their: . horrible to‘ trouble ti
. chi "
of gene“ did bearing persons and
tafisht with northuls pupils byin-
inesperieMd in teaching the
db! (I the blind. Her cornmionship at
itirneswassu’pplwl byuo'rnral per-
pm at: albino himself had had no
experience with any but seeing and
hesripgpupils. sitd- ct‘ilrstcculd con
' Helen only by allowing her
lie and. take his
ips with her lingers-
adnot been infiltra-
“ " ton to «so.
' boon momma English and
needed little instruction in that aim-
‘ ‘ gtbectiticsl studyof books
‘ ' influenzcwr
- . so
W ih'- French and had
‘ elm suntan.
had what would amount to about a hull
year’s Latin. She was unusually ad-
vanced in German. and it was thought
that ‘iihgbod year's work would tit her
for both the elementary and the ud-
vuuced examinations. ese expecta-
tions were more than fulil led.
One of the lirst questions that arose
was. Who shall cruiduct the annulus-
tlon? At Harvard the candidates are
numbered and are known to those who
conduct the esamiuations by numbers
otrly. It was irnpdseihle to conceal the
fact that Helen‘ u papers were written
by her. lacunae she was obliged to use
a typewriter and the others could use
pen or ravioli. Some me had to serve as
eyes ior Helen and testify that she was
the person who actually pmduccd tho
written paper. Miss Hollis so was an
willing to act in that capacity. and Mr.
(iiiman. who. as a member of the cor-
prs-ation of iladcllile college for many
M Was lamiliar with the Harvard
euuutinatioue. was chosen. lie preemi-
ad. tlisrefore. to learn the uranual ul-
pltabet and acquired facility in it by
viug Helen a porthln of her work in
lish and reading to her osamlns~
till: papers in French. (lei-luau. «to.
About tlhrtstmas time he began to moi
bhakesw and other authors to "el-
en. she ctmstsntly complimenting him
uplat his good progn-ss.
All diilloulties vanished as the work
mussel. The teacher of (lemon its
(limit Ilium and learned to I'l'llll
Helen with her hand. The avidity with
which llolen read whatever was Illlt'l'tl
within her range kept her always cloud
of thump-olive hastens. lloleu uewr
studied as if it Were a task. With her a
new tertlasik was a fresh and delight
fui ilsld tor investigation.
The "award osuunlnatious were held
from June to toJuly ll. Helen‘s lll'tlt
ssaurinsthsi was the W dialoult.
retreated llerrusn. tlhoaud Ur. Uilulsn
took their plume lit a rim where they
could be uninterrupted The saws
wersglveu out at llurvsrd college at it
o'clock and were lsusgst tom till
masthead. lieleulidelherms
writer and Ir. llilaiau link a petition
ubevuidesuthatliisrlfltthsud could
hers is his owa wads:
"We had cites annealing“
*0. but no pm as
like this “tilt. and we were both
ll it Us other mansions we
til“ lotion ll we wouldl in” with the
paper: new we were set ly rewrite
M“ to be rulsuitled tollsrvsrd
esuultlm as s ttnsl test it was in
w u M Ill-Int it it llill. l
m ppm through It llrsl. their sstt
use h ultimo. llolvtt row the
wadewltn her Willie usury lauds rustle
mm
mtmssl'ifn
mm
mite Wall
askcdouvit; We had thhatns
line's 'Jphrcel oi the Planse' was too
‘w W. snd'but
a few
huwev‘tr.
and was sbio to write satisfactorily on
the subject.
{'On Saturday there was one hour for
elementary French and one for elemen-
tary German. Both of. these were easy.
While we were going through this there
was a‘ ring at the door and Professor
schilling was announced He had come
to let rue know that Helen had been
”model in her advanced Gordian. the
paper being pronounced excellent. "
Helen was successful in every subject
and took honors in lisb and German.
