ELSIE. I
Eho lias lialr of poldcti title,
And two eyes of liquid blue, J
Epurkllnc liko llm Kiiullt dew,
Itoxiilih Kfc-.lc'
Cheeks JuM slightly tltipcd nW.ttxy,
Each ii liny dimple- shows. '
1'eorljr teeth nnd tnrn'il up noso.
Sweetheart (Mulct
EIio'k two cherry lit so sweet
TlMt to I.'Ihb them new n treat,
Ami auoli liny linnd atid.fect,
Angel Khilul
Awl ft dfllnty Ditto wnlrt
On a dainty lioly placed,
rurjxilv to In embraced,
t)..i line I.Wol
Tlio' no neutrr Iiopo M tilgti
Thau the lirontliliiK of n sIrIi
That lay yerj could backward fly,
Witching I'Mvi
Yet If t'.ue had (.wirier uped
OVI" my tMTtty ilnrlliiR'n head,
1 might Ikx gome day to wed
Tally i:UIl
.New Orleuus I'leayuno.
A VISITIXG CAItD.
In..,
call, in their turn,
r countess a diacu.ion
uh concluded by the young i
"t.
pam
ml prlnr-iples it kIiouM Ixi
returned thf tall. But lie
would nu. know how to i.ppcar in ti wav 1 tI '
i 1.1 .1 v tr ;. called
turn , -sum iim un Justus.', iuiv, II II
wore I. having the habit of the world. 1
kIioiiIiI know how to iiiintntrp perfectly.
!So it I Inwttliiil mamma anil I chould f?o
to call on the cntititotis. Hy doinj; ho wo
will uuki' her iinilcixtand that we nro.
It was n rainy day in January. Ijjrso '
drops wore boating intinotonotiHly against
iho window u.' a red hrick houso wliowj
white Htono trimminpi and other heavy J
architectural ornniiieiitntioiis wore that,
air of Imvinj; been manufactured by
tho thousand which charactorizeH thuj
dwellings of I hone tjood people who have i
ffainod wealth without tfiiiiuiiK ttiHto.
Uehiiid the kiii'i 1110 ctirtuiim on thoi
flrbt lloor Ktood a b uiilsoine blonde look-1
iiiR out u it ! 1 n bo cd e.proHHion in her
cold blue eyes. 'Ihm wan .Solango Tar-
venue, the only daughter of a roHpeet-1
ablo bom j-oiM who, having tnado bin
money in trade, now lived u gentleman 1
of leiwue in thin lino new limine.
"Heaven!" exclaimed JIllo. Tarvcnue, I
"how tiroHomo thin rain is! One can't!
go out to make tiny calla and 110 one
comes to i one."
The hell rang.
"There! I'm miro that in a call. You
wo, niainma. you wero very wrong to
Hay that you were not at home to visitors,
livery one i. not 11s much afraid of bad
weather iw you tiro."
"My dear' child, what aro you think
ittgofl K1H1 a day tin this! Why tho
parlor furniture would have been ruined
hy peopleH wet clotheHl"
"Jeole'H wet clothcsl It is (o bo
hoped the people we know would wear
waterproofs an long hh they conio on
foot,"nilded the young lady, bitterly.
ttho ran; tho bell. A young nurvant
girl came in.
"Urlng the cards that wero left just
now."
Tho tiervant returned. Solango throw
tin mdili'orent glaneo on tho bit of
pabt oboard. KiHlilenly her face lighted
up, hIiu exclaimed, ipiickly:
"Mamma! It wan M. do I'rovaretl
Ami joiiilnln t receive him I"
".M. do JYi'vuiul!" wailed Mine. Tar
venue. "IVar mel What a pityl"
'It does ureal good to nay 'What n
pity, now!" " rrietl .Solango, Hourly.
M. tie I'revurct was conuiilered tho
very best catch in VilloAbbel Young
and handfeemo and clever, and tho ptw
f.eKsorof a large fortune, he lived with hia
mother, thetiowager countess, in 0110 of
tho inoht t.uniituoun residences in tho
town. And this young man, on whom
every woman of rank with a marriage
able daughter smiled, had rung tho door
lell of tho Tar ven ucu and left bin cards
for them! I low had this ever como
about? Ho bowed to them, becauso they
bowed to IiIm mother, but ho hud never
been introduced to tho ladies.
