Caiubrai, Frauce, boasts of a ser
vant "girl" wbo has been soventy-one
years in one family, and, althougli
eighty-four years old, is still forking
faithfully. This establishes a new
record.
Although the cycle seems to be
catching on in China it is only iu
and around the towns that riding is
possible. From town to town and
village, with one or two exceptions,
there are nothing but mere cart tracks,
unridable in most places.
An Irishman was thrown out of a
restaurant in New Y'ork City by a
German waiter for creating a disturb
ance after being refused Spanish
mackerel, and was haled before an
American magistrate, who fined him.
Rather an interesting case this of in
ternational complications.
In 1879 Sir Henry Thompson said:
"The vegetable-eater pure and sim
ple can extract from his food all the
principles necessary for the growth and
support of his body, as well as for the
production of heat and force." Now he
writes in tho Nineteenth Century that
"few porsous cau sustain their health
mid a fair y.mount of strength ou a
strictly vegetable diet."
That the daring of the great "Path
finder" lIB.S descended to his sou,
Lieutenant John C. Fremont, of the
torpedo boat Porter, is shown by the
lieutenant's bravery iu makiug the
first landing on Cuban soil to obtain
information wanted by Rear Admiral
Sampson. Every admirer of tho old
General who found the paths to the
Pacifio will he proud of the son, ob
serves the New York Herald.
Chancellor Henry McCracken, 0/
the University of the City of New
York, advocates in New Y'ork Educa
tion sociological field work as a de
finite study for high schools. He
considers how only a tenth of the
students of high schools ever go to
college, and asks why cannot one
afternoon a month be given toward
tho study of the "well-being of our
neighbors." He would have the class
visit asylums, prisons and hospitals
(classed under the "abnormal" of our
neighbors), and a great mill or factory,
a stock exchange, a chnrch or mission
foundation, and the places of amuse
ment (classed undor the "normal"
conditions of our neighbors).
Wisconsin has at this late day about
9000 Indians of various tribes, all of
whom, with the exception of the Win
nebngos, wear practically the ordinary
clothing of the white man. The Win
nebagos alone cling to the native mode
of living, occupying their wigwams in
even the coldest weather. One-half
of tho members of tho other tribes,
tho Milwnukee Sentinel says, speak
enough English for tho purpose of
ordinary conversation, and more than
0110-half read the English language,
Th iy are fast learning to reeognizo
the logality of matrimonal relations.
Eighty-five per coat, of them are en.
gaged in pursuits of civilized life; ten
per cent, in hunting, fishing, and root
gathering and the like; only five per
cent, live exclusively on Government
rations. Of the 1800 Oneidas, the
1300 Mcnominees, and the 500 Stock
bridges and Mnnsees all live on labor
;n civilized pursuits. Many of the
Oneidas compare favorably in thrift,
cleanliness and rational life enjoyment
with the whites in their vicinity. Iu
the opinion of the Sentinel observer
they are fairly good niaiferial for citi"
zenship.
According to the Superintendent of
the Boston public schools, the service
rendered by about one-fourth of the
teachers is inferior, in various degrees
from that described as "not quite
good" down to "unsatisfactory."
This fourth he further sub-divides
into three classes, one beiug tho super
annuated, who have done good work,
but now lack in strength and efficien
cy; another, those who are yet young
in years and in experience, but who
promise good development, and tho
third those who have always been in
ferior and of whom no improvement is
expected. These latter have missed
their vocation, tho Superintendent
says, and should seek some other oc
cupation, but bo apparently ha 3 not
tho power to forco them out. Ho
hopes, however, to prevent any acces
sion to their number through a new
regulation which requires a teacher to
pass satisfactorily through a proba
tionary period of two years before be
ing placed in the permanent service.
As to tho worn-out teachers, the
Superintendent recommends, in xs
rnuch as thero is much opposition to a
pension systom, that they be retired
oa a moderate stipend for such ser
vice as they may still be able to ren
der, serving generally as supernumer
aries.
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■WsMsS'
"WHAT IS TROUBLE?"
