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A Tribute to the Old Maa. While metbcnarr in e>-tv dim* l.itolleil iu tux from tune to Hum. \Vlio plod* atonic with nary a rbyuie ? Vuir fatbsr. Who Is II p.i'h ibe k*r al mn'ut Heaoalb ln uiti, |uil out ofslfbt. And in lue tiilay luafis a lit:.i ' Yuur falser. Ami l,nn yon ..k Hie Imrlnaqae show Anil .nt .-t in tin fni i' r iw, Wii'i mi l'ini i an li'iu* ii ;o? tther. aok An'l i uti ui i . lack, Anil wilh you . 'i.-t. ily wilkt Li*. . ' \uur tu'tinr '-Vim. when lim pot MM > \ -mr fall.' i Aid whim v ir haad b>Kiu to eruw W|KI i- it wrn* >..u '.i . . slow, t' ' Ju'l tin ' \ our IittiiiT ADOPTED BY THE DEAN i aTOBT Oi' TWO " Indeed 1 1 mn.< go and lee her whi-: wi KG back to \Vorthiak;ton . the exodus i> already beginr.irg : the tinl instalment f carss and criiMreu went off this morn tmg. an<1 1 only meant row jait tu come in aa.i wi.n > i good-bye, bill as ii-iml 1 uave bin i.ftr\irl into K'js.ip: Lady Worthingion was qar.o an old family friend of the Magnays, ui! Ih y <) i been left orphiL*. ahe lia-i t alien thrBi spirally M;J . - hor protection Clau-ie owed a great deal t > :i r a.ie was ndoubtealy nry i j:i I ^f lum, and after kli lilt' rs had KOIIV to ' . ' ! hal barn i '-. to himself, ihe had spr pan a in helping liini, rvtanrly ; him t'; her hou . :n d vhat wai (ally wmaiag tit c-.ir.'- ! i . and giving him almost a ton placs in her afi Claude wai ' 30 means h'jr only protege; ib* u _>-nnicely warm hearted, and really w i f r other whan ibu hi m. She had, h troog did >.i w. II. nd when auy one was not in - fill hooka, she allowed it appear I .IT nor 'pile as much an JOOd-kree ; would [M'rmit. This, Mbtr i'ri . - ".n of appcaraLc -g, was < ressiii why ahs wai often not no Mb ppreciat>?i aj phr ooj;ht to hv b ii Claud'' kn- '.' '.imam w.ra ot part i' ular fvorili i of her*. Worth- im&un 1U1I, Sr " i country wa- o'iU two miles from I(i.ch> u r, and th* families were '( ccur^-t c janni WM, hovk> , h i* fur Lady Wurtbi.xt ' rcoume, aiH be.:an rather ; i;.., !, l'i akk wiial I J IMDIC hi'rii irj l.i" ran 1. " H%v--' you t>i:i > ' > one othir to >nr lun^ li-' ' i ' I- . , id in, liti.'o Mil--iii i Slab I .':'' iil '.h' r>, Mho II BI MM-raY- at thu " Poor child !' i i I. niy \Virili oon.p. , i .' house . Uil mi- tbjut her." Perhaps tnij will tv'l you b> 11- r than WO*'19, ' <%i I ( N '.r.vurl hii pt' tar ' ally kai .it,, r u^hl X^t ' ' that wlr a he -< hr , and I wish VHOOold liv; I-.-M hii faco cf ijri- f anil duui%y ! lie ay* itm nierl tj | " An J that in pally h " lik -nFii? . yaan:' f> . an.i ft n.- rabln ' You kavr been exa^f rin:>, i'Uado." " I am afraid not," 11-1! Claulj, ni " Bat that voo will f when you are at Bit jliuUr. You il'j E .t think it a bad Wtnrn for >o:r kiinli.i'"': to ;:]:, thai I brinn yen fr>nh oaei.' " lia-iy WorthiaKtOQ lathed. " It ii likd Ibe atory of the man who cored a lame dcy, which, an toon an it wai wall, ran away and brought ito lamn friend. I ihall bi 1 only to tlad, thoagh, to help tbii lilll" ; irl if 1 can , but the <luanry ii a tern I h unapproaubablo home. I *>nh 1 had kr*n that yen n; Monticnr .1 Mn'jil- lun , h> in nut bave thought mo ini: jnmJiratu no i. recall hn father i name. Wheredoci hel.ve?" In icroe wretch*! roomi at I'enton- villr," aunwt-red Claade, wondering if Uai- par I. aUo, weru to bo adoptarl. " I think 1 will drive round that way and jail am him ; he may have iomelhin to and to bin iirt',er ; and I fml iuru Kir would with It. Yel, 1 will oerlaiuly da 10; li moil be at home by thi* tiru. Then Hood by* for tbt present, (Claude; jou v. ..1 1< i tit bear from joa, will you nol'/ Ai.d remember that yon munt spend Okriitmaa with n< at WcrthinKtun, if