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o NICETTE. tor, ,.kltii. intently at AnaMlg, Ant"I staggered. ii hi K.v'.r '" i"4 , -,,th his "' I "nd. I'r. U.irdaj. the illustrimi savant wIum work on veiioim""" ua.tancc f known ail 0ver il" world, nubility .f heart ,! niri.i! paternal g.sslnes Anatole had enicd kn.w latter than iay till- r living mul: ii'l now, without the .-.i-t hi-ita:imi or jP juration, he beard ..,. terrible prognostication ine from ,1,,. mitlionu'ive l.p-! -riilmt'l'V child. ii ii hve you done?" f, .til in ii'1' I t;i" l - 'or. S i ' " '' ' know "f." stammered At...'.V " :,:! iig't-ivd. Tav voir '"' ' " ""' what you im cut. 'ii "r ilr 'lit 'imt y.iu have in- bal.'l" lln- la-t w..rd wa a my of light to Anal"'"- That cry morning he Iih.I re r,.iiil letter fr..m one of hi friend kIih iu Iran ling in India. In the li t t, r wa n flower p'm kc.l on a bank of tin. Hang'" by tin- traveler-il strangely formed riil tl r. iheTfume of which i now nialled tin- fart ividly had a; H and to bun to ! singularly ja-n.-tr.itne. Iln Im-lily drew forth bin pm'k e.l'k and prist need tli letter and it content and haul 'il them to the savant. "Nuiloubt in -n li !" rrn d the doc tur; "it is tho 1' . -ii'iifiii indies the deadly flower, the flower of bhssl!" Then ymi really think" Ala! I inn sure of it." -lint it i i i u i f 1 1 ! ! 1 am only live and twenty year of age mid find (all i f lifu mi l health!" "At what hour did yon oMn that fatal lettd." Tim morning at 0 o'clock." -Will tomorrow morning, at the Minn hour, nt the same minute, in full health, n j' on my. yon will feel a pain in y.mr hi art and all will 1-n over." .And you know of no remedy no InriiM of" Xcim !" aii the iliK'tor. And covering hi face with hi hand Ii' rank into il chair overcount by grief. In fact) of tho profound i-motion of In oM friend. Atiutolo iinilcrntooil that lii wan really condemned. lie hurried from tho d.stor house lik a iiiioIim in lliii fon hi-ail bathed in iurutioii in. i. ' ih all roiifiiM-il, (o iiu' In? km w not w hither, hit hm-i on :,ti.I mi ftini'l llii' ilarkiH-K of the flight, l.ikin,' no lii'i'J of the loiirliins of the uni'M he wan tr.ivi riin. For a lon lime ho I'lirMifl tint blind rour, until at b iik'lli. lindlli.' it Ih'IU'Ii, be Hank down llmll it. How iiianv lionrn had he Mill to live? Tho M'rMti nt mid iliMri"-in; Hound of a racking coiili bnniu'lit biiu luu k to ii'ncloiiiii vii; ho looked in the direc tion whence it caino and mw, ai-iiteil n m in the same Ih ik'Ii, n pale n ml weak Milo (lower (.'ill a child not more than i'iht year old. w ho, at t'rn ncoia I'on- iee MVb lMrjf ILv winter M tote nlTi-rltii; ut (be irihif. That vere of the (met'ii ixTiirnil to the mind f Anatolr; he felt in bin wnUtcoat kh ket and found there two mius and two loin. He win it"ini to klVollie i'U.r clilld the t An kiii4, init reo ollii lnik' tliat he had only n few hour loiiL'i-r to live Iiu k'ave her the two liHIIH. '1 Ins inciih'iit did bun k'ooil. He had Ui ii like n man -iiiiimd by a blow on the head; bis Im-m ilileriueiit waa iivercolne now and be U 'aii to reiusM-iu-ble Im ill-lm'ali d I'll Hi. "My Mlnatioii," lie nald to biliiM-lf, "in lliut of a man ciiiidemni'il to tle.il li. A man m that ( i ! i 1 1 may Mill, however, hi. for jiardon many of that Kurt are pirloiii'd in our davit. In pi-t timet i veil M.lni' have lieeii oiived frmn the ai or the cord to devole thclnx'lve to home ililVn iilt or daiiu'eroiiii iieci of work the luiiiu liin of it liii, lor c ample, or at in the tune of I.oiiik XI to marry un obi Human If I were consulted in the muni r 1 lii'iild prefer to biiiiii li u M'nji. ('iifortiin.ili ly 1 Miall In it Im connulteil ilurin-Hie Miort interval of time that u iii. mm to me. lint, by the way, bow lnii have 1 Kot to live?" Ho looked at bin watch. Three o'clock in the morning it is time to (jo to K'd. To lied wato in deep my l.i.t m hour!.! Not if 1 know it. I have certainly koinethiu liettiT than that to do. lint what? Of roiiiM) to uiaku my will." A restaurant one of t lumu w hich keep 1 1- n all nik'ht wa. not far off. Aua tolo entered it. 'Ciurcoii, n Imttlu of chaiiiaiie and ink am) pqi r." llednmk ftijlasn of t'lKimot and looked llniii'lilfully ut the heet of pa jut be fore him. "To whom (hall I iMijneatli my 6,00 francs a year? 1 have neither father uor iiiother happily for them! Amimii tho I'THiiii who interest me, I only on Nicetle." Nicetto wan a chariniiin frirl of eiht-K-ii, itli blond tri'KM-a and lari;e black eyes; an orjihan like himself a com munity in mi.-fortiine which bud lotiK etablihheil between them a wret and complete ympnthy. Hn la.t will and testament waijieed ily drawn tip; niiivenu;! legatee, Nicette. That done be drank a wiond gla of tiianipiue. "Poor Nicettf!" lie inuwd; "che wa very nod when I lat aaw her. lb-r guardian, who knows nothing of the World outride his clasof wind ii.-tru-iiients at the Conservatoire de Mui-iipie, had taken ukiii biinwlf to promise In r ti Hii l to a brute of an amateur of I. in whom she detent the more mi lo calise Mm has given her heart to mjiiih ljily elw. Who i that happy mortal J 1 haven't the b at idea, but be is cer tainly worthy of ber. or he would never bave Choi-en him. lioml, ifvlitle, lieauti ful. loving Nii eite den rves the ideal of husbands. Ah! she is the very wife that Would have milted me if if "liy Jove, it an infamy to coini-d b' r to destroy her life by confiding ui li a ti,i,ure to such a brute! 