Ll
; wlQUlD GOLD.
i - mm
tsenii thet K snmewlwr ie rr lag story,
L l.liun how peanaiil, but ud h.ry,
lurk'lwd but Willi Hi" UMMimrjr of aood dewlt,
luto llw had fa"'1 "here 'ieaU ""wad.
i"im '"' "'iih "' Vmn " 'mcousiiksl
,.ra ful U) taint 1 radiant IVrl India.
, bcrviuj a clislk brimmed Willi li.uld foli
Till," lb 'ulr attendant. "In distilled
0( (.Ml daed. Iiiiuk! For the fl hava
allied
KluilnrM fur klnJnnia. In tliu) draught thou'lt
Dii'l
Aurauce of endearing prat of mind.
Viireof renewliii! lift) aii4jMruitli' lucrea!"
r l.'tn a Hie peasant drank Hie kkIud kind
R, lured was In) lo joulu. to health and (
tin 10 that ram nectar la llila wiuo
V Into Ilia sunbeam Ri'l"2 K"ld fur gold!
" huiua mystic jt liku that liy k-iceud told
(lai li niM"n w ii li a iritt do io;
. Huh In ll trwuuire of vitulitv
l ufulliuKi.li it beucdicllon brine
(.intuit and airviith unlo llmsuferlnr,
. Jluua U) Hit bk-lti on life I i uicuinit .
I -I'hilauViukl Next.
j SIIKKIFF JACK'S STOKY.
9 .
I When I found Jlmt I would Iiuvb to
waitseverul hours ut Pott'deiviHe for my
train I wondered huw I could manage to
pass away the time.
i It wu rather dull for an hour or so,
until I met Sheriff Jack.
We Introduced ourselves. The sheriff
saw thut 1 was a stronger, and having
tiothing to do lie proceeded to entertain
'lilt'.
I I had heard strange stories of lawless
deeds in Buckshot county stories in
w hich Sheriff Jack figured conspicuously,
and as we lounged in the sliadu in front
of the court limine 1 found myself asking
questions rather freely.
My companion was not at all reticent.
After lie had pumped me to hissutisfuc
tioii he begun to talk about ISucksliot
county and its noted characters.
It was very pleasant to rest there in
(lie shade, watching the sturdy six footer
as he whittled a pine shingle, and it was
fiiial to an Arabian Night's Entertain
ment to listen lo some of his yum.
Tho-CMinty, if what i heard was true,
was a rough locality. Human life wa
lint held lit a very high estimate. Some
times duels were fought, and long stand
ing feuds between families occasionally
resulted in bloody tragedies.
While we were talking a young man,
whose pale, sad face ami flittering eye
Instantly drew my n.l i in, walked out
'of the court house ami made his way
down the btreet.
"Thet's Hob Hansom," said the sherifl
in a low tune, with a significant nod of
Ins head.
"And what is lie?" I asked; "one of
your lawyers or merchants?''
"Oh, no jest a planter like most of
lis."
4 "Anything remarkable?
"Yas let yer life thar is he's a Van
lee, yer know."
S "Never heard of him," I replied brisk
y; "but why is a Yankee remarkable':"
"Yer don't quite ketch on," answered
Sheriff Jack. "Thet Yankee thar has
Idled six niggers."
t "Did he blow them up with dynamite?"
I asked laughing, for 1 did not believe
tin' tale.
The sheriff looked at me with a frow n
1 "Mcbbo yer calls sicliasthater jokin'
Hint ter," be said.
? I hastened to assure him that he was
tuistukeu, and l)egged him to tell me all
sUut it.
J "Yer see," said he, "this young feller
Ransom bus killed sis niggers that we
know of, and how many more the Lord
Only knows."
jj "Has be been tried?"
I "Tried fur whuff Inquired the sheriff.
J "For murder."
I "No, und ain't erg wine tor be."
5 "Has he been arrested?"
t "Arrested fur whuff
f "Do you mean to tell me," 1 6aid, "that
the authorities have made no effort to
bring him lo justice?" .
If "Thefs a bran' new wuy of putting it,"
replied Sheriff Jack; "but thefs about
the size of it."
I was silent a full minute. Then 1
spoke up.
$ "Did Ransom kill those men because
tin y attacked him, or in a fight, or how'f
"lie jest hunted 'em down one by one
an' killed "em."
"Mr. Jack," I exclaimed, "I cannot un
derstand such ti state of affuirs. Why
don't you arrest the man?" '
j The sheriffs eyes grew misty, and he
, iied away something like a tear.
"Cunnle," he whisicred, hoarsely, "I'd
resign fust. . liesides, 1 have no call ter
act. The grand jury has found no in
dictment. Thar's no warrant out. 1
never saw Hansom fire a shot. We jest
know in reason thet he done the job, but
thefs all. We ain't got no pint blank
evidence, un' we don't want none."
i "It will hurt the tiounty."
I "Not by a durn bight. It will help it."
Then Sherilf Jack told me all about the
ad business.
i Kobcrt ItaiiBoiu had'eome to Buckshot
oounty with his young wife from the
north, and had made bis home on a
plantation.
j The Itunsoms in a quiet way made it
understood from the first that they were
going to carry out their own peculiar
ideas. They hired a large number of ne
groes and treated them just as they would
have treated so many whites. They paid
them good wages monthly in cash, loaned
them money, w orked them eight hours a
day and pivo them frequent holidays.
i The young couple were so pleasant anil
attractive, so honest in their views and
so full of good fellowshipthat their neigh
bors were very friendly with them. Oc
casionally the older citizens warned them
that they were making a mistake, and
that their negroes would give them trou
ble. But the Rnnsoms laughed at all this.
They said that kiudness was bound to
win, and they believed that putting the
negroes on a footing with the white
would stimulate them to do better work
and make them more faithful.
' It w as suggested one day to Eausoui
iliat it was a risk to leave his wife alone
on the plantation when he went to town.
The young man laughed the idea U
corn.
"My policy makes us safe," he said.
"My negroes nre bound to me by the tie
it gratitude and friendship. Thc- woulJ
iiie in our defense."
One day in the eummer Ransom had
to go to town on business. Just bef ore
l e started bis wife, a pretty, fragile little
tiling, put her arm arHind his neck, and
begged hint to return early.
"Bless my life! I believe you are afraid T
said Ransom.
