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IHm. IMJNOFFI GO* IWWL # P, ' „ afleottagsboir A tea o jrtren; Ira of joy or team of< oorne, rteceitftt go; M true---by heavens! .'Mud 1 ght, nnd c-n asmi*» Mhi til eve , to«»: I'M h">pe arise and hlcm Ja man's breat, then seal his aoon. Wifhtr--by hcar>nB. '* tAMrnfodB are like a eto mv day# ., AS tjsads, when tcm e*t driven ;,i, |v Jealous an~>cs, they witl«w»y ^ And n>ake • o r life a troubled way ^ 4atll yon long for heaven. 'kCi • FAIRYFOI.K. . . >;;: iy iMr We rnnic when lira were r. «v red, i kart 1 f« wa» young and i-at, v »f U A^ngo William AllinghaurS , >t ' ; One y, m«m*y May; « v j A fairy soup, a wo dl nd Ronfc . A qnalnt an1 simple lav; * i"^ My t ars wo Id ft ft ik anmiUtltni To he*r it • nns to-day: (fee folk, eood folk, trooping all together, Jre n jacket, red cap, and white owl's feather The old riano, wra and broWlii 1 i Beet-n its joyful din; The window oi>encd • n the lam And let the fragi anoe In; The h nevtmckl Cease i to wave, • The spider ceased to spin, Whennof we-old of hill »ck8 whtre The fa > yMk bad b en: We • folk, coo l folk, troopin? aU together, , Vreen jacket, red cap, and white Owl's fea'her. I can remember H len'a pose, T y:, Tae vary g wn sue wore, " And Brother M ilo'- thrumm nj hand.. Agttnat the o ken do >r; How Hope's hard vers: was all by Aad Bet "b wrontr - nd beiore; And h w we laughed and c-tmsed than , The childish d t y o'er: ft* folk, good folk, roop nor all togetiMr, jacket, red cap, and wtilts ©wfls (Bather. r i It was so long, so long ago! Now wli.a me Hope is wed, ,• Ant Helen's home is far away; My «• Pt b lov'd is dead; A s» iter's Jaunty brim of bine .» - >5 " Shades llerty's handsome . Aad I and they f rg t, f rget-- 'A Alas! must it ie a d?-- 0 k, go-d folk, troo ing all together, »»•-4: fcoen jacket, red cap, and ^h te owl's feather. From other hil^ren's music jj§(* ^ Th-n damty sons I- tlown; ^ . '* O, not for ns its cadence now, '« *•*** Itsrashioif an ur one! $ - 'jfi'i It is mor sad to ve than mack . S.? l ey ars h vemsd'ouroim That old bell f s chille , and so The fa rv elk have flown: * * " i -oik, good folk, tr opins all togeth r, 1 jacket, re i cap. nnd whit? owl's feather. H»e Imogen Gniney, in H't'ck - " ~ * Nautical Terms. "How you getting along with your • ^ *ew yacht?" said an old settler to an­ other old settler who is having a steam I , jacht built in the country for use in one ? ^ if the lakes. "When do you launch kerr N "* * "O, therr are getting along all right I •aid the yacht owner, "but I , ' don't know what you mean by lunch- ttg' her. I dtdn't know any lunch Went with a yacht." < * i .! **Who said hmch ?" remarked the first ,B ,M party, who knew something about a • ' lifa "I said launch, that is, «p get her into the water.'" "J** J "O, yon mean when we going to slide w lutr in? Yes, yes. But I had not flumght about that I supposed they Would put the castors under the roof . :• < ,4Ni the bottom, and roil her around on land. f5ay, Jim," said the yacht owner, calling his friend one side, "In strict •Ottfidence I want to tell yon I don't 'know auy more about yachting than I "•> " 4do abont religion. The fact is, the boys !v- me I ought to have a yacht, and so "".'I ordered one, but I have nearly driven the gentleman crazy that is building it lor me, by my landsman remarks. I *~f*y to pretend that I know all about different things he speaks of, bnt it aU Greek t° me. What's a rndder . Anyway? He wrotA me the other day _ send him a rudder shoe, and I sent a s'V jpair of them by express, and do you ' know, he kicked terribly when he "J * -'.^pened the package and found a pair of : •' '• Rubber overslioes. How did I know ^?4prliat a rudder shoe was? He sent out ^ , >#or a windl IFS, and I found where some •. Jellovs had been dijrging a well, and = ^bought the windlass they had been i* using for a dollar and a half, and sent ,;3t out, and it came back on the next * Irain v.ith indignant remarks about my •V^.Intelligence. He sent for a binnacle, *nd I was never so stuok in my life. 1 fhought maybe a binfcacle might be "rj .i JOBiething that went with the rubber blips* to gtVA.Ihi',»'•$!)£ OM *• cornd, and if ske didnt poll ottt a »ilfr undershirt, a female oliket I hope to die, and I took it I was glad to get out o' the store, because all the girls were laughing at me I suppose I sweat a pailful. Bnt that was nothing to what I suffered when I took the binnacle up to where they are building the boat. The captain asked me about the binna­ cle, and I told him it was in the smail package, and he opened it. 1 knew when he was opening it that he had doubts as to whether I knew what a binnacle was, and then he pulled that female undershirt out and held it up by one arm, I shall never forget the look on hie face. Well, an old sailor should not expect too much of a man who lias never been to sea any more than to join the Baptist church. I gave the binna­ cle to a hired girl at the hotel, and squared m self with the captain by saying that 1 ordered a binnacle, and they had probably sent that thing by mistake, and had sent the binnacle to some lady that had ordered the shirt The captain said he would like to see the lady when she tried to put the bin­ nacle on. I have found out that a bin­ nacle is a thing that they put a oom- pass in, for use in the pilot house* but I don't see why they don't call it some­ thing that a man will understand. I came near getting my nec£ broke when I was up there. Everything is called by some other name abont a ship. A rope is called a 'painter.' The captain throwed a rope