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”Jove! she was pretty.
Inight, ‘you’ve got to take
WOURALI.
“You fellows can believe it or not
as you like,” said M-alckay, “but I tel."
you that for a day and a night I have
known what it is to be dead.”
“Oh, come, Mac, that’s too much
The major has given us some pretty
tall ones, but we'can’t quite swallow
that.”
“Perhaps,” suggested the major,
“Mackay refers to a state of alcoholic
saturation. I have heard—”
“Shut up, major!” interrupted High-
field. “Don’t. be feeble.”
“Oh, all right!” said Mackay. Only
you said it was my turn for a yarn
but of course if—”
“Fire away, Mac; never mind the
major; he’s an unbelieving Jew, when
his own tales are bested. We’ll be-
lieve you. Observe the child-like in-
nocence of our countenances.”
“Very well, then, you shall have the
yarn.”
“It happened out in British Guinea.
Phil Egerton and I had been knocking
about that district in a yacht. Phil
was a bit of a scientist—had dabbled
in the ologies when he was at Oxford
—and he found something to interest
him in the shallow waters round the
coast. The buckets of mud and slimy
things he fished up weren’t very ex-
citing for me; so I put in a good deal
of time hanging round the bars and
billiard rooms of Georgetown. Poker
-is a good game in the other hemiso
phere. You fellows dml’t rise to the
possibilities here.”
“I don’t think I could mention the
place that I’ve spent more than a
month in without contriving to make
a fool of myself over some girl. She
was a bar maid this time, and, by
\Ve called her
‘the Queen,’ and I never knew her by.
any other name. that nationality
she belonged to I can’t tell you. I
think she had a dash of most of them
in her, but English, Spanish and In-
dian were perhaps the most prominent
English in business, Spanish in love.
but pure. undiluted Indian in hate,
It was a, dangerous mixture, but
you’ve no notion how fascinating. I
wasn't by any means the only fellow
who succumbed to her charms, but I
believe I was the only one she cared a
gin cocktail about. You’ll admit that
the position had its dangers. Of
course I knew perfectly well that I
was making an ass of myself, but I
couldn’t help it. The only thing for
me to do was to bolt. If I stayed an-
other week I should marry her, and
{then there would be the deuce to pay.”
said one
me away
from here. Leave those confounded
weeds of yours, and let’s weigh an-
chor and be ofi‘.’
“ ‘What's the matter, Mac?’ said
Egerton. ‘Got the fidgets? I’m sorry,
old man, but I‘ve discovered a new
species among- these said weeds, and
I want to work it up.’
“ ‘Well, Phil, my hey, if you won't
leave, you’ll have to be my best man,
that’s all.’
“That frightened him a bit. I told
him the whole story, and he saw there
was no time to be lost, if I was to be
saved. Phil ,Egertonknew me pretty
well in those days.
“‘I’ll tell you what we’ll do, Mac,’
he said. ‘You know Wilson, the su-
gar planter. He tells me there is some
capital shooting to be had in the inte-
rior; any amount of birds, and a
chance at a stray jaguar or two. He‘s
going to have a month of it, and has
asked me to join him. We can take
the yacht‘s boat and go up the Dem:
erera until we strike the woods. What
do you say?’
“ Anything you like, so long as you
get me out of this mess.’
“We went in-the morning and saw
Wilson about it. He was delighted,
and said he would start as soon as we
could get ready.
“Of course any sensible man in my
position would have had the common
prudence to employ the intervening
time in cleaning his guns and looking
out for various odds and ends for the
expedition, but. as I tell you, where
women are concerned I’m not to be
counted in the class of sensible men.
I went to see ‘the Queen’. and natural-
ly she wormed the whole thing out of
me.
“ ‘Phil,’ I said when I got back, ‘if
we can’t start to-morrow, we needn’t
go at all. It would spoil the party if
I took a wife with me.’ .
“‘lVe’ll start to-night if you like.
