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•^sra iifeS rtiser-Gazette OHEDKVEKVTL-BSDAT. TSpAEKBR,Proprletor. SP No- 19 Seneca Street. AD VEBTISING COLUMNS „ IP£V Ti' /> L ^atVs l.«w as any papei MATE paper 1 >P aira TOB PRINTING J v , I1H n ,m neatness ai lB aU^ b ^rau;^tf.ur prices. and des- w ' -P'J.I . •**,**' ''.K-l-.* - • ~-* r^ * *>*$ ^^ ,^s„, -. • j jSrtwh' .;•-: .if. .* TT .-a «-^EtOTai Vigilance is {hi jftlce M •Ubetfgr.*' Citadel * les. GENEVA, N.Y., TOESRAY, ABEIL 1, 1002, ^1.50 per tekTj in 4Wface; Is now located in the prouty Block, 24 SeaceaSL * 'i [f there is anythingln tfae line oi Iron Goods, Tin Ware, Cutlery, Seeds, Lains, &c, you will find it HERE. Something New and Nobby in this line. Can anything better oe sug- gested in the way of A WEDDING PRESENT?? SEE THEM AT J. P. HILL & COMPANY'S. Five Floors on Castle St. . Five Floors on Geneva St. S. Southworth, General Insurance Agency. Agency for the sale of Passage - Tickets TO AND FROM England, Ireland and Scotland, B 7 the various lines of Ocean Steamers. Drafts,' to London, Dublin, Edinburg Brii h t f,ri - ,: ','' ,,al cities of France, Switzerland, aSar^\-'\\ 1 1 11 \'' 1 '• ' ;t ' rma ny. Poland, Den- ary. >•••-;,.„, Norway, in sums to suit. >eneca Street, Geneva. FIRE SALE OF . ^ASRANGES 30T PLATES GAS Heaters and RADIATORS Portable La *np Stands ^ Fixtures. thTl K ave a fe ^ of the attiri ove mentioned i Ci! s that we wiU ' 01 coat 0i re sardless ftow IS THE TIME Set a good Q AS RANGE Very Cheap, THAT WATCH OF YOtTRS. What's the matter-with it? I^issed the train; late to dinner?; wil& kicking because you are \s# slow?\ Yo^,place it to your ©ar—it tick»« ^laat'sk all you can say of it. Well! Why, you -want A * That's alL there is about it, and there is ONE PLACE IN GENEVA where you can get a watch that will give the correct time pf day; AT His watches do not fail, thsy are warranted all rsgrht, all rignt. His~ place is Geneva's headquarters for e*f it-. Char ahd Plated Wa»i lines wanted, y<^_^_£* for Btraight goods__W «™5- artlelee that ^3«ftSH money you can always aeB«*«* ^r/-\- ;; ' : :\-..::..:'v' : ^-' f At Habit's OW .Standi:, < Hi m W i Q > CO O *1 w M CQ H CD S3 •€0 O • H Cor- •3 W H fed > i #n^^te -^tes a w|d© *a^© qf ctttjnlation in Geneva and ttte cou4t*y>JSur- rquiiding, jtpteg.- lirfo 4hg c^ptaes % of its patrons.- It is uniformly clean, and speaks the truth. WhtJwisbto reach a class of pay- ing customers we offer space in. these columns at reasonable fig- ures. <3all :a« the officel orjyrite. A WAR §TORY OF FRENCH § AND COSSACK. ' ' J| The disastrous campaign of 1814 aras drawing to' a close. The allied forces covered France like a cloud of locusts, and-the wild Cossack who had marched from the hanks of the Borysthenes was soon to slake his courser/s thirst in the waters of the Seine. IsFapoleon was winning des- perate victories against terrific odds, hut the_gun of Austerlitz was doomed to a near and total eclipse. • The Russians had gained posses- sion of the city of Troyes/and with- out its walls they lay encamped in overwhelming nnmhers. The troops of the French emperor, too few and feeble to contend against such crushing odds, had disbanded, yet the remnant of a heroic \band lay- ing aside their uniforms, still lurked about the city, sleeping and feeding where they could, the bolder ofj them seeking every opportunity to pick quarrels with the Eussians and engage them in duels, glutting that hate In single combat which they could no longer slake upon the field of battle. Among- these dangerous and -in- veterate enemies of the Cossacks was a certain Caesar Pompon, a ser- geant of the Imperial guard, who lodged at a little inn kept by a lit- tle black eyed Frenchwoman who had made the campaign of Russia and lost her husband, a one eyed voltiguer, in the, passage of the Be- rezina. Fanchette would willingly have married the sergeant and even offer- ed herself to that valiant warrior, but he would hear of no such ar- rangement till peace had been re- stored to his distracted country. Another inmate of Fanchette's lit- tle hostelry was a Captain Bonville, who was waiting for better days and an opportunity to strike a blow. Fanchette did an excellent business, having no scruples about selling beer, brandy, tallow