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- LITTLE NONSENSE.

-TutOr-'"H0w is moisture furnished
to heated air in the furnaces" Student
II suppose. Of course. BY means Of
the damperA"
I'm the AlpA-Guide-':If the ladies
win only stop talking. your honor may
hear the roaring Of the waterfall across
the valley. y."-Fliegends Biaetser.
-"Are you pretty well acquainted
with your mother-tongue. my boyi"
asked the teacher Of the new scholar.
''Yes. sir. answered the boy. promptly.
mother is jawing at me from morning
till night"
He (after having slipped tho on
gagement ring on her inger)-"And
ere you pleased with it, darlinga" She
-':Delighted. George! Il is 50 different
from any thing of the sort I've ever
had before. re."-7eras Sittisga
How many Of you are therep"
asked a voice from an upper window.
of . party Of waits" -Four" was
the reply. ''Divide that among you"
said voice. as bucket Of water fell.
''like the gentle dew fro m heaven" ON
those beneath. Cairo Messenger.
One day Ernest had been seriously
leetured by his mother. and finally sent
to the yard to find switch with which
he was to be punished. He returned
very soon and said: II couldn't lind
any switch, mamma. but here's stone
you can throw at me"-Haspss's
Magazine
-Hawkins-''Now. my man, -
you've had your breakfast don't you
think you should saw some Of that
wood for me?" Tramp-"Are you
crazy. sira I don't belong to the Wood
Sawyers' Union. and surely you don't
want to be boycotted for employing .
.scabr Life.
Tho rooster would b much more
popular bird il he could only be in
duced to feel that there is no real. vital
necessity for his reporting his where
abouts between midnight and three q.
y. We know that he il st home. II tie
bosom Of his family. So arc We. bat
We don't get up in tho night to brag
about it-Puck
-Seedy individual-'Can I get .
position as canvasser for that new book
you intend putting out on subscrip.
tionr Publisher-"Do you know any
thing about the booki" s L-"Yes;
I'm the author; and thought il I
Dould get . position as canvasser. .0I
might he able TO make little money
Dut Of the hook k"-L3&
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MAD ABOUT SOMETHING.

WY TIE Grin YAdsd fron sAo Face Of q
Practical Joker.
At eight o'clock the other night a
citizen drive mp in front Of hotel on
Michigan avenue and wen, in 10 look
for man. A minute later an in.
dividua came cut of tobacconist's 3
near by. espied the horse and cutter
and . broa.l grin lighted mp his face
as he chuckled:
',Egadl but this is J.m's rig ri
give him little Scarf
H. unhitchcd tho horse. climbed in
and drove softly away. and was we'll
out Of sight when the owner came
out
I've been expecting iir' he growled
as he found tho rig gone. ''but I'll
make it hot for the thiefr'
He ran this way and that. notifying
three or four policemen and score 4
ci issns and twenty minutes latcr
something happened. A man with .
grin on his face might have been seen
driving on Woodward avenue. A 20.
liceman might have been seen climb.
ing into the cutter with him The grin
might have been seen failing as Tho
PAIR entered police headquarters The
officer came out in few minutes but
the citizen didn't He staid there all
night. In the morning he was able to
convince every bosly that it was only
joke. aid was allowed To GO but he
went of like a man who was al about
something. Detroit Free Press
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chiNA'S oReAf WALL


u Wa0 CoastRUoeoo 81 Whatever 1atoSla1
Wa Most Plsntlfal.
For . short distance either side of
the L0-wan pass the wall Is constructs
cd Of brick. with rubble in the center;
but farther away il is composed almost
wholly Of stone; in fact whatever
materials were closest at hand would
appear to have been made use Of
Thus at the spots we visi I'd. granite
abounde'l in greatest profusion. 50 in
tho constru ction Of the wall was il
made the principal ingredient. and for
miles the wall consists Of large. shape
less masses Of granite. snoothed only
ON the outside. We observed but one
tower built entirely Of stone. they
being. with this exception. composed
Of brick. with foundations Of hewn
stone. The height of the wall from
the top OF the parapet 10 about II feet
10 inches at most rart2 though &C.
casionally. where the parapei is
highest it measures 10 feet 6
inches; its breadth ID IS
feet. and the height Of the parapct s
feet linchca 1hr towers ar. 81 feet
3 inches high and % feet inch broad.
