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ness ior babies. Noticing niiice they 81.
tended i dinner siyen byl Il friend mp
Town, and, uhl6rtfirH ny io Spill
Her ard I'll assembled tuestl he
changed hia itast iElput karning bis
Wi.e 81 - 4 ct, who, II %. ~, 46ught
hl hut thnd would confn himself To-
Iii. QIH1 z0bjSGt 7
ssNow. Maj. 6pllker. SIT Mrs. Bar
ker, the hostess, % the dinner ad-
yanced; i Il y01r turn I'd live 1 toast,
and pray say ncmething SUPPLEMENTARY
to our sex. z
4 When my charming hietess, said
the Major, rising 9 xequeatsl me to do q
thing, IL i my duty to obey Therefore
take pleasure IN drinking The health Of
the ladies God best sc f{pndan. Tie
ladies, who cherish 6s iii prosperity
soothe us ID advelsity, and M their ten
der miuisteripg tighten thIa burden Of
/ life j drink 70 the lac les.
When EhA ApplanseR mi hided Mrs.
SpiIker, ignorantlof the |tfps subject Of
the toast but glowing Will pride and
admiration. said q q lg9 IA d I'D Z J
Oh, Mrs. Barker, you don't know
how fond the Major is ef them I've
see him have two oE thresiqh bis lap a.
ID Aigisha Y 4 gS,s s. shS .Major. 4
IL Just teasing the life out 81 the noor
dear things. He Il such d fAvorite with
'en, and every chance he gets he is sura
10 have ,em III his arms, oll be romping
with 'em. Hes got the leyingegt nature
Of any man i ever saw, q i'd somehow
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Claims 4 to friendship,

Perhaps one reason that we complain
SO bitterly of the fckleness Of friends
lies in the fact that We confound &C.
quaintance ship with friendship. II is d
strong attribute of the mind to hope
that which it wishes and in no partic-
ular is it shown more strongly than in
estimating by anticipation the friendly
feelings toward MS Of those to whom we
may happen to be known. This great
error will usually be found to increase
in the same ratio as the particular per
son whose friendly feeling I'VE wish to
challenge is moro or less in q higher
grade Of society than ourselves, and
whose means, interest 81 power is great
or than our own. We are, in such cases,
apt to lay claims to acts Of friendship
from those with whom We could only at
best beast an acquaintance. But The
error goes much farther even than this
for We frequently make the request, not
in reference to our IMPOSITION. but to
the power Of those from whom we ill.,
licit orsexpect . friendly part. We for
get that We have no earthly claim upon
them mo reason to expect the slightest
sacrifice Of their time, interest or even
amusement. We think only of or own
wishes, What is the consequence ? It
will be- found IN the loss of the acquaint-
ance Of some one whose notice was fiat
tering one who felt toward us as much
friendly feeling as we had any right to
expect, and who would have been dis
pceed 70 a4sxa ~ % e. AneA eeorsesy
and attention, Or, one occasion, as
much service, as we had any grounds
for anticipating. From our own folly,
his visits now grow few and far between,
and, from well-grounded suspicion of
d repetition Of similar arrogant requests,
they gradually cease altogether. We
have chilled what friendly feeling did
exist toward Us BY our own folly; r.
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Electricity In the Min.

