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AUTUMN. nth any brown ye ah eoma aetrfa, With hnir aunny, allkun skein, a, ful! uf Ugh u goldemod; Ion In her roioe, lor to her nod, b ir.i softly no on know Tb tiro ww oointm, th tiu ah goes. The Rra 1 brown, the leaves begin Tlielr gold and crimson dyes to win, .M h i .-l. k-t ainiro a loud u Ion To ur vn loo nuiy locust, whan V ia "'. O uinldl to bid us cry To rammer aweet a long goodby. And when you go the leaves an gon Tno astur' f.iruwull anunt la flown ; p.r.r Cupid puta away hia wings, Anl "1' t( ""X "ornera clings; Tuo ru lu vlnda usher, with a about, Tu.. w.utur in, the autumn out. ft,.r' aiulm-aa In her any brown eye. Tbjuith g-y bar gown with tawny dyea; lire' in her voloo but tolling moat Ot una who 'a lovrd, but lovod and lost; ghc tn'ada ao aoftly no one know Th tiiu ahe oooii-e, tha time ah . Bon too Journal CUPID'S ARROWS. Owoopon a time there lived ot Simla l very pretty girl, the daughter of a poor but honest district und sessions judge. She was a good girl, but could nut lielp knowing her power and using it. Her mumma was very auxious about ber daughter'! future, as all good tuani pas should be. When a man n commissioner and a bachelor nud has the right of wearing openwork Jam turt Jewell lu gold and enamel on his clothes, and of going through a door before every one except a member of council, a lieutenant govern or, or n viceroy, he is worth niurrying. At leant, that is what ladies gay. There was a commissioner in Simla in those oath who was, and wore, and did all I have caid. He was a plain man an ugly man the ugliest man in Asia, with two ex ceptions. Bis was a face to dream about and try to carve on a pipe head after ward. His name wus Suggott Barr- Saggott Anthony Burr-Saggott and six letters to follow. Dopartmentally, he was one of the bust the government of India owned. Social he was like a blan dishing gorilla. When ho turned his attentions to Mies Boighton, I believe that Mrs.Beigb ton wept with dolight at the reward Providence bad sent her in her old age. Mr. Boighton held his tongue. He was an easy going man. Now, a commissioner is very rich, His pay is beyond the dreams of avarice is so enormous that he can afford to tare and scrape in a way that would almost discredit a member of oouuoil. Must commissioners are mean, but Barr- Saggott was an exception. He enter taiued royally. He horsed himself well, be gave dances, he was a power in the land, and he behaved as such Consider that everything I am writ log of took place in an almost prehistor io era in the history of British India. Some folk may remember the years be fore lawn tennis was born when we all played croquet. There were seasons be fore that, if you will believe me, when even croquet had not been invented and archery which was revived in England in 1844 was as greut a pest as lawn tennis is now. People talked learnedly bout "holding" and "loosing," "teles," "refloxed bows," "60 pound bows," "backed" or "self yew bows," uwe talk about "rallies," "volleys," "mashes," "returns" and "18 ounce rackets." Miss Boighton shot divinely over la dies' distance 00 yards, that is and was acknowledged the best lady archer )n hinila. Men call hor "Diana of Tara Devi." Barr-Saggott paid her great attention, aud, as I have said, the heart of ber i mother was uplifted in consequence. I Kitty Brighton took matters more calm ly. It was pleasant to be singled out by a commissioner with letters after his name and to fill the hearts of other girls with bad feelings. f Bnt there was no denying the foot ( that Barr-Snggott was phenomenally UK', ana an ins attempts toaaorn min eolf only mude him more grotesque. He was not christened "The Luugur" which means gray ape for nothing. It was pleasant, Kitty thought, to have him at hor feet, but it was better to es cape from him nnd ride with the grace less Cubbon the man in a dragoon regi ment at Umballa the boy with a baud some face and no prospects. Kitty liked Cubbon more than a lit tle. He never pretended for a moment that he was anything less than head over heels in love with her, for he was an honest boy. So Kitty fled, now and again, from the statoly wooings of Barr Saggott to the company of young Cob ton and was scolded by ber mamma in consequence. "But, mother," she said, "Ml. ia a..,.l, on..k ia asx ffearfnlly ugly, you kuowl My dear," said Mrs. Boighton pious ly, "we cannot be other than an all rul ing Providence has made us. Besides, you will take precedence of your own mother, you know. Think of that and be reasonable." Tbon Kitty put up her little chin and aid irreverent things about precedence and commissioners and matrimony. Mr. IfeiRhton rubbed the top of his bead, fur he wag an easy going man. Lato in the season, when he judged that the time was ripe, Barr-Saggott de veloped a plan which did great credit to ;hii administrative powers. He arranged a archery tournament for ladies, with a Host sumptnong diamond studded brace let as prize. He drew np bis terras skill 'Q"y, and every one saw that the brace let wits a gift to