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HCLA I and ?SC, tl WgB^gKB^i.* I HBHB^nHgBH^PmrED. I vESbU?3S3B^^^? reached the foot of I ^BgDHS^Bnn, he fonnd that the -whole M wKUbOB^^l the exception of the aged I La-infants )mrl tnrnpd nnt to re- U SH^^rve him. These natives did not flee the sight of the white man, but they ^ "welcomed him reverently and as a messenger of the gods. Among the Indians to this day it is common to expect celestial visitants; and Pedro 6oon understood that there was a tradition in this tribe of a messenger from heaven, who was to arrive in the person of a young and lord-like man; end, as his appearance exactly met their expectations, he was at once accepted as the visible deity for whom they had waited. Pedro had all the intellectual acumen necessary to avail himeelf of the advantages placed in his way by such superstitions. "These natives were a handsome people, especially the women. Their language was the same as that spoken by the other natives, and it also resembled in a great degree that of the inhabitants of all the other islands; but it sounded more musical because of the deep, clear voices of the speakers and the delicate modulation of their tones. They were clothed also and. although their costume was primi tive, it -was evident that tho females took considerable pride in their drapery of bright-colored cotton cloth; while every eye was fixed in admiration on Pedro's scarlet mantle and fine velvet doublet and silk hose?also stolen from his commander's v.-ardrobe. But what attracted and riveted his attention was the profusion of gold ornaments worn as rings, as bracelets and as anklets l>y the large majority of Ornofay's subjects, while the king himself and his daughter displayed all euch ornaments and others even more magnificent, that Mendoza's practical eye told him were jewels of price, with a lavish carelessness that proved, more than words could have done, how freely these treasures abounded in this charmed spot. "The cacique Ornofay wore a tunic of dark-red cotton cloth and a mantle of the same in white. His breastplate and coronet were of gold,studded with precious stoneB. Bat tjje magnificence in attire and ornament disnlav^d bv hin davchter Anacaona , c 1/ %/ W plainly showed that she was the person of most state and consequence on the island. This barbaric princess was of a beauty, grace and natural dignity that might have commanded admiration in any civilized court. Much taller than the Spanish -women, with whom Pedro involuntarily compared her, greatly to her advantage, her form would have served the aucient Sreek sculptors as a model for the Ideal Venus; and she wore* her white tunic and mantle with the ease and iignity of a Roman matron. All of these Indians were much lighter in color than any yet seen by <he Spaniards. but Auacaonn -was fairer than any of the others. Her featares v.ere delicate and refined, her feeth of dazzling whiteness, and hor targe, dark eves of a softfMid melting luster. Her hair, which .was straight r.nil long and black, lit*} that of the rest' of her tribe, hung-loose about her shoulders, .ftpd Jw-TiTig its luxuriant tresses were J wound strings of pearls an<i natural ( flowers. A golden coronet, studded ** with gems, much richer t;uan that worn by Ornofay, crowned her head; and above the coronet, and valued far more by the wearer, was a tuft of brilliant and many-colored feathers. "Near the Indian princes s stood the two young .Indians whom Mecdoza had endeavored to prepare as interpreters, and as she earne forward to welcome the Spaniard, they strove to render the meaning of her words according to their limited comprehension of the stranger's language. Pedro f!