SCHOOL AND CHURCH.
Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott has ac
cepted the call to tho permanent pas
torate of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn.
Tho Christian Union advises Its
readers to have nothing to do with tho
Bo-called Christian science, Inasmuch
as it in neither Christian, scientific,
nor now, but essentially an old o.v
plodcd delusion. Jlcligious Herald.
Tho Bishop of Carlisle declared In
a recent spcoch that men wore kopt
from religion by tho character of mod
ern sermons. Ho added that a sermon
was vory often a text floating about in
a quantity of weak soup. The Church
man.
Mothodlstltlnernncy is fading away;
first tho pastoral limit was ono year;
then two years; next it was made threo
years; then Southern Methodists mado
it four years, and now Northern Meth
odists tlx it at flvo years, and prosid
inir elders mav bo residing elders six
years.
Tho lending Hcbrow congregations
of Now York have added a Sunday
sorvlco to their Sunday-schools, and
Dr. Hlich, of tho Templo Sinai, at
Chicago, has gono so far as to say that
ho preferred to preach to men and
women on Sunday rather than to n
handful of women only on Saturday,
and has discontinued his Saturday serv
ices altogether.
Tho first American Sabbath-school
of which wo havo any definite knowl
edge was started in Ephrata, Lancaator
County, Pa., about 1731), by Ludwig
Hacker, a teacher In tho common
(schools. It was carried on by him for
about forty years, and was attended
with some romarkablo rosults. This
antedates Robert Ratkos (1781) and
David Blair (1700).
A novel "conlmencomont" was re
cently hold at tho Now York Manual
Training School. Ono hundred and
twenty bricklayers, 181 plumbers, 16
stono-cutters, 38 paintors and 28 car
penters voro given diplomas, certifying
to tholr skill la their respoetlvo trades.
This school has been In existence ovor
seven years, and all more useful man
ual trudos are taught.
A Christian church must bo
gathered about tho feet of tho Lord
Jesus Christ as tho visible presence
and Incarnation of God's everlasting
love for man. That divine personal
ity Is tho bond of union by which its
members nro hold togothor. In loving
tho Christ thoycoaso to dosplso, hate,
criticise, avoid, or suspect each other;
all find tho best and deepest of each
other in that glowing lovo of tho
Maker? A. I). Mayo.
Thoro nro churches In which thoro
would bo more llborallty If there wore
more opponness in financial matters.
Deacons and trustoos somotlmos act
as If un Imputation woro cast upon
'thorn when Inquiry Is mado as to the
receipt and expenditure of moneys.
Tho whole body of Christian people
have not only u right, but it is tholr
duty to know how tho work Is being
dono for which they supply tho means.
A want of system In presenting ac
counts to a church will lend to a want
of system in giving. Christian In
quirer. ATMOSPHERIC STRATA.
IlltoroHtliiK OlMcrvutlnn Made on
tlm
Hint Count if Oiiiunlixml.l)
"'ho tendency of th air to form strata
of dllforont density and of different tem
perature, is often Indicated by a col
umu of smoko rising through the still
morning air to a certain height, and
then spreading out as a cloud. Nat
urally tho warmer air, being tho
lighter, will bo above tho heavier cold
air; but as tho atmosphere gets all Its
hoat from tho Hurfaco of the oarth, tho
warmer air is at llrst beneath.
It takes more foroo to break up these
layers of air and start currents of cir
culation than is popularly supposed.
This will bo discovered by those who
havo occasion to bo abroad on country
roads in tho early morning. Driving
into a thick wood, or even under tho
loo of woodland, thoy will, on a chilly
August morning, suddenly coino Into a
warm streak olearly loft ovor from tho
hont of tho day boforo. It does not rlso
and glvo place to tho colder air though
it Is sensibly lighter.
Somo observations mado on the east
coast of (ireonland by tho tlorman Arctln
expedition, in 1'obruary of 1870, yielded
most Interesting rosults, Iho first re
port Is from mi elevation of nine hun
dred and eighteen feet. At that height
tho temperature was a fraction more
than twenty-live degress below zero,
while, at the level of tho sen close by,
tho thermometer indicated at tho same
time a temperature of about twenty-
eight mid one-half degress above zero.
