! i ' !.. -.1 ; l THE COUNTRY M AID, ItlTPJ-K lll Hll-kixO'll Vlnlf't.4 mute, And fcarles In tln'lr uw: moves with tsrn "fill, enroll'-. Rait Along tlx country way. Tli" rose I. lushing In linr cheek, Tlmt n'cr decay or fade, 1IT laughter Kay. li'T wTil. Is-iqicn'i A simple, country umiil, IS'o fluhliuf gems n-toni li'-r hair, Nor rlni Ikt Illy n-'clc. Nor J"vi'I-i circM.4, ri li and rni., IIT .xiin-liroviii Imii'l Im-.I.vIs ; I'tit pearly t -t 1 1 thr iik!i U u f I A. reddest ruMc .I'T.uii Tin1 tr '-i o' r li r Iioi.it si-r.-n 1 A KoM'ti mantle -'mii. II-r look nr.- kin I, and th" -enilo That s arlil's in lo-r eyes: II -r miti'l. In r li'-urt, hp- frc-- :'ii iiill , Sin-I not lotine-d or wi---. N worldly art. no rn.'t la- -lin A'inin-il. Iht -V.---I- I i And yi-t sli toli my ii-ti 1 'mm hi", Till -iinol en, i' try maid. ! Inunl er-'s Journal. TIB'S BISCUITS, O think Hint there should l in v v e r been it time when I wish ill to sny "N"lo1W- . ..thy Kni,!,- inn, w non mid asked if she might come for u wulk wilb inn ! Not tlmt oho wus lit nil iv forward girl, you will seo thut when you uu.ler.st iu I tho circumstances, 1 m t tho fact remains that sho preferred such u request, nnd thut I wished ti sny ''So. " I had only known her n week, bnt that hud been more than tone? enough fur mi; to full in lovu with her. She was such n loiiuv girl, neither tall nor short, neither dark. i:or fair, not strictly lienutiful, and certainly very far from being jilain, with hair which was brown without being dull, with eyes which were blue without being cold, with a quaint in.ss and straight forwardness uhont her the outcome of her Colonial training thut alto gether took my heart !y storm, and made htr unlike any other girl I had ever conic across. I had ueccptod atl invititioh to slay with my godfather (ho wm also my niotlier'ri cousin) instead of going to my home, which wan n lon way Iroin Oxford. Although I had never Keen him, ho had always fiillillhd my ideal of a god-p ireut. Ah wo had never met, ho could not lo Hiirioscd to teach me the cateeliinni, but never a birth lay cuiiio round but ho bent mo a live pouud note, which wuh neeeptable even now, iei'ham nioro ho to tho Ox ford uuder,'uduato than to tho Htniill boy nt homo with every want sup plied. And now that I was neuriug tho cud of my tiuio nt tho University, and wan reading hard for my liuals, in which I honed to do will. it. domed if Low;,, rod vo?ho crowning joy of my life by iutroUN 'i iufr mo to hid niece, Dorothy Knigf. ton. Hho had just arrived from Australia ou a visit, uud n was utmost as much a stranger to tier iinele as I wuh, only that sho had a fortnight' start of me. Jiut how fon t he was of her ! JSoth he and hi.i vifn vied with each other in try in.,' it givii tier pleaHiirn; they drove her about t see nil tho within in the country round, nml presented her with an heirloom, in the hnpe of a lovely eni'ialil pendant, which looked d;lZ7.lin,' on her white neck when she wore il one evening to show lis. She returned their kindlier by Kinging their favorite songs t the:u, mid billowing tliein about the (..rounds and emst rvali.rie.s day alter day, in a desultory fashion, which must hive been rather monotonous, though to this childless oi l coiiplo it was their chief delight. l!ut in spile of li r brightness I v.-as not nt all sure tint i In- v. as happy. Tho very first morning I was t here I not iced a wistful look in her eves at breakfast; and hi tie' thirl morning, by which time I thought a good deal about her eye, I was convinced t hut she iiad some secret sol row. What could It be? It was true that she had left tier parents i:: Australia, imt a visit to I'nghilnl ha 1 r.hvays been, she said, the acn e of her d 'sire-, and sh'J had hud a delight fi;l voyage. Shecx pressed herself channel with the old buildings and th" ruins she bad seen, mid the character of tint I.iIpIi seeli cry, all of which w;e so new to hi r, but thcr.- must l;:.ve been sunn thing tlritilidliotco.il- up t i In.r e:;puc!a lions. ( r, was ii -uud hue t!l.