A Harrow Escape,
The following thrilling incldont it told
. soldier of Mosby's command, be bo
ntt an eye-witness of the scene, and I
wh here give it in his own words as
nearly as I can remember them: "Late
n the Ml of onr lyB wore ordered
"5 V Colonel Mosby to rendezvous at a
iartain point in the monntains, prepara
tor? to receiving further ordora. All the
lonipanies ajid eommandors were to as
lemble in force near the turnpike road
leading into the valley from Loudon
county, and e werB ol1 to ba arme(1 and
Maipped. preparatory for a raid. When
Issouibled, we numberod about throe
hundred men, and with that force march
id into the valley, crossing the Shenan
doah about dork. Wo bivouacked for the
night and the next day procoodod up the
CliariOSlOWU KUU lliuvmuwi iuiuiiiaq,
where we ancceoded in capturing a large
wagon train of the enemy; not, howovor.
without a severo skirmish, in which we
lost several men and horsos. After re
troating and again collecting our forces
we wore ordorOd to soparate into compa
nies with the view of making different
raids. The company to which I was at
tached proceoded in the direction of the
Charlostown road, where we encountered
the command of Captain Blazer, and
after skirminhing with it and finding we
wero largely outnumbered, wo concludod
to rotreat to the Shenandoah river,
which we did under hot pursuit. We
reached the rivor at dusk, and Blazer's
mon, fearing an ambuscade, drew off.
After fording the river with some diffi
culty we bivouacked upon the opposite
side, and the next day proceeded to the
little hamlet of Paris, where we awaited
the return of our command. At about
9 o'clock in the afternoon the different
companies began to arrive, sevoral hav
ing Fedoral prisoners, and shortly after
ward Colonel Mosby, with the rest of his
men, came up with twenty-five or thirty
additional prisoners. He immediately
gave ordors that thore Bhould be a detail
niado from each company to take charge
of the prisoners, and that they should be
carried to some locality in the moun
tains, off from the goncral thoroughfares,
where a house must bo procured, in one
room of which tho prisoners should be
placed and kept undor double guard.
We were also told to proceed to Boctor
town by break of day next morning. (I
happened to be among tho number of
this detailed guard, which renders me so
familiar with all the circumstances.) In
pursuanoo of orders wo went in search of
1 flndincr an old deserted
house wo' placed tho prisoners in there
... n m .! m
and built a large nre ior moir comiori, as
it was quite cold, being late in November.
Ti.a m lmirnr small, was nrettv well
tuu t o ; - , a f
crowded, but passing tho night without
further incident, wo proceoaeu next aay
to Koctortown. Among tue prisoners j
noticed a young officer (a lieutenant),
im HOAnioil to be sufferiniT from lame'
nana nml lm excited mv compassion bv
his ineffectual effort to keep up. Biding
up to him I offered him a seat behind me
on my horse, which ho gratefully ac
cepted. As we wore in the rear of the
uiiireh nn il out of earshot we conversed
very freely, and ho gave me several
points in his history, and I found him to
uo a renneu uuu iuiuimisuuii uucmuu.
Ua ntnfnil flint: ha had only recentlv boon
brought from Louisiana, where he acted
as an ollicer of artillery, ano ue ueepiy
regretted being captured here, as he
fern-oil that ho wonld never survive prison
life. He was the only son of a widowed
mother, and had recontly boen married
to a young wife, ae seomeu ueepiy ae
locted . and I cheered him as well as
could, not knowing myself anything
about tho destiny of the prisoners.
"On nrrivinff nt. Tiantortown we foillld
Colonel Mosby, with full command,
drawn up in line, and he himself in con
sultation with his principal officer. One
nf those finnllv advanced toward the
squad which guarded the prisoners, and
gave orders to draw tneni up in line.
The adjutant then rode forward and read
an ordtr. It is stated that seven of our
men having been recently hung by the
enomv it was determined that seven of
the prisoners should bo hung in retalia
tinn. and lota for these seven would im
inodiatelybe drawfn. Upon tho reading
of this order a scene ensued which will
lie imnrAasAi 1 linon mv memorv until the
day of my death. A cry of anguish and
consternation arose from among tlie un
fortunate prisoners. Some implored the
guard to intercede with Colonel Mosby
and have them excluded from the draw
ing, two of them declaring that they
were morolv sutlers nnd not fiuhting men.
never lmvinc fired a min at a Southern
soldier. Others Baid they had been
drafted into the Federal army contrary
to their wishes and wore friendly to tue
Smith Others nfrnin expressed a will
ingness to desert that army and join our
standard. While thistempetuous appeal
urn a rrm n cr en nmntl cr those noor fellows.
..UCw...b uu "--"r i .
the main body of prisoners heard the
awful sentence with ueep uejucuuu
hilt fiiillen roanllltinn .
"Tn the ennroe nf twontv minutes, two
officers approached, one of them holding
a hat, in which had been piaceu a num
ber of wads or balls of paper, correspon
linr with tlm nnmlier of prisoners
Seven of these wads are marked. Tho
drawing then commenced, tho officer
with the hat requiring the right hand
prisoner to take out a ball, which when
drawn he handed to tho other officer in
fittnndnnpo wlm on opening pronounced
it to be either a blank or otherwise. At
first severni Wanks were drawn, then
came a marked ball which was drawn by
a. eavnlro nnl.liel- nf Plistfir's Command,
and hailini? from Michigan. This man
vorv enillirrem arkfid that he was pre
nnr,l tn ,1i'n tn- l.ia ennntrv. The draW-
mg proceeded with varied results. 1
stood behind tho young officer whose
litnnraii t Tin wo mentioned and was
much relieved when he drew a blank,
lntAil Lira. He
turnel and seizing my hand pressed it
warmly.
