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THE DESCENT OF WINTER. 1
"With one strong foot upon the prone, dumb i
land,
Sowing the snowflakes out his great, rough |
hand.
Loud-voiced, in tempests poured beneath the i
sky
In whirling storm-gusts, doth he stand and
cry:
" Lo, lam come?Kins Winter:''
Frozen becomes the bleak moor's shallow
edge:
The lank crane shivers in the frosty sedge:
The little sparrows Hit with trembling wings
Over the dank reeds, and tne plover smj^s;
" Ah, he is come?King W inter!"'
The frowsy pii>e-weeds on the gary marsh
Stand frozen, battling 'gainst the cold winds
harsh;
, The homeless snowflakes, sinking, yet undutub,
Down-dropping in the black-pools, sigh: ''We
come,
The ensigns of King Winter."
Bent are the brakes l>eneath the whelming
snows:
The timid rabbit through the marsh-grass
goes:
Wet-winged the robin pipes beyond the fen.
At mournful twilight answered by the wren:
" Night?night! have pity. W inter!''
Still mute and prostrate the grim landseajn;
lies;
Still fall tlu flakes dowa from the pitiless
skies
In swarms thro' the wide dusk,on everything.
Sown from the Northland by the Want-King,
Ruler of Rivers, Winter.
Ruddy the latiqis within yon cottage glow,
And childhood's voice comes wafted to me
low.
In merry laughter and incessant mirth,
When the thawed roof-snow slips into the
earth
Under the steps of Winter.
Shut fast thy door, my Soul, and bide within!
Heart-'.varmth hast thou, and Love to house
k thee in;
Let the snows fall, still shall our nights be
mirth,
Quiet, with laughter by the fireside hearth;
Four down thy snows, oh, Winter!
Still, when without I hear the piteous call
Of His lost robins in the gray nightfall,
I wish, while screams the wind with bitter
com,
All things of His housed warm within His
fold:
His birds!?have mercy, Winter.
Where are His dew,irops now? His tender
leaves.'
His social crickets 'mon^ the noonday
sheaves?
Hath Earth no answer.' Hark! Tis the
heron gray
Calling, across the moor's edge far away,
"Cold are thy feet, oh. Winter!'' 1
?Charles J. O'Mrtlley, in the Current. <
MISS SCAMPER. i
None at the Rappaquah Sulphur J
Springs knew who Miss Scamper was, and
few cared to know. She came with an ,
old gentleman, who registered the pair (
as US. Scamper and grand-daughter, ,
New York city." They were doubtless ,
poor folk on a holiday. They had no ,
servants with them. The old man wore ,
a suit of rather rusty black, and his ;
trunk, an antique leathern conveniency, ]
bore the letters S. S. in brass headed -
nails. The young woman's trunk?she (
had but one?was large enough, and of ,
modern make, but it was apparently not i
well tilled, since she had shown but three
dresses all the three weeks she had re- ,
mained. One of these, of rich material,
she wore evenings: the other two, of
some washable material, worn alternate- <
ly in daytime. She had no jewelry be- ]
yond a plain gold brooch. One of the
eliirible young men there said that "the j
Scamper had one Sundav-go-to-meetin' <
and two work day suits," for which his t
?j- * neighbor should have kicked him, but
didn't. The eligible young man was (
looking for an eligible mate in the per- i
son of Miss Bolsover, the great heiress, ]
whom the society paper had said was j
coming to the Rappaquah: though, as ?
she hadn't come, the Brown's young man {
of the society paper labored under a de- >
lusion. The match making dowagers i
did not fear this modest, pretty, and
well cultured young woman, lor me j j
gilded youth, who were also lying in
wait for MissBolsover, much more gilded, <
did not dangle in her train. Indeed, she i
had no train. Her business was to look y
after her poor old grandfather, who was ]
not in good health7 and with whom the
waters 9eemed to agree. Didymus Dodd,
who had scraped an acquaintance with <
old Scamper, ns the fellows irrever- i
ently called him, seemed to be her j
admirer: Didymus was nobody. He \
was well-made, tall, handsome, and
of good address; but he was only an ?
upper clerk in a Philadelphia insurance
company. To be sure, he would be ;
superintendent after January, vice Ilig- <
gins, retired and superannuated, and j
would then draw a salary of $3,000 a i
year. But no one knew that, and the j
possible good fortune to poor Miss i
Scamper; and had they known, five ]
thousand a year was no great matter. So the
field was left to poor Miss Scamper j
and welcome.
Didymus only began paying attentions to
Miss Scamper out of courtesy, and <
because no oie else did; but the more
he saw of her the more ]
he liked her. and it ended in his being i
badly hit. As he and she were the only
impecunious people at the old and old- i
fashioned resort?the other visitors
counting their dollars well up in hundred
thousands?the matter attracted at*
i r ?ii! K-ii. i.
lenuon, aim uy way 01 geiung uuiu urn,
of the way of marriageable sons and
daughters, scheming mothers lent the
affair all the quiet encouragement possible.
And this passed into a more active ]
nature from two little incidents that occurred
about ten (lays before the end
of the two months' vacation of
Didymus.
There was a Mrs. Dc Nyse
. at the Springs, who was well- ,
known as an amateur vocalist of merit,
and who9e voice, though a little ready
in the upper *iotes, had been trained so
well as to make her worth a hearing.
One evening, when a few were in the
parlors, her friends besought her to ,
favor them, and fo on, and she expressed
her readiness, but there happened to be
no accompanist. Miss Scamper, who
was chatting near by with Didymus,
looked up, and quietly said, u Perhaps
I can serve that way. Mrs. I)e Nyse."
"Can you plav at sight. Miss Scamper?"
inquired Mrs. I)c Nyse.
Miss Scamper nodded assent, and seated
herself at the piano-forte, and accompanied
the voice with such pood judgment
that the singer was delighted.
" I wish I could carry you about with
me, my dear," she said. "But do you
not sing? You surely must."
"A little."
Urged by allarnund, Miss Scamper, to
her own accompaniment, sang an aria
from " II Trovat;>re." ller voice proved I
to be a rich soprana, of full register, clear
as a silver bell, and admirably cultivated. I
There was a moment's pause when she
had done, as though not to lose a note,
and then a storm of applause.
Here was a sensation. Everybody
talked of her method, and the gilded j
youth were in raptures. The mammas |
conferred, and concluded that Miss j
Scamper was a member of some church j
choir, or attached to some English opera ,
troupe, wno kuev. ? But they were civil.
There was a party going ever to Almont, j
Colonel Parisfall's pine, next day. !
"Would shejjo? Shjgari^ited. Didymus i
^^.^.sakhtcrEer in a low^^ce:
*4It is a riding party, Miss Scamper. I
know the best horse in the livery-stable
here, and if you'll permit me, I'll secure
it for you."
To which she replied in the same tone:
"Thank you, Mr. Dodd; you are very
kind: but I have one at command already.
Get that for yourself."
Somewhat rebuffed, Didymus ccloreil,
but she added, ''Mine shall not disgrace ,
you," which was a distinct intimation i
that she expected him as escort. The j
spirits of Didymus rose from zero to i
blood-heat.
The next morning, as the riders were j
ready to start, a groom, known to be one
of Colonel Parsifall's, rode up, leading a
magnificent blooded bay horse, equipped
with a side-saddle. As they were adruir- !
ing the animal, Miss Scamper, in a neat I
riding-habit, made her appearance. The :
groom took off his hat. Didymus, not a I
little astonished, put forth his hand, and j
the lady vaulted to the back of the horse
with easy grace. The cavalcade set out,
Miss Scamper and Didymus together, j
and being better mounted than the others, j
were soon at the head of the column. j
About a mile from the Springs there ]
was a bar in the way. A lofty tulip tree I
had been blown down during the night,
and had fallen ac ss the road, the trunk
well up on accoiiut of the wide roots.
Some one had already cleared a way byletting
down fences on the road side; but
Miss Scamper did not go around with the
rest. She faced the trunk, the horse j
went over, and then trotted on. Didymus
faced it too. His brute got over,
but half stumbled. Didymus was country-bred,
had ridden horses to mill barebacked,
and was a half centaur when a .
boy; so lie brought his horse up.
Miss Scam per smiled approvingly.
Everybody admired the ease and grace j
with which Miss Scamper managed her j
horse, and Didymus more than everybody.
When they arrived at their destination, j
the party dispersed in the house and over
the grounds. They found old Scamper
there. He had gone over before in a
carry-all. Almont was the property of
Colonel Almont, and was for sale, with
its tine blooded stock of horses and cattle,
its furniture, its library, and everything
in the house and around it. The
colonel and his family were in Europe,
and intended to stay there while he educated
his sons at Heidelberg. So he j
offered the whole?a house that cost a
hnnilml nml thirfv tlimicnnrl flnlljirs. !
with all its otliees of all kinds, stables,
palmery. grapery and greenhouses, fur- !
niture made to order, and over twelve j
hundred acres of land in a high state of j
cultivation?"for,''as he said in his let- j
ter, "a mere song.'' So it was; hut as .
it was set to the tune of three hundred
thousand dollars, there were few who j
could render the music.
