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JUST A LIVELY BOY. NOTES OF A 10-YEAR-OLD'S EXECU TION OF AN ERRAND. lDolnt; of mi I:itjIii.v w York Hoy llli Only tli- Orilliniry Hii'H of Anl I mujkl Spirit A ltfiorliar'ii Note nf Ills ' 3'rank. , There was nothing peculiarnlut tho boy'n apie;iniiico. He seemed just 1111 ordinary lO-yenr-old lxy in knickerbockers, idiocs, otockinpi, jacket and polo cup, tho Intter worn on the hack of his head lis most other boyn wear 1 1 ici r. Ho was starting out of n houso ott IoxIiikIoii iiveiino with u gallon tin can, u now, smooth, bright vessel, very strongly made, mill carried by means of a handle of wiroiittho top. In turning tho corner of Fiftieth struct tho hoy suddenly catne ujioii ii largo black dog usleep iu front ot tho gUK-ery, Just before ho reached tho dog ho let go his-hold on tho can and launched It Miiiarely liesido tho sleeping animal. It otmck thn flagging, rattled otr IU cover, bounded iuth nir, and sent the dog out of his sleep wuh a leap and a yell of terror. Tlio dog ran away, and tho boy gathered up tlio can and iU cover, fastened tho two to gether, and went on. There are iron palings iu front of the houes on Fiftieth street, and tlio boy found much sport in holding tho can firmly against them as ho walked along. This made 11 prodigious noise, and caused tho can to IkjIi incessantly from paling to jpuling, denting it at every houueo. Tho boy win tempted to desist from this earrci'm by tho sight of a frowsy woman pitching along the street with uncertain Ktep, and uith half a yard of her rusty black dress dragging on tho pavement. Tho boy wont up to her with a modest and kindly taJrnud asked her If she would not like somo iKvr. Bho replied alllrmatively with brighten ing eyes. "Follow me," wild tho boy. , 2Ie Jed her to n gate in a high brown painted feitci', oiened It, waited until the WTornun was iu tho gateway, and then gently tOioved her in, slammed tho gate, and hung on the top of the fence with his head just over tho edge, shouting to her that there was a snvage dog in there, and thut she hud bet ter look out. Ho dropped to the sidewalk an instant 2jitcr, tiriil of this conceit, and seeing n Third avenue car bowling along, wiUtcd until it lind passed the corner, iuuI thou yelled and 'whistled for it to stop. It stopped and ho, ran after it. When close to it ho shouted: ''.All right; let her go," The car moved, and 'bo Hung his gallon can on tho platform. At XI jo same moment he boarded tho car. Ho 1ind thrown tho can u such a way that it went on at one side and olf at tho other into tlio street. The conductor pulled tho boll to etop tha car. "Never mind; I'll get it," said the Uiy, as ho plunged olf tlio car after tho cnn. Tho cur stopped, and tho boy got his can. He picked it up, and then continued walking hastily away from tho car precisely as if ho had never dreamed of wanting to ride on it, Tim conductor was furious, but lie did not w-ui to be aware of the man's ox viBtcnee. .At Iho moment that he reached the siito--wnlk ho encountered a young playmate, who nsked him what ho was doing with tho can. "Clot it to play shin loo with. Don't you know how to play ill It's tho boss game out' Without apparently taking tlmo to think what ho was about to nay, lit) explained to tlio boy, who was two years younger than liimself, all about the game, which ho would 3inv been obliged to admit lie had never lieardof before, but which ho now said con sisted in pitching pennies at tho can, tho rule lielng that all tlio coppers tho little boy put In tho can were "counters," and all that he failed to get in weru "1omiu" The little lsy 4ind three cents, ajul threw them at tho can, wliicli tho blggerlioy had set up as a mark. All tho little boy's coppers rolled away from tho can, and the big boy picked up them and the can. Alter sioiidiug u moment over an ipressiou of symputh, for his friend, and 3romlsing to give him a.iother chance to morrow," he strode o;.', whistling light heart wily. A little further d.wu tho street ho notd .ho fact that u candy store was iu charge of n tittle girl. Ho ojxhhiI tho store door and wont in. "Hello, little girll" said he, assum ing u wicked apiKturauee, "I nm going to 3oavo this thing behind the counter, and as ioon a l have gone away it will burst up and blow the wliolo store over to Hobokeu, nd you'll lo killed uml your mother will bo ,julvor" At thli Instant the stout German woman who kept tho store oonod tho lace curtained inner doorway to tho household niMltmout in tho buck and eutvrtxl the store. The boy cwiscd tea dug the child, His face looked blank and innocent, though