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rfEW YORK FASHIONS. nme or tha I Chareetarlttles al Ho- Auluma stjlr.. The printed Araerloan silks brought out this season form tome of the most attmctlve toilets. They are made of the primed silk alone with velvet rib bon trlminlri(f; or they form Empire gown that open on a plain silk skirt and wnlst. These textiles also appear in Dlrectolre fashion for matrons, irith long straight coat-tails and nar row panel falling softly over skirts of accordlon-plulted China silk. These latter gowns are usually In black and white combinations the panels are lined with white silk, and the China Ilk underskirt is trim mod with rows of blaok velvet ribbon or those of moire. The handsome toilets In black and white are always admired by women of refined tastes, and this sea son there has been an elegant display of dresses of this description. In full dress havo appeared deml-traincd prlncesse robes of white strewn with black outlino dovlces of flowers and leaves. The bodice and skirt draper ies aro made of black point d'esprlt net. Black lace over white silk forms another Ideal gown, and in more youth ful black and white toilets black lace over whito lace has been charm ingly worn. The oorsagea to many of these are devoid of darts. For ceremonious toilets much Jet embroidery and ornaments are still as much the rage as If an entire nov elty, and sujurb black transparent materials are profusely garnltured with ferns, flowers and foliage In cut jet work of the most beautiful and expensive sort One principal characteristic of the autumn styles will be the Increased popularity of the Dlreotolre redlngote, which will appear in many forms, of greatly varied materials, and with simple or elaborate trimmings to suit the various occasions in which it will be worn. This becoming overdress has gained steadily in favor, and red lngote effocts will multiply continually during the fall and winter sonsons. It will take tho place more than ever before of any other sort of street gar ment, as no wrap of any description is needed to accompany It, for during the cold seoxon it will be made of vel vet, heavy cloth, and costly Persian and Venotian cloaking goods. Most of the new Direotolre rodlngotes have lost their original se vere appenranco by the addition of Empire Inner fronts, girdles, sashes, etc Composite fashions will still be the rule, the Empire, the Dlrestolre, Kussian elements and Gre cian features, richly-bordered skirts and draperies like those pictured in the costumes of the Restoration, the leg-o'-mutton anil bishop's sleeves In vogue under Louis I'hlllppe all of those are features of forthcoming fashions. Hut these details will not form Indepen dent elements In this elegunt chaos of Stylos, for they will be utilized, merged Into, and commingled until almost lost in one another. The unique man ner of combining features of post eras with thu more modern forms of the prlncosso dress, and modes of still earlier date, like Valols and Ixiuls XVI. stylos, show wonderful taste and Ingenious art, which Impart a genuine charm to the whole. Wo see Grecian skirt druporloa artistically completed by Venetian bodlot, with their soft, flowing laces; and quaint Kussian gowns are made more graceful by coquettish Kronuh corsages, fancifully shaped and decorated. All sorts of novel funcies are Indulged In, and gold and silver trimmings are still made great use of, but never with any garish or gaudy effect when manipu lated by real artists in gowning. - N. Y Evening Post. A CulnplsU Mat or I errfi,IU,.r. 1'ut Up at Auction hi Loniloii. "I went one day into the store of Ag new, tho famous picture deulor, and mini there the whole portrait gallery of one of tho oldest families in England. Thu founder was ennobled centuries agu for distinguished services as a sol dier, and there was his portrait and thoso of the Earls and Countesses and Lords, and ladius, many of thu former famous In anus and statesmanship, and the latter as beauties in their time, down to the present holdur o( the title. It was thu most brilliant opportunity ever offered for a suddonly-mudo rich man, who was In doutit as to thu iden tity of his grandfather, to buy a ready madu ancestry of tho purest blood. Thu most curious development of this unique exhibition was that thu po traits of the Indies were valued at from t. i to twenty times more than those of the men. While the Cabinet Minister of Lord High Admiral was prized at say $1.U0U, his wile, it by Sir Joshua Reynolds or Gainsborough, might be valued at AO,000. "Some of these ancestors had served as Admiral against the Spanish Ar mada, as Generals under Murlborough. and as gallant officers at Waterloo, and the ladies had stood high In the favor of Queen Klltaboth, and been famous favorites at the court of Quoou Anne. They were all arrayed in thu oostumes of their several periods, which best showed their rank and