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LIBERTY'S EMBLEM.
EVOLUTION OI THE STAHS AXD STRirF.S.
HE flag of tho
United States, thiit
glorious emblem
of red, white end
bluo which every
Fourth of July
proudly waves on
the tops of liiiu
dreds of flagpo'es,
cupolas, elomes
and scores of other
siiihtlv places in
lilW W ,
Loth city nud country, in not ns old
by almost a year his tbo independence
of our laud. Tbo United States was
uot a country in the usual scusc of
the word when tbo troubles occasioned
by (be bnteful Stamp Act had broke
out with the mother country, nud bs
the difficulties grew so that a wnr win
tho only method of fettling the dis
pute, cur Colonial legislators first
busied themselves iu asserting their
independence, aud it wax not until
somo time Inter t'jnt the flag, as the
distinctive emblem of tho country's
freedom, was chosen.
Every true American mrely ought
to be an will acquainted with the his
tory of bin country's flag as with the
main events which culled forth that
remarkable document, the Declaration
of Independence. But until recently
tie history of our flag bus been prnc-
ticully ignored. Within tbo past few
years its birthday, Juno It, has been
rescued from oblivion, and given the
place of distinction it ought to have
in tbfi calender ot Americas memor
able days. The llth of June is now
regularly observed as Flag Day in
many of our States. Its observance,
beyond an increased fluttering of flags
in our city, is chiefly confined to the
schools where tho boys and girls of
America's coming generation are in-
V.UilOr.S AMKItlOAN
fitructed in fins lore and what "Old
(ilory," as it has been fondly culled,
really stands for,
A nKrOMMF.XlATION FOB NO. 13.
Probably every schoolboy and
echoolgirl knows that the thirteen
Alternate red aud white stripes on our
Hag typify the thirteen original States
or colonies, from which our country
grew. This number thirteen, coming
down from tbo remote ne.es of super
stitious antiquity, has been stamped
as tho forerunner of dire misfortuue
and untold evils, but surely those in
dividuals who are still inclined to tight
Lhy of the number must admit that a
glorious exception has been tho ca-o
iu so far as these United States have
Lcou affected by having thoir birth
from thirteeu colonies.
Tbo white stars iu the blue field also
are known to represent tbo number of
(States iu the Union, a new star being
added with tho entrance of every new
Btate, but tbo star is not added until
July 4, following the admission ot tho
Btate. Beyoul these few facts com
paratively little is ktiowu regarding
ihe "Stars and Stripes."
It was ou Juno 14, 1777, a very try
ing year iu the Revolution for Ameri
cans, that the Hag of the United States
jamo into existence, Courress u that
lay passed the resolution, "1'bat the
Hag of the United Slates be thirteen
Mripcs, alternate ret and white;
that tho Union be thirteen stars,
'. hite, inn blue field, representing a
new constellation."
coi:n in riin.M'Ki.t'HiA.
Philadelphia has tbo honor of being
thoseeuu o: the birth ot this (lag, in a
year previous it gave birth to the
country's freedom. It is also au iu
tcretting fact that tbo old bouse iu
which the first regular United States
flK was made is still standing. This
t.v."r7T S" if
I , lac a: iV" flag J
11 .or Tf NAVY P -,,r
house is at 239 Arch street aud ii uuw
VOL. XVIII.
THE B1UD OF
ON Tlir. Of.OlilOUS FOCIiT-'I
occupied by a Mrs. Muuday, who, be
side,.! showing patriotic visitors tho
room in which General Washington
gave Betsy Boss tbo rough design for
tho llajjr, dispenses over u small coun
ter in front of tbo house pipes aud to
bacco. Tho house, although about
:il)0 years old, is still in au excellent
state of preservation. It is a small
two-story brick buildiug, being tho
second one of its kind erected iu Phil
adelphia, the bricks having been sent
over from England. This house, iu
1777, was occupied by Mrs. Elizabeth
Boss, but she is known in history sim
ply as Betsy Boss.
The, committee appointed by Con-
Ff.AIM OF F.AIIF.Y DATE.
press to provide n suitable design for
the Hag consisted of tleorge Washing
ton, Hon. (ieorge Bosh, and Robert
Morris, the great Pi uusylvauia finan
cier, who freely gave all of his great
wealth in the cause of bis country.
Betsy Ross kopt a little upholstering
store, and was also one of the best
seamstresses in the city, so it was na
tural that tho committee should select
her as the best one to mako the ting.
