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ROYAL FISH.
Prerogatives of English Rulers in the
Oldsu Times.

Prerogatiyes of English Rulers in the
Oldeu Times.
While old and wise heads of the United
States and England are carrying on digni-
fed quarrel over the ownership of the seal
in Behring Sea, let me tell you something
about royal fish.
You know that Kings and Queens have
many rights and prerogatives. Well, one of
these prerogatives of English rulers in olden
times related to royal fish. Royal fish are
sturgeon and whale, which are considered
the finest of deep-sea fish. For this reason,
son account of their superior excellence"
whenever one of these fish was thrown
ashore or caught near the coast of England
it became the property of the King. This
seems very unjust to those who might
secure the whale or sturgeon. for they were
compelled to give it up without receiving
any pay. However, the King had some
ground for claiming these royal fish as his
property. because it was he who guarded
and protected the seas from pirates and
robbers. and in those days there were very
many Of them.
The most peculiar feature OF the custom
of the royal fish was this-that while the
whole of the sturgeon belonged to the
King only half of whale did. For it was
prerogative, as it is called. of the Queen
that the tail OF every whale caught in the
Way / have told you was her property,
while the head only was the Kings. The
reason for this division, as given by the old
records. was to furnish the Queens ward
robe with whalebone; and this reason is
more amusing than the custom is peculiar,
for the whalebone lies entirely in the head
of the whale. But there are many more as
strange and amusing customs recorded in
England's early laws.
This right to royal fish was considered of
great Importance, and was carefully guarded
for many generations. 1t was also a pre-
rogative of the Kings of Denmark and the
Dukes of Normandy. and from one of these
it was probably derived by the Princes OF Eng
land.-W. r. S., in Harper's Young People.
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NO MORE
ICE FAMINES.
Senator SaWtelle's Scheme for
Beating the Bar0ns.
It Will Be Laid Before Mr Gould-If He Doesn't
Tackle It, Some Other Capitalist Will.
Everybody Will Be Richer.

-,HE Hon. Silas Sawtelle of Posket,
Akg Mass, arrived in town and put up at
MIA the Astor House. His errand has
nothing to do with politics, for since his
celebrated disagreement with the third
house at Boston concerning the value of
an individuals support of the Consoll-
dated Township Bill, he and his constitu-
ents have agreed that he is better fitted
for business than craftsmanship. So be put
his head to business matters and speedily
found Posket pent-np field for his genius
He has come here with undoubtedly the
largest idea that ever cracked skull. The
reporter found him in one of the hotel
parlors, tipped back in his chair, his feet
braced against fender. his brows set in
close study Ut slip of brown paper in his
hand.
eyes" he said. still eying his paper. 1--WE
got a scheme that will be money in the
pockets of everybody in this country and I'M
told millions in the Golfers of the individual
or firm that undertakes it. It's worth more
than all the Hudson Bay and Cape Horn
railways and the transatlantic submarine
pneumatic tubes put together. And the in
yestment, sir, the investment is trihe. Pm
going to see Jay Gould about it at noon, and
I was just reviewing my fggers. Jay must
be an all. fired smart man at fggering, and l
want to be sure I'm right. 'Twouldn't do
for JAY to find any error the lingering,
would il? u"
Senator Sawtelle passed the slip of paper
to a reporter OF tbs New York Sun for m
spection. 1t looked as if it might have been
torn from the wrapping-paper OF grocery
store and ON it was this arrangement OF
numbers and symbols:
$3.50
52S0
4224
1856
264O
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than the physicians bad supposed. Frank be-
came the victim Of cerebral trouble That threat
weary months Poor Adela was too sick sell
to know the exact time at which his Wa-street
friends bore him from the cottage In D. ana
placed him under the care OF specialists.
For many months Frank fingered AT the sani-
tarum whittier he had been brought. Adela
suffered tortures of SUSPENSE and yearhlng put
il was not deemed advisable for her To meet nun.
His malady was OF that peculiar ana uelicate
kind which the least emotional furry would nave
increased. and perhaps with results promptly
a matter of complete certainty. The SEN
sitive organism of The brain had finally yielded
To medical and surgical treatment. Frank felt
like one VITO has awakened from long, drowsy
Dream He had never been really insane; a KIND
OF stupor had yelled acIualities Tor him, and
through the departing mist of this prepossession
his new interest and joy in life burned out with
ardent Intensity.