the little girl's countonaneo oxpriwM'd considerable alarm. "I'enny'H worth or chewing gum," wild the 5xy, "'' I'm In a hurry." He got the chewing gum and started to re turn. Iu his hasto he ojhmhsI tho door so rapidly with one hand as to knock the gallon an out of his other hand. It banged on tho lloor, IU lid rolled oil', and there was uoiso lxyond nil estimate. Tho little girl had been x)cctiug mi explosion and screamed with fright. "Dropped my can," said tho boy, nd nt once squatted on tho lloor, spread hU legs as wide us lKisMblo, and describetl an 111-0 with one and u circle with the other us ho lunged llrst for the can and thou for IU lid. A bale of little red wooden wagons wus dis engaged from the nail it hung on and fell with n crush t hut brought tho (Ionium wo aniui around the corner of tho counter Just us tho boy hud gathered himself and hU belong ings and was darting out of tho door. ' In hiii (light ho made u pretended dash at a pile of apples on an Italian frulteivr's tnnd, but neither touched the fruit nor lopied his flight. He did not take the trouble to look around Iu order to nolo Uie ouscmciico of what ho had done. Ho lost something by that, for the Italian In charge of the ktaud had almost UaHxl out of hU cxit iu Ids tiasto to defend his good. Tho lxy ran until ho came to the ktnirs of on lovatcd railroad station. These I'b mounted with only thiiti falls, by reason of one of which ho wus obliged to chase his gallon call owu to tho foot, where it had gone with n scries of bumps and Ixmncci thut moused nil tho jileiuuro tho boy's oyen had power to xprosd. I Ho inndo Ih'IIovo to forget to put hit ticket in tho box, and when the giitcman asked &liu for it ho pretended to Indulge In a w eari some March through ull hU oekots. Thai man dittoovervd the ticket in tho boy'! mouth, took It uwuy, and olfeml to cuff tho; JaU'ii cam, but was not hulf ijulek enough. In tho cloruttxl cur ho hud rare fun. Ho put tlio now buttered uml dirty can bottom up twtwwm his knee, nnd to a tuuo whWtlixl ' Uttween hi tooth In thut grating, dUcorduut way UiAt ouly uch a boy can manage, ho . drummed with hU knuckle. Thu tho lxy rolo on liU erraud, Uufor tunuUly, tlio rS)rter who ulwrvod him loft fcliH ut tho twiuiiwUou of the tiluvatwl rldo, I m thut wlwt ho did oil tho return Journoy 4MH wly U KUuwhxI ut, IJut ho nm evH 4uly uh wywy day Nuw Vork boy, wliU Mdy fJLil BfUllUir lVm4 Ol Uliliwl kplrlU THEFTS FROM GOLD COIN. How Onrln Sam Hui llccn llolibcd by In BcnliMis lt:tlluni mid I'olct. The United States sub-treasury offi cials of thin city nro greatly annoyed at present by the amount of light weight gold coin that U coining into their cof fers. The gold is nil short in value, and though there is no apparent difference in tho size of the various pieces or their weight to the unpractical observer, many of them havo been reduced one third of their value. illOOinCltllSUO llOt liesiwuu m uconse persons ot robbing the govenunent by reducing the weight of tho coin, and tho , government bus even gono so far as to . take hteps to stop tho robbery. Assistant Treasurer ItoWrts said that many of tho goal pieces we u i.u ecu, D..u.w uu some of the $10 pieces were worth on y , S-D.2.-.. Tho fl coins did not suffer much, because it would hardly pay to bother with them. In every caso that his attention had been called to the face of tho coin had not been worn or mutilated. Tho figures and designs presented lines as sharp as new ones, and tho milling hadn't been disturbed. These coins were, however, all short from twenty-five to fifty centa in value. These facts havo caused tho officiate to think that thero aro persons nt wonc in the city wno aro maxing a . . . i regul lbir business of detraudinir tho trOV- U.ir misintss 01 m,iiuuuni, mu fcuv eminent. Tlio gold in these cases lias been re- moved fro... tho coin by means of a chemical process, which does not appear to affect tho general appearance of tho money. An old tre-isury official, in speaking of tlio fraud, gavo mo somo iutoresting facts concerning thw sjiecieH of robbery. "There are half a dozen ways of getting i gold off coins," said he, "but tho two most in voguo aro those whero acid is used, nnd in the 'i-wenting' jirocess. Tlio latter is most in voguo among Polish Jews and Italians, who mako a regular i... i :i uuuiicM oi ii. "In U,e first place luvy securo a b out canvas bag and hi it about hah full of gold coins. '1 no top of tho bag is tied, I i ii .i .1 , n . and then the coins aro siiakeu together . , , . r-i c i- r for hours at a time. T ho Inction of ono , . ... . . . r- coin rubbing against too otner wears off , ,i ii 1 a. i ... i cousuieraiue lioiu, nun ii is uenosiicu at 7, . ,. p., , . t-...i. ,:... c-ono tho bottom of tlio bag. hnch timo VJOO ., P ,i . . i , ii worth of gold con. is treated to tho. . .. , ,i rt i: ...:n . i. 