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THE THREE LOVES.
An Allegorio Story BASED on q Caref1
Study Of Human Nature.

An Allegorio Story Based on q Careful
Study of Human Nature.
Idly wandering along the summer lane
bordered with sweet flowers, the young
man arr we'd at crossing where three
paths spread out in different directions
At the entrance to each path was a
young girl.
The first was blonde, the second was
brunette and the tresses of the third
were of the auburn of Titan.
The eyes of the first were blue; the
eyes of the brunette were piercing black;
those of the other were cold, hazel
brown.
The first held in her hands some
Violets; the second wore at her waist a
bunch of carnations; between the teeth
OF the third was hlood-red rose.
The first was slender; her 1.-THE figure
bespoke virgin grace; her expression was
sweet and trusting and her delicate skin
was radiantly pure.
The second was of full form; her
stature was enticingly graceful. Her
alluring glance and flushed cheek were
indicative Of yoluptuous JOY.
The third was slight; her sprightly
figure was full of provoking grace; the
penetrating expression of the eyes was
capriciously varied with subtle glances
of coquetry.
The first maiden spoke to the young
man, and said: 81 am the one who
will devotedly serve you, for. my heart
responds with love for you. Your glance
causes me to tremble and ! will blush
inglY surrender my life to you. am
the one who will ever live for thy
caresses and thy love, for my soul is
thine. / am the faithful companion
of our indissoluble union. Young man,
/ will love thee Always"
The second maiden spoke to the young
man, and said:
81 am the one who curiously awaits
you, for my idle heart feels somewhat
pleased by your glances. I am the one
to whom thy light thoughts turn and
viii gaFiy abandon myself 10 thy
caresses. am the one who will shower
love upon thee for a moment, for l am
the free and light compan on who will
share thy pleasures while our transient
union lasts.
Young man, viii love thee for
awhile.
Inc third maiden spoke to the young
man, and said: Il am the one who has
not awaited thee, for my heart has never
felt the influence of love. 1 am the one
VINO inspires interest in thy thoughts.
! will feign love for thee, but will never
be thy slave. ] am the one who will
increasingly torture you with her cruelty,
but thou wilt never move a single fiber
OF my soul. am the perverse eompan-
ION who viii deceive thee always during
our lameDtable union. Young man, l
will love thee never"
The young man looked successfully
at the three maidens.
The first seated herself by the road
side and burst into tears.
The second lightly shrugged her
SHOULDERS and slowly walked away.
The third burst into laughter and
quickly fed, and the young man rushed
of in pursuit of her.-Herbert Field, in
America -
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LIFE IN THE AIR.
Results of Investigation Regarding Aerial
Micro Organisms.

Results of Investigation Regarding Aerial
Micro-Organisms.
Micro-organiSms are dust-like parti-
cles capable of cultivation or reproduc-
tion in certain media, and at certain
temperatures, and these are scattered
everywhere in the air. DR.. Miguel, at
the Montsouris observatory, at Paris,
has made an extensive inquiry into
their distribution in air and water,
while in this country Dr. Percy Frank
lin has also investigated the subject
with commendable persistence, The
result Of these inquiries is that in cold
weather, especially when the ground is
covered with snow, the number of or
ganisms in the air is very much re-
duced, and presents a striking contrast
with that found in warm weather
Experiments made on March show
that during dry, cold weather, with
strong east wind blowing over London,
large number of micro-organisms may
still be present in the air. 1t is par
ticularly noticeable that after heavy
shower, and within few hours after
ward, the number of miero-organisms
in the air should be as abundant as
usual. Taking an average of the ex-
| perimepts made on the roof of the sci
ence schools of the South Kensington
museum, the mean number of organ
isms found in liter Of air amounted to
! thirty-hve, while an average of 279 fell
on one square foot in one minute.
Other experiments made near Rel
gate, and in the vicinity of Norwich,
present a marked contrast with those
| made III South Kensington. There was
a remarkable tpeedOnl frpm Hliaro.or-
| ganisms of the air collected on the
heath near Norwich during compare
lively warm weather in April, while the
air in gardens in Norwich and Reigate
vas richer in organisms than that of the
open air.
ExpeflmeAts made in inclosed places,
where there is littte or no aerial motion,
shows the number Of suspended organ
isms to be very moderate, but as soon as
any disturbance in the air occurs, from
dr4rghts or people moving about, the
number rapidiy increases and may be-
come very great. Experiments made in
a railway carriage afford a striking ex-
ample of the enormous number of micro
organisms which become suspended in
the air when many persons are brought
gether.--Newcastle lEng.) Chronicle.
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HUMANITY'S AVERAGES.
All About Weight, Height, Blood, RespII
tiOn and Other Mattera

