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Turkish Dainties.

A collection of sweet temptations much
carried about in Pera is of the "stick-
jaw" description; the black, brown, red,
white and yellow substances are disposed
on fiat metal dish, divided into COM
partments radiating from the center,
where there is revolving stick with
the appreciative twirl round, and the
dealer, with an iron skewer that serves
for all, scoops out q halfpenny or farthing
lick from the sweet ut which tho point
may stop. But these dealers are gen.
orally Persians; our Osmanli is of q su-
perior order, and he gravely waits the
approach of customers; they quickly
gather round, among them two little
Turkish girls under the charge OF an old
man in cotton dressing gown and large
white turban. The little lnaidens are
on their way to the day school OF the
quarter, for their gold-embroidered
schoolbags are slung over their shoul-
ders, but they stop soberly at sight of
the "scheker and enter upon serious
bargain on the subject of candy, cxacting,
with much show of experience, the largest
Jumps obtainable for ten paras; they
are, however, slightly distracted during
the negotiations by the rival charms of
the "mohalibe which an Albanian is
dispensing at neighboring house door.
"Mohalibe is q sort of cold jelly COM
posed of ground rice and milk; it is
served in saucers, powdered with sugar
and sprinkled with rosewater; in the
proper season lump of clotted cream,
called caimak, is added. There is moth
ing prettier and more tempting than the
mohalibe trays, when the white jelly is
covered wifi clean wet cloth and sur
rounded with gayly-colored and gilded
saucers, while richer display of orna-
mental porcelain rises in tiers at the
back. Then there are the slim metal
arrow.shaped spoons, and the Oriental
looking flask Of rosewater with its slen-
der neck. The costume of the "moha-
libedji" completes the picture; he wears
the broad Albanian fez, with ponderous
dark blue tassel, and large striped
cloth is bound round him like m apron.
Temple Bar.
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A POetical Pastor.

The pastor of one of the fashionable
churches OF Detroit, Mich, is a poet.
For years he has had small clock in
convenient place under the reading
desk by which he could note the hour
without losing time by taking out his
watch. The clock was lost some time
ago and the pastor, who missed it very
much, sent to one of his favorlte
parishioners the following note on
postal card:
Your pastor very meekly suggests
without venturing any decided behests
That time piece to the pulpit annexed
May keep the people from being vcxed,
By sermons that run to excessive length
And tax the popular patience and strength.
Perhaps an hour-glass might do as well
By which the passage Of time to tell;
With beadle to tap with his gentle rod
Not only the hearer who ventures to nod,
But the preacher whose words continue to run
When the sand in the glass says he CugEt TO DO
done.
That pastor got his time.piecc.
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Mountains in the Moon.

It is an ascertained fact that there are
three classes of lunar mountains. The
first of these consists of isolated, sepa-
rate, distinct mountains of very curious
character. The Distinguishing character
istic of these mountains is this-they start
up from plain quite suddenly. On the
earth it is we'll known that mountains
generally go in ranges of groups; but
we find these isolated lunar mountains
standing up entirely apart, never having
been connected with any range. The
one named Pico is 5000 feet high; this
mountain has the form of an immense
sugar-loaf; and if our readers can i'm.
imagine fairly proportioned sugar loaf
5000 feet in height, and themselves
situated upon it, so as to be able to look
down upon its apex, they will have an
approximate idea of the appearance Of
Pico. There are many other mountains
of n similar description scattered over the
moons surface, and these mountains not
only stand apart from each other, but
what is still more remarkable, the plains
on which they stand are but slightly dis
turbed. How singular, then, the inau-
ence which shot the mountain up 5000
feet, and yet scarcely disturbed the plain
in the immediate neighb borhood. The
second class of lunar elevations consists
of mountain ranges. Now, this is the
principal features of the mountains on
earth. This phenomenon is also found
in the moon, but there is exception;
only two principal ranges are found, and
these appear to have been originally
only one range. One is called the Ap-
pennies. It is so we'll seen that, just as
the line of light is passing through the
moon, you will think it is, generally
speaking, q crack in its surface, but q
telescope of ordinary power will OF once
manifest ii to be a range of mountains.
The lunar Apprentices may be compared
with the loftiest range Of mountains upon
earth. It is $4,000 feet high, and there
is another still higher, rising Is, 900 feet
above its base. In this feature, then,
the moon corresponds with the earth,
but with this difference what is the rule
on the earth is the exception in the
ynoop
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Japanese Night Shops.

