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“ It Lir’ my painful dooty to announce an- other deadh among de members of dis club,” said Brother Gardner as the meeting opened. “Unperceived Watson, an honorary mem- ber residin’ at Griflin, Ga.., ar’ no mo’ on airth. I hev bin nonfied by letter dat he passed away a. week ago. De steward will drape de red;stool wid de usual emblem of mournin’, an' if de deceased was behind on dues he will draw a. blue mark fru de ac- count. “ I knowed Brudder \Vatson. In his death the world has lost a purty fa'r sort 0' man. While he paid his debts to de last cent, [no white man could keep chickens widin’ two miles of him. While you could trust him wid a. hoes, he nebber lost an op- portunity to pick up a pig. He was skeerce- ly eber absent from de Thursday ebenin' prayer meetin’, but you didn‘t want to leave a. bone-handled umbrella. whar’ he could pick it up. “Bx-udder Watson was powerful kind to his family, but at de same time he didn't lose sight, of de fackb dab his three chill'en war’ bow-legged an’ his wife cross-eyed. He figgered it down dat some of 'em would be sick about once a week an’ dat deir shoes would w’ar out about so often. “ Brudder Watson didn’t expeck too much of dis cold world. If he traded mules unsight an’ unseen he went out to his stables in de mawnin’ prepared to see a corpse. If he put up a. dollar on de string-game he wisely figgered dst de odder fellar had eighty-four chances to his sixteen. He re- alized dat do Winter brought chillblaius and de summer mosquitoes, an’ be sought to put up wid boaf widout complaint. h_ -01--.. -1.-- L:. .m “ I shall pronounce no eulogy ober his re- mains. While he was anxious to lib on in order to enjoy wattermellyons, green co'n, ’possnms an’ adder luxuries of life, he know- ed de sooner he died de longer he could rest Sunday mawnings, an' do less wood he'd hev to cut to keep de cabin fiah goin‘. It uv' w v... -v --e ar' needless to pass resolushions of sympathy for his wife. She figgers on our sympathy, while at dn same time she doan’ reckon on gittin’ a cent of our money. It 31" needless to resolve dat our loss in" Brudder Watson’s gain. He took his chances. \Ve doan' know which way he went, an’ we probe.ny nebber shall. " The secretary then read the following item from the Tribune, of Great Falls, M. " Preparations are in progress for the re- ception of the Lime-Kiln Club, of Detroit, at the railroad celebration next fall. Give~ adem Jones, Col. Pompeii Parker and the other distinguished members of that famous club are to be the guests of our colored fel- low-citizens, who will make a liberal appro- priation for their entertainment. It is regretted that the well-known temperance , in! _ ...... e ean .vb. v-7-.. __ Foclivitieg the club will prevefit them rom enjoying all the good things prepared for them.” IT DOES NOT. The :following epistle, dated at Boston, was then announced : Bro. Gardner: We, the undersigned aforesaid members of said society, designated at the Boston Encampment of the New England Branch of Piscatorial Equivocators, of said city of Boston, Siate and county aforesaid, would respectfully and conjointly beg leave to re‘ quest to be informed as to whether the said Lime-Kiln Club intends to offer a. prize for the largest fish said' to be caught within the said waters of the aforesaid United States during the ensuing summer. We have the honor to be Your most ob'd't servants, Very truly J. PLENTITCDE \VATTS, R. PLANTAGENET BROWSE, AMBiGUoUs DE SMITH, CONSANGCINITY LEWIS, SOLIDTY GALL, INCLINE J ACKSON, Pao‘rormsn WATKINS, CULTURE WINTHBOP Bnowxs. N. B.â€"â€"The above aforesaid epistle was written and composed by the hand of the aforesaid R. Plantagenet Browne. assistant at aforesaid United States Court Rooms; “De Seckretary will answer to de efl‘eck dat de Lime-Kiln Club does not,” replied the President. “De expeerience of dis club goes to show dat ten men will lie about fish whar’ one Will stretch de troof jist a leettle about beef or mutton. Dis American nashun in" rapidly becomin' a. nashun of liars, and nufiin’ but gwiue a. fishin’ ar‘ de cause of it. Take an example among our own members. Look at ole Elder Toots sound asleep in his cha’r. Observe his white woolâ€"his wrinkled faceâ€"his nearness to de grave. Up to a week ago I’d believe him asI believe in de