-ti.o.l-;hl cailse-l me to put ilo.vu i.iv cup of colV. e h-i-tily c i:ild it be she ha I met Mime due op board from whom sho regretted b--ing mrte IV It w.is pi-.s-i!ile--i,ii, prob.iblc. And if this was tin- case, w hut cli uice had IV lint still she never t tliie 1 about any one in piirtii-ular, an I as she was gen i rally pretty bright, and it wa only now and then that I surprised this wi-tful look, J lie,',m t. liopo that I luiglil be vro:i; in my surmises. At any rate, tln-r,- was no reason, why J should not do iiiv best to w in her. Hut this is u long digression, nnd I must go back to that September morn ing when shu followed mi) out into the oak-panelled hall as soon as wo had risen Iroin the breakfast table, and said : ".Mr. Lowndes, if you nre going into tho town, may I come with you? I wai:t to go to hoiiio bhops." There was u little town threo miles away to w hich 1 had announced my in tent io' of paying a visit, but what I did not bargain for was the company of Miss- Dorothy Kn.ghtoii. It was fortunate that sho was behind mo when sho nuked tho question, ho thut sho did not uco how my face fell ; and by tho tiuio I turned to unswer her I hud rogniuod control of my features. "Ncod you nsH" J replied' and in deed, in Kpito of my wish that she trouhl remain at home, ft thrill of triumph nhot through ma t tho thought that sho had asked me of her own accord ; bdiI tho rision of my rival, which was ever before mo, grew less. Ho we et out along the dusty road, nho a trim, cojl figure in her holhind frock, with a glad look on her fnco which it did my heart good to see. "Whnt ft lovely old place this in," ntio remarked, as we went down tho long nvcniio of ancient elms which led to the lodgo gate. "It quite comes up to my i lea of 'aucootral hnlU' with turrets and a moat, toj. It does look old doesn't it? And everything is so beautifully Kept! They soeni to hnvo qnito a retinue of Hi-rvunU, and they're as old ai can be. I suppose they take w-ugos, but I expect they would bo very much surprised il aunt gavo any of them noticj. It socnis so funny to me, for with us six monthi is pcnerally tho length of their utay." So sho rattled on, losing a good ileal of tho slight KtiPTuess with which sho had hitherto addressed tne, nnd making mo forget that the fact of tier preseueo rendered my walk into tho town a fruitless one. However, when wo reached L - she stopped abruptly, "Xov, Mr. Lowndes, I've got some shopping to do, an 1 you won't witnt to bo hanging nbout after me, so we'll j:ist go our own ways, and meet, hero, at this corner, at 12, if that will do?" "Very well," I said, 1 houed not too eagerlv, and we parted. I did imt kno.v my way about the place at all, but when driving through from the station mi my arrival I had noticed some of tho shops, among them n tobacconist's and a confection er's. Thern were fcveral objects of interest in tiio town, and so this bitter shop was well provided with little tallies nt which tho trippers lunched and hud tea. I found my way into it, and though it was early for refresh ment tho walk hud been a hot one, and I passed into tho inner room wnero they attended to my wants. 1 hud been there about half au hour when I threw down tho local paper which I had been studying, and nftor paying my bill passed into tho outer simp. There, facing tho counter, which nt this early hour was rather empty, stood Dorothy Knighton. "I've had three buns uud a glass of milk," she was saying ; and then she gave a tremendous stnrt when she heard my voice. 