t ;
, TWO FEET OF TROUT. ' "
Tha ICrmariabla hi rlle of a Truthful
Man Who Wmt H-lilnif. t
1 School Director James A.Hlanehard,
of Williainsport, has been up here
gathering in trout. Tho othnr day he
camo in with a peculiar, far-away look
in bin eyes. Ho at '(w" without re
moving hin basket from his shoulder
or taking off his gum boot. He didn't
lay a word to anybody, but seemed to
be trying to solve some point that puz
rled him by gazing into vaoarey.
"Hallo! lilanch," exclaimed a friend,
lapping him on tho back. "What
luck to-day?"
The school director withdrew his in
quiring gazo from vacancy and looked
up at bis friend.
"LuckP" said ha. "Singular luck.
I'm here, ain't I; and 'thin is you?"
Ho was assured ho was right on both
polntH.
"Then it ain't a dream," said he,
"and it ain't the Jim but no matter.
I'll tell yon how it was. I fished an
hour and killed ono trout. Fact of the
matter in, whatever the fish had been
fowling on. it wasn't yeast. They
didn't rise .worth a cent. Hut I killed
one In an hour. It wan in good condi
tion, and I haven't the loast doubt that
It was all of nix inches long. Well, I
got tired and lay down by tho sido of
the creek in the shade and wont to
sleep. 1 slept half an hour or so, I
guess, anil woke up In a better humor.
' 'I'll give 'em another chanee,' said
I. 'If they don't tako in this gang of
flios like crazy bait,' said I, 'thou these
bout's creek trout ain't the trout I
think they are.'
"So I tickled tho gliding riplo.i
some more witli my cunningly devised
feathers; ami tossed them deftly hero
and there upon creamy foam flocks,
but my single trout was tossed from
sido to sido in tho lonely dot it lis of my
creel for some timo boforo I got a com
panion for him. 'In fact, was so long
in getting him a comrade that I
imagined that ho had oome to life again,,
and was flopping with Indignation and
disgust in the basket. Hy and by,
though, I landed another one. He was,
may be, a littlo short of being s half
pounder, but ho was as plump as a
gosling. 1 shored him down through
the opening in the creol-lid and fished
on. Well, not to weary you with a
longreoital, I managed to got three
more in another hour or. so, and they
were all good ones. Then I oouldn t
got another riso and I gave up in dis-
; gust. I sat down on a moss-grown
rook.
" 'Well,' 1 said, m I wiped tny brow
and hold It up to the cool breeze that
oatuo ti-cmblingly by and coyly kissed
it, 'well,' said I, 'I've flshod more
than two hours, and I guess I've got
more than two feet of trout. Two feet
of trout,' I mused. . ,
"Then, presently, I thought I'd tako
a look at 'em. I unfastened tho lid of
tho basket, opened it, arid looked In.
That gaze was not one second In dura
tion. If the lid to that basket had boon
pulled down by a ten horso power
pring it couldn't havo gono shut quick
er than I shut it, and If I had been sit
ting on a ten-ton dynamite cartridge,
. audit had exploded, I don't think I'd
have got up from that roek much soon
, or than 1 did. Why? Bocauso I was
' surprised. There wasn't ono of there
trout to be seen in tho basket not ono.
Itut they were there, and instead of
there being two feet of them there were
four feet and a half of them, good meas
ure. 1 fear I am wearying vou," said
tho school director to his friend, and
he rose to go.
"No, no!" said tho friend, restrain
ing tho angler, and looking at him
anxiously. "There were no trout to be
seen, you sayP" continued the friend.
"No trout to bn seen, but still they
wore there, and Instead of aggregating
two feet in lenglli had a total of four
feet and a halfj Munch, old man,"
said the friend, "you're worn out Let's
go tamper with something."
"No," said tho school director. "I'm
all right Those trout were there, but
thov were nowhere to bo seen. After
awhile I recovered front my surprise,
and then opened tho lid of the basket
turned Urn trout out on the ground, and
never oflcrod to prevent them as they
made their way to I lie brook and sprang
in. They swam awav snd I saw thoiii
no more. I go home to-morrow."
