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BANDON RECORDER. Flrat inierlt'HB Mandolin. The first mandolin made in America was turned out In Chicago and wua built by Joseph Hohmann, an Instru went maker who was well known at the time as a manufacturer of vlollna. The date was 1X83 or ISM. The writer of thia article was teaching and play ing the mandolin In Chicago at the time, using a small model imported French instrument, and remembers the Hohmann instrument particularly on account of its unusual size, much lar ger than any he had ever seen, its peculiar shape and its very crude con struction as compared with those of a later date. Nevertheless it was a be ginning. Other manufacturers experi mented, and it was but a short time until Hohmann and other makers were turning out Instruments that were ac cepted by professionals as superior to the Imported mandolins. From that time to the present progress and eon tlnual improvement has been the rule until now the American instruments have passed all competition.—Clarence L. Partee in Men's Magazine. POLLY LARKIN I would rather have less than part with his old friends and the business, even though he had something in view that would pay him better but not Is? in keeping with his tastes. »»»» The query-box yields up a dainty little letter this week, and it is from a tiny girl signing the name of “Chatter box,” and she wants to know how to give a heart party, how to arrange the decorations and what games to play. So many questions, all in one little “< ’hatterbox.” But your friend Polly can answer them. I would rather an swer a little girl’squestion than a whole string of grown-up folks. »»»• First, if you arc clever with your scissors, cut a pattern of a heart. Then with plenty of good firm red paper, not tissue, proceed to cut out hearts galore. You cannot have too many. String these on thread or red baby ribbon from the chandelier to the four corners of the room. Have one large red heart hanging from the center of the chande lier. and if you want to add a little in terest to this big heart of yours, pierce it with an arrow made of white paper. Let your favors be hearts. Carry out the same idea of decoration in the din ing-room. Let the name cards be of hearts and throw big and little hearts at intervals on the table. You can have various little cakes baked in heart- shaped pans iced and decorated with a tiny heart. Serve everything heart shape that you can, having heart- shaped little paper boxes for the salted nuts, etc. As for games, you can pur chase candy hearts, and they come for the pur|sise with questions and an swers and cause no end of amusement. Sometime you may play the game of hearts in earnest, and Polly hopes it will bring as much joy as this heart party of yours DIAMOND BACK TERRAPIN. SPRINKLING SINGAPORE. A QUEER BUSINESS. A WONDERFUL ESCAPE. The Nolt-mu Proreaaion That Accom- IMUilea tlie Watering Cart. H.-iklna Ip HeaKara so That Thar Will Kxi-lte I'abllc Sympathy. ■’eerlble Experience nt ■ Hniil.r With an Indian Band. "How I h ’ l :ars .ire made" might lie made the subject of a singularly Inter esting article. And it would refer not to the unkind cuts of fortune, but to tlie appliances w hereby a certain deft and none too acrupulous manufacturer equips men mid women who, for pur poses of tiled- own, wish to be consid ered lame, halt or blind. That it Is easier to be crippled than to work Is tlie maxim upon which this particular trade is established. "I'm what is called a street 'sham fakir,'” said one of these dealers In disguises recently. "I fake up most of the sham disabled mill operatives,crip pled sailors, etc., and charge ’em n small fee. If It's a woman with a tale Hint her husband beats her. I paint her a black eye mid put her arm in a sling. Hay it's a man on a 'blind' lay. Well, I paint some sears on liis face to imi tate tlie marks of a lead explosion and give him a green eye sliude and a 'blind' card. "If a man's really maimed, it makes It easier. Suppose he’s been run over and had Ills leg off. 1 paint a picture of a limiting house and him Jumping out of a top window with a child in liis arms aud a yarn under It. ‘Kind friends. I lost my leg through rescuing my employer's child.’ That’s a sure take of a liver’ a day. "I make .ill these rigs myself,” lie said, "mid hire ’em out. It pays, but 1 have to keep dark, for tlie police are very down on my sort. This hollow wooden cap witli an Iron hook fits over your head, mid here’s a clubfoot boot and yonder a pair for both feet. "A queer business? You’d say so If you knew I lie jobs I'm asked to do sometimes. Only yesterday a woman wanted vitriol sears made on her face and actually wanted me to use real vit riol. Didn’t know wliat she was ask ing? Ob. yes! Why, bless yob, some Ivory Carving. beggars'll maul themselves horribly to The ivory carvers of this country do excite sympathy. In fact, they’d do little or nothing in the East Indian or anything rather than work." — New Japanese manner, nor do they occupy York World. themselves with figure work. Theit chief employment Is in producing deco Character In tlie Eye». rative toilet and stationery articles. Steady eyes are always a sign of sin The carvers of ivory use much tlie cerity mid honor, except when tlie head same tools as the wood carvers, but of Is slightly tilted back and tlie eyes look lighter and more delicate make. through half closed lids. Then tlie pos The work is extremely tedious and sessor dees not trust, nor is he to be laborious. Tlie carving Is usually done trusted. Shifting eyes lietray a treach in low relief, and the subjects arc such erous nature, one thoroughly dishonor as are suitable to this treatment -Per able, deceitful, restless and discontent sian designs in delicate curves, the cac ed. Clear eyes are a sign of good con tus, with some varieties of palms, and stitution. Frequently persons In ill hints caught from those marvelously health have comparatively clear eyes, simple but artistic carvings of the but even in these cases they have ei Alaskan Indians. 'Ine ivory is stained ther great recuperative powers or they slightly so ns to bring out tlie design have wasted health originally good. and is permitted to absorb moisture, Small eyes are indicative of an alert which it readily does, in order to give mind, of cleverness, wit mid spontanei It that fresh look common In newly ty. Large eyes show a quieter nature, manufactured articles of Ivory. Tlie one slow to rouse, but more intense art of staining ivory is a 'secret guard when fully wrought upon. Long eyes ed well by tlie carvers. belong to more poetic temperaments Some idea of the cost of ivory carv than round eyes. They proclaim more ing may be had from the fact that, while a hand mirror framed in plain dreamy natures, more contented, less ivory may be had for $10 or $12, a mir aspiring. Round eyes show ambition. ror in carved ivory may cost $100 or They are sometimes found with unmis more. Tlie small articles In carved Ivo takable signs of an artistic nature, ry cost from $5 to $25, and a toilet set which is au indication of a rare combi in tliat material may bring as much ns nation of a sense of business and a love for art. Deep set eyes show $500.—New York Herald. thoughtfulness and logic. Eyes that seem to stand out from the face show When Abroad, Speak Eniill.h. The English speaking tourist who love of action. wastes half an hour of time, temper Bound to t'ac a “K.” and energy in trying to make some There was once in eastern Tennessee dweller in a foreign land understand his laid French or Spanish only to be a Judge well versed in the law, but en shocked at I ‘ngtb by some such a ques tirely self educated, who had this same tion as “Can't you speak English?” is obstacle of orthography to contend with all his days. In early life he had almost ns common nowadays as the track walking tragedian. This is a lit lived in Knoxville and for a long time tle story of his experience in Spain, as Insisted upon spelling the name Nox- told by "Tlie Dominie” in The Ladies' vllle. His friends at last educated him up to the point of adding the K. So Home Journal: thoroughly, In fact, did he learn this “One day we all entered a little shop In Madrid, and tlie captain began to lesson that when a few years after speak in Spanish to the girl who was ward he removed to Nashville nothing behind the counter. She failed to un could prevent him from spelling the name “Knashvlllc.” derstand. and so he tried again. Once After a few years’ residence there and again lie tried and tried and sum the Judge moved again, this time to moned up Ids whole vocabulary. At last in Ills attempt to make his mean Murfreesboro. Ono day he sat down o ing plain by illustration he drew from write his first letter from this place. his pocketcnse a card and with it strok He scratched his head in perplexity a ed his chin The girl fell into tits of moment and finally exclaimed: “Well, laughter and in perfect English said, I’ll give it up! How in the world can 'Oh, what you want is a fine tooth they spell the name of this place with a ‘K?’ ” comb!’ ” One of tlie most remarkable instances of the escape of a white man from the Indians was that of John Colter, a fa mous hunter and trapper. On the day in question he and his companion were surrounded by dOO savage warriors. The companion was instantly killed, and Colter was captured. Ills foes bad no intention of saving his life, how ever They wanted the sport of put ting him to the torture or at least of playing with him as a cat plays with a mouse. The chief asked him if he could run. lie said, “Not much.” He was released and told to save his life if he could. Colter darted away at high speed, nnd moat of the 000 savages set off aft er 1dm. There was a plain before him rix miles wide, bounded on the far side by a river fringed with trees. Colter had always Iieen famous as a runner, and his practice now stood him in good stead. He made straight across the plain for the stream, and the yells of Ills pursuers lent him wings. His foes had removed every shred of clothing from liis body, and the plain was cov ered with prickly pears, so that his un protected feet were lacerated at every stride. Half way across the plain he glanced back and saw that only a few Indians were following him. Again he ran on and soon realized that one of his pur suers was nearing him. He redoubled his efforts, nnd blood gushed from his nostrils and flowed down over his breast. The fringe of trees was near, but a busty backward look showed him the pursuing brave close upon him with spear raised. Moved by a sudden Im pulse, Colter stopped, turned and faced the savage with outstretched arms. The Indian was so taken aback at tills unexpected movement that he stumbled and fell! This was Colter’s opportunity. He ran back, seized the spear anil, pinning his antagonist to tlie ground, ran on. Other savages came on, fiercer than before at the death of their comrade, but Colter reached the trees, plunged into their midst and then into the river and swum to a pile of driftwood that had lodged. He dived beneath it and stuck Ids head up between two logs covered with smaller timbers and brush. Tlie Indians came up and searched for several hours, but failed to And him. Again and again they walked over the driftwood. Luckily they did not fire it, as lie feared they would. At last they went away. Then Colter swam out and fled through the for?»«. Seven days he went on, living on roots and berries, with no clothing, un til at last he reached a trading post on the Bighorn river. He never fully re covered from the effects of this terrible experience.—Youth's Companion. Poultney Bigelow lu his description of tlie marvelous progress made by the city of SingaiMire under English rule gave a quaint picture of the manner in which the streets are watered: The watering cart was drawn by lit tle white bullocks aud driven by Ma lays with turbans. It seemed to take five Malays to do this driving. One roosted aloft on top of the barrel for the purpose of controlling the outgo of water. He seemed very proud of his appointment. Another native in a big turban roosted on the pole and con trolled the little cattle. Then there wna a man in thin brown legs anil much turban who walked sol emnly behind enjoying a footbath. He was obviously a government function ary. although 111 b exact sphere of use fulness I could not discover. He ap peared to be something In the nature of a rear guard. Then there was a “foreloper,” or ad vance guard, for the purpose of clear ing the way. There appeared to be an Idea that the little bullocks might sud denly go mad and rush ahead. At any rate, It gave congenial employment to one more native, and that was some thing. There was yet another, who ’ bent down now and then to pick up a piece of stone or brush away some irregular ity unseen by ordinary eyes. This outfit was a treat to me. It was solemn; It was full of self conscious ness; it was magnificently oriental. I have seen men In sublime moments; I have seen the red capped station mas ter of Germany strut up and down Ids platform when an Imperial train was about to arrive, but even that impress ed me less than the watering cart of Singapore, with Its municipal hierarchy of Malay ministers, each earning per haps 2 cents a day. There is baldly a family, 1 suppos who do not lake some magazine. A few keep the numbers together and e'enturily send them to a hospital, orphan asylum or some other charita ble institution. Others burn them to get them out of the way, not thinking for a moment what a pleasure they would lie to people who feel that they cannot attbrd to take them. To Polly, ti e burning of books and magazine, is almost a crime, and rtally it is a crime in the eyes of every loverof good litera ture. There are hosts of the cheap novels of the day and trashy literature that are only fit to make a bonfire of, but the magazines, with their wealth of knowledge, do not come under that load. Following is the way one little lady disposes of her magazines. She is wealthy and can ati'ord to buy all the books she wants and with tlie best of A < h I n me l.eventl. bindings, but for her own amusement Tin origin of wedding customs, such she takes the magazines after a serial as tlie wearing of a veil, the throwing of old shoes for good luck, etc., seem to story has iieen completed, carefully cuts have a perennial Interest for the pub the cord that holds them, separates the lic. But here Is a new and charming different chapters and completes the legend to account for the throwing of book. It is an easy enough matter to rice at the fleeing