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THE NEW CITY. BT MRS NAPOLEON U. UOKANOX. They talked of a magic town; ? I heard nor believed it true That a giant of such renowu Should spring from the dwarf I know; Still, as 1 pondered thoreon. I yearned for the old home-plaoe; I must see was it. too, goue: Surely that they would not efface. I went to the magic city, Approached it almost by stealth. Its progress I viewed with pity, I hated this influx of wealth; Why had it come to take And change the familiar ways? It made my worn heart ache For the memory of boyhood days. Where are the sparkling fountains, Thought I, In bitter regret. Well, they cannot remove the mountains! They are constant to greet me yet. . The hud had blown to a flower, I wandered Its strange streets through, Wondered, wandered an hour.4 Without meeting a face 1 knew. The whir, the buzz, the rattle, Pierced even my hearing dead; X thought I was in a battle. With mlsslle6 flying o'erhead. And this Is Progress, it seems, Thia riot of burly strife That murders an old man's dreams And puts him at odds with life. No Pantheon is there to-day For the past in this new regime; No ahrlne for a pilgrim gray, No nook where an old man may dream. 5>. Changed were the haunto I sought, The landmarks long overgrown ; The village and I were forgot In the triumph of mortar and stone. Nrw York Cut. Dr. ffiisieus Mission fl Remarliable Romance. B4C? U , r- BY EMILY THORNTON. >:. t-.r ' " CHAPTER EL "WHAT CAttE OF SIB REGINALD'S RICE. We left Sir Reginald Glendenning dashing in a -wild and furious way, while In a fit of vexation, down the ramble or carriage way leading from the Hail. . i The horse he sat upon was almost a colt, very wild and fiery, and, as he had not been ridden' for several days, was particularly spirited on this memorable morning in the latter part of May. The pathway over which they almost tew was very beautiful, surrounded on . either side by grand old trees, whose soft bonghs meeting, as we have before described, made a perfect canopy of green above, through which flecks of bright bine sky might be seen, and through which, also, rare slants of sunshine glinted, falling on drops of dew that lay upon the nodding grasses, or upon little clomps of flowers, whose cups lay open, ver turning skyward for a fresh supply ?f light or moisture. Oh, it was a glorious morning! Glorious in being a perfect contrast - A* ^ M *o me arear, aamp, iujfKJ' tuai uau | Immediately preceded it, with the fitful unshine of the day before, that had ?nded in a wild storm. Bat Sir Beginald saw not and cared ' not for the beauty that lay so ravishingly around him. He had received an unwelcome letter, one presenting to him a i duty, which he meant not to fulfill, and aow he was sullen, morose, and angry. In order to gratify his whim, he was 1 riding at a break-neck speed a wild young horse, going he cared not whither, aor how, so that his movements kept pace with the tormoil within. On, on they flew, past fountain, statuary, groves, and hedges, until they dashed into the open road away, away. i. Suddenly a large dog, roused from a * " drowsy morning nap by the heedless clatter of the horse's hoofs, sprang from , a doorway almost to the flanks of the a+aw+Ias? oniwal Viarlrir?cr fl?.VA.fr?lv 5).<5 hf? did so. The suddenness of his appearing proved too much for the nervous organization of young Tempest, who, at the sight and sound, gave such a sharp, quick, sideward jump that he dashed his v rider from the saddle and pitched him over his head, exactly upon a pile of etones that had been left by the roadside for removal, where be lay in a moaning heap, while he scampered carelessly on, All unmindful of the agony inflicted or the extent of the accident. But while be paused not in his mad . course, hnman eyes saw the misfortune, and kind human bands went to the assistance of the wounded baronet. The slightest toucb created tbe deepest agony; but that he most be carried home was evident to all, therefore a litter was easily constructed, and with as UKich tenderness as possible the sufferer was softly raised, placcd upon it, and so taken to the Hall, to which a messenger bad been sent ahead with the news, .while another bad rushed off for the |. Doctor. |- f "By the time the sad procession had reached the grounds of the mansion, Dr. Hfenstein was on band, ready to superIntend their entrance, and to manage their progress up the stairs to his bed chamber. It was the sight of this mournful cortege that had called the startled household to the hall, and the news of their coming that was suddenly imparted to her ladyship, as she emerged from hei room on hearing the scream given by Belle, as she also heard for the first of the accident. Very tenderly he was borne