Hero was a difference of almost fifty
four dogross within loss than a thou
Hand feet elevation, mid tho warmer air
was beneath. In this Instance there
was a strong north wind blowing at
tho top of tho mountain, no sign of
which was had below.
Another observation, made on tho
15th of tho same month, is of interest
when taken in connection with tho one
mentioned above. In this case, at a
height of 111010 than ono thousand nine
hundred and sixty feet, tho tonipera
turo was found to bo twenty-seven do
irroos above zoro. Holow it was near
xoro. Ilore, tho dtfToronoo In olovation
whs double what It was In tho former
case, tho dltroroncoln temperature half
hs imutt. hut now tho colder air Is at
tho bottom. Nothing is wild as to tho
wind at the lima
A comparison of tho two observa
tions, Imwovor, will how a doolded
ttrntliU'utlon of the air lit high lati
tude Kuoh an MT'U'tfoimHH ovtr hw.
irW U uwn by mirage luulotlior phw
Homuiia, - Vvutti't Cvinjmmon,
t
TWO QUEER SERVANTS.
A Decidedly llutnornim Story from Cen
tral Itunida.
"You talk of having troublo with
your servants, Courtonay, my boy,"
said Captain Lansdownc, of tho British
Drniroon Guards, as ho sat at tho
double window of his hotel In Moscow,
watching tho red winter sunset fado
behind tho great white battlements and
irrccn-tlled towers onclrcllng tho
"Gorodskaya Tchast" (city quarter).
" Well, just you como and llvo In Rus
sin for a year or two, and then you'll
think nil Western servants absolute
perfection."
"That's so," nssontcd Mr. Hiram
Boylor, with a dry smllo upon his keen
American face. " I've engineered threo
railroads between this nnd tho Volga,
and I ought to know what sort of crit
ters tho Russians are.
"But really, now, you know," ox
postulated Courtonay who, as a now
arrival, was being put through acourso
of Russian mannors and customs by
his two friends "somoof thesostorlcs
that thoy toll about servants can't pos
slbly bo true. For Instance, fancy any
body expecting ono to bellovo that an
officer's servant could bring his master
two odd boots, and say: 'Faith,
don't know what's got Into thlm boots
to-day. There's another pair down
stairs In that very samo scrape, shurol' "
"Well, I'm sorry to contradict you,
old follow," said tho Captain, laughing,
"but.lt happens that 1 saw that done
myself, and tho olllcor was tho senior
Major of our regiment."
"And If you want a parallel case,
chimed In Mr. Uoylor. " I guoss wo
enn accommodate you right away."
So saying, ho stopped to tho door,
nnd shouted Into tho paasago: "Vanyn!"
(Johnny).
"bol-tchiiss ' (directly) answered a
honrso voice, and In came a short,
square, low-browcd fellow with a red
calico nhlvt outside all his other clothos,
and a faco whoso profound and placid
stupidity was worthy of a Tartar idol.
' Bring two logs for tho stove," said
tho American; "and mind that ono
must be longer than tho other."
Away ploddod honest ivan Hko a
plow-horse, and returned presently
with two split logs of unoqual length.
'Durak!" (fool), crlod Mr. Boylor,
with admirably folgnod nngor. "I
told you to havo ono ploco longer than
tho othor, and instead of that you'vo
got ono plcco shorter thnntho other!"
Ivan hung his big bond In confusion.
"So I havo, suro enough. It's all my
fault, barln" (master); "but I'll go
and chango It this momont."
Well, cried Courtonay, as Ivan
disappeared, "if thoro's another such
fool as that In Russia, I'd like to see
him, that's all!"
'So you shall, In less than half a
minute," said Captain Landsdowno,
going to tho door In his turn.
Meosha!" (Mlko).
A hasty step was hoard outsldo, and
a tall, scraggy follow ontored, whoso
gaunt faco had nono of tho stolid self
satisfaction which marked tho heavy
features of Ivan. On tho contrary, ho
woro a restless and troubled look, as
If ho woro dimly conscious that ho was
a fool, and was always trying to llnd
out how and why.
