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TO A SOUTHERN LYRIST.
1 nnr by the yellow chrysanthemum.
And the red row thou uiilat amd ma,
Tbou nevermore abuuliM be aai! ami dumb
Wen It In my power to befriend ihea.
Ti Poesy woo lib a bet'k.mins atnlla '
To lure nw Mid net annul nie;
All Joy the breathed u we alraypd eratwhlU
I would gladly, (mrly lend (lire,
IM the sources learn of Ihy mualral Tem - ,
From lite eodu.'. who baa II In keelur;
Soft hie to tby aide and rich mea-urea rrlieara
W believer I caugul ber aalerpiuf.
I'd borrow from her the minls-anis stured
For oilier ban la to enkindle;
Sweet fiinclea Meal from her fmllcaome hoard,
And train) of long from ber tplndle.
I'd win all her secrets of lyrical art
And hiaten to thee to betray them;
No other ahould list at the door of my heart
I'd nitukaaly, loyally May tliera.
Tea: awear by Ike yellow chrysanthemum,
And tbs red ruae thou didat aenil nie,
Thou nevermore wilt be nr. 1 n.i.l dumb
If lit In my power to befi und tbee!
-tlla A. Gllcaln New Orleans Tlmnbrmocrat
THE FIVE DOLLAR BILL
"What do you think of that thing a
capital to get an education?" queried the
young tlx footer from the nest. ' lie ex
tracted E bill from long, flat pocketbook
as lie spoke and tossed it upon the tubli
lu front of him. Kwas a $3 note that
hail evidently passed through few hands.
and yet was no late Issue from the gov
eminent s money factory, for the dull,
furred lines ulong the corses told of long
storage in some tight quarters. With Its
whitened places ulonn the folds and the
remnants of smartness about the rest of
lis face, it bore a family resemblance to
gray headed, rosy cheeked, dead black
imistached polico sergeant of the old
regime.
The young man of the east picked tip
the bill, unfolded It and leisurely In
spected it under the kindly glare of the
Incandescent lights of the Sixth avenue
chop house lu which ho and his friends
were sitting. Two "rabbits" had dlsup
peared to muke arrangements for visions
, i f the nigM, the second brace of fat
'tobies" had suffered seriously from
draught, und half an inch of tobacco on
each clgnr had burned into flaky white
ness. It was a wet, chilling night out
side; it was a cheery, warm evening
within. And so the young man of the
east wns nothing loath to hear the tale of
the ( bilL
"I don't know why It was," quoth the
narrator, "or Just how It was thut I came
to III for college. It was partly lurk, and
partly, 1 suppwr 1 vrnrsemy old Yankee
schoolmaster, who hud drifted west al
most the year 1 was born, clung to the
New r.nghind idea that after the three
R'a came Latiu, Greek and algebra in
every well regulated curriculum. I pegged
away nt them dutifully for three or four
winters school didn't keep there in
spring or summer then, the scholars had
other engagements at that time of tho
year without much Ides what my work
was leading to, until when we 'said our
pieces' on tho last day of the term, the old
one took me aside.
'Well,' ho suld. 'you're about fitted
for college, I guess. Which oue are you
going top
'That was the first I'd heard of college.
First the idea scared me, then it tickled
me. Before I slept that night I had mude
nn niv mind: I'd make the venture. And
the schoolmaster settled my choice of col
leges when he snid: 'ou will have to pay
your way; you will have to make money;
go where there's most of it spent, where
there are most rich youngsters wh" don't
realize that a $1 bill sometimes means a
day's work for a num. They'll spend and
'you'll proilt, or else your fathers were
horn in Connecticut for nothing.
"Well, I came eust that fall, passed my
entrance examinations for after all I
found that the old Yankee had been a
good teacher und struck tip an acquaint
ance with oue of the professors whose
looks I liked. He gave me valuable ad
vice, told me where to get a room, and
how to fit it up with a stove, three or four
chairs, etc, I was extravagant on just
one point I bought a good bed. When
these thiugs were paid for I had just $8
this bill and some change. That night
was my own, for the college work didn't
begin nutil the next morning. 1 walked
out among the dormitories, and there I
made my first strike, A truckman had a
load of trunks to deliver on the upper
floors. I offered my nld and he took it.
For that I made enough to be sure of
something to eat for unothcr day without
Impairing my capitol, and I felt easier.
The next day I began to get acquainted
with the men, and before night I had
secured a roommate. Low as my rent
was I wanted to havo It shared by some
one else. But eating was another ques
tion, my appetite permitting no division,
and, although I did my best to pick out
the cheap and filling from the bills of
fare, I was down to my nve uouar um uc
fore I made my next discovery.
"Half a dozen boys in my division bad
formed a 'club,' and I was dining with
one of them when it came. My friends
were getting pretty bad board and paying
pretty dearly for it. They knew it as
well as I and fell to talkiug alwut It, and
from the conversation I got an idea. That
night I traveled about the college neigh
borhood until I found a house whose mis
tress agreed to furnish mo with tablo ac
commodations for ten men, do the cook
ing and furnish the necessary service. I
had done some mental figuring in the
meantime, and knew that her price was
satisfactory. But I went to my friends,
and that evening I had secured nine to
join my club and pay me f(l a week
apiece. On the 54 1 figured it out that
I would be able to pay ten men s ex
penses. The plnn is common enough at a
good many colleges, I have since learned,
but it was new there. But I soon found
that as a caterer I was at a disadvantage.