candles, lamp pil and other refreshments to the Cossacks, but she never gave them credit, and they dreaded her sharp tongue almost as much as they did the thongs of the knout. Sergeant Pompon was very regu- lar in his habits, but he would often absent himself for hours together without telling either Fanchette or Captain Bonville where he was go- ing. . When he came back after one of these mysterious absences, he would generally bring with him a bundle and, saying \That makes; so many,\ make a chalk mark on the score he kept behind the bar. After this ceremony he would march up and deposit his bundle in his little attic- room, of which he kept the key, for he took care of it himself and let no one enter. Fanchette often teaseel him about these mysterious proceedings, and his invariable answer was: \Fanchette when this is all over and the cursed Cossacks, are driven out of the country and the Little Corporal is firmly established on the throne and you and I are mar- ried I am going to Paris to set up a ready made clothing shop, and I shall have a stock in trade on hand.\ His fair hostess was forced to be content with this explanation. , One night when Fanchette had closed lier doors and was sitting with Captain Bonville talking over \the events of the campaign and the prospect before them Sergeant Pompon entered in a state of great excitement and, hashing his hat up- on the |p>r> marched to- and fro with enormous strides. \What is the matter ?\ exclaimed Fanchette. \Matter! A thousand bayonets! Matter enough! Bombshells and. rockets! In a French town! m a French-cafe! Millions of firelocks V \Any ill news from the emper- or?\ asked Captain Bonville. \No no, captain,\ answered Pom- pon; '%e is heating the villains.in. every engagement and fighting his way-(Step by step to Troyes, Saper- iotee! We shall soon hear his guns, I hope, and then he'ip. lead these Cossacks an infernal! dance, the murderous villains',!\ \WeH something .has happened, -t know,\ said Fanchette- \ - «Of course it has,\ 1 replied the sergeant; sitting, down and wiping bis brow, <r X\ou know,, captain, the Cafe de- la Vietoire ?\ . z \Certainly. It is a cafe theater; *hey act\ little vaudevilles there in :be refreshment saloon to attract and amuse customers?* - . ^ \Precisely. \Very well, captain, the? played a piece th£re this even-* teg called 'The' Soldier/s Beturn/ In' it Bressaht-% capital actor and a good fellow, too—had to snig. a velse against the Eussians, and^the room was filled with them. Yon mat be mte ^ ei ^ ^ s * *^P a ^ thei The Bnssiaii colonel^ Osteon ^w^t there. Bfe injisted <f«& apology, Bressant reluse^ and the curtain fell. The piece is to be played^mbrrowv and ther swear, he shaE leave out the objectioiiable ; verse and make an apology fusing- W tonight vr pay dearly for it. ... - ^Amd^ressaht\ t© apologize! g^iiiu^d^c^W: .„ : v. \Hot a hit of ft. He will sing has Bong and* make hot a^ hit of an apology, w;ifiywtlunk;of : it,: icaptain?\ ,% \ n „ 3 •m&B'-p glorious fellow, Bonv#e» \*«*d we ; must su him! „,; . , x.\. '^ knew you'd say so!\ cried the sergeant, ^urrahl Vive l'empe- --'reur!\ -~ • • •.'•• \Hush!\ said Fanchette.\The : patrol is marching %. n v.,, \Who caresior them?? cried the ggrgswit. '^nehett©. I brought e today. That- home another makes ten.\ . *Ten what?\ . 'Ten buntdles,\ said the sergeant, with a wink. \Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies. Well, cap- tain?\ \Well sergeant, what are yon thinking of?\ ' \Tomorrow night and the Cafe de la Vietoire?* \So was I. We will warn all of our fellows tomorrow. Let them go armed, and we'll put Bressant through, whatever comes- of it.\ \Good said the sergeant, rising and taking up his bed candle. f TU oil my pistols before I go to bed. And if we don't meet again, cap- tain> the rendezvous will be the Cafe de la Vietoire, the hour sharp 7. Good night, captain.\ \Good night, sergeant.