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OF GENERAL INTEREST. An elevator is u 'lift" in Knglnml; n "holp" in Franco mid a drop" in Scotland. There nro said to lio several gypsies in Now York tlint are worth over one hundred thousand dollars apiece. A priest in tho Statu of New York claim to have cured ncaso of genuine, undoubted hydrophobia by putting the patient into a vapor bath of very high temperature until ho was completely wealed out. A roso-colorcd report from Pan ama says that "work on the canal goes on fast, and now that the look system has been definitely adopted, the belief is strengthened that ships will pass through on thu day fixed by Count de Lesseps." It Is reported that it has been found unprofitable to ship from tho East to the West all the printed material used hy tho Postal Department when tho paper can bt bought and tho printing done in St. Louis and Chicago quite its well. So branches of tho Government Printing Olllee are to bo established in these cities. A little Buffalo girl was not feeling welt, and hor parents suggested that she might be about to liavo chicken pox, then provident. Sho wont to bed laughing at tho idea, but early next morning wont into hor parents' room, looking very serious, and said: "Yes, it is chicken-pox, papa. 1 found a fodder in the bed." Prominent Indies in Washington society have deeidoil to presont to the City of Paris a statue of General Washington, in acknowledgment of that given by France to Now York in 187(1. It will bo the work of an emi nent American sculptor, and cast in this country, that it may in every sonsu he a purely American gift. An Interesting legal question is likely to arise over tho finding of .n jar containing $12,000 at Holmau station, Ind, by Smith Stewart on a farm which ho had rented. Tho landlord claims (ho money on the ground that it had been buried by his sister, now deceased. The collection iucludos some coins over two hundred years old. An English family has a custom of feeding wild birds regularly after break fast. Opening tiio dining-room win dow, they ring a bell, and immedatoly nil kinds of birds, and sometimes even pquirrels, come to tho feeding place. A curious result of tho custom is that numerous applicants are seen each morning waiting the sound of tho boll, like so many patients at a hospital. In Germany tho average duration of the life of gardeners, mariners, and ilshcrmen is iifty-oight years; butchers, fifty-four years; carpenters and brick layers, forty-nine years; shoemakers and tailors, forty-four years; composit ors and lithographers, forty-one years, and laborers, thirty-two years. Of tho professions the average lifetime of cler gymen is sixty-seven years; teachers, lifty-seven years; lawyers, fifty-four years, anil physicians, forty-nine years. A Methodist, brother, a licensed cxhorter on Martha's Vineyard, was Wacher of an adult class in Sunday school. The lesson was on tho cruci fixion. "We read here," said tho teacher, "of two male-factors. I have nt u I the Bible quite carefully, but have found no mention of female factors. Will each of you during this week search as thoroughly as you have time, to see if there be any reference to female-factors in any part of the Scriptures?" Two Maryland inventors have dis covered and perfected a substitute for the pendulum in timepieces. It con sists of a hydraulic escapement, itself a piston or plunger that is propelled upward and downwnr.l once in twenty four hours through a cylinder filled with mercury. There is no noise ex cept when the clock strikes. The in a entliin supplants the discovery of Gali leo, and, it is claimed, will eventually revolutionize the clock manufacture, through cheapness and perfection. Tho medicinal qualities of onions have lately been made a subject of dis cussion by medical men. One wrltei says: "During unhealthy seasons, when diphtheria and like contagious diseases prevail, onions ought to he eaten In the spring, of tho year at least once a week. Onions are invigorating and prophylactic beyond description. Further, 1 challenge the medical fra ternity, or any mother, to point out a place where children have died from diphtheria or scarlatina nnginosa, etc., where onions were freely used." When ltosa Bouheur, who paint; in male attire, appears in the streets oi Paris, she Is a largo, elderly lady, rath er plainly dressed in black, hor gray hair tucked under a close bonnet; and unless for the peculiar strength of her face and her