WHAT PROFITS IT. What profits it that gold is won And greed is fattened day by day? What profits it in pleasure's bun To waste the heart by raock an 1 play? What profits to rise and shine In some brief hold of placa and pow'r? What profits it to feast with wine And die of thirst at even's hou:*. The gold we gain, unsanctifiod. Will char the soul with ce-tseless flm; The pleasures by the world supplied Are lotus plants that root in mire: The throne and praise the mob bestows Is set on sand—it flees as breath; The wine that gladdens as it glows Then maddens and expires in death. The gold that profits is the grace That makes the Christ my friend In need; The pleasure that fills time an 1 space Is love that works in daily deed; The power that makes a king in truth In holiness that Got! hath givon—. The crown of age, the hope of youtb. The upward, manly march to heavenf Sain W. Small, in Atlanta Constitution WANTED—A GOVERNESS fdVERNESS— (En g llab) required at once by a Russian family at Olessa; Frenou, drawing,music; three girls, eldest fourteen; salary tS'K); refer ences exchanged. Ap p.y personally be to-day to Kanvroff, Laugham Hotel. He was an elderly Russian, slightly gray, the "Kans croff" of the news l>nper advert I no mcnt. Ho spoke English like the majority of his well educated companions. When Cecil Pentreath, with outward composure and inward tribulation, was shown into his private sitting room at the Langham Hotel that aiternoon he laid down the Times and regarded her pretty face with evident approbation. At the end of five minutes he said bo believed she would suit his friends, and that he would pay her passage out to Odessa, providing—and he did not doubt that it would bo the case—each found the other's references satisfactory. "I will give you till this time to-mor row to consider the matter and make such inquiries as you think proper," he aaid, in conclusion. "Anyhow, I suppose I need not start for a week or two?" she asked. *4 should like a little while in which to take leave of ray friends." "Naturally you would," he aaswered kindly. "There is no immediate hurry. A fortnight hence would suit the Petio witchcs very well, I've no doubt." The next aiternoon, having perfectly satisfied herself in the interim anent the respectability of her future employers, she went to keep her appointment with Mr. Kanseroff. He was not alone to-day. Another man was in the room, a younger man, wno was seated at a writing table strewn with papers, and who merely glanced up and bowed as she entered, and then paid no more attention to her. Kanseroff rose courteously, shook hands and asked her to sit down. "Well, Miss Pentreath," he sai 1, "and have you decided to go to Russia?" "Yes," she answered, simply. As she spoke she was conscious that the stranger—his interest suddenly awakened—had turned his head, and was looking at her earnestly; the keeu i scrutiny rendered her somewhat uncom fortable. He said something rapidly to his i friend in Russian. From the note, of in- ! quiry in his voice, and the mention of her own name and that of Petrowitch in the reply, she guessed correctly that he 1 had asked who she was. In the ensuing few minutes, while she i discussed business matters and settled the date of her departure, she was sen sible of the fact that every word she ut tered was being absorbed and criticized by the man at the other end of the room, and that all the time he was watching her clo&ely—that his eyes never left her face. When at length she rose to go he called Kanseroff aside, and the latter left the girl with a brief apology aad a request that she would remain a moment. The two men talked eagerly, excitedly; but it was the stranger who was having most of the say. She could not under stand them, of course. It appeared to her, however, that he was making some proposal of which Kanseroff did not ap prove. At last the elder gave in, but half convinced and shrugged his shoulders, remarking in English; "Well, have yonr ovu way. Hut you must make your own arid' gemeuts; I shan't interfere." The younger man turned abruptly to Cecil, who had been watching the little scene with natural curiosity. "Miss Pentreath, would you like to cam $5000?" A rush of color flushed Cecil's cheeks. "Ah—yes," she said, with a little gasp in her voice. "But why do you ask me? How could I could I make so much?" "Very simply. By leaving England in two days instead of two weeks, and taking a little packet of papers with you—a little packet that is of such great importance to ray family that X do not care to transmit it in the ordin ary way, through the post." The girl's clear eyes met the man's bewildered questioning. Then a sud den light dawned upon her; his motive became clear. "Oh," she cried, and her breath came and went rapidly; "in plain words, sir, you want me to smuggle papers into Russia which would get me into trouble were they discovered by the police?" i "Yes." "Yhen I must decline; It would be wrong." 