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a NATION OF CORES palnkEna.
How ihe beverage Is Used y the TarIss Ks.


The Turks are nation of coffee drinkers.
They use coffee as the Italinns use wine or
the Germans beer. or course, alcoholic
drinks are popular, but it is Illegal to use
them in public. Coffee houses are as plenti-
full as saloons in q mining town, and in ad.
dition itinerant wonders of the drink are
omnipresent in the streets These latter
have each small sheet iron stove, such as
thinkers carry, mn iron sauce dish with q
long wooden handle, a bottle of coffee, a
paper of sugar, can of water, spoon and
few small cups. When cup of coffee is
ordered from one of these fellows no retires
into the nearest doorway and rakes up the
Goals in his stove. Then out of the bottle
is ladled the coffee, previously ground into
nm impalpable powder, teaspoonful being
taken for each cup to be made An equal
amount of sugar is added, and the whole
put in the saucepan and covered with paper.
Then the pan goes on to the Goals and is al
lowed to boil up once. The result looks
inviting and smells good, but you feel more
friendly with It outside than when you have
got it in. II he did not have SO many
grounds In IT it would be good syrup: but
there IS altogether too much sugar for it to
begood coffee. Besides the old fellow wet his
thumb in his mouth and rubbed some fly
specks or old grounds out of the inside of
my cup and somehow It gave mo sus-
picion that the utensil was not clean. told
him SO, but he smelled of ii and further SC
polished il with the palm of his hand that
it shone like reflector, so knew must
have been mistaken. The coffee-houses are
delightfully."- free from ceremony. have
seen nothing, except a German theatre that
equalled them They are generally combi-
nation concerts, the refreshment clerk being
also Il surgeon, a dentist and barber. The
rooms are large, but low, and commonly
very neatly white washed. The only furni-
sure is set Of benches (disans in poetry
that run around the walls, and, in the
centre, n stool used as operating chair when
the cook is called on to minister to diseased
body or mind. Against the wall hangs
hand mirror and case of instruments, and
under the benches are a row of narghiii fol
the use Of smoking customers. The mar
who is to be shaved, bled, or have his tooth
pulled, sits upright on the stool, with no
support for his back or head, and gets what
enjoyment out of it he can. The smokers
md lonngers on tho benches take no notice
Of hin-or of anything, for that matter
Coffee drinking is grave matter with
Mohammedan and hc takes his pleasure
sadly, lie will sit for hours without speak
ing word, and in general il is easier to get
Missourian down OF fence than to wake
a Turk on such occasions into animation.
dog fight, perhaps, will fetch him quicker
then anything else. But he is subject TO
such sudden and immediate relapses that
the dogs are losing interest and will not
fight without personal provocatior. San
Francisco Chronicle.
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LAW PRACTICE IN ENGLAND.

