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• In a London ^qujftre. im tbe casa«le88 tiiruug, u it surged kloog, In ui uiglu u( Uir> s>A<;t, They atowl nun [jruffered their woodland 6ov,<;n, Hwi'ct »i..i<(C- â€" ncjt so 8w<j«t. Aad liiiea uut so fa r aud pale Aa thu maiden'fi fuam-wbitu face, Vith ita ti.'it*. i:it;tix-<; irved UadouDft brows, And its sabr ie Huutbem grace. Aadtbohoi'it ila.Tk ey.8, with their grave snr- prisf. Had the twilii^iit gluw that iihine« la Buutheru lai.dH where tlie sanshme falls Through th iiuak ul purpliog vines. What bitter turu of furiuue'a wheel _H a4 8eut the wanderers here, Trom the shores »lierH roses and lilies blow All throuuh the |j<jldeii year .' And hert* aud there a kindly heart Would pauso4i tuuii.eut s space. Touched by the sister'^ pleading (glance Ahd the w>;Dderful KatTiielle face. And purchase a. (l»-w j ijriuirose knot â€" A iwnn'ortb of fairy toldâ€" Bt tbe nilent lips and the speaking eyes nepaid a huudredfuld. And, lint^eriiiK 'here in the crowded B<]uare. I thouijht. Is tbi.s but one Of the thousand »oriiid secr>'ts bid In our surruwfMl ^sb>.iju'' Oris the sileut woe that looks From the umiden'H k^ieat sad eyes 7he shadow palo of suuie tragic tale Of sleepless memories '/ A Gerniau Cu-uperifttive CouimuDity. The Atiiaiia couiu, unity in lows, inclad iag a population uf abuul 2,U0U, is an interestiut! liiwsiraiiuu of the socceaa of oo-operaiivu eff'^rt ainoiig thrifty Germans. The getlleuieiii wns ot-gun in IHoo and tbe oelony now u>kiis iti.UOO acres of land. Tbe land forms a hiiiKie luwnship and the peo- ple are grouped in seven villages. Each village is a :iU' lal and iudaatrial anit, and lias a detiuile aiea assigned to it for cnlti- Tatiou and p,»<tursg«. The government of the colony sCFiiis, as a whole, ig invested in a Board uf ihirteen trustees, while Mtch village has us Board of Klders, varying m iiumb«.r from seven in the smallest tu eighteen in the largest. The central institution in each village is the "sture," which is a large general retail establishment carrying groceries, liniKs, Jry tiuuds, clothing, bats and caps, hartware, etc. Its bookkeeping ie very elaijuraie. lor. except in dealings with outsider-, the ojlouists do net ordin- arily use nioije>. Everything is done by a â- yatem of accounts which are kept at the "â- tore,' The uUcksuiitb shop and the carpenter shop have acconnis against the &rm depaiiii.rui Hliich are duly recorded on the village books. Kvery family or adoll has an accuuiit at the " store," oartain creoits being apportioned to all meisbers by ihetlders at the commence- OMDt uf each >ear, ubicb are drawn against fey purchasers. Hoarding houses furnish meals to inrujbers m each village in groape of from forty tu hftf nach. Uouses are •aligned to fsiiulirs by the elders, who pro vide shelter for sll. The commtmity con- dacts a number uf mills and manufactur- ing enterprist^s â€" /'irt*//urj/ Oiipatch. !>clrDtltic Scraps. LiCnses are almost universally made of glaaa, bat an >.\|<erinieuler has recently made a lens of >ve with which be was able to Uiibt pipes t>y means of the solar rays. Alum m*v b.' jjartially decomposed with its two coui|>o .r!!t parts, potassium sul- phate and aminiiiiiiiii sulphate, by being placed in a j<r ot pore water, tbe two salts poaaessin^ iiiCfrent deiprees of di£Fuaive power when lo soliiiion. One of the greatest difficulties in printing on certain p>|>ers is the development of electricity a- tlie printed sheets reach tbe Hy. It is reported ih'it a remedy has been lonnd for tins trouble, by saturating the fingers of the tlv vvith glycerine dilated with water J. Scully, uf (;*iiutta, has foand that the addition of pure silver of but four- thotisandtns oi us weight of bismuth ren- ders it brittle wbvn looled slowly. When oooled (|uickl.