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TB* Me* Who Ml.. Hi. "I lain. I luf FJUU the dpo Jail to IM tbi illluitn An' ( XHJ ili poi ! scaui|>or w'en tnej hoax tb tnf lue toot ; Bat w r t nuke* the moot lmi>reaiton on my 10111 w t K tiv lirun, Ii tin. cu<ilM uieu who get thu j <ut In time to llllM HlO Lrttu. An' loma CUM tin railroad oomp'oy Mi' fonio loudly their >Uri, An' eoiue JMI gallop down tht track aa' try to catch Hi.- omrf . An' . >iuu with loudlaflan' Jokowlll i>*ultk-e up ihnr |iaiu . Vu-'w kiu'i or people get there jet In time to uiUi the train An' tUCTviiiuauy deepof an' llnj-ttationi llhout MM Alou th<:r <i Trunk ItallruaJ that Uads to wealtb f m. An' men rub to mill deepo* u tet as tney can fly. Al the Train of Opportunity ji-Btgoe* a tliundnr iof by. They ruih down to the ataliooi, with their bail all stood ou end. A* the platform of toe tall-end car goes whirliu rooc' tbe bend , An 1 eouie men fruan an' cry aloud, an' some con ceal tli.'ir paiu. Wen tbe find that they hate got there jest in Uuie to uu. the train. But tbe can puff through thg Yalleys, and (<o a vhlrUn'by. An' float their bannen of w'te nmoke like Bass o victory ; They leap tbe flowiu liven an' through the tun nalfl gropu. An' cruee tba Mountain! of Del>air to theTab.e laud of Hope. Tb* Orand Trank Kailroad ol Bucoau, It run through v i > clime. But tiwCaraof Oppurlunity Uieyfo onecbedala time. An' never are their brake* reverted ; tbey won' back up again To taketbetuea wbo |ot therrjoitln timetemij* tli* trala. Uotton Qattttt. ADOPTED BY THE DEAN A BTORY OF TWO OOUITRLE8 C11A1TEK I. The Chateau d* Mabillon stood on the summit of a low bat abrupt bill, over looking one of th* mast beautiful valley a ol Franco. In appearance il waa soaroely habitable, tor it bad nuffere i (jreatly in tbe Revolution ; and though lima baa veiled th* rough work of tb* iuoendianei with luiuriaut ivy and creepere, the chateau waa bat a rain, with the txoeption of f*w rooms which bad e*oepid tbe general devastation, and war* atill occupied by the De Habiilun family. Very amall bad that family become of late yean, dwindling at rapidly almoil a* their fortune had diminiabed. Alpuonne do Mabillon, at the age of live anil forty, found himaelf tbe sole lurvivorof hisganer lion brothers and iialera were all dead, more dutant relative had emigrated, and ware thni loal to him, hit little Knitliah wife had drooped and died long ago, and he wai now lei I alone, save for fan two children. The villager* and the oar* wondered at monsieur's grave, lad face, bat tbey all ioved him, for he waa the very impenon- lion of gentleness and kindness, and gave more in alma than many a far richer man. On the brow of the hill, surrounding tbe bateau on all eidei, waa a broad tarraoe, apop which hi. de Mabillon might have been eeen one autumn afternoon, pacing up and down. Hi* face waa more than ordin- arily grew, hie head bent an if in aniioai thought ; 10 engrossed was he. that ba did not even notice th* ringing of tbe veiper ball, in tha convent below tbe bill, although thu wa* tb* wonted lign for the appearance Of bia little daughter. Kaperanoe waa lull of wonder aa, ac- companied by old Javotte, tb* servant, the ojirnbed tbe stp aaoenl to the chateau. Bar stadias at the oonvent wire over for the dy . and ah* wai making all apeed to join her father. Why wat he not watching for her as nsoal ' What mad* him look to grave and anxious 7 Bb* reaobed tbe terrace out of breath, and tprang to her father's side with a merry laugh. " Whp, papa I you have forgotten me, ami I have given yon a surprise." " For onoe," replied her lather, smiling and stooping to kit* the little, tlnibl* mouth which waa pntending to pout ; " I have much to think of junt now, my child." JUperano* looked pouled. " What can there be to think of, now that tbe harveel i* over, and the vintaii*. too, and Oaipard, oar goo 4 Uaapard, haa paiaed hi* examination 7 --tall me what makes you grave, papa." M. de Mabillon pauaed for a minute, then, initead of answering tbe citation, said, " Oacaard will live at I'aris now, you know ; how would you like to liv* there too?" At Paris I " uelaimed Ksperanoe, wonderingly, " and leave tb* obateao 7 Oh I no, paps, we mull not live in a great town, away from all