piercing, attontlve eyes, It would not he noticed that she dif fered from any other woman in the crowd, except that she wears tho red ribbon of the Legion of Honor. She originally dressed us a boy to attract less attention when she went to study animals at thestablos, cattle-yards and nii'iingeries, which wore visited chiefly b men. i Dealing In Human Bodies. lio was an undertaker traveling Kal and had formed the acquaintance of an aflable gentleman in thu car, with whom he became confidential. "One of our embalming processes It . You have- never had any experi ence, of course, with human bodies?" Sold many a one," said tho tillable gentleman. "Whatl" exclaimed thu undertaker, aghast, "You're not a rusurrootionist, are yoiiP" "No; I'm ono of the manngurs of the Chicago Utuo-bull club. tVuce Tribune PERILOUS ADVENTURE. Ilolil Undertaking Carried Tliron Under the Streat of Kiclteinoiit. It is often the caso that persons indor oxcitomont carry through tin lorlakitigs which thoy would other vise think beyond their ability. Tin idvcnturo of a Scotch fox-hunter imong tho mountains of his country .foes to provo this most conclusively He was once tempted to follow Iim hounds into n desolato and dangeri-us region, at a timo wlton it was more than usually hazardous, as the groiin I was covered with a thick coating of mow. Thoughtless of the perils about him, he surmounted ono difficulty after mother, until at length tho clamoring pack brought him to a ridge of frozen mow, so narrow at Its upper edge that ho could ndvanco only by sitting ist ride of it and pushing himself for ward with tho united lovoragoof hands and feet. In this way. however, he succeeded in making tho passage. But not long afterwards his dogs lost all trace of their fox, and, halllud nnd wearied, ho gavo up tho chase. Re tracing ins steps, lie was once more at the ridgo of snow, and now first became aware of tho perilous nature or inn nam no had clioson. un one ddc the drift readied down to the edge of a precipice, more than a thousand feet in perpendicular height; and on tiie other sido, in ono unbroken sheet, siopen down to a distance oi live or ix hundred feet. Now, it often happens that obstacles surmounted, perhaps with case, under the Hush of hope nnd excitement, be come magnified whon failure has sub- lucd the spirits. Though the ridgo oi snow had been passed with safety but little before, it now presented a bnrrior before which the courage both of hunter and hounds (mailed with trepidation. As lie looked down into the depth below, on either side, he almost shuddered to think that he had crossed such a place; but the thought that it still lay between him self and homo was more unpleasant still. Darkness, however, was coming on apace, and he knew full well that if he would not pass the night on these snowy heights tho passage must bo made again. Urging Ins dogs forward, therefore, he prepared to follow them; but his own want of conlidenco appeared to have extended to his dull companions. and though unable to speak or remon strate, thev obeyed with instinctive re luctance. Tne leading hound, however, had not advanced far when he lost his footing, and in spite of every effort to recover himself, rolled down ono of the steep banks of snow before men tioned. The fox-hunter watched his hound, until in the waning light it was almost out of sight; but then, seeing that the fall was arrested by some level surface, where it now stood, appar ently without hurt, ho determined rather than face the danger of the narrow ridge before him, in tho gloom of evening, to follow his hound's cx example, knowing, from his acquaint ance with the locality, that If he once gained the lower ground tho greatest dillieulty in Ids way homo would be past. Calling back the rest of his puck, therefore, ho rolled up his plaid, and seating himself upon it as a cushion, beau to slide down the snow in the direction of Ids four-footed precursor. But thus to shoot a steep slope five or six hundred feet in length is no trilling performance, and not without hazard. How he leached the bottom he has never been able to remember from that day to tills, lie recollected launching himself forth on the snow, then fol lowed a wild rush through the air, a choking sensation and a gldd" feeling of bewilderment, and his next moment of consciousness was as he lay half buried in the level snow at the foot ol the slope, his hounds gathering about him, ami all of them, like himself, un injured. 