> ihe > fT'Ct is not so marked, bat still suili lent tu render it unservicea- ble for coinnte An instiuoent called the aulograph- ometer has Uielv been devised, which aatcgrapbicall.t records tbe plan of the ground over »luLh it is dragged. It can be carried aix.it on a light vehicle, and when in use uitiicmes the topography and differences oi level of all places over which it passes. It is found (hat smoke, as it issues from the mu/.zlu of a heavy gan, can be almost iaatautaueou-lv precipitated by means of a simple elei t:i -hI apparatas. The inven- tion is bas>d n|roii the researches of Fro- feasor T>ii>Jall. Lord Kayleigh and Professor Loiim- m the action of elec- tricity upon tlostiug dust and vapor, and it should be oi consuierable military value. ANTIQUITY OF THE TELEPHONE, The PrieaU of India Have Used That In- strament for '.2,000 Years. " The principle of the telephone has been known for 2,000 year -i in India,'' was the rather incredible sttjry made last night by Fred Ameabory, who has just returned to New York after a two years' sojourn in the land of striped tigers and wonderful fakire. " I do not assert, mark you," continued Mr. Amesbnry, " that they use tbe tele- phone as we use it, or that they have any system of general communication. What I do say is that the high-caste people have a method of communicating with each other by arbitrary action on a diaphragm, just as we do, bat it is confined entirely to their temples, and ita existence has remained a secret until within a very few years. " I was in a town called I'anj, about '200 miles from Madras, and while there became acquainted with an English officer named Harrington, who was a prime favorite with the natives because on one occasion he had saved a priest from drowning. He was a very genial, pleasant fellow, and had that peculiar magnetism about him that made and kept friends everywhere. " It was through Uarrington that I was enabled to learn the existence of telephonic communication and t« satisfy myself of its antiquity. " There are two temples in the village about a mile apart. In the interior and on the ground door of each is a small circular structure which is guarded day and night from the natives, as well as from strangers, aed is sapposed to be the abiding place of tbe governirg spirit,' but in reality is tbe terminus of tbe telephonic line, which is laid andergroand from one building to the other. " The superstitioas natives regarded this little structure with the greatest awe and reverence, because they had seen demon- strated before their eyes â€" or rather ears â€" the power of this spirit to communicate with the other temple. They were required to make their offering in one building, and make known their wishes and desires. Then immediately repairing to the second temple they would be informed of all they had said and done, although neither priest bad left his post. This was regarded as a demonstra- tion of the power of the spirit. " We were anabie to determine the com- position of the wire that connected tbe two buildings. It was some kmd of metal, but neither steel, copper, nor brass, although it closely resembled the latter. The transmit- ter was of wood and about the si^e of the bead of a dour barrel, and to establish con- nection, instead of ringing a bell, tbe per- son wishing to attract attention at tbe other end stood close to tbe cnrioas thing and shouted, " Ooey '. ooey ! ooey 1' " This was answered by a similar shoat. which, though faint, was distinct, and could be heard two feet away. " After Uarrington and I had gained tbe confidence of the priests, or, rather, after he bad, we were ^iven a carte blanche to do as we pleased, and we talked to each other from one temple to tbe other for more than an hour, and were enabled to make an incomplete investigation, " We learned that the telephone that we saw bad been in use for thirty years. Tbe priests were very old men, and they remem- bered that the Une ot communication bad been reOewed only ouceduiiugtheir iuoam- bency. ihey showed us the remains ot worm- eaten transmitters and wooden conduits. They claimed that the system had been in existence since the creation, and laughed at us when we told them that the same prin- ciples has only been applied in Euglandand America within tbe last dozen years. In every part of India and Burmah this sys- tem ot secret communication exists, althoagh handreds of travellers have never suspected it. I believe that it dates back fully two thousand vears."