Tho de.-igu which sho used was a lough
one sketched by Washington in pencil,
and it is worthy of remark that to
Betsy Boss is duo tbo credit for the
live pointed btars. In tho original de
sign the stars had been made with hix
poiuts. B.tsy Boss plainly told tho
august committee that live-pointed
stars would look much better, nud cut
one from a piece of paper to show how
it looked. Tho suggestion was adopt
ed, aud Betsy made the flag, which
was greatly admired. Sho then re
ceived the contract from the Govern
ment to make all its (lags, for which
she was paid XI 1 12s. Ild. apiece, about
70. The contract was held in this
family for several years, but later her
daughter, who belonged to tbo Society
ot Friends, known as (Junkers, ob
jected to making Hags for war vessels,
although the society's scruples against
warfare uevt r seemed to have bothered
lli'tsy lios-, iu the peaceful occupation
of making tho Hags, '''ho thirteen
stHrs in the original llag were arranged
iu a circle, eiiibh malic of tho perpet
uity of tho Union.
Tho Stars aud Stripes met with uni
versal favor, aud as soon as extra ones
could bo made tho ditVerout detach
ments of tho American amies were
supplied with them, and from that
time to the closo of the wnr they were
au inspiration to victory nud Tcuowed
patriotism.
CHANOKS IN TIIK FLAO.
In 1795 the llag underwent its first
change. Two more States, Virniout
and Kentucky, had been admitted to
the Union, and it was decided to in
crease both tho Stripes aud Stars to
fifteen. This was done, aud for twenty
three years tho (lag remaiued in this
condition. Tho lir.-t United States
hip to uufurl from her masts this
til'teeu striped bnuncr was the historic
old battleship Constitution, better
kuowu as "Old Ironsides," which was
built in 17'J.", aud did good service iu
the war of s1l'.
Iu ISIS ttie (.iestio:i of a change iu
the flag came before I'ongress again.
Since 17'..r live, inor-i St ites had been
admitted to the Union and they
wauled to tin represented in some
manner iu their country's Hag. Tho
committee in oharo of tho matter
wero first in favor o' increasing the
ttars aud stripes as had been done be
VlTTSBOUO',
FREFOSf.
HK IS Muni IN KVIDFA'CE.
fore, but this was objected to by many
ojj tho ground that twenty stripes
lunko the llag too clumsy. At this
point Captain Samuel C. Reid offered
tho suggestion which won for him tho
honor of being stvled the father of the
Stars and Stripes as it exists to-day.
His idea was simple nud convenient,
however great the number of States
might bo in the future. It was that
the stripes be reduced to the former
number of thirteeu and always remain
so, while tho stars be made as numer
ous as tho States comprising tho
Union. On April 4, 1818. this plan
was adopted by Congress, and tho
first Hag under the new idea was made
by Captain Reid s wife.
GRAVE OF FATIIEIi OF THF. I'h.VK
A point of interest that may not bo
generally kuowu is that Captain Boid
lies burieil in tlreenwood Cemetery,
Brooklyn. His grave is plot 13 108,
near Cypress avenue and Zephyr
path, but the littlo mound is uu
marked by even the simplest head
stone. Congress, however, did, last
year, grant an appropriation to idnce
a suitable monument over tho grave.
Captain Reid was one of America's
tine nieyal heroes, nud ho was famous
in his day as tho intrepid commander
of the pf ivateer General Armstrong,
which 1 on "lit a desperate battle
against three English gunboats ii
Faval Bonds, Azores Islands, Soptem
ber 20, 1HM. Tho naval battle lasted
tho greater part of two days, but Cap
tain litiil, uy tho exercise of rare
skill nud judgment against his pow.-r
fill adversaries, finally defeated them
with great loss.
After tho war of 1812 ho was liar
bor Master and Port Warden of the
Port of New York. Ho died iu 1801.
Provious to the adoption of a reg
nlnr United States Hag in 1777, thero
was a wide variety of banners and do
vices used by tho different detach
ments of Colonial troops. One of tho
most famous of these tings and one
use 1 largely by tho Massachusetts
patriots was the rattlesnake flag with
its warning words, "Don't Tread ot
Me." The snake was sometimes rep
resented as cut into thirtoeu pieces
and supplemented with the words
"Joiu or Die." Tho color of tho tlag
was yellow and tho rattlesuako black.
