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tv.n'.'f >r 1 ft***"*** f klitMr. it-twois.. SLYKE BT FRANCIS'S. SMITH. •>*'v •m '?i •.ylfel&Ji ^Mlifeiiaiilw®' i' '*! -*V • •*hte woixn MAV «K HKAI.ED, BUT THE SCAK w«.i. ._ J;' Te who from crime a»d pollution %atoh well tin' temptations that throng around " /'• A character tnnii-hei' ne'er loses the stain-- wound may be itmleU. but the soar will main. '• true that the vj«est forgiveness may asm-- "The gnrrowinf? lost to the fold may return} Jut Bad recollection will bring with It pain-- i wound may be healed, but the acar will ro- main. mi sty'bloom brushed from the Cheek of the plum '"• Jlomore to its delicate surface can come; the pure hear: polluted ne'er freshens •-,. ? again-- y Millie wound may be healed, butthe scar will re­ main. . : ifhe slave of vile appetites, touched by re­ morse, , lay weep o'er his folties and alt*r hia oGnrsc; ' still on life's tablet his record is plain-- i wound may be healed, but the scar will re- maiu. TPhen Khun ye the tempter, and seek ye the V . goal , "Whieii promises peace to the world-weary SOUL - M ye sin ye will strive to forget it in vaiu-- ..V^flEhe wound may bo healed,, but the scar will re- *. main. ' ""*™ %0mNew York Certainly. , place the bank robbery in rif one man, and he is not agfl^^^HNtal bnrglar. In the second man cares more for green he does for gold ornaments,not plunder jour place for is in it. la fact, this very owned a diamond, bat tl^riMpHrj^y rather than carry it with him. piH very pretty, m it not ?" And I held up the stone to him. The jeweler took _ it, examined it closely, and returned it to me, with the remark: "It is, as you "say, a very pretty stone, and, I might add, very I faced the other pstsse I\1 j\ frt* a tfu ClllVA Mlt A4 I y A <MA n* A! 1 _.AI K f v . - , A R A I L R O A D ^ P l W O D E . '* •" *.%¥ *•; " •*--*&***• ' 1 W • ' " < ' ' 'fe ' V1 ' " ' ' t .vif.ii The Tale of a Snlrl<l(. : j A Michigan Central Bail road train was h«*tli»g along toward Chicago*®!; the rate of forty mile* nn hoar, wheAji brassy-faced, middle-aged man siidclei ~ jumped to his feet in the reclining car and glanced hastily and defi around as though darinpr any on strain him. Flinging oil' his and compressing lm lips w" a man whose mind is m rushed to the door, jerked screeched as he turn teWm presentable, and they pulled up steaks oath to never, no, it Swift Bun againf^^;^ Touching Htory. • w a wotking-man--ik pot- who had one small inva- M at home: He wrought trade with exemplary fidelity, fig always in the shop with the open* -•4W- A Leaf from a Detective's Diary. ^ /' Ofi the night of January 10, 18----, 1be Clifton Bank was entered by burg­ lars, who made good their escape with $30,000 in their possession. As soon as the robbery became known I repaired to the bank and sought the President,, 46 whom I presented my credentials J «nd made known my intentions of com- ^ mencing work at once. The old gen- tteman readily acquiesced, ar.d together ' ^re passed into the main office, where several spruce-looKing young men were scratching away as unconcernedly as if they had not been engaged in an ani­ mated discussion of the robbery only a minute before. I glanced at them sharply, but saw nothing suspicious in -w^eir looks, and concluded it would-be ^ % waste of time to question^tiiem. I examined the lock of- the door <$>ening u{>on the street, and found it liad not been tampered with, valuable for a gem of its Bize. That is your cine, I presume?" "l'ea; the only cine I happen to pos­ sess. Now, then, I am anxious to find the ring to which this stone belongs, and you will please allow me to see uie rings that have been left here lor re­ setting since the robbery." "With pleasure. Excuse -me one moment" And my friend disappeared, return­ ing a minute later, with a number of rings, on a tray, which he placed on a table, and began to examine the labels attached to them. . Some of these rings hav& been in r possession a number of days. Ah I here is one received this morning. 'January 12th--diamond settiug--E. Baker.'*" Aud he read the inscription. I took the ring from his hand and examined it. It was a finely chased ring of virgin gold, with the stone miss­ ing. I fitted the diamond in the set- tine;, and passed it to my friend. "By Jove, Tracy, that is the very ring you are in search of! Now let ma see." And he went nearer the light; "Yes, there can be no doubt about it. The stone fits into the setting nicely, and, now that 1 think of it, it is of tho same size and quality ordered." " What name did you say the party gave ?" "Baker--Emily Baker." "Emily Baker! Then it was a lady ?" "I presume so; at all events, she looked and acted like one." I When is she to call for the ring t"! To-morrow afternoon." .