"Six men have now been drawn."
fn'Al tlio nfflA- witli the hat. "one more
irtnaf rrT a "
MUV VVIMWl a
tia laaf mVtim vas ft drum
mer boy, who, upon being informed of
ms late, utterea tue mosi pien,iue vwv
nn.l thrnmirur Viimaflf nnon the KTOUnd
exclaimed tlmt ha was onlr a drummer
boy, with neither father nor mother, and
iuA. v.o nuroil So tTreatlv
was tho pity of the otHcers excited
that they immediately applied to
Colotel Mosby to sparo the boy. He
very ptompUy replied that he did not
know there was a boy among the prison
that hn should be re
moved and tlie drawing taken over again,
rhu was done, and on the second draw
ing, my friend, the lieutenant, drow a
markod ball. I was shocked by this and
he was deeply distressed, but exhibited a
oourageous resignation to his fate. Call
ing to uim a soldier of his company, who
had also been taken prisoner, ho request-
I'll mm r tniA in . . r Mn
I.. - i.: :: .
empty
pocket-book and pencil-case, saying that
mewj won me oniy souvenirs ue had left
when oondemned to execution, and that
his last thoughts wero with his wife and
mothor. I was deeply affected at his fate
and desired to assist him if possible.
Whispering to him, I asked if ho was a
Free Mason? To which ho replied in tho
affirmative. Immediately after this the
guard was ordered to march off with the
seven ninn wlinliad linn nnii,lnmn.i.1 W'd
t. uv uw wuu IfWM.lUUlMUlt. MS
proceeded with them (I being one of tho
guard) only a few hundred yurds, whon
wo wero ordered to halt and await further
OrderA. nnd in A fnw mnntnnta a ftvtulilv
, . U. u ... V. U HI H IV.'.WJ
mounted squad of 15 men, commanded by
1 . 1 l m 1
a iiuuii-iiuu. buu uquippoti ior a ram, ap
proached us with ordors from Col. Mosby
that we should bo relievod from care of
the prisoners. Among tho number of this
relief guard was an intimate friend of
mine, tn wlinm T rolntod tlm iMifMim.
stances in connection with Uio lioutenant
and also informed him that he was a Free
Mason, iiomg anxious to learn their
destination. I Questioned him about
the recent order and ho informed mo
that they had been commandod
to take the prisoners across tho
mountiiirifi nnd nu near tn S1ipridnna
headquarters as possible and thoro to
hang them. He promised mo that he
would do all that he could (consistently
with duty) in behalf of the condemned
offioer. Tliev then proceeded on their
way, and several days elapsed boforo I
heard anything of their movements. On
meeting with my friend ho gave me tho
loiiowing particulars:
"They reached l'ai is on the samo night
after leaviner us and wero thero mot by
Captain Mountjoy, who was returning
from tho valloy with a batch of prison
ers. Being a friend of Mountjoy's he
took the first opportunity of informing
him of tho situation of the lieutenant,
and also informod him that ho was a Frco
Mason and requested that he would try
to save him. IJnon hearins this Mountiov
requested an interview with the officer,
and immediately afterward ho crossed the
street to whore ho kept his own prisoners
1 1 j n mi
and returnou witn two oi meui. inese
ho presented to tho officers in chargo of
tho prisoners as two of Custer's men,
whom he wished to substitute for tho
lieutenant. After some hesitation, and
with tho condition that Mountjoy should
assume all responsibility, the exchango
was niado. The officer, after returning
earnest thanks for his life, was hastily
transferred to a oaten oi prisoners un
der the care of a sergeant, who was
tnld to mnkn nil liORsiblo haste to Oor-
donsville, and especially to get out of
Mnuliv'a Dnmininns' lieforo the break
of dav. Thus, in the course of a little
over fortv-eisrht hours, was the fate of
this man reversed three times in the
mnl ramni'ltnliln manner. At first, in
the terrible ordeal of drawing a lottery
for his life, ho escaped. Thon by a
aincrularfutalitv the drawing was taken
over again, and he found himself con
ilnmnml tn n sudden and awful death
When all hone was abandoned and he
fnnml himself on thewav to execution
deliverance camo in a manner equally as
unexnected and remarkable." Phila
delphia Weekly Times.
The Dehonnalre Isabella.
Tim rT-Ouocn of Soain cave a dinner
recently, followed by a reception wnicu
tlm fVinm Dinloinatinue attended. This
fata una in cnlnlimtion of Kim? AlpllOU
so's birthday, which ought to have been
limit in November. MV CXDOnonce 01
tho world loads mo to class among pro
vorh n fn ncifis t ie axiom wnicu warns
no fimt. fnmilinritv breeds contempt.
