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Sublim1i-KeIsvement of Red Tape. One of the most sublime achieve ments of red tape ever recorded has just been performed by the Admirality in the case of a naval pensioner named Down. Down has been for some time in the enjoyment of a life pension to the amount of $136.75 per annum. Having become totally blind, he re cently applied for a Greenwich age pension. He was required to attend before a doctor, who certified as to his condition, and in due course he was informed that when a vacancy oc curred his claim would be considered. The vacancy eventually occurred, and the old man's anticipations were at last realized by the receipt of an official notification that he had been awarded an old-age pension of $38 per annum. Before, however, the blind pensioner had time to thank his God and his country for this mercy, a fur ther communication was discovered. This was to the effect that the life pension which he had previously en joyed was now reduced by the amiount of the new pension. In other words, the Admirality hadgeneronsly award ed the old man an additional peasir'n, which he was to pay hitmself out of his own ocket!-- Lo;,dwon Trth. BOyI OBLIGIN(. He (the bridegroom, at tho Wor ' Fair)--"Do you want to go to the AJ Building, dear?" She (the bride) -"Do you?" He-"I do, if you do. ' She-"If you do, I do, dear." He-"Just as you say." She-"Do, dear, take your enowe. He--"Well. I don't want to unless you want to." She-"I don't want to unl'ss yor want to." (With solicitude) -"Do you rant to?" He-"If von want to, dearest." She (timidly)-"Well, let's :o-" He-"Are you sure vou want ti go?" She-"If you are." He (tinidiv)--"WelH, let's go." (Exeunt al;ent-mindedly towar-1 the ,tock pavilion.)-New York Recorde'r. A SAD STOR. He found his wife in tears. In answer to his frantic aip als shea .ould only bury her t Bar-wet face upon his shoulder and sob tumultnonsly. After an hour or two, however, she Decame sufficiently calm to be partially :oherent in her discourse. "Edwin-" Her countenance was fnl of anon3 a with the memory of a horriid , ren. --"to-day, .for the first tim , I lve realized our poverty. .'or the firbt dine" -- A shudder convalsed her fragile xame. --"I have felt the hand of penury at ny heartstrings." He stroked her throbbing tenples ,ud murmured soothiugly. "To-day, Edwin," sht wailed, "ther. same and stood in front of our humble home one of those hand-organ men, wrho play till you pay themn somcething, and, Edwin" She pressed her hand over her eyes --"I hadn't a cent in the house." And the loving husband vowed that she would never again suffer wa . ae .ad o s or e IZetroit Tribunie, Hawsers of Aluminum. The bureau of equipment of the Navy Department is now testing aluminum wire, especially in relaticat to Its strength and durability, for use as hawsers. There are many advant ages to be gained by its adoption-it is said to be one-third lighter than the steel now in use and is easier to handle. _ 3o if Wan Radbourn-Stickney struck luck Wrhen he married that rich little Bondstock widow. As her income :omes in she bands every cent of it to him. Chesney-Yes. She told roe that was what she called hus banding her resources-New York World. How to Be NamnicaL. Doctor-I advise you to try the sea &ir. Can you manage it? Patient Oh, very readily, A yachting cap and some nautical slang will tix it, vetroit Tribune. What Be Bemembered. What is the chief feature of tne races to-day? 1. bet. as usual. on the wrong horse. -J udge. Two Merits. The Hi' ernian gift for courteo's ipeech was seldom better displayed than by a certain Irish boarder.' His landlad y, a "pleasant-spoken" body, had pourea him a cup of tea, ad presently Inquired if it. was all right. "it Is jist to my taste, Mrs. Ha-a jan," said the boarder--"wake and~ ::ould, jist as I loike it." Cynical. An Arabian proverb, put in the form of a dialogue, refiects the cynic '8m of Arab wit. It runs thus: "Yes, he's indicted, but he'll never be Convicted." 'Why not?" "Nobo3y to testify against him." "Why not?" "Because he hasn't any friends!" He Watched the Conductor. Some false friend advised a trav pler that if he would feel perfectly (calm, collected and care-free when eating his lunch at a railroad restau rant he should watch the conductor. Knis plan worked first-rate at Water iville and Brunswick. At Portland Lhae traveler concluded to patronii.e Bro. Woodbury to the extent of a full 'meal, noticing that the conductor seemed eating placidly and slowly. After the pie and coffee had been leisureiy and . luxuriously stowed away the traveler walked across and carelessly inquired of the conductor: "How soon does your train start?" "What train?" "Train to Boston." "Train to Boston! why that went ten minutes ago. 