over the side, and told me to fasten it to the end of the painter on the ground. Well, there was a Dutch fellow paint­ ing the side of the yacht, and I made a slip noose and fastened it to the slack of the painter's pants. He didn't under­ stand our langnage, and thought it was done for a purpose, and just then the captain asked me if I had made it fast, and 1 said, 'aye, a?e, sor,' and he shout­ ed to one of the men to 'hoist away,' and I'm blessed if they didn't jerk that painter right over the side, by the seat of the pants, and half way up the mast, and he yelled murder in a foreign language, and spillinga bucket of paint on deck. They let him down, and then the captain explained that a painter was a small rope. The painter was mad and chased me all over the shipyard with an ax. I had to buy a new pair o! pants, but I don't care for expense, as I am learning something every day. Say, what is a tiller rope?" _ O, I don't know, said the first old citizen, "you better go up to the dry goods store and ask the girl at the cor­ set counter," and they separated, the yacht owner to go and consult the en- cyc opedia, and the old man to take a driuk. --Peck's Sun. riiiiinLiiiai % lwr» ,.;.T .. ntttfiipiii fcHhnsssd AmI tram taigroftnd, so it will bana matter toIrank the stensof tk* The wash I apply oo^kli of wafer made thiok with the droppings from the cattle yard. I put it on with an old whitewash brush, or a broom will da This application has, in my experience, kept the rabbits a ways from my young trees.--L. K IF., Vermillion County, Ind. and I went to the stocking counter lb a dry goods store, and asked the giri in charge, if she would let me look •t some of their binnacles. She was a Seal *pry looking girl, and did not look •s though she would deceive an old Sian, but I could see she was surprised. She asked me what size I wanted, and I told her I should think about number tight or nine. Then she told me I would • have to go to the corset counter, and I Vent there and asked the girl how she tras off for binnacles, and she said she Vas not off for binnacles, as she knew at, and then the stocking counter girl aame up and whispered to her, and she priced me if I wanted a binnacle for my- Helf or my wife. Do you know, the cold perspiration raised up on my fore- , Jkead, but I told her I wanted a bin- ' itacle that would do for either lavself or any of the family, a sort of aombiaation binnacle, as it were. O, /fon don't catch the old man on any './•ross examination. The girls held a consultation and called a floor walker, tnd talked with him, and then one of litem asked me it 1 wanted a binnacle • . ihat laced up at the side, or hooked in • ^tront, and I told her I didn't want eith- ' far, I wanted one that buttoned up. |They said then I had better go to the lovo counter, and I went there, and hen I said I wanted a binnacle, the girl asked me what color, and I told Vv.. .her I wanted a terra cotta binnacle. t*i%i £»he said the nearest she had was lav- (: „;•* render, and that she couldn't sell me a single one. She said I would have to take a pair. I didn't want a pair, and $$ '»ahe asked me if 1 was buying a what ,t* / de yo« call it, for a one armed man, that if so, which hand, right or left. I van sruck, then, and asked her, $fm. with some indignation, if she knew r i ""bat a binnacle was, anyway, and she pt asid she would be blessed if she did. I Ik* like frankness, but I was really in > (jr; • hopes she did know what a binnacle ^**1 but just then the floor walker J came up with the three other girls, and | he asked me what a binnacle was t! for, and I told him it was for us® l'4$'"r 00 fl yatch. Then he said that a was all right, and I could find it at j|' v '-lfce underwear counter, so I went there *. ' and told the girl, a real intelligent per- S9n, that I granted a binnacle for jaoht, and one of the girls said 'he Wants a combination binnacle that he Or any of his f mily can wear.' and the ather girl said 'one that buttons up. awl the girl from the glove counu-r •aid, 'give him a terr cotta colored aae.' Wall, I pledge * f word the bin- nasHo business was becoming serious The underwear girl opened several boxes, aad said she 4"Wt believe they Y -I- . t- •< ^ ' ; "i-iy ' 5!i'- * -/ *y* £i &r L.J 'I'M Chinese Science. From ancit nt times the Chinese have taken note of natural phenomena. Their recor 1 of Solar Eclipses is per­ haps the most ancient and accurate in the world. They have more or less elaborate works on astronomy, mathe­ matics, botany, zoology, mineralogy, physiology, and many other sciences. Yet there is scarcely any true science in them. Classification, even in regard to plants and animals, there is none. Mineralogy is mainly a description of curious stones. Nor is there any pro­ gress. for the ancient works are gener­ ally the best, and as a consequence the Chinese of to-day are as their fathers were thousands of years ago. The su­ perstitions respecting natural phenom­ ena, which are as living, active truths to-day for all classes in China, remind us rather of man in his state of barbar­ ism than of the ancient culture and civ­ ilisation of the Middle Kingdom. The sun and moon are to the Chinese as they were to primitive man, living things, gods to be worshipped, The stars in their courses the powerful in­ fluence, is they do not absolutely deter­ mine, all human events. In them the wise may rea as in a book the destiny of man and the fate of empires. Their combinations make lucky and unlucky days, and we shall do well to note care­ fully their signs and silent warnings. Comets are the precursors of