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A Knot of Blue Ribbon.
A lznot. ot‘ ribbon, blue as the sky,
Fell on the floor as she floated by;
And I picked it up with tender care,
For had it not touched lfll‘ golden hair?
Next day I showed her my dainty prize,
Not more blue than her shining eyes; '
To hcrstar-swc'et face came the blushes fast,"
0h, love—my love, how that summer passed!
With dc- wy mornings and purple eves,
And sunlight flickering through the leaves,
While each glad day wore a golden gleam,
And in all the glamour of Love's Young Dream
Vanished to-day is the summer's glow,
And softly, so softly the flakes of snow
Are falling over each hill and glen,
And the dear old ways that knew as then.
But Ihold you fast, sweetheart, to—day,
Though the skies of December he chill and gray;
And tenderly, as of old, I prize,
A not of blue ribbon, blue as your eyes.
ww—
“ For Pity_’s Sake.”
“Fred, Miss Houghton is to arrive this
evening. Would you mind going down in
the carriage to meet her? I can’t get of
myself, and it will seem forlorn enough to
find only an empty carriage awaiting her.”
Aprolonged whistle proceeded from the
depths of the luxurious arm-chair into which
the young man addressed (pretty little Mrs.
Vere's bachelor-brother) had ensconced him-
self.
He was aihandsome man of the blonde
type, enjoying a few weeks‘ furlough from
his army duties iu'his sister’s house.
The laziest man in the regiment he was
called, but the bravest as well, with now
and then a sudden light in his clear gray
eyes which lent momentary insight into the
hidden strength and meaning of ‘his real
nature. I
“Miss Houghtou? ” he now drawlcd out,
somewhat interrogatively, in response to the
demand made upon him. “ You mean the
children’s new governess, I suppose—a dc-
murc spinstcr of forty or thereabouts; or,
worse still, a young, gushing creature, be-
ft, in one fell blow, of fortune and friends.
Seriously, Nannie, it’s an awful bore, and,
considering that my cap talu's pay won’t ad-
mit of any matrimonial schemes, I think,
perhaps, it would be as well not to put false
ideas in this young (19') woman’s head by
sending me to greet her.”
“Don’t go, Uncle Fred,” chimed in the
children, aged respectively six and eight.
“ We don’t want any governess.”
“Hush, children! Don’t. worry me,
Fred! Do go, like agood fellow! Iassurc
you, from all I hear of Miss Houghton, she
is a charming medium between your two
absurd comparisons, and will probably give
you no second thought. Here comes the
carriage to the door. Now, Fred, don’t. miss
her E"
“ No hope of that,” he groaued, as he
lifted himself to his six-feet stature, and
moved leisurely to the door. I
A half-hour later-,1. the Eastern train cams
puii'mg and snorting into the station. Only
a few passengers had this point for their dc;-
tination. He watched them descend with
calm indifference when suddenly he started.
A young lady, quietly but richly dressed,
passed him, the light from the lamps falling
full on the clear-cut features, and revealing
their faultless beauty. In-hcr arms she ca '-
tied a little dog. She directed her course
to the station—master.
“ Can I get a vehicle hero to take me to
Mrs. Vere‘s? ” she questioned.
“ Mrs. Vorc’s own carriage is in waitinn.
Her brother, Captain Osgood, came down,
expecting some friends.” ~
“Then I will not intrude upon them.”
But at this instant the young oflicer step-
ped to her side. i
“The carriage is at your service, miss.
Pardon me, and allow me to introduce
myself as Captain Osgood, Mrs. Verc’s
brother.” '
“I have heard of you,” she answered,
smiling, and disclosing two rows of
white, even teeth. “ I am very glad to
meet you.”
And, in proof of the words, she
one tiny, perfectly-gloved hand.
“Cool for a governess, upon my word,
and doesn’t answer much to Nun‘s descrip-
tion," thought Mr. Fred.
But, notwithstanding, he felt quite war-
ranted in meeting the frank advance very
cordially, and soon, in their homeward
drive, after first disposing of what seemed
to him an unwarrantable amount of bag-
gage. they‘ were chatting away like old
friends. '
When the house was reached, Captain Os-
good withdrew. He would let the women
meet alone, and not betray the moment-
ary weakness into which he had been be-
guiled. . '
“ Mrs. Vere is in the library, miss,” pro-
claimed the butler.
The young lady followed him to the door
indicated.
“Well, Fred, you were disappointed,
after all,” began the mistress of the room,
without turning her head, as her quick ear
detected the opening of the door. “Miss
Houghton’s letter, apprising me of her sud-
den illness and consequent detention, ar-
rived just after you left the house. It was
too—1!
But her sentence remained unfinished, as
some one stoic softly behind her and clasped
tivo tiny gloved hands close over her eyes.
“ Who cauvit be ? " she questioned.
The hands were withdrawn. She looked
up.
“ Flossie! " she exclaimed, and rapturonsly
clasped the girl in her arms. “ Where did
you come from? ” was her first question,
when she found breath."
“ Straight from Paris, dear. When I
reached New York, I heard that you were
up in your country-home, and so I deter.
mined to come immediately up and take you
by surprise. I intend to spend at least a
fortnight with you, ma cfwre, so you must
make the beat of it." _
“ A fortnight !» I shall hold you gun-is.
cried for the summer. But; tell mo—did you
see Fred, and introduce yourself? ”
“My dear, he seemed to know me. I-
found your carriage waiting; he presented
himself in due form; I accepted the goods
the gods gave, and asked no further ques-
tions.”
Mrs. Vere burst into a. ripple of irrepres-
sible laughter. '
“ Flossie,” shc exclaimed, “he has mis-
taken you for the children’s governess.
What will he say when he learns the truth?"
And she repeated the conversation as it
had occurred before his leaving the house.
A sudden idea seemed to seize upon her lis-
tenor.
“Let us keep it up, Nannie,” she pra-
posed, gleefully. “ We can tease him to
our heart’s content. I will sink my identity
in that of Miss Iloughton, and persecute him
with my attentions.
F0: a moment the sister’s heart misgavc
her, but after all what real harm could it do
her ? and so it was agreed, and next mom-
in g the children were duly presented to their
new governess.
They had anticipated her advent some.
what as a reign of terror. They now won-
extended
dered, as the'days wore on, why they had'
always heretofore been deprived of such
luxury.
For two hours they were closeted each
morning in Miss Houghton’sown, pretty
morning-room, the prettiest room in the
house momma had given her; but, strange
to say, brother Fred seemed to consider it
quite the proper thing, un'd’er the circum-
stances. ‘ - .
For two hours, then, it was their daily
prison—but such a plison-l Candies and
story—books were generously distributed,
with but one prohibition, that when Uncle
Fred questioned them about their studies,
they should not divulge to him the fact that
they were growing fat and lazy.
But Uncle Fredwastoo absorbed in his
. spirators solved the question.
