OR. HOLMES.
Tkiou Dr. Il"liti la dead,"
Thus all Uw pt'll ""A
in u bwirt alona,
hn.lliO at tlio whlt (Trureatcina,
Huiiled at tl tbuig tliuj aula.
Oull That generous huartf
Is-oiH That (ti'inal art?
t.u tlt nnurbjr buok.
Into It les
irt unu t tl Krunter part.
Thi n) wa may bi-ar hlin sneak
In III" pm""!! hour uiil week;
hnn in yonder pugv
UnghU In tlio futuru aa.
llo la there fur all who aeek.
U'liii'l That attuning mirth?
(Innul Th.it t nrlrhiiiK worth!
Hay. To such souls la Klven,
That, thouith tlicjr lilnoin In heaven.
Tiny roi.uot twin from itirth.
Murt.'ua Hill In New York Hun.
JAItLKY.
Jarley pos-inssod tlio doiuustio virtues
to tlio egotistical degree. Ho weariod
hi. friends with hia self laudations,
bond them by cataloguing tlio delights
0( a homo lifo mid angered them by
parading the fact that ho was n genuine
"stay at homer. " Even bin wifo took
hi in to task at times because of his ob
itluacy i living up to li in high keyed
pretensions, for lio vowed that wheu lio
pat oil hi Htippcru mid smoking Jacket
Do earthly powur could moke him Itiave
tlio house. It wan a groat event in her
monotonous lifo when ho deigned to
niako a call, and her nervous system
van tlirown from Its balance fur a mo
ait'iit when ho touk hnr to tlio theater.
Ho seldom varied hiii progrumma Ho
tat down to diiinur at 0:30 o'clock and
then brought out his rusty red slipiHirs,
donned his wull worn smoking jacket
and read the papers until bedtimo. Each
y,ar of bit married lifo seemed to fasten
the habit to him tuoro firmly, and the
Uii 111 anniversary of bis wedding day
fuund him a slave to bis home conceit.
u all other respects Jarlcy was a flue
follow, popular with bis business friends,
extremely affectionate and kind to bis
wifo and children und a good citizen.
Mtiny times bis down town acquaint
ances had urged him to join this and
that lodge, council or chapter of some
secret society, but ho cheeked further
lolicitation by ostentatiously announc
ing that ho had no use for clubs or so
cieties; that ho had a little club of bis
own at homo which took up all bin
spare time, and that his family and do
mestic, comforts were all he neoded in
tlio way of lifo und amusement.
llo ws riding down town in a car one
morning when a friend in the lifo in
larauco way began talking business tc
bim. With that enthusiasm and earnest
ness which oro characteristic of a suc
cessful lifo insurance agent he secured
Jarlcy's interested attention, and after
giving him a pocketful of circulars, es
timates and other advertising literature
lift him at the, comer, satisfied that he
would have .Turley's policy before the
month was out. At lunch Jarley con
fided to his office companion that ho
had half a mind to take out a policy in
the Double Cross Lifo Insurance com
pany. "What's that?" asked his friond.
"Yoa want gomo lifo insurance? How
much do you want, 3,000? Why don't
yoa come into the Triple Plated League
of Uood Fellows? It's a mutual relief
aud aid association and carries a lifo in
surance of $3,000, and it will not cost
you one-third as much as is charged by
the cheapest lifo insurance company in
existunca Just think, only 87 cents for
each assessment, aud last year there
were but 30 assessments. Beat that if
you can Owr C00.000 inombers in the
United States."
"No," said Jarley, "I don't want to
Join a society. 1 am no much of a stay
at homo that I do not feel that"
"You won't have to go to lodgo meet
ings," interrupted his friend "All you
will have to do is to fill out this appli
cation. I will see that you go through
tlio committee all right Then you will
have to be initiated, and after that, sc
lung as you pay your assessments and
dues, you needn't go near the lodge
rooms. Then when you dio the boys
will see that yon nro buried in good
shapo, and your widow will get $3,000. "
Jarley thought of the Triple Piatt
league all of thut afternoon. At night
he looked over tlio lifo Insurance esti
mates, compared them with the esti
mates given to him by his business
frieud and next morning told the latter
that ho would fill out an application.
His friond was as good as his word.
Jarley went through tlio examination
comniittoe without a jar, and ono morn
ing he received a polite letter telling
him that his application had been duly
received, aud that if he would present
himself on the following Tuesday he
would bo initiated. Airs. Jarley was
greatly surprised when her husband hur
ried through his dinner that Tuesday
evening and without telling her whore
he was goiug put on his best clothes
aud left the house,
Jarley met his friend In the coruer
drug store under tlio lodgcroom of tlio
Triple Platers with some misgivings.
Ho was densely ignoruut of the first
principles of a secret society, and his
knowledgo of initiations was limited to
reading "riding the goat" jokes and ao
counts of college hazing. In tlio drug
(tore he was Introduced to other Triple
Platers aud was warmly welcomed. Un
der the benign influence of friendly, jo
viol good fellowship his uervoustioss
wore off, und ho ascended the stairs to
enter upon the ordeal with considerable
nouciiulauce.
