ADVANCE IN MEDICINE.
REMARKABLE PROGRESS MADE TO
PREVENT DISEASES.
Ta pmnnl I Mndlral Mam Hm
Urn la TkrM tMatlnrl llrvllea Na
l I'leaallaeee I Ibe (irealeal
s-eelor l ltrn Tlmm.
'Kiiiiini-iiwition fmm the thraldom of
anilioiity in which It wa foot bound fur
tent uric. said Ir. Osier, "medicine baa
j,-,-rtw. witb extraordinary rapidity,
Bii. even within (lie present geueration
bo iiii'li-ripitm a complete revolution.
Th" advance hn Iwvn In three directions.
Fi'ri. hi the prevention of disease. A"
study of lli condition under winch epi
demic develop luia led u the imiurtaut
work of sanitary science. For fifty
year th watchword of the profiianon
u thi matter ha lwn 'ck-niilinca;' and
clean streets, ginnl drain and pur wa
ter have in many town reduced the
mortality from certain Q.easc 50 per
rent
In thl department certainly medi
cine bo achieved it greatest victories.
It i a thought fnll of encouragemen,,,,, ,he ,. momh of bo to
to know that m:h disease aa typhoid
fever and diphtheria may ultimately be
tamped out and ! ai rare anionic ua aa
cpny and ainaIlMx. In this work the
profiwion retuiree and ran often obtain
rfhe intelligent co-operation of city aa
Hhoritiee and the ptiMic. People acarce
y understand how much Ium already
been done, nor doQiey yet appreciate
the Hjwibilitie of preventive medicine.
i riJC KNOWIJOKIK.
'The aeroiid great advance which
medicine has made relate to the knowl
edge which hna lrn gained of the agenta
pnslucing disease. Dating froin the
studies on fermentation by 1'anteur, and
the eurly work of Lister, we hare gradu
ally learned to recognize the importance
of the tnicttire kuown aa bacteria,
which haa revolutionized the practice of
turgery and gynecoHJy. Today surgery
n a new art. and hundred now recover
after operations from which hundred
previously diel. The inforuintion which
we now liave on the aubjecta boa U-cn
lowly ami painfully acquired, here a
little and there a little; but the outcome
of it all la that aa clean street t and good
drama and pure water mean luuuicial
health. n absolute clennlhiena and ab
sence of : i.'i i:.-;'ion Uieau in great
wrt freedom I mm infection.
So universally present are the Infect
ive amenta, particularly of suppuration,
that it i only by the most acrupulona
rare that the infection of woundacan be
prevented, and it i now generally ao
know ledged that t! highest type of thia
antiM- ticiMii ia obtained, not by the
use of vanoiu aolutiona which destroy
the germs, but by audi measure of clean
liness aa effectually prevent the ptsibil
ity of their presence.
'The researches allowing the relation
of tpcciul microscopic orgaiiriua to spec
ial diseases are likely to lead to the most
niiNirtant result. The cultivation of
thr germ of iliseaaa outside of the body
lias enabled ua to study the produntaof
their growth and in aeveral instances
(nun them to obtain materials which,
when injected into an animal, act aa a
sort of vaccine against the disease itself.
The hojie of obtaiuing in acme of the
ul important disease vaccine which
sill U-ar the wiiiie relation to them aa
U'i'.n.'iry vaccine to amallpox ia very
rMxxmhle and likely ere Ioiik to be real
iml In another direction, too, the
todies of Kik'Ii have shown that in the
growth of thine bacilli materials are ob
Uined which may act most powerfully
upon the body and attack the elemenU
of the dima.se itaelf. ilia discovery of
tlir net Km of the product of the growth
of the tubercle bacilli upon tulerculoua
tiwue ranks aa one) of tnemot remark
able of late years.
CIUM KS or UMNO ABE BKTTKB.
"Unt 1 hi-ar the bouwholJer say: 'All
that is very well, but Tommy gets the
uiranlea ami Mary baa the mumps and
Sune gets the whinipiiig cough juxt aa
tny gramliiiotlier tells me her children
had tifty year ago. Sly doctors billa
are pouibly a little larger than were
father a. and I know bis drug bill could
not have been aa heavy aa mine for the
lt quarter' Thia may be erfoctly
true, fur the milleniutn baa not yet come,
hut it is erfectly true that today Mra.
Huiwlwl Jit's risks have been reduced to
a minimum in the necessary domwtio
emergencies, and her children's chances
of reaching maturity have been enor
mously enhanced.
'The third great advance haa been the
diffusion m the prof csr ion and among
the public of more rational idea upon
the treatment of dinoure. Dieting and
Bnrsing have supplanted in great part
Mi-ding and physicking. We know now
tlut a majority of febrile affections run
di liinte course uninfluenced by drugs,
recognire daily the great fact that
disease ia only a modification of the nor
aul procrssea of health, and O-iat there
aa natural tendency to recover. We
fnnot claim in the tnmliciual treatment
o disease to have made great powitive
advnin", still we have learned not to
& what we did la for the poor patient
Kreat gain. The pant half century
placed oulr a half doieu absolutely
tndirinnble drugs which must l used
y 11 indiM'rimiuately who practice the
kMl-ng art
'A ilenire to take medicius is p-rlnis
the great feature which dintiuguishe
"an from other animal. Why thia ap
petite should have developed, bow it
could have grown to ita present dimen
"ona. what it will ultimately reach, are
"Hermting problema too deep for me.