They all admired the place. The !
a<*ent, who was there, seized on the
Scampers and Didymus, to whom he
showed everything and explained everything.
Didymus was amused at this,
and whispered to Miss Scamper, "lie has
picked out the only three who could
certainly not buy it." Miss Scampcr,
by the twinkle in her eyes, evidently
appreciated the fun of the situation.
Then the agent seized old Scamper,
and dragged him of! to look at the
blood horses and imported cattle, leaving
Didymus and the girl together.
"IIow do you like the place, Mr.
Dodd?" inquired she.
"Like it, Miss Scamper! Why, it is a
garden of Eden; that is. it would be so
to me, if I had it with an Eve in it."
The young lady smiled, and said:
"You like country life, then, Mr.
Dodd?"
"Naturally," replied Didymus. "I
lived in the country until I was twentytwo.
I was born and bred there. I
should have been there yet but for tha
death of both my parents. I went to the
city in search of fortune. I hav<Tdone
very well for the last seven years, ana
have put a little by; but to covet a place
like this is like wishing for the moon."
"The country is the place to live in,
and the city to work in,*' said Miss
Scamper, sententiously.
44 To live in, I grant you, if you have
the means?a good farm and money to
work it. Otherwise you toil harder in
the country than in town, with less comfort
and less profit."
Then they discoursed on rural
topics, with a marvelous unity
of sentiment, until the venerable
Scamper and the agent got back,
which was at the time the whole party,
2ach with a nosegay furnished by the
gardener from the greenhouses, was
ready for a return to the Springs.
There were yet two days of the young
man's vacation left, when he determined
to place his fate at Miss Scamper's disposal
at the tirst opportunity. The I
:hance came that very night. That
jvening a number were seated on the
reranda enjoying the moonlight. Miss
Scamper sat apart from the rest, in
neavy shadow, with her grandfather,
rhe old gentleman rose when Dodd
:ame, and left. Miss Scamper made
room for Didymus at her side, and the
two began to talk of the day's doings.
"By-thc-by," said Didymus, '"have
rou heard that Almont has been sold r"
"ICS.
"And to the great heiress, MissJJol
sovcr. I wonder if she will keep old
naid's hall there?"
Miss Scamper laughed a low, silvery
augh. "I presume she will," she said,
"unless she chance to marry. Wasn't
hat a sad accident at the mill to-day?"
"Very. The man has a wife and live
children. I went over to see how they
me?to see if they were in pressing i
leed, you know; but that part is all
ight. This Miss Bolsover, who must be
itoving somewhere near, has been there,
md provided for all their wants. I sup- ;
jose, as she has bought Almont, she
neans to play the Lady Bountiful here,
vhich is all the better for Micky and his
ramily."
"I believe, Mr. Dodd," said the lady, i
'that you play the part of Lord Bounti- :
rul sometimes, especially if some poor I
voman left with five children should
ousc your sympathies."
"How did you know?" he said.
"A little bird told me," she said. 1
'You not only paid Mrs. Graut's rent, '
)ut got her eldest boy employment, and
hen fairly ran away to avoid her
;hanks. She was full of your praises."
"But she did not know my name,"
laid Didymus.
"True. But don't you remember that
i veiled lady sat there the last time you
nimc? That was I. I was in Philadel- i
phia on a visit, and looked up Mrs.
jrant, who had been a servant in our
tarauv belore stic married, one toia me
:?f her troubles, and how a stranger had
helped her. I looked at you well, and
ivhcn you came here I knew you iu an
instant.''
Didymus felt his heart flutter. Now
ivas tne time; but his tongue refused its
Dflicc. After a little pause, Miss Scamper
said, '"I have had a pleasant time
liere, and am almost sorry that I leave
to-morrow."
"To-morrow!" cried Didymus, in desperation,
seizing her hand, which was
not withdrawn. "Oh, Ruth?.Miss Scamper?you
must have seen?"
Here he stopped, but the fingers of the
lady tightened a little in his grasp. A
friendly cloud passed over the moon,and
the recess grew darker.
"I love you, lluth, darling," he mur
mured, and drew her unresistingly toward
him.
The people on the veranda were too
busy in conversation to hear a faint sound
made at the sealing of a compact between
two foolish young people But
once it was all settled, the tongue of
Didymus was fairly unloosened, and he
went on building his?their joint scheme I
- r -'- TT. i.l J 1 ?C 4.1.^ 1.^
01 1110. lie IU1U lid Ul II1C IUU1ICJ lit
had laid away, ami the biij salary in
prospect, and the cozy little suburban
cottage on the Schuylkill, with its acre
of ground, that he would be able to
buy.
"And there is room for grandfather to I
live with us," he said.
' That might not suit him, Didymus,"
she replied. "though it is kind and
thoughtful of you. lie would prefer his
own larger house in New York."
"His large house!" cried Didymus.
" I thought he was poor."
"Poor! Silas Scamper poor! Why,
he lias a two-third interest in the great
banking house of Gould; Silver & Co.,
New York, Paris and Vienna, though he
ligurcs as the Co. He lias his own
house, and a great many more of them."
Didymus, in spite of his acceptance,
felt a gulf yawning somehow. This rich
banker?
"I beg your pardon, Miss Scamper,"
he said, "but I somehow?"
"Yes, Didymus, you believed him
poor. 13ut why do you call me Miss
Scamper? Why not Kuth? which is
sweeter?from you. And then my name
is not Scamper at all."
" Not Scamper, Ruth? Arc you not
Mr. Scamper's granddaughter?"
"Oh, yes, his only granddaughter,
and all the near kin he has. But my
mother was his only daughter?we are
both orphans, Didymus?and of course 1
take my father's name. I hope you
wou't buy that cottage, since you like
Almont; for I am Ruth Bolsovcr."?
Harper'? Ihtvir.
A Very Particular Warning.
Miss Austen, in one of her letters recently
published, tells this story about
Admiral Sir Francis Ansten: "He was
exceedingly precise, and spoke always
with due deliberation, let the occasion
be what it might, never having been
known to hurry himself in his speech
for any conceivable reason. It so fell
out then, that while in some foreign
seas where sharks and other similar unpleasant
creatures abound, a friend or
sub-officer of his was bathing from the
ship. Presently Sir Francis called out |
to him in bis usual tone ana manner: j
'Mr. Packenham, you are in dancer of a |
shark?a shark of the blue species! You I
had better return to the ship.' 'Oh! Sir :
Francis, you are joking, are you not?'
'Mr. Pakenham, I am not given to jok- !
ing. If you do not return soon the shark
will eat you.' Whereupon Pakenham, I
becoming alive to his danger acted upon, j
the advice thus deliberately given, and,
says the story, paved himself 'by the
skin of his teeth' from the shark.
In Mexico it is considered ill-bred to
eat anything, even candy, in the streets
or in any place of publie resort.
The Italians now extract oil from the
seeds of grapes.
LADIES WHO LOVE LIQUOR.
WOMEN WHO DRINX WEILS SHOPPING
IN HEW YORK.
Attachments to Drinking: Saloons for
the Special Ilcncfit of Feminine
Tipplen-Whiu a Reporter waw.
The New York Sun says that passing
through the storm doors at the side entrance
of a Sixth avenue drinking saloon,
one enters a short passage, or vestibule,
with a small door at the side bearing the
legend, "Gentlemen, unaccompanicd by
ladies, not admitted." This reversal of
the customary warning to ladies unaccompanicd
by gentlemen is explained by
a glance into the cosily-furnished apartment
into which the small door opens,
especially during shopping hours. The
interior is conncctcd with the adjoining
saloon, and is often crowded at such
times with ladies enjoying clandestine
refreshments. Singly, in pairs, and in j
crrmina nf tlirop or four. theV OCCUDV lit- I
tic mahogany tables, with their glasses
before them, while some arc indulging
in cigarettes. The glasses mostly contain
beer, but there is a sutlicient mingling
of stronger beverages to indicate a
trained habit on the part of the fair
drinkers. In rare instances a male escort
is observable at one or another of the
little tables, but they are for the most
part solely occupicd by fashionably
dressed women, some with paQkages of
recent purchases, and others with no
such indication that their presence in
the drinking den is incidental rather
than premeditated.
As a Sun reporter recently entered one
of these retreats, duly chaperoned, there
was a subdued hum of conversation like
the solt murmur of a summer hive at
noon. A white-aproned waiter of obsequious
demeanor, who had entered by a
ground-glass paneled door from the adjoining
saloon, was taking the orders of
a group of three ladies who had just appropriated
one of the tables. Of a dozen
or more others who were discussing beverages
around them, one was enjoying
a plate of Swiss cheese and another a
sardine sandwich, and three young ladies
in expensive sealskins and towering hat
plumage were lazily smoking cigarettes
over delicately-looking compounds that
were airily suggestive of a vinous or alcoholic
base. It was late in the after- |
noon.
