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BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1886. VOLUME XXXI. NO. 3/ j
NOVEL FIREWORKS.
PYROTECHNIC DESIGNS PREPARED
FOR THE SUMMER'S DISPLAY.
A List of tlie Latest and Most Attractive
Novelties ? Japanese Day-Fireworks?
For tlio Young Folks?Hints on How
to Avoid Danger.
For some woeks past the trade in fireworks
has been unusually large, especially
an<] munv nrtvftltl'oC fnr r?TT?*<V
technic effect have been introduced for the
summer's display. Among those aro ''wator
lire works," made for use in water only.
They include "diving dovils," Hying fish,
lloatiug illuminator, Koinan lloater, water
volcano, spray fountain, jeweled fountain,
and water-wheel. Colored tiying pigeons
are also new. They fly a distance of from
300 to 200 feet and return to tho starting
point Colored aerolites are another novol
feature. They begin with an illumination
v>? changing colors, change to a fiery fountain,
and then discharge high in tho air a
blazing aerolite, wuicii finally disappears
with a grand explosion.
Other novelties are twin asteroid roclccts,
etch at its highest altitude throwing out
tw asteroids, which iloat away in the air
and change cold's in burning; colored prismatic
fountains of fire drops, intermingling
through each other with kaleidoscopic effect;
geysers, or revolving rockets, resembling a
wheel of fire ascending in the air; the man
in the moon with a large, round, laughing
face; colored saucis?ons, which are largesized
mines that first throw out a shower of
lire, with intermediate stars of variegated
colored fires, and fiually explode with a
iieavy report, discharging high iu tho air a
mass of fiery contortions, hissing
and squirming in every direction, with
trails of brilliant fire. What i3 claimed to
be the greatest novelty ever produced in
this country in this line aro Japanese dayfireworks.
They aro shells thrown from a
mortar to a considerable height, which ex
plode and release figures of animals, fish,
birds, dragons, and colored smoko effects,
which float a long time in the air. A novelty
in the same line are animal-figure balloons,
which are inflated with hot air. They are
*nudo of colored paper in the shape of pigs,
elephants, and fishes.
NOVELTY FOll THE YOUNG FOLKS.
A novelty for the young folks are Bengallight
books. This is a look of six leaves,
with three stripes to each leaf. A strip or
leaf torn from the book and lighted will
burn with a brilliant red or greon illumination.
When asked if a groat deal of injury
and damage caused by fireworks every year
could not be avoided if proper care wore
used the reporter's informant said that thoy
could, and gave tho following important
bints on the subject: llockets should be
fired, he said, from a gutter or trough, in
cuned at a very s?igut angle to ioewara or
the spectators. Floral bombshell*, mines,
batteries, fountains, and aerolites should be
placed erect in an open place and lired from
the ground. Verticals, flyers, triangles, and
tether wheels should be sccurely nailed to a
post, care be taken that tue piece will revolve
freely without striking th post when
lired. Colored illuminating fire should be
pou;edouton a dry surface, in a short
train, according to the quantity use,I, aud
fired at one end, to burn towurd the wind.
Set pieces should be fastened securely to
posts and placed upright, care being taken to
cut all the slrings, but not the fuse, and to
see that all wheels are in their proper places j
and will revolve freely whoa lirod; alsj that
the fuse hangs within convenient distance
for lighting, whif h should be done by re- j
moving paper from the end aud igniting
the black match. Bombshells lire. I lrom
mortars should bo handled with great care
to prevent prematura discharge. 1 he mortar
should bo planted upright on the ground
in an open space; the bombshell should bo
dropped in cartridge end down, with a fuse
uncoiled left hanging out of the muzzle of
the gun. The mortar should bo swabbed
out carefully after cach shell is fire: 1, so that
no spark remains, and great care should be
taken when loading or liring that no i -art of
the person projects over the niu .zle of the
gun. The bombshell is lire i Ly removing
the cover paper from the ead of the fuse
and lighting tho Hack end of the match.?
iS'ew York Letter.
"What Paris Imports from Germany.
It must be like gall and wormwood to the
Parisian epicure to know that most of the
delicacies that please the gourmet's ta.-te are
now import*-1 lrom Germany, such ;is caviar
from Stettin, eels and Sainton from
Hamburg, trout from tho Moselle, and even
pate de foie grasfrom Stras'uurg. >o won- i
tier that tho i-ivnc h so deeply deplore the i
loss of Lorraine and Alsatia. Besides this,
the export of same and crawfish, eta, lrom 1
i^srmany to Baris forms a more important
item tban is gen rally suppose! According
to The Mat kthalienZeituug, Germany
Bent hares of the UOO la t year
vuiibuuiuu in iuu rruucu iuou'o; o.is; yet mo
full-blooded Parisians boast oi their native
(!) origin. The Fatherland a!-o sent to
France, aud cbio!!y to rati', 11,0:0 stags
?nd deer, besides -00 boars. '1 lie demand
for rabbits is not (juito so largo, as the ready
l arisian cook finds an auiplo supply of
young cats for stowing purposes ia the homo
market, German beer and German sau ago
aro also in groat request, despite tho oilo ts
of those who entertain an intense Latro.1
for the Fatherland. ?hian Francisco Chroaicle.
Con. McClcllan's Opinion ?>r ti. K. T.po.
Gen. I.ee and I knew each oth-.-r woll in
tha days before the war. AVe had served
together in Mexico and commanded again.t
each other in the i'enin-ula. 1 had the
highest respect for liis ability as a commander,
and knew that ho was not a general
to bo trifled with or carelessly a Vorded
an opportunity of striking a fatal blow.
Fa. h of us naturally regarded his own army
as tho better, but each entertained tho highest
respect for tho ontlur me, courago aud
lighting qualities of tho opposing army:and
this feeling extended to tlu o.liters aud
men. It was perfectly natural un !er these
circumstances that botli of us should exercise
a certain amount of caution; I in my
cuuoavvio iyj onu wuu i-w*. o
tioa an t intentions before I struck th * ;:rrd
blow; ho to abstain from any exta::d -d
movements of invasion, and to hull his
fir my well in hand until bo could bo satis
Ced as to the condition of the Army of the
l otomac after its s-.con 1 l:ull l;ua campaign
and ?.s to tho int; ntious of its commander.?lien.
McC oilun in The Century.
Hi* Kovcreni-e for Ccujjb Wushlust'iii. i
Robbio has been brought up to iiave a
profound reverence for tho father of his
country and to think that no oilier hero
quito compared with George Washington.