The yellow is said to have beon sug
gested by tho (ltmrautine Hag of Great
Britain, indicative of plague, and the
yellow color nud the venomous rattle
snakes wero meant to bo suggestive of
far greater danger thau a plaguo to
whoever attacked it. Massachusetts
also had n special llag bearing tho em
blem of a piue tree ou a white field.
This sometimes boro the motto, "An
Appeal to Heaven." South Carolina
used the palmetto tree ns its Hag em
blem, nud it was one of thehO ualmetto
tree Hags that waved so defiantly lrom
t'ort Moultrie, Juno 2S, 177(1, wheu
the British made ft savage attack upon
that place.
TIIU OUAND I'NlON.
Tho Grind Union Flag was about
tho first attempt to provide for a Na-
WlIF.ItK THE FIHHT FLAfl WAS MADR.
tiooal emblem. It was the desigu of
Benjaiuiu Franklin aud two others
while in the camp of the Continental
troops at Cambridge, iu tho winter of
177., nnd it is said to have been
first raised over the camp, Jauuary 2,
177('. It contained thirteen whitj aud
rod stripes. Tho King's colors, the
Cross of the Georges, had been re
tained, testifying that the Colouies
wi re united, but were still ready to
acknowledge the rule of Great Britain,
it the obnoxious taxation laws would
be repealed. Rut the llag had a very
short leaso of life for, after tho Dec
laration of Independence on tho fol
lowing Fourth of July, there was no
further use for the banner with tho
King's colors.
lD!P!lnS!alM
CHATHAM CO., N. C,
What was called the New Eogland
flog was also used quite extensively.
This was a plain blue flag with a whito
field in the upper left liand corner,
divided into four squares by a red
cross. Tho other first square was a
sphere, divided, emblematical of
American as the new world. The
Massachusetts troops hid a number of
Iheso flags, but instead of the sphere
put a green pine trco in the whito
square.
Our Stars and Stripes was 119 years
old on tho 14th of last June, and iu
the celebration of our oue hundred
aud twentieth Independence Day
something of its history may well be
remembered by all patriotic Ameri
cans. Jerry Tusk's 4tli of July Spcpc'i.
"In Tows, when 1 was a youugstcr,"
said the Hon. James S. Clarkson, "the
Fourth of July was celebrated iu tho
cities, country towns and villages and
at tho cross roads, and the celebra
tions were sincero demonstrations of
popular affection for the llag. Ora
tory, dancing nud driving made up the
day, sentiment, love making and
dancing tho night.
"Just such Fourth of July celebra
tions are held now iu some parts of tho
couutry. Tbo late Jerry Rusk at
tended such a ono in Wost Virginia a
year or two before ho died. Ho was
scheduled to make an address, but tbo
other speakers had been long winded,
nnd when it came to his turn he saw
that tho young folk", especially tho
girls, wero anxious to begin tho danc
ing. So his remarks wero brief and
to tho point.
" 'My friends,"' he'said, 'it seems to
mo it is about timo the pretty girls
here had a chance to shake their feet.
Besides, I want to dance myself, and
so instead of talking, I shall bo do
lighted if I may lead the first set.
Who of all you girls will be my part
ner? ' "That was the most popular speech
of tho day. In less than a rutnute tho
music was heard, and, led by Uncle
Jerry, tho boys and girls began to
danco around tho haudkerehief.
Rusk stayed on tho floor a long timo
before ho gave his place to a you user
man, after having danced with a dozen
of tbo prettiest girls in tho whole
crowd."
I liear.1 it ring all thr.ni'tli the nlglit
In joyful tout's supremo
As tlioiul from frwilum's far-off height
Tim moloily .lid stroma;
Ami liberty
O! libarly
Its only C'Misiant tlienu,
Ami illicit v
O! lilierty
It shouted through my dream.
It seamed to lift, to rise, to Heat
Mo on the joyful strain;
Tim pulslm; accents senmed to tflout
Ou that one rii-ti refrain;
And liberty
O! liberty
It coined through my brain,
And liberty
O! liberty
It called aud called agaij.
AM through tlin dreamful, happy uis'ht
I heard Its video outpour
The "poor ol I bail," the people said,
"Would rinir, all! evermore."
Hut liberty
O' liberty
I heard It o'er and o'er.
And liberty
Oh! liberty
As in the days of yore.
And does it ring no more? ah me!
They spoke who were not wise,
Its video Is rollim; round tile world
Hueh music never dies.
Htill liberty
O! liberty
Unceasingly it erics,
And liken v
o! liberty
A listening world replica.
