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'•adoW#': It***? . AmUr, nwMr, still they itu ' ? *5"; A»S* benediction fling-- Ot forever Ishall hear ; h nybMUrt thoae voicoa dear, • > Ub«HN eoft, «w«e» lullaby, ••; s Heard in day* long mince gone lift * ,'V Vtw ureaaed to » bosom whit«%,„ bnnbM n« 5 • V-. - . , ^ • 0», laroput) wutwv uwu, • Oara and trouble both are fled, , And on sounds as sweet as tboei : Drift t'wnrd islniids ot repose, *, ltising, falling thought doth go On those aoents to and fro; • Balls of slnmber, bells of sleep, { am linking in the deep. Still 1 hear yon--o'or and o'er-- And shn.il hear forever more, Ihrough my brain your accents Bach soft, penetrating note Farther, foiuter, fainter still, Sinking, rising, sinking till All toy soul, thrilled with d light* Dreams of muBic through the uigK LITTLE FIGURINE- For nearly a month now every one jjassing a Parisian hairdresser's shop In the quarter of the Madeleine had 'X\; *een behind the glass of the great I}/.. window a beautiful blonde head f;;l. coi(Ted with a little blue capuchon. An adorable head it wa«, with ten- drilly tresses of shining gold, lan- ; 'V guissbing eyes and half-parted lips, seeming to need and to await but a I » kiss to warm them to ardent life. y •, /, It was the novelty of the season in 5f/\. t/he advertising line, and the trade of ^ \\ the coiffeur so much increased there- ; ^ t>y that it really looked as if the po- lice would b'3 needed to keep the s, aj street free. I All Paris--as one sheep follows an- ; ' other over the fence, till the whole !] flock has passed--was occupied now with the pretty figurine of the Made- <•*; . leine quarter. , But the eagerness of tbe city | 1 changed uothing in the habits of the $"y hairdresser's shop; the pretty figurine, Ill^yln her coquettish capuchin, faced T , "With vieux-rose, showed herself %YZ .neither more nor less often in her velvet and crystal caging, and worse • 1than all for the importunate and curi- /ious ones, when they entered the shop ^ and demanded of the majestic dame C - -* de comptoir a nearer view of the ^;, "wonderful wax image, she answered, »• firmly and always, that the key was / •' f ^iiot in her pose-sion, and blandly t . jpointed to the side of the room, im- jj / Jjenetrably closed to the ceiling be- j- c Jhind stout wooden paneling. i'\] Marcel made up his mind one Jnorning and entered tbe shop deter- |f^.\|uined to acquire the beautiful ob- of his dcsyres, no matter at what ^ cost* The stately saleswoman met $0:-.$*im and sought to sell him every- k~ , thing in the world but that which he p^-||jhad come to purchase. ^ " "No," said he, "it is the head that i want--that is to say, the head / »ithat last evening was in the window, fe/ for the window at present is empty." fv' . With many hems and haws the £-;\. saleswoman finally declared that she bad no authority to negotiate such an affair. "To whom then," persisted Marcel, - "shall I address myself, madam?" !>'. • "To the patrou, monsieur, though |;v l warn you that it will be entirely useless, for nothing in the world &7;'. would induce the patron to part with 'it." • Mil "That is my affair, madam- And ' when can the patron be seen? 1 ||. y wish to settle the matter as soon as m*,' practicable." «£•'. "Impossible to say, monsieur; the I;patron goes out every morning not to ' return sometimes--till exceedingly • 'V ^late." , "His home address, then?" urged Marcel, stubbornly. k>r ^ 4 1 'Out of the question, monsieur; it Y*.' * is forbidden to disclose it" Marcel was not to be stopped by w;/ J trifles. He* took up his stand in a j range, to concert an elooement? Y cafe opposite the hairdresser's shop j^'"* • and waited. ! p : About 12 o'clock he saw a little, fV becurled, pomaded and perfumed be- fp" = ing enter the place and begin to strut arounl with the air of the mas­ ter. He quickly crossed and stated his business. He was badly received truly. . "If such outrageous, such indis- ',creet steps continue," fumed the ' artistic coiffeur, ' lI shall close up my ^ , shop immediately, m'sieur. Never before, and I have dwelt in every 1 capital in Europe with--with my 4 " head m'sieur--never, never, I re­ peat, «have I suffered before a perse­ cution that equals this." "But, monsieur," said Marcel, •'you look at this matter in a very strange manner. Allow me a word of explanati on You are a merchant <tnd possess an object that 1 find to ^; my taste and which i offer to buy from you. What could be simpler, Igf. particularly as 1 am willing to pay | whatever priC3 you choose to ask?" "And 1 tell you, m'sieur," returned ^ the enraged little man, stamping f ? around like one possessed, "no mat­ ter what price you offir, my--my ob- if!' ject is not for sale. Anything else S that you please in my shop--paints, m Miftt bef- "No, she^omes no more, I tell you. I've watdMd and waited; it is a total eclipse. Deuced hard on me, betides, for that pretty little dgurine wis a genuine mascot to me, When I stopped to look at her and she smiled upon me lu k was always, as now it is the reverse, in my favor." , "And as for