To see Adela again was delicious experience
They met at the sanitarium just before his sane
toned departure. Adela could scarcely SPEAK
for her tears But she found voice enough TO
answer few Of FranA,s questions as, .1,u Glad
of that Tell me, Adela, does he look Ike me OF
like your"
IL thihk so. II am not quite sure"
Why didn't you bring him with your
queried Frank {. do so wish mat you had ID
He must be old, real old by this
"Yes, Frank"
"He can walk can he not?"
How sadly you seem to speak of him. Adela.
/ nope he's well. You don't mean that he's
feeble or sicky, do your"
mo" And then Adela burst INTO passionate
food OF tears, clasping her husbands neck with
both arms and beWderlag Frank by what APP
peared 10 him the most causeless emotion.
IL was a lovely spring day when FRANK came
home 10 the cottage at D.. For some time lie
and Adela talked together IN the old familiar
sitting room downstairs. Then suddenly frank
| remembered The child.
..Adela !" he exclaimed, sin my happiness at
being near you again Pve forgotten him."
"Him FranN?"
ayes, little Frank, our son. Where Is he?
Can't see him? want 20 see him so mncn.
Adela slowly from her husbands SIDE.
| Frank rose, too. and stared at her wond rlngly,
| because she had grown on sudden so unac'
cOuuaby pale. =,
| Margaret the nurse, isis with little Frank
now" stammered Adela. IL Will find her and
and tell her toto bring him here"
As his wife left the room Frank asked himsel1
what her agitation could possibly be caused by.
| She did not remain away long. On her return he
saw that she was trembling and that her eyes
glittered with unshed tears
.'Adea ~ he exclaimed, and caught her IN ms
| arms. YOU'VE suffering, any dear, and THINK L
| can guess why"
| she let her head droop against. his breast
NO. Frank, no; Pm sure you cannot guess
"Our little one Adela?'
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NEW ENGLISH
BEAUTIES.
Ladies Who Claim the Title in
London Society.
Lady Carew-The Wife Of Lord Curzon-LadJ
Charles Beresford-An Interesting and
Taking Face-Lady CRANKY.

YA;EJHAT'S in name? Though name
ANHE9 may have an empty Sound, if it is
MWes attached to pretty woman ft.has
a significance that carries great deal with
it. Yet there are plenty of women who have
not much claim to beauty whose reputation
is almost worldwide, and whose pictures
can be seen On all sides.
Take picture of one of these in the Acad-
envy and watch the crowd collected around
it and you will discover that there is good
deal in name, after all. How much more
prominent, therefore, will a woman be who
has name and claim togeod looks as well,
and yet does not owe her name to her looks
alone.
One of the foremost of those seen in The
Row, in the royal Enclosure at Ascot, at the
garden parties at Marlborough House. in
the smartest drawing-rooms, in fact every
where that the chic set do congregate, is
Lady Carew, writes correspondent from
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her nv kueeling before her in Hyde Park,
ball-rooms or in any public place ne met he +,
Several times he has oe esan c nas in dnrancs
viis and by the time he comes out Will ma
Miss MIS- Lane Fox is married and has stalwart
Her sister, Lady Marlborough: is a; also O.
beauty and is tall and slender, rather IN In snt
Lady Dudley style. She Is not sstTns Ga yds
in London beautifully dressed ana looking
the Countess to perfection. ,oo,,;,,
Curiously enough, one OF the best io D, .an
and most admired girls in London TINS sea
son was cousin of Lady Marlborough, MISS
Edith Lane Fox. She has hair venetian d leu
in hue. and a tall, slim figure, with deep,
dark. LIQUID eyes that thrill the gazer. one
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4 STRANGE PUNISHMENT.
wsi7rzm fOa TIE SUNDAY CALL BY EDGAR fAwcE71

Ezzi he neIghbors all looked upon 1t as very
6h12 happy marriage. a year had passed since
eR5A Frank Amnry came with his delicate,
JAS' goIden-baired wife TO live in the little
,haIet-Iike cottage just at the foot of the hill.
Adela Amory had been the daughter of New
York clergyman, and some of her recent aSso-
rIates here in D. said of her that she was quite
100 prIm and Puritanc to suit their taste at all.
But here they were indeed wrong. Adela was
merely shy and reserved.
