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I NSW YORK-MIDNIGHT. --( .hiycliy lalhi-reaiir nnur 1 "",!,, IH.-uli till SlMliel dalllll conwe, ' mraluii-diivvol eeuu droop tier wings . ' H iimi!'Uin uVr my llirol.hliw heart? , .i.rc no nite rniru the thund'rln wheels ? ... UiurfiW ! ,,,'lh" rt "l0" sk i if too iiiiK-h IHi Canst thou no! tlwp While iux calm "' f'"vll, kl,'P' l uii-w u"ii""" 'I'1 ""I"K tid tt'htW Hiy a"' cu"1'1 lt. and then be atlllr (iiuil Uiimi "t n tliliwej M to yup blue baaien Ami in I" l "'" l""u Md lly untra? fviisl tl"' n"1 ' lhe h,lrJ,, of lh a" on tlw g'w" ",-urt of Lov ,"'3''""1 the ft" -Auule 8 Swan la Uarpar'i Weekly lirrail In Norway. p,rcad making, writes a correspondent in Korwnv to the London Telegraph, was another fniliiKtrj which we liucl a good oiimrtunity of seeing while we changed horses ut one of the stations, t'ontniry to our exectations. we found white tread everywhere, hut tho common tread in a heavy tread, tho chief in gredient of which in rye. It is always sour; tin housewife intends it to he no. They ulso have "Hat bread," niado of potatoes and rye. It lids kind of bread that the two women whom we happened In iijion were nicking. They were in a little underground room, un lighted except from tho door. The wall were s'ne md tlo lloor was of eartli. They wcro seated on either side of a long, low table, upon which were huge mounds of dough. The one nearest the door cut olf a piece of this and molded it and rolled it out to a certain degree of thinness; then tho other one took it. and wl.h the greatest care rolled it Mill more. At her right hand was the fireplace, und uikiii the coals was a red piece of iron, forming it huge griddle moro than half a yard across. Tho bread matched this in size very nearly when it was ready to be baked, and it wns spread out und turned upon the griddle with great dexteritv, and as soon as it was baked it was aiided to a great heap on the lloor. The woman said she should continue to bako bread for forty days, Sho had a largo family of men. who consumed a great deal. They had to bako very often in consequence. In many places they do not bako bread ol'tetier than twieo a year; then it is a circumstance liko haying or harvesting. An Irl.li Cluut. In tho year 1701 two talica, destined to become Known through the civilized world on uccount of their ponderous build, were born in Ireland. It is surely rather a curious coincidence that gives the world two giants from one small Hand during tho same year. Cotter, thelirstol i. vfiggemted Irishmen, came of a laiuily who were poor, nnd the stripling giant at the age of Id set out for Ixjndon in search of fortune. Even nt that tender age his bodily pro portions unerringly pointed toward "coming greatness.' Ilo soon engaged to a showman for exhibition. His con tract l)eiiig for three years at 30 cr an num, asking some extra favors which tho manager was disinclined to grant, Cotter forthwith refused to show himself to the eager cockneys. Starting out in his own behalf he realized i'JK) before the end of the third dav of exhibition. His ixmularity with tho show going people from this time forward was assured. At the ngo of 2'.' lie changed his name from t'ot;er to O'lliien to add weight to the fiction set forth on the glaring hand bills that he was "a lineal descendant or tne re nowned King Hnan liorocliine, ana in person exhibits nil the characteristics of that great nnd grand potentate." At the tho age of 23 Cotter was 8 feet 8 inches high, and although ho lived to be over 40 his height never exceeded tho tlgures given, lie died at Union, fcJigland, Sept. 8, 1804. St. Louis Republic. The Fnmnna Women's Oluh. Not everybody knows just what Soronis and its purpos-s arc, although it ha3 been morn talked of and written about than any organization in New York, uc least (hiring its infancy. Yet there aro women ami men in this city who call themselves intelligent, who frctiuently a-k: "What is Sorosis. auvwayf ' What good does it nc coniplish? I never hear of its doing any wonderful act of beacvolence or reform- imr nnvthiug." Theo untaught beings assume thai u club of ladies could have or should have but ono purpose in orgunlz ing, and Hint must be either philanthropic or reformatory. Sorosis Is neither. Its purpose is to enable the intellectual ladies of tho city to meet and become butter ncnnuiuteil, tihU at the same time advance themselves in tellectually by the discussion ol various topics which could be classed under the I.p.uI r "culture." Its founders were wiso women. They forbade the discus sion of religious beliefs and opinions, and the two or three other questions upon which iieoplo aro prone to get fighting mad. To that wise constitutional pro vision is due tho credit of holding tho club together for twenty years, in the face of the widespread belief that women nre able disintegrators. It lias had its divis ions, to Iia sure, but thev havo never been violeut enough to disrupt the so ciety. New York Press. Servants' TrlrlM In Persia. The crafts and wiles of the servants are endless and sometimes exceedingly origi Lai. One of their most common tricks for obtaining leave of absence is to put on a lomr face nnd represent lhe death of a wife, a brother or a child. Ouo of my servants tn this way lost his favorite wife, his father, nnd his darling litte boy, a chubby, rosy cheeked child, who had ap- nenrp'l nnt-e nr twice at. the legation. Ull tho latter occasion, wifh eyes suffused with tears, the mourning father requested leave to tarry ut tho bedside of his sick hnv Hipn r.-imo news of the death and permission could not be justly withheld for the funeral ceremonies lasting two days. J.I sympathy in thec distressing circumstance was about to take th-.1 form of a pishkesh, when I wns info'.mcd by another servant who had a grudge against this ono that neither w;k nnr fluid u-nrn dead, but Very KlWIl alive and '.u a very healthy condition; mi1 furthermore that the father had, dnr'tv ln' iihuiirirn luwn e.