lUEMlimLKBUIKM POST.
T. ti. IIAIiTEIt, Em-iob akd Vt.o'n.
illl'hl.l.Hl .(, '.I.. ,rr. Id, is.
Having purclns (1 inmt of our trewer
I:', tiii- I'u.'li English ciq '.tali.ls are now
Inning 1 1 1 r works ovr hep.'. Their
te.iri i I 1 ' : t 1 - so:.n thing u:i;uc.m.'.i
able, ,-:.v.i t',,' H --t hi 11 ini!.
It is sail tin.: the P.ritMi Government
ft-. refused to nil nv tin- I'ii' iik- s j ir Ir. n
In i-i! i.'rrc in ilit Ilehring Sea, di,Ticulty.
C i'vi'l i, it siy mi.-t M-itlc iiin liiiKciiity
lie i-If. 'I'!.'.1 i vidciit intention of the
l-.-.m; In enuni lit is to throw the coiouy
a i t - own ri " r i s.
According tn ihi" Portland Orf f.l'in
the f.n t t!i it the W.-t Tii people lire not
flow in tikiag leivani age f modem ini
J Ml -1 1 1 ii'. is slloWII i V t il" Statement
t .at one i li i a : . V :.! n ihti in;: ill lust
four months h.n pnt i:i nraiir 1".' ill)
trie li'diis i:i : ;-:i and ashing-
V'll.
l r .k.i
Vv t',,. !,.-. .,-it "l-.e'' tin.. rdl.
T. nV ill t'
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a i :i r r. . v.
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l Tr i.no '
,v.:li is I '..at from i'.tienos
! foot i.f t" ii. I, s. 1? '.'.
'." t'liii s, is as ,rai:a! as
Til.1 i.uhe-t ;.T:cI'' i.s about
l.i tl.i' mill . It i th-m'i i. j
I n ... i l ;n, u:nl thruluit: u
mi,:, an. i.T tl.r rt---.';it f
, V''' "f 1 1 1 i 1 1 : -1 " . . i- f A'rha
lt.li.ils uf t iii' big globe III. i il l
l.i.., Hi'
row i.;i rshibi i 'U at Paris had duriv;
tiie .i 'i i of '.iH'ir w.i; !; twin' to ailir
t : '. i I" represent tl ion of thai continent i'l
rr iiT tn Indicate the I. Mills uf the i.ej.-t
li.et.il i;r"'r. nihil-, il 1 1 i -rov erii ;.
Tli.' M i:, ,
tin' w iii country
.' .V. believes that
is 'catering upon n
unit t-ji ."iilutivf jn.riii'i i f adviun iug
prices, when .c wiil probably vv tiie
in ist ci livi' tines ever kiinv. ii in tin'
Una:.' i ; 1 1 I'.'nl sp"cni .r,ivr Iii-? ry of tin'
Mi'st rv. The South wiil i:(i- a e-r
i'!i:uii.i'n; pail, in i i - i i , 1 1 is.''
Tt was ii peculiarly :t lift r coinci
dence, mivs the N-w York Trii'tnr, that
(.!'g''rs.iii.-.!i Cii's 'l.'atli orrut p'il at the
Very hour at hi. ii li hail iniuli' nr
ranurniriii i to rtiirr mi 'Vu:iii''i'!aiil,''
i"ianiir.r .lie nc-.v Wist, which lie ni'i-nt-ly
vivl' 1. Jt is aiioiin i' oinli'i laii'l
with w iiU'ii he lias tiaiilc in i j'liiint.iun',
Aii'l his ryes l'! ni l
TUl!:g; tli.it i.; in II iijmv, nuc:- lo l i nurtal
ln .uvr.s to! J.
V(i!iu n wlin i:ia!ii- t!:cir cu:iiil''xioni
fli avrr l.y tht.' tiv of ii: i'M:i', .slmulii stwly
t::i'ilii iii" if tin y wi-h to l.i rji tiii-msi ivi-s
from tin' i!:i!i:;i r of In i ; i lt i.iis ini'il y tin)
ini'.'. A Mi-.i (",i.n;i:cy, a liolcl licanty
('f ( ulutlllilis I )'iio, w 1 1 . t i i 1 1 ' ri'Ill.i"io!l
i ami' froni la
IK
i: ikim'iii' of
1 ,i r 1 1 if: i' l lir:
t .iiii'; In th"
iMti.'l. TI.