No candidate in Ha ard or Radcliffe
college was traded higher than Helen
in ngli Mr. Gilman concludes his
report wézthe statement: "No man or
woman ever in my experience got
ready for these examinstlons in so brief
a time. How has it been accomplished?“
By a union of patience. determination
and affection with the loundation’of an
uncommon brain.”
’ Helen is again this year at the Cam-
bridge school. happily and busily en-
gaged upon her second ear' is work in
preparing for college. -— ew York Sun.
LIQUOR AND CIGARETTES.
Dr. Keeleylsys Jbtattrperancs Is on the
Wane la-tue baited states.
“in 50 years from now I doubt
whether there'll be a saloon in the
United States." The speaker wasDr.
Leslie E. Keeley. whose etlorts to cure
men of the drink habit have brought
him inlo wide notice. He is an elderly
gentleman. whose snow white hair.
llorid complexion and blue eyes give
him a rather notable arid pleating up-
peursnce. Dr. Keeley is an optimist as
regents his own country.
“lutemperance.” said he recently.
“is ever on the wane lathe United
States. There isn't one-hull the drunk-
enness there used to be. There’ll be no
saloonsu half century from new. The
big lines of railroad will not today em-
ploy a man who drinks evurso little.
The big atoms will not. and oh every
side the drinking man is at a discount.
"But it isn't whisky alone tbutl
ubomlnate. There is the horrible ciga-
rette habit. that gets hold of our young
boys and destroys them physically and
mentally. The best type 0! a du-adeut
is found in the cigarette iiend. lie
wakes up in the night to indulge in his
tabulations of tobacco. mixed with opi-
um. and wrapped in paper bleached with
arsenic. Before breakfast in the morn-
ing the some solace isa necessity. if
the evilendrd there. it wouldn't be
so bad. but it is the prclillc sourw of a
swarm of worse evils. To my mind
cigarette ranching means degeneracy.
and i would like to see the null strin-
gent legislation on the subject in every
state in the Union. "—Wasbiugton Post.
A METEORIC SPECTRUM.
..._,...
The Harvard (Ibservatsry Ilse secured a
I'll-mt- of Great Value.
For several years the Harvard riliucl'v-
utory has been imported in photmrupb‘
lug. both in Cambridge and in Peru. the
spectra of all stars above the eighth mag
nitude. meeusor Pickering mutual when
this work was utslortalrsu that u meteor
would alone time owes the lield In! one
of the photographic prim but this did
littltl't‘lll‘ until recently. Tlltrolau-I'ta-
tory now vim an excellent photo
graph of a tlltllatlfltl syswtruur. the tlrst
that is known even-to have been on
tainsd.
The Wrath is 11 great impor-
tance. lur- alllioush the usurusiliutt o!
themetmrttes lllstltlt vo fallen to the
card: is well karma this swetrum will
motel-mine the rsusrlithlu of slssaing
starsand atelstlltss [when the great
but targetidered in tasting lhmugh
the earth‘s sins-plum has had time to
(W the raise builds «ailments.
llacltange.
W m "a
stake llo
't'ltlll elm interest lIsI- .ltl Ulcvs
land“ s baby. la tact. they have pasted
on the col bulletin lsIard More lite
uuiun ball MI“ W:
“(tuner Cleveland. in. has arrived.
“its will eat» l'rlststos with the
claw 0! WM.
""0 will y 0Illltll' M m the
MI: “afltl' I“. ‘ll.
'lll mead l0. '
it is recalled with rewriaseit that in
the l'rlseetca sssasieleitlstslsl paw
lust yearuaeclssscurvied a tvuaqramwy
leaving the leases. “timer. and your
boys to Prim"
ls. mmmrm
lb” v w
theareatestltleadm'gelsderedlseuhave
sverltsd A
owe lllltts Wilda!" miller;
“xnwm’w on M
if Ittllt
wwleissaadlrssedeivsredbetmthem
unusually
r. Fullness. bswestestoeuy. sad
tarot-led staplers-salt to thsesunseof
muss superman his rolling ruler-ea
Whltllhmll unsh- metallur-
ttrst aslnthsflfldwmthe
Pail-sesawelfirywereskuuuusrev
reversals—sew turbine-e.
toner the
iou‘nd madam unit, P
01" snail srypclicydces nctursetlbe ‘
M traveler
“ablated” oi the Amati
people. while thereere' torus among u
who were honestly opposed tosw
with Spain. They mimics instance.