One Jay, foreseeing peril in
The game mv little man was playing
Bo heedlessly, I cautioned liim
About fho eonsequeuees, saying:*
"You'll get in trouble, Taul; tnlco onrc; ~~
I'm very much afraid that elub'll
Swiug back and hurt you. Turning then
He asked me, "Papa, what is trouble?"
Bomenow—perhaps you'll understa nil—
-80 unexpected was the query,
That spite paternal wisdom, I
Had no words ready for my dearie.
I halted; then his mother called,
And. whirling from mo like a dancer.
My little questioner made oiT
And did not pros 3 mo for an answer.
But after he had gone—oh, long
After theeehoe3of the patter
Of wee footfalls had died away
I sat and thought upon the matter;
X thought of Paul's three scanty years,
And of the world that stood before him,
Waiting with smiles and lashes to
Give him its welcome and to score him.
And through my mind there ran a prayer:
"Dear God, in Thy laud of Hereafter
May he come once again to me.
His heart unpurged of joy and laughter,
And as with manhood's eyes ho looks
Upon the world that like a bubble
Floats out and leaves us, may 110 ask
The question, 'Father, what is trouble?"
Chicago llccord.
Tpmomm ; mememefomemi
( A CONFESSION!
01" said she,hold
ing out the inuo
f ceut-looking lit-
Vs=-L ")-l t '° hook with the
J cover.
"Vou piom
"l must have
1 c *. 'time to think it
over," 1 protested.
"That would never do. The con
fessions have to bo quite impromptu."
"But suppose I can't make up my
mind?"
"It would be a reflection upon] the
mind," said she severely,
I turned over the leaves doubtfully,
and shook my head. "The questions
are terribly searching. Why, I should
have to confess enough to hang me!"
"Why not—if you deserve hanging?
I J'dare say you -do, you know." I
hadn't looked at it like that.
''Ye-es, but I'm not in a hurry."
"I am." She opened the hook and
laid out the blotting pad. "Y'ou see,
your confession is very important. I
haven't been able to get a really bad
and depraved character previously."
I groauod.
"To-morrow, perhaps "
"Now," said she, lirmly. "This is
a J peu—you use a J, don't you?"
She planted the writing material in
front of mo with an air of determina
tion.
"Well—iflmust I took up the
pen and stared blankly at the ceiling.
"What am I to do?"
"First you write your name—
here." She came and stood beside
me,/and pointed over my shoulder.
So I subscribed myself hers to com
mand. "Now, your age."
"What does that matter?"
"It shows how much wisdom may
be expected."
"Five," I proposed promptly.
"No, no!" she cried, catching hold
of my hand. "You mustn't be silly."
Of course, I didn't mean to be, but I
was bound to pretend if it made her do
that.
"Thirty-one, then, if I must. It's
iwt'ully old, isn't it?"
"No—o; not for a man. Now the
date. That's right."
"Hadn't I better add my address—
for birthday presents?"
"Or bills? Y'ou don't know who
might see it."
"No; that's the deuce of it. And
the next?"
"Now, you must answer the ques
tions. What is the thought upper
most in your mind?"
"If any?"
"A mind," said she positively, "is
assumed. What is the thought upper
most in it at the present moment.
That is the question."
"Your pleasant company."
"Oh, whatever will people think?"
"That I've got 0110 answer right."
\ leaned back triumphantly in my
fmtir.
"But you shouldn't. They might
/ink you really "
"Meant it?"
"Of course not."
"But I do. Shall I add a sworn
declaration?"
She laughed and shook her head.
"I won't have perjury in my dear
little book. Now you must be quite
serious, please. TUis is a very im
portant question. Is life worth liv
ing? No? Y'ou are not to write till
yon have told me the answer."
"At the present moment—yes."
"Y'ou must answer generally—for
always."
"In the present company—yes."
"Y'ou are not to mention me. I
won't have it." Sho nodded her head
decisively.
"Then my inspiration's gone." I
laid down the pen.
"Please!" I took it up again.
"If tho liver works. Will that do?"
"It isn't original," sho objected.
"Four people have written it already."