'sweating process tho Italian will prob-1 sweating' process tho Italian will prob- ably secure .y.'O worth of dust. l , coins wnt.ii taken out looksomowhat old, -as it they had been m ; c rcidiit.on a I iUIIU Llllie UIIL llll. III ili1HYD IIU , " ' cepted by persons not. used to handling money. "Ton person familiar with the frauds, 1 however, it is always easy to detect a coin that has been treated to a 'sweat.' Tlio Italian will always take new coin for tlio ptirpoi-c, and it' a person will only stop to think he can aiso detect a light coin. Tho gold does not wear off in rapidly as is generally supposed in ordi-; nary circulation. Therefore when a per-1 sou finds a coin which from its date is 1 only two or three years old, that hiisaj very worn appearance, itliasundoubted-1 ly been treateil to a 'sweat.' These i coins wiil alwavn be found short weight, and people wiil save money if they watch the date anil condition of tho pieces they receive. "Tlio process of removing gold by an acid bath is now resorted to more gen erally than the old sweating system, as it is harder t i detect tlio shortage in tho coins. On 'sweated' coin the figures and milling are worn, while on tho others tho designs aro not at ail injured. To detect shortage in tho Litter coin weigh them." New York Herald. Cnreil of Practical Joklnc. Practical joking has hud many follow ers among "great men:" but t no manner in which He; thoven was cured of it should be a lesson to all whostill practice tho "art." 'i in wife of a pianist in Vienna was a great admirer of tho coin poser's works, ami had M?t her heart on getting a lock of his hair. She induced her husband to get n mutual friend to ask for it; but tho friend, being a prae tical inker, instead of earrviiK' out her wishes, persuaded Beethoven, who also was fond of a practical joke, to send her j a lock cut from a biily goat s beard, the hair of which in texture and color slightly resembled that of tho composers, Tho lady was very proud of hor sup posed treasure, until another friend, who knew the fuels, informed her of tlio trick, when sho was so distressed that her husband wrote an indignant letter, to Beethoven. The composer's tlis- courtesy to a lady being thus brought homo to him, ho was so ashamed that ho immediately wrote a letter of apology, inclosing a genuine, lock of hair; and ho resolved never to bo a party to such jokes again. New York Ledger. What 1 uml la Not Perpelual .Motion. As is generally known, a poriwtutu inotion machine is one to bo moved by a jsjwer furnished by tho machine itself and not from any source outside ot it. A mill or a clock run by the incessant . riso and fall of the tide is not iierpotual motion. Neither is a machine that runs by tho power of terrestritil or other mag netism, or of the wind, or of variations in tho weight of tho atmosphere, or by electricity coming from outside of tho miipliiiiii or lie tho fiirco nf hrmt rnmini? from tho miiii. A wheel that could ill-' ways of itself keep moro weight at ono sido than tho other and thus turn so long as its materials lasted would Imj jierpetiitil motion, ami suci. nas boon mo form of most of the machines invented for tho purpose. Chicago Herald. Cuntrniit of Court. A btranger once walked into a Massa chusetts court and spout somo timo watching tho proceedings. By and by a man was brought up for contempt of court aud fined; whereupon thoutranger rose and said: Ilow much was the fine?" Five dollurs," replied tho clerk. Well," said tlio Ktrntigvr, laying down tho money, "if that's all, I'd liku to jiuo iu. l'va had a few hours' oxpericnro of this court, and no one can feel a greater contempt for it than 1 tlo, and I n a will ing to pay (or U'-Oivou Ilatf. WOMAN'S REAL PLACE. CONTRAST BETWEEN THE SHOP GIRL AND THE SERVANT. Tim runner Tries to Keep Hody and Soul Tnxetlior with Seiircely Store Money J Tlniii thn Latter (lets us Pocket Money. Tlio L'unse of tlio Kvll. j Tho kitchen and nursery versus tho factory and storo question has long en- n , .. ,.,: nf ...n,m, u-hnnrn devoting tiH.ir iiVes to the improvement of th(j milU.ri!ll c0!1(iiti0 0f their sisters, ,n other t,)0s(j ,,nilantliropic j,er. WOIlderillg whether, after all, , word woman ,liUS (lono n wiso , j b ,cnvhg tho 6j)nero which Wfl9 her w wiU, ,ifrerent Btlr. ' nf A . n,w1 invading the occupations which are, by their nature, adapted to men. Some opinions on this subject havo re cently been given. They camo from wo men who thoroughly understand tho ex isting conditions of life, and their ex pressions were echoes which nro heard every where nowadays. Tho best friends, male and female, of the working women nro asking tho samo question Why do women put themselves under circirm- ,,, u,viliv m imi tn airVfl. "'"" ' v., . ol,.,,,,,. wIipii thnv ran read lv ' , - - . ; . " . , '" yivc by a ,ea(ler of tho . J . . ... ers tho question in many cases. It is tho lady craze." Tho "saleslady" and tho "factory lady" havo an ambition to eclipso tlio wives and daughters of their , jn tho matter of dress, and ' ,i,i ,i,0nmm.it " . 