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\ CALIFORNIA SESslrIoS.-San Fran.
cisco has lately enjoyed a sensation little
outside the general run. 1t appears that
recently a book.kceper Of large -four
mill Of that city was in tho habit Of giving
u good day. 10 an individual who often
passed the mills. One day, after conversa-
ton the unknown man requested the
pleasure Of the book-keepers company at
dinner. The offer was not refused and
both enjoyed q sumptuouS rcpast, during
which Sundry bottles Of champagne were
disposed Of. This performance is the last
the bOOk.keCper rccollects until the follow
ing morning, when he found himself on
board an outward bound ship. lie was oil
course confined and when he had partially
collected bis senses, he demanded nm OK.
plauation from tue mate and afterward
from the captain, the latter officer produced
plpers Of agreement Signed by the book.
keeper to make voyage In the ship rs a
common sailor. The young man could not
decay the signature, though he satisfied
hin that h. had been unconconsciouS
whenit was obtained. As $50 had been
paid by the ships company for that sigma.
ture the uEortunatc young man was com.
PEELED to produce and equal amount before
10 was permitted to dep1rt. This we
conceive TO have been one Of the bOldest
cases Of "shanhaeingn from civilized port
thatwe have record Of. Tic case Is being
worked up BY detectives, and il the rascal
who abducted the young man is caught he
will find that all is not lovely in ytllainy.
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Glass DImOsds.

five could sec the sekret motives that
prompt even the good nclIhuns Of mon,
We should see mere to reproys tbnn nd
miro.
Diogenes and Seneca were two as great
philosophers as the world has ever produc-
ed; one lived IN a tub and the other in
palace.
Most Of the happiness in this werld con.
sists in possessing what Others kant git.
Honesty is like money, you nave got to
work hard to get It, and then work harder
to keep it.
Philosophy Is born in the head and dies
in the heart,
have noticed one thing, that Just about
in pGoporshm that the pashuns are weak,
men are seemingly virtewOus.
Here is just whats the matter-ii you
shut yuresCll up folks will run alter w,
and II yu run after folks they will shut
themselves up.
It sale kalLulashun that the more
praze man Is willing to take, the less be
deserves.
There is but phcw people in this world
moderated.
honesty Is the only aristocracy that |
acknowledge; an honest man IS always a
well.bred man and gentleman,
PoltenesS is not only the most power
ful but the cheapest argument kno Of.
The more wrinkles can sec In mans
face the better like It, provided smile
| l7Ys in each one Of the cutters, +f
There is now and thena person to whom
society owes many obligashuns, bdt most
people owe all thare is Of them to sosiety,
II you pull the sting out Of hornet his
moral power Is gone in minnit.
We arc all OF us willing to divide our
sorrows amuny our nabors, but our pleas.
urcs we arc more stingy with.
Sages and phOols arc the only two kinds
OF people that the world kan afford to have
hv in solitude. ....
II 4 man was kompletely yirtuous, |
doubt whether he would be happy here,
he would be so loneSum.
It don't require mulch talent to give
good advice but to follpw II docs,
Attic the mule Is looked upon as a stu.
plu hlltleTI NJ luhhSs sOulV 'hVst ulillHut
hits. -r. ..I..
Every man has n weak side, and sum
have two or three.
lie who demands respekt almost always
deserves 1t. .I''.t
Mi opinyun Of mankind us brilliant
suckcess needs good deal Of missing.
Hope is thOughtleSs jade-slie often
clients US but she has no malice.
When was young thought all money
spent was well invested, but US | git older
| cipher different.
God makes opportunities, but man must
hunt for them.
Invenshun and judgment arc seldum
found together.
Ambishuu'to shine in everything is a
sure way to put mans kandel all out.
Mans make up is Of nature and
custom, aud don't know which of the
two is the most powertullest.
As long us we are lucky we attribut 1t
to our smartnesS; our bad luck we give
the gods credit for.
Thare is one person in this world that
every boldly can tell w all about and that
is the next door rabor.
know lots Of people who always think
at least three times before they speak
once, and then never say anything worth
listening 10.
II takes q certain amount oil background
in mans character to show his virtues to
good advantage. ..t
It's better to oycBhutc the mark than
to fall short; this shows that the fault amt
in the amuni:hun,
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An EFFICIENT INSURANCE CIERK.-A
good story is told in connection with d
recent fire in this city. The stock Of
goods in tho building adjacent to where
the fire occurred was insured for $685..