The other day his brother was taking a-oul
his shoes. "Xov, Ueor^e's buttons aro all
coming olf his sl.ocs, mamma," ho said, '"bat
1 haven't lojt one o.'f anno for voles." " i ho
reason is," remarked his x^oth /, proudly,
' that your mother sewed tiiem cn Lcrsel/. 1
have come to the conclusion that ,:o i:u;c^n
Leing understui; :s or ever und-.rst.io.': i. .*
art of putting on shoe buttons but your
mother." Little li-year-old wes li-tenin.',
V>? acL-oJ . ttYV.f ?? ?? !
nua c no u --nwu ic|?i ua1 . *wv ^ ? v.i |
(ieor^e Washington, mamma.'''--Uurperj j
Ba or.
j STEWART AND THE KENTUCKIANS.
! The Merchant I'rlnce Is Ca;>tnre<l by the
Eloquence of Col. lioouo.
j Governor Proctor ICnctt, of Kentucky,
! has told the following story to a corrospon1
Thn mniHnnf. hflnn^nnfl whtlo FCnotfc
I UVUH ""fl ? -
! was in congress: "I h?d ran down to Now
i York," said ho, "for a fow days, an-1 whilo
1 there I mot my friends from the old commonwealth.
They wero all majors and
j colonels, and had novor been out of tho state i
before They insisted that I go around
with them to call on A. T. Stewart 1 exj
plained to them that my presence could do
them 110 good; that 1 didn't cniv for Stewart,
aud 1 was pretty certain that he didn't
care anything for ma Tho truth of tho
| matter was, I didn't want to Rive tho old
gentleman a chance to humiliate me in any
way, as I had heard a good deal of his
j grulfncsi But my friends sai l tliey would
j go anyhow. That night I went to one of
j the theatres, and had a nica seat in the par-'
: quet. lilaucing to tho right, I saw my eonj
siituents in a box, nodding and smiling to
j mo. I returned the salutation, aud an acj
quaintanco remarked that my friends must
; bo intimate with A. T. Stowait
" '"Why so:' I inquired in astonishment
" 'Bccauso they are in his private box,
j which he ongagee by the year, ana to wnicu
! only his iutimato frieuds are invited'
"\Y hen tho curtain went down on the first'
t act I strolled around to in juiro. Thoy hud '
' called on Mr. Stewart at his counting-room,
i Tho merchant looked up grimly, and Col
| Boone stepped forward as spokesman and uni
bosomed an avalar.ee of native clo juc-nco.
| " 'Sir. Stewart,' s-aid ho, 'we aro a party
! of nativo Kentuckians seeing the ssighta
! Wo have been to Washington, sir, and
! called upon tho president, upon lion, fcjhor!
man, tbomembors of the cabinet, and tho
i most distinguished statesmen of tho national
capital, and now, sir, we feel that our trip
| would not bo complete should wo go homo
; without seeing the Napoleon of morI
chants, who has mado for himself a
| name that is celebrated tho world ovor, and
i who has more talent in bis lino than tho
! statesmen aua generais we mivo i-uuuu un
i havo in theirs. Now, Mr. Stewart, wo will
not detain you a moment; we havo paid our
respects and wo will go.'
"Air. Stewart would not allow it, though 1
I Ho throw down his pon and conducted them
J through his establish merit personally. After
i thoy had madj the rounds they lound an
! elegant collation awaiting them, including
champagne nnd old Kentucky bourbon. As
they wero departing the great morchant
shook each of them by the hand and gave
them cards admitting thoia to his private
' box during their stay in tho city."?Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Synopsis of Unsincss Principles.
It is as easy to bo a rich man ns a poor
I one. Half tho energy displayed in keeping
ahead that is required to catch up when be- j
! hind would save crodit, giva mere ti:no to
attend to business, and ad 1 to tho proiit
and reputation of those who work for gain.
Honor your engagement. If you promise
to meet a man or to do a certain thing at a
certain moment, bo ready at the appointed
time. If j'ou go on business, attend
promptly to matters on hand, tho.i as
promptly go about your own business. Do
not stop to toll stori.-s in business hour*.
If you havo a piaco of business bo found
there when wantoJ. No man can get rich
by sitting around stores. Never "fool" o.i
business matters. Have order, system,
regularity, liberality, promptness. Ho not
middle with business you know nothing of.
Is'over buy au article you do not need, simply
because it is cheap and the man who
sells it will tai;e it out in trade. Trade is
money. Strive to avoid harsh words and
personalities. Do not kick every stono in |
the path; more miles can be made in a day j
by going steadily on than by stopping to
kick. Lay as you go. A man ot hoaor respects
his word as ho does his bond Aid,
but never be.;. Help others when you can,
but never give what you caunot a.lorJ to,
simply l.o.auao it is fashionable. Learn to
say "no." In'o necessity for snapping it out
in dog-fashion, but say it firmly and re-1
spectiuily. Have but few couthiauts, and
the fewer the better. Use your own brains
rather than those of otho. s. Learn to think
and act for yourself, iio vigilant. Keep
1 ahead rather than behind the time.
| Young man, cut tuis out, aud if thero bo
folly in the argument, let us know.?Sunny "
i fcioulh.
A Tired ami Worn-Out 1'iiMishor. {
l-I Lave been in tho business twenty-six
years," said Ueorgo V?*. L'arleton, tho publisher,
the other clay, "but now if 1 wish to
live, 1 havo got to rest. And as 1 would
liko to live a little longer, I shall sail for
Europe on tho "> th of J uue, and pass tho
summer at llauibiu'g, where I hope to bo
benefited from tho water* Wnen cold
weather comes I shall proceed to Cairo for
tho winter. Yes," he continued, ,-l havo
been very lucky as a publisher. Tho nioest
successful book I ever brought oat was
'\Lcs .Miserable*," by Victor Hugo. You
know ho wrote it at his rc-sidence, Hautevilie
house, and it was given to the public
in 1#it made a trem ndons sensation,
and appeared at the samo time in -\'ew
York, London, i'aris, lierlin, Brussels,
Madrid, fct. Petersburg and Turin, in eight
diii'erent languages. That is more than can
bo said of any other book. Among tho
other books which made great hits were
Michelit's "L'Amoni," and tho no.els by
Miss Augusta Evans, such us "?>u El;no." Croil'ut's
Letter.
Nervonsnvss Hotrayed in I'eiimittis.iip.
Tho conditloa of a man's nerve? is often
betrayed in his writing, an l n!.-.o the tire of
Ins temper. If ho bo slow and methodical,
ho covers a page with characters laboriously
drawn out and n copiousness of ink that is
defacing. A nervous man will either contract
Lis signature into the smallest placo
possible or scrawl it out in Mowing lines and
Dig leuirs or write ji> paoneucaiiy. i:i
oithor of the three cases it is generally imjo--:ible
to dicipher it. ilu-inoss men to a
certain extent cultivate an original stylo of
writing. Their correspondence is very
largo and their names oltcn attached to
valuable papers. A style peculiar to thoiu>elves,
if rigidly followed out, is ono of tho
safeguards against forgery. Uut t here are
forgers as clover us busmttss mm who devise
strange styles of penmanship.?l'ioneer
iTess.
A Greater Man Than Solomon.
