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Show . We often hear people complaining that fortune had not treated then: kindly, but when we (fiance at the lift of our remote ancestors we must con-cede that fortune has done a great deal for every person born in our day nnd generation. OX THE LAKE SIS OF OUR Br--. th. va mTt "IhndthBackK. oIrnman Thr.. Th. Md MU lh. ,rl t pu M I We naturally l-'-'- f deeP Interest in ,our lineage. Vlf "e t0 t,lke UP the genealogical thiV4 nd follow it back just as tar as poVlb4e. He is a proud American that t'fn trace his descent to the good old Puritans, who came to the wilds of Xew England for the sake of religious freedom, and then com-pelled all other immigrants to adopt the Puritan tenets. Some of us can trace the family line back three hun-dred years or more to Great Britain or j tho continent of Europe. But perhaps it is jus, as well that we lose the genealogical line before wo get back very far. Many of us can trace our ancestry to the time when it was customary for diners to lish food out of dishes with their lingers a cus- - torn that would hardly pass for "good form" in our day. Suppose, however, that we were able to go back two or three thousand instead of two or three hundred years. It would certainly be interesting to know how our ancestors lived so long ago as that but if they could bo with us now we might hesitate before in-troducing them in the parlor or escort-ing them to the opera. In Northeastern Europe, where most of the ancestors of Americans lived from two to four thousand years ago, domesticity was uttended by many drawbacks. Housekeeping in those days was not merely the caring for things in or about tho house. It was literally keeping or protecting the house from savago nomads, who roam-ed about skulking in the forests near a habitation, and waiting for a chance for murder and pillage. Mankind were born fighters in those days. It was as common for two strangers to try to kill ono another as for two strange dogs to fight Tribal warfare was constant very much liko that which existed among the Indians of our country two hundred years ago. Tho consequence of this savagery among our ancestors, says a writer in the Phildolphia Times, was tho build-iu- g of homes whose chief and primary object was safety. Theso homes wero often made on lakes, in clilTs and in caves. We know a good deal about theso structures and also the habits of the people, for remains of the dwell-ings and all sorts of housekeeping appurtenances have been found within a comparatively few years past. In ono lake, in Switzerland, the re-mains of about forty lake villages have found. So well preserved are some of the remains of the buildings that we can toll just how the structures were built, and from tho various household thhigs discovered we learn much about the home life of those primitive peo-ple. When the late dweller sot about building a house, he found it no easy matter. He lived in a village built on top of the water, and every house had to bo erected on poles. Tho whole village, sometimes several hundred houses, was connected with the shore by a bridge that could be quickly swung around in case of danger. The houses were joined to one another by narrow bridges. So tho builder first had to cut poles on land, carry them out to the water site of his house, and drive thera into the lake bed as far as possible. He had no ponderous pile-driv- er for this work, and it was impossible to embed tho pole3 deoply enough, he was obligod to bring groat quantities of stone from tho shore and heap them about the piles at the bottom. The tops of the poles wen then joined by girders or cross pioces, and the founda-tion of the houso was finished. The house itself was made. of poles, the interstices on both sides being filled with clay, very much as the early settlers in our country used to build log cabins. When the time came to furnish the house the owner was not much wor-ried about the decorations of the various rooms. There was only ono room and nothing to decorate that with. The bed was a pile of furs, the ehalrs had neither seats, rungs nor backs, and there was no need of a table. But there were cooking uten-sils and bowls and platters. In the latter part of the lake-dwelli- era, say twenty-fiv- e hundred yoars ago. the use of iron had been discovered, from which were made rude pots, kettles and other utensils and implements. Before the bogining of the