along, yet oil holt, (.owi olirrlit larc t.Vmf it wmu aii vuvu \/w?v vuv vuwv was impossible to prevent drew forth I groans of agony, causing frequent rests * to be made, so that their progress was aecessarily slow and very tedious. But under Dr. Elfenstein's quiet and calm directions the last stair was reached In safety, and after one more turn in the ball he was placed upon his own bed in a large and airy room, and his sympathe tic bearers winoti their heated brows, a and drew a long breath of unspeakable B relief. For a few moments a breathless silence reigned, then the sufferer turned his pallid face to the Doctor, and begged hi IE 10 666 a. I once wnat was wc jim ?uu cxact extent of his injuries. After a thorough and careful investigation, which caused great anguish, ^ made evident by groans, mingled, I am aorry to say, with curses, the Doctor L hastened to reply to his impatient deI inand to know the exact truth. J. "1 am happy to inform your lordship that the injuries, while severe, are not necessarily fatal," was the honest reply. i "Shall I soon be over them?" was the ' nest question that issued anxiously from the pale lips ol' the sufferer. "Von will not. I am eriovod to Inform jou. Your hip is so injured that you will be holpleas for weeks, nay. months, while your spine also has received a terrible wrench." "Doctor, I cannot lie hore a single night; I must get up, and gc around m; I house," returned the patient, throwing \ off the clothes in great excitcmcnt. anc striving to raise THmself in vain, whilt great drops ef perspiration gatherec upon his pale brow, brought there by tb< effort. "You see yourself that it Is impossi $k)j Yoy must obey orders and lie per i K&, 1 fectly quiet, if you "ever expect to walk y again." o "I tell you I cannot lie here," 6houted y the sufferer, in the greatest agony of t mind. "You don't know what you say t when yon demand it I must, I will Vx* arnnnH hv niirVit. Tt. la nf r-Mnl im. n portance." "I cannot help it. The dealings oJ n Providence are mysterious, but also are c inevitable. Your hip is broken, your t epine is injured, and you are a prisoner f for months," was the Doctor's serious v* but firm reply. b "My God! what on earth then is to s become of my poor " His lordship f; paused, wiped the great drops of agony a from his brow, and concluded the sen- o tence in a feeble wail, "my poor plans, b my business." n "Do not worry over your earthly affairs. You surely can give orders to t some person to attend to all and every- d thing. Your chief duty now is to bear t up, while I do what I can for your re- t lief, so that you may at least have a com- \ fortable night, if there is comfort to be r had after so dreadful an accident," re- ^ turned the pnysician. j: "Doctor, answer mo one question, and, n at your peril, answer truly. Is there j danger of delirium? Will my mind give j way under this awful pain?" v I think not. Your constitution Is a a good one, and your nervous system not at all shattered; but of course I do not say for a certainty, as these things are ^ beyond a physician's knowledge." t "If there is the least danger of that c within twenty-four hours I must know r it, as I have business of vital importance ^ to transact.c There is no danger within that time, . rest assured; so try and calm yourself, i for the sake of your friends," returned the Doctor. , Sir Reginald was silent for a moment; , then his eyes rested half-inquiringly upnn hio moonirnr nrifo onH niofft thpn fiyprf themselves, as if in deep study, upon the face of his nephew, while bitter sighs escaped his white, trembling lips. "Drink this, my dear sir, and it will, I hope, relieve you," said the Doctor at last, advancing to his side with some liquid medicine in a glass. "Answer first, will it deaden thought? If it will, I cannot swallow it, as I have a terrible problem to be solved before my mind can have a rest," was the strange reply. "Drink it. It may soothe pain, but, I E assure you, not prevent reflection." So the trembling baronet swallowed B the potion, and then became silent and f thoughtful. T Dr Elfenstein waited until he saw his d patient calmed and more pliable, then ^ proceeded to replace the bone_ of the broken hip and arrange the sufferer id s the position most important for the sue- c cess of his surgery. j . After giving explicit directions to Lady 0 Constance and Mrs. Fredon, an old family nurse, for his further treatment, j, he withdrew, promising to return by a evening to see how his remedies were v working, and to bring other needed articles for his comfort and relief. s No sooner had the door closed upon t his retiring form than Sir Reginald ordered every soul to leave the room ex- t] cept Lady Constance, merely explaining _ to the wondering ones that he must