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li Hunting Elephants In the Valley of the Mekong. LIFE SAVID nt A UCKT IIOT. II ow Part of t'.ngliah llualrr li ..Irphanla A fa.r lprale kl raffia, A Mailt' Arm Tars I'ran I la aWkt, A Narrow Darati. Whl! genrrally ton atupid and unwtrM. Iy to mak much of a fighter, tl( rlrpbant whrn amuard or attacked In chaw quarter a onr nt tli mt fiirniliUlil of fia-. Ilia giant etmigth ami thick liiil remlrrtt a i-rilniia dcid t. rnragr blm by a ahoi tlial merely Wniimla without killing, fur ha la pi I" turn on tila antagonist, ami catching bl in In tlir trunk rithrrtear lilmliinli from limb or hurl him agaiii.l th iirarrt tree with nu ll force aa torrti.brvrry ln lit th llv. In India th elephant la gradually d!ap (irarihg I. fore the zral of Ihr Kligllh hutit rr, M-rk ititf a rrfntl in tlir comparatively -inkimwu region at th ft of lb limit- mm Tin: n.rrnAXT' rnuinit. layaa, but ill Hiirmah, Siitm ami Anam lit ia allli to la? fiiiiml roaming tli great for rataniid f rt ilr I rai l lying along thr amall rr at renin of tbr Ku former count rica ami the Mekong river of thr latter. Owing to tlic lack of proper wrana fur killing lb mormon animal, thr native are victim of liia grrrdihra ami f.n.lty when hladrp mint ion are rrarntnl. Thry aay tbat whrn lb elephant baa once killed a iniiii hia thirat for .laughter l a. great aatbat of tb tiger, ami Hint mud of them have la-en known to .lava, many aa a hundred liu man la-lnr. Thcr unreal led "warrior rle- li i 1 t ' ;.- ii.nully the h-odrranf Ilia herd., ami ilionnnll bulla. Koraaklhg tb fort-Ma, tlirjr vl.it lb vicinity of tb vil htge. where thry lay wa.tr lb orchard ami field jii.l w hen lb rarly rropa an nul V for barvi-Mimt ami tb young alua.t of tb tree alTonl mor ili'lirat pasturage tlinn tbronliunry f.-rdiug ground. It wawhilcthrwriter,wiibevcral othrr Kugli.hnirtion a hunting expedition from Hue, the capital of Aliiun. aayathe l.oti.loti corrrpotidriit of the St. l.oiil.l,lola llcmo cral, waa riitam-d near thr little town of K Vlnh, aitiintrd on III iMinlrra of tbr forest of tli Mekong, that lb licwar.ime of a largr herd nf rlrpbnnta tbat bail tb night la-for fiillrii on an orchard and ruined it after killing the owner ami chaa Ing away hia wife ami tb servant. I I: runner that bronchi thr story declared that tbr herd l ill In tb lie ighlairlnaal ami Implored ii In lb nam of lb community to go ami kill tb la-a.t. Tbrir conlldcnre In our prowc. or -rhapa in our weaana, a well a tbr desire to rncoiiiitrr auch ln lil tfouir, mail lia promi tbat w woiilil prta-rtnl at our aifnim-1 lb rlrpbanta. Tha lintlvra ai'iit ua an ailaiit-a IiIk Murk f i-l low known aa Krrrluili who mjoyrl aoiiiribinit of a n pulntion aa an rb pliant bunt. t, ami aliiM knowbtlk' of tb lay of tbr country ami tbr biibita of tb animnla pnivtil iuriiliialilr. VioitiiiK tb on banl tbat biul U-ru il atroynl tbr mtibt laforr, wr foil ml tli trrra torn up by tb roota in maiiy liiatam-ra, which Kn-rlatb aiiul waa wanton mtarhirf on tb part of lb la-aMa, aa in onlrr to rrarh tb liraurbra on wbit h tbi-y fi rtl It wna only mrr-utry for tbrin to rxtrml thr trunk ami to tt'iir off witbtbia thrtrmli-r-r ahiaiia ami twi'a. Tb Kromxl li"krl aa if It bml Int'ii pluwinl up by a ati-aiu !ilow i;onrray, ami tb frmralny in Ioiik iiiiw on th Imnuilnrira, bavinx Im-n pullnl up Ixatily ami Irft. Krrrlaih, aftrr an x aiuiiialion of the h'rouml alamt, finally an lioiimi'l that tb rli-pbanta bml Willi. Irawn into t li foriM, ao ait out for ila ilrptba, folloniiiK tbr lin of rriibil vpKtalioti that abowol thr pimMtc of tbr hrnl, wilb brrr ami tbi rr a In- klrippnl of ita follatff. The il.-plha of tbi-M- yrrut forrla ar a.illlll aa a callnilral. a.nii aita nrvrr arrimj tb aim from our yi-ar'a rml to allot brr. maklnK tbrni. aa may la- aupll, vrr)- damp anil luarahy, o tbat w wi-r aiiu plutitfwl Ui our Ini topa in thick, ric h mini tbat im pMlnl our prorra. but th KrralrM ilifll cully we rxa-ri.-iu--l from lluawaa tbat w Itxt Irmr ftiiallyof tbrrlrpbanta, anil whrn at lat w ruu into tbr li. nl it ao unrx l,il that Wi- aiirpiiwl thi-in aa wrll aa ourarlvra. Tht-y muula-ml half a iloni, of whh h four wrrr cowa. Ihr othi-r two. buwrvrr, la lnt aplrmliil bulla. Tbr fi iiiali-a w r lyiiia down, while t Ita bulla rni-. nrar at band r'rrrluib uttrrr.1 a waniinif cry, at which wa matlr rm.ly our jtuua, aud the cowa u Tiir riM.R fTi iow kav ntvMLK rr nn 1T. dravonil tofprlaB up . l-.!t with a hi.ul Unrotia llr w ain-M-wli-d In woundiiiu two an badly that a ar-iiiil ahot put an rod to Ibnu. Th third, bit In tb ahoill.bT. tniitk-lnlt.ibt-r f-rl and ran Ihundrriim into tbr f.irt-t. wbilr th fourth frmalr Ml to to r lm--. a 111 baTinu atrtii k brr In tbr upja-r bit and brrakm- tb l"i. Hilt tb bulla rr th objnt of ail llitrr at. Takm by .iirpn. a. th. y bal brrti. thrr bad tlrat iniwlr a bn-ak f..r lb brart of tl.r w.l, but hrarinK th cry of tb woundrtl kiwi thry tun.r. and ran l k trnmprtlnic funi.u-ly and waun,' thru truiika in th air. Aa ii hapja-nr.1. I :! In ffiit of u.j conij-iiiiona. and it w. at in that tb Ur Hrl ..f thr animala r bar-"i. I"il aitnuig a carrfully a wa- p. 'Mr in my rxnirmetit I tlrr.1 at tli an.all l,:..al.ii..t . but ; .iccrrdrd In bilMi.- it In tl.r trunk. IM W-t arnaitivr part of t!. r irpi. -' ll,rbu.l at. .p;-l .b.-rt. a:id rrar-.rrf w .ta pain i:ai to u-ar up r.rth an I Irairr. to atanrhtl. w..iind fp.m whubl wv potinna- in srral fc-ii.b.-. Ij.-iioi t.. eroulii P-l f .r-rrul f-t. Tbr.brrb.l n.a.1 f r Krr,u.b. who ran f Tti. M t-, pijr.U. il.ur.J.-ll-a-t.ai.dL4 Ji.ll m to .ra th tn;i.k w t.rn v.r taki tb ai :..l. -I..