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B BHYME 0 TUH BA1U ooine again, sidoo she and Roger had and ber trailiug ailk robe of palo hue, nihr with a numpy cigar, parieu. hanging in statuesque lolds about her. B'toIkiwuhaurioudr.wIi ... I In a despairing letter of farewell alie She turnod slowly, ami brought him ,ckw uu ioiiiuou vuuv ho parieu wim uisuncio iaoe to lace with Janet Lyudo. 1V A .lit Iff. . . i I in I. ..J 1 1 l I uT .. . ...... Xd0WrtPMln'blW1, She fftm ... rnot. m aba Hod on a aeal, u" " ,u 'r,' pUg Mten frin m It llcka bet fair cbln; H I?!- hi. Uct lu the papw dm1! plaoa, ib.UTrt'1130nolM,",',' - no the 1Mb, and quiet at a Huh, "iia away tbtougn we s- . mm t affright. A dliconaolaU fight, t mini, wlib rer'. PUW dog pet fhalu left In "ret D,ow' invert that gllda.o'er tht rail aide by tide. 1 ra are alt dried on ner face; in anger had gone out into the wide world to work out hia fortune, but not without the hone, he added, that some day he would come back to seek and claim Lor. Janets reverie was interrupted bv voices close upon her. and. rising hastily in her confusion, Miss Undo was intro duced to Mr. Windora. Thesnnligbt aud faint blushes mot bor cheek and made her positively beau- "Janet! tou here?" lis cried eacerlv. hia handsome face lighting up with do lighted smile. 'l supposo, slowly, as mo smile faded, but with bur bauds still ugutiy clasped in bis, "that you aro married; "No, not married," Junot answered. "At loast," he said, drinking in the beauty of her face with hungry eyes at icust. you aro mora prosperous." with a quick glance at her heavily jow- tiful, for the time, as sho stood talking eled bands and the richness of her ivorv to the stately and ceremonious old gen- tinted gown. tleman. who had once held her happiness "'Yes, I have been greatly blessed," in ms nana, ana had rotusou to give it sue answered quietly. to her. "And I suppose vou are here visiting Long ago Janet had oonfossed to her-1 this paragon rav nnclo raves about? solf that Roger Windom's love would Janet do vou know mv uncle sont me a THE I'SCLE'S CHOICE. TOO lr"'" ., . k. h.. .i,nin fmm lh CM i! baa taken the puppy dog'e place. have crowned her life with happiness, indeed. Jtorlifohad been a coloiless to Janet until the advent of this hand somo and ardent lovor, and now that he was cone Miss Lvndo had discovered Do yon know you are distractingly that, aftor all, bUo had not been imrer .nr in a tomporr vious 10 me inunenoe 01 ausoruing iove, KdA yon ttr0 excessively imperti- There was singular mixture of revorenco mlf and repugnance toward this proud and m;s Lvndo drew her slim flguro to its 1 solf opinionated old man. and Miss (nil height and flushed indignant eyes Lyndo s eyes and lips wero very grave as Biia HUBwcruu jur. wiuuuiub cuuruer like speeches and walked besido him down the trim garden path Evidently ho did not know that this was the woman who bad taken his noph ew away from him. Roger had withheld the name and the other hod not the ouri osuv to inonire after it. The fact was Builicient to the inflexible old man. His claim you for my very own ti,n ceiitleman opposite. VinJ bo," said Roger Windom, Lis Binner assuming sudden warmth, "you consider me impertinent because, to my von are the loveliest woman in tho and. thorefore. I hove aakod you to murry me, whether my uncle likes it or not? Ihe young man was thoroughly in Mi-rinsl now. and poured out his words iHmnt reference to rhetoric or effect 'It is precisely that to which I ob iwt." Interrupted Miss Lynde, imper Imislv. "Listen to me. You come Lore l.ore I am employed as governess, os tensibly to visit the lady of the house in reality to see me. Yon waylay me on the street whon I go out to walkj you an noy mo, and astomsu Mrs. uurdett by asking for a private interview; and wuen tou tell me, with your usual assurance, that you would like to marry me, al thoiich your uncle, upon whom you are entirely dopendent, has emphatically re fined his consent, ion leave my possi ble feolings altogether out of your oon- oileration, air. Winuom. lou snouia remember that I havo my owu dignity to uphold, and that I am not a scheming adreDturess trying to thrust myself upon u unwilling family." Miss Lynde stoppcd.breathless, though in her exoitomont ber gray eyes still A 1.1 l ..i "At least you Lave been very plain nil-nn " aniil l?nfyar Winilnm liittprlr itandiDg as he bad listened with his black brows