' I must really be going now, clears,"
said one of a party of three, reluctantly
rising, after finishing her beer and gathering
up her packages. "I have been ;
here two hours already, and will barely
have time to see to the dinner before
my husband comes home from his business."
"Stay for one more," urged one of her
companions. "\ougave,now, the holiday
displays and the consequent crush in the
stores as an excuse for late shopping, you
know."
"Xo. thanks: I've tried that on twice
already, and my husband is too wideawake
to put up with it again. Goodbye;
and remember you both owe me a
visit." i
There was a little ripple of regrets and i
adieux as she tore herself away. i
Then the solitary occupant of a table
in the remotest corner, whom the re- i
porter had not theretofore noticed?a <
very pretty young woman in mourning, ]
Knf wifVi phonics and i
sparkling eyes?signaled the attendant
to her side and ordered "a little more
whisky and seltzer" in a low, musical
voice.
"I'd hate to be married and have to
hurry home at a regulation hour, like a
slave," observed one of the cigarette
smokers, in comment upon the lady who
had taken her departure in response to
duty's small voice.
"So would I," said the younger of
her companions. " Papa rarely asks me
where I have been when I get home late.
If he does, I've always a purchase or two
as an explanation, and he drinks so much
himself when down town that he can't
discover anything in my breath when I
kiss him."
"You should both rather wish to be
married, as I am, to a man who is not
over-inquisitive," said the third, with a
complacent smile. " Harry is the very
soul of consideration, and spends the
most of his lime at his club when not
at his office or playing billiards down
tn?-n Wnit-pr vnn rrmv reneat these, if
you please." i
Every few minuteS ladies were quitting ]
the place and their seats were occupied j
by new corners. There was a constant (
rustle of skirts, mingled with every-day f
small talk and comments upon the refresh- t
ments produced. During one of the ]
ruost bustling of these changes the pretty c
young woman in mourning furtively re- 1
pcated her order, and shrank yet deeper i
into her corner, with her lace handker- ?
chief half hiding the glass that was presently
raised to her lips by the daintiest c
of gloved hands. (
" I have been here a number of times, t
though never to remain more than a few t
minutes," said the reporter's companion. ?
Many of those you have seen I should ?
say are habitues. The aristocratic look- 1
ing elderly lady yonder, with the little f
girl fondling a new doll at her side, must (
come here quite often. The little girl f
invariably accompanies her, and may be j
her grandchild. The two attractive e
women, with their heads together while t
imbibing something or other through j
straws, are likewise nearly always j
together and I think the plumper and i
more stylish of the two is the young wife t
of an old :ind very rich broker, who doubt- t
less imagines her wholly engrossed with
an cvery-day shopping mania, without <
suspecting the real nature of the attrac- i
tion that keeps her from her home and i
children. As for the pretty little widow i
over there in the comer, she is Mrs. , i
and I think she must be the oldest and ]
steadiest frequenter of this retreat. I t
take it she is now a widow by reason of j
the weeds she wears so becomingly, although
a year or more ago, when L first
remarked her here, she was invariably
accompanied by her husband, something i
of a swell, and a well-known man about ]
town. And then she drank nothing but c
champagne, which he paid for carelessly ]
enough, though partaking but sparingly t
himself. Now her fortune seems to have j
undergone a decided change. By the (
way, did you notice the hesitancy with ?
which the waiter tilled the last order? i
I did. It was slight, but unmistakable."
There was scarcely a vacant seat at
the little tables as the reporter and his
companion took their departure, and the
pretty widow, purse in hand appeared to ]
be holding a half-smiling, low-voiced
argument with the white-aproned attendant,
who had just taken up her glass
and was reluctantly considering the propriety
of its replenishment. ]
Subsequently one of the proprietors of
the saloon was questioned by the re
porter.
"There are twelve or fifteen saloons
with side accommodations for lady tipplers,
like ours, on this avenue, between
Tenth and Thirty-second streets, and
then there are others scattered all over
up town according to the demand. In
fact, without the ladies' room attachment
our afternoon trade would be apt to go j
a-begging. Yes, they come at night,
too, but we're mighty circumspect whom \
we admit after dark, and wonld sooner <
thev would come at such times under
escort. But taken altogether, ladies' i
custom is very desirable. With hardly <
an exception?I only know of one?they
are as quiet and orderly as kittens, take i
what is set before 'em without a growl. ]
and pay their shots like thoroughbreds.
Heer is their favorite drink, but the
majority of 'em know good liquor from <
bad as suddenly as an old rounder, and, ;
in the way of mixed drinks,one has only
to study the dear creatures' tastes attentively,
and then cultivate up to 'em, to
make steadv customers of chance drop- i
pers-in. Oh, yes, the shoppers'trade is i
a paying one, and don't you forget it." i
The reporter mentioned the case of |
Mrs. , the young widow, at which <
the saloon keeper at once betrayed siirns :
of perturbation and uneasiness. (
41 Oh, yes, Mrs. , whom Jack (
left a widow a year or so ago!"' he exclaimed
impatiently. "She used to be a ;
nnrfrvt littln rrem. cominf here in a i
rv*" "?~ ?;?' o ?
coach along with her husband, and
making the champagne lly. JJut now
she's getting vulgar, sir, positively vulgar.
Twice she's got so full in there
that one of the waiters has had to help :
her to a horse car, and it's only a question
of time before she'll have to be kept
out altogether. That woman is a regular
temperance lecture in petticoats.
First it was a coach and champagne.
Then it was sherry and bitters. Jack's
dead, and funds running low?see?
Then it was brandy and water. Now it's
whisky?ordinary rye whisky,you know,
with a dash of seltzer. So it goes step
by step, and each a little lower down.
The next and last one will follow, and
then the final tumble."
"What is next and last step?"
"Gin and water. After reaching that
stage the career is altogether in one direction,"
he continued with a significant
gesture of his thumb toward the neighboring
gutter, "an I it's mostly at a railroad
jog at. that. They generally give
in to it. with mighty little regard to decency,
when they get down to gin and
water."
A Military Holiday in Rnssia. <
A Paris letter to the New York Telegram
contains what follows: Edouard j
Detaille, the battle painter, has recently
returned from a visit to the emperor of
Russia, who asked him to attend the j
Russian military maneuvers as his guest.
Tie account the young master gives of
his experiences in the land of the czars
is interesting. i
"Wc had a glorious time of it at i
Krasnoc-Selo," said he. "The czar was ]
cordial and the czarina gracious, both
seeming to do their utmost to make us <
forget their rank. The imperial party
lodged in a group of little houses near <
the camp. I was accommodated on a
ground floor just below the apartment of i
Prince Troubetskoi, grand marshal of
the palace. Close to us was a wooden i
structure, which turned out to be Camp i
Theatre. The attractions were French
operetta and Russian ballet, and the
fashionable pieces at the time was "La
Mascotte." In the early morning wc ,
went off to the grand maneuvers? .
? the emperor in a caleche, ,
the empress on horseback (looking ,
wonderfully pretty in her riding habit) '
nr.,1 T l.akin>1 i it <. vi'ntnpln Vrtth.
ing could be more picturesque than the j
operations. The generals and officers 1
would arrive in carriages, heralded by
the melancholy sound of jangling bells. '
Such a medley of horses and grooms and ^
Cossacks, such a confusion of brilliant j
uniforms! Conspicuous among ail you (
saw the French military mission, com- j
manded by General Meribel? French (
kepis, German caps, high black Austrian j
helmets and English ridinghoods all jurabled
together?and as a kackground the
Imperial Cossacks on their dwarf chargers,
motionless!
"I was much struck by the familiar j
relations of the officers and their men.
The emperor himself used to shout:
"Good morning, my children!" to the (
troops as he rode along the lines. Ten
thousand throats would shout back in
answer: 'Health to you, sire ! Goodday!'
"Very amusing, too, were our im- .
promptu lunche3, eaten, maybe, out- :
side the gates of some poverty-stricken j
farm. A table would be knocked up
for their majesties. The empress would '
invite the French and German ambassa- :
dors to take the places of honor beside 1
Knr TVio rnof wrmlrl finrl rnnm whArA
they could?or stand, or squat on
the grass. Before falling to, the peas- !
ants came out bearing offerings of bread,
salt and eggs to the emperor. When his
majesty passed by a village, the bells c
rang out and the local "pope" presented ]
him the holy pictures. Our dejenners
were enlivened by the music of the mili- 1
tary bands and national songs, accom- 1
panied by accordeons, cymbals and tam- ?
bourines. After dejenner we generally
went back to our lodgings, and I set to (
work at my pictures."
