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the former and one of the latter are mem
bers of Parliament. None are in busl-
ness, MIR. Brassey divided his property
equally beween his three children (sons).
MIR. Morrison left the largest share to the
eldest, some $150,000 a year to the next,
and between $50,0UO and 100000 year
to the other sons. To the daughter
$25O,OOO. To his widow he left $50,000
year and two residences. The contents
of his principal abode, Basildon Park,
were sworn for probate duty at $450,O00.
The furniture in the principal rooms was
specially designed for them by Sir Char
les Eastlake, for Mr.. Morrison, although
he rose from the foot of the ladder, was
devoted to art and artists, and distin-
guished members of the Royal Academy
were constant guests at his house. He
lived very handsomely, and quite with
out ostentation, but his house was cram
med with rare and beautiful things. His
second son. MIR. Alfred Morrison, whose
residence on Carlton Terrace is one of the
dozen finest in London, has inherited this
taste and spends many thousands year in
gratifying it IN. Y. Times.
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A Comedy of Errors.

A solon of the Senate occupied the
same house with clerk of the same name.
AS both are modest, elderly gentlemen,
we will call on Senator Bang and the
other Simon Bang. One has a modest
little attic, and the other handsome
suite of apartments on the ground floor.
Both gentlemen had ordered suits of
clothes-the senator from Timme & Co.,
the leading fashionable tailor of the ma.
tional capital; the clerk from little box
of an establishment that looked as if one
could run stick through, shoulder up,
and march off.
AS luck would have it the parcels con.
tanning the two suits arrived nearly at
the same time, and the stupid girl, not
we'll up in writing: mistook S. Bang fol
Senator Bang, and Senator Bang for S
Bang, and so served the clothes. The
senator is simple-wayed old gentle.
man, and donned the common suit un.
.uspectingly, while the clerk, thinking
the stuff he had selected made up fa1
better than he anticipated, did the same
The result was the dignifed solon was
refused admission to the floor of the
AA'S&SS OSSuCoS VI LAD NOulAOA dpUC1IduCGs
while the clerk bloomed into gentleman
So marked was his appearance that {
widow he had been courting for severa
years accepted him at once and named
the happy day.
But for the interference of Timme, tht
fashionable tailor, who, getting wind o.
his best customers extraordinary clothes
resolved himself into detective, the erro1
never would have be rectifed. AS it wa.
the poor clerk was arrested, with hi!
bride, on their way to church, and the
poor lady, so lately we'd, had to furnish
the money to buy off her newly made
husband. As it was, woman-like, she 60
comfort from furnishing the most innocen
man of the affair. She wrote the un
suspecting Senator a sarcastic note
begging him to accept her husband.
clothes, which he was then wearing, as s
present. Washington CAPITAL.
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Cream Eating.

Mr.. Charles A. Holmes says in the
Ruraz Home, that though be was born and
brought up on farm, he never remem-
bered eating cream until his first visit to
New York city, where a friend invited
him to lunch house called 'The Dairy"
He ate there bowl of cream (so-called
probably two-thirds milk, and brown
bread, and was ever after partial to tnat
diet-in fact, in nine cases out of ten he
takes nothing else for supper, and is
healthier and happier therefor. Cream
is more palatable and healthier than but
ter, and less expensive. Sweet cream
how city people would smack their lips
over the thought, yet farmers do not
seem to use ic freely as food. Baked
sweet apples, and strawberries and cream
what dish can be more enticing2 But
ter is habit that grows on one like
smoking; we eat it in our travels even if
it has bad taste, rather than take the
sweet, fragrant bread alone; then we eat
more and more as the years go by, until
we dispose of quarter of a pound daily
without being conscious of it. Add to
this the fat of meats, and that used by
the good wife as ''shortening," and is it a
wonder that the doctor is the moneyed
man of the town? Try the milk and
cream cure. Season it if you will, call ii
butter If you WILL. but try it, and see if
the hard times and other diseases do not
begin to disappear.
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The Favor He Asked.