1 oro you pleased to call, ury
PotrovitchP" (George, son of Petor),
asked he.
"Yes; I want you to do a job for mo.
You know Pashkoff's store just across
tho street? Well, here nro twenty
kopeck pieces" (silver coins worth
about a dime). "Go and bring mo
twenty kopecks' worth of white bread
and twenty kopecks' worth of choose."
01T wont MIehaol on his errand, and
Mr. Courtonay who could not Imagine
how any ono could manage to bunglo
such a plain commission was greatly
puzzled when a quarter of an hour
wont by without any sign of his return.
Something must havo happened to
him, surely," said ho at last.
'I havont't tho slightest doubt of
it," answorsd tho Cnptaln, with a sly
smile, "and I can pretty well guoss
what that something Is. Clap on your
coat and hnt, and coiao along, l'ash
koft's Isn't far off, and I'll be bound wo
shall And Master Michael at the door
of tho shop."
Thoro thoy found him, suro enough,
with such an expression as might bo
worn ny a man wno ntut just upset a
plato of soup over his wife's now dros&
lie was scratching his head perplexed
ly with ono hand while he held out two
sllvor coins in tho othor.
"Oh, barln, barln," cried ho, on seo
ing them, " It was written for mo at
my birth that I should bo uiCuoky, and
thorn's no escaping It."
"Why, what's wrong?" asked tho
Captain, with a side glance at Courto
nay's astonished face.
"I've mixed tho two coins," an
swered Michael, in heart-broken tonos,
"and now I don't know which was
the one for tho bread, and which was
tho ono for tho choose." Jlarpcr's
Magazine.
Easy to Please
Tho following .llnloguc shows that a
vory shrewd mother may havo a very
simple-hearted child. Probably tho
llttlo girl took after her father.
Aunt Cod-llvor oil Is pretty hard to
swallow, isn't it, MaryP
Llttlo Patient It tnstos horrible; but
inainina gives mo tlvo cents every time
for my bavlngs-bank.
Aunt -And what do you do with the
money P
Llttlo Patient Oh, mamma buys cod
liver oil with It t'lieooi Mutter,
1 Thoro has boon an Increase ol
nearly one million native eonuminl
canU to nil tho I'hrUtlau churchoi In
heathen laud during tho put year. -The
Mtwvn 'utf.
FORGING A DISORDER.
The Career of Noted Criminals Cited t
Prove a Charitable Theory,
Tho dcslro to obtain wealth by coun
forfeiting, whothor It bo in Imitation
of coin by means of a die, or tho slgnn-
turo of n banker, by moans of a pen, Is
a very strong ono among that class of
individuals who aro avcrso to earning
their bread by tho sweat of their brow,
It is not tho rough, uneducated class
that become forgers; tholr illiteracy
drives them to highway robbory and
makes cracksmen of them; but tho re
fined, Intellectual class, tho members
of tho swell mob of gentility who pre
for tho more doxtcrous und hlgh-tonod
groove of fortuno than attention to tho
two former crimes gives.
In Sutton's history of tho Tombs
thoro aro sovoral storlos told of well
known forgers who havo spent most of
their lives behind prison bars, and,
after serving sontenccs for ono crime,
would go back again on another charge,
Perhaps thoro Is no forger who hns
spent less tlmo In prison for tho
amount of his operations than Spcncor
Pettis, who bogan a successful career
as forger and counterfeiter In 18G3, and
Is now serving tho latter part of a ten-
year scntonco In a Boston piuon. In
early life his habits woro thoso of a
gentleman of leisure. He took no part
In politics, but always associated with
politicians, and was woll paid by them
to do their dirty work. Ho was a con
noisseur of winos, and any evening
could bo found sampling his pot bovor
ago in tho bar-room of tho St. Nicholas
Hotel. Ills first forgery was for $25,
000 on Messrs. Lathrop, Luddlngton &
Co., but his political Mends got him
out ol tho scrape nftov ho had served
only afow months In tho Tombs. Thon
ho figured as a stock speculator and
finally wound up in Boston, whero ho
was detected in a $10,000 crooked deal.
