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smith aud Other Nnmes.

A whole essay might be written--nny,
very many have been written--on the sub
ject OF surnames derived from Offices and
trades. They are u spontaneous growth
wherever suraames are known, especially
lii Those races where, NJ among the Celts,
Office and trade were hereditary. The com
monest surname Of all Is Smith, even In
Eeotland, where pure patronymie--Mac-
donaldw~holds the second place, and an al
iusive -Bfown--the third. Tho Celtic
word for Emith@~Gow-~Is common In the
Highlands, Lcfevre has established itself
In England, and the Italian equivalent be-
came known 10 ms through the excellepcs
II the blades made In the Sixteenth CEN
fury by Andrea Ferata. or Maestro Andrea
dri Ferari. OF Hrilnno.
Macintosh hespeuks lofty descent mac
an toseaieh, the thames son; ON the other
hand. In Stewart lawly Office has been
raised to- very high ievels. II Ii, In fact
the ''stye ward.n from the Anglo.Saxon
ktige wtArd. the master, not Of the house,
but OF tho hogs- an important official In
days when a lords wealth was rcckoned
by his bestiai. and gradually transferred Ia
tho chief officer of the household the
steward. Eenesehallas, or dapfer, When
tho origin OF the name II reniem bered, how
trivial seem the sqnabbles whether IL ID
rightly spelled with n or W. w Of course
is organic In the name and was only al
tered 10 "a to suit the French alphabet.
Cook, Butler, Spencer, Chamberlain. Dur
ward tdonrwattll, Cater teaterer) have all
risen In life. -Itlackwood's Magazine.
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Lovers have u lang OF their own.
II woald were thy bird" signs Romeo
''ssweet. 40 would IL returns Juliet, ''yet
lshould kill thee with much eherishing."
From the sublime TO the ridiculous:
"Plumpetty itty partridge. who does 90
invew demands a stricken swain OF his
inamorata IN one OF Marion Crawfortl's
novels,
''Zaoin returns the fat little woman, with
n smiis which, Ia the authors graphic
words, event all around her head like the
equator on glube.n
This sort Of thing Is AL very wei. when
the hride Is rosy little dumping Of a
woman The worst Of ID IL that engaged
couples Of every age and Of the most unro-
mantle appearance adopt the same style.
what shall | call you, my deares,
owns" asks an .Adonis OF sifty, gazing with
yearning tenderness on his bride.
"Caii me Birdie. nothing but Birdiep'
chirrups the lady whose weight might
turn the scale at 300 pounds, az she nestles
lovingly to his side.
And No on nd lniini.um. we will not say
ad nAnsean. Till the soul Of the uaregarded
old curmudgeon OF bachelor within hear.
Ing turns faint within him Philadelphia
Record
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A walking t,xrinns,lia.

A new celebrity is making his appear
anee along the houlevards of Paris. He
is well dressed, Intelligent looking
youth, He saunters about the principal
cafes scanning the faces of the occu.
pants until he catches sight Of one that
strikes his fancy. pofling his hat polite
~. he thus accosts the gentleman he has
singled out, "Will monsieur be good
enough TO ask me any questions he
pleases relating to the history of France
from the earliest time down to Napoleon
IIif can tell monsieur the day. even
the hour, Of the birth, marriage or death
of any historical parsonage"
In nine cases out Of ten this walking
encyclopedia has SO well chosen his man
that the gentleman thus addressed puts
him number of questions, all of which
are answered correctly and instantly, to
the astonishment of the persons around
and to the profit Of the inventor of this
novel method Of earning a living.
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rLoRgNcE NlanrINeALr.

