BANDON RECOIIDEH.
The ( uliforniu federation
. lias now sixty-two libraries in circula
tion which tg|\e la-ell contributed by
tlie follow ing six districts: Northern
district, s traveling libraries; Alameda,
15; San Francisco, 13; San Joaquin
valley, 2; I . oh Angeles, 13; Sian Diego,
I!
Each of tliexe libraries contains
over or ata>ut fifty volumes <>! interest
ing ami instructive reading. Each li
brary may remain in a community six
months ami at tlie end of that time it
is returned to the club louning it am!
can be excliaiigad for another if the
cluli so desires it. The w ay to secure
one of these I'irculating librafies is for
the residents of tin-tow n desiring it to
meet and organize a library Issird,
w liicli must include ten taxpayers.
They must el«'t a »«'retary, who will
represent them in all dealings witli the
club. Tlie library Isurd signs an a|>-
plication promising, first, to pay the
expense» of transportation of these
liliarieH from and to tin- club lending
them; second, that tlie I hh >U s of these
libraries nliall lie loaned w itliout charge
t<> any person in tin- cinnmunity who
will olsH-rve tlie rules made by theclub;
third, that tlie library ls*rd shall be
reH|M>nHil>le for the safe return of the
books of tlie library in g<«>il condition,
except for unavoidable wear and tear.
I
ALCOHOUK CRIMINALS.
der H>< law.
SOMt OF THE FEATS PERFORMED
BY THt MYSTIC FLUID.
Th» Dress*, Menial Stale That l ead*
to Murder ur Suicide.
In a paper on the criminal espunsi
billtj of the aleoholic the medical oil!
cer of FentMBvIlle prison said that "la.
one l>«-omes mad wlieii drunk wlio Is
»holly sane when sober.“
Referring to the dreamy m-Tit tl sta U
of morbid drunkeaness, the doctor said
that what ordinarily happened war
that after many years of Intoxica tint
the individual acquired a peculiar sus
ceptibility to alcohol, so that relatively
small doses 1«! to more ur less lengthy
dreifn states, ill which the patient
might seem to speak aud act pretty
Coherently, though In reality lie was in
a sort of Hommiuibulistie state nnd
knew nothing ut all afterward of what
he haff done or had only a hazy reeol-
l«-tion of It. In one of these phasss
he w ill probably murder his family or
attempt suicide.*
Tlie admission of morbid drunken
uess as u condition excluding full re
sponsibility was especially desirable
Iu that it would further tlie trend ot
public opinion to adopt preventive
measures against tlie criminal alco
holic. When, therefore, the chronic
alcoholic bad qnce sliowu the ilisposi
tion to dream states with impulsive
tendencies, especially homicidal or »ui
cidal, he ought to be dealt- with on the
same footing as tlie impulsive epileptic
—immune from ordinary- punishment,
but unfit for ordinary freedom.—Lon
don'Globe.
A MODEL OF CAUTION
Vet
a*
Innocent
lluvis«- ot
Ueuisrk
Was
Uls Death.
CHOICE
lb«
MISCELLANY
French I'eoplr llrgrarralln* «
Art1 we degenerating? is a question
which French ptople may well ask
after reading a very noteworthy art!
cle by Dr. Lowentbal, who Is a uiern
tier of the commission which is Inves
tigating tlie cause of iii>- decrease of
population. The worthy physiclao, who
Is a great authority, says that a state
of tilings which is so widely deplor«l
1» not due to a diminution in the birth
rate, but to the terrible Increase of the
death rate. He paints no fanciful pie
ture when he laiinta out that “alcohol
alone Is killing France." Tuberculosis,
he continues, which of all dis*uses 1»
the most easily avoided, is raging in
France with more violence than In any
other country tn the world. Every year
it kills mon1 than 150,000 victims and
contaminates more than half a million
more. Then typhoid, typhus, dysen
tery, scarlatina and other diseases and
Infectious maladies, which are decreas
ing In England. Germany. Switzerland.
Belgium. Holland, Sweden and Nor
way, tlie United States and even in
Italy. are, on the other band, remain
Ing at a very high average In France.
Smallpox, which has nearly disap
pear«! from every civilized land, con
tinues to make thousands of victims in
France and hecatombs in her colonies.
Such "is the gist of Dr. Ixiwenthal's ar
ticle.
The father of Gueuu de Reverseaux
hail been a distinguished lawyer, un
through bls influence be held important
ln Feral» IN* Dr«»k»rA’s Hara Ar»
The Way ureal Masts of Skip» Have
oltices ' under the government. Wlier
Nailrtl <<> (hr Sidewalk.
Urea Skaltere«—Whea a Boll Strike*
the revolution began be gave up bit
"There is only one custom In oui
“What gooii are tlie women’s clubs
“ Tree It Ueaerateu Sl«*iu From the
office at La Rochelle and retired tc
country which I would ilk» to see es anyhow?” asked a grutt" old bachelor,
Sap aud Kspiudau the HBrk.
