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ICI EFT AIIIEURS.

Conrentions.-Le vent est aux
conventions.
Les j%ournalistes ont la leur, rimmi.
grafton dot avoir Ia %sienne, ct lie
peuple lie la Louisiana en- demande
une pour sa Constitution.
La premiere produira du vent, la
secOnde DIES discours, la tr0isieme
peut-6tre quelque chose.
Mais la necessit6 dune revision
de Ia constitution est admise par
tous ceux qui yeulent DIES r6tormes,
un bon gouvernement ct une sage
administration en- Louisiana.
Reste done i SAVIOR 81 la revision
%necessaire sera faite par la legisla-
tnre, commencement q la Constitu.
ton elle-meme, on par une Conven-
ton constitutionnelle, conform6-
ment AL droit public am6ricain ct i
la souvcrainet6 du peuple.
Sill ne s'agissait que dun amen
dement, on deux, la legislature suffi-
RAFT a la tache, ct le peuple saurait
comment approuver on Tejeter I'M
amendment on deux.
Mais pGuvre est compliqu6e, Ion
que ct serieuse. Ellie demande du
temps, de rexperience ct DIES hon.
mes d'elite. Au reste, la doctrine
democratique, celle de la Conven.
ton, est certainement Ia m~eilleure.
voire meme Ia seule bonnie.
Done, 81 Ia legislature, d'accori
agec les bosoins, les iuterets ct les
sentiments tu penlIe, declare que
Ia Constitution de la Louisiana dol.
etre revlsee, qu'on appelle une Con
vcntlon constltutie1neile.
Reutatson.--Ie temps s'est ami
ilole, e'est-adire refroidi, ct Ia can
nc s'est decl.lee !: mtrir.
Tn roule maintenant au1 touto III
M'us 'ongtemps Sc
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pienc Monde.-Les Russes sont
decidement %victorieux, ct il etait
temps. Plevna est complement in
ves,i, hars est sur Re point de sc rem
Dire, Erzeroum est occup6 par les
Riisscs, ct Mouhktar Pacha, battu
al ~l.less6, retrnite sur Tr&bizonde.-
Mae Nahon, battu lui aussi, car les
elections DIES conseillers g6n6raux
slonnent I'm gain de 1O7 aux rGpu-
blieains, ne salt pas trop comment
effeetuer sa retraite. SEES ministries
vou1laient s'expliquer devant Ia
Chambre; un nouveau ministere,
ave c Quarter pour chef,
cherei.e 4 Sc former, mails assez inu-
element; enfin, Mac Mahon, dams un
message a la Chambre, annoncerait
sa dsWission.-En attendant, Grant,
toujours fGte ct festoy6, recoit les
visites de madame Mac Mahon, du
petit Patrice, de Talleyrand, de Ia
miraI Hicquel ct de beaucoup d'au.
tres notabilites pen republicaines.
Les mod6r6s d'Espagne approu.
cent le. marriage d'Alphonse avec sa
CUISINE Merced6s.-Von Rangel,
IL msrechal ,~,,"ss;en est mort
ecaseii da Vatican a discuIe
*Dortunite d'aboiir le droit dc reto.
'vement d re!ectIen DIES Pares,
.,ar l'Autriche. Ia France ct
lie due de Broglie, chef
Mac Mahon. battu co,D-
general par un bona
dispose A ea:sir. pour
re de ~ sgaaa aaaTe,
suF Iaa ssratlta ges
-, !aGars TN
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les fid'.leS d"Htrefois,d dies laboureurs.
DIES v1snclohs, DIES fcrmie1s, DIES
gems sllnpics ct bons, dies femmes
mode>tcs ct reserves, DIES entants
JoEcnX ct roses, tout mn monde d'a-
mes rl"nSrS, naiSps, ~heureuses ct
Denies de Diel? E>t-cc cue lie temps
await emporte le rprplr ct sd foi7
Tn qt,atrc-vingt tleizc dc .io!cnces
ct &c prescription, avait-i! passe
III France?