-I feel nervous," answered his ife. "I
don't know w hat is the matter w ith me.
Lull am strangely oVjifessed. All -the
bouse servants are going off to camp
meeting and I shall be alone. Now, try
Ij et borne before dark, please."
Hansom prond. and kiied her!"and
then haudni her a small pistol.
"If anybody ls.tl.ers you point that at
llieiu, he said, jeniiiu.lv.
"I will do more," hlic' answered; "if
'ii in danger of the worst I will turn It
gainst inywlf,"
Her hi.Hl.u,,,! kissed her again, told h..r
that she was a little fool, RII1 t,Mv oir ,
town.
ll was Saturday, and a busy dav. In
"pile of his best efforts Ransom 'found
that he was late in getting home.
At last the planter w.is on the road, and
lie flew at (he top of his speed.
Nine o'clock-fen caught him before he
reached the plantation.
Before taking his horse to the stable he
thought he would. ssak to his wife,
w hose white dress he saw on the piazza.
lie walked right up to her and she did
not move, as she Kit there in a big rock
ing chair.
W hat did her silence mean?
Ransom saw a dark stain on the white
die-, and seized his wife by the arm.
bhe was dead-shot through the breast
-and in one hand she still held the pis
tol with u hi. h she had taken her yo'mg
life! ' h
The wretched an found that the
house had Um-ii ioliU-d, and the foot
prints near it showed that a strong gang
of negroes had visited it during his al
sence. It needed no one to tell him why
his wife had killed herself. It was her
only escape fmm a worse fat".
"Yas," drawled Sheriff Jack, after
telling this part of the story; "it stirred
up the county. Every Issly was sorrv fur
the poor feller, but he niL'ht er knowed
jest how it would turn out. All the nig
gers turned up but six, an' in course we
siispii-ioned 'em. We tried bloodhounds
and done our level best, but nobody had
any luck but Ransom. Fust an' last he
got erway wiih six of the devils an' made
no lsmes about it either."
"Did he tell iff 1 asked.
"Sartinly he did. Manr an' niunv a
night he's come Uick from his hunt an'
told me alsnit another nigger he'd fixed
that day." -
"It is awful," was my comment.
"That's no mime for it." said the sherilf.
"but Itansom was not ter blame. He w as
only a youngster, full of New England
crank ideas, and he thought black human
nuliir was the same as white human
natur. After his trouble he acted like n
man hunted the U-asts down, lie made
seine of them confess, an' then shot 'em.
Others had some of his wife's trinkets,
an' others jest acted suspicious like, yer
know. He made a clean sweep of the
gang, nn', stranger, you're the fust man
thefs talked about arresting luid Irving
him."
"I didn't understand the case," was
my reply.
"Well, yer understand it now," said
Sherilf Jack. "We don't stand no fixil-
in' down here in Buckshot county. We
go in fur straight justice. If yer got on
the jury would yer go agin Bob Ran
som?" 'No, I would not," was my emphatic
resionse.
"OiMid fur you! shouted the sheriff.
"Thet's the way we feel. Bob ltnnsoni
will never Ik? bothered in this county."
Just then I heard the whistle of my
train, and with a hurried shake of the
hand I left Sheriff Jack. If any of my
readers ever visit Buckshot county it will
pay them to hunt up this model bllicer.
Some of his methods may be a little
irregular, but he is the right man in the
right place. Wallace P. lieed ill Atlanta
Constitution.
Startling Incident of I lie War.
During the carlv part of ISlst the pen-
end's division whs quietly settled in quar
ters in its camp south of Jliirireeslxm) .
While there be related this curious inci
dent:
Col. Conrad, of the Fifteenth Missouri.
Informed luo thut hu irot through without
much difficulty; lu fact, that everything
bad irone all right and been eminent ly
satisfactory, except that in returning he
had been mortified by the conduct of I ho
two females belonging to the detachment
and division train at my headquarters.
These women, he raid, had given much
annoyance by getting drunk, and to some
extent demoralizing his men. To say thut
I was astonished at his statement would
ue a mild wav of putting it, and hud I not
known him to bea most upright mun and
f sound sense. 1 should havodoubted not
only his veracity but his sanity. Inquiring
who they were and for further details. I
was luform-Hl that there certainly were in
the rommanJ two females, tlmt iu some
mysterious manner had attached them
selves to the service as soldiers; that one,
an East Tennessee womau. was a team
ster in the division wagon train and the
other a private soldier iu a cavalry com
pauy temporarily attached to my head
quarters for escort duty.
lille oni on me lorngiug exprumuu
these Amazons hud secured a supply of
atiplo jack" by some means, got very
drunk, and on the return hud fallen Into
Stone river and been nearly drowned
Aftr they had been fisheu from the
water, in the process of resuscitation their
sex was disclosed, though up to this time
it appeared to be known only to each
other. The story was strulght and the
clrcumstunce clear, so. convinced of Con
rad'a continued sanity, I directed the pro
vost marshal to bring lu -arrest to my
headquarters the two disturbers of Con
rad s Deuce of mind. After somo little
search the East Tennessee woman was
found iu carnn. somewnat tiie worse lor
the expericniTS of the day before, tut
awaiting her fate contentedly Bmoking a
Cob pipe. She was brought to me, and
put in duress under charge of the division
sur-von until her companion could be se
cured To the doctor she related that tui
veur before she had "reiugeea irotn rjist
Tenm-see. ami on arriving in iuisvui
, . '.. I antorlit a M '1
ftSSIII lltl U1SII UU -
bt ii. i d employment icamsier in iue
. .1 IT. fin.
fill., I i i i iasier uiuiiiicu,. ...
ures were verv largo, ana so coarse auu
masculine was her general appearance
that t l.e would reauny nave passeu aa a
man. and " her case me ueccpuou was iw
dould i . -i!y practiced..
NeM "lay the -slie dragoon waacauKiiv
and rit.Md tohearainer prcpussessmij
young v email. "u ""b"
i ml hardened by exposure, I
doubt if. i vt ii with these marks of cam-
naigniu-' e coma nave uerri.-u
k-adilv .-d l'" companion. How the
two got acquainted I never learned, and
though thev had joined the army inde
pendent ly of'ea. h ..t her.yet an int imaoy had
sprung up betw.-en them long before the
mishm .s of t he foraging ex pedit ion. They
both were forwarded to army headquar
ters and, when provided with clothing
suited to their sex. sent back to Nash
ville and thence beyond our lines to
Uuiville."-Cen. SheridanjBook.
