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Ull'lu'.H I l;'.; M. .47.7. u.
From . i : r 1 1 1 i fniiif) the now tint th
C.ir of I : . i - -: is preparing to abolish tho
lil" rtii f that country, where for tiirlity
i us tie- Mil i '.in lc has been presented i)f
II Pre State -i . j t to t K' most ' li';'tll'
I'imir ill tiii iivili.d world.
A l' !.' : ! mi.j ii-inti nf payments for
(Li i n ie.s iiri ii f'iuii'1 necessary in the
Al .' li Ml!" I.1 j' k 1 1 1 - to .ill .v tin- romtn'T
riid .mi! lit. mi . ii men t.i "fit over th" fr
hi'.'s f pf hi', i -.- til.: i:i in which
tlu v l.im i i mi i 1 i 1 1 -r "f
A 'r.i iii n '.initials "wanted'' in N' -w
Vm,. ii'v, :i hirr nn:.'ing from t hi"
i mil .li !! i- miii" tn b-.tik iniiiirry, ii rn
1mi::i M ! who hi. v rri-i ivr I collci;,;
il I'll.' ,. At r..' ,i (f thrill gradu
al' d with '!, l.i-. in - honors, an I nil
m rin t ii inr, t iT'M .I tii i i iiiii' ft i:n .1 liking
to: :).. I.,i i vir of
nnv olliriTs r;n C. j
I. il owin-r tli Iit::i I-, i
I..I'
I"' ii In i.u 'lir iuii by their horses 'i -
.l-IIC. '! i .'l'li ;l III:'!! t llKf. lll'l both
1 1 i v 1 1 i r t! i .r " orokrn, rau-'iiir iti
: it t ili:i'l . A pi"' mi i in 'Ti t London paper,
it, -pfit k i li -j "T th .in ! -nf , naivi ly sats
th.it tinv " .i-t MHitr ii -'loom over tii.'
tin it."
t'liiiw i l'ii ' ts draw pay according ti
i number i f ii ii ri -erving uri'lir ttirm.
1-" r 1 1 1 timr imilielnori i! every ollicer Ii is
lii n .' Tiii't't I '' H.' to tlir nuiiilirr nf
ti ll lien, I mt ii month ay t!i' V i 1 u lT
!iiit no issued a decree th it this mnt !"
'i'.iii ami tint thr bars must tell lit"
trifli. The downfall of tin- Umpire i.'
pir lii t- i tin n;ii.'UiMit tlir finny.
Small tni'i K' ru rs 1 1 ti ruiiipliiti o. !
t" ,ii:- rutin d by th" monster -?iMi'i.
incuts i iih h , ii i vi rything nii'i ltii ri
ii'ii' tl,r 'rrii : irnti t ly shared I v thru
liut'iif ri . -Iji, ,-. Tin1 same complaint
I In if. iii'il ill I'.iris, Mini 'hr Kr ;i '
ii i i tr. ui.l I iv additional lii" 'iivi!
. i.. I .:. t. : - , ..unto rr-'ri"t their
i itni. .:. i .Tin Mji'tll ir.i'lris .i lair
ll.'it.ir.
''.iih tiir !! iv r! r.i liti'iii trr'ty
In. i: I'lit.iiil hi. Mine i;it' cfre
t' ii I'l l will iKi ImiiT-r lie il t il"' ie-yl'1'ti
f ir i iiiln .!i rs ur u milling li in!; nrtlrer
iiinl iirji tit from thit eniiritry. Tiiii,
'. the Nriv YorK Yi"M, will lie u immI
tlnni; t'ur t'liirel i iilrl nti eipinlly ij ni I
tliint; fur the fnitrl Stu'e-i. I5iinlli
Alilrnni ti in iy still liti'l fi'fui;e m
M'l'itnvil, pruviilnl the; h ive eumtliitte 1
tin uthi r ultriisr ihnn that of aecrptitirj
linl-cs. H it, ns ii rule, the men who
M'i i pt I nil 'iv me uuilt y "f other otTeliscs
V iliell I'f'liir it!. in tiir huv.
A !-nr i -t .r. li"fkville. Me., In mh
-P't.fully r i j Lit 1 1 " 1 four teeth in u Imy'.s
lllllllth. l il" Itoy :H f ll;rl til the li .
tist uhoiit rjht h iiir after mi tieeiilen!,
wl.rii the hrmorllile ll.lt eriseil. The
lfltlrr replllll'il ti'.r : rm 1 1 in- 1 llll.i.l! l
tintl of the piM i v, syriiii;ei the soeki'H
with :l sehlti'iii of plieliul sirii',111' il'i't )''
p!iniil ihr tirth in their niiuril pi.
f'otl. Mr thru lir.liili'.l thetll ill! together
M ith hi uvy linen thrrti'l. Three veek-
nftrr he relli'ivei) tiir support mi' t'oillnl
tin teeth us firmly iiiiplnii!'' 1 us i: they
Lll'l itevrr III ell ktliii'keil out.