A Fourth of July l'o:i versa! bin.
Foreigner "So cterual vigilance is
tho price of liberty."
Native "That, sir, ia tho regular
price, but without having mado es
pecial investigation, mr, I havo no
hesitation iu Baying that you will
doubtless find our great department
atorcs offering heavy reductions."
Detroit Tribune.
In the History Class.
Teacher "What great event oc
curred on tho Fourth of July?"
Scholar "Columbus discovered
America."
Teacher "Oh, no, ho didn't."
Scholar (iu surprise) "Ho didn't."
Teacher "Of coursa not."
Scholar "Well, who did discover
it?"
K I'll t riot Ic Ihlug.
"Tho horse thief whobroko into my
shop last night," said tho false-hair
merchaut, "reminded mo verv much
of a fire-cracker."
"How was that f" asked his frieud.
"Ho weut off with a bnng," sighed
tho hair merchant. Harper's Bazar.
All Acceniiiftuiiiienl.
Mrs. Pnrko Row "Now that tho
Fourth is here, I think I shall have to
mako some Washington cake."
Purko Rowo "If it's thf snmo kind
that you had last year, you'll wnut a
hatchet to go with it." Puck.
Tho IHOcrcuce.
What does It mean to one little rnui...'
I'opcorn and peanuts and pink lmoi tJ
What does it ineim to two Itttl boy.'
'i'vrj.eJueii aud lire craters, racket aud noisi.
rv. .iprs '
JULY 2, 1800.
Au Up-lo-Date Cdv'jratbii,
PA
HOW TO ttl.EBHA'l't',
Julia Want Howe riijjsests a Pro
gramme for the Fourth.
The question will be, How to mako
tho Fourth ol July a true festival, a
National solemnity, without forgetting
tho claims of the young to bo amused,
as well as to bo instructed. In the
first place, I should think that the day
might fitly bo made ono of reunion,
by different clubs and associations of
culture and philanthropy. Those
whose thoug'its go deep ennagU to
understand tho true conditions of
human freedom, might meet and com
pare their studies aud experiences.
Very fitly, after such a meeting, each
iu hvidtial of thorn might seek agroup,
to whoso members ho might present a
popular statement of tho philosophy
of freedom. Mothers, who should bo
tho true guardiaus of peace, might
well come together to study all that
promotes its maiulaitiauco. Iu gath
erings of older children, prize essays
might be presented and discussed. I
cau imagine civic banquets, of a serious
and stately character, iu which men
and women might sit together and
plcdiio each other in tho exhilaration
of friendship nud good leeuug.
I would havo processions, but I
would hnvo them less military iu cliur
actor and more pacific in suggestion.
Congregations of tho various religious
confessions might walk iu order,
headed by their ministers, who should
all exchange tho right hau l of fellow
ship with each other. I would h ive
no monster concerts, which cannot bo
fully enjoyed, but divers assemblages,
at which musio of the highest order
should bo presented. Letters of greet
ing should bo exchanged betwecu
cities and States, and tho device of tho
day should bo "II tho Name of tho
Republic." Tho history of tho war
which culminated iu our National in
dependence should bo amply illus
trated by graphic, lectures, aud pos
sibly by living pictures.
How would tho following programme
answer?
On the eveniner of the 3d of July
quiot gatherings iu halls and churches,
ia which tho true love of couutry
should bo explained aud illustrated.
How many a name, half or wholly lor
gotten, would theu bo recalled from
oblivion, and with it tho labor and
BacriHco of some noblo life, some ex
ample precious for the community !
Tho moruiug of tho Fourth to bo
ushered iu by martial music aud ft
military display sufficient to recall
tho services of tho bravo men who
gave our fathersliberty. At 10 o'clock
orations iu various public buildings,
tho ablest speakers ot the Common
wealth doing their best to impart tho
lessou of the day. From 12 to 1.3 J
in the afternoon I would have exer
cises for tho children of the public
schools, examination of classes iu
American history, prizes given f jr es
says ou historical aud patriotic sub
ject'. Later, a gathering in public
gardens and a tea, with fruit and
(lowers, served for (he children of tho
city. In tho evening tbesiugiug of
National nut hems, tableaux vivauts
mil fireworks, and in some form a
pastoral benediction.