Cap Cod (.rwluall IMaappwInf.
There isnt mnch doubt that Cape Cod u)
retting eaten up by tie 81? sea, and in
En. w.l .lisaw-r. The I'."ovmoetwn Advo
wtesay.lbat "k- than ooe hundred Tear.
Sve i"l UsMtw f'"
1 . ...a Th farimnnl tit if
cl!a- lnrlud.il a plot of land ten acre, in ,
.rtent. At tlie i-rweut time this mciosure j
S bnort I ..I eT PJt Ju4 ,
oorth of the marine tutioa. at UvUual,
EgU the t U"'r I
l.M AtilN i:V IHSKASR.
ILLS INTENSIFIED AND MORBID FAN
CIES HARD TO CURE.
Hiin. rln.-. u( I. tmCriiird IIjimmIkiu.
diue (iimvr ami ll.urt )lx-aM lu Ilia
I.mI I due lu a New Vurk lltoplUL
tuir.l lu in.-, ii Mliiulra.
The writer called oil a imiiiber of prom
inent pliysiriansaiida.skedthiui If, among
their patients, they hud many who hmig
bled I hey hud diseases which, they did not
huve. Smio very Interesting informal ion
was obtained. The doctors said it was
found to be a very common trouble, and
that the chief diws these people im
agine tiny have ares-uncer, heart disease,
nd Bright' disease, lu the language of
the profession, the compluiiil U kuowu as
hypochondriasis.
it was found thut the disease is often
ri'uii'iiiu-. 1 i ne nine ol lieu, tiruiil a
sickness and deatli from cancer of the
thitiut.aml during the illness of the luto
Kaiser I'riedilch. hiinilivdsof people with
nothing Kcrious at all the unit icr with
them cullod iijx.n Dr. Khnuly. who attend
ed lien, liraiit.and told him' they hud can
cer of tho throat coming ou and wished
to be treuted for it.
Hue celebrated physii luii. who made a
pecial study of tho 'disease, said that it
was worthy of nufe thut iu all these cases
the patient reasons correctly thut Is, lie
draws lust Inferences froia tho error.
Thus the Prince of Uelirlxiu, when he
supHised biiiist If to be a plant, reasoned
Justly when he Insisted upon being
watered with tho rest of the plants every
day. In like maimer, the hypochondriac
who supposes himself to be dead reasons
wilh the Siimo correctness wheu lid
stretches his body ami limbs on the bed
or a board and assumes tho stillness and
silence of a dead man.
The following Is from tho records of
ono of the New York hospital's house
surgeons:
"It was on July 0 that a man of small
stature, who was found afterwards to be
shoemaker by trade, who was apparent
ly about -ll) years of age, esi-ajied from his
homo and was running at largo in the
Btrects of the city, lacerating his flesh
and beating his head aguiust the sides of
houses. A number of citizens managed
tociipturo him, uud they brought blm to
tho hosjiital, followed by a big crowd.
With Lis arms tied behind him, and iu
tho greatest agony, his face bruised and
swollen. Lis lips torn to pieces and
streaming with blood, he was ushered
Into the hospital by those who bad him in
charge. 1 una them at the door and in
quired Into the case. The man was eager
to tell his ownflory, but witu, dillicully
collected words to rouvey it. Ilis lan
guage was copious, but his agitation so
great tlmt he could hardly utter a sen
tence, being Interrupted by constant
efforts to tear his lips to pieces. Those
with him knc'.v nothing except that they
had prevented him from beating out bis
owu bruins. At length ho conveyed tho
information where his distress w'us, and
upuii which his mind was deluded. Iu
Lis upper lip he said there was a worm
gnawing his flesh and penetrating into
his body, nud unless he could tear it out
the worm would soon bo beyond his reach
and inevitably destroy him. This was
the causo of his misery. Ho was assured
of the possibility of relief, and with a
smiling countenance I putted hiiuoutho
shoulder and bade him un longer bo un
easy, for 1 would cut out tho worm. Ilis
eves sparkled, and iu an instant he re
plied, 'Will you? Do- it theu. Do it,
quick, for (iod's sake.'
"Ho was urged not to despair, for I
was now reudv to remove the insect prey
ing upon his flesh. Accordingly, we went
to the cells of the maniucs. Wheu being
seated he fixed himself for tho operation.
I paraded six lancets on tho table before
him. By muking a display of this and
otner preparations und sending for assist
ance lie became composed, waiting with
patience the result. Iu the meantime I
Lad sent in search of tho worm. Tho
person sent, being unsuccessful, stayed
too long and 1 hurried out the dour and
picked from the ground ouo of the largo
worms or caterpillars which infested the
poplar trees ut that timo and bad fallen
from tho trees by tho door. Ouo end of
the insect hud Urn trodden upon, and it
was nearly dead. This 1 got, and on re
turning found my patient's uneasiness
increased. But upon seeing me tako the
instruments Im lixed himself in the cluiir
and requested my assistants, the apoth
ecary and the orderly man, to hold his
Lands lest he should start while under
puin of the cutting bistrumcut.
"With a lancet tho operation was begun.
I pricked his lip with it, which made him
flinch a little. Ho accordingly leaned
buck his head firmly agaiusl the person
w ho Mood behind him, uud shut Lis eyes
tightly, and thus fixed he bore tho re
peated pricks of the instrument with
steadiness abd fortitude. After pinching
Lis lip with one hand and wounding it
with the other, I cut of! a portlou of the
upper lip which ho hud toru with Lis
nuils and w hich was pendulous. 1 now
assured Mint hut the operation was nearly
completed, for tho head of the worm could
be seen. The bystanders cried out: "There
it is! there it is! He raised eyes to see,
but was cautioned to bo still for one iniik
ute longer, at which he again shut Lis
eyes. 1 then gave him a severe pinch,
drew the edge of the lancet across the
lacerated lip, and exclaiming, 'I've got
him,' opened my hand and exposed the
great worm.
"The man rose from his seat and gazed
at the worm with astonishment beyond
utterance. At length ho spoke and re
quested me to preserve it, for, he observed
with tranquillity, his friends had said Lo
was crazy, but this would be an evidence
to tho contrary.