"Houghton that I asked to become my wife,
own thoughts to watch the children. “For
the first time in his life, he began to make
serious calculations as to how far a captain’s
pay might go,aud whether by any amount of
stretching, and any improbable bachelor
sacrifices, it might. be enabled to supply two,
when heretofore it had been considered
wholly inadequate for one.
“ I have sworn I would never marry an
heiress,” he said to himself, when the house-
hold had glidcd on without changing for
some three weeks, “lest the world would
consider me that despimblc thing, a for.
tune-hunter, or that the woman herself
might one day misjudgc mo; and I have
strn never to marry a poor woman, be-
cause it would entail too much mutual sac-
rifice. And yet, and yet, I wonder if she
loves mc—I wonder if I could make hcr
happy ? " '
He had found, in these three weeks, the
two morning hours of, the children’s tasks
the longest of the day. .
He had insisted that tho governess looked
pale, and prescribed for her a daily ride.
She had had no opportunity, as she had
laughingly declared, to persecute him with
her attentions, but rather, as time were on,
to show them with a certain shyness, new
and foreign to the girl’s nature. ,
Meantime the conspirators sat in the IL
brary, scanning, with perplexed brows, a
letter open before them.
It announced Miss Houghton’s
the evening of that day.
What was to be done? The arch.con-
arrival on
“Say you are displeased with me,
and I will return to New York lac-night.
The new governess will arrive. His leave
expires in a week. After he goes, I will re-
turn.” ’ '
“Very like Victor Hugo, my ' dear," rc-
torted Mrs. Vere, “as to the pithincss of
your sentences ; but I fear it won’t flow as
smoothly as you imagine."
“ What does this mean?” questioned Cap-
tain Osgood, a few hours later, of his sis-
ter. “ I hear the carriage is ordered for
the seven o’clock train to take Miss “IIough-
ton to the depot.”
“She is not quite my idea ofagover-
ness,” meekly and trembliugly answered
Mrs. Vere? qualling before his pals face and
flashing eye.
He cast upon her the first look‘of con—
tempt he had ever given her, and turned
away just in’time to catch. the flutter of a
white dress upon the lawn. Straightway he
went toward it. i >
“ I did not mean to be abrupt, Miss
Houghton,” he began, when, with quick
strides, he had gained her side, “ but I hear
that you must find another home. Would
you accept one if offered yon—very unwor—
thy your beauty and your grace, butguarded
by a man’s honest love? I love you, dar-
ling! Will you be my wife, and share a sol_
dler’s life——a soldier’s fortunes.” I
The rich color flushed into the girl’s
checks, as she met the clear, frank gaze of
the soul-lit eyes. ' - .
Ah, she had meant only to play, but she,
too, 11d! been burned by the fif’e’s fierce
flame! .
“ You offer me this from pity, Captain
Osgood,” she said, in low, trembling tones.
“I appreciate your noble generosity, but I
must not accept it." _
“ From pity P ” he questioned. “ Do men
pity thus? Look in my eyes—do you read
pity there? Listen to my voice—is it pity
moves it? Let my past speak for my fu-
ture. Has pity actuated it? Oh. my love,
tell me that you love me, and you shall
never more know what it is to stand alone
in the world. ” '
“ Your sister has not discharged mo, Cap—
tain Osgood. I have discharged myself,”
she said with sudden resolution.
And then, standing before him, she told
him all the story. His face, as he listened,
grew deathly white.
When the last word had left her lips, he
turned and strode toward the house, lcavjpg
not standing motionless and alone. ms
sister met him in the doorway.
“ leis she?” he qdcstiOLcd in harsh
tones—“this girl whom you have called
Miss Houghton ? ” .
She knew then that he would have the
truth.
“It is Florence Maxwell," she answered.
“ Fred, forgive me.” ,
He laughed. a jarring laugh;
“Miss Maxwell, the heiress, eh ?-—t.he
girl whom all men seek for her beauty ~ and
her gold. Tell her, for me, it was Miss
and not Miss Maxwell, who has made of my
honest love her sport."
And he strode out. of the house again, and
up the road, all unconscious of the littlo
white figure following him. " _
He had thrown himself down, under the
shadow of a great oak, when she overt/10k
him.
“Pardon me! ” she said.
And, at; the sound of her voice, he raised
his haggard face, with a groan.
The sight, the sound, overcame her scru-
ples. She fell on her knees beside him.
“ You loved me for myself," she said.
“ Oh, Fred, I am so alone in the world!
You said, dear, it w. s for love’s sake, not
for pity. Now, for pity s sake, give me the
love, without which, I have learned, all my
life would be poor and barren, but with
which I shall be alone uevcrmorc ! ”
Then for pity‘s sake~only for pity's sake
—but with a great joy in his eyes, he open-
ed wide his arms and took her in.
o—o—o—o—o
CHAISED BY A TRAIN OF FIRE.
' An engine driver on an American
railway, in relating some adventures of
his life gave an account of the conflu-
grution’ of an oil train which occurred
sevaml years ago on the Buffalo, Corry,
and Eric Railroad. The train ”was a
mixed one, that is, was composed of
both freight and passenger cars, such as
are run on roads, where the passenger --
travel is light. There were two passen-
ger cars at the roar of the train, and
next to the engine. were six cars contain-
ing 50,000 gallons of petroleum. When
at the summit of a‘ long descending
grade, one of the oil cars took fire, and
the engineer signaled for the brakes,
the train hands pulled the coupling pin,
and the passenger cars were left behind;
although the coupling pin in front; of
the oil ours was "pulled out, they neg-
lected to set the brakes, and the bum-
ing cars followed the locomotive, gain-
ing in velocity until escape seemed.
impossible. At the distance of twelve
miles‘from where the_chase began, a
branch road joined the main line. The
only chance was to signal for the switch
which would deflect the train into this
branch road, whose grade was an ascend-
ing one. There were no trains dpe to
require a man at that switch, but as ,the
men on the locomotive blew the signal,
fortunately a man reached the switch in
time, and the burning train had suffi-
cient momentum to follow the locomo-
tive over a mile on the ascending grade.
THE GENUINE ARTICLES.
Italian macaroni is made in New
York ; the best Neufchatel cheese comes
from N cw Jersey, and genuine Schweizcr
kasc from Ohio. The real Albert biscuits
are imported from Albany ; Russian
caviar is manufactured in the steppes of
Harlem from the sterlet of Lake Erie,
and small fish from Maine . are boiled in
Texan cotton-seed oil, put up in tin
boxes from Connecticut, and marked
“ Sardines a l’Huilc d’Olive" with la.-
‘ course of cruelty, and ultimately by throw-
TIIE COUNTESS OF HTifil'i‘IlillullE.