To his surprise ho found that the in
itation ceremonies were dignified and
solemn. A great deal was said of phi
liinrlirrinv. friendship and loyalty, and
he felt as though ho were being received
into church. Then ho was given the
passwords and Rrip and soou after was
the center of a crowd of men, receiving
congratulations and slaps ou the buck.
He passed a delightful evening. .Music,
cigars and well told stories followed one
another rapidly, aud it was after mid
night when ho reached his homo and his
worried wifo. A few days later ho
placed in his buttonhole the figured
button of the Triple Platers ami rrao
tice the grip with his frieud until he
bad It perfect. , .
Jarley for the second time in h s
married lifo broke his stay at homo rule
by going to the lodge tho next Tuesday
evening, and the wink ofter found blui
there again. The pleasant evenings with
the Triple Platers and the novelty of it
all turned bis attention to the dull Hie
led by bis wife, and be took her to the
theater. , , .
Soon after the Triple Platers held an
Open lodge for the wives aud frleu.U of
the, members. Jarley bought Mrs. Jar
ley a dress for ths occasion, and tbs
breath nearly left the good woman when
she found that he had ordered a carriage.
The friend who had Induced him to
Join the society had uot painted Its ben
efits too gaudily, lor a member of Jar
ley's lodge died, and Jarley was ap
pointed oue of the pallbearers aud was
ono of tho committee to take a check
for 13,000 to the widow. The assess
ments were uot numerous, and Jarley
figured that he was carrying a life lu
surance of 3,000 for about (IS a thou
sand. He also wore his Triple Plate
button, and one week when he was sent
out of tho city on business he attended
a lodge meeting in the country town
and mado somo valuable business ac
quaintances. Jarley had been a Triple Plater for
six months, wheu he was approached
by a member of his church with a propo
sition to Join the E of (J. T. X., a se
cret mutual accident aud sick benefit
association.
"You say that you are a Triplo Plat
er, "said tho church mcuilier. "Your
lodgo meets Tuesday evenings. That's
all right Ours meets Thursday. The
Triplo Platers have no accident and sick
benefits. Twenty-five dollars a week if
you are sick or hurt and the doctor paid
by tho li. of Q. T. X. Yon had better
come In. It won't cost over 23 ayear."
In his methodical, businesslike way
Jarley figured it out, olid a few weeks
later ho was initiated into the B. of O.
T. X. He placed the gold button of the
11. of Q. T. X. on the lapel of his vest
aud felt that his family was well pro
vided for
Feeling that he ought to encourage
that which was of so much benefit to
himself, he brought iu numerous uiciu
bers to both association and suliscrilicd
for the organs of both orders. Ho was
looked upon as a valuable man by both
societies and in a short time was elected
outer guard of tho Triple Platers und
inner guard of tlio li. of Cj. T. X.
Soou after his election he was invited
to join an order which was roinptsied
entirely of men in his line of business,
tho Benevolent and Supremo Order of
tho Princes of the Seven Sleepers.
This met on Saturday night, and the
same enthusiasm which be had display
ed in keeping up his self ucquircd repu
tation as a great home body led him to
assumo a leading part in the Seven
Sleepers. He was elected secretary of
tho association and soou after was elect
ed warder in the Triplo Platers and high
counselor in tho O. of Q. T. X Three
evenings a week wcro taken up by the
three societies, and his front parlor be
came a committee room. Airs. Jarley
rather likod tho change. Tho Triplo
Platers, a of Q. T. X.'s and Seven
Sleepers were pleasant men, and her
homo life had a variety and liveliness
which contrasted most pleasantly with
the ten years of monotony.
Jarley was now a full dodged secrot
society mail. Ho joined tho American
Order of tho Kickooos, tho High and
Mighty Knights of the Supreme Coun
cil of the Eclipse, tho Brethren of tho
Order of the Lost Pleiades, the Sons of
Neptune and the Baronial Order of tho
Ancients. Ho was elected to office iu
each oue of the associations, and when
he was not at lodgo meetings ho was
poring over books aud accounts, address
ing postal cards attending committee
niootiugs, making out programmes for
open mvetiugs, examining applications
and practicing grips.
Ho attended two lodges on ono even
ing sometimes, and his multitudinous
responsibilities, his numerous member
ships aud his lodgo acquaintances
brouuht ubout a confusion of grips, pass
words aud rituals which caused him to
Introduce Triple Plate procedures iu tho
lodgo of tho Seven Sleepers and give
tho Kickapoo grip to the worshipful
grand master of tho Sons of Neptune
whon bo was up for the uiucty-uiiith
degree, Mrs. Jarley never saw him ex
cept for breakfast and a hasty dinner.
Jarley was so much occupied with his
cumulative duties that ho had no time
to take her to open lodges, but he quiet
ed his conscience by telling her that If
ho was brought homo with a broken leg
ho would receivo f'.'OO a week us acol
dent benefits, if he were taken with ty
phoid fever his sick benefits would pay
him 100 a week, and whou he died
sho would receivo 30,000.
Every other day assessment notices
camo from one or the other of his so
cieties, and he gave up smoking, walked
to and from his office and bought but
two suits of clothes a year to save the
money with which to meet his assess
ments. Tho drain grew too heavy at
length, and ho took a cheaper house and
cut the servant girl's wages. Ho somo
times wished that ho would break his
leg in order to get buck some of the
motley he bad put into aocideut benefits.
