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• Lateit rasielon Noted:
Entire dresses of English crape. are made
for widows, . f•-•
The totirnare is neither greathr net less
remains stationary. ;
•Skir•tis are short for the' 'street, demi--
trained for evening and full trained for
.dinners and receptions. * -
The Week -and -white striped silks are
used forbespiee and demi-trained skirts,
and make striking toilets.. They are
comhined with black satin, velvet„ jet or
lace.
, ,,The shape of. wrappings changes little
and innovations would be difficult, since all
shapes are being worn now, the sling, sleeve
jeing seen on most of them, whether lon:g
r short, - • .. •
Pointed giinpabiive a bandof astrakhan
„
or Of the long -waved J'1,utTsian lamb skin is
a fashionable trimming for cheviot dresses..
. White cheviot dresses are wore in the
. keine. ' •
' The -square -meshed 'Hessian net, point.
• WesPrit and tulle are :Row_ pads.' lip _5,1
--:-.-MatiVe-alid7rer.OffOpe shades for those
: about laying aside mourning. Mauve and
purple velvet 'dresses, with trinamine of
;black lace, are worn by older ladies.: •
, • ,
Corsages are extremely varied; as well
for cley as for evening dresses. • Corselet
are . much Worn, • the- waist below the
% shoulders being plain axttill,t, ahd
shirred' on the front with '1OftTliallingd or
• folds over the bust,; these, however„,: eke
best adapted to shin figures.
The fashion of • low ,Inher'-.V5d-ices'With
' the oeter weld of transparent material,
' bigh in the peek and „7,vith half -easy sleeves,
is returning arid promises to be. Poliular.
This is worn at informal dinners and these
occasions in the evening where deCallete
Onlithieenr*roievlbau"th�ioii re-
The-iancy-` 3111k
neck and sleeves instead of finda...'a
prompt response in the shops where •ruch-;
ings are shown on . the .,!3age of which is
bewn-narroW7ribbons----ot•-all-colors. The
taste for colored rethiiig-grbitri. afia if is
ohorly,ie all" shades; to 'contrast'with • or
,eXabtly, Iola the Costnme. -7
The • -eeses get more., and more
volufhincilie andthese full skirts, 'unless
:draped by .the,.. hand' of . an experieneed,
toodiste„ are apt to have -6; bunchy and•
'•awirviard effect. Alinost • all . the Smart,
• short frocks, not onlyball gowns, are fulled'
'right around the waist,'and when they 'are
-of very, rich material the effect is beautiful.
• , A beautiful new plush is just out.for ear-:
. riago wraps that is exactly the shade of the
Idg ler which is Ho much worn this
Winter. Ruby, and %allotrope. plush : are
• Much .Worn ,Ohd, the' blue ' fort looks' very
well on ruby., A veryhand-Orae and new
Mantle, kik imported from England,
:is made of heliotrope Velvet,',.trimined
richly with gold and green Egyptian passe-
• menterie., , •• •
China crape without lustre is made up
Oki handsome dinner dresses for ladies,in
mourning, whichtarettimmed with Passe
nientetie and -pendants %of dull let; andli
:lace is admissible the point d'espritis used
.,:with fine dots and feather -edges like those
• en ribbons, or else with :scollops; • entire
dresses are • made Of the piece lace with
these fine dote, which is pieferred by many
to the bedded nets. ' ' •
• For wear With black lace skirts are cor-
sages of black velvet veiled by another -
:corsage, alniost:. high, 'which ',consists of a,
trellis Of Very narroiv,geld gailoon. : Some-
times this•eorsage covers only the Shoulders
, and neck and the upper part of .the arm,-
Offrterrinnetes in pamphlets *bleb drape
Onthe*istie-e-ed-oiiif thelOwTedisign ROme-
., • lines the network Veiling theiskio le of jet
•,nstead of gcid.. • •
Black lace dresses eootinue to fill their.
