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A Bit of Real Life.
Nsio York Graphic.

"oh, Bill, but I'm glad to see you; kiss
the kid"
girl Of Is, with an infant in her arms,
said this to one Of two ruffish young men
who walked off q fsrryboat on the New Ysrk
side the other day. The young man ad.
dressed seemed glad of the meeting, kissed
the girl and the child, and said to the other
man, who only nodded to the girl, and moved
sulkily away:
"l'll see the boys tonight, Patsy"
"No, he WON'T" said the girl, going up
close to the other man. "Not tonight, nor
tomorrow, nor never again, II can keep
him from 1t. I've got good, honest work for
him, an he's goin' to do it, an you an your
schemin' gang can steal for yourselves. Oh,
BILL" turning to her husband, "surs you're
not goin' with that lot again? They got you
In trouble before an they'll do II again. For
the love Of God, don't Bill; come and stay
homo with me-"
The thief just Off the island walked briskly
away with the girl, but his keen, foxy eyes
would steal aftsr the man they had LEFT. As
they turned into the labyrinth Of streets by
Cherry the man Patsy stopped loungingly to
hold up q lamp-post, and as be looked after
the others the grim grin Of devilish evil that
lighted up his face and told Of confident
power would have done credit to the father
Of original sin.
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From q London Pdper.

FROM London Paper.
We have often heard of the wonderful line
between this country and Teheran, the capl-
tai Of Persia, distance of $500 miles, but
we scarcely realized the fact that good sig
nails were obtainable through so great
length OF wire until recently, when we
availed ourselves of an invitation from Mr..
W. Andrews, the Managing Director of the
lndo- European Telegraph Company to make
visit Of inspection. 1t was between and
Son Sunday evening, April 18th, when we
reached the office. In the basement of an
unpretentious building in Old Broad street
we were shown the Morse printer In con-
nection with the main line from Lond On to
Teheran. The courteous clerk In charge of
the wire, Mr.. Blagrove, informed US that we
were through to Emden, and with the same
ease with which one s.wires" from the City
to the West End, We asked few questions
Of the telegraphist In the German town.
When We had finished with Emden We spoke
with the same facility to the gentleman on
duty at Odessa. This did not satisfy us,
and In few seconds we were through to the
Persian capital (Teheran.) There were no
messages about, the time was favorable, and
the employees Of the various countries SEEM
ed anxious to give us an opportunity of test
ing the capacity Of this wonderful line. r.
Il. N. CTeheran) said: "Call Kurrachee, -
and in less time than 1t takes to write these
words We gained the attention of the Indian
town. The signals were good and our speed
must have equaled fifteen words minute.
The operator at Kurrachee, when he heard
that London was speaking to him, thought
1t would be good opportunity to put MS
through to Agra, and to our astonishment
the signals did not fail, and We chattsd
pleasantly for q few minutes with Mr.. NAL
com Khan, the clerk on duty. To make this
triumph Of telegraphy complete, Agra
switched US on to another line, and We were
soon talking to native telegraphist at the
Indian Government Cable Station, Calcutta.
At first the gentleman Sat the other end of !
The wire" could not believe that he was
really in direct communication with the
English capital, and he exclaimed, In Morse
language, care you really London2" Truly
his was great achievement. Metallic COM |
without break, from No. IS,
DID Broad street, London, to the telegraph |
'ffics In Calcutta! Seven thousand miles of |
wire! The signals were excellent, and the
pssd attained was not less than twelve, per.
aaps fourteen, words per minute. |
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POETRY.
THE SONGS THAT WE SING,

"Only Pansy Blossom"
Only bar Of soap
Left on the stairs by the hired girl,
And the old man glidss with terrific whirl
Adown the Jagged slope.
81 Never Can Love Another"
She said "no one but you"
And the youth looked on her Chicago feet,
Then at her graceful figure neat,
Then back to her ponderous shoe.
"Oh, Jakey, Jump the Baby"
The tootsy-wostsy thing,
While / build . fire, and burn the steak,
And spoil the coffee. and madly break
The borrowed waffie-ring.
"We Met by Chance, the Usual Way"
1 checked her baggage through o.
And riding over the rails afar,
She shstted merrily In the car,
And picked my pockets, too.
"We Never Speak as we Pass By"
Though oft we 90 and come;
But the reasons plain, If you must know,
We both may come and we both may 20,
But the girl is deaf and dumb.
"See That my Graves Kept Green"
I'm tired of sad neglect
You know that the grave Of old man Jones,
Besides the bottles and old beef bones,
With murdered cat is decked.
-TeYas Siftinds
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The Coal Fields Of Montana.
Minneapolis Tribune.