The great thoroughfare thus lined by
gay shops and brilliantly illumined by
pas lamps, would in itself be sufficiently
attractive; but at this season of the year
it is rendered much more 80 by the
presence of "night shops" which e1-
tend in almost o continuous line from
Kio bashi to Suzikei. These shops are
kept by very poor dealers, who come out
between eight and nine o'clock in the
evening and stay till eleven or even later.
Their mode of doing business is very
simple. Each merchant spreads his
meager display of goods on a mat in the
gutter, on one corner of which he sits,
keeping sharp lookout for the depre-
dators who crowd about his exposed
property. The wares on sale are of
the cheapest description, of course, but
are attractively arranged, and make o
pretty appearance, often, in the weird
chiaro oscuro of the torch lamp of tai
low saturated paper. Generally second
hand, but sometimes new, they comprise
almost all kinds of goods in common re-
quest, such as domestic utensils, books,
sandals, gotas, "chop-sticks," mats,
flowers and "curios" Of every conceiva-
BILE and inconceivable shape and purpose.
Some stocks are, collectively, of consid-
erable value, but in many cases FIVE
dollar note would buy out the entire es-
tablishment. But to most of their GUS
toners such an amount Of ready cash is
undreamed of wealth; and few of the
transactions mount to higher sum than
that for which copper coins can suffice as
q medium of exchange.
Most of these tradesmen have other
occupations during the daytime, or go
about the streets, with boxes on their
backs, picking up trifes at low prices
when they can find promising bargain
within their capital. Some, again, are
sent out by established houses to work
off cheap and damaged goods. When
not engaged in business, they may be
found in very dirty houses called by the
Japanese uradana, or back-shops, in
inner courts and miserable localities
where they make a shift to live. But
despite their deep poverty they seem to
share The happy disposition of their ma
ton, and a passer.by who stops to e1-
anime their wares will find them polite,
pleasant and clever. And occasionally it
will be worth his while to examine the
wares, as, now and then, really very
pretty articles may be picked up at very
low prices. And the purchaser, sharp
as he may think his bargain, may rest
assured that he has sent one poor soul
happy to bed that night over unaccus-
toned profits. Times.
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COlOrs OF the Ocean.

The ocean has naturally pure blush
tint. All profound and clear seas are
moro or less of deep blue ; while, nc
cording to seamen, green color indi-
Gates soundings. The bright blue of the
Mediterranean, so vaunted by poets, is
found all over the deep, pure ocean not
only in the tropical snd temperate zones,
but also in the regions of eternal frost
The North sea is green, partly from the
sandy bottom mixing with the essentially
blue tint Of the water. In the bay of
Loango the water is of the color of blood,
which results from The reflection of the
red ground soil. But the hue is much
more frequently changed over large
spaces by means of enormous masses OF
alge, and countless hosts of small sea-
worms, floating OF swimming on the
surface.
Near Callao the Pacific has an olive
green color, owing to the greenish mat
ter found at depth of 800 feet. Near
Cape Palmas, on the coast of Guinea,
Capt. Tuckey's ship seemed to sail
through milk, phenomenon which was
owing to the immense number of little
white animals swimming on the surface.
The peculiar coloring of the Red sea,
whence it's name, is derived from the
presence of q microscopic alge, or sea-
weed, less remarkable even for it's beau
tiful red color than for its prodigious
fecundity. In many more instances from
like causes the deep blue is varied with
strips of yellow, green, brown, orange or
red. Small yellowish medus@ are the
principal agents in changing the pure
ultramar ne of the Arctic ocean into a
muddy green. Of these, it is computed a
cubic inch must contain sixty-four a
cubic foot, 10, 592. It is here that the
giant whale of the north finds his richest
pasture grounds.
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A Slight Mistake.