A lady who was not fo. ling very well
was importuned by her little son with (juestions
which she answered somewhat loo
sharply to suit Young America, when bo
ej.;ruiated, "Gocx.lne.iS, what is tiio mutter
with you J I Iiojhj you tuo n>L going to hiivo
oi;o of your bilious turns." Another iaJ, who
was learning his J-'unJay r. hool le-'v>n, with
tlio words: "Consider tuo i:.ijs of tho licld
how they g:otv; thty ?>il not, neiii-jr do
they spin, and yot I say unto you that" ?
h^ro tho U.y j>3used :oig. Minj the ujxS
word, and thci. proceeds1 vim a prom unced
voko?"Sullivan ;:i ail his wa, u >t
like oue of those.'--Doston Travel
Tho " i'ook ??!" insini,"
James IL 1'aircLiJi, in H o Jiugay.iaj of
Western History, writes of the manuscript
>f Uoloinort i?.|>attl<!ing and tho iJo>k of
illiu J. Uilll'*.i'l.5 llJilu rmo iiiciriU*
script wiia c!csi-iy uot t'uo basu of tlio book.
- TJaq Curreut
NICARAGUA'S CHARMS.
COL. DONAN SOUNDS THE PRAISES
OF THE MUSQUITO RESERVE.
Tropical Trees anil tlio Luscious Fruits
Thereof?Cotton, Corn, Cofl'oo and
Sugar Cano?Honest and Truthful datives?Growth
of Xraclo?Climate.
Tho pineapples wo took on board at Bluefields,
iOscondido river, measured, some of
them, twelve, sixteen and eighteen inches
in length and weighed eight and ten pounds,
and they aro sold at about 4;J cents a do.:en, '
about the same as the small West India
fruit, one being equal to from two to four.
The charm to tho visitor from this region is
the wonderful forest foliage and the lio'.vers, j
Nearly overy treo bears ilowers or fruit
The large.it forest treei?tho ceiba troo for
instance?grows to the high of ninety or j
100 feut, straight as an arrow and without
a limb. At that hight from the ground it j
widens out to a vast parasol-shaped all'air, |
literally covered with bunchos of crim-ou, '
bell-shapod flowers. Out of one of these j
trees can bo made a boat which will carry
forty or fifty men. All thoir boats are made ;
thcro of ono piece.
TIlEEo AND TIIKIU FRUIT.
I saw a great many mahogany boats from 1
thirty to fifty feet in length, forty-six feut !
beam. The bread fruit treo grows every- :
where. It is an immense tro.\ as largo as :
the largest living oak in Florida, with green j
foliage. Tho broad fruit looks like small i
watermelons. It forms tho principal por- j
lion of tho food of the inhabitants, who j
usually split it open, put a piece of salt pork i
or other salt meat in it, and bnko it, and
then cat it Ono treo will supply a whole
neighborhood with fruit Tho tree that is
pronounced tho moss beautiful is the mongo j
trea It grows to an immense size,' from )
twenty to fifty loot in circumrcrence, aiw ,
from seventy-fivo to 100 feet in height. It
is an immense umbrella-shaped tree, with j
featherly-liko foliage. (Jao treo will boar ;
o.CvO mangoes. The fruit is heart or kidney- j
shaped, and grows to tho weight of one or !
two pounds each. Its flavor is that of all i
our best fruit combiao 1?tho p'.um'j mid
grape and something of the pear. Tho j
cassara is a substitute for bread. The yam
grows everywhere. It grows solid and is
very different from that of this country. It
is more like a root. Tho root is liiteen or
twenty feet long. They br.eak it up in
pieces and sell it iti sections.
Tho cocoanut palm abounds everywhere. |
One tree drops a nut every day iu tho year. ,
It drops Wii a year. Tho banana {.'reduces a J
bunch a month every month in tho year.
It is perpetual in its growth. All they have
got to do to cultivate it is to chop tho brush
and stick in tho rilaut, and it needs no culti- i
vatiou. It is tho same with all their fruits. |
Tho sugar cuno crows from twenty to ;
twenty-fivo feet high. 1 was told that by I
Jl.? ~ I, if K ft,1.1 tn 111 ftilil '
pounds to tho acre. It never imL'J.s replao- j
ing, but grows just lil:o clover. Cotton j
grows in tho same way, rcprot'.u jintj itsolf. {
It bocomos a porte.t tree and bears a great |
amount of very lino III j .-r. Colfea grows |
abundantly, ar. 1 Nicaragua co'i'oe is umcng |
the bost in tho world. .so liner c.>il'eo is j
providad any v.hoia That country is pre- I
eminently a country of lazy pojplo, Una
can livo there as nearly without work as |
anywhoro else. Tuo people aro very in.lo- j
pendent in spirit and only work when they !
leal like it. Olio strango thing is that tho !
English language seems to to the coming
language of all America. Spanish and j
English aro spo!;en, but tho whole business
of iho place is princi]tally done in English. !
1IECO JHXO C.'.VTAMI.VATUI).
The people are all hone.it and truthful. 1 j
was told by Capt. J. C. fc'argent, of Maine, !
who is tho Unite 1 States consul thero, of an
Indian who found a purse containing j
and spent the whole day looking throuxu j
the street for tho man who lost it. Un- |
fortunately, they aro becoming a little con
taminated by our high civilization. Tho I
American politicians who have got to going j
down there aro damaging the character of '
tho people very much. They aro tho most j
ur.iversa.liy polilo people I over saw. Every- i
body saiutes you, oven tho little negro boys, i
and if tboy havo not got a hat they will
pull at their hair. It is vary amu.ing to,
hear them say good morning. They havo
a whining manner of drawing it out?Good ,
m-o r-n i-n-g, s-a-h. -Ml their -costumes r.ro ,
of the very thinnest und iightost materials. ]
Kven the ladi.'s aro acru-tomed to array i
thc-niselves in nativo simplicity. Physically j
they .ira a very lino race?indeed, the finest >
race being tho Indians. Sonio of tho women
aro superb in figure and handsome in feat- i
uros. In tho town tho population consists
of negroes, Indians and ev.-ry cross between
these two and Spanish and English that
they have got in from tho Unite:1 States. |
Thoy aro all making money. Tliero is not
0110 thera who is not making money. Tho
lruit trade, which is just begi ining, is des- ,
tined to become of immenso importance.
Tho climate is of course warm. They liavo
no wintor, but you never really sutler from
tho heat. May and September aro t'noir
worst months. I was down there in May,
and all the titno I woro tho samo clothes I
have on now, except that 1 wore linen underclothes,
but with that exception I made
110 dill'erenco between there aad here in my
clothing. The day from 10 o'clock until 1 j
is usually hot and not much work is dona I
during those hours, but people do it who
have to. Up to 10 o'clock the temperature
is delightful, an 1 at I o'clock a bive.-.o rises
every day. At nights you always sleep
under blankets. You never think of sleeping
without, a blan ket. Whde I was there I
known. Tuoy liava no troublesome insect*,
lc.it some times tl:cy liavo an invasion
of '.cos, brought in from other regions
the country.?Lol. i'at. J ionau's Letter.
