9'
s has his surprise uul terror to find that '
{THE {sEthmEn
. SOUTH NORWALK. JUNE ‘20.
' . POPULAR SCIENCE.
Cultivation--11 is so affected the >evolus
lieu of the tomato that the s:-eds are fast
disappearing and bid fairito pass out of
existence entirely. as in the case of the
banana. leaving the propagation of the
plautaflcpendcut on cuttings.
The King of Set-via. according to the
journals. has issual the , following:
“Whereas it is irrefutably proved bi
science that _ the so‘fzalicd antiscptu‘
treatment of wounds yields more bene~
ficIal results than all other mrthods. we
are pivasui to order that hencefuvi'fi‘d
the said antiseptic plan of treatment he.
sob-iv cumlovcd in all hospitals of our
kinuilonfintnl that c trtosivc stilgltntatc
, iodoforni be used until onr‘furthcr dis-
pootion.“ , _ '
The occurrence of poisonous mus~cls
and star-tishes in a (St-rznau locality has
led to an investigition from which it ap.
pears IIl‘II snfipn- stagnati m‘of sea-water
is vnp‘rble of giving ris'c to poisonous
Italiti s in the anim tl~ inhabit it; it : and
lliztt. to t. “lit‘ll‘ll is free from ~ewn-zc
and other impur. ics. 'l'hc pois sit in the
tnuswls has lite.t\iffit1rilittl:ls a ptonntinc
and. r the no no of nu‘ytilot win. but Pro~
fess r Virchow says it cannot be a true
plomainc. as it is not a product of dccotn~
position. It must result from the cotidi~
ti ms of the mollusks growth.
Singular as it may anpear.the common .
ln- ring is atish which is tn ‘st tlttlicult
to procure and preserve alive in inland
to uoiutus. it being so do’icattlthat the
lo.» of even a fcw scales during trana~
at on is sure to cause its death. For
an»: al years Dr? llcrtnes. of the Berlin
Amaatiutn. ltas_ vainly tried to obtain
lottt'wtwcimcns for his establ sliment;
thrv had either been rubbed in the act or
t ui-n (forth the hand. and died before
has ‘at last suc—
hi
hat it: lle:litt. lle
\“cu d: u innolxtaauing a live one. one this
In inning bv this time grown stifli—
«it I: \t-\ crt it \ clt~ h: it Vin a sort of
gas lta lom :«IWt‘l’ml in the net.
,2 on “inc. or lakm-i. is made fromthe
saw it the date palm. Trees in full
vi;- are il‘u‘l‘lf‘tl tor' lapping. The
in} - wrap II‘.“ from the wound is con»
il. wul lo a rn-d into an earthenware
po , .o-d in tyamoiut to too gal‘mus daily
at tint. gradually sinki'lgdo about had!
‘tl;..t tum-uitv towud tln- t-nd of the tap-
pip, "whi h‘is \I‘lilulll nl‘owt-d tootvecd
a th Much ot'.tlte “wine ‘ is drank
—Lut;aLhun_iLtumfltlilc-fi iltfifk l l “3.! C “it".
, , , a?!” W“...
WE. FLING AVVAY OUR GOLD.
We fling away our gold.
Ease. comfort. pleasures never beg in vuin.
Erom starving. homeless ones our'rtuito with—
hold:
1
plain!
We fling away our gold.
We send away our thoughts.
Half clothed and senselom. soft they speed
away: ‘ .
“'hen. like the gorgeous tapestry inwrought,
They might. add lustre to each passing
day
fife send away our thoughts.
We throw away our time.
That golden gift we nova know to prize
‘Till life‘s high goal untouched. too weak to
t , .
l climb. ‘ fl
1 The last few moments past our closing
; eyes.
“'0 throw away our time.
“'9 cast away our love——
I“) plant It\ flowers upon life‘s, shifting
snuds—- . . 7
“‘o bond the tender blighted blooms above,
“'ntctcd by tears within our feeble hands—-
“'6 . ast away our love.
~Lydm L. A. Verm't‘u‘h‘ulem thtze’to.
RUII‘lllD Brats HAT.
BY
nuxaautx xott'runor.
NEW Youx. March 1:
Drum Ton: I am a fool. No. Iain
not. Yes. Iam. Well. I‘ll tell you all
about it. and you can indul- for yourself.
You remember pretty .\‘;ty Spetldingw
that dainty little blnerc c l. goldendtaizcd
maiden who summt-rrd with the Yonder
duscus at hiewport last s-asou.‘ \V'cll.
she has hem with the St. Georges in
New York. and I am hvml over heels in
love with her. I have been buzzing
‘ around her like a moth around a candle
cvcr siut c snow fell. So has that odious
Jenkins. \“du remember Jenkins? He
is the same \llet‘lg‘l‘t‘t‘dlllt‘ \vrctrh he was
‘._\\‘llt'll yet knew hin. rl‘l‘ll and good
looking. so s-une t'ooli .h wozncn think.
thoughto save my lit‘v I cannot see where
it ctmtcs‘it‘i.‘ The St. Georges give a
party last work, She w :s thee and so
was 1. FM also was that misctablc
: Jenkins.
Some people never do know
“tough to stay a\va\ from “buy they
are not wanted. About 10 ttt‘lot‘k l
askctl Miss Spaldinq .lo walk with me
into the conxcrv:tt(n'v. 'Pltcre we found
it rustiv seal hi the ‘Ilui‘f‘ of a H: rat‘ltlfi
plant :md sat down. After a ten minutes
of etnlnrrasstug silence! sighed unlb
, inn-iv
N .
When seed thus sown blight whiten all the '
.
kins. who was my latest tormentor.‘had
‘mannged ,to make his escape by wigglinv
from between my arms snakily. as fitted
his nature. and had rushed frantically
from the mom as if he had been having
.an interview with a dangerous maniac.
I don‘t know. old man. why I didn’t
kill him right there. I could have done
it just as eaxy. ‘And‘ I don‘t think I
shall ever have abettcr chance than then.
My hcart is set on gore-Jenkins‘s gore—
and I‘ll not be cheated out of my revenge
this time—not I. '
Now you know the whole story. . Ans
swer'iny question. Am I, or am I not?
Your devoted friend. '
: Humr Bnossox.
No. II.
‘ "MARCH 7.1886.