; r. .1- - tits' hi Ii
irl iii.'l loi' a i.
ks.
ni si me
M-'f a!--ul
'luir
Miiii'inr
rr skin
.r tu to-
ami liiir.i'i' of :
iiiom; lihulv I
.'jiiin.'s a:.il tal.
t 1 1 -i i : 1 1 j . i -'ii tli'
iiii'l :i"v i..
c.iwer lu r lo-t ,
Natural cau-cs, says the New VorV
.s"i,,, arc heijii:i'.; to i",l"ii'i the ti i i ii"! i.il
possc.-i, iin of i'ra:ice. It is said tii.it
her colony of Ton,i:i:i is pushing out
into the sea at ti e laic of nearly lifly feet
a year, so r.ipelly is the alluvium broi'ht
town tile Inaiiv chalim
HI
the lied
Kiver i'l::t, I'liling up ihe
How ocean I
i:i front ol it. Aee T,
gco-rraphcrs, H iiii i, tin
'iilii to t'hinesu
capital of Toii-
ipiin, now far inl '.n.l, M.,ini on the sca
bhore only twelve hundred years iivn;
a::d it is cei iaiu that w ithiu historic
times a very laiye pari; of Tonijuiu
Lui U lei laiiiu -i ii o.ii the waters.
Lu4
IT' mii iv Clews, the New York banker,
declares thai we in-,: about to enter upon
"an era of gi at national development,"
find tin it goes on t i s ay : "Appropns t i '
this national row th. thu (Mmuhu-s c.-
l.iliiiion of v2 siiould biMiiaile the mo:,t
. . . i .. i i : . . i .. . i
r.iir.oi , ca.iiiii oi it ii,t; oas ever iieeit i
CCllllil , II a lll.ll, looiinii iioiiseii.L- .iniiui
made. 11 it istocollltuetnoi.tte Alll 'licail J bealolu Parker, thut I hoped you'd got
jTogress, it .should far n lipM) any similar ever In:!;; auo. Absalom hain't no prop
event which th.' world has ever sn n, for ! '''. 'i '""'t '.'I-" ,(. ll,,vo !",!It:.
in n i ci unu v in thn world has that
growth been no grand an 1 permanent m I
in the I'nil.'d Slates. The exhibition cuu
only be mado u succe-s by entrusting it
to the r t;v of mui of h'vh nbilily, enter
piisj and determination. MuMcrly activ
ity is what is nio.it wanted; and if tho
present committee not possess these qual
ities Mayor Grant should dispose of them
mid select a new and better committee.
Public: spirit, local ami national, must be
awakened to tiie active support of thu
enterprise. Immediate giins should bo
lost sight of in the belief that the indi
rect gains will be incalculable. It is said
that tho Paris Exposition brought '.'DO,.
OUO, OUO foreign money into Fiance, stimu
lating her tra in and industries in innumer
able ways. Iu fact, tho exhibition prob
ably saved France from serious financial
iliiiiculties. If ouo country can receive
kuch wonderful benefit from a great ex
hibition, there is no reason why similar
results mill uotobtniu here."
THL UUUU ULb 11ME3.
In the rood oM Vm, thrmipli ths Arrj rclo
The milh-rnnM came tripping hom, ,
With amrrpjr song ami a liriht tin pall
All dripping -ith snowy fom.
Tu t th -linr boy now, with -loepy y
Into I: tho hivli of Iho traps,
A n -J r an . li !s h n J on th oUI cow'i thfgl j
Wlih lmrkrU b"twi hi knm.
Oh, th ijooj old timm of th .-iy '..rils,
Tlie plnshing churn, and t Js'-iuoakiOrf curds!
In th? 'hk1 old ttms .-Osy Ruth (a tho Tiold
Ira:ik lnr.tvT-mi out of a jiif;
Hut now pain Ijiir.y. bi lua jiarlor cm
cai'vl flunk tl"p In r:xlr all cashlonrl and
VllTl.'.t,
V.'i'.h h.-r flnifi.r b-ring"d. find her chwk-
iv (Miialcl
ts ini'jiii5 l.irnd doson firuj.
Oh, th Rood old tiniu of the s.-ytho'a keen
i-in;.
And thn pr.rp!') flash of tho burn-swallowi
vin,-!
Tit Ti pool old limes ly tn wide chimnoy
Wis,
All Hip children with thn frmt aglow,
rin-:r nnrs .vi I thi-lr jokin ili-'ihted to rrack,
li'l 11i:'rlips cv.-r yards of candy to Ktnack,
AVhiln 1hfy laugii'sl al the wiud and the
IliriW,
I'.ut now thoy, n1a, ran rhntlor and play
In liriphl -cini-riii-li-s no more,
llut fiTt.-.iiig and ILia iujj hy iiight and ty
any,
Ar.. "Iviviii'j snd rriiwd'mjjrri' li otlwr nwny,
Iliiddlnl round n warm holu In th floor.
I Ml, thpiolnM tilling of nimplo ront.'tits.
Of Ihi K"kd"- llnw, mid tho common MTie!
Vx IfooJ "11 t It-i.-s iTi' thn day li-;un,
tV rnthr was up with thn lurd;
s4alldiy I.inj, till llm wi of mm,
wovaat tli a loom oa thn M'ft yurn spun,
And of all linr rarrs Mi nothing iindouc,
And wiiti' a niiii'iiiiii iiig i.rd.