7 " ",ZZ"" " their purpose And tho eoumiuuity seems to agree with them. wages in two links op wohk. Careful observers say that in this mat ter tho girls act just tho samo as the t n.,.,1 i i J - clerkships, etc., whose pay is rather than learn a trade T ,r. . t, ,i. f,. in which they can earn three or four w , f , m ..... , . times that much. I ho puny littlo clerk ' . . , ... ' , J1 , ., . . nnd the pa e, unhealthy "saleslady" think " 1 ', . ,. , , , ,, , the v are gentlemen and ladies and would . r ... re 1 be horn bed f any one offered to intro , , ,. ... , duce then, to tlio rosy, health' servanl . , , . . J. , K.rl who has an account at tlio bank, oi f ' , . , , servant , , , , H lurt?ur roll of l)in!, m liaturtlav ovonit.s. f . .. hniulkerchiefa . , .... . .. , , r, ., iiii.niiui if lil t e i-iiiit w t oi iiMwr hull nr the "gentleman" who sells cuffs and col .v.v....v v v lars for sixty or seventy cents a day. They aro the natural product of the now American lady and gentleman craze, and they never realize just what it means un less they get married. Then the "gentle man" clerk wishes ho had mated with a girl in domestic service who knew how to cook and who had a little money laid by: and tho "lady" regrets that bho did not devote her smiles to a mechanic who could support her. TJie police courts and the divorce courts give the culminations of these stories every day in tho year. Hut the purpose of this article is to give further particulars that enter into the contrast between the women in do mestic service and those who havo flooded men's occupations. According to the most accurate statistics obtainable, tho wages of servants in this city average, at the lowest estimate, lo a mouth, besides board, lodgui;: and in many cases all tho clothing needed. Perhaps $:J..r0 a week might bo fixed as the average money com pensation of all tho women in domestic service. Now, according to the statement of Miss Ida Van Klten. Mrs. Creagh and Miss Foster, tho average wages ot work ing women in stores and lactones is, at tho highest estimate, if I a week. A COIII'AIMSON. Thnt is a half dollar difference in wages, and that half dollar represents, in a comparison, tho board, lodging, etc., of the servants. Of course, no woman can live on fifty cents a week. It takes her whole $1 to pay for board and lodg ings if she gives anything like proper nourishment to her body. So it amounts to just this; At the end of a week tlio servant has )?:i.r() to lay by, whilo tho 'saleslady" has not a penny. As to lodging, the average servanl has her own little room, nicely furtii'jhed and lioated iu winter. Tho "saleslady." if sho boards, lias a cold room at thu top ' of tho house, shared by three or fot r other unfortunates. Tho latter works on an average o. ten iiours u nay, wuuo in the holiday season she woncs as much as sixteen hours, and never does a jienny of extra pay reach her pocket. The servant has no longer hours, and Bho can rest during a great part of them, nnd, besides, has her two or threJ "even inirs off" during the week. Her work, on the whole, is much lighter, and sho i docs not know what lines aro If sho falls ill, in a good family, sho receives tho samo cordial attention that her tins- tress would, and is surrounded by kind attentions. And her wages go in all Uio tune. unt now aoout tno -saiesia-iy P the top of the Ward.ug hoo tf she should get sick Well, unless sho is But how about tho "saleslady" up in nl,..nl..,i .it il... f-uiiut tF niiiitb nlm 1.4 jiacked off to a hospital when tho timo for which sho lias pain nor txwni nas if who is allnwt.d tn remain then? till sho gets well, sho ro-1 8Umes her work with her trunk under , bondage to tho landlady, ami with a, I to her, heavy debt staring her in tho j facd Is it any wonder thut many a . naturally good girl seeks ewcapo from such troubles iu tho concert halls? And is it any wouder thut xiU) comfort- able servant gin generally enus uer career of working for others oy marry ing nn honest man and