HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1889-3-14, Page 3THE RUBY MINES OF BURMAR,
The mule ?soak of Earth, which King
Titeisaw guarded so Eigidle-* Euro.
wean comaaay te'wette the
Slue*.
Itla reported from London that the Both.
echilde are aboup b otganize a unmany to
work the great rube' releee of Barn:Jahr This
little petote of earth, having all area of only
fifty square mileswire the One spot in hie
domioione which tu Thelaaw would never
permit a, white watt to approaeh, Evee
under the ruile native system a ouipg,
Thebew derived an income of $100.000 a
year from the mines. Atter tile fella Mae.
dalay, Indian troepa were oet JQ maw*
north of that capital to take peseeetioa of
the ruby clietriet, which hae eleme been temp
ed te native wipers, the income being used
to help defray the cot a the 13;etrah
occupancy,
There have been loud eemplainte that
the Governmene lost a chance to derive a
large revenue fron. the mines when it de-
clined Lerd Defferin'e proposale to lease
them to A eynaicate. If the Bothechilde
leave now got a foothold there, it i certain
thee the new rulera a Burmah expeot to
make a good thing by granting a concession
to the greet eapitaliet a.
The possibilities of the ruby minee of
Bunnell. are yeti re be **pertained, We
know that the lergestreby ever fennel there
wee eecorted Rom the Eitigle eeiaee te the
river, on its way to Rarope, by a military
guard, and at it wee eold in 1,11EIQD fo
$100,000, The geme lie ia a thin atratum
from ten 0 thirty feet belovr the aurae,
and when thief earth is lifted in rude buckets
and eprod on the mired wyeiside of amen
rula:ee glieteu in the au. Mot of
them are too small to be of velue, then, made up hie nand to Ilene the bleak-
rzu.oni,m, •
•
Caroline Herschel, the disooverer a elgh
comets, and the a000mplithed partaer of he
brothers,' astronomical labora, never mild
remember the multiplication -table and al
ways had to Crma copy ot it about with
her.
In the 'United Snitee Poatal service there
are 58,200 postmesters 7.000 railway mail -
service employes, 7,0e* letter carriers, 100
inspectors, 5,000 Oaths in the post -offices,
gee elerke be the Font-0Mo Departme,nts
Triih felvee a total of 77,000 employee. Every
perdu -meter averages two auidents, and this
in round numbers amonnta to 116 406 per-
sona which ontraher added to 77,900 gives
194 300 persona over whom the service has
oentrol.
Spurgeena the Well-known Landon
preacher, baa a beautiful reaideuce Bens
lab, Upper Norwood, with extensive grounda
and headeome ceneervatoriee. .4 sliver cue,
ket from, the queen is one a the moat pre-
cious houseleold gods. Hie COrreSptaidenCe
AYaragOS 509 lettere a day, and he employs
three aecra
retaries to answer the oemuntea-
trees evluch come to hun from all parts of the
world, The ellortnena resrennea of the Met-
ropurata T4dernaele are entirely deeroted, to
the various philanthropio movements in
which the revezend geataeman is intereeted,
aa the maple income derived from hie lateks
and eertimea is more tbau eafAtient for hbe
utwoet neeedir.
fledge Bell of Memul Camel. Ill., faro
eishes the foleowing maiden speech of Barra -
hew Lincoln, delivered in Pappsville, near
Spriegfield, lila nearly fifty years ago. Mr.
Ittueoln was P9t thole laWyer, and hed tao
interatten of hecemiug lawyer. lie bed
awl are thruee nide in the eager smith trede, Hie goitre weer reeognized
eearch for larger Opine. Coreperetively and he Wes ellidenly nentleAted for the leg
few tetgeg erg agtoe that. he cam-, eiee, Avid islesturd Ilie Arab speech was as follow
freedom from Uwe, otonver all the req,uire Geatletnea and Fellew,Citizege-et peeneeee
reent-e of a Aratreissa gem, Bet whim etreli you ell know whet AID., 1 SrObArable Abra,
a OOPSi.s discovered, it a treaeure ; and ham Liecein, /bevel been ORM:cited by meg
experte telt us that a three earab ruby ef the frieede to beat:Mee a eleciblete for the legit.
beat quality is Werth eight or tea timea ae letere, 4ypalitioare abort tied eweet. 1 arn
vault OS the neerit dimmed at the sum in fever of A natittrial bank; am in favor of
weight, Meet of the marketable Ilarrneu Ibe14Nrcatr1mprovernect eyetere and A high
rubies are imporfeot, but they are among preteetive ova, Theee are mo eentinsenta
the fineet in the world ; indeed, we are tot 4 and politica prinoiplea. If elected, 1 441
by dealers time large rubies of perfect color he thaukfid ; if not, it will be all the ettine."
and fiewlesa are almobt unknown. he QUeen. of Madagatecar is a sum% glen.