There was silence for five minutes,
during which the expression on tho
school director's friend s faco was pain
ful to see. At last the tired angler
aid. musingly:
"There is no doubt but what he got
in while 1 was sleeping In the shade at
tho hrookside. No doubt at all. Ho
fust orawled In the hole in that basket
id while I slept, and gobbled that lone
some six-inch trout of mine without a
murmur. Then ho laid low while I
tempted tho four other denizens of tho
Ivoof from their pelueld haunU, and
ust mowed them away ono by ono, as
passed them in to him, witli all their
dewy glitter and matchless savor on
thorn. Itut if any ono had told me that
even a four-foot-and-a-half water snake
had such blissful command of liupu
denoo, or such a persistent and elastic
appetite, I'd have set him down as
a ."
The school director's friend led him
gontly awav, and the current rumor is
that they went in and tampered with
.omothing. DeiU'i Creek ('.) Cor. X.
Y. Sun.
There is danger In some of the
patent hair-dyes, and heneo tho Sci
entifie American offers what Is known
a the walnut hair-dye. The simplest
form is tho expressed' juice of tho bark
or shell of green walnuts. To preserve
the julco a littlo alcohol Is commonly
added to it with a few bruised cloves,
and the wholo digested together, with
occasional agitation, for a week or fort
night whou the clear portion Is do
canted and, if necessary, filtered.
Sometimes a little common salt is
added with the tame Intention. It
should be kept in a cool place. The
roost convenient way of application ii
by mean of a sponge.
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Railroad life in Europe Is gradually
taklngon Improvements. Sleeping-cars
have oeon running for some years on
the through lines between the great
cities on the continent and restaurant
ear art now beginning to appear.
BIRTHDAY OBSERVANCE.
A 1'lcasant Way of Muk nf family Ufa
Mora Attractive.
W ere convinced that tho average
American household should make fur
more of tho birthdays of its members
than It does, and that if this wore done,
the result would be a largo Increase in
tho attractiveness of our fumily life. Jn
the largo majority of households these
occasions pass by unnoticed, and a rare
opportunity of relief from tho monoton
ous routine of daily existence, oi in
creasing our love for each other, and
forthe practice of those gentlo courtesies
upon which tho joy of living so much
depends, is thoughtlessly sacrificed.
We are apt at times to havo a feeling
that wo are of little significance in the
family life, and that we couni not ue
much missed if wo were gone. It is true
tlmt this in o-enernllv a mistake. If we
go away to a distance upon a lengthy
visit the frequent letters soon unueceivo
ii Or if a member of the family dies,
a vast store of latent affection is poured
i i 1 I
forth In vain regrets, anu javisneu in
kind offices upon the lifeless remains,
lint, whv should we not utilize theso
treasures of affection to brighten each
other s daily pathway at Dome wnuo wo
liv? Whv Hhimld not the tired husband
bo made to forget his load of care in a
festal observance oi bis natai aay.wncn
ought surely to bo as joyous an occasion
to his family as the birthday of Wash
ington to his country, and as worthy of
being made a holiilavP . Or tho weary
mother should not tho meal this once
bo prepared by other hands than her
own and the bouquet bo laid beside
her plate, and miido bright and beauti
ful to her by tender offices of affection?
Or should not each child, even down to
tho smallest toddler, bo made to feel
that the occasion of his coming into tho
family is a red-letter day of gladness in
its calendar? Hard knocks and rough
words enough does this old world givo
us, good friends; why should wo not
recompense ourselves a little for them
by making more of life, within tho sa
cred wjills of home?
Let there then bo a reformation in
this respect in our households. Tho ex
actions of business, and the necessary
demands of church and outside social
engagement do .so strain the cords of
Anier.can family life that we greatly
need to strengthen them by every means
within our power. Let the birthday oi
father, or mother, or children bo noted
and planned for in advance; all the bet
ter if tho one most concerned has for
gotten it. Such a custom might help
many a forgetful father to remember
the birthdays of his children. What If
there are festivals for everr month in
tho year; is that too much time to give
for the sake of a dear husband or wife
or littlo ono? And if there are twins in
the family, let it be a high day indeed.
Lot tbo stealthily purchased or slyly
manufactured present not too costly
be cunningly provided. As far as pos
siblo let the daily round of toil bo stop
ped, at least for a brief space. Peril aps
it miirlit Im well to invite in some elosn
fricnlls. Above all, let there bo a holi'
day in tho tones of tho voices of tho
household, in tho glanco of tho kindly
eve. and the heai-tv wish for manv re
turns of tho happy day. Over tho
icngincnoii vista oi, years nueu uu ih,'
enuiin will all ci I a rosv lipht. These
festal days will bo resting placos of
i i:r..' .I....... ...l.....
w e can turn aside to ho cheered by tho
ministries of those wo love, and refresh
ed bv (lie tenderness of true affection.
