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' '- • - 11 -^mm\>t'foi-,&:rtr» * • it;.'n..- Entlun * P*W> Fe**» ' : .'• My first sad ajrporlence- of the Af- rican prickly., pear w gauietf on a Alt to the market place of- Algiers*. #<! fruit was handed to us, politely .peeled by. tup Arab dealer, and thus as. %B -jsaas* acaustttweo with its do- • jij^tMcoomess sosuspicion of Its-evil ^a)ltie» entered our minds. :•\-. A:fewdays later, adding .the exclte- ujOHt of a little trespassing to the more legitimate pleasures of a .country \ ramble, we came upon a well\ ladei) group of prickly pear bushes and could not resist the temptation to help our- selves to some of the fruit. TfceTreault jvy«8 woeful. Concentrated essonco of stinging net- tle seemed all at oncp to ha assailing bands, UP» and tongue, nod our skin, wherovor It Ijad'coine In contact with tho Hi natured; fruit, was covered with a thick crop of inlnuto, bristly hairs, apparently growing from It, and ven- omous and Irritating to the last degree. Our silk gloves, transformed sudden- ly into miniature robPB of Nessus, Had bo thrown away, perfectly uuwenr- ttWoNuid the inadvertent use of our pockot handkerchiefs before wo bad fully rmillised the'output of our mistor- tone caUBcd fresb agonies, in ' whtoli noso as well as lips participated. For many a day did tbo rptrlbution of tlmt theft haunt us in tho form of myriads of tiny stings,—\Homo Life on an Os- trich Farm.\ The Invention of tlio IHii.no . Tbo honor of inventing the piano is claimed by the EnglWiJhe French and tho Germans.» Father Wood, an Etig- llsjt inonk at Home, Is suld to have bopii tlio real inventor!« 17 U, and to liavo manufactured one, which he sold to Samuel Crlspl, the author of \Vir- ginia,\ from whom It was purchased by Falko Grevitle, though Count rarll Claims thq credit for BorriioleuuuoO Chrlstlforle of Pndnn during his stay in Florence somo three years hitur (1714). The French attribute tbo In- vention to a Parisian named JMiirlus, Who, they alleged, produced in 1710 a harpsichord in^vblch hummers bad beoh substituted for (ho oia plcctrunis or QUIIIH, The Germans are the last in tho Held with J. (J. Schroder of Dres- den, Who claimed (1717), when elghtcou years of nge, to have \constructed aft- or much consideration the model of ft MOW Clavier with luunmerft, upon which bo could play loudly or softly.\ , r... tha Mont Iteiafirltnlile Stxtelae. Tho moat curious, auletdo to Urn an- nals of soft destruction occurred at Chi quote, N. B., in tho spring of IS90. Be- fore cohrmttting Jbodced the self mur- doror, who was named W. It. *r. Jones, dug his own grnvo nuA placed n rough coillu'ot hia own hnjjfilwork «t tho bot- tom, Tlio dirt from lha opening -was kept from rolling back Into the excava- tion by boards held In place by n trig- ger to Which a string was attached. Everything in readiness, Jlie deliberate Mr. Jones, as subsequent developments' rovooled, got in the coflln, took n dvse j of poUon and thou pulled the string/ ; burying himself boncnth tons of earth i'hls ha» been put down us one of the. . mos't talquo and succcdsfol eases or nolf dOBtroetlon on rccortl. ' l CroeoiUie* V* WKte** Tbo croeodUes are thoroughly aquatic la Uieiy habits, and tlioit peculiai- COJ* foOTa'tton enables tliern to attack and suite thei? prey unawares. Their nos- trtls^ »«bteh lead by a long canal to, the bncK viu-k-M their throats, their eyes and their eivra are placed on the upper part of tl»e beW, BOS that wfeen in the water they can we?fuie,. see and bear, while they are themselves practically jnvisJUle. When they fllve, their nos- trils and <fMs are closes! by Uds or .valves, and their eyes are .covered by a transparentnictitatingjneinbrane. TUey are further furnished with au arrange- ment -vvhleh prevents tbe water fronj getting