I'll, tln R hi 1 old loii.'s of tliu hoine-mailn
wurrs,
Of tho pi n l'ji-plut.s and thn l raight-Lack
chairs.
f"i tin (jo'nl old tinms thn father prayoj
K.ir.a's.at hU daily ImiiIiI;
Mtliouiii l.y Ins plow, and his hoe, and his
; a le,
It. W.Mi'.ril that liillis lf l.y hit owu lahor
nin l.i
t'li.s ri e ra grow from thn lender hla ln.
And his 1 m r ii with nliiiiidiino ntored.
"at iio.v, who iloth ur grateful hands to
iipnii-K
Wliiln he illiuks he is tile s.ill hllils If f
s raei'li's.'i he feels mi t h" iMiiuitics of j;raee,
n l Iji'.' iihc.i not, a thunk imr a whnpur of
praise,
Itn'lnvinj; no ways aro ahovo his way,
And heaven on the pantry .shelf.
lh, the r hi 1 old times, and the thanks that
were said
Tur the hone. I flutter, and the warm brown i
i.iv.id:
h'r e... in It. L. .Voiiff.
THF. OLD RTQVE,
1
"N-arcy!" paid Mr. Moppet
"isii i" responded Nsncy. ,
Mr. Moppet was coming lu from the
burden pith. Nancy, with plump white
inns bareii to the elbow, w:n washingtiio
breakfast liiahes in a di'ep pan of lut
oapsud!i.
Mr. Moppet v.-ns a hard feaf'trcd elder
ly man, with whitish blue ryes, a strag
gly fringe of white beard beneath bis
I'puire chin, n id a bald cranium. Nam y
Whs fresh colored and bright eyed, wit i
May teudrii.t of auburn hair drooping
over her fii'.kle.l fun head, audit ceit.i.n
dhiipiti perpetually playing nt hiile-and-e'
on her left ch.vk. The t u o com
J Vtily r -iii.cd Shakespeare's ideal of
"C.'mUJic.I Age and Vouili."
"I'm n-goi:!1 to town," said Mr. Mop-
per. (.u won t nee.t ti oile no pot
vlcunn lor (liiiuer. 1asle makes want.
. cup ii i. a ami n mini ( gg aim wiiil a
I'-fd ii' i cstei'.i iy'H Jiork und grei;i.s (
'hi't'M be all y,.u nee I."
"Yes, oil her, nceiiicsccd Nancy.
Sla' w.-.s t'mnkingof something else all '
while. j
"And, tilkiu' 'bout, egsrs," added Mr.
Mo.ipet, "you may tal.e bun-dozen up to i
IViich r.iriii. Mrs. Wixon wauls plenty
on 'em to make cako for her niece's party.
lu tler go cm !y this morning .
Nancy colored scm lel under the auburn
rings of hair.
"Can't I s. iid 'en up by little Hill
lleeker, fjthcrf" said she. "Webster
Wixon will be there, and mid I don't
''k" l'b.-ter Wixon, with hi red none
suit Ins ciimpliiucut-s.
Mr. Moppet frowned.
"Nancy," said he, "don't be n fool. 1
can s. e ih.-.iuidi ye, like yu was n pane o'
ghrs. Webster Wixon's u well-to-do
inali, with money out at interest, und,
vou'il outMlcr bo tickled to dentil that
he's took . notion to you."
"i!ui, failn-r
"Not another word," gnmihlea mt. j
Moppet. "I I. now jest exactly what's
-i i ,. , e. , e . a ..i
laughter o mine inn t goiu to inarrv
von" ilrmvl father Atkins's hired man. riot.
j im(H- (
lie paus.'d with this multiplicity of
double negatives. Nancy set her small,
peiirl-whilu teeth together ; her eyes
Hashed wiih hi .el fire. It was a clear
case of triiu luvo versus money.
" Tuko them eggs straight up to Peach
Farm, " reiterated Mr, Mopptt, shaking,
his forefinger at Nuney, " an' don't ar
gufy thu p'nt no further. I'm your
fathor, and I know what's best for you!"
" llut your going right past tho Wix
ons' door. "
"No, I ain't, ueither. I'm gom' the
Horn Hill Hoad. I've been upp'iuted
by the Supply Committee to buy un air
tight wood stovo for tho church," he
added with some complacency. " The
old one's rusted clear out, so there's
dnnger o' fire every time its used, und
tho brethren havo subscribed twenty
dollars for a new ono leastways, u
lucoud-huud one, if its jeat us good. "
Webster Wixon, a fat, middle-aged
Whelor, was out helping to gather the
UcAober apples ou the north side of the
house when Is'ancy came up. Ila mada
hwte to welcome her.
"Oood rnornin', Mis Nanry," said he.
"As bloomln' a ever, I fp."
"Ilere'i your eggj," spoke Noncy,
curtly.
"Hot down a spell, won't re?"' aim
crcd Mr. Wixon.