The recent discoveries of coal In Montana,
If they have not been unduly exaggerated,
cannot fail to have an immense influence In
the future development Of that Territory.
Montana already has developed vast min
Ing industry, and II coal can, In addition to
the precious metals, be produced in paying
quantities, 1t will be Of great Importance in
the further development of the iron, steel
and other mining industries of the Terri
tory. One of the greatest drawbacks to the
prosperity of Montana has been the scarcity
Of fuel, and it was greatly feared that on &C
count Of this apparent scarcity her growth
and prosperity would be materially impeded.
The recent discoveries remove all fears from
this source, and II all reports from the coal
region are not greatly exaggerated the future
of the Territory is assured. Experienced
coal miners have visited the Sand Coulee
mines and declare tina: the coal discovered
Is in quality fully equal to the best of that
found In Pennsy ylvania. 1t Is bitnminous in
Character, and the vein Is from twelve to
twenty feet In depth. In this particular it
surpasses the soft coal of Pennsylvania,
which Is seldom found In greater thickness
than seven feet. The mine Is in every re-
spect favorably situated; the facilities for
drainage are excellent; 1t Ia easy Of approach
by tunnels, Railways, ETC., and Is not SO far
removed from railroads and water ways ~
to render 1t useless. It Is but eight miles
from the Missouri river, and 1t Is thought
that with proper machinery coal can be
mined and laid down on the river bank for
. few cents per bushel. Should these mines
develop - they new give promise Of doing,
Montana will soon be perfectly independent
In the matter Of fuel, and with this las. ob-
struction removed will be fairly started on
the high road to prosperity. The Territory
Is rich In resources, both agricultural and
mineral, and for stock raising It's advantages
are unsurpassed. Its mountains contain
boundless stores Of iron ore, and with cokl
ready at hand there Is no reason Why few |
ysan may not see vast manufacturing in
dustry springing up In this favored region. !
The great Northwest 10 too large to be for
ever dependent on the remote regiens OF the |
Allegheny Mountains for it, machinery. |
With the opening Of The coal fields In Wash-
Ingtcn and Montana, the Northwest will |
loon be practically Independent Of the iron |
Of the East.
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Hard to Pronou nee.

At a pronouncing contest, held In q Chi
cago church. the following sentences were
gwen to the contestants for pronunciation:
The root Of the difficulty was pile of SCOT
allowed to accumulate on the roof
The rise Of the waters has injured the rice
crop. and 1t may be expected that the price
will rise. ...-... 49,. .......
he had moved his goods to the depot, but
his friends bade him not be discouraged, As
be would sson become acclimated II he
would only stay.
He Is an aspirsnt for Asiatic honors.
The disputants seemed TO be conversant
with the question, and, II not good finan-
ciers, they are at least familiar with the
problems Of finance. a ".
The irrefragable evidence that he was the
sole cause Of the alteration indispntably
fastened on him the responsibility for the
irreparable damage.
His conduct was indicatory Of the blatant
biackguard, but bis complaisant coadjutor,
with his Incompatible complacency, was
even more dangerous.
The physician, after careful diagnosis,
pronounees the patient to be suffering from
bronchitis, gastritis, perlostitis and menin-
gifts, caused by the prevalence Of mempbitls,
aud has prescribed morphine.
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WOMEN AS TELEPHONISTS.
A Clear Voice and Sensitive Ear Make Them
Better Operators Than Men.

