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tfiought. â€" ,L«_,|-_:I Then one of the girls from the village passed the gate, and stopped for a. few minutes conversation. “ Did you see those gentlemen ‘2" asked the girl ; and Leone answered ; 7“ What a. wonderiul face, Eustonâ€"Lhe most betmtiful I hav‘e ever seen in my life.” Thus pleased her still more ;she smiled to herself. 2:“Pez‘haps I shall see him again,” she lVith one keen glance, she divided him from his companion, the man who had not; bowed to her. She took in that one glance a. comprehensive view. She knew she color of his eyes, of his hair, the shape of his flee, the peculiar cut, of his clothes, so ~difl”erent. to those worn by the young farm- ers ; the clustering hair, the clenr-cut face, the delicate profile, the graceful ease of the call, shin figure, were with her from than moment; through all time. The deep low bow gratified her. She "new that she was gifted with a wondrous dower of beaupy. She knew that; men were meek when a beautiful face charmed them. The involuntary homage of this handsome young man pleased her. She would have more of it. When he rejoined his cnmpan~ :iqn, she heard him say: They (Same laughing down the high-road together, but neicher of them saw her until they reached the great elm tree. The sight; of that wondrous young face, with its rich piquant. beauty, smrnled them. One passed her by withouna Word, the other almost, Sbopped, so entirely was he charmed by the lovely picture. As he passed he raised his has; her beautiful face flushed; she neither smiled nor bowed in return, but; accepted the salute as a tribute to her beauty, after the same fashion a. queen ac~ knowledge: the salutes and homage of her subjects. She stopped suddenly. Coming up the lane she saw that which had never gladden- red her eyes here before ; she saw a gentle- man, handsome and young. walking care- Iesaly down the high-road. and as he drew near. another gentleman, also handsome, but. not quite so young, joined him. “ A farm means chickens running under one's fees, pigeons whirling round one’s hand, cows lowing, dogs barking, no con- versation but crop! ” “ A farm.” she said to herself; “to think that, when the world is full of beautiful places, my lot must be cast on a farm. If it had been in a palace, or a. gypsy's campâ€"- anywhere where I could have tasted life, but; a furm." The beautiful restless face looked con- temptuously out on the green and fertile land. Her face was so expressise that every emotion was shown on it, every thought Could be read there : tne languid scorn of the dn-rk eyes, and the pr and curves of the daintly arched lips, all told of unconcealed contempt. “Ifl could but fly away,” she aaidr; “I would be anything on earth if I could get ‘Eway from thisâ€"I would not. mind what ; I would work, teaching, anything :the dull monotony of this life i3 killing me.” 'v She looked round the quiet picture of country life with unutterable zonbeqxpt. “It: ,,,v;u . n There was a. world in her faceâ€"of passion, of genius. of power; a. face as much out of place over the gates of a. farm as a stately glauliolus would be among daises and buttercups. An artist looking for a. model of some great queen who had con- quered the world, for some great heroine for whom men had fought madly and died, might have chosen her. But in a farmyard! there are no words to tell how out of place It was. She stood by the gate holding the ribbbons of her hat in her handâ€"beauti- fiul, imperious, defiantâ€"with a power of passion about her that was perhaps the greatest characteristic. She looked out of harmonjy with chem all ;she would have been in perfect keeping had the background been of snow-capped mountains and foaming cascades. Here ehe looked out of place ; she was on an English farm ; she wore a plain English dress, yet, she had the magnificent beauty of the dnughters of sunny Spain. Her beauty was of a peculiar typeâ€"dark pas- sionace, and picturesque like that of the pomegranate, the damask rose or the pas- emu-flower. “ Leone." cried a. loud voice, “ where are yau 2 Here, there, everywhere, except: i cut in the place where you should be.” The sun shone full upoh her, and the warm, sweet beams never fell on anything more lovely ; the only drawback to the perfection of the picture was this 2 she did not look in harmony with the sceneâ€"the quiet English land- scape. the golden corn-fields, the green meadows. the great spreading trees Where- Inn the birds sung, the tall spire of the ilitble church. the quaint little town in the distance, the brook that ran gurgling by. On Leone’s most beautiful face were evi- dent marks of bad temper, and she did not care to conceal it. With a gesture of im- patience she started forward, passed over the farmyard and Went through the gate out into the lane, from the JADE to the high road. and she stood there leaning over the white gate, watching the cattle as they drank from the deep, clear