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COLONEZATION OF ARMENIANS-
The Difficulties in the \Vay of a General
L'xmlus of that Unhappy People.
The Southern States Magazine re-
cently addressed a letter to M. H. G‘ule-
siau, Secretary of the United Friends of
Armenia , asking if, in View of the con-
dition of tho Armenians, of the high
charactc' of these people and their
great, success as farmers, it would not
be possible to undertake some plan of
iclicf by col ouizing many thousands of
' 111 .‘ll 1 in such portions of the South as
in climate and productions, are V'eiy
similar to Armenia. In reply Mr. Gulc-
sian says:
“I sincerely wish it were possible, or
could be made possible, to bring large
numbers of Armenian farmers for col-
onization purposes in the South. It
would seem to our people like Paradise
but as to the feasibility of the planl
am afraid tl1e1o area great- many ob-
stacles. In the first place, it isalmost
ertain that the Turk vould not let
them out. In the second place, the
Armenians have not only been butch-
cred, but the survivors have been
trio :11-‘d of every thing. and the lichest
furthers of six months ago are to-clay
dependent on charity. They have ab-
solutcly nothing left not even the
whet-”item 1:11 to buy bre ad to keep them
from starving, and thousands are to-
day perisliing and starving. I have let-
for». before me fror 1 all different parts
)1" A1 111tlll’l showing how complete the
ruination of the people has been by the
barbarous Turk. In the third place, if
the privilege of coming to this con iitry
were granted the roads at e unsafe, as
the Turks are blocking every channel
and they would be too dangerous to
travel. The only way the Armenians
could safely travel the rou d would be to
have an escort of foreignei 3.
Of course, all those things might be
made possible bya sufficiently strong
popular interest throughout the coun-
try, as the sympathy of the country is
already greatly drawn towart Arme-
nians. If enough money could be
raised to send a ship to the Mediterra-
nean . 11d BlackQ Seas to receive those
families that might come from the. in-
terior. if tho way only could be made
clear, Iam sure a gzreit 11111113 \"Oll ld
come. Suchamovemeut would natu~
rally draw the attention of the civi izcd
world and might bring suffit icn’; pres-
sure on the Sultan to induce him to
help the people to leave the country.
Human Nature and Bloomers.
Site was attired in her new bloomers
and she seemed to be proud of them.
“Well,” he said, after he had survey—
ed her critically, “I suppose you are
happy now?”
“ No—o ; not
slowlv.
“Why, y 011 must have the freedom of
movement for which 3011 lm e longed
all your life,” he exclaimed.
“Yes, I have that,” she admitted.
“You have always been complaining
that a woman was too much hampered
by her skirts,” he persisted.
“It’s true, too,” she asserted.
“Ever since you were a little girl,” he
continued, “you ‘say you have had a
longing to play leap frog and all such
games every time you saw the bovs do-
inf:r it.
“I admit it,” she said.
"And you always thought it unjust
that you should be deprived of such
sport because you were a girl?”
“It did seem so.”
“Well, now you have got your bloom-
ers I suppose there is no reason why you
shouldn’t play leap frog, if you want to.
Why don’t you do it?”
“Because, now that I can, I don’t see
any fun in it. I—I—don’t think much
of bloomers, anyway.” ~— Chicago
Post.
Almost DIarried with a Collar Button.
A blushing bride, a nervous‘ “best
man,” and a minister had a thrillingly
embarrassing experience at a wedding
in a North Broad street church the
other night. The best man who is a
clerk in the Reading railroad freight
office was so overcome by t to excite-
ment incident to the wedding march up
the aisle of the church that he became
partially dazed, and at a most; critical
moment made a mistake which came
very near delaying the ceremony for a
time.
The minister had just asked the reg-
ulation question, “Do you take," etc..
andthe time had arrived for the clergy-
man to place the ring on the bride’s fins
ger when the best man lost himself, and
instead of pulling the diamond ring
from his pocket to hand to the clergy
man he pulled out a collar button which
the clergyman attempted to put‘ 011 the
bride’s finger.
