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They Rugged Him.

Two sprightly and beautiful young
ladies were visiting their cousin,
another sprightly and beautiful young
lady, who, like her guests, was of that
happy age that turns everything into
fun and merriment. They were fond of
practical Jokes, and were constantly
playing all sorts of FRANKS with each
other. All three occupied room ON the
ground floor, and cuddled up together
in bed.
Two of the young ladies attended at
party, and did not get home until 1880
o'clock at night. As 1t was late, they
concluded not to disturb the household,
30 they quietly stepped into their room
through the low, open window
In about half an hour after they had
left for the party young Methodist
minister called at the house where they
were staying and crayed nights lodg-
ing. which of course was granted As
ministers always have the best of every
thing, the old lady put him to sleep in
the best room, and the young lady (Fan-
MEL who had not gone 10 the party, was
intrusted with the duty of sitting up for
the absent ones and Of informing them
of the.change of rooms. She took up
her post In the parlor, and, as the night
to the land of dreams.
We will now return to the Young
ladies who had gone to their room
through the window. BY the dim light
of the moonbeams, as they struggled
through the curtains, the young ladies
were enabled to desery the outlines of
Fannie (as they supposedly ensconced in
the middle of the bed. They saw more
to wit n pair of boots. The truth
flashed upon them at once. They saw
it all. Fannie had set them in the room
TO give them a good scare. They put
their heads together and determined to
turn the tables on her. Silently they
disrobed and, stealthily as cats, they
took up their positions on either side of
the bed. At given signal they both
jumped into the bed, one on each side
of the unconscious parson, laughing and
screaming, "Oh, what a man On,
what a man = They gave the poor, be-
wildered minister such a promiscuous
hugging and tussling as few parsons are
able to brag of in the course of a life
time
The noise of the proceeding awoke
the old lady, who was sleeping In an
adjoining room. She comprehended the
situation In a moment, and, rushing to
the room, she opened the door and ex-
claimed
Gracious, girls. it is a man 1t is a
man, sure enough"
There was one prolonged, consolidated
scream, fash of muslin through the
door, and all was over.
The best of the joke is that the min
lister took the whole thing in earnest.
He would listen to no apologies the old
lady could make for the girls. He
would hear no excuse, but solemnly
folded his official robes about him and
silently glided away.
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Leaf from the Cars Diary.

Got up at a. m. and ordered my
bath. Found four gallons vitriol in It
and did not take it Went to breakfast.
The Nihilists had placed two torpedoes
on the stairs, but / did not step on
them The coffee smelled so strongly
OF Prussia acid that was afraid to drink
IL Found scorpion in my left slipper,
put luckily shook it out before putting
1t on. Just before stepping into the
carriage to go for my morning drive it
was blown into the air, killing the
coachmen and horses instantly. / did
not drive. Took q light lunch of
hermetically-sealed American canned
goods. They can't fool me there. Found
poisoned dagger in my favorite chair,
with the point sticking out. Did not
SIT down on 1t Had dinner at 6 p. m,
and made Baron Laischounowonski taste
every dish. He died before the soup
was carried away. Consumed some Bal
t,more oysters and some London stout
that l have had locked up for five years
Went to the theater and was shot at
three times IN the first act. Had the
entire audience hanged. Went home to
bed, and slept all hight on the roof o
the palace.-iSdD Francisco Nesos-
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A Curious Fact.

