IK I COULD ZZiP UBM 80.
i.i.i lll'la Win In mT irmt.
Would mat 1 oouU Step juu, with your tab?
Cliarmt
nlnlH. I'lmirlni Sntrrt. dowoTfoMen hair,
VMier iba auuttilut Uugera caugbt Iroia averf
burr;
Blue kini oiieatloni, Hp that cannot tpeak
Kolf-Kilrthoiiiilr, llmplIn yourcnavk;
lMlB'T llt'.le hliT-anm Id a world of wot,
Tbiu I Iud would kcop yuu, fur I lovt you to.
RnfuUl Utile damael, aRaroelr ill yetnnld
Vi 11M ntar weary, hair of deopei gold;
ktatleaa, buiy Dncnri all the time el play.
ToDgue Uiat nerar oamaea lalktui ell the dy:
Hart lit Uia wurld atoUt.
Hare you mine lo tell limm-what an eavr about!
wioeoeie iilui ainwi, en wo bgiiuwii
Tbui 1 Iodi to keep you, or 1 love you o.
fikM ut.i y.hwvl lrl with rnur atran of bookf
And iucIi (rare Impoitauca In your pumad
lik;
BAl.ln. auarr tirablmnl. DOr DC Over illDH,
Yet (Jiih tooiU or ipouge cake aud for lugar
feeding boon of romance In your bed at nlgbl,
Waklug up to tludy with tbe morning llgbU
Amlout u lo ribbont, deft to Ilea bow;
full of couiradloilone-I would kef p you to.
( nil thnimhlful maiden, tlttlni b mi tide.
an in world a Lefoie tou. aud toe world la wldv:
Ueartt are Ibrrt lor wluulug, beaiie are Uiere lo
break,
!aa your own, aby maiden, Juit begun lo wake?
Ii iiiat roae of eawniug, glowing on your cheer.
Telling ui lu bluibi bat you will not pvk7
Vby and lender inaldon. 1 would fain lot ego
All tbe golden future, Jiul to koep you to.
Ah! Ihe gllitenlcg ante'i taw that tbe wat fair,
Klpt for rare uuloldlug In tbe upper air;
Na lliu ma nf ilianlim I II rill lo lllr Wllltt.
And tbe clote-abul lye lldi Tell tbe e)et from
aigot.
All the nut. I murmur, ta I klu her brow.
Hi-, and child and maiden, all are wllb me now,
Oh! my bivt l breakiug, but (lod'a lore I mow
bale amoug tbe augelr, be will keep nor to
THE MONEY QUESTION.
"Harping away at that old sabjeot
atilll One would thick that it had boon
worn threadbare a thousand times. I do
wish that people and especially writers
woold learu to look upon tbo bright
' aide of domostlo life, or, failing to do
this, would cease to inflict thoir one
aided and peculiar views upon the read
ing community. Ons can hardly tako up
magazine but what some ono has made
a draft upon its pages for room to air her
or somo othor woman s grievances in re
sard to tho everlasting money question
holding thomsulvos up before Ihe world
as martvrs and thoir husbands as equal
to the taskmasters of Bible history. Tor
my part, I never had any trouble in that
j: 1 T 1 T .1 11 I
direction, aim i. iiuuyiuu i nuuuiu uurujy
parodo it before tho public
So petulantly remarked a sprightly
little woman as she tossod tho magazine
she had bocn reading upon tho table.
and, taking a white rose from a dolioate
china vase, she came and stood before
the mirror whilo she fastened it among
. tho braids of ber dark brown uair, rear
ranprod tho oostly brooch that hold tho
snowy lace at her throat.aud oompluoont
y smoothod out the folds of her tasty
oashnibre morning dross; and, indeed,
her smooth brow, ber dainty wbite bauds,
loaded with heavy goldon circlets, and
the luxnriousnesB of her surroundings,
did not betokon any groat dogroo o; ilnuu
ciul defioionoy any more than they did
the prosonoe of labor and caro.
"You know nothing at all about tho
matter, my dear," roturned a pleasant
faood, matronly woman, as sho raised
herself from a roeliniiig position on tho
sofa and lookod with kindlr interest upon
the younger lady. "Your husband is a
noble, generous man, who oares less for
money, for its own sako, than for tho
comfort it brings, and who, in his unsol
fish dovotion, toils hard evory day that
be may be able to gratify the slightest
wish of his wifo, whose only domostio
care is the oversight of bor bousohold ur
rauRomenls. But tuore aro many wives
thst are much loss fuvorod, upon whoe
shoulders tho bunion of gaining a liveli
hood fulls as heavily as upon their bus
bands, and who not ouly toil hard evory
day of thoir livos and practice the olostst
coooomy that thoraselvos aud ehililrou
may prosent a respectable appearand Lo-
fore tho world, but aro made to fuol thoir
dependence in a way that is most humil
iatingnot to say degrading which,
after all, roight bo tho better term."