Toward the latter part. of the eighteenth l
century, the Countess of Strathmcrc resided
occasionally on one of her vast. estates near
Barnard Castle. She was youthful, accom-
plished, and very pleasant, and her wealth
was almost boundless. The Earl of Strolli-
morc had died while she was still young,
and she was thus once more mistress of he.-
own hand. Her estates were her own in-
heritance as Miss Bowen; EliO had not suc-
ceeded to them as the widow of the Earl of
Strathmoro. She had many admirers, and
one of thorn, who was himself also wealthy,
gained favor in her eyes ; but an Irish Lieu-
tenant iu a line regiment contrived by much
ingenuity to supersede him. He had on-
joycd nuptial bliss before, and by a long
ing her down a flight of stairs, had suc-
ceeded in disposing of his first wife and pos-
scssiug himself of her fortune of £30,000.
This he soon lost in gambling, nd hearing
of the wealthy Countess ho contrived but too
well to bring but within his toils. Ho way-
luid her in London, he bribed her servants,
cajolcd her friends, and ultimately succeeded
in procuring the long—wishcd-for introduc-
tion. Being what is called a. “ sporting-
man," he was inventive, and adopted the
following ingenious spratagcm : He wrote
scandalom articles in the Morning Post,
and answered them himself, indiguantly;
and when the Countess of Strathmoro once
asked if she had “ no friend," he started up,
challenged the editor—with whom he had
long before made matters pleasant-and pro.
seated himself to the Countess with bandages
that had no wounds under them, described
the fury of the engagement, and soonAbe-
came lord of two noble London houses and
of no fewer than five castles and palaces in
the country. So great were her estates that
when, contrary to the law, be commenced
to cut down the timber, he had to give it
up, as the English timber merchants wcro
gluttcd with stock. Ilc squandered hun-
dreds of thousands in gambling, and crip-
pled even his wife’s resources, large as they
were, and‘ invented each day some new
method by which to humiliate and torture
her, even when she was still devoted to him,
till at last he brought himself within the
reach of the law, and Lord Mansfield swept
down upon him, and the nation to which he
had been so long a scandal was gratified by
seeing him consigned to the King’s Bench
Prison, where he spout the remaining twen-
tystwo years of his life. His wife’s family
have recovered their property, and one o f
them is now building a library and musctmi
for Castle Barnard at a great cost. ——L—’cl—
gravid.
4wwo~~———~
“ 01. l) DOMINION.”
This term, which is so expressive and sig-
nificant to every Virginian, is said to have
its origin ‘as follows: During the protecto-
rate of Cromwell, the colony of Virginia rc-
t’uscd to acknowledge his authority, and dc—L
elated itself independent. Shortly after,
when Cromwell threatened to send a fleet
and array to reduce Virginia to subjection,
the Virginians sent a messenger to Charles
II., who was then an exile in Flanders, in-
viting him to return on the ship with the
messenger, and be King of Virginia.
Charles accepted the invitation; and was on
the eve of embarking when he was called to
the throne of England. As soon as he was
fairly seated on the throne in gratitude fin-
and recognition of the loyalty of Virginia,
he caused her coatof-arms to be quar-
tered with those of England, Scotland and
Ireland, as an independent member of the
empire, a distant portion of the Old Do-
minion. Hence arose the origin of the
term. ‘ Copper coins of Virginia were is-
sued even as late as the reign of George II.,
which have on one side the coat-of—arms of
England, Ireland, Scotland and Virginia.
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A DIVER’S GOOD FORTUNE.
The old divers are fond of recounting
the glories of their craft and are special-
ly impressed with any information as to
the fate of the vessels of the Armada.
This spirit has been fostered no less by
the successes of the ancestor of tho
Mulgraves than by the good fortune of
John Gann, of \Vhitstable. The old
diver was, many years since, employed
on the Galway coast and used to pass
his evenings in a public house fre-
quented by fishermen. One of these
men, repeating a tradition which had
long existed in the district, told Gann
that one of the Spanish vessels had been
wrecked not. far from the coast and
intimated that he himself could point
out the spot. Gann, having finished his
special job, made terms with the fisher-
man and they were both out for many
weeks dragging the spot indicated for
any traces of the wreck. They were at:
last rewarded by coming upon obstruc-
tions with their grapncls. Gann brought
out his diving apparatus, and sure
enough the truth of the tradition was
vindicated by the‘ finding of a number
of dollars which had originally been
packed in barrels. The barrels, how-
ever, had rotted away and left the gold
stacked in barrel shape! \Vith the
money so recovered John Gann built at
Whitstable, his native place, a. row of
houses, which to commemorate the
circumstance, he called Dollar Row.
OLD FOGYISM.
The rubs, disappointments and sor-
rows of a hard world make lotos land a.
necessity, and what most interests us is
always seen through a lotos land mist.
Youth looks forward, age backward,
through this magical haze. What is
ambition in the one becomes old fogyism
in the other, and both are living in air-
_castles and develop their best thoughts
and actions in this unreal abode.
Fashion has changed much, but it has
not-changed the deeper tissue of the
heart, or the deeper nerve organization
of the brain. It has written the ban
against sentimentalism, but real senti-
ment remains untouched by its decrees.
Fashion itself has its old fogy dreams,
and the world-hardened cynical old
dowager herself, who has closed her ears
to praise or censure, nods paralytically
before her five and finds her lotos land
in the flaming coals. 'Anpld fogy is not
old, though he be a patriarch as to
years ; age may have shrivcled his flesh,
robbedhim of his teeth and distorted
his joints with rheumatism, but the sap
of youth is untouched in his heart. He
is the real and only successful alchemist;
he has discovered the virgin earth called
“old fogyism," and by its-aid is enabled
toconvert all the baser metals of life
into pure and uncorrupted gold.
BELICS on TIIL‘ CLAM-Ea'nms.
Near Astoria, Ore., there is a deposit
of clam shells which covers an area of
over four acres, andis piled in places
to a depth of ten feet. The amount of
shells is incalculable. Over a thousand
loads have been hauled away, to make
roads, but that amount is hardly noticed
in the diminution of the immense heap.
From time to time relics of the old
clam-eating tribes‘tliat made that place
their headquarters are found. A party
recently'found a clam-opener. ,It was
made from a whale’s tooth, is about
eight inches long, and is ground sharp
at the end. There are some sixteen
inches of soil on top of these immense
clam-beds, on which grow fir trees,
QUEEN BESS A’l‘ TIIE CIRCUS.
We were to perform an equestrian specta-
cle entitled “The 'l‘ournnmcnt; or Kcnil-
worth Castle in the days of Good Queen
Bess,” For the processional portion of the
entertainment we had to engage the services
of a large number of superhuman-10s, and, or
course, it was highly desirable that tho Vir-
attraction in the place, should be well rcp-
rcscntcd by. a- handsome woman of good
presence and self-possessed bearing. Walk.
ing down Butc street one day, I chanced to
cspy, Serving in a fruit-crcr‘s shop, a good
looking woman who, judging from her fault-
less stylc while engagcd in supplying her
customers with the luscious fruits around
her, seemed to be well qualified to sustain
tho regal (llgnfitics I had at my disposal.