me," said another, «when she gave me a look " This was too much; disturbed in his liiulici tllii villi Cuillti; lyiliiili; viaic brought the chatter io'au euu w.iii » sharp rap on the table. A coiffeur's figurine smiling and gazing at pass- ery-by? Pooh! What rubbish! Not to be tolerated a moment in a eerlous game of piquet! Marcel alone remained thoughtful an l next morning, breakfast over, he betook himself hurriedly to the cafe that once before served him as an observatory. The window opposite was still minus of a figurine, and appeared even not to expect one; tbe place once graced by the beautiful head was otherwise occupied. Watching and ruminating over thf strange turn of affairs, Marcel sud< denly saw coming and going in the shop tbe artistic coiffeur; but, heavens! was it really be or only his shadow? The little man had 'aged full twenty years. He was neither, pow­ dered, painted, pomatummed nor curled. His costume even betrayed a complete forgetfulness of self, and the majestic dame de comptoir, working in a corner, watched him out of the corper of her eye like a terrified beetle. Marcel, moved by curiosity, crossed the way. The coiffeur recognized him instantly. "I would like to speak with you privately, monsieur," began Marcel, civilly, "if you can spare me a mc ment." "A dozen, monsieur," the coiffeui mournfully replied, promptly lead­ ing the way into a sort of back cuddy, lighted by gas only and walled to the top wit.h "bangs," "switches," and boxes of hair. "Excuse me, monsieur," said he, "for bringing you here, but I do not wish to be seen from out side." "Come, speak, monsieur, what is that you wish to say to me?" "A very simple thing. From what you have said--and from your win­ dow--I take it that you have been robbed; that the head once in your possession has besn stolen from you. Well, I'm a downright man and go straight to the point. You will have to replace her and I wish you to or­ der two instead of one." The coiffeur stare like one bewil­ dered. "What is that, you say, monsieur? Two instead of one? You know nothing, then? You have not di­ vined? You have, therefore, not ap­ preciated the extent of my loss?" "On the contrary,my good fellow." Marcel responded cheerfully, 1 'I have appreciated it fully, and respect all sorrows; but really since you have once been able to find one you wiil be able to find others." "Monsieur, monsieur, you do not understand 1 I found her, you knoar, at Vienna. She was then only 16 years old; we loved each other; she made my fortune! I was jealous and she--she adored to be well coiffed, well appareled, and to show herself! She saw that she ravished all eye3 and I permitted her to show herself with all my new moJes. It pleased her so much to be admired that bhe would have passed all her life without moving had I allowed her, but at the end of an hour I made her come in. "How she did it is incomprehensi­ ble--there, without speaking, with­ out stirring, through a great thick glass! How was it possible to ar- One Tbs IatMHl of Haytl COM to the Doc*, Belnf Incapable of Self-flovoninieat. Not the least interesting featoreof tbe place is the barracks, where is quartered a portion of Hippolyte's valiant army, says a writer in the Providence Journal. The only at­ tempt at uniform is a suit of blue overalls, generally in the last stage of dilapidation, and a cap ornamented with red, yellow, ;or blue braid, ac­ cording to the fancy of the wearer, Some few have shoes or straw slip­ pers, but the majority are barefooted. They are armed, however, with fairly good muskets, and many of them carry ugly looking knives. I saw large numbers of the "soldiers" on the plaza or public square, some play­ ing at dice or caTtls, some talking, oth?rs sleeping, and all lazy, dirty, and ragged. This pla?a, which was originally well laid out and which actually boasted an ancient fountain in the center, was littered with re­ fuse, rooted up by hogs and filthy with house offal and dung. The an­ cient paved walks which originally traversed it were badly broken and the loose stones were widely scattered by the hogs. Outside of the town and as far as the eye can reach ex- tends a hilly country covered with forest In a long tramp through this country we saw no cultivated land. And yet this land is said to be ex­ tremely fertile and to yield largely any tropical product that is planted UDon it From an examination of an outcropping leage of rocic I decided that the soil was underlaid with lime­ stone, and such a soil is nearly al­ ways rich. But the richness of this island is wasted. For even the old plantations which were well set with coffee, oranges, and cocoanuts are grown up to tropical forest and yield next to nothing. Kight in the midst of a jungle ot wild trees and bushes I found traces of an old orange and mango grove, indicated by the re­ mains of straight rows in which these trees were originally planted. And with the decline ana ruin of the plantations has declined everything in connection with them. Even the old carriage roads which originally | traversed the island and formed a ! channel