nseful.fenction in the toilet, being as `they
are at (Mee elegant, capable of being worn
On the most:diverse oecitsimiS and suitable
for all ages. Only for evening 'receptions
• they age- a little' sombre, .and , to remedy
this defect the outlines of the; 'lace are run
" with geld thread, whiebis charming bi
effect, very rich and .yet. quite in gond
taste Black lace .dresses are not,;w6rn
over`black only, but over an, underdreas
any eolbr„ Cid blue, old rose, tilleu/ green
and red of .all shades. •
• Useful Illeclpes. • •
• ', one cup of better with
One cup and three-quarters of sugar; add
• three eggs, two cups of sugar, .One.half cup
ef
corn starch; three teaspoonfuls of
baking -powder; and One, teaspoonful of ex -
quick oten.:, • "
Celery Groquettes.--Mbiee• thewhite
part of the °piety • and ,mix well with :an
'eqOallierntity of bread crumbs; to a quart
of the mixtere'edd the yolks of two eggs, a
he,apirig saltspoOnful Of salt and a pinch of
cayenne; moisten with i little Triilic if 'the
moisture from the celery is not sufficient.
ShaPe, 111, cams, ilip , in eggsand crumbs
.„and „fry in a liberal quantity of fat. :
Snow•Calie.=-Three-fourths' of a: cup of
butter,twecupd of sugar, one ctip elf milk,
one cup of corn starch, two, clips' of flour,
• one and one-half teaspoonfuls of baking
• .,pbvvder ; inix,corn starch, flour and baking
• • powder together; addthe buttelandeiugat
"alternately with the•niilk ; lastly add the
whites. Of .severi 'eggs ; flavor to taste. .•
MarbleCake--For white part: One cup
of butter, three cue,e sitgar,five Cups of
. &en-, One-half, cup . Weet milk, ono-hali
• teaspoonful of seda, whites of eight' eggs 4,
flavor with lemon. ' ',Dark pert • .Ono -half
: , 'our of butter, two'COpe of brown sugar;
, ;one of molasses. one cupof :emir, milk, four
'clipsot flour, one teaspoonful of soda, yelks
.Cf eight eggs, one whele egg, spices of all
.kinds, put .,in a pan first a layer of dark;
' 'thee it layer of light, arid ',11hish With a dark
layer. - , ' •
• • :High Coffee Cake -Two .,- cups of baiter,
• three,of sugar, one of molasses, one of very
strong efoffee, one nf 'eteam of rieli milk, the
yellis Of eight eggs, one pound each 'of raid.
k ins, and Currants, enehalf neundpf, citron,
• the ramie of figs, and five cups of brown
fkitir after it is stirred. Put the' %flour in
the oven :,initil e,,rieli brown. being -Careful
'not :to hitrd it. whb'n-cold4iit with it three
tableepoenfuleof good liakiiig powder oxide
. little salt:, tut the Age in long strips
:tircc1ge all the•fruit With flour, beat the eake
* woll up, and hake in moderate oven frcin
• ' ,fatir to fivehOlirH. : •
Lon& and Ninulli • one
• fel. Of rice, putit haat ;deep eirthen disk
with•one quart of WOO And a little gait
0,41.Ver tightly and place on the back of the
range or store, Where it InitY• graPbtailY
9001t.Wit4iPitt danger of burning. If the
water,$)1941d be consumed 'before the rice
Is dotte;t• add enough to Elwell it out tender.
Care has to he taken that tb.e grains
rentain whole. When the rice has become
tender pat in a colander and pour cold
water overituntilthe grelosappear to send.
rate; drain, it well arid.- replace in the
dish. Then add white sugar to taste -Lit
needs, to. be Very sweet -the grated rind of
one and the juice of two lemons; set 'boa
on the stove and let it simmer ten or
twelve minutes; then pour it into a wet
=mid, and when, cooled off put on hie Until
wanted. Turn but like a blew, mange.
A Hen story Front the East. ,
• Last Chiistmes marl:king Mrik Peter
Boudreau, of Saulnierville, Digby County,
Went to the barn as. !anal and girt a mess
of oats which she gave to her fowls. Later
in the forenoon she .noticed very 'strange
actiong anionget them; and the 'rooster was
stretched Oil the ground 'apparently dead.'
Mrs: B., to rdake the best of it, .plucked
him slick and clean, With the ,exception of
ti few tail -and -whir lea-theis-and---coesigned
his remains to the . meaiure• heap,' feeling
convinced that he had, been poisoned.
