ESPIONAGE IN FRANCE.
KW ONE IS MADE AWARE OF THE
REIGN OF THE SPY SYSTEM.
'Spies Found In Erery Walk of Ufa la
Kvery Portion of the Big City of Paris.
How They "Watch and Report the Mo
tions and Words of a Stranger.
The third ' republic is no freer than
uneru anr rjrevions Frpnoh. retrim fmm
this deep taint of what the French call
.moacnaruise. in ever Derore at any pe
xiod of France's history has the reign of
.apydorn. been so widespread and absolute
m mns as now. iuere nas Deen latter
Iv mnch discnAHinn in tha wnrM'a nronu
of the extraordinary degree to which
roneiai espionage .ODcains in Knssia, and
''very interesting details have been forth
coming on the subject. I am now in a
-position to amrm mat in .fans X do not
meshes of the detective net are woven
en more closely round the entire popu
lation than has ever been the case in St.
easily be found in the secret history of
maa xwmuogisi conspiracy. Jfrom nrst
to last everv detail of this lnnvfmont
-was known to the police, more than
mree-xoortns 01 tne Jtfoolangista them
.elves being informers.
The instant you arrive at a Paris sta
tion you are in the midst of spies. You
re driven to a hotel in a cab. In half
S2& hour the Rahman will fnrnio
police with any particulars he may have
i . i i . . .
oeeii a Die to gainer concerning your po
sition, uesunacion, business, etc
CHAItACTER OP TUB! KPIK
Arrived at your hotel you become the
object of scrutiny, as close as it is secret,
on the part of divers persons, who,
though attached to the place in the
capacity of manager or cashier, or even
porter or boots," are in reality enrolled
1 js m At . -
ouiuiers or me great detective army.
.And here 1 mav mention a. dnni al
acteristic of the French detective sys
tem its iaculty of recruiting adherents
in all classes of society. French spies
Xor the most part are not simple spies
and nothing more. They have a trade
or occupation or tneir own, to which
-while yet assiduously pursuing sub rosa
urar spying.
mi . . .
uiiauaiictuiigBuiiiigBr in jeans nas
dinner at his hotel Berved by a waiter,
who, as a matter of course, is in the pay
of the police and will subsequently re
port to them what conversation he over
bears during the meal. He then sallies
torth for an evening's amusement of the
true Parisian sort.
First he repairs to one of the brilliant
"boulevard playhouses. A few stalls
away from him sits a gentlemanly look
ing man with steady, observant eyes,
who glances now and again at our friend
3a such a way as to make the latter
think, "I wonder where I have seen that
man before?" He never has seen him
before, but it doesn't enter his head for a
moment to suspect the man of being
'What he really is a police spy.
SPIES EVERYWHERE.
The play over, there is just time for
3talf an hour's stroll under the horse
-chestnuts in the Jar din de Paris. Here
-nine-tenths of the attendants are either
pies or scamps, or may, indeed, be both
at once, for French police authorities are
not very squeamish in choosing their in
struments, and seem to have a sort of
' preference for scoundrels over others.
Their theory runs that the greater villain
man is the better spy he will make:
moreover, the most efficacious means of
keeping a man under spy surveillance is
to have him become a spy himself, for
pies spy upon each other quite as much
as on the rest of mankind.
But our foreigner finishes up the even
ing by turning into the Cafe Americaine
Jot supper, where he has for next door
-neighbor a young woman, with whom
ie enters into conversation. She has a
weet smile, which displays two rows of
glittering teeth, and puts many questions
to him concerning France and the
French. Naturally enough", our visitor
imagines this is all done out of that
bright, easy Gallic politeness he admires
mo much, for how is he to know that
every word be has said in reply will
ome to the ear of the police not later
than the following afternoon?
If our friend be fond of sport he will
oon be finding his way to the race
courses near the capital, and into the
baccarat clubs, with which Paris
Abounds, and here he will be hourly in
contact with police spies in greater num
ber than there are racers on the course
r cards in the pack. And so the game
goes on in every sphere of Paris life and
ociety. Philadelphia Times.
Frederic Harrison's Advice.