It was hard work to get credit at the
shops, for my $3 bill was something I
couldn't use to impress the grocers anil
,ii, crvrxLufullv. niv boarders had
vigorous appetites and a catholic liking
for pretty much everything. It was a
close scrape of It for a month. Then I
mt . hit. .heiul and beean to feel easier,
e" to
until two citcuuisuiiiwb wiimi
nearly ruin me. They came together
one was a snow storm, the other was an
accident disabling one of my boarders,
who owed me quite a little account.
"To tell the truth, I hadn't noticed how
the winter had been coming on, and the
snow caught me unawares. It meant
that I must have an overcoat, just at uie
time one of my sources of revenue was
cutoff. In fact, I had been depending
upon the Injured man paying np his score
to give me a little spending money, ana 1
saw that as far as my restaurant wai con-
t m t,u,k for no hein from It on
the clothing account. But I hail to have
the coat. There was no doubt about it, in
fact, it was surprising how cold I felt.
There was Just ore thing to do, aud I hur
ried down town.
"Tier,' I said, as I rushed Into a ready-
awl clothlnz store, -give me a ut3
rTHIMt VOU'Ve TOt.
"The salesman fitted me a garment that
u,,.;.i.k.,i tha virtue of weieht. But
.1,. rhnau aunnosed to be dead.
but wasn't, and came home to read bis
.iinh I thoncht it couldn't be laid
on too thick. It was not a beautiful gar
ment, but it was pretty cheap-about f.V,
I think. , . ,,
" just send it op to my room,' I said,
s carelessly as 1 could. I pulled out my
fateful fiver In an offhand wsy, unrolled
It, let a look of mild suspicion pass over
my fact) as If was amazed at lu being In a
stab of single blessedness, and wrplainea
bud half tiiiuuta fitr ma while th
nutu heoitaled, but ktudent credit was
generally pretty good and I got my Coat.
The ni xl tiling tua to pay fur it. To tell
the truth, 1 had a very indltinct idea of
linw it wns to l done, and for several
days 1 pimilci over the problem. Ue-
tween wih-k and worry I rather let my
studies !, mid so it was not surprialug
when one i.f the timfeKMir aked uie to
remain inter the recitation. I waited,
expecting a warning to greater diligence
at least. Iiiktead, I was aked a few
qtiealions and, before I knew It, had told
the professor of my financial embarrass
ments, lite story Interested hi in. and at
Its close be aknl me if I had ever 'tu
tored' any. I had only a vague Idea of
tutoring, but be gave me a hint. In col
lege there isulways mors or leas Instruc
tion ouuido of the class rooms given by
students who, fur tho tune, art as teachers
for their buy or behindhand mates. It
pays pretty well from $1 an hour tip.
My friend gave me more thnn advice, he
Sent me two or three classmates in need
of an Intellectual nurse and in de?perat
danger of lielng tlropml. 'If you can
pull them through, 1 was told, 'you will
be doing wonders and your reputation
will be made as a tutor.'
"Did 1 work with those men? Well,
I've never toiled harder; lighting not so
much for glory as for that overcoat. And
I won It, and as my pupils did get through
an examination some renown came in the
bargain. Luck generally comes with a
ruth when It sets toward a fellow, and
some especially tough mathematics Just
then threatened to put half the class on
the Invalid list. 1 hod all tho work that I
could do, and it seemed t'J me that I was
coining money. The overcoat was paid
for, nnd n suit of clothes sadly needed
before wns added to my scanty stock.
In fact, by Christmas I was able to pay
up my term bills which, after all, were
light enough aud having some dollars in
my pocket I felt like taking some recrea
tion. That . meant a trip to New York
where well, I'm not proud of it, even If
I was but a I'reshman I was buncoed,
waking up ouo ciondng In a police station
with nothing but my old stand by, the (3
bill, which had been in an inside vest
pocket. A few hours later I got Into a
court, which, from the way business was
rushed and sentences liiiixwed, was any
thing but reassuring. The judge heard
my talo of woe and both of us lenrned
with what I was charged, a general frac
ture of the peace at an eariy morning
hour and an utter inability to explain
anything. So said a policeman, who very
likely was right. I'm sure I couldn't
prove thut ho was not.
"'If you will let me go, juiige, I
pleaded, 'I'll gi.t out of town as soou as
1 can.'
His honor was Inclined to be lenient
'It yon can show mo,' he said, 'that
have the means to go away I'll let you
but the oillccr says you hadn't a penny
when you were searched at the station.'
"Out came mv one bill in an instant, ana
I was free. Did I spend It In getting back
to college? Not a bit of It I tramped all
the way. I wns superstitious about that
note and wouldn't have broken it for anything.
"1 utorlns kept me the rest or my rour
years In college, my eating club going to
pieces very soon. But I kept my 'V b11
the way through, and have stuck to it
ever since. I'm goiug to have it framed;
It's my mascot. You're In a bank, you
sny, and of course, It looks like any other
five dollar bill to you. But I wouldn't
part with it for gold."