Towards noon to the great surprise of the
Whole family -his Wars -up again, strutting
.ahoet airgay as ever, • though': deprived. of
his costly itnd.rieceissary apparel. Butour
good lady, being equal. to • the emergency,
took him in the house and fitted him with•
a fine suit of overalls, and at last accounts
he was doing as well as could be expected
under the distressing circumstances. Mrs.
B.„ determined to find out the cause of this
strange pheoOmenois, went ta.ber oat -
barrel and :bend that a bottle of liquor had
been 'placed in the: barrel and the liquor
had leaked out inthe grain which
explained the *litile m stety., The rQoster,
was drunk, as Eiiiiy other bipede in bigger
communities were: on Christmas day.
What pour opkierows can Do.
'TWO•paire of sparrows wereivatched by:
an Observant naturalist feeding theit.yOung
In thelenestsaironlyone hill hour., witifthe
larval Cr thebluebottlefir from a-..dedil
cat. They fetched these 141404 tiiheS;
.and:on&-of-the. Ka° alftceught..14.flien. on
the wing. , :WO** the common house By is
computed to produce in ene'season, sO• proL
lifio is its 'Progeny 'after progeny, no less
than 20;900,000; say,' in round miniberSe
21,000;000, and thus were prevented by
these two pairs Of birds no fewer than
280,000,000 by the capture of 14 ties and
2,800;000. by the destruction of the 104
lame.' Again, there figured in theparish
accounts of one parish in Glencestershire a -
charge for 17 dozen of (iko!ealled).,tomtite
heads; ,111 another parish; • Melbourne, in
Derbyshire,e, sparrow club destroyed .in one
year 4,577 sinallbirds, and in yet another
3,500. /Take the einellerof these twolast
nembers, and niultiply it , by the number.
of Meg justgealaulated, as prevented. by the
two. pairs Of sparrows; :.and : it . gives :what
we may very 'well. call • a' grand total of
7,80,000,000,000.Londen
. ,
Trying ib Got He!. ,
' A telegraph operator in :Milwaukee Was
One day trying to call up an officece in a small.
town in the interior.of the,State;where the
instrument was presided over by a
He was -about giving up in deepair:When
the operator in another !obeli town a few
miles-clistant-froin therribriteked ,oet the
"What in heaven's name dorm went /"
.„4,4 / Want Miss brown at
replied the...Milwitukee mati„:24Llifiveheem
trying to get her for the last half hour."
"That. is nothing,'." cam�. the reply,
"There iCe, Young fellow,elerkingina olty.
goods store there who has been trying to.
get her for the last three.gears nod' he hag
not succeeded yet. Da not get discouraged.'
RambleV.
treat of Bake in patty pans; in a
The Value of trying..
,A French physician contends thatgreitit-
ing and cryhig are two operationlay which
nature allays 'anguish, and that 'these
patients who giver w‘ay to their natural
feelings more seeedilecoier than those
who suppose it , unworthy to betray such
symptoms -of feeling. He tells of a' man
who reduced his pulse from 126 , to GQ in
the were° of a few 'hours by giving full
Vent to his emotion: If people are unhappy
about anything let them go into their
rooms ahd, comfort themselves: with aloud
boo-hoe.and they will 'feel 100 per cent'
better afterward.r-ilynerican Honiebpothie:
Seery' He spoke!
• A.gentleman went horde e few eVenings
ago and casually remarked ar he hung up
his hat "1 see women are Bola at actual
value in Indianapalin,* A Wife was -bought
•there this week for five . cente.". "Well, I,
,know a Woman; about the: tune • I was
inartied, who was bold for nothing," replied
his wife. Then the'man pet on his hat and
cameilewn town,. ' ' •
..Lopking ta the Future,:
, • .
Father (to.cidegliter).--Have you :accepted
'the addreSses of Mr. Moneybags?
Daughter. -Nes,, pane.,
• Father -Well, isn't, 'he 'Very 'old, •';
dear ,- •
!Daughter.--Yes,,papa ; isn'tnearby
Its old as I -wish he was.---INekb York
The First Lesson ofLife.