Mails non, ct lc Christ ctait ton
Jours III, a la meme place, sui Eau
tel, sur 50 croiX d'inimortelIe espe.
rance, dc sacrifice augustc ct de re-
d%emption u%nivcrselle.
r. GENTIL.
Il ~fortisatr.i
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Nouy,uu Noudt.-LcS Itineraries
DIN strateur Morton ont ct: ccn'e-
mibles.-Le gouvcrneur William a
uomnt senateur, an lieu ct place dc
Morton. Dan Woorhies, lie dGmocra-
t. bien connu.-Le Congress ne tera
pas de grandes chooses a cette SEES
sion. Eotera-t-i' lie bill Gibson, al
louant Sl.5OG. 900, pour la rtpara-
ton immediate DIES levees du Mlssls-
sipi? E>p6rons-le, CONNIE ausS' es'
peirons quill prendra DIES measures
pour que les Etat-Unis soient d'she'
mcnt rc%presentes i rExpos't'o1' ne
Parishes elections dernleres don
nent York, lie New-Jersev,
lie Tennessee, lie Maryland ct la
PENNSYLVANIA aux democrates. La
maiorite lemocrati4ne. Ell Pelnsyl-
vanie, serait dc 12.Go0 yolx. Mas
lie Mas sachusetts, lc Connectlcut, 'e
Kansas. lie Wisconsin ct lie Nebras-
ka sont rtrublicains.-Blaine est
st,ricusement malade.-M. Evarts,
secr6taire dc rintarieur, desire que
le Congress alloue S2225.Ooo pour
rExposition de Paris, ct que lie bill
present6 i Get effet preserve Ell me
me temps la maniere de transporter
les articles.-Des measures de Gle.
mence sont prises i Cube. L'inSur
rection est i reu pres tinie.-])ia2
attend toujours que lie gouvecne
ment dc Washington lie reconnaisse
L0uisiaRe.-La Louisiana JOINT
dune paix protonde, dun gouverne
mcnt honntte, ct ne sc plant que dt
mauvais tcmps.-Le club democra
tique trancais de III Nous ellie -Orle
ans a n. Bowler pour president, e
l.. Medal pour vice-prtsident.-L'
Progress lie Terrebonne s'occuped'iml
migration.-La paroisse Avoyelles
dit lie Bulletin, a abattu BOG, 900 co
chons cette ann6e.-La paroisse La
fayette a rccu TN orgue.-ll Y
5eaucoup de vagabonds a Franklin
dit rEmtreprise.-G. Feitel, de DO
llalusOnvl:Ie, dc par IL Chay, 1a1t III
boucaut ct quart de sucre par ar
pent.-Les distractions de Ia RIVE
re Rouge, grace i +. John Ellis
Won't 6tre enlevees.-Cowden a fai
mercredi, 4 la Chambre du CONNER
&c, une lecture sur lie projet de ca
nal du heuve 4 Barataria.-De'
troupes tederales, tres pacitiques
sont arrives d. Baton Rouge.-L:
Nouvelle-O Orleans redevient literal
re, joue Ia comedie ct chante Pope
rette.-Les noirs ne songent plus
emigrer a Lib6ria.-Ou q decouverl
I'm tableau de maitre d la Nouvelle
Orleans.-Les marins lie la goelette
Ragnold Care, norwegienne ct nau
fragee, ont etc recueillis Ell mer pal
ie Frankfurt ct portts a Ii Nouvclie
OrlGans.-Le gouverneur Nicholl:
est d son poste.
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L. DIR. MENG Went Sc fixer dGtinitiye.
melat dams Ia Paroisse st. %.1ac1nc=,
III otfre SEES services cOIElne medeCin. CHI
ruralen ct principalement a~cconcheur, aux
hab.tants de la paroisse.
III espere que trente cinq ans de pratique
en- Louisiana lui meritcront la coniianco
quill %sollicite dc tous les paroissiens. Ii
fera tout SEES efforts pou tacher lie Iacque-
rir ct de Sen rendre digne.
Sa residence est chez Mr.. Alexandra We
gas. rive gauche, 4e. district. [1in.77,
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4 sX Il l. = 4 4 T. 90 -.

