Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 29, Number 31, Jasper, Dubois County, 29 April 1887 — Page 3

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JASPKK. INDIANA WC TWO. Mt U, yen see, I kwe Ma. Jaet thnt-ieve. iwsnoorWreehno eeneamtokH "Whet the wee wwt yon fame eaea wlw Tlnw kaftiM MMI WMh mil thlBM iwnMi XfrTm mwivn w?wi em pn Mnwv nrmwwme end It; WHk ko fatae nete l Jar amid yaw airs; With M Mk elsaa V Mat year hhwMw out; tie yearning wwt to maadsn la your rr" ', Xe "Whyf to sen every hitter doubt. jaiy when no Jay needs Mm clustered nowere. When wealth and world's eeeroval gird yen To ieem Dm Wnr k oC entiling hours, Aad the anty" ftMliioMd Mr when found; fMtttg dnoratM Uweegh Mm guarded Hf, CHTieg fro 1mmm4-up eoffers, smiling sweet; "WoBitorlf other fret m la the strife; TfMtafMOkVTM UltMt4Ht "ju4gWt Blt." 'Triendehtp," " iIwUm," " fondees,' pretty em I Welt eyfceln Um fragile things they rjke reey wwin that, 'aid gra mmI deletes, Twine ever meadow nnths n graeeful sereea; Till wine siren feet mbm erathlug from the MIL r Treada down mm tendrils, BtBgi the Sewers apart, JtBd tee full meoallaht, pHlles ud ekltt, (Meres en ike hare, cold paik ike barren heart. Jtei Love his strong vitality assert, Hit eneneklees power, crush It ae you may; The kiw rlM ret, the cruel east wind hurts, Hut the rieh bleosas press upward to the day, Darling, the hety bead 'twlxt you and me Is pure, aad strong, sad prompt to de nnd tere, As when we knelt beside our another's kaee. Aad leant from ker sweet tips our bahy prayer. Then, 1b tke golden mentories ef our youth. Sua eut the dreary prMOBt's gathering torsi, Or t aee it ta eur deep lore's reyal truth, Aad a frek link from troubled hours form; Xetthe world frown or shrink, we two tegetker Can surely ride o er wilder waves than tkese, Kaewtm; the eyeione brlegs the eteudlees weather. And to seme haven roll the roughest seas. All tht IVer Mm4, DOCTOR TKIFULGAS. The Fat of On WbOM Door Okod Against the Poor. r. Whiff!" whistled the rising gale. "Swash!" bents the rain ae it coinoe down in torrent. Low sway the trees under the blast that sweeps the Volsinian rshore and -dashes its fury against the slopes of the mountains of Crimma. The rock-bound coast is rent anil riven by the tempestuous billow s that surge and foam along the vast Megalocrida sea. "Whiff!'" "Swash I" In the depth of the bay nestles the little seaport town of Luktrop. It boasts a few hundred houses with .greenish miradores sheltering them from the winds of the main, and four -or live steep streets that look more like the beds of a mountain torrent than public thoroughfares. Not far off smokes the Vanglor, an arctic volcano, which by day belches forth thick volumes of sulphurous vapor and by night fitful floods of flame. This .crater, visible fully 150 kcrtses out at sea, answers the purpose of a beacon, and guides home to Luktrop the coastersyawls, snows, hoys and doggers that plow the troubled waters of the Megalocrida. On the other side of the town are heaped up extensive ruins of the Criinmerian era, while the suburb, of Moorish aspect, with its white walls, round roofs and terraces calcined by the sub, seems a huge pile of square stones thrown together at haphazard, and afar off reminds you of a oasbah or Al gerian fortress. The whole mass, in fact, looks like a cluster of dice, the slots of which have worn away with age. Among other structures peculiar to th place may be seen an odd-looking building called tho "Six-Quatre," from the number of its windows, six in front and four in the rear. A steeple rises alrare the town, the square steeple of Saints rhilnlene, with its bolls visible through the open stone work, and when these are swung as they are at times by the violence of tho storm, it is accounted a bad sign, and the good people of the place are filled with fear at the omen. Such is Luktrop, with a few stray houses on the heath, beyond, scattered amid the broom and f urse, as in Brittany. Luktrop, however, Is not in Brittany. Is it in France? I can not say. In Europe? I don't know. At an rate, it would be useless perhaps, to look up the place n the map, even ia Steiier's atlas. n. A discreet ran k heard at the small, narrow door of the "Six-Quatre," on tiiulefthand eorner of the Kue Msssagllere. A comfortable house ia the "SixQHatre," if such a word Is known at Luktrop, and one of the thriftiest in the place, if to earn an average a few thousand fretasrs a year be a sign of thrift. A fersekms yelp, something between a bark and a howl, has answered the rap. Seon a window above the door of the x-Qwntra" hi tkrawa epaa and an ftftgry volea frea iaskle ths bouse "hawk ot: " "Away with fttt Intruders!" A ysisaf gfrl, sfcivsriRg in the rain, "wH a sedv, worn-out cane thrown ver her shoulders, Inquires if Dr. TriJHiffM is at home. 