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II there il an cxaspcrating sound in
the world il j. that made by giggliug.
IL Is natural with schoolgirls. and we
tolerate II in them; but when met with
in young women Of ~ and 20, Il is
objectionable. Its frequently a char.
acterisiic Of young men with in,ipient
moustaches, who think they qualify
themselves for manhood by affecting
contempt for what their elders revere.
They giggle at anything. II they
catch the eye Of On acquaintance, they
giggle; IL an old woman rises too soon
for a hymn, they giggle; il baby
cries. they eiggle; il the clergyman
coughs, they gigglei If the plate is
handed to some one who puts nothing
IN, they giggle; If some one near them
sings out or repeats the responses
loudly, they giggle; IL the choir
makes a mistake. they giggle. In
fact, nothing is too small or insignif.
cant to arrest their notice aud pro.
duce a giggle. The habit seems incur
able.
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HONEST MEN.-On Sunday last q
Brooklyn preacher informed young
men that The scarcest things in the
market are honest men. He was en-
tirely right, and there are some good
reasons for the facts being as stated.
To the great majority Of employers a
really honest man is entirely useless.
All want to be honestly treated by
their employees. They want men too
honest even to steal umbrellas; but
when il comes to the question of Civ
ing customers the full benefit of this
peculiar viriue-well, they would
prefer a man who knows something
about the business. In honesty, as in
every thing else, demand creates sup
ply. Hence the scarcity of honest
men and the swarm OF smart fellows
who do not see why they should not
practice upon their teachers the vari-
Gus theories that those astute business
authorities have taught them. - New
York Herald.
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EXPERIMENTS WIrn SEED Coax. -
Says the chronological Jounoii Four
boxes of earth, alike in quantity and
exposure to light and heat, were plant.
ed at the same time with corn from n
single ear and placed recently in a
physicians Office. In one box dry
corn was planted; IN another, seed
previously soaked in clean warm wa.
ter; in the third, seed had been soak.
ed in solution Of lime water; in the
fourth seed had been soaked in chlor.
ide Of lime and copperas water, equal
parts. One week aiterward, the dry
corn had not germinatedi the corn in
the Acond box had just commenced to
sprout; that in the third box was just
showing its green blades, aud that in
the fourth box had grown nearly three
inches high. Copperas water will pre-
vent birds and worms from eating the
seed, and one pound Of dry copCras
will soak enough for twenty acres.
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GIVE THE BOYS Tools.
all boys are naturally mechanics. The
constructive and initiative faculties Of
our being are developed in part at a
very early age. All boys are not ca.
pable Of being developed into prac.
teal working mechanics, but most Of
them show their bent that way. There
are few cases in which the boy has no
competent idea of the production of a
fabricated result from inorganic mate.
rial, but such cases there are. Given
the proper encouragement and the
means, and many boys whose mechan.
ical apiness is allowed to run to waste
or is diverted from its natural course,
would become good workmen, useful,
producing members of the industrial
community. The mechanical boy
ought to have a shop of his own. Let
it be the attic, or an unused room, or
place in the barn or woodshed.
Give him a place and tools. Let him
have a good pocketknife, gimlets,
chisels, gouges, planes, cutting nip
pers, saws, a foot rule, and material
to work. Let The boy have a chance.
If he is a mechanic it will come out,
and he will do himself credit. If he
fails, he is to follow some calling that
does not require mechanical SKILL
Boston journal Of Commerce.
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WEATHER SIGNS. There are Ger.
tain weather signs that are a good deal
to be relied upon. If at night you OBJ.
serve a remarkable clearness of the at.
mosphere near the horizon, and an un.
usual brilliancy or twinkling of the
stars indicates unusual humidity in
the upper regions of the atmosphere,
and is therefore an indication of ap.
preaching rain. Dew and fogs are
indications Of fine weather, and,
halls, corona, &c, indicate rain or
snow. When the outlines of cum.
ulous clouds are sharp, it indicates
a dry atmosphere, and, therefore, fine
weather. A light scud driving across
hazy clouds indicates heavy wind and
rain. When the upper clouds move
in a direction different from that of the
lower clouds, or that of the wind then
the wind will soon change. u
Chicago Times.
