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Daily. Life OF an Ex-Empress.

The ex-Empress Eugene looks very
thoughtfully after her fortune, which ls
sufficient to produce an income Of $780,
600 per annum. She looks confidently
for the speedy accession of her son to
the throne of France. Her life at Ohis.
elhurst, England, is one Of digniAed re-
tirement. The greater part of the year
she spends in this lovely Kentish village.
Almost every day she may be seen, at
tended by some one or other OF ner
faithful followers, walking about lts
eorse-covered commons or shady lanes.
Every Sunday and fast-day, and every
9Th Of each month, she wends her way
to the Catholic church wherein rest the
remains of him who was to the last 80
tenderly and devotedly attached to her.
Each morning she reads, or has reao 70
her, her heavy correspondence and the
French and English journals. At
twelve the household assemblies to lunch,
and during that meal the different daily
subjects of interest are talked over.
Her Majesty is gifted with wondrous
memory. No face once seen, no TACT
once heard or read, is forgotten. Added
to this, she has more than her share OF
Spanish vivacity, so that the greater
part of the conversation falls to her lot.
In the afternoon, when the weather and
her too feeble health permit, there ls
the short walk or the drive. At i've
o'clock there is the tea, at which often
times assist visitors from London or the
neighboring nobility. At eight, dinner,
to which those of the household are only
invited. excepting on Sundays, when
Prince Lucien Bonaparte and the pastor
and friend, the Right Rev. Monslgno
Goddard are always present.
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The GiraRl

The apparent height of giraffes is due
in large measure to the long supple
necks, oyer which waves In easy undala-
tions delicate soft dark name, not deep,
ike that of horse, but floating out Like
a silken fringe, ornamenting in this
oraceful fashion the wonderful extent OF
Te-tebrm, the "flmy rufaing " reaching
the head, and then losing itself among
certain well-defned protuberances, also
projected by fine fuzzy skin. These
i1p-rearing cltadels are the outgrowth OF
the skull bones, and from their highest
points floats out, like pennon in the
breeze, pretty tuft of silken hair; the
thin tiny battlement is like frontier
between the creatures eyes.
The tongue of the giraffe is wonder
full affair. Extremely sensitive and pos
sessine marvellous powers of contraction,
it can find its way into a pipe stem, or
can broaden and stretch in unexpected
outreachings. Social folks are they at
home, going forth in companies, and ac-
knowiedging the sovereignty Of lord
shin. a patriarch holding in subiection
many bands, yet alert and prompt in the
exercise of bis duties, lording it tvigilant-
" over sub.worthies with keenness and
remarkable tact. In their native coun-
try the flesh is accounted dainty living,
and the skin is used for many practical
household purposes.
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Fighting O Whale.

A correspondent of the Raleigh Obsert
Uer, writing from Moorehead City, coas-
of North Carolina, says: On Tuesday
there was the most exciting and danger.
GUS whale fight that has ever occurred
on this coast. 1t was with some difficult
ty that the captain of the crew could get
his men to obey orders. When the first
bomb was fred into the whale it failed
to explode. This made the whale frri-
GUS, when at this instant he struck one
of the boats and knocked it some feet
above the water. The captain then fred
another bomb; this failed OF explosion;
the fight was still getting more furious:
The third bomb was fired and exploded
near the heart. This conquered the
monster. The blood spouted some ten
feet high, and as the crew rushed up to
stick their lances in him. the blood fell
in showers upon them and their boats.
The fight was witnessed by another crew
stationed about seven miles above them.
They looked on with delight, only wish
ing they could get into such a bloody
contest. The whale was forty-two feet
long and extremely fat. This fish will
probably bring about 5000.
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Turkish Bath Among the Nez Perces.