-"!', t.owr.rr. n.an- tfr.ltti-1rot.earn j.i-taa In Ai.nm. di: r-"rr,l in th ' ran. h and wi-. a . i g I I u rn of I. t r 1 1. k I t . I : n b f - .m t b a-.kM. throw. na: or l...hrl. I'-t t!.. t. na:i ' l" ''f'- '' 1 ran.bir.1 ii.-"tl.r up; brn.ra ..f tl.r tn. whi.h f..rtur,a!;y " an im-nm-Uaiwuod and rvArl U, u tonj p li rVt laiit, wllth, Borr, tr'r4 to do lt.lwl.Wi, (nlhk hiul u nJ wrenching It violently, awaylng bla great brad furloua!. rln blm Ihua orrupinl, l olonrl IWaairy. mm of lb party, raaatrd to kill blm by flrliia- cl.w to hia ear Tb h..t buried it :f in bia brain, and lb nrl hal turrly urn to atrp aaidr la-f,.r th animal Ml rra'tiina t tl gnnimL In th in. ana I, llr my rl. pliant rrtiirord to bla allack .hi inr, niin-liii ao loudly with iain and rnrthal thrf..rrat r-h.a. with tb noi. n.rt blm aa b ram with aril1ahi in at, atnkiiu bim full In tb fiwebrad, aermnt to .tun blm fur a nu tiirnt, and tuniltia br tnr, to run lrk lo lb w..U. but I jrulriialit ( nwa of tha Scotch fu.ilrrra flrnl a coupl of ahota Into th laaal a bindnuartera, raiiauig It to wheel al.Mit and rharu blm. Th lirtitro- , ant fired aiin. but only amcr.rl In bit- ; lllirf blm In thr about. !rr and withmit atay Ing bim f..r a niommt, and to our horror lb rlrphant. avumg lb young man. awimg him oil bia fret and fully 10 fret Into II. air. Ilrratblraa with ,rnr for tb poor frl low, who gav biuiwlf up fur lat, w al.a.l . g.iing ainpi.llj at tb fria'btful arm. t x- ' i'tlllg rvrry llli.lli.llt l.l ar III III lin lu two. wbrii hia I n.ll .r. Captain I'naa, raia iug blagiin. tired almoM at ran. loin, but th ' bullet, aa w afterward found, at ruck th laa.t riaht in lb e)r, uwiiig Into tb brain, and will, ..in a gru th rl. pliant dn.pad to onr anlr a rn.ily aa not to hurt thr lieutenant I. Ton. I a frw lirtllara, Th young in in with .liiU. iiliy frml Itiiux if , (p. ill tl.r I run k. hi. b waa twined ao cl.r I) alamt biawni.t aa to n u.lrr I, refilling ' a Inaltrr of aim. -I iin.a.ibillty, thru mounting th la.ly of tt ileal giant ' placed l.l. rl on tlir lug l.ra.1 and arvrml I). tu.ka, w bn b, ..li.br., now oniamrnt thr l.tudoir of M.mr fair onr In Knglniid. Tbr w.iiindr.1 f. inale waa now ba.keil to. The p..r rrrnlur bail rmleael to regain her fooling only to fall luu k on ber broken I. g. ao it waa iba-lllnl la-M Inab.a4 her and put her out of liaxTV, when Frrrlatb, de atvmling from bla tree, la-ggil tbat the animal la givm to bun. tbat ah la of any valur," aaid tbr frllow, who had IhiiiihI up bla ah.itil.lrr. Hut wr afterward learned that b carried tb animal bom, and healing tb leg anld ber to lb king for what would la- rxkonrd Th woiiml, from winch an Kngli.hman would kavrdml, amn licale.1, and bla on arm in rrraard bia rr put m Ion aa an el. phant hunt er. Inil.-.-.! w li.ar.lof bia claiming th full credit of bating killed all fit of th elephanta. Th nallvra ram out ami celebrated a aort of Iwirlax ne w il h t h fliMi of t br gam, th rire.t rta l.ing prrwiiital to na. Tbrar wi re ttrnkarut from tb halllicllra, and which, broiit.l, pnne.1 aa tender aa t CArTIVI tI.l:PHAVM AT AVWIIIA. lamb and of aomrlbiug of the aame flaTot, though more Milntablr to my thinking. The tongue and brtiuaarr al-ai cou.id. rrd choice mi.rael. while tbr rutraiU, broiNI, arrratru wil h avidity. Tb tu.ka, wh.ch wr ba.1 proluiartl oiipm Ivra to curry bom aa trophic., werr alolrn during th night by aomrnf tb grateful community, all but tbr pair young Cn bad takrn tb precau tion to arctir la forrbaml. Our f. nt In killing th flvr won ua Mich fain that run nrra wrr ami from provlnrra a bundrrd Dillea away la-gging ua lo come and kill th rlrphanta nii.lr-.ting tin-in. and the king hiinaelf offerrtl Ihr entire utrty kalarira to lay In the kingdom aa elephant killer of th alate. (tiutuart at Tortiinl'a. Aurrlien Scboll, wbowaaoneof Turtoiil'a nldi at ruMoiiirra, and wbo bita not miaard taking bla alnintbr thrr ilaily for thr pa.t St) jenra, ilrvul.-a bia witty a-n to It and tella all aurrd.it nlx.ut I lie lllii.trl.iiia (llK-liart, relidrrrtl crlebralnl by Alrtau drrDumaa. llr waa a regular babiturof thr cafe. Onr day Ii aaw an eldrrly gen tleman iie.ile.1 In a comer rt-nding Th I'on.titiilioiiiirl. "Waiter," br cried, "gltr in The t'onai Until. mi. I." "Sir, it i In band," waa thr reply. Five niinutea rlaard, and ('b.N'ipiiirt. growing impatlrtil again, crn-l. "Waller, I llioiiutil I a.knl y.ni for The (oii.tliutloiinel' "Sir.it la atill ill bund," br auawrml. (b.a-iiuart, who waa a lull, thin man with waxnl mua tathr likr rut tail., a kind of lion Ijulxot, rim. from bia arut, ailvam-ed towanl thr el derly griil Innaii and anatchrd the paprr from bim. High word, followed, aeconda wcr named and I lie li. xt morning Cbiaipiart mt-itt.l aaword tbni.t in bia hivaal which laid bim up for a month. Aa aou aa br bail recov ered br w i u again to Torti iii'a ami found bia adversary n-atling tbr anmr pa-r and In the aanir comrr. "Waller," br.houtnl, "Th I'oii.iuuiioiiiiel:" "It la In band, air," waa thr re.poiiM-. II again waited flvr miiiutr., and then placing biniarlf In front of thr geiiileinnu ill a military alti tude aui.1 to bim, "I an), old fellow, do you wl.U me lo give ) oil aiiolhe; IihuhjuI" Marl HaahklrtaelTa Tutak. A rw-fiit viaitor to Hie monument tomb of M.tne IbtabkirtM-ff liinla IU di Dieliaiom linatiii. "rather tlnate of small cliun b than of a modern wjml-cht-r." an t-ffi-ct wbicli b aiii'tiH-iitexl by ita Ilyiantme di-Mk'ti. A doin aurronnda the iiinuive wlnto atoti atructure, ita Mm art) cove-red with Uudatory inacrip tiotut and liM of the gifted (firl g. work of art. Through a tiw-l door tlm in-tt-nor of tbo chiimla-r l a-n, with a marble bunt of the etL.bnni-l dead oo cupyint a central ptmition, Mny iiie ini iit. of her bni-f life are atatu-red about: her favorite drapt-riM and art pottery; an i-l.iictit bit of rarja-t, paint Uined and worn, with miliar much tl cushion and cbaira. all paitifullr pathetic even U the viaitmg atraiitfrr of the torin.