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has been spun and woven IN Austria
Tor some years, but It !. a new under.
taking in this country. \ prominent
glass manufacturing firm Of Pitisburg,
Pa, recently engaged IN the manufac.
ture Of this brittle substance into fab
RIGS, which they claim are rs perfect,
delicate and durable a. the finest
silk. A representative Of this firm
said yesterday that they can spin $50
fine threads, each ten miles long, in
one minute. The weaving is done
with an ordinary loom, but the pro
cess is more difficult and much more
interesting than the spinning Of cotton
or other threads. we can duplicate in
glass any costume, said this gentle
man, and can make it just as bril-.
liant in color, elaborate in finish, per-
feet IN 81 ssd s9s>l in its snail do
tails, even TO the buttons on the orig.
insl. The fabric is very strong. can
not be ripped or torn, and can be sold
at less price than linen, cotton OF
silk or other fabric initiated. Il is
also very warm. easy fitting aud com
Portable, whether worn as dress, shawl
or other garment in ordinary cloth
ing Among the articles already
manufactured of glass are beautiful
feathers, hich resemble those Of the
ostrich, also towels, napkins and table
cloths"
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ETHAN ALIENS CoURAGE.-Eihan
Allen, whose misfortune it was to
have termagant for a wife, had. and
deserved a reputation for courage Of
the leonine kind. Some wags thought
to frighten him once; but they mis-
took their man. One Of them array
ed in a sheet, stepped in front of him
in the road late one dark night when
he was on his way homeward. Ethan
stopped, looked at the spectre, and
without a moments hesitation exclaim.
ed: eff you come from Heaven |
don't fear you. If you are the devil,
come home and spend the night with
mel married your sister His
neighbors never sought to te,t his
courage after that. All Of which
comes from Vermont direct.
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The HAIR OuE LADIES WEAR
America receives the greater part OF
the hair cut from the heads of the
French peasants. The hair harvest
in France is now in full activity, and
dealers are attending the different
Fairs and pursuading the young wO-
men to part with their tresses. In Ger.
tain districts the girls regularly cult
vate their hair for the market, the crop
being ready for cutting every three
years. The Norman women's hair is
the finest; the Bretonnes' on the con
trary, is the coarsest; while the long.
est locks come from Limousin. Hair
in the North isbleached by the sea air,
and in the mountainous districts it is
dark and curly. Germany takes tons
of fair hair, and much of the same
hue is sent to England.
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The Mexicans are fond of dancing
but at Santa Fe, the waltz is not coun
tenanced in good society, and can
only be seen in the low public dance
houses. AT a fashionable gather.
ing, says recent visitor, "even the
square dance is conducted with great
dteoTum. The ladies all sit on one
side Of the ball room and the gentle
men on the other, and when the mus.
&c begins the young men walk out
into the middle of the floor and beck.
on to the young ladies which they de-
sire for partners. At the close Of the
dance the ladies return TO their side
Of the room and the gentleman TO
their own"
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A japanese publisher recently print.
ed, in his native country, an edition Of
the book of Genesis in the Chinese
language, The FIRST publication of any
portion Of the Scriptures ever allowed
by the japanese government
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A young lady was speaking to a
friend who had called upon her, re-
garding a trait characteristic OF her
mother, who always had a good word
to say Of every one. why" she
said, al Satan were under discussion,
mother would have a good word to say
for him." Just then the mother en-
tered and was informed what the
daughter had said. whereupon she
quietly replied; "Well. my dear,
| think we might all initiate saian's
persey erance."
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IN Engineers tonceaImenf Of MS
Ignorance.


every effort is made, said a rail.
road officer in a recent conversation,
"to procure trustworthy, faithful EN-.
ployes, but all kinds Of deceptions are
gotten up TO throw us of. | have
ore case in mind. There is a rule on
the road for which | labor which com.
pels not only the conductor but the
engineer TO sign the receipts of all
train orders. When my Superintend.
ent took charge he insisted upon hav-
ing that rule strictly adhered TO, and
in that way he ascertained that there
was one engineer in the employ of the
company who could neither read nor
write, and he had been running an
engine fer fifteen years. Had an ac-
cident occurred on bis train, in which
accident persons were injured, and in
consequence of such injuries an inves-
tigation had been ordered, and the
fact of that engineers ignorance been
established, We could not have saved
ourselves in suit for heavy damages,
and besides that would have been
fined heavily for allowing such a state
of things. His cunning came into
play. lie was married man and
his wife was once a school teacher,
and through her efforts he was ena.
bled TO commit to memory the rules
as printed on the time cards, and he
had them so thoroughly fixed in his
mind that he could point them out on
the card, but he was just as liable to
do so with the card bottom side up as
in any shape. He was a good engin
eer, but we were obliged TO let him
go. lie went home very much cha
yrined, but went to work TO learn
both TO read and TO write. He spent
me whole Winter at it, but he was
90 far along in years to be successful, |
md finally was obliged to give it up, /
md to day he is firing on the road.
