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‘N'i‘yrw'rv. s 2;: v .. YOUNG “FOLKS, '" v WM~WW~ ~~s *.~ A MORTll-‘YING MISTAKE. I studied my tables over and over. And backward and forward, too: "Three Th’ngs" is an exi'ellent game to sharpen the wits and develop the in- vernive faculties. It can be played by a large or small number of persons sitting in a circle or facing each other. Some one starts it by giving it to the 3 one opposite or on the left hand, three: widely different words beginning With But I couldn't remember six times the same le'ter. which the person ad- man. And ldidn‘t know what to do. Till sigtflr told me to play With my 0 . And not to bother my head, “If you'll call her ‘l’ifty-four' for a while. . You'll learn it by heart." she said. So I took my favorite. Mary Ann (Though l thought 'twas a dreadful shame To give such a perfectly lovely child, Such a perfectly horrid name)._ And I called her my dear little ‘Fifty- four’ A hundred times till I knew The ansWer of six times nine as well As the answer of two times two. Next day Elizabeth Wiggleswtn'th. “'ho always acts so proud. Said "Six times nine is fifty-two," And I nearly laughed aloud! But I wished lhadn't when teacher. . said. ‘ "Now, Dorothy, tell, if you can," For I thought of my doll. andâ€"sakes alive! I answeredâ€""Mary Anni" â€"â€" iA GRULLBLEâ€"BOX. "Here, Nell, put in your cent; that was a big one 1" “I only said the potatoes are stone- oold, and it's the honest truthâ€"they are. If that's grumbling, I’d like to know. Is that a grumble, mother?" “I rather think it is, Helen." ans- wered Mrs. Porter. “Some one had better read our contract again. \Ve haven't heard it for nearly two days. You read it, Harry." Harry took a box from the middle of the table, and read aloud: 4 dressed must connect together in a grammatical senience that maiges sense. \~ hcever fails to properly connect the words in twenty seconds is “out” and. the one left is declared winner. The first player migh: give out the words bees buttons and Benjamin. The sen-' tence might be: “Benjamin tore thef buttons off his coat. when he was after A the wild bees in the wow ." TRY THE PLUNGE BATH. Girls, as a rule. are far too timid~ about the matter of plunging in a' bath. If they could only realize how much it would benefit them in health: HEALTH. gasses.transferring:‘ 0 Many persons afflicted with various. ~\\,\-c N u ’\ N~~~~~W SDIPLE HOBLE REMEDIES. species of consumption, thank the use or goodboney. either for their entire The cold weather with 11.5 accom‘ restorationto M" .or for the mitiga- panymg 1.15 and ailments gives one a Lion of their_oftan painful condition of chance to test many of the old recom-l b0d)‘ and mind. . - Honey is also an excellent remedy for ~ - a as ~ - . - - - - mended remedies wme 0‘ “ hwh re 0cm- onm inactivity at the abdominal eff-108610115 as they Bra Simple- T00 Often organs, and a means of strengthening no reliance is placed upon simple helps Weak nerves. For severe coughing, just because thev are home remedies, 133$” “'3‘” mixed With hone." “dine - juice of lemons, drank warm, is a pleas- b‘“ if more People Line“ Of the? and ant. relief. It appeases and mitigates WOW-d “58 Che-m 8" the Proper limes 3- fevers and owing to its taste and sooth- doctor’s assistance would not always 108‘ QWAIUBS It 13 “58d as 3 831‘818- ‘ .. 