"What can it mean'r" asked Mine. Tar
venue, anxiously.
Solango win Mantling before tho glass.
"'Why, itwonrnto 1110 that it is very
clearl" t.he replied, with deep compla
cency. "Haven't you noticed, my dear
nminma, that every time wo go to hear
tho band play M. do lYovaret is tliero
toor"
"What!-why-ti,) you thinkV"-Mmc.
Turvcnuo did not tl.uo llnihh, ho audaci
ous did her thought uoem to her.
"Ami why now" demanded Solango,
throwing up her Hondo head with a
triumphant air (hat made her really im
mensely handsome.
"Ymi nro right," murmured poor.Mmo.
Tarvcnue; "uni are pretty enough."
It wan quite true that .Solango Tar
venuo was handsome enough to inspire a
wihsion, but she would never have had
any attraction for a fastidious man.
This young pon-on, with her tsculptur
esquo form and her dazzling coloring,
was absolutely lacking in innate retine
montor distinction. No rollout ion of a
gentle nature, an elevated houl, ever
Ktivo that iiiueseribablochann toher regu
lar features that sueh attributes only can
convey. .She was clever enough, but it
was a thoroughly material hin t of clever
ness, and it was joined ton most extra
ordinary amount of egotism and vanity.
She had played, in childhood, Miiml tho
paternal counter; but bho had been edu
cated in a lasluuuablo l'nriMan school,
from whit h bho had brought away tdl J
manner 01 amoiiinns. in nor tiroams lor
pleased to show ua that you approved of 1
j-our ton's v ihit to tw."
It was now tho o.untcss tuni tobo
agitated. IJad (erard really trone to cee
these people.' The daughter was pretty
very pretty,
i.f .if.i .... , . , 1
1 mo urn unow inai mv Eon na 1
unon von." she Bttitl with her !
grand air. '
An: lucre he ts now
1 dressing tne young man who now en
tered with a winle, "will you not Intro
duce me to Mine, nnd Mile. Tnrvenue'r"
t.t. ... I. I
,,,, ,, iin 1 .,. i., : ii weine to me uiai 11 is 3011 wno
iiiK t r nt the alt en lion 1 if her Voii ""1,t lo me." remarke.l the
!kV;SwTcrrKr,C!iV SohmWN
(h,i .L, .'o. Lvii Jl uvMrO,.,,,,1 while h.'r mother wished that the earth
a large ialon ,1 mle old to" SSlZl n ie 5 - Whm
Jlt ' S? r,, again, antl
mo hr how she h id ,1 Tf l'e , 'Vn T''i I T 1,01 ' "K-
iwon. She had Ihm n ul tired to receive, 1 , lu" 1 f'r 'V'"".1 y""
Bho said; but there Int. been bevera E .11 lrS "
callere. " Among., them the0"-and she, h f ' M -lan niua
took una card I too might allude to it,
"Mnif Tai v.11110" mi .1 ini.,lni.w,t.ilo i 'DOl"'e. but I nm afraid there is a mis
fti..k never have
countess. "I was mirpriJ-d to get the r ,TT '1 'aM' T l,,P ''""f
cur(j 1 b of knowing you. to present myself at
,'.. ii,..,, , your door. Sow, however, I nhall," he
I know them at.d 1 don t. Ho used continued with a profound Iww," "cer-
to Ije a linen .!racr I think. He is out utinly Ik- for the ple.-Lsure of doing so."
nL!!V"T Vn l'y m(."0Ur y",,n Tcrvcnue .l..,Kratey rosean.l,
church-tho rather is n little man with fol(nVf.(i ,, U r daughter, left the room
Hm-ctucles; ho mother very stout antl When (ieranl ha.l returned from seeing
rubicund; the daughter a superb ciea- tlmm to the d.K.r. his mother said to him:
lure, a blonde, who dresses very well.) ..T(. truly, my wm, did vou call 1
muni. ..... w, OJj Uk pCOpIO'
I "'' "1?' 1 "'"'ml'r now. I believe ..Nl.vpr' in 'tIL. u.ori,It IUV (1(ar )0ti,er;
they Ikjw to me. I hey are good souls, I n, 1 ,1,,,,'t itl ln least 'know what all
slioiiltl think they go to church very tis moans!"
rogiilarlv. In the Mreet moanwhilo Solango was !