settling down in a comfortable home. Now York Com mercial Advertiser. Valuable Aucmlor. Mrs. Bilger (reading)-Tlw body of a petrilUHl man found near Fresno, Cal., has been sold for $10,000. Mr, Bilger Ten thousand dollarsl By tho war, my dear, your family uwd to livo in California. Aro any of thw buried thero? - New York Weekly. A SONG OF THE SEA. Watch tho motion of tho ocean, of tho beryl coated ocean, as it tloiTs a little white cap to each pcbblo on tho beach: Hear tho rattlo and tho prattle of tho loving wave words spoken, when the half reluct ant pcbblo clutterstlown within iU rench. How the cloudships float above it. And the daring seagulls lovo itl Who could fall to heed the lesson that these foamy billows teach? Watch the motion of tho ocean, of tho cannon adlnn ocean, oh each wave while hot with auger lcuns to stride tho stooping cloud; Otho looming and tho booming of each moving wall of water, hurled against tho walls of granite with an echo long and loud. How tho seagulls skim abovo it, And tho stormy jwtrcls lovo it When tho wind rolls up those snowdrifts with such Iron strength endowed! Watch tho motion of tho ocean, of tho ever changing ocean, tossed by every transient stormwlnil, ru filed by a passltig breeze: Resting never, hut forever In a ceooelcss voice repeating, day by day, tho self samo story in such fancied words as these: "I'raiso Him, all ye heavens adore Him, Let tho earth Isiw down before Him: On tho Hoods He hath prepared it, founded It upon the seas." Harry II. Moore iu Good Housekeeping. Itaw Kullwuy Porters. The agricultural districts nro tho re cruiting grounds for porters; perlinps it would be moro correct to say breed ini' grounds, for no company lias any official to do tho recruiting. As a rail- .. " .. ui.: .,.:.. wuy uuw mna wiiiuii wamiiiK uibuwiuu , ' ..mi o ii 01 every viimjju tiiruuiunii. inu cuun- .try, men seoKing einpioymeni; on uio railway soon find out all particulars necessary to get into tho service. It is ' ". ..;. .mu porters at our large stations, each plainly showing by his talk tho county ho comes from ; and it would bo highly interesting to get then, together nnd l.nnrtlmir nn..v,.KI.n'nn with mm n. otlicr, Ilaw recruits from Yorkshire, Lanca shire, Northumberland, Norfolk, Som ersetshire and Cornwall on a London platform holding a serious conversation would lead a Londoner to think thnt ho was verily among strangers. They must go wherever they nro sent, and before thoy aro appointed must bo ex amined by a doctor. All things then being satisfactory they aro supplied witli their uniform and a book of rules and sent where they aro wanted. Tho new hand can generally bo told by tho look of discomfort he cannot help allow ing in appearanco in corduroy and brass buttons for the first time. Cham bers' Journal. "Sol's Clorlt" III I'lowers. A horologieal achievement in land scape gardening is that of ono of tho florists in charge of the flora of the pub lie parks in Chicago. The llowerbod is laid out on tho points of the compass in the form of u huge semi-circle, and foliage and How ers aro grown in it in such ii manner as to render it a perfect sun dial, or, as the classical inventor expresses it. "Sol's clock." A slab of stone of proper shape is set in tho center of the dial and casts the shadow by which the I time is read. i The idea is not strictly a novel one. Sun dials composed of growing llowers and foliago have been made in hhirope. and it is not improbable that in the days of the greatest popularity of these ' timepieces Moral ones were of frequent occurrence. .Jewelers' Weekly. Anil Mamma I'mwiieil. IIo hadn't seen her for a long time, anil of course thoy had an infinite deal of nothing to say to each other. Little sister, therefore, was very much do trop. "Hun along up stairs, dear," slio said to tlio little one. "I'll give you somo candy if you will." "I don't want to." "There's a good girl. Ple.iso do." "But I'd rather stay hero." "I won't let you come into my room while I'm dressing if you don't." But oven this direful threat had no effect, and little sister remained. Pres ontly iiiainina came in and tlio convor- sation lagged a tnllo. Suddenly a thought struck little sister, "Sav," she asked, "what did you ...nilt .,, Ui ror wIiIIo agofchieago Post. i,...pie i, if,.,i t i lilt Spiders. The eiijovi.ient of particular kinds of food isafter all a matter of custom, and the African who revels in white ants is no more peculiar in his tastes than tho Huropean who eats cheese mites. A lady whom M. Heaun.nr knew was accustomed to devour spiders as fust as she could catch them, nnd a Gorman lady gave it as her