contracted and his arms folded npon his breast. "And now, per haps, Miss Lynde, you will permit me to answer you. I have very little to offer in uefonse, except that I have been fool ish enough to love you madly, from the moment that I tirst saw you smile and noaM you speak. X nave no excuse ready for my reprehensible conduct for waylaying you on tno street none lor asking you to accept the devotion of my life. Pardon me, that in dwelling on my own selfish hopes, I have failed to consider the delicacy of your position. But, I will not trouble you further, Miss Jjynuo, I will bid you good-clay. "Stay a moment," interrupted the lady, with a detaining gesture. "Mr. Windom, you have shamed me into an apology for my ungracious words," with a smile void of all coquotry in its perfect fraakness. "You do not know what my life has been," she added, gently. "Even as a child I know what unhappincss meant, for my poor mother married .even as you have wished me to do, against tho wishes of lior husband's family. In a year he was tired of her acousod her of having spoiled his career; finally, he do sorted her. Before my poor molhor died, the told me the sad story. I promised her then that 1 would never marry as she had done; and, so help me heaven! I never will." The beautiful eyes were full of unshed tears as they were raised to Eoger Windom's face, and tho girl's voice trembled slightly as she went on. "I tbank you, indeod, for the honor you have done mo; I will even acknowledge that under different circumstanoos I might have learned to love you. Cut, as it is, it is bettor that we should never meet. Do not come here any more do not see me again, and you will soon for get that such an insignificant person lists as Janet Lyndo." As sho ceased speaking, Miss Lynde's pale face was lit up with an April smile, and the hand she had extended in token of farewell was firmly clasped between tno larger palms. "I shall never forget you," said the young man, passionately, his brown eyes looking with a triumphant gladness into Jers. "And I shall love you until the hour of my death. This I shall toll my incle, and if he persists in refusing to give his consent, without knowing you, or even so muoh as hearing your name, then henceforth ho and I are strangers. For, Janet, what yon are not allowed to liare. neither will I nossess nor eniov. pi so, darling, for a long time, good bye." Before Miag Lynde had quite recovered herself, Koger Windom had kissod the little hand so olosoly imprisoned in his n, and was gone. For a long time ahe stood as ho left her, with hands hanging helplessly at her aide, and her head downcast. Bhe was not a beautiful woman.scarce 'J a noticeable ono among a number.and Jet there was something noblo in the Poise of the proud head, in the resolute Wfves of lip and chin. t was a face whose beauty and intelli gence grew upon you as you gazed a ,ace "'at inspired involuntary confidence tD..B l)elief ia trntu an goodness. 'py, Mrs. Bnrdett,' who Is tho lady cross the way from us?" - Mr. Samuel Windom was addressing himself to his hoston. a well ureserved matron intent npon being agreeable to her rich mi-.t beautifnl letter full of the idea of mu' tual forgiveness and reconciliation, and whon I arrive, full of pomtenco and my own shortcomings, behold. -it was to marry me to bis new daughter that he wanted me." And Rodger Windom looked infinitely .i: i-i -i -i. -. ii... uiKutneu at iuo pure iuu. It would be a moat dosirable mar riage for you. said Janet, demurely looking down. Do not be unkind, said the young mau, with a besoccbing aocont of entreaty. "For your sake, I went will ing into exilo. Already I have been fortunate enough to lay the foundation of a future independence. Once I have gained a secure foothold, promise me, my Janet, that I may come homo to Will you tion against him, hesitated to struo ono bold young soldiar who advanced gayly toward the block, exclaiming, "Make room here!" and kicking on either sido the fallen heads which stopped the way. "This mau will bo of use to me," thought Peter, lie spoke a fow words to him, par doned him, and gave him n commission in one of tho regiments that he was forming. The forgiven ono proved worthy of his pardon. 