Uo i I mmiIs. JH.-1-haiw. toughed her i)itinK lllr liU thu ,(i(Hl started,
son, "but frightfully ordinary. Tho ..UIl.lt j, wu wvrol We have I
'J1,',' no. ,n,?,b,i;-1 Ah for "'V spoiled everything! He had come to tho
daughter. e call her tho empress. I house without lettiii" Ids mother know.
assure you tno namo milts ner. hho la a mui vve ,KV0 ,t,t lho cal ouU)f U , ,..
tremeniloUH posotise. til0 n,,r0,i
"Iltit why Hhoul.l they como to sco , "Wliata pity! If only ho comes back
'no. asketl the countess ,!linr j,, ?i,no tVmiuc. praver-
"1'crhapn to solicit mibscriptioiifl for f,7v 1 "
so.no charity The mother and .laughter Tf10 npxt ,,nv ()Ln.0 occurro(i Mme.
belong to diirerent church orgamzjttions, Twvonne's small vvtekly reception. Tho
m i ' llllll1H were lightetl nnd Solango was set-
'l eiiiiips. I don t fare to know them, ting out some dominos nonclKilautly on
but 1 want to be polite. 1 might leave the" baize table.
my card some day at their house. That , -Is everything readv?" demanded M.
would not commit 1:10 to anything." 1 Tarvenne.
"Of coine not. Especially witli tho "Oh, ves."
TarVOllUOJ." "Wl-ll; Iwrnuso I linl.l n tmnil lonl In
1 ho lady little dreamed what a com- this one evening in the week, when 1 can
motion luewiuareof pasteboard her foot-1 gather mv ..Id Iriends around me," said
man deposited at the Parvenuo doors tho old fellow. "I miss one, though,
onoallernoon would cause in that house-, Kamillat," antl he sighed,
hold. W lien .Solango. who was at tho His guests soon began to arrive. So
wintlow, recognized the I'revaret livery, hinge, with a book in her band, aban
sho forgot all her assumption of inditrer- iloned herself to gold tinted reveries,
enco and rushed down to tho kitchen to That very morning the Count (Jcrard
tell the servant that the ladies would re- had bowed lo her profoundly, and on
ceive. Then she threw a hasty glance this incident, trivial as it wuh, she had
into tho drawing room lo assure herself begun to erect a vi. ionary mtllolding of
that nil things were in older there, antl, dreams. Suddenly tho tloor opened
still running, returned to her room and again antl M. Ramiliat was announced.
negiin to nnuo an appropriate toilet, j Jl. Tarvenne hurried forward to meet
vv hat was not her nisappoiutmeut when him.
bho beard the oarrh:go drive away again. I "Mv dour friend, at last?"
"Idiot!" she cried to the servant over "V.'hv. ves. hero 1 am again. But let
tho bannister. "U hv didn't you say wo mo toIlVou all of vou tho most extra
were at homo as I tol.l vou'r" ' ordinary anil laughable occurrence imag-
"I!ut, mademoiselle, the footman inablo. You know. Tarvenne, that I
diilntnsk. lie gave me the card, antl I was oirentled I ocause of your having
said, 'Madame n at home.' Then ho , failed to take anv notice of a certain
said. 'Well, give her that then.'" j visit I pi:id vou (hive weeks ago. You
" cry well." said Solango with ascer- ' Raid that vou had not heart 1 of it. 1 was
bity. "Hut you might at least have re- ' sure lhat'l K it cards. Well, 1 left cards,
framed from saying that wo wero at anil you never knew it."
home, since you hadn't been asketl." I Ho broke olT with a loud laugh.
