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Uli lit Do Yon Tli I nk 1
ColM ip firaightm ern h loop and earn
tllllglc.
That time Intel a-on-cs In Life's skein;
Could we garner tnrli long-vanished inn
nii'iit. And live our lives over nunln
Would w o still in an mean iinrulllid,
Ainl never he stranded or sink.
Or lurched 'gainst the rin ks in our bllnd
111 ss?
How ivouM it bi ? What do jru think.'
Wo might pilot oiiri'lve by the ledges
That once almost shattered our hunt,
Avoiding tin' dangerous writer.
Where nin e we. were templed to float ;
Hut t.'ikin,' nti it Iit direction
And Ii riving erf Ii pi nion, brink,
Would wo piiM i ai Ii breaker in saft ty?
How would it lie' Uhmdo von think"
Life's o. can i strewn r ill) the flotsam
Thrown overboard out of her ship,,
And nevern pilot so -k ilful
lint ?iiin-liine the tipiiieliead dips
In the spray iln-hlng ever the hrenkera,
And strange if he heats not the clink
Of the prow lin nklnn In on the ledges.
How ninny escape, do von think:
- (Kntln rine II. Terry in the Housewife.
BESIEGED BY MONKEYS.
I TM.l il INIll V.
Inity had tiiK-n me to I'harmsala, n
hill slalion considerably west of Simla.
On the return journey I turned off the
main rowl lit Ixangia. 'I'lin object of
this ex ursion was t ) wen neighboring
shrine, in n Ii vciieirited by the Hindoos
and eulled .1 walrimnokliee. T he native
pilgrims, s, ho nine in thousands, lodge
in the open air uinli't' the trees mid
cook lli"ir ow n food; the Hell bring
ton's fin their neeoininodatiiin. Hut
there win in) place for F.iiropeans to
lodge in except t lie usual "district
officer-' bungalow." This is always a
unall hmi-e, with two or three room-,
built limi furiii-hod by the govcrn
iiieut, mid pu' in -barge of a man ser
VHiit, who boih look after it and at
tends to the wauls of tho-o who occupy
it. In it the otlii ei s whom duty takes
to such onl-nf the-lliiropran-vvoi Id's
phi'-cs. lodge and transact business
during tho few days of their periodi
cal viil. To this bungalow, there
fore, we went. On telling the care
taker who we were, he opened the
home; nud, while) went in and in
dulged in a very needful and refresh
ing wash, he a' tended to my horse.
Those preliminaries being- over, we
sent him into the town, fur the double
purpose of procuring ll some food
and (f inquiring from llie priests at
what hour we might pay the temple a
viil.
The main road passes through a
dene wood nut l11" yiu.ls from 1 1 1 i
liiii6e, w hich n, mo o than half a
mile away from the nearest pai of the
town. From the road a narrow ave
nue had been cut among the trees o
small olea ranee arouiid the house, other
wise it wa quite buried in the wood.
When the t arelaker left me I found
the house study and damp. It had
probably not been opened of aired for
clays. The stillness around whs op-pres-ive.
Not a sound was heitnl ex
cept the munching of our horse in the
neighboring stable or the rare cry of a
bird in the trees. There was nothing
in the house to road, and nothing to
do. Moreover. I had liad a long iide
and felt rather still' in the logs. So
rising from the chair I st roiled out of
the house. After walking listlessly
around it, and pacing the small cleared
space in front, I followed the avenue
to the main road, nud. then returning,
passed into tin.' wood, immersed in my
own thoughts. It mi lit 'rally a
"twilight wood;'' for though it was
nearly noon on n bright August day,
the trees stood io close and lh leaves
grew so thick thnt source a patch of
sunshine lighted up a few- favored
spots. The giant branches of the
grand old trees more than touched :
they interlaced and formed ii leafy
canopy overhead, with just here and
there a rent, to admit a ray of light
and to give a glimpse of the bright
blue sky above.
Saunteiing under those trees, I sud
rlenly became eon-cious of noises in
the branches above me. I looked up
and about: but, though the hranclu-
Mined and the leu vet moved. I could
see nothing. I was not. however,
long left hi doubt or speculation. A
monkey, a large male, dropped from
a branch to the ground at a distance
of about thirty feet in front of me.