im portance, and died In the belief that they would forever bold their places in the family gallery which would be ooutlnucd until the end of time. It vividly recalled that Incident in one of Gilbert A Sullivan's operas where hh recent purchaser of an estate, pointing to a collection of old tombstones and monuments, says: 'These are my all ocators. I paid for them.' The one subject which an American, If he la wise, never starts on the other side la the question of ancestry. The noblUtf of all the countries of Europe reckons any family parvenu which had not worn spurs, creeu and title before our American revolution, and whether wo are of yesterday or earlier does not In terest them. This sentiment has its compensations, because an American man or woman la valued at his or her own merit, and not on account of tho distinction of some remote ancestor." The absurdity of applying the till "Mister" to all sorts of men. on all sorts of occasions. Is well illustrated p a recent Issue of a South wastara per. In which It was declared vast the lata Mr Hank Brtfwa was aaugwd yesterday in the presence of a largo aaa interested audience-" .. MtfNTMORENGI'Sf SECRET. rat Fatel Curloaltr or tho Wlte of a Urlous Billionaire. i 'And you are not happy, HortenseP" "Happy!" The Intense scorn with which Hor lenso Montmorencl uttered the word can not be adequately expressed in cold, pulseless typo. "Happy.' She moved rapidly across the great drawing-room to where her husband tood under the great crystal chande lier with its myriads of wax lights casting a soft glow over the rich fur nishings of the apartment. "Happy!" The lovely woman looked like a queen as she stood there In her superb toilet and looked with proud disdain full In her husband's eyes. "Happy!" "That's what I said." There was a suspicion of you-maVe-tne-tlredness In Herbert Cecil Mont moronci's tone as he carelessly flipped the ashes from his cigarette upon the rich Gobelin tapostry carpet with an air of well-bred ease. He was a tall, handsome man, was Herbet Cecil Montmorencl, and he wore his dress suit with that Inde scribable grace which Is so character istic of your true aristocrat und youi English society actor. There wore no flies on his style and ben ring. "Have I not surrounded you with every luxury which man's ingenuity can suggest and monoy can buyr" he asked, with a slight sneer just playing around the corner of his well-bred mouth. "Have I not gratified your slightest whim regardless of costf Is there a better dressed woman In all the circle of your acqualntnnceP Have I not built a palace foyou to live in, and filled It with the richest and most beautiful works of art which the wide world could supplyP Have I not sur rounded you with a multitude of ser vants to do our slightest bidding? Have I begrudged you money P" "Ah. there it Is again," suld Hor- tense, in a tone ol groat weariness. Money, monoy, money! Til tho thought of that which so frightens me. Whore does it all come fromP Why. oh why. won't you tell me, Her bert? Why conceal longer your busi ness from your wlfeP You can not but know that your sllenco upon this subject tills me with dread forebod ings. Kuinember, Herbert Locll. 1 have soon 'Jim, the Penman,' and I cun not help drawing my own conclu sions about how you acquire your enormous wculth so mysteriously and so rapidly. Huve a care! I am a woman, and I have all a woman s curi osity. I will not much longer remain n Ignorance of tho matter. Herbert (Veil Montmorencl, I am not a fool." With his face as white us that of one f his own marble statues which graced the drawing room, he answered: "Softly, my tlgross, softly! Do not go too fur, or I swear to you by tho rich bluo blood of my ancestors, you will ruo the day you ever ranrrled me. I havo spoken. Good evening, madam." With a low bow he left the room, and passing through the double row of liveried lackoys in tho great hall, en tered his carriage anVl was whirled swiftly awuy. II. It is In thu private office of the great detective firm of Simpson. Ferret A rdmpson. A vailed lady Is engaged la an earnest conversation with tho great est detective of the age, Theophllus V. Simpson "And cun you then discovor tho na ture of his IsisinessP" she asks, in tones of suppressed excitement. "Madam, I myself will shadow him if need lie day und night, but I will discover all." "Enough said. When you have ob tained the information I seek come to me and I will double this sum, und with these words the vailed lady slips Into the detective's hand a large roll of 11,001) bills. III. Again wo nre In tho palatini home of Herbert Cecil Montmoroncl, the mysterious billionaire. Herbert and HortooM are sitting lete-u-tete at the table In thu break fast room. It is furnished entirely in light blue and white. The walls are covered with silken draperies und dainty aquarelles of tlshlng und hunt ing scones. There Is an air of rell mo ment and subdued