S NE dat a man said, "I duu't
( ) tliluk I like the feminine ludl
vlduul who Ih essentially a man's
woman. I am very certain I would not
want to ninrry one, and I tliluk my oplu
Ion U Bliart'd by hundreds of sensible
men who respect the fair sex In gen
era), hut who do not take especially to
the one who appeal to have dozens of
men friends and hut oue or two women
one." We listened attentively to thin
opinion, hut were not at ull convinced
that a woman muHt be popular only
with men or ouly with women. We Bee
no reason why she i-nnnot combine a
friendliness with both that will make
her a desirable companion for either
men or women. There Is nothing In
this world ho thoroughly delightful as
the self-respecting, sunshiny disposl
tloned woman of lllwrnl view to whom
a man ran talk as he would to a friend
of bis own sex with no thought of sent!
incut, but ouly a bou camaraderie that
Is as pleasant for her as the exchange
of confidences between herself and her
most Intimate woman friend. The per
son who does not believe In friendship
between men and women Is as warped
In mind as the one who says there Is
no actual loyalty existing In any com
pact where two women are Involved.
One Is as untruthful a statement as the
other.
"A man's woman," as the term means
generally, Is one who Is only pleasant
and agreeable In the company of the
other sex. One who snubs her own
and cares nothing for aught but fllrta
tlon and attentions obviously direct
and worshipful. Rut It doesn't follow
that because a woman in tremendously
admired, hns a score of men friends
who like to talk to her and take her
out, that she Is necessarily unhappy
when there are no men about. She Is
perforce obliged to be with women or
"flock all by herself, The qualities
that niako many women attractive to
men endear them to women also. The
dependable creature who Is not sub
ject to moods, who Is a bright talker,
a trustworthy confidante, an apprecla
tlve listener and a ready sympathizer
will be liked quite as much by women
as she Is by men, and age will be no
barrier to her lovable qualities. Such
a woman romps with the children, or
attends gently to the wants of those ad
vanced In years.' There' Is no talk of
her being essentially a man-'s woman,
or absolutely a woman's woman. She
An beloved by the whole world. The
earth on which she dwells Is made
blessed by her presenat, and let us be
thankful that her species Is not dying
out by any means. Exchange.
for their second murrhiges. They ore
eschewing the conventional gray gown
and bonnet, and with the best results
are presenting a braver show to their
friends. Lady Cromartle. In her quaint
t,utvu, set a lumous example; sue was
wise, too, to wear the tiniest of trans
parent head-dresses, better described
at a tiara, though called by courtesy a
bun net, with a flowing veil of gray
tulle, which was thrown back from her
tiara.
May Marry Harrison.
Mrs. Dimuilck, who, the gossips of the
social world have It, Is to become the
wife of ex-I'resldent Harrison, will be
pleasantly remembered by those who
were frequent visitors at the White
House during Its occupancy by Mr.
Harrison and his family. Mrs. Dlm-
mlck now resides In New York, and. it
Is Intimated, Is the magnet which
draws the distinguished Indiana states
man so frequently to that city. She Is
mil
MRS, DIMM1CK.
the niece of the late Mrs. Harrison, and
her presence added much to the charm
of the social life of the last admlulstra
tlon. She was extremely popular and
scarcely less esteemed than Mrs. liar
rlson, whose graclousness and sweet
n ess of manner won the friendship of
all who met her. Mrs. Harrison died
Oct. 25, 1S92. and through the long and
tedious Illness her devoted husband
was greatly assisted In his patient vlg-
lis at her bedside by Mrs. Dlinmlck.
Last Nlaht on the Stair.
She is beautiful, stately, and tall,
W ith reposeful and elegunt airs:
You may not believe it, but yet all the
name,
-She's the girl Hint I kissed on the stairs.
She's college-bred, witty, and wise.
And a red-sealed diploma she bears;
But that didn't count whea we sat, at the
dunce.