'He Is ar isn't, that depends." "I floaie for father, who's dying." "And whare hi ho dying?" "By the Val Karnlou, four kartsss enoe." 'And what's his Kamsf' ''YartKMtt&ii

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oarer." Yes, and H Dr. Trifulgas would ealy "Dr. Trifulfas isn't at hama." Aad the window is brutally elosed in the poor girl's faee, while, the wklftt of the wind ana the swash of the rain out side mix their voiees ia a roaring aad deafening din. lit. A hard man is Dr. TrHnlgas, with but little fealint: for a fellow creature; and one who attends a patient only if handsomely paid in advaneo for his services. His old dog, Hursof, a eross between a hull and a spaniel, might ba sakl to hare more heart than lie. The door of the "Six-Quatre" remains Invariably closed upon the poor and opens only to the rieh. Moreover, Dr. Trifulgas has a whole scale of fees; typhoid fever, so much; brain fever, so much; so much for a pericarditis, and the same for as many more diseases as doctors choose to invent by tke dosen. And Vort Kartif, the herring curer, is a poor man, with a penniless brood. Why, then, should Dr. Trifulgas bedevil himself, and on such a night? Rousing me from ray sleep," snufHed he, as he went to bed again, "is alone worth ten fretzers?" Twenty minutes had scarcely gone by when the iron knocker again woke the echoes of the "Six-Quatre." Grumbling, the doctor got out ef bad, and from the window growled: "Who's there?" Vort Kartif's wife." The herring ourar from Val Karniou?" Yos; and if you don't come he'll die." Woll, you'll then bo a widow." "Here are twenty fretzers." Twenty fretzers!" muttered he; what a windfall to be sure. Kun the risk of catching a cold and lumbago for such a sum, when I've got to attend to-morrow morning the gouty, but wealthy Edzingov, at Kiltrens, whose ailment is worth to me fifty fretzors a minute. Not I, indeed." And with this ploasant prospect, Dr. Trifulgas sought his bed, and went to sleep again as soundly as before. IV. Whip! splash! and then rap! rap! rap! Three blows from the knocker.struck with a firm hand, added their rattle, this time, to the noise of the storm. Tho doctor, startled in his slumber. got up m a towering passion. Un opening his window the storm swept in like a whirlwind. 'Tie for the herring-curor." "What, that wretch again?" I am his mother." May his mother, wife and daughtor die with him!" 'lis a fit" Aye, and a tight one', no doubt," chuckled the doctor, in his rage. "e have a little money," said the old woman, "an installment on the house sold to Dan t nip, the drayman of the Rue Messagliere. If you don't come, my granddaughter will be without a father, my daughter without a husband, and myself without a son." It was heart-rending and horrible to hoar the old woman's voice, and to think that the icy wind froae the blood in her veins and nipped the very bones under her bkin. "A tit. say you? then the fee is JttO fretzers," rejoined the heartless leach. We have only 120." "Good-night, then," and once more the window was closed. On second thought, however, he came to the conclusion that, after all, for an hour's walk and a half hour's attendance, 130 fretaers made 0 fretzers an hour one fretzer a minute! It was small profit at best, but not to be entirely despised. So, instoad of getting into bed again, the doctor this time slipied on his velvet suit, hurried down stairs in a pair of stout boots, muffled himself in a thick waterproof overcoat, put on his gloves and sou'wester, and leaving tho lamp lighted on the table near his Codex, opened at page 197, pushed back the door fof the "Six-Quatre," aud appeared on "the threshold. The old