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1 I 1 1
MOT.
A Sim?.
Wliy should I Jo tho music wrong?
Tho birds sing 'in-atli the llu,
Aul you lo mn a sweeter wins
Tlion I on ii slug lo you,
Kvveothc art
Than I rail sin;; to you !
Why should 1 strike it wavering nolo?
To sing your lips, young eye-,
When every liinl with rippling throut
Jlitlh sung thmii to tin1 skies,
Sweetheart
Hath siiiik tlimii to tlii' skid'.'
lu vaiu! tint music will not II w
Though still tho strings urn free,
Thi sweetest melody 1 know
Tim son;; y.ui sing to mo,
Sweetheart
'l'hssoni? you sing lo mi-.
F. Ii. Htanton, in Atlantii Constitution.
Uncle Beit's Experiment.
It in strange uiiit different, esti
mates people will pill o i ii man's cli ir
nctcr, according to the eyes with
which they may view him. In the
oi'iiiiou of some Mr. Benjamin Bene
dict wus a g.uit h-nrm, a n-holnr mul n
philanthropist ; while others, quite us
well qualified Ik d onle, wondered
t hut such a iiiuii Iit wus allowed to
walk tho earth un.-hiilieiigod.
For old Ben B -.no liol vii:i just the
Hoit of mini to provoke mi 1 please in
nl t it nut ion ( - - ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 in M.'iivh day,
with streaks of sunshine and chilling
gusls sandwiched through his nut ii re.
"You will ho sure to like my uncle,
darling," mil II it. ;h Benedict to his
young wifo. "ilo in eccentric, but he
is sterling."
ltuchcl did mi! nn.-.ver, lint her blue
eyes were wist tnl and lull of pcrplox
ity, Unt'li! Ben, win i'ii she hud never
B0O1I, llllt nf Whom sill! IiiiiI he li d
liiiii'h, wus to hor iui iinoriiluhlo rid
dle, whom sho fened more than she
was willing to a 'knowledge. For
Hugh's future depended to it ecrluiti
extent upon Uncle It ii It. n -. 1 1 t , mill
with llugh'.s future hor own wus
hound inseparably.
She whs u lair, fr. sh-looking girl,
with velvety cheeks, bronze-bright
lmir, uinl features in 'onvet uinl
delicately cut as a c nncn. Hugh wus
quite ccrtiiiu that I'm-lc It n could
not see licr without loving her; but
then theso young husbands nro lint
lipt to In) iiiiuirtiiil judges!
She was sitting in th i li --1 i;Iit
when tlm olil K' t lutn n li tirsl behold
lior, nml the only warning sho Im, ( if
his presence hIhi miw ri.'ileeleil in
HiiIi'h eyes.
"My ileur, how ilo you iloV" suiil
tho oh) Ki'litleiiiilil.
Ami i-lie thought he wus uol ho ter
til.lo lifter nil !
Ilo tiirueil to Hiih.
"Well, youiiy; mini, nro yon ready
to f homey'' lie uskeil, li'lsiuely ;
for lie it known that the o. entle
lil in Innl k'iwn lln-li uinl Kiehelu
weililiii' iresent of h new house.
"Ignite, nir."
"Sluill it lio tomorrow?"
"Yes."
"All ri-hl." Ami Mr. lie lie! sat
down to spell. I the evi'iin; uinl enjoy
liimself.
"Well," h lid IIiikIi, when his uncle
wus tukitii; lenye, mid puused u:i tho
hotel steps to li;ht ii ci.v:iir.
"Well," ttniil lTuclo iteiii'dict ivilin-
h-
"How do you like her?" asked
HhrIi.
"How cull I tell? She's pretty ; ko
is II doll or ii white kitten! io.nl
evening !"
And Hii'h, ullieit ho was very fond
of his uncle, did not know whether
to bo vexed or not.
Eurly next iiioruin, however, Un
do Hen nmdo his iippeariiiic.'.
"Trunks packed, cli?"
"All lmt tho lust one, uncie," and
K:iL'h. lifted her pretty lieu. I out of
tho tray.