In the twilight that shrouded the stairs,
' Brain. But No Beauty,
' George Kllot had an exceedingly un
prepossessing face a heavy nose and
chin and thick lips yet there was an
Irresistible, charm In her conversation
al powers. Mine, de Stncl knew that
she was not good-looking, her complex
ion being muddy and her features lr
regular, hut her manners were so sweet
and her conversation so brilliant and
witty that she had the largest salon lu
Paris. Martha Washington had a re
markably strong face, noble lu charac
ter and shining with goodness. Her
manners were slmple.yet dlgnllied.eoin-
mandlng respect wherever she appear
ed. Mine. Pompadour was fairly good-
looking, her chief beauty being her hair,
which she wore in the style named
after her, to Increase her height. She
had wonderful tact, but no great
amount of Intelligence.
How to Mauaga a Burglar.
Miss Lena Hunts kuows how to man
age a burglur. Willi a revolver held
against her head Miss lUirus had sulll-
clout courage to resist a burglar who
entered her room at night and who has
since been arrested for his pains. The
young woman was asked by a reporter
to give a few general Instructions on
the treatment of burglars to women
readers. Tersely put this Is her advice:
Think quickly. Never lose your pres
ence of mind. Use all the weapons na
ture has kludly given you. Hold your
breath when you are being chloroform
ed. Don't let a little thing liko being
gagged divert your mind. If you can't
scream throw things at the window to
attract attention. ltememher that
while you may not be as strong as he Is,
ten to one you are much brighter.
Philadelphia Times.
The Way to Kat Candy.
I think much of the outcry against
candy Is the result of wrong methods
of use. It can often be safely taken at
meal time with good results. Scientists
say that the food value of candy Is
very great A pound of sugar contains
much more energy and power to sup
port animal life than a pound of meat
If candy Is taken under such condi
tions that It will not derange the diges
tive apparatus, It Is perefectly wise and
rational to be a candy eater. Annals
of Hygiene.
She Is studying Latin and law:
She is trucking old crimes to their
In Irs
Which is ,11 II very well while she doesn't
forget
Who kissed her, last night, on the stairs.
She's a woman that's newer than new;
She everything ventures and dnres;
She'd preside nt a club in a bicycle suit,
And she d sit out a dance on the stairs.
Do you think I'm afruid? Not a whit!
I shu a t kick ut the costume she
wears
I have couxed her to try orange blossoms
and white
And she promised last night on the
stiursl
Puck.
Feminine Watches.
Watches for women are smaller and
more elaborately decorated than ever.
The chatelulne watch, with open face
and richly decorated back, represents
the approved mode and bids fair to be
a favorite for a long time to come. It
Is not only exceedingly convenient, but
decidedly ornamental. Watch and
chain are similarly decorated, whether
the means employed Is chasing, enamel
ing or gems. Colored enamels figure
largely In their embellishment The
backs of some of the newest watches
arc pink or Sevres blue, framed In a cir
cle of diamonds or pearls, touches of
the same color reappearing lu the
brooch to which the watches are suspended.
A Dainty Pillow.
For a young mother a pillow for the
youngster would make an appropriate
gift Make a small square pillow and
cover It with flue cambric. Buy a sheer
linen pocket handkerchief lady's size.
Fifty cents will buy the proper article,
and one costing less than 25 cents
would be worth absolutely nothing.
Make this handkerchief the center of
your pillow and sew around It a frill
of soft lace. Where the lace and the
handkerchief are Joined sew narrow
"baby" ribbon. This could form a bow
or rosette at each corner. No prettier
pillow could be desired.
A Unique Table Cover.
An autograph table cover Is a unique
affair. It Is made of white linen. The
center Is a diagram lu the form of a
star. Outside of the star are the auto
graphs of every-day people, while the
space within la reserved for celebrities.
On the white table cover, It Is almost
unnecessary to add, the outlining Is
not In red, but In pretty delicately
shaded sllka,
The Widow-Bride.