"i\,1Vellliew do you like school, Tom?",
•• don't like it. They make you do
thinggyott aoo, want to do." •
,, • , • , itabies*Atid-rilicoe,
" NOW, My cleat," said,rnainnui to'. little
lieTen, "baby is going.to sleen. You Must
keep jestas still as a little meuse.", "
but ,mairdna," objected Helen*, 4.4 mice
sqileakeeeirietiniee, don't they 7" . • • .
• Contingent ProSpeets.,
• Yoitrig inaW-I love your : dangliterr Bit
and WoOld,like to make het my Wife. ,
Father. --What are your prospects?
Yourkg man -I think :they'll :be pretty
good if you'll say yes.--riA .117ts.. • '
Vie tong bridge at'bistaarek, D. T.
cdnititets Red expanddeleViSiftliehles by the
heat and cold:, • '" •. •:
„
• The publieciat of the Muted . toted Was
decreased .39,750,4100 deithg aantuirY. •
PEW/MING FOR THE WELD..
The New Ilnirorm fertile French Infantry.
Gen. Boulanger, just now the idol of the
French fire eaters, is making Many changes
in the Free* arnty designed toincrease its
effectiveness: • ,
'Ile proposes to „change the dress of the
soldier. For one thing,' he has recom-
mended •the wearing, of it beard -a fell
beard -close cropped. lie has set the ex --
ample by cultivating one open his ownclkin,
and: cheeks: 'Since Napoleon the
Frenchman has .worn a moustache and
imperial in the fashion set, by the late
Eniperer. But Gen. Boulanger knows the
weakness of his.fellow countrymen, which
is their vanity. A Frenchman would. pre-
fer to go without his bath rather than to
leave his moustache without being • 'waxed
till its' two endsstuckout likesteel pone.
page.
But this Operation takestinie, far too Much
time; so does the elaborate shaving and
trimming around , the Moustache. There-
fore, says Boulanger, let tho soldier wear a '
fell beard and save all this time; changes in uniform, proposed by the
Minister of War have been carefully looked
into by a military beard, and recommended.
-They-were orderetalie-thibmitted7leilie•
French'Assernbly for approval.
The 'recornmenclations were , that the
round jacket be 'abolished altogether, • and,
the • tunic -serve ' for occasions.
The new -tunic is large and loose, rendering
movements and respiration easy-„„ It • will.
be roomy enough to permit a woolen waist-
coat to be Worn underneath. It haepockets
interior and exterior. • The belt is -of black
leather, as it haii been heretofore.• . • •
The infantry are •to • wear epaulettes.
Cartridges are to be carried, in an outside
pocket of the tunic, thud doing away with
the carttidge box..
,• The isrheelbstirroW ''Pedestriafi.
;11-.014'e.goedenr4lie434naleipliTcaer; hu
undertook to *heel • a barrovi • from his
native city to London enithaekin...60..daYsr
reach-641hrRoyai Aquarium, London, 'on
Nov, .29th, and thee completed the firithaif
.of his journey. _ He' left, Dundee on Nov:!
anq.#.1.12q3.1411,41ong.theGreatNOrthern- -
-/toitd,lakingeae-e to let. the -oolitic of his.
journey be known : beforehand, which had
the effect of bringing :crowds into the '
streets,of all the towns and villages through.
which he passed, and everywhere, he says,.
'he was well greeted by the people.' So far
as the Money result Of the „journey is •cori-•
;kerne& Gordon does not seem to have 'been,
particularlyjortimate.,-,Inaralkingthrough
Scotland by Stirling, Falkirk; Edinburgh,
Alnwielt. and Newcastle, ' too Darlington, ho
got on very well, Was lodged and fed well,
•and'gathered sufficient moneY to send: his
wife 'Weekly remittances; but between.
'Darlington . and London , he does , not
seem to .'have fared eqthough
he: anticipates that ./ :his engagement
' the Aquarium and •'the sale ' of
a.' pamphlet •about his • ,adventures
may.putin his poCketti a geed 'round sum,:
Questioned as to the, manner of his recoil,'
tionke stated-that-nien-andwoMen cvery
,where encouraged him to go, on, but in,
Neweastle he Was rathee--reughly treated:
The streets through whichhe 'weed Were
denselyleroWded; and he was lacked: acci-
dentally, of course, • seiteral times, but a
kitten egg or two were thrown at him, and
that, be judged, could not have been acci-
dental, but hp bears tio nialiceto the lusty
men of -Newcastle, and hopes upon his re'-,
turn that he will havea different 'greeting.