One Of the most noted characters in
Connecticut has been the veteran Brook
lyn stage-driver, "Hiram." He rejoiced
in the family name of Williams, but Of
the thousands whom he has carried faith
fully only a comparative few knew him
as anything but "Hiram the stage driver"
He was man of the most grotesque ap.
pearauce, dressed always in the most
dilapidated clothes imaginable, and with
grizzled, wrinkled face, constantly in
motion from never ceasing mastication
of tobacco; but the kern Ell inside of this
rough shell was favored by as good a
heart and as bright wit aa often fall to
the lot Of man. Iappenda a few instances
of his quick wit which are worthy Of
more than local circulation.
Mr.. Holbrook, the special United
States mail agent, was some years ago a
resident of Brooklyn, and as his business
necessitated great deal of travelling,
he rode very frequently with Hiram, with
whom he was on the best of terms, and
whose quaint remarks he enjoyed greatly.
Hiram was however, a very slow driver,
and Mr.. n. was continually urging him
to hurry; and one day, when he had been
particularly impatient, Hiram turned to
him and dra wled, "Mr. Holbrook, want
to ask favor of you"
Cali right, Hiram, anything you want.
What is it?" replied Mr.. II.
"Wa'al," said Hiram, II want you to
promise me that when you die, I can
drive the hearse at the funeral"
swell, have no objection" said Mr.
81. "But why do you ask that2"
Hiram turned, and delivering a slow
wink to the rest of the passengers, said,
"Wa'al, want you to ride with me once
when you won't be hurrying me all the
time" ."-Harper's "Draper."
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English Detectives.

Inspector Fields was, as is we'll known,
the original of Bucket" and Dickens de-
scribes in Household Words his excur-
sions into the dangerous districts with
this policeman, and the stories he heard
from hlm, from Watcher. and from others
of the Scotland Yard brigade. Ofcourse,
in reading these, allowance must be made
for the self-glorification and overstate-
ment of half-educated people who were
telling of their own achievements; but
probably the policemen did not venture
greatly to deceive Dickens, and their mar
ratives leave the impression of being, in
the main, true, or at least based on truth.
Very striking some Of them are. Whicher
describes how he followed a swindler
with nothing to guide him at first but
knew this man was to receive. He was
not able to see the address on it at the
time it was posted, but he found it out
atterward, and followed the letter through
two post-oftices, though the most elsbo-
rate precautions were taking in withdraw
ing it, and by means of it finally discov
cred the man he was seeking.
Very clever, too, was the capture of a
forger described by Field. The object
in this case was to tempt the fellow out
of place where he was hiding in order
that he might be seen by person who
could identify him, and Fields knew that
his criminal was too cunning to be taken
in by any ordinary device. He managed
to find out, however, that the forger ad-
ded to his ordinary professional pursuit
the business of d dealer in secondhand
carriages and in horses; and he rightly
judged that any one who had to do with
this trade would be certain to be tempted
by the chance of getting a neat gig and
good horse cheap. The man fell into
the trap, but. unlike Whicher's prisoner,
who was perfectly satisfied with this way
he was captured, did not think that he
was taken in legitimate manner, or &C.
cording to the rules of sprot.
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The Happy Moment IN a Boys Life.

There is time in the life of every boy
when his spirits are broyed on waves of
anadulterated felicity, and that time is
on fine bracing morning when the cir
Gus comes to town and is given its page
ant.
In the country the boy who is COM
PEELED to 60 to school on this eventful
day feels what he considers punish
ment more kcenly than does a forger his
we'll merited five years in Sing Sing. As
he sits and cons his hateful lessons he
feels as mean as does the man who buys
dollar and half new silk scarf by gas
light and discovers on the following
morning that Is grassgreen.
His melancholy is not soothed by the
soul-melting strains of ''Lanigan's Ball.
or "Grandfather's Clock" The happy
boy is the one who can follow the highly
colored wagons from street to street and
marvel at their contents.
1t is one Of the happ1est moments of
his life. He drives his hands into his
pockets, pushes his cap back on his head,
and marches along as proudly as though
he we're Alexander wadding up to bis
neck in human gore. His thoughts will
never be known, but they are pretty re-
spectacle in regard to fight and general
symmetry.
Then he goes to learn the occult mys-
terry which sounds the creation of tent
His spirits are now the acme of human
bliss. That afternoon he goes to the cir.
Gus, and the junk-man gets three stove.
lbs and copper-bottomed preserve ket.
tie for twenty-fv cents.-San Francisco
Post
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Lively Connecticut Cider.