Widow brides are tentatively assert
ing their disbelief In the old saw which
relegated then) to ugly wedding frock
The New Sack Coat
By all odds the most popular vest
ment of the season Is the sack coat In
chinchilla, or rough cloth, coming bare
ly to the hips; and for the very good
reason that It Is not Immoderately ex
pensive. A better reason commends It
Less abort as It Is, It weighs enough for
a woman to carry. The long wraps we
see with their freighted argosies of fur
and their silken luxuries of linings are
a load for Sandow.
I hardly know whether to marry or
not," said the count; "her father Is In
the clothing trade."
"There Is money In clothes," said
the duke.
There Isn't any In mine," said the
count Indianapolis Journal.
When an Arab falls to make a raise
anywhere else, h can "strike" his tent.
STUDY OF THE MOON.
Peculiarities Nolo I lu Its Appeuranee
at DitTcrent Fcnaona.
To the casual observer the motions
of tlie moon appear to bo exceedlugly
whimsical and Irregular. If Its place
lu the sky Is watched It will be found
that It Is first north and then south
of the sun's path and west of that lum
inary. The last two motions are steady
and regular from east to west, carry.
Ing the moon In its endless swimr
around the heavens, starting at new
moon near the sun and progressing un
til at full moon the whole visible por
tion of the sky separates the two bodies.
After this there are two weeks lu which
the moon still appears to move Imck
wnrd, approaching the sun from tho
other side, then, again apparently ull
of a sudden, It passes the sun aud we
behold a "new moon."
'Hie north and south motions of the
moon are entirely different While per
forming Its endless Journey from west
to east there are two special periods In
which It either moves fur northward
or takes up Its tosltlou low down lu
the south. In spring the first motion Is
north, but afterward the general motion
Is reversed. In December you will note
that the full moon occurs nt the most
northerly jioint lu her course and lu
June at the most southerly. This Is
why we have most light from the full
moon of winter and least from that of
summer. Observations on these various
movements Indicate to us the path
which the moon moves alioiit the earth
and also show us that that body lu dif
ferent parts of Its orbit Is at varying
distances from the earth.
This Indicates that the moon's path
Is not a circle, but an eclipse, having
the earth lu one of Its foci. The moon
being governed directly and held lu
position by the attraction of Mie earth,
holds Its primary movements In a path
around our globe, but the attraction
energy of the sun and of the giant plan
ts, erliaps In a lesser degree, pro
duces motions In the moon which lnnv
be summarized briefly as a combination
of the six following movements: (1)
Its revolution about the earth, (2) Its
revolution with the earth alsxit the
sun, (II) the vibrating eccentricity of lu
orbit, (4) the slow, direct rotation In the
"line of apsides." (!) the retrograde
rotation in the line of nodes and ((!)
its rotation on its axis. St Loflls Re
public.
AKJIY OF THE SULTAN
system consists of I lie Nlaim. or regular i perfonn,(1 B cnmpnlgn In every
A FACTOR THE POWERS MUST
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.
A Nation of Poldlera with lira lilies
OeneruU-Tlie Turkish Irrcutilura-
Bundxof CntthrouU Who Are Worth'
less Auainat tivilfxed Troops.
The Turk as a Fighter.
The Interest lit present felt in Turkish
affairs generally is Intensified with re
gard to the Turkish iiichiis of defense
against the aggressions oi r.uropc, ior al
though the existing ilillit'iiliy may lie
smoothed down without an outbreak of
war, still any untoward incident, wiieu
affairs ure in so critical a condition, may
be productive of serious results.
The Turkish einplro bus long been de
nominated "The sick man of Europe."
but thl' expression must be understood
Incongruous Friends.
A pretty story of affection between
a cat and a rat comes from the shores
of Lake Ontario by way of the New
York World. A farmer, who Is also a
shopkeeper, found a nest of rats In
pulling down an old shed, and oue of
two baby rats stole Into a pocket of bis
coat. It seemed so helpless and trust
ful that he could not bear; to kill It,
and kept It as a pet, feeding It with
meat and cheese, which It took from
his hand.
