PRISMATIC m lUfbt to k-daa aklaa, florid la PPed 10 nan' J, baa abut bis ayse. uakailaep again; .iTIanraarM br wUMl0" ,Und 2 & -''' . anils oe tba Mf child. '?3olddninrlMHl,,i "L wbt co ton run rich and wild 'xitbt blurred, wat window paoai dl'll','ub,obu: ai. BUU1T lb babj' ,har Mta PrUm trough! wry prtom Uut Ufa bestowal lindor-M too toon. 1m! ikTtoielT vlon " throb d alow nrouub youth's eocliaotad glaaal 2, tat "i" It wb,", f1 Prb"n W Ddroo to Kold W"1 ), cold, cold voice of the real calk la "et dream eomo oat truer .ill bare rlaloua-wa sU 100,1 through !rim that falls and breaka ilLi M tbe dreams lliat come not true the eoul that lltflit formkeat , hD Tim 'a ula '" our tun TheiplrlftuDlli new and loat lights lo kifttar lania, U ooU tb dream comus true I -Margaret Uuat DrUbaaa THE ACCIDENT, Within few mile of Its terminus tlie -ilrood paed through a volley, nar n to be sure- but of great und unu beauty. Tlie sides and crests of ieiurrounding hills were dotted with die pretty cottages of suburban real (jenti, but the country was not jet no tloselj settled as to have lost all pict flwqueness. and. although the houses vera neat, they were simple, and the ims, though well kept, were still un jljfljjured by brazen or cast Iron statu The neighborhood had not yet fltfbed that stage In Its development there its new houses were built upon milntcresting plans furnished ready jade to rural carpenters by enterpris ing publishers. Nor hud its occasional dmrcbyard yet lost nil sense of rest and Met, Simple gravestones there were, at no pretentious monuments. But ,veo here death slyly took his victim unawares or stood forth to tight boldly for his own as he pleased. It was here that many years before John Dorsey had made for himself a borne, and It was here that be was tow about to die. There bad been an accident It was i very slight one, and its cause was al nost ridiculous. John Dorsey, the con ductor of the sleeping car train, had been the only one hurt Ho, however, although fatally Injured, suffered al post oo pain and was entirely conscious of bis surroundings and condition. He had. Indeed, stated his belief that he vai about to die long before tlie doctor bid been able to ascertain the charac ter of his Injuries or to form any opin ion of the probable result His In listance upon this even annoyed the doctor. "Dorsey," he said, "you must not peak so. You are too young to die, ud we shall save you." As soon as could be after the acci dent Dorsey had boon carried to a neighboring house, and Dr. Irwin had been sent for by men on the train who bad known of the Intimate friendship which existed between the two. This friendship was of earlier date than Dor ay'i connection with the railroad, and that seemed to Dorsoy's fellow em ployes to have begun almost ages before. Although Dorsey had been always as frank and candid as a man well could be In reference to all his later life. In regard to his earlier past he was singu larly reticent Among his fellows there had always been considerable specula tion as to what his youth had been. 8ouie who bad known of his Intimacy with Dr. Irwin, and of Ids ability to meet upon terms of persoual equality the high officials of the road, and of their regard for him, believed that he had been an old college friend of the doctor's, and that some accident of fate had made him a working railroad man while the doctor had secured his profes sion. Others less charitable or with an unhappier experience of the world, and piiuled by the reports which reached them of the repeated refusal of Dorsey to take other positions higher and more remunerative, believed that he must hav committed some crime, and was therefore careful not to expose liimself to too bright a light As a matter of fact, he and the doc tor had been classmates, but after their paduation they had lost sight of each her for a few years while Dr. Irwin pumied his studies In various foreign hospitals. Upon his return from abroad ''had heard of tlie death of Dorsey's ife and child. He had looked Dorsey P and expostulated with him upon his "lection of a vocation. But Dorsey u silent as to the reasons for his oice and quietly persistent Inhisde knoination not to change his work If keould help It But as frequently as he could Dorsey would visit the doctor and stay with as much as possible, and their rly friendship had grown and ripened. "Tom," Dorsey said to the doctor al "o upon his arrival, "I am glad they sit for you, but you cannot do any thing." As time went on the doctor reluctant ly began to believe that Dorsey was rtit that his recovery was Impossible. deeply as the doctor was grieved he annoyed, too. to feel that his skill onld be of no avail to his old friend. "AVhy did you follow such an in "" businessr he asked. Impatiently. Uon'tToni."Dorsev replied. "Dont it that" And why should you be the only flotobeburtr was I the only onef Dorsey asked -Yea." "That la stramr iimvbe." Dorsey Jj4 and then his calmness, whicQ had w remarkable, deserted him. but fora minute. "hat ouimmI tha incident r be "Do thewknowr Tea," tha rftvtnf ronlind: and be to!d of the little land slide which the ogincerhad teen almost In time, but " quite, and the engine had run Into