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EL MAHDI TO THE TRIBES. Edna Dean Proctor In The Manhattan. I nave beard the Voice of the bora, Ai the I'rophi-t heard of old ! For me have the blessed anie' The book of Kute unrolled; Gabriel, holiest, highest, Flashed to my cave from the !cy. And cried, ai tuo dawn Illume.! the east, wakei ror trie end umlgbl 8pred! for 'tii thine to aave the saints, And their proud opprnmon slav. And to fill the earth with righteousness iMfor the Judgment Day. Then be wai gone ai the lightning goos; And my neart leaped up as name; And forth I rushed to the Holy War For the glory of Allah'i name; And rippling river, and rustling reedi, And the wind of the desert signing, Echoed hi cry as I passed them by, "Hpeed! for the hour are flyingl The sunbeam shone, like lance keen, A crow the Mecca plain; Tim roar of the boats waa in my ear, Their furv In my brain: And I vowed to the (tod of the Faithful 11 u Prophet alone ibould reign I The Wonderful Kleetrln IMak. Boston Budget It la rumored that a syndicate representing over 1100,000,000 hai been formed for the purpose of developing and introducing an In' vention which la aald to combine the useful ness of the telegraph and the telephone with that of the electric light The plant of Uie company, for aome unexplained reason, arc kept very daik, and the potsibilitiee of the luventlon are somewhat imlellmte; enough o to challenge doubt of the reality of the whole tbin, if the claims put forward by thoae who talk about it were not so positive ana evidently serious. One gentleman, wbo aald he wai not at liberty to state the namei of the Inventor or to go into particular at present, aid: "The electric light will toon be a thing of the pant The disk ii an electric apparatus, and by It we, in the night time, can receive unligbt from any point of the earth where the eun la ihining. Don't be incredulous, my friend; sunlight has already been transmitted to dark room over a wire; I have seen It myself." Then, too, scenes of any kind, in action or in repose, however distant, which can be focused on the disk at the transmit ting end of the wire, are registered with photographic, accuracy on the disk at the delivery end. These particulars are all given, with more or lees oiltiveneas, by other persons, wbo seemed able and willing to talk about the in. vention. None of the parties interviewed. however, would give the inventor's iiutneor localize th invention In any way, except by saying that "it originated in lioiton." Bob Toomba Heady te lle. Philadelphia Times. .The bouse of Uen. ltobert Toombs, In Washington, Oa., la a typical southern home; a beautiful flower garden of an acre, flanked with barley loU, front threu-story wooden home with large chambers, wide halls and roomy piazzu. The general's ofllce is in bis dwelling, but ho generally receives his company In the cosy sitting-room of the second story. He 1 alway cordial, aud give all, friend or stranger, a kindly welcome. Sitting in a large arm-chair, with his bonks within easy reach and the well-ued lilble among them, he sat the last of the old line. He i 74, and be is broken considerably since the death of his wife, but Is still a vigorous old man. The general has long been a Methodist in conviction, but only recently has he become a communicant of the church. Ills determination to cou nect himself with the church wai expressed In his usual style. Meeting his old friend, UUbop Pierce, one day, be said: "George, 1 want you to baptize uie. I have no religion, but 1 am afraid some oi i these young fool who prate about lutuieiity will my when 1 am dead I did not believe In Jesus Christ, and I wish to avow my fuith." He Is much beloved by his neighbors, and especially by the chili'reii, to whom he Is eerlally tender. He says life is too short for animosities, and that he has uq foe and cbeiiKhe no resentment Hj hat made all things ready for both worlds and it matters little with him bow toou he leuvea this. The Pari a (lab Mranda! (London Daily Telegraph It apiwurs that complaint have been made of robberies at the club in the Hue Iloyale for two years past, aud this may to some ex tent account for so large a sum as i'4,000 be ing found in the possession of the footmau, wbo has Uen arrested. No letters orpner were found in bit lodgings uf luter date than 187H, when be entered the service of the club. If, therefore, he had any accomplices, esiecial care has Ueu taken to avoid compromising them. Monie stork broker' account have, however, been fouud, which may give a clew to the police. The man affirms that the se curities found upon him belonged to his friends, but he will not give the names of the owners. Two bottles uf preiarod gum have beeu discovered, together with several pack eis or neeiue, sua which tne rains were pricked. On a careful