consult his wife upon a matter of impor- ^ tance. - a "Constance," said he, when he saw w that his order had been obeyed and that they were alone, "go to my library and j( get me from the locked drawer of my ^ bookcase, a letter which lies upon the r( I verv too. The key you will find in my ?i pocket" [j Lady Constance instantly did as he directed, and the letter from his j;[ dead sister was once more in his hand. a This time he read it in a different Q mood. Instead of anger, one could see intense satisfaction in his eager eyes. "Now, I will tell you the request made of me in this letter," and he repeated to ? her the words we read over the shoulders p] of his niece and nephew, as they stealth- ^ ily possessed themselves of its contents. "This girl needs a home for a few M months. I need some private assistance, and yon need 9ome person to aid you and Q the nurse in taking care of me, or at least in amusing me. If this Ethel is n willing to do as I wish, I will pay her for 3] her services well, and thus my sister's desires will be carried out. What say ? you to the arrangment?" "I am perfectly willing to acquiesce in what you think best," was the meek reply of the wife. "Then give me a paper and pencil while I write a telegraphic dispatch. "There," said he, handing her the following message, addressed to the person '' alluded to: * "Sir Glendenning is 111. You can be ? useful here if you wish, so come instant- A ly. Answer. Will be met at station." y "Call the coachman; tell him to take A Jerry and go with all speed to the office 1 &nd see TCiat this is sent at once. Have him wait for an answer." a A short time elapsed only, when a Matthew returned with this message: "I 'i will come to you oe the 4 ?'clock train." ^ A few words ooncisely written, but on them hung a long train of twrible events j that the movements of the (heed future nould alone unfold. I 'I CHAPTER X. I MHS. NEVERGAIt. \ We will now return to look a little into "V the welfare of Mrs. Nevergail and her 1 6orrowful niece, after they had reached * - - ' ? j ? ni 1 J the borne or tneir reiauve, iur. manes r. Rogers, in Charles street, Liverpool, and bidden the handsome young physicia.. farewell, who had cared for them both u ^o tenderly during their passage across t the Atlantic. t It need only be said, in reference to a that farewell, that the tears rushed to F the hazel eyes of Ethel as she saw him ? disappear in the distance, and a great t and lonely void seemed suddenly to have 9 dropped into her heart. b She knew not why she had taken such a deep interest in this grave and often preoccupied stranger, but from the first word of kindness spoken to her, the first ? glance into his earnest eyes, she had felt a toward him as she had never done to- t ward any person of the opposite sex t before. 1 Then he had been so tender and kind \ toward her suffering charge, had looked eo gently after the welfare of cach, that she had learned to trust him Implicitly, to look to him for advice, and to loan upon him as a Bister would upon a brother while thrown so much together upon the deep. But now it was all over. He had gone, and henceforward she could but learn to do without him. For a day or so it had almost seemed an impossibility, but with the rapid failure of her aunt's strength her thoughts were forced into another channel, and her own lonely feelings had to be pushed aside for the more momentous and important one of their impending separation. The third week was drawing to a 5 ~ /J K??Awr Close, ana me yuung um u?u .mvn^ herself upon her knees by the bedside of the invalid to catch the last words that she had to speak in her ear. At her request, she had been left alone ; with her child, and now, with her hand In hers, she murmured: j "Ethel, darling, I feel that I have but ' a few hours more to be with you, as my ' strength is fast waning; but while J I mav. I wish to tell vou what I thought , J might be kept from your ears until your I I twenty-first birthday: but as I shall not i J be with you then. I must impart to you ? now ap important secret, and giye into ' rour charge dome documents not "to "be ipened until that day. My dear, will 'mi lalrfi l.hn.q^ nanflrs. tinri nrnmisA ma hat you will not break their seal until hat time arrives?" "I will, dearest aunt; rest assured I pill do exactly as you wish." "The papers 1 speak of, then, are in ay trunk, inside a small wallet. Take barge of them immediately, and be sure o attend to them at the time I mention, iow. 1 must tell you a fact that I have withheld from your knowledge for the est of reasons, and in order to keep a olemn pledge at secrecy given to your n^VtA?