Since Queen Isabella has entered into
f ha nirnnlnt.irm of Parisian life she ap
pears to have gained in the estimation of
Powers and i'rincipanues, aim tue jour
nals speak well of her as, "uno Princess
iaivinnnirn ." Curious tales about hor
dnmestin arrangements are sometimes
told, but nobody minds them, and loast
of all the Koyal heroine oi tue stunus
rtn Kfnfn mansions there is an air of un
affected statoliness in the ex-Queen which
accords well with the surroundings in
i.o mitut nf winch she is then placed.
Ifllu UI1UUV
a f tlm hiVtiwinv dinner niucn ceremony
r' Ti . .... 4i
was shown in tue ug:iuu um i i-
Palaisde Castille, tho internal decora
hnnn tlm olimv of liveries and uniforms.
and the toilets of ladies, who dressed as
if going to court. The ex-Queen was as
fine as diamonds and lloyal robes
nnnlil mnkn her. and hor stateliness was
tempered with affability. Her banquet-
rw aiiA wan TiiruiHiiuu wiiu um uuu
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n.oiva nm rnrn norceiuin. uuu iuo uju
nerthat was served was exceptionally
nrall AUl V A1.
Vvt,;nT io an rnrfl AS a 00(1 official
dinner, which is generally contracted for
a bead. Ouoea Isa-
holla's table used to be one of the worst
served in Paris until Her Majesty bought
Fontenoy-Trosigny, whenoe her outiery
: .nnniied with garden, poultry-yard
and farm delicacies. Prince and Princess
Hohenloho camo back from Uermany in
time to attend the reception which fol-
tlm dinner. There wero many
luncii ..... . . i
tttr fnnes nnd elegant toilets in tne
ex-Queen's drawing-room. A belle of
the evening was tho Marquise do Moral,
io f litlm fiirure and very blonde.
Sho is Of English birth and wife of tho
First Secretary of the Spanish Embassy.
rri. .nn on,l rlrtllfflltor of tll6 latO DUO UO
Morny came, as step-children of the Duo
Aa KMKto. to mane iiieir uow iu iuc
Queen tPall Mall Gazette.
Tho Galveston lawyers have got a good
laugh on a brpther attorney wno was ue
fending a colored kleptomaniac on the
inennitv. The attorney for tho
defendant made an eloquent speech on
the irresponsible condition of his client's
mind to the jury and took a seat. His
.liint reached Over, touched his
liiiuv iiiivu. . ... ii
advocate's arm, and said emphatically,
Yon are de biggest fool on Governor s
ti.i Tlm opposing attorney m-
Btently remarked, "There, I told yohe
liad juciu iulkl
A Chicago woman broke a kerosene
i - l.ilo ilrnnlr nn 1 the blazing oil
ran over her. A man undertook to put
out the flames, but she furiously fought
bim off, declaring that tho fire felt good,
and that it should not do exunRuiaueu
She was burned to death
iiaiunv.
vs I
1
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Whon Xftnoifton lionaparta was win-,
ningfameandfortunoaaagonoralof the
French army in Egypt he directed his
. : f . T 1. i ...l..At m ain'liiliU M.tnn.
W11V wUnVJ'UlUB m .iliwii'iu uumu I
try retiidt'DCo in the ticinity of VatIh for
It was the fashion thon to I
make long visits much more than ' now. I
and the most educated mon and spirit
nolle womon of France were wont to ro
ceive thoir friends in their country
homes, where they entertained with open
nir ff tn with hterarv amusement and
with Watteau-like fostivitics. Pot-ta
would real thoir latest productions undor
tue spreading trees io ihihu uuwucea.
AntM-n nnd niiintmir would L'lVO rccita-
tions from standard original plays, and
tho general stvlo of amusements was
mnrn ilnintv tlinn that in V0UU0 n0W-a
days. The young men of that period,
instead of hunting or fishing or geolo
gizing or rampaging about on bicycles,
u'nrn rnntont tn sit on damn crass bv tho
sido of streams and listen to French
unfit rv or while awav a day in
witty converse It was all very nico
and genteel; but it must at times have
lieen untittnrnblv Htllllid.
MnlniniHon. before the tilUO whon Jo-
sephino, in follow ing out tho instructions
of napoleon, secured it ior ner nome,
hod been inhabited by families of rank
nnd fortune, and was well known in tho
mill 1UI l Ull', UUU liun null " i miw
salons of Paris as a rosort of artists and
literary men. The grounds woro in good
order, and a ruuniug stream of rater al
most wulo enough to uo caiiot a river
run throuch tho woll-wooded Holds.
There were fow decorations. A temple
to Venus was gracefully rellocted in the
limid of tho stream, and thore was a
fountain nnd n few bits of statuarv. but
the placo was ntieriy ireo iron. iuo bhii-
ness which is characteristic oi rroncii
QeSa WU1CU la V11UIUI luiinuu vi iivui.il
gardening generally, and found its most
i 1.... ..,., in l.n nt;n,.;l I
sylvan beauties of Lo Notre. Napoleon
uruiiK'it J-ibjl" t,,w i
i...i:.,i, .i tn Una .lav nn tlm
terraco in front of Malmaison. Ho seems
to have approved of tho choice niado by
.Tosenhino. and inado himself at once at
i :.r..iAlH,lm;.in UiKiuiina
home in his new mansion. One short
n.,1 lit nverlinntr liv nrchmir trees he usod
for tho lonely strolls during which, with
his linnds behind him. in tho attitudo
which we all recoguizo in pieturos, he
devised tho sciiemo, oi conquesi wnicu
afterwardo lont such an unholy luster to
his name. At this period ho was only
Gen. Bonaparte, and dreams of an Impe
rial crown had novor yet trouoieu ins
renoo.
