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HEALTH. Uolor Blindness- In a recent report published by the \l iruie Department of the Hrilish Hoard of Trade, it wac stated that during the pre- vious year nesvrly 3 X)U captains had been examined for certificates. Of tin.- miniocr .'!! were rejected on account of their inabil- ity to distinguish colors, ef whom 'Jl mint- ed that red was green, the others saying that red was drab, or some other color than either red or green ; 'JO.'i of the entire number mi: look drab for green, while KM! p. Tions insisted lhat p ; nk was green ; .'!- persons pronounced green to be white, 4'2 thought it to be pink, while 2S thought it to be red. From these fact*, it apppearn that color-blindness is muc'i more common thau is generally supposed. I . i sdoubtless not infrequently the cause of railroad and steamboat accidents, persons affected with color-blindness being unable to distinguish the difference in the colored-light signals of the road. In connection with the above facts, it is of interest to recall that the use of tobacco is unquestionably one of the mom common causes of color-blindness. One of the first symptoms of tobacco amaurosia is lessened ability to distinguish colors. This symptom is present before any evidence of unpaired sight makes its appearance. This doubtless explains the reason why color-blindnesss is so much more frequent in men than in wom- en. It is very singular, indeed, that this explanantion has not before bv^n offered. The writer called attention to tobacco as a cause of color- blindness several years ago, but no specialist? upon this subject has, so far as he knows, ever advanced this view. The explanation usually given is that women inherit acute color perception from . full X dryg. PP l y ln g '""on < wh'W of j their mothers, but, unfortunately for this i e KK. Laving wet. Tins treatment he had theory, the study of the subject of heredity used twenty-five years with uniform success. Putting on powder as usually practiced. a clock, so that its ticking will not be easily beard, audyiwii deeply. During Una deep breathing tne sound of the clock Is not per- oeptille to lh nust wraiul listening. All thin nimpiy goes to show that yawning sets a number of muscles to work, uml particu- larly those which are not directly subject to the will. " Although one yawning does not present a very agreeable appearance, it is very agreeable to himself, lor the stretching of the muscles causes a feeling of comfort ; it acts like massage, and is the most natural gymnaiitica of the lungs imaginable. Dr. Xattjeli, therefore, advises people not to concern themselves with so called decency, but every morning and evening and as often as possible, to exercise the lump and all tin? muscles of respiration by yawning and stretching, as many chronic lung troubles may thus be prevented. Dr. Naegeli orders the patient troubled with too much wax in the ear, accompanied with pitin, to yawn often and deeply. The pain will soon disappear. He also, in cam of nasal catarrh, inflammation of the palate, sore throat, and earache, orders the patient as often as possible during each day to yawn from six to ten limes successively, and im- mediately afterward to swallow. The re- suit wi!l be surprising. If one looks upon yawning as a natural massage for certain organs, Tie will reach a satisfactory explana- tion of its curative properties." The above notions may be somewhat ex- treme, but yawning is certainly an excellent means of .eration of the lungs, and exercise of the respiratory muscles. B! KU:h VP TOE STAKE. Became Ha Murdered a Little Girl Drnsjae* *J *rr i ihr wrr ml ku 'rlmr - rrllril. rulrn. rird l 11 HUkr. rnriiiri-il and f miiiiinl Isir V*llr I MIIIT. ,,,!.