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 ' *S^i* ^~.,4#i»fi«^!^J;^i.V'H'U5^ iMmiip PiPW WW!!lll!9^^W^^^WW^"^^^^!W^^^^ â-  ars:^^^ •- -tv ' .-^'I'TlE'^g;) )rlcaveNe\»Vorko;h ;e and Carr » nfl 3 elegant 'x "^^ European pUiTri; 3d with the best "i icyated railroadJto live better for liJ^i jn Hotel than mT^.I Sio CUT. "â- Â»!; teller in Nebraska i,| t Mandr.rson. L Secret. eauty lies in xnn\ Burdock BloidBin It unlocks all theni Scrofulous DigtMMl iiver, Kidneys, Skial '8 the bloom of hdJ (8) '"' adin;red women ofl, Irancaccio, nee FielJ IS iu Every Pack ioston I hare becni r lo years, and, as a reij f?' Complaint, Dj/sp. kncss and all diseases o r found its equal. II c "cu years, and haven •ned. I would hea ' in need of a blood pni DjS, Druggist, Wiltoii, I -IfH^-z mi jlll-^. a! different, in ctr that given in Vrjjfepf ' Suutha article, ,,ioii of the •' Ji,ucv J ha wr.ter eays ia part abotitltr' r'be he'a :r-"' '.tnnJs in the authorized I- Voiir Doclor's BU!«.| t.. East Boston, Mass., Scot. 30, 1879. M.sâ€" Dean- Sir; My HI been afflicted a long 'â-  rins everything. ^1^ • siciang in East "° r" none. I bouriiti /( Verjetinr. and loj it to the child accordul we -were surprised ' "c how the child had gi 1. She is nowgainlngei icerfully recommend r ,t wo have ever tned. yours, â- '• 'â- â-  " " â- TARED BV NS, Toronto. Oil .. ^,L ttands la •'"• u neipleseJ feeling a« to what '-*"" Perhaps, if we ir: honest "' hncld confess also to some feel- *â- ' 1 .to3l taste and delicacy. tu°rned in cur perp'exity to these feelings Eucvclo-r Andthepdic ertedthe sc Pbilip came flat iron and took him by the'ttnT.' from time to )t*iM '^°^' ],0(iox r^ V have been relieved by finding Kfa confesselly erotic character »?* Kn-rl propriety-some of it ad- ' '" l^luntuous kiag to an inmate of iby V nsterrcd entire to the, mouth â„¢ addressing his been reserved for inod- ,brai3t*.to'^esl °" mulatsd wi'iitewaah and plas- '^^"'^Itle mistranslations and the „»Sf' Jinus of centuries,â€" to reveil ^fa^e'quisitelittleshrine of the ' fflbedded in the very heart of our with passionate color, but '^•'l^t'Store this lovely litfeepi- J to its Troper place, and scrapmcr fciiJ. ei aflaaii U chaste ^a slot â- â- '^3Pi"sirg through the north of his ' ' a laud ncli in vineyards, and fair '°;"atv,-when they perceive, in a uut-^arden, a beautiful girl. ° herself in the joy of d enduring as sculptur- Mof argument of the poem is this jiieofhisnum "'" acjoinpacied, as ijmc.D, on one of his numerous ^plea- lorin? and (ianciiig to xw " She lias come down to the gar f"k 't the tenaer opening buds, aad lilnc'^^ of her own opening life and -â- ,„e3j of tirst I'-vo she las th'owa "'ve'l iind ia singing with the birds ':,. with the dancing lights. They I r Toit ia admiration, when, sudden- "l-^a she is observed, she makes a CTcnt of flight, a-rested for a nio- vthe cntreatint; voices with which her back. The king, at once en- ,; the beautiful stranger, leaves or- 5 she will be transferred to his h'r ilresj denoting that she was un- lud unpliiihted. On inquiry it is Itsa^ the maidenâ€" the Su'ammite, as ilcd throughout the poem, from her nla-Tc, ,Sidam-is the only daughter jjt!^^' Her father is dead, and her ociiers. the soi;3 of a forni' r luarriaffe, "'M authority in liis stead. They r witli great harshness and nuke te-per â- â- â- i one of their viupyards. ten.€ets '.\ iUi a young shepherd and :ic;irji!is likt' herself, on whom she ,;-."hei- -lorgoUcn heart," â€" a love "cvanixs, bii: without, as yet, hav- eJthr consent of her brothers to her T!!(y,ou the contrary, very much leai.