for conveying the produce to 1 the ports are now only bridle paths, ! being completely overgrown with forest and bushes. I And this is Hayti, the Hispaniola . of Columbus, the pride and glory of the great admiral! For it will be ! remembered that, after examining j tbe other large islands of the West : Indies, Columbus decided that this one was the richest and best. And later, when under French rule, K> was one of the fairest and wealthi­ est spots in the civilized world. The whole Republic, in fact, is a gigantic farce. No nation has ever shown itself more utterly incapable of self-government than the bjack Republic. In some eighty years of Haytian Independence there have been more than ninety revolutions. The children, with a few exceptions, grow up in absolute ignorance, and with a deep, inborn hatred of the white man. The rulers are blood­ thirsty tyrants and the country has degenerated into a tropical wilder­ ness. WORSHIPERS OF HUMAN BEINGS Of tbe Tucsou onio* soclftl fills Hi nostHls, while quickly following iU mouth is filled with Pnwott's pump­ kin pie party, with outside districts yet to hear from. -- Prescott Courier. Bralaea, Burns, and Scalds. For a bruise, nothing can be found more effective for immediate relief, than water a's hot as can be borne. It should be applied with a soft cloth vca-y wet, a;iii iv!iCV,Oi] fiosu bivhiOiit to moment as souti as Kie&tei ileat C«ii be tolerated, if the bruised part can be held over a basin and the water constantly taken up afresh, it will be the best plan. The application of hot water in this way not only soothes the t>ain, but dispels the in­ flammation and the coagulatcd blood, and this does away with much of the unsightly appearance caused by a bruise. For a burn apply at once with what is known as "olive tar" or a combi­ nation of olive oil and barbadoes tar which any one can %iake in a mo- men'o with the ingredients at hand. The exact proportions are not partic­ ular; the only thing to be observed is that there shall be sufficient oil to make the tar flow smoothly. If tbe emollient be applied well at once, and a soft cloth bound over it, there will seldom be any annoyance from the bandage sticking to tbe injured- skin. A burn from acid should be well washed in water befor^ ^jB^ lo- tion or emollient is applied.; # Not to Bo Had. ; f "I'd like a set of knittin'-needles 'thaout any seam-needle," said Obed Jenkins in an impressive whisper to the Berryville storekeeper. "What!" ejaculated that worthy, surveying Obed's guileless counte­ nance, which wore an expression of unusual anxiety. He repeated his request. "What in Tunkett do you mean?" inquired the storekeeper, with some severity. "Why, jest what I say," repeated Obed. "I want 'em for my wife. She's etarnally knittin', seems's if, an' whenever 1 want her to do any- thin* she alius says, 'I'll do it jest as soon as I've knit into the middle o' my seam-needle.' An' I t al'lated if I c'd buy her a set 'thaout any seam- needle, an' kinder lose the old set someways, mebbe 'twould save me a good mess o' waitin' off 'n 011." When tbe storekeeper had recov­ ered from his laugh sufficiently to ex­ plain to Obed the impossibility of complying with his request, the old man shuffled out of the store with a ^crestfallen air, muttering as he went, "I declare to't, there alnt no gittin' ahead o' women-folks, no- wajs!" Chokinic* If possible remove the offending substance at once with the fingers. If this cannot be done try a pair of blunt scissor! used as forceps. If tbe choking * is caused by 9 crumb or drops of water going down the Wrong way, close the mouth of the patient, (if force is necessary do not hesitate to use it) and thus oblige him to breathe in through the nose. Now let him open his mouth and cough. In most instances, th s will practi­ cally end the trouble.* The philpsophy of the matter is that if allowed to Sect in India Whose chief oivinity breath in, with the mouth open, the Queen victoria. oBending particle is only drawn There is a sect In Orissa, in the further down the windpipe. But by Benga presidency, who worship breathing through the nose, the lungs Bot lt Waa Kj Wonder She Didn't tteder" stand Why She Bad To. The chiropodist bad just moved into his new parlors. Before bis ar­ rival they had been occupied by a dentist. Though »s yet no marble foot upon the pavement informed tbe uninitiated that within dwelt an operator upon corns and bunions at a reasonable rate, yet such was the case. A rushing business had been 111 pilijifi'uttS <iii t iiu iiiOiiiillg. At iiooil the chiropodist, a rather timid and youthful-appearing man, started to go out to his lunch, when the door openeigjaad a young girl inquired if the Doctor was in. She was about 10 years old, and with her was a young woman about 20, evidently her mad, "Doctor," said the child, "you helped me so much six months ago that mamma suggested that 1 bring Nora down here She is in very great pain." The Doctor did not quite recall what work he had done for the child, but politely requested Nora to walk inttf the operating room and get ready. Thtev in