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YOUNG FOLKS. THE P. a a. J. comm. When Mrs. Burton received s. letter from her sister, Mrs. Graham, asking whether Annie Graham could stay with her aunt and cousins from September till the following January, she was much pleased. Annie was twelve years old, just the age of Tom Burton ; and as the four other children wen- much older, ,their ages ranging from eigh- teen to twenty four, she ‘thought it would be very pleasant for Tom to have a compan- ion of his own age. The whole family thought a bright little girlwould be anagree- able addition to the household circle ; but when Annie came they wore much .disap inted. tier appearance was pleasing. he had a trim little figure, bright black eyes, pretty dark curls, and, tho’her features were rather irregular, her expression was both amiable and intelligent ; her manners, too, graceful and refined ; but she was painfully shy. She seemed troubled if spoken to, and even a glance would cause her to shrink as if trying to hide from every e. :Iyi so distressing that re. Burton dropped the subject and aIIOWed her to stay at home. Tom was disappointed, and complained to his mother that he could not get acquainted with Annie. “Never mind, dear," said Mrs. Burton. “I think you will get on together nicely when the ice is once broken"; but Tom feared it never would break. Tom was a good boy, in the main, tho he had a very quick temper, and he was a good looking boy, butâ€"his hair was red. Now, as some people object to red hair, I should like to describe Tom’s as auburn or golden or tawny: but the truth is, that if ever hair was redâ€"genuine, unmistakable, unmitigated, fiery redâ€"that hair was Tom's, and Tom knew it. Poor boy l he couldn't help knowing it, for he had been teased about it from his earliest recollection. His trials began with his elder brothers at home, but they culminated at school when the boys found how it plagued him to have any al- lusion made to his hair. Battle after battle did Tom fight to compel silence on the sub- ject, but all in vain. One day when Annie had been at her aunt’s for nearly a week, Tom rushed home from school and burst into the sitting-room, where the family were assembled, in such a plight that his appearnce was greeted by a chorus of reproof and remoustrauce. “ Dear me, Tom," said fastidious Miss Clara, “ you look as tho you had been rolling in an ash-heap.” “ The sleeve of your jacket is half torn out and your collar is hanging,” said Miss Julia. “ Hello, Tom, what’s the matter with your eyes 2" said Will. “They don't match ; one's blue and the other’s black.’ ’ “ Sullivan’s nothing to you, Tom,” said Bert. “ You’re a regular fighting phenom- anon." “ Tom, dear, I hope you haven't been fighting again," said Mrs. Burton. “ Yes, I have, Mother," said Tom. “ The fellows won’t let me alone, andI won’t stand beln called Carrot-top by any one." “ onsense i" said Miss Julia. “ What harm does the name do on i” “ A rose by any ct or name," quoted literary Bert. “The boys are only in fun," said Miss Clara. “And your hair is red, Tom," said Will. tying the said hair critically, with the air of having his attention called to it for the first time. “ You should try not to give way to anger ~bcut such a trifle, dear,” said Mrs. Burton. “ You should cultivate a forgiving spirit." “This fighting must stop, sir, ’ said Mr. Burton, sternly. “Don't let me hear any more of it." Then, to the utter astonishment of every one, another voice was heard, and Annie Graham spoke, voluntarily, for the first time since she had entered the house. She spoke u a clear. rather highpitched, slightly plaintive voice, that gave distinctness to every word. "I know just how you feel about your hair, Tom, for it is just the way I have felt a great many times." Every one was amazed : even Mr. Bur- ton laid down his paper when Annie spoke, and every eye was fixed upon her, Tom waitl as surprised as the others, but he sat : " How can you know anything about it, Annie 2" with an appreciative glance at Annie's dark curls. “ Your hair isn't red." "No," said Annie, solemnly, “it’s my nose." “ Why, that isn’t red, either," said Will, laughing. " No,’ said Annie, in the same clear, laintlve voice, “ but it’s so large. It is readfnl to have such a nose; it seems to cast a shadow over my whole existence." Will opened