'Nother man takes it-I change here." And the Western Union Te'egraph Company received, very promptly. q .piece of business reading: "Conducd tor No. steen: Put orf at Biddieford,' woat, mrackintosh, two grips, and umn p rella. G. C). Tieft,"--Lewistonr (Me.) Tournal. .--. THE POET. 0olce of the wind, of singing brook ani bird, Dawn's message white and midnight's word These secrets all belong Unto his song. For nature to the poet's heart alone Makes her mysterious meanings known *-w He is her voice and her Interpreter! -Frank D. Sherman. in the Century. THE PEARL IEOKLAO E R. JAMES PARK. er Hutchinson wa a jeweler in g .. . nodeiate way oJ . business; his shol was situated i t Crawford street, and he had, by dint of hard work through nearly half a century, saved some thirty or forty thousar ronunds. He often thought of retiring, bm rest was not to his mind; he liked the hastle and noise of the shop-was al home with his customers, and being i bit o a miser, was fond of adding t< the balance at his bankers. His wifel did not in. the least cari about being a lady. They had no chil dren, and so, having only themselve! to think about an:1 please, they livet in Craw., rd street, despised subnrb ai villas,-and relsed to go in for spuri -aus ge-atility. One day a handsome carriage drev up nt tha door of Mr. James Parkei Hutehinson's shop, and.. a foreign gen "leman alighted and entered. It being winter, he wore a thicl frock-coat, trimmed with Astrachai fur, his figure was erect, his bearin; martial; he wore a small, neatly trimed, peaked beard; his eyes wer black, and his complexion swarthy. "What can I have the honor of show ing you?" said the jeweler, in a fiutte: of expectation. "I want to-lock at some fine pearls, replied the stranger with a slight for sign accent, but in very good English "Pearls! certainly." "I am the agent of the Queen o. Spain, there is iay cdrd" "The Duke S'Alvarez," ejaculate< the jeweler, with a low bow, as his ey< :ell on the-card. "The same." - "And your excellency is desirous o making some purchase on her Majesty'i account, I presume?" "You are right," said the duke. "I have a very fine stock of pearls; how many would your excellency re quire ?" "Permit me to see them first. I fear the size may not be equal to tha I am commissioned to seek for. ". Parker unfastened a safe, and tool from it a box containing some pearb of unusual size and beauty. The Duke S'Alvarez produced pearl from his pocket which wasa marvel of perfection. Handing thi to the jeweler, he said,__"T ' is single pearl -asgiven me b, my Roe mistress as a sample." es, your excellency, it is ver fine," said Parker, examining it throug) a glass. "What would you estimate its valu it?" "Upwards of a hundred pounds. I would be well worth that sum in th trade." "Ah ! said the duke, "you hav< estimated it well Now I want a neck lace made of pearls resembling this It must have ten rows, and in eaci row must be twenty-five pearls." "Estimating each pearl at oneihun dred pounds, the first cost wouki amount to t wenty-five thousand pounds Then I could not make -a fair profi unless I charged an additional fiv< thousand. Consequently, were I t< execute your order, my charge woul< be thirty thousand pounds." "A very moderate charge, too,' said the Dnke 8'Alvarez, still smiling. "Will you make up your mind tc execute this order now, or shall I giv< you time to think of it, as you are noa in a-very large way of business," ex laimed the duke. "I have money enough for that ani to spare," answered James Parke; Huchinson, with a self-satisfied air "I presume I may keep your- speci -nen pear1 as a pattern." "Pray do so. It will be more satis factory to both parties to have a writ ten agreement, I think" p"For my part I reply in the affrma tive," saidt the jeweler. "Call at my house, if convenient thib, evening, and bring your agree meat with you. I live at 115 Uppei Brook street, Grosvenor Square." '1 will be there, your excellency,' replied the jeweler. 