Chart res.
tnbliHb«! in America, nnd that is the
after listening to his young nieces ex
Tbe M plosive force of lightning act
From the time that tbe revolution
custom of dealing with drunkards."
press
a
desire
to
become
members
and
ing on dead wood is uot, as a rule, so
__ __ -In our country when
begu it Gueau de ltevefaeaux devoted
said a l’erstan.
grout us when living trees are struck,
his attention exclusively to preserving
a man •ts drunk we take him and nail take an active interest in the club.
though Sir William Harris shows that
bls own safety. He wrote no letters
blm to the aldewal driving the »pikes “What gissi'.’” echoed the young la-
"the masts of ship» of the line, three
He would receive no letters. He saw
through his ears, Then w lien other kies.
by, they are accomplishing
feet in dianwter and 110 feet long,
no visitors and paid uo visits
He
people come along they spit In bis vouders. Every town and city is ben-
bound with hoops of iron half an Inch
spoke to no pewson and allowed uo <«»
face and kick him until be is sober, I etlted by having a woman’s club in
thick and five Inches wide, the whole
to come near hint. It would have been
think this method would do a great their midst. I.<«»k at what the Cali
weighing about eighteen tons, have
impossible to be more prudent than be
deal of good in America, because you
fornia Women's Club has lieen doing
been tn many instances torn asunder
have more drunkenness than we do.
was.
und tbe hoops of Iron scattered about
However, be wanted some sheds built
There are no saloons in Persia, the within the past few months. They are
the decks.” It will !>e found, as a rule,
on Ils farm near Chartres und ven
chief beverage being homemade wine. solving the question as to what to do i>
w ith incorrigible children by establish
that trees are struck by lightning far
lured to consult a carpenter. The car
They don’t even know what beer la.
more often than »re huildlfigs, even'
penter told him that be could not un
"Our officials have several ways ot ing a parental school where truants
If the trees and buildings are close to-"
det-take tbe work immediately, aa
making prisoners confess to crimes.” and boys und girls who are in want of
■ether. This Js partly bwsuss tbe
Gue in de Reverseaux wished, beeaus«
■■Jd the Persian. "Tlie favorite meth priqier training may lw -«mt and dealt
tree» are higher.
most of his„workmen were drafted to
od is to take them on a stand around with kindly but firmly. The necessity
Join the army at once.
But there must probably be »uiiie un
which all tiie people of the town of this step was immediately seen after
Gueau de Reverseaux replied: "Th«
known reason not only for the fre
gather aud then put out one eye.
workmen tieeil not go. They can Bend
quency with which trees, are struck,
If the crime Is not very great an arm the Juvenile Court was established in
substitutes.”
but for the rtn-urrenc» of such shock»
is cut off or a lag severed, if it is only San Francisco and the young law
This remark was heard by tbe work
in the c»** of particular .trees or tra-s
a trivial offense probably an ear is sac breakers were releasedon parole. Many
men, but only tbe first phrase mad»
In the same locality. Tbe commonest
rificed. Very often Innocent people of the children rent out on parole have
any Impression on them. They reported
form of injury u that tbe chrreut
ure subjiict«l to these torments, but it horn«- that tie uujit in every ri-s]a«-t to
everywhere that M. Gueau de Rever
passes down the kurk of ttw tree, strip
cannot lie hefp«l.
aid in the good work that the court de
seaux. wio must be good authority,
ping off the band, wider or narrower,
"The Persians very seldom bang a sires, hemg a dormitory or hoine l«>ard-
had said that they ueed not go. Th«
man for crime. If be kills another he ing school is regarded as an almolute
The g<ss| work of the Federation front top to bottom, Hometimes on an
news went to headquarters that Gueau
ta fined $15 and allow ed to go. If he .■■«a-sniiy. That, if nothing else is ac sloesnot stop with the-liooks, but the »Ilk two o» threw of the*: llghtuhlg.
Smoked Gla«ae« For liny Fever.
Im* ii-n or a oozSn ami the people
de Reverseaux declared that tbe draft
murks are seen, evidently caused .at
Ill
Worcester, Mass., there Is a doe-
finally decide that he ought to lie 1>ut complished, will redolimi to the glory fortfolios, containing pictures of merit different times.
ed workmen need not obey tbe gov
out of the way be Is hanged. But he of the California Woman’s Club. One and beauty, some of them eftpies of the
There must be »oiuethUig in tkr form
eminent. This was contiulpred to b« tor by the name of Stowell, This doc-
STAINED GLASS.
is not hanged as they hang men In of their next move* will be to provide a masterpieves, can lie Inal on applica or situation or earth below tbs tree»
conspiracy, and he was condemned tc tor has long lieen subject to hay fever.
