Ignatius donnellvs sister.
The Moralng Cathelle "
Bar Work With the Pea.
MiM Eleanor 0. Donnelly, who baa
b-n invited to rend an original poem
t the Atlanta exposition, U a aiiter of
Ignatius Donnelly and haa often been
MISS ELEANOR CKCEUA P0NNEILT.
called "The Morning Star of Catholio
Bong." She has pnbliNhed uninber of
volumes of verse, among thorn "Out of
Sweet Solitude," "Cliildreu of the
Golden Sheaf" and "Doinus Del," and
ber work pluinly demonstrates tlmt the
possesses the true poetio iuHtinct. Hlie
was bora in Philadelphia Sept 6, 1848,
and wo the daughter of Dr. Philip
Carroll Donuolly.
Her first poetical work was a by ran to
the Blessed Virgin, which waa publish
ed when the waa only 9 yeara of age.
When her talents were more mature, she
wrote poems and atorict for the secular
press, aud ber productions a lno appeured
frequently iu Cutholic religious publica
tions. In 1885 the Augustiniau Fathers,
iu recognition of ber religious poetry,
secured for her from Rome a golden rel
iquary, ornamented with filigree work
aud containing relics of the four illus
trious members of their order St.
Nitholus Toleutiue, St. Thomas of Villa
Nova, St. Clare of Moutefulco and
the Blessed Rita of Cnscia. The fol
lowing year her "Jubilee Hymn" in
his honor led Pope Leo XIII to send
ber bis apostolic benediction and to ac
cept a copy of her book, "The Birthduy
Bouquet. " Her "Jubilee Hymn" was
translated iutoltuliuu und German, and
gpeciul innsio wits written for it. Iu all
Miss Donnelly bus published over a
dozen volumes of poetry nud prone, and
bor poems have often been clawed in
merit with thoee of Adelaide Proctor.
The Atlanta exposition is not the first
Important event which Hiss Donnelly
bus been asked to commemorate iu
verse. When the ceuteuuia) of the
adoption of the constitution of the
United States was celebrated in Phila
delphia iu 1887, she wus invited to read
au ode before the American Catho.'io
Historical society of Philadelphia aud
did so. In 1802 she also wrote the Co
lumbian ode for Philadelphia's coin
nivuiorutiou of the quudriceutcnuiul of
the discovery of America.
Qaeea Mim.
Queen Mim of Korea was greatly dla
liked by ber subjects. The husband,
who was entirely under ber influence,
did exactly what she wished, aud never
prevented her from getting money from
the people by any possible means. She
sold every office iu the government to
the highest bidder and compelled their
purchase. When people preferred not to
buy an office because the price was
higher than they could pay, the offend
ing person was put iu prison and his
money taken from bim. She bad a force
of private detectives scattered through
the country, and any oue complaining
of the qneen or disapproving of her
methods was imprisoned without family
or frieuds being notitled. She lived in
constant terror of assassination, and took
endless precautions to prevent it She
at up all night in oue of ber several
bedrooms aud no one but ber intimates
knew when she slept
Uuder one bedroom there was a trap
door, with steps leading to a room be
low, where she always kept on guard 40
couriers and a vehicle, in case abe
wished to escape from the palace at a
moment's notice. Queen Mim surround
ed herself with fortune tellers and made
continual sacrifices to gods of all kinds.
The sincerity of her motives is doubt
ful, when it is known that she installed
a prophetess aud made the king, Tli
Rhee, believe that bo must obey ber,
having first given orders as to what
the prophesy should be, Philadelphia
Ledger.
An Indignant Old Lady.
The car stopped, and on climbed an
elaborately dressed lady, followod by a
nurse girl bearing a small boy in ber
arms. The lady looked entirely too
young to be the boy's mother and was
dressed in style becoming rather a
young girl. In addition she paid no at
tention whatever to the iufaut and
nurse, who took a seat behind ber, and
the spectators on the car began to think
that they bad been deceived in imagining
that there was any relation between
them. Presently she raised her daintily
gloved hand and signaled the conductor
to stop. Then she stepped gracefully off
and made ber way to the curb. Look
ing back iudifferently, she said:
"Jane, bring the boy I"
The boy evidently did not want to
come. He clung to tbe seat in spite of
tne nurse, whereat the fin de aiecle
mother called :
"Boy boy come along I"
And the old lady on the back seat
sninea Indinuantly and said :
"Well, I reckon that'i one of these
new women. She didn't even know her
child's name I" Washington Post
Treatarar Cptoa's Request.
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, as treas
urer, has sent out her annual letter, re
minding the members of the X. A. W.
& A. that their contributions are now
due. Accompanying this letter, Mrs.
Upton has sent out a priuted slip which
Wads as follows: "Do you not kuow
ome believer in woman's political ad
vancement who may not care to take an
active part in local, state or national
work, and yet who could become a mem-
of the National American society if
you asked ber personally or sent her tbe
Inclosed article of tbe constitution?
"ill you not try to get one contributing
member? Will not every member act on
this suggestion?"