woman was there, loaning e t . t . a. . A on a suck, ner iramu emaciaieu uy eighty years of toil and misery. "Tho money," said he. "Here it is," muttered the wretched woman, anil may uou return it mj you a hundred fold!" "God? The money of Uol?" sar donically grinned the doctor. "Has any one ever seen the color of it?" lie there upon whistled for llursoi, put a small lantern in the dog's mouth, and bent his stops seaward. The okt woman trudged on behind, v. Good ltcavens, what a tempest of wind and rain! The bells of Sainte-Fhilnlene sway to and fro under the headlong fur' of the Storm, an ominous portent, as we know, but Dr. Trifulgas eschews all superstitious notions. The fact is that the doctor believes in nothing at an; no, not even in his own science exoapt for what it brings him! What weather, to be sure, and what a road! Nothing hut shingle and slag; th shingle slippery like sea-wees, and the slag erlsp as clinker. And no other light to see by except a tremulous licker from Htiraof s lantern. U . i . . . . .. a 1mm. At iinwe evmngr, inmnebiu Hgnim soem to toss and stir in the flames that now and again swell from the mouth of tha Vanglor. There Wt really no telnng what Has hidden at the bottom of those inscrutable craters. Ferhaps the souls of the underworld that volatilise an reaching our .atmosphere. The doeter and the okl woman followed tha line of coast that runs in and out of the small bays along tke shore. The saa k of a livid whiteness, and

phoreewaat fringe of surf thai stews to pour waves oa waves of glow-worms upon the hah. Thus both walk oa until they rosea a bead ia the road between two swelling downs, where tha broom aad saa rushes elash their blades together like so many bayonets. Tha dog has drawn closer to his master, ami seems to say; "Woll, what do you think? A hundred and twenty f reisers to ba plaosd under look and key in the safe as sooa as we get back home! That's tha way

to build up a fortune! 'Tis another1 piece of ground added to tha viae inelosure! Another dish' added to the evening meal! Another bowl of wash for faithful Hurof! Nothing like attending patients who are willing to unloose their purse strings!" At this point tha old womaa stopped. She pointed a finger palsied with age toward a rod light, some way off in the gloom; the house evidently of Vort Kartif, the herring-curer. "There?" laconically put ia the doctor. "Yes," nodded tha herring-curer's mother. "Hurrah-wow-wow!" struck up Hur zof. Just then the Vanglor, vibrating to its foundations with a noise like thun dcr, threw up one huge mass of fuligin ous names that rent the clouds. Dr. Trifulgas was thrown to the ground by the force of the concussion. Regaining his footing, however, be swore like trooper and looked around. The old woman had disappeared. She must-have fallen through some deep crevice in the ground, or taken flight on the floating fog clouds of ocean. The dog, nevertheless, was there, up right on his haunches, his mouth wide onon. but the liaht of his lantern was blown out. "Never mind," mumbled the doctor, "let's go on." The honest man had pocketed his 120 fretzers, and now felt that he must earn them. VI. A lone light was visible in the distance, half a kertse away. Doubtless it was the lamp of the dying, or, per chance, dead man, and yonder must be the horrine-curer's abode. Tliere cruld be no mistake, for the old woman had pointed it out. And, so thinking. under the whistling whins ot the wind and the driving swash of the rain, with the whole noise of the storm in his ears. Dr. Trifulgas hurried on in the direction of the house which, standing in front of a wide heath, became more distinctly perceptible as the wayfarer approached. It was a singular and 'noteworthy fact to observe how much the house o the herring-curer looked like the doc tor's "Six-Quatre" at Luktrop. There was certainly the same arrangement in the front windows and the little vaulted door at the side. Dr. Trifulgas strode on as fast as the driving gusts of wind and rain would allow. He reached the door, which was ajar, pushed it open, and entered; the force of the blast closed it behind him with a bang. The dog outside howled or was silent by turns, as Mhen choristers chant the verses of a forty