"Why, Wis. Btovons, what a capital
advocate you would inako lor 'woman s
rights'! If one dil not kuow to tho con
trary, one would think that you hud hud
some desperate exporiouoe in that line."
"No, dear, I have been almost as high
ly favored as yoursolf, but I have uot
gone tuns far througu tbe world witb my
eyes shut. Instances have come under
my observation whoro young poople
have started out with thoir way to make
in tho world, and while toiling hard to
secure a homo, the wifo, as well as tho
husband, saw the noeesnity of being pru
dent and saving, and was content to do
her part, but when ciroumstanocs woro
uetterod witu tuem aud suo begun to reel
that sho hud a right to somo comforts,
sho has awakened to tho fact that her hus
band's long practice of saving and board
ing for some particular purpose, has be
gotten in him a penurious spirit, and
. though sho may strugglo for a timo to
keep up appearances, she is Bure to lose
boart at lust and settle down into a
norveless, discouraged woman.
. "One instance iu particular allow mo
to mention. "In tho lifo-hibtory of one
of my most intimato girl frionds a
bright, intelligent, and well educated
young lady who bofore hor marriage
supported horsolf by teaching, and in ad
dition to being always well-dressed,
mansgod to lay aside a nice little sum
Buflicieut to p roc tiro her wedding outllt
and furnish plainly but comfortably the
little home to which she came as tho
happy bride of a well to do young farmer.
She had always had a preference for
farm life, and assumed her now duties
and accepted tho ceaseless round of toil
necessary to keep the house tidy, to look
after the dairy, and to care for the oom
fort of ber husband and the hired men
with a cheerfulnoss that betokened hor
amiability of temper and her satisfaction
with her lot.
. 'Tor a time all went as 'merry as a
. marriage bell.' The wardrobe being
well-furnished and everything about the
house being pew tod pretty, there were
fow pnrchasos to be made.aud she cheer
fully acted upon her husband's sugges
tion that it would be well to economize
for time till this piece of land was
cleared add this or that labor saving ma
chine was added to the form proud and
harpy that she could by her prudence
and industry contribute to the interests
and thrift of her husband and thoir
home.
"She was passionately fond of reading
nd the county paper and the agricultur
al journal, which ber husband felt it to
be for hit interest to take, was read
through and through every week. tih
could not repress her longing for fresh
magazines, now books, and the current
literature of the day, for want of vUion
sho felt that her mind was becoming
dwarfed, but when she spoke of it there
was always some prosuing nood formonoy
ami sue musi wan.
"The children came, one after another,
and new hopes and new aspirations
Bllod the mother's heart. Bus was glad
for their Bakes that she had denied hor
solf.for so much money would be nooded
for their education. Hue felt mat notu
ing must be lacking that would holp to
mold their minds and stait thorn in the
right direction. She was ever bright
and hopeful, for things were working
satisfactorily. The farm was low well
stockod and under (rood oultivatiod, and
her husband hod just finished paying for
a nice wood lot.Ior which they bad saved
and pinched so long. Ihightor days
wore surely coming, she thought, and
none too soon, for former stores soemed
nttorly exhausted. The last bit of em
broidery and dainty ruffling had boon
transforrod from the motlior's to the
children's clothes; the last ribbon had
done duty upon baby's aloovosor hood;
and the lust ugut Bummeruross bad boon
cut ovor; little sucijues, coats, and
cloaks had been mado from luid asido
garments till there was absolutely noth
ing left to draw upon.
"One day tbe busband came in rub
bioar his hands gleefully and sayiog:
'"I havo made a cloan ossu profit off
the farm of six hnndrod dollars this year.
I oall that pretty well; don t you, wife?
Uenson has just paid me oigbty dollars i
piir for three pairs of steers and Beven
ty-five dollars for those dry cows, and
next week be thinks bo win take tuirty
five shoep if he can pick up enough
around to make out a drovo, i mnn go
to town this afternoon and deposit the
money, as I have no immediate nso for
it, and yon can ride down to your
mother's if you can be ready in half an
hour.
"His wife's heart gave a groat bonnd
Surely hir timo had come now tho time
wuicu rUo had waited bo loug and bo pa
tiontly for, and, with almost childish
hopo and animation in hor voico, she
said: .