In all the big towns •Of England 'be " got a•
'NB* IflE8 FOU tRON. AN0 si*EL
ofJ
4;urrgol;pliet7sanira5ndi Led trhgael rd 6:Tnnegi: (411 11 I Out:Lk; States neMgi "ic:w . so
The production of iron and tit*. in
large and the surplus stocks in the country
are so heavy that there is urgent 'need for
the -invention of new uses to which these
metals in their various forms may be ap-
plied, says the London Ireiononger. Every
now and then, we hear of some departure in
the direction illetliudiested,' but 113 a • g
ien,
dal way it is to be feared that the re uc-
erg of ren and steel Allow othersto .es.d the
way instead. of doing so themseltes. This
ought not to be the case. Manufacturers
should exercise their 'wits' and devise
neW methods of using op, the inateriele
they turn out in such large quanti-
ties. In BOMe instances this has been'
doneforexwamithoeex, caerlleeeextereeiskunlits. ajcilite lecoileoerforoe,
substitutes for wood. Their mahufaotere
'has been ineat serviceable to the Steel =s-
eem§ during the late severe depression, and
itis quite within the bounds. of probability
that ;they will 7entirely replace ' the wood
'well-as-abroad----What-3,1e-oPM-atAoinerafi.---‘ has been. done in that resp may very
Well be effected in others, paillIbularly in
the substitution Of iron or steel for , wood.
Timber is gradually growing scarcer all
over the world, „owing to the recklessness
with which North America', and other
parts of the world have: been dis-
afforested. Climatic and econernie • con-
siderations Will ' sooner or later, put
a stop to this wholesale destruction
of trees, and timber will become scarcer
and more valuable as a natural conse-
quence. , Mhere aro. many • purposes for
which mow is used for. which •iron is
t Tully well suited, anditshould be the
function of'those interested in the metal to
formulate thesubstitution :and eclueste the
publieopteitv-For-tbuilding-mielitritet-
ture.1 purposes there appearto be many,
„pteningeferAke..,more...extencled-use-Ofiron•
and steel, especiallY for ornamental exte.
riers, While °merecould be done with the
metal for roofing and similar ' uses. It
might _he7possible_also.-_,,toLsubstittite iron
for stone in pavements_anCroadways,
which case the 'consumption would be.
enormous. Reliable Dating -stones are high'
Do YintD8 FLY 130Wr?
24- The 12K8Y, non Winged Cranium oislide
. Dawn WO" in Alr. '' =
I see iira Sack number of " tiit.Nioholas'
,
that One of pm' young correspondents
appeals, partly to me in, regard to birds.
flying' down. But all who have written •
seem se well posted, that 1 doubt if I can ,
add . anything to their knowledge. How-
ever, I have awl'',a California quail, a
wood dove and a lhumming-bird ' flying
downward; but in slow flyers, with large
wings and heavy bodies, the wings are used •
more Or less as parachute's in going. down ;
winipetoshietrnawroerlydeu,potnheg;bairvidtsy. pdtheirthhaevi:
noticed in the sand -hill cranes in their
migrations along the 'Sierra, XadreEVA °
.:' beautifuli16ckasayii pi r la °°1 flashing viiwill.
1 mountnte :Ilf twill g7C1 'tin, alia. •
'the while littering load, discordant notes, • .
until they attain an altitude of nearly a
Mile ,above tliesea level. Then they form ,
in regular lines and seat away at an angle'
that in bye miles or sib will bring them
within /,000 feet"of the earth. Then they
will - Stop and begin the spiral upward •
-movementer-agebr•-tintil-it hila elevation is . .:
eeached,'wheo away they goagain; sliding
down- hill in the air toward. their Winter
home. It is Very, evident that, a -vast .