down their own throats when they are holding large animals nndei tbo wHter to drown tbein.' The dentition of tliose 'reptiles Is pe cullar. The teeth are sharp and con- ical and are hollow at the 'base, and each'tooih seryes as tbe sheath of an- other, which will in .time replace it. The fongue^-for notwithstanding the ancient belief tbe crocodile does pos- sess a tongue-Is fleshy and is attached to the bottom of the mouth. And Anal- ly tbe lower jaw i s hinged at tbe very back of the flltull, tbw giving the ani- mal its extraordinary gape sud also the peculiar appearance which caused the notion that it moved its upper jaw. ;• CnrloiiH Fire Alarm*. In St. Petersburg the arrangement of lire alarms is rftther peculiar and de- cidedly unique, and. tbo Are alarm tele- graph is'an unknown thing. Instead a llremnn is at nil times In the tower of tho city ball, and he watches tlio sur- rounding city to catch tbo first gllrtipse of a fire. When a.fire Is discovered durhig the floy, ho runs up black balls on the top of the tower as signals; nt night red lantern* are used. Tbe num- ber of the balls o r lanterns shows the district or.ward in which the Ore W located, says n writer on \Foreign Fire Fighters\ In Cosmopolitan,! A* www as the signal Is seen by the, man on duty at the engine house lie rlugs n bell owtsMo, which cnjta together the member* of tho company, who may be scattered over n eonplo of blocks. This method Is not conducive to quick time In reaching the scene, and from twenty minutes to half an hour la good wor(j unless the fire happens to be near an engine house. V Tho remind Armjr. „..' Tho Persian army, according to Hen- ry Savage Idtndor, the traveler, is n \painful sight,\ although there are BOIMO Rood Cossack cavalry which has boon drilled by Wusslau ofttcers. The infantry, however, is a ragged, hwyj. Bhlftloiis lot Bto asked permission te- nse the army drill.. \Wo \do not drill In Mimuier; it!a too hot,\ said the gen- oral. \Do yon drill In winter?\ \No: It's too cold»\ \Arc the troops, then, only drilled in the autumu and spring?\ \Bom&HmejJ. 'They are* principally MrllJcd a *ew days before the shah's birthday, «o thnt they may look well on tho parade da,y before* hla majesty.\ Where Home Dcntlnk-h Are SliulHrd. . A Bales stable is a plooe*-w4iere horse destlnlna are shufllad by reckfess and Unthinking' hands; also Its doors open ou the fonr corners of the world's crossed highways, Wmiglit go front there to find your work -walling be- tween the shafts of a baker's cart just around the? corner, or you might be -Bout ticrosa seas to die miserably of tsotso stings, .on'the South African voldt,—SeweiFFord in '^lorses Nine.\ *Y She Thoilitl.t of Him. Coi\mIey—I didn't .know you were a^ itnialuted With Miss Lovett^ She n'sKefl n\o last night it I know you. Iionmley—That was nice of her. What led her to ask you that, I won- der? Coimiley—Why-or-l had just naked her'ij'she could Imagine any ouejigjler that ySill Thompson. — Plulndelphla Viiifi, \ (~- Annlotfy. ^ 'ho Investlgator-iAVhett a man Is go- fg to do a .mean thing and knows he 18 going to do it, why does be approach it by degrees? » , • Tho Oasuist—Oh tho same ptinclple, 1 suppose, by Which a singer slides down the -whole gatiiut before he ut- •tacks.his lowest note.—ChicagoKTrlb- uno, • • • ..A §l»ock. Ohoiller-I Tvent down to a rather in^ formal affair last evening-, fleah boy, audi gwacious, t was Compelled, to wit- ness a dreadful sight! \Horrorsi Wlwtwaslt?\ \A.fellow without evening dress eat- ing breakfast food for supper!