\ \Pleasant dreams,\ cried Fan- chette^ The next night the saloon of the Cafe de • la Vietoire was crowded with Eussian and French soldiers, the latter dressed as citizens, with swords and pistols, concealed under their blouses. There was a great consumption of brandy among the Cossacks, and the waiters who sup- plied their calls looked anxious and flurried. They evidently expected trouble, nor were their forebodings deceptive. The curtain was rung up and the piece commenced. When Bressant, the offending ac- tor, appeared, there were murmurs among the Russians, but these were drowned in the applauding shouts of the French spectators, and one or 1 two bouquets were thrown at h^s feet. The play, however, was suffer- ed to go on till the finale was sung, and when the orchestra played the symphony for this piece the audi- ence sat perfectly motionless and silent. It was the lull that precedes the hurricane. Bressant advanced fearlessly] to the footlights and com- menced the obnoxious verse. Then rose a storm and howl of groans and hisses mingled with applause. Colonel Ostfogoff, a gigantic Rus- sian, rose in his place\ and addressed the actor: \French dog,\ said he, \apolo- gize for the insult you have offered us!\ '/Never!\ replied the actor. \I sing what is set down for me, and I will apologize to no living man for doing my duty.\ Quick as a flash the Russian drew a pistol from his belt and fired it full in-the face of Bressant, who fell without a groan- \Revenge!\ shouted Bonville, throwing off his blouse and disclos- ing his artillery uniform. \Up Frenchmen, and down with the Cos- sacks !\ •A terrible struggle ensued. Pis- tols and knives were freely used. Frenchmen and Cossacks grappled. The tables were overturned, the lights were put out, the most dire confusion prevailed. The combat- ants fought their way out into the Btreet and there continued the dead- ly encounter. But it was not of long duration. The firing . and cries brought down a re-enforcement from the Russian camp. A troop of Cossacks dashed into the melee and dispersed the feeble band of Frenchmen, killing some of them, while Captain Bonville, the ringleader, remained a prisoner in the hands of OstrogofiE. The next day was an eventful one for Troyes. Intelligence was brought into camp by scouts that Napoleon was approaching. As the day wore • on heavy firing was heard gradual- ly drawing near the \town. It was reported by fugitives that the French had utterly posted their ex- ponents and were moving on at a rapid rate, flushed with victory, to the relief of, Troyes. I All was confusion in the Eussian camp. A brief period of idleness, consumed in unbridled debauchery, had demoralized and weakened the Cossack force, and the officers oal* culated with concern the chances of a.conflict. Still the prisoner, Bon- ville, was not overlooked in the midst of this crisis. During the forenoon he was examined before a military tribunal, a mere form, ex- torted by his rank, and sentenced to be shot. At the very moment he listened to his sentence, with un- moved countenance, the rattle; of musketry was heard near at hand, as the French skirmishers drove; in the enemas pickets. \You hear that?\ said Bonville, with a smile;.to the Russian' com- mander.. \I shall die, but I shall be gvenged?' \Take him away, Colonel Ostro- goff,\ said the Eussian general. \Take a file of men with you and execute the sentence.\ ? .. Ostrogoff saluted and withdrew jrith an escort- In spite of his pro- testations, Bonvile'st arms were bound tigiktly Ijehind him. •. \He shan't have a ghost of a chance to escape in the confusion? muttered GstecOgbfE. ;, The little part^ reached m Gpetir ing in the dense wood and halted. ,A. few moments afterward an did- de-camp galloped up furiously. ! . \I anireordered,to recall you^jfix- ing party^ eplonel,\ said he. are wanted to defend the jntre] ments. The French dogs are piresa- i%'tjfchaftiL*' The platoon marched-bff, and Os- trogoff aaidlEfbhTille w^reAIeft alone. The former^ drew a plfto! from Ma belt and cocked,it-* ; 'fee pftrgbf|j| to 'turn, exeeu- tionert* said *mfa^*Jj$&ti^' 'It is worthy- of f?im ; Y|»TI are fit- ter for a hangman than a foldier/* \I shot one of Jour' countrymen l^;:oi#tt ; --:te'l^ J*oV^eation? , answered the' S^Man; raising his pistol*-3afc^.#»^om^^;»^ par^ of ^si^i iBolprft advanced > to'-iiier^p'^''^n^ei!''^ei command of x a hoBcbmtnlBBi&iilBa^eer. \Halt Pf cried the cotonel. platoon obeyed/ >. •-\•\' «Are yoh^oaded?? The sergeant 'nodded, this fehpw; Ml ,i> their hacks on Ustrogofc. ~ 5 \^eady—present—fireP said thei Russian. \\ *• ' .1 At the word \Fire!