Miss Beighton, the ac ceptance carrying with it the hand and m heart of Commissioner Barr-Sag- 8N. The terms were a St. Leonard's round 36 shots at 00 yards under the nh of the Simla Toxophilite society. All Simla was invited. There were dutifully arranged tea tables under the deodars at Annandale, where the grand stand is now, and, alone in its fiery, winking in the sun, sat the dia mond bracelet in a blue velvet case, Miss Beighton was anxious almost too anxious to compete. On the appointed afternoon all Simla Jode down to Aunuudule to witness the Judgment of Paris turned upside down. K'tty rode with young Cubbon, and it as easy to see that the boy was trou bled in big mind. He must be held in nocent of everything that followed. Kit ty w as pale and nervous and looked long at the bracelet. Barr-Saggott was gor geously dressed, even more nervous than h,,'y, and more hideous than ever. rs. Beighton smiled condescending- y. befitted the mother of a potential -nimissioneress, and the shooting be- . H the world gtanding a semicircle the ladiaa . th. other. 1 uiuing is ao tedious as an competition. Tbey shot, and they .hot, and tbey kept on shooting, till the sun left the valley, and little breezes got op in the deodars, and - r-r.w tv.,i-ij lur Miss Beighton to gboot aud win. Cub bon waa at one born of the semicircle round the shooters and Barr-Saggott at the other. Miss Boighton was last on the list. The scoring bad been weak, and the bracelet,, plug Commissioner Barr Saggott, was hers to a certainty. The commissioner ctrnni u h.,. with his own saored hands. She stepped forward, looked at the bracelet, aud her first arrow went true to a hair full into the heart of the "gold" counting nine points. Young Cubbon on the, Wt n.,! white, aud bis devil prompted Barr Saggott tO Smile. NOW. hnnwa ntoH shy when Barr-Saggott smiled. Kitty aw that giuile. She looked to her loft front, gavo an almost iniuercerjtibln nnA to Cnbbon and went on shooting. I whih I could describe the scene that followed It was out of the ordinary aud most improper. Miss Kitty fitted ber ar rows with immense deliberation, go that every one might see what she was do ing. She was a porfect shot, and her 40 pouua bow suited her to a nicety, She pinned the wooden legs of the target witu great cure four successive times. Shepiunedthe wooden top of the target once, aud all the ladies looked at each other. Then she began some fancy shootinir at the white, which, if you hit it, counts exactly ouo point. She put five arrows into the white. It was wonderful arch y i "ui. seeing mat nor business was to make "golds" and win the bracelet curr-onggott turned a delicate men nice young water grans. Next, she shot over the target twice, then wide to the left twice always with the same deliberation while a chilly hush fell over the company, and Airs, ueighton took out ber handker chief. Then Kitty shot at the ground in i rout or the target and split several ar rows. Then she made a red or seven points Just to show what she could do if she liked, and she finished up her amazing performance with some more fancy shooting at the target supports. Here is her score as it was pricked off: Miss Beighton Gold, 1; red, 1; blue, 0 black, 0 ; white, 8 ; total hits, 7 ; total score, 31. Barr-Saggott looked as if the last few arrowheads had been driven into his legs Instead of the target's, and the deep still nesa was broken by a little smibby, mottled, half grown girl saying in shrill voice of triumph, "Then I've won I" Mrs. Beighton did her best to bear np, but ahe wept in the presence of the people. No training could help her through such a disappointment. Kitty nnstrung ber bow with a vicious jerk and went back to ber place, while Barr Saggott was trying to pretend that he enjoyed snapping the bracelet on the snubby girl's raw, rod wrist. It was an awkward scene most awkward. Every one tried to depart in a body and leave Kitty to the mercy of her mamma. But Cubbon took ber away instead, and the rest isn't worth printing. Budyard Kipling. Th Armanlnn Church. The great patron saint of the Arme nian Christians is St Gregory, surnum ed the "Illumiuutor," who baptized King Tividates in 302 A. D. His most illustrious successors were Sts. Nerses, Sahak and Mesrop, the last named of whom invented the Armenian alphabet and translated the Bible into Armenian After the general council of Chalcedon in the year 451 the Armenian church adopted the monophysite heresy, which holds that Christ has only one nature. It returned to the communion of the Catbolio church in 630. But at the be ginning of the eighth century it fell in' to heresy again. It became orthodox in 1439, but soon reverted to heresy aud has ever since been regarded as schls matio by the Catholic church. It is note worthy, however, that the house of bishops of the last Episcopal general con vention referred to "the ancient and faithful church of Armenia. " New York Tribune, That Placket. The artificial ensemble sung of in the following rhyme, clipped from a Lon don exchange, is not applicable to many women nowadays, but