famine, pestilence and war--prognosticators'of the wreck of the em ires and the fall of kings. Eclipses are the periodic eff. rts of t >e dragon fiend to destroy the lights of heaven, and every notice of an approaching eclipse sent by the imperial astronomer to the provinces is accompanied by a Government order to employ the usual method of gong-beat- ing, and so forth, in order to rescue the threatened luminary. Again, thun­ der i« the roar of the anger of heaven, and to be smitten by a thunderbo t is to be marked as a thing accursed. Windisborn|in the heart of great moun­ tains, whence it issues at the command of the wind dog. Most districts have their wind mountains. That at Lung- Shan, in the northern province of China, is the most remarkable. It has a cave -at each of its four sides. The Spring wind issues from the cave on the eastern side, the Summer wind from the southern, and for the oth­ ers. Wind eddies or whirl-winds are raised by the hedgehog in his rapid passage from one place to another, the dust serving to screen him from the vulgar gaze, liain is produced by the dragon god, who carries up vast quan­ tities of water from the lakes and rivers in his capacious jaws, and pour it down in showers over the earth. Every mountain has its spirit of genius, every valley its nymph, every spring its naiad. Hence mountains and rivers, old trees and curious rocks, become objects of worship.--Nature. Marriage in Siberia. The people conform generally to the marriage laws of the Russian church, but as a rule must purchase^jkeir wires from the prospective fathemh-law, the price varying according to the worldly possessions of the parents of the bride --from about fifteen to several hundred rubles. The wishes or preferences of the woman are seldom, if ever, taken into considera'ion in this bargain or contract. In lieu of money, however, deerskins, furs, fish, < r dogs are com­ monly accepted. The payments are usually made in installments before marriage, and if at any time the man may weary of his l>etrothed and regret his bargain, he is at liberty to retract his promise, but, at the same time, he must relinquish all claims to the pay­ ments or gifts already made. When all has been paid nothing remains but to n ait for the priest, who usually visits the village once a year and officiates in a small loar house, erected for the pur­ pose and ornamented with a few cheap prints of saints, to give it the appear­ ance of a chapel.--Lieut Scheutze, U. S-N- Huggeslion te Parents. "Newer look at your l»oy when he speaking," writes a father. It embar rasses him when he is explaining how he happened to be in school and ont play ing ball at the same time.--Foster's Democrat. SPERS' HELP* PARIS GRKKN ON POTATOES.--Every now and then some writer condemns the use of Paris green on potatoes. I cannot agree with these writers in re­ gard to Paris green injuring the qual­ ity of the potato, at least when it is ap­ plied moderately. I have used it for the last six years in the warfare against the Colorado beetle, and the quality of my potatoes cannot be beaten^bythose farmers who do not use Paris gre£n. I will admit, however, that if it is applied very strong it will injure the potato tops; but when only a teaspoonful to twelves quarts of water is used it does little if any injury, and it is just as ef­ fectual in the destruction of the beetles, as though more were used; at least this is my experienoe.--F. H. D., Steu­ ben County, N. Y. A GOOD COMPOST.--I made a com­ post of equal portions of Edisto am­ monia ted fertilizer, stable manure, and cotton seed, which I used at the rate of 200 pounds per acre on one-fortieth part of an acre and made 378 pounds, which is equivalent to 2,520 pounds per acre of Millo maize, fodder, stalks and seed altogether. The weather was so dry that I cut it but once and not until it was ripe. The cultivation was the same as with common sorghum. My ob­ servation has been for many years that composts are much the best fertilizers used. It will make as good a crop of cotton the second year as the commer­ cial fertilizer will the first, nearly. I prefer acid, phosphate, cotton seed, and stable manure for that purpose.--M.t Davenport, Georgia. ENSILAGE AT MOUNTAIN-SIDE FARM.-- To each of 100 Jersey cows is given twenty pounds of ensilage in the morn­ ing, seven pounds of hay at noon, and twenty pounds of ensilage at night Mixed with the ensilage is one quart of corn-meal and one of ground oats. Under this fodder, the cattle have grown in weight from two to two and a half pounds a day, while expenses have been reduced from $2.40 a ton when ensilage was not fully adopted, to $1.57. Horses are fed on ensilage three times a week, and hogs constantly. No bad results have been experienced on the farm from overfeeding cattle with en­ silage. Their health is perfect The cattle were never turned out to pasture and had been fed in this way for three years. The ensilage had been taken from sixty-three acres of land, produc­ ing about twenty tons to the acre. Cows, when taken from the ensilage, fell off rapidly in milk production, which increased at once as soon as they were again plaoed on the diet--John Mayer, Mahvcah. N. J. HAI8ING DANDELIONS. -- Dandelions are now extensively raised for sale in the East They are preferred to any vegetable for early greens, a3 they are regarded as more wholesome. At a late meeting of the Massachusetts Hor­ ticultural Sc© ety the best method of raising them was considered. William D. Philbrick, who has been appointed to open the discussion, said that when the cultivation of the dandelion was