DEAR 01.0 To“: It “unlawfully good
of you to say that I am not quite a tool.
but wait until you read this. Did you
ever hear of such frightful luck as I gens
crally have! 1 'left my other: in Park
low yesterday about ‘3 o‘clock. At
Blceckcr street I met some friends and
we stopped on the corner. Here I gave
an cxh b tion of my luck that would
make a less sensible man take poison and
die in agony and show-knot iu the mid
dlc ot‘ the fit or gust as. soon as not.
A gust of wind on its way uptown
from theE Buttery~~—hartulcss, spotivc. in-
nocent gm: of wind. that liad'gt ne‘ two
miles :‘ntt'nm er touched a h:\l»—-sw‘o.=pcd
do“ u on thy ucw til I‘and sent it rolling
up the street likc‘a college foot ball on a
in Mt disgraceful bender. There is no
use in prolonging the dcscriptiou.
faster I ran the faster the hot rolled
>Il‘vcl cars and drays.through the crowds
9 muddy gutter. Finally taking‘an offs
shoot it cam.- to a stop in a pool of water
on a side street. 'l‘tvo minutes latcrcight
rushed dawn the thoroughfare and sur~
rounded inc and my button if we had been
tiltiiefztctors of more than ordinary promi-
ncnce.
and tuuddy man several blocks. followed
by the populat on of live or six words. it
is no! \vith'n a policema‘s nature to re-
sist mak u: an artet. and if I had not
, submittul to this outrage with a meek.
nessthat \loscsioould have kt kcd at. I
am sure I \\ mild have been clubbed into
thcbargain. Here my same luck put. its
{out in its mouth as usual." After pass-
ing throuah a down streets or so. fol: .
lowed by the same pcstilential gang: of
idicrs. vie. rcarhed the station house
\\ here the Sergeant promptly dichargcd
me. after uniting until the crowd
faded out of sight. [rushed to a hat store
text door at 'vheap. t‘llIIxilll‘ otult‘ ,.1
j bought the only but in it that titted me.
. It look« it mac n \‘ct‘y small
The ‘
through the mild between blockades of -
on the pavement a block or so down a ‘
policy m n :1 il several thouaaud citizens ‘
A iterrunning brhiud an excited ..
and invent-tr '
ext ct from the morning paper relates
th of its own y:
Ho ~ct]: JenkinsSpaldin . On Mara: 18.
Hora i0 Jenkins bonny S ‘ . No cards
. Yours. dospairingly. nossox.
P. S.——I om experimenting in charcoal
as a means of suicide. If I find that it
entails tod‘ much patience. and if I verify
the rumor that its user would cause my
face to turn black—too black to be rec-
ognized by her for whom I died—«l shall
end all things with dynamite—sNaa York
Graphic; - -.
——-——-——-—-—-——-
A Case of Blbery. ‘ ‘
may be bribed arc legion. I heard of a
case that occurred in one of the South
American states. the story of which will.
in tbis connection. bear repetition. It
goes without saying that bribery among
the Latin race in America has been re-
duced to a science. ‘My informant h:.d
lived many years on the southern half of
this continent and wasnl imagine. it good
judge of the science. At one time there,
. were two mining companies.a Scotch and
and an American. strugzling for the
; possession of a va‘uablc gold mine situ—
:
a
fated in a South American republic. It
ghad come down toa contest between
L Stotch shrcwducss and Yankee wit. The
istnkc was enormously large. Through
2 all t . courts up to the final tribunal the
20156 had been thug-ht with the pcrsisb
§ene and . ingenuity which characterize
‘su’c come-ts. The final arbiter was a
illl‘. thcr~iulaw of the l’r.sident of the
republic. Ills influence with the admin-
:istratiou was naturally supposd to be
invincible, and by the law he was the
i final judge. The Yankee saw his adver-
sary fraterni/c with the judge with. up:
‘par 1 un’cnnccrn. llribery in South
Americanhongh acommou vicc.tnust not
be found out.
The day was set ror the hearing: of the
. case. and the adhvrents ofythc Scotch and
American companies flocked to the court
.r‘oom. The former wore a look of sup-
pressed triumphdtnd the President of the
concern.such is the habit of‘the country.
; cntcrcd th - court ro uu stn living a cigar-
ette. The ptdge. who knew him well.
descended front the rostrum and re-
qu‘csted a cigarette. -
“You will find one in my outsii‘c cont
pocket.“ he said. and the judge obligl
ingly helped hints elf to one. likewise a
bank of England note for £1,000. which
be concealed in his hand and resumed his
place on the bench.
given in favor of the Scotchman. but the
Yankee was playing a deeper game. The
next day was Ntuday. and worn the con-
gregation emerged trom the cathedral. a
printml document. rcconntln; the facts.
with place. manner and all 1h,n details.
The different methods by which a man ‘
Judgment was 3
l
WOMAN’S WORLD.
5 mamsaxr PERFSAL F93 FEM-
: ININE unannka
———v~—~—
The summer Girl.
f I'hon In her hair be h‘ack. or her hair be red.
i 0r or eyes be hazel. or brown.
she‘s fairer by for than the lily or rose.
The gtrl wrth tho iuslin gown. ’
The_hanghty thzin bar royal robes.
\\ ith her see re and golden crown,
Is not so fair in the month of June
As the girl with the muslin gown.
On nothing fairer upon the earth
The sun or the mom looks down;
She‘s sweet. and fresh as the morning breeze.
The girl in the muslin gown.
. —~Bos(on Courier.
a
A Basket of Pansics.
Among arrangements of flowers for thr-
sitting room table. none have truer
charms than may be gained from a hand
ful of some simple little flower placcd
loosely and easily in a receptacle of quiet
form and c \lor. [Musics should be largc‘y
3 grown for cutting: they last longer ;n
; water than most summer tlowcrs.- and
. their varied nun-kings. rich coloring and
roubles. “At the sight of it tho young
lady 'ncarly fainted. Surely it was inl-
possiblo for her dear little diplo'mutist
'to ever encel such magnificence. The
other ladies of honor and all those pres-
ent showed their appreciation of their
countryman‘s love token.