"The result of this deceptive operation
was a perfect cure, and tide remarkable
change was efiected in less than fifteen
minutes after the patient eitered tho
hospital."
The best doctors say that the causes of
the disease lie in conditions usually ob
scure, which lower tho tone of the gen
eral health or depress the vitality of the
brain, either by physical wear or mental
worry. Disappointment, bad habits,'
want of proper mental occupation, often
cause the trouble. Tue treatment con
sists in measures to Improve the general
health, especially a full diet, carefully
selected; hydro-therapeutics, massage,
gymnastics, horseback riding, walking,
row ing, abundant and agreeable exercise
in the open air, and the management of
the pat ient's surroundings so as to lighten
the mind and relievo from worry, perhaps
by travel or sea voyage.
Argument is commonly worse than use
less, but there should boa decided im
pression giyeu that the generally morbid
stato is duo to ill health. The risk of
suicide is so small that restriction of lib
erty diiected to its prevention does more
Lurni than good. William Henry Haw ley
lu Boston (ilobo. -
Imfslng tha Pmcnt.
Geotleman (to Uncle Rartus, wrestling with
a watermelon) Aren't you afraid of cramp
Curia IUstusf
Uncle Bastus (contemptuously) Wot dot
yo's'posel don corn fo'er lew orampst
Tb Epoch.
A believer in grapes claims that they
are good for that mysterious disease, ma
laria. Eat all yon ran, but be sure they
are ripe, is the advice.
Buttciiboh in children's garments are a
to t-or out, tj iiJly lu wauits and drawerf
baixU If you aiil titrh a strong cord im
mediately iu front of the buttonhole yoe
will bav no luor trouhla of this kind.
HOBBIES OF THE MEDICOS.
Arnica Thirty Vrara At lha Creal
i.mulrldr "Malarl ,"
Kearly every physician has a bobby,
Medicine itclf ha bobbies. Kaih'liuu
tlna relate lo rouiMlie; other time to cause
OfdiseuMV Thirty year ago arnica wu the
punaocA for even thing. A drop on a lump
of ugar taken internally would cur all tho
dwse between and including iulltlenra and
cholera morbus. A few drop on the hand
rulitxsl over any external Injury would
aliiiixt siiiici'sedu the iieiwaaty of surgery,
alsibsh rheiiniiitiiiiii, exterminate cramps,
mnl' the liiiiiti man leap like a hart or the
ton'ue of the dumb aitig for jo v. Arnica
had us run for nnu'ly ton ymn. The Indif
ference of men, the euthiinlasin of women
and the curiosity of children, with their Ui
eaiwoity fo:- reliance, created an oppor
tunity for arnica that entitle it to rank
hiuh among the fallacious factor of a
science foiiud.Hl on conjivtur and unproved ,
by murder.
Following arnica came cnrl"olic acLl It
Was a crwit germlcliU All disease existed in
germ form. Therefore, carbolic acid was the
remedy for all disease. If '0U inhaled a lit
llu of it you w ould cure original sin If you
rublosl tlicliackjof your neck with it you
would in' relieved of bunion. If you luhri-
cnl. si your shins w ith it headacho would m
apicar. U you sat in the same room with
ft your mind and body would l rejuvenated.
A long tunc was rctpitrcd to reduce curlsiiie
acid to the iisvtable role of a modest disin
feciuut and to the bumble position of an
alleviator of aching teeth. There have been
various other hobble In the form of reme
dies, ltromidcs and chloride divided em-pii-e,
until it was found that women in vast
liuiuhci-H wei-e rushing to drunkenness, lunacy
and suicide. Coeaiuo bo bad the cull until
lately, but happily it cost M much that it
cannot Is) uunemlly used, and its iwrslyting
puwlhililies ure isiwerfully appreciated.
Ah markftd as this craze (or remedies i
the medical huhitof finding a cuuso for every
disease. The savage regarded lickinw 0 a
form of depravity, and used to exorcise the
devils out of the patient. Modern therawu
lics may be said to Is) saddled with this devil
theory also. Oueduvd was culled iudigivtion;
another wasting. There are many more;
they otteu rage at the same time; but the
uut frequent, fashionable and Inntastio devil
which calls for thuexoivising power of doctor
is malaria. Uuchilduglutlouf ItisauuVr
ing from muluriu. Unn a woman gorge her
self with food and let her muscle atagnuto
for want of exerciser It is malaria, Do
families, by disregarding all laws of health,
fall sick amid the mountains or by tha se or
iu steam heated city hoiisesf It i malaria.
Malaria i the cause of everything. lirook
lyii Kagltt,
Tiitant Mrdlrlne" Ailvartlnliif.
I met ouo of the great luteut umlicluo
manufacturer of the country lust week ou
the railroad. Wo got to talking about tho
uuiiiilest dccliuo iu the busmen of adver
tising by means of uiiitiug signs OU rocks,
bams ami fences, setting up stauds an I
othcrwisodisll'uring the landscape, ami he
suiil; "My ex'rienee iu advertising ha
been that' though such device may pay for
awhile, as long as they ure novelties, they
nie iHiiuid iu the end to cease to attract at
tention. Tho only advertising thut lost i
thut in tho new simpers. I hud rather huvo
mm duy's advertising of my medicine In a
xist than a month of three sheet poster
all over New York.
"A good many years ago I had a mart
young fellow working for me. Ho could not
get along willi my foreman and I bad to dis
charge him, though 1 hated to do it, I told
him that if I could help him to got along by
himself I would do so. Oneday became to me
to borrow fVI. lie said he had a corn cure
that some old countryman had given him.
He had tried it oil himself and found it good
and ho thought he could work up a sale for
It, 1 had not much coatldeuce iu it, but 1
loaned him tho inoucy. Ho advertised tho
thiug first in some Sunday paper. A little
money came in enough to let him advertise
a couple of t imes in thu dailies. Mora money
was the n-siilt, and he keptou. At the end
of a your he was running a snug business. At
the end of two years he was getting rich.
Hu had added other medicines to his hat, and
beeauio lils'lul and scientific advertiser.