lnvet.tlgntiou of the marked cards it appear that the system adopted was to raise, a slight scrutch on the face of the cards, and to apply a small mian- tity of the solution of gum arable to it, dry ing the spot at once, and thus enabling the pluyer to n'rcrtaln the nature of the c ud by (lie sligtitest loucn. foreign Wheat Mupply. Chicago Tribune, Ten years ago India did not send a bushel of wheat to humpe; Ave years ago only a few cargoes; this year It is estimated that its port will be not less than 60,Ooo,OiXof bushels, or one half as much at was exported by the Uuitod Klntei last year Australia it a late-comer iu the breadstutTs market of the world, but will this year supply probably 25,000,000 busheli, one-fourth as much as our exports lu issa. Russia is increasing her capabilities by the spread of railway and the adoption of American elevators and machinery. The average eijHirts from the United State to Kuroji for the last aix yean bavebceu loss titan K0,000,000 bushe's a year. Theee fact exhibit at a glanc the serious character of the com)x'tltion to which the American farmer it being subjected and what be ha to encounter In the future. Leulavllle'a -II ad Hoy." Courier' Journal. Tbe most estiferoui imall toy In Louis ville, who rcspecU persons and projvrty least, and wbo doe all the wickedest and most sneaking thin;; that can occur to a young Imagination, is not a rough, tough, square-jawed, freckled, bullet-headed, duty little wretch, at might be supposed, but s sweet, pale boy, with a delicate f ram and eyes of "heaven's own blu" Those who look upon bim for tbe Arst time wonder if he it not a little stray angtl, or at loos' the lie: boy m all the Sabbath-schooL Tbey won der why to peaceful a child has not long since climbed the golden stair and left his utie ber No, be doe not look bad; but all the neighbor ar anxious that be shall grow up toon, because they know there it going to be a banging. , PitUburg Chronic-Telegraph: A preacher wbo resents criticism aa an ou tragi to his "cloth mistakes the century be bra In and lb land. THE CHILD VOCALIST. Malcjlm Douglas In The Continent. "He's a splendid card," exclaimed the man ager, enthusiastically, "Is be, Indeed f said Vance Raymond, rather absti-actedly, as he gazsd at the packed auditorium. They were standing In the lobby of the Va rieties. Itaymond bad dropped lu f r a few minute while making bit nightly round of the theatres. The manager, eager for a good notice in the daily upon which uiscoiupanion served aa a dramatic critic, wat himself al most offensively agreeable. "The bit of the sbowl" he emphatically af Armed. "You'll wait for bun, won't you I He come on next. "I don't know whether I can spare tlie time." aald Raymond, smoothing out tbe play-bill that bad been crumpled up lu hi band. And, In type which stood out bolder than the rest, be read: LITTLE DOT! The phenomenal child artist, in his wonder ful character changes" followed by more terms of a laudatory character, similarly ex travagaut Raymond carelessly cast bis programme aside and watched tbe two ui on tbe stage, Tbey were going through what figured on the tills as an "acrobatic song and dance. Presently they executed a remarkable somersault that brought forth a cloud of dust and made their exit, followed by the deafening applauxe of the gallery. In re sponse, thev came out and bowed, and tbe stamping of fuet and clapping of bauds grad Ually ceased, Tbe quint that fell upon the bouse waa broken by the tinkle of tbe prompter's beiu Tbe eyes of the audience expectantly sought the wines. Tbe musicians raised their in trumeuU and began to play one of the pop ular air in vogue. Watch blm," whispered the manager. A born actor and no mistake." At be spoke, a little Azure, clad in a black velvet suit with delicately striped pink stock inet, appeared on the stage. A crimson handkerchief protruded slightly from hi pocket and an eye-glum dangled at bis side. In h band be held a liEbt cane, wnicn ne twirled foppishly at interval. Buch a pinched, wan face be lumen u ward the audience, as he began hi song in tbe yellow glare of tbe fooUighUl A fever ish flush was on bit checks and bit eye Darkled with unnatural brilliancy. Hay tuond felt bis heart grow toll wuu pay a ne listened to the rare, sweet voice that to bis iiwrimim-d ear alrett'lv showed sign of breaking. "Poor little chap," be murmured; -ues scarcely 7, I should Judge." And onuihuw a tender thouzbt of bis two lit Mb chicks. dreamlmr tierhaps of their childish heroes at the time came to him. Us watchod Little Dot through the mist that hail eatbered in bis eye. The song soon came to an en i, ana me child dia.ppeared, followed by tne em mu latto approval of the audience. a he man ger jemed In the applause aud turned to Raymond, bis face baamlug wuu pleasure. "Kht BhP he wild. dellirnteuiy. -uoewt