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THEGIRLMIHMIMOMNTER! AUNLEY WATERS a grown morose and pessimistic. His rooms at iKi Vance street were in disorder. Rough sketches were scattered here and there about the floor. Palette and brushes Were lying on a table in a neglected corner. An unfinished picture stood.

half uncovered on the easel and the artist himself, In a sadly disheveled condition, sat leaning his head on his, hand and gazing dejectedly out into the gray day. Things had not gone altogether well with Darnley Waters of late. A few- months ago he had thrown up his position as an illustrator on a magazine and dismissed half of his pupils in order to give his time to the painting of a picture which, he dreamed, should be his masterpiece. He was an enthusiast, and, like most I'M OOIXG T3P INTO THE COTJXTBT." of his class, ignored the fact that men at 25 years of age do not give to the world their masterpieces, as a general thing. At the exhibition where his work was hung the crowds passed by his picture and the critics scored it Naturally it found no buyer.

For a time the young artist was angry, and while that emotion lasted he bore his disappointment welL Then followed the reaction, when, even his resentment could not sustain his broken spirit, and he felt that he never wished to paint again. His neglected pupils fell away one by one and men began to say that Darnley Waters was getting cranky, and although he did not say so, that was what his friend Tom Rivers thought when he dropped in and found him ha the situation described. "You see, old man," said Rivers, "you're getting morbid because that picture of yours didn't set the world on fire. I always have said, and I maintain even now, that you were not at your best in it" "I shall never do anything better," replied Waters. "Oh, nonsense," said his friend.

"Do you think you have exhausted all your capabilities for performance?" "No; but I threw into that picture an enthusiasm which I cannot summon In the painting of another." "That's capital. If you'll temper your enthusiasm with a little common sense you'll do something good, I know." "It's no use trying to talk to me. Rivers; I have decided what I'm going to do." "That's right, and what Is itr "I'm going up into the country to my Uncle Daniel's farm "Thunder and 'ounds, man, there's nothing to paint up there in the dead of winter. It's the prosiest place in the country--not even a good 'winter landscape' available." "I am not going there to paint" "Well, what in creation, then, are you going there for?" "I am going there to forget that I ever was an artist I shall not take a brush along." "And what do you intend to do--clip bonds for a The sarcasm to Rivers' remark was not lost on Darnley Waters, but he answered, with a "Well, no; but Uncle Daniel has al- ways wanted me to come to him. A of the farm whenever I wish to monstrate with you." And Mr.

Rivers put on his hat and left his friend. And the morrow found Darnley Waters at his Uncle Daniel's farm. The old man and his good wife were delighted to have their talented nephew with them and they put forward their utmost efforts to entertain him. But January on an up-country farm is not a particularly lively or inspiriting son and to this young painter, accustomed to the graces, pleasures and congenial associations of the city, the days dragged away with painful slowness. But "it's a long lane that has no turning," and the turning came one dreary afternoon when Darnley was sitting in the big kitchen, trying, with rather poor success, to read an agricultural paper three weeks old.

He was just about laying aside the periodical in despair when a knock sounded at the door and he rose to open it As Darnley Waters opened the door and saw standing there, wind blown, flushed and pretty as an apple blossom, her dark cloak muffled up about her throat and a white Tarn O'Shanter on her bead, he thought he had never seen a picture more full of grace, beauty and youthful energy. The visitor seemed to be a prime favorite with Aunt Hattie Waters, who introduced her to Darnley as "Edith Burton, one of our near neighbors." In quite a short space of time the young man found himself chatting easily and pleasantly with the girl. She proved to be quick, intelligent and witty, with a winning freedom from affectation that interested and charmed him. He put in a very urgent second to Aunt Hattie's request that Misa Edith stay for tea; and after a few polite objections and a properly modest hesitation, the girl allowed herself to be prevailed on to do so. It was evident, when Uncle Daniel caine in, that this young lady must be a great favorite with him, also; but both of the older people kindly gave way during the progress of the evening meal and allowed the young- people to-entertain themselves with each other's conversation.