Its life was In constant danger from
the cat, aud to" save It he put It Into a
large wire cage. By and by the cat
grew accustomed to Its presence, and
finally the farmer oue day put the cat
also Into the cage. It mude one or
two hnlf-henrted attempts to catch the
rat, nnd theu lay down aud went to
sleep.
The upshot of the matter was that the
two animals became fast friends. Now
they fairly live together. By day they
wander In company about the house
and shop, or lie side by side In the show
window, where the strange sight at
tracts much attention.
They are very Jealous of each other.
If any one pets the cat, the rat runs
about squeaking with anger. If the
rat Is the favored one, the cat In Its
turn bristles and complains. If they
get separated for any great length of
time they are sure to be soon looking
for each other, and sometimes when
they meet they fairly dance for Joy.
He Vas Strict.
A few nights ago a young man took
two ladles to the opera, occupying a
box. After the entertainment he In
vited them to Join him In a little sup
per, which they did. The bill was a
moderate one only about $0 but when
the young gentleman stepped up to the
cashier's desk to settle he discovered
that he had changed his clothes, but not
his pocket book, and that the opera
tickets were all he bad put In the pock
ets of his dress suit The proprietor de
clined to listen to any proposition upon
the basis of credit, and finally a com
promise was effected by the customer
leaving his overcoat In pawn until tho
next morning, when he redeemed it.
Incidentally the restaurant mau learn
ed that the young man was a most do-
Blrablu customer, and Is uow trying to
make htm forget and overlook the hu
miliation of that evening when he had
to pawn either his overcoat or the
young ladles until he could get to his
room and procure the money to settlo
smull bill Washington Star.
OFFICERS OF THK NIZAM.
to apply only to the political state, for,
Individually and collectively, the Turks
are about as healthy a lot of people lis
exist on the globe. The Government is
weuk and inefficient, as despotisms grown
old are wont to be, but that is no sign
that it la near the end of its .days, for
these Oriental despotisms have a trick
of banging on to life, sometimes for ecu
turies after they ought to die. The
Greek empire at Constantinople lived for
five centuries after its territory bad been
reduced to the region immediately sur
rounding that city, and it is uot at all
impossible that-the Ottoman empire may
not follow its exutnple, and It probably
Will unless the powers show more unan
Imity in regard to disposing of its estato.
But those who suppose that Turkey will
fall an easy prey to the rest of Europe aro
reckoning without their host, for, lazy
and degenerate as they are, the Turks
are marvelous fighters, and when their
fanaticism is roused, they show a degree
of military aggressiveness that has more
than once diimfounded their opponents,
During the last three centuries they have
waged a dozen wars with surrounding
powers, and, on each occasion, their op
ponents were forced to confess that, hud
the Moslems been properly commanded,
the result would have been extremely
doubtful. Their weakness has always
been the miraculous stupidity of the Ot
toman generals. Whenever they have
been led by trained oflieers of other na
tions thau their own, their record has been
good.1 It hns always been clear of cow
ardice. Their futiilistic creed makes
them strangers to fear; to them every
thing is Kismet, or fate; ami If com
manded to go forward to attack a battery,
where certain death seems to await every
assailant, they neither hesitate nor falter,
considering thut, if it is their fate to be
killed at such a time and place, there Is
no use trying to avoid it. Besides this.
they are a hardy race, capable of enduring
Watches of Merit.
The distribution of medals for brave
and worthy acts In the military service
ts a European custom which the Jap
anese have adopted, along with many
other Western usages, but they have
adopted It with a modldcatlon which
shows the practical side of the Japan
ese nature.
Instead of giving medals of merit, the
Japanese Government gives watches
of merit. Purchasing for the purpose
some excellent gold and sliver watches
of a special make and form In Switzer
land, It has bad the cases Inscribed In
accordance with the grade of the med
al, and the service performed by each
individual. These watches are pre
sented In lieu of medals.