Entering the shop, I made a small purchase,
asked a few casual questions, and then, as
' adroitly as I could, introduced the subject
which lay uppermost in my thoughts. At
first the maiden. was coy and required aJit-
tle rhetorical pressure. So I pictured to her
the beautiful costumes in which the lords
and ladies of her rctiuuc would be dressed,
and finally described in glowing colors tho
gorgeous apparel that she, the Maiden
Queen, would wear. My sartorial appeal
proved successful. The lady conscntcdto
take the part—though, quietly; spcaking,
I thought it was the “part” that had taken
her! ’She attended a rehearsal, was highly
gratified at the stage homage she received,
and seemed carried” into a. seventh heaven of
delight when seated on her throne, sur-
rounded by 1101‘ attendants, ready, like so
many slaves, to do her quconly bidding.
On the first night of the piece everything
went well until tho close. I had already
passed out of the ring toward the front of
the final procession, and had retired to my
dressing-room to prepare for the next portion
of the entertainment, when suddenly I. r.
Ginnctt,thc proprietor of our circus, rushed in
greatly excited, and exclaimed breathlessly,
“There’s that stupid fool of a woman still
sitting on her throne.” I immediately
hastened to the ring doors, when, to my
consternation and dismay, I saw the Queen
seated composcdly on her throne; not. a
soul with her, and the boys in the gallery
polling her vigorously with orange-peel. I
beckoned to her to “ conic oil ; ” but she
seemed to have lost; all presence of mind,
and sat. stolidly there, occasionally (lodg. .0
some of the larger pieces of pool, which
threatened the integrity 01“ her wonderful
headgear, and the enormous ruif round her
neck. My endeavors to attract her atten-
tion being fruitless, I sent one of the groom;
to fetch her off her throne ; and then, amzd
roars of laughter, and with greeting from
all parts of the house, her gracious Majesty
' gathered up lwr royal robes about. llCl', and
made an uudignificd bolt out of the ring.
An explanation of the “ hitch ” was ' after-
ward. forthcoming. Harry Giuncit—‘thc
brother of my cmploycrwwhose duty it was,
as the Earl of Leicester, to lead the Queen
011' the throne and retire at the close of the
procession, had, for a joke, whispered to
her the she was to stay there till sent for.
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FllEl) ERICIX THE GREAT.
Plutarch and Slmkcsuearc have shown
great men in their nightcaps and slippers.
I cannot show you his Prussian Majesty in
his nightcap. for he never wears one ; he
acquired a habit in youth of sleeping bare-
hcad‘cd, in order to harden himself. Nor
has be any slippers, for as soon a; he leaves
his bed he puts on his boots. It, is known
that he rises at four, goes to bed at nine,
that lie procrastinatcs nothing, that he is
fond of jcsting, that he eats a great deal of
fruit, that he plays on the flute every cvcn—
ing, that he passes most of his time at Sans-
Souci in his old boots, and that ho governs
Europe. I a-skcd the Swiss, “ Which was
the King’s chamber ? ” “ This.” I 0x-
pcctcd a magnificent bod. There was a fine
alcove at the end of the room, but no bed in
it. “ Where is the bed? ” “There.”
hind a little screen in a corner was a small
bed, very narrow, with curtains. of green
silk; this was his. The carpet on which he
steps when he gets out of bed is very coarse.
And there are three or four tables covered
with books and papers. Frederick was told
one day tho... some one had spoken ill of him.
He asked if that person had 100,000 men.
He was answered, “ No." “ Very wc , ”
Bo-
‘said the King, “ I can do nothing ; ifhe had
100,000 men, I could declare war against
hhn.”—-.S’Iwrlcck‘s Letters.
.M:*.
I. IllIl‘l \VLTEIE.
.m—
The housekeeper should never be
without a bottle of lime water. To have
it always ready and in good order, with
jttle expense, place in a tall quart
oottlc of any kind a. gill or so of good
time just slakcd with water. Then fill
the bottle with rain 01' other pure water.
and allow it to stand quietly, well
corked. The limo will settle, leaving
clear lime water at the top. Pour this
off gently, as wanted, adding more
water as needed. Lime water, even
when closely corked, often detcri rates;
the carbonic acid in the air unites with
the lime and settles as an insoluble car-
bonate on the sides of the bottle, which
is nearly impossible to remove. This
will spoil the bottle for any other use.
Therefore select one from tho storeroom
which is not valued, but which has a
good tight cover. A wide-mouth bot-tie
is preferable. The lime should be re-
moved and fresh put in once a year or
so, unless kept very tightly corked. A
pint of cold water dissolves less than
ten grains of lime and warm water still
less. The uses lime water may be put
to are innumerable. If good milk dis-
agrees with a. child or grown person,
three or four tablespoonfuls of lime
water added to a pint: of it will usually
help, digestion and prevent flatulence; it
also counteracts pain from wind in the
stomach caused by eating acid fruits.
Over-eating of candles and other sweets
will sometimes cause acidity-for which
this is a.’ sovereign remedy. A table-
spoonful for a child of two years-old to
a gill or more for an adult is an culinary
dose, while considerable will have no
bad results; in fact, it is a simple anti-
acid and slightly tonic. A small quan-
tity put into the tooth-mug with the
water for cleaning the teeth will harden
the gums and prevent soft. decay, which
is a serious evil which many desire to
avert. For burns and scalds, to two
parts of linseed oil add one part of lime
water and apply with soft linen.
.————.—.—o-.-.—oo———
MR. ERLING’S HEAD.
The Philadelphia Times says there is now
on exhibition in that city one Charles Erling
of New ~ Jersey, who although 28 years of
_ age, has been obliged to lie abedall the days
of his life on account of the abnormal size
of his head, which is about six times the
usual size, and is estimated to weigh 80
pounds, or two-fifths of his entire weight.
The. measure around the head at the middle
of the forehead is 33 inches, and over the
crown and under the chin 44 inches. It is
noth case of hydrocephalus, but, as physi.
cians assert, simply an abnormal growth of
skull and brain. The head is nearly propor-
tionate, except. the forehead, which is one
and a half times larger than it ought to be.
The man has never learned to read, and talks
like a. child. . l ,
—-—Q.—.. o—o.
Envy is a. passion so full of confidence
and shame, that nobody ever had the confi-
dence to own it. ’
’ «40—...—
Acts, looks, words, steps, form the alpha-
bcls printed in New York.
some of them four hundred years old.
bot by which you spell character.
gin Queen, who naturally constituted a chief -
snowman-ins EARLY DAYS. ‘
Troy Times describing
tragcxlian’s early life,
says : McCullounh came to this
emntry alone, a. poor fricndlcss Irish
boy when he was seventeen years old.
He landed in ll’liiladclphid, and while
wandering about the streets in search of
employment, was surprised to see the
name of John McCullough on the sign
over u. door. He went in, found the
proprietor, and discovered in him the
uncle after whom he was named, and of
whose whereabouts he had not known-
before. From his uncle, young Mc-
Cullough obtained shelter, protection
and employment, being apprenticed to
his uncle's trade as a wood-worker. His
inborn passion for the stagemanifested
itself in his devotion to dramatic litera-
turc, to the study of which nearly all his
leisure time wasdevoted, and his fondness
for the higher class of dramatic represen-
tations, which he attended as frequently
as his very limitckd means would admit.