luxury overy where. "Once more, and for the last time, Herbert, I usk you to tell mo what your business is," says Horteuse, as she toys with her golden teaspoon und glances across thu table at her hus li i ml "And once moot, and for the Inst time, 1 refuse." answers Herbert, with a grim smile, as hu daintily wipes his mouth with a point-lace napkin. "You peslt vely refuseP" "I positively refuse. " "Enough!" The huly stretches forwnrd her dainty jeweled hand and touches a gulden bell. A stately butler enters with noiseless trend. "Johnson, loll Mr. Simpson 1 will see him here at once." The but. or disappears and In the next moment ushers in Theophllus V. Simpson, the famous detective. He bows politely to Mr. and Mrs. Mont morencl und stands waiting In silence. "You have followed my instruo ttonsP" inquired llortense, eagerly, of the detective. "I have, madam." "Aud you sucoeodedP" "I did." "And his businessp" she asks, rising part way from her golden IaiuIb XV. Iiair In bur iuernaalng excitement. There is a dreadful pause, and a si lence so intense that it seenis to fill the renin to suffiH'ation and be trying to burst the limits of the wails and eape into the world at large. This lasted fully thirty seconds; then the detective leans forward, and In a voice trembling with the intensity of bis emotion, says in a hoarse whisper: "He Is the head waiter In a Coney Island hotel" With the smothered shriek of a stifled limn i :ic llortense fell prone upon the Assyrian carpet Herbert arose quietly, calmly light ed a cigarette and tumUur tu the da- ....,;.... ...L.l In a tern- of mol villuiny: t ' i i ' . -". fwssw W "I have played my game and I havo lost I wish you joy of your victory." Then pointing to the prostrate fig ure of Horicnse, he smiled sardonical ly, and loft the room with the well bred ease so charicterlstlc of the true aristocrat and head waiter. N. Y. Evening Sun. ROUND ABOUT WATERLOO. RcmlnlK-rnt Vlow or thu famous Old Bat-llr-Kiold. Waterloo and the villages near by must have Increased three or four fold since the Hundred Days. Progress shows her portrait In divers adver tisements of sewing machines and pitent fuel and infallible pills, and what not. stuck up on walls or mold erlng boarding. You havo left the town behind you. and an awful stretch of rough paving that has wrung your ankles most horribly. The white clouds aro sailing In the bluo sky. The cornflowers nod their blue bonds upon the bunk. The tall ears of the wheat bend und nestle before tho fresh breeze blowing over from di-tant Hougoiimont. Luckily you can boa-t doing your five miles an hour, and so can soon outstrip the worrying crew of photo sellers that try to follow yelping and bawling at your heels. Now you are up on the top of the hill again und can look down upon the Held. Seo to tho left the modest house behind the light gate whsre Petit Caporal slet tho sleep of the unjust the night before the groat battle. The peasants brought some bundles of straw and a chair to the knoll nigh by (tho butte do Rossomime), and there he sat conning tho maps and question ing tho old farmer who stood by him nightcup in hand. Well! well! the fight was fought und won; and the dead sleep beneath the field and the wheat grows just the same only, per ohunce u little richer than it did a hundred yoars ago. A pretty land, too, by the way, Is this lund of Hrabunt. Now and again rod tile roofs aro to be seen amid the somber shit.-. In the ehlil months teams of sturdy oxen plow the curv ing slopes. Yellow-haired, close cropped little ones play In tho cottage doors. Anil when the evening shadows lengthen, the Angelus comes stealing over the still Holds, and the rough laborur luys down his spade, and, cap in hand, listens to the music with a half-murmured pruyor upon his lips. It is evening now at last as you make your wuy down tho hill into old Gen appe. In tho long street the children are playing. As you hult a moment to look ut the quaint little shrine out side the church, the balmy fumes of Incense llout through the hnlf-oponed door. "Avo Mario gratia," the simple folk are singing within. You picture to yourself that day when Uxbrldge's men charged down tho hill und pistol shots anil subcr points even splintered tho lattice of the humble homos by the roadside. Eh Men! that Is a long time ago. Now the i ountry Is quiet enough, and the children are playing In the street. But yet a mushroom growth of star forts is rising on the frontier, and the rattle of wheels and tumbrils is heard oven where on the roads. And who can tull what the future may bring forth? -St. Junius' Gazette. IN CASE OF SNAKE-BI Measures to Ho Taktui When No Help Is Near. I nm often nsked what I would do if bitten whilu far from help. If the wound be at the tip of a linger, 1 should like to got rid of tho part by some such prompt auto-surgical menns us a knife or u possible hot Iron uf fords. Fulling these, or while