A reputable merchant of Paris found
himself lately walkingin in the street with
out his pocket handkerchief, when its
services were particularly necessary,
and, as he was cursing his i'll luck, saw.
Just ahead of him, the familiar figure Of
friend who displayed the corner of a
most tempting looking handkerchief lap
ping over his coat.tail pocket. The
merchant made gentle dive for it, but,
as he drew it out, a heavy hand
was laid on his shoulder, and, turning
round, he confronted a policeman. No
sooner had he turned his head back
than the horrid fact revealed itself that
the owner of the handkerchief was On
utter stranger. So the unhappy wretch
was led off to the police station, but
what was his relief to find that the chief
officer on duty was an old friend, who,
after hearty laugh, begged him to ac.
copt the loan of what he needed, and
8 mt him on his way rejoicing.
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WHY the Barometer Rises and Falls.

First of oil, what is barometer? It
is tube or pipe, closed at one end and
open at the other, made of some trans
parent material, such as glass, SO that it
may be seen through. This tube is
filled with the melted metal called mer-
curry, and, when quite full, the thumb is
placed over the open end $50 as to keep
the mercury from falling out), and the
tube is turned upside down. So the
closed end is at the top, the open end at
the bottom, and, if the thumb were re-
moved, the mercury would, of course,
run out. But now suppose you wished
not to waste any, and so put the open
end of the tube into basin with some
mercury in it, and then remove your
thumb, what would happen9 "Why,
the mercury would all run out in the
BASIN" some one will say. But this is
mistake, as the italian philosopher
Torriceli found out; and whatever size
or length of tube be taken, the whole Of
the mercury will not run out, but a
length of about thirty inches of the tube
will remain full of mercury, and you
cannot make it run out into the basin
unless you either pull the open end Of
the tube out of the mercury or make a
hole in the closed end of the tube.
This puzzled Torricelli for a long time,
until at last the thought struck him that
the only thing which was on the mer-
curry in the basin was the air, and that it
was probably the weight Of the Dir press
ing on the metal which prevented its
running out into the basin. "If 80,
thought Torricelli, then if I take my
tube and basin of mercury up O noun
tain, less and less of the tube will re-
main full, for there is evidently less air
above the basin at the top of the noun
tain than at the bottom" You may be
sure he didn't wait very long before he
made the experiment; and to his great
delight, he found the mercury getting
lower and lower in the tube, thus prov
ing that it really was the weight of the
air that kept it in the tube at all; and 80
the instrument was called barometer,
which is derived from the Greek, and
means in plain English a "weight
measurer.
But if the barometer is watched it
will be found to contain different quanti-
ties of mercury on different days. On
fine day the mercury will, as rule,
stand higher in the tube than on wet
day or just before rain; and now for the
reason of this: Why does the barometer
rise (or, rather, the mercury in it) in fine
weather, and fall when it is going to be
wet? Now, dry air is much heav-
ier than wet mir, or air containing steam.
The consequence is, that when the air
gets moist it becomes lighter, and
presses less on the mercury of the ba-
rometer, so more mercury flows out
into the basin, and, consequently, less re-
mains in the tube, or, rs we usually e1-
press it, the barometer falls. Now.
when the air is very wet, there is, OF
course, more chance of rain than when it
is dry, for rain is formed by the cooling
of the steam contained in moist air.
Little Folks.
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6 All Upside Down."

A regiment quartered at a certain
town in Scotland had among them an
expert gymnast, who taught his brother
subalterns how to walk across the bar
rack room on their hands. While en-
gagged one evening the door opened
and the colonel, stern discipinarian,
entered the room, looked attentively ut
the inverted company, shook his head
gravely and departed without uttering a
word. An order to be on parade next
morning was the least punishment ex-
pected for this breach of discipline.
Some days passed, however, and no
notice being taken, it was thought an
apology and explanation should be
offered by the prime instigator of these
unsoldierly movements. A reference
being made to the memorable night the
colonel amazed the intended apologist
by exclaiming: "Hush, sergeant, I
would not have anybody know it for the
world The fact is, had been dining
out with an old brother officer who had
served with me in India, and 'pon my life
I had no idea the wine could have had
such an effect upon me but when I came
to see if you were all right in your quar-
ters I could have sworn that saw you
all upside down"
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KitllOnt Interest.

