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A Story for the Marines.

"A warm day like this said the
nautical cop" yesterday afternoon al
Eighth and Ohestnuts streets. as he
shook the beads of Precipitation from
his walking cane "reminds me of a
pretty warm place once got into, and
on a freezing cold day. Don't know
what case whale is, do YOU? Well.
it's n whale that has a cavity in its
head which holds just one-third of all
the oil that the whale produces. The
body of a seventy-five barrel case
whale yields fifty barrels ard the head
twenty-five barrels. The incident
speak OF happened while was on board
the whaling-ship Eliza F. Mason.
We had captured hundred-barrel
whale, and after the head was split open
| was detailed to dip out the oil. It's
Just like going into big bath-tub, and
a man stands almost up to his arm-pits
in oil. was wading about in the mon
ster's head when was suddenly startled
by seeing the surface of the oil burst
into a blaze, caused, rs l afterward
learned by one of the crew accidentally
dropping a box of burning matches.
The only thing to do was to dive under
the oil, and l did it, with nv sheath
knife In my teeth. turned m,S head
after l got underneath and could plainly
see the flames jumping about three feet.
! After / could breath no longer at
tempted to come to the surface. but the
heat was so intense that had to dive
back again, and made desperate effort
to dig my way out with the knife. /
managed to dig a hole large enough to
thrust my head through, and then, by a
mighty effort escaped into the sea. 1t
was pretty tight squeeze, can tell
you, and my body was so warm that il
made the water hiss around me. The
Captain of the vessel thought l had been
burned to death, and when swan 10
the side of the vessel he was SO fright
ened that he told me there was only one
thing that prevented him from TURNING
gray i'm a;night,ii. .
- What was that?' asked the listener
he was bald-headed. ~ l.iladelphia
| Press 'fttsAf".- fHt ~fFlsGg
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They Paid No Duty.

There is celebrated restaurant down
town, the proprietor of which sits, like
Zaccheus, at the receipt of custom. He
is persuasive foreigner, with a most
engaging air and that effusion of man.
ner which convinces every patron that
he is the latter's closest and dearest per-
sonal friend.
1t has been for years habit of this
ingenious gentleman to say to each Gus
toner as he paid his bill and scrutiniZed
the cigar stand?
what for you bodder about does
cigars? Here Tin deep whisper, and
with an overwhelming wink list some
cigars worth smoking. Dey are chem
uwine-but they have pait no buddy
another profound wink. Only ten
centsin
Equally flattered by being taken into
his confidence and by the receipt of a
good imported cigar in exchange for
such nominal amount as ten cents, the
customer felt himself bound over and
over again by strong personal tie to
the shrewd and insinuating gentleman
of the counter.
But alas! one bright Monday the GUS
tom-house authorities, always on the
g,ti UiUe, heard of these generous trans
actions of '' imported cigars that had
paid no duty and an official raid was
the natural result. A chief detective
grabbed the celebrated inexhaustible
cigar-box under the counter, and his
subordinate took possession of some
twenty or thirty others of the same
brand.
What's the matter?" inquired the
astonished restaurateur.
81 seize these cigars as Struggled
goods" replied the custom-house de-
tective.
The honest restaurateur burst out into
loud laughter.
"Donnerwetteri Dose is domestic
cigars bought in Chatham street, six
dollars hundred" he exclaimed, the
tears running from his eyes.
what are they doing in these Ha-
yana boxes?" inquired the man of the
custom-house.
81 put dem in dose boxes to suit my
own convenience" said the restaura-
teur, growing bit thoughtful.
"All right" replied the detective,
carelessly; for he knew by hearsay the
cleNer lltIle uOuEe OF the reStaurateur;
''Tll take them and if you can prove
what YOU say you can release them"
The Belgian's brow darkened. To
prove his story, of course. would be to
destroy his reputation with those of his
customers on whom he had bestowed a
real genuine cigar for ten cents. If the
custom-house officials kept the boxes
it would not he long before the murder
would out. There was clearly only one
thing TO do, and that was to pay the
duty.
"How much is the lot?' he inquired,
ruefully.
Seven hundred and fifty dollars"
replied the detective.
1t was bitter struggle, but in the
long run the little Belgian's apprehen-
sions for the future got the upper hand,
md slowly and sadly he gave his check
'or seven hundred and fifty dollars for
iuty on about three hundred dollars
worth of domestic cigars.
He finds some comfort, however, in
the discovery that his customers have
heard nothing about the matter, but,
On the contrary, keep on joyfully pay
ng each his ten cents for the real"
article from Chatham street.-N Y.
HOrid
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a vessel which arrived ut a Hartford
SSOnn.) dock with n load of heavy stone
blocks had among the cargo some re-
markable specimens of the tracks of
fossil beasts and birds that once lived In
this valley. These slabs were taken
from n stratum about six or seven inches
thick. lying ut depth of about eighty
feet from the top Of the quarry. Here
are tracks in relief. One, which meas
ures fifteen inches by eleven. and Is
larger than the track of any living ele-
plant, shows the impression of the toes
very distinctly and Enthusiastically. and
also the reverse representation Of the
impressions Of the inner muscular pro-
lections OF the bottom Of the huge foot.
OF these tracks there are three. on n
single slab five or six feet long and per-
haps n yard or more wide and seven
inches thick. There Is no mistakin0
these tracks. They are evidently the
tracks Of some huge beast, and one of
the elephant kind, too-and not any
mere accidental formation by other
causes.
One slab bears the unmistakable
tracks Of some big three-toed bird
seemingly of the ostrich family. These
tracks are remarkable for being almost
perfectly in n straight line-as il the
creature had but one leg; no Indian
could step straighter. The stride is
about foot and half. However il
may be with some other supposed
. fossil bird tracks in the Connecticut
Valley sand-stones. these. certainly, are
no tracks of the labyrinthodon. OF of
any other ancient frog; they are bird
tracks.-HarJord Tines. ~
Takes tbin0T 1lTv11fhe man who
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different points, situated equally distant
from each other along the tropic Of Can
Ger, and move in a northwest direction.
The Indian and Arabian streams inter,
sect in Eng land. As a matter Of fact
the Indian, from its much longer course
exhausts itself in Russia and Gern,anv
and in all probability we have never had
an attack of it, unless. perhaps. II be
when the North of England suffered in
1881. As regards the assertion one so
often hears. that all cholera can he
traced to the Gauges, what is to he said
about the cholera which commenced Ia #
July in Mexico, and last January was
carrying off by fearful rayages an i'm
mense number of victims? Before the
present year closes expect to hear that
cholera has broken out in every ouartcr
of the globe.''
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THE ScHooLMARM AND TIL