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A TouGH ASTRONOMICAL oNNUN-
DRuM.-Here is another very pretty
and interesting experiment, which We
print for the benefit of our youthful
readers. Prot. Young says that if a
solid column of ice were built from
the earth to the sun, two miles and a
quarter in diameter, spanning the in
conceivable abyss of 5000, 0O0 miles,
suns rays concentrated upon it would
dissolve it in single second; one swing
of the pendulum, it would be water;
seven more and il would be dissipated
in vsPor. The principal drawback to
this simple experiment is the fact that
the column Of ice would have to he
built at night when the sun is not
shining, and should the god Of day
make his appearance before the expe.
rimenter had finished his work, he
would think that the original flood
had struck him. Norrislown Her
aid.
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A Cincinnati paper revises an old
but not bad-story in new form by
relating how clerk in the office OF
Mr.. ingalls,, President Of the Indian
apolIs II. r.. at Cincinnati, obtained
leave Of absence to 60 on a hunting
expedition in Northern Indiana, but
returned without so much as u chip.
munk. On getting back, he wrote a
note to Mr.. Ingalls, thanking him for
his courtesy and begging bis accept.
ance ola package of. game, as the re.
suit of his efforts. lie then gave a
porter s. and told him to buy a coup.
lie OF dozen Of quail or prairie chick.
ems and take them with the note to
Mr.. Ingalls,. The porter could fpd
neither quail nor chickens, 50 he
bought dressed turkey and two cans
Of oysters, which he delivered to Mr..
Ingalls,. The latter's establishment
may be imagined
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NEW TANNING Process. Consid.
cradle interest is felt in Europe, in a
process Of mineral tanning" in which
chrome is used for treating hides in
place of vegetable barks. The new
method is claimed 10 produce a better
quality of leather in u shorter time
and at less expense than the old.
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The Russian Encyclopaedia Die.
lionary. THE work OF lifetime of COM
pilation, has been treated with such
indifference by the public that nearly
the whole of the edition has been sold
by the publishers as waste paper.
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TRAINS sourH.BouSD.

Meal stations.
ul Connects With al diverFing hines hr the
North, last aud West. q, CONNECTS xith J., 4. 4
l., sud X. G. y. r.. lsl kentucky River Bridge.
81 Oonnecis With :. W, u, u Of Ky. Ca liarfods-
hug. lal tonpecis With Al diserKing lines asr all
points In the south, Southeast sod South.uesf.
Trains ! and take dinner Al DUNCAN, and train
take. suPrer Al kockwo aud train nrrak fast
al Rock Sood.
Through tiekeis-North. South, last aud West
for sale Al principal stations on line
D. Y. WILSON,
sAhL WOODWARD, Genl Ticket Agi
Superintendent
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Some very remarkable experiments
at the entrance Of the North Harbor,
Peterhead, are described by the Dan
dee advertiser as having been attend.
ed by very satisfactory results. Bot.
ties filed with oil were sunk to the
bottom Of the harbor, in which the sea
was breaking heavily. The oil was
then released, and rising to the surface
it exercised an Immediate and magical
effect in smoothing the troubled waters.
Instead Of the waves breaking, the
sea became quite smooth and CLASSY.
looking, and there was visible soft
ening down Of the waves, which, in
place of being sharp crested, were
turned into long undulatiDg seas. The
opinion Of those who Witnessed the
experiments was that il by the use Of
simple invention oil can be laid on
continuously by pipes to the bars Of
all exposed harbors, it will be quite
possible to smooth down the stormy
waves so that vessels may gain port
in safety amid the fercest storms.
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On the Day of the Dead, a widow
er, who has been placing a wreath Of
immortelles on the grave of his loved
and lost one, says sadly to the friend
that had accompanied him; snow
that our sad duty has been discharged,
how shall we spend the remainder Of
this mOurnful day so full of sadden.
ing memories "Well, | really
can't"-- IL know what we will do
let's 90 the matinee at the Renais-
sanee. That was poor Elias favorite
theatre" Bursts into tears and
halls bus. )-l French paper.
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While riding horseback, John FL.