iron uge bronze was used for many purposes. Being tnado of soft motals, chiefly copper, it naturally antedatod iron. But if our lake-dwell- lived in the stone age, say four thousand years ago, his cooking and dining appliances consisted of only a few clumsy stone and wooden articles. However, his wants were as simple as his supplies were meagre. What he had never seen nor heard of ho couldn't long for. Another device for safoty dwellings, almost contemporary with the lake houses, was the making of houses in cliffs, which could be reached only by ladders. We have examples of cliff dwellings in our own country, although they evidently belong to a much later era than those of Europe. In Xew Mexico, Arizona and Southwestern Colorado there are remains of many villages built In tho cliffs and canyons. In Walnut canyon, Arizona, there is a row of cliff dwellings extending more than five miles. Before te lake and cliff era of dwellings our ancestors in Europo often lived in caves, the mouths of which were obstructed.by heavy stones, excepting a hole big enough to crawl through.- - This was also for protection against human savages and wild beasts. . bet I H forn to m;At "You hSv leave you i Sirs. Bombustlev I lessons. I shall 'T,rr"; ifw1 n" " I to make herself eseh day more lovely than she ever was before." "Perhaps you are right Her dres is certainly the most stunning one she has yet worn." I havo jut found out that she is vf ry anxious to secure a young hus-band. If vo had not offended her. one of us might be made happy by her." "By her fortune, you mean." How little feeling you possess! Do you not perceive that this woman by devoting herself and her fortune to a young and impecunious husband would prove herself to bo a most noble phi-lanthropist?" Pshaw!" In a similar vein the young men continued to chat, and faithfully tho ' fair stenographer took down overy word they said. Two hours later a neat typewritten report of the conversation was sub-mitted to Mrs. Bombustle. As she rend, her rago became uncontrollable. She became very red in tho face, her breath was so rapid and short that she could scarcely speak coherently, and she struggled in vain for words. Flora feared that her aunt's excitement would be followed by serious consequences. Mrs. Hombustle persisted, however, in having several similar conversations reported, and every time a typewritten report was read by her she Hew into a rage. Flora, alarmed, called a phy-sician and had bim come into tho room when Mrs. Hombustle was in the midst of a tantrum. My dear madam," said tho doctor, "you mui-- t avoid getting so excited, or you will die of apoplexy. Even if you do not die, your health will be sadly injured, nnd your remarkable beauty will fade." Tho last remark which Flora had instructed tho physician to bo sure to mnko, had tho desired effect Mrs. Hombustle immediately became calm, nnd promised to have no moro reports made, adding that she did not fear death, but that it was important that sho should retain her good looks. Flora also wrote an indignant letter nnd sent it to tho young men. Sho severely criticised their ungentlomanly conduct, and urged that decency re-quired that they should never again show their faces in tho hotel. Tho young men read tho letter with consternation and sought another boarding place without delay. One of them, Robert Tallman was his name, had noticed what a pretty and intelli-gent girl Flora was, and had resolved to seek an introduction. His disap-pointment and mortification were con-sequently keen, and he bitterly re-gretted his unmanUne?s, tho more so because his character was good and his usual conduct unobjectionable. One day ho mot Miss Honostoel on Broadway. Ho colorod deeply as he asked permission to speak a few words of apology. Flora coldly acceded to his request "You cannot imagine how sorry I am," he said, "that my unseemly levity should have caused your aunt and especially you, so much distress." Miss Honostoel looked into his frank countenance and saw that he was sin-cere. . "I am glad that you can at last ap-preciate the full enormity of your con-duct," sho said with dignity. "May I not hope to win by good conduct your approval in the future?'' i was timidly and humbly askod. "Perhaps," was the slightly encour-aging reply. They often met withia the next few months and became deeply in love. Aunt will not leave me one cent of her fortune if I marry you," said Flora to Robert