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BAD FITS OF THB BLOK8. DBATH OKAUNO WIRES. Tk« Growth of SelfUhoeas â€" Why It Should b« BtrUBgled A(iilnat and Baoiahedâ€" Why People Oa(ht to be In Society. There is a meat&l conditiou with which we all become actia&inted some time or other daring oar exutence, which ia neither MUiai, discontent, temper, nor dUappoint- ment, bat limply aheerdepreasioDof spirit : and, as a rale, we cannot altogether •ocount lor it even to oorRelvesâ€" it ia inexplicable to as, bat the fact o{ ita presence is andenisble, and it may be defined as temporary mental and physical aollapae Weariness would generally have more raieon d'etre, and be attributable, in the majority of cases, to overwork of â-¼arioas kinds, worry, or anxiety, either ef which woakl saffice to cause it. But depression is somewhat different ; it ia insidioas in character, while its origin ia doubtful and sometimes unknown ; it variea in degree from a sense of dalness to a condition approaching hypochondria. And in severe cases, even when they are only of brief duration, the amoant of despondency ia so great as to make a per- BOD in easy circumstances, and without tronbles, almost wish for death in prefer- ence to the distorted and gloomy views of life which are engendered by depression when it ia suffered from in an acute form. An extraordinary fact about this is that in the case of pure depression the sarroond- ings are not always effectual as a curative. For instance, one's dearest friend may be present, or one's self dining oat, say, and yet it is only by a strong effort that a sem- blance of cheerfulness is obtainable, though if similarly situated when in one's normal condition much pleasure would be felt. People say the exercise of a rigid self- control would prevent, or, at least, greatly •meliorate, depression -, but it would surely need an iron will to do this, as one may wish to be lively and talkative in the society of others, and still the feeling of utter despondency will conquer for the time. The (juery naturally comes, why ihoold a person be causelessly depressed to this extent ? Well, the chain of evidence between cause and effect is not always so clearly defined ; but dyspepsia would be conducive to depressionâ€" so would great monotony or a relaxing neighborhoodâ€" any of these three conditions would, in time, brin^ things to such a pasa. A person nnder the intluence of the " ceralean demons" â€" (an euphemism for a well-worn â- lang-designatiou) is certainly trying to the i«at of the family, but it is undoubtedly worse for the individual. Imagine a mor- , bid state of mind during which all desires have temporarily tied, and ate replaced by a complete mental exhaustion and disin- clination for either work or pleasure- When one feels convinced of one's per- â- onal nselessnesa and inferiority to one's contemporaries and associatea, a convic- tion increased by retrospection, then repentance and good resolutions both Tanish- the former seems unavailing, the latter appear futile â€" and one concludes that life in general is a mistake, and one'a own in particular a miserable fail ure. The foregoing paragraphs are an epitomized description of the feelings people are liable to when tuffering from depression. Of coarse there are degrees of despondency, and iu the milder forms or the commence- ment it is not very difficult to dissipate it. The study of self, if pursued cmi amor, , ia apt to become too eugrosnug (altogether it may be neither amusing nor profitable), besides which it creates or aids the acquisi- tion of downright seltinhuesii. Ihia iaaocompanied by self-indoigence to an extent which might lu a meaanrejustify the melancholy thoughts referred to above. Selfishness is of rapid growth, and, unless kept under aubjection, becomes perman- ent, and it really does not answer. Look around on the most popular people of one's aoiuaiutances, and it will be scvu that the moat worthy uf affection and respect are those who study and contribute to the hap- piness and well-being of others more than their own. Such persons are not osaslly addicted to depression , they are too much engrossed with their associates to give time or thought to moods and feelings ; con- â- et]aeutly they are generally cheerful, and at least characterized by moderately good spirits. The moral to be adduced is that selfish- ness ia a mistake, for it grows on one with increasing years, and is therefore to be avoided and struggled against ; while the more we occupy our minds and the facul- ties of brain and body the less we shall suf- fer from depression of spirits (unless from physical causes or trouble), which ate fed They Kill and a a Lineman In Hobokcn Boy In AtUntlc City. Jamea O'Neil, a lineman employed b the Hoboken Electric Light Company, was instantly killed last niiihl. He ascended the pole to arrange the lamp at First and Washington streets. Ue had barely reached the lamp when he fell lifeless to the side- walk. 