"I'm in a hurry," said jianry
"But, Nancy
"My name Mirs Moppet,. sirl"
"I've got something very particular to
say to you, Sam y," uryed the middle-nip-il
suitor.
"It'll have to keep,'' said Xsncy. "I'vt
got to pet riirht liome.''
"Cau't I walk v.ith you n piece?"
"I'd rather jro nlonr," she ersisted.
'Nancy Miss Moppet I tmist
spe:i' !" Inurted out tho old bachelor.
"I love you hetter'n nil the world 1 I
want to make you Mm. Webster Wixon!
There, that's what I had on my mindl
And your good father, ho says it would
suit him cinctly, mid "
Nancy wheeled iiiouud and faced her
elisor swain.
"Is it mo, orfuthcr, vou're a-courtingl''
said she,
"Why you, nf ronr'e !'
Then take my nnswrr yo'."
And without waiting for thn return of
her basket, she hurried away, her cheeks
lila.in, her brcuth cutnitig ijuick and
f.isl.
"f'alhcr'll he nwful mad," the thought,
'lint I'd sooner die than marry that
man !''
Wcli'ter Wixon stood a niimte paring
after her in cre.tfalleii silence; then lie
went hack til npplc harvesting with uu
oiiiinous compression of his lip.s.
"The minl'lcr she itct.s thn prettier she
looks," thought he. "Well, well, time
will nhow, Urotiier. Moppet saja she
shall lie my wife, and that ought to couut
fur cousid'aMu.'
Mr. Moppi t drove leisurely on to Horn
Hill, drove tin excellent liarv'.iin for a
highly orr.anietital wood-stove, after hav
ing successively interviewed every hard
ware dealer in town, and sit forth to re
turn with it in hi.' w:i;:oii just at dusk.
"It's a warm day for tliu time o' year,"
said he, "and it's easier traveling for tho
horse nrtcr dark. It ain't a bad day's
work, come to think on 't. I bratHrother
l iper down pretty well on the price, ami
it's worth ii dollar'n half to cart tho
lliini; hoiiin over these bumpy roads.
They 'lowed twenty dollars for it, mid I
u'i't it for fifteen. Tal. in my tinio and
wheel wear and horsclle'di into considera
tion, I t;iu'ss 1 wou't !,y nothin' about
the odd five dollars. Unsine-is ia busi
ness. It's n proper prelty pattern, too
thistle leaves and ncorns. I'd like, one
the satin; fashion in my best room, and''
with a lone; w'nis'.le "why shouldn't I
have it? There h that second handed
stove tJran'ther Atkins took for it debt
from Solon (irnhii. It's jest stauiiin'
rustin'uway in his back wood shed. I'll
fetch it home to-moirow mid black it up,
and h't Khlcr Meachan suppose I got a
bargain from somebody; mid I'll havo
the nice new stovo for myself, and
nobody'll bo none tho wiser, now that
Orati'ther Atkins is confined to Kb. bed
with creepin' paralysis and Absilom
1'arker's up in tho wood lots, choppin'
down trees for winter firewood. It's n
good idee. I'm glad I happened to think
of it!"
lb; drew rein opposite tlm Atkins
house. All was dark mid quiet there
save tiie one red light that burned in old
.Mr. Atkins'n bed-r.ioni.
At that identical moment, had he but
know it, AKsalom Parker the old mini's j
general factotum was hanging over the
garden gate of his own place, talking to
prelty Nancy n.nong tin. purple dahlias
L quilled asters.
And it was no diffl.-iilt tnk for a man
of ,,,, Moppet's physical strength skill
fl,iy t lift the old stove out of its place
i. ,i. u,..r sil(.( , his wa''on.
'.(;,t up. Prince," he nmttercd to his
j,rs,s .shaking the reins, and away they
w,.ni
i.-.idcr Meachan was not quite satisfied
with the bargain. Tho church brethren,
, would have preferred a new stove,
..mi.icri,,,, thn money they had spent;
but Hrother Mopiict was a man in author'
ity, mid they were compelled to ncquiesce
in his choice.
Nancy was delighted with tho new
acquisition for the best room.
"lli, isn't it preltyf" said she.
"Yes," noddrd Mr. Moppet, rubbing
his hands, "it'll sort ' dress up the
rooiu for vour wnldiu'."
"My wedding?"
".lest so. I've nrranged matters with
Webster Wixon, und "
Nancy burst into tears, und ran out of
the room.
Mr. Moppet glare 1 balefully after her.
"She shall inarrv him," muttered he,
"or she shall be no darter o' mine! I
won't be set at delianco by Why,
hrlloa, Absalom Parker, what brings you
here.'"
"Mr. Atkins is took wttss this after-
noon," said Absalom, standing lit the
doorway, like a rustic Apollo. "Wants
to see ve right oil!"
lt was a Saturday afternoon. As Mr.
Moppet drove by the church door, ho
saw the load of wood being delivered for
the first tire of the season.
"Jest in time!" s.iid ho to himself.