11 is name was Orloff, and bis descendants havo often shown the samo reckless daring which, as exhibited by tho family, made so striking an impres sion on the mind of Potor. Tho Russian system of government has boen de scribed as "despotism tempered with assassination," and the Orloffs, as if mindful of thoir ancestor in his mutin ous days, havo not always ranged them selves on tho sido of despotism. But on the whole they have servod the govorn ment of ltnssia faithfully and unsornpu lonsly; now burning tho Turkish floot in tho bay of Tcbcsmo, through the agency of tho newly-invonted flro ships taken into action by tho Euglish cap tains; now the more surely to botroy her, profosiing the most ardent affection for the unfortunate Princess Tarakanoff, wuo was to bo delivered bv her pretend ed lover m tbo bauds of her enemy tho Lmpress tatuenue; now under the Eui perorl'anl, sturtinflt at tho head of force of Cossacks and horse-nrtillorr. on an expeauion to KUiva, witu Britisn In dia as its final objoctivo. ilarpor's Mag azino. TI1E FASHIO.NS rich guest. Ibat ia Misa T.rnilo imvirnml. real I v nmu.v. naunn omi nn hildren are quito devoted to her, ex plained the lady, with much gracions oesa. Janet, in a bine lawn dress and broad vnramed garden hat, was seated upon a fS'tie bench, ostensibly reading, but in hty gazing out over the fair green oeadow that atrotched beyond her.while Pondered upon the inscrutable ways that d brought Roger Windom under the root with her. A-e winter was gone and summer had neatu his position in life. The woman had sufficient shrewdness to see that hia consont was necessary to make hor mar riage to the adopted heir a desirable one. Mr. Windom oongratulatod him self on bis astutenoss. when he absolute ly declined this compliance with his not headed nephew's impassioned and very impatient demands. Ho tue two equally fiery and. obstinate natures had met in wordy oombat, and both had boon worsted, though each refused to yiold They bad parted in anger, and Mr. Samuel Windom was trying the effect of change and, variety in bis now lonely life; for, all unacknowlolged to himself, ho felt his nephew s dofection keonly, and but for his pride would have begged him to come back again. in tho meantime. Mr. Windom found himself becoming greatly interested in this sorions eyod Miss Lynde. Quito un aware, Janet tonchod the vulnerable spot in bamuel Windom s nature. He fancied her a fair resemblanco to his dead wife, and sho had not dispelled tho illusion by the fashionable airs and affectutiou that young ladies generally display. Ho Mr. Windom s visit at Mrs liurdott s elegant country mansion was prolonged from week to week, until that lady confidentially asserted to her hus band hor belief that Mr. Windom in tended marrying thoir governess; and certainly the lady's theory was not with' out sufficient basis, for the gentleman's old-fashioned and courtly attentions were impressive enough oven to unob servant eyes. Una morning, as Miss ijynao was leaving her room, she was rather startled by Mr. Windom's servant banding hor a lottcr, with the gentleman 8 oomph' mcnts. Could it bo possible that ho was really about to propose to ner, as Airs. Burdott had vaguoly intimated?" thought Janet, as she broke the seal in somo per turbation; pnd this was what she read: My .dear iouno LiAdy. i have con sidcred whethor I should speak to you upon this subject that lies very near my heart, or trust it to tho more dispassion ate medium cf a letter. For I desire that you should woigh carefull v the proposi tion I have to make you. I am an old man, without a tie that is not mercenary. The only relative I had living has for saken me in my old ago for some scheming adventuress, who doubtless ex pooted to seoure my money too. Will you oomo to me in his stead to brighten and cheer tho rcruaindor of my days? I have not asked you without due ro flection and a thorough study of your character, and to romove you from any sense of dependency or from future con tingencies, I would oonvcy in your name certain bonds and household property, of which we will speak more explicitly if you consent to regard layorabiy my proposition. In this event I should also desire to ndopt you legally as my daughter that you should assume my name, with all its privileges, and the as surance again repeated, that I am acting upon matured reflection and a sincere motive of mutual benefit. Truly yours, Samuel Windom Miss Lyndo felt extremely perplexed as she refolded her letter. What should she do? Would she be hurting Pkogor Windom s interest in accepting his un cle's proposals or, rather, would sho uot be rendering him