"Some of the hrighunt hopes of hu
tnaiiify ar with the medical profession.
lia will always be with ua, bnt we
y look forward confidently to the
tiui when epidemics shall be no more,
heo typhoid shall be as rare a typhus
tad tulwrcuhsiis aa leprosy. Man. nat
""klly a trausgreasor daily, both in ig
norance and deliberaU-ly breaking the
as of health, will alwavs need d
or, but Uie gieat get np of prevenUblfT)'
mease will disantieaT. The progress 7
11 be gradual. hat ha been done
Is but an earnest of the thing that shall
on uone. Amid many disappointment
must not be impatient Hcienct
wve bnt lowly. slowly creeping from
Pot to point" Baltimore Sun.
Km a Bmd Idea.
"P-member, boys," said the teacher,
who being still new at the businea,
knew not what else to aay to make an
Imprswuon. "that in the bright lexicon
of youth there's no such word as aiL"
After few momenta a boy from Bos
ton raised hi hamL "Well, what la it
HjcraUsC asked the teacher.
"I wa merely gviog to suggest." re
plied th youngster a be cleaned hi
spectacle with his handkerchief, "that
if such is th case. It would be advisable
to write to th publisher of that Wxicon
and call their allMtiod to Xh ml
Montreal Star.
THOMSON AND HIS RATS.
7a ll( I. Ua raa Tasa
ls. kai TbT Hiss Swlaa ,
The question is frequently asked
whence the name of Thomson pomji
iheet of water in western Maine riteno
In; thMngh fonr towns and lying part,
ly in three c mi mien. Tnnlition say it
wa named fmm the first set tier. (J
Thomson. During Wi sojourn be was
s-noiuly tnxible.1 b.e7at. He ftrt pro
rided himself with a stout leather bag
f the caa'ity of fiur bushels. He then
tlaced an empty hogshead in hi log
irel, lenving tho bunghole open,
through which hedroped a small quan
tity of meat scr and crumb.
Uig in hand he retired outside to
watch prisxediugs, peeking through a
mall crevice lietween Hi log. lre
tutly he espied an dd. gray veteran ap
phachiiig the bunghole. lie take
(ns'P. then atiiffs. Iiks cautiously about
and then enters, lie stmn emerge from
the hogshead and quickly disappear.
In a trice he n-tnrna, fullowed by
ilntve amouuting tohundreda, which one
by one disappear through the bunghole.
"Now," chuckled Joe, "ia lur fun." aa
he skipped calmly through the door and
the small aperture, at the same time rap
ping the hoghead with the toe of hi
htst, which produced a loud, ringing
sound. With loud squeals and tierce
struggles the frightenisl rats began to
scramble through the bunghole, all land
ing in the bottom of the bag.
liis first thought wa to drown them
by sinking the bag in the pond, but liv
ing In a rather gauiewune mood, aa wa
often the cane, be concluded to put the
bag in hi Is wit, and after rowing to a
good distance from the shore then release
theni, and with hi oi gisvl have good
time knocking them in the head.
Ilowing out several nl from the
shore and being in high gle at the
thought of wreaking vengeance) on the
"varmints" which bad given ao much
trouble, be without hiwitation untied the
bag. ejpecting to see the frightened crea
ture at once leap into the water, but ha
quickly found himself mistaken.
Instead of AWing or even retreating
the rats charged in a body, and witb
teeth and claw so severely lacerated hi
face, neck and hand aa to cause him to
leap from the boat and awim for th
shore, leaving the rnift in the ponnession
of bia one time victims. Lewiston Juur
naL A Npider' Rapid W'arh.
When the common geometrical spider
ha made up it mind to spin a web, it
cotniueiiiayi o-raiioua by inclining acer
taiu area with the foundation line. To
these radiating line are fixed, generally
about thirty in number, aud all joining
in the center of the snare. When the
radii are finished the spinner proceeds
to weave the concentric line, stretching
them froin one radiating thread to an
other, and forming theni of the silk
thickly studded with viscous drop.
Starting fmm the center of the web,
however, the first few concentric threada
re without thia sculiarity, the reason
being that the spider likea to sometimes
sit in the middle of ita web, and natural
ly doe not care to be incommoded with
the atickv matter which it prcarea for
the special benefit of it prey.
When the snare ia finished, a task
which often doe not occupy more than
forty minute in spite of the complicated
nature of the work, the spider weave a
cell iu some secluded spot close at band,
connecting it with the center of the web
by means of a siiecial thread. This, by
it trembling, give intimation of the
capture of any insect in the web, and
also forms a pathway by which the
snmrlv ensconced spider is enabled to
proceed on an investigating expedition.
Comhill Magaziue.
Th Keas of Knell.
The eye is used only for seeing, and
the ear for hearing, but the mass i one
of the organ tlut serve a double pur
pose. It ia not only the seat of the
sense of smell, but was intended to be
the principal organ through which man
should breathe. It circuitous passages,
warm aud moist, protect the lung by
taking the chill from the inspired air
and arresting irritating dust.
The whole none ia not concerned in
the act of smelling. The olfactory
Dervea, which alone take cognixance of
odors, are situsted in the upper third of
the nasal chainls-r, out of the hue of
ordinary inhalation. For this mason we
do not nsnally notice odor uulewi they
are somewhat strong: but when we sniff
draw the air into the upper part of
the nostril and hold it there for a few
momenta we become aware of the faint
eat scent Youth's Companion.
fraaee's tUecalU.
The preaideut of France is chosen by a
Biajority vote of both branches of par
liament sitting together a a joint as
sembly, and his term ia seven years.