\ the platoon wheeled to the right about and poured their volley' into Ostrogoff at ten paces!. He fell riddled wii&h bullets. • \Hurrah!\ cried Sergeant Pom- ppn, for it was he, pulling off his false beard and rushing to c the cords .that bound Captain Bonville. \Hurrah-for our side! Captain, my secret is out. The bundles I used to fetch home each contained a Eus- sian uniform. They Were the spoils of fellows I killed in fair fight. I never thought I should make\ such a good use of them.\. ^Bonville threw himself into the faithful fellow's arms. \No time for hugging now!\ cried the sergeant, extricating himself from the embrace of his officer. \Take this saber and come along with us. We are beating them at all points, but we haven't quite finish- ed them yet. There's a little glory left, though we're late in the day. Long live, the emperor and down with the Cossacks!\ The sergeant's predictions were correct,\ and before nightfall the French colors waved over the cita- del of Troyes.—New* York News. THE MEDICINE HABIT. It Is Easy to Acquire and Very Hard to Break. \Did voa cv«.r acquire the medi- cine habit?\ asked the drug clerk. \It's easy to acquire and hard to break, and lots of people have it. It is quite immaterial what kinf of medicine they lake, but they niust be taking something practically all the time. Some doctors thrive on this human failing, and it helps the patent medicine manufacturers to get rich. It also throws quite a bit of business in the way of the drug- gist aside from that which comes from filling prescriptions, for in some instances if a man paid doc- tors' bills he wouldn't have enough jnoney left to-satisfy his craving for medicine. I had one of that kind in here awhile ago. \ 'Look at my tongue,' he said. \ c It isn't a very good one,' I re- plied. \ 'What do you think I'd better do ?' he asked. \ TTou might get another,' I sug- gested. It couldn't be much worse.' \ 'Oh, quit your fooling? he re- torted, for you can't discourage one of that kind. 'Something ought to be done about that-tongue.' \ 'Yes? I admitted; 'it would do no harm to have it scraped, I think.' \But I couldn't f eaze, him. That tongue convinced him that he was sick, and hj* insisted that I should give him something. So I did. It was quite harmless and cheap, and it did him a world of good. He told me so himself when he came back for some more, and up to date, ac- cording to my estimates, he has tak- en about two gallons of it. I have tried to break him of this medicine habit by advising him to see a doc- tor, but he scorns the advice. He saw one once, he said, and was told there was nothing the matter with him. But he wouldn't be happy if he wasn't taking something,\ so he came to me. And there are lots like him.\—Chicago Post. A DOG WITH A BROKEN BONIS. The long bones of the dog are those which he is most liable to break, or, rather, to have broken for him, as the injuries are usually traceable to direct violence, Wheii the parts of the broken bone are properly brought together, the re- parative process is almost always re- markably rapid in the dog, because he seems to understand that he must not interfere with the injured* limb and willingly keeps quiet. John Woodrpffe' Hill, the noted English veterinary surgeon and a writer of authority on \The Dog; Its Management and Diseases,\ says of fractures that \the' treat- ment consists in reducing* the sepa* rated portions to their' proper posi- _tKm and maintaining them there, 'when so reduced* by the application .of splints and -bandages: Splints may be composed of wood, paste- board, leather or gutta percha, the first three of which are retained hi: position by bandaging, but the last is made soft by hot water and then molded to the limb.. To take the place of splints, bandages may be soaked in gum. starch.or plaster of ^ paris?'-^0ur Animal Friends. POWB5R OF A SHATHtAIf. The implicit, reliance placed upon the word of a shaman and his influ- ence over a fellow tribesman may, 'he illustrated with this'aneedote: A, Sioux Indian who had lost a rela- tive by death yowedto kill the-first frying thing he met. This-was on.ee not an uncommon: practice, among the Indians. -'•'.,*' Issuing from his lodge, he ehanc^ ed to meet a missionary--a mm< much beloved by\ all -—from whom this Indian had received many fa- vors. Unwilling* but \bound by* his THE POT Of'QOLP. •JELp used to^thinfc a pot.' •was'buried wier& The radiant rainbow -touched the ground, And oft 1 helped him bpnt around 3Jo And the treasure there. But that was long ago, 3En childhood's careless days. 