-ut-. yoiiii gt-nm whoae laaly lira la neath tb. tu.-llor I'ottit of View in New York Timt-a Aa llawallaa frlnrvaa. Tbe I'nn. rtai Victona Kaiulatii, beir prmtimptive to the Hawaiian throne, la a bright, cb-vrr Kirl or uxiwn, a great , favorite with brr a. h..lfollowt at Ur row l. n Hail, where ! baa Iren e10 rate.1. and aoin. thing of a tnal lo br te. her on a.-comit of ber pn.-naity , for uaiii more n ln.U'irl Ung than la ..:!!. l.-r.-l nice for a future queen. Site , will proUbly ! ..puUr at Wellealry f y,-j;v. where alio M coining to be "tin- 1 1.I1.-I." for the a.-ma happily nnorj l..uof brr future greaatueM. an 1. how ver loyal tbey are t drm.-ratic man .nn..n. there u in every Amrm an g:il nrjrr con-loiin-aa arcret faarlnatl.m ,.r r'tl tr.lra Itn U-tter O Ha IUmI lb Hull. Jarae Mullens a New Vork atate fanner, ia Ti yeara old. but la f.rrtiy lurly f ,r i.fbi. jrarv HAiXh.rday Lrt.internl a fena-ioua bull In a paot -ir llr aaw ttat Kir by running waa m.p"ail.l. b ,),'.,-r.l tt bull, and apnt.ging on li, am B.al lk bnd ' flrn.ly f u-n n.iuui". .l tb titn railing loudly f. tlp. Tb bull mad frr.nr r(T.t to throw tl.r old man. ImiI La Und fal until the owner rea cua.1 bim br aboutiug li. an.nl m m m IKON ANDWOOIl SHU'S MATERIALS USED IN ShiPBJILDINO ND Their VALUE. Tk rlala la Which Iraa aaa ll A r aprrlar la HJ.Thalr llfkia aaat larabllll? aaa Ik raaaealla afly ml All kl4 l Vl. The three iiiatenali uar,) in the con trut-ti.n of alitpa in general are wood Iron and t l WoxaJ baa been in ua. (roin lime itiinirmonal Iron ta only iaiut bfty vran old. and tt l 11 aav.lv within the 1111 111. .ry of every man of liiodi-rale yeara Th importance of Ih three material are inversely aa tai , terl la-ing tb nnai valuable, then iron and laat w..L Notuvably u thu ao in the contraction of awilt tealiiahiai for wotal u un. uiird 10 tbe great engine power nowaday put into atnp. it can uot pn.-rly aland the at rain. j Iron abipa are uprnor lo w.x.len one in the following particular. Lighttieaa Combined with atrt-ngth. durability when proja-rly trraUai. rae and cbeapnew of coin! rn. t ion and repair and aafrty when proja-rly cotiatrui tod and utalivi.iexl In woialcu hl It baa lan found that about one-half of the total wright of the hip u required for the bull whrrraa in iron hipa only from M to 40 (-r rent, of tbe weight u thu taken up .'or in taiue. in a w.a.l. n aruionsl warahtp the weight of the hull Iviug 50 per cent of tbe di.pl.fccmeiit leave 50 per cent for the wrigbta lo I camel In an iron armored waralup the wctghl of the hull b only 40 per cent., leaving (W prr cent for weight to l carnitl The tcn.ile itn iik'tb of iron b from 40,li0 pound to OO.waj . iiu.lt per iiiare inch, ami thia atrcngth can Iw atx-ured throughout all the uiclal natM, ao that the material worknl into tbealup la nut form and homogc iiootia Theae areipiall tuw wanting in wood, the greattwt care cannot eliminate uch weak apol a are due to the preacuce of knot, cngrain hidden dcl.vta. etc l.t-ncrally g.aal ound timlar may la aaid to have a trt-ngth to rtfi.t pulling apart (U-uail trvngth) of nlautt 10.000 poiimla IUOM FAk KU-KKIOH TO WOOD When In biplinildiug It cornea to faeteliing piece togelher. aa, for In tance. in making a alnp'a keel or her deck la-aiin. the weakn.a canard by carting the pl.xra of w.aaj togrtht-r be come an cletiit-iit of atrt-ngth in nvrting the Inm. No matter how it may he nee eaaaary to tn-at the piext-a of metal whether by riveting or welding ur or angle Iron, the iron tntula far alve the wood in rt-iatiice to teiuule atraina It b only wht-n nutating train of mm prvaaiou tbut there u a tcmli m y of iron plate to buckle, and llita ta guarded agniuat by making the plate tlm kci than m nipnrtil for other alruiua or by r--tifort-iiig them Uurability la a iiialily of Iron that ia not yet IhoMiighly di'lt-raniied In gen eral, wooden ainp may tw aaid to umt Unit lift.-cn yearn Some laat longer but there will U' linn li uti lung and re Dewing to be done The rub of Lloyd allow about fourtt-rn year a the aver age durability of the beet built liuiU-r Veaftt'la Iron i not aulij.-ct to the internal aourcM of dt-ay lo which wood ta liable Worm and marine annual cannot in jure it, nor will it rot from iina-rfwt ventilation Neither can lb parta work looae from the motion and atrailiing ol the chip, allowing water to get in and rauae decay The duuger to iron lie in the mating or corrtauon rvially 111 the ninlt-r water trta ouUnle from tbr aea water ami ui.i.l from the bilge water Tbe only prevention ia careful watching cleaning and painting and even with all tlm iija-rviaion galvanic action la likely to do oiiie damage Therefore the life of an Iron abip 1 It tu ited. and In the prrw-til atate of knowl edge of the luhjevl may be art down aa approximately thirty year, for though alup will laat longer, extenair rejiaira will have to lie made that will coat con iderable money TtKL kKTTKH TIUM IHUN It b al.ao earner to repair an iron iblp line tha necenaary ihaiw can I turned out at once The rapidity with which n iron abip can be built coiinu for much In the prem-nt day tbe rate with which Iron t obtained and worked con tltutM another element of cbeapnma for the final coat today tuuat amouut to nearly tt per cent leaa. eaptvially when the time, preparation, aaving of weight and life of thu ahip are ctitiaidered A to the aafrty of alup when pmp erly conatriu tcl and aulxlm.le.1. it in only neceaaary to aay that when th