-autageous tilirs of the king, list 0I1C3 Uunif erred to ths harm at err, There the great king wgos the ^0 luaiden, and she has to endure uou that wealth and luxury and flbiiK; to bear upon her. But she :ii;hiul to her shepherd-lover, pre- trce love to worldly ad- lect. Finding her obdurate, the ast resolves to pay iier the highest loiall. He resolves to marry her and leroce of his (queens; but with no result. Hi.s advances are always by her fainting away with the de- ' c-y on her lips " JJy beloved is 'li am his." Till at length, since 'jaipof.Jeh')vah puts bounds to even Eoiij of a king and forbids the use of he suffers her to depart to her lover. The poem ends in the gar- the Dorth, with the reunion of the al their approiching marriage, and great unvLi ea uttt;rance and key- the poen, "Love is as strong as ffid "many waters " (even the deep oi trial through which the Sulam- passeJ'i "cannot drown it," follow- little mirthful song of triumph on '•.and a mccliing allusion to the fail- great king to bribe her from her ife. â- e^ard to the a;] ro.\imateagc of the e data are more satisfactory. The Mis satii-iei.t to prove that it was en by Sjlomon. The great king Rttairdv not have satirized himself so art bet Jast at th»tj*)ir »ad don't yi n'^l'l!?®***^*"'â„¢^ at^U^ cff down the Uent BV-et wbi'o Enoch. ben^Uni Tw iS l^*^ *he ,cene. then tum3l'lSS ^t":^'l!«,T!?A5»»«« ».«ttle5iSd"'5^4 Some A New Eaoch iirden. you duiug here " demanded ne had caught of a Furman mc Great r^3 csota, or 5iebra«W. !i-,i .utuirof •"â- hzl. I U\i Fartwolalfc Ai«^" nrr.nilj:r.itIon, â- ; lOi-k street, xo Uanaser. aiti is to betrn^ to write an enter n which we live.«- than a milIio°^ ,n is now l*^,^^, on DailV (* P*ft^ or$«,.-.Oa Teax,='^- car; WeekXT (», • re â-  M a chap whom I '3 at the window '-â- â- e last niglit. rcplivj;! the man jainming his pi'S P'xkits und gazing up at the iiear a l":Ti:iip.utes woman a.uo?" yell in this •jutinued the '~tct wonder,' '"'l:i fact, g on ui :ng in. .icku,.; letunied the man I know yen did, for t:itu\ lif.irled the " ncrt;€sted â-  :1V--.. I itista f -J to, litt'y; 5lld asked the policeman ore â- ; shraciit. kr.t 1 kbider fell out o' that \^aa the imlilTercnt response. '-•^ a i:i;ui are you to stand â- ^t another man lick your p-^^m .^ •-"wt.n.i. mail tis.t^ j\j\.i.i ;â- utalishcr,Ne^TYork5:«-^l"ae.l the policeman, indig ftiiit " 'an uo it Strang^ kind of nrom'^sed ffo^^^^e aooundingJJ pp L aoounaiuB -». IT* to make fortn^e^„p,nl chool of Sciencft *y^j d to the ton. ^^fijneer :nown mmm?? a%^ ctiofl Co., IJ,«^9000ll 1 silver per ton g*aj^ leir assays of^e^ aa mines. A" on applicati^^ 'J" make a success of •"â- "â- â- '^â- e uith bis fur 'S tne ctter than 1 can,"' "I never had any job, and if there's it I'm not now you man? Do you knowhm. before,"' replied the he and she thinks he's ^^ him ,i guess Id.-' 'â- '^urwiteV .; ' \J "® l^tn away a long tiifte I b.S ^°" "n"'«- and I just i?ot at It, and I thoughtfl PJou ...*» em ".^'J"*rfere." f«S,!"'""'«^thim? "'^. contemplating »U«,if' Returned the "(J â- ""â- hoc my name in the inqair- the re tbat *ajoeh had been so near, and had him t e gnef of Phihp. _i;.-ooWy„ Eagle. O^aNCBBO WITTICI8113, A fat office The soap-boiler's. Headquarters The hatter's store. Carvers of their own fortunes Butchers. Istheaonofaaportsman, who is fond of gunning, » shoot of the old stock? „^-^,evfark, O., editor is known to wear â- No Ui boots. 1. tU.ow j,.ui^uUo.ic feat? Adam involved the whole human race in nis tail, bat neve, wore a white satin cravat with full dress. When a drummer gets the mumps it in- creases the size of his face witnout adding anything to his inherent cheek. The evil that men do lives after them, iiven when an amateur cometist dies he leaves the fatal instrument behind. A caustic wit, in speaking of an impecu- nious friend said "He settles hij debts jnst like clock-workâ€" tick, tick, tick." A yermont youth, at his mother's funer- al, said to the neighbors "Me and father are obliged to you all, and hope soon to be able to do as much for you." "Yes, sir," he said, "I'm in hard luck; eveiythmg goes wrong with me. Why, hang it, I wouldn't dare predict rough weather in Maich. If I did it would be like June." After all, there is a vast deal of common sense in the remark of the deserter when he said "Fd rather be a coward all my life than be a corpse for fifteen minutes." At a medical examination a young aspir- rant for a physician's diploma was asked "When does mortification ensue " "When you propose and are rejected," was the