1 have never befure m Well iinili r?ool the jji uero u ardi.r which find tiie brt4.-t of tue iuJenii knij;lits and spurred tbern on to the dil.eiiii e of oppred bean' y! And now 1 roiue to tnnji of it, wt.it hinders im from . it n the knik' it 'rrsr.t of Nicette? My fate i willed t V oVlork-afu-r that it will b t o bite; tl.ep f..re is tt.e tui.a for ac lion. Th" hour is a l."le nnnual f T I'llltl -. :e, but when 1 reflK-tJ t tv hours hence I snail I- f met I C'tii lude '.iiat 1 b.iv no time for stand ir.;; i,u etojueite Forward my life for Si. "'leT Ar,tole ri. an 1 then irriing that he haj no money b jnvebis gold wat. h I" the waiter in payment for the chain fnje a rct4 worth J francs. Th earcLt toot tte xiusnimeter at.1 Go o M.. mil,, d It il . ly-w. i.he.l U m bis band. . i- ii.-.l ii nml hually p. it it in hi k. t ...i;htfi;lly and without thaukitiK Aiiati.ii' It ,i. 4 iii-i.. k tin. murium; when Vrii,.' ,ti!,,,.ir( M Umvaril. the rfll.it " ,., , f ;, Nintte. Ha THUf mice, t 'l e ... ! i.l tiie thud tint broke the Is'llv. u... At l"ii'ii M. Ik.'ivard bim e'.f. iii his tiU'htdrrsa and In great alarm. c,,u. ni.d lli-l the .l.s.r. "What i in.- matter is the house on fire:' "No. my di-M" M. limvard," said Ana tile. )l:xv9 (.uiy j,i, ,.,, fc luile Vl-lt." "At this hour!" "It is pleasant ris.-ey, m at any hour, my dear M. lmaid! Hut oii re mi lightly ilr' 'ed-piay y.-t into Ud a.iiii.- ,-l uiil goiliit to do so. Hut I sups.se, inoii-ieur, t:i.it it m as not Kiuiply to trou ble tue in tliis way that om liave collie ut such an hour: Yi-u have Mitnethiiu of lmKirtain'e . ay to lue?" "Very im rtant, M. Iduivard! It is to tell you that Voil must ruiounce the idea of marr.Miiit my cousin Xuette to M. ('asleuai'." What do J on ay?" "You must renounce that projiii." "Never, inoiisieiir! never!" "Don't fly in the face of Providence by using such laintuaitf !" "My resolution is livd. monsieur: this marriage will take place." "It w ill not, monsieur!" "We will mi) alxmt that. And now that yon have had my answer, monsieur, I'll not detain Vuii." "A speech tmne too iolite, M. lion rard; but, as 1 mil a pud niitured as I am tenacious, 1 w ill pa over it, and -remain." "Stay, if it pleases you to do so. but 1 shall consider you gone and hold no further conversation with you." Saying which M. Ilouvard turned bis face to the w all. grumbling to himself - "Was ever such a thing seen? rousing a man at such an hoar, breaking bis sleep, only to s'tir into hi ears such a park of iionseiiM'!" Suddenly M. Ilouvard sprang into a sitting p.stn re in bis Uil. Anatole had jswvnsihI himself of the profi-ssor's troinlsme, into which be was blowing like a deaf man and sending from the tortured instrument muhhIs of indescrilmble detest uhlcne. "My presentation trmnUme. given me by my pupils! la t that instrument a lone, monsieur!" "Monsieur, ymi consider me gone. I ahull roiiidi r you alM-nt, and shall amuse myself until you return. I'otiac! Coiiac! fromii! brunt! Kh? That waa a line note!" "You will get me turned out of tho hoiihc; my landlord will not allow a tromlioiie to lie played here after mid night." "A man w ho evidently bath not music in bis soul! Krr.nit! frront, prrr!" "You will split my cam! Vou'll nioil my iiisiruiiiint u troiiilsme Imdly played on is a troiiilsme destroyed, mon sieur!" "t'oiiat! proiiun, pra pra prrr" "r "or mercy's sake, give over!" "Will you roiiM-ut';'' "To what?" "To renounce the idea tif that mar riage!" "Monsieur, I cannot!" "Then c'ouac" "M. t'lipdelinc" "PnTroum" "Is a terrible man to deal with!" "Krrroiitl" "If 1 were to offer him sm li an alTront lie would kill im-." "Is that the only reason which stupa you':" "That and several others." "In that case leave the matter lo me only swear to me that if 1 olitain M. t'apdf nac's renunciation luy r-oiisiu shall lie fn-e to chiHie a husband for herself." "Keally, inoiiMeiir. ymi abuse" "Cunac, firroiilt, ffutt. brrmut" "Monsieur, monsieur she shall l fni'." "Uravo! I have your word. Will ymi now allow me t.e retire? liy the way. where docs Jour 1'itjnleiiai- live?" "due hundred Kile ilea la'ltx KlH'es." "1 Hy thither! Until we meet again!" "You are going to throw yourself into the lion's mouth, and he will teach you a lltisoll Voll deserve," sill. I M. lloiivani as Anatole hurried from the Iwdcham Ut and shut the ilis.r after bun. Without a moment's hesitation Ana toli Is-tis.k himself to the addn-s of the tire eating fencer; it waa just 8 o'clock when he arrived there. He rang the doorbell. "Who is there?" demanded a rough Voice behind the door. "(.