\Vith a mocking smile on his lips the
Count stepped forward. holding in his
hand two gilded boxes. In political
language he said that one of the boxes
contained a bouquet for the lady he
loved; the other held a few flowers which
he humbly begged that the Empress
would deign ‘to ac cpl. Then he handed
the'two ladies each her bouquet. and im~
diatcly all those present saw th it he had.
won; for never before was there such a
lovely combination of col-3r and perfume
as in those which he himself had brought
from Paris. For. the instant that the
gage had been thrown down. he applied
'for leave of absence: it took nearly two
days to get it. and then he started for
Paris. Arriving there he rode straight
to a famous flower shop and :old the pro~
prictrcis u but he yv'autcd. 7 That, ni;ht
at eight o‘clock he was on his way back
to Russia. and in the large basket. which
he banked carefully after day and night,
were niftOs, souvenirs dc Mailmaion,
and gardenia. and these three most lovely
vrlvctd kc texture make than worthy of
l; the closed. examination. They have an
..almost human inter: st from the varying
; expression of their innocent fa e-likc
flowers. while not the least of their 3
. charms is a delicate and delightful scent. ‘
l They should be cut long. wiéh a liberal
. supply of stem and lcat. when they will :
; reat ily fall into natural, easy bunches;
out With the tlowcr~stalk alone. they are
l lcs's easy to ll]:llttt;t‘.:tllul never look or
{last So well—Hart! u.
“'omau the Boss Traveler.
“If you want prt'ol~ that. a 'woman is
. more cautious than a man.“ said a drum~ i
mer. “just keep your eyes open while.
travcliug. :\ wo nan never to gets .to
lstart fir a train so early that she will
.havc forty minutes to;wait. She never
i forgets to ask her husband or male escort
;if her trunks are check.d. She‘ never
. forgets to pause with one foot on the car '
lutcp and one Il‘llllI on the lund rail to'
l intpi r.~ if she is on the right ,traiu.
never folg. t.“ to ask the touductor if she '
{has to change cars before rcaching her
‘ destination. and if she is sure to make a
‘ votnnwtion. and if the tzaitt stops at tll“
place she wants to gel, off. She never
loses a ticket or traincbcck. llt‘VPI‘ drops
l her but out of the window. never permits
i herself to no to slv c \ within 100 miles of
i her destination for fear th It she may ride
by. never fails to get a whole seat for _
. herself and another for her luggagtunovcr
walks fr um one car .to another unlrss the ,
L
roses were set about with white lilacs.
Such a bouquet was never seen in the
Russian capital and the l-‘mpress without
delay awarded tliefit‘uun! the young lady‘s
hand. They were marricl and are now
living in' Vienna. to ‘ \\ hich ctulxlssy ho
was promoted only a few months ago.
Fashion Notes.
India and China silks are trimmrd
with lace. ' ' g .
Vests are outlined by t\.1~'s:‘tttt‘tt‘~j:'ie or
embroidery. ‘ , >
Black and white printed hosiery are
among the novelties. _
White and earn cotton :zrcnadiucs are
are among the summer non lties.
'l‘atncl's-haircloths in light colors. i
combined with bright tinted snrah.
“'hitc dresses, for home wear are in
. general use by persons in mourning. '
The. dust wraps are so pretty. there is
\‘he . no doubt that they will be very popular.
‘The cast of muting a plain dress' of in-
cvpcnsivc‘ mitcrial is three times that of
the fabric.
Full skirts. richly embroidered. are
worn with double-breasted ja :k't. bodices
with R'u‘rs. y ~
Very many; of the new b-idicca are
edged with silk ball trimmings or with
lace tptillinge __
Pearls in Russia are considered as gems
of bad luck and are never worn by super-
stitious bri lcs.~ ‘ '
F..—
"an”
THROUGH AISLES or: conic.
Through aisles of corn. through usu‘ ‘ d'
_ corn. 1
Neath tinted skies of flushing mot-n
And throbbing nooutide‘s brazen heat
Till eveni ng‘s breeze blows clear and SM
The prairio‘s king with tan-stained taco
Leads on his firm unit-sting pace '
Along the path of spreading blade.
Whose not work docks the sloping glados;
He laughs care-laden fears to scorn.
A: pronds he trends the aides of com.
A youth. hisswolling heart was thrillol
‘ “'ith life. us those long lines he tilled;
Mnturer years still found him there.
Deep—drinking droughts of fragrant air;
Full manhood with it: duties came—-
The Iona or green was much theme-
Then My sons his glances mot.
\Vho shared she march nub 5okeu yet;
And so till life‘s long evening fully
,_ He‘ll tramp between those opal “-331“
He gloats upon the lustrous sight
Of dainty twin leaves fl-e. he! with light;
The enter-hid skein o‘er dusky fields
To waving pennons quickly yields.
Then shines a denseleaved blllowy sea
“'hero tassel: are the white-cups free;
Full soon the amber banners. stream
Whose fold: reflect ‘iihn fall o‘ar‘sgleam;
At last. in autumn'shtrvo“: cheer.
. Spiked yellow nuggets crown the year.
A‘nidthose stretching ti. rs of corn.
Since ‘neath no gilded plauetibom.
The toilet-finds not fortunes door
\‘et garnets home a bonntoous swore;
‘Tbere‘s none who might not wish to be
As rich in honest wealth as he.
Uh. miner of earth‘s truest gold.
Impressed with nature‘s fairest mold.
March on. full-fed front plenty-1s born. ,
Through glues of mm. through. aisles or
corn.
met ANll POINT.
A plane issue—A shav ing.
The tishcry quest‘ ls-Got a bite?
Mcn‘al gyma: tcs—-».lumping to a con-
clusmn. '
I Pugilists are he only inc-i who really
make money by ~trik£a;.——1kiroit Fr“
Press. ‘F’
No balddicadcd nn‘t' are enlisted now.
It aggravates the I:tdians.—-;\'.t.vhr£1h
L'nivm.
Spcalvtin;v of the l'nited States.wc won~
der how the Preside l'. is pleased .with
lili..—.\3N'trt'-‘h L‘m‘lrfin.
“Aniutbcr tie it )3“ sh mted a ncwsboy.
as. a man passe wh asc necktie had
mounted above his standing collar.—
lu: uctw-tncs insipid after lOaillg‘ its
t'a - ~it' acid Its‘t’nlnr lx npalcscom
7 at «t l .l\\ After undergoing alcoholic ‘
fv ;. Niall -n it contains Lilfs‘ per cent of
a': w .2. '.".‘ carb‘nic :n id. and 5510 of :
' ll.I".