4i On the contrary," he said quickly, "it would be right. You might even Vie the means of saving a life." Ilia tone and manner were earnest. Whether he was speaking the truth or whether this earnestness was merely as sumed to coovince her it was difficult to say, but the girl was satisfied. "May I ask why you have chosen me for this work?" "First, because you are going to the country anyhow; secondly, and chiefly, because you are a foreigner and a mere girl. You will pass unheeded, unsus pected, whero others would not—that Is to say, if you can keep your self-nsses sion when it is needed, and I think you can, for, though jkou are sb young, you have nsrve, character—you are to be trusted." Bhc did not speak for a moment, but thought deeply and rapidly, with her gaze upon the door. Woman-like, she shrank at tho idea of danger, and was about to refuse; then she thiust all thought of self aside, and only remember her mother, her sister, thy man she lore I, and what such a sum of money could do for them, and held her tongue. "Give me SIO,OOO and I will do it." "You know how to asc, Miss Pont trcath." "I won't jcopardiz3 my safety for •less," she said firmly. "If I were alone in the world 1 should refuse altogether; but I want the money for the sake of those who are very dear to me." "Very well," ho answered, after a pause, "you shall have yonr SIO,OOO directly 1 receive advice that you have fulfilled your part of the contract. I will give you the papers the morning you sail. Wnen you arrive you must wear a white rose— au imitation one will do very well. Your responsibility will cease and your reward will be won when you have delivered the packet .safely into the hands of a man with a similar flower pinued In his coat, who will contrive to ask you—how, when or where I cannot tell you—for the present from his friend in London." | Two days laier Cecil found herself on : the de:k of au outward-boun I steamer, I the parting over, the voyage begun. On the s'.iip the time seemed eudlcss to kcr, aad sue could settle to nothing. Every day sceuied a week. She was in u fever of impatience to reach her desti nation, and got tho critical period over. Yet, such is human uatur?, whoa she was told by u fellow-pusseuger that they would arrive the uext morning, she would have given as much to retard their progress as previously she would have given to ac:eierate it. She was awakened about S o'clock in the morning by the su idea cessation of accustomed motion as tue Koruiloff came to u standstill beside the quay at Odessa. Already the deck was strewn with luggage, crowded with passengers, and iu a wild state of commotion. Officials in uniform were affixing large seals to all trunks and packages, large an 1 small, prior to dispatching them to the custom house to be ope ie 1 and searched. Other officials were icauning every hole and corner of the steamer itself,aud one stood in the gangway, apparently to prevent any one from going ashore. "Do they always search the ships like this?" asked Cecil of one of the officers, with whom she had grown friendly during the voyage. 4 ,N0, it isn't usutl. You see they're lon the alert just now to scop certain papers getting into this couutry. The passengers—sorao of them at least-—will very likely be searched, too. Nobody has been allowed to iiod yet." She felt herself turn red and then white, and she nervously fingerol the imitatiou rose which she had that morn ing pinned for tho first time at her thrpat. "Mrs. Petrowitch will bo waiting for me. Surely they'll let uie land now." "I dare say they will. I'd find out for you," said the sailor, kindly. lie went up to one of the custom house men and spoke to him in Russian. "This young English lady wishes to go ashore at ouce. There is nothing to detain her; I suppose?" The official called another, and tho two eyed Cecil and consulted to/ether. Of course, she could not understand a word of what was passing, and in consequence had to enderu nwlul sufpeuao with as turned indifference. It was evident to her at last, ho wever, that they had not tho least suspicion of her, lor one shrugged his shoulders and walked away and the other asked in French, as a mere matter of form: 4 'Have you anythiug abDut yon, any papers?" It was for only an imperceptible in stant she hesitated, and then she told the first deliberate lie she had ever told with a calm ficc and tbo blood tingling to her very finser tip 3. 