'ou(h's Companion, i ii ' m r m - i Paper for Building Purposos. The use of papi r fabric for building purposes by the term paper being meant broadly n lloviblo shoot made of vegetable or other fiber, which ha" been reduced to tv pulp, and then pressed out and spread and dried is now advocated by some builders on the following grounds: First, con tinuity of surface that Is, it can be made In rolls of almost any width and length, is lloxlblc, orbygluingsever.il layers together may bo made still', and will stop tho passage of air because there are no joints; second, it has no grain like wood and will not split; third, it is not till'ectod by change ot temperature, and thus has an advant age over sheet metal as roofing mate rial; fourth, whereas, In its natural condition it is affootod by moisture, it may bo rendered watorproof by satu rating with asphalt, or by a variety ol other methods; tilth, it is non-resonant and well fitted to prevent the passtigi of sound; sixth, it is a non-coiiductoi of heat, and can also be made of in combustible material, like asbestos, ot rendered lire-resisting by chemical treatment. The combination of papoi with other substances and solidifying the mass hy pressuro renders practi cable production of a material capable of replacing wood for many purposes: and not least among its characteristics of adaptability is tho ease with which it may bo madu into sheets of any width and thickness, that will not warp or shrink from heat, cold oi dampness. -V. Y, Sun. m m Kthel "Did you go to Italy?" llarrlui "Oh, my, yos! We stayed there two mouths." Kthel "What do you think of thu laswuotilP" Har riet "Oh. It's awful. 1 tried somo tho first night 1 was thorn, but it doesn't wit my taste at nll."-Z.c WATCH DIAL MAKING. A Few Modern Ue to Vriiloh I'liotoc rnphjr 1 I'uU Watch dials are now made by pin tography at a mcro fraction of tho.r former cost. Thoy all used to bo painted by hand. Now a hundred arc mado in tho time formerly required to prodtico one, and each of the hundred is hotter than tho ono would have boon. Tho dial is cornier, covered with enamel. Upon that thoy lnj a sons! tized coating of albumen ami blchro- inato of potash. A large drawing, say twelve inches in dia notcr, of tho de sign, figures an I dots that it is desirod to put upon the dial is photographed down to tho required size, which makes it so very lino that whatever liiaccura cies may have been in the drawing are almost boyond discovery by the micro scope. J lio negative thus inailo is ox posed to the light in contact with tho gelatine-coated watch dial for three to five minutes. Electric light is just as good as si.n ight. Where tho light hns acted the gelatine is mado ins duhlo. The dial is now hiked over with com mon lithographic tr.msfcr ink. Next, with a clonn sponge inoistenod with a little gum water, the ink a id gelatine aro wiped off t'ie dial from all parts oxccptwheri the lights have acted, and to thosj it adheres, leaving the de sign in clear b ack upon the enamoled plate. But that design would easily blur nnd rub off by wear. Ano'her process is necessary to make it pernia ncnt. A metallic enan o. powder of any color dis e I black, blue, ro 1, grcon or purple is dusted upon the dial. It sticks to the inked portions. but nowhoro else. Then tho dial is put in the inutile and fired. The 'vn unci powder molts into the whito enamel haso nnd tho work is coin) lite. A watch company paid $2,000 for that process. By it they can turn out for 10 cents each dials that in the old wny of niakiii" would have cost $1 aniece. By that same process, with some trivial modi cation? in cortain direc tions, photography is also employed now in putting pictures, monograms and other designs upon porcelain and china; but thero is yet a field there for further improvement in tho uso of col ored ennmols in that branch of photo graphic decorations. Photography is now used also for tho production of the most boautiful en graved pictures and dosigns upon plato glass for car windows, screons, etc. A plato of glass, having been contod with sonsltized gelatine, has transferred to it a picture. The solublo parts of tho gelatino, thoso upon which tho light lias not noted aro readily washed oil'. When those remaining are tlry tho plate Is subjected to tho action of a very lino sand blast. Tho most deli cate dots and lines of tho gelatino pro tect perfoctly tjio glass beneath thoni, but olsowhoro tho particles of sand grind the glass and make it