'I didn't see you pass," she went on. "I suppose you saw mo through the window," a speech which convinced mo that sho was unaware that I hud been so near her all tho time. Sho took her change, and wo stepped out onto the pave ment together. Milt hero sho ngaiu dismissed me. "I've still got Nomn moro shopping to do," sho said, and she walked off. This was a little abrupt, I thought, but my feelings wcro mixed, and so I let tier go and strolled off down ft side street. I bought somo tobacco, and walked on till I found ft grocer's shop. It was a poky little place .buo iueaufl the best in tho town, I should imagine, bht it would answer my purpose, at least, I hoped so, and I enterod but there again stood Dorothy, holding in her hand a biscuit 'from which she had just bitten a nieo littlo l.alf moou. "Yes, these will do, thank you. Three pounds, please." And as she said tins sho turned and saw mo. It was too luto to draw hu.?k, and I was glad I had not done so when 1 saw how the pretty color Hushed into tier face at the sight of l:ie ; yet I had a feeling that sli t was Hot quite pleased. "Oh, Mr. Lowndes !" sho exclaimed. "What do you want V" "Some biscuits," I stammered o .t, "for --the dog." 'Tor Tib! How kind of you I but I'm giltiiig some, si he won't want both lots, will he? Besides, they'll be such a but lu r to carry oh, yes, I'll take them with me, please," she u hied, quickly, to the shopman. "I'll carry then;,'' I said, quite as quickly, and thj matt'-r was settled thus. "ISut i.ro you oing now '.'" I usked. "It is only 11 o'clock. Haven't you any more shopping to doV" "No," sho luiigl id, "I havo got all I want, thank you." 1 had not ; however, I couldn't say so, or keep .her waiting about, ho I turind hoiui'.vard without another word. How- le. -rry hIio was. She didn't seem to h ive a thought or care in the world. Shu win evidently ; thoroughly enjoying her walk, and I In-r high spirits so infected me that 1 I shoo!; m v list, met iphoric ill v, at mv ! unknown rival, and felt thut I gaining ground. With such a I was hope I lii-lore i in, there was much 1 coul ' ell Illl-J for her sake. Wo dr.lW.lle I sj j in in h ou t!io way home that it was nearly lunch time wlu.n wo reached t he house. I (er aunt's voica w as heard culling her, an 1 Dollio spud aw iv, leaving niewilh th.'.bigol' biscuits. 1 pijt t horn down on tt side table in the hall, uud went u) to my room. Presently the gong sounded. What a gong il w as ! How it resounded nnd reverberated through tho house, pen it rating the thick oak doors and cull ing up visions of good things. 1 has tened down to find it visitor, the cu rate of thi) parish, to whom I took an intense dislike uii unfounded ohu 1 found afterwards but there was plenty of con versi:t ion during the meal, uud my dear old godfather was planning an t-politiou to a show castle in the neighborhood. "There's u wouderful oak treo there planted by (jnemi F.lizabeth. They make the chips into broochis set in gold, mid sell them for the benefit of tho Church Kestoration Fund. You must have one, Dorothy, my dear," And Dorothy smiled her thuuks. "Well, what shops did you youug people putroui.e in L this morn ing ?" ho went on to say. "Oh, Miss Kuightou bought some" "Will yon pass mo tho musturd, please, Mr. Lowndes," broke in that yonng lady, absolutely fixing me with her eyo, nnd so astonishing tne !that I loft my sentence, which was meant to bo a elmfling allusion to the woight of tho biscuits, unfinished. It was evi dent that she hud interrupted mo on purpose, for sho then took the con versation into her own hands, and be wildered the unfortunate curate with questions about his parish. I watched, rnther Biillenty, tho preparations for Tib's dinner, a process which went ou at intervals during the men), and wo wero sometimes asked to lo.tvobits for him. Our feelings at this request will bo belter understood later on. 1 may add thut Tib was an ugly brute of n dog, whom, however, nt times, I en vied. Immediately after lunch the visitor roso to depart, and wo all fol lowed him out, into tho hall. lie was rather a dreamy individual, nnd I was not surprised to hear thut ho could not remember where In- hud put his hat. It was eventually found on tho top of the biscuits, which Mr. Knijh ton took up lis well, nsking: "Does this belong t you also, Sir. Jones?" "That oh, no!" "It looks like u grocer's parcel," said Mrs. Knighton. "Why, they are biscuits! Where cun they have come from?" "1 bought thorn, nunt," slid a do muro voice. There was a pause, and then Dorothy n bled, rather faintly