(iicn very imtiortaut roiiiiuiinica Won, M. Ilouvard." The sound of a night chain and the turning of a key in a heavy lock were heard. "Here is a man who doea not forget to protect himself against unwelcome visitors!" remarked Anatole to himself. The door oM-net at length. Anatole found hnnistlf in the presence of a gentleman with a mustache fiercely up turned, whose nightdress apa-ared to be the complete costume of the fencing school. "You , alway ready: il' my motto." The walls of the swonUiuan's ante tbumlier were completely covered with panopliet of arms of all ib-scriptious; yatagaus, Jsiisolied arrows, saber, rapiers, one and two handed swords, pi tola a regular arsenal enough to Ul" rify any timid minded olieerver. "Bah!" thviugLt Anatole, "what d I now risk? At tnot two hours and a halfT Monsieur," said Cajslenar. "may I he allowed to know" Monsieur," replied Anatole, "yon want to marry Xicetu-7" "Ye. monsieur." "Monsieur, vou will not marry ber!" -Ah. thunder-blissi: Who will pre VI 1,1 me?" I shall, monsieur!" t'alsb nac stared at Anatole. t ho was tot very big. but aps-ail to t very decided. "Ah! Young m mi. yon are very lueky to have found me in one of my placable moments. Take advantage of it save Vourseif while yoll have time; otherwise I will tu t answer f..r ymir days?" "N'..r I f r your.." "A challenge to ine ."apdeiacr I yon kui.wtb.it I have been a waster of the art i f fern ing f r ten years?" "There s ni.tbirg.f feinne'aut me. monsieur!" I have fought ten duels, and ba-1 the misfortune to kill tV- of my adver-an.-, be-ide wounding the fifteen oth ers! t'oire. I have taken pity on you yootb; M more, go awsv!" "I m ur roar vtsz;s that you are an adversary worthy of me and my long grow ing desir to confront a man Ml redoubtable. Let's see: what shall we tight with? Those t wodoilble handed swords standing by the fireplace? Or those two Is.arding ae? With cavalry sal-r. or would ymi prefer a ir of curved ynt.igaiis? You hi-sitate. I'an't )oii iii.ii.ii up v.iur mind?" "I am thinking of your mother and In r coming distress." "I bavt n't a mother to ! distressed. Would ymi rather tight with a carinas, pistol ur revolver:" "Young man. dou't play with fire arms." "Are vou afraid? Ymi are trembling." "Trembling! I? It s with eld." "Then tight or ut unco renounce tin' haud of Nli'ette." "Kenoiince the hand of Mile. Nicette! Ily Jove, I admire your bratery! And brave men are mad" to understand one another. Mi ill 1 make a con fission to you?" "Sieak:" "Kor Mime time jiast I have myself had thoughts of breaking off this mar riage, but 1 sli t not know h"W to do it. 1 consent therefore with pleasure to do what ymi wish, but ut the same tune ymi must M-e that I cannot ap)iearto give way to threats, and you havethreat ened me." "1 retr.u-t them." "In that i'ii-' all i iinderstissl." "You will give ine in writing your re nunciation?" "Young man, ymi have mi completely won luy sympathy that 1 can refuse ymi nothing." Furnished with the precious docu ment, Anatole tlew back to the dwelling place of M. ilouvard. He had a consid erable distance to walk, and by the time he reached the profit. .r's door it was nearly 8 o'clock in the morning. "Who is then.?'' Anatole." "tio home and go to U'd!" cried the professor, savagely. "I have got t,'niletiac's renunciation of Nicette's band! Open the ibsir or I will break it down." M. Ilouvard admitted bun, and Ana tole placed in bis hand the momentous thilsT. That done. In rushed to the I door of Nicette's riMiiu and cried: J "Cousin, get up ilres yourself ipiickly and come here." "It His-ars, monsieur, that 1 am no longer master in my ow n home!" e- ' claimed M. Ilouvard; "ymi coin.i and go mid onb r as ymi please! To make oil under-tan. 1 that I will have nothing more to say to ymi, 1 1 will go kick to my morning iicwspajH-r, in the reading of which ymi have interrupted me!" I A few minutes later Nicette, looking fre-li ns dawn, arrived in the drawing ' room. 'What is the matter?" "The matter." Mid M. Ilouvard, "is that ymir cousin is mad!" "Mini? S !.e it!" replied Anatole "Last night, my dear little cousin, i . b taiiied two things the renunciation of your band by M. C'anlciiaf. and the promise of your worthy guardian to s stow it on the man of your choice the man you love." "Do you really wish me to marry .n atob', guardian?" "Kh?" cneil Auatole, his breath tn urly taken away. "Since I love you, cousin!" At that moment Anatole felt his heart beat violently. Waa it at pleasure from llio unexpected aMiw al made by Nicette, or was it tho ugoiiy, the death symptom predicted by tbetbs-tor? "I'lifortiiiuitit that 1 am!" he cried. "She loves ine I inn within reach of happiness, and urn to die w it limit attain ing il?" Then, taking the hands of Nicette feverishly w ithiu his own, be told her all alsmt the letter, the venomous Dower lie bad scented, the prognostication of his old friend, the will be bad w ritten and the steps he had successfully taken to release her from the claim of ( uje denac. "And now," be said ill conclusion, "I have only to go home and die!" "Hut this is niii-.