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EDGEF?ELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1895. VOL LX. NO. 9. The farmlands of this country are ?stimatedto be worth $13,279,252, 519._ Pennsylvania is going to appropri ate $5,000,000 for the improvement of the pnblio roads cf the State. A prominent Guatemalan official said that il^ugh war between Guate mala and Mexico might be delayed for a year, it was sure to come. As an indication of how the slave trade survives in Africa, it is stated in tho New York Advertiser that last summer a caravan of 10,000 camels and 4009 slaves left Timbuctoo for Morocco. Twenty-seven war vessels were added 1 to the British Navy last year, exclus ive of five torpedo boats, at a cost of about $12,000,000. The record for 1895 will go even beyond this. Eng land is enlarging her navy with even more zeal than ever before. Massachusetts has been fighting that dangerous insect, the gypsy moth, with 'annual appropriations, and finds that they grow larger every year. "It is a question now,*' avers the Chicago Herald "whether the bug will not prove more costly to the State than the Hoosac tunnel, which represents an outlay, on the installment plan, of S20,000,000." The proposition to build a memor ial bridge across the Potomac Biver, connecting Washington City proper with the great Arlington estato and National Cemetery, is again before Congress. It is hoped by the Invent ive Age this matter will be given thc serious consideration its importance merita. Such a structure is needed, and that it should be a magnificent piece of engineering-a monument to the genius of the present day-goes without argument. The cigarette youth merits almost any treatment that will squelch hi3 fatal habit, believed The Pathfinder. The latest .method, that of denying him admission to the public schools unless he gives up smoking has been employed in a Missouri town. This sort of ostracism may bring pretty effective influence to bear through the parents. But may it not cause some stubborn youngsters to goth? other way into deperate paths? We have in this country many ^Fm?'che&^^?.TPlX l?rgf; ?hniwbcg?. ship, some of them numbering over 2000. But in Europe the churches boast of many more members than this -2000 being ss a rule but a fair-sized congregation. There is one church in St. Petersburg, Russia, numbering nearly six thousand souls. The larg est membership, perhaps, in the world is that of a chnroh in Elterfield, in Bhenish Prussia, which has over six thousand. The congregation has six pastors and two churches, while a third church is in course of erection. Several members of the famous Krum macher family of preachers have been pastors at that church. -i remarkable trial has just ended at Bucharest, Hungary. Two bovs, one six years and the other fourteen, were charged upon their own confession with attempting to drown a child two years old. Their defense was that the long drought had to be terminated, and that the crime for which they were on trial was the only successful method known to accomplish the end. An explanation of this curious defense is that the children of the villages in times of great drought are made to throw the .eley figure of a child into the water. The boys threw in the child merely beoause they had no clay figure. The elder was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and the younger returned to his mother for chastisement. In his speeoh in the United States Senate, at the acceptance of the Web ster statue, Senator Morrill, of Ver mont, spoke of the fashionable garb worn by "Blaqk Dan" when he dinod with him in Washington in 1852. "Mr. Webster," said the Senator, "appeared in his blue coat with gilt butions, light buff vest, low shoes and white silk half-hose, and led the con versation most happily, whether grove or gay. " This was the custom of the great American statesman a lit tle more than forty years ago, a period which can be recalled by hun dreds of thousands of our living citi zens. What would be thought of any man, even a Webster, who should ap pear thus dressed in our time? Would he not be an object of ridicule? asks tho San Francisco Argonaut. The clothes of the American people have been getting plainer and duller right straight along for over a hundred years. Look at the costumes of Washington, Adams and the other great men after peace had been won through the Bevolution. Look at tue rich and gay dress which was worn by men who could afford it when our own immediate sires trod the land. Then look at the black and white dress of fashion in the banquet hall in this unpicturesque and blustering ?ge. It is lovely woman alone who dares to make a display of colors, frills, flowers, fringes, spangles, jewelry and ornaments at this diemal time. MEXICO'S RULER PRESIDENT DIAZ IS A POPULAR IDOL AMONG HIS PEOPLE: His om<?ial Life and' Residences Mrs. Diaz-Martial Spirit of tlie Mexicans-The Coun . try's Standing Army. ?