“He 11....in nth-acted the attention of
Forrest, who soon recognized his genius.
A wt" 21'. the
the ma. a‘tzilml’c
r. ‘Ju
“A...
Iand from that thud the poor Irish boy
was under the can!) of the great trage-
dian, who personally conducted his
education for the-”stage. ,Whon only
about twenty year; Old,‘McCuliOugliifcllL
in love, and with ‘t-hp. characteristic im-
petuosity of his idea a temperament,
married a pretty young Irish girl. She
was illiterate, mu did not keep peace
with the young actor’s rapid intellectual
growth, so that the union did not: prove
an entirely congenial one, though Mo.
Cullough always retained on afi'ectionate
and chivah'ous regard for her, provided
handsomely for her support, .uud visited
her at not inferqucnt intervals at the
pleasant home which be furnished her
inPhiladclphia, and where Iprcsumc
she is living now. No children were'
born to this marriage, so. far as Iam
aware; That M1'..McCullough was mar-
ried, as I have stated, admits of no
question, and there may have been
children; I only know that to his in-
timate friends, who were well no-
quainted with his history, he was not
known to speak 0‘." children, nor yet of
brothers or sisters. That he has two
sons, one thirty and the other thirty-
, four years of age, as has been stated, is,
I think, undoubtedly not true.
“The facts above briefly stated are
from Mr. McCullough’s own lips to one.
Of his most intimate friends.”
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How FLYING FISH FLY.
A correspomlont writes to Nailing:
“An excellent; opportunity of observing
the aerial means of propulsion in the
flying fish was afforded me during a six
days’ calm lately when crossing the Bay
of Bengal. I watched day by day some
hundreds rise under the bows of the
ship. The water surface was a glassy
aim. As each fish lose it spread its
wings at once, apparently beating the
surface with them two or tlu‘cc'strokcs
before they steadicd’out. I say, appar-
ently, for it was not: a dcfini'r-o' boat'so
much as a struggled to rise. The tail,
which, of course, uudér water was in
rapid motion, to escape from the ship,
now gave ten or a dozen rapid beats,
which could be counted by the ripples
on the still surface, and the fish was off
in aerial flight. As each fish lost the
impetus of the first; rise, which gener-
ally happcned at about. forty yards, the
binoculars showed us the anal fins,
which had till now been fully extended,
drooping to feel the water. As soon as
the surface was felt the tail was quickly
introduced, and five or six smart strokes,
also indicated by ripples, brought the
impetus up again and carried the fish
about another thirty yards, when another
droop sent it on again, and so forth,
some, of the older fish traveling in this
way 400 to 500 yards. The younger fish
frequently fell awkwardly in this at—
tempt to regain impetus. W'hcre waves
are running it requires a clever fish to
gain impetus by a few judicious strokes
on the crest of a wave, and many a fish
tumbles over in the attempt.
“ I once saw a fish ride close to the
ship’s quarter, and it flew parallel with
the ship, pursued below by a dolphin or
bonito. The latter followed every sway
of the flying fish, keeping almost. under
it. 84.1; the first clip of the tail the pur-
suer made a dart forward, but missed it,
and again (logged its prey by keeping
just under it. On the second dip the
tail went intp its pursuer‘s mouth. and
there was an end of the flycr. It always
struck ire that it seemed a strain on the
fish to keep the wings extended.”
———oo—.OO—~
LIO‘.V COB‘NFBS ARE TURNED
COUNT.
”I‘ll .5. C-
Tho trade in cobwcbs feeds, it is said,
whole families in Paris. No ti‘adcsmau likes
to confess he has none of an article which
the. best; people in the trade keep. It dc-
monstratcs he is not. one of the best men in
the trade. Therefore, let a fool ask for Clos
Vougcot, or Chateaux Margeaux, in any
restaurant or vintncr’s in Paris, he is sure
to get a bottle so labelled. As theso finer
wines improve with age, and, as the quality
of the wine leaves a good many of the es-
sentials of Clos Vougeot to be desired, it is
necessary to call in artists to aid deception.
Thus the demand for cobwebs arises. When
they are placed on the bottle with “giddy
heed,” wine, which ten days ago was in tho
cask, looks venerable, and seems oppressed
by accumulated interest, raises in every
breast an irresistible impulse to stop inter-
est's running. The dealer in cobwebs has
likewise aliquor which softens and colors
the cork to make it: assume the stains of
time. He has two essences which give wine
the flavor and odor of the choicest vintages.
He does not spread his cobwebs without
preparation on the bottle; they are pre-
viously steeped in gum, which makes them
adhere without losing their appearance.
After he lays them on the bottle, he sprin-
kles a little soot on them—there's your Clos
Vougeot, ten years in bottle, for only forty
cents. What delightful wine! Would you
know how to discover whether the wine
you are drinking has been tampered with?
Observe if its noscgay is violent, and at.-
tempts to carry your nose by assault, and
disappears. in a very short time. In this
event be surc'that it is adulterated, and that
this nosegay is obtained by artifice. The
nosegay of pure wine is modest, appears
slowly, and woos the nose.
-——-—-O‘,
smwxcr: IN Mm
Servants are plentiful in Mexico, and
you _are pretty sure to have several
descendants of the Aztec kings about
the house if you hire one, for it. is the
rule that the whole family accompany
the father '01- mot-her who goes out to
service. Your cook brings her husband,
her- children, and pretty nearly all her
relatives, and they are fed from your
table and sleep under your roof. The
husband may be a. shoemaker, or a
saloon-keeper, or a hackman, but he
lives where his wife works. There are
usually rooms enough in the house for
them .all, and the only food they want
is plenty of beans and what is left from
your table.
. I-O—O.
People who like so much to talk their
mind, should sometimes try to mind
their talk. ' ‘ .
about
Dr. it. i}. HEW... RiiililllES.
j li-idJop-nu'l, Coir-m, .llrn'r-h, 155:7.
_ “Dr. Flowcr’s Liver and Stomach Sanativc can-
notbc loo highly recommended to those sullcring
front dyspepsia and kindred troulilcs I have used
it myself, and know whereol‘ l sp ”
lit-2v. SYLVJ: ‘l’l'. Cm
ltcclor of ’
!
secpal Church.
' ct .51., /.‘r."(igcpm'.', C1,, Form, 1885.
s . "'ve l‘ills have been of great
'1“. . are simply invaluable.”
MRS. CHAS. '
“lir. Flor.
boilcllt tome.
01mm... A m, soul-fora, emu... 'A'priz, 1836
“Four bottles of DEsElowcrls Liversmauvd‘
have-done more fermrwifc than all the doctors.