"I'm going to tako you down to
lilooinsliur myself, my dear," said
Unelo lion. "llu;;h, 1 want you t
go by express to Wudiiii;;loii with
theso letters. They're of imp irtauee.
I'd go myself if 1 were younger, but
journeys don't ngieo with old bones
liko mine. "
Hugh looked nhust.
"Cannot the business bo post
poned?" siiiil Hugh, hesitatingly.
"No!" replied Uncle lien, curtly.
"If you don't want to go, say ho. I
tlu ru say I can Hud smii ' one clso to
oblige mo. "
"Of course, I shall go," said Hugh.
"Hut 11 ichol "
"I suppose I'm ol 1 enough to tako
cure of a girl. You'il I'm. I us both in
tho new home, with the kettle boiiiug,
and tho tablo set for tea, when you
come buck."
Ho thoro was nothing for it but for
Hugh to kiss his little bride a Inilf
ficoro of times, and commission Uncle
Iteu to take tho best possible euro of
her until ho s'loitld return.
"Foolish children !" said Mr. IKmiv
diet, as he saw li ichel sobbing on I
.Uiuu'a shoulder, liilt theio was a j
el.:ery twinkle in his own gray eyes
nevertheless.
l'oor lit tlo girl! Tho atmosphere
had lost somewhat of its sparkle, nuil
the world looked less bright, ns sho
journeyed toward her new home with
Uncle Hen's newspaper rattling at her
side. As the twilight began to fall
her thoughts became busy, ns a wo
man's will, at times.
"Uncle," she said, turning suddenly
toward the old gentleman, "what sort
of a house is it ours, 1 mean?"
"Well, "said Uncle Hen, relleclively,
"it's a cottage, I should say."
"A modern cotlae?"
"Well, no; rather on tho antiipie
order than otherwise!"
"Oh," cried H ichel. "J m glad. I
d.spi-ii) these new, still' pliie.;s, that
look us if merely to be admired, not
lived in and enjoyed. Unelo, what
are you laughing at ? '
"At your curiosity, my dear."
"Then I won't ink another ptes
tion. "
lt:i! she fully atoned for that depri
vation by si; irliin.; on the tablets of
In:, .mil fancv an endless variety of
litlle ( ilhie erections, with bay-win
dows and trellises, while Uncle Bene
dict watched her from behind the
screen of his newspaper, with the
ipii'eiesl of expressions on his brow n
old fill'.'.
"I'm l.a i-t s irrv I c ini'iieiici'd the
tiling,' he siid to himself. ''If I
should be d! . ippoinle I in her! Hut,
p. i. ih! it's the only way to tiud out if
she is worth my boy's love!"
l'reseiitlv the lumbering old coun
try conveyance came to a standstill
but, to I! ichi-l's surprise, in front of
no fairv cut or low-eavcd e.lilie.! sur
rounded by verandas an I ibny !i--par-tcrivs.
A tumble-down, iinpiiuted
farmhouse stood a little buck from
the road, willi its shutters haugiii
loo, rly by one hiu-e, and olio or two
scrubby bushes forlornly tossing in
the wind! A well-sweep, mute wit
lless of by-eotio .lavs, lowered up ill
rear, mid a cat d irle.l under thu cel
lar windows.
'How dreary it looks!" thought
ibiehel, with a litlle shudder, as hhe
glanced round to see whetli -r tho fat
woman opponilo or the lank young
gentleman by her side were going to
ulk'lit. Hut neither stirred.
Uncle lien seized his carpet-hug and
umbrella.
"Come, in y dear," ho said to
lt-iehel ; she st-u ied instinctively for
ward. "Is this the place?"
"This is t ho place. "
l'oor It iehel! What were lier sen
sations ns she looked blankly around
the neglected, dismal spot which was
the sole realization of h.-r fairy
dreams? This the home Uncle Hen
had given t le in ! And for an instant
she felt us if sh li d repel the un
welcome gift, and tell Uncle It.-njamiii
plainly that she could not spend her
lavs in a hovel like this,
ltut then cam.! sober second
thoughts. Uncle iteu had meant
kindly; they were poor, and could
not iill'ord to dispense with even the
meanest of roofs over their heads.
