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grace to the tedium of convalescence, never resenting the inevitable withdrawal of intimacy as the family resume a normal habit of life, and no longer make her the recipient of every thought and emotion.-Mary Ross, in the May "Atlantic."

CHILDREN WERE CHEAP.

In a Scotch church an old minister, who was very deaf, was very anxious to introduce some new hymn books into the church, and asked his precentor to give out the notice immediately after the sermon. The precentor, having a notice of his own, gave cut that members of the congregation wishing to have their children baptized were to send their names into the vestry. The old minister, thinking that it was the notice about the hymn books, stood up, and said:

"And I wish to say, for the benefit of those who have not any, that they may be had in the vestry any afternoon, between the hours of 3 and 4. Ordinary little ones at a shilling each, and special little ones, with red backs, at one and three."

"Don't you go an' git sorry fer yerself. That's one thing I can't stand in nobody. There's always lots of other folks you kin be sorry fer 'stid of yerself. Ain't you proud you ain't got a harelip? Why, that one thought is enough to keep me from ever gittin' sorry fer myself."-From "Lovey Mary," "The Century."

PROCTOR'S ATTRACTIONS.

Notwithstanding the fact that spring is rapidly turning to summer, the quality and quantity of the attractions at Mr. Proctor's various houses have not changed, nor will they change in the general excellence that has become characteristic of the various companies. Many sterling comedies have been negotiated for the summer season, and among these several that have not been produced in this country as yet. In the vaudeville field many big novelties and feature acts have been engaged for the summer season. Mr. Proctor's New York City houses are now undergoing alterations whereby they will be the coolest theatres in town when the hot season comes.

The forthcoming revival of "On the Wabash," at Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre, promises to be a notable one, alike as to its cast and in the elaborateness of the stage settings. It will be interesting, also, as bringing back to Broadway this very popular play by

Joseph Arthur, who in this piece forsook the exciting field of melodrama for the quieter walks of rural comedy.

One of the best known aspirants for stellar honors in the theatrical world this season is Miss Lottie Williams, a comedienne who has achieved fame from Maine to California in a variety of parts from "Little Eva" to "Juliet." The vehicle for which she is the magnet this season is a new sensational comedy drama entitled "Only a Shop Girl," from the pen of Marie Wellesley Sterling, author of "On the Suwanee River," etc. The play deals with life as we know it to-day, among the masses employed in the big department stores of the larger cities, and the trials and temptations of our young people of the present generation who are subjected to the wiles and pitfalls of New York City.

HE NEVER SPOKE AGAIN.

The following story is told of a ventriloquist, now famous, but at the time of this happening so hard up he used to walk between cities where he was to appear. On one of these tours he came to Philadelphia on foot, and on the road he picked up a miserable little dog "because it looked so much like he felt." The story will explain what became of the dog.

The first house he came to was a saloon, and, of course, he wanted a drink. He had no money, but went in anyway to see The proprietor, a German, said:

what he could do.

"Well, what will you have?"

He said: "I'll take a little whisky," and then, turning to the dog, he asked:

"What will you have?"

"I'll take a ham sandwich."

The German was so surprised he almost fainted. He looked at the dog a moment, and then asked:

"What did you say?"

"I said a ham sandwich."

Hans thought it wonderful that a dog should be able to talk, and asked who had trained him, how long it had taken, etc., and wound up with:

"How much you take for him?"

"Oh," said Mr. Ventriloquist, "I wouldn't sell him at any price, but I am a little hard up now, and if you will lend me $50 I'll leave him with you till I bring the money."

"All right," said Hans. "I just want him for a little while, so I can show him to some smart people I know around here."

So everything was settled, the money paid, etc., and as the ventriloquist went out he turned and waved his hand to the dog and said:

"Well, good-bye, Jack. I'll come back soon."

"You mean son-of-a-gun, to sell me for $50 after all I've done for you! So help me, Moses, I'll never speak another word as long as I live!"

And he didn't.-"Philadelphia Times.”

LITERARY NOTES.

Hyperchlorhydria, A Symposium.—The June issue of the “International Medical Magazine," E. B. Treat & Co., 241-243 W. 23d St., New York, will be devoted to a symposium on this most important gastric subject, than which none more important has ever been published in any American journal. More than half a dozen of the leading European specialists will contribute, among whom are: Prof. C. A. Ewald, Berlin; Prof. George Hayem, of Paris; Prof. Carl von Noorden, of Frankford; Dr. L. Kuttner, of Berlin; Prof. Rosenheim, of Berlin.

The selection of contributors from this side of the Atlantic has been equally happy, and the following will take part: Prof. John C. Hemmeter, of Philadelphia, on "An Experimental and Clinical Study of the Etiology of Hyperchlorhydria." Dr. Allen A. Jones, of Buffalo, on "The Effervescence Test for Gastric Acidity." Dr. Boardman Reed, of Philadelphia, on "A Further Development of the Benedict Effervescent Test of Gastric Acidity." Dr. John A. Lichty, of Pittsburg, on "The Relation Between Hyperchlorhydria and Neurasthenia." Prof. Fenton B. Turck, of Chicago, on "The Treatment of Hyperchlorhydria." Dr. A. Robin, of Newark, Del., on "The Etiology of Hyperchlorhydria." Dr. Max Einhorn, and others.