yon can. but don't rufiuu a bettor invitation.' " Tl ank von, a tliouiand time)," r. (ilifl Cland", ura fully. " Far me there could be oo betur." Lady WorthinKton lojked UtlMUly at her wati Ii an ithe drcn.i away from Kl, J u H Wox>d. It wan very miuli out of way to .11 Ua*pard de MtUllori, and her laat .ly in town was, neoi'trtanl>, a fanny OBI, but now that the Hua had once Merud I), r head khe would not K'VI i. n[i. Her i uti hnian, thercfon , run < vt-d crili rd l^i Art. lot to the addreei which Claude had i . i ..; a. ujtomed to hur lady- hip'i freaka did nut evtu grumble, tli. u;l. a ba<t lo< wai comioi{ on, Had tb. hutnua were already far from freib. Arrivi-J at the bakcr'i ihop, and having Boertaincd that M. d Mabillon wan ut hone, Lady Worihin^ton hasten) d in, and wai aiiuwu n|Hiair by the utonUlied laud lady, who wai fairly da/./led by noli an unexpected advent a* a carriage and |>air, Ada lady in alU.n and nabl- a. Shu opened the titling room door, and an aaaoed th* viaitor with rt. lighted pornpo ry. l.i, ly WorthinKton had juit timu to use <inpard itandinK by the naautlu | i . IIH faco buried in hid liande, before lie hurrndly railed hii head and cam* forward, doinx the honori of IIH hatiky little room with a grave uourteiy which plcaaed hii Knout. li>;an tu explain her rcaeona for 1 1 wait 10 afraid yon would think me mt- . 1 did not n oall year name juit now in Mr. ula^uay'i itndio ; neither my hoi- bitad nor 1 had Ibe leait idea you m > n. London. We came over in March, madam*," aatd Gaspard. " Ah 1 . . 1'intf an at that / 1 wifh I had known before. Ji'jth Sir Henry and 1 taewjonr rooilii-r, an, pcrhapg, joa havn luard. I hopo you had nth?r friundi in town, though, or yoa malt have had a ool welcome to Kngland." " We knew DO one at tirst, madame ; bu my niter went to Kiloheiter in the sum mi to live with Dean Collinion, our uncle,' replied (jaepard. " 80 Mr. Magnay wai tolling me ; and thoaght perhaps I might come to see yoa so that I might take the last a-icoonls o you to yonr siller. tV> Hve only iwo mile from Kilobester, a-.d I moit certainly go ti see her." " A thousand thanki, madame, you an very good ; and Esperauce will be ver much phased, 1 am lure. ' Lady Wortbington wai in too grea 1 harry to waste words, she went straight to her point. " Now will yoa tell me candidly in what way you think I can bo of any uio to you filter ? Oiii- might call for years at the deanery, and never learn really to know person." " Madame is very go it. I think all that I I r*'ic wants is to be loved. Kb misseB the home petting which she has lv \\ ' i. i n iHeil to." r.xjr child ! And that motherless household is the very worst ehe mid have gone to. I will try to gel at I or, indeed Yon inn t wai t her hire eadly,' and Lady Worthiogton (lanced n nnd th> bare, com forties* room, wilh Its tinli-ss grate, tlaruu gas burner, and nnnnrtained window. A iliai'ow crossed Uaspard's I '*, and be pausid a minute before answering. " I am glad she should be living in a comfortable boose, at least. Tbe separation is of c ,n r.i hard to bear, Ii it I shall fei- happier about her now that I know she wil have your kindnnsH, madanii " Lady Worthingion was touct.ri by his simple, ni.nlf-cteii way of s|cking. She would gladly have fe?n more uf him, but it was already so late that Ibi i wai- impossible r. I i tl, Ily. I Ins is a very short and and romonious uhe said, holding out bur hand to trd, " but I l:ope when we are in town a^ain, in Ihe spring, we shall learn to know yoa will v I, meantime, I can at least ttll your muter 1 have seen you." i'r .: ',! 1 only reiterate his thanki i vi> W.irthingtun, getting into her carriage, drove qtn ;kly home, trying to think of any m- BUS by which she mi^ht Ii' ']. nu i " r. | n.ii'l, and apparently half nta.