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RUMORS 0F DUELLING. Some Amusing Episodes on the Field of Honorâ€"Abraham Lincoln’s Wit. A Philosophical Mathemallcnl Tutorâ€"Ad- ventures ol’ Croqnard. Incomporablyfwitty. as well as sarcastic, was Abraham Lincoln’s remark. when â€"after accepting a challenge and agreeing to fight, he was shown the spot selected for the nos- tile meeting (which was on the Missouri side of the Illinois river)â€"he said that the site was singular‘y appropriate, as it was within convenient distance of the peniten- tiary. It is well, by the way. that the gentleman selected by Mr. Lincoln for his attendant in his threatened duel was a. man of infinite jest; for be arranged that the combat should be fought with dragoon swords, which put a. ridiculous termination to the afisir, as Mr. Lincoln's adversary (Gen. Shields) was a much shorter man than himself. We can just See the immortil Father Abraham going (or the eminent Mis- sourian with a dragoon sabre. The cascades of Lincoln’s Wit continued to rfl'ervesne, however, even after the dragoon ssbres had been anointed with the oil of peace, for the illustrious Railsplitter then proposed to Shields that they play sganie of “old sledge” to see which should pay the expense of the tripâ€"and Shields gingham". , J ,"L AL. r'vr-v The Washington (D.C.) Sunday Herald, not a long time since, related the following anecdote of a well-known Virginian : “Hill Carter, of Virginia. a lineal descendant of King Carter, of Shirley, on the Lower J “Les river. was for many years an oflicer of the navy of the United States ; but resigning he found his estate in a dilapidated cmdition. From his training in the navy he had become a. rigid disciplinarian, thoroughly systematic and practical. He first directed his over- seer to pull down the old fences and pile together all the crooked and dried rails and fire them. All of the old rickety cabins and other outbonses were next burned. Then all of the old waggons, carts, plows. hoes, axes, rakes. baskets, spinning-wheels, and looms we re piled together and burned. The next order was to gather up every old horse and mule that could not work. and all non- producing mares. cows, sheep, and hogs, and old dogs that cmld not hunt, and place them inalot. Whenthis was done the an~m ils were killed, placed in one vast heap and burned. On his several plantations were seventy five or a hundred Old negroes, male and funales, that had not performed any labor for many years. Some were cripples and some almls: past walking from old age. To support s) large a number 0‘ non-producers uld not comport with Mr. Carter's idea of discipline and economy. So he told the overseer to gather together in a certain lot all of these old negroes : but when the overseer went out to execute the order the old darkies, knawm g how the old fences, ‘cabins, farming lmpln- merits. and the old stock had been served, had gone by the break of day to the fields and were all ready for work. The ex naval officer proved himself a model and success- ful planter. Bill Carter was of an irritable nature, and by virtue of his education diC is.- torial. On one occasion, while riding over one of his plantations, the overseer had dis- pleased him, and he undertook to horsewhip him. The overseer being the stoutest oi the two, took the whip from him and lashed him seve rely. He then challenged the over- seer to mortal combat, but the overseer de- clined to fight, for the reason, he mid. that if he was maimed or killed it would leave his wife and children without support. Mr. Carter said he would settle on his wife and children a competency if he would fight him. The overseer aczepted the proposition, and â€"the property settlement madeâ€"the parties met, the terms of the duel agreed on. the pistols loaded. and they were just taking position when the sheriff of the county arrived on the field and arrested the parties. Mr. Carter never changed his property gift to the overseer’s family, nor did he dismiss him from his employ. He said he would let him keep the property because he might again want to fight him.” In 1414 Henry V. of England sent the (inn bin of France a chullenue ; and in reply the utter presented Henry with some tennis- bslls, with a message to the effect that the latter had better confine himself to the use of something less mischievous and more ap- prgpriaf‘e'tbsp tlie playthings of war. A certain mathematical tutor at Cam- bridge who had been confidently made there- cipient of information to the effect that a pupil had about completed