. ,"No," qnotli tho young mnn of the east,
seizing the chav.ee to slip In a word edge
wise. "It docjn't look like any other
bill to me."
"Why's Hint?" demanded the west
snsplciously.
, "Because" and the east smiled a smile
that was bland "the bill's a counter
feit." ,
LICENSE OF LWVYERS
13
OFTEN USED FOR MOST
BRUTAL ADVANTAGE-
A ( JtkK MUM II II KVIITIKU NA
TION! L, IJTKIIKST.
lira. Menaboa a Wliuets la a Ola
bra led t'aa Von a l4 IIomm
a a Heaiill atf Impertlneul Hralal
CrwM-kxaiulnatlou A baa Affair.
pi
1 ru
7
NTIIKfTUCACO
daily raiMrs of
late have been
much revelling
of the details of
a attit at law.
The case presents
many sad and
distressing f e a
turea as well as
the "cuwhldlug''
In open court of
I'. A. Mellugh,
one of the lead
ing lights of the
Chicago bar.
The parties to the suit are numerous,
but alrlkinglv Interesting as regards
family history. The MeMahon family
is one" of the oldest in the Western me
tropolis. John K. MeMahon has seen
It grow from a mere villuge. His wealth
grew with it. Ntue years ago when
be retired lie se tied a nutig fortune on
each of his children. Among them Is
Edward MeMuhon, a lending Petno-
cratio politician, also with an aptness
to disregard the obligations of the
Catholic church to which the other
members of the church were warmly
devoted.
Some ten years ago Edward Me
Mahon won the hand of a "darling"
young womiii. of Muskegon, Mich.,
Miss Nellie Motiordim. They lived in
a spacious und richly furnished resi
dence on Ind ana avenue. Chicago.
For two years perfect happiness
reigned. Two little ones strengt hened
the ties that at lust were severed by
the death of Mrs. MeMahon, which oc
curred in lsrt.V
Not long after this.. MeMahon met
Elizabeth Carney, a pretty grass
widow who hint secured a divorce.
Thev loved and were married, outside
Ttia llrwaaway wf lbs Uaalnaaa Maa.
The business man knows Broadway
as a street blocked with moving drsys
and wagons, with pavements which move
with nnbroken lines of men, and that
re shnt in on either side by the tallest
of tall buildings. It Is a place where no
one strolls, and where a man can as eas
ily swing bis rane as a woman could
wear a train. Pedestrians do not walk
steadily forward ber or in a straight
line, but dodge in and out like runners
on a football field. . They all seem to be
trying to reach the bank to have a check
cashed before 3 o'clock. The man who
tops to speak to a friend or to gaze into
a shop window Is Jostled and pushed
and shouldered to one side. Every one
seems to be trying to catch up to the
man just in front of him, and eery oue
has something to do, and something on
his mind to tliiuk of. too, if his face tolls
anything.
So intent are they on their errands
that they would not recognise their own
wtve if they passed them by. This is a
spot where the thermometer marks fever
beau It is the great fighting ground of
the city, where the battle of business
goes on from 8 o'clock in the morning
nutil 3 In the afternoon, at which tune
the work flag a little and grow less
and litis hurried until 3, when the armies
declare an armistice for the day, and
march off up town to plan a fresh cam
paign for the morrow.
The armies begin to arrive before 8,
and gather from every poiut of the com
pass. The ferryboats land them by thou
sands and hurry back across the river
for thousands more; the elevated roads
marshal them from far up town, gather
ing them by coui;anie at each station,
where they are unloaded aud scattered
over the business districts in regiment.
They come over the Brooklyn bridge by
tens of thousands In one long, eudless
processiou, and cross the City Uull park
at a muck step. It Is oneoi the most uu
pressive sights the city has to offer.
Sonbner a
H1FJES8AXDAITIIO1.ES8
THREE SCORE AND SEVEN
YEARS OF ACTIVE LIFE.
Mrs. A. la. T, MUIme)'s Varied and
Valuable Literary Work llevlew A
Iter nii. and Moilea Fure aud
V. bolesonie.
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Xvrs IliuVhAVoiygy.
1 V
Ten came the storm.
Row They Got Home.
Closing time was passed, and all the
guests of nscloon nt Berlin, Germany, had
left the placo except four, who had fallen
asleep over their glosses. They wero so
ilrunk that tho nroprietor failed to wake
them. Having called a cab, be ana cauDy
carried the sleepers to the coach and
scntcd them in It. The nostier men gave
Instructions to deliver Bleepcr 1 on front
seat at a house on Frederick street, sleeper
1 on back Beat in William street, anil so
on tor sleeper 2 on iron auu uu ua
scats. Cabby took his pay lu artvauce anil
drove off. Ten minutes later every light
in the auloou wns extinguished, and pro
prietor nnd waiters commenced snoring
musically. Their rest did not last long,
however. A loud ringing of the saloon
bell awakened the bartender, who Jumped
out of bed, put on hastily a gown and
ran down stairs. Whom should he find at
the door but cabby. "I am not used to
the general parcel business," he said,
"nnd so forgot to have them liibclcd. On
the way they tumbled over one another,
aud I cannot muke out which Is which."