> nrVtAn o ViO Vift 7 fnnlr WAn n o *?aii aouci vvucii vu uttuc. x uuua ?uu, az jruu re aware, when a child of a few weeks Id, as iny own had died, as well as my usband's sister, who was your own dear lother. "You were so young, and to be so enirely ours until your twenty-first birthay, that all thought It best to call 'you iy our own name. I now tell you, for he first time, what has been kept secret, four father still lives, but for various easons did not wish to claim you or be :nown to you until that time. I have nformed him of my husband's death, ay failing health, and of my return to ingland. 1 have also given him Cousin logers' address, who will also tell him chore you can be found when that date rrives. "I will only add that there is nothing o be ashamed of in your birth. You \ ire a true gentlewoman, ana wnen ,wenty-one will come into property sufficient for your support; but this fact is lot to be generally known. Four months irill oknf)f> hpfnrfi tViftt, time pfimpfi. and 1 .an leave only enough to bury me and >urchase suitable mourning apparel for ourself. "I dare not leave you without a pro.ector and guardian, and as our present iost is poor and has a struggle to provide for his own six children and wife, I iave written to my brother, Sir Reginald Jlendenning, asking him to take charge >f yon. I told him unless he did you vould be obliged to earn your own livng, and I hated to send you out into the yorld alone for such a purpose. I asked lim if you could not be of use in some to iim, until the fifth of October, when you could be otherwise provided for. This etter must be sent after my interment, ^t him be notified of my death and inited to my funeral; then, after all is ver and your mourning garments are oade. send him the letter. "Now. my love, I wish you to promise ne that you will go to him if he sends or you, and assist him in whatever calacity he offers, even though it may be istasteful. Will you do this for your ying aunt, Ethel, my child?" "I surely will," was the low reply, obbed out almost with a wail, "but I annoi ininK 01 your aying. u, auntie: have loved you so, how can I live withut you?" " 'As thy day, so shall thy strength be,' ? all I car say. God will comfort you, nd in a few more months your father rill claim and protect you." "Thank God for that. Dear aunt, I ball rejoice in that father's love, I rust." "You will, my darling. But what is bis? 1 cannot see! I am growing numb -cold, Ethel?Ethel?I am dying!" She spoke no more, and as Mr. and Irs. Rogers hastened back to the room t Ethel's hurried call, they saw that she ras indeed breathing her last. Ethel mourned, as one with such a wing heart would naturally do over er great loss, but amid all her grief she emembered distinctly every direction tie had received from those loved, dying ps. The package spoken of was hidden istantly amid her own possessions, and message dispatched to the baronet, otifying him of his sister's death and ae hour of her funeral. To this no answer was vouchsafed. The day came and passed without his resence, ana in a nuie less x-nan a wees fter all was over, the letter to be delivred after death was forwarded to Glenenning Hall. The next day a telegraphic dispatch aminoned the young girl immediately to ie presence of the baronet, saying "that e was ill, and needed her at once.*' An hour later saw her seated in a railay train that passed through shire, rj her way to the Hall. Poor girl; she little knew what waited her there. [to be continued.] TEMPERANCE. THE PKICE OF A DRINK. Five cents a glass!" Does any one think 'hat that is really the price of a drink? Five cents a glas3," I heard yon say ; Why, that isn't very much to pay." .h, no. indeed 'tis a very small sum ou're passing over 'twixt finger and thumb, .nd if that were all that you gave away t wouldn't be very much to pay. 'Five cent? a glass!" How Satan laughed 18 over the bar the young men quaffed 'he beaded liauor. for the demon knew 'he terrible work that drink would do. ind before morning the rlctlm lay Vith hie lifebiood ebbing swiftly away, ind that was the price he paid, alas! 'or the pleasure of taking a social glass. 'ive cents a glass! Oh. it that were all, 'he sacrifice would indeed be small. lut the money's worth is the least amount Ve paj. and whoever will keep account Vill learn the terrible waste and blight 'hat follows the ruinous appetite. 