In tcrual pace of an Iron ahip i 110 divided into ninny compartment by longitudinal or trauaverae partition ruing to a uflk-ient height, or by hurt loutal platform, or inner akin, and All ucb divuiona are made waU-r tight, then that (hip ta aafer than any wooden ahip would be againat foundering for the pace required for thtwe bulkheab can not be found in a ttmla-r built vcmwL The lubject of tfl may be briefly tlia eoaaed by remembt-nng that tel u inn ply a inpenor kind of iron, and by vir tue of lu grtaU-r atrength b of lighter weight. The itrength of teel I from 70,000 to 100.000 pound per a.iiar inch Itoel b aa atroug leugthwias M It la broadwiae; iron b one-fifth itronger lengthwiae than It b broad wo Tbe elastic limit or t-l b about tt per cent greater than tbat of iron bo Ul may be truatr.1 with working load nearly tt per cent greater than tbe otn er matenal. Lloyib eatimate that by building hip of itra-l there u a aaving in weight over iron of about 15 per cent or. to put tbe aauie thing in another way, a Uvl (tup of the aaiue diinenaioo aa an iron ship woo I J have an inemaaed cargo caclty (in weight) of aotue 13 or SO per cent. In the matter of coat, rteel b more i penal v at hrt. but the law! tiroof of it ultimate cheaptieaa U found in tbe in difputable fact that iii..l'-rn mrrt h-nit ahip are being built of itn-l In l"M there were 5ai te-l niM built W iroo and 7 comte-ite and w.j-t There 11 be to further argument aa to lb an prrv.ntv of ter from every poxut of view S't-w Vork firo l.arkf Taarihark. A querr rmiaiie rornr fnm Wilton, Coun. t'larrnr I). 11 and Mi AdrW Tay l Iwo young p.pl fnmi Hna.klyn, Birt tbra frw day and frll In lov at flnw a.gbt. Onr day ymi.g H.ll t'.k Mia Tayba- out dnvl'.g. tt't l-for tt-y bad bn got. an i ft- Iill t..b t--an U art, and b trtrl f. .N.a-walk with all p.aa4bi ap.t It w aa w brn MiaaTafU waa btiajing brrrif trjU'at " alleviate bla uffrflbga tliat bl lore ovrrpowrml blm. and Irrt.p'rfwnly f.grtting tb pain b aakt.1 br fi t-omr b w.fr. M itb a happy aigb at. aa.d Jr. aod tbry biimrrf tu a Billiiatrr koua Ui bar lb buptuvl VtM Utat, aftrr wtorb a drtit.at waa viaiUai. ROVOKINa TO TRAIN ROBBERS. I aa ImII.i That Will Ulrrfrr With Their Haalaaa. Th deal hk nail of au.ahrr Amrrtran In dn.try ha lavti .Min.I..I. and aoundnt by a .1 1. 1 1 I... 1. 1 Ity a I II lb pnrr-e II. appl.ca- , tl.rn 11,. Iiidu.trv i. train robbing and th Invention I a lirw anfr l.a k thai la r pectr.lt. mak th Imlu.iry uupr..ntabl la Ihr fiitur and Ihua c.nta-l ita devotee lit give II lip Tb fa.! la that aa matter now aland there la tin l.u.uiraa that otf ra axpitck and ur rrl urna for tb capital. Inla.r and lu k-Illgriic iutratrd aa train 1. .lib nig Kach r..bla-r ta-ar. a marked family rewiiihlanc t.i Ita prehve..r. an I tin- l.tail of rarh arvaitwrll known I bit eteii thr rankrat amateur at ihr hu.imaa .ami. a g,i (ar w rung. a. aim pie I. tlir pr. I ur man ran ilo thr Job, bill II a'rhap. la mm h br. trrlobatr to Ihn-r, aat.lhrM U'lll lrliiia-ral. Th recent evploit of the "lone" train rohta-r, in W i1m.ii. ill aiiiglr liainlnl and aloli liol.iiiig up th Mi...iirl Pa.ltWrx prraa w Inlr I lie w holr Irani crew of not eaa than I.' mm not only did nothing to Inter fere w it h blm. but actually aaat.ted In load lug Ihr plunder 011 hi. tack, while the gov ernor of the alale, the at at Irwa.urrr and a very firrce and warliknlrteetite taaighl tb an lu. 1..11 I hat a alcra-r granta, waa an ob ject bwaon III nidiiurniary train robbing that waa not wholly .l u..ii would la train rohlwra. aa lb freipirut rrN.rta of "holdup "aim- Wllaou'a exploit fully drm Oli.lrale. Many rlalatrate ftt'heluea have lvit tle viM.1 for cin-umvrntliig Ihr rubl-r, auch a Iron walle.1 rara, ate.1 lurrela forth mraarngrr to rrl ire Into whrn tlir alarm la givrn, carry U'g a numla-r of armed guanla oil th train, etc., but nonr of I lulu fraaihlr. Anuil guanla and all auch rl prdieut. w III alTonl only a trinpontry relief. The t.uly aiire way to at oner ami forever atop train Ml. I. lug ta lo render it unprofit able. The problem ia racy enough of aolutlon lu tb caae of through pa. kagt-a Iwlwiru large rllle. which ran It ha-ked III a anfrlbat liertl not la-oa url ll lit 1 1 ila dealiualioii i reacbeil. Ihr dittlciilty ia to provide for Ih aafrty of valuable at kagea for way al (2) la m - 1 m J i. . 1 ' i cat! ..wa ? m T WW A AM , v m Mwt ff tM ,i 1 M Tt ' ) TIIK ami Til ai n llollllH, urc tall. ai., which niu.t la- put off ber and tl.rrw ..ii Ih rout. 1'heaa wav l.a. kavea are I be pn-y of the tram robla-r. and It la llieir anirij tiiat iiiil.t i ii. i.ieii lor. i : H. I'olN. wralrrtl IHiaaellger agent of lb ' Cbeaa-ake and t H1I.1 railway, haa a almple 1 device t hat aerina to aolvr t br problem. Hi I I.Ira la lo r.iilp rvrry aafe Willi two laa-ka w hlrh Interl. k w il h rarh ol brr, and w Inch he call "ba k No. I" and "lork No. 3." and to paint 011 th out.lil of tb aafe lb fol lowing: NtTU'K.-ln caa of aaaaiill by n.t.brr. throw ih combination of l.a k No. 3. Tlilaaaf ran llirn tat nanrd oai.T by III agent at Id terminal .tall.. 11. I.ia'k No. lean la- either an ordinary key lia k or a combination ba k. It I connect ed with bak No. - bv a amall ateel lr I which work In and out of the comhinalio.. I of lock No. 'i the meaoriiger baka and i linba ka No. I. tbr tumblera In ba k No. I I whrn ill tbrlr normal (aniiioii la-ingalway art at "oprii" and brlil in that (aaiition by ' a almple iiirebanl. 