where strong men sickened even at thu
sights and odors, and yet took no harm.
Her body, animated by an unyielding
soul, seemed proof against cholera and ty-
phus.
All this Is the more remarkable, as she
came OF a race of peculiar delicacy of taste
and was reared In luxury. Her father was
originally William Edward Shore, bank
er OF Sheffield. but when he inherited the
estates OF his kinsman. Peter Nightingale,
be assumed that name, as directed in the
will. The family passed much of their
time in Italy, and their second daughter,
born In May. 1890, at Florence, received
the name of her birthplace. She was a
preeocioas child, distinguished in girlhood
for proficiency in music, mathematics aud
the languages, but happening to visit a
hospital when but "A girl she declared at
once tnat nursing was to be the business
OF her life. and gave up all other studies
for that Of caring for the sick.
Her parents took her on an excursion to
Egypt, but she resolutely adhered to her
purpose. and nursed the sick Arabs in a
| hospital there with such skill and tender
ness as, in the language of an English
satirist, to almost convince those nomadis
Mesiems that woman might have a soul
In London she turned away from society
to work in the hospitals, and in 1919 tool
thorough course at Pastor Fliedner's 81
called school of Deaconesses" at Kaiser
werth, Germany. Her work in Londor
for the next five years made her so famous
that the British war office rejoiced whel
she consented to go to the Crimea
Her record there is a part Of the world
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"There are plenty of people moldering
under the sod, says physician, "who
were buried before life became extinct,
but they were never made aware of the
fact. Collins nowadays are Theoretically
sealed, and there Is not enough air in one
of them To bring a person to life out of a
trance. The lungs must have certain
amount OF oxygen before the heart will
begin to act, and one full inhalation
would exhaust all of the oxygen In a
modern casket, and the lungs would. OF
course, be unable TO take another. AL
these stories of fearful sutferings endured
by persons buried alive are false; there's
nothing to them.
mo doubt bodies are frequently in
TERED while life is yet existent, but this
would not be the case il everybody knew
of certain infallible and absolutely
certain test of death.
"All you have to do is to apply match
10 any part of the supposed corpse. II
life remains, however little, a blister will
at once form, Chicago Herald.
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Down on the Habit of Kissing.

1t is said that the nursing sisterhond
of st. Vincent. in France, have not suf-
fered from influenza, owing to cert; in
sage rules OF the founder. He disco':r-
aged ascetirism, enjoined warm clothes
and every reasonable comfort, beca"se
the sisters should regard themselves as
fighting the evil principles which cause
suffering in the world, and the combat
with which needs bodily strength. They
slept in good beds from 9 at night to 8 In
the morning, and had good, succul. al
diet, were free from care unless to 10
their duty, md were not to salute ary
one by the way when outside of the con.
vent on Their errands of mercy. Salu.
tations in cold weather were, said the
reverend m Their, one Of the most fert le
sources of throat and pulmonary diseas Sc.
In fine weather they were the caus OF
loss of time and took the mind from he
object on which it should be set.-Pall
Mall Gazette.
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A rooTHsoME ToFIc.

Durability of Artificial Molars. and Other
Gossip About Teeth.
"How long do false teeth wear2" an ex.
perienced dentist was asked the other
day.
"Yon might as well say, How long
does a suit Of clothes wear?." was the re-
ply. .It all depends upon the quality OF
the teeth and the care Of the person who
uses them. II woman bites thread with
her artificial molars they are likely to be
ruined in week. On the other hand. ]
know persons vino nave worn the same
sets for twenty years, and have never
been compelled to have them repaired.
Sets made OF the best material and in the
best manner should last lifetime, with
proper care"
.What is the proper care Of false
teeth?r
both the plate and the crowns should
b. removed from the mouth and cleansed
every night and morning."
"Do artificial teeth decay"
"No; they are all made OF porcelain,
which Is not subject to decay as the nat
ural bone IL. But. at the same time, por-
celain Is more brittle than bone, and hence
an artificial tooth will rot stand many
hard knocks
"What is the difference in the durabil-
ity Of high priced and cheap teethT"
'sThat Is difficult question. Cheap
teeth are made OF material that bears
the same relation 10 that OF the best
teeth that a common stone china plate
does to u Seyres vase. Cheap teeth look
like glazed china, and that il about all
that some Of them are. Now, so long nj
the glaze lasts, the teeth nre as strong as
those made OF the costliest material. and
| have known set costing next TO moth.
Ing 10 perform service for many years
They are not quite so brittle, In fact, al
those made OF the finest porcelain. Bu
the chief superiority of the latter lies in
their shape and appearance and In thu
exactitude with which they are fitted L
the gums"
"What Is the best sort Of platter"
zone made of gold. But black rubbe
Is just about as durable, only it Is harde
to keep perfectly clean"
care complete sets OF artificial teetl
not uncommon"
Partial sets are more frequently seen
but complete sets are by no means un
| usual"
.'Who wear the most false teeth-mel
or women
"Women, by long odds. don't thin
the result is due alone to vanity, how
ever, although that may have somethin
to do with it. The chief reason Ia tina
the natural teeth OF women are not a
good and strong as those OF men, ant
therefore, have to be more frequentl
replaced by artificial teeth" - Bosto
Herald
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Wealth Well SDeut.