seeking help, It Is wise to quarantine the poison by two ligatures drawn high enough to stop all circulation. The heart weakness Is mudo worso by emotion, and ut this time a man may neod stimulus to enable him to walk home. As soon us possible some one should thoroughly Inft'trato the sent of the lute with h: mnngnnalo or other agents. It; working und knendlngthe tissues the venom und thu antidote may be made to comu into contact, and the former be so fur destroyed. At tills time it becomes need 'ul to re lux the ligatures to escupe gnngreno This relaxation of course lets some venom into the blood-round, but in a few moments is is possible again to tighten the ligatures, and again to in jtgft the local antidote. If the dose of venom lie large and thu dl-tance from help great, except the knife or cautery little is to be done that is of value. Hut it is well to bear in mind that in this country a bite in ifee extremities rarely causes death. I huve known of nine dogs having been bitten by as many snakes and of these dogs but two died. In India there would have been probably nine dead dogs. Dr. 8. Weir Mitiliol'l. In The Century. "What do they do when they in stall u minister?" inquired a small boy; "do they put him In a stall and feed hint?" "Not always," said his father: sometimes thuv harness him to the church and expect him to draw It alone." around floor Frio. "How much aro straw berries!" ihs wearily asked a VA.s.lwar.t avt-uus gruosr. "Tan cents, ma'am." ls.il t that highr "Well, yea, but they are certain to go MM. "Do you think aoP "Why, certainly If Austria and Russis so to war, as now seetu probable, straw bor rise will jump to Arty oeuu a quart in n time." "Yes, 1 -spues so. and I vpcas Charles will agree that I ought to buy now You may jiv me s pint Detroit Free tram A Frank Eiplanatioa. "Mr Dashaway," said one of the real lady board en, as she polished her plats with her napkin. I hope you will pardon me for mwi Honing It, but we ladies have been remarking of lata that yon nerer appear at the tabkt twice wearing the same necktie. 'Toe fact nv madam," said Peshawar, ai he glanced grimly at iln. Sluu.li.jt, the land lady, "I must bars some variety "Clothier and hiinu.lirr A Fellow Fewllag. King Milan la fear full, short of and utterly without credit" When Broke key read this he thrust both bands Into his pockets up to the wrist, and exclaimed. tneJo JrautaUcaUy "Mow 1 know what It a to feel us a kin( l-f laajande rHE MILLER AND THE CAMEL. Ttr Arshs tall H s mlllsr Who one mornlns frum hU repots Was wskeued bv hearing s camnl Through the window thru.t his noes. "It's oold out hers.'' said the creature, And I wish sir. If rou please. Just to warm m nose a moment; It's so chilled I fear 'twill freeis." "All right " said the other, kindlv; "You do look pinched and tbla." "O, thank you I" replied the cainsL And hi. heitd went further la goon, while the miller tlumhsred. Both bead and neck were turoiignl Then presently in at the window The body entered, too. Now. the room was clots and narrow, And the ilartled sleeper woks, And to his ungainly Inmate At length, complaining, spoke. Really, my friend, whits willing To grant your Brat request. My quarters are not sufficient To bold to large a guest." "Very well." tald the other, eootlr, "If you Und It as you say, Move out-ln fact, you'll bare to For I have come to ttay." How plainly this story teaches (At you perceive, no doubt) In ir.n, ilw heart admitted Will toon the right drlvs out. And how plain It warnt ut, alto. At thu very lint to thun The evil that nems so bannlett. Ere un entranoe hat been won. Kin. I'Miip B. Strom, la Oolltt oil. PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE. A Farty of Despondent Tourists Saved by Following lis. In the fall of 1879 a party of three men were sight-seeing and hunting in the Yellowstone National Park, and ; having prolonged their stay until late in October, were ovortukon by a torrl- blf snow-storm, which completely block-; aded und obliterated all the trails, and filled the gulches, canyons ajul coulees tn such u depth that their horses could i not travel over them at all. They had lain In citmi) three duys wuiting for the storm to abate, but as it continued to crow in severity, and as the snow becamo deeper and deeper, their situa tion grew daily and hourly more alarm ing. Their stock of provisions was low, tiiOJf had no shelter sufficient ti withstand the Hirers of a whiter at that ultitude, and it was fust becoming a nnestion whether tliev should ever ue able to escape beyond the snow-clad peaks und snow-tilled canyons witn which thev were hemmed in. Their only hope of escupe was by abandon ing their horses, und constructing show-shoos which might keep them above the snow; but In this case they could not carry bedding and food annuffb to lost them throughout Ui several duyB that the journey would occupy to the nearest ruuen, aim uie BhanoM