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THE COLUMBIAN.
TMlRf A M
DOLLIE.
Samuel Miuturn Peck.
She sports a witching gown
With a rumV up and lon
t n ti; skirt.
She is fceiitle, she! is shy;
liut t hero ? mischief in her eye.
She's a ill rt!
Sho displays a tuay glove,
And a dainty little love
Of a shoe;
And ho wears her hut a-t ilt
Over Italics that never wilt
III tlu- dew.
'Tis rufiii'i-e-l chocolate creams
Are the fahr c of her ilreauis
l?ut enough!
I know Leyond a doubt
That she carries them rtlnrnt
hi Jier muff.
A ith her dimples und htr curls
She exaj-erates the girls
IVst lielief ;
They hint that she's a" cat.
And delightful things liko that,
In their gre'.
It is shocking, I declare!
Hut wha. iln's I'ollie curt?
When the I call X
Come ftocking to her feet
Like the bees around a s.ve.-t
Little rose
Woodcock Mioolliii; In Loiiltlatiu.
t'iu.iiiiati Lihiiiier.l
Ae-e-ordimr to the I:itc Col. T. 15. Thorpe,
of New Orleans, a ino:-t 1: ui;il ami un
sportsmanlike practice .f wiixlcuck tire
hunting is practiced. In this i-noble pur
suit the actor, for he cannot he called a
hunter, has a fowling piece with two very
short barrels and a powde-r-fl.-isk that
will just mi a-ure a thimbleful. The shot,
which must Ik- of the smallest kind, is put
h o.-e in the right har.et side pockt t of the
ahiioting-jackct. The pointer you leave at
Louie, and cany along a darkey, ho is
anned w ith a sort of frame-work set on an
iron jkiIc, in the f mine-work there leing a
quantity of light wood that has Wen
chopped from pine knots.
Suddenly a whirring sound greets your
tars. The torch is lighted, and for -oine
moments your eyes are blinded by its
nickeling glare. At last it lights up a
circle that may lie twen'y or thirty feet in
diameter. The whirring sounds continue,
uiid you are oon aware that woodcocks
are all about your feet even, dodging into
the e'arkness. You toss in your thim
bleful of powder, pressing the wadding
down gently, pour shot enough into the
hollow of your hand and the away, the
range leing ten or fifteen feet. The birds
are frightened thoroughly i.ow. and are
hurrying, scurrying for dear life. " You
load and rire as quickly as possible, and in
two hours trhaps. you have shot thirty
birds. Sometimes the birds are so plenti
ful that they have lccn beaten down by
reeds, and, thus easily procured, were sold
in the streets of New Orleans for three
shillings a bushel.
.'ietlro kt riband.
Chicago Times.
A letter from Mexico says the briganels
are waking up to the fact that their occu
pation is gone, l'apid travel is bringing
them more surely Into the clutches of the
law. A gang of wreckers were pursued
und shot less than a mouth ago in the state
of I in ran go. The leader of the band was
well known to the -Mexican public by sight
and through a record of daring dt eds and
Mexdy crimes. Young and boyish in ap
pearance, handsome, dashing, and so brave
and I e!ved by the entire clan of eighteen
brigands that the identity of this chief was
never betrayed or suspected. The other
day the ru rales tracked them dow n, sent
tight bullets through the captain's heart,
and destroyed the w hole band, not leaving
one to tell the story. They then learned
that the handx-me- I audit lioy was only a
bit of such ssful masquerading, for when
the riddled sombrero was removed and the
bu'let -1 :i nt U: nktt thrown aside a
s-iiHj.e'y forni was revealed, and the aston
ished soldiers discovered that the leader
of their foes had been a woman.
In I he Aristocracy Kd ilea tod f
Eli Tel-kins' London letter.
I asked a professor of Oxford if the
English aristocracy were re-ally educated
hnd refined.
'.They are relimd. " he replied, ""hut not
educated. A titled student seldom studies
in college. The prince of Wales, when he
was in Christ college, didn't study, lie
hid private tutors to c ram him. It is
net good jtolicy to allow a duke or lord to
fail in his examination. They wouldn't
come here any more if we made them
Mudy too hard. So the aristocracy come
here, go through the forms of study, spend
a great deal of money, and are finally al
lowed to graduate.