"There's a frosty feel in the air."
Grandfather Atkins lay among his pil
lows, like a wrinkled ghost.
"John," said he, "all I've got in tho
world is yours; but I think I'd ought to
tell you w here I've hid it, sence the buiik
robbery give me such a scare."
"Certainly, certaiuly!" said his son-in-law,
w ith eager eyes, like thoso of ubird
of prey.
"I've hid it nway "
John Moppet placed bis car ctoso ter
the pallid lips.
"Six five-hundrcd-dollar bills"
"Yes, ,vs goon!"
"Folded up in un old number of tbo
Horn Hill Uateltt "
"An old number of tho Horn Hill
fitnette I understand l'1-. rcucated Mop
pet. "TnTii old stove out Iii .'ijV shed!"
gasped .'no old num. "I, knowed no
body would u't bo likcl7.to.look;,therol
It's ours, IqUu Mopjietrrayc ry . cent of
it. And mind you, don't spend it in no
exfTftTagancel"
So speaking, the old miser closed his'
dint eyes and went where there is neither
money nor counting of money,
John Moppet uttered an exceeding bit,
ter rry ns he remembered the lighted
match ho had put to tho crumpled papers
in the stove, to make sure of a draught
when it was put tip in the northwest cor
ner of the church the roar of the blaze
through the lengths of I'ussian pipe. In
Lis excellent management he bud con
trived to overreach himself.
lie went homo and sat nil tho evening
in a sort of stupor, with his head in his
hands.
Nancy, busied about her honsrholA.
tasks, watched him with hazel ryes of
surprise.
"I didn't know he thought so much or
Gran'thcr Atkins," pondered she.
"Six times five is thirty six times five,
is thirty," mused Mr. Moppet, rocking
to and fro. "Six fivc-hundred-dollur
bills I Three thousand dollars and
all gone up chimbly in ono breath o'
wind, and me as done it I I shail go
crazy. I shall lose my mind. Three
thou sand dollars! It's a judgment
on me. I've been a mis'nblo sinner, and
cheated the church. 1'vo tampered with
my owu conscience. Six times live i.s
thirty I Six fivc-hiindred-dollar bills!
Oh, Lord, there ain't no calculatiu' what
a mis'able sinner I've been!"
As the old kitchen clock struck nine,
Absalom Parker canm in, bringing with
him n gust of fresh, frosty nir.
"livenin', Squire," said he, "I'm
sort o' looking up the watchers. 'SpoFii
you'd like to'bo one of Ymf llut I'd
like to speak a word to you first."
"If it's about Nancy, it ain't no use,"'
said Mr. Moppert, rousing himself to tho
itli'uirs ot the world with tome petulance, i
"It ain't about Nancv," Absalom an
swered, with a smile. "It's uuout Mr.
Atkins's money."
Mr. Moppert pave n start.
"l!i, you lined n't jump so," reassurci
Absalom. "It's all safe."
lie took a Hat parrel out of his porket.
'(.'mint 'em," said he. "Six, ain't
there?"
Mr. Moppert stared at Absalom Piirkef
as Aluddiu might have, started nt the
Genii.
"How where " he stammered.
Absalom gave a low chuckle.
"Hush !" said he. "Don't speak loud.
I seen the old man hide 'em there, like a
human magpie as he wus. I knowed it
wasn't safe, so I quietly took 'cm out,
urlcrhe'd had that last stroke. ar.d locked
'cm in his black leather trunk up in tho I
garret. And you may than me tout
they wasn't nil burned up in the first tiro
you lighted in that identical stove!"
Mr. Moppert turned :i purplish red.
"You know about that ttovei'' said
he, w ith n gasp.
"It wasn't likely no such conjuring
could go on about Mr. Atkins s place, ami
mo not know it," said Parker, drily.
"Tliu stove wasn't of no great conse
quence, though, except for old iron. I
guess tho church folks '11 get sick of iU
before u great while"
Mr. Moppet drew a long breath.
MVhen they do,"suid he, "I'll mate
'em a present of a bruud-uew one. And,
Ab?iloui "
"Yes, Mr. Moppet?"
"You won't say nothin' to nonortyf
"No," said Absalom, "I uiu't onu o
tho talkin' sort."
"And, Absalom"
"Yes, Mr. Moppet?"
"Since you and Nancy really are r.t
tacheil to each other "
"We're just that, Mr. Moppet
. , ! ' . ', " , "V ' ' i, "
! ,: ;'n'cd !us tall, said Moppet, with ,
j an .Tort. " ou .nay tell Naucy tuat
s!"' ll!,s '''! , , I
ni .1... !.:....: .
.saucy ciien ii Miowrr oi nappy icain
when Atisuloiu told her the good news.
Hut he never imparted to her the story
of tho stove. As he himself hail re
marked, "he was not ouo of t.ho talkiu'
sort. "' SU uruu j 2sijh t.