'0 William! give me a hundred dol
lars of tua; mouoy and lot mo go to town
with your
" 'A hundred dollars! ior what pur
nose?' said the astonished man.
"i or oiotues ior myseu and oniidren
and for family necessities.
" 'That is more money than has boen
expondod upon you aud tho ohildron for
years,' be replied, witu a scornful lungu
" 'Vory true,' sbe answerod. 'I bave
waitod for yon to be situated so as to
spare the money till my wardrobo, which
you know was bountifully supplied, is all
worn out or out ovor for tbe olnldron.
The bed and tublo linen must bo ro
nowed, aud we neod a sot of chairs and
somo now dishes, and many things about
tbo houso must be roplucod if wo are to
live in a manner at all suited to our
menu.'
" 'In a manner suited to our moans
Upon my word, yon are putting on airs.'
"Wot at all, William. Xou oau soo
for yourself how it is. You have boen so
busy and bo pressod with cares that
suppose you have not takon timo to think
anything about it, but if you will take
one good look at tho children and at tho
house; your good sonse will show you
that I am riitht.'
'Then tbo old dodge of putting off i tint
a little longer was tried, but it was of no
use. Her nuods wcro pressing and tho
moans to supply thorn could ba woll nf
forded, llor husband had said that ho
ha l no use for the money, and bosidus,
sho had fur clearer views of tho situation
than ever before so sho insisted gently,
but llrmly, upon her rights; nod tlum
cauio tho first really haish words ho hud
ovor spoken to her aud thu first really
bitter tears sho had shod sinoo sho oame
to live at tho farm; but self-will aud the
love of gain triumphed in tho end. Bhe
had cotno out worsted in tho contest, but
by fur the bitterest drop in hor cup at
that moment was tho revolution of this,
to hor, now attribute in her husband's
Intruder. Fain would she havo folded
back and hidden from view tho blurrod
and blotted life-pago that had opened so
Buddonly bofore hor, and gouoon hoping
and waiting as bofore.
" 'What am I to do? sho aslcod ho ran If
an hour lutor, as sho hold the rosy fin
gers of hor bub 3 to hor lips, whilo his
soft, warm ohock prossed ber throbbing
bosom. Ono thing aftor another by
which she could oaru money was thought
of and dismissed. She might take
boarders, or ovou take in sowing or wash-
ug woro it not that thero was already
moro work to bo dono than she could ac
complish. Life had nover scorned so
dark, so dreary, before. Only that morn
ing, with tho rosy light and glow of hope
all about her, she had boon planning
many little improvements about the
home for the noar future. Now she was
utterly dishoartenod. Her vcars of toil.
sacrifice and solf-denial had boruo only
tho bitter fruit of disappointment. She
could not endure ooutoution, so, after
several inofiootukl attempts to brinn
about a ohange of affairs, she (ravo uo iu
despair.
"tier husband wont on addiug acre to
aoro and improving his farm and stock,
only supplying to his f.tmily ruoucy for
be Dure necessities of life, aud wonder
ing why his wife had lost all her spirit
and ambition and was bo unliko the gay
and sprightly girl who used to go si lin
ing about hor work from morning till
night, never thinking that a little of the
money he spout upon his blooded stock
would make her tho happiest littlo wo
man in the world; aud gossip Baid; 'How
straugo that such a bright, active, onor- I
gcuo person its Airs, need was wbou a
girl should have mado such a dowdy of
horsolf and settle down into snoh a nor
vous, shiftless woman, and her husband
such an enterprisiug, well-to-do farmer
and business man, too."
"But is not the oaso you mention an
isolutod one?"
"JJy no meaus. I could oount a dozen
women of my acquaintance who, if the
truth were known, have passed thromrh
a similar experience. They are not usull
Jy the kind of women that parade thoir
trials before tho world, and so thoy
suffer in silonee and bear all blame, but
vigorous, thorough going woman is not
apt to lose all heart to her own interests
while in the prime of life and move
about in a listless, disconragod sort cf
way, and if she does, there is some potent
reason at the bottom of it."
Tonquln.