\-Balti- moraHerraid* , pcttcr Tlmn d Hen. Customer (Ingrocol-y)—Are thoseegga rttfW ' Qrecer*s Boy^SeS, nia'aiii. ,'Tain't be6h a hour since I laid 'enx in that box, J^Ople differ as to jokes, but hero is-a rulb that maV'^bo depended upon; i. jok.o you. tell yourself Is always a good 9UB>AtcMson:(liobe... amnitea iflM MluU. 3tnks, like other men, hns a horror of tufnnt pwllglea n« exploited by tiielr proud nniuut. Recently Ulnks mot him with; m \Il^lo. Jinks! What do you think my girt mild tlibj morning? Slio's the brightest foimyear-ohl in town. She siUd\-^ JinKs shied. \Bxetise me, old man!\ bo exclaimed. \I'm on my way to keep tin engagement Some other time\— '\She naiil. 'Papa, that Mr. Jinks la the handsomest nwn 1 know.\ Ilaw, Itnv. tiaw! How's that for precocity, eh?\ And Jlnt.s replied: \Blnks. I'm a Ht- tlo early for my engngement. That youngster wrtatnly Is a bright one. Come Into tills toy store anil help me se- lect a few things that will ptea*o a girt of her toate, and I'll send them to her, If you ypn't mind.\—Kew l*Ork TtBtes. Not every mnu can mnKe ft good flour paste tlmt can be preserved wltliout decay or mold. When such a paste IK needed, try'the following! Mis good, clean flour with cold waier Intoa thick pnste inul continue mixing' until tlio flour and water are welt blended. Now mid boiling water and stir until It Is tula fcnotigti to spread with n brush. Add to this n spoonful or two 6f brown sugar, a little corrosive sublimate and a few drops of oil of lavender and you wilt hnye n paste that will bold with' wonderful tenacity, In Itnllnml. Many of tbe country dames and dam- sels in Jtlollnitd look as If they had been brought up on soap and water. Their faces glisten so preternnturnlly, then* pots and pans, tlio red tiles of their lloors, their tables nntl benches nil bear witness so unmistakably to their cleans- ing ardor. I suppose a Hy In the butler they were churuiiig or a niirctl foot on the boards they have but just scrubbed Would be ns nearly likely to glvo thetn a fit as auythlng could be,—Chambers* Journal, - \ A Glimt Emperor.\ Maximums, the giant Boman em- peror, could twist coins into corkscrews, powder hard rocks between, Ms fingers and do other seemingly Impossible, tilings. When angered, he often broke the jaw of n horse or the skull of mi ox with hls.list, His wife's bracelet served him for a ring, and every day he ate sixty pounds of meat and drank an amphora of wine. . llctrOHpccUon. A Scotchman had* two sons, one of whom was a doctor arid the other a clergyman, of whom he. was very proud, \If I had ke^t,\ said be, \that line of niy sons Wfts to be a medical man and the other a meenister, I would never hne had auld Jenny keOosh for their mlthcr.\ DpotoJg ainUc So Mistakes. Patlent-But, doctor, only last week you said I would sureiy die, and today you see I am as Well as i ever. was. t)octor-Sir, I never make a mistake in a diagnosis. Your ultimate demise is only a matter of time. — Chicago JSfews. A Strong Hint. HardUppo~Say, old man,'i believe 1 owe you an apc-lbgy. Freehin'u-Well, I've heard It called a V* a fiver, a nutif plunks and Ave' bones, but never an apology before! Pretty nearly every ninety pound wo- man has an ambition to be managing editor Of a.240 pound maa.HPittsburg pispatch;. tUe curiosity oft the naftvess of wild ;Q*,«S.'!e3 as ta overythlng balonglng to tho travelei' often leads to amusing sit- uations, Mr, J. W. WBlls tetlsin \Three Thouiiand Allies Through BrassI!\ of his visit to one settlement where the pnly shopkeeper of tbe place proved very inquisitive. He was a frequent vjsitoi and would carefully e-xnudne the few belongings of, the trnveletv His curios- ity was finally punished, in a very fun- ny manner, r On one of his visits', writes Mr, WeHS, he found my bottle of sph-its of ammo- nia on the table, and, seeing it was something he'had not hitherto inspect;. ed, he naturally laid bold of it and asked of me, 'What i s this?