After the divorce Josephine retired to
Malmaison, there to pass tho romainder
of her days. Although Marie Louise
was by this time tho wifo of Napoloon,
if . , i .
was bv Una lime lue who oi isapoioon,
Josephino w as not neglected bv a usually
r . iP. 1 i.:
forgetful world. Princes and kings
came to tho quiet Malmaison homo to
pav her thoir respects, as if she still woro
nn tho throne. At Malmaison sho diod.
and in the villago church of Kouill near
by she was buried. The funeral was tho
occasion of a groat demonstration of
linimlnr regard: the street from Mulniai
eon to Rouill was lined on either side
u-itli remientfur crowds, and the COtlin
passed through ranks of weeping people
Josephine was uunea uenoam tue cuan
col of tho church, and the fine monu-
U10UI HI UUl nrlouiiw ui auui.utt wuu
in lifo sizo. On the opposite sido of the
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mont to her represonta her kneeling ana
chancel is a corresponding monumont to
Hortense Beauharuaise, Queen of Scot
land, erected during tho Socond Empire
by Napoleon III. Josephine had Mal
maison very oeauuiuiiy uucoruiuu m mo
stylo in voguo under tno r irsi riinpire.
Tim fretvoes of the rooms, neat and doli-
cate, were a reproduction of the Pom-
peuan stylo, preserving its grace auu ins
onrilinir its licOIltioUSUOSS. TllO OPart
ments of Malmaison woro not largo, but
iu the time of thoir fame they formed an
ideal home.
And to-dnv Malmaison is for sale, and
noninn with Sit II) (K Ml can secure this
u. r z .
splendid property auu uiogroiumo uuuui
it. A company owns mo property, huh
.lividnd nnrt of it into building lots, and
nee k ft to sell the chateau and grounds.
Stranco v onouou. no one in rrunco
seems disposed to buy tho historical
Tt. atnnds emntv and dismantled.
the fnrnitnro disporsed. the hangings
and curtains gone, the frescoes pooled oil
r 1 1 tt 1 1 nirt. i nn ihiijdio t i i i v i
OAlorned the walls lying in piles on tho
Hoor. Tho rrnssians occu)ieu tno
beautiful littlo building in 1870. They
"hroko tho carved work thereof with
n vna an il lininmnra." Thev wantonlv do
UAUO MHU J
filed the walls, smashed the mirrors, and
n,.tn,l like anvneres cenerallv. In the no-
IM.IVI1 " o O
nor nnrt nf the cronnds was a Belvedoro
dating later than tho timo of Josephine.
It was a suDstanuai uncK uuiuuug, out
ia interior is now a mass of dustv ruin.
The Hermans amused themsolvos in this
wnv in tho environs of Paris. After tho
,in,.Hi nr .lOHennine. luaimaiHon oussou
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through various liands till it becamo tho
property of Quoen Christina, of Spain,
who lived hero seventeen years with hor
husband and children. Whatever may
have been tho career of this woman in
Spain.sho certainly lived a reputable life
at Malmaison, ana buo ana uer iamuy
. ii l I. .1 1 11...:..
were much respectoa anu ueiovuu. vun
tinn. lreilt. the chateau in the samo condi
tion as in the timo of Josephine, and
built at one end of it a pretty uotuio
chapel, whoro, with her family and priest
she held her devotions. Well-a-day! The
chapel is now filled with rubbish and old
toi'noil iinflHGfiHion of Multuaison. and
filled it with a collection of fur
niture and other articles which had be
longed to Josephine. The house and
relies were then thrown open to the pub
lie during the Exposition of that year
and attracted much attention. Christina
did not wish to leave tho place, but
Vniinleon nnd Fiupenie persuaded her to
sell it to France. Then camo the fall of
the F.mnire. and the barbarous Prussians
defaced the interior of the building.
Thev did sillv things. They took out
oil paintings and burned them. In tho
porter's lodge they found some photo
graphs of distinguished Frenchmen and
ent riff their heads, leaving the rest as a
mamontn nf thpir visit.
Sad, dismantled Malmaison is to-day
awaiting a purchaser. It is in the charge
nf n venernliia French conolo who have
lived there forty years, during the entire
regime of Queen Christina. It is sad to
bear them tell of the Prassian invasion;
of the visits of Eugenie and the late
Prince Imperial; of the Spanish family of
children who passed their infancy and
iu ii ii. ,.t il.ii Ttnns..
partes who now and then find their way
to the old chateau. But more sad than
I&ll is to stroll tlirniinli tlm dAiwrtitA Mim
- O
liiva tA uw tttn iit Mrlmivk .Tianiitii nth nut
..1.1. . I l i ..11. .11. .
at 1110 ueuu ox nor uospiiauio lauio. io
bo shown tho place of the last parting
between Napoleon and Horteuse. It
uuimu aa if tllA l.liMi 4lmf lias tllliillild
vww. m.iu um mw vwmw.vi
the onee great Imjrial family of France
i extendiug to tho vorv houses in which
they lived. Fallen I fallon! And tho
place that knew them shall know thorn
uo moro forever! Their vorv homes shall
Iia niAile diiHiilnt.i Tt. Aiiiiiim likn the fill.
fill men t of some diro prophecy of old,
1 - T 1 . I . 1
sucu as tiorcuuuii or isaiau migut uave
uttorod. The Lmpiro. founded on cru-
nltv. (nmiintiiil in lilnn.1 1ms nil rand
everything it touchod. I X. Y. Eveuhig
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aiau
Coffee In Franco.