ble mouth, seeing a chance for another joke. but, at a sign from his mailbox“, be shut it again, and Annie oontlnn e : " I think a large nose is even more trying than red hair, for you can dye your hair, or cut it off and wear a wig, or it may turn gray;but a large nose can never possibly grow smaller, and, as you grow older, it will look even is er. I never can forget my nose. It has n laughed at ever since 1 was a little, tiny girl, and every one that saw me would sav : ‘ What a large nose that child has 1' The girls at school laugh at it, and one of them was angry at me, and nicknamed me ‘Sword-fish,’ and the others took it up. I dread to go to a new place. I dreaded even to come to see you, and go to ' school here, on account of my nose." Annie paused, and Tom, whose own trials had taught him something in regard to per- sonal sendtiveness, said : “ I don't think your nose isbad-lookin at all, Annie ; and, even if it were a great eal larger than it is, it couldn't be so bad as my red hair, for it doesn't give a chance for so many jokes. After any one has said it is large they can't say any more.” " Oh, you do not know," said Annie, " the number of jokes that can be made on a large nose. I believe they would fill a volume." “‘l‘hose on my hair would fill a whole set of volumes," said Tom. 11‘ 1;; rs: “ Suppose you put the matter to the test," said W ill. " Each of you take a blank-book, and write in it all the personal remarks and jokes you can recall, and see which has the most." " Agreed," mid Tom. ” I'll bet I'll get the most." “ And I feel sure that I will," said Annie ; " but we will try." The thought of oing to school secm- i crying to-day, because Ida Loring n her a porpo By the time evening came Tom and Annie . had each a blank book in readiness. Miss Clara helped to make them, and they were very pretty. The covers were of stifi', cream colored paper. 0c Tom‘s was painted a boy’s head, crowned by a carrot of bril- liant orange, while around the edge ran a fantastic border of poppies, torches, flamin- goes, comets, and other objects of san- gulnary hue. On the cover of Annie's book was a swordfish, and the border was made up of elephant's trunks, cranc’s bills, heads of Mr. Punch, and other suggestive objects. Tom and Annie were in the highest spirits as they sat side by side, writing and number- ing the remarks and jokesâ€"“ missiles," as they agreed to call them. Annie's shyness was quite forgotton, her black eyes shone, and she was full of animation. Bedtime came beiere the stock of “ missiles" was exhausted. The next day Mrs. Burton again sug- gested Annie's going to school, and she made no objection. Annie was very much liked by teachers and pupils, and she was much less shy than usual; for, if she did not succeed in forgetting her unfortunate nose. she was cheered by the thought that any remarks made upon it would swell the number recorded in her blank-book, and she was becoming very anxious to excel Tom in this regard. Annie thought that her being a stranger gave Tom an unfair advantage ; but Tom said that was balanced by the fact that “ the fellows knew he would thrash any one that spoke of his hair." Tom did not know that it was his very rage at such allusions that tempted the boys to make them. Before long his old enemy, Sam Whitney, returned to the charge. “ Hello, Woodpecker," he called out to Tom, “ 1 wish you'd get your hair out. If you don’t I’ll have to get a pair of green goggles to wear if you are going to sit in front of me. “ Get them then," said Tom, saying to himself. with a feeling of satisfaction, "That makes 107." Sam was surprised at Tom’s coolness, and kept on with speeches intend- ed to be provoking, which Tom quietly recorded in his book, bringing his number up to 112, Tom and Annie had agreed that a joke repeated should count the same as a now one, Annie sagely remarking that old jokes were the most provoking of all. After a time so many such questions arose that at Will's suggestion they drew up a set of rules, and formed themselves into a secret society of two members, each wearing a badge, on whith was inscribed the mystic letters P. R. A. J. S , signifiug “Personal Remarks and Jokes Society." They each carried a little notebook, in which they made notes in a kind of short-hand of their own invention, to be afterward copied into the larger book. Of