opaque. hen that has been dono tho gelatine is readily dissolved and removed, leav ing tho picture complete. It is a rapid, easy process, nnd may bo so handled nsto give charming results. Q'ho pict ure for transfer must bo in dots and lilies. The half-tone pictures directlv photographed from nature or from oil paintings can not bo so employed. A. 1 Sun. On the Judge's Side. A caso was being tried in tho west of England, and at its termination the judge charged the jury, and thoy re- tired for consultation. Hour after hour passed, ami no verdict was brought in. Tho judge's dinner-houi arrived, and ho beeamo hungry and impatient. Upon inquiry ho learned that one obstinate juryman was hold ing out against eleven. That ho could not stand, and ho ordered tho twelve nion to bo brought before him. He told them that In his charge to them ho had so plainly stated tho case and tho law that tho verdict ought to be unanimous and the man who per mitted his individual opinion to weigh against the judgment of elevon men of wisdom was unlit and disqualified ovei again to act in thu capacity of jury man, At the ond of this excited hnrranguo a little squeaky voice came from ono of tho jury. Ho said: "Will your Lordship allow mo to say a word?" Permission being given, he added: "May it ploaso your Lordship, I am tho only man on your side. Ar gonaut. Didn't LIko the Humor. Prankish Man fto wifol I wonder what could have given mo suoh a cold? It surely wasn't 'coming out too soon after taking a Turkish bath. Wife That's just exactly what it was. 'y, you ought to have more sense than to net that way. Man -1 don't thtnk It was tho Turk ish bath. Wife But 1 know It was. Man But 1 am confident it was not, for, you see, 1 have never taken a Turkish bath. Wife I don't know about that, hut 1 do know ono thing. You've got loss souse than auv man 1 oversaw. Man Why, Mary, 1 just wanted to be a little numerous. Wife Well, tlion. why didn't von bo? To bo humorous Is to bo pleasant, and if you had wanted to bo pleasant you would simply have said 'I know that a lurkish bath eouldn t have given mo this cold, for 1 havo not taken one.' Then, having arrived at a perfect understanding, we could have talked of something else," Arkvntaw Traveler. Howard (in boastful spirit) " My father gvU a bundled doll ifS OVUI'V day!" Bene. "P. .h! '1 h..t's noth. lug. M p. 1 he. l,U t h,,!o huidful of diamond miv night,"-- Jid-Jiits, HABITS OF BIRDS. An Observer States That They Can Bleep With One Kye Open. Birds do not cotigh and sneeze, but hey dream and snore, making tho most distressing sounds, as if strang ing. Thoy hiccough a vory droll af 'airitis, too and thoy faint away. V goldfinch boing frightened one night, u ids struggles was caught between ho wlros, and gavo a cry like tiio qiicak of a mouse in distress. On 1113 lastcning to his relief, ho slipped out nto tho room, and flow wildly about -ill ho hit something and fell to tho loor. Ho was picked up, and his fright ulminatcd in a dead faint The little nead drooped, the body was limp, ap parently perfectly lifcloss, nnd he was ain in his cage ready to be buried in tho morning. Ho was placed carefully in his breast, however, and in a few moments ho hopped upon his perch. diook out his milled feathers, and com posed hlmsolf to sleep. Ono feat somotimos nscriben to man is in tho caso ol birds a literal fact thev can sleep with one cvo open. l'liis curious habit I havo watched elos ly, and I find it common in nearly ill the varieties I havo been able to ob serve. Uno eye will closo sleepily, dint tijltt and nppoar to enjoy a good lap, while tho othor is wide awako as jror. Jt is not always the eyo toward ho light that sleeps, nor is it invari ably the ono from tho light. Tho pres mcu or absence- of pooplo makes no inference. I havo even had a bird stand on my arm or kneo, draw up one leg, and seem to sloop soundly with mo eyo, while tho other was wido pon. in several years' closo attention I have been unable to find an' cause either in tho position or tho surround ings for this strange habit No "sot old woman" Is more wedded to her accustomed "ways" than aro birds in general to theirs. Their hours for eating, napping and singing aro as regular as ours. So, likewise, aro their habits in regard to alighting places, cvon to tho vory twig thoy select. After a week's acquaintance with tho habits of a bird, I can always toll when something disturbing has oc- cured, by the placo in which ho is found. Ono bird will