'Us deadj that fond belief of pld| We seek no buried pots of gold And walk in worldly Vay*. Yet where the people .surged I Baw bin) push Ids' way •To bet ,hi3 money ,jm the race, 1 saw him with an ashen fa^e Trudge home that\ luckless day. At .rainbows' ends we sought in vain for hidden gold; ,Ah, he and I were- children then, Now be and I are worldly men And wiser than of-old 1 —& E. Kiser in. Chicago Times-Herald, A COSTLY LUXURY. Her Divorce More -Expensive Than Her Marriage. \Where's the jeclge at what gives out divo'ces?\ A negro woman asked this of the elevator man in the courthouse. A negro man, her husband, was with her. \Do you want a divorce?\ in- quired the elevator man. •\Yes sah. We's done 'greed to git divo'ced, an Will, my man here, has done 'greed to give the jedge power T to divo'ce me.\ .\You'll have to bring a suit first. The judge can't divorce you till you have - filed a suit,\ the elevator man said. \How much does that cost ?\ . \Well the lawyer and all will cost about $15 or $20.\ . \Shaw man, -you suttenly don't mean it! Why, it only cost us $2 to, git mah'd. Um-m-m! Fifteen dol- lars ! It suttenly do cost a lot. Say, mistah, why does it cost more to git divo'ced than to git mah'd ?\ \Don't know, I'm sure, but that's a fact.\ \An can't the jedge give her a divo'ce if I give him the power?\ asked the husband. \No; got to have a suit first.\ \Um-m!\ they both groaned in chorus. Then the woman said: \I'ze got a - right to a divo'ce. Will's bin mean as pizen to me. S'pose if I tell the jedge that he'll take it up?\ \Look here, woman,\ interrupted the husband, \don't you git too smart 'bout this here divo'ce or I'll fight it. You knows I'ze been a good nigger to you. I done consent to give the jedge power to divo'ce you 'cause y©u got yo' mind sot on cut- tin loose. But don't go to settin up for a angel 'longside of me or I'll fight it sho'.\. As they left the courthouse to- gether she said: \Don't see how I'ze goin to raise $15 for that divo'ce,\—Kansas City Star. ____________ TAOSMANS IN CHINA. The belief in the potency of charms,, etc., is yery widespread among the lower class Chinese and 'the Shang in parts iof Yunnan. The latter in particular have all kinds of amulets to ward off evil, the gem of their collect-ion being one which confers invulnerability on the wear- er. This useful quality may also be obtained, I was informed, by un- dergoing a very painful''process of tattooing, During my trip I was shown a, dragon's nest, whieh looked like a bit of the horsehair stuffing from a foreign saddle/ guaranteed to render the purchaser's Jhouse safe from fire, and. a female deer's horn,' which would enable the fortunate owner to walk a great distance with- out fatigue. - . \Not being a landed proprietor or/ a professional sprinter, I hadno\use for these things, and though I en- tered into negotiations with several people for the talisman which would render me invulnerable -none of th.em was willing to stand the test of ^western skepticism—a revolver at 30 paegs—even though I offered them an enormous sum and a hand- some funeral in case of accident.— CfeOgrSphical Journal. THE jnmDGE^S X-ITTIiE JfOKjJE. during the trial of certam 1 mem- bers of the Belton Fark club in Engr land, who were charged with illegat __.,.— , -„ — iy employing' £- number oi yousig* vow, he^shot Ms benefactor- as he4 sters as caddies, who should haire The passed. Indian usage did not saner tios a hlopdy retribution on the murderer, since the ohli_ation of \his vow was recognize^ tyf all- Tie shaman, however, upbraided him for his act and pronounced His doom, saying, <r 5Tou will: die withia thejear.\ .