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Discovery.
When tho world's first great westward voy
ager Sall-d nut in fnith to (his now continent,
.Whither he f It nil bin life-currents atir,
Though knowing not unto what plao ho
went,
One day, no land in sight, his grating keel
Reported shoal-; thu unconscious vessel
kill
Acrwp, nor heard the grinding snmlH reveal
The fi-eret of tlie ma t lieyond them hid.
He drifted psst, though wi.it of leaf and
l.ir.l.
Floating and fluttering after, bad", him
tt ay ;
Va;ue invitations everywhere he heard:
By hopo't own dazing glamour led
a-trny,
He landed on an island's rim, nor guoi.-e I
How nearly lie had won hi larger quosr.
Alas! tho dumb, inscrutable human tea
That will not tnll ut of the shore t wo w k!
Its jealous waves, in in laning mockery,
But just returned from pressing a blue
ehee!i
Against fresh roses blown f ir us, iii tn,
In tur own r -idin, that n iver will bo ours.
Though through tlio slurry dusk nil night
wo lean,
And, unaware, breatho bnham from tho
flowers,
And feel ils soft ini-ts wrapping us around,
And hear far, wavo tossod voices whisper
ing From somo dim bourne, beyond tho horlz m's
b. uud
Heart' kiinlrul stnrvi' g for tho lovo wo
In in t,
As wo fir theirs an unroaped hnrve.it-fl -Id:
Our treasure, just within our iuucIi con.
realed !
And yet, Columbus, this New World is
thine!
Thy olaim was in thy forward-ro idling
wml,
An inner, pren'int right; tlum did t divino
Wi nders that the veil d hemisphere: should
unroll
At last, from out lilt blue blank of the so:i:
An I whatsoever foot might tread this
shore.
Clear win thy title of discovorr.
Whoso thotnght outsail -d tlw ships so long
before.
That whieh w. rei ngnlze an 1 seek is ours:
Approaching, unpin--iv ed, rituitq.l souli
tf ir irresistibly i ur nnhlt Kiwer.;
I's toward our im n tho tldi of being rolls:
And shall it n it be joy, iho voyago don,
To know the continent ao I island one?
l.v.vy l.nrrnm in llarvr'n.
MAROHHARE'S WILL.
If there hadn't been a touch of
well, to put it mildly i tourh of ec
centricily about old John Marchlmro,
ho would li.ivo haidly in ido such a
will.
SjvcmiI yenrs beforo tho voiscl in
which ho was returning fr tu the West
Jndiui went down at sen, w t i nearly
all on lionrd. John M.iic'ihuro was
parked up by ono of tho boats, and
clinging to a little girl a mero child
wl.oso lifo he hud saved, while her
relatives anil all who knew her wore
among the lost.
From tho litllo strnugcr thus thrown
upon his cirj he did not turn away.
Sho was too young to give an account
of her parents or family ; and all sub-
acijnout effort, to discover her kindred
or whence sho c.imo pruv.-d frultlets,
John Marclihare a loptcd her and took
l.er to hi, heme and hvait.
Having neither wi.V nor child, he
felt free to il us he wo il l with his
handsome fortune; an I it plenei him
tint it should go to h:s u lop'.o 1 laugh
ter "provide I," so ran hit will, "that
if my suid adopted daughter sliou'd
marry during the lifctiin of my brother,
Edward Murchhate, whom I hereb
constitute lur guardian, without the
approval of my said brother, then the
foregoing bejuets and devise.i slnll be
come void, and my whole estate shall
go to my said brother."
This was an eccentric will; lm', we
have already said John M irchharo w is
on eccentric num. It is easy to seo that
it wa loft t AKce .March hare, ai she
was called, the threefold cho'cj of ac
cepting a husband of her guaidian's se
lection, of remaining single during Lis
lifetime, or of forfeiting her fortune.
That it wis thus made the interest of
KJnar 1 Murt hliurj to npp-,n any match
that might be offered to Allcj was a
point that probably- did not occur to the
testator, or, more likely still, he knew
111 brother better than to suspect that
sordid motive would ever sway him in
fulfilling a trust commit:cd to his con
science. Alico had barely rca"l:cl womanhood
when her benefactor died; but when it
wns known how John JI irchli irj's will
rcud and the power it gave his brother,
suitors swarm jil nroun I about tlic y oim j
lady and her guardian, a id it is liar I
to te'd to which they wirj the most ob
loquious. Oeorgo l'icston had not waited for
the publication of Johu Muchharc's
will as tho signal for falling in love
with Alice, as several others had done,
in spite Oi her boauty. Tho truth is,
ho had been in that stato as far lace as
be could remember. And Alice, we
may as well let the rcoler k iow, hat
always liked Oeorgr.