, Before commencing its use she sutlcrcd intensely
from liver troubles; She is to-tlay in better con-
dition than she has been t'orycars ; is able to attend
to her household duties, can enjoy her meals and
sleep soundly; something that was for months be-
yond her power." HERMAN ilmsnu.
.\‘o;‘:ru1!:, Collin, March, 1855.
“‘lir. Flower’s Liver Sanative is the best medi-
cine l‘ul' stomach troubles I ever saw. lthas cured
mo of a case of long standing, and l gladly testify
in its merits." Mes. A. (l. Burrs.
l}.ll..':l.‘7‘§l, Ct.))ll)., April. 1885.
“i can thoroughly recommend Dr. l‘lowcr’s
Ncrvc l'lllS. They are just what every woman
who has the cares of a house and family needs, for
they seem to have :1 sedative and quiclillg cil'cct on
the nervous system without lcaviugany unpleasant
cll‘cct behind." Edits. JANE llov'r.
10'.) Pram! HZ, Hui lfo. ‘, Coma, .tzn‘ii,1855.
“i recommend all sat" re from dyspepsia or
liver coniplaintlo use i l'luwcr’s Saiiarivc. 1
Speak from personal knowledge of its value. It-
has helped me wonderfully.” Miss Manx MEEK.
Ill-r 'rs. .\'. )1, April, 1885.
“i havcbccn iroubl l with a torpid liver for
years, and have ncv 'rcund pennanentrclicfnn-
iillconunenccd using lir. l:‘lo\ ‘r’s Liver Sana-
tivc. i am happy to be able to add my testimony
to its worth.” Bins. l". t‘. BAILEY.
12 Hm. I' ‘ “N Am,
J: 422/ City, .‘1'. .L, .lin'il,1855.
“Your tianativc is doing me great good ; my ap—
pctiiclms improved. and 1 am growing stronger
every (lily. ‘ MISS le lllJCKlNiEllAli.
1y18 For Sale by all Druggists.
RUPTURE
CU!ii~lD.—i"r2i-2'l‘ .‘1 (“0., .101 Sixth .tvc., (for. still:
St, New York. New Method. llohls any case
with cascand (:otort. Relic! at once. l’artics
attended to and it, Hi home same day. Also, Ya-
ricocclc Without surgical operation. Advice free.
Open day and evening. .‘iundaysllll 2p. m. l~'s-
tablislicd 1-’ ' s Book for 2 ccn‘ stamp.
.. . . ,
(OLD INDIAN CURE.)
is rapidly taking the lead of all other lllcod l’uriti-
ers, being the only original 0. I. C.
table having no potash, mercury or other drug in
it, whatever, it is fast gaining- lllO confidence of
the public all Ol't‘l' the country.
l’rznnv, (1.1.. June 16, 180-1.
Old lndian Cure is,a pcricct blood purifier.
1". A. 'l'oonEh, A. 1.2., A. AL, Ni. D.
After twenty years’ use of O. l. (3., 'i can safely
recommend it as perfect a blood purilicr as our
inuteria mcdira furnishes. J0 . t PALMER, 31’. J).
ltakc pleasure in saying i ..t after using six
bottles of O. I. 0., for a case of Scrotum of eight
years’ standing, 1 'I‘u {zillv restored to health.
b W. 1TH, Echcconncr, Ga-
W. B.Jobson,.‘ on,( . .,wriios:-—'i‘wo bottles
cured me sound .. . well of a. longstanding case of
Rheumatism.
If you sull‘er from any disease llll-O totmpurc
blood, a certain cure is within your reach. Orders
by mail promptly tilled.
The 0. I. C. Company,
Perry, Ga" and 42 Clinton Place. N. 1.
For sale in Norwalk and South Norwulk at (:00.
D. l’laistcd’s drug stores.
. , _ ’\, ‘
PEEElCNS
- I 23 _ l _
And. Gpverument Claims my
5916 Business. Thousands have
Rights hcglected. .
ADDRESS, Free of Charge,
Genfiili'. H. NOBLE, Bridgeport
Seven Years Experience in I”. 5.1’atcnt Oliicc.
Geo. K. Byington,
SUHL'E Oil 0?
.-' ,, 7“».
‘ ..l 5“”
Extension Cases bri‘orc (Susigi‘css :1 Specially
11 for working people. Send 10 cents pos
HELPagc, and we will man. you free, a roya
valuable sample box of goods that “’1
put you in the wn y of making more money in a tow
days than you ever thought possible at any business
Capital not required. You can live at home and
work in spare time only, or all the time. All of both
sexes, of all agesgrandly successful, 50 cents to $5
easily earned every evening. That all who want
work may lest the business, we make this unparal-
leled otl‘cr: To all who are not well satisfied we will
send $1 to pay for the trouble of writing us. but.
particulars, directions cte., sent free. Immense pa y
absolutely sure for all who start at once. lion’tde—
lay. Address, S‘rixsox A: Co., Portland. Elaine.
“ THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST."
Han/am.
Stockists. 22. basilica tacos.
Bearing the Trade Mark (See Cut) of
Spannp sh Barnes
AllE TH E
Best Cured
of any in the market.
Bufltu.
Sperry &: Barnes'
list”. is Lard
is “Strictly Pure,”
id Positively Free
,é' i'ron: adultcratioh.
We are packers a'hd
nil our goods are man-
. / ufuetul'edat our pack-
inghousciu he“ lluvcu. EVERY POUND 0F
which we (lUAlt.-\N'l.‘lil:‘. as l‘l‘llli and SWEET.
liousckccpers be sure and and got goods hearing
the Trade Market “Sl’lZlillY .l: BARN-ES,” the
largest manufacturers and exporters of Provisions
in New England. Look carefully for the braml,
take no others. ’l‘l'cv arc the host goods in the
world. Particul‘r 'c is takcuin the cut, cure,
smoking and pom... of all l!l€ll‘ Immense pro-
auctions. 311128
SPERRY £5 BARNES, New Haven, Ct.
~-—Hl’(i EITSEIAN’ S 2 --~—
(Lilli? lit} {3.32. FISHING TENTS'
Of all Kin-.23, Shapes and Sizes.
Yacht and Canoe Sails
ofmost appoved styles. Also
A W :N‘ I N (a. g
For Store Fronts, Windows, Yacht llocts, etc.
New Style of
7—CANOE TENTS—
Madc at lowllgurcs.
Flags, Burgees and Covers, of all kinds.
Camp Stoves. Camp Chairs, Sucking Bottoms,
Hammocks, all kinds of .
EflWCY T510133,
and in fact anything made from canvas when an
intelligent description is given of what is needed.
My beautifully illustrated circular now ready.
Send stamp for price list. Address
5. IIERIDIENVVAY- 00 South St, N. Y. City.
Money to Loan.
Enquire of O. E. WILSON, No. 3 Gazette Build-
ng, Norwalk, Conng - tfls
'. \VILMO'I'.