It is now something over twouty years
biuuo tuo lounuaiiong oi me sovereignly
which tho French aro establishing in
Indo China were laid, and, considering
the many mutations and reverses of the
home govornmont, it must be confessed
that they have progressed fairly well
with their superstructure. Th"ir long
strugglo with Tu-Duk, the King of
Cochin China or the Emperor of
Annum, as tbe French prefor to oall him
has resulted in the acquisition of six of
the riohest and most important provinces
of the Bonthern portion of his empire.
and tho extension of their protectorate
over tbe neighboring kingdom of Cam
bodia. The story of the conquest of this
populous but fover strickeu rogion is a
brief one. In 185'J, Saigon, an import
ant city on a branch of the lowor
Mekong, or Cambodia IUver, fell into
the hands of the Frenoh. The soldiers
of Tu-Duk mado gallant but ineffectual
attempts to retake it. Two years -later
Tu Duk, after obstinate resistance, was
defoatcd at Kihoa by a combined forco
of French and Spaniards, and was at
longth compollod, in 1862, by interior
disordors of his kingdom, to coda three
provinces to the ironch in perpetuity,
in lbCl Cambodia was brought undor
their control, Thrco more provincos
were takon from Tu-Duk in 1807, pro
fossodly as punishment for his persist
ency in organizing attacks and revolts in
Cambodia hostilo to rronch ascondanoy,
but in reality, perhaps, because it was
desired to get control of all tbe mouths
and the dolta of the Mekong rivor,
whioh, at any timo, was thought to bo
navigable as for north as to within tho
southwestern limits of China. To gain
access to tho oommoroe of the rich
provincos of this portion of the Chinese
Empire has boon, from tbe beginning of
their entranoo into Cochin China, and
to-day remains tho chiof objeot of the
froncu. subsequent oxploration has
shown that the Mekong cannot bo
utilizod as a moans of access to Wostern
China; but, unforlunatuly for Tu-Duk,
it was found that another rivor flowing
through tho northorn extremity of his
dominions, tho Songkoi, had the requisite
depth of water. In January, 18 1 J. ju.
Dupuis ascended the Songkoi from its
mouth to Hanoi, the capital of the prov
ince of Tonnuin, and continuing his ex
plorations, in March of the same year
reached Mong-kow, at the hoad of the
navigable waters of the Songkoi, and
within the frontier of tho Chinese prov
inco of Yunnan. Tonqnin and its capi
tal Hanoi bocamo tuoncofortu tho goal
of tbe 1 roncb soemes of territorial ag
grandizemout, notwithstanding the fuct
that in 1874, before the result of M. Du
puis' mission was known, a treaty of
peace botweon France and Annum was
signed, by the terms of whioh the Em
peror Tu-h.uk rosignod all claim to the
six provinces torn from him in Lower
Cochin China, rcoeiving in return full
recognition of his sovereignty ovor Ton
quin and Upper Cochiu China.and prom
ises of assistance against any enemy that
might assail his territories. After the
value of tho Songkoi was ascertained.
during the samo year, Lieutenant Oarn
ior sought to uppropriuto Tonqnin of
his own motion, aud wai killod during
a sortio from tho citadel of Hanoi by a
band af Chinese fillibusters. The be
lief that under a civilized government
tho Songkoi would becomo the chief out
let for tho trade of Cmtral China has
mado tho possession of Tonnuin. the
proviuco through which it reaches tho
sea, seem to French Btutosmeu indispen
sable. Occasions for quarrel with Tu
Duk havo bocn ousy to 11 nd, and tho
Emperor of Aunam, as woll as tho Em
peror of China, his suzarain, bus been
iaformod Unit Tonquin must succumb to
the tuudcr mercies of a French protec
torate, lliuoi has been occupied by a
small force of Frenchmon. and now is
said to be the objoctivo point of a lurge
Chineso army, who aro going to Tu
Duk's support. Tho English, ii may
bo added, appreciate fully the value of
the foothold the French aro Raining in
their neighborhood, but allege that the
Chineso province penotrated by tho
Songkoi is ono of tho poorest in tho em-
fiire. It is certainly but scantily popu
uted, though fairly productive of grain
and oxcoodiugly rich in miuorals. Bal
timore Suu.
Auotc a Hounng Tempest.
The empire puff, worn at the bottom
of the shirt, baa been revived in Faris.
Tho wi iter was ono of a half dozon
persons who took refuge on a recent
Sunday ovening in tho little observatory
on Lookout Mountain Poiut during the
fearful storm. Entranced with tho scene
ry cast of tho mountain, and part of the
time shut off by the wooded summit
from a glance at the west, a hideous
storm cloud had gathered unobserved by
us, and was rustuug towards our place
of refuge. It was rolling on with uwful
rapidity. We could not retrace our
footsteps and esenno. Our onlv hnnn
for shelter was iu tho observatory. We
entered. Just think of it! Six persons
seeking safety from a storm iu a small
lOxliD framo houso which stands right
ou the vorge of a precipice '2000 foot
high. Good heaven! How I shuddcrod
and shrank down with horror when I
glanced at tho coming tornado through
ono window, and thou crossed tho room
to auother and looked down, down,down
through the tops of tho trees at tho foot
of that mighty precipice and contoin-
dated being overturned by the raging
olomonts.