of killing game en route after the severe weather had set in were ex tremely precarious. They had al ready set about making snow-shoes from the skin of an elk which they bud MVed. Ono pair had boen cora nleted. and tho storm huving abated. one of thu party Bet out to look ovor the surrounding country for the most feuBiblo route by which to get out, and also to try if possible to Hud game of some kind. He hud gone about a mile to wurd tho northoast when he came upon tho fresh trail of a large band of elk that were moving toward the oast He followed, and In a short time cume up with them. They were traveling in Hinglu tile, led by a powerful old bull, who wallowed throiiL'h biiow. in which only his hood und neck were visible. with nil the uutieiico and preseverance of a faithful old ox. The others fol lowed him tho stronger ones in front and tho weaker ones bringing up the rear. There wore thirty-seven in the bund, und by the time they hod all walked in the sumo line they left it an open, well-beaten trull. The hunter approached within a few yards of them. They were greatly alarmed when they saw him i und made a few bounds in various directions; but Seeing their struggles were In vain, they meekly submitted to what seemed their im pending (ate. aud fell back in rear of their tile-leader. This would have been tho golden opportunity of a 9kin hunter, who could and would havo shot them all down in their trucks from a single stand. Hut such wus not tho mission of our friond. Ho saw In this noble, struggling bund a means of deliverance from what hud threatened to bo it wintry grave for him and his companions. Hu did not tiro a shot, and did not in any way create unneces sary alarm amongst tho elk, but hur ried back to camp und reported to his friends what ho had soeu. lu a momomt the cuinp was a scene of activity and excitement. Tent, bed ding, provisions, every thing that wits absolutely necessary to their journey, wore hurriedly packed upon their puck animals; saddles were placed, rifles were slung to the saddles, aud leaving all surplus baggage, such as trophies of their limit, mineral specimens, and curios of various kinds, for future comers, they started for tho elk trail. They had a slow, tedious and ialiorious task breaking a wuy through tho deep snow to reach it, but by walking and leadiug their saddle animals ahead, the pock annuals were able to follow slowly. Finally they reached tho trail of the elk herd, and following this, after nine duys of tedious aud painful traveling, the party arrived at a ranch between the upper falls of the Yellow stoue river a ad Yellowstone lake, on the Stinking "iver. which was kept by a "squaw man" and his wife, where they were enabled to lodge and re cruit themselves and their stock, and whence they finally reached their homes in safety, 'the band of elk passed down the river, aud our tour ists never saw them again; but they have doubtless long ere this all fallen a prey to the ruthless war that is con stantly being waged against them by hunters white and red. U. O. HhitUi, in Uurjxr t lj.a.i .i. A well-anbwn traveling theatrical manager has implicit faith In the be lief that if a deadhead Is the first per son to enter a theater It will bring bad luck. While on the ruad recently two young ladies holding complimentary tickets were the first to present them telves at the theater when the doors were opened. The manager's brow lowered when he saw the paper, and to the amaiemeot of tho ladies be requested them to wait In the lobby until some tickets bad been su.d at the box-oAoa, UEVlL WORSHIPER. Kellgloe t Cartela Comma- ..1,1.. I,. Welleru Asia. Strange According to HerrGustav PaulL who recently made a Journey from Tabrlx to Lake Van, the Nestorlan Christians grace with the name of devil-worshipers a numtwr oi bsisiii through Russian and Turkish Armenia .... ir.n... ..( 'I . , i down to number of communities auai..-. and In the Valley of theTlgris down to Mosul. Near Mosul, In the outapurs ot Kurdistan, lies Ba-Hasanl, the holy city of the Jeslds or devU-worshlpers, and containing the temple and mauso leum of their Sheik Adl. and not far thence the village of Bashlyka. tho residence of their civil and relig otii head. According to tradition, their faith had Its origin In certain apostate members of Armenian Church, and their name is variously derived from Josu or Jesld. one of their chiefs, and . .u. .., I7jt Their mun nun . ,, ,V. enr or orl- .. . BfOBBDV, nowo.s... ------ oHn derivod from the Influence oi an Hi rullirions successfully noiuing sway In those regions, from Zoroastrl anism to Islam. They address prayers to the sun at his rising and kiss the place first touched by his beams. At certain festivals they warm the Angers of their right hand at the holy taper, then draw them over their right eyebrows and kiss them. The Supreme Being they name Allah, and reverence the founder of Islam as a prophet, while