. ' VERY.
rs at
l‘urcly vcgc- .
o. E.-WILSON,
General Insurance it Real Estate Agent
Money to Loan.
Room 1m. 3 Gaicttc Building. i‘lorwatk.vConn.
[if TNA INSURANCE 00., of llAllll'l-‘Oltli.
. . incorporated 1819.. Charterl'crpctnal.
0.1mm. m. Asmara, $8,902,272.64.
Insu 5 against loss and damage by Fire, on
term. opted to the hazard and consistent with
the laws of compensation. ‘COW LES .b MERRILL,
Solo Agents for Norwnlk and vicinity.
'l‘llE
Mr. Om”,
.. Fire insurance Go.
Has now completed its ‘
18th SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR
And has not outstandingadollar of unpaid losses
or claims for losses. No souml company insures
for loss. -
W. C. STREET, Pres. S. E. (batsman. ’l‘rcas,
GEO. 1t. (:owms Secretary.
, A 0.93.1221).
llaving purchased the
EU itNi’l‘UilE BUSIN ESS,
Recently casted on liy-\VILLLL\[ Lootiwoon at
No. 35 MAIN STREET.
1 am prepared to meet the wants of all prospective
purchasers of furniture, both._ STABLE AND
()llh'Ai:i-:N'i‘.\l.. i have on hand. a. large ‘
stock winch Iwill scll_ ‘
“The? . «Eon 2.31.5:
easéuité men an old or newfriénds
and will guarantee satisfaction in
cvcry case.
fineness. RAYMOND.
paras L. unions.
FLURIST lNURS lYMlN,
UNION AVENUE,
North of Norwalk Cemetery,
NORWALK, — a CONN.
Dcalcrin in Green House and Hot House and
Bedding and Vegetable Plants, Fruit and Ornamcn
tal Trees Shrubbery, Vines. Cut Flowers alway
on hand and all sorts of designs in Flowers arranged
to order. 41y2
Grading and lie—filling Cemetery Plots
promptly attended to.
S. B. WILSON,
‘ s _ II— 0
tarpsstcr thunder,
Steam Band & Scroll Sawing,
W indow Frames, Blinds. the.
Packing Boxes, Mouldings and
brackets Made to Order
Orders by Telephone or Mail promptly ntfcmlctl to
Pisa-Class Tlll‘lllllg [10116100111611
Shop and Residence, 11, Summer, Street,
13'3“ Norwalk, Conn.
. ROOMS ’l‘() L ET on moderate terms to the right
parties, in first-class neighborhood. Apply to
s. 1:. WILSON.
IV. 11 . BI E i 5.1? ER,
as hlaiu Street,
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN,
Practical Plumber,
Steam and Gas Fitters, Dealers in Plumbers! and
Steam Fitters’ Supplies, and Gas Fixtures.
J obbnig promptly attended to. 1y21
_I_
.4
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p—
('3
To 3 :1: n t .
’i‘hrcc Rooms suitable for a small family on Main
street, Borough. Apply to
.l. 1;. ELLs, Furniture Dealer
For Sale.
A Small House with about one acre of ground at
llroad River. Opposite Mrs. James l‘ant'on’s.
Apply to J. 1;. ELLs, Furniture Dealer.
A Small Cottage
With plot oi ground at Winnipauk, ForSale Cheap.
Enquu‘cof J. B. ELLS, Furniture Dealer.
A Small Farm
For Sale Cheap. The old Benjamin Bishop Home-
stead at North Norwalk, or old road to Silvchlue,
constsliug of Plow, Meadow, Pasture and Wood
Laud, wrll be sold as a whole, or in parcels to suit
ptnrcilascrs. A good chalice to secure a home-
5 cat . -
Apply to I. ll. ELLS. Furniture Dealer.
Building: Lots
Within 1 mile of the Center. A number of desira-
ble and eligible Building Lots near the residence of
Chas. Kellogg, Esq, and Drbad River District
School. Enquire of
J. D. ELLs, Furniture Dealer.
For Sale.
liousc and.l.ot opposite residence of Charles E.
St. John, Mam street, Lot 70 feet front. -
Apply to J. B. ELLs, Furniturc Dealer.
For sale.
The Homestead of the Subscriber, No. S Camp
street. ({oml. new House and Corn, 100 feet front
on street. Apply to
all
it
Successor to
Kflmfl
E. Quintard’s Son.
Cppcsiie tilts: ilailway iieptit,
Parllr Suits.
BUFFALO LOUNGES.
RiTTlll all REED ROCKERS,
Folding Car of? Rockers.
Walnut Chairs 8. Rockers.
Upholstered Easy Chairs
Chamber Suits.
CYLH‘TDER ROLL TOP DEVSKS, LA-
DIE’S DESKS, and DESKS and BOOK
CASES COMBINED, LIBRARY, MAR-
BLE TOP, CENTER, and WALNUT and
ASH EXTENSION TABLES.
Plush Top Stands
$01.03th E's-'3' ,
Wire. Beds and (Tots.
Hair. Cott 1., Wool, Rattan and Excelsior
Mattrasms, Pillows, Bolsters, &c.
Husks, large or small quantity
Live Geese Feathers.
Call and Examine when in want of
‘ anything in inyllnc.
Joseph B. Bis,
Bibles at 1.2 and Old
Testaments at less than
1-3 the pricesof the Bug.
11511 editions. and equal
the Eingtllifiisi in type.
paper. 11
racy. F325: agent sent out
reports an. order at every
, cat for two mocha. Ram
chance for agents to make
money. Send $1.00 for out-
fit. mm vr-mv LIBERAL.
The Henry Bill Pub. (.70..
Norwich, Conn.
m presents given away, send us 5
2G 0 000cm“! postage, and by mail you will
, getfi'ee a pnckagc‘of goods of large
value, that will start you ill work that will at once.
bring you in money faster than» anything else in
”America. All about the $200,000 in presents with
each 'box.’Agcnts wanted everywhere, of either
sex, of all ages, for all the time or spare time only,
to work for us at their own homes. Fortunes for
all workers absolutely assured. Don’t delay. II.
IIALLETT .b 00., Portland, Maine.
.
«their?»
,. finghtfiwn’é
Intercom! _
R’P: . - ,7:-
‘R. r 4..
4‘ I
Absolutely Pure.
Tn... r'oivder never-varies. ' Amarvc. or pure
strength, and wholesomencss. More economic
than the ordinary kinds and cannot be sold in com
‘ petition with the ma; itudc. of low test, sho
weight allurn or‘pliosphatc powders.
toxin BAKING I’ownstm 106 Wall st., N.
1v43
(xx-sauces;
Building lasts
E‘OR .EE‘kLE
0n Wilton Avenue
Apply to
B. J. STURGES. or O. E. \VILSON,
GAZETTE BUILDING: 411'
For Sale Cheap.
\ ILL be sold atallargain, if applied for soon
, a small, neat Cottage, of six: ooms, in good
neighborhood, and three minutes’ walk of the
Budge. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE.