barely enough force to Jar the ltl lAnofh "Wa mirtnOWL " he H "that you must have been shak- Jteen two cars in souie way." "Will it hart me to Ulk.r Dane "So," the doctor answered "And my brain I entirely clear r "Certainly." the doctor replied, woo dering a little. "Then let me tell you . great deal. I had a fondness always for all cart and trains. The earlieat, the pleasant t recollection 1 have i of the nob of the coupling of cars as they were made Into trains In the yards. No muslo was ever so sweet to me as that 1 used to spend all the time I could watching the trains made up and going. X0 novel ever pleased me so. They made me go through college, you know. I have never regretted It, but tlien I wanted to be an engineer. Tliat seemed the only place worth having. "Then you went abroad and I mar ried. I have always so regretted that you never knew Mary." The doctor Interrupted: "You must not tell me this If it will distress you." "It does not I wmit to tell you j I havo so many times wanted to tell you about her, and alL It Is easy to see her now as she used to sit sometimes with her head upon my keee and her big blue eyes looking In mine so trust fully. She had faith hi me." And he paused a little. "Of course," said the doctor, "and it was deserved, too." "Yes, and it gladdens me so now to think It was. Matters, too, looked well for us thea Success seemed worth striving for. Mary was Jealous a little of my love for the railroad. I always loved it as I said. I was In business then, but our little home was clow by the line. I could hear the trains go by all night if I hapKned to be awake. You can see the house now from the window yonder. Lift mo up a littlo so. Mary at first hated the railroad, but she grew used to the noise, and I think after a little she paid no attention to It She furnished our house prettily, and we were very happy; but she would ask me to conquer my liking for the railroad. She feared that I could not be fit for anything else, my thoughts were so occupied with it but I laughed gently at her and went on In the same way and with the same hopes. She never doubted my love, and she used to say that some time I would obey her slightest wish and follow her wherevei she might lead. It may be there was a little complaint In her manner. "'When the baby was born a love oi the railroad seemed to have been born In her. SI le would as soon as she could clap her little hands at the sound of the engine whistle. As she grew oldet we called her Mary, too she would ask me in her baby way to come early to see the trains go. I needed no urg ing, and when I could I would. Out there on the grass we would sit, and 1 would toll her of all the strange place we sometimes would go on the cars to see. Even then hi fancy littlo Mary and I would go with the trains all ovei tlie world It was rare sport to her." Dorsey hud spoken as rapidly as he could, but now he talked more slowly. "One iky I was 111 at easo. Nothing that I had to do seemed worth while. I only wanted to bo at home; I only wanted to feel them near me, and safe. But try as I would, it was late in the long afternoon before I could get away. It was warm, but as I hurried homo u gentle breeze met me. It was a bright, beautiful day. Just such a summer's day as this. It was so peaceful, and the leaves so kissed one another In the light breeze that I was calmed, and the feeling I had suffered from all day left me, I was glad that we lived in the country. I was glad to be alive at all The sun was almost behind the western hills, and all that sido of the valley was In sliadow, but on our sido it was light and everything was rarely beautiful In the sunlight The slanting rays made our house brilliant and glorious In it color. "As I neared home Mary came to the door, and I could see her welcoming smile. Then, shading her eyes with her hand, she looked over toward the rail road, and In a minute screamed and ran rapidly from the house. Alarmed and wondering, I ran after her. Down below on the track stood little Mary, her curls and all her pretty ribbons fluttering In the wind. Around tin short curve came suddenly the fast ex press, and the child, as she saw the great engine bearing down upon he! and heard the startling whistle, waved her little liat as though In greeting. "Another minute and Mary would have been In time. Her dress caught In something, or she stumbled, and was so delayed; but she recovered herself quickly, and hurrying on caught little Mary In her arms, and then it ought to be easy to tell it now." For some little time Dorsey was si lent The doctor did not ask him to continue nor did he urge him to stop when Dorsey began again: "For Mary it was over at once, but ,ur child, held firmly In Its dead moth er arms, lived a little while. I think she must have been hurt as I have been. She could speak, and when they brought her to me she put her little anus about my neck and said: 'I am going with the cars now.' "It may seem strange to you," Dor sey went on shortly.