His cout and vest were spangled with
secret society badges, crosses ond but
tons; and he wore three society watch
charms on his chain.
The walls of his sitting room and
parlor were almost covered with sheep
skin certificates of membership and pho
tographs of Jarley as worshipful grand
master, inuer guard, outer guard, high
potentate, sublime protector ond as a
score of other ofilcers iu tho various
lodges.
Ho developed into an enthusiastic, ag
gressive, energetic, busy secret society
man, and when be was Introduced to a
stranger he would press the stranger's
hands intertwino his fingers and work
his palm a quarter of an hour, giving
him the various grips of oil tho secret
societies of which he was a meliiber.
A Story of tha Duke of York.
As a boy the Duke of York was thor
oughly mischievous. Many of his pranks
were played on that famous voyage
round tho world We all know how, at
,.. utnt.i dinner ill Holltrkoua. ho
was discovered covertly pulling the pig
tails of tho Chinamen butlers who were
waiting ot the table. Auotber time, I
think it was at Bombay, wheu a largo
entertainment was given in honor of the
young princes, between the parts of on
orchestral concert, Prince George hopped
away from snpT to change the tnusio
of tho bondmen, so that when they re
turned to their places a poor, bewilder
ed flutist found the score of tho cornet
npoii his music stand, and a violinist
the page of the pianist.
But the prince had always another
side to bis character. An Australian
bishop at w hose house the princes staid
u-M.k nr two offered a Bible to
I with a a parting gift, guite recently
'the bihop was invited to Sandringham.
I The Prince of Wales showed him the
Bible ho had given Prince George and
remarked that it was well worn. "I do
'tslitve," added his royal highness,
' "that my son has read a chapter from
' the book every day since yon put it in
i dj, bands. "Woman at Horns.
SHE WAS SILENT.
And Afterward flha WUhad It Might tiara
!! Other Wa.
They met on State street in the mid
dle ipf tho afternoon and prt ofdd to
rutcr into on interesting couversatiou
iu spite of the fact that they were in
conveniencing a throng of pedestrian.
You haven t seeii ony one trying to
ell a sapphiro and diamond nmrquiso
ring, have yon? asked the brunette.
"No; I haven't. Do look at that wo
man sgait. I suppose she thinks nobody
kuows her shoes hurt because she is
smiling. But why did you ask me about
the ring?"
"Because mine is lost, and'
"Is thut why you kept your gloves on
at the supiier we had after the theater
the other night ?"
"Of course it was."
"Well, I thought either that some
one had left you a legacy to bo expend
ed entirely upon gloves, or that you had
been trying some new kind of recipe for
whitening the hands and removed the
skin along with tho tan."
"It wasn't that at all. Oh, Flo, I
know a splendid recipe for whiteu
ing" "So do I, gissiie. Tell me how you
hui'Kiusl to loe your ring.
"Tho usual way. Y'ou see, it ruins
my gloves, so 1 ulwuys put it iu my
pockcthook when I am going out, and
one day last week it had for company
70 hard coaxed dollars und thut was
tho last of it."
"But where did you lose it?"
"As if I know. 1 never discovered it
until I got home after a long shopping
trip. You see, I met my husband on tlio
street und wo came home together. Just
as we reached tho front door I discover
ed my loss, und I tell you I felt ready
to sink, for the ring wus my engage-
incut one. and (10 or "i0 Was iu the
pockctlxiok wherever I left it"
"What did you do?"
"Why. I didn't care to say a word be
cause ever since we were married 1 ve
becu scolding my husband for his cure
less wavs and brak'uiug that 1 never lost
a thing!"
"Why. goodness, how awful!"
"I think so. Well, instead of weeping
ou his coat collar, I tried to look uncoil
cerued and said: 'Now, you go into the
library and rest a bit, while I take my
lockages and lsicketbotik up stairs, then
I must run over to the butcher for a
minute.'"
"What for?"
"An excuse, dear. I wanted to send
iu an advertisement at once. I didn't
dare to call tho police, und I knew he
would never recognize mo as Z 2 1.0OS
or some such number. When I got bock
I asked if ho had rested well, und he
said: 'No, just ufter you left my broth
er Dun called me up by telephone and
asked if yoa had hot your ring ami
pocket book.
"How on earth did Dan know?"
"I said 'Wh at?' und ho repeated it
adding proudly: 'I said that my wife
was toocareful to do such a thing ; thut
she bad just gone up to put her pocket
book uwuy.
"What did yon say?"
"Wheu I caught my breath, I asked
why Dan had inquired, and he said that
a seedy looking miui was trying to sell
him first a ring und then a pt-ketbook
which lc sled just like mine, ami that
he had detained him until ho asked
"And if you only had told your hus
baud you would huvo gotten theinf
"I know it. And one can t wear
dIiivim lit breakfast. Vou know. I uin
wondering what he will say when
fiuds out" Chicago Times Herald.
be
II a la l'robmbly Counting Now.
Swansea is tho proud jsissessor of one
of the largest dredgers to be found ou
our coast A party of colliers from tne
Rhondduwere paying a visit to tlio pie
tho other day, und fir one of their num
ber tho endless row of buckets seemed
to possess u singular fascination.