re- ply. The census proves that the number of persona in a family in the United States is a small fraction over five. In some families the husband is the small fraction over. The telephone is in the Sandwich islands, and as "helo" in the native dialect is "kal- akalholkaunaihoihaukoi," you can imagine what kind of a time they have at the "oen- ' tral." "Don't pull me around so," said the thiof to the policeman, "I have a felon ou my finger " "And I have my finger upon a felon," remarked the policeman witli a sardonic smile. Curious Excise Entrj' â€" AlexanderOun.au excise oiScer in SLKtland, being dismissed from his employment lor misconduct, an entiy was made in a book kept for the pur- pose as follows: "A. Gun discharged for making a false report." "Xo," he said, "I'm not a bad-tempered man, but when somebody takes my tooth- brush and put in place of it another that has been used to apply hair-dye and I get hold of it in the dark and use it, I think it's not surprising that I said, 'Gosh dum it,' " Some great thinker once said "Don't commence to write an article for publication until you are full of your subject." An edi- tor who intended to write an article on "beer" remembered this advice, and got so full of his subject that he couldn't sic on a chair, much less write the article. Many Philadelphia business men now use typo-writers, and not long ago a wholesale house sent a letter of this kind to a amall dealer in the far west. The western man returned it with the indignant comment "I just want you to understand that I ain't no schoolboy, I can read writin' as cood as anyone." A newly- married couple from "Way- back" were in the city recently, and, of course, found an oyster saloon the hrst thing. "How do you Ntant them, â€" on the half-shell •/" the waiter asked the groom. "Nah-air-ee thar's no half shell business with thisweddin' trip, give 'emto us on the whole shell." A scissor-grinder was ringing his bell "to grind" on Shuter street, when a young man called to him and asked "Say, can you sharpen everything?' "Yes, efery- tings!" "Can you sharpen my wits?" "Your vits? Vhell, Iguess youtiafto go und get a new handle and back-spring put in first. I must haf sometings to hang on An Appeal for Stamps. K ' advertisement has appeared every day of late i â-  e of the Vienna papers, asking the owners of used postage stamps for cjn- tributions. The advertiser, it is now found out, is a young lady of the ballet; she needs some millions of stamps. The reason why is thus told: Last summer she went home with Count Antoto Reichenau. The Count was not young, but generous. The baller- ine was unhappy, however, and expressed her opinions on marriage to him very point- edly •^t last the Cpunt promised to l^rt the fair danseuse to the altar on one condi- tion if she would collect as many used pos- tage stamps is would paper the wal a of h » a^d salcJon, Sl» took him at ' word The walls are, now, it is said, covered wth many thousand of stamps, hai the piaforxlis still white, and the Vienna paper calls on the population of Vienna to at-sist m com- pfetmg the work. 'â-  Uft 7? PPf^^^ l*?" collectors of Vienna! foiv o^t the abnn dance of your stamp collections, so that tne two loving, faithfnl hearts may »t la'.t Le united." E, Seedsman'" a monienfti" Sc«ne. editorialrooam: Enter ^tingnish^ vi«tor-^-Allow me to.. K^^^-jJ can look I've cut Y«a, ye*. .â- f,«arpteBfc*s»»H»p.5' ed visitor vour exchaneM --••Witli^«M»««' I thfak jwn jithHWgh this. 0.0 qwte..jM»|jr^ 1 seventeen article. ^1^%.