- ' but the railroad had a greater fascination for me than ever. I stayed, about the cars and trains as I had in my boyhood. I almost feared they would order me away from the yard. "My business went to nothing Jm Mica Terhaps my neglect hurt it but I think not At all events I gave It up. Then I seftJired a place as brakemiui without much trouble," "Was that pleasant T' the doctor asked. It was easier to Interrupt Dr aey now. "Yes, to me," he onswered; "but still I was glad when I was promoted, as 1 was through the various grades to bo a conductor." "Has there been no chance for turtner promotion In all these years r "Oh yes; but I have never wanted to leave my train. After a long while I applied for the place In the sleep.ng cars." For a while neither spoke. The doe tor keenly observant, thought tliat Dor sey had more toU-U; but he waited pa tiently. . "Life has gone very evenly and uaoothJywith.nl. since then until last night I'ntil lost night," he repeated slowly. "Well, what happmed then!" tlie doctor aeked as Dorsey paused. "The train had bw made up with the sleepers first nearest the engine. 1 was Handing on the pluifono waiting for the starting slgmd to be given, when suddenly a woman passed me. Some thing about her her disordered hair uiky be attracted my attention; but before I could look more closely at her an engine behind me whistled sharply and I turned to see what was the trou ble. Later, as 1 passed her on the train, her face teemed to bear a strange, far off resemblanee to some fu.iiliur one; but I laughed at what I thought my foolish fancy. Tlure were very few In the first sleeper, and I returned to it after I had made uiy first trip through the curs. I m-ated myself op posite, across the aisle, from this wo man. I thought it strange that although the other passenger had had their berths made up she had not; but the porter was within easy reach tuid I did not feci It necessary to offer her any service. "She was alone In her section. She aat quietly for the uiost juirt, looking out of the window, although tlip night was very dark. Sometimes sho would becouio restless and excited. I thought her very nervous and that tho frequent whistling of tho engine startled her. As I remember It now it seems to mo that she became excited a little Ix-foro tho blowing of tho whistle. After a while I closed my eyes it may be I fellasloep but I was recalled to myself by a very nnusual and prolonged whistle of the engine. (Our engineer was determined, it seemed, that none of us should sleep that night.) As I opened my eyes this stiange woman caiuo In from tho front Where she had been I do not know, but there was a bright and happy light in her eyes. Perhaps I should have spoken to her, but I was very tired and the temptation to rest there quietly was a very strong one. "In a few minutes I surely fell asleep I know I broko tho rules, but it was for a minute only I surely fell asleep, for I dreamed that dreadful day oil over again. Once more I was rudely wakened by the engine's whistle. As 1 started up a cold wind blowing through tlie car met me, and there stood the strange woman holding tho front dooi open, looking out Into the night Hoi hair had fallen loose as Mary's was that day. It was Mary. I hurried toward her. "With a look of confidence, and a smile of welcome almost she turned to beckon me on. She sprung up on the tender and laughed Joyfully, and It even seemed to mo she danced there. Iu nnotlier moment I would have held h t In my anus. Then the shock came" As Dr. Irwin leaned over Ids old friend ho smiled a little, but his eyes glistened stnuigely. Had the circum stances been otherwise it may be he would have lxvn tempted to discus the matter with Dorsey and to attempt to convince him that ho had been mis led by a simple hallucination. As it was, he tried only to make him comfortable for tho littlo time remaining to him. McKondree Bangs in New York Epoch Tho All (inns Feeling. A great many pooplo are unable to rido on elevator cars on account of the feeling that their hearts and souls are being pulled out of them when tho machine starts to drop. People with heart affection are frequently forbid den by their physiciuns to rido in tlie cars, mid it is disagreeable to thou sands who rido in spite of it to save time and legs in the big buildings or the city. A well known lawyer, who has a very level head at most times, admits that his head feels empty when the ele vator starts down, but cluims to have discovered a very simple mechanical trick by which ho avoids the all gone feeling. Ho is willing to have it sug gested to his fellow mortals anony mously and in no other way. "I take a long breath, he said, "just as I step on tho elevator, and hold it with a tight pressure. Then, just as the elevator begins to sink, I let it out exactly with tlie motion of the car. The quicker the car starts the quicker and harder I press out the air, and I don't foci as if my soul had flown out of my collar; in fact, I can avoid the least disagreeable sensa tion." Another gentleman who tried the experiment vouched lor tlie results in bia case. "Don't imucrine that you have to blow so that everybody else in the car can hear you, he&aiU. Ail vnn need to do is to hold the breath tightly and let it go noiselessly out Dm nnu I think the sensation is due to the sudden change of pressure of blood in the heart und head, and the compression of air in the ureauiingor