hours' psalm. How very strange! It might almost be affirmed that Dr. Trifulgas had come back to his own place. This, however, could not be. He took no wrong turning on the road, nor did he lose his way. No, he was certainly at Val Carniou, and not at Luktrop. Yet, how came it that his eyo dwelt on the same low, vaulted corridor, tho same winding staircase, and the same massive woollen railing, hand-worn like his own? He mounted the stairs and stopped on the landing. A faint light came from under the door, as at tlie "Six-Quatre." Was it a snare or a delusion. By the uncertain glimmer of the lamp he vaguely recognized his own room. There was the yellow sofa, and there on the right was the old oak chest; and there on the left w.-vs tho iron-bound safe in whioh he purposed placing his 120 fretzers. Yonder, again, were his armchair, with its leather tassels, his table with its convoluted legs, and upon It, by tha flickering lamp, his own Codex, still open at page 197. What ails me?" murmured the doctor. What alls you? Why, you are palsied with fright Your eyeballs start from their sockets. Your body contracts and dwindles in size. An icy sw4oat chills your skin, on which nameless horrors silently creep. Quick, or the lamp will go out for lack of oil, and the siok man die. Yes, the bed is there his own, one would think, with its pillars and baldaquin a bell as broad as it is long, and the closed curtains with their large inwrought flowers. Can this indeed ba the bed of a poor herring.curer? Trembline all over, the doctor drew nearer, nulled the curtains aside, and peered within. . There, outstretched on his dying bed, the sick man lay, with his head droop ing over the counterpane and his body motionless, like one about to breathe his last The doctor leaned forward. Ah! what horrid scream was. that which rent tha air and was taken up bv the doc outside with his sinister howling? It is not Vort Kartif, the herringcurer; but he, Dr. Trifulgas himself, who is tha dyinc man." He is smitten down with brain fever. Full well he knows the symptoms it is aerebral apoplexy, with sudden aeoumulation of serosttv in the cavities of the brain, ami partial paralysis of tha body oa

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VMbW VJfcPMie It was for him, aad no other, was hasought, that 190 f reisers ware paid! its who, ia the hardness of his heart, refused to attend tha poor herring-euror! It ia himself, than, who is now dying! Dr. Trifulgas raved like a maniac. The dangerous symptoms inoraassd very minute. Not only were all tha unctions of relation dead within aim, put the beatings of his heart were nearly gone, like tke breath of his ungs. Yet he had not lost all consciousness of his deparate strait What could ha do? Diminish ta mass of tha blood by Weeding? There must be no hesitation or Dr. Trifulgas would be a dead man. Phlebotomy was still praetioed in those days, aad then, as now, the doctors rescued from apoplexy all those who ware not to dig of Hs effects. Dr. Trifulgas seizad his case of in struments, took his lancet, and punctnred the vein of his own arm. Xs blood, however, spurted from the incision. He frictioned with all his might the chest of the dying one, but found that the pulsations of his own heart diminished; he burned the other's feet with hot bricks, but felt his own feet growing cold. Suddenly his own duplicate sell started up in bed, struggled wildly in the last throes of suspended breathing, a rattle came into his throat,' and Dr. Trifulgas, with all his science, fell back dead in his own arms. Whiff! blew the wind, and swish went the rain outside, as the store gradually abated. VII. On the following morning a corpse was found in the house known as the "Six-Quatre," the corpse of Dr. Trifulgas. He was placed in an oak coffin and conveyed in groat pomp to the cemetery of Luktrop, after the manner of the many he had already sent there. As for old Hurzof, I am told the faithful beast may still be seen with his lantern relighted, scouring the heath at night and howling for his lost master. If this le true or not I really can not say, yet so many strange things do in fact occur in this Volsnian country, especially round about Luktrop, that I see no reason to doubt the statement. At