first undertaken the attempt created considerable merriment, but now they are grown in large quantities. Almost any garden soil is suited to their cul­ ture, but they are gross feeders, and will take a large quantity of manure. They are sometimes planted on a warm slope for an early crop, and on a cooler exposure for a later, and under the shade of apple trees for still later. It is very important to have fresh seed, as it loses its vitality in two or three years. Market gardeners generally raise their own seed. The ground mu3t be made very fine, as the seed is very small and apt to dry up, especially if planted late, and it must not be sown too deep. It is found better to plant anew every year, as the crop the second year is not of as good quality as that of the first In the field the cutting begins in April, before the plants are half-grown, as they bring a better price then; early in May they come in so freely as harflly to pay for marketing. The dandelion is easily forced; one way is to dig up selected plants in autumn and set in frames, but sometimes they are planted in houses, though the irame is most generally used. When first cultivated, the seed was saved from the largest and finest native plants, but there are sev­ eral French varieties which are superior to these, and these French kinds have been improved by careful selection. SELECTING FOWLS FOR EGGS AND FOR MARKET.--In raising fowls for market, liberal feeding is the first requisite, and confinement does no injury, provided the yards and quarters are kept clean. The earlier chicks come in, the higher are the prices obtained, those weiging between one and two pounds being the more salable at first, but later in the season the weights should be in the neighborhood of two pounds, and larger still as the season further advances. As high as 80 cents per pound is sometimes obtained for prime early spring broil­ ers, aud from 40 to 50 cents is not an unusual price for them when brought o market early, even when not of the best quality. The liest breeds for pro­ ducing market chicks are the Plym­ outh Rocks,' Wyandottes, and Lang- shons. Th^ last named possess the quality of fineness of grain in the flesh, but have dark legs. This fault is how­ ever compensated for by quickness of crrowth, and the pullets that may be kept over for laying have been known to begin nearly as soon as the Leghorns, which is a very desirable characteristic in a large breed, for the Langshons are nearly as large as the Bralimas. The Wrandottes are very plump and com pact in body, and the chicks have a round attractive appearance. Where ti e cocks are changed every year, and it is desired to combine egg groduction, weight, and quick growth, a good be ginning may be mode by using Cochin or Brahma hens with a Plymouth Rock cock, followed the next season with a cock of the Houdan breed. The third year a JLiangslian may be substituted, and then a Wvandotte. Entirely new blood from different breeds will thus be introduced annually, invigora ing the flock and improving it in all respects, irnt only pure-bred males should lie u<ed. A dash of Brahma blood, now and then, keeps up the size, but too frequent u^e of Brahma cocks conduces to leginess of the growing chicks, though the adults may be compact The crossing with a Plymouth Rock •ock everv alternate season w ould not do any harm; for heaw weig t of ehieks smaller breeds should be avoided. H0U81 HAM AND Eoos. -Cut the ham thin slices; broil on agridiron; lay on a hot dish; lay on each a fried egg. VEAL CCTLKTS.--Pepper, salt, dip in raw eggs, then in cracker crumbs; fry in butter ; serv* with drawn butter. MINT SAUCX.--TWO tablespoonfuls of green mint chopped fine;one teaspoon­ ful of sugar, one cup of vinegar. Let it stand a half hour before serving. POTATO SOUP.--One-quarter of a pound of chopped bacon, four onions, one quart of potatoes, three quarts of water, pepper and salt; boil one hour. COCOANOT PEB.--Line the pie plate with paste, flour it well and press close to the dish. Fill with a custard made of four eggs, one and one-half cupfuls of grated cocoanut, one-half cup of su­ gar, one pint of milk. BAT*ER PUDDING.---TWO cups of flour two teaspoonfttls of baking powder, half teaspoonful of salt, two eggs, one Mid one-quarter pints of milk, small piece of butter , mix in a batter, pour into a battered mold and steam one hour. CLAM SOUP.--Boil the juice of the clams, make a little drawn butter and mix with thejnice;stir till it boils, chop np clams and put them in; season to taste with peper and salt;add oneguart of milk and half pound of butter crackers. COFFEE CAKE.--Two cups of sugar, two caps of liquid coffee, one cup of molasses, one cup each of butter, rais­ ins, and currants, one teaspoonful of soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, citron, cloves. Add the coffee hot Add llour enough to mako stiff as fruit cake. ROAST LAMB.--Lay in a baking pan. pour over cold water and roast, allow­ ing fifteen minutes to the pound. Baste often, and after a half hour cover with buttered paper; five minutes before taking up remove the paper and dredge with flour; as it browns bring to a froth with butter. CHARLOTTE RUSSE.