A current whimsicality of wealth il
the gifts of money to Jay Gould's chill.
dren by the multiple-millionaire's mo-
ther-in-law, who, on dying, has left a
will devising $1,000 apiece to each of ler
grandchildren. OF course, only an ex-
preston of love was meant, yet it seems
ridiculous on the face of it. However,
learn that the recipients will devote the
money to charity, probably to the en-.
dowment of beds in hospitals That is a
charming fashion with some of our fash.
lonable and wealthy women. The income
from donation of $1,000 suffices to sup.
port one be;', and the donor may, if she
chooses, designate an occupant. Thus
she may, u!'on learning of some person
poor and i'll, place the sufferer comfort.
ably in a Hospital. The young Co Id
ladies Intent to use their special inherit.
ances in tha' way.-New York Letter.
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mora, wealth. Quite recently this mas
been attested in remarkable manner.
The surviving officers of the Crimean war
had their annual banquet in London, anu
one proposed that they should oaiioe On
the question. what name OF note IN thae
war will live longest in historyf Inc nae
was passed, each man dropped in the oaiios
he had written and when the count was
announced the applause made the ceiiins
tremble, for every ballot contained tue
name of Florence Nightingale.
IL is n singular fact that on the same
day and almost Mt the same hour Dir oiu-
ney Herbert, of the war office. wrote 10 hef
to ask her to go to the Crimea she wrote
to him offering her services. she was
given almost absolute authority, and with
corps Of thirty-four nurses reached the
Crimea to find is, 600 disabled by sickness
and wounds 1000 cases being due to the
recent battle of Inkerman. She organized
an invalid's kitchen, which has since
served as the model for many. She estab-
lished n laundry, library and schooiroom.
She and her trained assistants dressed the
soldiers wounds, assisted at surgical oper-
ations OF the most trying kind, and when
their work allowed it sang to the conva-
descent soldiers the familiar songs Of Eng
land and home
When she returned to England in Aug
ust. 1856, great reception was rendered
and declined by her, but Queen Victoria
would not be refused. She insisted on
having Florence Nightingale as her guest
at Balmoral and decorated her with her
own hand. The sultan of Turkey sent her
a magnificent present, the French show
| cred honors upon her. and besides other
gifts the British government presented
| her with $4,000. She expended every cent
Of it in establishing the Nightingale Train
| ing School for Nurses. Soon after her
health failed and she has since lived very
retired life, only assisting public charities
with her counsel.
Miss Clara Barton has had an aSen more
varied career than Florence Nightingale,
has received honors in many lands and Is
now noted as president of the Red Cross
Society of America. Her experience in the
hospital has been dangerous enough, but
unlike her English prototype she has often
gone upon the field OF battle to carry
prompt succor to the wounded. Bullets
have passed through her clothing and
shells exploded around her as she gave
drink and bound up wounds. She began
her work early in the civil war and was at
Bull Run, Antietam, the siege OF Charles
| ton and AndersOny
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She was born in 1880 in Oxford, Mass,
became teacher and founded free
school at Bordentown, N. j. Six pupils
were present at the opening, but when she
left it the attendance was 800. In 1864 she
received from General Butler the appoint
ment of ''lady in charge" of the Army of
the James. and in 1861 went to Anderson
Vile to identify as far as possible and
mark the graves of the Union soldiers
there. Her previous success in tracing the
unknown dead had caused President Lin
coin to place her at the head of commits
sion for that work.
When this work ended she went to Swift
zerland for rest, but ere long the Franco
Prussian war of 1870 began, and Emperor
William sent out call for her. The tele-
gram was repeated in all parts of Europe,
for it was not known where her place of
retirement was. 1t found her in due time
and she FASTENED to the work. Short as
that war was it gave her time to organize
an efficient system of hospital work, and
Mt its close the kaiser bestowed on Miss
Barton the Iron Cross of Merit. She is the
only woman in the world to have received
this honor
When the Franco Prussan war ended
Miss Barton returned to America, and there
has never been anything since in the ma
ture of public calamity that she has not
been first to the front. She has been all
through the regions afflicted with cholera
and yellow fever. She was at New Orleans
when hundreds were dying daily around
her. She has been elsewhere in the south
when death ragged all about. She was at
Charleston during the great earthquakes,
on the Ohio during the floods and at Johns
town during the great Conemaugh disas-
| ter
The sign of the red cross has no religious
significance. The international organiza-
tion of the Red Cross society is the result
Of treaty among forty nations. The
treaty originated at the Geneva convention
in 1864, at which were delegates from the
heads of all the national governments of
the world. The convention adopted code
of articles providing, in addition to many
other things, for a medical force during
national disasters or ealamities.
The American headquarters was estab-
! lished at Washington, and Miss Barton
was appointed president by Garfield, and
has presided at two international confer,
ences Many columns might be filled with
the names only of women who have done
heroic work in these lines. The foregoing
are cited as examples only of the grand
array OF modern heroines
j. II. BEADLE,
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saving Ysar. by nanIa rran.l,.