bride and bride- bind them. Taking a darning needle groom. and using coarse white linen thread, Tlie custom. It seems, is Chinese. A she sews the book together, takes a famous sorcerer named Chao became brush dipped with bookbinder’s glue Jealous of tlie power of another sorcer and rulis it lightly over the back and er, a woman, and, conceiving a plan to destroy her. lie persuaded her purents lays it away to dry. She then takes to bestow tier upon Ills supposed son. tan-colored linen, cuts it the right size, Tlie crafty Clino chose tin* most un and with her paint brush makes a tasty lucky day for the wedding, the day looking cover, giving the title, the au when the “Golden Pheasant” was In thor’s mime, and any little nourishes the ascendant, so that when the bride she desires to ornament the cover. entered the red cluilr the spirit bird This done, it is both glued and sewed would destroy her with Ills powerful on. You cannot imagine what a pretty beak. But Pinch Blossom gave direc little book she has when it is finishd. BRIEF REVIEW. tions to have rice thrown out at the door, and she passed out unharmed She lias all the late novels which have while the spirit bird was devouring it. appeared in magazines for the last three Expensive Cigars. years that she has arranged in this way One reads from time to time of the and says she is almost us proud of them Salt nnd Cancer. fabulous sums paid for cigars A favor An eminent London physician ad as though she had been the author. Be vances the theory that excess of salt sides the serial stories she has several ite story is that Mr. Chamberlain never is one of the four factors which cause volumnes of short stories that she has touches anytliingcheaper than aoshill- cancer. It Is essential, but is inopera taken from the magazines and covered ing cigar, and that every time Lord Rothschild smokes 10 shilling vanish tive without one or two others. Ex in the same way. into the ambient air. According to Mr. cess of salt may arise from too much »»»» meat. He considers that other factors Weingott, the well-known tobacco mer are overuoiirishment, an impure condi Another little lady who had stacks chant of London, all such stories are tion of tlie body resulting, owing to and stacks of old magazines laid away the purest invention. As far as mere tlie nonuse and nonoxidation of food. quality of tobacco goes, the best cigar Home local Irritant or stimulant, such in her garret, on seeing what her neigh us friction from the stem of a pipe or bor had accomplished in binding her in the world can lie purchased for Is. irritant from some micro organism, books, went home and brought the lid., and any one who gives more than must always lie present. Cancer Is magazines from their dusty hiding this sum is paying for size, peculiar seldom seen among Jewesses, possibly placesand put the whole family to work sha|ie or for some peculiar brand which from the difference of diet. Savages, evenings putting the serial stories is only valuable for its rarity and no so far as Is known, are exempt from together, and the short stories seven for its excellence. Those torpedo-like cancer, and they get no salt. All the or eight to a book, according to their cigars which one sees in tobacconists’ domestic animals, except the pig, are windows encased in glass sheaths are subject to cancer, and salt Is given to length, were made ready for the cov mainly traps to catch the unwary. ers. Instead of taking linen for the sheep, cows and horses, but never to covers, however, she used the leather The most remarkable thing about them pigs. that is utilized so much in burnt work is their size and their startling variation The Teeth. now and burned the title and the name in price, according to the locality in If you are u dyspeptic with tender of the author with fancy scroll work, which they are sold. At the West End teeth, say« a dentist, use a small, soft making a very handsome binding. For they are priced at anything between ■bru s h twice-it day, aud just betpie £1 Is. and 15s., in the less gilded pre stepping into lied rub with your fore tlie storyettes or short stories she had a cincts of the city they are sold for 7s. finger a little dry bicarbonate of soda quaint little design in pine cones and about the root of the gums. Some folks called them her “Fine Cone Series,” fid. apiece. use a solution of carbolic and soda as and they were as dainty and attractive Cat With a Wooden Leg. a mouth wash, which is very nearly ns as anything she had in the book line Probably the only cat in the world good, and 1 always advise, instead of She became so enthused in her work the employment of dental silk, a nar that she went to a second hand dealer that has an artificial leg is owned in row rubber band, such as you buy for and bought whole volumes of maga Cleveland. Ji.st now she is learning desk use. The rubber run