Then the sahwu man marked each or tne
four with a name written on stiff paper
and stitched to the coat lupel, paid an
other fare, nnd the cabby proceeded once
more on his trip, delivering eacn man ac
cording to the direction given for his
lubel. Foreign Letter.
It
rtealsn of the Catacomb.
P.ir a Ions time fubo opinions were en
tertained which have been dispelled by
moCorn reseurch. The catnrotwis were
supiiosed to be forsaken sand pits and
stisie quarries, excavated by the heathen
and occasionally used as receptacles for
the corpses of slaves and criminals. But
it is now ascertttinea irom uie iiiuerruuu
of soil, which is not at an auapieu tor
building material, anil the moue oi con
struction, that they are of Christian
origin and were intended from the be
ginning for buriul places. Another error,
that they were pluces of refuge from
heathen persecution, has likewise been
abandoned. The Immense lulior required
for their construction could not possibly
have escopetl the notice of the llomun po
lice; ami the heathen persecutor, by
simply closing the access; could have
easily smothered the Christians by thou
sands if they had taken refu-T! in those
dnrk and narrow passages. In plte of
t'ic knowledge gnlued on the subject
within the last twenty yenrs, these errors
.. ... .it ill repeated in popular books.
1 .i,fisor l'hllip Schaff mine Century.
Should Hv Known Hotter.
Verily, this age is not that of the in
come"! A ladv, whose fortune not ad
mit ting of her riding in her own equipage,
a- d laving a number of visits to pay, did
ns t'. rest of the world does in a similar
plijlit. and took a cub by tho hour, her
voun;; daughter aiToiniinying her.
Economy prompted brief calls, but at one
hou. she remained longer than this
'vout'-' i pi-son" deemed at all advisable,
and on returning to the carriage was
sharply rebuked by her. "But it was
impossible to leeve; Mit was Tery
entertaining.'' said madame la mere.
Never mind," replied little mademoi
selle, "I should think you'd know better
than to waste a seventy-five cent ride on
a twenty-live cent woman!" Boston
Herald.
' Palntltia: Paint laf Tana.
The everlasting enamel paint with
'..i,ih lb det-orating English woman
now covers everything not lively enough
to escai frotn her, is employed to cover
palm leaf fans to be carried with evening
costume. The enamel hardens them, and
tliey wear terv well, and with the dec
oration of a ri'bln bow they look well.
hether ornamented wild Dowers or out.
when the owner w urea c one
coli slie can cover It wun rnamei oi a
diff-rent hue and be newly auiuped.-
nf the church.
Th McMahons coulu not reconcile
themselves to n marriage thut the
church would not sanction. Accord
ing to their belief, she was still the
wife of Carney.
Mrs. Carney's otherwise high con
nections was of no avail. Her father,
Col. Edwards, a gallant soldier, now
conducts a theater at llraud liaplds,
Mich. ,
The MeMahon family eonspir d to
strip Edward and his wife of their
riches. His partnership arranirements
w ith his bn thers were broken. He
was charged with frBUU and finally left
tho city either persecuteu oriusgraecu.
Anywuv he went to Detroit, Mlcb.,
Vim. Kate Smith, wife of l'eter
Smith, a brother-in-law, and Edward's
sister, took part with her mother In
the case. In istlil Edward took charge
of the child, and then there came re
ports that the child was lieing neg
lected and Inhumanly treaU-d. An
anon vinous letter was sent out making
violent attacks on Edward and his
young wife. The latter cla med that
Mrs. Smith was the author of the
letter, and Jan. 1, lti'.H, she brought
suit for $100,000 against Mrs. Smith
for damages for defamation of charac
ter. In the meantime the child Milton
was being cared for by Edward's
mother. Mrs, John E. MeMahon. He
returned from Detroit, and after sev
eral attempts to gain possession of the
i ,,v rpsnrieil to the courts, claiming
that the mother only desired to keep
the child le.uuse of tne lortune com
ing to It. The case was heard before
Judge Collins, who listened to charges
of immorality and drunkenness against
both young MeMahon and his w ife.
June 4. ItM'J, he decided that he could
visit his child as oiten as ho pleased,
but that he could not take the custody
of It until fall.
The child was placed In an asylum by
the court but again MeMahon and his
wife gained possession of it. The next
move was to have him arrested for at
tempting to poison his own child. It
was while bis trial on this charge was
in progress that Lawyer Mcllutrh re
ceived a horsewhipping at Mrs. McMa-
hon's hands. He attacked ner morai
character. Stung to the quick by his
heartless treatment of her Bhe
pounced upon him like a lioness and
administered a severe whipping before
the oflicers could Interfere, MeMahon
u a . nwmitttxl.
But the charges made against her
character proved 'to stinging for Mrs.
MeMahon. A few days later she be
came hysterical Now she is In a mad
house.
l'ublic opinion is in her favor. The
case will probably result -dn a
change In the laws of Illinois which
permit an attorney too much license.
Ye KnterprUIng An lata.
Artist "You print pictures of pub
lic men and events in your Sunday
edition, I believe'.'-'
tireat Editor "les, lnneea, an wo
can get"
Artist "1 have here a number of
niM,ln.aof Mr. Blaine at liar Harbor.