< I must see her when she calls, and in order that I may play my c%rds to better advantage, I shall enter your serv­ ice as a clerk. "What do you say ?" "I am perfectly willing, but take care what you do, old boy; there, may pos­ sibly be some mistake." That is very true, and if such should iced over vard him, languid in­ fest the door although the first arrival had found the door •jar. 1 next turned my attention to a I be the case you may rest assured that I door opening upon the rear, and found shall discover it in time. Did I under- it securely locked, in which condition thad been, so the President assured e, since the night before. f Who has charge of the key of this ppor?" I inquired. m- V ' f y - *HJ&, . v Mr. N- , the cashier, has one, and Our janitor the other." "Can either of the gentlemen be iltmmoned?" , :• *'Yess, both if aeeds be. Here, War- Ten, run aronn* to Ml". N.'s and tell him that I wi|h to tee him immedi- / »|ely." .The clerk addressed was about to V "Otbey, when a sudden* thought struck *be, and I called him back. "You need not trouble Mr. N ; -Unit if the janitor can be fonnd ask him •t® step down for a minute or two." > In Less than two minutes the clerk XBtotLrned witu the janitor--a broad- '•nKiouldered Irishman, whose answers to my questions were given ip such a traightforvvard manner that I at once erated him from all blame. ou lock up niter the clerks have all me home, do you ?" I inquired, look- g the man in the eyes. "Yes, sometimesIdoes, an' sometimes _ _I doesn't," was the laconic reply, i \ . "When do you not?" s. r V Whea Mr. N worruks late o' . jfiKkts' as it has been the much o'late." . ®^Did you lockup last night?" V^Yis sur, wats more, I tried every ^dore afterward." "At what time did you lock that ^oor ?" and I pointed to the front en­ trance. "Well, as near as | cm tecolleet, About half-past siven.* "Are you sure you shot the bolt into '.-title socket?" "Ay! I could swear that I locked that dure an* left it locked.*. "How about the windows--did you •fasten them as well ?" " Yis, every wan ov them. stand you to say that you had promised to have the ring ready to-morrow after­ noon ?" "No, fir; I said nothing of the kind, i She said she would call for it to-morrow afternoon, and I simply nodded as­ sent." "Then lay this ring aside and leave the rest to me. I shall call again to­ morrow : until then adieu!" And I passed into the street. I had thus far met with better sac- cess than I had anticipated, and was nowise elated or thrown off my guard, for I knew that I had a sharper to deal with, whom it would be a difficult mat­ ter to outwit. "During the day I visited several places where "ye game of faro" was in full blast, and picked several items of interest, all of which tended to con­ vince me that I wa^ on the right scent. Early next morning I repaired to my* friend's establishment, and was as­ signed to a position behind the counter, where, it is needless to say, I felt ill at eaKe; but years of training and patient study had enabled me to act almost any role to perfection, and it was not long l>efore the feeling of uneasiness wore offl The day dragged slowly along, for trade was not very brisk, and the sales­ men had but little to do besides read­ ing the papers and yawning at each other across the cases. Four o'clock! Would the owner of the riug ever come? I asked myself the question a hundred times, and was on the point of doing so again, when the door slowly opened and a heavily veiled figure gliiled in, approached the coun­ ter, and inquired, in a somewhat hesi­ tating voice : "Is Mr. -- in?" ' "No, Madam, he is not,"" I replied. Can I do anything for you?" "I dare say you can. I left a ring in Very good, sir; you may go now, if charge of Mr. , for a diamond set- u like," and I turned to the Presi- ting, which was to be ready this after- lQt. , noon. You will please let me have it, "Now then, Mr. J , with your together with the bill." will examine matters " What name ?' I inquired, bringing out the tray containing the articles left The old gentleman conducted me to for repairs. trmission, we low stairs." f&e vault below. The heavy iron door •«f the large vault in which the bank fpnds were stored, stood wide open, •affording a view of the interior, which presented a scene of confusion not un- lamiliar to my eyes. Books and j)a; ers lay on the floor in every direction, Srhere they had been thrown after grat­ ifying the curiosity of the burglars. *'/1 stooped to pit>k up a crumpled doc- ^Wment that lay at my feet, aud as I did ;JP, \he sparkle of a gem heretofore " ^acealed by the paper, caught my eyes, ^'th a quick motion of the hand I e stone from the floor, and concealcd in the palm of my while 1 perused the document, Eor thepurpose of concealing the ultation 1 felt at having gained so im- Jjortant a clue, than for any other rea- Mfton. Having glanced at several other pa­ pers similar to the one I had first picked up, I began a thorough search of the "Emily Baker." "Emily Baker," I mused, picking up several rings and examining them. "It does not appear to be among these. Ah! I recollect what has become of it," and I replaced the tray, and took from the glass case a small box, removed the lid and exposed the ring to view. "I« that your ring, madam?" "It is. "Why has it not been attendM to?" "Simply because the original stone has been recovered, and presuming that you would prefer that to any other, we have waited until we could hear from you." "The original has been recovered! 