N'o, she must accept the present in the
spirit in which it was given, and
check in tho bud all her rebellious
and iinamiablo repiuings.
"I told you it was a cottage, you
know," said Uncle Hun, keenly scru
tinizing her face.
"Ye-i, I know," said Rachel, glane
ig round willi brightening eyes.
That is a very ehoie.i climbing rose
over the window, if it was only prop
erly trained."
'h's rather lonesome," said Uncle
lien.
"I like the country," Rachel an
swered, hopefully.
As she spoke a slipshod obi woman
appeared to let them in, and lod the
way to tli ! best room, a green-paper-ctirtu'ncl
apartment, with a tiro in
the tireplnc! that emitted considerably
more smoke than caloric.
"Smoky chimneys, eh?" said Uncle
l';MI.
"The dr.mglit seems to bo poor,"
siidUiehel; "but I d-iro say it can
be fixed."
"1 hadn't any idoi tho ceilings
were so low," grumbled the old gen
tleman. "It's partly the effect of tho wall
paper," said Hichel. "A narrow
strip 'd pattern will improve it."
"What queer little cupboards over
the mantel!" said Uncle Hen.
"Oh, they will bo nc for our
china," said It iehel.
"My deir," said the old gentleman,
"I believe you are determined to he
pleased. lo y. m really think yon
shall like this place?"
"I shall like any place where Hugh
is!" said Kaeliel, brightly.
She went all over the house with
tin- old gentleman, plan ling improve
ments, suggesting and contriving, un
til ho really began to thiuk she would
niako an Arcadia out of the worn
down old farm. And if she shed n
few tears on her pillow when sho wont
to rest, under tho caves of tho roof,
Uncle Hen never mist rusted it.
There was a buggy at tho door when
Ibichel rose from her breakfast of rye
bread mid corn coffee tho next morn
ing. "Come, my lass," said tho old gen
tleiniin, "I want to show you a place
further up the roml which has been
leased by a friend of mine."
The drive and the delicious air were
like an invigorating tonic to the
wearied littlo bride; and a picture
after the stylo of Watteau awaited
them, in the exquisito cottage, with
its deej) piazzas, bay-windows and
picturesquely-sloping roof. Kuslic
chairs stood under tho branches of
tho elniH on the lawn, and a marble
Cupid, holding up a carved shell,
scattered bright ruin into a tiny basin
directly in front of the gates.
"Oh, how beautiful !'' cried llachel.
"Come in, my dear, and see how
you like tho interior," said the old
man, serein ly.
It was perfect, from the drawing
rooms to the chambers, all in white
and pink, like the inside of a rose's
heart, and the fairy conservatory.
"It iH like fairy 1 ind !" cried llachel,
enthusiastically. Do tell me, Uncle
Hen, who is to live here?"
Uneie Hen turned round ami faced
her.
"You, my dear."
"1!"
"And Hugh, of coiirsu!"
"Hut," gasped II I'hel, quite over
whelmed, "the other house "
"That's only a little joko of niino!
This is the real home, and I give it to
you with all tin! iimro pleasure that
you were disposed to make tho best
of tho bad bargain you thought you
were in for."
And liaehel felt something warm
and wet upon her cheek, liko a tear,
as the old gentleman stooped to kiss
her.
When Hugh camo home, to find his
little wife upon the verandah, all wel
coming smiles to greet him, he ex
claimed :
"Why, Uncle Hen, this is a perfect
easke !"
"lint none too (;ood for the little
jewel that inhabits it," Unelo Hen
unswered.
lllcrtricil y In biuhl Carriages.
As common at is the use of the elec
tric light in the United Slates, wo
have as yet neglected to avail ourselves
of one applic itioti which has been ex
tensively employed in Kuropc and es
pecially in !' ranee, namely, ita use foi
the illumination of carriages, street
cars mid other public c inveyances.
An interesting repert on this subject
has been submitted to the hepartinont
of State by United States Consul
Chancellor at Havre. lie shows that
within the last live years electrically
lit private carriages have been exten
sively used by the iillluent classes ill
Europe.
