FUN AT ANNAPOLIS.
How tha Naval Ciitlfta Kelleve the Mono
onf of Their Kxlutenee.
Hops are given by the officers and
cadets alternately every Saturday
night, but when a contagions discus
breaks ont in the family of nn olllcoi
hi quarter are quarantined and hit ii
not allowed l attend the hops. 'I'll
measles broke out In the family of a
very briginnl Lieutenant, only one or
two of hi little ones being; taken Kirk.
Fearing that ho would be quarantined
from the hops for some time if he
allowed the disease to purauu its own
course and take effect 0:1 hi children
I one by one, ho conceived the brilliant
idea of putting the Kick and well ones
together, so that nil would be nick at
f nnce, and thus shorten the tiino of
quarantine. Happily no serious results
followed thi devieo and tho officer wn
noon attending the hop again.
When the cadet are reported for any
breach of discipline they have the priv
ilege of making any excuse they may
nee lit, though it mutt be brief and to
the point. One cadet was reported for
nnniilil.iry conduct in raising his hand
in the ranks. lie submitted thin ex
cusc: "Hug in car." The excuse was
satisfactory, though he was warned not
to repeat, the ollon.se.
There i. a Lieiitnant attached to the
academy an nfficer-in-chnrge whose
duty it is to inspect tho endoto' rooms
every morning. The Lieutenant is very
absent-minded, and on one occasion he
brought his absent-mindedness into
requisition, much to the amusement
4if 11 cadet. While nn his tour of
inspection ono morning ho found an un
authorized article hanging on tho wall
an one of tho rooms. "What is that doing
n the wall?" ho ns'sed. "Tho wall
has heen there all the time, sir," re
plied the cadet. Turning to tho mas-tor-at-urniM,
ho asked whether that wall
had been there before. The astonished
man replied that it had, and tho Lieu
tenant walked out satisfied with the in
spection. Passing on to tho next room
there was a cadet visiting contrary to
regulations. Tho cadet had time beforo
the officer entered to gut behind tho
wardrobe door, but his fuet were in
.sight beneath the door. After looking
mound tho room tho officer espied tho
uhoes and reported the cadet who lived
in tho room for allowing his shoos to
lie out of tho proper place, which was
under the foot of his bod, and ho
walked out, feeling that he had con
scientiously performed his official duty.
The cadets are required fo'ltoep tha
lloor of their rooms cleanly swept One
Sunday morning tho commandant was
making an inspection of tho quarters.
Entering ono room he saw that the
floor was not very cleanly swept, and
spoke to tho cadet about it. The cadet
replied that the floor had been swept
that morning. The commandant was
stressed in a clean while suit, and to
show that it was really dusty sat down
on the floor, and getting up ho turned
around and asked tho cadet: "What
do you think nowP" Tho cadet replied!
i think you are a confounded fool."
Tli order was issued tho next day fot
the cadet's dismissal.
Practical jokes are seldom played by
the cadets on the officers, but last Jan
nary some of them thought they would
hare a little fun nt tho expense of tho
lute Lieutenant Danenhower, who was
ellieer-in-chargo on tho occasion. Sev
eral of them got together ono nighl
-mil rigged out a dummyendet, putting
on an old undress suit, shoes, cap and
every thing complete. Thuy then
lifted the dummy over tho balustrade
and dropped it from the fourth floor,
at the same time raising a dreadful
'ry. At tho foot of the stairs stands a
marine, who aoU as mossonger to the
officcr-in-charge. The cadets never
thought of tho marino boing under
neath, and down went tho dummy
striking the poor man and uearly scar
ing him to death. The cry brought
Lieutenant Danenhower to tho sceno,
and, being nearly blind, he took tha
dummy to bo a dead cadet, or pretty
nearly so. The dnxed marino was dis
patched in great husto to tho hospital
for doctors. Soon four stalwart blue
jackets came with a stretcher to curry
'ho supposed dead or dying cadet to
he hospital, and behind them hurried
all the doctors in tho yard. The
dummy was immediately put on tho
stretcher and taken to tho hospital,
where tho doctors found out tho true
state of affairs. The doctors were the
only ones who did not enjoy tho joke,
'hough perhaps it might not have been
o funny for tho cadets had they been
vanght, (Yr. Buffalo Courier.