they reverence Christ as a great ange;l naming Him Bon Isal Nurani (Jesus. Son of the Light), who one day will come to rule the world. They desire to live In good understand ing with Shaltan (SatanP), the devil, and so great is their respect for him that they do not presume to pronounce his name, but call him "Melek-Taup." and pay honor to him symbolically as allght-glver (Lucifer), ana in uieuguru of a bird. Our Thursday Is their Sab bath. They fast forty days In the spring, but are not over strict In the observance of such fast, preferring rather to do It by proxy. One member of the family fasting will do for all the others as well as himself. Children are Immediately after birth baptized with the water of the holy spring at the f rave of the 8helk Adi. To this end that water Is fetched to places very remote from the holy well by mendicant monks(Kawall.) all belonging to one single family. Tho Jeslds have a horror of the color of blue (flame of sulphurP). and os ohew all attire of that hue. They havo the reputation of being strictly honest and moral. They show great respect to women, so that a woman may ac quire tho priestly dignity. Polygamy is allowed only witn trioal-cnieis. ine common man may have but one wife, for whom he has often to pay the mother a rather high price. Priests and Kitwal may not marry out of their caste. A widow dresses In white, and etiquette requires of her even to strew dust on her head and smear her face with clay. Corpses are first washed and then buried with tho face toward the Polar star. In the killing of ani mals all the blood Is drain! off by outtlng through the artery of the neck, M with the Jews and Mohammedans. They cling with great tenacity to their faith, but refuse the adoption of any proselytes Into their ranks. Philadel phia Horth American. m m THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL. The City C'sar Peter Hullt on the Deadly Murines or the Meva. There was a sublime ruthlessness about the Czar Peter which reminds us at every step of the operation of the forces of nuture. YV hut recKea he how many of 40.000 serfs whom he Impressed every year to build his city, perished In tho murshP As little as tho earthquake which engulfs a city or i the ty phoou which desolates a province. He was an elemental force embodied in human form and what a force! No one can properly appreciate the colos sal energy of the man until he has had some acquaintance with the unconquer able Inertia of the people whom Peter set himself to force into step with na tions hundreds of years In advance of Muscovy. KtroO to this day his coun trymen have uot quite made up their minds whether he wus a fiend or an archangel, antichrist, or a a new ava tar. But surely in all history there are few more pathetically tragic spectaoles than this tremendous battle with mud giants on the part ot this modern Thor, a struggle constantly re newed by his unconquerable will, but constantly thwarted by that stu pidity against which the gods them selves contend in vain. I suppose Mr. Auberon Herbert would see in the story of Peter's heroio attempt to knout a nation into reform a tolling object lesson as to the fatuity of all efforts to force thu pace of nature. But Peter himself, with his fiery energy aud unconquerable will, was at least as fundamental a piece of nature as the sluggishness and superstition with which hu waged so sore a war. It is true he failed in much, and many ' things have uot turned out as he hoped. Kvuu St. Petersburg is now admitted to occupy by no moans the most desirable site on the Russian sea board. Tlie mortality among tho levies whose labor built the city was great, but the number who perish by the un healthiness of the site year after year. I even to this day, is still more appall ing. Thu death rate of St Petersburg Is nearly double that of Ixndon, and, even if all allowance la made for the difference of sanitary science, tho mor tality due to tho site selected by Peter can hardly be less than 10 per 1,000 per annum. As the population ot the capital is 9.10,000. this Is equivalent to an annual hecatomb of 9,300 victims sacrificed to the manes of the Despot- s. . v. kVNvr.iwruf illVKM Sharpening Ca, iha Quito-Turn faster. BUlr. takkia I o ba a bot unaw.-UtT 1 HE DOUBLE CHIN. Fhtlotopher Laeater Pronounces It "Re on's Own Image." The great justification of the double chin rests, of course, on Its unrivaled value as an Index of character! It 1 not difficult to divine what Lavuter thought of a double chin. He eare- fully points out that man umers m.iu , " animtt,H chlefly Dy his chin, laying . - -i..... ihut th I'll in is O i ii.ll MM .'III 11A1.M.I ...WW -"- the distinctive churucteristio of Hu manity; consequently, double-chinned people are doubly differentiated from the beasts that perish, which is greatly to their credit He expressly takes for his model of "the thinker, full of sagacity and ponotattlon." a man with a fleHhv double chin, coupled with a nose rounded at the end. The por trait he gives is even better than the letter-press, as the gentleman is limned with at least five chins, so that his lower juw Is a vista of magnificent dlstunces, i .a.. ... ,-e Vt ushlngloil. 