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sympathizcd with Captain Carey that
she addressed q letter to the queen in his
behalf, has been greatly irritated by
Carey's persistent attempts in the news
papers to excuse himself at the expense
Of the young prince. The poor woman
is reported as saying the other day of tie
pious captain: "Why cannot he leave
my poor dead boy alone?" He left him
alone once. ,....... .r.. ....,
People in the United States depend up
on the conscientlousness of butchers to
sell sound meat. In Germany, however,
the laws regulating the sale of meat are
yery rigid. A calf cannot be butchered
in. that country beforeitis first examined
by veterinary surgeon, and If ne pro-
nounces it sound and in proper condition
to slaughter, q certificate to this effect is
civen by a magistrate. A superior quail
ty of veal can consequently be always
obtained. .,.
It is not exactly true that Mr.. Bonner
paid more for Rarus than he ever paid
for q trotter before. althoug gh there is but
one in Mr.. Bonner's stud that cost him
more, that one being Pocahontas, whom
Simmons sold to Mr.. Bonner for S45, 600.
eight-ninths of which was in actual
money and the remainder in trade.
Startle cost him $50, 900; Dexter, S33, 600
and Grafton, $4,000; Goldsmith Maid
and jaw Gould represent $35, 900 each ;
Lady Thorn, $3.50. 1000; Socrates. $28. .0OO; ;
Lucy. S25, 600; Tattler, $27, 600; Rosa-
lind. SI3. 1000 and General Knox, SIC, 900.
Rarus stands $1,000. therefore, beyond
all save Pocahontas. ~r.r.
If a man takes good care of his habits
and observes the ordinary laws of health,
saws the New York Sun, he needn t be
afraid of overworking his head. The
friction of great anxiety may wear man
out. Constant thinking in one direction
only may pervert his mind by putting
too much STRAIN on one section OF tie
brain. But the folly of men in their idle
hours, as a rule, has more to 40 with
their Intellectual as well as physical up
setting than any weight their work may
load them with. Idleness and the brood
ing of lazy, interpretive souls DO tar
more to fill insane asylums than the
sweat of labor. which we all need to
keep us happy and to mako US content
by giving US no time to spend in thinking
about o1rselves-the poorest employ
ment reasonable being can have.
The use of paper as material for tires
and also for the wheels of railroad cars,
where something very stout Is required,
now has become an old story; but some
of the marvel it first excited may well
be transferred to q new use OF glass for
the sleepers of railroad tracks. AS q
fact, glass, toughened under the recent
processes, is used ut Stratford, England,
for railroad sleapers, the upper side be-
ing prooyed to hold the rail. These
sleepers are cheap and certain not to rot.
We sometimes fancy the surprise of our
great-greatfathers, in coming to life
again from the stage-coach era. find
tie earth girdled with tracks for cam
locomotion. We need not go 80 far
back-we need only imagine the wonder
of a more recent bygone generation at
finding rowboats and carwheels maze OF
naper, and railway ties of glass. r,.
The late MAJOR Cavagnari, killed by
the Afghans at Cabul, was man ofgreat
strength, great nerve and great calmness.
He one day was obliged to settle with a
dozen stalwart and armed Afridis some
vexed land question. They surrounded
him with angry vehemence, some with
hands on their daggers; Cayagnari stood
quiet, fearless. impassive. Suddenly the
biggest ofthe Afridis measured his length
mon the ground and the major returned
his hand to his pocket with unruff1ed
composure The swift thoroughness
of that knocking down cowed the fierce
hillmen. Presently Cavagnari said apollo
eetically to. q friend who had watched
The scene from distance: 1T was ab-
solutely necessary. Please don't think /
lost NV temper; 1 was perfectly cool ;
but I was forced to maintain my ascend
anew" and then he added meditatively,
land wanted also to save my life"
Foreign ministers residing in Washing
ton are sometimes exceedingly frugal.
The ReplbEic relates an incident In
point: mot long ago foreign minister
of first-class power asked prominent
citizen of this city to breakfast with him,
saving The meal would be quiet one.
Tie gentleman felt honored, and took a
good appetite with him to the minister's
Residence the next morning. The minis
ter was very affable, but made some ex-
cuses, ending by inquiring if his guest
could breakfast on rye bread and Rhine
wine. The gentleman said ne was very
fond of rye bread and Rhine wine, and SO
the way was led to the dining-room.
Sure enough, there was nothing on the
table but rye bread and a little butter.
The gentleman concealed his surprise,
expecting at least Il glass of superior
Rhine wine, and got along the best he
could with the bread and butter. But
he did not get Wine" "
A young italian. who had been de-
ceiyed and robbed by an elder brother
recently committed suicide in Rome,
This brother was a married man and
had boy. Now, the younger brother
from The moment that his elder brother
deceived and robbed him. knew no peace
of mind for an intense temptation to XII
his brothers child. To escape this temp
tation he determined to kill himself
And kill himself he did. He went to bee
one night with bottle of ether and 8
wine glass at his bedside. lie began by
taking one wineglass Of the ether, anc
then he wrote his impressions. Ht
thought that perhaps he would repent o.
his wish to kill his brothers child. But
on the contrary, in proportion rs n
doubled his doses the wish increased
and at the end of each phrase he re
peated, ~ have still q greater Wish tt
xiii nv brothers child" sThis continued
till the twelfth glass, when he wrote
!" Nav this be the last. l can write ne
more" He died.
A Jayanese prince, the King OF Solo
exnected in Paris, is spoken ofas wealthy
and accomplished. having an annual IN
come of $4,000, 600 and speaking severa
languages. King Solo Is accompanied
by q full band, which is thus descrlheo
hy the Paris Gnlignani: The mu'
sicians are seated, Oriental fashion, upon
a platform, attired in the gala Javanese
costume. The jacket is of blue cloth
With gilt buttons, the waistcoat white,
while q dark colored handkerchief winds
around the head. and legs AID thighs
are enveloped in the national 'sarong;;
The instruments are of bamboo. with
the the exception of an immense copper
ronp. which serves as Il big drum, a
eouple of two-stringed ivory violins,
and harp strung with copper wire, a
sort Of piano whose keys are struck
with hammers instead of the fingers,
and few wind instruments. At = given
signal all set up a groaning, crying OF
humming, rs we'll without melody,
80, :, l.,ot b1, tho eonfOrtiOnS O1