2 Honey can also be used with advant- ha‘e to be re‘led “13°11- COlds are the age in asthma. in constipation and in commonest of all Winter 31111181113» and sore throat: promotes perspiration. les- may be checked as soon as the symp- sens phlegm and is very healing to the toms are felt, if only taken in time; “1195?, mitt ‘3 sore 1mm coughing . , ‘ . f ,d 13‘ \\ uh old. persons, the use of honey is ’10 desu‘ibe the symptoms 0 a co. .very useful 5mm m “omces warmth ' unnecessary. as every one knows only f and contain activity of the skin. For too well when he has contracted one. ‘ pmsuns leading a. sedentary life and_suf- raring from costiveness and espectniily and plump, firm flesh they would as; Heat will break it up faster and better! from piles pure unadulterated honey soon think of omitting it as 30338 “'ith' 5 than mEdiCi-ne- Take 3' 110‘ musuud, either mixed with their drink or eaten 9ufianigb’s rest- It Flay be, Said thdtl bath. being careful not to become. on their bread. is the best means of re- it is not always posstble to indulge in t chined after. The best way is to haveq lief. Honey has also great. value as a a bath. even thou h it is a ireciatod.~ _ g m ‘ the bed warmed wtthahot water bottlei taken by them nacho-we dainty. It is Very well; but there is never a. time when the_sponge bath may not be used. l or something of the sort, and then get. If. on arising each morning, you will put about two quarts of tepid water -â€"cold water if you can stand itâ€"into a basin and add about a. table- spoonful of good ammonia or two of borax (it is a good plan to alternate.) and then sponge the body all over, at- terward dryuig with a rough 'l'urk- ish towel until you bring all the skin to a fresh and ruddy glow, you will soon find a lasting good in having the skin clear and flesh firm, and a sense of freshness that will sustain. you throughout the day. Surely _ihl‘3 is recompense enough to any girl for a. imedicine for children. and is readily especial-1y usefui with children having- iin'to it immediately, covering up care- SCIOflll-lh 01‘ IlilL‘ketili For brenJgV‘tng i . , . . _ worms, oney as 0 en been one iota..- fu.ly. flhen if a cup of hot water and a), d and Is often used in digs ofi ,Lrandy sweetened with a little sugan the mouth and throat. 2 is taken, it will produce a sweat, which '. generally counteracts a cold. Astrong, ! hot lemonade is also good. If the bath i is not practicable a mustard foot bath, i with a hot drink just before retiring is E excellent. For coughs the juice of the onion and , sugar is recommended, and except for the disagreeable odor is very effective. ._.â€"â€"-â€"â€"g FOUND HIS SON. Tnkcti From a. Toronto (.‘m'crnessâ€"llls Father Scorched Europe. and America. One of the brightest and best liked' pupils of the Belvidere NJ., Seminary, left on 'Wednesday with his father. He few minutes spent each morning. TO PREVENT quNKLEs. Some girls have a. very bad habit of pan with a little water and several spoonfuls of sugar. \Vhen boiled until knitting their brows and making grim- - the juice is extracted it is strained and! .aces, which habits, as well as that of , only. the 531119 1158(1- 11118 fi-UBSt 0011811 isnrewing up the face “110;; laughing. I medicine and one VVhlcil every mother. ’will of course induce wrinkles. Giv lshould make and keep over winter is The onion is sliced and put into a sauce- ‘ was the nineâ€"yearâ€"old son of A. J. Seo- gretan, a wealthy business man of Lon- don, England, and his discovery there ! by his father ended a. search which last- nearly a year. and covered parts of Europe. the United States and Canada. The story told by Mr. Secretain inâ€" A MONSTER. STEAMSHIP THE MIGHTY OCEANIC WILL BE 704 “EET LONG. [water in which a. little carbolic acidi v extensivdiy used in the diet is excellent made as follows: Two ounces each of'CIudes some interesting features. Bo boneset, slippery elm, licorice and flax- placed the. boy last summer Ln the care seed; one pint of New Orleans molasses of a governess in Toronto. Canada. his and a half pound of loaf sugar. klace wife's infatuation for certain spiritualâ€" all the ingredients. broken up fine. into ists having led to an estrangment be- a kettle with aquart of water and al- tween them_ By some means, he says. low it to remain in a warm place over 3 his “rife secured possession of the boy, night. Allow, it to simmer for an hounf and gave him in charge to a woman or so. Strain and bottle. It has never} Erie’fidl lizamed Pike-l “4:10 {fought n . 