Attention is c.ille 1 to th" rt. l.-ion n
C'ialie;(; truvviiii.' in Calil irni 1 by the hold
itiu of the 11:11: '. d "ci'nis fairs." Tin
jiroiitiet of the , ea 1:1 lecently ended is
1st iiniiti d at ii 1 1 .11 loads of V"i boxes
to th" i-.tr, and tiir value at more thin
irl..VMl,(iili. At present nearly all this
ipi.mtity is the product of Southern Ca'i
foi nia; but i :aii";e urnw ijii; is rapidly
tcniiii;e; in the cent nil and northern
district of the State. Murine; the last
two yi ar- Ileal ly .,imiil'!tl trees have been
planted in the iirnville district alotie,
nnd it ;s ri'.nl t let lOU.IIUO more will
have bicii .a: ill ilu rite,' t'ne winter. A
common price for uranyes is .. per
lUD".
The I'hii.i b lphia I."hjfr proposi 3 t
frighten Iiu-sia into "a more speedy re
form of her barbarous penal code by an
ititrniationul boycott icaia-t a country
that tnuts its political jiri-oniis far
worse than 1110 inately immune individ
uals would tre.'.t tli -ir mules and iioy:s.
A political ami coinn: en 1 11 ostr.u i,:u of
that sort would, however, be sum to tie
I'vaded by unscrupulous b!oc!Na.rrun:i"rs,
hr.il the civiliisl world can will afford
to await the ctlect of the moral pressure,
exercised by the protests nf humanity
ui: d the indictments of t'ne internal ionnl
iros. In spite of .ill political cspiomt'n
nn ruorir.ous 1, umber of libera! pamphlets
mid periodicals am yearly smur;j;lcil
across the border of Knout land, mid
1 icliire tin ir pri'judice-iiicltin inllurnce
the moral iinaohroiiisnn of (V.ardiim will
jjiva way as surely us an ice-blorkude
mud at 1 ast dissolve uudcr the lay of
an April sun."
AN 0351 INATE 04,0 MAN.
An f'M nwii livl nil ,ilon, all sl'ii',
Vnif Jolly ol I tivin m he,
1U w rmlily mi'l fnf an I l.il ri -i r.i,
Anil In nrm won au'wl t.hin to .
Ills eht whs rouml. In- -r ttn mn I,
Xii'l lit vnii-B hvl n einr l of g'.iM
As II" snug to him-i'lf whi lie e.,.:;it 1 l.i
rlf:
"Oli, ho
I'm ft li"iu ty mi I lril oM mtri.
Ah. Iin '
S'li-hn stiir.lv .in I i-; .l 1 t.nur"
Not n eni -k nor n .-hil.t ha I h- in tho wnrl I.
Tliuiih his i-o:T.t n.-re full of y M,
lit Im I money in r, .,t. in tr.i'is t in v.
Kr-en Iim irk-t t!i l.i I tll.trt r .11" I.
Il oih I mini, ,,f iin .,, (,;.!,.,, Ki-1 ,,.
Aii-1 in Isinli h i I tiiotiMM U nnti.l I.
hi in nil Ih" l.ilo. wiili u eiiiil-nt
Mini":
'Oh. lei'
I'm a hk"ly an I pnrt i J in in,
Ah hr
Sii 'M a '.in-rry v 1 hi us- ! I tr.inr"
lii. hiMth'T'. v ait" I in I I'ni.i hi van.
Xti l fur m I i a -." ir-
'Ihrymiill i.i.' t ri' !i iliv an I piraviatly
-JIV .
''Tim nl'l iti ni i. i i;,: a; Ii, i.h, ; c "
Thrtl th" tit"- nil ! ;.( ,1 1-1 l.. ! -.' (- ..,!!,
iliit h- linili' "I in. I --iM ) mi ir .
Aii'l li" nayiv ir, . .., tin. li- j.J
''li,. lei'
I :n n ii Mlt;,,' ., i ...,v l in
W h'
i a v U ir ii I'm I i !i i tn "
Kt-Ii nuiit In . ii"'..' i - an 1 n:- .;i'M"it
't li.i.v i'i. ?i l.i- v L i-.- iin; ! i , !.
Aii'l h.-v I.iv.sl t.i 'it i:. "'.V,' -v ; 1 1 t, ., ..r tmt
W'll"tl llf -llln eo .in, in, y 'l kll i,"
Hilt I .i i.-v.it i ..;i, h- rit lulu a-.' I H..1I
W liil- the yrii v H 'nt Ir im -low.
An. I Iim .'irkl'il 1,'il i,.r t!i Inst ,n
sht'.ll.l.
".Hi, ho'
I in n htir ly 'in I ,tont ,i; an. i.
Mi. h i
Nil a a ii,ty an I t-.iili .il 1 mm ;"
An. I h.. I1VK14 yet nit hv li-rm-lf.
Tlu man I am sinm a'. itit,
t 'li. Ills . ye iv liru'iit, mt I tns ,;..n h li'at,
Aii'l hi vnir.i eh..ry nti I '.iai .
Ill rh.-ekn iu. rrii an I li- h ii I. u;i hi, hua
111 II WIIV til It lllt- 'lint ll toro'lt,
So I eilil'l s,. why h .ll.illl.l vm-.I; .
Hi, ,..nr'
Sin'li n h-'ivlthvaii I well o! I man
Ah. in -.