Mac. I’m ready; and, if \Vilson isn’t,
he can follow us. But what‘s the hur-
ry? You haven’t told her you’re going,
have you?’ ,
“ ‘Yes, I have, and that‘s why it
don’t do for me to stay here longer.’
“‘VVell, Mac, of all the thundering
idiots it has been my privilege to
know, I do think you’re about the big-
gest. Why on earth couldn’t you vanl
ish quietly, and leave her to find out
about it afterwards?’ .1
“‘I meant to, but when I started
talking to her, out it all came.’
“ ‘What possessed you to go there at:
all today? '
“ ‘Oh, come, Phil, be reasonable.
You couldn’t have kept away your-
self, if you’d been in my place.'
“*‘You had a scene, I suppose?
“ ‘lVell, slightly. She accused me
of wanting to get rid of her—trying to
run away, in fact; and. as it was pera
fectly true, I fancy I didn’t show up
very well in the argument that fol—
lowed.’
“ ‘Oh, you great bearded infant; put:
your hat on and we’ll go and see Wil—
son at once.’ _ '
“We started next morning. I was
feeling a little bit hipped, of course.
but the others were jolly enough. AS
I think I told you, Phil had a weal;-
ness for pottering around ill scientific
messes, and he found a kindred spirit
“ ‘Look here,-Egerton,’ I
horrible weariness.
that I was swimming on and on some-
,body was absolutely still.
:I didn’t seem to have strength to
gasp. How long that sensation lasted
'go through another hour of such un-
‘turned, the feeling of infinite weari-
able.
in “'ilson, wnose hobby was birds. Ii
was really to get some specimens thal
he. had originally proposed this expe
dition.
“‘By the way, Wilson,’ said Phil
‘have you ever managed to get hold 01
any curare?’
“ Curare?’ said Wilson.
know it; what is it?’
“ ‘Probably it has got some other
name out here. We called it curare in
Oxford—Indian arrow poison, you
know.’ _
“‘Oh! you mean “wourali.” No, I
can’t say as 1 have, and I don’t think
I want to either. It isn’t a very safe '
plaything.’
“ ‘Safe enough,’ said Phil, ‘so long,
as you haven’t any cuts or scratches
on your hands.’ '
" ‘For heaven’s sake, shut up that‘
scientific shop!’ I exclaimed. ‘We’ve’
come out here to enjoy ourselves, not'
to talk like a confounded British asso-
ciation meeting.’
“ ‘Poor 01d Maci’ said Phil, ‘what
shall we talk about? Will billiards do
—or barmaids?’
“ ‘Drop it, Phil,’ I said; ‘I don’t want
to be a bear, but your jargon isn’t very
interesting to a chap who hardly
knows an ology from an ism. Let’s.
have something to eat.’
“We found a shady spot under some
bushes to have our meal in. We were '
just lighting up afterwards, and I was '
holding the match to my .pipe when
something flashed out of the bushes
and knocked the pipe out of my mouth. ‘
“‘What’s that?’ said Phil, starting,
up. (
“‘It’s a dagger,’ I said. ‘Just see
what’s behind those bushes, you chaps.
while I tie my handkerchief round this
hand. I’ve got a bit of a scratch. If
it‘s “The Queen,” let her go. Thank
goodness she missed my face.’
"It was ‘The Queen.’ They caught
sight of her among the bushes, but she
got away all right. They didn’t follow
her far, but came back to see if I was
much hurt.
“ ‘It’s nothing serious,‘ I said; only a
scratch, but I think my nerves must be
a bit upset. It has made me feel hor-
ribly tired. I’ll go and lie down in the
boat for a while, and let you fellows
finish your smoke. I've got a bit of a
head.’
" 'Mackay, you’re crying,’ exclaimed‘
Wilson, ‘and the sweat is simply pour-
ing down your face. You're pretty
badly hurt.’
" ‘Crying” shouted Phil.
that dagger is poisonedi’
" ‘I’oisoned? You don’t mean—”
“ ‘Yes, I do. It’s “wourali;" copious
secretion of sweat and tears, headache,
‘Wilson,
[feeling of extreme lassitude—those are
the exact symptoms. Off with that
bandage, Mac.’