As he rein lied the ground, he squatted
on his heels, resting both his hard- on
hi1 knee and gazing fixedly and
solemnly at me. Ilis giaxity upset
mine. Then near him another monkey
dropped down; a third and a fourth
followi d. It began to rain mniikot.
In tens, in scores, in hundreds; old,
middle-aged and young; lurgc and
mall: male, and females many of
the lat'er earning babies, some, on
their hacks, others in their arms kept
dropping from the trees mound me.
I was standing under a mighty giant
of the forest, anil against its trunk,
lo?7ie five feet in diameter, I set mv
back, as the monkeys in their hundreds
sipiattcd down in an Irregular semi
circle around. They did not go lie
hind the tree, for its trunk was much
wider than my back, and they rhose
to sit only whore tbey could see me.
Around they left n clear space, but al
the distance of about thirty feel they
sat, huddled close together, in several
rows, lion and more in number.
It may be said in passing that mon
keys are sacred animals in India.
TI.ey me foil and prolecled mid al
lowed to roam at largo w it la impunity.
Vast numbers infest lhlhi, Agra, and
other large towns. At Ucirucs the
are a perfect plague. In so favorable
a situation a .hvlatuookliee, they na:u
rally multiply bevund reckon ng, and
people the wood- in suHi'dcnt hordes
to account for the hundreds that now
surrounded tne. Al some distance be
yond, several young monkey urchins,
w hich preferred play to euri isily, kepi
.suspending themselves from the
branches in long livit g c hains, holding
on to each other's hands or tail", and
swinging themselves peudiiliiinwise to
and fro. They were not the stiinllt
puny creatures generally sern in I'.uro
pean uieuagerie, but the teal, genuine
Indian llnnnouimi of which l ace the
large and strong m iles stand w hen
erect, fully four feet in height. There
were many such, among others of
smaller size, in the row d around inc.
It had not taken three tninules lo
form that solid semicircle of mnhkexs.
They had come iIimvii as thh-k as a
shower of hails ones, hut i -nflly and
tenth' had they descended lo the ura
and leaf -covered gi uund I lint scai"
anv noise had been made. 'or a horl
time they sat motionless and silent.
I stariiiL' hard al me, and a baby tuoii
! key, having made :i noise, w.-t instant
ly sui'cked by its mother in a most
human fashion. They looked at me.
j and lin n they began to i halter - lii -l
one, then a few together, then m,,n
I at once, finally all in a chorus. Thei
laiked. ohalt'Tcd. jabbered, di-cii-scd,
aigued, shouted, and veiled, gesticula
ting meanwhile, making faces and
grinning, .'suddenly there was a dead
siletno fur a short interval, during
which they gravely stared at mehardet
than ever, livery now and again one
or another or several at once would
grip, snarl, mid glow I at inc. showing
their lai'KO canine teelh. Again the
i haltering discourses would bo re.
neweil.
The laughter with which I had greet
ed the lit -I nf niy visiims died a verj
sudden death, for my curiosity to
watch lb ir behavior did not prevent
my realizing the fact that I was not in
a very safe position. F.ven one oi two
monkeys w ould be dillii ult enough to
dealw ilh, if they i lio-o to altai k a
man. for, though small, they are c
treuieh' muscular and agile, and il
would he harder to prevent them from
idling mid tearing than it would a mad
dog. True, I knew that one or two
would hardly dare to nttack a n ai i
but when hundreds crowded together
around one stranger the circumstance
were far from einoiiraging. Here I
was, unarmed, n jtliinghut a light rid
ing whip in my hand, surrounded b
hundreds of monkeys, to which my
while face and Miiropean iliess were
evidently ohjei Is of as mil' Ii aversion
a- curiosity. Native, I hey did imt
mind, but Iluropeaiis they seemed to
regard with llie hatred due to in
truder. I fully realized my danger, but i on
tinned calm and collected, ami lea
sole d the position oul with myself
I he only chance of safety was to re
main iiiie(ly against this friendly tree,
silently obset ving the monkeys, care,
fill to give no otleiiM1 or provocation,
watchful I" give them no advantage
over me till the let urn of thecare'al er
or some ot her chance cum: to my aid.
Had I attempted to strike them or to
fi ighten them, or to break through
lliom or to flee from I :eni. I have no'
the lightest doubt that I should no'
now he writing this account. Their
enorinoiu num' ei , would have em
boldened them to any act. I sh ml I
hao been ipiile helpless in their grasp
would, in eed, 1 1 1 v e been pounced
upon by score, of them, o erpowered.
bitten and torn to pieces. Si. making
a virtue of necessity, I kept up ; bold
front, watcle'd, wailed, mid prayed.