But wheo t Ijorge Preston a.ke 1 Sir.
Edward Maichhare'i pcrmitsion to tend
er his hand to Al.ce, tho old gentleman
shook ins hen I.
' Have yon a home to offer her?'' he
asked? "or menus U support h'.'il" he
added, before Ctjorge, in his confusion,
co-ild find an answer.
"Perhips," ha continued, giving the
young man no linn to recovei himself
"perhaps you think A lieu' s fottuno suf
ficient for both. Now, whether she
shnll have ono or not"
"Is a question I havo never stopped
to ask," broke in Gouge, indignantly.
"Whether sin shall havo a forluno or
not," sniil Mr. Marchh ire, disregarding
tho interruption, "depends on her not
marrying in my lifctinn in oppoiition
to my wishes: and I shall cerlainly
novcr wish to seo her weddo 1 ti a m:n
willing to bo dependent for a living o.i
the ix.u ity of his wife."
"You inuo'i nvs'ako inV crio I
tljorge, wlt'i fViihod face, "if you rank
tin in that c'ass. llnva strongth and
en erg"
"Hut as yet they aro intii;d," said
Alien's guardian, without waiting fi r
him to linidi. "I am willing to put
you to tho test, however. It turn n
three years the possessor of if 50IHI saved
from you own ouru ings, mid if Adeo
then consents to hear your olI ;r I shall
not oppio il."
(Icorgo's face brightcne 1. A much
severer orJeal would not havo dauntol
1 1 i in Ami whoa b'j tojk leave of Alice,
tin il, 'h there was no formal plighting
of troth between thorn, ho had no mil
giving lest the end of tlir ?c yean should
not find her faithfully waiting his re
turn. The nllot'e I lini! had nearly gone by
beforo tioiirge, after many struggles
nnd hardsliipi, ha I suoccolcd in laying
up t'.ic sum which entitled him to np
pear an I claim of Marchharo tho fulfil
ment of his promise.
At a railway station, the last stop-ping-plaro
on his journe homo, he
went into tho refreshment roun for sup
pi r. lie had not liilf linisheil the
scanty repist when the souid of the
boll, an I tho siimm :is of tho p irt"rs,
enured a general coiiim itioa ail null
for tho train. Goorgo caught
up his overcoat, an I followed tho
rest.
On re '.rhing his destination ho was
about to diaw on his overcoit prepara
tory to leaving the c rriage, w'ei for
the li st tiiivi he disei v.rc I that the enr
nunt be had brought from the supper
roi m wns not hi own. It was similar
in color an I material, hut the attempt to
put it i n at n-i uve tied the d.ff t nee.
He was thunderstruck at tho di.covery.
In a s-'cret pocket of his own coit was
tho Innknoto which hail cist him threo
years of anxious toil, a .d whieh repre
sented so nuny p-ecio.i. ho ioi.
He wildly run among the dispersing
pissengers, l.ioking sha' p'y at ove.'y man
lie met, as though expecting to find
upon him tho object of his sra-cli. II it
nil in vain; it was nowh'rs to btseen.
Willi a vague purpox of advertising
everywhere, nud telegraphing in all di
rections, In was hurrying rapidly along,
when whom should ho m-el but Mr.
Murchharc!
(ieorge's lirit greeting v.n to b'urt
out his loss.
"I am very sony,'' said the old g 'n
tleman, grnv.dy; "but you know my
conditions; nil 1 with respect to their
f ullUlment, it scemi you ii'e j list where
you started."
"Uivj mo but another chance!' cried
Oeorge. "I can earn doublo as much
in the samo time. 1 will work night
nud day to do it ! '
"Your time il up to-day," said Mr.
Mirchhire; "and 1 havo promised my
old friend, Well, in tho eve it of your
failure, that his so:i Liwrenco may pay
his a ldrjsscs to Alico to-morrow. The
young man, though well enough, is
something of a fop, and I doubt if Alice
w II listen to his suit. Still, m,- word
ispasiol. Ah, hero he conm! Shall
I introduce you?"