* responded with all the grandiloquence of his native tongue, raising his arms toward heaven and seeming to embrace all the blue and cloudless sky . in bis reply. <.tt:? t? ,j: ?;a JUL is lauiauo IUUU iiauoiaicw, ?uu All that their vividly impressed fancy could add; and the princess devoutly crossed her arms upon her breast and bent her head before him, while her subjects kuelt and touched their foreheads to the earth, in token of submission and reverence to the messenger of the gods. "By a fortunate inspiration, Pedro was moved to lay his hand ou the bowed head of the princess and to utter a benediction such as the prieste of his own land would have bestowed; whereupon Anacaona, with a radiant glance led him to her father, and from that moment he was treated not only us an honored guest and celestial messenger but also as a sou of the cacique. "It was soon evident to Pedro that lie hail only to express such a wish to become indeed the son of Ornofay;for lnacaona was as madly in love with jim as his own little Juanita in far-off Spain?Jnanita who had become no nore than a figure in some half-forgotten dream, and the recollection of *hom, in the infrequent moments when ho thought of her, would not !ur uu instant stand in the way of a carriage with thiB Indian girl. His one thought now was to rivet his power over this Indian tribe and become permanently their guamiquina? a word signifying 'great chief over all.' He speedily learned why Auacaona was regarded with special reverence and why she occupied in their regard a place even higher than that of her father, the cacique Ornofay. They believed her possessed of occait ijoivers and revered her as an t supernatural being. Pedro oliMev.v .1 t ilia with sonie alarm, for he perceived, that this beautiful barbarian wi'.k '-if ". i intellinence that would have been romarkable even among his own ouutry\vomen; aiid he suspected her 'eupernatr.ral gift*,' te be a pretence, ftfsumed for tlie purpose of holding greater sway over her subjects, lie jtittsuucd that it' she was shrewd >uL-., . .. . v. . , GCASTELAR.) v r Bobkbt BonnebY Sons.) enough for this, she would soon suspect and oomprehend the extent of his own celestial claims. "All the more reason, then, that their interests should be made one; and he determined to avail himself of the advantages of Anacaona's evident preference for him. "The 'Golden Flower'?for that was the meaning of the Indian maiden's name in the language of her people?showed love's own quickness in learning the soft, melodious words of ihp ftnaniah toncue: and as she never tired of listening to his voice, Pedro found no difficulty in his wooing. Even her name, when he learned its meaning, was fascinating; and when she showed him a small, star-shaped flower, telling him that was the *Anaoaona,' he pressed it to his lips and declared that henceforth it should be as dear as any-gift of the gods. <4 ^But why do you call it the flower of gold?'asked Pedro, his gaze intently fixed on the pretty blossom, which was of the brightest crimson?a true blood color. Though as he turned it about in his fingers, the sunlight, gleaming on its velvety leaves, seemed to strike color like orange flames from the heart of it. " 'Not for its color?for the mean" 11 if rmlrlan flnn'pr ' 1L1K. iUY psujiro VBII AM ?- -J answered the girl, in the broken phrases that Pedro always understood as well as she now felt the meaning of his glowing looks. "And, pointing over the mountains, she explained, by eloquent- pantomime when words failed, Bow the flower grew only where gold was found, and that she had boen ever the first to find this rare flower, till the people had bestowed its name upon her. "At these words Pedro's heart beat quick with joy. "From the first he had been assured that gold was plentiful on this island, and that it existed in vast quantities among the mountains, and it had been a severe discipline for him to keep his avaricious desires under control until the right moment should arrive. "Since he had come to tb? city of Ornofay, he had often spoken of gold; but the Indians had always looked toward Anacaona, and he had supposed this tQmean that they were not free to speak in tier presence. But now he speedily guossed that it indicated some peculiar and special re latioc between her and the precious article he so coveted; and while this was, to a certain extent, reassuring to Pedro, it was also alarming. If the Indian girl really believed him a ?upernatural being, she would deny him nothing, but if she snspected him of playing a part, how should he be able to influence her? He had only to look in her eyes to answer his question; and meeting her soft, adoring gaze, Pedro felt that she could be won and mauaged