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A Cats Strange Revenge

Blossom Is big gray cat. She has
been IN the family Tor seven years,
and her mistress thinks she was fully
ten when she cane uniny.tei aud took
possession. Her charms male her
welcome, and visitors, as rule, pet
her to her hearts satisfaction. Still,
she shows her loyalty to her mistress
by many feline felicitie. One day n
young mau came for n short visit.
He was an inveterate tease. As there
was no one else for victim, he took
Blossom in hand, in spite Of plcalings
and protestations. Her ears were
greeted with the strange terms, cold
rascal, "Scapegrace, Tramp" and
kindre names, till the astounied cat
did not know what hal come to her.
Her pretty ways di5lDp are |, she He'd
from his approach, aud hill whenever
she coull till he was out OF the house.
One morning she was missing for some
hours, aud was not to be fouul in any
of her hilin y-placa5. \ ioul cry
from the chambermaid revealed her
whereabouts. Blossom ia revengcI
herself on the visitors night-shirt,
which lay III tatters on the floor.
Pussy was scolded and every Que was
cautioned 50 keep thu door shut. In
vain! The cat woull fnj her way in
and hite till the cham Der maid was
through for tho day, an then the
claws went to work, first on the visit.
or's own clothes if any could be found,
aud then on the pillow clses. Tho
young man tried to soothc her feel
ings but she would hayJ none of him,
and he was glad to cut short his visit.
Blossom quickly recovered her usual
demeanor, and he's never been known
to destroy anything from that day to
this.-B0ston Iranscript.
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Charms Paris Rodents.

A very familiar figure in the favor
lite cabarets OF the sporting fraternity
of Paris is that of the official rat
catcher of the city, Henry Dayve, who
plies his vocation in the sewers of the
city, which fairly swarm with rodents.
His work begins after dark, when the
animals hold high carnival
As soon as Dayve arrives in tho
slippery conduit ne walks along, ex-
ploring every corner and aperture,
and whenever he spies rat or a batch
of them he flashes his lantern in their
faces. It seems that the little animals
are frightened ont of their wits by the
sudden light and tue strange intru-
der, like the fish who are attracted by
the pine blaze on the boats of river
spearers. The rat catcher has a pecu
liar whistle. His pitt Pitt, pitt
instead of soaring the rats appears TO
charm them 50 thnt some Of them will
sit still on their launches.
The spell does not last long, so
Dayve must DE quick and gobble IN
his sack what he can alive rs rapidly
as possible. Those which he can not
capture alive he quickly stones 70
death. Some sre thus only stunned.
II he thinks there is any chance OF re-
viving some of these, he TRUSTS them
in his sack. When the slck is full il
1t emptied in the cart by his assistant
and thrown down again for another
catch. Thus the work continues I'M
til daybreak
Dawes customers prefer TO buy his
black rats, which are now very scarce
in the Paris sewers. rs the brown Nor
wegiau rats, which have found their
way here from the holds Of foreign
vessels, have driven ont tho abort.
gines. Chicago Inter-Ocean.
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One OF Barnnm.s OH Siorics

/ once went to hear BIrnum telling
stories Mt LIdy Aberdseu's The fun.
NEST of them illustrated the height of
meanness. 4 man in "our town" had
opened store AMI offered free drinks
to customers. One night entered n
stranger with "What's the price Of
darning needles -
"a cent apiece
"Aul what dc Won give for ezgs?'
'Sixpence Is dozen"
"Weli, that's q cent apiece. too.
isn't it? So think I'il take darnine
needle and leave this eg,."
The exchange was effected, an then
the egg mm sal J, "You promised a
treat TO each customer
"Well, what viii you drink"
al guess III have q glass IT sherry
wine"
TIE glass O, sherry WIS brought.
Looking at 10 thou yhtflIy, tine "cu5-
toner obserycl
ITS % very remarkable thing, but
somehow / never could drink sherry
wine without an eEg in IT
"Well, You shall have it," sail tho
storekeeper. As the contents fell into
the sherry, it was seen that the egg
bad two yOlks.
"Wcll, now, sail the drinker. "mv
wife would bc blessed TO think that
she parted with two yolks for ono
darning needle. You really must
give me another for that second volk. q"
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DISTINGUISHING Colors

