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the whole of the New Testament n his
native language.
The keenest abuse of our enemies will
not hurt US so much in the estimation OF
the discerning as the injudicious praise
of our friends.
THE prettiest gold piece now eireulat-
ing in France is the 20-franc piece bear
ing the head of Napoleon for the year
1905. 1t looks like the coin of an old
Roman Emperor.
Miss PAYNE of st. Paul became Sc
cret smoker When two gentlemen
called she hurriedly thrust lighted ci-
garette into her pocket, and was soon
ablaze, receiving burns that were almost
fatal. E
An Auburn (Me.) man, 33 years old,
dined Thanksgiving Day with his mother,
whom he had not seen before since he
was three years old, although he had
lived within 100 miles of her all the
time.
AN orchestra consisting of two violins,
a cornet, base VOL and an organ, all
played by convicts, and choir of -
prisoners, is a regular accompaniment
of the Sunday services in Auburn On. "
Prison.
An English woman, now in New York
City, has ordered at Tiffany's bangle
bracelet which is to cost the comfortable
sum of $4,000 1t is made like the
bangles OF the harem, of beaten gold,
and is set with every known jewel.
THE Oldest Masonic relic in the world
was sold for S17S in Toronto, Canada,
the other day. 1t is the Masonic certif-
cate of Souter Johnny, of Burns's "Tam
O'Shanter, =" and was issued by St. James
Lodge, AYE, in 1899. Pinned to the
corner of the diploma is a lock of High
land Mary's hair.
A MAN fell from 8 bridge at Bocca,
Nevada, and broke his thigh. 1t was
lonely place and the weather was very
cold. He could not stand, in conse-
quence of his hurt, and therefore slowly
froze to death. There were indications
that he tried hard, by rolling about, to
keep warm, but death could not be
fought off.
THE schools of Deedle-work, painting,
clay modelling, painting on porcelain,
wood carving, telegraphy, shorthand,
cooking and various other arts, are now
offering opportunities for girls of every
variety of capability. The school of
wood carving and modelling, now estab-
lished at the Boston Museum of Fine
Arts, offers advantages to pupils at very
low rates. Its instruction is of thor
ough and valuable sort such as not often
offered to young men.
THE Sisters of Charity in the United
States number 1,179 in charge of LOG
establishments for the care of orphans,
infants, widows, patients, insane and
school children. All of these institu-
tons had their origin in the consecra-
ton and labors of one woman, Mother
Seaton, who began in 1903 in Maryland
the formation of a sisterhood in connec-
ton with a school, and that was the
parent of similar societies, now widely
scattered throughout America.
CHARLES CARTWRIGHT, who died
short time ago in an English Work
house, was an extraordinary character.
He had been well educated-and two
fortunes had fallen to him, one of $780,
600, the other of 100000. Both for
tunes were spent in ostentatious living,
SO that he became utterly destitute and
was sent to the Work-house. There he
lived many years quietly and contented- |
ly; and the Injuries which he enjoyed |
were obtained by writing poems for
country newspapers and sermons for |
neighboring clergymen. ,a-.-. a |
SIX boys at Hennepin, Iowa, organ
lied as bandits, on plan suggested by |
a thrilling novel which they had read. |
They could not find natural cave, and |
therefore dug one in the side of hill /
Their first exploit was to rob all the |
wash-day night. Great excitement en-
sued, and several innocent tramps were
arrested; but the mystery was explained |
when, on the following night, the young
amateur thieves stole horse and wagon,
and were caught taking load of the
clothes to the nearest city.
CAPTAIN BAssETT, the Assistant |
Doorkeeper of the United States Senate,
became page in that chamber through |
the influence of Webster in 1881. 81
remember says the Caption, " one |
rainy day Webster told me to 90 and |
get hack. / hunted for long time
and came back wet and tired without |
finding any. Webster was always very /
friendly with me, and so came to be |
quite familiar with him. On this occa-
sion, being rather cross, l rushed up to
Webster ard said, with boyish rudeness,
8 can't find any hack Webster Just
looked at me. But what a glancei I I
would rather endure any thing than an
other such glance l felt ike sinking
through the floor. Then Webster said
go and get that hack 1t is needless
to say the carriage was found ~
A PORTSMOUTH On. H. man has an
aquarium which contained an alligator,
as well as a number of goldfish, craw-
fish and trout weighing three-quarters
of pound, but of late all but the ALI
gator have disappeared. One evening
the thief was discovered, and found to
be large rat that had worked his way
into the house through the drain-pipe.
A loud rat-squealing and alligator-croak-
ing was heard, and the rat was found a
dozen feet from the aquarium, where he
had succeeded in; carrying the young
alligator up and down shelves filed with
fower-pots and plants. The rat was
evidently surprised at the fighting and
noisy, qualities of this new kind of fish,
but he would probably have been the
victor had he not been discovered and
dubbed. The alligator still lives and is
apparently not much the worse forthe
loss of blood and a few pieces of his
tough hide. Gts II
THE Chinese Encyclopedia, to which
the famed Britannica is primer, has