any rate, let me ask of you once more not to look up this town of Luk trop on Hie map. Our best geographers are still uncertain as to its exact post tion in latitude, and even longitude. -Jules Verne. WINTER IN MINNESOTA. A Kew fCne-lander's laapreMlAB mt the Weather Prevailing in That State. A word about tho weather in Minne sota. The winters, as every one knows. are extremelv cold, and many curious phenomena are seen in consequence, such as brilliant northern lights, or auroral displays, sometimes very start ling, as when red clouds like a mist suddenly appear in the atmosphere, rising and falling, dropping at times as low as the house-tops, and disap-! pearing as suddenly, and at a distance giving an appearance of a great conliagration; also, at sunset, the appearance of "sun-dogs" above and below the sun, and equidistant east and west from the sun sections of rainlows. This latter appearance is always followed by extreme cold woather. When the temperature reaches twenty-hve degress to forty-five degrees below zero, the air is saturated with a frost whioh appears like a mist, settling on every thing, and whitening trees, people's hair, whiskers and eye-brows, and covering the horses with a white coat, giving a very Santa Claus ap pearance to a man with a fur coat and cap on, while the trees, when the sun again appears, are objects of great beauty. At certain temperatures during a snow-storm, the snow crystals are of dazzling beauty, and the air seems filled with diamonds. You walk upon diamonds, until you fancy you see the sights reveaieu uy Aiaudin's wonderful lamp. In winter, lur coats and sealskin caps are the rule, so that, with the heavy fur robes of the sleighs, with the ladies also arrayed in sealskin, one could well fancy himself in Russia or some far nortltoru clime, especially when he soes great black bears, moose, antelope, deer, etc., in front of the butcher-shops, standing there frozen stiff, as sent in from the hunting grounds of this and other States. The one extreme of winter is followed very rapidly, with but little spring intervening, by very hot summer, with its thundershowers, vegetation springing up very rapidly with the disappearance of the winter's snow, and the trees putting on their foliage in a surprisingly short time, and it seems, indeed, hut a short space of time after the furs are laid aside before the ladies appear on the street in their white dresses, it being the custom for ladies of almost all ages to dress in this manner during the hotest weather. Cor. Jsioh Trmtmript. Railroad Masher "Now that that man has gone into the smoking-oar I'll get up a little flirtation with that pretty woman he left behind." Omaha Friend 1 'Be careful. He may return suddenly." "O, he won't be hack for three or four hours." "Surf?" 'Certain. He's her husband. "Owe WwM. , A simple remedy for neuralgia is to apply, grated horse-radish prepared the same as for table use to the temple when the face or head is afiVoted, or to the wrist, when the pain is in the arm er shoulder. Mm aad Fmrm

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fJd of March the latpero William, of Germany, was ninety years f age. Although he is still hale aad sturdy, for a man of such advanaed age, it eaa not be anticipated that many more years are ia store for hint. Ia view of this fact, it hi interesting to note what sort of a sovereign Germany will hare as the great Ibdser's sueoesaer. The heir apparent to she German throne is, indeed, no ordinary man. By I his eareer, as well as by hi rank, hie holds a place of high renown in Ku The next German Km per or will I .