pool. “I am here, uncle," she said. “I wish you would not, shoutso loudly. I am quite sure that the people at Raehleigh can hear yap." What is it. “33L you want ‘3" A “Love Reasons Not. The speaker was a. tall, stout good-tem- ered looking man. Farmer Noel people called him all over the country-side. He :smd in the farmyard, looking all the warmer this warm day for his exertions in finding his niece. “Leone,” he cried again and again. At last the answer came, “I am here, uncle,” and if the first voice startled one with its loudness,this second was equally startling from its music, its depth, its Pathos. “Have you made up the packets of when I asked you for ‘2” he said. “No,” she replied, “I have not.” He looked disappointed. “I shall be late for market," he said. “ I must do them myself. ” He wens back into the house without another word. He never reproached Leone, .Ier, her do what she would. A DISCONTENTED BEAUTY CHAPTER I‘ - If we suppose decay to proceed in a. liquid containing carbon and hydrogen, then a compound with still more carbon must be formed : and if the compound thus formed were itself to undergo further decay, the final reanlt,says this eminent authority, must be the separation of carbon in a. cry- stalline form. Baron Liebig. on the other hand, claims the credit of ofiering a simple explanation of the probable process which actually takes place in the formation of the diamond. His contention is that science can point to no process capable of accounting for the origin and production of diamonds except the powers of decay. By this cHeory, as he conceives, we are best able to account, for the cracks and flaws so often noticed in the gem, and the fre- quent; occurrence of included particles of his :k carbonaceous matter. The former scientist, who has laboriously investigated the perplexing subject, is of the opinion that, the diamond arises from the operation of violent volcnnic heat on small particles of carbon contained in the rock, or on a. substance composed of a large proportion of carbon and a smaller quanni- by of hydrogen. Th1- 0plnions or Two Sch-nuns “'ho DI!- l‘er on the Question. As usual upon disputed points, specula- tion has teen busy about the origin of the diamond, and a. number 01 theories, all more or less probable, have been propound- ed to set Lhe matter at rest. The two most reasonable expositions are, perhaps. the explanations put forward by M. Patton and Baipn Liebig, AL a. funeral in St. Joneph, Mo., the clergyman tried to inject into his address some political dogmas; but, be rapidly switched off when some of his listeners reminded him, by the display of pistols, chat a funeral was not the proper occasion for a polinical speech. “ \Vindow-gazing" is a. profession in Lon- don. Acouple of stylishly-dressed ladies pause before the window of a. merchant, remain about five minutes, and audibly praise the goods displayed inside. Then they pass on to another store on their list of patrons. In Hungary, at the close of the marriage ceremony, the groom gives the bride a. gentle kick, to indicate her subjection to him. In other countries, sometimes, the kicks are contlnued long after the honey- moon, end in many cases they are not very gentle. A new scrubbing-machine is whirled over the floor Iikea lawn~mower. ID soaps. wens, rubs, and dries the floor, and two or three movements of the machine make the boards shine. The cold is so intense in Northern Siberia. that; the earth never thaws toa greater depth than five or six feet. Bodies buried at, a. greater depth remain perpetually frozen. The leaf of the cocoanut, tree is nearly thirty feet long. A single Ieafof the parasol magnolia of Ceylon affords shade for fifteen orjwentyyersona. Some of the spiders of the East Indies are so large that they devour small birds. Chicago gaming housas are now euphoni- ously designated as “ speculation parlors.’ A man in Franklin, Me., pays fourteen dollars a mouth to his divorced wife, and tor this sum she acts as his housekeeper. Philadelphia. makes its own gas at a cost of seventy-seven cents a. thousand feet. and it is sold to consumers for $1.25. The consumption of wine in Nimes,France, averages a bottle a day for every man, woman, and child in the city. Eaatport, Me., has fifty-nine sardine- packing establishments. The two brothers differed as light. and darkness difl'er. Stephen was all quickness and intelligence,Robert was stolid and slow. Leone always said it took him ten minutes to turn around. lie had never married, he had never found time; but he gave the whole love of his heart, to the beautiful dark-eyed child who was brought to his house sixteen years ago. (To BE CONTINUED.) Dark-eyed Pepita died on the same day Leone was borne. and the young father-dis- tracted by his loss, book the child home to England. The old housekeeper at the Rashleigh farm took the girl, and Robert, Noel consented that she should be brought up as a child of his own. Stephen Noel, after