CURIOSITIES O.r CAIRO. Street Cries and Q,ue<r Costume*— Odd Way of Carrying Infants. The street cries that itinerant venders of eatables indulge in at Cairo are most curious, very long ami often nm-ieal. Their sound is, however, sometimes l> -s musical than the meaning of the word; which are curiously poetical, < "iisidcrina | the subjects with which they have t deal. Thus the lemon seller cries out in Arabic of course, words which m< u- , "God will make them light, oh, i ons, meaning God will make light his basket. The beans of the lupin plant are a favor ite form of food. The best are grown : , a place called Embabeh, and they art called sometimes "children of the river," becuuse they have to he soaked in Nile water for some time to soften them be fore boiling them. All this information is necessary to enable one to understand the cry of the bean seller, which being interpreted means, "Help, oh, Embabeli, help! The lupins of Embabeli are better than almonds. Oh, how sweet is the little son of the river 1" The man who sells roses cries, "The rose was a thorn; it blossomed from the sweat of the pro phet 1" One of the most striking of the won derful costumes to be seen here is the dress of the runner or sais. This is a very striking piece ot ostentation which all wealthy people here indulge in, whether Easterns or Europeans. In front of every fine carriage, perhaps twenty yards, run two men, in a gor geous but very light uniform, carrying long, light rods in their hands, and shouting loudly at intervals to clear a way for the carriage coming behind them. The uniform consists of a red fez with long black tassel, much longer und fuller than the ordinary tassel which only comes just down to the bottom of the fez. A light, small turban, often striped with color, is wound around the fez. The waistcoat or vest, over whicli they wear nothing, is thickly covered with gold embroidery ou a rich colored red or purple ground. They have im mensely full sleeves of the finest possible lawn. These, however, only come to the elbows, and are tied back to the small of the back to prevent their being in the way. Their legs are enclosed in very full knickerbockers of similar very fine linen down to the knees, below which they are bare. The pace they continue to run before quick trotting horses and the amount of breath they can afford for stentorian shouts is most astonishing. When, however, the drive is extended beyond the city the runners are left be hind at the outskirts to await their mas ter's return. Really these runners, which at first sight are rather an objectionable institution to Western eyes, are not so purely ornamental as might appear. Where streets arc; crowded as they are here, if these men did not clear away for the carriage, the driver would have to be continually shouting and cracking his whip, as the drivers of hack carriages always do. Even so the pace would have to be slow, and the danger for the blind men, of whom there are an appalling number to be seen about the streets of Cairo, would be very great. The number of blind and half-blind people is a very sad fact of life here, as indeed is the terrible proportion of the population which is deformed or crip pled in some way. I believe 17 per cent, of the population have eye disease; nor can it be wondered at when one sees the frightful state of dirt in which the chil dren's eyes arc left. The Arab women think it a very unlucky thing for any child to be admired, a survival of the old idea of jealousy of gods, I suppose; and they take good care that their chil dren shall look so unattractive that no passer-by shall be likely to admire them. Their faces arc always filthy, especially about the eyes, clustered round which, in the case of young babies too small to protect themselves, there may be seen dozens of dirty flies. The women carry the children in away which I have not seen in other parts of the world, that is, sitting on one shoulder, with one small leg hanging down behind and the other in front, which the woman holds to keep the child in its place. The poor things look as if tlicy got dreadfully tired of the position, and go to sleep sprawling over their mothers' heads in a most pa thetic way.