Usually, however, he is com p. led to
step down from office by pressure from
parliament before his term end. The
constitution give him the authority to
select a ministry, which must comprise
niemlN-r of parliament; to conclude
treaties with foreign nations, to appoint
to the chief military and civil pt, to
pardon offender, and in ronenrrence
with the senate to dissolve the chamber
of depnties and bring alsmt a new elec
tion. These are the chief powers of the
I p resident, lue prvnein rjn uuiir-v-
not was elected on Dec. 8, lUXt. tot
Louis (i lobe- Democrat
Many small Aaaoaala.
It is worth noting, aa an exemplifica
tion of the value of small thing, that it
i not customary to pay fraction of a
penny on dividends on government
Mocks, and that some few year since
these accumulated fraction amounted
to I'MlI.Ooo! This nice Utile DtU. egg
wa handed over to the chncellurf the
exchequer. Chambers' Journal.
Rat a Coi pa r.
Winkle I understand that the lady
next to yon Is a fine musician.
Umkle-F.h?
Winkle They say she compose.
Biukle (irvat .'a-ar. uol She di.
eomjioneii everybody in the flat Good '
New. !
Ha4 lUasa la Ha C'lmtaaaeet.
A untie Johnny, yon never hear your
papa ne such language.
Johnny No; and 1 take mighty good
rare that be doeen't bar me Harper's
B-nar.
Tkl Is a If Maaatral Ag.
Mrs. Brown (at Mrs. Smith tea) Oh
dear, that dreadful Mia Hroitb I sing
ing again. I wonder what started her.
Tom Brown (aged sevens I dropped a
penny down her back haa ss wasat
looking. Loatdoa Tlt-Bita.
THEY EIjOPED ON A RAFT.
A LUMBERMAN STEALS HiS BRIDE
fRCSI HER FATHER'S BOAT.
o o
A Roataaile t4ji feaai lha Wild (he
Peaaatltaala RarkwaJds raaalrr Aa
4 rata falner oalwllled-lll OssnIUm
las Waif iUrL
A lumlarman drew. I in woodsman
tylecam hurriedly into th union de
pot Leaning on hi arm wa a pretty
girl about eighteen year old. Her pant
ing breath and fiery cheek gave evi
dence of her excitement, which w4a
seemingly made more intense by their
rapid walking. Following them wa an
other lumberman, mors nervous than
the first He seemed to be on guard,
and kept his eyes turned (ward th
rear rank He said nothing until bis
protege were on board the day expren
for the east. A few minute afterward
an older marfyith an air of business,
elbowed hi fy through th crowd and
confronted the wsliun.
Tbey stMt-d an animated nmvrrsaUon
bout the Ctiuple who had just boarded
the train, and for a few moment it
teemed that a fight would take place.
Kindly advice from a bystander saved
them from the officer, however, and
the two Walked off together. Later (J
the day the older man apaared at the
depot and bought a ticket to Brad's
Bend, on the Allegheny Valley railrowL
He was approached by a reporter and
readily consented Mi tell the story.
Ilia name waa Andrew Myers. The
girl who hail been carried off by the un
couth woodsman was a daughter of
Myers. They bad eloped from her
father's Intulier raft The danng act
took place near Brady'a Bend, and waa
the crowning act of a romance made ex
citing by a determined lover, an irate
father and a faithful girl, wluate respwt
for her father's wishes had hitherto pre
vented a clandestine marriage.
rsTIIKK AND UJYFR KIllllT.
The trio live on the Clarion tKcr near
Clanngtou They are well kcown in
th lumber country The younger man's
name la Frank Huyder. He I pnsqs-r-oua
In the woods, and ia considered
good business man, but he la rough in
bia way, and for that reason was not con
sidered by Myers fit to lw his daughter's
lover Mis Myer tlmnht differently,
however, aud for a year insisted on re
ceiving the attention of Snyder. Never
theless she refused to elos with her
lover, and would only answer "wait."
The rafting season on the Clarion river
commenced. Doth Myers and Snyder
bad timber to run to market, and were
constantly thrown in each other's way
at the river bank. When the raft were
nearly ready to be started they acci
dently commenced talking about Misa
Myer Kindly expressions led to insin
nations, and then a war of word, which
waa quickly followed by a blow from
Myers. A moment more and lth were
rolling in the mud They were soon
separated, but not until Snyder bad
made a vow to get the girl Myers
beard the words ami became equally de
termined that his enemy should never
be bis son in law
A few hours more and both were to
start down the river Myers was afraid
to leave his daughter behind, and giving
aa an excuse the statement that be want
ed ber to cook for the men. he brought
her on the raft and gave her quarter in
the rough all ant y which i frequently
built on Urge flat. Snvder saw the ob
ject of Myer' move, and when the lat
ter pulled out with hi raft Snyder quick
ly followed with his own.
pAr COXK3 TOO LATC.
Both raft arrived at Brady'a Bend
shortly after 0 o clock Saturday night
Myers pulled in to tie up for the night
and when about to land Snyder's raft
came up He wa acting as pilot him
self, aud, seeing Mis Meyer standing
on the river edge of her father's raft, he
ordered bis men to pull iu such a way
that bis own raft ran close to that of
Meyer When at the nearest point ha
jumped from hi oar, grabls! the young
girl, and, as he leaped lack, yelled at
hi men to pull into the current It wa
danng act but Huyder hail been vic
torious, and found no trouble in per
suading Mis Myers to give her osjjsent
to tbeir marriage when the opportuuity
came He knew Mjers would follow,
however, and to make sure their escape
be determined to run at night
They am veil at Sharpsburg next
morning Meantime Myers had come to
Pittsburg, and wa waiting at Iierr'a
Island for huyder and bis gaina But
tboy didn't come. They gin-ased what
be would do, and left him down the
liver while they went to Union depot on
a cable car Myer heard of thia trick
about 7 JO and went to intercept it. but
be waa too lata The woodsmau he met
at Union depot explained the occurrence
leading to the flight, and told Mr. Myers
that they were going to Camden. N. J.,
to grK)irried.