Sutton tells of a notorious bird by
tho niimij of Cantor, whoso luck seems
to bo entlroly opposlto that of Pettis,
Cantor is now only fifty-six years old,
and more than half of his life has been
spent In prison. Ho was an expert
counterfeiter and a most proficient pen
man. ' Ho could produce a fac-slmllo of
tho most difficult signature at ono trinl
His first sontonco was for fifteen years
In Sing Sing. Thoro ho spent his tlmo
comparatively easy aftor thoy dis
covered ho was an export penman.
Thoy put him kcoplng books. After his
dlschargo ho was caught at his old
tricks again and sent back shortly af tor
ward for ton years. Ho was pardoned
boforo his term expired, but again
found his way back. Whilo In Sing
Sing ho was doteotod altering tho torms
of prisoners on tho books from nino to
seven, nnd from flvo to throe, thus
virtually giving tho men two years, for
which, of courso, ho was paid.
Monroo Edwards is anothor of whom
Sutton gives a vory oxtonded history.
Ho borrowed money from tho crowned
heads of Europe and paid them In
forged drafts on wealthy gentlemen.
His forgorloS woro nover for smallor
amounts than $25,000, whilo ho novor
thought nothing of drawing a check
for $(10,000. Whilo in Sing Sing ho
forged tho namo of Androw Jackson to
a letter to Govornor Wright askmg'fhr
his pardon, and, hud It not boon for a
tlmoly discovery of tho forgory, would
have boon pardoned.
Jlioso aro only a row of tho many
casos which show that counterfeiters
and forgers are men of lnlolllgonco,
shrowd onough to mako a good living
in an honest way; but thoy aro afflicted
with tho dosiro, and must follow tho In
clinations of their diseased minds,
oven if it cost thorn tholr honor, their
manliness and their liberty. 2f. J'.
Cor. St. Louis llepublic.
Horaco Was Undecided.
"Now, Horaco," said old Mr. Ducats
to his son tho othor day, "l'vo kopt
you In college steadily for six years and
spent money llko water on your educa
tion, and I hop now tint you'vo got
your diploma and bluo ribbon nnd all
that sort of thing, that your ready to
enter upon tho uctlvo duties of life and
can relievo mo of somo of my burdens.
Havo you mado up your mind fully as
to what you want to do or be?"
"Well, no, father, I can't say that I
havo," ropllod Horaco in a porploxod
tono. "I'm halting between two
opinions. You see I, in olTered tho
pitcher's position In the Blue Stocking
nino and a good place with tho Whito
Cap Polo team, nnd I'm hanged
if I know which hi, old man,
what's tho row? Great Scott, man
you'll dlo of apoplexy If you
lot yourself get purplo In tho faco
llko that. Calm yoursolf. What aro
you shaking your fist at mo like that
for? Hanged if I know what to make
of you. Guess I'll go down to tho club
awhile." Detroit Free 1'ress.
Scinoco of Baso-Ball.
Lovora of baso-ball may find it con
venient to keep In mind this explana
tion of tho pitcher's curve from Mr.
R. A. Proctor: If tho ball Is advanc
ing without spin, or is spinning on an
axis lying along Its course, the cushion
of compressed air carried forward by
It Is conical or rather conoldul and
thoroforo resists tho progress of the
ball equally on all sldos, affecting only
tho velocity. But In tho case of the
curve, whero tho ball Is spinning on an
axis square to its courso, tho air In
front of tho advancing bide of tho spin
ning surface cannot escape so readily
as if there woro no spin, and osoapc i
more rondjly on tho othor bide. Hunce
tho rosUUng cushion of air Is thrown
toward that side of tho hall where the
spin i forward, and removed from the
other vide, and the ball U deflected
from tin' region of greatest resistance.
RATHER PRIMITIVE.
A Connecticut Wedding Whoe Slmpltclt)
T Slmplr Aiitonliihliiff.