Professor j. O. Lyons, Of Rome, Ga,
mako arrangements to read law in England,
and to this end addressed letter Of inquiry
10 Judah p. Benjamin, to which the latter
returned the following answer, which will
be Of great interest to law students in
America at this time
az have just received yours Of the 17lh
and answer II at once that You may no.
lose time and suffer anxiety by waiting.
There is no post of any sort OF q barrister's
chambers in England. No one is admit.
ted into them except students who pay a
large premium for admittance. I take no
students, and, of course, you seek for some
thing that will pay you living. That il
impossible. You cannot enter into law scr.
vice Of any sort in England without suf
fcient means, not only TO pay premium,
but TO live for three or four years. TIL,
attorneys receive clerks on premiums vary
ing from El00 TO f300. But then clerk
have to enter into articles Of apprenticeship
for service Of Ave or six years without
pay. 1t is almost impossible to give within
the space and time l can now command
any sort of idea Of the English system SC
radically different is IL in every respect
from the ideas of II entertained by one
brought up in tho United States l must
close, therefore, by saying with regret that
1t is out of the question for you TO make q
penny in England for series Of years by any
labor connected with the law. / am sorry
to take away your hopes in the matter, but
II is true kindness to tell you the truth
markedly at once. was called to the bar in
year, at On expense of $500, under OK.
ceptional circumstances, which gave me q
claim that is sui 0eneris. When say that
it cost me $500, l mean independently Of
tho cost Of living. Temple, London, Jan.
10, 1911. p. Benjamin, Louisville
Couyier-Journdl.
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One of the most novel and exciting sports
that the warm weather of spring develops
for the sportsman of Baltimore is snake
shooting. Woodcock, partridges, snipe, and
pheasants do not flock within q radius
of twenty-five miles of this city at any time,
but Baltimore and Anne Arundel county
seem to have accumulated the legion of rep
tiles which st. Patrick boycotted in Ireland.
As this is the season in which the black
snakes, and moecasins are engaged in max
ing love to their mates, 1t is the best time
TO so after them. At this season they are
not only bold and fearless, but they will
even attack an intruder if provoked to an
extremity. They hover together in dry spots,
and make so much noise with their kissing
and wriggling that they can be "stalked
from fifty yards distant.
The moccasin snake looks dull and rusty
on land, but his back lightens up into beau
tiful kaleidoscope cross bars when in water.
He is the easiest snake to kill. When the
warm spring sun showers it rays down on
the pools in which they live and get their
food they come to the surface and hang on
to jutting weed, or else crawl out on the
bank and lie stretched out on the grass or
sand. One of them will run before you can
tread upon him, but if he bites the wound is
apt to be exceedingly poisonous although
not'fatal. The copperhead, or cotton mouth
or stump-tail moccasin, commonly called in
the South the" dry land moccasin, is the
terrible cobra of America. He is worse than
the rattlesnke because he is more sluggish
and gives no alarm. He waits quietly until
the unhappy wayfarsr steps on him, and
then he turns up and puts in his fangs.
The proper and sportsman-ike manner
of hunting snakes is to go with small rife.
II is only "chump' who would shoot
snakes with shot gun. II would be like
catching fish with seine 1t is easy TO see
tho moceasins when their heads are poked
up out of the pool, and fifteen yards range
is enough for the average shot who can
plug shooting gallery bulls eye. When
the bullet goes true the little reptiles give
up the ghost after few excited conyolu-
tons. baltimore San.
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The Senate and House have presented a
deserted appearance this week after three
O'clock. The explanation is to be found in
the fact that the races have begun at Ivy
City. When the hands Of the Senate, clock
point to quarter to three you can see Beck
get ready to lock his desk (even tariff de-
bate would have no attraction for him them,
get his hat and cane, and toddle down to the
Baltimore and Ohio depot in q hurry. This
Is the sign for tho sports" of the Senate
10 depart, which they do with as much glee
rs schoolboys when school closes. In the
House the departure Of the "boys attracts
less attention. The body is too large. But
when " Joe y Blackburn leads the van they
generally stop on their way to the depot at
place, over tho door of which q mysterious
sign hangs, displaying the cabalistic words
First Chance" When they return the
sign reads Last Chance and You may
Just rest assured they take 1t, every time.--
Washington Dispatch TO NeU York Tribune
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ties, said Estelle, laughing. First, am.
going to straightenup your bed and pillows,
and comb your hair, and make you some
beef-tea-then shall go out into the kitch-
er, and give it a thorough cleaning then
shall see to the milk and cream"
At the end of two hours, Mrs. Grindls
drew deep sigh of contentment.
She'll do" said she.
knowed it I" exultantly cried the OLD
farmer. "She's as smart as a cricket"
After week of Estelles reign, the old
farmhouse looked like different place.
Mrs. GIindle had not word of fault tc
ind. Mr.. Grindle was satisfied completely.
Gideon will be so pleased when he
comes homel" said they.
But, my DEAR said Mrs. Giindle one
night, as Estelle was giving her her supper
of boiled custard, hot biscuit and straw
berry -shortcake, "you never told us your
last name. 1t is Estelle what ~
She just glanced up in a frightened sor
of way.
My last name ?" she said. AT the
Intelligence Office, they called me Estelle
Prior;-but that was not my own name"
What is II then ?" said the old lady.
Estelle Grindle," the girl answered,
growing very pale. And my husband is
the man who is now coming in at yondei
gate"
In the same instant the familiar shadow
of young Gideon Grindle darkened the TIRES,
hold.
81 have come back to you, Aunt Abby"
he said, cheerily And--but great
heavens who is this ?"
at is Estelle," said the girl, with soft,
glittering eyes. "Your wife, Gideon. said
/ would marry into no family where l was
not cordially received. But / think your
uncle and aunt will like me now, Gideon
The young mans voice was choked with
emotion, as he folded the slight form to his
heart.
my Estelle--my wife," he said. "You
must never leave me again 1t has been
like horrible nightmare"
It was all my faut," said old Mrs.
Grindle, beginning to sob "but, if | hal
only known how sweet and good Estelie
was---n
"And it's all my doing, that things have
come right Mt last" chuckled the farmer.
And don't like the lass bit the less for
having spice of spirit about her."
81 have learned to love them both,
Gideon" said Estelle. 81 would not be an
actress any longer, because knew you did
not approve the profession. So came to
Parkyille to be near you, and kept
books, first in fancy store, and then at
Mr.. Wards. And always kept saying to
myself, | am Gideon's wife, and will be
worthy of him. And, when your uncle
came, could not resist the impulse that
bado me go with him. Dear Gideon, it has
brought me back to you"
And the peaceful little family circle never
was parted again. Estelle, slender and
fragile though she was, had conquered them
all.-Shirley Broone.
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SAFEST PAPER IN THE WORLD.
Provision for the Redemption Of Bank q
EngIand Notes.