between tlie zines and made them up in the same how to use it. Ina few weeks she will teeth will catch any deposit and won’t way for holiday gifts for her friends, be able to walk and run almost as well cut the gums ns thread often does. and a more attractive gift she could not as any p iss with four real legs, but whet her or not she will be able to climb have given to a book-lover. Siberian Camel». a back fence to take part in a nocturnal The native camels of Siberia are a »» » » concert is a qustion. A month or so source of constant wonder to travelers. This is a gentle hint to those who are ago puss tried to blockade a street car On tlie Mongolian plateau, for Instance, the thermometer often registers a tem loath to part v ith their old magazines line in Cincinnati. She gave up the perature of K) degrees below zero, but and yet do not know what to do with job, after her tail and left hind leg had the camels do not mind it at all. walk them and allow them to accumulate been badly crushed. She crawled home ing about us blithely ns if the weather until they are discolored witli age and and was taken to Staniforth’s dog and were us balmy in spring. On tlie other covered with dust in their ”iding-place cat hospital. Staniforth has ampu hand, the temperature on the Gold des m the garret or basement. They can tated a number of dogs’ legs and has ar ert in summer is sometimes 140 de make an attractive addition to their tificial limbs made for them, so he sug grees above zero, and tlie beasts mind library, get the magazines out of the gested that a leg be made for puss. The that heat Just as little as they do the way besides having the additional woman was overjoyed. The leg is extreme cold. pleasure of making them up. Those shaped exactly like the leg puss lost, who do not care to liother with them and is covered with hair cut from puss’s Mohammed and the Hill. Mohammed made the people believe should send them to institutions where side, so that it looks just like one of her Hot Water Pipe» In Greenland. that he would call a bill to him anil they would be appreciated and treas good legs. The cat will walk and run There is a place called Kakortok in from the top of it offer up his prayers ured as though they were old friends. all right in a few weeks. Greenland, which was colonized centu for the observers of his law. The people What joy and happiness they would ries ago by Norwegians, but which is assembled, Mohammed called the hill bring to the inmates who would forget X-Rays in a Feather. now n deserted heap of ruins. Among to come to him again and again, and themselves at least for awhile when Effects very closely resembling those the relics discovered there were the when the hill stood still lie was never a whit abashed, but said, “If tlie hill pouring over these discarded books. produced by the X-rays may be ob pipes lying In what was evidently a ca will not come to Mohammed, Moham Don’t store your books, magazines and tained in a very simple manner. Se thedral and attendant dwelling houses. med will go to tlie bill.”—Lord Bacon. periodicals away, unless you intend to cure a small feather and be careful that From the position of these pipes it is make some use of them later on, when it is very fine, so that the Aliment can certain that they were employed for The Conditions. they are so badly needed elsewhere. be seen through. Place the feather conveying some fluid to the apartments "Will this car take me to the plaza?” There is a constant demand for books very close to the eye, and extend the of these several buildings, and on mak asked the excited old lady of the placid and magazines for the benefit of the other open hand about a half yard to ing a sea roll Ing examination the dis coverers found that the pipes were motorman. soldiers stationed in the far away Phil- ward the open window, when the out connected to h natural hot water spring “Well, under certain conditions— lipines. This is another place where lines of the bones in the fingers and of volcanic origin. yes,” replied the man guardedly. "What are the conditions?” asked the your discarded magazines would be ap the hands will lie plainly discernable. preciated. The experiment can be made on many The Limbs In Walking. old lady, still further perturbed. « « « « It is pointed out that in walking or small things. Even the lead running "That you get on and pay your tare.” —Los Angeles Herald. Speaking of books reminds me of an through a pencil may be clearly seen. running the arms and legs produce a old silver-haired man, who in a quaint The results thus obtained are not only "balancing" like that of the reciprocat (■rnnitnnr nnd Fact. little room fitted up with whole tiers astonishing, but interesting and amus ing and revolving parts of a locomo Professor—In the sentence "money of shelves from the floor to the ceiling ing, proving as they do the remarkable tive. The movements of the legs react talks,” parse "money,” and crowded with volumes, stands pa and searching properties of fragments upon tlie trunk and tend to rotate It in Student— Money is a noun, nomiua- alternate directions about a vertical tiently in his narrow quarters and rents of light. For these experiments day axis, but the swinging of the arms, tive case, feminine gender— Professor— feminine gender? How out his Issiks to customers who stroll light is the best. each In unison with the opposite leg, in from morning until night. He en do you make that? produces an opposing mechanical cou To Prevent Collisions. Student—It talks, doesn't it?