the wooda and th* flower*. Hixide*. I love the sister* except, indeed, Bwar Thurete, who ii oroet alwaya I oould not hear to leave them." " You will try to bear it for my sake, will you not 7 " asked her father. Kaperanoe turned pale. " Do yoa mean, papa, that wa malt really go qaite away from bom*, and leave everything 7 " "bear child, it U indeed tba* i 1 have kept it from you as long as poaalble, bat I bsve had losses of late, the vintage was, as yoa know, very bad, and Uaapard'a edu- oation has been a great expense ; w* can not afford to live here any longer, so tb* ehateao and land are to be told, and we mint try to live cheaply with your brother at Paris." Eiperanoe did not attempt to bide her teara, but alia struggled to check them for her fatber'a sake. The understanding between father and daughter waa ptrfeol, and Kiperanoe, though only fourteen, waa real companion to M. da Mabillon ; he knew her innermost heart. They talked long together over their future plena, and Kiperanoe waa comforted by tbe truat and confidence which he plaoed in her, and yet more by the percept- ion of hi* calm, unahaken faith in the great Kight whloh governed all change*. Long years after bia word* reated in h*r memory ; uirely tbtra are in many hearti wordi and aoenee so dreply impreseed that nothing can tffaoe them, truly Qod-given mamorie* poaaeMlooa for life. Kiperanoe oould alwaya raoall th* oloee of that antumn daythe sun setting behind the Auvsrgua mountains tin shadows gathering in ths beautiful valley* below th. rivar hurry ing on it* way, bearing on its boiom the reduct- ion of a cloud crimson with luneet glory, the beautiful old chateau, with its ivy- covered walls above ail her fatber'a face, grave no longer, hot full of the moat serene troll, his even looking etraight into her* lovingly and confidently. " Papa I " she oried, impetaonily, " I love yoa so dearly that I shall be happy always where you are ; I shall not mind leaving tbe chateau. " That will do for tb* present, but yon to something higher by and by," wai M. de Mtbillon's quiet answer , a rid- dle, indeed, to Eeperanoe, but ona which needed solving scoaer thn either father or ilauxhttr tipected. Hitherto Knperanoo'a life had bean siogolarly oum- itful. Th* neighborhood was email and quiet, and M. de Mabillon, aa a member of the Eglise Reforinee, wai cot off from what littlu aooiety was to be had. Ever ainoe Kaperanoe oould re mem her, bhe had read every day with her father, playol in th* old, neglected garden, talked to imaginary titters, and helped old Javotte, tbe maid servant, in her domestic duties ; while each afternoon there wai the viiit to the convent, a mnaio Usson from Surjr Angeliqne, wbo was young and pretty, and a long lesson in needle work from Bwur Tberese, wbo hss been Already aiimati/-.-d as " orosi." Now and hen M. de Mabillon would take her to tbe neareut town to viiit one of hit few friends, but inch treats wtre rarr, and th* unclouded happiness of Kiperanoe'a childhood arose entirely from tbe love and sympathy be- tween her and her father, apart frcza all other pleasures. She was cheerful and buoyant by nature, and tbe news of tba afternoon did not weigh upon hr, though to a certain extent the felt it. Having left her father in tbe garden, ah* ran into the chateau, to find Javotte, actually singing as the went. Javotte, a middle-aged woman, with little, black eyes, and a complexion brown and ivrinkled with care and expoaare, looki up aa KipnranooeL'Mred the kitchen, and laid, in a grating bat not really dis- agreeable voice, " Ah, well, ma'meaelle ! there are people who oan always sing , when you are ai old as I am - ." " I shall sing just as much," interrupted Eaperanoe, laoxhing. " Bat after all, Javotte, I do not fell qaite like singing to- night, only yoa sea it ii no good to sit down and cry ; dear old Javotte, yon will come with as, will yoa not ? Now say ' yes,' directly do not clear your throat ! " Javotte, however, wa* in no condition fer speaking. Bb* finished making an omelet before venturing to begin, and then wilh many gesticulations opened her heart to Kiperanoe. ' II is thii way, my child monsieur tells me of the change which omet, and at onoe [ say to myself, ' 1 love ma'maelle and monaienr, and M. Uaspard, they