Judge "Of course, you have an
exense ready." Prisoner-"! have,
Tour honor. I wus full, but it was for
medical purpose Whisky is good for
snake bites." Judge "Were vou bit
on by a snake?" Prisoner "No; but,
your honor, 'nn ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure.'" Judge
"I see, I see. But you should have
confined yourself to the ounce. I tine
you ten dollars for prescribing modi
fine without a diploma."
Baltimore iifl (to young Mr.
aldo, of Boston) "Are yon addicted
to the habit of cigaictte smoking. Mr.
Waldo?" Mr. Waldo (at a loss for
raething to say) "Well er really.
Miss Terrapin, I ah am ashamed to
J that I do occasionally, only occa
Jionally, y know gnioke "them."
jy-auimore Girl-"Vell. I wish yon
g ould give me one. Mr case is auiu
emnlv" ik r....i
-Hie
1
flexibility of the Enslisb.
'aniTUara ia alin,i.-n In k. - !
Jnshntan to a man who sought refuge
his shanty in a heavy shower and,
andmg it boUt M wet inside as out,
m: m"You have quite a pond on the
Door." ..yj,,. hure we i,4Te M
llk in the root"
CARL DUNDER'S TALE.
The Old Oentleman Telle The Iiutruotlre
Story of German Mleer.
Shildron. maype you haf noticed how
many burdocks vhas growing In der
gardens und all arouudt on der fields.
Eatery pody chops him down und pulls
him oop, but he comes pack next year
all der same, und he vhas soocu a nuis
ance dot H.'ople4 get uiHdt und shwenr.
1 shall now tell you dor shtory of how
dot burdock come aboudt
Vhell, once upon somotimos a man
lit near Bremen, in Shormany. Ho
vhas an oldt man und he vhas a miser.
Ho goes hungry und in rags, nnd ho
shlerpi on der floor und doan' euro how
mooch his pones acho. Ho vhas worry,
worry rich. Ho can buy oudt our city
hall und haf some money left. He
lends money at twenty percent, inter
est, und ho turns poor peoples oudt
doorund vhas so hardt in his heart dot
eatery body hatos und vhas in fear of
him.
Now, I toll you. shildron, it vhns no
good to spend all your money und
pri"goop in der poor-house vhen you
vhns oldt und foeblo; but nnpody likes
a man who vhas so stingy dot he goes
hungry und rigged. It vhas shust ash
wicked to bo stingy as extravagant
Vhcll, to go on, dot rich oldt miser
has a burdook grow in his garden. It
vhas dor only one anypody eafor boos
in Shormany, und der peoples bolict
dot dor leaves vhill t ure all diseases.
One day a poor womans mit a sick
shild come to dot place, und bogs und
pleads mit der old rower for one leedle
leaf to euro her shild. Does ho gif it to
her? No! Ho vhants money, und if
she enn't pa', dot shild may die. Der
poor womans cries und sobs, but it vhns
no goot, und so she falls on her knees
by dor roads'do und begins to pray.
Pooty soon a leodlo old mans comes
oudt of dor bushes und says:
"How vhas dis? Who makes you
weep und po sorrowful?"
"Dot old miser wont gif mo some
hnrdock to safe my shild s life," she
tells him.
"Oh ah I see! Money vhns of
more waluo dan human life, vhas she?