There were blushes, a momentary
spasm, and a wild look of despair; then
the best man recovered long enough to
find the ring, and the ceremony pro-
ceeded. His collar button was returned
with thanks.
Salvation Army Courtship.
The regulations of the Salvation Army
govern courtship and marriage within
its ranks. A whole section of the Field
Book relates to the manner in which
lovers must conduct themselves while
enduring the pleasures and pains of
courtship. “Shameless and heart break-
ing jilting,” according to the Field Book
entails the penalty of reduction to the
ranks.
exactly," she replied
Vv’hat .lfilngnesia Does.
A cake of magnesia and a clothes
brush are a frugal woman’s best friends.
After brushng a dusty gown and then
with the magnesia rubbing both sides
of any soiled spots, it should be hung
away for a day or two and then brushed
again. The spots will be found to'have
disappeared. Care taken with dainty
gowns is the secret of dressing well on
a limited allowance.
A Private Ail'ai'r.
“\Vliat, ” demanded .110 1111eg bride
“do 3011 take me ”’
for:
The Brute shrugged his shoulders.
“Ask your father,” he sneered. “I
don’t feel at liberty to disclose the
terms "-—~-Dctroit~ "Tribu is
FORMAL lNTRODUCTl N3 °
Rules of Etiquette" . Ila—t. Prevail in Well
Regulate l Societ3. 4
Regul 1.1 ions whic‘ 1 govern the presen-
M1011 of men and women to each othei
.1 membeis of society are based on
mimon sense and necessity, although
.ory one unites to abuse them.
A hostess would have time for noth-
ig else and would be constantly absent
om her post to greet newcomers if she
rusted upon (introducing all of her
guests to each other.
The trouble with people in large cities
.1 .1 at this branch of etiquette 13 f0 unded
.1 English manners, and Amot 1cans
‘zop there instead of following up its
.'..‘.‘.l 1119 L'ming, which is, that under the
sic-f all are friends. If this were ob-
:'V'cd, then guests would talk gener-
:Il;.'. and things move more gracefully
But surely a woman could introduce
,1111 fiicnds at dinner or a ladies’ lunch-
sun 21nd not tax herself.
Nothing is worse form than indis-
“l‘.llllll£lt8 introductions. Members of
s:.micty should not force upon others
{lit-l people they themselves do not care
to know, and a pet son should always
be asked if an acquaintance is desired.
'l‘rue, it is not considered necessary to
:tcknoVV'lcdg-e a casual acquaintance,
but a little tact prevents all unpleasant
HUSH. '
0:1 one's "at home” day it is not good
form to present the coming to the part-
ing guest, especially if they are women
who live in the same town. Calls would
have been exchanged or some common
friend have arranged their meeting if
there had been any reason or desire for
acquaintance.
Street introductions are also super-
fluous. You may be with friends and
stop to shake hands with people you
save not seen in some time, but if there
is no special desire on your part for
these people to meet, it is much wiser
and politcr not to introduce them.‘
In point of precedence in presenting,
there is none; only the younger woman
t1 the older ands a man to a woman.
The woman in her own home should
always shake hands when a guest
is presented; men should shake each
other’s hands. The Soutlie '11 fashion
of a woman extending her hand to a
man is charming. It is now carried
out to some extent here.
At a ball the introductions should be
distinctly formal. Hand-shaking is not
correct; and here again common sense
comes in, for it is most awkward for a.
woman to place flowers and fan while
shaking hands.
N 0 man, when presented to a woman
at a dance, should fail in asking for her
card. His introduction means a dance.
No form of presenting people is so
good as the simplest. “Miss Brown.
may I present my friend, Mr. Jones?”
is all that is most elegant.
At any function less important than
a large ball, it is always pleasant to add
a little note of interest to the presenta-
tion, which breaks the ice and leads
the way for conversation.
