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to tho wash shelf at the end of the
the porch. A man was sitting leaning
against the post of tho porch. He was
watching the woman in disguise as she
washed her face and hands, and when
she was done he at once arrested her.
He discovered her sex by her manner of
applying the water III washing her face.
All men rub up and down and snort.
All women apply the water and stroke
gently downward.
EXTENSIVE ruins have been disclosed
by the boundary survey between Guatc-
mala and Mexico. That region was evil
IDENTIFY densely inhabited in ancient
times, but it Is now almost wholly de-
nudcd of soil. That the process Of de-
mutation had begun before the aban-
donmcnt of the region is shown by the
check it, and which still retain small
mainly of stone floors raised above the
supcrstructurcs were built. These ruins
are considered older than tho more fam
iliar ones in Yucatan.
a vERY touching message from the
dead was received at Birmingham, Ala
bama, n few days since. A feather
~rcnovator, on ripping open an old fea-
thor bed, discovered a handsome dia-
mond ring. 1t was sent to the owner of
the bed, u lady, who, on seeing it, took
it and held it to her lips. She then
touched an invisible spring and the
picture Of a handsome young man in
Confederate uniform was revealed. She
said that the ring was presented to her
by her husband in 1862, before he left
for the army; she placed it in the bed
i'll 1868 for safe keeping, and forgot
where she had placed it. Her husband
was kill n battle.
A NUMBER of condemned militia over
coats sold lately by the State of Massa-
chusctts went off ut such Il low price
So cach-that the authorities of Fran
ingham bought in a lot and equipped
their tircmcn with them. Other resi-
dents Of birmingham invested in the
garments, and, in fact, to such an ex-
tent that the local paper says nearly
every one you meet is clothed in the
long blue overcoat of our army, and a
stranger would be ut a loss to know
whether the town has not been put
under martial rule. or whether every
citizen is a veteran Of the rebellion.
TIE negroes of Rome, Ga, arc now
afraid to put their heads out Of the
door after dark. Vague stories are cir
culated of medical students who 90
abroad in the darkness and seize the
first victim that comes along, and, eaftcr
killing him, carry the body off to the
colleges for dissection. 1t seems to be
n Kind of craze with the negroes Of
Georgia. In Macon, a few weeks ago,
an dc woman was mourning the loss of
Il son, whom she alleged had fallen a
victim to the body snatchcrs. A SINH
lar craze prevailed around Townsville
d month or two ago.
AN experiment is being tried at Ports
mouth, in England, with the object of
determining the practicability of ap-
plying liquid fuel rs u steam generator
to men-of-war. The fuel consists of
creosote, which is procurablc ut a penny
a gallon. So far the system has proved
superior to others previously tried, and
it is believed that the difficulties in the
way of the use of liquid fuels are in a
fair way of being overcome.
THE LONDON Lancet says that children
who are allowed to 60 barcfooted enjoy
almost perfect immunity from ''cold'
by accidental chilling of the feet, and
they are altogether healthier and hap
pier than those who in obedience to the
usages of social life, wear shoes and
stockings.