' Siwop tbicfl atwop thief!" shouted
a flashy-looking youth, rushing forward
and soizing (orge by the collar.
"What do you menni" rxelaimcd
(Seorge, dashing nsido tho hand so
ru lely laid upon him.
"What' tho mattor, Lawrence?''
nskol Mr. Muchhare, astonished at the
procee 1 ing.
'.Mil tall! ma'tali enough, I should
say I Why, that s tho fellah thatstowh;
my cwoatt Thorn it is now on his
arm."
'(' me, come!' interposed Mr.
Marclihare; "mistake! will happen
sometimes."
"Mistwakc!" snccre I Lawrcnco
Wells. "A vowy likely mistwakc, soo
ing mine's twieo tho best rwoat, and
his is more than a yca'i behind the
fwashion. I'm almost nshwamcd to bo
swecn in it; lam, upon my swoul. But
I'll hive satisiaction. I'll cawll the
police!
After a quick glanes at the young
min'i apparel, (tjorjra flim asidj the
roat on his arm, and, placing a hand on
each of tho d:iu ly s s'ioulder, go', him
out of the ono ho ha 1 o i, in a inann ir
more rxpoditioui thin gentlo. Ilisti y
examining tho secret pocket, ISjcrge
foi id his money rufe; and Ltwrcucj
Wolla was convinced, unler a'l tho cir.
rumstanc.'s, that thero had, iudood, been
u mistake. Mr. Marclihare took liira
aside, nnd explained that hit call o.i
Alic3 must be postponed fir tin prc
out. We mcd scarcely add that il
never too't place.
Manufacture of Bogus (Jems..
'What do you estimate to Im tho
value of this solitnirei" nsked a stylish
ly garlic 1 gentloman as ho leanod over
the diamond counter in a jewelry es
tablishment. 'That ii a pe. fect b?au!y," exclaim
ed tho export behind tho counter litter
carefully scrutinizing it through a criti
cal magnifying glass. "There's no
pasto thero not a bit,'' with a smile.
"But you want to know its ox ict va'.u ?
Well, j ist wait a mom mt, ' and lu dis.
appeared with tho ring.
In a few moments tho diinrii 1 in in
returns I. Hi, eye hi I lost its spirit!)
of proftssioual delight, an 1 In wore a
weary air as ho lai I tin ting down on
the counter with tho remark: 'it's
worth Kn or $it) I should judge; noth
ing more."
Tiie r ng's proprietor g ivt a great
gasp, nud his eycishot li.e. "F fty or
sixty dollars'" ho cried. "V:iy, my
dear sir, that rin wa purcliaso I l u'. a
month ago, and it coht in the neighbor
hood of f 12 0."
"The man who sold that ri ng was n
clever triikiter, nnd his pit ion was
prctt ily duped," said the jiwoller, as
ho related tho sto:y to a reporter af c
ward. "Yet the task of illuminaiiiig
dull diamonds ii so siin;ilu that it ii a
wonder lliesi friuds d-in't multiply. A
line camel s hair brush an! n delicate
sort of paint, milo of the shavings of
an indcliblo pencil dissolved in water,
do tho b isinyss. Yue:i tho gum has
dried off its improvement is marvelous,
and may deceive tho very elect. It will
b a long tlmo beforo the paint weir,
liwny, ami nothing less than c intact
with alcohol will bring t) light tho
etono's true sha'ibineis.
"Tim gentlemen who mnk) tlnir liv
ing by p dating diamonds never attempt
to illuminate pasta. For ono reason
that tho paint has n lots sir. king effect
if so use I, and for another, detection is
apt to f illow in ir.i speedily th in in tlw
cise of real g'Mii'. A yell iwiih dia
mond of mean quality, however, will
brighten up biautifully under an x
pint's bruih. Theie diamond brushers
hivo little dealings with reputable, j-w-elers.
They arc a'raid of thorn, ai well
they may lie.
"It lias becimo a favorito trick
nmoni; this e'nss of c:ooks to pa!m fl
their spurious gnoda on pawnbrokers,
nnd at timet they have auccec led in in
veigling from lin unwary in mny-lendnr
an amount equal to three or four times
tin nclunl value of tho di.im nd that
they put in pawn. But generally lliey
run a g' c it ri-k of capture. Thero is
no class of men extant iiiori shnwd
than theso pawnbrokers. I'lulnltljihin
Uu rat.