like other women. " 'Shall we not search together for the golden flower?' he asked, with a smile that made the girl's sensitive being thrill with joy; 'answer me, sweetheart.' '.'Ah, yes, mio querido, and pluck the flower from the ground!' and she showed him how, when ehe had wrenched the plant from its bed, sbe bad found tiny lumps of the yellow metal clinging to its roots. "The eyes of Mendoza glittered witb a far from heavenly light, but. Anacaona did rot see it; nor would she have understood the avaricious glow that now overspread his faoe. To her the gold was a wonder-. ful thing, because she alone had ever found its precious flower; .And that was a gift bestowed on her by the gods?for some great purpose?.as she had always believed. That purpose was now revealed; it was to enable her to lead; their messenger to the places where gold could be found, that she and her people might build an altar to the enngod, bright and beautiful as his own glorious faoe. " 'To-morrow, then, shall we hunt the flower of gold together ?' asked Pedro, responding with enthusiasm to tb e innocent words whieh showed him a way to realize his wildest dreams. " 'Even as thou savest, most beautiful,' answered the Indian girl; and again sue eroesea ner arms upon ner breast and bowed her head, as she had done when they first met "Pedro was tempted to take hey in his arms and press his suit like any mortal woer, but something he did not understand still held him back. He merely placed his hand on the bowed head and blessed her. "Notwithstanding the favor shown him by Anacaona and the certainty he felt of being able to win her for a wife, Mendoza had never yet put his feel- j ings into any form 01 declaration. "He spoke, indeed, the languegeof love, and the Golden Flower responded, but he could never feel quite sure whether her evident adoration was the devotion of a worshiper to its diety, or the love of a woman for a man. And the more he learned to know Anacaona. and the better she learned to express herself in his language, the morehe became puzzled. Sometimes she told him of visions tLat came to ber on /I /\^ iltof eV?/i li tn'ouilic U11VI U1 VVll/VO tUub OUO utui U I tnivuo | of angels with which the nir seemed ; peopled, and strains of heavenly music that wrapt her whole being in delight! And when she spoke of these things she seemed transfigured; a light Hashed from her eyes that caused her face to shine, and a star-like radiance gleamed above her brow. "Pedro felt, a chill creep over him, and though he had never been a re| ligious man, he furtively crossed himI self and muttered a prayer to the Vir gin. Sach visions and voices as these j described by the Golden Flower were v.vll known ii: the church into which ! Itfendoza had been baptized, and those i t j vj;vlu tbev came had been cauon' 17.ed a? saints; but outfcidethat church j ail such experiences were uncanny and I souHJ vccur to su?? qs were in league with Satan. At first the Indian girl's visions and mystical tales had only startled Pedro by a depth of duplicity even greater than his own; but as the conviction grew on him that she was in earnest he became afraid of her ?for he was a sailor and a Spaniard and therefore doubly superstitious; and though he was determined to fortify his power over this tribe of In* dians by marrying their chief's daughter, he was often more rebelled than attracted by her. "The beautiful Anacaona was a being of a purer and loftier type than nny with which Mendoza had yet been nnrfonf nTnort /Inririfr hi a brief association -with Col ambus; and the evil in bis nature now recoiled from all that was fine and noble in hers, for the same reason that he had instinctively hated the admiral. "Though incapable of comprehending these subtilties of feeling, Pedro recognized their existence by a frequent irritability and peevishness in tho presence of the Golden Flower; but all such thoughts were now utterly cast out by the one strong passion of his life?tho thirst for gold. He could think of nothing else, talk of nothing else; and when at last he parted from the Indian girl, it was with the prom* ise to meet at the earliest dawn, to set out in search of the flower of gold. "They had traveled many