Professor W. d. Cunning, the noted
scientist and geologist, made the follow
ing statement in a recent lecture
A Goldfish in one year lays 1900, 900
eggs. Suppose that every egg became
q cod suppose that in all the universe
there is only one Goldfish; that all germs
lived, and that space furnished matter,
as the fishes furnished eggs. On the
morning of your twentieth birthday you
hold this fish on the palm of your hand,
walk out on pier, and drop the cod into
the sea. Then fly. Under your feet in
one year will be an ocean of cod, invest
ing the globe and overlapping the loft
lest peaks of Colorado. With the speed
of light fly. Through the depths OF
space fly. The swelling, bounding globe
of cod is after you, and on the morning
of your fortieth birthday it will overtake
you and engulf you in Onon's rebula
The speaker couldn't tell a bigger fish
story than that.
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She was In a palace car munchinp
caramels and laughing as only a girl
can, you know, With her sweet face all
dimples, that played bo-peep with each
other and the very mischief with me.
woman that I am.
There were two of the witches. but
the other one seemed q shade demure !:
had, L suspect, the most uncertain of all
passions under the sun, a lover who
probably had not written to her for the
long eternity of twenty -four hours !:
hence the fit of shadow across the
sunshine of her Joy.
How rosy and beautiful they looked,
dipping slender finger and thumb into a
bag of sugar plums-not bit sweeter
than they-and laughing at their own
delicious fancies, as If life held nothing
graver, and just wanted to hug both
of them, anyway.
My dimpler wore brown sacque.
half slipped off from one rounded shout
der. full of cunningest dimples, no
doubt; her hat of many pokes and
plumes and other mysteries, among
which angels would fear to tread, bobbed
and nodded most coquettishly on top of
most coquettish bangs, while her blue
eyes fairly danced, so brim full of fun
were they.
How shuddered TO think of the un-
lovely possibilities hidden away among
the shadows of the years-the cruel,
cruel years They would bring her the
stern necessity Of wearing her brown
sacQue circumspectly on her dimpled
shoulders; her fluffy hair, of the color
OF pale gold that the June sun rains
down on the tassels of corn, defiant now
of band or braid, drawn back in proper
est precision righteousness in invest
ing 10 cents In villainous bonbons. and
munching, regardless, in car of solemn
wiseacres, and, worse than all, the sup
pressed Riggle Of society limitations. If.
rom the wreck of matter, anything re.
mains to smile at.
And then the longing of soul for new
bonnefs and things the laundering after
Kindred spirits and antique soup bowls
the refuge of Sunday headaches the
worriment of wash-days and church So
ciais ; the broken friendships and shat
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4 Phosphorescsnt Mineral.

At a meeting of the San Francisco
Microscopical Society II. G.. Hanks,
State Mineralogist, read the following
interesting paper: "Some time since
d. b. Huntley, of the Geological Corps
of the Tenth Census of the United
States, brought to the State Mining
Bureau q mineral, with the statement
that it had shown certain peculiarltles
which led the miners to call 1t by the
rather startling name of Hell fire rock.
The property known to mineralogists as
phosphorescence Is not confined to one
mineral species, nor is il very uncom-
mon. But in this specimen it is so
strongly marked that there is some
excuse for the refusal on the part OF
some of the miners to work in the mine.
When striking their picks into this
formation flashes of light were seen,
which they regarded with superstitiouS
alarm. The locality in detail is Shenan-
doah Mine, Snake Creek District,
Wasatch County, Utah
"a chemical examination shows this
mineral to be an impure dolomite. 1t IS
interesting, not only from its remarkable
phosphorescence when rubbed with any
hard substance in the dark, but from its
beautiful crystalline appearance under
the microscope and the ease with which
it can be reduced to a crystalline powder,
even by crushing between the fingers.
In Cleveland's Mineralogy we find it
stated that some varieties of dolomite
are phosphorescent in the dark, either
by friction or when thrown on a shovel
which had been allowed to cool just be-
fore the point of redness."
The lights being turned down, Mr..
Hanks produced the phosphorescence
beautifully by scratching the specimen
with knife-blade. 1t was of bright
reddish-yellow or orange color, and il
was clearly seen how miner could be
Agitated by striking such internal material
in his subterranean walks Territorial
Enterprise.
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The End.

All was over She was dead. The wife
ad mother slept her long last sleep.
Rr tired feet were at rest; her busy
hnds lay filed for years with wife's
aid mothers solicitude for the welfare
o. her beloved ones her throbbing,
ahing brow was like chiseled marble,
tie pillow scarcely whittier than the cheek
tat pressed against it the brain that
nd mapped and planned through the
Sent night, while all around were wrap
Rd in slumber, how best to accomplish
tie tasks of tomorrow, is still now.
All is over ! Poor tired Martha,
careful and troubled about many
things" is it a wonder that thy feet only
tod half of LIES journey? Is it a
Wonder that thy cheek palled and thy
figure stopped while in the prime Of
vomanhood2 Is it a wonder that be-
cause of the vexations and disappOint-
ments that met thee through the day,
thy pillow was wet with tears of regret
and repentance by night? Or is it Q
wonder that at times thy faith was sc
weak thou couldst hardly say "Oul
Father?"
But all is over Lies ftful dream is
broken. The husband gazes wishfully
on her quiet face, while he smooths the
hair from the marble temples, and press
ing last sad farewell kiss upon the
sealed lips of her who has toiled Sc
faithfully for him and his, lays th'
bunch of fragrant, dew-wet violets ~
has gathered within the folded hands
and turns away. The little ones stea
Ii, one by one, to take last look a
"Mamma" They hardly realize why
tits that she sees nor hears them not
Sleep, mother, sleepl No longer vii
thou sit by the restless little on
through the lone night watches, o
sing the soft lullaby to charm him T.
repose. Thy ear is closed to thy in
fant's cry and thy lips to the song O
love.
Rest, sister. rest l-Powhattan.
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its earliness highly recommends it TO the
whole country. 1t has another desirable
quality-it stands up well, does not
easily blow down; unusually grows
eleven and twelve feet high with us
When planted between the list and 10th
of May, the seed almost invariably
ripens. thus giving one the advantage Of
a double crop In one year from one
planting, some twenty or twenty-five
bushels of seed, and hundred and fifty
or more gallons of fine syrup per acre.
that is, if it is skillfully handled. Ali
kinds of farm stock are fond of the seed;
when ground and mixed with bran ii
makes a good heavy feed for horses:
hens are very fond of the seed. and / be-
liev, 1t makes them produce eggs more
abundantly than almost any other kind
OF grain. We have seen sugar produced
from this variety equal to the best coffee
sugars IN the market"
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About FIirts.

