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LOVE IS A DREAM. 'I.i.ve Is n dream," Mie pally cried, "II,- which I lure iiiiu to my Mile. 1 tii-wfd their natures with a smile, Ohc Rft caress, nml kiss the while; lirenthe honeyed words In eager ears, Anil when smiles full, enslave with team. Until the eourtlrrs by my throne, Each deems, nhis, my heart his ohh; And blinded, with each other vie, In laying court to such as I. Poor fools I they serve well to nmiisc, Until like toys, long past all use, I east them oil make room lor more, And test my poner o'er and o'er. What matters It, If, day by day, Men hearts arc broken In the jilnyl" ''Love Is a dream," he sadly mid, And thoughtfully Inclined "his head. "The Ignltfatuu that leads Unlucky man to foolish deeds. That In some fair hand seems n star, And lures Its victims from nfar. That wrecks the heart, and kills the brain, And mould! men's natures over again. Oft prostrate.' nt the Loveley's feet, And bound by lovo's enchantment sweet, Men vow and weep, cares', despair, Leave honor, pride, and manhood there; While she, amused anon grown tired, Throws oh the mask they long admired, And stands confessed, a mere coquette, Unworthy of love's coronet." Their dream years past,they met onco more A lo'ii each had neared the .Stygian shore. Her proud form bent, her heart grown cold; Her scepter lost In days of old. Her dark holr silvered, and her eyes, As deadened grown, os winter skies. Men shunned her as the' would a pest, And women thought her quite a jest. A moral, she, of some old tale, Of lovo that grew without avail. "Love Is a dream," she murmured low, Vl'he charm of which some never know.' "Love Is a dream," he frailly said, "Neglected, till all love is lied." 1'rmk Jl'. J.ce, (n l)ei Molnu Jfatl, e SEQUEL TO JfATHFAS 8.1XD0KF DOCTOR AXTEKIMT. AM 23y JTnios Verne, AUTHOR OP "jOUHNBr TO TUB CENTRB u JGAKTII, TltH TO TIIK MOON," AltOUND THE WOULD IN KIOHTV DAYS," "MICHAKIi ST1IOOOIT," TWENTY TIIOUHA.NI) liUAOUKS UNDEll THE H12A, " KTO., KTO. TtaiittaUon topurigUUa by O. ir. Uanna, issi. CHAPTER VJIL Tun sry in this MANDintAoaio. TIjo imxt morning tho Doctor wns waiting ivtuly to receivo Mniia nud Luigi Fonnto. Already Cnptnui Kos trik lmd taken steps to hnvo the engine repaired. Thanks to tho eH'orls of Messrs. Samuel Greoh mid Company, Bhipping ngonts of tho Stnidu Lovanto, to which tho whip hud been consigned, tho work advanced rapidly. But thoy required Jlvo or six days, for thoy had to nuBhip the air pump and tho coniionsor, Bovcml tube of which woro working badly. Th"i doltiy wns vory serious to Doctor Antekirtt, wlio was moat anxious to got to tho Sicilian const. And ho oven thought of winding for tho Snvn rona, but it seemed hotter to wait u fow days longer mid start for Sicily in a fust and well-armed ship. However, ua a niallor of precaution, and in view of eu'iitunlitios that might arise, ho sent u niessiigo by submnrino cablo to Antokirtta, mid ordered Elec tric No. 2 tooruiHooll'tho coast of Sicily ........ n...... l About mno o clock in tho morning a t i 1 1 .l . . n i vuui, uuuit-uu uiiuiti wuii .Harm X'cimiu nil lim- brntlinr. Itotli ivurn nmntvml by tho Doctor with niarkH of tho liveliest No. 2. "With regard to Luigi, thoro could bo iniHtiikt ; ho was a 'h.uougli bailor. (Jill LI11I II II V III 111(111 L 1 1 1 I LVinl 1 I II 11 I I'M H lorm. Imwtm Vixnivift with iiimIh. . . i .. till 1 t mi if i ii. 111111 iiih i timim i r-uirrn n m i hip, while ho went round to oxiuuino n nil hor (iotailn ; while tho Doctor ooiw i ii r . t 1. . 1. lunmi tin inui in mtu njiwau ui nut - A1...1 .1 i nr. "Yosl" sho said, "hoisallhisfatliorr To tho Doctor's propositi oithor for or to remain on board until tho end of ill 1 I II 111 ! Til Ml IIAIII'lllllllII. Ill 111 lULlllll irootto Au'ekirtta, whoro bo offered to i iii.n t i o with him to Sicily ; and it was agreed lilt hud Miwuiu luuui. uj iu duj ui niu 'ormto at Valoltii, to put her allairs in rdor, to soil certain things which woro uly valuable as romombrauccs, mid mliz tlu littlo sho pi)ssos.-.cd, no as to dco up her quarters tho day before tho 1011b 11 IU The Doctor had told her of his plnns, id how ho was going to persist until . 