cans offsets that pressure by reaction when the car starts." Philadelphia Inquirer. Otwemtlons from a nalloon. The observations made during night ascensions, or thoso which were con tinued into the night, on temperatures at different heights, gave results au from the theories previously held on the subject An increase of the temperature with the height was - . . fl'l . ..a J noticed after sunset i no ruus oi uo rline of tcmoerature with elevation when near the earth was subject to q rin i inn ah the skv was clear or cloudy. From an elevation of three miles cirrusclouds were seen apparent ly as far above the observers as they seem when viewed from the earth, nd that under such conditions that it was hard to believe that their presence was due to moisture. The audibility of sounds from the earth depended considerably on the amount or moisi- tiro in tliA fiir. The noiso of a railway train can be heard in clouds four miles high, but not when the clou.ls were far below. ThA disrhnree of a l'un wa heard at 10.000 feet; the barking of a dog at f urn miles: but the shouting of a niul tliiulo At not more than 4.000 feet Many differenoiJ in the results of ob orratirin were supoosed to depend minn utmosnlicric condition, while these vary with the time of duy and the season of the year; so that a great monr nWrvfttions would be required to determine the true laws. Having followed up one of the observations recorded above with a captive balloon and br other means. Mr. Glaisher de- ! clared to the Meteorological society, n torn that the theory that the tem perature is always lower at higher eit- ytuops is dot vm NOT UNDER THE ENEMY'S FIRE. Wbra I ha HHlet of Ilia Own Suldlara lureml lllm IU Wat l'rlghun4. "Was I ever afraid In battler said an raigliali army oflleer. "Many time. But there are different kinds of frijiit 1 have served hi India, hi Egypt and hi Western Africa, but the worst 'funk I was ever lit was when there was no en emy within thousands of miles of me. "I was a captain at the time and was stationed ut Port Royal, Jamaica, We had Just got a lot of recruits on our hands, the rawest greenest recruits you ever saw. I was drilling them in ritlo .nu-tico at long range, and had great troublo to make them obey orders with precision. In fact, one could never be sure whether they would fire when you wanted them to present, or present when you wanted them to fire. "I hud been sending them through a practice one afternoon, and they were so terribly stupid that I got into a vilo humor. The day was fearfully warm, and the sun beat down so fiercely that my horse, a wicked brute, got into al most an ungovernable temper. I sat on uiy horse at the right of the squad, and was giviiiR them volley practice at long range. When my patience was entirely gone, the men seemed to gain a little sense, and begun to fire with rapidity and accuracy. Things were running as smoothly as clockwork, and I was soon soothed into cheerfulness despito tho heat Not so my horse. Ho was never more vicious. 'We were getting along so well by this timo that it was 'Ready I Present! Fire!' and the volley would ring out like a single reiMrt. "Oncol cried out 'Ready I' and the work was as pretty as that of veterans. " 'Present,' and every rille went up to shoulders In perfect form. At the very instant I was about to say 'Firel' my fretting horse bolted, cutting direct ly across the range I was not twenty feet from the squad. My eye caught tho glittering rillcs leveled right at mo, and Instinctively I closed my eye and ducked my head. If you know what British soldiers are you can imagine uiy feelings, my terrible fear, for, as I said before, I was never Itefore In such funk.' I know that If I opened my mouth those recruits would riddlri my body with rifle balls, for they were ex pecting the word 'Firel' and probably would havo taken any sound for tliat My desire to cry out, 'As you were !' to get tho nlles off my Ixxly, was so great tha't I had to clinch my teeth to keep from crying out Of course, the whole thing took only a few seconds, but it was many minutes longer than that to me. "When my plunging horse hod car ried me from before tho motionless rifles. I managed to wheel him. As he came around I cried 'Firel' and every one of those stolid men olieyed the command with absolute precision. That assured mo all the more that had opened my mouth whilo crossing their range I should have been a dead man, for they were not drilled suluclcntly to distinguish a different ordor at the last Instant, and yet followed one's words with a blind fldulity. "I have often thought," addod the officer, with a strongo smilo on his lips, that those recruits fancied I had cut across them to tost their drill, for they showed no surprise, not the faintest sicn of emotion when I suddenly wheel ed and cried 'Firel' But you may well believe that this was not the case. And I pledge you that never afterward In rille practice did I get caught lu so dangerous and helpless a situation. fill Tbouaand Dollar fur Lunelle. 