a service in securing him against others who might bo more self-interested than she? Altogether it was irresistible. The thought of reigning in the honso where Roger bad Jived perhaps to have him como back some day to find hor there awaiting him. A little later, then, and Janet Lynde beheld herself transformed into an im portant personage, with all the' luxuri ous surroundings aud costly accessories that befitted a rich man's daughter. Mr. Windom was kindness himself in his stately, old-fashioned manner, and yet Janet was not altogether content. The coming home, to which sho had looked forward so hopefully, had not come to pass, and npon tbe subject of his truant nephew, Samuel Windom spoke never a word. "And so, Uncle Samuel, yon have brought me back all this way to tell me you have found me a wife? But it is out of the question. There is only one woman in the world you could indnce me to marry, and she will not marry mo. "Wait until you have seen my daughter," said his uncle, with a benign smile. "It is scarcely worth while to quarrel at our first meeting," thought Roger, as be came slowly down stairs as the dinner bell sounded. Then he opened the door and entered the room. Standing before the fire, with ber back. to him, he saw a slender female figure, with soft brown bair braided smoothly into a crown npon a well shaped head, The eager voice had assumed a dan gerous tenderness as the words poured forth, but the girl only answered, "You huvo forgotten, Mr. Windom, the obsta cles that existed still remain, do they not? Bolieve me, tho marriage your uncle has planned is in every way suit able, and from the bottom of my heart I hope that you will marry your uncle's choice." And Janet was evidontly in earnest. "Then I must disappoint you both." sam me young man passionately. un fortunately I was born with a heart an organ with which, it appears, you have dispensed. Oh. Janet!" with a despair ing cadence in bis tones, "why can you not lovs? Why are you so lovely and so coiur "Roger." the voice had jrrown and denly sweet and low "I will confoss it now. l'rom the bottom of mv heart I do love you. Nevertheless," an arch smile breaking over her face, "I am quite convinced that whon you have once seen Mr. Windom s adopted daughter, you will change your opinion about marrying hor." And while Roger with both her hands in his was trying to assure her of the im possibility of such a result, the door opened, and Mr. Saniuol Windom's omazed eyes dwelt upon tho pretty pio ture beforo him "Upon my soul. Rosrer. vou seem to be progressing Tery well;" said his un cle, as be elovated his eye-glasses. "And this," said his nephew, triumph antly leading hor forward "is the only woman you can wduoe me to marry. And so it was tmio that Janet should offer an explanation ; tho result of which was, that in another month's time there was a magnmcont wedding in tho Win' dom family, and the brido. so charming in her creamy satin and pncolosa pearls, was given away by Mr. bamnel Windom Peter the Great aud Orloff. Peter the Great is a many sided figure, such a huge one that to view him from all points would involve tho making of a very considerable circuit. It would bo easy to say that be was a coarse sensual ist, and had undoubtedly many of the tastes of the mere barbarian. He drank to excess and delightod in such practi cal jokes as serving up liye rats and mice in a pie dish covered with the usual paste. Whilo in England his favorite exorcise consisted in charging with a wheelbarrow a trimly-cut quickset hedge, which at ono time formed the joy of its garden-loving proprietor. lie not only sentenced to death, but apparently himself killed the disaffected son whom he had thrown into prison, and who per ished there. If you inquire into the museum of the Hermitage at St. Petersburg who carved those wooden figures, who turned those ivory ornaments, who made that pair of boots, who built that boat, aud answer always is, "The Car Peter." Inquire further who reformed the old Sclavonic alphabet by introducing into it the sym bols and sounds peculiar to the Russian language; who altorcd the constitntion of the Russian Church so as to make the Tzar of RnssUn, in lieu of the Patriarch of Constantinople, its head; who estab lished factories in Russia; who forcod nobles, willing or unwilling, to accept the duties of state service, under pain of losing their privileges; who formed the Russian army; who