Use for the Younger .v;mis of Peers. j
Mr ltomeike's latest proposal is that decayed
unemployed gentlemen slioul'i be
uti.i.od for tuo purpose of an escort supply
agon y. Tho object of tho agency wouid
be to supply escourls to ladies who visit
J.ou Ion, or who rosulo i:i London, but who
havo r.o nmlo friends upon whoso time and
courtesy th-y can muko sufficient claim.
Mr. llonwiko submits tlu* following list of
pricts. l!est quality, r or "? vuund sterling
d iiiy, or 1 pound sterling per hour, wo cuu
oiler the services of younger sous of peers,
baronet:*, and military and naval ollicers.
Tho escorts wiil I jo taullle s'y divsu.-d, l<y
contract xvitii a west end c.dior. j)ocorutioi
s :."U per cent. o.\tra. 'ili.in there aro to
bo m;j oniao eiioot t?for ;U siuiliags daily, or
10 shillings per hour; hi^iituu.'U escurfs for
: u shillings <t:u y, or ~.i biuliiii^ ji.'iico an
l:oar, ;!iv.l Isonto'.ioHs for 1 sliiliiu^ t> poncj
G'a Lour. ? I'a.'i 21 a 11 via-iettA
(ioiid ilca'Sii lit liiu C';i;iital.
It has l? tin stated that VVurfljin ;ton io unheal
thy, find tliis iii-pru-vu.n. wiufii pre;,
vailed a? tb.? oi < ;ar.\c:. hi-Une**
cli:? ;; to tho isuKio ins:- I. T.iu is a
iniv.ak . 'i'.'i-j auiiiuil siiora..; r..:y
is less tli .n that of olbt-r cilivs, a nl
tllliirr - tho last t'OUf y .ird !<'! ox : ij?!o it
hm boon uuo jn'i coi.i. k.-sin thnn that
of Jfortoi; four li-s* tkt I,DO ) t;s .11 { .at of
l.'ioitniotiil; eijr'ut !?.*? pGf !,<>;).) than that o?
IS'-jf.* York, it 11-i oiovoti 1>ns !?>? 1 ,' '!?/ tban
t*:al <.>f C'iio.rlustjri.?Clavelanil Loader.
NO CONCEALMENT OF WICKEDNESS.
1VUo:a a Frontier Town Assumes Its Hloiit
Scarlet Hue?Xoxt Morning.
* ' s_? 1 n.,11.
iVl lllgllC JSUtUi 1155ULUU3 its U1U1 u 3UUIHI
hue. Tbo town is rod all tbo time, but E.t
ni-ht eloctrio lights reflect through stain ;d
glass a thousand cardinal and amethyst
rays. Tbo bouses of tiio domi monde uro
now .ill open. In and out surge the poopJo,
challing Lhe iow necked, short sleeved,
scautly-drjssed denizens. Whole streets aie
givon up to these parlors of the sirens, w-o
sit at the windows dressed in drawing-room
decollete. When you come to the gambling
ealoons the fronts seem to be removed aod
the dozens of roulette tables seem to be even
with the street Tliero tboy sit, women,
Chinamen, cowboys, miners, an J Christians
in disguise. The clergyman does not play,
but be comos in to show bis democracy 1o
the boj's and receive a donation from tt o
man who breaks the bank, and suddenly b>
comes generous.
Tim l-inttn cnnpnrt salnnns ftrfl usuallv Till
derground. Tiio saloon is squaro, with a
row of privato boxes ail around tbo top.
Tho orchestra is occupied by cowboys an I
minors, who gu//.lo boar at 'St cents per glass
with liabby barmaid* The boxes aro occupied
by bank prosidonts, merchants, and
wealthy citizens, who sit behind lace curtains
and drink Missouri cider-charapag^e
at r. bottle with sprightly girls in gauze
dresses or tighti Tho gambliug-tables a id
tha broken-voiced sinjers make a pamJ.-jmonium
ot the pi ice. Tho woii'd oloctiio
lights mako tUo room look like hades illuminated.
At 11 o'clock the singing isno.v
and then disturbs 1 by putol shots from tto
cowLoys, who shoot down into tho ground,
unless they have an especial dislike to the
singer; then tin ball whisps through tho
curtt.in. .Sometimes tho cowboys chalf the
merchants behind tho curtains in tho boxes,
and mako them order whisky for the
orchestra.
Everybody calls everybody else by his
first name, and there is porfect democracy
throughout the saloon. There is no concealment
of wickedness, but each oin does all ho
can lo mako the concert-saloon tho wi kedest
place in tho wickedest city in tho world.
Tho next morning everything is forgotten,
an I '.ho merchants are in their stores, the
miners in their mines, and tho pistoled cowboy
punching his cattle ten miles away.?
l-.ii l'orkins in iv'ow York World.
What Is Ilomc Without a Kiijj?
Thoro aro men running about tho streets
with big rtfgs on their saoulders. They aro
salcsmou fur an installment ti0U30 in this
city, There arc forty of thojo salosiueu,
and in thtvo mouths they have sold nearly
-0,<X)0 rugs in Chicago. Anything that is
pretty will soli on installments. Theso
are gonuino Smyrna, worth from *5 to >!.)
each. Thoy are manufactured in Philadelphia.
"This installment business i3 a big thing,"
said ono of tho salesmen, as ho hung l is
burden on a letter-Lox and paused to v. i.pa
the perspiration from his sooty brow; '*jts
just fun selling rugs. Nearly everybody
wants ono, and says they are nice; but
they haven't got the r.ioeey. Thou wo say
a small cash payment uaJ tho balance in
installments of .";J cents a week i; all that is
required, and that settles it. I've sold rags
? ? *? 1'i'iim f ift
stylo tLat bills were as thick us pictures
on tlw walls, ju-.t because of ino installment
plan, and wiioro I couldn't lia' o
inailo a wish sale to save iny noclc. Lots of
pcoplo don't pay for their ru^s, though.
Down at Ibo oilice wo bavo 2,UU.J or :-;,0u0
that we've had to pull from ]ieo;>io who aro
not ready with thoir 60 cents whon tlio collectors
go around. LoLs of times we'll s.dl
nice ru^s to women and get tao ca-h payment,
and when the man comes homo ho
kicks and says he won't have his money;
squandered on such things. Tao result is
that the woman pays $1 for tho use of tno
ru.4 one week, and we caa stand that. .Say,
- ? 4.*.: . fx :- .. i'fc.
IOC 1110 so.l yuu i.ii't ruy. iii is u in.v.13
dusty ami I'll givo it to you 10 oiL'?uaicago
Herald.
^Explanation of il?i>sy Palmistry.