I know nn manner of sneakhiff ao of
fensive as that of giving praise and
closiug u with an exception. Steele.
Some men ao dislike the dost kioked
"P by the generation they belong t
tbt, btUij usable to pass, taty lag tw
hiad it Sat.
HIT ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
Gaaeral llllre Telle of the BeaaaUoa Pra-
dueed by Gnnjhot Woaade.
"You have been wounded several
times, gciiffjl. How does It feel to be
shot?"
"Thot depends npou where the ball
strikes you," replied 'Jetieral Mile. "If
it put thiongh the fleshy part of the
body without hitting the bone, it is a
half mile uway before you realize that
you are shot. If it meets with resist
ance, however, yon get the full force of
the ballet, and it strikes yon like a
sledge hammer. I was shot in the neck.
The ball cut along the side of my
throot, under my ear and passed on. At
Chaucellorsville a ball struck my waist
belt plate, and then, deflecting, went in
to tbe body. The blow paralyzed me. I
could not move for weeks from my
waist downward, and every oue thought
I would die. I was taken home to Mas
sachusetts, aud after a few days I sur
prised the doctors by moving my right
foot They took this for a sign that the
ball was in the opposite side of the body
and probed for it laying tbe bone of my
bip bare. They found the bone broken
and took out nine pieces, leaving oue,
which they failed to find. They found
the bullet several inches further dowu
than these pieces of broken bone.
"At another time I was wounded iu
tbe shoulder by tbe half of a bullet I
was holding my sword up to my shoul
der when tbe bullet struck the edge of
tbe blade and was cut in two, one half
of tbe bullet flying ou and the other go
ing into my shoulder. At another time
I was wounded in the foot, tbe ball
striking a Mexican spur that I was
wearing and going off into my foot.
By tbe way, I think I have the spur. "
Here the general opened a drawer in his
desk and pulled out a big Mexican spur,
which was broken on one aide. Tbe
break was caused by tbe bullet striking
the spur. Bloomington (Ills.) Para
graph. FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
Annlhllatloa of tha Brltlah Emplra From
a French Point of View.
As a specimen of rabid writing iu the
French press I give a passage from an
article I once read in Le Matin :
"The English empire in India is now
a spectacle of extortion, rapine, famine
aud bankruptcy. All crumble into ruins
towns, villuges, reservoirs aud publio
works, temples and tombs; the railways
pasa through deserted villages and di
lapidated towns ; the ordinary highways
are impracticable it is impossible to
use a carriage IS miles outside of Cal
cutta. The English have made a purely
superficial conquest of these vast regions.
Tbeydo not live there; tbeyare only
encamped ; their children die there, and
with their gross bodies all flesh and
blood they cunuot acclimatize them
selves there. India is for them a place
of exile, a tropical Siberia, which they
escape from as soon as possible ; they are
equally detested by tbe Hludoca and
Mussulmans. Tbe flame of this implaca
ble hatred poisons the lives of the con
querors. The day when Russia blows
upon this castle of oards it must fall
immediately, and England of tbe British
channel will perish through India. Asia
will cease to be a sterile and withered
branch of humanity. Once escaped from
tbe vampires of London, she will revive
and awake to a new existenoe. Tbe Rus
sian oonquest on. the banks of the
Ganges will be the signal for tbe down
fall of the Anglo-Saxon power in both
hemisphere. Nothing will remain
standing in the parent country aristoc
racy and church, commerce and indus
try, will simultaneously disappear."
The writer, having thus annihilated
the British empire and distributed ber
colonies "among tbe great powers,"
goes on to predict that "a new hour
will then have struck for the human
race," eta National Review.
A TRAINED NURSE'S LUCK.
Entelle A. Glbeon Inherit a Fortune and
Haadtcme Katate la England.
Katplln A. Oihson bos inherited a for
tune and a beautiful estate in England,
UUI sue aeciares
that she would
not give up her
career as a pro
fessional trained
nurse for all the
wealth in Chica
go. She will
doubtless recon
sider this deter
ruination, for she
has already de
cided to go to
England aud
take the legal
proceedings nec
essary to place in
MRS. GIBSON.
ber
bauds the
property willed her. Mrs. Gibson was
born in Liverpool 29 years ago, and ber
parents, who were Irish, left her prac
tically nothing except a rich, musical
Irish brogue. She waa one of 11 chil
dren, but all are dead except herself. At
the age of 15 she was married, and five
years later ber husband died, leaving
ber with three small children and very
little money.
Shortly after the death of ber bus
bind Mrs. Gibsou'a uncle, a wealthy
British barrister named Charles Russell,
invited ber to come to England. Two of
her children had died, and with the
third, a bright little girl, she crossed
tbo ocean. Barrister Russell bad made
a fortune aud was passing the declin
ing years of bis life ou bii lovely estate
in Essex. He became eo attached to tbe
little girl that he willed her his entire
fortune. Mrs. Gibson remaiued with
him bnt a short time, preferring to
support her child by her own efforts
rather than to live at ber uncle's ex
pense. She returned to America and
became a trained nurse.