"I know," said I, seizing the book
and writing [rapidly, "It depends on
the answer to another question, when
I ask it."
"That's altogether too vague."
"Shall I make it more explicit?" I
looked right at her, and she went
prettily pink.
"There's no room for any more,"
laid she hastily. "Now you turn
over. Y'ou have a lot more questions
to answer."
Then I committed myself to the
statoments that my favorite author
was Shakespeare (sho wouldn't hear
of Kipling!), my favorito composer,
Wagner (which wasn't true), my
favorite drink, and various other im
portant facte.
"That's very nice," she said ap
provingly when I had recorded that
my motto was "Pluck for luck" and
my favorite recreation reading ser
mons.
"Now for your esthetic tastes. Youi
favorite colors?"
Blue In eyes anil brown in hair;
Whutover color ray lady wear:
"Shall I add 'gray at present?' I in.
quired. Of course that was what ski
was wearing.
"I don't know what color your lad 1
wears. I didn't know you had 't
lady.' "
"There is one I should like to have.*
"But that isn't the question," sill
said quickly.
"But it's going to be."
"Never miml. Go on. Y'our favor
ite name?"
"Edith, of course. That is her name
you know."
"You're making garuo."
"ludeed, I'm not."
"O, but you are! And you mustn't,
Now your favorite qualities iu woman.
Seriously, mind! I really want to
know."
"Y'ours," I announced decidedly
She hastily removed the ink pot.
"I won't have any moro nonsense.'
"Y'ou told mo to put down thi
truth."
"I shall have to tear it all out."
"Well," I sighed, "I'll put some
thing else, but it won't be so true.'
She released the ink. All, I wrote.
"Y'our favorite proverb?"
" 'Faint heart never won fair lady.'
I'll try not to be faint-hearted."
"The addition was quito unnoces.
s ury," she commented severely.
"Everyone knows you are dreadful!}
forward!"
"The next question is a poser," I re
marked. "If uot yourself, who would
you be?"
"Some great hero—or writer—ol
painter?" she suggested, looking ove;
my shoulder. Her hair just tbruslxei
me—and that made my rniud [up.
"I'm not so ambitious as that."
"Well, put down whatever you wish,
so long as it is something nice."
"She—it—is very nice."
' But it mustn't be anything silly."
"Uml I'm afraid, perhaps, what 1
want "
"Want to be."
"To have."
"Oh, no! That's not the question
at all."
"But suppose that my ambition is tc
possess something—or somobo "
"That isn't the point," she inter
rupted. "Do answer properly."
"I know. Whomever you liked
best. Y'ou will make me smudge the
-book," I remonstrated, as she at
tempted to snatch it away.
"Everybody will laugh at you."
"I dou't mind." I nibbled the pen
holder thoughtfully. "Is mavriago a
failure? What am I to say to that?"
"Well—er—you don't know."
"I might say I'll try."
"Y'e—es—but "
"With some one's assistance?" Sho
blushed furiously. "Do you know,
Edith, it's a very difficult question to
answer-—alone?" She toyed with her
handkerchief.
"Perhaps you'd better skip it," she
advised.
"I don't want to skip it," I an
swered firmly, laying down tho pen.
"What I want is some ouo to help me
in answering it. Some one of whom
I am very, very fond." I stood up
and took hold of her hands. "Will
you try, Edic—my dear?"
The answer is going to be a very oil
"No," for little Edie—my Edio— saij
"Yes."—Black and YVhite.
Who Wore These People ?
Professor Allesou, of tho Berlirf
Geographical Society, thus describes
a remarkable arekeological find:
"In Dawson Island, iu the Pacific,
ho found a table-laud three miles iu
extent devoid of vegetation and cov
ered by masses of wonderful rnius in
all stages of decay. Remains of build
ings show tbem to havo been well
formed structure., but of the crum
bling walls only a few feet remain
standing, to the fr.v distance a huge
pile crowed tho ulretne edge of the
plateau. Tho natives took us to the
side of the mountain where "the work
shops of the4itng dead people wero lo
cated. Tho mountain, a hard volcauio
'rook, rose in a series of ledges of ten
or fifteen yards oaeh to the peak, sev
eral thousand feet high. Upon eneh
ledgo a number of gigantic stone
heads, some cut off at the neck, others
with tho bust shown, range ten to
thirty feet high, and all hewn in the
solid volcanic rock. All of the faces
bore a striking resemblance of expres
sion. The most sinister head had a
long protruding chiu and expanded
nostrils."