vurKlSn DaGu AMOuS tAo NOh A0AOoos
A Leavenworth (Kansas) Times re-
porter visited the Nez Perces camp
above Fort Leavenworth, and through
the courtesy Of Lieutenant Wieting,
was permitted for short time to OBJ
serve the condition a the red captives.
Everything about the camp bore a
cheerful aspect and appeared remarka-
bly clean, This is in measure due,
perhaps, to the habits of the tribe,
which require them to take bath every
morning. The naodas operandt OF the
bath is in some respects peculiar, one
portion of the process being sweat
bath. When the camp Was first estab.
lished the artisans who were competent
for the work built "sweat-house, ="
consisting of deep hole in the ground
within q few feet of the river and cover
ed ingeniously with earth, making the
roof appear like mound with top Like
the bottom of an iron kettle. An aper-
ture WAS left on the east side; in front
of this. a fire was built and several large
stones which had been collected were
heated red-hot. In the bottom OF the
hole was placed sufdciency of water to
create steam; the rocks then were thrown
in, and the members of the tribe one
after another went into the oven, for
such it is, and remained until the body
was profusely covered With perspiration.
After this leap thu ough the aperture
TO the open air, and plunge into the
cold waters of the Missouri finished the
bath. This custom is an old one with
the Nez Perces, and the bath is taken
regularly every morning no matter what
the condition Of the weather is, or what
the ailments of the body may be, SO
long as the man or woman is able to
walk. This proceeding, which is not
unlike a Turkish bath, is said by the
braves who can speak little English to
"make Indian much good"
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Mans Age.

Few men die of age. Almost all die
of disappointment, passion, mental or
bodily toll, or accident. The passions
kill men sometimes, even suddenly. The
common expression, choked with pas
sion has little exaggeration in it; for
even though not suddenly fatal, strong
passions shorten life. =. Strong-bodied
men often die young-weak men live
longer than the strong, for the strong
use their strength and the weak have
none to use. The latter take care OF
themselves, the former do not. As it is
with the body, SO it is with mind and
temper. The strong are apt to break,
or, like the candle, to run; the weak to
burn out. The inferior animals which
live, in general, regular and temperate
lives, have generally their prescribed
term OF years. The horse lives twenty.
five years; the OK fifteen or twenty; the
lion about twenty; the dog ten or
twelve; the rabbit eight; the guinea-pig
six or seven years. These numbers all
bear a similar proportion to the time
the animal takes to grow to it's full size.
But man, of the animals, is one that
seldom comes up to this average. He
ought to live a hundred years, according
to this physiological law, for five times
twenty are one hundred; but instead OF
that, he scarcely reaches, on on average,
four times his growing period; the cat
six times; and the rabbit even eight
times the standard Of measurement.
The reason is obvious-nan is not only
most irregular ard the most incorporate,
but the most laborious and hard-worked
of all animals. He lis also the most lrr1ta-
BILE of all animals; and there is no reason to
believe, though we can not tell what an
animal secretly feels, that more than
any other animal man cherishes wrath
to keep it warm, and consumes himself
with the fire of his own secret reflections.
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Fatalism in the East.

A correspondent writing for the Eng
lish magazine Truth, says: The first
time I went to Malta, I had an oppor-
tunity of observing the effects of fatal
ism. I was in Alexandria, and saw
the mail-steamer leave whilst was row.
ing toward it, so I asked captain in
steamer close by, that appeared about
to start, whether he would give me
passage to Malta, if he was going there.
Certainly" he replied, eff you don't
mind my cabins being filled with mer-
chandise, and my decks being covered
with pilgrims, on their way back to
Tunis from Mecca" The second day
that we were at seq, q number of these
pilgrims died of fever, and we're incon-
tinently thrown overheard. Many more
then slammed death, in order to share
the fate of their friends. They, too,
went overheard, with a smile of beati-
tude on their countenances. I remon-
strated with the captain, being then
young and tender-hearted. He replied
that it was an affair between their Sheik
and them, and that he had nothing to
do with the matter, beyond a general
WA'A oooS, Oh Jul u441fdl NJ 1ua1Ud1 "O
should not be put into quarantine. I
then had it out with the Sheik, who
could speak little French. He ex-
planned to me that any one dying during
the pilgrimage went direct to Paradise,
and that it was friendly act to throw
over pilgrims with the fever, without
looking too closely whether they were
dead, more particularly when they them
selves encouraged the pious fraud. The
result OF all tt this was, that more ;. than an
the sea, and the captain, on our arrival,
obtained pratique, without our being
put into quarantine. .sThe system, "
he dryly observed, "suits them, and it
suits me.", This occurred FIVE and-twen-
] y years ago, and I hope that Sheiks and
captains are no longer allowed to in
dulge these eccentrioities during yoy-
ages between Alexandria and Malta.
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American Bond Engraving.