~y PEAKING of the recent dis pnte between Mexico and JL^jO Guatemala, a Mexico corre spondent of the "Washington Star says : Mexico bas a population of 12, 000,000, a standing army ol 85,000 men on a peace footing, and 165,000 men that can be called into service in case of war: Guatemala baa just one tenth of tho population of Mexico, ?with a standing army of 3000 men, which might bo increased, of course, in time of war. General Diaz is considered the best soldier in thc republic, capable of active service. Ho is sixty-four years I old, but he looks twenty years young er. He has an erectr and athletio fig ure, and appears, physically, perfect ly capable of undergoing the hard ships of a campaign. Diaz is the popular idol here. The present indi cations are that ho can continue in tho Presidency cs long as he chooses. Thcro is practically only one party here, and that is the Diaz party. Ever since he drove Lerdo from rower and became President, in 1877, Diaz has had the people with him, and he has PRESIDENT DIAZ. been President ever since that day, with the exception of the term from 1880 to 1884, when General Gonzales was President. His present term will expiro in 1897, but it is 6aid he will succeed himself, there -being now no law or precedent limiting the number ?i?^?^SB^il^Bsa??TO-. - General Diaz derives great strength from the fact that the business men of the republic and the foreign capi talists interested in Mexico, as well as the people at large, demand his con tinuance in office. There is an im pression that it would be dangerous to the republic to have Dia? retire. It might mean revolution, or a series of small wars inaugurated by men am bitious to rule. Confidence in popu lar government is not yet thoroughly established in Mexico. In fact, it is doubtful whether one can say popu lar government is yet firmly estab lished, for the elections seem to be largely matters of form only. So Mexico is fortunate in having at the head of her affairs a man with a record brilliant enough and a spirit and bearing dashing enough to make him a popular hero, and at the same time prudence enough to win to his sup port the men who appreciate the value of a stable government. His adminis tration has been one of progress in Mexico. The discouragements once met by Americans and others desiring to engage in business in the republic have largely disappeared. In fact, the principal duty of one of the Government departments is to en courage immigration and promote the development of the country. Every inducement is offered to foreign capi talists. There ure many Americans in Mexico, Eoine of them representing large investments, and they all praise Diaz and hope for his continuance in office. President Diaz has a compara tively modest home of his own in the city, but his residence as President, which he occupies nearly all the year, is at the Castle of Chapul tepee, aplace known in school histories, because it was here one of the fiercest fights of the war of 1847 took place. Chapul tepeo is a rocky and precipitous hill rising out of the plain, at the edge of the city, just at the end of tho famous Paseo de la Reforma, the broad and splendid avenue laid out by Maxi milian and inherited from the empire by thee rpublic. The hill is crowned by the palace and castle, together with the building and inclosure in which is located the National mili tary school, or Mexican West Point. Spreading around the hill is a spacious park, adorned with many giant cypress tree3, beneath which winds a beautiful driveway, one of the favorite resorts of the fashionable and wealthy people of the capital. At the foot of the hill on the city side is a fine marble memorial, on which is en graved the names of the cadets who fell in battle at the storming of Chapultepec. The palace, which stands where once 6tood an Aztec temple, overlooking the city, is a low CASTLE OF ( building, Pompe lian in style, with courts, terraces and arcades. The grounds are closed to the public at 8 o'clook, and a military guard, sta tioned at the gate, proieots the palace from intrusi?n. This is a long es tablished custom, and, of course, gives no offense. At the President's city house, however, he is obliged to admit callers at night or offend them. The President does not have regu lar hours for public receptions, and people who have