111 to prevent Hi Jar of th train or an accidental kn.ak from throwing I hem out of puailion and ha-klng l.a k No. i The meaaenger know thecombliiallon of ba k No. I or ha a key In uuha-k II, but he doea not know the combination of Ita-k No. ; i, and If b once throw off tb coin bl na tion of ba k No. 1 It I ullrrly impiavaible for blm tu unlock and nn tli aafr, and th painted notice on tb d..r will appiiae lb I rain roblar of tbr fact. The iiumla-r of men who are aLilled enough to blow niirii a aafe tuic .ly are very few, and of that few lb iiuiuia-r who would carr to combine train robbing with aafr blowing are frwrr atill, ami tb bual Deaa having thua rrrn mail unprolllable for regular praet II ioiier it ia prolwhlr tbey would alaimlou It and aeek aoni other Held of oaralioua. Th likrllh.aal of their killing the mra ariigrr in rrvenge for throwing 011 lb com bl nation of lia k No. 3 ia not great, aarxpe rlrntw baa alinwu thai thry ilu not kill bim Dow brcailar br caiiuiA oa-n th through aafra. Hut if Ihry did kill bim tbey would la no la-lter off, aa thry could not gnt lb valuable. laemBlllaL The reailrr may remnntr tb atory of Ibat ntMH-omniiltal editor who, during a presidential raiivaa, riratring lo pniltial all bla aula" nla-r of laith partb-w. hotateil lb ticket of "Or ami -n" at lb top of hi column, thu giving Iboa who took tb paprr their choice of filling th gapa ao a to make "Grant and Wtlatm" or "(ireelry and Hrown." A atory of Imllar character ia told of mi army officer' mraa In Kraur. Tbe prrl.al la tbat 00 of change ami uncertainty following tbe downfall of the empire, la-for Ih prrarnl rrpublie waa completely ralabllabrtL A brvxhrr niblirr from a rwigbborlng drtarbment having com In. a butlb of win waa uncorked in hi honor "Grntlrmrn." aatd tb gurai, raialng bb (laaa, "I am about to pnaaay a Uatat at onr patriotic ami political." A cborua of baaty jarullion ami murmur at otio greeted blm. "Vra, grutlrmrn." coolly prorenlrd th oraUa-, "I drink lo a thing whlrh-an object that HaJil I will out wilb it at one. Il brgtua with an It and end with an a." "Capital!" abiaprrrd a young llrtibriwuil wboae cominlaaloa came fnan the prort ai.MUtl govrrnmriit at Hordrailf, "II pro paatra tb Ib'publKpl. without offeOillOg tb old f.afire by aaymg tb wiatl." "Nonariiaal II n.rana tb lUilleala." re plirtl another, ao old captain from CaaarL "L'p"" ni wonL" aaid a third, aa be lifted bi glaaa. "our fiirod nmat rneao la ICoyaute." "i wf" crll a veteran from Froacb wrllrr. "w drink tola Itreancha." In fact, th wholr party drank lb towal heartily, rm h intrrprellng It lo bia liking Youth' Com.anorti kk alw alatrlhr eiwtllaaaafc. Itn ki I'arkrr I a valiant Virginia girt alaail IV year of age. atroi.g. healthy look ing aod hand-. 11. r. Imt with a very deter mined far M. I a apirndid abA and often lake ber w ln lrtr Sh gor aft er gll -tig tairef "e.l ami oftru aloO. Tbe rHa ar gathrrrd in May and September, and during tb niooib )t pa.t al.adwla Uinving luiiea. t)n day. bowatrrr. ab ram arnaat a drn of rattlranakra Sb bad only main and at o ka with which Ui fla-bt il.a ftmral lttl Sotu of the aoake wrr largrr than grr ibao a B.ao a arm and a fw(J aa brg aa th ralf of a maae Ue I of tbrra I for hour flight there aa ibry j and wr.thad iul rattled around ber. but lb tirav. drtm.UM.I g.rl latttUd wttk tbrtn until ntrrminatrf rry on tba I dxi txw urat In biding anxaig tbe mi. W e of ra ka and In tb det uwlrrgrowtk. j Vt Im ab bad rru.hrd lb laat Ob to he) ara .ba counted tb dead, and IMft ware In t.'i 1 THE DIANA Of DEVIL'S DEN. A riark akawltaa'a Wka like ta Mak a McM l t'wwa llaallag. Near Tipton u a low, wampy tract of land through which How a mall, anal- "w ,," "B XhU ?WXh nnderbniah and WaU-r .iake.M., that have lain there for agea, and b known near and far aa tb "Ikevil't Ik-n." Near the "den" reidM Mia Lucy C'ainpla-11, a young woman who haa a great reputation a a n h.a.l tea. her and tan liutiter Miaa l'ainpla'11 b ninet.vn year old, tall and athletic, and u d.w rilasl aa lav Ing very pretty. She haa an ordinary nliuation. and for the laat three winter haa taught a. h.ad lu the "IVvil'i IVti." She la a atrougmitidtsl young woman, and U-lit-vt that her rx hould uty at tention lo the development of tbe la.ly aa well aa the mind. When he took the "den" aclnail to teach thn yeara ago it waa predicted that alio would taj unable to uianagi the laiy tcholara. It waa a hard b.ail lo handle. Some of the pupil were old. r than the teacher, but alio waa tspial lo the taak, and after he lia.1 nearly n al.l one of the "big l.a" witba nilr and tbraalied another until lie yelled for mercy, ah encoun tered but little oppoaitlon. The di'U ia a famotia n-ort for cauia, and Miaa t'ainpla ll haa buiiti-l them (ilccrwafully ever ain. e ahe waa fourteen year old. She haa a dog no Itwa famoii than In miatreaa. Willi the dog ami her gun the young woman frequently gitra out for a night of It in the w.a.la and wamav lo-t at-aaon Mia (.'aui la'll allot ami kllhal tbirty-wven c.a.lia. The pelta aol.l for aevriity live ccnta each. Thi year up to date the ha killetl fifty thrte of the) animal. It haa lavn a g.l aistaon. and Miaa I'amp la ll ho hunted a gnat diwL (.hi a recent night the hail an e iti etice with one of thtwe aharp nailisl ani mal tbat waa lively, and promiat-d at one time to la teriona for th young woman. She waa awakemsl alamt mid night by a commotion among the fowl in the henliouae. I'oiu-hiding that a rtaiti had got among th chicken tbe lcaik her gun and went out It waa tin (aatalble lo tM dtatiuctly. When within a thort diatain-e of the henliouae a targe oan ran out ami akurrit-d up a tall tree nearby. MutaCa111plH.il could not gel ag.aal view of the animal, but arcing a portion of ita la.ly eiw-d, die Ua.k aim and tired, the ball taking effect in "Mr. Coou'" boulder and bringing I11111 bumping to the grtminL Ilo alighted on Mina CampU'll't hca.1 The force of tbe blow knocked her