Tiir-y Saw tlio Toliif.
The Americiu Indians are notel for
their aim ist solemn gravity in the pres
ence of stranger i. The ('urdn of Veil
iz tela aro described at being cquilly
grim anil sedate. Mr. Speiuo succeed,
ed on ono occasion in breaking their ic-S'.-rvo.
lie sajs that oneo they actually
saw the point to a joke:
"A biavj and his squaw brought
B'me firewood to my camp, an I a they
wanted to get twico its value, the pur
cliaso wns declined. T.iey were greatly
enrage 1, nnd after lou 1 malediction,
deliberately Inn nnd it. Some days after,
they appeared again, this tiui) with a
bundle of hay for sale. To convince
them of tho error of their ways, about
half of its v.ilui was cll rcl. Oa their
declining this abatement, I took a match
from my pocket, an 1 suggested that
they should mnk a bonfire of the liny
also. A ro.ir of laughter burst from
tho pair as the fun penetrate I their haul
heads. It was with difficulty they were
indued to take nny payment at all for
the hay.
A Musical Mouse.
A singing mouse has domesticated it
self ii a liardwnre store at Bameiville,
Olio, and is attracting a great tied of
attention. Tho little fellow is a re
markably tnlentel sonjster, and his
thrills nnd warbling, would rival those
of a canary, whilo ho also possesses
much of the imitativo genius of the
mocking-hir!, in that he often breaks
out in the fu'l, round notes of many of
our song-birds. The n dent prodigy of
song keeps up an aim t constant warb
ling or thrilling, and is having a large
number of people to hear h m, who
wonder at his strange nnd wonderful
accomplish mcnts. Coiciiinat '. Enqn'rer.
Tlio Falc or the Pins.
"Where do the pins kll go?" nsks n
contemporary. We. I, somo go into
clothff , some go on the street, sami go
into paper, and many of them occupy
c airs in our schools and colleges
(IIILlHtKN'S(OI,lMN.
TIIK STN'OCAMS
"Niw. wan shall I semi to the Marlli tulny?'
'.Id tin ). r at p uinl gold n Sun.
"Oil let us go down there In m k nnd play,"
Slid the Sunt cam , every one.
i iwn to Uh K i rlli in n shining ennvil
U'ei t Ihonwtry, bu.y ereiv;
Tli"y painted with tpleiiilor eaeh filiating
clnul
And die slty at they pass sl throu ;h.
' Shin en, little star-', if vmi like," they
erul,
"W'j Will W nve II gnlil 'll K T. Ml
Ti at s sui all y i ni r t iuL Im; mi 1 light shall
hide
Tie ugh the moon may p'ep between."
The SiiiiIhmiiii. then in through the windows
crept
To the children inlii-ir hrsls
They pnkc'ilat Iheevi'li Is of tlw who slept
(iil iul all Hit ir bttlu heads.
''Wake up, littl elul liMii," they rri ! in
Klue.
"Anil from I'reiinl n d eniii"aav I
h'f'v i brought ymi a pi es nit, w ..ke in ami
we!
We havo br. u,'ht a snniiv d iy !"'
The A"ni-r-;oi7-.i,
t lil'.ll I'l.AVKIil.l.OW.S.
It is gene ally suppise l that dog and
cats arc natural enemies, but if taught
not to regard eucli other in that light,
llicy will generall In found, when liv
ing in tho same house, to In: v ry good
friends. A hnl.'-grown coindi dog, and
n kitten a few months old, living to.
gcther in Brooklyn, X. Y., lu.ve as
much fun with each other us if both
wore dogs, or cats. It is amusing to
see li iw both enj y tin play, whi o yet
each frolics in its own way.
Ti.c nioinent tho kitten : uiei into
the ro in, the dog malics a bound for
her as if ho wi.uld eat her. I'uss throws
herself on her buck, all four pawn rea ly
for use, showing nt once that sh; re
ceives him in a friend.
Toe dog seizes her by tin thro it,
shakes her lis ho wou d an (11
shoe, and drags her around tlio room,
growling as if he wcro engage 1 in tho
most serious liht. I'uss shows her
teeth, lays back her cars, nnd apparent
ly she, too, is serious in resenting his
treatment. H it there are her four pans
witli their full supply of needle-p in'.i,
which she doci not ue. Shu boxes hi.i
ears now and then, and pu-lies against
his holy, but In r claws are slient hi d.