-irninir a flue P;'C". 'Ui while drawing wages from me, ns v- ant at a great entertainment given o; a hiL'U dignitary. Having luliy ascertain? tho truth of this statement, I felt my sym pathv could best Had expression by piv- J. .. . .. P.n! ing uie tcuow n snuiiiiiu; ui3un. this form of deception was so common as at last to become somewhut "st;ile, flat aud unprofitable." S. O. W. Ben jamin. Th. Toll Cat ta War Time. The C"!nel and majors had all told their recollections of the war, and even the privates had been heard. It was the turn of the home guard. "We didn't have much blood, but we had stirring times when Morgan invaded Indiana while you were down to the front. I wns only a private, but we all served with as much spirit and zeal as if we were member of the general a stall. I remember riding about carrying the tidings that Morgan was approaching. Down on the Shelbyvillo pike lived an old friend of mine. Kiding down to his farm, I called him out "Hello, in there,' I shouted. "'What's up was the reply. ' 'Morgan's coming. Ue is this aide or ShclbyvUle. Better look out. .ti..,.i lUthnttn? Iiide down to 'Ureal uou: iiieeinniii.v" the toll gate just below and tell ie keeper not to let him through until l drivTup my .boats.' "-mdanapous Xewa, CORSICA'S CAI'JTAL THE STRANGE OLD CITY AND INTERESTING OF AJACCIO. Its II line Ulilmia IIoummi Ad Ulaod of Great Forrti, Snimrlml II III and Olive OrrhariU-Tlie (heatnut a Slapl Food I fur Mun and llraat. The island of Corsica Is most striking and ini)OKing in its nature and scenery. A compact cluster of mountains, rising from the blue depth of the Mediter ranean and uniting in a small space all the characteristics of mountainous re gions, it may Ik- considered as their epit ome a KK.-kel edition of Switzerland or Norway. Only 120 miles from one slen der tip to the other, und nUmt half as wide, it contains u inagniliceiit chain of snowclad heights, crowning a lofty plateau that embraces nearly the whole island. Monte Uotondo ia 0.053 feet high, Monte d'UroB.U'.H), while Monte Cinto aud others almost equal these. In deed, some calculations have made Monte Cinto the .highest Beside those I have named 1 havo just counted on the map seven peaks of about 7.000 feet each. Following the general plan of tho earth arrangement, as cxemplilied in Italy, Norway and our own country, the mountain chain runs nearly north and south, nearer to the western than to the eastern coast To the west the declivity is more steep and abrupt, to the east more gcntlo, sloping out into alluvial plains; to the west the deep harbors and lofty promontories, to the east the more fertile and thickly inhabited regions. WHAT TUG T1(KS ARE. Not more than one-tenth of tho soil Is cultivated, but there are no deserts and but a small proortion of barren heights; the mild climate and humid air have wrapped the island in a robe of luxuriant forests. These forests uro the pride and glory of Corsica and are quite uncqualed in Europe. Chestnut trees grow In such abundanco that their fruit forms the staple food of tho Inhabitants, eaten roasted or boiled during the season and ground into Hour for preservation, chest nut flour costing in the market only about half as much as wheat flour, and being used chiefly in tho form of polenta, or porridge, though tho natives boast of twenty-two dilTerent ways of cooking chestnuts. The nuts also serve aa food for the horses and mules, and their cheapness and ease of production have done much to keep tho native (Mipulation in an indolent und degraded state, an ef fect similar to that of the bananas and yams of the West Indies upon the people of those countries. The linest timber trees also abound they supply most of tho French nnd Italian navy yards and have been renowned from the most an cient times, beach, pine, cork, larch and oak. Ono species of oak (Quercus ilex) which bears a small leaf like a holly, prickly at tho edges, is especially valu able. The wood is very dark, nnd so heavy that a cubic foot of it will weigh seventy pounds; tho famous oak of Groat Britain only weighing fifty-five pounds to tho foot Tliero is one species of pine that formerly grew hero 60 luxu riantly that it was known as the tree of Corsica, and attained an enormous size, but unfortunately it is now almost extinct, in consequence of fires und care less treatment. This wonderful forest region we have not yet seen, as it exists chiefly in lhe interior ef the island, where there aro counted rorty-iour forests belonging to private domains and 107 belonging to the community. Near tho shore the hills are almost entirely covered with olivo groves, tho valleys between them being laid out in fields and gardens, but everywhere, by tho 6horo and inland, where there is nothing elae, there is "macchio." This macchio, otherwise spelt "makis" and called scrub by the English, is really more like a jungle; a thick interwoven growth of bush and tree, myrtle, arbutus, heath, oleander, scrub oak, prickly pear and a thousand other shrubs, forming an al most impenetrable wilderness, which has played an important part in Corsi can history nnd manners. OF HESPKCTABLB ANTIQUITY. Ajaccio lies curving along the edge of the bay of the same name, in the form of a horseshoe, the hills rising close be hind it It has but three oi four good streets; sufliciently wide, but bordered with huge parallelograms of houses, ull of the same pattern, like immense bricks or magnified dominoes, standing in rows, from six to nine stories high, Hat topped and dotted with small windows. Not joined in a continuous line, liko the houses of New York or Philadelphia, but distinct, and about