There was a twinkle in the old farmer's eye, as he remarked, when it came 'WELL rotr BE snr WIFB A PICTTKE OF GRACE AXD BEAUTY. take it and a gentleman fanner is about as good as any other occupation, I suppose." "And when do you leave us, my dear Don asked Rivers. "To-morrow." "If I did not know that you were fool to do what you I should re- time for Edith to leave, "Well, I'll just go over as far as the gate with you, Edith, I s'pose Darnley's tired and feels like stayin' in to-night" And the twinkle deepened Into a smile at the alacrity with which Darnley himself disavowed any such feeling on his part It was a clear, cold night, and the distance to the Burton farm proved to be about a quarter of a mile. Waters beguiled the time with cheery conversation. And he thought meanwhile much of the companion by his side "What a girl sbe is," said he to himself.

"How her face glows and sparkles when she speaks. I really must know more of her." And he ended by asking If he might call the next day and by having his request granted. He found out from Uncle Daniel that Edith Burton was the only daughter of indulgent parents, who had humored her whim. They bad sent her away to school, and this was the first winter at the farm in four years. Darnley called on the morrow, and it was the beginning of many pleasant days for the two young people.

Finally the artist came to admit to himself that he was losing bis heart to this girl. Ills studies of practical farming were neglected. But he kept to his determination of never going back to the studio until one day, sitting alone, toe wish to make a sketch of Edith as be first saw her took entire possession of his mind. But be bad no materials at band. Everything was in the city securely locked in his studio.

The thought however, did not leave him, so finally, on the fly-leaf of a book, be made in pencil a sketch, under which he wrote: "The Girl In the Tarn O'Shanter." Then Edith came and he tore up the sketch in anger at the very Inadequacy of the black and white to express one-half of her charm. He took the train next day and went to the city after bis materials. Wben Uncle Daniel saw him return with them, be remarked, with a smile: "There's a farmer spoiled." Then followed many days In which Darnley Waters worked bard in his room, with frequent Intermissions, for visits and long winter rambles with Edith Barton. It was late ia tbe spring before bt toft the farm, as4 thta bo carried with him a picture which noj one but himself bad teen. I At the next exhibition of that highly authoritative, artistic body, the 8.

P. II. the clustered about a painting which to have won the universal sentiment of approval. critics wore unanimous In their pralw of It It represented a young girl dressed In winter clothing, wind-blown and snow-fluked, with a white Turn O'Suauter on her head, jusfcnterlug a room from without, where the air wad filled with fulling snow. The girl's face was full of sparkle, life and a certain winning sweetness that drew and held the spectators.

Reporters and public voted It the success of the exhibition, while every with human curiosity consulted the catalogues, where it was set down as "The Girl in the Tarn O'Shanter," by Darnley Waters. "Shrewd his fellow artists. "Who but he would have thought of going up Into the country at winter and painting such a picture on such a subject?" It was not until the exhibition was nearly over that Darnley Waters Edith down to the city to see his picture. It was late In the afternoon and the gallery was almost deserted when she stood before the canvas, so there was no one but her lover to notice the girl's surprise when sbe recognised her own likeness, "Dearest" he said, "you have brought me back to my art, with a new motive to sustain me. You have done me good, Edith.

Will you share that good? Will you be my wife?" And the living Edith was as mute the pictured girl, save for the whispered word "Yes." RULES OF THl NOAD AT got him down, and were actually daub- I lag his face when he taldi "Stop! This WATERWORKS IN AMERICA. Famish an Abundant Supply Which Is Very Extravagantly Consumed. The first works for a public supply of water in the United States were built at the city of Boston in the year 1B52, and nothing further was done in this direction for more than 100 years. At the pfesent time for not less than 25,000,000 of Americana the question of water supply presents no difficulties, says P. H.

Lewis, in Casssl's Magazine. For domestic use, for business purposes, or for fire protection, an abundant supply is to be had at the turning of a valve. Not only is the supply abundant in most cases, but the use of it reaches extravagant figures. In the year 1S4 Chicago used 238,000,000 gallons of water per day, and Philadelphia 197,000,000 gallons. All this water was pumped from the source of supply to reservoirs or standpipes for distribution.

The city of New York has a gravity supply of water and uses 183,000,000 gallons per day. On the basis of these figures, it appears that every man, woman and child in Philadelphia requires 160 gallons of water for daily use, in Chicago about 150 gallons and in New York about ninety-five gallons. In some of the smaller cities the per capita consumption reaches even higher figures. Thus, Buffalo is on record, in 1890, with a daily consumption per capita of 186 gallons, and Allegheny, at the same time with a daily per capita of 238 gallons. Jf these figures are compared with the per capita consumption of the city of London--forty gallons per day--it will be seen what lavish use is made of water in American cities, and some conception will be formed of the great system of works required to supply such demands.

