The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-21


In many parts Of Switzerland smooth fiat
stones evidently hand-polshed, aie often
picked up They are covered with dots. lines.
circles and half circles, AMI are known 10 the
Switzers AS Nenalenstelnes.' The origin
and Use OF these stones have long been a
mOOted point among the learned. Some have
thought that they were charms. others thae
they were meant 20 commemorate the dead.
resident of Friendship. ga. owns
turkev-hen that not My keeps his family
well slp3lied with young turkeys. but some
times surprises the family oy the presenta-
roL OF a mixed brood On the last occasion.
alter setting on twelve eggs Tor her usual term
Of incubation. she was round he Otner morn
ilg hOyer.ng over Ten young turkeys ana one
Young npossum. II having required TWO tuf-
KEY eggs TO produce one 'possum ne young
30. sum in question WAS about the SIZE or u
nalfgrown rat. and WAS nestlin- Under tho
turkey as contentedly as any one o. Tie lesitI-
nate brood.
4 goyerness employed in an English family
writes TO "a London paper complaining, anG
not without a cacse. of tie scant wages pad
for private instruction. She says that she IS
REQUIRED 20 teach Latin and music IN addition
70 the regular studies. 10 accompany her pu-
pi.s III their daily walks and % be constantly
in their company from $50 A. VI. 10 4 81 T.
A Tor which she receives the magnificent
what "a second-rate household servant IS paiu.
The eoveruess of TIE novelist and tho govern
90, oi real life are evidently two separate and
distinct characters. Of this particular gov
ern sss is a sample OF the class
His house looks like q city OF Italy sacked
by the Nandals There are ccbweDs IN the
plates and kettles and on the clock. But that
Is nothing. He belongs 10 the melody school.
and consequently expresses human passions
by copving Coming lhrO the Rye Form
erlv his wife fatteIed his ANA. now she
rlavs Wagner Her cl-Dchsd hands evoke
the s0norOus stOrm- the piano Is iull OF lahn-
hausers aud Rheingolds out or u come
wJman-swans. Nenuses IN tortresses ana
knights in armOr of gold ensmeled with blue
lizards IN tie tumult lie fancies that he
sees Wagner. with thin legs IN knlc keroockers
of suphur-yellOw damask, PINK dressing-
Gown and wings Of bat extended. inviting
him To some discordant Broken. When be
holds his forehead in despair, saying. On
how this music makes NY head acne she re-
plies sweetv. GU did not take me 10
PATHS last farewell. ana never heafu Aor
sing Home. Sweet Home. ,,.,
Teacher and pupils ot ths Chestnut hIl
School IN McntvIlle. Conn. Dad n frleht rom
snakes the other day School opened tor tbe
summer term. and all went well I'll ltts
girl screamed aud rushed out OF the room
She had seen snake peepipg out or the las
thought she was III and mistaken. and sent her
home. Half an hour later sinai boy "a"
snake crawl out OF hole nsar the chimney
and killed il with a slate frame. ne hre III
the warm chimney started up more SNAKES.
Pretty soon balt-awakensd reptile. hve feet
long. tumbled ont of n hole IN the ceiiing ana
landed with great thump Just IN 'front.' OF the
chiIdren's seats The teacher stood Oh top OF
her desk till the biz boys mad settled his &C
count. Then more snakes began 10 tumble
down. and the whole school, big boys ana al
took 10 fight The teacher refuses 10 enter
the building again. and the Chestnut lill4
School term is adjourned without date.
As things 20 by contrarles IN emma. we uhi
tho phenomenon of table-turuing reversed:
IN other words, Chinese tables. instead OF
turning on their legs. whirl around on iheH
heads. with their legs pointing - tho ceHihS'
The directions usually given are u place
couple of chopstcks at right angles across
mortar or bowl flled with water ana upon
these tie table Is turned upside down. -Four
children are then called IN and q each Is as
signed /. leg on which one hand i gently
laid. while the other selzes the free hand Vf
companion. The medium then reads an III
cantation and soon tho table begins 10 heaye
with emotion and M last reyolyes carrying
the lads along with increasing velocity until
the table In whirled on its axis. The Chinese
are said to implicitly believe that table turn
Ing il the work of devils or spirits. Yet II IL
never performed save for the sport II yields,
nor do they even attempt 70 hold communi-
cation with the spirit world by this means.