twice as long as they are wide. These houses are let out in flats, each flat being complete in it self. Tho effect ia very singular, and it is evident that tho whole town was built at one time, otlierwiso some variety must have been inevitable, Such indeed was the fact, for although the city is said by its inhabitants to have been founded by Ajax, who gave it his name, and there fore must bo of a very resjiectable anti quity, yet it has not always stood in this spot. At first it was built upon the hill; afterward ,rther along the shore, and it was only in the Sixteenth century tlint the Genoese, then masters of the coun try, decided that it should stand here, nn.l huilt its houses in the present pon derous style, 1 suppose that it might never move again. Cor. San Francisco Chronicle, EOi-cU of Mamace. An anonymous writer in a medical journal gives the following description nf mnssairo: "Upon the nervous system massage exerts a delightful and at the enmn t me a nrotounuiy seuaine aim ,ni pftpct. While it is being performed, und often for hours afterward, those who submit to it are in a blissful state or re- ia.-se; they feel as if they were enjoying n lomr rest, or as if they had just returned i'ioiii a long vacation; it makes optimists or them for the time being. An aptitude for either rest or work generally follows, with an iudiiTcrcnce to the ordinary cares of life, and needless apprehension! are dispelled. Hence, it lias oeen recom mended by high authorities, cisco Argonaut "San i-'ran- A Queer Find. A crew of men working on a road which is being built across the bar at Otter creek. Mount Desert Island, Me., discovered a hake in the sand, which had been washed ashore ia a storm. One of the men, Peter ConnelL picked up the fish and threw it against the wheel of a cart. Something ling seen to fall from its mouth one of the men picked it up. it nrmrod to be two dainty silver horse- , .:nnui iv-ether. and a gold nail through the center. The finder has the , . . poggession. Lewiston ncv in 1 wallowed a Lite tUa. While a dance was at Its cenith of pleasure at the residence of Mr. Claw ion, bucket of water was drawn from the well and brought in which contained i sucker fish alxmt five Inches long Tho llsh hud been placed in the well by the children. The apM-aranee of tho sucker In the drinking water caused comment by the eoniinny, during which ouo of tho young yeomanry ' 'lowed he could waller the rep'ile fer fun er money. This obscrvt,t!c.i occasioned no little I bantering and bullyragging, until finally , he was told that he would be given $1 if Ho would throw It under Ills collar. Tho boaster said ho would go him; and, taking tho tbh by the tail, he laid back his head, spread his Ktato trap from polo to pole, and let her go, Gal lagher. The tinny explorer shot down tho yawning gullet like a well greased toboggan, its extended fins raking the sides with a sort of ripping sound as of laceration, and sickening to hear. The feat accomplished, tho swallowcr unbut toned his shirt collar, gave himself a flirt and shake, and proclaimed in a loud voice that he could "swaller a live dog with his tail curled over his bock, catch as catch can, and no limit to size, for $)." But he got well away with his bluff (if bin IT it was), for no ono doubted his ability to do so; and this, coupled with tho fear that the passage of a dog might imperil his diaphragm, brought the sido show diversion to a close, and tho dance went on with renewed joy until the break of day. Idaho Demo crat VVonU Wedded lo Sooj. Mr. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan are understood to "get on" w ith one an other very pleasantly, but, generally speaking, there is no more vehement ani mosity than is engendered between the man who writes the sung nnd the man who sets it to musio. Facli of them calls it his song nnd ascriU'S its popu larity solely to his part in its production. But it is certainly the fact that not even Lord Tennyson's verso is half so valu able in current coin aa a ballad of the music hall tliat has caught the ear of the public. It is not until music is "wedded to immortal verse" that verso, in most cases, becomes immortal, or at least fetches any extraordinary price in the market Only the other day tho dam ages claimed for singing a ditty of which somebody held tho copyright were no less than 700. hat poet ever received the tenth of such a euin for the words themselves? What is very curious and shows how we stick to old saws, "thor oughly worn out, the souls of them fumed forth, tho brans of thorn torn out," is that we still uso the term, "sold for a song," as an expression for cheap ness. London Independent Thought Uer Papa tVa Perfection. The precocity and cute sayings of chil dren are frequently a source of great amusement When T. P. Shouts, the general manager of the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa railway, was at tho Palmer house a day or two ago ho received a let ter from homo, and a certain jKirtion of it lie read to Frank Brobst, tho clerk of tho hotel. This portion was about Mr. Slionts' little 8-year-old daughter Mar guerite. The mother wrote that upon getting the child ready for bed the usual form of saying a prayer waa under gone. Marguerite had got through all right with the "Uod bless Marguerite aud make her a good girl; Clod bless mamma and make her good so she won't spank Marguerite; God bless papa and make" When she had got thus far eho stopped, hesitated a moment, then getting otf her knees said very solemnly to her mother: "I des it ain't worth while astin Dod to make my papaadood man; he's (lest ubout as dood as he tan bo now. Er ain't no use in boddering Dod, is er, mammaT Chicago Herald. A Good Man. "There," said a neighbor, pointing to a village carpenter, "there is a man who has done more good, 1 