A Surprising Pair At Saratoga

-One of the marvels of Saratoga is a couple f rom the south, who have been regular visi tors f or fourteen seasons. ïhese two have been married for twenly-four years, but the wife still addresses the husband as'Mear" and he siill calh her "darliog," and is quite a3 attentiye and deferential to her as he is to the wivea of other men. They are both affable and sociable, fond of Pílny, fut uu 'V ainitjD (urwun-i muu always eujoy everythhiK in common. The weury lmsbanda who are always inventing sorae excuse to avoid attendance on tbeir faDiilies look at bim witb unbounded curiosHy and surprise, while she is gazed at with unooncealed envy ly her less fortunuto sisters. The fiist shipment of Russiau petroleum from the oil wells in the provinco of ISaka, has been sent by steamer to a Europeau market, The Ainericau company which operates these well3 will hereafter endeavor to compete with the American petroleum, which has liitherto controlled the foreign trade. An ingenious patentee proposes to supply towns with the electrio light free of coat. His "idea" ia to attach the larnps to advertisiog eolumns, and the rent pald for displaying the notices is aupposed to cover the cost and leave a surplus sufflcient to pay a good interest on the oivtlay. Tuk followiug test is given by the French Academy for distinguishtd false gema from dlamooda. lf the point of a neodle or a small bolo ín a card, appears-double, the stone is nol a diamond. AH colorless genas with the exception of the diamond cause doublé refraotion.