Frederic Harrison says in The Forum:
In matters literary, I have but one ad
ice to give. Keep out of literature, at
least till you feel ready to burst. Never
. write a line except out of a sense of duty,
nor with any other object save that of
getting it off your mind. About litera
ture I have nothing to say. I have al
ways felt myself more or less of an
amateur. Nor do I remember to have
wasted an hour in thinking about style
or about conditions of literary success. "
Origin of a Stylish Cravat.
At the battle of Steinkirk, which took
place on the morning of Aug. 3, 1692,
the French nobles were surprised in their
aieep, and hastily rushing out of their
tents, they arranged their lace cravats
in the most careless manner. The French
were victorious, and to commemorate
i i - i i . . . .
kuou Tiukory is Decame tne xaanion arter
this to wear the neckcloth in a neglige
manner. Hence the origin of the Stein
kirk cravat, as it was afterward called.
Clothier and Furnisher.
Microbes and Digestion.
A Russian physician has found that
microbes are always present in great
-numbers in the fasting stomach of a
healthy person. During the earlier part
t digestion they are always quite nu
merous. The gastric juice, however,
tends to destroy the microbes, though
bo effect on digestion appears to be ex
ported by them. Arkaneaw Traveler.
A REMARKABLE DEATH SENTENCE.
fudge Benedict's Condemnation ' of
Murderer tne Queerest on Record.
One of the most eccentric and at the
same time one of the ablest judges that
ever sat upon the far western bench was
Kirby Benedict, who for thirteen years
wai a justice of the supreme court of
New Mexico, having been first appoint
ed in 18o3 by President Pierce and reap
pointed by President Buchanan, and ap
pointed chief justice of the court by
President Lincoln. He was a man of
great ability and learning, strong in his
prejudices, violent in his passions and
relentless in his convictions. .
There are many anecdotes told of
Judge Benedict. But the crowning act
of his judicial career was the sentence of
death passed by him upon a prisoner con
victed of murder, which sentence was as
follows:
"Jose Maria Martin, stand up. Jose
Maria Martin you have been indicted.
tried and convicted by a jury of your
countrymen of the crime of murder, and
tne court is now about to pass noon vou
the dread sentence of the law. As a
usual thing, Jose Maria Martin, it is a
painful duty for the judge of a court of
Justice to pronounce upon a human be
ing the sentence of death. There is
something horrible about it, and the
mind of the court naturally revolts from
the performance of such a duty. Hap
pily, nowever, your case is relieved of all
such unpleasantness, and the court takes
positive delight . in sentencing you to
aeatn.
"You are a young man, Jose Maria
Martin, apparently of good physical con
stitution and robust health. Ordinarily
you might have looked forward to many
years of life, and the court has no doubt
you have, and have expected to die a
green old age; btrt you are about to be
cut off in. tne consequence of your own
act. Jose Maria Martin, it is now the
spring time; m a little while the grass
win De springing up green m these beau
tiful valleys, and on these broad mesas
and mountain sides; flowers will be
blooming, birds singing above your lowly
neaa.
"The sentence of the court is that von
be taken from this place to the county
jaii; tnas you mere De Kept safely and se
curely connned in the custody of the sher
iff until the day appointed for your execu
tion. Be very careful. Mr. Sheriff, that
ne nave no opportunity to escane. and
that you have him at the appointed place
at the appointed time; that you be so
Kept, jose Maria Martin, until Mr.
Clerk, on what day of the month does
b riday about two weeks from this time
come?" "March 22, your honor. "Very
well until Friday, the 22d day of March,
when you will be taken by the sheriff
from your place of confinement to some
safe and convenient spot within the
county (that is in your discretion, Mr.
Sheriff; you are only confined to the
limits of the county), and that you there
De hanged by the neck until you are
dead, and the court was about to add,
Jose Maria Martin, may God have
mercy on your soul, but the court will
not assume the responsibility of asking
an all wise Providence to do that which
a jury of your peers has refused to da
The Lord couldn't have mercy on your
soul However, if you have any relig
ious belief, or are connected with any
religious organization, it might be well
enough for you to send for your priest
or your minister and get from him
well, such consolation as you can; but
the court advises you to place no reli
ance upon anything of that kind. Mr.
