How A Married Woman Goes To Sleep

There is an artiele going the roundi entitled : "IIow Girls Go to Sleep." The manner in which they go to sleep, according to the article, can't liold a candle to the way a married Woman goos to sleep, iustead of thinking vrhat she should have atfended to beforc going to bod, she thinks of it aftcrward. Whileshe is revolving these matters in lier mimi, and ■yhile snugly tucked up in bed, the old man is scratching his legs in front of the il re, and wondering hovv he will pay the nextnionth'srent. Snddcnly shesays : "James, ilid you lock the door?" lown and 1 it, for I hsard some person in the back yard last niaht." Accordingly, Jamea patrtnra o-n stalrs .uul ïocfcs CTie OooT. About the time Jaines returns aud is going toget inlo bed, she remarks : "Did yon simt the stair door? "Xo," says Jamos. ''Well, it' it is not simt, ttio cat wiU gct up into the bedroom." "Let her come up, then," says James, ill-naturedly. "My goodness, no," returns lus wife. "Sho'd suck the baby's breath." The Jaines puddles down stairs Bgain, and steps on a tack, and clcses the stair door, and curses the cat, and returns to the bed-room. Just as he bcgins toclimb into hiscouch bis wito observes : "I forgot to bring up some water. Suppose you briiig some up in the big tin." And so James with a muttered curso "■oes dorn into the dark kitchen and falls overa chair,and rasall lbo tinwareoff the wall in scarelróf the -'big tin, and then jerks the stair-door open aud howls : "Where the deuce are the matchesi Slio givos him minuto directiona where to flnd the matches, and adds that she would rather go and get tlio water herself than have the neighborhood raised about it. After which James iinds the matches, procures thc water, cuines up stairs and prepares bimself once more to retire. Before accoinplishing tliis ieat his wifc suddenly rcniembers that she forgot to chain the dog. A trip to the kennel follows, and he once inore plunges into bed. Presently his wifc says : "James, lct's have in undecitanding about money matters. Now, uust week l've got to pay " "I don't know what you'Il havo to pay, and I don't care," shouta James, as ii e lurches around and jams hia face aainat the wall ; "all I want is sleep." "ïhat's all very wcll for yon,"snaps liis -wife, as she pulls the covers viciously ; "yon nevcr ihink of' the worry and troubie I have. And Üiere's Araminla, who I believe is tuking the measles." "Let her talce 'cm," says James. Horoupon she be'ins to cry softly, but about the time James ia fnlling into a gentle doze shc punches him in the ribs with her .elbow and says : "Did you hear that scandal about Mts. Jones?" "What Jones?" says James, sleeplly. "Why, Mrs. Jones." "Whcrc!Ï" inquired James. "I declare," gay his wiie, "7011 nre gottinï more stupid every day. You know Mrs, Jones that Uves at No. 21? Well, day before yesterday, Susan Sinith toll Mrs. Thompson that Saín Baker has said that Mrs. Jones liad - " llcrc slie pauses and liftten. Jamos is gnoringin profound slumbor. AVith a snort of raj,re she pulls all tlie covci' off Jura, wraps lierselí' up in them, and laya awako until 2 a. 111., lliinking hovv badly usod she is. And that is the way a married wonmn gocs to sleep. - PMsburgh Leader. jthough the Frcuoh Government stuils now oontaiu neavly 2.00J sirus of different breeds, and thuugh tho muDunt ofmoney spont in encourag-. ing horae breedew geaerally has buen increased tu a considerable extent, thu offloerí whosc duty it is to buy lloraos fov thc anuy romoanta ftnd it no easy matter to procure a suífioiuut uumber; and H a rceent ineotiuy; of tlio commlttee rhich has the management of the luirás it was agroed lo reconmiend that tlie price at presout paid by the Minister of War siiouUL bo increased. Thu average j;iven tbr cavajry ukL artillery horses is uo Uigher than it was tliirty yeara ago; so that those wlio breed" hurses do not iin l it reinuiiurative to attempt to produce animáis BuiUibl.c for military fiurpoBOS,