0 cm ere an pace mi in 15s faned to cure, a tablespoonful bemS‘. Bush's semimary. taken 5L". or 1110.” times 3' diz‘y' . The little fellow was well liked and p#-{Iilselglel {Shenfigléggortfik igg‘itlteieltfgggno unusual restrictions were'placed mustard and Vaseline, in the proportion i Eggnlljglsldlggvefiggis Healggew of two parts of vasedne to one of mus- some er 0 to m ' . , t p,.th h. tard. It should be. mixed in the form of . p s n co mimic“ e “l m" a fist/e a d 5 read on a doth This The-father was delighted to learn the then iie aiiiilied to the seabof the body's Whereabouts' and Started for Am‘ pain and removed before it blisters: fgfietfigtoi‘ce' Hehfmgaged I“ hiwl'el‘ rains in the neck and between the? - - 9 5' upon ‘3 M‘rva ' am neg‘ shudders ma also be relieved by the. otiations were opened for the'surren- can“; method" For inflammation hob: tier of the child. After consultingwdh water applications are the simplest'rem- 2 £51.§:::5;;&§1§tB‘}3g.gagFfl“1’ heir lag: . .. ; e o is i 3, ant . edy and about the very best. Camphor , Secretan and his long IOSL son left j9y_ is good for reducing swe’ilings. and a: , ' mixture of camphor. sweeten and tur- gartgies‘XflYggkogge ‘Foerd?§:§1:yiég: penttne wtlil relieve pains in the chest. don home I neuralgia, sore throat and rheumatic» pains. In case of a cold in .thehead. a simple remedy and one which is often recommended is to take long breaths LAUGHTER- IN COURT. through the nostrils and use vaseline liberally in case. of soreness in the nose. Th? W‘O‘fs dlsphy 0f humor‘ is It is very dange'rous to run a, nap] ‘Wll illustrated in. an anecdote related into the flesh. for it not taken care of of an Irish lawyer who lhad a point in it may result in lockjaw and death. The ‘ms argumem ruled out by the - d ~ . - ~ - _ . i . Ju gas. wound should bewashed tn luke warm. Turning to the b ch he bland” ex_ should be mixed._ With all wounds the 'claimedzâ€" . _ great precaution is to get them perfectly “If irl; plaza therCooirt, if I am wrong clean. After washing-a bread and milk . - , , . . pouil-tice should be applied several times 3‘“ tins wan' I have another Pmnt thh a day for two or three days afterwards. 13 “qua-HY CQDCIOOSiV°~" 1 A piece of salt pork bound on the afâ€" That the judges have their little jokes footed part will also take out the in‘ is proverbial, although it is to be re- gretted that more of the sayings of flammation. iAll cuts and bruises may cause serious trouble if left uncared for,. , ‘ hJose gentlemen have not been put on record. In a Scottish court the Lord and after a careful; washing in water and ‘ l4 and kept free from air and dirt. Car- Justice_merk’ inquirmg the cause of a carbolic acid they should be bound up bolic acid is a poison, and if kept in _ , _ the house should be labelled and set out. Juror s absence, saidâ€" i of reach of the children. . , "\Vuhat excuse can a braw fellow like Such acommon thing as the onion, if mm hag 2.. , i The St" Louis and-8L Ila-“1 are each i for the nerves and useful for insomnia. i 55"? leet’ and the Kai‘s“ w.1lhelm"',§‘°"vl colds and constipation. Licorice powder . being constructed, will be 600 feet. lhen shouid always be kept in the house. The comes: the oceamc’ children like it and should be given ‘ THE LARGEST OF THEM ALL: from a half to a full teaspoonful once “My lord," answered the Sheriff,"he has lost his wife." : "Has he, i-ndecd ?" said the Justice, who was not blessed with the most per- fect. of wives. “Has he? That’s a imeasuring 704 feet, or twenty-four feet. a week, according to age. Of course if igude excuse_ Jr wish we a- had the ' more than the wonder inspiring Great I they are given plenty of fruit and vegâ€" snme ." ' 7538011 and every member 0: this fa" them up if possible, and at all events,' mtly of Porter agrees to pay one cent) I counteract the bad effects by smooth- into this box for