\ \Only a medicine,\ * replied, and With a perhaps unworthy satisfaction I watched. b|ra hold it «P to the. light, look •**- It all round and finally remove thegiasa stopper and then take a good salff. I, bad to rush forward to save my precious ammonia, as he staggered and gasped for breath and ejaculated. \I am dying!\ By dint of much slapping of his ha«k and dousing of cold water lie qnioUly recovered, but nevermore did he touch any of my things. ***80ME QUAINT ENGUSfi, V rortuKuexe fUea. of tho l-ansaam* tm / n. Book t>t \* A book as arousing ns i t is. rare l* in the librai-y of a Wissahlckou student The work is callea \0 Kova Gula da Convcrsacao,\ It Is supposed to in- , struct the Portuguese In English con- versation, and tbe following, a dia- logue headed \For t o Hide a IJorse.** Is the- kind of EiigHab. conversation It sup- pll«: \Here Is a horse who have ft Bad looks. Give nit nnothcrt I wllj not ttmt^ He not sail know to march, ho Is pursy, be Is foundered. Dan'tyounreflsbamal to give mo n jnde as like? lie Is und- ahoed, he Is with nalla up; It want to lead to the farrier.\ An anecdote in tbe book Is: \A day came a mnu to consult this philosopher for to know at o'eloefc u •was one/ to cat *lt thou art rlcli, tohl him eaf wlteu you shall wish; If you are poor, when you may do.»\ In the preface the most elegant par- ograph is the fotlowlng; . ' \Wo expect then, who the little book (for the care what we wrote him, and for her typographical correction) tlmt may bo worth the aeeeptatloti of the studious persona* aal especially of Use youth, at which we dedicate him par- ticularly.\ The authors of this strange volotnb are tee tin Fgnseea mtd Pedro Caro- lino. It would bo Interesting to toww where Pedro and Jose \learned\ Bag- Iteb,-Ebllaaelplua Record. ltoTf> Theaimanaci property j»-ostteS origin, is not merely a device |or keep. i»g people In cUad of the progress of the year, It is an attempt to show what destiny has i n store ior ua as in- dieated by the position of the stars in any particular year, and a», accorning to asf»iogie«l lore, the fl«Btlnies of men are ruled by the different aspects of the planets, SQ atoo the human body is' subject to the Inauehce of the con- stellations through which the sun ap- pears to pass in bis yearly course. A French almanac of 1$10 gives a dia- gram of the human body surrounded by all the signs of the soijlae and Indi- cates, the various organs «ud members, ever which these signs have power, and this for a guide pour lea saiguees, or to show at wbait periods blood may be let with safety. But the same al- manac also gives* directions senslble-j-enormom projectile ^^Wf*.**^. enough for the avoidance of the plague After ISiitaer Oratory. The fake humorous speaker lias an caster career than even the fake elo- quent speaker. Vot nt any given din- ner tbe orator who passe* out mens elo- cution to his hearers has a success al- most /as Instant ond splendid a* bis clowning brother. It Is amaalng what things people will nppknu! when they bate the courage o f cash other's trseptl- rude. They will ttetcu after dinner to anything but reason. They prefer also the old speaker? to- new ones; they like the familiar taps of humor, of „elo* nuencc. If they liave tasted the brew before, they know what they nre going to get The note of their mood Is toler- ance, but tolerance of the nccustonied, the expected; ast tolerance of the novel, tkewrarprfsing. They wish to be at rest, and what taxes their minds mo- lests their IntellectuAl repose. They do not wish to climb any great heights to roach tbe level of the orator.—W. I). Howells In Harper's. ; '• t . . A Ct»tecr tteltc. In University college, toadon. Is a singular object that Is preserved care, fully in a remote gaBery inside a glass ease, which agafa is contained In a huge wooden cupboard, the doors of Which are locked and the keys in safe custody. The relic which is thus so aealously guarded Is described lu some botes on the history of the college as the **skeietotf* ef Jeremy BentHaia, \clad In the garments In which he lived,\ while his bead onlyjs stated to have been \mummified.