go then I nun go also ; and again I say to myself, I ove my son Pierre, he atays here, then I mast nay.' I'uilu .' Ma'mselle, how caul obooM then, between these two ? " " Pierre oould oome ID >," said Kaper- tno*, quickly. " Indeed, Javotte, I oan not ive without yoa ; have yon not often said low my mother asked yoa to love me and oare lor me before ahe died, and will you eave me now to go away alone ? " Javotte oould not rrtiit auoh an appeal ; after all, ah* thought, 1'ierre would no loubl marry, and then ah* would not be wanted yes, ahe would accompany la'maclle till death. Keperanoe, disregarding tha foreboding one of the lait word, promised to dance at isrrs'i wedding, and ran away to impart he good new* to her father. CBAPTEK II. Javotte felt tbe change more than any on* el*. Perhaps the actual parting from he chateau was not ao painful to her aa to ts owners, bat the lit* at Paris, was far congenial. Bhe wai too rustic ever to eel at home in a city ; the stairs tried her enper, tbe noise tried her head, aod (together ahe wai for a time most Buhappy. laperanoe ooly discovered a small part of isr miseries, lor the Rood old servant was ar too unn-ltih to oomplaii, and devoted leraelf more than ever to th* service of the >e Mabillons. The winter was over, and ths bright pring weather was pleaaant enough in 'aria, aven to tbo*e aoouetomed to a Country life. Eiperanoe, aa shs aat with ler needle-work by the open window, oould hink of her old home almoet without a igb, ao sweet and clear did th* air feel, ind ao bright and cheerful waa the ann- bin*. Tbe room in whioh sbs wa* seated waa bare of all luiorise , a poliabed door, a tove, and the neoeeaary chairs and table* ouud cold enoogh in description, neverthe- eel, there wai an air of freshness and Kraoe in the arrangement of the whols whioh is often wanting in better furnished ooma. Kiperanoe wai thoroughly French, and tad all a Frenchwomen's delicate tact and ails, iler mother had been of Kugluh tirth, bat had apparently bequeathed little >f h*r nationality to her child- -perhaps, atber to M. de Mabillou'a disappointment ; te would havs been pleased to have some ikenui to hi* fair lull* Kngliab wife, but x>th Kiperanoe and Oaapard, were nn- miatakably De Mabilluni. Esperanoe was not, strictly ipeaking, pretty, bat there wai a frethness and glow about her com- It-linn which made up for any want of dual beauty. Iler low, smooth brow and egular foaturaa were not in ths leaat triking, but the power of the faoe lay in ar eyas, wbioh, though Dot large, ware wonderfully bright and of the rioheet brown oolor, ao(t and velvety in tbe shade, and tear ai amber in the light. Iler dark hair ell hk* a cloud round her pretty, aloping houldera, and her alight figure and little ound wai it might have been the envy of many a belle. The afternoon wa* somewhat advanoed, nd Eiperanoe, neglecting her work, tationed herself at the window to watoh or her brother 1 ! return. Gaipard wa* now studying for the bar, notwithalandiag bat hit father'a fallen fortunes would have made Home leas uphill profeaaion far more dviiable. To be an advocate, howsvsr, had long en bis wish, and M. de Mabillon, despite lis poverty, would not gainsay him, and ven went so far at to seek work himstlf in irder to meet their expenses. This, however, was not to be had ; he was too completely the country gentleman, and too ignorant in bnsin*s matters to meet with any suitable employment. From her window au gu*irimw, Kspsr- ano* soon desorisd her brother in tbe dietanoe, aooompanitd, much to her anr priss, by a stranaer, long-legged and stalwart, and, on tiarer view, deoidsly , Knglish. Visitor! were so rare in the little salon that Esperaswe wai in a flatter o rxoitement at the vary idee ; th* listened eagerly for footstep* yet, there w assuredly two paople mounting th* flight o stain. The door wai opened by Oaspard. " I have brought yon a vititor, eherit. Ii my father not at bom* T " Then as Ksperance bowed to tha itrangtr " No, no, this ii our oonsin, Mr. Qeorge Palxrave; yon mail give him an English Land- shake. We met eajh other most unexpectedly at Oalignani's, each reoogniz ing tbe other's iiame." Eiperanoe looittd up full of cari jsily, for the Kngliih relations had alwaya been enveloped in a