All About Weight, Height, Blood, RespIra-
tiOn and Other Matters.
The average weight of the male adult
is 130 pounds; of women about 10
pounds. The average height of the
American is about 5 feet inches The
average height of all English speaking
nations is about the same as above; of
women, feet inches. One inch of
height adds two pounds of weight on
the average. The specific gravity of the
body ranges from O.95O to 1.O3O The
heart weiges 260 grammes in women and
800 grammes (104 ounces) in men; the
average weight is 292 grammes The
period of its maximum weight is be-
tween the ages of 80 and so years.
The amount of blood in the body is
one-thirtieth the weight of the body, or
five or six quarts or IL or 12 pounds.
The average man dies when he has lost
one-fifth of his blood. The heart with
each contraction ects six ounces of
blood from each ventricie, at pressure
in the left ventricle of one-fourth of an
atmosphere. The heart sends all the
blood around the body of the average
man once every 30 seconds, or in about
35 contractions of the organ. A deadly
poison injected into the veins kills in
Is seconds on the average; injected
under the skin in about four minutes.
A cubic millimeter of blood contains s.
900, 600 blood cells in the average man,
and about 4,50O, 600 in the average
woman. There are 800 red cells to every
one white blood cell. The red cells
have an average diameter of 1-S, 200 of
an inch, the white cells of 1-25, 900 of an
inch. The specific gravity of blood is
1.055. The frequency of the pulse in
the new born is 159; in infants year old,
10; at 2 years, 95; from to IA, S5; in
an adult man; -; woman, So The re-
spirations are one-fourth as rapid as the
pulse.-St. Lou.s Republic.
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SAVE THE SCRAPS.
How to BE Economical in Practice as We
as in Theory.

How to BE Economical in Practice as Well
as in Theory.
There are great many persons who
are economical enough in theory but
who waste great deal in practice. 1t
requires patience to separate the bits of
fat from cold roast, to try them out
and lay them aside for use in the store
room. For this reason many house
keepers throw away the remnants of a
roast after it has been served up twice.
A woman who will sew industriously for
many hours to save paying seamstress
half a days work will sometimes
thoughtlessly throw away more than
the equivalent of the seamstress' wages
in these scraps. The fat of beef nicely
tried out is equivalent to butter and
equally valuable for frying. TRY the
experiment of saving every scrap Of
beef, veal and chicken fat, strain and it
weigh it, and its value will be a cause
of genuine astonishment if you have
never undertaken the experiment be-
fore. Save every scrap of mutton and
other ng-fiavored fats and try them
out for soap 1t takes only few
moments to prepare good homemade
source alone will be found nearly equal
to the saving of butter from making use
of the scraps of fat suitable for cooking.
No scrap of meat or vegetables should
ever be wasted. Bits of meat, however
inconsiderable in quantity, can be COM
| bined with some other, put in an omel-
cite, made into croquettes by addition
of rice or some other meat and reserved
in many ways that will leave no hint
that it has previously appeared for per-
haps a third time. 1t is little more
difficult to know what to do with vege-
tables that are left over The most ap-
petizing method of disposing of such as
can be used in this way is in a salad.
Spinach, string BEANS beets, bits of
turnip and potatoes can be used in this
way. The next method is an omelette.
Cold asparagus, peas, bits of fried egg
plant, oyster plant and other vegetables
are delicious served in this way. Most
mashed vegetables, like parsnips or
mashed potatoes, are delightful served
in balls. In preparing all rechauffes it
| should be remembered that the food is
already cooked, and any further contin-
uation of the cook ng will impair its
flavor. 1t should therefore be heated
to the point of cooking, but not beyond
\ it. A little boiling-hot sauce is great
advantage to these dishes where it can
be suitably used. Steaming is one OF
the best ways of heating food which is
| reserved. Not one crumb of bread in a
household need be wasted. Each week
after baking, all stale bread should be
| collected, dried and sifted to serve fol
breading meats, for croquettes, pudding
stufing to fowl, or many other dishes.-
| n. Y. Tribune.
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A Curious Family History.