This one represents him in an Invalid s
chair surrounded by doctors. In this
one he Is tottering along leaning
neavllv on his att ndants, and in
this--" , .
tireat Editor "But, sir, we are in
favor of Mr. Blaine for President."
"Oh! Well, here is another aet rep
resenting him knocking down an ox
with his fist, pulling np trees by the
roots, and playing- jackstones with ten
ton rocka."
Ham AarnteU Water la Produced.
In the neighborhood of the extinct
Eifel volcauo. near the Uhiue, in Oer-
many, are found springs of mineral
waters which give off large volumes of
natural carbonic acid gas. This natural
gas becomes thoroughly purified iu pass
ing np through some two or tnroe nun
dred feet of water, which of course
means a considerable pressure upon the
gas. This gas. being duly collected on
tbs surface, is subjected by means of
miuins to the pressure of five or six hun
dred nounds per snuare inch, condensing
it into a clear transparent liquid, which
is forthwith stored in steel or wrought
iron cylinder of speciul constrnction and
exitertioiml strength.
The manufacture of aerated waters is
now readily carried on by means of these
tulies. which are easily transported in a
manner at once simplo, rapid and Inez'
pensive, no machinery whatever being
required. The apparatus consists simply
of a closed copper vtssel of any required
size, nearly filled with ordinary pure
water and connected with a tube of corn
nressed eas.
Cm turning a tap on the table the lib
erated gas rushes under high pressure
Into the copper vessel, become thor
oughly incorporated with the water, and
produces forthwith the aerated mineral
water which is so largely consumed and
att lustlv appreciated at the present day.
The aerated water can now be drawn off
for immediate consumption or bottled
for future use. Mineral water thus pro
duced is stated to be entirely free from
any flavor of chemicals, sometime dis
cernible in that which hus been prepared
from artificial carbonic acid gas. Cham'
ben' Journal
There I slight consolation to au
author to lie reminded that posterity
will undoubtedly reward his lalstrs.
Fortune nines tardily if it finds him
under the and and the dew. It Is pres
ent day appreciation that affords most
MttisfuctoVy food for agreeable rellec-
tiuii, rather thun pneertam aunein
tious of possible post mortem fame,
'Ihe returns need not I e, ludeed often
are uot, made at ihe clear
ing house, but these are by no means
to be disregarded; but tome In the
thousand and one ways that express
esteem and an ubiding reeignition of
tcrvue for Sopg and Mory. And not
In the least, nor least gratifying,
among the many methods of showing
this estimate, which cannot fail to
wiirni tlui heart ami uuickeu the pulse,
U tlmt uellirhtful custom of suitably
eWrving the birthdays of our popular
sons and story writers.
Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney, whose tur a
dav oocHiredScpu l is one of tho
rare, hea thy, hearty American auth
ors whoso writings have done so much
to sweeten homes light up gloomy
nooks, und make happier una mure tnt
graut lives that, but for ber aud those
of her pure ichool, would probally
have never i onceived. not to say Jolm d
the belter half of their uoing. Aiteni e
Dutton Train was b rn lu liosioii,
Sept 1.1, ls;'4. Her lamer, r.noeu
Truln, was extensively engaged In
nijreantile pursuits, owning aud man
aging fieets of vessels that sailed to
the most instant iuiws umier m
Southern Cross as well as to the
w idely scattered parts of the realms of
the Cwir of all the Kuaalaa, while he
founded and maintained a line oi orait
that whitened and plowed the stormy
Western ixeau between tne aiersey
and the Hub. Every advantage that
Boston enjoyed lu the matter nt a care
ful, thorough education, was at the
cotninunil oi tne iiuure amuor,
be guessed from those w no were ner
teachers, Mr. hnierson aim .tiiss i .
and her friends, l.r.l.yuum Heecher.Dr.
I.owel. and Dr. and Mrs. Hanoi, vt un
such iruiiles to form her character aud
mold her mind, she grew.lnlo a grace
ful, cultured womanhood. At the
early uge of Id she became the wife of
Seth 11. Whitney, oi .union,
near Boston, mid where her homo has
been ever since, although lor an me
time she hus spent he summers at Al
steud, N. 11.
For over a third ot a century .tire.
W hliuey bus been a contributor to tne
best of America's magazines, as well as
an author whose writings, both prose,
and verse, have found thousands of
UDPtecintive readers. in tne jear
Is.iT her first published work, a poem,
apiieareil, entitled "light lu the Sea.'
The remainder of her more Important
works are In isrnl "Mother u. ose lor
Crow n I oiks" was Issued; lu H"'-'.
Hoys at Clieiiiusset; in is'Mi
Faith Cartnev's lilrlhood;" In lsti
"The tJnvworthvs;" In isiltl, "A Sum-
. ., .1 1.1 I If...