Tn studying his own case he notice«!
this country. He is banged by the feet suitable giulehouse for their members tion. Some of these pictures are Ismiui which endanger* it. An instance" 1» .»»«< Dial ■«*•»• Cot »> a«-!»»»« B« death and executed.
that hay fever came and wpnt tn a
*<>w u»t *> D»»!»».
and u heavy weight is tfpd to his head. where they can lie at home, hold their in Issik linn, otte rs in substantial port quoted in Mr. Alderson's descriptive
very capricious . manner, and lie
Then be is allow«! to die. If the ac eommit{ee meetings, entertain visiting
There ace-no lost sucrets In the arl
folio^ <>( course tlie transportalion.of bdok of the Church of St. Mary in
A BID FOR SILENCE.
reached the conclusion that It was
cused prisoner is a woman her hair is
of
ma*king
stained
glass,
{hough
at
on«
club women, etc..
the portfolios must lie paid laith ways. Genoa, "which wi* frequently struck
mostly a nervous disease. Somehow or
shorn from her head, provided the of
by lightning, sourtiuies ss oftea as time tlie art Itself was in gpeynnee, sc rive Million Dollam W hn the Sum
This ami the circulating libraries are
olla-r he reasoned himself into the be
fense 1.^ a trivial one. If It 1» a serious
Offered and Rejected.
twice it year. It. Tn» noticed that the that when U'instoti,1 wRb the aid ol
lief that tlie sun's rays produced hay
“Then look at tlie different towils in themselves.of the greatest lenefit to electric "force alwaja follow«! the Mm» Messrs Powell & Sons, sifught to re
one she may be turiaal Into a room
immediately It became known to th« fever by-acting In some way upon the
flll«l with mad cats and be scratched Where women’s clubs liave lieen »•stale those who are deprived of the pleasure track. It was dkcovered later that vive It they found that much of its tra Tweed ring that the proofs of it»
eyes. So he thought to tr.v smoked
to death.
lished. Plazas aud parks have been of goal ismks and fills a long-felt want the walls were clamped with Iron, and ditlon had died out.
guilt wiTe in possession of tlie Time«
"Persian Jails afe darlr cellars anil beautified until they are ornaments to in those localities which liave not been that the llglitnlnf bad followed the
Modern science proved equal to tlie un effort was made to buy them. A glasses for the eyes to s< ■ if that •
would not prevent his hay fever.
eontajn no furniture whatever. The tlie different towns; many shade trew blessed with a free library.
patch in which tbe metal offered th» task of solving tlie mystery. It wgs carefully verified, report of tills ut
lit1 reports ttiat the smoked gllissea
government doesn't feed prisoners, this liave I h - i - h -planted, which go a long
greatest continuity destroying th» Son» 'soo'n discovered that tlie artistic merit tempt was published iu Harper'«
gave Instant relief, but if he went out
being left to friends of the accused.
of
old
glass
was
due
to
its
chemically
between.
way in making any tow n link attrac-
Weekly.for Feb. 22, 1880:
TI m 1 California Fedrratron of CI u I m
iu tlie sun without the glasses lie was
If be happens to have no friends he
If the ground tietow the tree or build imperfect composition, for it was irreg
•“A tenant iu tlie same bqilding (the sure to have hay fever again. So now
will starve to death. Oftentimes when live ami inducing strangers to cast lias just l<»t one of its bright and prie ing Is hard and dry, the contact with ular -in thickness ani color and alsc
Times building) sent for Mr. Jhnes tc he wears smoked glasses and is.happy
food is brought by friends the keepers their lot witli tlie people w ho afe pr<e gressivehiembt-r». Mrs. KateGranice, the earth. In which the lightning es striat«! and- flecked a itli air- bubbles
come to his qltice. as he wished to see He has no more hay fever. He says he
of the prison and the other officials ap gresHive enough to get out of the rut wife of H. H. (iranice, editor of the panda its force a tai disperse», 1» dlffl
Tbe light coining through it was there
Mr has tried tli*> glasses on two or three
propriate It, an the prisoners have to anil by patient and determine»} labor to Sonoma IndeXsTribune, having pass. I cult, and the destruction of the object fore broken up anti Affected, as if by him on an important matter.
Jones went to tlie lawyer's otti<"e apd other patients and claims that the.
go hungry.”—Sioux City Journal.
make tlieir town attractive. A town to tlie land Is-autiful after a sliort ill- struck is likely V result. Thia may an Infinite numlier of tiny prisms, and
being ushered into a private room, was same reflef is obtain«!.
utterly devoid of tn-es never a|^H-als to new» at her home in Sonoma. Mrs. explain the freqwncy with which • hence came its lustrous richness of
confronted by Comptroller Connolly..
We like.to report such eases, because
tone
in
comparison
with
tlie
crudity.of
one, for there is always a desoiat»- :*|e Graniee w*~ a prominent memls-r of I "blasted" tree 1» >>vn ettendlng It»
TITLES.