->-• The Indian, theugh apparently a well man at the tisne,-was seized hy a wasting disease and actually did die within the specified time, a vie-' tim to his own superstitious imagi- nation. \'________ Customer—What \have ye^ got to the shape nv apples? . Smart Clerks-Several things. Tin. ole. W® have peaches, lemons; oranges and potatoes, all in fbe ahape of apples more or less. Cnstomer-^So I see. Outer mon- key in the shape riv a liaman bain, too, hat as I ain't lookin for ao *to- AserSe. I'll ftrad© aomewbar jdg^ TO BECOME FISH WISE. In the first place* the .fish itself— is it f resh? Madam, if you can te|l silk from calico you should be able to determine that point, such knowledge being parjt of an inlelli-, gent, equipmept for life. But your education is, deficient? Then know that a fresh fis^is.finn of |(esh--=go firm that jftesgra^e will rrot leave ah indentation^and i ull eyed; that it has bright scales; stiff fins, red gill's —never ,pale or liver colored—and finally that $ts odor iajnatljersmark- eel nor unpleasant. Fulfilling these conditions, a'fish is both fresh \and ;_n it§ right season for use. Lack- ing such^ihdications, it is not worthy of a moment's, consideration^i f oi a stale fish is not merely disappoint- ing to the palate, but fg an unwhole;- some abomination. '—• Good pquse^ jpid the •Eojigai©. The sons of- Erin have long la? bored under the imputation M mafc- ing more \breaks\ with their tongues than any of their fellow mortals, hut„-from-tha.ioMowihg\ it would seem that the \bull\ is not necessarily indigenous to Irish soil: It was a Freflchman who in.writr ing to an acquaintance said: I left my knife at your office- yesterday. If yeu Bad it, please send it to me. Yours, LB BOQUE, P. &—Since writing this I. have found my knife, GO you nl£ed*%ot trouble to send it. The same individual, sent a pres- ent of some fruit to a friend, and in the bottom of the basket he placed a note the postscript to which read:' You will find this note in the bottom of .the . basket, but if you do not let me know immedl. ately. It was a Scotchman who said, \The butcher in our town does such a small business that he only has to kill half a beef at a time.\ A German in advertising for a lost pig said, \It has no earmarks except its tail, which is missing.\ A British magistrate on being in- formed by a vagabond that he had no wife responded, \Well that's a lucky thing for her.\ At a prayer meeting in Termont a pious old deacon invoked a bless- ing on a \poor young man whose father is a drunkard and whose mother is a widow.\ At a negro ball the doorkeeper on being asked what \Not transferable\ on the tickets meant, replied, \\t means dat no gentleman am admit- ted 'less he come hisself.\ GEHiS/iAN .-,\ j rfi OFFIC1BS. VICTORIA ASD HER ENGLISH. The shy and retiring disposition of Hawthorne has often been com- mented on. Yet on occasion he could be quite as clever with his tongue as with his pen, as is evi- denced by this story from .Forward: It happened in England. Mr. Hawthorne was a guest at a formal dinner given to one of the foreign embassadors. The conversation had turned upon an autograph letter of the queen, which happened to be clumsily expressed. \What do you think ' of the queen's letter, Mr. Hawthorne F* he was asked. The man of letters was perplexed, but he repliedjthat it showed very kind feeling. \No persisted the wicked inter- rogator, \but what do you think of the style?\ Mr. Hawthorne was equal to him. \The queen has a perfect right to do as she pleases with her own Eng- lish,\ he replied. ~. •' HIGHEST AJTD LOWEST STATES. Every one .knows which is the smallest and which is the largest state in the Union, but how many know which is the lowest and which is the-highest? According,to the results of meas- urements and calculations made by the United States geological survey, Delaware is the lowest state, its ele- vation above sea level averaging only £0 feet. Colorado is the high- est, averaging 6,800 feet above the sea, while Wyoming is a close sec- ond, only 100 feet lower than Colo- rado. In minimum elevation Florida and Louisiana dispute for second place after Delaware, the average elevation being for each 100 feet. Taking the United States as a whole, our country lies slightly above the average elevation of the land of the globe. TCfiN ABOUT. A young man and woman got. on a Philadelphia street ear the other day, and as \there were no vacant seats the young man said in a loud' tone of voice to a negro, \Will you have the civility to give this lady a seat?