'The duke rose, buttoned up his As trachmn Plamb's wool trimmed coat, drew on hvs gloves and departed, ?01 lowed to his carriage by the obse quious jeweler, who could not bov suficientlyv or low enough. It was now past four, and in wintc1 it grows dark boon after that hour Thinking he had done businesi enough for that day, the jeweler or dered the shiutiers to be put up, and, going into the pa:rlor, proceeded te comnmIleate thie good news to hi: The good and worthy woman listenei attentively, but gracvely disappoinitet at her want of enthusiasm, the jewele. exelaimied: "Wife, you do not appreciate m: news at its real value." "Are you sure of your customer?' she asked. "In what way ?" "Is he what he represents himself?' "Of c'ourse he is." -"Ah, that is your impetuous way,' said Mrs. -Parker Hutchinson. "My dear !" exclaimed the jewelei .ith an air of dignified importance, "in domestic matters you are un rivalled, but you must permit me t< be the best person to manage my busi ness." "If you lose all your fortune do no tlame me," she retorted. "You hay orked harder and longer than mos men, and it would be sad to be mad he dupe of a swindler." "I cannot be swindled." - . "Wha wis your safeguard ?" "wilnot deliver the necklace o pearls until I receive the money. If buy the pearls, they will represen property as good as gold in the bank. "Better not run any risk," said Mrs Ee -insu. "-Hw would you prevent it?" "By calling at the Spanish Embassy. and making inquiries about this Duk, S'Alvarez." "Pooh! pooh! you talk like a wo man !" cried the jeweler. "Were I to do as you advise, I should offend my munificent patron, and there are plenty of jewelers in London who would jump at such a chance." "Well, well, take your own course," responded Mrs. Hutchinson. "I'l say no more." "I am glad to see that you have sub mitted at last," said the jeweler. "I shall now go to 'Upper Brook street, look around me, and sign the agree ment, so that his excellency shall not run from his word. Good-bye, my dear. Expect me back to supper al I ten." - Mr. Parker Hutchinson walked to Upper Brook street, Grosvenor square, and found that the Duke S'Alvarez lived in one of the palatial residences with which that quarter abounds. A footman in livery admitted him. and he was ushered into a drawing room furnished in the most costly manner. "The duke was sitting at -a table .riting. He rose to receive the few eler. "Thanks for your punctuality," he said. "Have you the agreements with you?" "No. your excellency. I left that tt yonr kindness." "Very well; here is a brief sketch It is written upon paper belonging to the Embassy, and stamped with tht Spanish insignia. See if that meet your views." The jeweler read it, and replied in the affirmative. "Attach your signature, then, if yoi please." The jeweler did so. "I will have this stamped, and send you a copy to-morrow," exclaimed the Duke S'Alvarez, who seemed to be per fectly well acquainted with our insulaz laws and customs. The work progressed gradually; but there was every chance of its being completed in time. When the event ful day approached, Mr. Parker Hutch inson went to the Commissionaire Bar racks, and engaged a man for the even ing, thinking that he would be a pro tection, and give him an air of impor. tance. It was a fine mild evening in April; the moon was shining brightly. On inquiring for the duke, Mr. Hutchin son was informed that he was smoking at the top of hcuse. "His grace expects you," nontinueo the domestic, "and desird dme to re quest you to come upstairs." The jeweler made no demur, and ac companied by the commissionaire, fol lowed his guide rntil he came to the leads, which were flat, and charmingly laid out as a garden, from which a splendid view of Hyde Park could be had. Orange trees, shrubs, and flow ers hid the neighboring chimnev) u what particularly armad~ the atten tio..Qf- eiwler and his companion ras a small balloon, fully inflated, held down te she leads by a couple of strong ropes- In this his grace the Duke S'Alvarez was quietly sitting and smoking. "Come up, gentlemen," .he said, "come up," pointing, as he spoke, to some steps about six feet high, which gave access to the balloon. The jeweler stepped up gayly. The commissionaire followed with the box. "This is where I take my siesta," continued the duke, "when the weather is fine." "An excellent place," replied Hut. chinson. The duke ofiered him a cigar, which he took, but refrained from lighting inst then. "Here is the necklace," he continued . "will your excellency view it here, or down stairs ?" "Oh ! the light of the moon is suffi cient for a superficial view," said the juke, carelessly. The box was opened, and the duke went into raptures over its contents, "it is a gem," he said ; "a perfect miracle of artistic workmanship. The pearls are admirably arranged, and the clasps in excellent taste." A servant camne on the leads. "What do you want?" demanded the duke. "Your grace's steward has returned with the money you bade him bring from the Embassy." "Oh ! to be sure ; send him up." The domestic bowed. and retired. A foreigner soon appeared, laden with two bags and a portfolio. He said something in Spanish which was unintelligible to Hutchinson. "Garcia has brought the thirty thousand pounds," said the duke. "Just permit me to show him the neck lace." "Certainly," replied