The Cultivation of Ramie.
The cultivation of the ramie his been i
commenced in New Jersey, suys an ex:hange.
That weaving fiber plant, the t
ramie, like the great majority of culti- s
rated plants, has its home in the Orient, j
md appears destined to make a similar <
conquering march round the world as its 0
predecessors, flax, hemp and cotton, made
in their time. The name of this plant,
which belong to the stinging urtica or
nettle, is now well Known to every iu- ?
telligent person. It is indigenous to the ^
far East Indies, China, Japan, Bengal, j
lava, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, the c
Molucca Islands, and all other islands ,
in the Indian Archipelago, and has grad ?
nally found its way to all parts of Europe, t
ind now to America, too. v
Owing to the great progress made in a
chemistry and in valuable mechanical j
inventions, it is now possible to lay the
flossy fine fibers of the ramie completely
jare and to prepare them for dyeing in c
:he most brilliant shades as for bleaching.
There arc at present German, Engish
aud French ramie manufacturers. c
such as sliver and noils, natural, bleached c
md dyed yarns, cambrics, diapers, velvet,
chenille, cords, curtains, single or ^
loublc, with half silk or wool stuffs,
fringes, etc., that are not only striking
jvidcuce of the qualities of this liber of j
lie future but also of the creative genius t
)f man.
It is announced that hundreds of acres c
ire now devoted in France, Spain and
Portugal to the cultivation of the ramie f
ilant and serve as so many nursery garlens.
A number of plantations have .
ilso been made within the last five or
en years in Egypt, Algiers, Spain, j
France, Mexico and Ceylon, which cover j,
>ver some half million acres in all proba- j
>ility, and of which every acre, accord
riLT reueiveu uuuuuuis, ^ivua uu avciige
clcar profit of $100. v
It is not surprising that such a hardy *
ind profitable plant should excito some i
inthusiasts so far as to cause them
o recommend its cultivation to
egions further north than New Jer- .
icy, while science and experience alike
ihow that it cannot be grown profitably
ligher than forty-one degrees latitude.
Still it may be possible in time to ac:limate
it in more northern latitudes,but c
or the present the practical agriculturist
is recommended to abstain from any r
inch attempt on an extensive scale. In
he suitable latitudes and soil the L'rtica
ind asclepias, with their $40 to $.10 profit
icr acre, can be all the more warmly a
ecommended, as the flax grown in the
;ast of the State does not return more
han from S'20 to $25 ncr acre. ^
Felix Fremersy, a German who has 11
jiven long attention to ramie and its n
lses, now resides in Newark, N. J.,
vhere it is said he is hard at work by
vord, pen, and, what is more, by action, 11
:o gain America for the ramie fiber, and s
las made a beginning to that effect in c
he swamps of New Jersey, which are
jeculiarly adapted for this plant.
Filing up the Argument. o
Difst destroys :is much property every
,ear as any natural agency except fire. In
Denver this is especially true, as there r
lust isof a peculiarly penetrating quality. }'
[t can get into houses through creviscs
hat would bar out even those angels, v
i hundred thousand of whom can stand
)n a point of a pin. Dust is an expen- c
live luxury, which in these hard times c
xc cannot afford to indulge in.
It soils the windows.
It injures the furniture. t
In ruins the books and the pictures. c
It doubles the cost of keeping the
lome tidy.
It wears out clothing. y
It doubles the wash-bill. li
It destroys shoe leather.
It increases the expense and trouble of
cecping the person tidy. a
It damages all kinds of goods.
It spoils the groceries.
It is deleterious to drygoods. c
It is hurtful to cigars and tobacco. t
It plays the mischief with drugs. s
It devastates jewelry and watches.
It is hard on nardware.
It is the bane of the furniture dealer. v
It spoils the temper of the bank teller, a
It takes away the appetite and so
leeces the restaurant.
It renresents all the (esthetic asnira- 1
lions, and blights tLc life of the art
lealer.
It drives all music from the soul, and
;hus fosters treason's strategies and hand- t
5rgan&. n
It confuses the doctor, mixes up the 1:
lawyer, and lays a terrific burden on the a
[>icty of the minister. 1:
It corrodes the temper of all. d
It is bad, baleful, malign, dire, de- u
structive, deadly. It is lethiferous and
izotic.?Denver Tribune. \
Two Cautions Women. r
"All women are alike in their fear of f
the cars," said an Illinois Central con- s
luctor. "They carry their caution to
ibsurd extremes. That reminds inc of a
little story. Down in the Southern part t
uf the State we have up at road crossings ('
some of the old-fashioned signs. 'Look C
jut for the. cars when the bell rings.' At ]
une of the crossings the other day two
women came up, driving an old horse
liitched to a buggy. They looked all j
about and couldn't sec any cirs, but hap- i
pened to read the sign. 'Stop,' said 1
one,'I hear a bell.' They both listened, 1
und sure enough, they heard a bell tinkling.
One of the women got out, and t
amid considerable excitement took hold
of the horse's bridle. The other one s
tightened her grip on the lines, sat her \
jaws, and prepared for the worst. They
looked anxiously up the track for the f
train, but still couldn't see it, though \
I lie V couki ucar uie uun <i iiiuu piuuiur \
than before. They waited and waited. ^
Five minutes passed, then ten, and still
no train. The old horse went to sleep,
while the women's nerves from long
straining threatened to throw them into
hysterics. Nearer and nearer came the s
bell against which the sign warned them a
and so they stood still. In about a quar- a
ter of an hour an old brindlc cow came (
walking down the pasture by the side of \
the track, chewing her cud and monoto- 1
nously jingling her bell. One of the t
women cried from nervousness, and the r
ether one got mad at the railroad company,
and said they were nothing but
mean old monopolies any way.'1? L'hir-itju t
Herald. <
A i ,v,j' ...
SOMETHING TO LAUGH AT.
SLAPJACKS OF HTJMOB7BESB FROM
THE GRIDDLE. 1
I
1 Change of Base?True Politeness? ]
Very Discouraging?Curiosity l/n- i
gratified?Some New Geography.
"Where were you when the first shot <
ivas iired in this row?" the magistrate <
isked the policeman who made the com- i
plaint. 1
"Right on the spot; right in the
:rowd," replied the officer, proudly. (
"And where were you when the second ]
shot was fired?" f
And with blushing reserve the officer t
nodestly admitted: j
"Three blocks clown the street, under j
:he stone bridge, at the end of the cul- \
rert."?Jhnckei/e.
s
True Politeness. 1
An old gentleman was walking some- j
what gingerly along the icy sidewalk j
ihat extends west from the nostollice. i
rhere is an excellent slide at this point, f
ind the old gentleman was proceeding i
ivith caution when a wild boy came <
ilimrr flip slid a with a whoon and
knocked the underpinning from below
the pedestrian. They both fell, "Fitz
Tames above, the Gael below." The old
man, who was somewhat heavy, might
liave hurt himself were it not for the
boy beneath. As the upper person
slowly rose he looked at the flattened
l)oy and calmly said: "One of us should
ipologize, and as you arc rather out of
jreath, I guess I'll do it. I'm very sorry,
my son, that this unseemly incident
accurrcd."
The boy gasped out:
"Uetcher life?old?chap?ye ain't
lalf's sorry's?I am."
And thus by mutual regrets, magnanimously
expressed, all chance of future
;rouble over the affair was happily avert:d.?Detroit
Free Press.
Very Discouraging.
Young Poorfellow (trying to make
limself agreeable to his adored one's
'ather)?"Ah, yes, the instinct of the
argcr animals, such as the horse or elephant,
is vory remarkable, almost
unounting to reason, in fact, but among
nsects it is even more strongly develjped."
Old Mr. Fatpurse?"Indeed ? I have
lot had much time in my busy life to
ook into such matters."
Young Poorfellow?"Yes, there is a
icrtain insect, I forget its name now,
ivhich shows marvelous foresight in providing
for its young. It is, of coursc,
iccessary that they should have food as
toon as hatched, and to insure this the inlect
lays its eggs in the body of a grub
- i: K T ?.v.nn
21 HYIU^ glUU, A UiCOIl, ttliv* " J1LU vmv, I
:ggs hatch the young ones begin to feed 1
>n this grul), avoiding all vital parts, so i
;hat the grub remains alive until it is al- i
nost entirely consumed. Is any such ?
'oresight shown among human beings, I 1
vould like to know?" i
Old Fatpurse?"Well, it seems to me I
hat a young man shows a good deal of
luch foresight when he tries to marry
nio a rich family so that he and his chilIren
can live of! the old folks."?PhilaIclphia
Call. 1
Curiosity Cng-ratlficd. j
The other day a mysterious-looking
tranger appeared in Petaluma and re- ?
nuined five whole days without the in- (
labitants finding out his name, where ho 1
lame from or his business. At iast the
general agitation grew to such a pitch
hat the sheriff volunteered to interview
he stranger in behalf of the public ]
veal. Approaching the taciturn visitor,
,s he sat in the ottiee of the hotel, the
unctionary remarked.