While the others went, off to enjoy
themselves at the Mumbles or elsewhere
Shoui would not budge au inch, but
kept his gaiso firmly fixed on the dredger.
About 7 in the eveuing his friends
found him still ou the same spot. Tell
ing him tho truin would leave without
him if he did not muko huste, Slionl ex
claimed: "I don't care. I huveeounted 1 1.HH1I,
and I mean toseo the last of them buck
ets if I stop ull night."
Aud they left him counting. Tit
Bits. A UimhI Kraaon,
Little Jolmuy Fizzletop has the habit
of waking up every night und demand
iug something to eat. At last his moth
er said to him :
"Look here, Johnny, I never want to
eat anything in the night. "
"Willi. I doii't think I'd care much to
eut anything either in the night if 1
kept my tooth iu a mug of wuter."
Texas Siftiugs.
Still Woraa.
Bingo I wunt tochangc the combina
tion of that house sufo of mine.
Safe Man What's the matter? Serv
outs found out the old number?
Biiigo No; my wifo has. Brooklyn
Lifo.
Kltrln-D Aprons.
An economical yet progressive house
keeper bos bunging in her roomy kitch
en a couple of aprons, intended solely
for use iu general hnusecleoiiing, n-rub-biug
or any especially dirty work. They
are made of the best quality of bod
tickinu ond prove stronger and more
nr.l.la in PVITV WV tllOIl OUT Other
material unless we except denim, which
aim makes uood surous for the same
purpose.
rrlnr BeatrliVi Embonpoint.
The Princes Beatrice of Butu-nberg,
vounifiwt daughter of the queen of Eng
laud, is almost laughably fat She is not
vet 40. bos good features and would be
'considered a baudsome woman were it
n, f.ir her enuruiou oroportldtjs. The
qnecn berseifDU very stout, and several
of her children reaembls ber la this re
soect London CorretDoudetit
1
A Womaa's Papar.
We find a mass of matter equivalent
in weight to about four times that con
tained iu ativ masculine lieriodu-nl, of
which at least half is made up of dress
advertisement, und of the remaining ,
portion ut least two-thirds are devoted I
to pictures of glorified uiUIluery. Here
sud there, sandwiched between the
sheets of uew bonnets and the latest
dress", there is, pcrhns for the sake of
appeorouces, a silly litt le iem or a feeble
story, but broadly shaking the whole
ournal is a pound of incense to be burn
ed on the altar of vanity, and contain
no other idea thau the idea of cnabli
di ing
, their!
.'lit of i
tit tat I
and inducing its reuders to sji'iid
timo und uioucy in the odurnnie
their persons. I do not say that this
should uot to so. I merely ask how it is
poKsihlo that it should bo the case if
women were reully engaged In a social
revolution ami were inspired by social
ideals of which we hear so much?
Can it Ui that they U'k the courage
of their convictions? Surely uot, wheu
every platform and every review re
sound with their utterance. The same
is the cose with theatrical utTairs, in
creased attention aud delight in which
au hardly bo considered it symptom of
greater moral earnestness. Moreover, It
is indisputably the cose that, at the very
time when men aro being challenged by
women with respect to their moral back
sliding, there lire received in society
more freely and intimately than was
ever iiefore the case won. i u ot v. nose
reputation no doubt whatever can be en
tertained if only they can plead the ex
tenuating circumstances of being siuger,
daucer or actress. Fortnightly Keview.
A firm Woman aVrmon.
The "emancipated womau" agitation
engender feverish unrest among Ameri
can women. It causes them to join in
protesting against existing conditions,
while they themselves ore without login
al ubility to formulate new ones. I very
much qm-stion, too, whether womau s
interference in these mutters is produc
tive of much real gisuL There may Ih
now and then a little spasniodio im
provement, but small lusting ticiiclloiol
result. The new womon possesses, I fear,
that "littlo learning" which is a dan
gerous thing. She has not strong basis
of knowledge from which she ran evolve
her views. In Ml cases out of 100 she is
swayed by sentiment and emotion and
uot by intellect
Sho is frequently injudicious in tier
sympathies, ai.dintolera.it iu her preju-
dicsl Sho refuses to join .certain club
. 1.:..!..!... i.m t .1.
low it, but because a Woman she dislikes
Is president, and so it gis's.
I regard the woman whoso heart is In
her homo with far more favor and far
more udmirution than I do tho woman
who expends all her time and eiicrgicri I
1 .. 1... I n1,idu.,ii .,. ifitia. St 1 . 1 1 su. i
U1KI1I 1'IUim ail's .-tWwn, Ittwii.m wista I
J..i A ...,.,.- t.,fl...,..e.. in I
her homo is far greater than it over can ,
bo iu politics. She dm uot need the
ballot nor bloomers to enforce her au
thority. I myself am a business woman, but it
is through force of circumstance. I
never meet a happy mother, a tinniest io
wife, a sister of charity or a convent
nun that I do not cuvy hur bur lot
Elizabeth Marbury.
U Talk auil Mora Work.
At tho Loudon Pioneer club recently
a dlscussioti took pluco on tho proposi
tion, "Tho attitude of somo advanc
ed women toward men Is calculated to
injure tho beet Interests of women."