8ix thousand dollars a year fof lunches! It seems a large sum to ex pend in midday meals, and one Can scarcely conceive of one man, no mat ter how wealthy, getting rid ot so mtieii money In such a way. It Is not an in dividual, but a banking house that do- votes so much cosh to eatables that of Ilenrv Clows & Co.. and tho lunches are euten by the employes of tho estab lishment The fifty clerks daily cn gaged in recording and unraveling the complicated transactions In tlie Panic In" and brokerage rooms oi tins unu stop work about noon and repair to a neatlv fitted up apartment in tne rear rf the office where they take tncir lunch Tho men employed In the va rious branch offices of the house are eiven lunch money, so Unit tne unu 17 I Al. may not appear to oe partial, ana me expenditure easily reaches tlie amount named, U it does not inucoa eiceea u. -New York Press. Jabbar of tha Caao. "Hello 1" said the quad, as the com no threw him in ; "you're a hard look lug case, did you know it?" "No wonder, grunted the case; "I've been on the rack so long. "You secra to be out of form, too, remarked a thin space, from its box. "What if I am? Lead me alonel norltvl tli a ntiad. You're irettinir saucy." put In a hy phen, as it came along. "Thinking of the galley kft behind him, I sup pose!" ut Wtiicll ineoiuer type gig "I II V dashed!" cried the unlucky quad. "If you'd been locked upas long as I have" "I was just going to ask quad tlie matter was," inquired the period. "I thought perhaps you needed quoin." "Slop! 'said the exasperated quad. I've comma long way and I won't be insulted this way." Things began to look squally, when the compositor shook up the case and made them all behave. -Lawrence American. I'orortunaU Maraton. Tlie lata Westland Marston is said to have been about the most unfortu nate man of letters that ever lived io Knglaini. Misfortune pursued hira throughout his life. He wrote poetry that was above the public, and prose tliat was too good for them. His plays were persistent failures. En dowed with great gifts and abili ties he was hardly able to earn a poor living. In his domestic life he suffered bereavement after bereavement His wife, his children, his grandchildren and his son-in-law successive) v died, leaving him aob t-iry. the fast of his unhappy raca. He bore his afflictions with patience, but accepted death as a happy rw vi,n nnrlur aimilar circum stance, would nott PiUaburg Bulls- Uu. ALABAMA'S HUMAN WONDER. A Man Who Lira Without rllo Hungry, Thinly or Hlapjr. "Do you see that manT said a well known physician to a reporter, at the same time pointing out Mr. 8. W. Behnnan, who is engaged at Mr. T. F. Leak's undertaking otublislunent The reporter looked at tne gentleman In dicated, and asked hb'quesiioiicr what there was peculiar about him. The physician replied that Mr. Behnnan was a phenomenon, and had a very In teresting history; that he was a man to whom water was not a necessity. Hearing this, the rcxrtcr called on Mr. Behnnan, and. fluding out that the information was correct obtained the following Interesting Interview with I him: I was born In Riga, which Is the capital of Lictlhine, a xlitlcal division of Russia, corresponding to tho states of this country. I reached America In 1812, and settled permanently hi Texas, residing at different olnts forelghteen years. When the war broke out I oincd the Third Ixuiisiana regiment and served as a Confederate soldier un til 1 was wounded and captured ut tho liattle of luka. Mi. I was kept a prisoner of war for several tuonttis and was paroled, after which I returned to New Orleans, where I was when the war closed. I came to this city In 1S77, and have resided here tho greater por tion of tho timo since that year. "As to my ixvutiarity on tho subject of eating and drinking, I can say that I never cviierienood the sensation of Mug hungry, thirsty or sleepy. When I eat, which Is at tho oftenest only once a dav, It is to sustain uie ana not to appose the craving ot an appe tite. My daily meal consists of a little thin soup and a small piece of pumHr- nickcl bread a bread made of rye, ground up with brun. No bolting at alL This bread I get from Indiana. I havo frequently gone without tasting food of any kind whatever for from eight to sixteen days. "It is thosamo with sleep. 1 am never sleepy, and when I do lie down it is not because I must sleep, but because I must pass the timo away. I cannot say how long a period of time I have gone without sleep In this city, but I remem ber that once I went for seven moutlis. In which I did not sleep altogether one hour. Now on the subject of drinking water I can say that for forty years I have not taken a glass of water, and that never In my life did I have a de sire to take a drink as you da I never drink water except to take it with med icine, and that is tho only way I have ever taken it In the limt forty or forty- oiio years. "When 1 was In the nnny men all around me on the march panted for water and complained that they were unable to keep up because of hunger or thirst, or both, but I plodded along without experiencing Inconvenience from either. I remember when we evacuated Tuelo, Miss., the troops had a hard march and there was much suffering from thirst My command hutted a short time on the roadside, near a place where there was a well The soldiers broke for the well like madmen, while I stood by a fence lean