F or Sale.
A Chestnut Standing Desk. Apply at
This OFFICE.
For Sale.
DOUBLE BARRELLED RIFLE made by John
Blissctt, London. Will be sold cheap for
cash. Enquire at this oilice.
F O R S A L E ,
NE two seated square box sidebar wagon.
One light lumbcrbox wagon.
One second-hand square box wagon.
One one-horse cart.
tf46
A. LYON, Knight Street.
1252’. if. QUINTARE,
iURiliSlllilii UNDERTAKEP.
OPPOSITE HORSE 1". R. DEPOT,
Residence 1423 Main Street. Telephone Connection.
GEO-WARD SELLECKJ
HABDENBROOK’S BLOCK. WALL STREET,
FAMILY GROCERIES.
ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church,
Teacher of
Pianoforte, Organ and Musical
Composition,
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HOUSEHOLD I'ERILS. .
There are two_ or three volatile liquids
uscdin families which are particularly
dangerous, and must be employed, if at
all, v. ith special care. - '
Benzine, ether and strong ammonia
constitute this class of agents. The
two first-named liquids are employed in
cleaning gloves and other wearing ap-
parel, and in removing oil stains from
carpets, curtains, etc. The liquids are
highly volatile, and flash into vapor as
soon as the cork of the phial containing
them is removed. Their vapors are
very combustible, and will inflame at
long distances from ignited candles or
gas flames, and consequently they should
never be used in the evening, when the
house is lighted.
Explosions of a. very dangerous nature
will occur if the vapor of these liquids
is permitted to escape into the room in
considerable quantity. In view of the
great hazard in handling these liquids,
cautious housekeepers, will not allow
them to be brought into their dwellings,
. and this comers ébn‘iih’e‘n 5151'...
_ As regards ammonia, or water of
ammonia, it. is a very powerful agents:
especially the stronger kinds sold by
druggists. An docident in its use has
recently come under our notice, in which
a. young lady lbst her life by taking a
few drops through mistake. 6’
Breathing the gas, under ce
cumstauces. causes serious harm
lungs and membranes of the mout
nose. It is an agent much useda.
time for cleansing purposes, and i
unobjectionablc if proper care is us
in its employment. The phials holdi7
it should be kept apart from others co
taining medicines, etc, and rubbc.
stoppers to the phial should be used. ,
Oxalic acid is considerably employed
in families for cleansing brass and cop-
per utensils. This substance is highly
poisonous and must be kept and used
with great caution. In crystalline struc-
ture it closely resembles sulphate of
magnesia 01- Epsom salts, and, therefore,
frequent mistakes are made and lives
lost. Every agent that goes into fami-
lies among inexperienced persons, should
be kept in a safe place, labelled prop-
erly and used with great care.
«-0”
LIFE IN HOLLAND.
To study the real, every—day life of
Holland one would have to leave the
large cities and visit the towns and
villages, many of which cannot boast of
the modern luxury of a railway. Take
such a town as Boom, and, although its
picturesquencss has, I think, been ex-1
aggcrated by some writers, it is undoubt-
ed y, with Alkmaar close by, a good
section to learn something of Dutch
customs and rural life. It is only within
a. few months that Hoorn could boast of
a railroad. There this grave old town
has stood for centuries on the Zuider
Zec. For miles before it is reached one
sees the high embankment or ”sea wall
that has reclaimed and made land for
the track on which the locOmotive runs.
Generations of sleepy, easy-goingpeople
have passed in procession from the
cradle to the grave since the days when
Hoorn was known and felt in the world.
They have dwelt, to be sure, in the same
'old houses, with narrow, steep stair-
ways, black oaken beams and gable _
roofs, that seem to nod and wink and
look tipsy, and jolly and funny at each
. other to this day.
The doors and the
window frames of these houses are
painted today with the same colors as ‘
in the days when the fleet of Hoorn
started to take the town of London.
Green, black, yellow and pink are gay
colors for such a frowsy old place as
Hoorn. What; the people of Hoorn do
is a. mystery to me. A few of them
leisurely drive about in long, narrow,
dark green wagons, with solid wooden
axles. Springs are taxed in Holland, so
the poor cannot afford them on their
vehicles. Others seem to be engaged in
securing milkpans in narrow streets,
and by far the majority stand around
and stare curiously, though not rudely,
at strangers, wondering, no doubt, what
one can see in Hoorn to make it worth a
lisit.
. 9......—
HE WAS A LITTLE RUSTY.
A wedding took place in a suburban
town where the lady was the widow of
an undertaker, and the man—twice a
widower—c. doctor and apothecary by
profession and trade. The ceremony
took place in a little church just across
the street from the shop of the bride-
groom. Everything went well until
that point in the ceremony is reached
where the minister asks if there is any
reason why the. marriage shall not be
made. In the momentary pause the
bridegroom, without any explanation,
rushed from the church, but before the
others were able to take in the supposed
situation. he re-appeared in a. breathless
state and said: “Oh! go right on; I
just remembered I had not locked up
the store and went to do it.” Order was
restored, and the ceremony went on un-
til the minister asked for the ring. The
bridegroom looked puzzled for an in-
stant, and then began a search through
his pockets, remarking to the minister
by way of apology for the delay: “I’m
a little rusty, you know. "
HO.~o———
LANGUAGE OF THE PROFESSION.
How quietly everything was getting
on in the Tufiboy family! The cat‘was
napping on the rug, Tufi‘boy, S11, was
napping behind his newspaper, and
the maternal head was dozing the spec-
tacles off her nose. Just then Jimmy
came rushing in like a whirlwind on a
summer afternoon.
“ I say, dad, I’ve got a dandy curve.”
“ A~a—what, sir?” said his father.
“A dandy curve. The fellers say no
kid can knock me out of the box. "
“Knock you out of the box? What.
does the boy mean?” queried hismothcr.
“ I don't know,lit’s all Greek to me." '
“ Oh, dad! What did you sit over on
the ball ground for all this week 1’"
There was no more napping in that
family for one while. '
A PERILOUS POSITION.
Fivo lads who: had been playing on the
English coast near Plymouth, at low tide,
entered a cave in the rock, and remained
there unobservant of the rising tide until
they discovered that it was impossible for
them to escape from their prison. They
screamed. and shouted, while the swift
waters, driven by a fierce gale, rushed in
higher and higher. _ Hundreds of people,at-
tracted by the piercing cries, cohgregated
on the rock above, but they could do noth-
ing. No boat could live in the boiling surf,
and all looked helplessly on until two sea-
faring men, George Andrews and Thomas
Penny, offered to attempt a rescue. They
were fastened to ropes, lowered over the
precipitious crags, and, allowing themselves
to be washed into the cave by the sea, suc-
ceeded in rescuing one boy. This hazardous
operation was continued until the five were
landed on the rocks above.
W‘—
There is no Christianity light enough for
those who sincerely wish to see it, and dark-
uess enough to confound those of on oppo-
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