trying every pro- fession. and every means of obtaining a livelihood. at last decided on becoming a civil engineer; he went to Spain to help with a. railroad in the province of Andalu- sia. and there fell in love with and married a beautiful Andalusian. Pepita by name. H6w came it that this girl, with the beauty of a young princess, was at home in the farmhouse? It; was a simple story. The farmer. Robert Noel, had only one brother, who loved romance and travel. Mirrored there, she saw two dark eyes, full of fire, bright, radiant, and luminous â€"eyes that could have lured and swayed a. nation; abesutiful, oval face, the features of which were perfect; a white brow, with dark, straight eyebrows; Sweet, red lips, like a cloveu rose; the most beautiful chin, with a rare dimple ; an im- perial Luce, suited for B. queen's crown or the diadeh of an empress, but one out of place on this simple farm. She saw grand, sloping shoulders, beautiful arms, and a. figure that was perfect in its symmetry and grace. She smiled contentedly. She was beauti- ful. undoubtedly. She was glad that others saw it. If a. young lord admired her, she must be worth admiring. Her good humor wa_s_ quite restored._ “ Yes.” “They have both come to live at Dr. Harvey’s, to ‘read,’ whatever that means. The young one, with the fair hair, is a lord, the eldest: son of a. great em]; I do not rcmember the name." So it was a. great lord who had bowed 1.0 her, and thought her more beautiful than any one he had ever seen. Her heart beat witfh trgumph. A ‘ She entered the house and went up to her glass. She wanted to See again, for herself, the face he had called beautiful. 7 She badé the Went. back. Her liant with smiles. A piano contains nearly a. mile of wire ORIGIN OF THE DIAMOND ITEMS OF INTE REST girl good-morning. and beautiful face was bril- Which is admirably true, as everybody knows. I do not. remember from that time to this that Lucy had anything which can really be called trouble. Sorrow has never troubled her. She is rather more fortunate indeed in everything than her neighbors. Can 1 or any one tell Why it is so? or why, too, people equal in all respects should one have all the blessings of the human lot, and one be a. mark for all the arrows? In is so, that is all ; and by and by we shall know that “ why" which we all seek after so vainly here. Alice'Harley is not married, but is at the cottage with her mother, not finding it quite necessary to be the house-maid, but doing her duty better than if she had gone out for a governess. And, notwithstanding that I do not train them for governesses, several members of that profession have gone out of Estcourtâ€"more have gone to poor homes. where some of them show an understanding of my sentiment, and are not ashsmed to be housemaids, and serve with their own hands their own people r and Clara. Harley’s is not the only marriage which hes gonefrom those doors. 'l'be house is still full of children, for whom, perhn s, I have even more patience now than used to have, and who would smother my little Derwent with kisses, and make hima. shepeless mess ‘ of embroidery, with garnishings of knit- ing, netting, and crochet, if they had their will. Once I was rash enough to suggest‘ that a ball was a. safe toy for his bobyhood, and he had tWenty-four balls directly, of all varieties of juvenile manufacture; but they are very good children. and so much ‘ part of my life, that I think even Derwentl would miss them did any chance scatteri these pleasant birds from the old house. l Bertie is still in India, and I think he has got over that first disenchantmentâ€"got wet it, too, without having to suspect “I wish her joy,”sa.id Derwent, laughing ; “ but; really the little witch has got every- thing she wished for. There in no poetic justice in this world.” IIAVIV unscuu, uvul L Aauuzgcurzu unu. Lucy had made good her point at last. It was longer than six months, but it was not a full year ; in that time she had managed to pay her husband’s debts, to make that fast young gentleman quite a moralist and improved character (I do not know if she had mended his spelling), to become ten- derly intimate by correspondence with his young sisters, and to captivate every friend of Mr. Broom‘s whom she could obtain access to ; and at last. the climax and cul- mination of all, Lucy had overcome her un- willing father-in-law, and out of the Lake- lund, and the romance, and the cottage which she did not appreciate, had carried the lucky Reginald home in triumph to the undisputed kinship of Plantagenet Hall. ,n so I cried, lease'd to magnify my own wisdom ; but erwect, of course. did not find out the occasion of my triumph till he had plodded through the whole of the epistle. It was from Mrs. Reginald Broom, full of congratulations, and lb was dated, in a. flush of triumphant self~felicitabion still more urgent, from Plantagenet Hall. [need not enter into the conversation that followed. 