1 m "')"' - -r- MmimA wilt ; ognomy o. me uUuulD. . -r- --- tha i-mimled nose, characterizes, lit tells us, the mind which can rise to heights, and which follows it designs with reflecting ttrmnesB unalloyed by obstinacy. Let, therefore, those with double chinB rejoice, whether they pos sess rounded noses or not, and quote Lavator In gratitude. Ho gives again another example of the double mcnton, i.nd the face so endowed, he says en thusiastically, Is Reason's own image. He quite revels in this feature. He takes an example of Raphael with a beautifully rounded doublochin, and iD criticising It he acknowledges that the profile Is wanting In truth, harmony, and grace; but then, asks he, how is It it so strongly takes captive our sym pathy? Where lies the Illusion? Mere ly In the chin, he answers, and as the chin is a double one. the matter is no longer a mystery. He points trium phantly to Cicero's magnificent double chin, and In a burst of eloquence Bays of Wren's that. If you can find a man with (among other things) such a chin a that, without being gifted with some extraordinary talent, he ronouncoBfor ever the science of physiognomy. What Lavater has thus laid down, experience simply corroborates. The double-chinned, therefore, should hold their heads up higher. In the consci entiousness of modest merit, and give free play and just prominence to their certificates of character. It Is, as hinted above, rather difficult ut present to tell who Is endowed and who is not. Portrait-painters are craven enough to dissimulate a double chin; thoy leave It to the caricaturist, who seem to think it great fun for a popular statesman or poet to havo two chins, whereas those appendages are the socret of their success. Some of our most observant writers havo got a glimpse of the truth: Mr. Wilkio Collins, for instance. He very properly credits Count Fosco, the mau of daring, resource and determin ation, with a double chin, to which Fosco' s pet cockatoo calls public at tention, by rubbing his head against it In tho moBt appreciative manner pos sible. But your ordinary novelist would never have thought of that. As an Englishman, by tho way, one natu rally turns to Shakespeare, to see whether his appoarunce corroborates levator's views. Shakespeare un doubtedly foresaw the point, as he foresaw every thing elBe, but he was sufficiently artful to wear just enough benrd to place it in eternal doubt whether he had a double chiti or not. Thus ho leaves it open to all parties, single-chinned or double, to quote him as an instunce of any thing they like, which, after all, is thu great use wnieh ;; s,mko h(w al bot)u t j M, standanL t . . STRENGTH OF ROPES. Hesult of Experiments Made by a French Scientist. The quality of tho workmanship, strength, extensibility and elasticity ol round and flat ropes of hemp and aloe, nd of iron and steel wire, have been oxperimontully investigated by A. Du boul, and the results of his experiments published in the Bullutin do la Socleto u' Kncouragement des Arts, Purls. In his experiments Mr. Duboul used a horizontal hydraulic press and it weigh ing apparatus consisting of a steelyard and sliding weight, by which tension ol from one to 1SD.(KH pounds could bo recorded. For higher pressure u gauge on tho body of tho press was used. Specimens were fastened by winding ouch end on a grooved pulley of special construction. Tho usual length of spec imens for testing was thirteen foot The results of all the tests gave for the average tensile strengths of ropes the following: Lbi. per lo. inch. White hemp 105K) to n,io Turrrd he-iip I.TOM 10 S.4i White manlla. u,SOO to lO.BiiO vt km aloes B.oun to .01 Flat, tarred hemp or munllu.. MOO to K4UJ A factor of safety of 4, or even 8 in some cases, is considered safe ropes. A rope of unannuuled wire bus an ultimate tensile strength of about 55,000 pounds per square inch of sec tion of metal; when annealed the ulti mate strength is reduced to about 45,000 pounds, but the elongation is nearly doubled, being U to 15 per cent in annealed wire. The best wire ropes for mining purposes have a much higher tensile strength. An other writer on the same subject say that the tensile strength of a wet rop is only one-third that of the same rop when dry. and that a rope saturated with soup or grease is still weaker. Mechanical Sac. "Accept my hand, Augusta." Ant the maiden looked at the baud, which was something smaller than the average-sized sall-tlsh. hesitated a moment and then said sweetly: "Isn't tbert a discount something off, where you lake so large au order." Builon Transcript. WIT AN J WIS30M. The desire of appearing to be wise