Uier in I esiie iioiiiuiwmw
18.1H. "I'tttlenee htiougs uiiiing,
)stli, "Hitherto;" IS70, "We lilrls;"
IsTl, "Ileal Folks;' l.:i, "i
Other Cii'ls;" ltlT'l. "Sights ami
Insights;" H0. "tMd or Men;
1SH.1, "Honnyuoroiign, ."",
spuu tarns ami ' "J "
li-HT, "imnoiius ami tutu
these, "Mother (loose, "Vte tuna,
The Other tiirls, 1 lie ttaywortnya,
loaqnltoaa nf California,
Glowing acconnts Induced na to try
the southern mines, and a passage to
Stockton was secured on an old tub of a
schooner at the rate of three onnees of
gold, or thirty-six dollars per head. The
deck was crowded with men of every
nationality. Tho rolling hills, tawny
and Necked with green trees, bounding
the bay of Sim Francisco, Suisuti and
San Pablo, were novel and interesting.
The very color of the earth, covered with
wild oats or dried grass, suggested a laud
of gold. The sight was Inspiring. But
when we reached the mouth of the San
Joaquiu our miseries U-gan.
This river has an extraordinarily tortu
ous course, almost entirely through tule
or marsh lands, that In 1819 produced
bushels of voracious mosquitoes to the
acre. 1 had never known the like be
fore. It seemed as if there was a stratum
of swarming insect life ten feet thick
over the surface of the earth. 1 corded
my trousers tight to my boot legs to
prevent them from pulling np, douned a
thick coat, though the heat was intoler
able, shielded my neck and face with
handkerchiefs and put on buckskin
gloves, aud in that condition parboiled
and smothered. In spite of all precau
tions our faces were much swollen with
the poison of numberless bites.
To escitie the hot sun we took refuge
below deck, ami to drive away the pests
a smudgo was made on some sand in the
bottom of the boat, which filled the hold
almost to suffocation. The mosquitoes
were too ravenous to be wholly foiled by
moke. 1 think I never endured such
vexation and suffering. Sleep was im
possible. The boat had to be worked by
baud around the numerous bends, and
half the time the sails were useless for
want of wind. It was a burning calm
in the midst of a swamp. Out even in
our distress there was a humorous side,
provoking grim smile at least. E. Q.
Waite in Century.
HOW TO DISAPPEAR.
The Vanl.lilns Lady Has Latelf
Keen Improved I bob.
Every hody is fainlllur with the trick
In which a womun la seated on a chair
and covered witn a shawl, and at the
bidding of the magician the woman.
illsapiM'srs from sight, just a be with-
v "v ,r-i-V' n
One Too Often.
A recent Oerman paper tells the story
of an elderlv man who bad for a wife
one of those trying person who, accord
ing to their own ideas, are always in the
right, and who make it a point of con
science to prove every one else in the
wrnnir
The poor man wu never allowed to
make any statement without uaving u
instantly disputed by hi accurate but
irritating spouse. She had acquired
uch a habit of correcting and contra-
dietinir him that, according to the tory,
she one dny made a mistake which gave
her suffering husband a chance to laugh
at hnr
Do vou remember, my dear," he said
In a retrospective mood, "the letter
case embroidered with pearl beads that
yon made for me with your own hand,
when we became engaged? It was worn
out years ago, but I can still see it very
plainly. On one ide there was era orom-
arHl a beantif ul butterfly, and
"The butterfly was on the other ider
interrupted his wife, In her most deject
ed tona
And she always complained that Mr.
Underfeld "was fond of telling storie
withoutany point." whenever he referred
to this conversation arterwaro.
Welhlng Machines.
Weighing machines and scales of some
kind were in use 1800 B 0., for it is
anid that Abraham at that time
"weiirhed out" 400 shekels of silver, cur
rent money, with the merchant to Eph-
ron. the Hittite, as payment for piece
of land, Including the cave and all the
tandiog timber "in the field and in the
fence." Thii said to be the earliest
transfer of land of vAichany record iur
vives, and that the payment was made
in the Drescnce of witnesses.
The original form of the weighing
scale was nrobably a bar suspended from
the middle, with a board or shell ns
nended from each end, one to contain
th weiuht. the other to contain the
matter to be weighed. The steelyard
was probably so called from the material
of which it was made and from IU for-
I I AU
mer lengtn. it is aiso auowu mm u
Roman balance, and is of great an
tiquity. St Louis Republic,
TbTSiandlaavlan Way.
There is an American custom that the
Swedes do not seem to take to very kind-
rat I - a I M..,tnm ftt I ffita T I Tl fT '
URl. A. P. T. WI1ITSKV.
and "Patience Strongs tiuttug are
probably the choicest.
All ner wrinngs nro p"i
and sparkling. Her pot-ms are bright,
and ronnlng through them all is a gol
den thread, like that whiuh led the
classic hero onto, the labyrinth al
ways leading out Into the ngnt
WONT ENLIST.
THEY
w
And
Two Ctrl Hia-Tailaea.
Marshal Mclntlre of Marshalltown,
Iowa, arretted two female horse-
thieves last week, wno rbtb u.r
names as Kutn Downey and LUlie Hill,
the latter being dreaaed In male attire.
The horse stolen belongs to Mr. Me
Worth of Hinckley, I1L. and was taken
from Sandwich and driven to that city.
The girls are about IB and 17 year of
Karalac His Crafc.
Jinks What's Winkers doing for
living tow? .... . t
Blinka-Oh, anything that hU rich
wife tell him.