each and every gruinâ€" l int; them Out- ' ble or complaint he or she may make about any article of food on this ta- ble. Signed. Edward Porter, Mary Porter, Harry Porter. Helen Porter, Elizabeth Porter;" "If that isn't the strangest agree-c merit I ever heard read I" exclaimed Aunt Margaret. who had come in un- Thfixe‘2‘“;"'m‘r§'“" “2‘5" 1‘:“tnxccegcz‘: . . u , - ‘ eh: i no iamous Tea -‘.:is ernâ€" . Eiee‘ltzs’iigi; luDCh' HO“ did it ever Now liclng Lam In Belfast (or Tiils Greatest of All Great. Ships. ‘Oh, we’ve had it for a month or . . . i more. and the box is nearly full." said; T'he -bmlidmg of that oceiglc‘ {1118: Helen. “For the first day or two. cents j gre‘LteStb 0 0C2? ds. armbth “(is ' just poured in. but now father can eat} :53}. igllun‘ I ‘. Go: In? 11.0 k 16 salt butter and drink weak coffeewith- 1? “Li: . e V omgés O 5 [pt :31: out a word. He's almost heroic. Mo-i or, pelrb {10w} .‘f‘lsseggfir t S 8”) ther always was a martyr; nothingie‘: 15mg“, emlg :1 gravelvfélst'hon‘hi 6 but tough beefsteak ever made hens“??? 0 3:11:11!) th at ‘ tff’tfi" complain. and she would swallow shoe- um “5' .W 0 gave 0: can. we 'or 6 leather now and smile. I suppose ConStrucuon 0G “1: E‘eTnlc' th‘ Harry and Bess and I are to fill the: when the ref“ .35 eirnj e conâ€"l box_we.m no saints yet... spicuous wonder in shipbuilding, proved " "But... said Aunt Margaret, "you ; a signal failure as a practical and pay-I haven't told me why you began to , ing ocean carrier, it was said by shipâ€"l hiEYl‘lna tglii‘mble',i,'ox'".d M P t ' t builders that never again would such.1 e yon' 8‘“ ' ‘5' or er' - ter be attempted that the avail- "Don'L you remember some. of the'a mans ’ . ' times you have been here to lunch or able length of Sieamfihlps had been} to dinner when everything was wrong E overstepped by her 680 feet, and that.‘ $335? i‘é‘é"foid“ti:‘l.‘é‘éi‘if§.83533302.”: ? “New” “‘8 length °f W“ mg“ the vegetables’either too salt or .notiifm‘gh'Lem and passenger Steamers! salt enough, the bread was dry. or the 1 would more nearly approach 500 thani toast gas buhrnt; sgtmektiiitiles wol didn't ; 700 feet 1 even ave t e rig in of essort.‘ . , . If there was pie. every one longed forl .mhey “Ere wr‘mg’ {or “Pen”? ouqtard or cream." ‘ Since that time has shown the practic- ‘Auint Margaret smiled: ability, in economy, speed and safety, in I‘lyfiefngevzglxcli)Lgéncsiugq. happen i of ships beyond 500 feet in length. ( s . _ . "so have I... said Mrs_ Porter; "but! After the condemnation of the Greatl don't you remember. too, the blessin EEastern, With her length of 680 feet.‘ fihfr fso otffien f23.3133 tllilefore tmeals}:l ' ithere were for a time a tendency to-i ms..- sat: since. as... v: % smewud 3 id bow our heads and listen and I-mmrn w longer models: “)8 City 0 : Whig] m . ' fihf ,, i Home was built. 561 feet. long, and the t t “Yogrgfll’uf ggtli‘eg‘fe;Â¥mnr‘lgger‘ 'Lucania and Campania each 620 feet! It was the rest of us." . "Well," continued Mrs. Porter, "one beautiful Sunday morning we all went to church and heard an unusually good sermon. Then we came home and sat down to a very good dinner, but it was worse than ever. and before we ‘ loft the table father stopped us andthastem. _ said: ‘l've been thinking. children, it: Her total depth will be about _theg would be just as well not to ask a bless- ; Same as the_(xremt Lasrern's, a little j mg on the food any longer. \Ve have ; more than fifty feet, With the‘ samei such or things to eat we cannot feel ‘ mean (fraught. of twenty-five feet. Her, grate ul.’ " i beam Will be a little less than the eigh- 3 "I tell you. that took the breath out ty-ihrec feet of her great_predecessor.