Up to 1884 the Bank of England, and
private banks out of London with not moro
than six partners, could issue any number
OF notes, the promise to pay " ON the fuee
o. which was guaranteed only by the desi,.
and ability of the issuers to keep faith with
the holders of them; but by the act of that
year all banks established subsequently
were prohibited from issuing notes, and the
issue of banks then existing was limited. In
the case of the Bank of England the same
act, IN separating the issue department, de-
fined the limits within which the issue of
notes upon securities must be confined, and
provided that the Bank should purchase
any amount of gold offered to It at q certain
fixed rate, or, in o,her words, receive in de-
post any quantity at certain rate in ex-
change for notes. Since 1884 the governors
and directors of the corporation have had
practically no control over the issue of
notes. The reader wonders, perhaps, how
1t would be possible to pay all notes in gold
when El5 ,000, 900 of them are not repre-
sented by gold in possession of the Bank,
but by securities. The method has been
thus lucidly explained by Thompson Han
key, Esq, an ex-governor and one of the
directors OF the Bank. Surprising that all
the notes outstanding except the Els 600,
600 were presented for payment, there
would be enough gold in the Bank to meet
them at any hour of any day, and long be-
fore the funds could be reduced to fifteen
millions by any legal process the Bank
would begin to realize ON the Gig. 600. 600
of sedursties. Four millions of the'securities
are OF class salable at oil times, and the
remaining Ell, 100000 are loaned to the
government. If there should be any need
Of that sum, the Chancellor of the Excbe
quer would have no difficulty in turning the
governments debt to the Bank into three.
percent. stock, which he would assign to
the governor and company, ami they would
sell the stock as required, receiving in pay
ment their own notes, which would be i'm
mediately cancelled,
A Bank of England note Is the snfes,
piece of paper in the world, aud under IN,
circumstances the Bank could pay every
one iii circulation without touching shil
ling of Its capital. The great object of the
charter of 1884 was to secure ut all times
and under eyery possible contingency the
conversion of bank-notes into gold when ever
presented for payment, and that object has
been completely attained. The effect has
been 10 accumulate much more gold than
would have been necessary had the interests
of the shareholders alone been considered
and while this stock of bullion, bearing no
interest and held only for the integrity OF
the blnk-note, is drawback from one point
of view, the enormous benefit which the
country derives from the absolute equality
of the note and the coin far outweighs any
attendant disadvantage. w. II. Rideinq, is
Hdfpeg's Magazine.
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Con. ont Of s,y,..