opinion that these creatures resembled iu tasto tho most delicious nuts. A fellow conn trvnian of this lady was in the habit of ' "uarv jmutini spiders in his own and his friends' houses. Ho used to 8prt,mJ ,hem on bread, Kozol tells us, , , , , f wu, I .., ..., n anter to the palate than butter. Corn , MiiriwIuo. Crill. l.ni of Two nitlrc A Now ork and a Hostoti girl were lately discussing the comparative merits of their resju'etivo towns. "You lovo Now York." said tlio Boston girl, "as tho pianist loves his plana Thero nro parts of It that he doesn't think much j nlnnit. Hut wo love Boston ns a violin jht ovt,s violin. IIo knows every min ,ltf WMtMj s 10 ny!) lt ,m der his arm, nnd feels it to be all a part of himself." Boston Traveller, One Opinion. "I think." slid Wllllo. looking up through tho chimney Hue, "that Santa needed his clans to get up through thero." UtirjHir's Bazar. No llujo) inent, Did you enjoy Uio play, Kthel?" 'No, I didn't cry ouoo." Judt-o. Cntn In India. A Hindoo will make caste an excuse for nnvthing, and Anglo-Indian law w ill back him up in his villainy f in pass ing through a crowded bazar your cloth ing should brush against a heap of grain exposed on the ground, as everything is here, and if this grain merchant should claim that this grain was set apart for native food, if this honest nativo chooses to make you buy that heap of grain at his own selling price, he has the law on his side, and the judge also, if, as is 60 often the case, the judge bo a Hindoo. You may wish to keep house in a mod est sort of a way. and you may wish to have as few servants nbout tho houso as possible. In America ono servant, or two at most, would be ample, but here on the same scale of living you must keep a dozen at least. Your bhistle will carry water and nothing else, such is tho rule of his caste. Your khansam.i will cook your food that is. the small portion of it that he does not steal, but will not wait on table; for this you must have your khidnuiggar Your syco will drive, but will not dean or harness vour horse, for this you must pay another man You must have the big doors all around the house wide open theso hot nights or you cannot breathe, and so you must have a chokidar (watchman), who is generally a (lujerati. a well known caste of acknowledged thieves. The native police, us you would ex pect, lire the worst thieves in the coun try Not one of your baker's dozen of servants has one good, honest half hour's work in tho whole twenty-four hours, but not one of then, will lift a linger to do anything which he does not consider his work. and. as you will bee. this is a matter which he has entirely in his own hands For all of which tho excuse is i bat casto rules will not allow them to do any other kind of work: and although you may know very well that this is an absurd lie. invented only for your annoy ance and robbery, yet. what are you go ing to do about it? Every man of them steals like a pick pocket, and every man of them will lie in a way which no whito man, no mat ter how talented ho may bo, can ever hope to imitate. You may be annoyed beyond all endurance; tho inconvenience and loss of time and money may bo most serious; but yet, if you let your angry passions riso and got the better of your judgment, and proceed to kick ono of theso fellows off tho premises, you will probably pay a fine of 100 rupees, and then they will boycott you in a way which no trades union ever dared to do yot. Again. Anglo-Indian law is on the eido of the native. Cor. Minneapolis Tribune. Itconoiny In Swell Circles. "Scrimping" is tho art of being economical without looking iho picture of poverty. Lvcr sinco ox-Judgo John Fitch, in an ex tended interview, gavo his pessimistic views in regard to the scrimping tendency of the times the word has become very common among tho iiolitieiaus and young uristocrutio swells who frequently haven't tli- money to 3well it on the sculo they desiro. Thoy sim ply say they nro "scrimping," and that means hard pan economy, last season's clothes caved over, cheap cigars in fact, cheap everything. Judge Fitch, in his pol ished and elegant style, stated thut scrimp ing was invachng many of tho most aristo cratic mansions of the city. Somo years npo, ho asserted, a reception meant n sumptuous 6pread anil plenty of champagne. Now a phantom lunch was offered consisting of a thimble cup of bouillon too hot to drink, and n dia phanous slice of baker's bread. The judge is ono of tho best informed scholars about town, and always meets with a hearty welcome from his hosts of friends. New York Press "Every Day Talk." Hollo of Mary Slnurt. Julian Hawthorno has a valuable collec tion of iclics, ninny of which havo descended to him from his father. Among them is the little old oak table upon which ilury Stuuit wrote her last letter, on tho morning of hoj execution.