.My guide at Oxford tells rue that the
titled sons of the aristocracy at Oxford aie
the most dis-olute young men in college.
"They have drunken revelries in their
rooms, which the professors wink at;
l hey gamble Sundays, and run off to Lon
don t meet variety actnses. Finally,
thev go through the form of graduating,
and go. home as ignorant as they came.''
lie AVas Too Pathetic.
A rkansa w Traveler.
Ballingbrook, " said the managing
editor, "you have given a great deal of
tstudv to the art of comjtosition, have- you
not?'" "Oh, yes, sir." Ballingbrook re
plied. "Did you notice how much pat ho
I threw iii that article, concerning the
diath of old Bagley?" "Yes, I noticed
it. In fact, I marked out the sorrow ful
colorings." "W'y, you have ruined the
article. "By the way, I think you'd
Letter take a" permanent lay -oil'. "Your
Italhos keeps us in tears all the time, and
notice that many of our subscribers take
the paper out to the grave-yard w here they
can weep in undisturbed sorrow. Mine is
a child like, happy disposition. Balling
brook, and it is not pleasant to have my
eyes constantly blinded by tears. Such a
powerful ten as yours should touch tin
paper lightly. I think that on can get
the position of toll-gate keeper out here on
the Bed Fork road. Good day. "
Popular Kind of Joke In Holland.
Translated for Life
Little Fritz O, pap, may I for ine not
from thy beard a pair of locks cut off?
Father What wilt thou therewith, my
child?
Little Fritz 3Iy rabbit mend from
whom has the Emma the tail outsnatched.
A Cool "Ad."
A Paris paper contains the following
cool advertisement: "Found, Sunday last",
a lace mitten embroidered with pear's. If
the person who lost it will be kind enough
to leave the other one at the oilice of this
paper, she will greatly oblige the jR-rson
who found the first!"
Flies aud IVIusqulto.
Exchange.
Paul Mayo, of Lausanne, Switzerland,
has discovered that the wings of the com
mon fly vibrate at the rate of liuO strokes
per fcecond, while the musquito makes his
wings go at the rate of 2,000 strokes per
second.
A MEXICAN ROMANCE.
It was in the month of March, in the
year 147, ami the licet of the I'niteel
States, with the army under Gen. Scott
on lioard, lay before the city of Vera Cruz.
All the morning the guns of the fleet had
mil red their shot upon the castle of San
Juan de L'lioa, which commanded the
city, and on the beach where the Mexican
army had gathered to oppose the landing
of the Americans. Finally, the hcay tire
drove the Mexicans from the beach", and
they retired to the castle and the city.
Then the boats of the ships were lo'wcred
away aud arranged themselves in a long
line" parallel with the beach. Soldiers,
sailors and marines filled the boats, ami in
the bows, all along the line, there stood a
sailor, with one foot on the gunwale, w ho
held a flag furled around the staff in his
hand. Not a sound was heard but the
splashing of the waves against the boats,
and all eyes were turned toward the t'ag
ship as the sailors la' on their oars await
ing the signal to advance. A little ball of
bunting sped up to the- masthead of the
flag ship, and then unrolling itself, spread
out into the watched-for signal. "Give
way!" The oars fell into the water from
end to end of the long line, as if moved by
one gigantic impulse, anil a race for the
shore was liegun. Finally, one of the
lxats grated eu the san. the sailor in t he
bows leaped to the leach, and amid wild
hurrahs unfurled the American flag on the
hostile shores of Mexico.
Among the officers in the boat which
first touched the shore that day was a
voting lieutenant of infantry named Ed
ward Ives.
In person the young lieutenant was of
medium height, and of slight but tirm
build, w ith light hair aud blue eyes. His
face was browned by exposure to we ather,
and his expression w as one of courage and
decision of character, lie was recently
graduated from West Point, and as yet
love, except that of kindred, was to him
but a name. In fact, though only '24,
Ives was kuown among the officers of his
regiment as "the bachelor," he having
announced to each of them in the "strict
est confidence'" that he considered all men
who got married slightly insane.
"Mr. Ives, " said the young lieutenant's
captain soon after the landing had been
eilecteel, "the colonel wants a scout made
in the direction of that house over yonder.
