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- • > - • i *K,v - fS -** W»R SUHtE. fe­ ll! flaiudealcr Editor and Publisher. ILLINOIS. LATEST COURSE. VhBf-rnrMt my V1(< she bad studied steno- solid then took up photcg- «ctenco and started geography, I c.v«Ktr tie of a year. 'took up a course of theology, ti|> with a touch of myt&ology, degMtfK the Iin« of zoology, "Jbarsramit mind remained clear. ta a eonrne oa the theory of writing, Me lo«tj < and paints on the subject of •SChtin#, §&Qanm <«ntrwR on house building, boating and - - iJSer «wr.l classmates she'd soar. 'flo mt,e the subject of steam navfgar A'-TT. •Psefc n?m iii^s nctlon in church education, 4DD»1 SJMHWI the study of impersonation, Aa£ • ».0 db«3 was longing for more. titer cmrkled the latest great fad, oleo- ^JMI institutes taught her slm- iMy-' , £«!**• tr. . I , S*r bw.1 to encourage felicity, if"" Ofc- tlK v <»; amart as a l>ookl ; *.t bmc winded up with a course in pho- iMtiw . " «. Sjxle attention and time to atn- V the MM <rf tier leisure she gave to mag- * $ • -zKjrir*. • ©ff v > rtofti- is learning to cook l II ar«>Crai MuMjurwt. "U:; ' ' Vb. Tan twiller's alibi. " *®8e<B«iw had been failing for several Ln little eddying i^iists, and al- M appreciable liuniber of flakes "mono cting on the cape of Miss f>empsey'a storm-coat, as she tentaf la to Fifty-Fourth street at a ig P®0®- ^ll her head, framed ley «. halo of browu hair, in which flSe •&?!$•« of moisture glistened here »ND TSBSB, a dark English wulking-hat laa£ ei wfjed coquettishly to one hide. ,, ftier <•»«>« ics were brilliant from the cut­ ting- wind, and ht>r eyes shone with ex- tti c.i» twu, as t-iie battled against the £0&acm. insignificant Bertie Carey, ad- ? »«fwcsEc from the opj>o.Hite direction, she •*)fi£xred like a delightful vision; a de- Ctg&t considerably influenced, of course, %y the fact that *he belonged to the a-igkt " bet" of visions, or Bertie, being ffcs little a man, would uot have looked ^ Boesud time. Indeed, it is doubtful •vfeether anything short of Miss S>orothy,s genealogy on the maternal «i4e would l»ve induced him to give up daily game of dominoes at the club Iftnd wheel about to join her promenade •pith such urbane ubiivion to the cool- t? receive yon if you came, and gave tae entire authority to act in his stead." In the course of her life it is probable that Miss Dorothy had never experi­ enced such a variety of emotions. That , it was a ca«e of mistaken identity, ap- Eeared plain; but how to account for er presence here, without betraying her name and her reason for ringing the bell, appeared a problem difficult of solution "lam rare there is some mistake,* she siamered at length; "I am not the person Dr. Robinson expects. I simply wanted to consult him about a slight cold, and will call again." "As my uncle is no longer a practicing physicien, I am sure that can not have been your object" He drew himself np to his full height, which Dorothy found rather overwhelming, and adapted a sterner tone. "Do be seated," he repeated, "this is • very serious matter and mast be treated seriously. Your acquaintance with my unfortunate cousin is as well known to me in all its details as to my uncle. Why try to decieve me ?" as Dorathy made an attempt for a hear­ ing. , "But 1 am not (he person yoa think I am," she declared with spirit; "I am Miss Dempsy." "Indeed! And to what reason does my uncle, an old bachelor, owe the pleasure of this visit to-day? You must excuse my ignoring the cold." He made a quick, oouvincing gesture as she started, hesitated--and was lost. "You see it is useless" he went on; "I must insist on your remaiuing until you ha.e answered a few questions; but I beg that you won't force me to be more impolite than you can help." "Wheu will Dr. Robinson return?" J "In an hour or two at the most If ! if I can retrieve in any way the discom­ fort you have undergone." Thus brought to bay, nothing wa* left for Dorothy but to make full con­ fession. "I am Miss Dempsey, of No. -- Fifth Avenue," she began, but wan uncere­ moniously interrupted by the doctor. "Hot Julien Dempsey's daughter? I knew he left a widow and child. Bless me. what a coincidence! We were chums--old chuma at Yale, years ago -- but go on, my child." And then followed the whole ridicu­ lous, mortifying tale, to whiich the doc­ tor listened with open interest "I am glad you happened to come here," he said, not quite approvingly, when she hod linished. "And I hope you are going to exoner­ ate me partially," entreated Sawtelle, who had been preparing his line of de­ fense during the recital; "you can't fanoy how humiliated I am or how tempted I was to believe you. If yoa hadn't acknowledged your acquaintance wi1%goor Van Twiller, I should have weakened at the end." "I do know Mr. Van Twiller, but the acquaintance is only a superficial one. I saw him last at Mr9. Lyle's ball Wednesday evening, and sat with him some time in tlie conservatory. I was upset because what you told me seemed so terrible." "But Mrs. Lyle herself mentioned to me that he was not iii* the house ten minutes," interposed the doctor; T think she was miffed. She fancied him for one of her girls, and now he has thrown himself away--poor Albert I" "Oh, I know how that happened. He told me all about it. He was going home with a Mr. Green, and, after he had made his adieux, Mr. Green decided to remain, so he sat out a dance with me ANCIENT MILLING. you prefer waiting for him, that will be | J?d £ua11* ^ent off wifchout wftit ir* £or and he drew forward one ^ , , And do you eveu better, of the