really believe, in this community than any other person who ever lived in it Ue cannot talk very much In public, nnd ho dues not try. Ho is not worth $2,000, and it is very little he can put down on subscrip tion papers. But a new family never moves into the village that he does not find it out and give them a 'neighborly welcome and oiler them some service. He is on the lookout to give strangers a scat in his pew at church. Ho is always ready to watch with a sick neighbor and look after his airairs for him. 1 believe ho and his wife keep houso plants in winter mainly that they may be ablo to send little bouquets to friends and in valids. Ho finds time for a pleasant word to every child he meets, and you'll always see them climbing into his one horso wagon when be lias no otner loau. Ilo has a genius for helping folks, and it does me good to meet him in tne streets. St Louis (J lobe-Democrat About nonet. Feet. PerlinDS the weakest point In our grand breed of cart horses is their feet, narticularly if we include their coronets, which are apt to be afflicted with side bones and ring bones, says 1 lie Saturday Review. In paved cities and over stony roads good feet are or the most impor tance, yet there are men of no iittlo ex perience who are of opinion that the feet of a thoroughbred horse will generally bear more tattering upon hard nnd rough surfaces than those of a draught horso. With regard to ineir neeisanu lees it may not be generally known that, while Englishmen like to see them well covered with long, wavy hair, the con trary taste prevails in many parts of America, where the sudden and severe frosts aro apt to freeze a superabundance of wet hair into a solid mass. It may be worth mentioning that the monks at the Hospice of St Bernard prefer the smooth coated dogs to the rough for pre cisely the same reason, although English dog fanciers are fondest of tho rough coated St Bernards. giamew Slave Hunt let- Tho Siam Mercantile Gazette says that in addition to tho existence in that coun try of debt slavery, "slave hunting is in some provinces a part ol Mauiese na tional sport, differing only in degree from the 'black Ivory trade or tne oars continent The simplest way to fumigate a room tn hull an Iron shovel very hot aiid then pour vinegar Uon it drop by drop Hie steam arieinz from this is a dinin in or windows should be opened that il may escape. A Norwich (Conn.) minister announced from the pulpit on a Sunday that be .nidd I'ive 11.50 if the vouna men in the gallery would take seats down stain. They did so ana tne money was paiu. TIII'ATIIK AUDIENCES. HOW THEY DIFFER IN CHARACTER ON CERTAIN NIGHTS. HiMtiiii'e alt llUtlnrt Clua nf Theatre rtron Koine OliM-rt allntia of an J I xrlnred Manager Nalurdujr Nlghl the llrtt of tho Week. Prolxibly few theatre goer of this city realize, as do the thealrieal Ulilimuers, that there are In Uoatnn six ilixtlm-t audieiiees of nmiemcnt seekers, nnd that they have special lilhts upon which they attend the theatres. St marked aro the nudieuees on different nights of the week that one manager In ibis city has a iianio for each night, nhlcli he has given to It mainly on iieeoiint of the clmraclcr of the audience which he experts on that day to see in his house, ror Instance, Mon day is lithograph night; Tuesday, de ciding night, or assistant critics' night; Wednesday, train night; Thlirsdiy, "night out" night; Friday, society night; Saturday, everylxly's night. Asked to give his reasons for thus limning the nights, he said: "On Monday, unless there has ieeii a large advance sale or the Indications are that there will be a good sized audience drawn by thesiiecial merit of the ierforiniinces, we give out what aro known as lithograph tickets. These entitle the bidder to admission to the the atre in return for the privilege he has given us of hanging in his shop window or In his store our lithographs and small bills, or, ierhaps, are for tho Use of a bill board In a good location. OX MONDAY KVKSINO, "It Is on Monday evening, usually, that the theatres change their bills, nnd so the opposition on that uitd't Is generally felt more tliiin on any other, and it there Is room it is desiialde to pay off the lith ograph or advertising debts on that night in preference to any other. There are more of these tickets lssu.il than managers would care to acknowledge, and they are generally well represented on Monibijl night, and so I call that night 'llthogrirph night.' Of course, on Monday we get the regular critics and the Hint nighters, who are always on hand to pass judgment on every new netor or play, but the dead head is plentiful on Hint night, and I recognize him in my nomenclature. "On Tuesday night we can generally tell from tho receipts how the business Is going to be for the week. If the house is larger in money than It was on Monday, we assume that the performance has pleased the public, and has been well sunken of, nnd that tho receipts will in crease nightly for the rest of the week. Therefore I call it 'deciding night,' ns it generally decides the business. On that night, too, we get those who never attend the theatre until they have lead their favorite daily pnier,nnd learned the opin ion of the newspaper critic concerning tho play nnd players. These nre the assist ant critics, ni'id they nre liillueiitial as iv class. Wednesday night Is 'train night,' because on that night the late trains especially designed for theatre parties were run and liroiiglit Into the city iiieaues crowds of persons living in the surround ing towns. This inline Is not so mtII nent as it used to lie, ns now on nearly nil the roads out of the city there nre trains run late enough to permit of out of town people visiting the theatre, and reaching homo at a fairly reasonable hour. TIIK "SIC.nT on" MWT. "Why do I call Thursday