ing on my gun. Oon. Fifer, who com manded the corps, rode up and called oift, 'Behnnan, why dou't you go to the well and get water r I replied that I was not thirsty, that I never drank water, and he was astonished ; and dur ing the whole war tlie only thing tliat I ever craved was cigarettes. I have never enjoyed good health In my lifo, and though I have consult ed many physicians in this country and In the old country, I have never found one who could toll me what was tlie uiatter with me or who could afford me relief When I die I want Drs. Gas ton, Blue and Seolyo and other physl clans they may desire to Invite to make an examination of my body, my heart, liver and brain particularly, to find out what derangement of the system pro duced tho conditions which have ex Istcd all my life, that humanity may be benefited by their Investigations. I have already selected my coffin, and when the end comes I want to be laid away peacefully and quietly." Mr. Behnnan does not appear to be unhealthy. He is stoutly built and weighs now about ICO munds, though he says he has at times weighed as much as 170 pounds. He has a fair education, the foundation for which was laid In the old country. He speaks four languages Russian, Froncli, Ger man and Knglish. He Is a great news paper reader, and keeps thoroughly In- fonned upon current affairs In Europe as well as in this country. Montgom ery (Ala.) Journal Electricity and Irrigation. It Is proposed to apply electricity to tlie Irrigation of some of the dry and sterile districts of California, vast areas, now barren and worthless, can thus be made fertile and enormously enhanced in value. Land worth from $3 to (10 ner acre, without opportunity of rea sonable hope of irrigation, would com niond (uu to QZUU por acre wiieo water Is brought to them. The yields would be far greater, the crops of Oner quality and entirely Independent of drought, certain and sure, regardless of seasona. and affording a perfectly reliable source of Income. Tlie plan suggested Is to transmit the current to motors, and thereby work pumps widen will ruw water Into suitable reservoirs. New York Telegram. Dalr floora. a rfnnflnr.rithMrni.ntAd lolrfts i. arA, fnrtiimlnlrv Wooden fw.r. .r. ant to rot out. and brick floors absorb the spilled milk, soon be- . It I... I I, . HI coming very uiieimnc. 11 inv; i .V,. fl,w,-. .i.r,..i.l I kent nalntcd .it .i. - .n,t ...n thnn It U not an pood as flat-stone and cement The " " ... flagstone under ground U always easily kept cool, as a dairy floor should be. New York Commercial Advertiser. Crack Hecta Crack. Mrs. Ka-ins (with opera glass, look Ing Into window opposite) I declare to goodness If tliat Impudent woman over tlie way hasn't got a spyglass and Is trying to look lata our flat! New York World. ATLANTIC ICE RISKS. a.nm of Mm l)ani;era from leeberga la tho I arljr Mnhllia ut lh tear. Tr.iii4i 1 1:; ut ic !i :unliip ow ner have heii'inequ:: expiri-vd over lliefrequent rev n nuiile of Ic e during the Jnw-t tell il:u. The lI'itt'Tilitiii. rVuncliu und P. I :il..ml ui o tV iiio-l rni'iil arrivals lliut li.ive ki.iiicil iln-M tiiingprx. hieli were ! iiiimcrcJ during llnir Ijft voyages r the net-mi U-leii latitudes 43 I'i;h. and 4? degt. and longitudes ilc-a. and 49 (leg, The most definite de scription of any of the icebergs encoun tered uut tluil at a distance of three miles they appeared to be about 100 feet lii.'li. Next to fogs, or perhaps together with fog4, there ure no more dianstruus exe riences related tlnii those we hear of in connection with ice encountered during a pnas&u across the ocean, und it can not bo wondered that in these months, when fog is ut a minimum nnd com manders of vessels liuve time to devote llieir wholo attention to buttling with the elements and trying to reach port on time in the face of the tremendous gales that sweep over the ocean, the report of ice should arouse their fears and re double their caution. With the low temperature of the sea son, both of the air and tho wuter, one great means of detecting the presence of ice is to a considerable extent denied the navigator, and the deafening gale dead ens sound from a distance us it whistles through the cordage and smokestack guys, so that the roaring of the sea at (he base of an iceberg cunnot lie heard until It la aluiOKt too late to avoid con tact with it The lee blink, which fre quently renders Ice floes visible, even In the darkest night can per Imps be relied iiniii to indicate their presence, although the blink that attacks the strongest eyes of the brightest of lookouts when he Is trying to see something through driving sleet and snow, effectually prevents his seeing to any great distance. The ex perience of the mst few years has not recorded Ice at this season, but accounts of former yours show that it Is occasion ally to he met with and unhappily, as s rule, disaster is included in almost every account, so that it need scarcely be men tioned that great clreuiiiKieclioii is nec essary in passing near the regions where these dangers may reasonably be eiect- ed. Some few instances from the many recorded are quoted as of interest, show ing the (Hviiliur and irregular luetics these huge masses of