easiest chairs. "But I can't stay here two hour's," cried Dorothy, now thoroughly alarmed and continuing to stand uncompromis­ ingly. "Nor is there the slightest neccessity fcr it. Perhaps, if I state the case, it will enable you to see thst you can use the same freedom with me as with the doctor, and, also, how little we require of you, provided you are honest, and how unpleasant the consequences may be if you evade. There have been great complications in two of the banks with which my oousin is oonnected, and actual theft has been committed. It has been proved past doubt at what hour the latter occurred, and suspicion has fallen in the highest places. My couriu will be implicated in the arrests unless it can be proved to the satis­ faction of thofce interested that he was elsewhere at the time. By to-morrow. of his reception. i i" Iike1y tLat' 0ther or the farthest the next dav, all Ne„ Mi** Demjisey would have re- Tork kQOW of it Fof ^ ̂ tafmted ht<* intrusion quite so hotly; but 1 - ° Vaafortunatelv for him, her memory still attained with vigor a graphic de-crip- €«a, detailed to her oniy the previous ^tneoiuq by her Cousin Jack, during «xcited to unusual emphasis by mm- SMC fit for descent society." Dorothy, having agreed with him in •ITiri*. if not to the letter, felt that she i justified in taking strong measures this occasion. v Te walk down the avenue in his com- *«fcaeyt at an hour when all her dear -Four Hundred" friends would be reason he refuses to acoount for him­ self. Now, all we require is that you shall state under oath when and where yon have seen him since Monday last" "I don't know what you are talking about, and I don't wish to remain here any lo entiy. "Nonsense," replied Sawtelle, almost roughly, interposing himself between her and the door; "my uncle gave me a [ band. Subsequent events have led us description of you before he left. The j to believe--so tender were his minis- idea of you denying that you know Al-; trations and pressures between the bert \ an Twiller is absurd." volumes of a new set of Ruskin--that in the mention of the oame, Dorothy , course of time it became less like a rag and more like a respectable handker­ chief. 1i know what time that was?" inquired the doctor, eagerly. "About a quarter or half after one, my partner for the cotillion came upr^ ̂ tVe began to dance it about that iime."\ "Could yon swear to it on paper?" "Why, ves; certainly." "Then,* snouted the doctor, tri­ umphantly, "he is vindicated, whether he explains or not This will satisfy the directors so that they will drop pro­ ceedings where he is concerned. They know already that he :s not guilty, ft is as plain as daylight to me now. He didn't remember the exact time left the Lyles', and, thinking he was with this woman he has married, didnt want to attract our attention to ber." "And now, if you please, I should like to go home," remarked Miss Dempsey, in a pathetic tone. "Of course, my poor child, immedi­ ately. Neil, call a carriage. 1 will go with you myself %nd see your mother, also get your signature, if you will be so kind. It will straighten the affair out wonderf nlly. Verily truth is stranger than fiction!" As Dorothy swept from the room, Sawtelle made a brave, if ineffectual, attempt to attract her attention; but, as she steadily refused to be aware of his presence, his conscience permitted him to retain a small, poaked wad, which was easily ooncealed in the palm of his mad glancing curiously from ! &ave » liule of horror and amaze- (reMigham windows or over their | men** s, was a reflection upon her "Why, of. course, I know him," she discrimination which she was said, unguardedly; and then, seeing too aeadj to endure. Accordingly, be- i tbe preliminary greetings were if over, she was racking her brain maam way of dismissing him. In She medicated a dozen clever femi- i lies;vera that, under any other iw^tacees or in any other locality, Urovld have been practicable. It was fiuhney himself who filially provided her i&te ooeans of escape. "".Awfully jolly, this unexpected pleas- ftse of A stroll with you," he murmured, waocing tlie gaft that was rapidly re- -eHafli&g him to breathlessness. ""Xes, indeed," returned Dorothy, with fUae aio-senty, "only it can't be a very aeag one, as I intend making a call in JShia•block." This with unblushing ef- feojrtory, although well aware that she* awmki walk on to the North River with- finding a name on her list. " ""-JL «.*Uial friend?" inquired Oarey. iiaink uot" ~Xhis must be the house then, sinoe it flKKhe last one," ""Thank*, yes. I suppose you will be ' "Grreys. Good afternoon." It is now over events occurred. a year since these and we hear that the late, that she was only strengthening article in qnestion, together with a num- his mistake, she sank into the nearest chair, with a pitiful wail of distress which did not help matters. "Oh, this is perfectly dreadfnl!" she sobbed, forgetting her dignity and moi ping her eyes with futive dabs. As for the blonde giant on the rug, be looked scarcely less uncomfortable and ill at easa "A don't see but that you will have to wait till the doctor comes. If I should let you go it would only mean publicity and an appearance at court and all sorts of complications, which you ought to be as anxious to avoid as we are, Miss McKiuney." "Iam not Miss McRinney." "Well, my uncle will know who yon are, anyway." "No, he won't," thought Miss Demp­ sey, and relapsed into a damp and pro­ tracted silence. "I wonder if you would believe me," she said at last, impulsively, turning on him a pair of