1... 1 . . !!... .1 il !.. xf J Jllll! ''UUipiinilUll IHUIU. -linn ui inn an li ill heoii l'l iilizoil. for tho ulnldroii Andrea Forrato need now lmvo no ixiety for tho futmo, Uut to got hold Toronthal mm barenny on tho ono mil. mid Carnona on tho other. uiaiuod to bo done, mid it would bo mo. Tho two former ho thought ho nnlil iim.it in Hiiulv tlin luttni tin 1 1 ml ill to seek. Tims ho told Maria, and when ho had lihlicd sho tukod to speak with him iu What I am going to toll you I lmvo thcrto thought it my duty to keop dden froin jny brother, llo would t i .i. .. . ,.i.. i .....4..:.. i.: i . b liavu UCCJ! auiu in uuuuuii jiiumuii , d iiobabl' now misfortunes would vo como upon us." 'LiuiKiis uttlns mom Jilt among tlio i i ii. i i . ot us go into tho saloon mid thoro you Biieaic wiuioui duiuk uvoxiiuuru. When tho door of tho saloon was phut, . i i ii. - i .i Y Hill. I1IIIVI1 1111 IJI1U UI LliU UUUUUUfl. d Maria wiid : Sandorfs Reveng LUIOI AND MAKIA UN "Carpona Is hero, Doctor 1" "In Malta ?" "Yes, and has boon for somo days." "At Valetta?" "In tho Mandornggio, whoro wo live." Tho Doctor was much surprised and pleased. "You aro mistaken, Marin?" "No, I am not mistaken 1 Tho man's face remains on my memory, and a hun dred years might go by, but I should recognize him I Ho is horo 1" "Luigi doe's not know this?" "No, Doctor; and you understand why Idid not tell him. Ho would havo found Carpona, ho would havo provoked him xorhiips " "You havo dono well, Maria! Tho man belongs to mo alono I Jut do you think ho has recognized you ?" "1 do not know," nusworod Maria ; " two or three times I havo mot him in tho Mandornggio, and ho has turned round to look after mo with u certain suspicious attention. If ho hns followed me, if he has asked my name, ho ought to know who 1 am." "Ho has never spoken to you ?" "Never." , , , , "And do 3'ou know why ho hns como to Valetta, and what ho has been doing since his arrival?" "All I can say is that ho lives with tho most hateful men in the Mandor nggio. lie hangs about the most sus picious drinking-houses, and associates with tho worst of tho scoundrels. Money seems to bo plentiful with him, and I fancy that ho is busy enlisting bandits like himself to take part in somo villainous soheino " "Here?" "I do not know." "1 will know 1" At this moment Piorro entered tho saloon followed by tho young fisherman, and tho interview was at an end. " Well, Luigi," asked tho Doctor, "are you contented with what you havo seen '(" "Tho Fermto is n splendid ship." "I am glad you liko her," aoswered tho .Doctor, "lor you will act as hor mate until oirotimstauccs take pluco to make you her captain." . " 011, sir" "My dear Luigi," said Piorro, "with Doctor Autekutt do not forgot that all things will como." "Yes, all things come, Piorro, but say ratliorwith tho help of God." Maria and Luigi then took their leavo to return to their small lodging. It was arranged that Luigi should com mence his duties as soon as his sister had como on board. It would not do for Maria to remain alono in tho Mnnder uggio, for it was possible that Carpeim had recognized tho daughter of Audrea Forrato. When tho brothor and sister hnd gone, the .Doctor sent for Point Pescado, to whom ho wished to speak iu Pierre's presence. Poscndo immediately came in, and stood iu the attitude of a man over ready to receive an order and over ready to ejtooiite it. "Point Pesondo," said tho Doctor, " I havo nood of you." "Of mo and Capo Matifou J" "Of you alono at present." "Wlurtnm I to do?" "Go iWlioro at once to tho Mandor nggio. mid get a lodging in tho dirtiest public-house y6u can Hud." "Yes, hir." "And then keep your oyos on a man that it is very important wo should not lose sight of. Hut nobody must sus pect you know him I If necessary, you can disguise yourself," "That is my business." "This limn, I am told, is tryiug to buy over somo of the chief scoundrels in the Mnndoraggio, "What his object is I do not know, mid that is what I want you to ilud out as soon as possible." "I understand." ""When you have found out, do not rotum on board, us you may bo follow ml. Put a letter iu tho