Eccentricity in Bicycling,
Tlio bicycle fail is assuming more
eccentric forms abroad than in this
country. Iu Switzerland a new style
has tho rider sit inclined backwards,
in about tho same position as a person
rowing on a sliding seat. An English
novelty requires the owner to thrust
his legs downward, so an to obtain the
impetus of his weight. Iu Paris high
wheels are in use, some six and seven
feet high. Italy, always gallant, lias
a tricycle, where the lady occupies a
front seat and steers, while the gen
tleman, 011 a seat behind her, does the
propelling. Germany has a machine
011 which tho user employs both arms
and legs in locomotion. The inven
tor, who predicted that it would pass
all other styles was grievously disap
pointed when it proved very slow.—
New York Mail and Express.
Low Wacoiis For Manure Drawing.
It is heavy work pitching manure
nil day, and is especially so if it has to
be done into a high wagon box. A low
truck wagon with box not higher than
the wheels of an ordinary wagon will
do the work of drawing manure much
better thau will the wagons used for
marketing. Such a wagon almost any
farmer can have cheaply made, if he has
old wheels whose hubs are good, but
which cannot be made strong enough
to bear up when long spokes are used.
The low wagon can be used for years
after it is cut down for a truck wagon.
It will be all the better, however, if !
the outer rim is made wider and is
enclosed in a broad tiro, so that the :
wheel will not sink down when going |
over the laud.
Care of tlio Farm Team.
At this time of year the farm should \
be in the very best condition to staud j
the hard work the horses will be called !
upon to perforin. A great many farm j
teams, through improper treatment and i
feeding, are not able to meet tho ex
pectations of their owners.
Horses that have been kept in foul
stables during the winter, with little
or no exercise, and fed on improper
food, will not be in good condition to
stand tho sudden strain of hard work.
They should be provided with clean,
well-ventilated stables, fed a good
wholesome, well-balanced ration,
watered often and regularly, make the
acquaintance of a goodJcurrycomb and
brush, allowed to exercise every day
in an open lot and worked moderately
at first, gradually increasing the food
as the work increases.
See that tho harness is in good re
pair and well oiled. Take the first
rainy day to go over them, repairing
all broken or weak parts; wash thor
oughly, dry and apply a good coat of
oil, rubbing it in thoroughly. Always
keep tho harness clean and soft,
especially on the inside of the collar.
The perspiration, if allowed to accu
mulate, will cause irritation aud pro
duce galls. The collar should fit
closely, allowing just room enough at
tho bottom to insert the hand. If it
is too short it will obstruct breathing
and choke the horse down. If it is
too long or too wide, it will cramp and
draw tho skin, producing sores or
knots.
Tools should he kept sharp and well
oiled, as this, besides other advan
tages, will lessen the draft on the
horses.
And last, but not least, treat your
horses with the kindness due such an
obedient and faithful servaut. A team
that is treated well and talked to kind
ly will do more and better work than
it' treated harshly.—Lew Core, in the
Epitomist.
Sugar Reels as Cattle Food.
The indirect benefit to the farmers
of having a beet-sugar factory estab
lished in the neighborhood is fre
quently overlooked. The food valuo
of beets is something that must be
considered, and where a factory is lo
cated stock-raising can bo conducted
on a much larger and cheaper scale.
Tho sugar beets are superior to man
gels, turnips, rutabagas and carrots;
and sheep and milcli cows not only
like them, but they thrive on them.