NJ. Emile Leblanc, sucrier bien
connu ct expfrimentt. maitre dune
dtcouverte qui hi II,mct de faire
du s'cre avec les cannes les plus
diffie1les a %rouler, Sc chargcra, moy-
ennant Ia somme de SO, payable
aprts lepreute, de r6g!cr la lessiye
de tous les equipages qu'on voudra
blen hi confer dams la p%aloisse.
Emile Leblanc, paroisse st. JAG
ques, Convent 2. ..
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-t.OIS HOMMES.
ID lapGchc tGltgrapllique nous

liz ftepccnc cleSldluli1"o o"'
ffpt Mahon a donnie un magnifi-
barouet i Grant. Grant etait a
NOT, de madame de Mac Malon
mts, ne Grant a la droite dn Ma
/. lie repas a dure deux heures
a,'e. Les deux generaux ont ell
,ngue conversation dams lie flu
III. H. Vignaud, de la lega-
.~mtricaine, a servi d'interpre-
talent done trois hommes au
rmier, Grant, fut un general
~. qui Went d temps, qui al
,oint, qui aneantit DIES ar
.d6,a reduites ct dune inferio-
sumerique connue. II fut aussi
>ltient DIES Etats- Unis pendant
It anl.ees, CONNIE Washington lni-
nc. C'est un esprit orlinaire, un
u u,aageur, un bon buveur, un flu
2i.r etcrnel. II Anne egalement les
ovau~. Nous he savons point sill
est gallant avec les DANES, ct 81 Ia
Marketable lui a trouve de l'esprit.
lie second, Mac Mahon, due de
Magenta, president de la republique
FRANCHISE, ma pas toujours etc heu-
ret< CONNIE Grant, surtout sur les
champs de bataille. On he saurait
tontetois pas dire quill 2 etc trop
mathesIseux, puisque SEES Debates ct
ses re;crs ne FONT point emp6cl'e de
devenir president dune republique
eu'Is hat. Mails il est due, mails il
est marechal, mails il descend dun
coi I'islande Il peau de bique, mails
: porte sur sa p0itrine toutos les de-
Jr<st!ons ct tous les ordres de runi-
ers poiitique ct religieux. Cepen-
nj il ne parle pas lirlandais DIES
,io, ct sou compere Grant lie salt
,ue tlois mots de francais, ct trois
do1s qu'on ne pronounce jamais de-
7ant rs DANES.
auauv all troisiemp, qui est-il ?
Test III nomme Henri Vlgnaud, Sc
:4taigc de Legation, homme de
,str, d'esprit ct de SAVIOR, qui par
trancais ct i'anglais, qui est ne
que part dams une bourgade
Louisiana, qui s'est instruit
seul, qui s'est fait lui-meme,
a passe par les chemins doulou-
lie Ia misere, de pepreuve ct du
all, que plusieurs de nous ont
WI connu ct aime, qui honore lie
pays Oh il EST, ne ct lie pays quill ha-
bite. ct qui, pres de deux generaux
It De sleux presidents de republique,
q le merite d'Gtre I'M honnGte HON
me, un esprit superieur ct un Aca-
diem.
Nos antilles i Henri Vignaad.
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+ f n E JACOB.
Ladies' Hair Dressing Saloon.
Human Hoi', Wig Ndnufacto,y,
FRENCH PERFTMERY,
Fancy Articles, Brushes, Combs, &C.,
rs, CHARITIES ST., rs.
Bttnten Canal and CustomAouse Streets.
NEW ORLEANS. (oct % FL
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Eeui1letOn du IOuisianais
2eme. Partie.
CHAPITRE XIV.
.eui1leton du LOuisianais

Oui,: les vieux cures francais, ct
les cures dill y a guarantee ans mas.
Sc, a'crs quill y await moins de i6.
suites, moins de maristes, moins de
aomin5cains, ct que les ordres reli.
.efea& n'avaient point envahi le IRE.
n'er clefg6 du monde, etaient yrai.
slgns 1i'admirables pr6tres.
~ u wait hur baiser les mains.
z guard ills entraient chez vous. Il,
Jurisdiction entrait avec eux.
lis eiaient 81 simples, 81 bons, 81
Foifra'ts, 81 chr6tiens, 81 souverai.
nemcnt apostoliQucs!
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lsTHEREALAW OF INVENTION 2