course, these badges and note-hooks excited the curiosity of the other pupils, but Tom and Annie could not be persuaded to divulge their meaning, till, one day, Annie said: “Tom, I feel very sorry for Coruie Scott. She is a dear girl, but she is rather stout, and some of the girls make fun of her. Cornie never gets angry, but I found her called ise. Suppose we invite her to join our Society 2” "Agreed," said Tom, "if you will let me invite Ned Warren. He’s a good is]- low, but some of the boys laugh at him, be- cause he’s cross-eyed. The Society, thus enlarged to include four members, began to hold re ular meetings, at which each member was ad ressed by a name that had been originally bestowed in deris ion. Annie was Swordfish, Tom, Wood- pecker, Ned was known as Bat, while Cornie cheerfully responded to the title of Porpoise. Each had a book, modeled after those origin- ally made by Tom and Annie, and diligently collected “missiles,” tho it was won evident Cornle's would exceed all the otl are, her list growing at a wonderful rate. The Society grew more and more to be a social club, and was soon jointed by Charley Gibson, 9. freckl- ed boy, enrolled as Leopard, and Emma Davis, a tall, thin miss, who meekly bore the title of Girafl'e. The P. R. A. J. Society was kept up dur- ing the whole of Annie’s stay, and it proved more useful than many societies more pre- tenticus. When it came time for Annie to return home, there was general regret at her do- parture. “ We shall miss you very much, my dear," said Mrs. Burton. “ You have been like 9. little sunbeam in the house. I hardly thought that would be so when you first came to us, a little maiden all forlorn." “We had only to wait till tse ice was broken," said Miss Clara. "And I think,” said Annie, laughing, "it was my big nose that broke the ice.” "Or my red hair." said Tom. “Your hair may have melted it," said Will. And Tom never winced, but only thought: “Another joke i That makes 253 l"-â€"[N. Y. Independent. Where “Red Tape” Prevails. A paymutsr in the United States navy gives an rxchange the following account of the ” red tape ” that must be gone through in making purchases for a man-of-war:â€"- Supposing that a paper of tacks is wanted on board a United States ship on a foreign station, the following is the routine actually required under general order No. 48 :-â€"Four requisitions are made out, which are signed as follows :â€"Ofiicer making the requisition, four times, captain eight, paymaster eight, and admiral four. Bids are sent out to five merchants, which are signed by pay cfiicer five times: merchants bidding, five; accep~ tance of bid, paymaster, one. Bids are then made out in quintuplicate and are signed by the captain five times ; paymaster, ten ; senior officer of the board of inspection, fiVe; and persons receiving the money, five. A report is attached by the senior officer of the Board of Survey induplicate, two signa- tures, and the officer who has made the requisition signs a receipt on the bill five times, when it is complete, with more than half a hundreo signatureaâ€" [Phladelphia Ledger. Pulpit 91d Pew. Stories of discourteous smartness in either pulpit or pew abound. The following is as fresh as are the winds that blow across Cape Cod, where the incident occurred. [be con- lion was not attending to the sermon. he minister stopped in his reading. " My hearers,” said he, " I have given much thought to this sermon. It has cost me many days of labour. I have meditated on it in the night seasons. If you cannot listen to it, i will stop right here and now." The reply was prompt from a member of the con- gregation, “Go on, pastor, go on ; you mus: be about throngh"â€"[Chicago Advance. What do Was Crying For. " Hm." all one German to another in the streets of Frankfort, “what are you cryi about i" “I am crying because the life“ thwle is dead," was the reply. “ And why Should you cry about that 2’ was the furtherquery. “He was no rela- ‘ion 0f 3703": You be 2'" “ No, was the an- swer, half smothered in sobs, “no relation M I“. find thfil’s just what I am crying for." A Fifty Oent Fortune- Youug Girl (at fortune.teller's)â€""What ! I’m going to marry a poor man and haVe seventeen children! It’s outrageous 1 My friend Sarah had her fortune told her, and you said she was to marry a millionaire and live on Fifth avenve. Here's your