S11 h iinuli-tinat.., t.i uii ,.11 nian'
- (iVi.',' ur' .11, hi'Vii- i;,, . nil, I.
HORSESHOE LUCK,
"Am I too oid .) t;..:,ii 1
iniiiii;i f" -.11 I M.,. i!.,;h
wistl'illy jut,, th,. ilitirrin",' .
Mr that rxtriided it :': .,,..
roi.ni into 1 itni. -i'iitr p,..
I.II W t'llili ,. ,.,.i. ,,f Vt ij ,
a e.,n !
i ' ikilli
' t of mil
-i'i" ..I th
jM'i'f ivc of
I Ip.lUe-e
screens ami n,ja , tlv
':x-.in
thirty and why shouid on,. I, nipellcl
Up all lile tn,.,, ,, I life nt .s-
and 'thirty.' I'm sure I ,on't look a . 1 1 y
nvcr thirty: and AL'y Van mu-it be that :
nt lc i,t !" '
Mrs. I'.iythe w.is ,1 very pretty woman
not the b,, ,ut .j,,. fTj 1 1 -:- wri rose a '
plump, dimpled, pea. iiyo lire:,.',! matron,
win. knew exactly how :.i nuke th'. m i,:
if all ller llli. I ll,' ;,.''d ;V.;;H.,,.
sin- hud married Mijor Mu rtl'iii.- Tcvthe
11! seventeen, and In ha I U ft iicr a widow
a! ( vcii ainl- wi n: v.
"I shall iie,rr br Mien .1 to as to
marry aa.iin!" said Mr., lilvt'i...
Tor thr Major ii kd by no nc ins been
p'rfceiion. Ir had left her jllit rt.,.Uii.
by dint of ,tri. t economy, to li,c up ei,
especially a, h-r onlv i hii l ha 1 01 en
tak-ii to "briii up" by a .piiet (J.iik.r
rouplr, thr Majors relatives. And until
ll"W Mr,. Itlythe had a l!i rr I rr . iiutely
to her dri i, ion.
Hut A l.i i 11.111 la. w.is 1 my lily hand
some t.-llow, and :!n pr. itv widow m i,
bin human, mid shell , , j ; ,t ..j.,,,,,
tiion. 1 V ine," "Mis. .i-i in 1:1 Yau.-."
over and over aain i:, her blotiin- 1
book, .iii-l sin. h el tr.Ms:n... up a il,,,v, r
he !iad worn in hi, butt,.nhoii-, 111 I she
had cori-e.poine, with 1. 11:1 . 1 irin r toe
wiiil. r In- hid .-.p. nt in 'i. rnuid 1. writing
.sprightly ami amu-in.. letters, with a
semi tone of scriou-ms, nnd, rlyi-n; nil
tin ir sparitlii,' ','ii,-ip
"He like, me a little I'.nw," s-ii 1 tile
wid-.w . m, I I'm .l.c.-rmiiu d In- shall .
'k'' "" a I deal more I'm tired of
this .solitary lite; I'm tired of ciuntin 1
rvery penny half a doen times before I
.'pend it. Way j, i,, j miently rich,
mid he's my beau ideal o a .11:1 man.
With hilll j do believe I could be i lit.i,
ipiite happy. lie ,i.,n't know about
I.ydia; but ot'ioiirs" that would be n 1
objection l in ir .loshu I and Aunt IJe
bicca will keep le i. Dear me. ,ieir tin-!
she must be -jro'iiiu to be a biej oiri
now," and Mrs. lilylh . shuddered at the
ide.i.
At this iiiiintciit the do ir flew open,
and in burst a tall, dusty, disheveled
youiijr ejiri, homi,. half ii head taller than
Mrs. Ulythe herself, with the whue
cappe.l maid followinir helplcly be
hind. 'rieasc, ina'nm," said tie- m iid, "she
wouldn't wait for me to take her card
up."
"Mamma, I'm Lydia!'' cried the
breathless apparition. "Little Liddy,
mamma don't you remember' Tell
that hateful t;irl ti "jo away! A card,
indeed! Ami to si ml up canis to dis
own mother.'"
Mis. lllythe stood nppallcd, in the soft
yellow li"dit .streamino through the
China-silk curtaiiif. This liir-haircd,
Mitiliuriied youno vjiantess, with the
icony checks and the bjo blue eyes, the
lll-tittino f;lovi'.sund faded cambric ;;own
coiilil it be possible that this was the
"little Liddy" of ten years ;iijo? Oh, if
Mr, Ynue should ycc her!
The L,'ir looked around like one who
view s the enchantments of a fairy palace.
h, mamma, how pietty you are!"
said she, "and what 11 lovely room! Are
you udad to see me. mamma, darline;;''
"My denrest child," :,' isied the w idow,
"what has brought jmi here;'1
Lydia cl.ksped her hands; her counten
ance fell.
"Mainmii," said she, "I'm the mo.st
mUrT.ioli rroattiro h thu world uml I
v ant 11 hiimlre.l dill "'
Lylin! A httmlrpl .loll.m!"
"Ati'J you niiMt lot mo have it!" vrlio.
mrr.fly went on Lyilia. "I've kiile.!