Preyer, the German student Of tho
chIld's mind, taught his son OF two
years to distinguish primary co!ors
by means of small ovals, each of diff
ferent color. A student of Preyer's
book has hit upon less scientific but
more poetical, scheme Of teaching the
same thing to little child by means
of flowers and other natural objects
The difficulty, of course, is to be sure
of uniformity OF color in natural oh.
jects throughout the year. Even a
very young child soon learns to dis.
sociate the idea Of color from the oh.
ject itself when a yellow pansy, red
rose or a blue violet is presented after
p drill with different colored flowers
of the same kind. a red rose and u
yellow rose are quickly recognized
and differentiated, and the quality OF
color is accentuated when red rose
and q yellow pansy are brought to the
child's attention. Bin persons dis-
tinguish color by touch Musicians
have namel tones by colors. Intelli.
gent childhood draws the color line
early. New Orleans Picayune.
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THE AFTER-GLOw.

The weary day has reached its end at last:
Rich sunset TINS TO darkness slowly turn.
Now night descenls DER all. while Httins;
past
The dainty flre-ly's signals brightly 5ura.
Shrill pipe thc cricket and the katylid.
The swallow sweeps in dusSy circles slow.
The whip-qo'-wiu calls. in the woodland hid,
Suddenly glea ms the west in crims ONO.
There comes the atter-yiow.
Loves weary day is done. and fades in pain;
Tho love has lle1 It's bitter to forget;
Letters and b-olen pledges yet remain.
Sorrow. rcmor5c aal every late regret.
Darkness is DER my life; vet when at eve.
As twilight gathers. and the shadows grow.
Fond thoughts OF her. my love OF yorc, !
weave
Ny heart beats strangely quica again, torlo,
l. is loves after-glow.
kate Fields Washington.
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Our First Treaty With EacianI.

OF interest to-day is our first treaty
with England, says the Rehoboth Sun
day Herald. The first thing was to
get from the King Of England n state
mcnt that he and his Ministers were
willing formally to acknowledge Amcri-
can independence.
When this was done three American
Ministers went to Paris in order to be
upon neutral territory, ami there thew
met one David Hartley, who hal been
named by the King to represent Great
Britain. Each spent some time exam
lining the others credentials to see
that they were treating with the right
parties.
When fully satisfied upon this I'M
portant matter, they took few sheets
OF common aud rather coarse white
paper, nine by fifteen inches in size,
and folded once, anl ut the top OF the
first page wrote III coarse and crude
hand: Sin the name OF. the most holy
and undivided Trinity"
Writing in unbrokeu lines across
the entire page, on both sides of the
paper, and frequently referring each
to the other a High mightiness, q"
these commissioners illei nearly four
sheets of the paper, and Mt the end
they signel their names. David Hart.
ley signel first, and he placed his
name away up in the left hand corner.
jus. under the last line OF the text,
where 1t appears almost crowded off
the paper by the names of the Ameri-
can signers, John Adams, Benjamin
franklin and John Jay.
They tied the sheets together with
some yery narrow and very cheap blue
ribbon, the ends Of which they fast
ened to the paper with patches of re |
sealing wax. This wax they need
lessly burned in placing it just at the
left OF their signatures.
This is the definite treaty of Yer
sailles, now yellow and faded. By it
Great Britain formally renowned all
claim to the thirteen original States.
These four sheets Of chcup paper, with
their High mightiness, their Most
potents, and their faded blue ribbon,
constitute the official close of the
Revolutionary War.
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OF the icebergs, not even obtaining a
sight of the Antarctic continent.
Proverbs About Rain