4 'No." "Very good, mademoiselle. You neel not remain." Mrs. Petrowitch and one of her girls met her and took her home. Sue was an • miable wo nan, nn i no doubt the governess would have been very com fortable beneath her roof; but all the same, if she could secure her SIO,OUO, Cecil did not intend to remain long in Russia. The following morning at about 9 o'clock the front door was tbrowc open in common with every other door in Odessa, and a stream of people began to pass iu and out. Every man who catered, whether he were gentleman or peasant, too; two eggs from the pile on the table, broke i>ue and ate a piece of it, and presented the other to the ho3tca or any other feuialo member of the household with the formula, "Christ is risen." To which the lady replied, "He is truly risen." Cecil was watchiDg the scene from a corner with considerable interest, when a dark man, dressed like n peasant, ad vanced and extended an egg to her. He wore a whito rose, and ho placed hiin9elf before her so that his liguro shielded her from tho room. 4 4 You bring mo a present from ray friend in London," ho said softly and rapidly, in excellent English. For answer ihe slipped tho packet in to his hand. He gave a sort of sigh of intense re lief and concealed it at oQce without tho least sign of confusiou on his face. When she raised her head to look after him he was gone. About 5 o'clock in the afternoon a month later a curicus little scene was enacted outside tho etitranco of a certain large block of offices in London. A young lady drove up in a foira-wheeler, and sent a boy into the building with a message. A moment later a m\n came out, whose perplexed face suddenly crim soned with astonishment and delight as he saw her who wished to speak*to him. lie shouted to tho cabman to drive on anywhere, sprang into the vehicle aud clasped tho girl in his arms. i "Cecil, my darling." "Frank J" "Why didn't you write to tell mo you wore coming home?" he panted. "Wny arc you back agalu so soon? What does it mean?" "I wanted to surprise you. Oh, Frank, I've good news for you—such good news! What should you say-if I told you that what we've always longed foi is ours at last—\ little capital that will enable you to start in business for your i self?" Then, incoherent with happiness and excitement, she told him all. Ho heard her story, aud when she had finished, touched her cheek with a gentle hand. "3ut, rny dear, I cannot accept so much from you." "Tuen you value money more highly thau you value me!" "Cecil, what an idea! llow dare you say such a wickel thing? You don't believe it?" "1 shall believe it if you still refuse. It must be so since you are not willing to take the SLO,UO), anl"—she hid her blushing, happy face on his shoulder "and you are willing to take mei"— Boston Globe. i— Soft Water Better Tlim Hard. Everybody likes soft water, but mani half-scientific people have a kind of ides that hard water, that is water witl carbonate of lime dissolve 1 in it, be of some value in the nutrition and development of bones, and especially ic the development of children's bones. Doctor J. M. Fox, who is entitled to i hearing from the fact of his having given valuable information on the sub ject before a royal commission, holds I contrary view. He maintains that thi principal use of water in the huuiat oody is for solvent purposes. In tha l case it is manifest that water which hoi seventy or eighty, or even 100 grains ol solid matter per gallon dissolved in it must be less powerfully solvent than water which has not more than five oi ten grains. The water which is used uj in dissolving the lime cannot dissolvi other soluble substances—at any rate, not t) the full extent of the natural sol vent power of unadulterated water. It is sometimes argued, as already noted, that water having lime dissolve 1 in it may, when drunk, give up its lime to tho body and bj help in the formation of bones. On this point Sir Lyon Play fair says: "I have seen evidence given in cases of water supply not only that it was desirable for health, but that it (carbonate of lime) was absolutely neces sary for the formation of bones. But that showed a lamcntablo lack of chemi cal knowledge, because tho lime required in food does not come from tho water, but from the solid pai tides of foo 1 taken, and I do not think that tho lime in water,has any influence on the process ol animal nutrition." The water consumed in the mountainous districts of Scotland is soft water, and Highlanders are noi generally supposed to bo deficient ir bone or mu-cle. It is als > stated that the tallest people in Great Britain are tc I bj met with in soft-water districts, lot iustance, in Cumberland and Aberdeen. The tallest people of all are found in Aberdeen, which is a very sott-water dis- I trie?. Soft water is, in s iort, pure water, so far as lime i 9 concerned; and both in sickness and in health, and, in deed, for all ordinary purposes for which water is required, it is much to bo pre ferred to hard.