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A QUAINT Scotch minister was given
somewhat to exaggerating in the pulpit.
His clerk reminded him of its i'll effects
upon the congregation. He replied that
he was not aware Of it, to give him a
caugh by way of hint. Soon after he
was describing Simpsons tying the foxes
tails together. He said: The foxes in
those days were much larger than ours,
and they had tails twenty fut longl"
"Aheml" came from the clerks desk.
That is" continued the preacher, "ac-
cording to their measurement; but by
ours they were fifteen fut long
"Aheml" lounder than ever before.
But, as you may think this is extraor-
dinary, well just say they were ten fut. y
"Aheml Aheml !" still more vigorously.
The parson leaned over the pulpit, and,
shaking his finger at the clerk, said: you
may cough there all night long, mon !;
I'll nae tax off fut more. Would ye
hae the foxes wild nae tails at al"
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PERHAPS the most remarkable engin-
eering feat now in progress is the cross
ing Of the Andes by the Lima and Oroya
railroad. On this road the mountain
chain will be crossed ut an altitude Of
fifteen thousand feet by a tunnel three
thousand feet in length, and amid per-
petual snow. The work is being accom-
plished by the Cholos Indians, they be-
ing the only workmen who can endure
the rarity Of the atmosphere at this ele-
walton for a prolonged period. The
gradient is the steepest known on an or
dinary railway. The value Of the road
will lie in the fact Of its developing the
mineral wealth stored in these mountains.
The silver mines are especially rich, and
coal has been discovered, and will be Of
iucalculAble wealth in land where fuel
is 50 scarce.
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OLD MAIDS.



A writer in Blsckwood handles tIi.
venerable but perennial subject merci-
lcssly. He says: No woman without
certain Independence and force Of char
acter is ct to be an old maid. There are
feeble women who might make passable
wives. but who make deplorable old
maides; they ere wretched single, and
impart some of their wretchedness to all
who have to do with them; they trail for
want Of prop, and lie .huddled Ike
some unlucky creeper. all unshapely
heap, fof want Of the vigorous stem that
should hold II up. Such women can not
believe they are not TO be married some
day. Somebody to love. to he afraid Of,
to look up to, to swear by, some duties
imposed by necessity, do strike the OBJ
server, as such necessity for their weIl
being or even creditable existence, that
the lifelong attitude Of expectation, how
ever hopeless. is almost justified. wo-
men of this character have probably had
many fair opportunities in settling in
life-feebleness in girlhood not seldom
lakes an attractive form but perhaps no
one to compel them to decision; and there
is wanting to this temperament the pow
ers Of falling genuinely in love, as we'll
ms of coming to fixed resolve. Life y
all expectation to the feeble woman; che
recoils from q final step, and would o.
likely as not still slip out Of an engage
ment which she had stimulated all her
small despairing energies TO bring to q
point. The beauty who in vulgar phrase
has overstood her market. does not make
an aimiable old maid. She feels her life
has been mistake, and is soured accord
ingly. There is something in the posses
sion and consciousness of beauty which
interferes with the frank bestowal Of af-
fection.
The woman who is made to understand
by all the world that she Is handsome,
acquires a notion Of duty to her charms
which supercedes and puts the appeals Of
the heart out Of countenance. She Is
afraid of wasting her advantages asks
herself at critical moments. Can l do
betteri For brief year or two all the
world lies within the grasp of hsr-slated
fancy. When the niece in the play asks
her aunt why s''s-ne~er+QnTE;esaa - hsI. eHF
swer is. my dear. W.
thirty years ago. and nJ
SINCE Sp-l~-evtUcc sud -
ulV premises ON tI1n . - s--sss
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Roman men usually went bareheade;
and it was thought to be mark Of ei-
feminacy to wear hat; as a protection
against bad weather they covered them
selves with the upper folds of the togn
But the Roman women INDUCED h.
every costly head-dresses, among whicl
we find one that proves that There j,
nothing new under the sun, not even tn
present style Of bonnets. The world
certainly moves in circle ..Sss- .a.ss- a
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The followinglegend relates how a GER
tain Grand Duke of Florence built a
bridge without expense to the State:
The Grand Duke issued proclamation
that every beggar who would appear in
the Grand Plaza at certain designated
.sue; should be provided with nea-sxin,
Of clothes free of cost. At the appointed
hour all the beggars of the city assembled.
whereupon the officers caused each av-
enue..of the public square to be closed and
then compelled the beggars to strip of
their old clothes, and gave each one, ac-
cording to promise, a new suit. In the
old clothes thus collected enough money
was found concealed to build a beautiful
bridge over the Arno, still called the
Beggars Bridge!
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vIcE and laziness have everywhere
their votaries. and the vestiges Of the
shabby foosteep' are to be met with in
all places. No human beings ever con-
gregated into community, without in
eluding among themselves the just and
unjust. the wise and the ignorant, the
evil and the good.
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A LAWYER and q parson were talking
about which way the wind was. The
former said; I'VE 20 by the courthouse
vane." "And We" replied the parson,
90 by the church vane." "well," said
the lawyer ''in the matter Of wind. that
is the best authority and the parson
went 70 cogitate.
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EVERY man, rich or poor, ought to
have some great absorbing purpose, some
active engagements in which his energies
are devoted. Duty, daily duty, not en-
joyment-must be the aim of each life.
No man has right to live upon the fair
earth. to breathe its pure air, TO consume
its food, to enjoy its beauties, producing
nothing in return.
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"1HAr man." said wag. "came %
Nashua forty years ago. purchased
basket and commenced gathering rags.
How much do you suppose he is worth
nowi" II was counundrum We could
not answer. Nothing he continued.
after q pause. ''and he owes for the
basket"
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Statistics Of Marriage-Elints for
the Iadtea-