The parapet is both crenelated and
loopholed. and the towers arc pierced
for the discharge Of some pr, jec,ile.
From any elevated site the scenery
woll repay one for the trouble of
ascent; clear streams are seen me-
andering down the passea while ON
every side. and looming far in the
distance are . succession Of brown
hillt0ps with small patches only un-
der cultiva ion. Droves Of pack-asses
are secL & ing and returning. the
former uni lden. and the latter bring
ing . small kind Of brushwoo.l. which
the boarlers bur instead 4 ihe ~ illet-
stock in use on The plains while in
wild abundance are scattered innu-
m"rable ash. poplar: and fire trees.
on shoots branch out from the wall in
occasional PLACES Far their con.
struciion it ID difficult in every case To
assign . reason. The little town Lo-
wan En- is completely encircled b. one.
~" ~ su0 OPxSoSss0 = uOuosr wa
winds upward with the portions in
nearly parallel linea
A visit the following day to the pass
Of Cha-pow. distant abou, iwsnty-one
lee from thst Il l. -wan. confir ed
our -urmise that in the erection Of the
wall the contractors Gf such there
werr) availed themselves tO any ex.
tent Of the building materials closest
~ hand W. noticed several guns
most Of which were partially imbe'l cJ
In the earih Of rubble forming the
center Of the wall; one b.,re an in
scription reo.riing that Il was. cast in
the reign of Wan Lee. the last E =
peror Of the Ming dynasty. 1t must.
thcrefor. have been upward of two
In idred anil sixty years oil. AMI WIS
evidently fashioned after European
n del A great many Of he towers
were in . decayed state. aud the in.
terror Of some Of them having been
cleared Of debris. were converted ito
gardens and granari 81 Once a Veek
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Bush Otter. . young Sioux. b the
only full-bloOded Indian who was ever
employed by an executive department
of the United States Government The
geological survey has for some time
employed him to prepare . series Of
Indian legends His pay was forty
dollars . month and did not seem
sufficient to him in the light Of oon-
templated matrimonv. and he struck
for higher wagea The bureau refused
to raise his salary. and Outer = now .
man VI leisure
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-0se'vohn. vhae = . coastwIes
sesansrF' He-.Ons Tia. knows
Asw - keep q IL roeha darling -
AoA
-D3ohsoa. Who never eoeo out of
COMES in without falling over IN an
tjqes jar o. piece Of bronss. persists
il ealing his wife's collection ''break-
w.baek"-Bxslisgsos FSss Press
We might. perhaps. hsve more
aGseeohls weather II we should sul'sti
tsts coal for mercury in our therm"m-
stssA Coal = going up much higher
tAaA msressy.-Bessss ~
-'Doa't you suppose" said mem
bsr q The police Soroe '4hat police
man knows . rogue whsa b sees
himP' mo doubt" WAS the reply;
'sbat tho trouble b thas he does not
seiss . rogue when - knows him
-Lady-'N I give yos . penny.
vhas Win yos sayr' Bey-':rll say
any thing that yea want me to-"
Lady-"well cay Thank yoa'" By
-':Not ill I get The penny. ] don't
trust nobody now.a-daya" "-GSse.
DUa
-Lely visitoe. in psnitentiasy-
''Whas Would become Of you. poor
man, n ycu should die IN this wicked
plaeeP' Hardened long tsrmer-'The
WaRdea 'ud stop me tobacco an cell
NJ - ths doctora mum"-Bsrdsese.