To these exercises 1 would add the
signing of a pledge of good citizen
ship. Tho pledge might bo either
general or particular iu its terms, but
tbo act of signing it should imply ft
disinterested public service of somo
sort, a participation in some work
useful for tho health, beauty or order
of the city, without other leward than
the badgo or button which would rep
resent the agreomeut entered into. I
would havo tho history of other re
publics brought forward ou this day,
and especially tho historic struggles
of our own time. And I would if I
could compel the attendance of our
meu and women of fashion upon lec
tures iu which the true inwardness of
European society should bo exposed
aud tho danger shown of the follies
and luxurious pomp which they de
light in imitating and which, however
!e-.theticaliy adorued and disguised,
are for us a lea 1 in the pathway of
moral and intellectual deterioration.
--Julia Ward Howe.
Hi tup Ovfiflitwe;1.
Gimlet "Bid you havo a good timo
on tho Fourth, Johnny?"
Johnny "Did I? Well, say ! Ma
ain't got over tho hysterics yet."
The Small Hoy's Fourth.
lie begius so And ends no.
,1
NO. 45.
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
The top of tho cloud is always
bright.
It is a wiisto
of timo to watch
hypoc: ilc.
The feet of truth lire blow, but thlj
never slip.
Try not only to be good, but to be
good for Bomethiiig.
Believing right bus everything to
do with feeling right.
Doing good will pny better in the
etui than digging gold.
It is a common misfortune to be
blind to our own faults.
People who live alone rcinaii
strangers to themselves.
Wlip-rnvi r li.vo finds n burden, il
puts out both hands to lift.
Whenever you mako a mistak
make it teach you something.
Thero is more life in one grain ot
wheat tbnii in a bushel of chuff.
A soft answer has often been tbi
menus of breaking a lmrd heart.
Give some people money enough,
nnd they will vex themselves to
death.
Be careful where yon step and Iho
man w ho follows you won't stumble so
much.
The inilleniiim will soon come when
men begin to carry brotherly love into
politics.
.Showers of blessing can always be
had by bringing the last tithe into the
fitorchouse.
Tho man who is willing to only
have a littlo religion, might as well
not hnvo any.
The man who becomes a successful
hypocrite, will not bo much of a suc
cess at anything else.
Man is never so unhappy ail when
ho hates his brother, and never inoro
happy than when ho Iuvcs him.
It is better to have a contented and
sunny spirit, than it is to hnvo a pedi
gree that goes back to the Mayflower.
The mail who will not improve his
chance is bound to loso it, no matter
whether it has to do with docking sal
vation or making a fortune. Ram's
Horn.
I! nth His Dignity.
Tho church wardens of au English
village had placed an organ in their
little church, and in the delight of
their hearts they tid I the archdea
con what they had done at bis next
visitation. Ho fell iu with their eu
thiisiam, and advised them to have a
grand opening, t which Dr. C
a well known physician, should bo
present.
Tho advice was eagerly taken.
Plneirds were posted, and tho service
was advertised in the local papers.
Tho nil important day arrived, and
with it Dr. C , who was nt onco
shown up into the singiug-loft, whero
stood tbo instrument in a ease brilliant
with gilded pipes, known to tbo pro
fession as "dummies. "
"But where is the keyboard .' m-
ipiired the gn at man, w bo bad ulready
been somewhat disoonei rted nt the
size of the organ.
"Ob, said tho church warden, "wo
turn mi round wi' that there, point
ing to the handle.
The aiiiazi iiieiit nnd indignation of
l)r. C . were beyond words. He
had been invited to open a hnlid-or-
Ran.
John Wilkes Runtli.
At this time John Wilkes Booth
was twenty-soven years old, a man of
(striking presence, handsome face, and
very winning mnniieis,niid yet, withal,
given to the most violent excesses of
every description. Ai an actor he
gave promise of be-ing the equal, if
not the siiperior.of bis elder brother,
and, if Ids own statements are to be
credited, his income from bis profes
sion nloiio amounted to $20,000 a
year. Up to the date of the failure of
the plot to poison he had played quite
regularly, invariably before large nit
diciiees.wilh whom he enjoyed much
favor. He appears now to havo de
voted all bis energies to the further
ance of the matter nearest his heart
the plots against the president. Cen
t irv.
One ( nil Starve' on Beef Tea.
Extract of beef, if pure, according
to Mr. Woods, cim'ftius nothing but
the flavoring matter of the meat from
which it is prepared. According to
the way in which it is made it cannot
contain any protein. It is therefore
beit a fool nt nil, but a stimulant, and
(should be classed with tea and coffee.