the language of the chi­ ropodist, means to remove the shoe and stocking. The child seated her­ self in the outer 1 arlor, and the chi­ ropodist, after waiting the usual time, walked into the little room where Nora was awaiting him. Theri she sat leaning back in a big chair with a nervous expression on her face, but without any change in her attire. The Doctor was a trifle surprised, but he supposed this was a new experience to his patient "Just remove your shoe and stock­ ing please," he said as he walked over to the window. Nora absolutely grew pale with fright, but complied with his request, taking off both shoes and stockings. She was a very unhappy-looking young woman as she sat there in the high, operating chair, w.th both bare feet dang.ing jU-t above trhe floor. "Now, where do you feel the great­ est pain?" asked the Doctor. Nora threw her head back, opened her expansive mouth very wide and, pointing with one ot her red fingers to a wisdom tooth in her upper jaw, exclaimed: "There, Doctor, Oh! it is something awful!" is charged,' 'or your generous response, The fin* iMr Ar&ue* *n« Mfcvte of tho World. The armies of tbt world standm this order: The head; second, at a vgry shurt interval, the German army; third, the Hcaslan: fourth, the Austrian. At sea, "the first four powers are Great Britain, France, Italy, and Russia. Taking the two elements into consideration, we have France leading, with seven point** Orpst RHtRfn feenn*' four points, made on one element: Russia, with three points, and Ger­ many, with three points, - made on one element; Italy, with two points, and Austria with one point The reasons are briefly these: On land France has a larger body of trained men than Germany has, and is sur­ passed by Germanyonly in the number of horse*, and in cavalry. The French artillery is believed to be the finest in the world. The German army comes second, but very close to the French. The Kussian army is larger than either the French or the Ger­ man army; but its material is not so good, its equipment not so good. Its infantry far exceeds that of the French or German army; so does its cavalry; but its artillery and engineer forces are much smaller than those of France, and barely equal those of Germany. Austria probably stands fourth, in number of men and equip­ ment, though Italy pushes it very close. On the sea, Great Britain leads, with the largest number of armored vessels, second largest num­ ber of ligh»er, but still heavy rfuns, and second largest number of men. Further, Great B itian has just built and is now building sixteen new armor ciads, and forty-live cruisers. France stands second, having since 1871 spent much money intelligently on her fleet She stands third in the number of armor-clads, first in cruis­ ers, but second in the guns these mount; second in the heavy guns,Lut first in number of men. Italy, soon after 1870, begin to buildupits navy, and now stands fourth in armor-clads, third in cruiserc, first in heaviest guns, and fourth in heavy guns, and fourth in number of men. Russia comes second in number of armor- clads, second in cruisers, third in heavy guns, and third in number of men. The liussian fleet is capable L#f MUST GO StICE. EE PAIR lik» economy much lower. ON & CO. thd^B mi' • • • night instead of getting Into the car­ riage that came every evening to take us to our dwellintr, she sprang into another standing beside it and s >t off at a gallop!" Marcel began to put two and twe together; the little figurine gone Comte Gaston Leopold gone, too; both of them gone, at one and th6 same time„ and gone for tbe same length of time, also! The little figurine that had looked at one, thta had smiled at another; the soft human-like coiffeur's figurine of wax. "Monsieur," said Marcel at last, slowly and impressively, "which of us has lost his senses? What have you been talking about? Who was the figurine of your window?" The coiffeur threw up his hands to Heaven with a gesture of resigned despair. . "What! You don't know yet, Monsieur," said he, "though I'vo told you clearly? The figurine of my window, 1 repeat, was--was my wife, Elsie!"--From the French. A "Perfect Little Beauty." An Indianapolis girl who spent last winter abroad studying music relates an amusing incident of her experience powders, perukes, capuchons, trink- ^nn^TtaMan6 t,eacl|er3, wa^ a * young Italian musician who also ; ets--anything, anything I say, but-- v;V; but the figurine in my window." The case was hopeless. Marcel de- 4; parted, defeated and furioua w;v. She was regularly in her place for Sk . perhaps a week more, when the < window was empty, and, queerer than % all else, the window remained empty. U,:' Comte Caston Leopold, too, had strangely disappeared and was to be found at neither bouse, club, opera, nor any other place that once had known him. Marcel inquired for him of friends and besieged the servants who answered tht. door. "M. le Comte had left,. Paris very suddenly," they responded. '*Wtthout saying where he was going or 'lk)W long he would remain." A month passed, and then one evening at the club, Marcel