PHYLLIS AND CORYDON. Phyllis took a red rose from the tangles of her hair— Time, the golden age, the anywhere. Phyllis laughed. the saucy jade. “Sir Shep- her, will haVe this? ‘ ' “Or, (bashful grid cf skipping lambs and oaten reed!) a kiss?" - place. Arcadia. . Bathink thee. gentle Corydon. A rose lasts all night long; . Akiss but slips from your/lips like robin’s evening song. A kiss that goes where no one knows, a rose. a crimson rose. . . Corydon made his choice and took—well, which 'do you suppose?. 3 -Life. , PINKERTON’S ‘I PILLS. Fairbairn’s a mccessful man—espec- ially since his wife’s money has enabled him to write at leisure—and he’s clever, but I do think he lacks resource, this is from the morning paper: . “A sale of autograph letters was held yesterday at the rooms of Messrs. Leth- ~ bridge, White &, 00., where Some high prices were recorded. . “A lot of six very early and interest- ing letters, written by Charles Dickens when he was reporting for the Morning Chronicle, fetched 8420; two short notes written by Tennyson in 1850, sold for $61”; and three letters written by Mr. John Fairbairn, and the title page Of the original manuscript of his famous novel, ‘The Vision of Present Things,’ were secured by Mr. Watchet. after a brisk competition, for $76." That’s how things stand today with Fairbairn; anything of his sells—includ- ing his autograph. » But, four years ago, his position with the public was very different, and .I am going to tell you how small a thing was really the turning push which veered the needle around on the dial, and then set it for his future. Fairbairn and I both played at being barristers after we left Oxford, and both found it necessary to do' bread and but for work for journals whose editors con- sidered ourstuif worth paying for. This went on for a couple of years, when, by the death of a relative, I came , intoa working share of a patent pill. From that time on I found ample scope for my literary ability in writing adver- tisements for the pill. But Fairbairn had to keep his nose to the grindstone and wanted the leisure to do his best work; and then he got on- gaged to Elinor Hay. ' Her father, Andrew Hay, was a wealthy north country manufacturer retired from business, a man of whims and crotches, which were strong in pro- pprtion to their unreasonableness. Among his crotchets were an absurd belief in Bloxom’s pills, which can’t hold an invalid’s night light to mine; a fancy for horse hair sofas and dining room chairs, which. besides being most" uncomfortable and slippery, are terri- bly wearing to one's trousers; an extra- ordinarily high opinion of successful and well known authors and an entire contempt for those not eminent. But the man was a curiosity in other ways; he would spend large sums on his hobbies and autograph letters, and yet I believe he was almost parsimoni- ous about his household expenses. \ They were afraid to tell old Hay about - their engagement, for Elinor told Fair- bairn—who was quite frank with her about his means—in what light her fa- ther regarded authors who had yet to arrive. . One' afternoon, after about three months of his clandestine engagement, Miss Hay was calling on my wife, who was in the secret, and, when asking us to go to dinner at Eastbrook, said to Inez—“I do wish, Mr. Mildmay, you, would think of some plan to make fa- ther think more of John; it is so wretched.” “Miss Hay,” I answered as a thought flashed on me. “Let us make a com- pact. If I succeed in making your fa- ther think highly of John as an author, will you sit to my artist for ‘Brought Up On Pinkerton’s Pills?” A first class black and white poster. you know, $100 fee and free pills for life.” She laughed, but I assured her I meant it, and finally the compact was made. On the following Monday we went to dinner at Mr. Hay’s. The only other guests were Fair bairn and a Miss Peters -—-a friend of Elinor. After dinner the old man got showing us some of his things, and Fairbairn, at my advising, played up to old Hay and admired his autograph letters when he pulled out his portfolios. I remembered one he showed us was a little scrap. written by Charles IL, when a boy, to his guardian, the Earl ' of Newcastle. who had been chiding ' him for nottaking his medicine. Later in the evening the old gentle man showed me some recent acquisi- tions, and among them was an early letter he bought, at a high price. writ- ten by Mr. George Meredith. This at once suggested to me my plan of action. I thought it out as I went home, and the next day set to work. First I went to a well known London _ _ dealer in autographs, and bought$125 worth of letters. I afided to these—— which included one by Carlyle and two of Thackeray’s—a couple of notes writ- ten to me some yeais .th by Fairbairn. ’ I then went to one of the literary salesrooms and gave in all the letters—— including Fairbairn’s-—with a