A Norwich man put up twelve bottles
OF cider, against the no-license law, this
season, and when he went down cellar to
get a bottle for friend, the other night,
he found that five OF them had burst. He
picked up souud one and returned
above stairs. He held the bottle at an
angle of 62 1-2 degrees north latitude,
between his knees, and cut the wires that
girt the cork. There was flash and a
report, and the cork struck the northern
brink of his wife's ear, while the entire
pint of cider, making nearly as good time
as the cork, struck the expectant friend
friend full in the mouth. Never having
accustomed himself to drinking cider in
this way, that is, on the fly, he reminded
the detected possessor of the bottle that
ne had been able to get only smell of
the liquor, and advised him to open an
other bottle. The request was complied
with, and the host brought up another
bottle, and in order to avoid accidents and
also save the cider, he turned the neck Of
the bottle into pitcher before he cut the
wires. Then he served the cords in the
presence of small but highly apprecia-
tive and attentive audience. The second
vancouver, as far as getting the cider out
OF the bottle and into the pitcher was con-
cerned, was complete success, but the
idea that it might refuse to stay there
does no. appear TO have struck him half
so forcibly as did the cider when, with
unimpaired agility and strength it shot
forth and raked him from the bottom
button of his vest to the back part in his
hair. About thimb'eful of the liquid
remained in the bottom of the pitcher,
and this was drank in solemn silence bv
the guest, who pronounced it to be ex-
ceedingly good, but nervously muttered
something about setting The children a
bad example of extravaganza and waste
when the opening of third bottle was
suggested.
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Cold Weather.

A gentleman, who was yesterday driv-
ing up Antoine Street, came upon an
aged colored man who was loading him
self with boards he had just pulled eff q
fence surrounding vacant lot
Do you own that lot9" shouted the
citizen, az he drew rein.
"'Deed doan,' sab; I'ze only leased
share of dis fence till de wedder brokes
away an Gums warmer''
"Are you going to burn those boards
for fire-wood?"
~ IL, boss. De fab in de house am
dun gone clean out, an de old woman
am slappin' de chill'en to keep dar ears
foom bein' frost-bit. It's powerful we'd
der boss.''
eyes, it's pretty cold; but what were
you doin' last summer? Why didn't Won
get your wood all ready for winter?"
"Wasn't dar an old slab stanty mex
doah te me, and wasn't gwine to gradu-
ally cause de buildin' to disapear Gis
winter9 an jist as de fust snow cum,
didn't de owner of de place drop down
an gin de hut to family to live in rent
free, till springs 'Taint my fault, boss,
dat we has got chilblains all ober de
house an frozen 'taters under de bed.
but de owner Of dat .shanty am de pusson
WHO orter be talked to. If you happen
to meet him, boss, tole him jist what YOU
tink of such conduct"
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Horse Sense,

A pleasant story has Just come to us
from the Cape of Good Hope. In Graaf-
Reinett, as in old Dutch towns in the
colony, there is, in the center of the place,
large market square, where the farmers,
traders and others, arriving with their
produce at any hour of the day or night,
may ''out-span' the oxen or horses from
their wagons, and turn the cattle out to
the 'commonage" to feed, while they
bivouac at their wagons, as is the wont of
African travellers to do, until the eight
o'clock morning auction. An old horse
belonging to one of these parties had
wandered about in search of grass and
water-vainly, no doubt for it was dur
ing the severe drought from which the
country is but now recovering. Coming
to the great bare market place, and find
Ing knot OF men talking there, he singled
out one of them, and pulled him by the
sleeve with his teeth. The man, thinking
the horse might possibly bite, repulsed
nm, but as 1t was not very roughly done
he returned to the charge, with the same
reception; but he was rerseverine
animal, and practically demonstrated the
axiom that perseverance gains the day."
Tor upon his raking the chosen sleeve Tor
the third time between his teeth, the own
er awoke to the idea that deed of kind
ness might be required of him so putting
his hand upon the horses neck he said
''All right, old fellow; march on" The
horse at once led the way to pump at
the further side of the square Some
colored servants were lounging about the
spot. One of them, at the bidding of the
white man, filled a bucket with water
three times was the bucket replenished
and emptied before the ''great thirst" was
assuaged, and then the grateful brute al
most spoke his thanks to his white friend
by rubbing his nose gently against his
arm, after which he walked off with a
great sigh of relief. A story, somewhat
analogous to the foregoing was told me
by friend, whose uncle an old country
squire in one of our western counties,
had favorite hunter in loose box in
the stable. One warm summer day he
was ''athirst," and could get no water. He
tried to draw the groom's attention to the
fact, but without success. The horse was
not to be discouraged; he evidently gave
the matter consideration. The thirst was
pressing. All at once he remembered
that he always had certain halter put
upon his head when led to the water. He
knew where it hung. He managed to
unhook it from its peg, and carried it to
the groom, who at once, in great admira-
ton OF the knowledgeable brute, reward
ed him in the manner he DESIRED
Nature.
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blue which for long time has been con-
signed to oblivion. Gendarme is a dark
shade of military blue, and other blues
OF milder type are Japonais and blue de
Sevres. Baltic blue is almost gray, and
the clear pale blues are too attractive to
be relinquished. Yellow finds good rep
resentatlon in the new spring coIors, but
the shade most in favor is old gold. Pale
yellows are by no means ignored, and in
new flowers excellent results are produc
ed by shadings from pale yellow into
reddish tints. The beige shades also ap-
pear frequently. Garnet and wine shades
have taken a new lease of life, and are
brought forward everywhere and in all
shades from such as are so deep as to
ran almost into black up to others re-
sembling the pale red of lighter wines.
Pivoine (peony) is combination Of gar
net and plum color. Viessy rouge is a
new bright red. Dark plum is not ex-
tensively employed, yet serves as a fash
ionable color. The lighter shades of
prune are not much seen. This place
seems to have been unsurped by the wine
colors, but it is in the paou (peacock)
colors of the day that the greatest mix
lures and changeable hues appear.
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Two Anecdotes of the Second Empire