miles before the Spaniard discovered that they , were followed?constantly, but always at a considerable distance;'and by stealthy watchfulness, in whioh no Indian could exoel him, he-was able at length to satisfy himself of the identity of the spy. "This was a stalwart young Indian, _ _ -1 - l:? it. : ?X, ^ 1...1 ? relative Oi wits tuunjue, wuu uau cuu- ! sidered himself, before the advent of ! Mendoza, a favored suitor for the hand of Anacaona. Pedro had often noted this man's jealousy, without giving much thought to it; but now this ospionage connected itaelf with his own fever for gold, and it* infuriated him. He felt a murderous desire to fix a quarrel upon the intruding Indian that he might put hira out of his way forever; and while he j kept a keen watch he redoubled the ardor of his devotion toward the Indian girl. The day advanced; they had traveled many miles, and had , met with many specimens of ^fir golden flower; and once, on pulling the plant up by the root, Pedro haa seen, the glittering grains of gold clinging to it. Anac lone, laughed and clapped her hands at his delight, and, pointing to all the rocky hills around, assurred him that gold could be found there anywhere for the'digging. "Transported with joy, he caught her in his arms, her hands clung above his neok and their lips met in passionate kisses. The man forgot every- j iU'w... liin I /-vTTrt -P rtr\\r\? 4-V* A I tiling UUL UIO 1U?C XV/X ?U*V4, VUG nvuxan remembered only her love for him. It was not the beautiful Indian girl that Mendoza held in his arms, but an enchanting embodiment 6f all his avaricious dreams; but to the Goldon Flower the god she had long worshiped was forevermore the man she adored. "Pedro was entreating her to promise that she would at once, without a day's delay, set men at work to dig the yellow treasure from the earth; and ehe was promising 'Yes' to everything, when they were rudely interrupted. The jealous Indian had reached their side and, with a yel! of rage, he precipitated himself upon Mendoza. At any time, the sailor, as strong and agile as his assailant, could have wrestled with him effectually, and, at first, he was content merely to proteot himself. But when the Indian a second time flung himself on the Spaniard, he was, re'ceived on the long, v i- --> --f - J iiteeii uja,ue ui u iuiouu unggu, wm^u pierced straight through his heart till the point appeared on the other sideAs Pedro withdrew the dagger, the spy fell backward without a groan. Tlie warm current of his life Bowed out on the thirsty ground, a ghastly stream, and the white mantle of the Golden Flower was stained by it?the first blood of the native shed by the hand of the white man and the spring of a crimson river that has flowed for Jour -centuries between the Indian and his paleface brother! "All was over so quickly that Mendoza, willing and desirous as he had | been to rid himself forever of the j spying Indian, scarcely realized what he had done till a sharp cry from j Golden Flower rpused him to it "He turned toward her, but she j buried her face in her hands and . shrank from him in horror. He ap- ! proached and tried to take her hands in his, but she thrust him from her and fried out: TO BE CONTINUED. Old-Time Word*. , Old words survive to a remarkable j degree in north Derbyshire,,and the | country districts bf Lancashire. Per- j hnns thfl moat interesting is "Yah." i which the rustics of the Peak frequent- | ly use for "Yes," and which they em- ' ployed exclusively thirty yearfi ago, ! when many of them had never seen a | railway. Sounded exaotly like' the i German "Jah," it is evidently a de- i scendaat of the Anglo-Saxon "Gea,:* ; and must, therefore/ be more than a thousand years old. In Lancashire the commonest antiquity in speech is "Gradcley," the meaning whereof is 1 'Really,genuinely;thoroughly/' Both counties are happy in the u*e of "Nesh" (Anglo-Saxon: Ncsc,, an admirable word, which ought to be reinstated in polite speech, for modern , English contains no exact equivalent. | It means unduly sensitive to cold,and ! is correctly represented by the French, J "Frileux."