"Fine day, sir." !
"Is, eh!" said the stranger, dubi- j
>usly.
"Going to stay long in these parts?"
"Just four days two hours and thirty- 1
>ne minutes longer," replied the other, t
:onsulling his watch and a time-table. <
"Then?may I-cr, ahera, may I ask i
vliat your business is?" persisted the
herilT, as he gathered up closer. 1
"Well, I don't wish it generally i
:nown," replied the stranger contiden- 1
iallv. "but I'm a Russian Nihilist." | \
"You don't mean it?" gasped the ofil- <
ial.
"Fact," replied the man mourn- t
uly.
"But-cr?what brings you here?"
,sked the sheriff.
"Well, you see I was captured in St.
'etcrsburg last month, aud?you know
io\v severe that government is on Nihiists,
don't you?"
"Oh! of course; go on."
"Well, they sentenced me to twenty
ears in Siberia or a week in l'etaluma,
ind I was fool enough to choose Petauma."
And with a heavy sigh the condemned
aan drifted in to dinner.?PeLduma
CaL) Herald.
.Sonic New Geography*
Of what is the surface of the earth
om posed?
Of corner lots, mighty poor roads,
ailroad tracks, baseball grounds,cricket
ields, and skaticir-rinkB.
What portion of the globe is water?
About three-fourths. Sometimes they
dd a little gin and nutmeg to it.
What is a town?
A town is a considerable collection of
louses and inhabitants, with four or live
icn who "run me party - ana loan
loncy at fifteen per cent, interest. ,
What is .1 city?
A city is an incorporated town, with a lavor
who believes the whole world
hakes when lie happens to fall flat on a j
rosswalk.
What is commorce?
Borrowing live dollars for a day or
wo and dodging the lender for a year
r two. *
Name the different races.
Horse-race, boat-race, bicycle-race,and t
ncing around to find a man to indorse j.
our note.
Into how many classes is mankind di- ?
ided! ^
Seven?Enlightened, civilized, hall- t
ivilized, savage, too utter, not worth a
ent, aud Indian agents. r
What nations are called enlightened? *
Those which have the most wars, and
he worst laws, and produce the worst
riminals. j
I low many motions has the earth?
That's according to how you mix j
our drinks and which way you go
ionic. ' e
What is the earth's axis?
The lines passing between New York
ud San Francisco. j
What causes day and night?
Day is caused by night getting tired
ut. Night is caused by everybody ^
aking the street-cars and going home to t
upper. t
What is a map?
A man is a drawing to show the jury j
diere Smith stood wlica Jones gave him j
, lift under the eye.
"What is a mariner's compass?
A jug holding four gallons.?Sun
fyoiiciiic) Newt-Letter.
Disappointment.
"Here's a good piece of advice," Can
ain Quibley, putting aside a newspaper
,nd turning to his wife. "A paragraph
icrc says that a man should never smoke i
, pipe while going down stairs. In case n
ic should fall, hs would be likely to c
I rive the stem through the roof of his r
iiouth and out at the top of his head." c
"1 never heard of such a thing," re- 1
died Mrs. Quibley. t
"It's not by any means improbable," '
cjoined the captain. "There's our old c
riend George Gaines. lie is a great
moker, you know." t
"Yes," with interest. n
"Well, the other day?I forgot to men- s
ion it, by the way?he was coming
[own stairs and his foot slipped, and [
lown he went. lie always smoked a
ong stem pipe you know?" n
"Great goodness, captain!" ^
"Yes, he had a passion for long stem i
>ipes. One day while we were outliuntng
he found a canc root about live feet 1
ong. lie took it home with him and
lad it bored out. Beats any?" c
wtinn hr> fell diil he drive it t
hrough his head?" (
"Oh, no. You see he had to 9top c
looking on account of his health, but 1 (
vas going to say for example?"
"(Juible\*, you are the biggest fool I I
iversaw. (Jo on now and split up some f
vood. You ought to be ashamed of a
oursclf to disappoint any one in that '
vay."?Arkunmw Traveler. r
1
s
A Bonanza King's Enterprises. (
In addition to his postal telegraph
tock John W. Mackay has but recently c
icijuired anew silver mine where there s
ire ^7,000,000 in sight. He has $2,000,- ij
00 in a Texas railroad, and together s
vith the Postal Telegraph company and t
lis ocean cable scheme will foot up a s
otal of nearly $2">,000,000. iicisesti- i
nato 1 to be worth $175,000,000. c
The evil men do invariably live after n
hem. The inventor of the hand organ is e
lead. ? Blizzard. 1
J. > .v ;
tvvi - v -."'axv'y-' ' wj * .
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.
The process of drying lumber by sur ounding
it with common salt is just
low attracting attention. The peculiar
xiwer of salt for extracting moisture is
veil known.
Teeth are appendages of the skin, not
)f tlie skeleton, and like other superfi:ial
organs are especially liable to bo
nodifiedin accordance with the habits of
he creature.
A species of ant observed in the Island
)f St. Thomas has been described in the
French Academy of Science. A large
ire having been kindled at a certain dis;ance
from the ant hill, the ants were
ieen to precipitate themselves into it by
housands, until it was completely ex;inguished.
A German test for watered milk consists
in dipping a well polished knitting
leedle into a deep vessel of milk and then
mmediately withdrawing it in an upright
>osition. If the milk is pure a drop of
;he fluid will hang to the needle; but the
iddition of even a small proportion of
ivater will prevent the adhesion of the
Irop.
Two Frenchmen, the brothers Forre,
mvA invpntprl ji n?w kinrl of ham. made
;ntirely of wood. Instead of strings,
he inventors use strips of American tir.
The sound is produced, as in the ordiiary
harp, by the contact of the fingers,
jut the player wears leather cloves
jovered with resin. The tone of the initrument
is said to be of remarkable purity.
Experiments made for the purpose of
iesting the influence of pulps and other
irtficially prepared foods on cow's milk
jy MM. Andouard and V. Dezaunay durng
the years 1883 aud 1884, tended to
ihow that the prepared food acted injur.ously
on the milk, but had the effect of
Increasing the quantity of butter, with)ut
any appreciable bad result on its
juality.
Impregnation of the atmosphere of a
lick-chamber, when the patient is ill of
iiphtheria, measles, scarlet fever or of
my allied disease, with the odor of a
nixture of equal parts of turpentine and
carbolic acid is recommended by Dr.
V'ilnndt a9 a good disinfectant. Half a
icaspoonful of the mixture will be
mough at a time, if it is put into a ket;le
of water kept near the boiling point.
The odor crenerallv givca some relief to
:he sufferer and tends to prevent the
spread of the malady.
Recent researches have shown that
apid motion has a remarkable effect in
iestroying the organic impurities in
ivater. This leads Mr. Mattieu Williams
to remark that the steamboats on
:he Thames, of which complaints have
seen made because they disturb the bot:om,
are really very valuable agents from
i sanitary point of view, for the violent
igitation they produce must greatly lessen
the river's foulness. The steam tugs
which agitate otherwise stagnant canals
mnaf rorrnrflnd flQ rrrpftf. llAnftffift*
14ugw vv ? to* " ~
tors.
WISE WORD^f
Our bravest lessons are not learned
;hrough success, but misadventure.
Conversation enriches the understanding,
but solitude is the school of genius.
If men had only temptations to great
;ins, they would always be good:but the
laily fight with little ones accustoms
:hem to defeat.
The first mistake in the education of
jirls, and the one fraught with the sadlest
results, is made when they are alowed
to leave childhood too soon.
The every day cares and duties, which
nen call drudgery, are the weights and
counterpoises of the clock of time, givng
its pendulum a true vibration audits
lands a regular motion.
Self distrust is the cause of most of our
'ailures. In the assurance of strength
here is strength, and they are the weakest,
however strong, who have no faith
n themselves or their powers.
Why, Oh man! do you vituperate the
,vorld? The world is most beautiful,
ramed by the best and most perfect
eason; though to you indeed it may be
inclean and evil, because you are un:lean
and evil in a good world.
The joys of parents are a secret, and
10 are their griefs and tears; they cannot
itter the one, nor will they utter the
)ther. Children sweeten labors, but
hey make fortunes more bitter; increase
he cares of life, but thev mitigate the re
i ? .1 __A1_
nemorance ui uumu.
It is only when oar path leads down
nto some dark gorge of trial where no
lunbeams fall that we learn the worth
>f the lamps of heavenly promise. Their |
>cams shone dimly as we walked in the
mnshinc of human joy and strong eartnv
hope; but now in darkness, they Hash
>ut in brilliancy, and change night into
lay.
The best general test to which we can
ubmit the question of accepting or defining
the proffered help of others will
)e to discover whether or not it will
trengthen our energies to help ourelves.