“ ‘Good heavens: he’s done for,’ said .
Wilson. '
“ ‘Done for! Not a bit of it. Off:
with that bandage; I’m going to suck
the woundi’
“I had just got enough energy left
to protest against his doing this, but
he insisted, and I was too feeble to
prevent him.
“ ‘Nonsense, man], he said; “I’m
safe enough. The stud isn’t a poison
taken internally, even if I do manage
to swallow some.’
"He put his lips to the wound,‘ and .
then I closed my eyes and everything
became a blank.
“It must have been hours after- :
wards that I began slowly to regain, !
I can’t say consciousness, but an in-
definite sensation of existence, and
It seemed to me
where in a vague, purposeless way,
and l was very, very tired. I call it;
swimming, but that isn’t an exact de-
scription. I could feet my arms mov-
ing back and forth with a steady
rhythmical motion, but the rest of my ‘
I was al-
most suffocating for want of air, but
I can’t say, but it must have been a
very long time. I wouldn’t voluntarily
utterable and helpless misery for any-
thing you could oifer me. I tell you it
has given me my theory of what fu-
ture punishment may be like.
“As consciousness gradually re-
ness became more and more unbear-
My arms were still swinging
backwards and forwards like a con-
ple of animated pump handles, and I
,was quite unable either to stop them
or to move any other part of my body.
Try and imagine the sensation; it was
{simply awful.
i “When I did finally come to myself
so far as to know what was going on,
I did it pretty thoroughly. You know
Ethe theory that, when a man loses the
use of his eyes, his sense of touch and
hearing become unusually acute?
1From my experience that day I can
quite believe it. I had lost all power
of motion, and my perceptive faculties
became, to compensate, most uncom-
‘I don’t ,
i hook is four inches in length.
tarpon fishermen prefer to mount their
fortably keen. I felt as if I could al-
most see through my closed eyelids.
‘ “Phil told me afterwards that the
peculiarity of ‘wourali’ poisoning is
that, if the dose is not very large. only
the nerves of motion are paralyzed,
while those of sensation become ah.
normally sensitive. I knew everything
\
tificial respiration going till the poison
is eliminated, he will recover. For
God’s sake, keep it up as long as you
can, Wilson.’
“ ‘If you think there is the slightest
chance of saving him, I’ll go on; but
1 don’t think I can last out much long-
er.’
“It must have been two
about
i hours after Wilson had declared that
I was dead that Phil saw my eyelids
begin to twitch.
“‘At last, Wilson!’ he cried. ‘GO
and get some water from the river.‘
“They dashed the cold water over
. me, and it caused me to gasp slightly.
It was enough; 1 had begun to breathe
again. They carried me to the boat,
and, as soon as they saw the danger
was over, they, both of them, sat down
on the bottom boards and fell fast
asleep. In a very few minutes after
them, I was asleep too.
“Nearly fifteen hours after that, I
woke, feeling rather weak and faint,
but otherwise as right as a rivet. The
other two were still asleep, and I did-
n’t wake them.
“That is the story, and I don’t think
I was guilty of an exaggeration when
I told you that for a day and a night
I had known what death was. A man
who remains for twenty-four hours
without once drawing a breath may
fairly claim to be dead, I think.”
COSTLIEST OF FISH HOOKS.
The Tarpon Hook and the Various Elabo-
rate Attachments That Go \Vith It.
The most costly of fish hooks are
those for tarpon. They are sold at re-
tail at various prices from $1 a dozen
for bare hooks up to $7 a dozen for
hooks fitted up. The standard tarpon
Some
own hooks. They have ideas of their
own as to the best way and the b: st
materials. A swivel is always used.
Some of the hooks that are sold fitl 2d
up have snells of German silver chain.
Sometimes laces of rawhide or pn-
poise skin are used for snells. Soane
hooks are fitted with snells of piano
wire two feet long, made in three
lengths of eight inches each, linked to
, prevent
i hooks that are sold for $7 a dozen are
kinking. Fitted up tarlon
provided with thirty-six inch braided
or plaited linen snells, wound for two-
thirds of their length, from the upper
end downward, with copper wire. The
tarpon swallows the hook, and its
teeth are brought up on the snell where
it is protected by the copper wire.