?London News. Washington's Shad Man. The shad man is getting in his fine j work right along, too. He knows i that his season is comparatively short, [ and so he atones for it by added I vociferation. One of his peculiarities i is that he dwells with considerably more insistence ny.on the "roe" end ' of his double-worued cry than he does upon the "shad." It is "roe-shad? roe-shad," with the name of the fish uttered in so inaudible a tone that if T)GOlilfi within hoorincr iTwIn'fc ItnCixv differently they might reasonably con- i elude that he was calling '"roe-rock" i or "roe-perch" or "roe-eels." He j does business *and sets the money, I however, for Washington folks know j a good thing when it comes their way, ; and this is a shad town.?Washington Star. In the United'States, with ft population of about 7.",000,C00f tliere iue 120,000 physicians. i Pnewmk i ___ ft If Designs For Costur usui r ?^>u'ar 'n New York City (Special).?The | long box coats are being more and mnva -tunrn everv dav. and nuite as fashionable for the juveniles as for the their teeiis^ffl of gray brOadclothr?^ the indispensable stitcWbg;; iixui^utge; i white pearl buttons. ? fihroad,-.' double, shawl-like 3olter is a ,# aftjk attractive feature, distinguishing tnBi coat from the usual run. . The Xew Spring Clonse*. ! The new spring blouses are looser in front than last year's, bat as it is t ? ' so mi: spud their sweet will always to be of infinite variety aud capriciousness, it is not possible to say that otherwise they have greatly changed. They are made with cape collars aud boleros aud epaulets, like other bodices, and tAbey are tucked, plaited and covered with lace and embroidery. At a matinee this week, writes Ellen Osborn, I Doticed a crossed blouse of delicate rose-tinted silk with a yoke of white silk and lace that was marked | in diamonds with the narrowest of j black velvet ribbon. .fr'rom tiie yoke ami crossing froats liuug a deep black silk fringe. A coral-red blouse shoulder to fdioulder with the pink one cost both their best effect, just as the dark, brillianfcfcheeked girl who wore it made he^-blond neighbor look faded. Yet tfeeworal blonse could not be blamed for its pretty* tucked and plaited front, its pleeves tucked for a j few inches below the shoulder and its white silk corded revers. A simple and very attractive evening blouse is of cream-colored mousseline, with a deep lace collar decorated with gold embroidered rosettes. IN I flowing cravat is of white silk with j lace ends. A more elaborate evening blouse of i golden yellow silk has a .small bolero of cream-colored laco and a frout of > plaited mousseline. The crossed ! ends of the yellow silk cravat are cav- ! vied out to the sides and held tigh! j by moussfeline rosettes and stiassbut- { to!23. 4Jllmp?fe of Sprlngj StjJon. If one may trust the harbingers oi fashion, which liavo all the air of .swallows iron: the Riviera that in due time will make a summer, the Easter hat' of 1900 will have a liigh, formidable looting square crowiij or else one that is practically fiat; its brim will be swathed iu cloudy rolls of tuile and its chief ornaments will be large, wheel-like rosettes of laoe or ribbon or velvet, and flowers of a delicacy *of coloring and texture that is new to j millinery. Apple, peai'Ii and cherry blossoms are tirsfc tavuvites, and >:;e sues en tiro strawberry ?loaves, (1 jwers and fruit'. The friuged.scarves cm* Tn^t ant!'.:::;; have given place ?> 1w!!e stream-".-. that we Jii'uugh'i fiom thy back 01 the , >. >.a . ti hmTI nes That Have Be- f? the Metropolis. M crown to cross upon the Lair and then knot in front with long floating ends. A Dress to Be Itetnembered. A dress that may be remembered beyond the close of the season was : lately worn by Mrs. George Gould, at Georgian court. The underskirt of i exquisite silver gauze was plaited over pale blue mousseline de soie, which, in turn, had an underlining of paleblue taffeta. The overskirt, which opened in front, was of palestblue satin, incrusted with silver embroidery, and the low round bodice had wreaths of tiny roses fdr shoulder straps. The belt, of pale-blue miroir velvet, fastened at one side of the front with a big velvet rosette. Mrs. Gould wore pale-blue slippers and gloves, and her hair was dressed with roses:, 1, fThe Flare Will