§ of I?) l" elaid Harry. d d l b Anal] healed) [)rf‘llllrwt-lDE-. for [$16 : " 'es. mt it o us our eyes." sai '. ui ing of e ceanic has een ma e,g Helen. "We can dn’t believe that we 4 there is expected to be no delay, but; found so much fault with everything." i the construction will go steadil on,i "It was father who thou I'ht of the j and if present plans are carrict outi box." said Harry. “He sai it would'she will be launched nen January, ; _ hel) us keep a good resolution if we and in about one year from now will; had to pay for breaking it." : be stretching her great length over the. 1 "I've got some pennies in, too." said Atlantic waves on her first voyage. 0 little Bess, " ’cause [cried for more. In appearance and interior arrange-, an ar on my oatmeal." ’ ments the Oceanic will be very like the ' And what are you going to do Teutonic and Majestic, only on en_larg-. with the money when the box is filled f" ‘ ed lines, which Will add L0 convenience 3 asked Aunt Margaret. and comfort. . ‘ "We don‘t know yet what kind of The steamship Will have greatly en- heathen are to ‘have it," answered larged engines, in consequence of which i ferry; "Chinese, Siamese, Japanese, . the broken and rebroken record of ndian. or plain American; it will go i tmnsailantic time is expected to suf- from the heathen to the heathen." ifer a startling reduction. Just what Aunt Margaret rose to take her deâ€" the speed Will be the officers of the line parture. are not prepared to say, but there is "Most you 0. Margaret 9" asked a rumor that the Oceanic will go from Mn. Porter. " am so glad you came Liverpool to New York inside of four in for lunch. I am only sorrv we did l days. and this without sacrifice to com- not have a better meal to offer you." fort or safety. _ "A cent. mother! A cent from you!" A great $in on the water, wtth half exclaimed the children. "That is 11 her bulk out of Slg'ht,. does not [Ill-i genuine out-and-out grumble." press the observer With the ms . i~l And Porter la hingly slipped tude of her dimensions, butif place on. a coin into the crumb eâ€"box. land beside familiar objects her size is better appreciated.» GAMES NE\V AND OLD. -m . -.____ Pencil Sketchesâ€"All the materials A SAD LEAVE-TAKING- nquired are pencil and paper for each Despoudent Individual (on through player. Each person draws the head of efigrefibâ€"At}; mils 903L0"81t'. 30 logfietny - â€"-eeauu ue y. ewie. some man, woman or animal and folds new), clouds. the glorious sunshine__ over the sheet so as to cover all the and to think 1 m gazing on it an. drawing excl-EL a part of the neck. The for the lost time. papers are t on exchanged and each _Startled Passengerâ€"Iâ€"I beg pardon; draws the body to a hand drawn by sir, but you don’t look like. a dying another. Again papers are folded and man. nor like a person condemned to exchanged and limbs are. drawn, and death for any crime. lastly the feet are added in the same 'Despondent Individualâ€"It isn't that. my. Then all are unfolded and pic» \ou see I _am going bad: to live in a tunes are revealed that make Pool: and Western City where they burn soft Judge seem Linda! and commonplace. cool. 'some of it should be burned in the etebiesgthmav be too often; but someâ€" With the jury both collectively" and “1mg “1‘? 1t ‘5 news-‘3” to keep their as individuats, there is often much, fun. syswm m good order' . If mpt'heES One under examination was askedâ€"- “Embed every .SymPtum “Rib?” 91m" “Do you know what a verdict is '2" dren and used simple remedies in time. "No, sir. 1 never went w a memg_ there would not he need of doctors erie in my Me_n sov‘ofter‘i... \V-hiie the verdicts which are some- 1‘01' [’L-‘ouwesé 11" better reme‘ly has times brought in are ridicuious, they been recommended than boneset tea. are, strange to say, usually rammed. A mild? from German camp‘m‘e' If drank \\'e.sh jury, after a long deliberation freely for several mornangs. Sour lem« gave 111,5. onade is also very goo . “NM gum but we recommend the Bmgf"°rÂ¥n .may be remove}! by a p11? prisoner notyio do it. again." “.13 .se‘em‘ “mes “flay 3' littleg. I: e A wroner’s jury perpetrated this-â€" liquid nude (you? .1‘ mega-{Ext m 3 “\\'e find that the. deceased came to giggle; Pen-DY “45 in” u“ l 1 “me his death by a blow 'on ’his head which Sufism“, is, a good thing to keep in i‘LflébJ'glVen either before or after drown- me hqusch‘xvhcn. 