Knssian Pickpockets. One day, at the dinner table of grand duke, the French ambassadoi extolled the dexterity of his fellow- countrymen, as exemplified, among other things, in the cleverness of the Paris pickpockets. "I should not wonder if the St Petersburg pickpockets could give them a start" replied the grand duke. And seeing an incredulous smile play round the features of the ambassador, he added: "Will you bet that before we rise from the table, your watch or some other valuable will not be taken from your The ambassador accepted the wager for the fun of the thing, and the grand duke telephoned to the chief constable, asking him to send at once the cleverest pickpocket he could lay his hands on. The latter was to receive the full value of every article he managed to "annex," and be allowed to go unpunished.

The man came and was put into livery, and told to wait at table with the other servants. The grand duke told him to give him a sign as soon as he had accomplished the trick. But he had to wait a long time, for the ambassador, whose watch was the article to be experimented upon, always kept on the alert and even held his band to his fob when conversing with the most distinguished guests at the table. At last the grand duke received the pre- concerted signal. He at once requested the ambassador to tell him the time.

The bitter triumphantly put his hand to his pocket and drew forth a potato Instead of his watch. There was a general burst of laughter. In which tbe ambassador himself joined, though with a wry face, for he was unmistakably annoyed. To conceal his feelings he would take a pinch of snuff --lis snuff-box was gone. Then he missed tbe seal ring from bis finger, and, lastly, bis gold toothpick, which be always carried about witb him in a little case.

Amid the hilarity of the guests the sham lackey was requested to restore tbe articles, but the grand duke's merriment was chanced Into alarm and surprise when 4he thief produced two watches, two rings, two snuff-boxes, etc. His Imperial Highness made the discovery that be himself bad been robbed at tbe same time. Microbes of the Dr. A. E.

Brldger expresses the opinion in the British Medical Journal that In the act of kissing we encounter only beneficial organism. He says that "the advantages of kiss- Ing outweighs its Infinitesimal risk, for It provides us with microbes useful for digestion." This will be a popular verdict. Color muA PwttlM of mt Night Tell of a Ceurae. Eualgn John M. BUIcott la Bt.

Nicholas, a paper entitled "What the Lights Tell." Tab) 10 a description of the system of signaling at night. Ensign Elllcott follows of the "Rules of tbe Road:" Presently there Hashes out of the gloom ahead a small bright speck; then It gone; then It again; aud one of the lookouts who lias craned his neck forward In the Intensity of his gaze cries out: "Light ho!" In an instant the officer of the deck is by his side, glasses in hand; inquiring: "Where away?" Then he, too, it, and by it Is informed of another vessel's presence near him on the dark ocean. Then comes an anxious time when with strong glasses he strives to tell the color of that faint light; for he is as yet informed only of the other vessel's whereabouts at the moment, and knows not which way she going, nor what manner of vessel she may be. This last is what the light next reveals, for if it be white it is the masthead light of a steamer; but if it be red or green, the absence of a white light reveals a sailing vessel. It is for the red and green lights, commonly known as the side lights, that the officer of the deck most intently watches, for, by them he can tell which way the vessel is going.

If her red light shows, he knows that her port side is toward him and she is crossing to his left; if it is her green light her starboard Bide is toward him, and she Is crossing to his right; but if both the red and green are showing, she is heading straight in his direction. Thus he learns by these running lights where the other vessel is, what she in, and in what direction she is going; and he knowi plenty of time whether she is on his track, or whether she is crossing it in one direction or the other. All that is not enough, however, to avoid collision; for both he and the officer on the other vessel must know exactly what to do, and what the other is going to do. He must know, so to speak, on just what track to switch, and on just what track the other vessel will switch to avoid, him. This is set- tied by fixed rules, wAich are the same the world over, and are known to all men who follow die sea.

