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Cruelty In Morocco.

An act of cruelty was recently com.
mitted in Fee, Morocco, of so atrocious
a character that It has even aroused
the indignation of the moors, unac-
customed as they are to Judge such
matters severely. 1t has been proved
that the chief eunuch of the Sultan
OF Morocco. man named Bubilal,
has killed little negro slave belong.
ing to him by slowly pouring boiling
water from a kettle over the child's
head. An inquiry was made into the
matter and it was ascertained that
this was the fifth slave whom he had
killed in the same way. The case
was reported to the Sultan, cut His
Majesty declined to interfere In
Morocco eunuchs are an altogether
privileged class and are valued at a
high price by their owners
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A Practical Illustration.

Uncle Silas was the best posted
man on general topics in. the village,
and hunter of renown as well. He
also had virago for a wife. Dear,
dear, whata temper that woman had!
She was the only thing on earth of
which Uncle Silas was afraid.
One day class of school children
called on the old man. They were
sent by their teacher to get some
facts in natural history.
"We've come" said the spokesman
of the class, ito ask you some ques-
lions, Uncle Silas about the habits
and customs Of the wild cat"
Uncle Silas had been very 9lad to
see them. as the broad smile on his
face testified. But now he looked
very much alarmed.
'tH-u-s-h," he said with cautious
gesture, "who on arth sent ye here
on such an errand?"
''Mlss Knowles, our teacher" said
the class In concert
"Wall, she oughter know better. I
amt never he'd anythin' to say about
them thar critters sence-Oh, Lordy
thar she comes!'
And Uncle Silas lit out, as a tall
woman armed with broom, lit in.
'Think yer smart, do ye?' she
"Wanter know about
wild cats, hey? Got up a joke on the
old man, but I'll teach yer to joke on
facs Take that home for yer pains"
Whac1, whack, went the broom,
and it did not fail in its aim, as two
Of the boys who were the last to get
out could easily prove. And the class
In natural history skipped the chap
ter on wild cats for something less ex-
citing.
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Kentucky's Famous Moving Stone

The "Moving Stone" at Lexington
is one of the most remarkable freaks
of nature in the State of Kentucky,
the great caverns alone excepted. In
the rear of the grounds attached to
the home of the late Gov. Gilmer is a
huge bowlder, standing alone on the
edge of stream. Resting directly
upon this bowlder is another weigh
ing at least twenty tons This upper
bowlder rests upon stone pinnacle
not more than two feet square, and
evenly balanced that although the
slightest touch will cause it to rock
to aud fro) q hundred horses could not
pull it from the socket Biologists
say that it must have been deposited
in its present position. in the time of
the glacial epoch, and that the tex
ture and composition of the bowlder
argue in favor of the theory that it
was transported from the Lake Su-
perior region to its present resting
place in q good field of ice long before
there was a single human being on
the face of the earth.-St Louis Re-
public.
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Weather.

Travellers are seldom without top
les for complaint. II everything else
fails they can at least fall back upon
bad food and bad weather.
Mr.. Elson, in his European Remi-
niscences," mentions man who de-
claimed against Pisa as the wettest
of cities.
"Why," said he, ''twenty years ago
/ left Pisa and it was raining.
come back, and it is raining still!"
Mr.. Elson is sarcastic; but he is not
beyond a little fault-fnding on his
own account. His great trouble was
at ROTTERDAM.
"The weather reminded me of
home" he says If ever a meteoro-
logical bureau is started in Holland.
its reports will run about as follows:
sCold and clear, followed by warm
and rainy, interspersed with thunder
showers, followed by light frosts,
after which the weather will become
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-12-10
Doubted the Queens Honesty.