cloud of mystery. She wai not particularly struck with the specimen before her. Oeorge Palgrave, might, per haps, have beta five-and -twenty ; be wai tall, large-made, fair oomplexiooed, and, in Esperauoa's eyes, awkward-looking, as complete a cantraat to the slight, dark eytx Uaspard as oould have been found. She shook bands with him a* directed and noticing that bu French was decided!; embarrassing to him, begaa to display be small stock of KngUsh with some pride. " Yon have made a good voyage, I hope my cousin ? " " A fairly goad crossing, thank you there was an ugly sou' -wester when w started, but it soon went down." Esperanoe bad not the faintest idea of the meaning of " an ugly son' -wester," but shs went on bravely. " And you are arrived at Farii to-day ' I hopj you will pass some time here ! " " i wish 1 oonl i, bat unfortunately I must leave this evening, I am merely paguin, through, on my way to Switzerland. Il was zioat fortunate that I obanoed to meet your brother : I had no idea yoa were liv m, at Paris." " Since the last four monthi. Do yon Know, monsieur, you are tbe first of oar Kngliih relations that I have teen ? Tell nt of our oonsins ; we do not t van know their names ; is it not so, Oaspard 1 " Mr. Palgrave looked amused. " And I have not yet bad the honor of bearing yours." " For me, I am Kiperanoe ; now, pleaie, our English oensins. " I am the only one of the Palgrave family ; then there are the three Miaae* CoUinaon, or rather two, for the eldest is married Mr*. Mertlake. The other* are called Cornelia and Bertha." " Oornelia I ah I that ii not pretty. Bertha, I like , tell mt about her." Mr. Palgrave seemed embarrassed, and was glad to be spared a description, by the entrance of M de Mabillon. Esperano* hurried forward to meet her father. " Papa, this ii oar English comic. Mr. I'algreve ; he is telling me all about our relations." M. de Mabillon's greeting was gravely polite, but scarcely cordial ; the coo var- iation beoauie at onoe more formal and stiff, and Mr Palgrave's complexion grew so fiery that Eiperanoe felt her own cheeki tiuule out of ay mpathy. H* father wai eviaertlv well acquainted wilh all the mys- terious relations , she heard him inquire after Dean Collinson and his daughters, after Mr. and Mrs. Palgrave, and othsr unknown nemei, yst there was a curious constraint iii his mannsr which Ksperanoe oould not account for. She grew a little weary and oppressed, and was not sorry when her cousin rose to go, having refused an invitation to dinner. Oaspard, also a little surprised at hit father's coldness, proposed to aot as guide to bis ooosin, and tb* two took their departure, leaving M. de Mabillon and Esperanoe alone. M. de Mabillon sighed heavily at tbe door closed upon them. " 80 that is Oeorge Palgrave , poor tellow, I waa but half civil to him you snnat not follow my bad example, dear child." " Papa I I do not understand. Why do yon not like our coniini , and why have yoa never told m* about oar English relations Before ? " " For many reasons," mid M. de Mabil- lon. We are cut off from them, both by distance and inclination There has never been any intercourse between us sinoe your mother's death ; I am too muoh disliked by them." You, disliked, papa I II is impossible ! M. de MabiUon smiled. " Yon bad better hear the whole story, and then yon will understand. When I was a young man I wai travelling in Eng- land, and while spending some weeks in London, was introduced to your mother, then a Miss Collinson, lister of the dean whom I mentioned just now. He wa* then In possession of some London living, and Amy, your mother, lived wilh him. They were tbe eldest and youngest of a large family, most of whom had died, and one or two of whom were married. Amy was vsry beautiful, and from the first 1 loved ner. She had other admirers, however, and among them a certain Sir Henry Worthington, a very rioh and influential man. Mr. Collinson thought ths connection wonld be a useful one, and urged your mother to consent. At the sams time I made my proposal to him for his sister's band, greatly to bis annoyance. So anxious was he for the other connection that he absolutely refused at first to msntion my name to her. Bis behavior at the time ii loo Ltd to be rooalled \ however, at