The l'rinco of Wales was the first to
adopt the idea in le.u l.ni, and the
(ierman emperor has had tho court
carriages lit by electricity, not only
tho outside lanterns but also tho in
terior being illuminated by means of
a series of aceiinimiilators carried tin
ier the boot, and all over the harness
are placed what the (lerinans call
(iliihhimpo, or small colored lights,
which glow like ('nellies and conquer
tho thickest fogs. 1 he accumulator
for a carriage is curried in a box only
eight inches long by seven high and
four wide. It furnishes it good seven
and a half caudle power reading light
for eighteen hours, enough to last
the owner for from olio or two
IllOIlt s.
it eosis from fifty cents to one dol
lar to renew the charge less than tho
cost of smoky, unreliable mid ill-smel-
ing oil-lamps. The consul says that
in n few years all public conveyances
will thus be lighted, as a fifty cent
plant is sufficient for each. Ho gives
a detailed description of tho various
appurtenances necessary. Washing
ton Star.
Where Ituttcr Is Margarine.
A deputy of tho lleiehstiig, while on
his journey from Frankfort to Berlin,
bought at each of the principle sta
tions ho passed sonio bread nml but
ter. When he arrived at Berlin he
found himself in possession of twenty-
three pieces of "Biitterbrod. " The
honorable member was not laying in
this large stock in nnt ieipatnui of mi
"all-night" sitting iu the Heichstag,
but with a very different object. Ou
leaving tlietrain ho proceeded straight
way to tho "Imperial Analytical Bu
reau" to have the "Biitterbrod" anal
yzed. It whs proved that out of the
twenty-three piecis of the Buiterl ro I
aireliased at tho railway refreshment
inffets no fewer than seventeen were
proud with margarine ! Maiu.er
N'tucuteu Naehrichtcu.
IIILWtKN'S C OLUMN.
lirilM.KS
The winter wind is lleree nn-i eoM,
l'.ut what nro wc fur that?
We're her" Im-kMc the el rfiil I1n,
S.i Is ear liilihy e it.
And grnvely she L o!;s "li whilii w
blow l'iil.l.l"s (..-nut if ul to s-c.
Ve lnive a Im.wI of foamy suds.
And eleiiii new pipes .if clay;
And we can haven merry lime
This chilly, su.nvy day.
We blow ii way all cap's and tr.nililes
When we blow rainl...v-liiile.l bubbl.".
1'. Hiiki.ii.ix in i.-tr..it l-'ree Pr..;ij
NOTKS ON MOSS.
Th" tongue of the lion is so rough
that a close look at it will almost ti'.I;;
the skin off the looker. It is not safe
to allow a lion to lick your hand, for
if he licked the skin off and got a
taste of the underlying blood, suppos
ing it to be there, he would want th"
hand and even thing adjoining therein.
Nothing more perfect in modern
machinery ei.sls than the mechanism
by which a lion works h's claws, lie
has live toes on each of his forefeet
and four on each of his hindfeet.
Each toe lias a claw. Nothing about
a lion is without a reason, an I the
reason be has more toes and claws on
his fore than on his hindfeet is that
ho Inn more use for them. If this
wt re not to the majority would be the
other way.
The lion is nocturu d by choic. lie
has no particular objection to day
light, but likes to spend it in tin
bosom of his family, or at least ad j i
c -lit to it. li should not be supposed
that because he roams about at uight
he neglects his family. Ho roams in
order to fill the fain ly larder. Ho kills
to eat, not for amusement. He never
bothi rs small game so long as there it
big game within reach. When feeling
lit, ho can tak an ox in his mouth and
jump fences and d.tcheH like a prot'es
siomd steeple-chaser. Homo nnd
Farm.
Mll.lTAUY KIiiNAI.INII.
During th" autu.uu the iiriuies ol
Europe have been inarching and counter-marching,
charging n I retreating
all over the rcspeeliv countries that
they have been organized to defi nd,
experimenting with all sorts of new
arms and engines, mid applying new
tests to the old nit tin els of warfare.