it seemed to me, 'I th might Tib would liko them." "How very kind of you, my dear. I5ut such a quantity. What a naughty, extravagant girl you arc I Ilu'llmako himself quite ill. I mil' t tell the ser vants not to givo him tjo m my at a time." "Mayn't T givo th"m to him, aunt? llo'll enjoy them ever so much better. They might bo kept some where where I can get at them.'' "Yes, !ear; but they had better bo put in a tin. Here, Johnson," to tho butler who was passing, "just bring Fotiicthing to put these biscuits in. They're nicer crisp," sho finished, turning to Dorothy. "Yes, they nre," was the answer, with a lip that certainly quivered a little. Tho butler brought a largo, old fashioned plated .'canister, in which tho "Ouptuins" us they turned out to bo wero deposited. I wonderod Dol lio hud not brought something more appetizing for tho pampered beast; however, it was no business of mine if she chose to waste her money on things he wouldn't eat, and if be con trived to choke himself I couldn't help it. Well, tho week passed nway with many ups and downs; Tib was fed re ligiously niter every meal, but it seemed to me that ho did not appreci ate tho biscuits; indeed, I thought it was foolish to try him with them when ho had but just demolished a plateful of "everything" iu tho dining room. It needed a good deal of per suasion to get him to attempt them nt oil. Dollii) said the best wuy -was to keep nibbling at one all tho timo her self, it lnii'lo him think it must bo something dainty. I ofTerod to nib ble, too, tnit hho would only give mo a small piece; sho said tho biscuits would go too fast, and that she couldn't afford to make Tib another present. 1 did not see why sho need, but 1 suppo.se sho did it to pleuso her uuut. I wish sho c.ired as much whethor I was pleased (,r not. I began t i four that my society was by no means suf ficient to make her happy, for towards tho eu I of the week her spirits tlagged pi reeptibly. Once more 1 was haunted lv visions of mv rival ; indeed, I be came convinced of his existence. I had been out shoot ing one day with Mr. Knighton. We had come in late, and so lunched alone. The keen air had given me an appetite which whs as us it hm --which was unuppoase 1 wni-u i rose iroin uii; Mine. in the hull u happy thought struck me. I would have one of 'fib's biscuits. It was the servants' dinner-hour, 1 knew, so that 1 ran no risk of being disturbed. With a last glaii'.v round, therefore, at thu close I doors, I raised tho lid id' tin: canister, but it wus nearly empty. There were only three biscuits left, and tin-so I was rapidly transferring to my pocket, when u door opened oIomj lo in.-, uud Dorothy appeared. I stooil open-lii'iiitlied, I fear, mid certainly irresolute; guilt, I inn sure, was written on every feature of my countenance, l'or one moment Dorothy paused, her bin eves opened i wider, then she begun t lull h. She j hiuglu.il till her pretty I ico was crimson, sho lau toe 1 till the tears rolled dow n her ell- e!;y, an I she sank exhausted on a ben ;!i , thou nltt! gasped out : "vVhy f believe - you're hungry too! Oil, let's sh ik ) hands. I'm so glad. 1 shan't mini half i; niiu-h now. You poor hungry man, and you're so big, loo. Come uud eat them iu here," drugging' me into the adjoining billiard room. "Von know they're nuer crisp," nnd sin went, oil' into another peal of laughter. "J!ut the tin's o.tiplv, who's eaten them V" I asked. "Why I Lave! Did you think T lived on a cutlet u duv, or uncle's helping of hum ut breakfast? O'i dear!" And then we sat down and talked the matter out. Why our dear old friends k.-pt sneli a s.'