The Central Americans are probably
the most inveterate smokers on the face
of the earth. Men and women, girls and
boys all smoke, day and night in bed,
as well as out of bed. Mr. Stephens, in
Itis "Incidents of Travel," in that wild,
luxurient and picturesque county, relates
that at one of the mansions of the Dons
where he "put up" for a tune, the lord
and lady of the house "slept with their
heads at different ends of the bed, so that,
in the unavoidable accompaniment of
smoking, they might not incommode each
other"! Boston Transcript.
Ifliat does it mean? Tho N. Y.
Cynosure of the 1 tth says: Much spec
ulation was called foith yesterday ami nj
our wondering and perplexed inhabitants,
as to the meaning of the ominous writings
in chalk on the pavements in various
.parts of: our city, as follows: "Within
2300 days the wine shall understand .'"
The whole pavement in front of a meihod
ist Church up town was covered over,
with writings as mysterious as those seen
' on the wall at the feast of IJelshazzer, but
there was no "seer" able to give their in
terpretation. All our silly old women
are going into fits about it. What does it
mean ?" -
The "right of search" is ceded to fine
tooth combs, but not to Uritish cruisers.
Chicago Wheat Market, Monday S'.pt. 11.
Dealers continue to pay 75 rents for wheat nf
the lest quality. Flour in silling at from (3.75
to $A 00, and corn at from 35 to 37 J cents. Out
trine 23.