—[San Francisco Chronicle. Had Not Been Introduced, Dumas often laughed at English stiff ness aud reserve. One of his stories was this: "One day Victor Hugo aud I were in vited to dine witli the Duke of Ducazes. Among the guests were Lord and Lady Palmerston—of course this happened be fore the February revolution. At mid might tea was handed round. Victor Hugo and I were sittiug side by side chatting merrily. Lord and Lady Palmer ston had arrived very late, and there had consequently been no opportunity to in troduce us before dinner. After dinner it seems it was forgotten. English cus tom, consequently, did not allow us to be addressed by tho illustrious couple. All nt once young Ducazes came up to us and said; " 'My dear Dumas, Lord Palmerston begs you will leave a chair free between you and Victor Hugo.' "I hastened to do as he wished. We moved away from each other and placed a chair between us. Thereupon Lord Palmerston entered, holding the hand of his wife, led her up to us, and invited her to sit down on the empty chair—all this without saying a word. " My lady,' he said to his wite, 'what time have you?' "She looked at hor watch aud an swered : " 'Thirty-five past twelve.' "Well, then,'said the great minister, 'remember well that this day at thirty five minutes past twelve you were sitting between Alexander Dumas and Victor Hugo—an honor which you will prob ably never enjoy again in your lifetime.' "Then he offered his arm again to hi 9 wife, and took her to her seat without saying word to us, because we had not been presented."—[The Ledger. Hunting the Kangaroo. When brought to bay, the kaugaroo jumps like a flash for a hunter's chest and tries to crush it in with his fore feet. To prevent this, each man wears across his breast a two or three inch thick mat ting. Armed witli a spear, with a club attachment at the other end, they ride upon swift horses into a herd. With the agility and equipoise of cir cus riders, they stand erect upon their horses und use their spea s and clubs. The kangaroo is able to jump clear over a horse. As the game is bagged it is j skinned, and the skin is stretched on the j ground and pegged down to prevent shrinkage. The flesh furnishes meat for the camp. Each man places his private mark up on his booty, and when they have 100 skins apiece they return back to civiliza tion. There are twenty varieties of kan garoos, among them the blue, red, Wal laby, black, gray and forester, the latter furnishing the best leather, as it lives mainly in wooded sections. When the shipping ports are reached the hunters dispose o£ the Bkins by auction to the highest bidders, the skins being now iu constant demand. Kangaroo hunters make large profits. One man is known to have cleared $4,500, free of living ex penses, in a single year.—[New York Journal. Curiosities in Birds' Eggs. It i be taken as a general rule that tb m of most birds vary more or less |v gurds d/c, shape and coloring. Guil lemots' eggs ary in ground color from grayish white to grass green. The eggs of th. red grouse, the rock and tho plover also vary to a great extent, both in color and marking. It sometimes hap pens; hut birds, whose eggs are usually bright anil artistically colored, will lay pure white ones, and instances of this in the case of the yellow hammer have come under the notice of the writer. House sparrows' eggs have likewise been taken quite destitute of coloring; while blackbirds' eggs have been found of a blackish hue. The white eggs are probably due to maternal weakness, anxiety, fright or other causes; while those of unusual color may result from food-variety and climatic influences. When, however, only one aberrant egg is found in a nest with several others of the normal hue it is not so easy to account for the irregu larity. Coupled with this variety in color and marking there is frequently an abnormal ity in shape and size. It is by no means unusual to find thrushes' eggs quite des titute of spots, globular in form, and no larger than a marble; while others are taken with all the marks aud spots ag glomerated into a blotch at the larger end. But by far the most extraordinary markings to be observed in birds' eggs are due, without doubt, to mimetism. The writer has a guillemot's egg upon which are depicted most faithfully, in black and sepia, the numbers ten and seven and the word Joe. These are by no means hieroglyphics, but are as well executed as many a schoolboy's figures and writing. Upon the gg are also to be seen rude sketch .f h< ads of sev eral grotesque figure [lLardwieke's Science Gossip. Retribution for Wooden Idola, Recently the Tartai military com mander in Foochow-China died sudden ly, aud the idea got abroad among the people that he had beer sliti: by the idols of a certain temple. The Viceroy of the province, hearing this, at once gave orders that the idols were to be arrested and punished. The prefect, armed with the Viceroy's warrant wont to the temple and had fifteei i<T< s arrest ed and punished. They wei wood, and about five feet high. Before bringing them for gi nt, the prefect had their eyes put mi, so that they should not see who was their judge, and be able to trouble him here or hereafter. After a full invest; o a report was sent to the Viceroy, A- ; ive orders that the idols should bo bi ~.ued, their bodies cast into a pond, aud their temple sealed up forever, to prevent them from troubling the peace of the town in future. Gray-haired Young Men. "I am struck by one fact," solilo quized Tom O'Neill, Mayer Cregiers pri vate secretary, in a short talk with the Saunterer. " And that is the number of gray-liaired young men to be seen n the streets of Chicago. One