created the Russian navy; who built St. Petersburg "tho window," as some one has said, "from which Russia looks out upon Europe;" who first led Russian lovics with success agaiust trained European troops; who among the Tzars was the first to got himself formally recognized by Europe as "Emperor;" who among the Tzars and Emperors commenced that unceasing war against Tnrkey which, beginning with a defeat, a capitulation and the nearest approach to the personal sur render of the Tzar, has at length brought Russia up to and beyond the Balkans, and placed her, but for the political atti tude of other powers and the strategical posion of Austria, within easy reach of Constantinople; who with Russian ships first navigated tbe Caspian; who with Russian troops first made war upon Per sia, who sent out the first Russian expe dition against Khiva with instructions to its chief to dispatch from Khiva military, naval and commercial agents "disguited as traders," to India? in evory case, the Tzar Peter. Whether Peter was what is called good" need scarcely be considered, and certainly cannot be decided. Exhorted on his death bed to repent of some very bad actions which he had undoubtedly committed, he said that God would judge him, net by isolated deeds, but by the whole tenor of his life, lie aid not, however, like killing the wrong man, and when he was decapitating with his own band the rebellious strelitzes, or "archers," who , detesting hia innova tions from the West, had. during hia absence from Russia, risen in insurrec- Silkworm green is soberly announoo, as the latest tint in that shade. riain lorseys of red or blue aro much worn with lawn tennis costumes. Sleeves of dresses and wraps aro worn exceedingly high, and full on the shoul dor. The Chinese driving cloak with sabot sleeves has taken the place this season of the 1 renou reuingoto. Silk jorseys, gloves in strawberry red pale yellow, nun's gray, and blaok will be more in vogue this summer than ki gloves of any sort. In French importations of costumes the polonaise reappears onoe again in varied forms, and with ondloss styles of urupery and garniture. Pale yellow and bright gold aro th oolors triumphant even in floral garni turo. Tho gaudy suunowor has Bank into oblivion, but is replaced by prim roses, cowslips, mangolds, kingcups. narcissus and marshmaiiows. Burnished gold, mandarin yollow.and the creamy shade of raw silk are tho tints in yellow more favored this season than that of old gold or copper-oolor. fashionable last year; whilo saga greou has givon way to a peculiar loadon green known as porphyry; and oadot blue is replaced by nemohhiluc tho color of that flower. Handsome toilets of strawberry colored ottoman Bilk are shown, with deep bounces edged with wide cross-way uanus of the darkest plum-colored velvet tho flounces being put on with several rows of drooping puffs. Tho back draping is a blending of the two ma torials: tho sides have mnels of thn vnl vet, and tho graceful Babot coat opens over an embroidered waistcoat, also of the velvet. The nowest red parasols are trim mod with ficelle lace, tho laco being put on eaoh goro fan fashion. Many of the satin parasols have nowcr-brocadod linings with laco arranged on tho outside, to bo carriod with Watteau costumes. Others aro of china silk orocho, edged with marabout. Thore will probably bo more novelties presented beforo tho soason is ov.r, but the flat, Japanese-shaped sun shade has quite disappeared from good sooioty, and is only carriod over the head of the maiden from some Bequostored district, who, triumphant in the mitigated glories of a fresh color, a brand-new gown of the largest, gavest plaid procurable, has come to the city, perhaps intonding to take the town by storm. "Xo Hue." "l tion t Doneve that there is any use in doing all these long examples in division. I have done two or three of them, and I know just as well as though I had worked them all out on my slate." nut practice makos porfoct. Fred. was tue answor of a schoolmate. 