after he had been urg-ing her to name a day for thoir wed-ding. "Would you rather have her fortune without mo?" "Xo; I would a thousand times rathor lose the fortune than to loso you." "My dear girl." They kissed each other. "The fortune is not to bo despised, however," said Flora, reflectively. "True, especially as we cannot ex-pect a fortune from any othor source. " HER INFATUATION. Mm. Eombusllo was an old and rich widow. Sho was not very old only about iJxty and even to hint in her presence lhat she was old at all mor-tally offended her. Tho great amb-ition of her life was to appear to bo young and to secure a young husband. Nevertheless tho blandishments of art could not conceal tho fact that Mrs. Fombiisllo was no longer in tho heyday of life. Sho, however blissfully tint her deceptions were effeet-i- v. Hut a disagreeable revelation was in store for tho elderly dudino. Mra. Hombustle had for many years fawn a guest at a fashionable hotel in Now York city. Twice she had near-ly uecooded in capturing a husband, but ill each instance tho suitor, though impecunious and fond of money, ulti-mately fullered and lied from hor pre-sence Disappointed, but undaunted, Mr. Uombustlo steadily held to her jHirjwiso. She was just recovering from tho effoctM of the breaking of tho second marriage engagement when two new boarders arrived at tho hotel. They were handsomo nnd well-dross- men, ach twenty-eig- ht yoars old. They were assigned by tho head waiter to n tabio quite near to tho ono at which Mrs. Hoiubiistle took her meals. She wm favorably impressed by their ap-pearance, nnd on the second day after their arrival, at tho dinner hour, sho occasionally turned her face toward thorn nd smiled benignly. They now for tho lirt time gave her presence pedal heed, and that they wore amused they took no pains to conceal, lie fore Mrs. Hombustle left the tablo she noticed with a littlo uneasiness that they appeared to bo making fun f her, but so great was her egotism and her faith in her charms that she dismissed her suspicions with con-frnvi- Hut tho noxt day sho know that sho was a target for merciless ridicule. Whenever sho looked at them, they looked at each other and laughed. Ordinarily good natured, sho had a hiyh temper when once woll aroused, and ber admiration for tho young men wn displaced by a hearty hatred, With hr r anger she nourished an in-tense curiosity, and sho resolved that in some way sho would find out what it was they said about her. Mrs. Hombustle had a nioco named Flora Donestecl to whom sho was much attached. Miss Honesteel was twonty yonrs old, was energetic and bright, and was a stenographer in a wholosalo houso on Broadway. Hor aunt wished Bur to live with her as a companion, but tho girl, desiring to load a busy ami useful life, and to bo independent would not accede to Mrs. Bombustle's w'kshes. Tho old lady secretly ad-mired her niece's spunk, and in her will left the greater part of her prop-erty to Flora. One night Miss Honostoel received a trkif letter from her aunt who wroto that ehe wishod to seo her nioco as soon as possible on important business. Flora at once ropaired to tho hotel and found her rich relative in a very ex-ett-condition. In a vehomont manner Mrs. Bom-bustlo explained how she had been by the young men, and asked Flora if she thought she could obtain permission to be absent from hor place I business n few days. Tho reply was in the affirmative. "Then," said Mrs. Hombustle, "I wish you to come at once to this hotol, ait at a table bosido the young men, and take down in shorthand for my benefit what they may say. 'Oh, aunt do not bo so foolish. I would not deign to notlee these young rascals if I wero you. Pretend not to ww them, assume an air of dignity, nail show them that you consider them and their opinions of no consequence. They will then respect you, and be ashamed of themsolves." , "Don't talk to me," said Mrs. Bom- - bastle; "I know what I am about What I desire to learn is, can you do mo tho favor?" "Certainly," said Flora, percoiving that further romonstratieo would bo noelcss. "But I am sorry," she thought, "that aunt will persist" The girl was not without a keen eonno of humor, howovor, and it was with a good deal of merriment in her Jvart that she seated herself at a table near the young men when they ato dinner the noxt day. MrsL Bombustle soon arrived, nnd fouV her customary place at a third table. The young men looked at