Christian Adrueate.
TERRIBLE WORK.
Soma of the Devices Kmployed lu Kiigluiiil
lo Keep fnnviota Iliiny.
Tho convicts wore marched into a
large yard and formed threo sides of a
square, standing about live feet nparl,
facing inward. Near ono end of the
line whs n pyramid of twonty-foiir pound
cannon balls. In the center of the
square stood the officer or guard.
When all was ready he gave the order,
"One," when every man moved side
ways five feet to tho right, wh cli
brought the man at the head of the line
opposite tho pyramid of balls. "Two."
KverV man stooped down without bend
ing the knees, the first man taking a
ball from the p lo, tho others going
through the motion till a ball reached
them. "Three." Tho men moved
back to their original places. "Four."
They stooped and placed the ball upon
the ground, not being allowed to drop
it. And so on the movements' con
tinued, the orders quickened at the will
of the guard till the balls were all con
veyed through the lino and piled up at
the other end. It required but a few
minutes of these rapid movements to
tiring every man into a state of profuse
perspiration, showing that tho labor
was of tho severest kiud. A short time
was allowed tho men to rest, when thov
were again called to order, and, by the
same movement the balls were returned
to their original place, and so on
throughout the day theso cannon-bulls
were passed forward aud back, with
no object only to furnish labor for tho
men.
In tho prisons established upon the
solitary or separate plan, where the
convicts work in their cells, they have
what they called tho "crank labor," an
iron cylinder or drum two feet long mid
eighty or twenty inches in diameter
resting upon legs. A spindlo or shaft is
passed through the drum, with a crank
on ono end for turning it. Attached to
the spindlo within the drum, which was
tilled with sand, were flat arms, making
it necessary to uso considerable force to
turn it-a dull, heavy drag. A dial attach
ed to the machine registered the number
of revolutions the convict had made.
From eight to ten thousand was tlir
usual daily Stint Can one imagine
more terrible situation for a human be
ing to be placed in than to bo shut iq
alone in a cell ten feet square, and frou
morning till night compelled to turn i
crank attached to such an infernal nui
chine, with no results, nothing aeeoin
pi. shed, no object, no hope except t
somplele his task, for upon that do
pends his supporof gruel? Cor. Dostou
Ucruld. .
Two Jefferson County (Ala.) men
were recently eloctod to tho Lcritda
tu re, who be ore tho election decline
their nominations, and now refuso to
serve thoic terms.
ABOUT THE SCREW.
riie Origin and True OUoovarr of tha
!' of Ilia Inclined, Mane.
It is not clearly known how far tho
mechanical powers were known to the
ancients. There is no doubt that they
comprehended the lover, the wlieid and
axle, and the pulley, and an acquaint
ance with tho principle of tho inclined
plane seems to havo been necessary to
tho Egyptians In moving the huge
blocks of stone of which the pyramids
are built. Archimedes, about tMi b. v.,
Invented a puiuping-screw, or, npiral
shaped cylinder, for raising water. Tho
writings of this mechanician and
philosopher form the clearest index we
have to tho extent of knowledge of hi
timo, and, indeed, his own intelligence
was so far ahead of that of his .con
temporaries that much of his reasoning
wa nnt fnllv eHtahlished as part of the
world's stock of knowledgo until
centuries after his ueatn. Apparently
Archimodos did not understand tho jn
dined plane, for he makos no direct
mention of it, and we have no evidonce
to show that it was Included In the
knowledge of mechanics possessed by
the Romans. Tho true discovery of tho
use of the inclined plane nates ironi tne
latter part of the ixtcenth century,
rhnn tlm minds of men were iust
awakening from theirlong sleep during
the dark ages, ino aiscovery is gen-
arallv auprihed to (illlileo. but StPVIUtlS.
one of his contemporaries, a mechani
cian of Holland, was uienrsi.ioexpnuu
in a treatiso tho true theory of the
nnornr. Tho screw is an annlication of
tho inclined plane, as may bo seen by
winning a triangular piece oi i.yvi
rniinH a evlinder. Tho screw and
tho wedgo are alluded to by more than
ono writer of the sixteenin century,
showing that a knowledge of these
secondary powers formed a part of tho
revival of physical science in which
Galileo took a most important part, if
ho did not wholly inspire it. The
principle of the screw propeller was
lirst enunciaieu Dy iiooko hi mot,
though it was not successfully applied
in tlm movement of vessels until the
nineteenth century. Tho first use of
the screw was in tne screw-juca. ior
raising heavy weights. The various
modifications and applications of this
power belong to the era of mechanical
discovery in the present century.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
PRESERVATION OF FRUITS.