he brliiB down the house! An infant prodigy, and all that, you know.1 Ton my word, iU ..i ih t !i nr . of artiiisslon to tee mm nlnllfl " "Rather a At subject for the bocioty ror tbe Prevention of Cruelty to Children, I should av ." remarked Raymond, dryly, "For niv part I hat your infant prodigies. They all ought to be in their beds at this hour enjoying the sleep of healthful chil dren." Tba manarer eyed hlra sharply. "Stuff and uoiuensel" he gruuted. Theu, lu a more cheerful tones "Just watch blin thl next turn. His drunken man is somethiug ouderful. Pin cable of criticising mai, vou know." And be uusue.1 tne cnucaie on bis Hi as Little Dot ft complete meta- moridioHii-staggered iu with a high silk hat crushed over bis eye and a white handker chief haiurlmr from his coat-tall pocket. The drunken hiccough ana wick uiieranee with which he rendered the soug fairly con- mUwl the audience. When he was lurougn, be was greeted with a terrific storm of ap plause. "True to life, wasn't It!' lauznea tne man ager. "Well, it ougin iu wj, " i.i . i ii plenty or chance to gel poinui, guuunw llii fathor' WWtely of the 'StAiV whn rrt nkvlinr at the Ulobe this week, rwi actor, but bootea too muon. i nai it why be an 1 hit wife separated, it s lucay she's irot the boy. He's worth a cool fi3 to her every week." Raymond listened with bit eye lutein upon the stage. Little 1 kit waa responding t. hi. .wH.n.l encore. When be finished ha re-demauded. Acaia he . out mul delivered a pathetic little reel tatlon that evoked fresh applause, uayuionu craw liullmiant. "What a shame!" he muttered angrily. "Thev'd keen tlio poor little fellow before them the whole nlcM It tney couiu. At that moment Little Dot appeared irom I rlHil his hand to hi lip. Th.i.,i, i nn his cheeks bad died out, ,uU , iu was a look of utter wearinom. Tllt) .mjj,.,, mut have noticed it for the bouse grew still and the performance pro ceeded with the next act. Raymond buttoned up n overcoat nt..iv mid l.ft the theatre, n was a tiliter nlL'ht. and Ihe streets were well Ulgh lUwcrted. Tho snow lay deep uin the .1 and a raw. bleak wiud blew the still' fit 11lnv fl-L, remorwlv Into bis face. In mite of all his efforts he could not dismiss tne iwttktHl. wan face, from hi thoiiglite. A picture ruse before mm or wine im, imp ing his way back to the hotel iu all the snow at an hour when otm r cniiuren weroowuy turkeil away iu be 1, and hi heart was Ailed with pity at the contrast. "Poor little chap!" M taui njain, wuu a U'h. "I'll give him a good nolle - The next night found him at tne arieuea behind the tcenea. At hi rpiest he wa taken by the manager t the dressing-room that Little Iot wcupW, and introduced to blm. The child wat with his mother waiting to "to on." "It's the gentleman who was kind enough to write the notice about you," she taid to blm. "You must thank him for It." "Oh, it was you, was ItP he said, turning his big blue evet up at Raymond. "You're an editor, ain't yout" Tbe awe with which he asked t Tils question brought a smile to Raymond's tics. "Not exactly," he replied. "I write for Uie newpaien. "Do you P said the child, eagerly, "now clever you must bet And it wa you who wrote that about me. Thank tou ever so much. Yon are very, very gooAl" He placed bis hand to his forehead ami held it there a moment. Raymond noticed It and looked grave. "Are you quite well!" he asked kindly. "Quite well," tlie child faltered. "On'y uly I'm a little tired and my heat! aebei. Hurry, mamma," at the call-boy ap peared at the door; and, turning to Itaymond, he held out hi little haml "Oood -bye," be aald. "It'i lime for me to go on." Little Dot hastened with hi mother through the dark and gloomy passage leading to the stage, and stood at a wing wailing fur bis cue. Ills mother stationed herself near by to awUt him in making b't change. Raymond and the ma ager sought we front of the house. "That youngster it going to be tick," said tne journalist, with conviction, when they parted. "He looked half ill now. It's too bail that such a weak, delicate child should have to lie out night In such bitter weather. "Eh, what was that! Hick did yuu sayl" cried the manager with alarm." I hope not I hope not It might affect busines. you know, If he didn't appear. He it the strong est card on the bill this week." Raymond curled hi lip tlightly at the other' heartleasneitt, and walked off. bomehow Little Dot interested him strangely. It might have ben that he regarded tbe tiny favorite of tbe footlights with pitying tenderness, for tbe sake of bit own children. The next night he returned to tbe Varie ties to And the fears be bad entertained real iwsd. Tbe manager met him with a note In his hand. "Read it," be said, with a toowl upon bit race. Thus adjured, Raymond took it, and glanced hurried at tbe content. It wa to the effect