--Soak two table- spoonfuls of gelatine in a cup of cold milk two hours; two cups of cream, one cup of milk; whip the creftm until stiff and set on ioe. Boil the milk, add the gelatine and strain; when oold add the cream gradually. Sweeten to taste, pour over small sponge cakes and set away to harden. FOR a sharp sauce for broiled meats chop fine an onion and a small quan­ tity of mixed pickles; put those into a sauce pan with half a gill of vinegar, a teaspoonful of mustard, a small bit of butter, a large tablespoon ful of bread­ crumbs, and pepper and salt to season; boil all together on the fire six minutes, then add a gill of water and allow the sauce to boil again for ten minutes longer. This sauce will impart a flavor to the coarsest meats or fish when broiled or fried, and also for cold meats made into hash or stew. In the latter case the quantity of water and crumbs must be doubled. The ill-Doings of Flies. Dr. B. Grassi, of Bovellasca, reports, in a recent number of the Gazette de gli Ospitali, some^investigations he has been making on iue above subject He has convinced himself that the com­ mon house fly is a dreadful enemy of the human race, as of all living things in general. Wherever any infection is present, for instance the sputa of phthisical patientf or dejecta from the intestinal tract, swarms of flies are to be seen, which soil themselves with the offensive . material, and then crawl about over our food. The writer placed a plate containing a large mass of the ova of a human parasite (Trichocepha- lus) upon a table in his laboratory, which was situated at a distance ol about thirty feet from the kitchen.-- Sheets of white paper were placed in vur.ous parts of the kitchen, and in the course or a few hours the dejecta of flies were observable on the paper. Upon examination of these with the microscope, they were found to contain some of the ova ot' the parasite. Dr. Grassi then killed some of the flies and found an enormous mass feces contain­ ing more of the ova of the ova. On another occasion he minced some seg­ ments of tape-worm that had been preserved in spirit, and put them into water, so that the mass of ova were suspended in it In half hour he suc­ ceeded in finding the ova of the para­ site in the abdominal contents of the flies, and also in the spantaneously de­ posited dejecta. In like manner it could be proved that flies that had alighted on itoldy cream harbored the spores of oidiwm laetia. It is useless to comfort one's self with the thought that these germs die in the intestines of the fiies. Jiiven if the intestinal juice does not act upon them, and it is not proven that it does in the ease of bacteria, some would almost certainly escape destruction. In any case, more­ over, the legs and proboscis would still serve as carriers to the infection. He proposes that an attempt shall be made to introduce the same diseases among them in the spring-time that al­ ready causes such devastation in the autumn.--Health and Home. ^ ^ f rindla* the. Speaking of ohiekans «Mdn« np slid swallowing diamonds, "ehispsî ofgold, amlother bright btai «Tstone wd metal, lusrTtSttdedJuto if ll city, Says The Virginia City (Nevada) Enterprise, of an experience with the chicken at sea. In June, 1850, he made the trip from Mazatlan to San Franoisco in the French bark Surprise. One day, when about half way up the coast, the steward had out the binnacle lamp and was engaged in cleaning and polishing that bit of nautical apparatus. He had it on the deck, had taken it all apart, and had the debris, wreckage, or what­ ever you would call it when at sea, scattered all about The vessel was rolling slightly, and as it rolled it caused a brass screw al>out half an inch in length to travel down the deck. Some chickens were loitering about, and the Hash of the screw caught the eye of an old hen. She dashed at the bit of brass and in a moment it was in her crop. The judfge saw the transaction and inwardly cnuckled, as he knew there would soon be Davy Jones to pay about that screw. When the steward had polished up the lamp and was putting it together again he missed a particular and important screw. After searching for the screw for some minuter in vain, the steward spoke of his loss to the sailors. They joined in the search, but no screw could be found. Soon the at­ tention of the captain was called to the group of searoliers, and the steward was obliged to tell him of the loss. The shipper flew into a rage at once,, and used much profanfe langnage in connection with the frequent references he felt called upon to make to the steward's eye. The poor steward was on the point of taking a short ride on the toe of the captain's boot, when the judge thought it time to appear upon the scene. He told the captain if he wanted the screw it could be found with little trouble. He had only to order the men to catch an old black hen that he pointed out, cut off her head, open her crop, and the screw would be found. At this the sailors gazed upon the judge as though they thought him some practitioner of the black art, and the steward gave him an appealing look, as much as to beg him not to join sides with his persecutor. The captain had the fowl caught at Dnce. Its head was out off, its crop opened, and out rolled the lost screw. Sailors and all aboard were astonished, and even the captain changed color. The delight of the steward showed a queer mixture of delight and awe. After that bit of legerdemain the steward could find nothing good enough for the judge, and when tho wind failed he heard hints among sailors that they might have a ten-knot breeze any time they wanted, it provided a certain per­ son aboard should see fit to give it to them. A Turkish Horse-Seller. The owner was called for, and a strapping fellow about 30 years of age approached. He wa£ attired in the Turkish costume, consisting of a short jacket, blue rest embroidered and covered with bell-buttons, baggy breeches, yellow sash, goatskin boots, and red fez; his hair was