or hol- As ' low snuce are three loose balls: in tho a dumb-bell and nondescript somewhat resembling un hour gl is. Tho wholo is tipped oil with un octagonal ferrule of In us, in circlet around tlio tune is thu following inscription: "Made by K. (I. Osgood, I'ortland. Me., in 1"H4. Total abstinence from all that intoxicates K. O. O." Mr. ogood has beeu oliorcd qulto a sum of money for tho stick to pluco iu tho liustou lunseuia. Detroit t'nt li-tt. CUKlOtS FACTS. . . 1 A ,l,Ter PennT thirteen centa. A hog will not eat a watermelon. , Collegiate decrees are coeval with universities. ' Ah cp1mh of bftt, CO(lUln i0Ten gal. ,oni flva inti 8 .... , , , . , . , ,. hotojrraplw have boon taken by tha 1'ght from a fireplace. ('alrainjf the sea with oil ia now rcgu- InHy nd systematically done. A Hiblicat day's journey was about twenty three and ono fifth miles. A French laundryman cleans linen without soap by rubbiog it with boiled potatoes. . . ' . , . . . . . WW' of ,9corfi'. J"" E h J"" ""-8 heard of before. Transplanting teeth has bocn revived. It was dona twenty-live or thirty years ago in very rare case. It Is proposed to build a three foot wldo cinder path between New York and New Haven for bicycles. Matcrs and doctors existed A.D. 82(1. Thoso in law are traced up to 1140, in medicino to 1384, in music to 140:). A vulture, measuring nine feet from tip to tip, was lately shot near Julien, Cab, as it was tailing away with a full grown sheep in its claws. A Scotch paper haa this singular ad vertisement: "To be let, a boigar's stand, in n good, ch iritnblo neighbor hood, bringing in nbout thirty shil lings tier week, tfomo good will is re quired. " Gov. Crittenden's lavorito daughter, upon her death bed, asked a pardon for Stevens n, a convict who had used his leisure to mnko toys for the child, ami so won her heart. Tho Missouri tiov cmor granted the request. I'archment was invented for writing book by F.unienc. of I'ergatiius, the founder of the celebra'i'd library of Per gamus, formed on the model of Alexan dria, about l'.nl II. (.'. Parchment b.io.. ! from thi time became most u-cd. A campa'gn torch is being made in largo itia!itities with nn air tubo up tho iiiindie. liy Mowing in tlio tubo tho flame can be made to leap up about two feet for nn instant. Tho effect of a thou sand such spurts of lire at once will bu striking. F.dison Is perfecting a devico consist ing of a female face, which be propose to set in hc facp of n clo"k. Tho liiu i . . nun iiiiiii n il nun i; ill iiiit uiiiir. 11111 of this liguro will move at the hour, tlio ; wi ,)OW 1W1(, . t;ct it ions, lu.lv will say: 'Vood c.ening, ladies gentlemen, it is bedtime." und In the rods of tho Hritish rnrliameii', 14 I .. I a petition from two counties set- lug forth hat tl.o number of uttorncys ; , ' - - j- linn liiri iv lllf-riii Sfiil linn I V f rt lu'imiv. ....s..v .... ..... . . .u-. ...... .,.- P"-' v o w i .ev;thu 0lor row. intolerable I'l "n v. v titaw tuu as uiii is, t UV llUUViVVI IV fourteen. Captain (.'corge Murphy, of 1'liihideN phin, possesses among other relic, the barrel of John brown's litlle. It is nn octatronal smooth-bore Springfield, weighing about twenty pounds, nud has a telescopic attachment. .Near tho butt is a little silver plate set in steel, bearing tho namo of John Brown. Tho battlo of the Thames was fought by (icnernl Harrisou 011 tho nth of Oc tober, lsFI, against tho Uritish and the Indians under rroctor an I Tccumsch. In thi buttle Tccumsch was among; the killed. Tho result of this victory wa the recovery of Michigan ai d thu teriiiina tion of the war 111 thu Northwest, A 1 eiiny- it lsef I'ouiiil-I oollsh King, King I.udwig I., of Ilavaria, who?o nam.) is being recalled at tho lircsent time in various ways, wa u much noted for his lavish expenditure of monnv in beautifying hi capital u for his economy in minor inattcts. it is said ho wane thu same old coat to be shaved iu fol forty year, and whenever it rained sent a lackey for his old umbrella, saying it wa too bad to use thu new on.', for it had . ost seven gulden. 