moist, indignant eyes, "if I told you exactly how I did happen to "*4.41^, the Greys!" cried Carey, fired t come here. fresih -recollections; "haven't you i "I am dreadfully sorrow. I presume Iheaid? Then, if 1 may, I will wait and I have made a mess of it," he replied; friend is in; if not, we can irrelevantly, perhaps we had bettor ^Bntitioe our chat." ^ not try any more explanations till the ^J3S Dorothy, being an inde- doctor oomes. You see, if I had known Jpeudeift -and somewhat peremptory j that you were in the least"--reddening V' i ISB»] lady, and having gone to ali the and ri&k of this subterfuge, was •atytiling but pleased at a turn which fatft her unwittingly outwitted. But hav- * icag goae so far, it was necessary to play 4j4£m <a*oe out, aud, ascending the steps '•"waSh. a good deal of suppressed indigna- • ehe pressed the belL The door aramjptly opened by a neat-capped y la Dr. Robinson in ?" she inquired, (puMy/imyirovising the first name that ""I <b»Lieve so, ma'am; will you walk &r For «n instant Dorothy wavered in tortal dismay. This was a contingency €uc wtash she found herself completely (K«<wp,paued. Then, as her glance roved the waiting Carey below to the wka had stepped hospitably back, fc,r r-osoiution was taken; to go in and pereeptibly--"the least like what you are, I never should have attempted a conversation." As Dorothy found nothing to reply to this, another half hour passed, re­ ducing her to a state of nervousness that went far toward confirming Sawtelle in his suspicions. At last, to the infinite relief of both, a key souuded in the latch, and bowing politely at her averted head, Sawtelle hastened into the hall. Already the doctor, a hale, hearty man of 50, was divesting himself of his snowy overcoat, and on catching sight of his nephew he began to speak in a cheery, excited voice. "Such a day, my boy! The jade es­ caped me in spite of everything, and ; sailed on a Cunarder this noon. But | that isn't the worst of it. No wonder | Albert refused to say anything about I her. He knew the whole thing wonld ^Kpiaui, ou meeting the doctor, that he j come out, and her testimony wouldn't the wrong man, seemed the simplest; be worth shucks, for you see he h ®od aaost natural way out of the difli- •mlfcy, and k would rid her of Carey, wCueh was the main thing. The room into which she was ushered Cgptve her, as a first impression, a sensa- Ssfiiti of cheer aud comfort aud good married her--married her, my dear boy, do you understand?" As Sawtelle made no response, he glanced up hastily. "Anvthing wrong?" "Oht*nothing," replied Sawtelle, in a Sfeste. It was fitted up as half office, half! dramatic whisper of desptoir, "except library, and a fire on the hearth shed ! that I have kept the prettiest girl I ever 4ite unstable light on two large chairs, I saw in a state of turture for two hours. «fi£mwn -up in a suggestively confidential! She wouldn't explaiu who she was at uraaner within tlie seductive radiance. | first, and seemed so agitated that I &$ocothv had made a mental comment I never had a doubt about its being the ber of other worldly goods, is to be de­ livered to its rightful owner. How it all came about, those who have not be­ gun their love affairs with a little ani­ mosity will never be able to conjecture, but we have it direct from the lips of lie round and ever rubicund Carey himself. "The latest engagement, my deah fellah, is Miss Dempsey's to a person named Sawtelle. Why, they say he has never been to a Patriarchs' in his life!"--Manj Golding Lanman, in the Epoch. Kesults or Dishonesty. The harm which a few unscrupulous men may do to a great number of hon­ est ones is well illustrated by a circular which the Uuited States Department of Agriculture has seut out For the past five years, this circular shows, there has been a steady falling off in the quantity and prioe of our country's butter exports. During these last years only seventeen million pounds of butter have been sent abroad annu­ ally, against twenty million pounds a year during the five years preceding. The pnee during the past five years has averaged from three to five cents less than in the first five years. During this period also eighty-eight million pounds of cheese per year have been exported at an average price of about nine cents a pound; bat for the preceding five years the exports of cheese averaged one hundred and twenty million pounds at an average price of nearly eleven cents a pound. The decline of both these items of trade is attributed in great measure to the exportation of butter and cheese of a-very bad quality. "Filled oheeses," said to be "compounds of skimmed milk and grease," have been sent to Eng­ land, as well as rancid hotter and "oleo­ margarine" instead of g&oil butter. Much of this mischief is undoubtedly done by unscrupulous packers or ex­ porters, who substitute wretched stuff for the good product of the farms; but these packers, while they hurt the rep­ utation of all American cheese in for- | eign business, contribute to the ruin of their own business. i No agriculturist should forget that good measure and good quality are the surest means to prosperity in Ithe world, and farmers owe it to themselves to j leave no stone unturned to secure, if possible, by combination or other fair means, the delivery of their honest pro­ duces to the consumer, whether in their own country or abroad.