'ive cents a glass ! Does any one think ?hat that is really the price of a drink'.'1 A FRIGHTFUL WASTE. The amount of money uselessly spent for iquore in the United States simply to satisfy be appetite Cleaving off the revenue derived rom tne traffic, and the use for industrial, rtistical. mechanical and medicinal pur ?oses) would each year pay all the expenses f the United States Government, and all the ollections made on account of tariff, and all he property destroyed by fire in the United tates. and leave the nice ltttle sum of $677,1 h025f or jpjpjn opfl. '1.. "hard times." In our,cities the workingmen furnish the aloon the largest and most regular patronige. A great many of these poor toilers risit the saloons as regularly as they go to heir meals. Not a few are bo ignorant as o think that their daily portion of beer is is necessary to their health and strength as heir daily bread. Oh, that they would isten to the voice of some prophet who vould gladly proclaim and prove the fact to hem that men who endure hard labor the jest, and men who are the most skilled aborere are not those who patronize the aloon. On the contrary, men are in greater lemand who abstain from strong drink. >trong drink is a curse to tho body and a >rey on the physical strength. In ihe days of their prosperity, when abor is in demand and wages good, and heir health yet unbroken, these men live heir idea] lives. They eat and drink to heir satisfaction, and are not as wise as nany a brute in providing for the future. iVhat they do not consume on their imrneliate living, they squander in a drunken evel immediately after pay-day. Their ap>etite for drink overpowers every desire to ay by anything for a luture day when they nay be in need and helpless. An evil day 'omes upon them, and they have nothing in t-serve to meet it. In sickness they become jbje-ts o! public charity or are left to suffer or their lollv. When out of employment heir need drives them mad, and they be ome a burden or a peril to society. Rut when everybody is crying "hard imes" the saloons are reaping a rich har est. When Bhop? shut down and workers ire not needed there is no stop in the liquor jusiness ; rather the contrary, liquor dealers mvean increneo of patronage. Haloons are iecorated when laborers are on a strike or ire out of employment, because to them it is t profitable affair. Every other business nay suffer during a financial crisis, but the ialoon knows no hard times except when a :emperance movement sweeps tbe town . - . # ? I a fort m m m PLAN OF A GERMAN CAPTAIN FOR REVOLUTIONIZING WAR. Many Ascents by Balloons. ? Th< Science of Aeronautics Part of Military Education in the Realm of the Kaiser. T?\ ARON MAXIMILIAN WOLI I?? Von Stolberg Schroeder is al I J at a Kearney street hotel 6 For the convenience of friendi the gentleman is content to be ad dressed as Captain Wolf. He is a re tired officer of the German army, ? typical son of the Faderland. Th< Captain does not speak English fluentl] but employs gestures with the free dom of a Frenchman, and a ver similar ail*. He is solid, black-bearded spectacled, a student by the very lool of him. The only picture he had wa taken some four years ago. and sinc< that time he has visibly matured. The German navy," says the Cap tain, "has about 400 balloons designei for carrying and dropping bombs The bomb is released automatically? by clock work. It is easy to droj bombs into a city by studying cur rente, but to hit a ship would be ex j tremely difficult. A land force attack I ing a naval force thus would be a A (tfc*.' DROPPING BOM great disadvantage, and probably lo?< its Ammunition. Before sending np i bomb balloon it is necedeary to sent up some dummies so as to determin< the currents. It is impossible to d< this with such certainty that a uhi] could be selected as a target. An en tire fleet, closely grouped, would mak< a fine target though. The Captain has paid particular at tention to aeronautics as a brancn 01 military science. It is partly for th< purpose of spreading knowledge tha careJul experiments in this directioi have given him that he now visits thii country. He would like to form a sor of school of soldier ballooniets?i reserve. "You haf with Mexico a war. Go u] in balloonB. No ship can come nea: and be not seen, nor torpedo boats There is no studio in this country fo; such." "Have yon made many ascension yourself, Captain ?" he was asked. "Oh, 547 trips now. Never ver long ones. Once I was upstairs twelve hours and floated from Berlin t< Danzic." Captain Wolf has, like othe: aeronauts, invented a flying machine He does not, like other aeronauts place unbounded faith in it. H thinks it will be a success. He ie sur< that the principle ie correct and tho the mechanism is superior to an; other ever devised for the purpose But it "will take much money to fin out. The Government ought, it seem to him, to take an interest in so im jiortant a matter. There is a Deutscher Balloon Spoi Club that has among its members th finest army engineers, the best chen KBXDINfi TTT A ints, mathematicians reckoned ainonf. the scholars of Germany. Of thii organization Captain Wolf in u men* hpr. "While, as the name implies, th( object 18 partly recreatioD, there it* i deeper and more aeriouH wide to tb< gatheriuge. The