Mr. Myers waa still angry when seen
at the Home hotel. lis confewed that
Unyder waaa susble man for any sen
sible girl, and his chief grievance seemed
to be that hit daughter should go on a
bndal tour with a man whose wedding
outfit would startle civilization. Never
theless be admitted that Snyder had bet
ter clothes at home, and bia Unt remark
waa that if Snyder had iuade much
money lately 3 would forgive him.
Pittaburg Cor. Oil City Derrick.
Yaaag II. ad. aad Old.
Daughter You should have turned
down the up-r corner of your visiting
card, ma. when you t ailed on the bride.
That mean congratulation. But you
turned down the lower corner That
means condolence.
Matron (with dignityr-You'd better
wait till yoo are married before you crit
icise your ma. New York Weekly.
Tka Pawae Thai Ha.
First Congressman What do yon
think of Senator Saphead bill?
Second Congressman I opposed it at
first but lately I have found so much
popular opposition to it that I am In
dined to tiunk it must be a good thing."
Oood News.
In some of the West End reatAoranU
la London aa much a tweuty-eight
hilling a week is paid by a waiter fur
the right to look after the want U
wealthy diner. Tip there vary at any-
thing between &i and 2s. 6J . atid a fin
,lu man ma nar-kiin to e tear a auud
i 3 a week.
j fitnall article mad of maUeabU iron
are now finished and polished bright by
being place. in revolving drums with
earners' shavings, from wbicb they
emerge with all of the rough adgea
smoothed aad Use surface highly pul-
DECORATE THE PIANO.
la Csmall Ramst II Is Maw lads Talag
mt Meant aad aa Artlsll Jmy.
The magic skill of modern decorators
baa vanquished the formidable aggrea
avenea even of the parlor piano. For
merly pianist were iuit obstinately,
hopelessly angular obji-t in a pretty
parlor, ptatitively refusing to lend them
selves to any scheme of titration. But
sven a piano ha rssuubilltiea, and since
lhe possibilities have been discovered
snd realised the piano is th keynote of
Vie whole decorative scheme. ( if course
hi all city parlors an upright piano is
used, and instead of being set back
against the wall like a child iu disgrace,
it U now turned out into the room al
lut at right anglea, which ia divi.ledly
more agreeable to the erfonuer. The
back of the instrument la then draped
with some beautiful material, hanglug
like a curtain to the flisir.
Sometime a plain piece of itomau
sheeting U used, a silken damask or
Pompadour velvet, with the main color
in harmony witb the room. Home
Udica introduce a small picture or bit of
embroidery in one upper corner, around
which the drapery is hung gracefully, or
clever needlewomen embroider the
hole drapery in quaint, odd designs.
A scarf of silk harmonizing with the
banging at the lck falls over the top of
the piano, and there are candelabra or
some light piece of bric-a-brac that will
not rattle w lien the instrument i in use.
Such are the possibilities of a piano aa
an object of decorative art, but wonder
ful indeed are ita possibilities In another
direction.
l'laced near a lutv window, it shut in
the coziest lovers' nest imaginable.
Soft cusliioiWl window seata that have
Mour for just two intuitive seat they
might la called are hidden thua away
completely from the cold, cruel world.
Smokers' relreata with little couches
may Iw hidden in the shadow of such a
piano when rich hanging fall from a
corner window. Or a delightful tea cor
ner ia made with a screen for a doorway,
and soft divans and dim lights inside.
Misa tfoorgia t'ayvnji haa such a tea cor
ner in her artistic little house in II.cm.
The Wk of the piano ia hung with a
oft shade of yellow, brocaded with dull
green leave and flowers. Against thia
the little tea table ia placet), wit ita
dainty Mongings, and m low chair be
side It where the htsttea preside.
A yellow cushioned divan extenda en
tirely around thia corner, lighted by the
soft radiance of a lamp with a pale green
hade, and piled high with a baker's
dozen of pillows large and small and
medium with bright silken covers.
New York Sun.
l'nclll llallaar Tarter.
All English railway companies are
very articular about civility la-ing
shown to the public, witb perha one
exception, known to nnt railway men;
but even that company baa now im
proved in t hi respect, aa well aa in many
others. A lialdheadisj director of thia
rompanv wa traveling with some at ran
gers, and at one of the atalion one of
them asked the name of the place. A
porter pointed to the name Iswnl, re
marking, "Can't you read The direc
tor wa somewhat vexed, but said noth
ing. At the next station another of the
passenger asked if they changed there
for A . "Sit still, and don't bother;
this aiu't a junction," the porter replied.
The dirts-tor. who was much aurpriaed
at the incivility of the porter, told the
atranger who he waa, and exprtswetl re
gret that they had been so sisiken to.
will see, however," he said, "if tbey will
speak in the same way to me." At the
next station he put hi head out of the
window, but could get no one'i attention
till the train waa moving on, when a
porter came np and ihouted to him,
"Keep your bald head in, old buffer, or
you'll catch col!." He fumed with rage,
but the stranger seemed to enjoy his
defeat
There was trouble at those three sta
tion the next day, and three face were
seen no more on those platforms. Cham
bers' Journal.
ft Waa Nat lis That Warrlad.