.‘t pr uni’nrnt :tzlzhotity on the subfcct
l‘t _- :‘\l\ mu f «ll‘ctm l‘l‘lll‘l‘hl‘lllllllllllfi as
rel *v 2c"roscntrfiionxsiuvc Illr‘y emanate
l' x n: -s~vn»oiiai .7 itnpvessions. which.
tinmgh \vt-ak. continue during Elect). Au
inn» .vcnicnt podtion «1min: slurp causes
7th; rl‘lu't‘it-illdflti'tt of painful Work. pert
ions as» cut of a in utntain. etc. ,_.\ slight"
tutu-roost tl pain he tunes the point of an
on my": dagger oi the bztt- of an enraged
(It-:3. llit~ticulty i:\ l‘t‘sltl atiou is tearful
agroy caused by nightmare. t.l\c night»
than S'l‘llllllg ll be a wright rolled upon
1h:- chest. or a horrible mon-tcr which
threatens 'to stitlc the sleeper..
.Vtvlurtnry extension of thc foot is a fall
from the (lit/y height of a tlnvcr; Flying
is sinsgcstcd by the rhyrluuit- movcnn-nts
of ttwpimtion. 7 ' ,
”—
I’owcr of the Press.
lla rv “'hilcsitlc. of llarbor l’oint.was
out with a fishing party at Bear Lake.
and It ppctn‘d to stray alone up a brook
about tourmilcs from camp.
7 \\ bile cugagcd in llslllll‘; he caught
sight of a bear cub. He gave chase. and
captured 3'04“! ' lruin. and started i’.‘
for (:atnp'with hi; prisotnr.
did not refish hit new actp‘mintance. and
key: a 5 pt aling that made the woods
rill: 3.
Whip-side had barely started when he
heazd V a crackling tn the bushes. and.
glan. tug back. saw young llruin‘s
'm itlmr. a huge black l‘6'll'. rapidly bear:
lll
up
tug: down upon h‘m:5 \Vhiteside took to 7
his htels. and to facilitate his tilight
dropped in succession his 315 fish ole.
but and Coat. but Mrs. Bruit ‘:t“t'\ for
none of these things. and came in like an
O‘alanche. ‘ , “
- After many regrets he. concluded it
[to tlil be best to drop the cub; but what
the bear paascwl its otfspring without
" cognition and continuvd its mad
change. 7
'It' was gaining: everymminntc. and once
got ‘Whitcsidc slipped it caught a mouth-
fol of his shirts-In the desperation of
the moment it occurred to’hlm to try the
ell‘cvt of tire. and taking anewspnper
from his locket h" lighted it and thrust
*it into 1 c bcar‘s eyes
magical. The bear wheeled about and
\Vhitesidc continued his dejected . jour‘
ney into camp.;b‘mnd Rapids (.Virh.)
Times. ' ,
The Horses of ther'World.
‘ Prflr . Leonhard. of Frinkfort.
gives the ti. 'ingg statistics of the horses
of various tries;
Acmrding to Schwarzenocker, Prussia
1305308583 altogether 2.313.817 horses. or
.97 horses for 1.060 inhabitants t9l per
1,000). Austria-Hungary possesses linen
and one-half millions. or 00 per 1.000 in~
habitants. Hungary alone has 2.000.-
' 0‘30. France has altogether 2.882.850
hors s and 300.000 mules or To" horses
per 1.000 inhabitants. and at per square
kilometer. V-fmtmark (census of 1881)
posse~ses 310.570 horses: Belgium. ”383.-
lti3.hurscs. or 00 per 1.000 inhabitants;
Holland. 2350.000. or 73 pcr\l.000 inhab-
itants; Italy tce :aus 1805‘), (LEASE. but
in i579 she had only 015,457 horses. be-
aides. 293,868 mules; Switzerland. in
18th:. about 101.000. or 40 per 1.000 in‘
, habitants; Spain tin 1:565). 650.323. be.
aides 2.319.540 Index and asses: every
, you there are killed in the bull fightl’
8.0%.‘0 to 4.000 hut-sol: Portugal. 83,000
horses. 50.390; males. and 137,930 “has;
.nustia :tin 1&7‘3). 21,370.000 horses:
Sweden and Norway. 055.456. or 115
horit‘s per 1,000 inhabitants; Greece,
about 300.000; l‘nited States of America.
, 9.503.003; Canada. 2.094.000; Argentina
Republic. 4.000.000; l‘raguay. 1.000.000;
‘thtralla tin lSTl). 301,000."
A
1‘.th Brides for an linen-or.
A '1 m {Emperor of China has re-
tly \ ioilgttged in the pleasant occu:
on of «looting titres ladies as brides
amen; thirty-too assembled at his
ace. Thuom «)1le from allover
; utchoMa from certain noble‘ataatchoo
aunties. and travel, none. of
to: hundreds and oven aahmnd‘
gl’ekiu glam review} '1‘:on
we"... mafia.“ “ *-
m is til
”than!“
Who.
fl,
‘An in~ ‘
The latter ‘
The effect was '
‘li‘é’
«an: Mom
:‘thy do you Slull l“ she asked.
"lhut‘t you know:“l replied. mean-
tncly.
_. he thought a moment and their re.
plied “th-s'.‘ I think l do.“
My bcut gave a great bound directly
'into my throat. hln- lad noticed my
lovc’ My: devotion had , touchcd her
heart and now I was to t‘lt‘clvc my re~
\vatd'.
“It was that chicken sa‘ad." sh" an-
sneroi. in a heartless. cold ltlt‘tldt d tone
of nine. “t hit ken salad is the worst
thing you can possibly out be m‘v rctiring.
and I saw you but evening oat four
dishes.“ ,
“Only three.“ l'intt-rrupctl; “but..\liss
May.“ I adtb-d. appealinqu. “it isn‘t the
salad that makes Inc ugh." ,.