may visit any other large city in the country and the gray-haired young man will be con spicuous by his absence. But here in Chicago they abound almost in droves To what do I attribute this? Undbubt edly to the great expenditure of nervous force iu the pursuit of commercial suc cess. A man may soon become gray haired in Chicago if he is in active busi ness life. Worry is what kills, and there is plenty of it in business life. I look at the subject philosophically. There is such intense competition nowadays that a man ought to be satisfied if he does reasonably well." —[Chicago Post. Contained a Brick. A restaurant keeper in Paris has been robbed under circumstances very detract ing to his dignity. lie received an order by telephone, asking that a room might be retained for the Marquis de Mores, and dinner served at 6.30 o'clock. Four covers were ordered. "I am sending you a box of cigars, which I want you to take in," was the next message. Au hour afterward a porter appeared with what seemed to be a box of valuable cigars and demanded $lO, which the restaurant proprietor paid. At 0.80 o'clock, after elegant preparations had been made, no marquis and friends ar rived. At 8 o'clock the proprietor be came suspicious, and opening the cigar box, found that it contained a brick! Feline Psychology. A London scientist has come to the conclusion that the real sybarites in this world are the cats. Puss has an oriental philosophy of life. She is quite satisfied that the world and everything in it were made and exist solely for cats. This ap pears in all that well-bred cats do, in every accent and tone of their voice. Puss possesses herself with the air of a proprietor of the best place and the best food, expects to be waited on indefatiga bly, and regards her owners as her ser vants. —[Chicago News. A Human Burglar Alarm. A lady whose husband was the cham pion snorer of the community in which they resided confided to a female friend the following painful intelligence: "My life has been one of unalloyed delight, I have had the measles, the chickenpox, the cholera, the typhoid fever and inflam matory rheumatism, but I never knew what real misfortune was until I married a burglar alarm. "—[New York Mercury. Queer Bird. In the London Zoological Gardens is a queer-looking bird which has been christ ened the screamer, from its tremendous lung power. It lives iu a friendly way with a few other birds in one of the com partments of the Eastern Aviary, and maybe known by its gouty-looking legs. These are full of air cavities. The screamer can claim kindred with the duok, stork and ostrich. THE annual catch of fish on the European and North American coast* is computed by a German statistician to amount to 150,000 tons. A ton of fish corresponds with twenty-five sheep in weight and with twenty sheep in nour ishing power. Therefore the total European and North American catch equals in number 42,000,000 sheep and in nourishing power 80,000,000. ' NAMES OF WOMEN. They Change with Other Fashions and Quite Often, Too. It would not be at all surprising if. in the centuries to come, the students of the social life of the nineteenth century should classify this great comic century into shorter periods according to the fashions of given names among women. Fashions in men's names change some what, but not as women's. John, Charles, George and William reign in 1890 as they did in 1790. But the fash ion in women's names changes every ten or fifteen years. Just what was the fa vorite woman's name at the very open ing of the century is hard to guess off hand, but the listener may venture to say that the Nancy epoch was the first worthy of the word in the century. Among the octogenarian ladies of the Listener's acquaintance the name of Nancy seems to have a very prominent place. Further on down the century came the fashion of double names—pos sibly an old fashion revived—and we find Martha Anns, Mary Janes and Ann Elizas in nearly every family. Perhaps this epoch would be best described as the Mary Jane epoch of our feminine nomenclature. It is a little hard to locate these things iu years, but the Listener would way, at a guess, that the Lucy epoch began about the year 1835, and was closely followed by the Helen epoch, which left the name of the beautiful daughter of Leda scattered broadcast, over the coun try. Somewhat after the reign of Helen came the most singular, unaccountable epoch of all, the Ella epoch. The use of the name of Ella goes back, as closely as the Listener can locate it, to about the year 1850, though there may have been earlier examples. Where the name "Ella" came from is a mystery. The authorities put it down us a corruption of Eleanor, which in its turn was cor rupted from Helen. It appears to have no recognized place either in history or fiction, though evidently it was borrowed from a fourth-rate popular novel. It is, nt any rate, without meaning without associations in the