--Youth*a Com­ panion. " - W»*M1 to tlie KfttHbllshment ot Water- J*owxir Mills in Koiu*. For ages the various cereals use® in bread-making were ground with very uncouth contrivances, hardly deserving the name of mill as we understand it, says the Detroit Free Press. They consisted of two portable circular stones, tho upper being the Smaller and turned upon the lower and concave one by means of an iron and wooden handle, the grain being placed between them. These stones were usually obtained from a quarry in the vicinity of Baby­ lon, from which sufficient were taken to supply all the Eastern countries. The grinding was usually performed by two females, who sat opposite each oiher with the mill atones placed be­ tween them, the upper stone being kept in ooiistunt motion by the hands ot the operators. Very ofton this tedious work was assinged to prisoners, who consid­ ered. it a most degrading task. The fact is tojd in hojy .writ, in which we are to'.d- that Samson "did grind in the prison-house of the Philistiues," and Jeremiah bewails the fact- that the Babyloniaot) "took our young . men to grind." . -, _ Two fariiAtts philosophers--Menede- nms and Asclepiades--when pursuing their studies at Athens, were enabled to jiay for their support and schooling by acting as miller# after school hours, receiving the munificent sum of 36cents (2 drachma,*) per night. Happily their leilow-studeuts, upon hearing this, raided a subscription sufficient to defray the expenses oi these deserving young men. While women were milling they usu­ ally relieved the monotony of their work by singing songs of a lively and cheerful character. Ordinarily they prepared as much meal in the morning as would be required for the day. On this account Hebrew writers associated the noise of the morning mill with prosperity and happiness. If, on the contrary, this work was performed in the evening, they imagined there was the sound af adversity and sadness in the notes of tile song. The Romans, among whom agricul­ ture was a highly favored occupation, were an inventive race, especially in the matter of labor-saving machines. Rec- oguizing the drudgery of hand-mills, they in>ented those whose motive power was imparted by asses, mules and oxen, and introduced them into all the coun­ tries conquered by their victorious armies. There is no positive record of the name of the originator of this im­ provement in milling. About the year 70 B. C., Mithridates, king of Cappadocia, one of the most in­ genious and able princes of the time, in­ vented the first mill driven by water. This triumph of his skill and ingenuity he caused to be erected in the immediate vicinity of the royal palace. In the oourse of time the Cappadocian bakers became celebrated and were in great de­ mand throughout all parts of the world as then known. These mills were usually placed upon boats on the river, being so elevated aud contrived as to be easily driven by the water, and the millers were thus enable to move from place to place, dis­ tributing the meal to their customers. Prior to the introduction of water- power mills the public mi;ls in Rome were operated chiefly by slaves. These establishments were located in the vaults of an immense building known as the Pistrinum, devoted exclu­ sively to the uses of the bakers of that city. Often it happened that this slave labor was very difficult to obtain, and to supply the want the mill proprietors reported to violent measures. They enticed strangers and ignorant persons into the building on the plea of inspecting it. *In some of the rooms in­ geniously constructed trap-doors were placed in the floors. As soon as au un­ suspecting victim stepped upon the trap he was precipitated to the vaults below and there imprisoned and condemned to perpetual labor. No chance of com­ municating with his friends was aftorded the prisoner, and thus he was compelled to drudge until released by death. Wolt Beaton by s Woman. It is not often that a wolf story is told in a way to show the cowardly nature of the animal. For this reason the fol­ lowing account, given by the author of "Twenty-seven Years in Canada West," has its own value and interest: My wife's youngest Bister had a pet sheep that she had brought up from a lamb, and to which she was much at tached. One afternoon she was going down to the spring for a pitcher of water when she saw a large dog, as she thought, woriying her sheop, upon which she picked up a large stick and struck the beast two or three strokes with all her strength, thus compelling him to drop his prey. This, however, he did very reluo- tantly, turning his head at the same time and showing his teeth with a dia­ bolical snarl. She saw at once when he faced her, by his pricked ears, high cheek bones, long, bushy tail and gaunt figure, that her atgonist was a wolf, Nothing daunted, she again bravely attacked him, for beseemed determined, in spite of her valient opposition, to have her pet lamb, which he again at­ tacked. She boldly beat him off a second time, following him down the creek, thrashing him and calling for aid with all her might, when, fortunately one of her brothers, attracted by ber criee, ran down with the dogs and his gun. But it was too late for a shot, for when the wolf saw the re-enforcement he scampered off with all his speed. one great oaape of the early deteriora­ tion of the race. If we wished artfully to eliminate every particle of nutrition from food, it would be only necessary to carry the process of grinding, bolting and refining a little further. In my ex­ perience, and that of the most intelli­ gent literary people met, it is not possi­ ble to change from sound coarse food, containing all the wheat, for one day, without loss of strength and nervous tone, whilo