- II, 1,1, . I | l-lllll-li III. ii for Ml. N.rrlOl, Urril. A despatch from P*ri.i. Tex. says: Henry Smith, the uegro who murdered ilic 4-year -old daughter of II -my \ .nice, has' been >-aught near Clow, on the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad. He was pursued by a mob of indignant citi/.ens. Hundred* of people came to the city to await the ar- rival of the guard having the negro in cus- tody, and at noon to-day, whim the Texss and Pacific train from the north arrived, it is emulated that the crowd surrounding the depot numbered nearly 'Jil.iHX) people. When the train arrived a rush was made for the coach in which the negro was con- lined. The deputy sheriffs and guard of Paris citizens who accompanied tha negro from Texarkauu drew ib-ir mvolvers and attempted to prevent the mob from taking the prisoner. The guard was quickly over- powered mil a rope was thrown around Smith's neck. He was) dragged from the train and hurried to the scene of hi* crime. All along the route ho was pelted with miaailer. struck by ttsts and otherwise mal- treated. He was tied to a stake and after being subjected to every conceivable torture he was cremated amid the howliup of the mob. All citizens of the town am) aur shows most cor. -lusively that women inherit equally from their fathers and mothers, and the same with men. Adulterations of Coffee. The lover* of Mocha or Cordova coffee will be interested in knowing that, accord- ing to the most recent authorities, the adulteration of coffee U a very common thing. Among the most common methods employed are the admixture of coloring ! cne - matters grales Ithe ook in the the ryt, nuts, to increase weight. Treatment For Chafing in Children, rounding country, irrespective of clau or An English physician recommend, wash- color took P" 1 iu the lynching, ing wi ih soap anil water, then, after cure- I *>" A win. Tourim. Words to describe the awful torture in- flicted upon Smith oannot be found. The negro for a long time after starting on the journey to Paris did not realize bis pligi At last, wheu he waj told he must die the most awful death by alow torture that uman mind could conceive, he begged for tection. He was willing to be shot and Marshal Shunkl'ii to do it. Bulb was told he would be burned to death. His agony was awful. He pleaded and writhed often does hurm, as it i* frequently put on when Ihe surface is moist, when it will form lumps and produce irritation and galling by getting in the creases of the Hesh. For Earache And Threat Affections. A Swiss doctor claims to have found by experience a novel mode of relief in some al!ections of the throat and in case of e*r- Hy making the patient yawn two or A i-sttary at Him sise and power will n i >,i propel a farming carriage continuously for uuyhour.. e.a*^MU*<utl4Ui.a*JjsU uulj Huggmg-Oef.se* useil bve hours each .: will uot 4 ~ H " , ml/ nearly su much its a carriage borer, nor require either feed or attention when not in use. There is no reuou why it should not become very popular. -mil.- U.miliTf ill line Murl.-- A, well-develop- 1 butt Failing for .1 Mil- lion. Tlie tales >Lu are loU by ajjorumeri after they.'li jt' returned' fnjflt lhe pursuit of igaiiie are uften almost too voniierft'il lo be t rue, shid yet it ij dillicnl: when listening to the good fellows who narrate them to be- lievo'.bat there :- any iiitonlion on the hun- ters' part to deceive. One of the most marvellous sloiies ot the limit in i; ti eld of latv >:oine from Paris, and is i as follows : A hunter, s resident oi a -mall town in the south of France, who had spent a considerable part of the day in an unsuc- cessful quest for '.-a'tic, and had discharged his shot gun niiiiy limes without result, caught sigl.t, on bis way home, of a superb pigeon well up in an oak- tree which grew on a very steep hill-side. The hunter's gun was charged with powder, but he was entirely out of shot. In this emergency, ami resolv- ing firmly that he would have the pigeon, he sat flown en the ground, took out his pocket-knife, and with 11 pulled seveial nails out of lhe soles of his shoe. With these he loaded his gun. Ttu pigeon sat iu Ins place. The hunter aimed, fired, and the pigeon was nailed to a luaucli of the oak- tree with the shoe rails. The hunter was almost in duipair, seeing the game fastened apparently beyond his reach. But he climb- ided with difficulty to the ia bodily tnd mental pain in Anticipation Scarcely bad the train reached Paris when his torture commenced. Unclothes were 1 off nieieuieal anil scattered in the ed the tr place where the pigeon 'mug, and had jus' taken the bird off, when he lost hi* footing and fell through the air. As chance would have it, the hunter laud- ed in the/ midst of a hare's nest. He began to roll rapidly down the steep and slippery hill-side ; but Itefure lie did so he seized a large hare tumly )>y the hind legs. Then rolling