If we take 100 to represent the whole
of woman's chances of marriage he
tween the ages Of Is and 20, the proper
tiopal chances in each period Of five years
will be a. follows:
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Ex-PosrsAsrKR-GEsERAL KNo. Of
Maine, who supported Grant In 1865.
announces that the last four years ex,
perienoe has satisfied him that We have
the wrong man at sAs head Of the gov
eminent. He desires that Mr. Gsesle
shall be Mr.. Grants sueeessor.
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Hon. CAssIUs M. Clay Is announse
for series Of speeches in Ohio fro@ the
isth'to ths l7th Of ssptsnbsr.
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ATrERa long seige Flsmingburg Is at
last free Of small pox.
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BOYS and Girls.

In the United States there are l9, 500.
600 men and boys. and 10000 wo-
men and girls. There is an excess Of
males 2s per cent, far different showing
for the whole country from that in New
England, where the females are consid.
erably more numerous than the males.
II would seem, therefore, ths. the maid.
ems among us have overwhelming oppor.
tunities of marriage; yet it is a singular
fact that more men than women of the
same generation enter wedlock. The
"marriageable age" of hearty bachelo,
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DESCRIPTION.

l-l;;$e il large, dark bay about IL hands high,
'~s< Years old, with some white stripes on his
left shoulder caused by being burned for the
hstula. fke .otfvr-.~-a light bay, about 10
hands high, and aged aboIft- -ui-.-xearr; with
both hind feet white. lie is thick ffn-Gsh
the shoulders, and bears marks Of iistula afsos
lie is a fair saddle horsc. The large horse l.
thin in order; but the smaller one il in good
flesh. Both horses are natural pacers.
H-u JAMES YOUNG,
= Highland. Lincoln CO., Ky.
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S
fashions are concerned,
hat no bigger than a man !.
adorned the heads 'SNx
the last tD, stanford, Ky.
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swer is. my dear. i VI
thirty years ago. and nk
siuce." Sp-i-~-evs0ru ~
f~%-aiy premises on the
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extehds indeiiniteiy from
fifty; that of a virgin is usr
to briefer limits. So a bach,
neglected to make love at
a maiden ofeighteen. has st
a fair chance to win a ma
who was actually unborn
to have h~-~ :. marr
.,,y,,c,a'" 90"
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A writer in TIE British Church Herald,
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the Joint Of Bradaues dirty TAIL" ia "unQuestonaby
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men crs q. the ~rush :l4-tocrlcs were az me e. '
10 aalGt5 the excl ,rl.ts tr i.3Vig. ihG Ter Sly -
tSe spanish capitol she j.r,tT yrotrcd. hp"cy'n
twice week shC t,eu She Visits OF the hcbcr cisScs
Who eagerly showed thc. sympathy ior we l"." lous
exile Sbe 4. a-coGl l.a. in AeT journey py -adl-le
leruua the nuic Ce a.. s,,AC, tho Duke dc HncstaF
and Count dc L. NtvN o-i -.Jo.