Soon the (log drops her throat,
snnlclies at an tar, a leg or the tail, and
dras her around and aruuii 1, until sho
tliiuks she lias enj iyed hii rough dog
play long enough, an I then sh in
stantly puts an end the tu t by a little
n very little scratch across tho nose.
Instantly tho dog drops her, nn I runs
whining to his mistress, while the kit
ten rises and walks off with the calm
ness nnd dignity of an old cat. lint
lie's rea ly to b'jiu n,'ai:i tin next
minute; and so in fact is she. Wu'h'i
Comptini oi.
ri.Ks.sAST ri:nri.K.
Pays M '. Thackeray about thit nicn
boy, dive N.'wcuii", "I don't know
that C'.ive was especially biilliant, but
ho was pleasant." O ca -ion d ly wo
meet peoplj to whom ii seems to mo
natural to be pleasant; sii.-li aro as wel
come wherever they g i as rloweis in
May, and the men', charming thing nbout
them is that they help to iinko other
people pleasant, too.
The other mora ing we wero in tin
mi 1st of a three days' r.iiu. The tiro
smoked, the dining r-min was chilly,
nnd when wo assembled lor breakfast
papa bilked rather or. in :nl mamma
lire I, for the hub hi I Immi res less all
night. Polly wa i pliinly in ltn:d to
f rotfulness and Biidgct Was undeniably
cross, when Jack ciuio in with tho
bieiikfnst rolls from the biker's. Ho
had taken off his rubber c nt an I boot,
in the entry, and hu came in rosy and
smiling.
"Here's tho piper, sir," sail he to
bis fa'her with such a cho.-rful lone
that his father's brow relax d ail In
said: "Ah. Jack, thank you," quito
plea ;a nt I.
His mother looked up nt him smiling
nnd he just louche I her cl eek gently as
l.c passed.
"Tho top of tho morning to you,
Polly wog,"' lui said to his little sister,
and delivered the rolls to Bridget, with
n "hero you lire, Bridget. Aren't you
sorry you di In't go yourself this beauti
ful day? '
H) give tin ti:e a p! n-i 1 opened a
dumper. The smoke ceased nnd pres
ently the c ials began to glow, nnd tivo
minute! after J iclt had c lino in we h id
gathered nround tho table nnd were eat
ing our oatme.il as chorrily as possible.
This seems very simplo in tho to ling.
Anil Jack never knew he had dom any
thing nt all, bit ha had, in fact,
changed tho whole niorat atmosphere
of the room, nnd ho started n gloomy
day plensnntly for five people. dauii
Vrin'iyltrian.
The Washington residence of I.rvi P.
Morton contain It' apartments. Tho
suite on the tir.t floor is sni t to eclipse
the White llouso parlors.
OLD FURNITURE.
Antiquetios Produced From
Brand-New Materials,
Ancient Chairs, Clocks, Etc.,
Turned Out to Order.
The rage for having furniturn nf the
antique pattern !m grjwn won lei full v
during tho last few years. Antique
oak dining suits, be 1 room nuts and
hall furniture, sc'iiil to !) tho most
popu'ar, but anything of nu ant que
ehai'.K ter now sells very rapidly. Maiy
purchasers who aro furnishing their
houses really believe tint they aro buy
ing fiirnlird which s unn old tun; Puri
tan luii'usi'd. In thi i they lire g t .it 1 y
mjsfn'iea. Anliq 'e articles arc manii
fiu tu ed every day in the different ware
houses. A furnituro dealer recently talked
with a New York Mil and AV v re
porter on this siibj ' t. He sail: "A
few years ago agents u ed to be sent all
through the r it: n I par s of New Kngland
to pick up supermini! lied furniture of
every kind such in was found astray in
farm houses, villi go aitici, county ho
tels and elsewhere, ha -ing bco i hauled
down from generation to generation in
tho families of long-resident na'ives.