He died a ample of years ago, leaving over
a million and a business tlmt kt'p ou grow
ing, because his successors follow out the
plun of advertising ho inaugurated so suc
cessfully." Trumblo in Now York News,
Smnka us an Instrument of Warfare,
Bmoko will certainly play an itniortant
part in tho warfuie of the futuie. At Mil
ford Haven ami at IiOngford harbor it was
arlilleinlly create.! in largo quantities In or
der to form sciveii:i, behind which attacking
ford's might, uuolwurved, approach within
short rango of forts and batteries. On eacn
occusion' rafts laden with combustible were
set on fire and floated luto ositlous from
which thu wind carried tho smoke iu a more
or less dense cloud in the direction of tho de
fense. Ou the other hand, ever since the iutroduo
tiouof modern ordnance and rupid ri lie lire
it bus been felt that the hugo volumes of
smoko which would be belched forth during
a battle of the jireseutday would probably
prevent the use of big, guns to the best ad
vaiitago. Kmoko, iu fuct, may, according to
circumstance, Ihi either a grout assistance or
a grave impediment in wurfare. Tho Ideal
state of things is, of course, one iu which the
production of smoke shall be controlled, so
thut either a clear utmosphere or a clouded one
may, us need may arise, be creaUd around a
battery or ship in action. This ideal ba
now, to some extent, been attained. It is
found that moke, as it iasuc from the mus
cle of a heavy guu, can be almost simultane
ously precipitated by moans of a simple
electrical sppuratua, The invention is based
upon the researches of Profeassor Tyndall,
Lord ltayleigh and Professor Lodge, in the
action of electricity upon floating dust and
vujior; and it should be of considerable mili
tary value. Kb James' Gazette,
Tha lula un Ilia Farm.
A mule weighing 1,000 pounds is aliout
as strong as a horse weighing 1,500
isiunds. If well used mules will live
twenty-five to forty year. They ure use
ful nearly twice as long as heavy horses,
often three times as long if used on the
paved streets of citi.-s. As n rulo mil es
do not becomu vicious if used continual
ly, but horse mules will frequently kill
pigs, calves, sheep, etc., if kept Idle and
well fed. .
New England Homestead advises that
in caring for mules the saiuo rule should
be followed, as in the care of horses,
namely, kind treatment, quiet but firm
control being exercised. Mule should
lie broken to the bridle and halter while
very young, and liefore they get their
teeth, thut they may be the easier han
dle,). If this plan is adopted there will
be little trouble with them a they de
velop, and when strong enough to be
put to work they will lake it as natur
ally as does a horse. Mule colts demand
as uiurh care and warmth in winter as
any other animal, and the size and stam
ina deieuds as much ou food a does
that of the horse.
Wou! il a Hmatioaw
lira. l)uquiuc I suppose you tlcg or
plav?
lib- Newcomer Ob, do; I'm cot at
11 musicaL
J'rs. Iniqtieroc You recite, probablyJ
JiisH Newcomer Oh. D, indeed!
llrs. Iuqui-iio Well, then, I aurposo
yon paint pUiques?
)iia Newcomer Me paint! I couldn't
paint a lem-e.
Jim. Duiiuesne (eaccrly) Oh, you deal
girl, bow lovely ! iou uiusi promise io
come to eery one of my reception.
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. IX AN'.KLI'TATOR CAR.
PERSONAL PECULIARITIES OBSERVED
BY THE MAN THAT RUNS IT.
IMAVraiir lli-tni'rn the Arlli.u of Ma
and Wimieii W lit lllde In t-levalur.
IIuiiIIm for a l.ul rN-ki-ilMoa Wurta
ItcuiistiilNTliia-.
"IV) von olucrvo many ptvuliaritic or od
dities ou (he part of your passeu-ci-sr asked
a rciortcr f iniiu who runs au eleutor lu
a I n building .low u lo u. ,
"llhl yes," was the rs-j.ly. "Somelimisi It
i quite aiuiisiii. If a stsoii ha a ss'iiliar
ulniili in hnn, or her.nl nil he or she is pretty
ure to show it ou tim elevator. For ono .
thing, the 'rsoii running the elevator li al-1
ways iiimw-d lo U a t.-rainliiilatiug direv '
lory, and the Im the jki 'ii'T know aUmt !
anything, the utorc the elevator man is ex
pected to know. Well, n rule, we are nolo
U direct sple t tiny pint of the city a
well as to any part of the houso In whi n
we work."
QflTB INTKIlEsTINil.
"Do you noti.v any ditl'ereiieu U'tween the
actions of llo-ll and womeu who ride ou
elevator?''
"Yes, un. I it's qilito IllteiWliig. A woman
from out of town will call at a store with
aome of her lady I rieiiils, do some shopping,
take a rule ou the elevator and do aome more
hopping. After Inning puivlmstsl all they
Intend lo, the wirly Miiiicliiiica Uud that they
have licit her mom y nor pocketbook. Theu
away they rush to iho elevator uud 'go for
tho man in charp" after this style:
" 'Have yon ivh my isickcibooUl I was
hi the elevator au hoar uo, don't you r
mciiils-rl 1 ut riKht tin iv. Just look on the
floor and we if it ain't there. If it ain't it
must be in the elevator at the hotel, for I've
only liccu iu that clewilor mid Ihi ouo.'
"Mho wem to think that she could not los
her money lu any place but iu au elevator.
The mail, of i-oursv, rcmciulicr her, as h
has only earriisl about a hundred hiku copl
linee she was there hcfoiv. Yes, women
always conic to the elevator to inquire alsiut
their lit-t umbrellas, pirasols, sHetacles,
Kirtmauteiius and unylhing else they may
chance to lone. Women who six not used to
ruling iu elevator don't like It very well at
first; they say it give them such, a peculiar
sensation, uud they often declare that they
would rather walk up stairs, und thut they
will walk down. Hut they often can't tell
w hether they iiiv going up or going down.
They'll get on ut the street lloor and ask to
Ih taken lip. They're upt to get confused you
ee. Men don't do shoiping the same way
women do. They hardly eer gu in crowds,
they don't carry so much stull with them,
and they rarely lose anything. If au article
is k fl In the elevator, It's generally a woman
that leuvc it there,
A MAN'S WAT.
"Men sts'iu to bo almost dummies when
they're riding wit h us. If u mini inquire for
a certain ilepartiueiit, and is told that it I to
tho riht; iu nine cases out of ton he will go
to tiie left; and it's Just a lnd when be I
told lo go to the left, for he will theu nearly
always go t he i-i lit ; it dnmnt mut tor whether
ho is iu the habit of riding iu elevator or
not. While a woman, if she ho any expert
eacn iu the mat ter at all, uhvu vi know what
to do. Hhe 'catches on' as quick as a man.
