The national leader., 1889-01-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.

"A Scn6m6 mas Deon QeVlSeO TOT
making church socials pleasant. Each
person is given a card on which dozen
names are written, and is required to
talk five minutes with each one whose
name is on the card. At the expiration
of five minutes bell is struck and a
new partner is sought. BY this plan
wall flowers are eliminated, every body
receives attention, cllques are broken
up, and all 60 home happy. 1t Isn't
exactly progressive euchre, but 1t is
built on the same plan.
There is quite unimpeachable
Fifth Avenue, New York, girl who
stops horse cars and stages by whist
ling at them. If she wishes to board
one of these vehicles she stops care
lessly at the curb, lifts one hand in a
gracefully lazy signal to the driver,
and then prettily Fuckers her red lips,
from which she emits a shrill, musical
whistle. This is all done so demurely
and with such an air Of gentle compla-
cency that the astonished witnesses
are not apt to regard it as In the least
vulgar. ,.v
The result OF the excavations
made by archaeologists at and near
Mycenae, Greece. the past season. have
been highly satisfactory. Fifteen pre-
historic tombs were opened and large
number OF valuable relics OF q pre-
Homeric age discovered. Among
them are stones with Inscriptions. the
so-called ''island gems," copper vases
and variety of other objects in ivory.
gold and glass. The whole collection
is to be deposited in the museum at
Athens.
Even animals, especially parrots,
have singular habits. In Philadelphia.
for example, q parrot In family liv-
ing near to a church whose chimes
ring out the "Angelus," observing lit
tie girl of the family recite the prayers
one evening, as the bell rang out, the
parrot jumped from his perch to the
bottom of It's cage, and assuming q
reverent position, bowed its head and
mumbled the first few words of the
prayer. Since that time, it is claimed,
the parrot IS as regular and attentive
to its daily prayers as any member OF
the family.
The inaugural committee has re-
ceived subscriptions Of $53, 900. About
$4,000 men will probably take part in
the parade, according to the present
outlook. The music committee has re-
celved proposals from about every
important band and orchestra In the
Urited States. For the dancing
music the night of the ball the COM
mlttee has selected Beck's Band and
orchestra, OF Philadelphia, of 100
pieces, the contract price being 81, 200.
For the promenade music previous to
the ball the Marine Band has been
selected, the price agreed upon being
$3.50.
1t takes eighty men and
women to make a postage stamp.
FIRST the white paper IS cut
into sheets, leach large enough
for a hundred stamps. The stamps on
each sheet are counted twenty-six
times, to make sure the number Is
correct. The printer counts and passes
the sheet to the GUNNER, the GUNNER
gums the back, and having counted,
gives it to the perforator, who divides
the stamps by lows of little holes, not
forgetting to count. It is surprising
low quickly and accurately the hands
can work. Seven hundred million
postage stamps are made every year in
the United States. New York City
uses eight million month.
"A marriage that was attended
with numerous difficulties because OF
the scarcity of money came off in Gin
cinnati recently. After paying for the
license rs cents) the groom had but 25
cents left. He collected enough from
spectators to pay the magistrates fee,
but then another obstacle arose. The
young man said that if he did not have
certificate to prove his marriage the
parents of his bride would not believe
the ceremony had taken place, and
there would be trouble. Another col
lection was taken and the certificate
was provided. Then the couple went
away happy. They were from Hamil-
ton, KY, and had eloped to avoid the
opposition of the BRIDES parents.
of s'tacky," word that has been
coming into more or less excessive use
lately, a correspondent writes to the
New York Tribune: This word is not
exactly slang, but special applica-
tion of we'll known word. "Tacky"
is the phrase used for paint or similar
things when not quite dry. The
writer has often heard 1t used by
house-painters, who were trying with
the finger to ascertain If a second coat
of naint conld DrOhahly ha aD0ifed 1t