Tha Kxperlanra of Two Notad and Huo
eamiful Horticulturist.
All who grow fruit are interested in
ts preservation in its natural state, and
though there is so much yet to learn
about growing fruit there is
really more to learn ' about pre
serving it Thousands fail In this
direction. Marshall P. Wilder, tho
veteran pomologist, says, of courso
correctly, that to preserve fruit we
must havo perfect control of tempera
ture, light and moisture. Tho apart
ment where it is expected to keep fruit
must be so arranged that tho tempera
ture within may be kept cool. If
warmth enters the conditions of fermen
tation are present. Mr. Wilder does
not uso ice. Ho has thoroughly experi
mented both with And without it- Ho
now builds his fruit house in a cool,
shady place, with t lie door on tho north,
and with a thoroughly drained and
cemented cellar with small doublo
windows which ho can open and close
at pleasure. In such a houso ho keeps
fall an I winter pears in good condition
until March. Apples can bo kept at a
lower temperature than pears say
thirty-four to forty degrees.' J. J.
Thomas has said that in such a room
as this, and by admitting air on cold
nights and closing tho entrances when
the air is warm, ho has kept some
varieties of pears until April and Bald
win apples into Juno.
Mr. Wilder allows his lato fall lind
winter fruits that ho intends to keep to
remain on the trees until thoro is danger
of frost. He then has them gathered
with the utmost caro and placed on tho
north side of his fruit house in tiers of
boxes six or seven feet high, and
covered with boards. They are thus
kept until tho ground begins to freeze,
when they are taken to tlio cellar and
piled up as before with shingles, or
thin strips of boards botweon thob xes.
Occasionally the fruit is looked over,
and tho most mature is taken out. So
far as the use of ice is concerned, ho
affirms that tho fruit kept with ice
loses its flavor, and that tho cellular
tissue becomes dry. Different varieties
of fruit demand different degrees of
temperature for preservation, out forty
degrees is about right for comnon
puars. Western Rural.
ENTIRELY TOO LATE.
A Detroit Mloawbar Who Waited Too
Look Urfora Turning Up Something.
There was an exultant smile on his
faco as ho walkod into the office of a
well-known capitalist and there was a
proud ring in his voice as he said:
"For twenty years I havo lived from
hand to mouth, waiting for something
to turn up. It has finally camo. I havo
made a discovery which, if you will
back it with a few hundred dollars, will
givo us both fortunes."
"Stato your case."
"Well, sir, I have discovered that
banana peelings can bo utilized for all
kinds of table jellies. A peek of obi
peelings can bo made to bring forth
twolvo tumbers of the finest currant
jell, and the profit is "
"Hold on right there," interrupted
tho capitalist; "you are just two years
too late. A chap in Chicago not only
discovered that, but ho found a way to
work iii apple rinds and cores andor
ango peel, and we can't infringo on his
patent"
Hut "
"It' no uso. I'd like to see you get
along, but you must drop that Don't
bo discouraged, howovor. Perhaps you
can discover a way to mako pressed
corn beef out of old boot legs. All you
want is a ma -hino to run in the streaks
of tut." Detroit Free Press,
Bridal partica in New York observe
the fashion of being at least an hour
late. At one fashionable wedding the
bride and groofh arrived nearly two
noun Denum uroo ana uie weuiiing
was considered the most successful of
the Mason. X Y. Sun.
A RARE SIGHT.
The Church of the Capuchins at Home and
Ita Mrjnge Crineierjr.
Somo things are done in Homo In . a
way that would seem strange enough
to the good people of other countries.
Let mo give vou an instance. At the
end of the Vis Capuccinl stands tho
littleold church of tho Capuchin monks,
a church of plain " exterior, but rich
within with marbles and paintings.
Here is the celebrated St. Michael by
(Initio, a figure known in every Chris
tian land by the aid of engraving and
photography. But it is not of St.