down, and la-fore be could recover liKiwelf the rnrogisl coon liayl prting ii.ii ber ami faatciied ita tm-th In her boulder. The girl tniggltal to free ht-rwtdf, but the could not l.awen ita hold, and it tore tavagely I h,,r uljr m.lln 'iu vUw. tearing her I rlothiw Into nblami and lacerating the tliwh fearfully The plucky girl c ream ed with (tain, and her father, who had la-en arouaed, ran out of the houae and tliauttclntl the vtt-iotia fighter by alua.t ing it through the luvad with a piatol The wound that Miaa Campladl re ceived are very aiiifiil, and will pre vent her fnmi teaching for nun time Cor. In.liaiia.ilu Jouniat. Wvarleg l:(frri wf a.ai Var. "Will you pli-aae hold my bug while I put on my glovcr quemal a young la.ly of her friend on an Kaat Ikwlon car the other evening. "Certainly." replietl her ftlend, and the gentleman eacort between tbe atir of glrla did bla pre! t leal in plowing the bag containing tbe puree and all the etcetera of the average woman to hi companion on hi right Then the three lupat-d Into con vernation, but any on might have wen niiwhief brewing in the park ling brown ryee of the younger girL Creaenlly the conductor ap'an-d and the ewcort in lib iiiieteit manner pullttl out from the depth of bit Scotc h tweed truti aer the ntM-eaaary amount of caah Drown Kye alipptal a ten cent piece ami nickel Into the band of the conductor "Oh!" exclaimed the dude. "Wliy what diaax tin mi-anr Nothing." reiorbwl tlrown EyM: "If only ltp year." A bowl went up from the paaaengen rated around the trio, but there waa a aetp-iel to the atory. "Here, take back your bag," aaid (he to her friend, "and wake me op when wa get to the retry. What with the theater, paying car farua from other peo ple ptM-kuttajoki ami having to riae at o'clock tomorrow morning. It'a about time I got A abort nap." Ibaibaa Herald ragllat aaa Aarlraa Aeeelll. A New York woman who baa been paaaing anuie mouth with Kngliah rela tive, cotnpnaing aeveral different fam Ulna, aayi that fnm her observation the Knglbh apiattib b conatructed on dif frrent plana from that of tha American Four tneml A day aounda very aatlafying, bnt aba aimita the ofUn went to bed hungry. Itreakfaat b bread and jam and butter, with bit of cold meat or bacon and egg. LHnner at t b a auup, joint. A tweet and a paatry At 6 o'clock b Uut with blacuite our crack era. At 8 b (Upper, which b frugal Tb portion ar auiall, aud though tha meab occupy coiurtderabl time one may rba from any hungry and longing lo lay filled. "Thl nibbling aeruied quit tatufactory to tha other, con cluded the ipeaker, "but I lighed many timaa for a well tockad Amencao board. Wa conaum eonaiderably mora at our threw meab than I waa offered anywhere at th four."-ller Point of Vbw In New York Time. OAat Clab Haa. There, ar A number of aucietlea in th world Uutt bear ttrang name, but probably on of th m.wt enrioua waa A club founded in XTSi by an Kngliah ao-ba- It wa called "T)ie Sublime Soci ety of IWfatcak," and had among It tuember tbe I'nnce of Wale ami otlier royal prraonagr. Tory mat lo th painting Mora of tha Covent Harden theater, and dined npoa beefaUak Tb club waa In iitw for more than A hundred year, and became quite noted becattae of It odd cuatoma. An otlier traiig nam waa thai of th " nlilera club," which Swift foundwl in 1714. and to which I'ope, (lay and other literary men beloved. Harjarr' Young People. fratly Ijmm. By th rabjectton of ordinary air to a linm1in seventy five atmoapherea, or p,,n.l. with A eoodenawT kept at mino 1 J drga. rwntngral air ba beea rlaci to a liquid form, and tha liquid, when allowed to evaporate, pro dare, it b aaid, a temperatur of minoa drga cratrigntdav Tbui b wit hia 71 drga of ahaolal ro. New YQk Tim O aMTKOdl.VCKIIIX. MOW SOME DEADLY EXPLOSIVES Ana MAMjrACTUHEO. A TlrklUh lll l lre. I'lar. am Maiwaikahl rarla Ahwal Kyaa- all aa.t Ita Parrel. kltrglyrla. j ailrrlng a aMalllt Millar. 'Com up to llir ftctory wHtir day. and I'll ahivar you b..w we ui.ikr nitro.-h . rrui." aaa the Hit notion I received one afteru...n In tlir oil 1 0.1 1 it ry from an evten.iir tuaiiii bu Hirer of tl.r terrible ripi.ni Tti lul1alioll wa. a l.-ri ir.llal onr. tall three w ere Mi-i.leraiioii. w In. Ii malr m wHiiew bat iow ill aoi piing il W bav ala.ul -itn i.mi. M il naiinir In 141 niagaaiur. and IwolonaoT gh,rii in an othrr' aaid my eoul.l la- li.nl Three wrrr among tbr nrii.i.leraliou a hlrh il , trrml m. j lliH." he wl.lnl 'thrr 'a no particular ilaugrr Hi l.a. king al tbr ilynamitr unleaw Ih building rnlvlira lor Yihi ran play I IMM-Iaill auh Ihr cartridge, and Ihry will ' nrvrr atrikr uuk, or you ran ur Ih J dynainiir out on Ihr ground and art fir j to It lib. Mil bring HljlinaL I llcotlfHlr.1 Ih xplo.ie w ill burn harmlra.ly but I thotii.l in4 wl i.r you to loiicli a match to kawlnt i-artrl.lgr When thr gar rl pand thry .Siaoin rvlrrinr ba.tr, and if anything trie to rv-ltaiu thrui It break a, ami om onr grt hurt ' thr nilrok-lxrriii man lailghrd rathrr grimly Then, apimrrntly Honking that h hail n madr In. iiivilatnai unilr allur lug riuaigh br roiilinunl 'Hill It dif frrrnl with nilnailyirrin Hawlatll and nrrwtirka are atnctly prolnbitr.1 lilyrrrin raaily orfeii.l.l and whrn it rrarula an aft nail the world hear alaait It, but Ih Dbjrrt of Ila di.plea.iire netrr d.a-a. t.lrivnn la aa ll.kle and changeable. loo, a Hi w nul One day a alight alna k will rxpbalr 11, and the not you may hit ran wilb a hammer and llv lo tell Ih lory Th glycerin' rradinma or reluctant- toaxplialr doti IH lea dr-nda uaai Itaiiual ity tin run of ! k may la wrll wa.be, 1 ami clean, and another may I full of liu purl I lea If a ran ta II lie. I to Ih very eorka, Im o thai lb aulntanc