Thunder pealed terrific blast after
blast, nutil tho hugo rocks beneath us
seouiod to quiver at the grating sound.
In another moment the cloud swept over
the mountain beyond the valley beneath.
then around the brow of Lookout, be
low our refuge, like a vast unpent
occnu. Tho forest bowed before it. Tho
rumbling, crashing, roaring din sounded
like an avalanche of worlds. For a
whilo we were literally above the storm,
but the clouds at length gushed around
the observatory, lilliug our room fall of
dense vapors t irongh a broken window,
and lt"tu to our party souiutsl inevita
ble. Tho wind howled about us and
lushed our frail refugo with brush, huge
limbs aud other things which it hurled
up from tho west side of the mountain,
Oalo after gale struck the building and
harder and harder each dashed, nutil
the creaking timbers seemed to portend
onr early plunging, honso ami all, two
thousand feet down through the mighty
convulsed ocean of cloud and air.
The fierce, raging storm gradually
eeased, and jnst at sunset, though the
rain still poured, we sUrted down to the
city. For a half milo along the moun
tain top we drove through clouds which
soemod tons to be fairly melting into
aheeti of water. Chattanooga Commer
IiMiop Feck
the Victim
Hoax.
of College
The reoont mortal exit of tho Hot. Bis
hop Feck recalls an incidont that made
national mirth at his expense over thirty
yoars ago; a clever trick of tho pnder
graduate boyB of Dickinson Collego, per
petrated soon after his accession to the
presidency of that Institution. Moncure
b. Conway has the traditional credit of
being one of the devisors of the soheine.
In the spring of 184'J tbe Baltimore
Methodist Conference hold its annual
session in Stannton, Vs., the seat of ono
of the tbreo state lunatio asylums. While
President Feck was on his way to tho
Conference, tho young rascals in the Col
lege of Carlisle wrote a letter to the super
intendent of the Staunton asylum that a
lunatio had escaped from confinement id
Pennsylvania, a very large man, very
bald headod, with groat, round, staring
blue eyes, whose special form of ruani t
was that he was a Methodist preacher and
presidont of Dickinson Collego. It was
thought that be bad gono to oiaumon to
attend the conference, to which he fan
cied he bolonged. Ho answerod to the
namo and titlo of "Dr. reck." Tbe
friends of this unfortunote gentleman
would bo exceedingly obliged to the
Staunton superintendent if he would
watch the cars, and, if the individual do
scribed made his appearance, quietly
take charge of him and keop him under
asylum restraint until some friond could
got to him. All charges for his deten
tion would be promptly mot. The sup
erintendent was on hand at tho time in
dioated.sicgled out his man readily, and
courteously addressed him:
"JJr. Peck, I believer
"Yob, sir."
"President of Dickinson College?"
"Yes.Bir."
"I have a oarriagein waiting for yon."
"Yon are very kind," said the unsus
pecting stranger, as he took his seat in
the Tohicle, and was forthwith hurled off
to tho lunatio limbo, where he would
have been incarcerated as a dangerous
maniac, if the preaahora of the confer
ence had not interfered and assured the
inoredulous keeper of Old Dominion
cranks that tbe Fallstafllan doctor was as
the average of humanity, and only the
victim of a ridiculous hoax. Troy
Times.
Infautlle Curiosity.
The candor of tho small boy is occa
sionally very distressing to his friends
and relatives. In the waiting room of
the Austin depot there was a htdy with a
small boy, and also a bonevolent looking
old gentleman, who had a very singular
protuberance on his nose which attracted
tho attention of the youth.
"Mister, did God make that round
lump on jour noso?"
'Hush, Johnny, sud bis mother.
"I ain't talking to you, ma; I am talk
ing to this gentleman."
"That s a wen on my noso, littlo boy.
said the gentleman, pleasantly. .
"Wbatdid you sayr
"Wen."
"That's what I say, wlion?"
"What do you mean, littlo bov?" said
the old gontltman, losing patience just a
little.
'I want to know when God made that
lump. He made the nose first, and then
put tho lump on it afterward, didn't
He?"
"Keep quiet, Johnny."
"Uut. ma. I'm not talking to vou. God
bad to make the noso first, before He put
the lump on it, for if He mado the lump
first He would havo no place to put it,
would He?"
"The nose was made first." replied tho
old man, who was a miracle of good na
ture.