It is we'll known that the Queen,
when residing at Balmoral castle,
loves to 20 about in simple guise
among the poor cotters of the neigh
boring district, and in the course of
her journeyihgs incidents worthy of
recording occasionally happen.
One of these, which may prove of
interest, is the following:
One day her majesty was caught in a
shower and entered the dwelling of an
old woman, whose eyesight must have
been dim, for she did not recognize
her sovereign.
"Will you lend me an umbrella?
said the Queen, who did not happen
to have one with her.
The old woman stared at her ques-
toner for some little time, but at
last. seemingly convinced as to the
respectability of her visitor, in a
grudging tone replied:
II haze twa umbrellas Ane o.
them's guide ane t'ither's naur as
auld and worthless as myself. Ye
may taxi the auld ane but doobt I'll
maybe meier sect ag'in."
She then proffered ragged article,
whose whalebone ribs might be seen
sticking here and there through the
torn cover. Her majesty took the
umbrella, which was better than
nothing, and went forth in the rain,
not by one word betraying her rank.
The next day servant of the royal
household brought the wretched CAMP
to the old woman. who then became
aware as to whom she had lent it
Say, ay." exclaimed the old body,
shocked and grieved at having missed
such an opportunity of winning a
a smile from the queen. '.Dod keeps,
but the tongues an unruly member.
Had I but ken wha it was that
asked it the lem I wad hae made her
welcome to the best o. a. I hae i this
warl, and houp her highness will
forgi'e me, aud no taxi it ill-aff for me
bein' sac scimpit and onneeborly wi
'er. "-Philadelphia Times
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Restitution.

A builder in Advise, a village in
Champaign, was arrested and taken to
Chalons,, where the Judge Of instruC-
ton commenced the conversation In
the way usual to his calling by say
ing,-
''You are thief and an assassinvs
After this polite greeting, he went
on to remark that murder, accom-
panied by theft had been committed
in the neighborhood. and small boz
had given it as his opinion that the
builder was the murderer.
The poor prisoner naturally felt In
dignant, and declared he was ready
to prove an alibi But, Of course, -
was not believed. and every day ID.
three days he was marched throuah
Chalons and Avise with handku1
upon his wrists At the end OF 90
time the Judge of instruction sand -
him:
I'VE were wrong. Your innoeon6e
has been proved. You are free.
Eyes. .disgraced and ruined.n =.
piled the poor builder. ssWho IA
you think will employ me after sce1rr
me led through the streets h6aI1. S
cuffed like q felons" a
The heart Of the man was to,,e1I
'True." be said. I'VE hayo -
you an injury. my good MAJ. = - {
he pressed into the hand -
builder . ten-ffanc piece.
q
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MY BETTY.
When I sit and hold her little hand.

When I st and hold her little hand,
Ny Betty.
Then al the vexing troubles seem to shsiu.
Grow Gman and petty.
It does not matter any moro
That ink is split on the parlor floor;
That gown 10 caught upon the latch
And not the smallest bit to match:
That cook 10 going. housemaid gone
And coming guests to meet alone.
It matters not at all, you zee,
For have Betty, and Betty has me.
When I sit and hold her little hand,
Ny Betty,
Grows wise and witty.
I'm glad to know that PUSSY Now
Was frightened at the wooden COW;
mourn for -Dolly's" broken head,
And for the sawdust she has shed;
take with joy tho cups Of tea
From wooden teapot poured for mo.
And al goes well, because, you See,
play with Betty, and Betty with ma
When walk and hold her little hand,
Ny Betty,
Then every humble weed beside the way
Grows pink and pretty.
The clover never was 30 red,
Their purest white the daisies spread
Tho buttercups begin to dance,
The reeds salute with lifted lance,
The very tallest trees We pass
Bend down to greet my little lass:
And these things make my joy; you zee,
For love Betty, and Betty loves me.
st. Nicholas.
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ground-tied down BY the roots; or
In other words, it is not q stone, but
q block Of living wood.