within ba no oprt iinily to wah again! lb aide. I do not think II will explode ao ra lly a on which la three quarter or arvao tlgblh full " ToKt or nritAMiTA I found tb dynamite aud nitroglycerin facttalea al oppoalt ru.la of a pictunaiU lltll valley arvrral mile from th town. Iloth at nu t 11 era w rr of vrry cru.lr an hi lecture ami rtwrinbleal onlinary ahrda or burnt llul from the iiionirnt we rtale down Into the narrow gult b tli airareuirtl flllnl with whlaprraof drain. Wbra w etilrred tbe tlyuamlle factory and tb gly.arrln man ailnlrl tail th big bole full of haidrd cartridge, rxplainliig thai Ih ilyliaiinlr mail brr waa merely wood pulp awliiralrd w ith nitroglycerin. I bard If beanl what b Mid. but waitbed blm with bawkllk vigilance. II picked up a .lender brown paprrlulay thai ka.kr.1 Ilk a Itoman ramlla, and which baaitid waa a dynamite cartridga I brld my brmtb until lb tillaj waa aafrly 4earaili Umhi tlir Ul.lr again llr potirrd aum of tb dynamite, which cloarly re einhied aawdil.t. Into a ahell and rainmrd A down with a mil ml atick aa one would loan! a mii.krt Nothing of aa alarming rbaractrr hap peurtl. autl I ta-gall to breathe with nun rrgularlly I waa more al aa aa w left tb arvrn ttin nf dynanill la-hlml, but Ih ami born bl feeling of .ulliaalion aud eul.lura cam over m again aa w ap proechrd tbe mor dangrroua nilrogly eenn manufactory Thl building contained aeveral bug wonln vala, a frw pa Ila ami latrrrla, ao rn gin and a great Iron krtllrllk re FHcla Tb iron receptacle waa calleil an "agt valor " ami. aimply tbwrila-d. rou.latrd of a atnall trtll wilbiu a largr ihiw Th par I rrl ween I lie two waacoli.tanuy iilieo wilb a alrrwill of cold water Inim a lank on Ih blll.nl Th liinrr krllle waa fllteil with aeveral pad. Ilea, which Wrr lururd by a crank About pound, of aclda, aulpliurle and aitrle niixnl. were putiml Into Ih mailer kettle. A lino but couliiiuoti tream of glyorrta aluwly followed, tbr rngln brgau lo pant, tb crank rrvolvrd, lb paddle churned th glycerin and actcla, and th mauufacliire of nltroglyo na waa gotug on la-fore my rye MAklMO TIIK OKAI'I T llyl'lll lly boat eootnillnl lb Dow of glyrrno by mauaof a atojiooik. and walcbnl th agttaior and tbe Ihrriiiomrter which rrg Mered tbe beat of lb prrlloua lulxlur with nnremllllug vlgllanc Nitroglycerin." my frtrnd aM. "b formed by lb action of uilrie ami aul phurle acid upon glycerin Whrn Iboa fad fumea come up, tbe grrateat caul loo ajuat be otaarrvtal Tbry Imllcal that tb Ml woo Bra. ami If tbe mixture grl warm anougbaa eiploal.Mi will follow -a ftm a that Iberuiomrlerf Tbe mercury rettiatered 0a dega centigrade a minute agu, but II to 70 dega now ami atill llmMDg higher We muat atop tbb al llalban More alrarn thrr! II abut otf Ihr oil aa beapoke, ami a are- ood laler the patldle In the agllalor war banting tb mixture more rapidly. I begaa to etlg toward Ih dour, but lb glyorl mao calle.! m bat k. "I ve gtA It nndrr control now," h aaid The patldlea barwblpnl th oil under tb aclda atxl ritiiiguialinl tb Ore. Tbr atarcury to falling, awl I caa turn on lb sU again now wilb aafrty Hut if I bail aut abut tt off al 00c, and If the patldle kail out drveloa-l more l-rl. you and I woukl bav enjoynl a foot race tugrtbrr down lb valley When the mercury get p I about WU drga erutlgrad It la much afar lo be ouirwbrlaelhaa In llavlclo Hy Tbla atream of cold water otaiatautly jreuUting alaxtt Ih lata of tbe agllalor keep tb mixture eool Whrn the wralhrr km rat warmer w ar obliged touavic." After or Itkl potioda of glycvrln bl haa put la tb agitator and alirred a long Una the mlilure waa ni piled Into lb -drowning tank.'' Thro II waa iratiafrrred toliieotb lank aud carrfully waabnL and al tbe etui of about four hour lb axilky. amber tlnuwl oIlroMlycertn waa puarwl into rrcuugular tin can Tbea eaaa were depuwi Uxl In a bug Iron aaf. aud laeatploaiv waa moly Karl II rlatoo la Yeulk' Companion Caval la rlaa1 aad Aaaerlca, TV Kngliab people look wltk ruvy al tk feniarkabl growth of llie coal output at tkto oouitlry A eompariwHi of tb bum be of uuarr mile ta ctatl area ditovrrd la tb two ojuntru-e glvra for tb L'nltrd Htatva IV3.0AI. whil Kngland baa 1 1. la od Nova South l.'" la Itiallb I'uilraj Scate nilnavl D. vav C) ton of autbrwrlt etaal and U I") tfi.'tHVTU lona Tb abow Mag for bttununoua cU l" th aame year glvea fa- I'M 1.7.070 tun and fur I'M M.aV0U0toaa.-.rw York Tim. A Maa-kry. What a farce wa emu trd In New York .an yeara ago by tbe building ami opro Ing of the - Stewart ll.arl f.a- Wia-kliig Women. " oa the corner of Thirtyaeroud l met awl P.Mtrtb avrnur. Nrw York! What a nva kery arrrnrd Ih lair iaoi wbrr a bail nua mA lav dnvrn, th rol.l, unaynipaibrtic aliiowphrr, tb .tg line uf bla. k nattnl waitrra through whw b Ih piaar W.MlM-n kail lopwaa. With thrlr pint brtl ngurraau.1 their w.a-king goarnal N.A oo but frit la-f a- twenty lour hour aa.1 paawaal that ab would rather tar. In a garret tbaariaitinu to face auek an K.rJ. Jmny June' "Tbrvwa oa llr Owl lie- CLUB LIFE FOR WOMEH. .f Ike Hall Tkat lela rrj Mtwlir ml a Waa' tiab. It lia been playfully tald that certain Woluutt are "clilUtl.le. while olhera at not to S..ine women are willing and tl.lr to ola.y the law and regulatlona of t t-luh and ru joy tli. ir memla-rhip from the t.r.t moment tM bora who ar lew w.iai or more ttiou'lill.a or willfuL fret a.-aiuat tbe m-t ewiry rwatrainta w hich are lin-e. n.ii them, and an t" tln ir fellow memla-ra and thriuaelvee) bv f.o tioiia op.".itioii. or by a can-lea di-r. trd of tne ethical and moral cod hi. li gox-ni all org inix-l laaliew W In 11 we remeiiila-r the idea which tint tl very recently have governed the education of w-oiu.