past, without any j other reason for existence at its begin ning except that it pleased many peo ple's fancy. Now it no doubt has a j recognized existence, since beautiful and good women have borne it, and, J like all other names that women ever , bore, it is sanctified with that other j name of mother. The real Ella epoch ; did not set in as early as 1850; probably it was at its height about the year 1800. ! People thought it so pretty I But it is sadly out of fashion now. There was an Ida epoch that came in ' somewhere along there probably just after the Ella epoch, though the two names ran pretty closely together. The . name of Ida is a good and ancient one, . though most of the people who took it ' up doubtless thought they had hit upon unething quite new. Most of the Idas of the time about 1800 were named for character in a popular story, or for uie another. But following the Ella and I<la period there came another girl name ! which attained a most extraordinary j rage; the Edith epoch, indeed, survives almost to the present day Between 1805 and 1875 about half of the girl babies were christened Edith, and the crop is ripening fast now, as a matter of course. Look at the high school cata logues and see how they bristle with Ediths. Au ancient Saxon name, and a pretty one, disused for centuries and re vived all at once—a happy revival of it had it not been overdone. Then camo the Maud -and-Mabel epoch; these uames h.i to be hyphenated, because neither j •vor seemed able to stand up without the thei They were a great rage in their turn. The main crop of Mauds aud Mabels will ' hardly mature before another five years, though the earlier sowings are ripe al ready H ice then we have had the Marjurio revival—an exceedingly pretty name tha and now we are threatened : witli u Gladys epoch. Here we have an other name out of the story books. But fash ''ii in n ones had much better be ro \ ivnT of old, disused English names, like tlady 11.1 ml, Edith, Barbara, than mere invein ,n.s and importations. And a >.Tea, lea- more depends upon the woniao inywuy, than on the name.— [Boston Tran ript. Giganti. Plants from Sumatra. lu the year IH7B the well-known Italian beta, st a • \plorer, Beccari, discov-j ere i, on tl i-.an'd of Sumatra, a gigan tic • ant b ng to the Arum family, I anci iiieh attain- a height of about ton fee there. Fni seeds which Beccari brought ba- Europe, some young specie ns Wi-e r aised in the Botanical Gario a ,i F r< nee, one of which was sent I' ind was cultivated iu the c - -luiiical Garden at Ivew. In the inn of the year this exotic reached remarkable size, being nearly six feet 1 h On Su ultra, another gigantic plant also grov the open flower of which measures fully three feet in diameter. These pla m are parasites growing on the roots wild vines in places where the ground enrich- Ibv elephant man ure. Whei the bud- break through the wood of tlu ino roots they are no larger than a walnu . giving uo hint of the great size of the fu • ihn\< (iiadually, how ever, these 1 attain the appearance and size of < i-l of white cabbage. About this tic the outer leaves, which envelop the 11 er, turn buck, and the latter appears It ha flv large holes which surroun u middle cup-shaped part. The Ra id- -cribed has not been found outs of Sumatra. A Costly Palace. The largest and ••< tliest private mau sion in the worlc said to be that be longing to Lord Bute, called " Mont- Btuart," and situat ear Rothesay, Eng land. It covers m . ...res, and is built in Gothic style, the walls, turrets and balconies being of stom Tl. im mense tower in the center of the budd ing is 120 feet high, with a balcony around the top. The halls are constructed entirely of marble and alabaster, all the rooms ire finished in mahogany, rosewood and w 1- nut; the fireplaces are al urved i ,s of antique designs. The exact cost of thb palace is net known, but it has never l - n estimated at less than $9,000,000. How to Ride a Long Distance. Frank James, the forme great Mi-- ! Bouri outlaw, says of horseba< k ridiiq | which he is very expert: "111 iv-u, <i',, , r that tho English seat is all rigid fm ~ul, ul k i purposes, but should you ev- T sire put forty miles between youi -elf and a | given point before sun-up ncv mornii Jfou will find it best to push ur f, ~t ; into the stirrups as far as they will go j sit back into the saddle in su away I that your feet are braced agnins the stir j rups, which will be pushed forward, und then let her go." A WAR SLING. A Maddened Bull Charges a Regi ment of Soldiers. Near New Kent Court House, Virginia, General i)e Trobriand's brigade en camped in a field in which was an ill tempered bull. At first the animal seemed to pay no attention to what was going on, but after the arms had been stacked and the men had scattered in all directions in search of wood and water, he began to be excited by the unusual stir. As he began pawing the ground and bellowing, the dogs