1 do not understand you," and her voice sounded strangely masculine. "Pray tell me where it was found." "Certainly. It was found where you lost "it--in the vault of the Clifton bank!" and I reached across the counter, Farewell, vain w< Some of the pas: the top 6f their no1 others looked at h: terest, while the m threw up his arms a] fully. The man stepped out to the car-plat- l'orm, thrust lm head back into the car, aud again yelled out: "Farewell, Vain world, I go honce?" Nobody seemed to care whether he went hence or to some other place, and a look of bitter disappointment came into the brassy face of the would-be suicide. He again thrust his head into the car and wildly shrieked out.: "Gbod-by, forever!" "So long, my friend; let ns know when you get there," replied the man who had yawned, as he quietly closed the car-door and sat down. The desperate man on tho platform flattened his nose against the car win­ dow, and gaaed in moodily at the tran­ quil passengers. "Waving them a final adieu, he flnng off his coat, threw up his arms, and sat down on the platform. Then he crawled up to the key-hole of the door to gaze through it on the horror and remorse-stricken faces of the men aud women who had deliberately permitted a human being to go to destruction. Bat there wasn't a single horror- stricken passenger to look upon. Sev­ eral of them were giggling immoder­ ately, aud the cold-blooded, yawning passenger was indicating by signs to the others that the "farewell-vain- world" man had prone not heuce, but was still in New York State. Finally he came sneaking back into the car with a combined look of sad­ ness and madness on his care-worn face, which grew gloomier when no­ body rushed forward to ask the cause of his desparation. Nobody passed the hat for his relief; nobody begged him to confide in them; no purse was made up; nothing turned up as he thought it would. Slinging himself into the seat he had vacated, the man hissed out to the wretch in front of him, who was swaying to and fro with rude and ill-conqealed laughter: Laugh now, d---- ye! Oh, laugh, why don't ye? If ye had a single drop of the milk of human kindness in your breast ye wouldn't see anything funny in the suicide of a fellow-being. You'd bid him, pause and--" Tickets! Tickets!" cried the conduct­ or, appearing suddenly, and a minute later he was saying to the man who had saved himself from the death of a suicide: "Lookee here, my friend, this is the third time within a month that I have caught you trying to dead-head it over this road. The last time you was try­ ing to work the boat-ticket and pocket- book and dying wife racket On the pas­ sengers, and I know from your disap­ pointed look that you've been up to something now that ain't panned out well, so off ve go!" A jerk of the bell, a sudden stopping of the train, a quick appearance of a brawny brakeman, a slight scuflle near the door, and the gloomy passenger had indeed gone flying from the platform, and the train had gone on, leaving him alone in this cold and vain cruel world. --N. F. Tribune. day. e managed, hdwever, to bear each evening to'the bedside of the "wee lad," ftp he cidled him, a flower or a bit of ribbon, a fragment of crimson glass-- indeed, anything that would lie out on the white counterpain, and give color in the room. He was a quiet, unsenti­ mental Scotchman, but never went he homo at nightfall without some toy or awned fright- trinket, showing that he had remem- opred the wan face that lit up so when he came in. I presume that he nevfet sHid to a liv­ ing soul that he loved that sick boy so much; still he went on patiently loving him. And by and by he moved that whole shop into positive real, but un­ conscious fellowship with him. The workmen made curious little jars and tea cups upon their wheels, and painted diminutive pictures down their sides, before they stuck them in corners of the kiln at burning time. One brought some fruit in the bulge of his apron, and another brought some engravings in a rude scrap book. Not one of them whispered a word, for this solemn thing was not to be talked about. They put them in tho old "man's hat where he found them; so he understood all about it. And I tell you seriously, that entire pottery, full of men of rather coarse fibre by nature, grew quiet as the month drifted, becoming gentls and kind, and some of the ungovern­ able ones 'stopped swearing, aR the weary look on their patient fellow-worker's face toid them beyond any mistake that the inevitable shadow was drawing nearer. Every day, now, somebody did 9 piece of work for him, and put it upon the sanded plank to dry; thus he could come later and go earlier. So, when the bell tolled, and the lit­ tle coffin came out of the door of the lowly house, right around the cornel out of sight, there stood a hundred stalwart workingtnen from the pottery, with their clean clothes on, most oi whom gave a half-day of time for the privilege of taking off their hats to the simple procession, filing in behind it, aud following across 'the' village green to its grave, the small burden of a child which not one of them had ever seen with hie own eye?. , - , , ~ , -- aud with the quickness of thought tore vault, which proved fruitless; but the I the vail from the face of no less a per- diam ond in my possession was sufficient I son ago than the cashier of the Clifton , sy %' «n which to weave a network of circum ifctantial evidence. ' ^ Having no further business at the ;€>ank I took my departure, and went di- *ect to » celebrated jeweler's establish laent in Somers street. The proprietor of the store knew me, and intuitively iguessing my business, conducted me to •ihis private office. "Well, Tracy, what's up?" he in­ quired, when we had become seated. "Nothing unusual," I replied. "Yoa have heard of the Clifton bank rob­ bery, I presume." "The Clifton bank? Ah! yes I did hear some One remarking about it. There was no account of it in the morn- bank! He saw that it was all up with him, and quietly submitted to the hand­ cuffing