About 1,200 laborers are now engafiell In der woman of a very light color, with a very
the ruby dbariet, hired by the evell-toolo aal expreettlen, except wheneheetailetewhich
yWagers Arcottd thou:M*0'40o bills to do o did to two ohildree who were epee the a
LOVE, DEATR, AND IETS11$11T,
* Marriage in 4 Sleigh anti the Death or
the liritiegroont.
The following advertiseMeate aPPenteld in
a Montreal morning paper recently ;
PARRIED --Musson-Mulcalny,- On Feb, flO, at
re4ictoe,e 0 bide' lather, I Edward one% Mary
eldo4 daughter et 01144414 Mulcahy, to Ralph Thelma.
mil Hume, at Leaden, England,
DIED -Ituss'm Montreal, re Veb 24,
wBen.
hen Hasson, agu eas pare. 0 Lendon, Eng.
land. English papers. please c..m.
bevestigatign into the oz bele of the ad-
aertieemeaft developed a Stet y of hive and
and death and wyetery velitch is he brief ere
follows
" Two ,yeare ego Ralph leeeh.einell Iluseon, •
an (1/g11413P1414 34 years of age and itek to
inimenee eateto, cute, tir ciaada .for hie
beelth, After A tie. e he eettled. in adontreel,
becoming acqmstoted with etateen.year-Old
Mary Milleithy, who lieed with her 'mute
et 1 Odward street, He felt in. love. ' •
• r.oVit WAS 4,11721MAlitt, •
and 150549251 and Mey beearemengageds • adre,
Maleelty would net pelmet to her 44110-
ter g reerriage for tWe Yeats. and Yetr ago
TiSISSA tetureed to England to • tiettle biA
aidaira beare .emnieg. to Reetreal . We..
Seen after he reterthed. to Lenon sYnap-
tome et decline "Ineetfeeted theweelvele
Me tether eoneulted the beet phytd-
dew' mid ,Ur, Blueeon .wee ' telil that he
meet hike the utinoat eare of himself. Ile
correepeoled regelerly :with bia.
andtbe marriage wee fixed for the .14th of
Mewl), Bet he continued to eleeline, end,
feelMg thet hie end WAS aPProA4klai•le
detertilleed to brave the 'itter derree of
the Atleuticeami• corm hero to 'merry the
gni he loved,. In yaw the family deoter
wartred him that he wryer COOK SCrviVe • Ma
ocean, voyegee Ile wee not to he added,:
and, Abetit tsrelVe deye ago, aeurepettiedby
bes father, dilater, a pried., end 4. frieecl al
the family, he set irell from Lau for Nov.
Tvrir„. areived there after a rounli Vey.
age, • The , prognoetteetiene of the dooter
were welded, . atteleilWere dyieg,
A telegram time reeeived by ltfies
eriley tfloinley eftsreoini„ "telling • her to
be in waitieg at Barieveuture steel= (snag
arrive). the New York train on Tueedity,
05 lituorate, who was
II; A DYING ar0.7g
WAS diming on. Mini Mulcehy was there
when the Win arrived. lanattert Was aerate
death, The meeting between the leveed
was affectieg, The mirty got into eleigbe
ed were dreving to Mre, heele
when Hnetlen beCAMO liVid mid vented for
breeth. It Wel felt that was dying. In
bat oedema monieut he metioned to the
lied to merry them, Miro Mulcahy, who
veils greetly overarm+, comeuted, end there
in the open eleiglsoe St dateless tared', in the
eeld wit/lent alter or fitment, Ileinh
Huiteen and Mary Muloaby were made iniut
nd wife, Two reinutee afterward Muscle
ell baek in the deleh deed.
Thin is tho etory. Whet became of the
del bridegroom is a pvetion the deteetives
sva been so far, unable to solve. The
Maids e;eaveral railway etetione key all
uowledge of a party carivIng or of a cerpse
(dog abipped over the lines!. Nene of the
ity uudertakers know of Any buriel havleg
eken piece, and the effistele of the Patti me
tant and Catholic cemeterio few that no
ne enawering Ilturean'a description hem
eau futereed to their heowledge. The
detectivre only know
TUE netrolut 'Mere
the heavy work of mining. l'Te maeobinerY, a with Inneeesprenee and priuceee, either
ff4 ern. PloTed) NI:P1,°n1Y t110 ma" 9 whom may to the throe° eheuld Abe *
en:cativo rdetnture ot,„ v-114..log „___4110 see„n; die without helm ; then levies quite pret.