forwanl, he slid plump into a covey of partridges, and ulrikini; about him wn.fi the hare, be succeeded in killing nine of these admirable bird*. He men picked himself up, and took him, aelf homeward with his pigeon, his hare, aiid his partridges, well salianed with the result* of his Jay '4 apori. This is almost aa wonderful, really, as Poiionoui Canned Fruit- The extensive nsc of canned fruit at the present time renders important every item of information respecting the character of food product* presented for consumption when preserved in tins way. The /(rt'.Ji M"ti<-nt JovrnaJ, in a recent number, publishes an account of an outbreak of diarrho-a of a very severe type, in which the "ymptom* so closely rescmMed those of cholera that at first it was supposed that any delay in adopting any other treatment. Mew War of Believing Hiccough- Hiccough is due to the spasmodic con- traction of the diaphragm. This is the re- sult, of the irritation of thenids of the phrenic and pneumogastnc nerves in the stomsch acting reftVxly upon the diaphram. The exciting condition of the nerve can bs> IO.IKK , people. The mas* ot Iwmgs was Bun yards m diameter, the scaffold being the centre. K i-.- in HNKDiMT. Before burning the feet ami legs the hot irons, plenty of fresh ones being at hand, were rolled up ami 'town Smith s stomach, back ami arms. Then the eyes were burned out and irons wet* thrust down bis throat. killing Mini, liour>\ IT. The deer managed to escape, but scinetinifi later the Karon en- counti !<! linn again, anil was surprised to ee a beautiful cherry-tree growing out of the animal's forehead, ooverud with blossoms and fruit. It is suspected that the lisrou Maiichauseii .lory is not true, but the oilier ^f? |,' e ni"'n is claimed to be so, although we may all tj, sure ,,, Inwt m . al liav: our pnvd'.e opinion on the subject. overcome by a simple pressure of the Midex ' The of lhe Vsllca famj , , uvln wrell | ( above the upper end of the td veng<)anc . the crowd piled all k mils of linger, just sternum. KrpslrlMK < ..uni t> Uo.il- id vengeance the crowd BUM all luuUs ot , combustible stuff around tin- scaffold, pour- | The proper time to l 8 m wots; or repairs We may not lovo the barber, but w< like) lo be ' nrt " ID him. ^Byoulttl 'hat i. n- <la*h dowu a Donating hill duesn't pay you for the walk u ( . .1 u a sign you are -.jel; nit Li. Conitaucu ' Do you ilnnk she ha.- in him 7 ' Clai.t -" t should think so. sin gave linn some ribbon to match. ' When you see a man that's very much n tlated you mustn't jump at the CM:C n-i"i that it's because his wile blows him up. (<lagow Landlord " U nen ye gae out side, Jock, ye'll see twa cabs. Tak' tue first yin, for other yin's no there, <unl nidi.' It was a Buffalo girl of very uncertain a<je who is reported to have said thai " Where in^iciiess is lilUR 'us folly to be wives '." " Vou were out again playing pokrr last light, "said the father. " No, taiiu-i, ' re- plied '.he truthful young man, " 1 was ii just $17." (irouer ( (teaming on her) "Oh, you don'* waul any blueing. All you have lo do i look in the washtub with those beautifu blue eyes of youis. Kat<- " Don'l you lliink it wrong for a girl to wink at a man''" Maud -" It's al- most impossilile not lo wink when there's a spark in your aye." " I see," ruuiarkml Cipher, " thai Chin- ley has shaved off Ins mustache." "No," replied Chirpy, "it fell out; he talks so m null Ins mouth n> bawld. " "Mamma, taid Tommy, " does sugar ever cure anybody of anything r " \Viiy do you ask, my boy 1" " I thought I'd like to catch thai disease." said Tommy Willie " Papa, some one has invented a luaga/niK gun. \Vhat kind is that 7" Paps irenVctively) "It must be one that goes off once a month. ' " Uos.i your husband pel you':' aaked Mrs. Mct'orkle of Mrs. MoCrackle. "Oh. yes, ' was the reply ; 'when he's drunk.' " How nice it must !>< lo be petied all the time '" Justly Irate Party " Kobert, you are a naughty bey. Vou want a jolly good hid- ing." Hubert (from Buelon) " Pardou UK-, tatner. I may ned chastisement, but I do not want it." Mother > pulling the tmall boy out of tha pantry I" How many more tunes will I have to tell you to keep out .if that preserve jar?" Small boy (sobbing) -" No more, mamma. They're all gone '" " Ves," said Pitcher, "she is t he mosl confiding, innocent hnle fool you ever heard of. Three limes the old man has gone to bed in Ins hat, and she think* it one of ,. ustoms of his lodge. " Tiilibs i to iiis wife, who has been away for . as ha leaves la-la Uirdie ' s sainu place tins afternoon." " I wish I were an ostrich," -aul Hicks angrily, as ho Iried lo eat one of his wife's the patients were suffering from I his deadly disorder ; but a further investigation reveal- Ih. I M 1 In- -. -i. 