length lie was obliged to yield, in so far that I was allowed to speak to your mother myself. To Mr Collinson's indignation, she accepted me, and as she was of age he had no power to prevent ths engagement." " But, papa, why dii Mr. Collinson di*- like yon 7 asked Kiiperanoe, greatly (To be Contained.) puzzled. Maud Isn't it a queer title for a book, mother, " Not Like Other Olrls 7 " I wonder what the oan be if ah* is not like other girl* 7 Mother I don't know, nnlesi ihe goes Into ths kitchen and helps mothei, instead of staying In the drawing-room to read novels. Many evening drees** have a wide ribbon belt, with ends at the aids of the waist hanging down few inches. Popular dancing school dresses for little girli are of yellow surah, trimmed with gol Isn brown velvet. On* of my friends, who is vsry laiy, said : "It ii useless to learn anything during life, slnoe ws ars to know every- thing after death." THE LAID OF FLOWEK3 By Ho Means a Desirable Place o HAMILTON MaJra OB4BRVATIOM4 OUUM.O, Florida, March, 1890. At promised, I now send yon a few notes of my observation* during a tri tbroagh Florida, and hope thev may prov interesting to your readers. Wa left Ham ilton 13ih February and reached Jacksoo. ville jant 47 hours after, having made al connections, and bad a pleasant janrne down. I will pass over the incidents tha occurred by tha way ; sufficient to sav tba after pataiog Richmond, Virginia, we oonl recognize that we were rapidly going int a warmer climate, and when we arrived ii Florida heavy overcoats and wraps had K be cast aside, for there were rose* an flowers pt all kinds in full b!o)m, tb darkies basking in the sunshine and le/.il; pasting the happy hourt away. Jacksonville bat improved wonderful. during the pait five yeari. It i* now iti to contain about 35 000 inhabitants, but fancy after the winter tonriat* bav departed 25,000 wonld be nearer the figures The great majority of its bnaiaeea men ar Northerner! who have lived thr from tw to ten years, and are said to be doing profitable baiineia, especially during tb winter season, when they oan charge tour ists long prices for any articles they migh require. As a plaor of residence it is a boa the most undesirable I have ever seen owing to its filth and taj odors. The ver air seems reeking with maUtie, ani towards evening, when the wind o the itf nch one enoonnUrs on tiia street would not bo tolerated in our fair city to a single day. It is most astonishing tha so many Northern people liva bore to months during tbe winter season when there are so many pleasanter plaoes in the States to reside. It appears to me they imagine when they get to Jack sonvills they have teen Florida, bni Mr. Editor, yon oould not imagine greater error, for one might jos aa well imagine he had seen Onlatio b; residing a few months in Ilamilton. Oi the 2oth nit., we visited the ancient town of St. Angnstine, and lo ! what a change ha taken plaoe there tinoe I taw it lait, tix year* ago. Upon entering the town th Ural thing thai *trike* th* eye is an im men** hotel, called tb* Ponce de Leon , tha monument of a millionaire's folly, and said 10 have oust nearly three million dollars I am informed that it will oast the owner 2."'0,000 to keep it open this winter ; besides this he has bout two other large hotels ot ihe opposite side of the street and between them i* a beautiful park or garden wbioh contains fountains and innumerable shrub* and flowers. The owner of the immens* nits is Mr. Flagler, President of ths Stand ird Oil Co., and it is a wonder to me that is oould not have thought of some more worthy object to bestow so much of bis wealth upon, he is, however, milding a church, which I trust will prove i better sonroe cf satisfaction to him iu ulure years than hi* immense hotels. The own does not present thi same antiquated appearanoe that il did before tha fire, whioh occurred about three years ago, as he only relics of Ibs past seem to be- the gatee and the old fort said to be over 300 ears oli o., Monday, tht 24th insl., ws led aokionville at 3 o'olook p. m., and went op th* St. John's River to Sanford, henoe by rail to Orlando. Toe sail up was exoeediogly pleasant, the day being warm and the breezes balmy. The scenery very beautiful, as luxuriant