that Little Dot was dangerously low with tbe scarlet fever, and, as a oonse queuce, could not perform the rest of the week. The words be read brought up a vivid recollection of the two babe wbo bad lain in tbe terrible grasp of the scarlet tlend until only the great mother-love bad won them back to life. A lump took pome-loo of hi throat "Poor Little Dot," he murniurei. "I wculdu't have had it happen for 1100," grumbled the manager. "It places me in a deuce of a fix. It' almost Impossible to put any one ou Iu his place at such a short notice." "You're In bard Hue," sii.l Raymond, colily. Something Impellod him before he went (o the newspaper office that night to s-ek the second-class hotel Where the child and bis mother were stopping. Passing a florist's on hit way, be purchased a bunch of the creamy, full blown roses that were temptingly displayed in the widow. These he tent up to the sick room with hi card and a request to know now uie little fellow was. Presently the answer came no tatter. Would be go up! Mrs. Wbitely would like to see blm. Raymond followed tbe boy up-stairs and softly entered the darkeued room. Tbe mother, with the marks uf weariness about her eyes, came from tbe window where she bad been standing and led tbe way to tbe bed. He wat taken ill last night ou hit way back from the theatre," she whisiiered, In a hoarse, strained tone. "I thought it wai nothing but a cold and and did not call in a doctor. Hut be grew so much worse in the night that I bail to send for one, and be says it's scarlet fever in its most malig nant form. II has b en delirious nearly all the time. The doctor did not tell me so. and yet Pin sure he'll never get well again." Klie gave a bitter sob but bereyes were dry ber teai bud been exhaui'.e 1 long a.;o "Oh, why doesn't be come, why dosen't he oomef Hhe resume ber place .by the window. looking vacun'.ly out at the wild, black night Raymond remained by the bedside aud gazed coin passionately down upon the small face marked with livid spots. Near him stood stand upon which hit fragrant offering and several vials of medicine were placed buddenly the little sufferer opened his eye with a faint moan. For a moment they rested upon Raymond aud then wearily closed again. "Dad!" the parched lip forme,!. Hit mother approached the bed noiselessly and beut anxiously ever him. Yes, Dot," she said, soothingly,- "be will toon be here soon be here. You won't have long to wait now, darling;" and looking up at Raymond, the continued, in a choking Toioe, "he want to sie bis father. I bave sent for him, but but I don't know whether be will come. He drank and and we parted. Hod forgive me, I bave been to blame, too. Oh, do you think that he will come!" Raymond looked at hi watch. The time lacked a few minutes of 11. Yes, I am sure he will," he said pityingly. He U at the Ulobe, I think. Tho perform ance I scarcely over. No matter how neavy an actor's grlof may be, be it obliged to dis guise It sometimes aud play his port Yea, be will come without doubt." Slowly the minutes dragged by. Finally a faiut knock wot heard at the door. She went and softly opened It A man entered on tiptoe. lhaiik heaven, you are here at last!" the said. I could not coma before," he uttered. hoarsely. "How is he butter!" She mournfully shook her head. He went and looked down at bi child. His haggard face told of the violent grief that was raging lu bis breast Raymond turned to go. Heiieemed the scene too sucred for his presence. Hut the mother grasped him by the arm, giving him a wild, imploring look. "Slay," she said. "Ho liked you." While the father Btood there, the child opened hit eye and recognize I him. "Dad!" he cried, stretching forih his little. hot hand, affectionately. His father caught it, and held it In his cool palm. es, my boy," he said, his strong voice trembling. Hive me a drink, dad," he whispered, with difllculty. "Oh, dad," v. ith a pathetic moan, Pm all hurtling up!" His father moistened his Ii its with water. "There, Dot," he said, with forced cheorftil- nitfn " ou foel better now, don't you! And you're oin( to get well toon. Such good times w'U bn tc- th-r -b..a. yu uol We'll " The child interrupted him with a fa'nt shake of bis head. No, dad," he laid, Axing bit bis eve solemnly upon bim, "1 won't get well; an 1 1 want you to promise me prouiiso me" es, Dot," be said, with a groan. That you won't got get that way I" He looked tteadiiy uik Hit father bowed bis head, too full of anguish to t)eak. That t a good dad," said the child, fondly. "I knew you would. You couldn't help it Could you, dttdP Every woi-d was a stab at the man's heart He turned to Raymond. "For God's sake get a doctor 1 he said, brokenly. "He't dying!" "No, n" Interposed the child, hastily. "It's too late too late I Where's mamma! I cau't see. l want bar hand.' His