Whether we are to conclude with
Buckle that there are laws governing
human action which eXistunknown,
and which only future and wise gene
rations will discover: or whether we
adopt the theory Of epidemic thought
and assume that there is q bond of
unconscious ideation forming some
subtitle link between minds pursuing
like objects. the fact remains that no
one can study the progress OF lnven-
tions without becoming impressed
with a definite notion that there is
some extraneOn5 cause which lmpelS
inventors to reach similar conclusions
and make like discoveries at about
the same time. OF course this cause
must be dependent upon antecedents,
and these last are the steps which go
to make up scientific progress. with
which all may by study render them
selves familiar. and thus may. as it
were. place themselves uuder like
influences. The question for specula-
ton however is. whether .here ever
can be proved to exist a law which
taking into account certain circum-
stances will enable us to recognize
conditions when the production Of a
certain new and original conception
is practicable.
Analogles in this regard are BY no
means wanting. In the case Of artifi-
cial selection, horticultnrists, and
agricultnrists and stock breeders the
world over are constantly engaged in
experimenting under every magma
bic combination Of circumstances and
conditions with the object of reaching
new results which it is hoped may be
superior to any hitherto obtained.
The constant study Of mankind has
been to discover those circumstances
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AN UNKNOWN NARCOTIC PLANT.

| am tempted to notice a plant that
grows here of such narcotic powers
that in the hands Of skillful prac-
titioner, it will produce coma of any
intensity or duration, or even death
itself when SO intended. The know
ledge of this plant is confined to "a
few families, who transmit the secret
as an heirloom from generation to
generation, and the heritage is highly
priced, confirming it is thought the
power of miracle workers and priests.
For the plant is in many ways used in
aid OF solemn imposture, superstition,
and even crime. The power thus
exercised is called "wanga,' a word
that inspires the African with awe
and dread. The wanga priest can
throw into u death-like coma. and
knowing the moment Of returning
consciousness, he will make a show of
recalling to life. If Il burglary is to
be committed, he can, by means of
his art, cast deep sleep on all indoors;
and one may understand how he can
attain other forbidden ends in the
same way. An experienced botanist
could not fail to discover this plant,
which. as an anesthetie. would no
doubt prove Il valuable acquisition to
medical science Major Il. Stuart,
Pert az Prince.
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said Nan.
His Jolly face clouded. Il saved this
flower for her." he said.
.sPIease, sir, I'll take it to her if you will
let me- said Nan.
eyes. you may" said he soberly. Il
know she would miss it. And tell her
hope she will be wei enough to come and
get it for herself next Monday morning.
Goodbye"
"Goodbye. sir and "Thank We, SIR
chorused the children as he passed on.
The reporter joined him at the next
block, and spoke of what he had seen.
ooh, that is nothing, sir" was the
blushing reply. 1.-THE flowers kind CT
pleases I'm, you know. I'm sure | don't
know why they should. | never cared
much for bouquets myself
"How did you happen to think OF Civ
ing flowers to the children, then!'
1T come about very natural, sir. One
day was walking along in big hurry,
being little late for my work, when |
saw q handsome woman. dressed beauti-
fully. and carrying a bunch of pretty
flowers, just ahead of me. A little girl,
the same cali Nan, the Good for Moth
ing, ran up to her and said: Miss won't
YOU please give me a flower?' The lady
didn't give her a flower, and Nan looked
as though she felt so bad about it that
turned to her and said: Sis, it you'll
be here tomorrow morning at seven
o'clock III give you whole bunch OF
flowers She said she would, and sure
enough she was on hand, and half dozen
other young ones. l divided the flowers
up among EN- and they all seemed so glad
to get em that | got into the habit of
bringing a bunch over for 'em every
morning. They know just when to look
for me now, and the crowd grows bigger
every time. expect Ill have to get a
cart to carry my flowers before long,
with a laugh.
"Why do you call the tow-headed little
girl Nan the Good for Nothing?"
"Oh, that's notion of mine. She re-
minded me of Nun in the play, you know.
l make up names for 'em. There's little
Nose; he always wears a red shirt and
walks so gallus like that I always think
of Nose who ran with the machine. Then
there's the Little One-she's sick now
who always puts me in mind of little
woman | once read of. She's hump
backed, and has long yellow hair just
like the girl in the book"
Your work is benevolent, and you
deserve much credit"
much obliged to you, sir, but do 1t
because it seems somehow to make the
little fellers feel good. and as to thanks,
sir, l get plenty of 'em every morning
but l must hurry on, or III be late to my
work Good morning."
Thus the mystery of the Flower-Bearer
was ved.-Nem York World.
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WOODEN MONEY.