I'nele Joshua's prize colt! That is, I
li'ln't exai tly do it mm if; Imt I w.
riding 'Pretty .I in'!' around the mri low,
just for prai.tii e, Hinl I forgot an 1 left t'no
li doivn, and the roll nt out on tho
riilr.iid trai'k, and the train ratne al mif,
imd ,)h 1 never ran look Tni'le .losluri
in the fep iiu iin, iinlrs I have tiiat hun
dred dollars to pay him !
"I shall he ahlr to earn plenty for my
self lie for loiuj, mamma," she add",),
lire ithles-ly, "for I rati ride better t'nin
th" ivo.-nim in pit-.k tarlntan and spangle
wiio j'.i;:iie'l throiiejh the h iop it the
rirru.s. Whr.i the old u'ipy told my for
tune lat yeir, at the rounty fair, she said
a horse-shoe w inl l brini; tun lurk some
day: an 1 I knew of roiirse, what slie
tneaat. S'i I've been iirietirin'j ridiiiL'
1 ver sitl' e, wheal vt r I r iill I y, t mv iy
fm. 11 Ann! Heck and I'r.rle .Todm-i,
I "
Mrs. I) .;!". a Aaies is in t!;e Ir i v-
iii-r-. i::i, tu 1 a n," s ii l the w!iite.r ipn d
m li i. ajiji irin,' with aa o , li.. I .siiver
ear 1 rei rivi r 1:1 her hand.
And Mis. J!. tin- rh'.k 'l her dan., -h-
t :'. rotit". I":!.- nr one .
"l.y.ii.i," erii I -In , "I'm surprised at
vo l' A '.':i i! ejiil like ot si Hilling and
ro;np::','
1 Ti 1 ui' I th country ! ' to bar
to "h idy I'l-'itis by tin- vc: y ;iet. train,
and try to b have more like a lady,
W hy, yoa must be fourte ui at e'tst!"
"s.-vetitcen, m itiiin i," c oatesse I t!ic
r.i'.prit. "K it an n't y.ni iin to i;ive
::i" the hundred loll ir- ?"
I have not not a hundred rents!"
imp I'ieiitly cried Mrs. Illy the. "An 1 if
I h i I, I wouldn't "fiv it to you, yon
naughty, ill In li 1v.1l, runpiii"; Yes,
Mitilda. f.ll Mrs. Ilapplrtou Ainei tint
I s'iiII liedo.vn directly, atnl brin' some
t"a and buns for for Miss lllythe be.
for the next train o. es."
15'it wlicti Mr. D.ipph'ton Amis had
tiiiis'ur.l her call, and Mrs. lllythe cam"
ba. k. th" bird hud t! iwn. Lydia, deeply
wounded and r.setitftii, hid promptly
ret. ir led to ."sli iily l'lams
"Tii it old ipy must have I n a
humbug, after ail," th ei':: tin- d
!ulr
It:-. LTirl. "On. what shall I sav to
I tn b- Joshua? Why w.is inatuma so col l
and cruel to 1111 ' oh, .lea:, I am very,
cn unhappy!"
"."s'ndy I'i.iins ! ' t',j-utei the con
ductoi .
And as Ly.lia crept sorrowfully out of
the train, souiethiu bright, like a fallen
drop of dew. scintillated oa the (lo ir at
lie! feet. Sit Mooped to pick it. Up. It
wa 1 ill 1111 uid scarf-pin i t the sh.ip'
of .1 ii ir.-e-s hoe.
Spiire I'irhir'.'s iienpiny i;iu,' have
dropped it," -aid Ly lia t i hers. If.
'a. how it sparkles! If it were only
mine! For I am sure it must be worth
.nor., than a hundred doll us."
She r;l inced furtively at a tall, broad--h'i'ildi
red younj fellow who had been
seated in the train a few seats beyond
her.
"He never loo!;!-! around," thought
Ly.lia. "I'm "(lad of it, for he must
have known that I had been crying. Uut
I must ojve this back to him."
With a liirlit, swift st-p she hastened
to overtake S.piire Cnrhart's city picst.
"Please, is this yours:" she said,
lioiuin up the 'iitti rinu: half-circle.
"I lound it 011 the car floor close to
wln;re you were sittini;."
He started and raised his hat.
"It is Mr. Wot'on's neice, isn't it f"
said he "Miss Lydia f Yes, it is mine,
111 I I'm a thousand tune, obliged to you.
I must have la,tene 1 it in very c.relessly.
And I value it very highly, too; it was
a oift fr.itii my t it'.ier "
"Is it worth a reat d 'al of money!"
asked Lydia, liftiii"; lu r se i-lilue eyes to
his tier.
"About a tiundre I dollars, I suppose."
"1 w ish it was mine, " s ii.l Lydia, w ith
a loii"; si 'h. as if -he were thiukiti";
aloud.
"Yours' Why, it isn't a lady's orna
ment "'!i. not the pin!" Lydia hastened to
explain, "but th uioii. y the hundred
dollars. Oood by! Here is t'.n: c irriu'c
waiting from I'arhurt Court."
"Will you let me drive you as far us
Wotiou Firm;'' ii:k".l the stranoii,
courteously.
And tire I Lydia williniy a.-r -de I.
