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Gambled Away Three Million Dollars.

The career of the Balon de Bastart, the
greatest gambler of his age, who has just
died in raris, is another proof OF the
fact, saws the New York Telegram, that
no amateur gambler ever keeps ahead OF
the game. The Baron was the slave OF
the gamester's passion.
When the treaty of Villafranca, re-
storing peace after Louis Nspoleon's
campaign, was signed, dispatch was
sent to De Bastart informing him OF the
news, which it was his duty, as Sub
Prefect of Morlaix, to post throughout
the province. - <
The dispatch was handed to him at q
baccarat table, and he simply read it and
went on with the game, for which neglect
of duty he was dismissed from the office
in disgrace. But De Bastart lost stead
ily, and those who kept track of his play
assert that his losses were $1OO, 900 per
year; so that, in the thirty years that ne
nightly frequented the Paris gambling
rooms, he is estimated to have lost the
immense sum of 50, 900, 900.
AS he possessed fixed income OF
$3.50, 900 per year he was enabled to In
dulge his passion; but had he been
clerk on a salary he would perhaps have
crippled himself.
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Mrs. Cleveland's Engagement Ring.

Mrs. CIeveland's Engagement Ring.
Mrs. Cleveland's engagement ring is
net, as is generally supposed, the
beautiful diamond ring which she wears
just above her wedding ring, but Is q
large, old-fashioned seal ring, which
now adorns the Presidents finger.
There is quite little history attached
to this ring and the way it came to be
bestowed upon Mrs. Cleyelsnd.
A few days before the departure OF
Mrs. Folsom and her daughter for
Europe it will be remembered the Presi-
dent went on to New York for the pur-
pose of seeing and bidding them good.
by. It was upon this occasion that the
PRESIDENT first definitely asked Mrs.
Cleveland to become his wife and fixed
the date of their marriage Immediately
upon her retu. n to this country. Taking
from his finger the seal ring which he
had worn for years, and which had been
originally gift from Mr. Folsom, the
President placed it on her finger, in
tending, almost Immediately thereafter,
to forward her the handsomest diamond
which could be found. This plan Mrs.
Cleveland herself ultimately changed, as
she decided it would be less likely to
attact attention if, during her stay
abroad, she wore the old seal ring which
had belonged to her dead father.
On the day of her marriage, as Is we'll
known, Mrs. Cleveland received a mag
nifcent ring and necklace OF solta'res
from the President, diamond pins for
the hair aud breast from Secretary and
Mrs. Whitney, in addition to numerous
other small gifts of similar nature from
others. But, curiously enough, the
first diamond ring which Mrs. Cleveland
ever possessed was tiny little star of
diamonds, which she wore upon the
little finger of the right hand on the
occasion of her marriage. This ring was
the gift of friend in New York, who
had known Mrs. Cleveland from early
childhood, and who hearing her mention
the fact that she had never owned dia-
mond, sent the little glittering star
from Tiffany's the day before her de-
parture from Washington when she
came on to be married. This friend was
among the number of those who came on
in the same train, and was present at
the ceremony. -B1ltimors american.
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4 FUNNY WORLD is THIS.
This world is very funny,

This world is very funny,
For no matter how much money
Van is earning he will spend it, and be hard
up all the time;
70 his utmost he is straining
To catch up without attaining,
m he makes his life burden when it should
be bliss sublime.
He who earns thousand merely,
Thinks two thousand dollars yearly
Would be just the figures to make happiness
complete;
But his income when it doubles,
Only multiplies his troubles,
2r his outgo then increasing makes his both
ends worse to meet.
It isl run in debt and borrow,
Flush to-day and broke tomorrow,
snanciering every which way to postpone
the day of doom;
Spending money ere he makes it,
And then wonderin;; what takes it,
M he, giving up the ridlle looks for rest
within the tomb.
Oh, this world is very funny
To the average man whose moEey
Doesn't quite pay for the dancing that ne
does before lie shon:d:
And he kills himself by trying
Just little higher hying
7p,.n is suited for his pocket and his own
eternal good.
-Goodalrs Sun.
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Tho SnOkplpSS Rifle.