- Now York Evening World. For catarrhal nnd throat disorders "llrown'f Hrnnchial Troche" are renowned and lnarvelously effective, giving imme diate relief. It is peculiar that the fiiMer a ninn is the sooner ugo will overtake htm. UsoKnameline Stove Polish; no dust, no smell. Thy Gkh.mka for breakfast. Jiltshion's favorite fail, centers in that famous, fascina ting gaino lawn tennis. But thero aro women who cannot ongago in any pastime. Thoy aro deucato, feeble and easily exhausted. Thoy aro sufferers from weaknesses anil disorders peculiar to females, whioh nro accompanied by sallow complexions, expressionless eyes and haggard looks. For overworked, " worn - out," " run - down," debilitated teachers, milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses, " shop-girls," housekeepers, nursing mothers, ami feeblo women gen erally, Dr. Pierce's Favorito Pre scription is tho greatest earthly boon, being uncqiialod as nn appe tizing cordial ana restorativo tonic It's tho only mcdicino for women, sold by druggists, under a positive guarantee from tho makers, of sat isfaction in every caso, or money re funded. This guarantee has been faithfully carried out for years. " ., rf' i Copyright, 1S90. ' ' SOMP vnv t.IFK (n the Wholesale i rune In San I'r.in cIhco. A new hardware concern has just been started under the name of Miller, Sloss ,t Scott, in San Francisco, to tlo a iobhitn; business only. " 1 . j- . I !1.1 iney nnvu Bccureo me .our-siory niiiiu ing, Nets. 12, 11 and 10 Pine street, formerly occupied by Messrs. J. C. Johnson it Co. The building has been completely fitted up for their business, having three hydraulic elevators to facilitn'e the handling of goods, tWUUl 1 mull iiutv ji.a, i-uitiiii,iu,v,n rrl.n It... ....io l.inne.wi.iif)rt.1 Xlnv 10 nflfl The linn was incorporated .nay in. aim iu I ,l (Minrli.u V. Millnr 1 ' rruill e 11 1 : I A. W. iUiiiigan, rirsi lcc-rresuieni; joun A. Scott, Second Vice-President; Joseph iss, Secretary and Treasurer. These of- llcers. with A. L. Scott and Leon Sloss, constitute tlie uoaru 01 Directors. Charles E. Miller, the President, is a na tive California!! and well known among hardware dealers on the Pacific Coast Starting as an ollice boy with Hooker ;t Co., he served then, seven years, nnd in 17U entered the service of Dunham, Carri gun it Co., in whose employ he continued For a term of. fifteen years, leaving there last mouth to engage in the new enterprise headed with his name. A. W. Milligun, the First Vice-President, has, until the corporation of Miller, Sloss ifc Scott, been connected with the Dunham, Carrigun it Haydcn Co.'sNcw York branch, in charge of their iron, steel and pipe de partment. He represents the new concern tit ltr llroadwny, New York, and attends to nil its purchases and placing of orders in the Eastern States. John A. Scott and A. Lowndes Scott have also been identified with the Dunham, Cnr rigan it Ilaydcn Co., and with their oppor tunities have acquired a large acquaintance among the trade, both in the. city and throughout tho Coast. Joseph Sloss, the Secretary and Treasurer, will have control of the ollice and financial department, being specially fitted for this work through his experience of several years in the Anglo-Cafifoniian Hank, I. d. Messrs. Joseph and Leon Sloss are sons of Mr. Louis Sloss, whose name is known I.. ..II I : W'f.ut ,u tirifii. in an iiiisiniss uiii-ic? in iiiv .-,1, ... i'.".. inent in many of the lending industries nnd the progress of that section of the country. They have also secured the services of W. A. Itice, V. A. Leonard and Carlton F. .... ' .i i.i.. ..n.,i...i :.. ii... i.MOUiiurop, men iiiorougiuj iiut-iui m n.-. rbiisiness, having occupied responsible and I i: ... :i!.P.. ...ill.1 !. !.,..l...,., P.,r.i. leaning positions w 1111 j-miiiumi, -gan t Ilayden Co. It is proposed to carry a complete line of shelf and heavy hardware, tools, mill anil mining supplies, engineers' and railroad supplies, iron, steel, pipe, sheet iron, fit tings, globe and steam fittings; in fact, everything thut goes to make up u lirst class assortment and stock in their line. All the members of the firm are young, enterprising and energetic, and wilt try for a fair proportion of the hardware trade. With their stock of new goods in. aided by all the improvements in conducting the business that their experience has suggested to them, they are fully prepared to meet all the requirements ol intending purchasers who would do well to give them a call. Kiclies have whip. What they need, iireord Lift to the uveriiKC man's idea, is a tail thut will steer them his way. (MIANC.KS OP I.I MAT K r Kill more people than is generally known. 