-sWhat kind OF tobacco ID thisr'
askel ths customer. '1ong cut or 1ne
cutl'' 'Coanscticut" replied the deal
e. 4 nd when the man smoked Il he
knew b had been told the truth and
likswise sWindled -FHek
-.6ophronia" writes 10 70 know IL
ladies' leap-ysar privileges arc expect
Cd 70 extend 70 the offering Of seats to
gentlemen in street-earA and Offering
assistance to gentlemen who fall On
tIse sidewaIkp Most assuredly.-BuS.
linetos kss Press
Miss Clara Ito Fea'herly. who n
making q evening caI)-'P"or little
B..bby swallowed q penny to-day. and
we've al been SO much Worried about
T." Feaiherly (somewhat st loss
fig words Of encouragrmen')-'Oh.
Ier-wouldn't worry. MS Clara; .
pennv b not mrch"
-Wnrricd wif.-'Oh. doctor. what
mas detained yOuf ! sent for you ai
Twelve o clock. Nv husband il very
Il y. indeed" Doc;or (c"mplacen,ly)
Yes received your call hen. b't
as hal IN engagem nj with another
patient in this nei.hborhoOl at six
o clock. Thought I'll max. one j.o ii
il, and kill tw0 Lirds with one stone"
-JsdgG
-Browne-'Why did yon stop lit
erary wofkP Some body rUid mo ron
received . cheek for your poem"
Smithe-"Yes / did II was . blue
check-..Nn IL 943 Declined with
thanka Ten GEMS due II Was a
very enectual check "-Bmriis1tOn
Free hssa
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0ans1oo Csoessnssg Dseo Prsv.Ilang u
Many Pasos - 8asland.
Il b amusing to note the supcrsti.
lions and iancies concerning bees that
have existed at different times. some
Of which still have their faithful adj
hersnts in rural places There is In
Lincolnshire. Essex and Cornwall in
England. . superstition that bees
desert hive on the occasion Of
death in the family. unless informed Of
1t By rapping ON The hive. The belief
that hives should be wrapped in
mourning - current in Lincolnshire.
In Northampton tho entrance Of bee
into . cottage 10 de-med . certain sign
q death. and II swarm Of be.s alight
on . dead tree. or branch Of . tree.
there will be death within . year. In
Yorkshire there IL custom Of in
viting bees to the funeral These were
doubtless originated from an Observe
ton OF the fact that bees are attracted
by the scent Of fresh varnish working
on superstitiOns minds. 1t is said by
some that bees will never live in
quarrelsome family. What . blessing
Il among bee-keepers such an idea
would qusll all rising feelings Of diff.
ference in the family. Some think they
will thrive II stolen; while In other
places II Is considered unlucky to pur.
chase bees; that The only way 10 got
them 10 to have them given. catch .
wild swarm. OF to steal them. Acting
on this silly superstition. We have
known good people to go to neigh
bo1s house. take . hive of bees
without his knowledge. and leave
in payment some o,her goods.
thinking that ill-luck would follow
them II money be paid In this
superstition there 10 . shale Of truth.
Amo z such people bees are got from
their nearest neighbor, in summer,
when bees arc flying freely. and car
ried quietly home. Oi course. the old
bees return to tho old III III. next
day. and thu removed hive il unlucky,
because weak in bees for some time
till It can recuperatA II the colony
has already swar ne.l. ~ Is often the
case. the rem aiming bees are too few
to build il up into good swarm that
season. Tho observation Of results
w,thoa' . knowledge Of the cause or
the method Of preventing it gave rise
b, the sup rstitiOn in minds already
inclined thereto. Bee keepsr's Mage
asnn
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Highway Postal Locomotives.

In the south of France the govcrn-
ment p stal service is supplemented
by the wagon post" of private con.
tractors who employ many hundred
horses in conveying small parcels
from town to town. even along lhs
railway lines. This business hrs b..
come SD extensive that several road
locomotives have been ordered for il,
and are proving very satisfactory.