quarter." Fortune-teller, with dignityâ€"“Your friend Sarah got a fifty-cent fortune, miss." His Conspicuous AbilitY. A storekeeper was boasting in the pres- ence of a customer “that he could secure a quarter of a pound of tea in a smaller piece of paper than any other man in the country." “Yes,” said Zedekiah Dryasdust, who chanced to hear the remark, “'and you’ll put a pint of rum in a smaller bottle than any other man that I ever see, anyway." Liver and Lights. Two gentlemen walking along the streets, observed some workmen taking the windows from a house which they were about pull- ing down and which the tenant had left the day before. “ What tearing work,” said one, “ they are making with that house 1” “ Yes," said the other, “ yesterday the liver went out and now they are taking out the lights." Taxation Without Representation. Sextonâ€"“Mr. Healthy, I called to get your share of the fund annually subscribed for keeping the cemetery in repair." Mr. Healthyâ€"“ Well, I’ve contributed for fifteen years and none of my family have as yet got a cents worth of benefit from it.”-â€"[Omaha World. .â€" He Had Some Grounds. Wibbleâ€"" Of all the nervy men I think young Wagwell takes the cake." Wibbleâ€"“ What's the matter with Wag- well i" Wibbleâ€"“ He proposed to a deaf and dumb girl some time ago, and now he is suing for breach of promise on the ground that silence gives consent.” A Look Ahead- Motherâ€"“Laura, you ought to make that young man of yours go home earlier. Miss Lauraâ€"“But we are engaged, mamma and I don't see whyâ€"” Motherâ€"“ You will get him into habits of staying out late that you will be sorry for it some day, after the honeymoon is over." A Needful Statement. Since that Bridgeport girl ruined her jaws with chewing gum the manufacturers of the “ society quid" have been forced to put out the following statement: ” Our gum does not paralyze.“ Evening Things Up. Where did you get that cake, Annie 2” “Mother gave it to me." “ She’s always a- giving you more’n she does me.” “Never mind, Harry;she’s going to put mustard plasters on us to-nlght, and I’ll ask her to let you have the biggest." Culture in the West A teacher who had asked a girl to pur- chase a grammar received the following note from the littie girl‘s mother : “ I do not desire that Mattie shall ingage in grammar, as I prefer her to ingage in more yousful studies and can learn her to speak and write proper myself. I went through two grammars, and I can’t say as they done me no goodâ€"I prefer Mattie to ingage in German and drawing and vokal music on the piano.” Why He Became a Bachelor. A young lawyer, who had been instructed that when a witness declared that he was this or that, it was essential that he should be made to tell when and for what reason he became so, thus utilized his instruction when trying his first case with a witness that he had under cross-examination : “Are you a married man 2” he asked. “No, sir," I am a bachelor," was the answer. “Thea, sir," said the young lawyer, in a stern tone, “will you please tell this court how long you have been a bachelor and what were the circumstances that induced you to become one ‘3" Lucky Man. Visitor (looking through the photograph album)â€""Thls, if I mistake not, is a pro- trait of your deceased husband.” Widowâ€"“It is." Visitor (with a well-meant effort to say something appropriate)â€"â€"“What a fine-look- ing man he Was! And so youngl But he has escaped many of the trials and sufferings of this life. Ah, rue!" Widow (with a sigh)â€"“Yes. He died just as I was getting ready to can five dozen boxes of blackberries." Ashamed of His Wife's Handiwork. “ How do you do, Sam 2" said a colored gentleman to one of his cronies the other day. “ Why you no come to see a feller? If I lib as near you as you do to me I'd come to see you ebery day." “ Da fack is," repli~ ed Sam, “ my wife patch my troussrloons so all to pieces I ’shsmed to go nowhars." â€"_â€"â€"-â€" Didn't Want to be Too Precipitate. Charlieâ€"“ Well, Edith, if you are asiond of me as you say, why don’t you promise to marry me 3 Edithâ€"“ Well, you see, Charlie. Iâ€"Iâ€" well, the fact is, Iâ€"haven‘t been to Newport yetâ€"nor Saratogaâ€"nor anywhere in fact but here at Long Branch, and one never knows who might beâ€"that isâ€"well, I wish. Char- lie, you would wait until the first of Novem- ber anywayâ€"I'll tell