Tin- up-hot was that when .,'ne entered
lu r uncle's presence, she jj.ivi: him a
l ink i il t represent ine; tin; price nf the
"pl'i.e colt."
"Where di 1 t'.iee ti'l tills money,
ch'ld.'" soleinuly a.sk 'd I'nehi .loshua.
"1 I borrowed it," confessed Lydia.
"iloit't ask me any mire mictions, 1111
1 '.'. I'll pay it lic k if I have to pick,
blackbri rirs nt four centi a ipiart all
sii'iinier."
"I hope thee w ill ive up this hoydeil
ish bu i;is-s of seamperin about 011
!ior back, r.vdia, after tiiis." sevcrsdy
spok Aunt Ki iiecea.
"Iblt, aunt, th -olj fortune-teller told
me that my foituu'.' would one day be
inadc by a "
Lydia stopped abruptly as s!ie remem
liered how the diamond horse.,!io. had
oliitered on tiie tloor at herteeltii.it day.
Her color rose, hei heart ben'..
"Thee must remember, Lydia," ad-
mo.iished Aunt. U le'ecu, "that all di
V! tiers
and fortune-tellers arc
snares of
Mtan.
"Yes, Aunt llrbecca,
'ill.
Hut from that day an inscrutable
chaii";e came over the whole character of
her life.
The plc.isaiit suinui'T niiiishino had
fii'led out of the land. The Saratoga
hotels were closed; i..y N.:wport was de
serted.
And Mrs. Ulythe, sittine; in tho yellow
lieht of her jouiiil silk curtains, was
sinilino over 11 curd which Matilda had
just brought m.
'I)ear Aljy!" s'.ie ur.riiv.ire'l.
I knew he would come!"
She glided into the whito and gold
drawing-roo-.i, all gracious cordiality,
"You recreant cavalier!" sho smiled.
"I've half a tii iu 1 to aco'.d you, uud
Net"
,rT) I rlcscrvo timt titlfT Mr. Vntio
Mked. "For you nre tho tint pmon t
whom I hnve toM the great liatipines of
my life. Oh, I nee you don't unilertnnl
me! Come out from brhind the draper
leu, Lydiu, and help mu to explain."
And I.ydia, blue eyed nnd fair trcserl,
ftlllie.
"NYc nro ninrried, iiiumma,'' said
Lydia, "Al"ry and I. And wc snil for
Europe in the Comandra, nt noon.
Won't you kiss rue, mamma, nnd wish
me joy f "
Mrs. Hlytlie kise 1 Lvdia and Aly,
too inn! wished them j.)-.
Hut it was the severest ordeal to which
slio ever ha'! bren put. A niother-in-luw
instead of n bride! This w is hardly what
she had looked forward to.
Hut tveti in that trying moment she
noticed the litteri!ii pin which fiwtuneil
Iylia's hire bonnet-strinits - a ipiaint de
vire of tiny diamonds and remembered
1 whit the iirl had otiee said fibout for
, tune. teller and il horsr-shoe.
1 "Mamma didn't look ipiite plea.se I,
J AI:ry," said the bride, when they were
! b ark in the rarri iu'e, ilrivin-,' to the
I steaiii'T's wharf. ''Do you suppose she
' is veNnl bei aue we didn't take Iht into
; our eontideiiee "
' I dure siy," retiiaikel Mr. Van",
"that 110 mother bk-s to loe her child
i so suddenly. Iz-h-I of all, iLrliiv.', so
sweet 11 treasure as vou."
Atld tieitller of tile two suspected wh it
:i poisoned dsoer was that day r inklinej
111 tiie breast of Mrs. Ilo- iinoad lllxt'ue.
--,s,'i;',;y jYi'n'.
The Colossus of Klunles.
The Colo-, us of Kilo les was so called
to distinguish it from otiiT colossal
flui s, said by sone' writers to have
numbered over 111), which, during the
day f its prosperity, were set up in the
"City of the Sun," 11s the capital of the
Island of Ithodes was poetically called.
The Colossus came third in the list of tho
seven wonders of the world, and was
consei rated to the sun, the deity of
llhodes. It was made of brass, cist in
sections and is siid to have been the
work if Chares of Lind .s, a pupil of
the irre.it Lysippus. It was ttventy
cubits (stitiiioseil to have been 1.V) fceti
hioh, and cost the city about .MO talents,
or ijUrel, )')) us we reckon money now a
days. Over twelve years' work was spent
on this early nioiist- r, which with all it
'grandeur, w as destine, ! to a very short
career. Fifty years after its completion,
in the year 2'il II. C, aeeordiin to
Plioy, this oi";antit; t inblem it ic liour.:
was thrown down by an earthipiake. The
C ilossus stood at the entrance to the
harbor, with each of its mighty feet on
solid stone foundations, whips in full
sail passinir mid repassing between the
trio.uitie lee.. I) 'leprrrr, the histori'i'i,
says that it was not erected at the en
trance to the harbor, as stated by I'liny,
but that it stood on nti open space near
the I'aebn's m-ru'lio. Still another
writer says if. was reeonstriicted dnrinej
the rclirn of the Emperor Vespasian, and
that ufter the Islmul of Rhodes had been
coiiipicred by Caliph otliiinin, in the
seventh century of our era, it was taken
down and the metal sold to a .Tew, who
tratisMirted it to Syria, 11 raravan nf '.HO
ciuvicls bcini necessary to carry Lid
1 purchase. ."''. hiu lli'jmWir.