—Chicago News Record Tin Sgnal Corps. The signal corps. United States Army, as new constituted, is limited to fifty men. The pay of a private in the corps is SI.OO per month,as against the sl3 per | month paid to an ordinary private in tho army. Naturally admission to the corps is much sought after by men in the ranks. It i 9 customary when vacancies occur to give the first cliancss for enlistment to those soldiers who have distinguished themselves by long service or natual ability. Admission to the corps is by special enlistment, and i 9 properly looked upon as a promotion. For fur ther information write to Goncral A. W. Ureely, chief signal officer, United States Army, Washington, I). C. There arc no special enlistments for arsenal duty in tne army. The men who are sta tioned at toe buildings are detailed from the ranks as occasion may require.— New York Sun. Held by Fierce Wolves. The wolves in many of the southern and southwestern Governments of Russia are vary bold. From Volhyniaand Kiel! several fatalities are reported. Villages lying adjacent to the forests are continu ally harried, as are those solitarily situ ated on the steppe. Constant night watches are kept by tho peasants for the protection of their cattle. In their en counters with these savage pests the vil lagers care nothing for pistols or revol vers, but place their trust in such weap ons as stout cudgels, wood axes, bill hooks, scythe biade3, reaping sickles,flail stocks, etc. On the post road between Odessa City and Nicolaiel! a wolf pack of over a hun dred head is said to bo on the quarry path, and several battue parties, writes our correspondent, tiro being organized for its destruction or dispersion.—Lon don News. ON HAWKS AND OWLS. SOME NEW FACTS CONCERN ING THESE BIRDS. Popular Opinion lias Done Them Great li\J ust Ice They Are Mostly Deslratyle Visitors, and to Destroy Them Is Folly— Habits of Some WelUKnown Species. Tho Farmers' Friends. The bulletin on Hawks and Owls, published by tlie Department of Agri culture, contains a lot of most curious and Interesting information. Inci dentally, it proves that a class of birds commonly looked upon as ene mies of the farmer really rank among his best friends. Instead of being lndiscrimitely destroyed, they should be preserved and encouraged to take up their abode In the neighborhood of the horrid. Out of seventy-three species of owls and hawks in this country only six are harmful, and of these latter three are so very rare that they need not be considered. But two—the sharp-shinned hawk and Cooper's hawk—need be taken Into account as foes to the husband man. The rest of the hawks and all tho owls are either mainly or wholly beneficial, so that the folly of offer ing bounties for killing them, as has been done by several States, Is most SnAllP-SiriNNEL> 11AWK. egregious. In the course of the In vestigation which has brought about these conclusions the stomachs of 2,700 of these feathered creatures were examined. Nearly all of them were found to contain mice, other small mammals, and insects, while the remains of poultry or game birds were only discovered In a very few. Kill tho Gra*Bhoppern. Another plague of grasshoppers is threatening In Colorado, partly be cause that State put a price on the heads of hawks and owls a few years ago, In consequence of which thou sands of the birds have been dc •troyed. Among the natural enemies of these insects are wild turkeys, prairie chickens, sage-cocks, quails, ikunks, foxes and snakes, all of which are killed whenever possible, so that they are fast being wiped out. Thus the grasshoppers, when favored by exceptional seasons, havo a chance to multiply to an astonishing extent, whereupon they suddenly assume the affensive and with their Invading armies take possession of the country and strip It of everything green. One of the hawks which people who dwell on the "Western plains have been ac tlvo In trying to exterminate is Swainson's hawk, which feeds ex clusively on grasshoppers and crick ets when it can get them. Each In | COOraill DAWK I dividual