preparations for a hostile meeting, sought out the latter and inquired : “What is this all aboutâ€"why do you fight 2" "Because he gave me the lie," frankly and promptly replied the young man. "He said you lied, eh 1â€"well, let him prove it ; if he proves it, then you did lie, of course ; but if he does not prove it, why, then, it is he who lied. Why should you shoot one another 3" In the gallery of Dusenne, one time, a crack shot was affording a good deal of entertainment to himself and others by shattering one after another the puppets set up to be fired at. There was one man present. however, who could not laugh. That man was the pro- prietor of the puppets. At last they Were all down but oneâ€"that was Napoleon. The marksman took quick aim, and down went the first consul. The proprietor gave a wild scream, and exclaimed 2 "You cannot fire as well upon the ground I” “Come out and see I” "Bang 1" and down fell the pro- prietor. "He could fire as well," glowed the prostrate one: M: Olivier, bishop of Evreux, and Mon- signor Affre, archbishop of Paris, met one day,a.nd the latter dwelt at length upon the imperfections and inconsistencies of the law against duelling; when Bishop Oliver asked: Suppose, Monsignor Affre, some one of standing should slap you in the faceâ€"what would you do ‘2" Thee archbishop was slightly thrown from his equilibrium, but replied :” “I know what I ought to do, but 1 don’t know, It ally, whap I should do.” Croquard was not unlike St. Foix, in many respects, although not so gallant and proficient in the use of the sword, and was always without a sous. One day, at the in- stance of the Count de Chambord, he called upon a contractor and challenged him, at which the litter picked Croquard up and held him under a. pump and pumped water on him until he was completely drenched. He once challenged a linen draper, whose wife Informed Croquard that ha husband was ill and would not recover before six months. In precisely six months from the day of his first visit Croquard again called, and was again met at the door by the wife of the linen draper, who invitedlthe nomadic duelliat to breakfast. He declined. although hungry, saying that he wanted to fight more than he wanted to eat. “Won’t monsieur try a. glass of Madeira '2" inquired the diplo- mttic woma I, with Well-effected afhbility. "Madeira l’ ejeculated Croquard, with a smack of his lips like the crack of a. whip, “Oui, oui, my dear madame ; and your good husband shall remain ill for another six months.” Croqunrd once got annual with an actor named Mouton, and was about to challenge the Theepian, when he remember ed that he owed him 5 francs. “How un- lucky, mon Dieu l” he cried, after having uusuccessfully attempted to borrow that amount from others present, “that I should owe a. man money whom I want to fight.” Saint-Benve once tought a duel holding an umbrellaâ€"during the preliminaries of which he said that he had no objection to being killed, but that he was determined not to get wet. When the Duke of Welling: ton wanted the 10th regiment kept at Dob- lin, he admitted that lots of duel: would grow out of such action, "but that’s of no consequence," he added. Some years ago two inexperienced shooters met in the woods near Paris, and at the first discharge of their pistols a cry went up at a. point only a few yards away. and It was quickly discovered that awell known attorney had been hit. "If it is only a lawyer,” cried one of the combatants, “let us fire again." Darin the progress of the duel between Senator Villiam M. Gwin and Representa- tive J. W. McCorkle. in 1883, 9. [nor donkey nearly half a mile away, was shot deadâ€"and the donkey was not even a spectator. Sterne once fought a duel about a goese, and Re- leigh one concerning a tavern bill. An Irishman once challenged an Englishman because the latter declared that anchovies did not grow on trees. A member of Louis the Eighteenth's bodyguard challenged three men in one dayâ€"one because he had stared at him, another because he had looked at him askew. and the third on account of his passing him by without looking at him at all. A Liverpool set. captain was once challenged, and named harpoons as weapons. A Frenchman who had been called out named twenty four loaves of “siege bread" â€""\Ve shall eat against each other,” he said, “until one of us shall die, for one of us is sure to die." Many who have receivei challenges have accepted and named horse- whips or oowhides. Two Tennessee editors. who had long quarelled. repaired to the field but settled their difiiculty