-- .NVu? York Sun. THX OBCHID CBAZE. A Widespread Mania that Alutost Equals the Celebrated 1 alip Madness. It is a genuine mania. There were a few cases of it before, but the malady never be- came alarming till about six }earH ago, when it began to attract public attention in England. Like gont and bay fever, it is most hkely to attack persons of large means, high social position and blue blood. Poor people are never victims of it. A singular peculiarity about it is that it is much more likely to attack men than womea. Like hydrophobia, leprosy and consumption, it is pronounced incurable. That it is contagious is admitted by all who have given attention to the matter. Some wealthy Americans who were in London four or five years ago contracietl the disease and brought it to this country. It is now qaite prevalent in New York, and there are a few cases in Boston and a smaller namber in Chicago, St. Louis and other Western cities. It has for several years been the custom of hay fever sufferers to hold an annual reunion. Tbe victims of the orchid mania are following their example. About fifty of them met in New York not long since and had a very enjoyable time. They brought with them about eight hundred varieties ot tbe plant over which they have gone daft. A large proportion of the nobility and gentry of England are victims of the orchid craze. All the members of the Hothscbiid family, whether living on the Continent or in Great Britain, are orchid fanciers. Baron Schroder. Mr. Chamberlain and Sir .John Lubbock have very large collections. Mr. Sanders, of St. Albans, baa four a<.res covered with glass that are entirely devoted to producing orchids. Mr. Chamberlain's collection cost him 840,600, bat is valued at more than twice that sum. He has nine glass houses full ot orchids, many of which are •jtceediugly rare. They are all joined together and are connected with conservatories and hot houses in which other dowers are raised. .\.ll the buildings are lighted by electricity and are supplied with beautiful birds and tropical insects. Ycu can pass from tbe drawing-room ot his mansion to a mosaic-doored, plate -glass- cove red prome- nade and walk for several rods among the vegetable marvels of tbe trupics. The owner is an excellent botanist and skilful dorist, a:.d spends most of bis Icisare among his plants. The trade in orchids has reached enor- mous proportions in England. Larger sums have been paid for orchid roots than were ever given for any specimens of live stock. The most expensive dowers are not always the finest. 'Ibu price of plants range in the order of their scarcity. . Some speci- mens that readily brought 100 guineas ten years ago can now be bought fur a few shillings. A single root of a ywly dis- covered variety will command i fabulous sum. Every person who is tryLng to get a large collection will endeavor to obtain it. Every portien of the tropics is now being searchea by orchid-houters sent out by the London importers, who have grown rich in tbe business ot obtaining rare specimens. One dealer has sixteen collectors in various parts ot tropical South America, Africa, Asia, and the .slaiids in the Facitfc and Indian oceans. Their sal- aries and expetisea amouat trr^tnnr JH UOi Q OO per year. In their travels and explorations they employ many natives. One of our Consuls m Venezuela reports that the orchid trade is rendering the country pros perous. A poor man will ANOTHER NEW IXDCSTBY. How a Lady Hakes the Action of Croas- Ing ^weepins Fine. Tbe i/.-.Jj' ilomiiij A'-ir-, according to the St. Juiiita' Gazette, gives this little story as the result of its obser'/ations of a new mdustry : On arriving at the crossing at which Lady Bruce Overton rresided, I was strack by the neatness and good sense shown in her ladyships' choice of costume. The fair crossing sweeper wore a petticoat of tartan reaching somo inches below the knee . thick, black stockings and -itoot, well-made shoes prelected her feet from the mud and wet. A loose sailor body of red velvet, profusely trimmed with fur, and a red velvet c-ap ot liberty, completed a costume that admirably set off the fair beauty of ita owner. Lady Overton received me with a charming smile and showed me all her appliances for celerity and dispatch in the sveeping ot her crosbing. A charming little broom tied with many ribbons attracted my attention, and I in(|uired the reason ot the gay decorations. " Ah. ' said her ladyship, " I wear ribbons on my broom jast as my more luxurious sisters do on their guitars. Each gentleman whom I call my friend presents me with a new and cunotis ribbon, and I am considered to have a very good >:oIlec- tion. " And do you find the work hard / " I inquired. "Oh, dear no," was the answer " I arrive here a'ooat 10 o'clock every morning and tind my boy waiting for me : for, of coarse, I have an experienced sweeper to do the a;taal bard work. I do the overseeing and th'. money receiving my- self. About 1 o'clock tny maid brings me my lunch, and after that the real business of the day b«g;;:s. From 2 till aboBt .5 a constant stream of passers-by â€" chiedy gentlemen â€" pat their money into this little basket (showing me a lovely Liberty creation- About i I ba.e my tea table spread at the corner here, and many of my friends coL';e at this hoar and considerably -inii'.en this [:art ot the street. ' ' And are you making a pecu- riary success ? " 1 ask. 