^^^ is ap' to p'int fl4aieafat'4p«t*,H8ttefdeko*.li»«ui ' '(tonally, a man wid riglit nMtt vdvea^ wrong goctjet. • «»«««Mw A long ipell o' roomatiz "it your bes* friends. De rainbow might be better' lookin' twa n t such a cheap show. pe bottom o'de aeal-box make mijjhty po nmaic. fiig blaze o' fire can't lOaa' yonr 'tatera. De bes" seed ain't bound to make bis water-milions. • It's a mighty rotten old house dat wont make kindliu'-wood. Bresh-fire soon gone. Heap o' wummy scaly-barks come orf de top limbs. De crawfish gits into trocble by buildin' too fine a chimley fcj a little house. li'ou can't take detwis' out de gra'-vine by cultervatin' it. Peacock can't hide his footi by spreadin' his tail. ' Green simmona aint 'fraid o' nobody. Edication don't come by bomnin' 'g'in' de school- 'ouse. When de morkin'-bird try to morkeb'ry- thing, he boun' to let out some music dat aint wuf much. It's a mighty lazy nigger dat don't Keep his ax sharp. A hole under de garden paliu's is a hard secret to keep. See whar you gwine to hit 'fo' yon lif your hoe. Sas'fus-root tea wont hu't your 'speotpr- bility when de-crap come out short. Too much trablin' on de railroad make some folks lose de right lick for de cotton- patch. De yoang peaches safe when do martin fitai-t ht r nes' Yon don't need mujh fence roun' de cow- cumber vine. â€" J. A Macon jt the, Cfntunj. Ten started'eFop^ ia usoatty wrolttlMtf Faitb of a Fatalist. At a social. reception on the north side of California street, and about midway of that thoroughfare, recently, the conversation drifted ou the large nnmber of disasters on land and sea, by fire and Sood, collisions and explosions which have proved so de- structive to human life during the first two months of the present year. From these subjects the talk turned on the prognostica- tion of death. Several examples were given in which the foreboding had proved correct or had been falsified by events, when a Mr. Backstrum, who was present, took part in the discussion. He said that seven years ago a fortune teller in Sweden said to him "Young man, you will leave your country very suddenly and travel to a strange land. Your life will be very intricate. After many ups and downs you will die a horrible death on your thirtieth birthday and your body will never be buried or recovered. Your life is safe until then." According to Mr. Baokstrnm's statement, he unex- pectedly sailed in the India for Australia, two weeks afterward was wrecked on the "Goodwin Sands," and out of the twenty- nine persons on board only the cook and himself were saved from a raft and conveyed to London. While there they got mixed up in a fight between Swedish and Danish sailors. Daring the melee a pistol was dis- charped, the ball grazing the bridge of his nose and killing his ill-fated companion in- stantaneously. He has since been ship- wrecked six times and wa once blown away with the mizen-yard in a (rale at sea, and was then picked up. Mr. Backstrum firm- ly believes that he will die as predicted on his thirtieth birthday, July Ist, 1888, and acts accordingly. â€" San Francisco Chronicle. A NlliUlst Blanlfesto. The Moscow correspondent of the Vienna Taqblait says that the Nihilists have circu- lated numerous copies of a pretended im- perial manifesto to the Russian people on the occasion ot the coming coronation. The document is printed in similar type and on similar paper to that of the genuine mani- festo it also bears the same date, and is an exact copy of it in all respects, except as re- gards the last paragraph, for which the fol- lowing words are substitutes: "You will at the same time announce to our faithful subjects that we have graciously decided that all the land which is new in the poses- sion of the nobility and the rich shall be divided in equal parts among all our faith- ful subjects; that all tie taxes hitherto le\ ied shall be abolished and replaced by others imposing just and moderate burdens on all classes in proportion to their wealth that the whole of the standing army shall be disbanded and replaced by a small landwehr and that all government appoint- ments shall I e abolished, and replaced by such appointments as may be created by the committee. We have already issued the neoessaiy orders, and we call uion all our faithfnl subject to assist ns in carrying them out." i«(|B^OD in e«m(;fi^,«atiaf|9M)FT that is BOW quite geaaaUy adoptoa.by tba Ktter fkrmos. Tt^ ahoiildtel^ v^ implemea^ that have the teelh ' toraed backtnunL Pentviaa gnaao, bona dnit, wood-asfaest orotbcr. fertil ser may ba,4qp plied before the h»rrowia{(. i^pring ffheat should be