They are called tbe "Rules of the Road." The rules of the road say that when two vessels are coming bows on--that Is to say, on the same track--each vessel shall turn off to the right far enough to avoid the when two vessels are crossing--Aat is, when their tracks would cross other--the one which has the other on the starboard (right) hand must turn to starboard (the right), and go behind the other vessel, while tbe latter keeps on her track of course; and that a steam-vessel must always get ont of the way of a sailing vessel, a vessel at anchor or disabled, or a vessel with another in tow. Thus the lights tell, in the darkest night, which way tbe ships are going, and what kind of ships they are; while the rules of the road tell, both for night and day, In which direction the ships must turn tfkeep out of each other's way. If a vessel has another vessel in tow, she-carries two masthead lights instead of one; and when a vessel is at anchor she has no side lights or masthead light, but a single white- light made fast to a stay where it can be seen from all around her. On "The Banks." On a clear day there is no danger from the big steamers; in the first place, the steamer herself can keep a sharp lookout, and, secondly, as the cod are lethargic in clear weather, it is not a busy time with the fishermen, and they would as lief see a steamer turn up as not At four in the afternoon the lines or tanti are laid out. Tbe schooner is the hub of a wheel, BO to speak, and the tanti radiate from it like spokes.

A six-story schooner usually has lines enough to carry 12,000 books. The lines are lifted at four in the morning and the cod taken off. The collisions occur chiefly hi the night when the fishermen are snatching a few winks prior to 4 m. They have the proper lights burning at the mast and a watch on deck, but if it is very dark with fog or rain, the steamer is on top of them before jthey know it; if they bave time to cut (the cable well and good; they lose the (cable and their lines, but escape death. If not, the cry "Tout le monde snr le pont!" is hardly uttered when they are literally wiped ont by a huge mass of Iron and steel careening along at fifteen for twenty miles an hour.

If they should be lucky enough to get off with their bows stove and a man or two killed by the Impact boats from neighboring pchooners soon arrive and ask, "Was tahe British or American "God (knows," is the reply of the agitated men; "all we know is we saw the flash bf a monster and heard voices bias- bheming hi a foreign fonndland Correspondence New York Evening Post Swine Feed a little salt to the hogs as well as to tbe cattle. Nothing can make up for a stunted growth during the first three or four months, says Coleman's World. Feed liberally, and give them as much milk as can be obtained. Tbe Yorkshire bog makes splendid bacon with desirable alternate streaks of fat and lean. It Is a good bog to keep for tbe family supply of pork products.

Witb swine one must be both a good breeder and a good feeder to succeed. Corn, clover and milk make the best and most wholesome pork. An advantage of swine raising Is quick returns and large profit in proportion to outlay. Witb swine and poultry both on tbe farm, not much need go to waste that has any food value. will consume more different binds of provender In unattractive condition than any other stock.

will do. I could beat you all, but we must not keep these waiting any longer." A basin of water and a towel wero brought In, and the great Prime Minister washed his face, hid the basin, and then received the two lords. Dr. Battle, an eminent London physician, used to amuse himself by gazing at the "Punch and Judy" show. Ho was such a successful mimic of Punch that he once saved a patient's life by Imitating that character.

Tito patient was suffering from a swelling in the throat; and the Doctor, turning his wig, appeared at the bedside with the face and voice of Punch. The mau laughed so heartily that the swelling broke, and a complete cure followed. Man is the only animal who can laugh. He, therefore, relishes a little nonsense. A BURIED TREASURE.

Little Dutch Maiden Finds the Hoard of Heer Baron Graafe. She followed a lizard that jumped across the path and scurried away among the ferns, and failing to find his hiding place, she sat herself down on the moss, and leaned agaiust one of tho huge blocks of stone that were scattered about, and conned over to herself the wonderful stories she had heard her Grootmoeder tell of buried treasure, and of Heer Baron Graafe, who bad lived in the castle, and the beautiful lady whom he bad so illy treated that she died; and of the gold and silver he had wrung from the peasants, and hoarded and buried in iron chests in the woods. How he suddenly disappeared, and no one ever saw or heard of him afterward. How people had searched and dug for the treasure, but no due had been able to find it It was the belief in the village among the peasants that the treasure could only be found at sunset by a maid who had suffered a great misfortune. Perhaps it was buried just beneath where she sat! Mounting the ruined hall, she seated herself upon a loose stone, and bethought her of a lucky rhyme in vogue among the'children and which they always repeated whenever they happened to lose anything: "Een- ah, twee-ah, drie-ah, Graacht, Vijf-ah, zes-ah, zev'n-ah, Maacht!" Nobody knew in tbe least what It meant, but that did not matter at all.