Il sometimes think" her husband would say
10 her that you are never just your real sell
except when you're with me-"
Then Adela's blue eyes would kindle. and per-
haps she would remain meaDingly silent, perhaps
she would gently answer: 80 long as that Is
true, Frank, I've no reason for complaint"
Sltll il nettled Frank a little TO thluk that
people should imagine his wife dull ana I'M
communicable. he was himself the sonl OF
viyaclty and liyeliness. young, athletic fellow
with a short dark curling beard, eyes that we're
black stars and smile that could somehow
warm your heart before you heSru MS voice.
He used 10 say OF himself that lie was Dy IN
stinct oafer but by profession 4 Vail street
sJockbroker, though 1t was reported OF him that
his proceedings among the purlieus oil hazard
implied anything rather than laZneSs. during
The first few months after their marriage they
had lived in New York, for though Frank s
means were variable, they were stlll IN no
sense meager. But al the end OF summer $ So
iourn in D. Adela had begged her husband
10 stay on iu their pretty cottage throughout lie
winter. ,,
She had her secret reasons for putting fOrHa I'd
this plea and Frank more than vaguely realized
them. Certain things had happened during that
town life of theirs which had bitten indtllbiy
o into poor Adela's memory. There had been even
ings-there had also been a few midnlghts-when
FRANK had come home as he would not nave
cared TO see himself could he have done so
with sober gaze To Adela these episodes had
ben iraught with an almost dellr0us horror In
vain Frank had Told her that what had happened
10 him happened to hundreds OF other men. he
might as well have tried 10 convince her that II a
III underbolt bad plunged through the roof oil
their cosy little LcXingtOn-ayenue house The
catastrophe would have been tliie
lie dearly loved her aud at length made her 4
solemn VOW that he would never touch VINE
again. for although days OF perfect seif-conttol
would enter by prOracled periods Into MS ltle
be would be sure sooner or later to cross the
boundary which divides confluence from excess
But even this promise after awhile lost Is po-
tency. One day, feeling rather lidtd ana ILL., lie
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has the reputation of having worn out three
chaperones In one season and looked none
the worse for it.
She is seen at all the best houses and en-
tertainments in London, her looks being
such as to make her always the center OF an
adnliring coterie, while her sharp tongue has
made her plenty of enemies who say. 1t IS
alleged, that she is inclined to be rather fast.
However, be that as it may, she is one OF the
best known and most admired women Id
London.
Lord Zetland's position as Lord Lieuten-
ant of Ireland calls great deal Of attention
to him, and his daughter, Lady Hilda Dun.
das, naturally comes in for great deal OF
notice and attention. She is pretty, tall,
with Il very graceful figure and deep black
eyes, dresses very quietly and in excellent
taste and is capital rider, though she does
not aspire to the ribbons, as does Lady
CurZOn.
She has a bright future before her, and
will for many years be one of the bellies OF
London, whether she marries or remains
single. OF course, this list may be pro-
longed Indefinitely, but those given above
are some of the best known and best ad
mlred of the younger set.
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tecting few of your potatoes aud cabbages.
That fence has already been repaired three
times"
And very badly each time" said Frank. with
a thread OF Ire in his voice. Besides. II 1t had
been repaired hundred tunes. Mir Rothsay, ana
always nsufficienily, that would by no means
remove from HE The right 10 make my eoih-
paint"
Rothsay shrugged his solid shoulders, and
scuwlei a NILE. Z" Oh ii Wouldn't, he NUT
tered. " Making complaint and having II
listened 10 are not exactly the same.
They're the same, IN matter OF this sort,
among gentlemen, always" returned Frank,
feeling his nerves Jingle as lie spoke.
''Poh." said his host, with a Toss OF his I'M
kempt head. sudden TRUSTING of both hands
into his pockets; 't's the opinion OF my man,
Peter, that your man, Matthew, weakens his re-
pairs at night, Just so, that sooner or later, III
have 10 put up new fence"
Your man, Peter, wouldn't dare say such
thing to me-" cried Frank. "Matthew's as de-
cent and honest fellow as ever breaihed."
AT this Rulhsay showed a set OF somewhat
dngy teeth IN an almost sardonc smile. "Pyt
good deal of confidence. myself he drawed
tantaliZingly, SIN tie moral principle OF Peter.
