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5Ni5tcllancous.
THE LOST RING.

Viva looked at II diamond ring with
great quivcrs Of ecstatic happiness
thrilling her. and wondered what she
had done that Howard CEcstwick had
seen anything in her to admire and
love. Thinking, as she sat in a Sc
cludcd corner of Mrs. Sidhey's CON
scrvatory-NIrs. Sidney was her hos
tess, and among a dozen guests in
vitcd to welcome from a long tour
Mrs. Sidncy's beautiful daughter,
Una, were little Viva May and How
ard Chestwick.
Viva sat nestlidg among the low
branches Of pink-petaled oleander
trees, aud thinking of the scene in the
library-a great, twilighted room,
with riches wherein alternate statues
and bronzes stood between rows of
shelves that reached from floor to
ceiling.
Viva sat, living over again the
scene in the darkness and quiet of
Mrs. Sidney's library, when Mr..
Chestwick had come i'll the green silk
curtained bay window, and took the
book out of her hands, and made her
listen while he said such words to
her as she would as soon have expect
ed Jove to have descended from the
height of Olympus and say to her:
"You must have seen, must have
known, little darling, that / have been
waiting for an opportunity to tell you
how L love you, you little sweet bios
som. / cannot tell you, even now,
all want to say to you, but let me
put this tiny ring on your finger that
will remind you of me and how l love
YOU"
And he kissed her ardently as he
slipped the diamond ring on her fin
ger, and before he could say another
word, Una Sidney csahe in, her lovely
dark eyes bearing little look of as
tonishment that she was too we'll
bredtO express. OF course that had
put stop to iffor the time.
Then Mr. Chestwick had gone to
the city, and did not return until after
Viva had gone away to her room, to
sit in the moonlight and cry tears of
perfect happiness, and thank God she
was beloved by the man who had been
to her as a god, as brilliant, far-off
star, as the embodiment of all that
was most good, most gracious, most
worshipful.
And this grand, splendid man had
condescended to love her-Nobody I;
had gone past Una Sidney, with her
beauty and charming ways; had look
ed over Ethelynd Harleth, who was
such an heiress, and so sweet and
ladylike; had gone straight by Miss
Grandelynd, the queenly, magnificent
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TURKISH OFFICIAL TITLES.


Sultan-The Sovereign of the
Turkish Empire-thc.. recognized
organ of all executive power. i'll tho
State. His headquarters are at Con-
stantinople. ~-s~~
P6rte-Thc government OF the
Turkish empire. 'I
Sublime Portc-The Official name
ofthc government, SO called from the
Sultan's palace.
Grand Nizier-The chief Minister of
the Turkish empire.
Divan-The Turkish Council OF
state-the 'sCabinet. -
Grand Mufti-Chief Interpreter Of
the Mohammedan law and head Of the
"Wise Men"-jurists theologians anil
literati-who assemble for eonsulta-
ton on his order. lie is mostly
styled. the Chief of the Faithful. A
writer says fetwa Or ,decreeA from
him would summon around the stand
ard Of the Prophet all the fanatieal
hordes of Islam to fight to Bthe death
against the ''infdels, in. the firm he
lief that death on the battlefield is n
sure passport to PARADISE. -tsslezs
Pasha--tiovernors, viceroys,r COM
manders, civil and military rulers of
provinces. tssx szs.5s,sssvsa; - ~
Deys-Abont the same as rPasha.
Sheik--The names givensthe heads
Of Arabian tribes or clans. Itmeans
elder, or eldest in dignity or authori-
ty.
Osmandi-Turkish official.
Islam-The religion of Mohammed.
Islams-Mohammedans themselves.
Mussulman-A follower ofSIoham-
med. -sgs
Ottoman Empire-Another name
for the Turkish empire, s.ond derives
its name from Osman, its founder.t
Osmanlists--The Turks proper.+,,.Y
At Texas baby show it was along
time before any one could be found
to act as judge. Finally Ave brave
men were found to act, on condition
that the awards should not be an
nounced till the judges had ten min
utes the start The mothers sat in B.
circle, babies in lap. The Judges
made their round, compared notes.
handed the re3alt to the spokesman,
and ran for their lives. = sfFsa''2 -
Faefe Is something refreshing in
the absolute astoEsshment that visitors
to printing office Sometimes display
! at the commonest things. '' What is
that blaek-looling thing standing up
in that corner lis sometimes asked
by an sinsophistieated observer; and
the'nearesti typo answers: . ,Fhas'ia
the printing Office towel. We alwayp;
stand itup in that corners ts.a3 ssE
: -Yst yssa4fi II - 4. bsaase4 g4ss
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sIeSzs! OK -5 40 7TTy7
A DISMAL JOKE. ..,~