Tho first coffeo root was planted in
Franco iu tho gardens of tho King, at
Paris, in 17U, whoro it speedily per
ished. It was imported by M. do Bos
son, a Lieutenant-General of the Artil
lery. It is said that tho borry was not
known in Franco till loT7, whon tho
Venetians imported it, to tho groat dis
trust of tho doctors, who thereupon
prophesied evil things. Nevertheless, it
had a great voguo. In lOlil) the Ambas
sadors of Mahomet II. brought a largo
quantity of coffeo (presumably a bulk),
tvhich sold in 1'ims nt. fnrtv drowns n
" ----- --- - 7" i
pound. It was at tho beginuing of 100
that a Sicilian named Proeope founded
tho colebratod cafe bearing his naiuo, iu
front of tho Comodio Francaiso, which
becamo tho rendezvous of lovers of tho
drama, tho battlo-ttold of literary dis-
Eutes, and was attended, as is a certain
londou literary club, "by gentlemen
ominont in their resiwctivo Bphores."
Hero Voltaire jiassod two hours every
day. Madame do Sevigno put on a bold
1 n 1
frout against tho prevailing fashion, but
utrnirrrlml in Villll as nmv well 1)0
imagined, whon Bhe foretold that Itooino
d nntfen nnd the enfo wonld perish to-
- - - --
puttier on one and tho same dav.
Tlm French housewife, than whom
thero is no butter preparer of tho fra
grant cup. will tell von that ono of tho
essential conditions of coffeo being
crood is that it bo old. hen it is now
it is acrid . and exciting. ith age 11
loses theso defects, and thus may bo com-
imrnil tn wine lfoelineofTee is tho best.
-----
In Frauco it is raroly found, cvou in tho
largo grocers' shops. But tho Bourbon
is nearly enual to it. Coffeo from Mar
tiuiquo is stronger and moro exciting
than those already moniioneu ana ro-
ninVna lntirrnr IciwminfT Tt. in ensv of
.iiAva wubvA 1 n - -; j
nnnrsn. to Imv a larao nuantitv of tho
r 1 -1
green bean at a time, add to the stoqjt as
it diminishes, year ny year, taking caro
that tho storo-room is dry, and above all,
; .,7 rf . '
" strong-smelling condiments are
iilncod near tho coffeo lar. such as Vor-
cester sauce, pickles, Indian confections
and tho rest. Coffeo has a wonderful
tendoncv to borrow the loss fragrant por
fumo oi other ueneacios to uosiroy us
own.
Tlewnre of ronstincr tho bean too much.
All travelled Englishmen in France havo
seen garcons twirling in tno cyunuor
shaped organ containing the bean in pro-
cess of being cookou, ana win nave ro
. ..Mil
marked how very tow turns serve to ron
dor it fit for tho mill. Aclovorcook
whon Biich a machine is not available
" ,it
will obtain the samo result by pouring
nnllininiif onrAit nil tn nnvel the lintt.nm OI
snfliciont sweet oil to cover tho bottom of
a frying pan, and filiating tno Deans
therein for n minute Of. two. till they
. ... i. i
attain the slightest brown tint, and lot
ting them loop at onco irom tno irying
pau into the mill, thonce into tho French
humble doulilo tin cafotior. in which
only true caffee is to ho made. Above all,
lot it be mado by the may oi me uouse
in the dining-room before her guosts.
It is a very simple proposition to
niako. but kitchen coffoe is novor
. .. . ii it .
so good as whon it is propared by tno
head of tho establishment. Sorvants
will "just merely" keep back part of the
brown powder for thoir own uso, or will
doluge tho coffoo-pot with water with tho
huhio view. Moreover, it is the "true be
ginning of tho end" if tho guests havo
dinod well; they havetnroo luitnor pieus-
ures bororo thorn, me elegance witn
nliii-h their hostess manipulates her kot-
tlo, hor coffoo-pot and cups; tho dolicious
aroma that speedily fills tho room, and
chases away the too long iingoniiK
fumes of the "eotelotto a la Soubiso." or
tho acrid vapors of a soup "a la bonno
fommo, ' and the nnai enjoyment oi tno
prooious liquor that will render digestion
aiihv nml therefore insure thoir success
with tho ladies in the drawing-room after
tho fumed "chasso lias boon uuiy uis
cussod. '
What a Volcano Can Do.
Pntnni in 1738. throw its fiorv rock
ots 3000 feet above its crater, while in
1754 the blazing mass, struggling lor an
outlet, roared so that its awful voice was
heard at a distanco of more than COO
miles. Tn 17!)7 tho crater of Tungura
mm nne nf the trreat peaks of tho Andes.