Paris Letter to New Orleans Picayune
Granler de Cassagnac has begun to
publish memories of the second empire.
They are already extremely interesting.
He was in the green room during the
whole performance of the imperial drama,
and few if any secrets were withheld
from him: He tells a very amusing an
ecdote of Theirs and Mole. They pressed
Louis Napoleon to cut off his mustache
as the surest way to secure his his elec-
ton to the Presidency, ''for now the civil,
not the military element is to the fore
most See, neither of US wears beard"
Here IS another very characteristic anec-
dote: "In 184S he charmed the women
of Faubourg st. Antoine with his good
nature. he had come incognito to Paris
and visited the ruins which Gen. Cava-
ignac:s cannon had made in this quarter
of Paris. It was the 26th of June, dur
ing the truce which General Cavaignac
had granted the insurgents. The woman
OF Rue des Faubourg ST. Antoine, less
tanatical and more practical than their
husbands, brothers, OF children, we're at
once busy demolishing barricades.
While they we're at work they saw walk
ing up the street, walking calmly and
slowly in consequence of the obstacles of
all sorts which encountered the street, a
man leaning on friends arm. He
wore delicate straw -colored, gloves, car
ried cane, and observed them as they
demolished barricades. Annoyed both
by his aristocratic dress, bearing and his
air of security, the women screamed at
him, "Look here, you dandy! ''you had
better help us put these paving s.ones in
their old places instead of idly sauatering
about as you are doing!" He replied: !:
you are right, aunty; have come to
Paris for the very purpose of trying to re-
establish order,and it is perfectly right that
| should help you in your work Of paci-
fcation.' He stopped, slowly drew off
bis gloves, gave them and his cane to his
friend, took paving stone, fitted it in
its hole, steadied it there whith four
handtuls of sand, then put on his gloves,
took his cane and walked off, bowing to
the women as he went. They applauded
him and laughed heartily.
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Englishmen Who Have Lett Large
Fortunes.

The odiously eccentric old Earl of
Dysart will, it may be presumed, be of
some use to somebody at last, as he left
a personal estate of $8, 500, 900, the largest
ever left behind him by an English peer,
although it has been surpassed by many
mercantile men. The late duke of Cleve-
land, who left over a million sterling.
comes nearest. Lord Westminster re-
garded as the Cresus par excellence, left
but 100000. No Englishman has yet
come within $10,OOOOOO Of Mr.. Brassey,
the great contractor. Mr.. Morrison, of
Fore Street (Morrison, Dillon & Co..
comes nearest with $40, 100000, and, hav-
ing regard to the extent of his landed
property, was probably the wealthiest
Englishman who has ever made bis own
fortune. For several years before his
death he conceived himself to be on the
verge of poverty. He left his eldest son
legacy Of one million sterling, the only
such legacy on record in the London pro-
bate court.
1t is pleasant circumstance to record
that all the sons of Mr.. Brassey and Mr..
Morrison have turned out well. Two of
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SANDER.
A whisper woke the air