What has become of our wonderful
crimson sunsets, wonder 2" said Tom.
Why" replied Laura, thoughtfully, look
ing up from the Basar, II suppose they
have oil gone out of style. Everything IL
very quiet and elegant this Spring. knew
those Winter sunsets were too high-colored
TO last long. They might do for the even
ing" she said presently, in reflective
mood, but they were too loud for the
street." And, bending over the description
of a new walking suit, she did not see Tom,
fallen from his chair staring wildly at her,
and painfully gasping for breath. Boston
journal
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For Stealing nm Umbrella.

a Wilmington judge recently sentenced
an umbrella thief to pay the costs Of prose-
cution, 30 fine, TO remain ono hour in the
pillosy, twenty lashes, and three years in the
county jail. II is strongly inspected that the
umbrella vas the property Of the judge who
imposed the ssntence, and cost as much as
one dollar and a half If it had been five
dollar umbrella the theft would have been
sentenced to death. -Noyyfstoon Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-06-25

Last night some thief was pretty badly
sold out near here. He stole n mule which
would not ride, the signs showing that he
had a hard time of II. The mule was saught,
as the tracks showed, and led some distance
from the house and mounted, and there the
ground tells the tale Of the struggle, and
this pitching was shown couple Of miles,
with the rider occasionally on the ground,
and he finally evidently gave up in disgust
and turned the mule loose, as 1t was found
near the place of the last struggle. -Rusk
Letter in the Houston Post
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champio. walkers.

The members of q theatrical troupe which
has been financially stranded several hun
bred miles from home annually during the
past Ave years, are about to engage in a
walking match for the championship Of the
world. 1t is believed they will beat tho
record. - Nwristoscn Heard.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-06-25

IHF Fbfutts " u s'h"t"kfbJfH A'""'''.
II il just possible sl'at the life-size photo
graph viii be the death Of the Photographic
aibnin. Looking over that album is a ter
rible trial, even worse than perusing the
poetic and artistic album which proceeded
IT, II was all very well for the Anglo-sax-
ons to walk among red hot ploughshares,
for they had at least the chance OF keeping
their feet clear but the locker over Of an
album is absolutely bound TO put his foot
in it. He cannot, under pain Of being
thoughta fool, preserves silence, nor can he
adhere to q set formula of ;" very nice in
deed, nor can he long ring the changes on
charming expression, y" magnificent eyes :"
and splendid figure" Tho time mus,
come when he will put his foot in II by an
innocent expression, and when it does come
it is all up with him and his hostess.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-06-25

Our new Spring Goods are arriving
Prices rock bottom for cash. g. }. FISHER
& Co. a.2.tf.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-06-25
The sIusicsl Critic.

While Rome was yet burning, and Lucul-
lus Pennaruin, the editor of the Daiiy Quiri-
nal, was employing every means to catch
the early mails, Titus Quibblerius, the
musical critic, arrived in hot haste. I" What
news from the fire ?" eagerly inquired the
enterprising Roman journalist /" have the
Diocletian baths succumbed to the devour-
ing flames ?" "Of that have no informa-
tion," replied Titus Quibblerius, the must
cal critic but have here a two-column
criticism of the violin fantasia performed
tonight by our most august Emperor Nero.
] find TINT in the seventh andante passage
Of the third symphony hc slurred the de-
scendiug fourth note of the D in alt, allow
ing the Instrumentation Of the contrapuntal
adagio to staecato with a vibfato quality
into on inordinate pianissiino forituri."--
Chicago Mems
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THE COCOANUT.