\ The negro did so, saluting 'the young woman. The seat next to her becoming vacant the young man hurriedly appropriated it with- out offering it to the negro. Just then the car stopped, and a stout negro, washerwoman entered the car. As no. one. ofEered. her- a seat It isn't hard to judge human nature— if you let the other man do the talking. —\The Great White Way.\ When w# undertake to compromise with the devil, his majesty always as- serts his ability to grab the whole thing.—Shacklett. If a man in the midst of the contume- ly -and detraction of the world can get one woman\ to fcelieve in him, It Is enough.—\IiOve's|H±nerary.\ Mrs. Wiggs was a philosopher, and the sum and substance of her philoso- phy tay in keeping the dust off her rose colored glasses.—\Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Igatch.\ There is nothing in the -world as harmless and „as utterly . joyous as man's conceit. The woman who will not pander to it is ungracious indeed.— \The Spinster .Book.\ The past gives us regrets, pxe, pres- ent sorrow, the future fear ;at eighteen one adores at once; at twenty one loves; at thirty one desires; at'forty one * reflects.—\Her Grace's Secret,\ A man I knew once—'e's dead now, poor chap, and three widows- mourn- ing for ,'im—said that with, all 'is ex- perience wimmin was as much a riddle to 'im as when he fust married.—\Idgtit Freights.\ *\ ^.._ ^^ .^ ,—_j.... u i . i. , _•_ To Jadge an Opal. An expert on opal mmmg^has recent* tf explained how the opal is judgeo! as to quanty and desirabnity. First,, lie says, color is of the greatest impor* tance. Bed flre^ or red in combinatipn with yellow, blue and green, are. the best Blue by itseli is (ruite valueless, and the green opal is not of great yaJue unless the color is very. Vivid and the pattern very good. The color must be truer^that is to say, it must not run in speaks, or patches, alternating with a colorless or inferior quality. Pattern\ is described as being an im- portant factor, the several varieties be- -known as 'tpin fire\ when the grain is very small, \harlequin^ \when the color is all .in small squares, $be kiore reg- ular the better, and the \flash pre* pr %ash opal\ when the color shows as a single flash or in very large pattern, harlequin is the most common arid is also popularly considered. th| iriiost beautiful. When the squares of: color are regular and show as distinct,; int- irate checks of red, yellow, blue.and on top. been at school, it was stated that th£ caddiea were given luncheon, and •tea:- •'--•- r - ' ; '- \Why did^you give them tea?\ the judge .asied* The'^tngss ^replied^^ that it was usual to gi^^eatdiei tea; t( Ah/ 3 said^the judge thoi 7_ .,i «_,-! --i . 4.1^-4 green, it is' considered magnificehtr- tne negro, wren a smiie said to T*KT gome stones show better on edge than young man, 'Will you have tne eir vility to give this lady a seat?\ For a moment he hesitated, but at last \concluded to comply with the re- quest, very much to the indignation of the young-womah.7-^E3xchange. r_e A>jject Deference S&ft'Vfn Tijem by Civilians Is A?na3(ix_>- . .The..respe£t.andldejterenee s^pwnto tfce\German army, officer on duty'and o'ff auit s by : Ms 'countryi^'aTi^^it* ^cterfrtf to see, according to a London writer.' \Civilians even compatriots pf distinction, on entering the dining j^qom j3ow. to< Mm with formal humility, fie acknowledges \the obeisanees. e omy with a rigid glare Iof haughty ihdMer- ince, though he Is politely conicious d| de eoming and going of ladies. Tne; (Herman civilian does not appear to be surprised at or to resent bejbag cpnj- temptuously ignored by him, but. rec- ognizes Mm and looks up to him as a superior member of a superior race and continues to make Ms obeisances, however loftily they are ignored. \But while the officer is unable to see the civilian at whom he is looking point blank, he never misses pbseipr- ing the entrance and acknbwled_ing the salute of another of Ms Own race.\ - He rises from Ms seat and stands stiff and erect while the newcomer ad- vances and exchanges formal\ bows and greetings, and as he recovers the erect position from the bow he brings his heels together with a sharp parade v click and waits until Ms superior has taken a ^eat'before he resumes his own.