In answering this question an
American would say 1.-TWO hundred
and twelve degrees" Frenchman.
Zone hundred degrees" q German.
eighty degrees. The American,
with his English cousin, asceftains
temperature by the Fahrenheit Their
mometer: the Frenchman by the Gen.
tigrade, and the German by the Reau-
mer. In these thermometers the
boiling points are marked ZIP de-
grees, 100 degrees, ana 80 degrees re-
spectively.
In point of fact, however, nothing
is more variable than the tempera-
ture at which water boils Indeed,
there are places where eggs cannot be
boiled in an open vessel, because the
water, when it boils in the open air,
is not hot enough to cook them! Such
places are easily reached by means of
a balloon, or by climbing a high
mountain.
The ebullition of water is affected
by the pressure upon its surface.
When the atmospheric pressure is di-
minished, as it is in ascending from
the earth. water boils much more
easily. In other words, less heat is
required to make it boil. As a GER
tain amount of he3t is required to CO.
agulate the albumen. of the egg,-to
'cook" it,-that portion of ones
breakfast might have to be prepared
in some other manner-say by baking
or frying.
However, if oatmeal, or some SINH
lar substance, were mixed with the
water, its point Of ebullition could
be raised sufficiently to boil the eggs
in spite of the latitude.
Other causes bside latitude may
vary the boiling point of water. AS
Is shown by the barometer, atmos-
pheric pressure varies considerably
with the weather. Hence, when the
breakfast eggs are not boiled to our
liking. we should remember that the
trouble may be with the weather, and
not with the cook.
Perhaps some Of our younger read
ers have head how
The man In the South
Burnt his mouth,
Eating cold plum porridge;
but have they ever heard OF the pos
slbility Of freezing ones fingers IN
boiling water?
To do this, the experimenter may
need to cut off the finger, but no
matter. Place it in a saucer of water
beneath the bell-jar Of an air-pump,
and exhaust the air. When the
pressure is sufficiently reduced, the
water will begin to boil, and will so
continue until, its temperature being
rapidly reduced by the vapor given
of, it finally freezes. youths Com
paDiOn.
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There Il NO economy in buyt1e q
poor quality Of linen for the taot9
The cheaper qualities become roQUA
after the first laundering and 800
fall into holes, while good linen H.
proves in appearance after 1t has heea
washed q few times, Is very dufab1o
and retains its beauty and smooth
ness until it is worn very thin. But
even II it were not more ec0nom1co4
1T would well repay one t0make som4
sacrifice in order to use good tab1e
linen. for there is refinement about
it which adds much to the pleasure
of a mea., and in the case Of children
has an actual educational value.
Unless one has unlimited means
there is far more elegance In . ana
quality of what might be called the
standard" patterns than In s0me.
passing fancy that loses the beauty
when it ceases to be novelty. Pat
terms which thickly cover the ground
of the cloth or napkin are the beel
selections to make, as they wear more
evenly, and are capable Of taking on
a more brilliant gloss from the iron
than large PLAIN spaces. One can al
ways find handsome patterns In the
fern-leaf, the shamrock, or the clover.
leaf, and the designs are so artistic
that they have the advantage of al
ways being in fashion. Less SNOWY,
but not less elegant, are designs tu
broken squares, and the dotted linen
is always to be found in fine qualities
1t is better to buy tablecloths By
the yard and hem them, than to got
the set patterns with fringed edges.
1t is difficult to make the fringe looh
well after it has been laundered fcW
times, and the continuous pattern 10
more available for various uses than
a limited design. Instead of the mar.
row hem formerly used, tableclothl
now have hem from one to three
inches in depth, according to the uscs
for which they are intended, and ard
frequently hemstitched. sometimes
with a narrow line of embroidery
above the hem, and sometimes with
an embroidered monogram In the
corner.
Napkins should invariably b
hemmed. with the narrowest hem that
can be made, and should always b
sewed by hand. An initial or mono.
gram in one corner, III daintily DONE
is proper addition; but one should
be chary about putting much needle.
work on a napkin, since it should
please more by its elegant daintinesa
than by its elaborateness For this
reason it is we'll when purchasing
large dinner-napkins to be careful not
to get them too large. Anything
over twenty-four inches square ID
and cumbersome. The
larger sizes are found in the linen
stores, but are not used so much az
formerly, and the choicest patterns
are more frequently found in medium
sizes
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Tho Gospel Of Clothes.