-ih!e," cried Nicette. "This ilis tor must have mistaken; who i be?" "A mini w ho is never ill error, Nicette Dr. liardais." "Uardais! liardais!" criisl Ilouvard, bursting into laughter. "Listen tow hat Uiy lieWsiaM'r here says: 'The learned Dr. liardais has la-en suddenly M izcil with menial alienation. The madness with w Inch be has Uiii strickeii is of a Mientilic character. It i well known that be was ulisorbingly euirageil in an inquiry into the nature of venoinoti suUtalices, and latterly be bad fallen Into the delusion that every Issly be met was under the iurluetice of jsuson, and endeavored to Tsiiade tin in that audi was their condition, lie was last night tnmsHirted to the Mai-on de Saute of Dr. lllank.' "Niceue!" "Alialole!" The two young person fell into each other's arm. Strand Magazine. A Humlrllul lug. Squire Schwab' oflice was crowded h..rtlv near i o'clock yesterday after- noon with frien Is and wqiiamtances of the genial magistrate, who had been In vited into the Mpnre' oflice to witness the truly wonderful feats i-rformcd by a t dog that had been attached by Sst-ial Constable Iliirroiighs in the rase of A. II. M'sirmaii againt Henry Wei chc Imaii for . l.UV Weichelinan travels for a New York clothing bouse, and until recently baa lived at li:l Clark street. Moorman learned that Weichelman was als.ut to remove to liotham and immediately bronght an attachment suit against linn in Squire Schw ab's ronrt. When Con stable Burroughs went to the Clark street house to attach Weichelman' ef fect all h found w.i a Uautifiil dog, fur which tin clutbing drummer i al leged to have pud fVsi. several children not net) the oflicer carrvnig the dug along the street, and told him the dog p. rforined trick and also smok.il cigarette.. When Niire Nhwals oflb-e waa reached and the magistrate was told of the dog won derfnl instinct he pr. ured a iv kage of rigarett . slid aft.r suniinoiiing a nnmUrof friends re-.lnd to te-t th dog's ability as stated al.ve. A leiel js-ncil was tied to the animal jw. and ujs.n a sheet of legal cap -per the dog wrote its name Clalicey in a very legible manner. Through a ipill l.,.lder the canine sin..kl several ciga- ' rettes and a-toni-ned the a -ml..-l I crowd bvexisi-'ora'ing. The dog seeme-J to enjoy the .;. rt and the cigarette j smoke M-sined to etdiven biiu a he ' pranced rli.-rf ally ai"it and amuie-1 j the crowd by his funny aiitn s. It is ' !leird that tne dog formerly belonged Ito aome English tiuideman, from whom j be was stoica. Cucu.iau (.cmniercial Oatette. 1 FOI! MTTI.K FOLKS. (liialnt I nil llrlslrsmslils. An ibl fancy was that of an English bride who drc.sc.l ber little bridesmaids In college gow ns corri ssiii.Iiii,' w ith th.a-e worn by the graduates tu tiie uni versity where her husband wa a pr. feMr. The little M. A. gowns were of white lilaTty silk, the b.ssls lin.-l with gold and the while uioriiir ls.ar. cap finished with a gold tassel. The brides. Inaida wore as hr.ssli.-s the brnh urisun's fift-the college cr."sd triaiigbe in i v I Th TEM"LhMENT3 tb I ..ur I. 1.1 1 la Hi ali.m I hal lluH.U Isrt I liiiusaii.l tears Au. It is ii ii r. sting to tin, that so thor .s'igliiv s. i. iii tii- a man as Profess, r William i'r v r lias adopted the four fid i !a ill 'ill. tl ot tiiiipiTaliliiits In eh' li' in ii .'.ii.nl y.arsngo namely, tln i h. l. tic. s.ingiitii. , im I. un holy and Iv ii. ph. .ti. . Tin. i -1 tun of omi i'r t' ei'tli. r of these t. inpi raini iits may In- ill-rti. d. In. sais in his work mi "The l.it.iiit Mind," i ry i nrly III the fn.it iii.iji.ritv of children lit the sis'- i 1 nuurtir if the lnt year, lavotid d ail t. Neaily i v. ry nun who has u nit, u iiN'iit l. m p. i inn nts lias got up a i l.i--:li . t ' i . it . I Ins ...in. li.il. ii had mil", II ii. .is g.ne i. lirahaiii toii s. s-ti. and otli. is have g..t down s .iw us tiv... .iin writ, is us,, tho word ii. rioiis lor i li. h i if, and bilious I. r uiilaiich.il.' ti in - raun ut. Willi tin , ri al iin..ui iito us, tin. old clas. sill piirp'sis, mi. I in. 1 1 i.luals can Im i l,t up comi'in iti.iii- as n- I. d liuti Iiii.- hi d. Im- s t. itis raiiieiit as till' -I M . I I III' 11 1 - Il il p. Illl.llitll'S of a 1. 1. hi ii. lii n. i f In- li ml. ncv to disease. Mis is i:,.t un atisf'. Till! KM) OK 1 1. MA DAN CRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THE FURTV OF THE CLOSE DAYS' FAST. A I. mi llMini.l I ri.lii Ilia (ilailal at Ilia llrnlmilii an. I I iiilots- .f tba lllla Tlia Irgrnil I mn Wlilrh Ilia I nrumlurlalils l usl.iiu Is ltasil. Wi'snt in the b lit ebail.iw. with our faces tut tied tow aid t '.ii in. There wi re tlini' of us, tiie shi ilc i f the in ighl or lug lll.n;.', Aliiii d im. I I. 1 Iiu ch ar outline i f the M..l,liatt:iii lulls was hid den in the thick mi-t g' in r it.'d by llio beat: tiie city was a uniy blur a.'aiut the III. k s'l s nf tin- lipi.inds. I!i low us. auii'l Ih.' -ii- it i an.-, tlin f. ll.iliin ierl... with an u!f. i tali.ni of energy. S'l'.n tlini s a v. ii n i aim' to us luellowisl I v ili-t inc. . soiniiiiiii s the sail of a .ss. I l.. I i.l. ,1 i. linn I. mi is,.,. i the blue itloii s. ins to ,'iiis.i. r all practical ,,,, .., ,. ..i,.,. .,.,,,...1 ,.t i... j valh y towmd Al. vaii.Iria and tha d. lt.i. I A month befote I bad s. i ii the mea. scn'i rs leave I lie city nil. I strike into the ilis.it. Twenty four limns later, ! dn-ly and hot, th.y rituiticd. Nariiig I news. Tin. in w' lilts ii hud alils-ali-il. My, II... nuh p. ih ..p. I. mp. 