These matters may seem a bit trivial
at first, but the omission of them does
not lead to pleasurable results.
THEY USE VENOMED ARROWS.
“'arlike Indians on an Island Near Cali—
fornia.
An island in the Gulf of California. is
inhabited by queer human beings. The
Ceris without doubt are one of the most
interesting tribes of aborigines to be
found on this hemisphere. They are-
.said to have fair skins and blue eyes
and bear no resemblance whatever to
the Indian tribes of the mainland or of
the peninsula. In former days they
made incursions upon the mainland,
spreading havoc along the coast, but in
later years they have. kept closely to
their island home. They are extremely
fierce and warlike and use venomed ar—
rows iu fighting. The island is known
to be very mountainous, With innumer-
able rugged canons and gorges, where
the Indians ambush, and which renders
subduing them almost; an impossibility.
Beyond the fact of the existence of the
Ceris tribe very little is known. Their
habits and lanvuago are said to be pe—
culiar to themselves, while their origin
is a subject of conjecture. The island
shows no sign of vegetation from the
Gulf and their method of gaining asub-
sistence is unknown. Skippers cruising
in those v 'aters carefully avoid this isl-
and peopled with blue eyed savages,
and its ragged outlines which loom up
in the Gulf are shrouded in mystery.—
Oakland Echoes.
Dull Enough for Anybody.
A correspondent of the Boston Tran-
script thus desoribes Georgetown, ~Brit-
ish Guiana: “In the hotels are managers
and overseers drinking ‘swizzles’ and
playing billiards. The cigarette is uni-
versal.
languid and half asleep. N 0 signs of . a
struggle for existence. They live on
nothing and for nothing in particular.
Business is good, it is said, but there
are no signs of it. Clothing is expen-
sive, and they wear little. The heat is
terrific, and they drink ‘swizzles’ and
smoke. Backward
the ferryboat from the east to the west
coast of the slimy Demerara. Ships of
every kind sleep beside the docks. In
the distance loom the smoking chim-
neys of the sugar plantations. ‘Peace
and plenty’ is written on all. The blue
,shadows sleep on the streets, and the
hucksters sleep in them, lulled by the
buzz of the droning beetle in the leaves
above them. It is the hour of the mid-
day siesta. Toward evening the sea-
wall is alive with people—a strong dike
of massive stone against which the sea
beats in vain, sending up huge bursts of
foam to startle you two lovers from
their reverie as hand in hand in Guian-
ese style, they languidly promenade in
the rays of the setting sun.”
“Star 1.1111eri11g is an awful athlction,‘
remarked the young woman.
"Still it has its advantages," remark--
el the young society man. “Fellow
doesn’t need more than two or three
ideas to keep him talkinga whole even-
'11:." ' '
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Everything and every one seems ,
for the wishes of his wife.
, '40 there as a favor to him.
' gainst his cheek.
and forward plies ,-
Hls' LAS-T GIFT.
The Emperor’s Kindly Thought for His
\Vife’s Birthday.
A. pathetic story comes from Russia
late Emperor‘s tender regard
The sum~
mer before the Emperor’s death he
and the Empress visited a jeweler’s
shop in St. I’etersburg to select some
jewels for their son’s future bride.
lilic Empress saw a beautiful bracelet,
111d expressed great admiration for it,
111d remark-ed laughingly to her bus-
of the
band that she must purchase it one
1213'. Shortly after their return to the
{mince the Tsar was seized with one of
these serious attacks of illness to
which he was subject, and the Em-
)it'css forgot the bracelet. The Em-
pt‘l'ol’ died, and to the Empress in the
early days of hcrwidowhood' came a
birthday, the first anniversary which
she must pass alone. On her previous
birthdays the Tsar had been wont to
place some flowers in the morning-
mom of the Empress. Inside the bou-
quot was always folded some rich rare
gift. chosen months beforehand. The
Empress had avoided the room, as too
full of painful memories; but 011 this
morning the morning of his wedding-
day, Nicholas requested his mother to
T110 first
thing she saw there Vvasthc bouquet
in the usual place, and inside the
{lowers V is a case fastened and sealed
by the Ts.“ 1 s own hands. It contained
the bracelet. He had ordered it on the
some day that the Empress saw it,
and on his death-bed had given in-
structions as to the birthday gift, bid—
ding his son to be near to comfort her
\‘V'llt‘ll she received it.