'n tions, but may interrogate the prisioner or witnesses, through lhe judge, OH any point likely to afford them information, and may impure Ice- ^gg demand to see all articles offered in en- This is the season of the yea wheu the I dence by the public prosecutor, to prove year's supply of ice is harvested, hence it is the prisoner's guilt. They hear the argu an appropriate time for calling attention to { ment of the public prosoculor, who pleadn tho fact that there is no scientific soundness for the indictment which he has pre|red in the oli theory that free/ing will render and then those for the defence, and form a impure water pure. Kroezing does not de- truly enlightened opinion from the deposi- are seated iu the court room to the right ol the judge. They have no special costume, u, rne ,| awayY nut the vasrcrowd^TilFlioJ but wear their ordinary dress. .Sometimes they appear in blouses. The prisoner faces the jury. They ask no direct ques- i burning was sent to every town, and anvils boomed forth the announcement. i ed oil on it and set it on tire. i rolled and wriggled and losooil out oi me , ... a-wi/e court is composed of an MSI/.B mal . omy to b. pu , ned Wk |, y lhe p^,,,^ 1 judge and two assistant judges. The jury ncsre . t n 7 lm . H e tossed out again ird wa a had been partaJlsn ot by ins various per- *..*.! ,,, ti,.. ..^urt r,>n> in th n,i,i ..r ~ . , Hi are ftcaieii in ine court room iu me ngnv oi roneil Liiri ou lnl back nil- lr<mn ot neonln sons affected, contained copper. How ibis . TU_.. i :-i ?. metal found its way into the fruit is not stated. Not infrequently it is used as a coloring matter, as it imparts a beautiful green color to fruits, and ha* frequently been used for this purpose. The uogro I is in thu early spring, jutt after the frost out of the | comes out of the ground, as soon as the roads have thoroughly settled and dried out. Where lhe ro*il is old, with a good solid lied, lhe first tiling to be a done biscuits ami oouldn I. 1 wish you were, "I'd getafewfeatli- | ed calmly on. People were there from every part of this section. News of lhe stroy ths germs, neither does itexolude them tions of the witnesses on both sides. -r .. I I. i irl. W..I.M- WIIIDrnw .|r<-M WSf<iB uuil rrliirs. From present indications it will not be fturpriaing if within .t few short yean the electric motor wiil hava superseded the The investigations of Ur. Prudden of New j When the trial is concluded the judge, in horse generally, if uol iniversally, as a ' the presence of the court, reads to the jury motive |x>wer. Witinn three years it has the questions which are submitted lo them, , taken iu place on nearly all the street rail and reminds them of the duties which they wav*. c.ven country towns ami tlnckly are to perform. It M usually a question of populated country districts have electric the honor or dishonor of a family : of life or roads. In tins way hundreds of thousands death for a fellow mail. In the centre of of horses have been displaced within the the room is a table with six separate parti- . last five years. The cable came first, but it tions or boxes on each side. At the bead of lhe is being superseded by tin- electric motor, table is a box for the foreman, contain ing a! as it is less expensive and moru easily woodenurn. From the moment lbe jury enter i handled. cover it all over with a light dressing of gravelly material, and wheu possible finish it off with > lop coating of nard-pan : but avoid putting it on too thickly, lest ths go- ing become heavy, as it is slow to dry out. Loam is worse thau useless, because il novel- packs properly, and make" mud. (.'are must be taken lo raise the mail up towards the centre, and givs it a slight elevation at the crown, but only just enough to shed the water on either side into tno gutters. On a level, straight road lhe crown should only be slightly conrux, for rounding up ,' L_ _ ||_ :__!.; . _ 1. 