If it will, we will do well to
ake it; if it weakens them and fosters a
lependent feeling, we will do well to
lecline.
The Master of the Violin.
IIow did Paganini play? In Ivaroline
Jauer's memoirs the question is answered
n vivid language: Now like an angel,
tow like a demom? never like a mortal
nan. Such sounds assuredly have never
et been drawn from a violin. In fact,
hey were no real violin sounds; they
ounded like the ioaring of the storm,
ike the surging of the sea, like the ringng
of the trombone, like the thunder
if battle, like the chimes of a bell, or the
ong of a bird, like the anguish and des>air
of man, like moaning, and singing,
^nd whining and weeping. And when
lis G string wailed then tears came
hrough the eyes from the listening
icarts of men, tears of sadness and deight.
Ilis performance had the effect
>f Hashes of lightning in a dark night
Yhilc he played a nervous tremor went
hrough his whole frame, shaking, thin
nd spectre like as it was, and from his
rloomy eves there flashed a deeply
cated, raging fire. With the last stroke
>f the bow the player sank completely
xhausted upon his chair. His technique
s the purest chromatic roulades, his
wonderfully clear intonation, even in
lumorous bizarreries, his broken accords
.cross all the four strings, from the lowst
depths up to the giddiest heighth,
lis tlageolet passages, his enrapturing
lizzicato play, while the bow was simulaneously
])laying wonderful melodies,
lis rapid octave playing upon the 0
tring, his silvery cliimc of bells, his
ortiismo which drowned the whole of
he orchestra, followed immediately by
he sweetest, most charming pianissimo,
,11 that was inconceivable or incomprcicnsiblc,
and, therefore, also indescria>le.
Even the best violinists of Merlin
hook their heads and said: "We do not
omprehend it; that is superhuman. If
ve had not heard and seen this performnce
we should not believe it. And yet
'aganini died a poor man.
Hearing Through Canes.
"Which way is the Hotel Lafayette?"
nquired au elderly man recently, as he
iceosted IJescrve Officer :>G at the corner
if Ninth and Chestnut streets. lie carled
a heavy cane, the nickel-plated head
f which appeared to bo stuck into his
eft car in a peculiar fashion. "I'm a
nf linarinnf hi> ovnlslinnrl
illlV, UI11V4 VI UVUin.jj, V,'l
'but I'll hear you if you speak into this
ane."
The officcr grasped the ferule cud of
he stick with an expression of surprise,
md called in a good,round voice: ''Five
(piares west."
"No, no," interrupted the old man,
letulantly. "I can't hear you that way."
The oflicer put the ferule to his lips
igain, and shouted: "Hello, hello, Hi!
vants the Lafayette hotel. It's live blocks
ip the street. Hear that, old man?"
"No, not that way; this way. I can't
icar a word that way. Don't you see?"
"Oh, he's deaf as a plank," s:iicl the
iflicer. Then he yelled into the end of
he cane: "30 wants the extra operator,
.'ain't you hear that? 30 off, then?wav
?IT. I can't stand shouting at von all
lay."
The old man, who had all the time
aecn making violent efforts to explain,
inally called the reserve's attention to I
.11 orifice in the head of the cane.
'There's the place to speak into. You
nusn't put the ferule in your mouth."
Hie officer saw his error and in an infant
the elderly man was on his way up
,'hcstuut street, perfectly satisfied.
"Those canes arc now becoming <piite
:ommon,'' said a Ninth street dealer in
urgical instruments. ''They cost from
!2o up to $100, and they are destined to i
upplant the old ear-trumpets and even j
he newer dentiphones. A deaf man can I
it with the head of the cane at his ear
n a not unnatural position and hear
very word spoken by a friend beside
lim. The head of the cane is hollow
md slightly trumpet-shaped, so that
very sound is greatly intensified."?
"hil'idr.lphia Time*.
BY THE HEARTHSTONE.
Sodden and dreary the day on the upland
and wold.
Faded the leaves of tho trees from their crim
son and gold.
Dark are tho shadows and harsh blows the
wind o'er tho hill
Chilled in their nests are the birds, their
sweet voices are still.
Fiercely and swiftly tho rain falls from day
dawn till eve,
Sombre and sad are the thoughts that the
rain murmurs leave.
Darkly the clouds hover nearer and shut out
the light,
Cheerless and cold come the unbidden dusk
and the night.
Draw closer the curtains, shut out the darkness
and gloom.
Pile up the logs 'till tho firelight steals
through the room.
Watch the long sliadows that dance in quaint
glee upon tho walls,
And the brightness that gladdens each face
where the firelight falls.
Away with sad murmurs, away witli dullness
and care,
Safe by the hearthstone the whole world
looks pleasant an i fair.
'Twere a happy fate for earth if wanderers
to-night,
Could be sure of a home, and a hearth and a
firelight.
?Providence Journal.
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
A trade scenter?The drummer.
An advance agent?The pawnbroker's
clerk.
Woman's sphere?An apple dumpling.
?Judge.
An extension table?the multiplication
table.?Si/tings.
Clouds come high, but we must have
them.?Merchant- Traveler.
Song of the deaf mute?"Man Wants
but Little Hear Below."?Hatchet.
A land slide is the most significant
movement in real estate.?Picayune.
Motto of the cornet player?An high
for an high and a toot for a toot.?
Hatchet.
Raisins are sometimes like prophets?
for instance, when they are stoned.?
Loirell Courier.
" Man is man's greatest study, and
how to get ahead of him his most persistent."?Boxton
Globe.
"Another cut down," remarked the
barber, as he shaved the upper lip of a
youthful customer.?Boston Transcript.
"My Mother-in-Law" is the name of a
new novel. Wc have not read it. We
hate war and gore stories. ?Philadelphia
Call.
Irishmen are proverbial for their intense
admiration of the fair sex. This is
probably because so many of the ladies
arc home rulers.?Blizzard.
The kinc of Portugal buttons up his
coat with diamond buttons, and we still
use the same old safety pins to button
ours with.?St. Paul Herald.
The ancients thought the world was
square. The nineteenth century, however,
knows there is very little square
if Z5 *//olvtiy*n T^jTor?y*rtY\}i
UUUUt ill JL. IbMH/U/y A bivy/
Reflection of an inebriate: "It's curious,
isn't it? "When I'm drunk, everybody
knows it; but when I'm thirsty, nobody
pays any attention to the fact."
Life is real, and girls are earnest,
If they can't got what they like?
Taffy, cream and kindred goodies?
They will organize a strike.
?Chicago Sun.
An exchange says "round waists are
still in fashion." We should hope so.
What would become of us if it gets to
three-cornercd or pentagonal waists??
Boston Post.
"Have you corns?" blandly asked the
corn-plaster peddler at' the busy man's
elbow. "Yes; I am supplied," answered
the busy man, without looking
up.?Boston Transcript.
A Walnut Hills girl is mad with a
| downtown drug clerk because when she
| asked him for something to bang her
hair with he told her they didn't keep
curry-combs. ?Merchant- Traveler.
The latest craze in Boston is to teach
the children to play the fiddle. The
great number of people seen daily registered
at the hotels from Boston is now
accounted for.?St. Paul Herald.
il You want to aim very low when you
are hunting the bison," said the old
hunter. " How low?" asked the tenderfoot.
"Buffalo," replied the old hunter,
without a struggle.?Hawkeye.
"I like good, solid substantial food,"
remarked Mra. Jarphly at the breakfast
table. " Is that why you bake such
solid bread, mah!" inquired Johnnie,
and he held a close communion with his
mother's slipper.?Pittsburg Chronicle.
There was a young girl in Jamaica,
Ran off with the pastry-cook baker;
But the ague he caught,
And by nature was taught
That the best thing he could do was to shake
her. ?Sift ings.
The Journey of a Million.
Statistics as carefully studied by Dr.
Farr tells us that of a million children
ushered into life nearly 150,000 pass
away by the end of the first year. Twelve
months later /33,000 more will have followed:
At the end of the third year the
number livincr will be diminished by 28,
000 more. Each year of the decade following
will make its inroads upon the
ranks, but lc9s serious in amount, till the
thirteenth year will call for less than
4,000. Those remaining will fall out by
twos and threes till the end of the fortyfifth
year, when it will be found that in
the intervening period about "500,000
have succumbed to the hardships of the
way. At the end of sixty years 370,000
gray haired veterans would still be keeping
step with the duties of the passing
days. Eighty years would see 37,000
remaining, with strength impaired and
steps growing feeble. At the end of
ninety-five years but 22:5 would linger in
the darkening path, and these would bo
rapidly thinned till in the one hundred
and eighth year the Inst survivor of the
million would disappear, and join the
ranks of his predecessors in the great
host of the majority.