A dairy located near a beet-sugar
factory should receive a new impetus
that ought to increase its profits ten
per cent. The beet pulp loses only
sugar in tho process of extraction, and
it is nearly as nutritious as coru en
silage. Tho pulp can be kept in tho
silo just as well as coru, and for win
ter feeding it is unexcelled. It is bet
ter thau corn in some respects. It
has a distinct influence upon the di
gestive organs of the animals that
helps to keep them in good condition
in the winter wheu grass and succu
lent food are Rcarce.
Farmers can thus make dairying
find cattlo-raising a success while they
raise the beets for the factories. The
two industries should go hand iu
baud. The establishment of moro
I heet factories throughout the country
will thus in tli? end help greatly to
solve tho problem of winter feeding,
A winter diet of 100 to 125 pounds
of beet pulp and fifteen pounds of hay
a day gives better results with milch
cows, cattle aud sheep than almost
any other form of food. Tho animals
fatten on it and gain iu health and
strength right through ih.2 winter.
The beet pulp keeps the bowels open
and prevents costiveness iu both cattle
aud sheep.
Other roots can lie grown more
cheaply than sugar beets, and when
there is no factory to take the sugar
beets it pays to raise some of the
1 cheaper roots. But when the sugar
beets can be sold and the pulp brought
back at a small sum, it is certain that
there is no crop that will return more
money for the trouble and outlay than
sugar beets.—E. P. Smith, in Wis
consin Agriculturist.
The Right Way to Set Fruit Tree*.
11, A. Wood, of Michigan, says:
When any kind of n plant has its
roots exposed, it is sure to suffer loss
of vitality by evaporation. These
should he kept covered with damp
straw or eloth, and if to be kipt sev
eral days before setting, placed in a
cool place. Trees sometimes arrive
in a shriveled condition, caused by
delay in shipment or transportation.
These should be immediately placed
horizontally in a trench and covered
with puddled earth and allowed to to
main for several days. If the branches
are still shriveled, they are worthless.
They should be plump when removed.
Beinove all bruised and injured
roots with a sharp knifo or pruning
shears. Also cut off all tibrous root
lets, as new growth starts from the
largo roots. Cut back ihe top quite
severely, the peach to a whip and the
pear and apple to three or four
short branches equally distributed
around the trunk and not more than
three feet from the ground. The
branches should not exceed the roots
in length and quantity. Dig a hole
large enough to admit the roots in a
natural position. In the center of the
hole place a small amount of earth.
On this set the tree and gently press
it into the earth. This iusuie3 suffi
cient soil among the roots to prevent
any open space. It is these open
spaces which often cause the death of
a tree. Pack the soil above the roots
as fast as it is tilled in, leaving the
upper three inches loose to act as a
mulch to preserve moisture.
It is best to set the trees a little
deeper than they stood in the nursery.
This place may be known by the dif
ference in color of the bark. It is
customary to set a tree as near vorti
cal as possible, but I have learned
that it should be set so as to lean
slightly toward the direction of the
prevailing wind*, then as the tree
grows, it gradually straightens and at
maturity is able to maintain that posi
tion. A tree should never be mulched
the first year, as it will cause the roots
to grow near the surface. There is
nothing better than frequent and
shallow cultivation to conserve mois
ture aud promote new growth. It is
better to grow some cultivated crop
among the trees thau to allow the
ground to become occupied by weeds
and grass, but all seeds should not bo
planted closer than four feet to the
tree. Careful attention should be
given the new growth, cutting back
any branches which are growing out
of proportion to tho others, keeping
the top as nearly balanced as possi
ble. Hub off all shoots on the trunk
which aro not needed for main
branches.
rire In Coal Cargo*?*.
At a meeting in September last F.