“ T don't want to see this man.’ said it Is seldom that doctors ever admit
pearanee to tlie place that iLaw not tlie federation and was a delegate to the dead arms on the aammlt of some rocky chemically perfect material. What th« Mr. Jones, and he turned to go.
that any one I;« cured by anything ex
The centurion, as tlie name Implies, make a good impression on outsiders Federation of Women'» Clut*» which cliff or peak. Th* ground Iwlow It 1» old makers got ,by accident the uiodern
“ 'For God’s sake,’ exclaimed Con cept the action of drugs So harmless
w«» the commander of 100 men In the who are looking for |«-rmaiient hom»„. met in St. I .on is last Ma.v. tShe wtu> a dry and doe* not esslly Irai! »way th» get by design.
nolly, 'let me say one word to you!1
a renimly as smoked glasses should be
Homan army.
Old glas» has one advantage due tc
current Into the etrth.
"At this appeul Mr." Jones stopped welcome if It be found to contain any
Many of these inland places have'eom- moving spirit in th»- Women’s Im
Its
age
and
its
lack
of
un¡fortuity.
Nopit
At
the
same
time
thundercloud»
un
The title bailiff was formerly very
bin«l tlie improvement of tlie town provement Club in Sonoma and t»s>k doubtedly tend to discharge, or perhaps particles, la-iug more alkaline than th« Connolly then made trim a proposition virtue. 'Meijical Talks.
honorable, nnd .the official was vest«l
.-mil
vicinity witli self-culture, which an active interest in pnwrying tlie It would be safer to »ay that the trans rest, have been-wiiehei!out of it by tlie to forego the publication'of the docu
with many important powers.
ments he had in his • possession and
'
Veneers I veil In Furniture.
The title colonel comes from the word includes not only musical recitals, but landmarks in the historical old town, mission from th« cloud to the earth rains of ages, aisi It las been left on .offored. him the enormous sum of
J. II. Williams, president of one of
shnost the same In aeveral languages, evenings devoted to literary work, the in fact she was interested in every more frequently take» place, near the weatlier side rough and "fritted;"
io,i«■) to do this. As Connolly the largest veneer mills In the world,
signifying a column. The colonel was writing and reading of essays on cer thing that tended to advancement. I pieces of water nad »long the courses hence have come more prisms, more re waited for the answer, Mr. Jones said:
w;lileh turns out large quantities of tin1
I of rivers than elsewhere.
fraction
«nd
»offer,
nsfflower
color*
—
so called borause he led or commanded tain subjects, tin- reading and review Bright and )*>pular. a devoted wife, an
‘"I dop't think tlie devil will ever thin wpod now used In almost all tine
In s park In one of the eastern coUn- London Ntandard;
the column.
ing of current literature and the topics ideal mother and sincere friend, she
make a lilghpr bid for me than thiit.' furniture, said that the days of solid
The title mayor comes from the
tlietimes. It is a phase of the inland will I«-sadly misMsl l*>th at home and ties of England there Is « large lake
'•Connolly began to plead and drew furniture from any kind of wood are
The
park
contains
more
tree»
»truck
by
,
SPORTING
RIGHTS.
French and originally signified "one town’s women’s club life which is very abroad. Hlie was an inspiration to
a graphic picture of what, one could numbered.
lightning
than
the
whole
of
the
rest
of
who keeps guard.” He wa» the head commendable and one which could lie many, slow to censure, quick to encour-:
d< o with $6.000,000, He ended by say
«»»»<-* •>« Ini'oM*- <>« •»•» Ti-
lie said, too, that when wood Is in
the estate. Nome mile« »way 1» a road
steward of a. city, administering its af adopted to good advantage in every
ing:
'
.
•I»» » «»11.» S»«.Ht»».
age and condone other» mistak»». Polly ■ called locally th» "Lightning road"
as large pieces ns most furniture re-
fair» In the name of the king.
“ "Why, with that sum you can go to quires it can hardly be seasoned to the
Were it not for tbe enormous sums
town and city. It gives tlie memliera adds this slight tribute to the memory from the frequeury with which acci
Imperator was originally a title of
point when1 It will not warp or crack.
paid for fishing and »booting rights Europe nnd live like a prince.'
something
to
think
and
talk
about
be-
of
a
loyal
friend.
The
world
is
lietter
dents
have
oecuwn!
there
either
to
honor bestowed on a victorious general.
"'Y oh .' said Mr. Jolies, 'but 1 should Mahogany is not made solid, because
many people of ancient names and
trees.
horse«,
cattle
or
passengrrs.
In
HÍde
tlie
petty
gossip
that
if
it
is
calcu
and
brighter
for
her
having
liv«i;
her
After the downfall of the Roman re
goodly title would, in the most literal kifow that I was a rascal. .1’cannot It will crack and leave1 fissures exposed
public1 tt became tbe title of the su- lated not to do any great harm surely work ta ended lait the memory of her thia park there recently occurred an tn sense, have no means of livelihood cons dor your offer or any offer not to to view that are unsightly," no matter
pnuu» ruler and
ut our ai-eomplislies no good. Women ar»- goal ilosls live» >>n. Wonk! that there ■tance of the explosive effect In cer whatever, and only tbe other day on« publish tbe facts.in my possession.'” how fine the piece of furniture may
tain ctreuiusiance« not perfectly known.
word emperor.
better and brighter, and, as a rule, were more like her.