night out night? Well, I do not want to disparage Thursday night, for we get a strangely mixed audience on that night, but we nre always certain to have a large contingent of servants on that evening, as that, by some nn written law, seems to be the even- Ins when the 'help' have their night out. The upper tiers are always well filled on Thursday evening liy stout, neaiiny khk- ing young girls, accompanied by their sweethearts, nnd I tell you they make a spendid audience for the ordinary attrac tion, as the illusions of the Btnge are to them realities. An actress who cannot niukc them cry or a comedian who cannot make them laugh should HHediiy retire from the business. On Friday we expect to see the more fashionable personages, as on that dny, for superstitious reasons or for other reasons, there are are fewer wed ding receptions, balls and social events than on any other night ol the ween, un Friday night we also expect to see a great many of our Hebrew patrons, more than on any other night of the week, although they are great theatre goers, and are found in goodly nunuiers on every nignr.. "Saturday night is the best night or tne week for many reasons, nnd the audience is more mixed on that evening than on any other of tho week. The gallery is full of working people who have been paid their week's wages ami are seeking en joyment; the clerks and shopkeepers are there with tlicir sweetneans mm wives, knowing that they can rest on Sunday, and the front rows aro full of Harvard students, more especlaUy if there are heathen goddesses on the stage, i no nearer the representatives of the heathen goddesses approach the originals in form and raiment, tho nearer the students get to the stage. You mustn't ask me why this is. I only state facts. An experi enced theatrical man, acquainted with the city, could tell you what night of the wm-Ic t was bv lust looking at tne uuni- euce, if he had no other n.jaiis of know ing." Boston Herald. No Wouder lie W Mad. There are times when words fail ade quately to express tho force of pent np feeling. A portly, ciucriy genueumu stood at the Brooklyn bridge ticket win dow, not bis ticket, nnd. glancing to ward the step, saw tho vanishing heels of several scampering passengers flying up the broad stairway. Hastily gather ing up bis change he dashed past the ticket box, dropping his ticket deftly in, and, cording up his tendons, began the ascent of the steps as rapidly as ins portly, frome would allow. He wheezed and puffed and gasped, but struggled on. His ears caught the rnsn or a train com ing down along the platform, and he felt that to catch it his time was short. lie strained hard on np the stairs, the veins on his forehead standing out like cords with the effort. Finally with a deep gasp he gained the top just as the cars rolled up to stand still. A broad smile of satisfaction spread itself slowly over his glowing features as he stepped toward the cars. It was a bard pull, bnt he had gotten there. lie was no doubt mentally congratulating himseli upon his success when the voice of a bridge policemnn suddenly sang out on the night air with. "This train don't go!" New York Times. The IW-nt Window Prefers. The other day one of these masters of his art was asked: "Who make the best window dressers women or nienf" "Men, by loiiz odds. Women are a failure at it, in fact.- Strange, too, Isn't ft, with the average American women's exquisite taste in combining colors she cannot fit up a window with the resources of a store at her command? I'll tell you why. She cannot execute a general de sign, and, not to apiar ungullant, neither can she appreciate It. Stand with a crowd of women In front of a window which is worked Into one grand design, nd you will find nine out of ten of them have discovered each some particular piece of stuff that she likes, and doesn't see anything else in the window." Chi cago Tribune. A DREAM OF THE EAST. The F.nlvrUliiuirnt f.lvrn by a l ire Wor alilM-r of I ml hi. Terhaps no raceof eple is less known or more interesting to the student and traveler than tho I'nrsecs or Fire Worship-in of India. They are delightful hosts, and ns it was my good fortune to form the acquaintance of Kir Framgee Ilemsliaw Petit, who was knighted for a gift of $."00,(KH) to nn educational Insti tution, 1 will endeavor to describe an entertainment 1 attended at his palace. fSir Framgee lived in patriarchal mag nificence, and when his whole family is seated ut Uiblo they numlier fifty five. We wero received in tho grand drawing room, as largo as a fair sized church, and presented to the ladies. We found them pretty, intelligent and viva cious, and It is no exaggeration to say that they compared quite favorably with their American sisters. The ladies were attired in graceful na tive costumes. Tho dress consisted of a waist, such as is worn by Kuropeans, with a long scarf of embroidered silk or enrpo, called a snrro, wrapxd several times about tho waist and fulling in broad folds ulKiut the limta in lieu of a skirt One end of the earro w as brought over tho head and dropx'd gracefully in front, constituting a very effective head dross. Their jewels wore magnificent No crowned head of F.uroc possesses their equal, and such an array of diamonds, pearls, sapphires nnd emeralds can scarcely Ih Imagined. Ono of the guests wore eight strings of pearls, which fur excelled tho celebrated nocklnceof Queen Marguerite of Italy. . The stato costume of the men Is whito, but on ordinary occasions they ajqiear attired In tho conventional European evening dress. One peculiarity of their costume is not, however, to t met in a London drawing nxim. They never un cover their bends, nnd a high, conical Persian hat or tit meals a skull cap- always completes their dress. On the occasion 1 am describing nn orchestra played select inns