Bible. He went fishin’, caught a. perch two inches long, had two bass bites, an’ he cum home sich a. liar dat I can’t believe him when he says it looks like rain out doahs.” Wifihin one year twenty-two men in this country have shot and killed their Wives at night under the impression that they were burglars. The Wife who slips out of bed to go through her husband’s pockets must do so at the peril of her life. “$665.95 dat 1” demahded as the Librarian was about seat. The Librarian reported that he had fin- ished his inventory of the library, and that the number of works on hand counted up very near 10,000. Over 9,000 of these were works on astronomy, on which the name “Almanac” was printed. He had heard the author spoken of as a very popular writer. and one who was very careful in his state- ments. He didn’t Want to seem captions, he said, but he would recommend that the library be provided with three red-plush divans and a silver ice-pitcher. “Oh,Jyou would, eh? You has got done drinkiu’ out; of a. tin cup an’ takin’ your siestas on a. ca’pet lounge, has you? Col. Bymila Boxer, some folks can’t stan’ pros. perity. Dar’ ar’ people who rize up power. ful fast when dey git rtarted. Do you wish to withdraw dat recommend ‘2" “Yes, subâ€"yes. sah ! Of co‘se I With- drgws it, sah! Reckon I got my speech mixed up a. leetle !” “Den it an" withdrawed, an’ let dis be a lesson to you X I shall keep an eye on you fur de nex’ few Weeks. an’ if (lat; red plush divan ideah lingers in your mind you'd bet:- ter git some carpenter to shingle ober your coat-tails ! We will now despond to our home.” les: f at div ter in a. very faint voice. The recommendation was THE LI ME-KILN CLITB. MAKING READY. THE LIBRARY. the President to resume his repeated, but THE Emma Monvz FORCE OF THE WORLD From 8. 110‘s published by the Bureau of Statistics in Berlin the following very in- teresting figures are takpn. Four-Eftgs of the engines now working in the world have been constructed during the last five luutra (‘25 years). France has actually 49,590 stationary or locomotive boilers, 7,00' locomotives, and 1,850 boats’ boilers; Germany has 59,000 boilers, 10,000 locomotives, and 1,700 ships, boilers; Austria, 12,040 boilers and 2,800 locomotives. _ The force equinleni to the working steam engines represents in the United States 7,500,000 horse power, in England 7,000,000 horse power, in Germany 4,500,000, in France 3,000,000, in Austria 1,500,000. In these the motive power of the locomotives is not included. whose number in all the world amounts to 105,000, and represent 3 total of 3,000,000 horse power. Adding this amount to the other figures, we obtain the total of 46,000,000 horse power. I L. LL--- =u,vuv,uuu uuuuu r" .. A steam horse power ib equal to three actual horses' power ; a living horse is equal to seven men. The steam engines to-day represent in the world approximately the work of a. thousand millions of men, or more than double the working population of the earth, whose total population amounts to 1,455,923,000 inhabitants. Steam, the"? fore. has trebled man’s working power, en- abling him to economize his physical strength while attending to his intellectual development. Prof. Gould has ascertained that aerial telegraph wires on poles transmit electricity at the rate of from 14,000 to 16,600 miles per second, and that the velocity of trans- mission increases with the distance between the wires and the earth, or, in other words, withthe height of suspension. Subterrengan wiresfiike submarine cables, transmit slowly. “'hile wires suspended at a feeble height. transmit signals at a velocity of 12,000 miles per second, those that: are suspended higher give a velocity of from 16,000 to 24,000 miles. Wheat- stone’s experiments in 1833 seemed to show a velocity of 288,000 miles per second, but this result has never been confirmed. The London Road Car Company has made a successful experiment with lighting one of its nmnibuses with an incandescent electric light. A battery occupying less than a. cubic foot is used, and it gives a. far better light than is usually found in ’buses. The cells have to be refilled with chemicals every sixteen hours if burned continuously, and the cpst is about one penny per day. The largest bear any of us ever saw was 3. cinnamon that came within an inch of killing one of my menâ€"a good