Anna out, torrents of mud. which damned
up tho rivers, oponed now lakos, and, in
...11 luul i;.ln rtimln ilntinaita (UIO
VUUeVo 1UW IUUU 1T1UU, in 1 11 I ' " " 1 1" ww
feet deep. Tho stream from Vesuvius,
udiiith 111 1SI17. passing through Torre
dal Greco, contained 33,000,000 cubio
feet of solid matter, and in 1703, when
Torre del Greco was destroyed a socond
time the mnss of lava amounted to 45.-
000,000 cubic feet. In 1700 ;Ltna poured
miles of surface, and measured nearly
1,000,000,000 cubio ieet. On this occa
sion the sand and scoria formed tne
Monte Bosina, near Nicolosa, a cone or
two miles in circumference, and 4000
feet, ln'o-h. The stream thrown out
by yEtna in 1810 was iu motion at tho
rate nf n vnni n iinv for nine inontus alter
tho eruption : and it is on record that
the lava nf the samo mountain, after a
tnrrilile erniitinn wns not thoroughly
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. A .ll. .
cool and consoiaiaieu ior ren years uivur
the event Tn the eruption of VesUVIUS.
A. D. 7'J, tho scoria and ashes vomited
forth far exceed tho entire bulk of tho
tnin while in 1810. .Etna dis
irnrired more than twenty times its Own
B.0 . .- -
mass. Vesuvius has sent its ashes as lar
as Constantinople, Syria and Egypt ; it
nurieu stones eigut yuuuun m wigu w
Pnmnoii a ilmtjinpe of six miles, while
similar masses were tossed up 2,000 feet
above the summit, uotopax uas projecveu
a block of 100 cubio yards in a volume a
diatance! of sine tniies : anu douiub
wa, in 1815, during the most terrible
eruption on record, sent its ashes as far
a Jm ft dlstnnca of 300 miles Of SUr-
face, and, out of a population of U.OW
I souls only 20 escaped.
The English Rothscbllds.
Mr Vntlinn Vntr.il. Ttntliiulliil.1 llAil ffl
ceived letters of denization from George
II . in 1H04. We constantly read in the
pajtors of tho early part of this century
of his conferences with tho Duke of Wel-
linL'tiln nml other HtiitiHinen. In ltili.
on tho advico of Prince Mottornich, ho
received tho dignity of Baron of tho
Austrian Empire at Vionna, and when ho
died his deHniinilunts hud Jiermissioil bv
roval licenso from the Oueen of England
to bear no same stvio ana lino oi imruo
The founder of the English house of
l!ntlii-liit,l lived in a (Innrt street.
Swithin's-lano, whore tho oflloo of the
great firm still is, and 1 havo hoard ono
who romombered thoso days roluto that
viuitincr tho Ilnronoss of that date he
found the Hour strewn with bars of gold.
which hail boon temporarily piacoa ior
siicnritv in nor own uouuoir. so wiui snu
nnd herchildron trod literally upon gold
That was tho JSarou iiouisouiia.
nf the f'itv. tho mopt canablo
and trusted head of an cmiuontly trusted
f.imilv. Ho was tho father of the three
sons, of whom tho youngest was mnrriou
a short time sinoo. Thoro was anothor
Baron Bothschild, na popular as his
brothor in sooiotv. and ablo to sco moro
of it; and also a groat upholder of tho
Turf, on which, after a long career of ad-
Venn fortune, ho finally won tho Derby
with that splendid stood Favonins. When
ho diod his brothor, liaron ljionoi, wok
caro that tho racing establishment which
irnvn emlllnvniellt ti) HO 111 nil V liard-WOl'k-
iug pooplo should not bo lirokcn up, and
Mr. iioopohl iio ltoiuscuuu, unner vuo
iinnin of fr. Acton, directed for his
11 ll.. A-..!..!., rm A...1 ....lll
and races of tho
horsos, and won a second timo for the
house of Uothschud tno jjiuo itiuoon oi
the Turf. Tho other of tho oldor trio of
lirnlliem wnit Sir Authonv do Boths
child, whoso magnificent houso at Asten
Clinton was often tnrougoa wim uisun
trnished nnd interesting trursts.
AOllUOr Bir AUtnouy uur ixiruu iui'jur
left sons; tho younger trio of brothors
! !.. T ;....,! A .1 ,.,!, I., nf
Aoithor Hir AUtnouy nor iaron iueyur
Bre BOU VI lllllUU illUUVl. 1& UHtiguivi v
the house had uroviouslv married a Fitz
roy. The two daughters of Sir Anthony
married, in a liko mannor. beyond tho
nnle of their ancient race. Mr. Cvril
l'lmver lieenmo the husband of Ono. nnd
tho late Honorable Constantino Eliot
Yorko of tho other. Miss Hannah do
Bothschild, tho only daughter of tho late
ltnnm Mover, became. Lady Bosobory.
and has given birth to an hoiross of that
hoilso. Mrs. Flower and Mrs. JMiot
Yorko published an elaborate work on
tho religion aud literaturo oi tuo israoi
ilea in which tho intluonco of Dr. Kal
isch on tlieir education is porcejitiblo;
T.mlv Unuelierv is tho authoress of an ar
ticle on Jo wish wotnonfBho was thon Miss
. . ... . . I 1 1
Hannah do iioiiisciiudj, wuieu appeareu
in- ono 01 tno quarterlies: una
llnrnnnss Tiionol da BotllSclllla linS rO
eeived hich uraiso from tho critics for a
charming collection or stories and essays
ami ntlmr works, linron Ferdinand and
Miaa Alien da ltothschild. who renresont
what was once the Neapolitan branch of
the family, aro niucu esteomoa iu Eng
lish society. Baron Fordinand married
Evolina, a daughter of Baron Lionel,
nnd when sho died ho foundod. aud still
maintains in momory of hor, tho Evo
linn Tliinnital in Month London
The UnthHeliildn of Frankfort and
Vienna, tho Bothschild villa at Frcgny.