sown aa scon as the groniid can be properly prepar- ed. A top-dreaig of manure may be adddd after wwing. The good effect of a soluble ferUlizer can sometimes be aeea in a few honrs, especially if the ai^oatiitm is soon followed by a genial shower that takes the substance down to the roots. Any start given to young plants is felt for good throughoat their whole life. In using any concentrated fertilizer, care mnst be taken that it does not come ia contact with seeds. If scattered thoronghly and thinly an tbe surface sfter sewing there is no danger, otherwise it should be mixed with the soil. Fodder Crops. â€" There should be ample provigion of fcod for farm animals during months, when the pastures are short from drouth. A leafy sort of oats may be sown with pease and thns obtain a double crop of green fodder. The value of Hungarian grass as a supply of good green food, is not easily over-estimated. Beets, including mangles, miy be sown the last of the month. Quick starting of the seeds may be insured by soaking them. They should be sown so soon as germination begins. After thn plants are up they wUl need weeding and thinnmg. Grass is a leading farm crop, and is much neglected. Onr farmers have given little attention to the study of grass and the soils and culture best adapted to the various sorts. A permanent meadow or pasture needs to be kept up by a yearly top-dress- ing of manure or commercial fertilizer. It is to be hoped that the American farmer will come to a better understanding of the Importance of grass growing, and that our grass land will be treated with due con- sideration. Potatoes. â€" The Potato-beetle' is well under control, and potatoes are now a certain crop, and a profitable one when given clean culture on a rich mellow soil. It is well to plant early sorts and harvest the tubers before the "rot" has time to reach them. Sundry Matters. â€" Put all farm implements in good order during rainy days. Clear up the rubbish that has accumulated Look well to fences before cattle are turned out. Sheep. â€" The care bestowed on sheep by some farmers during the winter, invites weakness, and a troublesome irritation of the skin and loss of wool often follow poor treatment. Raising Iambs for tlie spring market is a profitable business, but great care of both ewes and lambs is necessary. The strength and vitahty of tho lamb after birth depend largely on tbe condition of the ewe previous to parturition. Much injury is done to the unborn lambs by compelling the ewes to go without water. Licking the snow to quench thirst chills the firtus and weakens the lamb, even if mora serious results do not follow. â€" American Agricuf- turist for April. A Big Familr of KentnoUians. A remarkable family lives in Lee county, about four miles from Beattyville. It is that of William B. Barns. He and his wife were both bom on the same day, the 2oth of September, 1829. They have mne sonsm- law and a son for eacU daughter they have ninety-nine grandchildren they never saw all their children on the same day, the old- est of whom is 44 years of age and the young- est '4. Neither he nor his wife have a gray hair'in tJieir h,eads. He can 'spUt one hun- dred railaandlay tbe«a np in a day. He boldly aMorts that, he and his nine sons-m- Uwaui throw any oth^ mwi agdh»„»?»«- S!law in the United states for $100,000.- ., ' •" y'l II 1 ^^ 'ff?' J ' " I â€" â-  Tkia caamiMtieB was ovatiiaard in a local contt-bat iwafc: J«lge^"W4jy, this is tlKrt«|tli.4ii«a.?oj^a;^n«ahere ni^I h«^r-*-«ithiiie«jk" Bri«Mr-"Te«. your honor I hare the courace of my ♦on rictions.".. yl'Vi' f^'"' ' ' " " ' A n41uMN^ll^ Koagl^ and tmpble fight. 'tTalieira-bTaarKneu caniiot be utter dark- Anarchist Natau tttfj'WiTOrSliijeiiag FkTorite flotifil w»h TtoUtiiians â€" "Put Yourself in His fiiaoa." Behind thai bar. id tho place fv great bar gains. -,â- ;,;-..