Thoir observations are always upon tiao
lor't hand, and with a tolerably well dovvlo/M
system. The oleniciitj r.bsorved ara
the t.huniu, lingers", nails, joints*, lines ail
mountains. There are four pi ::u i,.;;l linos,
the ilia of li/o, whi.h is t'io most important,
curving between the forefmgur and the
thui ib, arouad th; ba-:o of the tiiuiub to the
middle of the wrist; it' regular auJ dark
Colu/o i it iu licat'S long life; if crooked,
pale and broken, ill houiih and short life.
TUo line of health starts at the base of the
forefinger and pa^es directly across tho
hand; if clear and rogular it indicates
soundness of the mind and boJy; it lorLuous
it reveuls a propensity to steal; if interrupted
in the middle it points to great
perils. 'J'he lino of'fo.tuue runs to the uaso
of i he little linger, and ae.ordin^ to its
various phases indicates bappiuuos or misery,
poverty or riches.
'i'uo moiintaiii-j r.ro tho various protnbstrniK-oi
within tho pains, and are called respectively
tins .Uount or Venus, tho .Mount
of luars, mountain oC sun or ino. , and so
on. tiinali linos parallel with tbo line oi
fortiiuo ;;t til? l.aso ot the little linger pro.niso
happy marriage. Small lin.).s taxing tho
form of the br.-.nehs oi' the troe Indicate
general [ rospcrity; spots on tho naiU, the
tuii:l:u0nl o. liopoA?i>'eii*oifc Free i'ross.
Connecticut Cure for Ihiky Horses.
A Connoecieut farmer curoi a baJky
lior.,o in t. o following manner: llo drove
liim, attached to a r.iclc wjgon, to the
woo i lot lor u ninall load of woo l. Tbo animal
would not pull a pouu 1. iio di<l not
beat him, but tied liim to a trao ami let
him stand lis wont to the lot at sun sot,
ami asked lii'.n to draw, but ho would not
straighten a tug. "l made up my mind,"
said tho farmer, "when tho hor.so wont to
the barn, lie w..ul l talto that load of wood.
I went to tLe b.trn, gut blankets, an I covered
tlio hor.so warm, and ho sloo 1 until
morning. '1 Lea ho refused to draw. At
iiojsi 1 went down, anil he was hungry and
louosotne. lie- drew tiiau lot.i 01 v/uo i mo
l.rst lima 1 twice I him. I return ?l, ?0t another
hnil before i lev I him. 1 liavo il/awu
several loads &iae.\ U.ico Ii*j j'jfujj-1 Lo
draw; but >oon m ho saw q:j ^tai't lor tiio
Iiouj", in started alter j:u \rilj ilu ioad.?
J .! . Uaaga
ItiiCOitly I'ubli.sU^il .'jlJtiisiics or
Kocently published slatmi s of l'ritiau
In<iia gi .0 tuu in tiro poptra'.io.i at iVy' <;r
uud taj superhciai area at Oil
Si;ii;uv ljiiioj; |.yii.i,'.V? iv&laoiu.-s wore onu;!.ci'i'.t,d.
TJso doiu-ity of thy population
reai'hos its maximum ia v/iioro
tii.-i'o woro -Mi-s inhu'-jitaiits to !lu> s- uaro
mile; llio minimum i> j'oiiiti in central
India, with an I ia (iritis'.! i:unn.ih
v. iln .:.\v to ?avh 3 ;::;'ro m?l-.\ !'<>r e ? . ;ry
I 0 la il.'s laj.'o are JvJ i'oia Tin lii ii.nil
i 11 Mi.ij iiii-lu lo . ' > 0: tlvj
T.ioli iiu..;-.4 Li:s, .' U.iilit); C!ii'-itiaas, J, '
'ars.-. , ~j,'i Jow:;, and
various oth'T .'Is wi it smill mj!s>;wr:s.
'i'ji* caiiru <I ji.at; Iu ! i I
i? jrjuii'li. la M; ivii, ,!iu
Ijn^i.'i i>i i iiilrj.. i>, in iiiilc;.. wa> 1 ./ ().>; of
I'..; tlii' ii??UU r./iivm*, - '!- ) 1CL.;!
<caglu ijl v.iro:, ' -i.?Ly.. lo.i L 11;.',
Jtub il>T vasliboard of dis lifo pojiy
bar l misKOOil acktions, and dor seal iio
parifuclions luit dot.?Cdil I'rvia.i.
KS INSURANCE ADJUSTER.'
; Q.UEER PEOPLE ENCOUNTERED IN
THE COURSE OF BUSINESS.
An Opinion of the "Business" Woman? j
The Curious Side of Human Nature? J
Valuo of Damaged l'roperty?Absurd I
Notions?Honesty and Trlckcry.
' The moro I como in contact with the j
; female representative of this day and gen- j
eration, the more I am convinced that she j
is a curious and remarkable phenomenon,"
! Which remark from a blonde young man !
j who certainly could never have experienced
any very harsh treatment from the sex
! naturally became tho subject for invostiga|
tion.
j "Don't get excitcd," continued ho of the
vellow mustache, lazily lichtinc a cisaretta,
I "you are no5 to lio treated to a 'confidence.' (
j I am considering lovely woman at the 1
i present moment solely from a busine.-y point
j of view. My position in the adjuster's deI
partment of a lira insurance company affords
mo opportunities to study the female
I character in a variety of phase, and I repeat
that it is a complex and remarkable
thing."
"You must strike queer fish of all sorts in
jour line," suggested the reporter as the
j young man paused.
"Lots of them," was the quick response. .
j "Nothing hut queer ftsh it seems to me some|
times, or else the businoss is peculiarly apt
| to dovelop tho queer side of human natura ,
I Our office used to insure among tho foreign- ,
I crs over in tho Hester and Essex streets tenj
ements. There's where you run against ,
I cueer fislt Such places as they are. Ugh, (
j it fairly make3 my nose ache to think of .
| them now! 'lhey are mostly tailors and
| fur sewers and the like; they are a prolific .
j lot, and one room or two at most answers ,
for a family of from seven to ten to cat, .
sleep and work in. You may fancy the
I smells one would strike. And tha cat! No
family over there is complete without the (
cat. Tho cat does all tho mischief, too. .
The unfailing reason for all the fires is, the
cat tippod over tho lam-j. It is an estab- ,
fished joke amoug tho offices that take j
these risks?this ubiquitous and perennially
mischievous cat of the cast aide lioheinian."
vai.l'k ok damaged property.
"Then arson is a common crimo in that
community," suggested the reporter. ,
' Arson unproved, but not unquestioned,
j Curious, too, for they got very decent furnishings
and excellent clothing, and then
damage them for tlio insurance."
''You insuro anything and everything, I
suppose.'"