you then." Did His DutY. The free and easy manner in which the A MURDERBB‘S BURIED T trial of Sullivan was conducted at Purvis, About 315.030 Supposed to be Secreted Miss. the unrestricted tendency of the crowd to lionise the pugilist and the unmistakable Somewhere Near San Antonio. Not long ago the columns of the San Au- trend of local opinion gave little assurance t - that the affair would be more than farcical ; £3131E;p:{ss°:::::gifgi'ngggz 6:13;; but to the surprise of all, the jury f( uad a verdict of guilty, and now the " proud-n1 | glnemaker who was arrested in i but city last year for a cold-blooded murder u «attained in image has "indicated the mini” °i hi” all '3 : Germany. The arrest and ex.radition of and his own manhood by sentencing the 11:90;m or“th ‘ - . . . h - . great sensation at the time. Pugm“ to 039 Year 5 imP‘i-anem 3‘ turd After he had been surrendered by the United labor, the ex:reme penalty of the law. Had be imposed lighter punishment he would have been shamefully derelict in duty, but a knowledge of the prevalent sentiment in Mississippi and of the vagaries of its justice did not tend to fortify public confidence and had Sullivan escaped with a nominal fine, it would have occasioned little surprise. A petition signed by over one thousand people including the sheriff and the jurymen, praying that Sullivan be re- leased with a fine was a formidable docu ment, peculiarly so in that section, but Judge Terrell possessed the courage of his convictions in an eminent degree, and nude- terred by the strong influence brought to bear, discharged his duty faithfully and manfully. He knew as every one knew, that a fine would be a travesty, and that Sullivan’s sporting friends would pay it cheerfully as one of the legitimate expenses of the fight. At such punishment they could well afford to smile, but imprisonment at hard labor is an entirely different matter and the consternation of the plugs-ugly fra- ternity is easily imagined. It ssible that is al ingenuity may yet defeatt e ends of just x, but every right-thinking- man will devoutly hope that nothing will impede Sullivan’s progress to the penitentiary or shorten his ate in the asylum which should have received lm years ago. The man is an habitual law breaker and acurse to society. 1:16 is a fair re resentive of all that is vicious and deprave , and his unusual strength as a pugilist has enabled him to exert a most pernicious influence, far reach- ing and tenacious. The hulking rowdy, drunkard and wife-beater is a disgrace to civilization and it is gratifying to know that at last he is to be placed with the convicted criminals where he belongs. â€". Putting Down Drunkenness. Wonders have been done by the Danish police, it is said, in putting down drunknness at least in the streets. It is not your brutal patrol Waggon method. No, it is the out- come of a refined and civilized age and an educated policeman. If the Danish consta- ble on his best comes across a drunken man he first gets his address, then halls a cab, politely assists the inebriate into it, and drives off with him to his home, and after ringing the bell deposits the unhap y in- dividual in the arms of his family. f the man is too drunk or cannot remember his address, he is driven to the police station, and the following morning a fresh cab is hired by the constable to drive the victim to his home. “ But who pays for all these cabs 2" the anxious inquirer demands. The publloan who supplied the man with drink is made responsible. We do not advocate this polite method for Canada, but just mention it to show what constabulary courtesy can do. In the state of Georgia the antithesis of this treatment is proposed for the suppression of street drunkenness. A bill has been introduced into the Legisla- ture making it a misdemeanor for any person to get drunk except on his own premises. The bill provides that if aman does get drunk elsewhere than on his own remises he shall be fined $10 and imprisone ten days ; if he does it a sin the fine must be $20 and twenty days imprisonment, and the fine thereafter for each offence is cumulative. Notes for Women. The Princess of Wales has been very stern and particular in the education of her daugh- ters. She has had good material to work upon, as her girls were clever by nature. The Princess has taken great pride in their accomplishments