•
amount of muscular exertion is saved in
this WILY- In some of "theseslides-that r
have watched through a glass birds would
pass from three to four . miles, 1 ehotild '
Nicholas" fo .4"ebruarY • ° '
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judge, without flapping their wings.-"St-
good clearance, and thepeoplewere;pleaded
to see me tialk sihelearr. . I was never . in
the least out Of ,4.joiot.' From. Parlieg
tee his route laythrough York, ' •Hunting -
on, Royston, to Waltham Cross.. In due
inaele-had-reachect-IialtonTaiittliat
pointIthrough-Balr4,-Ennoliz--alOng--Essex
Road, by ,the Mike', over TeetooVille
through . Euston,,:' along • Oxford Street,
rid. Regent: street bychttri:ng • Creep.
;Wag- • greeted , With. : ;in:intense'
heering by • great .Crowds , of ; -people;
many • hundreds of. whom.
until he reached the Aquarium : . The dig-,
tahce-triiversed be.caleulatee was 507 miles,
and: beside a that he, Went about 30 Miles
altogether .Out of his way by being mis-
directed in the 'Magee thivegh 'which he
passed; ,. He never. began his work before
halivitst 8 in the morning,' and always
finished about 5 &Chick.' He ate Moderately
during the day;and!' drank -no spirits, but
at tight, .after the day's work was done, be
confessed to having bathed ' his joints in
"pure Whiskey, aiid then taken it,Wee dra.p
in the inside of me," : People,lehoUt the
Streets of :London. !.eelled aut;-44 Well done,
old SCotty,". aod"Brate; old MEM:" some.:
tiraes,in the. 'Villages ;the people Shouted,
"Here conies General .G0011. " •which 'h
mentioned with very great pride. :".Gorderi
Was introduced -to n cretided bowie at the
Aqhezium soon after .his arrival, oa ex-
hibited lais light Ott or wheelbarrow.
til
, ,
•
• .•
Gen. Hiddleion',Woutidedi a
•
, An Ottalairk, despatch. say6 :: Whilst T
spirited contest was .i.rogreselatit night an
•an'exhibition Of the ferlehig•clutethe 'foil ft
01 oheof the competitors snapped and nbit ab
of the steetfleW across, the .room, graiing ch
hie. chin of 'llejor.tianstal Fred, Middletoi ,sc
in no 'gentle Mariner:. The cut bled freely to
And:h; little excitemerit followed:with the se
exact ,extent•of the wound was learned and, pa
the :bleeding stopped: Sir Vtederick sat
out the entetteinmeri. t. :
• :Not to DC, Acentinted Enn as
JO
a
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in price, and it might:be worth while
WOrkitig • out • the comparative costs
and durability,- etc., of the two materials.
Surveyors would no doubt Melte all ports
npobjections oyfinkpoint of slipperiness in
frosty_ or wet-vieather, difficulty -of ---repairs,
rust, and so on ; but by properly roughing
the surface; and proceeding on the Nude of
slabs or pie* of Moderate sizes, the objec-
tions might be met, always Provided the
first cost did not prove absolutely prOhibi-
tive.. ,In the rolled or ,otherwise Manufac-
tured forms iron or steel would seem to be
applicable to Mach greater variety of uses
than are qn record at present.- Both mete's
are capable . of artistic or -utilitarian treat-
mentlo•eni extent.
77. -A7-• rs:k3o14kleY-i°1(id Things iii Llto.
recently
captured ,by,. the. pollee while attired 111
three suits of clotbeki and two overcoats.'
Alphonse King, of Buffalo, is preparing
to Walk across the Niagara River below 'the
fells a•pair Of ."winged shoes."' . ' •
A 10 -year-old .boy living near' Marion,
Ind., has hoer' ',tendered insane, it is said,
by the use of tehaeiTe;:: he hairing, taken ;IO
the weed when under 5 years: Of Age. • • .