We find this in Washington letter.
Lately the French Government sent to
our Bureau OF Engraving and Printing
for samples of their work, and liberal
collection was sent them. The superior
character of the work on our bonds and
notes had drawn attention to this practl-
cal art work, and this recognition was
the means of q fine exhibit being pre-
pared for the Paris Exposition. Three
large frames were filed with the little
eneravings. France depends on the pc:
culiar kind of ink, the composition OF
which is a most profound secret, tor
preventing counterfeits, while our notes
and bonds are safe by reason OF fbres
paper and microscopically fine-line en-,
craving. No bond, note, or engraved
paper issuing from the Government
Bureau of Engraving or Printing has
ever been counterfeited. In contrast to
this the vaults Of the secret service room
are filed with captured plates counter.
feiting bank note companies work, and
tons Of such plates have been melted IN
the navy yard furnaces.
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An Underground Forest.

The authors of the newly published
book named "Two Thousand Miles in
Texas on Horseback" tell wonderful
story about the subterranean forests
which they observed on the prairies ly-
ing near the River Concho. in the west
ern part of the State. Riding over
these vast prairies, thus the story runs,
"though you will see no trees, yet you
will often see tender little switch Of
the mesquit shooting few feet above
the ground. Now, stop at one OF these
and strike at it's roo with pieka1e, you
will expect nothing but tender, fibrous
roots; but instead of these, the pick
comes in contact with heavy, solid
body. -.
"Surprised, you remove the thin
covering of earth, and you find living
log as thick as mans leg, extending
you know not how far. Exploring fur
ther around the same little shoot, you
find many logs of the same size, and an
infinite number of branches extending
from them. Thus each little twig yields
you from quarter to a half cord of
fuel-wood, not equalled for that purpose
by any other wood within my knowledge.
Thus these treeless plains are filed with
fuel, almost equal in it's supply to the
heaviest forests. These shoots do not
increase in size, but after attaining a
certain dimension, too small to be
dreaded by an urchin, they either stand
at that or die and give place to others.
The branches of the large roots left in
the ground speedily supply the loss by
other roots as large rs those taken
away"
Various theories are put forward to
account for the existence of these under
ground forests, bat none cited by the
narrators of the story are satisfactory.
It is said by some that the burning heat
of the sun has prevented the growth Of
the trees above ground. Others urge
that the scarcity of rain in the region
induced the phenomenon; and again,
that it is owing to the frequency of the
prairie fires, which consume the vegeta-
ton exposed to it's effects. But the
same influences have nowhere else pro-
duced the same remarkable results.
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A TERRIBLE SACRIFICE.
Five Hundred CircasslRns Imprisoned In q
Steamship,s Hold and Burned y Death.

Five Hundred Circassians Imprisoned In q
Steamships Hold and Burned - Death.
Lloyd's agent at Larnica, Cyprus,
furnishes full particulars of the burning
of the Austrian Lloyd's steamer Sphinx,
near Cape Ella, by which 500 Circas-
sian refugees lost their lives. It ap-
pears that the Sphinx was on her way to
Lattachia from Oavalla, with about
1000 Circassians on board. .r@
She was doubling the Klito Rock off
Cape st. Andrea, with strong wind
from the southeast, with the intention
of going to Famagusta to wait for better
weather and take in provisions for the
immigrants. At three ?. N. there was
strong gale from the southeast which
shifted to the west, then to the north,
returning at last to the southeast. -.
At that time the ship would no longer
obey the rudder, and, q heavy sea strik-
ing the vessel, washed forty refugees
from the forecastle. She could not put
back to Alexandretta, as the hatches
were open, and there was fear that the
sea would fill the hold. The Oircassians
would not allow them to be closed, for
fear of being suffocated. At 6:45 smoke
was seen coming ont of the forebatch,
and the vessel shipping heavy seas. A
little later she grounded on sand bank.
One heavy sea drove her on the coast, and
she sprang aleak. There was no work.
ing the engines. Meanwhile the fire
increased, and the confusion and cries
of the Circassians are said to have been
something awful
Seeing that the fire could not be put
down, the matches were closed with the
consent of the Circassians, and upward
of 500 lives were sacrificed to save the
rest. During the night attempts were
made to extinguish the fire, but without
success.
On the next day the surviving immi:
grants were landed. The captain and
crew fed from the wreck. as the Circas.
slams threatened to murder them. The
Circassians had fires, it is said, in the
hold to keep themselves warm, and to
cook with, and it, is not surprising that
the fire originated from the accidental
of one of their stoves.
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A Brave Sheep.