hunter and first- class guideâ€"Charles Huff. (I may refer to the big cinnamon, too, as an instance of the danger that sometimes attends trapping the bear.) He had set his traps near Sunlight, in the Spring, and was unable to visit them for a week. When he got to the bait, trap and log were gone. .After taking up the trail, he soon found the remnants of his log chewed to matchwood ; the bear, evidently a large one. had gone 03' with the trap. He followed his trail as long as he had light but found nothing and had to return to camp. Next day, very foolishly, he took the trail again alone, beginning where he had left off. After a long march he came to the steep side of a hill;the bear had evi- dently gone up there ; on the soft snow-trod- den ground the trail was plain. Just as he was beginning to ascend there was a rush and a roar, and the bear was on him. He had no time to put his repeater to his shoulder, but letting it fall between his hands pulled the trigger. The bear was within a few feet of him, and by a great chance the unaimed bullet took him between the eyes. He had evidently tried the hill- :side, and, worried by the heavy trap, had ,come back on his trail and lain behind a i heap of dirt. into which he had partly bur- , rowed, waiting for his enemy. Among the 1 debris of springâ€"tideâ€"fallen stones and up. ‘ rooted treesâ€" a bear could easily lie hidden, if he was mad and wanted to conceal him- self, till the enemy was within a few feet. It was a terribly close shave. THE PLUCK OF A \YOUNDED GRIZZLY. W'e stalked two small grizzlies in the “open” one evening. They were busy turn- ing over stones, in order to get the grnbs and worms underneath, and when we man- aged to get, unseen. within forty yards, at first fire each received a bullet broadside behind the shoulder ; but, seemingly none the worse, they both turned down-hill, as a bear will when Wounded, nine times out of ten, and made for the ravine, whence they had evidently come. This gave me a nice open shot as they passed, and No. 1 rolled over dead ; not so No. 2. Before hr got a hundred yards away, I hit him three times. My rifle was aflfty-calibre Ballard repeater, the one I have used for yearsâ€"one hundred grains of powder and a solid ball. At the fourth shot he fell all of a heap, seemingly dead. To save trouble We laid hold of the ‘flrst one, which lay about seventy yards above the second, and dragged him down the steep incline to where this second lay, for convenience in skinning. \Ve got with- in a few feet of the hear when up he jump- ed, and on one hind leg and one fore, went for Frank. The attack was tremendously unexpected and sudden. At a glance you could see that the poor pluckv brute was past hurting any one, for (me arm was smashed and his lower jaw was s 101. almost completely away. Yet I tell the simple truth when I say that for a few strides he actually caught up to Frank, who made most admirable time, then he suddenly fell dead. \Ve examined that bear carefully ; he was a small one, not weighing more than two hun- dred pounds, and was shot all to pieces. Each of the five bullets I had tired had struck him ; one hip and one forearm were broken, the lowva jaw shot away; there was one shot in the neck, and one through and through, behind the shoulder. It is never safe to fool with a grizzly ; he may run away as fast as an elk, or he may not. He may drop to the first well-planted bullet, 01: he HWY stand up till blown almost to plowsâ€"[Rem VY. S. lluiusf'ml. Dr. Charles Jewett, while arguing for prohibition, once said: “\Vhy not pour whiskey in the gutter? It is destined for the gutter at last; why not pour it there at once and noistrain it through a man 3rd spoil the strainer in the work ‘3’ VELOCITY or ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSXON- In the Rockies. SCIENTIFIC. It is not my purpose to enter into any discussion as to the credibility of miracles, whether wrought at Ste. Anne de liesuprc, or by one of the innumrralile host of faith- healers that nowadays would fuin persuade us to throw physio and physicians to the dogs. Neither do I feel called upon to ex- press my own opinion in the premises. I have sought to tell the story of Ste. Anne with such fullness and accuracy as might be attainable, and, having cited some of the most noted wonders that are claimed to have been