'The electric current bad done its work qaickly. The visible Rvidencea of ita force were his torn garments, which locked as if cut with a sharp edged knife. The desh was lacerated at his right wrist and in A TOCNO BBIOE XLOPKak After a Two Weeks' HoDeymoon She Bans Away with a Married Man. There is a disconsolate husband in Datch Kills, L. I., and his name is Anton Kasha. He ia a tailcr, who Uvea on Moore street, and does all the finer work for Brokaw Brothers, Devlin 4 Co., and other well- known clothieVs of this city. He ia only 26 years of age, bat he has crowded into his life a great many love escapades. His first wife baa been dead only since June, a year ago, and he has lost no time in wooing Miss Jennie Roessler. She is his side was a wound eight inches long by . handsome brunette and worked in the cigar an inch and a half wide. O'Neil was 36 years old and lived in Brooklyn. The remains were removed to Coroner U'Hara's Morgue and the County physician was notified. Atlantic City is having a surfeit of acci- dents and crimes. Drownings and mur- ders were followed last night by the almost instant death of a boy from electric shock. Little Louis Mund was the victim. He lived on first street, Philadelphia, in a house in which his father (now deceased) kept a saloon and in which the first Ameri- can dag was made. He with his brother. Collie Mund, aged 13, and Charlie Albrecht, aged 12, had climbed to the roof of^^dresaing room of Albrecht's summer grtlnn. There they played until nearly 7 o'clock, when they were called down by Fred. Albreclu, an elder son of the proprietor. Collie Mund alone obeyed the summons. The other two waited some time sod then Louis grasped the electric wire on the side of the garden to steady himself in his descent. The current had just been turned on and the shock was instantaneous. The wire had been spliced and the point of the joint had not been covered. Little Louis stag- gered a few steps and then pitched head foremost to the ground, a distance of about fifteen feet. Drs. Armstrong, Banders and 'Wratb were quickly summoned, bat all their efforts were without avail. Britndy was poured into him and other remedies were applied, but he was dead. The body was tenderly cared for and now rests alone in the music hall, where an inquest will be held by the coroner this morning.â€" .V. 1'. HtruUl. » Peculiar Contempt of Court Case. The R,pre»<ntatirt says that while the sittings of the last Division Court were being held in Moant Forest, Judge Chad- wick presidiag, a peculiar case of what the judge termed "contempt of court " arose in this way ; Opposite the court-room is situated the Vulcan Foundry ; the running of the machinery caused a humming noise, which penetrated the coort-room, disturb- ing the judge's equanimity to such an extent that he ordered the bailiff to notify the proprietors, Messrs. Snow \- Black- wood, that the noise would have to be stopped. On receiving the judge's order the foundrymen, thinking it was a high, handed piece of business on the part of the judge to require them to stop their machinery and thereby suffer loss, returned answer that they would stop when their work waa done. They were quickly replied to by the judge through the bailiff.lbat, unless the noise was slopped at once be would fine them ^0 for con- tempt uf court. The bailiff returned to the court room with a message from Snow \' Blackwood telling the judge to fine away. Mayor Halslead then went over from court and advised the firm on behalf of the jadge to stop their machinery, which was re- luctantly done, the firm giving notice of their intention to send in a bill of damage to court, which they did. Messrs. 