after firing one shothby agreeing to merge their papers into one oncern and enter into partnership with each other, which they carried into effect after their return. One of the most remarkable duel: (or series of duels) of any age we.) the affair between two French oflicere named Fournier and Dupont. This duel was commenc d in 1794 and lasted ulnébeen years Fournier had challenged and kirledayoung man named Blum. at Strasburg. unler distreeemg cir- cumstances. and Gen. Moreau, the com- mandant, who had issued cards for a Soiree, which was to fake place upon the evening of the day of Blum'e funeml, bud hinted to his 0 lief of Half (Dupont) just before the c 'mniencement of the arrival of guests that the presence cf Fournier might mar the character of the festivities, So, when Fonrnier appeared he was denied admission by Dupont, who was at once challonged, and fought (with swords) and wounded Fournier. In a month or two- they fought again, and Dupont was wounded. Immediately upon the recovery of the latter the combatants again met, and both received severe and dangerous wounds. Before retiring from the field, however, they had an agreement. drawn up and sworn to tbat,whenever after- wards they came within one hundred miles of each other, each should travel fifty miles towar ls the pther. and renew and continue the fight until at least one of them was placed hors de combat. In the meantime they corresponded with each other, met and fought many times during ten or twelve years, always shaking hands, and sometimes dining together after their fights. At length both became general oflicers; and during the year 1813 were ordered to Switzerland. Dupont arrived at the post at night, put up at the best in, and learned shortly after his arrival that Fournier occupied an adjoin- ing apartment. In a few moments they were at it again, sword in hand, and the fight was temporari- ly ended by Dupont running his steel through his antagonist’s neck and pinning Fournier against the wall. \Vhile in this situation Fournier challenged Dupont for a meeting upon the following day. “Early in the mornin . with pistols, in the woods near Neuilly l’ cried Dipont, greatly to the astonishment of Fournier, who was a dis- tinguished shot. ‘ Good I" replied the latter. “Hear me,” added Dupont, “I am about to engage in matrimony, and have concluded that this matter of ours must first be permanently settled; so I propose that we each arm ourselves with a pair of loaded pistols, go into the woods together, then separate and walk off in opposite directions one hundred paces,then turn and fire at Will." The proposition was accepted by Fournier and the combatants met upon the following morning, went to the woods together, separ- ated, paced off a hundred steps, turned and commenced to advance n'astily. Dupont. while on his hands and knees, got sight of Fournier behind a tree, and at once took up a like position. He then stuck out a flap of his coat as if in a kneeling position, and in an instant a bullet went through it from Fonrnier. Then Dupont hung his cap on the muzzle end of one of his pistols and by degrees stuck it out to one side until at length Frontier blazed away, Dupont then stepped out from behind the tree and ad- vanced upon his as'onished antagonist With drawn weapons and ssid; “General your life is in my hands but I do not care to take it. I want this matter, however, to end right here: and in the case of a fresh dis- turbance I want you never to lose sight of the fact that the weapons must be pistolsâ€" your favourite weaponsâ€"and that I. am en- titled to the first two shotsâ€"distance, three feet.” The incident took place nineteen years after the first meeting between the two officers, during which period they had fought each other seventeen time. No fresh disturbance, it may be added, in conclusion, ‘ever broke out between them. which was very natural when it is remembered that Dupont was entitled to the first two shots. In 1858 M. de Pene, a. Parisian jaurnalist, was challenged by a whole regiment. Dumas fought with Gailliardet, near Pwris, over a. controversy cogcexjnipg the agtkigrship of “La. Tour de Fesle." Marchal Ney Gnce challenged every man in a. theater. In his fatal duel with Lieutant Cec'l, btackpole, after firing, said, shaking his head and smil- ing: “By George I I have missed him.” A Great Railway Tunnelâ€"A Mormon Saintâ€" Mild Winter in :Englnndâ€" Shocxs u an Earmqu eâ€" &c., &c. Herbert Spencer is going to Australia. on account of failing health. The senior knight of the British navy, 