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Americans In Paris.

Americans make the best Frenchmen
81 all the foreigners who flock here,
says the Paris correspondent OF the
Washington Capital. The Russian, a
large colony always, are always Russo,
eXtravagant, barbaric in splendor, and
gross to excess in carriages, women,
wine and diamonds. A pet monkey
showering about casket of the Ester
hazy diamonds is good Illustration of
rich young Russian boyard scattering
his first crop of wild oats on the fruit
full soil of Paris. The English are al.
ways English wherever you find them,
and will want some little.isle of light TO
themselves in the next world. Egotis-
tical, selfish, economical to parsimony,
fault-iinding and supercilious, they are
the betes 1.ofr OF the continent. The
German rarely travels, wastes no mo
ney, and assimilates with nothing but
beer. The American, after a brief
residence, wakes lis moustache, wears
lacquered boots, swings cane as slen-
der and delicate as a lace thread, drinks
black coffee in tiny cups On the boule-
wards, says, Pardon Monsieur" twice
minute, and places his right hand on
his heart when bowling to lady. What
endears him most to the Parisian's heart
is the noble disregard of cost which
characterizes the American sovereign
abroad. If the Duke of Hamilton has
fine suit Of rooms, au premiere, at the
Hotel st. Germaine, the bonanza king
wants the whole of the first floor. Ii
Prince Paul Demidoff las salon box
for his mistress at the new opera-house
(which will have cost the nation $2O,-
100000 when finished), some lucky
Baldwin of the Best and Belcher mine
takes two boxes and fills them with dia-
monds and questionable women. That's
the sort of man the American in Paris
generally is, to the extent Of his
means.
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Suspected Germans.

A young man travelling for Silesian
paper house happened to be talking to a
customer in Berlin, when the customers
wife said: MY, how much you resemble
Nobiling2 You might be taken for him."
rs that SOP said the young man, Jest
ingly, ''then [ must resemble very
handsome man. Next day he was ar
rested and locked up. NJ. L. Rigoudand,
Berlin correspondent Of the Paris SoIeiE,
was arrested for "looking wickedly at
the column Of victory" He was imme-
diately released, of course, but the incl
dent was significant. There is sadder
case-that of Herr Loewenstein, frlrni-
ture dealer who committed suicide in
prison, having been unable to brook the
disgrace Of being led manacled through
the streets. He denied emphatically
having used the seditious expressions at
tributed to him, and it came out after
ward that he was innocent and had been
denounced by personal enemy. Alto
gether, things in the German capital re-
mind us of the witty Partisan pageant
where, in the scene representing the
reign of terror, the dancers, crying "Tu
mes suspect"' marched each other off
till only one was left, who seized himself
by the throat and shouting "Je me sais
suspect" denounced himself and danced
himself off to prison. Indeed, the only
sensible man in the German empire
seems to be Bavarian tavern keeper,
who, when an inebriate guest began bah
ling bloodthirstily and beerily that ''it
served the kaiser right, took him 10y
the collar and launched him into the
street with three tremendous kicks, ad-
ministered Sin the name of the emperor,
of the king of Bavaria, and of the Ger
man people"
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4 VOracioUS Insect,