of the regiment set up a chorus of barking and immedi ately started in the direction of the bull. He eh \rged resolutely upon the first five or six of them, and the men hastened from all sides to enjoy the spectacle. The monjent the bull saw that he had enemies more worthy of his notice, he fell upon the nearest. The men, who had 110 arms except their canteens and tin cups, took to their heels witli all j haste, and their companions, seeing that the sport was becoming serious, made for the fence, in the midst of cries and laughter, the noise of which came nearer and nearer. Blinded by rage, worried by the dogs, the bull in a few bounds was at the front \ of the regiment. The lieutenant-colonel was there at that moment, giving orders, when twenty voices at once called to him, " Look out!" He turned his head; the animal was almost upon hira, foam ing at the mouth, fire in his eyes, with horns lowered. With one bound the lieutenant-colonel jumped to one side, his foot slipped and he fell in a furrow. Happily for him, the brute was under such headway that he could not stop nor oven turn before striking our stacks of arms with his low ered head. He knocked away two or three of them, threw himself on the line of the Sixty-second, overturning every thing in his passage, and again turned upon us in the midst of a general rout. On our right was the Seventh Massa chusetts. One of their wagons had stopped near the road, and behind the wagon was chained a fine Newfoundland dog, the pet of the regiment. The courageous dog made frantic efforts to get loose, and a general cry went up, "Unchain the dog I Unchain the dog!" The dog was loosed. He bounded across the road and rushed upon the en emy whom no one knew how to fight. A few men, indeed, had seized their guns, but they could not use them for fear of killing some of their comrades. As to playing the role of picador with the bay onet, it was so dangerous that no one j was willing to try it. When the Newfoundland entered the ; lists everything was changed. For a moment the dog and the bull stopped in | front of each other, while a circle of war- j riors was formed around them. Then followed a series of manoeuvres for position till all at once the dog made a feint, turned sharply back, sprang at the head of the bull, and remained fas tened to his ear—a weight of not less | than sixty or eighty pounds. The bull first tried to free himself by tossing the dog into the air. Next he tried to crush him under his feet. But the dog saved himself with great address, : and then the bull, mad with pain and rage, began to run at a venture, bellow ing fearfully and carrying the huge dog foslened like a vise to his ear. At this instant the commissary sergeant of the regiment, a butcher by trade,came up. He armed himself with a hatchet, and one vigorous blow upon the backbone of the bull put an end to the contest. — j [Youth's Companion. Russian Military Discipline. \ A German was boasting in the presence ! of some Russians about the obedience 1 and discipline of the German army, cit- I iug numerous instances from the war be- 1 tween France and Germany. "Gentlemen," replied one of the Rus sians, "what you say about the discipline in the German army ainouuts to nothing at all when compared with what occurs continually in the Russian army. But I will merely recite one instance of what occurred at the beginning of the reign of Czar Nicholas, when the discipline in the Russian army was comparatively lax. 1 At that time, before the telegraph was discovered, the Russians used signal sta tions, which were a few miles apart. The soldier made a signal which was re peated by the soldier at the next station, aud thus the news was conveyed thous- • ends of miles. "One day a soldier at a station near St. ! Petersburg did not sec the signal in time, and dreading the punishment that awaited him for negligence, deliberately hanged , himself on the signal tower. The soldier at the next post mistook this for a signal so he deliberately but promptly hanged himself also. In consequence of the dis cipline which prevails in the Russian army, next day it was discovered that all the soldiers at the signal towers from St. Petersburg to Warsaw had hanged themselves on their signal towers. : Of course, a much stricter discipline pre vails at present, and—" "That will do," replied the German; "I give it up."—[Texas Sittings. An Island's Treasure. The schooner Laura has snilcd from San Francisco, Cal., with a party which expects to recover a treasure buried more than thirty years on Cocoa Island, one of the Galapgos group, off the South Amer ican coast. Coin and jewels were buried on the island, it is popularly believed, by pirates, who plundered the monasteries and churches of the Central American ■ coast. The pirates were captured by a cruiser, j and all were hanged except a woman, who j is now Mrs. Welch. She has guided sev-1 oral parties to the island, hut. after months of digging they found nothing. Some of! the parties proposed hanging the woman, j but finally site waß landed at her home in Costa Rica. Three men have gone crazy over the j treasure and were taken from the island i to a California insane asylum. The party that lias just sailed is said to have j a chart made by the Spanish woman, and is confident of securing the long buried wealth.