Ono "new" woman argued that tho
present stand of tho advouoed woman
was necessary, for no "ubjeet ruco" hud
ever raised itself without hard blows on
either side. A sort of internecine war,
according to some women, is evidently
necessary to settle the question whether
miui is to be the predominant partner.
Mrs. Hobson's exjtosition of the rase
wus amusing. Sho hoped that, though
the total extinction of mull might Is. do-
sirable, such was not yet a jswsibility.
Meanwhile woman should both tolerate
aud educate him. Her views of the situ
ation generally prevailed. She conclud
ed her remarks with the suggestion that
memories of hard things iu the past
should bo forgotten aud a fresh start
should be mado, woman talking loss
and doing more. The Newcastle Chrou-
Iclo, Newcastle, iu commenting upon
this, remarks that "without quarreling
about doing morn humorists might sug
gest that it would be advantageous ond
pleasant if women, especially tno uew
womau,' could possibly talk less."
Illfhlx Ilamorons.
An American who ho l-cn traveling
in Enuland declares that he ha seldom
found the average inhabitant of Loudon
inclined to be discourteous. As a rule,
any Information asked by a stranger is
given freely and kindly. But you must
uot expect au Englishman to furego on
opportunity to muko a gissl, robust
British joke.
On one occasion the traveler happened
to be in tho neighborh.ssl of Millbauk
prison and fancied that ho would like a
glimpse ot that famous place of deten
tion. "Can you tell mo tho way to Mill
bank?" be asked of a stout tradesmuu
whom ho met
"Ave. "answered John Bull "Knock
me down and rob ino pockets, and you'll
soon enough bo on tho straight roud
there I"
Then, without vouchsafing any fur
ther information, he passed ou, with a
chuckle, Youth's Companion.
Ntoppml tha 1'iMM-lilog.
A Scotch gentleman, plagued by
poachers, procured a cork leg dressed in
a stocking and shoe and scut it through
the neighboring village by the town
crier, who proclaimed that it had been
found in a mantrap tho previous night
in Mr. Koss' grounds, whodirsirol tore
turn it to tho owner. There was uo
more poaching after thut Pick Mo Up
Aorlrnt HUsrlyarda,
Tho steelyards found in Hurculonnum
are constructed on exactly the same
principle a those of today, with a pan
and a bar, with a graduated scale,
along which a weight was moved. Tho
weight was of metal and commonly rep
resented a human head, sometimes the
bead of a deity, Mercury being the most
popular.
A Lrawbark-
"You should live ueur heaveu," suld
the preacher to the editor.
"I know it," replied tbooditor, "but
tie-so mountain lots come so high."
Atlanta Constitution.
Iu one of the worst saloon of Bton
the following placard is suspended : No
Udics served with driuks at this bar.
HE KILLED TECUMSEH.
As Appropriate Memorial to Vlca Prrsi
drat Kli hard M. aluliaaun.
The liumn of Richard M. Johnson as
a soldier and statesman w ill lo rietu-
ated by s memo
r ul bust in the
bulls of congress.
Tim bust, which
fills a niche iu
the senate cham
ber, attracts at
tention by the
imposing pose of
i..
x VV Miid the clearness
. V ,,f iu execution,
VsQv y It is the work of
Mr. Juiiii-s Voor-
TIIK JOHNSON HI ST.
heos, sou of the
Indiana senator of that name. Its erec
tiou is dun t a resolution passed by the
senate providing that busts of all the
vice presidents who have presided over
that Is sly lie placed in the chamber
overlooking the scene of their former
parliamentary Lilxir. Johnson was vice
president during Martin Van Bui-en's
administration, taking the oath of office
iu IS37.
Kichard M. Johnson's csiccial title
to the grateful remembrance of his
,,,,. lies in the fact that to his
bravery was due the death of the fa
mous Indian leader, Ttvuinseh.audtohi
heroic service in the war of 1 H 1 'J. Ho
was a native of Kentucky, and in hi
vein flowed the fighting blood charac
teristic of the blue grass country. He
was l tii in 1TM, while Washington
was still ulivn und when the nation wits
yet in it infancy. Kurly in IN00 ho was
chosen as a representative in congress
from Kentucky.
1 In is 13, when the English and the
; Indians had combined to attack the new
republic, Johnson was commissioned by
Secretary of War Ievl Wisslbury to
raise a regiment of u thousand Kentnck
ians. As their colonel he murched them
to attack the enemy, joining his force
with that of General William Henry
Harrison, who was then governor of In
diana aud leader of the American troops.
It was in the famous (utile of the
Thames, ou (k-t. 6, 1X1.1, that Colonel
Johnson showed conspicuously his brav
ery. Tho American troops were eon
fronted by the nlliisl forces of tho Eng
lish und Indians. The conflict wus short,
but desperate, the American Wing
' victorious. At its close Tceuinseh was
' a ... .1.- Jl I 1 I .....1.
loumi oca,, ou .... ........ .. ... "
J 'ast heonewho sho .i. ,.
The d. iato chief iiodoiil.t sought out
Johnson us a f niiiu worthy of his
steel, und in the bund to hand strugglo
which ensued, Tivuinsch lost his life
and Johnson was badly wounded.