mother came and held out ber trem bling hand to him. His father gently en deavored te draw hi away. "No, no!" ciid Dot, the word coming In gasps. "I waut both both." lie strove with hit remaining strength to join them together. They saw what be wished to do. and clasped hands. A peaceful smile lit up bi win face. He said no more, and yet tbey understood. A i'lrealatlas Haaeaot, Chicago Current An English educator bat submitted a plan for a circulating museum, containing groups in natural history, to be used for iubjt-t-bMon tn the schools. It certainly Is worthy the consideration of edvoat r every where. THE CHROMO AN EDUCATOR. BrllevlatT ia the laflnenee T I.I lb ograpbn, a Vender la Kloqnear, New York Sun. "These things are a nuisance, and should he abated," a gentleman remarked emphat ically after stumbling againit a ttreet vender' cart loaded with many bright litbo- graph. "Is that trneP a bystander asked, addross- inzthe vender. "No. We are public- benefactors at least I am. Cbromot are not In to good repute a tbey were year ago, but not every one know what good cbromot have done for the city." "For Instance!" "Tbey have cultivated a taste for better thing. They are bright, and generally cheerful. Hood's 'Song of the Shirt' 1 no longer a true picture in detail. Tbe team itreta get a chromo at the tea store to take Ihe place of tbe shadow she used to thank for falling on the bore wall. A chromo Is much more exhilarating than a shadow. Peopl who go into tbe room occupied by tbe very poor And the wall lees repulsive than formerly. Especially it this true in rooms occupied by the thousand who have known better days." "Hut bow can an unreal picture cultivate taster "LH u see. Are cbromos lest true to nature than paintings! Are they not fre quently copies of famous paintings! Suppose tbey are unreal! They are bits of bright color. The housewife and the children ar range tbem on the wall. Pretty toou tome one notice that the color of one doe not match well with it neighbor. A rearrang ing follow with an improved effect That ha been a lesson in art to the wife or daughter or ton, or all three, of a bo l-car- rier, perhaps. Cultivation bat begun at tbe root. You will tee tbe result in the next generation. From free tea store advertise ment tbe housekeeper comet to me. For 25 or SO cent I furnish ber with enough to adorn a wall beautifully. You may not call it adorning, but cbromot that I tell for 25 cents retailed for t-i twelve yean ago. From my cart the woman will go to my neighbor there and buy, for or 10 or 25 cent each, plaster of Pari plaque and figure. I'll wager now that the bad never beard tbe word plaque ten year ego. At that time platter of Pari wa used for making angels and saint and gaudily painted dogs, rata, and awkward Agures. Now we bave copies in plaster, some of them bronzed at that, of very famous works of art You can And them on the mantels of men of vunsideruhle proiierty. Their chief mission i among the poor. The wife having a copy of a work of art reads certain thing In ber newspaper that she formerly skipped. The man, even if lie it an art critic, who de cries low-priced copies, and even Imitations of work of art, succeeds In showing that frail humanity is liable to err." Farming Hown Month. Ilunteville Cor. Detroit Free Pre. In tbla section of Alabama a fanner can raise anything which will grow In the north, and in much greater abundance. Wheat matures spendidly. One Held of 100 acres last year yielded an average of twenty-two sua one-half bushels to tbe acre, Oats will run from sixty to seventy-five bushels, and are very heavy. Clover makes an excellent crop. A farmer told me that he laxt year cut 100 tons from fifty acres, selling it read ily at no per ton, and tne second crop brought bim Ove bushels of seed per acre, and the seed sold at $6 per bushel. That 100 acres brought in tbe gross sum of (4,500 in one season, or at least (3,000 above all ex penses. Do we do any better in tbe north! is not tne soutnern larmer getting bl eyes open very wide! If you doubt U let me add tuat mere ore over ftuu mowers and reapers in the county In which Hunts ville I sit uated. Corn will yield forty bushels to the acre without much care. Irish potatoes yield an avemge of 400 bushels to tbe acre, and sweet potatoes, flung into tbe earth and the field scarcely looked at again, pour out 500 bush. elt to the acre as a reward. Apples, peacbee, plums ana all other fruits do splendidly here, and it any or tbe nure above seem exag gerated, I auk that at least 10 per cent be added to them in case a northern farmer were to work the ground with white labor. Spring opens here from four to six weeks earlier than in the north, and whit j m n can work in the fields tbe year round. Taxes are low, school privileges abundant and law and order everywhere prevail. I have been in Alabama two weeks, and yet I have not heard a dispute, teen one drunken man, nor read of a serious crime iu tbe state. There ure drinking places iu plenty, but men rarely get drunk, there is enough to quarrel about, but everybody seems good natured. The Mtorjr of an Artist. "Curt " in Inter Ocean. 