design in to keej abreast of aeronautic*', and, in case o war, to be ?eady to ofler a balJooi corps, ready equipped, to the Hervic< of the country. MoBt of the clul membfi'B are e:;-r.rmy officers, win have never become wholly reconciled to a life ol' peaco. ''Really, not mioLi a great advance has been made," continued the Cap t:iid, in ii vernacular cjuaintJy i>eyon< representation in type, "since bal 1?ic?uk sailed out ol Paris during tb< sie^e and reached tlie banks of tbi Rhine. The airships no-called hav< been failures. None of Ihem havi Wen any better than the old-fash .oned silk bag, whipped hither am about at the mercy of tbe wind, ant sonre have been much worse. "There are so many things to bi considered, power, lightness, strength susceptibility to control. Now, nn (.irship must have an engine. ]t can I +y.^4- Vw> limivrx- -*i4-_ iiu nwi purpose. All tlie material of the Hhi} must be durable and jet it cannot havi great weight. I thin!. an engine of i single1 horse-power will be auffioieni and yet?" Here theCaptaih tihrtigge hie shoulders. f "The principle of this airship,"! continued, "is possibly better show by the pictures than by anything I ca say. The engine occupies the centr< ! The air paddles are worked by an en< less chain and will revolve with gret speed. The well body will be fille by the employment of ammonii Equilibrium is secured by the wini r like fans. 1 "Since a boy of seventeen I hai . studied the balloon," went on the Ca] 9 tain, getting guttural in a fervor ui - observed before, "I studied him i school, I studied him in the army, ar i ever since. I did it for love of tl a 17arlarloTi^ fir?t Ttion T did it V>ACftni f the subject bacame an engrossing on "Think what a magnificent thing 1 j have a fleet of air-ships! How tl , present methods of army and na'v i would be revolutionized! Whe: s would the modern cruiser find to hid* s What the good of a march across tl Alps? I tell you the air-ship mu - come. It may not be my ship, bi 3 the future will see it. Wise men ha1 . said it, and not dreamers; men wl - do the thinking of the times. Mayl j my ship will never be made. I ha1 - only models. To build it full si: - would cost thousands of dollars, ai ." Once more the German Ca; t tain gave a French shrug. BK ON AN KNEMT. J But for all Captain Wolf was so a i sured that the picture of hie air sh: 1 would be self-explanatory, it woul e not thus strike the average behold } ignorant of the mysteries of eky-sa: 3 ing. A side view shows an elongati - body, stoutly but lightly ribbed, s e upon a plane, being upheld by foi slender legs. Beneath it are pipes - some secret manner responsible I F r\f KnAvartAv onrl fhfi O 1 luomwuaiiv^ VA WUVJ UUVJ y MUM WMV M 3 paddles not unlike the screws of t small boat. It must be confess* i that the air ship in its present staj i does not suggest a spin through tl t clouds, but Captain Wolf doubtle i r\ f ^ lBABON VON STOLBEBG SCHBOEDKB. t e knows more about this than the pe i- pie to whom he displays hie plans ai - his hopes. "I have never been any place els< said the aeronaut, "where the oc ditions for ballooning were so favc able as here. I think there is no otl city where there could be found panorama of nature so magnificen the ocean, the Golden Gate, the bfl the mountains beyond, and then S Francisco scattered over her hil Wonderful! I would like to rema bere and teach the young men?yo private military?the balloon arm i the service. Germany prizes | highly." 4 Captain Wolf is so different lromt usual aeronaut who ventures to t , 6COUTJNG TARTT. f | Coast, that it is difficult to realize th 4 i he is one of the craft. The ordina] ? balloonist is a foolhardy fellow wl > makes reckless risks of his neck ai i limbs, but with no idea of ai j scientific value being oonnected wil ) his calling. He usually dubs himse f ' 'professor." a case of pretense that 1 good look at him exposes. Captai ) Wolf, on the contrary, is a studei > and scholar, and would be accepted t ) such on his appearance alone. [ While the realm of cloud and sis has engaged most of the attention < 2 Captain Wolf he has not neglecte - other lines. Among hie inventions : 1 a bomb, that sinks when hot, ris< when cool, and rising blows any pas 2 i ing enemy from the water, or, as tl s Captaiu yesterday expressed, "Poo: p There you are." n In his collection of pictures are se 1 Arrvnvimon + t! ViV f\V>P dp - I tJHJ M1U?1U^ IAJJW 1 ! man Balloon Club. the different shape 1 | balloons, the methods of secnrir them in atoms. He has drawn up d plan for a balloon shelter, in which ti , ! extended bap; may be housed. It r j flanked by music stands and refresl - j men1 booths. Altogether the Captai ,i I is a most enthusiastic aeronaut, i ) much so, indeed, that the bomb thi s blows hot and blows cold is likely 1 a suffer from neglect. 