1 had been urging upon Derwent, the necessity of doing something to further the interests of Harry Crofton, who was now no longer heir at Hil- font. Mrs. Robert had, of com-3e, sent me sisterly congratulations. but I am not: sure that this event, was hailed with much de- light’Lin Russell Square. At that moment a. letter ’was brought to me. When 1 had read it, I threw in to Derwent, qlappihg my_ hands. ‘_‘_I told you “So, after all, Lucy has done much better for herself than if she had adopted my plan.” said Derwent. “ Yes, certainly, I shall look after Harry; but I suppose Lucy longs for the unattainable splendour, and does not enjoy the good she has. Are they still in Westmorelnnd, Clare ‘2 ” But. there he lies, happy as the sweetest. majesty of infant rest. can make him, and Derwenb, standing by his side, locking at his soul \Vhen I looked at. the two, I was afraid of myself, lest I should not. be able to carry the cross of this joy. But; yet the joy is the easiest. Oh mournful soul ! is not this the explanation of those words that are writ in tears, “Whom He loveth, He chasteneth ‘2" Whose bears his sorrow bravely, tenderly ; whose, rising up, goes on from it with an undiscouraged heart, is victor over all life and all its trials, and i able for the joy. That night, when the child hAd added as name to the number of xe church and the nation, we sat talking over our grand gladuese together. “And Bernie '3" I Slid, I with a sudden start. I had scarcely even thought of [Biggie for many {1 day. “Is not, Hiifont enough for your son, Clare 2’” said my husband. “Nay, we are very well able to provide for our own ; and I may aswell tell you, that, knowing your intentions, I should have insisted on having them carried out, even had this happened before. A Crofbon for Hilfont, and 3 Nu- gent. for Estcourt. 1 am not to be deluded into cuvetuusuess because I have an heir." A boy. Fathers and mothers do not lay such jealous grips of love upon a. boy as up- on the sole daughter of their declining years ; and could Derwent and I, think you, even by the wildest chance of human thought, stand between that child and his happiness? Sooner. bit by bit, and hour by hour, give up every vestige of our own. The blessing of God came to Hilfont one summer day. A child on earth to stand in the earthly stead of the child in Heavenâ€"a child of old age, a. perilous joy, to strain our hearts with the exceeding love which there was no one to share. Such a child as in the first years of our marriage I had found to love, thinking of my own youth ; but God knows with what thanks, beyond thanks, I received this gift oi His goodness DOW‘ The New Inmate of Hilfnnt. CHAPTER XXV. But before Bertie had been very long away, it provedâ€"ought I to say t0 my con- fusion and dismayâ€"that I had been rather premature ; and by and by it couid nolomz- er be said ok Derweut that he had no heir. A THRILL STORY 01“ OLD ENGI The Traveler‘s Tree 011 the Island of Madagascar there is a. tree which is of the greatest servxce to the tired and thirsty. It is called “the travel- er’s tree," and is wonderful in several re- spects. It has no Branches, the leaves growing from the trunk and spreading out like the sections of a. fan. These leaves, of which there are generally not more than twenty-four on each tree, are from six to eight feet in length, and from four to six feet broad. At the base of each leaf is a kind of cup, containing about a quart of cool, sweet water. The natives save them- selves the trouble of climbing the tree by throwing a. spear, which pierces the leaf at the spot Where the water is stored. The water then flows down into the vessel held beneath it. and the traveler is enabled to continue hisjourne'y, cheered and refreshed by the precious liquid nature has so kindly provuied for his use. Callerâ€"“ Can I s: Servant~“ She’s Callerâ€"“ Of cour man she's engaged t “ Sezvautâ€"“ Oh. Sheâ€"“What colored eyes do you admire -â€"browu or blue?" He~“I can’t see well enough in this light.” Will same the big reptiles back into the water. all except the one you have sent your bullet into, and he, ifyour a.im has been good, will flop over and thrash about. for a. few seconds and then give up theghost. But in a. short. time back will come the others again, and if you have time you can eventually stretch them all on the bank. A considerate sportsman. though, will not work his baby more than fifteen minutes at a. time. Then he will have his servant soothe it and refresh it, from a nursing bottle. which is a. part of the crocodile hunter’s equipment. I have killed six crocodiles over that favorite liaty lure of mine in less than a. quarter of an hour. “After he had secured his baby at a pro- per spot inwas thecustom of the sportsman to hide behind a convenient bush or blind to wait for his game. If his bait. was lively and of good lung he would uoL have long to wait. I’ve seen half a. dozen crocodiles come hurrying from as many different parts of the