8now A' Blackwood are former residents of Gait, and the outcome of the case will be awaited with a good deal of interest. Pub- lic sympathy is, of course, with the firm, whatever the law may be iu the matter. factory of Kobinson Jl: Biea on Third avenue, between Kighty-second and Eighty- third streets. He met her first at Wie- beck's Hall at a ball held there on last Thanksgiving Day. After this he fre- quently visited her at her house. She was at first rather averse to receiving bis attentions but was finally persuaded to marry him. A hall was hired for the wed- ding, an orchestra engaged and a sapper served. The celebration was the talk of the neighborhood. The young woman's affections were evi- dently fixed elsewhere. Alexander Ries, of the firm for whom she worked, was enamored of her charms. She received his advances and her companions in the fac- tory noticed the friendly terms upon which they were and the matter became a subject of general discussion. Kasha waa not sus- picious. He placed every confidence iu his wife. He told her that be desired her to give ap work and attend simply to house- hold duties. She explained to him most plausibly that her earnings woald help to pay the expenses. On Saturday last she told him she had some clothes that she wished to take to the laundry. She made up a bundle and left, as was her habit, to go to work. She did not retam that night, bet Kasha waa not worried, thinking she bad stopped with friends. Sanday passed without any signs of the appearance of the young bride. Then the husband became alarmed. He told ber brother, Joseph Roessler, who lives oppo- site, and the two put their heads together. They went to the factory on Monday and saw Mr. Robinson. Be told them that Ries, who has a wife and two children, bad not been at the work-i since Saturday. Jennie left at the same time. Ries is well-to do, owns a few houses, and was regarded as a model man. â€" Xev York n'orld. Asms IS DBAU. COOKS IN A STEW. A Chef who Pine* for the Ileabputa of I^STPtâ€" ^me- Ulel's Weakness. Two cooksâ€" one Adrien Pierre Dooraear, the chief cook at DeJmonico'a eatabliaii- ment at No. 411 Broadway, the other Ernest D:el. the cock of the Calumet Glob â€" seem to have made a bad mess in getting married. The "fifth rib' was evidently too much for their capabilities. There is, however, a difference in the two suits which came up for a bearing yesterday before Judi;e Beach, of the Court of Common Pleas. In the case of L'elmo- nioo'a chef the wife ij the com- plainant. According to her they were married in Pans on August 21'th, 1S6>*, juat twenty years ago. They got along very well togetherâ€" be as master of the " spit " and she as mistress of their household â€" until recently, when he suc- cumbed, as she says, Co the fascination of a Mrs. Philomeca Glatei^y, with whom she says he ia now living at ' No- 107 Wooster street. On this charge she seeks an abso- lute divorce, and on application of M. Louis Mathot, hercoausel, Jadge Beach appointed Howard J. Foster a referee to take testi- mony in the case. Meantime the accused •he/ has pat in no answer to the suit, think- ing possibly that it might be jamping from the fryirg pan into the fire, thongh the probabilities are that m the end be will find himself done to a brown turn The cook of the Calumet Clab is the complainant in the second suit. He saes for a limited divorce. He and his wife have been married only some three years, and he declares that they have been living in hot water ever since. The testimony in the case was tegun yesterday before Thos. Y. Callahan, the referee. In response to .juestions by M. Louis Mathot, his counael. Mr. Uiel told a pitiftil story of bis matri- monial grievancea. " What's your wife'a greatest faalt." he waa asked. " Getting drunk, " was the prompt response. " I have had to send her two or three limes to Blackwell's Island on account of it. The worst of it was she would come to the clubwhen si-.ewas drunk and raise terrible rows there, and I came near losing my place on account of it. ' " Had she any other faults . ' " Well, yes, if you call them faults â€" throwing datirons at me and tryicg to carve me with a carving knife. ' Mrs. Diel denies all the allegations against ber except her commitments to Blackwell's Island for drunkenness and disorderlv conduct. â€" .V. 1'. Uca'.d. TALK ABOUT TOBACCO. Bits Which LoTera of the Wetd M^y Alto Lore to Read. Says Tolacco . During the past year many of oar Havana importers who