Nevertheless the niirlll of tho COUIltess' "Tell i;ie. Tni-venne. do von k-nnw Mm
card roinowliat appeased her. That a Cointo tie I'levaret:"
grande dame of the countess' age, too, I "Verv little, but becomes here."
bhoultl have taken the trouble to drive "Ahfho comes here? lie came 011 tho
out in tho eohl in order to leave a card at (ilh of January, eh? Well, 1 left his
their house proved conclusively that sho card!"
wished touinction her son's course. Thus 1 Solango. who bail raised her head from
tiiti iume. larveuuo minis iiuewise, ami her hook, now approached.
1 no iwo lauics resoivoii 1 11:11 too least tney "Anil this is tho
could do would bo to call once inoro upon . fault of that
tho countess without delay. lllatlel. lor
'Ibis had been arranged, when M. ! Probably tin
Tarvenne, who spent an hour at his club Now. what do vou inonoso 1 discovered
every day, camo in with a very clouded , after three wool? That the cards in tho
urow. packages were mixed madvertently
"Something very serious has hap- naif of them were mine and half those of
pencil, said the retired linen draper. . tho Count l'revaivt. That is how it hap
pened that you received a card lrom
that geiulerj..n and that K how"
Solango, whiter than a sheet, had risen
with dillicultv and retreated into tho
embrasure of a w uidow. Her mother
followed her.
"Courage, PoLui.e! IV) kind to M.
Uainillat. After all, Cuolo is not such
a bad match!"
"What! Wh. 11 one thought ono was
going to boa (.outness!" and sho hastened
from the room.
"Kxcuse Solango," said Mine. Tar
venne. "She is feeling indisposed."
Three months later liorarddo Htovaret
was married to one of his cousins, and
tho same dav M. Kuselki Kamillat. dis-
antl which dainetl by Solango. conducted to tho
altar tho daughter of his father's part
ner. They say that Solango Tarvenne will
not marry at all. Translated for Tho
Now York Mercury from tho French of
M. l'lonui by Agnes tiillord.
Kocti Ciinniiniptlnii Cure.
It cannot yet be said that the exact
status of Koch's remedy is fixed; nor can
wo even yet say with certainty that this
much heralded cure is destined to sur
vive among establithed methods at all.
The mo-t that is claimed for it hv its
but Ilh friends are mine, most ardent advocates in that itKf'mn
Gerard," ad- 1 canable of denrivin'' the bacillus of the
material in which it thrives best i. e.,
of disintegrating and destroying tuber
1 cnlous tissue. There has been no claim
that it has any direct effect upon tin ( x
istenceof the bacillus, nor that it, h iv
ing deprived the bacillus of its fm.l,
j tends in any way to remove that paras to
from the body, and thns to eliminate th
j iossibie source of danger t mbnrqneiit
or more general infection,
j Under its influence in some forms of
local tuberculosis especially of thus.j'u
I it has been shown that tissue whit 1
I was of the very lowly organized varn f
I characteristic of the disease has been ;;t
; first ill lMtrt and then wholly ivphe 1
by a tissue of higher organiziition, and
one that is likely to be permanent. In
regard to tuberculosis of the ltint;.
there can bo no question that iinjirove
ment in the patient's general condition,
and also evidence of improvement at the
site of the 'disease have followed the use
of this remedy. Tho general improve
ment manifests itself by a gain in
weight, lessening in fever, increased ap
petite, better sleep. The local improve
ment is surmised from certain changes
to be observed by auscultation and per
cussion, together with a diminution in
the severity of the cous;h and in tho
amount of the expectoration, and also a
diminution in the number of tho bacilli
in the expectoration or their complete
disappearance from it.
This has not always been the case. In
not a few instances no improvement has
resulted, and in other cases direct and 1
most damaging results, including hem-1
orrlmge and even death, have been !
brought about by it. In the treatment
of tuberculosis of the bones and joint-
results seem to have been widely differ
ent. It is certain that some cases havo
been benefited, anil equally certain that
others havo not. Popular Science
Monthly.
iiniilt uiiis tint liNimp
During the session of the Methodist
conference ono of the ministers went
into a drug store about dusk on a chillv
evening and asketl tho proprietor for
gooti, mini cigar. Alter paying tor it
ho added:
"is there any placo around your store
where I can havo a quiet smoke? Our
bishop has just been preaching prettv
sharply against tho use of tobacco, so I
don t want to smoke 'round the hoiibo
where I am staying, nor out in the
street, on account of lho bad example I
might set. tint a mild cigar does rest
one so!"