f'''.An undertaken is n dismal person
age who works at { dismal trade, as
sociates with dismal company, and he
ought not to joke now aud them, 4
well-known uneertaiter in city gar
ries with him d cloud OF dismal me-
mories. Wherever he passes lie
chokes laughter, ,fipwns down smiles
with his perpetual shadow. He CAN'T
help it; it snit~his~~f;ttilt lis his
nature. But an Sundertaker ought
not to object to atlisrial a joke wien
he gives the motive. A dead afHler-
takcr must be . sorry spectacle in
deed; but one who IS almost dead
may become a a-sHhjeet-ef jest and mer-
riment. 1T is then he begins to lie
funny, and astipuIator Of fun in Others.
This quality of an undertaken was ex-
emplifetl on the Pacific coast tue
other day. a we'll known sarcopha.
gus dealer and hearsc-driver of San
Francisco in an4efiort to forget his
dreadful trade, :oincd pleasure
party ina sea excursion. His pres
ence was, ofconrse, 8 cloud Oh the
party, but lie e0ukin't helpl-it lie
had just as much right5to be there as
anybody, but he made himselffespon-
sible for prevailing gloomzwhete it
was expected asi world be sunshine.
A funeral at sea is the most dismal Of
all things. This particular excursion
party did not have a funeral on The
trip, but they had the next thing to
it-a wake. The undertaken who
gloomed around in alm.weathef, WAS
completely, foored in Il gale OH the
return trip. He got dreaaahly sea-
sick and deposited. himself on deck
with his head resting on a sack of
potatoes. 'fhenr the pleasure of the
pleasure trip commenced for those
who had their sea-legs on. '@l'hey
forthwith walked The the undertaken,
and he was too nea: gone to make any
resistance. He had to lie and take
it. The boys never enjoyed them
selves in the presence of fans underta
ker before, but now they made one
the principal comis feature of a pleas
tire trip. They lighted candies. for
him and drank his souls health i'll
whisky which ther took, unresisted,
from his pockets. They belnoaned
and bewaileI his loss in legitimate
style. They resolved to lay him away
in plain pine boX-took his measure
for wooden oyercoat, and in fact,
hurlesqucd the whole dismal business.
All this time the victim was devoutly
Wishing himself dead, too, which
heightened. the effects. Twas as
goodsas the wake of Conn, the Shau-
ghraun, and twice as natural. Under
takers are very useful people in their
place, but pleasure excursion by sea
does not seem TO be the place. This
particular pleasuse party made the
best practical use ofonc under the
circumstances. That Is, they got
some fun out him. r.. .st-.. ........
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resolved to end his misery. He would
place hingelf where he would not fret
about the sad-eyed, haired CIR
who had touched the most sacred spot
in his heart. s~
II viii mary Una Sidney-and for
get Viva May, as she evidently has
forgotten me-"
So he told Miss Sidney, in so many
well-chosen words, that he would like
to have her marry him, and with 6
face that was as piquant and spark
ling as champagne, Una laughed
back her answer:
" Nonsense, Mr.. Chestwick; you
don't care straw for me, nor for any
one but that that sweet little May
flower. Go propose to her, and make
her the happiest little girl in the
world"
g You are entirely mistaken, Miss
May has no possible interest in me. "
His stiff, constrained words belied
his manner SO completely that Una
laughed outright.
Z" Any body with half an eye can
just see how it stands. You know
you are in love NTH little Viva-and
L know she loves you. Go ask her,
and come and thank me for refusing
you. Go right away"
An hour later Mr.. Chestw;ck was
going past the library, when a sweet
pale face looked out, and low, visit
ful voice called his name.
d" Mr.. Chestwlok, / want to speak
Just word to you, and I've been
waiting here for you to pass, / want
ed to tell you | am-so-so-sorry-
and ashamed ahout-the what you
gave me. don't see how it ever hap
pencd, and I have been so worried
about it ever since ] lost it."
A great leaping OF his heart almost
suffocated him, and his voice Was
husky as he answered, quickly"
" You lost it, Viva? Thank God
for thatr'
She looked at him wonderingly, as
as he took the ring from his pocket
and held it up to her astonished eyes
-glittering with a lAuRdred gor-
gcous hnea, as if laughing its gladness
at its release from its drak prison.
80, Iiow-Alr. ChestNick, you
found it? where 20
He pushed the library door open.
Come in n moment, Viva. | found
it in e, basket of fruit and Gowerg you
sent Inc and / thought you took that
delicat means 10 inform lae my love
was not welcome to you. Viva, was
| mistaken, or-do you love Ges'''
Her eyes laughed her exquisite hap
pineaa then, and the two fair hands
went to him in an impulse of passion
and pleading that made him thrill
from head to foot.
Love! O, Howard"
That was all sufficient, and the glad
tears in her eyes spalkled to match
the diamond on her finger again.
"And you will not mind my confes-
sing asked Miss Sidney to he my
wife "a
\ little cry. and a shrinking away
OF Viva's slight figure, while Chest
wick went on, calmly and laugh
ingly:
- Or that she refused me, like the
sensible girl she is! Darling YOU
won't care, because you know l love
no one but you
And Viva assured him that she did
not care at all; and Una Sidney
smiled archly ut Chestwick when he
marched in To lunch with WAS hand
on his arm and the diamond cleaning
on her torctingcr.
And the Cards will be out in very
short time.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-07-19
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND )

I
AT club dinner gentleman who
was professed admirer of diamonds
was struck by the beauty of a diamond
ring worn by sportsman there pres
ent. After dinner the parties
met, and after much persuasion,
the owner Of The diamond ring con-
sented to part with it for the sum of
six hundred dollars. As the buyer
left the room a suppressed litter
struck his ear, He concluded that
the former owner had sold both the
ring and the purchaser.
He said nothing, but called the
next day upon a jcwcler, where he
learned that the diamond was paste,
and the ring worth about twenty five
dollars. He aXamined some real
diamonds and found one resembling
tse paste in his own ring. He hired
the diamond for a few days, pledged
twelve hundred dollars, the price of
it, and gave hundred dollars for the
use. lie went to another .ieweler, had
the paste removed and the real dia-
mond set, - Z t55t
His chums knowing how he had
been imposed upon, lmpatiently wait
ed for h!s appearance the next night.
To their establishment they found INN
in high glce. lie flourished his ring,
boosted Of his bargain, and said if any
other gentleman present had a twelve
hundred ring to dispose of for six
hundred dollars he knew of pur-
chaser.
Whcnshe was told that the ring was
paste, and that he had been cheated,
he laughed at their folly, and took all
the bets that we're offered, on the
genaincss Of the diamond-said bets
amounted to three thousand dollars.
Money and ring were put up in the
hands of umpircs, and the party wen,
20 a filst-class jeweler, who applied
all the tests, and who said the stone
Was a diamond Of the first water, and
worth without q setting, twelve hum
dred dollars. The buyer put the three
thousand dollars which he had won in
pocket. End Of the first act Of the
drama-curtain falls on the tableaH OF
disappoited sportsmen, ...
Next day Cur friend carried the
diamond back and recalled his twelve
hundred dollars, and with his paste
ring on his finger went to his club.
The man who sold the ring was
waiting for him. He wanted to get
the ring back, and attempted to turn
the whole thing into a joke. He sold
the ring, he said, for fun-and knew
it was real diamond all the time.
lie never wore false jewels. He could
tell real diamond anywhere by its
peculiar light. lie would not be so
mean as to cheat an old friend. He
knew his friend would let him have
the ring again. But his friend was
stubborn-said that the seller thought
the article was paste, and intended to
defraud him, At length, on the pay
mcnt Of eight hundred dollars the ring
was restored. All parties came to the
conclusion when the whole affair came
out, that when diamond cuts diamond
again some one less sharp will he Sc
lected.
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THE LITTLE FOLKS.
PAPA'S LETTER.

| was sitting IN my study,
Writing letters, when heard,
"Please, dear mamma, Mary told mt
Mamma mustn't be disturbed.'
But Fse so tired of the kitty,
Want some ozzer fing to do.
Witing letters, is 'ou mamma?
Tan't | wite letter, too p
"Not now, darling, mammals busy
Run and play with kitty now"
"No, no, mamma, me wife letter!
Tan if 'ou will show me how"
L would paint my darling's portrait
AS his sweet eyes searched my face,
Hair of gold and eyes of azure,
Form Of childish, witchiDg grace,
But the eager face was c1onaed,
AS | slowly shook my head,
Till | said. "I'Il make a letter
Ofyou, darling boy, instead"
SO parted back the tresses
From his forehead high and white,
And stamp in sport | pasted
Mid its wave Of golden light.
Then | said, "Now. lite letter,
Go away.and bear good news ;"
And | smiled as down the staircase
Clattered loud the little shoes.
Leaving me, the darling hurried
Down To Mary IN his gIce.
Mammals witing lots Of letters,
I'sc letter, Mary-sec -
No one heard the prattle,
As once more he climbed the stair,
Reaching his little cap and tippct,
Standing on the entry stair.
No one heard the front door open.
No one saw The golden hair, pa.
As il floated over his shoulders
In the crisp October air.
Down the street the baby FASTENED
Till he reached the Office door.
Use Ietter, Mr.. Postnan;
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To confde too much is to put your
lemons in another mans squeezer.s
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VOT YOU LIVES ON ANYWAYS.