Sometimes a shark takes the bait. It
is desired to lose the shark without the
trouble of hauling it in and casting it
off, and the shark is likely to free it-
self by biting through the unprotected
lower third of the snell.
While the tarpon hook is the costliest
of hooks, there are flys that sell for
more; there are some salmon flys that
retail as high as $9 a dozen—New
York Sun.
ZACHARY TAYLOR'S FACE.
It Had the Same Appearauce as When
He Died Nearly Fifty Years Ago.
On the day that New Yorkers were
doing honor to the memory of Gen.
Grant, a small group of friends of an-
other President went to his tomb to
look at his sturdy face and recall the
stories of his stirring life, which went
out almost half a century ago. The
few friends surrounded the modest
tomb of old Rough and Ready Taylor
in a graveyard scarcely a stone’s throw
beyond the limits of Louisville, Ky.
Accompanied by an undertaker they
were making their annual visit to the
' tomb to inspect the metallic case to see
that every joint' was sealed so as to
prevent the air from entering.
The glass covering the face of the
dead executive is always exposed at
these times. The face was wonderfully
preserved, and the features looked, but
for a few wrinkles, just as they did
forty-seven years ago. The face was
as white as marble, and everything
about the body seemed to be un~
changed and. perfectly preserved.
The Taylor family burial ground is
two miles northeast of St. Matthew’s,
a suburb of Louisville, on the Short
Line Railroad. and is one of the most
beautiful in the State. Probably, with
the one exception of the vault of the
first President at Mount Vernon, none
of the Executives of the United States
lies in a more beautiful spot than does
Gen. Zachary Ta.ylor.—New York Sun.
PERSONS OF NOTE.
The father of Senator Foraker, of
Ohio, was a farmer. He had eleven
children, six being boys, and money
was none too plenty. The boys all
worked on the farm, and the future
Governor and Senator was taught to
wash and iron, to milk, cook and spin,
and, in addition to this, to pick the
geese at the proper time of the year.
The Rev. John McNeil], who arrived
in this country recently, is an eloquent
and magnetic preacher, and has proved
himself to be more attractive than a
circus. On one occasion he was adver-
tise-d to begin a series of meetings in
the capital of the Transvaal. On his
arrival in the city he found a variety
show under way in the theatre. On
his first night large numbers preferred
that was $50ng 0'“ round me, and l l to hear him instead of seeing the show,
could hear every word they said, but I
couldn’t wink to let them know I was
alive.
“They had stuck a knife-handle be-
tween my teeth to keep my mouth
open and the weariness in my arms
was caused by the fact that for nearly
a day and a night Phil and Wilson had
been taking it in turns to practice ar-
tificial respiration on me.
“ ‘Egerton,’ I heard Wilson say, ‘do
you think it’s any good going on long
er? He hasn’t breathed now for near
ly twenty hours. I believe he’s dead.’
“ ‘We’ll go on as long! as we can
stand!" said Phil, and I blessed. him
for it. “If we can gnly keep the ar
and on the second night only one man
presented himself at the box ofiice, and
he had his money returned. Mr. Mc-
Neill began his ministry in a small
Presbyterian church in Edinburgh,
having declined 21. call to a larger
church in Glasgow. Achieving large
success there. he was called. after
three years, to Regent Square Presby-
terian Church, London, a historic pul-
pit, where Edward Irving. James Ham-
ilton and Oswald Dykes had been his
famous predecessors in the pastorate.
After .remaining there' a few years,
Mr. Moody’s attention was directed to
him, and at his invitation Mr. McNeil]
gave himself to evangelistic work.
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WEEKLY-LURWALK~GAZET
A NEW STYLE OF BODICE.
French Tailor Gowns Much More Fanci-
ful than the English. .