Sheriff, remove the prisoner." Santa Fe
Letter.
English Traveling Amusements.
There is now tr&velincr on iha lino a
one armed cornet player, and a capital
tune he plays, too. He has an iron hook
fixed in the wooden arm. and hn at
taches the cornet to this, holding it in
Dosition i to the lint. With tha ntW
hand he fingers the trio of keys. Another
.. ...
wen Known railway musician is the pro
prietor of a mechanical dancing nigger.
It mav be said to henna nf fhn mmt nnn.
.. - w - .
ular entertainments now before the trav
eling public
The owner of the fiiram st&nria
the carriage usually by the door and
in thh STUM rk fvnnf . . 1
wooden pedestal, on which the little
wooden nicreer of some two fnet in at.
pre faultlessly "steps" to everything, be
11 a ocotcn reel or an men breakdown.
The proprietor himself introduces the
necessary music on a. violin. TT nlnnxm
has a "full house," for the people crowd
into me carriage in which the diminu
tive darkey is to dance. London Tit-
oits.
Water Does Not Move with the Wave.
There is no necessary connection be
tween the advance of a wave and the
forward movement of the water compos
ing it, as may be seen by running the
angers along the keys of a piano. An
inverted wave , travels alone, but the
keys merely move up and down. Simi
larly, a .wave may often be observed
running along the ripe ears of golden
grain while the stalks are firmly rooted
in the soil. The onward progress of a
sea - wave is easily perceptible, and by
watching some light substance floating
on the surface the fact is revealed that
the water is not moving with the same
velocity. Chambers Journal.
Recovering -Tin from Dye Waters.
A TiriA "hnt Wn fri-VAn in HVahmv
the Society for the Ehicrmriurnment nf
National - industry for a process for re
covering on contained in tne wash of
water from silks which have been treated
With bichloride of tin for thn Itnrnnga rf
giving weight. By adding milk of lime
x a i . ....
uh water, onu oy property agitating,
the tin settles down in a few hnnr in t Vn
state of oxide, which can be readily col
i i . -. . i . . -
lectea ana aisposea 01. -New xork Com
mercial Advertiser.
Since the Paris m tinif-.in.il nrai-nfl Aia.
missed the Sisters of Charity from the
city hoenitals they have boon rnlial
by nurses who cost 700 francs instead cf
eir m s i
svu ixancs, ana are generally "servants
who cannot get places elsewhere." The
spirit of sacrifice and devotion has all
bpt gone.
" BEFORE THE ELOPEMENT.
' - Too early yetl ,
The son has hardly set, '
My love! . .
ft) pesos all earth reposes
And drinks the balmy dew.
But still eve's glowing rosea
Are lingYing on the blue.
Too early yet, my love!
- Have faith in me!
When night sots in we flee,
. My love!
The birds have ceased their twitter.
The breezes reet. and soon
The hosts of stanf-will glitter
Around the pale faced moon. - .
Till then good-by, my lovel
I hail thee.
Lovely and beautiful night!
Veil thee.
Moon of the silvery light!
Come, ye angels, attending on highl
Close in slumber eacb vigilant eye.
Fade or hide you till morning draws high,
All ye glittering stars of the sky.
I hail thee.
Lovely and beautiful night!
Veil thee.
Moon of the silvery light!
Come, fear not, my own gentle bride.
Beautiful sweetheart, thy love be thy guide!
Come thou, my angel, my joy and my pride!
Come, love!
John Volk in New York Bun.
Thaekerav's Dross and Gold.
Thackeray composed and wrote his
novels On lontr lintA rtnrwir in -msc.