No one would presume to say that
we Americans are not individual in
our tastes We are the very acme of
all that is independent We build
our houses on plans of our own. II
we tumble our architecture we are
prepared to take the responsibility.
But curiously, we make an exception
to all this in whatever concerns dress
No prophet among US would presume
to say Of his own knowledge that
fashions should be so or so. When it
comes to question of dress we set
our faces toward the East as resolute]y
as any Of the devout ever looked to-
ward Mecca. This is true of men
and women alike, but the burden of
the truth falls more directly upon
woman's dress because it Is so much
more varied.
To say that women are slaves to
fashion would be trite; but it IL al.
ways accorded that whatever the fet-
tiers they are worn gracefully. Women
find it possible to effect an individu-
alitY 10 the most pronounced Of i'm.
ported designs, mainly because Of the
infinite variety of fabrics and colors.
But it is remarkable with what truth
to the imported models these varla-
tiOns, are held in the main. The
Russian blouse, charming in its eff
feet on slender women, has just made
the gamut of colors, silks. laces, silver
cordings, and gold. Almost no ward
robe has been without one
1t is peculiar that writer's on PHYS
ical development hold that American
women have always leaned toward the
in dress, to the exclusion
of every democratic sentiment They
have worn longer skirts and more Of
them whenever a breath of fashion 50
dictated. and have fingered nearer
the line Of sufocation in the matter
Of tight gowns than the womenpf
any other country. Clothes have In
fact asserted a diabolical fitness, a.
though specially designed to hamper
and restrict exercise. Godey'a
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PhilOOOphlcaI