An I'nliicky K 11 -r I lie.
The Pcnii.sylvi.tiiu Kulroid C.vnpanj
will be compelled to abandon Kiurine
I No. I .'11. 'I, now in use on the road. Il
I is regarded by toad men as unlucky.
'. There is not an enirineor r fireman on
j the road that has not n superstitious
j dread of the hu";e inoiiKtit that during
; the past year ha.s toured in more disasters
; than any other. In the tirst place, it
: plunired over the brideo: at LatrolMt last
1 summer, wrecking the whole train and
1 killino the enoine -r, lirem in and ten
. others, and seriously in juriii"; ubout u
do.eii persons. About a month after
1 ward it collided with 11 train near Manor,
seriously injuring the fireman and wreck
I uiir a number of cars, Airain in 11 few
! weeks, while nsceudini; the mountains,
, its boiler iiurst, and the tireina:i was
blown through the cab window and
' badly hurt. It w is repaired and once
; more put on the road, sind all went well
i until alv'Ut nix week airo, when it niin
i rati into a freight at Manor Station,
I smashitio ten or twelve cars and sli:;htly
, injurini,' the tircman. Lastly, while
ruuiiinvr near San"; Hollow, it ot into
another scrape. This time its oil can
I exploded and severely burned both en
' oiii"cr and fireman. It i.s said that tho
' employes of the Tiiad intend to ask tho
, company to discontinue it-s use. I'hili-
dr'j.hi't Pr?i.
Scales That Weiy;h a Hair.
The tine old-wuitrhitio scale nude ii
I Philadelphia, and intended for the Mint
I nt New 1 Irlcatis, are marvels of inechaui
I ciil invention and expert workmanship.
, The larger of the two piirs his a capac-
ity of 10, OD' I omee, troy, or about t!jtl
! pounds avoirdupois, and when loaded to
! its J'ull weiohiue; capacity will indicato
I the variation of the one-thousandth of
an ounce. The other and nmtller pair U
j intended for linhler work. Ail its bear
I ins are of the finest 11.r1.te, which havo
1 b: en ground with reui irkable precision.
I This instrumiMit i.s believed to 4u tho
I most delieatr in the world. It will L'ive
I the luecise weitrht of a human hair, anil
is susceptible to the slightest litmus
m.irmureil the j pheiie chanocs.
His Mother -In-I.uw is WeleoineJ,
Atlioirjr; the I'iutes it is ul-.vay the
father-in-law that makes the trouble.
I Kvcry married I'iute is always glad' of a
vi.su iroiu ins moiner-iii iaw. lie wcl
coiniMi her with his broadest griu. Tho
arrival of the mother-in-law given him a
double team, where heforo ho had only
nun animal. He hails her appearance
with delight, and, piling a jackass-load
of wood upon her willing old hack,
scads her into town with his wife
'I I (similarly packud) to peddle out the fuel
and tiring back to him a supply of money
1 for his favorite, game of poker
1'ho
nuto latner-in-.aw is ot no 1130 a a
wood-packer, nor will ho gather grass
needs or piue uuts. Viryinin City Enter-
IIOfSEIIOLD MATTERS.
CIllCKKIf IN Jil.LY.
Put .1 fowl on to boil In col l water
enough to rover it, add salt ami pepper
nnd n saltspoonful of sae, allow it to
rook until all the bones ran be easily re
moved, reduce the li.pior to a little Ins
than h iiart, strain It, and when rold re.
move all the fat. Cut the white meat
into Mrip and the dark meat into dice
like pieces, boil three or four ejs hard
and slice them thin,1 dissolve one-half
pn-ki!;e of irelatine in one runful of rold
water, heat the broth nnd add the -jelii-tine
with a saltspoonful of maeu. Place
Mrips and dice of the meat in a mold and
a layer of 1'iru slieiM,, with a ood supply
of rapcr "prinkled over; let the broth
become nearly rold, then strain it over
the chieltcn, ami plan- the mold where it j
w ill become thoroughly cold. This is an
attractive dish. Serve, rut in slices, dip
tin moid lightly into hot water in order j
to remove the contents well. Aiuri:in
C'lltii't'vr. 1
H'lNAi II.
Tlirre is only one way known of cnokinsj
pitim h in this country. Tim! is hoilini;
i: in an abundance of water. The French
li ivc a number of way. They serve spin
ach in a delightful cream soup, and a I t
c r.'iiie us n vegetable, a manner of serv
in , entirely unknown to us. A a rule,
jreeus of all kinds arc rooked too much
in this country. Tcndi-i, voting spinach
will cook in ten minute if it is plunged
inf 1 I oiliiiL: water; twenty minutes is
lonej cnoiii;h to 1 00k older, toucher
greens. Tiie addition of one .pi art of ten
der, youuo i iii.l. 1 i .11 leaves to 11 pc k of
spinarh leaves oives a pleasant and
wholesome bitter flavor to the ili,h.