—[New York Telegram. ! A Child Barber. The other week a shaving match against time took place at the Globe J Toilet Saloon, King's Rood, Chelsea,: England, Nellie Wick, aged four years, j being backed by her father to shave | five men inside thirty minutes for a silver j medal. Sho began her task at tlio time appointed, and shaved the five men in I twelve minutes, or less than hulf the j stipulated time. In his electrical treatment of a wart, Dr. Pntrzck, of Oppoin, first moißtcus it , ith a warm solution of salt, then thrusts hnth needles through it just above the si,in, and gradually turns on the current until pain is felt. Five cells are sufficient I , y. In most cases two sittings of htut?s each destroy the wart, which t> dually dries up :md falls away. SPARKS OF WIT. Aw American biz-mark—s. A SLOW match—four years of court ship. AKTISTS are generally designing crea tures. PASSING away time—liandisg over your watch to a highwayman. AN educated hog—the college profes sor who spits tobacco juice 011 the floor. HOUSEKEEPER wants to know wheth er a bakery couldn't properly be classed a pie-plant. IT'S funny that a blind boy can't even see his father, although the old man is always a parent to him. "ODD how this chill V weather affects me; I have goose-flesh all over me." "Oh, that's quite natural." "WHAT do you find is the first requi site in business?" "Pluck," returned the dealer in live-goose feathers. JACK—This silver watch has cost me over eighiy dollars. John—You must have pawned it a good many times. "LET me give you a pointer," as the small boy said when he carefully ad justed a pin in the school teacher's chair FATHER—Now, tell me, George, how are you gettiug along lifting the mort age on your city property? George Well, it's higher than it was. AN American liar writes that onions are so strong down in his district that if placed in the cellar for any length of time they will lift the mortgage off the house. MRS. CHATTY—If there is anything I do hate, it's a tattler. Now, only this morning I heard that Mrs. - Mr. Chatty (raising his hand) —Now, don't. I hate tattling, too! "You look sick. What is the matter ?" asked Nobbs of Dobbs at the poker table, and Dobbs, who had just drawn the deuce of clubs to four hearts, feebly gasped, "Heart failure." HAL BORINUE—I never see you at the play now. Jack Bloodgood—No, I don't go to the theater much now. I prefer to stay at home. "I suppose you think there's no plavs like home." MR. JOKER—I see by the paper that old Fislikin, who was in the glue busi ness, has gone up. How unfortunate 1 Is it a very heavy failure ? Mr. Joker —Yes. Everybody was badly stuck. CLARA'S mother ( calling)— Clara, Mr. Smithers is in the parlor and says he wants you. Clara (entering the par lor and throwing herself into Smithers' arms) —Oh, Charlie, this is so sudden. EASTERN farmer (contemptuously— Catch me going West, where you have neither coal nor wood. Mighty incon venient burning corn for fuel, isn't it? Western farmer—Well, yes, it is, rather. The ears is so big we can't git 'em in the stove. Two BUSY doctors meet and speak of the influenza. "You must have plenty of work," says one. "Don't speak of it, replies the other. "I am absolutely played out. The patients are killing their doctors at present." "Revenge is Bweet," the other retorts. THE sweet innocent children were playing house. Mamma and papa, scarce less innocent, were watching them. "I'll be papa," said little Bob. "I'll be mamma!" cried Alice. "And 111 be new nurse," broke in Eflie; "aud when you try to kiss me, Bobbie, I'll scratch your face and say I'll tell mamma." Tableau. A PROPOSAL. Dear Phillls, will you share my lot? (It's not a corner lot, 'tis true I) And yet mothlnks that any spot Would bo a paradise with you. I vory much admire your faoe, And yet I do not facD you now; I fear to lose my wonted graoe In breathing rorth a lover's vow. The "grace" is what I'd have you grant, 0 matchless maid divinity I Abjure those mournful words, "I can't, * And send a tender "yes" to me 1 —Detrmt Free Press. He Drew the Lino at Elephant's Eggs. Pat Malier, the wild Irishman of Vine street hill, has long borne the ieputation of being the champion egg eater of this city, and boasts that he once ate six dozen raw eggs, shells and all, at one sitting. But the boys got the best of Pat one evening recently. As usual, they offered to give him all the liquor he could driuk if he would swallow a certain number of eggs. "Eat a dozen eggs, sh lis and all, in our presence, and you can get drunk at j our expense," said