\ it has always been understood that Bentkatu's body was embalmed, and In that ease it en> not be his mere skeleton which Is re- posing there under lock and key. which would not be found fault with by a modern fashionable physician; Wtio wquM'keep his body In health And rcslat tho Infection of the plague, %et him s«ek joy and .sadness fly. Avoid place* where intecUons abound _ And cherish ioyon? company, A few examples exist of almanacs of this character before tbe Invention of printing, although none, it is believed, earlier than the twelfth century. But some of the earliest specimens o f print, lug are black printed German sheet al- nutpocs, which are chiefly concerned about blood letting.-All tbe Xear Bound. , E»*tr T*JB« SynttrnM, The gnomon, tbo predecessor of the sundial, was'prohably one of tbe earli- est devices for the reckoulng of time, and It may reasonably he concluded that the Egyptian pyramids, with their great altitude, formed part of a dfslgn for timekeeping UyJue shadow thrown on the desert sands. The obe- t llsk, too, l» all probability served the I purpose, for as a matter of history an, obelisk at Rome was actually used for a sundial lu tbe time of Emperor Au- gustus. If we could step on board of a Malay prao, we shouW see floating l a a bucket of water a cocoanut shell having a small hole lathe bottom through which the wafer by slow degrees finds its way Into tbo interior. The nolo lu the flirt! Is »o propArttaned that the shell will- itnk In an boar, wfcen the man on watch calls the time and nets it sfloat again. <~ Tho Chinese have a wsler clock la use at tbe present time, which Inven- tion they ascribe to llwaa«tl, who lived, accardlair to their ebwmoloigr. more than tweaty-flve eenwries Uerota ehriil. Tim time system of early Rome wss of the rudest cbarneter. The day and night each were divided lota four watches, tli» periods of which w'era roughly determined by obnervatloBs of the course of tbe tun nml stars. Pat lUUnncetl It, An Irish soldier attending scbool, which Is compulsory When starting till after; an examination has taken place, bad great difficulty in bringing a sum to the correct answer. \ton are a shilling out, Jlagee,\ said the inspector,, \therefore you have Jailed again.\ \Ocb said Pat taking .a shilling from his pocket, \take this, ana it'll make the sum right, tturroo! Succeed- ed atbjdl\--Sparre Moments. \Weatlidr a. Drinfccrons Topic. Hewitt-Well, tkere^s one thing about the Weather—Ifs always a safe topic of conversation. Borroughs—I thought It was\ today when I inet Lendhnm.' biit when I started to speak of Itibe said, \Yes it's unsettled, and that reminds me o f that note of yours.\—Philadelphia Press. '\ 'A MARINE AtrrQCrUT, ' «h« c«»*»u 9%m* mux*****-**** Hi»A**pW** A»t»ojfitr-, Overthw vast estabHsbment ruIM J*a captain In supreme anft isolated -.W^w* ity, All bis ttcconiplbibmenta. mUs^be those at the seaman, tox he directs ma : movemeiits of the sliip in-all evw- tions,ttnd hisdeclsloa upon aUp«rt?j.- sio.na.1 points la final. His responsibili^ tt ail times is grave »nd exacting,: la june of -war it Will strain the stoutesi terves. I»-tho hour or battle it i s H9th« lug «hort fit appailins when he itanW uiono In bis coaning tower, having con- trol of all the tremeijaous forces lylnjt latent i n bis ship only to be released at the proper monient by a touch of MS band. ITo is the guiding spirit of an .li'i •'.'