Having an intrinsic use, and being at
the same time ingenious and novel ob
jects to the Japanese, they are highly
prized for themselves as well as on ac
count of their value as memorials and
tokens of patriotic service.
An ugly person Is not to blame for
his looks, but people notice It Just the
TYPICAL KURDISH FACK.
great fatigue aud hardship without break
ing down, of marching long distances
without food or rest, aud all these quali
ties, in a soldier, are invaluable.
The Turkish army, therefore, is a fac
tor to be considered in the discnsion of
the fate of the Ottoman empire, for if th
Turks should make up their mind not to
be divided up into parcels without a
truggle they are capable of offer in
very effective resistance to any proposed
plau for the partition of their r-otin'ry
among toe powers oi r-urop. h r
of the Turkish empire is about 'Hf'i
square miles, or a little over nwha'.l
that of the I'nited States, and Hi" tnii i
lutioii is nearly 4),0.l0,ls, "f alxoit to-
thirds that of our own. Tut fiur,
however, do not furnish a J.-)nni-
of the strength, or more properly, ut tU
weakness of the country, for nouipriM-d
in the enumeration of inhabitants are the
people of all the races that were ron
quered by the Turks, who constitute
morn than one-half uf the whole uuiiilx-r.
Christians within the limits uf Turk -v
are regarded as aliens, or rather as ene
mies, whom both the Government aud the
Mussulman population would be glad to
see removed or exterminated. They nr.
not liable to military duty, hut, instend,
pay an exemption tax of about fl.M a
bead per annum.
Theoretically, every Moslem in the do
minions of the Sultan is a soldier on fur
lough liable at anv time to lie called on to
serve his master in held or garrison, but
such is the corruption prevailing in every
part of the Turkish administration, both
civil and military, that any oue ran secure
an exemption who is able to par for it.
There is, moreover, a system of conscrip
tion organized hy law that is upHis to
be carried out in every part of the empire.
II is oased on tbe military system of Git-
tuany. for since the lust Tiinn-Kuasinn
war the army of the l'orte has been -ii-
tirely reorxanized by Gerruau utlicvr.
who naturally adopted the plan prevailing
in their own cuuutry. and with whi. ii i
they were most familiar. The military
army, two classes or lteilirs, or Land-
wehr, and the .Musluliz, answering to tint
I.anilstunn of rriiKsia. At the annual
conscription the ranks of the regular
army are supposed to lie tilled hy the men
of the levy, who must serve six years with
the regular army and first reserve. They
then puss into the second reserve, to lie
called out only on emergencies. Here
they remain right years, subjected to an
tiuiil drill at their homes, then heroine,
members of the third reserve for six
years longer, thus passing twenty years,
either in the army or in one of the re
serves. This Is the system and, In work
Ing order, it would furnish the Govern
ment with an army, in time of war, tf
nearly l.lKMI.lHKI men. Hut, like every
thing else in Turkey, theory is one thing
and practice quite another, and, as a
matter of fact, there are very few districts
where the system has been put in run
nine order, and none where the conscripts
of the year do not buy exemption from
service whenever they are able to do so.
.In oue case in a military district ncsr
Smyrna, the population made a contract
with the enrolling othrer that, in eon
deration of a lump sum, paid down in
cash, the district should be exempt. The
money was paid, and the conscripting
otticers returned fictitious rolls, and weut
back, rich aud contented, to Constanti
nople. Id another, the conscripting oth
ref was prevailed on to enroll the popu
lation of the prison: iu a third all the
beggars aud poverty-stricken wretches
to be fouud in the district were entered
as conscripts, while the able-bodied men
escaped.
In reality, the Turkish army Is com
posed of young men. unable, under the
oppressive system of taxation, to make
their living on the farm or In the work
shop, who. therefore, entered the army
voluntarily, and such conscripts as could
be secured in those districts of Asia
Minor and European Turkey where the
tuililary system lias been put in working
order.
