Youth's Irreverence

The Chicago Tribune relates that one of the strongest teraperance men conneoted with the Chicago press has a penchant for mixing up "driíiks" which cheer but not inebríate. His latest discovery in thii lino is plain soda, slightly flaTored with aromatic spirits of ammonia. While out on Madison sweet, at the extreme end, the othor night, our journalist feit the approach of a head-ache and stepped into a, convenient drug store to indulge in hit favorito tipple. A boy, about knee-high t:a toad, was in attendance at the fountain. " Give me plain soda and ammonia, was the request. The boy assumed a knowing look, and replied "all right, sir. " He then placed a glass under a suspiciou8 looking tap, when tho journalist, who didn't understand this business, eaid, " Hold on there ! I want soda and ammo nia V" " That's all right" said tho knowing urchin "I'm giving you alittle old Bourbon ; I know what I'u about. That'i the na.me they h,ll give it '" Aocording to history the parents of John Wesley lived apart a year in consaquence of a difference uf opinión on politioal supjects. Xho eider Wesley feit gtrongly in favor of William of Orange, and openly advocated hia sucoessioa to James II. But he observed that his wife, a very beautiful and accomplished woman, with whom he had lived in dulightful haimony for eleven yeais, dii not respond whon Le prayed for the king. " Why do you not say ' Amw' when I pray foï his majesty ?" h inquired". "Because," soe calmly replied, "Ido not believo the Prince of ürange be king!" " In tbat oase," retnrned tae unbending Orangeman, "we must part." Apparently the oonsoientious eouple did not quarrel ; the wife, thought her husbaud sincere, and the hcsband was not dispQsed to force his wife to agree with him. But the reverend gentletnan ■went up to London and remaiad a yoar, Jeaving several chiidren and the caro of tha parish and the parsonae to Lis wifo. At the ond of that time William of Orango died, and, as the lady could reapond with a hearty :' Amen", to prayers for Qucen Anne, the husbnd ancl ifd wc-re reunited. It s related of a distinguished lawyer who observed that liis wife alwaya delayed ten or twelve minutes beforo sho carne douw to dinner, being loth to lose so rnuch precious time daiíy, he commenced the coiuposition of ft woikwhich beprospcuted only vrhile lie was'thus kept waitiiii. ïho resnlt was, at the end of fifteen yèars, a book in three voluiues quarto, whioh has njot with a large sale, and is much esteemed. In Woonsocket, Ehode island, the tcnhour committee haa advised the fnctory operativos to return to work. ïho strike mtiy be regardea ás ended. In pocket. pickin, os in almos; overythiug oise, a mannever suceaöds wtttilhf gets his hapd in.