M. Syme addressed the Insurance In
stitute of Victoria on the subject of
"Causesof Fire," and gave some very
interesting information with regard to
what is commonly known as "tho
spontaneous combustion of coal car
goes." This phenomenon, by which
many good ships have been destroyed,
was at one time attributed either to
the oxidation of iron pyrites, au im
purity always present in coal, or to
the influence of moisture. Experi
ment has shown that both these the
ories were untenable, and it is now
believed that this mischief is due to
the chemical action set up by the ab
sorption in tho coal of atmospheric
oxygen. Large coal, where the pro
portion of surface to bulk is compara
tively small, is tho safest, and any
heat that may be evolved is rapidly
carried off* by the air spaces between
the lumps. But, owing to the rough
manner in which coals are generally
dumped into a ship's hold, the coal is
broken up into fragments, and it is
prepared, as it were, for spontaneous
combustion. It is found, moreover,
that the lire invariably begins just
below the hatchway, where a cone of
broken coal is formed by this rough
method of loading. It has also been
ascertained that a large bulk of coal
i 3 more liable to combustion than a
small one, aud that loading during a
high summer temperature has a direct
hearing upon tho liability of coal ships
to this form of accident.—Chambers
Journal.
Canto in Cuba.
A Spaniard was born in Spain.
His son, who was born in Cuba, is
not a Spaniard, but a Cuban. If a
Cuban should go to Madrid when he
is two weeks old, and spend all his
life in the palaee, he would still be a
Cuban, and not quite as good as a
Spaniard. If a Spaniard should go
to Havnua when he is two weeks old,
and spend all his life in that city or
upon a plantation, he would still bo a
Spaniard, aud enjoy a distinction and
social position which a Cubau can
never attain. The sons and daugh
ters of a Spaniard aro Cubans if they
are born in Cuba; but the sons aud
grandsons and great-grandsons of n
Cuban must always bo Cubans, no
matter if they were born in Madrid
and spend their whole livos in that
city. No Cuban can ever become a
Spaniard, 110 matter what happens to
him, and from tho Spanish point of
view he is a degenerate.—The Chau
tauquan.
Strange Talc* From the Antipodes.
Two strange tales como from the
antipodes. On November 19, the
Catholic Church at Minyip, Victoria,
was partly blown over by a storm,
and, propped up by heavy timbers,
spiked to the ground. A few days
later another storm arose and blew
the church plumb on its foundation
again. Tho ship Nelson arrived at
Wellington, having struck a rocky
point, and had several holes in her
kottom. Divers found ono hole
stopped up by a largo piece of rock
and another hole calked by a fish, that
had been squeezed in tail first. The
stories are interesting, though we
eaunot vouch for their authenticity
WISE WORDS.
Iniquity builds its own ja : *
Truth is the weapon of honesty.
When money is king, misery is
queen.
Loss of first love is tlio first mark
of apostasy.
A man without principle never be
comes a martyr.
Prejudice is the chain of erro? hold
ing its deluded devotee fast.
No matter how many kinds ol
trouble a man has he is apt to feel
that he would prefer some other kind.
There are more people cross-eyed in
the tongue than in the eyes; they tain
one way while they uro thinking the
other.
Many a man who claims to be look
ing for work wouldn't recognize a job
if it stepped up and tapped him oa the
shoulder.
The blossoms of spring are the
prophets of autumn. So a joyful ser
vice in youth promises a rich fruitage
in after years.
Most of us in our apprentice days
feel mighty enough to bear the burden
of success, but how many have the
strength to fail?
You must try to be good and ami
able to everybody, and do not think
that goodness consists in a melancholy
and morose life.
Of all virtues, magnanimity is the
rarest; there are a hundred persons ol
merit for one who willingly acknowl
edges it in another.
There is a deportment which suits
the figure and talents of each person,
it is always lost when wo quit it to as
suine that of another.
Despair is the thought of the unat
tainableness of any good. It works
differently in men's m&ds, sometimes
producing uneasiness or pain, some
times rest or indoleucy.
Children'* Hours of Sleep.
One of the most fruitful sources ol
the illness of children is the habit
which some parents have of allowing
them to stay up unduly late at night.