Tho latter were usually willing enough
to pirt with the treasiiies, which were
only valuable in the eyes of people of
a-slhetic tisles, and thy den'er paid a
ineie song for the articles and limped a
big profit. I5u. now tho supply ob.
taiued in this way 1i i s been practically
cxhainti! I. Niwitisthe fashion for
rich people to have in their houses ono or
two apartments in th old c ilouiul style,
with Hour and walls of dark oa', mas
sivo rafters, lingo fireplace, mahogany
furniture an I an decisional spinning
wheel. Thero arc not nearly enough of
the e precious relics to g) around, so it
is n blessing that provision is made for
reproducing them in Iclinilcly at com
petitive! y cheap rates.''
''How aro thes: .'i:licl:s manufac
tured? ' w is asku I.
"Tho most approvo 1 method of giv
ing a floor or wall the lo-ik of old ng)
is to si rub it at intervals with gallons
of a'c. Thi i pro luces a line iff i t.
Mahogany is gen -rally u-cd for the man
ufacture of antique pieci of funiitu:e.
In its natural stale it is no d irker than
black walnut, nu 1 to mike i: of the
proper hue staining must he resorted to.
If oak is wauled, it is ruble: 1 with com
mon shoe blacking, and the usu il wax
finish p it on nfterwar I. Tiiis is war
ranted ti ad 1 lifly years to the appar
ent history of a dure hi or dek in one
hour. For the insi le worlc ofs.vddo'k
or bureau pino is employe I, and this is
given the riquis.te look of antiquity by
repeatedly firing a shotgun loalel with
nothing but powder, and plenty of it,
into tho drawers and aroun I them until
the sin faces exp -ed are sutli 'ient ly dis
colored and all full of those curious
indentations which ordinal ily signify
age. Anot hor prot ess is to w ash the
drawers, etc., wish a coarse sponge
dippid in powerful acid, which eats
the wood hole and there an I effects the
same result."
"But how about the bra-s Citings?"
"These are inanufiictured in all the
ancient designs that wr: ever use I.
In order to make tliem look dull nnd
old, the molds in which the hi ass is
cast are rubbed and chippol somewhat,
nud in them a little gu.i p wder is
placed and fired with a match. This
occasions n discoloration, which seems
to betoken the act is u of t me's gnaw
ing teeth, and the same is warrant".! to
last ii nil the merchandise it soli,
though not inn 'h Ion ;c r.
"A special bianc i of the work has to
do with cloiks of th ancient upright
pattern, which are c qiie 1 in every tie
t til fioni Iho really old ones. Fvcn die
m -till faces, with their curious iiumer
nls, are imit ite 1, an 1 the woik- id
modern palter. i are p -nil tied to he in
a dusty coiner and oxide c un fortably,
while the framework is in process of
construction. There is no hing, the
makers say, in the line of back number
furniture that cannot be reproduced at
a few days' notice from brand new ma
terials, and yet so liko Iho old that no
ordinary person coul 1 possibly tell the
di fife re nee."
Wedding Superstitions.
As long as thero arc fair women and
brave nicu thero will continue to be
weddings nnd ns long as weds! ings arc
tho fashion there will still bo plenty of
pers ins ou hau I to suggest to a young
bride just whit she should do to avoid
bad luck, nn I also whit she must not
do for tho same reason. People who
an; ordinarily set.sible about most things
let all their superstitious notions ciccp
into their idcis regarding the prepara
tion", f ir a wedding, and these whims
are mndo the subject of discus d in at as
early a stage in the proceedings as when
the young lady is considering what sho
prefers for en engagement ring.
Bho is told to avoid opals, ns no one
ever was known to have any happiness
who ow'nc 1 ono of them. In spite of
iliis however, dealers say that them is
always n demand for ringi set with this
benutiful stone. Poirls, tho superstit
ious sny, n e even worse, but eventually
iho little ciiclo is pure'iaso 1 and tho
time for the weddi ig is disi u-ised. Then
more complications nrise.ni eitain days
ire unfavorable and some months are to
be shunned. May is said to I o an es
pecially unlucky month why, no ono
can tell I n' many a rhyme could bn
'I luted to show tliut this notion has pre
vailed f r many e.-nluiies. August is
also looke I ii on as a ditastri us lime in
which to wed, and those who marry in
Lent, will "live to repent," nccor.ling
to very old author. ty.
