By the Way (Continued) Speiden, of New York City." Admiral Stanton went with the Perry expedition of 1853 as midshipman, and also accompanied the squadron again in 1854, when the treaty with the United States was signed. Another subscriber writes that there is now living in the city of Norfolk, Virginia, at the age of eighty-six, "Uncle" Jimmy Stith, a colored man who was a cabin boy on Commodore Perry's memorable voyage. When Mark Twain edited a weekly paper in California, he published a stanza of Byron's "Sennacherib," beginning "The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold," as the original effusion of a subscriber. The joke was not appreciated by some of his simple-minded subscribers, who accused him of ignorance in "not knowing it was Byron's." The incident is recalled by the following story about an even more simple-minded reader, which is printed in the "Christian Register:" A manufacturing firm offered a prize for the best original motto for a pen. A reader promptly sent them, "The pen is mightier than the sword," with a request that they would forward the prize by mail. The head of the house wrote a humorous reply, asking the claimant if he could prove himself the author of the saying. The man, evidently an honest soul, at once responded: "I can't say for certain whether I read it or just thought it. I've read McGuffey's Readers and Kidd's Elocution and the Proverbs in the Bible. If it isn't in those books, it is original, and you will please send me the money." The parent who wishes to train his children according to the "scientific method" has his troubles. Witness this letter published in the "Survey:" I write to see if any of your readers can help me out in the matter of finding some book or pamphlet that will tell me the logical and scientific order in which to teach my two little girls, aged eight and six, the indoor games of lotto, parchesi, checkers, backgammon, halma, chess and the like, such as authors and the different card games. Which should come first, checkers or parchesi ? Any information will be welcome. As the problem is not solved by the editor of the "Survey," suggestions seem to be in order. Why not let the children start with bridge and chess, and gradually work them up to the point where they can appreciate lotto, halma, and tiddledy winks? Houdini, the magician who makes an elephant disappear from the stage as easily as the older wizards caused handkerchiefs and ribbons to vanish, is said to be a native of Appleton, Wisconsin, though his name suggests Italian descent. He made himself much talked of in Europe by "escaping when locked in the cells of several famous prisons, thereby demonstrating the ineffectiveness of the prison locks. In this country he is said to have broken out of Cell 2 in the United States Jail at Washington the cell in which Guiteau, the assassin of President Garfield, was, confined. In a list of "soldier slang" printed in a book issued by one of the regiments of the National Army the most important word in a soldier's vocabulary is given as " bunk "a soldier's bed. "Chow" is declared to be the second most important word, and is defined as food. "Sand rat" is defined as "a man who, at target practice, signals a miss when you are sure you have made a Bull'!" A Scotch minister, according to "TitBits," needed funds for his church, and took his congregation into his confidence in the following way: "Well, friends, the kirk is urgently in need of siller, and as we have failed to get money honestly we will have to see what a bazaar can do for us." This is one of the most complete Lingerie departments in the country and includes a wonderful collection of French Hand-Embroidered goods as well as Madeira, Philippine, etc. We are able to offer these at prices that are certainly very favorable to our patrons. American-made Lingerie has developed and improved marvelously in style and every desirable feature. Many of these goods equal those of foreign manufacture. They have the added advantage of being lower in price. French Chemises, 85c, $1.25, 1.75, 1.85, 1.95, 2.50 and up. French Combinations, $2.25 up to 10.50. French and Philippine Gowns, $1.95, 2.25, 2.95, 3.95, 5.50, 6.95 and up. French Skirts, $1.95, 2.25, 3.50, 4.50, 6.50 and up. 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