(By Special Arrangement with the N Y. Sun.‘l
It is generally conceded, except it
midsummer, that the best dressed wo
man is the one in a. plain tailor-made
gown; but the productions of this sea-
son are not confined to the simple coal
and skirt models. The English we.
men are especially addicted to the se.
vere style in tailor-built gowns, but
the French woman’s tailor dress is a
thing of beauty, embracing every op.
portunity for decoration. One striking
example is a green cloth dress with a
yellow and' green brocaded silk vest,
a cloth bolero embroidered all over
with narrow silk braid, a high braided
collar cut in battlem-ent squares, and
a jabot of fine creamy lace falling
over the vest. The skirt and sleeves
are braided, and frills of lace fall over I
the hands. White collars and rovers
of white satin, covered with lace, and
velvet belts, embroidered with gold.
are seen on the cloth gowns. There
are several different styles of collars
for the tailor coats. One is a sort of
Medici cut out in squares on the edge
and trimmed around with braid. A
close-fitting Zouave. cut in squares or
slanting points on the front edges, is
a very popular style for cloth, and
some of these little jackets have wide
revcrs heavily braided.
Among the very dressy tailor gowns
is one of heliotrope cloth. The cuirass
bodice of white cloth is elaborately
braided with black and gold. The
frill at one side is of black 0nd kilted
chiffon, and the vest, collar, and belt
are of turquoise blue velvet. The
shirt and sleeves are handsomely
trimmed with braid. This style of bo-
dice isdecidedly new. Another very
new model has the yoke skirt with
plaited panels of white silk set in
either side of the front. The material
is drab Venetian cloth, and the bind-
ing matches it in color. The bolero
effect is carried out in white silk. A
simple gown in dark blue soft serge
shows a cravat and vest. of stamped
Roman satin. The bodice is tué'ked
on either side of the vest in two
groups and again on the sleeves, and
the skirt is laid in tucks around the
alps. Three bands of braid edged with
gold cord and fastened with gold but-
tons form the belt.
Pique and linen suits made by the
tailor, with jau-nty coats and plain
skirts, are to be very much worn later
on. ' Braiding is applied on these
dresses verr much as it is on cloth
gowns, but many of them are made
quite plain, with the revers faced wii 1)
some contrasting color in pique, dul.
blue, or red on a white gown bein,
verypopular. Wash silk waiszs or.
worn with these, and so are any 0'
the pretty false fronts which can b.
easily attached to a plain corsetcove,
that will keep them always in place
A narrow belt with a fancy buckle i:
tli’ezfinish at the waist line.
Ting Fang. the new Chinese Ministe.
at \Vashington, is the first represenia
tive of the Flowery l’iingdom to th.
United States who has been able 1
L:peak the English language.
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QUAINT MRS. YANG.
THE WIFE OF THE CHINESE mm-
ISTER AT WASHINGTON.
Unlike other Representative‘s “’h es from
China She Accompanies Her Husband
to Official Functions, Also Attends In-
formal Gatherings.
No woman in “’ashington attracts
more attention than or appeals so
much to the curiosity of the ordinary
observer as Madame Yang, the wife
of the Chinese minister. With her
quaint appearance and native dress,
she suggests a civilization as widely
different from our own as it is possible
to imagine. She is a bit of Oriental ‘col-
Jring and person: llty amidst our mod-
ern lights and shades.
Wllen the present Envoy E:zt:-aordin-
ary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Mr.
Yang Yu, first came to this country,
it was said that he had more advanced
ideas upon the political and social ques-
tions of the day than any of his prede-
2essors. Mr. Yang is as progressive in
his ideas as Li Hung-Chang, whom
General Grant called “the Bismarck of
China,” and the late Chinese minister
to London, the Marquis Tseng. Fol-
lowing the precedent of the last-men—
Li-oned official, Mr. Yang has intro-
it-ced a number of innovations which
were unknown at the legation before
'lis coming.
llis family were the first to occupy
the Chinese government out on Colum-
bia Heights, over which the long yel-
I low flag of China, with the black
I irngon, iloats.