811' George Rose Satorius, is ninety-three years old. Victor Hugo is to be offered the honorary presidency of a baby show to be hll 1 in Paris :cxt July. All this rich obese are now flpcking to Prince Bismarck's doctor, who has so reduo- ed him in size without injury to his health. The chair of mathematics is occupied at High School, in Stockholm, Sweden, by a Russian lady named Kowalewaka. Mal-wood, the late hangman, once paid Dore £53 to sketch him in the performance of his terrible duties. Work is proceeding rapidly with the great railway tunnel under the Mersey. The tun- nel will .be three and one-eight miles in length. In the Paris 3011 Marcbe, where 2,000 persons are said to be employed, each girl has a room to herself. There is also a draw- ing room with piano, &c. ~Mrs. Verrell, of Quebec, Canada, was actually lrighlened to death, not long since, by two dogs that rushed upon her without biting her. The wife of Judge Foote, of Lawrence, Kansas, died recently of blood-poisoning occasioned by the absorption of the coloring matter of a green veil through a. scratch on the face. The statue of \Vm. Tyndale (martyred in 1536) which has been erected in a conspicu- one place on the Thames Embankment, was unveiled recently by Lord Shaiteabury with appropriate ceremonies. A Mormon saint, the senior partner in 3 Salt Lake liquor store, was chosen on Sat- urday to preach the gospel in Great Britain, and the Mormon police, ignorant of the fact, within twenty-four hours arrested him for selling liquor on Sunday, for which he was fined $50. Dr. Desprez, of the Hospital de la Charite, Paris, though a free thinker, deprecates the exclusion from the ho-pitals of persons con. nected with the religious bodies, and says that the lav asaiattnta are far inferior in skill to the Sisters. Mr. Matthew Arnold does not seem to have profited by his elocution lessons in the United States. On the occasion of his first lecture in England, after his return home, Truth any: that whenever he wished “to be pnrtioularly impresaive he was perfectly inaudible.” The finest rubies are found in Ava, Siam, and Peru ; others are found in India, Cey- lon, Australia. Borneo, Sumatra. The Bur- mese mines have long been famous ; the working of them is a royal monopoly, and the King has among other iitiea that of Lord of the Rubies. The Brazilian ruby is de- clared to be a pink topaz, inferior to the true rubyl ellow in its natural state. and colored arti cially. Lord Rowton, it is said, finds his work of producing the memoirs of Lord Beaconsfield very difficult. The papers are enormous in number, and absolutely without order or ar- rangement. L'»rd Beecousfieid seems to have kept everything in the shape of letters, disposing of them by the easy process of thrusting them into a large box. Vigilance committees are being formed in some of the Dundee, Scotland, churches. The members of committee scatter them- selves over the church and note absentees and strangers. Any member out of his place for two Sabbaths 18 reported to the minister. who immediately adopts means to know the reason why. In like manner strangers attending for two Sahbaths are seen after with the view of attaching them to the congregation. A recently published report states that out of every thousand recruits for the Rus- sian army examined in 1882, 57.5 per cent. were rejected for physical disability, 460 of these were thrown out as being “too narrow chested," 50 for consumption, and 10 for poverty of the blood. Investigation showed that over 50 per cent. of the men of St. Petersburg between ‘20 and 2'2 were “weak and sickly." In Lancashire, England, they keep up to the traditions of centuries on Easter Mon- day. In Preston. for instance, the whole population make a. pilgrimage to the park outside the town, each with a. hard boiled egg stained some lcolor. Everybody, young and old, makes for the summit of a. hill, down which the great aim is to r511 the egg without getting smashed. To see crowds ot well-dressed people rolling eggs against one another is a most amusing spectacle. A general impression exists that slow- grqw_n timber is 'filie stsongest, but this oginion does not, it is said, stand the test 0 experiment. There is in London a Gov. ernment establishment for testing the quali- ty and strength of all woods and metals used for Government purposes, the chroni- cles of which are said to be very interesting. Among other things that have been proved there, is the fact that fast grown timberâ€" osk at leastâ€"is the strongest, and bears the greatest degree of tension. There