The
and saiti
"Step behind my prescription counter,
sir; you will ho unseen there."
Two minutes later another good min
istor came into tho store, bought a mild
cigar and asked it ho might bo permit
ted to smoke 111 the store, because
"Our bishop has just been preaching
against smoking," he explained, almost
111 tho exact words of his predecessor.
Ho also was sent behind tho prescrip
tion counter. Tho screen hid tho two
dominies from sight, but it did not shut
liter winch arose
ncountered min
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he lniui ol nil tiKtlou,, cliionologldal
druggist ouito
agreed with him
now approached. dominies from sight, bi
ns istbowayo it: It s all tho , out tho ,,s of , ,
nt gootl-to nothing engraver, 1 , .' . . "
ordered some carthf forfait. 1. I whtfU ""II,htcr1iso; 8 0
:he Count (Jerard did thosame. I lster iNo- L hashing
tho futuro she saw noblemen at her feet, ! give mo his card
inen "vvo nave 110 secrets lrom you,
my daughter, and you know already "that
111'v friend Kamillat has spoken to mo of
his desire of making a match between
you and his son. 1 expected an ollioial
jiroposal from him three weeks ago. 1
did not leceive it, anil since then ho has
boomed to avoid 1110. 1 did not like to
call upon him becauso that would havo
been undigniliod under tho circumstan
ces. Finally 1 met him today 011 tho
street and, although ho protend'od not to
poo me, 1 accosted him. 'What's tho
j reason ono never sees you any more,
Hainillnfi'' 'It seems to ine, sir,' ho an
swered stifllv, 'that it is scarcely my
I place to call upon you again after life
step I took three weeks ago
you laileil to recognize in any way.
I And now it turns out that bo camo here,
j left his card, as 1 was not r'Jiotue, and
thought of course, as vve had Tad a con
versation on the subject tho previous day,
that 1 would understand tho visit tis'u
formal demand on his and his sou's part
for Solango's hand. Hero wo aro at log
gerheads, antl nil beeau&o you did not
nnd who would not have thought 11 crown
misplaced had it boon mado to rest on
her niagnilicent yellow hair. It was
therefore no wonder that tho Cointo do
l'rovarot'H visit hud not much mirpriscd
her. She saw in it simply tho natural
result of her beauty. Khe" received her
father when ho u turuod with n superior
undo of calm iatuousuoss, while Mine.
Turvenuo, who v. as more unsophisticated
in her now grandeur, exclaimed ngitat
edlyi "If you only know whom wo havo
just m inset U"
"Old Vou think I don't know," re
plied tho good man, trying to look verv
bubtlo, "80 ho has comu to make bis
projiosal, has he?"
To mako his proposal?" quavered
Mme, Turvcnuo. "Vou know, tlien'f"
"It is to bo hoped that 1 did know."
remarked M. Tiirvonuo with ii'iportanco. 1
"Ho said to me only this morning: 'It is
time wo came to an understanding. Ku
eho is fairly wasting away, ho U so much
la lovo with Solango. '"
"Kiistibe! Of whom nro you talking?"
"Of mv friend Kamillat, who is mast
anxious that Solango should marry hU
son."
"M. Kamillat did not call. Hut tho
Cointo do l'rovaiet mug tho doorbell
whilo you weio tivvny." And Solango,
having pronounced these words, majes
tically left tho room. 1
il. do I'rovaretl" uxohluiod SI. Tar-,
venue. I
"Why, yes," eaid inatlnine, Imitnting
her daughter's self KiMMKd nml mdit
fercnt mien. "Solango i not ntvtou
ifihed. Ho Uaa Ixvu noticing her a gtxvit
(deal of late. And if IiomJiouUI wnnt tu
marry her there would I mi nothing our-,
prising in that cither. Siw i ImuOMouie
ouougli to umLo u luoaHllmno poHkiule.''
A dlscuMiiun then a row U-twvui
Imo, Turvcnuo and her daughtwr wt 10
SUlj-rour V'iirs .tliirilril.