- a history, of thimhleif it is related that
the cult of the 'thimble. reached its '.fieight
when, in .1586, a &re ef rich Nurnberg
tailor's, presented ' a magnificent silver
drinking -vessel in the shape of a thimble to
the-thattown, • *Soinetnnes
• the -tOp-of.,-the thimble was ornamented
with &hollow lid filled with perfume. •
An ingenious smuggling system has just
been discovered in San Francisco. . Opium,
which the incoming Chinese . steamers
brought Over, was. • atianged . metallic
.casee; alike§ the steamer approached the
coast, these, were dropped overboard and
immediately Sunk: 'After. the lapse Of a few
hoard the,ceses:Wotild rise to the surface,
and then could be picked by Small boats
4:40 the coast. • •:
, FrightfUl:Ravages' Of Cholera.
• 'TlioUgb. the :cholera hes subsided at
Jiluenos Ayres, it would seem ' tolbe Malting
frightful havoc in thninterior provinces ,Of
the River Plate country, though for some
reason or other the cable has little 'or
nothing about ',it. The Buenos Ayres
Standard of the•lith ult. has a chlenin •of
despatches On the enliject, of which trie
lawnig 18 an ' •
.BlEbnoza' Friday 17 -Half the houses of
the city are vacant, 'the inmates. haying
perished miserably. or fled' Under; the'
flUerice of the prevalent panic. So riiimer.
otniari3 the cases, fteeli and fatal, that even
most:Zeilouvl activity on the, Govern-
ent cannot tender the necessary assist -
ice, medical. or otherwise, ,to the victims;
he inhabiiants of ••the suburban districts
-
d ens -irons have . been deoiniateO. " Af-
iGhted; the surviverd.tiy over:411e
andmiing ehildree and Wived, 'Dead
dead womeo, dee:adieu, arefoned
littered Over the plaled and fields, over.
;ken in their "flights • by the terrible
ourge. And the Governnient.the munici-.
lity, the very doctors are helpiedr-
. •
'why baby is so &atoll. • ,
, . ,
.4, :why 4:ion't baby •grow ' faster, love r
ked 'a young father of the partnet of... his
.seems to me' Sho. unt t nearly so
:DeBa s-;•
H. le •- t to k
gg g y wan as you a bi
delicate question ,.' What was my. condition
when. We parted list night ?
' Beijey„-Yon 'Were „largely lOaded, my
fyiend. : •
Sure of that 2".
"
Quito. " Why 46 you ask ?".
Because my wife never moutioncd it
this morning,- I thought perhaps, might
have gene horne sober. by tnietake,"..--
Iltijade/pitia dell.: •,• • . • •
;. • • •
foot has been satisfactorily OStab
lithed by yeriOui3 seientific researchetfethat
Many ;substances abeOtb.
'during: the day, and at emit tliesc
rayem Emelt a manner ds to impress' pith:
tographie plates, althotigh they may kiot be
perceptible ,to the, unaided eye: Artists -
hate MA only saeceedea in phOtOgraphing
theviiiible•night ehostilier.essenee of Mont
Blanes summit, ,but bete even secured an
•impression 61a Midnight landseape-invisi,
ble to eye -on' the•terraeeof the' ebSer
vatoty ,Ptagne,
. •
g as Smith's baby; andthatis tWo Menthe
younger." , • • • •
" Doctor, says Birdie isa. fine, healthY
doa What more do you Wept ?"
44 That may.be, but sheis small; Po V»
glee her enough to eat •
.",That's it Harry We feed her on eakil.
(lensed milk. Of course she'd be
r-chi&to Ldgei..!"
•
Bill
Arp "Vete than one-fifth
of our white population in, Geargia ' are
illiterate„. and yet Massachusetts, with all.
hereilecation.a:nd,yefiticsinenti has feetteen
timeded many crimiliale in proportion to
popuiatickii." •
• A trriefef land entire Western shore' el
Cayuga Like: hear Canoga, has beee leased
of
tttad. Boo.cheilitleett tietastitiligee:Ofio,rf rtohges.,efoltgolicix.ii
cw
Yorlt, market :110,8 000lo, to be a
recognized. inclikstty. There is a large
frog• farm to' the • ' neighborhood Of
Waterloo and seVeral•in Canada, wed- still
the demob& is greeter than thebeetily.
- Unvarying. Trade -Marks.