Western etleretti caPiteli 4151144441"° W‘41 ty. She givea one the imprerelee they the is•
Soon makes choose thine, very unheppy ; it is meld that the frets very t
umee for her former husbend, who died of'?
coneumptien hefere alime to the throne,
ited for that rowan the held out as long as
Rd in is ti
DEVOURBD OWN TAIL
irtroartlable ItteuIt of Islayred Min
of a Eanencity Inuit Terrier,
Mr. Jernett W. Aldridge. a well known
bachelor of Merksbury, Ilenteeleo woe
a handsome bull terner, of which he is very
fond. Ile had tralued it direfully and taught
It a number of interesting tricks, ono of
Which was to spin rapidly around in the
middle of the room endeavoring to ditch ite
tail.
In its earlier exercises the dog would eitepls
°atoll Ito tau in is mouth pleyfully end
out lojary. letter it would etize the appee
doge with such violence that the hair was
pulled out and the blood began to flow. Mr.
Aldridge then attempted IA various ways to
break the dog of the habit, as he wee annoy.
ed at the blood stains tinned the house
At one time he tied it out in the here with
• a Mont cord, and be kept it there for a week.
But when =tend it renewed with its form-
er zeal its ohm after ita tail. It would
engage in these gyratory rnovementa several
times a day, mapping off small bita of ite.
tail, and growling and barking as if in per-
mit of some deadly foe.
ldr. Aldridge, up willing to ace the dog
maim itaelf further, bound the stump tight
with a cloth, over which he smeared tar,
But the dog soon tore this off and continued
the strange and cruel mutilation. So
frequent and savage have these attheles been
of late that nothing now reunites of the tail
but the mereet apology in the shops of a
torn bleeding stump, a scant belt inolt in
length. It used lobe eight Inchon long. The
shorter tho appendage became the greater
the difficulty the dog had in reaching it
with his mouth, until now ib ie only in me-
mentsof peouliar rage and dialing rotating
movements of almost incredible swiftness
that he succeeds in nipping it with his teeth
Be never attempts this except when spin-
ning around in the manner described, and it
is thought that he wiil not discontinue the
habit until there ia no longer any portion of
his tail to amputate.
FRIENDS EXTRAORDINARY.
A Pierce Pat and an Pgly Rat that Play
anti Itomp Together.
A rat and a cat may be seen playing to-
gether almost any day at De Witt's livery
stable in Louisville. The cat is a big black
Tom, with long whisker°, a short tail, and
yellow eyes. The rat is a sleek and fat
specimen of the genusrodent, and has s cun-
ning but prosperous and contented look.
The oat is fierceness and savagery itself, and
bears the sears of innumerable battles, not
alone with rats and other felines, but with
doge as well, and he has never been whipped
and has never been known to decline a
fight. The rat was caught in a wire trap
one night last week. He was so uncommon -
sly large and looked Bo ugly as he stood up
on his hind legs end nettled the wires of his
cage that kb captors reeolved to have some
sport with him and Torn. The cat and he
were accordingly taken over to a neighboring
s loon, the doors elosed, holes stopped up,
and a aeleob few gathered to witnees the
fight.
When the rat was turned loose from the
eage Tom was ready, and pounced upon him
instanter. To the surprise of all, however,
he did not hurt him. His olaws were sheath-
ed, and he plainly invitsd the romp. The
ala did not understand his advances at first,
'Out was soon reassured, and would finally
run to the cat for protection. In a short
time they became fast friends, They now
play together constantly, and seem to
understand eaoh other perfectly. The rat
climbs all over Toms beck, _pulls his ears
and tail, and treats his big friend with the
utmost freedom. Both spend the greater:
part of their time under the stove in the
stable office, and largo numberessof visitors
go there to witness the unusual friendship
between such natural enemies,
.He Could Stand It.
It was Bilkin's wedding -day and 'he was
teasing his kid brothenin-law.
"Well, Johnnie," he said, solemnly. "I'm
going to take your sister away off and have
her all to myself, where you won't see her
any more."
"Nol Really, are yon?" said the kid cur-
iously. '
"Yes, sm. What do you think of it?"
" Nothhe. I guess I can stand it if you
can."
poet. e age a *cop rig the growls. Steele
about 23 yeere of age and bee reigued four
yens, and is one of, U nab the meet pepuler a
rulers the people ever had. lifer 411.440, f
thee a cerreepundene of the Loudon Oxen,
alt come from Berle. 04 the day the once.
pendent saw her ehe wore a white dehreere h
thine with a heavy en train; a mautle of c
the mad with out steel buttons; bet 0k
wbite eilk, veith ostrich feather and silver b
ereimeut ornaments; cut steel breath, ear. o
doge and pendant; white kid four.butten t
gime, with red oral bracelet' (red oral is
the national jewel).