post, mid meet me iu the evening at the other end of Songleiv. You will Ilud mo there." "Agivod," answerod Point Pescado; " but how am 1 to know tho man ?" "Oh, that will not bo difllcult 1 Von aro intelligent, mj friend, and I trust to your intelligoiiea" " May 1 know tho gentleman's unme? " "His name is Carpono." As ho hoard tho unnio Pioins oxolidmod "Yhtl tho Spnuinrd hero?" " Yea, " roplid the Doctor ; "ami ho U liviug iu tho w.mo street where wo 1 :. i ItOUTE FOIt THE STEAMKIi found tho children of Andrea Forrato, whom ho sent to prison and to death." Tho Doctor told them nil ho had hoard from Marin. Point Pescado saw how urgent it was for thorn to clearly understand tho Spaniard's game, for ho wns evidently at work at somo dark scheme in tho slums of Valetta. An hour afterwards Point Pescado left tho yacht. To throw any spy oil tho track, in caso ho was followed, ho began by n stroll along theStrada Koale, which runs from Fort Saint Elmo to Florinmv ; and it wns only when evening closed in that ho reached tho Mandor nggio. To get together n band of ruffians reudy for either murder or robbery, no better plnco could be choson than this sink of corruption. Hero wero scoun drels of every nation from tho rising to tho sotting of tho sun, runaways from merchant-ships, deserters from war ships, and Maltoso of tho lowest class ; out-throats in whoso voius ran tho blood of their pirate ancestors who made themselves so terrible in tho razzias of the past. Cnrpona was endeavoring to enlist a dozen of those determined villians who would slid: at nothing and wns quite embarrassed in his choice. Sineo his arrival ho had hardly been outside the taverns in tho lower streets of tho Mandornggio, and Posoado had no difficulty in lvoogniaing him, though ho could not easily Hnd out ou whoso behalf he was noting. Evidently his money was not his own. The reward of live thousand ilorins for his share in the ltovigno matter must have boon exhausted long ago. Car pona, driven from Istria by public reprobation, and warned off from all tho salt-works along the const, had sot out to see the world. His nionoy soon dis appeared, and rascal as he was before, ho had become still more of a rascal. No ono would bo astonished to find him iu tho service of a notorious band of ninlefaetoi's, for whom ho recruited to fill the vacancies that tho halter hnd caused. It was iu this way that ho was employed at Malta, and more pnrtio-1 uhirly in the Mnndoraggio. The place j to which he took his recruits Carpona wns too mistrustful of his companions to reveal. And they novor asked him. Provided he paid cash down, provided he guaranteed them a future of success ful robbery, they would havo gone to the world's end- in confidence. It should be noted that Carpona hnd been considerably surprised at meeting I Maria in tho Mandornggio. After nn ' interval of llfteon years ho had recog nized her at once, as sho had recognized him. And he wns very anxious to keep her from knowing what ho was doing iu Valetta. I Point Pescado hnd thoroforo to net warily if ho wished to discover what tho Doctor had such interest in learning, and tho Spaniard so jealously guarded. However, Carpoim was completely cir cumvented by him. Tho precocious young bandit who Kvamo so iutiniato with him, who took the load of all tho rascality in the Mnndoraggio, mid boasted to havo already such a history that every page of it would bring him tho ropo in Malta, tho guillotine in Italy, nud the gnrotto in Spain; who looked with tho deopost contempt at the poltroons whom the very sight of a policeman rendered easy was just the man yhom OnrjHiin, a judge in such matters, could fully npprooiuto I I In this adroit way Point Posoado sue-1 needed in gaining what ho wanted, nud ! on tho 20th of August tho Doctor ' received won! making an Appointment 1 for that evening at the oud of Senglea. j During tho last few days tho work had '. been pushed ahead on board tho Forrato. Iu threo days or more tho repairs would bo tlnishod, mid sho would bo coaled up and ready for sea. That evening the Doctor went to the placo named by Pescado. It wns a sort of arcade near a circular road at tho end