from Italian operas, and after conversing a while unon tonics of universal interest;, our host made a sign to tho servants, who brought in baskets filled with largo bou quets of eastern flowers. Each lady selected one, sprinuieu u with rose water from a tall silver vaso, presented it to tho gentleman who wns to escort her to dinner, and then, taking his arm, showed tho way to where- a table was spread, overlooking the sea. There wo wero regaled with tea, cof- feo. cakes, fruits, nnd twenty-two kinds of delicious native sweets, which had liecn collected in honor of our coining It wns an event not to lo forgotten. Tho waving palms nnd tropical flowers, tho snlasli of tho waves, mingling with the soft strains of music, beautiful women with flashing jewels and graceful dress, weretvnicalof the languid, dreamy east, and carried ono unconsciously tack to the days of Ilaroun nl Uascliid. When tea was over wo were taken for a delightful drive In handsome European turnouts nnd then to dino nt another Parseo houso. Tho ceremony was long and stately, all tho dishes wero nntivo, hut tho wines wero EuroKnn, aud this dinner, with that exception, wns repre sentative of native manners before they had received tho European touch, Tho ladies whom wo escorted gave us bouquets, as In the afternoon, and the host hung chnplets of white jasmines about our necks and wrists. The' menu cards bore gilded crests and thev cave us bonlions wrapped in gold leaf to carry away. It was a dream of the east, but the perfectly appointed tablo. surrounded by intelligent men and graceful women, mado it hard to beliovo that tho members of tins rciincu society wera the flro worshipers we had Imhmi hroutrbt un to despise as heathen. America. The Grotesque Arizona Cactus. Foremost nmong the sights which call forth cxclaiuutionsof astonishment from the tourist Is that of tho grotesque cuctus of Arizona territory. Liko other trop ical productions, it is totally unlike any preconceived notions of what nature could design, the plant is icauess, nuv big a bare, fleshy stock, protected every where by sharp and venomous barbs. Its flowers are considered among the choicest, varying from whito and yellow to deep crimson or purple. These blos soms, capltulum, are wax liko, and their inflorescence calls to mind Allndin'i fabled experienceamong the fairy plants, with their sparkling fruits of diamonds and other corns. The fruit is egg shnped, with a crown on tho upper sido, and Is generally de licious, presenting ns varied colors as the flowers. It contains a large quantity of seeds, surrounded by a nicely flavored juicy substance. In different species the fruit in size Ls all the way up from canary's to nn ostrich's egg. Tho cactus is almost imperisliablo, and can live many months without water, although it isonlyscenln its perfection under a plentiful supply. So hardy Is tho plant that a piece from any part will tako root miner's real safety lamp, a perfectly safe and grow if placed In the ground, even I method of blasting without risk of ex ai .1. It Lnu I.. in titititi(l fiir n til tin It nlosion. electric lighting economically pro. thrives equally well on a piece of bare,lced from primary batteries, l;pruved rock in a scorching tropical sun as ft fill inn AH II would packed in ice in a northern zone. It la a paradox a curiosity In the vege table kingdom. Corona News Lottur. Tbe Hlie of Eurnjiean Families, Professor Mulhall gives the following figures us to the average uumlicr of chil dren to a marriage In the chief countries of Europe: Irelund, 0.20; Russia, 4.83; Spain, 4.C5; Italy. 4.51; Scotland, 4.40; Holland, 4.22: Sweden, 4.12; Oermnny, 4.10; Kngtand, 4.08; Austria, 4.0-1; Ilel gium. 4.04; Switzerland, 8.94; Hungary, 8.70; Denmark, 8.01; France, 8.03. New York Telegram. A Wonderful rig. Ceorgo R. White, a farmer residing just north of Franklin, Ind., has a pig that is quite a curiosity. Tho animal has four front legs and feet, all perfect, and twelve toes. It is alive, t'ui months old, and weighs forty pouod, Cincinnatl Enuuirer. A Startling Innovation. Cus-Wbere have you been, Juckf Jack To a swell 5 o'clock tea at the Hob onV. 1 Ull you. Gus, Mrs, Hobeon It a woman of reaourcee. She Introduced a oov lty this afternoon that I never saw at tuck an affair. Gut What was Itl Jack-Enough to eat Hiirper't Bazar. Qiiealloa of Slie. Young Laily Cuttomer How much it this opera glnaal Buleaman Fifteen dollars. Young Lady Customer Oh, that ft too pcntlvel Have you nothing smaller per Lapt aa operetta gUatl-Ilarper's Baar. WHAT 19 FLIRTATION f WlmttolllrhUlon? ft.'allr llu cun I U ll you Half Bui uli'-n "III- uriuli I Ik wllee. Ami wlli'li hi- nfu liu hiU Tt walklnii In Uie m.'iil;;ht, Tin liiiiloiilti: un n i;l"w; Tin li Hut k-uk or pl.ii 1 next weok, WIiiIp fviwart, talLIn luvth Tin mivtliiK In lhe Uillnxiiu, Tin llll llllll In III" luiun, fin inirllillin IH'I l'lli-ultl the lid, ilurv I Imii a nlnililt' kIuih-o. Tin Unit-Mil to the hallway, Ti i hi iitc on the malr. Tin Uunliil ll on linger HS If minima Un't there. TI lucking In the carriage, Tm akiuj; for a call, "Tl loux Komi iiIkIiik In ti-n,lor llgbU And that la-no, mil all I Til parting when It's over, And one irixv home to aleep; Best Joys mini end, Ira la, 1117 friend, hut one got liouie lo weepl -London Fli'oro. Anotlirr lrnml Shoemaker. Mr. John Mackintosh, author of "The History of Civilization In Scotland," who will write tho voliimo "Scotland" hi the Story of the Nations Series,1' is in many resHvts a remarkable man. He was sent to work on a farm in his native county of Itanff nt 10 years of age, and as sulMkiiuently apprenticed to shoo- making, at which trndo ho worked in various parts of Scotland for fourteen years, in isuu iiooHneu asuiaii station ery shop in Aberdeen, "and there, on the shop counter,' ho once wroto, "amid