It was lucky, and that was sufficient While repeating the lucky rhyme she beat time to it with her little sabots upon the stone; and when she came to the final word "Maacht," she gave such a kick that off flew the sabot down among the weeds below. Slipping down from the spot where she had been sitting, she parted the thick bushes with her hands, carefully avoiding the net- ties, and pushed her way among the thick ferns to the spot where she could see the point of the white sabot gleaming. The branches, springing back, almost blinded her; and, putting out her hands to keep them away, she suddenly felt the ground crumbling under her feet She clung to the ferns and weeds to save herself, but the effort was useless, and down she went with the stones and loose earth rattling and falling all about her. One stone struck her on the head. She saw for a moment the green leaves and tbe patch of golden sky above her; then all grew dark before her eyes, and she knew no more.

When little Melaatij opened her eyes again, the light was but faintly shining through the trees, for it was well-nigh nightfall. For a moment she did not realize where she was or what had happened. But finally the pain in her head and her bruised knees became so bad that she remembered her fall, and attempted to rise, catching at a sort of projection which jutted out from the steep bank above her; but to her horror it moved loosely, as if it would fall. She had barely time to roll to one side ere the whole mass fell outward, and seemed to crumble away. The shape of it was square, and so remained; and when she touched it she realized that it was iron, but so rusted that it was like flakes of rotten wood.

There were some rags in the square shape, and she gingerly poked them about until what seemed to be hundreds of buttons began to run out of the discolored mass in a stream. She stooped and picked some of them up, and examined them closely. They seemed to her to be like money, but such queer money--the like of it she had never seen before, and it was so brown and black, too! She put some of them Into her pocket--St Nicholas. PRESCRIPTIONS. Utln Should Be bnt Legibility Should Be Insured.

At we hear of the death ef patient havlug been due te an error on tbe part of the druggist In compounding a prescription. the error la due to negligence, but wore frequently to Incorrect deciphering of the cblrogrophy. The intervals between these unfortunate occurrences are not so rare but that the aggregate number of must be something startling. Physicians' prescriptions are Invariably written in Latin which, however perfect pharmacists may have been in their studies, cannot be as familiar to them as their own tougue. For this reason It has been urged that physicians should be required to write their prescriptions in English.

We do not think this would be as tafe a precaution as some others that might be adopted, and It would upset the entire pharmaceutical system. Latin Is used in writing prescriptions in all countries. A prescription written by a doctor In Dolgevllle could be as correctly filled in France or Germany as here, Inasmuch as Latin is studied by the pharmacist there to the same extent as In this country. Doctors should be required, however, to take the time and trouble to write their prescriptions very plainly, and, If their handwriting is naturally illegible, to form printed letters with their pens. Prescriptions are generally short, containing only a few words, and extreme care in writing them would involve merely an infinitesimal loss of time.

Latin must needs be continued in use; otherwise any irresponsible person could write out forged prescriptions for drugs that should not be allowed to go into their possession, such as poisons and tinctures that are extremely dangerous save in carefully computed quantities. Extreme caution on the part of both doctors and druggists, in the absence of other established regulations, is absolutely necessary. Only last month a Child died in New York from the effects tf a powerful poison placed in a mixture by a druggist who had mistaken the hieroglyphics on the physician's prescription, which in reality had called for castor oil. Both doctor and druggist were to blame; the former for not having written more plainly, and the latter for not having used his common tense and called for a repetition. This would have caused delay, but the child's life might have been saved.

Texas Justice--You admit yon stole the pig out of pen? Colored Prisoner--Yas. I admits I stole de pig, bnt I wuz honjrry, an' I didn't bave nufnV ter eat "Pork readier," said the Judge, A Xonsensc. Dean Swift used to amuse himself by harnessing bis servants with cords and driving them up and downstairs and through tbe rooms of tbe deanery. Faraday played marbles and ball with Uttle boys, and took part In charades, playing once tbe "learned pig." William Pin delighted to romp with children. He was once playing witb his niece and nephews, who were trying to blacken bis face witb burnt cork.