the jeweker. The duke took the box and descend ad the steps. The jeweler was about to follow him, when his grace ex claimed: "iKeep your seat-keep your seat; I will rejoin you directly." Then Parker Hutchinson sat down again. Scarcely had he touched the. ground than the person he had ad diressed as Garcia drew a sharp knife from beneath his cloak, and with two ~udden and dexterous blows cut the ::ord which retairned the balloon. In an instant the hons'e recetted from the sight of the astonished jew eler and no less bewildered commis sionaire. Mocking laughter sounded in then ears. They were rapidly ascending; up, ap--higher, higher -into the very bosom of the fleecy clouds! They had not the remotest idea ho-s a balloon should be managed, and were too much stupefied, for some time at least, to do anything but stare at one another. "God help us!" exclaimed the jew eler, who was the first to recover self-' oossession. "Where are we going?" asked Vidal. "Into eternity," solemnly repliedI Eutchinson, who appeared to have lost all hope. "Not yet, I hope. There must be some way of managing this balloon. I'here ought to be a valve; and I've heard about throwing& e ballast out,", answered Vidal. The wind blew them along in a southeasterly direction, and they went at a prodigious rate. Having arrived at a certain altitude, they did not seem to go any higher, but drifted rapidly with the wind. :angect for a long voyage, though it d was not iprovisioned. The object of ar the arch swindler into whose clever wl trap the jeweler had fallen was evi- a dently to destroy them, so that he in might get clear off with his booty. Wi "We shall be starved to death," sai6 th the jeweler. i ,r "Not to-day, nor yet to-morrow,' m, said Vidal. knocking over a small basket he had not hitherto noticed. It al contained a stone bottle of water and du .ome bread and cheese. co Hutchinson threw himself at the m, bottom of the car and gave way to i it. paroxysa of grief. wl Nothing more said till morning. lu The commissior.;-r feeling tired, lay h down by the side of the jeweler, and th snatched a few hours of uneasy slum- co her. pr When he woke, he found the win& 03 had changed, and the balloon was beat- f ing about amidst a variety of conflict- e ing currents, making no particular w ieadway. D1 They drifted at last in a directioL be totally opposite to that in which they liad been going at first. ra The jeweler did nothing but prai at and utter qnavailing laments at inter- t -rals. pt Vidal grew alarmed, but he did no', an become a coward; his time was wholly Pa >ccupied in studying the balloon. I The safety-valve. by means of whic. th they conld have descended at will, was g in sight, but out of reach. WI The string which should have giver those in the car control over it had ')een purposely cut. Four days and nights went by ; thi s oalloon remained tossing about in w. th space. Its occupants 0bd been t drenched in more than one storm. is. Their condition was miserable in the a extreme. t Vidal had made several attempts tc TI .each the safety-valve without success. The air was cold; the illimitable sea rolled below them. If the balloon descended into the water, there would Z4 'e some chance of saving their lives. re To fall violently upon the earth was hc to be dashed to pieces; to fall in the he sea gave them an opportunity of being te picked up by a ship, and keeping tw afloat for a certain time by their own st] )xertions. O1 Vidal determined to make an effon as to save his life and that of his compan. th on. gr With the utmost care, yet with be dauntless bravery, he climbed up the tu ropes which held the car to the bal- ly 1oon. 9V At a certain height he could see the t th valve. In his hand he carried a piece o, string, which he wished to attach to tic th .he valve. t If he could succeed in doing this '.heir salvation would be secured! 14 Should he miss his footing, he pr vould be dashed into the abyss below. ru Better such a death than.A star vatin---Wiast-he reached the ot talve, and placed the string over the ;+ hi haook which was attached to it. hi Then his strength gave way and he 9 fell down. 02 Fortunately he tumbled into the 3 car, which shook and strained very cS much, but the cordage being good, il m lid not give way. The piece of string floated in the s breeze. D His next task was to lay hold of it By robbing the wicker-work car of some of its minor component parts, he donstructed a sort of fishing-rod, and hooked the string. E Pulling it gently, he awaited the re- ~ tilt with feverish impatience. The balloon began to descend. The finale was now very simple. ?O The ballon fell into the sea within ;e half a mile of a large steamship, whieb so