'aim lit Is a j ..... ,,. f ... w r. 1 ..,,... l . .t mid- gold with the iimt to "r'lornit tilenal inotid" and the initials of the bridal pair tied in a true lover's knot. A guard of honor of the Sch.s.l Cadet coris escorted the wedding party, and all the masters, students, guests and ru n the servants Wore as favors the college crossed tri angle worked in silver mi the college blue. Even the bride's traveling cost nine bad a kilt or jacket of the college tartan and n waltcoat of blue cloth w ilh dia mond shiissl silver buttons. I'rrrls Willie. His Mamma Willie. I w ish - mi would go into the pantry and bring me the j Isittle with the rubls rc. .ik in it that ymi will tind mi the top sin If. 1 " 11: . - .. t. . I . ' vi inn (reiuruiug altera ..nig aoseucei Couldn't tind any Is.ttle with a rublsT cork, mamma. " You didn't link. (o again. It's in 1 plain sight a big round Is.ttle with a riibls r crk in it. Make baste." I (After another prolong. d aWncc) "Ymi must Is' mistaken, mamma. No bottle there with a rubls r c .ik." I lliirl herself an. I ret urns w II li Isittle.) "Ymi gusl f..r in .tiling Is.y! It was standing where ymi couldn't help seeing it. I've a gissl mind to" I "Oh, that's the Isittle, is it? Why. I saw that one all right enough." "Then why didn't ymi bring it?" "Ymi said ymi wanted one with a rule j 1st cork in it." I (Losing nil uitiiiice.) "Can't )ou see this ha a rublsT cmk?" "(Hi, Im. mamma. That's a rublsr BtopJsT. There's no such thing us a rublsT cork." Chicago Tribune. tjurrn Vlil.irU ami Her l.ian.liiillilrrn. Perhaps olio of the most charming in cidents of the life of the queen is her ill ! terest ill ber grandchildren. Princes Ileal rice tis.k her eldest Is.y w ith her to lllairetith, and the three younger chil dren Were left practically in the charge I of their royal grandmother. Morning ! after morning her majesty lias taken thelil out into the ground and some times even to quaint little Whipping ham, they riding in their little carriage , drawn by ber majesty a latest pi i sent, lu cream colored jsuiy. and the queen ' riding in ber comfortable donkey chaise. Jler majesty insists mi the old English title of grandmother, and ever and anon the little ones will babble out some re quest to In-r, which is almost invariably granted. A llraullfi.l Mrs. A society has la-en formed by a colli pany of little girls in meuiory of a fondly IllVisI iilavmate, wIiismi Hidden deal i j not long ago deeply alTis-ttsI her c . paliiolis. The s.sicly, w hich is en i. d . by the dead girl's name, meets ....... a week, and sews, aa Well a its inciperi eiiceil liniiilsrs can, on clothes for a I doll. When the birthday of the little ' girl, who will have no more birthday ! on earth, come around, the doll, dressed I ill the garments w hich loving little lin gers have fashioned, is to lei given to some hospital child to lighten the tedium of sick days, Her l'oint of View in New York Tunes. So l urll.rr TSreil off Cars. Little Harry, three year old, was in formed by bis mother that his aunt and little cousin were on the steamer home ward bound from England, and that be ought to ask for their safety in bis prayers. Accordingly he included them nightly in his childish petition until they at length arrived. The evening after their return be said hi prayer a usual at hi mother's knee. He paused a moment, and then she was astonished to hear: "And, O Dawd, you ti.-edn't ladder any more alsmt Aunt Fanny and little Joe. They dot here all right." New York Tribune. Hume Maglr. Take a wineglassful of water and put a thin card ov.-r it. If ymi invert the glass, still holding the card, the latter will be kept in place and the water pre lrented from escaping by the pressure of the air, and may even be alui.t boiled by holding the card over a candle. zLP -!V Place two tumbler mouth to mouth, fitting eai 11 other, and separate them only bv a piece of damp --r. I'ut a lighted pi.i-e of landle In the lower tumbler. When It g - out yon will that the tnmbler can 1- Is-th bfteU by the tipja-r one, for the t.. r has used up Irt of the airiu burring, and 'he irteat er pressursi of tl.e iii. -rn.il atl'io-pbi lu bind the tumblers t' ge'h. r. Ml.laWa l.ln.lllj. Mr. Kangle W bt il.-ln l )'ai ring tb dinner Ull. ItreU-ei' lndaet-l foiii'lni fnifid any. ma am. Mr, fai.gie U b). c on lite .i.uing rraiin sidetv-srd. Ilri4lget-s b' Au is it IbiA one it l' An yersilf ueild un- U-t leaabt as tb.M sa Ibe hreakfaa' tjs-tl '- l-.f' s,ohln( Una .l-il 0f. Tb llaualit'f- I'ais '"I'V has g'Aotily 7.Va wsrt. but b .si,e.l marrT 'aa. Tba t alber-l n,.y t' ' a wek. and I am worth a iiiiihucil I should tbmk be wisaid sua Ui marry jwu. Ntw Vw Prssa. thin;: a little t.s..i . i. !.i I .- sat. -fact Illy ih lim d In in.'.. in t. tins it may Is' said to I .' the p. nil ir way in which the iihlni.lu.il react- to tiie stimuli of Ins i ti in. inn. nt Tb. ie is no doubt that on.' class i f s i lis t. acts qiin kly andia-ily. i xpcnding im igy profusely and oil. n in-. .11. ly in tin ir lit" work ; other rent h. piiully and wmk buoy antly, yd with lis wa-te. We can thus distinguish the nervous, the san guine, the melancholic, etc. A capac ity to reci 'g n i .e and appreciate the tin h.i taticei f temper. un. -nt u-i .1 to In con si. lend part of a sound i I u .i 1 train ing. It ha I en lisHuucli In gb cted III our puisint of minuti.e with micro-sc.ik-s and t.-st tills s. I Mir teachels of pta. tn.tl in. .II. ine might well niive Its studv.