An interesting bit of family history
was brought to light in Clerk Orchards 8
Office the other day. Mrs. A. NJ. Cook
presented the incomplete naturalization
papers of her father, desiring their COM
pletion, as she has a claim against the
United States Government, and 1t is re-
quired by law that she take out natural
ization papers, she having been born in
England. Her father, Jasper Fletcher,
took out his first papers in cambridge,
ILL.,, In 1861, but before taking out his
second papers he started overland for
(alifornia, and while on the way, the
party was attacked by Indians. The
mother was killed. and the father, Mrs
Cook, then Mary Fletcher, a girl of
fourteen, and her two-year-o!d sister
taken prisoners. Mr.. Fletcher after
ward escaped, the elder daughters
liberty was bought, while the younger
sister, If alive, is still a captive of the
Indians. The father went to Salt Lake
City, where he died, and the second
papers were never taken out So Mrs.
Cook got completion of her fathers
naturalization papers and this makes her
a naturalized citizen of the United
States.-Davenport uows) Democrat
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A VERY SOLOMON.
How q Sagacious Russian Judge Discovered
a Culprlt.

How q Sagacious Russian Judge Discovered
CulprIt.
That the race Of judicial Solomons is
not quite extinct in the nineteenth CEN
tury, even in Russia, is evident from the
following ingenious device imagined by
one of them to discover on which side
truth and justice lay in rather difficult
case that came before him recently, says
st. Petersburg correspondent. In the
university town of Dorpat a prosaic
plOdding burgher complained to the
Judge of the peace" that he had been
defrauded by the defendant of twenty
roubles (e2)." 81 bought cow from
him-he is a peasant-your Honor" he
explained. ''and first paid for the ami
NAL, and then asked him to drive it
from the market place into my yard.
This he agreed to do. Well, when he
had the COW close by my house he re-
fused to bulge step further unless 1
paid him twenty roubles, saying that
he had received nothing from me. This
was lie, because paid him the money
a few minutes before" "Where are
your witnesses?" asked the Judge.
witnesses! I have not single wit
Doesn't he know right we'll that l paid
himP" sd d he pay you the money!"
asks the judge of the defendant. ~
never saw the color of 1t, your Honor,
didn't. Why, if had, do you think"
THAT will do" exclaimed the Judge;
1.-The plaintiffs claim, unsupported by
witnesses or evidence of any kind, is
null and void. He seems an honest
fellow, though, and has evidently lost
his twenty roubles. Let's make up a
little subscription for him. head the
list with Ave roubles. Won't you give
something, too?" inquired the Judge Of
the defendant who had won the suit
THAT will" eagerly exclaimed the
triumphant spitQr, with whole heart
VIII three=roubles do2 Here's the
note" The Judge took the three
Fouhle note daintily, examined 1t critic
ally, looked suspiciousiy at the do
nator, and said: "You dare to utter false
money in an imperial court of justice!
Have you any more notes of this des-
cription? This is very serious matter
indeed. Where did you get this forged
money!" The peasant turned red and
white and yellow, gave series of ex-
plaRatipas that eOntradieted each other
muttered and mumbled and loundered
about from lie to lie, till at last, in des-
pair, he cried out, ''If you want to know
| the whole truth, here it is: This here
forged note belongs to the plaintiff He
did pay me twenty roubles for the cow,
the rascal, but he paid me in forged
notes, an9 that's one of them 1t comes
to what said that he didn't pay me
at all, and it's he that must go to ST.
IBERIA for uttering forged notes. HOT I.
am as innocent as the babe unborn"
The Judge condemned, then a.. id there,
tEst innocent peasant to refund the
twenty roubtes, feE the notes were
really as good as the best that circulate
! in the empire of the Cars
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ISAS, WEDNESDAY,, JULY 80. 1890.