Take half a dozen men and go s,t. w hat
there is there and report to me. "
The house which Edward Ives ap
proached with his scouting party was
situated in a grove of palms and" giant
ferns, something over a mile from the
shore. At the main entrance of the house
stooel a wagon, in which some Indian serv
ants were loading the household effects of
the family. A tall .Mexican, of middle
age. wss superintending the operation.
and gesticulating'violentlv with his cane.
as he urged the Indians to greater efforts.
Near by stood a young girl of of sur
passing leautv. On her olive cheek there
was a warm flush, and her dark eyes were
hid beneath long, nark lashes. She -wore
a rpaniu mamma over ner neaei ami
shoulders, and altogether formed a most
charming picture.
1 he approach ef Lieut. Ives and his men
had. been so cautious that lie w as close to
the house before his presence was per
ceived. One of the Indians -aw him first,
and catching sight of the blue uniform,
uMerid an exclamation and tied precipi
tately, followed by all his companions.
I he .Mexican gentleman who had been
sypcrintending the loading of the wagon
tinned his head, anil, seeing that there
w as no escape, and no chance of success
tul resistance, stood proudlv waiting lor
the lieutenant to speak. His daughter
grasped her father's arm, and a pallor
overspread her face.
rear nothing, senor, said J. lent. Ives,
in Spanish. "1 have only come to see if
there are anv soldiers .concealed here
abouts. "
"Fear!" returned the Mexican. " We
do not fear northern invaders ami robbers.
We hate and despise them. "
Before the lieutenant had time io reply,
a soldier ran up and exclaimed:
"A party of Mexican cavalry are right
on us, sir: '
The w oids wt re scarcely out of his mouth
when, with clanking sa lues and jingling
spur, thiity horsemen dashed through the
tl.es.
The Americans made a desperate resist
ance, during which four of the Mexicans
were killed, but wire soon overpowered.
The young lieutenant fought bravely,
using his sword, until a sabre cut in his
sword arm forced him to desist.
Fri ni the wild and picturesque dress of
his captors Lieut. Ives saw that they were
a party of Mexican guerillas fierce and
cruel mi n, out of whose hands few escaped
alive.
The night was now falling, and the Mex
icans hurried their prisoners into the house.
The lamps were lighted in a large apart
ment, from which most of the furniture
had been removed, and the lead of the
band, a fierce-looking man of gigantic
stature, whose features showed clearly the
Indian blood that was in his veins, seated
himself in a chair, and, lighting a cigar
ette, ordered the prisoners to be brought
before him. The Americans who. with
their arms bound behind them, had been
huddled in one corner of the room, were
led to the captain of the guerillas, who
was spoken of by his subordinate us "El
Tigcre. "
"Ah, Senor Americano, " said El Tigcre,
addressing Lieut. Ives, "so you thought
to take Don Francisco and his daughter
captives, did you? If I am not mistaken
you were one of the cabelleros who leaped
so gallantly from the first boat of the in
vaders .hat landed to-day. I and my men
were lying behind a hammock near the
shore at the time and 1 covered you three
times with my carbine. Iam glad now
that I did not kill you then. 1 have you
now where I can shoot you at my leisure. "
"Nay," interposed Don Francico, who
was standing near, "these are prisoners of
war, captain, and must be treated as
uuh."
"Do not cross the path of the tiger in
his fury," replied the captain, with a dark
scowl." "Those are my prisoners, and
:-lc.li be dealt with as 1 see fit."
Lieut. Ives knew that his failure to
return from his scout would by this time
begin to excite apprehensions, and a
strong party would be sent out in search
of him. So great was his chagrin at hav
ing been surprised by the Mexicans, how
ever, that he really cared little whether he
was rescued or not.
During the conversation between Don
Francisco Monteverte and El Tigcre. the
don's daughter, Dolores, had stood close
beside her father. She had been fright
ened at first, but her ire was roused by
the manner in which the guerrilla chiel
had replied to her father, and she stood up
as proudly and defiantly as the don him
self. "
Lieut. Ives bad tied a handkerchief
lightly around his arm after he had la-en
wounded. The wound was now causing
him intense pain, and he was beg'nning to
fi el faint from loss of blood.