and Blankston's wager upon the coiffeur's figurine broughtup the subject again. "But she's there no more, you know," sadly declared little Frlsbie. "Eh? What? .Gone for good, the pretty little figurine?" ••So it seems." And so eventually it proved; the window was rearranged and filled with a miscellaneous collection of all sorts of things apropos of women's toilets--fich us, flowers, combs, brushes, pads, and buckels-- anything that you could ask, in fact, but not so much as one golden curl of the little figurine's pretty head. "But she wasn't there always at first, Frisbie, you know." cried a «. * pv"' ajfrr' v Vfsfs?. ^ ^ •-- - - <».. &K. i -jIa JMrfJk. .tofcr. • * played in the orchestra and with wbose charms all the girls affected to be terribly smitten. They called him Romeo behind his back and declared that with his jet-black eyes and curly hair he would be a perfect Apollo if he were only taller; as it was. he was 4•a perfect little beauty." It was a day or two before the Christmas holi- ] days and our young lady had iust finished a lesson with him. Their j conversation had always been very {limited, as he knew but little En­ glish and never seemed disposed to air that: so, blushing at her boldness, she turned at the door and said: "1 wish you a merry Christmas." He looked at her for a moment as if he tho.ght her crazy and then, bowing deeply, said: "It is a great honor you do, but I cannot marry you Christmas; no, no, do not ask it" The poor girl was dreadfully em» barrassed and repeated what she bad said several times with an emphasis that caused Romeo to become more alarmed and decided in his refusal. 4 41 do not want to marry you Christ­ mas or ever," he protested. When his now thoroughly indig­ nant pupil at length made him un* derstand that she meaut "happy ! Christmas" he was greatly distressed j at his mistake and was profuse in his bows and apologies.--Indianapolis Journal. THE best marksmen are usually ---- , '• i , - 7 I; in Queen Victoria as their chief di­ vinity. Col. Graham also discovered that her Majesty was an object of worship in the temple of Pbodohgo- Lama, atTumloug, in Thibet A sect in tbe Punjab worship a deity whom they call Nikkal Sen. This Nikkal Sen was none other tban the redoubted Gen. Nicholson, and nothing that the General could say or do dampened tbe enthusiasm of his adorers. M. du Cha llu tells that some of the African savages looked upon him as a superior being, and the South Sea Islauders wor­ shiped Capt. Cook as a deity. Even when they had killed him and cut him up into small pieces the inhabi­ tants of Owyhee fully expected him him to reappear and frequently asKed what be would do to them on his return. Lander, in his Niger expedition, says that in mo3t African towns and villages he was treated as a demigod. Lord John Lawrence has been wor­ shiped among tbe Silks in Northwest India. Three years ago a man named Jur.ung Tain, a district com­ missioner foi tbe Russian Govern­ ment at Garhigivsk, in tbe north­ west point of Siberia, imagined he was a god. Subsequently he declared himself to be the chief divinity in the Yakutskan pantheon. Divine honors were paid to him and he was carried through the settlement daily. On special occasions he was accom­ panied by a wonderful procession, when he was carried by eight richly dressed men, seated in a richly orna­ mented chair, which was adorned by the wings of partridge^, bells, horses' tails, and ribbons, while before him was a band of dancers. His career, however, was a short one, for he was arrested by the military authorities and sent to Yladivistock, where he is now confined in a lunatic asylum* Cautions. Mr. Ellas Nobbs was noted for tfie extreme caution of his speech and manner. "Seems's if EUas expected bis promises was goin' to ketch him round the neck when he wa'n't look- in'/' remarked one of his neighbors, who had tried in vain to extract from him a definite agreement in re­ gard to some farming work. Sometimes this remarkable pru­ dence of Mr. Nobbs caused his fel­ low-townspeople considerable amuse­ ment On one occasion he was tell* ing a friend what a good wife he had. "Her mind kind o' runs on ser'ous things, though," he added. "She was tellm' to-day bow that if 1 died fust, she'd give me a good burial, an' hoped I'd do the same for her in case she was the fust to go. "She's ben a good wife to me," added Mr. Nobbs, solemnly, an' I told her that if she died fust an' 1 was alive, I'd see that things was carried out to please her." Society's Gay Whirl in Arizona. Arizona is coming to the front in society matters We scarcely re­ cover from our astonishment at the startling details of the Moqjii snake iinncft when the Navalo corn rinnrj* jo are filled with a volume of air which may be used a moment later in try­ ing to expel the obstacle. This same rule applies in cases of whooping- cough. If the child can be persuaded or commanded to close (She mouth in inhaling, the first "whoop" passes by and the paroxysm of coughing wili often amount to but little. It 1e drawing in the breath through the open mouth which causes