•»;- suit Tor -pmrn^m * qtocliinatt,, • Hte&f &~4km& \ K. • Rex**9la,'»eire**ry \ot- the- .Bwhester,. New tork, \WevsSfV Workers* union, -thrpty^M? uttofneyi, WSH fc#«y«». has sued Julias .Zorn,\secrets,ty, pt the liternationsi union; ,.M Hwi&OO \dam- ages, alleging tbatvZorn h&4 ddstrt- b^ted oireuiiira.ktto#Jng ^ecl^told and setting f0 ^ ta ' Ms '' recent domesttc ir^buW. '$opWold\a»«(ges th*t Zorn's aetion was also injuafdus to his can- didacy ss a member of the. executive- hoard of tiie - Inteorhationsl union of tbe \United Brewery. Workers., Reijh- told W& formerly sectary ol.the In- tematlonaj unions , m^f i_ 'i i. - ' . . __ % tast of Roy*l House, Honolulu, Jlarch X3f—Prmc<r. Albert KaKailimoku Kunuhtiaea, i s dead from rosh7?\^rSrt^\'vvater'ataspee,d,.ft': eonsumptlon. The princei was the last may b™fi?teen toots, and he lmows Sescendant of K'smehanjoha, % ^reat, that the slightest' mlsttake of his bead or heart may ineaa a national dbiaater, But besides being Cbe naval and mill* tary chief of the establishment he is a lawyer—a kind of justice of the peace, as it-were, who holds eonrt every mora* tng, Investigates reports of misdemean- ors and assigns ptmlshment to the guilty. The dolinquexita are brought to theme \masfir-theu™.^.™. tpaarter^..v, deck -* with.— kad in line for the Hawaiian throne. - Weather indications. -»..l Fair Thursday, warmer }a' extrema west ponMoai Friday fairj Ugh^ va*fr ibjf winds, i Color ot Jnd«ui» Molr.' In very early times all pictures of - . -. Judas were sbo.wa with great shocks th#r McnSr*' Botl* sides are heard,-of red ™*™^*<™» f ?f„ ,°« £» and sw«t judgment usually follows. In shoulders. This and the fact that tbe ttS capacity it wUl be noted that tha Judas in tho \Miracle Plays\ was pro- eaptnln is court, juOse and Jury, Hot Tided with a red hirsute worked the Infcciiueatjy he acta as clergyman and superstitious people o f the middle ages as such is the bishop of Ma diocese, ac*' up to such a degree that It was aetual- tajowleasliig no ceeleslastlcal superior, ly. unsafe for a red haired jfereon t o ap- readlne the service <m Sundays, offlcl- pear in company. Seeing that things atlng at the burial of his dead imd ta were coming to a serious pass, .writers the old days occasionally marrying IOT- of all classes began to rebuke and de- ew,-I4eutenunt Commander Gleavet_nounce \the senseless prejudice against ----- - - those of lively colored b»ir?' Cyrano de 3Bergerac la his \States and Em- pires of the Sun\ boldly praised and glortHed the despised color in tbe fol- lowing words; \A brave head* covered with red bslr Is nothing else but tbo sun In the midst of his rsya, yet many speak III of i t because few hnva tb« honor to be so.\ In World's Work, Jk <?««» at t»t«rjretstl»». \What shall we do with the prttoa«* err' demanded tbe spokesman of tba mob. **3Do thou. O royal cbawtberistn, baste to the presence of Ins m«j«W and learn his wish,** I The royaf cbantberlaln hurried to th* preicBc© and bowet* himself thrice to - j \. . ' the floor; then be asited tho monarch's, fame S8c*rap*e* of ««K*rr*.'» > picMure regarding tbe desperato.out- In a recent big libel ease the foreman law, I of the jury received a letter from a \Away with hla»r* «aW ttn> king I s publican, apparently, otherwise sane, m loud, bnoti voice. I asWag hltu to Io«ur»- that th* Jury Bat tbo eluunberlaln wttt somethtot should find fop the defendsnt becanso of a brtnwrlxt, ami when be returned bo bad,a heavy bet «a the result, and to the mob lio laa^htagty annonnced tW» attoiusWng epistle wss read I« that In resnru to th« misdoings wlttt court, it Is InteresUnjf to note that the the prisoner the king had said only writer lost his bet anyhow. Equally that It was\« way with Mm.\ | bland watt the request once w«d* to Whereupon Hie mob reluctantly re- Mr, Balfour dorm* bis premiership to leased their quarry. 'have dismissed from the conimbwieu But la trying to explain the jolts to of the peace a jmUce who bad very Use obtuse king the royal ebsmberlsJa property ssntenced ta* sttthof of the became confused sesd complexly !