"Now, sir," cried Mr. Bagwig fero
ciously, "attend to mel Were you not
in difficulties a few month agor"
"No."
"Now, irl Attend to my question, 1
ask you again, aud pray be careful In
answering, for yon are ou your oath. I
need hardly remind you. Were yyi not
in difttcultie some months ago?"
"No; not that I know of."
"Sir, do you pretend to tell this court
that you did not make a coinsrition
with your creditors a few month ago?"
A bright smile of intelligence spread
over the ingenious face of the witnens as
be answered:
"Oh! ah! That's what yon mean, I
it? But, yon see, it waa my creditors
who were in difllcultita, and not ni."
Green Bag.
Iaghabla Newspaper Mlstaaaa.
A Syracuse printer, in setting up
book publisher's advertisement, con
strued one of Dickens' work thus: "Bar
ney, by Kudge, $1.50." MispriuU are
sometime very ludicrou in their sig
nificance. A country paper give an ac
count of an amateur concert in which
younaady received a well dtaarved en
core by the exquiait) taota in which she
sang "An Angel's Whisker." Iu Dr.
Wayland's time a meeting of the Amer
ican Scientific association was held in
thU city. The doctor attve a Jrty to
the ansrs-iation. Hi frinida were con
siderably surprised the next morning to
find it reported in the newaapera that
Dr. Way land had given a billiard party
instead of a brill'. Jit party. Providence
Journal. ,
oreal Itrllala's I nrlalaaed Heard.
If all the hoie lying unclaimed for
ten year or longer in the cellar of the
Banks of England and LrrUnd, at CoutU',
Dramind', Child's and other wetl
known bankers, were unearthed and
their content examined, wonderful treaty
nrra in the shape of pUte, Jewelry and
( other valuable might Iw ban 'led over to
i the reprewebtativr of the original da-
tsautor. Many missing title-deed. wiUa
na Otner vaiuaom uia-untenw mignt
.1 - .1 V.n S M -Vx rnl as.M.n-M
aw u. re.t.. e, ...... "
Chain ben' Journal.
Cat Uataa.
"I always get reduced rat) on the
frr "7 ' ' '
"How do you manage that
"I get them sraJper s ticket. "Puck.
tiaae ll'a !,
"There ia a poetry about th flat that tb rQ volcanio emptiiaia la that
Aner inrtrnmenu lark. Ta dinn tbey are due to steam generated from
.rsiar. has dcndd upon it" i nvdmitted through cracks ia the
-W.U, U takai a very stwrtby aOatoa arth' erut or in some other wy -to
maka it wta4u"---aUrpr'i Baaar. , Ooldwaita Magaalna.
HEROISM IN A M(i CITY.
Pa
BRAVE AND KINO HEARTS I
R'CH FIFTH AVENUE HOME.
Aa Old I'grad ef Hm U Kaaaled la
Ualll Hlgkl la the l I.I.I f a Hasy
aad Tarltlnf Melmanlln Penal al
Wealth arw Tkelr aarsaala.
Emerson in his esnay upon "The Con
servative rel.it. -s leg.-n l of the r Oar
Bernard in illustration of the truth that
the lt virtue are t he found In all
tonditions of society. If the story were
merely an apologue with the essayist it
ha. I am glad to record, lately become
fact
Tin ia the tradition:
"The Father Bernard lamented in hit
cell on Mount Cenia the crime of man
kind, and lining one morning U-fore day
from his Iwsl of un and dry leave he
gnawed hi rtst and be me, drank of
the spring and set forth to go to Home
to rt-forni the corruption of mankind.
ihi bis'sBtiy he encountered many trav-n-ro.
who greeted him courteously, and
the cabin of the peasants and the castle
of the lords supplied his few want.
When he came at last to Home his piety
and gissl will easily introduced him to
inauy families of the rich, and on the
first day he saw and tulked with gentle
mothers, with their 1 ! at their
breasts, who told him how much love
they bore their children, and how they
were perpleied in their daily walk lest
they should fail in their duty toward
them.
r.MKHSON't STOKY.
"'What! he said, 'and this on ricjfj
einnroiiiereti carjeis, on marine uoors,
with cunning sculpture, and carved
wissls, ami rich picture aud pile of
Usiks around you?
" '1,00k at our pictures and book,'
they said, 'and we will tell yon, giasl
father, how we spent the last evening.
Tbcau are stories of godly children aud
holy families, and romaiitiu sacrifice
made in tdd and recent time by great
and not mean baynoiis, and last evening
our family wa collected, and our hus
bands and brother discourse. I sadly ou
what we could save and give in the bard
time.'
"Then came in the men, and they
aid: 'What cheer, brother? Dot thy
convent want gifU?
"Then the friar went home swiftly
witb other thought than be brought,
saying: 'This way of life U wrong, yet
these Itomans, whom I prayed (lod to
destrov, are lovers; tbey are lovers.
What can I dor
And tin I the fact a a friend re
Ute it: o o
"I called Unt night upon my friend in
Fifth avenue. Hi bouse is stately and
magnificent It abouuds with every de
vice of luxury. If not tasteful it la rich,
if not elegant it I profuse in splendor.
While I sal gariug around me at the
mirror and carpet and curtain and
costly furniture my frieud entered and
cordially welcomed me.
" 'Where have you Uen so longf said
L 'it must be many weeks sine I have
seen you.'