'I said so. God made voureves before
no put that lump ou your nose, didn't
He?"
"Yes."
"Then you saw God put tho lump on
your nose, didn't you, or did Ho put it
on your noso when you wero asleep?"
11 ore the boy's mother managed to get
him under control, but he broke out in a
fresh pluco.
"Are yon waiting for tho tram?
"Yes, my boy."
"You are not waiting for the train that
went off yesterday, ore you?"
"Ho, 1 am not, sonny.
"I thought not, becauso if you was
you would got left. But you didn't tell
mo if you saw God put that lump
Here the mother shoved her handker
chief into his mouth aud the scene was
over. Texas Siftings.
Fashions fur Gentlemen.
Silk neckerchiefs are of white ponnoe
silk.
English tweed hats will be worn to
match suits.
Brown is tho prevailing oolor for over-
coats.
Colors and designs are more Eubdned
this season.
Twenty-six inches is the Bize of a fash-
ionable umbrella.
Tho high-buttoned stvfo of dress is
rapidly going out of fashion.
Malacca or bamboo walking-canes
should havo a curious design for a top.
Cuffs have square corners that meet
when fastened by linked sleeve buttons.
The frock coat will be worn to some
extent with a low roll to show the shirt
bosom.
The now standing collars are higher in
front and away and aro called the
Myron.
Olive, gray and brown are the fashion
able colors worn by young men in busi
ness suits.
Spring and summer overonats are long,
single-breasted sack, with fly front, and
shaped tj the figure.
The hat for general wear will continue
to lo a black, blue, or brown Derby of
medium height, with slightly wider brim
aud biuding:
Jnpiter's blight idea: Jopitcr having
created the moqnit3, the flea and all the
vile orders of the entozoa and the opi
ta, pansed for a moment in perplexity.
"Now what in thunder shall I maka for
them to prey upon?" he Baked biaaself
musingly. Suddenly a bright idea struck j
him. lie made man. r
The Cunning of Elephants
The highest mental faeultios aro more
developed in the elephant than in any
other animal, except the dog and mon
key. The general tact that elepbanta are
habitually employed in India in storing
timber, building, eto., shows a high do
gree of docile intelligence. Butperhapa
in no labor in which thoy are employed
do they display more wonderful sagacity
than in holping to catch wild animals. A
hord of wild elephauts is driven into a
corral, and two tame ones ridden among
them. Two deooye will crowd up on
either side of a wild one, and protect the
nooser until a rope is fastened around
the wild elephant's leg, when the tame
one. to whoso collar the other end of tho
rope is fastened, will drag the oaptive
out and wind the rops ronud a tree,
while the other deooy prevents any in
tsrforenco from the hord, and puehos
the captive toward the tree, thus ena
bling the first one to take in tho Black of
the ropo. The conduct of tho tame ones
during all these proceedings is truly
wonderful. Tboy display tue most per
foct conception of every movement, both
of tho object to bq attained and tbe
me ins to accomplish It. On ono occa
sion in tying up a large elephant.he con
trived, bofore he could bo hauled close
up to tho tree, to walk once or twice
around it, carrying tho rope with him;
the decoy, perooiving tho advantage he
gained over tho nooser, walkod up on
hor own accord and pushed him back
ward with his head until ho made bim
unwind himself again; upon which the
rope was drawn tight and made fast.
One could almost fancy tboro was a
display of dry humor in the manner in
which the decoys play witu tue tears oi
the wild herd and make light of .their
efforts to escape. When reluctant they
shove them forward; when violent they
drive them baok; when the wild ones
throw thomselvos down, the tame ones
butt them with head and shouldors and
force them to get up cgain; and, when
it is necessary to keep thorn down, thoy
kneel upon them, and prevent them
from rising until tbo ropes nave boon so
oared.
A remarkable degree of cunning was
displayed by an elephant who had been
chained up to a tree, and whose driver
had made an oven some distance off in
which to bake some rice cakes. The
man covered his cakes with stono and
grass and went away. When he was
gone the elephant with his trunk unfast
ened the chain round his foot, went to
the oven and uncovered it, took out tbe
cakes, recovered the oven with the grass
and stones as before, and went black to
his place. He could not fasten the chain
again round his own foot, so he twisted
it round and round it, in order to look
the samo, and when the driver returned
the elephant was standing with his back
to the oven. Tho driver went for his
cakes, discovered the theft, and, looking
round, caught tho elephant looking at
him out of the corner of his eye. In
stantly he deteoted the culprit and con
dign punishment followed. Popular
Science Monthly.