have been winters in England mild. or than this last, exceptional as that has been. In 1882 so mill was the season that the trees were covered with leaves, and birds built their nests and hatched their young in the month of February. In 1838 the gardens were bright with flowers in January. Neither ice nor snow was visible in 1659, no fires were lit in 1692. and the softness of the weather in 1791. l807, and 1822 was phenomenal. In 1829 white blos- soms were to be seen on the trees in March, and on the vines in April. The wearing of the primrose as the repre- sentative of Lord Baaconsfield is but one more of the many flowery symbols with which the history of England blossOmsâ€"the broom plant of the first lentagenet; the red and white roaes of Lincaster and York; the Sc )tch thistle which betrayed the naked footfall of the invading Dene, and so saved Scotland ; the leek of the Welshman, sym- bolic of harvest time. when each laborer brought his share of the common dinnerâ€"a. solitary leekâ€"in his hat for the want of pockets ; the rose 0! England and the sham- rock of Ireland, emblematic of. the Trinity. The first Congregational church in Wash- ington, which Frederick Douglass once called INTERESTING ITEMS. the only Christian church in that city, be- cause it gave equality of admission to color. ed people, is disturbed by an attemp’. to dis- courage the attendance of negroea. Some of the members tried to pass a. resolution advising that the colored members ahould attach themselves to another organimtion. This waa overwhelmingly defeated. Now a battle is in p-ogress over a. proposition to fit up and newly carpet the Sabbath scho )1 room of the church if the colored school. which meets therein the afternoon, could be put in other quarters. The great ladies of the Faubourg St. Ger- main, in Paris, the favorite quarter of the old aristocracy, usually so modest and retir- ing. and so averse to anything that savers of comm(-n and vulgar publicity, have nud- denly changed their time~worn tactics, and now seems to have but one idea in their headsI and that is “to appear in public.” Already two concerts hava taken place at which the/emmes du monde, headed by the Vicnmtesse de Tredern and the Marquise de St. Paul, have sung and played to paying audiencesâ€"of course, for charitable pur- poaes. At the last of these concerts such was the curiosity of the multitude to see these great ladies that15,000 francs were taken at the doors, and one unfortunate tic- ket, which had been forgotten or mislaid till the last moment, was actually raflied for and fetched 300 francs. The number of shocks in an earthquake varies indefinitely, as does the length of in- tervals betWeen them. Sometimes the whole earthquake only lasts a. fem-seconds. Thus, the city of Caracas was destroyed in about hall a minute. 10,000 lives being lost in that time. Lisbon was overthrown in five or six minutes; but a succession of shocks may last for hours, days, weeks, or months. The Calabrian earthquake, which, began in February. 1783, lasted througha continued series of shocks for nearly four years, until the end of 1786. The arse shaken by an earthquake varies with the in- tensity of the shock from a mere local tract, where a slight trembling has been experi- enced, up to such catastrophes as that of Lisbon, which convulsed not only the Portu- guese coasts, but extended into Iceland on the one hand and into Africa on the other; agitated lakes, rivers, and springs in Great Britain, and caused Loch Lomond to rise and to subside with startling suddenness. The American and English committees have almost finished their labors in the re- vision of the Old Testament. It is expected that the revision will be published In the course of a few months. The revision is said to have been made with the sole pur- pose of placing the Bible in a position in which the people may understand every word [as the scholars understand them. and asthe text stands in its original. To do this many of the beauties of expression have been sacrificed in order to give the true meaning of the original. The poetical forms and the archaisms will be‘xetainerl to a larger extent than they were in the New Testament. The fabulous beast, the “uni- corn,” will give place to the wild ox. "The River of Egypt’ will be “The Brook of Egypt; "The Book of Jasher" will be "Tu‘e Book of the Upright.” "The ylain of Mel-ah" will be “The rock of IVIOI‘AlJ. ‘ The children of Israel did not borrow oi the Egyptians what they never intended to re- turn. but they asked for and received gifts. not