A Hartford (Conn.) papor gives
outsldo of its society column an
account of a wedding that occurred In
a town near thoro a fow days ago.
Tho parties consisted of a middle-aged
man, who owned a small tract of poor
land nnd united tho business of raising
garden vegetables with that of making
and soiling charcoal, and a woman ol
about tho samo ago, who for many
years had boon employed ns a domestic
In a farm-house. Thoy rodo to town
In a markot and coal wagon, which
was decorated with lilac and apple
blossoms and was drawn by a pair ol
patient oxen. Tho prospective bride
and groom woro dressed in their best
clothos, which represented tho fashions
of 1870. Tho latter helped tho former
out of tho wagon, and after giving the
oxen a baiting of hay took her hand in
his and proceeded into tho houso of the
clorgyman, making known tho object
of tholr visit. These slmplo persons
did not know that a marriago license
was required boforo tho ceremony could
bo performed. I hey accordingly
walked hand-ln-hand to tho ofllce of
tho town clerk and obtained tho needed
document, Tho minister read it and
calling In his wifo and daughter as wit
nesses pronounced tho lovers man and
wifo according to tho statutes of the
State.
Thoy thon went out to tho wagon,
took from under tho scat a tin pail of
bread, chbeso, cakes and dried beef,
and sat under tho branches of nn apple
treo and ate them. Tho repast being
finished, tho husband drew from the
well somo cool water for his brldo and
oxen and put tho pall back In its for
mer placo. A box was then placed oil
tho ground to render tho ascent into
tho cart morb easy, and tho bridal tour
commenced. There was no reception,
no flowers, no pro3onts.
Quito likely tho future of this couple
will bo brighter than that of many who
aro married In stylo, on whoso dresses
thousands of dollars woro oxponded,
whoso bridal presents filled a large
room, and who set out on their mar
riago trip in a yacht or private car. It
is not likely that wo shall over hoar
ono of them applying for a divorce or
giving causo for scandal. Thoy have
no "dear flvo hundred frlonds" to com
ment on tho match thoy havo made.
Most llkoly thoy will llvo for them
selves nnd contribute all thoy can to
each other's happiness. Thoy will
novor llvo In a hotel or fashionable
boardlng-houso, and tho monoy thoy
savod by having an inexpensive wed
ding will bo oxponded in procuring real
comforts. Chicago Times.
FREEING THE SLAVES.
Provisions Which Kventuully Led to
Emancipation In llruzll.
About tho middlo of May tho Brazil
ian Chambers passed a law sotting free
ovory slave within tho territory of tho
Kmpiro. This is tho ond to which tho
good Emporor, Dora Pedro, has long
directed his efforts, and In his aim ho
has boon seconded and aided by his
people.
Gradual stops, looking to tho first
extinction of slavery, havo boon taken
in Brazil for tho past soventeon years.
In 1871, at tho tlmo that tho first law-
was passed, thoro woro in tho Empiro
moro than a million and a half slaves,
valued in monoy at nearly six hundred
million dollars.
Tho- law of 1871 provided that all
children of slavo mothers should havo
their freedom, though thoy should
still sorvo as apprentices until thov
wero twonty-ono years of ago. Theso
apprentices might appeal to tho courts
for protection In casothoy woro cruolly
treated. Iho law also established an
emancipation fund. Meanwhllo tho
Brazilian Government freed all tho
slaves Q owned.
Tho Sesult of tho law of 1871 did not
content Dom Pedro, who was ardontly
desirous that tho stigma of slavery
should bo removed from his Empiro as
quickly as possible. By Its slow oper
ation only twonty-sevon thousand
slaves had boon freed in fourteen years.
So, in 1885, another law was passed.
providing for tho payment to owners
of tho adjudged valuo of tholr slaves,
whilo all slaves ovor tho ago of sixty
years were freed at a stroke.