"Wbat rowdy I've got to deal with" silently
reflected Frank. But aloud lie said, with terse-
ness and no little selfrestraint: ut all comes TO
this think, Mr.. Rothsay: The fence Is yours,
and your cattle break through ii. In order to
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WHICH concern eccentric personages may b.vo
been partially baseless. Mr.. Rolhsay had sew
style in a mouse three times the size of
Frafis's. He rarely went 10 town aud
passed a good deal OF his time in the
superintendence OF a farm that c0yered about
len acres. He was large man, With an iron-
gray shock of hair, a gaunt shape which
chung clothes that seemed the very Extravaganza
II bad tailoring, and a pair OF eyes that you saw
when they restlessly III on you, TO be veiled
yet fiery hazel. Mr.. Rothsay had been repre-
scented 10 Frank as man OF terribly violent
temper, but his nelghDor soon became disincllued
10 admit the truth OF any such charge. since
whenever they met he found himself treated
with a good deal OF rough though distinct
courtesy.
Yel Frank at length had reason to reverse his
decision. The modest little vegetable garden at
;he back of his house was separated from a lar ge
OF fences Within this meadow the R0thsay
cows were, left all day TO Craze, and more than
once they broke through into Franks domain.
The result, as usual Ia such cases, each time
proved disastrous. Franks man demonstrated
with one OF Rothsay's numerous men, and sew
era times the fence was repaired, but 10 so SLOW
enly and bapnaZard way was this reparation
performed that one particular little short horned
COW with a wlcsed black eye found slight diff
Guilty 10 committing fresh prank3 of demolition,
and at last Frank determined 10 see MIR. Roth
say and settle the matter II he could, both ami
cably and permanently.
He called upon his neXt-do0r neighbor one
morning before going into towD He had heard
that R0thsay was given TO occasional fits OF in
femperance, and felt, therefore, not quite so
surprised as he might otherwise have been to find
him pacing the hoor OF rather yuigarly fur.
uished sitting room with blood-sbot eyes and a
m0rose mouth. Stil, whatever may have hap
nened on The previous evening, he was by no
,nsans in his cups now. But he chose TO treat
frank very unciyiliy about the fence.
~ can't be expected to spend small fortune,
Mr.. Amery," he SAID, for the purpose OF pro-
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Of course. Lady Dudley and half a score of
others can be mentioned, but their names
are household words and they have been de-
scriDed for years ad nauseam.
When the present Duke of Portland came
into his estates and power he, 1t is said, was
anxious to marry pretty Miss Violet Lind
say, but the match never came off. If Miss
Lindsay, however, was not to wear the We'll
beck strawberry leaves she was destined to
wear some day those of Rutland, and not
seven years ago she married the Marquis of
CRANKY the eldest son of the Duke of Rut-
land, so her loss has not been great one.
Lady CRANKY is rather peculiar in appear
ance but she has very interesting and
taking face She rather resembles Miss
Terry in some ways. and is very fragile and
delicate-looking. She can, however, stand
any amount of fatigue, and is seen at all the
smart balls and parties of the season, and
has graced the box-seat of several coaches
at the different meets this year.
Lady Raincliffe is another Englshwoman
whom every one knows. She has the ad-
vantage OF exceptional height, and that
alone attracts attention. She is fair, and
has hanghty, rather overbearing look.
which stamps her as somebody where
ever she may be.
She is the daughter of the Earl of West
moreland, and is therefore connected with
every noble house in England. Her fair
complexion and fair hair come TO her from
her mother, who is extremely blonde.
Lady Rainclitfe is fond of racing, and is
seea ut all the big meetings, while at New
market she careers over the historic heath on
a nimble cob and watches the fun going on.
Perhaps, however. Lady Raincliffe looks
better in her victoria than anywhere else,
her grand dance air suiting the stylish We
hicle admirably.
Another lady who is admirably suited to
belong to the ranks OF well-knOwn young
women in London is Lady Cynthia Dun
combe. the second daughter Of the Earl of
Fayersham and sister of the beautiful Ouch
esss of Leinster, whose reputation for good
looks extends over the whole OF Europe and
America. She is much taller than the
Duchess and has all her fascinating manners
and ways.
She will shortly be married to Sir Edgar
Vincent, who at one time was engaged to
Lady Lonsdale.
A beauty who is about to join the ranks of
married women is Miss Violet Lane Fox, a
tall, pretty girl, with lovely figure. Miss
Lane Fox has for years been the object of
persecution by man whose addresses she
refused and who has persisted in annoying
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ket, could fix what price he chose and so get
richer, but Pm not grasping, and prefer to
be conservative"
"And where do you expect to come in,
Senator Sawtelle?"