About this time the little girl died,
and Mr. Russell waa hearthroken over
the occurrence. He declined steadily in
health, aud died of paralysis Oct. 39,
leaving his entire fortune t Mrs. Gib
son. His estate in Essex embraced 24
acres of lawn and tree shaded laud, and
Is oue of the most valuable holdings in
the neighborhood.
The first resolve Mrs. Gibson msde
npon bearing of ber good fortune was
to put au elevator in tbe College of
Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, so
that in the future the nurses would not
wear themselves out climbing tbe stairs.
She baa also selected a site for a surgical
hospital of her own in Chicago, where
the poor wbo shrink from going to the
count hospital may be treated.
Life ia to be fortified by many friend
ships. To love and to be loved la tbi
greatest happiness of axlstenea. Gyd
bit Smith.
TO BID FOR BIO CONVENTIONS.
Battling Niagara Falls to Balld a Mem
Both 100,000 Coaveatloa Hall.
As every one knows, Niagara Falls
haa excellent hotel facilities for the en
tertainment of bridal couple, but the
fact t; it she possessed no great hull bus
compelled her to refuse many nutioiml
conventions that would have furnished
a goldeu harvest for the hotel men,
storekeepers aud hnrkmeu of the city.
This want bos long been nn filled, but if
present plHUS are carried out the town
will soon possess a great convention hull
that will be large enough to accommo
date any body that may desire to hold its
sessions near the mighty cataract.
Tbe building will bo 10 feet long
and 130 feet wide aud will cost about
$100,000. The structure will be of brick
aud terra cotta and will be fireproof.
Tbe auditorium is designed to teat be
tween 11,000 and 8,000 people and will
be flanked by numerous committee
rooms s'ld toilet rooms and by a restau
rant The floor of tbe rotunda will be
of mosaic, the interior finish will be
bard wood and the plaster work will be
artistically decorated. Tbe rotunda will
be open to the top of tbe building,
CONVENTION HALL TO BE EIIKCTED AT NI
AGARA FALLS.
which will be cupped by au attractive
dome. A number of balconies will over
look the auditorium and iu every re
spect the convention hull will be strictly
up to date. Tbe building will be lighted
by electricity and supplied with all the
modern conveniences applicable to con
vention balls.
Another evidence of the wide awake
spirit that is increasing the prosperity
of Niagara Falls is the great 12 story
office building that is to be erected in
the spring at the northwest comer of
Falls and Main streets. It will be as
nearly fireproof as tbe modern architect
can muke it and will cover a tract of
ground 100 feet deep by 90 feet wide.
Fully $200,000 will be expended to
make it one of tbe finest office buildings
in any city of similar sire in the coun
try. In 1890 the population of Niagara
Falls was only 6,502, but tbe utiliza
tion of the immense water power of
America's greatest cataract has canned a
rapid iucreuse in tbe population during
the past five years.
WHAT HE WANTED,
Ko Short F.spreeloae of Love Would pa
For HI Girl.
"You keep rings here, don't yon?" he
inked in a Woodward avenue jewelry
store,
"Certainly." replied tbe clerk.
"Something for yourself?"
"No. I'm thiukin of gittin somethlu
fur my girl Got anything fur about
2?"
"Yea, I can give you a plain ring at
that price. Here is something very
neat"
"I guess that would fit ber all right
Kin I have somethin engraved on to it?"
"Of course. What is it?"
"Waal, I want yon to put on it: 'From
Thomas J. to Helen H., who is not only
the best lookin but tbe smartest girl in
tbe state of Michigan. My love will
never, never grow cold, and should
death overtake me my last thought
would be of you. Be good, and you'll
be bappy, and please accept this aa a
token of love. ' That's what I want you
to put on."
"Good gracious, but you can't get all
that on a ring 1" exclaimed tbe clerk.
"Must have it on or I don't want a
ring I" was tbe firm reply.
"But tbe usual way is simply to en
grave 'T. to H. ' with the date after it "
"Tbe usual way may be all right
with some girls, but it won't work with
mine. What she wanta is sentiment
heaps of sentiment So you can't get it
ou?"
"Couldn't possibly do it You'd want
a surface as large as your hand to get
that on."
"Say 1' exclaimed the young man aft
er a moment of reflection. "I have it I
I'll buy her a silver belt knuckle in
stead of a ring, and I'll have 'em put
on all I said and add to it: 'Yon are
never absent from my thoughts, and a
vision of your dear face lisea up before
me a thousand times a day. Be true
be true I Virtue la ita own reward, and
your mother kin live with ui after we
are married. No more at present
goodbyl' "Detroit Free Press.
Be Prepared Himself la Adraaoe.
Colonel A. T. Vogelsang, the attor
ney, ia regarded as one of tbe best ra
conteurs of the legal profession. Iu the
Palace grillroom yesterday be let out a
string of excellent bar anecdotes. He
said a few weeks ago that Dennis Spen
cer, the Napa luminary, was called up
on by a Chinaman one evening, when
tbe following dialogue ensued :
" 'One Cbiuamau kill another China
man with a hatchet; how much you
oharse make bim clear?'