The hirt fourishes most in cities. To
be sure. there are hirts in the country,
but they are not at all like their city
cousins. They are more simple and
modest in their cruelty, and sometimes
cry when refusing fellow, or when
d" breaking of" from him. 1t is proba-
BILE, too, the rural fiirts do not hirt in
tentionally. They are, perhaps, more
tickle than flirting. Moreover, when a
country girl jilts you, she does it in q
manner that makes you take all the
blame upon yourself, and love her more
wildly than ever. She has been known
to look beseechingly at a young man
while dismissing him. Such things are
narrowing beyond human endurance,
and ought to be prohibited by law.
Sometimes she lives in n sort of seclu-
sion, and eschews male company for
months after she has ssid No." This
is awful in its effect upon the mind of
the young man in the case. For, how
may he know that the brilliant color
hasn't left her cheeks, by way of regret
for him? He ordinarily fatters himself
that it has, and that she is pining to
death for an extra session to rescind the
previous resolution. III he is hopeful
young man, he calls the session, and the
second "No" tears him all TO pieces
He will probably die, or, what Is worse,
be bachelor for life. But. If he should
live to be as old as the solar system, he
VIII never he able to reconcile the re-
fusal and the pining.
The city fiirt is more vivacious than
the one found in the woods and upon
the prairies. She is also, of course,
much more polished. She iilts in es.
thetic style. Her culture robs Irritation
with her of all prose, and gets it up so
high that it cannot reach mans heart
Her artillery is light, and the impressions
She leaves are not felt long. outside of
the pocketbook. She may be able to
turn things bearing feeble resemblance
to heads, but she has never been known
to njure, In the least degree, a genuine
masculine heart. She never gets down
to bed rock and leaves her victims sor
rowing through life In single misery.
Her success Is reared upon the yernal
ldlocy of coxcombs. Fops are her fish.
1t would seem that kind Heaven has
created her especially for young men
who have rich parents and no brains.
and who use mustache wax and hair oil.
and appear to try to kill themselves by
smoking cigarettes. After all. fiirts
may be necessary at any rate they are
IN demand They are somewhat orna-
mental and presumptuous. It is agreed
that they are rarely domesticated salts
factorily. They have all the emotions
and magnetism of femininity without its
worth and graces. They are the Roman
candles OF society, and the shooting stars
IN the sky of courtship.
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A PAPER laid before the Biological
Society of Paris tells US, from scientific
point of view, what it Is to be dead
drunk" 1t seems that this condition
exists when the vital fluid presents the
proportion OF / of alcohol to 1875 OF
blood. It is at this stage that most
drunkards cease drinking, or we should
have more deaths from alcoholism for
when the inebriate continues to drink
until each 100 parts of blood contains l
part of alcohol, death invariably ensues.
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The Battle of AnsferIifz.

At the great battle of Austerlitz. three
Emperors commanded, namely, Alexan-
der of Russia, Francis of Austria, and
Napoleon of France. The losses of the
allies who were fighting the Little Cor
poral are variously placed at from 3d.
goo TO 1000 in killed, wounded. and
prisoners: Alison gives the first figures
and sets down the losses of the French
at IL, 900 however, Russian and French
accounts make their respective losses
smaller. The French army was about
so, 600 strong, while the allied armies
numbered about 81, 900, of which 16,-
600 were cavalry.
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GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.