1 Six years ago the residents of Washington were invited by neatly printed circular to visit Otld fellows hull on Seventh street and witness a test of the endurance, of "the champion femalo pedestrian," who was at tempting tJ walk 100 miles iu 100 consecutive hours; The walking mania was then at its height, and the hall wai crowded with distinguished gentlemen and ladies who paid 5 cents a head to see a little woman tread a circle of sawdust Site was tho first of her sex to accomplish the feat, and when the finishing hour came, nnd she won the mutch against time and fatigue, bouquet were showered upon her from fair and jeweled hands. This week the residents of Washington are re quested by a similar circular to visit an art gallery where a number of beautiful land scapes are ou exhibition, aud the fashion able I'oople are fiockin; there in large num ber!. Tb art't is the "champion female pedestrian," Miss Bortna Von Uillern, and ber triumphs are as great upon the canvas as upon the sawdust The money she gained by her pedestrian exhibition was spent in culti vating a natural taste for art and her geuius it recoguized by the bsst critics of the country- What Literary Workers Are Doing. Chicago Current Among the interesting literary news aftWt are the statements that Robert Rrowning's new poem will appear in April; that Justin McCarthy is at work on a political novel; that Victor Hugo is about to publish a new volume of poem; tuat the author of "Ginx't Baby," it giving the finishing touches to a novel; that Susan 11 Anthony is writing a book ou the condition of her sex lu Europe; that Crawford's novel "To Leeward," bas reached a sale of 23,000 copies; that the empress of Austria is printing herself the sonnets which she bas written; that Julian Hawthorne is writing a novel for The Boston Sunday Globe; that tbe r!ackwoo.ls will soon publish Anthony Trollope's last completed novel, An Old Man's Love;" that Prof. Whitney will contribute the article on philology to the forthcoming volume of the Encyclopedia Brittauica; that Walter Besant is writing a story to be called "Julia;" that the new edi tion of Edwin Arnold t "Light of Asia," will be so sumptuous that copies will cost several hundred pound, that Bancroft, the historian, is at work In Mexico; that the Brudian em peror ztas just beaded a subscription to lb Longfellow memorial fund. A Pertralt of Dlekeaa. lOwee M. Tow'e.l From behind the plain, broad writing' tnl.ln a brisk' active lieure came for ward lo gteet me w;th a bright twinkle of the eye, a sunny smile and a hearty grasp of the hand. 'A remarkably youthful figure, as it first appeared to mfl. and most iauntilv arrayed. The annarel was conHPionous and even fop pi-h. There seemed to be a pervading effect of gold and jewelry rather too laviahlv disnlaved. Coat, vest and trousers were cnt in the top of the day'i fashion. The cravat was brilliant in color and obtrusive in size. The gen eral impression was that of a dainty and airily dressed man, to whom a good looking-glass was a very necessary article of domestic fnrniture. But I was soon drawn from this rapid contemplation of attire to observe the features and manner of the man him self. Never, I thought, had the art of photography more completely failed to eaten the true lineaments and eipres s:on of its subject than in this instance Mere before me was a face aglow with a bright, healthy, pink-and-white bloom ; a face which, while furrowed with heavy lines when in repose, was vet youthful in its expressive and chungeful vivacity; a large mouth, about who'e corners there seemed al wava plavincr a quizzical smile, and hair and beard slightly tinged, indeed, with streaks of gray, ytt fine and tawny and curly and arranged with studious care about tlie broad white forehead, tne re treating chin and the delicately tinted cheeks. But of all the striking features the great beauty of the eves first attracted and held the visitor, byes of the bluest blue; eyes which danced and sparkled with sunniest n eminent and yet which quickly softened into serious sympathy; eyes which were brilliant and search ing and seemed always to be kindly, though keenly, reading tne person to whom he was talking, yet which never hardened into sternness; eyes in which, especially, you could discern all the humanity and humor, the noble intellectual possibilities and the manly tenderness of their possessor. Urrmiu lava Irre uf foland. fNewYo-k ru'.l Numerous noblemen of Russian Poland have joined in publishing an in ter. sting address