'I am as perfect as I want to be in long division, anyhow," the boy said in ropiy. Whe examination day camo, Fred coming up to the required hen failed in standard of "passing" in all his (studies lie failed in long division. ihoro is no uso in studying every moment of time; 1 must rest occasion ally," he said again, later iu the winter. bo he failed again, and this time it was in all his studies. In two or three years Fred went away from home to learn a trade. For a time he did well, but ono day he said to himself: There is no uso of my working every moment." And from that timo ho bo gan to lose the conndeuco of bis em ployer. "i don t think you are tho right bov for me, or else you are not learning the right trade," his employer said to him one day; and so Fred was discharged. rred wont into business for himself. and for a whilo he prospered. But, as before, he said: "Thers is no uso in my applying my self so closely to my business," and the result was that he failed utterly of mc- ceeding in it. So it was all through life; he failed in everything he undertook, and his "no use" reasoning rninod him. Don't reason in that way, boys, for there , is ne in doing everything well, and in sticking to it. Leslie's Sunday Magazine. NnsiicDdon Bridges. Of all engineering structures, suspen sion bridges aro the most easily acted npon by wind. Their primitive methods of construction were defective throngh excessive flexibility. The accident which happened to the Roche-Bernard bridge on the Yilaine, on the 2Gth of October, 1828, and the successive injuries to tbe Menai bridge- in 1826, 1836 and 183'J, may be cited as examples. Tbe chaina of the latter bridge, though clashing to gether violently, bore tbe strain; but a number of tranaverse pieces and auspen aion rods broke, and 100 feet of flooring hang in the air in 18:!;). According to the bridco-kecper, tho undulations of the roadway attained an amplitude of thir teen or sixteen foet. and tho greatest do llections wore observed at tho distance of a quarter of the span from tho piers. It ia evident that everything gives away in those irregular iudulations, which are different for the chains and tho roadwav The Menai bridge was strengthened by various moans, iho Ilocbo-Uurnard bridgo was provided with a counter cable, curving upward and placed under the roadway, and notublo progress has been achieved in the design of more re cent works. The Americans, in de veloping the principle of tho stiffening girder, having also added a aeries of straight and sloping cables coming from the top of tho piers and supporting vari ous parts of the roadway. They have, moreover, iu aouie largo bridges anohorod the roadway to the rooks by stays underneath, a method which is not free from objections any nioro than the parabolic counter cablo of tho Roohe Bernard bridge, for tho variations iu tomporaturo may at ono time loosou and at another time stretch thoBO nudcrstays. In the Ordish nvstem, as applied to the Albert bridgo, Chelsea, the upper stays starting from tho tops of tho piers and ending at various parts of the roadway, aro connected with the vertical suspen sion rods it divers points of crossing, which iiieroaso the total rigidity. Some times, as at tbo Lambeth bridgo, rigidity is obtained by tho introduction of cross- bracing or diagonal bars between the suspension rods; or as at Pittsburg, th chain itself is made rigid, assuming tho appearanco of two sloping lattice girders of variable height, aud attached to their narrow extromitios, at ono end to each other in the center of the span, and at tho other end to the tops of the piors Tho great transvorsal inclination in cer tain bridgos to tho two funicular planes, by which cables, spreading out at the tops of tho piers, come togcthor in tbe conter ot the span, affords a poworful re sistance to oscillations. With thoso im provcmonts the suspension system, with out losing its inherent lightness, is pro tected irom irregular undulations whon exposod to wind; so that the wind prossure merely acta on it, like on any otuer structure, in producing an in crossed molecular strain which has to be provided for by strengthening the parts naoie to no allocted. Jbngineoring Mag azino. ElcTcn Lives Saved by a Cat. Miss Lizzie Altweis ocoupiod tho bod- room on tho second Uoor of an old fash ionod gablo roofed two-story nttio and lia.serr.out house on Eldridgo street. Now York. A little Malteso cat, the property of tbe landlord, was a constunt visitor at Miss Altweis' room, and at night she would ofton tako it in her arms whon sho retired, 'iho cat was remarkablo for two things. First, its forcpaws wero adornod with double tho number of claws usually allotted to cats; and second, its wonder ful intelligence wns a subject of frequent ooinmont. Wednesday night whou Miss Altweis retired, the cat suuggled close up