short, face dark with bright, gleaming eyes, and a fierce mustache. He was above the medium size, and withal a pleasant- looking fellow. "Now, my son,"said the Captain, "how much do you ask for the horse?" Making a salaam the Kurd answered: "Master, if thy servant hath found favor in thine eyes, thou shalt have the horse for '200 sequins." "O, Father of the Faithful, hear the thief!" shouted the old fellpw with the swivel neck. "Two hundred sequins for the brute, when I will sell my beautiful beast for 100." "You ask too much, my son," said the Captain. "Thou seest, O Frangistani, that my horse is swift as an arrow from the bow, and that he springeth like a jackal. See his loins; they are in strength as the lionC *1 see all these things, O child of the Faithful, but yet thou askest too much." "Well, please God, thou wilt buy him for 150 sequins." "Now, may dogs defile thy grave, thou robber!" shouted the fellow who sported the blue gabardine and yellow slippers. "Wouldst thou cheat the Btranger within our gates, when for eighty sequins he can buy my beast, the pride of Bassora, instead of mount­ ing thy old camel, which is fit for nothing but lepers to ride?" "I will count down in thine hand twenty sequins with the Sultana of Frangistani thereon for thy horse," said the Captain. "What hath thy servant done to thee, O master, that thou should thus revile him? Say eighty, and we shall re­ joice." "No; I will give thee twenty." "Fifty sequins, and he is thine." "No." "He is of the children of Araby;but still thou mayest have him for forty." "Twenty,or we shall depart in peace." "In Allah's name, say thirty." "No." "Well, thou shalt have him for twenty; but lie kind to Selim, for he is a good horse, and loves not boating."- ~ Commercial Bulletin. Wheedling Alexander Stephen^, , Judge Harris, of Virginia, tells this story of a former day: "I was in Con­ gress with Mi. Stephens and we were booked for speeches on the same bill. My anxiety was considerable when I found that my time for addressing the House was assigned immediately ufter him There was always much curiosity to hear what he had to say, and I feared that nobody, or very few, would remain to listen to me as a second-fiddle per­ former. In this emergency I resorted to a bit of delicate flattery. Approach­ ing the old gentleman, with a most reverential aspect and engaging smile, I said: 'Mr. Stephens, I want to ex­ change places in the order of speaking with you. Any man can precede, but no man can afford to follow after yon in o atory.' This stroke of compliment and diplomacy did the business. The Georgia sage beamed all over with pleasure and replied that I might lead off. So I contrived to get for myself a large audience assembled to do liim honor, and I had the spectators when fresh, and turned them over rather wearied to the wonderful old man,, who never could refuse any faror if asked in a dexterous way."--Augusta ((7a.) Chronicle . THE pleasure of reading withont ap­ plication is a dangerous pleasure. Useless books we must lay aside, and make all possible good use of those from whi«b we may reap some fruit-- Foxier. Her Favorite Instrument. "Is your%ife a musician?" said Mr. Grimes to Mr. Greatheart. "I am proud to say she is a musician of great power," was the replv. "What is her favorite instrument?" "The organ." "Indeed, what make does she prefer, Ma^on & Hamlin's or Estey's?* "Her preference is the nasal organ." "The nasal organ? Why, what do yon mean ?" "Just what I say. You can satisfy yourself of the truth of my statement any night after eleven o'clock by plac­ ing yourpel) within reasonable distance of our sleeping-room." -- Washington Hatchet. THE plow in general use in Mexico nowadays is the same the Egyptians used 5,000 years ago. It consists of a crooked stick with an iron point nailed to it or tied to it with a piece of rawhide, a small handle for the plow­ man to steer with, and a pole to hitch a yoke of oxen to. This so-called plow will scratch a furrow in the soil three inches deep. THE manner of saying or doing any­ thing goes a great way in the value of the thing itself. It was well said of him that called a good office that was done harshly, and with an ill will, a stony piece of bread. "It is necessary for hira that is hungry to receive it, but it almost chokes a man in going down." --Seneca. A Boman juo bio rseards of statplmwere durhlg the* third of life-estates, tescrrstUml, afcv,' for hundreds of 7M**. lii modera ted* the oldest trustworthy accounts are those of Genera, Switzerland. From these and other records kept during the last sixteen centuries has just about doubled. Diseases which in former times were very destructive have now disappeared; and some which formerly swept away whole peoples, now only nftriji individ­ uals. Swall-pox, between 1675 and 1757, annually caused from 7 to 10 per cent of the mortality in London. Now, through that moat beaeficient of all dis­ coveries, vaccination, this loathsome disease is well-nigh banished from civi­ lized nations. Measles, which formerly caused 8 to 11 per cent of the deaths, has now fallen below 2 per cent Froni 1675 to 1727, 20 per cent, of the deaths among children came from teething, while now the rate has fallen below 1 per cent And even consumption, which many people think a modern disease, was formerly more fatal than now. In the seven­ teenth centeir% 17 per cent of the deaths were caused by consumption. The percentage^ in London, where tha mortality from this disease is still great, is now not more than 10 per cent One hundred years ages, fevers caused the death of one-sixth of the