But perhaps the nmsi inter; st in",
thing to the cisiial observers at these
great aiitiiuiu in in. I. u vi es was the
number of contrivances used for keep
ing open communication between vari
ous regiments, nrmy corps mid divi
sions. In one purl of France, says Har
per's young People, the manoeuvres
consisted of tin attack by nil entire
iiriuy corps upon a large fortress. The
deleliders of the fori had established
many redoubts and oulposls ou hill
bq s and ill farm hoii-es and in wind
mills. All these outposts were con
nected by telephone The men of the
signal corps strung th wires several
days before the at lack was expected,
so that when the enemy appeared the
lookouts were enabled to coiivcrsi
with their superiors iusidctho forties;
just as if they had been only a few
yards away.
The country all about the fort was
mapped out nnd divided into squares
that were either numbered or lettered
and the soldiers knew exactly how to
aim the cannons and mortars iu the
fort hi that the shells would drop ii.
certain places. In actual warfare the
pickets would telephone to tho com
manding ofliccr that a sq nidron of
cavalry was approaching behind a hill
to the north, or that several regiments
of infantry were hiding in a bit of
woods to the south. Then the big
guns in the fort could lu trained on
the woods or on the depresiiou behind
the hillock, and shellscould be dropped
on the enemy's advance guard even
while ho was out of sight, nml the in
vading force might thus be prevented
from securing an advantageous peti
tion from which to attack.
Tho telephone system used by the
French soldiers ou this occasion was
a campaign outlit that could easily be
transported any distance. It was very
simple, consisting merely of coils of
copper wire, or pronged bamboo poles
lor supports and of mouth pieces mid
enr pieces to talk and hear through.
A telephone line like this can be rap
idly set up, ns a wagon can carry the
bamboo poles along, and a man with
it coil of wire on his back ciiu lay the
line as fust as his companions van
stick the poles into (In ground.
Her Br''lit Pupils.
"You have two very bright pupils,
Miss Vinseuie,"remarked Mr.Swoitlv
to the schoolma'am.
"Which ones do you mean, Mj
Swe.-tly."
"Why, those iu your eyes to bi
uro, " 1'iituliuder,
UXCLK SAM'S FLAGS.
A Man-o'-War Carrie- Two Hun
(ln.'d Different Ensign.
Tho Most IW'rk'ult to Mako i;.'
That ol San Salvador.
Before n liinn-o-war is completely
equipped sho must be supplied with a
varied assortment id the llags of all
nations. The llag lockers of a criiisi r
liko the New York will c.mtai on-
than l!0d different ensigns.
All the llags for our navy are made
in the equipment building lit tie
Brooklyn navy yard. The ib.or of t he
ting room is covered w ith lin. s repre
senting the exact liieiis'iieineiils of the
various ensigns, and it is no easy mat
ter to turn out a llag which will be ex
iietly according to Jiall -i n, both as to
design mid measurement.
! There are eight colors m i d in llag.-
l ed.w bite, bine, 1 1 rang -, yellow, green,
brown, black nnd cau-iry ; ell-iw. The
canary yellow is used in-.ea.l of white
iu ll.igs used for signaling. This i
because it is found that, when signal
ing at a di-tai'ce, a while l tg ..r a de
vice on ii w hite ground hie m Is wit h t in
horizon and becomes almost invisible.
The largest American big undo is
called No. 1. It tin hmiivs I! I. si! t
in length and Id. feet in breadth,
and is very rarely us .1. The size
called No. 2, which is considerably
sma'lei-, is the one general1 used by
warships.
Cruisers carry the st us an I sn ipe
in seven different siz -s, leit only the
Minneapolis mid th" D tr itt lly tii
gigantic No. 1 ,-i -.
The most dilticuit ll ig to ueike
is that of Sin Salvador. Tins
llag requires all tit-- colors, and C isla
llica runs it clos", reipiii ing all but
brown.
Our own llag is by u in -.m-. an
easy one to m-ik". The forty-four
stars iu their b'ue li- Id have to b ac
curately nrr.ing'1, an I th" st;ipei
mathematically exact a -eoiding t i the
official pattern.
The stars are male of inu-lin, folded
twenty-live times an I punch. -d out by
n steel punch, wh eh cits a d : : . -1 1 or
more stars at each operation.