Misfortune is s;iio lo follow the brido
who hns a s((k of green in her cos
tume, she must never array heiself in
all her pretty roles in. til dressing for
the ceremony. She must nocr read tho
innirlage servic quite through an 1 sho
must not stand before tlio mirror one
second alt rs'ie is ready, no matter how
pleasing the reflection of tho happy
I aeo and graceful g nv. i. Tiie ono who
speaks first on enter. n j tho chu eh will
rule the house, so the wise ones say, and
in throwing tho numerous articles of
foot-wear niter the departing couple,
any of tho guns! may ru i after them,
and the one who surcee Is in picking
ono up will bn marrie 1 next. Oi her
return from her wed ling journey the
bride must ho careful u t to step on
the threshold of her horn , b it m ist In
liftel across by her husband. If all
the-e rules am followed carefully, and
great euro is taken b-l'ore becoming en
gngeil that tho obj ;ct of her admira
tion has a iinme which begins with an
othei letter than her own, there does
not biciii to bo any reason why every
thing should not prosper with n bride
unless the oil saying may possibly
have much of the truth in it, which
savs the reason why so few marriages
are happy is because young ladies spend
their lime in making nets instead of
c.igi s. -Ycm )'i'l. Slur.
The World's Onor-rest Itesfnurntit.
Not fur from the K le St. I) nis, say,
a Paris letter to tho Tim? Hem rrnt, is
a restaurant that hns few counterparts.
It is the cheapest place in P.tiis, nnd
lhat menus in Iho wmld. I once had
the honor to cnterlaiu a Wuyo King,
since hau ed, in one of tin chief Chat
ham street (New Y'ork) eating houi.'s.
T.ic Wnyo had what he cnllel a "cork
in' good foed," and t'no bill, I think,
was 14 cents. But the Paris restaurant
is nn:ch cheaper. Jt enjoys tho title of
"An II isnrd de la Fourchctle." la it
a huge cauldron l.ings over n fire. It
is filled with all sorts and conlitions
of eatables. The custom 'r pays threo
cents to the lu-ly gentleman who is in
charge. He leseives in return a huge
long-l andled fork. T.iis ho p'uigei
into the p it once no more. ldid not
try my luck, but I found it in cresting
to waicli i lioS'3 w ho d .d. 1 1 was a pe
culiar g line of chance, an I tlio to who
played i t showed mire interest in it
I linn you can see on the faces of the
g.imbirt .il M inaco. S m'limet a
iucky one weii'd bring up n chit ken
wing or a sub.tanti.il chunk of meat,
and thereon h s face would ligh". B.it
ill uc often the fi rk wou'd come up lad
en w .tli only ap.talo er some iiisigni:".
ciint in tide. However, that made no
differ uice. Too pla.'cr hid to be satis
fied wiih lis winning-, ir lie would
Havel to the street with more veloc ty
than comfoit. Altogether the "Folk
Hazard' is a queer pine and is worth
seeing.
('ousiinipl Inn of Iron and Steel.
1: is an in! em -ting fact, In which M '.
I'.dwanl Atkinson culls iitlcn:in, that
while th: population of Hie failed
S ales during the put ten jcurs l as
nverago I aboil I p'rcenl of the citi
nialed population of the globe, tho
consumption of iron and steel in this
country has averaged ltd per ce.it of the
world's consumption, and now exceds
II cr cent. The consumption of iron
site, tl .1 y increases, not withstan ling the
enormous reduction in its way for rail
way pin p i-cs. Both iron and steel nre
being Used more and more widely every
day ii building-, bridjes aid other
structural work; and while the Ameri
can product for IS'!) will exceed that
of (iriiit Ibitain, it is not larg: enough
lo supply the homo demad.
A Farm Worked by 2."i0 I.untitira.
The whole of the work on tho Is'.ip
farm, Long I dan 1, is done by the 2."0
insane patients who live there. Many
of them aro excellent laborers, skilful
and steady, ns Dr. MiirDonald, who hns
had cdia-gi of iln wo:k there during
the past t ii miner, mil testify. Too
farm, which was foi mcrly poor land, is
in a line slate of e iltivn'ion, highly pro.
duelive an I pleasant to behold. Il is
greatly a Inure 1 by the level-bended
fanners of I, uig Island who tnko a look
at it. A IVrt Suk.
Hands
Two dimpled hands
Outstretched In glee,
As pink and ns white
As shells of the seal
f)h, softly caress Ibem
And well, for f wish
That such tiny hands
Were mnd" to kiss!
Two slender hands
All dazzling with genii
As soft and as whit)
As lilies on their stems,
O, lovingly clasp them
And kiss for 1 woen
That such dainty hands
Thou never hast h en.