There is another class, comprising wide
ly different laces of men, who resemble
each other iu nothing but the fact that
they are all alike, savages. The iurkish
irregulars are all cavalry, and probably
not since the time of Atilla has a worse
lot uf thieves, robbers, cut-throats, mur
derers and all round' desperadoes been got
together. Turks from Anatolia, Kurds
from Armenia, Circassians aud Georgians
who prefer a wandering life of rapine and
murder to the irou discipline of the Kua
linn military service, l'ersians, the de
scendants of the I'arthiaus so much
dreaded 2,fX0 years ago, Arabs from the
lted Sea Coast, Druses from the moiin
taius of Syria aud ralcstiue, negroes
from Egypt, fugitives from justice of
every surrounding country, escaped Juil
binls, anybody is welcome to their bands
who has a horse and arms aud cau ride,
steal aud shoot. These are the men who
desolated Bulgaria; these are the men
who are now making Armenia a desert.
The ouly discipline they recognize is obe
dience to their leader; they have no sys
tem of drill aud the terror they inspire
is due solely to their well deserved repu
tntlon as butchers. When they wage
war it is not war, but extermination, for
they niiike not the slightest distinction
between the armed aud the defenseless.
killing all alike with equal ferocity. To
them an expedition is a raid, during which
neither man, woman nor child Is spared.
and what property cannot he carried off
Is burned. Our American Indians were
neighborhood would be necessary, llio
fanatical hatred entertained by Moslems
for everybody and everything Christian
is almost inconceivable by the Western
mind. When, nt the close of the war of
187(1, Hosnlii was assigned to Austria, an
army of nearly Hki.ihh) men wus needed
to complete the transfer of tho territory,
although there was not a Turkish regi
ment iu the province. Tho Moslem pop
ulation rose on musse, tint women fought
side by side with their husbands with
A lllnll PRIVATE.
guns, pistols, swords, hatchets and even
pitchforks. Military operation bad to be
carried on aguiust every village, and a
year elapsed ere there was complete sub
mission and order was restored. In cast
a partition of Turkey were attempted,
population uprisings might be expected
in every province from Albania to the
Euphrates. They would all be Ineffec
tive, of course, but they would all he
bloody and costly. A knowledge of the
fucts that Turkey is by no means help
less, even with a bankrupt treasury and
corrupt administration, has probably
something to do with the general willing
ness to give the unspeakable Turk a lit
tle more time. Nobody believes he will
reform, but his army Is too big nud its
fighting reputation is too well established
for aggressive operations to be thoroughly
undertaken.
THEY WERE SUSPICIOUS.
How Indiana from the Weat Wara
Mystified by the Telephone.
MaJ. Pollock, who was superintend
ent of free delivery In the postofflco
department under the lust ndiulnlstra.
tlon,' was for some time stationed on
the frontier as an Indian agent, , and
was well and favorably known to
many of the principal chiefs of-mK'tho
red men. Whenever they m A dele
gates to Washington to tin; u pow
wow With the treat father tlu. M n Inr'
gentlemen compared with them, for the offlee wtts 8Ure w bp , j b ,
Indians did occasionally spare the chil- ,.,, M, ' ,
wnt uic,t lhuh- soioi-uiues iu crowns.
On one occasion, while the Indiana
were making a cull on the Major, he
went to the telephone. In another room.
and called up the Indian office. When
his cull was answered he said: '
Tell Frank to come to the 'phone. "
Frank was a hulf-breed, employed In
the Indian office.
Hello! Frank," said the MnJor.
"Hold the 'phone a minute. Your un
cle Is here and wants to talk with you."
i hen he weut luto his office and led
one of the chiefs to the telephone.
"Want to talk to Frank?" said the
Major, placing the transmitter in the
chief's hand.
After nmny grunts and suspicious
glances at the mysterious contrivance,
the little ear trumpet was finally held
to the Chief's ear, and the Major said:
"Now, go ahead, Frank."