“No” she replied. to that'same hard
tone that. reminded mo most forcibly at
this unhappy moment of the silver-plated
head of the screw which the nndrrtakcr
ntakcsfast in the cc'aket just at the clou-
of the funeral ceremony. “Then it must
have been tltcrream. Salad and cream
never go well to:ctln-r.“_ . . _
“llon‘t b- cruel.“ I exclaimed. “don‘t‘
make sport of mo. l be: you. Indeed. it
“as up! anythihgl h we eaten,“
tin pail on top of a very lame and wide—
spread umbrella. only the edges turned
up in a toll. If I had worn my trousers
intny boutsfand lnokc l thruugbly w icked
‘ l t onld have passed tor a cowboy even
under the cvpcricnc d go 0. of the must
expert dcspctado yet unhangcd.
tn my cvcil' "Pill I failed to notice my '
pxuliu‘ :tppt‘ortlltt‘t}. but I thought l was
‘ exercising sstgtlv ity lwyond my usual wont
_in choosing; an unt’rcqucnted thoroughfare
to finish ”my walk. lot ,I did not fa my
provoking the curiosity of strect- car
riders. and Ho a buy with its crowds
St‘cmcd nun-arable. and there wasn‘t a
cab in sight. Here is where my in k
jumpxnl on me again. Ilcforcl had gone
‘ two rl‘lk cks. whom Should 1 inc. t but May
: >pddiug and Miss St. George. who had
’ h~en cvid -ntly indulging in a little inno~
" ccut daylight skimming: excurSiou. They
did not see me until I was close to them.
when, :n-tna cd solely by iiupube. I "but
to raise my newly acquirul roof flour my
L head. At this moment Miss Spaldinfi
saw me- and gave a scream that chillr
whas blood was not already frozen within
my pt-zson. Remembering my hat when
it was. alas? too late. I fled from the spot
like a guilty thing. :.\ fcwdoors irrad-
i‘No.’ Then you must have \lll‘llk somc~ -. vum‘c of whcrc I stand i\ hen I started in
thing that d'du‘t :tgsrt-e nitltyou. Rt ally.
.‘lr. llrons-m. you should lw- more careful
ot‘youzselt‘. \'~-u: are far from strong. you
ktow
“Miss .\lay.3‘ Icricd with deep ctn0~
tion. “it wasn‘t the tea. the ice watvr.
the salad. nor yet the bist nits. the cream.
’ the cakes. nor men was '4h
brought out by the comet). ,‘
May. can‘t you guess what it is that gives
me such pain?" -
“I am not good at tonnndrums."
replied Miss Spalding in a war:
that really did more to derangc my
billi'tryzsv’stcm than if I had eaten all them
{was on the tablc the previous evening at
! asingle mouthful.. l arose in mute and
. touching cspostulation.
I "Speaking of conundrums.“ ‘shc ob-
serwd. in the same wintry tone. “can
3 you tvll me what time it is, and where
' Mr. Jenkins is? He promised to call for
i me here iu-ten minutes. It seems to me“
‘ -.. here she placed a marked accent upon.
2 the “mk“-“thatl have be 11 here at
' least. an hour and a half.“
Then sllt‘ rose t-i go. I put out my
i band to dt tain her—Ans well might I. in
3 my love‘lorn folly. have tried to stop Nis
agara with a t‘ unis magnet—but just as
my luck would have it. one of those in~
fernal
dark. to run itself half way through my
palm. ,
“llcu
realized the strength of my langu lac.
“.‘Ir. Bronson!" she remarked. so frig-
idly that the poor. unull'onding cactus
lshivered as witha chill. “M r. Bronson!
will you behind enough to stand aside
so that I may find Mr. Jenkins?“
I followed her instructions without
" even whispering of theitjnjustice. and'rahe
sailed into the brilliant-y of the ballroo n.
growing to ire radiantly beautiful at every
step. The door swung back to place
leaving me alone in the shadow to nurse
my physical suffering and mental agony.
A moment later. beforel had time to de-
termine whether life was worth living.
even for the rest of the evening.“ and
as I was about coptem sting int ling
myself on another of t use mut erous
tht rns. the door opened and closed igaiu.
Although my back was turned to it I
agar-d footsteps which I recognized as
IS. .
She had come back. relenlingly, ' full
of sweet- ]:onitenco to ask my rdonl
Would I be backward in giving it?
That is not my nature. ‘ Almost before
turnl around my arms were extended
their all Width and I made a plunge
through the gloom toward the location
where I fancied'she stood.
“I forgive you freely~most freely, my
dearest May,“ I ejaculatodiu a single
btvath which had not spent itself below
my arms had closed. just a little teni
tier-1y. perhaps. around the figure! was
addressing. 3
“Your pardon is granted.“ responded
a deep‘basa voice ending in a little ag~
ravattng. snorting} laugh. I always
‘ in hand a man who snorted as he
laughed, and since that hi ht I never
hear a laugh of that sort wit out having
red-handed murder in my ooul. After
the lat wort: tho laughowner. who had
during this abort period of £10an been
atmggli to III alas h‘chhi
calmly all-’- .3
c » x
' , htjaid‘ ‘ “But m'ma
l
t-actts thorns managed. in the
co take it!“ I exclaimed. before}
my mad chase to t-scapt~ from my Nemesis
wasanotln-that store. Int u this 1 dashed.
Five minutes lnlvi‘ I rc~cntered civiliza-
. tittn. the dust brushed from my cloth: 3.
the mud scraped from my boots. and my
head adorned with ‘tho glossicst of stylish
1 tiles. :
l hastened buck to where I had fright-
cned .my heart‘s true love. but they own:
gone. '
Half an hour later I saw them again
seated on a lcncli in l'u’inu squat-edistet»
in: with appa‘cnt ‘ intered to it -man
bended UVcl‘ them with his bick toward
me. As I appn a bed thmu without at-
tracting their attention. I was enabled.
with or 'i'fithout my consent. to okrhcar
, their conversation.
“\Vhatcver do you suppose we have
just pasScd through?“ inquitcd Bliss
S \aldtng of her companion. “A most
. hwrriblc‘lookmg man met us ncar Wa‘slb
ington Square a few minutes ago and was
about to insult us, I know. when I
. screamed and he ran away.“ ‘
l
. “\Vbat sort of it looking man was he?"
' “He wore a ltght suit of clothes. at
: vcry broad brimmcd 7h xkattd when he
‘L-ot a llltlt‘k‘ or two up the street he'
dodged into a store. Then we hurried
up here where y at found us as fast as
; we could l‘come.“ '
5 "l th‘nk I can throw a‘little light upon
fithe identity of this misct‘canl.“ replied
l the man in a voice which I half rccog.