the difference in complexion in a single month challenges admiration from all the women about The men don't say anything, but they notice it all the same. I know that ordinary women wnt and cavil at this doctrine. They will have it that their mothers were strong and good-lcoking ou white bread and fried potatoes and steak, and it is aTl nonsense to fuss so much about crackod wheat aud coarse bread when they are just as well without it They send to the bakers for bread five days in seven, and put their oatmeal to cook for the opening course, to be swilled down, there is no other word, with milk and sug|r just before the beefsteak or or the ham and eggs. Oatmeal paste, half cooked, city milk and sugar! Why not serve ice cream before the meats ? Let the wheat, carefully cooked the night before, be served with the juicy steak. The general habit of flooding the stomach with milk and sweets ar­ rests digestion at once and impairs the value of the food taken after. All these things tend to the early drooping and decay of the human flower. Our women are half starved, to tell the truth. ' GSLL-SIOIKTK. Gall-stonei are concretions formed in the gall-bladder from some of the con­ stituents of the bile. They vary in size from a millet-seed to a hen's egg, and occasionally are much larger. Very small gall-stones may pass out with the bile, and grve no sign. Very large ones never pass into the duct, but sometimes cause inflammation and ulcer­ ation, escape through an abscess. When one of the size, say, of a filbert, gets into the duct, it obstructs the flow of the bile, which accumulates behind it, swelling the bladder and exerting a constant pressure on the stone. As the stone is slowly forced along, it pro­ duces a dilation and inflammation of the duct, until a sudden cessation of the pain announces that the stone has dropped into the intestine; but other stoues may follow, repeating the agoniz­ ing process. The cause of the formation of gall­ stone is not known. Age and sex havo something to do with it. Most cases occur after the age of 35, and wo­ men are much more liable to the ail­ ment than men. Probably high living and sedentary habits are in some way determining factors. Hepatic colic, as the disease is called, is rarely fatal. As no medicine can di­ rectly reach the gall-bladder, and as the movement of the stone, thongh slow, is toward the outlet, tbe most that the pro­ fession attempts is to mitigate the pain with morphire, and by the constant ap­ plication of water as hot as can be borne. A correspondent in New York writes us that his mother w&s cured of a se­ vere attack, thirty years ago by the use of olive oil; that she is now well at the age of 84, and that he has bince recom­ mended the oil in more than forty cases, and has never known it to fail. He says: "Let the patient take on an empty stomach a haif-pint ot pure olive oil, or as much as he can swallow and retain. Keep the patient as quiet as possible, lying on the back. If nausea occurs, pluce cloths wet in warm spirits of cam­ phor, or other spirits, over the pit of the stomach, and give a tablespoonful of clear, strong cofl'ee. "The effect is usually noticed in ten hours, when the gall-stones pass tbe patieut in the natural way, without pain or annoyance. The oil reduces them from their crystallized form to POPULAR SCIENCE. t?ix miles off the Lad rone. Islands, in the Pacific Ocean, a Russian vessel took soundings a few weeks ago, aud found a depth of five miles, the deepest •pot yet found in any ocean. T HE smallest known flowering plant, scarcely visible to the naked eye, is Woljjia microscopia, a water weed of India. Two species of tbe same genus, the large one about l-25th of an inch in diameter, grow into the Eastern United States. E XPERIMENTS have shown that a' tile- drained soil is, on an average, about 10 degrees warmer at seven inches be­ low the surface than an undrained sur­ face at the same depth. This fact illus­ trates the value of drainage. It length­ ens the season at both end* for plant growth. T HE brightness of the moon is not so very much greater tban the brightness of the same area of the sky. The total light of the full moon can be compared to the light of the sun, though it is a very difficult problem, and the result will be that the sun is as bright as 680,000 full moons. A CUBIC foot of alnmmum weighs 157 pounds. A cubic foot of copper weighs 558 pounds. A sheet of aluminum, twelve inches square and one inch thick, weighs fourteen pounds. A bar of alum­ inum, one inch square and twelve iuches thick, will weigh 1.17 pound". A cubic inch of cast aluminum Weighs 0.092. T HE cyelone is a broad disturbance, having a dia&feter of from 300 to 500 miles, and sometimes 1000 miles. It is a vast eddy in the atmosphere, and moves along in that medium very umch as the eddies in a stream of water. Tne air does not have an actual circular mo­ tion at any place within the disturbed area, but oniy a tendency to spiral movement. I T is well known that the gar-pike often rises to the surface aud breathes the air direct, as it has a pneumatic duct connecting the throat with the air blad­ der. Few, if any, of the modern lung fishes inhale the air direct. It is prob­ able that the pirarucu of the Amazons, which has a large lung-like swimming bladder, breathes air in this way. While in Southern Floridapre were told that the Jew fish, or tarpum, rises to the surface every few minutes to breathe, and that it has an air bladder eighteen inches long. T HE interest in the cultivation of orchids lias induced collectors to go specially