"Frozen Facts" is a purely American ex
??*"1 +r\r\ t\f ro??nf. nrifrm Tf.
urtJSMVJU, aiiu vuvj ww, vk ?vw>i? v..0.m. *
Das the merit of attracting attention, and
also seems to bear conviction of truthfulness
on its face. We make room in our issue of
to-day, for a fact of this character. A correspondent,
Henry Whiting, Esq., of Boston,
Mass., says: "Dr. R. V. Pierce's 'Golden
Medical Discovery1 has cured my son of a
fever sore of two years' standing. Pleaso accept
our gratitude." Wo believe it to be a fact,
whether "frozen" or otherwise, that America
needs more men like Mr. Whiting; men who
act, men who investigate truths, and seize
opportunities.
Fort Worth, Texas, is said to have the
finest jail in the southwest.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
cures dyspepsia.
The Crown Princess of Sweden is said to
be the homeliest princess in Europe
If all so-called remedies have failed, Dr.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures.
As exchange asks how to remove paint. A
coat sleeve will remove a great ileal of it.
Tnll Oakn From I.lttle Aoorni (irow.
? 1?~ :? r
i>reai; anu goou results unuu spuuvm
small deeds and so fatal diseases come of a
seemingly trilling neglect, (.'olds neglected
often lead to serious catarrhal troubles. If
this is your case lose no timo in becoming ac?uainted
with Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
ts healing virtues will surprise you. It is
simple, ethcacious, speedy, sure. Dull, heavy
headache, obstruction of" the nasal passages,
discharges from the nose into the throat are
symptom of this horrible complaint.
The one answer to all criticism, the beet
test of all work, is?result.
Pain an I dread attend the use of most catarrh
remedies. Liquids and snuffs are unpleasant
as well as dangerous. Ely's Cream
mini is safe, pleasant,easily applied with the
finger, and a sure cure. It cleanses the nasal
passages, heals inflamed membrane,giving relief
fromlirst application. 50c. at druggists;
60 cents by mail. Ely Bros., Owego, N. Y.
I have been a great sufferer of dry catarrh
for many years, and I tried many remedies
which helped me, but I had none which did
me so much benefit as Ely's Cream Balm?it
completely cured mo.?M. J. Lally, Woodward
avenue, Boston Highlands, Mass.
1 have been troubled with catarrh from
UUyiKNJtl, UIllI Il?u iruiliMilci ni ntj * 4IOV. VIUV...U
until about three years ago I procured ono
bottle of Ely's Cream Halm. ami I count myself
souml to-day,all from the use of one bottle.?J.
R. Cooley, merchant, Montrose, Pa.
The Hope oftlie Nation.
Children.slowindevplopineut.puny.scrawny
and delicate, use "Wells' Health Uonewer."
It is estimated that the wool clip of the
past year will amount to 300,000,000 pounds.
Pubest and best cOD-uvER oir? from selected
livers, on the seashore, by Caswell, Hazard A
Co., N. Y. Absolutely pure and sweet. Patients
who have onco taken it prefer it to all others.
Physicians declare it superior to all other oils.
Chapped hands, face, pimples and rough
skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by
Casweli, Hazard A Co., New Yoru.
Coachmen* are like Queen Victoria?thov J
have long reins.
important.
When you Ylait or lnavc NVvr York city, mvobakp*k<>.
eiprexsaifo and $.1 carri-<Ke lure, and HtOj> at the Or?nl I
Union Hotel, oppo?it? (jrand Contral d^pot.
tinorlogau rooms, titt?*d u|i at a co?t of on*? million
dollars, SI and upward per day. ICuropi'au plan. Kl?- ]
rator. Keatauranl supplied with thi'beat florae ctrs,
tacrn and elerat?d railroad to all d?|> it*. hVnilies
can live better for lea* money at the Grind L'nioo
Hotel than at any other tirilelaas hotel in the city.
J
CLEVELAND'S CABINET.
Probable Effects ol the Chance on OflM
Bolder*?yievrn ol'nn Old-T liner.
Correspondence Rochester Sunday Herald.
" Yea, the principal topic of conversation
here at present is the probable action of the
In-coming administration."
The speaker was Mr. William M. Ashley,
of 500 Maine avenue, a man whose large and
Intimate acquaintance with prominent public
men here in Washington, renders his opinion
of unusual weight.
" The all important question among the
clerks of the various departments is, who is
to go. In my opinion there will be Very few
changes among the old-time employee who
have been here year in and year ont through
leveral administrations. The removals will
occur among the heads of departments."
" The sense of mistrust which must neoet arily
pervade the de]>artments, is, I suppose,
detrimental to the proper transaction of buatnessf
" Well, rather, I reckon. It unfits the
clerks for business. Some get very blue, for
they have purchased little homes which they
must sacrinco."
" Last summer it was reported that many
were ill of malaria. How is it<"
Moro likely, ill of a tear of change. Idont
think Washington is so very malarious. At
the same time I admit that since residing here
I have not always lelt fir?t-rate. At times I
have been givatly troubled with sharp-shooting
pains. One day my right arm and leg
would torture mo with pain. There would |
be p eat redness, heat and swelling of the
parts, and perhaps the next day the left arm
and leg would be similarly effected. Then
again it would locate in some particular part
of my body and produce a tenderness wnicb
would well nigh drive me frantic. There
would bo weeks at a time that I would be
afflicted with an-intermitting kind of pain
that would come on every afternoon and leave
me comparatively free from suffering during
the balance of the twenty-four hours."
" Of course you consulted the doctors regarding
your dift'culty:"
"Consulted them? Well, I should say I did.
Some told me I hud neuralgia; others that I
bad inflammatory rheumatism, for which
there was no cure."
"But didn't they try to relieve your
miseries?"
"Yes, they vomited and physiced me,
blistered and bled me, plastered and oiled me,
sweat, steamed and everything but fiozeme,
but without avail."
" But how did you finally recover?"
" I had a friend living in Michigan who had
been afflicted in a similar way and had been
cured. He wrote me regarding his recovery
and advised me to try the remedy whicxi
cured him I procured a bottle and commenced
its use, taking a tablespoontul after
each meal and at bed time. I had used it
about a week when I noticed a decrease of
the soreness of the joints and general feeling
of relief. I persevered in its use and finally
got so I could move around without limping,
when I told my friends that it was Warners
safe rheumatic cure that had put me on my
feet."
"And do you regard your cure as permanent?"
" This was more than a year ago, the
trouble has not returned and I haven't been
so well in years as I am now."
"Speaking of President-elect Cleveland,
who, in your opinion will comprise his
cabinetr
" That is as difficult to determine as It is to
gay what office holders will go. Many good
men have beeu named for positions?Bayard,
Thurman, Bragg, McClelian, not to mention
a lot of lesser lights. Every prominent politician
has a slate made up which he is backing
to win, but then, as is always the case,
some one will get left"
The first illustrated paper appeared in Lond
don in 1007.
A Qalck ltecov?*7.
It gives us great pleasure to state that th?
Merchant who was reported to be at the point
t>f death from .an attack of pneumonia, has
entirely recovered by the use of Dr. Wm.
Hall's Balsam for the Lungs. Naturally be
feels grateful for ths benefits derived from
using this remedy for the lungs and throat;
and in giving publicity to this statement we
are actuated by motives of public benefaction,
trusting that others may be benefited in
a similar manner.
Catarrh of the Bladder.
Stinging,irritation,inflammation,all Kidney
and Urinary Complaints, cured by "BuchuVaiba."
$L
Carbo-llnex.
The gray and bald no more shall grieve,
The signs of coming age.
for Carboline can both retrieve
And fullest griefs assuage.
Nearly 2,000 watches are made everyday
in New England. -
"Roti*li en Pain" Planter.
Porous and strengthening, improved, the
best for backache, pains in chest or side,rheumatism,
neuralgia. 25a Druggists or mail.
"Ronth on Concha."
Ask for " Rough on Coughs," for Coughs,
Colds, Sore Throat, Hoarseness. Troches, 15c.
Liquid, 25a
Do Yon Want to But a Dog?
8end for Dog-Buyers' Guide, 100 (.ages, engravings
of all breeds, colored plate, prices
of dogs and where to buy them. Mailed for
15c. Associated Fanciers. 237 S. 8th St, Phils.
The Umatilla Indians are buying and
planting fruit trees in Oregon.
Danger from Catarrh
If yon tatter from catarrh, however slightly. 70a are
Id dancer, because the disease, if not attended to, will
soon become chronic, affecting jour general health, and
ma7 also develop into bronchitis or consumption. As
catarrh is tho result of impure blood it is readily cured
by Hood's SarsiparilU, which purities the blood, and
gives the whole system health and streugth. Thoa
suds of people have been carol of aatsxih by Hood's
Bsrsapariila. Give it a trial.
I "Having been a sufferer from catarrh for six or eight
years, and having tried Marly all tbs wonderful sura I
cures, inhalers, etc., and spending nearly a hundred I
dollar* without benefit, I accidentally tried Hood's 3?rsapirilla.