. nizc-l. "I saw him rush into this store
7: from the cvntrcuf the square, He was
‘that Idiotic Bronson. - I have no idea
why he should try a trick like that un-
less because it Occurred. to his feeble
mind that it might be smart or amusing.
I never have heard of his insulting any
ladies before. though. But I am not
surprised at anything this imbecile might
do. I understand," he continued. with a
malice purely Satanic. “that his friends
have been contemplating for:.~ome time
past putting him in a retreat for weak-
mintled (kt-stats.“ , ‘
At this moment. patience him: no
longer either virtuous or net dful. '1 pre-
sented myself before my accuser and two
listeners.
There were two feminine screams as
the ladies rose simultaneously from the
bench and'clutchod. with every syrup-
tom of uncontrollable fear. the arms of
their self-installed protector.
“Good afternoon. ladies.“ I observed
as calmly as possible.
“Never mind your a logics, fellow.”
responded {this abso utely depraved
wretch of a Jenkins—for such he turned
out to lie—“I will have my foottnan at~
tend to you later on.“
With this rebuff. so stingingly applied.
the trio wl‘celcd into line and marched
up the walk toward Broadway. What
was there left. for me to do? I couldn‘t
spatter these ladies with his gore; Even
I had sense enough with all my conflict
lug emotions. which ultc overpowered
me, to see that. So I at them. If you
receive a telegram any moment from no
sent from the Tomb- aud headlined.
“Murderero‘ how.“ you may know that
I have than: my duty. '
'fioura. anomaly. until molt than a I
anthe Elmira. udhisfilldnth.» ,
:
N. we: . x
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I the Archbishop ‘
“The wretch." rcs 10nd d the man. '
l
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“Qt’v
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was placed in the hands 0: eve y person.
The story wotl given with so much direct
ncss that the, d» nial n as itupussble. but
Spanish :(Irullttt‘s‘s seemed equal to the
‘task of explaining an affair as datnn‘ng
'as this sccnn-d- to be. '
“Uh. yrs." said this faithful otlicial. “l
ten}: the. tuoncy..therc is no 'do in al out
that. Int it was all understood. For some
time I have lucrn soliciting contributions
to our chapel.
for that and no other purplsc. I shall
turn it over to the Archbishop and take
his receipt.” ‘ '
lle d'd so. but it did not avail. the
decree of the President removed him
from the jlllllll“llll\—:*Illl‘ American had
seen the l’rcsidnnt. \fi'hcn the judge
found out that he had lost b ith his
position and the monvy hii rage knrw no
bounds. He even wcnbso far as to sue
"a tomnilssiotfinr col~
lecting“ the money. but was dt finned.
llis decision in the mining suit was: over-
thrown. lalc was disgraced. the Scotch-
mau batlled and the Await-an triumph-
ant.—~":('lti-:‘ug:t Ledger. '
The Largest Telescope in the World.
l‘nssongcrs’out of Boston on the Boston
and Albany Railroad may have noticed
just across the t‘harlcs River. at the first
bridge out of the city and opposite t‘ot-
tage Farm Station. a handsome residence.
and back of it a low. round~toppcd ob-
sc‘rvatory. and outside. near it. a long
white model of .a tc‘lcsmpc. and in the
no yatd 'a t\\ o~story brick building.
Tl ts building is the tartory where the
,at Russian telescope was llltltlt‘Jl“ well
% many oth‘rs also famous. and where
ork is now gaping on tor the Lick tale
scope. whith' will be the ltll‘g-mt in the
world. Of the two discs of glass. each
one yard in diantetcr. for the Lit-k tele-
scope. the flint glass has been made a
long time. but thcccwn glass. although
ozderczl five years ago. was only received
by the Clarks in Scpt‘u mbcr lost: It was
made. after repeated tr'als and failures.
at an establishment near Paris. the only
one that could get out such a piece of ,
work. . l-Zach glass cost 335.000 in the
rough. and they cannot b- finished before
-.fzzll. At first machinery could don little
tough grinding. but for months past the
bare hand only has been used in applying
the polishing substance. which is rough.
The glasses have now reathcd a stage
whercthe removal ‘of a small portion of
the surface in the wrong: place wettld
ruin them. They are frequently tested.
set in a circular iron frame. called a cell.
' No instruments can be used for the test.
but the long cvpcricnce of the Clarks has
given them a judgmt‘nt whi h is utter
ring. \\°hcn completed the great tele-
scope will be. placed inthe observatory on
Mount flatttiiton. in Santa Clara County.
? Pal. 1dr. James Lick left $g‘00,000 in
. his will for‘the purpose of constructing
i the necessary buildings and ”for a tale
» scope superior to and more powcrful
l than any yet made.” An astronomer
3 has stattd that this telescope will bring
the moon. 240.000 miles distant. within.
apparently. a hundred miles of the be«
holder. It will cost $60.000.and will ho
g covered by a steel dome seventy-live feet
iin diameter. weighing ninetystiv-e tons.
Besides the observatory are many other
; buildings. containing. all the valuable in
istruments necessary for a complete es-
; tablishtnent to cafry out Mr. Liek‘s in-
? tentions.
{ t‘nunty have built a road to the summit
{of the mountain. at a cost of 378.000.;—
' Hartford Peat. .
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The Tatum Appomattox.
There has been an: inquiry made rg~
cently for the table upon which the arti-
cles of surrender were written and signed
by Grant and Lee at. Appomattox. This
table is now on exhibition at. the rooms
of the “'omau‘a Decorative Art 8015“! in
Nil“ “RR, and belongs to Mrs. lien.
Custom“) whom it was ' counted by Gen.
Sherldan.a few hours alter the surrender
of the Confederate . army. Nu. Custer
has been offered 1 rgo sums ofmona for,
it by would-be pardhmrs, and c reus
and museum man have made repeated
eflorts to secure it. for exhibition, but aha
will not part with ' it under any circula-
I'Itanoel or for any price, not will she
permit it to go onto! her on. It
would not. be on ambition when it is
‘ “that It". Cami:
to
ye. .,
may on
‘thn anything.