1 ' ' ' V ' b, "They had a great fair in Chicago, d Captain?" ^ "Yes," responded he, with a shade ie of doubt, "a great far, but not half T n the chance for ballooning that there is * ,n here. "?San Francisco Examiner. _ e. ^ B Form in Flowers. . A remarkably interesting observa- I ' tion bearing on the evolution of form in flowers, has recently been placed on A record, and relates to regular and irregular flowers. Irregular flowers are j 76 those which have the petals, or other P" parts, of various forms or sizes, as in ? a~ orchids or the common snapdragon? l? regular flowers are those with uniform Q parts, as in the primrose or buttercup. ie Flowers often suddenly change their Be normal characteristics?in the lan- f e* guage -of the florist,, they "sport." t0 The new observation is, that while an 3 ie irregular flower will sport occasionally ^ to a regular one, there is no record of C ^ a regular one becoming irregular. J' Tins is taken to mean mat regularity is the original mode, and that irregu- ( ^ larity is a later development in the a* evolution of form. This oonflrms, so 76 far aait goes, Mr. Darwin's belief that 10 the beautiful tribe of Orchidace? ap )e peared on the earth in comparatively ?e recent times. The flower which has recently been added to the list of irregulars becoming regular, and which P" led to the somewhat important generalization, is a well known garden plant ? from the West Indies having large blue butterfly-like flowers, Clitoria f ternata. It is said that in its sportive state the flowers more resemble those { of the common garden periwinkle than , a papilionaceous plant.?Independent. As Good as Coffee. In the island of Beunion is a plant known as the wild orange, which pro- * duces a fruit, green at first, afterward y bluish, and verging into purple as it ^ ripens. This has been tested and found to make a beverage in every ] way equal to coffee, and at a much i lower price. J The product is called "museaenda,"' and it can be used alone or mixed with j pure coffee. It is announced that j about 24,000 acres of this plant are ] now being cultivated,;?San Francisco Chronicle. _ ^ Hen AgainHawk. There was an interesting ornithological exhibition in the dooryard of Georaa Benefield. near Ravmondville, a few days ago. An old hen and her ' >8" . < A TERRIFIC BATTLE ENSUED. I brood, parties of the first part,: "were wandering about the yard in search of grasshoppers, when a big speckled hawk, party of the seoond part, sailed down from a neighboring oak and pounced upon a chicken. The old hen flew to the rescue, and a terrific battle ensued. The hawk appeared to be in a paroxysm of rage and heeded not the approach of the party of the third part in the person of Miss Effie Cow* ? den, who was standing but a few stepe away when "the war began." She aai>za<3 tho Tlftwk hv its winffS and thought to wring its neck, but it wasn't that kind of a hawk. It turned upon and made desperate efforts to strike her in the face with its beak. There is no telling how long the combat would have continued or how it _ would have terminated if Mrs. Bene* field had not oome to the rescue. She ?I broke the hawk's neck with a hoe. Q The bird measured something over ? four feet from tip to tip of its wings. 'f |y. How Cats Are Treated in the West ler When a town is overrun with cats a a citizen is detailed to gather them up it; and ship them in a freight car to the iy, next town, where they are turned an loose. When the people of the town Is. that gets these cats discover what has kin happened, they do the shipment act ur themselves. Thus all the railroad Df towns get a serenade, the oats get a it free ride and change of climate, and there is no humane society to meddle he and make lawsuits.?St. Louis Posthe Dispatch. The Fashionable Pelisse. is This model for -winter -wear i a- shows one of the newest forms of t n traveling wrap. Jt is a revival of the jo old-time pelisse, and when made of it broadcloth and trimmed with bear it 1 ;o is particularly effective.?Chicago i J Record. : " ? / I j "S- ;] "UNIDENTIFIED." ? . \ . beau til al ship sailed out of the bay, ' 7 j Unoonsoioufl o! rock or ut6rm, lie sunbeama danced on the laughing warm/ Th*t fondled her graoefal form. ' j ut the night came down, ana tne st..^aj burst forth, And a hidden reef was there? '*? he fair ship struck on the treacherous ledg$" And sank 'midst a cry of despair I ^ . fair young girl, with her innocent heart, Sailed out on the social sea; ~ n "he breath of flattery filled each sail, And life was an ecstacy. tut the hidden reef and the passion storm Lurked cruelly there to ban!? ' ,_Jrj Ihe trusted Love?and her life was wrecked On the traitorous heart of man 1 . low fair she looks even lying here ^ i With the city s nameless dead . ?he golden hair o'er the waxen brow Like an angel's pinion spread! ), mother, who waits for the dear one'ff voice That eyermore is dumb, ' N-' ., iod pity us all, for we know not how ^ Or where the end may come! ?P. 8. Cassidy, in Donahoe's Magazine. '.