5‘1?“ ‘3‘???" 1.385.183?) But perhaps the extreme was reached 185' dipht erm' (’r “a”. 9. me e 1 when, on a criminal trial, the Judge the neighD-orhood the cm‘dren-Should ’3 asked the convict if he had anything to Ewen a pmch of it every mght' an ofier before sentence was pronounced. - . b‘aid heâ€" _. house. There are a tow si.mp.e reme- .. . , . , ' ,_ ' dies which should always be kept handy, er Fomoks'ihit‘iid hale *4 but the law)- so that there -cea be no needless de- ’ lay when danger threatens. HONEY As A MEDICINE. TEN TONS OF DIAMONDS. In medicine, and especially in the The [0111' Winch)?“ 111311815 0f the Kim- healing of wounds was honey in early beflel' (“Si-riot employ about eight times. used as a universali remedy. It thousand persons. 'From two to three yet constitutes the principal. ingredi- million carats are turned out each year, . cuts of several medical preparations, is and “P 10 1392 1611‘ £0118 of diamonds, used with excellent results in many in- valued wt £60.000.000 had coma from V . these mines. In 1895 there were found ternal and external diseases. serves as 2.435.541 carats of dimmds' realizing a means of taking powders. for the pre- £33001“) at an expenditure of. £1 500_ parations of wives and the sweeten- 000. .The largest known diamond ing of medicine. W818th 6‘70 mam. was found at the Honey mollifics, promotes festering. gafiemé-gfifnmmme‘arzngggbgfi 331138. auses gentle Purging- diVid” and dis‘ ing a. much greater output. but they solves. warms, nourishes. stops pain. are limited in order to maintain prices. strengthens the tone of the stomach. carries away all superfluous moisture, aids digestion. thins and purifies the VERNAL RAPTURES. blood and eniniates and strengthens the Are you going to make a garden this chest. nerves and lungs. Honey isthere- 3Win Plankwalksl , - ,- I suppose so; the neighbor‘s chick- fore to be used when suffering with 3 cm “8m to be getting my gmund rm. cough boomer-less. stoppage of the lungs, d,_ ND IHE iii minim. WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE GLOBE. Old and New World Events of Interest Chronc lcled Brieflyâ€"Interesting Happenings of Recent Date. France manages to sell a billion oysters a year for 17,000,000 francs. Motor omnibuses for the streets of Paris will be built to accommodate thirty persons. The Electric Gib Company of London Will, Within a. few weeks. put 250 horses less cubs on the streets for hire. _ There are no fewer than 11,000 rooms in the Papal palace, and many of them - never receive a. ray of sunlight. I The singular punishment for bignmy in Hung-.Lry is to compel the man to live With both wives in one house. One woman in Honolulu professes to .be 124 years old. She is it native, and. says she remembers events that oo- cn-r'rod 122 years ago. There are at least 200 horse butcher shops in Paris. The first one dates from . Jul 1, 1860. since when the con- sumption grown continuously. The most valuable collection of stamps in Russia belongs to a Mr. Breitfuss, of St. Petersburg‘. It is ar- ranged in over 100 volumes, and is valu- ed at. 1,000,000 rubles. . A new and very useful French com is soon to make its appearance. It. will be of molds, its value being 25 con- times. At; present there is no French oombetween half a franc and a 10- contime, or penny piece. t Agnew lead fur deep sea sounding carries a cartridge which explodes on touching the DOLLOm. “A submerged microphone receives the sound, and the depth is estimated from the time oc- cupied by the lead in sinking. i Bullets made of precious stones are rarities in warfare. But during the recent. fighting on the Kashmir fron- tier, when the British troops defeated the