to their countrymen in the Polish join mils of the city of 1'oson. They call upon the Poles of every stat on and of both sexes to ob stain from all extravagant expenditure at the ccmiug cardinal festivities, es pecially in cos.ly dinners and balls, and above all to avo.d the ruinous games of hazard to which they are so strongly addicted. They also urge the practice of self-denial aud economy in tho future on all occasions, and assert that reck less and prodigal habits, indifference to money, and lavish and extravagant diS' plav, are turned to advantage by greedy foreigners, who absorb the wealth that the natives of the country so foolishly throw ai ay, and thereby gradually be come possessed of tli estates of the no bility and crowd tueni out of their ano 'stral homes. The Kurier d o :n:inki, in urging this address upon the attention of the readers, states that the a nount of land in the province of Posen that is now in the possession and ownership of the Uernun invaders exceeds that held by the native d'oles by neaily 50 per cent. (rorman landowners have acquired tit e to 3,9S8,41K acres, while in the lands of the former masters of the couniry there rem.un only 2,8i2,6U0 acres. Ihe struggle of tha Poles, h iwever, for the mastery of their na tive land is a hopeless one. They are un.ible to resist tho steady habits, per severance, industry, and energy of the Germans. They have been losing the control of their family estites year by year, and the entire province is rapidly slipping out of their possession. A Kiranii Institution. Chambers' Journal. Among the oral tradition) of the past in Cambridge, th,re is handed down to tho modoin undergraduate an account of a secret society wh eh was established in the uuivors'.ty at a remote period of time, and which wis called the Lie society. At tlie weekly meetings of tho members, an ingenious falsehood was fabricated, which frequently referred some person locally known, and which was probably not altogether free from scandal. It was the duties of all the members to propagate this invented story as much as possible by relating it to every one tney met. Jhach member had to make a nolo of the altered form in which tho lie thus circulated came mud to him individually, and these wore read out at the next meeting with il the copious mli lit ions anil changes le story hud received parsing from one to tho otlior, often to such an extent as to leave but littlo of tho original fabric It. After a tune tho society began to anguish, and soon after disappeared altogether. Henry ( lay's Oratory., Beu: Perley Poore. Henry Clay was a natural born re- ublicaa orator. Iu a despotism he ould have been beheaded for his im pudence before ho was iiO years of age. o sucn voice was ever heard else- here. It was equally dii-tinct and loar, whether at its highest key cr lowest whisper; rich, musical, captivat ing, liis action was tbe spontaneous Cspnng of the passing thought. He gesticulated all over. The nodding of is head, hung on a long neck, his arms. hands, lingers, feet aud even his spec tacles his sautT-box and Lis pocket- andkorehief, aided him in debate. He stepped forward and backward, and from the runt to the left with effect. Every thought spoke; the whole body nad iu dtory to te.d. Prodis of Out rich Fa ratios. Exchange. Somo interesting reults of tho ex periments in ostrich farming now going on in southern California, are contained in the following report : Tbe ostriches on tho Anaheim farm laid 30b eijgs during the season frm tho 1st of Mar last until the 1st of October. Th'o birds have been plucked twice since their arrival on the farm. The first clip, in May last, yielded $503. '1 ha clip in December yielded 2,f00 quills of all kinds from eighteen birds, and is valued at $1,000. JOAQUIN MILLER'S CABIN. The Poet of tbe Wlrrraa Settled la Ilia Xew Home. pVasbiirrton Correspondence,' Joaquin Miller, the poet of the Kier ran, has just got into his log cnbip. I called upon him in it and found a tall, well-made, blue-eyed man of 4I, with long, tawnv hair flowing ontrfrom under his slouch hat, with pantaloons tucked into a pair of fine boots, and a good natured air of western wildness, which well accorded with his pictures pie sur roundings. He re e.ved me cordially, and kindly showed me over the cabin, saying that 'for fifteen years he had been wandering about over the faoe of the earth, and that he was glad to feel that he had at last a place he oould call his ho re. The cabin is on the heights at the head of Sixteenth street, the great street of the Washington of the future. As Waukeen saye, "The presidents house is at one end of it and his hnttj at the other, but that while he h;r, , cab n tiiepres'dent has only a cabir A'. Sixteenth is a great wide 8'rcct"'.V--M with asphalt and lined alternately fith $50,001) mansions and $50 