When returned to congress wsiu after,
Johns, m was too weak from his wounds
to wulk, and his way to the capitol
.11. 1
w" trini.ri.hal procession.
His hero
ism was recognized inafuilit resolution
of thanks passed by' congress. He was
later elected Lnited Slates senator and
ulcqunt ly chosen vleo presldciit
AN ENGLISH FINANCIER.
Sir rharla Klvsra Wilson, tha K lTal-
drut ot tha llraad Trauk Hallway.
Sir Charles Kivers Wilson, tho uew
president of the Grand Trunk ruilwsy,
s oue of Great Urilalu s most eminent
financiers. He recently came from Lon
don to America to investigate the afTuirs
of that gieut Canadian thorotighfure
with the view of placing the property
on a sulwtimtial paying basis. For somo
time, it npicurs, the affairs of the roud
have been iu a rut her bud way. This is
Sir Onirics' second visit to this conti
nent ou u mission connected with ruil
roud financiering. Ho ruine here a year
ago os tho representative; of EuroN'Uil
stockholder of the Cel. I rut 1 'act llo rail
road, having In charge the interests of
some f.'i2,0o0,000 belonging to foreign
investors in American sivuntle.
Until recently Sir Churles Kivers
Wilson was comptroller g. rul of the
British national debt au office which
ho had held since 1H7:I and had charge
of funds amounting to the stupendous
total of Pi 10,000,000, or ttlsmt 1 1.400,-
SUM HAUI.KS III V MIS WILSON.
000,000 of our money. The income
from this vast sum umounts to ubout
1115,000,000, all of w hich it wus u purt
of the duties of his office to invest.
Sir Churles is ubout 65 years of oga,
tall und thin. Iu his manner is a dis
tinct touch of Chestertlcldiuu polite
ness, and in conversation ho is siikmiII.
and diplomatic, suggesting "tho Iron
hand iu tho velvet."
Sir Churles rendered vuluuble service
to Greut Britain and ind.sil to ull in
vestors In Kgyptiun securities in 1"0.
when as the representative of the Brit
ish government he strulghteiicd out the
flnunciul tungle in Egypt. Ho found the
countrv urocticully bankrupt and Its so
curltie almost vuluelcs. Through his
efforts and negotiations, in connection
with representatives of other powers,
Kuvntiuu sceuritlm were mude vulno-
ble. 4.ri0 acres of fertile lauds, whioh
is.miil Piu.hu bud "itmicxcd." were re
stored, and the (1iioiio and taxation of
the country pluii-d on a busi of pn-
perity which hod never seemed possible,
und of which the wretched and down
trodden fellohs hud never dreumed.
He is ut present one of the English gov
ernment Uirwtors of the Sues cuuuL
Washing lnnj Moan.
"Washing dirty linen lu public" is
LrobuMv un old t.roverbiul suying. It
wus mode famous by Niisdisin, who
used it in a feh to the chumbcr of
deputies iu 1814 to intimate thut ditfer
lences b. twnn the purties iu From
should not become a matter of public
j scaudaL
The sea bladder consists of a puretit
i aniuiul, with its ow n air bladder, and
i - u...l..l. . Mil. nlilliln.il at.jurh tn
Hl iJltlrIi.B membrsue. Ths whole
famil muyw ,ggB,UWt
10$ J.
mi
A FEMALE FLO .ER.
SVcoad t!iMMiiro of ItruUIIlT I'or Whirh
KugtNiiil lias Nu l-jtw.
Mr. Lithouclicre has been rompollcd
sgaiu toexpose a horrible scandal, which
there is no law iu England to suppress.
It is the work of professional Doggers of
girls, boy and men. The establishment
of the woman who advertise her serv
ices at terms from 3 shillings isdiwcritHid
in Truth as the result of u call by pros
pective clients. The (logger showed what
she frankly culbtl the torture room.
There is nu iron bedstead, on which, she
explaimsl, the victim is extended across
a pillow. On either side mo strups in
tended to iiiii t across the body and hold
the victim down, while the until and
leg aro fastened to the four legs of tho
bedstead by contrivance like handcuffs,
Gogs ami pads used to sti tin tlio cries of
the victim were also produced, the pads
being usi.il for the young girls who aro
liable to bite their li under the tor
ture, and thus disfigure themselves per
manently. Among tho Instruments of flagellation
exhibited by the woman were two cut o'
ni.it. tails, one consisting of thongs of
leather and the other of knotted cord,
ubout IU inches long. There was also a
rot made of a leather strap slit into
strips at suit a foot long. Birches of or
dinary pattern were also produced, those
being preserved iu brine to keep them
supple. The (logger explained that she
no longer received children ut her house,
but treated them at their own bonus,
taking ber nppliuuccs with her. The
torture room was reseived for big girls
and adults.
The last time Mr. IilHinchero ex
posed this interesting industry he found
it tiiipowdhlo to check it by law. The
neighbors, however, made the place so
hot for the (logger that she had to move
several time. Her latest address is
priutisl iu Truth with the suggestion
that the sauiu remedy be npplicd again.
THE THIRTY YEARS' TRADITION.
Tha Iteath of Mr. O'Nrlll and Itofrat of
Mr. I. oln.au Savrd tha HiM-ord.