process, but when I took him before the chief he broke down and begged piteously to be let off for the sake of his wife and child. -- When on trial, he confessed that he had stolen the bank's funds to liquidate gambling debts, and having mi&sed the stone of his ring a short time after the robbery, and fearing that it might lead to his detection, had attempted to have it replaced as we have shown. lng papers." No, I believe not. The affair was To Make Ice-Water Last. A useful attribute of paper not gen­ erally known is for preserving ice in a pitcher of water. Fill the pitcher with not discovered in time for the reporters j *ce and water, and set it on the center to get bold of it. Well, sir, the banlJ * ~ has been robbed to the tune of $30,000/ ? | and I am engaged on the case. "Hum! indeed! Hope you'll catch the rascal, old boy, A dreadful state of things exist in a small city like this," and the little man twisted uneasily in his chair. "Not so bad as you may imagine. Be calm, my friend; the parties that robbed the Clifton bank will not be likelv to pay you a visit." "Ah! I hope your surmises are cor­ rect , but prav tell me your reasons for 'thinking as you do." of a piece of paper; then gather the paper up together at the top and place the ends tightly together, placing a strong rubber band around the coil to hold it close, so as to exclude the air. A pitcher of ice-water treated in this manner ban been known to stand over night with scarcely a perceptible melt­ ing of the ice.--Hehoboth Sunday Herald. WoNDF.u if the society reporter would find any beauty in-the daughter of a millionaire should she suddenly be re­ duced to poverty by her father's bank ruptcy. A Minute of Terror. Dr. Sampsel and J. K. Snyder, both of Centreviile, had an experience last week that they will never forget, says the Middleburg Fost. They camped at the lower dam at Swift Kun, near a ledge of rocks, on the night in ques­ tion, and before darkDess came upon them they scraped a lot of leaves to­ gether for a bed and provided a pile of wood to keep up a fire duriug the night. About ten o'clock th6y pre­ pared for sleep, and* drawing a blanket over them, lay down to pleasant dreams. Along towards one o'clock Mr. Sny­ der felt chilly, and gpt up to put some more wood on the lire, and then lay down and soon fell into « deep sleep, from whioh he was awakened by a cold object which seemed to be resting on his leg. Without moving he lay awake waiting for developments. The next moment he felt an indescribable sen­ sation coming over him which seemed to paralyze every nerye in hi* body. Realizing that thereAvas^spmethiug ex­ traordinary the matter he balled to tho doctor to hurry and get up, as some­ thing was crawling up the right leg of his pantaloonB and he believed it was a snake. The Avoids went through the doctor like an electric shock, and rak­ ing a brand out of the fire he ap proached Mr. Snyder, who was lying as if paralyzed, with the cold sweat stand­ ing in big beads on his forehead, Half blinded by the flickering flame of the brand he noticed what at first looked like a broad black strap hang­ ing out of Mr. Snyder's trouser leg, but the next momleDt^exclaimed: "My God, Muckel, lie still; it's a rattle-snake 1" Trembling like a leaf, Mr. Snyder seemed powerless to move even if he would. The condition of things was at once evident. The reptile had been attracted to the fire, and sought warmth on the person of Mr. Snyder. Every moment it disappeared further up the leg, and prompt action was necessary. Grasping the snake by the tail, the doctor pulled with all hi3 might. His hold slipped, and the rattles, fourteen in number, came oil and remained in his hand. The reptile had wrapped it­ self around the bare skin on the man's leg and violently shook its derattled tail, indicating its anger at such harsh treatment. This performauee almost threw Mr. Snyder into convulsions. Recovering himself the doctor be­ thought himself of his knife, and, quickly opening a blade keen as a razor, he cut the pan taloo'ns up to the body. This released the snake and it quickly unwound and threw itself into a coil, ready for effective work, but before it could strike the doctor struck it a blow with a club that cut it clean in two. Mr. Snyder was lifted bv the arms and dragged away from the hide­ ous serpent, and the next moment was on his feet, scarcely able to stand. They drank the balance, of their "nerve tonic" out of a pint bottle, which to some extent restored their equilib rinm, but sleep was out of the quea- A Smoking Trots : > ' . Newton, a vigorous mountain tftwn west of Charlotte, N. C., has a curiosity that beats by a large majority the rain tree which gained such notoriety in Ciiarlotte in 1886. It is a smoking tree, and baffles all efforts at explanation. It is a white mulberry tree, and stands on the sidewalk in front of the residence oi Levi Yoder. It was brought from Illinois a year oi two ago, and is now- about twelve feet high, with a bushy top and many lateral branches. Last Sunday one of th« family noticed a puff of smoka proceed from one oi the limbs, and, by watch­ ing it closely, puffs identical iu appear­ ance to cigarette smoke were seen start­ ing every now and then from all ovet the tree, sometimes from the leaves, so retimes/from the bloom, sometimes f roui the hark of the limbs or trunk oi the tree. The puffs are at irregular in­ tervals ; sometime two or three at onc« f