There are used iu the navy yard ."',
OilO yards of bunting iiiiuiiallv, which
is all made in !ln- I'. lit d S- .I -. It
fore being male up i it i lligslhe
bunting is put to a v .'y mw.oIi -!.
From each lot a simple i-i t ilo-n a:i I
steeped iu fie-.li water for tw- nly-lo'ir
hours. Albr mil il is thoroughly
scrubbed w it ll si l ong so ip nndlh ii
rinsed and dril l. Ilislln u i-xpo.-ed
to the direct sunlight for eighteen
hours, and if il shows in. f i ling in
color ii is ace, pte.l. The industry
gives t-lii ploy lie III lo a ; re it mali v
men and women. Ho .Ion t i lob
Iiipriivi'iiieiit in lialler.
The compel il ion iu l iirnidiing fresh
butter for the English nuirkel grows
daily keener. Once the Danes had it
nil their own way, and Duni-h Lulu r
was iu demand at the higkest prices.
Seeing what the dairy schools h i. I ac
complished for that litlle kingdom,
other nations followed suit and began
n vigorous rivalry for the London
market.
Sweden has been so successful in
her efforts that by many her product
is reckoned even superb. to the Dan
ish article. French butter at one time
ranked very high, but c tivlo-sncssnii I
the nd.-.iixtiire of oleum tig iriiu- caused
it to fall in disivput -. It has only
just regained its lo-t fooling by exor
cising extreme care in the preparation
of the article and by the ii ;id celu
sion of nil a duller iting substme-s.
By herculean i Moris Australia lias suc
ceeded iu placing on the in u kel a but
ter of excellent quality, all I there -,
no room to doubt lie rapid h -llci-inent
of the Canadian and American
article. The butter siau iar.l turoiigh
out the world has steadily rU n. lu
nothing are the bem-iits of competi
tion more eloariy shown than iu this
one product. The nv. rage butter has
improved more within the past decade
than during the whole ol the preced
ing century. New York World.
A Big Circulation in Water.
The ocean, sea and lake -url'iicc of
our planet is c-timitol at som. ting
like llo.t'OO.lhlO squire miles ,ti, .,
average depth of 12, Oil.) teet, and ii
calcutcd to contain not less than
.'t,'270,f0(),(ll)0,ilOil,i)ilO tons of wnhr.
The rivers of the earth are estimated
to have a (low sullieieiit to cover thirty
six cubic miles of the nli nv U'-ei eaeli
dav. Now if all theoc.-ius were s i.
delily dried, and the river, ceud k p
up their present rale of tlow, winc.i,
of course, they could not wnhoii,
ocean evaporation, it would take It, .la I
years to refill the basin. -St. Jiou:-Kepublio.
(.'eiieral Miles' Narrow Esonps.
My narrowest escape," mused Gen
eral Miles. "It wii almost iu tho
i: i 1st of a charge. I rode up to whero
he waf ; Ian ling, and we shook hands.
Suddenly he drew back his hand, nnd,
seizing his rille, stepped back a little,
levelled it diiictly at my head and
tired. Owing' to his excitement, doiibt-I-
ss, he missed, and 1 was unhurt, lint
a brave soldier boy, a little to one
side, and back of me, was instantly
killed 1 do not think that the Indian
chief premeditated this act. He
doubtless thought that, having been
captured, he wi s sure to bo killed,
that he w us surely bound tor the hap
py hunting grounds, nnd .ie might ns
well take a white chief with him. Yet
I, or rather my Indian fcout, hud told
him that he would Hot bo liarined if
li" Mil-rendered thi ll nnd there. Ho
did not trust us, for he would not havo
kept lm word with me if he bad given
il iu similar circumstances. The iniiu
who can not be trusted never trusts.
I.aine Deer was afterward killed."
"Which would you rather light, In
dians or w hiti; men?''