Unusual clearness in The atmosphere.
objects being seen verv distinctly. in
dicates rain.
Evening gray aud morning red.
Put on your hat. or You will wet your head,
\ pi1oe of kelp or seaweed hung up
will become damp previous to rain.
When rain comes from the west it
Will not continue long.
Rain from the south prevents the drouth,
But rain from the west Is always best.
When the walls are more than usu.
oil y damp rain may be expected.
Doors and windows are hard to shu.
IN damp weather.
A lump of hemp acts Us q good hv-
grometer, and, when it is damp, il
prognosticates rain.
If corns, wounds aud sores itch or
ache more than usual, rain is to fall
shortly.
A coming storm your shooting eorns pres
Aud aches will throb. your hollow tooth viii
rage.
When rheumatic people complain of
more than ordinary pains in the joints
it will rain.
Tulips aul dandelions close NIP be-
fore rain.
Rain long forctold. ioly last:
Short notice. soon past.
If it rains when the sun shines it
will rain the next day.
Trees grow dark before storm.
When the leaves of trees curl, with
the wind from the south it indicates
rain.
II it rains before sunrise, expect
fair afternoon.
II it rains before seven.
1t will cease before eleven.
II rain ceases before twelve at noon.
1t will be clear next day.
If rain ceases after twelve ut noon,
1t will rain next day.
II rain begins at early morning iiglt.
IL will end ere day At noon is bright.
When the sun appears of a bright
pale color, or goes down in bank of
clouds, it indicates the approach or
continuous bad weather.
II the sun goes pale 10 bel
IL Will rain tomorrow. il Is aid
Boston Transcript
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PITH AND POINT.

Good advice to tippler -"Shako
the bottle. Life.
Hush money-The nurses wages. -
Philadelphia Record.
''Riches have wings" but not so
many as poor houses.
All things come to those who know
when to stop waiting. Puck.
Faint heart never won a fair Indy"
without considerable assistance on her
part.
To feed upon ones own greatness il
to become n victim OF cranial govt. -
Puck
1t would be a goo thing if people
could not play the violin until they
know how. -Puck.
The street-car company is the only
institution that makes anything from
its hangers on. Puck.
When We do not give according t.
our means we do according to or
meanness. Rams Horn.
Contentmant consists in thu
temporary for yetfulness Of ths thing
we would like to have next.
One is n tea-set nul the other
settee. Arrange the conurlrIm to
suit yourself. -rexas Sitting.
w. met -'twa5 in "A crowi:
We ne'er may meet again;
Ny heart with grief il bowed
ii stole my watch and chainl
Life.
Tho great trouble with youn Z men
who want t. see life," remarked tho
corn-fed philosopher, sis that they
imagine Tia 1t there is none Of it worth
seeing by daylight. "-Cincinnati Tri.
bune.
Child" Mamma, why Iii they call
Robinson Crusoe's man FriIay?"
Mother Because he came to him on
Friday" Child-"Then why don't
you call me wednesday iu9teal OF
Paul ?"-Tlt-Bits
Jennie has married n man who
plays poker. Isn't it dreadful?" sail
II woman TO her husband. at isn't
half as bad as marrying a man who
thinks he can play poker, but can't"
was the reply.-Texas Siftings.
Mitigating His Fate: The Dealer
in Pianos-"What kind OF piano do
you want for your daughter?" The
Father Whose nerves are being worn
away)-"Give me one that has tho
most soft pedals. Chicago Record.
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Savage Bir.lS.

\ young naturalist who is close
observer OF birds tells this little
story:
zone morning last sun inner while
walking through one of the parks [
was attracted by tremendous chat
terlng from clump O, bushes near
the pathway. 1t sounded as If q hun
dred birds were having q fight over
their breakfast -for sDarrows think
that fat worm or Juicy bug is worth
making q great fuss about. ] walked
quickly anil stealthily up to the bushes
and peepeI in. 1t was not worm
which caused the connection, but
something bigger. \ large flock of
English sparrovs were flying about,
screaming rs ii they had gone mad
aud pecking slyagely a5 intervals AZ
some small animal which was running
about on the ground. IL was poor
little red chipmuuk who ha1 excited
their wrath. lie was running back
AMI forth, eviieatly trying to get
away from his torneutors. 1T was OF
no use, for he was closely surrouade |
by them, and he evidently was getting
weak IN the unequal struggle So !
drove away the sparrows aud tried to
rescue the miserable little squirrel.
When the birds flow AWAY the chip.
munk still lay upon the ground, anil
seemed unable to move. picked hic,
up IN my hands. lie was in pitiabl3
condition. The sparrows hal pulled
nearly every hair ont of his tail Ous
of his eyes vas entirely pecked ont,
and he was covered with p1cks aud
wounds where the rugulcious littl.
sparrows had peckcl aa Z beaten him.
Poor little ch.ppyl tie was nearly
dead and evidently in such suferin
that ne hal to be put Oh his misery.
We bad Mr.. Chipmuuk stuffed aud
put him on the mautel shelf for al or
nameut. lie looks much more happy
there than he did tho day the quarrel
some little splrrows pecta his lif5
away. But what it WIS that excited
their wrath Mr. Chiymunk never
told. New York Recorder.
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ed you TO feel helpless and dependent.
so that ny suit might prosper. should
have asked you how you liked
me that night, but it was not 10 be.
A helpless fellow. who has only a
meagre inc ome, which he can scarcely
hope to make more, ought not to ex.
pect what expected then. 1 do not,
but L want to make confession. |
hurt Your pride-and you paint very
well, you know. L did it all to hum
bic you down to the cliuging point.
Then you were 10 cling to me?"
He bent down TO look at my face.
81 never guessed tina. you cared for
me, | almost sobbed. 81 thought YOU
hated me-"
Hated you:"
Eyes; You praised beauty so, and
IL"
"You are beautiful to me. You al.
ways have been, you always will be.
L shall remember you rs the one wo.
man | loved, and sh,I love always.
though L can never hope"
But there | stopped him--I didn t
know how. / didn't know what !
said, or whether L sail anything. |
only know that he knew l loved him,
and had loved him from the first; an
that before to-morrow's sun sets ]
shall be the wife of Mehlig, artist.
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Chinese Opinion Of Europeans.