loans. “Joseph's coat of many colon" will be a “long tunic.” “Judgment also will I lay to line, and righteousness to the plum- met,” will be, “I will make judgment for a line and righteousness for a plumb line." "In my flesh shall I see God” will be, “yet out of my flesh do I see God." viii. 5. " For Thou has: made him a little lower than the angels," will be. “Thou hast made him a little lower than God.” “I will praise Thee, ob, Lord,” is ofien inns- lMed, “I will give thanks unto Thee, oh, Lord ” ix. 7. “But the Lord shall endure for- ever," will be, "But the L)rd sittath as King forever.” , Some 6f the changes in the psalms will be :- vii. ‘20. “ If He turn not He will whet His sword.” (meaning God), will be. “Ila man turn not He will what his sword." lUl’UVUl. I xi. 7. "For the righteous L'rd loveth righteousness ; His countenance (bth behold the upright,” will be, “For tbs Lord is righteous ; He loveth righteousne s ; the up- right shall behold His face.” kxxviii. 8. " Fret not thysslf in any wise to do evil," will be. "Fret mt thyself. It pequth 1:0 evilrdoigg.”_ lxviii. ll. “ The Lord gave the word; great was the company of those that pub- lished in," will be, “The Lurd giveth the word' and the women tbac hrilg glad tid- ings ar_e a great» 119$." Txxxiv. 6. "Who, passing trough the Valley of B803, make it a. well the rain al- so filleth the pwls,“ will b«, “Passing through the valley of weeping. they make it a place of springs.” XOIVL l2. 'TTneun shall all 1be trees of the wood rejoice,” will be, "'Ihen shall all the trees of the wood sing for py." Irving’s Only Appearance as a Politi- clan. “Once.” sayser. Lehouohere, referring to the rumor that Henry Irving is about to run for Parliament; "Mr. Irving did appear 0'1 the hustinae, and it was in this Wise: I was the defeated candidate at the Middle- aex election. Those were the days 0‘ In“? ings and display, and it was the fashion 0? each candidate to go down to B'entiord iu a carriage and four to thank his supporter"- On the morning of the day that Ihad to pH" form this function Irving called upon me, and I invited him to acmmpuny me. D’JWu we drove ; I made an inaudible speech to 3 mo”). and we re entered our carriage t0 3‘? ‘0 Ifindon. In a. large constituency “k3 Middlesex few know the' candidates by sight. Irving felt it his duty to 39801110 a mine de circoustance. He folded his arms, pressed his but over his brows, and was every inch the baffled politicianâ€"defeated, sad, but yet sternly resigned to his fate. In this character he was so impreSsive that the crowd came to the conclusion that he was the defeated candidate. S) woe-bezone and ‘ so solemnly dignified. did he look film they Were overcome with emotion, find. to Show their sympathy, they took the horses out of the carriage and dragged it back to Lon- don. When they left us I got up to thank them, but this did not dispel the illusion. ‘Poor fellow,’ I heard them say, as they watched Irving, ‘his feelings are too much for him,’ and they patted him aasthnok hands with him, with the kindly Wish to comfort him.” The Revised Old Testament. FISH Gunmanâ€"Use a. cupful of any kini of cold finh broken up fine. You may add the boiled roes of shad, if you have them. Season with pepper and salt and heat in a. cupful of cream gravy, same as used jn po- tatoes. Make an omelet with six egg, and when ready to fold, spread the not fish evenly over it, roll up, dish. and sand to table at once. EXTRA CYMBAIs â€"Fcur eggs, four tea- spoonuful oi buthr, eight of sugar, 1‘2 (f milk; spice; flmr to roll. CYMBALS OTHERWISE DOUGIINUTS.-A pint bowl of flour, a teacup of sugar, 3. pieca c€ shortening the size of a, small egg, one egg. sour milk with a. small teaspoonful of soda, salt, nutmeg or cm mmon. FRENCH Flaâ€"Any remains of cold meat free from fat and gristle and finely m‘nced. Season as liked and moisten with plenty of gravy. Spread evenly 0') a pie dish, cover an imh thick with mashed potatozs, atrewa few bits 0“ butter on top and place in a. quick oven until hot and brown. A Goon PUDDINGâ€"Break open and re- move stones from enough plump raisins to line a. well greased pudding dish. Cover the raisins with a. quart of bread crumbs. To a quart of milk add three beaten eggs, sweeten, flavor and pour over crumbs. Bake until you think the pudding will retain its shape when turned out of dish, be careful, however, not to bake ituntil dried out. Eat with hard sauce. POTATOES A LA LYONNAISE.