The fatal power of the new weapon of
the French army lies principally in the
smokeess powder used. The army pro-
vided with it can conceal from the enc
nv the presence of both its artillery and
its infantry. The opposing battalions
NAV hear the thunder of guns, but they
cannot discover the situation of the
marksmen nor the object at which they
arc aiming. 1t will be equally impossi.
BILE to estimate the distance or, ascertain
the direction in which the fire should be
returned. The cavalry will be helplessly
exposed to slaughter. Strategy On a
large scale will be impossible, and mill
tary tactics will be placed on an entirely
new basis.
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Uses OF Mineral Waters.

Mineral waters, as to their sources, are
of two classes, the imported and the
domestic. AS to their nature, they are
artificial or natural. Not oil Of the best
waters will bear expectation, or even long
keeping in stock. Many of them throw
down their mineral constituents and
dccompose When exported in wood; and
even in glass not few of them become
inert by keeping. The waters that are
the most strongly mineralized, especially
those that are the most fully charged
with carbonic acid gas, bear expectation
the best. Those of weaker constitution,
like some delicate individuals and some
delicate wines, do not stand sea voyage.
"Old books to read, old wood to burn,
old wine to drink, old friends to talk
to-" but no old mineral waters for cure.
Some physicians hold, indeed, that all
mineral waters begin to lose their virtues
as soon as they leave the spring. Thisis
an extreme view; it is quite unproven OF
some of the best waters. yet most of them
are effective in proportion to their fresh
ness. The best importing houses aim,
very properly, to keep little stock on
hand, in order that it may be fresh. We
have full list of excellent mineral
waters to choose from, whether native or
imported, whether natural or manu-
featured, whether medicinal waters or
table waters. 1 can not say too much for
a good table water, meaning by this
drinking water that is O) but slightly
mine ralizcd. that is (2) charged more or
less freely with carbonic acid gas, and
(3) that IS absolutely pure, hygienically
speaking. Such waters are the Apolli-
naris, the Llysmic, the Giesshubel, the
Poland Silica, the Underwood Spring
Water, and many others. The Nichy,
Seltzcr, and Saratoga waters, though
more strongly medicinal, are used as
table waters by many. The appetizing
and digestive qualities of all the waters
Just named are we'll known, and their
pleasant flavor and sparkle; in many
cases of impaired digestion have found
nothing more useful than they, and !
regard them as useful in chronic diseases
when impaired nutrition is a main
feature. Pure sodawater (more properly
called carbonated water), whether natural
or manufactured. is a powerful aid to
digestion by stimulating the stomach,
and also, probably, by aiding to dis
solve the mineral ingredients of the
food. 1t is very appetizing; it corrects
acidity in the stomach, checks the dis.
position to nausea, and cools the system
in febrilc complaints; it lessons the desire
for spirituous liquors, and is indeed the
ideal beverage for the water-drinker,
provided always that pure water is used
in its preparation. The consumption OF
table waters in this country increases
probably about 10 per cent. per year,
that of medicinal water has nearly
doubled since 1880. Table waters
prepared from distilled waters, as they
Should be, have the great advantage that
they can not carry the germs Of disease.
DR.. TI'us Munson Coan, IN Harper.
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WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
Taking Music as a Tonic.

Julius Eichberg, the well-known Bos.
ton musician, tells this story of an early
experience: One day lady somewhat
dvanced in years came to make arrange
ments for taking private lessons in sing
ing. At the end of the second lesson the
teacher felt constrained to tell her that
her ear was not true. She received the
remark very coolly, and at the next
lesson sang as badly as before. 81 am
afraid" said MIR. Eichberg, that you
can never learn to sing in tune" ooh,
it doesn't matter" was the surprising
reply. "Coesn't matter" said the as
tonished teacher. "No," said the pupil,
II don't care anything about music, but
my doctor said that singing would be
the best thing for my dyspepsia, and so
I decided to take lessons"
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Sponcing in Central America.