But the worst thing about the cocoanut
l aim, the missionaries always say, is the
fatal fact that, when once fairly started, il
goes on bearing fruit uninterruptedly for
forty years. This is very immoral and
wrong of the ilLconditioned tree, because
it encourages the idyllic Polynesian TO lie
under the palms oil day long, cooling his
limbs in the sea occasionally, sporting with
Amaryllis in the shade, or with the tangles
of Neara's hair and waiting for the nuts to
drop down in due time, when he ought (ac-
cording to European notions) to be killing
himself with hard work under blazing
sky, raising cotton, sugar, indigo and coffee,
for the Immediate benefit of the white mer-
chant and the ultimate advantage of the
British public. II doesn't enforce habits OF
steady industry and perseverance,, the good
missionaries say ii doesn't induce the ma
live to feel that burning desire fer Man
chester piece-goods and the other blessings
of civilization which ought properly TO ac-
company the propagation Of the missionary
in foreign parts. You stick your nut in the
sand you sit by a few years and watch il
growing You pick up the ripe fruits as
hey fall from the trees, aud you sell them
at Inst for illimitable red cloth to the MIN
chester piece-goods merchant. Nothing
could be more simple or more satisfactory,
And yet 1t is difficult to see the precis..
moral distinction between the owner OF
cocoa-nut grove in the South Sea Islands
and this owner Of a coal mine or big estate
in commercial Eng land. Each loungers
decorously through life after his own fash.
ion; only the one loungers in Russia.
leather chair at club in Pail Mall, while
ihe other lounges in nice soft dust heap
beside cooling snrf in Tahiti or the Hawai-
ian Archipelago. Popular Science Montilv.
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Only try II" I5FrgGF
Well, will, )" said Mr. Grindle. "Pacl
your trunk, Este.le that's what they called
you, think, and I'll take you right back
with me. My wife, she'll think I've been
gone dreadful long spell p
As he waited, he said to himself Abby
will think, perhaps, that I've been hasty,
but like the girls face"
As Estelle hurriedly packed Ler little box,
she unused. " 1t is bold experiment.
there is something in the old mans kindly
blue eyes that bids me trust him."
So Mr.. Grindle took the new girl home,
through lovely country roads, all spangled
over with blackberry blossoms, and fragrant
june roses, to the old Grindle Farm among
the velvetgreen hills.
Mrs. Grindle shook her head when first
she saw Estelle
My dear" said she, "you're deal too
slim to do the work of a house like this"
Oh, but you don't know my capabili-
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-02-28
Another Opportunity Lost.

When the keen-eyed applicant had
named the point ne wished to reach of
the paper of which he was full owner
aud part editor, the pleasant superin.
tendent looked up with an afable
smile and observed
But we don't 20 there. That town
Is on the other road
That's just it," returned the keen
editor. Il know / can't get a pass
home from you, but you pay my fare
over that road, and then watch NV
paper and see how | pulyerize that
line IN your interests ~
But the scheme was Of magnitude
too great to be accepted without con.
sideration, and from the pulverization
that wiped out both roads it has been
assumed that the editor walked home
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-02-28
His Little Mistake

Jones-"Mercy on US, Smith what
Is the matter? You look as if YOU
bad seen a ghost"
Smith-"Ghost What are ghosts
to the thing that has just begun TO
hurt me?
Jones-"It must be something ter.
fible. Can help you;"
Smith, fear not You are not
able. You know that big debt | owc
TO old Muggins and how near he came
to selling me out?"
Jones-"Ye. and ! knew Muggins
10 be the most grasping old skinaint
in the city. ] thought you a goner,
sure"
Smith-"Well, yesterday | got hold
Of Muggins, and, i, after infinite trouble
aud no end Of expense, succeeded in
making him 50 hilarious that he con.
Fenltd 10 take q cut.throat note for
one year"
Jones-"Well, that beat. me. |
never knew that Muggins would drink
enough to get soft-hearied even at an
Other persons expense. But why
should you be so miserable about it?
Instead Of looking as If you we're
going TO sink through the earth YOU
ought to look happy
smith (despairingly l--" Happy (,
happy Oh, If | only could be, Bot
! am q ruined man"
Jones-"How soF'
Smith-"lt has just occurred to me
that in drawing up that note absent
mindedly dated it January, 1888. in.
stead of January. 1884. The internal
thing was due before the ink was dry. -
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-02-28
Conscience's Whisper

ii was an Ohio man, who. when =
terrible storm began one night rushed
INTO the house Of a neighbor and criei
out
"Jones. this is the ending up of tie
earth -
Il am afraid so" was the reply.
"And what shall we do =
Make our peace with heaven.
The wind blew still stronger. II.
house began to shake, and the excited
man exclaimed
"Joues, you lost FIVE bu.bel. Of
wheat las, fall ="
"Yes."
And YOU have your suspicious -
Il have. The man who look NV
wheat had better own up"
Can YOU forgive him g.
Il can
"Well-"
Here the wind suddenly dropped.
and after look through the window
the conscience-stricken man turned
ana finished. Yes, il ever / NEE, him
III advise him TO call around