Michael that I wish to tell you; it is of
the good brethren of the Capuchin
order, that now Bre with tho saints, wo
trust Under this church Is their
burial place, and their place of resur
rection, too a temporary resurrection
before the linal one. To see that this
is properly done is tho duty of tho liv
ing members, not merely their burving
but their rising again, to be clad in
their monkish garb and placed in tho
niche to which they are entitled ac
cording to date and regularly estab
lished order.
When in the church go to the left
hand eorner near the great altar and
by a high railing that shuts you from
the dimly-lighted side chapels, you will
see a bel'l rope, pull it. Not always the
safe tiling to do, but here entirety so.
Soon will appear behind the railing a
snuff-colored old ' gentleman little
black cup like a bowl, fitting tightly to
the back of his head, feet in sandals, all
the rest of him enshrouded in dingy
brown ask to see tho cemetery of the
brethren and ho will bid you meet him
at a side basement door outside of tho
church; here, after waiting a few
ininut 's, you will hear tho key rattling
In a lock venerable with the dust of
ages; the door opens, the monk steps
aside and you puss in and down a littlo
narrow stair-way into a long corridor,
from which opens a series of rooms.
Theso rooms are small burial plats.
The floor Is soft brown earth and
smooth as a floor; with rows of cypress
twigs planted at the head of tho many
graves. All the furniture and adorn
ments of theso rooms are mado of
human bones bones of departed
Capuchins. The candelabrum hanging
In each room is from head, finger
and arm bones. Any one who has
visited an arsenal will remember how
sabers, bayonets, pistols and the various
Implements of destruction are woven
into decorative wail designs, rosettes,
stars and tho like.. Lot him but imag
ine human bones so used and ho may
call up a picture of the ghastly mural
decorations of this strange place, whero
scarce a space on either wall or coiling
Is not embossed with some tasteful do
ign csnstructed from the three hun
dred and odd bones that go to the mak
ing of our anatomy. Anyone who
doubts the picturesque and decorative
qualities latent in a human skeleton
should visit the cemetery of tho Capu
chins. Every alcove or niche, and there are
many, is occupied by the skeleton of a
long-since departed Capuchin, dressed
in tho garb of the order, their cowls
falling forward over the grim snuii.
Tho effect is lightened by scraps of
hair and beard still clinging to tho
skull and jaws. The order of promo
tion, or rotation, is as follows: Should
one of the brethren tlio, tho ground
being full, then the ono who has been
the longest timo iu tho ground is taken
up and dressed, and tho brother who is
the oldest occupant of a nicho has to
givo way for the new comer, who taks
his place in the niche, tho old one
being dismantled and his bones dis
tributed among tho thousands that go
to tho wall building and decoration of
the place. Ho has had his day, and
luis thus suddenly been merged in tho
general whole.
Many of the skeleton statues hold be
tween " their bony fingers a card on
which is written name and date. Somo,
if they state the truth, have boen so
held for more than a century.
Theso rooms, while not altogether
cheerful, yet aro so grotosquo and so
decorative in their furniture and up
holstery that tho impression mado is by
no means so nwesomo as ono would
suppose; and, strange to say, there is
no charnel-house odor about them.
This is explained by the fact that tho
ground In which the monks lie buried
is holy earth brought from Jeiusalem.
and that it absorbs all the impurities
that might otherwise prove offensive.
If this he really so there are other parts
of Rome that should be sprinkled with
a little of it.
As you pass from these dimly-lighted
chambers of death to the light ot da',
a Small coin, dropped in tho hand of
tho good brother at tho door will not
be taken amiss, nor are you likely ever
to regret either the timo or money
given for so rare an experience. Home
Cor. Detroit Free Press.
A Remarkable Bird.
A well known centenarian has just
died in Paris. His name was Lenoir,
and he was ono hundred and three years
old. Lenoir was a parrot ' He was
born in the roign of Louis Seize, and
never quitted tne house where he first
saw the light having been handed down
by will to the different owners of tlio
house. Lenoir was a capital talker, and
knew a number of phrases, which ho
often brought out nail apropos. Sinco
the reign of Charles A. there was a
good deal of difficulty in gett:ng the
bird to learn any thing new. However,
a servant with Radical sympathies
taught him in a faw weeks to say; "Vivo
Gambetta!" This he occasionally varied
with "A bag Robespierre!" which he
had been accustomed to say during the
Roign of . Terror. Tho last words of
th remarkable bird were, it appears;
"Grace pour Marie Antoinette." V. Y.