the catastrophe of the closing lines is by no means rare: The lady waa fair aa a aummer flower And pure aa a IhriMtinaa roao. Ber drvea waa white, aud her ataya were tight, And ahe d brown tan abooe on ber toea. The ensemble, I ween, waa fit tor a queen. Wliile ahe walked with a queenly air. The datntieat light, by day or night. Waa that lady, pantng rmr. Tbe bloom on hor cheek to make took a week. Her eyea were ot heaven 'a blue. But, alaa tor ber placket, abe'd forgotten to tack it, And ber petticoat would atlck through. Excitement. Both in individuals and in masses violent excitement is always followed by remission and often by reaction. We are all inclined to depreciate what we have overpraised, and on the other band to show undue indulgence where w have shown undue rigor. Macaulay. ' Th Anthor Malic. First Author Have yon heard that our chum, Stnlthers, has married J Second Anthor Yes, he wanted to double his circle of readers ! Fliegende Blatter. Touring la gre. The nartv bad been toiling for an hour np a steep road along the edge of precipice. See, air," said the chier or ine guides, "it was just here I let an Eng lishman drop over ten years ago. I was sentenced for culpable negligence to IS years' imprisonment But I was released for my good behavior long Deiore me expiration if that period. And alter a pause, "Might I be so bold as to ask yon for little pourDoire itipjr Paris Figaro. Ciyetai Bal la- Roman ladies of rank had their slaves carry for them a number of amber and crystal balls about tbe size of a billiard balL At fetes, or wnne seaiea mi mo gladiatorial games, they held the crystal balls in their hands lor tne cooineas im parted by them. Spider nnd Steel Thread. It is not generally known that, size for aiaa. a thread of spider ill uw cidedly tougher than a bar of steel An ordinary thread will bear weight or three grains. This is Just about 60 per oec t stroosrer than a steel thread of the sajue thickness. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. HARRIET BEECHER STOWE AND HER WORK. Declining Pay of the Great! Wom an Writer America Haa Ever Pro duced - How th Famous Flctloo Cam to II Written. Woman' Great Work. Whatever uiHy be the purpose of tbe aged and obscure negro of Lexington. Ky.. lu setting up th claim that he Is the original from which Mrs. Harriet lieeclier Stowe drew the character or I'ucle Tom lu the well-known atory of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." It will scarcely be regretted that It has called public atteutlon once more to tbe first and greatest woman writer America has ever produced. In this era of charity and good fellow ship may we not hope that the venera ble negro Is not a veritable Impostor? May It not be that In the puerility of his old age his childish fancy con celved this vagary and It is to blm a reality? Tbe public will accept at once, and without a dissenting voice, the state ment of the distinguished author that Uncle Tom had no living prototye, but the character was her own creation. She needed no "living prototype." Tho genius with which ahe was endowed, and the educatiou she received gave her the creative power, and the times lu which she lived called It forth. To my mind the question of bow she came to RA1SRIKT BEKC1IKR STOWg AT write this wonderful story Is easily answered. She waa born at Litchfield, Conn., and was one of a family of six, all of whom became distinguished In tbe par ticular fields of labor tbey had chosen. and she, perhaps, the most distinguish ed of them all. She was carefully edu cated and gave early promise of the In telleetual powers that afterwards char acterlxed her works. She Imbibed from association and training the 1'urltanl cal Ideaa of right and justice character Istlc of the New England people, and was taught to believe that all men auuuiu nave political aud religious free dom. Her father removed to Cincinnati to accept tbe presidency of a theological school when ahe waa a young woman, and she and ber sister Intended to fouud a school for young women, but she married Prof. Stowe before their plans were matured. Cincinnati was on the borderland of shivery where she came In contact with fugitive slaves and heard their stories of wrougs and cruelty. She visited the Southern plan tatlons and studied "the peculiar lustl tutlou" In all Its phases. She witnessed the scenes at the auction block an whipping posts. Heretofore she bad knowu nothing of slavery, except wlm she had read. Now she witnessed It in all Its hideous details. She came In contact mostly with those who were fleeing from the cruel lash. She saw the slave traders aud overseers whose long association with the cruel system had hardened them to every appeal of humanity when made in behalf of the Inferior race. This all came about at a time when a large class of Intelligent people at the North were clamoring for the emancipation of the slaves. It was an opportune time for Mrs. Stowe to express hor disapprobation of an I nut I tutlou that had been miscalled "ill vine." Amoug her first efforts was the "Death of Uncle," which