the whoop, and the whoop which causes the ad­ ditional coughing. A-Prejudice Overcome. There is one' prejudice, says an Englishwoman now residing in this country, that I have had to overcome, since coming to America, which was my antipathy to sponge cake and lady fingers, as so often served over here with ice cream. My associations with them are of the gloomiest sort. Lady fingers are served in all parts of England, with light refreshments, at funerals, and usually go by the name of "funeral biscuits." In the Yorkshire dales, if yotf are asked to a funeral and are unable to attend, they usually send you, with a memorial card, a piece of sponge cake and several lady Angel's, folded in a sheet of black-bordered paper, and fastened witn big black seals. So American hostes-es, when they know this, must not think it bad taste on the part of their Euglish guests it they decline these cakes. Has Over Two Million Volumes* The general inventory of the fa­ mous Bibiiotheiue Nationale--Na­ tional Library at Paris--was begun in 1875. It has just been finished under the direction of M. Marchal, assistant librarian. This inventory shows that the Bibliotheque Na­ tionale, which is to France what t.he British Museum is to England, con­ tains in its collections 2,150,000 vol­ umes, without mentioning the pro­ vincial newspapers of France, which ara not yet in bound form.--New York Tribune. 0 able for making a beverage, but that they possess properties which make them in some respects more valuable tban the coffee beans in appearance aud fragrance tbe dried coffee leave* very much resem­ ble those of the tea plant An in­ fusion of them being made, just as in the case of ordinary tea, an aromatic beverage is produced which is bitter to tbe taste, but not disagreeably so, and which contains almost as much thine as real tea, while there is a notable falling off in the proportion of tannin. It has been suggested that this "coffe-tea," although not quite as agreeable to the uneducated taste as either of the older beverages, may Ibecome an important article of d.et since it is admirably refreshing and restorative in its effects and at the same time would probably not prove disagreeable to people who are un­ able to drink ordinary tea aud coffee The coffee leaves thus far experi j mented with have been grown on the elevated plains of Dimbula in Cey Ion. There appears to be no reason why they should not be widely culti­ vated if the new beverage wins its way to popular lavor. being bottled up largely in the he Baltic and Black Seas, therefore he Italian navy is put third. Other lements enter into the decision; in bat we simpiy follow the opinions ot he principal authorities on armar ChoiJ'ent ------ Teach Children to Gargle* A physician in a paper on diph- heria urges upon parents the im- ortance of teaching children to gar- le at an early age, and mentions the 'act that during an epidemic of the isease in his city, he taught his baby girl, only a little more than 2 ears old, to gargle as well as tter 9- fear old brother, and kept up the >ractice regularly three time a day vhroughout the prevalence of the dis- veiiase. This is one of the small points 1 keeping with the tendency of the ge, which is towards preparation nd prevention rather than relief, lone, perhaps, except physicians and y_ _ uirses, realize the obstacles which irn co%)stinate and spoiled children make themselves in cases of illness, and the helpless mother who stands by with her despairing "he won't take it, and 1 can't make him," adds to the hopelessness of the situation. A child who is old enough to under­ stand what is said to him is not too young to learn that he must do his share in the fight for recovery when sickness assails him. The same paper states that it is a noticeable fact that much larger number of girls have diphtheria than boys, ascribing as a probable cause that, girls spend more time in doors than boys, which should be another note of warning to mothers, and cause them oftener to turn the girls out of doors after scho >1 hours than is done. These hints are very timely and should be put in practice by all mothers. • J log on th| Ing a portioi A 71,737, of ^ great basin wi Nevada boundary H&e« favorably wittt'Utt infernal adding that winill certain locat tttt- provements, such as water and goof society, the conditions conducive t* iicttliiiiiti Wv'tjiti in- enhanced in either case. The expressed verdict of those wh* see and know of Nevada only from views within range of the eye, taken from Central Pacific car windows while rushing along at a thirty of* forty-mile pace, is usually "arid ter« ritnry," "barr^m waste" "deouuipu&ed granite," "alkali desert" 4>sag^ brush," etc, and is true in part an<f therefore pardonable, though errone­ ous in its greater sense. It is obviou*. '; ̂ that the arid acres void of water ant) ' " vegetation are not habitable, just at. ( it is true of the marshes and swamp*. X, of the more populous States, ancl what private capital with gov­ ernment and State aid has accom*>#?v plished in draining and reclaiming , . the latter will, as