One may get some idea Of what railroads
mean Ia the saving OF time and money to
passengers by taking the case OF London.
Il Is estimated that about 100000 persons,
or about ene.tenih OF the population oi
the entire area Of the metropolis, travel
to and from their business every day
all the year round, II we remember the
distances tits not too much to assume thar
the railroad will eeononlixe for each at
least two hours In the week, or say five
days per annnm each. This, for over 800,
oe0 people. means ., SOC, 600 days, or an econ
omy Of $500 years Of 800 working days
each
Suppose the average earnings Of these
boo,oOo people 10 be 500 per annum each
not too high aa average WHEN we renem.
Der the number Of millionalrrs included In
the total--.we shall see total money saw
Ing. In the sense Of time being money. oi
equal 10 u. $4,000 per aunum. And this In
London alone, Yankee Blade.
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Five Pufs Was His Limit.

Two diminutive district messenger
boys met on the narrowest spot in The
narrow Nassau street sidewalk The!
halted, and in just such position as to
stop the progress of about eighty pede.
trians who were too proud to be turned
out into the street by any such ignoba
impediments as district messenger boys
"Hello, JIM" said the bigger Of The
two, where yer goin'?''
"'Ptown,' replied the smaller chap
"How's biz?'
"Slow."
"Same'th me. Say. hole on; ginlmea
puff fore yer CO."
And then the little chap held out
grimy hand, between the thumb ana
forefnger of which was clutched aD0'
an inch of cigarette The other nessea.
ger steadied the first ones hand with obs
and took five long puffs with the grew
est satisfaction. Each puff brought suen
a look to the face of the owner OF ls
cigarette as is seen on the face Of cl.u
who is letting little friend take . DIV
from his stick of candy. His generos.!
was evidently exhausted at theilith pal'
and he was just on the point OF making y!
an effective remonstrance, when y w
gusted pedestrian swept both youths o.
the sidewalk into the street, anu y
blockade was raised. New York llmss
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An engine driver on the Central Asian
railway who sustained conclusion of tr .
brain in a serious accident on Gen. A.
nenkotf's line some time ago has Jus
sued the railway officials for damages
IN a court at Samarcand, and Obtain d
very satisfactory and somewhat origin
al compensation. The court deere ID
that he should be paid 1000 rubles down
at once, and, in addition, should receive
81 rubles, or e3, month, with an OK
ira 10 rubes for every child which mig ut
be born to him.-Cor. London T;mes
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,,NDeRTayeas' SHOP FUNERALS.
,,aay of Them Now and They Are FIX
nectcd to Become Yet More Common