-n. we cannot be aiir pn-l at Una Male of thing Uur t-I waa taught to think that II waa Ita tuia 1..11 and duty to pb-or. and thu to win pn i I. '. whit h were nitich luorvdntir able according lo the old theory than nghta Now to ta) tapn. lotuv to bo all thing by turn and not lung long waa held to lav an tmportaiit part of tb art of pl.-a-itig Hiii. of I lie lie t litiirtant function of club life u that of making women take a M-riotia view of one and another and of tlieinwlvi-a, and of hantahing from their nun. In the old and fulae idea that capricvona irrrapoiiaibility waa an eaaciitiol urt of fcnuiiiue nature. I do not nit-Hii to any that many women now coiiacioii.ly bold tin theory; but they are Mill more or h-a governed by It, al- tlhuigh tbey would prolajl.ly taj turjirlaeU if one hould tell them to. Tb b-aven of an td.l idea d.- not l.n it power at once, but die out very gradually. The rcnaotiitig power of our tci ar not yt-t fully developi-tl, becauas the have, until recently, rtx-cived little rrv bxj. It reault from t lit we two cauae that women who am new to club uirra- bentlup and aome, perhapa, who ar not new to it are occasionally illogical In their ta havior; tbey blame other metn. ben for carrying out th law of th organization, and ra-rhaay do not even lake the troublo to find ont what tboa lawi arvl It hould be tii first duty of th new memla-r to "read, mark, and Inwardly digiat" the constitution or rule of th body to which ah ho united bentolf, and to refrain from all facttou opptad. tion thervla Th government of a free) club Ilk that of a fro country "de rive Ita power from th cotuent of th governoL" It b certainly dcatrabl that reform and change ihottld b mad from time to time, and every tnetiitavr hould be at lita-rty to eipreaa her opln Ion fully aud freely at th right time, ami in the right place. Club life tt-ache women that higher politvniwa which doe away with Inain cerity, and show them how to expn-ea A diffcrrnc of opinion with franknea, and yvt with courtewy. Tbua, If the) chairman of the laxly ha made a haety dia.-b.lon or an unfair ruling, th woman who b familiar with the working of tb club will appeal, lu a courteotu manner, from tli di-cinit.n of th chair; where tli new member would, under th tain cirvumatancea, remain lilt-nt at the mo ment, and aay afterward to her friend that be thought h had been treated unfairly. In other word, h will go away with a grievance; from a tubtaken notion of politcnewe. Thi conduct b not In accordance with club etiquette, which frown un grit-vanctat and frown abo npou uudue or unfair ercUe of authority on th part of tb governing power. In a xa lety which hope to do good work and promote the happine of it nii-mbcr there hould alway lav A tnnig earnt tin coqat, and the niembrr hould Avoid criticlatng each other or th club, avially when talking to th outaido world. Floreno Uow ilall In llmnvmaker. Aa Aarlraa lavwy ttaterprl. An American latly, a Califoniloa art bit, had th proud diatinction of being tha Brat to enter th pit for th opening performance of "llt-ury VIII" at the Ly ceum. Aaked how the accomplished tbb feat, ah replied: "1 and A friend went with our camp bail and took our place next th door at 10 o'clock In th morn ing. W were provldwl with A voliim of an American inagaxlne, a tketch book, writing aper aud a fountain pen, carica ture of lUnry Irving and much pa tience. A Mwnpaper ipread under th feet aud A Jwiuw muff warmer, with aandwiche and A) bottle of wiue, kept n comfortabl. Tfo luilie were th next comer, and tUortly crowd began to collect Ileal anyuing it waa, but not Very elegant, v "After about ' ro hour Mr. Dram Sto ker cam aud had a look at tu, aaid tb barrier thou Id b put np and cheered our heart by telling n that tea would b erved from tli neighboring puUlo houae, A nwrpaer mao enlightened our neighbor on th tubery and Immo rality in th Uowery at New York. Fi nally I m uttered npcourag toaay.tjure yon didn't tt many Americana there,' 'No,' b waa forced to reply. At which I muled triumphantly. At bwt at 7 o'clock w were rewartled for our patienc by getting eaU in th front row. Th play waa (Operb, and th audience well, very on looked aa if b had don aum thiiig." London Newt Hew Mew Verb Weeaea Walk. Wby will not women b at teaat natn raJ in tbeir gait, if art cannot teach them to do better than am 1.1 and mine and ham hi and trut Th feminine rneln oAm of locomotion ewn on Broadway and Fifth avenue ar unnatural enough to b agonizing. If naturally ungraceful in walking and walking well b a nativ gift why, be at leaat graceful and fully at eavae. tint to be ungraceful, ao that very onlooker aeea yoQ ar camera U and long lo walk aum other way, b a wiblicintllt-v").- . Arvt Ulrl la w4m TheHwrdiab arrvant glrb ar admittedly the beat In th world. Tbry are kind, oblig ing, polite, nral, aklllful. aud aawtn to bav tiietr Mfiployrra' In threat at krwrt. Tbey work, tun, f.a- what would erm in America, to he very amall wagra. Th avrrage pay of a ft rat girl or rook In tbrcitlrauf rwedn la ta-vrnty 0vrrnta week, ami of a bouaa ntaid fifty rent. Tbry ipct alaotora cMvetbe prrarnt of Irn crown and a new drraa at Ckriatmaa. a lei ten rrowna al mid ummer, and bratdra thry receive a bill gratuity now and again from guraia who vi.it tha houae, but nothing more. AU change. TtlB( a Hal O.rav. A Frmch authority 00 conking glvra lb , following rule f. tratiug the hi at of aa ovm: "Try il with a pu-reof white paper. If Ua bo. Ih paprr will blackrn or biaa np; if tt tarrotitra a light brown. It to Bl for paatry ; If It I urna a dark yellow. It to Et for bread ami tk beat i. r kimia of rakr; li 1 lik-bl yrllow.th oven ia lit for aKigowi I aud lb Lghur kuwia vf dwarva,'' o o t i