The (Jueen's Palaces.
A London letter says: "From a recent
parliamentary return it appears that
there are fifteen royal palaces for which
the taxpayers of England . have to pro
vide Of those, however, only ono,
namely, Windsor, can leally be said to
be inhabited. When tho queen is not
thero sho resides either at Odborno or
Balmoral, which are both her privato
property. Buckingham palace, that
huge pile of buildings in Hyde park,
which oost over $2,000,000 to build, is
only usod for a fow days at a time for
draw.ing-room concerts and other court
gatherings. It is not inhabited by any
of the royal princes, for whom special
residences are provided at the publio
cost, in addition to their allowances of
23,000 a year. This year 8000 has
been expended on keeping up Windsor,
2000 on that jintiquatod and perfectly
useless old structure known as James'
palace, and nearly 1000 on the stables
of Hampton court palace. But besides
these extra allowances tho country is also
asked to pay such items as 5000 for the
kitchen gardon at Windsor, 150 for
paving the royal- cow-house, and 125
for the piince of Wales gas bill. Then
there is a salary to a functionary known
as the "royal rat-catcher," and another
to the "assistant keeper of the privy
purse." The most flagrant job of all is,
however, conneoted with Mulborongh
house, tho residence of the prince of
Wales. This house belonged for many
years to the Churchill family. It was
presented by a grateful nation to tho
first duke of Mulborongh, and was bnilt
at a cost of 40,000. When the first
leaso ran out it was relet to another
duke of Malborough for 27 a year. A
third leaso was obtained in 1875, at a
rental of 75, and then the family sublet
tho house at 3000 annually. It was
subsequently obtained for tho princo of
Wales, and last year cost the country,
for ordinary repairs aud niaiuleuunce.
over 2000. As houses go in London,
such a sum seems incredibly extrava
gant. A Warning to Spendthrifts.
Capt. John A. Miller, cashier of tho
Pratt k Whiiney Manufacturing compa
ny, was taken to the Iletreat for tbe In
sane in Hartford, Ct., a few days ago. a
raving maaiuo. It was discovered that
the cause of his insanity was detection
as an embezzler of over"$10,000. He Las
ranked as one of the leading citizens of
Hartford, and has been universally re
garded with the highest esteem not only
by his employers but by the public gen
erally. He was a member of a church, a
Sunday school teacher, and officer of sev
eral charitable associations. His posi
tion with the Pratt k Whitney company
was a very responsible ono. So much
confidence was reposed in him that his
accounts for a number of vcars havo been
free from examination. Ho always made
out the pay roll at the factory", and bo
was able to abstract hundreds of dollars
monthly. It is scarcely probable that his
peculations would have ever come to
light except that approaching insanity
manifested itself first while he was busy
with the last py roll for the month of
April, and the work was so mixed when
he left it that an expert was obliged to do
it all over after him. It was found that
the check for the mv mil
of money needed, which fact induced an
g n tr j I
and thus craiiaallr u Hitvilnnt i. '
fystematio dishonesty of the trsated pay-1
master, which had eovored a period i
years during his connection witlf h
uuuijjuiijr .auu ujum uave involved nsi.
or quite $000 a year. Capt. Miller1. i j
penses bave been heavy, Da i,e d "
less has Bneni, muoh more than hi. .i
ry of $1500 yearly, in legitimate St
He kept a good team, was fond of mn.f
and fine arts and kept his house -In
snnnind with nvnrvtliiiiiT .we'l
could contribute to enj jymont there VIn
addition he long ago he bocarae infatna.
m mm vui vi hud UUUIVUOB OI ft Virint
theater. His relation nii. i v
intimate. Hejplaoed himsolt entirely8.
hnr mArnv And attvn lm. St
money under throats nf w
Nearly a yearly ago, it is understood h
to Bend the woman to Tt . lm.
oently oppeored in this city, however"
and renewed her attentions in snoh
aa in n.nnnAnftnn uritli Uia . J
. w y uuauumi en-
tantlemonta.to drive the man mn.i
Capt. Milller's wife is one of the most
reuuuu nuu uauusuuiesi women in Hart
ford. She has been a prominent mem"
ber of Hartford society. Their home is
in a prettty cottuge on Sigourney stroot
which creditors have seized, and all
other availablo property. The doctors
Bay Miller cannot recover.
Shooting at Long Range.