Two of these machines are running
between towns 70 m les apart. each
making the trip one way nightly a, n
speed Of eight mfrs IN hour. Part of
the road ID very Ii ly. with long .rali.
ents up to - much ~ one in IL. Tho
locomotive. with coal and water.
weighs 16 'o,s. and the loaded wagon
from 7 t" 10 tons. making the avcra 70
weight & the train . t,ns. At It's
pounds pressure the engines give
about IL horsepower. aud with fir
roads use about half ton Of fuel for
the round trip Of 40 miles 1h.se
engines have been running over six
moths without interruption. --Engi.
neerinI
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"~hkee. MERCHANT NAN,

SHANU MAN
A-sta'is for Action. vh,sa
-akes business move;
D-for the Dash. which ne,er
sets in . groove;
V-stands for Vim. which e'er
heads TO success;
@sor The Enemy
hustlers possess;
B-stanAs Tor Reason.
70 Which good sense yields;
T-stands for Type which The
worlds scepter wields;
A-stands for industry,
handmaid OF thrifs;
OCfor the Sales which don1
cone ~ gift;
Estands for Incidence
mans greatest curse;
A-For the Nothing in
Lazy ooac's purse;
OstAnds for Gold which yoa
al want to get:
R-stands for Patience,
which bids you not free;
A-for Advice that yoa
keep out OF debs;
1-stands for You, sir. whom
thus I advise;
-for Success, II you
but advertise.
--fsos.Mn6vs OinnnIeA
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Csrk (who belongs to Shake
pcarsan lycsum and whose dra-
msaic bent has rather the better of
him. reaches the pace at 10 = m.
Greeting TO his smpioye')-Cood msr'
row. sir.
Employer (something Of business
nan)-It il nearly. indeed Here
af.er. sir. would like To have you
eet arou d i'm time e bal m yood
nognin&
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behind tho throne The ..Valide
Oultana." or 6ultaa's mother; is poe.
sessed Of great inA1ence. She always
ranks first in the ssraglio. A wing II
the palace nearest to that of her son
is set apart for her us& She possesses
state apartmentA has an Immense
train Il slaves and every mark of 70
spect Is shown her. not only By her
son. but BY al who would curry favor
at court. 1t matters little what dispoai.
ton Turk may manifest toward biz
wivee and all others who surround
him. he is said to be always tender
and respectful 10 his mother-Sor, SAYS
he: 4 may lose my child. another
may b born to mo; my wife may die
another oils her placs. bat can have
but one mother" Il b often found
By high Officers Of state that they have
reason to dread the Interference of the
Valide Sultana moro than that Of the
Sultan himself
Thus It b plainly to be seen how nm.
educated. undeveloped women help on
~S6s OssAS pSOC0co - PsoIoiy
to b seen In The TurkisA empire
What wonder that under tho present
system we hear much q tho Vice and
corruption that rei9ns In high places
How could It b otherwise where
virtue il forever crushed and true
womanhood y neither appreciated nor
desiredP Still Il has been nv good
fortune to meet some dignifed. quiet
and cultured Turkish ladies' whose
whole bearing offered . pleasing con-
trast to that Of the generality Of Mos
lem women. II polygsmy and slavery
could Be- banished from this empire.
what. 9 change would soon be wrought
Woman. elevated to her proper sphere.
would soon exert . wholesome influ-
ence and Turkey. even under Moslem
rule. might stand on a different plane
amongthe nations Of the earth Con-
ssdstiSop.s Cor San Francisco Cbros-
6esG
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pFoRznEiM JEwELERS



usv 1Asy Arc Tr.insA - sAs Wbsk 1sso
8asiy BoysseA
Mr. Monaghan. United Statos Con-
sui at Mannheim. recently paid q
visit to the city q PforsAslm IN
Baden. with . view to sesin4 how
German Jewellers cxceled thqbo oe ~
United States. n, found the lsoethods
Of producing very similar except that
the German has the advanta&p Of b.
ing provided with . very k1celent
technical school in which shl2lren n
tended for smploym in tt Jewel
ry-shops receive a thorough theo.
rstical training long before Asy 80
the inside Of factory. InGeuotion
here 10 practically free. q manu-
facturers paying about eigat hnlings
. year for the pupils when sy IL
tend to employ. The masul EurU Of
plated ware and plate = Uwine.