It is one of the greatest mistakes ol
those who have charge of them to lei
them have too little sleep. It is con
fessedly a difficult matter always to
get little ones to bed at the time they
ought to go; they, of course, plead
for only a little longer to stay up; bul
if parents would only realize the im
extreme importance of plenty of rest
they would remain obdurate to all such
entreaties. It should not be forgotten
that children are naturally wakeful in
the morning, and in consequence of
having to be off to school betimes are
frequently called before they have
finished their morning nap. Children,
as a rule, ought to sleep ten or eleven
hours, and to do this they ought to be
put to bed early enough at night so
that they may have this amount of uu
interrupted sleep. If children do not
get the necessary amount of rest it is
jiio wonder that they become nervous,
fretful and difficult to manage. Their
nerves, inherited in many cases from
dyspeptic parents, are keenly alive to
every sound, and their tempers are
irritated by being called out of bed
when they are so much inclined to
sleep. During the earlier years of
childhood, whatever else may be done,
there should be ample provision foi
long and undisturbed sleep.—The
Ledger.
liecalls a Strange Story.
A statement given out at Louisville,
Ky., by Miss Theresa Wales, a nuu,
establishes the identity of a man who
was the principal character in a dark
affair in the history of the United
States Navy. In ISI2, during Presi
dent Tyler's administration, a mutiny,
led by Midshipman . Philip Spencer,
was discovered on the United States
brig of war Soniers, as the craft was
oft' the coast of Madiera. W. T.
Wales, purser of the boat, informed
Captain Sidoll Mackenzie, who was in
command, and after a trial in which
he protested hi > innocence, Spencei
was hanged on board ship with twe
fcl low-eonspirnto:
Miss Wales says that Wales, the in
former, was her father. He died al
Louisville some time ago. Although
it is not generally known, Wales was
discharged from the navy by Secre
tary Spencer soon after the attempted
mutiny, and the latter pursued Wales
relentlessly. After leaving the navy
Wales drifted from place to place, se
curing employment iu many cities,
only soon to lose it, some uuknowr
influence seeming to be at work
against him. He drifted about, uuti'
ho finally shook off his pursuers auc
lost his identity at Louisville.—Chi
eago Record.
Change of Temperature.
Scientists and all observing persons
are interested iu the statement that
the climate of Franco is quite rapidly
growing colder. For some time this
was disputed, but a careful examina
tiou of the conditions of vegetatior
appears to confirm the idea beyonc
the shadow of a doubt. Certain trees,
and shrubs that a few years ago flour
ished luxuriantly are gradually dyiuj
out, and in some localities havfe dis
appeared altogether. Lemons form
erly flourished in Languedoc and or
nnges in Roussillou, but these hav
altogether disappeared, as have many
indigenous plants that at one timt
grew in the more northerly districts
Tlio Uneen's Hallway Car.
The railway carriage which Queei
Victoria always uses on hercoutineufa
journeys, and which is her own prop
erty, has just been thoroughly reno
vnted and redecorated at Brussels,
where it is kept at the Gare du Nord
It is an immense doublo saloon, one
half being furnished ns a sitting room,
while the other half is divided intc
compartments, one of which is a com
fortable bedroom (with two bods), an!
another is a dressing room, with <
large metal bath.
WHEN THE DAY COMES,
I.
When the day comes
With thunder of the drums.
And blowing of tlio bugles, wo ahallbe
No craven bnnd
On crimsoned sea or land, —
To heroes tracing our high ancestry.
And, under God,
Oa glorious sea and sod,
Cleaving n puth of freedom for the free!,
n.
When the day comes—
Either rejololng drums,
And victor-flags above tho ranks to wave,
Or, where the dust gleams red
With blood for Freedom shed,
The glory of tlio dying of the brave!
Life for the land to give—
For Freedom still to live,
Or her loved smile to light us to tho gravo!
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
"Papa?" "Well?" "How tall is
the rnau who is above criticism?"—
Judge.
"Ho you think that stimulants would
hurt me, doctor?" "Not if you leave
them alone."—Detroit Free Press.
Jack—"l want to marry my op
posite." Maud "I don't know of any
girl bright enough to suit you."
Judge.
"BafHed!" muttered tho great de
tective. Ho threw his wife's dress to
the floor and strode gloomily from tho
room."—Judge.
Foremau of Torrent Engino Com
pany (gaziug at the smoking ruins, but
speaking cheerfully)-—"Well, boys,
we saved the engine!"— Puck.
- She—"Love is like sea-sickness."