river toward a baby five minutes after it was set. With such a rush as that, though the sport becomes a trifle trying to the eyes of the baby but. generally THE FIRST CRACK OF THE RIFLE Will scare the big reptiles back into the wateiz. all except the one you have sent “ If your bait isAi‘n good form for crocodil- ing and starts in with protesting yells, you may expect to get your crocodile very soon; but if the baby proves to be what is known as a sulker and takes the situation in quiet. ness and patience, you may have to wait some time before you get a. shot. I used to have the option of an Indian baby that was the most killing bait for crocodiles in all that part of India. I killed more than one hundred crocodiles with that youngster as e. lure before she outgrew her usefulness. She had the most persistent and iar~reach~ ing yell I ever heard come out of mortal being, and no crocodile could resist it. She was a real siren in luring the big rep- tiles to their fate, and Iwas sorry to see her grow and get too big for bait and have to give her up. That dusky infant always commanded a premium in the market and her mother u as very proud of her indeed. “ Where did we get these babies for baits? From their mothers. All the fellow who wanted to go croc:diling had to do was to noise abrosd his intention and it wasn’t long before native women would flock in with their babies to be rented out for bait. The ruling price per head for the young heathen was about six cents for the day. Some mothers required a. guarantee that their ofl'spring should be returned safe and sound, but the most of them exacted no such agreement. The babies were brought back all right as a. rule, but once in a. while some sportsman w as a trifle slow with his rifle, or made a had shot, and the crocodile Go'r AWAY wmx THE BAIT, but that didn’t happen often. Pecullnrlty or Crocodile flunllng In East India. “ We used to have great sport in India. going out after crocodiles with Hiudoo babies for bait," said an ex-srmy officer of the British army. " The baby wasn't bait- ed on a hook like a minnow or a. fish worm, but simply secured on the river bank so that it couldn't creep or toddle away or tumble into the river. Some babies don'tlike being made crocodile bait of,but that fact increas- ed their Value to the sportsmen, for then they yelled and made a. great noise, which was Just what the crocodiles were waiting to hear, and they’d come hurrying from all uirections to have a chance at the babies. everybodyâ€"without doubting the honesty and questioning the truth of all the men and women he chances to meet. I dare say his version of it has come to be that he never knew the real Lucy Crofton. and that the Lucy of his imagination, who must now have another name, waits for him some- where still, if he could but find her out. I think I could tell him where to find her out, if he consulted me. Ithiuk Icould give my boy most excellent counsel, if he were once safely home again. I think I should not say a word on the subject to him, but leave him to Providence, his good eyes, and his honost heart, which latter after all, is seldom permanently deceived :and that be- ing so, I begin to let the old fancies wander For I beg all my excellent friends to un- derstand that there is but one heir, and that my boy will be Derwent Crofton, of Hilfont, like his father. the master of better lands and a richer inheritance than mine. The young gentleman begins to grow up to a sense of the grandeur of his position. Though he is very young to sufi'er from feminine worship, I begin to see the pro- priety of restricting his visits to Estcourt : a circle of female adorers is not good for any man, and I do not mean to surround with that snare and danger the first uncer- certein footsteps of my son. (THE END.) as they will about‘ my own mind. and see again visionary scenes of the Estcourt that is to beâ€"Lhe Escourt of the young Nugents who will restore again to its original name and honor my father’s house. Can I see Miss Snuggle '3" “ She’s engaged. sir." Of course she is, and I’m the BABIES IN INDIA. He Knew. In Auvers, France, some years ago, a. man died, and. as is usual when men die, preparations were made for the funeral. In that country, in the villages, the corpse is carried on the shoulders of the pell-beer- era, and in this particular instance the pro- cession slowly wended its way to the ceme- tery. When passing through the gate, one of the pill-bearers knocked against the post and the jar aroused the man supposed to be d'end. He came to llife. and was tak- en home and the funem train dismissed. Now, in the course of several months the seine man died again, and another iuneml was held. This time everything went smoothly, for when thev came to the gate the widow called out : “Now, for Heaven’s sake, don't knock against the post.” which showed she didn’t want any more family In some of the German towns when 8. man is convmted of beating his wife