near Geneva, their buna uospiiui at
f .unevn their hospitals at JorilStUOm and
olsowlioro, are well known. The head of
the Knalish hotise. Kir Hat hanioi Mover
,tn Unthnnliild. M. P. for Avlosbliry.
who. bv a spocial limitation in tho lottors
patent, succoodod his undo, Sir An
thony, in the uaronotcy, uiarnou among
Ins own people, uaron iiiouei uua wuu-
dod a beautiful daughter of the houso of
. .. ... t. . i i mi. u: xti
his own people, liaron liionoi uaa wu
tUa Vnnnnlitnn Tlotlisnhilds. Sir NatllllU
iol marriod i-jmuia, tiauguior oi uaruu
do liothsohild. of Frankfort.
. . i i ... i .-
TVfp. Alfred do Bothschild. tho sooond
ain remains nnninrried. Now Mr.
Leopold Lionol do Bothschild has chosen
as his bride a daughter of the rospectod
.Tntviull film ilv called Perniia. of Trieste.
jireviously allied in marriago with the
great oriental panning iiousuoi ounniiuu.
There has alwavs boon a envision oi iu
linr between tho brothors who have di
rented tho oonduct of the house. Mir
Kathnniel has a longer exporionco in pol
tinn nml tlnaliee. lfr. Alfred do Boths
child, who is a governor of the Bank of
England, roprosonts tno urm on many
philanthropic and state occasions. Mr.
Loopold do Bothschild is the almonor of
the charities of his mothor, and con
tinues tho racing establishment nnd the
nssi dnons cultivation and fulfillment of
the social graces and duties which dis
Ulu BIH ml u I uuun oiii ii ii in" "
tinguished his undo, Baron Meyer. But
i .. i l: . I. ,lr.n lui.
no hard or fast lino can bo drawn bo
tweon tho occupation of tho throo broth
Their iirovinces overlap and inter
lima Their nil ir.knflNfl of lutolhirence
lli nf henrt forbid either of
them to entirely abandon any ono part of
the vocations wnicu mane up mu
brilliant and useful lifo of tho modern
banker-philanthropist. Of thoir buccobs
in mietv notion? nood bo said. They
havo the means and the will to collect
evervthino' which can mako lifo agree
. . . . . . . . in i ii.-
ablo to their inenas; ana uiey uavo mo
refinement of tasto and goniuine Kinun
un nf hnnrt which make their othor ca
nocitios for giving a zest to lifo valuable
UDaa ... . i. .
nnd offeetivo. From thoir youth upward
thev hnve boon accustomed to associate
with tho ablest, tho most highly placed
and most charming ot manmnu.
".Hako a Vacancy or I IT III."
Dnrinir the lato administration of
Grant thoro chanced to bo a young man
in nna nf the del mrtincnts who. like 80
many otheis thon and now, had entered
on that horrible docnvity wnicu uegins
witli tho gilded tippling saloon auu enus
.uim uiuiii imv where lie was a ca-
nidilo clerk, and his sprees and short
I" ........ i
comings were condoned for tho sake of
tho memory of his nonorou laiuer, duu-
t ltut the road was sure: ana
U LVl - . - '
in time, with a discharge in his pocket
and a drunkard's record behind him,
.ion l.v nil-ii he passed the down grade of
dissipation, until wife, children, and
rK An.h nut Inrwfl ana me nuoDiiu n
" . i n i .
Uivuuw vkv
gentlemen slept in the parks and lived
ePl IU 111 u iuies buu; iiivu
on charity. Ho was abandoned by all-
all save the angel cf mercy hovering
near, though unseen. A temperance re
form movement claimeu uim as a troouy
Ti,. i,ea the nwsrd stmccle. Wife
and children came back; but who belives
in a"reformed drunkard?" It was a strug-
gle for years to find bread for the little
ones,bCthefonght bravely, and, disap-
pointing those who looked for hia fail-
are. behold on. and evon saved other
from going over the precipice. President
urant, wno hau Known ins nuner, neara
nf his strnircles nnd sent for him. Con
gratulating him on his reform, he said:
"1 want io hell) you; wuai caniuor
"I want work,'' was tho reply.
"Yon shall hnvo it. Whore would
you profor to go in now scones or old?"
'lhe young man said:
"Send mo. sir. whero I loft a black
ened record. It may encourage others
if I regain a good name, and I would be
more u win i iu my loriner inwu.
The l'niHi.lcnt wrote a note to the Sco
re tar v of that department and handed it
to tho young man, who left, but erelong
rotitrued with a long loco.
"The Secretary sent out word that my
application would go on file!"
Tho President, with an ironclad cxplo-
tive, said:
"You can't put your wifo and children
on file, can you?"
Writing another note and handing it
to him, ho said:
"Give this m person and bring me an
answor.
Armed with this missive ho confronted
tho awful presence beyond the baize
doors and met an impatient refusal.
"What shall I toll the Prosidont? ' he
calmly inquired.
"That thero are no vaoancios.