Better Operators Than Men.
Three years ago the United Telephone
Company began to employ women, says the
Pail Mall Gazette. "Chiefy for reasons of
economy" we learn, but besides this there
are other advantages. II boy IA years old
is employed as telephonist his voice will
before long become hoarse and indistinct;
with girl this is not the case. The female
voice is always clearer, and as clear voice
(besides good ear) Is one of the chief re-
quiremsnts Of telephonist, women are nat
urally preferred. They are admitted at the
age Of 10, the majority of those at present
employed by the United Telephone Com
pany being between the ages of 10 and 22.
From the number of two, with whom the
experiment was begun, they have risen to
over one hundred, who perform their duties
to the satisfaction Of the company. Prefer
ence Is given to the daughters of professional
men; this, however, Is no strict rule. There
are no preliminary examin ations to be passed
before admittance into the telephone Office.
The different ranks are the clerk in charge,
who has the supervision Of room In which
are employed from six to fifteen clerks; the
deputy of the clerk in charge, the first and
second class operator and the learner. Ac-
cordins to these ranks the payment varies;
as rule, however, lis TO los is the weekly
pay, which sometimes rises to Ct, and, In
rare cases, to 25s. The hours of work are
from till o, or 10 to 7, respectively. No
Case of Illness has occurred on Tie staff si.se
the commencement of the work; the general
state Of health is also satisfactory, and Mrs.
Merlin, the lady supe erintendent of the whole
staf, Is Of opinion that the girls are on an
average we'll satisfied with their situations
and fond of the work. 1t is perhaps disad-
vantage that telephonists have to talk all day
long; but this very fact Is said to prevent
them from indulging In disputes and gossip,
and makes their work comparatively quiet
. point upon which some subscribers to the |
exchange have been known to entertain q |
different opinion. The aspect of telephone |
office 10 curious enough to an outsider. A |
number Of young girls sitting before cup
board like structure into the aperatures of
which they are busily chattering, holding in
The meanwhile an instrument like All ear
trumpet to their heads, would appear ridicu-
Ious enough were 1t not we'll known how In
dispensable the telephone has become to
civilization. .. ....
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He Did IL.

When the panic was 1t It's worst, and ex-
cited men were asking Of each other what
bank would be the next TO 60, the Boston
Herald says be walked calmly down Nassau
street, rubbing mis- hands and chucklIng:
"Ahi wasn't lucky-wasntI / just lucky y
aYou must have been short when this
thing set In" observed m ac1uaintance.
@No, sir, hadn't dollar In stocks"
"Then what luck do you refer TOP Did
ysu just escape buying bsfore the dropf"
aNot m escape. No, Sir; I'm congratu-
lating myself that I was clssned out Of
$4,000 In salted silver mine six months
ago, and have nothing u lose now. Ijust
hit It rich and no mistake. Please pst me
on tbe back and call me . good boy"
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Bisinarck's Part in War.
Berlin Letter In 81. Louis Globe ID e,uoero

Berlin Letter In 81. Louis Globe Democrot.
Bismarck's recent outburst Of latent az
gressiveness brings into circulation one Of
the incidents Of the war: As the King Of
Prussia was returning home with his train
after the war in 1865 they were accorded Z
grand trinnphal reception in Gorlitz. A
party Of maidens dressed in white stepped
up and presented the King and each Of the
Princes with laurel wreath. The Chan
cellor was also pronered . wreath.
mo, no, my dear young LADY," ha en-
claimed, II do not deserve such an honor.
was not one Of tho contestants, and had
nothing 70 do with the victories"
The young girl, however. was equal to the
occasion, and glancIng At the Chancellor
said nalvely:
"Yes, but your Excelleacy began the
warp
For once Bismarck made no reply, but be
laughed - be accepted the wreath.
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HORSESHoES FOR LUCK.
An Ancient Superstition which Survives In
Asia as Well AS In Europe.
Gentleman's Magazipe.