will consume 200 grasshop pers daily, and it is reckoned that a fair-sized flock of this species will cat 1,000,000 of the hoppers In a month. Sparrow-hawks aro great enemies of the grasshoppers. In parts of the West and South, where telegraph lines pass through miles of treeless plains and savannas, these littlo birds use tho telegraph poles for perches, for lack of better resting places. From tho poles they make 6hort trips at brief intervals to pick I up a grasshopper or a mouse, which I they carry back to tho porch and dc | vour. At times, when grasshoppers are abundant, such a line of poles is j | pretty well occupied by tho hawks, i They sometimes attack young poul [ try, but tire too small to copo with i j any but small chicks- An owl which should be protected • ! Dy law is the burrowing owl. It des t troys immense numbers of scorpions, a centipedes and other noxious insects; - but its virtues havo not protected it - from being slaughtered far millinery . purposes. Tho Ssreocli-O'.vl. II The iittle screech-owl, well known I In most parts of the count ry. Is Inde fatigable in its work of destroying j mice and insects. It may often be seen at dusk liovcring about barns j end outhouses, watching for mice, or i skimming over Holds and along I. hedge-rows In search of grasshoppers, . crickets, and beetles. ICnny birds of ! thl3 species have taken up a residence in the cities, having lea-ucd to fed upon that most destructive nuisance, the English sparrow. In winter ru ral residents often notice the tracks of mice which form networks on the snow, crossing and recrossing,passing In and out of walls and stacks —tend- ing to show how active these small rodents are when most of the world sleeps. Occasionally such a track numtowiKO OWL stops abruptly, and, while the ob server Is trying to read more of the history written in the snow, his eyes catch the faint impression of a pair of wing tips near where the trail ends, and instantly he is made aware that a tragedy has been enacted. Screech-owls also feed on chip munks, shrews, moles, and occasion ally bats. l'robably the most Important from an economic point of view among owls Is the barn owl. Its food Is al most entirely made up of injurious mammals. In tho West It feeds largely ou pouched gophers, and tho stomach contents of many individuals examined have revealed little more than the remains of these rodents. To appreciate properly the services of this owl, it must be remembered that pouched gophers are among the most, If not the most, destructive mammals which inhabit this country, in the South this owl lives largely on cotton rats—another very destructive species. In various other localities it feeds extensively on the common rat The great horned owl, which in the East Is persistent in Its attacks on poultry and game, kills Immense numbers of rabbits in rabbit-Infested parts of the West, where Its assist ance Is invaluable to the farmers. It is much addicted to eating skunks, scREKcn own. of which It devours great numbers wherever those objectionable animals are comraou. On Ihe whole, owls are declared lo be among the most bcncflcial of all birds, Inflicting little damage on the poulterer aud vastly befriending the farmer. Their eyesight is not so de fective In daylight as is popularly [ supposed, but it Is keenest In the twilight of morning and evening. Hunting during these hours, their food consists largely of those animals which hawks do not trouble much, and their work supplements that of hawks, helping to prevent the undue increase of many obnoxious rodents. The smallest owl in North America Is the elf owl, which is found In the Southwestern part of the United States. It is less than six Inches long, and it nearly always breeds in the deserted holes which wood-peckcrs have left in tho giant cactus's. How lllrdti of I'rry Food. Of the birds of prey with which this country is so well supplied there are but few which deserve to bo put on the black list as injurious to man. One of the owls which aro in ill re pute with the farmers is the barn owl. Nevertheless, its reputation Is undeserved, inasmuch as 97 per cent, of its food consists of rabbits, squir rels, rats, mice, frogs, and crawtlsh, The long-eared and short-eared owls also feed extensively on mice. The injurious species of hawks, which feed mainly on animals that are useful to man, nro the sharp shinned hawk. Cooper's hawk, the goshawk, the duck-hawk, the gyr- PARK OWI. falcon and the fish-hawk. The gos hawk is comparatively rare in most farming districts of the United States, being a bird of the far North; otherwise its destructivcness