Electricity has been put to many uses,
and one Iof the most ingenious applica-
tons of it is to the middlings purifier, in
place Of the air blast. FRACTIONAL cleo
tricity is employed, the middlings pass
ing under hard rubber rollers electrified
by friction against sheepskin cushion.
The bran is attracted to the roller, and
is swept off by brushes, the middlings
passing through the bolts in tho order
Of their fneness. The machine, which
has been in practical use at d large
mill for year past, is said to be eco
nomical Of power, and works without
the dust and waste involved in any pro-
cess Of publication by an. 1t is quite
within the range II probability that
some day great Touring mills viii have
their machinery run by electrical en-
gines, converting the power Of water
wheels at distance, be lighted BY cleo
trio lamps, and have their middlings
purified BY another kind Of electricity.
philadelphia Ledger.
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One afternoon. when ont looking fol
game, I at down on pile q rails "a
rest Pretty soon discovered "a - oak
tres some twenty yaftI5 nNI|y red
squirrsl stretched 1T fun ls6 sth 6h !
limb taking sun bath. IrStee1 q
raising my rifle and sending : ball
through the little fellow ats 3 ma hty
mean 4 sportsman that endeavors e
lin al be sees) ! decided to give him {
little pleasure Il / could, 50 / commenced
t0Whistle the air Of that once popular
ditty, Love Thee, Sweet Norah o.
Neil In 9 twinkling the squirrel wa
up on his hind legs, his tail over his
back. his head cooked ON one side. listen
ing 10 me; moment Of irresOlutlon,
and then he scamp eKed down the trunk
sof the tree 10 the ground and started
toward me he came . few yards.
stopped, sai up on end and istened
again. I was careful not 10 move, and
kept on Whistling. "a After waiting h mo-
ment the little beauty came on 5ahped
up on the pile Of rails, ran along within
four feet Of me, halted, went up son end
again, made m umbrella Of his tail,
tipped his head 10 one side, looked lhtlme
with all the gravity Of d Justice Of the
Peace at his first trial, and yet if ever o
creatures eye beamed viii pleasure bis
did. f.'. -, SO &. !. s., a..'
i did not move, but after little abb
ruptly changed the tune to the = Sweet
By and By Ghuti VIM With the
fiIst note o. the different tuneaHaY vent
the squirrel. did not move, only as !
shook with suppressed laughter ana IS
we'll as i could kept on Whistli ng. In q
minute or two back came the squirrel,
going through al the cunning ma
netvsrs Of his FIRST approarh, and dhoS
more took seat before me On the railsS
Watched him, and actually thought he
was trying TO quicker up his mouth and
whistle. 3 n. IA s..s Az
Once again changed the tune, this
time to Yankee Doodle, and IDS before,
with the first note Of change, away scam
peEed the squirrel. Unable to control
my risibilities any longer, laughed
aloud, and after that cculdns : call my
little friend to me. s,sf nf..
I wonder how many Of the so-called
true sportsmena ever seek or think Of
any pleasure In connection with such
beautiful little creatures save the savage
and unmanly pleasure Of taking away
their lives - Forest and Stream.
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How 6rSnt 0ot INTO fSe: Amy

Several persons have laid claim TO the
credit 81 bringing Gen. Grant ont dur
ing the lata war but, u the light Of
truth, no man had more 10 Do NTH the
matter and has les ID say about il than
John 3. Smith, present Colonel IN tho
United States army, q Fort Douglas,
Utah. Grant had gone down 70 Oincin-
matt to get : position Is Captain On No
Clellanis stat, and had failed IA the ef-
tort. One day Dick Yates, on whose
staff Col. Smith was serving, entered the
gubernatorid ofice swearing ike )
trooper, As be was wont to do when oc-
casion demanded.
What's the matter, Governor2. said
Smith.
8 Matter enough r replied Fates. Z.
have been trying to find man that has
sense enough to muster those fellows Ia
pointing ID the direction ~ The bar-s
racks), and III be cnssed If I can do it. ]"
81 know man who win fill The bill
exaetly, Z eagerly replied Smith who had
taken great interest III Grant, not only
because he was his fellow tow sman, but
beoause be had discovered ii him genius
lot more than ordinary nature.
Who = he n said Coy. Yates.
" Capt Grant, 0f Galena, replied the
Colonel.
Can We get him to take hold and
help lls ont n inquired Yates.
Smith replied that he Grant, WIS
eager to enter the army, and that lie.
would accept almost any position that
might be offered him. II
Then write him ct once no, tele-
graph him to come down AZ once on
The first train, Z said Gov. Yates. with ail.
air Of relief, aud message Ras forward
Cd - Grant, who replied ii person ,or
the following day, when be Nas So tol
work as mustering officer, entirely H.
ieVing the Governor thereafter from
further anxiety. Grant was subsequently,
appointed to the command Of the
Twenty first regiment, stationed at Mat
toon, and his history from that time on
8is familiar to almost every man, woman.
and child on the face Of the globe.
GGtena letter.
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4 A gsrncsf,il yyoIman |.