In one of the inlet val, of silence,
the gre:t monkey that had first ar
rived, and thai seemed to be on of
the leaders, suddenly hopped nearer
to me. two feet ot so. Hi, action wa
immediately imitaied by all the mon
key, forming the fiont row of the
semicircle, while those behind closed
up as before; and III, semicircle con
tracted around mo bv two feet in the
radius. Mote chattering anil ge-ticit-lai
ing f illow ed, mo e growling and
grinning, with intervals of silence
They had agical ileal to nay, and they
all slid it. and it was all xl ut mo.
too, for they f ii mi 1 1 v pointed at mo
with their hands, Hud suit lt am
gnashed their teeth at mo. Again they
contracted the semicircle as before.
And so they kept gradually en ning
nearer and nearer, and growing more
and more excited. Still I remained
ipiiet and silent, and still in the dis
tance Mm monkey youth, played the
Iliad gambols of twir living pendu
lum, heedless of what engaged the
attention of their seniors. All else
was silenl no sign of man.
The semicircle had grad'ially con
trace 1 to within fourteen or fifteen
feet of where I stood; the monkeys
indeed were so near that in two or
three leaps they could easily havf
jumped upon me. I felt decidedly un
e,v; wondeted how they would at
tack me, and w hen? From the t ight,
or the left, i r the front '! l!y jumping
on me from a d st nice, or waiting till
ipiile tierir? Then I wondered whelhee
the caretaker would return inlitneto
slave oil' the assault, for I was -.till
ipti'e coe to the h -use. Of the
dreadful re. tilts of the altai k. if once
made. I had not the sliohe.t doubt.
Still I lemriineil loaning immovable
agains; the tree, i.ilui and i I. facing
i ho 1 1 1 straight, looking lullv into their
faces, all in turn, and showing out
wardly no sign of Him hing or ahum.
Yet I began to think that it was now
onlv a matter of a few inme minutes.
He fore a iptartei- of mi hour at lb11
furthest they would be within touch
ing di-laiice of me. They would In
sure to begin to handle my clothes;
and whether I permitted it. or re-i-ted.
or tried lo llv, I vtoiid with eital
i "tlainty be altai ked and killed.
Hut inv ib livei ance w as at hand. In
the iniil-t of one of their inml noisy
di.ciissioiis or did il only seem more
noisy because they were now onear''
they one and all became suddenly
silent and peifectly still. They
seemed to be listening attentively. I
iis etii'd, loo, but til first could i ak h
no sound anvw hot e : (he. stillness of
death was all around, for even the
young monkeys had ceased their
tricks. What could have distill bed
sud silenced the noisy throng? ( r
what did they now purpo-e? Next
from nfrir nil i rime the loud i i y of a
monkey - evidently the w arning call
of a scout on outpost duly. Then, lira!
faintly from afar, and Iheu gradually
nearer and louder, came down the
main road through the wood tl e wel
come sound of the i latter of a horse's
hoofs al a swift walking pace This it
w ris w hich their itiick 'r ears had de
lected long before I had heard it.
They kept their ground for a few ino
inenls mote, but their attention was
now evid ntly divided between mo
and the appro, hing horse.
At a n. and tieaier, the ...out's
cry sounded through the wood.
There was an immediate stampede.
hie and all the monkey, rushed oil to
the neighboring lrce, and. scrambling
up the trunks and into the bran. lies,
they were in the twinkling of an (ye
lost to sight in the leafy canopy over
haul. They h id disappeared in their
h iiulreds as rapidly as thehad come,
and alino-l a silently, save w hen the
rustling lim ing the leaves indicated
their course as they passed from tree
to tree and lied further into the wood.
I waited still agsin-t the tree till the
horse and bin rider -a mounted police
man goinif his rounds had i nine iptite
near. Then I made for tho house and
bolted mvself in, thankful for the
timely arrival and involuntary aid of
t'l uncon-oious patrol. I 'nknow ing
Iv, lull proviik'tiliailv. no had saved
my life. j ( 'hamher's .lournal.
Tnxeil to Hear il Heard.