Ice follow, as they charge about from place to place, some times urged on by a tierce gulo, and then aguin Moating placidly along In an en tirely opposite direction nt t'io mercy of some one of the curr t.. ur counter cur rents to be found in the ocean, tho di rection of which olien tiecoming tran sient and contradictory owing to gales of wind that affect the surface of the water very strongly as far as they ex lend. In January, 1818, the brig Anno loft the harbor of (ireenspond, Newfound land, In the morning and in the evening of the aume day got among ice; proceed ed thus about forty miles and at day light next morning was completely beset with no opening to be seen in any direc tion from tlie uiustheud. In this state she continued about fifteen days, drift ing with the ice about sixty miles south east by east, or about four miles in ev ery twenty-four hours. The Ice had now become very heavy, high above the sur face, and about twenty-nine large bergs were in sight. She was altogether shut Id twenty-nine days. In the last fourteen of which she drifted from lutitude 48 dog. 67 min. to lutitude 44 deg. 87 min. before tremendous gules or w ind blow ing the whole time from west to north west. In the course of this two hundred and eighty milo journey more than one hundred large islunds of the solid blue "Greenland leo" were sighted. On the 12th of Murch, 18,'fl, the brig Ajax, when between latitude i'i deg. and 44 deg., weather thick and cloudy, with squalls of hull and snow, rau right in between two reefs of Ice, jammed to gether uppurently In a solid muss,, and when daylight dawned thirty icebergs 150 feet high were found surrounding the little craft. The crew got up wood en fenders and slung them over the side to prevent being ground Into toothpicks by the surging masses of Ice. Spars, bales of cotton and lengths of cable were one after the oilier addinl to save the brig from destruction. In January, 1814, Cupt. Burroughs, In the ship Sully, met with an iceberg In the Atlantic in lutitude 41 degs., longi tude 48 degs. Later years have proved the experiences enumerated above, and this year of exceptional weather, both afloat and ushore, has thus fur been pro lific with repertsof ice encountered in the same general region . that it was met with lu the cases cited. The theories lately advauced that the arctic current, whlcb sweeps along the northeastern shores of this continent and the Island of Newfoundland until It loses itself under the heated waters of the Gulf stream, baa had no existence the past few months, and that consequently the Gulf stream has come In nearer our shores, will hard ly stand when subjected to the searching light of scientific inquiry. And a prac tical refutation of this theory can be found in the changed positions of the Icebergs thus far sighted, which show plainly that they are being moved by ocean currents in the direction hereto fore taken by this polar or Labrador cur rent. New York Herald. His Heart Uut of Flaoa. physicians at Springfield, 0 recently examined, with interest, a young man whose heart Is on the right side, but who nevertheless enjoys good health. A disiiatch gives his name as Broalln, and quotes him as saying that "when be was a little boy he was thrown from a farm wagon, and two wheels passed obliquely across his chest. Ue was 111 for soou) time from the Injury, and be lieves that the heart was ahoved over to IU present position by the wheels. The only trouble he has experienced since was two years ago, when he had pneu- nionia.and there was a constant cramped " T ""satlon about the new heart . , ' Cinnamon is the bark of a tree, and l Kwo n"t largely most largely in Java and Ovlon. Only the young branches am are stripped lor me cinnamon ours,, jb(n Te smali branches are not Itd. The bark is removed in strips ami arraned on both sides, and after ward sun dried, when it is ready for commerce. Aael-UcrUlty OrcrhaarA. Jones I believe I've got chill. Ac tually niy teeth chatter. Smith Then why dont yoo bay 4 set that flta-Taaaa JUVENILE ATTENDANT CAVALIERS. A Highly t'Mful Balag fur tke raahlaaay bla Married Wonaa. Among the products of modern so ciety there is none more remarkable than the juvenile attendant cavalier. A doien rich and highly respectable New York matrons now provide them selves each with what she is pleased to call "a useful boy," aud, to do her justice, it must be acknowledge that she compels the young mun to earn Lis quulilicatious. Mrs. Grundy has accepted him, and the husband heeds him not Indeed, he is rather regard ed by that individual in the light of an understudy, as ho relieves mon sieur of many of the sociul duties which would otherwise interfere with his own engagements, whether of business or of pleasure. There was a timo w hen a murried lady of personal attractions would scarcely have ven tured to go about anywhere with a good looking young mini who was not her husband. Nowadays we look for the harmless, necessary "tamo caL" The fashiona ble muti-on takes much pride in the uppearuiice of her cavalier, and to qualify for the position ho must in a measure be ornamental as well as use ful Furthermore, ho must in no wise be awkward. Ho must be able to put a cloak