make the desk his favorito haunt, nnd freely visit tables, the rounds of chairs, and tho iloor, while mother confines himself to tho back of chairs, tho tops of cages nnd picture frames. Ono old hermit thrush fre quented the bureau and looking-glass frame, and the top of a card-board map which had warped around till tho up per edge was almost circular. On this edge he would porch for hours, twittor ind call, but no other bird over ap proached it Still another would al ways select tho door-casing and win- dow-cornico. Kvory bird has his clioson placo for the night, usually tho highest place on the darkest sido of tho cage. They soon become accustomed to tho situa tion of tho dishes in their cages, and plainly resent any change. On my placing a drinking-cup in a new part of the cardinal's residence, ho caino down at once, scolding violently, pro tended to drink, then looked over to the corner wheiM the water used to bo. and renewed his protestations. Then lio returned to the upper perch, Hitting his tail and expressing his mind with great vigor. A few minutes passed, and he repeated the performance, keep ing it up with great excitement until, to pacify him, I replaced tho cup. Ho u once retired - to his usual seat, smoothed Ids roughened plumage, and in a few moment-! began to sin'. A lress of a new color on their mistress makes a great commotion among these close observers, anil tho moving about of furniture puts the tamest ono in panic. Atlantic. No More Birds in Bonnets. Ladies are no longer to wear birds on their bonnets and hats. Thus it has boon decreed I13 fashion. Tho benevolent edict comes just in timo to save tiio last remaining mem iters ol tho race of hiiinin ng birds ami birds of paradise. Tho gieat forots of India, Brazil and the banks of the Mississippi have been ransacked, and have yielded up their treasures of winged jewels to adorn tho feminine hcadgoar. Now at last there is to bo a truce to the mas sacre, and tho pretty denizens ot tho woods may sing and llj' awhile in peace. To estimate tho extent of slaughter perpetrated for tho sake of womankind s adornment, wo may take the statement of a London dealer, who idniits that last year ho sold two mil lion small birds of every possible kind and color, from the soft, gray of tho wood pigeon to tho gem-like spleudor of the tropical bird. Kven tho friendly ohiu has been immolated to adorn tho fashionablo bonnet. London Queen. Mad Over Vegetarianism. A man mad over vegetarianism was curious inm ijo of a Pennsylvania hospital. The sight of nnv animal, bird, insect or reptile, slain at tho hand of man, would send him into par oxysms of hvsteric rage, lie would wear no shoes, in order to kill the fewer anitnalcuhe us he walked. Every shoo or woolen article of clothing that time in Ids reach he would destroy; a funeral would till him with frenzy, for ho hold that the dead should be carried Into the woods and covered with loaves; ilu Ids vegetarian ideas as to food were equally pronounced. On every occasion possible he would slip off to eat pra. each blade of which he would onrwfully win in order to preclude the destruction of an insect Jtoston ltuiU gel Women in Washington Territory can ite. Those who take advant age of tlu i iiwHgo aro called b.iliot girls. SMALL BOYS' CLOTHES. Summer Bait for Little Fallon from Tito to biz Years of Ace. Baby boys, eightcon months old, nro dressed in nainsook and whito cambric frocks, nindo plainer than thoso for girls; for instance, their yoke slips are of thick white cambric with a hem six inches deop without tucks, and the yoke is tucked without insertion, then they havo sacrtuo-shaped cambric dresses with throo box plaits down the front and back, with the sides f tho waist cut off and tjio skirt gathered there; a cambric sasli is at the back, and the only trimming is tho embroid ered cuffs and a little turned-over col lar, parted 111 front and back, and worn with a throat bow of blue ribbon. Tho skirts of these little dresses reach to the top of the buttoned boots of cashmere or of kid worn with them. Boys of two or three years wear white muslin, or pique, or colored gingham, or Chanibcry frocks, made all in one piece, with a full skirt gath ered to a plain waist, which is quite round and of natural length not too short, as tliey were mado last year. This little waist buttons behind, and has a sash of the material six inches wide sewed in tho seams under the arms, and tied in n flat bow behind: the front of tho waist