"Oh. Pm moderate there, too. If Jay
takes up the matter. he'll doubtless be salts
fed with the even $780, 1000 And, by the
way, il he don't, somebody else will, mark
me. Counting out the S10000,000 for ex-
penses, ought to come in for $50, 5000 or
the; abouts. / wouldn't kick about stray
million or so if there should be more melt
age than I've estimated That's fair, don't
you think SOP" and the Senator rose to 60
forth and barter with Mr.. Gould.
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The Reign of Love.

Love, human love. love OF men and
women, love Of mothers, fathers, and
babes, is the perpetual and beneficent force.
Not the love of phantoms, the love that
builds cathedrals and dungeons, that treui-
bles and prays, that kneels and curses; but
the real love, the love that felled the,
forests, that nayigated the seas, subdued
the earth. explored continents. built count
less homes. aud founded nations-the love
that kindled the creative flame and wrought
the miracles of art, that gave us all there is
of music, from the cradle-song that gives to
infancy its smiling sleep to the great SYM
phony that bears the soul away with wings
of fire-the real love, mother Of every virtue
and of every joy.-Robert G. Ingersoll.
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Mrs. Grant Tells How the Great Soldier
Pronosed,

Mrs. Grant Tells How the Great Soldier
Proposed.
One summer day we were going 10
morning wedding, and Lieutenant Grant
was also invited. He came for us on horse
back, and asked my brothers permission to
drive me, in exchange for his saddle, to
which he gladly consented. The day was
beautiful, the roads were little heavy from
the previous rain, but the sun shone In splen-
dor. Wehad TO cross bridge that spanned
a ravine, and when we reached 1t, was
surprised and little concerned to find the
gulch swollen,a most unusual thing, thewater
reaching to the bridge. / noticed, too. that
Lieutenant Grant was very quiet and that
and the high water bothered me. | asked
several times If he thought the water danger
Gus to breast, and told him l would 90 back
rather than take any risk He assured me,
in his brief way. thatit was perfectly safe,
and in my heart l relied upon him. Just as
we reached the old bridge [ said, Now,
if anything happens remember l shall cling
to you. no matter what you say to the con
trary.' He simply said. All right and we
were over the planks III less than a minute.
Then his mood changed, he became more
social, and in asking NE to be his wife used
my threat as a theme. After dinner that
afternoon Lieutenant Grant asked me to set
the day ] wanted to be engaged, and told
a
ried-a sentiment he did not approve. We
were very quiet at the house that evening
and neither said word of the secret. After
supper he went back to the regiment, and
few days later General Taylor sent him to
Camp Salubrity, in Louisiana. He was too
shy to ask father, SO he waited till he was
stationed and wrote to him. Father never
answered the letter. ! was his favorite
daughter, and he thought army life would not
suit me.
Besides said father, you are too young
and the boy is too poor He hasn't anything
to give you
% rose in my wrath, and l said l was
poor, too, and hadn't anything to give him.
The next year he came back on leave
of absence, and | can remember just how he
looked as he rode up inhis new uniform.
Father was going to Washington on bust
ness, and we were all on the front porch
kissing him good-by and stuffing his pockets
with notes of things he was to buy. Lieu
tenant Grant asked for my hand, and he, in
hurry to get off, consented.
My soldier-lover was in and about Mex
leo for four years, including the war. Every
mail brought me letter-every one Of
them full Of sweet nothings. love and war,
and now and then some pressed leaves and
flowers. Some were written on drum-heads
captured from the Mexicans and others on
sheets of fools-cap, folded and sealed with
red waters. read each one every day until
the next one came. | have them all. Mrs.
General Grant in October Ladies' Home
Journal
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:. Iowa has passed a stringent tramp law.
~ declares that any male person of 16 years
oi age or over, who is physically able to
iMYoprk, who is wandering about begging or
tue "a and who cannot show reasonable efforts
Wnnpo, sent to jail and put at hard work.
lionnesi IN Jail he shall not be allowed tobacco,
cards sporting or illustrated newspapers,
Tramnes' , any other means OF amusement
VIII give Iowa wide BERTH
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27,STs,400 IT. SO. mile.
500 deep.

%, 800. 72O, 000- cub. IT. In berg.
Allow S51As per cent for waste and
1000, 000, 900 net berg. round hos.
57.5 lbs in cub II. of Ice.
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Female clerks employed in the German
postal telegraph service are from this time
forward ordered to wear uniform, which
consists of blue jersey, with orange collar
and brass buttons.
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GENERAL GRANTS CoURTSHIP.

Copyright, 1850, Aa rights reserved.