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Show NOT ALL A MISFORTUNE. Colored Man Lost His Leg but Set-tied Set-tied Long-Standing Argument. Visitor (to ono-leggcd darky) Did you loso your log in tho war uncle? Darky No, sab. I dono loso dat lalg In tho naptls' cause, sail. 1 war minlsterin' down In Carllny, and tuk a sinner down Inter ro ribber tor 'neshlato 'lm Inter do clinch, an' 'stracted dat lalg from tho remains er my pusson. "Indeed! That was a Bad misfortune." misfor-tune." "I was In tint erplnion myself at do time, sah; but dar wuz one good 'zult comin' font do same. Hit settled a p'lnt dat my wlfo an' mo bad differed 'bout fo' somo tlmo. She allers 'lowed dero warn't nuflln In do round worl dat I war good fo'; but after dat sho war bloedgo' to own up dat I wins mighty good fish bait!" A Pope's Salad. When Popo Sixtus' V. was an ob-scuro ob-scuro monk ho had a great friend In a certain lawyer who sunk steadily Into poverty while tho monk rose to tho papacy. Tho poor lawyer Jottrnoyod to Rome to seek nld from his old friend, tho Popo, but he fell sick and told his doctor to let tho Popo know of his sad state. "I will send him a salad," said Sixtus, and duly dispatched dis-patched a basket ot lettuco to the Invalid. In-valid. When tho lettuco was examined exam-ined money was found In tho hearts. Henco tho Italian proverb of a man In need of money "He wnnts ono of Six-tUB Six-tUB V.'s salads." Essence of Orange Leaves. A remarkable Industry of Paraguay Is the preparation of essence of orange or-ange leaves. Moro than 150 years ago the Jesuit priests, who then ruled that secluded country, Imported orango seeds and planted groves, which have now become Immense forests, filled with small establishments for extracting extract-ing the essence, which Is exported to Frnnce and tho United States for use In soap and, perfumery making. It la also employed by tho natives in Paraguay Para-guay as a healing ointment and a hair tonic. A Curious Emerald. An emerald of curiously Interesting associations has recently been uoP in Berlin. It originally belonged to Nicholas I. of Russia, and was by him presonted to tho famous explorer, Humboldt. The Jewel is four Inches In length, and Is cut on four sldoi, tho remainder of tho gem being left In tho rought. Tho setting, which Is ox-tremely ox-tremely artistic, Is composed of silver, to represent rock, round which aro several llttlo gnomes busily heiylng tho rock with their axes. Tho enteral i with its silver setting, rests on a po-dcstal po-dcstal of obony and sllvor, of wbtcli tho workmanship Is equally artistic. |