our national popu^ t ; lation increases, be consummated it* 4, /j the former by artesian wells and ir» ? rigation. .Opinions 1 formulated^:i;';|l||i through a wider acquaintance made. ' by traversing Nevada's interior by ' stage and 4,Cayuse" are obviously v more in accordance with fact than* those derived through observation obtainable from a single route trav* . ersing the State from east to west, ^ , " and which was chosen not by th» artist the farmer, the miner, or th<^ J settler, but by the ci vil engineer, who' , < sought less for the interest of the* £ j State than be did to build tbe linlt connecting the Atlantic witfi Pacific at a minimum cost per It is, however, due entirely, to the mile. itt mineral resources and the undying s ^ devotion of the prospector to the vch, ^ *' jltion that Nevada is known to' ^ fame. Decades prior to the com*~%i'" j pletion of its railroad the State wa$ -^.1 famous.owing to its iabulous depos.t#v;";Jli'| of the precious metals. It was then . ^ such men as the prospector left com*- ,\j fortable homes and gambled their ' *,.4 time in tireless search against the , chances of a 4'strike." Long year! f spent in "roughing it," and isolatioi^gj|| from centers of civilization, mad®. ~i their exteriors ungraceful, perhaps^ \ and their language uncouth thouglf f j unique, but their high appreciation of the unwritten laws of the moun- / • tains in justice of man ta man ancl . their ever readiness to assist and car<i;^^§ for an unfortunate brother stamps ; them as men of sterling; worth an<| character. Pros. ecto s are first and last Americans. If their patriotism* v.* is expressed witli a lack of refine^ ment it is nevertheless of a superior ' i quality for occasions when national i complications are beyond amicabiet ;/ adjustment by the polished diplomat̂ ., <, 4 and wise men of the East If thejr , ' use the product ot their lead minei ^ ] to execute their wholesome unwrit'^ ^pj ten laws and to express their disap*^ proval of horse-stealing, they simul- ,v " r j taneously therewith decrease the* j danger to posterity of inherited crim*' *", -- 1 inality. \ .• \ ̂ It was due to the discoveries by just such men that the Comstoclf lode bonanzas Are famous the world • M over. Just such men became million- . | aires, who, prior to their fortunate/ "find," wore just such apparel, dran from a tin can, and when overtakei|i'if^ by night on the mountains coileti? i|Jff themselves in a buffalo sKin or blanket and lay with their guns con­ venient to interrupt the barking of a| too familiar wolf, with not even a tent to prevent their counting th» stars from horizon to horizon wheo tbe excitement of the days "find" ot 4'ledge matter" rendered the dark- 1 ness vexatious and sleep impossible. • j Since the prospectors' location o£ the Comstock mines -KtiOO,000,000 ha» 7".; ' been extracted from thema^id poured, : ^ into the nation's horn of plenty. Th^' ̂ , 4*? Mackey-Bennett cable, the i'ost Tele«- ,."'i graph, hundreds of regal m|unument^|)Sf||f in tbe large cities of the country. tb$ Mills Building, New York, such ho- ^ tels as the Palace, the Baldwin, thi* - [ Grand Opera House, and the heW f California Theater in San ^rancisco^ - the palatial residences by tjlie score,. , , w h o s e i m m e n s i t y , g r a n d e u r ! a n d a r * f ^ j chitectural grace are of universal ad*^ vi ! miration: steamships, railroads,news*. - , V | "papers, and development or jnnumer*. v 'j able engineering and commercial en- • f < terpr'ses in sister States, all bf whiclt , ~ * owe their possibility to this fraction „ i of Nevada's hidden resources^ attest , ^ ^ , to the zeal of her prospector citizens* J vJ I --Cassier's Magazine. / ^ Irate but Polite. 'An exchange credits a witty amen ity to a person who had iust takei away an umbrella from the pedes trian iu front of him. "Permit.me," he said, > 4to return your umbrella. 1 found it in my eye." Where It Comes In. "Paw, is there any difference be­ tween a cold and a influenzy?" "If the doctor calls it a cold the j bill is about $4. If he calls it in­ fluenza it'* about $18. The differ­ ence is $14, my son." Prices. Low prices are the result of poor goods. The farmer who sends in­ ferior articles to market contributes his share in reducing prices for him­ self and others. - HARVARD COLLEGE is a beautiful example of the truth ot the biblcal premise that "to him that hath shall be .riven." • The Mistletoe. The mistletoe, otherwise known as the "true lover's vine," 60 long and so closely connected with the Christ­ mas season, and its secular festivities, is one of the most remarkable para­ sitic plants in the world. In ancient times, when found upon the oak, which was seldom, it was an object of superstitious regard among tbQ Druids. It grows in the tops of trees, shooting out from*the branches like a scion from one tree grafted into another. It is attached to most of the deciduous trees of the South, but mo>t frequently the chestnut and sweet gum. The mUtletoe itself is an evergreen, and presents, in winter tbe strangu appearance ot a branch covered With leaves of a