Some two weeks ago a curious little
animal was caught in a pool of water at
Mr.. Frank Ramsey's, in Plymouth Town
ship, and presented, to DIR. G. S. Baker,
of this borough, who placed it in his
aquarium. 1t is about two inches long
and less than an inch broad, with six
crooked legs. It's color is dark brown,
anu eyes large, prominent and black.
The back is marked as though undeyei-
oped wings were hidden beneath it's hard
outer coat It'swims readily, but gen
orally fixes itself to a stone or some other
object, to which it clings with its two
hinder pairs of legs, holding its head
downward and it's fore legs raised 1t
has sting or lance like mosquito, which
is only thrust out when attacking It's
prey.
After having been placed in the aquar-
ium it remained quiet for several days,
during which time it was not seen TO eat
anything. On Friday, the Dist of June,
it made an attempt upon little terrapin,
much larger, however, than itself, which
it caught by the head by its forefeet,
running its lance into its neck. He soon
died, and his destroyer dragged him to a
brick in the center of the aquarium.
Then, fixing itself on the brick in its
favorite attitude. it held the terrapin for
twenty-four hours, and seemed to be
sucking its blood. How much longer he
would have held him is uncertain, for its
prey was taken away. When it is re-
membered that the weight of the terrapin
was several times its own, the strength of
the insect may be imagined
On the following Sunday it sprang up
on water snake eleven inches long. The
battle was brief and exciting. The insect
pursued its former method of attack. 1t
made dive, caught him sideways near
the neck, twisted his head around and
thrust its lance into his throat, quickly
killing him. Then, as before, it sought
resting place, and held its prey suspend
ed until compelled to give it up.
Since that time it has made no further
assaults. There are number of gold
fish, frogs, tadpoles and little fishes in
the aquarium, but it takes no notice of
them. The name of the voracious terror
of the water has not been learned defn-
itely, but it is supposed to be a mantis,
devouring insect which nearly answers
the description, and which has habit of
folding its five legs in an attitude of
PRAYER
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An Experimental Telephone.

Take two empty oyster cans and a
stout, smooth string. Let small hole
he made at the bottom of each can,
through which the string, say fifty or
a hundred feet in length, is passed and
secured. Then let the experimenters
set up their talking telegraph by choos-
ing their stations as far apart as the
tightly stretched string will permit, and
while one of the operators holds one
Of his ears to one Of the cans, and his
companion his mouth to the can at the
other end of the line, they Will find that
a conversation can be carried on so that
low tones, and even aWhisper, viii be
distinctly perceptible. What usually
astOnishes those who make this exper-
inent for the first time, is that the
sound of the voice does not seem to
come from the person speaking at the
other end Of the string, but to issue
from the can itself, which is held to the
ear of the listener. This at first ap-
pears to be deception, but it is really
so. The ear tells the exact truth. The
voice that is heard really comes from
the can that is held to the ear of the
nearer. The voice of the speaker COM
municates sound producing vibrations
to the walls of the can with which his
voice is in immediate contact. These
vibrations are communicated to the
the string, but so changed that they no
longer affect the ear. A person may
stand by the string while the sound is
passing, and yet hear nothing. At the
other end of the string, however, these
hidden vibrations reproduce themselves
rs sound.
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Celestial Endowment.

John Chinaman cannot live without
gambling. He will stint his stomach to
save few cents 10 satisfy his insatia-
BILE desire to win or lose. He does not
seem to care what the game is. 1t is
said that in many places in China it is
no unusual sight to see rich merchants
carrying large beetles and grasshoppers
in the large sleeves of their coats. A
certain mark is placed ON each insect.
A saucer is produced, and two of the
beetles placed in it to fight battle.
The respective owners make their bets,
and the battle goes on until one or the
other of the insects is killed. The same
thing is done with tame quails, which
are bred and trained in the same man.
ner as game-cocks. Their favorite
game in San Francisco, at the present
writing, is dominoes. At the end of
every game-which differs, in some es-
sentials, to that played by the whites
pieces of Chinese coin are given out.
These coins representa- certain amount
in American money. All bets are set
tied outside the club-room. In this way
the Chinaman is enabled to crafty his
passion for gambling without trespass-
ing upon the city laws prohibiting
banking games.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25

A MANCHESTER England physician,
DIR. Crompton, who has made study of
the care of infants, gives some informa-
ton of great Importance to mothers, in
regard to the cause of the common defor-
mites known as bow-legs and knock
knees. He attributes the latter distortion
to the habit some youngsters delight in,
of rubbing the sole of one foot against
that of the other-some, as is well known,
will go to sleep with the soles pressed
together; they appear to enjoy the con-
tact only when the feet are naked, not
attempting to make it when they are
socked or slippered. The remedy, there
fore, is simply to keep the child s soles
covered. Knock knees the doctor ascribes
to different childish habit, namely, that
of sleeping on the side, with one knee
tucked into the hollow behind the other
"A custom familiar to the observation of
most parents. Here the preventive pre-
scribed is to pad the inside of the knees,
so as to keep them apart, and let the
limbs grow freely their own way.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25