-.1.11 .1.U ,1. o -J Its aaail. VTtnWtilJ 9WMI1H km ! VI HW mnvwmtors for warlike tastes aad military heroism. Frederick William, the Crown Fringe, has already passed beyond the line of middle age, for he is now in his fiftysixth year. Like his father, he was only fifty-six years of age when he donned the uniform of an officer in the Prussian army. The profession of arms has absorbed him ever sines. He has worked his way up, by able and valiant service, from the lowest to the highest military grade, aad is now a Field-Marshal. The most notable military triumphs of the Crown Prince were won in the war between Prussia and Austria in 1866, and in that between the German States and France in 1870-71. He played a conspicuous and brilliant part in the battle of Sadowa, which resulted in the overwhelming defeat of the Austrians; and he led the South German forces on the fields of Alsace and Lorraine in the brief struggle which ended in the overthrow of the Second French Empire. His chivalrous bravery, his calm ness in tna presence of me most ap palling dangers of the field, his genial ways and cheery good-nature, his fine, stalwart, soldierly frame and bearing, made him the idol of his troops, and he conquered the hearts of all Germans, as well as the legians of France, by his conduct in that terrible conflict. His popularity is attested by the affectionate name bestowed upon him by his soldiers: "Unter Fritz," or "Our Frederick." No doubt a part of this popularity was due to his military ability, for in that sharp campaign he won the name of being one of the most brilliant Generals of the nineteenth century, and shared with his cousin, Prince Frederick Charles, the highest honors of the campaign. Devoted by genius and taste to the military profession, the Crown Prince has held aloof from the political affairs of his sire's empire. The okl Emperor has borne alone the duties and responsibilities of power. A few years ago, it is true, during an illness of his father, he conducted the affairs ot the realm as Regent But he scrupulously followed the rule to act as he thought the Emperor would have acted under lac uircuui&iaiii'BB. It is, indeed, a rule in the family of Hohenzollern that the heir shall not be active in the government When Frederick the Great was the heir, he nearly came to the uiock lor interienng in the politioal affairs of his fierce father's kingdom. It is therefore not possible to foresee what sort of a ruler rrederick William will make when he succeeds to the throne of Germany; yet the interests of the whole European workl are involved in the qualities which he may one day display as a sovereign. The Crown Prince married the Princess Victoria, the oldest child, of the Queen of England, and he has a large family of children and grandchildren. In person ho is tall, splendidly built, with a long, tawny beard, has a noble, military bearing, and is rigorous in every movement He certainly looks "every inch a king." He is noted for thoroughly German traits, being fond of good company and of public amusements, aad full of hearty, bluff good humor. Next to his aged father, indeed, he ie the most popular man in Germany, aad will undoubtedly be welcomed to the throne with the eordial acclamation of his subjects. Photographing Dogs. A singular story was told me of the Way ia which a great mastiff who has never been in the oity manifested his opposition to being "taken." After some little trouble he was placed in position facing the instrument, and remained quietly till the photographer tulled the cloth from the front of his tens and let the big glass eye stare at the huge dog. This was too much for the mastiff, who at one sprang at the machine and pulled it down before his owner could interfere t prevent hi doiasr ear more damasre. Then, after ( quieting the animal and letting him see what was wanted of him, be submitted ealmly t being "taken," aad was so pleased wish his photograph that a copy is kept in his kennel firmly fastseed by a frame and covered by a glass, which prevent him from xerokring hi propensity to liek it with hit 'ongue. Jtosfea Pot A small hoy m a Bangor (Me.) public school was reading, and earn to the word "napkin," and hesitated. "Why do you stop there, Johnny?" mid the teacher; "you know what a napkin is, don't you?" "Oh, yes," laid Johnny, his fae brightening up; "that's something we use when w tar company." A fruit-grower says he could make ompost enough from one pig to keep aa acre of grapes well fertilised thai is, by throwing into the pig plenty of refuse stuff, leaves, weeds, ete., through the summer. (SWose TVmes. A druggist at Pasadena, Cel., adveo I w? oa thousand horned t da,