Und wo haf only one burdock, und she
vhas in dor hands of amlsor! Womans,
wait a leedlo bit"
Und ho goes py dor gate und holds
oudt his arm so. und says:
"Hoky-pokey! presto shango! Let all
der monev in dis house turn into bur
docks!" And, shildron, shust as true as I vhas
here pi'fore you all, dot money come
running ondtdoors, nnd vhas turned
into big and leodle burdocks, und der
poor womans shtops on 'em as she
vlia'ks home. Dot oldt miser gifs ono
big yell und falls deadt, und dot vhas
der last of him. So you now seo why
burdocks vhas so plenty und money so
scarce, und you may peliove he vhas
all right Eatery burdock comos from
dot one, und dey grow all aboudt us
dot der lesson of charity may eater pe
before our miniir. Detroit Free Press.
It Was All There.
Tho jokor who makes a bad joke de
serves to have it turned on him, as it
very often is.
A man who had dined at a restau
rant was asked by the waiter what ho
would have for dessert
"You may bring mo baked apples
and cream."
"Y.s, sir."
"Only let us have them without tho
cream."
"Yes, sir."
"And without tho apples pleaso."
"All right sir."
Tho waiter disappeared, and soon
returned with a plate on his salver, on
which lay a spoon, and a little pow
dered sugar. The customer looked
surprised.
"It's your baked apples and crenm.
sir, without tho baked apples and with
out tho cream," said tha waiter.
The item figured on tho bill just the
same, and the customer folt bound to
pay it Youth's Companion.
She Did Not Decline.
Mrs, Basoom You wouldn't believe
it Mrs. Tibbitts, to look at mo now;
but when I was a girl about nineteen
years old. I lost my appetite, and grew
so pale and thin that everybody said I
was going to fade away and die.
Mrs. Tibbitts Indeed! andwhatwas
t!ie matter with you.
Mrs. Baseom Love.
Mrs. Tibbitts Do tell! how did you
ever recover?
Mrs. Basoom Oh, it came around
kind of natural like. You see, Joshua
culled to see me one night looking
nwful blue; and says he: "Mildred,
folks say you're goin' into a decline."
'No. 1 niu't Joshua," says L "not it
you'll have me." Tid-tiit.
A Gentle Texas Pony.
A greenhorn from New York wont to
Alt Reaver's livery stable in San An
tonio to hire a pony. When the ani
mal was brought out the greenhorn
objected. "f
"I don't like that horse," he said.
"What's the matter with him?"
"Ha is the same one I had before.
He is not gentle enough. He lifts up
one end and then the other. He rocks
up and down." Texas Silings.
A Sensitive Nature.
Mr. Waldo (coming from the min
strels) Are you foi.d of negro min
strelsy. Miss Breezy?
Miss Breezy Well, n-no, Mr. Waldo,
I can hardly say I am, such perfor
mances I think, possess a certain
luck of refinement that is rather trying
to the finer nsibilities of one s nature;
and, aside from that imvnyof the joke
this evening had gray whiskers on
tin in. A. I S
THE DANISH HORN.
A Remarkable Kella Nald to n a Oefluln
Trumpet of Zloo.
In tho royal museum of Copenhagen
there is, and has been for more than
two hundred and seventy-five yenrs, a
golden trumpet ktiown throughout
Denmark as tho "Danish Horn," with
engraved emblems, comprising the sym
IkiI of purity, the triple lily. It weighl
is one hundred and two ounces nnd
it measures two feet nine inches in
length. This horn is said to be a gen
uine trumpet of Zlon. The surround
ing circumstances strongly sustain the
position, and up to the present time
there has not boon tho slightest scien
tific doubt ns to tho genuineness of the
relic The lily, as a symbol of purity,
was generally carried in tho right
hand by the vestal virgins of the tem
ple; it also forms tho emblem on the
"shekel," the Jewish coin. There are
also discernablo tho much effaced re
mains of what has the appearance of
pomegranates, and traces of nn inscri)
tioti which, as far as It can be made
out is engraved in that kind of Hebrew
characters known as tho Samnrian
text. Tho emblems and Inscription
may be easily nscountcd for and accept
ed for the meaning of the word "Jeho
vah." The trumpet was discovered by a
termer's daughter, partly concealed in
the ground, in 1630, in the diocose of
Rypeny, Jutland. As to how it found
its wey from Palestine to Denmark can
only be conjectured at. It is accepted
as a fact that the relic at one time
was one of tho instruments nnciontly
u.ed in Solomon's temple. Certain or
naments, and esX'cially tho beautiful
engraving near tho epening of the
large end of the instrument forming a
turreled border around its odgo.arothe
mo6t convincing proofs for this posi
tion. When Titus Vespasiauus, the
youthful Romnn General, subjugated
indaea and destroyed its temple, he
took the renowned tables, tho seven
branoh candlestick, the "Sacred
Books" and the trumpets to Rome,
whero they wore, with other trophies ol
victory, carried iu precession through
tho city in honor of the conqueror.