It sbouid ncor bo given to a sick
person unless specially pre scribed by
a competent physician. Its strong,
meaty t isto is eb-eeptive, mil a person
eh.peuding lipou it lilotlo for food
would din of starvation. Washing
ton Star,
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Absence.
How f-rowdfit now tlies' empty rooms
Have grown since she has gone
No trifle but become u thing
That thought must wait upon.
The very sik'nee s ns to move
About ou stealthy feet,
Tiptoeing b st it wake some thought
The heart would dread to meet.
And oh, the I'-aden sense of all
Irrevocable fute
In that neglected glove rtill left
bo close i.p.hlnd its mnte '.
Melville l'pton in tin- Century.
HUMOROUS.
The mermaid's favorite tuno Nep
tune. Breakfast is tho proper timo to call
the roll.
A oolony of Poles is well fixeel to
raise beans.
Twin brothers may bo ccceuti ic.but
they are never odd.
Some men never tumble, even when
nn idea strikes them.
Keep your conscience, but not your
farm, void of n fence.
A fat man, though not biiud, is
com polled to feel his weigh.
Tho pessimist should remember
that, according to hia own theories, it
can do no good to circulate them.
Fliply I'm going to havo a high
old timo this summer. Small Ah!
Flipley You bet! I'm going to tho
mountains."
Bloozin -I see that tho election did
not result ns you predicted. Jnzrig
Yes, it did. You're not the only ono
1 predicted to.
"I wish professor Lniigloy would
hurry and get his flying machine per
fected." "Why?" "I want to visit
some of my castles in the air."
lie mnrrieil her because her n"ck
With rapture wl'd did S' t him,
And yet there were some folks who sair!
Sic broke it for to get him.
First Night Was tho new play ft
success? Parquet Well, I don't
know; but ono outraged man in tho
audience called the author out.
"George!" "Yes, dear!" "Why
don't you buy mo one of tboso Hav
ana wrappers that you wero talking
to Mr. Smyth about last night?"
Higgins Do you think it is pos
sible for an educated man to live, so
ns to be respected by his neighbors,
ou a dollar a day? Wiggins Well,
possibly. Hut his employer can't.
"Your dad has to work fur a liviu',"
said tho boy ou the coalhonse. "That
nin't so !" replied tho boy iu tho back
yard adjoining. "All ho has to do is
to sot on a bench and mend shoes."
Misdirected Energy "I notice,"
observed Uncle Allen Sparks, "that
Edison hns procured 711 patents iu
the last twenty-five years, nnd still
there isn't n corn cure worth haiti."
Wife I don't see why you should
object to signing some checks aud
leaving them for me to fill out. Hus
bandNot much. I would rather
give you what nioni'y there is in tho
lunik.
"But, Bertha, it wi:s only last
month that I paid a dressmaker's bill
eif ?2od, and hero is another ono for
this mouth of S20." "Well, dear
Edgar, you seo that shows that I aui
beginning to spend less."
False Tails for Horses.
Miss Mary Grace Thornton, daughter
of Sir E Iwnrd Thornton, British am
bassador, elo-cribos "The Crow ning of
n Czar" iu the Century. She writes:
'We me deep in preparations (dresses
first -I feel quite' ready now to crown
the Empereir), and eno hears nothing
but discussions about horses, carriages,
house arrangements, servants, etc.
The ambassadors are cxerciseil about
horses for there state carriages, tho
Russian lnr-e, with ail his 'points,'
being too small. Besides, if they aro
too shoit their tails are ton long. Tho
Aii-liiaus are having a stable from
Vienna ; but the French nro boldly
taking the Bu.sian horses: and gett'ng
ipver the tail ilillieulty by tying up
these long natural tales ami fastening
eiii short false ones. They've hail a
dress rehearsal, and say tbo effect is
cxe'clletit. What it is to bo smart.
Why nnd How Thread Is Numbered.
The question, "Why is spool eottou
numbered as it is, and why are tho
figure s not used ill regular order?" is
often asked, snys tbo Boston Journal
of Commerce. The explanation is
this: Tbo numbers on tho spools ox
press the number of "hanks" which
are reepiircel to wind a pound. Tho
very finest spinning randy exceeds
1,00 hanks to the- pound, while iu the
very coarsest thero is about u half
pound in e'lich bank. Tho more com
mon epial.ties, however, tboso from
which sewing thread is usually made,
run from ten to fifty banks to the
pound, and the spools on which it is
wound are numbered from ten to titty
ia nccordauce.
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