" 'I'll take the case,' said Mr. Spen
cer, 'for $1,000.'
" 'Allee right,' said the Chinaman, 1
'I be back after while.' 1
"In about a week he returned to Mr.
Spencer's office and laid down $1,000 ,
in gold coin on bis table. Mr. Spencer 1
swept the money into the drawer.
" 'Well, tbe Chinaman, he dead.' !
"'Who killed bim?'
'"I did.'
"When did you kill bim?'
'"Last night '"
There was some curiosity on tbe psrt
of the audience for further light on tbe
disposition of the $1,000, but Mr. Vo
gelsang immediately spun off on to an
other story. San Francisco Call
Hew Be Made It Fa?.
"Ain't a dollar pretty bigb for a
meal like that?" asked the tourist.
"I don't mind ownin up that it Is,"
said tbe landlord of tbe Cowboys' Rest,
"but them meals cost me 75 cents
apiece."
"But I boppen to know that you sell
a ten meal ticket for $3. "
" Yaas, I know I do, but about half tha
fellers that buys them tickets gits kill
ed before tbey have eat two tussle. "
Indianapolis Joutstl
The rhotae;rphle FUSe,
The American Nirnrod will aoon be
able to decide to a nicety whether bis
gun hasfuiled him or not, says a foreign
correspondent. He will be able to tell
at a glaucewhen he him shot a strolling
cow instead of the expected bear, or,
pen-bunce, riddled one of his Imuting
friends or a passerby with buckshot.
This he will do by simply removing
from the gun ban el a small photograph
ic apparatus affixed to It. The German
emperor recently introduced the "pho
tographic rifle" among his royal guests
at Romiugtou prairie. It proved to be
au immense success in deerstalking. Iu
this form of hunting the sportsman
matches the keenest power of horuan pa
tionce, endnrnnco and skill against the
marvelous defensive instincts of the
game.
The swift autlered beauties are more
frequently wounded than killed outright
by a ball. In that couditiou tbey run j
many miles, with the bounds and hunts
men often following, and even then '
may escape. The new apparatus adopted
by the kaiser shows exactly where tbe '
shot took effect, aud thus enables tbe
hunter to determine whether or not it 1
will pay to follow np the gum. I
The naked eye may deceive the hunt
er, who is usually trembling with ex-.
eitemeut But as tbe axis of the gun .
earners always corresponds with the
"sight" it must necessarily reflect the
exact spot where the bullet is aimed.
Tbe camera opens the moment when the
"sight" is taken and closes with the j
picture fixed iu it a fraction of a aeeoud
before tbe firing of tbe shot. The device '
is light and easily detachable. Tbe hunt- j
asat'ii liMAitui L- oner ai a a) 4 n l tasti-ia
ci uioani na.Kci m a srsi no as. uui m ivauj
for tbe records of bis skill.
Tellurium.
A mining paper stutes, as a practical
fact worth knowing. Unit any miner or
nrrkinAitar who haa a tilnwnfue. alnnhnl
I r-" f .. ..- . r-i. -
lamp ana a low nrops 01 com suipnuric
acid can in a few minutes determine
whether tellurium is preseut iu ores, all
that is necessary being to break off a
small piece of the ore, place it in a
porcelain dish previously warmed ao as
to avoid breaking, apply the blowpipe
until the ore is at au oxidizing boat,
then put oue or two drops of the sul
phuric aoid on the porcelain dish aud
allow to mix with the ore tbe reaction
will immediately follow, if tellurium be
present, by beautiful caimine and pur
ple colors. The metal fuses at abont 600
degrees C, aud is distilled at a very
high temperature. Its vapor is goldeu
yellow and has a very brilliant absorp
tion spectrum, while the electrical con
ductivity, like that of seleuium, ia large
ly influenced by the temperature previ
ous to heat, increasing after exposure to
light, though not to the same extent as
does selenium. Tellurium burns, when
heated iu the air, with a blue flame,
evolving white vapor of tellurium diox
ide. It is insoluble in water aud carbon
disnlphide, but dissolves iu cold fuming
sulphuric ioid, importing to tbe solu
tion a mod pleasing carmine color
which almost immediately posaca into a
purple. The compact form ia m silver
white, resplondeut metal of markedly
crystalline structure.
The Coal Man,
"The train was late," the traveler
aid, "aud when it got to the place
where we were to get supper everybody
waa tremendously hungry, aud every
body, or almost everybody, made a wild
I ruBij jor iiib rrriuuiuui. n uvuji tunu hm
oue of a few who did not hurry, and
! who, when they got into the restaurant
' found that every seat was taken. Here
was a situation to tost a man a nerve.