appeared In the Washington Era. As this article met with great favor she began th serial of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which appeared from week to week In th Era. It was soou published in book form aud sold and rend everywhere Some efforts were made to Interdict Its sale In the South, but this only served to lncreuse tbe demand. Mrs. Stowe was now famous. She had "builded better than ahe knew." . Looklug back through the mist of years at the changes this simple story contributed so much to bring about may we not believe It was an Inspira tion? The fact that she continued to write for many years, and that no one of her interesting works ever approach ed "Uncle Tom's Cablu," either In pop ularity or power of creative genius, goes far to strengthen this assumption. However this may be, It may fairly be presumed that tbe results of ber work went far beyond any conceptions she may have had of Its results. It was perhaps overdrawn and did In justice to a large class of slave owners who were humane and just, but It was. nevertheless, a faithful portrayal of ths wrongs that had grown out of a system that at best was unworthy of a people who had said and done ao much for human liberty. It can never be known bow far-reach ing In Its Influence this patriotic story was, or Just what part It played In the great civil struggle, whose painful memories have come down to us through the vista of over thirty years. but it Is certain that tbe "divinity" with which the monster of slavery had been Invested was drawn aside by the perusal of this book, and thousands of young men In the Southern ana nor der States were led by It to bsttle for freedom who would otherwise have cast their fortunes with tne uonrea eracy. But perhaps lis greatest and most Important mission was to edu cate and arouse the great onnern heart to an appreciation of tbe iniqui ties of slavery, and to rally around the banner of freedom the wealth, Intel ligence and patriotism of the people. It seemed fitting that after the great struggle bad ended with results as Im portant and helpful to the vanquished ts to the victor, that Mrs. Btowe, crowned with honor god the blessings of two races of people, should make her bom for a time on the oanxs or the 8t Johns river amidst lis TW- 42. green glades and Hrunlnl flowers of Morula. One it.ii but wish that she might have found there "the fountain of perjtual youth," so diligently UKht by Punre IV I.e.m. but V.blch unfortunately existed only In the vis binary mliid of that noted Spanish ad venturer. Hhe now real, If with her daughter In Hartford, foiiu.. during the winter, and with the family alter nately visits the South uiul Sag Harbor summer. Her mental fuenltlcs have waned cotialderalily during the past year, but her physical health Is good, aud she Is surrounded with xaoe and comfort It is reported aa alio grows older that of all the character she cre ated those existing In her mastcri'lc1? fill her mlud powerfully, and she talks, dream and thinks of them for days at a time. Her children have preserved numerous niomentot' of her literary past, among them Mug the first puce of the original iiinnu-rltt of "Uucle Tom'a Cabin." "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Itseslf, as repre sented In the average stage production, bear little similarity to the one which Mrs, Stowe Idealized. It was at Wash- tugton, the county seat of Mason Couu- ty, Kentucky, during a visit to friends, that the gifted authoress first conceived the great work of her life. Here she studied their characteristics and envlr- omiient, aud became familiar with the Inside working of the plantation sys- tern. At the local court house, which has recently been demolished iu part she witnessed a sale of slaves, a com- uiou event In 1S.Xt, and this fornnd the basis for one of ber most stirring scenes, the escape of Eliza on the Ice, the steamboat aud underground rail way episodes also having the basis of actual Identity and location. Louis George Clark, who claims to be the original Ueorge Harris, from whom Mr. Howe took her Idea of "Uncle Tom," la living at Lexington, Ky., and Is 84 years old. He was born a slave lu Madlsou County, that State. In 1811. He claims that he related the story of his experience with an In human overseer, who whlMd ono of his slaves to death, to Mrs. Stowe per sonally, and that this Incident and many episodes In his own life later appeared In "Uncle Tom's Cabin." It Is a pleasure to tbe thousands of TH K noons "I ICI.K TOM." Mrs. Stowc's admirers, whose memor ies turu back to ante-bellum days, to realize that she has been permitted to see the full fruition of her labors, and prayers, and to rejoice over a country now Indeed free and united, and now, as these many friends read this brief glimpse of her, after her long retlracy from public view, I am sure all will lie glad that In her old age she Is trail quil and lovable and grand as the most prominent figure lu onr literary his tory, and will Join me In sending greet ings to ber In her New England home. S. W. SCOTT. Pr mltlve Mound In