Jacob Flosh applied to tlm
mont for a pension, alleging that ho was
engaged in a hand-to band fight with his
saure ior a uisianco oi nve miles, near
Hnntonvillo. Virtrinia. Jnlv 1 1Ki:i .i .
while in that fight was out in tho right
arm nuu buui iu iua icit arm ana letr
One of the government pension examin
ers at Washington wrote in renlv: "Ti,
olaim is inadmissible without fnrth
and more definite information. The
claimant is therefore required, with the
return of this letter, to state, nnrlnrnoii.
what caused him to get into a fight with
his sabre; what kind of a sabre it was he
got into a fight with; how hohopponed
to have a hand-to hand fight with it
whether there were any witnesses pres
ent during the fight; how he managed to
to get shot while fighting with his sabre;
whether he believes the sabre shot him'
whether it shot anybody else; whotherhe
shot it; how many shots were fired; who
fired the first shot; whothor the soldier ,
was in the habit of fighting with his sa
bre; how long he fought it, and whether
he had ever fought any other sabre. It
should bo shown by competent testi
mony whether the soldier shot the sabre
or the sabre shot the soldier. It should
also bo shown whether he fought for
the distance of five miles epirt, or the
sabre was five miles long." Grant Coun
ty (Wis.) Herald.
Peter Cooper and tbe Bishop.
A correspondent says that in a talk
with Peter Cooper a short time ago the
venerable philanthropist told him the
following incident:
"I have jnst bad a curious caller an
Episcopal bishop, who came to sea if I
would not join somo'evangolical church,'
so that when I came to die nobody
would say that the Coopor union was es
tablished by an atheist or infidel. I told
him that I was not an atheist or infidel;
I was a Unitarian in belief; I knew no
objoct of worship but the ono truo and
living God; and I considered religion
nothing more than n scionoe by which
the movomonts of the material and
moral world could bo regulated, and I
knew no boHer teacher than the opinion
of mankind. He politely said that ho
perceived that 1 was a scholar. This
compliment I was obliged to decline,
and I told him that I had nover been to
sohool more than three or four
months in all my lifo. If I had my
way, I told him, tho worst of tho human
race, the most depraved wrotohes, should
wake up in another life, not in torment,
but in tho midst of loving friends and
beautiful things. The good bishop did
not oven try to couvort mo to any bottor
theology, but he went - away with
every expression of kindness kindness
which I am sure he felt."
A Story of Poison,
In a speech in favor of vivisection,
somo weoks ago, Sir Lyon Playfair made
a great hit by a story of two Germans
experimenting with a poison he would
not name, which produced no immediate
effect, but killed sometime afterward, if
those who had taken ir wero not made
idiots by its nso. Of tho two who took
this poison, one died (said Mr. Playfair)
and the other is in an idipt asylum. He
argued that had they experimented upon
rabbits they would have Baved their
lives. It has, however, been sinoo as
serted that this lamentable oconrreuco
was due to quite another esse, having
arisen out of somo experiments made
with mercurio methydo iu Dr. Odling's
laboratory. Tbe two men had just com
pleted their work, when they spilt a flask
containing the poison on the table. Un
willing to do the work over again, they
preferred to sop the bluff up witu
sponges, and unwittingly inhaled the
poison, which arose in a vapor. Ono
died under its influence almost im
mediately. The other, having spent
days in warning his fellow chemists of
the dangera they were exposed to in
using it, grew gradually worse, and
died a month after the occurrence.
Trecious LrvBa. Georgo H. Ander
Bon, of Titusville, is thought to carry a
heavier insurance than any other man iu
the country. He is insured for $350,000.
J. B. Stetson, of Philadelphia, has 8310,
000; Frank Jones, of Portsmouth, N. H.,
8305,000; James Park, Jr., Pittsburg,
8300,000; W. H. Langly, Gallipolis, O.,
S300.000: John Tlnnr St T.nnU 4(10 flflO;
Hamilton Disston, Philadelphia, $300,
000; P. Lorillard, New York city, 250,
000; F. W. Devere, New York City,
8250,000; Cyrus W. Field, New Yotk
city, $210,000; Amos Whiteley, Spring
field, O., 8201,000; Alexander Barrett,
New York. 8200.000: V. T). RnWts Xw
Yoik, $200,000.
Destekate Attempt to Ejjd a Cocbt-'
ship. A curious case is in conrt at
Waterloo, Jefferson county, Wis., wheta
Miss Clara Voieht accuses Joseph
Thomas of attempting to drown her. The
pair were engaged to be married, but
Thomas' affection cooled and he sought
a release, which Mies Toight did not
wish to grant. One evening Thomas
invited the girl to take a boat ride with
him on the mill pond, but she declined,
whereupon he pushed her into the pond,
leaping in after her, and three times
forcing her head under tbe wttr.