Two toil wor i bauds
On a pulseless tirtust
Ko hard and so brown
Tired bands now nt res! !
O, reverently fold thoin,
For she's gone to stay
Where tho weary eld ban N
Ar nt rest for nye.
liifoi.s'ii H 7i7 in AIIiiiiI i (.'tmxl.itv'inn.
jimoitoi's.
Fare yet fowl A bioiled chicken.
The path of dulyThrough the cus
toiu house.
When a mustard plistcr sets up in
business it go lerally hni tho drawing
room all to itself.
She And w ill you always love, mo?
All tho live-long day? He Y'e c-s, I
think so. Y n il give me a chance to.
at cp for meals, I supp so?
IM. tor "1 cm not think irid tiso tho
type-writer at tho sum: time." Hivul
E litor "Thdtiyou find tho typ:-writer
no I c'ter than the pen."
Johnkin I hoar you belong to an ac
cident insuranco society? Tomkin
Ye, I j lined over six months ngo, nnd
dcuec take it, I havn't got hurt yot.
Thero nre no less than 8ii7 cliff rent
terms in the Knglish language which
expru-s tlio state of being in love, and
the sweet young authoress of tho glow
ing society novel ulil.zes them all.
Tho nverngo number of hairs upon
the human held is only 120, 0J0. Tho
American wifo will pleaso bear this in
ni nl when taking a largo, generous
handful from tho head of jntcrfami ins.
There is a limit to all good things.
The Mini lu tlio Moon.
Most p-THons nic under tho impres
sion that this familiar expression refers
only to the faint nppenrancc of a face
which tho moon prcents when full.
But those better acquainted wi'h folk
lore nre aware that tho object icfcrrod
to n uler tho namo of the Man in the
Moon is n dusky resi mhlance to a human
figure which appears ou tho western si le
of the luminary when eight dayi old.
Tho figure is something like that of a
man in the act of climbing, nnd carry,
ing n thorn-bush u;on his back. Tlura
in a detached obj -ct beforo him wh c'l
looks something like a dog. Aim nn
various nations it is a popular notion
that this figure is the man referred to in
the hook of Numbert as having been do
tcctc I by the children of Israel in the
wilderness in tho r.o of gathering sticks
on the S ibb ath-day, and win in tin
Lord d reeled lo be sten;l to death
without the c-imp. O ir poets make
clear to us how old is this no; ion.
When moonshine is to lie represented in
P.ranius nnd T.iisbo (Shakespeare's
"Midsummer Night's Dream"). Quince
gives ilue directions ns follows: "Olio
must come in with a bu h of thorns nnd
n lantern, nu I say he comes in to dis
figure, or lo pics n!, tho person of
moonshine." This orltr is realized:
"All I havo to say," c includes the per
fi rm t of this part, ".s to tell you that
tho lantern is the moon; 1 tho man in
the moon; this llior.i liu.li in; thorn
bush; and thit dog my dog!" (' iiiuccf
thin adverts to the Mm ii tiie Moon:
On her br.ist a ehorle painted fill even.
Hearing a bu-h of thorns on his b aeke.
Which fi r his theft migtit chine so ner tin,
hea ton.
Dante, iu bis "Inferno," makes a refer
dice to the Man in the .Mooq, but calls;
him Ciin, n variation from tho popular
English idea. . tpincflt.
A Remedy for Insomnia.
The abuse of the eyo is the c. imo of
the ngo. 1 am prepared to demonstrates
that at least nine tenths of ti c prevail
ing slecplossnoss, of which we, hoar so
much, is duo to nervousness directly
traceable to the optic ne:ve. We nre
wearing our eyes out over books and
dc.-ksnnl types, and the effect shows
itself not only in the appearance of tho
organ itsolf, but in its retroacti vb effict
on nerve nud brain. I have tli-c vered
a remedy for slecplossness, an I for tho
reason I havo never known it to fail I
nm fortified in my opinion that the
whole trouble arises from the overstrain
of the eyes. Take a soft cloth say a
a piece of napped towel an I fold in it
two small pieces of ice at a distance
apart to exactly cover the eyes when the
cloth is laid acios, them. Tho a lie
down, adjust tho cloth with the ice over
the close I eyo an I you will be asleep
in a vory short while. St. Louit It'
I public.