Prsucev'vuald have exactly. the‘ssure
righttcerces the channel and make was
man ”We“ because she hsdmlsused
But these opponents were in the ini-
purity. and the war began. All luditav
tlcns point toward uwaeping victories
for the United States By these sliewlli
ticus.” She will show she is by sea as
she has already proved herself on land.
in peace and in war—cue of the earth’s
very greatest nations. We shall have
an illustrious prestige among all pro
plea.
After the war has closed, what then
will be our policy? Bupposewe have on
our hands Spain's islands in the custdrn
and western hemispheresecuba. Puer-
to Rico, the Philippines and possibly
the Canaries? What shall we do with
them? Shall we take possessiom'of them
and anus: them. thus having in all
parts of the oceans stations where our
ships may coal and put in for repairs
and obtain necessary supplies of all
kinds? Such stations in every part of
the globe will be necessary if we follow
up our advantages and decide to become
one of the world's sea powers. I! we do
not thus maintain our prestige as a
great naval power. shall we sell our
ships tor old iron. leave the islands we
have taken for some European power to
grab and satire into our shell of, former
isolation till some other war forces us
out and compels us again at an extrav-
agant expense to hurry together it navy,
man it with seamen and lit it out with
supplies all in three weeks? This is the
age of sea wars. not laud lights. If. we
only take Cuba and the Philippines in
order to let some other great power
seize them, what was the good of our
taking them from Spain? ‘ .
These are questions we as a nation
shall be called ‘ on to answer sooner or
later. They are questions that concern
more intimately than any other the fu-
ture of the United States of America.
These naval cillcers who insisted on
tacking to the appropriation bill in con-
gress a clause that they should receive
separate compensation when the gov-
ernment accepted and used inventions
they had made showed very poor taste.
it they were patriots pure and simple.
they would gladly lay at the feet of the
nation just now anything they could
devise to help us to victory. it their in-
ventions are really worth much. it will
be time enough to talk of covupensutiou
when this was is over. The United
States government educated thorn tree
and immediately put them into good
places. besides insuring a permanent
living to themaudapeuslou to their
widows after them. What more could
beuukedof agenerousund appre-
ciative government? These ofllcers re«
call the story of that akintlint who at-
tended a celebration of victory at the
clme oi the Revolutionary war. shout-
ing. "Beef. best!" because the govern-
mont owed him a entail sum for meat
supplied to soldiers.
Portsmouth. good old Portsmouth.
N. it. basbeenadsad mwueversince
the decline of the great fisheries that
used to keep her wharis lively look-
ing. The historic frigate Constitution.
lying in her harbor. muted scarcely
ruore a thing of the past than the quaint
and interesting city ltaolt‘. New life
hascorautc the place from thiswur.
ilsr navy yard basses with activity. her
ancient guns are being retitled and
cruisers taste ilyiug visit-lo her harbor
on their way lllli‘lll and ninth along the
New llnglaad «last.
The lsot that at this motneut. with a
duet actively engaged in war on the
tsstsllle ol Asia. the United Hiale- has
absolutely no spot where that ilwt can
ubtsls usual and supplies louver than
last i‘raacim. MOO llllltll away. and
that it will take over two waits tor as-
sistance trots that palm to reach ant
rtsslm Dewey at the i'hillpplses. is re
specially commended to the attcntlus
of the American people.