Greene county can probably boast of
having one of tho oldest married couples
in the state. David Stickle anil Mary,
his wife, aro tho happy pair. They have
been living together for sixty-four years,
having been married in lS'JU. The com
bined ages of the two aro 174 years. Both
are still enjoying fairly good health.
Sir. Stickle was born in Washington
county fully ninety-oiio years ago, and
moved to his present residence in Slorris
in 1S-10. ICight children wero born as
tho fruits of this union, and three aro
Btill living. The oltl gentleman is quite
active and his mental faculties aro good.
Ho was always an industrious man, and
ho still cuts his wood and does many
other odd jobs about tho farm.
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In niiiii-til nf lliH.a Hiilijiri. a riiiitplrta atij rtlian.llte, anl
li ti-lfta Hie Mork nrRlfall ratlcal liso to faliufll ainlaloekmen.
IlllW'l'll'I'I. i rili:. Ili-rrlii la irlrrn tliamo.t uirful lihila
tnirioaeranriill ktnj. of i iKr talilra nit I fruit,, aa eatliere!
rrmii (lie Flprliflice ot (lie lnot aucea.,fiil liolllcultllllats.
A It (Ml rrilrlT HV,. He,lBiian1 planaMrltotllira.citltncea.
Iialna ant oilier ontinillilliiga, with raluatile uggeatlolia to
tho.e Intriiiliiie to LuHd.
II (I l!i Dllll I. II. TIM, irotk ennlalnattIM nnl It.lft rrelpr
r.-r almoil tvvry inianltia1l4ill,li for liirakfaal, dlmieranil tea.
(hi, depariitient aliitio lieiti wotth moie lliau nine leiitha of
IheeooK liookaaoM; atnio.t Itinumrralite lilul. tilniiil aitR.
reatliiiia to iKiu.fkeapi-ia ; dfalftnaan-1 auggeitlona for making
inaiiT lietiiililnl HiIiiri for Ilia a-loniment of home. In needle
work, emtirol lerr, eto ; litnton norloiiltme, telllne liow to lie
aueciiaafiil Willi all the rarlou, I lanta ; toilet hlnla, tellllnit liow
to pre.ettf anl Laautlf Hie compteilou, liauli, teeth. Lair,
etc., eto
MnlMOVI.. Manj dollar In doctors' 1,111, "111 l,e aared
niiniinlly to eierr poi.eaaor of llila lieok tliiougli tlie lalualile
Inrormalion liereln contained. It Iplu liotv to cure, tiralniple
tet reliable liotne letnpdle. available in eterr tiou,eholl, ererj
dl.eate an t allmenl tliat Ii curnlile, llil, department forming a
comp ete tnelieat liook, (he Talus or which lu aujr Lome cau
hardly be computed In dollars and cents.
INVnvriON AMI lUtCOVntV. remarkablr n:.-r.
e.llng desciliitlona of preat Intenllnnt. Ini-luding tUe Slram
Ilnfilne. Ibeletperaph, II i- tMntliie; Pre.,, the Dlecttlo l.lelit.
(lie rein. Machine, the '1 eli-pImm-, tho Tjpo Writer, the Tjpe
Setting Mai-hiue, the Cotton filn, etc.
Till'. VV(lltM't WOMir.lt. Oraphlc destrlptlon.,
1-eauH fully lllu.lrntel. oftlie Vellowalone Park, Vnaemile
Vallej, Niagara Tails, the Alps, Paris, Vesuvius, Venice,
Vienna, the Caunus of 1'nTorado, Mammoth fare, Natural
llrldge, (Xaikloa (ilea, the White Mountalus, etc , etc.
'1'ltA Vi:i,1. Peserlpllon. prornselj Illustrated, of the life,
manners, customs, eulUr forms, rites aud cerrmoiiiea of the
I riiln.a. l.i in-1 ti-otle or mills. Sirica, i-i is--v..,
P ' li I.,,' V liiirmali. the S.n,lieh Ishnd.
Sr,i. K.ntaria. . ra.hmere and Tunis Hie Arabs,
? urVa Mes.rs . liueilrtoa. American Imllan.. Eerp-
tiailans lir.-pk.,i Ins, Siberian. AWiana, lerslans,
Sl.i.lems', Ansl.nlli tarlsns, Sicilians, etc . eifl.