tho ottt lady and laughed. "The knowledge that wo do not ad-mire her evidently vexes our aged fcelle." - - "I am glad of it Such a ridiculous aid humbug as sho la ought to know haw she is really regarded. " -- She imagines she is about twenty rs old. She's so gay now that she Vthavgbnen perfectly enrapturing Sitwenty." so with you; I believe sebeautlful and n. She has levering and ety Vjj and so AuoJ- - " hat shall wo do.'" "I do not know." They loved, and yet they wero not indifferent to thoir wordly interests. But while they in vain tortured their wits to invent some plan by which Mrs. Bombustlo might be placated, circumstance faored them in a singu-lar manner. In spito of her mortify-ing experience, the fantastic old lady soon resumed her chase for a young husband with unabated ardor. To hor great dollght she succeeded In attract-ing the attention of a Mr. Van Lessip a new boarder ot tho hotol. He was not only vory handsoiri but ho was also exceedingly pol.,. He skillfully en-couraged Mrs. Bombustle's infatua-tion, nnd controlled hor as if she were a child. Mr. Tallrnan heard of the courtship, and saw his opportunity. Accom-panied by Flora, he called at tho hotol. "How dare you come into my pres-ence after what has happened." said Mrs. Bombustlo, ns she saw the young man who had ridiculed her. "Ho is sorry for whnt ho did," cried Flora. "Now ho is your friend." "Xonsense." "Mrs. Bombustle," said Tallman. "I know that I treated you very rude-ly, but I am sure you will forgive me when you find that I have made a dis-covery that will save you from a Hfo of misery. Permit me to toll you as a friend that Mr. Lessip Is unworthy of your confidence Ho is a gambler and a blackleg." "I do not believe it" exclaimed tho old lady In a rage. , "I will prove it" A pcllco officer and a detective, who had been summoned for the occasion, entered the room. They succeeded 1 with much difficulty in convincing ISjBombustlothat Mr. Tallman had fcsthe discovery. MY DREAM. I drraHied, T ruled a kiuj lom, Ami Jove could enter there. Tfc fJt.vlow realm seerasil peopled U'ilh loves that were but air. Wj Tansrta all so ea;;er My wishes t'i divine; Bmwlrt Kwot'tost dreams from dreamland IX that uVar love of mine. There floated through my vision, A dmiin within a dream, That bo3i(d forms more fragile. Than tli' moon's reflected beam. Thru in this phantom fabric. My loved one oaine to n."l Oh Hrav'n ! that such sweet rapture Ho much a dream should be. A COCOANUT COAT OF MAIL. The Armor Worn, lljr a Warrior of tbt Carolina Island. The full armor worn by a warrior of the Caroline Islands is one of the most curious bits of savage workman-ship in the world. The suit consist of two separate parts tho clothing ar.d the cuirass. The clothing, worn next to the skin, is made by weaving, or, rather, netting, by hand a web ol course cords twisted out of the husk of the cocoanut each cord being tied into a hard knot between each mesh. The knots are crowded close together, and thicken the cloth so that it would not be easy to stab or cut through it It also protects the legs against being torn by thorny shrubs or scratched in clambering over tho sharp coral rocks. Hut the main curiosity in this armor, says Earnest Ingersoll, is tho cuirass, or chest and head protector, tho liko of which is known nowhere else. The woof, or substance of the cloth, is of cocoanut thread tho size of wrapping twine, but tightly twisto:! and tough, while tho warp upon which these are woven is much heavier, so that the finished cloth is as thick as our heavi-est canvass. The threads tire crowded very compactly together also, so that no slight force would be needed to force a blow through. The selvage is bound over a stout cord and ornament-ed by alternate points of black hair and yellow fiber.' Ornamental designs are worked in with horsehair, too. Hut the form of this outer war jacket is still more remarkable. It consists of two parts joined into one garment by tho bands covering tho shoulders. Through the round hole between tho shoulder bands tho head emerges, whilo the broad part is fold-ed around under the arms on each side and laced firmly to the front Hap by stout cords. This done, there stands erect behind the wearer's head a shield, kept still by its well-boun- d border and held erect and fixed by cords passing down to the shoulder on each side. ONE BEAR TOO MANY. Ha Rilled Foor, Then Mhul and the Fifth Downed lllin. A young huntsman