"Ub, yos?that is, if it is specified. A
woman over in Paterson tho other day
showed mo among tho debris of her firo a
dead canary bird in a blackened cage. She
wanted compensation for its loss, but the
company would not grant it. It should havo
been covered by a special policy, n3 thoy
| often are. Parrots are very commonly in|
fcured, and a woman not long ago asked mo to
I writo in her policy, as she put it, 'Protection
for them goidlish,'pointing to a couple of
| the littlo shiners squirming about in u soveninch
globe. I told her lire would never kill |
I those animals?tho creatures were gasping j
j thou in their narrow quarters. j
' It's always tiio women mac navo cue ao- ! (
I sur.l notions about insurance, although the j
! men are pretty nearly as bad about trying (
I *.o increase tho value of damaged property.
| A little storokoojier in tho wilds of Brooklyn
I was partially burned out lust winter. Ho
| kept laces chiotly, and all that were injurod ,
! were of tho cheapest quality, but his claim ; ,
for tho moiety ot stock burned was a good > j
round one.
">'ow, you know, wo don't mako gifts to I J
j Lho assurod; wo simply indemnify, and 1 I ,
I said to our friend, 'How's this: these other ,
laces all told won't sum up to what you (
want for tho two or thico bo.-.es burned' |
" 'uh,' said tho old fellow, lowering his ,
voico contidontially, 'I toll ycu how dot ,
vas. In doso boxes I keep my most ox- j
pottiive laces. jJem laces vas fine like a |
cobweb and all hau l-made,' and so on, till, ,
i according to his elaboration, nothing short i ,
! of tho valuo o? old roso point could io;n!
pen.-ato him, but the company thought dif- |
ferently," linislied this young damage ap- ,
; praiier dryly; "it fro. juently does. j,
II- iVivT WITH HI).Vj;sT MK.V.
"Yet we don't hagglo; wo nro honest with ; |
honest men, Lut wheu wo tacklo somo one | j
trying to play sharp wo arc apt to see that j )
I ha or &ha gets no more than ho or she is on-! (
j titled to. What do you think, now, of t:?o
j cheek of a fellow down south who actually j j
j seut us up his policy soakod with the kero- I ?
sono with which, as it was afterward proved, j \
j he had tired his property I I ,|
"l'o return to tho womon. It is a com- j
! mon belioi anions them that they can get j (
j 110 indemnilicatiou it their policy is burned. j ,
And if their proporty is not all destroyed I
j they think all claim for damages is nulli-1'
lied. Hcore3 of them have come to tho of
j lice explaining that tho lire burned tho! t
j house all up, lmt most ol' tho furniture was |
j saved, and they don't suppose tluy can col (
I loefc anything, but they thought they'd J i
i como and see, becau?o Mrs. .So-and-so, ]
some neighbor, said perhaps they could. ! (
I That's a positive fact. 1 |
"Vet women nro persistent insurers; and j
how thoy treasure their policies: w tiy, out
| in a I oanecticut farmhouso 01:0 day last '
j sununor, while 1 was wuitiug in tlio best
room, what shouM 1 sco hanging over the
! malo.hon framed, and asa companion piece !
; to the marriage ? c-rtiticat-', but an insurance
policy! That was an idea, wasn't it.'
j "Vou insure hereditary valuables, heir- l
, looms and tho like." t
j "At their commorcia! value, j*cs. Wo
pay nothing for th.-ir association to an In- j
J dividual. An autograph letter of (ien. i
1 Washiii-ton wo would insure for a g"od 1
sura, but a lett r #r.tton by your ancestor r
of JM) years ago, however valuable it mi Jit ?
lw to ycu, t!io co.iipany would ap; raisj at ..
t'io price of the ink and paper, which would j
j be?nothing." }
' Jiow about jewelry and art valuables?'' t
' Wearing iewolry is inciu ied in house- j
hoM coo,Is: special arti d<?s of jewelry are L
individually tevuivd. laintin^*, statuary, \
i iiii.1 tl.? li!?e aro also specially insured." I
'Tb.n tiio poaeliWow vit^o would lie cn- t
; titled 'io a soj):ir.ito an I particular policyc
| ' ! 'i:i!oul toJly. I'at not. my dear sir, in (
c jt company lor lo,UX).''??v\v \ oric s
, Tiiaca. t
A !)!storfio;i n( Natural Shape. J
j It is well to sillily tho style of our fashiona!?lu
siatiis Jso'.vaduys, piuli.-u arly Ueauoo
! \vt> aru S'.-cin^ t:io iast ui'li.T slmpeiiios for ^
years. What <lo 1 moan; That from tiro ,
cliujjing ^arm-nts of two springs a.jo they
liav.? alivu-ly departed into ail artifi.-.'aiit/ j
ol' outlines au I a distortion oi' natural sliapo j
lU::t l;a3 u.ic nrw.liy outraged gra'.-o mni N
o. ........r-f rr i-j lic.inui r.i...? ;.o.in hit
bu-i'o !>:i I?on rejiSiiciiJ u::<icr Iho rear ?!ra- ^
poii.s, av.'l is growing rapidly to iii l-.oi'ivnt r,
jiroportions. At prc.soat is iii.-.tou<Is lhj j
ikirr.-s to r.n e.\fc-nt which. if tli.s wonrcr's
h> !y c i!ir<.ri:U' i to its limit;, *l:o v.-<ii;M m
:!c.nt. .i i.i !uoii-!y tlcforniol; l?;it it is
i?i t > \v'iar it wi I 110 next you:-.?New ,
\ c"i: Cor. t "hica.^o JleraM. (
Vbo ti;!i.!o:'sani; oilor !i-ft c;i i!io broa'.Ij *
pfii-r os:ti?.^ orluns is ouLir-'ly removal l.y
liriiuiuij a cup of srroug coin o; uwl coii'e.a '
l-oiiini; wliilo onions ua cooking couiilci
.'V t.i the sindL-W estora l'lo-vinaij.
AT CLOSE OF DAY. 3*..
Swoothcart, I wonder if you dream '!*
The samo delightful dreams as I;
If all your riant pulses s em
To throb more swift as we pas3 by.
j. see the warm flush on your faco,
The beauty of your bright, brown hair,
As down the crowded thoroughfare
You glide in goodness and in gra.e,
At close of day.
I wonder why I love you so.
You do not speak; yet from your eyes
Your soul looks out, and well I know
The moaning that your gaze implies;
What is tins sonso so sweat, so dear,
This mystery of lifo that blonds t
Two souls?that makes us more than
friends,
And lifo so fair and joyous here,
At closo of day.
Into my lifo new hope is born;
For, when wo meet, you seem to bring
Sunshine like that which breaks at morn
And lights with splendor everything?
N'ew dreams, new fancies strangely swoot.
New thoughts that bold mo in control,
Nov/ inspiration to my soul,
When we, by chance, one moment moot
At close of day.
?Eugeno J. Hall in Chicago Tribune.
AN EPISODE IN UTAH.
A. First Wife Who Did J?nt Vi?nr Polygamy
in a Submissive Spirit.