—De deavors to get all the latest and partic ple, the effect of which Is to rotate the troit Free Press. ularly talked of novels, and he has m The Woodbridge (England) District trunk in tlie other direction, thus bal all a very good assortment. The cus Council have resorted to novel means of ancing, in part at least, the rotating fiiK'li Foret honich tI tomer pays at the rate of 10 cents a preventing accidents at dangerous street action of the legs. Hewitt—Is your life insured for the tssik, but must buy a dollars worth of corners. Three roads in the authority’s Egyptian Humor. benefit of your wife? tickets. The customer can keep the district meet at awkward angles, and In a handbook for travelers in the Jewett—No. 1 don’t believe In doing book a week, and if not finished can re collisions between vehicles have been Sudan issued by the Egyptian govern business in a roundabout way, and so I had the policy made payable to her new it for another week by paying the rather common. Widening by demoli ment, referring to the currency, it is extra 10 cents. The owner takes the tion of house priqierty lieing impossible, quaintly observed that “in the more second husbund.—New York Herald. name and address of the customer. the surveyor recommended the erection undressed parts of the country” beads “Do you always get your books back?” of mirrors. By this means drivers can and bracelets are current. Dove» nnd CoroiiRtIona, In the section on shooting there is a At the ancient ceremonies of corona* I asked him. “A few times I have see through brick walls, so tospeak, and pleasant reference to the sporting tour tlon of the French kings, after the been swindled, but not often. 1 can the experiment has proved a success. ist, who is warned that only crocodiles anointing had been performed, some read a person’s character in his face, white doves were let loose 1 n the and I'm not often fooled. In nearly All mankind is not selfish. There may be shot at from steamers, and church. This was supposed to symbol every case where I have lost a Imok I are many persons to-day givingall their even this practice is deprecated as be ize tlie power of the Holy Ghost in di have had a feeling that the party would time and talents to aiding and bright ing "more dangerous to the riverain population than the crocodile.” recting the king's actions. A similar ening the lives of their fellew men. Idea seems to have inspired all early fail te return it. The dollar deposited Mot to Illa Advantage. kings, for among tlie English regalia for tickets seldom covered the expense, “Huh!” grumbled Mr. Skinnay, who Hitting still aud coaxing wealth to Is the rod of equity or the scepter with but I would rather have been minus was lieing uncomfortably crowded by the dove. Tills is simply a golden rod the Isxik than to have had their con come to you is often better than chasing the jolly looking fat man. "These cars with a mound nt the tsp, which sup science to carry around.” This old it around over the globe. More people should charge by weight.” ports a cross. On this cross Is a dove, man, who is fast descending the hill of have trapped it that way. “Think so?” replied the fat man. fashioned of white enamel, with ex life, is making a bare living off his "Why, they’d hardly think it worth panded wings. Some fine diamonds books, but he is at home among them. Forgive the follies of young people by while to stop for you.”—Catholic Stand ornament tlie rod In vnrious places. His Ideas are not extravagant, and he recalling your own. ard and Times. I11 m Bank Signature. A case for n handwriting expert was noticed at one of the downtown banks the other day. A treasurer of one of the ninny charitable organizations of this city had received a check to be de voted to Hint certain charity, and he was desirous of acknowledging it, but could not read tlie signature. He took the check to the bank on which it was drawn ami questioned one of the clerks as to tlie signature and was told that It was genuine, but could not get the desired Information. It was next tak en to tlie paying teller, who also de clared thill it was genuine, but even he could not make out who it was and hud to consult the card catalogue. There was not the slightest resem blance lietween the signature to the check and tlie real name.