In !nsia I'elerlhe (treat compelled
his subjects to pay a ta for the privi
lege of retaining their beards. It
proved lo be an unpopular law. but
was ligidly enforced, and !ho-e w ho
would not or could not pay were forci
bly deprived of this ornament.
I luring the l,ttr par! of the reign
of Louis XIV great taie wa taken of
the beard. When the gallant of those
day, went to spend anexetiin: with
bis sweetheart he usually provided
himself wnh wax for his whiskers,
Mveel scented oil,, and in fact every
necessary article for the lady to use in
combing and dressing bis In aid. What
an agnea'de pastime it must have
been. If the custom w ere to be revived
what a falling oil there would bt in the
number of b ti bet shops.
Wh n tho praotit e of shaving wa,
again revived in Furope instrumental
music was employed in barber shops
lo aiiiu'e customers w bile waiting their
turn. Waliinsil"ii Star.
White Snap the Host.
If you would know the iniiirie, and
burning eflct t of highly perfumed
o'ip. discontinue their use for one
week, substitute while cn-lile. and one
subsequent trial of lb" so-called
boii.piel soap w ill siiftjee for il, doom.
A good w hile soap is not only the
cheapo, t but tli- best for the health of
she skin. New York World.
( HII IHiF. VS OI I M.
rni'MMf i- si Ml liiori.nts
tVc no', find watched III" st u- i onie out
In the ilsrk blue cvrniii : -kies.
And I're l pacd nt tin in i arni-tly.
i With wonder in hi cic.
Mnnunii, what are the stars'" lie a-ki-il.
Hi. I.i.ov, In ni' ilh llie crow n
Hf shhun.' hair that wo nh. .1 hi, lend,
Itent in a puzzled frov n.
Hie could nut tell this 'pictinn'-r.
hose yi.'irs wereoiih time.
That they were other sans licit Hi; lit
Vo.. wrapped in tm-Ocry.
And while she pause'). ' I think I know, '
Said I're l. ami I'll I' II oii;
There's some holes in He i ln'i'l-, ami so
Tin S'll.l i.f Hi riven -linn thr 'iih "
Then as we sinilcd. Ihoiuli I-'reddle's f: i e
.showed not a sin of mirili.
A brilliant, Undone, billing -l.ir
Shot ipil'Hy dow n to earth."
And. with a Hl-IiI in hi- brown oyi "..
Most lovely to beh'O'l.
'I lie laildie should h ! niriniina.
I here fell a piece of gold."
AN' INI t!(M KV lot; III VII VIM U.s.
This is tut institution which is the
donation of Anna Wala IIht-s: il oc
cupies a farm of I";: acres near Hustle,
ton, I'enil. Its object is to provide,
free of cool, a temporary homo for
hor-os, mules and other animals be
longing to cabmen, carters, n role-men
and others, and al-o to give n penn in
cut home lo old f.iMnites loo old to
vt"ik. There i- n Morses' 1,'est near
London w hich is :m institution al'let
this order, bn' there a i barge is made,
while tin1 hyetss Inliuiaiy is a fieo
gilt to the hclpli-s dumb animals.
v I v 1 1 I i t ; I v r l"
An llngli-h olli' er who was in par's
in IM'i mention- the cr.se of a dog be
longing to a hoebl i. k w! i' h brought
customers to his master. This it did
inaxetv itigeni us, though to an-oh
h- ui'-t manner. The ollieer, having
occasion to cross ono of the bridge,
over the Seine, had Ids hoots, which
had I ecu proviou-ly polished, dirted
by a poodle dog rubbing against thein
lie, in conseiptetice. went to a man
wlio was stationed on the bridge and
had thein cleaned. The same ci.ciini
statu e having occurred more than mice
his curiosity w as cm it' d and he
watched the dog.
lie saw the dog loll himself in the
mtid of the river, and then wab h for
a person with well polished boots,
against which he contrived to rub
himself. Finding that the shoeblack
was the owner of the d"g, the ollieer
taxed him with the artifice: and. afler
a little he-italion. the man confessed
that he had taught the d"k the trick in
order tu procure eitslomeis for him
self. The officer, being much struck
with the dog's sagacity, put chased him
at a high priiu and brought bint to
lliiglnnd. Me kept him tied up for
some time and then released him. The
dog remained with him a day or two
and tin n made bin e-. ape. A fort
night afterward hewn- found with lis
former master, pursuing his old trade
of dirtying gentlemen's boots on the
bridge. I'Ktsbiiig liispalch.
now in i i t. mt,is nitF.