and feels that her disci- pline has been extremely beneficial. The Prince of Wales has sometimes pleaded with her in vain to give her daughters a holiday. She has often answered that, as they were to hold high social positions, they had no time to waste while acquiring social graces. An American lady was keeping house in Japan. Every month the highl accomplish- ed Japanese butler brought in t e bills made out in English and Japanese for audit and payment. One day our countryweman was startled by this charge : “ To forty-four yards black entrails.” It was impossible, she declared, not to he thought of out of a sausage factory. But the smiling butler re turned triumphant, the open dictionary in his hands, his deft forefinger pointing to the translation, “ Entrails, lining." Then she remembered her new black silk. Queen Victoria wrote as follows of the present Emperor of Germany in 1860, when he was twenty months old :â€"“ He is such s. little love. He came walking in with his nurse in a little white dress, with black bows, and was so good. He is a fine fat child, with a beautiful white, soft skin, very fine shoulders and limbs, and a very dear faceâ€"like Vicky and Fritz and Louise of Baden. He has Fritz's eyes and Vicky’s mouth, and very fair curly hair. We felt so happy to see him at last." All of which proves that the Kaiser Was a nice baby and the Queen a good deal of a gusher. In Iowa a married woman has every legal right that her husband has. She can make contracts with him or any other person ; sue or be sued ; sue her husband; transact business in her own name and right ; recech and recover compensation for her own ser- vices rendered outside of the family 3 hold any public office to which she may be elect- ed; in fact, do all things her husband may awfully do, except vote. She has one advantage of her husband. He is liable for lall her torts; while he may he never so rascally, she is not liable, therefore, in person or property. Where nothing but a slight protection for the shoulders is required are provided little Garrick capes which have a handsomely trimmed collar, with long bows and ends of ribbon beneath. The collar is turned over on most specimens, but the high Medici col- lar appears on others, and these are elabor- ately braided. A fawn-colored cloth cape, braided at the neck with gold, is lined with Rnnan red, with ribbon strings to match. Summer cloth is much used, and the edges are not pinked or otherwise ornamented. For very hot days are capes of embroidered muslin, with long scarf ends of the same, which are tied in a full bow under the chin. These do not have the treble capes, but a single one, with an embroidered collar. States authorities to the agent of the German Government be was taken to New York, but on the way jumped from the train on which he was travelling and attempted to drown himself in the river. lie was rescued, how- ever, uod finally returned to the fatherland to be tried for his crime. He was immured in jail at Gaeben, in the province of Frank- fort, but succeeded in ending his own life by strangling himself with strips torn from his blanket, and thus cheated the hangman. ‘The murder for which Riscke was extra- dited was a most horrible and revolting one, and was committed for the purpose ofrobberv. His victim was a well-to-do miller, who lived near Riscke. The body of the miller was concealed and his money taken by Riscks and his son who participated in the crime. They fled to this country with their ill gotten wealth, and the son has never yet been captured. Riscke settled in San Antonio With his young daughter, who still resides here and pursues his business as manufact- urer of glue, He did a good business, and is reports to have made much money. Since his death in his prison cell in far OE Germany speculation has been rife as to what he did with the money obtained by the murder of the miller. He is supposed to have buried it somewhere about San An- tonic, but the secret of its hiding place is known to none save his son and accomplice. The amount stolen from the miller was equal to about $15,000 in American money, and was in gold and silver. Many attempts have been made on the quiet to gain some clue to where this vast wealth is concealed, but so far they have proveu vain. It is generally supposed he brought the money With him to San Antonio. It is