-ud 1 rcnclimau. i M \T1KK X\1I. It was quite lix o'c'ork before her Iv'y ship's tired hors-s n ached Kensington. S e >:i'l weary, but in spit" it III' r wad an alertness in hr step as nil ascended the broad staircaie, win bespoke her indomitable energy. Khc I the drawing room door, and gave a initiation to find within only h' r \.rnn :r sulrr, Frances Neville. 1 n:u home again, at lait. I was so afraid you would have a whole roomful of -hi! exclaimed, drawing off In r -i. mA warming her hands by Ihe fire, i j'ul es.iaped them,'" mil I'rancm, "I ,iavr had six ."ii, nu i i i 1 and Mrs. Vigar have . tire a fw i-.iniili H " ' i inS. iicoplo to a}av so . i ont, l o, poor child. Y i look as while as a sheet. Is Henry in ? " 1 fanny 1 h *r IJm step outside ; but I am cot certain. Toll me where you have i, KtthariUH. Yon have had a long afternoon." Y ' wry. I will tall you all when I .iiiwn. but 1 must fint pp-k to II. .r v if lie is at home." And Lady Worlhmgiun .1 away. I Ii. t AH IITS wnre a strange contrast. Kranced wm many years the younger ; she wa* now a i and twenty, tti.ri^li ' i i i [ I. > ."n uf almndl infantine fairnes', and her abundance of pair gnldu'i hair i i r n| |> nr much less Hhe was evidtntU v rv i i. 'i-. hur fi ttures were harp. 'lie 1 as if I.. .-Mutant suffering, and Ihe mouth, Ihon^li HWIH!, wan still more i.\pr. "-ivr of lirm indurance. Her eye* were like Lady Wt rlhington's, clear gray mt win r with tin. 1 el ler sister they were ull of humorous brightness and c. i.>t nature, wiili Fran a ili.-y I'lpressiid patienl happiness and a rarely disturbed s-iruiuiy. ^ . i l.i r hf had been by no means an any i nr. A tiny, sickly baby, she had !ievd and grown almost miraculously, struggling through illness after illnesit, and at i. i.i, tli gaining some degree of health, though strength could never bo hers What iras denii'd In her tody, however, seemed to ldd In her mind. Almost every one WTO <new her leaned unconsciously upon her, or there was in her lhat steadfast love of trnil:. and that earnest following after good, v. Ii i n only can engender real trust. TU added to a iltar perception and ready sympathy, mmS- her almost universally oveil, and gave her greater intliienne than Lady Wortmnglon, with all her kind deeds, could ever obtain. J he two sisters, how- ever, worked very well together, each Mi/.ing her own ] . . ulmr nailing . Lady W.TII i i|'lt;h I'fMiritung Frances Neville's as Ihe " ghostly " mission, and her own as tbe " hotiily." All thiM had not of oourxo been attainod willinnt many struggles, nor was Frances vor entir-lv fn-u from the 'iitnunllied and rjil. .v il questionings which will always link a . active mind, particularly when >odily m i.vity is at all restrained ; bill she > '. I 1 1 .i Irarned the secret of a happy ife, and ti.ough her scrupulous exacting , ..-lid no> tilow her to think even Ihe most rilling il. i : immaterial, and Ui 1 ilnwn or her Ui.' mol carefully drawn di-, inction Ii i.'. 1 1 n right and wrong, she was 11 pifr.im nario*nuss nr rather necessarily wnii m 1 by her high, indwelling motive. Kinoe her mother's death, which wa* viral years lafoie, Frances had livid with her sister an arrangement wlndi seemed to suit allpartiiH. Lady Worth- 'ngton liked having some one to nurse and . n I. ai.d 1 ranees, though i.ut an ac.iual nvalid, always needed great care. Her iirinence, too, in the lioine was exactly vhat wai required. Her two romping nephews, Harry and Fred, and little " torn >nyish," noisy Kathie, were quiet and ntlo whin "Aunt Fanny " was in thn room, and she seemed to have the power of hawing out all tho good in them iti.i chivalrous lov* > f tiie boys and tho womanly tenderness in her little niece. When Lady Worlhington loft the room, (.mulling i f the brightness faded, how- ever, from Frances' faoe. Kho w*s very tind. and as she lay on the sjfa with throbbing head and weariud limbs, tho oft- I recurring question, which mini have sug- l geeled itself to 10 many, b.