'I ho following anecdote is tjuite ( haructct istic of tha King: Among thu many pri.ilcges en joyed by nil per-on iu thu slightest way c iiinected with tho court, during tho reign of his easy-going prede. essor.King Max, from the chief inar-li il down to tlm i .... ... . i i . . i ovcti-he iter, wa that of ha ing theii , so led linen washed intherojal laundry. 1 shortly after King I. ud wig's accession, J a he w ns st in ling one morning looking out of the ul ice window, his xvondei j mid curiosity wcto aroused by seeing numeioiis wagons diivo up, one utter i the other, iu front of the royal residence, nil laden w ith mysterious looking ban dies, which disapi caied within Ihe palace wads. Sending for his castellan, thu king inquired the meaning ,,f this strange procession. "May it tiluasoyuur Majesty," replied tho astonished castel lan, "it was ever thu custom of our Into King of b'essed memory to allow a few needy and deserving persons to send their washing to tho royul laundry." A few persons!" exclaimed I.udwig; "in arly an hour have I been stuudiug nt this window, and still there is no end to tho procession. This is an imposi tion, and it shall go on no longer." And ho gavo strict orders to have tho bundles remain unopened, to keep t hem till Faster Tuesday, when they wero to bo returned unwashed, with a strict injunction nover to lie sent again. Thu result wn, add our chronicler, that half of Munich dad no clean shirt for Luster. Xeto York VM. A Persian Fable. A rat, says a Persian .lisop, teeing a cat upprouching, and finding noavenuo of escupe, went boldly up to her and mid: "Madam, I have just swallowed a largo doso of bane, and in accordance with the instructions upon tho label have come out of my hole to dio. Will you kindly direct mo to a spot wlicro my corpse will prove lieculiarly ollensivo.'' "Since you are ao ill," replied tho cat, "I will myself transport you to a spot which I think will suit." So saying sho ituck her teeth through tho nape of his uock and trotted uway with him. This was moro than ho had bur gained for, and ho squeaked shrilly with tho pain. "Ah," said tho cat, "a rut who knows ho hu but a few minutes to livo never makes a fuss about a littlo agony. I don't think, my tine fellow, you have taken poison enough to hurt cither you or mo." So sho mudo a meal of him. If this fable does not teach that rats get uo tiro lit by lying I ihould be pleusod to .now whutiu the namo of common sense or uncommon teuso it doei teach. HOUSEHOLD MATTERS Newspapers In the Kitchen. 'Any properly . conducted hou'eholfl has an abundance of old newiuiwr Many uses cart be found for them, but none moro important man in tno kitchen. Jiothinir is better' for cleaning lamp chimneys. Instead of blacking tho stovs every day, take a newspaper nnd rub ofl tiie covers ami top ot the stove while still warm, if grease is spilled on a cover turn it over and let it burn off before attempting to clean. Hrirrhtcn up th tea kettle and coffee pot by tho samt mean. if you nave a greasy skillet or pan, wipe out witn a p cce of news- paper before washing. '1 ho paper will ab-orb most of the grease, and hot water with a little- sal soda or washing snU will complete the cleaning with leu detriment to tno hand than usually ex. po.loucod. Farm, Field ini tftonbmaa, Gloss for Collar. To starch and Iron collars so ns to lintel a goi.d glos rorjuircs tho skill that Coineil from practice. Adda llttln cold watstl totwo tablcspoonfuls of good starch amll rub to a smooth paste with a spoon pour boiling water slowly upou thd staicn, stirring tiriskiy to prevent lumpJ ing. When mixed smooth add a littlj salt and a piece of mutton tallow w white wax the sizo of a h.i.il nut. MsnJ good laundresses add also, tablespoonfu I gum arable solution (made by pourinJ water upon white gum nrabic and lettinj it stand till clear). Hoi I tho stand twenty minutes and strain through tlire minutes. I se starch scalding hot an' rub it thoroughly through the linen ij that no lump nr: left on tho suifnol After drying the c liars, dip them, 1 1 hour or so before Iron i rig, into en.: starch niadu by dissolving a talilesp.n,r.l lui of starch in n pint ot water. warrJ but not hot enough to scald the star. 1 Koll them up in a clean towel and bed - ironing rubovcr w.th a lino damp e!o;j Iron ipnekly nnd polish with a jmlislii. Iron on a bosom board. A to )' Why t'ncooked Mont SpoiU lor some iiours after an anitnnl killed the muscular libers aro soft, o j ,on"' !'"