1. relumed Mrs. Hicks, ers for my hat." KUie "Vou aiea llallerer, doctor." Dr. Chraiuui " Why, Miss K.lsie, it is quite im- is U> ' possible to flatter you. It I were to say that vou were like an angel 1 ->houl<l not be flat- tering you but the angels !" Cholley " 1 awsked Sliarpley to-day why my dancing shoes were called pumps." Keguy " Aw, what did li say V Chollny -" Said he guessed it was because they gen- erally had suckers in them." Some time ago we gav.j an account ol a proposed expedition in eoarch of Synimea' New World, about the only enterprise of York, have shown that typhoid-fever germs and other malignant microbes are frequently found in the interior of solid blocks of ice. Ice kh nil never be taken from rivers, lakes, or other bodies of water into which *ewers or drains empty, or which is polluted by surface drainage, garbage or other sources of impurily. Kivr ice is, as a rule, entirely unfit for human consumption. A large part of the iee annually harvested in the winter season, and diatributed for consumption during the warm months following, is until for use without being thoroughly sterili/.ed. But, unfortunately, ice cannot be subjected lo a temperature of .'I.' for any length of time without disappearing as ice, hence there is no means by which impure ice can be made pure without destroying it, and the only practicable method is to use only collected from pure narrow rooVlm'the mi.i.Ue i. objectionable. | '"""very left that has for ,u end any ol,. a. it has the immediate sfl'eoc of l* compare >' > interest to that whur 1 miinate t oarlier discoverers. Keyond lhe to the believers in the Symmes theory, lies lhe gale to a new world, rich and strange, and this globe to them has not yet lost all the interest and such ice as has been sources. Nutritire Value of Potatoes- A (iermaa chemist has recently been in- vestigating the nutritive value of potatoes, and rinds that it varies nonsideialily accord insomuch fore ing wheel, of vehicle, to run away in '*"" the same line and wear away the new ma- fro ' " orlh - wo '""< terial into d*p nils that quickly liecome watercourses for tho wsili of tho next rain, and assist the rapid destruction nt i in- road by preventing the water from reselling tho gutters. As fast as the new material can In laid on, it should be very carefully raked over to remove all the largo stones and as many of thu smaller ones as possible : for where tint this room they are alone. The foreman puts | Many ot our readers will be able to recall precaution is neglected until the stuff packs the questions to them and they discuss i the cry against steam railways that they down hard, which' happens in a few days, them. The jury is usually di vided into I would do away with sts>g< coaches and j the stones become o tirmly embedded that two almost equal camps. There are the in- \ horses, thereby throwing thousands of driv- month to month, as follows, beginning with the tuber when not yet fully developed : August, 10 per cent: September, U per cent ; October and November, 15 per cent : December, 17 per cent; Jauuary, 17 per cent ; February, I6pei cent ; March )."> per cent; April, 1'2 per cent: May, 10 per cent. Potatoes ars therefore most nutri- tious in the winter, when their^food va'.ue is of greatest service. The Medical Value of Yawning;- A writer m / V- " '/. it, a Merlin journal, advocates yawning as a valuable remedy, quoting as authority, l>r. Naegeli . "In yawning, not only the muscles which move the lower jaw are used, but also the breathing muscle of the chest, ami he who yawns to his heart's content also raises and extends the arms. In the deepest inspira- tion lhe chest remains extended for a short time, the eyes are almost or entirely closed, the ears somewhat raised, the nostrils dilat- ed. Inside the mouth, the longuu becomes round and arched, tho palate stiffly stretch- ed, and the uvula is raised, almost entirely closing the space between the nose and throat. At the beginning << the inspiration a cracking noise is heard in the ears, a proof that tho duct leading to the hearing also succumbs to ibis stretching. " If the yawning has reached the deepest point, it will require from one to one and a half seconds for it to become noticeable to the haring. In order to oltterve this, let ne phvie hiir.sebC