She was handsome schoOlmarm.
Taking her wcll-earned rest;
lie was n dudish drummer,
Shockingly ovcrdrcst.
she heard that he was wealthy,
while he was told that she.
Though dressing rather plainly,
Was rich NJ rich could be. s.t. f
She was weary Of tcachinE;l
Here wqs asplenf n fhow. rfrf
Capture this Egaf Ay thidcy, 4 -
Then on 10 Eufopc -. va
lie was quite tired ~ elfnR -
sewing machines on time. - - {.
And being pushed too often
Down to his bottom dime.
Here was n wcalthyladyf. q - 49,
she'd be- n splendid catchl-
Up doomed an Cnsy future.
IN he could make the match.
She WINS quite condcsccndinR,
smiling 90 see the why
That, through her skillful planning,
Dude fell an easy prey.
The lazy waves are plashinR.
The sky looks soft and blue,
happy pair are sitting
Away from public View.
Their arms are round each other,
Their warm young lips have met.
Tho schoolmnrm feels quito happy,
And 20 docs he, you bet"
Alas Tor human passions,
Alas. for hrukcu vow.
They met on the ucxt morning,
And Didn't even bow.
Shc'd found him ont n drummer:
He'd learnt That she taught school:
bplnipns arr divided
which hooked thr bigger fool.
-Ndn Francisco Neirs Letter.
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Our Young Readers.
SOUR PLUMS.


pit was summer morning.
Said Tom: IN have some fun"
He started for the orchard
As fast as he could run.
He stood beneath the plum-trec,
And this is what he said:
"Those plums must be delicious,
. They look SO ripe and red.
IF could only reach 'em
I'D have a splendid treat.
It's very tantalizing:
They must be very sweet"
Then Tommy jumped his highest,
But couldn't reach the limb
On which the plums were hanging,
And seemed to mock at him.
They nodded and they nodded.
And they really seemed to say:
I've know you can not reach us,
And you'd better go and play"
The very leaves seemed laughing
As they rustled overhead,
Till Tom got tired and angry,
And this is what he said:
Ell really wouldn't touch ono
II il was in my power;
They can't be worth the trouble:
They must be green and souri,
-Harpcr's Young People.
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Summer Resort Quotations.
GOOD FISHING.