he is allowed to go to his work as usual, but his wife gets his wages, and he is locked up only on Saturday nights, and remains in prison uncilthe followxng Monday. The punishment usually lasts for ten weeks. The nlqnber of millionaires in England is not so great, as one might. believe. Acâ€" cording to the report- ef the income-tax officials there are in England seventy-one persons with an annual income of $250,000, ovur 1,100 draw $50,000 annually, and only about 10,000 have an income of $10,000. Alaska's mail service has heretofore been dependent ou Esqulmnu dogs. Reindeers, however, are so much better for the purpose that the govgrnment has imported several families of Laplanders to teach the natives of Alaska how to train and use this animal. A Damascus sword is made of alternate layers of iron and steel, tempered so nicely that, the point can be bent, back to the hilt, the edge so keen that it will penetrate a coat of mail, and so fine a polish that the Moslem can use it as 3 looking glass to 81‘- range his turban. The displacementof labor by labor-saving appliances is markedly illustrated by the fact that eleven electric power traveling cranes recently put into use in the yards of the Carnegie Steel Co. at Homestead has dispensed with the services of fifty men. The capital at. Washington has cost more than $30,000,000. It covers three and a- half acres, the dome is 307 feet high and 135 in diameter and is exceeded in size only by St. Peter’s m Rome, St. Paul's in Lon~ don. the Invalides in Paris and St. Isaac's in Sc. Petersbnrg. Branding live stock as well as dressed meat. by electricity has come largely into use. The hamis held only fora few secnnds against; the white heat electric brand, and a clear, deep-cub impression remains. It is extremely rapid and. cleanly. \Vhat, is generally believed to be the first iron bridge ever built is still in use. It spans a small stream on the Worcester & Shrewsbury Railroad in England, and was erected in 1778. It is ninety-six feet long. In health and during exercise the average man has about, twenty respirations a min- ute and forty cubic inches are inhaled at each respiration ; in an hour 48,000 cubic inches of air will be inspired ; in twenty- four hours l,l52,000 cubic inches. The test for symmetry is to turn a man with his face toward the wall. If he is perfectly formed his chest will touch it, his nose will be tour inches away, his thighs five, the tips of his toes three. A foxhound, owned by Policeman Byrnes, of Mnnayunk, Pa.. followed his master into the water after a. drowning boy and suc- ceeded in reaching the boy first and keep- ing him up until help arrived. V Some people call the stormy pebrel the “lamp bird.” It is so oily that the fisher- men of St. Kilda stick a. wick in the mouth ofa dead specimen, light it and it burns for an hour. A New York syndicate has been formed for the purpose of buying an island 03' the coast of Maine, stocking it; with black foxes and engagxng in the fur trade. Forty families in Junction City, Kansas’ have their cooking done cn the co-operative plan, and find u more satisfactory than the old custom, and less expensive. California has one of the most remarkable timber belts in the world, embracing 4,125 square miles and containing 132,000,000,000 feet of lumber. The oldest and biggest carving fork in the world is kept; in the old castle of Pau, in France. It was the property of King Henry of Navarre. - Twenty-four days after the opening of the London tower bridge no fewer than 1,- 273.000 persons had passed over it, and in twelve days 75,000 vehicles. Fallen meteors have not brought} single substance which is foreign to our globe. A single corporation controls more than nine-ten ths of the entire world’s product, of diamonds. - It is considered unlucky in Ireland to View a funeral procession while the behold er is under an umbrella. It costs England $50,000 to build a. l. ' 2-inch breech loading cannon. Five men can easily hold down a lion, but nine are required to hold A tiger. More public money bands than for schools previ-nces. The Eiffel Tower is the property of the builder for ten years, beginmng with 1889, after which it; reverts to the city of Paris. Two hundred miles an hour, scientific men have concluded, is a. speed which can never be attained by anything that, moves on Wheels. A rattlesnake, owned by Arthur Hayes, of Erin, Tennessee, has not tasted apar- ticle of food during the nineteen months of its captivity. Philadelphia has an organized charity which supplies to the poor at actual cost ice, sterilized mllk and prepared infant‘s food. The piles which served as the foundation for Trajan’s bridge over the Danube. A. D. 105, are said to be still visible at low stages of water. Thelargest amount ever paid for a book was $50,000, which the German govern- ment expended for a. “missal” formerly owned by Pope Leo X. Afraid of Family Jars FACTS IN FEW WORDS. is spent for brass in the Argentine