Post.
m m
This is the style in which the Deni
son (Tex.) News described two of tha
young bloods of that town at a ball:
"Walter Nevins wore a polka-dot tia,
snd Jim S inpson was just too-uttcrly-too-too
for anything."
A contemporary thinks that spring
po'try would ba missed like spring
greens. Wall, wh it are the poets bat
spring greens iujwaj? Boston Tran
script. m a
There wore twenty -wren bridal
coupk-a at one Washington hotl a few
day ago.
AT HYDERABAD.
A Iullar Iii.IUii Uf Wh p.ilrl..n
(lore Armed to the Teem.
TTe.ler.ihad is uiiuuestionnbly one
the most peculiar and interesting citl
f Imlia. although of no ancient foil
Hti, , n nd oossessinir no very remark
blobuihlngs. Rooluo snan, w no cre
ated this capital, having migrated from
Golcondah for want of good water,
called it after his favorite Magmati,
and beautified tho place with a stately
mosquo and the picturesque out ice
oii...i I'hnhnr Mitmr. or the "four Mm-
arets." through tho archways of which
the main trallic oi tne ua.ars sun
!...,, I., ilw. irniv and white walla
of tho city runs the river Musah, in
stony channels wmcn are imeu
turbid flood dur'ng the rains, but at
other seasons trickle feebly with a chain
of shallow pools, where elephants bathe
and the town washing is .clamorously
done. This rocky stream is spauned
bv three broad bridges, separating mo
Hindoo suburbs from tho town
proper, wherein all or almost all is
il.L,nioilan In nlinrnetpr. '11)0 Ion?
l.iwiiaillliii.uuia n
whitewashed streets of the capital, with
m I t U J
their shop fronts lormeu oy saracemu
arches; tlio mosques occurring at ire-
quent. intervals; the tall sculptureU
minarets seen eonsianny rising auovo
,L. ..... r... .I... a!vn-ltat.flij hnarinff
me cuy nuns; mo oisii-oio
Persian, Arabic or Hindi inscriptions;
tho names of the shop-Keepers, ann me
mnltmlicitv of be?f?ars on tho mosque
steps and at the gateways, give the gen
eral impression of a sort of Indian Da
mascus or Cairo. Thiwis intensified by
the busv throng blocking up the main
streets with a perpetual tiue oi uie; 101
here one sees perpetually the snow-white
turban of the "true believer" mingling
with the red tarbosh of the Mohanime-
H.in nporrn nil H tin. oreon caftan w'orn
by tho Syed, or tho Hadji, who has mado
his pilgrimage to Mecca.
Th.s population goes armed, as has
been said, to the teeth to uie siomucu
tn thn I. ,.!. ami Wti. tlm neck'nnd head,
In truth, it is hardly less the fashion to
wear pistols, sauers, auggcrs, guns aim
spears in Hyderabad than to carry urn
'Pirn, dill v. At the cuard-
house sit the Arab troopers, with long
mntMilnelia hplil Rnmrwise between the
knees, and cotton fuses smoking. The
Moslem "masher," as he caracoles down
the bazar, strokes his mustaches with
the blade of his sword; the noble on
hie slenhnnt lnm )ii crooked tulwar
nnrnsa liia Itnneu: thn messenenr cons
down the street with the letter which he
is to deliver stuck into the sheath
f U;a ;1in,.knfiil lrn t V, A ilaolu(
Ul UIO Oil CU-HlllltlA ml BV. . . VJ mvh.ki
squats at the sho'e-mart with a lapful of
jJUlglltllua mining nnuiQi uia tucc9(
ami ovorv fifth nr Hivlh ahnri cpIU lpthnl
weapons. Tho whole capital gives the
idea of beinsf, as it were, "on half
cock," and ready to go off at a touch
into turmoil and revolution. It is, bow-
ever, only an idea; and, though the
nouulace Las decidedly an independent
free and er.sy manaer not witnessed
elsewhere, and although a huropean
might be somewhat carelessly jostled
hero and there if he walked through
tlm mom crowded of the bazars, there
is no sign of turbulence or want of
civility that I could notice, and broils
are said to bo of singular infreqnency.