Mrs, Serail A. Cogan, a young lady re- b
(toady married, aged nineteen, the youngest
daughter of John C. Hayes, of Hull, Meese
hive not received the recognition which her
courage and devotion dewy*. In the re.
oent dleaster, when a number of aeranon
were reamed atIluU from a strended
• attempt was nude no reach them by
firing tho tient guns But the powder was
damp end the gun did not go off. him
Cope was the only person present whoop
hand was small enough to go into tho barrel
of the gun to remove the damp powder
which had failed to explode after the fon s
had been applied. At the risk of losing her r
life, Mrs. Gegen threat In her arm and re
moved tho clomp powder, thereby enabling
the gun *0 do He work, 'with the iesult of
flaying Immo fifteseia lives. Muth hies been
said of the heroism of the men, to whom a
largo mini of money has been presented.
They have reeeived medals of the Humane
Sudety and rewards front tho general
public. But no mention has been made of
the heroism of this woman of Hull who
made tho rescue possible.
as related above, bat while they admit that
they aro working on the cese they refuse to
say for what purpose or who hes awl
thM
erm Mrs. ulcahy, mother of theebr
has been interviewed, but, white admittleg
that the marriage was soleinnleeet by the
gnome priest and that the groom died en.
mediately afterward, the refuted to say
what wits done with the body, what detec-
tives were workbag on the ease, and why
uch myetery was maintained, her only
eply was:
"W011, find ant what became of the
oorpeo, and then you'll know ell about It,
know nothing about it, His father was an.
gry Immo my daughter would not go back
to _England with him, and be told me noth-
ing. He took the body home I auppeee."
is Poor Brother.
A boy may be homesick enough to feel
badly, and even to ory, and yet not quite
homesick enough to Ione kb self-passessiore
Little Bennte was away froze home for
the first time in his life -away from father,
mother, sister and his twin brother George.
He was Bleeping alone for the first time, also,
and his little heart was heavy.
The room was dark, the house was strange,
the mice in the wall made frightful noises.
Bennie's soul was filled with csprrehension,
and, after a while, he lifted up kis voice and
wept sorely.
"What is the matter, Bennie 7" called
his aunt from an adjoining room.
"The matter? Boo-hoo I The matter?
1 was jest a -thinking how Georgie is a -mis-
sing ca me. Boo-hoo 2'
What Think ye of Ohrist.
This question, which Christ asked of the
Pharisees, comes to the church with equal
force as when first uttered. The world is
full of those, who, like Pilate, ask, What
shall we do with this Jesus who is celled
Christ? The scholar and ignorant scoffer,
alike,aak the important question; as if it
were the echo from Christ's lips to armee
the sleeping soul to seek an answer. A
late writer says that Chien is the ladder by
which image he was created. But stranger
wonder, Christ comes to us in the form and
appearance of man, the Son of David. But
when we know him, we find him the very
God with ne.
Something to Do.
Afollower of Christ who longs to do some-
thing for him and "in kb name " need not
be &stressed bectauve some great and unusual
work does not present itself to be done, The
daily routine of commonplace life is a fit
field of service. Paul was a good judge of
this matter, and it was he who wrote :
"And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do
all in the name of the Lord jeans, giving
thanks to God and the Father by him.
ALondon cabman was arrested tor excess
ive oruelty to his horse by whipping. Upon
consenting th give evidence egainst the cab
owner from whom he hired the horse he
himself was discharged and the owner was
sent to prison for one month. ,
• A new explosive has been discovered.
Lewis Smith, of May Landing, N. J., took
a very large sweet potato home the other
day, and Mrs. Smith put it into the oven to
bake. Soon there was a terrific explosion,
both oven doors were blown off, and the
house was shaken thoroughly. The big pa.
tato had exploded.
r0.1110 AL.
Tea was first introduced in Europe about
1660.
The &Ilk& till 1752 began the year at
the vernal equinox.
Between the years 1570 and 1629 seventeen
theaters were built in Eogland.
In the year A, D. 1000 the Arabs used the
pendulum as a measure of time.
The Vatican Library was founded by
Nicholas V. and rebuilt by Sixtus V. 'in
1588.
Mei:4in° taught anatomy in 1315, and
Harvey iafereed the general circulation of
the blood in 1616.
Iron furnaces among the Romans were
unprovided with believes, but were placed on:
eminences, with the grate in the direotion of
prevailing winds.
Blood, a discarded officer of Oliver Orem-
well'shousehold, with his,confederates, seized
he Duke of Ormond in his coaehe intending
to hang him, and had got him to Tyburn,
when he was rescrned by hie friends, Decem-
ber 6, 1670. Blood afterwards, in the
disguise of a clergyman, attempted to steal
the regal crown from the jewel office) in the
Tower, May 9, 1671; yet, notwithstanding
these and other offenses, he was not only
pardoned, but had a pane:Ion of £500 per
annum settled on him by Charles II, 1671.
He died August 24, 1680.
American Society Men.
A gentleman attached to a foreign legation'
who has seen a good deal of Amerean society
remarked recently that he was continually
surprised at the number of VaCUOUS and pom-
pous -looking youths who crowd the doorways
at public balls and receptions. "I never see
them anywhere else," he said, "and appar-
ently they live in evening dress. There are
eighty or a hundred of them and they all
seem precisely alike. They have narrow
shoulders and elite figures. They orowd
around the doorways and stare stupidly at
the women without making the faintest
effort to join the spirit of the occaeion or
render thereselvee useful to their hostess.