for them, aud hence the knowl­ edge of orchids has spread wonderfully of late years. A recent estimate, by Dr. Drude, gives 19,000 as the number of species now known. The great work of botany in the future will, however, be in the line of reduction of species. Those who have raised them from t-eed find the tropical kinds to chauge or sport remarkably; and good botanists believe there is no more reason for giv­ ing specific rank to many variations than there would be to a lot of dahlias or roses. frsviicsl. The extravagance of Ismail Pasha, the iormer Khedive of Egypt, provoked English and French holders of Egyptian bonds to ask him to abdicate. Their governments pressed the request, and the Khedive, deposed in 187D by the Sultan, le t Egypt aud now lives in exile. But although Ismail's faults were very great, he wan a real ruler. While M. de Lesseps was building tlie Suez Canal, the public opinion of Europe was against the enterprise, and money was hard to get. The Khedive sent for Mr. Hawkshaw, an eminent English engineer, and set to him: "Examine the ground, study the plans, and report to me confidentially. If you report the canal to be impracticable, the works will be brought to an end." Mr. Hawkshaw reported not only that was practicable, but that it the canal sofT^ubstanceTTn^^conZtency about the ^i^e made and maintained^t a^rea- same as the white ot an egg." " - «ll this becoming aware that one of I se inviting chairs had an occupant, I who bad slowly risen and was now fac- her with an open curiosity which he not take the trouble to conceal. He WAS a tall, broad-shoulered, athletic man, with a fine blonde head, •«£ did not in the least resemble the i £cmilv physician of Dorothy's infantile' •itaietits. •*1 have been expecting yqu." he re- OBat'ked, calmly; "won't you be seated?" •"JBut I called to see Dr. Robinson," CKyvaitteti Dorothy, fully expecting him |o claim, the distinction. •"I am very sorry,^ replied the young imi)>erturbabiy ; *'I am Dr. liobiu- MI'C nephew, Neil Sawtelle; he was uncertain abotft your keeping this appointment. In fact, he went out, hop- McKinney woman. You said she was dark" "Black, staring eyes and as big as an Amazon." "You didn't say that This one is small and thorough-bred to the finger­ tips." i "Well, well, we n«ast see about it." j And, accompanied by his anxious j j nephew, the doctor bustled into the room with an apologetic good-will that somewhat disarmed the hauteur Dorothy was trying to assume. "There has been a great mistake, my dear young lady, and one about which my nephew is deeply annoyed, but you musn't blame him, because he was only lollowirig out my instructions, although mistaken in the person. And now, if you will tell me to what I owe the liKS to)>»£ left me j Honor of this visit, I sh»U be py glad \ a. k " " - i < > * - School Blunders. A teacher in a public school gave out a list of words to be defined and put in sentences. Among them was the word { "chatm." A little girl looked in the die- j tionary, and not been quite satisfied, inquired if "chasm" meant "gay." j The teacher absently replied yes, i but was astonished when she presented her paper with this sentence: "When I am sleepy, I always chasm." But this is hardly equal to another teacher's experience in a little district some years ago. She gave out words for aualysis. "Bank-note" was one of them, and the teacher's astonishment may be imagined when one young lady brought the following unique analysis: "Bank-note is a compound, primitive word, composed of 'bank' and 'note.' 'Bank' is a simple word, meaning the side of a stream: 'note,' to set down. 'Bank-note,'to set down by the cide of Something About Ostmssl Concerning oatmeal and white bread as human foodf\ "Shirley Dare" dis­ courses as follows: "The breakfast awakens curiosity. First comes oatmeal, pasty, inferior stuff, il'-cooked, fit, per­ haps, for a ploughman or shepherd who works his food off by hard labor in the open air all day, but v«ry far from the food for a slender, nervous girl or boy at school. The oatmeal superstition is a hard one to uproot in the minds of housekeepers, who luive made it a part of their routine and hate to take up | anything else. . Farmers do not feed oats to their horses unless they are hard at work, because tbe grain is too heat­ ing for them and breeds disease in ani-1 mals, unless thrown off by vigorous j muscular effort daily. Oatmeal, espe­ cially of the finer sorts in which the housekeeper delights, often passes di­ gestion in a crude state as masses of starch, which clog tbe body without ! nourishing it Dry, crisp oatcake is much better than the dry oatmeal, aud is far more palatable, its oil and starch being changed in baking. Clean cracked wheat is the food for the nervous, studi­ ous or housekeeping women and chil­ dren, containing as it does the phos- i pliates needed aud the coarse character , w'aich aids the organs in their work, j The fine flours and foods of the day are We know of no objection to trying the oil, but medical authorities regard sup­ posed gall stones of this kind as only concrete forms of fatty matter such as are sometimes passed in cases of fatty diarrhoea.