'What a ques- tion'. ' she replied, la ;ghing ; -why, I sometimes take as mu .h as 110 to £.30 a day ; but. of course, my best time is in the season when all the smart peopl'' are in town. "Do yoa find that yoiir social poeiti' n has suJered ? ' I inquired. " Not at all. " returned her ladyship, promptly. â-  At first, I own, my people" were rather vexed : but after a time they ceased to object to my work, and are now very pleased at my Buocess. Ind'^cd. I am becoming qaite a celebrity, and recei,e more invita- tions than I have time to accept, Tbe Pr"ce bunself has eipressed a wish to make my ac«|aaintance, and, asfar as I can see, I am in a fair way to make a large fortune. ' Her lad;, ship then wished me good morning, and I walked on, redecting that uo girl who has a little enterprise need despair of making a good living in these enlightened and wide- minded Jays. DeU-'ltlODS. " Innocent it lo do anything and look like you did rjot lo it" "Jealous is a per- aon that is afecird uf another, getting more than be will." " I have a beautiful ivory vine." " The eU-phaut Iias a long piece of ivory in his mouth " " I have a cat with beautiful tu/-/. on it " " It is bad to have the wheeze lu vour throat." " I guess we kave BO many iIiuks to learn at schools that we don't have any room to understand tbem ill. ' »*^'' ' li"le itirl, pathetically. •• In Times of l"e*cc Prepare for War." Mrs Majiiu Chanceâ€" " My deajr, you have my svuipachy. if^o that rich old bnmbug' has bn.Krii cfl liia engagement with you. You have hia letters, and have been a lawvtr, o: loiirso?'' Miss Ptiitrâ€" "Oh, certainly; but he made an ft^slgll^lfnt last week 1" Mrs. M. C. -" I he wretch !" <i«iitle 4 ritielsui. Mrs. Lake Shoreâ€" Wonderful, isn't it? Miss Lake Shore -Why, mamma, it is perfectly horrible. Mrs. Lake Shore â€" I don't mean the whole painting, my dear. 1 was referring to the manner in which the artist makes that twenty pound man lift a ton of hay on his pitchfork.â€" fii f>it» Their WeddlOK Journey. Ue ^impecanioas gentleman ot leisure) â€" I was sorry at being callwi out yesterday and leaving vou to pay the minister. What did he ask you .' " She (JiO.OOO a \ear)- " He asked me who \ou were. " Ue â€" " Well â- ? " Sheâ€"" And'when I told him, be said he didn t feel justified in charging me more than 'i'l."â€"Lije. Odds and Eud«, W. n. X J. U. (Jray, of Maryland, ba.e been granted a patent for a '.lock whi';h, when once wound up. will run tor years. Tbe clock is absol":iely noiseless when in operation. A novelty in the way of iaily newspapers la annouved by the iiip i ''..â- i.^- i -uvu.t - notbisii less than an evening edition pub- lished in London ot a new Paris morning paper, the copy to be supplied by telegraph Agnes' little joke â€" 'Now, Marie, see it you can get tbe table all set by the time I often 'obtain I »™ ready to help you ' A KpleiiUid linlutlou. He ladmirii !i a vase ot flowers)â€" Aren't ihey beautiful? Oo you know, Miss Rouge, thev retuind me ot you. She (softly l-But, Mr. Cute, they are artificial. Heâ€" Ah. yes : but yeu'd never know it. ^^~ â€" 0|<p»Keil to Volapuk. The peopl-J of this country are not in need ot any new language. Many of them uannot speak the one they have. Suae. ___^_- ««o«l'Chance for a Hoiuele»» Oiaut. A lady advertises that she has " a tine, «iry, well-furnishea bed room tor a gentle- man twelve feet siiuare." â€"C'yUfi/iatt •/KUHia;. I'ierre St. Armand d'ed at Pembroke last week at ',17 years uf age. Hi* father lived to tei, his inuilier nearly 99, a sister to within a few da> s of 100, and an aunt of '>ii father's to 117 years. -Kichmorui put Yourself iu tils Place. Envious young man (speaking of favored rival) â€" Yes, George is clever and handsome, but he