Plus Coins Valuable. On the withdrawal of the Italian silver coinage from France and Belgium the pieces with tbe effigy of Plus which had previously been looked at wit ha good deal of suspicion on account of their being refused by the Government departments, became absolutely valueless save as old metal Even at the Roman Catholic churches they would not bave his holiness' effigy when It was put In the plate. AH of a sudden, however, the discredited coins are being eagerly sought for. and their price has been going up In the most extraordinary manner. An mnoh an ir.

le-uis, or Is lielnjt asked by one Parisian dealer for a fine specimen of a Papal 5-franc piece. It seems that the demand comes from Belgium, where the Catholic party has been celebrating Its successes at tbe last election by having brooches and other keepsakes made from tbe Papal coins, and more especially tbe 5-franc pieces. The rage, it Is thought will soon subside. This Is, it Is mid. the only known case but one of a coin belonging to the modorn metric system becoming enhanced in value as a curiosity.

Tbe other Instance was a coin of Napoleon with the inscription "Protector of the Confederation of the Rhino," of which thorc are only five known specimens, and which are worth about News. Work and. Health. Much has been said about the evil effects of overwork and the necessity for proper periods of rest The point has not been too strongly urged; but it must be remembered, at the same time, that the best health is enjoyed only by hard workers. The athlete's arm attains Its size by virtue of the greater quantity of nourishing blood attracted to it by the severe exercise which it undergoes.

The mental athlete accomplishes his extraordinary amount of brain work only after years of mental training and effort Barely do the parts thus exercised fail. The neglected functions and organs are more often the cause of the "breakdown." Work is essential to health. Health its perfection is found only where both brain and body are active; and it is possible that the keenest health has Been enjoyed by the hardest workers in the fields of both mental and physical labor. Sir Walter Scott, whose work stands AS a monument to his industry as well to his genius, was, we are told, most Indefatigable in his pursuit of physical exercises of all kinds, hi many of which he excelled, and in which he could tire most men as easily as he could excel them in feats requiring long-sustained mental effort Much tbe same thing is told of Goethe. These men fulfilled to the utmost the advice of the adage: "Work while you work, and play while you play." Those whose enjoyment of life la largest and whose accomplishment of work is greatest for the longest time, are those who go into their work and play in a whole-hearted fashion, or as It is often expressed, "for all they are worth." For such, health is supplied hi greatest measure.

The best health is not to be found hi the indulgence of "loafing," which is neither rest nor work; it is generated rather by the alternate exercise of brain and muscle. By this means both ire flushed with the fluid which health and life to all the tissues--the Companion. Franklin of the very first atUoipto making an Iron ttove waa by 0ml or Cardinal Poll cnsc. of Mlljr In tbe eighteenth century. of were limply fireplaces, constructed with hearths and iron jambs; the only Improvement It showed over th4 old fireplace was in a alight saving of heat.

In the year 1810 Dr. Desaug- of London, improved the Pollg- nac to sucli an extent that they could be used for burning coal well wood. Dr. Franklin's stove, invented In (he year 1745, was a great improvement on everything in the stove line that had preceded it. The principles upon which it waa constructed were similar to the airtight introduced many years later.

Indeedrft is believed that had it been possible at that time for founders to make tight-fitting castings the Franklin experiment would have been airtight. About the year 1775 (there is some dispute about the exact date) Dr. Franklin improved his stove so as to make it suitable to the consumption of common bituminous coal. In 1782 Benjamin Thompson (Count Bumford) made several improvements on Franklin's designs. In 1833 J.

L. Mott made the first stove that would burn anthracite coal. Since the last- named date hundreds of inventors have taken part in bringing the stove up to its present perfection. Aerated Dr. Danglisk, an Edinburgh phy sician, discovered a way of making bread without the use of yeast in 1859.

It soon became known as aerated bread, and the new process of bread making became more or less common. Aerated bread is made from dough that has been raised by the mechanical introduction of carbon dioxide. Dr. Danglisk's process consisted in using water charged with carbon dioxide in place of yeast, and in mixing the flour and water by a mechanical contrivance instead of by hand. By doing away with the use of yeast the evils of fermentation and deterioration are avoided, and the aerated bread is said to be more nutritious and more digestible than ordinary yeast bread.