done there, I would leave the whole matter to my readers, inviting them to form their own conclusions thereupon. In 1662, as Abbe Casgrain tells us, a. young man namedNich‘olas Drouin, from theparish of Chateau Richer, who was tormented with a. very greivous form of epilepsy, obtained complete nndpermanent relief, as the result of s. new-mine, or nine days’ mass, at Ste. Anne. Two years later, one Msrguiteer Bird, whose leg had been badly broken, on being carried to the sacred spot. was there made whole and strong again. Elie Godin, brought almost to the grave with an incur- able dropsy, while receiving the eucharist felt his sickness depart from him, and sprang up shoutin . “ I am healed. ” To me Jean A nm was the very prec ous privilege of sight restored after many years' darkness. In 1841 Dame Genevieve Boudrault, having long endured the horrors of epilepsy and convulsions, had herself borneto the shrine, and there, whilst praying before the main alter, the ineflable sensation of returning health stole swiftly upon her, and she Went forth praising God for her deliverance. About two years ago, a. lad of sixteen, named Fiset, from Spring- Wonderful Faith Healing Anne. field, Massachusetts, came to Ste. Anne. For seven years his whole body had been covered with horrible sores, which defied all efforts to heal them. Moreover, his right leg was so distorted that he could not move without crutches. Kneeling_before the al- tar, he was permitted not only to kiss the Saint's relic, but to press it to his breast. Instantly an extraordinarily delicious trem- or thrilled through his frame. A kind of ecstasy seized upon him, and in that an. preme moment his sores began to heal, his crooked limb straightened out, and he went away with joyful steps, leaving his crutches at the altar. A month later a young girl from Glen’s Falls, New York, reCeived her sight whilst standing, in rapt adoration, be- fore the statue of Ste. Anne, whither she had been led by sympathising friends. The following incident I have upon the testimony of one of the most intelligent and well- informed French-Canadians I have ever met, who witnessed it with his own eyes, and re- lated it to me: Three years ago a well-to- do farmer, living about ten miles above Quebec, who had been dumb but not deaf. from his birth, determined to try if Ste. Anne would vouchsafe him relief. Accordingly, bare-footed, bare- headed, coatlesa and fasting, he walked the entire distance to her shrine. Fainting, but full of faith, he wrote out his confession upon the slate he always carried, attended mass, received the communion, and then lay down to rest. Next morning he was one of the first at; the communion service. The church was crowded with reverent worship- ers. Suddenly the service was broken in upon by a. strange, half-articulate shout that startled every one. All eyes were turned toward the spot whence it came, and there, with countenance whose exultant brightness transcended all expression, stood the mute, a mute no longer, giving vent to his emotions in joyful ejaculations that filled the edifice. Thenceforwarcl he spoke freely, and with tears streaming down his cheeks, said to my informant: “ Ah sir, won’t my boys be glad to hear my voice !” \Vith these and a hundred like marvels to kindle and sustain their faith, one can readily con- ceive with what sincerity the myriad pil- grims, scorning the logic of unimpression- able rationalism, chant their canticles in honour of their patron saint.â€"J. M. Orley, in the Cosmopoliian. ' Ministers of the Gospel sometimes say things that they would give anything not to have said,” said a. city clergyman. “ I re- member well hearing a brother minister put his foot in it badly at a. funeral several years ago. The widow of the man who was being buried had lost three husbands before, and the minister in the few last words spoken over the coffin, referring rather unwisely to the fact, said, ‘ 0 Lord, comfort and sup- port this afflicted woman, who has been be- reaved so often before and who’â€"here the divine paused, but did not collect his thoughts sufficiently to avoid concluding his remarks withâ€"‘ may be bereaved so often again.’ ” “ I know a worse blunder than th at being made by a layman,” said a grey- haired deacon. “This time it was at a wed- ding in a fashionable suburb of this city. The groom had been married twice before, but managed to make an awful mess of mat- ters when it came to utting the ring on the bride’s hand, as the ‘piscopal Church ser- vice requires shall be done. He dropped the ring and lost his nerve at the same time. A t the bride’s house afterward some of the groom’s friends chaffed him about his awk- wardness, and, within hearing of his newly- made wife, he replied, “ Oh, you have the laugh on me now, but I promise you I’ll do better the next time."â€"[Pittsburg Despatch. The story of the wounded collie who was guided by two terriers to King's College hospital in order to have his wounds dressed is very remarkable; but there are still stranger instances of amine sagacity. The Ettrick shepherd, for example, possessed a. collie which through long and faithful service, hadcome to bear a. striking facial resemblance toits master. This dog was an assiduous ;church-goer and, would even occupy its master’s pew on occasions when Hogg himself played ti'uant from divineservice 0n the Monday after one of these occasions, when indisposition had kept the shepherd at home, the minister of The Ettrick Shepherd's Collie. 2‘ Slips of the Tongue. , and found hogg sitting on agleneuk, the dog on the J tunes,” said the miniater see you at kirk yesterday.” ng, but; looked across at the i, said nothing, buthis eye : placidly winked at James. lcbed for bv H021: himself. at Ste. The eight longest rivers in the World, ac- cording tn the calculations of Major General A. Von Tiblo, ' are as follows :â€"Missouxi- Mississippi, 4 194 miles ; Nile, 4.020 ; Yang- tae-Klaug. 3.138 ; Amaz m, 3,003 ; Yenesai- Scauga, 2,950 ; Amur, 2,95) ; Congo, 2,883 ; Mackenzie, 2 868. Illinois paid last year 324 800,010 tax for liquor and tobacco : Ohio, S 3,900,0I'0 ; Kentucky, $12,400,007; New York $15,100,- 000 ; Pennsylvania, $8,100,000 ; North Car- olina, $1,950,000 ; Tennessee. $1,000,0(0 ; Georgia. $736,705 ; Alabama, 78542, and Mississippi, $42,608. Mississippi, $42,608. The gold held by the Treasury in its vaults at Washington weigh 519 tons. If packed into ordinary carts, one ton to each cart, it would make a. urocession two miles long, allowing twenty feet of space for the movement of each horse and cart. The sil- ver in the same vaults weighs 7,396 tons. Measuring it in carts, as in the case of the gold. it would require the services of 7,396 horses and carts to transport it and would make a procession over twenty-one miles in length. The Irish agricultural statistics for 1886, just issued. are very instructive. The fol- lowing crops show an increaseâ€"figures indi- cating acres : Barley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Potatoes . . . . . Turnips . .. . Flax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.743 Hay and clover . . . . . . . . . l . 59,441 Of decrease, we haveâ€" Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,471 Oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,886 Beans and peas . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 Cabbages and carrots . . . . . . 2,489 The history of the world has been dot- ted along with the names of these who have possessed remarkable memories. As far back as the remote periods of antiquity, {var fare told there iived men who‘weha famous for their wonderful powers of mem- ory. A school teacher of London whose name was Dawson, possessed a remarkable mem- ory. He could repeat the book of Job and the anlms, and on a wager of two hundred pounds. be repeated, without the aid of a. book, Spencer’s “ Faerie Queene,” a poem of nearly four thousand atanms of nine lines each i Parsons, the Greek scholar, could repeat Milton’s “ Paradise Mat” backwards. A monk who resided in Moscow in the fifteenth century, could repeat the whole of the New Testament. It; has been written of the Bourbons that they never forgot a. man’s name, nor his face, and this has been sometimes consider- ed as a. true sign of their royal natures. Houdin was once invited with his son, to a. gentleman‘s house to give a. private seanoe, and as they went up stairs they passed the library door, which was par- tially open. In that single moment young Charles Houdin read off the names of twelve volumes and recognized the position of two busts. The gentleman, during the seance, was artfully led by the father to ask some questions relating to the