"1 fear neither tigers nor banditti, " said
Don Francisco, hotly, in reply to El
ligere's last remark. "I insist that these
men shall lie treated as prisoners of war.
"There's iust one ransom that will pur
chase them, Senor Don, " replied the chief,
"and that is the baud of your daughter
Dolores."
"Never!" exclaimed Don Francisco. "1
would rather see her married to that
young invader, much as I hate the whole
race of the Americanos, man to you.
Lieut. Ives, who was Ix-coining more
aud more impressed with the Donna
Dolores, thought to himself that the don's
alternate e would not be such a bad idea
after all.
"Well, we have no time to parley now.
said El Tigcre. "The Americanos will In;
dow n on us before we know it. 1 will
take my prisoners with me to a place of
sjilety. and in the morning they shall die.
At that moment the report of a musket
was heard outside the house, and El
Tigcre and his followers rushed to the
doors and windows in alarm. A party of
American soldiers was coming up to the
house on the double-quick, and the shot
had been tired bv one of. the Mexican
pickets to give warning of their approach.
The Mexicans ran to their horses, which
were tethered near the house, but before
thev could mouut the Americans were
uion them and a tierce hand-to-hand
struggle ensued. The prisoners, being
left unguarded, ran tut of the house, and
the thongs which hoard their hands being
cut by some who had come to their rescue
thev too ioined in the frav.
The moon, had now risen and looked
down through the palm trees and giant
ferns on the i-cene of tumult In-low. I he
don and his daughter stood in the chor
w ay loooking helplessly ou. To them it
mattered little which side won, for one
part was that of the invaders whom they
hated, and the other that of the banditti,
whom they feared. Donna Dolores, how
ever, secretly hoped that, which ever way
the conflict was decided, the handsome
young lieutenant (who had seized a sword
in his left and w as lighting as best he
could) would come out of the affray in
safety. In less time than it takes to tell
all this the Mexicans had either been killed
or put to tlight, and Don Francisco found
himself face to face with Capt. Kirkland,
who had commanded the rescuing party.
The captain was for- taking the
don a prisoner, charging him with
having been in league with the guerrillas,
and having brought about the capture of
Lieut. Ives and his men. The lieutenant,
however, warmly interceded for the don.
and told how he had stood Itetwecu El
Tigere and his prisoners a short time be
fore. On hearing this the captain I towed
low to the don ami thanked him in courte
ous phrases for w hat he had done, speak
ing all the time in English, however, of
which 1 on r rancisco understood never a.
word. Dolores, who had been educated
in England and spoke English perfectly,
translated the purport of the captain's
words to her father, and then turning a
gratefid look upon Lieut. Ives, gave her
hand to him. The young man bowed
low and pressed it to his lips. The hand
was. quicKiy witnurawn and me don
frowned, but the Donua Dolores smiled
and blushed. Thus they parted.
Days -and weeks passed. At length
Vera Cruz fell, and Gen. Scott began his
grand marc h for the capital. The great
-at tics which marked his passage of the
Cordilleras are matters of history. Finally
the day came when, over those causeways
which furnished a passage for the glitter
ing cavaliers of Cortcz, Quitman and
Worth stormed the gatts of the City of
Mexico. Lieut. Ives won m'uch of glory
in all the battles which led up to the final
victory, and in that last engagement re
ceived a serious wound which placed him
in the hospital. The hospital in which he
lay was within the city, and every day the
good sisters of charity, who ltestowed
their care alike on friend and foe. came
about, comforting the sick and giving
words of peace to the dying. One day
there came- to the hospital w ith one of the
sisters a novice, whose white veil showed
that she had not yet taken those solemn
vows w hich separated her from the world.
The sister c ame and stood by the bedside
of the wounded lieutenant, and with her
the no ice.
The oung man raised his eyes anel re
cognized in the novice Dolores Monte
verte. The recognition was mutual, and
Dolores vi-itcd the bedside of the lieuten
antevery day after that; he would have no
one else minister to him. And why should
she not? Had she not resolved to Ik- a
sister of c harity and spend her life in at
tending the sick? Her father had joined
the army, nm killed in battle, and she
was an orphan now. The result was tkat
when, after a month, Lieut. Ives was well
enough to return i the United States.