:, Them Now and They Are Ex.
peotcd to Become Yet More com"o''
Successful undertakers in New YORK
nowadays have to be prepared to furnish
a church and clergyman along with the
other requirements for funeral. y"
very long ago it was an exceptionai thihs
for funeral services to be held IN an uh'
dertaler's shop. Only the bodies OF the
fr;endless or of those whose friends were
too moor to afford any better accommo'
dations were then taken from the under.
takers direct to the grave. VI late, now
ever. the phrase: .The funeral VIII o.
held ut the parlors of So-and-so, under
takers" is frequently seen attached 20
death notices, and even more often tne
place where the funeral is to be held is
designated by its street number only.
Nine times out Of ten the place so desig'
mated is an undertakcrs shop.
The way this has come about has been
chiefly through the increasing reiuc.
lance of hotel and boarding house keep
ers to have funeral in their house.
Friends of those dying in such places
are generally given to understand that
an Immediate removal of the body woule
be highly appreciated, or, If the friends
appear within a few hours, the proprle'
tor summons an undertaken and has the
body removed. Unless the deceased per-
son has near relatives in the city it is gen
| erally matter of difficulty for the
friends to find place in which to hold
the funeral, unless they wish to go ia
the expense of church funeral, and
have a claim upon some church OF when
they can make use. In this way 1t has
naturally come about that bodies nave
been left to lie in the undertakers rooms
and at the time set for the funeral thu
friends have gathered there and llsteneo
to brief service pronounced by some
clergyman. supplied by the undertak er
too, perhaps, and thence have borne the
body directly to the grave.
With the increase of this custom thu
undertakers have been compelled to n
crease the size of their rooms and to tit
them up better and differently from or.
binary shops of the sort. One city I'M
dertaker has gone so far as to clear Out
the whole front of his store and leave 4
large room nearly seventy-fve feet deep
with paneled, church like ceiling and
walls, which can be filled with chairs il
necessary, where the services are held
1t is not unusual for as many as two OF
three hund ed persons to gather at flu
neral services held in this shop. Some
quite well known persons have been b If
led from there. One, woman, wlo
had been in life well known advocate
of cremation, went from there to tlt
crematory only few days ago.
Some undertakes think that this Gus
tom will continually increase in a c'sy
like New York, and that in time every
undertaken will have to keep a sort o
small chapel in connection with his 81 ol
for the use Of his customers. At pres u
those who have the facilities for all. W
ing services to be held in their shop
make an extra charge for the use of \,
rooms for that purpose, but competit II
is already doing away with that.-New
York Sun.
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How Barnum outwitted the Canadian.

"Do you know why P. 7. Barnum i !
unpopular in Canada?' asked tnea al..s
agent. 81 will tell you. There is q nea,'
duty on posters in Canada, and thes s.;s.
man who takes large quantity OF P'u
ed matter into the Dominion is unosi I
enormous expense. Barnum delellu, !.
to avoid the exaction. He plannsu
Canadian tour for 1886, and two ysa q,
before he sent tons of posters to ana "a
and neglected to pay the duty, la1 hs;rs
laid in the custom house withou y. D IA
called for, and at last the officials de' psr
to advertise it for sale at auction - Il
nun sent an agent to the sale % 10y .ss !
the show bills, and he did SO az ,. =
gain. The secret leaked out anu ' r,n
the reason the patriotic citizens : a.s,tpr
ada are down ON Barnum. -n's
Post Express.
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Limestone Caves In Hurm.,

Inc question has been raised whether
the numerous limestone caves in British
burmah have been explored for archm-
illogical remains. The Rev. F. Mason
pointed out the probability of an exam.
NATION OF the stalagmite floors of these
aases yielding important archaeological
discoveries in 1879. Many of the caves
we're n, Known to have been used by the
puaonists OF former generations, as
buddhist idols were found in them and
II is probable they were inhabited bv
Ledger "oeiphia