people of London. From 1857 to 1860, this per­ centage was reduced two-thirds. Some diseases, now unknown, made frightful havoc in those days of low civilization. The ' Black Death" carried off twenty- five millions of ths inhabitants of Eu­ rope during 1348 and 1349. The "Sweat- ing Sickness" was another terrible scourge. From 1601 to 1665, each year there died, in London alone, from one thousand to ten thousand and four hun­ dred persons of tho plague. For the last two hundred years, this scourge has appeared only occasionally, and in those parts of Egypt and Asiawhcre civ­ ilization has not removed its causes. Two hundred years ago, the deaths averaged annually one in twenty of the living, even in the most favored districts. From 1846 to 1865, the deaths in England were one in forty-two. From 1604 to 1682, the births in London were 699,075, and the burials 964,882. From 1851 to 1860, there were in London 869,263 births and 610,473 burials. In the former period, for every 100 births there were 137 burials. In the latter period, for every 100 births there were 78 burials. Fifty years ago, the life insurance company of Philadelphia used a table based upon an expectation of twenty-eight years and five months from birth. The life-table of the United States, calculated in 1860, made the expectation forty-one years. The distinguished Mr. Fmlai*on calculates that one-quarter was added to human lite during the eighteenth century. Formerly people lived in holes and caves of the earth. Even within a brief time, the laboring classes in Eng­ land lived in houses withont floors. The ground was often wet and muddy. To avoid th>s, straw and rushes were spread over the ground, which were put on fresh without removing the old. Erasmus, who carefully studied life in Great Britain, declares that, in some cases, the straw and rushes would not be removed for twenty years, and was not unfrequently filled with fish-bones, broken victuals, and the excretions of dogs children and men. Life in the cities was terribly exposed. They were unpaved, undrained, and the streets were made the receptacles of every species of filth. Crawling about in this mire of indescribable filth, inhal­ ing fetid, pestilential exhalations, stag­ gering through this sea of vileness, the people sought to propitiate Heaven by prayers and entreaties. ISven as late as the nineteenth century, a number of intelligent people in Scotland, when the cholera was threatening that coun­ try, instead of insi <ting on a thorough cleansing of cellars, yards, cesspools and streets, petitioned for a day of national fasting, humiliation, and prayer. Lord Palmerston, in reply, urged immidiata and sanitary measures. "Otherwise," said he, "pestilence will surely visit you in spite of all the prayers of a united bnt inactive nation. --Dr, Dio Lewis. A Mexican Tough. On the line of the Matamoras and Monterey railroad, Celos Rico, a des­ perate character, of magnificent physi­ que, got into several lights -with the gambling sharks who follow the pay car. Finally one of these fellows made a lunge at Iiico with a knife. The lat­ ter, jumping from his seat, grabbed the uplifted arm, and, by the use of his pro­ digious strength, turned the weapon upon the man who held it, picking him twice with it. The fellow begged for mer­ cy, and Bico, evidently ashamed to kill him, wrenched the knife from him and threw it away. His assailant was about to disappear, when Rico commanded him to get the knife and return to him. The gambler did as ordered. Seiz­ ing his own knife, Bico threw his head back and said: < ; r; ^ "Now. cut me heret" *' * ' '• The gambler hesitatad.- * u t ?i "Cut me here!" thundered Bico, pointing to his exposod throat with one hand, while the other, containing the knife, was raised high above his head. The other begged to be forgiven, and protested that lie had no desire to cut him, and finally Rico, taking compas­ sion on him, told him he need not obey. "Now, who is the beat man, you or I?" asked Rico. "You, sir," was the gambler's reply, as he sidled off.--Mexico Letter. > Not the Bight Man. ' A ^Tdfn^y dressed man whtyftlrodne- ed himself as Mr. John Smith, strolled into a doctor's office, and havi g ex­ plained his symptoms, asked the doc­ tor how long it would take to cure him. The doctor who had treated the visi­ tor with every possible courtesy, re- plied. ' "You will require several years' care­ ful treatment under my personal super­ vision before you are perfectly well; but 1 think, Mr. Smith, vou will be ablo to resume you labors in the bank in about two months." "Doctor, you are fooling yourself. ̂ I am not Smith (he banker, but Smith the street car driver." "Is that so? Well, my good fellow, I don't see what you came to me for. There is nothing the matter with you, except that you are not a banker.-- Texas Sittings. A BRIDGEPORT young man asked the lady of his affection how she liked tha looks of his new-htyle standing collar. After oritically surveying him and the collar she replied: "Very nice,indeed. It looks like a whitewashed fence \ around a lunatic asylum." __ reli Carl lYetoeCg Wktkly. . A sAiLonlooking serious in a chapel m Boston waa asked by a felt any change? "Not a beak" "u Jack.--New Orleans Item. A.8 IT must appear i* Encland: "'Ello Tommy. HPeirytfltt S Idaftiing to hact" "Ya's, I'm going to Haraari- ca next season."--Boston Post. 1., IF some tenor voiosa could be ppt- served in cans, the public would gain by it. The souvenir tenor is a bad in­ fection.--New Orleans Pi< ayune. . , "GOOD luck taps at one's door once in a man's lifetime," and most men hare just gone over to the neighbors when the knook comes.