rom various parts of the tree, and some­ times they are several seconds or a half minute apart. They just seem to come at haphazard from any part of the tree, aud as they as cend in the air look ex­ actly like the smoke from a cigarette. Since Tuesday, when the curiosity first became generally known, larg« crowds, both of towu and country peo­ ple, can be seen there at any time oi the day. All doubting Thomases art soon convinced on the first visit thai the tree "do smoke." Among the whiti people it is only looked upon as a curi osity, and many, of course, make ex planations of the phenomenon, which perhaps, are plausible enough to tlieii authors, but which carry very little if conviction to the minds of others. But the negroes don't like the thinf) at all. One negro woman, after in tenth watching the pufls a few minutes started off on a run, saying: "I wouldn' lib dar fur notlrin'; people better go t< doin' better 'bout dia town." A negri man said: "I'm gwine stay way fron dat thing. I can smell de brimstoni clear dowii to the libery stable."--Rich mond Times. 01»#» Flower*. Students of botany have lutely Wl an opportunity to examine ft . uniqae collection of glass flowers givon to Har­ vard College by Mrs. Ware and her daughter as a memorial of Dr. Ware. The exhibition was held in the lecture room of the Botanic Garden at Cam­ bridge, and Prof. Goodale, the Director of the Gatden, was present with his as­ sistants to explain points of interest. These flowers were made by two Ger­ mans, father and son, liviug near Dres­ den, and so perfectly are all the parts of the plants reproduced that it would have been easy to believe that every beautiful blossoming spray lying care­ lessly in the shoAv-cases had just been cut from the living 6talk. In some cases even the root was pre­ served. There was a buttercup with half a dozen blossOmB and buds, plenty of fresh green leaves, and little fibrous rootlets to which one almost expected to see the earth still clinging. Some of the lily family seemed to spring from the bulb at tneir base. Doctor Goodale took pains to send to Germany roots and seeds of such of our characteristic plants as are not found in Europe, so that the artists were able to work directly from nature in all cases. The rendering of color in these speci­ mens is a marvel of fidelity. The yel­ lows, for instance, show all the varying tints of nature, fioafctlia faint cream of the prickly pea] yellow of the the wild pars] brown of the splendid blue lobelias lost 'models, and ev succory was perfectly only failure in this di cardinal flower, and eve it was the soft, velvety petals which one missed the lemou- the gold of to the rich old. The Ivias and giiws of tire* The1 the haps, tUp father than , A Squire Stuck to s Pole. Squire Bloodgood, of South Troy, Me., had an interesting experience or lie Fourth. On a pole carefully lubricated with lard, axle grease, soft soap and other emollients there was an ancient pocket-book containing $3.50, But the last four feet of the pole instead of being lubricated was coated with pitch, glue and other substances of u tenacious character. The squire was a climber in his day and being tasked to essay this pole he readily consented. He took off his boots and coat, patted his hands in the sand and began the ascent. He easily reached the top, seized the pocketbook in his teeth and attempted to descend. But he could not move. Hours rolled on but the squire clung to the pole while the peo pie desported themselves below. Fin­ ally he was cut down and allowed to fall on a feather bed. He is now to be brought before the proper authorities of the Methodist Church for certain "cuss" words he used while on the pole. He will plead extenuating < cumstanoes. Married Voder a Misapprehension. Old Lawyer--So you say you want a divorce from your wife, eh ? "Yea, sir." "How long have you been married? "About a week." "Why, what grounds have you for di vorce at so early a date after marriage? "Must be something awfuL" "Yes, sir; it is." "Well, what is it?" "Why -- ah -- she's -- "Vhteli bow- legged." "Umphl That's no ground for di­ vorce outside of Chicago^ Was she bowlegged when you married her?" "Yes, sir." "Well, then; that settles it. You took her as she was, she's still that*way and the contract is a good one." "Yes, but I didn't know she wa« bowlegged until after we got married." "Well, you had better go home. You hain't fit to be married or anything else, --Kentucky State Journal. PEOPLE go to the mountains and the seaside to do nothing,, and yet where young couple^ at;e congregated busi> tion and they spent the balance of the ! ness is usually? pressing in the even? night in stitching up Mr. Snyder's j ings. « * f - ' * , r i / ; s ~ • $ depth and richness of color. In looking at the waxy clusters of the linden-tree, it seemed as if the flowers must be heavy with sweetness, as they are in June, and the remark of one of the gentlemen, that bees had endeavored to collect honey from some of these specimens, did not sound like an exaggeration. Thus far the collection is wonderful, but would not have much value to a botanist, except that an Easterner is glad to see the Western Silphium without being obliged to travel to Chi­ cago, or a Northerner may like to ex­ amine some plant which grows on the dry plains of New Mexico, while it is a convenience to every one to study the night-blooming cereus at any hour of the day. But accompanying