Only 20 minutes for tbe nieul, and with
the train late, that time sure not to be
prolonged, and it waa the lust meal of
the day. There would be no more eating
tops until morning. Some men would
have fretted aud fumed aud made them
selves unhappy over this, and that is
just what one or two of the others with
out seats did, but the cool man remain
ed perfectly calm and undisturbed. In
fact, he seemed rather to enjoy looking
on at the scene of activity. But culm as
he was, he was noue the less alert With
unerring acuteuess, though in a caxual
sort of manner, he stationed himself
near tbe quickest eater, aud wheu that
geutleuian bad pitchforked himself full,
which be did iu about ten minutea, tbe
oool man took his seat, the first oue va
cated. There wus still ten minutes, and
how he profited by it could be told by
tbe added touch of serenity observable
upon his countenance wheu he lighted
bis cigar in the smoking room of the
sleeper. "New York Sun.
A Divided J017.
A man waa on trial in Luke county
recently ou a charge of grand larceny.
He was accused of stealing a bog. An
old rancher, whose interest In the case
was due to the fact that he owned a big
drove of bogs, listeued attentively to
tbe impaneling of the Jury sud then left
the courtroom with an undisguised dis
gust "What's the mutter, Sum?" iuqnired
an attorney.
"That jury's goin to disagree," be
declared emphatically.
"What makes you think 10?"
"Think? I don't tbink within about
it I know it."
"Well, then, how do you know It?"
"Why, they've got six hog men that
false bogs aud four meii thut I knows
has stole hogs on thut jury, aud nobody
ever know'd a hog raimr an a bog thief
aa would agree 011 a bog case. "Ban
Francisco Post.
It Wa a Good Old Fanuol.
A drajier'a assistant was showing a
lady some parasols. Tbe assistant hud a
good command of language and knew
how to expat iafe. on tbe good qualities
and show the best points of goods. As
be picked up a parasol from the lot ou
the counter and opened it he struck an
attitude of admiration, and holding it
up to tbe best light that could be had
said:
"Now, there, isn't it lovely? Look at
that silk. Particularly observe the qaal-
It w tli flnlyh tha opneril
. rt - - 1
it Pass your baud over It NouonseuM
about tbat parasol, is there?" he said aa
be banded Hover to tbe lady. "Ain't it
a beauty?"
"Yes," said the lady. "That'i my,
old one. I just laid it down here. "
Liverpool Mercury. j
All brave men loved, for bs only is
brsve wbo bas affections to fight for,
whether in the daily battle of life or in
physical contests. Hawthorne.
If a man can have only one kind of
aense, let bim bave common sense. If
be haa tbat and uncommon sense, too, bs
U not far from geuiu. Beewbsr.
AMHERST'S ECLIPSE EXPEDITION.
rrafrMor TcxlJ Will Obaerve the Sna From
Ona af ,18000' Ilaad la ised.
To travel thousands of miles, spend
thousands of dollars aud devote three
years of prepara
tory work iu or
der to procure
less thuu a three
minutes' view of
the eclipsed sun's
eoroua is the task j
Professor David
Peck Todd of ;
Amherst college j
has gladly as- j
sumod. He will 1
head the Am
herst eclipse ex
pedition to Japuu
rROFKKHOR Tonn.
iu I8U0 and will
be well satisfied if voxations clouds will
only keep out of tho way aud permit an
uninterrupted study of the sun's corona.
The eclipse will occur at 11:03 p. m. on
Aug. 9, on tbe isluud of Ycsso, oue of
the lurgest northern islands of the Jap
anese empire, and will last miuntes
aud 40 secouds. If a little cloud should
stray along and get in the way during
tlmt time, thousands of miles of travel,
thousand of dollars of expenditures and
three years of work and pluuuing will
all have been Iu vain.
Professor Todd is a veterau observer
of eclipses. He has already directed five
expeditions aud haa added much to the
world's kuowledge of astronomy. He
was born at Lake Ridge, N. Y., March
19, 1855, and is a son of Sereuo Ed
wards Todd. He studied for a time ut
Columbia college aud was graduuted
from Amherst oollego iu 1875. Iu Au
gust of that year be was appointed as
sistant to the United States transit of
Veuus commission and devoted three
years to the arduous work of reducing
the observations of the transit expedi
tion of 1874.
Iu 1875 he was elected a member of
the Washington Philosophical society.
Two years later be became a member of
the American Association For the Ad
vancement of Science and in 1881 waa
made a fellow of the same body. When
at Amherst, he began a series of obser
vations of the satellites of Jupiter and
continued them for 12 years. Iu 1878
he conducted the gowrmueut observa
tion in Texas of tlit sun's eclipse. In
1881 he accepted the chair of astronomy
at Amherst uud also became professor of
astronomy aud higher mathemutlcs at
Smith college. In 1882 be directed ob
servations of the transit of Veuus from
Lick observatory aud in 1887 aud 1889
led the expeditious to Japan and to
Africa to observe the solar eclipses. His
forthcoming expedition will leave San
Franoisco next spriug 00 tbe schooner
yacht Coronet
A PnJntor Takes Vp Sculpture.
