No. 2. 8 11-24 in. + 1-3d =8 19-24 in. No. 3. 8 11-24 in. +1-3d+1-3d9 1-8th in. No. 4. 8 11-24 in. 1-3d1-3d+1-3d = 9 1124th in. Etc., etc., etc. WOMAN'S CHANCES OF MARRIAGE. This curiously constructed exhibit by Mr. Finlayson, a European statistician, is drawn up from the registered cases of 1,000 married women, taken without selection. tabulated there were married: Of the 1,000 THE DAYS OF THE WEEK.-The names of these are derived from Saxon idolatry. The Saxons had seven deities more particularly adored than the rest, namely: The Sun, Moon, Tuisco, Woden, Thor, Friga and Seater. Sunday, being dedicated to the sun, was called by them Sunandaeg; his idol represented the bust of a man, with the face darting bright rays, holding a wheel before his breast, indicative of the circuit of the golden orb around our sphere. Monday was dedicated to the moon, and was represented by a female on a pedestal, with a very singular dress and two long ears. Tuesday was dedicated to Tuisco, a German hero, sire of the Germans, Scythians and Saxons. He was represented as a venerable old man, with a long white beard, a scepter in his hand and the skin of a white bear thrown over his shoulders. Wednesday was consecrated to Woden, or Odin, a supreme god of the northern nations, father of the gods, god of war, of Mars. He was represented as a warrior in a bold martial attitude, clad in armor, holding in his right hand a broad, crooked sword and a shield in his left. Thursday was consecrated to Thor, eldest son of Woden, who was the Roman Jupiter. He was believed to govern the air, preside over lightning and thunder, direct the wind, rain and seasons. He was represented as sitting on a splendid throne, with a crown of gold adorned with twelve glittering stars, and a scepter in his right hand. Friday, or Friga, Hertha or Edith, was the mother of the gods and wife of Woden. She was the goddess of love and pleasure and was portrayed as a female with a naked-sword in her right hand and bow in her left hand, implying that in extreme cases women should fight as well as men. Saturday, or Seater, is the same as the Roman Saturnus. He was represented on a pedestal, standing on the back of a prickly fish called a perch, his head bare, with a thin, meager face. In his left hand he held a wheel and in his right a pail of water with fruits and flowers. The sharp fins of the fish implied that the worshipers of Seater should pass safely through every difficulty. The wheel was emblematic of their unity and freedom, and the pail of water implied that he could water the earth and make it more beautiful. The Mayflower's Passengers. The following is a true list of the male passengers landed at Plymouth in the Mayflower : Francis Eaton. Richard Clarke. Edward Dotey. Servants as follows: John Goodman. Richard Gardiner. George Soule. Capt. Miles Standish. Richard Warren. Thompson. Trevore. Wilder. THE great Egyptian obelisk in Central Park, New York, is one of the most noted monoliths in the world. It was quarried, carved and erected about the time of Abraham to commemorate the deeds of an ancient Pharaoh. Five hundred years later the conquering Sesostris, the bad Pharaoh of Scripture, carved on its surface the record of his famous reign. The royal cartouch (or oval) shows that the work was done under the immediate order and sanction of the king. But Sesostris (or Rameses II.) reigned one hundred years before the Trojan war; so all the symbols now seen on Cleopatra's Needle were already venerable with age in the days of Priam, Hector, Helen, Agamemnon. Achilles and Ulysses. The Roman poet Horace says there were brave men before Agamemnon, but they lacked a Homer to save their names from oblivion. Sesostris, however, was an exception. He escaped oblivion without the aid of a Homer. Homer's heroes are to be congratulated above all men on having their story sung by such a minstrel; but with this thought there always goes a little doubt as to whether there ever were such heroes and such deeds outside of Homer's imagination. The hard granite of the Egyptian mountains leaves no doubt that Sesostris lived and reigned. [410] ON March 1, 1887, a new system of weather signals was introduced by the United States Signal Office of the War Department, and has since been in use at all the stations of the service. The flags adopted for this purpose are four in number, and of the form and dimensions indicated below: EXAMPLE. Rain or snow. Temperature Cold wave. EXAMPLE. Number 1, white flag, six feet square, indicates clear or fair weather. Number 2, blue flag, six feet square, indicates rain or snow. Number 3, black triangular flag, four feet at the base and six feet in length, always refers to temperature; when placed above numbers 1 or 2 it indicates warmer weather; when placed below numbers 1 or 2 it indicates colder weather; when not displayed, the indications are that the temperature will remain stationary, or that the change in temperature will not vary five degrees from the temperature of the same hour of the preceding day. Number 4, white flag, six feet square, with black square in center, indicates the approach of a sudden and decided fall in temperature. This signal is usually ordered at least twenty-four hours in advance of the cold wave. It is not displayed unless a temperature of forty-five degrees, or lower, is expected. When number 4 is displayed, number 3 is always omitted. BLUE Cold wave, followed by rain or snow, succeeded by fair weather: colder. When displayed on poles, the signals are Interpretation of Displays. No. 2, alone, indicates rain or snow, station weather, rain or snow. No. 1, with No. 4 below it, indicates fair weather, cold wave. BLUE Warmer, fair weather, followed by rain or snow. No. 3, with Nos. 1 and 2 below it, indicates warmer, fair weather, followed by rain or snow. Storm, Cautionary and Wind-Direction Signals. A red flag with a black center indicates that the storm is expected to be of marked violence. A yellow flag with a white center indicates that the winds expected will not be so severe, but well-found; seaworthy vessels can meet them without danger. The red pennant indicates easterly winds; that is, from the northeast to south inclusive, and that generally the storm center is approaching. If above cautionary or storm-signal, winds from northeast quadrant are more probable; below, winds from southeast quadrant. The white pennant indicates westerly winds; that is, from north to southwest inclusive, and that generally the storm center has passed. If above cautionary or storm-signal, winds from northeast quadrant are more probable; if below, winds from southwest quadrant. Time Difference Between the City of New York and the Principal Foreign Cities. Alabama.. 12 Hong Kong...11 27 The Climates of the United States. Mean annual temperature, Fahrenheit, at places named. Helena.. 43 C'p Winfi'ld Scott 50 48 New Hampshire Concord... 46 New Jersey.... Trenton. 53 51 53 New York. Florida Jacksonville 69 Ohio... Georgia. Idaho.. Fort Boise.. 52 Pennsylvania.. Harrisburg 54 50 Rhode Island.... Providence 48 Indiana. Indianapolis. Indian Territory. Fort Gibson Salt Lake City. 52 Montpelier. 43 Louisiana Maine... New Orleans Augusta.. 45 Washington T. Steilacoom 51 Maryland Baltimore 54 West Virginia... Romney.. 52 Minnesota....... St. Paul... 42 A cluster of flowers can be made to express any sentiment, if care is taken in the selection. If a flower is offered reversed, its original signification is contradicted, and the opposite implied. A rosebud divested of its thorns, but retaining its leaves, conveys the sentiment, "I fear no longer; I hope." Stripped of leaves and thorns, it signifies, "There is nothing to hope or fear." A full-blown rose, placed over two buds, signifies "Secrecy." "Yes" is implied by touching the flower given to the lips; "No," by pinching off a petal and casting it away. "I am" is expressed by a laurel leaf twined around the bouquet; "I have," by an ivy leaf folded together; "I offer you," by a leaf of Virginia creeper. COMBINATIONS. Moss Rosebud, Myrtle, Mignonette, Lily of the Valley, Yellow Rose, Scarlet Geranium, Purple Hyacinth, Broken Straw, Sweet Pea, Forget-me-not, |