commis sion for their sale at the next auction. ' At the same time I obtained from the manager the names and addresses of half a dozen regular attendants at their auctions, and, calling a hansom, went to see each of them. My formula was the same in each case. I said ze“At Blank’s sale next Tuesday some of Mr. JohnFairbairn’s letters will be put - up.” , “Who is Mr. John Fairbairn?” was the invariable question that was inter- posed. - 4 _ “He’s the author of ‘.Lucy Armitage,’ . and—er—er»—why, ' surely you know “him?” . _ . ‘ ’ But none of the six men did, sol to‘d each'bf them privately. to bid for these -l";"”"f"-” a“ -. . v . before he exclaimed: ’“C,” I leaned back in the chair and completely nonplussed. not notice it—he was too much en- t two letters of Fairbairn’s for me. . I named my price limit at $50 for bidder “A” and at $75 for bidder “E,” letting 'my limit to the four others increase by $5 from $50 to $75. . ' I had put my plan in shape, and now see about the most effective denouement of it as regards old Hay. Two days later Ireceived from the salesrooms a printed catalogue which contained par- ' ticulars'of the letters I had given in for the sale, and which did not mention my name as the owner of them. With this in my pocket I went over to Eastbrook in the evening. for agame of billiards, and, during the game, turned the talk to Hay’s hobby. “By the way, I was so interested with those autographs you showed me last Monday that I amw thinking of making a collection.” "I got .. the catalogue to day from Blank’s,” I went on as I took it from my pocket. “You might look through it and mark what you think likely.” “Hay had not looked long at the list "Who is this? John Fairbairn, .two early letters? Who’s John Fairbairn?” “Why, you know John Fairbairn, Mr. Hay—he dined here last Monday.” “What? Him! Who the devil Wants his letters, I should like to kno’iv?,’ “Your stroke, sir,” I said, “and let me tell you that Fairbairn is a long way higher up the ladder than I fancy you think he is—from your remark.” “Nonsense l” rejoined the old gentle- man, as he slammed the red into a bo tom pocket. . . I went on with my stroke, and before I left we arranged to meet at Blank’s. As the sale progressed I procured some of the minor items marked, and my Carlyle and Thackeray letters were bought by Hay himself, who bid more than I had paid for them on the pre- ceding Tuesday. It was very funny to watch the auc- tioneer as he announced “TWO early letters by John Fairbairn.” His actions were lost on Mr. Hay, who was exam- ining one of his purchases, but as a bid of $10 was quietly offered by one of my agents, I whisered to Hay, “Fairbairn’s letters are being oflered.” “Twenty,” called out my “F” man. who sat on the other side of the table; “825,” “$30” and “$40” were quickly reached before the old man could get back the breath he had lost in his first gasp of astonishment. ' “This beats me,” he said. “but they must be worth having, or Potter. and the others wouldn’t be so keen.” “Fifty dollars” was reached. when, to my immense surprise, Mr. Hay called out “Fifty five doliarsl” and as he was at once taken up and passed by my man fairly luxuriated- in the scene. The ordinary habitues of the salesroom were But Hay did grossed. Abid of 365 had come from my fourth limit man, and Hay chimed in, only to be cut out by my fifth string with $70. . With a thump on the table Hay looked at the auctioneer land gasped, “Seventy-five dollars l” A final glance around, the mallet fell, and Mr. Hay had bought two of the despised John Fairbairn’s letters. Of. course this settled the whole thing, for Hay was the last man ever to go back on his own judgment. As we went out together he said to me: “You must forgive me for what I said the other evening about Mr. Fair- bairn. I had no idea he stood so high, but you can’t have a surer test of a man’s position than the price his letters fetch.” I murmured a polite rejoinder and said: " “Your mistake was quite pardonable, Mr. Hay, for Mr. Fairbairn is one of those quietly brilliant men who are really rightup at the top of the tree, but who make no fuss of self-adver- tisement. ” ‘ ' .' “Yes, yes; it must be so, and I must make amends for my mistake. Will you come and meet him at dinner on Friday?” On the morning after the dinner Fair- bairn formally proposed for Miss Hay and her father at once consented. The income from his wife’s money was not long needed by Fairbairn, for the report of the sale of his letters brought him into prominent notice, and his own clever work cemented his success. ' . But you can now see why Istarted by saying that Fairbairn lacks resource, because he might have thought of. the plan himself, but then he is merely a talented man—he has not the genius which is at the call of a writer of ad- vertisements for Pinkerton’s Pills.