«* request* « aotorfous ruffian; to a sua* big Bead.-Daltlmoj» AmericaB. term of Imprisonment for scndlac beg- i :r .„ I,- I,,,,, i ,^ n ...,,..,,......,,,, ,*tntr^t«y*^r j rtmI«»A»»W«>* l , : >!*\ Getting Even. Sirs, von Blumer—We must have the BIggsbys to dinner. We Owe them oue, von Blumer—Of course.. We passou, nn awful dull evening there, and ii is nothing more than right that they should pass one here.—Brooklyn Xdfe.\ Illakins It EaSy. _ \Tou nevor allow yourself fo read a book until you have read a review of it? Why is that?\ \Weil i preftr tolJSe^only predigest- -- — Atd mental food.\ Lincoln-- •tjr«atte*i Attrt»«t». Tito stroBgHKt attrtUnte of Lincoln was tils power of salt control. Sentl- nicni'might sway biro, hut a mob never moral him. When jealousies In the nrmy bred a popular clamor against General Grant, while the latter was winning famous victories In tbe south- west, Lincoln listened to no wctd of scandal and by bis silence rebuked th# defnmers of OMS general who afterward became the admiration of the world. When In the fevered tumult o f passion nn angry nortb seemed to voice a geny end demand for the lnfllctloa of the death penalty upon Jefferson Davis, Lincoln listened In silence awl waited for reason ter resume Its away. He was always looking over the heads of the crowd. He was always listening to the still small velee that echoed In the dis- tance, far away from the roar of velu> tnent dontmelatlou. The majesty of the laV constantly appealed to bis Hot judicial sense.—Leslie's Weekly, ptet«e*» a«4 the Kye« . Sir Thomas £awrenee, an eminent English painter and president of the Itoyal nendemy. eomnicnded the pic- tures of a young artist nitd then feltd to him; \You have \around your room two or three rongb, clever, but coarse Flemish sketches. If I were 1 you. t would not allow my eye to become fa. miSiaifted with any but tfes hlghtftt forms of art. If you cannot afford to buy good oil paintings, buy good en* gravings of great picture** or Jiave nothing at aH upon yotir walls, \TCou alIow» i n intercourse with your- fello\vs, that *<eirtl comnittnlcations cor- rupt good manners.* So is ft «tth pte- tutcs. tf you allow your eye to become familiar with what Is vulgar In con- ception, however free and dashing the handling and, however excellent the feeling for color, your taste will Insefa. sibly become depraved. Whereas. If yon habituate your eye to look only on what is pure and grand or refined and lovely, your taste ^ill Insensibly become elevated.\ », Testimonials, R CAf\ t ^ lc f°^ ow *Bg unsolicited testimoaials regarding D/\U the now celebrated « SCHUBERT \ Pianos from Mi»ist«ars of the Gospel, Teachers aafl Profcs$ors ol Music, Piaao Tuners of tilt highest standing. What other make of puutos cao. show such a wotsderful xecord? smm.y.K mg jr lowdi, whs am, mum: a S»RHBR, mams represented llie \Miller\ piano* »t Usd popalsr flremsfl, anther of \fireballs'* autema«l,m8wca!mowttw»nl«t*nd&*ott|«clift ••^ort.Stop'' Schottlsehe. te*ch«af says-.-I fctmaiaer the «8cttC- \Indian Matcb\ hits*' writeaj-The UKhr- uuwiQwtiar waU other makes, «^CHOBmf» piano 1-pnrchwed of yon P»r«e^dyfortotoesinHimj < tone,ttsli«s 8 ivetilhe most perfect sattsfacfioa «wy suction, and «t|gimt innsli, and i n every way. I seldom play nwm any above stttror its ws»derW capadiy lor piasotofwhlcli 1 would be w&lng to slaudtnj? in tune. 1 xecommend them to exchange my \SCHUBERT.\ I mSm- *all my friaads, . meudthe ^IJeHOSEftT\ pianos to all ,t ^ « « ' \ .„ . . n^yf^enasand,tcqaaiataaees. withV^&Sc4t«uiaiIali6tt&Ciini«tott Jar anthores* of M Eode a bye Baby.* !f ^M&t^'-T 1 ^ nmi ^ gapping on theBaaes,\'Safeiy Rocked, the \SCHUBERT*' piano above all in Mothers Anas.'