• very tall spruce, probably 100 feet of the best known prot»Tty agent» ot —From "Ttiomas Nast” In Pearson’s. . be. M.r. Williams says that the best
The royal title beg ha» now almost more contented if they feel that they
makes of pianos are constructed with
high,
was “exploded” from top to bot the wist end of London drew up for
Cltanppexr«! and when used in the al- are advancing and keeping step witli
Dr Fr»i>r»»»B» »e«ll»».
all the heavy lumber In layers, as
BRIEF REVIEW.
tlie writer a list of a dozen peopl«
tom
into
pieces
the
«lie
of
the
wood
terwl form of l»ey is applied to a mill
lie times, not only for tlieir own sakni
The scallop takes life less seriously many as a dozen of which are .often
use,! In making chairs. Every shred of mixing in society of an exclusive kind
tary rank in the Turkish army. Orig but for tlieir families. It broadens
School For Ancients.
bark was stripped from them, and the every i>enny of whose income is de and servilely than his cousins, th« used In making one piece.of the re
inally It was deemed more honorable them as wi ll as gets them out of tlie
wood look«l a* If it had lieeu shredded rived from (lie letting of sporting clams and oysters. Tbe oyster can’t quired thickness. In recent years oak
it
seeuis
somewhat
incongruous
that
than that of sultan.
move from bls place; tlie clam can. but has become so scarce that it is being
rut that so many tired mothers feel » college for students who have passed up for firing. A simitar instance oc- rights.
rarely does. Tlie scallop is as free as- made into veneering almost as largely
Nearly
«11
tlie
money
thus
expended
I
curr«l
some
years
ago
when
an
oak
In
themselves
mieonseiously
getting
into.
iJlitaita IdeutlO.
the age of sixty ytwrs should be »«talr-
a bird almost to the end ot his days. ns mahogany.—Louisville Courier-Jour
Hlr Thomas Robinson was a tall, un "I hey need this little relaxation ami lished in Illinois instead of Massachu- | the grove below the foot of the White has been made in commerce, and ths
Then, again, tbe scallop has tempera nnl.
«>iith man, and bls appearance was diversion from home duties. They do setts. It is from the latter State that j lodge in Richmond park exploded un agent referred to above show«! docu
| der lightning »hoi k. The bark flew off tnentary evidence proving that there ment’ lie exhibits the frolicsomeness
rendered «till more striking by his not neeessarily have tole strong-mind
we have been accustomed to look for «nd «imply disspiwured In small patch are lots of men who do not mind pay of childhood, ns higher animals do. We
When Poinoned by ivy.
hunting dress, which consisted of a ed and dabble in |s>litics—that is out
sic little scallops by tens and dozens
new
and
strange
educational
institu-
The
leaves of poison ivy often
ing
as
much
as
£100
for
every
deer,
•w,
and
the
rest
of
the
tree
was
»hat
tight green Jacket, buckskin breeches of a woman’» sphere and is in an en
£3 for every trout and £20 every salm darting swiftly here and there In the change to beiHlttful tones of yellow
and » postilion's cnp. He once Het off tirely -ditl'erent line from that of tlie tiotis. Hut this college for the ancients tered Into white fragment«.
In these cases It 1« probable that tbe on they kill, plus tlie sport. of kill water by a quick opening and shutting and red in the fall and are sources of
incorporated under the laws of Illinois
in bi» hunting suit to pay a visit to his
lately etui scarcely I»1 eull«I a fad, since current sets up *uctj ■ tremendous heat itig them. One of tlie luost remark of tliu two valves of tlieir shells. Tlirj , great temptation to any one who is out
sister In Paris. He arrived at the
are as graceful as a flock of snowbirds
house while there was a large com-
it Is-tu*» the unmistakable trade-mark that «11 the «ap in the tree Is Convert««! able features of this letting is tlie and as viVncious. Capture one. lay It hunting autumn decoration.
Polson ivy lias three leaflets, and
pxny nt dinner, The servant annouuc-
To Polly’s mind one of the liest re of a rather shrewd busin«« enterprise. Into superheated steam, which ex fact that only about ou« in every liuu-
on the sand, and it sfiaps Its valves. Virginia creeper has five. Tlie former
ed M. Robinson, ami In walked this suits of the California Federation of It is called “The Home College,” and plodes. The greater the beat the more of dred of tlie owners of ancient sport
Impatient 6f tlie Interruption. 1f we in bas.wliite berries and tlie latter purple
remnrkable figure, to the amazement Women's < lulis is the organization and is to I* l'* »t«l in Chicago. In its plan the celts In which moisture Iles are ex ing rights ever enjoys his privileges
All the drugs In the world are of
ploded and the greater the destruction as a sportsman. I!« either prefers terpret tlie signs aright. It is alto-
of the guests. One of them, n French carrying out of the plan of traveling
there is no reference made to studies in of the tissues of the tree. A» there 1« or Is compelled to part with such getber luippy if put back in tlie pool.- no use In preventing a bad case of
■bbe, lifted his fork three times to libraries and portfolios. Miss Susanne
fi«>tlsill, barsball or golf. Those who most moisture between the bark amt privileges, and those who take ad Country Life In America.