ASECDorE OF PROF HENRY.-'sI met
him, writes Boston friend, "but once
at Montreal. l noticed that this fine
! looking man, when ne arrived at the no.
tel III Montreal, WAS placed at the head
of our table, but did not know who he
was. lie came home by the same route
and at the same time with us, and was
very kind and courteous to my travelling
companions as well as myself. What [
remember more distinctly than anything
else was happening at Rouses Point
while we were waiting for the steamer.
The professor was talkative and COM
municatlye in his quiet way, and WAS full
OF incidents of travel and adventure.
Soon the steamer appeared in sight, and
while she was approaching us tie pro-
fesSor sat upon the wharf looking dream
lily at her. Presently he aroused himself
and said: 4 see a peculiar sparkle of
the waves near the side of the steamer,
where the sun shines upon her Dit was
almost siluset.) L wonder what the
cause OF 1t Is. have seen phosphores-
cent light before, but never exactly like
this. And seel there it is also upon the
other, the darker side of the steamer.
Well certainly that is very curious We
looked, and indeed it seemed remarkable.
First upon the bright side of the steam
er, and then upon the dark side, would
appear these curious flashes of light, and
disappear almost instantly. They seemed
to come at regular intervals. and il was
beautiful as well as strange. Our reve-
ries were rudely disturbed, however, by
one of the customs inspectors approach
ing.
Looking at them fashasl'
eyes, said the professor. 1 wonder
what they are!
"Oh, them hot ashes they are throw
ing ont of the ash pits.
The professor was nonplussed for a
moment. Then saying, quietly, Well,
well, hive and learn-ive and learn. he
lansed iuto silence. '-Harper's Mara
zine.
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In 1927 it was ascertained that out OF
50 men who passed along a leading
London thoroughfare IS had both
hands in their pockets and had one.
Not long afterward the wearing of
gloves came into fashion; now that has
gone out again, and the hands pass
much Of their time in the pockets.
Some years ago the present headmas-
ter of Harrow School {where Byron,
Peel. Palmerston, and many other &C.
!ebrities were educated), ordered all the
boys pockets to be sewn up. The girl
of the period had not then appeared on
the scene. Imagine an order issued
from the principal of young ladies'
school, for the sewing up the capacious
pockets In which they are won't, nova
days, to carry their handsl
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Women have to take their chan ces in
an English railway carriage Two
Rugby ladies took seats III a compart-
ment of the Scotch express from Eus-
ton. They were joined by a Scotch
gentleman, and JUS. us the train was
starting the porter put into the car
riage an Unlocking sailor, with large
bottle of whisky sticking out of his
coat pocket. When they We're off, he
proceeded to offer this to his fellow
passengers, and on their refusing, he
took out a pistol, which he pointed at
them in turn. The ScotchnIan immedi-
ately sprang upon him, wrested knife
from him, and seized him by the col
lar, forcing him back upon the seat,
where for IA whole hour he was obliged
to hold him before the attention of the
officials could be attracted.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-25

Barbados. first settled by the En-
glish il 1924, is described by a recent
very obSeryant visitor as the only West
India colony where British stock has
taken firm root and where British insti.
buttons have thriven. OF its 1877 900
souls, there were reckoned in 1871 I6
$50 whites TO S9,51o mulattoes and l05.-
904 blacks; which is at the rate of near
" white TO blacks, while in Jamaica
the rate is ! to 30, in British Guiana I
to 100. Nearly all the whites are natives
and many can trace from settlers of the
time of Charles /. Yet even here. with
dry salubTious, bracing atmosphere
unviSited by malaria and refreshed by
constant northeast winds. the Anglo
Saxon degenerates without FREQUENT
reinforcement of blood from England
In the other West India islands he ia
seen to far less advantage. 1t is to be
borne in mind that in the palmy DAYS
OF jamaica the planters We're usually
Rbsentees during at least third of
their lives.
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4 Suggestion.