- .M.iln al I!, coi.l. Tslila Vlaliners lu Argrnllua. "Wn liic.iiiipe.l near u swamp," say a gentleman, .1. scribing a meal he had with soiiiii cart driver in S.uth Amer ica, "and supped mi sliced pumpkin , , i i i . . . . . ..... i . l-.iieil w,. o.so. ....'.nam. "'-"; jlli(.v frult ,,, t... .ntfc-rcr, with salt. rhe meal was served iiiil. .,' .. .. ..... g.'tiiiiiie pain pa fashion. I hie lion skshi and two cow's horns split in liulv.-a Were passed urolllld the group, the llliill bi r of w hich squatted iis.u their ll.iun ins and fr.vly h. Isd theluselvi-t from the k. t'le. Kveti in this most un civilized form of satisfying hunger there is a n miliar ctlqui tie w hich the line-t lowly p- rsoii invariably ol verve. Each in. nils r of the company in turn dips Ins sh.oii, or born, into the center of tin. stew anil draws it in a direct line toward biiu. never allow dug it tode- iate to the right or left. Hy observing tins rule each pi rsmi eats without In Lifcring with Ins neighbor. Iteing igiioraiil of this in-toiii. I dips'. my horn into the in-s ut laiubuii mid fished iiIh. ut fr sum.. . f tlm inc.. bits. My ciiiiipaiiiiiiisii gar.ini thisliotrid breach of politi in with scowls of impatience. They diclaii'd with some warmth lo the c.s. k the foreigners did not know lloW to lilt. I llsdogi.ei a Well list could and endeavored thereafter to eat ucci riling to gam ho I'tiqiu tie. "- New York Wmld. liirliis aliiml l:es,lralliia- III each r. -piiati.ui nil adult of the bniiiiiii spccli-s iiilnili a omi pint of uir. A In ullliy man w ill nspm. Ill lo UO linn s per minute, or, say, .'il.dnij tune a day: a child, '.'a to ll.'i tnm-s s r inin ute. Wliil.. standing, the adult average riiqiiratioii i 'i! time per miiiute; ly ing down, 1J 111111-. The iiM'rlh'ial ana of Hi" lungs that Is, of their alveolar pace averages 'Jim square yards. The amount of air respired each day is alsmt in.nuil quarts. The amount of oiigi u absorbed ill th same b iigtliof tiiim is .'no liters, or ulsiiitill grams. Tim aiiiouiit of car iHinic acid expired ill "i bmirs is isti mated at ."i 1 1. a grams. Two thirds of the myg.ii alssniln-d in '.'I hours is tak en in during Hie I.' hours frmn Op. m. to U a. in. Iliree-flflbs of the total being throw n off during the day. While this is going mi tlm pulmonary surface is throwing otf ..i grams of water in the sluisi of viiior. The heart wild sol) quart of blisn through the lung every hour, or uNiiit a. (mil quails daily. The duration of inspiration is five twelfths, of elpiraln.il at en twelfths, of the whole ri spiratory ai l. St. Louis Ul public. ,tl. Olrrslgiil. "Siii hi re, " said siitan to hi friend I!n leliub, "wo have overreachul our si Ivia. Vou I us i -ti il that we must put into the bruin of man to invent Instru ments for Ins distraction, and we have so done. Man has made galling gnus, mitrailleuse, i haul shot, giant Miwder, dynamite- every day be etfni some new combination which insure greater di-strnctivenisss." "Well, then," said Heel. bub, "all ia well." 'What .ml you are!" sneered Sa tan, with a-sriiy. "Don't you that we have made war sonsilly that thine manikins won't fight?" "All." said II. li huh in despair, "why didn't 1 reflect that th.we people are alway calculating eMie. " Kate I'll Id's Washington. night a gun ls.in.. frmn the citadel, mid suddenly tin1 merry n..i- s i f tba sttn ts Were stilled. Nell day I wand. ns thrmigl. the ba 1 mis, but teceivi'd 110 invitation lo drink coif, e w ith my friends. 'iiand ligaietti s wi re H. l utTered lo Ine. A kind of half shi i hail fallen on every Usly, ninl I lianlly .lurid speak to any one. Ill the inl.tvnls Istweeii their bargainings the un rchants read tlm Ko ran or prayed. counting; their Is ads with iiunl'lii linger, li. inl I lit dow nward. The liiirgiiiuings, t.si, were a !r shad ow ul the cviiting si t lie I loved. The purchaser wa always languid and the vender inert, nninti retil. As the iitteriiisui wore on a lis k of fatigue, often of real pain, ghsiiued on the usually gi 111 il fans. It was hot, .) hot. The sun l'.it furiously on llio white walls and leads ; the 1 rod Kem pion whirled tlm .1 iint th rmigli tho struts and dried tho skin and lil. Hut the cry of the water carrier wa Hot raised: no boy uttered hum he of lUmadan had ceino with all Ita tciror, mid for I the love of (lis) mid bis aHtlo must ; they Is) Is rne. if not In rlully, at any ! rate sternly ami manfully. I due hour Is f.ne etitiset life seemed to stir again in the Vein. The bukerie Wiie crowded, the tin bla.d under the ovens, a i:ndl of i-tsikiiig stole over the city. Woiiuii squatted at interval along llio sin'! wild cake mid fruit and Is. ttle of water spread I forethem. Little group gatln ri-.l round them, Im patient, n'ctnut. The smoker tiaik out tin Ir pis or cigureltin mid stissl waiting for the signal, match in baud. .Suddenly lim tin fi ll, ami the gun thundered Irmii tlm filmlel. The city awoke; the iulatnti Isgan to cat; the w.an. il were busy ilisptaii.