Texas. A communication from Mr. John K. Matthewa In your Issue of Dec. 27 re specting mounds and the "mound build ers" ahowa that he Is probably unaware of the existence of a group of mounds In Texas, wblch arc well worthy of study by the arehaeloglst. They are In the suburbs of the town of Nacog doches, In the eastern part of the State. Four of these mounds are standing lu apparently much the same condition as when left by their unknown builders. A line drawn from the largest, which Is furthest southward, passing through each In turn, to the last, which Is furthest northward, would describe on Irregular arc of probably 100 or 120 degrees, and each mound, from aoutb to north, diminishes In size aud height That furthest to the south niajabe com pered to a cone, probably 400 feet la circumference at the base, with a flat, table like summit, the side showing that at one time they had been abrupt nd regular and, In fact, were sutli- clently steep In 1ST.0 to afford a const hig place for the linvs of the tQvn with their sleds after a suow which occurred In that year. The next two mounds have rounded tops, and the elope of their sides Is more gentle. The last mound, which Is about BOO yards north of the largest of the group. Is small but steep, being less man liaj reel in cir cumference, and, according to my rec ollection, dres not exceed six or seven feet In height tiolveeton News. The Gueat Chamber. The Japanese lielleve In banishing from the liedroom everything which Is Tint rallr nnfouflrf tn that rinnart. I inent All things useful they make as decorative as possible; but for mere ornament's sake little or nothing Is added, unless It be a vase containing flowers arranged In their own Inimita ble way, or something else equally sim ple. Their custom will near consideration by tbe housewives of our western world, for by this Japanese method the utmost neatness, simplicity and repose Is possible. Add beauty and daintiness. and little else Is left to be desired. Bedrooms so appointed may be easily Waw In Mrrlar and fra from Anmtthat foe to comfort and bIUj.-Womaji-' kind. . . ) TH'iHfll flM IvVw; jfUviAJri;. THE AVIZAHD ON WAR HOW THE ONLY EDISON WOULD TREAT A FOREIGN INVADER. Elactrlelly aa aa Kngln of Deatroetlou. Centra Lade With Torpedo Ordinary Water Could II Charged With Death Dealing Current. Thomas A. Edison, wizard and work man, has Ideas fcr waging war with rleotricity. "The only sort of war I believe in and the only sort that I look forward to is commercial wur. That sort uf war is warlike rnongh for anybody, as you know If you have ever tried it "However, I have been thinking a lit tle about pinna for convincing Britannia that she docs uot rule the wavo as thor oughly as she seems to think she does. "Miud you, by the way, I am quite certain thut a great deal has been done lu the way uf count defense by the nary , thut tho public kuows nothing about I am sure thut much has been lierfccted iu tho way of electrical coast defence, j Somo of the best electricians of the country are turned out at Annapolis, They are hardworking aud Intelligent ' fellows. I am willing to bet that they buve thought of something that would 1 surprise the English if they should hear ' of it. I "At the same time no man ran think ' of everything, and orhaps this idea of mine thut I shall tell you about would easi ly carry out the idea if it were given to them. It Is simple," Mr. Edison got a big sheet of paper and soon mudo the outline of the picture to illustrate his idea. Then he explained ' the plan which is to make baitloshipa j cheap and New York elty as safe from bombardment as Colorado Springs. Hie trouble seems to be that the English have ships that could sit out at sea and shoot at u from a distance of , ten miles. Thut would annoy us, no , doubt, bat I think my pUin wonld an noy thorn. I should run out cables to in : tercept the passage of tho vessels on their cheerful bombarding errand. I feel sure that the cable could goont at least ! IS miles. They wonld run on wheels i placed at the bottom of the water. To theso cables would be attached torpedoes . at short intervals, torpedoes of great de- i ..... rrt. i i ., . . I aixuuiivo Niwrr. iiitf cuuie coma do moved back and forth from a subterra nean workshop on laud, shifting the po- ' sitious of the torpedoes beneath tbe wsves aa they moved. The topography of Now York's coast makes it easy to plan for a series of these submarine ca bles so arranged that every English ship would be compelled to cross one or more of our submarine torpedo neck laces. With range finder it would be simple to ascertain the exact spot at which the ship would cross the hidden loaded cable. The cable wonld be moved along so as to place one or more torpe does just nuder the ship as site passed. The torjiedo, held to the cable, would be released by a ningnet and would shoot to the surface. Being provided with a pressure diaphragm that is to say, ; with an apparutns causing it to be elec trically exploded as soon as the pressure of tho deep water should be removed it would burst as it got beneath