is so abominably conceited. Sharp young ladyâ€" But, Mr. Damley, it you were handsome and clever woold not yon be conceited ? (A few moment's re- dection, followed by total collapse of Dumley.) She Spoke to Ulm. i)ook Agentâ€" How do you do, madam. Will your dot? bite ? Madam â€" Waal, I reckon he will. Book Agentâ€" Would yoa have the gootl- ness to speak to him ? Madamâ€" Certainly. Sick imTigft ; sick im 1 â€" Harper's Bazar. ♦ He wo* Ab»olat«ly Necrssary. " I hear they are going to have a donkey party at B 's," said a man to his neigh- bor. " So I understand, " was the reply, "are you going ? ' " Of course I am," said the man, " they couldn't have the parly without me!" -Vnd he couldn't quite make out what the other fellow was laagh- ingat. _ Mr. William O'Brien addressed the Pon- sonby tenants at Youghal at an early hour yesterday morning and afterward attempted to hold the meeting which had been proclaimed by the Government. He mounted a car with the intention ot addressing the people, but was seized by the police and dragged to the ground. The police then charged upon the crowd with more for an orchid root procured from a swamp or the branch ot a tree than he re- ceived for bard labor during a dozen years. Collecting orchids is attended by many dangers and great losses ot property. Several collectors in the jmiglea of India have been devoured by tigirs, bitten by venomous serpents, or dro'vned in bogs. C^uite a number have been overturned while in canoes, and it is presumed that several have been roasted and eateh by the can- nibals of Polynesia. Many valuable speci- mens are Inst on account of lack ot facilities for transportation. One London dealer lately received a telegram from Port Said informing him that 10.000 orchid roots bad been killed by exposure to °.he sun on the Hed Sea or by being knocked about during a storm. .\ collector on one ot the Philip- pine Islands got together '20.000 specimens, which he spread out on tbe beach to dry, but an unusually high ti^ial wave swept them all into the sea. Another collector in Peru had his roots in sacks on the backs ot mules, which were confiscated by a party of soldiers, who declared they had imme- diate need ot the animals. The soldiers laughed about the orcbidshaving any value. Some things can be said in favor of tbe orchid mania. It is harmless. So far from injuring the poor in any country, it benefits them. It tarnishes employment for many people. It encourages tne stady ot botany, which ig the most neglected of all the natur nl "c iences. What is ot more conseqaence^Mthe world, it is the means of causing uia^^outlandish cotmtries to be explored. â€" C'iicOi;o Timet. Dldu't Recoenite Him. " You have the advantage ot me," said the old merchant, blandly. " You will have to get some one to identify you. " • Identify me .' Why I am your son, just back from college. " " May be,' answered the old gentleman, but my son did not Thii Odeen of Sweden .s still the observed of all observers at Bournemouth. "-he takes exercise generally on a dim:native donkey, using a fan to keep o" the rays ot the sun. Two or thr-.e men servants are :alwa)3i:i atfehda'i.'e. one of their ch.et occupations beinf to carry what appears I to be hot water. I A Kimball (Uak. - .Juitice of the Peace has made the announcemeat that daring leap year he will charge uo f' e for marry- ing couples who will admit that the mat^Ji was brought about by the lady exerting her leap year prerogatives. It has been reserved for the Chicago 1 inie^ to solicilaud severalhuadredCbicago ladies to famish particulars of the dresses worn at church by the saidladieaon Kaster Stmday. Niagara's Water Poster. â-  A curious scheme has been Jevised for utilizing the water-power of Niagara Falls, ' says tbe Jmr'ncari Ar h.y.r, " Th-.