According to Rogers, the poet
Vernon was the person who invented
the story about the lady being pulver-
lied in India by a sunstroke. When
he was dining there with Hlndoo,
one of his hosts wives was suddenly
reduced to ashes, upon which the
Hindoo rang the bell, and said to the
attendant who answered 1t, 'sBring
fresh glasses, and sweep up your mis-
treSS,"
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"please sit down, MI. Smith, " said
the government man in q kindly
tone; lit will be some minutes be.
fore the necessary business Is COM
pleted."
Smith sat down and mumbled
something about not being in hur-
~. The Frenchman opened drawer
and pulled out a large and black ci.
gar.
ssWe don't object to smoking in
our offices here as I understand they
do in England. Pray light this cigar.
1t will console you while you wait "
Thank you very MUCH" said the
doomed Smith. ''but 1 do not care
for French cigars. That is why i'm
port all of my tobacco.
'But this is prime Havana taken
from the luggage of an American
who foolishly thought he could cheat
the French customs department"
"Really? Well, you see. under the
circumstances I hardly like to take
the property of another man without
his permission, even il he is an Ameri-
can"
"But it is not his property; he has
forfeited it. 1t is the property of
France, who now insists on your &C
cepting it through my humble instru-
mentality"
Poor Smith could no longer refuse.
He took the cigar, while the Official
struck one of those vile. slow-burn-
ing, sulphurous French matches and
gazed with a triumphant look at the
Englishman over the sputtering blue
fame.
Smith lighted the cigar with slow
elaboration. The Frenchman went
on with his writing. The smoker first
became deathly pale and then his face
took on greenish hue He fought
down the feeling he had before ex-
perienced while crossing the channel
in a gale. The Frenchman glanced
up at him now and then but said
nothing, keeping on with his writing.
The victim frequently took the cigar
from his lips and drew in rapidly two
or three times quick breaths Of fresh
air untainted with tobacco smoke,
and these gasps seemed to keep him
from dying on the spot He remem.
bered that his countrymen had on
one or two occasions stormed St.
Malo, and he wished the fleet were
outside at that moment dropping
shells on the custom house. After
conquering the first awful qualms,
he resolutely kept on smoking. Had
not the Englishman once owned that
section of the country and was it not
an Englishman who first introduced
tobacco into Europe? Nevertheless,
between whiffs he cursed the memory
Of Sir Walter Raleigh.
The official was somewhat taken
ahack to see the cigar slowly con-
sumed and he wondered If he had
made a mistake in his man. Finally
he handed over the papers. Smith
walked in a rather uncertain manner
to the door, which he held open for a
to let the cool air encircle
him. Holding on to the handle, his
body swaying slightly. he turned his
pallid face toward. the officer at the
desk and remarked slowly:
I'll say-you couldn't-oblige me
with another of those American CT
yars-could you?' Free Press.
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The Falkland Islands produce no
trees, but they produce wood in a very
remarkable shape. You will see
scattered here and there singular
blocks of what looks like weather
beaten, mossy, gray stones Of various
sizes But IL you attempt to roll over
ono of these rounded boulders you viii
lind yourself unable to accomplish it
In fact the stone Is tisd dDun to the
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WHEN You are youaR, Christmas IL
. long tame coming, but after you are
old, It comes around before you can
get your presents ready.
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There Is neither sense nor senti.
ment In the mass of comments which
the newspaper press is making upon
Women's clubs What ever may be
the purpose with which some men re.
sort to clubs. women Gave thus far
organized only that they may converse
on subjects of mutual interest; there
are no gambling clubs, drinking clubs
or even mere dining clubs in the fem
mime world Such general organiza-
lions as women have formed are al
most all In cities, where intelligent
women, as a rule, know more MEM
bers OF their own sex than they can
entertain, in women's customary wav,
without providing q rapid round of
lunches, teas and parties Until wo-
mems clubs were organized there
were many intelligent and sympa-
thetic women who were absolutely
obliged to avoid increasing their list
OF acquaintance because acquaint-
anceship implied an extent Of enter
tainment and calling" to which
time and money were inadequate.
City men escaped this embarrassing
situation by distinguishing between
friends and acquaintance meeting
the latter at clubs, where chat with.
out subsequent social responsibility is
possible. At a club the man Of mod
est income is the peer of the million
aire, II manners and intelligence are
equal; similar privilege and right
should be conceded to the many thou
sand of women who have more sense
and character than money. To many
men the club is the only place at
which they can meet others who in
turn wish to meet them; neither bus
iness social nor religious organiza-
tiOns answer the purpose so we'll.
What is true of men in this respect is
true also of women; whats saucefor
the goose is sauce for the gander."
AS to the jokes about supposed Gis-
agreements in women's clubs, they
might be returned in kind by any one
WHO is well acquainted in masculine
club circles. An organization with
out friction has never been heard of
on earth except when some descend
ant of Ananias lifted his voice.
Church congregations are supposed to
be the most unselflsh of human So
cieties, but even in these there are
cliaues, factions, and quarrels which
make the righteous grieve. Besides,
women as yet have little experience
in the management of deliberative
bodies; although it is impossible for
them to quarrel more persistently
than men in similar bodies, over mat
tiers of little consequence, they have
yet much to learn through expert
ence, both as to when to talk and
when to keep silence: the same may
truthfully be said about the highest de-
Lucrative bodies in the United States,
the two Houses of Congress not ex-
cepted. Personal ambition being
fixed passion of human nature, some
women in clubs, like some men, will
determine to rule or ruin. and will
keep their more con-
sisters awake o. nights, but
such troubles are merely incidental to
all human communication. All right
men will be glad to have
their wives range of vision enlarged
by wide acquaintance with the better
members of their own sex, and they
will, as a rule, be unable to find a |
better medium than good club.
The general feminine movement to-
ward organization deserves, therefore,
heartiest encouragement-Godey's
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PHILOSOPHY is just as desirable II
rou call it common sense
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dimly remembered to have met some
where, but he could not place defin-
itely He did as most of us do under
such aggravating circumstances He
pretended he remembered the French
man and they walked up and down
together, chatting pleasantly. The
Frenchman was smoking and Smith
was not, of course The smoker,
after few turns, pulled out his case
and politely offered Smith cigar.
THANK you, no" said Smith. 81
never smoke"
The Frenchman seemed astonished
and looked at Smith.
'This is an English cigar, SIR" he
said.
81 never smoke at ALL" answered
Smith; English, French or American
cigars are quite the same to me; I
losthe them all"
"You astonish me-" said the
Freedman, quietly returning the CT
gar to its case, 81 thought every
Englishman smoked"
After a while they separated,
Smith still wondering where he had
met the affable French gentleman
before.
When the time came around for
Smith to get the next twenty pounds
Of tobacco tor his friend Brown, he
was shown into the Office where the
alleged perjury was usually accom-
Dlished. His heart gave Jump as he
recognized the bland oflcial at the
desk of the gentleman who had Of
fered him the cigar at the Casino
Here, then. was where he had met
him before