Tho third law, which has now been
passed by both Deputies and Senators,
and has received tho assent of tho
Princess Isabel, Regent, makes the re
demption and freedom of all tho slaves
yet in bondage in tho Empiro Imme
diate. Ono of tho striking features of this
beneficent ovent is, that slavery has
been abolished In Brazil, not as was tho
case in this country, as a violent result
of war, nor, as serfdom was abolished
In Russia, by tho fiat of an absoluto
sovereign, but by tho force of a grow
ing and finally victorious public opin
ion. Tho slaves aro freed on moral
grounds. Tho Brazilians havo dono
with slavory, because they recognize it
as a great wrong.
Thus slavery disappears from tho
last Christian country In which it has
existed, and from tho American con
tinent altogether. Youth's Companion.
Fitted for the Business.
Ico Dealer (to applicant) Ever been
in the Ico business, boy?
Boy No, sir.
Ico Dealer H-in. Know any thing
about arithmetic?
Boy- Yos, sir.
Ico Denier H-m. Whnt would
twenty pounds of Ico amount to at a
cent and a half a pound?
Boy -Sovonty-tlvo cents, blr.
Ico Dunlor - H-m. You soom a llkoly
lad. 1 guia I'll givo you u trial.
Chicago Inounc.
BOVIE AND HIS KNIFE.
How lie Came to Invent the I'amona
Weapon of OflTenne and Defence.
Tho bowle-knifo was the Invention of
Colonol James Bowio, a famous fron
tiersman, who was born In Logan Coun
ty, Ky., in 1796. In 1814 ho settled on
a small piece of lnnd, whero ho lived
by lumbering, fishing and hunting,
soon nfterwnrds made considerable
monoy by speculating In negroes and
In real estate, removed to Texas and
married the daughter of ex-Governor
Berrymenda. In 1829-30 he engnged
actively In the revolution in that coun
try, and closed his career in the bloody
battle of the Alamo. His knife is said
to have been invented while ho was con
fined to his bed in tho city of Natchez
from tho effects of a wound received In
a border fray. Ho was a man of much
mechanical Ingenuity, and whittled
from a pleco of whito pine tho model of
a hunting-knifo, which ho sent to two
brothers named 'Blackman in tho city
of Natchoz and told them to spare no
expense in making a duplicate of it in
steel. This was tho origin of tho dread
ed bowie-knlfc. It wns mado from a
largo saw-mhl filo and Its temper after
ward Improved upon by tho Arknnsas
blacksmith. It Is said by Durand In
his "History of tho Philadelphia
Stage" that tho knifo which Edwin
Forrest used in "Motamora" was tho,
original bowie-knife, and ho tells this
story about it:
Very many ycar3 ngo Bowio owned
a plantation at Bayou Terrebonne. A
Spanish neighbor constantly annoyed
tho Colonel with petty insults until at
last his conduct became so unbearable
that Bowio challenged tho haughty
hidalgo. Tho. latter accepted and
named knives ns tho weapons to be
used, and also stipulated that tho com
batants woro to bo seated vis-a-vls
astride of a trestle, as on a horse, tho
four legs of thov trestlo to bo burled
about a foot In tho earth, so that it
could not by any possibility bo over
turned. Each of tho principals was
permitted to use in tho duel whatever
kind of knifo ho might select Bowie
had a short knife, with a broad bhido,
sharp at tho point and with a razor's
edge mado for himself. When tho com
batants met on the ground named,
Bowio's knifo excited tho ridicule of
his adversary. Tho rosult, however,
proved tho superiority of tho bowlo
kntfo to tho long Spanish couteau-dc-chusse
used by his antagonist. Tho
men took tholr seats on the trestle,
both naked to tho wnlst. At the
agreed-upon signal tho Spaniard drow
back his hand, armed with tho long
knifo, to mako a lunge. Bowio, how
ever, thrust tho knifo straight forward
Into tho body of his enemy and then
drawing it quickly across, disem
boweled tho Spaniard in tho twinkling
of an oyo. Bowio presented tho knifo
ho used In tho duel to Edwin Forrest
during a visit tho groat tragedian
mado to tho Colonel at his plantation.
American Notes and Querrics.
SECRETS OF THE TOILET.
Reliable Itt-elpes for I'rovontliifj unci Ke
moving Tan and Sunburn.