foliage, ntenperred with orange trees in bloom, bounded on either side. It was snob an nohanting sight, that the passenger* seemed quite disappointed when ihe shade* if evening set in, and finally darkness ibscured ths sights from view. lowever, next morning, all were n deck before S o'olook and at I was bright and warm every one enjoyed he sights. Th* sgenery before reaching Ian ford becomes more beautiful, an the iver in plaoes is soarosly 100 yardi wide. it one aide ot tht boat you oan aee lofty Imetto tree* 60 to 80 feet bi^h, Ihe only oliage being al the top ; on the other lide forest that seems to be literally covered ith Cherokee roses and wild vines, which climb to ths vsry tops of ths treee, greets ths lew. The** sometimes form such beanti- nl arches that on* wonld imagine tbey war* artifloial. Having arrived at San- ord about '.' o'olook we had to wail a few ionr* for railway to convey u* to our animation, and wa therefore employed or time examining the grove* and gardens bout the plaoe. As there bad baen no rost up to that dale this year vegetable! t all kinds were ripe and being rapidly hipped north, th* price* obtained for them aing very high. Orlando is a thriving little town in the 9*ntre of Orange county, and in my opin- on the country around il has the be.t soil nd healthiest climate of any part of tha Itate. Here oranges grow lo perfection, nd the largest grove is situated in this wanly, being 160 acres in extent and in rat class condition. Th* soil in nearly all parts of this Stats s exoeedingly poor ; most of il consists ot ore sand, something like yon see at Bar- ingtoo Beach iu tbs vicinity of the Ucean louse, consequently a great deal of money as to ba spent upon fertilizing it. I hould say yon oould not grow as moon on ten aores here as upon oaa in Wentworth oounty. One orange grower told me lhal is apenl ISO per acre this year in ferliliz ng his properly, and that added lo Ihe rUioal cost ot ths land wonld make il ather an expensive piece of ground. I annot say tnuoh for any country that requires th* planters to obtain nuoh exor- itant prioea for ita prodnoe in order to make fair remuneration it reminds me of the Rational Policy imagine gardenere getting bout *'J 60 per bushel for tomatoes and saying they ar* not making muoh out ot hem. It entirely upon the early crops hey depend, for when vegetables, etc, ipsn in ths north they cannot b* sold here t any price, as the cost of transportation s loo high, and they are quite interior to urs both in appearance and flavor. Th* rang* is ths ileple frail, and upon its production the inooeia ol ths State depends. It 1s, a* tar a* I have seen, the only thing that grows to perfection, for all other fruity and vegetables seem ilnnted in growth. The climate (i very variable. I have experienced warm weather since coming here until Sunday last. l>oring the greater u*ri of lait week it wai exoevdiagly hot. On Thursday, the >7lh all , the thermo- meter itood 88 in the shad-; al It noon it reminded mi of oar Jaly weather al home. On Sunday it commenced to rain, th* flril they have had here in foar monthi. after which a cold bio * from the north set in. This increased so inich that heavy underclothing and over- coau had to be resorted to. During tbe night the Ihermoimier took snoii a dip aa 1 1 roister 3 of f roil. I aw ice abeul aa eighth of an inch thick at 9 o'c.ook in tbe morning - quite a obange in temperature isi lead than foar days. Toe damage done to the oounlry i* most diiaatrons. Thouand of dollars were *wepl away in a single night. Il was a pitiful sijjhi to walk into tbe country and view the damage done to bananas, tomatoes, strawb-rriei, eto. The orange treea did not suffer so moon, a*) nearly all tbe crop has been gathered, and oiog to Ihe extreme dry wether most of ihe treea have not yet started to bliMora. There has been some damage done young trreo, out these can be laved by timely pruning. I fully intended visiting the Indian River country, but have decided not to do so a* I have been very mooh led astray in my calculation! of the State from the informa- tion obtained from "guide books" >nd "pamphlets on Florida." American im- migration agents can make a glowing sketch of a country when they wish to boom it, but if the itranger believes every- thing L* reads in tbeit prod ^ lions he will b* woefully disappointed w!