FnirClprk in the Treasury Department
Some of thn prettiest women in tho
country are in the Treasury Department.
A great many of them lire Washing
tonians, but, us a class, they represent
the beauty of about the vv hole country.
They are blondes mid brunettes; short
mid tall and medium; some plump, some
queenly, some of lytlui mid willowy
form they are fairly the types of tho
several great cities and about all the States
of the L'nion. In that ono building,
covering four blocks, is to be found more
I beauty than h hunt through many largo
cities might discover. A large propor
tion of tiie female clerks are young, or at
least on the minus side of the line be
yond which lies old maidenhood. Ollico
life is not promotive of longevity, and
many of the elderly women have died oil
' r reached an ago beyond usefulness.
I Thoso who have coino into the depart-
mml within thu past Tour or live years
j are mostly young women, who hava just
passed through the normal school and
havo entered tho Govi rnuieiit service
through tho civil service examination.
They are ii bright lot of young women.
In many cases it Ls, perhaps, that they
are the prettiest girls of, tho family,
which inspires them with mi umbitiou
beyond tho drugery of house-work or tho
trials of a schoohniiriu und induces them
to strivo for tho more iigreeablo work
und better pay under tho civil service.
And this may account for there being
such a preponderance of good looks..
Mluliinyton Star.
A Nice Llttlo Worm.
A little worm, not as large as a baby's
finger, is craw ling over the green leaves
of the cotton-patches of tho South. Ho
is a fluffy fellow, light and feather
footed, mid yet he makes more fuss in
the world than an army on its way with
banners! Tho rasping of its teeth as
they cut thu leaf is heard round the
world, and tho web it weaves so noise
lessly comer, as a rumbling cloud. To
England its silent trespars means more
than the udvance of a Russian army on
the English outposts in Asia. Atlanta
Cortttitutivn,
l'Oi'LLAK SUhNtli.
The Imperial University of Tokio lifii
138 professors and teacher, all but six
tern being Japanese. This year's stu
It'iits number '7S8.
Two new minor planets were recently
discovered, the one, No. 2S5, by Herr
Pnlisa at Vienna, the other, No. 2S0, by
W. t'harlois at Nice.
The United States is supplying electri
cal machinery to Japan in largo quanti
ties. Thu light is growing in popularity
Jiroughoiit the Empire.
An Austrian railway official has in
vented a portable telephone for speaking
from n railway train at any point stop
ping to the nearest station.
Dr. George Nasez, chief botanist of
the National Department of Agriculture,
is making n collection of California plant
for tho Washington Herblmrium.
Experiments ha-e demonstrated the
practicability of handling large musses of
iron in rolling mills by means of electro
magnet suspended from hydraulic
cranes.
Excellent results arc reported from tho
most recent experiments with the Italian
miokcless powder, which enables the
men to hit the target twice ns often ns
with ordinary powder.
The total value of the mineral produr,
'.ion of the United Slates in tho year
ISSC, ns ner.r as can be ascertained, was
autre than J? I t'.O.OOd.HOO, the ' largest
mount yet recorded in any country.
The manufacture of trrra-eottn luinbet
teems likely to become a really important
Industry, factories having' nlrc.idy been
f-tabli.shed in Europe, Canada and Aus
tralia, in addition to tiie cons'uh'rablo
number in the United Stales.
The iinti.M ptic properties of saccharim
make it an effective wash for the mouth
Hid teeth when dissolved in Water, lie
wording to a French writer. A six per
;ent. solution is u-ed, but n strength of
jnly one in ."00 is said to prevent fer
dieiitat i,ii or spoiling of mucilage, etc.
Three years hence the planet Mats will
If nearer to the earth than it has been for
fil.l years (A. D. loTf). Astrologers and
lovers of tho marvelous will be disap
pointed to hear that nothing of import
ance took place when Mars caino a few
million miles nearer us than is his wont.
According to a recent writer, tiiero
need be no anxiety i;s to tiie failure of
loan en of energy when tin; supplies of
roal give out. Koiighly speaking, ho
lays, cithern lump of hard coal weighing
Iwo and one-half pounds, or 15.'J gallons
jf water which can be made to fall ten
feet, will produce commercially one
horse power of work.
Professor Kedzie emphatically poiu'S
jut the danger of leaving on the old
paper when reiiapcring a room. No
room wit ii such wall cce imiulalions of
paste mid paper can n main in a good
military condition, mid disease germs are
likely to bo developed. His advice is;
"Peel your walls of old paper before ap
plying new paper."
"Among tho various uses of celluloid,"
ays n London excimtige, "it would ap
pear to be a suitable sheathing for ships,
in place of copper. In experiments by
M. llutaine, plates of celluloid applied to
various vessels in January last were re
moved live or si months after, and
found intact mid free from marine
vegetation, which was abundant on part
uncovered."