Only the youne; heart leaves of the d 1:1-
delion should be selected for this pur
pose. After cookiii"; and drairtin":
spinach 1-iives the French cook pours
old water over them to freshen them
and brighten their color. After thistlny
are sii tin drained and he ited up, with n
little butter nnd half a cup of cream or
rich milk nnd we. seasoned, and are
tiien spinach a la creme. They may be
eaten simply with butter, or if heated i:i
Mock instead of cream, in the American
way w ith vinegar. A w reath of slices of
liHrd-boiled rjfjf served around a mould
of spinach adds to its appearance and is
tin addition to the flavor of the dish.
A spinach soup is almost as no. id as
the sorrel soup of the French, which is
di ;t i'b i I by the name of "soup .1 la
bonne ieinnie,' or ..rood woman's soup.
For a spinach soup cook a ipiart of ten
der spinach for ten minutes in boilino
water. llrain it: throw it into coid wa
ter and drain noain. Chop it tine with
a knile and pres, it throuith a puree
sieve. Take this .ii.iined pina'h and
add to it three pints of white stock
heated to tiie hoilini; point; add two
tahlcspoonftil of tlour mixed in a tible
(spoonful "f butter and stir the soupcon
siantlv till it boils. When it hn cooked
ten minutes, add two pats or tablespoon
fills of butter, and a cup of cream, in
which the yolks of two f;';'s linvc been
beaten. Ib tilove tlc'soup to the back of
the stove before addinj.' the cream and
v'ji, and srrve it with little squares of
toasted broad in the tureen. Seie York
Trili'inc.
inn SKII. 11,11 HINTS,
The In st liipiid for cleaning old brass
is a solution of oxalic acid.
A damp cloth dipped in common soda
will brighten tinware easily.
Ola.e bottom crust of fruit pies with
white nf an cirg, and they wi.l not be
Miygy .
A w ash 1 I cpi al par's of glycerine and
lactic acid will remove moth and freck
les from the fact.'.
The minding of kid gloves sho.vsf ir
less it done with cotton thread than it
does if dour, w ith silk.
To iron a silk hat: Holding the hat in
the left hind, pas.s a warm iron ijuickly
around, following the lay of the nap.
If a dis'a gets burnt in Using, do not
scrape it; put n little water and a.sln s in
it and let it get warn. It w ill come oil
nicely.
Iron and polished steel, when not i:i
use, may be kept from rusting by wiping
w ith a cloth on which a little kerose ae
has been poured.
I'aint 1-tiins that are dry and oil Tn iy
be removed from cotton or woolen goods
with chloroform. First rover the spot
witii olive oil or butter.
When giving the filial polish to stoves,
before putting away for the summer, mix
the blacking with a little kerosene in
Mead of water, to prevent rust.
To clean bottles, put into them some
kernels of com and a tablespoonful of
iishes, half till them with water, and
after a vigorous shaking and rin.siag you
will find the bottles as good as new.
Saturate the edge of carpets with a
strong solution of alum water, to destroy
moths; if an unpainted tloor, wash the
floor with it before putting down the
carpet. Do the same to shelves where
black ants appciu.
Hyposulphite of oda i.s reeommunde I
for cleansing tarnished silverware. It is
applied simply with a cloth or brush
dipped into a saturated solution of the
salt, no powder of any kind being neces
sary. Iu two or three rubs all tanishca
axe removed.
A heavy undcr-tableeloth of white
cotton felting should always be used
under the white damask. It throws out
the pattern of the damask clearly and
prevents the table froiu weariug the
linen. Crocheted mats of heavy whito
cotton are the daintiest choice for ordi
nary use.
A little powdered potash throwu into
rut holes will drive the rodents away that
are so annoying in cellar or kitchen;
cayenne pepper will have the same effect
011 rats and cockroaches, nnd a moaso
w ill never gnaw through a piece of cotton
sprinkled with cayenne, that is st tilled
into his hole.
George Murray, a colored man of
Baltimore, Md., is one hundred and
fifteen year of ago. He walks about
mid is in poaseesiou of all hit fucultiuu.
IN SLUMBER.UNo
ner wh-rs (Jori-. anj-nUar,,
K-ieh shining tu a tr,
WliftA-r.'lairAl jinrl
""" with raH
I breathe a wor,p pr,TAr
And thn with ha, jar'(
Ocn tho door ami te- .... ..
' - '"s mi? pon.
Th perfume of swent flowr,
Makes faint tho drowsy hours.
O'er floor ami walls the moon t whiv
cr."rpinkt. " '
While in soft slunilipr shrink
Their roy arms entwine I
I pon the Us two little soiiU r"9
I know not what they ,!r,m
lint by their smiles they s.ni
III -.;s, with n vision beautiful ,,, ,, a
I'ereha'iiM nil hand in inn
Th-.y roam throiuh fairy ,., (
O" sail o'er s-es th- tar B,
M)i"ndor.
Whit a a d-ii. y h'.iv,.
lie' fa"" sllhies thr !,, ;;,
4
Th" hair like sun. Vr. t it "..
sotT
H" I nr.. tl o:hnr' li;i,
lii li'i-ks the duk e.