of the suburb. It was eight o'clock. There wore about lUty people guthorod about in tho market, which was still iu prog loss. Doctor Autokirit was walking up and dowu among these, people nearly all of them men and women of Maltosu birth when ho felt a hand touch his arm. A frightful scamp, vory shabbilj dressed and wearing a battered old hat, presented him with a handkerchief, eny- "Sea hero jyhnt I have just stolen from your Excelleuov. Another time I you hnd better look nfter your pockets. " It was Point Pescado, absolutely uureoogniznblo under Ins disguise. " You fuuny rascal !" said tho Doo tor. " Funny, yes I Rascal, no 1" snid Pes- ende, ns tho doctor recognized him: and immediately came to the point with "Cnroena ?" "Ho is at worT collecting n dozen of the biggest ruffians in tho Mnnder nggio." "What for?" "On account of a certain Zirono ?" Tho Sicilian Zirone, the companion of Snrcnny? "What connection was thoro between those scoundrels and Carpona? As ho thought thus tho following explanation presented itself to him, and it wns tho correct ono : Tho Spaniard's treachery, which had brought about tho arrest of tho fugitives from Pisino, hnd not been, unknown to Sarcany, who had doubtless sought him out, nnd finding him in want had easily gained him over to bo nn ngent of Zirono's bund. Cnrpona would there-' foro bo the first link in tho chain which tho doctor could not follow up. "Do you know what his object is?" ho asked of Pescado. "Tho gang is in Sicily." "In Sicily? Yes 1 That is it! And particularly " "In tho eastern provinces between Syracuse and Catania I" The trail was evidently recovered. "How did you obtain that informa tion ?" "From Cnrpena himself, who has taken mo into his friendship, nnd whom I recommend to your Excellency 1" A nod was the Doctor's reply. "You can now return on board nud resumo a more fashionable ooituine." "No, this is the best for me." "And why?" "IJocauso I havo tho honor to be a bandit in tho gang of tho aforesaid Zirone." "My friend," nnsworcd tho Doctor, "bo enroful ! At that gnmo you aro risking your life " "Iu your service, Doctor," snid Pes ondo, " nnd it is my duty to'do bo." "You nre a bravo hid." "Hesides, I am rather a knowing ono, I fancy, without boasting too much, and I have made up my nr.ud to trap thoso beggars 1" Tho Doof or saw that in this way the help of Point P(.cudo might provo very use ful. It was in playing this gnmo that tho intelligent follow had gained Car pena's confidence and wormed out his secrets. Ho had better leavo him to go on. After five minutes tlio Doctor nnd Point Pescado, not wishing to bo sur prised together, left, each other. Point Pescade, following iho wuurvesof Sen glen, tool- n boat at tho ond nnd returned to tho MfliMleriigirio. 35efor hf pi i iv.'d, Doctor Antekirtt wns pi up 07 011 bonvil ("no yacht. Then lifl foh? J'-oirn o'vhar had already taken place. A'diefam" time h thought it his duty fo tii Cape Matilou that his friend had started on a very dangerous enterprise for 'lie common good. Ucii-ules litt'id his head nnd three times opened and shut his huge huuds. Then bo wns hoard to repeat to himself: "If ho has lost a hair of Ins head when ho comes back yes 1 a hair of his head I'll" To finish the phrase was too much for Capo Matifou. Ho had not tho gift of making long sentences. TO UK CONTINUED. HI-.Maiiiiori'il Guests. Says Marion Ilnrland, with her usual good sons in Good llousvkeepiny: "In the matter of hours for meals, for rising and retiring, conform with out hesitation or comment to those of tho hospitable household. It is under bred and selfish to keep breakfast wait ing because you have overslept your self, or dinner, or tea, while you have prolonged a drive or : walk unseason ably. If a meal is well cooked, it is injured by standing beyond the proper time of serving, and if your host's time is worth anything you are dishonest when you waste it. "It is quite as selfish in want of tact ful regard for others' feelings, if less glaringly inconvenient, to present your self below-stairs long before tho statod breakfast hour. You may not liko to sit in your bedchamber; tho parlors may bo in perfect order