to see him on busi ness must cultivate the virtue of pa tience. Appointments are made days in advance. The explanation for this made to me by a prominent Govern ment official is somewhat singular. It is not because the President is exclu sive. It is because the customs of the country are such the.t he cannot stop a man from talking or cut short an [ NATIONAL PALA interview. When a man gets admis sion to theJPresident the president is obliged to listen to all h&has to say or else give morl al offense. As a consequence the President is nuable to see more than three or four per sons during the hours he can give to interviews. I know of one young Mexican Congressman who was waiting in the city for over a week merely to have an interview with the President. Mrs. Diaz is quite famous for her beauty and much liked for her viva cious and cordial manners. She is much younger than the President, be ing only about thirty years old. She has a neat figure, a Spanish face, with well cut features, and dresses in sim ple but excellent taste. She is the daughter of Bomero Bubio, the Sec retary of the Interior, and one of the richest men in Mexico. I saw the President and Mrs. Diaz and Mrs. Diaz's unmarried sister, a young woman also remarkable for beauty, at a private reception a few evenings ago. Of course tho President and his wife were the central figures of the gathering, but they bore themselves in a most unassuming manner, chatting easily and pleasant ly with the guests. Mrs. Diaz speaks English quite flu ently. When they took their leave the President shook hands all around, and Mrs. Diaz following a pretty Mexican fashion, kissed each of her lady friends twice, first on one cheek and then on the other. The only evi dence of the presence of a person of unusual prominence was a file of mounted guards drawn up in front of j T^?-frj?n^V?l?-,t-' ?--^--i^.'iirafrrg-^Ta ; ; The Mexioans have a martial spirit, but the ordinary Mexican soldier, as seen even about the National palace, is not an inspiring object. He is all or half Indian, as a rule. He is some what undersized, and is ragged and dirty. Often he is barefooted or wears only sandals made of rawhide and bound to the soles of his feet by leathern thongs. Thoss on guard at the palaco and around other public offices usually wear shoes, and look as though they had been partially cleaned for this duty. There is a big barrack in the rear of and attached to the National palace, which, by the way, is a long, rambling building, occupying all one side of the Plaza de Armas, and accommodating the principal de partments and offices of the Federal Government. A visit to the barracks at most any time will show a crowd of very un tidy-looking soldiers. Their garments need patching as well as cleaning. At meal times there will be a throng of j women at the big gateway, bringing baskets of provisions. The Mexican army has no commissariat. The com mon soldier ie paid twenty-five cents a day, and he gets his pay every day. When ho gets his silver quarter, such is his suspicious nature, he bites it to see if it is good. That is all the Gov vernment give him to bite. He has to "find" himself. In recent years the Government has suppled tho means of cooking provisions, but the soldiers hare to supply the raw materials. This is the regular standing army of Mexico. There is another body, which is virtually a military body, but is under the direction of the In terior Department. This is the corps known as "the Burales"-a sort of mounted polico that patrol the coun try outside of the cities. Lieutenant Dwyer, tho military attache of the American Legation, told me that these Burales formed probably the finest body of cavalry in the world. They are picked men, every one being un usually skillful as a horseman, even in this country, wh?re half the people live on horseback. The, Burales wear tawny leather suits, big Mexican sombreros, heavily ornamented with silver, and besides their sabers and pistols, carry carbines. They have a rakish, devil-may-care appearance. It is considered quito 'an honor to bo a member of this troop. When annan joins it ho has to furnish his own horse, and give a bond for the proper care of the arms and equipments /sup plied him by the Government. On great public parades tho Burales are given the post of honor. In re ality, though not now under tho War Department, they form a very effec 3HAPTJLTEPEC. tive aud imposing part of tho mili- \ tary forsa that Mexico could pnj jn, j the field. In addition to tho Federal army every State has a sort of militia j organization. The Mexican Indians or half-breeds, who compose about nine-tenths