The children who carry cold luncheon
to school, to serve in place of dinner,
are to be pitied. And just here is
need which surely might be supplied
by smart, enterprising men who are not
afraid of trouble. The school ianitor
is The proper person for the work. He
should be quick in his movements,
clean III his appearance, patient with
children, endowed with common sense,
and above all, good-natured. Such a
person can furnish a lunch ofnutritious
and palatable soup, buttered roll, and
cup of coffee and milk for the small
sum OF five cents. Hoto, it is not
our purpose to discuss. The details
may be safely trusted to the kind of
janitor described, us well as the charge
of the bill of fare. This luncheon
could be eaten leisurely, for no distance
must be travelled under the hot sun of
the summer, or the SHOWS aud rains of
winter, to get 1t. The luncheon, by its
digestibility, would restore the tagging
energies of the body, and not add
fresh load to them. Its cost would DO
less than that now provided for the
children. With tact it could be made
popular.
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INTERVIEW WITH A DIPLoMAT-The
German comic paper, gives the following
as the account furnished by its special
correspondent at Berlin of an interview
With Count Andrassy: s'The count was
sitting at a table when l entered, anus
ing himself with cutting ont map of
Turkey the portion of which he wants or
means to annex.
Count, began what prospects are
there of successful issue of the con
gress.'
4 don't go out much replied the MIN
lister, but what l have seen of Berlin |
like immensely. But the Geological
gardens might be improved, and I hope
the designers of some of the fountains
will meet the fate they deserve
Some people, contin ued, think it
bad omen for peace that you are so
friendly with our chancellor; is this the
case?'
4 generally ride said the count. and
took up his whip.
1 should really like very much to
know, remarked /, what form the Turk
ish empire will take under the hands of
the congress?'
The chancellor, said the count. has
decided upon the horse shoe shape, and
1t Is certainly the best for congress Ia
bic And will England withdraw her
feet, and will Austria &c to war, in any
case?" asked I.
You are quite right Vienna is a
charming city; but there is plenty to
ai2use you in Berlin. II was really very
pleasant the other day in the geological
gardens, and great fun to see the chill
dren ride on cameis.'
And what will be the order of the day
at the next sitting Of the congress- said
l, with polite bow.
The next sitting will be between the
third and fifth, because it is The fourth.
replied the Austrian diplomat.
This concluded the audience. which
had lasted an hour and thirty-tive minu-
ties. The count gave ME full permission
to make what use 1 pleased OF his COM
munieations. He Is very good looking,
and extremely like his photograph.
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Educate for Usefulness.

The Educational Weekly rings the
right note in the following: "Our COM
mon schools attempt too much, and
they attempt that III the wrong way.
Their chief business is not to cram a
little of everything into the heads of
their pupils. but rather to train them
to the right use Of their powers, and
thus lay the foundation, and inspire
the right disposition to make life per-
petual school. A few essential, funda-
mental things should be done, and
we'll done. Their work should be linn
tied to the essentials, and not until
these are accomplished should the
schools be allowed to undertake the
desilables."
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An Explanation.

Every one is familiar with cottage
barometers-those little wooden toy
houses with two doors, out Of one which
the man comes in wet weather, and on
his going in, the wife comes out of the
other, when it is fair. The principle on
which they are made Is that catgut liz
wet weather shrinkS, and in dry wealth
er regains its length. 4 yard or more
of common whipcord, with a small
plummet attached, suspended against
Tie wall, Will indicate the weather by
rising before rain and sinking before
fair weather. Salt which has been
thoroughly dried greatly increases in
weight before rain. A pair of scales
sept suspended with an iron or brass
weight in one and an equal quantity of
dry saltin the other, will infalibly show
any change in the atmosphere.
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\ CORRESPONDENT writes from the
Paris exhibitions: 'When ] state that
agriculture is as brilliantly lodged at the
exhibition as the fine arts or any branch
of industry, this is equivalent to saying
that, perhaps, never has the practice and
science of agriculture been better pre-
scented for international comparison.
While some of the exhibits may lack
want of concentration, this will not inter
fere with exhaustive study; the visitor
will have to traverse only a longer gal
lery. The specimens of English and
American farm machinery are superb;
here competition will be shary; the work
manship and finish suggest instruments,
rather than implements. A glance also
at foreign manufacturers lots reveals
much progress, and much yet to be
achieved"
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Internal Revenue Increase