Dolores, reconsidering her determination
to enter a convent, went with him as his
bride, and Edw ard Ives w as no longer " the
bachelor" of his regiment.
The Ilntc-het Story In Sign Language.
1'1'he Argonaut.
An incident at the deaf and dumb
schools of Kendall Green at Washington,
affords a line, though slight, instance of
the curious modifications which the ideas
of the blind or deaf suffer, and whiclrtn
their thoroughness must be practically in
conceivable to persons who are whole. A
pupil was telling the familiar story of
Ge orge W asbington anel the ' cherry tre-e,
and wrote out the conclusion on the black
board thus: "He took his hatchet in his
le ft hand and told his father he diel it. "
"Why did he take his hatchet in his left
hand?" asked the teacher, surprised at the
expression; and the answer came
promptly, "Becmise he hael to use his
right hand to tell his father. "
ICxtcnt or the Pop-Corn Trade.
. New York Mail and Express.
The high price of corn has soine-what
discouraged the manufacturers of pop-;
corn, who are compelled to pay increase el
money for their product while disiwising of
their goods at almost the same ligures as'
obtained when corn was low. One manu-j
facturer in New York manufactures as
high as 70,000 pounds of pop-corn a year.:
He has now on hand a single contract for
shipping 1,000 barrels to London. Ship I
nieiits are made regularly to Hayti, France,!
Breslau, Berlin, Japan, China "and Italy.
The Italians prefer it to macaroni, anel are'
heavy consumers of pop-corn. "Many
physie-iuus, " said the pop-corn man, "are
recomnieueling the ir patients to use pop
corn as a cure for dyspepsia. " j
South American Revolution. j
A writer in The July Atlantic recalls
Mr. Edward Everett llale's rule for de-!
termining in advance the length of a
South American outbreak: "Multiply tin
age of the president by the number of
statute miles from the equator; divide by
the number of pages in the given consti
tuliem; the result will be the length of the
outbreak in clays. This formula include-s
an allowance for the heat of the climate,'
the zeal of the leader, and the verbosity of
the theorists. "
Norristown Herald: A Maryland man
has raised a lemon fifteen and a half
inches in ci"cumference. It Is estimated
that it will make SSO.OOO gallons of circus
Ivmonad
AN UNAMERICAN CUSTOM.
TIn-eKIvlns to Policemen, Bar ben
and Conductors.
New York Sun.
The disgusting custom of giving tip
has lately grown to be almeist as niucl
of an abuse in New York as in Londoi
or Paris. Everylxaly knows how wait
ers are feed. The feeing of polieemei
after an ordinary query is not yet com
nion here in the daytime, though it h
by no means unusual for a man to dro
a quarter into the hand of a ixliceman
if he exerts himself in his interest al
night. Many of them receive regulai
tips from men who habitually struggle
home at 3o-lock in the morning frotr
their clubs.'
Tipping the barber is now an absolute
necessity in some shops. A recent suil
in the Jefferson Market police courl
brought to light the fact that barbers
habitually scrape the customers who dc
not feo them. Scraping is a form ol
crime only too familiar te all men whe
shave. When, a man gees to a barber's
chair the first time he is greeted with
great cordiality. The barber make
some remark alxmt the weather, rube
his victim's chin affectionately, tucks
the cloth in about his neck nicely, and
shaves him with great care. If the cus
tomer gives him the 10 cents change he.
will be greeted effusively by the barber,
and addressed as an old friend, when he
next enters the shop. If he drops the
money in his own pex'ket and walks out,
woe be unto him if he ever falls into
that barber's clutches again.
The elevator boy in the hotel or apart
ment house, or a big down-town build
ing, will always remember your name,
the number of your room, and hold tht
elevator for you while you hurry down
the corridor, if you tip him. Yer
many men do it. Those who do not
find that people who come to see them
do not readily find their rooms, and that
letters left with the elevator boy are not
promptly delivered. Besides, the loy
finds it difficult to remember what tini
they went out anel when" they are ex
pected back. An occasional coin
smooths it all, however.
It has long been the custom to fee the
driver of a stage when one clambers to
the roof for a smoke. It is also cus
tomary to a small extent for passengers
to pass their fare to the driver through
the pige?on hole on the roof of the stage.