of Helena, Mont, was following the upper course of the Milk River and came suddenly face to face with a bear. He brought his rifle to his shoulder, took careful aim and shot the bear dead. The next moment a second bear appeared from a rocky den. The young hunter again made a successful shot. To his surprise a third bear came out of the den. He killed this one also, and before be had time to move from the spot bruin Xo. 4 appeared. It was exciting sport, to bo sure, but there were 'more bears than he cared to see at one time. However, he made a good shot, and bruin tumbled over, making four dead bears. hile the huntsman stood watching his game, a lifth bear, larger than any of the previous ones, came out of the den and rushed forward. The young man fired, but missed, and before he could reload the infuriated beast was upon him! One blow of the huge paw sent the gun flying from his grasp, but ho quickly drew his hunting-knif- e and wounded bruin in the nock. In doing this he received a severe squeeze from tho brute and a fearful bite on the shoulder. Then he lost consciousness. When he recovered his senses his horse was between him and the bear. Tho horse was kicking viciously, and bruin was making but feeble resistance, and soon lumbered off into the brush. The hunter wns badly shaken up, and the wound in his shoulder was exceed-ingly painful. 'With difficulty he mounted his horse, which was quite unhurt, and rode to a place of shelter a few miles further on, where his in-juries received attention, and his game was secured. THE BEGINNINGS OF LONDON. A Town In the MNdat of Blanhrs With Smallj Propectfc i Let us go baclt to the beginning of all things writes Walter Besant in Harpers monthly!-- to tho lay of the land in which Londofc was planted. The reader, if he will' consult that very ad-mirable book, "Loftio's History of London, will lind a most instructive map. It shows the terrain before the city was built at all. The river Thames, between Mortlake on tho west and Hlackwall on the east, pursued a ser-pentine way, in the midst of marshes stre'ehing north and south. There were marshes all the way. At spuing tides nnd at all tides a littlo above the com-mon these marshes were under water: they wero always swampy and covered with ponds; half a dozen tributary brooks flowed into them and were lost in them. They varied greatly in breadth, being generally much broader on tho south side than on the north. On this side the higher land rose up suddenly in a cliff or steep hill from twenty to ty feet in height. This cliff,' followed from the east, ap-proached the river, touched it at one point and then receded again as it went westward. This point where the clitt overhung tho river, was the only place where tho city could havo been founded. I call it a point, but it consisted of two hillocks, each about thirty-fiv- e feet high, standing on either side of tho littlo stream of Walbrook, where it flows into the Thames. On one of these hills, probably that on the west, was a small fortress of the Britons, constructed after the well-know- n fashion of hill forts, numberless examples of which remain scattorod about tho country. On tho other hillock tho Roman city was first commenced. Hero wns tho beginning of tho city; here was instituted very early a ferry over the river. On tho eastern hill the Romans built their forum and basilica with the official houses and quarters. When foreign trade began to increase, the merchants woro obliged to spread themselves along the bank; they liilt quays and river walls to keep out tho water, and tho city extended laterally to east and west just as far as was convenient for tho purposes of trade; that is, not farther than Fleet street on the west, nnd the present site of the Tower on the east It than began to spread slowly northward, but slowly, because a mile of river front can accom-modate a great working population. lie Loft for (he Went. An n clubman who is very much in trade and keeps an eye al-ways on tho main chance came to grief the other day through inviting to his country house a visitor from the west who was visit-ing the city to spend a lot of money in a business way. The clubman-mercha-wanted tho visitor's custom and took this hospitable way to secure it. Tho visitor found at his host's a com-pany, who were laying plans for horseback rides and other bucolic sports. In order to make himself congenial to such a company ho ap-peared at dinner