is given a boyish jacket effect by being nearby covered witli a jacket of the material sot in tho shoiild-'r, arm-hole, and undor-arni seams, then opened down tho middle to disclose a row of thickly set pearl buttons (small shirt buttons) on the waist. Hamburg edging two inches wfde is put on the jacket down tho fronts and along the edges; this is quite fiat, with tho scallops turned up. Tho skirt lias two breadths of tho ma terial, with a hem four inches wide, and is long onough to reach half-way between the knees and tho tops of the shoes a good rulo for the length of dresses of most children over threr years of age. Short whito socks arr to bo worn in midsummer, but at pres ent black stockings are most used. Black or tan-colored kid - buttoned shoes. Walking coats, twen ty-two to twenty-four inches long, for tho smallest boys, are of white diagonal cloth, with round waist, box-plaited skirt, and round collar, fastened by large pearl buttons, and with whito watered ril bon belt in front only, beginning with a bow on each side seam; other bows aro on the throat and wrists. Their hats aro white cloth toques, or Turkish crowns of light-colored cloth starting in a band of colored straw. In sum mer, walking coats aro made of cordurette (tho thick striped cotton) and of pique. Boys of four to six years wear one piece dresses of whi'c or colored pique, made with a kilt skirt, sowed to a pique waist, pointed in front its a vest, witli a pique j ickot sot on, and turned back in lvvers at top. The back of the waist has box plaits (under which it is buttoned), and a bolt two inches wide, and slightly curved, links the j dn of the back and kilt; two button-holes on each end of tho belt fasten to buttons set on the ends of thi under-arm seams. Similar pique drosses havo tho skirt . in nine box plaits, and tho front, instead of being a pointed vest, lias a Louis Qtiin.e blouse-vest sot on in a full puff of white embroidered lawn, with a row of insertion down the middle. Deep round collar and cuffs of all-over 1 m broidery and edging. A buff pique dress of two pieces has a kilt, with the silesia waist covered in front, as a vest, with striped embroideied white muslin; thon the jacket slopes away to show this, an I its odgo is cut up ir eight battleiiieiited tabs that aro fin ished with a whito wolting-cord. A row of closely set small pearl buttons trims each front elgo of tho jacket, the collar and the cuffs. Harper's Ha zar. THE RESULTS CAME. A S'uaclotu Colcirml Mini M ikes a l"ev Ktiltulitii I'ri'iltcl loin. "What are you doing hero?" asked a policeman of a col reil man who iiad his eyo gluo.l to a knot-holo in an alloy fence on tho Brush farm tho other morning. "Wait in', salt." "For what?" "Besults." "What tosults?" "Man sent 1110 up to whitowns'i do kitchen loilin'. Woman said slio'd do do j "b herself an' save fo' bita." "Well?" She's mixod tho liquid, sail, an' hunted up an olo brush wid about fo'teon ha'rs in it. No.v site's gittin' ready. Sho's tiod tin apron ober her head, stuck a bronm-handlo iu'o de brush, tin' is Biggin' do pail into tie lions'. Now do hired gal is puttin' nil do cha'rs out doahs." "Any thing oho?" asked tho officer after a long wait "Jist a mlnuto, sah; do results ar' nlmost hoah." Another minuto wont by, and then there was a wild yell from the house, .followed by a crash, and tho man at the knot-hole chuckl -d: "Jist like I figgored! Do woman ap pears. Boaf eyes nr' full of lime, a 1' when she fell off do cha'r sho alinoas' busted ebery bono in hor body. Now debited gal lias como out Now do woman in do mix' house runs in. Now do victim sots down on a box mi' tiny r' rabbin' her eyas wid a nig. Now de hired gid runs into do house to ring up de police an' de lire engine an do" doctor, mi'i " "And what?" ill cd! nsfin nrtor dinner an' doy'll v Iconic me wid hostile arms an' giv i.. de fi" b ts an' fio .v in an olo suit ol ch'th-s:" Ihtroit Free 1'ras. PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL. President Hyde, of Bowdoin Col lege, spends a great deal of time play ing tennis. Tho boys speak of htm is Dr. Jckyll whilo ho is in the class room. Mine. Munkacsy, wife of the paint er, lias been so impressed b' Iter Iiii.h band's glowing account of America that she has made up her mind to pay this country a visit at tho earliest op portunity. The lato Chief Justice Waite wns seventy-two when ho died. Justice Bradley is seventy-five, Matthews sixty-four, Harlan lifty-live, Blatchford