( PITH AND POINT. Next to nothing?A dude's bat A dead beat?The funeral drum. Woman's rights?Marriage rites. Be content with, your lot and quit lying to sell it. I A man of puqh is too often unjustly icoused of haying a pull. ) Tie now the small boy?though his heart if still bold? j ?uts off fighting Indians until It's lass cold* ?Washington Star. . { The man who deals in both umbrellas and parasols can read any kind ot weather report with satisfaction.-? Esllo. The iron founder may be a largeproportioned man, but lie never yet,' in his business, succeeded in casting i shadow. ' ' "Do you believe that contentment is better than riches?" "Perhaps if you have them both together.[nter-Ocean. ' v > A foreign chiropodist announce! . that he has "removed corns from all bhe crowned heads of Europe. "?Phil* adelphia Record. " MissDaybye?' 1 shall never marry. ^ Miss Bloom?"Don't say that. Borne* one may leave you a fortune some day."?Brooklyn Life. * j Customer-1-' 'Send a barrel of sugar ap to mj house arid charge it" Grocear ; --"Excuse me; the sugar trust i* busted."?Detroit Free Presp. I asked Jans for a flvs, % And be wrinkled up bis brow; 'I don't lend lees than ten," said he, "And I haven't that much now." -Life, v Stl tlTT? T kunJ v/ittrn? xxu dojo jl oj-ug mvxv uu?u- , v tifully than any giri he knows! What Jo you think of that?" Maud?"I think he should extend his acquaiht* '/: Mice."?Truth. "* i Her Mother?"I am surprised at Charles squandering So much money on a phonograph." The Wife?4'Iam not. He always did like to hear him41 M self talk."?Brooklyn Life. . He wrote many poems on beautiful enow, 1 Still it seemed to starvation he'd stalks 1 But now he makes money the whole winte^ long B7 cleaning .ie snow off the walk. } . ?Chicago Inter-Ocean, j 1'I am troubled with insomnia. J haven't closed my eyes for five nigh'te." "You want to play football. The first ( game I played I remember my eye* were closed for a fortnight."?Staieav?*,^ man. , i. : Chicago Police Justice?"Your face seems familiar. Don't I know you?" Greasy old bum?"I don't think yon do, your honor. I'm a little pertick'ler about the comp'ny I keep."?Chicago Tribune. . Matrimonial Advertisement?A lady, young, pretty, bright and poor, de* sires to make the acquaintance of a man with the opposite qualities, with a view to a happy marriage.? Ffie* geude Blatter. ! Although the blind manTs dog is sel? dom accorded any prominence in ac? counts of the world's happiness there is no denying the fact that he takefi part in a good many leading events."? Buffalo Conner, i Johnnie--"Papa, do two negative# make an affirmative?" Papa?"That's the role." Johnnie?"Well, yon said ' ' no, no, when I asked yon for aqnart?i this morning. When do I get it Detroit Free Press. "Made an awful mistake at the GoV tox's reception. Stepped up to on# of the guests and told him to call m? a horse and carriage." "Did he do it?" "No. He called me an ass."? Indianapolis Journal. "What a clever, ingenious ieiiow Bergeneellers ieJ" "flow so?" 1 never saw or heard of his doing any- 4 thing." "That's it, exactly. Manage# to live without having to do any? thing."?Chicago Tribune. Aspiring Poet -"I'll set the world ablaze yet." His Wife?"I do hope vou will, dear. Would you mind making a fire in the kitchen stovesjust as a matter of practice, yon know?"?Indianapolis Journal. There's no suroease of sorrow at all, There's the same tale of woe to toll; Though Mary has kindly dropped ''AfterrhS Ball," She now warbles "Daisy Bell," ?Indianapolis Journal. -"Colonel Gore says he means to ihoot yon like a dog when he meets ^ pou." "Oh, that's all right. The jolonel ueeu to be on the police force ind couldn't shoot a dog if he h^d it locked in a barn." ? Indianapolil Journal. "? *? r U J 'Sir, nave you any iauit. iu jjuu with this sausage?" "Yes, the ends ire not quite tolfiiy liking." "Why, very sausage has got two ends!" 'True enough; but this one has got :hem too near together."?Hirschbet* ;er Tageblatt. . First Artist?"I received a magnifi-? ;ent tribute to my skill the other day Sm it the exhibition." Second Artiwt? What was it?" First Artist--"Yon inow my picture, 'A Storm at Sea?' Well, a man and ilia wife were looking it it and 3 heard the man say: 'Come [>n, my dear; that picture makes me sick.' "?Brooklyn Life. The largest scholarship given by ?ny American college is the Stinneoks ^ scholarship at Princeton. It is awardad for excellence in Greek and Latin* ?nd amounts to 11600 annually. i