at sufficient distance from dulgent oner, who answer the most incon- ers, hostlers, hnrse-biiyer* and tavern-keep- trovertible evidence with the everlasting ' era out of employment. Ths stage horse " What does that prove '" and there are was doomed, however, and had lo go. Is it those who, even when lhe crime is but. ill- not possible, or eveu quile probably, that proved, declare that " society must be rid i the carriage horse and the draft horse are ot such people." The foreman rinds it hard j likewise doomed ': \Vithm two years of tho to isize the opportune moment when the present tune carriages, buggies and light jury ar almost agreed in their readiness or wagons will be scudding along our streets reluctance to vote one way Then he states the question jurymep seat themselves at the iu his own box, where be canuot ise ' the artist, who lias been in Paris for some urn. j time, says : i lbe form of the ballot is :" Upon my honor I " l)o you realize lhat the days of our and my conscience I declare thai," etc. equine friend are numlwn -d. Carriages pro -[Madame Adam. Review. they are not only difficult lo remove, but soon oause lhe road to wear in liumpx and bumps, and later in the season, 'luring the dry weather, they work up continually and become a source of annoyance and danger. These stones should never lie left in piles along t he road-xide, to be driven into, or scattered about by mischievous boys or stray cattle, but carted immediately awsy and mystery attaching to the unknown. Though the number of believers in this theory are doubtless not large, it mint be admitted the idea i a lancinating one if one could only so far forget all the s.'hools teach in regard to the shape and si/.e of the earth a8 to be- lieve in it. for although this glob* of oms is Urge it is by no means immeasurable and having, as we believe, taken its dimensions, measured its area, dropped the plummet to tho bottom of its ocean, reckoned the heights of its mountain*, and divided up its surface into .:ontineni and islands and farms and garden patches, and made a chart of its oceans, we are already sigh- ing for new world* to conquer. Doubtless there are enough worlds in space to satisfy every would-be lolnm- mm resumes* ur wagons w III oe xcuuui:ig nioug uui n<jmn callle, I1UI carieil Illimeuiaieiy mwmy BIIII . , or the other. pnTuel led by electricity, and it is not im- dumped out of sight. The gi.ttert should I b ' coul<1 he " nl y f 1 at theln | ion anew. The ' preLl.le thai the same power may be ap- t .|, u u be carefully cleaned by removing from ; ' , the table, each ' plitd to heavier wheeled vehicles. | them all deposit* of mud, decayed leav.w, or ' " nuot ee what I P In a recent letter Thomas Shield. Oar... branches winch have collect, f there during ! ?.'*?*? 11 Z?**$ '^"."L^.^ and nnds inatic vanes ronsuieianiy accora- , hi nei-jhi^r, write . Qne by one they r in to the age of the potato. The amount of I and lace lheir fo , Ue ,, ^ att jn ^ , strch that the potato contains varies from j ^ ,, ,,, of ,, bB , |ot fi . .. ^ m hor I rr M ril.llnj I :ikr. The cuke provided for the wndding of Princess Beatrice with Prince Henry of Bat- ten berg on the '^3rd of . I uly, ISH.Y stood !) feet in height, was 5 feet in diameter, and weighed 8 cwt. Six months were required for modelling the ornaments of the cake, amongst which were I, sim sprays of sugared leaves of ivy, clematis, roses, honeysuckle and other plants. It was conveyed to Os- bcrne in a special van, and required twelve men to lift it. Tho cake provided for tlie wedding of Princess Louise with the Duke of Fife weighed I cwt. -J stone S lb., mi. I that for Count Minister's wedding, over I cwt. The last-named cake was made by the well-known firm of Hu/.