Upon the arch of Titus those things wer
sculptured and may bo seen in Rome
in a fair stato of prosorvntion to
day. The "Sacred Books" the vic
tor presented to, Josephus Flavius the
Jewish historian. Afterward, when
Titus bocamo emperor of Rome, tho In
Rtrmucn sand "tables of schew bread,"
by decree of the Senate and council of
Rome, wore placed iu tho great temple
of Jupiter. Botween tho fourth nnd
sixth centuries Rome was overrun by
hordes of northern barbarians. The
city was taken, religion for the time
dethroned, and temples, regardless of
the sanctity, sacred or historical, were
sacrilegiously plundered. After their
retreat from Rome tho Vandals carried
off with them tho spoils they had seized
in the temples.
This trumpet of gold which corre
sponds in every particular with the
trumpets sculptured upon the "Arch
of Titus," was doubtless carried to the
north with tho other plunder and in
turn lost by tho conquerors of Rome,
who had taken it from the conquerors
of thd Jews.
Another illustration of the old adage,
that "History repeats itself." Earth.
NAPOLEON'S WEALTH.
Absolute Disappearance of On of the
UrraleHt 1'ernniial Fortunes.
One of the most remarkable historical
incidents of this century wns tho disap
pearance of Napoleon I.'s enormous
fortune. In 1810 ho was far and away
tho richest individual iu tho world. Ho
came out of tho Italian campaign end
ing h 1800 with $1,000,000, according
to bis o.vn account This ho main
tained was his private projwrty. Tak
ing tho statements ho made to his
friends nnd others at St Helena he
must have hidden away when he left
Franco tho last time the enormous sum
of $10,000,000, or 200.000,000 francs.
This would ninko him very much the
wealthiest man in tile world, for that
sum then was equal in inilucnco to
1200.000,000 now. No sovereign of his
time could begin to approach him in
personal fortune. Marshal Souk, the
iast of the Imperial Marshals (who died
in November, 1851, just about a year
bcfor his groat antagonist the duke of
Wellington), told a. venorable French
general officer, who repeated it to tho
w riter, that when the Emperor went to
Elba ho had 60.000,000 francs covered
up in Paris alone.
Of the $12. 000.030 hard cash paid over
at one timo by tho United States to Na
poleon as First Consul in 1803 it w.
common rumor not very general, you
may be sure, however that 7.C00.0O0
francs of the sum wns never necouuted
for iu vouchers. This might easily
have been. Napoleon wns then First
Consul for life. He could do just what
he chose and nobody dared call hiin to
account
It is not very difficult to hide money
in large sums, too, so it can not be
found, be .the search ever so careful.
Ferdinand Ward has some millions
thus covered up. and no human being
has ever yet found a clew to the stolen
treasure. It was said and believed by
many people, too, that Stephen Girard,
of Philadelphia, had a large sum in
his hands' belonging to Napoleon 1.,
which he would have handed over to
him h.td he succeeded in getting away
to tho United States after Waterloo, as
he tried to da Louis XVI 1 1., through
his Minister of Finance, did all in his
power to discover this hidden treasure,
but those who knew would never tell.