the ship. , and that won d be one wars hin that would never bombard New York. "I should think that a great number of these rabies could be laid for a small fraction of the cost of eveu a small navy. The cost of one English battleship would supply cables and torpedoes euough to blow a whole navy into the air. A protecting bolt of those cables, covered with torpedoes and crawling like snakes along the bottom of the ocean, waiting fur invading ships, ought to make us feel pretty safo. Engineering skill should be able to send them ont to any distance. Their exact location would be kept a secret We shonld then have in onr bands practically a scries of great dynamite guns able to shoot IS miles or as long as the longest cable, and with the advan tage of going off point blank. Such ca bles stretching out from Staten Island, from Suudy Hook, from Long Branch or wherever they might be wanted, would make this port uninviting to strange ships in time of war, "I have a lot of other schemes in my bead, but I have uot the time to think seriously of what may never be serious ly needed. We need cheap electric, light and choap electrio power and cheap eleo trio trausportation in this country more tliuu we ueed electrio guns. But it is interesting to think of gore aud slaugh ter for change. "I rather like my Idea of flying tor pedoes, and I thluk that they might prove evontually to be great pacifiers. They would move by electricity and once being launched they would fall, quite unlike the gentle dew, from hoaven aud blow everything to pieces. The trouble is that they would be more use ful to tho invading English than to our selves. The English would learn to make the flying torpedoes, brlug over ships losded with them and send them up to drop down ou us. It would be hard or impossible for us to drop them with sufficient precision on the enemy's gliipi. "If we had them first, however, we eon Id send them over to England on fast cruisers aud drop a few on London or Windsor in a mauner persuasive. Ithink that when tbe art of war ahall enable fighting countries to drop flying dyna mite torpedoes on qncens and presi dents, when no retreat will be safe and the sending of common men to be shot or subsequently taxed will no longer be the whole story, arbitration will be come niarveluosly popular. "What we need Is to make sure that war will mean the death of those who declare It, and declarations of war will bo amice. "My plan for using a stream of water with an electrio current attached would be of special value In defending a fort against assault It Is nonsense to offer any objections to the plan. "it i. aln.nl. A II H U'Uk OS ' men in a fort I can make that fort abso lutely impreguanie so far as an assault Is concerned, and I should need only 85 men in the fort to do it This is not guesswork, but a matter of absolutely scientific oertalnty. In fact, iH men I would be a very liberal garrison. Some years ago, when the wires loaded with heavy electrio charges began to go np everywhere, I predicted that there would be danger of the firemen receiving dead ly shocks by the electricity running down tbe streams of water which might cross the wires. The Insurance people laughed at the Idea. Bnt I tried it on a eat, and tbe cat and I found my theory to b, tro. That ) to My, I did, apd thj ' oat ron nn it nut it mere is another world for cats. He never knew auythiug about It in this world. I "In each fort I would put an alter nating macbiue of 80,000 volts capao ; ity. Due wire wonld be grounded. A man would govern a stream of water of about 400 H)uud pressure to the squaro j inch, with which the U0.000 volts slter- nating current would be connected. The man would simply move this t renin of I water back and forth with his hand, playing on the enemy as they advanced i and mowing them down with absolute precision. Every man touched by the water would complete the circuit get tho full force of the alternating current aud never know what happened to him. Tho meu trying to take a fort by assault, though tbey might come by tens of thousands against a handful, would be cut to the ground beyond any hope of escape. Foreign soldiers undertaking to whip America con Id walk around such a fort as uiine, but they never oonld go through it It would not be necessary to di al out ubsoluto death unless tho oper ator felt like it He oould modify the current gently so us simply to stun ev erybody, then walk outside his fort, pick up tho stunned generals and others worth keeping for ransom or exchange, niako prisoners also of the others, if convenient, or, if not convenient, turn oil the full force of the current, play the hose on them ouce more aud send them to the happy hunting grounds for good. "I am told that an English naval offi cer has said that be would need simply to put hi men iu waterproof coats to make them Invulnerable to my electric stream. His idea probably is to have rubber boots as well as ooats, under the impression that this wonld prevent the current from taking effect. He is wrong. Ho could not keep his men's faces tight ly covered