Rut tlm irni-H "thnMiirit of the steel."
is certainly worshiped in a way which
would have vexed Thucydides, who
writes in his First Book thatnoc'vil-
i.ed citizens should "carry iron." Tho
armorers will show you johurdars, or
watered Dilutes, worm nve inousanu
rnnonc svrdhkit. with Pilcrpa carved: (th
bassis. a sort of Persian rapier: asils.
mmchas. tcwihs. kinchin, dhones and
nniDin Lhnm tlipmi Inst hninf murder
ous-look ng scimitars, which have the
outer eugo of the lunette sharpened.
Their blunderbusses bear fancy names
also, such us titer bvcha, "tiger's
ehild," and saf shkitn, "line-sweeper,"
, . i .i i .... i. i i
anu men mere ktv jnmmis, wim nann
ies mado of the camel's sinews; nkkins.
earned bv Arabs; katars, affected by
Pathans; the pesh-khats, worn bv Rohii-
las, with littlo villianous knives named
birhtcax, or "scorpions," and karolis,
tiny implements of anger and hatred
which you can hide in tiie palm of tho
hand, warn, wrought of black buck's
horn; and the savege pointed ciwraand
itmnL-nd sn''il trn In fin.fr n vnlnnin
might be written upon tho varieties of
ticaaiy elegancies to De seen in tne Hy
derabad bazars. -Cor. London Telegraph
Increase in European Population.
During tho eighteen years from 1867
to 188j tlie population of Russia 'ncreas
ed by 17.87 per cent., which gives an
average annual increase of 0.918 per
cent. J ho annual rate of increase in
Austro-Hungary during the eleven years
from 1809 to 1880 (no later figures are
available) was only 0.49. In Italy the
annual increase for the decade 1871-81
was 0.60 per cent In Franco (omitting
Algiers and the colonies) the annual
rato of increase for tho fifteen years
from lbO to ltl was 0.15 per cent. In
Great Britain and Ireland for the de
cade lrom 1871 to '81 tho annual in
crease was 1.01 per cent In European
Kussia, including I inland and the Don
Copacks, in tho thirteen years from
1867 to 1880 the annual increase was
1.S8 per cent X Y. Sun.
Changing the Human Voice.
As the result of ah experimental in
quiry, Dr. Sandras, a physician of Paris
claims to bo able to change the nature.
intensity, pitch and extent of the voice
in a surprising degree by the nso of dif
ferent inhalations. A few inspirations
of alcoholio vapor impart a decided
hoarseness, some vapors weaken the
voice, wniie others strengthen it to such
an extent that it acquires new notes.
high and low. If the same effects are
produced uton rjeonln o-onprallv tho
curious discovery must prove of reat
F""'tai Yuma 10 puouo speakers.
o... anu an wuu use me voice con
siderably. A rkansaw Traveler.
High winds are sometimes a source
oi surprise to birds as well as to man-
aiuu. xvecenuy a sana-hia crane
using a nap by the side of a pond in
the Zoological Garden in Philadelphia,
when a mighty gust of wind from tho
west struck him squarely and knocked
him into the water. He camo np dra
ping, and when the crowd laughed he
sneaked away to a lonely corner. Phil
delphia Pre.
RELIGIOUS ANDjouCATiSi
luo Harvard DniU,
printed in its own office, and it.
I'ositor are employed h .u 6
throughout the col lego year
Tl. II ...! .! -I .
i un milium Clllirchon In c. . I
nr fust niiiltiiiU'incr . tl.. U
. - : iy.r: uere
live or six, and still the first o7 i
bers two thousand members. S
A student of tho Ohio Stu.t.. I
sity, tlio victor In tho oratorical M
preliminary to the Interstate colt
contest, was convicted of i. vT-i
and suspended for one year Zri
leader. '
Edward S. Monis. of Phn.j.,' I
is building an Imperishable nuJS
to his mother. It is In the
Christian School in Africa whichu "t
ports, named tho Anna Morrii H
in memory of his mother. t
To promote economy the M
Government has established -l
banks In connection with the
schools. There are no less thum. t
four thousand of these banks, wj
five hundred thousand boy. u
names appear on the books W'J
averago of five dollars eacS (oj
credit: t
Tho Protestant Episcopal Chl
Canada is now nearins its miili
in the approaching one hundreds j
ni ersary of tho creation of the bi r
nc of in ova rcoua. ji is prnpo
mark tie event oy the erection
cathedral at Halifax.