.iuty table wo could not toll. They wero gem-rosity itself in everything else. lVrlmps they wero unused to youn people's appetites. Anyhow, the fact remained that a dish of tho tiniest cutlets often comprised tho meat curse, and wo now confessed how bad wo had both felt, when, having for the sake of good manners declined a second nnd the solo remaining cutlet, wo saw it curried away uneaten after all. "I did cut it ouo duy," said Dorothy. "I thought you looked rather bad, but I put it dowu to uouio- thing else. I couldn't imigine how yon could livo on what yon ute, bnt you were so cheerful about it, I con t-ludod it was in the family the ftp petite I mean t" After nil she had hud tho worst of it. Coming straight to them from a ton voyage, with a healthy sea ftp petite, sho literally could not get enough to cat, and she was too ranch overawed by tho unusual grandeur of her surroundings to nsk for morj. However, all this was altered nosr. We hid many a good sqnaro meal at tho confectioner', going to Ij by circuitous routes, so as to avoid being? questioned ns to why wo went there so often. Wo had luxurious privato stores, too, and so watched with equanimity the lust cutlet departing iu solitary grandeur on its silver dish. I!ut our spirits were always at high water mr.rk. Some mouths after ward, when my ixim. was over nnd I hn I come off with flying colors, I nske.l Dorothy n question to whie'a sho was pleased to nuswer "yes." "I w ill spend my li to in making you happy," I assured her. "I know you will," sho replied. "From experience 1 believo you will nlwnys leuvo tho o 1 1 cutlet for inc." llluck nnd White. . i mm . , (V) bin's Star SloiirS. Fnmilinr t soniij of tin ntifiont writers, and credited with ;supernut urul powers, the Astcrin, orutur gem, was highly valued for tho beno'lts supposed to bo conferred on th-i wearer. Its bright six-ravel stir, ever changing nnd shifting witu every play of light, and especially shooting out its flumes in tho direct sunlight, would Koctn to bj something moro than mi ordinary crystal, and to the superstitious min 1 it could readily bo believed tocmbo ly some tutelar spirit. Tho particular virtu-? attributed to this gem wus tho conferring upon the wearer "health nud gooii fortune," when worn as nn amulet, and to thosti so fortunate as to bo born in tho mouth of April, with which that stone was associated or i ('presented, tho wearer was insured from all evil. Tho star stono is foun 1 principally iu t'evlon, invariably iu noil peculiar to rubies and sapphires; indeed, it is composed of the s-iino constituent, coruudiim, its chutuoy.mt or star ruys being caus i by tho presonso of what tho natives cill "silk." It is found in many different colors, from pale-blue, pink and white to deep, dark blue, ruby an 1 purple. Tho blue aro termed "sapphire st irs," the rod "ruby stars." It is always cut "ea ciibuehon," the star dividing into hix rays at the apex. It is next in hardness to tho diamond. Of Into years, since the magnifbont collection in tho Ceylon court of tho Colonial Exhibition, this go in has been better known, nnd lino speci mens collected for costly ornaments. Tho native lapidary, with tools as rudo and simple ns his forefathers used lUilf) years before, with no traiuingir" :'... i.sn ttvi'tr. i.. ,m;::iMn9w teries of tho craft handed down fro.n father to son, produces tho most woa derful results in cutting ami polishing gems, and in many instances rivals the more educated lapid iry in Europj for judgment in cutting gems to tho greatest a lvutitago. London (Iraphid. The .'Iiirket IMace. Thi til is no doubt thai tho protea tiou w hich Used to 1m accorded to tit market place from tho earliest bar barian times h-is pi iycd an important, though not an exclusive, part ia the emancipation of tlu mediaeval city. The e u ly bsrbariuus knew no trudj within their village c .immunities ; they traded with strangers only, it certain detinile spot-', on certain de termine I lay s. An I, in or lor '.hat the stranger i. light co.no to tha hurt, r pi -.e without l is!; of beinjr sla-n for s out - tend which might be r'iinin b-tween two kins, the market wis al ways pla vd under t'i special protec tion i f nil kin . ft was inviolable, like tlu pi ic" of wor.uiip under i no sh nlow of which it wai hel l. ' With the Kabvles it is still iintlfiya, liko the footpath along which women carry water from tho well; neither must bit trodden upon iu urns, cvti during inter-tribal