"Further than tris, they seem so remark-
ably ill-bred. A dozen timee this winter I
have rather nee de an ass of myself by pre-
suming to address these sons of vacuity.
When I chanced to be among them in a
doorway, or was moved by SODIG unconpoious
impulse, I ventured to speak keit as a man
would in society anywhere e se in the world
to my nearest neighbor. I was invaribly re-
galed by a stare, and an answer vvhioh would
be a stretch of truth to be called civil. It
isnot to be wondered at thait Ainericau young
men are so unpopular abroad. One can
afford to be snubbed by a duke, buil nobody
will swallow an insult from a man who has
nob social position, wealth or wit; to recom-
mend him."
TELEGRAPEIO TIMM,
when, thWo etRiollg4stibrirdoEuws h.gathee:
The death of the King of If elland is said Acta Eas ISaIt days work As done,
to be imminent. When we teach thet unknown country
capIthuered°Beremagonm4oyaro.e "Par" t° have r.8:114:rICtlteurtto4b1 le; tophn:: Wo7efaeore8Y:withgttneistr. e
paprTe ehildeaetniet°beegreMea at artiti:tnah.07111 eifitgouwsfgna r 441 m afg f
EX -President Cleveland's name bite al-
ready been painted on the shingle over the
deer of Bangs, tetoote, Truer &IMOVeagh's
few offiee in William street, New York,
N9ldfnleoerhe er kowe tiela 0
do°f weary t hrthere.
waelan
Cherished forms that walk beside ue
Deem the Melee of by -gone yeare,
BOW We Watebed them fade and cattieh
Through the mist of falling tears;
Gutty et etteeting with eeteeet te telly Lving voicee hushed educe,
Was the vercliet of the jury in the coae f Joining now the angel 'baod,
Chaudier, who doe Mr. Shefideld in Mont-tn. ging.glery halleluiah
real a short time ago, Q"er 10 the Btuiali land.
The arbitration in the diepote between
the DomitaiOn 00VernMent and, tbe.C. P. R.
will take place April 4 iu Toronto,
The Glecester achooner Wm. II. Tore heie
beerk seized at Beaver Harbour, and
fined MO for violation af the endows Uwe,
The Readlng, Pe„ Iron Works Ceinpany
baVeltdied With heavy liebilitiee,
It is reported that 1C10g Milan, of Servie,
101 itisdieete lei favor of hie Ben at 0400.,
The Poto1050 river is rising rapidly and
the freshet bas already done some dareage,
er.anyefaz4lsoktktoapaerirrerriareontiA Aiwthhixpe wprtlecie tteridrilteldloevresaceeturctrilm
arrieen
Ines -sage, Bet lite's battle raged so fiercely
Tbat our ears were dull to hear,
Hash, there, eaeh rebelliees murmur,
For we, too, are going home;
°ging to Bed our honeehold treaeurea
When their tired feet CCM* torque,
an the reserreettee iner4i4g,
Free farm tell mid free rum ore,
'eh mar teateelirrened eyes made perfect,
We 441 know each other there.
Bet if aesue bids 143 dater
Thectueli tee peerly portal wide,
They will bs the Arat to meet us
Over on, the other side.
Safe withie seer Ferber% manelou,
Vied 10 robes act height and feer,
Hymning mit a jeyou welcome,
We Abell knew eagle ether Veep,.
All the way they've walked beside es,
Ever near we, though molten,
Hidden by our bliodest vession,
By the veil that fell between ;
The Jeenite of Qeelese have entered 214
actin against the Toronto " Mail' for po,..
000 damages.
PAYer and t'tqUITIVI.
uly Father, 'Nati *be leoging
cloth AB Dike eager dui,
e whet the future Irldetii,
lt*e zey feet ahell IItheirgeel.
"Step by dep. My child, I lead thee
O'er d eteepe cued valley* wide,
'Tie le leve I veil thy pathway,
Triad aud fear not, .1 Will guide."
Fether, keewl of you eterenrwinde
Sweeping rued the mcgratatri peek,
hed wondered to the valley
Therea Shelter safe to atek.
"Seep by etee, My child, I lead thee,
Heed then not the tentpteee bleu t
Sweeter far Obeli be the haven
Wheu the atop= of life are past,
Fether, keew 1 tbie calm valley
Would thee lull my Sent tO 4144SP4
heti ought you dieter:re hatilde
Tnexertnere faithful WatCh toe keep.
"Steep by step, My child 1 lead thee,
Ar My eett thy Sloth 441 flee,
Aud with foe of morning awiftneu
Thee ehate rue to fellow Me."
-Christieri feeder.