A process of engraving on glass line,
crystal by electricily iia: been coiumuni
rated to the French Academy of Science
by M. Plaiitc. The plate to be engraved
is covered with a concentrated solution
;f nitrate of potash mid put in connec
tion with one of the poles of the battery,
and the design is traced out with u lino
platinum point connected to the other
pole. The results are said to be of
marvelous delicacy.
"Volt" means the inducing caused b
tn electrical current, bearing the same re
lational! electricity that "pounds pressure
per inch" do to steam or "head" does b
water. One cell of gravity or Daiiiell's
battery gives about 1.07 volt potential.
"Ohm'' is the unit of resistance olTernl
bv u wire or other conductor to tho
passage of uu electric current; ouo
thousand feet No. 10 pure copper wire
represent a little over ono ohm.
A Seir-Whnliiiif (lock.
A New Haven clock company, after it
year or two of experiment, have ut last
perfected a piece of mechanism which,
if it does not realize the desire for pcr
pertual motion, seem ut least to be a step
in that direction. They nro now manu
facturing mid about to put on the market
a self-winding clock.
The motive power is furnished by
electricity generated by two Leclanclie
cells, which do the work cilectimlly for
from twelve to eighteen months without
renewal. The mechanism is simple iu
tho extreme. Much of the ordinary
clock is omitted and littlu remains save
tiio escapement wheel. The clock is
wound every hour by a current from tho
two cells' of the buttery working through
a pair of magnets. The main wheel,
which revolves once nn hour, connects
the current at every revolution.
When the contract is Ill's t. made and
thu current passes through the magnet
the armature is pulled down to the meg
net heads, drevving with it mi arm
which winds one tooth of the ratchet
wheel, which is fastened to the box con.
tabling a spring of the finest steel at
tached to the center pinion. This opera
tion is repented for live or ten seconds at
thu rate of time blows a second until the
spring is wound mid tho current is cut
oil by tho passage around of tho main
wheel. Hurt lord Time.
Viirlcties of Maize.
Thero nre, according to llev. Ccorge
Iiensioe, more than one hundred varieties
of maize, which dilTer among themselves
inoru than tlio.se of any other cereal.
Some come to maturity iu two mouths,
oi hers require seven, Soinu nro in many
.'cut high us olhers tiro inches. Some
have kernels eleven times larger than
others. They varv similarly in shape and
' i.o of ccrs, color of thu 'Main mid uLui ia
.'.lyskal and chumicul couipobltiua.
WOLDS oFtYlSlwiT-S
Time and opportunity lost It rtfrca,.
If a woman hadn't her weak
Would be an angel. ,KP'iUiL,
What we call time mouA i
proves little enough. ftl3J
No man can afford to l,aVc f ,
pcoplo exaggerate thetn so. ' ' lL
The man who knows riis,.if.i
!y has little confidence j rhrrs
The good things n man ' .
to remember, tho evil thine,
ful easy. " ttrc ''M-
Wcro we ns eloquent rt, w,f.
should pleaso some more hy li,;,. a ' ,
l.y talking. ' Mni
If yon haven't the moral roilr.
laugh nt snerrera, then v.u Uri. .'tV"
of nature's mistakes. ' C aao,!l
Happiness is n perfume that . ,
not shed over anotner wit licit , f, , ,
fulling on one's self. l!U,hopi
In family government let tlfi, .i
!o remembered, that no reproof n. T
nunciatiou is so jxitent ns the nil,.,'
tluence of a good example. ' '"
They who delay setting ,, r .
because the road is diilieult, or tW ti
cannot see to the end of il... : ' J
lu danger of being belated. "i
A lio depends more up,,,, .!..
,.r.. il, ii ...l. .i ' 7',n.ifi
simple tno words are th u r pi ,t t.,r ,.
they detract no luster fr.uu iu l:m
IX -n 1 11.11 ilVhnUI ,
No man ever talked of l.i, ,Trk
.. . .,...s ,ii;i, us -n u ,,.,.
.... n, ,,,t FII,j,M. ei (
wsiod-clionoer thinks it !.. i .
.1... "V: ". . . I . -rt
... -H, .., Hi ) mil,-!! nihrkM
A-li.m a iuhikI... . I . , .1 I
......... ,,,,,, nuai'iii',1 to it
that it suggests a motive, ciil,.., n, .. .'
is too tired think for him-. If, r ;', ),, I
In In. mlcli.l i.i. t.xr .. ..... :i i I I
" ""- .i nt ll.-lllie nillll.
Husband and wife,,, ,,,-, , in
mon, liow different in h..; '."
golden lines nml softness . n ,j ,
shades and energy; her step iL-',;'a'r
child-like, his so manly and st, a H . si
n coi'trnHt. and vet sm li t,.'.l' ."
- ii.it I
strepgth mid weakness blended t . -tL-r I
A wise man will turn advi rs. critiueJ
nml malicious attacks to g, ..,., .
He will consider cun-fully whuilir
is not iu him some weakness r (,
which, although ho never iiin.r,n
was plain to tae eye of his encuv. )it-i
men )ro!lt more by the as-min ;
thau by the kindness of fri. :nl,.