The sponge industry of the colony OF
Bezile, Central America, has had rapid
growth within the past three years--a
growth which received strong impetus
as as the result of the specimen sent to the
Colonial Exhibition in London. Like
most of the other products of the colony,
hitherto unknown, the sponges found IN
the clear waters surrounding the numer-
Gus caves along the coast have been dis
covered to possess rare value, and many
enterprisiug firms, both in London and
on the continent, have not only directed
inquiries to be made regarding the cost
of production, but have sent out agents
and experienced spougers to institute
traffic in this most valuable article OF
commerce. Times DeA0'rat.
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''Theu it was you," said Mr.. sigour-
ney, land not the gardeners eldest
girl, or a water girl in disguised"
"Yes, it was II" owned Kate, redden-
ing to the roots of the short, brown
curls.
81 am sure I beg your pardon" said
Mr. Sigourney.
"You won't betray me1" faltered she.
"Certainly not! But why did yon
do it2"
"Oh, for funl"
And that was the only answer she
would give him.
Until six months afterward, when she
drew little silk crochet purse out of her
pocket and showed him two crumpled
bills-a two and one.
Jack" said she, edo you remember
that2"
He shook his head. .:."" .c:.77.s
"No," said he.
"You paid them to me for the hire of
the boat. Oh, Jack, I wanted some
pocket money so much, and l did not
know how else to get it. But it didn't
do me any good alter all, because, after
| had met you, couldn't raake up my
mind to spend it, and-aud-"
"My darling grill" cried Jack, enthu.
siastically. "Did You really keep those
because of me2 But 1 can assure you of
one thing-you shall never be short of
pocket money while you are my wife"
And he kept his promise. Sunday
MMt.
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Selecting SalesWomen.

A traveller in foreign lands says: eff
one were to Judge of the physique of
English women from the specimens he
sees in the shops, behind the counters,
he would set them down for very tall
race, but if he inquiries into the subject
he will find that these women are
selected for their very height-the taller
their figure the heigher their salary, very
often. A stranger with an observing
eye will also notice that English and
French saleswomen, or salesladies, as
they are called in New York, dress in
black while on duty. This, however, is
not a mere caprice on the part of the
women; in most shops it is compulsory.
The shopkeepers believe that shopwo-
men look neater and better in black than
in colors, and so all of them wear black.
The gowns may be of any material, but
the color must be uniformly black. Nor
are they allowed to wear snowy trim
mings; and as for jewelry, either real or
imitation, it is out of the question. In
some shops they may, or rather they
must wear simple, plain linen collar and
linen cuffs; this is the case at Whitely's
the largest shop in London, and some
say even larger than the worldfamous
Bon Marche of Paris"
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Doesn't Consider Marriage q Failure.

Justice Screws, Of Montgomery, Ala,
married [ awrence Storrs to Fannie Hen
derson, after giving the following pre-
liminary advice: "Marriage is at once
the most sublime, exultant and soul
epwrapping of all the heavenly COM
mands. The realization of loves young
dream is the most blissful of all earthly
ioys, or at any rate the poet attunes his
lyre so to say. Yet marriage sometimes
comes to very unromantic phases
house rent, wash tubs, collards, occa-
sional domestic broils, and, if you follow
the divine in JUNCTION and help people the
earth, you will be afflicted with many
lusty squalls. These parties propose to
enter into this state. If there be objec-
ton, let it be known"
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Ages o. Noted Trees.

A writer in the Christian at Work
gives the ages of some noted trees. Tho
trees remarkable for their longevity he
says, are the Wallace oak, at Ellcrslie,
Scotland, 700 years; oak on estate of
James Wadsworth, Geneseo, N. T., 500
wears; yew trees at Fountain Abbey,
England, 1900 years, and in Scotland,
said to be 25G0 years; elns in Swltzer-
land, 335 years; cedars. on Lebanon, 500
wears; olives in the Garden of Olives,
500 wears, and the huge trees of Cali
fornia, some of which are 400 feet high
and more than 100 feet in circumference,
whose period of growth is calculated by
some to be several thousands Of years.
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1870. $780, lS9O.
Native. 81 99l ,142 43, $40 5S,5?1, ,479
Foreign-bo 5,567,2?9 6,679,9S ll,SCo'ooo
"a, 3s 55s.371 81, 155, ,7s3 70, ,S22, 479

Total. .SS, ,55S,3 81, 155, ,7SS 7o,S22, 479
"It is very evident that the foreign
element will form much larger proper
ton of the population in 1880 than ever
before. In 1860 this proportion was
about 13 per cent. /; in 1870, IA per cent. !;
and in 1882, about Is per cent. In 1870
it will be not far from 1s per cent"
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Renounced the Gay World.