Toby, the sheep, hated the whole
canine race. One day when the captain
and his pet were taking their usual walk
on the promenade, there came on shore
the skipper of a Falmouth ship, accom-
panied by q very large formidable
looking dog. And the dog only resem-
bled his master, as you observe dogs
usually do. As soon as he saw Toby
he commenced to set his dog upon him ;
but Toby had seen him coming and was
quite en- garde; so long and fierce
battle ensued, in which Toby was
slightly wounded and the dogs head was
severely cut. Quite multitude had
assembled to witness the fight, and the
ships riggings were alive with sailors.
At one time the brutal owner of the dog,
seeing his pet getting worsted, attempt
ed to assist him but the crowd would
have pitched him neck and crop into the
river, had he not desisted. At last both
dog and sheep were exhausted, and drew
of, as if by. mutual consent. The dog
seated himself close to the outer edge OF
the platform, which was about three
Ieob ulRuoI buhu Guo IAfoA otA1n3 "aH
Toby went, as he was wont to do, and
stood between his masters legs, resting
his head fondly on the captains clasped
hands, but never took his eyes off the
foe. Just then a dog on board one OF
the ships happened to bark, and the
Falmouth dog looked around. This was
Toby's chance, and he did not miss it or
his enemy either. he was upon him
like bolt from catapult. One furious
blow knocked the dog off the platform,
next moment Toby had leaped on top OF
him, and WAS chasing the yelling animal
toward his own ship. There is no doubt
Toby would have crossed the plank and
followed Linn on board, had not his feet
slipped and precipitated him into the
liver. A few minutes afterward, when
Toby, dripping with wet, returned to
the platform to look for his master, he
was crested with ringing cheers and
many was the piastre spent in treating
our woouy friend to fruit. Toby was
the hero Of Galatz from that hour but
the Falmouth dog never ventured on
shore again, and bis master as seldom as
possible. .-Man,6ers' Journal.
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, - Mary's Little Lamb. .o-A
The following is the Chinese version
Of Mary and her lamb. y.

Was gal name Mol had lamb,
Eleas all somee white snow,
Evly place Moll gal walkee,
Ba Bs hoppee long too.
We heard son of Erin trying to sur
round Mary and her little lamb the other
day, and this is the way. he understood
Begorry, Mary had little shape.
And the wool was white intoirly; ..@ ~.
An wherever Mary would sthir her sthumps,
The Young shape would follow her COM
plately.
Council Bluffs Globe.
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Irish Song.
On Innisfallen's fairy isle,

Amid the blooming bushes,
We lesnt upon tho lovers stile,
e And listened to the thrushes;
When fret I sighed 70 see her smile,
And smiled to see her blushes.
Her hair was bright as beaten gold.
And soft as spiders spinning, e.
Her cheek out-bloomed the apple old
That set our parents ginning,
And in her eyes you might behold
My joys and griefs beginning.
In Innisfallen's fairy grove,
Ihushed my happy wooing,
To listen to the brooding dove
Amid the brar ches cooing;
But oh how short those hours Of love
How long their bitter rueing!
Poor cushat thy complaining breast
With woe like mine is heaving.
With thee I mourn a fruitless quest;
For ah! with art deceiying
The cuckoo bird has robbed my nest
= And left me wildly grieving.
The Spectator.
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A Change Of Brides.