wearing spurs. His host's friends were unable to repress their amusement This proved so embarrassing to the visitor that when soup was passed to him he upset it, spilling tho scalding liquid in his lap. The mishap was too ludicrous to ex-cite sympathy. Its recoption in a spirit of levity decided him to leave the table. Doing jso in some haste, one of his spurs caught in the table-cloth, and, in less time than it takes to tell it, ho hauled the cloth off, dragging with it to the floor the soup of the guests nnd a jumble of cut glass, silverware, cutlery and other tablo appointments. The visitor did not stop to apologize. Ills room was handy, and before the debris could be removed tho host and his guests spied their western friend, luggage in hand, hat set back on his ears and his spurs flashing, bound down the road toward tho railway station. That was the last seen of him to date. Xew York Times. flciitlolry In China. The report of tho phy-dcia- in charge of tho Xingpo Missionary Hos-pital for the past year contains some interesting observations on tooth-drawi-in China. Dr. Daly remarks that Chinese toeth are much more easily extracted than those of Europeans. The native dentists are said to possess a wonderful powder, which is rubbed on the gum over the affected tooth; after an interval of about five minutes the patient is told to sneeze, where-upon tho tooth falls out Dr. Daly has offered a reward of $100 to anyone performing tho operation in this way in his presence, on condition that he is allowed to choose the tooth and ex-amine the mouth before and afterward. So far no one will consent to perform the operation on these conditions. British and Colonial Druggist. " Oh, Kudyard! An old British soldier who served in India is authority for the statement that the real name of Rudyard Kipling is John Trader and that his father was for many years a sutler and contractor. Thus vanish our literary idols one by one. How Rudyard did pour the vials of his contempt upon trade and traders in his breezy letters! Helling the Cat. Any one who encountors groat per-sonal danger for the sake of others is said to "boll tho cat" Tho allusion is to tho fable of the cunning old mouso, who suggested thnt they should hang u bell around tho cat's neck to give notice to tho mice family of her approach. "That is very good advice," said a wise young mouse, "but who is to un-dertake tho job of belling the cat?" Archibald Douglas, earl of Angus, was called "Bell-tho-e- Douglas." It came about in this way. James III. made favorites of architects nnd ma-sons; one mason named Cochrane he created Earl of Mar. The Scotch no-bles held a council in the Church of Lauder for tho purposo of putting down these favorites when Lord Grey asked, "who will bell the cat?" "That will I," said Douglas, and he put to doath in the king's presence the obnoxious favorites. When the abdication of the Queen of Spain was popularly urged and dis-cussed, tho London Times pertinently asked: "Is there a man in all Spain able and willing to bell the cat?' " Let the Poor Editor Alone. Dear friend, don't hurt the editor With pistol or with gun; Ask him if be said it, or Expect that ho will run. His threadbare linen duster May still his patches hide. But his muscles are developed And the Lord is on his side. Atlanta Constitution. A Piano Tor the Vatican. A London correspondent hears of a magnificent piano which has been manufactured by one of our leading makers for the Vatican. The instru-ment is valued at 500 guineas, and is enriched with the latest improvements, including a sostenuto pedal. Not only has the greatest care been bestowed on touch and tone, but the case of this piano has also been the object of ex-ceeding care. It is decorated with tea roses on a dull, gold ground, and varnished with vernis royal, which, while imparting to the instrument an unusually bril-liant appearance, enhances considera-bly the sonority and sweetness of its tone. Inaallable. On four seats of a railway car, Amidst his traps, the drummer sat, And wished he had hut one seat more In which to place his high silk hat. Puck. " . The European Way. Another compartment car horror is reported from Europe. A passenger draws a revolver with each hand and demands the money of his three fel-low travelers, shut up with him be-yond reach of help. Ho kills two of tho men, leaps from the train and escapes. Yet European railways, says the Railway Age, continue to