They probably took it themselves when
the Emperor died in 1821. But it is a
very interesting and romantic story,
the disappearance absolutely of the
greatest fortune in the world history
up to that time, leaving not a trace
bwiiuJ. Wasliington Herald.
WOOD PULP PAIlyS. j
Row Serviceable tiooda Are Mrtde of In.
durateil Fiber.
Durnblo, serviceable and economical
pails are nm.mg the numerous useful
articles now manufactured from wood
pulp. The pulp pail is in ono piece
and has no hoops. It is light and never
leaks or falls to pieces. It is made as
follows: The wood, preferably spruce,
although any soft, fibrous wood will
answer, is first cleared of its bark and
cut to a length uniform with tho grind
stone to bo used, generally sixteen to
twenty-four inches. It is then placed
ag linst tho faoq of a rapidly revolving
grindstone, the grain of the wood being
In a line with or parallel with tho axis
of tho stone, and a hydraulic or worm
screw piston keepJrg the wood con
stantly pressed against tho stone Tho
result which is washed off the stone by
a shower of water, utter being screened
of slivers nnd sawdnst is n milky white
liquid. With tho water sufficiently ex
tracted this is the wood pulp used in
I lie manufacture of paper and Indurated
fiber vftiro. Tho process of manufacture
of the ware froia tho pulp is exceeding
ly simple and is similar in all the lines
in ado. In nuking a pail the machino
for first molding tho pail from the pulp
is provided with a hollow perforated
form of cast iron, shaped like the inside
of a pail, and covered first with perfor
ated brass and then with fine wire cloth.
This form, workeiLby n hydraulic piston,
is pushed up into a large cast iron "hat,"
which fits over it cry tightly. Within
this hat is placed a flexible rublx'r
bag, nnd between this and the inner
form first mentioned is admitted tho
pulp, still in a liquid stnte. The pulp
beinjf pumped in under pressure, tho
water immediately begins to drain off
through tho wiro cloth and perfora
tions, and tho rubber bag swells until
it till J tho hat Tho supply of pulp is
then shut off, and water under high
pressure is admitted within the hat and
outside tho rubber bag, thus squeezing
much of tho water from thd pulp.
After standing some eight to ton min
utes tho pressure is shut off, the inner
form lowered, and tho pulp-pail re
moved. At this stago tho pail is still
nearly fifty per cont wator, but is
sufficiently strong to allow handling.
This uater is first all dried out in dry
kilns, and thou tho pail is 'urnod off on
the outside with a gang of saws. Alter
sandpapering inside and out tho pail is
ready for tho treatment house, whero
it is charged with a water-proofing
comiund, which permeates thorough
ly tlw material of which the pail is
in idn.' Baking in ovens at a high tem
perature succeeds each dip or treat
ment. The polish which the goods
present is described ns being the result
f tli u final treatment After this the
handle .art riveted on the goods,
which are thou ready for the market
Mechanic.
FACTS ABOUT LICORICE.
Wher the Root Is Obtained and How It
Is I'repnred for Market.
"It; Is almost nn impossibility." said
a well-known pharmacist recently, "to
tell how much licorice is really , con
sumed by people in tho city of New
York. The amount is almost incredi
ble, und probably reaches thousands of
pounfls annually.
"How is tho drug obtained," was
asked
"A species of licotico U found on the
shoru of Lake Erie, though a good
deal comes from further West Tho
plant from which It is obtained is called
glyryrrhizo. It prows very orect to tho
height of about lour or live feet and
has few branches. It bears n flower
formsd like that of a pea, but of a vio
let ov purple color. Tho root iu its
raw mile is well known as tho "licorice
root" of commerce. It attains a length
of several feet nnd is often an inch in
diameter. When the root has attained
the age of throe years It is taken vp
nnd from this, before it becomes dried,
is made the extract of licorice, some
times known as Spanish licorice. This
juice is prepared by boiling the root
with water; tho decoction is then de
canted off nnd evaporated to proper
consistence for forming the substance
Into (ticks five or six inches long and
an inch in diameter these are tho
Spanish licorice of commerce."