- main feature ot the plan consists in the con- struction ot a tunnel, by which water is to be taken from some distance 'ip the river towards Lake Erie, carried under the town of Niagara, and discharged into t^e channel of the river below the Falls, It is calcu- lated that out ot the seven million horse- power which, it is said, the river can supply, one hundred ;\ad nineteen thou- ikna can easily be diverted by the tannel and utilized tg driva a seri-^s ot turbine wheels, '2iS of which, each aiordiug 5C0 horsepower, will supply %-i many mills with a motive force which will oe unaf- fected by the weather, cheap and per- petual. The .est ot the tunnel and wheel- pits is estimated at «.i.000,000." . . ^ â€" In the Silk Room, Writing on the care of sick people a pro- fessional nurse says: "First let ua caution those who enter a sickroom against sitting down familiarly on the bedside EIOECTKICITT VS. HANGlNti. Three aiea Convicted of Marker Kipre* a Pref rence for tbe Fomer BI«<1« Eaecatloo. The New York inn says there are tw men ir. the Tombs convicted of murderâ€" Daniel Lyons, who killed the athlete (jaina and Adolph lUicb, who baa been toant guilty of the murder of his wife. In Brooklyn Jail there is John Greenwald, whose hfe ;a demanded for shootiog;Lyi S. Weeks. These men have talked iteely in answer to the question, ' How would yoa prefer to die â€" by hanging, or by electricity /" Eacb one says that if be really must e irrender his life he would choose electricity. Danny Lyons paled just a hillo at this direct query. "That's a straight question, sure," he said, "but it's fair ; it's all right to ask that, for I suppose I'm ana ot the few, the very few, anfortanaie devils la this place or anywhere arotmd her-a who ia best able to answer such a question. Well, I'm for electricity. That seems to cue to be tbe safest for the sherirf and tho least cruel to the prisoner. You might say what diiferance does it make to a man hov he dies, as long as he has got to die some- how at seme set time. Well, I tell yoa, it docs make a heap of iifference. Haif thO fearw-.Jd o^e from the horrible ideaa that are connected with 'nanging and tho chances ct name slip in the execution. ' " But do yau tnink that the knowledge that death was to .ome by electricity would take away mach of the horror and repul- siveness cf capitil piinishment / ' " Of coarse I Jo. A man -iits Jovd ia s chair, the corrent ia turned on. That enda him. He's dead. But by hanging be may not die for five mmutes, perhaps twenty. Then we are accustomed to sitting down ia chairs, so that there is nothing ugly in ' doing that even though a man may kjtoiv ' it is a patent chair with a wire fastoned -^ , it. Bat the idea ot walking ip a gallows and having to stand on a drop, and uf wait* ing for the hangman to fasten tho aoosa and all the other business, is horrible %ai enough to make a fellow sb'jdder. ' Lyons said he would object, however, to the provisions ot the Bill that a condemned prisoner shall not know the e\a<jt date oe hour when the sentence is to be executed. The Hungarian, Adolph lieicb, who ha» bt^n convicted of killing his wife, said ha bad seen five men hanged tor murder and two men shot as spies in the rcvolntion of • i. He knows what death by tho guillo- tine is like, and hia preference, ho said» would be the electricaJ mode. 'rh'< gaillo- tine he thought too bloody hanging wa» barbarooB, and not sure and safe, while shooting was associated too mich -A^ith the idea ot war. John Greenwald, the Er-wklyn burglar found guilty ot shooting Lyman S. Weeks, said he had pondered on tbe sabje<.t a great deal and bad concluded that electricity was the best way and that it ought to be adopted. He baa talked with fiieii wbo have tried to hang themselves, and they have tci.J him that their experiences were frightfully horrible. Ue believes in elec- tricity because it is sadden and painless. The victim, ho says, ia killed wiiho'it tor- ture, e.v.-ept that mental torture "'vhidk mast be tbe lot of any 'jne stjUicieolly unlucky te get h:s Idti m .jaeger. Oreen- wald Jmdmtua that iieilhef iiMtb<>d v«ul be tried on him, because be is going lo have a new trial, and he is sure be w. t • fao 'con- victed again. If he were reallv lo lie by command of the law. he says !;o would not care to know the day or the heir if the. execution of the sentence. Advice to Young .Vea, .Vad tbei!, remember, y^.o ha.e c '•ork. When you handle a pick or a pen. .t wheel- barrc'-v or a set «t books, digging dil-hesor editing a, paper, ringing an suction bvil of writing funny thhig^), yo'i must wjrk. If you look around you. you wilt see that the men who are mo-<t able to live tho rest of their lives without work are the men that work tbe hardest. UcQ : be afraid of killing yourself with work. It is beyond your po'*er to dj that. Men cannot work so bard as that on tbe sonny sideot ^0. They die sometimes, bak it's beca-jse they qoit work it >j p.m. and don't go home tmtiJ '.' a.m. It's the interval that kills. Work gives an appetite tor meals ; it lends solidity to the sh-imbers ; ityivesthe appreciation of a holiday. 