The money was" giwn tnc ;
; man. Theroupon the Russian made such
The citizens of Santa (‘lara'
. . = .. . l
\“ld‘l‘ l.‘ shunting \till. :Idu In \rr LI! 3 \li\
turning to look and we if she has fvlr4t\‘-
Ill bet on a womt’u for
‘ trawling. every time.“
:‘n lmlintr “'Pllt?h|,‘z.
A tourist in Dakota rccctttlyl attended
an Indian wedding. and dost-tubes it in a
letter to the Boston Trarwl'rr. He saw
that there was a lar_1et’e'nt. with the t‘roitt
I “boned. and a row of stakes covered
with canvas. making“ a‘ fence upon ca ‘ll
side leading to it. Utttsiéle was quite a
small tent trimmed with" all kinds of
prctty feathers. and over the door a wild-
cat‘s skin trimmed with beads and _pnr— .
cupincquills. In the Luge tent. b ack in
the Centre. against a very gay curtain. sat
a young girl. a halt‘ breed. not more than
! fifteen years old. dressed in a skirt and
ptckct with bright buttons and hour)
teeth. her hair longrand black and falling
in front. while a wreath of feathers on
her hold - omplt ted her \v aiding butlit.
7 All around were orn meats. and iyardsof;
’ pink. red an 1 «yellow ratio as draperv.
and on a litt‘cgrrcn trunk nvar the bride
3.“th old chief wrapped in a lblllLllO
robe. looking like a great bear. ‘
Along on one side of the tent sat the
womcn and girls. and upon the other side
the int-n, young and old. They were all
painted frightfnllv and wore dre nll‘ul
ornaments. bright blankets and feathers.
and most of the men had on but little
clothing. Near ill-c middle of this group
were piled the provisions of the feast.
meat. bread and boiled corn.
The ccrcntonics began with the old
chiefdrummingr up to a drum and making
ashout and “Obcllkt‘ an animal. Ilc then
prose anl walked aro'm l the girl several.
times. got on his knees. and again walked
around her. knocked her from side to
: sidc. thcn smoothed her hair. gave bar 1
sonnthing that he called medicine. then
took a dish and plac‘d it before her. knelt
2!?
down and took a .‘ of'what was in it. as
‘she did also. I then stoolup. went
through with so no mumbling over her
; head. and then began to pass the feast. *
first to
men.
The girl took off her gay outside robe.
and it was given to her mother. l‘u hr-
the women and then “to, the
: neath s‘ chad a short blue dress. which '
was taken all“. .and when the eatingr was.’
; concluded the poor little girl slip: ed out
of the tent.» in a little plain pink calico
‘ dress. and. with bare feet and legs. 1 ,ok- ‘
inf: frigh‘ened and cold. went to her
own tent all alone. Then they Were
ready for the dance.
“'hat»; Bouquet Did.
These Paris boulevard llow‘er dealers.
writes a correspondent. have wonderful 1
taste for arrang’ngfiowers. There is one i
‘ of them. Mine. Lion. whoso rcputationia .
:Euronean ever .since an incident with.
‘ which she happened to be cunnccteal got
into the papers. ‘
One of the Secretaries of the French
Embassy at St. Petersburg fell in love
with one of the ladies of honor to the
Etnyrcss.‘ Unluckily for the young di-l
plomatist. she was already eng god to be .‘
married to a very wealthy and titled.
Muscovite, but she could not help show- ’
. ing her preference for the noble French
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a scene that the lady went to the Empress
. for protection. “Try and induce her
[majesty to accord your hand to whichever
of us two shall produce the most beautiful
bouquet.“ said the secretary to her. and
she promired she would do so. The Etn-
prcss loved her very much indeed. and
readily yielded to an arrangement
which promised to be planar“ in any
event. She sent for the young lady‘s
father. who _laugh.iugly consented to all
that was going on. ' Then the Russian
gentleman was communicated with, and
when he was informed that mademoi-
selle‘s hand was for him who gave her
the most magnificent bouquet that day
fortnight. the Empress herself to be the
‘ud . he believed he’ would become her
hos nd and none other. But, confident
in his t fortune and his own good
taste.
Russian letthe do pass. an
gaging all the time that his {saucy cool;
3 what he wanted at the last moment:
The day arrived when the love ~
waste bedscided.,'1'hat rt 0
palace in which the Ocarina! veswaa 8;
Icon: of great excitement. . Even r
. mtocratlc Cur himself deigncd to-be , _
mad, while the Gmdimikghla‘
Ewan , a‘child’ strewn. ’
met... .
from her wot to leave a train withontv
* . fide‘t‘djzi 11¢‘~“¢i’¢/_ '
rammed-o.
:ooulrtryin 185!
Lustrous s'lk-wat‘p white materials are
employed for mouining drcssm for in-
formal uccasions ' ..
Bows are again in constant use. l-Ztu—
broidcrcdand lr-ailcd trinpuings are usu-
ally in panelstylc. ‘ '
Mitt-rials for tennis costu‘ues. with fig .
tires of the ucccs‘ories of th - game. have
ribbons to correspond.
t‘h -ap ornamentation of any kind is
out of style. and it isno longer good form
to wcartrash in jewels.
“'hitc wool ulsters lined with :cttin
and trimmed :with deep red or brown vel
vet arc the latest novelties.
The tnbdc of showing a balaycus of the
same color or a shade harmonizing or
contrasting is still popular. .
Large buttons are used to trim dress
paucis. The rosary beads. now some—
what passe, are utilized as buttons. 1
Many of” the imported costumes have
full pin—trons of cream colored crepe.
which may be removed at pleasure.
l‘oltinaiscs‘a la princess». with apt-on
drapery in front. have long. full vests.
plaitcd or gathered. of the same material
or of contrasting color.
Short mantles reaching to the waist
line have sling slcc :es and the fronts have
scarf drapery crossln: the breast and
fastened at the hit side, of the waistlon
ends depending below the knees.
. Some summer dresses of cotton goods
and foulard are in Pompadou" and Indian
designs. A number of thes . hive round
skirts in plain 1colqrs. such as rtxldish
brown. gray and bide for wear under the
light fancy cotton fabrics. :\ variety of
white dresses are made for misses and
children. There are also‘ iiueu suits in
red or blue- ”I
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Sham lushroonts.
‘ 'ou notite on the bill of fare that
your turtle soup is but ten cents more per
pate than mock turtle soup.“ said a
stranger in a great gilded eating house.