A ME ov.
I
ow her nee, once only, bung ago
Yet now elle often Comes TO MO by olehe
Kuown by the hair, deliken sae and brig
l'het veite warm elieeke where erica -area roves
throw
teeder flash o'er pellid Illy.snow.
She epeeke not; only her &deice heed is light
Above my heert, diet thtobe with wild de.
earning abet takes the love elle esunob
know.
r inertia lovese cloth some meet spirit.
veto
the in thine ear, wizen dumber Is moat
deep,
watefetu to wit if we should meat?
And dose thou. come, because the word is
sweet,
By shadowy petha we trod not IthVe 10
sleep,
To bid me trust the future, and rejoice t
Ono Hundred and Eleven ream of Ago.
Sou= Fneentrone, Mich., Feb, 27.-Mre,
Seralt Ittokaora was born in Vermont in 1781..
Her husband was a soldier in the warl of 1812
and the drew a pen doe for hie services during
that struggle. She bad twelve ohiciren.
eleven of whom are now livin their co -
g.
bleed ago reeding a total of 780 years, She
did her own gardening for seme th2te after
celebrating her one hundredth birthday.
Mrs. illokson has for many years lived with
anon in this town who is seventy-five. years
of age. levet Saturday she peeved quietly
away Maths age of 107 years.
Voted down.
A lady living in Ohio is the mother of six
boys. One day a friend calling on her said:
"What a ptty that one of your boys bad not
been a girl. One of the boys, about eight
years of age, overheard this remark, and
promptly, interposed; "I'd like to know
wbo'd 'a bin 'er ; I wouldn't 'a bin 'er ; B1
wouldn't 'a bin 'er ; Joe wouldn'a 'a bin er
and ril like to know who'd a bin 'et,"
A Recommendation.-Delsy to her future
annsie)-"As you are marrying into our
familv, I suppose you'll get your babies from
Dr. Redliwei. He brings all ours, and
they're darlings I"
The Roston Globe has effered two prizes
to the largest family in New England. A
gold watch is to go to the mother and a
diver mug th her youngest child. A family
of seventeen has been diecovered in Holyoke,
Mass., and at present stands a fair chance
for the prize.
A oonaert recently took place in Baltimore
in which the following singers were an-
nounced: "The fintovoicsed oantatrioe,
Miss Lulu Richardson; the melting tenor
soloist, Mr. L. G Gibbs ; sympathetic tenor
soloist, Mr. G. W. Palmer ; the mellow, rich
base° eoloist, Mr. S. G. Wesley the world -
entrancing basso soloist, Mr. F. Johnson ;
and tho grand ora rotunda baritone soloist,
Mr. William F. Taylor."
An amusing misadventnte happened the
other day to a well known artist in Paris.
He had purchased an old helmet in a brit:s-
e-brae shop, and when he got home the idea
occurred to him to try ' it on. Ib went on
easily enough, bub when he wanted to take
it off he found it imposeible to do so. Fin.
ally he was forced to go to a neighboring
gunsmith's to have it removed. His appear-
ance on the street wearing this medimval
retie produced a decided sensation.
A Funny Man's Trouble.-Edibor-Mr.
Fannymaniyour humorous department is
not half so bright and fresh as it used 0 be.
Are you in poor health? Mr. Funnyman-
N-o. air; my health's all right, but I'm
afraid I'll have to give up humorous work.
"What's the matter ? ' " Well, sir, I got
married some months ago, and now when
I print a joke about wives my wife thinks it
means her, and if I mention a mother-in-law
her mother oomes around. and raises the
roof, and, besides, one of my wife's brothers
is a plumber, another is an ice -men and the
other is a ooal dealer, and she has a half-
brother who is a book agbnt, and they're all
big men with ugly tempers. If you don't
mind I'd like to ' retire from the humorous
department and take a position as obituary
diem."
Goa's Gift of Slee.
I hotklay ue daw4.1 ie PeSee and seep; r
se, to4. to cieltitele eetatest me caveat°, etteiy.
lei iv. e. nes i te a liars:mt. mergie.)
Uneertain le the path 1* read;
441 yet, Along bba derklieg wity,
Malty a lonely *owl has sped,
And feund the day,
gee row with me the hour is le ,
My tired feet Owl the et:Kid to ateep ;
X aril alone, and dueleee,
Iturd, give Me elee,p.
Nothing beside is hell so geed,
Not harveete that ey betide nut
Not vreeith ear tome, tier friend" lee
blyzeed is sleep.
So (trio the weary unto Thee;
And when *10rsed. and lonely weep,
With only Thee to cue and see,
Thou giveet adv.
And In the *tone, alma; efreid,
Daide the nobly roam deep,
01, "peek to me, and undiemeyed
tete will sleep,
Teough the Hetet thee ini laud and sea,
And waves are high, and wild winch] lea
Atad the itterM rages mightily,
Thou genet give sleep,
.Aud so I lay me down till light
Breake o'er the world. Then wilt me keep.