A fierintm author, Adolph Fbeling,
writing in the I oirlenlauiie, asserts that
ho found il currently believed at Cairo
that wagtails and other small birds
ri os from Kurope to Nubia and Abys
sinia on the ba ks of storks and crane,
anil details the results of conversations
w hich he had with Rev o al independent
witnesses, all testifying to the same
thing, lie then proceed,: "At sup
per, in the Hotel (lit Nile, I related the
curious story to all present, but. natu
rally enough, found unbelieving ears,
'l lie only ono who did not laugh wri
the privy councillor on lleugliii, the
famous African tiaveh r and. except
ing Hrehni, the most oelebirttod au
thority of our lime on the bird, of
Africa, tin nking his opinion, he
remarked: -Let others laugh: they
know nothing about it, 1 do not
laugh, for the thing is well known lo
me. I should haxe made mention of
il in my work if I had had any per
sonal proof to justify it. I consider
the case probable, though I can not
give any an ant for it. My discov
ery, if I may so call il," continues Ib rr
Fi'.liiig. - I would have kept to my
self, even after lleugliii had thus ex
pressed himself, had I not since dis
covered a new authority for it.
"In llie second edition of l . I'elcr
mann's great hook of ii nvels I limi the
following: J Professor both of Mu
nich related to mo in .Ternaicm that
the well-known Swedish traveler,
llcilonli rg, mride an interesting oh.
serration on the Island of LTmdes,
w lien- he was staying. In the autumn,
when the slin ks i rime in flocks over
the sea- to Kliode, ho often heard the
note-of .mall bird, without being
able io see t1 em, but on one occasion
he obsei ved a pro ly of storks jn-t as
they alighted, ami saw several small
bii.is come oil' their backs, having been
thus evidently ttaiispoiteil by iliem
S'To-s the sea.' "
PRHCIOUS STONI-S.
What Causes tlic Varying Colors
In Diamonds.
A Matrnif icent Nccklaco, nncl a
Stone Worth $100,000.
No one has ever succeeded in discov- '
criug the caties that produced a din. j
motel. No one ha, ever prodieoi a j
diamond, although the diamond bri
bed! analyzed and even one knows
that il is pure i ai bon. in the same
mine will be found diamonds of riln o-l
every shade of color a well as the
perfectly white stones. .--peaking of
t In o colored diamonds, now so f.i-h-ionable
and in sm Ii ilemand for odd
rings, Mr. Farnliam, eonnoeied with a
large jewelry lioti-e in New Yoik,
said to a Herald I epurlet
While no one know, positively
what caused the emboli to ety'allwe
into n diamond, i' is thought that tin
lifst crystallization is absolute!', white
Then by the action of naMire ;n alter
tiate heal and .old the diamond was
sent tli rough the w le de gamut of i "lor,
the darker it is tho harder i'
Some black diamonds have been on lire
wheel for years without making any
visj'hle iinpie ion on ihein. The
stones ate found in all colors I will
show you," and Inking from the -ale
little square pat kage of tissue pa pi r
Mr. Farnliam unrolled them, and with
forceps laid on a pri ce of w bite paper
lir-l a porfortk w bite di nu oi I. mid
then in siicccs-ion a bine w biie, :i pink, i
a green, a tan. a stra'.v. a in o j' !!. nn !
olive, a brown, a i innanion, a et j
rich dark blown ami a black
"N"W till' Shades ,.f s,,Me ,,f tho-e j
stones lit 1 1 1 1 1 1 -. t lie. "ale so ilcln a'e
that one not accustomed I'llbeiu would
be unable to tell tie-in apart. lake
the straw Mini t he marig-old. pu an-iy j
yon tan baldly see the 1 1 1 11" n-n .-.
I'ul them down together and the dif-j
ferem e in i o..- is iti-lriu'lv peicepli-
hie. For these stones xve hav e equally
hs many colors of gold. ,,. ,.,, ,,, iM i
the gold is i ontrolleil by the alloy
Used. The dillerenl -llf.pes of j
slimes is peculiarlv interesting. All I
colored stones are cut in fain-v shapes. I
There is a briolet, 1 1 1 1 -1 a pear shape, i
there a square, a -e.igon, a tone, a!
cube, xvilh one of the end- drawn mil
into a point. The elliptic il and the I
double rose cut are very f ishionable j
and much used in f.iuey ring- Wei
are today making up as many and a
beaulif il fain y ring, a- wee ever
made in the lime of l.oiii- XVI .the
lime' of the rage f,,r fancy tne;-.