„-. Money is tight, aud ought to be arrested when it. found a loan. By what means do spirits materialize? Echo inswers, "Material lies. " Wiitgins' great failure is a case of small proplict and 1 tcM. Student â€" ""Virgin f»«8ts' are ^aoeswbere hnsbaodmen are unknown." Liquor is an elevator that has a down- ward tendency. Old Sportâ€" We do not know who the greatest hero is Hanlan is the greatest he- rower, probably. The upper «:rusts are liable to be awfullr cut up when they are found covering com- mon pie. A man who beats his wife, even at a game of checkers, is a wretch whom to call shrewd would be base flattery. One of the most notable country seats is mentioned by Lady Dufferin in her ballad commencing "I'm sitting on the stile, Mary!" The Mississippi is called "the father of waters." Now that it is oyer its banks it becomes a step father, Blobson says that there is only one thing, to him, whose end ia involved in mystery, and that is the coil of a w iman's back hoir. Cropped hair is said to be the newest crank of fashionable 'ladies. If it is a crank it is p-obably turning some of their heads, "Yes," ?aidthe landlord, pointing to his block of houses, "they are all full 'cept the one at the end that'.s Inst but not leased," The demand for, napkin rincs made of wood grown at Walter Scott's home. Abbots- ford, is proving a great tlrain upon the for- ests of Maine. "Angelina," is infoimed that the reduc- tion of duties on iron will have uo appreci- able efi'ect upon castilc soap. It isn't spell- ed that way, dearest. That's where you were mislead, San Francisco newfcpapers make mention, of a rat recently captured in that city in whose s'tomach a diamond was found. That rat had evidently caught tho rage for "decorated interiors,' "Who are those two len " asked Deacon Gilpin of 'Squire McGili, the other evening. "Oh, those are the men who come to worn in Joraluni's place. He has moved to Bing- hampton," "To work in Joralum's place" Why, he was the laziest man in Marathon!" "I know it, and that's ihe reason there's two of them. It takes both of them to be as- lazy as he was." ,:}]"'j ;. :i/:i'd: â- d.- b .J.l ii.,j-*c. '-â-  d // Morsels for Sunkay Coatemplrxtians. Show may easily be purchased, bitt hap- piness is a home-made article. The devil always either comes himself or sends some one when you call for him. A grumbler Fays there is one thing which can always be found, and that is fault. Woman it the Sunday ol man, not his' re, pose only, but his joy, the salt of his life. The hardest thing in the world is not to feel that the lie told about your neighbor is the trut'n. Choose a high aim, v ork for it with promptness, persistence, patience and in. tensitj^ and believe in it with all your soul. We count too often only the rosary of onr outward prosperities, and measure our gratitude too much by the shining pearls of our successes. Feelings come and go like light troops following the victory of the present but principles, like troops of the line, are un- disturbed and stand fast. Lying is like trying to hide in a lo(r. 1- you move about you are in danger of bump- ing your head against the truth as soon us the fog blows np you are gone anyhow. It doesn't follow that yon must do a mean thing to a man who has done a mean thing to you. The old proverb runs: â€" "Because the cur has bitten me, shall I bite the cur " Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abioad. influ- ences to e:tert, which are peculiarly Lis, and which no consc cnce bat bis own can teach. The clearness and purity of one's mind is never bstter proved than in discovering its own faults at first view as when a stream shows the dirt at its bottom, it shows also the transparency of the water. Some of the brightest drops in the chalice of life remain for us in old age. The last draught which a kind providence gives to drink, though near the bottom of the cup, may, as is said of the Roman of old, have at the very bottom, instead of dregs, mostly pearls. I am, and lately I was not. But whence How Whereto The answer lies round, written in all colors and motions uttered in all tf nes of jubilee and wail in thou- sand, thousand-voiced, harmonious nature I But will re is tbe cunning eye and ear to whom ihac (iod-written apocalypse will yield urticulati