Dr. Holmes’ “'it. :
Some of Dr. I-Iolmos’s brightest
lhi 15's never got into {1113 of his pub-
lished volumes. His reference in “Elsie
V'cnncr". to the “twenty-seventhletter
3f the alphabet” so puzzled one lady
who w: 3 reading the story in company
with "a relative that she wrote to the
author, telling him that neither she nor
her (ousin Edward cOuld make out his
meaning. The answer received was
21mmctcristic—“Boston, March 4th,
[8111. My dear Miss Lavinia—The
leentty-scventlt letter of the alphabet
is pronounced by applying the lips of
the person speaking it to the cheek of
{I friend, and puckeriug and parting
the same with a peculiar explosive
sound. ‘Cousiu Edward’ will show you
‘uow to speak this labrial consonant no
doubt, and allow you to show3 our pro-
ficiency by practising it with your lips
For further infor-
mation, you had better consult your
gra‘ma. Very truly yours, 0. \V.
HOLMES.”
Too Stout to Stilt the Prince.
Of the deep attachment which ex-
isted between the late Prince Henry
of Battcnberg and Princess Beatrice
it is almost unnecessary to speak, so
notorious was it. They both carried
their love for each other on their
sleeves. In this connection an anecdote
is related: Last year Princess Beatrice
and her portrait done by a well-knoan
lady pastellist, who, while a thorough
artist, knows how to combine a-good
likeness with a pretty picture. One
morning when the portrait was nearly
finished, Prince Henry happened to
enter the studio. After a minute ex-
amination, the Prince remarked: "But
you have not made my wife stout
enough. I am fond of my stout fl'illl:
since it shows she is happy.” The por«
:rait was altered.—Tid-Bits.
Sclnething Like Tact.
A college principal, who is a great
gardener, wears a glass eye. One day
ne—it being summer, and he on his va-
zutiou—rushed in from the garden all
Ioiled and sputtered, and without his
:13 ss eye. His wife was seated with a
caller of importance. She perceived
the external unfitneSS of her husband’s
:ondition, and frigidly said to him:
“John, go at once to the library and
tell your master Mrs. 'Vvishes to
see him.” He went and soon reap-
peared, clothed, eyed, and in his right
mind. a
This college principal, it is plain, is
iimself a man of presence of mind.
l‘here are plenty of men who, con-
fronted by such a remark of genius as '
this, would have stared and faltered
)ut: “But, my dear ,” and spoilt
t all.
Diplomacy Scores Again.
“Did I talk in my sleep last night?”
he asked cautiously.
‘ “Talk! 1 should say you did," his
wife replied.
“Must have been a nightmare if I
did.” '
“It was four of ’em at least; .you
were talking about having ‘two pairs’
all night long.”
“1111’, I see—two span. I remember
now. I dropped into the horse show
for awhile on the way homel”—Chi-
“rage Times-Herald.
His Reasons.
She—W'hy are you so much in love
with yourself?
3-1c—F0r two reasons.
She—T Vvo reasons! What are they?
IIe—‘Wcll, one reason is I think it is
a good idea'to be in love with a wor-
thy person. and the other is I think it
a good idea to have a worthy‘person
in love with me.—NeVV' York Journal.
Like Beavers.
Tommy—‘Puw, what does it mean in
the paper when it says that the lead-
ers of a party are working like bea-
vers? ’
Mr. Figg—It might mean flit-33 are
saying nothing and sawing wood, but
it usually means that they hav e begun
throwing mud—\V'ashingtou Star.
