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teen million last year
In Tennessee, South Carolina aud Del
aware clergymen are not permitted TO become
members OF the state legislature.
There are in the employ of the Demo
cratic Congress nipety-tiye men who fought on
either side during the war. OF these 50 were
Union soldiers, aud 40 were Confedera,es.
A Baltimore druggist attributes the
great prevalence of Brisht's disease 10 this
country 10 the immederate use Of iced drinks.
Before ice came into regular household use he
asserts that the malady was scarcely known.
Tilden HIS purchased for sl5O,O0o the
country scat Greys,ouc." near lonkors, in
Westchester county, Of which he has held.
lease during the present summer The sale
includes the house aud abont hlty-hve acres
c. grounds.
DR.. Bellows said recently: Il never
knew one men or woman who steadily eyadei
the house OF prayer aud public worship on
the Lords iiay-who habitually neglected II,
and hsd a theory on which it was neglected
that did pot come 20 grief and bring other peo-
pie TO griei.
There is nothing, says the Philadelphia
IfllfS. lhc lAt Ct4tNllut b'bAi - fN~f'N"Nt
Every day now there is an announcement that
another furnace has started up, aud in little
while every such establishment In The Lehleh
and Schuylkill valleys vii! again be in opera
ton. There is much more fun IN this than
there is in Presidential campaign.
An unusual scene for Europe--that OF
the sun not setting, but shining through tie
whole NIGHTS 20 be witnessed from the sum
NIT Of Mount Aavax, in Finland, near Torneo,
At Geo northern latitude. Every year on June
90, multitude Of people OF diteren, nations
visit that mountain to witness the interesting
spectacle.
Tie country folk of Germany are a lat
lie primitive. but an honest farmer Of Weiden,
near Ryensburg, deserves the first prize for
simplicity. He recently inquired OF notary
in ,he city after railway engineer who had
disappeared. Il turned out that he bad leut
money 10 the engineer on The secntliy OF the
locomotive run by him. supposlng IL 10 be his
personal property. and tha, he noy wished to
seize this collateral.
DIR. Eva $, the American dentist who
ideniifed the remains Of the Prince Imperial
by the filling. is probably the only man who
ever snatched sn advertisement literally from
,he Jaws Of death lie ia the same Dr.. Evans
Of whom Mr.. EvAfts, st onc OF the ba1quets
after the Geneva award, gracefully observed
thni ''the Princes aud soveresus OF .be earth,
so rctcen, with most people, bad freely opened
their mouths to him"
When O'Bricn, The California million
aIro, died, he leh large par, Of bis estate to
a young lady who bad cared Tor bin IN his
las, days aud who turned out to have been
niece. The youns lacy. Miss Isabel Coleman
was the bride tue other day Of one OF The most
brilliant weddings for which the Pacific coast
is marked. the groom being Henry May, son
Of ex-Congessman Nay, OF Maryland, and
cousin Of the May who fought james Gordon
Bennett.
Bret Harte's desk is model Of neat
ness he prefers note-paper 10 foolscap DO
would rather write page second tine than
send il with an erasure or an interllnoetisn
the works Of bis fayorite poets are always IN
reach. and among them Longfollow usually
accupies the mos, prominent place. lie knows
the literature Of tie day, snd especially works
Of fiction are to be found in bis room. He Is
fond of cigar, and smokes often when
writing.
Among the costly trinkots 10 be seen
at Tiffany, in New York, are pockct-pieces
made Of double eagles or trade dollars, hol-
lowed out and opened by touching secret
spring. Inside Is frame and glass Tor pc
ture. This style Of trade dollar 10 worth about
$40 in greenbacks Then tbcro il uail ioi-
let box priced a, $3.50, which Of course Is
mere nothing 10 compafison with Tie luxury
of being able to keep your hands 10 good con-
diiion.
seaator Cynklih-'s residence overlooks
Utica, being placed on the biehcs. po.ot .
laud. The house and grounds probably nio
worth $40 900. Tic house is square, with
high steps cnd rorlso, n large treble.win-
dowed door a gallery running all ground tho
sky.liac. and tall flagstaff topping red,
fat'i,h. concal roof The carrlsge-way IN
front eDclrcles a flower plot, and there are
beautiful oaks and plncs In the lawn-and yet
he is not happy.
The Atlanta (Ga) Constitution has
ssuod an appeal for contributions 70 fund
for the children Of Gcn.J. Is. Hood, who died
of yellow fever 10 New Orleans. These chill
dren are left penuilcss and helpless. There
are several distinguished ox-Coniederafes who
are promoting The movement, aud IL IL thought
that SI0 900 will 10 raised 10 Georgia alone.
Gen. Hood bad been a deyout member Of tho
Episcopal Church for many years.
F.S Krey, formerly Of Company /,
IO5lh Illinois Iofauiry, writes that lie has IN
bis possession a Bible given him by Presley
B. McWlIiams, just before his death at Silver
Spribas, y. c., March lC. 1865. The Bible
contains 40 entry, /" Battery Pringle. James
Island. Charleston, S. C." Further information
can be had by addressing r. G. Krey, care Of
W. Swssler, 200 W. Randolph street, Chicago,
III. An owner is wanted for this war relic.
Madame Greyy and her daughter have
been visiting FAUX -Bonnes. Nothing could
be simpler or more modest" says a corespon-
dent. ''than the equipage and bearing Of tho
wife Of the President Of the Republic, She
does her utmost 10 pass unperceiyed.. no.with-
standing the trouble taken TO 90 Der oslenta-
tous homage. To a hotel keeper who gave
her bottle Of bis choicest wine on her arrival,
she said she was accustomed 10 frugal life,
and did not require at Eaox- -Doones richer
wines than in raris."
Capt. Gustayc Blondeau, c. s. A., is
again on bis way to Dixie. Capt. Blondeau
charged with the Louisiana Tigers on Cemetery
Ridge, at Gettysburg, and was almost literally
sho. 10 pieces lie was sent, with other pris-
oners, to Elmira, ~ Y, aud at the close Of the
war settled with bis family q, Rochester. 10
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