Thick copper and silver 49, are
prepared with . perfectly nooth.
regular surface. Frens louis
d'Ors are cut up an(s melt
ed. run OF into platea
rubbed. fled and rolled ct 4 = size
Of the receiving plate. attasA( - che
latter BY means Of some speal secret
chemical preparation. put - lampa
and then put into q very ~ Gre Of
charcoal Here. under th9}lrained
eye Of the furnace watcher. ID meta
remains until little excrcsod oes OF
buildings along tho line os bneture
indicate that it Is done. N a It 10
taken out and left to cool. "a which
it is placed between rolls q gereat
weighta When It came a oi the
furnace 1t was . thick piec = con-
bination metal; Il leaves III rolls a
thin. long. smokey.like string plate.
fifty to seventy-fve feet G length
This is then tempered or spnsaled
over flaming gas je,s after lph Il is
rubbed. cut into strips, and hent 70
the stampers. whore It Is prests into
various designs and then (nt and
trimmed. and. after various u1nipula.
tons. comes into the salesroob ready
for the markets of the world
The markets OF the world - sup.
piled from Plorzheim with 'Yltisian''
jewelry: ':lt was an interes'i Z sup.
plement to . study in ethn} }ogy to
study the different designs int hded to
meet the tastes OF people at Il many
different parts Of the earth 4 bro. -
in SO many branches. the tirel ss and
enterprising Teu,on has dkencies
every where" Mr.. Monaghan tecom-
mends the adoption of the sypem in
vogue in regard to skilled w$rkmen
and apprenticeA which. he lhinka
combines many Of the advanta1 1ss and
very few Of the losses which secur in
.R branches os tlss jowelty ftx0e 16m
The bad work Of the beginners In all
branches the skilled workmen sit at
groOved benches with three OF fur
near then. % that bad
work 10 almost impossible. while the
skill Of the old workmen 10 transmitted
rom hour to hour and from day to
lay to those who are 70 come after
hem as skilled workmen to sustain
he reputation that has made Pforzheim
.ich and famous in two continents and
! dozen parts Of the world.
1duEs' G0SeekA
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-The fatAer Of General Custer n
d6ss st AonroA Mich. hale and hearty
q sigAty-eaa.
"A sister ef The great Alexandee
Dumas has Just died . mum ct eighty
years Of ago. She entered The cloistss
when thirty.
-1hs ex-Empress Eugsnie. who =
not yet sixty. b said b look much
elder. and b very infrm and pal& She
has been obliged to use . cane In walk.
1ng ever since 1874
-ArA Catherine Gladstone, Wito Of
~ '';rand Old Man." celebrated her
ssvsaty-sixth birthday January & She
b . little moro than two years her
husbsnd's junior. and they were mar
risd July ~ lSSa Their youngest
"a. Herbert b thirty.four.
Tho Prince of Wales b always &C
eempanied BY two detsotivsa They
dress - gentlemsa and sre ever at his
AselA At the tAeater they sit st the
baok q his box. at the races they
Stand Just behind him. and II IL their
business never - have hin out Of their
aGAk
-AltAough Braxil b noted for IL
birds Of brilliant plumags. Il 10 said
thas the Empress does not countenance
tAs wearing Of their feathers and viii
not allow them to b used On any part
of her dresses She is reported b
have told lady at Cannes that ''much
- che admired the feathers Of the mag
niAcent birds Of Brasil. che only likes
them on their bodies"
At Carlyle, Ill. . young lady con-
ceived ths idea Of issuing invitations
- unique sleigh ride. Before send
Ing out the cards. however. she secured
dve large pairs Of oxen. These were
hitched to stylish cutters. which were
loaded with the representatives Of the
beauty. wealth and culture Of the town
Throngs of people were attracted 70
witness the novel procession - Il
moved through the principal streets.