900. The sky.lights Of this store were
broken, letting in some water, and there
were scattered over the floor of the mp.
per story u large quantity Of broken
glass, cindGrs, ashes, &C., giving II de.
cidelly bad appearance. A clerk OF ont
of the Offices insuring the stock in the
store comprehended the situation, aud,
employing a gang Of men, gave the place
a thorough cleaning up before the arrival
of the occupants Of the primises, and
there was scarcely n vcstigc OF the fire
aud water remaining, The insured
parties put in claim Of S12j, which
was cheerfully paid. Those who saw the
place before the cleaning up, say that II
the damage had been estimated while Il
was in that condition, the insurance com.
panics would hive been called upon to
pay 81, 600 to SPECIALIZATION TrarCl'tr
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QUICKLY CHAxaED.-This "personal'
oil old Butcher, from the "Recolleetions'
Of Lady Clementina Davies When the
special messengers arrived to inform
Blurher that Napoleon Ind escaped from
Elbn, and that his services would be
Immediately required in the field, they
we're astonished TO fnd him literally
running round and round large room,
the floor OF which was covered with saw
dust, md in which he had immured
himself under the deluiion that he was
an elephant. For the time IL was feared
that Bluchcr was hopelessly insane, or
that ho wus so far suffering from dtiiriun
ira1sAS that his active cooperation in
the anticipated campaign would DO i'm
possible but when the urgent news was
brought him he at once recovered him
self, aud proceeded to give his advice in
a perfectly sound state Of mind, the
tone Of which was thus, as by a sudden
Hhock, restored to him.
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Historical Items.

The fiSt steamship that ever crossed th.
Atlantic was the Savannah, from Savannah,
Ga, to Liverpool, in 1870. She sailed
from Savannah on May 22l, but, her fuel
having being been consumed IN ten days,
she did not reach Liverpool until June
22l. On April 23d, 1883, the English
steam-packets Great Western and Sirius
arrived at New York, commencing new
ard expeditions mode Of intercourse be j..
tween'England and America. The Great
Western measuring 1910 tunS, made the
passage in LII days, against head winds
and rough sea. Each oil the three ves-
sells abOve-uamed were paddle or side
whcelers. The fastest passage from New
York to Queenstown Inns been made by
the CunaTd vessel Russia, the time little
short Of eight days. The best time from
Queenstown to New York was by the
White Star vessel Adriatic, in days Is
hours and s. minutes, The vessels are
generally timed to Queenstown, not Liver.
pool.
The Jews have been long settled in Eng
land. There is mention OF them is early
as A. d. $50. William the Conqueror en-
outraged them to settle in The land Of bis
conquest. Numbers Of Jews resided at
Oxford, a. D. 1910. They enjoyed con-
siderable favor under the first three MOI
man kings, during which period they
doubtless laid the foundation Of their sub.
seQuent wealth, After the reign Of King
John, they suffered much persecution, and
were eventually banishcd from the coun-
try In 1904. They continued in legal
exile for $50 years; but Cromwell, allowed
them to return in 1886, and in the same
year erected their first synagogue in King
street, Duke's.place, London and in 1904
founded school called "Thc Tree OF
Lie"
Thanksgiving 6ay in this country came
in with the puritanS, who brought 1t from
England, although It may DO said to have
originated among the Jews. It Is quite
apparent in the song Of Moses and tho
dancing Of Miriam, recorded in the fifteenth
chapter Of Exodus. The Psalms are sug.
gestive Of thanksgiyings. But among the
Puritans thanksgivings were ordered up.
on every small success, so that they be-
came exceedingly common.
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AFRiCA.-.ln n recent letter to the Pail
Nal Gazette Mr. WinwOoi Reade, has
pointed out that Colonel Grant, In his
Brighton speech on l.iyingstone's location
IN Africa, was certainly In error Col.
Grant has said that in bis journey from
Zanzibar to GondOkOro lie had met with
neither gorillas nor caRnibals. as DR..
Livingstone las met with both, he must
have miscalculated his position and been
much further to tho west than he thought.
Mr.. Reade, on the contrary, shows that
Livingstoue'S reported situation Il two or
three hundred miles to the west of the
country traversed by Grant, and he there
fore sees no reason for thinking that the
former has lost his reckonings.
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SINGULAR.-The Norristown Herald
says:-"We recorded tho death Of Mr..
Charles Lyle, gatekeepcr by lightning.
We also stated that no marks were visl.
BILE upon his body Indicating that death
followed from other than natural causes.