The returns to the government show
that during the first two weeks of July
the revenue has increased 81, 900, 900 III
that short period This would imply a
gain of two millions per month, or S24,-
100000 per annum. 1t will not be so
large as that, but the revenue for 1878
will be considerably larger than that for
1877. This indicates larger consamp-
ton of taxable articles, and, therefore,
the greater ability of the people to pay.
The revenue from imports is slightly
less. This indicates that we are prudent
in our foreign purchases. But the in
crease in internal revenue will much
more than cover any such deficiency,
and 50, altogether, the national finances
present a much healthier aspect at the
beginning Of the new fiscal year.
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aalanitoruot pilot.
Ttian's Land.
EY JOAQUIN MILLER.

journeyed to TitIans torn land last year.
To make me companions Of peaks rs OF OLD.
The gray peaks lifted their granite brows
As barren and cold as virgins vows.
saw and was client. Unutterabie lnoughs
Was mine, and a boyhood's memory rolled
On past; and gave TO the past tear.
lived dead days that were best forgot.
listened for bird, for beast. 10! q gloom
Had mantled the land like mournful cloud
And Law like the solitude guarding tomb.
snake aud made sign; but they answered me
not.
lifted my hands and called aloud.
Then echoes went rolling from elf to cloud.
And peasants came cautious, strange-clad and
tall:
Echoes and pea sauts-and that was all.
Wild peasants that cling to the cliff, and reap,
With short, broad scythes, the adventurous
grain;
Then pcasants that dwell by the timbered steep
In messy caverns or in lcafy low tents,
And fall the tall forest and plant again
The orderly woods HE to rogim nts;
And fashion the beam and heW the wood,
And guide the raft th .ough the fCamy food.
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Don't forget to say GOOD morning"
Say it to your parents, your brothers
and sisters, your schoolmates, your
teachers, your serInntS-and say it
:heerfully, and with a smile. There is
a kind of inspiration in every ''good
morning" heartily and smilingly spoken
that helps to make hope fresher and
work lighter. 1t really seems to make
the morning good, and to lie prophecy
of good day to come after it. And if
this be true OF the good morning." it
is also of all kind, hearty greetings.
They cheer the discouraged, rest the
tired one, and somehow make the
wheels of life run smoothly.
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he Hands.

One of the most common signs Of
want Of breeding is q sort Of uncOmfor
table consciousness Of the hands, an OBJ
yious ignorance Of what to do with
them and painful awkWardness in
their adjustment. The hands of a
gentleman seem perfectly at home
without being occupied; they are hab-
ituated to the dolce for nieate, or if
they spontaneously move, it is attract
lively. Some Of Queen Elizbeth's cour
tiers made playing with their sword
hit an accomplishment, and the most
efficient weapon Of the Spanish coquette
IS her fan. Strength IN the fingers is
a sure token Of mental aptitude. When
Mutius burned his hand off before the
eyes of his captor, he gave the most
indubitable proof We can imagine of
fortitude; and it was natural that, amid
the ferocious bravery of feudal times,
Il bloody hand in the centre of an es-
cutcheon should become the badge of a
bar0net Of England.
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The following dialogue is reported as
having taken place between a game
keeper and patient looking through
the iron gate of French lunatic asy-
ium:
Patient-That's a fine horse, what's
it worth?
kepeer-Five hundred dollars.
Patient-And what did that gun
cost?
keeper-One hundred dollars.
Patient-And those dogs?
Keeper-Eighty dollars, bellows.
Patient-What have you got i'll that
gamebag?
keeper-A woodcock.
Patient-Well, now, you had better
hurry on, for if our governor catches a
man who has spent $3.50 to get wood
cock worth thirty cents, he will have
him under lock and key in no time, !
tell ynu.
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Until farmers, as a rule, learn what
their products cost, we cannot know
how to economize, either in capital or
in labor. All is confusion and doubt.
AS we'll might a country trader receive
his goods from the wholesale dealer
without bargin or invoice. and sell the
same for the most lie could get, as for
the farmer to produce milk, meat and
grain for sale without any knowledge
of its cost. An account book and pencil
Nth determination to use them in
diligently, would soon determine which
part of the business supported the es-
tablishmenL