sixt3-ciglit, Gray sixty, Field seventy two and Lamar sixty-three. Countess Waldersee, wife of the nobleman who enjoys sucli an intimate acquaintance with Crown Prince Will iam of Prussia, was formerly Miss Lea, of New York, daughter of David Lea, a banker of the American metropolis. Miss Francos E. Willard believes that "American men are the best and truest who live, because they are masterful and masters of themselves." Notwithstanding this flattering esti mate site declares that not until Portia is tho lawyer and woman is in the jury box will there bo a possibility of bring ing culprits to justice. "An armor of jewels." worn by Mrs. Hicks-Lord tit a reception in Washington recently, is said to have eclipsed any thing previously seen there in tho way of personal adorn ment Her famous $250,000 necklace Micircled her throat She wore a paw .if earrings probably not equaled in this country, and her bodice was a per fect mass of jewels. Kaiser Wilhelin used to sign him self "Wilhelni: Imp. Box." and every 0110 wondered thereat Why not in full, "Imporator et Box?" Or, if ab breviated, why not "I. It?" lie vol untarily explained it one day to one if his ministers. "I sign myself in that way," said he, "because 1 feel that 1 am only partly Emperor, whilo 1 'now tint I am altogether a King." The Rothschilds aro always operat ing in precious stones, and just now ire said to be cornering rubies. The finest rubies como from Burmah, and the Burmese ruby mines are among the richest spoils of tho British conquest of that coun,ry. Tho Rothschilds are. teenrding to report, strong enough to corner tho now supply, being allowed special facilities by reason of their financial hold on tho British Govern ment. Laura Bridgman is now an old l-.dy. Her wonderful history and achievements ought to shame some of our more gifted women. But her rec ord bids fair to be surpassud by that of a little girl in Alnhnm 1, Helen Keller, deaf, dumb and blind. The Perkins Institute for the Blind, through Miss Su'livan, a graduate, is sending light to this darkened mind and lino intel lectual powers are developing in the unfortunate little pupil. "A LITTLE NONSENSE." He "Do you oeliovo in high license. Fannie'?" She "What kind of license marriage license?" He hanged tho subject Washington Critic. Boarder (looking over breakfast table) "Liver is that all there is for breakfast, Sarah ?" Sarah "Shure, sorr, there's liver enough for six." I'Jjioch. Son "Papa, how do thoy catch 'untitles?" Cynical Father "With liamond necklaces, dccollotto drosses and fourteen button kid gloves, my boy." Ar. 1'. Mercury. Judge (to prisoner) "It seems to tne that 1 have soon your faco before." Prisoner "I shouldn't bo surprised, Jud'ie; I used to tend bar down at tho Bald Eagle." Texas Sifli?igs. Paracelsus located tho soul at tho pit of the stomach. A blow in the stomach is likely to double 0110 up, which accounts for "two souls with but a single thought" Texas Siftings. Little Harry (homo from school) "1 say, mother, wo had our singing lesson to-day." "And how did you et on ?" "Toachcr said 1 sang like a bird." "Really ! What bird ?" "Like 1 crow." "Tommy," said his aunt. "I hear your grandmother gavo you a watch .111 your birthday. Was it a htinting case watch?" "No," replied Tommy, who is seven yoars old. "it was a bare faced watch." Pittsburgh Telegraph. Dtiniley (proudly) "Yes, 1 par ticipated in one groat battle of the re bellion, and. if 1 do say it myself, I wtis one of tho men who led the way." "Featherly (admiringly) "What bat tle was it, Dtiniley; Bull Run ?" A'. )'. Sun. The Georgia negro lias no faith in banks. Ho lays all his nionov out in jlothes and hair oil, and the news of vr bank suspension causes him to ex claim: "Bust away, but ye can't hurt deso lavonder breeches!" Shoe and Leather lleporter. "Broinloy, I've boon going through my last winter s vests. "rind any bills in the pockets, Darringer?" "Yos, one." "Good! A fifty dollar bill. I hope?" "No; a bill for 1'J.23." "But there isn't a bill of that denomi nation. "Oh, tlioro isirt, oh? Brom ley, it was n wash bill." Philadelphia Call "What havo you been doing for a living lately?" asked a very tough looking citizau of a mutt who looked like as if ha might he a boon com panion. "Burglarizing." "What was your last job?" "I tackled the resi dence of 11 real estate agwiit last night" 11ml any luokr"' "Yos, llrst-i-ate." "Wh it did you get?" "I got away without buying a houso and lot" AlinUant Travtkr.