What is more charming than an agree
nbIe, graceful woman Here and there
wemeet one who possesses the fairy-
like power of enchanting all about her;
sometimes she is ignorant herself Of the
magical influence, which is, however,
for that reason only the more perfect.
Her presence lights up the home her
approach Is like the cheering warmth !;
shepasses by, and we are content !; she
stays awhile, and we are happy. To be-
hold her is to live; she is the aurora
with human face She has no need to
do more than simply to be; she makes
an Eden Of the house paradise breathes
from her, and she communicates this.
delight to all, without taking any great
Ter trouble than Of existing beside them.
Is not here an inesdmable gift2
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Comparative sSnsistlc1 - - me.
r,nnfarr Eancaflon Tkrouxhout sho
cIxI -Eo4 vvoEll.
\ IA paper prepared BY the United
State4 Rureau Of Education Is included
come Interesting and valuable statistics,
compiled nom Che latest official reports,
showing certain facts relating TO the
condition Of elementary education
throughout The civilized world Among
The facts exhibited regarding each cou1-
tzy are the total population, the school
ege Is established by law, the total
schOol population, the number of schools,
the number Of pzlpils enrolled, and the
most interesting facts thus 10 be pre-
sented are given IN the table printed
herewith.
It viii be observed, upon reference 10
the following table, that in some Of the
countries the number q Pnpils.- en-
rolled in schools exceeds the entire school
population. For example, the school
pop1latlen At England and sN'Eles was
reported ct 2. 500, 600 in 1879, while the
number of pupils enrolled in schools in
the same year WAS S,7f0 $50 This an
parent discfep aley Is explained BY Me
kact that the Official school age in those
countries comprises only chillyen rom
B TO l6years Old. including those IN In
can't schools. ThA3 I 0o, 001 school popu-
Eation Is On estimate, and included only
shose children who N9rs between the I
ages Of Z and rs years. q OF the 0.710, I
683 pupils enrolled ], -. Ole were be-
tween the ages az b and 4 ye4rss Asses,
97S were between the ages a 9 and -
years, and les. 6oA were over - years
old IN nearly al the Continents c0un+
tres u Europe the school age c0sensa
period b only seven o. eifi yeArt, tlAil-
ally from 6lto 19s dS & ~ q rQnrna
squently many children eyQnnEef than "a
ssyears6f older than IA years Ate entolied
as pupils IN thesGhools, although they do
not form Q part iOf the school popalk lion.
4 In the United States the school age
varies greatly ii the different States.
The longest period Is seventeen ,yeAla.
from 4 10 n On Florida, sMaine and
New Hampshirsl, and the lowest ak
years, from 5 "a ~ IN Texas). School
age Ia the United States covers az 9xer-
age period exceeding f0hfteSn Years.
while in European countries the average
pefiUu - ~ uelto LnuIc etltstEY uue-nhAA oB :
i long. 1t would not be fair 10 conclude
that, because Haxony. reported more
than 100 per cent. Of her school p6p1lA.
ton enrolled ii public schoolsin 1878,
| she was therefore. In an educationai
sense, ahead Of the United States, which
reported only 81 per cent Of the schcol
population enrolled in the public schools
in the same year. In Saxony the school
age covers period of only eight years,
while, as has been shown, in the United
States the period exceeds fourteen years.
In this table the school population Of
Russia is estimated at, II, O00, 900 in
round numbers This; and the reported
school population Of England and Wales
already mentioned, are the only esti-,
mates in the table. OF the SO, 62T
teachers reported in England and Wales,
80, ZIG. are certified teachers, 8, $40 are "a
sistant teachers, and SO, 1876 ale pGpil
teachers. Following is the table ibove
mentioned IS n
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Ile Tokaeeo HaDit VII Mann.


Is hue That American women do
Nays have. Anerioen leiies q African
descent - The pufh have always s1noked
their pipes, and their Iiite SisterS do
not iltoga her disdnin tho pipe md dip
ping BIT her it tie North many
ladies have, ID imitation Of Cuban,
Mexican, South American, Spanish,
French and even Englizl1 women, taken
% the use Of cigarettes, = their very
great detriment.p
Why more 10 than 70 menu
III don't think men are often injured
by the moderate use 0f tobacco ii smok-
ing. But the female body is no more
sdapted To the use 81 tobacco than the
female mind Is TO mathematics Is
causes neuralgia, headache, Dyspepsia
palpitation Of the heart, and, worst Of
ell, ruins the complexion and disorders
the teeth say, nothing about the
health, but I think, nevertheless, that
al viii aeree that the stale odor Of to-
baccOs coming from . vomarlss mouth IS
worse than thesame smell exhaied BY d
man Al To chewing q men and It's
analogue, dipping, q In women, nothing
can be filthier, and I know that both are
productive Of diseases az the nervous sys-
tenn. s,s1 III
But, Doctor, does not smoking cause
diseases 81 the nervous system IA men
as well as ID WOmeri?D 9sss s.
4 "a Certainly it does, f INDUCED II to
excess, But then mems nervous systems
are not ag impressio nable as Womens' !,
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Mitigating Circumstances.