American Wife- (in. palace car) -r. sup-
posed that nice-lboking couple at the other
end of the car Were Americans, but I see
now they are English. • • •• •
*American :11usbited-What • have you
,Ankerican Wife -The Man drinks liquor '.„
. %At the other end. English Wife --I 'w4111.
we Could make the ' acquaintance of those ..
twe,at:the further end of 'the, Carriage. X .
atn surethey_areEnglish,-- '
• Englisli, Husband -Nd they areAinen.:--
cans. . .•
"How did Yoti'ascettain ?"
" The man :drinke :between raeals:".--
QinAhcf.:Trorld... '
• .
• •Deet• Se:d
Wonders
exist iii thotiSandii Of forms, _but_l.are-iluipassed7--
. • .
by the marvels of invention. Those' who . are '
need:of profitable work that , *cab be dem While
living at honte.ShoUld at once,send their address. :
thHallett Co„ Portland, Maine, and :receive
free hill infOrmcition how either seiwof all ages •
can eankfrOre $5 tci $25 a 'day tipwardet
wherever.they live. •Yotfare,started free.. Capi-
tal not, required. Senn) haire
single day at this work,.' All sueceed.
.
There were 82 business failures in Canada •
and 229 in the tinted States during the
TIOn't.do it. .Dei Not Wait,' •
If duffering:frem,pain, but :go. at once to
the -nearest drug store and buy a sample
bottle of Poison's Nwevuoib, the great pain
cure. Never fails to give immediate relief;
Nerviline is %endorsed , medical 'men •
everywhere. Don't ' wait a single hour
without ttyingNerviline. • The best. Medi-.
eine in the world to keep in house in an.
ernergency.,_ Ten and 25.cents a bottle.
Citizenes of Monrovia Cal.,. who wished
to hear Patti but corthi net steed "the' 115,.. •
admission, offered her the upe of Abell five,.
entertainment at the hotel free, deeds to •
two town Iota, , and' $100 in cash, if she
would sing there. She refused.
Wirex not complicated vvith- other dis-
eases, sciatica, lumbago ' rheumatism
are promptly cured by taking MeCallem's
Rheurnatie Inpellant. Sold' by :wholesale
druggists of Toronto; _Hamilton; London,
• Winnipeg, and by retail druggists generallyt •
- . •
."Look here;" said a man thits.
niorn-
ing, going :into .hid'grocer's,' "those
you sold .iire New Year's Were h
" Well,•that wasn't ink fault." "Whose
was it; then ?" " Blamed if / know. HO*
abcinld I tell what was. inside of them ?'
I'm a grocerymen; I'm no mind reader.",, .
' 4 neW'and excellent soap advertisement
appears in the Chicago newspanett. It .
the picture Of a very dirty and disreputable •
tramp sitting at a ' table 'writing. On the .
table and wall; are portraits 'of Patti
Langtry, Beecher and.. tither -vvell-known
soap puffers. The tramp is writing : :-
used your soap two years ago and hese not
asedany other since." • •
> lx id said since the opening of the Cana. •
dian Pacifio Railway salmon are deserting;
the Pawl' River.. Forreerly thiredimen
the Spawning season ascended the river br,
the naillion;and they could be scooped but
of the water by the barrelful with any kind
of a'Vessel large enough. The noise. Of the!
engine and the vibration imparted to the
water by the trains running along thebenki
are supposed to have scared them, and
therefore caused their departure. • •
'DISCOVERY
Whollyunlike Arti net al Systems-Oure or Rind Wan-
dering:z,Any' book learned in ono reading. Heavy re•
dectionvlor postai classes:I Prospectlis. with %nu-
ll* of Mr, Pabc,roui Astronomer, Hons. W. W.
Awton, JUDAH P. BENJAMIN. !?114,, =NOR, Woos and
others, Dont post FREE, 1? y
PROF. LO/SETT},
20* Fifth Avenue, ' ,New York.
bat o nMedi vlo remedy toe tlie *MOM theease ; by 1(8 41141
• tholtiande id. (ranee of the 'Pout 5of( an 1 of long standing
'have' Wen enrol, Ithlead, eo a t.ong 4, my fatth*In Its • '
„ gineher, that I %el I Amid TWO 11( TTIrs rn$D, together •
, *Rh a VALI:TAKE TREATISE on this aisesse, to any
• winforei,, Give expree, tint 0: address. '
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