Ir
The Swede is too thrifty to find delight
in paying over and over again for
"booze" which some else win nave me
benefit or curse of. "No," ays a
gpntleman, who has lived hi a section of
Minnesota thickly populated with Scan
dinavians, "the average Swede or Nor
wegian never stands treat like an Ameri-
n Thev liave. however, what we
Americans, living among tliem, used to
.!! a Swede treat.' that is, every man
pays for bis own drink. A do-n of llu-m
ari'll ma un to lite bar togKhtr and
1 r.lr In nniaon. and with the best of
tMnir iirevailimr all around, liut w hen
it mmM to eUlm every one of thera
goes to the bottom of hi pocket for tl
price of the liquor lie has personally ab
sorbed. That's a "Swede treat.' "Pio
neer Prese "Listener.
Bloai Indians Not Foud ef iBfantry
Service.
Says one late from thtf Pine Ridge
Agency: "The effort to enlist a com
pany of Ogallala Slonx in the United
Stales is the personification of failure.
First thev are opposed to being what
they are pieaseu vo term
diers, and are aggieved at the fact that
the government raised a company of
cavalry among the Brule at ltosebud.
The Itrules are not regarded is friend
lies. They resent the Imagined prefer
ence for the Hrules, and look upon the
walk' soldier as an uncalled-for dis
tinction. They are possessed of the
idea that the 'walk soldiery get the
worst o things, and cannot be con
vinced of the Idea but what they will
be comp lied to carry on their ba ks a
Mil,!. taint and stove. After tvsn
months of hard labor Lieut Kinsey has
aneeeed in enlisting but lour in tne
i-oinnanv. with no prospect of any
more.
Qaoltlug la C'aaada.
Ten ma composed of tea men each,
belonging respectively to the Domin
ion and Montreal Cuolting clubs played
a mutch at the grounds of the latter at
Montreal. Can., recently, ine mon
treats performed better than their an
tagonists, ultimately winning uaunn.,
by a score of Js7 to P.m. On the pre
vious day. at IW-llei llle, mt, a match
was contested by William Todd, of the
Montreal club, and F. Claus, of the
Fellevllle elub, the stakes being :.o
side. During the first half of the
mateh the contest was close, but after
wards the Montrealer obtained a good
lead, finally winning by a score of &i
to 43.
Sir, keaernl Orant,
Mrs. General lirant Is the object of
To Improve tha Luufa.
A device recently Invented for the
promotion of deep breathing Is likely to
be of value to tint chtwted, round shoul
dered and weuk lunged people. The de
vice Is a small belt or cord which encir
cles the chest at the point of it greatest
expansion, aud a take up mechanism to
which the ends of the belt or cord are
attached. The take up mechanism con
sists of a coiled spring, adapted to
tighten the belt at intervals, and a train
of wheels, by which tho speed of the
spring in taking up the belt may be reg
ulated. Upou the exhalation of Uie
breath, after the full expansion of the
lungs, the chest return to the size nat
ural to It In ordinary breathing, thus
leaving the belt loose. Immediately the
take tip mechanism begius to gather In
the slack of tin belt, which it coutlnua
to gather, and finally it tightens the belt
about the chest until the pressure Is un
comfortable to tho wearer, and compel
him to take another full inspiration,
thus lengthening the belt
This lengthening I accomplished by
tho withdrawal of the strap from the
case, which act again coil the spriug.
The spring in turn, when the breath is
exhaled nnd the chest resume it nat
ural size, again begins to gather up the
slack of the bolt Those processes con
tinue as long as the device I worn. It
Is claimed that the device induces full
breaths at Intervals, and thus naturally
strengthens and enlarges the lungs and
chest-New Vork Telegram.
Our Would Its Arlatoorata.
Thousand of American young men of
fair education and excellent possibilities,
captivated by the pictures of English
aristocrntio life drawn in English novels,
are leaniing to despise the simple, ra
tional, useful life of the worthy Amer
ican citizen, and to court consideration
aud vulgar popularity by adopting the
habits aud leading the useless uvea or
English lord A la usual in such case
the copy is a caricature of the original.
The untitled American lord prove usu
ally to be a vulgar creature, having to
assert hi self-conferred lordship by all
that is most unattractive, mostiuhumane
and most un-American and that I a
good dual in the English aristocrat.
In Euglaiid aristocracy ba no need to
display or to obtrude itself; in America
it can exist only by display and obtru
sion. For thi reason the American
would be nobleman must necessarily
court attention and try to strike the vul
gar Imagination by the mere accidental
of aristocracy, such as any boorish Dive
can command houses, horses, turnout,
yachts, opera boxes and tha like. And
the vulgar are impressed byuch things,
bow down iu servile reverence before
them and do their best to make a similar
diplay. Professor Thomas Davidson in
Forum.
Tits Silent lloatniaa.
"Who can wlin? Who can wimT
shouted a man who wanted to cross a
river in a boat A crowd of boatmen
gathered round him, crying, "I can, lg
nore, I canf
Only one wo (ilunt ami remained in
hi boat all the time.
"And can't you swim?" Inquired the
stranger.
"No," was the man' curt reply.