cling to the compartment plan and look con-temptuously upon the American meth-od of car arrangement whereby the most timid and helpless person can journey without companion to tho re-motest parts of the land in peace and safety. The Original I'm of Canes. Somebody has been looking up the history of tho original use of canes in this country, and finds that they wei-- formerly a part of tho repertory of the leaders of , the church, being at one time the principal badge of the deacon. Tho deacon's cane was about five feet long, one end being embellished with a big knob, the other with feathers. When the small boy got too noisy or rebelled against the powers that were he was given a rap on tho head with the uncharitable end of tho stick. If tho head of the family forgot himself while listening to the morning sermon and lapsed into a blissful dream of old times in Merry England, tho turkey plumes on the doacon's cane feathered him into lifo again. ' Lire In Philadelphia. A dog took a fit down town. Two brawny policemen who strolled upon the accident immediately drew their clubs and got around the corner, pre-pared to sell their limbs as dearly as possible. Then a delicate little wo-man, who was suffering from nervous prostration from packing a trunk for Atlantic City, came out of the house with a bucket of water and doused the animal, which immediately flow up the street to pick a fight with a dog two sizes larger. Philadelphia Record. ODD CHIPS AND SLIVERS. A man near Athens, Ua., has been tak-ing gold for years from a stream near his farm, which panned gut about SI day. A Springfield (Mo.) man burst a blood vessel in blowing bis nose and nearly bled to death before medical assistance arrived. Cassy Ketchaiu, colored, who nursed Gon. E. R. 8. Canby when be was an in-fant, is living at Crawfordsville, Ind., aged 101. A man has been imposing upon tho good people of Dorchester, Mass., by begging for money to buy an arm to take the place of one he claims to have lost, but which, in reality, is hid under bis clothing. While the driver of Hose No. 1, at Marl-boro, Mass., was exercising his horse, the other morning, the engine house caught fire and was burned to the ground. The driver was the last to report to the alarm call. In Newlrarg, N. Y. the other day, Annie Cochran, aged two years, while playing at a window in the fourth story of a house, fell to the ground Mow, landing on a newly-mad- e flower bed. The child was uninjured. Patsy and Mary O'Rourke, from Lon-donderry, in Ireland, recently arrived in Bloomiugton, 111., after making the long trip alone. They were only seven and five years old, respectively, and they had tags attached to their clothing giving their names and destination. Brown county, Ind., notwithstanding its lack of railway facilities, reports a small surplus in its treasury and no in-debtedness. The wealthiest man in the county is taxed on less than 40,000. The receipts from pensions exceed the value of agricultural products. A little baby at Lichfield, Minn., has figures on its eye. When the baby was about two months old a figure "1" vn discovered just above and at the left of the pupil of the baby's left eye. A short time afterward a figure "3" ap-peared just below the 8pure "1" and a few days ago a figure "8" became visibls jutf below the figure "3." ., . Not So Bad. The frozen Xorth has not claimed as many victims as might be supposed. An authority on this point says: It is a mistake to suppose that polar re-search has cost enormously in human life, Despite all the groat disasters, ninety --seven outofevory 100 explorers have returned alive. Interenting Flsures. A Washington itom hays: "Most poople will be surprised to know, that the Southern states furnished 601,500 troops to the federal armies during the late unpleasantness. Only one-four- th of these soldiers were negroes. " The Retort Courteous. "And I say," said Lord Spindle-shank- s, "why is it you Americans al-ways have youah hands in youah pock-ets?" "Very simple reason. We want to keep foreigners from picking 'em." Ovrrrome. "Papa," said Maude toftly, "did Goorgo call on you "Yes. Ho called about 4 o'clock and he was very ilL Must have hid a chili Shook so I sent him h6me in & carriage." New York Sun. if . r A l,lfe-Preerv- 'Doctor, you saved my life." I never attended you." "Xo, but when I was sick I sent for you and you were out of the city. 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