Tho Chinese care so littlo for their
girl babies that they do not give them
a baby name, but just call them Number
One, Number Two, Number
Three, according to their birth.
Boys aro thought so much more of
in China than girls that if you ask a
Chinese fathor who has both a hoy
and a girl how many children ho has
he will always reply "Only one child."
German parents sometimes change
tho namos of thoir baby if it is ill; and
the Japanese nro sure to change tho
namo of a child four times. Philadelphia
Press.
Pictures for the Salon.
Only 1,300 pictures have been accepted
for this year's Paris salon, the
average for years past having been
over 2,000. The paintings sent in by
artists who aro hors concours and not
subject to examination bring the number
up to
Ireland's Cultivated, Land.
Since 18-41 the' cultivated area of
Ireland has dwindled from about
4,000,000 acres to 2,000,000.
V Mt. Sterling Aovocate Tuesday, June 6, i8gg.
HUNGRY LEECHES.
Horrible Experiences of' Men and Cattle
In tho Himalayas.