He—"Why?" She—"Because you
can have it awfully and yet can't "de
scribe it." —Detroit Free Press.
Jasper- "They say that Hustler
made a fortune iu the Klondike."
Jumpuppe—"Yes; ho carried fools up
there aud carried wise meu back."—
Puck.
Mrs. B. —"The lady Dabbs is going
to marry is highly intellectual. Sha
speaks three languages." Mr. B.
(eondolingly)—"Poor Dabbs."—Bos
ton Traveler.
"Pa's got a nawful temper,'' said
Jamie. "I tried t' sand-paper my
pencil on his chin while he was takin'
a nap, an' he woke up on' got real mad
about it."—Judge.
A Quaker onco, hearing a person tell
how much he felt for a friend who
needed assistance, drily observed:
"Friend, hast thou folt iu thy pocket
for him?" -Tit-Bits.
"Ain't I little bow-legged?" asked
the dubious youug man. "Bow
legged?" said his tailor.' "Tho idea!
Your lower limbs, sir, are absolutely
without a parallel."—lndianapolis
Journal.
"Well," said tho adjuster as he set
down his valise, "I investigated that
Wigglesworth death claim." "How
about it?" asked the president of the
company. "Straight as a die."—ln
dianapolis Journal.
Dumlow—"Tell Closefist I want to
speak with him, will you?" Bogstow
—"I don't want to disturb him now."
Dumldw—"Why not?" Bogstow—
"He's counting money, and 1 shouldn't
care to interrupt him at his devotions."
—Roxbury Gazette.
"My son wants me to buy him a
trolley line, and I think he would make
a lawyer. In the one case he would
cut people up, aud in the other merely
pull their legs. What would you sug
gest?" ' 'l'd make a doctor out of him.
Then he cau do both."~-Puck.
High-Priced Doctor—"You are now
convalescent and all you need is exer
cise. You should walk teu, twenty,
thirty miles a day, sir; but your walk
ing should have an object." Patient
—"All right doctor. I'll travel around
trying to borrow enough to pay your
bill."—Standard.
He (wondering if that Williams has
ever been accepted)—" Are both your
rings heirlooms?" She (concealing
the hand) —"Oh, dear, yes! One has
been in the family since the time of
Alfred, but the other is newer and
(blushing) only dates from the con
quest."—Harlem Life.
Mistress—"Why, Bridget, you sure
ly dou't consider these windows
washed?" Bridget—"Sure, I washed
'em nicely on the inside, mum, so ye
can look out; but I intentionally lift
thim a little dirty on the outside so
thim aignoraut Jones children nixt
door couldn't look iu."—Truth.
Dinguss—"Old man, you've nccom
modated me a groat many times, anil
I wouldn't strike you now if it wasn't
a matter of absolute need. I'm suf
fering fcr the lack of S10." Shadbolt
(reluctantly handing it over) "What's
the trouble, Dinguss?" Dinguss—
"My wife lias got her heart set ou a
'9B"wheel, and I need the $lO to make
the first payment oa it." -Chicago
Tribune.
He (desperately)—" Toll mo the
truth. Is it not my poverty that stands
between us?" She (sadly) —"Y-e-s."
He (with a ray of hope)—"l admit
that I am poor, and so, unfortunately,
is my father; but I have an aged uncle
who is very rich, and a bachelor. He
is au invalid and cannot long survive."
She—"How kind and thoughtful you
are! Will yon introduce me to him?"
—New York Weekly.
Repartee by 'John Wesley.
John Wesley, tho father of Method
ism, was brought before tho mayor at
a certain town, charged with having
wrought disturbance by street preach
ing. "You ought to have known,"
said tho mayor, "that thi3 sort of
thing is not permitted by the mob."
"Pardon," said Wesley, "but I wasn't
even aware that this town of yours
was governed by a mob."
A TJutlful Son'* Advertisement.
A dutiful German son advertises in
the Leipzig Tageblatt: "Marriage—l
seek for my father, a strictly respecta
ble man with a quiet business,, an
elderly, solitary widow or maiden with
some property in cash. Address with
a statement of conditions.