This is the money which rightfully be
longs in the box. The driver testifies
his appreciation of this by stopping the
stage near the gutter when the fee-giver
alights, or driving toward him when he
boards his stage again.
Occasionally one sees a passenger fee
the conductor of the street car by telling
him to keep the change from a" 10 -cent
piece or by dropping a coin in his hand
as a retainer, to insure being told when
the car arrives at a particular street.
The housemaid in a particular family
in New York, ten or lifteen years ngej,
re-garded a tip as a rare and unusual
thing. Many girls who were out at ser
vice, and who had come in from sur
rounding villages to work in New York,
would have, refused if a fee had been of-fe-ivd.
This was particularly the case
with American girls. This sort of thing
has quite passed away with the intro
duction of French maids, anel now all
the members of the household corps,
from the butler to the cook, will jump at
a fee. A man easily learns that a coin
left in the hand of a girl who opens the
door will i: sure a prompt delivery of a
card or a bouquet and any message
which may accompany i.
The solemn and uncommunicative man
at the stage door of a theatre almost ikv
mands a tip before a visitor can pass be
hind the scenes, no matter what his er
rand may be or however indisputable
his right. He expects a tip as a matter
of course, and is so thoroughly accus
tomcel that he? doesn't even deign to give
thanks for the gratuity. Even clerks
and messenger Itoys in some of the great
stores acce-pt gratuities with alacrity.
A 71 on key College.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
"The latest thing in educational news,"
said a naturalist to an Enepiirer writer,
'is the college of monkeys, in London.
Half a dozen evolutionistsaud naturalists
of the very aelvaneeel school are attempt
ing to teach monkeys te talk or expross
their wants. The 'method is at first by
letter blocks. A block alphabet, in
which the letters are all distinctly
colored, is arranged before the
monkey stuele-nt, which is first
taught to select soine? simple word,
as pie and when he picks out
the let ten. ami forms the worel he is
given a piece of pie, so there is a con
stant incentive te learn, the prizes all
being bread and butter, so to speak."
"Anel what are the; results?" asked the
visitor. "They have not been divulged
yet," was the reply, "but one of the
authors of the scheme states that there
is to be a public exhibition in June,
when the monkeys can be heard for
themselves. if a pig can be taught so
many wonderful tilings, I seo no reason
why a monkey shemlel not. It is ac
knowleelged that ants have a language
and talk to one.' another, and that the
light of some insects is u.senl as a means
of communication between them, so why
not other and higher animals?
Ilea uty and I lie ttuttoit.
iHtu i.'ngtoii Ilawke-ye.
The girl w ith seif r gray eves and rip
pling brown b.iir, whe) walkeel all over
your poor.Hiittcnng heart at the chanty
ball, has jut finished a crazy quilt con
taining LOGi piece's of necktie-sand hat-
linings, put together with 21,390
stitches. . And her ioeir old father
fastens on his suspenders with a long
nail, a piece etf twine, a sharp stick, and
one regularly ordained button.
- NnuicM It .cltli.
f-Vienf ilie Exchange.
Minis. .1. I'. Houzen has attemoted to
prove that an obje'et which has been oc
casionally seen since lt$i2, and which
some asimnoiue-'rs have regarded as a
satellite ef Venus, is reallv a little planet
revolving about the sun between Venus
and the earth. lie names it JNeith.
Col. F. W. Parker: Every child is a
born naturalist, anel Goel has implanted
curiosity as the basis of the child's na
ture', and, uncle r the' idea of freedom, the
discovery' of truth is the first object
sought.
G. M. Aelam: ratriotism requires that
man shall w ork for his country and fel
low-men as he works for himself.
At the Siege of Atlanta.
Philadelphia Times.
For some time tiefore the arrival of
our army in front of the handsome city
of Atlanta, a large number of men had
been engaged in preparing its defenses.
Competent engineers had planned the
works, and there was an abunelance of
cannon and gunjiowder. The southern
people had been slow to believe that the
Union soldiers would be able to pene
trate so far into the south, and it was
only when they came knocking at the
doors that they could be brought to real
ize such was really the case. When this
was found to be true, however, the work
was pushed on apace. Ne'groes were
brought in from all directions, anel made
to work night anel clay until the defenses
assumed a form that would last for
years. Too much was done upon them,
perhaps, and they held our troops eff
well enough, never having been carried
by assault. This was the aim of the
Confederate engineers, no doubt, but
our general-in-chief was too wise to at
tempt to carry them at once, and gained
them eventually by cutting off supplies.