for your occupancy; or tho library tempt you to snatch a quiot hour for reading, but sho is an exceptionally even-tiinperod hostess who doos not Hush uneasily at finding that you came down by the time tho servants opened the house, and havo made yourself at homo in the living rooms ever sineo. The infeieneo is that your sleoping-rooni was uncom fortable, or that she is indolently un mindful of your brenkfnstless state. "I havo an anguished recollection of a long visit paid to my family by an ac complished gentleman whoso every in tention was purely humane, yet who descended to tho parlor each morning at an hour so barbarously early that ho had to light tho gas to see the piano keys on which he strummed until breakfast was ready. Thoro is a savage consolation in tho knowledgo that, if ho is distinguishing himself in tho heavenly mansions as a player upon instrunionts, thoro is no niotlior with a teething baby and a headaeho iu tho room overhead." Wilkin's Wit. A good girl to keop -Sue-Venoir. On tho neck of a "bad ogg" tho yolk Is vory burdensome Tho note of gonitis is not worthy to bo discounted, unless it is endorsed by energy. I saw a young buck with a big egg, and 1 axed what ho was going to do with it, and he replied that he was go ing to take it to tho woodshed and hatchot. Headlight is as essential to a man as it is to a locomotive. Albany Argus. A man with a head, light, will got oft the track quiokur than a loconotive. Whilthall 2YMIM. Overworked Brewery Employes. To tho ordinary tramp, who has tt obtain his supply of beer by pouring stale stuff from beer kegs in front ol saloons into empty tomato cans, from which ho quaffs, and runs chances ol having tho ragged tin cut a hair lip for him' it would seem that the brewery employes, who are allowed unlimited beer free of cost, have a soft thing, And vet those men, who can drink beer all dav without being compelled to put up the regulation nickel, struck for less hours of work and higher wages. To read the accounts in the papers ol the amount of beer the workmen about a brewery drink during the day, tho reader docs not wonder that the men aro overworked, and asked a reduction of hours. It is said that some of the men drink forty classes of beer per dav. Con sidering that they have to walk nearly a oiock, to tlio extreme end ot tho brew ery yard, whore a gentlemanly agent of the brewing company waits upon them without price, it will bo seen that con siderable valuable tunc is lost, besides tho wear and tear on the men. Of course the browerv employes arc able bodied men, or thev could not stand tlio strain, rortv masses of beer put into a stomacii in ten hours, would seem to be hard cnoug work for any 0110 man, if ho did nothing else. Then the necessity of walking forty blocks and returning to work, makes eighty blocks per day of pedestrian exercise. 1 his of itself is enough to niako an ordinary man tired, if he did not have to carry in his over worked .stomach fortv rlacs of boor, From the statistics it is plain that tho urewerv laborers are the most over worked of anv class of citizens, and something should be done for thorn. It may be outside the province of tho humane society to step in and protect tlioso men, but certainly there should ho some organization that can stand between those men and overwork. What is the matter with the toniperanco societies, in taking hold ot this grie vance? If the temperance societies aro true to tnoir motto, of "Faith, Hope and Charity," they will see a chance to do a great work. Let each society detail enough of its members to man a brew ery, and do all the work. This would leave the regular employes with noth ing to do but walk back and lorth be tween the places where the tcmperanco upostles are at work, anil the placo where the boor is given away. The tem perance people could work for nothing, for Charity; they could have Faith that tho regular brewery men would draw their salary all right, and Hope they would havo a good time. If tho tem perance people kick on this idea, it is possible the brewers might employ temperance men to make the beer mil do the work, discharge the old employes who strike, and thus