| Gentleiaan's Magazine
The principal gateway at Allahabad Is
thickly studded with horseshoes of every
size and make. There are hundreds of them
nailed all over the great gates, doubtless the
offerings of many wayfarer who has long
since finished his earthly pilgrimage. We
could not find out what was the exact idea
connected with this custom-probably much
the same notion Of luck as we attach to find
Ing horseshoe, especially one with the old
nails still In their places. We afterward
noticed that the sacred gates of Snmnath,
preserved In the fort at Agra, are similarly
adorned. 1t reminded US of that curious old
manorial rite still kept up at Oakham, In
Rutlsndshire, where every peer of the realm
Is bound the first time he enters the town to
present horseshoe to be nailed on tie old
portal, which is we'll nigh covered with these
lordly tributes. 1t Is said that In case any
contumacious peer should refuse to pay this
tax the authorities have q right to stop his
carriage and levy their blackma.l by unshoe-
ing one Of his horses. To avert so serious
an annoyance the tribute shoe is generally
ready, some being of enormous size and in
scribed with the name of the donor.
Whether these eastern horseshoes were
taxes or offerings l cannot tell, but IL cer-
tainly is very curious to observe how wide
spread Is the superstitious reverence attached
to this particular form. 1t has been sug-
gestsd, and apparently with some reason,
that in ancient pagan times 1t may have been
recognized symbol in serpent t-worship, and
hence may have arisen its common use as a
charm against all manner of evil. The 70.
semblance Is obvious, more especially to that
species of harmless snake which is rounded
at both ends, so that head and tail are ap.
parsntly just alike. The creature moves
backward or forward at pleasure; hence the
old belief that 1t actually had two heads and
was indestructible, as even when cut into
two parts 1t was supposed that the divided
heads would seek one another and reunIte.
1t stands to reason that In snake worship
Ing community such q creature would be
held in high reverence. Even In Scotland
various ancient snake-like bracelets and or
naments have been found which seem 10 ia.
vor this theory, and at very early period
both snakes and horseshoes seem to have
been engraved as symbols on sacred stones.
We hear of the latter having been sculptursd, |
not only on the threshold of old London
houses, but even on that Of ancient churches
in various parts of Britain. In the present |
day we all know the idea of luck connected
with finding one, and how constantly they
are nailed up on houses, stables, and ships |
as charm against witchcraft. In Scotland,
-h r-..- 80 n"sia"a, and Wales, and espec-
tally in Cornwall (where not only on vans
and omnibuses, but sometimes even on the
grim gates Of the old Jails), we may find this
curious trace of ancient superstition. What
ever may have been its origin, 1t certainly Is
that 1t should survive both in
Britain and Hindostan.
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dlbunu Aro,ts.

A little incident, for which I can vouch,
although II seems almost incredible, Is this !;
A ssedsman in the central part Of the State
receivod letter In q feminine hand and
postmarked Albany, requesting that certain
packages Of seed, which were specified, be
forwarded to the address given. A consid-
erable sum Of money was inclosed, but the
dealer locked in vain for the address, or
even the name Of the sender. OF course he
could do nothing but hold the letter and the
money for further instructions. About
week later he received Z letter which ran
somewhat a. follows:
ALBANY, April 10, 1884.
Mr.. - DEAR SIR: A few days ago my
wife sent you a1 order for the seeds named
In the inclosed order list, and sent with 1t
s. In payment. Womanlike, however,
abe forgot TO sign her name. Please forward
the seeds q Jour earliest convenience.
That was all! Ths husband, who doubt
less pridsd himself upon his great head for
business, had actually forgotten to sign hia
own name.
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IMPORTANT DISCOVERY,
Manufacture of vapor Fuel for Heating
Purposes.

Joliet Dispatch to Chicago Inter Ocean.
A new improvement has been introduced
at the rolling mills Of the Joliet Iron and
Steel Company, which is pronounced by mill
men the most important since the introduc-
tion of the Bessemer process of steel making.
In the saving of labor and fael, as well as
other incidental expenses, 1t is fully q. i'm
portant ~ The direct process lately introduced
at this plant which revolutionized the entire
process of making rails.
The invention consists of an apparatus for
the manufacture Of what is called vapor fuel
for heating purposes, and takes the place of
the present expensive system of heating the
furnaces by means Of coal gas. 1t Is called q
s'thermogen." Its cost is merely nominal
and It does away with heating plant that
cost $50, Geo, including the gashouse and the
tremendous daily consumption of coal. 1t
Is small cylindrical concern about four feet
long and eighteen inches iE diameter, with
shell four inches thick. This IL placed on
. small furnace about seven feet long and
four wide, and is kept when In use at cher
ry-rsd heat, and Is connected with crude
petroleum oil tank by small pipe, and also
by steam pipe from 2s-horse power boiler.
This boiler generates the hydrogen gas and
the thermogen makes the oil gas, and the two
combined BY pipes which bring the two in
contact, making the vapor fuel aud causing
the necessary combustion. Three furnaces
are now heated by this vapor fuel, and the
results are far more satisfactory than those
obtained by means of the coal-gas system. It
throws about fifty men out OF employment
and saves very cumbersome and disagreea-
BILE system Of machinery, and nearly saves
Its cost every day In saving the immense
quantities Of coal required by the coal-gas
system. These thermogens will be intro
duced into all the departments Of the plant
where boilers are required and will take the
place ofthe expensive system at present in
vogue for heating the boilers In the blast fur
naces, converting mill, steel mill, and ma
chinery department. They will also be in
troduced into the works Of the Lumbest
Bishop Wire Fence Conpany, and are doubt
less destined to revolutionizs the present
system Of heating in factories and mills
evsrywhers. The aggregate amount Of coal
and expense thus saved annually cannot be
but will be tremendous. The IN
ventor ID Washington mechanic, and the
thermogens are being placed In the plant
here By the Chicago vapor Fuel Company.
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Rocks from the Garden OF Eden.
Charlotte IN. ~ Observer.