- ot their g.Msls. For 40 day tbrro thing were, and now wa come the bating day of the last, and I sat with my friend oil the an ml, gating toward tlm citadel till the gnu showed lire for tho last tune. All the iiftiTinsiti envious glanci- had lai n cast at tne as I cheerfully dis obeyed the prophet' i.rdeis. Ahmed, I think, bad the sheik not been with me, would have siimki 'l u cigaritte, but 11 it Wu Iiu lay Issi.l.i inn ninl sulkisl. The sheik wa tii nbl lo I have thus. He wa quiet und sMkn slowly, but he tried bravely toconi i-al all sign of dis comfort. Ahmed' annoyance may lai accounted for in this) way. Ho declared lo 1110 that Moliainiiit'il lasted one day lu the month Haiuadaii. but on which day wa uncertain, ami thereforo the the ologians dis-recd a 4U day' fast that they might lie sure of fasting the same day a the prophet. 1 do not think Ah mil Is'lieve Ihi legend, though he voin he vehemently f..r it truth, To while away tho time 1 uskisl the ilnik to tell me alsmt tho visit of the czarowitx. Hut tho long uUtiuence made I11111 unable (o lalkiit any length, ml even this hi favorite story lie told 1110 briefly lu a couple of bald aen-telici-s, though lie rissaiiided gentlyi "I met hi in a one prince meet another. Ho told me beowntsl ninny villages; that he wu sheik over half the worbL It may be 11 s they have said." "And what did lio say to you?" I queried. "Ilogns-li d lue courteously and tisik Ine by llio haud. Tlii ring that I wear i Iii gift." Al he sKikn lie showed me, without pride, a sapphire of great tizo and beauty. Then ho relumid Into silence, and I amused myself by picturing the event in my mind. I would that I bad teen that m.s'ting Ix'twccn the heir of tho holy Russian cm;. ire and the simple Arab chief. Ijsiklng into hi grave gruy eyes and at bit tall, slight figure, the broad shoulder hot yet laid, though tho while. Is srd ho wa stroking told of many year of life, and iu spito of hi faltered blue reds', I easily conceived bow he had lai n treated courteously a became a prince. Ilcfore the ettitij( inn touched the hoi lion a l.y from the village brought large plate of hsal and a bottle of wa ter and aet tin m before us. "The sig ns!," I crliil a white puft of iinoke rolled away from the t itadal will, and it the same instant the inn sank behind the dissert. The sheik fc lied the Is.ttle of water nd drank long and eagerly. When hi thirst wa apiaase.1, he lade lied loudly nd banded th Is.ttle to Ahmed, who not omitting th curious after grace. Then they divutirt-d the fissl or. GENERAL LEE 3 CHRISTMAS FARC thara Wsra C alibafa mmi llw-ua, bal UQ llarua t as Hnly ll.rrew4. A the lortmio of war ba favored hi larder, through some skillful foraging if llpliraim. a negro, w ho wa hi faith ful t'i'k, lls.rvant and waiter Ihrisi g. ntb men in one 1 leneral Lea iuvitisl s. viral 1 Ulcers tn dine with hi in 1,11 Christmas day, I sill. The lucky rectpii nts of the timely invitation were the in lunula r, all ntllcen of diatini In n, litli'ilig tic HI licneral Longstreet, l.ord. ti and Ivirshaw. They were alt lit lime wb. ti the ilium r was called. It wa served on a rough pine t utile, with cut a mi. r, in (o n. ml Lie' weather I. i.t.il lint. It cmisi-ted if Isiiled cab bage, and eight ur I. n Uuled sweet po t.it.s s wild a dish of rh e ns.keil dry. The piece ie r sistalice, which indeed III. 1 knightly guest found it hard to rii-t. was a small bit of fat bacon, Wait II im h.-s square, that lay on top of tlm large 1 aid age. Now, bacon wa a rum 111 the Coufi-ib rate camp at that lime a are r. -eson the northern hill tops in ii .1 mis r. Y1.11 can imagine, llnr.f.'ie, tlm s.f r.-ttauit exercis.! by eai li guest a tin y 1l. cl1n.1l 111 tn 1 1 a slice of the ih loci u bin meat proffered by t In-1 r ht. who In Id the curving knife and folk ready to cut and help. It was olsH't ved that when the gen eral, after helping to the cabbage, said to the guest wlns.il plate I'phraiiii held out, "Allow 1110 to help ymi to a slice ot the bacon?" the devoted old servi tor's hand trembled greatly. In fact, lie s. lined tut' III a state of decided flight. The high military rank of the guest would tu t account for hi trepi dation, foi Im daily servisl uear a mai ler who outranked tin 111 aI. There wa no splendor b it in the tracery of faibsl gold lace 011 their battle stained uniforms to dazzle In eye and cause them to roll alsmt and glance from ba ron to guest, and from guest to bacon, a each aiisw enst the half question with the words, "No, thank ymi, general," The discoiiiistiro of the serving man wa nil the more striking from it con trast with the serene, self -Hiiseil dig nity of Ina laiiign master. Dinner over, the general and hi guest retired from the lent, but as they pasa.il nut Oenernl I,ee turned and laid lit m l.iw fun.