We have since learned, however, that
in preparing the body for sepulchre, Mr.,
MONDAY, the undertaken, could distinct.
ly sec where the electric fluid had entered
and left the body. 1t appeared to have
commenced at the left shoulder and
taking downward course, crossed the
breast to the right side, descending the
right leg, leaving IN abrasion of the skin
between two of the toes. But what is
quite wonderful in connection with the
matter is tho fact that upon tho right
breast was the print Of n leaf found on
the floor Of the piazza at the dead mans
feet. Tho leaf was from IN ailnnthus tree
in the yard, and with the stem measured
about five inches in length. Tho ribs
veins and cellular texture of the leaf
wore perfectly printed upon the skin,
the whole having red appearance. MIR.
Lyle died in q sitting posture upon u
chair, and when found his head inclined
to one side. As his clothes were not
disturbed in the least, it would appear
impossible for the leaf TO have come in
contact with the skin. In comparing
the leaf found with the impression on
the body, the two were oxaGlly alike in
size and development. How the i'm.
preston was made Oh the skin is the
mystery. It may have been the result
Of a species OF photography familiar
to scientists, but our readers would no
doubt DO gratifed if somebody would
rise to explain"
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HEALTHY HoUsRs.-Tho following val
liable suggestions relating tothe eonstrue-
ton Of suburban houses are from paper
read before tho Edinburgh Architectural
Association; they will apply with equal
force ia this country. To keep suburban
dwellings from contaminat!ng influences,
the sub soil upon which the house rests
should be thoroughly drained to such a
depth rs will secure crust of dry soil
upon which to erect the structure. The
walls below the floor level should be sep
aratod from those above by interposing
some substance impervious to water, in
order to prevent that capillary attraction
which the walls of the building, when in
Aueneed by the internal heat Of the rooms
exert upon anything which would supply
moisture. The external walls ola building
should be Of such thickness as will allow
Of house being kept at an even tempera-
ture. The walls Of gables containing
dreplaces require to be made thick, us
thin walls, especially at the chimney
head, are sure to produce smoky vents.
Bedrooms aud kitchens should he of the
largest dimensions compatible with the
size of the house. No drains should be
permitted under dwelling, whatever the
straight in which the architect may
find himself in their arrangement, As
best constructed they are liable to leak,
and If under the house the emanatiOns
from them become sources Of annoyance,
and probably of disease to the inmates,
Nor sbopld drains DO allowed to pass
further into the hose than half the thick
ness CT the outer wall. Cisterns require
to be placed where they can be easily
reached and where they will be free from
contamination of any kind. The main
cistern of building should be located in
room exclusively devoted to that pur-
pose, in which there should be plenty oil
light, and into which the occupant could
go us freely as into any open part OF his
dwelling, and where ho could observe
that such an important element rs water
was pure and wholesome. There should
be no limit set to the number of windows
in a house, and tho position of the rooms
in regard to light should guide the archi-
tect in their arrangement.
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EPlGRAMNtArIc LET1ERs-It has been
said that, II heavy postage produced es'
says, cheap postage makes epigrams. But
the latter were not wanting in the very
earliest days. Nothing could be NOR,
eplgrammatlc than the note sent by one
Irish GHETTO another; "Pay Inc tribute
or else" To which the equally cpl
gnmmatic answer was; lowe you none,
and iC-.n OF this sort were the note,
between Foote'S mother and Foote,
"Dear Sam-I'm in prison. Yours, E.
Foote." The old lady was under arrest
for debt. The sons answer was; HDear
mother-So am |. Yours, S. FoOte. y
Aud again, the letters between old Mrs.
Garrick and young Edmund Kcan; "Dear
Mr. Rean-You can't play Abel Drugger.
Yours, ETC." To which intimation Ed.
nund wrote back: "Dear Madame-l
know II. Yours, Z. K" Instances occur
now and then where Joke has been play.
ed, the fun Of which was to make man
pay heavy postage for very unnecessary
information. When Collins, the artist,
was once with some friends, one of them
resisted every attempt to induce him to
stay to supper. IIo withdrew, and the
friends In council over their banquet re-.
solved that the snlky guest should be
punished. Accordingly on tue following
DAY Collins sent him folded sheet Of
foolscap, IN which was written: after
you left we had stout and OYSTERS The
receiver understood what was meant, but
he was equally resolved to have revenge.