-gan to trouble ' her. What g >d oame of those calls wtiich she had received that day T Had not her after noon bean wasted ? She had intended to do so much --to finish some of her work for the poor, to learn an aooompaniinen (or Kir ll--iirv, to go to afternoon church and all had boen frustrated by a wuary succession of callers. What good had the; done her 1 what good could she have done them .' she asked herself. Had not ever one of her visitors probably regarded the call as a tiresome duty, and been only too thankful when their " ten minutes " o " quarter of an hour " was over, and they were free to go ? And what had the; talked of ? The weather, the returns t town, the " Tiobborne " case, the lates marriages in high lif><, the music at mm of the West End churchee, and the recen pnblications. Was this worth all that i had coit her ' She had only arrived at the conclmioi that morning calls were necessary ani. riiJu. but without having discovered an; way for improving them, when her MI-I, returned, followet by Hir lienry a tall handsome man, with iron gray hair, a very powerful faae, and the bearing of on accustomed to command, tempered by tho most perfect courtesy. Lady Worthingtou, distressed by her sister's pale, xutTtring face, hastened to arrange h"r cushions, tending her with au assiduity which might have h -en tiresome had ii fn>t been done with such graca aoc v 1 1 n HUch loving anxiety. If I ha.i unly thought about it and come home sooner you would have been spared all this," she said, with com pnnction. " People seem to come back ta town so muoh earlier than they used to do I < itu't imagine why." Them has ben less traveling this year," etii Hir Honry , "that may. per haps, account for it. The state of France has frightened people." " Ah ! yonr speaking of Francs reminds mi- whom do you think I met thi* after- Looa? UTI of that Mons'corde Mabilloa who married Amy ('olliiisfin " Monsieur de Mabillon ! " exolaimod Sir II' i'ry. smiling; " rny some time rival, w hum I have been bleisiug ever since I " Now, Henry " interrupted l.dy \V irihington, coloring and smiling.' H" answertd by t Doping to kisi heron tin fort head, and there was a moment's i lence, while Frances, understanding it II, could nol resist watching her eister'i Deutiful and still wonderfully youthful face, softened as it was by love and p| illOSS. 1 You nr t Mi imi'nr do Mabillon, did you nay .' " asked Hir lienry, half atntrantedly. " No, bil son," ariH#ered Lady Worth- nglon. " He, poor man, ws killed dnring the suge of I'arii. Cnrioasly hen I went to lay good-bye to C'iaude Ma.'iiay this afternoon, I found young (iau- trd ' Mabillon at his studio, and half i. -d him. Afterward ('lande told me who he was, and I went to see him my- self at his room*. It -mi tint he a-id hii sister led France in the Hpring ; sho it iow with the Colliusoiis, at Kilchoster, and he trying for work here, but quite unsaa- Desufully." ' And you, of course, adopted him at and raid that I would rind employ- m nt." laid Bir lienry, smiling. ' No, not quite , I really was very mi |. ill ; my precipitation in the case of hat young an-hiteot, the other day, has augbi me VMVI mi. I made no rash iromitiCd; but seriously, Henry, I do wish fon could helpihn poor fellow insoinsway." I will hear him in mind then, but you . nu MI'I r that 1 have two of your proteges 'mm. mil- 