with rubber, as they would need to breathe. I should only want to touch them just a little with the loaded stream, and the rubber boots would be worthless for Insulating purposes. The water rnnuing down the outside of tho rubber suit would make admirable con Dection, and the man would get am phcrcs enough to make hint too tired to fight, even if he were not killed out right Of course tha humane thing would be to gauge the current so as to kmrk the advancing foe senseless and pick him up a prisoner before he should have time to get on bis legs. " This picture of possible modern war' fare, with rubber boots for privste sol diers, glass soled shoes for officers and rubber umbrellas for generals, is unde niably eutrauoiug. But it is a picture no more fascinating than that which Mr. Edison presented as he talked of 1 his plans for making a foreign soldier's life unpleasant If yon have never seen Edison aa be talks in his fnctory, yon have missed America s moat interesting sight, no matter how often you may have been to the falls or to the Yellowstone. New York World, THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. A Patriot! Song la Hfrrne to th Com ing farad. To the Editor of the New York Sun I Sin Your splendid, patriotic project fur national fraternal meeting of the tn blue I,I(J ,h? sW ,n the "rr" "" a saved union on our next national birthday is everywhere enthusiastically supported by all sorts and conditions of patriots, irrespective of political creed and section, If the following lines from the heart of a Union officer of Hanoock'a Second corps are pcrtiueut, why, take them : Ah, well we know onr brother foa waa bra re. And w Talnglorliiue boasting do not malt. Bla blood for what he deemed hia right he gar, but w, w fooght him for th coojitry' etike III country 'e sake. Wa triumphed, bat w triumphed all to aarl And when that fratrielilal strife waa don Th boys tn bin and boya In southern gray. Who had mid battle's flr and thunder won Keapert for each alde'a aplendld valor they Clasped hands-tha nation' grander era waa begun I Dk Witt C Spraqi;. A Bias of Glory. For the first time in the history of Keutucky every member of the govern or' staff will be uniformed. On all state oceaslous every member of Gov ernor Bradley's staff will apiiear in ful) regulation uuiform. When the governor takes an important trip through tbe state, he can point with pride to the handsomest set of men on tbe staff of any governor In the United States, and. more than that, the handsomest uni formed body of men attending any gov ernor in the country. These uniforms will be handsome in the extreme, aud owing to the physical proportions of ev cry member of the new staff handsome euiforma will be becoming. Mount Sterling Qaaetta. Ha Mima IMstaaa . One gets an idea of the magnificent distances of tho czar a realm from leurn ing that a Russian general who was in a hurry to get to St. Petersburg from Vladivostok found the time saving route waa to go to Yokohama by atoamer, tbenoe by another steamer across the Pa cific to San Francisco, by rail to New York and by steamer to Europe. The gap between the finished sections of the Trauaslbertan railroad is so many hnn dredaot miles In length that thegeuersl would have lost time in traversing the wilds of that vast country, where horses furnish all the transport. Bmrfthlag Go. Yabsley Who was it that said, "Uon ins was an infinite capacity for taking pains?" Wickwlre I don't know who said it, but if it be true my wife is a geuius. She never reads a patent medinlne almanao without at once taking all the symptoms It describes. Indianapolis Journal. A Rrllllanl Spirit of It parte. Bint It is reported around town that we are eugagnd. He I have beard worse things than that She I never have. Texas Sifting. A Knowing On. "I don't gamble," said tbe cannibal as he took the lid off the sailor soup, "but I guess I'll open this jock pot" Life. He Will Need It, Lord Dunrsven sailed for home before the result of his Investigation was made public. This course will give blm a few days 1n which to compose a suitable apology. New York Telegram. On Way Onl of It, As a last resort lb powers might se cure dice box and uiske It a tnrksy' -Kansas City Tims TRUE TO THE QUEEN. A SCHOOLGIRL'S DISPLAY OF PLUCK RAISES A TUMULT. BeileTtlle't High School Cp In Arma-i-Th Girls Bay Hh la "Horrid," but th Boy Declare They Will Stand by let Wheth er Hh Ho Klght or Wrong. Pretty Polly Biller'g action in tear ing up an American flag and taking England's side on the Venezuelan ques tion before the scholars of the high school at Belleville, N. J., continues to be the talk of the town. The fact that she stamped the stars and stripes under her feet is lost sight of in tbe admira tion of the pluck of the girl in defying the entire school when she thought she was light Since the incident occurred Polly's name has been placed npon the pedestal of local fume as a heroine. The Biller family Bible says Miss Polly's Christian name is Mary, but she is universally called Polly. She is the bright 10-year-old daughter ot Lawyer