"Well, when you are lighting In
. linns -on know exactly what to ex
pect. If yoi, do not whip them they
will kill you surely. 'They give no
quarter. You cannot make tonus if
you surrender. They pay no atten
tion to liie rules of war observed by
civib.ed warriors who will not uso
poisoned arrows or poisoned explosive
bullets. 'I'll.- Indians torture and inu
tihile prison is. They will even vio
I no a ll ig of true.'. I cam.! near be
ing killed under a llag of true ! once
ivh n I was holding a conference with
Sitting Bull. The plan was discovered
ill liini! by some of our folks and frus
trated." St. Louis K. 'public.
ol As l i e) Arc Spelled.
The absurd nil. I sometimes extra
ordinary liitl' relice hitweeti the spel
ling and pronunciation of English
ll Hues Inn often been coinmelded up
on. Several lists h. iv..- been published
bill they are by no means complete.
The following, it is b -lieved are for
the most pari new : Wodiicsboi ough,
Wliisbro; Wood naneote, Wooduiuek
t i ; Wymoiidliani, Windiim ; Yaddle
thrope, Yihhrup; ( i.i insboroiigh,
(i liusber; Ed-dale A-didalo; Bramp
ton, Brian, Brawn ; Brighthclmstniic,
Brytiiu; llall.ihon. Horn; Meddle-thorp.-,
Threlilirnp ; M-irylebone,
Marrowbone; I'lrone-, Ooram ; Uttox
etcr, 'J'iiil-r; I! inipisham. Hansom,
I'evensey, Pitisy ; Covitoi.l, Cook wood
Crosl mi i-dit. Cor.-it ; llol.lsworth,
Holder; Shi. I. law. Skiddy.
Strachaii should be pronounced
Straw n ; ( '. dqii hoiiii is Koohooii, the
accent being on Ih" last syllable;
Bcaiicieuii,' is Beach im ; Duchesne
.sh-uild lie pronounce. I Dnkarn; Beth
uu -di mi I 1 be ll ton ; ii ii 1 in Aber
gavenny ill nv is i o sounded. Men-,-ics
is pro lo tne I M vnges, Knollys
as kin. wis, Sand.s as Sinds, (lower as
loi r, nil I Miiuc in Mills. (ilaiilis is
( ilarins ; ( 1-oghehaii should be pro.
ii miic'd (iiygau, and HntUveu is
Bi on. - Boston Transcript.
(Ju.iiul .la panose (iamo.
The lapatiese Minister created n
genuine seiisali hi and became a popu
lar hero at one blow with the uiiiquo
inlerlaiiiiiieiit given ill Washington
to eel-, brute hi birth lay. In the
game of lukubii-i, which the guests,
inclii ling t he just ici s .-f the supreme
court mi. I Ih - meinb -is ol the cabinet
phued, each p. r on drew a package of
souvenirs, eoiii-i-t i ng ol'dapainse toys
a id I l ilies. Each small parcel was
done up in tissue paper and as the
recipient undid the soiiveuii s there was
cries of Din and Ahs and shrieks of
laughter over the various discoveries
tiulil the hilarity was perfectly up
uproarious. Chi. I ! us: ice Feller drew a Japanese
doll, aiidtne comical expression on
his f c as tin- gift came into view wilt
most 1 iu-j liable. Some Japanese 111
oens - and a small cup were also in the
1 a -'.age. The game was originally iu
ten le I f ir the la. lies, but lis there
enoe li packages left to go around
among the uu u all joined iu the f ill
Mr. Kurino is know u as the leader ol
the i rogessive taction in Japan. His
coins ptioti of the in t of entei tiiinin(t
was a decisive sign that he is n good
judge of human nature in the west as
well as in the Orient New York Her
ald. Would ol Stand It.
"lb re ! ' thunder, d the South
American Pio-id.-ut, "is n letter from
t'uil Yankee importer with the word
dictate. i' at til" bottom of it."
"Yes, sire" humbly siidlhe secre
tary. "ilave him tired out of the country
on the liist steamer. I nm running
nil the ib elating business in this
country ttiyself. "--1 iidiaiiapolia Jour-in).
Wc Asked Consent.
Wo asked consent, my love nud I,
All In tho early niorniug,
A KoMeii promise lit the ky
The dewy earth mlnrning.
Thu day was just beginning.
The limir of all for winning; f
Hut tin- old mini lifted up his head - '
And s.'iiiui".! tho sky and brtelly sai.l,
" 'l is mi" the timo for coortiu' ;
Nay, nay !" said ho.