— The Sketch. For the Eyes. When the eyes ache close them for five minutes. When they burii bathe them in water as hot as can be borne, with a dash of witch hazel in it. ' After weeping bathe them in rose _ water and lay a towel in rose water over them for five minutes. When they are bloodshot more. . . When the whites are yellow and the pupils dull consult your doctor about your dlet.——-Evening World. \ .4 sleep Lord Wolseley Likes Our Patriotism. Lord Wolseley, the British Comm‘an- der-in-Chief, in a public address recent- ly, said that he could not help thinking «it was a good thing for the school chil- dren of the United States to be brought upin the conviction that theybelong'ed to the greatest nation in the world, and must be ready to fight for it, and he added that he would like to see every child in an English school taught to ad- mire and love his country and the con! stitution under which he lived, so that he would be prepared to maintain that constitution against all cemers. ‘ .A Gulbert Wink. _ The Queen has a Guilbert sort of a wink in her eye as she talks to Jameson about his being such a bad boy.-—Coun - VANGEBBILT Am: GARRETT. no 13: & b. Failure Recalls a Tragic In- cident. - ' In a recent syndicate letter “Holland,” in discussing the Baltimore and Ohio receivership, said: . It has occurred to mere than one fi- nancier t6 recall a tragic meeting be- tween the younger Garrett and William H. Vanderbilt a little more than ten years ago. Mr. Garrett called upon William'H. Vanderbilt by’appoi'ntment one day. They were to discuss railroad matters of common interest. Mr. Gar- rett at that time had not long served,” the successor to his father, who created, or at least made, the B. & 0. Road What it was in the days of its glory. Mr. Vanderbilt besides having some busi- ness associations, or perhaps haying possible association with the younger Garrett in mind, was also personally of friendly disposition toward him. They chatted in Mr. Vanderbilt's library for a 'while. It was a little after lunch hour. Suddenly Mr. Vanderbilt was seized by a spasm and in a moment, in the presence of the ‘, younger Garrett, death had stricken him. . The shock to the young man was one. his friends say, from which he never fully recovered. .Not very long after that he was himself overcome by ill health and there was always a feeling that his physical and mental troubles were, in part at’least, due to the shock which he‘then received in the presence of the sudden death of Mr. Vanderbilt. It used to be said that the young man in some of his gloomy moments was pos- sessed of the idea that in some way the Vanderbilts would be associated with the future of the B; & 0. Railroad. Of course, such sentimental reflections as these have no important part in the financing which is now contemplated for the liquidation of the B. & O. and the restoration to it of its earlier pres- tige and influence. Yet bankers and capitalists are, in spite of the common Opinion, sometimes of sentimental dis- position, and for that reason when it has been said that the Morgan, Vander- bilt group would before very long be found in charge of the reorganization of the B. &. O. and might in the end be discovered to have so controlled the system as to make it directly or sympa- thetically a part of the Southern system which they control, then it did occur to some of the financiers to recall the omen which the younger Garrett was said to have been impressed with after the tragedy which he witnessed in Mr. Van- derbilt’s home. ‘ WOMEN’S FEET ARE LARGER. What the Shoe Manufacturers Say of Ladies’ Feet. , It is asserted as a fact beyond dispute that women’s feet are growing larger. One of the leading makers of fine shoes says: everywhere and have talked about it among ourselves. I think Pacific Coast women wear the narrowest shoes, Bos- women much the same as those of New York, the feet ofthe latter being called ‘pretty’ by the shoe men. The demand for heavier soles, which we are now making, is a sensible movement. "We used to run our sizes from 1 to 6 and 7. An 8 was an unheardof size with us. Now we make more 8’s than 2’s. Really, there are very few 1’s and 2’s made any more.- I sort to some sort of subterfuge to please their fastidious customers, who either do not know or will not acknowledge that their feet have grown larger. One notable instance of this is the ‘French size,’ a system of marking which is un- derstood between the'manufacturer and the trade. The retailer has a certain number, which is his secret mark, put upon the shoes made for him. One house will have 46, another 34, and so on. These numbers are added to the real number, at the factory. The sales- man understands perfectly, when he finds that a. 