of the population, and from whom the army is recruited, are a patient and hardy people. Many of them own nothing in the world but their zarape and big sombreo. The zarape is their cloak by day and their blanket by night. Et is said that they can and will go three or four days without food and ?ot complain. They are inured to hardships. They are lithe and active, though of small size, and are said to be courageous, because they have lit tle or no fear of death. It is supposed for these reasons that they make good soldiers. Santa Anna's troops Were CE OP MEXICO. etarved for two or three days before the battle of Buena Vista. Maybe if they had had something to eat they might have won tho battle. An observant American, who has spent many year3 in Mexico, gave it to me aa his opinion that the Mexi cans, if called into the field by any large military operations, would prove themselves to be as good solliers as there are in the world. The Mexican navy amounts to very little. It is composed of four small gunboats and two unarmored wooden ships. Mex ico has no good harbors on the gnlf, and few on the Pacific side. Though it has many hundreds of miles of sea coast, the Mexicans have not yet be come a maritime people. Perhaps when the mountains are conquered and there is easy railroad communi cation with the Pacific they will be gin to build or buy ships. Father ot the House ot Commons. C. P. VILLIERS. This is the picture of C. P. Villiers, tho "father of the British House of Commons." Mr. Villiers is ninety three years old and HAS sat for the same constituency sixty years. Arrangements for the Paris Inter national Exaibition of 1900 are being made. Tho area designed for exhib its will be about 4,500,000 square feet, of which 180,000 square feet will be reserved for electrical exhibits, A THREE-DECK IR?KCU A well-known English export on naval matters, Mr. Laird Clowesc urges the building of three-decked ironclads. Tho old wooden three decker was one of the most magnifi cent ships afloat. The new one would bo the most tremendous. It has been pointed out that the three-decker has V-. ^n the highest form of fighting ship in the many periods of naval history. The trireme, the most complicated fighting ma chine of classical times, had three banks of rowers. "When guns were introduced on ships a one-decked ship THKEE-DEC was at first necessary, but in course oi limo the line-of-battlo ship with her three tiers of guns was evolved. Then came steam and one deck again. An Italian ironclad, the Sardegna, launched recently, is almost a three decker, but Mr. Clowes wants a more complete one for the British Navy. He proposes a ship to carry 101 guns. These are the other general details of his plan : "Sneed, twenty-three knots; ton nage, 12,000; guns, sixteen six-inoh quick-firing, twenty 4.7-inoh quick - firiug, twenty twelve-pounders quick firing, twenty six and three-pounder quick-tiring, twenty-live improved Maxim gillis." The ship would be completaly covered with six juchen of steel armor, Cotton Bal?n?. The ruinous low prices which pro vail for cotton only emphasize mora strongly the need for greater econ AJIEBIOAN BALE, ' 500 POUNDS. INDIAN BALK) 400 POUNDS. omy ,in raising and marketing this crop/sayst.the New Yo?k World. In no direction is reform so urgently re quired BS in the-manner of baling the cotton stro ngly, so that it may be shipped abr oad in good condition. m The packing of American cotton ie a source of fruitful complaint by man ufacturers. Thework is so carelessly done that when the bales reach theil destination several of the iron bands are missing and the jute covering ia so torn that the cotton is exposed to mud.lfire, water and theft These losses, it is needless to add, do not fall upon the manufacturer, but on the producer ; and, as if these were not enough, he must ale? pay .extra freight, as his imperfectly pressed balea occupy more than double the space needed by the compact Indian and Egyptian bales. The illustration shows plainly the great difference in the method of baling and the insuffi ciency of seven hoops to the bale-the average used by the Southern planter. It is plain that a more secure packing, a much closer pressing and greater care in covering or wrapping up would be of inestimable and permanent bene fit to the cotton trade of the United States.. . A BemakabJe Herring. In many respects the herring is one of. the most remarkable of living things. It was calculated three years ago that no less than 11,000 miles of herring netting were cast yearly in the North Sea alone. Two of the species of whales feed exclusively upon herrings, while the cod is a most voracious foe. I .