We asked consent, my lovo and I -,
Tlie maiden moon was slender,
A starry mist rained down tho ky, '
And tlm i vo was now and tender. i
The mother she lay sleeping
Where stars their watch were keeping.
The old mini sigln-d and bowed his head :
"She's but a bairn the child," ho said.
"Hut life's ae i-liort for loviu'-,
Ay, ay!" said lie.
Ida Jlciiliiiin, iu fudependeot
111'MOItOUS.
A bias is not an unlovely thing if it
is our own ; but uuotber's prejudices
are hideous. i
If the "new woman" holies to sue
peed she will havo to behave like a per
fect gentleman. ,
MeSwiitters When was your wife's
last birthday? MeSwitters A good
many years ago.
"Did yon ever hoar of Fuddlos pay
ing anything ho owed?" "Yes.''
"What wus it?" "An apology."
"How's your new- towu doing now ?''
"Ptirty well. The chill- struck it last
week, an' they're jest a-shakin' things
up."
New policeman And where is your
permit to peddle? Peddler I havo fl
verbal permit. New polieemnu Show
it to me.
Did old (lriibgol.1 i-h nv you tho
least attention when you culled upon
his daughter? Jingle Yes, lu showed
me the door at once.
"Oh, I am awfully worried. I walk
iu my sleep." "I only wish I could
do it. If I could I'd still havo my job
ou th" police force. "
Little Johnny The teacher said to
day that we belonged t the animal
kingdom. Do you believe boys nud
girls are animals? Little Ethel -Hoys
is.
Mrs. Miicler Is your soup all
right? Crusty Boarder Oh, yes. I
will take a shave after dinner, and I
guess it will answer for tho hot
water.
Can't you trust me?" plcndcil he;
"So!" decisively sh said it.
Sin' could Ininl no one ; von see,
l inn slic clerked didn't credit.
Finglo Tin-re goes n woman with a
history. Faugh That female who
just left your ollice? How do you
know? Fiugle She worked for uu
hour trying to sell it to me.
Mrs. Ciiniso (after reading sonio
news fi'oni China) Tho statesmen in
this country doii'i have yellow jack
ets, do they? Mr. Cuinso--No; but
they havo Presidential bees.
"What's the matter, Spitlins? You
look cross." "I urn cross. That vil
lain Snaggs called me uu unmitigated
idiot." "Oh, 1 wouldn't mind that, if
I were you, Snaggs is so brutally
frank."
"I call tell you, Baron, that when
my oiler of marriage was rejected by
the prima doiiu i, 1 was so miscrabia
that I was on the point of throwing
myself out of the window." "What
prevented you?" "The height."
He Yes ; I put a small offering in
the contribution box and I feel better
for it, too. She Do you mind tell
ing mo what it was? He No; it was
that plugged quarter Fvo tried to
work it oil' ou the butcher and baker
for the hist month.
Bilkins There's u lot of dill'crenco
in women. Wilkins- For instance?
Bilkins Well, yesterday I ottered my
seat in a street car to one mi l she de
clined it with thanks, and today I
oM'cred it to another and she uecepted
it without thanks.
Fair Dealing "1 don't see why it
is that Ethel is ulwnys so popular with
the men," she remarked. "Well" hu
replied, "it goes to show that btisiue 8
like methods pay best in the end. She
has a reputation for the greatest
promptness iu returning n ring whet?
tho engagement is broken."
Clever l( talialion
A fastidious parson once officiated
in n region where a kiss to the bride
was considered an iudispensiblo part
of the wedding ritual ; but the looks
of one tii-wly made wife pleased him
so litlle that he observed: "At this
point iu the ceremony it is customary
for the clergymon to kiss the bride,
but iu the present case wo will oieit
that formality." Ti..- justly indignant
bridegroom waited tor his revenue,
which lie got a few minutes later with:
"At this point in the eereiiiouy it is
eiistoiiiar v to hand a Healed envelope
to the clergyman, but iu tho present
c-ise v.o w ill ollllt that formality.
Areoti'int.