On tho other side of the square therfl
was a family consisting of a man and hig
wife and livo children, at least, tho family
was constituted as described up to tho pro
vious year. Then the husband <arno home
one night with the agreeable intelligence
that he was to bo married tho next week,
Mid that I19 wanted his wife and the girls
to bestir themselves, and get the front room
LltUJU up iur LUO UMUO, a J kuau U'l IIWI 1IUU
feel mortified when lie brought her home.
His wife, I regret to say, did not receive
Lhe news he brought in a proper spirit She
told hiin hoAvaa not likely to be mortiiied by
the appearance of the bouse, as he should
never darken its doors with his brida I
fear sho intimated likewise that she would
be on hand with a kettle of boiling wator to
recoivo him and the young lady when they
ittemptcd to enter. To all this the bus
band replied:
"Very well, my dear. If you can not be
liappy with us, try to bo happy without us
?
HC ?tiil uuu UWUU1U jwu.
Nor did thoy. Tho husband took his wife
to St. George as soon as thoy were married,
but before starting he stripped tho house of
furniture, provisions, and everything else,
leaving the first wile and hor children nothing
but tho bare walls. In relating hor experience
afterward she said:
"We did not starve. That summer I and
my children gleaned in tho wheat Holds, and
tve lived on boiled wheat until tho next
spring. Then tho Gentiles came in and some
3t them gave me work, and Lav* befriended
ino evor since."
It will bo perceived that the coming of
the Gentiles was worth something to thia
woman and her children, lor, though a diet
sf boiled wheat is heuKhful an.I nourishing,
t become* monotonous in the course of
fears, i-iesides, our wheat fields are some;imos
attacked by grasshoppers and crickits,
and then the gleaners surfer.?A Fifteen
Voar Resident of Utah in Boston Commercial
Bullet iu.
Defects of tlia KnsUsh Yacht.
An article whioh appeared a few weeks
igo in i no * leiu was uy no means pieasani
reading for those who aro interested in
English yachting, as it showed that the
American Meet will shortly possess four
jreat centreboard cutters of the very latest
typo. ISo doubt Jinglisli yachtsmon have a
rory strong and perfectly just objection to
centre boards, which ought not to Le allowed
:o compete for the America's cup, and they
may therefore be inclined to despise these
/eisels; l>ut no one can blame the Americans
for following their own ideas as to what is
jest, and the conterboarJ is, to a certaiu
jxtent, mado necessary by the nature of
their watora.
Kven, However, if the sliding Icoel be altogether
and unreservedly condemned?and
jcrtainly it is,.in some rospects, most objec:iouable?it
must bo admitted that the
Americans are not standing stiil or going
mckwurd, and it is, wo fear, equally clear
;hat tlioir Lrotbor sportsmen on ihi3 side of
ilie Atlantic ar? diutia-. tly going backward
in.I abandoning good ships for inferior ones.
I'bis i3 vory much to bo regretted. Tho
hmglish racing yacht of tiie latest kind ha9
ionie very serious defects, and undoubtedly
.arries too much load, but uovortholess sho
s, on the whole, an admirable vessel. Sho
a haudy beyond any other vessel that
>xists, sho has groat speed, auj she is seaworthy.
?Saturday llovicw.
rho Classics A'orsm Athletic Contents,
Tho Harvard Bulletin for May announces
;hat two scholarships havo beon founded
;his year In Harvard colbgo with an in:o;no
for tho present of s'ji'l) each per annun,
which uro to lit* awarded for oxceleiico
either in the classics or in athlotic
ont.sta. The scholarships aro to be called
.ho Gsorgo Emerson I o well scholarships,
ind will be iirst given next j'ear.
Tho New York Tribune, in commenting
)n ttiis extraordinary announcement, says
:l>at "its tigiiiiicanco is such as to causo an
lo-o bodied, back-action, triple plated
iliivcr to run down the spine of every sou
>l 1'alo, (Columbia and i'liti-eton who is
nteivsU'U in tiio athiutic >|vjru? of Li-? colego,
iuil who i- ilesiroiis of seeing its col;rs
to iho i'oro.'?Chicago Journal.
llrnrsiinlMtiiM of Iho t'rcuo!i Army.
Tho in:;ill iV.itanM of Gsn. UouJanyer's
jill for tL;j roor^aiiLntioa of t'r.n Kreneh
trmy aro: J-'ji-t, i!:j aof all ox'iiiptiaas,
save ext-Jiuied t > voting men
i salving fo: libera! raiwrs, r.a.l they are to
iay a iiimiuiuin t;;x of <i iv:t::nes a day lor
iirco yeai'3?ac tu.* en 1 of tiioso throe years
!>y are i ouud to bj Incorporate I for two
rears' iiotivv .-orvico: to oi-.?li/, the raising
f t!io annual coa threat to li?: men, which
viil bri'ijj uji tho { i,ai.,t> o>la:>jisItiii'?tiC fro*a
ir.'.O.i > to ."?i i,0 :j nit-ii, ili..- J o;ioJ of scrvira
,o t?e throe yoais; tb:r ily, tho men rot yet
tnbodied, or on lui*Iou.:h, s:ro to b.* dridel
>nce a mouth: fourthly, t is to i>e a
ni'C;."! army for roi.^.ii.d service, to bo re
ruiteil by vc-luutury enlistment.?Chicago
L'iiuoSi
ifc V.':n Sjx'vti! I'.itti* ill 11
"These fancy farm-.TJ tLaS co'ao out from
ho city with mo.'u luvii y than bruim iiial;o
a.?.-.aiii a pa^ienijer from x'.i^in: "a
hio liuu that Mario.I in i.e.ir our |>!a o noS
H-> bju.jlit ;i lot ol [.i.'s jr i'U>,
lUl'i Il :.iOil wo: til ui I'O.'il t > lYo.l tuuill
.itii, an I ill on joM tli'j iot for s'
'i iii In'i 0\iv)0u t<< ii; i! o any money on
h corn,' ho s:u I: 'it w.-?s in h-nts i waa
p.rulnliiij;, an.I 1 ii iv*> cuiuj oat with a
"?lliiKMiJo lie ai'!.
Tile : M.'.-l l.ivn,' i',uii! vi'iiiy
.lubii r\)s>, of iVsi, No. J I, i -c.mil
l- .?r* I/?in_*-ihs i ! 1 l.i i. . t!m /.M.i.J;
irail-1 'vii'.y niuu liv: -.z. J! > .>;*.? Li>:n ia
.- aSs, 3i<\, ? vtoVr ? ::!: I i i:i
.'yitiis'Miy 1i v.o liuat'icil aiiil i-\ rty-aotfunl
il .iiuii, in May, l^' !, h i 1 w:u m.c rod
?>iiv i-i Uetelvr, i.V\ 'I i ajo Jou trial.
l
[ '
THE STOYE-PIPE HAT,
POINTS FROM A DISCUSSION IN A
LEADING SCOTCH PAPER.