"sweets 10 the sweet, he softly said,
As bending DER her lovely head,
He preferred her flower.
And may dare 10 hope with this
You'll give me Just one little kiss
In memory OF the hour7"
You think 'twoulc be . fair exchange7'
Said she. "How boundless Ia the range
OF mans uncurbed conceiti
And II I do as You propose
In barter for this lovely rose,
I'd give sweets 10 the sweet;'"
81 meant not that quite growing red,
al only meant-just what l said,
And not the thing you make IT,"
"Beg pardon, then, hut still, she Quoth,
al must not give II. though you're vroth.
But, may be, you can take itv
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Rahbing If Out

THE editor of the Courier, Mr.. w. +.
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write it, relief came. That article Is
st. Jacobs Ol.-CaadjOtdrie (N. ~
TO1srier
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EVEN the violet has its special enemy,
and in Europe at least is menaced with
destruction. An almost imperceptible
spot appears upon the blue of its petals
as it blooms, and rapidly extends. The
flower soon becomes colorless and dies ;
and then is discovered the microscopic
insect which has been feeding upon it.
The provinces of the Rhone are already
bereft of their choicest flowers.
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ALEXANDER commanded all sailors and
traders to bring the peculiar productions
OF the countries they visited to Aristotle.
Apuleius made a collection of Alpine
fossils, while the Emperor Augustus had
large cabinet of curiosities from all
parts of the known world.
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AN Austin teacher was instructing his
class in natural history. "To what
class of birds does the hawk belong 2"
he asked. ITO the birds of prey" was
the reply. "And to what class do quail
belong p" There was a pause. The
teacher repeated the question. Where
does the quail belong?" son toast, !"
yelled the hungry boy at the foot OF the
class.-Tezas Siftirags.
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DURING the past year several different
women who had been dumb for years
have suddenly regained their speech.
When a man gets that way it's good-by
to CAB forever. An earthquake can't
bring a single veil.
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DIR. r. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, n. Y: Dedr Str
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'rhe Kind OF a Man 10 marry.

Let us look at another case. A young
man, receiving small salary, deter
mines to put aside each week certain
sum as foundation for the pleasant
home he some time hopes to have. 1t
forces him to make many sacrifices; he
eschews iewelry and canes, soda water
and cigars, aud carries an unperfumed
handkerchief While in this semi-rustio
plight, and wearing suit perfectly pre-
served) two seasons old, he calls ON a
maiden whose company he desires, she
looks with scorn at the dowdy dress, and
is suddenly otherwise engaged. Dis
couraging as this may be, he plods on
IN the chosen path, and finally lays his
heart before a quiet maiden who has
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A RELATIVE of Julia Ward Howe tell,

A RELATIVE of Julia Ward Howe tells
this story: DIR. Howe was great phre.
nologist. de met his future wife one
evening at a game of blind-man's buff.
He caught her by the head" And ]
fell in love with her bumps +" he always
explained, enthusiastically, in speaking
of il afterward.
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THE man who lives chiefly on flesh,
eggs and bread obtains in two or three
rounds of such food nutriment equiva-
lent to an Irishman's ten pounds of po-
tatoes and extras.
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''How MUCH do you charge for your
peanuts ?" asked a lady at the fruit stand
at the Central station. "Ten cents a
quart" said the clerk. "Too dear, ." re-
piled the lady, "But," persisted the
young man, "these are hand-plcked, and
we warrant them to cure consumption
and heart disease" The woman actu-
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Chronicle.
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A special pI.p.u..tIon.,

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i see a man
I do not see his shabby dress,

see man.
do not see his shabby dress,
see him I'm his manliness;
see his Al, see his spade,
J $50 man that God has made.
if such man before you stand
Give hlm your heart, give him your hand
And think your Maker for s1ch men,
They make this old earth young again.
The beginning of their welded life is
devoid of much of the splendor that has
attended the other pair, but to them
there is no rude awakening to misery
and woe. Their affection having never
been trihed away, but reserved each for
the other, proves a constant JOY and
ever present delight.
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A FRENCH scientist has recently made
the discovery that fatal dose of ether
is Just twice that required to cause the
first approach of insensibility.
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TINE works changes; or, as the Texan
colored boy expressed it, things is not
as dey used to was in de future times
back" The ex-Empress Eugene is now
known In France as the Widow Bona
parte.''
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at BELIEVE ST. Jacobs Oil to be the
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THE most stubborn cases Of female weakness
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