A citizen of Toledo, in the ordin-
airy current OF business, became pos
SCISSOR of the note of a German saloon
keeper. The note becoming due, he
took it to the party and presented for
payment. The man was not prepared
to liquidatc his obligation, aud asked
for an extension of time. This being
granted, ~ the conditions settled
properly, he was turning t" leave,
when the German said:
t. Shoost vait Won leedtle whilcs,
unit | gifts you Elm glass goot peer.'
" No, l thank you, | don't drink
beer" was the reply.
" Vel. den, / gifs you veskees dot
ish better as so mOoch."
9 No, thank you, l don't drink
whisky"
''Shoo. den | know how l fix you !;
1 have goot vines jerking down bot
tie with "A flourish.
Again the quiet, ''No thank you, |
don't drink wine. "
"Vot! yon don't thinks holdings :;
veil, l gifts you Elm goot shegar."
Once more, "No, thank you, L
don't smoke"
"Mein Gott," exclaimed the Dutch
man throwing up both hands, 6 no
peers, no veekees, no vines, no do
bacco, no noddings-vot you lives on,
anyways-botatoes, ch ?"-[ Toledo
Blade. ~ @
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HOW FAR WILL 4 GREENBACK
GO. .

Mr.. Brown kept boaders. Around
his table sat Mr.. Brown, Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. Andrews, the village miiliner;
Mr. Black. the baker: Mr.. Jordan,
carpenter, and Mr.. Hadley, flour,
feed and lumber merchant.
Mr.. Brown took out of his pocket
book ten dollar note, and handen it
to Mrs. Brown saying: - a 9H
''IIere, my dear, are ten dollars to-
ward the twenty L promised YOU"
Mrs. Brown handed it to Mrs. An
drews, the milliner, saying: ssg7
"That pays for my new bonnet"
Mrs. Andrews said to Mr.. Jordan,
as she handed him the note: tsa
''That will pay you for your work on
my counter. @ff~ PSI
Mr.. Jordan handed it to Mr.. Had
ley, the flour, feed, and lumber mer
chant, requesting his lumber bill.
Mr.. Hadley gave the note back to
Mr. Brown, saying:
"That pays ten dollars on my
board ..s.. ss-.-...
Mr.. Brown passed it to his wife,
with the remark that, that paid her
the $40 he had promised. She in
turn paid it to Mr.. Black, to settle
her bread and pastry account; who
handed il to Mr.. Hadley, wishing
credit for the amount on his -four
bill; he again returned it to Mr..
Brown with the remark that it settled
for that months board. Whereupon
Brown put it back into his pocket-
book, exclaiming that he ''never
thought ten dollar hill could go so'
far .......,sst .x 1ss
Thus ten dollar greenbaek was
made to pay rinety dollars indebted
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-07-19

The dog law goes into effect July
Goth. We hope then TO be able to.
supply ourself with sausage at a rea-
sonable Price. The butchers will
please take notice that we prefer a
little more of the fat and not quite SO
n1uch ''hair' In ours. 1 ~
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-07-19
A GOOD REPORT.

A member of the bar was recently
in one of our thriving interior towns
on business. In the hotel he was ac-
costed by very agreeable gentleman,
not exactly relishing the strangers
familiarity, answered, shortly,
''From New York. -
The next question was, 'For what
house are you travelingT ak
"For my own.
"You are! May I ask your
name.''
lyon may"
Pause-enjoyable. to thesslawyer,
embarrassing to the other ! ~ j
"Well" desperately, ''what is
your manner"
Jones"
"What line are you imp
81 don't understand you, Sir
aWhat are you. seuingf'sg( impati-
,ntly.) ss 6s40fkHF
Brains (cooly. ,--..--- -
The mercantile traveller saw his OPP
portunity, and looking at the other
from head to foot he said, slowly,
'sWell, you appear to carry a deaced
small lot of samples"
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Thus ten dollar greenbaek was
made to pay rinety dollars indebted
ness inside of five minutes. @ $s>
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Debating societies will one day be
debating the question: Why does a
brakesman put his arm about a pretty
girl, weighing only 125 pounds, to as
sist her on the cars, and lift an old
woman, weighing 200 pounds, with
one hand. H. s58 81.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-02
How to Treat Insect Stings.