library, and was astonished by the accuracy 01 the magician‘s answers. Boone, the blind negro pianist who has given performances through several States, has a. most wonderful memory in connec- tion with his art. From once hearing it, he was able to play Lizst's celebrated “ Hun- garian Rhapsody ” without missing a. note. Blind Tom also performed similar feats. Mozart, when only 13 years old, played a new opera. from one hearing, which had been composed expressly to test his skill. Rathera good Indian story comes from the Piegan Reserve. It is a. well-known fact that an Indian generally expects pay for anything in the way of work which he con- descends to undertake. He even wants to be paid for working for himself. If he weeds his own garden he demands payment for it, and we expect to hear that the noble redman has refused to eat his meals unless a suificient inducement is offered for the exertion. He may even demand pay from the cattlemen for saving them the trouble of converting their steers into beef. But here is the story: A good healthy- looking Indian came to the Agency with an axe to grind (not the kind politicians have). Mr. Ede, who is in charge of the Agency, volunteered to hold the axe, while the Indian was to do the turniug. The job was finally finished, and as the Indian took his axe, he demanded 50 cents for turning the handle. Mr. Ede thereupon presented a contra. account, and informed the Indian that he wanted a. dollar for holding the axe. The Indian took in the situation and find- ing that the transaction left him 50~cents in debt, he concluded that he did not want any pay for turning the handle, and went back to reflect on the wickedness of the white mamâ€"illeeod Gazt'ttc. Feminine industries of the world are to be extensively represented at the Glasgow Ex- hibition next year. There Will be a. special Women’s section, as the lady presidents want to show exactly what share women beer in the manufacture of the present time. Not only needlework is to be exhibited, but such mechanical branches as leather-dress- ing, book-binding, fish-tackle manufacture, glovemaking, and the like. Decorative in- dustries, including carving, brasswork, painting and engraving, Will find a. place, as Well as female hygienic clothing. The Italian played the fifth concerto of Vivaldi on his violin . then to the astonish- ment of all present Carolan, who had never before heard the concerto, took his harp and played it through Irom beginning to end without missing a. single note.â€" A writer referring to this incident, seys : “ He not only reproduced the opera. from memoryâ€"which was 3 very difficult pieceâ€"- without missing a single note, but on a. second playing threw in varitions in such a. manner that all who heard him were speechless with the astonishment. McKenzie tells us a. most interesting story about Carolan, a blind ‘rish hamper and compoaer who once challenged a famous Italian violinist to a. trial of skill. Historic Men 0! Memory. Feminine Industries. Indians and Honey. ps...'.'.'.'." nd clover . . STATISTICS. Nnt from his head, so not to be his lord; Nor from his loot, far less to be his slave ; But from his side, as mate with full accord, And 'nezch his arm. its shielding power to crave That man mav see The greatness of the giic of God to thee. Fom‘ned from man's rib, as neither square no rnum’lI But just a. graceful curve, without a crnok, Shawing wuat by nature may in thee be found And lmw, hv mt, sa poluheu thou may ook Tbnt man may use The greatnme o! the gm of God in thee. The opening made WE" so near to his heart That purt clave to ths ribâ€"so awry saysâ€" Cauqng that camcious weakness in the put. Seen in man a leaning woumnwards always, That man may see The greatness of the gift of God in thee. Hail woman ! pricelws gift to lonesome m: To make and mullipiy his earthly Minn, With partial leye thy firm 0 would I no. i, no act utf by thy native iovelmess That man may see The greatness of the gift. of God in thee‘ Such than Were never meant to live apart; For neither, 'tis not good to he alone, But by a loving union, heart with heart, To be no longer twmn, but always one That man may see The greatness of the gm of God in thee. Are they then most to pity or to blame Who miss the sweet; 0! mutrimonial Miss? Such ecst win. not even conceived by them, As hearts do (eel, but tong 1e can never expressâ€" Th I. man may see The greatness o! the 2.