"Is'not the article adulterated?"
"Yes, it is often nothing else than a
mixture of tho juice with the worst
kind of gum nrabic. Metallic copper
scraped off the evaporating pans is very
frequently present and starch nnd
flour sometimes constitute nearly one
half of the substance." .M Y. Mail
und Exfirisn.
Jones Paid the Money.
In Providence are two men who look
very much alike. and who maybe called
Jones and Johnson. Jones is a rather
influential member of a congregation
presided over bv a new pastor, who.
soon after his installation, started out
with n subscription paper in a worthy
cause. He met Johnson on the street,
'Oh, my dear Mr. Jones," said he. "I
have been told that you are interested
in this cause. I hope that you will
give freely." ' Certainly," said John
son, v.-ho was quick-witted. "Put me
down for one homii ed dollars." Days
passed and Jones didn't send the
money; so the parson called at his
office, and said that he'd be glad to
have the money. ' "Whnt money?"
asked Jones. "Why the one hundred
dollars that you subscribed." Jones
couldn't remember any such subscri
tion, but he did remember that almut
that time he was ou a quiet nnd very
priva'un spree. Conbl he have met the
pastor then and subscribed? Possibly,
nnd so, rather than confess his weak
ness to his pastor, he paid the one hun
dred dollars. Johnson soon told of his
share in the joke, but he refuses to ac
cept Jones's suggestion and pay him
lifty dolLo-. II l Sun.
ETIQUETTE OF KISJ1NQ.
Conditions I'nder Which Modern Society
I'ermlU Oerulatlon.
Kissing is out of stylo. Nobody '
it now but sweethearts, young chill
ren and teachers. The first blow was
struck by the medical profession about
tho timo of tho decease of PrimC'ts
Alice. Ever since the practice has been
denounced, and in families where
proper respect h paid to hygiene child
ren are htrongly cautioned against
prombouous kissing.
In society a woman is not kissed
twice in a season. When an old friend
is greeted nnd sho advances with her
lips tho victim turus her face and the
caress falls askance. Possibly the very
woman who is opposed to the practice
takes the Initiative, but her lips never
meet lips. Sho may kiss within a frac
tion of vour mm ih kiss your ehin,
your cheek or your forehead; kiss your
"eyelid into repose, or kiss your hair
but if she had nny training socially
she will never kiss your mouth. .
The repugnance to kissing is due
largely to academic training. In
nearly all tho famous collegos for wo
men there is a special teacher or doc
tress in physiology, and in Uie so
called oral recitations the pernicious
effects of osculation are considered at
great length. By way of tolerating
what seems to bo a necessary evil vari
ous theories are advanced and various
provisions advocate!. Tho girl who
comes fmm Smith College, Northamp
ton, kisses on tho obliquo lines that
fall from the left corner of your mouth,
but when kissed is so adroit in the way
she jerks her head that the point of
salutation may bo found on a radius
from the right of her demure little
mouth. The Vassar graduate kisses
more than her Smith College friend,
but LSe chin Is her choice, as you will
observe in an attempt to salute her.
The wnlors from Wellesley press their
kisses high up on tho face, almost un
der tho sweep of the eyelash, and tho
Lako Forest nnd ' Harvard Annex
maidens kiss at a oiut equally distant
from tho nose and ear.
, Nothing is more dainty than the kiss
of a well-bred chaperon, who, mind
ful of tho time nnd trouble spent over
tho powder-box. gently presses her Hps
on. your hair just north of your car.