1'nr tlenliirlv Is till" the ease In instances where the constitution is delicate, and among our imml grunt imputation seeking new homes In those portions of the West, nnd where laidnrlid and Uphold fevers prevail al certain seasons of the v'ear. The best preparative for a change of ell iaate.orof diet and water which that change ne cessitates. Is Hosteller's Stomach Hitters, which not onlv fortifies tho system against miliaria, a variable temieriiture,diiiap,and the debilitating ell'eets of tropical hent, but Is also the lending remedy fot constipation, dyspepsia, liver com plaint," bodily troubles scclnlly apt to attack emigrants and visitors to regions near the equa tor, mariners and tourists. Whether used ns a safeguard by sea voyagers, travelers by land, miners, or ol agriculturists In new ly jiopulated districts, this tine siieeltle has elicited tho most favorable testimony. " Mules are contrary things," said the driver. "Vt-rv true," salil ngg. "For instance, they nrenl'ivn.vs putting their best leel backward. OT INTKItUST TO A I II I.UTKS. James Koliinson, the athletic trainer at Princeton College, Princeton, N. J., says: " 1 have found it imperative to have sure and simple remedies on hand in case of cuts, brui.-es, strains, sprains, colds, rheu matism, etc. Shortly after entering upon my profession I discovered such a remedy in Ai.i.cock's Ponoi's Pi.asteus. I tried other plasters, but found them too harsh and irritating. Ai.i.cock's Pouous Pi.as tkus give almost instantaneous relief, and their strengthening power is remarkable. In cases ot weak back put two plasters on the small of the back and in a short time you will be capable of quite severe exer cise. In 'sprint,' and 'distance' races and jumping, the muscles or tendons in the legs and feet sometimes weaken. This can in variably be relieved by cutting the plaster iu narrow strips, so as to give tree motion, nnd applying on muscles affected." A man's Idea nf being good to a woman Is to give her oiMirtunities to lie good to him. AFRAID TO TRUST. We are not tifraid ioii would not jmy, hut some body would certainty newled or refuse, and we would lose dollars mid dollars, undtlieu vouand others w ho did pay would have to make It up, or we would be driven out of business. Wo prefer to sell for cash at even 1 or t er cent, net profit. We have one line of Shlrtlm; and Apron lilliK haiiis, nood w idth and fair quality, at t;1 , cents iK'ryanl: on this you save about one-half. Wo hale the lie.-t Hue of bomestlc Dry Ciooilsiu town for faint') use, and all rery rAitii. intUttl. Send lor our July list, now ready, lt will be sent free to all Inquirers. Shoes, lry (lootls, No Hons, Wen rim; Apirel, I'auiied l.'oods, Dried l'rult. Tinware. Iliinlwaie. t'roekerv. lilnsswnrc. I l'roi lslon, lirocerles everytlilii!; you waul, quoted at lowest cash prices, fonslumiu'iits received Address SMITH'S CASH STORE, 410 .V. 41H Trout St., San Francisco. Cul. HAY FEVER CURED 10 STAY CURED. Wc want the name and ad- drr.inf pwrrv nfT.rpr in Ihp &AQTUM A U S ami Canada. Addrcs. HO I miln P.EtroldHi)ii,ll.D,Bafila,a.T. STEIN WAY, Gabler and Pease Pianos Meaning Uie lltsT Piano Maui, and the favorite cheaper l'ianea; all M utlcal Initrumenta; llandaSup rrtled; large Mock of Sheet Muilo. SniNWir HALL, tttt and Sot Poet Street; MaiTnus Okay Oo. CU and ee our new room and new itock. Old (lot it and B!er Nought; aend jrour old Oold and SUrer tiy mall to Uie old and reliable bout ol A. Coleman, 41 Third itreet. Ban Pranciwo; I will tend b return mall the cath. aoourdmg to aasar; If the amount U not tatttt ctory. will letum gold. "THE SPECIFIC A NO. I." lOuresKllunnAtural (llsrliarcesof men, VniHIPl"omaUerof,1ow lone sniadliiif. l'ri I UUllUl''"'4 "lecture, It oelaif mi Internal remedy. I urea w hen everything el Urill llnufalleil. Trirr.tf 3.UU. Circular on IfltN! !PI'heiitlon. boldby DniBKlsUorsi'iit liia.il . 0Il reo l)t o( prC4, by Ttje A BclUMfU. Ibelt MiitU-lnetVi , Kan Jose, ChI. J. McCRAKEN it CO., -DEALERS IN Rocha Hirbor Lime. Portland Cimtnt. Col dei! tu J!d u,,h Hair. Fir Brick nd Flr Cliy. LAND PLASTER. 00 North Kront Street, Cor. I, i'OHTLAKD, OH. FOR MEN ONLY! mm l BIMIUHU JtAHOOI9 ilmiMLktnna liefttrrrvi IWeakataioi "a of Body tad Kind, Effect )nor IiMtMf is Old or Young, .III kftlwfi II U taUrf lit klMAVlkH It kT k U - I N, 1. N, U. No. 3W-K. K. N, U. No, 473 toiVllViC