all the noise and bustle of a stirring thor oughfare, the three volumes of my his tory wero written nnd the proof sheets corrected and revised, ull being done while customers were coming in and out and constantly Interrupting me. Mr. Mackintosh's shop is passed daily by the professors on their way to the university, nnd at one time several of them wero in tho habit of calling oc casionally and having a thnt with the literary shoemaker. Ilo was accorded the privilege, too, of using tho university library. His history consists of four isirtly volumes, tho last nnd liest dealing with tho moral und material advance ment of the country. Mr. Mackintosh has been in tho habit nil his lifo of rising before 4 a. m. He savs he finds tho early morning hours the best for literary work. -Full Mall (iazette. Aetora' I nn. Tills happened In Chicago once. Nat Ooodwin was at Hooley's a few years aito, and presented n golden tall to An son and tho Chicago team who occupied the boxes. It was a gala night and every ono was in good humor. Ivobsoti and Crano wero playing over at tho (Irand. Suddenly tho two Dromios dashed past Cool Whito at tho Htagetloor und were liM)!i tho stago in a moment rat was in tho midst of a recitation when ho was tapped on both shoulders. Turning to the right nnd left ho saw tho Dromlos grinning at him. It was tho only time Nat (iooi win was ever nt a loss lor a word. Tho nudienco howled with de light In a moment moro the two como dianB wero olf and on their way back to thotlrand, and It was fully live min tites before the bewildered Nat could find his tonguo. Chicago llernld. Clirlituia TrtM-e In tCuiiluiid. It is stated that the prince consort first Introduced Christinas trees into Lnglnnd, but this is quito a misluko, for they had been established for many years when tho prince camo to this country. They were originally brought Into fashion by the Princess Lievcn, through whom (Jeorge IV wns induced to have one every year at the pavilion. Mr. Charles Grevillo was 4easantly struck by the novelty when lie was staying with Lord and Lndy Cowpor at I'unshanger, at Christmas, lt)"l), nnd there also Mine, do Llovcn got up and superintended the toto. London Truth. Story of a I'lnture. A curious story Is told about one of the paintings by tho famous artist David, which is included In R collection nliotit to be Bold nt llrussels, Ilelglum. It bears the title of "Family Portraits," yet only one figure Is represented on the ennvns, that of nn old lady seated In nil arm chair. The chair Itself was of a later style than the date of the pnlntlng. In spite of these peculiarities M. Van Praet, the late owner, had purchased the work, lis then had It cleaned and carefully scraped, in the course of which operation the family "portraits" were successively brought to light. It was aflerwnrd as certained that the old lady, who had sat to David for her portrait, surrounded by all lhe members of her family, had gradually quarreled with thorn nil In turn and had had their portraits pnluted over one by one, until she alone of the group remained, sitting In that preposterous looking chair of hers. Home Journal. rroldema to lie flulved. When the mind bridges over the past fifty years and contemplates the euor metis advance which has been made In the practical application of science to everyday wants, it seems surprising that ti.i.pA almtilil still bo iiiaiiv absolute neces- ! .1.1... unfulfilled. Among these ore a 1 II.VV.."- r, . animal substances, a perfect method of insulating telegraph wires, etc. Doubt less, however, these nnd many more tartllna scientific Inventions nre problems which the near future will solve. Nevr York Press, Tlio "Freak" llimluras. It Is nlK)iit time for public opinion to call a halt In tao museum "Ireuk" busi ness; tlio pUDIIC. display, 111 bo niuuu a head, of wretched deformities of mis shapen creatures. It Is time to suppress the posters that reproduce these mon strosities In yet more ni.'.'ravatt-d distor tion, compelling unwilling eyes to rest upon their hhleousuess at every street corner. Every Intelligent ndtilt, mnn or woman, knows that the sight of a repul sive deformity can and does lead to the gravest consequences, and It will not be necessary here to ta more explicit Pitts burg llullctlu. A Nut to Crack. The something called lightning will melt a cold iron nsl in a liuiiilreiltn pnrt of a second. A hard razor will drop like water in time quicker than thought But thnt heat Is not in the lightning, but it is made at that point at which the lightning meets an obstacle. Thus from the sun some sulistaiice or potentiality may go forth which Is a harmless truveler until something retards It. This exile may meet Its II rut foe near the suu's disk, and enough of It may escape to go onward and meet a second obstacle in the envi ronment of planets. Professor Swing in Chicago Journal. The Talmud tells us that Adam was created, sinned and was chased from paradise on Friday. Mahomet, to prove bis prophetic- powers, declared the same. Tradrt aud Trade Schools. If every buy learned a, trade) thor oughly tlio market would not be glutted ns nt present willi unskilled labor, and tliero would not bo so many young liicii silliiig arimtnl In oillees trying to make themselves generally useful at " to fJ'J a wei-kr, wliilotliey are foaming neureely anything f actual businw-s ntnl aro 011 tho road to nowhere in par ticular. This is tho situation, and Col. Aucliiiiiity, of tlio Now York trado school, described tho reiuody In an ex tremely Interesting nnd valunblo lecture at tho IxMir.l of tnulo rooms Wednes day evening. Tho apprenticeship sys tem lias parsed out of vogtio in tho ited States, mid tho majority of skilled workmen aro foreign bom. A young man nowadays must pick up lus trade, at best In a slipshod manner, in such a position