instantly lowered a boat. The j'eweler and the commissionaire ,h .vere taken out of the seething waves, . I extremely glad to be rescued from i their perilous position. They were taken on board the ship,? which proved to be the Black Prince, sa from Liverpool to New York ; conse-- Io quently they had descended in the ~ Atlantie. Profoundly thankful for their es cape, they thanked the captain for his kindness, and promised to relate their adventures when they had recov ered from the fatigue of their novel ourney. Suddenly Mr. Parker Hutchinson caught sight of an individual in the .n erowd of passengers who was intently regarding him. L With a cry like that of a tiger rush ing on his prey, he sprang forward mnd seizing him by the collar, shouted: "Thief ! villain ! robber ! at last I ' have found you."0 Every one was astonished. It was the Duke S'Alvarez. This 'imp~ostor, .fter receiving the Ja great prize for which he had plotted so diligently, had given up the house j8 which he rented, and started for o america, where he imagined he could lispose of the necklace of pearls with naore safety than in Europe. Vidal stood by the jeweler's side g sud effectually prevented any attempt L :m the part of the Spaniard to release !imself.al The captain inquired the meaning >f this strange scene, and, having no S power to arrest the swindler, laid an ambargo upon his luggage and effects. is which, on arrival at New Yoxk, were in examined by the police. a The. necklace of pearls was discov- sp ered, and the jeweler, after a great ir leal of routine and red-tapeism, a' .rned to London with the dearly pur- ji ,hased pearls, resolving to be on his be guard when again applied to by the in .gents of foreign potentates. o The duke was thrown into prisonh on ut while awaiting his trial contrived ,e :o escape, and has not since been" heard of in civilized regions. -Yankee lade. __________h Proper Breathing Movements a Pre. re< ventive of Consumption. re I think it is evident that proper de 'elopment and expansion of the lungs by means of well regulated breathing must be regarded as of the greatest ' ralue in the prevention and in the :r :reatment of the inactive stages of pul- a monary consumption. The more sim. r ple the method,'the more effective and ' practical will be the results which flow to from it. Among the many exercises which are recommended for this pur- ;h pose, the following movements are o very valuable: The arms, being used lis as levers, are swung backward as far as la; possible on a I. vel with the shoulders su during each in.,iration, and brought TI +-aethe in front on, the same level ih SOME VALUABLE FISHES E Sri1 RARE SPECIMENS OWNED hI NEW! YoRK CITY. JM wit A Banker's Costly Tank of Curlos- Pe ities-Queer Marine Freaks That of i Are Bred by Amateurs. bla ARE and valuable fishes am owned in New York to-day to a greater extent than ever before and represent a total 9o investment of about $20,000. A story about some of the most curious and beautiful specimens in .own and their .l oeculiar characteristics izay be of gem- B eral interest, writes a Ne v York cor respondent of the San Francisoc 9V Chronicle. Sol In a self-sustaining aquarium in Neu vil York, containing about nine gallone f01 of water, are some varieties of gold fish of an aggregate 'value of nearly ah $1000. Clarence MeXim, the banker, sPc is the possessor of this valuable tank at of fish. He has collected the specimens an21 at different times as they were import- w ed to or bred in this country. About the smallest and yet mos prominent pair of fish inthis aquarium is the telescope goldfish of Japan, of which variety there are not more than ten specimens in New York. They are of a soft velvety black color, with bright golden tints on the end of the scales. The body is dwarfed to such an extent that the fish appears to be almost round, while the beautiful double tails droop.far below the ven tral fins and give the fish the appear ance of wearing a long train. The eyes are as large as those found in a five inch bull-frog and protrude beyond 8 the head to the same extent. These fish are unusually intelligent and so tame that they can be fed from the' hand. Their regular diet consists of a small piece of fishwood wafer made ol rice, flour and water, which is fed to them every morning, and once a week a small piece of earth worm. After re ceiving the latter delicacy they usually AN exhibit their gratification by stretch- sto ing the dorsal fin to the utmost and rc swimming round and round after each an< other, playing and curvetting among thr the water plants in the aquarium in ar hal amusing manner. we A few years ago, when Admiral Am- to men, of the United States Navy, was