*. Neil, the naturalist, calculated that the one colony of gannets at St. Kilda consumed annually 214,000,000 of herrings. Yet it is not, as fishes go, giftetjt with very large fertility in re production. While the mackerel ha? been iestimaled to produce 500,000 eggn, the sole 1,000,000 and the cod 3,400,000, the herring is said to spawn only 93,000 at a time. -Mail and Ex press."; Kehtuf lryJttntlon Prlzel by Epicures^' I ? A' Shy i?aionfc?sin this' town'~make-a-? specialty of Kentucky mutton. It is killed on the farm, kept there a suita ble time, shipped with great care, and "when it reaches New York it is hung for several weeks by the butchers. It is then sold to special customers that demand particularly fine mutton. It fetches a high price, but the epicures think it worth the money.-New York Sun. Beauregard Wilson, who lives neal Yazoo City, Miss., raised 300 bales ol cotton last year, and though he has sold it at five cents a pound he has cleared $3950 from it. The German Kaiser has sent to the Bussian Czar as a wedding present a magnificent porcelain table service made at the royal factory. LB FOB NATAL WARFARE. aud Mr. Clowes says : "No ship in ex istence could stand up against her and from her no ship in existence could escape." At a moderate computation she could from one broadside fire 400 aimed shell every minute. In the midst of a hostile fleet she could dis charge a dozen shells in a second, and at the same time ninety bullets from her Maxim guns. Steaming only five minutes between two hostile vessels, she could aim at each of them in that time between ten and twelve thousand shots of all kinds. !K IBONCLAD. No swift cruiser could live within range of her guns. Only the heaviest of existing ironclads could hope to es cape immediate destruction, and they would be far inferior in speed and in armament. Ten minutes is reckoned as sufficient time to settle one of these. There would, of course, be great difficulties in the building of such a ship. More than a thousand men would be required for her. Three decks would be absolutely necessary to accommodate her guns. Naval ex perts have long urged the importance of maintaining a strong end-on lire of placing many of the guns at a good height from the water lovel. It is also believed that a three-decker would have better sea-going abiptfpa tb&n the present large ironclads, DAINTY HEAT) WEAR. LATEST FANCIES IN FEMININE HATS AND DRESS. Delicate Hoods to Protect the Hoad dress-A Popular New York Frock -Gown Ornamented With the Bavette. ONE of the daintiest- of old time fashions is being re vived for concert and party wear. Delicate hoods are made so loosely of unlined chiffon that they slip over the most elaborate headdress, falling about the face in becoming curves of cloudy softness. Nothing oould be more becoming. Xhe fashion is revived from the time of powdered hair and white wigs, bnt it is as becoming now as it was then. Three other models of he ad wear are shown in the accompanying piotnre, each of which is suitable for the con ? A POPUL cert, and, besides, is generally service able. The upper of the trio is of black spangled tulle, loosely draped over the crown, with a brim of mor dor? velvet ribbon faced with violet Batin. ' Tho latter is also employed for the large side loops. Five . small also trim the toque. The crown of the left-hand coque is formed of black ostrich tips and wide violet taffeta ribbon. The tips of the plumes frame the brim prettily in front, and the ribbon forms large, soft puffs that are fastened with rhinestone buckles. The tie strings are of black velvet ribbon. Last, and best of all, per haps, comes a hat of black felt trel lised with chenille, having a rose glace velvet crown. Tli9 felt brim is waved daintily and the garniture con sists of black plumes placed on either side and a small velvet rosette put in back. THREE STYLISH HATS. Spring hats are made of rough Btraw, or a mixture of straw and felt braid. Velvet bonnets and hats will be worn until late in the season, and there are some extremely pretty shirred bonnets and hats of thick, gauzy stuff in spring colors, with spring blossoms and twigs for trim ming. Turban shapes are popular, and some of the new models have brims in coronet effect. This a style that is always liked, as it is becoming to very many persons. The Marv Stuart sb ape and the close-fitting bon net that has not been out of fashion for the last quarter of a century, are among tho standard imports in thif line. A great deal of ribbon will be user" as trimming and velvet in profusion. Rosettes are still worn, but are less fashionable than loops of