Edward Walker. former mission.
ary and hospital director at 500 Chow.
showed me the other day copy OF
the pamphlet that WAS c. culated
some twelve years ago in Hor Kong
against the Christian mission work.
Il atiirms that Europeans do not be.
long 90 the human race. but arc de-
scendel from monkeys; this race of
wild beings worship neither the heav-
ems nor the earth they do not honor
their parents, nor have respect for
their forefathers; they come into
China under rhe preteDse of preaching
a religion, but really come TO take the
eyes aud brains OF dying people and
the blood of children with these they
make medical pills which they soil in
their country AMI thus secure shrewi-
ness. New YORK Press.
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ScIcncc anh a socIal rn. -on.

Our Vienna corrcspon len, tells MS
that i'm Hungary, whore IL is the Gus.
tom for school children to kiss the
hands Of their teachers ON CO Mug nm I
going, the Boarl OF T. lucatiOu has
forbid len the practice for the future.
Their decision is based ON declara.
ton Of the Sanitary Council to the e.
feet that kissing is dangerous pro.
ceediug always, from a sanitary point
of view, and should not be practiced
when not absolutely necessary. rs it 70
the certain means OF carrying inlec-
ton, especially in the case OF snlil
children. London News.
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that 1T would never como to me. !
am tiye-and.twenty next birthday. /
Pam the age when the woman il US is
strong, even in ugly folks; but | know
better than to expect any response
now from him, or even from any one.
They caro- for nothing hut beauty,
these men; for nothing else. nothing.
nothing.
What did hear him say the Meh-
Zig, artisans be stood before that pic.
ture OF Eugenie, in Helen Romer's
parlor? ''She is so beautiful that any
man would have been willing to die
for her. "
SO beautiful Alb, we'll; hope
there is another world where we shall
all be beautiful
If had been beautiful, would
have tried to charm him---I would
have made myself SO that he would
have been willing to die for me,
and some day would have been his
wife. Then ] would have given my
life TO him. All other Zen should
have known that they were nothing to
me. Whatever woman hands could do
to make his life happy, these hands
should have done What does the
clock say? The night is over; hive
wasted 1T away in waking dreams.
What an idiot am
They put dates upon COMMISSIONERS,
don't they? over this grave of my
first grand pcnchant 1 will write the
date.
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Refused to b, In.nlfei.

During q matinee performance OF
Monsieur Alphonse," at the Odeou
Theatre, Mma. Tessln1ier brought
down the house by an amusing gaq.
which was called forth by the impn-
dent action Of n man in the gallery.
says the London Telegraph. The
actress was using the words: 'I am
of 20 Nice, when an orange thrown
from the highest seals in the house
fell at her feet. Those who we're on
the stage with Nine. Tessandier drew
back, evidently in fear Of further
discharge OF fruit missiles, but shs
coolIy stopped down, picked mp the
orange AMI added 20 her last phrase
the words: 'Aud hefe is something
with which TO refresh myself during
the journey.
Everybody in the house appiaude
Justify and the performance pro.
ceeded.
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April 3, 49,
MAMIE STERLING.
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o.
CURIOUS FACTS.