Uncle Nose was up before the Calves
ton Recorder yesterday for giving his
son, Abe Linkum, an unmercifnI beat
ing. As Old Nose Is notorious for be-
ing d quiet, kind hearted man, the Re-
corder was anxious to know what the
provocation was, and BIZ put that ques-
ton direct.
De trom am Jest as I am Ruine ter
tell yer. Las Sunday naornin' Ilafhered
my face all ober and went to shave nv
sell. De razor jest tore my chin ali ter
pieces, 50 dat / had ter yell out. Abe
Linkum, dat az young cub, spoke up
and says: What's de matter, daddy,
4 says, Dis heah razor don't cut wuff .
cent. Now, Jedge, what does yer allow
dat boy said back ter ME? .
/" I can't imagine, " replied the Re-
corder.
Wen, sab, he says: Daddy, i dent
zee why dat ar razOr amt sharp enough
To cut de little tuftseses Of wool ofien
y0ur chin, when dis mofnin' I gut B bio
stick Of wood III two wild dat SANE razor.
to make me e bow and arreE. Dat was
NOAH den I could stand, 20 ] lest lit ID
on dat boy wild . cheer leg. =
q Case dismissed, \ said the Recorder.
who shaEes himself GatuestOn Ne,cs.
il : ~ M =
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Eating Hot Bread. !

What to eat and what not to cal Il 4
question every one bh0pide be Abie Ito
answer for himself. What would Nil
one persof many not hdrB another in the
least. A,pers6n IN good health may eat
and thrive on what would iniure him II
not in robust health. The American
Miller thinks hot bread very injurious.
Itsays Z" That hot bread IN nine cases
out Of ten will produce dyspepsia q no
newly discovered fact, and especially Is
this terrible result sure 10 foIle& DER
sistent indulgence ON the paftSdf those
whose pursuits are quiet. indoors and
sedentary. And yet the reformers, or
those who call themselyea such-the
men md women who Mofk Il emselycs
into o white heat over the shI6 d 3 glass
Of cider will GO on year after year, not
only making no ontcty Against this per-
nicious indulgence, hut actually fling
themselves up day ~ day with the hot
and poisonous gases Of the oven. This
servant of the honSe Hifc. can be ndG,ie a.
terrible { stomach -destroyef a Dc dr.
tillefy, and the sworn fost u fiia latter
are apt 70 be IL best patrons. Dyspepsia
paints the nose and s0nrs the temper -
am-drmkin8, and many suffersrs from
the former, though ht theif 6wh wiIlful
acts, inyeigh the most loudly sainst the
latter.
II Is nothing nov 10 And e reformerss
among those who have not reformed
themselves. But all grown persons
should have kn0nIE dee enough "a know.
and coarage enough 70 ptac ice. Hkli II
good for themselves.
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Alcohol Everywhere.

II. Muntz, 4 french scientist, has ex-
amined spring, river, sea and rain VA
ter; also SNOW He finds alcohol IN ali
except IN very pure spring water. BY
comparison with water holding known
quantities Of alcohol, rain water and the
water Of the Seine are estimated to con-
tain about one grain per cubic forty
inches. Snow and cold rain contain o
little more. The proportion ID sea va
ter Is much the same. There Is evident
reason 10 suppose that alcohol exists IN
tho state Of Yapor ii air. This diffusion
Of the substance ID nature il easily En-
planned BY the destruction Of organic
matter BY various agents of fermenta-
ton.
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Honoring d Mothers Feelings.

A burgler entered a house in which q
mother was sitting up with sick child:
Sir, she said In whisper, as soon
as she could compose herself TO speak.
there is nothing valuable in this house
exceps that child's life, at least to me.
but You may find otherwise. Here, take
my keys, search everywhere, take what
you want, but speedily and without
noises I implore you. =
She handed him the keys, placed her
finger Oh her lip, and pointed 70 the
door. s
The burgler moved quietly away, then
turned and said In d low. voice:
# II he very sick r.
His Life hangs on the continuance Of
this sleep 4# .s#s
Then be will recoverlfor all the noise
TIL make the. robber answered. LAYING
down the keys and noiselessly taking his
departure, but absolutely nothing else.
Utica Herald
"A GALVESTON father rebuked his ugly
daughter for being rather forward. He
said 8 You ought to be ashamed TO be
always running after the young men. Z
1" II is not my fault, she responded.
|" Whose fault Is it2' sIt Is their
fault II they would stand still would
not have to run after them. - Galpcston
Nes0s,
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etter.Writing.