poisoning unless one begins to-do some
his mouth and each time laid it down
Patch
of
San
Francisco
is
at
the
head
tiling as soon as the telltale itching be
wish to Iw enrolled as students of the the trunk the fir«t and greatest explo vantage of them are nearly all people
without tasting the food. Unable ut
»«-« IWS. kisrlta.
gins. When the pustules break open,
last to restrain his curiosity longer, of tliin important branch of the work institution by doing so really become sion takes place there. Instantly driv in business.
It 1s related of a clergyman who was one Is almost sure to be Ip for three
This renting of fishing and sporting
he burst out eagerly, "Excuse me, of tlie clul>. Two years ago the federa annuitants. For instance a youth of ing the bark away into space. Fre
monsieur, are you the fajnous Robin tion publish«! a pamphlet giving tlie t wenty buys for a fee of |15 a year what quently the explosion only takes place has even. extended down to compara the happy father of a charming and days or a week of suffering. It is xvell
tively bumble people in the provinces. beautiful-daughter that one day while to have a little bottle of extract of
son Crusoe so remarkable In history?” general library form of California that is called a scholarship, the Is-netlt» of at that point.
As Kir Hiram Maxim point«! out Many a small Yorkshire farmer is- bl preparing Ills Sunday discourse he grindella In tlie house all the time. Bill.'
—London Times.
was approved tlie year before, ilk)!, which do not liecome available until lie
was'suddenly called from his desk ou It on the affected parts every five min
«itli a list of incorporated towns en is sixty, but which at that age will en after the great explosion of Mont ing kept, and well kept, liot by bis a mission of mercy. -The sentence at
utes until tlie trouble Is averted, and
A Disconsolate Widow.
Pelee,
a
very
similar
method
1»
now
farming,
but
by
the
letting,
o?
Home
titled to tlie l«'iiefit of its provisions. title him to pursue any special studies
used by the American manufacturers comparatively insignificant sporting which lie left off was this:. "I never 1» sure to lose no time In beginning.
"Life has no more charms for me.
see a young man of splendid physique Country Life In America.
I’ll retire to n convent and spend the This year they liave revised and re he may select; it will give him tlie of wood pulp. The logs of fir are right.—London Tit Bits.
and the promise of a glorious manhood
rest of my days In prayer and medlta published tlie pamphlet and sent it right to board, room, tuition, lectures placed in a strong chamber, and there
almost realized tiut niy" heart Is filled
broadcast over tlie State. According and reading-room for the remainder of subject«! to the action of superheated
tlon,” said n young widow.
Ho I me«' laaplFiilton.
llorlnn the JunirrrHu.
"That would be the same as'commit to tlie laws it is simple enough to get a Ills life. By paying
down, a, steam until tbe water In every cell 1»
There is hardly room for doubt that with rapture and delight."
The Jungfrau boring, which may
His daughter, happening to enter tlie fairly be said to rival the Simplon tun
The Dr. Oliver Wendell Iloluies was en
ting suicide. You nre rich and be.iulI library, and there is no reason why twenty years of age, tlie matriculant converted Into explosive gns.
Inl and only thirty years of age.”
tlie residents of evtTy town in tlie can secure a fully paid-up scholarship chamber Is then opened and the log couraged to write his "Autocrat of tlie study, saw the sermon and Tend the nel, is approaching completion. In tills
“Twentynine, if you please!”
case, however, the boring is up instead
State, which is not blessed witli a pub for all his mortal existence—after he explodes, converting Itself Into wool Breakfast Table" by reading “Table . Fords.
powder.—London Spectator.
Talk’’—being "The Discourses of John • Sitting down, she wrote underneath. of through the mountain. A height of
lic library, being without books. The lias reached his sixtietli year.
The Lucky ling.
Selden, Esq., or His Sence of Various ■‘Them’s my sentiments, papa, exact 3,100 ynrds has already been reach«!,
way lias been made easy for those de
ly.”
.
'
"What day of the week do you think
Karv»i«* *•»»*•».
Matters of Weight .-mil Higli COUM
and there still remain about 720 yards •
Puzzling American Slang.
Is the luckiest to get married on?” siring theeompanionshipof good books.