Cottonseed meal is Missouri pro-
duct.
Artificial cloth is made of wool
pulp.
Burglars recently robbed a Fort
Scott (Kan.l policeman of his uni
form.
The ancient Egyptians used wooden
rollers to move their huge blocks OF
stone.
Walnut logs are shipped from Mis-
souri, direct to furniture makers in
Scotland.
Steven was the original of Steven
son, Stephens, Steenson, Stinson,
Stimson and Simpson.
If all the cabs in London were
placed in line there would be total
length of forty-four miles.
The deepest we'll on our Atlantic
coast is that at the silk works near
Northampton, Mass. /; depth, 300
feet.
The average European woman's life
is shorter than the mans, but over
two-thirls of the centenarians are
women.
hcpansy can be grown black, white
and oil intermediate shades, the only
deficiency being in the scarlet and A.
lied hues.
The ruins of Roman villa have re.
Gently been unearthed at the pretty
little village of Darenth, III Kent
England.
perquisite which Gates back to the
days of the Norman kings gives Q lceu
Victoria the possession OF every whale
captured on the British coast.
In all, it has been estimated that
over two million acres are devoted to
the maintenance Of deer in Scotland,
and that about 5000 stays are annual
ly killed.
a peasant summer outing is that
proposed by a party OF people in Car
image, Mo, who are going on trip
to Colorado IN wagon drawn by ex-
street-car mules
\ roorly clad woman, who picked
mp bag containing $500 in Smith
field, England, the other day, was
awarded by the owner, to whom she
returned 1t, with penny.
Mountains are climbed in central
Africa by the aid of long loop of cal
leo called a "Machila " The climber
leans back at one end, while six or
eight strong men pull at the other.
More than 100. OOO muskrat skins
are bought in New York every winter
to supply the demand for imitation
sealskin trimmings, caps, etc, rs no
other fur SO closely resembles seal.
When John Faragher, of Chicago,
lost Sll, 900 in broken bank in '73,
he began hiding mis- savings. The
other day he found that the rats had
chewci up 5000 worth of bills for
nests.
The wax palm tree Of South Amer.
lea. which grows to au altitude of TO-
600 feet above sea level, is completely
covered with coating which consists
of vegetable wax and crystalline
resin. When mixed with tallow this
substance is made into candles.
The first coming of money is attrib.
uted to Pheldon, King OF Argos, in the
year S95 B. G. Coined money was first
used in Western Europe twenty niue
years before the opening of the Chris
tian era. Gold was first coined IN
England in the eleventh century, aud
the first round coins were not made
until 100 wears Inter
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Smallest Painting.

1t is said that the smallest piece Of
painting in the world has recently
been exhibited by a Flemish artist. Ii
Is painted on the smooth Ile OF r.
grain OF common white corn, au pic.
lures a mill and miller mounting a
stairs with a sack Of grain on his back.
The mill Is represented as stsn ling on
a terrace, and near it is horse and
cart, while group OF several peasants
are shown IN the road near by. The
picture Is beautifully distinct, every
object being flushed with microscopic
fidelity, yet by careful measurement
It Is shown that the whole painting
does not cover surface Of half an
inch square. Cincinnati Enquirer.
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a RAIN SONG.

Tinkle, tinkle,
Lightly fall
On the peach buds. pink AMI small,
HIP the tiny grass. ami twinkle
On the willow green anI tall.
Tinklc. tinklc-
Faster now.
Little rain-lrN smitc AMI s,rnH,
3Cherry-5loom AMI apple-bouSh.
Pclt the elm, and show them how
You can dash,
4 And splash! splash sp'ashl.
While tho thunder rolls and mutters. and
the lightuings flash and flash.
Then eddy into curls
A Ola million misty swirls.
Anl thread the air with silver. al en-
bfoiter it with pearls,
fnd pattcr, patter patteg
On the messy flags. and clatter
-. Cn the streaming winlow-pan1.
Eah. RAIN. h
And the caves.
Ilthe turning weathcrvanc!
in torrents from the to-
Fhe sabi --peak, and drip
IL tie garden-bcd. and fill
A All the cuckoo-cups, aud pour
More AMI more
ln the tuup-jOwls. and still
Oversptll
In n crystal tide. until
Every yellow daTodu
i Hooded 70 its golden rim, IN brirminr g.,