soft, puffy effects. A new model has a scarf ol bias velvet tied in a large single knot. This is attached to one side of tho bon not, which is a small poke, and under neath this knot are the stems of three long plumes. These curl up over the top of the bonnet, and the scarf ii twisted in a soft roll and passes ovei the edges in front of the crown. Theie is a pronounced line betweei crown and brim on some of the neu bonnets, and this is thought to be th< forerunner of the old-time style witl flaring front, prominent crown ano ruffled curtain. For children, the sailor hat is th? accepted style for ordinary wear, ano may also be worn for best, but for th( finest hats it is often the case that thc brime are rolled aud pinched in vari ous ways, with trimming of bows, loops, rosettes, plumes and aigrettes, For host, there are little bonnets o: soft silk with box-plaited fronts anc soft crowns. Side combs are very stylish anc grow moro and more elaborate. Thej are now made so that the top stanch out from the head, instead of lyius close ; they are filigreed and jeweled, and in some instances have fringes ol jeweled white hanging from them. These fringes shine among the side tresses, and don't they tangle "with them! They shonld be worn low enough to show either side of the lit tle theatre bonnet, and may be jeweled very richly, just as if they were not liable to tumble out without the wear er's knowing it till she arrives home. BUCKLES AS ORNAMENTS. Buckles remain the favorite orna ments. For every conceivable paTt of feminine apparel are they constructed. A round dozen is not considered su perfluous worn by a well-frocked woman. They nestle in the hat, dot the collar, confine the cuffs, outline the belt, until verily, no knight of old possessed more when in full armor. They come for dinner gowns in the form of miniatures surrounded by jewels and half-moono of rhinestones. For simpler use some new ones of con ventional shape are inlaid with large block amethysts, some with Mtxican onyx, others with moonstones. The stones are not expensive ones, but their use in the dead gold produces a luxurious effect. These will be placed especially on the broad moire belts which are used as girdles for house bodices. DAINTY AS A POET'S^DB^StT^TTCv ? :- A love "of *a~ bonnet has a' brim^of rhinestones arranged in fanciful de sign on colored velvet of any desired shade, and formed into three poufs in front. At the left side are an aigrette '. and each side of the back, plaited ends of creamy lace, mingled with crystal pendants, conceal the upper ends of the bridle of velvet. It is intended for%evening weor. , FLOWERS FOB SPRING. Cr?pons of wool and silk, sprinkled with self-colored embroidered flower ets, are among the spring novelties in dress materials. They will be trimmed with ribbons, velvet and lace. NAMED AFTER THE BIB. Tbe concentrated ornamentation of every gown made with any elegance is confined to the bavette. That is French for "bib." Literally, "slob bering bib." It may be that the bavette and that ridiculous ornament the jeweled safety pin follow in se quence ; at any rate we have both. The bavette is formed of the richest of material, lace, velvet, silk, or all three combined. At a reception re cently a young lady wore a bavette of pink silk, lace trimmed, and with big puffed sleeves attached, over a wool street gown. It looked very'pretty, too. The gorgette, or collar of the bavette, usually fits closely about the throat, but may fall to the shoulders. One that is very pretty has a gorgette of yellow satin folded softly and caught at the sides with rosettes of fine lace. Falling from this, nearly to the bottom of the bodice, is wide lace over wide yellow satin, and over that yet along fringe of Koman pearls in loose strands. It is remarkably pretty, and would be quite gorgeous in red and black with cut jet. Another dainty adaptation of the bavette is formed entirely of ribbon. The adjustment of the bowd on the THE BAVETTE. j gorgette is a little new, and the jet pendants on the ends of the ribbon are entirely so. Pearl or cut steel would be a pretty ornamentation for this. RIBBONS AND ROSETTES. Ribbon, bows, rosettes and stream ers are employed as decorations on bodice and entire costumes. These are of velvet and satin. A velvet rib bon arranged around tho base of a fall collar (usually twisted) is very pretty. Foreigner.