1 to my special attention ever liooo June." Julius Wri.;ln, yon mean, and that 'in'ig Mr Frai.kland, I wish we could iyt In ,, : '|m i I . f I ' rtml> ill il |'-ii i i are vi-ry much overstocked." Why doH not Dean Ooltinson help lim ? " adked Hir Henry. II.' hts done so in a manner by taking he little girl to live with him. but I ftnoy rom what the poor boy avid this afternoon, hat il went sorely againxt the grain to ttk elp from that quarter. And that reminds me, Frances, we mnit really tahe the kancry by storm as soon as we go home, and rescue little Mademoiselle Mabillon, wli i from (Maude's aooounl, is very unhappy ihore." " A rtscue dnring a morning call ! " said run i n laughing. " I will go with yoo, f it is only for tho pleasure of sotting your actics, thongh I am afraid von will never mill" Mrs Mortlake." 1 We shall see," said Lady Worthington, with a smile of anticipated sucoess. (To be Continued. ) -...inl.ii,. ...i^ < .n.iliii.tl .n of Mitn. Dickons has been very much criticised cr his apparent acceptance of the fact if human ipuntaneoua combustion, but ho lain Kir William (iiill tniili d to a ur,iM,.iiig caue before tho committee of he House of Lords on mlt mperain r uring the summer of lHH(i. A large, liaiiil man, who wai suffering from ii'i -uliy of breathing and great dis- a of the venous system, died at iny'ii hospital. At the prst mortem of he following day there was no sign of i|.iHiion but the body was dis- mild with what wai thought to be ga*. When pun tun i weru made into the uri." said Hir William, " and alighted ini.ii applied, the gaH which tacaped nid with the blue tlame of carbu- Ui d hydroxen. As many as a do/.en f these lillle il.tmes wnre burning at no time." .s'l l.uii Itrpublie. 1'rinirid Hismarok, wife of the Iron haiinr Hor, is described as the very modal f a practical methodical Unrman matron .nil an eye for every detail of household rrangemtmt and economy. How easy il is to figure out jaut how ome other person ought to act in a ojn- ingenoy. V In) hi i in. I full lliitl m liini HI lim )>i i r in .l.'t'i h.. .il in. iiinry. nl lIllIIKd I't xvrl'l |l%rlS 1 '.III! \S ill. Ill I I ll-l I'l .' : tOSjl ' i .-nrH 'Iml II. . lihi' i j.iir. lll'li .. ' i *li V III Ihn 1.1 ill if I "o kiH nu i lead onebaok UKU.H i.. in,> >uatli ainl lim ^lavi f.irtiiil us tinlur lit' T". i Ii. A. Mndie's great library in London has put nto circulation emne its foundation nearly ,000,000 books. \n annual ticket costs a guinea, and for this sum a diligent reader nn 1 1 <rnie books that it would cost him .bout * 1.000 to bay. -.1 ll'Xll I I M (IK. IS It si,., ui i be Attractive Bad Nourlihlnc Fur the 1'uplL. Time was; when newspapers, writing paper, and wrapping paper did service in wrapping up lunches. Then the paper was discarded for the snowy napkin, and that in turn for the tin box. Now the tin box is almost a thing of the past, being supplanted by light, dainty little baskets with close titling lidi. To fit up inch a lunch basket the sides and bottom should be covered with soft white wrapping paper, neatly out to til, and this should be pat in fresh every day. A leather covered tltsk, with a metal sorew top, will be needed for whatever liquid is supplied. The knife and fork should be laid blade to tines and the napkin wrapped about them the spoon laid with the back of the bowl against them, and a rubber band slipped over all to hold them. Kome bits of oiled paper such as confectioner* f aruisb, and a j Ily glass with a tin lid which screws on. S j miiuh for the basket and ita outfit. N<iw for Ibe lunches. On M'inday, sone cold sliced chicken, frtsh buttereJ rolls, a stalk of celery, tome chocolate in the tlask, chow-chow in the i I" :'lasd, and