imported, principally from Mexico,
making the total product of our mines,
smelters and ref1neries about 81, 600, 600
fine ounces of silver
The total value of the gold deposited
at the mints during the calendar year
was $4S, 9O3, ,O72, of which S42, $50, 2Oe were
new deposits and 90, SoS, 500 redeposits.
The total deposits and purchase of sill
yer aggregated so,2s7, 7,564 standard
ounces of the coming value of s42, 237,- :
1o5, of which SO, O74, ,21e standard ounces
OF the coming value of S41, 977, 265 con-
sisted of new deposits. The quantity of
silver purchased for the silver-dollar
coinage was 81, 125, ,357 fine ounces, cost
ing $25, ,379, $40, an average value of 93 Sc
cents an ounce fine. The amount of sill
yer offered the Treasury Department for
sale aggregated Al, 965, TOO fine ounces.
The net loss of gold and silver to the
United States by excess of exports over
imports of the precious metals was as
follows: Gold, SSs, $50, 753; silver, Sl4,-
7Ss, $3.50; total, $53, ,675, ,419.
The total metallic stock of the United
States is estimated to have been as fol-
lows: Gold coin and bullion, $3.50, 275,-
007; silver coin and bullion, S43S, 3SS, ,624;
total, 81, 127, 1868, 3,631.-Washington Let
fer.
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OF GENERAL INTEREST

st. Louis has dog that is a fire.
quenter of funerals, seeking them out
and making them especially in his diver
sions.
Chinese women, to secure the bless
ing Of children, get shoe at the temple
of the goddess cf children, and return it
TO the temple if the abiect is accom-
plished.
"A farmer who resides near Lewis
ton, Me, says that some years ago he
planted beans the first day of May, and
that in less than six weeks they were
shelling them out.
"A woman in Ohio not long since
lost child through diphtheria, and
forced her other children to kiss the
dead body. They all grew sick with the
same disease and died.
An Irish boy in a New York City
court recently pleaded guilty to burg
larry to save his guilty brother b4t the
brother came forward when he saw the
innocent one convicted, and insisted on
being sent to prison in his stead.
Rocky noun tain sheep are not very
numerous, and the hand"2me head of
that animal brings from $35 to S10e.
Mountain sheep are sold IN Paifs, when
the taxidermist has saved the whole
animal. and they sell for $3.50 pair.
The statement is made that at least
seventy letters day miscarry because
of the similarity n the aanies Of Oswego
and Owego. For this reason each tawq
wants the other town to change its name;
but of course neither town will do so.
Some one has figured that there are
in Denver. Col, thirty-one milii0naires
whose aggregate wealth is $40, 500, 600,
and thirty-five semi-millionaires whose
! wealth aggregates $17, 500, 900, making
in all S64, 900, 900 owned by sixty-six
men.
1t is an interesting point in Ameri-
can history If, as stated, the Confederate
gray uniform was borrowed from the
| First Virginia Regiment, which borrow
! cd it from the Seventh New York Regi-
/ meat. The Confederate song Dixie"
was of Northern authorship.
That there is a great deal of exag-
! geration in almost all the stories that
| come from Russiacan not be doubted. 1t
| is quite certain that the country is in a
| disturbed, or, perhaps, even in danger
Gus state; but the bulk of the people are
unconscious that the Gar is really the
| tyrannical monster which most of the
! European journals represent him to be.
! There is very curious stone about
| Witch very little is ever heard. 1t is
called tias FAlexandrite" in honor of
Alexander of Russia, who was very fond
of It. In the daytime the Sienes resemble
an emerald, except that they sre seme-
what darker, but at night they are a
deep purplish red. They are found in
India, and, like all rare stones vary
Tnuch in their qualities.
--ORe reason why France, Germany
and Russia discourage immigration 10
the United States is because foreigners
who come here sooa drop into the
English language and discard theiy own.
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THE NEWEST MlLLlNERY.n
It Consists of Small Toquss, Large Hats and
Other Charming Headgear.