The discharge from my noeo was greatly increased
the first bottlo; then It gradually became less,
and In taking lesa than three bottles I find myself
greatly improved. Hood's Sirsapirilla will core c*.
tarrh."?M. A. Abbey, Worcester, Mass.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggist!. $1; six for $5. Made only by
0. L HOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Miss.
100 Doses One j)o[jar
4 * This Plaster
3 ?. Acts directly opon the
m g mmclesand the nerrai of
S aPPfir S back, the seat of all
5 K| a & pain. tarNo medietas to
throw your ayitam o?tof
aE- '% ' - 1 7\ For all Lung Troubles,
tsY ^ ^ \ whether lotal or deeply
KF < C fklt |i \ sealed this plaster will b?
'"Ufnd t0 glT* rs*
ft> . I jS ti- For gldnty Trouble,
S R ' V flb Rheumatism. Neuralgia,
?-H Psln In the Side and Back
S? V ffniTTTm OT Ache, they are a certain
i cure.
iyB jwu Sold by DrngglMi for ri
AMD sHBcenti, or Ave for 91.
Mailed on receipt o' I
fm IfTrrtr pricebr?mllh,l?oolltJrLASTERr^
CONSUMPTION.
I hare m poslthre remedy for the abovo d lieane; by 1U
vie thoaiandsof caioiot the worn kln.l andof lon|
taadlnr hare been cored. Indeed. >oefnnrli niyfaltk
la lu efficacy, that I wl.l lend TWO BOTTLK9 KKKE,
together wltn a Va I.UaBI.BTRKATISK on thlt disease
to any mffercr. Oir? etnrrna an it 1" (). iiddr in.
__ _ DE. T. A. SLOCl'il, 111 PeariSt., New York.
DR. XjnvcpTrrsi"a
KSpinal Misses'Waist, fl 75
Spinal Corset, 3 00
Spinal Nnrsing Corsot,... 2 25
Spinal Abdominal Corset. 2 75
Recommended by leading physicians,
delivered free soiywhere in the U. 8.
on receipt of price. Lady Agents Wanted. *
Sr. Linquiit'i Bpin il Corset Co., 112B' way, New York.
/ggw R. U. AWARE
WtSBZO Lorillard's Clima; Ping
VMy bearing a red tin tug; that Lorillard's
Koee J.enl'flnocut; that Lorillard's
Navy Clippings, and that LoriUard's Snufla, are
the best and cheapest, .juallty considered t
I CiRH Teleiyraphyor Short-Hand and Tr??
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Htitld the holder tooneot tho following; pretests. Ail these!
PARTIAL LIST OF PRESET
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rnchi 100 U.S. (ireenbneUs, 810 cnch: 1.000
I'ianoi 1 CJrand Cnbiiict Orffnnt 100 lollies' (Jo
Cnse YVntcbcs, g\!0 cnclf; 100 Htein-tviudius; NicI
elnlne W'ntchrs, JJIO each; 30 Boys'Silver Wnttlu
eachi 501j;dics* <Jold Neck Chains, $13 each; i
(.old Brncclrts, Si 3 cbcIij 10 Silver Dinner J?ervi
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pr.ir* I.nilim' Keller Slintcat 500 pairs Hoys' lio
nlunblc present* xvhlch vrn cannot enumerate her
I impartial manner. l*r(?>.*nta will bo sent to any^par: of the
cents for a 6-months' tr.al subscription to our pa'w is also j?;
inp profits, tho amount borrowed being permitted to remain
| and k?ep* tho interest pa.it. On the bai'is of 250.000 circulati
prof!:a v.'ill approxur.r.Te as follow*: Receipts: 250, yearlv
per line. $15 per inrh, 24 issue*. ?n >10,000; total, JCIO.OCO. i
issues. $200,000; editorial work, off.ee, repairs, etc., S25.000 ;
profit oi SM5.000. For this enormous prutlt for aalo of adver
its 250,000 subscribers, for advertisers pay for apnea fn pro]
proflta would bo but a tenth of the amount. Therefore a? si
names, we desire to return favor for favor. Any subscriber
the principal to stand if desired, as long as tha borrower ren
cents for ft 6-monthb" triol^subscriytioa to our paper.
PnMnmnilC S ^cnni made pro rata, rot low than $1?
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yern will tend the names of several of your neighbors to whom
| we can refer?not as to the amount of property you aro worth
but as to your ? ?xi character. Every subscriber must potfWrs.'j
agree to show tho paper and present to his friends and neighbors.
hen a loan is made, the ad joining form of note will be
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office, and ao note need bo signeduntil tho money is paidovcr.
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900 GOLD WATCHES i
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In making np tho above list of presents, we decided to rese
j divided equallv among tha first 900 subscribers received. If *
1 you will be entitled to out receipt pood for one preeent, and
1 amonc the first 5"0 received you will sdso be entitled to a beaut
j The watch w one-third larger than the picture. V.'e will send
; the awards, free, ami all presents will b? forwarded to holder* of
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subscribers and 1 extra for your trouble. No postponement. S
I 10 subscribers, with 55, aiid wo will send vou 13 subscript
?nd 13 receipts. This offer is good only until February 25. Weh
1150.000 subscribers already, and only require 100,000 rcor
have tha desired number. Our old patrons and subscrit
whom we number by thoutaml*. should go to work at <
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VEGETABLE COMPOUID
is a Foemra ocm ios***
ill Uo?fl palatal ComjUliti
* and VuhoMMtomMi*
to owe
, FEMALE POPULATION* /5
rrlM ?t U OoM, pCl ar iM?i ?Mb
H? pwrpow U toltlv t<" tk* J?
dUtau and the rtlltf of fain, and tksijtt
it claims to io, thoutands of ladUt ea?fladJf tmltff.
It will euro entirely all Ovarian trooblea, Ufna*>
tlon and Ulceration, JTallln* and rHspleearartte, a?4
consequent Spinal Weakneae, and is WMlMlff
adapted to the change of 1lit. # ? ?*?'?
It remorea Falntneaa, Flatulency, dertrojjaneiwriaf
for it imulanU, and raflerea Weaxnaaa of IhaOanaaa.
It enrea Bloitlng.HMulaoJiea, Xerroua RMHA
General Debility, HJeepleeaneaa, Pupnanrm and afr
f eitlon. That feellnff of bearing apMWBWg)
and backache, la always permanently cured Uyliiaae,
e Send atamp to Lynn, Ifaaa, for ptaptufc MMK
inquiry aonfldentlally answered. TortaU at draff' ?a
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Health andJappiness.|
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Are your Kidneys"disordered?
"Kidney Wort brought me from myjpmv*, Mil
were, after I had beea gircn up by 13 beef doctoral*
Detroit." U. W. Dareraox, Mechanic, Tnrrl?,lfl?<7
Are your nerves weak?_
"KtdncyWort cured ma from perron* wiafrnm
4c., after I was not expected to lire."?Mn. K. *. B.
Goodwin, Ed. CKrlttiaa Monitor, QmliB^OC
Have you Brighfs Disease?
'"Kidney-wort cured me when m water VMjWl
like chaflc and than like bloodX
Jrank Wllaoa, Paabody, Kaaa
Suffering from Diabetes?
"Kldn^y-Wort la toe m oat tucceaaful MHOI hare
crer mad. Qlraa almoit Immediate relief."
Dr. Phillip C. Ballon, Moakto*. Ti.
Have you Liver Complaint?
"Kldney-Wort cured ma of chronic liver DkMM
after I prayed to die." _ _
Henry Ward, lata Col Wth Kat. Ourd,X.T.
Is your Back lame and aching?
"Ednay-Wort, (l bottle; cured ma wha? I vaaaa
lama I bad to roll out of bed." ?? ,
q M. Jaflmaga,Mllwankea,Wla.
Have tou Kidney . Diroase?
"Kidn./-'Wort made ma aoondlnttrer and kldnera
after yea ri of nmucceaiful doctorlny. nwn
$10 a t>ox."?Sam'l Hod?e^ WlUlaautowa, W?H Tfc
Are you Constipated?
"Kidney-Wort can see eaay eracnattona and cored
? .?? ?y^r.
Have you Malaria?
"Kidney-Wort baa dona better than aay fitter
remedy/hare VI.
Are you Bilious P
TDdatr-Wort has dons ma mors good tUi IIJ
Are you tormented with .Piles?
"Kidney-Wort ptrmanmttlu cured ma of blMtftaff
rile*. Dr. w. C. Kline recommended It to ma.
Geo. H. Horit, CaaiierlL Bank, Myeratown, T*.
Are you Bheumatism racked?
mirwl me. aAsr 1 VII flfirsA 19 to
Ladies, are you suffering? "Kldney-Wor*
curv me of peculiar trooww?C
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