'I have a necklace made of hrt.'lel
shape diamonds, with diilleil ) olntf.
that I waul you to ice." -al l Vr.
i'ai lihani, ringing a hand bell. I In
being told what wa, wanted a me. son
ger brought in a blue box, in-ide of
which around a 'in- lur platb tin w is
the necklace.
"This j. s tine a j-ie. o of work i.s
can be done ;u Furope. The mount
ing of e.it h diamond only cover, the
extreme point of tne diamond. The
hole is -o una!! Unit n pie. e of sewing
silk will in, I go through it. The hole
is drilled xviih diamond dit-l and a
small piece of tempered steel. I; i
very lab q ion, w.'ik, and only two
men in the woih! today c n drill d t
tlionds. Their names are not even
known, and a few firm, control their
work.
"If wo minted a diamond drilled
we could not do it ourselves, but
would be compelled to send t Fu
rope to the linn- c mlrolling the drill
eis. The original cost of drilling in
years gone by was much le- ex pen
sivo than the work done today. Tho-e
stones hive pioliablv hrvn drilled for
over a hundred y ears.
"The kind ol woik? Why. the
mounting iea'led enamelled and gold
tracery, mid u really as line a piece of
work as can be done anywhere. I
have been all over Furope, in all the
museums, and seen all the private col
lections, and y ou would ti"t lind a more
beautiful piece of work in am of
thein, not even excepting I he celcbt ti
ed Hermitage at t. relershurg,
li'i.sia.
"Another thing that mav be of in
tetet to yon is the cleaving of dra
tnoiids After the culler deter nines
the table ami girdle nf a Mono he
probably sefs that he can cut oil quite
a piece and not injure the size of the
stone at all. This rb sving is polish
ed up mid used as a covering for mini
atures, and is called portiait brilliant
We have them here all the way from
the size of a .mall French pea to that
of a ten cent piece.
"We have a la'-ge stone here," i on
eluded Mr. Farnliam. "called the T ill,
anv vellow double decked brilliant,
weighing 1 "ft ' carat,. Il is the !
finest ami largest yellow diamond .
known in the world. It is nearlv L'i J
carats larger than the celebrated Ixohi- '
lioor. Yes, of ionise il is for sine, !
pielty expensive o vet
Snpei'stitiiiiis Willi Mrecl Sniciibilnr,,
'I he superstitions of gamblers is mi
old theme. And if anything vvoiib!
imbue tne to cla-s my Wall stieel
Iriinds in that category il is ll.e with
plevalei.ee of fad- llll'l belief- of tlliq
nature ai'iong thein. There are some
large operators in the street w ho if the
market is going their way ot tild li"l
be blibed to change the suit of clothe.
Ilia' I In- happen lobe ui ruing at thr
time. I know one member nf thr
stoi k I'lxchauge, a three-iimes million
aire, who would cancel ail his onle
in the market if lie tut t a beggar ill
He1 mottling and did in it have change
vv Irerew ilh lo be-tow aim- mi him.
In several i 'Mi e- one or ni ne laOe r
dllbi'.IIJ simples nf the genu- l llie
are l . v fil to Dm) a ! -ting place and
e c.a-ioiial -I ip-" in m mi') . In au-e,
bnsMoili, tley rni' leganled by the
head of the csi .,i !i Hi nt- a- iiii-
col-." There is superstition.
u tvef. Hill all ihe M t belicv e-
iu ih.il i-. that a lainy d iv i- -uilable
I" a I" ,n m nki'l rind thai bright sun
shine is pe.nliaih tilled for bull
opeialioii-. Theie mav be something
about bad vv i aiher cab ill tied to kee
people .ivv.av from Wall street, ami
thus help th" beaiv. but I hav e noticed
that ii" aiumim of sunshine . ' 1 1 b I keep
pri' i s from tumbling when they had a
ii i i i n i to d" o. r New oik s-'ar.