save oceans of beer. 15ut if it is im practicable to employ temperance peo ple, and the brewers feel that things must go right along as before, thoy can save at least the time that tiie men loso in marching on tho beer keg forty times a day, and save the wear and fear on the men, by a simple device which The bun will suggest. JmicIi man could bo provided with a coil of hose, the small rubber hose such as is used on infants' nursing bottles. A reel could be fixed on the back of each laborer, contain ing enough of tli., small rubber pipe to reach from a central tauk of beer to any part of the brewery, with a spring, so that when the pipe is uncoiled, and the laborer returns toward the tank, the slack will bo taken up 011 the reel. A nozzle could be arranged near tho mouth of the overworked laborer, so that he could take his sustenance at any moment, wherever ho happened to ho. Of courso a hundred men with hoso reels on their backs would look od I at first, but tho oddity would soon wear oil". Somo may think that the em ployes of a brewery should pay tor their beer, the same as bakers pay for their broad in a bakery whoro "they work, shoemakers pay for their shoes, and journoynion tailors pay for their clothes, but this would be plainly a vio lation of tho constitution of tho" United States. Tho strike of tho brewery la borers has shown that thoy are tho beat treated of any class of laborers in tho country. Tlio onlj tiling tho pub lic wonders at is that tho brewing com panies have not boon compelled by their employes to give them a hotiso and lot ami horso and buggy each. rcct"' Sun. A Word to Young Men. It is as easy to bo a rich man as n poor 0110. Half tho energy displayed in keeping ahead that is required to catcli up when behind would savo credit, give more timo to attend to business, and add to the profit and reputation ol thoso who work for gain. Honor your engagement. If you promiso to ln.ot a man, or to do a certain thing at a cer tain moment, be ready at tho appointed time. If you go on business, attend promptly to matters 011 hand, then as promptly go about your own business. Do not stop to tell stories in businoss hours. If you have a placo of business bo found there when wanted. No man can get rich by sitting around stores. Novor "fool" on businoss matters. Havo order, systom, regularity, liber ality, promptness. Do not meddle with businoss you know nothing of. Never buy an articlo you do not need, sim ply becauso it is cheap and the man wfio sells it will take it out in trade Trade is money. Strive to avoid harsh words and personalities. Do not kick every stono in tho path; more milos can bo liiade in a day by go'.ng steadily on than by stopping to kick. Pay as you go. A man of honor respects his word as ho doos his bond. Aid, but novot bog. Help others when you can, but novor give what you cannot afford to, simply becauso it is fashionable. Loam to 6i'y "no." No necessity for snap ping it out iu dog fashion, but say it firmly and respectfully. Havo but a few contidauts, and tho fewer tho bet ter. Ue your own brains rather than thiMe of others. Learn to think and act for yourself. Re vigilant. Keop ahead rather than behind tho tune. Young man, cut this out, and if there bo folly 111 tho argument, let us kn.QW.- Uitltin'tortniHs HERE AND THERE. The latest Atlanta prohibition drink is "milk shake" "Mud with the water squeozed out, was a Lynn small boy's definition ol dust. Largo numbers of salmon have been caught in tho Penobscot river this sea son. A white buzzard is a recent acquisi tion made by an Albany, Ga., ornithol ogist. Gobi is often picked up from the streets of Shasta, Cal., after a hard rain-storm. A special police force will be required to enforco the new prohibition law iu Rhodo Island. About 810 cars of oranges have been shipped from Sacramento to the cast this season. A large-sized alligator was killed re cently at Mobile, Ala. The saurian win out of its element. A Portland, Oregon, paper-mill gets paper stock jute butts from Calcutta for the manufacture of manilla paper. A New York caterer has just re ceived a set of molds for producing all the "Mikado' characters in