The ivosoii for the dilicrciice may ba, I sup
piH, iu acisirdnnce with llu law which says
tlmt man uets froia reason, while woman
m ts from instinct, u womaa' lending char
acteristic b'iug p"rccptiou, whilo man's la
rcllcction. Ho may be HUideriug over lomo
thiug which hu no iuimediuUf connection
with that which ho may hednliiKat thet lino.
Hut w hen a woman 1 out hopping ft' all
tliicipur: und nothing else. Hho seem to pos
kss the happy faculty of combining business
Willi pleasure. When she starts out shopping
(he generally calculates to have a good time
a well, although she may not admit it, The
greatest trouble w ith men and boy is that
they want to os'ii the doors and ruu the ele
vator themselves generally. Hut there is one
class of men that I ought to except from
pretty much all that I havo mid, uud that is
old soldiers. They always go where they are
told und act with courti'sy."
"Is the Hipping' system to the elevator men
In yogim!"
"Yes, in hotel to some extent; but no
where else iu this country. In Kngland,
w here they cull tho elevators 'lift,' tho at
tendant expu'ta tiM from everylssly. There
is one tliiag you illicit say, if you are going
to print any of that," the rciorU)r inform
ant a 1 lis I, "und that is that everylssly ought
to I: low that if they simply grip hold of the
ro,i und hold It th inly without pulling it Up
or down, it will stop the elevator. lVrhagi
that' tho most useful thing for sopla who
ride 'on elevator to remember in case of ai
cident."' New York Commercial Adver
tiser. Tha rtiilunle KrltimMilp fail.
"The lnh-st fail," said a threwd old maid,
whokeea keen eyoou all thut goc on In
society and ba tlie entice everywhere, "l
for the young men of UOorlii to flirt with
some woman of X or 40. I dou't think ther
is anything wrong iu these attachments the
friendship is purely l'lutotiic. 1 asked for
an explanation from my big brother, uud lis
say a woman 1 never interesting until sho
is bo. Ulirl say yes to everything you suy,'
he said, 'or else they ure so mart there is no
enduring them. A woman, when the get to
bo M or 'S) Minis out thut if ho holil bur own
she must have something beyond a handsome
face, so tho reiuls and ti lts to lie well In
formisk They learn to be tolerant of other'
idios and not to preface every adjective wilh
V Young men of 0 to 'i know more than
their seiiioi- lu literary matters, and more
than they do themselves later. They ai
awfully book learned, 1 toll you, and use lost
long but a great deal more profanity than
we.do, Ho I Htipiie thut i why tiiey cat-.h
on the old girls. You just talk with a Inun
of X, uud you find that all he thiuks of ll
business. Oh, yl You just talk with a
girl one of our u t and it 1 dress, dress,
and nothing elsti Of course the boys don't
marry thum old girl. Men auoia afruld of
woman who knows enough to be an equal,
but such a woman make a very pleasant
00JiiianioD for a tele a teto." Buffalo Now
A Counter an tha Hidnwalk.
A step higher than tlie ordinary street
ptddlcr 1 the man who has a counter In
front of some shop. Hi tenure is generally
that ao common in the middle ages, and con
sist in Hcrviii rendered, uch a doing
chore or keeping the sidewalk clean for tht
owner of the building in front of which hi
bo hi tainL Hound line, however, a con
siderable rent is puid for the privilege during
the. holiday. l-Svveiity-llvu dollar, for in-tam-e,
was ud this year for one of the cor
ner of Kixtli avenue und FourUwnth tns-t
Tlie tenure Is au uncertain ono at best, and
the proprietor is liable to arrest and to
have his tUick in truiie carted ofT by tin
bureau of encuuilirsueui, from which be can
only obtain it by frying the cost of cartugl
and .-rlmi a flue. New York World.
For "liar Treclou" U rllaxa,
"Ilarry, shall I wear a eli out riding
with you this eveningr"
"No, dearest ; take my advice and don t.
Why notV"
"Maude, you Lave been eating onion.
Why. Harry!"
"It 1 only for your precious welfare
that I speak. Suppose your breath should
get tangled op hi your veil. Von might
die of suffocation." Merchant Traveler.
fconicthlnf talrlilnf
The amateur photographer and th
i .... I...- ,un f ablfo it v and ttiara
ourgiar .w, v- - ------ ,
Is Uudouuieuiy soiuoihiuk vanmug .ou
the policeman and the fisherman. Har
per's Uazar.
. An English physician claim a new way
to benefit consumptive by (riving theaj
larrlr of rice and wblaky.
HARD ON THE MINISTER.
ni Poor Pay for s-rll rrlrr A Few
mm.
Those old question concerning paying
tho minister for such special service ai
rotiliriiiaiious, baptisms, wedding and
funeral services are again up for agitation
nd discussion IV'iple are to be found
who 1 1 1 1 til: not only that a minister ought
lo work for almost nothing and find him
self, but that he ought to Include all
these sK'cinl services In the work he doe
for hi regular salary It is hard oil tlie
ordinary minister A to tho few minis
ters who receive princely salaries, their
fees mo lurg.i iu proportion I'eoplo who
eH-ct ss-ial service of I hem generally
tin the fair thing as to roniH'nsation.
Such sH'ciul service as ought to be per
formed in church when the congregation
is assembled are usually considered part
of a minister's regular duty Should a
minister be culled toa private house to bap
tize hiihy there Is sn evident propriety
iu making him a present of some kind iu
return for his kindness and as a compen
sation for his t rouble. It may be In rash,
or it may bo some acceptable article for
table use or for household decoration
I'eoplo w ho give books to ministers gen
enilly mako the mistake of selecting some
book which tho minister dics not want.
Somo gcssl people who recently gave their
pastor a cony of the llible did not stop to
think that he already had In his library
about fifteen copies In vsrious styles anil
Iu wedding fees It may safely be said
thut tho man who gives none is a mean
fellow, not worthy to have a good wife,
lie who psys only a dollar or two is not
much better, unless his abject poverty Is
thocauso of IhoHiuallncssof the fee. Why
minister should be expected to attend
aud conduct a funeral without charge is
hard to guess. It is quite as burd work,
both for mind aud body, as to preach a
sermon. More attacks of clerical bron
chitis aud pneumonia have been stilTcred
by going to funerals than from any other
causo. The persou who stands bare
headisj on the cold ground or damp boards
besido an ok u grave Is apt to be reading
Lis own death warrant while Lo pro
Iioiinccs the words of the funeral service.