-Use fair sized potatoes; pare and drop them in cold water. let them remain two hours, then slice thin and drain. Put into a. frying pan only sufficient lard or nice drippings to prevent the potatoes from sticking while cooking. Heat the lard hot; add onions to the taste ; fry a few minutes, then add the potatoes. Stir diligently. and cook slowly until done brown. J ust before taking up, add parsley and seasoning. ' Some years ago I eat one evening reading a volume of Prescott'e histories in the library of a rich W'ell street man who was a bank president at 30, when he came in and asked me if I really enjoyed reading such books. He added that he found it impouible to in- terest himself in any of the hundreds of vol- umes he had purchased, although he had tried hard to do so. "When I take them up," he said, “I see nothing but rows of stock quotations on every page." This gen- tleman died at 40, and left a large fortune as the price of his lifeâ€"a fortune which his family has since dissipated. Had he had anything to occupy his mind outside of his oflice and when he left Wall street he might have lived to enioy the pleasure of spending the million he had made. In almost every case some special amusement or point of re- lexation is a sanitary nee :ssity for ihe busi- ness man whose brain is racked by the con- centrated pressure of his six hours daily "street ” labor. Jay Gould is a diligent reader of books and cultivator of exotics. Vanderbilt never opens a book. but his horses and stables help to freshen up his intellect. John Jawb Astor climbs to the top of his house, and in a. secluded sanc- tum hammers away at some mechanical in- vc ntio as that are to revolutionize the indus- trial w0i1ilâ€"that is to say if they are ever perfected. Yachts, horses, aviaries. dogs, flies and fishing l‘JdS, or double-barrelled shot- gun; distract the attention of other men of wealth from the cares which riches bring in their train, and preserve the mental balance of their devotees. One well known broker keeps a select assortment of fowls in his backyard, and he has no sooner entered his front door than he makes a bolt for the chicken-coo , where he fusses about until the repeate clamor of a starvim' house- hold calls him to dinner. His neighbors com- plain of the crowmg of his pet roosters, but he has a. permit which protects his feathered friends, and he defies criticism. Before he kept fowls his nights were almost sleepless ; now he snores all night like a farmer. It is the same story all around. “ If I did not do this or that I should die,” say these busi- ness-worn men who have returned to the loves and likings of their early life for re- lief against " black care.”â€"New York 001. Philadelphia Record. Mocx MINCE PIE â€"an cup of cracker or bread crumbs; one cup of sugar; thrze- fourths of a. cup of molasses: one-fourth of a. cup of butter, one-fourth of a cup of b)iled cider ; one cup of warm water ; spices and chopped raisins, one cup, or a. half. Enough for two pies; very nice. HARD GINGBRBREAD.â€"One pound of flour twb tableepmosful of ginger, one-half pound of sugar, one-third pound of butter. three eggs, 3 small teaspmn of andn; roll very thln. Tuis gingerbrdai will keep a, long time. . ‘equal quantity of cold mashed potatoes, half as mucn cold rice, seasuu with pepper, 33,“; and little bits of butter, turn into a. well greased dish and bake until lightly brown- ed. FISH PIE.â€"R£move bones an! skin from any cold fish yoq Iggy haye,_ add to it an Origin of the Pug. The pug was not generally known or own~ ed in the United Sutes prior to 1870, and England has been acquainted with the breed only for the push quarrnr century. His ori- gin is in donut, and dog {anciers have given him a. Muqcovite or a Dutch piteinity. Manv maintain that be is a. cross between the E rghsh bulldog and the small Dane; but no matter what his origin or to what circumstances his popularity must be attrib- uted, certain it is that he is very widely dis- tributed. for he is known and patted in England, Russia, France‘ Holland and Ja- pan. “I think that young Mr. Cutaway is just a perfect gentleman," remarked Mrs. F‘ua- anfeather to her daughter after that young man had gone before the clock had made a. tenâ€"strike. “He is certainly very pleasant company, but he is not perfect, mamma.” “And what. have you seen to make you think he is not 2" “Why, you know," replied the joking girl with a. chuckle, "he certainly has a. sin gle fault.” “Well, my daughter, remember it is leap year, and you will have yourself to blame if you allow him to have this fault at the end of the year.” Amusements of Millionaires. DOMESTIC REC‘IPES. A Single Fault