(Z ' f M WUV
feminine handwriting. . The manuscript
l A - XI A, 1 3 . - . -
xiucuujf iwk uown to nis puDiisner
ill tlie crown nf hia Via... sfnrkinonn wvnA
at the Garrick club to take lunch. His
habit of COtnnosition -wan mnf1v1iral
When writing "Pliilin nn ft; a
Through the World" he told, with serio
comic earnestness, or tne necessity he
was under of sninnini? out
because it was necessary to put another
eiory on - iiis nouse at Kensington liar
dens, and PhiliD must do the ini
vn mat occasion lie said, "Do you,
KnOW toat DOTJl I hr-lrnu a 11,1 mtraAlf a
imposing on me public, for we have
wurmsu out our own views very much,
and dicr ont morn lirnu than rn " tv. ..!.
eraV WaS tOO RP.nKitivA' J mnlrA, n-rnA
lecturer or take pleasure in appearing,
personally oeiore me public, as Dickens
a:a tt j . ....
mi . xit? UNMi uimv " r-i Annr r.ma lan--
ing; it is me most unsatisfactory thin
w xulo you can imagine, it my audience
does not anuland me I fWl mnrtifivl w.
cause I have failed to interest them. If
they annlanrl mn T fool i;v a mr.cf.i
X-X - , H
mountebank; it is equally uncomfortable
uuku ways. onemeia xeiegrapn.
Frnits In Japan.
"My wife and I have been in Yoko
hama seventeen years," said Thomas L.
Boag, "and we are going back to En
gland to live. Japan is a erood enonsrh
place to live in"
If you can't get away." nut in Mrs.
Boag. -
"The climate is pleasant, but it's only
a place to make money in. Old married'
people uch as we are can get alone, but
it's lonely for a young man. It isn't like
home."
1 here's not a fruit there fit to eat
except grapes," said Mrs. Boag, "and
they're woolly."
Yea, the grapes have a few hairs on
them, and they taste queer," admitted
Mr. Boag. "They have tried apples and
pears up in the northern part of the isl
and of Yeddo, and they are fine. But
the nearest thing to an apple in Yoko
hama is 'nashi,' which has meat like a
coarse pear and a flavor like nothing else
i know or. (Jhicago Tribune.
The Truth About the Fnieerm.
In "CurioUB Creatnrea in Zrmlncrv " Vw
John Ashton, .the unicorn familiar to
most people from the bottom of plates,
where it is represented tut enndnotinir a
perpetual clothes line fight with the
lion, gets a good deal of notoriety, and
travelers have sworn no hill and
dale that they have seen it, and that it
iookea something like a horse with a
long twisted horn coining out of the
middle of his forehead. The horn was
a sure antidote to poison, and Queen
Hiiizabetn naU one that was valued at
what would now be abont tlfiO OOO. Of
course it was the horn of a narwal, and
they got the story mixed with the rhi
noceros, which, according to the old cir
cus story, is an expensive ""imi, cost
ing piles and piles of money. Chicago
Tribune.
' Parasites or the Tiger.
In speaking of the minute parasites
which are found in the hairy part of a
tiger's foot, a scientist says: "They con
stitute one of the most wonderful curiosi
ties I know of in the animal world. The
parasites are so small as to be almost in
visible to he naked eye, and yet each is
a perfect counterpart of the tiger head,
ears, jaw, legs, claws, body, tail, all are
there. ' You may think this is a big
story, but look the subject up and see if
it is not so." New York Tribune.
Prepared Chalk for the Teeth.
In the care of the teeth as well as other
things, the- simplest thing is the best.
Buy a little prepared chalk, such as wo
men use on their faces, and a large soft
brush. : Dampen the brush, dip it in the
chalk and use twice a day, rinsing after
ward. Jf this is followed out for a week
I will guarantee it will whiten the worst
teeth and harden, the gums. Interview
in Chicago Tribune.
. Even Pliny.
- Pliny the great could see icings in
front of Tiis nose as well as afar oil. . "I
notice that the women rub the washing
in cold water," he wrote one day. "Let
them heat the water; and the alkali in
the soap will be freed and take far bet
ter effect" . And only . after that did
women . know how to wash. Detroit
Free Press.
Among historic rings is one said to be
Shakespeare's signet. Upon the seal,
entwined with a true lover's knot, are
the initials W. S. It was lost before his
death and found many years after by a
laborer's wife near Stratford church
yard. , This is the only authentic piece
of his personal property known to be in
existence.
- The use of face powder originated in
the fancy of a French mountebank, who
dredged his head with flour in order to
emphasize bis idiocy.
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