the spokesman of , the rounders. "Wan dozen bin eggs!" exclaimed j Pat, with a contemptuous laugh. "Why, ! that will be nothin' but a lunch. Ho, ho, ho!" "We didn't say hen oggs. You are to j eat one dozen eggs of whatever kind are 1 furnished you." "All roiglit, boys, I'm wid yez. Oi'm 1 just as equal t' gooso or turkey eggs uz ; Oi am t' the fruit o' th' bin. O'ni ready, I lads. Trot out ver banket." The "bovs" did. They went over to the bar and procured a monstrous OH- | trich egg that bad long ornamented j the sideboard. It was fully seven inch es long and four inches in its smallest diameter. Tlie contents of the shell had of course 10. g been removed, but this fact was not apparent on casual inspection. The egg was carefully carried to the table by which sat Mr. Maher, beaming and smiling over the free drunk which was soon to bo his. "Here's the first egg, Pat," said the spokesman, quietly; "the waiters will bo along with the other eleven pres ently." Mr. Maher gazed with bulging eyes at the giant egg, then at the gang, each of whom preserved an impassive faoe. Solemnly ho pushed his chair back from the table, buttoned his coat, and fixed his battered plug firmly on liis head. Then, wish one reproachful finger directed at the shell upon the table, he said : : "Boys, it's not roiglit, it's not roight. Oi didn't ask that thirn eggs be all bin j eggs. Oi would a'been satisfied wid dook eggs or goose eggs—onvthing in rason. But whin ye bring th' progeny uv th' illyphant before me it is toimo foor me to renounce me bargain wid yc. Oi wiuln't eat wan o' them illypliant eggs if Oi cud." Pat got no free liquor that evening. —Ci ncinna 11 E tunc Iter. OH CURES PERMANENTLY SPRAINS and STRAINS- Athletes l'mino it Highly. 656 Minna St., ban Francisco, Cal., May 8,1887. Some time ago, whilo a member of the Olympic Athletic Club, I sprained my knee severely and suffered agony, but was speedily and completely cured by St. Jacobs Oil. JOHN GARBUTT. Jumped from Knglne. 609 S. 17th St., Omaha, Neb., Sept. 22,1889. 1 lumped from an engine in collision, and strained my ankle very badly. I used canes for weeks. St. Jacobs Oil completely cared me. G. KOEDEK. AT DIUTGGI TS ND DEALERS. THE CHARLES A. VOGELER CO., Baltlmors. MA, Tlie Largest Stone Ever (jmrmeti. No traveler to Egypt returns with out words of praise and astonishment for the ancient Egyptians as builders. ! How they handled such enormous blocks of stone has always been a mys tery, and probably always will be. But now it appears that we have sur- ; passed the Egyptians. At Vinalhaven. Maine, there now lies in a quarry the largest piece of stone ever quarried anywhere, and if erected it will be the highest, largest and heaviest single piece of stone standing, or that ever stood, so far as there is any record. It considerably exceeds in height any of the Egyptian obelisks. The tallest of these, which was brought from Heli opolis to Alexandria by Emperor Con stantino, and subsequently taken to Home, where it now stands, is 105 feet 7 iuches high. The Yinalliaven shaft 1 is 115 feet long, 10 feet square at the base and weighs 850 tons. This enormous monolith was quar- ' ried "just for fun," as the boys say. or | perhaps to show what the granite com- \ pany could do when they tried; at any rate, it was not quarried to order. \\ hat a splendid monument it will make to somebody. An organization of newsboys and b otblacks has been effected in Denver, Col. The smoker's delight—" TausiU's Punch." Andr< w Carnegie's new hotel for woiking men at Pittsburg, will cofc $300,100. FOR A difor ered liver try Beecham's Pills. A dozen or more rolling mills arc projected, nearly all of them to be built in the South. We will give £IOO reward for any e;w <>| ca tarrh that eannot be cured with Hall's Catarrh Cure. Taken internally. F. J. CHEN ky & Co., Proprs., Toledo, O. Inquiry among the London trade unions de velops the fact that they were never more prosperous than now. FITS stopped free by DR. KLINE'S GREAT , NERVE UESTOKEH. No Fits after ilrst day't | use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and S2 trio* bottle free. Dr. Kline. '.MI Arch St., Phila., Pa In some German t >wns manufacturers have eptabli lied a "strike fnnd" with which to fight their workmen. Six Novel# Free, will be sent by Cragin & Co., Phila.. Pa., to any one in U. S. or Canada, post age paid, ujK>n receipt of 25 Dobbins' Electric Soap wrappers. See list of novels on circulars around each bar. Soap for sale by all grocers. A Providence (It. I.) concern liis secured an order from lhe Govcri ment for four more tteel torpedo boats. An Only Daughter ('tired of ConsnaiiHloir When death was hourly expected from Coimmii'ti'iii, all remedies having failed and , I)r. H..James wasexperitnenting, heaecidental ly made a preparation of Indian Hemp, which cured his only child, and now gives this recipe free on receipt of two stamps to pay expenses. Hemp also cures