to her. About 4:30 o'clock Thursday morniug tho lodger was awakenod by a pricking sensation on her check, and found that tho cot was clawing her She shook it off,whou the animal jumpod to tho floor and ran to tho door of the room, at which it began scratching, mewing loudly tbe whilo. Supposing it wanted to get out, Miss Altweis roso aud going to the door oponod it. As soon as sho did so a heavy volume of thick smoko ponrcd into tho room, almost stilling her. Tho honso was on urn. and in i short timo was burnod to tho ground Tho inmutca cscapod by leaping from tho windows and clambering along tho eaves, The cat's timely warning saved eleven lives. Beans as Food. The nutritive value of beans is very groat, groator than almost any other or ticlo of food in common uso. Consider ing thoir richness they are probably tho cheapest food we Lave, but somewhat dillleult of digostion, probably owing to the fact that we raroly cook them enough and masticate thorn sullloiently. in pro paring the beans for tho tublo they should first be well soaked and then thrown into tho boiling water and cooked until of a modium consistency betwoon a fluid and a solid noithor too thick nor too thin. They require some acid on thorn whon eateu, and a sufficient amount of salt to rendor thorn palatable They may bo eaten with potatoos and other vogotablos which oontain moro starch and less albumen rathor than with too mnch bread or meat. In Germany thore is a process patented, by which beans aud all leguminous seeds aro reduced to a very fine Hour and rendorod capable of boing used as food by tho most ilelrato persons. We have samples of this flonr, and it is uso. I extensively for making soup for invalids. Thoso soaps aro worth hundrod times as much as beef tea. There is a fortune awaiting anyone who will urci)aro a flour from beans as perfect . . . as this flour from Uermany. Uoan soup, richly made, is exceedingly delicious and wholesome and ought to be usod moro extensively than it is. do buttle Ley will refer any 'mom cjuw bock. Ah, it ja wicked!" iftt the drums ruttlml on n,l tho crowd on the sidewalk gazed, and Moses, bohind hisoounter.smilod pleasantly aa he cried up hia warosand wont on soiling bowie-knivoa and rovolvers to kill men with, while his wifo went on weeping and lamonting beeauso mon would be killod in the wickod war, and "nofer any moro cooni back." The firm ef Moses and wifo struck us as a very strango combination of business and sontimont. I do not know how many rovolvers Moses sold; nor how many tears hiH good wife shod; but if she wept whonevor a regiment marched down the street to the depot her eyes must have been turned into a river of toors. From "Rocollootions of a Drummer-boy." by II. M. Kieffer. An Odd Firm. Camp Curtin was not properly a camp of instruction. It was a rendezvous for the different companies which had beou recruited in various parts of tbe state. Hithor the volunteers oame by hundreds nd thousands for tho purpose of being mnstcred into tho service. Shortly after after our arrival in camp, Andy aud I went down to buy such articles as wo supposed a soldier would be likely to need a gnm blanket, a journal, a combination knifo-fork-and- spoon, and so on to tho end of tho list. o our credit 1 have it to record that we turned s deaf ear to tho solicitations of a cor tin o dealer in cutlery, who insisted on selling ns each a revolver and an gly -looking bowie-knife in a red morocco sheath. 'Shentlemon, shust to ting you vill need ven you goes into do battle. Ah, soe dis knife, bow it shines! Look at dis very fine revolforl But Moses entreated In vain, while his wife stood at the street door looking at a regiment marching to the depot, weep ing as if her heart would break, and wiping ber eyes with tbe corner of her apron from time to time. ' An, de poor boysr said (he. ".uore dey go again to de great war, away from dere homes and dere mutters and dere sweethearts and vives, all to be kilt ii EDITAT10NAL NOTES. There ore noorly 7000 common soli iuA houses iu Kentucky, or about one for every six square milos. A committee has boon annolnteil in Baltimore to tako into consideration the practicability of establishing a toohnicnl school in that city. In tho public schools of Ohio 08 - MU scholar are taught tho alphabet, 012,743 reading, CM.!l(i3 spolling,528,417 arithmetic, 221,051 grammar. Tho county authorities of Juniata. Ad ams county, Neb., have introduced