Accordingly, biding his time, he trans
rnitted, In feigncd hand to Collins. a
letter in which the painter read only,
!" Had youl" Herewith the Joke seemed
at nm end; but Collins would have the
last word. lie waited aud waited till the
thing was almost forgotten, and then the
writer of the last query opened letter
one morRing, in which he had the salts.
faction Of finding an answer to it In the
words, f" Yes, We had.n We cannst dis
miss the subject without expressing our
regret that We are unable TO remember
the name of that British admiral who,
after achieving glorious victory at sea,
dispatched letter to the admiralty, In
which there were only these or similar
words: "Beat the enemy; took, sunk,
burned or destroyed ships named in the
margin" Tersest of almirals!
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Onion. OF PRAr.-Thc origin Of peat
mny be briefly stated in The words Of
DIR. Rosa, OF WatertOwn, N, Y, us fol.
lows: "The great body Of most peat
beds results from a variety of moss
called Spiaagum palNStre. in part, also,
from ferns or brakes, rushes, reeds and
other plants; aud even fallen timber
occasionally constitutes part The bog
moss, of which there ore many varieties,
fourishes luxuranty in such positions,
It's fibres growing a foot and half in
length. And It has this quite remarka.
bic popularity TINT while its roofs and
lower portions die in the wet soil or
water, new roots spring out from the
stem above and thus, without Interrupt
ton, il continues to grow nnd accumulate
year after year in deeper and deeper
bed for centuries, at last resulting in a
vast collection Of carbon, frequently al.
most ms rich lin carbon as bituminous
coal. The Coal and Iron Record.
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TRNoRs AND SOPRANOS. "A tenor voice
Is thing a modern couhtryman ought to
ask Jupiter for, II the god offered to grant
any one request lie might prefer, as he did
Hodge in the fable. For tenor voice Of
high quality and q good ear formusic
confer on their lucky posscssor the power
to convert all he touches into gold. Per.
haps splendid soprano is even better. A
prima donna will be fought for by rival
nanagers-will be implOrcd to go to all
parts Of the compass at once; and, failing
this, will spend her year In London, st.
Petersburg, Paris, Cairo, and Now York.
One lady has been receiving $3.50 in gold
night in London all this season, and is
to have $1,000 q night in New York.
The true history of tile peasant girl who
becomes q prima donna In grand opera
would be very instructive tale; from the
day when little child, Il Is found out
that she sings better thar any other child
in the village, to tho day when she makes
her first curtsey before the fOotlights.
What 4 story. The villnge gossips remark
the sweetness of her vOice-her parents
find patron who pays for masters-she
is discovered by a manager, speculated in
brought out makes great SUGGESTS
followed about from capital to capital by
tribe of pensioners, including her re-
spectacle parents, brothers, sisters,
uncles, aunts, and cousins to the fiitieth
remove, every sort Of master she ever
had-everybody who can show the least
claim to help empty herpursc. And they
all fawn on her, flatter her, cajolo and
deceive her, until she marries the man she
loves, who pawns her diamonds, breaks
her heart, aud dissipates t1tice the income
of princess of the blood OF the gaming
table. Though this picture has too often
been realized in the history of the lyric
stage, It must in fairness be said that there
are many happy exceptions in the cases
of great public favorites, who have found
In their husbands better managers of their
property and their affairs of business than
any less interested agents possibly could
become.
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pEAT.-As fuel, tho peculiar proper,
tics Of peat render II especially valuible
in metallurGy, giving out an intense heat
with u good volume OF flame, leaving no
Stag and hut little nsh. It's almos. en-.
tirely FREQ from the presence Of sulphur
and phosphorus, those deadly enemies
against which tho iron mastcrsare wngiug
an incessant warfare. When proper.
~ treated by machinery, peat may he
made bard, compact anil dense, so That
It will bear the severe usnge to which IL
is submitted IN blast furnace, md will
produce pig iron Of II very superhero unl.
lily, which, when converted into Gar ,
may be bent completely double without
exhibiting q single flaw,
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Hero.

HSt gold.broWn hairlnripplins WavslSis flowed
GdoWu hsFtRow.whllc shoulders and the light
or love cxpectant Ii her violet eyes
With Heavens fire, As glOws yUn silver spark
Upon the sable bosom OF the night!
n tender roso-glow flashed Ger neck and brow
An unshcd tcar.lrop qlivcrcd on the lash
Cfhcr far strained eye to catch the form
Cfyoung Lclulor, supple-limbOd and 1.-the
As pOplar.sten, whilst DER the cruel straits,
The foatny crested straits, that intervene
IwiSt him and love, lie takes his urrowy way,
He comes mott And stined sobbiug sigh
Lifts the white dapele,s on the maidcn's breast,
As higher yet she holds loves beacon up,
A hali.Cxtinguished torch, and bodlngs dire
Awaken in her soul.