GOOD FISHING.
I believe you advertise good fish
ingP" -
Eyes, sir
"Where is it?''
"Over in the lake. We never fish ON
dry land here.'
But have been over there all day
and never had bite
''Of course not. If you want to fish
come here in June. This is July. and
the fish won't bite. Sorry, but you are
month too late
AT THE NEAREST RAILROAD STATION.
How far is it over to Rosebush
Lske?''
Sixteen miles, SIR"
Why was told that it was only
half mile from this stationi This is a
pretty state of affairs, declare! How
do you get over THEREOF
81 have never been there, sir. Ipre-
sumo you can hire farmers team or
walk it..
Its dead swindle.'
"Well?''
And I'm fool for leaving homer
YES"
"And / II take the down train
Certainly. Only sixteen hours to
wait for it. Sit down in the freight
house and make yourself comfortable "
TOO PREVIOUS.
''See here, landlord, didn't YOU ad-
vertise an entire absence of flies and
mosquitoes at this place?''
Certainly, sir; but those. advertise
ments were prepared in March, and !
assure you in the most solemn manner
that we weren't troubled in the least
until the last of May. If you had only
come up here in April you would have
had glorious time
AN OFF YEAR.
''Hot! Why, it's five degrees hotter
here than at home! thought this was
one of the coolest places in the coun-
try?"
MY dear sir, this is an off year, YOU
know! Every year but this we have
had TO keep up fires in July, and we
shall probably have to next year again.
1t is sort OF an extra season, you see. -
''But where are those cool breezes
you advertised"
"Oh, they are over on the other side
of the lake to-day. You see, this is
only one side of the lake, and we can't
expect to monopolize all the breeze
there is. We must divide up and give
the other resorts some of it. -
CAME IN HANDY.
| ''See here, landlord, you advertised a
big, four-story hotel, with grove,
fountains. bathing, boating, etc, and
arrive here to find a shanty stuck in the
pine woods and the nearest lake u mile
away. Explain yourself, sir,'
| with the greatest of pleasure The
cut of the hotel was one left on the
printer's hands, and he worked it in tc
fill out the column. / ought to. hav,
mentioned in the advertisement that il
was a cut of hotel at Long Branch
but neglected to- Come right in
beautiful scenery, woods full of snakes
rates down to four dollars per day and
children charged full prices
DOG CHEAP.
Landlord, this bill is downright ex
tortion."
'.How is that?'
why, l can stop at the Grand Pa
cific for less than you have charged
me!n
Yes, sir, but is the Grand Pacific
among the hills? Is it surrounded b,
pines? Has it q boiling spring? Car
you walk over precipice within two
hundred feet of the Grand Pacific? ]
charge two dollars day for the preci
| pice, another for the hills and the
spring, and if twelve shillings day fol
hotel rates are not dog cheap then ]
don't know how to please you. Why
sir, if the Fifth Avenue Hotel was on
the brink of a precipice two hundred
feet high, YOU couldn't stop there fol-
eight dollars a dayr' Detroit Free
Press.
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Many attempts were made to catch the
rogue aloft, but he eluded all, and when
he was driven down by hunger he
watched his opportunity, and sprang
from one of the ropes on to my lap,
where he knew he should be safe. 1
fed him and interceded for him, so he
escaped with only scolding, which he
received with an appearance of shame,
which in him was rather ludicrous. ~
CaSSeks Natural History.
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Oysters.