still some- where about here, but the question is, where '3 When the particulars of his crime were made known after his arrest he Was repeat- edly asked to tell what he had done with the money, but to all inquiries in this direc- tion he maintained a dog ed and determined silence, and, so far at east as he is con- cerned, his secret went with him to his grave. If his son is apprised of the place of concealment, he dare not divulge or make use of it, for fear of falling into the meshes of the law himself. Digging has been done in several places where the money was sup. posed to be buried, but nothing has been found. Some day the pick or shovel of the laborer will open the secret hiding blues and bring to light this mine of wealth. Meantime more than one party is quietly prospecting, in the hope 0 running across the money. Pine Steamships. The Oity of New York, excnpt that she is built With a view to record breaking, is very much like any other ocean steamship, but the Teutonic is an innovation. She is the first of several traders ordered to be con- structed, and subsidized by the State, that in case of emergency will ooooperate with the navy. She recently took part in the naval review (if Spithead and was much admired by the Emperor William. The Teutonic is a magnificent vesselâ€"longer than any other ship that ploughs the deep, and as ornate and luxurious as a floatin palace. Her saloon of ivory and gold wi seat 300 guests, and when lllnmined with the electric light, is fairylike in its splendour. There is similar lavishness in her library, with its huge cases of well chosen books, and (quai taste in her smoke-room, with its rich fittings, delicate decorations. and its im cs- ing paintings of old world navies. or beautiful lines, her enormous engines, her brilliant lighting are all without previous models, though they indicate very clear- ly the direction of England’s advancement inthe future. Except for size and adorn- ment, however, there is not much to distin- guish the Teutonic from her seagoing com- petitors. In length she is 582 feet, in depth 39 feet 4 inches, and in breadth 57 feet 6 inches ; while she can boast a displacement of nearly 10,000 tons. Her hurricane deck, which is of great height, is between 80 and 90 yards long, and is unim ed by the boats, which are all above. is each end of the vessel are strong batteries of Armstrong gunsâ€"broeohloaders with flinch bore; and their efficacy may be gauged by the fact that they possess a range of five miles, and can pierce half a dozen inches of armour when at close quarters. With such an equipment she should be able to boat off at least fifteen out of every twenty assailants, and in the presence of craft with heavier metal the can always show " a clean pair of heels.” In a general way the Teutonic will rank as an ordinary liner, but it is part of the compact with the authorities that she shall be rta‘ly to obe the Admiralty sum- mons whenever calls upon. For this pur- pose, a portion of her crew are naval reserve men, and, in case of den or, they will not fail to make her an arms cruiser in fact as well as in name. Plain Talk. With its habitual ignorance of all subjects requiring work and study, the Rochester “ Democrat ” (Rep) says that for 140 years previous to the sale of Alaska to the United States “ Russia enjoyed undisputed sover- eignty over the waters of Behring Sea." Read what Secretary Adams wrote on the 22nd July, l8‘23, to our Minister in St. Petersburg in regard to Russia’s claims to exclusive control of Behring Seaz-"The United States can admit no part of these claims. Their right of navigation and of fishery is perfect, and has been in constant exercise from the earliest times after the peace of 1783." How the “Democrats” greatest statesman on earth will get Great Britain to acknowledge what we disputed so emphatically, no one can tell; but ier. Blaine should engage in any such tremendous undertaking. we can readily imagine what kind of a hole he will leave his organ in.â€" [New York Post. â€"___â€"â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"D A Good Nap. A seedy individual being told that his coat “ looked as if it hadn’t had a nap in a dozen years." replied : " I beg your pardon, but this coat has been lying in my wardrobe two and twenty years till to-ds , and tbs. t'a time enough to have had a zoo long nap .