Two wedding couples presented them.
selves at the Msyorality in suburb OF
Paris to. carry out the civil portion OF
their marriage contract. They ranged
themselves: on opposite sides of the
mayors official throne, and faced one
another The mayor was asking ques.
Etion,5 Of one OF the bridegro ooms, whose
attention: was thus distracted from his
bride. On turning round to look,at her
when he had answered the question, he
caught her masking "sheep's eyes," at
the. bridegroom opposite. Being OF q
Jealous temperament, he laid his hand
roughly on her arm, and said, sharply,
"Mademoiselle, which of the two brides
are you? You are mine, believe; then
oblige me by confning your glances to
me-" The bride was young woman of
spirit, and, resenting the tone in which
the reprimand was made, retorted, " All,
monsieur, if you are jealous already, 1
am likely to lead h pleasant life with
you !" The jealous bridegroom made
an angry reply, and then the other
bridegroom must need put his oar in.
"Pah monsieur, why should you
make such fuss because mademoiselle
chooses to favor me with a glance 2"
Thereat his bride turned savagely upon
him and exclaimed, "Ha, monsieur, it
would seem, then, that you like to have
ladies make eyes at you : Now 1 know
what to expect from you; but you might
at least have had the decency to keep
this proof of your faithfessness conceal
ed from me here" And with this fierce
thrust she burst into tears. In vain the
mayor attempted to pacify both parties.
The bridegrooms stormed at each other,
and the brides, between their hysterical
sobs, mutually accused each other OF
perfdy. What was to be done2 At
last the mayor, losing temper, cried out,
cam to proceed with this ceremony,
or am I not?" The two brides, with
one accord, screamed "NoT "Per.
haps," said the mayor, whose wrath had
again cooled down, "you could arrange
matters between yourselves if you were
left alone. The clerk will show you to
my private room. L will give you half
an hour" At the expiration of that
time the parties were summoned to ap.
pear again before the mayor. " Have
you settled your differences?" he asked.
eyes, Monsieur le Marie, exclaimed
both bridegrooms at once. "Oh, then,
I may proceed with the ceremony ?"
eyes, Monsieur le Marie; but-but-"
"Well, what is it p "We have effected
change, Monsieur le Marie" "a
change! What do you mean ?" "a
change Of brides, Monsieur le Maire."
And SO it was-the jealous bridegroom
had taken the jealous bride, and the
young lady Of tickle glances had taken
the gentleman who liked ladies' to
"make eyes" at him. The astonished
mayor looked at them in silent amaze
ment for moment or two, but they met
his look unabashed, so he shrugged his
shoulders and said, "Well, if you are
satisfied, it is no business of mine. Twill
proceed with the ceremony" Aud mar
ried they were.
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ton burst upon her; "did you-ima-
CINE"
She never completed the sentence,
but snatching up the poor, tired little
orphan to her bosom, strained her
there, and kissed her fearful, smiling
face with kisses which were fully re-
turned.
But Dora never revealed the whole OF
her terrible mistake.
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faVOfs all NODES are aCC6pteu, llOm Iuo
severely plain to the opposite extreme.
The cameo effects on some of the pearl
buttons are beautiful; the outlining OF
the two shades is very showy, and will
gain the admiration of all who can ap-
preciate this style of artistic carving.
Two fashions are indicated as likely
to succeed during the coming season.
short dresses for the street and return
to overdresses; these last will be apron
shaped and looped or draped up at the
r;;ados. Short dresses require more care
in their cut and finish than long dresses,
and should be out from the very best
patterns; they need very little goring,
and must be very little sloped in order
to be graceful.
Doubly faced satin ribbons are now
in vogue making up bows that are worn
at the throat or in the hair. The RIB
bons are about an inch wide, and two
or three colors are clustered together.
Pale pink is combined with pale blue,
moss green with pink, cream with car
dinal. The newest bow for the hair
consists of six stiff, narrow loops strap
ped tightly in the center, showing the
same combination of co!ors as the bow
at the throat.
An entirely new fabric called "zan-
lila " cloth is introduced for SUN UNI
brellas, and will be the most popular
material used. It closely resembles
twilled silk, and the Victoria border
in satin is also introduced in this style.
They are in every variety Of finish and
in ali sizes, with natural sticks or horn,
nickel, bone, oelluloid and ivory han
dies, and are in moderate prices, alto
gether very tasty and genteel article.
One of the most popular improvements
is the new "lock tip" which prevents
the ripping up of the covers-as has OF.
ten been the case by the breaking of
threads which will hold as long as the
frame lasts: and is adaptable to both
umbrellas and parasols. They are orna'
] mental as we'll as useful.