an orange for dessert. Tues- day's lunch may bo ham- sandwiches, the ham 10 hi chopped very lino , a little gela- tine < r j 'lly and a cream puff. Wednes- day, biscuit, with dried beef cat thin, oyster ooap and cake. Thursday, baker's twisl, hard-boiled eggs, pickle, b.uf tea and a tqinr. of K'ogerbread. Friday, sardines, olives, brown bread, cUm soap and a tart or fresh fruit. The school girl ehooKl be well nourished while the mental strain is going ou physi- cal strength should be kept up. Headache id a constant complaint with school girls. This it generally owing not so much to over- pressure in ntmly as to lack of gener- ous nourishment and variety in the food given. Huhool lunches should bj as varied as possible. Fruits as they appear in sac- cestion should bi freely used. A salad uf HIM cold vegetable is col only apputi/.ing but healthful, jast giving satlicient siimu laut. And for the same reasons broths of different kinds, wtiich can bo safely carried in the above mentioned Uask, are valuable. When water ores* is in market nothing is more dainty, delicate and nourishing. For the same reaeon a mrat or tidb salad laid upon a ecu pie of lettuce Knve* is very de- sirable, btewed fruits of all kinds are better than preserved or canned fruits. Cheese should be used but seldom, and then I is best i:rte.d. i'astry, also, should be Mi sparingly, and never when it ii stale. Male cake, too, is not to be thought of. Jrackers should be used sparingly. Cold lea, nol too much sweetened, and without milk, M a stimulating drink, and where the iinch id cf a nature to a^ree with it, lemon- ade will prove grs.t-.ful. Chicago Inter- OP IN THK l I ui ii. The Awful Kxprlnr n Knfllali "mi rmaa.-il Thraafh. (.real excitement was caused at Oroydoa on Katnr ly afternoon in oonnection wilh the aioenl from the old fair field of Prof. Biggina, the parachutist, and for several hoars doubts were entertained a* to hi* safety. The balloon, which has been named "Ihe Luke's Motto," and was of the capac- ity of 12,000 onbio feet, wai tally charged by 5 o'clock. Higgins said the direction of the wiod, which wa* notheast, would neces- sitate his travelling a considerable height, but be hoped to return to the field in about half an hour. When he gave the signal to the attendants to " let go," the machine giadually rose and appeared to go in the direction of Norwood. I'pon reaching an altitude of something like 4000 feet, the parachute be- came detached from tbe net of tbe balloon, which was evidently proceeding upward al a great rate, as the parachute was folly ex-. pauded, although inverted. It wai now evident that something wan wrong with the apparatus, and amid breathless excitement, tbe parachute dropped from the balloon and fell into a garden in hast Croydon. Tbe balloon rapidly disappeared in tbe clouds. When darkness set in and no news had been received of the parachutist much anxiety was evinced as to his fate. Shortly after H o'clock, however, all fear was dispelled by the receipt of a telegram staling that Big- gin* had landed safely near luubridge. Uiggius and his balloon arrived at Kast Ooydon by the 9,20 train. In an interview wilh a correspondent lliggini slated that he bad experienced the most wonderful of all hi* aerial voyagei. When he had reached a height of 1 000 feet he began to get into a strong current and the balloon twittei right around. The current then caught hi i parachute, causing the wooden ring of it to catch him very tigbly under tho arms. The icit cord which held the parachute then broke. Directly lhat happened hn saw the parachate WM hanging below him fully ii tUted and the pressure on htm was so ; n at that it wai impossible for him to descend into