Youth Of both sexes may learn from
the following extract how ito do that
which many attempt and few do well.
We refer 10 the art Of letter writing q
fsslost art, owing to postal cards and
newspapers, but which. when done at
all. should Be SO performed as to show
the writer to beSa person Of culture
As q rule, every letter; unless insult
ing In its character. requires an answer.
To neglect to answer q letter, when
written TO. is as unciyil as to neglect to
reply when spoken to.
In the reply, acknowledge first the re-
ceipt Of the letter, mentioning its date,
and afterward consider all the points re-
curing attention.
~ II the letter is to be very brief. CON-
mence sufficiently far from the top Of
n wI A6NI OAIA
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HYpNOTIsM.

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r., q = ~. -. g -
81, IA, = -. Z,
W q w. 49,: - q a.. ~ s''s s.s-
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gen ~ I. ieys ~. ~ -
.,l95 y u m
lnat clSy. Inc iecsurer prougnk lorWaEd
hlr. HOWIsy ana sat MN 70 2 clair ironf-
ing the asdlence: he them held before
the gentisnaans eyes small glass Dall
and after 2 httle delay me su1gecs
seemed tp &c compleeely absorbed ~
the contemplation @ y. ufning AGAIN
g the students Dr. I. .arlnncnd salel:
. Ion see l pegm "a me way serpenss
claItn DIGS. me Y seLpel ea.eR tRel1
ley eyes on sn9se q s.le Ils "A n9
iasclnate we poor tnings LII, tney Iah
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spiIixer's Toast.

4 Maj. Spilker is little man, very fat
very genial, and with q head as devoid
of hair as porcelain doorknob. His
wife, Mrs. Algitha Spilker, is scrawny,
sarcastic and deaf as sawlog. Al per
son could kick q tin bath-tub down the
back stairs All night and Mrs. Spilker
would snorei like q bass horn, in blissfnl
ignorance Of the noise, which proves
that she ID rather deaf. .,
There are two things in the world ,of
which Mrs Spilker is very fond q
dinner party and her husband. She
never fails To accept an invitation to one
orIto carry the other with her. For the
last twenty years this couple have been
IN regular attendance at every party
given by their friends, and on these O.
casions Maj, Spilker, when called on for
q toast, would always give one to & the
babies IN such q happy style that il
never failed to create good deal 81
mirth. His wife, although she could
not hear b word, knew what her hus-
bands toast was, and when he sat down
supplemented it by 8 few approximate
remarks ID which she yet forth his fond
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Tirades Against women.

Some Of the old writer's have said hard
things about the women. Socrates
aveiTed that nc would be more tolerable
to live with a dragon than woman !:
Mohanmed excluded women from the
paradise into which he admitted sheep.
whales, ants and parrots; Seneca vowed
the only thing which made virtue proba-
bic il 3 woman was her ugliness !; Thu
scydides asserted the best woman to be
she of whom least could be said, either
good or bad Montaigne said that good
women are not to he counted by dozens !:
and Swift conside2ed women Is be only
little higher than the monkeys. We
are told In o French epigram !.
When Adam, waking first. his lids unfolds - Z
In Eden's groves, beside him he beholds WA
l;t Bone Of his bone, flesh Of hts flesh, and knows
His earliest sleep has proved his last repose. q
I" Do you wish, |" says Madame Neckar.
to spread an opinion, address yourself
to women they win easily accept.it, be-
cause they are ignorant they willspread
it quickly abroad, because they love to
talk they viii long uphold it, because
they are obstinate." But all these ILL
natured remarks were applied to- the
women of other days and to women In
other countries. In the United States
the women, as mass, are superior to
the sex elsewhere, and can afford to smile
at these TRADES abroad. The American
women, as . whole, are the best in the
world. + f.sjsf -s .s N
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EvnG or Hof BhzlD. There Is no
law 10 this country 10 prevent the con
sumption Of hot bread than that 81 com.
mon se1ise. and unfortunately that Il
dead letter as 8 governing principle in
the lives Of agTeat many people. That
hot bread inlnine cesek Out n ten, win
produce dygpepNia, y no newly iscov-
erred fact, and Shis terrific resilt & sure
70 follow the persisient indulgence on
the part d thpss whose FarSuifs arc
quiet, indoor and sedentary. And yet
those who ckil themselves kel0rmers--
the men and women Who have airen the
mater some thought swill eontiuus 10
eat hot bread, = 4tl15 sot cJntinues to
drink.