Tho minister's wife is another sweet
soul who knows where a kis9 will do
the least harm, nnd her favorite method
Is nn nir kiss, with tho gentle pressure
of her cheek to your cheek. The wo
man of fashion, who patronizes you
and lets yon visit her while sho is at
her siesta, kisses you any where about
tho triangle between the eye, ear and
hair line. She learned long ago about
tho incompatibility of hi,ste and grace,
and as she advances yon seo her Hps
tarn in, and simultaneously with tiro
kiss Is a thick, viscous noise that sounds
like the tearing of a middle-aged
taarsb-ninllow drop. Efioch.
A Young Girl's Mania.
In ne ot the vicinity towns there is
a voting girl, about twelve years of
ago, nflllc'eJ with. a strange mania.
Sho is large for her age, of fine phy
sique, oisessed of good feature', and
more than ordinarily prepossessing.
Sho is rolxtst in health and shows
great activity, and is unusually smart
nnd intelligent with the exception of
this taaniiu Every night about eight
o'clock she will go to a neighbor's
liousi) to borrow a lantern. Each time
she will make a new excuse for doing
so. It she succeeds in getting the
lantern sho then tnkei long walks. She
d m i not confine herself to the public
highway, but wanders about tho fields
and frequently to the woods. She dous
not stem to know what fenr is, either
of man or beast Sho frequently
perches herself upon a fence and sits
there a long time, dangling her lan
tern. About ten o'clock sho returns
homo nnd goes to bed contented. Her
friends, of course, object to these lan
tern strolls, and sho has to steal away.
Those of her neighbors who know
about them refuse her a lantern. She
hits a number of times greatly fright
ened persons, which seems to please
her amazingly. She U in no respect
wayward, but se-)ms possessed of u
strange and fiscinating mania for a
lantern. Danbury (Conn.) Newt.
Origin of Some Words.
Mercy nnd commerce are from the
same root. Attach nnd attack are
etymologicully identical. Valet u.-eJ
to be written vaslct from Tinsel, vas
sallet Pontifjx probably meant orig
inally a pnthniaker. Skeptic original
ly hnpliud merely nn observer, thence
an enquirer, doubter, unbeliever. Idea,
that which is seen, idol, a little image,
alittlo statue, a little "that which is
seen." Wjsencre.Old Dutch wisesegger,
soothsayer, German wisesager, wise
s.iyer, weissagon, wizagon. Pabulum
is from the Aryan root pa, through the
latin, and food is from the same root
through the Teutonic language. Pas
ture and fodder are from the same rool
through the two channels. Button
Journal of Education.
Story of the Dahlia.
Nn flower of the garden blooms more
profusely and beautifully this fall than
the dahlia. The plant was foum
originally in Mexico, and was similar
to the single-jietaleil specimens now
popular. A plant was sent to Madrid
in 1788, where it was seen in blossom
by ths Abtie Ciivamlles, who named A
After bis friend. Prof. Dahl, of Stock
holm. In 1804 Humboldt went to Mex
ico, and sent to Europe seeds of the
wild dahlia, nnd from bis seeds the
plants now grown universally descend
ed. By degrees it doubled and sprouted
till it became tho perfect flower we
now tnjvy.HtiringJidd Union.
PERSONAL AND 1IMPERSONAU
One (f the brightest looking little
school-tioys iu Washington is a soa ot
a secretary of tho Chinese legation.
The young mandarin wears a magnifi
cent costume, Oriental in character,
and with his school-books under his
arm forms a striking and interesting
picture, lie lias understood hmrlndi
only a year, but is making rapid pro
gress in his education.
On the farm of Harrison Loring
in Duxhurv, Mass., there was recently
found a curious modal. It is appar
ently of pewter, about nn eighth of aa
inch greater in diameter tlian a silver
dollar, nnd around the rim in Roman
letters a quarter of an inch high is the
nseription "Gloria in Excelsia. 16.13."
A circle incloses a draped, winged
figure, whose right hand holds a sword,
the left a torch or mace. The reverse
Is plain.
Editor Twitehell, of Gorhnm, K.
II., owns a spinning wheel with a bit
of history, Eighty-Jive years ago Mr.