Purely we might think thut Gerome'i
ambition was satisfied, and that be
might thereafter rest quietly, painting
when the spirit moved him and spend
ing his declining years in the happy con
templation of a successful career. lie
was uow 60 years of age, rich iu world
ly possessions, the owner of a handsome
house in the fashionable part of Paris
aud of a lovely summer home and a
chuteau on the river Seine, at a charm
ing little town railed BougivaL Every
thing that goes to make life agreeable
waa his, aud yet it was not Gerome'i
wsy to
Rtl Idly down and ear,
The nlgbt hath come; It is ao lonirrr day,
for be felt with the poet
The night hath nnt yet mm : w are not qnlt
Cut off from lalwr by the fulling light.
RoBK'tlilna rvmslni fur ns to do or dare;
Evra the uliliwt trr Mime fruit way bxarj
for ege la opportunity no Ires
Than youth Itolf, though la another drees.
The great energy of tbe master could
not be bottled up, and, like Alexander
of old, be sighed for a new world to
conquer, so he went to work quietly in
his studio to study in clay forms and
masses that he had heretofore represent
ed iu color. In short, be dropped his pal
ette and brushes, aud gave all his atten
tion to sculpture. How well he succeed
ed is a mutter of history, for, at the uni
versal exposition of 1878, he received a
medal for sculpture and the grand medal
of honor. "A Famous French Paint
er," by Arthur Iloeber, in St. Nicholas.
Iaplratla and KAVet.
The maimer iu which Duvid R. Locke
(Petroleum V. Nusby) produced his fa
mous "Letters From the Goufcdcrit X
Roads," which during wurtimo and for
some time thereafter attracted atten
tion, is thus described by Tbe Newspa
per Maker: The "Letters" begun to ap
pear when Locke waa struggling with
poverty as au obscure country editor,
first at Bellefontaine, O., and luter at
Fiudlay, iu that state. He never re
duced the "Letters" to writing; ho sim
ply took the composing stick, went to
his case aud put them in type, Im
promptu, as it were. As an aid, how
ever, be first procured an overflowing
glass of gin, which he placed ou a print
ers' stool at his right He would take a
wig of the stuff and thru begin busi
ness. After setting a stickful of type he
would interview the glass again, aud so
on. Tbe gin and tbe "Letter" were fin
ished at the same time, and Locke was
about "finished," too, as for as his use
fulness for the rest of the day wss con
cerned. "Locke," said a friend to
bim on one occasion, "your 'Letters'
show downright genius." "Ginius, you
mean," was the lucouio reply.
Training Btn a Letter Carrier.
An apicultnrist has commenced train
ing bees for letter carrying purposes.
After a few preliminary trials, be says,
be took a hive of them to the bouse of a
friend four miles distant. After some
days, wbeu the bees had become famil
iar with their new surroundings, some
of them were liberuted in a room, where
they soon settled on a plate of houey
which had been especially prepared for
tbem. While they were busy eating it
their trainer placed on their backs the
tiniest of dispatches, fastened with the
thinnest of thread, and so arranged them
as to leave the head and wings absolute
ly free. They were then thrown into
tbe air, and soon arrived at their own
borne with the letters nn their backs.
The writing was magnified aud quite j
legible. Here, theu, is an opening for a !
new industry. In time of war bees would I
have the advantage over pigeons of In-!
visibility, aud might go through thai
enemy'a lines with impnuify. West- j
minster Gazette. 1
The Ttryv.
One of tbe Russian torpedo boats has
the above consonantal name. To pro
nounce it you inhale red pepper and
stead, on you bead. American Engi
neer. -
Wm
NOVELTIES.
A galvanic coating of silver appears
on articles of fine china for the toilet
lironze attracting attention show a
grny greeu finish known us the Roman.
Hatpins grow in elaborateness. A
round ball is one of the favorite conceit
in this line.
Clmtcluiue Iiuks made of uncut velvet
sud loon 11 ted with silver, gilded aud en
ameled, are dividedly elegant iu appear- '
unce.
Among attractions for the boudoir are
dresdon china atomizers on silver
mounts aud bearing the fumilinr miui-,
nture nn their bowls.
There is a demand for letter seals,
which is supplied with gold and silver j
affairs that add decorutive effect to mi-1
lady's writiug desk. Jewelers' Circu-1
lor.
Gathering ol Fowl Designated. i
The following is somewhat technical, !
V 1 i. . ...1 1 1.1 '
uui may uv ui uiit-rt-at lu uiucra uwkri
sportsmen. "Double Burrel" writes:
"In your usually accurate columns I no.
tice that yon fall into tbe common mis
take of speaking of a 'covey' of pheas
ants. I know thut many other people do
tbe same thing. Tbe term is wrong as
applied to such game. It may be inter
esting to your readers to know what are
the proper names to apply to assem
blage of birds, and I therefore send yon
a short list of them : A covey of par
tridges ; a nye, nide, or nest of pheasants ;
a herd of swans ; au exalting of larks ; a
watching of nightingales; a team of
ducks ; a muster of peacocks ; a bevy of
quails; a flight of doves; a flock or gag
gle of geese; a spring of teals; a fall of
woodcocks; a pack of grouse; a sedge of
heroua; a shoal of rooks; a trip of
widgeon; a wisp or walk of snipe.