“: of God in thee. “ Say lemme use your telephone a minit! he exclaimed as he rushed into an oflice on Griswold street. ' “ Certainly.” “ Hello lHello I Give me 6505. Is that you darling '3" (“ Yes. ") " Ssv. pet, I left my wallet on the dresser with $250 in it. Did you find it ‘3” (“ Yes.") “Good I ‘Fraid I'd lost it on the street. Biz load ofl" my mind. Sh ill I bring up those shoes ?” (“ Yes. ") “ I’m dead broke, you know, but perhaps I can borrow $5 until after dinner. so as not to disappoint you. Good-bye darling." (“ Good-bye, sweetness") “Say,” he said to the man at the desk, “ perhaps you overheard what I said, and will lend me the five?" The occupant pointed over his_shoulder to thedoor. The simplest method to secure is to use a. common gig-light and the bare hand. A frog is attracted and charmed by light. He will swim to land toward a. torch. At night he rests on the tangled edges of the water, about a. fmtwithin, but always with head towards his destination. You must not reach for him from the rear, but always catch him by the head, This sport can be continued up to 12 o'clock, but after mid- night his dolorous cries have ceased. You must then find him by accident. The red flannel catch is adapted to day as well as night sport. Anything red pleases the frog’s fancy. Three hooks adjusted to a line, half hid by the fltnnel, and. slowly let. down within near reach of the frog, will in- duce him to leap for the object. and a. sim- ultaneous jerk of the rod will catch the» game. A more scientific arrangement is to take four hooks of two-foot lines, arrange- them around a. cork with a string, bring the four lines together into a. knot above the afiix to a. rod. A clover head plucked from the field and strung to the cork and then let down to the view of the game will make a sure catch every time. A fisherman will ‘ deem it good luck when he can blow out his ‘light over a. bag of 150 frogs. and he will say of some that they are large when they measure eighteen inches. The want of industries is one of the great wants of Ireland. If we had more employ- ment for our people, we would have less agitation. In a great part of the country the occupation of the people is limited to the cultivation of the soil, and when we think of the large numbers that have to be supâ€" ported ofl‘ the soil and the barren character of the soil itself, it is a. wonder in some parts of the country the people are alive at all. No doubt this crowding of thousands of per- sons in districts only affording support for hundreds is a. peculiarity of the Irish people, which bears unfortunate fruit both for them- selves and their rulers. If we could only get a desire for industry to take the place of a. desire for imaginary independence the Whole character of the country would change in a generation. There is just one timeto stop drinking intoxicants, and chat is to stop before you begin. This is the home side cf the tem- perance questionâ€"the side to .be taught at; every fireside.â€"T. L. Cuyler. A woman at Bar Harbor has made $20,- 000 in five years in a summer laundry. The wonder is she hasn't made twice as much, but perhaps she divides with the tub-wo- men. A Boston family went off on a. vacation, and the neighbors saw a. cat in the window and heard it mew pitifully. The Humane Society broke into the house and rescued the feline from starvation. It was a. plaster of Paris cat. Fifteen of the Protestant churches in Philadelphia have been closed during this month. A religion which can't stand a month of hot weather is not considered by the Quakers just the thing to tie to. “ I’ll teach you how to tear your pants !' said an irate parent, swinging a. strap ; “ I'll teach you." “Don’t hit me, pa; I know how already. Justlook at ’em !” “ Tnis is c. sad and bitter world,” remark- ed agentleman of Irish extraction. “We never strew flowers on a. man's grave until after he is dead.” More than a. score of the women of Paris have asked the police for permits to appear in male attire. The stupid creatures have never heard of how suspenders break and buttons fly. It Had Been Played Before. What ? Skip ?" Yes.” Too nld ?" Yes.” Been caught before '3" Yes." I skip ! Good-bye 1”â€"Detroit Free Press How to Catch Frogs. 0008 AND ENDS. Irish Industry. Woman