The public baths oi Philadelphia so
to sustain thecbsras cl aevrlaia dis
svuutlsd Ruglishtssn that turn are
cleaner than worries because tutu bathe
«littttttf. as proved by the use oi public
tattle. i‘bllsdslpbls resided use-
third lower baths waists than for
men is the setsbllditsests where luv u
very resell tee asshldy stay trash and
h “m-
sam .a...’ “l. ... en‘s... rm
they strilst with all their lures. They
do set waste their powers as gas
‘i'lmeteucssverprwtultbewessaers
nastiegeaerseyol the Ipualsrdstltsu
their impotent residing sell abuse at
tile Usltsd biases. '
obsess entirely her attitude to the ns-i
i lbw their. love
it emery lids-e
‘ and a statesman":- contribute for
the ”W'- WIRE?" unicy-
'9‘” ll ‘ Mfr
Mlie «sues like delight its blister.
lutus Housed» mm:
Cu alcofe'aud valleys}!
maids is robe.M use‘n' fairly blushing withn
beath—oesel tbeth as hundred an
heart» of which the
so. if he is lucky unlit c rains hare been
propitious. the gander may {allow the
ilpeprim through lilools and up hill-
sides. th gistldeuell for a brlel space with
brlillun era. The innumerable wild
item can soltly. from the tlnrrny nestle
groves.
as youpass the clear rill ct water gush-
ing from yonder deep ltluol a little crested
kingfisher. with mural-inc blue book coral
red bill and blue and bladk crest, darts iilrs
seine living? in up stream. Climbing the
lower foot ii I. you“ may note. hill], among
the sweet proton flowers. gorgeous sun-
blrds (honey birds the coloulets call them
artist
In brilliant greens. bronrcs. violets.
oranges. yellow sand reds. extracting with
their long brush tipped tongues thchoney-
ed dull-ties of within-they sreso inordi-
nately fond—London'iltmtswr. .
I The Census of Egypt.
June of what is called Egy pt proper—4hr»
ls. Egypt up to Wally llalis~huvo lined
classified elaborately by lloltist Boy 01 the
finance ministry. The main maulte are as
follows: in liltti, under flohamtuod All.
the population was only estimated at
s. 500. 000. the census of 1882. which was a
most feet one. showed over 0 ".50 000.
and l year' s. which may he considered
as fairly mutate as is practicable. indi-
cates a total population of nearly 0.760.000.
01 this total 50.8 per cent are males and
40.2 per cent females. Alter deductions
for women. children under? your and
Bedouin, it is calculated tlmt iii per cent
of the males can read and write. the to
mcinder being entirely illiterate. The as
tlvo Egyptians number 0.003.000. to which
must be added 40,000 originally from oth'
er parts o! the Ottoman empire and bit.-
000 liedonlna. Oi thosolaet only 80,000 are
really nomads. the remainder being styled
eerulsetlentury. 0f foreign residents there
are ”8.000. of whom the Greeks are the
most numerous. with 88.000; then come
the Italians. ”.500; British (including
3,600 Maltese and 5.000 of the army of
occupation). "9.000; French (including
4.000 Algorians and 'l'unisluns). H.000;
Austrians. 7.000: Russians. 1.400; Ger-
mans. 1.300. and the remainder are divid-
ed sarong ten elitist-cut nationalities. The
classification according to religion shows
nearly 9.000.000 Noslcms. 730.000 Chris-
tians and 05.000 lsraclltes. ’i’he Christians
include the Coptic race. numbering about
008. 000. of where only a very small pro-
portion proicee the ltoman Catholic and
instant ‘Illlll- London 'l'lmll.
D...“
Colonial Courtship.
in an article in the llmtoo Herald con-
cerning Portsmouth. Aldrich's ‘Oid Town
by the Sea." and the scene of lsmgiellow's
Ellis) of "Indy Wants-cub." lira. Edith
erry I'Ates writes of the Nliiitllcul elus-
torlng around old tit. John‘s church. One
0! ill! prettiest is that of the courtship of
bliss Catherine Mollntt by Nlcholss itous-
selet Only the last term follows. It mil:
piece in one oi the stately old were in St.
John‘s. where itotmselet. in o olal oonsu
lar cultures. sat by Miss Noflstt‘s side.