Father, I thenk Thee for the night,
And quiet sleepy. •
MARIANNE, FARM:T(414M.
IMRE AND mar.
One hundred and one perms constituting
the 4rat Cetholie pilgrimage from the Uaite
S -'s to the Holy hied, sailed from New
tank February 21, on the " Wieland."
Mies Weeteed - And CAA yo zt elways
judge of a 1114103 character by the way he
11 sups? Sociel pailoeopher-Oh, no; net by
the way he laughs, but by whet he tangles
atlii a four mile beat reee on the TIns, Feb,
18, Bebear belie Norvell by helf a length -
The time was 'low. The rime was for £50
eseodo.
fecldB
aubear allowed Worrell a start of 04
Celiforeht paper, in eommenting ea a
conger; says that one of the ladiee &taw "in
letblettiGropermeem4noelisoYetint8eQ,baebinenti:rienageth:prilte
by bend not,"
rrince Bimetal; gape he is haraseed by
the conduct of the local effieere in German
colenies but he le determiued nat to permit
their ACt19II to disturb the pewit existing LerdMbet
tcyere friendly
yaPyoefilwr:i
Tenden receives more
than 31,600 letters in a year, most of which
beve to be answered. Lam; year Mr. Soulehy
his private secretery, wrote 25,000 lettere,
Weludieg hatitatiews, with his (awn bend.
An. effort is being mede he Chigoe, to
inaugurate a Write of metier Saturday
night ceoeerts at the Madison Street Thea.
ter, afwr the glen of the pepular &worts in
Rowe ler the cities of egland and Scot-
land,
The City Coutiell Itiverpltd ht# zefued
rteeeart tft 04 purchase, ef "Captive .Androner
ther,",_ley Sir Vrederiele Leightee ler
00. readu given la that eli:rieleal *ob.
tote are not wanted for a gallery Opened fur
the lewer elude.
Capt, MUea Stet:did% Will SOCA atA.Ad 15
feet higt in breeze qua granite pedeltal 400
feet bigh erected an the unmett of Cap
Bill at Dexhary, Masa The hill Is on stands
iehte farm. Tee eaulpter Is J. S. (Melly of
Bated, mid the monument code $75,008
The "New York tiereld " uudertaku to
reprove our Gevernmene for pardoning
Gabriel Dement, dying that oleneeracy was
letake in the easse of a man who had
owed two rebellieue, and a eumber of
innocent people to be Murdered, Du -
mental respetittbility eoomare I witit Vett of
ii.eff Devi% DI Oa a diekerteg night light tao
the greet sea, end. yet the American natielt
Condened Jog Darts" effencee, Shell Cued',
else not exemplify the troth thee the coal.
-ty ef limey te wit atretued ?
oral indeletry he* elemeg up in the
trelien oloulo lu mei* ott fele hats
ale fur of rattier. Ceny Wool be MAT
it 74 a Feud. From the dogle fc-olony
ew 7.1elaed thew have bete exported
r 70 000,000rabblieekid, 'waged at near.
75 0d0. .Bee the property deteroyed by
eldalged by millioes. Ole
1 togs of oat:eel:id bullies' Cheek% and
of the dyed artielee ef fur, are due to
ablenerkine home mal !fudge. In the lear
yeare 28,000 000 rabbit sitini,1 haVe been
ported from Vietorle,
The four highest mice of mandarin in
Chine are entitled to es reds silk umbrella, with
three floeuees-.the smaller rrobility rev
hey° male. two, Gentlemen eomeneuere of
the two bigheet mike hASO A red state um.
brelle surmounted by a gourml draped knob
of bleek.tin. The two next degree Ileve
the knob of wood only, though painted red.
Then comes the fifth rauk, whose umbrella
must be of blue cloth with a red painted
wooden kuob at the top, and only two Ilona.
Tho governor-general of a province is
heralded by two great red silk umbrella'.
It 14 reported that the deathbed confeselon
of is reeldent of Devonshire completely ex -
emerge" .Lee, whose arrest and conviction for
&murder committed in %hi:400111Mo, Devon-
shire, in 1S84, created great excitement in
that town at tho time. Lee WAR condemned
to be hanged, and a abort time before the
day &pis:mated forbis execution was =spited.
Subsequently %dee, was set for hie hanging,
but for various reasons h1s execution was
deferred and hie sentence was finally oom.
muted to imprisonment far life, Now it ap-
ron that ho ought Lever to have been ar-
rested for the crime with which he was
charged.
Ono of the most widely read, if not most
widely kr own helmets:rate of the day has
just died. His nem° was Phillip H. Waldo
It was he who supplied the great bulk of
the rthort, einusing dialog es which have
been such special end popular features of the
New York Sun, Life, The Boa, Harper's,
Puck, and other well-known periodicals.