A whisper woke the air
A soft, light tone, and low
Yet barbed with shame and woe;
Now, might it only perish there!
No farther 60.
All, me! quick and eager ear
Caught up the little moaning sound;
Another voice hath breathed it clear,
And so it wa1ders round,
From ear to lip, from lip to ear,
Until it reached gentle heart.
And that-it broke
It was the only heart it found,
The only heart twas meant to find;
When first it's accents woke;
1t reached that tender heart at last,
And that it broke.
Low as it seemed to other ears,
1t came thunder crash to hers
The fragile girl, so fair and gray,
That guileless girl, So pure and true.
IT'S said lovely humming bird,
That in fragrant lily lay,
And dreamed the summer morn away,
Was killed by guns report
Some idle boy had fired in sport!.
The very sound death was!
And thus her happy heart, that beat
With love and hope, so fast and sweet,
(Shrined in its lily, too;
For who the maid that knew,
But owned the delicate, f1ower-like grace
OF her young form and face?)
When first that word her light heart hearC
1t futtered like frightened bird,
Then shut its wings and sighed,
And with silent tshudder-died
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The Rosary OF My Years.

Some reckon their age by years,
Some measure their life by art;
But some tell their days by the flow of their
tears
And their life by the moans of their heart,
The dials of earth may show
Ihe length, not the depth, of years,
Few or many they come-few many they
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But our time is best measured by tears.
All! not by the silver gray
That creeps through the sunny hair,
AND not by the scenes that we pass on our
way,
And not by the burrows the fingers of care
On the forehead and face have made;
~ Not so do we count our years;
not by the sun Of the earth, but the shade
VI our souls and the fall of our tears
For the young are oftimes old,
Though their brow be bright and fair,
While their blood beats warm their heart lies
cold
Oer them the springtime, but winter is there
And the old are oftimes young,
When their hair is thin and white;
And they sing in age as in youth they sung,
And they laugh, for their cross was light.
But bead by bead tell
The rosary of my years;
from cross to cross they lead-'twas we'll
And they're blessed with blessing Of tears.
Better day of strife
Than century OF sleep;
give me, long stleam of life.
The tempest and tears of the deep,
A thousand joys NAV foam
On the blllows of all the wears,
but never the foam brings the brave bark
home,
1t reaches the haven through tears.
-Tather R,taa
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Rules for Home Education.

l. From your children's earliest in
fancy, inculcate the necessity of instant
obedience.
2. Unite frmness with gentleness.
Let your children always understand that
you mean what you say.
3. Never promise them anything un"
less you are quite sure you can give them
what you say.
4. Ifyou tell little child to do some
thing, show him how to do it, and see
that it is done.
5: Always punish your children for
wilfullY disobeying you, but never pun
ish them in anger.
q. Never let tnem perceive that they
vex you, or make you lcse your self
command.
z. If they give way to petulence or
ill-temper, wait till they are calm, ana
then gently reason with them on the i'm
propriety of their conduct.
8. Remember that a little present
punishment when the occasion arises is
much more efectual than the threaten.
ing OF greater punishment should the
fault be renewed.
9. Never give your children anything
because they cry Tor it.
10. On no account allow them to do
at one time what you have forbidden,
under the same circumstances. at an
other.
II. Teach them that the only sure
and easy way to appear good is to be
good.
12. Accustom them to make their
little reeitals with perfect truth.
13. Never allow tale-bearing.
IA. Teach them self denial, not self
indulgence of an angry and resentful
spirit illustrated.
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John Mangero,

A Japanese boy named John Mangero
was wrecked off the island of Niphon in
1910. He was rescued by Capt. White
field, of New Bedford ship, and car
ried to Honolulu from thence to the
United States. Capt. Whitefeld placed
him in ascheol at Fair Haven, Mass.
He made great proficiency in the Ian
guages and other branches of study.
After leaving school, his enterprising
spirit lead him to California, thence to
the Sandwich islands; here he sought
the aid of the seaman's chaplain, the Rev.
Mr.. Damon, by which he secured pas
sage to Japan.
After suffering various emoarrass
ments through suspicion OF those in au-
thority in his native land. he came to be
respected for his intelligence and in
tegrity.
He was sought for especially on &C
count of his knowledge of American
affairs. When Commodore Perry visited
Japan with his fleet, and made his IA
nous treaty by which the ports of the
country were opened to the world, Johr