—New York Post. The “Bad” Boy«, The “bad” boys are often the best boys in Hie neighborhood. All they want is a chance to do something. Don't expect healthy, active boys to want to be tied up in books and so called Improving occupations continu ally. If boys are not given good ideas to work upon, such as they always get in kindergartens, manual training and other up to date schools, they are sure to be In harmful mischief, because boys with vim and “get there" in them are bound to be busy. Give them tools When Finished. and materials to work with; encourage Busy persons, forced to defend them them to make sleds, carts, boats and selves from Interminable talkers who various kinds of playthings. Don't have little to say, can appreciate a hint ever give a “bad” boy up. Give him to which Henry IV. of France once re something to do. sorted. A parliamentary deputy called upon him and made a long speech. Mo Eir(«e Thia Time. The king listened patiently for a “It was a new gun. your honor,” pro time, then lie decided that his visitor tested the prisoner, “and I did not would do well to condense his remarks. know it was loaded.” He took him by the hand and led him “But,” argued the Judge, “the denier to where they could see the gallery of has Just told us that you did not pay the Louvre. for the weapon.” “What do you think of that building? “What has that to do with It?” When it is finished, it will be a good “Well, if you didn't pay for it tlie thing, will it not?" dealer must have charged it for you." "Yes,” replied the man of many And the judge tried to look as much words, not guessing what was coming like the pictures of Solomon as lie next. could.-Baltimore American. “Well, monsieur, that is Just the way with your discourse,” was the king's Wron< Preanmptinn. mild observation. Visitor—Am I right in presuming that it was your passion for strong Hr Was Only One. drink that brought you here? A soldier who had Just enlisted wus Prisoner—Say. boss. I guess yer don’t placed on guard over u cannon. It was know dis joint. It’s de last place on not long before he abandoned Ills post eart’ I'd come ter If 1 wuz lookin' fer and went to a tavern not far off, where booze.—Judge. he indulged in tlie flowing bow). "Fellow, why did you abandon your Still l.ookln*. post?" exclaimed tlie captain, who hap Aunt Ilannnli—When I was here two pened to put in ini appearance. years ago. Ilulda wns looking for a “Captain.” was tlie reply of the in husband. She Is married now. cipient son of Mars, “I’ve tried to lift Uncle George—Yes, but she Is still that cannon, nnd I’m satisfied no one looking for Idm—that Is to say. a good can carry It away, and If more than deal of the time.—Boston Transcript one of the enemy comes after it I can’t Too Previous. keep them off.” The Subject (after the sitting»-1 hadn't sat for u picture before in ten A llolhrd Hook. The man who has an old book re years, don't you know, and I'm deuced bound can never lie too minute In bls glad the worst is over. The Photographer (innocently)—But Instructions to Ids binder. Once upon a time. It Is said, a tattered “Shake you haveu't seen the negative yet.— speare” wits sent to tlie binders for tlie Puck. sole purpose of preserving a number of One K tract of It. marginal notes In manuscript. What “She seems to lie growing lopsided.” was the chagrin of the owner when his “Yes. She’s been a good deal in the liook came back with the edges neatly company of a fellow who doesn't know pared nnd gilt nnd the notes that he nny better than to grab her by the arm treasured lin If cut nwny.—New York and try to help her along by hoisting Tribune. one shoulder out of plumb.”—Chicago In Alabama, Nebraska and Wnsbiur Post. ton the present governors were elected London a hundred years ago had a ns lieutenant governors and are filling vacancies caused by the denth or resig population of 888,IDS, when the first »fllclal census was taken. nation of the governors. Formerly l»eii>laed. They Are ( un.ldrrrd a Delicacy. Mow Half a century or so ago diamond back terrapin were fed to slaves and hogs. Today they are the rarest deli cacy known to the cplcurian world, say's the Philadelphia North American. Then they sold for $1 a barrel, and laborers, when hiring out, specified that they must not be compelled to eat terrapin more than twice a week. To day a barrel is cheap at $800, and mil lionaires travel hundreds of miles for a chance to feast on this most deli cious of all meats. Of course this means genuine dia mond backs. There are many imita tions. Every first class restaurant in the country features "terrapin a la Mary land” on Its menu, but in not one case out of a hundred is the real terrapin served. The diner regales himself on what be believes to be Maryland’s choicest dish. Instead he is merely eating