The...Vete York Sun in a very eulogistic art
tiole says that he yeas a perfect artist and
genius in hie peculiar line, turning out the
most excruciating witticisms with apparent -
sr no effort at all. And yet he never posed
s a fenny man. There WAS nothing eocen.
rio about him. He wan just like other men,
nly a better natured and more loveable
ellove than most other men are. He was
ossessed of indomitable pluck, and one of
the most noticeable characteristics ot the
man was the apparent ease with which he
isplayed his humour even when suffering
he tortures of comma, for it was that dread
'seam which eventually carried him off
Iter he had undergone several operations.
But amid all kb suffering he retained appal.-
utter his cheerfutness unabated, and con-
inued to make the world laugh up to with -
n throe days of his death.
In speaking of the expense of production
he New York' San' says: i'Ati the Mee
ropolitan Opera House an additional and
mportant item of expense not incident to
heatrical performances is occasioned by the
echaniosa inventionsta
reke& in scenic
ffect. For these applianires there in ho
recedent, and carpenters make erices to
orrespond with the value rather than actual
ost of their construction. Each car on
Isiah the Rhine daughters disport them-
selves cost $250,and there are three cars
sed. The dragon in "Seigfried" was con,
muted at the expense of $3000 and it cost
5 to get the monster out of his cave at a
reduction of the opera, and requires the
maces of five men. "The Queen of Sheba.'
the most gorgeous and expensive epecta-
lar effect given at the Opera House. and
as mounted At an expense ef $25,000.
ere are 576 persons employed in the pag-
nt, and the cost of the opera for a single
ght, independent of the scenery and co.
es, approximates $4,000. "L'Africeinalk
ploys 166 persons outaide the regular
rman Opera Company (which comprises
0 persons) at salaries ranging from 50 cents
$200 a night. The expense of an opera
e "Siegfried" is in the scenic effect rather
HU in the costuming, while in "Tee Q in
Sheba" and "L'Africaine" the cottuteing
d. extras make heavy cost. The expoune
lighting the Opera How% varies from $28
$35, according to length of performance,
d electric and calcium lights are employ-
. The expense of a single opera is difficult
compute, because the leading artists are
ed by the season and paid fer the nights
ey do not sing as well as for theme on
thhthe are employed, and a percentage
la of a performaneiewhich reaches imbuing
ounuu
their salary must be added to the total
Gran'ma,
A wrinkled fine hallowed with snowy white
heir
Bright. eyes that; beam on you with kindli-
DC34 rare,
And a smile allowing for you the tendered
care,
0 Hu gtan'iria.
A plain draws, old fashioned and spotlesaly
neete
A slow, gentle voice, xympethetio and
sweet,
Telling love from the the heart, and a pa.
tience complete.
RasDear bands often weary, but seeking no
helping, mending or knitting for those In
e
In spite of oustalths ever doing their best,
Hes gratihna.
The dearest companion, the stanebeee f
friends.
To petted grandchildren she ever defends
From whippinge deserved, and whose mitt
chief she mends,
Is gran'ma,
The quainteat old stories of days long ago
When she was a girl and grater& was her I
beau, a
And how tke old homestead was buried in t
snow,
Tells gran'ma,
The baby cries for her; big children and P
small,
The neighbors, the old folks who on her d
must call,
Good mamma, kind papa, the servants and td
all
Love gran'ma. a
Ah I May we, when aged, become so en-
deared,
May our lives, rightly lived, make us loved
and revered
And, veiwing the future, be strengthened
and cheered
Like gran'ma.
-H, 0 DODGE.
Homes on Snowshoes.
Nevada stage men are getting the snow-
shoes for them horses m coachmen for use,
as they may be needed almost any time
within the nexb few weeks, They are need
every winter on the Graniteville ridge, and
also on the Mountain House section of the
Downieville and Nevada city road. It
would be impossible for horsee to travel over
the deep snows without their aid. One that
is accustomed to wearing them will travel
four or five miles an hour where it would be
impossible to go that distance in a week
without them. The theme are made of thin
steel plate, about nine by eleven inches,
fastened on the hoofs with clamps. The
horses are shod with long heel (calks, which
eo through the shoeshoes and prevent their
slipping going up and down hitle-[Nevada
Transcript.
The idiotic childishness which is so often
glorified by students in the Shanghai stage
of their existence under the name of "fun"
and "leaking" has given a notoriety to the
Wesleyan University at Middletown, Conn.,
which it would never otherwise have secured.
Ambitious to excel all previous records, some
of the goslings there undertook a real dyna-
mite conspiracy, with the result that some
bombs were exploded, and one student who
had uothiug to do with the monkey gang
vary nearly lost his life. A most) searching
Investigation has been made by the faculty,
and it is some satisfaction to know that the
perpetrators of the outrage will be severely
punished.
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