-anl & Co., who generally have in stock a number of wedding cakes ranging in price from one to sixty live guineas. The guinea cakes have no floral ornament, while one fre- quently in demand that stands four feet nigh, and costs twenty-rive pounds, is embossed with bunches of grapes or other fruits. The most expensive wedding cake was made in America for the wedding ot Mr Astor the millionaire and Miss Willing, which took place at New York : it only cost I'M'. The largest cake ever made was that prehented to her Majesty on the occasion of her jubilee weight over a quarter of a ton H feet (t inches circn">'crence, 10 feet high. iu North American ' pelled by electric or naphtha motors ore al- ready n common sight on the streets of Paris, and becoming more numerous every day. Not being a lover of horseflesh 1 shall be glad when it is gone. What nice clean streets we will have when it ceases to ham- mer them to pieces with its iron shoes. More capacious carriages can N- "i ! and many men can own their own conveyances when propelled by a motor lhat uses only a few ceuts worth of electricity, in naphtha, per day, and costs noting nt all for feed or attention when not in actual use. Kvery man may then be his own driver. It looks very much as if this new order of things will be established before the close of the prevent century." There are none, or at least only a few, who will take issue with Mr. Clarke on the subject. The electric motor and storage battery have been brought to ych perfec- tion that it is quite safe to predict a general if not universal decline in horse power. During the coir.ing harvest a iiiimoer of agricultural machines, such as reapers, mowers, threshers, plows, harrows and rakes will be operated by storage hatterio* instead of hoiscn. This is rendeied possible by late improvements in the storage battciv A five horse power battery, good for ten hours' steady work, occupies a box no largn than an ogg case and weighs not morn than I.V) pounds. Then) can I* transported any distance, and may be returned and recharg- ed at small cost. the winter months: never allow this ^S^JS^JttSgt to be heedlessly thrown ** ^ ., , he , >ri|hl worl( , B . Tantalus like, swinging is will surely- waah'aTl Iwcli to I m lhelr VBSt orbil8 f * r be y ond '"' f*"' 1 " *"" its old place, and the work has to I* lono j ' mo " ^y 01 " 1 *" -niagmauon. Of these o'er again I " i, en wome to spread it ! " lo " 1 * ord ' ".' 'P ce the astronomer know, out on the road, according to the common ! '*. '" l11 ", cver k: "' w en "? h - P r but mistaken practice ol ^^ mMiyro^l-mnsler-, ! '"? ppe-. his mcxUngu.sh.Dle cur,- ,,",- .ic-eaveil material can nivor pack prop -".v. But great tele*.-OD. are not a. nura- erly, and always tend, to mako mml in wet ~"' ' P~ "" J.oler,rs who aiiddust in dry weather. -(Harper's Weekly uiKlersland and appreciate whai tho, *'" ^. ' e through these eye-boles to other worlds The BasslaB CollrtsBAB. j are still but a very small though very re- . .11., spectable minority. Ou this small minor- One of the principal ilutie, o ,h. R ,.. P _. de,,,dnl for ^rp i M r -^ " w ". ^rf... 111 : ?: ": US a S , r ai n .w. . n j. V nl J^^ K , oa ..an policeman is lo nate. who havo fallen , , the rt eete , uH a hanl f*I Vh^. , u^ali, d,he7 '" fc t- ^ft r "^s: : SSBrSSr&a prehensible I.|.M of ill- bi di into the sleep ol lethe : or drunken men (all too common objecls, alas ! in St. Petersburg) who have tripped and fallen on tho pave- ment 'il have not the. energy to get 'ip ax<tm. The orthodox method of awakening sleepers is to rub thoir oars violently back- ward and forward -a plan specially to bo recommended, because it not only muse* the slumberer, but also puts him into aiu-h a rage that he is fai too angry afterwsrd to full asleep again. In the village of Cogoleto, about fifteen miles from (lenoa, ift an ancient sltuctiire with the following inscription : " Travel- er's top at this placo. It wan here that i 'ohimhiis. the greatest mm in the world, first saw the. light; here . . this humble house! There was one world, this man upoke, and there was t wo ' us any com- prcln nmlile nli 1 . i of thu big distances of which they speak o familiarly. !' in soliifin th.it wood vlncli was gtowl more than KXNi yean before the Christian era is used !' tin o uf -uction of a preoeut- day resilience, ami yci tin* really happened recently m Hii i ..ugh, wliere a o.antelpieos was fashioned from wood uid to be ii,iiti years oKi. An oak tn; wai found in a ximlpii at UuassJbarall, thiiluen feel below lhe surface. Hrt/f. t.eiki'-, of lh iteolo^y ohai;- of the I'nivenitv ..i K linbiir{L,b, after peisoni\!ly i \aminnig the strata in winch this oak was onnd., >aitl tho tree, which was five feet nine inches in diameter. .1. <-: 1m at ..' HKI v.im olil, ar.d il-x. i Ti. 1 it as a :!!. of iieo!iihi>; man. It w< m a'inestal* of preservatinii. d : '.o ... sutui, \ii aa