A Paris paper has the following A
capitalist is Just about leaving Paris for
America on pressing business, When he
misses his pocketbook containing 20, 900
francs. He cannot afford to lose an hour,
and SO, with much agony, he goes on his
way. At the end of the year he returns,
hurries to the prefecture of police, details
his loss, and-joy, learns that his wallet
is in the bureau of lost objects. Thither
he goes, obtains it, and, with trembling
fingers and eager spectacles, counts its
contents, makes hurried calculation,
and his jaw falls.
"Well," said the clerk, "isn't it all
right ?"
"No," says the baron, " it is short. {"
"Short? How much? What do you
find there?"
"The years interest.
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The intelligent dog to the front again!
Mrs. Edwin French, of Londonderry,
VT, in attempting to draw water o few
days ago from n we'll near the house was
thrown into the we'll by the breaking of
a board. The water was several feet
deep, but she managed to keep her head
above the surface by clinging to the
pump pipe. There was no person within
sound of her voice, but tho family dog,
an intelligent and faithful animal, went
to the well and looked in. Mrs. French
asked him, as she would have asked
human being. if he could not get help.
The dog took in the situation instantly,
and bounded away toward the bayfield,
where Mr.. French was at work. Arrived
there he made a terrible uproar, and
persisted in his wild actions until Mr..
French, fearing that something had hap
pened, followed him to the we'll and
saved his wife from drowning.
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RIOTS OF THE PAST.
Some of tho Notable Ones In this Country.

Some of tho Notable Ones In this Country.
Under our popular system Of govern
ment, there ought to be no such thing as
riot to enforce popular claim of any
kind; but the people of free country
are not unlike those who live under des-
potism; there is always an element ready
to break out into furious demonstrations
to right what is regarded as grievance.
A list of some of the most notable riots
since the revolution will be found to in
clude the following:
In July, 1872, at Baltimore, news
paper, opposed to the war with England,
was demolished.
September "a, 1881, four persons were
killed by the militia in riot at Provi-
dence.
August 18, 1885, several men killed
and wounded in q riot at Baltimore, about
the Bank of Maryland.
July 1912, 1884, riot occurred in
New York city, about the supposed aims
and objects of the Abolitionists, who were
accused of promoting amalgamation.
August 81, 1884, Catholic seminary
or nunnery was burned at Charlestown,
Mass.
August 70, 1884, forty houses were
destroyed in an "Abolition riot in
Philadelphia.
February 13, 1887, riot was caused
by the "hard times" and high price of
-four, and -four warehouses were sacked
and the flour destroyed in New York.
May II, 1888, Pennsylvania Hall and
other buildings were destroyed by an
"Abolition " riot.
December 8, 1888, the Pennsylvania
Legislature was broken up by mob, and
after several days of riot the militia we're
called out to suppress the rioters.
May 6-S, 1914, in riot between native
Americans and Irishmen, thirty houses
and three churches were burned, fourteen
persons killed and forty wounded. The
military was called out to suppress the
mob. This riot was renewed July z,
1874, when five thousand troops were
called out and forty to fifty persons kill
ed before the mob was quelled in Phila-
delphia.
The anti-rent riots in Albany, Rensse-
laer, Delaware and Columbia counties,
New York, from 1874 to 1847, were put
down by the State militia, after much
disturbance and destruction of property.
The Astor place riot, between the
friends of Forrest and Macready, took
place May 10, 1849, when several persons,
among them many innocent spectators,
wore killed.
By the great anti-draft riot in New
York, July 1916, 1868, many persons were
killed and wounded and number OF
buildings were destroyed.
July 12: 1871, an Orange procession
which was guarded by the military, was
attacked by mob, and the soldiers fred
into the crowd, killing several, the maj Or
ity of those who met their deaths being
spectators. Several of the military were
also killed,
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A DISAPPOINTED LocA1.-The Corpus
Christi Times says: Our local reporter
waited four hours the other day to see n
Mexican fisherman fall overheard, who
had gone to sleep with his feet hanging
over the edge of one of the wharves.
And that astec cuss didn't fall after all,
but reused himself, pulled in bis line
with ten pound reddish on it, hollered
whoopee and started up the street to
sell the fish for quarter. And life is
full of Just such disappointments.
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The Seasons.