’ The social gayeties of the “'ashing-
:on season were at their height when
5 :he new minister and his family were
first installed as residents. The first
ippearaz-lce in public of the new repre-
sentative from China was at a state
honor given to the diplomatic corps at
ahe \Vhite House early in January 1.393.
9n the occasion a brilliant assemblage
)f foreigners had gathered in the East
Room, where dinner guests are re-
:eived by the President and the first
ally of the land.
I “hen the Chinese minister was an-
: lounccd he entered the room not al the.
as had been the invariable custom or
his predecessors, but accompanird by
ais wife. who was announced as "If“
i Yang.” The demure little woman. v.1: ~
i followed her husband after the sul: or.
vient fashon of her count.rywc:i;..2‘.
stood abaslled in the presence of .-m
many strangers, until she was reis-
;ured by the cordial and kindly gr: rt-
lng of Mrs. Cleveland, who advancc'l
to meet her. This was the first tin.» in
111 our diplomatic relations with China
chat the wife of a minister from 211;“.
aountry had appeared with him at an
)ificial entertainment at the W‘ in»
House, but Madam Yang is entitle"
by virtue of her rank to accompany he;
husband upon occas10ns of this kind.
Since the residence of the family: E:
Washington, Madame Yang has l‘t'l'.
seen very frequently ‘at official fix“: ~
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of the residents of the city have in-
vited her as guest to more informal
gatherings.
Notwithstandng the fact that the
minister and his family have become
more or less known here, there is still
'I very decided code of etiquette main-
tained at the legation, and those who
2all there must do so by previous up
~)oi'ntm'ent. These appointments are
made through one of the secretaries,
llr. Sze or Mr. Chung. Both of these
attaches are exceedingly well edu
_-ated, and very proficient in the use
if our language. Their replies to notes
)f request are remarkably correct. as
well written and expressed as though
I19 writers were of native birth. Their
:zntionery. of heavy linen paper, is
‘ mined at the top, in red embossed
.i.-rs.
CHINESE LEGATION
WASHINGTON.
Even the most casual visit to the le-
gation is always invested with a great
degree of ceremony. The interpreter
enters the room first. There are sev-
eral attaches who act in this capacity.
I‘hey are bright and well educated
voung men, as different from the ordi-
nary laboring-classes by which Ameri
cans are apt to judge the Chinese as
oossible.
The governing and better classes of
the Chinese are descendants of the
Manchu Tartars. The Emperor is a
Manchu, and belongs to the Tartar
lynasty, which, with its soldiers,
:ook possession of the country two
or three centuries ago. The
family of the minister are from the
best and most intelligent of the people
)f North China. They are bright and
lpontaneous, and revere knowledge
I‘he entire family, Madame Yszrieg and
‘ler children included, are stud; .ng our
language. One or two of the initials
attend the high school in their dis
irict, and take private instruction be-
sides—Harper’s Barar. '
\Val' (ietting Out of net'-
“It won’t be. long,” said the tlimght-
Sui man, “before all DOS’Slbllitj.‘ war
among civilized nations will vanish
forever.”
“I quite agree with you," returnen‘
:he member of the peace commission
grasping his hand and shaking i
warmly. “We have unquestionaln,‘
lone noble work.”
“You?” exclaimed the thoughtfu'.
nan. “What have you done?”
“Not very much personally, perhaps,
tut as a member of the peace—commis-
sion"—-—-
“Peace commission nothing.” inter-
upted the thoughtful man. "The thing
hat is going to end all war is the fact
:hat they have reached that point il-
be construction of mammoth can-no:
.vhere a new national debt is mean».
i'very time one. is dischazged."«~-Ch.ca
to Post.
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the new and imposing house leased by‘
OLD BOZ ANS His talc—Ks.
Famous Scotch Colllo' for "limb 8“
Antonio Mourns.
Old Boz. the famous and world-ne-
nowned sable Scotch collie: is dead.
That simple sentence will cause many
a regret to thousandsof hearts, even
if Boz was only a dog, Says the Chi-
cago Inter-Ocean.