THE ABBEY PRESS, of 114 Fifth avenue, New York, has just published a book by Miss Sarah Willard Howe, entitled "Oberammergau in 1900," which is the result of her trip abroad in that year. It is fully illustrated by pictures representing those who actually took part in the Passion Play performed that year.-Will also shortly issue a collection of religious and philosophical poems

entitled "Wreaths of Song," by the Rev. T. J. O'Mahony, D.D., All Hallows College, Dublin, Ireland.

BULLETINS, REPORTS, REPRINTS, ETC., RECEIVED.

Accumulation of Gas in Acute Suppuration of the Middle Ear. H. A. Alderton, M.D., Brooklyn, N. Y.

Adenoids, a Case of with Malaria. Walter G. Chappel, M.D., New York.

Traumatism During Adenoid Operations. Ibid.
Remarks on Intranasal Operations. Ibid.

Aneurysm of the Heart with Thrombosis of the Left Coronary Artery. Judson Daland, M.D., Philadelphia.

Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium, Eighteenth Annual Report. Edward L. Trudeau, M.D., Physician in Charge, Saranac Lake, N. Y.

Collective Investigation Concerning the Value of Silver-nitrate Injections in the Treatment of Pulmonary Consumption. Thomas J. Mays, M.D., Philadelphia.

Commerce of Latin America. Philadelphia Commercial Museum, Philadelphia.

Diphtheria, Treatment of. J. W. Pearce, La Grange, N. C. Does the Practice of Medicine Pay? Geo. R. Patton, M.D., Lake City, Minn.

Factors in the Ordinary Treatment of Eye Diseases. James Cole Hancock, M.D., Brooklyn, N. Y.

Headaches Due to Eve Strain. Ibid.

Trachoma. Ibid.

Facts, Fancies and Fallacies in the Treatment of Consumption. M. J. Brooks, M.D., New Canaan, Conn.

Gastrojejunostomy with the McGraw Elastic Ligature for the Relief of Gastroptosis. H. O. Walker, M.D., Detroit, Mich. Gonorrhoea. F. J. B. Cordeiro, M.D., U. S. Navy.

Hysterectomy in Puerperal Septic Infection. Chas. Jewett, M.D., Brooklyn, N. Y.

Hyoscine in the Treatment of Morphinists. George E. Pettey, M.D., Memphis, Tenn.

Inaugural Address, Medico-Legal Society. Clark Bell, Esq., New York.

Giant Magnet, The, in Ophthalmic Surgery. Leartus Connor, Detroit, Mich.

Influence of the Cervical Sympathetic Upon the Eye, with Two Cases of Paralysis. William Cheatham, M.D., Louisville, Ky.

Keys to Success, The. Lecture by Edward Bok, from "Modern Eloquence." John D. Morris & Co., Philadelphia.

Metastatic Carcinoma of the Chorioid. E. L. Oatman, M.D., Brooklyn, N. Y.

Plastic Artificial Vitreous in Mules' Operation. Ibid.

Perineal Prostatectomy. Parker Syms, M.D., New York. Pelvic Deformity in New York City. James Clifton Edgar, M.D., New York.

Periduodenal Abscess Secondary to Ulcer of the Duodenum. William Seaman Bainbridge, M.D., New York.

Some Problems of Preventive Medicine. Burnside Foster, M.D., St. Paul, Minn.

Prognosis and Treatment of Suppurative Pleurisy. E. Fletcher Ingals, M.D., Chicago, Ill.

Quarantine Laws and Regulations of the United States. Revised edition.

Public Health and U. S. Marine Hospital Service.

ton, D. C.

The Early History of Quarantine. Ibid.

Washing

Origin of Sanitary Measures Directed Against Yellow Fever, by P. A. Surg. J. M. Eager. Ibid.

Renal Decapsulation for Chronic Bright's Disease. George M. Edebohls, M.D., New York.

Regulations for the Sale of Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products in the District of Columbia, etc. U. S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, Washington, D. C.

Sanatorium Treatment of Consumption. S. G. Bonney, M.D., Denver, Col.

Sanitary Measures for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in New York City. H. M. Biggs, M.D., New York.

Tuberculosis, The Conflict with. John H. Lowman, M.D., Cleveland, Ohio.

Tuberculosis, 30 Pictures: Communicable, Preventable, Curable. Addison W. Baird, M.D., New York.

Tumors, Benign, of the Naso-Pharynx. Francis J. Quinlan, M.D., New York.

Vaccine Virus, The Bacteriological Impurities of: An Experimental Study. M. J. Rosenau, Director of Hygienic Laboratory, U. S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, Washington, D. C.

Vessels as Carriers of Mosquitoes, by P. A. Surg. L. P. Grubbs. Ibid.

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