In a word, the minister ought to be as
squarely dealt with a any other mun of
any profession or culling w ho renders ser
vice of any kind.
Tho art aud sclenco of handing the
preacher his money would seem a Tcry
simple thing. Yet there are many church
officials who lack understanding as to the
most speedy and graceful method of doing'
It. As to the regular pastor, It Is to bo
supposed that the treasurer promptly
bauds him a check ou pay day. but it is
In regard to the minister who happens to
bo the "supply" for a Sunday or two that
embarrassment sometimes exists. Some
times tho treasurer happen to be absent,
especially in summer., His mind Ls bceu
so full of preparation for his own vacation
that ho has gone away without thinking
of leaving the necessary cash for the min
ister' fee. Tho minister feels bashful
about asking for it. With a blank look
un hi face, and with possibly a heartfelt
vacancy hi his collapsible pocketbook, he
Badly departs, Loping that somebody will
think of the matter and send him tho price
of his day's labor. In a week or two it
comes by mail; )erhaps with an apology;
perhaps as a matter uf course.
There are rases lu which the treasurer
comes to the supplying minister after the
servlco, and Just when somo of the chief
people of thu church are shaking hands
with him und telling him how greatly
they w ere pleased with tho sermon. Willi
a show of otllclul Import anuc, and with a
descending smile ou the preacher, the
treasurer hands over tlie fee in sight of all
who are present. The idea conveyed by
this proceeding is, "I'm treasurer, you're
preacher; you've been preaching for
money. Hero, take your pay and go."
Tho most graceful way uf settling with
a "supply" is for tho treasurer or some
other gentleman connected with tho
church to shako hands with the minister
In a quiet aud unostentatious way, and
whilo doing so to leavo In the minister'
palm the exact sum, either In gold or lu
notes of the largest denomination the
sum will allow, A bank check is quite as
acceptable and as proper. The practice
of handing the minister a lot of ragged
currency and some small change Is rude
nd boorish. Yet the preacher for the
day would rather receive small change or
ranged bills than be Indefinitely "hung
up" for his feo by the treasurer or com
mitteemen, who politely say a Le do
parts: "You will hear from us, sir."
Now York l'ress.
What Might Happen In India,
There is a secrecy among Orloutals
which ls rarely equaled amoug Europeans.
TLoy live to entirely apart and their
manners and customs are so totally ops
site to those of the white masters of India
that a political movement may be on foot
and have permeated the masses before we
re thoroughly aware of Its Importance.
Thus any outbreak would be euddeu and
unexpected. Although life and property
under British rule Is safeguarded beyond
all precedent lu Oriental history, the race
animosity exists, and we are limply
obeyed because India ls uot strong enougu
to resist. The dark skinned masse will
never love their white conquorors. This
is a fact which should be ever present to
tho eyos of our administrators. We rule
because we are supposed to possess the
power to enforce obedience; wo are
obeyed Localise of the disintegrating force
of caste prejudice, which preveut con
certed action among the Indian races.
Were the Uo0,000,0o0 unanimous, their
united action would turn u out. And
still we sleep unsuspiciously upon the
slope of tho volcauo without ataloty or
care.
Upon a dark midnight twenty roof
might suddenly burst into flame at widely
spread Intervals In the Cantonments of Job
bulpur. A score of natives with bottles
of petroleum to throw upon the thatch
might simultaneously Ignite tlifl principal
bungalows of the station, and a general
attack might be made during the confu
sion. The "alarm" would sound In bar
rack, end officers would be compelled to
Lurry to their posts, without place of
refuge for their wives and children. The
railway station would be attacked and the
rolling stock carried off at the moment of
the outbreak; the cantonment would be
Invested by the rebels, without protection
of any kind for the defenders, and with
out the possibility of retreat. This 1 not
only possibility, but a very obvious con
tingency, and yet we live lu a fool' para
dise without care or thought of the mor
row. All military station throughout
India should not only be fortified, but the
railway station should be under the Im
mediate protection of the fort to Insure
the safety of the rolling stock and access
to tho line. I have heard oflicers of dis
tinction admit this necessity, but they
Lave offered objection to such a movement
at present, "lest the native should be
rendered suspicious by a sudden defeusiv
action upon our part.'' Sir Samuel Baker
In Fortnightly Kevlew.
Her Hour uf Triumph.
Dr. Meanwell And bow are you feeling
today, lln Moribund!
Mrs. Moribund-I'oorly, doctor, poorly.
When I sin gone, I bo you will look after
the health of Johnnie and the baby.
Dr. Meanwell Oh, I wouldu't take so
bopeles a view of th casa. You will get
better.
Mr. Moribund-. Vo, doctor; I will not
feed Uion false hoM. Iu fact, 1 don't wish
to Lva Mrs. Sickle ba always tried to
nuvke out that her health wa inure aariously
affected than oiln. When sbeatntmy pulae
lea form, and those rows of empty medicine
bottles on the closet shelves, she will have to
acknowledge that I cam out alwad. We-
A STATE BANQUET.
ABOUT FORMAL WHITE HOUSE DIN
NERS, PAST AND PRESENT.
Tha !llhet Km lal I. vent In Washington;
Life The liivllullnns and th (iuaal.
lluaera, Kenlluir, Wine and til
Moot f:iillt Cuukery,
The president gave hi first itate dinner
not a great w hilu ago. It wa to the cabi
net, and each guest received a heavily en
graved invitation inclosed in an envelope,
which bear the national coot of arms. The
White House pnr and curds haves gigantio
eule printed iu gold uon theia It bears a
gold shield ou its breast, and its beak hold
the word "E l'luribu Unum." The card of
invitation to a state dinner is almost as big
as a cabinet photograph. It is engraved iu
black, and it Isuirs the words: "The Presi
dent aud Mrs. L'leveluud request the pleasure
of tho coiiiiauy of al dinner on
evening, at o'clock, 1."