It was fate which defeated lieprcsout
ative Holiiiau. The venerable Indialiiail
essayed to do what no one before hi 111
had accomplished. The tradition that
limits service in the house of represent
atives to UO years will mnivo increased
respect from Mr. Holmiiu's defeat At
tho beginning of the present congress
Mr. Holmaiiuiid Mr. O'Neill of Phila
delphia hud a conversation about this
tradition. Mr. O'Nclil uskod Mr. Hol
maii what he thought of it Mr. Hul
luuu smiled at the man who was "fa
ther of the bouse" and told bim he was
all right for hulf a dozen terms. Mr.
O'Neill sh.Mik his head and reminded
Mr. lloln.an ot tho late that had over
taken Kollcy, Kundult and others just
wheu it seemed thut they Were sure to
bnuk the record Mr. Holiuan afterward
told of this conversation und added:
"I guess O'Neill will break tho record.
He is strong und hearty."
Before tho year was out Mr. O Nell I
wus dead, nod the tradition bud received
one more Jirisif of its weird power. Mr.
lloliuan then bocamo "father of the
house. " Had he boon elected this timo
ha would have exceeded the traditional
80 years' limit os us in as ho passed the
ad of next March. But he was defeated.
It will be a long time before tho tra
dition will be tested ugaln. With Mr.
Holiiiau the last of the members uearing
the limit disappears. Mr. Bland goes
out of congress with 22 years to his
credit Mr. Cannon of Illinois and Mr.
Culls rson of Texus will have served 20
years each on tho Ud of next March.
Washington Uor. St Louis Ulobo-Deiu-ourut
Mrs. Madlaoo.
Not only wise- men, but dignified
women, relish "a littlo iioiihoiiho now
and then." A writer in Tho Chris
tian nt Work tells how tho dignified
Mrs. MndiHon, who woro a turbun,
UMxl to nintiHo hcrsolf in a way thut
violaUnl utuiuctte.
I huvo boon told by nn old friend,
who diinl a few ycuro since, thut on
more than one tKxuudou sho and Mrs.
Madison huvo taken purl with tho
children iu skipping ni WH-uro from
prying tyt in the HochiHiou of the
Hat, coj.ixT covcrol roof of tho White
lloiwo.
Ou tho day when tlio news was
scut by tho president of the approach
of tho llritish uih.ii Washington, bid
ding Mrs. Mitdisoii to fly which com
liiiind sho, like a truo woman, refused
to comply with until lio JoineU her
my old frieud wiih lunching at tho
Whito lloUHO. yuito as deeply 1m
i.rurMiHl upon tho minds of the two
fodim as tlio udvance of tho British
ers wus tho iinsirtunt fitct thut a
ihinriuituloutw, theflmtof thoseiiHon,
which bud jiwt been tomptiugly set
W-foi'o tlicin, was, in tho ulurm and
coiiHoiuniit confusion, ullowed to re
main uutastod. Youth's Comiwmiou.
Opium la Oulotia.
Onions are a kind of all round good
mtKlieine, and every limiHowifo kuows
this without knowing why. She
knows that a solid red onion eutt.n at
bedtime will by tho next morning
breuk the seven-Ht cold. Bhe also
knows thut onions muko a good plas
ter to remove inflammation and
Loui-Heiioss. But blio does uot know
wh v. If any one would take an onion
and inuwh it, ho as the secure all the
juice iu it, ho would huvo a most
remarkul.lti smelling subsUnco thut
would quiet the mont nervous jerson.
Tho strength of it iuhuleo! for a few
moments will dull tho sense of smell
and wetiken the nerves utitil sleep is
pr'sluced from sheer exhaustion. It
all conn from one roiorty jjosHossod
bv the onion, und thut is a form of
opium. Yankee Illudo.
Ills Notion of llosoiuiltr.
Then. Is nothing like niuklng people
feel at homo. There is one man lu our
street, suys a Washington writer, who
prides himself on it. My frieud Lucy
culled ut his bouse not long ago. slid, as
everylssiy urged her to stuy to dinner,
she staid. They hud beefsteak for dinner
that night, and it was simply Ideul beef
steak. The host urged Lucy to take s
seooud helping, and sfter politely de
murring she uccepted it rilie was eating
it when the young sou of the family
asked for more too.
"Don't bo a pig, Jim," said bis fa
ther, with the utmost cheerfulness.
"There Isn't any more for you. You
seu," turning to Lucy with a smile of
keenest hospitality, "we wereu't expect
ing company. "
THE FISH'S BALLOON.
A Mystery That SHaatlata llaia Not Tat
Ufa Abla to Sol,
Naturalists long ago studied the com
position of the gas contained in ths
swimming bladder of fishes ond discov
ensl thut it consists of tho priucipal
constituents of the air nuiiiely, oxygen,
nitrogen and carboiiia acid But these
constituents are not mingled in the fish's
balloon in the somo proportions ss they
are ill the atmosphere, und Is -sides their
prop.rtioiis do not isnmin always the
same in the fish. Sometimes the bladder
contains hardly any oxygen ; at others
oxygen constitutes nine tenths of the
whole contents.