iiave had occasion to ship tobacco to Canada for the pirpoae of saving the 10 per cent. additional duty levied on goods which have 'oeen stored here for the period of one year hav> been the victims of thefts. Of iate the pilferers have become more bold and now. instead of one or two carrots being taken, it ia not an uncommon thmt: for a bale to be relieved of six or eight. Says the Chicago Times : It a man goes to a cigar store where he is unknown a;.d calls for a 10- cent cigar, unless he is an expert in selecting good tobacco, in nine c.iaes out of ten he will have a 5-ce t cigar thrust upon him. This is the verdict of a rrajority of the smokers in Chicago with whom I have talked, and I have been study- ing their opinions ptirposely for several weeks. Savs the West Key (Fla.l ii-a'cr • On the farm of W. H. B. Johnson, who lives six or seven miles west of Bartow there ia said to be tobacco three feet high. \ single plant has twenty -five leaves to the stalk. One of the leaves is fourteen inches wide and twenty-two inches long. The tobacco was -aised on common fine ;and which waa cleared this vear. Be Saya He waa Mad at Ida Morrtaon and •o Swore ahe Shut Blui. Peter Asmus, the yoong musician who shot himself on Wednesday night at Mrs. Southwick's house of ill-fame on Potter street, died las' night at 10^0 o'clock at the Emergency Hospital. The unfortunate girl whom he accuted, in his dying state- ment, of firing the fatal shot was released from the custody of the Fourth -precinct police by order of Coroner Kenney as soon as Asmus confessed that he bad done the shooting himself. He stated yesterday morning that he made the false statement beoaase he was mad at the girl. â€" Burr.do Krprtsi. Cricket Bxtraordlnary, There ia a small village, only a few miles from Berwick, where a cricket club has recently been startet). and the members were glad to secure the services of the boots of the hotel, who had been a famous bats- man in hia day (at least, so he said) to ooach them up iu the game. Boots was never tired of recounting his prowess in the field and at the stumps, atnoug other anec- dotes telling of an occasion on which he played against an All-En|tland Eleven atii innings which lasted three days. This was disputed by a by slander, who declared such a feat impossible. Boots, however, declared he was correct, offered to " back his state- ment," did BO for the sura of five shillings The RuliDff Faaaion. Jamie Anderson had returned from col- lege, where he had passed a most success- ful examination, and brought with him a boxful of presents for the members of bis family. These were as suitably chosen as a young man's taste could dictate, that for his aged grandmother being a bonnet of marvelloua size, ornamented with many colored ribbons and tlowers, with which the old lady was vastly delighted. Some hours afterwards the pleased recipient waa missed for a while, and after a search was found sitting in a little- used room with the bonnet on her head. " Whit are ye daein' here a' alane .'" she was asked. " Rin awa, dearies, rin awa ?" waa the quiet re- sponse. " I'm jiat gettin' used to thebraw thing, sae that I'll no' be tbinkii.g about it a' the time in the kirk the morn. " by want of moral control and abaeuoe oC and won it with the following explanation : The match iu which he performed hia ex ploit was commenced on a Thursday, and he was the last man to go in on that day, the stumps being drawn when he had only played one over. Friday it rained per- sistently, and there was no play. On Sat- urday morning he was bowled by the first ball ho received, so that he actually stood up for three day$, thongh whether his per- formances was a creditable one is a matter of opinion. m KradluK Lesauna fur the Very Youiik. The tly Oh, see the lit- tie tly 1 Docs he not look funny as he pran-ces G«i ly over grand- pa's bald head '/ See grand- pa make a Grab for him 1 Observethe quiet smile on the Fly's face as he lights on an- other partof that massive dome of Thought. What did grand pa say ? l>id he re far to a mill-dam'.' No, he did not re.fer to a mill-dam ; he refer-red to the Fly. The cat- CJet on to the Cat, children ! All ani mala were made to serve some use ful purjKise, except the Cat he was made for Fun. Cats come in all the fash- ion -a- bio shades. Some of tbeui sell (or as much as twenty-nine dollars, but none of them 19 worth a cent. The Cat has a wild eye and a tou-or voice. He lives u{x>n an- i-'mal food and the back Fence. la it wicked to shoot oats '.' No, it is not wicked to shoot Cats. No one ever objeota, except the Cat.