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Jsssph Hcrsrd, Jr., suaeeaatel Its ot asonir. -W'Jkk Collins was paed 0t,4 fast "Arriadak" before a has of the beak ff9& ?VHtt(a Tha Kief ef Denmark hat tw sense dogs, whioh are hi companions during his walks aad rassUs. CMS? JfcraM. Mr. John Waaaataker, ef Philadelphia, earriae tOO,O00 iasaraaa an his life, J. B. fheteoa 611,000, sad Hamilton Dieeioa 1600,000. Italy is to have a new review, fire nelueirely to the dieeaiaioa ef fensinine interest, fanny Zamsiai saro ia to be the editor of the periods!. SL Louit jyajHiWciBH, Tha eldest soa of the Garmsa Crown Frinee k sue an intense narasan aad hater of France that he refuse even to drink champagne aad wMJ drink only German wines. Ia the Greville memoirs K ie said that the Prince of Wales, when a her, was aa exact observer of jtruth. Be wasted to become familiar wkh Ms appearance, so that he would he awe ta tell it when, be grew up. Jrssefcjai EgU. The International Jury appointed by the King of the Belgians to award his Majesty's prise of S6.0O0 fraaes (1,000) for the best work on the means of popularising use study aad developing the teaching of geography, has awarded it to the "Mentoire of Be. 7," of which the author ie Prof. Anton Staubers, of ths Royal Gymnasium ef Augsburg. Harriet Beeehar Stow ha twe daughters, by no means youthful, whe have never married. They are both exceedingly retiring in manner and are seldom met ia society. They are sometime seen oa the streets of Hartford, each leading a pet dog. Though scholarly and weU read, they have prod need nothing ia literature which, has attracted attention. Another change in the tastes t the book-loving public has been discovered by the acute publishers. Instead of the dry oharaoter-pioturiag fiction, the age demands a more vigorous and more imaginative form of literature. The demand is for navels ot incident, novels of the romantic school. A novel must be extremely good ef which ten thousand copies are sold. Rev. Alexander Cromwell, root of St Luke's F. E. Church in Washington, is one of the most learned oolereel men in the country. When he desired to study for holy orders he applied at Kenyon College, Gambler, O., but waa refused admission. He made applications elsewhere, which were equally unsuccessful. He finally went to Oxford, Eng., and there took a full course. He, is an eloquent preacher, and his se gregation embraces a large number of prominent colored citizens. HUMOROUS. Kew Boarder (to roommate) "What doe all that pounding meant down-stairs?" Old Boarder (hungrily) "Steak for breakfast" In the Police Court. Judge "What is your occupation?" Prisoner Tra a poet, your honor." Judge "Here, Mr. Officer, take this prisoner before the grod jury."-fTasaiwyfeni Critic. A New Way to Serve Them. Countryman "Guess FM try asase of these here vegetable oysters."- Waiter Yes, sir." ' Countryman - "Anel say, waiter, bring 'em ia oa the hahf shell. Mrs. Toast "This f very nia eake. Did you get the reekee eat ef a cook-book?" Mies Fussaafeather "No; I made it oat ef my head." Mr. Yeast "You don't say so! It is certainly very light" Parson "How did you like mr sermon this morning?" Parishioner "Too long." Parson "Dear me, I'm sorry." ParlshkMser "So am L MI sleep fire minute over my usual .that it gives me aherrihn headaohe.'' Ib Peaky Flee. The orioket'i tog nrcheUt te he, fhtai Mun.abAASaSbJ mndk nahha uuaaM Aeej BaaPaansniWMajpwa evmn swasrv eaiMSs Bet seeky lies a antte sen yet Onto a aneaan eat hhnu WkHnhmlJ TUjMaa. WW wWrwfwww A. nrTVWMBi An Unfortunate Admission. Garrulous drummer at Vaa Ness House to waiter girl who is serving him at break' fast "Yow don't look so smiling aa usual. What's the matter-washing day?" Waster CM xidig) ftitl I MWWt WwMl "JhMWlljPIS Frt Prtm. After eh hoaeymooa: Tw young wire are talking ef thok huahando. "You can't imagine," said one, "what a stupid blockhead Charles is?" "Aad Henry!" ejacalated the other. "Why, hi head must ba mad of wood, er something harder, for plates and smm as break on it with as Httle dlfloulhy a the sea upon a rook." Frmck Ftm. MrsFortuneseeker had bee hheelag to Judge B who I eht aad rieh, that her daughter would make him a good aad loving wife. "She .is much in ker with ran. Judge," the lady, smggeetively. "I am sorry, but X can Hat reciprocate ta atooti of a youag lady -who hws mseh had for his hat and eaa. Je ad Xiaamw

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