>.n he visit*) tbe place and sets for himself. I wonld ilrongly advise any one in Canada who haa entertained (,'oldea opinion! of th>e Bnony South and feels like emigrating here to jnit atay where he it. for rest aaaured tbe people cf Canada have pleesanter home*) and enjoy life muoh belter than those wbo are unfortunately settled in Florida. I will leave here this week and return to Jacksonville by the O-kla-vba Kivtr, said to have the finest scenery in Florida, and afl-r ipacoiiig a f-* day* al Washington will return home. Yours sincerely, Di\ii> KIDIX At Bad rnuiiiliiple. Did you ever notice what a variety at do** is 10 be oven running about the streets ? There are all kindu big dogs and little dogs, dog* with long legs and dogs) with short legs, fat dogs, skinuy dogs, oat) eared doga and two eared dogs, wei dogs, dcgs with pedigrees and dogs without peJi- jretn, lame dogs, lanky dogi, dogs with tails and dogs without laili, ytlluw doge. Auogry dogs, one-sytd do^s, mangy doge, dogs that have been waibed and dogs that ougul lo be, cold doga, Spiu dogi and doga bat dou't, snarly dogs, doga thai bark and doga that bile, familiar dogs, nios doga. oold-nose< dogs, daga with fleas and dog* without deaf, soiled dog*, spavined dugs, rude dogt, mild dogs, botsieronii dogs, gentlemanly dogi, doga with baas voice*) and dogs with tenor voice*, old dogs, puppy dog*, and all other kind* o( doga that ever were heard of IHiadVu lianner. The K.-U HJel OlrU The glory of the New York belle of this day and generation is her ruddy look*. Having made up her mind to the correct ibiog ah* doc* not real until she haa metamorphosed her black, brown, goldem or aah-oolored tresses luto a made ao ia- ense that il puts tbe brightest carrot that ever graced a kitchen gardeu in the shade. ihe is not auburn-haired, not red-headed, ml ha* hair of fiery flame color, the moot ntunse shade known to the hairdresser. ihe has, perhaps, sacrificed her olive skin and a pair of grey eyi. lo the whim ol the lay, and, not content with tbu, clothes) lenelf in red fox fur, red gowns and a red lat. Il i* striking, ii i* toe fad. and wbo laru* say it is not charming ? A Moilrrtt tUlui'Alluu. l-'ond Mother now did yon get along in obool to-day, 8o*ie? lired Child (wearily) Oh, I missed in my geography again. 1 forgot whether the 'umuaayo joined the Amazon east or weet if the confluence of the Marauon and j'cayale River*. Sam* Child (yeari later ; wife and mother) What is it yon want lo know, pel ? Little Daughter (itrugglmg over a prim- r > geography) Where is the Amaxost river, mamma ? Mamma (after long redaction) -I think t's somewhere in Africa or Asia, I forget " Something Uiu Happened. Can yon grasp the idea that an loeberg nch as just reported, 70l) feel bight, that s, 700 feel out of water, aud seven mile* ong, must weigh thonaanda of millions of oos ? Fresh water, you see, and only about eighth o( its bulk visible. Whioh neaus a mountain of ice 5,600 feet higb. libber and bigger than any other of tbe vdirondaoks , say about the size of Mount Vaahington, not as we lee it, bat from tbe sea level. Something haa been happening p there among Greenland's ijy mountain*. Km York IVttwiM. A Mran Hatband. Husband (greatly excited) Get my hat, eareal. A dog catcher ha* itoleu the HX) ile and cays he ii going to kill it. Wife The hateful mm t Are yoa oiug to see it yoa oan take it from him, erlmg ? " No, I am going to see that he keep* bis ~ord.'' Biggs What sort of a fallow is Hoggs T Jiggs A fool, lie don't know enough to nee<9 when he's gol the influenza ? Kor street wear in London ladies an ow wearing their dress iktrts foar iuobee rom the groand. II will oo*t one hundred million doi- irs to finish the Psnama canal, experts) ay. The patienoe of the French stook- oUers may be finished inside that figure. Th* weight and measurement! ol a folly eveloped young man of twenty yean of ge ahonld be aa follow* : Weight, 139 Kionda ; height, 67. S inch** ; length of ight ihoulder to elbow, 14.5 . length of ft shoulder to elbow, 14 4 , normal cheat trth, 33 9 ; Inflated, 85 8 ; waist. S8.7 ; ips, 3 3 , bioMM, 11.6 ; depth of cheat, 4 ; capacity of lung*. 353 ; slreigth of ick, 338.