A Minister Niii!iliissH.
Harriet lleccher Slo.v.'s vm,
Charles 11. Stowe. of lla -tfeni, (,,L.
met wiiil nn experience the et:i"r rv, ;:;
which completely notiplu-.i'd Liu, s.
tho Chicago Wraith
die evcnilivr quite rccentlv l:c di:
Ii 1. -W .. , T It' I. . . I '
iin ..us, ... , ifo.irinii'ui. firop-. :r
of tho Hotel WonilnilV. Yi'it:;rH
Uimnlniaii i.s a cute little iiiii'e.il ,.::
years old. She is a regular cliaiii-rVi,
makes many bright remarks iluriy; ;
day. Fearing lest the child vvouM u:
ish tho preacher bv some omiai'li-ii
iug, her aunt warned her to knptj
during the dinner.
Tho admonition was listen-d to i.
awe, and at thu table tin; li'tlt
scarcely dared look at Mr. Sl ue, i
wishing to commit a siiip"iii :
the servant was absent from the runs j
littlu girl notictd there v. as no liut:.:l
her small pink dish.
She diiln t mind holding lur t c.i
but to cat bread without l,u::i:-
would never ilo. Nie te a sjrvr
the table, and lo and b, li.'l l. tli"
ilisn was directly in fro:u n: t ii'- m
AVistfully she gazed at ln.t li for a :
seconds. Never in lu r In n ( i e!":
she appear so pensive. Tin a l'j'
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sn
all her couragu and clearing kru i
she said :
"Dear pastor, won't vu )': -i
God s sake, puss the butti r:
liev, ?dr. Stowe never nvnvi I i
shock. Ho leaned over in iiii
pick up his napkin, wineii. nli"url
I
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Ci
sri
nil
not fallen. Mrs. lioardiuar. n.a l
moment nrninge u windovv-ruri'in.
other guests were suddenly truu!.'. j
u friendly couidi.
Little Mabel, self-satisfied tint vt
' .... i
done the proper thing, was tin1
at the table who could puMtivo!
that sho was nlive.
Tho Ocean's llcplh.
Tlte o-rentcst know n dentil f '':'
tun
is niidwuy between the Mali'! "I j
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luck
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U.itli
d Acunlia mid the nmulli el u
la Plata. Tho bottom was tiiiTfl
nt n depth of 4tl,S;it! U- t.
three-quarter miles, ext'iui"- 'v
thau 17,000 feet the lit-i::l.t ol
Everest, the loftiest mnuite.;u
world. In tho North Atii.'J'-i)'
south of Newfoundhiiid, sen '
been made to a depth nf t"'M,;
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lio,i
Tin
1'iirit
4 liri:
or 27,480 feet, while 'l'tllli ,v
a4,(H)0, or six und one-imd mi--'
tiortod Houthof tiie Iifriiiudu L-l-
loita,
H'
Uiil.ll
iH'io
fcStl,i
'- ii n
nvcrage depth of the I'm 'f'
ill VLII l.,.,.ll .III.. - .
over 2000 fathoms; l.'-!vi i
the Sandwich Islands, '.'.V'"
.,....,,. v.. ...... .....i I'n i i,na:i. "
between Chili nnd New 'i
f..tl. ...... 'I'lw. ..v,.r.,.r., del '.ll 1
ii" in-,'
:ean is from 2000 to i.lu'.t
fcut a
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Yrget'thlc l'lM'trr.
Potatoes enmo from fur Vir.ni-'
Pninlny was sutit us fi'"'" '""',',
Froiielt bellllH, low j;r.ivvtii "!l '
To disUtnt India tritei' tin ''",' '
Hut scarlet runners, nv ''
Tlmt elimlsHl upon y.mr K'"'''"1
A cheerful sii;htto ull ni'"J-"
In South America were f """',..
Tho onion traveled here "' ""' .
Tho leek from Hwitwrlnn l ck"
(Jurlie from Sicily obtain,
Slitiiiiioli 1. KurlH cn-ilUS.
ll'illht
ale tvj
s.Ji,
U'lllitl,
Uiftlii,
fcU-rut
Two hundred yeain up' "r .""
Ilrazll the artichoke s'lii"
And Southurn Europe's kih'1
Uront
HiH-t root on us bestows.
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.1 UOI1 tllUllKHII tuo .--n-
. . m . i II I Mlld-"
i eaa caino irmi iioiui". ,
in... ...... c...,.,u lnVkltiiO
"sfollt
Ohio fi
Wellsct
To beans, but some finm
Tl.it radisliH. Loth thui aiw T
Natives of China are, ii'"1""
But turniiw, earroW nJ.lrt;.
With celery, so crisp auu
Are produeta of our own !
And cabriHgws, a gtsiilly triV:.f
-t.;..u .t.1... ...w ,ni"lit YivW'
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