the middle of the town with anything like afety. lie therefore opened bis penknivsj wilh bis teeth and cut the parachute away. This caused the balloon to shoot up 000 feet higher, and on reaching tbat altitude be met another current, which brought him back and be saw nothing until he passed through some sleet and H:IOW. Be could hear, however, the aonnd of trains. All of a sudden he found himself in dark- ness, caused, he presumed, by the snow and Ihe thick atmosphere. Be waa in this snowstorm for at least ten minutes and when be had passed through il the aan wai shining beautifully. Below him he could sea what appeared to be snowy mountain! rising up and down for miles. He could see a distance of some 10 clear miles and was ablu to discern the sun glistening on the water at Brighton. It wad evident to him lhat he was going townrds Tunbridge Wells, lie found the air getting very sharp and keen ; icicles were hanging from his moUNtaohe and he had no eoouer robbed them t IT than others formed. For a few minutes he was quite deaf. lie now seemed to be descending on the mountain* :-f mow and he thought he was getting near Bastings or Brighton. lie could smell the s< a. Thinking he was coming down lie lojk bold of four cf hii guy ropee and polli d the balloon partly over on one side 10 allow the gas to escape at the mouth. '1 he balloon then turned round three times, and bo felt he was descending. He Tin. Mronitnt Known Aulmal. Borne interesting results of a naturalist's nquiries are stnl as by Mr. J. L*w- r. , lUmilt. n. M. C. K. 8., Brigh- ton, who payi thai, in proportion to its si/i>, the Innp-t is probably the strongest of mown animals, exc- pting the Mediter- ranean iviun rcrni.v. i, a cockle Ilk* crea- ture, winch polls 2.071 times its own weight wh n ouluf its shell. ' At Folkestone, by means of accurate appliances," says Mr. Lawrence Hamilton, I found tbat the common s a shore limpet, which deprived of its nhnll, weighed a minute fraction leis t than half an ounce, required, which pulled ^ according to its plane of adhesion, a foroa ' did nothing more to tho balloon, merely txx'editgii-' pound i to remove it from ill Bitting on his trapexe watching for terra powerful grip upon the local littoral low iderock.or upward of 1,IWI tims it own dead weight. Tbe superficial area of the baiu of Ibis individual limpet measured -' 4 equtre inches. Taking the atmoipherio treasure al 1 1 7 pounds to Ihe square inch, his would even then only aocoant for 15 28 pounds, or little more than half he power exercised in the air by this lea snail, which, acting upon immersed , descend by hanging by one arm to his tra- objeutd in tho water, would, if course, have ' pt/e rope as if be weru using hid parachute, pulled a much greater weight than that of , When his feet touched the ground the bal- 2 pounds. Thai in the air a limpet palled ! loon, which was in front of him, dragged op to 32 1 pounds, but subsequently, inspitu , him for ten yards and then t-eboundtd f its previous fatigue, when covered over { some 00 feet in the air between two tree*. iv the incoming tide, it then took upward j Two laborers ran from oppouile direction* if 5 1 pounds to remove it. I doubt whe- her the limpet'* adhesive force has any- hing to .In wilh Ihe question of atmoi- .henc presinre. In other experimenti yen bits of rook came away sticking to the inijiet'H embrace. An ancient Ureek author compared this animal's > ihenion to he ardmt attachment of au ugly old tuinaii In a handsome youth. In currying ui inv experiments upon the limpets I wan ably assisted by the eminent practical cienlifio naturalist, the lion. Walter tothechild." The same correspondent ays : " The force required to open an