in we Japan he tried very hard to get a pair for of these fish for the purpose of breed- out ing them and introducing them into wa this country. He found, however, Th, that the Mikado was so jealous of this wh rare stock leaving the country that he we prohibited any dealing in this fish. cro The yapanese fish culturist who pro- the duces this variety of fish produces str artificially their peculiarities of shape an( and color. Originally, they were bred the from the long, slender-bodie singe-- - tiadtndr ,iandit requires untir- no ing patience on the part of the cultur- to ist to develop the peculiarities which sai give the fish their value. The. Japan- ing ese, it is said, take the fish when the young and place them in a cylindrical Mel tube made of dark colored glass at lle: each end and with two openings of the clear glass above the eyes of the fish. These cylinders are laid in the small .. artificial ponds constructed for the RIl purpose, and the water is allowed to pass freely through the tube. ' The ' tendency of the tiny fish is to swim always toward 'the clear part of the : aylinder, and in time the eyes grow th. out into the cavities made for the pur- de; pose. pr4 The youngest daughter of the late evi ?olonel Elliot F. Shepard has in her gr< aquarium three fringe-tail goldfish. po One of the fish has a brilliant carmine of color, making the ordinary American or goldfish look pale in comparison with er his glistening sides. He presents a he beautiful appearaxice by gaslight 'When it passing from side to side in the th. aquarium in search of tidbits from his fr( little mistress, Margherita. .Besides til this fish, she has small American be striped dace, noted for their sym- th metrical form and swiftness in swim- st muing. They will jump fully two feet th~ out of the water after a small piece of ob) scraped beef rolled up to look like an lax sari~hworm and impaled on a broom- I itraw over the aquarium. 'ar Master Arthur Gotthold, of West st Fifty-eighth street, raisea searly 100 do three-spined sticklebacks this spring we from one pair. During a period ofac ten days in April the larger of these b two fish busied himself in excavating rel a large'-hole in the sand of his ha aquarium, car-rying it a little at a timeth in his mouth all the way across the aquarium. After getting the hole aur deep enough he commenced to pull y little bits of branches off some of the water-plants and piled them up until , ~they formed the nest indicated, stop- an ping .every little while to press his do sides against the branches to cement a thmi*lace with the mucus exuded frmhssscales. Occasionally he would foz swim head down and poke his nose in oi the opening to maintain the proper im shape in the nest. He then made an bo: opening on the left-hand side near the in base, in such a way that the waterly could pass freely in at one aperture pr< and out at the other. During this ble time the little builder changed in ch color from an uninteresting slate hue do< to a brilliant red allover the chest and Lit gill covers. his After the eggs were deposited by pre ais mate the fish took a position about thi an inch above the nest, with his head Iwil toward the opening, and began to fan ing vigorously with his pectoral fins forc- of ing the water in through the top ofge the nest. From this time on for four- dia teen days he showed very little inter- fa est in anything else. Instead of feeding an4 ravenously he ate very little of the ing fresh beef offered him every morning. me Whenever he eid leave ths nest for a mc few seconds it was seemingly for the purpose of swimming across the aquar- I ium to unmercifully punish his unof. L1v fending mate. At the end of the fort night the young fish were hatched, - but he still kept up the aerating pro. cess over the nest until the tiny yelk , sacs attached to the bodies of the fry, by which they are nourishing, had .* disappeared. Then the young fish L* swam out and were able to feed them- wa selves from the small infusoria grow-M ins. under the leaves of the water plants. M The daughter of Mrs. Soutter owns & very interesting pair of paradise fish, which came from India, and bear the mn most brilliant variety of colors found. :n any fresh water fish. The head is ~ gray with dark spots. The gills axe lue bordered with crimson, the eyesj * ellow and red and the pupils black. caI Fh@ side of the body are crimson ta ris r iat in shape -- Ia mson with a blue border When fish isexitadallits colorntew y brightness. The tail is coverd sma11 spotslike the eyes ona cock's tail, and the under gndsee he fsh changes at times fr 9 ik to nearly Whit*-e , , MEfDEATH IN THE ALPS. w Two Daring Climbers, Tied To' - gether, Were Dashed