Not Diminish. The flare around the lower portion of the dress skirt, which continues .to cling ,about the hips, will increase rather thaft diminish as tlie spring and summer styles ..appear.' \ Around the bottom of some of the French accordion-plaited models rows of narrow plaited frills are. arranged, and these give a decidedly wavy spreading effect to thetsjrirt below the knees. Mushine stitched or piped ruffles will also aid' in producing this flare, and not only will these trimmings, plain or lace edged, bfr'flet upon the skirtj but they;,will likewise appear upon the silk orfinuslin petticoat worn with the frilled gown. j>The MilitaryJ^Lnd. -Epauletted dresses show -the military tastes of/the hour, the epaulettes serving the double purpose of giving to.tftl'shgdlders the breadth denied by the close sleeve and of displaying gold*'8ligree and jewels. Another device far broadening the shoulders is a deep 'oape collar of lace, which, 'though""not new, will be seen on a gTeitjser number than ever of the $ttia*ie?t spring gowns. **aRe For fsPii elaborate costumes an eighteen'jnch Wringe^J* not uncommon, and, binges art made in twd ov three layers iKdiffereitt colors, or differ en frlflHB&Mfc m^the same color, tLat iu them^Gres? ?almlp3fc constitute costumes. fc / - , Tlie Bolero in HIrIj Favor.. The oldest of old friends that has just taken ,a new lease p( favor Tiptoe bolero, many, many new editions of which appear every day. EijHTesB variations are worked noon this theme. The FushiOD in Aprons. The role of sirufplioity applies to maids' aprons. There should be no huge bretelles nor "flaring flounces nor "trimmings' of embroidery and lace. A nurse's apron may indulge in a few t;ici:s clustered upon its deep hem, a parlor maid, housemaid, waitress and chambermaid, all of whom have sub stantially the same uniform, must wear perfectly plain aprons. Shoulderstraps and a bow in the back are common to both brands of aprons. Somo mistresses permit an untrimmed bretelle, but tlie narrow shoulder-strap is better taste. Long streamers in the back are preferred by some. You can hardly go astray in the matter of servants' dress as long as you insist upon iilainness. It is the woman in ... | seavi-Ii of novelties nut] extras'' *"l:o ' makes the mi*jta!ie9. j L flowers made from candles. A Pretty Experiment That May Tried at Home. Take a lighted wax candle and incline it over a glass of water, so that little drops of melted wax fall into the fluid. As each drop strikes the Ill :<i* CANDLE FLOWEBS. ^ surface it undergoes a beautiful change, and takes the form of a wonderful white cup, somewhat resem' bling the white bell of the snowdrop. These little oops can be varied in size according to the angle at which you hold the candle. No^.we have got our flowers,but not our stalk.' For every snowdrop you must take at ;pi'ece of fine wire and slightly curve one end. Heat the straight end o{ the wire and pierce the dentre & the wax flower -while it is still in/the; w&ter. Having made a hole throughjhe flower, push it to the curved ei^^Prepare a dozen I wirea in mo SSTj nAtiJ ^Dh. they'll do." sail .the C?iifor? portfolio of views to be thrown open' to public view {he biographical-jwcrfe of our future historians an& writers woulct be substantfally assisted; au3r oue ventures to think, uniquely bene' fited. At the time of Prince utiarlei I of Denmark's visit to England.' before | his marriage, Princess Maud's earner was kept continually ous.y. ^ - , ' ' jf Florence Nightingale's Work, What Clara Barton has been" to tb? American soldier, Florence Night* ingale has been to his Brjgfeh cbnj rade. These two noble jroioien.sel THE 'SumSlNG-CAriieffllB^SSBICH AC COMrANJED MIS^J??fj^IQHTIXGALB TUl;OVGH THE CRIJOiSf^WAB. examples of self-denying heroism of which both countries1 may well be proud. Floreuee Nightingale has just completed her seventy-ninth year, and aithough now an invalid she retains all her faculties, and her interest in the work she inaugurated continues unabated. Forty years ago :;11 Eug- j laud raved about the young woman I - L - ? t.' ::i. +|,? wuo, uuiu 01 [>.t> cru..