to poul | try would be great. Few species are j more fond of poultry and game birds, : Its large size enabling it to carry oil with case a full-grown fowl. Ruffed grouse often fall a prey to it, on which account it is sometimes called the "partridge hawk." It strikes down a hare with ease. Much of the ill-favor with which birds of prey in general are looked upon is due to the depredations of Cooper's hawk. This is a common species throughout the United States and Canada. It Is the true "chicken hawk." Cooper's hawk and the sharp-shinned hawk feed al most exclusively on the flesh of do mesticated and wild birds. When they find a farm whore chickens can be captured with impunity thoy make d.illy excursions to it. and, un less killed, will soon depopulate the yard. Domesticated pigeons are par ticularly sought after by Cooper's hawk. Sparrow Destroyers. In one direction tho fondness ol these two hawks for the flesh of birds promises to be of benefit to the coun try—namely, in the destruction ol the English sparrow. Both of them have learned from experience that a desirable food and one easy to obtain is to be found In the towns, and even in the streets of large citlos It Is not an uncommon thing to see one oi Atrcc HAWK. them rush Into a flock of sparrows. This is the only benefit conferred OD mankind by them, for they rarely attack mammals and insects. Theft small size, daring and rapid flight render them easily recognizable, and they need seldom be mistaken for their innocent relations. Both spe cies should be destroyed whenever and wherever possible. The gyrfalcon, the largest and most powerful of the true falcons, is rarely seen within the borders of the United States, and then only in win ter. It feeds largely on ptarmigan, grouse, water fowl, hares and poul try when available. The duck hawk is another big falcon, and is closely related to the famous peregrine fal con of the old world, which was used so extensively in falconry in "ye olden time." It is rarein mostpartsof the United States, fortunately for the poultry yards and the game coveys. In fact, the sharp-shinned and Coop er's hawks are the only two of the de structive species which are at all common in this country. The fish hawk, although a magnificent bird, and one that lcnJs attractiveness to many a scene by sea and river can not be classed as a useful species from an economic standpoint. It cats fish, and fish only, and Is often a nui sance to the flsh-culturlsts. Some ol GKKAT HORNED OWL. the most valuable kinds of fishes, as trout, baseband mullet, fall victims to its splendid powers as a fisher. The rough-legged hawk, one of the largest species, feeds exclusively on the smaller rodents, and the number of meadow mien It destroys is well nigh incalculable. It passes under the name of "hen hawk," though it never destroyed a hen or chicken in its life. The marsh hawk is one of the first In economic importance, be ing abundant almost everywhere iD the United States, it can be recog nized by its long slim form and from the manner in which it beats back and forth over the prairies, marshes and meadows in search of ground squirrels and mice, of which it an nually destroys vast numbers. Occa sionally It seizes biuall birds, and once in a while a stray chicken, but the harm it does is inconsiderable. The buzzard hawks, which include nine species, are large, sluggish and too slow of wing to secure such agile prey as wild birds or even poultry. Their food consists of small mam mals, Insects, snakes, toads and frogs. Eagles are nothing more than big hawks. The golden eagle's food is mainly composed of such large ani mals and birds as rabbits, lambs, tur keys and grouse. A hungry eagle would doubtless carry off a young baby if It found one unprotected; but it would not convey the Infant to its nest uninjured, after the manner de scribed in many fanciful stories. A bird of prey always stiikes its talons deeply into its quarry before bearing it off. The favorite diet of the bald eagle, which nas been chosen as the national bird, is lish, but it will also devour creatures that wear fur and feathers. An eagle of this Llnd shot on the shore of Hamilton Bay, Lake Ontario, had the bleached skull of a weasel dangling from Its neck, the teeth firmly set in the skin of Its throat A Telephonic Newspaper. The London Standard's Vienna correspondent tells us of the very newest thing in news—a Bellamy idoa translated into fact. The first so called "telephonic newspaper" ap peared in Pesth yesterday. In othei words, the latest Items of news—po litical, local, commercial, sporting, and other—are