% v*
How Victory Mfty PorcJi Upon a Tall
Silk Hat ? Testimony of Threo Wit-'
lessen?Vnluo of tho Stove-ripe In Promoting
Morality.
During the past few weeka the columns of
the it'A.iincr n?r?>v iri Glaserow have been
i)j'*o!u*d to correspondents who desired to
j-res-LMt arguments lor and against the wear
ill: of "tin? tall silk hat. To judge from the
number of letters that have been published
on the subject, one would suppose that hundreds
of peop'e bail devoted th<j best part of
their lives cousi icring tbo merit* of the proper
covering of the l;ead3 of men, aud that
nearly ull of them bad come to the conclusion,
a:ter diligent study, observation, and
relicction, that, tho tall silK bat possessed advantages
over every form of headgear that
had been worn in ancient or modern times.
A commercial "traveler states that when
he (ir.it took to the road he wore a suit 6f
light tweed cloth and a soft sloticB
These he thought would be very comfort- .
able, well suited for traveling, and sufficiently
dressy for a person engaged in hia
occupation. His trip was not successful,
though he abstained ironfall the vices commou
to "drummers" and- attended strictly ~
to business. The few bills of goods ha sold ?
I were to sranll dealers of somewhat doubtfni
commercial standing. He was so discouraged
Ly his failure to secure m
trade that be was thinking of giving
up tbe business when an Knglisli commercial
traveler suggested to him that htt
are S3 was not iu ma tuvur. iw ^wlu|
mended him to discard bis tweed sack and
low slouch hat, and to wear in their place a ,
black frock-coat and shiny stove-pipe, and
to try ' his luck again." He followed the
advice, and succeeded far beyond his first
anticipations. He was welcomed at places,
where he was not received before, and generally
made large sales.
THE VALUE OF GOOD CLOTHES.
This statement i3 followed by ono from a
prosperous city merchant He writes that
he entered the house of which he is now
the manager and senior partner as an offlceboy.
He at once resolved "to work himself
up to the highest round," if that could bo
accomplished by study, care, industry, and
the exercise of all the ability he possessed.
His progress was slow at first, but he atn
tributed this to the fact that he was young.
When he became a man he dressed plainly,
ordinarily in tweed clothes and low hat, so
as to save all he could of his salary. Ho
made himself useful to the house and was
mora thau once assured that his services
were duly appreciated. Still nothing waa
said to him about taking him into the firm
or giving him an interest in the business.
Becoming discouragod at his prospect of
advancement, be concludcd that ho might
as well spend more of his salary in dresa
and in making a better appearance. Ha
accordingly appeared at bis place of business
one Monday morning in a black broadcloth
suit, while a tall silk hat was on his
! head. He entered on his duties as usual,
| and no remarlcs were made about his
j change of dross, but more customers ad|
dressed him than was customary, and bofore
the week ended be was invited to become
a member of the firm.
A German commercial gentleman temporarily
residing in Glasgow adds his testimony
in favor of the tall bat He states
j that merchants from London and l'aris
[ are better received in Berlin than are those
| from Glasgow and Kdinburgh, and he is iii!
flined to think that the urefercnce to them
! is duo to the tull hats they wear, as the
| soft hats worn by the Scotchmen present u
J very cheap appearanca
The testimony of these three men appears
I to be sullicient to establish the value of the
J tall hat in the world of trade and com'
merce. Its value in promoting respectabil|
ity and morality is declared by many persons.
PROU A MORAL STANDPOINT.
A woman states that she has for many
I years obsorved the men taken to a stationI
house by tee police, and that not one in 3X>
| wears a tall hat Another has noticed
while traveling that the men who wear tall
; hats befcavo in a more dignified, respectful
! and refined manner than those who wear
caps or low hata Tue former are not addicted
to the use of profauo or low language.
A laly who has given much attention
to the matter of dress thinks that no
covering for the head is so becoming or
tasty as tbe tall silk hat, and she regrets
that they are so expensive and so liable to
cause headache and baldness. This letter
calls out communications from a physiciad
: aud a dealer in second-hand goods. Tbo
I doctor states that the tall hat is the most
j healthful covering for the head, and def
clares that the men who wear them very
! rarely have tho headache. If the hat has a
: ventilator in the top of it the wearer is not;
likely to become baid. It causes the top of
the bead to bo surrounded by air, which ia
i the poorest conductor of heat, thus keeping
' it warm in winter and cool in summer.
JLtie aeaior in secoua-oanu arutn-a iu ui cu
! states that he pays more than twice as much
for cast oil' silk bats as be does for felt bats
that originally sold for the same price. He
! thinks if they were generally worn that
' dealers would pay half price for them when
they bad s:.'eu six months' services They
would be cleaned up and shaped so as to
| conform to tho lut.-st styls. Finally, thj
testimony of a professor of science and navigator
is given in regard to the value of tha
tall h it as a life-preserver. He says it id
j more serviceable in case of shipwreck than
1 any Duoy he has over experimented with,
i It now seems ovident that the stove-;.ipo v
hat is tho most potent agent in every department
of progress and reform that we
possess. Wo now understand why there is
so much wealth, refinement, culture, and intellectual
activity in Lonlou and Paris.
The men who live in these cities generally
wear stovo pipe hats. In view ot the tostikioiiv
that has been eivon on the subject, is
St"emos lively that we have not yet discovered
half the virtues o? the tall hat ?
Chicago limes.
Curtailed Ulet ns a Cure.
Dr. C. E. Page of I'o-ton, seems intent
cn supplementing the solution of ihe drink
problem by a pledge of ab-tinence from all
tool whatever. The records of baby-farm
statistics do not shake hi* confidence m the
elliency of a curtailed diet as a cure for all
disorders of < hiUbood, ami bo quotes the
case of a cousuiuptive who, much to hij
own sun rise, was cured by carrying that
curtail.went to its logical extreme, having,
ia fact, tried to starve him-uif to deutb, and
Las gained strength at a rate causing a
WiJ.-siJivau Sousuiiou.?CLicagJ limes.
Si<r. Toii'.-isini's KU-ftric j'hotojjrnplij-.
A { oraiuitttfo of tl.o l'arus Polytechnic iustiti.te
has lvportei favorably on Slg.
iotuu>ii;i s nwtuod of electric photography
?i. ? ., ft plan I'or supors.iliiig tha functioas
of li.r'jt ; y tLj direct action of e.eclrio
currvits, :.a;l obtaining photographs lu tha
dark. JJc.'jSi ii l-.itoly patented u device for
teligtaplnag without t.:u iuddii'p ci telegraph
wire.-:. After t-uclii::j? I?,i!,p-: to tliswith
iainp-oil, electricity ma; yet ?uable
Us to cook without lire aud shoot v;Ukovs
powder.? Dr. Felix L. C'swalJ.
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