wars. Iu mediaeval t i hi -s the market universally eujoyoii the same protection. N'o feu I coul I bo prosecuted on th ) plu-j ) wheretj people i.'iinie to trade, nor within a cert liu radius Irom it ; and if a quar rel uios;' iu tho motley crowd of buy ers and sellers, it hud to be brought before those under w ho.s protection tin market stood the cotiruii'iity'it tribunal, or tho bishop's, tin lord's, or the King's ju.b.'e. A stranger who ouno to tride was a ,g.i--st, uud he wont on uu ler this vi.ry name. l.ven the lord who h.i 1 no scruples about robbing a in -rehaut on tho high l'ii;i 1 respected tho Weieh bild, that i:', th ) polo which stool i.i tho market place and bore either the King's arms, or a glove, or the iuvigo of the local samt. or simply a cross. i ucoording to whether tho market wuh uu.ler the protection of the King, tho lord, tlm local church, or thefolkiuoto the vyeelie. the .Nineteenth Cvu tury. A rive-rent riuslillght. A practical photographer, says Iho rhiludolphu ilecord, has used for somo time the following flashlight lamp which might bo useful to ama teurs who cannot or will not spend from $2 to $,j for ouo of tho moderu llushlight I am is. He takes nn ordin ary clay pipe, nttujhes uround tlu bowl a piece of llunnel with a string. A rubber tube is pulled over tho pipe stem. The bowl of the pipe is filled with tho mavnesia powder, the piece of flannel louked iu alcohol, and the lump is ready for us?. Cost of pipe, one cent; rubber tube, four cents; tho rest is supposed not to uost any thiuur at all. Total, live cents. DEALERS IN SILVER. r- i - - LONDON THE U'ORMVft MARKET KOK TIIK WHITE M ETA U SoM In Hulk Mice Any Other Mer-chnndlse-Sotu of the Causes Which Have Led to Fluctua tions In Price. NOW that Unclo Ram lin ers sod to purchase silver for coining, that metal, says the r- Washington Star, ia being nhipped out of this country as mer ctiamlise in enormousquar.tities. Din ing 18!U wo exported $17,000,000 worth of it, and in the previous year Sto,000,00tl. Nearly nil of it rocs direct to London, which is tho groat silver mnrket of the world. There- it is dealt in just liko wheat or cotton, and is delivered from thenco to buy ers in t very civilized country on tho face of the globe. Moro than hnlf of our silver finds its wav eventually to Asia, tho whole of which continent employs this subftnnco for money. The- business of buying and selling silver in bulk ns merchandise is more than ordiunrily interesting. It is con trolled by a few dealers in New York City, who have enormous onpit.il and prictically unlimited credit. Tho inetnl actually passes through their hands, and is shipped by them to Lon don. To them the le.'lners are obliged to look for ndvunces of ensh, of which they nre always in moro or less urgent need. The refiners must pay prompt ly for the ores furnished "to them (rom the mines. A single firm will sometimes enrry ns much s l,.ri(l(),(lOd ounces of silver in the ore, which may be gold-bearing nlso. This requires a lot of money. The reliner must pay tho mine own er not only for tho silver iu tho ores, bnt nlso for whatever gold, copper or lead they may contain. Tho silver is ma do into large bricks, commercially known as "burs," weighing ordinarily from 1000 to l'JOO ounces. L'ach brick is stumped with figures indicating its weight nnd fineness. These llgures nro absolutely reliable; not tho Gov ernment itself cr.nhl be mote careful to have them correct. Tho bins nre bought und sold, passing through muny linnds, without any further test for determining their vulue. If ono of them should prove to bo not as represented the credit nud standing of tho refiner would sufler serious damage. Iho refiner forwards his burs by ex press to tho dealer in Now York. They nro delivered usually at tlio ollieo of tho denier, where several tons of them niny bo stacked up at ono timo on tho lloor, with no other protection than a wiro fence. Xo special guard is necessary, because tho big chunks of white metal nro too heavy to be car ried nway easily. Ilobbers would