The rriine Minister nfl hitni. j
I i lltuig lung is the prime minis- ,
i-ter ol I hina. mid though In- wi-.tis
a pigtail and wooden hoes, ,-iud dress
es like a woman, lie mu-t b" ranked
w ith the great statesmen of tpo world,
with I'.isiuai i k. I l i-pi, I ilnd-li'lie, etc.
If Ii'- tlid not live in a land of sin h in
vincible con voi -.atiou he would do
gieil lliitig- for the va-t empire over
vvhi.'h h" i- virtually the practical
i ii er. lint I hin.i has awakened con--i'lerrit'lv
front hel lotu- dreams under
the stimulus of his genius. lie be
lieves in r i i ! i o e I -, eoiiimei' e, and
elm mion. It i- -a d ilia' he has con
templated v :i-l n henies of conqiie-t.
I'le bite t.ell.-lill (.ol, loll and the
present bold W ol-eiey of l.nglaiid
hav e both ex pi es. ed a fear ot a lluro
petn inta-iou from trie itnimei able
hordes i.f i hina. Led by iii b a born
leader n men as Li Hung f liang. "in h
an invasion would be a formidable
all air. Li Hung I hang wis a warm
personal friend of l noral liiant and
h.nl many pleasant interview with Ihe
met ioau general during hi, visit lo
ri'in.i in his ti ip aioiiud the world.--i
.mkee It! ad. .
Are (linker, Decliniugl!
Af ei all. lie- d is.'i pie, of l ; i " ii go Fox
and li'ibett I'.iielriy are not dving out.
So. a! ieisl, we are a-sinud by " A
iri iker." whose letter is publi-hi'd in
M'irriv - Miigizine. It is admitled
Mi.it din ing Mi lirsi half nf this een
lui v the ilei line in number of lie s..
ciel v of I't ii nd- w a- veiy rapid: but
thou for a good iiianv year, pi-l Mi'.'
accessions bv iiivitu'enu'iil" have
he.ncveiv year i grea'lv in exec-s
of Ihe .i..a'-sMtis th it. notwithstanding
the very low marriage rale rind llie
very low birth rite, and some emigra
tion, theie i yearly a steady though
- iglit increase in their numbers in
liteit Itritian. In Ireland ihe gieat
maturity of the i'iaker are -aid to be
l iiiotii-L. and the society is dwindling
Miroiigh emigi ion to I ng'and and
Auieli'ii. In the I lilted Stales, on
llie other hand, the (Junkets, we ate
told, ai e in. i easing in tiniiiber some,
whrit rapidly, especially in Ihe South
and W est, and mainly through re cession-
f i tin other leligimis bodie.. -'
I .oiidon SI and n d
Walch Springs.
How long will i la-! .-" a-ked a
man of a tow idler, who had m-l tub I
him that he would have lo have I Irevv
spring in his wnl. h.
"Maybe a week: maybe a year oi
two." answered the jeweller.
lint tin- one lias la-ted lain' or five
years." -aid the man, protesting'v.
At-, but thev don't make that kind
of springs nowadays. It really doe,
-eem a-though they had lo-t the ait i f
tempering watch spring,. I sent out
a hundred dollar walih the other ti.iv
brand new, in,! from the factory, and
the spi ing broke within twenty -font
hour-. The manufacturers have spent
thousand, of dollar- vv iihin the pa-t
few yeais experimenting to get buck
the old quality for the springs, ami
thev have failed. The springs seem
to be gett'tig worse rather than bet
tor." I New ot k Sun.
te tried Ing Her I'riiileges,
Mr. Fang l t admit i ug I v i : "What
an exquisite eriiriage Mrs. Simeoo
has;"
Mrs Faugh: "lla, she? Why.
she's always walking when 1 nee her ''
I 11 pot h.
but it
(OII.O
If I Were Von.
If ! were you, I often say
To tho-e vi lin seem t" leed advice,
I d always look before I leaped;
I'd rilwriv- think it over twin'.
And then I'd heave a tro'll'hd sigh
Fur, after all. I'm only I.
I'll ne'er diseiis-. if I wi re vi.e.
The failings o uiv fell.ov-nien ;
I'd think of all their virlues lir-l.
And scan my own shorleoiiiiies then.
bill it i ll all tliis is ened and true,
I .mi I. ill I r I am iml you.