each stalk of blos­ soms are magnificent reproductions-of every part of the blossom, so that, with a great saving of time, a flower can be faithfully analyzed as if one were at work upon the living specimen. Take, for example, the wild parsnip. Its umbel of flowers contains perhaps thirty or forty tiny individuals. These are so well copied by tho artists that the tiniest shows every curve of every petal. Now if we were to work with the real flower, our only chance of un­ derstanding its structure would be to dissect it carefully under a compound microscope, and this is a long and diffi­ cult task. Here we have before us not only the blossom, but the carpels, and even the oil tubes, all magnified far be­ yond the power of an ordinary student's microscope, and always ready for ex­ amination. Here, too, are pollen grains of some plants--grains which are only dust to the unaided eye-- rendered, with all their lovely markings, about the size of a cherry. About six hundred species are rep­ resented in the collection, illustrating not only all the families, but all the im­ portant genera found in tho flora of the Northern United States. A thorough Btudy of these specimens, therefore, would enable the student to determine at sight the family relationship of al­ most any plant he might find. Of course, no one can study botany without studying living plants in their own haunts, but the general relation of plants to each other may be learned by a comparison of such models brought together in one room even better than by work in the field, so that our Germans have invented an art which is of genuine scientific value, ,aud are doing something beyond the fashioning of extraordinary pretty toys. The collection will eventually be Elaced in the Agassiz Museum at Cum-ridge, aud will thus be open to ail visitors to Boston. fa® J Syrian Agricultural Machinery. On the outskirts of each village is a level space of ground of sufficient size to meet the requirements of the village, which is known by the name of the dayader, or threshing floor. Each farmer and peasant has his own particu­ lar portion marked off by a row ot stones, and this portion is religiously handed down from father to son, and jealously guarded from encroachment. Hither the various crops are borne on the backs of camels or donkeys, as soon as they are reaped ki the fields, and they are there piled up into separate stacks to be threshed out iu turns. The threshing is a loner and tedious process, occupying several months. It commences about the beginning of June, and often is not completed until the end of September, or even in some cases till the middle of October. Dur­ ing all this time the threshing floor presents a lively, busy, and most pic­ turesque scene. The process is a very primitive one, being identical with that which was in vogue in the times of Old Testament history. Nay, the hiero­ glyphic representations on the Egyptian monuments show that the same method was adopted by the farmers of Egypt at least five thousand years ago. A flat board, something like the bottom of a sleigh, with small sharp pieces of basalt firmly let into its under sides, is driven round and round upon the surface of the corn, which is spread out in a circle of from six to twenty yards in diameter, according to the quantity to he threshed. A boy rides on the board and drives the horse or oxen as the case may be. Meanwhile one or two men stand in the middle, and with three-pronged wooden forks, turn the corn over so as to expose all portions equally to the action of the threshing board. Chicago's Exhibits.' Visitor (at World's Fair, Chicago, 1893)--Yes, I've seen the model pork- packing machines, and the modal stock yards, and the model distiller}-. Isn't there anything else iu the exhibition ? Enthusiastic Chicagoan --Yes, indeed. Don't you see those miles and miles of prairie land off there to the right? We didn't fence it in on account of the cost, but it's the finest part of the exhibition. Why, sir; every speck of that is staked out, and held at $300 a front foot,-- New York Weekly ONE half of the world is steeped in sentiment and the other half languishes in a dull respectability. ABOUT LOVg, \ A PaMioBStv poetess Tells WThaf 0km Thinks Atoms* She Master Fast-- fhst Ha»««rs All. I wonder how many men in the whole wide world understand what love really is? I wonder how many women there sre? They think they know, but whether they really do is a question. How often a man thinks he loves a woman, when, after all, as her husband, he is just simply trying to do his dnty by her out of a calm, good-natured, un- impassioued but generous heart. He is her best friend. He provides her wi^b all needful physical and material comforts. He takes her out that she may enjoy herself. He passes his evenings at home, that she mav not become dull and lotaely. He is always bringing her something to please her, and loves to do it, and me--just lets him! ,,v She thinks he loves her. (il Perhaps he thinks so, too. .1 ̂ . He does if there never comes before him any other face to wake to life his higher emotions, and teach him, too late, what love really means. Poor, contented, pitiable mortals! * How they would both open wide eyes* t>f amazement and perplexity if they were to hear me say that, wouldn't they? _ Don't you wish you were &he? I Ion t wish I were! Why ? . • -• • Well, let me ask you a question : Do you think if you had been born blipd, had