fresh water turtles, "sliders” or "North Carolina goldens.” The reason Is simple. Restaurateurs don’t serve real diamond backs be cause they can’t get them. The world’s total terrapin population does not ex ceed 25,000 of legal size, and these are confined to the shores of the Chesa peake bay, the only place that produces them. Baltimore. Philadelphia and NeW York enjoy a monopoly. These three cities get practically the entire output, but few ever And their way ncross the Blue Ridge. The epicure unfortunate enough to lie born in Chicago or St. Louis must either come east or forego the joys of terrapin. To select a real diamond back ama teurs should be guided by these distin guishing and characteristic markings: It is of a greenish, dark olive color, sometimes running to spotted gray, yellow on the plate which surrounds the shell and has concentric dark stripes along the plate on both shells. The sides of the head are a dirty white, sprinkled with small black spots. The bottom Bhell is of whitish yellow. The males are much larger than the females and have the concentric streaks much better defined. The female has the more delicate flesh. Tlie male can be distinguished by his toe nails, which are much longer than those of the fe male. PICKINGS FROM FICTION. If you would have a noble son, be a noble father.—“144 New Epigrams.” Keep me from caring more for books than for folks, for art than for life.— "The Ruling Passion.” In some matrimonial waters are the kind of fish that swallow the bait, but leave the hook untouched.—“By Bread Alone.” Some people, like some shrubs, must be crushed in order to obtain the real value of their essence.—“By the High er Law.” There are things which could never be imagined, but there is nothing which may not happen. — “China In Convulsion.” Independence is not synonymous with liberty. They are often confound ed, but they are quite distinct.—“The Rights of Man.” Martyrdom, the apotheosis of resig nation, comes more naturally to wom en than to men, more hardly to men than to women.—“Count Hannibal.” True self control is to be got in the midst of struggle. It is not mutilation in the midst of natural desires, but the subordination of each desire to the good of the whole man.—“Culture and Restraint.” The Poor Little Fellow. The street Arab lives by ills wits, if he lives at all well. Two youngsters who peddle cough drops on Chestnut street have learned this thoroughly. One of these boys Is much larger than the other, and a crowd was attracted to the corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets the other day to see the big boy pummellng the little boy. At the proper time tlie big one disappeared, leaving the little one surrounded by sympathetic onlookers. Several per sons, pitying the “poor little fellow," gave him nickels and pennies. The sequel showed that the “poor lit tle fellow” was In league with hia sup posed tormentor. No Booner had the crowd dispersed than the big boy came along for liis divvy. The scene was re peated several times, alwuys with the same result.—Philadelphia Times. now an Klephnnt Grows. While we must not overlook the dif ference between the supply of food In nature nnd captivity as well as the equally different conditions of both food and exercise in either state, it is somewhat Interesting to note the in crease in weight and height of a young Indian elephant in captivity, a state to which it was brought when about fif teen months old. During nearly a cou ple of years the captive put on nearly half a ton (to be more accurate, some LIDO pounds of avoirdupois) and not fur short of eighteen inches. The Increase in both weight and height was greatest in the early months and slower in both cases as time went on, and the greatest gain in any single month was ninety pounds and four inches. Considering the im mense rations given to elephants in me nageries, It may be thought, perhaps, that tlie results are none too great for the cost. Yet to gain ninety pounds in a single month Is prodigious all the ■ume. « arrled Millions on His Back, When Union Rothschild was paying a visit to New York, a reception was given him in a certain great bouse. The affair was In charge of Brown, the famous old sexton of Grace church. Another reception was being held the same evening In a house almost Imme diately opisisite, which was also In Charge of tlie sexton. The baron wish ed to attend the second affair, but the street was full of mud, the night was disagreeable and no carriage was at the curbstone. He could not walk across without soiling his boots and evening clothes, and for the moment he was in a predicament aa to what he should do. But he was soon relieved of this dilemma. “I’ll carry you across myself,” said Brown jovially; “now. mount my shoulders." And, grasping him as If he had been a child, he car ried the nobleman across on his back —Ladles' Home Journal.