-. i-i city of Florence, from which she tool: J her name, set out :o alleviate the suf- I lerings oi' the wounded and fever- | 'stricken soldiers of her native land far away in Crimea. During the Crimean War nine of her nurses succumbed to ihe fever, ami many were invalided horse. Florence Nightingale lievself s 1 i 11 st:i fers from the great and continued j mental and 'noddy strain that her j Crimean services put unci: her. but by lior unseliisli sacriiicy sbe Liu" j made it impossible for the armies <>i Great Britain t<> ever snli'er from such horrifying calamities as those iu::t she witnessed, suUVvedauJ endured. J THE GREAT DESTROYER, i . i t SOME STARTLINC FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. flow My Boy "Went Down?The U*? "t ' Liquors in Decreasing Among Men, I5nt It S?em? to Be Increasing Amon* Women?An Alarming Symptom. (t was not on tbe field of battle, It wns not with a sjip at sea, But a fate far worse than either , That stole him away from me. Twas the death in the tempting dram That the reason and senses drown; He drank tbe alluring poison, s And thus my boy went down. Down from the heights of manhood To the depths of disgrace and sin; Down to a worthless being, S From the hope of what might have beeaV For the brand of a beast besotted He bartered his manhood's crown; Through the gate of a sinful pleasure My poor, weak boy went down. || Tis only tbe same old story That mothers so often tell ! With accents of Infinite sadness. Like the tones of a funeral bell; ij But I never thought, once, when I hear J it ^ I should learn all its meaning myself; I thought he'ii be true to his mother,. I thought he'd be true to himself. but, alas, for my hopes, all delusion! Alas! for his youthful pridel \1rs! who are safe when danger Is open on every side? Oh. can nothing destroy this great evil? No bar in its pathway be thrown, To save from the terrible maelstrom The thousands of boys going down? Women and Wine. That the intemperate use of stimulating and intoxicating liquors ia decreasing imong men Id this country is frequently -yM asserted and is sustained by a very good: 'ri showing. But now the alarming theory that the H abuse of alcoholic liquors is increasing among women is advanced by some medijal journals and finds endorsement fromjome students of economic questions and. ^fiftj-newspapei-s in our great cities. $ It is said that there were more women oa the streets of Atlanta under the influence < >ot liquor last Saturday night than the police nad ever observe J before in all their sxperience, and in our exchanges from v3ther cities we see frequently accounts of women who have been arrested for drunlt3Dnes8. * The Chicago Journal declares that the,Increase of intemperance among women la i that-city is very noticeable, and adds: ! a ,.V"The explanation of this phenomenonknot difficult. A3 life has become more tense, more strenuous for woman, tbe need, real or funded, for stimulants has come dpott'her as it did upon men. It is the ex- ;j cepttOJMl woman to-day who is not in some A sense a business woman, for even tbe pur- ./a I suit Of. society bas become a business. .3 With greater independence, heavier cares, ; and a livelier intellectual life than lier ?j grandmother enjoyed?or suffered?the- j; twentieth^etitnry sirl may be expected to Mek muOTtthesame method of securing re? life! or stimulus as her brother does. , v>'; "Doubtless this will be bad for the race. The alcoholic taint inherited from one parent hns wrecked enough lives. If the afluger ue uuuuieu mo (jtnmj m mw nr suits will be enhanced. But it is an irre? futable proposition that if women are compelled to do an ever-increasing sbure of ;man's work, they will ultimately contract a share of man's vices, too." The rather free indulgence of women in ; wine and even stronger drinks at entertainments is one of the deplorable- events o( 'modern social life, and we fear that it is on the Increase. The proprietor 6f a fashionable New York a hotel is quoted as saying that women- 2 ' guests give his bar a very large patronage by orders from their rooms, and that th? V drink habit among women of the higher aswell as the lower classes is growing. It Would be pleasant to believe that sue!