"When spring comes laughing
By vale and hill,
By wind-hower walking
Aud daffodil-
Sing, stars Of morning,
Sing, morning skies,
Sing blue of speedwell,
Ard my loves eyes.
Whom comes the summer,
Full-leaved and strong,
And gay birds gossip
The orchard long
Sing hid, sweet honey
That no beo sips;
Sing red, red roses,
And my loves lips.
"When autumn scatters
The leaves again,
And piled shcaves bury
The broad-wheeled vain
Sing flutes of harvest
Where men rejoice;
Sing rounds Of reapers,
And my loves voice.
"But when comes winter
With hail aud storm,
Aud red fire roaring
And ingle warm
Sing first sad going
or friends that part;
Then sing glad meeting
And my loves heart.
Austin Dobson.
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Saved nv a SagaciOus DOG.

That pastor got his time.piec".
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daughter, Leah Wells. On Friday
last the following jury was sworn:
7. II. Devault, VIM. Jackson, LEROY
c. Beals, Calvin Lyons, Josiah NJ.
Ross, Jacob Kennedy, Thos. Goodwin,
+. w. st. Clair, Oliver Ramsey, p. L.
.Haught, A. Dorrah and NJ. Tenant,
and On Monday at noon rendered a
verdict for plaintiff for 1915.
Miscellaneous.
A. L. Wade, sup't. of schools, was
allowed his account, $500, payable
out Of State Treasury
Samuel Hackney, sheriff, gave his
school bond in the penalty of $4,000
with the following suretics: f..
GI'iggs, a. S. Vance, +. Hartley, Jno,
w. Corrothers, Jas. Hare, S. T. Shut
tlesworth, Jesse Shuttlcsworth, d. 1.
B. Anderson and I. c. Rich.
On Monday afternoon, after q -
days session, the Court adjourned.
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THE INDIANS.
Severe Battle with the Nez Perces

Dispatches received from General
Miles, dated headquarters district of
the Yellowstone, camp near Bear Paw
mountains, Oct. Sd, state that on the
Both, at 8 o'clock, an attack was made
on the camp of the Nez Perces, which
resulted in the capture of 600 horses
and mules. The Indians lost seven
teen killed, including Looking Glass
and Joseph's brother, and three other
chiefs, and forty wounded. The In
dams are closely invested in deep
ravine, and kept under fire. To take
them by assault would cost too many
lives. General Miles thinks they are
waiting for the Sioux to come to their
aid. They fight with more despera-
tion than any Indians General
Miles ever before met. 1t
is thought they are great
many Williams with the band who fear
hanging. They are thought to have
communications with Sitting Bull,
and intend to join him in Canada
The battle took place on Snake Creek
about eight miles from its MOUTH
Gen. Miles force consisted of three
companies of the twenty fourth caval
~, three of the seventh cavalry, and
eight of the fifth infan try. None o.
the officers reported wounded are ia
tally injured. Gen. Sturgis, whose
arrival Gen. Miles is awaiting, mus
have with him seven companies of bis
regiment. The three companies o
the second cavalry with Cen Miles
were originally intended as an eseor
to the Commission to meet Sitting
Bull.
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A CoUFLE Of persons confined in the
Kingwood Jail, who were recently sem
fenced to the Penitentiary made an eff,
fort to escape last week. From the
Journal we clip the following in regard
to the matter:
dewitt and Burke pretended that,
owing to the sickness of Stewart. it
was necessary to have fire in the Jail,
and they asked for hod of coal. When
two of the ladies of Mr.. Ford's house
hold opened tbs Jail door to set the hod
of coal inside, Burke and Dewitt rush
ed from the back part of the building
and seized hold of the door before the
ladies could secure it. Burke got off
without further hindrance, but Mrs.
Bratt, Sheriff Ford's mother-in-
seized OIL to Dewitt's coat and kept her
hold until he shook her off after he had
gotten outside, Their intention was
to get into the woods beyond Beverly
Hill, west of town, and in that direc-
ton they started.
Will Swami (colored} who was at
work on Mr.. Ami Martins new house,
heard the women scream and at once
surmised the true nature of the difficult
ty, and ran along the ridge of the hill,
southwark, until he came up within 20
feet Of Burke, who was so intent upon
escaping from any one who might be
pursuing from behind, that he did not
notice Swami, and was easily captur>
ed.
Dewitt, who was considerably be-