meaning Creation lies be- fore us like a glorious rainbow but the sun that made it lies behind us, is hidden from U3, The total eclipse on the 6th of May next will last six minutes, and no longer one will probably occur wrthin the next hundred years: It will bpartisdly visible in many plaqeq, bnt lew wiU see it.in its entirety, as its path lies almost entirely throiu;h the ocean, touching at nowhere bat at a little iriaad in the ^nth Pacific called Caroline Idaadv irkioh is out of the track of any es- taMisbed oomoierce or jtrsreL The French QoYcpnunent has determined to send an ex- pe^tidn to that island, and it is probz^ble 4htat graibd iiittfinatiimad ^h^Hns' of as- ttvnonen will sseet there to' -taka psrt in tins scientific ^est. 1. (..; jjrui â- â-  ' i;- 1 ;. • â-  'â- ' â-  ;â-  ' • ' â- â-  â- iifd ...:i â-  â- â- /-â- â-  â- â-  â- â€¢ •'-â- 'â-  â-  -i ' •â-  Cuiiositlesof the Railway Ccnius. In a recent issue under the above heading, was a paragraph relating to the difference between the receipts of railways for trans- portation of passengers and freights, in which the results were rendered rather ab- surd by the use of mighty dollar marks in- stead of humble Ciiits. The paragr.-iph should read as follows The freight carried in 18S0 was two hundred and ninety-one millions of tons, tor which the railways charged 1'21 cents per ton per mile, and made a profit of '"iS of a cent per ton per mile. The number of passengers carried was two hundred and seveuty millions, for which they each paid an average of 2 '33 cents pei- mile, and the companies made a profit of 'ti2 of a cent per mile. If the passengers are counted by weight, allowing 14 passen- gers to the ton, then the receipts of the companies for their two legged freight was $3.26 per ton per mile, and their profit was 86*8 cents per ton per mile. By the ton, then, passengers yield six- I teen times more profit to the railways than ordinary freight. We renew the suggestion that there stems to be an opportunity here for the exercise of genius by railway managers in the de- velopment of new and better inducements for travel. Various suggestions, doubtless, will rise in the minds of readers, such as the adoption of improv"«d means for safety, smoothlne and be '-ter ballasting of roadbeds, faster time, easier and more commodious cars. But without going through the entire list of improvement that might help travel, we will name one subject that railwaj' officials might study and prepare to carry cut at little expense, as a help U) passenger trafiic, namely, the inauguration in every city,town, and village of a thoroughly ^ood and cheap service for the use of customers betwef n their homes and the stations. At present the companies leave their patrons to the tender mercies of extortionate hackmen and baggage smashers and so general are the inconveniences that exist between resi- dence and car that probably not a hundred tickets are bought where a thousand would be bought if first-rale services, such as we have indiaated, could be realizid. A human intei rogation point went to an oculist the other day to get a glass fitted to his eye, "This is the weakest glass you have!" he asked. "Yes." "Well, what shall 1 do when I can't see with this " "Why, you will probably be compelled to purchase a stronger one." "And when I can't see with that?" "WeU, then you will have to use a still stronger one." "And after that?" " Ob, then yon will have to get the very strongest." The victim of defective eyesight thought a moment, and then asked " And when 1 can't see with the strongest " The oculist didn't care to say what would happen after his own skill had proved inef- fectual, and was rather indignant at the iuquisitiveness of the customer, so remained silent. " But tell me," persisted the know- ledge seeker, "what shall I do when the sfcroiuest glass fails me?" "Oh, ahem, welC^ was the answer, " I should say that the next thing to So would be to buy a small dog with a steing round his neek and let him leskd yon." :! '}\ i .( i i •Vi: ,t,'^-*i T I r'iiiSiiiiiiiil