Advocates of lnconyertlble paper
currency may perhaps derive some
satisfaction and encouragement from
the fact that from the reign of Henry
|. down to the period of the establish
ment of the Bank of England the legal
tender money of England was fabri-
Gated out Of wood This instrument
was called an exchange tally. and by
virtue of it the holder was entitled to
receive from the Crown the value
inscribed thereon. 1t really consisted
of one half of a four sided rod or staff,
on which, when III it's entire state, the
sum it purported to represent was
carved in transverse notches, varying
in width for thousands, hundreds,
scores, pounds, shillings, and pence.
These signs were for the unlearned;
for the advantage of those who could
read. the sum was written in ink on
two opposite sides of the staff, and,
| finally, with knife and mallet the
staff was split in two longitudinallv.
One half. called the tally or check,
was given to the person for whose
service it was intended; the other
| half. called the counter tally, was laid
up in safe keeping until its correspoa-
ding tally should he brought in by the
person who had last given value for
| it. It's intrinsic value was, of course
only that of the wood of which it was
composed. but by representation it
denoted large sums. 1t was a current
token of real money. and served
actually to distribute it from man tc
man by this exchange. From this
primitive tally was derived the
Exchequer Bill. first introduced ir
| 1906 by Mr.. Montague, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer. The word s'bill,
| too. was no doubt obtained from the
Norman French word, bile. which
means {; staff. Bank post bills anf
bills of exchang in our own day came
from the same wooden base, anC
soldiers are said at this hour to bt
.billeted. because formerly the,
| rendered wooden. sshilles' or tallie:
to the victuallers upon WHOM the.
were qnartered. In oden time:
Iofficers Of the army who were takel
into the king own pay were said t.
be put on the staff. that is. they wer
paid with excheguer tallies. or woodel
MONEY!
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Correspondence New York Sun.

Correspondence New York Sun.
EGYPT, Ill. Yesterday ! saw
an Egyptian charged with full pint
alcohol and two plugs of tobacco. He
was terror to behold. Phosphoric- acid
gas poured off of him. He was loaded
down with more psychology than
George Francis Train. He was the
Crushed Tragedian charged with giant
powder
I'm steamboat from Hick'rv Bayou"
he said,-"a regular wheeler. I'm a
rattlesnake with rattles all the way up.
I'm the worst man on the bayou, an we
han't got bayou-boy that can't whip
gunboat. I'm a"
80 Bill, be still. Don't fight any
more to-day. faint you-'t's the whisky.
Come alongr' and a nice looking man
took square hold of Bill and held him as
if in vice.
Lem me go, Lem me claw somebody.
Lem me-"
But in q moment the nice-looking
man lifted Bill into his wagon and drove
off
"Who is that brave farmer who takes
such an interest in Bill?" | asked Col.
Baker, the Chairman Of the Lecture As
sociAion.
40. that's Cap Mason. He used to be
hard 'un, but now he's lined the church.
an he's the father of every bad man IN
this section. They all just love Cap
Mason"
"What does Mason do.'I asked.
"He's farmer, sir,-a big farmer over
on the Muddy"
'sBut what does he come over with the
Bayou boys for. Why does he care
whether they get drunk and fight. or
whether they keep sober"
ssWell, the Cap used to be drlnker
and q fighter himself. He was sentenced
to be shot once in the army for lighting.
He struck an otficer,-got on drunken
frolic, and came near killing the MAJOR
of the reglment,--lust as WHISKY Bill
wants to kill somebody now.
How did the Captain escape! | ask
ed
Well" said the Colonel. MASON. vita
q dozen fellows from the Little Muddy
enlisted in my regiment. he was
splendid soldier.-always ready
fer battle, -one of the best men III the
regiment. but he would have his sprees
One dav about three weeks before the
battle of Mission Ridge. Mason brought 8
canteen of whisky into camp.and always
generous. went to giving it to the boys
This was against orders SO ordered my
Major to arrest him and put him IN ths
puard-house Mason found out that tht
Major was after him with a squad OF mer
and. full of eeviltry he com menced dodg
inr around behind the tents TO keep from
being arrested But pretty quick, in try
mo to keep away from the men. he raj
square against the Major.
.sHere. YOU rascal" said the major
seizing him by the coat collar, witheu
glving him chance to explain, Now yo'
walk to the guard-house, I'll TX you. yo'
, lscoundrelr
@But in the excitement of the momen
Mason drew up his fist and knocked "a
, Major flat, and then he went and CAV
himself up" "a,
"Well, what was done about 1T"
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WHAT WE REMEMBER.