negro iuts. The White Hoiue, almost bathed by the Potomac and fa-od by Lafayette park, is its starting point, and half way up toward Mr. Miller's cabin is' a green plat in which a bronze equestrian statue of Uen. fccott looks at the executive man sion. The street steadily rises, carry ing with it old tiU John's Episcopal church, George H. Pendleton's man sion, negro laborers' cabins, Senator Cameron's great palace, and alike mix ture, till it reaches the boundary of the town, where there is a jump upward is the shape of a fifty-foot hill or plateaa, rnnning back into the country. On this plateau Joaquin Miller has bought a lot and put up one of the prettiest of log cabins. The lot runs alxost to the edge of tbe hill and the view is certainly one of the fine t in the United States. Mr. Miller says he has never seem anything to equal it, and that x man can write poetry anvwhere he ought to be abln to write it here. fetaud iu front of the large yard of tne cabin, under ono of the great oaU whicli shade it, ail Washington lies be fore you surrounded by hills whiek make it look as though the nature around was a mammoth coliseum of the gods and the national capital the scene going on in tne arena ueiow. ine jreat white, cla-sio capitol is plainly s en, tbe Potomao flows along the edge of tne arena, and off on neighboring hills yon can look into Alexandria atd at the tombstones of Arlington. t'hlruzo'n B Uterine Product loo, o.rca?o Times. Few imagine the vast production te which tho manufacture of buttcrine or bogus butter has grown in this city. A witness, while testifying belore a com mittee in the New York senate in refer ence to butter adulteration in that state, incidentally stated that some thirty or forty manufactories in Chicago were engaged in producing bogus butter, and his statement is perhaps not far astray. Ihe state of Aew lork bought and used last year 40,000,000 pounds of but tcrine, and the cities of New York and Brooklyn are credited with producing but 3,000,000 pounds of that amount. Chicago may safely father the bulk of the rema'n.ler, as well as the chief sup ply to otlier sectioi s of the ciuntry. The reason so much is produced here is because the supply of raw material is si abundant, ihicago can find at her great pork-packing establishments and abattoirs a superabundance of ma terial lor butterine cow and hog fat, principally the latter, for by odds the ' must profitable dairy cow nowadays is a dead hog. The business possesses two startling features. It has grown to such va,st proportions that it seems likely to wreck the dairy interests of the whole country, but particularly of tlie west. Ihe second alarming feature is a still weightier considera tionits sanitary phase. Ihe raw material from which butterine is pro duced must be, from the cost to manu facture, nn average of 14 cents per pound, of the cheaper grades of animal fa!s. These are reduced to a pulp, heated somewhat, and then treated with acids. Perhaps in most cases this raw material would not be generally regarded as wholo-:om. The beat sup pin d may not always be sufficient e de troy any animal or diseased rerme. The Flint Ioel In Kentucky. ExcuanRe. "Feller-citizens, them's my senti ments ! it won't do for this tight to go onl The liargrass people, whar 'Squire Thruston lives, will suar he tit for 12r cents; and them bad town boys, where Squire Harrison lives, when he runs tnem out of his watermillioa pateh.willcall him 'old fightin' 9 pence.' like a good tiglit better than a hot toddy of a cold night, but I hate a bad fight worse '-ban a nest of yaller-jackcts. There ain' no good in this fixhi. nohow. I don't like tho wecpons, nuther. l-tifles is all right lea Ibjaua and bars, but are awful things agin friends. If you bad painted yer eyes black with yer fists, or even "doubled one another up by kicks, when yon quarreled, it would have been reg lar, but to go borin' holes through one another with rifle balls like augers through poplar logs, won't do at all. The commandment of the cripter says, 'Thou shalt not kill,' but it don't say thon shalt not hit with the fist, and kick with the foot when a fel ler makes you mad. 1 propose, that four that we wind up this fitrht with a sbootin' match, fur a gallon of whisky. Our s:de agin your side, will Bhoot at a tree the size of a man, sixty yards, at tho word, and the shot nearest the center wins." bo soon as Fnllivan finished hie speech, Thruston and Harrison who had both been compelled to laugh at its oddity, simultaneously extended to ono another the right hand. A hearty shake followed, ,and the difficulty was all over. Stanley has visited the Congo valley north of the equator, and finds a dense and enterprising population of proba bly 40,000,000. Indianapolis Journal: An intelli gent ballot is aa necessary as an honei and free ballot.