â€" -Tink!. congenial society or employment. London Queen. ^ â-  The L.ack of Smypathy, Wo are a practical ivople, and we have no fiddle faddle sentiiiient about us. We have no real friendships nowadays. We must not get too deeply interested in any- body, or if anything hapin-ns to him or her we may perhaps sutT.-r a little pain, and what's the good '? Selfishness is the first law of our nuHterti life. Self sacrifice may still exist among women, but women are weak things at best. Chanty ? Give him 95 ; send him something to eat that is dainty -. go and kiuH-k on the door and 8i<e how he is, and tlv ii go off to your fun. Affection'? Bay you are sorry he ia sick, and forget all about him. Dead ? " Poor fellow ! He was a good fellow and 1 am sorry he's gone. What card was that you played ?" Itnt perhaps, after all, there are some eyes that the tears como to ; somebody's hand grasps" the sutTorer's and sends the comfort of true sympathy through his weakening frame ; perhaps somebody sits in a chair by the tiro in a lonely room, and fauciee she seis hiui there, dels his anna about her, hoars hia voice and pays a tribute to him with a throbbing heart. Somewhere or another it may be, some merry laugh stops half uttered, and aome- boily rises from the joyous party and says : " I cannot play to-night ; 1 am not well." But it ia curious that the larger the world grown the smaller the sympathetic circle Kerns to get. The more friends a man has tho lees real friendship. To bo happy '? It is to have one woman who loves you to love, and one man who trusts you to trust. â€" San FranciMO Chroniclt. Senator Sawyer says a man will never die as long as he walks about. Dr. William A. Ilammond Hsarrts that the brain is uut an organ als<)lutely ossen- â-  tions from the citizens titi to life. Pilt$burs Difateh It is said that the oldest man living any- where is James Jamea, a negro of Santa Uosa, Mexico, who waa born near Dor- cheater, S. C, in l7o2. He was with hia master in the revolutionary war. waa 40 years old when Washington was elected Proaidont, went to Texsa when 101 yeara old, moved into Mexico five years later, and now, at the ripe ago of 1:IC, lives in a little hut, to which ho is oonfiueil by rheumatism, and is supiwrtod by oontribu- ot Santa Rosa.â€" Uuw to Sec-are gome of the Beat Things In Life. Some of the best things in life can be stored up only by the generosity which gives, asking for nothing again. Such are warm affections, kind feeliuge, benevolent diei>osilion3. Every service willingly ren- dered, every help gladly given, every effort to encourage the disheartened, to teach the igno-ant, to lift the fallen, not only per. form their intended work, but even more surely react mion the doer. They may or may not bring him the love, respect and gratitude of those he befriends, but they will infallibly bring briKhtnees and sweet- ness into their heart, increasing his power to do good, and 8torinf|%p within bim those disixjsitiocs which cannot fail to bless him while enabling him to bless others. Two Hundred Miles Without a Curve. The new Argentine Pacific Railroad from Buenos Ayres to the foot of the Andes has on it what is probably the longest tangent in the world. This is 3 10 kilometers (211 miles) without a curve. In this distance there is not a single bridge and no opening larger than an ordinary culvert, no cat greater than one meter iu depth, and no fill of a height exceeding one meter. There is almost an entire absence of wood on the plain across which the western end of the road is located. This has KhI to the exten- sive use of metallic ties, which will be employed on nearly the entire road. In the Height uf the Season. The indnence of locality :>n seme of the ordinary affairs of life is simply tremen- dous. Miss Daisy Buffinton, of Kipped Gap Station, Illinois. arriTed at the Pe,)aot House, New London, last week. and. taking a stroll the following morning, got into a pleasant conversation with a barn- acled boatman on '.he pier. " What a charming place this :s. she remarked, as she ga.:ed wistfully at the pretty little navy at her feet. " It is pretty peart, ma'am, but you'd orter got here during th' height of th' asason. Then you'd a seen." " Isn't the month of July called the height of the season .'" " Bless yer heart, no. " was tho reply. " Yer see they git kinder soft like, an' them as gits inter shoal water gits kinder shore- touched, an' them iliat camea from outside is pow'ful touch, an sorter dis'- pated like, so's yer don't want ter 'sociate with 'em to enny great extension." " I haven't been here long. ' e.