have to bring a truck with them. A brick weighing eighty or ono hundred pounds is a pretty good lift for a -trontfrnan. Mometinies tho rofincr, at the dealer' order, sends the bars direct to the ship, and they nre put down into tho hold liko any other merchandise. Ordinarily tho silver bars are not placed in tho specio vault, even though tho ship mny have such ft con venience for safe deposit. No greater euro is taken of them lhr.u of other morehuudiso in tho cargo, becuuso it is practically impossible for anybody togot nway with them. On tho ar rival of tho ship at Liverpool tho bricks are sent by rail to Loudon, consigned to brokers iu that city. Iu iluo tune they sold and forwarded t.i various parts of tho world Some lf them limy go to tho continent, whit others nre shipped to Kirypt, Uouibuy, Madras, I'enung, Manila, tho Hrazils and New Zeahuiil. Deid'ers in silver everywhere look to London for their supply. The demand from India for silver has In en preatly diminished of lute, owing to the fact that the Uritisli Government in that country hr.s stopped coining the metal, li u still coined to a considerable extent, how ever, by the mints of the native princes. A great deal of silver goes to China, where tho bricks me cut up into pieces, which circiilato nud have vnluo ns curreucy, according to their weight. These pieces uro culled "taels," and those employed in differ ent parts of the empire vary in weight, so tt.f.t the merchant in concluding a bar,;; in meat Lu sure us to v, bother he is to !e mi.1, in ho of ilnikw in, or c; Chefon. Our silver burs Loudon i.iarl.Lt us Is of Shanghai f Tiou-Tdin, ir or of nro kiurvu on tho "cake" silver. The latest quotation l'or cuke silver in ."'.';. centn per ounce. "I'':!:i: bur" i.ilve: is worth f-.fty-six cents an ounce. Th:i quotation for lino bur silver contain-' ing five grains of gi !d to the ounce is half ii cent more. This kind of silver is used almost w holly by reliner. i in the processes of their business. Mexi can ilolhii's nro quoted t.t fifty cents mi ounce. Those dollars uro a fuvor- j ite circulating medium in China nud j the Straits Settlements, and they lire j regularly quoted on 'change iu New York as well us in r..onl,.ii ' The silver dealer in New York buys foreign coins of all sorts. Suppose thut a inerchatit in the City of Mexico owee a Kiini of money to a merchant in j Now York. He pays the debt bv n ! shipment of Mexican dollars, Ths New York merchant linds no use for Mexican dollars iu his business, and so sells them to tho dealer iu silver. Tho decler forwurds them to ft broker iu Loudon, uud tho latter ships them i to China and the Straits Settlements. : The deal-jr in New York ulwo purchases coir.a from immigrants. This be ems like a potty business, but in the ag grcgufu it amounts to so me thing, la tho course of time tho metal money finds its way by exchuiige back to the countries where it is tho circulating medium. Ti . ... i,,.rtu viuuiii niutji iKti u 111 I COIltmtlod y the wall of tho mighty Iloekh,. j, full of silver. In South Amerirs it, wonderful deposits, though wholly undeveloped, are being pecked nt tj somo extent by primitive niotbods of mining, and some of tho white mttj thus obtained is imported into lb, Uuited States. .Though nigpen. the idea of carrying coals to Nescati,? tho product naturally seeks this conn, try for a market. A minor frnotin of our own silver goes direct to C hit. uiroiigu nroKers m un rrutirk-o Ouo fact, suggestive of refleetinn i, mat iu itm our exports ot silvir fJ. eoeded our imports by only ouo. iuo Lniteil Mates tiovcnim.n1 n.na 1 1 .1 , "ii.-j iiiru uiijiuu, iiuner vne IWf n'l July. lNIiO, 4.0011,000 ounces of si!,,. per month. Sineo then the mine out ers navo iicon obliged to find , f.. .!,;. .i i ...i .i iwi men ro,,i-i nolo. 11.1, mill UIIH l lias been said, the exportation linn' rendy risen to nearly SkiO.OOD ,u h p annum. To-day tho treasury Lit,,, hand $1:17,000,000 worth .if bricks, tho bulk of them stored ut ti mint in I'luladelphiu. The advertising lists of tho I.,,!it brokers for the information of si-.