often prevents our becoming so. Ten people say that a thing ought to be done where one will propose to do -Good things have to be engraved on the memory; bad ones stick there o themselves. Blark IncraUtoda. Mother Dar. now, I doae tola you not to play arid omu wklta rhUowoa Dej lick ail I hwasa off yr bread and das call ysr nig sr I Taxaa iOmn, NAVIGATING THeT" Carl Myers Think. It m C""-..Tk,.r.S husband of Carlotta tv. ... feminine mronaut, aa idei.,?,Tl elf for the pasttwelv alZS problem of mrlal Davi..i. ilk' been a guest at the Wsvn u h,k Ino- the mut ... JM "Hi... atr.'cal man might call u, Z' manager. He sometime, little excursion up Into the .jf try to see If the etherralLS natural and If thing. J" but not often. The asMntlon,!? he himself has moiU B..Jr forty-four. He has. howeVM Ifl nilll if l"l Ml HI IT y nm- tracts with county fairs and " July celebration, to fumi.h C and experienced air sailor .T4 muij limn fiUiui . .,i,i.. ii.. i . u r- i uas Manila,. ............. enniNim in tho l ........ .1 1.-1, tun utuioon . manufactured from sea island uutuuiuo, wnun ireiit.nl h. . invented bv hi w ' (...... .. 1 :. 1. tiuiu which w IlianUTm'fnvw. I I 1 ' I 1 1 H -Ill, ....... 1 I t . ai . i - r-iiotn ...... vu uiinvuhd ...... ....... iiiiiuis Will nitniMn at . tum .mun ui iiiivim, inn . . 1 StlltU LcLMBllltlirfW .trwl .J rusnnuirtnalltr lnirin u.. J J "i tl Hi (, (. uiiui now ne utL. a . - "ww ww as I n Mda . H ... . I 1 4 a iciKO "Uiuucr Ul nOl-lll. K.H.. His gas balloons aro manneJtl mucn larger number than that to rsa his hot-air contrivances. Tho result of long study dernuJ uuuu huh uuou io mane .Mr. Jltw una uouevor ill ine eventlu n jillty of navigating the Ho is now the proprietor of thak said to be the only balloon facton, thti world hut. hn .1 ... .1 .. 11. J tion mat such concerns will 6ome be as common as car shops or yards. !,., t ll l i- i . - .. .V.W.1UW. m nK., ..I.,.. .... . .. ..LILM .. 1 pabilities In the near future. It nruviilnri' with u ppworirnU ,.,.!-! Bumcient nyarogen gastosupponi weight of one individual Thet uicn.iB ui a uoow: VUVfWSfl UT hands and feet it can be propelled any direction in the air desired, experiment already made with m outline snuws its iirscticaDi i v. al it 1b easier to run it than it U to pel a bicycle on land. "The same propelling npparatu a larger scale could, of courne, be to navigate a great air-ship, ilt ciently powerlul engine, nottuo to overcome tho lifting power ol gas, could be found to furnish the live Doner. i uiu i un t-Aiirr meni with encouraging results, on light, simple contrivance run bt rrss ve e nk sni i n snm of dynamite." Detroit Tribune. VERY OLD CUSTOMS. UIIRl. ..... .-.,.l.,,il,, n .", .....u.i.i.i of Salutation. or at least from war, and the) ill quered person to the ronquenu as in private life wo still continot ....... .......... lit., "rwr hnmriii viints of our corrcsponaenu im covered head was simply we neat armod, tho helmet being remote. Dart v wus ut mercy. BOWSBnt ,.v,w ivua tin, mini i nLr.iur. antl nt 111., nr.icnt tllll,- II MM ility to shake hands with gloves .... I,..,l. it,,. w:i ', 4 of truce, in wnicn mo (ion'" 11U1U en. ii ul me wi.v. - -j to make sure against treachery. aisu a ircuweiimii o ,a - o t be neck to me miuku ui "- sary; so the lady's courtesy is w f,,i.ii, nf rrn nrr nn her kneOSIOTW Tho general principle is marttec. ougni naiurany to to - strongly in the case of nuuurj lutes. Wliy is niliscnargeui - Iteciiiise 11 leaves me tiui-r. at tne mercy oi me wrr"' , this is so true mat me ".- , blank cartridge is a modern m rortnerlv snlutes were u.v. otinrrm; tne cannuu . ha 1 10 VU1 in wh'ob m lllhVU UltH IIIOVWMvw- . I., fata II Dliment has been neam VlBllUI WIIUIII It lucni-v w the officer salutes he point tw k U i ii'i I tn thi trrmind. and tbe t. ; nwintiT hi U" the trooner is even at this at) "presenting arms m tag them to be pawo.-'"' - . - . T ,, 1 1 1. i-Hel., iii the .WM""1 aid upon Chinese Donuru"" jj that It Is very generaiit r Whenever great floods or t anon kitchens lil, ...I Tl, ...... nre SIK'ICU" - ...,oi,, in thoaa who ran them, for gathering nuin- .... . , .... .. - " I. I,..,-., I. line e. i nttwhla burial, I"' I uting plasters and drugs, suu senting "virtue boons. tu .. ut.:v. Consul at i ne aniaa .y on tne rorsian imm .v i. r .lute and m I lie i uu i , ,i i i"u M i k. for that cu -1 i ..mont 0" naraanu imuru.wHp i mm place in mo cuin - ,n ' to raaw m maianvui iciom - ... i- now coup a,u IU. in.... -j. 1 rare; and sallow comple""" I . ui.u ......ml tears V ! .i nmr no loaf universal, a , . , ... 1 J .rMt'D the northwest wum. -a the hot weather. ins,eeli i moist and clammy, as -Queen Louisa of D"" called the "mother-in-l , uu. ul. ai.u Europe," has remarkaw' t , filiation biiu '.- ji iM-iMiim v attetuleo, j and the Czarina ot ft a , -tav M . iniitivtw- HmWM kjaav self in the direction P' aaiu to oe uuc u r0 I n,Hmlpa Of Our"