brilliant green on a tree that is otherwise de­ nuded of foliage. The bark is of a deep green and the wood exceedingly brittle. It. is generally believed that the mistletoe springs from seed con­ veyed by birds or the wind and lodged in a crevice or notch in the bark. When it sprouts, th<v rootlets insinu­ ate themselves into the live wood, and receive their sustenance from the sa.j of the tree, after the manner of a graltor bud inserted in a fruit tree. The ancient Druids credited this plant with . wonderful magical powers, and the old legends of Brit- tainy are full of allusions to ft. Origin of th» Bridal Veil* The use of the bridal veil is said to have originated with our Saxon fore­ fathers. On the occasion of a wed­ ding, it was the custom with them to hold over the bride a canopy to con­ ceal her embarrassment. At the present day the veil is legarded much in the wayjof a necessary adornment, nevertheless, to the sensitive and re­ tiring, ilimy as it is, it gives a cer­ tain sense of security from t>crutiny, just as the mourning veil protects tbe newly bereaved from the imperti­ nent gaze of tbn over-curious Every honest man is trusted too V- ^ t Was Knowing and Bold. "When 1 was in the Yellowstone Park this summer," said a Wyoming Valley man to a reporter for. the New York Sun, "one of tbe game­ keeper's told me about a bear that worr.e l a camp of government sol­ diers almost to desperation for sev­ eral weeks. Late one night a bear waddied into camp, ripped open a tent put the soldiers to flight, got what he wanted to eat and went away. The next night the bear came around again, smashed down a tent ami stole a smoked ham. "Under the park rules the soldiers were prohibited from firing at the thievish brute, as well as from jab­ bing a bayonet into him, and the only thing they could do when the bear appeared and went to helping himself to rations was to get out of his way. Night after night the bold beast made a raid on th^ camp and ruined a tent or two. My inform­ ant said that the bear acted as if he knew that the soldiers dare not fire at him, and that on each visit he became more saucy and destructive than before. "When the bear's raids had become unbearable the commandaut sent the facts to the Secretary of the in­ terior and asked what to da Word came back to shoot the bear, and that night when bruin strode boldly into camp the soldiers put an end to his career by riddling him with bul­ lets" . • Polly Was Not Used to Battle* It is recorded of a parrot that was a pet on board a man-of-war that it lost its senses through fright at the extraordinary turmoil during a battle in which the ship was engage.1. Before the tight it was lively and intelligent, but soon after hostilities began it was seen to be cowering in terror. It took no notice of the at­ tention paid to it in order to calm it gradually tecame dull and stupid.and always returned the same answer to questions put to it no hatter how varied these Were. Poor Polly never recovered from its shock of tear, remaining mentally weak as long as It lived. Its owner could not have thought of the effect the strange experience would have on tbe bird, or he would surely have sent it ashore. . He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper: but he is more ex­ cellent who can suit his temper to 8T|y firnumtttnrflgi • • v • M •i An Ancient Teacher. r Gharles Thorn p on, secretary to the first American Congress, on.eboardetj in the family of a school teacher named Dove, who, with his wife, wa»~ : much given to scandal. Wishing t<K : leave them on account of their df* ^ /I fensive propensity, but dread ing their ' \ tongues, he adopted an ingenious ex-._ V pedient to prevent them from slander# - ing him. ^ One evening he asked them if hiftV. „ conduct as a boarder had been satis« •- factory, and on their answering^ "Yes," he said: "Would you be good enough to giv$ ; me a certificate to that effect?" "Oh, certainly." t.Tf A certificate was given, ahd tisipf"•ilflfe: next day he left their house. , This man D>ove was a humoiisty. „ and in his school, instead of whipi^^ ping an offending pupil, he made hiu^ ridiculous in the eyes of his school­ mates. The birch was stuck into th# back part of the collar of the culprit^ who, with this badge of disgrace;? was made to stand upon the plat& form. If boys Were late in arriving af school, a committee or five or six scholars was sent into th3 streets, . J; ' s ' lantern, to and escort with a bell and lighted hunt up tbe delinquents them to the schoolhouse. One day the scholars enjoyed th»^;^ sport mentioned in "Hamlet" "to '4,. have the engineer hoist with bis own petard." Dove had always professed a willingness to have his own punish' "t S ment meted out to himself in case transgressed the rules. • V' One morning the teacher was Iat& , and a committee of boys, with beii " ' and lantern, meeting him on his way , to school, escorted him through tbtf streets, to the amusement of tb» -•* spectators. He had the goo-I sens'* :, J J to submit quietly.--Youths Con»« • ' «*•».. a' . W-s > * . I M.V • 1-f,# v'ijl .aL .".-.1