"Tbon you sliall take me across. "
The Gentleman bad adopted this meth
od to escape the Importunity of rival
boatmen in that part or tb country)
perhaps also be shrewdly suspected that
a man who could not swim would be
the safor pilot. Capitan Fracassa.
draws the shawl, leaving nothing be
hind but the chair and the newspaper
on which it rests. This trick has
been motll:!ed and improved upon in
various ways until at present It hue as
sumed a new feature, in that the shawl
also disappears simultaneously with
the woman.
The preparations are the same as la
the old Way of performing the feat.
A newspaper made of caoutchouc has a
larire square cutout in the center, not
visible, however, to the eyes of the
spectators. This paoer is spread on
the tloor over the at aire trsp and tha
chair is placed upon it in such a man
ner that the trap, opens between the
legs of the chair. Hack ot the chair a
aoreeu Is placed. The woman comes
In and sits down un the chair. The
juggler covers her w ith a silk shawl In
the manlier shown lu cut I, begin
ning ut the head and finishing at tha
knees and feet. Then he retreats and
pronounces the magic formula, "line,
two" at the word three" the shawl
and the woman have both disappeared.
As in the former cnae, so often ex
plained, the woman la lowered on the
trap while being covered and an
Invisible frame support the shswl
and gives it the outline
of the "female form divine."
At the word "three" this form disap
pears below the trnp. the seat ot the
chair fulls into position and the shawl,
which Is held behind the scenes by an
luvlslble thread, It withdrawn so
quickly that It seems as If woman and
S-J Jt moment-
later?
shawl vanished at the same time. The
whole depends, of course, upon the
swiftness of the action, which delndes
the eye. '
Theatrlral Notre,
"True People," a play founded upon
Tennyson's "Enoch Arden," was tlrst
produced at Baker City, Ore., May 4.
The play Is now being toured under
the management of T. 11 Horton. Jen
nie Slmonds and T. B. Sortonplay the
leading roles.
I.otta Hollywood will play the sou
brette In "Master and Man.'1
Viola Wnlteorab has reslgnod from
ilarle llubert Frohman's Co.
Frank E. Turner has signed with
Ear Kendall's "A Pair of Kids" Co.
C. 11 Larsen will manage Oea W.
Larseu's tour in "t'randall's Corners.'
The Conreld Opera Co. will open at
Norfolk, Va., Oet l. for a tour of the
South. "Poor Jonathau" will be the .
principal attraction.
Arthur Olles, an English actor, who
was with Daniel Sully last season, is
aid to be losing his eyesight
Charles Cowles, who msde a lilt as
the Vermont farmer, in "The Canuck,
litis avhieved success aa the Stranger In .
"A Hole In the W round." He will go
out with a play of his own next season,
Introducing Kansas life.
"The County Fair" is said to be doing
good business at the OjH-ra Home,
Melbourne, A us., where it has had a
six week's run.
MISS LILY ELTON.
near
A (barailng Burleaquer With
i Admlrere. '
Idly Elton, portrait of whom Is
here given, Is numbered among the
leading burlesqners of the day. She ia
Tha Unprotected Neck Spar.
It is ours to warn, and with warning
cive counsel that shall protect. Between
a mini's coat collar and lint brim there
lies a space of neck that modern hirsute
fashion has li ft Wire exposed to chilly
wimls, uncovered to coll. If collar be
upturned, some help is found, but merest
less draughts still play at w ill alxait one
of life's centers. For beneath this ex
posed skin li' what anatomists call the
cerebro-spinal axis wha-h i the center
of animal as the front brain is the center
of Intellectual bf whence proceed the
nerves tlmt govern both heart and lungs;
anions others, the iineumogustric and
spinal accessory. So, in la-e of most
in iudicious exiswire.it would logically
seem thut extra effort sliould I made to
guard this semiuve area William t.
Hubjhinson, M. V., in American Maga
zine. '
Tbs Kdannade lvelllns
The bouse In which Senator Ed.
mnnds passes his summers at Hurlint
... i i i ...i i t i
ton. Ik, IlBJt lrru tn.tufieu uj
continually for fifty five years. . I
n
not only blessed with a prety face but
has a well cultivated voice. Her form
Is divine and as a New York paper put
It, she has lots of "admirers in tha
front row.
Prupar Eaoath.
Bells (md.lenly)-I'm afraid all this talk
about students in rather f rivoloia for Sunday.
May (easily) Oh, but they're all theologi
cal atodauts, you know. Harper'! Baaar.
A boomerang.
" flow do you account for tha rank unmor-
. ..... i
. . , . . . n iuui i ta . . . . ri. i n . i. , . k .mi . nrw
an old-faaliloneo, tnree stort ""'iiiiiwkh'm
.lMtlln9 eorimv and pom forla If. I We bars Itt.OUO New Yorkera attUed
oronnda surroundlnz It are va R. M. ILara " anawarad Mr. Uketowa.-Liffc
Mrs. General (.rant Is the object oi - b j 4 ,
much MalielU.ua devotion at the Grand TheM trkX ' T
Inion hotel. Saratoga, "d the gue.U V iM M aJYSlbot-Wb
watch h.re reverently n,r better contented with life than
Twa BU-lncs Is Hor Bow.
'hat does that wife of yours da
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VTlXZtT I rb" nU" lhem " ""Vbeir rileW-PmU y whUL-EI,
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that I must havt made son mutate