around madam's shoulders as well as her maid, and to adjust her ojH'i-a hood without ru tiling her hair. It being part of his duties, too, to at tend to her funs, bouquets, opera glasses, programmes, dogs and all such imiiedimeuUi, it is necessary that he should not indulge in the old fash ioned occupation ol wool gathering, while on no account must he permit himself to cherish the usual uiascu lino aversion to "shopping," for when he is not dispatched alone to execute my lady's orders, which may range from a box at the 0cra to a box of pearl Hwdor, ho is required to be in at tenduueo when she makes tho round of dry goods emporiums. lo the onlooker the value or his presence on these occasions ap)ears limited, for it seems that he does noth ing but baluiico himself on the edge of chairs, adjust his tie in every avail able mirror, and occasionally make mildly facetious and frequently im-M-rliucnl comments on tho goods. At the restaurants he secures luncheon, and being well drilled in madam's likes and dislikes he thus saves her the troublo of choosing her own fure, and the infliction of getting what she de tests. Ho is useful, too, in finding the car Huge after the theatre or afternoon party( and added to all these service able if not exactly intellectual quali ties are the advantages thul he cuu be snublied at will; thul he never dare grumble like husbands; and that he never bores with the wearisome atten tion of older men. To what end do these perfumed daudyelles run errands and act as footmen if not to play at being gay Lotharios? Their reward is thut they got tuken everywhere, and everybody has to treat thorn with some degree of civility. Then there are in the train of a pretty, or at least, of a popular woman, a distinction which all youths envy. They live on the metaphorical milk and honey of the land, they bask in luxury, and revel in all the beat entertainments, pick up "good tips," and eventually, if Ihoy are smart, secure a rich bride. New York Letter. Racraatloa aa tha Deep. A large brick was heated to it red heat -in the galley fire and a piece of asbes tos packing was wrapped around it ol quickly aa possible. The brick with its covering was incased in a piece ot pork that was tossed overboard, along with several other morsels which the sharks were made ready lo devour, aud it had no sooner touched tha wuter than it was swallowed. It took a few minutes for the heat to come through its covering of asbestos and pork, and during those row minutes the shark swam among his compan ions and attracted no siecial atten tion. Hut very soon his movements showed the pain he was feeling; he durted violently about, sprang out of the water, dived, rose again and was evidently suffering intensely. This continued for perhaps half an hour, and ended with the creature turning on his back and dying in the most hor rible contortions. The other sharks showed their tender feelings by at tacking him before he was fairly dead; they hud no compunctions about eat ing him, or al any rate uispiayea none, for he was devoured before our eyes, to the great delight of the sail ors. Thomas W. Knox. A Plucky Little Fallow. A little boy. only 8 years old. the son of a luborar named Jlalbarxy, liv ing at francesdiiest, was sent by bis mother to fetch a loaf from the baiter's on the opposite side of the railway. On his return, when passing a level crossing near the 1'arretiines station, be saw a train approaching, and in uis hurry stumbled and fell. He never theless had the presence of mind to rail into the space between me raus and the sleepers. Unhappily, the clearing iron caught his blouso and dragged him along till the train stop ped at the station; tne wueeis uau meanwhile passed over one of his anus and out it nearly olf. When he was set free, looking al ois mangiea . . .... i . . ii .1. arm, lie said: i ray uo noiien mow er," and be asked the bysUndertto fetch bis loar. It was round necessary tn cut off the arm. and though the chloroform did not make bim insensi ble, he bore the operation with the ut most courage, and only asked once or twice if the surgeons would soon havo done. His arm soon healed, and the little fellow returned to school as guy and as cheerful as his companions. Montreal Star. A Pro para a Ba(ga A beggar, who for thirty years hoi been a familiar figure in St. Peter's, al Borne, has just died suddenly from apo plexy. The Roman correspondent of London daily reports some curious cir cumstances in connection with this man, whose name was Pietro MarcolinL Hs was the only mendicant who was per mitted to follow his calling within the church itself. Plus IX having granted him that privilege. Leo XIII confirmed it, and also, like his predecessor, granted an audience to the beggar, who was lame and afflicted. When Marcollnl was re ceived by Pius IX he complained of the cold he felt within the church, where upon the pope bestowed upon him an old warm dressing gown of his owa. This garment, however, the beggar wore only on great occasions, sod the more solemn festivities of the church. He had been repeatedly offered large sums for it by foreigners, but alwaya refused to part with It Harcolinl laft aa estate worth M.QMtrsacA - , - . .,.JL . .