George Biller of Newark, and ia as pretty as she is bright They teach patri otism in the Belleville high school, and Miss Mtbel Dodge, the teacher of the class of which Polly is a scholar, gome time ago inaugurated a plan of discuss ing the news of the day. It served to keep the pupils informed of all the prin cipal events transpiring in the world outsido of Belleville, The day before the close for the Christ mus holidays the news of the week was discussed, as usual. The president's message to congress on the Venezuelan question came in for the greatest share of atteutlou. The American boys aud girls pulled the tail of the British lion so hard that Polly's blood fairly boiled. She was born nuder tbe British flag, and has English blood in her veins. While she loved America, she loved England better, and she wanted to ex press her feelings, bnt could not because she had not been called npon. When sweet Kitty Grieves, with a fascinating lisp, got np and said that England must take care or the Belleville high school would rise in its might and wipe the British islund off the map, it was more than ahe could bear. She bot tled her indignation, though, when the teacher announced that Miss Polly waa chosen to deliver the recitation of the day, which wonld close tbe afternoon session. Miss Polly did not take luncheon dur ing the recess hour. She was busily oc cupied in hor room in her father's com fortable home in Holmes street When she came down stairs, her appearance was mode more attractive by the out line of two flags embroidered upon the . bosom of her dress. Ou one side was tbe American stars and stripes and upon the other the British flag. Her appear ance in tbe schoolroom caused some thing more than a commotion. The girls sneered at her and criticised the work manship of the embroidery. Finally Miss Polly was called to tbe platform for the recitation, and then the excite ment became intense. She became elo quent over the fight for her country, and this, considered with her personal attractions aud general popularity, won over one-half the scbolurs. It was the section to which the boys belonged. One of the girls waved an American flag in her face. Some say it was little Roletta Simms, but it makes no differ ence who it was. In an instant Miss Polly had charged npon the flag bearer and returned to the platform tearing the flag into shreds, aud then she stamped them under her fuet, and pandemonium broke loose. The boys stood with pretty Polly and said that even if she was fighting on tbe wrong side they would uphold her. "Oh, how horrid I" chorused the girls, and then school was dismissed. "I am sorry Polly ia not at home," Mrs. Biller said the other day, "for the papors have got the wrong version of the incident" Then Miss Kate, Polly's sister, told Just how it happened. Several of the boys who espoused the cause of the plucky English girl were seen and substantiated the statement Tbey describe her as the belle of tbe younger element of the town. She is tall and willowy, with handsome dark eyes and black hair, and is one of the stats of St John's Episco pal church Sunday school of Woodaide. Mr. Biller and family live in a com fortable residence on Holmes street, near Washington, and move in excellent society. Mr. Biller regards the incident as a huge juke, and the majority of tbe grown folks look npon it in tbe same light, but the younger ones, aud espe cially the high school girls, say it may become a serious international subject, and that when war does come it would find tho Belleville girls in line to fight and die, if needs be, for their country. New York Journal. LAYMAN PREACHES. Novel ralr In a Itoptlal Chareh la Illinois. A new feature in pulpit parlance waa Introduced in the First Baptist chnroh at Evanston, Ills., the other evening. The pastor exchanged places with member of his congregation and listened from a pew while the layman discoursed to the large audience which bad gath ered in consequence of this uovol method of condnoting church services. Tbe man who spoke was Mr. J. W. Thompson, president ot the Evanston library board, a wide reader and deep thinker. He is, moreover, a business man, being the manager of a bicycle company. Mr. Thompson spoke on tbe progress of the world's development and tbe origin and development of man. Chicago Tribune. Ioar Croat Ooalna. Whistler's popularity happens to be np in London just at present, and he is being rated, with Corot, Millet and Manet as one of tbe four great geniuses of the generation. Mr. Du Maurler did not have a vote in the selection of tha quartet Boston Journal. A Cranbrook Cnatoan, At Cranbrook, in Kent, as well as in other places, it was the custom to strew the bride's psthway, not with flowers, but with emblems of the bridegroom 'l trade ; thus a carpenter walked on shav ings, a shoemaker on leather parings and a blacksmith on pieces of old iron, Detroit Journal Among the manufacturing states New York standa first, having 860,084 par ous engaged in ber faotories, the output of which readies tbe enormous aggre gate of 11,711,177,671.