ice-cream. A cable railroad at Las Angeles, Cal., has laid out a park with a lake in it :u .1:1 inducement to people to travel on its line. A monstrosity in the way of a medium-sized dog. with the head of a hog, is the property of r. Shoshone in Euro ka, Nov. A Victoria, British Columbia, wo man soundly thrashed a Chinaman last week for improper conduct before liei two children. In Pennsylvania, this year, tiiere i? not a single recognized democratic can didate for the state olliccs or for con gressman-at large. Athens, Ga., authorities have refused an oiler of $-1,000 a year from a brcwci for the exclusive privilege of selling liquor in that city. A Los Angeles strct-car company ad vertises that it lias lost two cars some where between New York and thcii point of destination. A fish of unknown species that is fif teen feet long, and weighs two thou sand pounds was recently captured su Long Point, Canada. Rrattleboro, Vt., pedestrians ban considerable trouble with rattles snakes. They are more numerous thii year than ever before. Mrs. Grundy intimates that Nev York people think it is tlio proper thing now to have a friend who hat boon "presented at court." The various cheap stores throughout the country are now selling "good." slightly damaged from the steamer Ore gon." "The cargo appears to havo beet multiplied. James Hill, of Warren county, Geor gia, says that he lias boon struck bj lightning throe times, drowned twice, and shot once, and still lives, a verj robust follow. A farmer in Washington county, Pennsylvania, built a fence along a liui where a number of holes had boon duj or telephone poles. He appropriatec the holes and now a suit is talked 01. In the wildest part of the (Jatskills : blind man carries the mail over a rougl road t wonts -one miles in length. II travels the circuit three times a week and has never nii-sod a day or mot witl an accident. A novel summer tour along tho Eri canal is advertised as possessing somt of the characteristics and none of tin risks of an ocean voyage, free from th cinders of a train, and less ai'duom than a balloon trip." A White-Cat club is an organizatio that finds existence in Atlanta, Ga. Ii is made up of white boys from 7 to II years old, and its object is to cause ai much annoyance and lncoiivenienco it respectable people as possible Quiet diversions, as .skating, amatcui photography, fishing, and botanizing, will, it is said, be the piedouiinatin features of life at the summer resorti this season. The racquet and othei enervating pastimes aro to bo shelved. A timber raft that will measure 411 feet long, 50 feet wide, andSS fectdeop. and contain 2.225,000 feet, and weig) about 0,000 tons, is being constructed at Halifax, N. S., to be sent to New York. It is bound together by cliaius A statesman who has a well-dove loped propensity for sitting, lias define! standing as a combination of "tho stag nation of rest with tho fatigue of ex crcisc," and considers it a very bai thing to stand continuously at any pur suit. Ruffalo has twelve German musica organizations, winch will send fom hundred singers to tlio Saongerfest, a' Milwaukee, in July. This is the thir largest contingent contributed by am citv in the country. Chicago and St Louis loadir-,"-. Great dil.. ulty was experienced bj tho uudortaker at tho funeral of Cath crino Dowd, a fat woman, weighiii four hundred pounds, who died recent ly in New York. Her cofiin was ovoi six feet long, and was seven feet sb inches around. Tho pcoplo of Boston aro taxed ti support tho city hospital, and whoro fore, asks The Journal, should tin trustees establish a privileged class t enjoy tun benefit of its advantages! Open the door wide to all who appb with a proper motive Thero can bi no otltor way to do justice 1 ho courses at a Chinese dlnnor an peculiar. The meal begins with 1 smoko, then thick, mucilaginous, bu dolicioiisly tasting soud, with soa-slugs mushrooms, and pigeon's cgrs, lloat ing on it, is served. After tins coiiioi courses of fish, phesants, wild duoks all cooked to be very eroasv. Driec pumpkin seeds aro a sort of Chinox olives, and d iod watermelon seeds an considered iu the nature, of bonbons.