to Death he latest victims of ambition to ab the Matterhorn were Andress ler, a tourist, and Johann Biener, a de. They belonged to a parM Of , and, being a little more venm ie, had gone aliead. OUe of the SUr. ing three teils of the accident at ows: he others were -only &e minuteA ad, and we had reached a difcent , t and were standing on steps eui :he top of a small patch of fee, at an ,e of 50 degrees and close to roek, en Mooser caled out. "Beware o ACCIDENT ON THE MATTEBHOEBN ies." We pressed up close to the 4 k and listened, when the two (Seiler I Biener) shot past us. We were all ee close together, and Mooser could !e-Aouched them with his ax. They -e tied together. Seller passed close us, his back downward, his -head LI bent up, as if he were preparing a sudden shock. Blener flew far against the blue my and the rope a stretched tightly between .them. y fell on to the Glacier du Lion, and en the bodiles were reeovered they ,-e still tied together. With both the wn of the head was cut away as ugh it had been done by a sharp in iment. Seiler's watch was crushed his left boot .?as missing, altiou,;b foot was unirjured. How the '+1han . ijln er be n one saw m slp. I eInes think that Seiler was climbing at the e time as Biener, instead of walt. until he had a firm hold, and that former slipped, jerking Biener 4ft feet. I am strengthened in this be by the position of -the two as I saw m fly past. *HEST M'AN IN iTE WORLD i Demdoff, a Ru-Ma Whose Wealtk - s of Recent creation. ike the English millionairer, >se of the Czar's dominions mos~tly ive their revenues from landed perty. While the Briton, .how tr, devotes a large part of his iss income toward improving hiE sessons and to the amelioration the lot of his tenants in one waj another, the Rlussian, on the oth hand, extracts every farthing that can from his property and spends. upon himsett, the result beng t agriculture in Russia Is going im tid to worse, that fermerly fer. and productive estates have now :ome barren and iipoverished,and it, while the peasantry are in a ,to of misery hordehring on famine~, nobles themseives have been iged to mortgage or sell their d, and are at the end of their ancial tether. Of coarse, there some exceptions, such as, for in ne, the Yousoupoffs, the Dcmi Is and the Scheremetleffs. The atlth of the Demidoffs Is so vast, :ording to the New Yoric Tribune, it it is beyond calculation, and angely enough the fortuno is -of atively recent creation, Its founder ring been a country blacksmith in days of Peter the Great. .It was ie traveling in the &.ral Mounf, a that the latter broke one of his st valuable English pistols. A vsi-. e smith mended it so quickly and " well that the Czar was delighted asked the man's name. "D~emi I, I shall remember you,'? said be he rode off. The poors man was tinning to think that Peter had gotten him when there came an cial document adorned, with the perial seal, granting him the free d of a great tract of crown land the neighborhood of the village. midoff went to work on bis new perty, and found there inexhaussi mines of iron, silver, and mala te. Young Elim Demidoff-he is not bear in Russia the Italian le of prince generally prefixed to name by foreigners-Is at the sent moment the richest man in world. Princess Yoisoupoff, h her great turquoise mines, comn next In rank. Fortunately, both them are more free-handed and ierous than their respective imme te vredecessors as head of the 2ly, the late Anatoie Demido!! the late Prince Yousoupoll hav been alike renowned for their anness and avarice, of which at at incredible stories are related. CEATs, It iS said, was born in a try stable. SHOOE T~lEE. Dhey were seated on the hotel piazza ether and, to tell the truth, she .nd him very dall. Saddenly she . seized with an idea. 'How far off is that mountain, Mr, George?" 'Two miles." 'You couldn't walk there and bacel, two hours." 'Couldn't 1? Well, I guess I could, m do it in an hour."* 'Really? Well, I don't believe it bet you a bos,. of candy that you t' start now and be back in ase/1 ring eacn expiration. Or the hanas e brought together above the head iile inspiring, and gradually broughi wn alongside the body whila expir g. A deep breath must be taken th each inspiration, and held until e arms are gradually moved foward, downward, or longer, in order tE ike both methods fully operative. Another very serviceable chest exer ,e is to take a deep inspiration, and, ring expiration, in a loud voice unt or sing as long as-possible. A le person with a good chest capac r can count up to sixty or eighty, iile in a female; even with good ngs, this power is somewhat reduced. -actice of this sort will slowly develop e lungs, and the increased