Another advantage is that it can be made in one and a half hours. It requires about five hours to form the sponge alone of yeast bread. Aerated bread bakeries have been established at different times in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia, but none has ever succeeded in America. In England, however, aerated bread is very popular. There are in London to-day eighty-three shops selling aerated bread, which employ 1,000 workmen, The shops are patronized by some 300,000 customers a week, or about 15,000000 customers a year.

with tears in bis eyes, as be chalked isuiui, ri. him down for two A servant announced that two members of tbe Cabinet desired to sec him on business. "Let tota wait in tbe other room," said Pitt, catching op a pillow Times. There is so much abuse of tbe men that it never to tbe wotoea tbat they aeed any, Sent Rack to Franco. Tne National Library of France is made recipient of tbe large number of French books which are refused at tbe post offices of other European states, nearly every one of which exerolsos a censorship over foreign publications.

Considering the opportunities the Txrd has for finding people ont we don't see where he gets any angels. A man's theories as to bow his wife should behave toward him were founded oft a Iwate for bis own Mining and Matrimony. All the fortunes in gold are not dis In the far West even yet not all the romances exhausted In the American El Dorado, as the following recital from the York Tribune reveals: Tbe gold mine said to hnvo the largest output of any in the world Is the Little Johnny, of Lcadvllle. owned by John F. Campion.

He went to Leadvllle and took up the Little Johnny after four other miners had abandoned It because they could not find a trace of carbonates. When he was a poor prospector, two years ago. he became acquainted with a school teacher. Miss Nellie May Daly. could not mary her because he was too poor, but with an income of a year, which he now has, that obstacle has been removed, and they were married In Denver on Monday last.

He ordered the construction of a real- 1eooe there to cost fioo.oon. Paintrd on a Grain of Corn. It Is said that tbe smallest piece ot painting In the world has recently been executed by a llcmish artist. It painted on the smooth side of a grain of common white corn, and pictures a mill and a miller mounting a a sack of grain on his back. The tnill is represented as standing on a torrace.

and near It Is a horse and cart while a group of several peasants arc shown In the road near by. The picture Is beautifully distinct, every object being finished witb microscopic fidelity, yet by careful measurement it Is shown tbat the whole painting does not cover a surface of balf an inch iquare. Preparing for War. In the United Kingdom last year thirty-one warships were built; ia all Edison's Latest Toy. Thomas A.

Edison has decided upon kinetophone" as the name for his latest contrivance. It is a combination of the kinetoscope and phonograph, and its purpose is to show sound as well as action. The new machine resembles the kinetoscope closely, with the addition of rubber tubes and ear pieces, by means of which the voices of the persons depicted in the kinetoacope can be heard. In other words, if the kineto- scope represents the action of a play on the stage, the kinetophone supplies the voices of the actors, so that one may get the whole scene in mimic representation. It is hardly conceivable that such an invention can be anything more than a toy.

No useful purpose can be subserved by the kinetophone, so far as can be judged at the present time. The reproduction of figures, accompanied by the phonographic imitation of voices, can hardly be of any practical utility. The kineto- phone will be, we should say, a good deal like the magic lantern, a feature at evening entertainments of a popular kind, but limited to that narrow sphere. Maxims of Keep good company or none. Never be idle.

Cultivate your mind. Make few promises. Live up to your engagements. Keep your own secrets. When you speak to a person look him in the face.

If anyone speaks ill of you let your life he so that no one will believe him Live within your income. Small and steady gains bring the kind of riches that do not take and fly away. Earn money before you spend it- Never run into debt until you see a sure way to get ont of it. Never borrow if you can possibly avoid it. Do not marry until yon are able to support a wife.

Never speak evil of any Be just before yon are generous. Save when yon are young, and enjoy your savings when you are old. Mmlieal AM. M. Felix Faure has decided that all the state and other domestics at the Elysee, and their families, are to re- ceive medical assistance gratis.

The cost is to be paid out of his own purse. All the ushers and other servants employed there by the state have been nearly thirty yean at the Elysee. They have been kept on longer than they might have been, because it would be so difficult to find men so fit for their places. They cannot be dismissed before a certaia number of years' service has given them a right to a pension. Since fluenza visited Paris in 1SS9 they have often suffered from that illness, and, being old, had often to seek medical assistance.

As their salaries are not high they thought this was hard, and so also thinks the President. M. Faare has named Capt Bouchez to look after them and to be their spokesman. Perhaps of the very monuments is the artriet in a in memory of a who ha4 left taken off 'by tbe ball," the actual caaftol beJl totitf HMtfltitt iWSPAPERI.