He was better known than thou-
sands of men who think themselves
eminent. He once slept in Windsor
Castle, and was petted by Queen Vic-
toria. The Prince of W'ales ofiered
$5,000 for him after witnessing his
marvelous tricks.
> He has been to almost every foreign
court, and has received the attention
of high dignitaries in this and other
lands. President Cleveland stroked
his shaggy coat in the White House.
The dog was never on public exhibi-
tion, but was the traveling companion
of his owner, who took supreme de«
light in showing the animal to his
friends.
The dog could select any 'card in the
deck when told, and if it was not
there a whine would follow. He could
distinguish betwen colors as well as a
human being. More wonderful than
all, he could count money, make the
proper change to an exact cent. If told
to bring $31.31 or any sum from coins
of, various denominations, he would do
so without a mistake.
When told to walk like a baby, he
would creep along the floor and imitate
a. child to perfection. He could pre-
tend he was lame and walk most piti-
ably. Boz would also wash his feet,
or any one foot as directed. He would
bring any object that he could car 'y.
when sent after it. When once told a
person’s full name, he never forgot it,
but would always deliver a letter or
package to that very individual at any
place he had ever visited. Boz has of-
ten been in Chicago.
When he was once taken to a. place
he always remembered it and would
return to it if sent on an errand. Many
persons who have crossed the sea on
the same vessel as the dog will recall
his wonderful feats performed on
deck for the benefit of the sailors’ re-
lief fund. Mr. Harris had often re~
fused $10,000 for the truly wonderful
animal.
Dolls.
From royalty downwards the doll
occupies an important place in every
nursery, and boasts a world—wide
charm. It is interesting to learn a lit-
tle about the various stages through
which the fascinating toy passes ere
it is transmitted to the hands of chil-
hood. Sonneberg is a great seat of
the doll industry, and large factories
abound there, although much of the
work is done by men and women in
their own homes, such as, for instance,
making up and stufifing the bodies of
the dolls and dressing them. Several
kinds of material are used for the
bodies—«papier macho, leather and
linen—the latter making the finest
specimens. It is rather amusing to
learn that the material of which "doll
aristocracy” is made is regarded in
doll-land in the same light as “blue
blood” is with us. The “upper middle
class” doll has its arms and legs
screwed on to the body, so that a
broken limb is easily replaced by a
sound one; the cheap doll is secured
merely with glue.
Every limb is made in two parts,
which are pressed in iron moulds and
then fitted‘together. A flesh tint is
added, nails are painted on, and a
coat of enamel makes the doll wash-
able. The eyes come from Lanscha,
where there are glass works, and they
are fitted in with plaster of Paris, a
lead weight being employed with eyes
that open and shut. The aristocratic
porcelain doll is frequently coated
with wax, which gives her a coquet-
tish air. and if she talks she is pro-
vided with a little pair of bellows. Af-
ter the hair, which, by the by, comes
from England—is fixed, it receives the
finishing touches from the hair dress-
er of puppet land, and then eye—lashes
are painted by nimble-fingered girls.
Men chiefly make the bodies of the
dolls and the women dress them, work
beginning at 7 o’clock in the morning
and finish-ing at 8 in the evening—Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
A Gentle Reminder.
Mr. Spriggins (gently)—My dear, a
Boston man was shot at by a burglar
and his life was saved by a button
which" the bullet struck.
Mrs. Spriggins—Well, what of it?
Mr. Spriggins (meekly)—-Nothing;
only the buttons must have been on.—
Bosto-n Traveller. ‘
Horticultural.
“Let me see,” mused the sporting ed—
itor; “what is an incubator?”
“An incubator,” replied the agricul-
tural editor, “is an agg p1ant.”—Chi—
cago Tribune.
THEY SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN LOST.
Chrly (renting terrible experience)
—And the rufilan put a pistol to me
bend and said if I didn’t give him my
watch he’d blow me brains out. .
Miss Sharp—Oh, Mr. Sappy, why
didn't you give him the watch?
Norwalk Chronicler