" 'You know,' he answered, 'that wt
were aWnt upon visit to Cousin
Charles for some time, and upon onr re
turn the doctor told us that two of the
servants lay 111 with the ship fever, and
that the children must be sent away Im
mediately. So we sent them to their
grandfather's, near Allatny.and my wife
and 1 remained to take rare of the serv
ant.' EZPOHKO TO IUMKAHB.
" 'Did you know what terrible dis
ease it wasT
" 'Yea, the doctor warned ua. But we
could not leave tbeut when we knew
bow critical wa the situation. It waa
bard to art with the children? and they
cried bitterly at going, knowing to what
dangers we were exposed.'
" 'And I know.' answered I, 'for 1 have
bal the ship' fever, and for two weak
Uy utterly senseless, like one dead.'
" 'Both of the servant,' continued my
friend, 'were delirion for two weeks be
fore they died, which increased our rare.
It i a very dreadful disease, and very
hardly it bore on my wife. But there
waa no one to assist ua. All the other
servants left and we could get no nurses.
We took all iKswible precautions. The
beds were placed in the middle of the
t largnst room, and by opening the
folding door we could throw them, witb
the smaller one between, Into one larva
room. There la a passage from the ced
ing of the middle nniin directly to the
skylight in the nsif, and by owning that
ami dropping the upper sashe of the
windows of the room we could veutiUt
the nom perfectly.'
"I see,' said I, 'and they died
" 'They lth died, aud we buried them
Id the Catholic cemetery.'
"'Why.' thought 1. glancing at the
painted walU and g'f!ering chandeliers,
'Lhn anmtiliioiia Vetiiliitiia ami the atfiallil
JTend nrloin precinct do not offer a more
instructive contrast than thia single
hearted heroism in the midst of thia re
gal splendor!" "
Here ia another "deed for New York
to la) proud of." Hilt sometiiueiQjovers
pure gold. New York Irald.
Watar That flew lata Iba f.arth.
There ia an interesting instance of
water flowing Inland from the sea. ItU
found on the Wand of Cephalonia, In the
Ionian sea, west of Greece. Th phe
nomenon occurs on the southwest side
of the island, near the small town and
port of Argisitoli. Two streams flow at
a short distance fmm one, straight from
' the aea for a few yards, and then follow
I different course. One turn at right
' antlea anil rnna for noma wrava ratmllel
with the shore and close to it Then it
turns again toward the sea, and run
ning, of course, deeper and deeper.
, doable completely nuder Itself, thus
I forming a loop, and finally pannes out of
' sight deep down in landward direction.
I In iU course it turns two flour mill,
which will give an idea of the strength
of the mrrent There 1 no tide in the
sea here, and the flow of the salt water
brook ia perfectly steady and continuous.
The other tt ream disappear in the
' od , , mmimr w.y
con,)n(( phenomenrsn ha not at-
I '
tted much at ten Moo lasranae Argoa-
, , . thjl .. t.,ri.t
route. No one knows what beroruMi of
thU water, but It probably flows to some
ubterranean reservoir, and It may have
something to do with the earthquake
that occur to that nrighWhia-ai once in
a lung while, or poswbly it feels some
distant volcano, fisr, aa U well known.
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SPANISH DISHES.
Jaw la I'sa Oil la lankln Wllaaat I la
IHssfreaaltle t.BVrls.
Thongh, a a rule, SanUrds of the
better clans are not earlv risers, they le-
gin the day with th disutyuno, aa they
rail the meal. This umiallv consist of a
Ltrge cup of milk and coffee, or a small
cup of thick chis-ol.tte, wilh a kind of
raki' t ailed etisniiiiaila. The rlnsidate
t made with milk, never with water, ex
cept III the h.ret families. Between 1
nd '.' in. old fashioned Spanish folka
have lie dinner Tin table is Very
timpH I , I n i a i lean cloth and
rrnl pl.ite. of swit-t and fruits; flower
eldius:i'.ir: snltivll.tr. -p-rlsix and
musiariljsil never. A isui, fork and
knife linnei together, a tumbler for
water and a sin ill w luegbtMi are net at
each place.
A immard m-ver commit th heresy
of mi ting wine and wtter; he say it U
spoiling two gissl things. A gisslly
ized loaf of bread ft inks each plate.
The soup tunvti Is first handed round,
and, although it contents are a trifle
greasy, nothing can ! more nourishing.
It is compounded of all the gissl thing
that go to male up the cl.iv.ical oa-ldo
or puc hero. The suUtnntial portion
With which the soup Is made i placed
in three separate dlnhe slid served Up
immediately afterward. I hi one dish
figure large, thick slices of Innled beef
and piece of fowl with slice of bacon;
on another aps-ar the garbaiizos, or
chick sas, and on the third are the veg
etable withslicenof rhorizo, or sausage.
The cocidn is usually eaten as it is,
though in some bouse tomato sauce I
added. The pilchero, or cm-ido, take
ita name from the wter pot in which
it ia slowly Uilled. In every Well regu
lated home throughout Siain the rta-ido
U made mice a iA-, and a right g'l
thing it is, aa at any hour you may
chance to need a cup of broth you can
he supplied w ith tt The next dish ia
the fnto. I JJto mean a fry, audthn dish
Usual Iv consist of fried hraiiispfricd
sweetbread, cnsplettes of fowl, etc.