A writer in the London Garden gives
the following hints on this subject
The pain caused by the sting of q
plant or insect is the result of certain
amount of acid poison injected into the
blood. The first thing to be done is to
press the tube of a small key firmly on
the wound, moving the key from side to
side to facilitate the expulsion of the
sting and its accompanying poison. The
sting, if left in the wound, should be
carefully extracted, otherwise it will
greatly increase the local irritation. The
poison of stings being acid, common
sense points to the alkalies as the proper
means of cure. Among the most easily
procured remedies may be mentioned
soft soap, liquor of ammonia (spirits of
hartshorn smelling salts, washing
soda, quicklime made into a paste with
water, lime-water, the juice of an onion,
tobacco-juice, chewed tobacco. bruised
dock leaves, tomato juice, wood ashes,
tobacco ash and carbonate of soda.
If the sting be severe, rest and cool
ness should be added to the other RENE
dies, more especially in the case of Aer-
vous subjects. Nothing is so apt to make
the poison active as heat, and nothing
favors its activity less than cold. Let
the body be kept cool and at rest, and
the activity of the poison will be reduced
to minimum. Any active exertion
whereby the circulation is quickened
will increase both pain and swelling. If
the swelling be severe, the part may be
rubbed with sweet oil, or drop OF two
of laudanum. Stings in the eye, ear,
mouth or throat sometimes lead to
serious consequences in such cases
medical advice should always be sought
as soon as possible.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-02
Lady Godiva on Foot.

Among the many singular bantering,
betting, wagers, OF by whatever name
they may be termed, is the following,
made by two frolicsome lasses of Ian
singburg, Rensselaer, county. When we
tell this story, it is with no intention of
rejecting upon the character of either
of these willful maidens, who, in spirit
of fun, while heated with discussion
Zone of them being an admirer of Hayes
and the other a devoted adherent Of
Tilden and reform) had made very
foolish and somewhat unmaidenly reso-
luton, for the character of both are
above reproach, and when the language
was used neither expected to be called
upon to perform the task. One of them
whom we will call Jane, to more strongly
express the doubt of Tilden's election,
said that if he was elected President she
would walk from her residence to the
Rensselaer, Park gate clad only in her
chemise. The banter was taken immedi-
ately by her fair opponent, who promised
to perform the feat i'll case of the final
success of Hayes. And now the fair pair
have pledged themselves to the faithful
performance of this remarkable achieve
ment, and they are anXiously awaiting
the result, that they may know which OF
the pair will be called upon to pay for
felt. Boys need not watch for the event
to come off, as the loser will choose her
own time, which will, of course, be in
the hours of night when least expected.
No one is to know when the event
transpires, except the two girls, and we
can tell nothing more at present save
that the distance to be travelled by the
loser is quite considerable. -Pough-
keepsie Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-02

A LITTLE ONES LovE.-The Pough-
keepsie Eagle tells an affecting little
story of child between two and three
years old whom lady found walking
on the street, evidently lost and crying
bitterly. Taking her by the baud the
hand the lady asked her where she was
going.
II am going to find papa" was the
reply of the child, between sobs.
"What is your papa's name?" asked
the lady.
Ellis name is papa" replied the inno-
cent little thing.
but what is his other name ?" quer-
led the lady; "what does your mama
call him ?"
"She calls him papa persisted the
baby.
"The lady then took the little one by
the hand and led her along. saying:
"You had better come with me; l
guess you came this way"
Eyes, but don't want to go back; l
want to find my papa. replied the lit
Sirl, crying afresh as if her heart would
break.
what do you want of your papa? %
inquired the lady.
II want to kiss him."
Just then sister of the child came
along looking for her, and led her
away. From subsequent inquiries it
appeared that the little ones papa, of
whom she was 50 earnestly in search,
had recently died. In her loneliness
and love for him she had tired OF wait
ing for him to come home, and had
gone to find him and greet him with the
accustomed kiss.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-02

If ONE is on a tolerably good farm
and is. practicing what is known as
mixed husbandry," few cows, few
sheep, a pair of oxen, horse, an
orchard, a patch OF corn, wheat, pota-
toes, ETC., and is Industrious and pru-
dent. nothing in the future is surer than
that he will not only get living, but
will he surrounded with the comforts
xend needed luxuries of life. Or if lie
D6esires to try his hand at special farm
ing. he may promise himself the same
success in sheep husbandry, dairying,
fruit growing, or stock farming, though
more capital in cash and brains will be
required in special farming than in
mixed husbandry. -Mdine Farmer.