A grin spread over the Indian's face,
and he dropped the transmitter. After
trying In vain to look behind the In
strument, he stuck his head out of the
window and looked around. Theu,
with a bewildered look he ran to the
disr and looked up and down the corridor.
The Major explained to him that
Frank was up town In another build
ing, but the Chief wasn't convinced.
and called another Indian. While the
second Indian was listening the first
chief watched the Major's Hps closely,
evidently suspecting some trick of ven
triloquism.
Ugh!" grunted the second chief, as
he dropped the transmitter and looked
under a desk and out of a window.
The Major couldn't satisfactorily ex
plain the matter to the chiefs, and
finally was forced to put on his hat and!
take them over to the Indian office,!
where they found Frank at the 'phone,1
waiting for more "talk." Washington
Star.
dren, adopting them into their tribes and
raising them ns members of their fami
lies, but to the natural savagery of their
dispositions the Turkish irregulars add a
religious fanaticism of the most exug
geruted type n fanaticism that causes
them to regard the murder of a non-
Mohammedan as a religious duty, nn act
extremely laudable in the sight of Allah
and which will entitle them to much
credit, both in this world and in the next.
Principles, if they can be so culled, such
as these render the Turkish irregulars ob
jects of the utmost terror to defenseless
villagers subject to their raids, and have
at one time or another made theii- name
terror word from Vienna to Teheran,
Along the frontiers of Hungary and Po
land they were equally hated aud feared
for 2(H) years; the Popes of the fifteenth
and sixteenth centuries issued special
prayers for protection against them; the
inhabitants of Southern Kussia for a cen
tury and a half had an annual fust day
to insure immunity from their raids.
To the regular troops of any civilized
Dower they ara contemptible. They are
FOK SKftVK.'K IX ARMKMA.
rml wilh antiquated, tlint lock, smooth
Ixir tuunkef. IS or 7 feet long, pistols of
Mjually ancient pattern ami sabers. One
n,wtnf, wilh a Winchester, a pair of
good revolvers and a horse fleet enough
to keep him from being overwhelmed by
iiiiiuImts. would he more than a match
for a down of them. They are brave
euoiiKh, in their ferocious, brutal way,
but the worthlessuess of their weapon
renders them a scoff to any organized
body of troops. During the w ar of 1N7C,
one regiment of Kussiau foot drove before
it, in headlong route, over O.KX) of these
marauders. A company of forty Rus
sian frontier guards has been known to
disierse a band of Toil. Worthless for
lighting punsises. they are valuable ouly
when murder and pillage are to be done.
They are picturesipiv object, in their
Oriental costumes, with belts stuck full
of pistols and daggera, but. in a soldier,
pirturesquenen is a quality of rery
small consequence.
In actual warfare, therefore, with any
civilized power. Turkey must rely on the
infantry and artillery, the effective force
of these two arms being less than 4,
Uoo men. Surh a foree as this could offer
a strong protest to the partition of the
Turkish empire, but even after its re
sistance was oven-otne. the trouble would
not be at an end. for before the division
Coons and Cider.
John Davis, one of the largest elder-1
makers In Indiana, killed thirteen coons
one morning recently, the result of very
peculiar circumstances. He was awak
ened by noise from the mill at midnight,
and found that thirteen coons were
on the Inside drinking cider. He fast
ened the door and locked them In se
curely and went to bed. When he
got up the next morning he took a coon
dog and several bands and begnn the
killing. He found the coons drunk.
'j hey bad rolled tbe barrels over, which
bad been left open to allow the elder
to work. They bad drank themselves
full of hard cider.
She Gave the Wrong Answer.
Mrs. Bullard Your character seems
quite satisfactory; but before engaging
you I want to know whether yon have
any followers policemen or soldiers, or
that!"
Cook No. mum; not at all"
Mrs. Bullard Then I am afraid toot
rooking cannot be quite tip to tbe mark,
or yon would at least have had ens
man after yon. TIt-BIta.
A sad sight In this world Is an old
ben trying to plume herself to look cbio.