Hoiuewhutlate in the service. when. It
is safe to say. he had lost the thread oi the
person's discourse. he handed her the ill
bin. in whlch he had loathed in a lover‘s
trembling heed the that verse oi the sec
and cpl-tie of John. "Unto the elect
lady." and the illtb verse critlrs. ”New 1
beseech tlice. lady. not as thoughl wrote it
new mmnndrnout nub: thee. but that
which we had from the beglunlng. that
we love one another. "
'l‘hls Miss bloustt answered with tho
sweetest. most womanly answer in "My
Writ. out! one pecullulys srpropriuto tothc
wamlerlng consular tile 0 the lorelgncr:
Whither thou gust i will go. and
where thou hadgeet i will lodge. thy pm
shall be my wnple and thy rind my
; where thou dlcat 1 will die. and
there will I be buried; the burst do an to
mo. and tours also it slight but draw psm
thee and we."
.. a... we- -_...,._
(lustre-outs tibiae.
Life is the oowroetof i‘tlllll'ltli‘lillll We
sputttl our-Mil at it in guessing what It is
and the Hill" hall in regretting that we
didn‘t guess it sis-oer.
An empty sullllltlllt at bedtime may
wnsolt your almubers as sure as an over
Mid and it is s can tleylla and
ilhsrylsiie wllsni' windy lattwesn there.
A man may save the wisdom oi ilolomou
in other restless and yet he lonl enough In
t that his stomach is his best itleml.
ey say thtt "ti-irony la the mother ut
health " Perhaps she is. but she Itililtl-
tltucs equaliser our diet so tightly that alts
becomes "the l notlwr of wrlskles “
but our etuili oi wisdom be ever so
«only. there is no better placetoeprvad
what we bsleol it tiresome tire table
can boast. see _3
dtho nectarlnlusuf the naturalist)—clad .
The statistics of the linens taken last ‘
new the cheese. The
finest b it to serve with any ‘
acorn—4st any meal—between
merits—a .
Sold "mixers: “7a yorite" on
each biscuit. blade culyb v
me use nevus mun—mower. ,.
New liuveu, Cass. ,
PRESERVED peers
The Finest in the
Market.
2| Cts a Can,
Five cans for $1.
Preserved Strawberries,
DELICIOUS FLAVOR.
AT
Samuel Comatock, Jr.’s,
2 forth Main Street.
To Alaska
GOLDFIELDS
0y new IHPII LINI Mall um steamers
do. Penn-titans ludlums. UsllIOlililll n.
illpor-Iully nth-d will: termini Hermit Urn
lgnts. and all mmleru llllllhmllullu'
Seattle to St. Michael
Appointed 13‘s."! shout June l>8 ill.
These is e (swan simmers so well known in
the True llII laullr Ritalin!“ ivu motivation with
our own lIn-tot II I” Via... a torthe
Vullost Riv-r tn: furnish by l‘itr the
heel mote in Downers one, and all who r
We Ilvwr taunts.
"ALL WATER IOU?! "
llmmember tlmt this line ooablosut paw turn-
tonal h the heart oft w?old 'loldI is lit-
out 0' "during the lm vs. or. leisure. sown-
loilnuddoi «r to m. ond pm wilt «nicotin-
tons! on the vovlaml mun 1. ppl .\
IIPIRB l‘llllll’illl'l‘l'l‘lOl 00.
tllll-‘Ir-Iswvuul. Hostile. Wssli.. ortolrtbos-
Q... alluvial Raw 0.. .. o lumilna'rmm.
t" “if k. Ill'l
ll.l.,ll.ll.ndfl.l.ll.liutltblt '
lu sleet November it. rest.
suave sou'FrT‘TiKrtwau son
now tuitit.
A. I.-lh-Ml. 0.5“. bibs. 0.15. 0.“.
HI. Mill. Mil. 0.001.. 0.“. “II.
10.351. ".81.
I'. Urdu“. l.ll. Idol. "it. 0.07.