A mysterious and striking auction
sale toUk place in New York the other
day, in an uptown flat. It had evil
dently been occupied by a woman, young,
beautiful, and refined, and she had gone
out of it without removing even her
rings that lay in the Jewel-stand on the
dainty dressing, table. Everything was
sold unreservedly. A piano, with pile
OF songs and sheet after sheet Of classical
music; library containing all the best
of modern authors, and many of whom
the verdict of the ages have consecrated: {:
books finely bound and artistically il
lustrated, showing that the reader liked
to have her mental food served up on
dainty dishes: pictures that, while they
were not perhaps, very costly, showed
the owner knew the best and appre-
ciated it; brio a-brac of all sorts and
well selected; table service, consisting
of napery-like satin and china, showing
the best of the Wedgwood, Sevres, and
Worcester manufactures. And wearing
apparel dainty enough for a princes
tiny satin slippers, ive-and-a-half gloves,
stockings fke silk cobwebs, and hand
kcrCnlclS rs une-dualIt, pictures uc,
made evidently for tall, slim woman;
Eastern shawls, delicate lace trimmed
lingerie all the beautiful things with
which high-bred and luxurious woman
surrounds herself. Apparently no selec-
tions had been, nothing kept back, and
the woman had walked away beyond a
doubt with nothing but the clothes she
wore. The auctioneer, said, briefly, in
answer to all interregations, that the
owner had suddenly determined to 90
into a convent, and had directed that
the entire contents of the fiat be disposed
of for the benefit of the institution she
had entered. 1t was plain that the great
tragedy of a life lay behind it, but what
it vas, the details of it, will never be
known.
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Total for 10 wears. ...............5,73 49,:

Total for 10 wears. s................5, ,737, ,252
"Adding this total to the increase in
the native. born population at the rate
which prevailed from 1870 to 1880, and
it will be found that the probable
increase in population during the pres
ent decade, after making due allowances
for births and deaths, will have been
40, 246, 639, and the total population in
1880, native and foreign born, 10, 3s2,-
479, divided as follows:
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Early Marriage.

The marriage of damsels under nine
teen ought to be forbidden by law. &C
cording to the London Telegraph, which
has been trying to find out whether
matrimony is failure. If the 7elegra"h
will scan the marriage records of this
town, it will see that such law would
lead to the postponement, If not the
prevention, of several thousand OF the
weddings that are celebrated here every
year. The earliest marriages here are
among the Germans and The Italians,
many of whose maidens become wives
between seventeen and nineteen. In old
times girls were encouraged to wed at a
still earlier age. When Canada was
under France, the French King gave a
handsome gift of money to every girl in
the province who secured husband by
the time she was sixteen, and a reprimand
was given to those fathers whose
daughters were not in wedlock at that
age.
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Small Hands a Badge of Nobility.


We infer from some of the letters re-
ceived by us from our young readers that
a number of them cherish the ridiculous
opinion that to have small hands and
feet is sign of noble descent and high
breeding. We can assure these deluded
damsels that race and breeding have
nothing to do with the size of the ex-
tremities. The biggest hand we ever
saw attached to a human arm was that
of a young officer, the scion of family
ennobled six centuries ago, and we have
seen hands of the most delicate size and
texture belonging to persons of the low
liest origin. Witness, also, the chubby
paw of her most gracious Majesty Queen
Victoria, whose race has been Of royal
rank for fifteen hundred years. Nature
proportions the hands and feet, with the
utmost exactness to the other parts of
the Eody. Consequently, the hands and
feet are always .ust right. To change
them would be to destroy the harmony
of the frame. To be dissatisfied with
them argues a real vulgarity of mind, a
want of good sense, and we may add, q
thankless impiety.-NsU York Ledger.
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soI'
''Dld you tell him that I had head
ache, Cleo2"
"Yes, but he looked at me in that
stony way of his Tell her to come
down, says he, slow-like. And miss, he
m ans it,"
Kate clutched her curls in both hands.
"l'll have to 60 down." groaned she.
"There's no help for it."
'Is your head very bad, miss2" SAID
Cleo, sympathetically. "a little bay
rum"
"Oh. don't talk about bay rumn' cried
Kate, hur:icdly adjusting her laccs.
"Givc me my brooch, Cleo, and the little
silver bangles. There Now for my
DOOM
And with the courage of sheer des-
peration, she marched straight down
stairs, and was formally introduced to
Colonel Courtenay and Mr. Sigouuey.
GLOW do you do, Miss Ka>well." said
Jack Sigourney. with the impressive
ness of u red Indian.
He had recognized her-Kate knew
that by the sparkle under his cyeIashe,
but he made no sign of the recogni-
ton. and in her heart she thanked linn
with an exceeding great tide of graft
tude. And after the first meeting things
were not so bad. Colonel Courtenay
had travelled a good deal and Mr.. sigour-
ney had plenty of small talk at his COM
mand
The dinner went off charmingly, and
it was not until the two elders had
strolled out, after the black Hamburg
grapes and the Magnum Bonum plums,
to smoke their cigars, that Kate ventured
to look her late customer in the face.
GLOW did you like the boating
this morning4" said she, little hysteri-
cally.%*
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-09