-'nily tender: it is only after viiiii neai ua pas.scu away inar me t;i becomes hard trom tho uradiial sti:!d ing of it muscular portions. I'ncctl tetiHi) connirioii ol tlio tissue I eatil lished it remain until tho relaxation . in which precoda do oiup isition ; w this rclavation the llesli softens; a id j b cotnos tenderer a it progresses u; i the inuiit I upou tlio verge of put re', t on. I'ntil tlu meat taint it is suit:, for food. When meat is upon the v. I f plltr,.fctjon ,!. color become, I ,llirk. the odor gradually ollensive, . : thu ib,,rs ,,,01 uti.l soft: a putrcfac: 1 iiuvaiice a peculiar grceniin, damp m. i , . forins ,,p0 tll0 exposed surface. and moisture favor thi de-t-tioti of animal tissue, which rommonlv called tnintin" T 11 il.l summer weather meat which ha I J 1 preserved by tho agency of ico s; (juickly after it 1 exposed to nor summer temperature, probably lur this generally combines heat and w i uro. When frcdily killed meat i . iected ton dry summer heat it is r,rJ converted into tho well-known "jenl beef" of tho plains; this methyl preservation is a widely known n il prlnutivo .xioit dried by the uetr:l 1 sun and ul r. after being cut in str ;. ' ubse.ientlv powdered and mixed I Cut in tlii. f..t,i rt iiiiii.in!i,n 1 T - ...w u .w.i,, v. i ii avi... ,1..- und explorers prefer this preerv: of moat to any other bee.iuso it vl i tho greatest amount ot nourish m, I ' rolttli".rl to bulk. Tho prcparat.i pcmuncau i ipmo wnuiii po-sn. . 1..... t.,.1.1.... 1.. T for hotisholders who are remove 1 ' trado centers, when they do not vi ! meat. Unuwrne. Keel pes. Fiiu-.n Tiuim:. 15oil till tender in beaten egg, sprinkle with hr cracker crumbs, season and fry a biown. SiT.wKti O.wim rrs. Wash or ten or twolvi) carrot and put m water, with salt, to boil till t liraiu and put iu a pan with pci chopped parsley, or with tho one l. niou and sprinkle with su 4 l.xtus' Itmii.mi. Half po: bread crumbs, six ounce of t:i ounces and a half of sugar, one n butter, half pint of milk, a lonnm. thu peel tine, mix with the cnni. juice, add tin) llour and the butter together, and sugar. Mix wit Is tl to a soft paste, lioil two houn half. Lady Finc.khs. Take the wi nine eggs in powdered sugar weight of eight eggs in Hour. i yolks of tho cirira and mid t!H melted in a half pint of water. ' thu bouten white and then the if toil : t!avor with lemon. I'ri buttered tin, sift sugar over tln't-l when bakod, stick together wink ' Can nki) Yi:o kt a iii.k.k. l'eai beans am' corn can be put up : way: Tut tho raxv vegetable w cans mid cover well with water tho cans air tight, cover with water and let boil about an h"u' prick a holo in tho top of tho tho iras cseune. after which solder boil again aud act aside to c iol.j Buown Hkttv. Cut several ll pies into thin slices; have rca.b torod dish; into this put a layero broad crumbs, then a layer oi u pies, and over this sprinkle mi.-'1! so on alternately, tireau, a'i"i sugar, until the dish i full, h" top layer bo of bread crum'l three lurgn lump of butter oa t I lit Airiin .ml linln lirnwn SerVl'l-l butter and sugar sauce. A Cliumellou Fisli. A Mninn llsbinrr schooner caught on tho (Jeorgcs litii'H halibut trawl, a nueor fish. U' toventy-flvo pound, and is ile'"J lieiiicr "about a larco ns il hogs-head and utmost ns broa.l' When first taken from tho wat:l of a bright red color aud iwr' silver spots, varying in sizofto' a three-cent piece to Unit w dollur. After tho llsh hud b the wuter a whilo tho rod tocurc except on the tins, which rutm vivid huo. Tho fins, threo were small in proportion W J ana the tail was short auu v." I'vrk Hun. - i " 1 t Jdv;
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