5.068. 5.88. 5.08:. llil. “th. Ill. 10....
SUNDAY“.
A. ”with“. tux. M“. 0.10.
I'. H.400. 1.“. "I.
lelAVl NEW YORK ms ”I!"
NORWAIJ.
A. I-lI-llll. ll. 0.“. 1.“. I.“
0.0“. “.008. 10.“. lull. I)... “I“.
'r "c.0eo‘s 0.00m 0.001. III. 0-“
-oa. " you en. “i pay my crab to a need “In. “I. “ll. 0.008. 0.0!. 1.00. I“.
his sure there " lunchtime you do. til I.“
rest clerk' e status he oi the am OW".
WI' I l Ill“, ’tlll ill) sad “I!“ ‘1' Illlw ~ “’4'.“ .‘n. a...
no... 'r the l‘hlln “of...“ ”i” it" " ”"4"
tattoo row a o r '
or mailing or ‘i‘ltose we got. and gut: WV] mg}: ":35?“ IO.
l‘ebie'li’ _‘__
mutuallsnlsaubtle.
ileust is lbseraslleat‘
lssmlaseiei mus lists the other puree.-
ass silent. but wbea the hour «truss moss
ltvlssveryodd thalllls Irstheavy MM
the vetted hut-meanest at Ueh
mammal-arenas. l
lgbtlugct thewuv betweesspslseud “"‘
l“
a. a.-i. u. tree. are. v.0. use.
one. issue. nose. nee -
'r Ilad‘m It". .t“ m “a
rut. rues. so. so. me.
arm is «nuts to stave. e.
is. us. are“:
BA'I.
A. Uphill. m 1... III.
F. Incl.“
Al I m m
least?
enacts tetra
.808 CALI" .
src‘sn :er
Parts? our
CHANEL! -
onCl KID " '
50
CYBl-
YACPl lN0
.rISTABLlSHID
Millinery and Cloak store.
we on ALWAYS IN THE on:
With the Largest Assortment of Flowers.
3 - .
i
With the Latest Styles and Designs.
With the Largest and Cheapest Stock of Ribbons.
With the Largest Stock of l'ntrimmcd Hats.
With Popular Prices.
What you can '1'. find anywhere also
In town' you will always ..
got at ,
H. KRIEGER’S,
Mahackemo Hotel Block.
Summer Stoves l
Gas Stoves.
Gasoline Stoves.
Blue Flame Oll Stoves.
Don't Iuy Untll
Von Ice Our Lino.
Nash 8. Van Scoy.
”I. ION" IAlI III II" "III".
sauce-cur Tam School '[axeal
'l‘he laspsyere or the ow oi «mm. M"
.The taxpayers of the last! '
Norwallt are hereby untitled that the pains behest district are I“ “a
city tea at sis stills as the dollar. lsld
see that the some tea at sue
on the oily asseuuuest list at last. at a
cae-auerter rullls es the deltas. . f
oily meetiag hold at Al'lott llsll. on u“ town “I“! u“ ‘ n
ladle“ street. on the “lib day of ‘
mindlbedletrlstllllfl ,
M. “I. else the library lend tau m at June. til. at th . . .-
at measure still es the dollar. Isld street school house. will be d”
at tile terse tires. will be one cm! W- parable as the as say st . ,
able or tile sensed say at less. tits. at which tires l stall us ready
which line i will "outta the seats at saute at ultimate drag ‘
leech I. harm's else. lilo- 5 Milt isgluu street. results I
read Hues. results at tire rarest alas perusal. a year is:
siue m per seat. a year irmu may i. less. will be charged as
it“ will be M on all bills no staining app.“ as m w
Isislsg tussle alter less I. tell.
rattle PAUL: v. s.
callers-vetteueeuuecuyotsoelt (kitecteret‘l'asestsrlesl
Nerwslk. littlea latest Platelet.
listed at seats
lasts llerwslk. Cess.. April It. lets.
all II in.