- " Koliriilui. wa have an other cabbage, have we not?" I The answer wu. "Ye, lull, Mas Dob. We'a got anndder cabbage, aah." "Then, Kphraim, " said tho general, ' "save the piece of bacon to cook with , that cabbage." I The prompt and decisive reply, "So, ah, .Mas Hob, I can't do dull I Jll borrow dat piece of bacon for scamnin from a friend oIt dar in Itichtnon, and 1 done gib up my parole oh honor dat I'll gib him back dat same bacon what I borrow," The general, who could not be party to any 1111111' violation of hi parole of honor, consented ut once to the return of the bacon that had o lucccsslully run the gantlet of slz hungry diner. j He must have refl.s tiil, tisj, on the ex tremity of bU fort 11 1111 that led to the Istirrowiiig of a part of hi Christma .dinner on the hard condition that it 'should be returned untouched. Ilia New Year' dinner wa atill mure mea ger, I judge, from what he indicated to (leneral tirant next day. A flag of truce had Wn aent Into the Coiifi derate line with an luquiry re garding a I'uioii oflicer who hud been W0u111l.1l and taken prisoner, ami the oflicer who tsire it, after stating it ob ject, said, "tii 111 rul la'e, 1 am diiected by licneral Urn nt to give yon hi com pliment ami to any that ho i thor oughly informed as to all your move ment, and even know what you had for dinner yi-sterday." (leneral lst tisik the pleasantry la gis.il part and answered, "I'leaae, cap tain, present my compliment to (den eial tirant and ay that I must doubt tho mrrcctnes of Iii information, for I know him to ls a humane man, and if he had known what 1 bad for my dinner he would have scut 1110 a part of hi own." Louisville Courier-Journal. t anlaluupe Iras. You can see almost any evening now young lav.ple bent ice creamward walk ing along ine -aveiiim wiin camaiouis-a irunk ,.a(,,.ryi lu tii.-ir naii'i. 1 asseii 1110 allowing young man to dcscrilm the sensation and the m-tlcsl of prenng the dell-! tlou,Vi tj10 o)l )1MI, t ki'imig me to join. After we hail eaten we sat and talked fur into the night under the rate mors. I. "All you do." he chri-r fully replied, "is to get a sweet canta ..ua' -one i f the -in. ill grwn one and then get it Illicit up with the ice. Vou take a ;s.nful of the ice cream or water Ice and with it a shred of the cilli l.iloupa un I your digi live tract experi ence a T ' t ! I: ,ii' f ul seiisatii.n. It Uo-i.-s ad the v ,iy .low n." Cor. Philadel phia lr l Urn Ol.lllaralasl. The whole ment.il, moral and spiritual realm pr- ).t coiniiiona of grow th and elevation comiiioii to la.th sexe. ial Itien wl.ii U ill serve to survive to the next dawn. ng -Ie. ii!d I equuliy derel oped iu U't'i 11. - 'i an 1 woUivu, fitting fur a time wh'-u Si-x is to be oblit ited. Oiaatan'4':n A pow.hr in. el.- from a fasti I shell known a ' the ill s thumb" 1 re garded both a cure and a preventive of whooping cough lu many part of I j-oot wt tuu ,,lUu ,nto ib slaaibuUd.r z-ogiaiiu suu iitiaiiu. Vai.ykuw. f ucx. q golden stars. The ilistant city gleamed fairy like with uiyriol lamp, and the murmur of its thousaiul vmc.-s came to a through the silent air. Kamadail was dead. The ast wa )ver and the feast le-gUD. Tall Mall Uudgtt. MrlniM,llla- Joartusllam. Meir..H.htii K.btor Yra, th provincial ism n( lln arsierii j'a(s-r ia simply dis gusting and O -s Ivlitor lintprriit'tiiige Her' a di palih sa) ing II. si g re ut lire I racing la I blrsg.i. Miall i Mini for ninrf leliiur Mskr n item of iu We're rrnwdeil tonight. lily Kb i..r iru-l.ii.g iiih-A wmnaa la llotilr alley bus Jn-l failm down stain. Alitor- 11111 k' iK iail thrre rrsirten to work it up. Makr four rohimns, with full diagram of tlirsiir. I'rrbatM llirrs anme n.Diaur in ber hie you can get bold of; but. A llrldal Hiiuquat. A German horticultural journal I reeHiiisiblu fur thl atory about a bridal bouquet: A certain schoolteacher in the town of Konttz hud ordered a bou quet for hi wedding day, stipulating that it should not cost more tban 4 marks (t I), but not designating, what kind of flower should lie aelected. It waa In the autumn, when hothouse Bower were tew ami dear, so the flor ist com p. an d it of white dahlia, but the biidoatid her family declaring that these flower were unfit for the puipoae the schoolteacher returned the bouquet to it maker and refused to pay for it. The florist then sued him, but the position of the cbooluiaater wa at tained in court, in accordance with the tiwtiuiony of exiert in matter of taste whom he hud called in and who echoed the opinion of the bride. A similar result followed upon an aps?al to a higher court, despite the testimony of expert now iiiniinoned by the florist, and the florist wa ordered to pay the oust of th luit, amounting to auu mark. A rrlos ArlMlaa Wall. A fnrioii artetian well wa it rock la ChamN'rlain, W. D., a few month ago. At first, it a. nt out 8.000 gallon of wa ter in a minute, but later the flow more than doubled. Water is forced through the piiie o vigorously that the olld eight inch stream i thrown over 11 feet into the air. The fauiou writ at fit. Augustine, t'la., i the ouly well in tba country which approachea tbii in fore nd quantity of flow. New York Led ger. he Waal. Principal of Young Ladie' Seminary No, Misa Dodge, 1 cannot allow yoa todtivewilb Mr. Nassau thi afternoon. You know our rule are that no young lady shall drive with a man Doles ih ia engaged to him. Ml Lxslge I know, but I hope to be engaged before we get back. Prince ton Tiger. A Ores! foaer. Spencer I don't c9 how Colombo ever found tfte to discover America. Ferguson Why not? fpeucer A 1 far a I can gather, ha appear to have prnt moat of hi time baring hi picture taken. Brooklyn I Life. O j The register of a country hotel In Main one day recently contained name of Mongolian, Rosaian, Prussian, Italian, Turks. Greek. Canadian French and Uerman, each written la the owner's language. 0 r0 O CD O O 0 o 0 o 9 o G:3 o 0 o t