Probably the most expensively-
dressed man seen in Pittsburgh for
many . day was Toy Sun. San Fran
cisco merchant who went through
there recently on his way to Washing
ton. His garments were . combina-
tion Of silks. satins and laces and i've
big diamonds did duty for buttons
To . reporter Mr.. Sun said that the
Law prohibiting Chinese immigration
was . good QUO. and should be rigidly
enforced.
"A Washington correspondent who
attended DR.. Sutherland's
and aat in . pew directly in
front Of the Presidents. says: 81 sat
naar Mrs. Cleveland. and during the
singing ] could hear her pure. fresh
voice joining in every hymn that was
sang. She has . trained soprano,
which she uses without affectation. and
with real enjoyment. utter
Ing each word distinctly, % that the
Iong becomes . recital"
Senator Fair recently attended . |
fair In San Francisco. and
asked the price Of some rosebuds at |
he doWer-standA Before the young
ady In attendance had time to reply |
IN older one came forward and an
'wered: "Five hundred dollars, Mr..
Pair" The Senator instantly drew
lis check for the money and passed it
'ver without look Of surprise or an
loyance. The woman who took the
hack vns his divorra6 vita
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A CANINE CONSCIENCE
How Pedro Disposed 0ithe Chain WAlc
Had Kept Kim Prisoner.

now Fe0rO O1ep0oe0 q the Cho1n winch
Had Kept Him Prisoner.
Tell you another dog storyp Let
me see." and the invalid doctor
lifted his LAME leg into . chair and
scratched his head. Il never told
you about old Pedro He was the
special friend of all the children in
the neighborhood. and had . most re.
markablc memory. He was . water.
spaniel with . big head. long ears.
and . kind face; was fat. lasy and
perfectly harmless The children
used him for foot-stooi. sat upon
him. dressed him in gay calico. pinned
his shaggy ears back with burdock
burs. and he seemed to like their
frolics immensely. O,e summer an
ordinance was passed by the village
trustees requiring all dogs to be
muszled. Pedro was instead. fast.
enel with peculiarly.made chain
which had once done service in sue
ton pump It was not heavy. but
one would never forget the odd shape
of its links. A hole was cut
through the side Of Q work.
shop and The chain was
fastened with strong staple to q joist
which was exposed when the hole was
cut. Pedro was . very un willing pris-
oner for week. when. one morning.
he was found lying on the doorstep
collar. chain and staple gone BE had
gnswed the staple out and had pulled
the collar OF over his head. None of
his fastenings could be found. high or
low. Two years afterward the chain
and collar were dug out Of . pile Of
ashes in the far back end of the lot
The diggcrs knew that Pedro had
buried them. They whistled. and he
soon came bounding to the spot. ex-
pecting fun Of some kind The diggers
pointed to the chain. Pedro looked
down at it smelled of It dropped his
tail between his legs covered and
whined piteously for mercy, knowing
his guilt was found out at last, and
no mercy. Did he get
whippedP Not much He got . big
bono to gnaw. and the children
wanted to give him medal"-BsIs-
10 Eepresa
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Sixty lakes can b counted. Il b
said from the summit q Mount White
faos in the AdiroadackA Whiteface
= over 1000 feet high and % are
Mounts Seward Mcintyre and sev.
eral othsrA but tAs highest is 4ouDe
Marcy. which SiDse ko0 iset
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New York has "a CIDER Club. whose
rmbers are fined twenty d.llars f.r
.ach ofl.nse in drinKin. any il,iag
sironge' thar cider. lemonade. sars.-
parilla " sUda wafer ~ ~ from hon,-.