--Buffalo Ex­ press. v , 1" • "Dictionary of Slang," just pub­ lished, we have looked in vain for the word "next," and yet it is undoubtedly a barberism.-- Louisville Courier- Journal A GOOD minister asked a Burlington girl what representative of the relig­ ions press she liked best, and she plied: "My Sunday night beau."^- Free Press. ' .> • DE good man onten place am' 'speed­ ed no more den de - bad -man is. -De corn whut grows, twixt the rows -^la- plowed up jes' de same' fotivtreed.--. Arkansaw Traveler, "BRITANNIA rules the waves, eh?" said a passenger on h» first ocean voy­ age. "Welli she must rule them with a zigzag picket fence, judging from tbefr looks."--N. Y. Journal. "WHAT will the coming giH wear?*" is a query in a fashion magazine. Well, she will wear out your patience, if she is the coming girl in a restaurant, whefa they employ waitresses.--Boston Bul­ letin. • THE measure of his devotion. A young lady who received a bouquet of roses was somewhat amused to find tha donor's visiting card attached to it a Ad written on the wrong side these words: "Not to exceed $2. - "LOVE is all very well, says a oynical exchange, but it won't pay house rent and tailor's bills. No! And neither does house rent and tailor bills mak» love. They don't make yon love yoabr tailor, anyhow.--Burdette. "I PRESERVE my equilibrium under all circumstances," she was heard tjo say in a pause of the musio to the tow- headed youth who was her escort "Do you?" he answered softly. "Mother cans hers." Then the musio resumed. A TEXAS editor had a very narrow escape. He published a society note nt which "P. G. T." appeared after a lady'a name. He only saved himself being punched full of bullet holes by ex­ plaining that it meant "Prettiest Girl in Texas." The editor wears aew slip­ pers now.--Peck's Sun. A POINT OF DISOBDBB. How dear to the Lk art are 'be Hoenss ot school-da**, • • When our Inf nille mln4s and oar feet I both i ure! What JrohcB and fun we enjeyed tm those foot days, WJMD our brows were ankatt aad anoomUM wan our hair! TLo* we loved like a lather that vernest et tracfaer*. We will never fergot the wild play ot his fea­ tures As he ro-e from the pin that we plaoed on Ms char-- The pin tint waa po'nted, - * The pin double-jo nt d. C-Ssj The pants piercing pin that iroroluBd h'nffOl . swear. --Wew York Journal * * THE student of nature, Dr. Wood, has figured out that a man should eat as much in proportion as a bird, a whole round of beef would be consum­ ed at one meal. It is very evident that the worthy doctor has not been ont shooting ducks or prairie chic ens, for if he had it is more likely that he would have compared man's appetite to that of a whale. Why, when the boys come in from a day's hunt a round of beef don t stand any show at all; they have to kill a whole ox for each man.--Peck'* Sun. ' " IT was in a Cass avenue car. Two young ladies were standing up directly in front of a morbidly eccentric man who had not once looked at them or offered them a seat. One of them step­ ped on his foot, which had no business to be there anyhow, and maintained her position. Then he looke 1 at the other passengers and asked aloud: "Why am I like a character in an old nursery rhyme ?" Nobody answered, though all were dying to know. "Because," said the eccentric man as he settled back in his ill-gotten seat, "I have belles on my toes."1--Detroit Free Press. ' "y He Went >*rwiniining. The impulse carried out by the som­ nambulist freqnently originates in his waking moments, and being thwarted reappears in an acted dream, some­ times with lndicrous consequences. A boy, living near Plymouth, was refused permission to go in swimming, and fret­ ted over it hs boys will, but- went to bed and to sleep at the usual hottr. When he awoke in the morning he waa entirely naked and could not find his shirt anywhere. The same thing oc­ curred for five nights in succession un- <til the supply of shirts ran short, and his father determined to watch him during the night. About 12 o'clock he got out of bed, climbe.l out of the win­ dow and Bet off on a run for a neigh­ boring mill-pond. His fa'her followed him, saw him pull off his shirt and stuff it into a hollow log and then plunge into the water and swim around in great en 'oyment for ten or fifteen minutes. When he came out of the water the father spoke to him but received no answer, and giving the boy a thorough examination, became convinced that ha was sound asleep. He went home on the run, leaving his shirt behind him in the hollow log. from which recepta­ cle the father withdrew it, and also tha five shirts which had pr ceded it In the morning the boy retained no recol­ lection of his midnight bath, not even the memory of a dream. The Bttnd. n The last English census reveals tpi. encouraging fact that the proportion of the blind to the population haa decreased with each successive enumeration since 1851, in which year account of them was taken for the fiptt time. The decrease in t ie decade end­ ing in 1881 was much greater in either of the preceding decennial inter­ vals, the number of case*) retrvned on this latter occasion being 22,8;;2, equal to one blind person in every 1,138. This decrease is fairly a'trit utable to the progressive improvement in tha* surgical treatment of atleciona of the eye and to the diminished prevalence among children of smallpox.--Scien? tific American. MIRTH is the sunshine of the soul, and sadness is the clouds upon its dis­ tant horizon. "i r. ' .... " .. < . « . 5 „ * ptjt is- -V'J' ' - V, , , Jg. so. . <