TheFlyenoua sea
Rolls on, and cares not; till tho dawniug tindl
A maiden kncclins by fair young oorsc;
Her torch CztinguishSdii and with piteoui
tcars,
Hesri-btokcn, wailins, lone and desolaSC,
Moaning thOfiat OlthS ruthless gods
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FALL FAsmoSs.-Tho yak Iace intro.
duced two years ago ism feature IN the
trimming OF caslmefcs and velvets.
This is wool guipue made from the
fleece Of the llama. 1t Is strong and ser.
vicelble, and morn expensive than silk
guipure. Other guipuro laces have edges
like the Spanish blonde lace now so
popular and thread lace patterns are
also mixed with guipure designs, pro.
ducing n very pretty effect. Cloth cloaks
are trimmed with bear fringe, headed
by soutaehe Gothic figures. In house
sacsues for morning wear ut home there
are most jaunty and serviceable jackets
Of striped flannel. They have black
grounds, with double stripes Of white,
cherry, or blue, and there are also plain
gray flannel sacques. The front is
double breasted, tue back is sailor-iacket
shape. A reverse collar, cuffs, binding,
and large buttons Of black corded silk
complete this pretty garment. Price
$40. Breakfast capes Of Berlin wool are
talma shape, The grounds nre chiDchila
wool, beautifully overwrOught with silk
floss. More dressy sacQueS for after.
noon wear and for driving are positions
Of white basket-woven cloth, trimmed
with bias band Of whitO silk pipei with
a color; plicc SIG. The circular and
the Dolmnn are the shapes for opera
eloaks, a very rich new fabric Tor even.
ing cloaks has soft ottoman rcppel
ground of silk, either rose, blue, or Nile
green, with wide white stripes Of heavy
pile like velvet, aud dotted with a color
like the ground. THIS is made in large
circulars with hoods, and trimmed with
crimpcd tape fringes Of all the colos OF
the goods. Price SllO.-M Y, Fashion
Journal,
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AsruuA.-wc cannot, We believe re'''
der to those OF our readers who 'nlle'
from the asthma, a greater serylc" 'nln
BY recommending "JoSAs WHTcoNns ,
Rrnrpr." The names of distinguished
public men are seen appended to this
medicine, and nearly every druggist in
thecOuntry can cite some evidence OF It's
wonderful curative propcrties.-c0m
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CAuonT iT.-An Iowa elitsr took
home bis fishing tackle tho other day, and
laying them down, proceeded about other
matters. Amer whilc,hO discovered his
fishing pole gyratlng through the grass,
and following up, found that with bait
left on the hook he had caught a cat very
black and very heavy. The beast actually
sat still until lac cut tho hook out If ils
lip, AID then Seated upon the double
quick, and never more has been seen OF
heArd.
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uuApprp HANDS, Flco, rough skin, rlmplcs,
rins.worm. salt.rhoum, aud other cutanroas,
afIeetions, cured, and the skin made son ag |,
smooth, by using the JuEIprl Tan soSP m "a !
nv CAswEiI, HAzARD & o., New York. u !.
more convenient and easily applied ihan other 3.
remedies, avoiding the trouble OF the greaa!
componnds now in usc.-OOm,
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Cupld's Arnbusoades .-rho sly archer, Love
shoots his arrows from many c0iBns o. Iah'Asg' w
nom any ambush With mOrv effect than when ~
arms them from the brlds and iolls and rinelets
: superb head Of hair. iadio, who have not nacl
favored by Nature with this BROWNING charm o. N9
manhood, can readily and certainly lnenlsG ihe w
uur of their hair and impart to tia ,lktn li'lte by
using LToS's KAIHAiRns "a daily dtcs,lnH VIM
buudaneo Of this dlory" Of tho scr tan preserve u
undlmnlshed In quantity and nndlmlnlshcd -
beauty 10 tho latest period Of life. There u germ
mating principle In the KGrilARoS witch literally
cumpfls the hair 10 grow. II eGiltpsies seuit dan
druf, and all c1fOli lions aud c1efeGtncts Of "a
scalp which interfere with the Tlpii and health!
development Of the tlbefE-lCom.l