Of leafy woods In days of Ii;.ih 0 .,
I Ih, p- lerfllllV th"V e t
Within thnr snowy in 1,
Tii.- va'iant fe : ar 1 1 1 1 --t t 1,
lllp! -
Tii-tjf Ajvi' i n s -m l . i,..,.
Fie I w itli to" 1 vil.i" u .
An! Live how iliwii t., j, ( ,
a al;ir, 1.
Ah. Iin - 1 1 a, i l l i l.
Wllo," Willi-' - ill!, ICY ; J, , j
A .! -ubt. a i ir to m .k- 1
fnlt.'i-.
S ..i'it if el a v;r i"
Iff. wis o'er y.eir rleii; f j.-.
My he irt mii-t worship h-r.- .1, t ,
As one from rai .i li.
Turne'h his I01141117 ey .,
Then le.iv." that l:e.v,i h" 1.;!,
doubt
As sadly an t as ln,
I kiss ,w,s.t lips an I 1
liae'; to th" worl I. th - is.M. r -,
without
v'i rVit MilUr, in ' ''.'01. 1 .; .,, , .
1'ITIl AXIU'OINI.
The in"ti who work in the rm:.
be well 01T. They jtist coin in e: L,
Jlm'on touriVr. 1
It becomes seeoti'k tuture for 1:1 ,i
less man to do tilings in .1:1 ...!-lu:. I -'.(U
)', I ii,i: ii. J
I' is often the m i'i wh-i ha. V-1
ron:i li iilc in his ci:i.,ii:,i,;o:i tii,' jj'i
soonet run it down. I
"Come, Nellie, don't be a bee-. I'll
ing won't mend your doll." - iV4,
mamma, will 1-iughingf
If you have a iion-layin"; pili ".
hold of its neck and pull- t. Ti: ni"
laystill. l)-ii"ill, !,-
"Well, .Johnnie, do you cnjny n
to school?" "It's pretty rood fi::
like rotniu' home thehct, t!ioiigi "
Jinks "Lend me a dollar'" lii
Till when;" .links "Till y,i
it back again." .mrrrif" Am-r'ft:..
'I don't like your friend S::ii'.',:
He is always making eyes." "llf 1
help it; it's his business, lie's mi
tici.m." linnr.
"Mv dear child, what are v ia rr.Jj
for?'
Oh. dearl My fi'.Vr
gone and lost me, and 1 know 111;. - rr. 1: !fc
will scold him so when hr uc'., lion.
The maiden fair had had n fall--
To walk slin was not able,
Uut wlii-n a mouse leaped liir itili 'iv v
She iunimsl upon the talil -.
-l ilul. v :'i:
"I just dob; on your d nc'liti :.'
marked young (toslin to Amy's ;
"Then 1 will supply the aiitidnti ."
plied the old gentletnau, raising hi-r.A
foot. Kpifh.
A lady wishes to know the h it
of m irking table linen. lilaekVrry
is our choice, although a hahy
gravy ili'di is highly esteemed hy 1::
A'"" ) "'.'. AVt.
"Did you make much on vmri eV
deal!" "N.,; lost -?7''." "ii
thought that MaeDollar 'iw
pointer." "He did; but it pro.' It
a ilisappointer." .htvn-ij ll. ''.'.
Mrs. (;.a.am "Mr. .Iays::,i:!i i .
of great peuetration, even it lie i
(lined t'l be miserly." t J.i: itti ' T
tration? Oh, yes; evcryb idy k::
his penny traits." .Iki ."' '
"Is His Nibs in?" ii-ked a iinti wa
tered the oflice iu ecarch of the 111 1''
"You should S'iv, 'Are Hi, Nibs v.
corrected a clerk who was studyiti'.' i'
mar in his s(mre moments. .lof
A little boy carrying some e;" :
from the shop, dropped thrin. "I1"
bri'iik any" asked his mother, w
told lu r of it. "No," .said the lit! '
low; "but the shells came off "'
'em." St. .)'(('. .V'y,;'".
"I love this old horse," said t'l? I
nel. "I feel that h" Mved my 1''
Gettysburg." "Ilowf" "llekii'it'd:
in the .stomach betore the battle -t..
collltlll't go on the Held, and 111; " '
tutegot shot in tint neck." ' ''"
"Well," said Mr. llitlier. Matt
his wife, "there isn't a pi i-oii i'i
world who regrets b' ino nnrri'''. i
than I do." "Don't be too siir.-of '
dear," was his better hall's mi
"till you hear my opinion t!'l''l
tiotl." i'hiliiifljifii'i Tun.
Lady of the House (to tra iip k"'
through tho gate) "Here! youtir'ni'
to saw that wood if I gave you nu''
Tramii "Y'es'm; and 1 have fultilU'l
promise. I saw it as I passeo nj
irr'imniiiv in ai.i'iu.L-li.it ilefrl'tiVC, I
pained to observe." Jmiije.
The table unon w hich Cromwell '
when ho uttixed his signature to the
rant for the execution of l.liarie
recently sold in England for f"'-'-
A ipaaintly conceived brooch is '
ameleil s.pnrrol holding a i""1 "
which is represented as closely 1'
bible by colored pearls.
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