'There are men who do not work, but the world is not proud of them. It Joes no> even knew their name it simply speaks ot them IS old So- and- Sc 3 boys. Nobody likes them ; nobody bates them ; tho great, busy world doesn't even know ibol ihey yoH wa.'.t to and mekke a moet sensible look like a fool, wear a monkey tail coat, yftimeg ev«y movement made by the sitter tight trousers and toothpi k shoes, nor did he suck cane-handles. When my wife I returns from her visit to her sister in the ' country, you may present your claims to her, at'id if she decides that you are oar j offspring, I shall be happy to bid you an affectionate goodbye on your return to college." ^ • â€" • A Business Secret. Visitor (to convict)â€" What are you in for, my friend ? Convict â€" Burglary. Visitorâ€" Kob a bank .' Convictâ€" Fxcuse me. sir. but I have always made it a point never to discuss my private business affairs with straBgers. Austin Corbin, while a passenger re- cently ou a train on bis own railroad, dis- is a dagger thrust to the invalid. Neither should they ever rest their hand upon any portion of the bed-tead for support. Agirl who has iatiammatory rheumatism told me she suffered untold agonies through thoughtlessness of visitors and carstakera n this way.' Sc lind out what be and do, take off your hat dust in tbe world, '['be busier you aro the less deviltry you w..;i be apt to get m!0, the sweeter wili be your sleep, the brighter and happier your holidays, and the better satis- fled will the world be with yctj. â€" f >r'iujivtt UiKhejt. The Legs i>f (ireai Mm Lord Salisbury was tho man at the last drawing room. Wisely deeming silk stockings to be out of pIa:o oa such a wintry day ho appeared in tbe Trinity House uniform, which 'nvolveatho tvearing of trousers. Mr. Gladstone and Lord Granville were the tirst Ministers who made it a regtUar practice to wear ibia tmiform (which resembles that ot an Admiral) at the March functions, and it is certainly more adapted to cold -teatber than is the full dreaa ol a Privy Counaellor, which, as a rule, is incorrectly described a» the Windsor w^orm.â€"Unikin W.rU. drawn batons and a serious mehe ensued, ia ! covered that he had no pass with him and which a number on both sides were wounded. It ia alleged that several of the police were stabbed. Magistrate Plunkett was thrown down and beaten, and he received a cut on the head. Mr. O'Brien no money to pay his fare. A lady acquaint ance lent him $5, which he has just re- turned, together with » pass. An important member of the Alpena (Mioh.) Fire Department is a large St. escaped to a priest's house and harangued Bernard dog, which turns out with the fire- the crowd in a stable. Police and soldiere men at every alarm and has many times are paradii>g the streets ot the town. saved life and property. -imicted. Georgie comes down to breakfast with a swollen visage, whereupon mamma says to tbe 4year-old ; " Georgie, don t you feel well ? Tell mamma what the matter is." Georgie, full ot inrtuae-a. replies : " No, I don't feel well. Bofo ot my eyes is leakin", and one of my noses don't go. " â€" Harper's Baiar. m A Dinner Gown. For a dinner dress, the skirt of Scvres- blae cashmere, embroidered, the short- drapery, bodice and back of tbe skirt of bine faille, trimmed with cream lace, is a pleasing design recently seen, â€" Seie York Ttldtram. ^ Nicotine an<) Uouileid*-. No man ever committed marde' while ' unoking. â€" Philadtlfhta Call. Too Hiich I'ur Her, First young lady ( .ontidontially)â€" That Mr. De Sweet is perfectly awful. Uo ';aught. me alcne in the hall la^t eveung an'l i^avo me an awful hug. Second young lady Isn't b»>, though? He did tbe same thing tc me. "What? To you?" "• Yes ; guess t was right after ho oaugbt yoti." " I'll have the fellow arrested this very <i»y" ^ Mme. Tussand has added to her -.'olleo- tion of relics the camp bedstead on whiol» the L'uke of Wellington slept tho night before Waterloo. It is a simple one of ropes and wood, and is barely si.x feet in length, with the merest pretenco to a mattrass. This is how an Ansti 13aa paper de- scribes the " fashionable walK in England": "Two or three shcrt hcbbling "jteps and sodden jolt"