HlVI'I'lCTtT In this meat wolk Is al-o devrlbel
ami llhu.'raled lho I processes of I rlnlln. aleteoOplril,
?Vb ndlne. ! t, t... Illhed.l hjr. , lieteg raph,. ,. I leo
t Undue, plan ml (""'' ": IT" , l"';1"8' 'A
, ,.m.fae,ure of . ,lk, Jeel. ,1.... china. , ''"""; "T.
leather slarcli stU lurpenllne. Jioslal earila, sljfe
fnrir".f Meli) '-"" lull.rlT lnle...lln anl
In.truelilre .
rilltl-IllV I'lIOlu1'. Infresllnj de-erlpllons, dins,
iraled oftli-uliut.. ,..t.loror l.i.ik.tof tea. coOee,
chocolate, ctlen. II lr. "if". !' "".'"''f'-,..'0," '
finger, cinnamon. nl( pepper, ooenaliiil. 1V"""'I!1 ".i,..
ana., ptunes. dates. !. III. "' linll-ruouer. jn(t
Icha. eork.camLd r oil, tapioca, eto.. etc.
WTIIltVI. IIISW. Interesting and InslrnrtSt
d.'seilpilons. arcompl iv Ulu-ilatlons. ,,f ;'"'"""" '"t:'
birds, tl.hes an 1 Inse Ihlnuch curious Inhumation tegarl
lug their life anlhal(
I. W. Tne Ksyuotll Vrrl Is also a cnmplele law
book. telllDievrrj man hf mar l.o 1,1s own l"J". "J
contalnlnj full and cou?'-ln'l"'
atidllielaw.otthese.era-V ln nil liiallers which art
subject lo litigation, wlih.'Uue forms of legal documeuts.
MIMNtl. PtTlrtlootillutratlona of the mining of
gold allier.d'.mouds, ci'ld copter, lead, sine, tin anl
qulckillrrr j
tlUlrMe I l" nVDr w!Dde tA bf utirnl lUUw Lund .t .!..
lottoo of eh ncein. the r!an1. 3,ll, etc'
wlieretrl dlrlng. coril fUlii? t to
LTcriLTii it. ami fccrM.ANnotfl. Utta
H.Uen iTiit amount of -1"'- trtersnttin; lnformtion.
:omeof -whlfh tithe rorul
fopul Ion tlieC'intlnentt
of "f rloip: coutitrlf ft
.itt- Me itl- tote ror
re r.n" depth oiiem( UIn A
locom tion . tilintli and
rnenti, to an tructnr,
ffomNwY r .. tofmportau.'
eocrv nm progrein. poput
c.ticn. "(e , common itrammn
tiuneiation l tie of ctpit
of tV il , ciirlou fct
anlmIa, orlsliioflhc iiamei k
norki, popular fables, famtt
. .... .1.1.,. .nr. f f.nn.
Mattsticioribe globe, leaJiorJ1- wot,i
f American clte, area ani
Rttsa nml Territor lea. aui
rU. tetigtti of the princlput
fan, Prefltleniial atathtlc.
eans. Iieicnt or n.pnnlaln,
or t'O-lfeN, heUlit ot inonu
neei from Woililngton, aho
.chronologic illilHor j of dli
liquet of American Statet,
mr. rme mr ipemnK, yiv
11 Street piira'p", conmirrcs
turai iiiitorT,iingeiiT i
, atntcf coiintrlei.or ureal
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etc..
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kuuoiib reading no work Is more entertaining or Instructive.
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J SET OF THE
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A I'nltn uitli u lUatory.
John M. (lOiiiiK. of Wtippingor's Falls,
Duti'liosd county, has a i0 jwlin with
quite a history, which, adileil to its groat
ago loO years iiiaijus it a vnlunblo
plant. Tho palm was originally grown
at Mount Vernon, anil was onco owned
by tieorgo ashington. It was brought
j from there by Mr. 'an Kons-selaer and
I jilaced in Niblo'stiarden at the timo that
pleasure resort was llrst eonstriieted.
i -fter soino years it was brought to Clin
I ton l'oiiit, tlioVanlieusselaerlioiueetead,
1 mid for four decades was cared for by
Kdward Downing, tho gardener, to whom
it was eventually given when tho Van
Kcnssolaers left that section of country,
and afterward it became tho property hi
I tho (Jorings. Tho plant stands 10 'feet
high anil weighs nearly 100 pounds.
iow lone limes.