--Youth's Companion KeBH«ureal by a Voio«v At the close of the Civil War, many of the leading men of the South has­ tened to make their escape from the country, tearing imprisonment and possible death at the hands of tbe Gov­ ernment Among these was Judah P. Benjamin, the Secretary of State of the Confederacy. For many days Mr.. Benjamin has been in the forests of Florida, trying to make his way to the coast, where he relied upon finding a vessel in which he could reach England. He kept on, living upon what roots and berries he could ftnd, not daring to approach Jeff Davis for fear of arrest, until finally he sank at the foot of a tree, completely exhausted. Heh&d not the heart to go farther, and made up his mind to lie where he was and give itlup. Weak and drowsy, he was just sink­ ing into a half-sleep, half-stupor when he heard a harsh, uncanny voioe pro­ nounce the words: "Hurrah for Jeff Davis!" Aroused he looked abdut him, saw no one, and thinking he must have been dreaming, again sank back. Once more came the strange voice, "Hurrah for Jeff Davis!" and now he rose to his feet and listened. Again the words were repeated. Faint and weak, almost out of his mind, he stumbled on to find the mau or thing that had uttered those words. He had gone hardly a hundred yards, wheu he entered a clearing in which was a cabin. He tottered to its door and fell exhausted. The inmates of tho cabin cared for him, and be soon became able to con­ tinue his journey, but before starting he related his strange experience in the wood to his preservers, who then told him that the words had come from a parrot who was in the habit of roaming in the woods. Reassured, Mr. Benjamin now told them who he was, and with their as­ sistance, reached the coast in safety, whence he was taken in a vessel to Eug- land, and, as every one knows, after­ ward became one sonable expense. He was among the guests invited by the Khedive to attend the opening of the canal. On his land­ ing at Pout Said,, M. de Lesseps pre­ sented him to the engiueers about him, saying: "This is the gentleman to whom I owe the canal. The Khedive was anxious that the Aigle, the steamer on which was the Empress of France, should have a free course through the canal. But the Latiff, which he sent to clear the way, stuck, and blocked the canal. Word was brought to the Khedive between II and 12 o'clock at night. He got into bis own vessel, took 300 men with him, and by t> o'clock in the morning had got the Latiff off', and seen her shunted at ene of the stations, and went on through the canal in his own yacht, so as to have the course clear for the Aigle, which was to start at 7 in the morning. "If," t>aid he, "I had not got the Latiff off, I should have blown her up, so that the Aigle might have got on clear."-- Youth's Companion. In England's J>aliny Ways. The reopening of the Berkeley peer­ age case recalls the extraordinary epi­ sode of Lady Henrietta Berkeley in the year 1682. Lord Grey, her brother-in- law, had led her astray, and her father, the Earl of Berkeley, indited him in Westminster Hall. The trial was one of the most famous of olden day:). The fliry were pieparing to consider their verdict when Lady Henrietta startled the court by declaring that she would not go h&rae with her father, for she was legally married to a Mr. Turner, who was then in court An animated colloquy ensued. . Lady Henrietta--1 will go with my husband. Earl of Berkeley--Hussy, you shall go with roe home. Lady Henrietta--I will go with my husband. Earl of Berkeley--Then all that are my friends seize her, I charge you. A great scuffle took place. Swords were drawn. The Lord Chief Justice bade his tip-stall' take Lady Henrietta into custody. She was released, and diea "unmarried" Csaid the records) in 1710, the claim of Turner being proved a col­ lusion to save Lord Grey. Thus, says the Illustrated American, was justice admiuistered in England's uue uuuwa, ttiier- , » of the most cele- ; ^ ^ * brated lawyers at the bar of that coun­ try.---1outh's Companion. llrunaite ami illou<te. A statistical inquiry undertaken Dr. Beddoe has brought out the curious fact that in England a brunette has ten chances of being wedded to nine it she is a blond, and the English women are see that justice is done to tbe people aa gradually losing their fairness of skin 1 »•* ^a'annontji i* r«<riuterad The Wrong Register. Attorney Bedford was prosecuting a ciiminal in the New York court of general sessions a few days ago. He closed with the peroration: "My oath of office to perform the duties of my position without fear or favor, and to and hair in dark types, simply«because men persist in selecting the darker iiaired women for wives. The same thing ift happening in Germany, Frauce and Switzerland. To KEEP a resolution, base it firmly on good and sufficient grounds, and do not forget either the preamble or the resolution. well as to the defendants, is registered in Heaven." "Mr. Bedford," ex­ claimed the recorder, "if your oath of office is not registered in the county clerk's office, your right to represent the people here may be questioned." "W HO is this Indian Pow-wow they have been holding out West?" said Old Jiuipson, "Was tie hard to hold?" "Money, Dan, Money.** The following extracts from letters Daniel Webster and his brother Ezek* ; iei will indicate how the young mei| ^ had to struggle with poverty througlf- ' their college dava. The reader will re* ^ 1 member that the home farm was mort» :. gaged to pay Daniel's expenses through college, and when it was proposed t% 1 give Ezekiel similar advantages the fa* ' ' tber aud mother held a council. "Th# * \ : farm is already mortgaged," said the ol4 * ' ' gentleman,"aud if we send Ezekiel to the c college it will take all we have; bul / the boys think they can take care of us.