“t‘altpash and Calipers—green fat—an
. historic dclicacy. fame} in the history of
the world‘s metropolis as the acme of
epicurcan delirht. for tsn cents more
than a friedmeat ball... But the age likes
to th'uk it is eating; turtle soup. It
sounds rich. therefore the vcally counter—
- fefit. I am going to eat a Span'sh ome~
let,“ continued the stranger, changing
the subject. The stranger gavehis order
to a colored waiter, who yawned and
. twisted his mustache. and the omelet was
i. brought. The stranger investigated the
iiogrcdients of the savory mess with his
l fork. and on the end of the utensil pro-
' duced a mushroom. “Look at this." he’
said. Then he picked at the appetizfng
vegetable with his knife. scraped on the
covering of sauce, and began paring the
sic t. It crump‘cd' under the opefllion
in a decidedly unvegetable way. The
reporter‘s eyes popped out on his cheeks.
“What is it?“ as asked.
“Dough.“ replied the stranger. “It is
an old trick. Mushrooms are scarce. and
high. Still The patrons like to have the
sensation of. ordering mushrooms in that
composition. «1! pticos were put up to
the mushroom . market they would
abandon the restaurant. So they use
dough. It is harmless. I would advise
the proprietor to stick to dough. and not
indulge in toadstools, which might work
injuryx”—-Philuddplt£a Press. ‘7‘ <
l-‘ull Beards.
; Poo a who can rem Sorbet back of the. ‘
Civil ’ar must know that shaving was
almost univeyaal in those days, and that
when the contrary practice bog-an it so
agitated the country that the nowapaoots
were filled with leadin articles on “The
Board Movement“ an “The Mustache
Movement.“ I’mbable.lnoat of our older
readers can remember when the first out
a, preacher in the pulpit wear-in a mob
“ebb. ad the shock it ave t em. It
“It: ; possible. worse t on that other
north-gloat: act of bringln fiddle: into
the chair. The event whie started the
board movement was the visit of the
wonderful Hungarla orator, Lord Kos-
snth. who was extremely handsome and
picturesq‘uelu a full board and mustache
out: alt hat. with curling feather. Ho
. . pogt hatru well «the
mustache, and a: h tux-old all over the
. 1835, and woke
It"! ‘9 Wm“! “on It".
l.
.N'él'a'iitgx. ,
The difference l‘etw ‘cu a bttnsaw
and a bulldog is that when the former
is most‘ dangerous it never shows its
teetli.~—.\'rw (lawn )7 are.
The Philadelphia 1'. cw is authority for
the. statement that in a tornado in Ohio
‘ “the boundary lintsof several townships
were. bent all out of shape."
“It is worry. not wurkfihat is killing
me.“ said the tramp. sadly; as he tried to
Worry down a slice of bread and butter
without any jam spread on ins—Styling”.
The fact that the Home Rule lgillygr
bt'eu defeated in the English Parliam
doxs not give American he-n peeked hut
bands any additional priviltgcs. —1’i.£la-
‘Ic'fP-Jlld IIrra’J. Q '
Mr. Fainthcart—"~l)o you think it
would be raft‘ for me .to approach your
pa on the subject 5“ Miss Fair Lady--
“0h. perfectly: he has the gout again.“
— C}: £51.42 .Vems.
A grindstonc. says an agriculturalcom
temporary. is om- of thv worst uSr-d im-
plcm--nts on .tlze farm. ' And. by the
powers: the other is the boy who has to
.turn the blasted thing.~—Lam‘ll Time’s. .
Mrs. Societic»--"This fashion magazine
says the male domestic servant is rapidly
disappearing from the best houses." Mr.
Societic—“Yes. and the worst of it isthe
daughters are disappcaréng with them."
——(.'.’u'mgo News. .
“Do you think I could mold public
opinion I“ asked an aspiring ‘ young
politician of a ‘vcteran in the’ releasion.
E‘Perhaps you might." said be other:
“some of the stories you introduced in
your speech seemed a little mommy."—
b‘OanIo b‘ult’diit. _ '
The most extraordinary incident 'of
absenbmindedness is told’ of a clergy-
man who forgot what he was about in
the middle of a prayer and out down. In
a moment he arose. and. pointing to the
amazed congregation. said :7 "(,ch byg
the way. amen." ' -
“Are you having i pleasant: time?"
asked a lady of a little miss at a fashions
able children‘s p.;rty. "Delightful.
thanks.“ “And will your papa and
mamma‘ come later? ‘ “Oh dear, no;
papa and mamtnaand I don‘t. belong to
the same sct.“—Hur}wr‘s B-mr.
Mrs. Maternal (conversing with a.
friend at whose house she is calling is
. disturbed by seeing her little daughter
in another part .of the room cxaminin¥
some ornamt-ntsi—“ttottense. dear,
would‘t touch those things.“ Hortense
'—_"Oh,w they're not so very dusty,
momma l“— Cincimmlti Commercial.
NATURE-AND arr. ’
I saw a clash: head.
. With many a timing curb
A sweetly pre ' face
And figure of i girl:
Istood and ponder d long.
In meditation lost.
And tried to mkouup
How much the that 5 cost.
‘ «Sm-"w
“,I see." mud Mrs. I-‘ollinsbee. looking
up from her paper the - other evening,
“that they say Modjeoka his a lot of per-
fect. sticks supporting her this swan."
“That is entirely appropriate.“ replied
the colonel. witha diabolical grin. “How
Is that?” “Why, she is a Pole herself.
you know.” Mrs. Follinsbee was so in-
dignant that she didn‘t speak to him for
all the evening—Count;
Counsel (on gcrusscxaminationl—
“What. is your aggniadame 1‘" Witness—-
“Fortyseven. sit-C“ (‘ottnsel-;“.\lanied_
or Single?“ W’iumss—‘‘Singlo.~ I never
had an odor of marriage in my life; and.
. if it is any interest to tho court I don‘t
mind saying that I‘ve wern false teeth
for nearly thirt years.“ Couns:l~"lI-m.
That is all.) ma ante. There is no use try.
his to shake the dirort testimony of u
truthful a woman a: you amN—l‘uct.
an Electric Sword.
A~ ntleman of Shanghai has,“
eons: arable experimenting, inventedga .
new'Jand Ml: weapon. Thia in 3
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