As ■ topic of conversation the wrath quence Relating Especially to Religion
to bore. The alm is to get by a funicu
1
will
reproduce
for
tlie
benefit
of
tlie
Motte*
MUI
poi
I*
Dreaned.
linn
queried the soft and sweet young
Richard Strauss, tlie Austrian coni- •r Is branded with Infamy In Egypt. and State.” Tlie work belong!! to
lar line to the Mer de Glace, which of
e.rrlv
part
of
the
eighteenth
In
the
readers of tliis .column -the following |s>Her, wlm recently left this country, It Is never mentioned—except by n fool. 1(134-54 and treats of such topics ns ar
thing.
fers one of the finest pannramas of
"The eighth,” replied tbe confirm«! rules:
understands pure English fairly well, I am not saying this maliciously, for I ticles, bnptisln, Riblc, bishops, books, century, says the author of "Social scenery In the world. The boring,
bachelor, refusing to be sentimental
Section I. The Common Council, but finds difficulty in keeping up witli was that fool often enough. Mpre tiiar ceremony, Christmas, clergy, confes Eugl.iml." a fashionable gentlemen or which will be the highest in Europe,
even for a minute Cincinnati Coin Boaril of Education, or other legisla the elusive quality of American slang. once on being Introduced to Europeans sion, conscience, creed, duel, epitaph, dinarily wore a toupee of curls raised will be finfslieil In time'for the railway
tive I kk I. v of any in«>r|«>rated city or
merclal Tribune.
I would pass the usual compliments faith and works, gentlemen, holy dnys. high over IJs forehend. .For d.-ill.r wear to bo opened at the end of 11105. Con
town in tlie State of California ma.v, ‘ I am greatly puzzled,” he said- one and ndd, "What a charming day it Is!”
Idolatry, Jews. Juggling kin-.- law. lee most gentlemen were dross«l like trary to mcdlxfa' aiit!eipath>:i», tins uw«
and upon lielng request«) to do so liv day\ “to understand *he principle that
George I., dark tie, wig, plain coat, •enjily splendid health working nt tin1 '
Enough.
1
got
more
than
one
withering
look
of
tures. liturgy, marriage, money, oaths,
“I understand that the relatives of om-fourth of the electors of such mu makes a tiling nlang to an American contempt for this species of crass for ora'le«. poetry, popery, presbytery, waistcoat and breeches of snuff colored present groat elevation.
nicipal corporation in the manner
the late Jabez Flint, the millionaire, hereinafter provid«!, must liy ordi would be quite regular to a German. getfulness. Why, the sun shines like proverbs, religion, sacraments, trade, cloth and stockings of the same color;
nre going to erect a monument to Ills nance establish in and for said munici No one seems surprised when I say ‘I a ball of fire for eight months each truth, university, wit nnd women. For for ceremony, like Horace Walpole, In
I'anleboard Ilnrd to Fierce.
memory.”
pality ajiublic librarv; proviil«i there lion't think lie can plav’t.’lint there year and there Is p-rgetfraUf-no .»LirJa- the thecexudth 2u*, "Notltiiig new -mi g. JilVW’der xult ti e w-.lst«w/.ricli'-ol-l
A series of Interesting firing trials
ef«l
with
à
Tittle
silver
or
of
white
“ What did
i>e none already estalilislied tfiereTn.
s a laugh when I say pr«-isely tlie tlon in the weather. In my diary 1 ller. the sun!" New York Press.
silk embroidered In the tambour frame, recently was undertaken by the Swed
S«'. 2. I lie request referred to in tlie sjftie tiling in tin- same words, ‘jie cap rend the following entries: "Beautiful
monument?"
preceding M’ction may lie a single i>eti-.
partridge silk stockings, gold buckles, ish government. The purpose of these
“He dlcd.”- Brooklyn Life.
Good
Watch
St.inth
Ilnrd
Knocks»
morning;” “Beautiful morning again;”
experiments was to examine the effect
I ion, or liy several |tetitions; provitl«!, play it, I don't fliink.’ ”
••Tlie knock» • . ..... watch may bo’ ruffles. Ince frill nnd powdered wig. of shooting against pasteboard, The
“Another beautiful morning;”. "Oh.
that sUcliseVernl petitions in the aggre
Plannlble.
Tbe
linen
for
Shirts
was
bought
In
Tliefamous Excelsior diamond wlii»;li bother, they nre all beautiful mornings subjected to- and yet come out un
have tliesignaturesof the requisite
‘‘Keep your seats, please, ladles nnd gate
Holland, costing from 10 to 1! shillings trials were Conducted on the wharfs
numlier of elis-tors.
was discovered by Captain Ed Jorgan- here, so I must take It for granted.”— injured are most remnrkable," said the tlie English ell.
of the Swedish navy In Karlskrons,
gentlemen,” said a theatrical manager.
jeweler as he attached his glass to one
Hee
I., pun lia-e.-in li real pro|-
Alexandria Correspondence.
and the target us>sl was a preparisi
"There is no danger whatever, but for • rt.v.-aml erect or rent and «|Uip, sueli sen in South Africa, is now nt Amster
eye and peered into tbe workings of
one of millboard, against which tire
»ettle<l the A rg umrnt.
lome Inexplicable reason the light has building or buildings, room or rooms dam, w here it will be cut and |H>lished.