Oeher Ch0rming he9dgear.
There are small toques with strings
that may be called capotes; hats rather
fat in shape and small capotes. In hats
the shape is much varied. Some are
short at the back, or pointed in front or
slightly turned up, These are made in
spotted black net, drawn and trimmed
with loops of wide ribbon.
Dressy hats will be made of what they
call 'agreements'-that Is to say, of
straw lace or guipure, open like fine
passementerie. and in color or black,
mixed with gold jet or metals, in fact, open
or fancy straws will be worn and very
few plain ones. For toques and capotes
pale blue, pink and light heliotrope
are just now in vogue.
The open crowns are seen on toques
and large hats of lace, gauze, net and
lacy straws made over frame. Frills
of black lace and a jet eoronet form a
theater toque, with lace brides and a
crown Of pink crushed roses. Crowns of
flaming red velvet are used with lace, or
lace straw brims, and Jet ooronet
pressed closely against the crown.
Velvet ribbon is used for bows and
strings, the latter appearing on bonnets,
toques and large hats. Gauze ribbons
are only suitable for midsummer
Scotch or tartans plaids are only effect
i've with black accessories. Stripes,
novelty plaids and gros grain having a
satin edge, are all used with flowers,
tips and long plumes.
Double-faced satin ribbons are exceed
ingly rich in appearance, but do not
take" like velvet ribbons. Velvet
roses nestle amid frills and bows Of lace.
Dressy bonnets seem to consist of a
crown of small flowers, twist or velvet
for brim, loops and ties of velvet rib
bon, and spray of flowers on top. but
it requires taste and art to arrange these
apparently simple creations in a stylish
manner.
Large black hats have the low crowns
covered with roses, leaves and long
stems, bow of velvet ribbon, fold facing,
knotted loosely, and strings of velvet
Purple and lavender flowers on black
toques are the first flower-trimmed hats
seen. Yellow, violet and black are COM
bined; purple and stem green and pink
roses will be put on, and with any
thing.
Velvet pansies are exquisite on black
tulle toque. Spanish hats require red,
yellow and black, combined. Poppies
and chrysanthemums are lovely in the
rich red and yellow shades especially y
reserved for them. Open crowns, later
on, will be outlined with wreath of
buds and leaves having thorny stems
prominently displayed. - Dry Goods
| Chronicle.
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"a CITTLE NONSENSE"


Mrs. Youngwife-"Didy you ever try
any of my biscuits, iudge?" Judge
"No, never did, but dare say they de-
serve it. t."-Yonkers Statesman
-"Doctor, am very ILL., And vet
eat well; l drink we'll; sleep we'll"
"Never fear, my dear madam; we will
cure you Of all that. t.'-Harper's Bazaar.
--Sandham-"Jones is certainly a
very enterprising man. He leaves no
stone unturned to attract custom 70
Danks-"Yes, but l think he makes q
mistake in advertising spring chickens
all the year round. Grocer.
Busy cabman CLOSING the door,
"Where to, sir?" Apoplectic gentleman
(gasping) -'I-I-can'tc catch NV breath.
II feel as If were going to die"
Busy cabman-''Yes, sir; shall drive to
an undertaker's or the morgue, STRIP
N. Y. Weekly.
-Wife-'John, if we go to the theater
tonight will you have to go out between
the acts to see a man?" Husband
I'm very much afraid shall" Wife
'Well, here's dollar and half extra.
Get ticket for him, and let him sit
with us. s."-Life.
Its all very well to talk about
hearing both sides" said Bronson, but
there are some things 1 don't want to
hear both sides Of" What, for in
stance?" inquired Tangle. ''Wel, a
bass drum, One side of that Is quite
enough. Light.
Young wife Cheamingly)-'T have a
surprise for you, Clarence. Imade these
doughRuts myself" Young husband
(pausing with one half way to his mouth)
You made them, Effie?" 81 did;
lts my first attempt" (Fervently)-
My darling, you have saved my lifel''
tLays doughnut down).-Chicago Trib-
une.
This is the prevalent style of Joke
in the Post-ofice Department-First
clerk-"How is this about Wanamaker
selling thirteen two-cent stamps for
cent and quarter" Second clerk-'sI
don't know. He can't of course" First
elerk-"But he does just the same.
Isn't one cent and a quarter twenty-six
cents? Ha, ha!''-WashinGton Star.
-Father-"How is my boy coming on
at school?' Teaeher-''He is making
considerable progress in all his studies,
but his handwriting is as bad as ever. I
don't think he ever will learn to write a
decent hand" THAT will not be anv
drawback to him. I'm going to make a
doctor of M" well, l think from
his handwriting that he will make
very good doctor. Texas Siftings.
Mrs. Hooligan-"How's the strike
gettin' on, Missus Grogan?'' Mrs. Gro
gsn-"Foinely, Oh hear, Mrs. Hoolipan.
But do yez know what the hyes are
strikln' fer now?' Mrs Hooligan-"Tt's
eight hours wurruk they want so they
kin have more tonne TO pass wild their
starviR families" Mrs. GFogan-''More
tonne wild their families, is it? Thin.
be hivins, Oh hope they won't win the
strike, for II Grogan passes any more
tonne at home wild his family sorra an
eye will Oi have in me head that won't
be as black as coal."-America.