That is a strange idea, so prevalent in
some communities, that oysters are
nnlgnly nutritious and easy of digestion.
II is true that the raw oyster diSests in
ABOUT the same time as cooked beef
while stewing adds twenty per cent 70
the required time, for the reason t that a.
they are rather rich in albumen I;La
eggs, always rendered more indicrst;h1e
oy thorough cooking. In the matter Of
muscle food, oysters fall below all of the
ilsh and meats. or equal that of port
having about one-hah of that of herr;no-
nalput and trout, Just one-half Of
chicken. one-sixth of cheese. less than
one-iourth of Southern corn. not one
half OF that of beans and pease be;nc
far inferior to beef. "e'"s
otlil they dave long been ponn,.r
from the fact that some noted nhvsi-
can, who had studied his taste moro
than this subject, once decided in their
favor, suPposing that all might be ne
iona OF them, and thatfondness is about
the same rs wholesomeness. AS tbese
with all fish, become early putrescent IN
not weather, they must be obiectionabie
after having been out of the water for
any considerable time Colder, P,lle
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-Alhgators are getting more and
more imPudent every day. Yesterday
quite a large specimen of the species
took The water at the foot of st. Francis
street and became the target of half =
dozen poor marksmen. When last 800
the amphibious lizard was gayiy sw;,,,,
ming up the stream--Ao5ile Reoiste,,r-'
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,.. 1T Sl,ss. ,aRinsk a. As man who
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-06-09
interesting Facts.

Mary Anderson. the actress, made be
tween $4,000 and $50 eco last season.
Queen Victoria has bestowed the title Of
bsronet upon sixteen physicians.
The Gr0phic says Senator Fair will re-
sign in consequences OF his domestic din =
,cullies.
Most OF the Treasury girls at Washing
ton are said To have their salaries mort
gagged three months ahead.
Qleen Mary Of Eaelsnd wore false hair
so heavy that she was fam to bear up her
head with her hand
President Grevy's salary is S240,0O0
Louis Napoleon. when Emperor, received
sy,arly allowance OF So, 100000.
Hungary has .. $40 producers Of silk, who
turned out $1,000 pounds of silk in 1881
One school district in Maine, containing
eighteen farms, received over SO 600 for
apples sold in a single year.
California produces half the quicksilver
in the world 100 ,2e2, 257 pounds in The
last thirty years, of which two thirds
went abroad.
The Lancaster Gincham Mills at Clinton
Mass, are the largest mills of the kind
in this county. They employ 1000 hsnds
aud produce 10000. 900 yards of cloth
each year. Their product are sold mainly
in Pennsylvania and the South west.
West Point, Miss, with two thousand
Inhabitants, has recently raised $4,000
for National bank, $50, coo for cotton
seed oil mill, Increased its advalorem tax
list 100000 in one year, established a
cotton exchange, voted $4,000 TO rail
road, and is talking of 100000 cotton
factory.
According TO the emigration statistics
of Ireland for 1882, just published, 50. 1876
natives of Ireland emigrated during The
year, an increase Of 10,Sl7 over 1881
The heaviest emigration was from Mum
ster and Ulster. From May /. 1851, tho
iotsl number of natives of Ireland who
left the sesports was 2.S04,710
From The statistics presented at the Office
of the Troy Steamboat line 1t appears tina,
there has been no colder season along the
Hudson than the past one since 1S43
This season the river has been closed 100
days. During the winter OF 1859 1t
was closed 125 days, and in 1912 40 for
1856 days. Yhe winter OF 1873 "a was
an exceptionally mild one, thirty one days
being the period during which the Hudson
was closed
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Yarn Notes.

Cottor-seed oh is bling used ss o Sub e.
stiiuio for lard, the consumption increas
ing very fast.
The season has opened well for fruit.
and the prOsPoc, seems good for fuI
CROP.
One who has hsd experience a. artificial
Matching advises the use Of Leeborn cocks
With large Brahma or C,cbin hens. The
cross is good one and Tho eggs Invariably
hatch.
There is nothing better for potatoes
than wood ashes. They should be stread
on the piowed ground and narrowed ir. Or
they msy be fowo just before planting or
after b.
To answer 10 inquiries Why hens Law
soft-sbeil eggs, it may be stated ,ba, tbe
difficulty is caused by q lack of limo.
Pounded oyster shells should be within
easy reach Of The fowls a. alI lines.
10 every barrel ~ -four zoe poprdo
there b. a3, Ul forty pounds ~ bran. T, II
700 light 90 snip excelt q ligb r4tes. and
there is an opportunity 81 some s,lof.-
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Humorous.