A Fact. Established.
Is it true that Braglow was insane
.V hen he died?
Certainly not; didn't he leave all his
noney to his relatives?-—Roxbury Ga-
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NEWS OF THE WHEEL.
11 About the 1897 Models—Very 11‘er
Chainless “'heels.
In the 11ch models for 1897 it is es
peeinlly noticeable that great strides
toward higher artistic perfection have
been made, and have, however, been
made in most cases with distinct gain
to mechanical simplicity and strength.
"he energies of the manufacturers
havebeen concentrated on making this
year‘s bicycle thoroughly pleasing to
a fastidious taste, and easy to keep in
good order. It has been their aim to re
move from the appearance of the
wheel the last vestiges of the ma-
chiue shop, and they have thoroughly
succeeded. .
Not only are the
joined and more richly
enameled; wheel rims, spokes and
spoke fastenings, handle bars.
and adjustments, name plates, sprocket
wheels, are all. as 21 rule. of more
pleasing lines than formerly. In re-
gard to accessories, such as saddles.
lamps, brakes, cyclomctcrs, mud and
skirt guards, etc. there is an ample
selection of new 1:1tte1‘hs in regard to
which the same holds true.
\l’hile-this is. so as applied to the
most expensive grades, there is even
more progress, relatively speaking, 110-
ticcablc in the best medium _::1 tadcs.
There was much room in these for me-
clmnical improvements derived fiom
the perfecting of methods in manufac-
turing. and the makers have taken care
0 :lllll in them also all the features of
refined appearance which do not con.-
llict with economical production.
Considerable improvement in lumps
is promised for this year. There are
any number of patterns in the market,
all warranted serviceable, and all far
removed from the clumsy lantern of
early days. One of them closes like 21
watch. A chief feature seems to be
larger lenses and reflecting surfaces,
one being modelled after a locomotive
headlight; Another is arranged as a
bracket, to be attached to any part of
the wheel. Little progress has been
made with electric lighting, for which
so much was predicted. "
Intense interest has been aroused
among bicyclists by reports that a
number of leading makers were pre-
paring to put chaiuless wheels on the
market. A considerable number of
such wheels \Vt‘l'C shown recently at
the Stanley Cycle Show in London.
Some of these were clearly crank pro‘
auctions VV hich (ould never gain a foot-
hold iu actual use, while most of
them were of the bevel gear variety.
It seems safe to say now that the
Ameticau whetl makers, with but one
of two exceptions will devote thcm~
solves, ‘for the coming your, at least, to
making as good wheels as they know
how to make on the old lines, and that
those who are about to put out chain—
less wheels will make the experiment
vet-y cautiously.
Besides the Howard bevel gear w 1081,
which was introduced about a year
ago, there is not a single chainless
wheel now known in the trade, and not
one is announced officially as forth-
coming by any established maker. It
has been known, however, that for a
long time the, Pope Manufacturing
Company, the makers of the Columbia
and Hartford wheels, have been get-
ting ready to make a chainless Wheel,
and that the Spaldings also had taken
out a license to manufacture under
the same general patents. It is now
understood that the Spaldings will not
be able to put a chainless wheel on the
market this year, and that the Pope
\Ianufacturing- Company has notified
its {15 "cuts that the production of chain-
lcss VV heels will be very small this sea-
son.
Gossi
frames better
:1 11d smoothly
His Kindly Suggestion.
An old 'man was breaking stones one
day on a country road in IVales when a
gentleman came riding along.
“Bother these stones! Take them out
of my way!” he said.
“\Vhere can I take them to,
Honor?”
“I don’t care where;
hades if you like.”
“Don’t you think, your Honor.” said
the old man, “that I’d better take but
to heaven? They’ll be less in your
Honor's way there.”—From Spare Mo-
ments.
your
take them to
clips ’
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DEVOID OF ANIMAL. LIFE.
Report from Gen. A. \V. Greely ot the
Antarctic Region.