ns lie can get The tnulo unions aro hostile to tho training of apprentices; their policy is to cor ner skilled labor. The trade school is the solution of the problem. The 2,5'J0 young men who liave learned trades In Col. Aucluuuty's school havo earned f?2.50 to fJ3 per day on leaving, and testify that tho school lias been tho making of them. Plaster ers havo gono right out and earned a day. Bright young men muster the course In plumbing in throo months, in some instances, and find work awaiting them on graduating. The work, of tho bricklayers who huirn tho trudo there is far superior to tho average contract Work. Tho old system 01 training in duces a boy to leave school to find em ployment in a workshop. Tho trade school system encourage! him to remain at school, to go to col lego if I10 can, and then learn lus trade hi a trade school. Thirty-one of the forty-four states of the Union ore repre sented at the Now York school. Col. Atichinuty asks what more useful and enduring gift Springfield could receive from tho business men tlina such a school. Springfield Homestead. Too Murh Good I.urk. "If you ever happen to find a silver dollar In the course of your travels, you let It Ilo right where it Is when you sco It," said a Jolly young broker. "Coming down 011 the elevated a few d ivs nuo," ho continued, "I noticed some thing bright wedged ill between the bas ket work seat to the wooden arm. I poked It out with my knlfu blade nnd found my prize to lie n silver dollar. I had never found any money before, nnd I felt so good that when I got olf tho train I stepped into a cigar storo nnd bouslit four cigars for 1, Instead of three for a quarter, as usual. That noon at luncheon I felt aw fully thirsty, and, being $1 ahead, I ordered a bottle of claret. I-ater, buoyed up by the same thought, I asked the boys to take something, nnd the round cost 1110 ninety cents. When it camo time to go homo tho elevated trains were crowded, so I thought I'd spend my dollar for a han som call nnd drive home, stopping nt a theatre, where, 011 account of my find, I bought tickets of a speculator instead of nttheolllce. I told my wife about my luck und showed her the Identical dollar, which I had saved. She was delighted, nnd Insisted upon having the piece smoutlu'd oir on 0110 side nnd the place and dulo of my good fortune inscribed thereon, the carrying out of which conceit cost 1110 fJ.'.Od. Altogether, I should think my llud cost me nearly $10; so take mv ndvlee. and if vou run across any stray dollars dou't pick 'em up." New York Sun. Garment of the F.aklnio. Tile Rnklmo costume consists In sum mer of sealskins, und In winter of reindeer skins, the latter being always worn In duplicate, ono set with the fur next the body, the other with tho fur outside, an arrangement that Is even net tor than the famous one of Ilrlan O'Lynn, who, ac cording to the old song, having 110 breeches to wear, got I1I111 a sheepskin to make him a pnlr, and then With the tkinuy aide out, and the woolly tide in, He was line and warm was Urlaa O'l-jnu. The pattern of their garments varies not a whit from generation to generation. The coat, which does not button but is hauled on over the head, has a large capuchin, In Eskimo liingunge, "ninook," at tho buck of the neck. The only ditlerence between the coats of the men and the women lies hi the latter being graced with a tall, both "fore and lift," so to speak, upou which the feminine fond ness for ornamentation is indulged to tho full extetit of the wearer's means, so thnt they may be seen adorued with numerous rows of beads and bits of brass or copper, such things as the works of a clock not being despised, for Instance. A very popular form of decora tion consists of tablespoons, which they break in two nnd arrange lu vurlous de vices, grouping the handles lu one place and the bowls In another. J. Mucdouald Oxley In American Mamislne. A Ulg Umbrella. The biggest umbrella in the world bus been made by Messrs. Wilson, Mnthoson & Co., of Glasgow, for the use of a West AJiican king. The um brella, which can be closed in the usuid manner. Is twenty-one feet in diameter, and is ulllxed to a polished mahogany staff of tho saino length. The canopy is inadu of Indian Btrnw, lined with cardinal and white, has a score of straw tassels and a border of crimson satin. On the top U a pitio shaped straw orna ment which terminates In a gilded cone. When hi uso tho umbrella is fixed In tho ground, und under its shelter the king is able to entertain thirty guests at dinner. London Tit-BiU ry Had Mnnncra. It oright to be clear to any ono who has the most elementary knowledge of the laws of etiquette that to disturb others needlessly in tho enjoyment of a dearly purchased pleasure Is evidence of very bad manners. Musical people suffer more from such Interruptions than persons whose ears are not similarly refined can Imagine; for the true colors of a Wagner Ian score nre as exquisitely delicate and re fined ns the evanescent films nnd colors a soap bubble, so that the mere rustlin of n fun or a programme mars them. Henry T. Flnck liVfhe Cosmopolitan. llarburlty and Commea Senae. Tlio nations which still eat with the fingers defend the practice on the ground of cleanliness. A Malay gentleman re gards the use of a fork much as we slioutl think of the uso of a borrowed toothpick. He is troubled by the reflec tion that ft has been in other mouths and thut somo lazy servant may have neglected to wash it properly. The care of his lingers are in his own chargo, and he knows that they are clean and that they have never been in any one's else mouth. Popular Science Monthly. A 1'aratlel. How doas Inatiut Donnelly obtain his root nnmbcrt U th question asked by those who have examined ioe famous cipher. It leerat to tie a case of root, bacon, or die, Siw York World.