ability to unt longer is a measure of the im ovement going on within the chest. ., again, the taking of six or eighi 11 and deep breaths in succession ery hour during the day, eithei iile sitting at work, or while walking .t in the open air, will have a very neficial effect. The breathing of compressed ant rified air is attracting wide attentiorE the present time in connection with e prevention and the treatment ol Imonary consumption, and ii other mode wherewith the chest ca. city can be decidedly improved. hen air is breathed in this manner, ere is felt during each inspiration a ntle distention of the whole chest, iile during expiration a feeling o Iptiness is experienced. Consumption is not a disease whici iginates in a day, but it is the out owth of morbid habits and agencie. iich may even antedate twe birth oi e individual. Defective breathing one of these habits, and its per 2ious prevalence is more wide-spread an is generally supposed. -Docto7 tomas J. Mays, in Century. A. Horse Story. William White, writing to Natur, m the Ruskin Museum, Sheffield, 2ords an instance of sagacity ir rses - Froni the window opposite, says, I have just witnessed an in resting performance on the part of o horses. Bordering the park is e ip of land, doomed to be built up but meanwhile lying waste and ed for common asturage, on which a horses under notice were leisurely azing. A pony in a cart, having en unwisely left by the owner for a e unattended on the grass, sudden. started off, galloping -over the un. en ground at the risk of overturning e cart. TMfa two horses, upon seeing is, immediately joined in pursuit th evident, zest. My first supposi , that they were merely joining in a escapade in a frolicsome spirit, s at once disproved by the method d and business-like manner of their ocedure. They soon reached the naway, by thistime on the road, one one side of the cart anj rm. 'zn Aer , regulating their pace, ey cleverly contrived to intercept s progress by gradually coming to. ther in advance of him, thus stop ng him immediately in the triangulaa rner they formed. Until the met me up to the pony's head they re tined standing thus together quite 11; the two horses, evidently bisfed that all was now right, with .t any fuss trotted back again to ther to their grass. Only a Mistake. An amateur archeologist one day ied the date 1081 carved on a stone erted above the door of a stable and rsuded the peasant who owned the opt!hy to let him have it for a good and sum of money. A few days af ward the peasant delivered the stone the purchaser. "Why," said the latter, "this is not stone I bought from you the cther y. This one bears the date 1801. 1 n't have it." "Beg your pardon." answered the asant, '.'This is the very stone, only a builder in a mistake put it upside wn. You can do the samey you ow. "-Petit Fraucais Illustre. SELECT SIFTINGS.. London has 60,000 telephones. Italy gets $100,000,000 a year from zarists. Cattle were introduced into Virginia 1609; into New England in 1624. The owner of a hairless calf at Brad r, Me., refused a showman's offer of 00 for it. A boy in Hiawatha, Kan., rides, tc d from the pasture on the back of .e of his cows. A Chicago merchant has on exhibi i in his show window a pair of live panese babies.. In the world's mints from 1850 to 90 there were coined 9194 tons of ld and 81,235 tons of silver. Several of the Aztec pyramids ex d 200 feet in height. They are nerally composed of a mound of eartl' ed with stone. Amber, although reckoned as a pro. t of the mineral kingdom, is, in probability, resin from an extinct ecies of coniferous tree. A. yclone lifted a large sheet o! .ter from Portage Lake. Michigan, carried it high in the air and half nile inland, wliere it broke. In the ace of a mile the ground was coy ad with fishes of various sizes. The great fall of "manna" in Mar and Diarbekir, Asiatic Turkey, has en explained. Clhemists who exam ad the stuff report it to be a species lichen which is not known to grow tside of Tunis, Morocco and Al A fish was caught in the lake at Heil. nn, Swabia, in the year 1497 which d a brass ring attached bearing ord of the fact that the same fish d been caught in the year 1230 and Leased after having the queer label ixed to his body. jst to show what he could do ,mmy Flagley, of Bucyrus, Ohio, wled into a twelve-inch drain pipe, there he stuck. The pipe and mmy were then soaked in oil, and in ittle while both were slippery enougb Tommy to be drawn out. It is believed that whales often attaii age of 400 years. The number years these huge creatures have ed is ascertained by counting the rers of laminme forming the horny bstance known as "whalebone.' ese laminme increase yearly, just as