Animal«* Love of Sweets.
a timepiece. "Tills watch Is supposed
Visitor (to one legged darky)—Did from revolvers, rifles, carbines anil ma
This love of sweets is very common to have fallen a distance of more than
gone out." Then a boy shout«l from as nun !«■ n«'es~ary, w lien in their It weighs 971 carats and is tin* larges,
chine guns was directed. The paste
in our animal neighbors, from the bee a hundred feet, nnd I can detect not you lose your leg In the war, uncle?
the gallery, “Perhaps It didn't like the jfidgnient a suitable building, or iwir- in the world. Its value is £1,000,000.
tion thcri'of, lias not l«s*n provid«! by
Darky—No, sah. I d<fne lose dat lnlg board. which was three inches thick,
to the horse. If you want to please a tlie slightest disorder. A few days ago
play.”
tlie legislative I hh I v of tlie municipality
horse try giving film two or three a countryman lirmiglit a watch to me In the Bnptls’ cause, snh. I war min resisted completely the bullets from the
Tlie age of tlie Sierra Nevada Modi
for such libraries.
A Close Finish.
lumps
of sugnr. Not only the l>ees, which lie wished examln«!, lie bad isterin’ down In Carllny, nnd tuk a small arms, hut was perforated by the
<ains,
tlie
youngest
of
tlie
Amerie.
•
S'c ti. To require the Suretary of
Tom—And so you won on the Inst State
ranges,
is
estimated
at
3,000,000
years
but
tlie
wasps, flies, butterflies and lu- lost It in a field, and it had lain out sinner down inter de rlblier ter 'neshl- projectiles from the uiuebine guns.
and oilier State officials to fur
race? Ilnrry—Yes, but the finish was nish such libraries with copies of any by Professor I-awson of tlie University leeil nearly all Insects, are conspicu there. expos«l to the elements, for six nte 'lin inter de church, an’ 'long come
go close that I would have lost If the ami all reportk, laws and other publi
ously attract«! to sweets, and It 1» weeks, part of the time being sub oner de«1 yore mons'us big catfish, nn’
Dr. Fuller's Memory.
of California.
other horse had stuck out his tongue.— cations of tlie State not otherwise dis-
« this sweet tooth which leads the ln- merged tn water. It was ill perfect '«traded dat lnlg from de remains er
Among those who have performed
piKH'tl of by law.
my
pusson.
Kansas City Journal.
great feats of memory may lie men
White bread supplie» more availab’e »ect to vfciit flowers anil thus help condition, not even a speck of rust in
Sts . 7. To borrow l««>ks from, lend
"Indeed!<> That was a and misfor tioned Dr. Fuller, author of the "Wor
tbs case."-Columbus Dispatch.
Time1« I hnnKri.
l»«>ks to, and exchange the same with nutrients to the body than bread made Uiem to produce soeds.-SL Nicholas.
tune.”
thies of England.” He could repeat
“Is the story you base written a other libraries, and to allow non-resi troni graham, entire wheat or any kind
An V.ipnie
"I was In dat erplnlon myself nt de another man's sermon after bearing It
Comforting«
historic novel?”
dents to borrow books upon such con of flour milled at the present time.
11»
"Johnny." said the teacher, "a
time. Mil, but ilar wuz one good 'zult once and could repent 500 words In an
It Is very comforting to a man who Is
"No,” answered the litterateur In ditions as they may prescribe,
Jnst recovering from a lingering Illness ran be acted as well as told. Now. If coinin' f’om de lame. lift settled a i unknown language after hearing them
I he federation hiu» |i* par«i a table
hard hick. “It’s n modern novel now
Uncle Sam's passenger rolling stock and has managed to crawl out on a your father was to put sand tn lita p'lnt dnt my wife an' me lind differed twice. He one day attempted to walk
But I guess It will be historic before showing tlie st*tus of iiicor|«>rnt«|
would
make a solid train <5C9 miles warm, sunshiny day to get air to have sugar and sell It he would lie acting 'bout fo’ some time. She nllers 'lowed from Temple Bar to the farthest end
I get it publish«!."—Washington Star. cities and lawns of this State as to
dore warn't nuffin in de round worl’ of t'heapslde and to repent on Ids re
i neighbor co|»e nlon< and about cheer a lie and doing very wrong."
lo'ig-
___
libraries;
how
many
farnegie
gifts
“That's what mother told him." said dat I war good to’, but after dat she turn every sign on either® »Ide of the
ly: “Hello! Been away, haven’t you?
You never know how long a >ua.. .
A safe robla-ry isn't always as safe as Had a good time? You nre looking Johnny Impetuously. *but lie said lie war bleedge’ to own up dat I wux way In the order of their occurrence,
memory is until you have offended > liave I h - cu received, ami the populaflon
didn't care.”—London Tit-Bits.
mighty good fish bait!"
weltF
him Atchison Globe.
' of e:i< U plaice ns an index to rights un- it souffdsd *
»nd he did It easily.—London Mall.
RADICAL LIQUOR CURE.