* \Sweet Eye* of others to my best *nd most m«ma$fe MshBitte,\ say#!-I like my \SGaTJ- f riends. as they sfcaad m tune sowifll BEBT\ piano mot* and more every day andh*vesttA a sweet hird-like upper and wotildaoS be satisfied with. •&* paitand t ill rich >3eep toned bass and otheruiake. middlo «ictfttcs. 1Sb«y are as near per« — feoUon. it scents to me, ns any piano can KEY. BEJfRV A* MEIER.- of Maa«- «* *»*»& Son, AVis., editor and: publisher Of the nn» ^trio « i^ht,vi» 4i. _4 ^S^^ f^P^ \e«r Ghafe'h West,\ MR. CHA8. 0. BOURNE,, the expert also correspondent to the \Congrega- ansref Boston who Memplwedespee- MonausK\ writest—^ \SCHtfBERV l ^ ly / ^AW^V'Js 1 *? 4 Piano Which I pttrcniied of yob some CarlFaellOtt, B. & Zang, Ernst }\tfabo t two years since has proved aU that we &ymp&m Ordaixs, tit says—1 par* aatftfpatea, infaefeS entirely saiisSao- SSr?wTwSWS y *&?i. ^^^f atory in every way. Also, theonelor- S ffi B If^i JP 0 *® plaao * ««5»a later for Mrs. Dfaflttik Olds of and artt ffftUglitecI <mih same m everr tMspIace^ You are at liberty t o ns^ wjy. Would not exchange it for any my nam* in any way yob deem advisa ••SchnbertKaaoCfe.\ Sorter. \I have Bo doubt you have beard some stories to my discredit\' be said. ,! l don't like to put it in that Way,\ she quietly replied. \How theu^» be hopefully asked. \I have never heard any stories to your credit,'* said sbc-Gievehifid Plain Dealer. . . Precocious Yoijtli. Walter (aged iivel-Papa, when 1 grow up may 1 get married? Papa—My Son, I regret to see you an^ tlcipate trouble so early in Ufa-Chica- go JtieWs. ' O\' on the Minister. fler. Tubthnmer^-rve been preaching this morning to a congregation of asses. biJy Sugarstiok--tesi I noticed: you called them \beloved brethren/'—Ally Sloper. Afrbr a man passes fifty h e finds that his hopes have to be jacked up dud re- painted twice as often as ten years bfr fore.—Atchison Qiobe. other make with widen I am famui&r. WM. MARK, who was bead action regulator ftt Ohickecrings piano wefory TOMB W. fl. H. IMMOSfS, CJuflgp I of ^mineand bothjiave given t&e most complete sat- ^^^^RWersmnsto teacher and isfactton. The'\Scnnl)ert« pianos are fcM $2?%S fthe ^ t&a P ian ,° thoronghly inadfe\ m& regulated and ^^Apniphased oneof fee now eel- \SGHOBBRT* npright-pianos, andamsaBsfled I made ho mistake in iriy selectioh, for the instrument; has PROT.RM.DA.-VIDS0N,:superv«jTSL tt B r „ ^_ . .._,,„. .. ._ o£ maxmscripts ana arranger or music 3 * 6 ^ nTCe . ot , Hrafaacajmn. to my afcWMte,Snuth & Co,^ finds Bouse, ™S» y tt «| d w m ^ In6U< ll^T 6u,ce lt Boston, Mass. Bay**—My ''SGttt&ERp oalne and »»»ore-thaa satisfactory, upright,**** tbafclptirchasedofyou . -^^~ SOUUJ time since, has proved all that yo'n . WM. S, MASON» ihenophiar pianist, piomraea and really more than I ftrftici* organisfand tuner of Bostoli, sayS:—I patfd.Iaminlov# with the tone and like the ''SOfiBBERT\ upright pianos aetioiianajt stands in tune better than very much, and alwaysrecommend them any piano lever owned. I. recommend to my friends wanting the very best it to au my friends. . piano that oanr be inaae regardless of MI^J UAR¥ ^WEIR, ono of Ros- ^^ ' tons most conscientious and pOpulaV . ,»t, mjA-nv-™ w ^„*r. * i teachers of musio saysv-I uaught a' W pHABBES- H. AltBRS, banker \8CB.I?B1RT\ -apright piano some S*i?K? k %£SKslJBa *>% **\ fi * d years ago for oii& *f my pupils which T?fc % T \SGHTJBER-T\ npright, stjl^ gave suciigotia satisfaction I have sola - P la Mlpurchasecl from you some time eluhtortenof satoetomyscholars,and£ ln ^ f °rnay 'own. family, also the one have now purchased one for my own xr*!?^ for the ''New Marlborough, and am aeligntfed with same in # ot ?}j, New York city. Both are giv- use every way ing the moat\ complete satisfaction. These Pianos Can Be Seen At LeVAN BROS. STORE, •IN A, rsiv Y. r r