*' It did not take the strong-hearted! ,< < sagacious woman long to decide th#~ - > 3 matter. "We can trust the boyB," she -i •aid. , , So the matter was settled. Daniel , <r-:; went back to Hanover, while EzekiejL went, bundle in haud, to Dr. Wood*® and began the study of Latin, his ex*" penses being but a dollar a week. ' In November, 1802, Daniel was a4 " . ^ • home in Salisbury, while Ezekiel wai struggling with poverty at HanoveR" Funds were getting low in the Webstef ; homestead. Daniel writes nnder dat# . • of November Fourth:, "Now, Zeke, you will not read half § sentence, no, not one syllable, before you have thoroughly searched this sheet for scrip; but my word for it; you'll find no scrip he^e. We held p, sanhedrim this morning on the subject; of cash. Could not hit upon any way to get you any. Just before we weu*,. away to hang ourselves through disap* >f, pointment it came into our heads thai ' ' next week might do. . . _ "The truth is, father had an execn*. tion against Hubbard of North Chesiey for about one hundred dollars. Ti* :• money was collecting and just ready t®-~ i',;; drop into the hauds of the creditors* ' when Hubbard suddenly died. Thi^-\ « you see, stays tbe execution till thjg • '• long piocesses of administering is coniK pleted. - "I have now by me two cents in law­ ful federal curreucy. Next week I shall send them, if they be all. "We are all here just in the old way, always behind and lacking. . Boys digging potatoes with frozen fingers, and girls washing without wood." Ezekiel writes to Daniel about the same time, the two letters probably ' orossing each other. v "These cold frosty mornings very sensibly inform me that 1 want a warm great-coat I wish, Daniel, it might be convenient to send me cloth for one, otherwise I shall be necessitated to pur­ chase one here. I do not care what color it is--anything that will keep the frost out. Some kind of shaggy cloth, I think, would be the cheapest. Dea­ con Pettingill has written offering me $14 a month, to keep sohooL I believe I shall take it. "Monev, Dan, money! As I wat: walking down to the office after a lettef, I happend to have one cent, which ii the only money I have had since the peoond day after I came on. It is a factt Dan, that I was called on for a dollar where I owed it, and borrowed it, and have borrowed it four times since to pay those I borrowed of." Up the Llclitiilng Soil. A reporter for the New York News called upon "an old Russian ex-sea­ man" who is said to be the most expert "rigger" in that city. The reporter wished an interview for his paper, on ." the subject of steeple-climbing and the like. He found his man pacing the floot of a loft on West street, and quite wil­ ling to talk. I remember well my first climb on land. It was when I was a young fel­ low, just arrived in New York. I TM walking down Broadway, when I noticed a crowd standing in front of a church. As I afterwards learned, the church* with its fixtures, was being sold. I mixed with the crowd, and pretty soon I heard a man near me say: "If I was sure that cross on the steephl •../ ; was brass, I would make a good bid few it." I looked up to the top of the steeple, which was about a hundred feet high, and saw a big cross glittering in the sun. I noticed, also a lightning rod running from the cross. I was just reck­ less enough to determine to shin up that rod, and find out for myself just what the cross was made of. Before anyone could stop me I waa out of reach. The rod was pretty rough on my bauds, and I did cot reach the end of my climb without risking my neck; but I got to the cross at last, whipped out my jacknife, and scraped away. Having satisfied myself that the cross was made of wood, I slid to the ground, amid loud cheers from the crown, and pushed my way back to my old position. Presently the man who wanted to bid for the cross came up to me. , , <r. "Tell me, young man," said he, "is that cross made of wood or of metal ?" "What would you give to knowJf said 1. He slipped a five dollar note into mj hand, and remarked: "I guess that will pav you." "Thank you," said L "That cross is made of wood--rotten wood at that," That was the first money I ever earned ashore, Hubby Was a Brute. "Charles," said a Broad street woman the other night after church, "I think we ought to have a coachman. We'ira away behind the style " "Might as well be behind the style M behind a red-nosed coachman," was the reply. "Why, Charles, the English people, you know " "Are the worst bluffers aud pings imaginable," said the unreasonable man. "I think a coachman with a beaver- teen suit, tall, silk hat and white peart buttons adds to the style of a turnout,* "Why not dress him in red, white and blue, to represent Uncle Sam?" "Oh, Charles! Why, the prinoe of Wales' turnout " "Oh, yes--pin a mortgage to your coachman's coat and call him the priooe of Wales." "No use to talk to a brute!" snapped the wife, and closed the discussion.-- Columbux Ponf. ColOr lteinrnlng. In Saratoga, N. 1\, a singular freak of nature has maniles'ed itself. Mrs. Mary Francis, when slie was young and also while she was in the prime of life, had very black eves and a beautiful bead of very black hair. She is about 70 years old now, in jrood health, and a rich widow. "When .-he was about 90 her hair began to turn white, aud in tt few years the whol j of it was as white - as snow, and so remained nntil about a year ago, when it began to turn black again, and has now, without the use of any artificial means and purely as a . J freak of nature, almost wholly returned to its original color, and is as long and silky as when she was a young woman. t- S ILENCE is goldeu--especially if jovf: ; false teeth do not lit welt p JeseSSS mm A •. ,