sent out from a cen tral olllce by telephone to the sub scribers, who for this Intelligence paj the very molest sum of 75 cents l month. This novel undertaklni comprises at its central ofllcs two departments—a regular edi torial office, which receives the telegraphic and oral messages and works them up into leaders 01 paragraphs, and a special tele phonic publishing department, wher experienced speakers, each possessing a soft but distinct voice, transmit through the instruments the contents of the manuscripts delivered from hour to hour by the first department There are two languages used, Ger man and Hungarian, The news in cludes stock exchange quotations and financial articles, reports of theatri cal performances, book reviews, and paragraphs on all the miscellaneous topics found in a daily newspaper. The subscribers who receive tho news have a square wooden tablet be fore them, from which are suspended two tubes long enough to reach theli ears when they are sitting in an easy chair or at a writing desk, or even when lying in bed. The service com mences at 8 o'clock In the morning and lasts until 9 In the evening. The novelty has so far been very well re ceived in the Hungarian capital. I)o You KnowT Do you know that you can drive nails Into hard wood without bend ing them lfyou dip them first in lard? That corks warmed in oil make ex cellent substitutes for glass stoppers? That a lump of camphor in youi clothes-press will keep steel orna ments from tarnishing? That stale bread will clean kid gloves? That bread crumbs cleanse silk gowns? That milk, applied once a- week with a soft cloth, freshens and pre serves boots and shoes? That gloves can be cleaned at home by rubbing with gasoline? That weak spots in a black silk waist may be strengthened by "stick ing" court-plaster underneath? That tooth powder Is an excellent cleanser of fine filigree Jewelry? That a little vaseline, rubbed in once a day, will keep the hands from chapping? That gum arable and gum traga canth in equal parts, dissolved in hot water, make the best and most con venient mucilage you can keep in tho house?— Exchange. Chronicled In a Woman's Album. Pierre Lotl's likes and dislikes were chronicled by him lately in a lady's album. His favorite color is "chang ing mother of pearl." his favorite perfume the wild "pinks of the dunes," his favorite animal "the cat," his favorite color for eyes and hair "it has often changed; it dopends upon whom I care for." In answer to the question, "Which is the vice you most detest, and why?" ho writes: "None. I have immense pity for them all." His favorite occupation is "(o wander about in the open air In the East," his favorite pursuit, "riding or gymnatics." His ideal ol earthly happiness is "to be handsome, young, agile, and 6trong;" the pioas antest t-itne of day, "tho evening on shore or very early morning at sea," the country to live in, "India, Persia, or Mohammedan country:" his favor ite nation, "the Arabs, because of their tranquillity." As to his hero of history he write: "I know so little of history." As to his hero of fiction: "I have no Interest in any." As to his favorite writer: "I do not read." "N tilling I.lke n Good Old Mother." An English paper tells a story of a well-known bishop who suffers from Impaired vision. lie recently he'd a levee. At length a guest approached ar.d said: "How do you do, my lord? My mother wishes to be kindly re membered to * you." "Ah," said the bishop, "that is very good of ber. And how Is the dear old soul? Noth ing like a good old mother! Be sure to take care of your old mother. Good-morning." The bishop d d not In the least know who his visitor was, and said to his footman, "Who was that?" The servant replied, "Tho last gCDtleman whd left your lord ship's reception is the Duke of Con naught. " Wary. Mr. P. H. Winston and Hon. H. A. Gilliam were for years leaders at the Bertie County (N. C.) bar, and had each a full appreciation, from experience, of the skill of the other. At one term Mr. Winston was suddenly called away, and placed his business in the hands of bis nephew, Duncan Winston, 'a recent acquis Men to the bar. "New," said lie, "Duncan. If Gilliam makes you any oiler of a compromise, decline it. If you make him ene, and you find he is about to accept it, withdraw It Immediately." SI. Augustine DlNtnu etl. Tucson, A. T., Is said to be the oldest city In the Unite 1 States. An old Spanish land grant issued In 155 j has recently been unearthed. Whew! The amount of tobacco chewed In the United States i_?t year was eighty-five fonq,
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