* Pstatements as we have referred to are , jeitber entirely untrue or grossly exaggerated, but the frequency and emphasis with it they are made will not permit them k, ^brushed aside merely because It Is /J ifulto.give tbem credence. ; vtw hat are we going to do about It??At? '- ? a Journal. vM Lincoln's Temperance Prophecy. (Lincoln's Washington's Birthday Speech, "3 Dellvewd February 22, 1342.) Of our political Revolution of 1776 we are -J justly proud. It has given us a degree ol , J 9-nnAr,rY\ for thftfc nf fLDTT J jpyiUiViOi J -, 1 other nation of the earth. Ia it the world -'i has found a solution of the Ions mooted) " problem as to >he capability of man to .govern himself. In it was the germ wblcb has vegetated and is still to-grow and exBind info the universal liberty of mannd. I v Turn sow to the temperance revolution. In It we shall find a stronger bondage broken, a viler slavery manumitted, a greater tyrant deposed; in it more of want ' supplied, more disease healed, more sorrow assifiaged; by It no orphan starving, no . widbws weeping; by-it none wonnded inj j feeling, none injured in interest?even f the dram maker and dcamseller will have- J gilded into other occupations so gradually f as pever to have felt the change and will stand ready to join hII others in the nni- ,,J vertal song of gladness. And what a noble * i ally this to the cause of political freedom! With suoh.an. aid its march cannot rail to- v\lSj h? An and on\ till everv son of earth shall drjukln <}b fruition,the sorrow-quenching 'M drafts of perfect liberty. Happy davwhen; Va all appetites controlled, all passion sub- > ; dued, all matter subjected to mind?all- ji conquering mind shall live and move the ,i moaprcb of the worldl Glorious consummation! Hall,,f*11 of furyl Reign of reason >< all hall! ' j And when tbe victory shall be conaplete ' j ?when there shall be neither, a slave nor . ' Jrankardi on th? earth?how proud tbe <3 title of thai londtrhich may truly claim to -3 be the birthplace and the cradle of botb ' < those revolutions that shall have ended In > that victory! How nobly distinguished J3 tbat people who shall bave planted' and *! nurtured to maturity both tbe political '3 and moral freedom of their species! Progress of the Cause. 1 In no department of human thought and """?j endeavor has tbe temperance cause made j more notable progress in recent years tbau J in that of medical science. Alcoholic 11quors, instead of being regarded as a panacea for all human ills, as they were a years ago, are fast being excluded from J medical practice generally. Almost with- J out exception,-all great London physlclans, and all trreat surgeons, are in favor J i?i?cflnw!i,'.? S'niin murffsoiis will 3 not undertake to perforin operations upon ^ persons who have been addicted to drink; i they value their reputations too highly to ;*< risk failure. T!if Crumili in Crier. The salco~ is an 'n-nbus upon nil indastry. The sale an Is a i^arali*:i 1 drunkard fa2In the British Parliament strenuous ef- 4 forts arc hein^ jua ie to secure separate ., recreation rooms for loial abstainers the British army, all eaaips and bar* j racks. Die Kearney* ii tho New Tori: Evening I World how tuev li ' H ?12 a vreeli. and 'jj iinve tlic best ol f >o?l ar.d made-to-order eiothes. aud sp?:ii ?5> for Christinas, and ? j pay ?:i0 to a doct >r f.>r their sick baby, and j yet have a siiuk uest-?.\?ir in the savings iin.it* 'I'U.iv .Iftii'r "Yi?Y'Vi nit'! Ov.?r S2.000 arrests w.-n rnsi lo iu Chicago last year, and -evc:ity-!lv- per cent, of !be:n wore duo to drink. Tiiis statement! i- made. not !.?y a "tina;?erauc? fanatic,", but by i-<! city j'.-v-oeutcr of Chicago. |j a I'r? fe.-s >r< Chittenden an 1 JlaiMlan !invo, ! aiad<* many and I experiments as to . * tbe efiV:i 01' :i!o >'i i :i ?1 so:i. jL'lj?y; j rnji.^rt that l?>th arii i .'ial digestion and Ji-; ! <<:ion in t!.<' .-! a:;: an* eiii*'?ke,l by the (troseu/c < ? even pt-r ^??rit. ni alcohol. Ai'Sfainor-. Imv> long <vmsi<Iere.l tbeaii?lv >? ?:tiiiti<jd t >i'" 'ial r?3 -ognitiou as a ; by r.i' oar}>auie?. A-tnariej. i:: a -.'r ?!' !-?rtjisrr; ouutries have eareIt.iiy wate'ted t a a I as a result state & that a!W."?int't'i ar- to :v? advan* tage'.-f ri ?i)i t*vcu?y to thirty per ccut. oa . j length oi' !ifo * J J*. *" * * 6 - ?