Komedies lor tan and sunburn aro
many, and tho reader may take her
choice. She must not feel discouraged
if tho firO attempt fails. She must try
again and keop on trying, remember
ing tho dilloronco In skins and consti
tutions, and that a romedy which in
ono ca30 Is highly beneficial may fajjl
entirely In anothor. It is with lotions
as with prescriptions not tho dbeaso
alono, but Its causo and tho habits unC?
disposition of tho nlllicted havo to be
considered. TlQ reclpos selected aro
excellent ones, each having proved
ofilcacious in ono or more cases.
To removo sunburn. 1. Batho fre
quently with equal parts of Ilmo or
lemon juico and olivo oil. or equal
parts of llmo water and olive oil. Try
both. For bllstors on tho hands and
arms nnd to removo all smart of sun
burn mako a soft paste of woll-slakec"
llmo and sweet oil or ollvo oil. Apply
liberally. It is cheap.
2. Stoop alder llowors in hot wator.
When cool strain nnd apply. This re
nnoves tho redness nnd makes tho skip,
white, but does not allovlato tho smart.
Bruise alder flowers and steep In but
termilk. This is a vory cooling and
hoallng lotion.
3. Batho at night in sour milk and
In tho morning with weak bran tea and
a Utto can do cologne. This is more
of a preventive than a euro.
4. Tho famous Cromo do Venice Is
mado from two drams of borax, ono
dram of Roman alum, one dram of
camphor, half an ounce of rock candy
and a pound of ox-gall. Mix and stir
well for ten minutes or so, and repeat
this btlrrlng threo times a dnj'fora
fortnight, till it appears clear and
transparent. Strain through blotting
paper and 1kU1o for use.
5. Milk of almonds Is frequently reo
ommonded. It Ls made from half an
ounce of blanched bitter almonds and
half a pint of soft water. Beat tho al
monds and water togothor and strain
through a pleco of mujjjin.
Nos. 4 and 5 aro also oxcollent reme
dies for tan. To prevent sunburn,
powder tho skin heavily with rice flour,
com starch or magnesia, but uo none
of tho preparations containing white
lend. Prevention is much bettor than
cure.
To romovo tan. 1. Batho the face
with a mixture formed of ono gill of
bweot milk and tho julco of one lemon.
Apply throo or four tlmoa dally.
2. Mix magnesia in t-oft water so ns
to form a pato. Spread it ovor the
part ntleouxl and Unvo for two min
utes. WhoIi otT In buds ninde with
CWtlle soap, and then rlne In ofv
wnur. Tlii Is a sjKtaly rt-mi-dy.
S an 4 Try the C'rvmi' l Yt buw nu
i-'.tlW Almond If tu-Hher 1 n .r i give
tjuilaulory iviulU. A, 1 Hwh.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
Mrs. Ollphnnt has written moro
than forty novels, nearly all of them
good.
Tho Churchman estimates that
profitless ventures in church journalism
in Now York alono amount to ovor a
quarter of a million dollars.
James Whltcomb Rlloy novor gives
out a poem for publication till it just
suits him. He often works thorn ovor
making many and laborious changos.
Miss Catharino F. Slrnonds com
pleted fifty years1 work as a teacher In
tho Franklin School, Boston. In honor
of her long service, she received among
othor presents, a purso of $250 In gold.
Sir Edward Baincs is tho oldest ac
tive journalist In Europe. Ho Is eighty
eight years old, is editor of tho Leeds
Mercury, and began his journalistic
caroor threo years after tho battlo of
Waterloo.
Justico Gray fairly revels In
French novels. Slnco ho went on the
bench ho has drawn from tho library
over a thousand copies and ho Is a eonr
stant buyer of such books. Thoy are
his recreation.
Mrs. Augusta J. Evans, tho author
of " Beulah" and other storlos, u' an
enthusiastic lover of flowers. She has
a bed of geraniums which botanists
pronounce to bo the finest in tho world.
Her homo is In Mobile, Ala.