other estimates he has in the last three
years saved the country m any thou
sands of pounds yearly. No other mem
Der Of parliament has done as we'll in
this respect. But for him Mr.. Akers-
Douglas would have drawn and still be
drawing 10000 year upon his personal
receipt from the consolidated fund, with
liberty to spend the money in support
of the coercion policy in parliamentary
elections. But for him the two VACANT
seats Oh the board of customs would
have been filled and the country charged
with e2, 400 a year He has been sim
cere and extremely useful In the matter
of economy, and his influence i'll that
direction is at present more conspicuous
than his political faults. Five years
ago, when Sir Stafford Northcote, Mr..
Smith and Sir r. Cross were far more
troubled by Lord Randolph Churchill
than Mr.. Smith is just now, there was
talk in Tory councils that some suitable
exile should be found for him when the
Tories came into power. But the talk
died away when it was found that Lord
Randolph was the minister maker in
1885: and now, with abundant youth and
time on his side. he can we'll afford TO
wait for a return of the tide Of political
fortune,
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1T MUST BE STANLEY.
English Reinforcements Will Be
Sent to Cooperate With the
Whifa Docha

English Reinforcements Will Be
Sent to Cooperate With the
White Pasha.
Special Cable to the Globe.
LONDON, Dec. S.-The news from the
Soudan that the White Pasha is on the
march in the direction of Wady-Halfa
has strengthened the opinion of those
African experts who believe that he is
Henry M. Stanley. 1t is stated at the
headquarters of the English Emin Re-
lief association that important news Of
Stanley may be expected within the
next two weeks. The statement pub
liShed to-day, that the British force at
Suakim is to lie heavily reinforced and
will assume the offensive on Wednes-
day next, has created an impression in
military circles that the advance move
ment will be continued up to Berber,
and detachment sent further on to
form a junction with the White Pasha,
thus relieving him from the only seri-
Gus opposition he will have to encoun-
ter before reaching civilization. This
view seems plausible and is confirma-
ton of the opinion that the White Pasha
is Stanley, as shortly after the depart
ure Of the explorer for the relief of
Emin it was stated. on the authority of
well known attache of the British
foreign Office, that, outside of the relief
of Emin Bey, one of the chief objects of
the expedition is to reopen the old ivory
route from KhartOum to Berber and
Suakim.
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BLACK GOODS

Black is a coming color, if it can
be called a color. Some folks go
so far as to have black sheets on
their beds, black underwear, etc.
This latter, however, is getting to
be quite common. just look at
these prices:
45-Inch All-Wool Henriettas, 75c,
zoe, ST, S1.15.
All-Wool Ladies' Cloth, 81 inches
wide, soc, 65c and 75c.
Atwood French BrOadcloths, 81
inches wide, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50.
$500 and $500.
Priestley's Henriettas. pure silk
warp, 40 inches wide, at S1.25,
S1.5O,S1.75, $500 and 1925.
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Linen Handkerchief.

so. dozen Ladies' Printed Hem
stitched Handkerchiefs at sc, worth
10 and 15c.
80 dozen Ladies' White and Col
Ored Hemstitched and Embroidered,
also printed borders. at 12 1-2c.
worth 20 and 25c.
80 dozen Ladies' Embroidered
Sheer and Fancy Worked Designs
at 25c. No such values were ever
brought to this market under SOC.
80 dozen Ladies' French En-
brOidered Sheer Linen Unlaundered
Initial Handkerchiefs at 25c, really
worth 45c.
rs dozen Gents All Pure Linen
Hemstitched Handkerchiefs at 25c.
80 dozen Gentlemen's Printed and
Embroidered Hemstitched Handker-
chiefs at 25c, good value at 40c.