\claimed Miss Bufiinton. " but if that is a fair de- scription of the general run of the people here I think I'll go farther East, " and she dodged a sculpin that the old merman pulled in with a spiteful jt-rk. "People' "he said. "1 warn'i tslkin' about people. I wu2 a referrin' toclambs!" â€" Time. m A Little Flah Stury. A few days ago a travel stained tramp entered a farmer s house just about an hour previous to dinner. He offered to chop some wood if he were given a square meal iu return. The farmer's wife, beiug in need of wood for her stove, set him to work at once. When dinner time came she called him inside, and having fish fcr dinner, put one little smelt on his plate, while on her own and her husband's she had nice big ones, reserving more on the platter. Tho tramp dubiously lifteil his little nsh on the fork, held it to his ear and returned it to the plate, repeating this several limes. Beiug at last asked what he moant by doing this, be answered : " A brother of mine crossed the sea about aix months ago. but not having heard from him so far I thoui;ht I would ask the fish whether he could give me any tidings. " " Well, and what did tho fish say "' asked the farmer's wife. The tramp answered: "The fish told me he was ti>o young to know much about the sea, but if I would ask one of the big fish on the platter he mikiht be able to answer my iiuestiou." A Very Poor '• Toun.'* The burgh of .A nstruthor in Scotland ia three centuries old. It ia sixty-nine years the senior of lilasgow. Thirty years after being raised to the rank of Royal Burgh (in ir,17) the town was called up\>n " to feed t\vo oxen to banquet the King." but the Bailies pleaded {K>verty : " Our toun is ane very mean toun â€" yea, of all the burghs of the realm the meanest â€" neither is there ane rtesher in oor toun, nor any other per sou that ia accustomed with feeding of beef, we being all seafaring men and fishers." Women Who Go Fiahine. Mrs. Cleveland spent the anniversary of h3r weeding, June 2nd, ISSf. ishicg for trout. The President and his gnide ac- companied her. The first lady of the land has always had phenomenal lack in beck- ing tho elusive trout and on this occasion her good fortune did not desert her. Mr. Cleveland considers himself quite a con- noisseur at angling in mountain streams and he felt very particular that his beau- tiful wife should handle her rod with scien- tific grace. " Let me show you how to cast your line, " he said. -Never mind, thank you," she replied with a smile of confidence, " I can do it."' The President looked suspiciously on when Mrs. Cleve land waved her slender split bamboo over the crystal waters. There was a splash and a speckled beauty adorned the end jf her hr.e. She safely landed him and while the Prssident lashed the waurs bis nife caoght five more trout, all weighing fifteen pounds. " Do you wish to show me how to cast my line .' " she asked throwing a sly glance at her husband. The Fresioent I suppressed a smile and said not a word. Ue didn t catch a fish all day. A»ide from preparing one of those ly-eals which give her husband so much deh»:ht, Mrs. Lamont's greatest pleasure is fishing for trout. Her husband taught ber the little art, and not long ago they decided to try thir skill together. " I cant fish with you,' said the colonel. " 111 go up the stream and yoo fish here. When I return well ha\ e &sh for dinner, and you must keep still or you" 11 nsver catch one " As the private secretary disappeared on the side of the mountain his wife waa i^ayly humming one of her favorite tunes. After awhile, about dinner-time, Mrs. Lament heard a noise behind her, and a voice said : " Well, dear, I caught a fish." • Oh, did you .'"" replied his wife " I ve caught three, Dan; just look." The colonel was slightly embarrassed. but pronounced the fish boauties. They weighed i:i all nine pounds The merry campers had fish fcr dinner, but for seme reason Mr. Lament neglected to relate