rebellious Hunzas, the natives used bullets of game-ts incased in lead. Vesuvius is an interesting sight just now. One stream of lava flowing down from the centre is 100 feet. Wide and from 7 to 14 feet deep, while 100 oth- er smaller streams are running down the cave, andn big black column of smoke rises into the sky. Three miles an hour is about the av- erage speed of the Gulf Stream. At. certain places, however, it. attains a speed of fifty-one miles an hou‘r, the extraordinary rapidity of the current giving the surface, when the sun is shining, the appearance of a sheet of fire. Emile Zola’s answer to the question should a. tax be levied on bicycles? was short and simple: "I would have bicy- clesrelieved of all. tax; and my reason‘ is simply that any impediman placed in the way of the free exercise and de- velopment. of the wheel is a social er- ror." . According to the London Mail. Mr. C‘orbould-h‘ilis, the miniature portrait painter, has been commissioned to paint a. miniature of the Queen, for insertion tna jewel which her Majesty intends to send to the Emperor of China. in return for the presents brought by Li Hung Chang. - ~ An untamed swallow, which had its nesr. in a farm near Chetwynd, in Shropshire, was caught, and taken in acage to London, where it was releas- ed. it returned to its nest'in eighty minutes, having accomplished a dis- tance of 145 ohms at the rate of incar- ly two miles a. minute. i In the. St. Sepu‘lchre church in Lon- don t'herc was found in an old chest recently the bell which in the Stuart. times used to be rung by the cricr outside the cell of a. condemned felon on the night before execution. The bell will be hung up ina wnspicuous place in the church. The coffee tree culture of Gande- loupe is an easy and agreeable one, but. very slow. It taker-i at least five years to establish a good plantation and nearly eight. years before it can be seen in full bearing. But once es- tablished, it is forever. Sonic trees a century old can be seen on the island. Pavements made of granulated cork mixed with asphalt have proved suc- cessful after two years‘ trial in Lon- don and Vienna. They are never slip- pery, are odorless and do not absorb moisture, besides being clean, elastic and lasting. Near the Great Eastern station in London the wear in two years amounts to about one-eighth of an inch. i Mme. Marchcsi, the famous singing Iteacher. regards the attitude assumed in cycling as inju’rious to the chest and lungs, and the rapid progression through the air as delriiiieiital to the vocal chords._Mine. Marchesi, forbids her pupils to cycle. Nevertheless Mum. Melba, Mme. Nordica and M. Jean de Iteszke are devotees of the wheel. _'l.‘he Czar of Russia has one set of fifty horses, all pure white, with blue Ieyes. They are beautiful creatures, but deal, as white animals with blue eyes always are. These white horses are used in showy processions on state occasions, and, like Queen Victoria's famous cream colored horses, are never sold from the Imperial stables. )Vhen mist. use they are shot and bur- ied with due ceremony. There is a. row between the. British excise coinmisaitmers and the manu- facturers of "teinperani-o drinks " Many of these "non-intoxicating bever- ages' contain over two per cent. alco- hol, and the manufacturers have been hauled up for defrauding the ext-he- quer. From the Daily Mail we gather, that many of the root beers, over a hundred of the six hundred i-izuiiples that were analyzed, were found to be nearly as strong as the average beer, containin more than 3 per cent. alco- hol. Ilore ound beer. blue ribbon beer, wheelman'a beer, and other similar drinks contained up to thirteen per cent. alcohol. . FOR CANINE PETS. To be clothed in luxury is the latest) extravagance for society canine pets. The height of all that in most mart is the coat for "wee dog has" made of the same material as t at donned by their mistresses.