Giving man a hard name---calling him
| a brick.
A sure way TO make an impresion--fsll
down 10 the mud
The gossip is like a bicycle. in that she
is exceedingly liable to run a person down.
An English publisher announces The
Btronet's Cross! Who is the baronet, and
what is be cross about?
The man who was the coolest person at
the battle of Waterloo has just died. lie
hid in the ice-housc of the chateau dunpg
the fight.
The Moss Pointers (NIiss.) place eags
instead OF dunes 10 contribution box. They
are entended m the church books as lay
offerings
why is a foolish person in high citation
Ike man in balloon ?
Because everybody appears littleto him
and he appears little 10 everybody.
This bit OF conversation. which we find
in an exchauge,is both timely and expires
GIVE; Il think this ice cream tastes little
cowy' said he Mine tastes bully said she.
Thomas ITO John. who is driving horse
and carO-"W har, you gwine, Jack2'
John-'l'm gwine ter de depo' for forty
pianos Thomas-'You mean piano
forte ? John-'Well, what's the differ
once 2
A mans bts ness seriously affects his
morals. If, for instance, IA shoemaker
takes unto himself two wives, and the le-
gal question comes up as to which he Shall
support aud which discard, Is il not true
that as a cobbler he ought to stick 10 the
last ?
a schoolmistress, while taking down
the names and ages of her pupils at tho
beginning of the term, asking one little
fellow: What's your fathers name ?,
'O1, you needn't take down his namel'
YVES the reply hes too old to go to school
this year.
An old lady on hearing that a young
friend had lost his place on account of
msdemeanor, exclaimed: Miss Demeanorl
Lost his place on account of Miss Demean-
orr Well, well I'm afraid it's too true
that there's allus a woman at the bottom
Of a maus diAlcultiesl'
A Georgia maiden became 80 interested
in recent church wedding that Just at the
clergyman had finished his list of questions
to the bride she unconsciously took up the
response and answered Il will IN place OF
the bride. This unexpected event paralyz-
ed the minister and caused 8 painful 81
lence in the audience.
How do you fiBd the third side of tri-
angle p asked an Austen teacher Of one
of his pupils. The boy grumblingly said
in low voice that the teacher was don.
key. SAY it over again, Johnny, and
speak up louder Perhaps your answer is
The right one, replied the pedagokue, no
is little deaf.
Heard in Doctors office: How long
will it take you to cure me, doctor9'
Wei, Mr., Blank. / think you can get
back TO your desk at the bank in about
month, but you will have TO remain under
treatment several years
But you mistake; am not Blank, the
banker, but MIR. Blank, the carrier.
%, that alters the case. There is moth
ing the matter with you but little bill
liousness. You will be well in week +
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Fashion Notes.

Big BUCKLES are all the rage.
Leather fans are in high favor.
Mourning fans are edged with Grape.
Even maDtles are made of plain stuffs,
Gay colors in COSTUMES are worn only in
the house.
French dresses are again made with the
high pulled sleeves.
Strawberry velvet trims white cos
tunes of cashmere and vigogne aud nuns
yelling.
Pale mauve and pale yellow embroidery
on white kid appears as trimming for
evening toilets.
Bridal toilets of 'Puritauic plAinness'
are worn at weddings in fashionable New
York society.
Red in moderate quantities gives a fine
dash Of bright color to black, gray, pale
blue, and ecru dresses.
Dark brown, green, black or brown
velvet is the most elegant trimming for
light-colorcd cashmere dresses.
Gigot sleeves and epaulettes of ribbon
or ruching are considered correct and good
from for indoor dresses.
novelty for country hats is the use Of
brown aud ecIu canYas ribbons, edged
with gilt cord for bows and strings.
Lawn tennis stripes disylay the new
colors OF French terra-cotta, sorrel-ere
orange, strawberry, tomato-red, primrose.
and bronze dor.
Thread lace h)uncos, or imitation OF
Thread lrce' and the old-fashioned llama
laces nearly cover skirts OF colored satin
Sirah-red, green or yCllow-to be worn
with black grcoadine polonaises, trimmed
with colored SuTah.
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to devise a method for comprising il into
bales as ia tie case with hay.
Every one interested In potatoes should
try ON email scale new varieties till they
find something adapted 10 their culiiua-
ton, etc, and by being a little careful.
can double their yield on any Of the old
kinds with but little additional expense.
Tennessee reports the largest product of
sorghum syrup, and New Jersey the most
sugar. Every year the product increases
aud, with the improvements now being
added every season 10 cultivation and
manufacture, sugar will be as easily pro
duced at the North AS in Louisiana.
Clover is not always best when sown
with grain crop. The theory that the
rapidly growing grain shades the young
plants and aeceIerates their growth ia
doubtless true in some instances but II
Is equally tue that there are seasons when
it would succeed better when sown alone.