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AMONG the Pennsylvania Germans there
is religious sect called the Schwenkfeld-
ers. They go behind even the famous
"Prayer-book of 1885 -; for their principal
book is entitled, "Catechisms; or, First
instruction in Christian Doctrine; Need
full and Profitable for all Christian Disci-
piles, Young and Old, to Exercise Them
selves Therein Printed at Philadelphia,
1853.
The Wonaaa's Journal asks: "Why
should not women be more generally IN
structed in the principles OF civil govern
ment and matters of business z" There
are some husbands. replies an exchange,
who believe that their wives are sufficient
" instructed on points of government
(civil or uncivi) already, and that they
know more about some matters of bust
ness than is altogether agreeable to the
husbands aforesaid. That's why.
WE would be glad to know what Venus
thinks about all these preparations for OBJ
serving her transit. If she is anything OF
modest female, it must be extremely
narrowing to her feelings to be squinted
at through spy-gasses from all corners of
the earth. Suppose you had a transit
Mrs. Grundy, wouldn't you grumble at
this sort of thing? We have private and
personal reasons for believing that Venus
is preparing to inquire whether she has
any rights which astronomers are bound
to respect.-T. Louis Democrat.
A BOY twelve years old, named Benny
Davis, whose parents live on the river
road, broke his leg some months ago and
has been confined to the house ever since.
He has during the last three months train
ed a rat to come forth at his whistle, stand
on his hind feet, roll over, leap through a
hoop covered with paper, and to execute
various other manGuvers. The family
own big cat. and she has been trained TO
stretch out and let the rat leap over her,
and they are great friends, though Girl
maxim is death on all other rodents. The
lad has an exhibition twice a week, and
secures quite an income by charging an
admission fee of five cents.-DetrOtt Free
Press.
CONSIDERABLE mention has been made
in the newspapers Of the recalling of the
japanese students in this country to their
own land. The reasons may not be fully
understood. A number of young men
were sent several years ago to the United
States and to Europe to be educated.
Since that time the educational depart
ment of Japan has become thoroughly
systematized. a university, with profess
ors of the highest repute, is located at
Jeddo; high schools are distributed
throughout the empire, and system OF
common schools brings the advantages OF
education within the reach of all. There
fore the japanese Government has In
formed students in this country and in
Europe that the appropriations to detray
their expenses will be discontinued after
June l, but allows them to remain and
continue their studies at their own eX-
Dense If they desire to do so. Many de-
eide to remain.
a LOFTY record is that of Mrs. Louis
Coran, of Bay City, Michigan. Twins, and
twins again-fOur and then triplets-
three and four are seven; and all within
the incredibly brief period of five years
Woman, when she has white mans
chance, is, as any unprejudiced philosO-
pher will tell you, greater man than man
is himself Where is the man who can
point TO seven little angels crowded into
five years, and conscientiOusly eXclaim,
81 am the mother of these ~ Even Francis
Bacon. who, as Macaulay assures us.
possessed the most eXquisitely formed in
tellect that was ever vOuchsafed to one OF
the children of men. could not have done
it. When woman deliberately makes up
her mind to accomplish wonders, she new
er fails of the achievement. You may
browse for ages upon the pages of her
dictionary, and you'll never stumble over
the word fail.-LOujSUiLJe COUrier-JOlty71at.
A LAWSUIT is going on at Naples. the in
cidents of which would form good theme
for Charles Reade. a young girl was
placed by her family i'm the Lunatic Asy-
lum. She was a millionaire, and was des-
tined to be married to her cousin, that heI
fortune might be retained in the family.
She refused to marry the man provided
for her, having chosen some one else, and
the next thing known of her she had been
shut up i'm the private asylum of a certain
DIR. FlOurens. at CapOdichinO. TheyOung
man to whom she had promised her hand
and other friends, insisted upon the mat
ter being inquired into. and it was discOv'
ed that she was perfectly sane. Of course
she was released. She married according
TO her own desires Immediately, and has
instituted legal proceedings against the
physician who caused her to be shut up, 8
factotum of her family.
THE coming transit of the planet Venu;
is a matter of great importance TO the
scientific world. The phenomenon viii
occur on the Sth of December next, anC
extensive preparations are being made fol
the observation of the passage of thai
planet across the suns disk. The las
transit visible from the earth occurred il
1863, and there will not be another till The
year 2OO4. BY the knowledge we now
possess, as a basis for calculation, il is i'm
possible to ascertain the earth's distance
from the sun within 100000 miles. WheI
the total distance is about 81. 100000 miles
as slight a matter as the distance allow
mentioned would seem TO be of no practi
cal importance: but a variation of forty
times the earth's diameter renders compu
tiOns too uncertain to suit astronomers
1t is expected that the observation, whicl
will be taken next December. will leave
margin of only $4,000 miles open to doubt
As the transit will occur in the winter
the base of observation must be LOCATED
south of the equator. Great Britain vii
have special stations in the Sandwich Isl
ands. and in seven other localities. Tn
United States will have eight parties in tn
field. France will occupy three stations
Russia four or five. and Germany five
The problem is simply the familiar geo
metrical process of constructing two side
of a triangle in order to determine tn
third.
A CORRESPONDENT of the British Ned
cal Times mentions a curious and barbar
Gus remedy for headache and other cerC
bral affections in vogue among the native
of the South Sea Islands. They lay Ope
the scalp, with cross or L inciSiOn. an
then scrape the skull with piece of glaS
until hole is made about the size of
crown piece. This hole is made dee
enough TO reach the dura mater, thOug
sometimes an unsbllful operator will cor
tinue the scraping until the pia mater
touched, when. of course. death results
In the best of hands about one-half of tn
patients die from the effects of the Opera
lion. This custom, from superstition an
fashion. has been so prevalent that ther
are but few of the male adults without
hole in their Uranium, or, as the Austral
ans express il. without a single.
Sometimes a rude attempt is made to COY
er up the membranes of the brain by plat
ing a piece of cocoanUt shell under tn
scalp. This bone-scraping remedy is ais
employed in cases of rheumatism. The cat
Gle is incised and the center of the ulna c
tibia laid bare, and the surface of the bon
scraped with glass until large portion {
the internal lamina is removed.