night sweats, nausea at the stomach, and will break a fresh cold in twen ty-four hours. Address C'raddock & Co., 1032 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa., naming this paper. A new labor conference composed of dele gates from all over Germany is to he held in Berlin. U24 Creates An Appetite There is nothing for which we recommend Hood's Rarsjipnrilla with greater confidence than for loss of appetite. Indigestion, sick headache and other trou bles of dyß|>cptic nature. In the most natural way this medicine gently tones the stomach, assists di gestion, and makes one feel "real hungry." Ladtoa In delicate hculth, after taking Hood's Sarsaparllla a few days, find themselves longing for aud eating the plainest food with unexpected relish. Hood's Sarsanarilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD it CO., Lowell, Mass. IQO Doses One Dollar FRAZER fi ™ BEST IN THE WOULD Ufl Q O t tv Oct the Genuine. Sold Everxwhera. TnU! f ICJK! ICE! The Teniae Ice Indicator will AV.CJ • Ha ve 25 per cent, of your ice bill. Price J# I, sent by mail. Address. TKNIUE ICE INDICA TOR, 453 Weal 2Nth St., New York I Ity. Mr I EWIS' 98 °l o LYE L Powdered & Perfumed. The STRONGEST iind PUREST maf ' e - Will make the AffW— REST perfumed Hard Soap in M minutes WITHOUT IIOILINO. IT IB IHE BEST for disiDfe.'ting mm sink., closrts, drain,, washing ■ ■ bottles, barrels, paints, etc. SALT M'F'fi CO., WALLPAPER BARGAINS! We will guarantee all these clean new goods Just made, and full length—a yards to the roll. An Byd. roll White bnck Taper, 3 lo tl An 8-yd. roll Gilt Paper. 5 to 10c. An 8-yd. roll Embossed GIU Paper, Bto 15c. Gilt Borders, 4 to 18 Inches wide, '2 am' 3c. per yard. Ilorders without Gilt. 2 to 0 inches lc. per yard. Sen i 4c. in stamps for samples of the best and greatest bargains in the country. P. XX. OADY, 305 IUGII STREET, Mention this paper. Providence. It. I. ®irt defies** p*,^theking^ i J9s&T| k proverb bet-rue* SAPOLIO is greyer H-ievn roye*lly it-self: TVy ib in your nexb house-cle&ning: Grocers keep ifc DO YOU LIVE IN GREASE? I As a true patriot and citizen you. should naturalize yomseH by using the best inventions of the day for removing such a charge. To live in Grease is utterly unnecessary when SAPOLIO is sold in all the stores, and abolishes grease and dirt. EVERT WATERPROOF COLLAR OR CUFF ———— THAT CAN BE RELIED ON BE Not to gtpUt! THE T MARK to Plsoolov; — _J BEARS THIS MARK. NEEDS NO LAUNDERING. CAN BE WIPED CLEAN IN A MOMENT. THE ONLY LINEN-LINED WATERPROOF COLLAR IN THE MARKET. 111 l ON® ENJOVB Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts fentlyyet promptly OD the aver and Bowels, cleanses the eyw tem effectually, dispels colds, bead aches and fevers aud cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste ana ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in xto effects, prepared only from the moat healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities com mend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known, Svrup of Figs is for sale in 50b and $1 bottles by all leading drag* gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will prtv cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP COL BAN FRANCIBCO, OAL If mmtl. NY NEW YORK AO.OOOMcn h Women Canvassers now. #1 an hour Present worth sl. A. Hlooinin-fdale.HloversvilJe.H.Y nnillll HABIT. Only Certain Ml IIHIIIM wv (I'llF.tn iht World. Dr. vrium J. 1.. STEPHENS. Lvbnxtom. 0 PATENTS-~PENSlONS~o,' l 'T l ,,t?k*!lidSi digest of rcnslon and Bounty laws. Send tar In ventors' Guide or How to Get a I'utenL Fiiwa O'FAHUXI.L. Attorney at Law, Washington, D. C. IPleo's Remedy for Catarrh to tbo IH Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. ■ Bold by druggists or sent by mail. 50c. E. T. Uazeltine, Warren. Ilx DETECTIVES Wasted in every Ceosiy Shrewd men U act uideHsenocOsiw Qr,an.. D.t.ciir. aar.auCa. I!iro.,titiaMU, IMPORTANT TO FARMERS! Have Ko More Sick Cattle or Horses. USE I>R. TOBIAS' Metiai Horse Lintmenl AND Derby Condition Powders. Worth Their Weight in Gold. See the Certificate of the Into Col. D. McDantell and buudieds of others from prominent Horsemen throughout, the eouutry, at tlio DEPOT, 40 ill Ullll AY ST., NEW YORK. Sold by all Druggists and Saddlers. XHALLTEST I 5,000 pieces of Excellent tiualily, PRINTED CHALLIE DIIEBS (fiiOßfi, , 24 Inches wide, in many choice patterns. Including: FAST BLACKS, with White Figures, all at 5 cts. per yd. Send for samples. Postage on 12 yds. 20c. extra, making: an extra dress pat tern cost 80c. SHEPARD, NORWELL H 00., BOSTON, MASS. CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH ' i"'' m \ prescri fno lUJiysm. dors® Bit; 44 *9 th w®** specific forth® certaincsre TO b Of this disease, flhuruwd HI G.H.INCIRAH Al4, 11. D., KKM SSSMltrtsssrs. w Amsterdam, N. V Mr | M u w ths We have sold Blg G for mrr'T tSD„hf. 4 on. Sold by Dino**
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