'woman has outgrown her number, that he must resort to his ‘French sizes’ if he would keep his cus- tomer. - . ' “The difficulty is also overcome in another way. As far the heel and shank of the shoe are concerned. We will make it a certain size—say 4—and call it 4, and sell it for 4, when it is really built out on the toe until it is a 5 or 6 inlength. Since it is as much a 4 as anything else, and as the smaller the number the better the women are pleased, it makes no difference which you call it, and we give the smaller number. ________ 'A New Bunco Game. _Anewbunco game, new at least in the neighborhood where it is being suc cessfully worked, is costing thefarmers and country storekeepers of Lane coun- ty, Or., a good deal of money. The swindler claims to be a Treasury detec- tive looking for counterfeit coin. He asks the farmers and storekeepers to submit their coin for his inspection. He puts on the silver dollars a chemical. solution which turns ‘them black, de- clares them spurious. andmt-akes them with him. He also impressively warns. his victims that they are liable to arrest for having counterfeit money in their possession. and causes them to keep very quiet about the matter, thus help- ing him along in his work of bunt-o. An Unfair Advantage. A blackswamp rabbit 'foot was pre sented toa lawyer the other day, and shortly afterward a verdict for $5,000 was rendered in favor of his client. The question now is whether the c’onipany cure the setting aside of the Verdict OI. appeal. - ' V A'Postmaster 45 Years. The oldest Postmaster in New Eng? land, in point of’continuous service, >> believed to be Samuel S. Fuhcr 0. Mansfield, Conn. He has been ,Post forty-five years. .He is a Democrat, but his place has neverbeen threatened by political consid eratig‘nstm __ _ oil bluffs Nonpariek. __ 5. _. . ‘ - 2.3 .. , I “We have noticed an advance in sizes : ton women the flattest, New. Orleans ., women the shortest, Chicago women the , largest all around, and Philadelphia; “Retail dealers are compelled to re I on the strength of this illcldi‘i'l‘t, can so . master in that ”place during the past .. Tan/avENINc-GA ZE‘TTES :A’REMARKABLE FEAT A PENMAN PUT‘s 5,454 WORDS ON AN ORDINARY POSTAL CARD. ' Ona Space Five by Three Inches, He Puts Pages From One of Zola’s Ro- mances. Enough to Fill Five News; paper Columns. ‘ A most remarkable feat of pcnman- ship is that just accomplished'by L. A. ,Grincourt, a. young Frenchman now 1e- siding in this'city. So remarkable is it that its accomplishment would seem be- yond belief, were it not for the positive and tangible evidence’that no man, no matter how incredulous'he may be, can dispute. As it is, the perfected work stands as'the best known record ‘for di- minutive pen writing, and marks the author as the possessor of a peculiar talent of whichhe is very easily a mas- ter. — . On the back of an ordinary postal card he has written 5,454 words. In de- ing this he used a steel pen of the pat- tern commonly used by card writers. It must not be supposed that the words “written on the 'card were selected be- cause of their brevity, for such is not the case. The written words are a por- of a story—the first eighteen pages of Emil Zola’s historical romance, “La Debacle” (The War”). Each word is on the card in the order in which it ap- pears in the original text, a space 3x5 inches containing the same phrases, sen- tences,words, and letters as are contain- ed in eighteen pages of printed matter. 80 minute are the letters formed" by the pen that the naked eye can scarcely dis- tinguish them, and the most perfect vision requires the aid of a powerful magnifying glass to enable one to read them. . Perhaps the most wonderful featur of this great work is the perfect form and alignment of the letters. Each of the hundred and ten lines across the card is perfectly straight, every word and letter being as exact in form as if printed from a copper plate. Nothing is missing. The shading of the capitals, the dots of the i’s and crosses of the tfs and the punctuation marks are all in proper place and form. The most critical teacher of penmanship would be content to take any portion of the written words and after magnifying them to the proper size, use them as a copy to set before his yupils. . The magnitude of the task which Mr. Grincourt set for himself, can be better understood when the result of his work is considered in comparison with more homely facts. For instance, toa person writing at ordinary speed, from dicta- tion, it would require from four to five hours’ time to write What is written on that postal card. , If the person wrote in the size and ? style used as copies inSpencerian school copy book, it would required between 70. and 100 pages of ordinary note pa- per to contain the words written on the card. If they were set up in the style of type used in printing the more im- , portant news in the Examiner and lead- , ed, they would fill about five full col- ums of space in the paper. —San Fran- , disco Examiner. - A Hi'itt to the Hostess. . 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