\ There were tremendous ceremonies In eating and drinking, too, especially in drinking. \Bach table .group lifted their glasses invariably together, as if- at the word of command, taking their time apparently from the seMor pres- ent. Having seized their glasses to- gether and raised them together and simultaneously • drunk, they would sumultaneously finish and then, .hold- ing their glasses before them, would with great ceremony bow to one another before replacing them oil the table. It did not matter whether they were drinMng beer or claret or the German champagne, wMch seems to be the especially smart tMng to take, there was the same ceremony. When a senior officer went out of the room, all the 3uniorsc present rose to stiff attention and. bowed as he passed. When a junior rose, he made the round of the table on Ms way to the door and bowed separately, with a spur jingling heel click every time to every other officer.\ - * PICKINGS FROM FICTION. ly, *1 presume that makfes them tea an? mxevsm,-' \Aren't you: ashamed to bse waft-, tag you? time in this manner,\ said the impressive ej^en. to. whom Me- andering Jtike had Just applied lor 4 small loan. \Yes w,\ was the^answer; \I'aa annoyed, half sick about it. But I oatft aelpf makm mistakes some- 1 times. Wbeii* I sighted. yen ler a philahthropfet an followed yoti fe? free &oek|, how was I tS know ler sure whether I was wastin me time BHiLY EDWARDS' WAT. Billy Edwards,.tne one time light- wpight.. (^ampjlon.,.. pugilist, had; a long and peaceful reign as house detective atHbhe Hoffinan House in Sew York. He.had the smoothest, pleasantest way imaginable of get- ting rid of objectionable, persons. Hk reputation as a great' lighter was so weti known that he .sinVply wqtddr^fstrike an.ofdidaiy, man* The writer --saw^ a wealSressed young rie_ro begin to rafee a dis* -turbanee\ at the Holrmaiu bar one night because he could'not get any- thing to drihk. * • Bj%- Edwards pushed his'way through the crowd and encountered him as if by accident. <*Oh, Mr> Morgan^ hm ^ do you do V? said Bflly, extending his jhand. t f c Tha# is a j^eat.pleasure, % hav^a*| i seen* you m years, ~Tbn must |oa|i' J jne m a E^le.drink., I^sslt dowii e^outeose^. \ .-;' •.. \.'\- 1_ The negiro-looked pnzzleo^ put away a roll of 'bllli fife had been flourishiijg, hooked his ha^d. inside of theartffBftwards offered and tod- dted away 1m. gSghee. '' Once np^tf '&'^A^wm^m WLoi France gave a masqu^d&l)ail,\and he' ahd fiVe couriSefs took? Wfe pa$ of satyrs. To do- thfe ariii^ea^ they weie^elothed in laow T\\\ habits, Ijesmeared with wsttt then st^cfc tdl over-with down. IDI the coppany, in a frol^ i^hJ9i oneol the ; satyrs with a tonjh, m& in consequence l«nr £ td them W«je, hurned to death, ^hls m supposed to be the origin of ^the t^<t and feath- er \ An Object Lesson to Graat. This story is told of the'nrst-^6ne' Grant ever had charge of „ a large body ' of men sent out to give battle. Hej was. colonel in the early part ( of 1862, de- tailed .to go to the relief of an illinois regiment, supposed to, be surrounded by Gohfederafes'al; Palpiyra;,'Mo.,* bujt \When he arrived the regiinent had re- lieved itself by retiring. -Grant- then- went out to Florida, Jta. the saiaestatei- and as the regimentfoiled djter the MlT;; beyond which ,the enemy was. suppoggd ! to be in waiting Grant say« hVwbutci.-J have \given ah^hmgto^e'ba^k'itiaitt;' in'Ifllnois'.\. 4* $ : '. At. #e top of the MH, instead. *£*. troopferdra^wn up in battle .arra^ JGrant-' iSaw a deseirted canm. ^t qecuriea|;^ me at once that i£rris^ had -.beeg, ^s: mueh aifrai^ of\pie as s f had bleu et* 4 •A *^ v \ J* wt A A «w^^ Hi k i <sq »^o? *- \™\ v> 3, * -^ t t •> J \ A 4 ^3 ^1 **' \f*: f M c ~ *VF » 41 <¥> is-- *Jm r vi 1 ^ J: > s » -•4S »^- R Mm,\ saidJGrant.; ^rbm.thate^ntlEd-v - the elosei of the wto^I never \«xperieiBe4'^ ; ed lafepldatioa upon eonB_u^ng1an eh^ ' einy, thpugh.1 always felt more for less* anxiety. .\ i'never forgot that heibad,as^ 'much reason to fear, my ^ fprc|l as \X had'his^'—^rracuse Post-! J 1 and :•»••*• f -. - H*--:i«?i jm& 'i^^SSSS^KL: At Secima Ha&dT :,•» -;. '^ • , A HlghlandE -[JLB$p6L ~Wfra»=cGuia noth^' fprjjto Jkeep^ Ms own ipper was. accusji; tpmed to ^plpy tite village pi^eir wih^j Me'liadeonii^any;''. 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