never opened your eyes to the oeauties, the glories, the grandeurs af the world, you would be contented, feeing unconscious of the joy that lies in the. experience of having seen and having km^-fdl tberaiy of the wonder »nd beauty W^^natursjg^^ie is to be seen and4enjoyed? Perhaps so, nev< is thi3 the UD^kti hiiaa? ;] calls forth biiss? It may be theunkno but it is the dead uncon brings tears of pity from eyes ud seeing rejoice. Unless we see with our own eyes and not with those of others; unless we hear with our own ears and receive into our jouls, living and present, we do not know; albeit we hear from lips of those who tell of these things to us the grand reality is dead! Over the hills lies Italy; but, unless we have lived beneath the blue sunlit skies, unlike all other skies, unless we liave plucked the scarlet blossoms of the oleander and \\ ild poppy and have field to our lips the white magnolias, have felt the fresh winds blowing over as the fragrance of the sea, through the shadowy marble ways, in the stillness af the night, in the fast throb of quick- sning pulses have felt the touch of lover's lips in the soft silence his sighs that died away in a caress, then we have never known the "city of lilies, the imorous city, built in a field of flow 19 are. Italy, the paradise of love! And so, [ have said, friendship is not love, and those who have never found out the difference are poor and pitiable indeed! Their ignorance can never be bliss, "he bliss that love and love's sweet passion brings. A woman who finds her happiness in 'being loved" in such ways as physical somforts alone provide, who receives what her husband proffers from his hands and not his heart and is content, jan never understand what love is: The thrill that makes the blood as liquid flro, The passion knowing but love's sweet desire, Vhe love tnat knows but to aspire To love's roturn. --Lida Lewis Watson, in N«vt York Mercury, Dark an« Fair. Even the complexion is dominated by- Fashion, and blonde and brunette have in turn their little day. Iu Queen Eliza­ beth's time the blondes were specialty in favor. Frequent mention in the literature of the past is made of oils and essences for improving the appearance. A receipt of that century is as follows; "To render the face a beautiful color bathe in wine, after which wash the face in warm milk, then you will be both fair and ruddy." Apiece of pro­ verbial lore is: "The fair maid who washes in dew from the hawthorn tree, will ever after handsome be." But the Attempt to cheat Time of his wrinkles has generally proven vain. Turning to the color of the complexion, Shake­ speare only mentions black hair twice throughout his plays. Indeed, in "As You Like It" the shepherdess com­ plains of being scorned on account of her dark hair. Thackeray, however, makes all his dark heroines nice, and his fair women cruel. Scgro Minstrels. It is not often that there is any dis­ pute as to the habits of the Southern pegroes. We see them on the minstrel stage in strange and uncouth garb, and we hear them playing on the banjo and bones. All this is the purest fancy, and it would be the wildest imagina­ tion if it had not been sanctified by the Irunken craziness of circus performers of the old Bob Ridley stripe. Think, for instance, of a Southern negro going around and proclaiming himself to be old Bob Ridley or Jim Crow. Did any­ body ever see a Southern negro, slave !>r free, going around the country in a calico coat and buttons as big as a wash-tub, with a banjo on his back and singing songs written by a white man} --Atlanta Constitution. She Hntl a Clean Swovgb' f Ethel (who is thinking of joining tte :hurch)--We had a beautiful time in Sunday school to-day. The lesson was in Proverbs. Do veu know, ma, that I just dote on Proverbs ? Ma--I'm right glad, daughter. I know a few proverbs myself. Now there's one about a new broom sweep­ ing olean. 'Spose yer just tackle that »ne for Monday's lesson and have a beautiful time in the parlor, sitting- room and front chambers.--Kearney's Enterprise. ^ • J; ••: j' Sot a Kick, bat---«^ ^ t ' Wise Mother (from head of stairs)-- My dear, I wish you wouldn't sit up half the night reading novels. Pretty Daughter (from the parlor)-- Why, ma. I'm not reading. Mr. Lilli- vhite is here. Wise Mother--Oh, I beg his pardon. [ thought you had gone, Mr. Lilliwhite, *nd I was afraid my daughter was injur­ ing her eyes reading. It seems I was mis­ taken. Probably the noise I took to bo the front door closing was only the hall slock striking ten.--New York Weekly, "Do YOU consider marriage a failure ?" isked the summer boarder of a farmer who had taken him in. "Young feller," le replied, impressively, "I've been married four times an' every time to a woman who < wned a farm j'inin' mine." • ,f Culled fton|< ' ^pfcp^itb fl stingiogriiibttke. , • KEKOMWE-OIL nt Blow up girls, for oae thing. THE best way to nwmr a smile is f© grasp the mag firmly l$y the handfo and lift. "How DO you pay for make stories, sir?" he askedi*he entered the nape turn. "By the lyia'," replied tbe editor. EAIBER WILHELH now calls himsdtf "the man of rock and won." A little sarsaparilla added will make a W bitters. -• ^ Yotr can't praise » man for haviog done a great thing without hearing from the little man at his side who "advise I him to do it." STRANGER (in Boston)--I understand that the Boston Transcript is eon- trolled by women. Boatonian--Yes, It tells