} cannot walk the streets of Constantinople after dark without danger of insult and abuse from Turk ish soldiers, Between the years 3849 and 1394 the silver mines of this country have ? yielded $1,151.817,675 of silver. ? LOOK OUT!!! for these imitations and substi tutes, they are poor stuff at the best and increase your misery. Take Simmons Liver Regulator only. You will know it by the . large red Z on the face of every package and by the Relief it gives when taken for Dyspepsia, Indi gestion, Constipation, Biliousness and Sick Headache. ME REGULATOR U ll LI J. H. ZEILIN & Co., Philad'a, Pa THE LATEST PANACEA. Cold Saleras a Cureal! For Society Dames. . ' Cold water as a cure has at length been formally inaugurated as a fad hy the gentle ladies of New York's smartest society. One of the gay ety loving matrons, who went abroad last year a hollow eyed, romantically palo wreck of her lovely self, the vi<? tim of suppers over dainty for a delicate digestion, and of too much frivolity for so fragile an 'American frame, has come J)a?k a rosy, living exponent of tho virtues of cold water, . and an earnest prophetess preaching to her afflicted sisters. So effective has been her work that every second woman one meets is, not absent from home and society and plunged into a rest cure, but, by the magic of cold water, up and do ing daily, with a heart for any fate. They all take cold baths three .times * a day. In the.morning, on hopping " out of bed, they lean over .the bath tub,, and after sponging off arms, shoulders and neck with cold water have'a maid pour a pitcher, of the cold .liquid over back, shoulders and arms; -then, with a-Turkish towel, the upper half of the body is polished to a clear, bright, coral color. At noon a sponge and spray bath ia giyon-tie ..extremities, "with, similar a quarter" of an hour in the late af ternoon these ardent water sprites, scantily clad, march solemnly up and down the length of their bath tubs in about a foot of cold water; this done, they hop out, and clearing away the rugs from a hardwood floor run for half an hour up and down the length of the room, and then get into shoes and stockings. When troublod at night by insomnia they get up and take a cold water bath, orspongo off with cold water, and before the moisture has dried on the skin skip back under the covers, damp, Indeed, but soon soothed to sleep. The walking in water is, they hold, a sovereign cure for nervous prostration; the baths correct ner vous dyspepsia; andas they are rigid dieters, and tho cold water stirs up lively appetites, they satisfy its cravings and resist temptations at teas, etc., by calmly producing from - their pockets little square silver cases, shaped like cigarette boxes; within are squares of toasted bread, hard, brown and crisp, of which a nibbled bit or two every hour satis fies nature's yearnings. FLOWERS FOR AN ASTOR. The Order Which Will Keep a Florist Busy fora Year. That order which William Waldorf Astor gave a Broadway florist for a cover of lilies of the valley and violets to be put over his wife's grave, fresh every day for a year, was the largest single order for flowers ever given in New York. It means over $100 worth of flowers for the grave every day. It means the especial and laborious forcing of lilies of tho valley during the eight months that they do not grow in nature. It means a trip of the florist himself to the cemetery every day, and a man, especially hired by Mr. Astor, to see that the cover, costly enough each day to make a robe for the bed of a queen, is prop erly placed, There was something very Monte Cristo like about the way Mr. Astor dealt with the florist. The day before the funeral' he walked into the shop and said: "Howmany orchids can you get on twenty-four hours' no tice?" The florist, not knowing to whom he was talking, and wishing to impress his caller with the vast resources of a Broadway florist, said indifferently :|"Oh, about five thou sand." "Very well," said the caller, giving his name. "Get all you can and have thom at Trinity in time for the funeral. I want all you can get, twice five, thousand, if it is pos sible." - The florist bestirred himself, bought every orchid he could hear of, but was only able to get 8,800. This meant a bill for $8,800 for or chids alone. Mr. Astor was so pleased that ho gave the $88,000 or der for tho daily cover. His in structions were that this cover should be removed every day, no matter what its condition was, and that all the flowers in it should be destroyed. It takes about 4,000 lilies to make the cover and about the same number of violets. On the upper end of the cover, into the warp of tho lilies, is woven across of violets and from the foot of the cover hangs a cross of violets. On each, side are four points from which hang tassels of violets suspended by bows of satin ribbon. THE last associate a bad man wants is an honest Christian.