-r I 1..1 :i. ....... ..: . moon uinite- iiiciueiiiai mention nlnor.-! or tho ciiuscs which have brnn; about fluctuations in the price of . ver during the Inst twenty m.: Among these is noted the death ef; (lermaii Emperors in quick siu-iv which disturbed tho market eotwi!. -.11 1 L t - , - niny. .v greai. lamine in liiiini;,i it necessary for the country to inn lurgo quantities of brendstulV-. T..- I : i 4 . . .i nun io iv pain lor in i-liver, i noun able supply of which was thi creiired, so that quotations fur : metal fell. Tho repeal of the Slj.-rr J Jaw was a blow to silver, of On the other hnnd, the war bit China nud Japan hus raised t lie oi silver somewhat, because tr, countries win need more inonenj which to carry on host ilitieJ. j; i i . -. . ... .... uugo indemnity in wnicii i Iiiiih ul tio mulched should bo male iav. iu silver, tho metal would go or Crowns Are Expensive. Tlegal crowns are an 'expensive' ury for tho people of those backtJ countries which still prefer to I. Kings to Presidents. One of tbJ costly crowns in existence is 1 1 tho King of Portugal. Iho which ornament it nro valued 000,000. Tho crown which tl; oi Jiussiu wears on succial oc i is also ouo of the most prei ino world. me cross wuu- mounts tho crown is oompum-l magiuiiscut diamonds, rest.n large uncut but polished ruhv. smull crown of tho Czurn.u e according to authorities, ll.c j V',' er strung j 4 lie nun ii ui I lie tue. il ' laud, which is valued ut .- I,' ! contains n great ruby, u l :r. I H". "toou small sapphires. uiuei anis, iour siniui i n. i -brilliants, 1 J7J roso dimu iii. pear formed pearls, and "ii.) e shapes. In his state cloth'-.-. ing the crown, tho Sultan of i wears diamonds worth C-d-V His collar, his epaulettes, Inl and cutis sparkle with the j stones. His bracelets nre of gold, und his hne-eis uro eovci rings which aro almost prici U- handle and the blailo of h:s my covered with precious stones. Tho most costly insignia el ly dignity, however, are tlm-' Sultau or Maharajah of li' India. Tho chief ornament i- laco of the strings, emit i::i diamonds, some of which .t'-' us hi'.el nuts. Iho iippo;- u'- rows consist of emerald eft si.te. JJetroit lYee l'risv A:i i:h(t:-kT.l ;;.!. The latest electrical ;;!"1 1 from lives r.ec.r Seduliu, Mo her many alleged wonderful 1 1 t lint ot lllummiitiug a r-."" presence. This she cun or just us she pleases. The nn1- ous thin:', however, about t.i that human eyes huvo not nblo to seo where tho lii,'i; from. On entering u dark fi at onco us halites day, ii bnt when sho poos out the l'Vl tiuguibhed. . W lieu produ: I I l'leien uobody dures to petmlty of death. Shesv charged with nil tho electriw n live wiro. Tho personal ntn-j that surrounds her ut such 'I Dels, uud thus his saved I'H . injury. So, nt least, tne -1 iu the locul pupers. New 1- patch. i ClalMud the l'arlli. Tho Kings of Sardinia f"e Br il nf lloil Kino of Knr.linill. 0-1 Spaiu and Kuglnud, of lt"lv rusalem, of Ureeoo and Ae of Humburir and Sicily. 1!M Midway Sea, Master of tho H of tho Larth. Protector oi 1 1 Laud !" Chicago Herald. it Booms rainer ouu to nna ontbsl advertising lists of the Londen brok. era notes of regnlar exportation! of silver from Great Britain to theUnifed States. These, however, are in th, shape of American coins, sent bsok t0 this country by a process similar t. that jnst described. Tho Hank of England novcr melts United 8tt coins, bnt holds them in its vanlu nn, til ft balance of trade in onr fator makes it convenient to ship tlieni across the Atlantic. Wo import qnju ft good deal of r-ilvcr from Mexico, most of it in the ore, becauso it cJ bo returned more economically l)f,rp Some of tho metal, too, we get fro tho Central American ltcpublies, aj tot ft litllo of their coin flouti into tho hands of tho silver dealer' in Xe York. Tho great chain of mount .-in-; , jc forms tho backbone of tho new world extending from Capo Horn lmrtuwiiri Hi,.i.l,('ni..l I i. ...
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