Senator Hoar is said to bo tho best
informed man in thoSenato on all mat
ters relating to Amorican history. He
knows tho constitution and tho Feder
alist papers by heart. Ho is a book
collector and knows tho insldo as well
as the outside of books.
Of eighty-six Jewish porlodlcals,
eighteen nre published In tho Hebrew
language, fourteen in English, and
others in German, French, and Rus
siau. Tho Jews havo forty-nlno syna
gogues in New York city, and a larger
Jewish population thoro to-day than
can bo found in tholr own city, Jerusa
lem. The racijic.
Miss Charlotte M. Yongo, tho nov
elist, is a devoted mombor of tho Church
of England. With tho proceeds of her
novel "Tho Heir of Rodcllffo," she
fitted out tho missionary schooner, the
Southern Cross, for tho uso of Bishop
Selwyn; and ten thousand dollars from
tho profits of "The Daisy Chain" are
said to havo gono to tho building of th
missionary college in New Zealand. f
Miss Amelia B. Edwards, tho nov
elist and Eyptologist, is like Charles
Egbert Craddock in one thing. She
studies tho scenes of her stories with
great care. O.10 of thorn describes run
ning tho blockade at Charleston Har
bor. Miss Edwards investigated maps
and pictures of tho place, charts mak
ing high and lo water in tho chan
nels, and actual bills of lading to show
what kind of goods woro shipped.
Sno talked with officers and sailors oi
experience at tho time, and mado a
special study of naval torms under the
Into Admiral Sir Thomas Hastings.
HUMOROUS.
Brido "Glvo mo a kiss, Harry?"
Harry "No, that I can not do; hut I
win loan you ono-
if you will return
lt." Tid-Dils.
Ancient Greek coins havo been dis
covered with tho figure of a horse on
them. We aro glad to learn aflast
whero horso cents originated. Idea.
Tho man who can hum a Ijymn
whilo fining a stove-pipe is good
enough to walk right into full member
ship in any cht?rch without probation.
An avaricious chicken swallowed
a five-dollar gold pleco recently, and
tho hitherto skeptical owner thon know
there wns monoy in poultry. Western
Plowman.
"Sir," ho said, "did you ovr bleed
for your country's flag?" "O yes."
"In what engagement?" "In nn en
gagement I mado with my substitute:
ho bled mo for eight hundred dollars."
N. V. Sun.
"You wish to know why thoy call
It the diamond field, Clara? That Is a
reasonable desire, and we hasten to an
swor you. It is because it costs $10,000
to got a jewel of a player." Harper's
Vazar.
Ho was mumbling about touh
steak and cold coffee and making hlm
solf georally disagreeable "Don't
growl so ovor your breakfast, John,"
said hla wife, "nobody is going to take
it away from you." Life.
A youngster was asked to glvo hla
idea of tho meaning of " responsibil
ity," so ho said: " Well, supposing I
had only two buttons on my trousors
nndonocamo off all the responsibility
would rest on tho othor button."
City Edltor(to roportor) "Did you
get all the salient points in that boat
raco?" Reporter (inwardly deploring
his superior's ignorance) "Thoro
wasn't any slUerJ points. Tho rnco
was between steambonts." Washing
ton Criti
Wauor (to gentleman who has just
tipped him) " Excu&o mo, sir, but do
you know that Is a twenty-cent piece?"
Gentlomnn (putting It back In his
pocket) "Why no, I took It for a
quarter. But It's all right, I know
whero I got It," A'. V. L'poch.
Adam (a good whilo ago)" It's
ftll your fault." Evo "Why is it?"
Adam " You had no business to en
tertain that borpont" Evo " Well,
you said you wore tired of my chatter
and 1 had to havo somobody to talk
to." OmaMa Workl.
" I hoard a very ploasnnt looking
woman uuka overnl outtlnff immarka
h I jMwtMd through markat last night,"
ald on traveling man to nnnthm-
' What werv tht- P" 1 don't romuin-
u-r th. in hM, Oct ono of them was: '.
lake a in,., of aii.-o from Unit hum,
lIoao." Mnuiitnt TruvUr,