There are many others, but these are the
principal" Exchange.
Macedonia.
Macedonia, tho land of the three
streams, Vardur, Struma and Vlstritsa,
is hemmed in by lofty mountains, of
which the best known or the highest are
Olympus, Shurdagh aud Rhodope, tbe
last named rising to between 8,000 and
9,000 feet above the level of the sea. It
ia among the most picturesque countries
of Europe, abounding in magnificent
forests, which climb bills, fringe rivers
and cover islands; in wild mountain
scenes, wonderful waterfalls, silent sail
less lukes an appropriate setting for
gouts of emerald islets, deep gorges,
disiy mountain paths, srailiug pluins
and desolate passes, which ought to
prove an irresistible attraction to tbe
traveler who regards geuuine danger and
real discomfort as the appropriate condi
ment of pleasure. Contemporary Re
view. A Teatj Charchmaa.
The late Canon Harper of Solby, in
Yorkshire, had a certain oddity and
originality, illustrated in one of his ad
vertisements for n curate 1 "Wanted, by
an incumbent, who means to do as hit
bishop bids bim, a curate who means tc
da as his incumbent bids him subject
to the rule and law of the established
church. 'His text tbe Bible, his com
mentary tho prayer book. ' Daily serv
ice; weekly oommuuion; good choir;
very flue church. An earnest man, who
can do without incense or prostrations,
will find much work which wants doing,
much 'room to deny himself,' aud 'a
road to bring him.' Address Rev. Cun
on Harper, Selby. "Loudon World.
Ua Wouldn't Drlug aa Action.
There is a story told of a very eminent
advocate, now no longer with us, who
once, while endeavoring to dissuade a
frieud from going to law, waa asked
what be would himself consider a suffi
cient grouud for resortiug to litigation.
"My dear follow," he replied, "I do
not any that uuder no conceivable olr
cumitancea would I take proceedings
against any one, but I do say that if at
this moment you deliberately upset my
ink on tbe tablecloth, chucked my wife
out of tbe window, threw that volume of
reports at the bust of Blackstone, 'made
bay' with my furniture aud finally
tweaked my uose, I should no doubt use
my best endeavors to kick you down
stairs, but, once rid of you, either by
force or persuasion, no power on earth
should induce me to bring an action
against yon. "Westminster Gazette,
A Witty Compliment.
At the first perform unce of Dumus'
"Etrangere" everybody appeared to be
ao preoccupied aud wore such a serious
ocunteuuuee thut Marshal Can ruber t,
wbo happened to be present, remarked
it, and inquired the reusou. Mine. Bro
hau, it is recorded, answered:
"We are on the eve of a great battle,
and I suppose foar affects us as you see. "
"Fear?" tbe murshal said, looking
round with a puzzled air.
Mine. Brohan immediately summoned
an attendant aud briefly said, "Picard,
a dictionary for tbe marshal."
A neater or wittier compliment iu
fewer words it would be impossible to
produce.
The Rooater's Crow.
The crow of these birds, which may
seem to the unobservant a very unvaried
sound, discloses to those who have lov
ingly studied them at least bulf a dozeu
distinct modifications. In the fledgling
male wbo just begins to feel tbe spirit
of his kind, and who goes through his
performance in the adolescent way, it is
cheap and often pitiful call From tha
open roost in the trees, where the birds
are gradually aroused by the slow com
ing day, we ran often bear the note ol
tbe half awakened cork, as full of the
sense of slumber a the speech of a sleep
ing man. As the creature gradually
awakims bis cry incomes more resonant,
until It bus the true morning ring.
Brave as is this note of the full day. it
is not to be compared with the otowIul
of a gamecock, the most splendid brag
gart sound of all the animal wnrld.
Scrihusr's. "Quite F.ngllah, Toa Kaowl"
"Give me a ticket to Helephant," a
florid English gent Ionian is reported to
bave said to one of the busy clerks at
the Union station, Hi. Louis. The clerk
looked pnzzled for a moment aud then
said: "Are you sure you want to go to
Helephaut? 1 don't know of. any such
place on our line, " "Awe, man, dost
thou think I'm a blooroin fool? I want to
go to Hoiitario, and they said I must go
to Helephaut and Niag'ry Falls. " "We
could send you by way of Buffalo," said
the impatient clerk. "Awe, blast me
eyes, Buffalo 1 That 'a the cussed place. 1
knew it was some kind of a blarsted
bauimsL Give me a ticket to Buffalo,
not to Btlephant "Exchange.
Thoae Forelra Chap Oat There Kvery Tlata.
1U a 1 i r - r- I SSI
1
Pugnacious and Jealous Party (in
road ) There sits tbat imported poodle
that's breaking tbe hearts of all the aha
dogs in the neighborhood. He even
weaned my pet setter's affection from
me. How I'd like to bave him out here
in the mad for just five minutea I
(Walks slowly away, growling, and
waits at the corner. ) Truth.