A colored friend, with his eyes dancing
with delight, came in to show us treasure
that be had just bought In the way Of . rock
from the Garden Of Eden. 1t looked like .
small piece Of slate, was highly perfumsd
with musk and packed In . small paper box.
He had bought 1t from . white woman, who
told him that she was from the Garden Of
Eden, and was the Only living agent for the
sale of the rocks. She had whole raft Of
them put up in paper boxes and sold them
At ten cents each. She sold about 100 In
Charlotte. We tried to buy his rock, but he
rssolutely refused ten times its price and de-
parted, leaving trail Of musk behind 50
strong that our foreman was almost knocked
down BY accidentally running into it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-11-20
PLANTS.
The Most Important Matter to be OF
served in Growing House-Plants.

The Most Important Matter to be OBJ
served in Growing H~ouse-Plants.
Probably the most important matter
to be observed in growing house-plants
is that of watering them. The Guilt
vator should know just when to water,
and to give it where it will do the most
good. Amateur florists often exhibit
much poor judgment in watering. tits
the habit of some to keep the soil about
their plants constantly soaked with
water, and they wonder that they are
not thrifty or healthy. These cultivators
do not stop to consider that such treat
ment is unnatural, and will have an eff
feet contrary to what is desired. There
are those who resort to the opposite ex-
treme, and keep their plants all the
time in a perishing condition of dry
were watered to death. If we will OBJ
serve how judiciously Nature distributes
the sunshine and shadow, the periodical
rains and the refreshing dews, we will
learn an important. lesson. Animal
nature is very much like the vegetable
in this respect. A pot, or other recep-
tacle in which plants are grown, should
be porous; glazed, or painted pots,
ought never to be used where plain, I'M
glazed pots can be obtained; all nom
porous pots of tin and similar material,
should be discarded. Plants growing
in them can never compare in health
with those that have the advantage of
plain porous pots. There should be a
hole of sufficient size in the bottom of
each pot, to allow the water to drain
off, and to pass away as o as pos
sible. Placing a few pieces of broken
crooks, or charcoal, in the bottom of the
pots will facilitate a rapid drainage, as
good drainage is essential to the growth
of strong and healthy plants. When
plants require water, it will be indicated
by a light, dry appearance of the top OF
the soil, and if watered when in this
condition, it will do the most good.
Give water only when in this condition,
and then %copiously, giving them all they
will soak up at he time, then withhold
water until the same indication of their
want of it again appears, and apply it
freely. Unless plants are in a very dry
atmosphere, as in a warm parlor in
winter, they will seldom require water
ing. In summer they shonld be closely
watched, and if exposed to wind and
sun, they will require daily watering, to
keep them in a tl%ourishing state. When
plants are suffering from drouth, the
leaves will droop, frequently turn yellow,
and drop off prematurely; this can be
avoided by timely attention to the grow
ing plants each day.
In summer, watering in the cool of
the evening will be followed by the best
results, for it will give the plants time
to take up and assfmilate the moisture
necessary to their life, and being COM
pletely charged with water, they will be
prepared for the hot sun and drying
winds of the next day.-American
Agriculturist.