These dinner lust several hours, and the
guests Ilrst assemble iu tho Host room, and it
is hero that tho president und Mi's. Cleveland
receive them. They go to the tuble at once,
ami there they eat often as high a twenty
course. The dinner Just mentioned wa one
of thirty covers, mid the stute dining table
was act in its ordinary form. There are
three wuy in which tho tuble maybe ar
ranged, according to the number of guest
who are to lm seated, and the table, a It
usually stands, is fitted to seat thirty-six. It
is a long oval, and it runs the full length of
tho state dining room. When more than
thirty-six sit dowu it is changed by adding
to each end, making in oue shape a gigantic
letter "I," and ill another, by hollowing out
the allies, a ligui-o like tho stand of an auvil,
Tlie dining room is gorgeous during a stuta
dinner. It is a grout oblong parlor, a large
as the ground lloor of a house thirty feet
idu aud forty f.vt deep, and its ceiling is so
bigh that it would reach to the base of the
wiuilow of tho second itory of a city house.
It lie at the left of the great promenade cor
ridor, and its window look out on the Poto
mac and the monument. It adjoins the Ited
purlor on the east, aud it has windows ou the
opposite side of the room w hich look into the
grand conservatory of the White Uouso.
The flower of a state dinner tuble are be
yond description, and the llorist put his best
elforts ou tho gold hike which lies in the ceu
teruf the table. Tbi lake run nearly the
whole length of tb tuble, aud it is a mirror
with a gold ruu about Ibivo luetic high, and
this, duriiig a grout ttuta dinner, is framed
with the choicest of Honors and greens, A
thousand rose are often used at itate dinners,
ud alsmt tho same number of carnatiou
pinks. During a single season the state dinners
ha' e consumed tl.OOO pray of lilies of the
valley, -WW strings of timilnx aud thousand
of other Uowcrs, such as camellias and cat la
lilii-s. it tinny canoe are mado, and ship
uf flower iu full sail are seated upon the
table. At others there maybe briige and
castli, ami oueo there was a desigu which
represented the Hanging Hardens of Beud
ramia. To those Honors i added the bril
liance of t he state china, and the wine sparkle
in cut gloss.
It gum without saying that guests at state
dinners always npsur iu full drcaa. The
nieu wear boiinl shu ts aud th decollete dress
prevails, as a rule, with the ladiea. At the
dinner referred lo Mrs, Fairchild's dress wa
decollete and MiH. Kudieott't dies wa well
filled in with lace at the front. Mr. Oeu.
Joe lluwley wore a blue sutiu train of silver
brocade aud her corsage was low, and Mrs.
J. V. L. Pruyn wore a ruby relvet, with a
low necked waist. Mrs. Whitney appeared
iu 'Sii gray sal in, and Mrs. Ingall looked
rcgul in u trained nbe of black velvet
The men looked well, too, and Bayard
walked out willi Mr. Cleveland, while th
president sat wit h Miss bayard on hi right.
Blinker Carlisle look like a itatesman in
swallow tail eout, aud Senator Hearst was
etruighter than ever in his claw hammer
garment, Secretary Lamar apiwared almost
Judicial, with his long hair hanging down
ov er hi collar, and Admiral Porter aud Uen.
Bheriilun weie as courtly a usual. Put
thirty tuch guests around this big table,
let tho light glitter, make the wine flow and
add the gorgeous table decoration and you
have aome idi-u of the aeons. Bring on wait
ers in full dress suits and Lavs tha dark
eyed steward presiding over the whole, and
you may begin to appreciate a state dinner.
To this, however, must be added the food,
ami It comes on in ha)e that pleas your
eye while at tho same time it tickle your
stomach. Tho cook of tho White House get
better salary than a New. York bookkeeper,
aud he Is a much of an artist as soui of th .
big chefs of Kurope. He builds his dishes
with tho care of the paluter or th sculptor,
and castle and boat and nearly every ob
ject in nature is represented by Lira in tht
form that the dishes assume on the state din
ner table. At the receut dinner ther was
curious sUiiid for the pates, and there was
sugared building covered with Conserves and
candled fruits. He hod near these tall aud
low candelabra, and the tapers were tipped
with white, pink aud ruby shades,
Tho cooking in tho White House ls done in
the kitchens below stairs, and th chief room
is directly below the dining room. The
White House kitchen conita of two large
rooms, bung with cooking utemil of every
character and color, llaugta big enough to
luostauoxaro set into th walls, and on
these mammoth kettle and boiler smoko
with au apM41zing flavor. A big lino table
stauds in tlie center of the room and th
oouk has a mi mber of assistant, U wear a
white cup and an apron, and he toko pride
in hi calling.
Tho ice for state dinner usually come on
tho tuble in form a widely different as the
flower, aud an old French woman here ho
mudu a fortune iu furnishing ice to noted
dinner table. Bhe ba supplied the presi
dent with their b cream siuce the days of
Buchanan, and she ls almost as much of an
artist us the chef. Frank U. Carpenter in
Hw York World.
What Statistic Bay.
Insurant, rtitlatlcs lead to the remark
of a contemporary that American of the
middle aud upper classes are healthier
and longer lived than Englishmen.
As the old matt grows more aud more
blundering. If be will grow more careful
it will go far to counterbalance that in
firmity. Each Individual in a partnership ls re
sponsible for the whole amount of debts
of a firm, except in cases of special part
nership. Oue principal part of a teacher' busi
ness is to keep his pupil from being too
easily satisfied.
Hiluculty is the very school of culture
aud orogress. O. Dewey.
Very Cnhralthj to Drink.
At a summer resort the other day, a
bright little 4 year old child amused th
company by bi continual cute question
and answers. One of Li saying la
worthy of repeating. Looking out of th
window Into a rain storm, littje Willi
Inquired, "Mamma, where does all the
rain come from?" "From the heavens. "
"And do people drink all that water!"
continued the little fellow, "yes," wa
the reply. "Well," rejoined the small
wit, "I should think it would be very un
healthy to drink, ther are so many dead
people up there!" Boston Budget.
Hot Vary Wkked.
Little Dick Papa, won't you take me
to the circus?
Papa My (on, don't you know ulrcusea
are wicked?
"Yea, papa, but this Isnt a regular
how; it only 10 cents; children, 8
cents."
"L'm well er a 10 cent circus can i
be o yery wicked. Let go." Phila
delphia Ueourd.