In no country are things frnsl la-tter
than In Spain, lcaune gissl olive oil ay
used to fry them in, and oil make those
delicacies more crispy. That Spanish
oil may ImTurned to gissl account for
anything in cooking will no doubt cause
utilsumded surprise. There I no deny
ing the fact, however. Fissl ill prepared
witb oil is no doubt a trying case in so
far as the palate and nostrils are con
cerned, but a gis-xl Suinish nsik knows
well bow to disguise the taste of the oil
In many way.
The simplest and s-rliai the best ad
vice U to let the oil come to a Isiiliug
point and to throw in a piece of bread,
which 1 taken out aa aooti as it liecoiiie
brown and thrown away. Thia take off
any bad taste the oil may have. The
pan I then carrii-d to an o-n window
and the steam blown away, a pnses
which a effectually clear it of sua un
savory smell. Boston Transcript
MaI Knerjkwd Is aaDersllllaa.
"The amount of mental suffering igno
rant people undergo from the fear of 111
omen being fulfilled I inconceivable to
person of well balanced minds," said a
well known physician.
Tliis doctor snt two year at one of
the charity hospital on Ward' Island,
and while there hal an excellent oppor
tunity for observing many -culintiisj
and various phase of huui.tuily among
the outcasta of a great city. Continu
ing after a short reverie the dis-tor said:
"Of course siis-rstitions have existed
and will exist as long a there remain a
belief In the mysteries of future life. It
U seldom admitted by iwraon of iutelli
gence that they are, to a greater or lea
degre at alt suhjisrt to the uneasy feel
ing an uncanny event will produce. But
it U really an exceptional tiling to flud a
person who has no eiipcrstitiona what
ever. Generally the presentiment are
so uriiuiartant that they are but sel
dom alluded to by the one experiencing
tlmin, and are soon forgotten. But that
they do exUt in nearly every mind U
undoubtedly true." Chicago News.
Cerreellaf lha Tear ber.
In one of the Kpringflelil grammar
school the teacher wa explaining an
example in arithmetic on the blackboard,
nd had finished it with the exception of
the last two figure of the answer, which
waa in dollar and cent, when she waa
called out of the room. On returning
one of the pupils raised her hand and
aid, "There are some cenU to the an
awer In the hook, but there Un't any on
the board." "Why, Nellie, what do you
mean by aking to uie like thatT the
teacher excUimed in anger. After the
scb'Ms had been in a roar of laughter for
fully a minute it dawned on the teach
er's mind that it wa "cents" instead of
"sense" that the girl wa talking about.
Springfield Homestead.
Wanted It ta float.
Timothy Sheeler hail become very rich,
bnt he remained very ignorant liar
log traveled about the country by land
he began to think be ought to visit the
coast states and have a yacht
He consulted hi friend on th cuhject
of the kind of boat he should buy.
"While you are about it," said one of
them, "you'd tarttcr get an iron boat"
The old man law in the auggestion
only an attempt to play a Jokeusjn him.
"What d'ye roeanr be roared. "An
iron Until Hate me go aailin' 'round
the world In a cook stove, would yT
Youth's Companion.
A I .a far Baebalara.
The advantage of pockut that baa
no sewed attain and cannot rip aud that
U neat and mtstb in the garment are
ucb as will be apireciatd by every
masculine reader. Such a pocket ia the
invention of an ingenious Yankee, ho
call hia devii a safety aeaiuleaa pocket
The peculiarity of these Iss ket U that
tbey are woven complete in oue piece
No atitcblng or sewing U neceaaary to
make them ready for use, hut tbey are
turned ont by the loom In the exact form
w which they are required for trotianra.
New York Journal
All animals, from ant np to whale
and elephants, play together ia youth,
and some am fond of taking such diver-
ton at intervals through Ufa, One
might search the world over and not find
more pUyful creatures than puppies and
kit tens, but there are other dumb ani
mal which not only friak about, bat
actually descend to practical jokeav
Robert Buchanan, tb poet, novelist
and reviewer, was a poor Scotch village
boy a scor of years ago, without fains
or fortune or prospect of either. Th
snoceas hi haa had ta liu-ratur has been
woa by bard work and merit hot today
b la on of th foramoat zncn In Londoa
literary Uf.
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JEREMY.
mmT will fiMi Inks lbs boat. Jerwart
Why, air tnty, will rim nr
Tba wiad la blah arel tlx (Ida Is lev,
Tt nrk in liar a a bale's blnarhnd bnasa,
Abd out la lua la tiers ilta sauUbar mnana
JVrrfnil
ViMi'rs lbs last ana of jimt mother,
Tb am It a W-fi m no otbsr.
"Istal ai .1 lb air ass ! III. Jvraaif,
Itut Um iss-aa etsilil md rvati
Tlx old Duma beld lb Saw oaa a
lireaM.
Knrkln II Ibrr tiks an allln rblld.
Al daaa Iu thr tswlaard lb ( wa atlad,
Jrrellir.
A ml I ha ma a aa red as aa on-a.
Aud lbs aaler "lib alud slraakt llmt.
"1 must laks lb lasti," said Jrrstnr,
"M.Hli.'f. nbalrtt-r befall ate.
Tbrr am nianv - I bear Ihim-wba rail saa
Mr (ailirr, ilia i siit am. mj brother tsraa.
dr uielrr Iba a ami Ibrlr tuula la bears.
Jer-mr
Ttirr tall me Ilia eiuttier'a a-beawUaf-
Tbry bid ai be up aud dirta;.