The variation iu the quantity of oxy
gen is somewhat mysterious, and nat
uralists have offered several different
suggestions us to the cuuse of it Some
think tho tlsh may be able to control the
quantity of oxygen lu its bladder by its
own will Biot, a distinguished French
uuturalist, thought ho hud solved the
problem by discovering thut the propor
tion of oxygen was larger lu fish thut
lived ot great depths and smaller lu
those that lived near the surface of the
scu.
But quite recently new observations
mude from the Prince of Monaco's yacht,
lrinccss Alice, si-em to prove thut Biot
was mistaken and that the deep dwell
ing fish carry no more oxygen iu propor
tion thau do those living lu shallow wa
ter. Some of tho fish whose swimming
bladders were examined by tho uatural
lsls ou the Princes Alice camo from a
depth of uo less than a mile.
They were cou.iored with fish which
seldom descend below 200 feet iu depth
and with others which prefer a depth of
alsiut 600 or 000 feet, und all hud ueur
ly the same proortiou of oxygen to aid.
them in swimming.
Tlio variations mentioned above teem
therefore to de'i.d upon some other
cause than the depth of the fish's dwell
ing place.
It is those unsettled questions that of
fer to young naturalists somo of their
most brilliant opisirtuiiities for distinc
tion. It is a greut mistake to suppoee
that there doc not remuiu a plenty of
room for discovery in science. Youth's
Companion.
A MYSTERIOUS HORSE BLANKET.
It llaa rina Crop of llalr Alraailr, sad
Oruwlug la Still doing Ob.
Mr. William II. Forl.es of Bpenrwr
Corners, Fulton county, is tho possessor
of a very eld horse blanket, which dif
fers from Its fellows lu that it has a
wull defined coot of hair iu various
tugos of development, alive and grow
ing. W h llo possibly of a filter and al lk ler
texture, it is au excellent reproduction
of a horse's coat, which the blauket
formerly covered.
Mr. Forls-s first discovered this pecul
iarity iu October lust when taking It
down from the peg In the burn, where
It had hung undisturbed during the sum
mer. Ho wus naturally greatly aston
ished to discover two patches of grow
ing hair, ouo on either side, where it
had been exposed to the light sud air.
The hair is of a bright bay color aud Is
now fully an inch in length. Probably
the most pcouliur feature of the affair,
however, is the fact that the hair has
spread from tho two patches nntll it has
entirely covered the blanket with a Que
growtli, varying in shade and color. It
hits not only bocu subjected to a critical
inspection by severul reputable luou,
but has undergone amiuroscoplo tost by
two prominent physicians, of whom Dr.
Henry C. Finch of linsluluin makes
affidavit, before Judge Gardner, "that
the hair, now growing on the blanket Is
true huir and (hut the roots ut the sums
are alive una in process or uuve.op-
uiont " Albuuy Times-Uiiiou.
Drcllns ot Whalluf.
The whale fishery was at one time
an enormous industry in tho UuiUxl
States. It reached it height in 1854,
when CO'J whips and barks, 28 brigs
and 38 schooners, with a total ton
nage of 208,31)'J, wero ongngod In it.
Dy 1H70 the fleet bud dwindled down
to 10U vessels, and it is doubtful if 60
are now at sea Tbo introduction of
kerosene and tho increasing scarcity
of whales eeeni to be the cuusoa ot
this decline.
Some remarkable voyages yrvn
mude in the old days. Tbo Piotiettr of
New London sailed in June, 1H01, fur
Davis strait aud Hudson bay, re
turning in September, 18C9,witb 1,301
barrels of oil and 22,650 pounds of
bone, valued at 1150,000. In 1847 the
Envoy of New iledford wus sold to
Imj broken up, but her purchaser re
fitted ber, and sbe mude a voyage
worth 1 132,450. On the other bund,
a vessel made a five years' voyage,
and on ber return tbo CAptoin'a lay
was only (83. But, as the Nuutucket
cuptuin, whose vessel returned from
a three years' voyngo as dean an she
went out, remarked, "She ain't got a
burl o' ilobut sbe bod a mighty fine
sail !" Uustav Kobbe in St Nicbolas.
GEMS OF THOUGHT.
What mokes life dreary is want of
motive George Eliot
All that is human must retrograde If
It do not advauoe. Oibbou.
Ignorance Is less removed from the
truth thuu prejudice. Diden.
Self possession is auotber name fur
self forgelfuhiess. L, C. Moultou.
This is (he very porfwtion of a man, to
find out his own Imperfections, Augus
tine. All love has something of bliuduess
iu it, but the love of uiouoy especially.
South.
God gives every bird its food, but he
does uot throw it into the uest J. O.
Holluud.
We have not an hour of life in which
our pleasures relish not sums pain.
Miissingor.
One self approving hoar whole years
outweighs of stupid storers and of load
buzau is. Posj.
As Eiampla,
Theodore Tell uie, now, what is ths
meaning of the expression, "pulling
your leg?"
Richard I can't tell you In so many
words, but I will illustrate. You haven't
$10 about yon that you can let tne have
for a week or twof Thuuks. Boston
Transcript
Appuluchee bay, Florida, was various
ly termed Apalilahchle, Abolachie,
Apeohttei, Pshtxy, Palutoy aud so on. I
Bolivia was thus called in honor of
Simon Bolivar.