all the news. MB. SMITH (to neighbor** son who is dining with him)--YVell, sonny, what part of the chicken would you like? Boy --The whole of it. SHE (reading the paper);--Another cyclone out West! It has swept dozen* of farms clear of everything. He--I'll bet the mortgages didn't budge aa inch. To SPEND life at your side; Mlwa Elise, I would give up everything; parents, title, property." "But my dear sir,if you sacrificed all those what would be left for me ?" SUNDAY School Teacher--What can you say about the moral condition of Sodom? Pupil--He was a thundering bad man, but not quite so bad as hia wife, Gomorrah. FIRST Dude--Did you get down on your knees when you proposed to Miss Smythe? Second Dude--No, me- boy^ I wasn't so rash as that. Why, I had on me beat pair of rousers. "WHY does Mr. Proudfellow act "so- .important?" "A fellow shot at him the other day and missed him. His friends' congratulations make him feel if he not bflgn missed be would have been missed. SHE-- Albert,,I have come to the con­ clusion that I lo«£ George better than I love you, and-* ^He--What about that engagement r in gpt. gave you to- wear? "Oh, that's all riglh. ^J&eonee says he won't object ifl wear itT^W^ MRS. DEPLAIN--My husband never leaves me for an hour without kissing me. Neighborly Caller--I can readiiy believe it. Everybody says your hus­ band is the most considerate, unselfish, self-sacrificing man that ever lived. BLATHERS (to Slathers, who prepafed to. bow and was ignored)--I say. Slathers, isn't Miss Blood like that yacht out there?" Slathers--How so? Blathers--Oh, well, if ycu don't see it 1 But it strikes me she's some­ thing of a cutter. FIRST Evangelist--Do you think yoa have fully saved Mr. Tipple? Second Evangelist -- Yes, indeed. I have prayed with him and sang for him and read to him until he has become so converted that he is going to g«f* divorce from his wife and marry me. ' IMPERATIVE. , _ ; She cried, "Oh, darling, do not go^ ' ' - , . , I cannot live without you; When you're away the hours drogBttmv * • *8Vith jealousy 1 doubt you." , ^ . Bald he, "I'm very sorry, dear, , • J That I cannot bo trusted, ' But go I must. The fact Is clear? J _ - Jfor my suspender's busted." >. v,;^- > Minister--Here's a motto I want tfa eyes of my congregation to dweir upon until its words are engraved upon the tablets of the people's memory. Shall I hang it here in the center of the pul­ pit? Minister's wife--Oh, no! Hang it over yonder in tho corner right side of the elock. LESS Than She Bargained For.--She --Charlie, dear, what do you suppose causes so many divorces? Charlie (who has just been accepted)--I haven't studied the question carefully, but I should say it was wholly due to the prevalence of marriages. She--Then suppose we simply stay engaged. v>. Ambergris. A lucky voyage was lately made by ? the schooner Fanny Lewis. She was on her way to Portland, Me., when one day the lookout reported something white floating on the surface of the sea. The ship was hove to, and the "some­ thing white" proved to be a compact mass of ambergris weighing more than a hundred pounds, and worth several thousands of dollars. It was promptly taken on board and became the joint property of owners, officers and crew. Ambergris must not be confounded with amber, which is fossilized or ma­ terialized resin, and therefore a vegeta­ ble product. Ambergris is an emana­ tion from the sperm .whale, and there­ fore an animal product. It is a morbid secretion, the result of some disease an­ alogous, perhaps to gall stones. It is found sometimes in the intestines of the creature, but more frequently,. after ex­ pulsion, floating on the surface of tropi­ cal seas. It floats in masf.es which have a speckled gray appearance, and mixed with it are generally found some rem­ nants of the known food of whales. The best quality of ambergris is soft and waxy, but it is said not to be uniform iu color. It is opaque and inflamable, re­ markably light as to specific gravity, and is rugged to the touch. Most of that whi«h comes into the market is found near the Bahama Is­ lands, but it is also found in the Iodiak Ocean, as well as off the ooast of South America. The essential quality oi ambergris is its powerful and peculiar odor, which is so peculiar that art has never been able to imitate it, although the scarcity and enormous price of ambergris have given)II stimulus to invention. It is so powers ful and diffusive that the minutest quan­ tity is preceptible even when mixed with the most fragrant substances. Ambergris is too dear to use alone, so dear, indeed, that it is one of the most! adulterated articles knowu to chemists. It is adulterated before it is exported, and then is adulterated again in the country where it is used. The odor of ambergris is not unlike musk, but more pertaining and als() more enduring. Everyone knows how difficult it is to remove the musk odoi from anything which has ever been touched with the tail of the rat. It it much more difficult to get rid of the odoi of genuine ambergris. This account: for its great value to the manufacturers of perfumery. Thecdorof thecheape ingredients soon disappears, but that o: ambergris remains, and the "Extrait"fc: or "Bouquet," to which maker gives a fanciful name, _ credit which really belongs to apiocC diseased matter from the poor s' whale. . NECESSITY is the mother of invest and likewise the father of lies. --Puol * * s * » •>. j, *