read ing the daily newspapers in the schools, uiHieiKi oi tuo readers so long in voguo. Tho plan is said to work well. Kausas owns 5555 school hou sos, worth $5,000,000. It has a State uni versity, a State Agricultural college, two normal colleges for the education of teachers for the public schools.a oollege to teach tho doaf aud dumb to spoak and tbo blind to rend. The board of education of Cleveland have, in consideration a meosnro to dis continue tho scrvicos of women as prin cipals of public schools. The Cleve land Leader does not bolievo that there is any good reason for such a step. No fact, it savs, has boon moro com pletely established in this ago of com mon sohools than that the ladios make competent and successful teachers. Anthony K. Henderson, who died in Erie, Pa., on the 1 1th inst., bequeathed his fortune of $200,000, after some small personal bequests are deduoted.to tho towns of New Castlo, IV. and Cleveland, Ohio, for tho establishment and maintenance in eaoh of an indus trial home for poor boys, in which they may bo taught tho trados, and given a sullloient education for the ordinary re quirements of buBiuess lifo. Bismarck Tilth his Candlestick. Etiquette is tho codo of rules by which groat pooplo keep lessor ones iu proper rcspoct. Prinoo Bismarck, when a boy, was rebuked by his father for speaking of tho king as "Fritz." "Loam to speak reverently of his majosty, said the old squire of Varzin, "and you will growao customed to think of him with venera tion." Young Bismarck laid tho advioe to heart, aud to this day tho great chan cellor ' lowers bis tone and assumos a grave, worshipful look whon ho alludes to thn Kaiser. If a message is bronght to him from the emporor by word of . mouth, or in writing, ho stands up toro coive it. Whon a wedding takes plaoo at the Prussian court, it is the practice for all tho state dignitaries to form a oan- dlo-proccssion that is to say that min isters. ouamborlaiuB and hib stewards tako each a silver candlestick with a lighlcd taper in their hands, and conduct the brido and bridegroom around the ball room whero guosts are ussomblod, and thenco into the throuo-room, whoro the pair do homage to tho soveroign. At the first royal wedding which occurrod after the chanoollor was promoted to tho dignity of prinoo and higunoss, Bismarck failod to appear iu the oandle procession. and court gossips quiokly concluded that ho now thought himself too great a man to take part in a somi-meniol cere mony. Tbo truth was, however, that , the chanoollor had boen soizod with a suddon attack of gout; and at tho next wodding he was carof ul to silonco all carport by carrying hia candlo bravely like othor ministers. Chamber's Journal. Tho Hand of Providence. Yes, sir, I bolieve the hand of Trovi- donio is sometimes shown in theso mat ters of speculation," replied the old brokor, as be tilted his chair back. "Have you any instanooB? "Yes. two of 'em. Seventeen years ago I put every dollar I could raiso into a spoo on cotton. If I won I vowed that I would give tho Methodists in my town $500 to build a stooplo on thoir church. Gentlemen, I was hedged around and fenced in with difficulties and disasters, but tbo hand of Providence pnllod me throngh and I made $38,000. ,f "What was tho other case?" "Woll, I put about $40,000 into whout and corn, and I vowed that if I won I would give $2,000 towards a Baptist church. "And the hand ot Providence pulled yon throngh, ha?" Ho, Bir. HMO scooped me stouo bund. I reckon sho didn't favor tho Baptist religion." 'o Place Like Home. "nave you no homo?" "Ob, yes, I've got one." "Why don't you go there then?" "Because I don't want to." "But yon should, for tho poet says, 'be it ever so bumble, there's no place liko home.' " "And right the poet was, too. I was at home not an hour ago, and the bouse was turned upside down, all tue bods out of the windows, and tho furnitnro in the corners, and my wifo with-a dish-rag around her head, and the children so dusty you couldn't clean 'em with a feather brush, and the hired girls raisin' Sum Hill, and four niggers beating c' pots, and the paper hangors at ',rk and a window cleaner with a hose-.01; rpeot oi any, and the deuce to pay gerTL " 0,D you and the poet are Bhoutr 0D.1 J0,"..1 mighty right, too, there's10 Plaoe home." Drummer. .. . Omaha reetafromarf88inK i . ii long euruKu w worr near! i y rveiona gro ry a little be' lyallcf w"1- -melts bailing are i