yster appears to be Ml'.iJ times the lirma, which ho did not see for some time. Al length he saw plowed tteld.H, and close by there was what he took to be a large park with whito roads across it. lie then travelled about live or six miles at a very rapid pace and saw moru plowed fields, which he thought would be a suitable place to land on. When he was about 2,000 feet from the earth be prepared tu tight ot Ihe shell less n'l l>.ti!y \ u-t. ureatare." Lon- A -..Un, n Thought, The feeling yoa have for a dead man, the eople will have for you after yoa are dead. 'mi want a dead bndy out of your sight as as possible ; tbat will bo the fueling itli reference to yonr clay. Yoa are a morsel of earth yourself, like other p^op'.e. ou may think that your fui rral will be argely altimied , notice il. funeral of a man in your walk of life, and you can and, in rtupouse to histiguals, they arrived just ho came down a s<coud lime and held tbe balloon until he let out the gaa. He found tbat he had landed on a farm in the occupation of Mr. Nash, uf 1'enshurit, about r .i) miles from Croydon In reply to questions he said that one time he most have been five miles above tliu earth, the highest he had ever been. He added that the balloon had no escape valve. Karly Killing Hir.i,. The thrush is audible about 4 50 m the morning. Tbe quail'* whistling i* heard in the wood* at about 3 o'clock. The blackcap turns up at 2.30 on a ummer morning. By 4 the blackbird makts the woods resound with his melody. The hoase sparrow and tomtit corns last in the list of early rising bird*. At Hhort intervals after 1. HO Ihe voioesof the robin and wren are heard in the land. The greenfinch is the first to rise, and sings as early as 1 30 on a summer morning. Tho lark doe* nol rise until after the nan in your walk of life, and you can | a ount the carriages in your own. -.KcAwon | phaflinob, linnet, and a number of other i, 1 ,,/,,. hedgerow folk have been merrily piping for a good while. To Obtain Bleep. Among Ihe various remedies for sleep- M...I.. i Known. Mrs. 1'anglo - Li/./.ie, what time wai it (M.'ii that young man left last night .' ';''";. ib . Ul i 1 ' "'"""' i lossncss lately advised is that in which the Mrs r angle -- No* Li/.-tte. it was two b , f|l / t%|u . d inspiration ours Uter than that, for 1 duitinctly , ^ hi ^ fc ^ ^J,,,^, 1 it Ml eard lum Bay, as you both went to the door. | , h en repeala lho proce8S 80001ld . . Judt one, L,/./.,." Yoa can't fool your , |hit( , JgJ |hi " , ^ eao ^ j procure sleep. A slight degree of aaphyxia i is thin relied on as a sporifio agent, bat the | theoretical correctness of this method i* ' Homewhat open to The Marquis of Londonderry has invited iitnurcklo visit Kngland, and the invita- ion will probably bo aucerled. A IIK< II I. I "H A DAT. Take a III tin tlit.li of c.il-l water And n litlln linwm ol |Tyi-r. An. I a lit) IK I'll "I iii.iruniK gold U" ui..riiiiiK air. question. London All '. . viir nii'itl .n." iiii'rrmii'iil Ainl a i li'iuntil for kith iiti'1 kin. \ii.l iln'ii. ut yi. in I.IIIIIK muruditiiit, A cli -my ul wurk lurowu lu. Hut spice it a'l with tho osseuco ol luvo \l * litili- wlnll nl flay, I .ei a wiH did lunik mid nlnuoe above .11.1 In day. A man's ohtuks naturally barn when he i* made light of. " loe ia too expunsive, Mary. You most got along without it." " But how am 1 to keep the beef fresh and Ihe butter and milk oool ?" " You have a fan, haven't you .''' Watches are worn by women more than ever before ; or rather there is more than the usual supply in the jswolry box, on the side table, and among the article! unac- countably lost for women never wear watches except on those occasions when they forget to leave them behind. <