Tbrre's wns k la lb nlTinc," anid Jereeaf
"I rallOtd sen, bul I kaiiw IL
Tie-r bar put forth a bual with Iww ssaa
in m It:
Tb drin na lbs warns, a:Qair brotaar b
neaib-
I ovist (.! 11 aw f If II ta to mr dealbl
Mr lather rails me lo a rent la
I isT III lite of lb crew int UuU r !,""
Awsr In bia Uatl wnl Jrnir,
Ilia it titter stissl arliKitiic ber bead)
Tb satis raa up la arrowd unaada.
The atitrtu iIism enilisl and aim it e Ibe eua.
And the alMiula of tb alod war s sU set
free.
"Jrremjt"
Hut her rrr a as blow bark la ber throat,
Aud ber eon wrot down witb bis bual.
-t I avaua la Voulb't Cutapauks.
lint f Killer.
Kilter or ki lter wa an "Anglicism
long U-fore it was an "Americanism."
Skinner, in IllTI, haa "Keller; he Is not
yet in kelter, iiondiim est 4ratua." It
U also given in a reprint of Itay'i collec
tion of Will. The k U-fore I point to a
Scandinavian origin. Cf. Dan. kilte, to
triis, (tick tip, whence E. kilt ftirts
give Sweil. dial., kilter baud, band
for holding tip tucked tip clothe; kiltrav
aig. to gird np, tuck up, and fasten. The
metaphor la obvious enough.
Thia word kelter, aa it ahould be
spelled, is given in Johnson' Dictionary,
and derived from the Danish kelter, to
gird. A quotation U given fn Bar
row' work, where th word ia used.
Bailey in hia Etymological Dictionary
derive it from th Latin cultura. Ilali
well ("Dictionary of Archaic and Pro
vincial Words") give it a used In tb
east of England both as a substantive
and aa a verb. It ia a word of every -day
use in Surrey and Sussex, in the sens of
order or condition. The Iter. W IX
Parish, in hia "Dictionary of the Susaeg
Dialect." notne it in the phrase, "This
farm seems in Very gissj 'kelter.'" 1
have often beard It used In the ssroe
way, and anything that ia out of condi
tion ia diwcnlMhl aa being "onto' kelter.
On reference to the publication of th
English Dialect society It will be seea
that the word is of very general Use
throughout England, la the neighbors
hood of Whitby it occur as a verb and
a substantive, and in the mid and east
Yorkshire glonnaries also; it ia used also
in west Cornwall. Hampshire and the Uie
of Wight In went Somerset, in Sheffield
and in lluddersfleld the word mean
money. These reference will be suffi
cient to ahow that the expmaion U not
an Americanism, but that the word haa
fonnd, and atill finds, a place in vernaco
Ur EnglUh. Note and (jtierie.
frlasa Inss;,
There lives at the big jO-nitentiary on
Church street a family of dogs which are
as interesting as any dogs in the state.
Some of them belong to the oftlcUl con
nected with the prison aud some belong
to the prison Itself, but tbey all live aud
eat together in perfect harmony. Th
uuwt prominent, s-rhaps, U the large
Newfoundland, Nellie, th pro.rty of
F. II. Crass. She jsawwnes almuat hu
man intelligence, aud there seems hardly
limit to her cautcity for learning. She
will go errand, ateal a bat off the head
f the wearer or preach to you. She U
the mother of four curly, clumsy little
babii, whose frolicsome gamUiU the
watflica with grave dignity.
Nellie love her Utbiee very much; ia
fact she love any kind of a child, and
will play with on by the hour. Her
master haa a little four-year-old girl, aud
when Nellie la there to ae her they al
ways have a big romp. On of their
games U hide ami seek. The little girl
goe and hide whiU Nellie U held with
ber eye covered. When the time to
commence ltsking arrive Nellie scours
tlie whole place aud never fail to find
the little one. When found she gently
take her by th arm and load her to her
mother.
Another Interesting dog living at tb
prison ia th great Danish mastiff
"Dante." He U a glorious old fellow,
Just such a dog as was the friend of
Little Lord Fauutleroy, and looks fero
cious enough to eat op a man; hut he
wouldn't, for he U sweet tempered and
amUble. He dosa not got a chance to
see many people except the convicts, but
be U very fond of children, and when
they come into th prison yard hs fol
lows them around, and will not Irav
them aa long aa they stay in tb yard.
There U also a fine greyhound, sev
eral bunting dog and a saucy little
sin it I that take liberties with the big
fellows. On pretty days they will have
a romp, and it U a funny thing to sr
th greyhound jump clean over th whole
crowd when they run him too do.
Nashville American.
Walarwraaf CaateasHI).
A liquid waterproof coin position baa
been placed on th market for coating
article such aa leather, strapping, ma
chinery, polished Steel, brass and copper.
Which, it l claimed, will resut damp,
heat cold and acid. The composition
I colorliwa, and doe not rub or peel off,
Is-ing only removable by th application
of paraffin or turpentine. New York
Commercial Advertiser.
ft) Harry.
Old Oentleinan My boy, don't yon go
to school?
Boy Yesair.
"If long after 9, and her yon are
pUying."
"That's all right W had a rather
Ute breakfast, and mamma wa 'fraid
I'd be Ute, so the wrote me an excise,
nd I t got it ia my pocket" (rood
He Wm Tired af Cald Malta).
Wife Tbomaa, 1 Uliev there are
burglar down (taira.
Hustsand (growUngly) I hope ther
are. Tr ap they'll eat that coufounded
cold mutton! London Tit Hit
NewOYork'a annual pi bill ia fi.toO..
COO, or mora than I paU f"T pubho
school, th fir and polio department,
or sect to th bratben. Nw York pro
duce a boot ooa-tMrtieta of the pis cro
Of th United Mate.
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