Twitchell's grandfather went to Frye-
bing. Me., on horseback to try to tirei
a wife, and led behind him a second
horse on which to bring her home
should ho be so fortunate ns to find a
bride. Mr. Twitchell's grandmother
rode lnck on tho horse, with the spin
ning wheel tied on tho beast's back be
hind Iter.
A man well known In St Louis ha.
the doctors say, a heart forced to tbsu
right side nnd greatly displaced, and
tho liver to tho left The lungs ar
compressed and the stomach badly
crowded, but the ribs and sternum be
ing firmly set the position is perma
nent He has been so since boyhood,
nnd, Villi tho exception of his irregu
lar form, is a perfectly healthy man.
Const mptiotior pneumonia would be
sure death, they say.
A Maine sailor played a mean trick
on a shark one day not long ago. The
tiger fit the sea had been following the
boat for several days and existing
the .garbage thrown overboard, and tha
sailor decided to have some fun with
him. He took a largo piece ot lime
and throw it at tho fish, which greedily
gulped it down. The lime nt onoe be
gan to slake, nnd the shark after
thrashing about in terrible agony fee s
few minutes, turned over and died.
lir. Blaine's wonderful nkemnry
for names as well as face is
woll known, and he declares ,
that he cultivated the habit in early
life by always indexing nlpliabotlonlly
all names, so that when he meets
face he recognizes the initinl always
comes tip in his mind and aids him to
recall the patronymic Sometimes he
can not recall the names, and theabe
contents himself with addressing ths
gentleman by his initial until be
secures Uie name by some casual re
mark. .
Pope Leo XI II. derives his revenue
from three sources. One is the interest
of tho vast sum left by Pius IX. is ths
Pontifical treasury. Invested chiefly 1st
English consols. This interest amounts
to about (625,000 a year. Another
source is the Peter's pence contribu
tion, which, in spite of the very great
reduction in lnte years, avcragos about
415,000 annually. The third source
is the Apostolic Chancery, tho receipts
of which include sums received for
titles and decorations, privileges of the
altar, private chapels, etc., nnd aggre
gate About $520,000 a year. Tha sa
tire annual ineomo of Loo XIIL, there
fore, Is about $1,560,000. 1
Without adversity a man hardly
knows whether he is honest or not
Field ng.
It 'matters not how much intelli
gence one may claim, if he does net
show it he will pass for a nobody.
Unless the diamond possesses the
necessary number of karats the yonnjj
woman now-a-days is apt to turnip her
nose.
Give your growing boy a yeast
cake when he goes to bed at ni"ht it
you want hint to rise early. SotntnrilU
Journal.
Gratitude is the viitue most defied
and desorted. It is the ornament el
rhetoric and the libel of practical life.
J. W. Forniu.
DYSPEPSIA
Up to a few weeks ago I considered
myself the champion Dyspopeto of
Amnrloa. Daring the years Chat I
have been afflicted I have tried
almost everything clalmel to be a
specific for Dyspepsia In the hope trf
nulling something that wooM aflhnl
liermanent relief. I hud abont made
up my mind to abandon all medi
cines when I noticed au endorse meat
of Himmons Liver Itrfrulstor br a
prominent Georgian, a jar let whom
1 knew, and concluded to try its
effects lit my case. I have used bat
two bottles, and nra nnttBfled tha I
have struck the light thing at laflt.
1 felt Its beneflolal effect abrnost Im
mediately. Unlike all other prepara
tions of a similar kind, no spartaA
instructions are required as to what
one shall or shall not eat Thla fact
alone ought So oommend It to ait
troubled with Dyspepsia,
J. N. UOLME8,
Vlneland,X.J.
COrJSTIPATKQal
Te fteenre a BeguUr Habit el Besly
without changing the Diet er Bln
ergvnlilng the Hyitem, take
jDHIONS LITER RESULiTCH
mlt GENUINE mrvnamtM n
J. H. ZEILM A CO.. Phi! ataxia.