Ter, Of Alden, Iowa, saw coming from
the Ky a ball Of fine, apparently about
the size of a -four barrel. lie was
paralyzed with fear, and saw the globe
strike the head of the animal he rode
when he tainted. Upon coming to
his senses he found that the horse was
dead, the head of the animal being
scared as il by a red hot iron.
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The girl who can work a bouquet Of
embroidery on the toe of slipper aud
play Somebody's coming when the
dew drops fair ON the piano, may
boast of her accomplishments during
the counting season, but after marriage
the one that can put triangular
patch on her husbands pantaloons and
realize that somebody's coming when
the dinner bell rings is the one that
makes the better Wife, South Ken.
tuekian.
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"Your little birdie has been very
very sick" she wrote to the young
man. ut was some sort of nervous
trouble, and the doctors said | should
have perfect rest and quiet, and that
| must think of nothing absolutely
nothing. And all the time, dear
George, thought constantly Of you. "
The young man read it over, and then
read it through again very slowly, and
put it in his pocket and went out I'M
der the silent stars, and kept think
ing, and thinking, and thinking. But
he didn't say anything. lie only kept
- Rockland Courier.
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\ woman's hopes are woven Of sun.
beams. A shadow annihilates them.
How few there are who thoroughly
understand her nature and realize her
wants aud needs. How few are able
TO appreciate the heroic deeds of self
sacrifice, the tenderness Of heart. the
generosity Of spirit If only the coin
Of sympathy he plentiful. weary
heart may toll, and weave. and plan,
and never feel discouraged il only sus.
tanned by IN sppreciative word or
look. Without she will carry sbont
with her The pale hope of lusterless
tomorrow; all her Joyous life goes
on, like an extinguished light. II she
be mother, how tireless, how pa
tient, infinitely loving, infinitely pitt
ful that loving nature covers our de-
fleets, turns flaws into beauties; carry.
ing with her fond fancies down the
vale OF years, she enshrines us as
idols in the temple Of memory. In
her ceaseless vigils from dawn till
the stars are cleaning, she never
wearies. Age may dim and time
destroy; the waves of fate may circle
and eddy round he, but, dauntless
and unwavering. true womans ma
ture asserts itself to the last.
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Taking ones deadhead ease ON a
crimson plush sofa in palace car as
Presidentelect Of the United States is
rather different thing from driving
mules on the towpath. Yet the little
drudge Of the tOwpalh was probably
happier, certainly he Was more worthy
of respect. than the Presi dent.eleci.
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Oue Of the most common and inevi
table exposures Of bad breeding IL one.
behavior At the table. But very few
people can eat gracefully. Not more
than three in ten can hold knife, fork
and spoon properly. All cat too has.
lily. Very rare are the persons who
can drink silently. Most people sup
and suck their beverages, making an
entirely unnecessary and unpleasant
noise. Seven out Of every ten feed with
their knives instead of forks. Three
out Of those seven cut butter with the
same knives, blindly unobservant Of a
butter knife. Five Of every ten take
too large mouthinls. They act as
though they were siuiiing instead Of
feeding themselves. Many people
take the largest possible mouthful,, us.
ing their fingers TO complete the stuff.
fng process. All these inexcusable
faults are very bad in men. In wo-
men, they are in,olerable, almost re.
pulsive. To see a lady.likc woman
feeding herself with her knife. turning
her head in the direction Of every
mouihful Of food, filing her mouth to
its fullest capacity, disagrecably suck
ing her tea or coffee, or committing
any Of the numerous table ofenses,
knocks the poetry and sentiment clean
out of her, aud renders her what man
mostly is--an animal.
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"I.andlady," said be. 1.-The coffee
isn't settled" "No," she replied,
"but ii comes as near il as your last
months hoard bill d,es
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A Kentucky paper says; "A GER
tain editor Of our acquaintance, who
has palate that appreciates the incest
shades of Bourbon beverages. on
taking home a supply OF a favorite
brand, casually remarked to his wife,
as he carelessly set the jug in a closet,
that be found it cheaper to buy his
ink by the jug full. But when the
wife attempted to replenish her Own
inkstand from the copious supply.
she found that it wasn't ink by
iugful.7
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Il Charles Francis .dams. u.
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them thoroughly cnnversant With the dcs-res oi
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A pretty face and an amiable man
ner may win a husband, but some
thing more is necessary to retain his
admiration. When beauty begins to
wane, the enduring qualifications of a
good wife hold him in the bonds OF
love and duty, and one of the best
qualifications Of good wife is the
ability and inclination to make home
attractive.