Every one has q memory. but eve
nv one has not the same natural Atm
tiles. and therefore. every one does
not retain with equal facility the same
sort Of thing. One man. from taking
a glance at an object. will sketch it
correctly: another could not give a
correct representation were be to la
Dor for q month. The mind Of anoth-
CT is more for living objects, and,
like Cuyier or Knox. he carries III his
memory the names and forms OF num-
dreds of plants and animals. 4 third
has propensity for the faces OF his
fellow-creatures. and like Themlsto-
cles. he can name each Of the 2O,OOo
of his fellow-citizens: or. like Cyrus,
he could remember the name OF eve
~ soldier i'm his army: the like being
related of l.. Scipio and the Romans.
The day following the arrival OF Ca
mas. ambassador OF King Pyrrllns,
in Rome. he saluted by name all the
senate and the gentlemen OF the city.
George III, Of England had an ex-
traordinary power Of recollectlng
faces. The taste Of fourth is for
languages, and, like Mezzofanti OF
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POETRY
CfARLIE'S STORY.

was sitting in the twilight,
With my Charlie on my knee
little two year old, forever
Teasing, 'sTalk tory pease, to me.'1
Now. said, s'talk me a tory"
"Wel, y refectively, "I'll 'mence..
Mamma, did see q kitty,
ttreat-big-kitty, on the fence.
Mamma smiles Five little fingers
Cover up her laughing lips,
is 90 laughing," Eyes, Il tell him,
But | kiss the finger tips,
And say, "Now talk another;
well" TALL smiles) "now will 'mence
Mamma, see a doggie,
ireat-big -doggie, on the fence"
Rather smilar-your stories,
Aren't they dear!'' A sober look
swept across his pretty fore head.
: Then he sudden courage took.
But | know a nice, new tory,
'plendid, mamma! Hear me 'mence,
Mamma, -did-see a-eltant,
Great-big -elfant--on the fence.
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W1r AND .HuMoR+

If you are going to educate your
son for the life insurance business,
YOU must instil in his mind that
modesty is not the best policy.
Shoe-dealer:-..I find we have 10
No. IL shoes; but here is a pair of
large 9s." Observation-Disclosures Do
you take me for Cinderiller q
Dentist to hysteric patient: Don't
cry-don't cry; if the neighbors hear
you, they will loose confidence in my
system Of painless extraction y
A modest person seldom fails to
gain the good will Of those he con-
verses with, because nobody envies
man who does not appear to be pleased
with himself.
The contortions of Hercnlese wrest-
ling with the Namean lion was as
child play compared with the frantic
wrigglings Of a fat man trying to
polish the heel Of his left boot.
A visitor at an art gallery being
asked whether he preferred pictures
to statuary, said he preferred the lat
ter. as ..you kin go all round the
statOos. but you can't see only one
side of the picters.
Edith-s.I say. Regy, how is it-that
one Of our COWS is brown and the other
whitea" Reginald Why, you silly,
any one knows that! It's the white
COW that gives the milk. and the
| brown cow the coffee :.
A lady correspondent, who assumes
| to know how boys ought to be trained,
writes as follows: ..Oh, mothers find
out the soft, tender, genial side OF
YOUR boys nature Mothers often
| do-With an old shoe.
A boy of five years, who had passed
| the afternoon at the Boston Art
| Museum, looking up in his mother
face. said: IF all the mammas. when
they die, turn into mummies, do all
the papas turn into puppies y
A fisherman fishing for trout on
another man IS land, completely
silenced the owner, who demonstrated
with the majestic answer: "Who
wants to catch your trout am only
trying to drown this worm.