"Hut ho never came ho never left a
card!" cried Mine. Tarvenne.
"In any case, there's a good match off."
grutnuieil -i. larvenue.
"Do not deplore it, 1 Ivg," remarked
Solango with her most miporb mien. "I
(should not have accepted M. Kusobo Ra
millat in any event. 1 hope before long
to present to you a Kin-in-law of ipiito
another htamp."
In lorn tliau eight days Mine. Turve
nuo and her daughter repaired anew to
' the dowager countetw.' JSolange was en
chantingly haudbomo in a miit of dark
blue with ufctraUhan trimmings, inula
toouo of tho Nimo on her golden hair.
I Mme. Tarvenne, in plush tuid jets, had
assumed an indiirorent and coutemptu-
ous air which sho thought in tho best
lossiblo form.
! When tho countes nav tho two Ltdiea
enter her drawing room nho .uppressed
tv movemont of Mirprie, hut sho received
nor gueMs with that gracious amiability
which ko bticcoMifully Ueepa people at a
dLstance.
"1 was porry," t.ho wild in her blow, )
musioial voice, "not lo havo Iven at
homo when you camo soiuo little timo
ago to beo ine." j
"Tho 1um waw entirely ours, madam," i
taiil KX)laii with euipreuHiient. I
"Certainly, eertaiuly," unit! Mmo, Tar-!
venuo, who wao very roil and very ill at
ease.
"I regretted tho ootneidunco nil tho
mora that 1 thought you inuzht havo
WlklllHI to mu mti Wild
church clmrity."
Solungo uudertood tho alhulou, aud '
I...M ..m.. ilul. s;.. i
ST i ai In!.,-t.l . 'ahoul;lthittky.uv.oiild liavaltrul
church wurk, hut 1 do not solicit aid
lroanotiieu, mwttiinouncotl ttvMcJiautly. i
An AiliTtl.ini; Doilgr.
Not long ago a hausoin cab was driven
at a very rapid pace through the Strand
in London. The passers by saw to thuir
i horror thttt there were two men inside
engaged in an apparently deadly strug
gle. They raised an alarm, and some
bolder than the rest brought tho horse to I
a standstill. Thereupon the two, who a I
few moments before were engaged in a I
I life or death conflict, leaned quietly for-
I ward and distributed among tho crowd
some handbills, inviting them to go to
j such and such a theater to witness a cer
I Uiu ierforiiiance. New York Lodger.
wmm:
ENS.
pes,
Ibscriptioa
e than
.llr. Clliler'a 1'iirs-tluuicli t.
.Toim Gilder, an old man living in Dub
lin, Oa., lielioves in preparation for
death. Some years ago he had his vault
built and a cotlin ordered. When M. L.
Jones's store was burned down, some
months ago, tho casket was destroyed.
Sonio weeks ago he wrote to a friend in
.Macon to semi hun another. .His friend
was slow about attending to the request,
and when .Mr. Udder was taken sicklast
week ho hnd a telegram sent toan under
taker at Macon tor a casket worth $230.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tlilnpi llat ChuiicoiU
III tho old days, when Washington was
but a big village, the jvost of minister to
tho L'nited sStales was tho least liked of
all tho chief diplomat io appointments,
but now that Washington is a Ivcautiful
city and tho Mecca of tho best ooplo in
tho Union, thing; aro very different.
With a stipend of nix thousand pounds
Ptorlinc n ear and allowances, an excel
lent Iioum, good society, a charming cli- J Whowl
mate, ami no laws m mo .ieiiet ami
l..il.,,.o ..o ,.. .
a a amm i.mn nn in i iiti-i i.iitiiiiar. mi ii ;inna i m
iuuton lecution is an uiiviablo biUut. . Jor (uiAliUtUvWyh-Ifs thought-
London World. 10ty y
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