The Antarctic, is a continental land
unique in the world. Its desolate shores
rarely approachable under most favor-
.able conditions, are loved by an ocean
the richest 011 the globe in its marine
life—animal and vegetable. Seals and
whales in incredible numbers abound
in its waters, and countless seabirds
cover with nests and eggs the few fav’
cred laud spots which are free from
snow during the brief, comfortlcss
,summer. It is a continent whore
abounds no land animal life, either
mammals, birds, insects, spiders or rep
tiles. No mammal exists within six
hundred miles of its borders. It is
also devoid of land vegetation (ex.
cept the lowest forms of cellular tis-
sue, lichens, which have been found in
two places only), having neither ferns,
flowering: plants, shrubs nor trees.
Herc, however, Nature displays her
forces on a scale elsewhere unknown.
Over the millions of square miles of
this alstml continent ceaselessly con»
tlnues :1 titanic struggle between the
ancient elements of fire and
water. 1:1 vain the volcanoes pour
forth siren ms of molten lav and shoot
upward pillars of fire. ll clcoming the
lava as 21 protecting, non-conducting
covering of its lower strata of flowing
glaciers. the continental ice cap resist-
lessly advances, certain that in time,
when the precesscs of croSiou have low-
ered the elevation of the volcanic cra-
ters, its countless, tiny snowflakes will
quench the apparently unextinguish-
able fires that now shake from end to
end the continent of Antarctica.—
Ladics’ Home Journal.
WEDDED AT LIFE’S SUNSET.
1111's. Rivers, 97, Takes llIr. “’itham, 87,
for etter or for \Vorse. -~
In 2111 old weather-worn house on the
Dean road, running from Deerfield to
Nottingham, Mrs. George Rivers, who
is 97 years old and does not wear
glasses, married her fourth husband,
Jacob \Vitham, ten years her junior-
She is also his fourth wife.
In his younger days Mr. Witham fol-
lowed the sea, but for nearly half a
century he has worked on a farm. He
holds the record for wood cutting, hav-
ing at one time felled and cut into four-
foot sticks nine and one-half cords be-
tween sun and sun, andis pointed out
as the man who once cut fifty cords of
wood in twelve days. Once when he
was in Cambridge, Mass, he mowed
an acre of grass in 571/2 minutes. He
has lifted 1,000 pounds dead weight,
and he could box. This latter accom-
plishment made the younger roistcrers
of Deerfield respect him when he was
a constable, thirty years ago. In' 1861
he went to the front with the Seventh
New Hampshire, and was in the ugly
charge on Fort \Vagner with forty-sew
on others of his company when all but
five Vvere killed—New York Sun.
Not Always Fond of Butter.
“A Boston man and myself,” says a
Chicago newspaper man, “were once
the guests of a Kentucky family. The
staple articles of diet there are com
dodgers, baked in the ashes of the
open fireplace, and bacon. Butter is
practically unknown; it is not a graz-
ing section. Our hostess, with evident
pride, brought out for our delectatlon
on the occasion referred to a. small
piece of butter. It had been bottpz‘bt
months before in a faraway city, and
was quite superannuated and very
self-assertive. Both of us shied. The
Boston man, forgetting the fate of
Ananias, said he ‘never used butter,’
and I echoed his statement. The good
woman evidently was disappointed.
Pointing to a platter of bacon swim-
ming in grease she said: , ‘I allow you
’uns will oblige me, then, by Vvallerin’
yer dodgers in the dope.’ W’e imme-
diately ‘Vvallowed.’ ”
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Aids to “'estern Sherifl‘s.
The use of bloodhounds by police and
sheriffs for tracking criminals is increas-
ing 1apidly all over the West, and the
general testimony is that the animals
are a valuable aid. Cuban bloodlionnds
seem to be the favorite breed, and the
demand seems much greater. than the
supply.
THE ' ORIGINAL
“ BOSS ”
Always the Same
Norwalk Chronicler