If 1 were von and half -o v illi,,
.Xlnid-I niv tolly I would prillso
In in low dull rind llfdit II foul
Iwumii.v i ll'. I don t. In cause
i And here I he.ive pity iiil; sigh '
I run not vmi . I'm only I
II I vvi ie you, no -elfish care
should i ha-e mv cheery -mile away ;
I'd scatter round tne love and hope;
I'd do a kindiics- every day.
bill heie rigniu I lind it true
I lint I inn I and voii arc '!.
I vv '.'iM not be so '. ( i v qui. k
lot llie ..ttelrse, it I w , re i mi ;
I vv nil,. I It's, et t myself, at leat.
Wlun ver nt Hints sriv or do.
Mi-' en n no one tell nie why
I run not Ton. instead ol I '.-
In -li"it, if I were only you
nd could forgi t that I was I ;
I tin'. I- that htl le i In Tu'i wings
niil'l .pi-out upon me. Iiy runl I v.
i.'eie II. xiir.iv. in St. Niched
Ill M0H0FS.
A month organ A denial newe
pape .
A bill for beverages ought to bo
liquid ited.
There is a striking resemblance be
tween some clocks.
Wheel- are t omplriiniug a great deal
now of "thai tin d feeling."
Th- union which produce most
marriages mu-t be fa-i i-natioti.
Aiiouinlmi- as n may seem, a bad
boy always ib'serns a coind lilt ashing.
Il is one of i't" retnai kable facts in
riding that the carriage i always tired
before the horse is
No language can exptess the fool,
ing- of a deal-mute who stop on a
trn k in a dark room.
Svv igger ( .enth inan's dress remain-
about the same this year,
does n't it - Tw igger - Mine does.
A dime iiiu-eiiui :t'lve lise, "a great
movement on foot." T his i- probably
wln n the fat woman walks around.
( iimso I lid vmi notii o Mi Feeler's
prominent cheek bone? Faegle - I
didn't notice the bones parti' iilatly. but
I unlit u. I hi- prominent cheek.
"N'ou never see llangsby and his
wife together." "No; Iml it's all
right, she told folks hhe was going
to marry b in to get rid of him "
"Ye. 1 xvas awfully fond of that
girl, and I believed her to lie perfect,
but I saw something about her last
night that miide ine sick." "What
was that?" uoiher fellow's arm."
Asia". Minute Iteconiitig Folder.
A recent writer i i the North China
Herald,' of shanghai, sins that the
climate of A-ih is be. "iniiig colder
trimi it formerly wa, ami it, tropical
animals ami plants ate retreating
soulliwai d at a slow rate. 'I his is trim
of I'liin i. and it is also the case in
Western Asia The elephant, in a
wild state, was hunted In I lit eighth
century lb ( '. by Tigiath I'iiesei. the
King of Assyria, nea'- Can hemish,
whiih lav near ihe lliiplnaU's in Syria.
Four or live centuries before, this
Thothuies III . King of llgypt. hunted
the same animal near A'eppo. In
high antiquity . the elephant and rhi
no, i ii'i vx ere known to the (hit esc;
they had name- for them, and their
tllsks and horns were valued. In the
time of i "out uciiis elephants were in
u-e for I lie aimv on tin angtzo
I i v el .
A numbed and liflv years after this,
Mem ills speaks ol the tiger, the leo
pard the rhinoeero- .Mid ihe e ephiint
as having been, in niniiv part- of the)
empire, tliiveii away fiom the neigh
borhood of the Chinese inhabitant a by
Ihe founder- of the ( h m tlv nasty.
Tigers ami leopards are not yet by any
means extinct in china. The elephant
and rhinoceros are again spoken of in
the first century of our era. If to
these parlifii'iii s regarding elephants
bo added the retreat from the riv-r, of
Soiiih Chi mi of the ferooioit- a big a! in ,
that foimerly infested thein the
change in the fauna of China certainly
seems to -how that the climate is much
less favorable for tropical animals than
it foimerly was. In fact, it appears
to have become diior and colder.
Hemat kable ( eiisns Ceinciilenc e.
A return kable i oi iieideuee is report
ed from Wot Virginia A census of
Flm (.rove was taken, preparatory to
iin orporal ing the village a, a town,
with the following result: Number of
male over ". I y em of age, is; num.
her of male, under 1 year, of age,
I IS; number of females over Hi veara
of age, I s ; number of female under
lb wits of age, I l; grand total, 1'J2,