Thri Baptist Church at Newton 1
hashireda ".mimical pastor,"
have entire charge of the music d
church and Sunday-school. In8tt
...... ...... . ,.i.i. i r
illlllJ!' it UUtlllUl VI II1UI1, lite tM"
i . 4 !.:. .1
in iu lino uvur iu iiiiu iuu wortgj
veloping from the congregation i
nirteer gathering of singers, and
to have eventually congregation
ing of a hitherto unknown quit
jsvHiim uonrnai.
In ihe eooktni-schonl In 1L.
n . .H W.
besides the systematic training ii J
ing, tho pupils get a visible knok!
of the materials they cook; thej'J
what proportion of albumen, wtM
fat are found in the bread, W Jf
milk and all the common edibk
also what the constituents of the ktti
body are, and in what proportion!
are compounded. Boston lierali
The Church Helper is authority
the anecdote:aA boy, hearing hiilr
pray for the missionary cause, ema
for tho wants of the missioning
that their institutions might be bJ
with abundant means, sajd It
"Father, I wish I had your nor
"Why, my son, what would yon&r!
or Th A VlAW Ma' . '
"I would answer your prayers."
We somelimes see the erpw
"Mohulla work" in articles on
in India. Mohulla means a wind
city; and, in this work, tberniM
go into an open square in the citr, i
u l. - I 1 . ll 1 :n' l I
ino women missionaries go nut
when most of the men will be in ;
their work, and often have a larjt .
dienco. Christian Union.
WIT AND WISDOM.
Caution is generally composti
one part of principle to two fs&.
policy. . j
Tho man who is always oolj
about for something to turn up bp j
tind it when he steps on a loose b.
hoop. .iV. Y. Mail. I
: Cora (chewing on the lastcsw
What makes vou alwavs twirl sf
cane, Mr. Merritl? . Little Johnnjji
is always around) Because heiin':
any moustache. Judge.
"This is a very healthy place,"
served a boarding mistress. "Yes-:
chickens," said a boarder, "lhanl'
here two years and haven't sccnit
one yet" She took tho hint.
Julia, you sat up with young 1:
phus till nearly twelve last lis
Yes. mamma." "It was quite tL
Weren't vou cold?" "No, ami
"Was there any tiro in tho room!
mere spark, mamma." Chicagtl
bier.
Abiure slang sternly andupoif
ciple. If for no other reason, btcti
it narrows your vocabulary.
favorite refuge of tho slovenly id'
indolent If vour thonirht does K
serve n neat dress, keen it in SOW'
closet of your own brain.". T.H
p ndent.
Bridget (to iceman) Av ye p
sir, me missus sez will ycz put the b:
tne saucer nere ivery nionnu
erit wid the tay cup, so that
have somo left if we don't pt"
the minit ye lave it Palmer Jol
Orpnt. works are nerformed, I
strength, but by perseverance. I
palace was raised by single 8W"
you see its height and spaciousn
that shall walk with vigor threes
a day will pass in seven years r'
equal to the circumference of the 5
Johnson.
"John," inquired thec-unselc
witness, at the same time casting "
cetious glance at the jury, 'wh'!
Chinamen tako your celestial w
court, what is done with the cl
atter its bead is cut off?" "Son"
vee glot him," replied the witne'
Y. Sun.
Pnmlnn. tn TlnM' Wed!
n'ghtP" "Sorry, but well, the h
1 haven't tho clothes."
Your trousers and shoes will d;
loan vou a coat and vest Tw-
vou need." "Is that so? WW'
the swells quit wearing shirts.
adelphia Call.
Never forgotten '
The unowllMkpi drop In the rtormf n
Anil leaves behind no truce; M
The daisy bloom on the tlowriI"
And no one murks lis place; ,mBj
t iA .k. in iia mount"1" 1
W.l , 1(1171 ... ...
Shine un un-en. unknown,
Acd the a!oaniio pearl in theooeao
lileiliin I riant lor Itself alnf! ,H
The tvinkllnn star In thecvenlnf
Is lostln the Milky Way
But the rinder stuck in a loafers"
la ri meuilx red lorevernua -
I .Hflll"
."-, .
Tse never gwinter go J
nad'ng any nioah," said Sa i
sing. "What's de mlt,n
twanged de guitar for two nipff ;
under de windv ob Miss Matil., t
wi .I-- j ir opened '
an r
valler moke Jim newsier t.
i i iXIiicD
but yer can go home nw
dt "l'a tuxrinnin' tr Pet disCf
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Texas Sittings.
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