When this wns delivered at tho White
Houso tho imperturbable Grant, biting
the end of a cigar, soizoa n rou ibk eii
and wrote across the faco of his former
note: "Make a vacancy, or I will'.
"Tako that and bring his answorl"
let again did tho young man return
unsuccessful. Tho Prosidont obtainod
temporary employmont for his friond,
taking him in person to another dopart-
mont, and awaitoa mo cauinet mueiiug
the following day. Hore tho President
soomed as quietly imperturbable aa a
sphinx. As the mombora left tho room
tho Prosidont followod Soorotary
to tho door and said:
"iiy mo way, iur. oui iouujr, nuu
would you rocommond for your sue-
-0
'Hv tho wav. Mr. Socretarv. who
UURIHIl f
The astonished contlenian replied, and
passing into anothor department, wrote
a hasty resignation and sent it in. ue was
rolioved of his portfolio tho following
day.
That young man modo exeollont uso ol
the faith shown in him by this wonderful
judge of character, and roso to a position
of ominont usofuluoBS and respectability,
which ho oconpies to day in ono of the
largost citios of our lana. ao uia tu
friondless stranger win lus place ana tui
honorablo Secrotary lose his, because the
warrior chief had tracod hia courso in
lurid characters, not with sword tip, but
with nen. "Make a vacancy, or I will;"
and now, as of yoro, to say was to do,
and tho man who "wouia ngiit it oui au
this line." eto.. undoviatingly kept ins
word. Washington Bepublican.
Registered Bondsmen.
Tn tlm Treasury Department, writes a
correspondent at Washington", there is
an interesting set oi boons printou ana
bound, and each one aooui mo size oi
Webster's Dictionary. But they are not
opon to public inspection. mese
books contain the name ana rosiuonce
of every holder of registered four per
cent bonds in the United States. The
amounts range from $50, which is the
smallest, up to $51,000,000, which is the
largest sum owned by one porson. inia
latter sum is ownod by Mr. W. 11.
Vanderbilt, and upon it ho draws $510,-
000 in interest every ninoty uays. a.
chock for that amount is mailod to him
quarterly. At tho same time the own-
ar nf the X SI Poml rOCOlVOB UO CUUm.
Those bonds are very popular, and, al-
iuubo uwbw i v ,t" " t a ' . ,
though the original holders of thorn paid
1...1 ..... n a little slinrfl. since
but par on a littlo Bhare, since
which timo tho bonds havo advanced
to about thirtoon per cent, promium,
vet the books of the company show but
comparatively fow transfers. Tlie pre
mium is not suiuoioni tempiauoii w
cause tho average bolder to part with his
securities, ror instanoe, tne ponus
ownod by Vandorbilt are now worth
about $58,000,000, but ho holds on to
them all the same. W. ii. vandoroiu
individually owns moro registered United
States bonds than are owned in all the
nineteen Western StatoB and Territories.
Thoso States and Territories have a pop
ulation of over 20,000,000, yet thore is
hold among thorn but 'j,wu,wu oi
registered bonds, or losd than Mr. Van
dorbilt owns. In tho fourteon Southern
em States tfia.ooo.uw are owuou, or
about one-fourth the amount held by a
single citizon in New York. A promi
nent treasury otlioial, in speaking oi tne
i ..- - -. j - , . i it.
inequalities of fortuno as illustrated by
I tli mil flmirna snid tlmt llA tllOUCtlt it
thoso figures, said that he thought it
would eventually cause disoontont. A
ith the enormous wealth now P08-
sossod by Mr. Vandorbilt could add to it
vory rapidly; in lact, it win uouuio
itself in 20 years if put into 4 per cent,
bonds and let alone save to add tho
annual interest. With tho present
"Btart" which Mr. Vandorbilt has in
bonds and dividend-paying stocks, it
will Ijo an easy matter for him to be
.. . . . a.ai rfn mm .1 1 1 1.
worth at least $.wu,wu,i'uu snouiu uo
live twenty years hence. IV is said that
he is worth moro than half of this sum
now. Outside the Vanderbilt family
thore in no singlo individual who owns
over $5,000,000 of registered bonds.
Thoso Who own $1,000,000 aro not
numerous. Quite a number, sevoral
liiiudred in fuot, in different portions oi
the country, have over $100,000. This
is regarded as a nice plum, and tho man
who has tugged a long time to get the
round $100,000. can well afford to take a
rest and draw $1000 in interest every w
days. Ho enjoys it almost as muoh as
the man who, by daily labor and appli
cation, ears an equal income.
TwnriAT.iTiEfl op Representation. -It
is now seventeen years since Nevada was
. . m 1 a.
made a state, yet tuo census oi ias yer
shows that hor population is oniy
an increase of less than 20,000 since
1870. At this rate of growth she will not
get- the number of inhabitants now re
quired in other States for a single rep
resentative in Congress until 1020.
Meanwhile Bhe casts one vote in i tne
o,i vn in the Senate. New lork
I iiuuiwiiuu " " " - -
with 5,083,173 inhabitants nas vuiny-uyo
votes In the two houses oi
- eguMa nre l moo to-
iu,&w iwjiid. - -. -
votes has behind it only 20,755 people.
The inhabitants of Nevada may therefore
be it Baia to exereiw
power in the business of legislating for
the United States aa one inhabitant ol
New York.
CB