On Way of Oblalnlng Paymeat.
"I'll see abont it," he said, aa he
handed the bill to the collector.
"It's only 3 and"
"I'll see about it, I told you."
"And we need money. It would be a
great favor."
"Didn't I say I would call?"
"Yes, but when?"
"Look here," said tbe debtor, as be
rose up. "Do yon mean to Insult me?"
"No, sir. I mean to go down to the
newspaper offices and get them to put
in a notice that you will soon depart for
India. Good day, sir."
"Here, come back. Here's your mon
ey. Do you suppose I want 600 collec
tors making a rush on my office? Please
receipt the bill. Sony 1 kept your folks
waiting for it." Loudon Globe.
re Olive OU.
If olive oil congeals in freezing
weather, it ia a sign that it ia adulter
ated with lard. Very few of tbe expen
sive bottles of so called oil will stand
this simple test In fact, we seldom get
the pure thing, and, if we did, the
cbanoea are tbat we could not eat it
At least, tbat was the experience, once
upon a time, of oue woman who nsed a
great deal of mayonnaise dressing upon
bor table and had supposed that she
dutcd on olive oil An Italian frieud be
stowed upon her a flask of the peculiar
ly green fluid. To her surprise, not one
of ber family, herself included, could
bear ita taste. There was a tang to it
which showed them that they had never
eaten olive oil before and tbut they
never wanted to eat it aguin. So they
gave tbe flask away.
Faatear's Carefulae,
Once when Pasteur waa dining with
his daughter and ber family at ber home
in Burgundy he took care to dip in a
glass of water tbe cherries that were
served for dessert aud then to wipe then
carefully with his napkin before putting
them in his mouth. His fastidiousness
amused the people at table, but tbe sci
entist rebuked them for their levity and
discoursed at length on the dangers in
microbes and animacul. A few mo
ments later, in a fit of abstraction, be
suddenly seized tbe glass in which be
bad washed the cherries aud drank tbe
water, microbes aud all, at a single
draft
Kipling ead Dorothy Drew.
Kipling got a setback from Glad
stone's little granddaughter, Dorothy
Drew, the last time he was in England,
so tbe story goes. He was visiting at
ber home, took a great fuuey to ber and
endeavored to make a good impressiou
upon her by telling tales. After some
time, ber mother, fearing Mr. Kipling
might be tired, oa'.led ber and said,
"Now, Dorothy, I hope you have been
good and not wearying Mr. Kipling. "
"Ob, no, mother, not a bit," replied
the infant terrible; "but you've no idea
bow Mr. Kipliug bos been wearying
me I"
Bow to Boaat tha laeeoteat Oyster.
Select large oysters and have tbem
scrubbed thoroughly, theu place them in
the oven iu a lurge tin with the rouud
side of the sheila down, so tbat when
they open the liquor will not be lost.
Aa soon as tbey do open remove tbe up
per shell, sprinkle, then with salt, pep
per aud chopped parsley, add a little
butter and serve bot as possible on a bed
of water cress. Oysters served in this
way make an excellent first course at
dinner if accompanied by thin slices of
brown bread and butter. Ladies' Home
Journal.
Ba Dldat Go There. '
Fond Mother Dear me, what's the
matter now?
Married Daughter Boo-boo my bus
band baa deceived me.
Fond Mother The brute) How do
you know?
Married Daughter He boo-hoo be
said be was wss going to the ohurch
fair last nlgbt, and and be didn't. He
went somewhere else.
Mother Who told you he went some
where else?
Daughter No one. This morning I
found some some money in bis pockets
boo-hoo-hoot New York Weekly.
The Danger of Belta, , .
Doctors say tbat tbey fear the general
wearing of belts of lute bas caused not
a little overlnoing. There seems some
ground for this apprehension, Oue con
so easily pull up a belt a little and tbe
result makes all tbe difference between
an absurdly large waist and one that
looks trim and becomingly curved. Wo
men who have never thought of tight
lacing are induced to try it for the first
time when they wear a silk belt with a
gown. The only other refuge for the
stout is no waist line defined at all 1
Tale of Travelera,
First Traveler While in Africa I
faced two lions, a tiger and three ele
phants in the same jungle and I'm
alive yet
Second Traveler Hub I That's noth
ing. While in Texas I bowed to a girl
that three Mexicans were in love wfth.
New York Weekly.
CatUaf.
Mr. Bauer (to bis wife) How horrid
of yon to be always looking as sour as
a crab apple) Just look at Mrs. X
over yonder, tbe very picture of ebeer
fulnrss. Mrs. Saner You seem to forget, my
dear, tbat Mrs. X ia a widow.
Neue Welt
Tory lerloae Matter.
"Your friend seems tube in trouble."
"He is."
"What 'a the matter?"
"He came in to collect $10 that I ow
htm. "Chicago Record,