one of his noted fish stories during the mea! Gail Hamilton's first atteirpt at Wal- ton's art was fishing for cod. Being unsuc- cessful she concluded to try trout. She chose a position by a dashi-.ig atream on White Mountain. " It must be a splendid place for trout, the scenery is so bea-itiful." she said. Her brother, to whom she spoke, made no reply, but seeing her wanta well supplied, departed. A fish tro ibled her hook. The fair fisher began to get impa- tient. The waters were as clear as glass. Why couldn't I peep over and see the fish swallowing my hock," she asked Then she moved toward the edge of the stream and j>eered into the placid i>ool. A large s(>eckled trout glidekl through the sparkling waters. She began to get exciteid. The fish toucheil ber line. Swish ' splash ! "Help! Brother!" Miss Hamilton found herself in the middle of the stream. The rock she was sitting on had given way. The ho<.<k bad caught on the limb of a tree. Her brother helped her to dry land and when she saw the bare hook she exclaimed, â- â€¢ Why. wheres the fish ' " ' Still swim- ming, I sup[x>se, "' replied her brother. Harriet Hosmer is a splendid angler, having enjoyed the sport from girlhood. She never fails to catch a good mess every time she goes fishing. This story is told of her. One lime she was en a train that was passing a lake where she had spent many happy hours hooking bass. The familiar scenes filled her w.th an irrepressible desire to cast her lice. Run- ning out on to the platform she secretly pulled out the coupling pin, and while the rest of the train went gliding on her car came slowly to a ball. Miss Hosmer had her fish, but it cost her father a neat sum of monev. The Featlve Carpet-Cleaner. The first thing I do with the carj^t re minds lue of trusting. 1 hang it up. The next thing I do reminds me of the Hamilton Baseball team. It's hard to beat. The next thing I do reminds mo of grasp- ing an old friend by the hand. 1 shake it. "The next thing 1 do remiuds me of an undertaker. 1 lay it out. The next thing I do renunds me of elec- tion when every man who is nominated by one party is elected. A dean sweep. While putting the carpet down reminds me of sailing against the wind. I have to keep tacking. Mr. Several years ago a valuable oalf belong. iiig to E. G. Bancroft, of Warehouse Point, sucked a diamond ring from his finger as he was teaching it to arick milk. The oalf grew and became a valuable oow, and the other day died mysteriously. A post- mortem examination showed that the ring had recently become detached from the muscle, where it had hitherto remained harmless, and had been the cause of death. â€" Sai'aim«A >'fir». Nothlnft tu Wear, " I don't see how I can go, " said Mrs. Mc Style ; " really, I have nothing to wear." " Nothing to wear '." e.\chiimed Mr. Mc Stylo ; " where ia your cream satin '"' " Why, John, how ridiculous you are Tou know that is worn thteao bare I"' " 1 don't see how that caA be. You have not worn it above throe times. "' "Very true . but then, think of the times I had to try it on while it was making. " Cnurtahlp a la Mmle. Reginaldâ€" Elsie, I love you. 1-- Elsie (iaterruptingi -^ Really, Reginâ€" Reginald (inlerruptingl â€" Before von finish come out and have some wine jelly, ioocreara. cocoauuts, lemonade, fried ova- ters and a sherbet. F.laie i fondly)â€" Reginald, I always losed vou. M. Man7.en, a Norwegian athlete, is making a journey through Oreenlan-:! cr. snow slioes, with the object of finding the Polar S«a. The Hartford Keti-!u'„f He'iUl tolls this An old grandfather had become quite fi>eble and his h.and shook so that he could harrfly hold a dish, Fre-inently they slipv>ed from his trembling fingers apd were broken. Hia son harshly sci Ided him for what he called such carelessness. One day the lalter'a little K'V came mlo the room, to find hia father at work oi a hlivk of wood, and asked him if he was making another pig's trough. Ue replied : â-  I'm making a troagh for an old hog to eat out of. The fact is, it is for your grandfather. Hos broken so many diahos that I mast slop it or well all go to the poorhouse. Now. my bov, von run awa and play." l!ut the bov hesi- tated, and slowly said: -Father, hadnt 1 better slay and learn how to make it, so when you gel old and break up the dishes I can make one for you to eat oat of '"' The roDgh wasnt daished. '*v- k I ^ I #\,