Nothing could exceed the Iteauty of the
nights during the siege, ami there was
uo suffering on account of cold. The
men wovld lie down anywhere with
their singly blanket and rest comfortably.
Ordinarily, however, two men slept to
gether; anel were able to have one blanket
above and another underneath them.
So they rested, talking sometimes well
into the night anel tt other times so
much fatigued that they dropped asleep
as soon as the blankets were laid down.
They were not over-particular, and with
a gooel parapet te shield thein against
cannon-shot, what more had the-y tej ask?
The1' ate their rations of peirk and
hard bread with the greatest relish, and
made coffee; in their tin ejuart cups the
handle's being riveted em so that they
could not drop off when the solder' was
melted. On marehes the ine-n were
Ioade.nl down with rifle, spade, blanket,
cartridge-box, havcrsaek. belts, and
bayonet-scabbard. But the marches
were very short ones, ami the column
moved at a snail's pace.
Some of the men bore pickaxes d
the way they would make the dirt tiy
when they halt id was something
wonderful. Soon the breastwork
was raised sufficiently to shelter
them, when trees were cut down and
placed on the tops, securely he Id in place
by crotches and sharpened stakes cross
ing each other. The men became very
expert in putting up these kind of she-l-ters,
anl could burrow almost as readily
as badgers. Stern necessity had taught
them a great many things, one of which
was the way to protect themselves, and
they eliel it very we'll indeed. Some
times, however, the Confederates made
their appearance unexpectedly, in some
quarter, where then was a struggle for
mastery fearful to behold. The two
Armies became mixed toge-ther in a wild
fight that was carried on w ith the most
deadly purpose, but it was seem over,
when there was comparative calm.
IVoblemen lor litre.
London Letter.
The saying that an Englishman dearly
loves a lord has become proverbial, and
hence a good many memlH-rs of the aris
tocracy, devoid alike ef cash or charac
ters, are always found re-ady to letiel
their names to .more or less doubtful
financial enterprise's. Of cjurse in this
category 1 de not include noblemen of
the standing of the duke of Sutherland,
the earl of Bessborough, Sir David (Jeioch.
Lord Claud Hamilton, the earl of Wharn-
cliffe, and many other men of title.
who own large interests nr the com
panies that the" are connected with ami
are excellent and thoroughly honorable
men of business. The class I refe'r to
are known as "Guinea pigs," as they
find the guineas paid them each time
they attend a board meeting, a welcome
addition to the scanty incomes on which
they manage to make so brave an ap-H'aranc-e
in the fashionable world.
One lord I knew some years ago who
was always ready to preside at an en
tertainment er public meeting of any
sort or for any object, for a fee of $10,
and this octogenarian brothe-r of one
duke anel uncle of another was always
very particular in securing his fee be
fore he took his seat on the platfeirm.
It is so notorious hat many of these
lorels, baronets, knights ami connections
of pe-ers of the realm elo jiot take the
smallest trouble to inquire into the ante
cedents and standing of the promoters of
the schemes to which they so willingly
lenel the weight of their noble name's.
All they insist on is that they receive
their fee's regularly and they neither
know nor care how many thousands of
pounds are lost annually by the unfortu
nate investors who find out tern late that
the.se noble names are but broken reeds
to rest confidence upoa.
Jat-kon' Democracy.
Nashville Banner.
John Cryer, a mason, was on several
occasions engaged to build chimneys at
the flermitage, aud while at work often
observed the most refined and wealthy
people of Nashville coming to visit
the general anel his wife. The gooel
mason, having more or less of mortar
ornamenting his clothes, would say to
Jackson that ho "would not go to the
first table to eat;" that he "was not fit
to apear in such elegant company."
The general always replied, "You
must goto the first table, sir; laboring
men etught te be as highly honored as
any men in the community, for the sup
Krt of the- world depends on the labor.
I will see that you are treated with
proper ivpet-t at my table."
This story is certainly to the credit of
Jackson's democracy, however it may be
as te his social graces. Cryer, freepuently,
laughing, saicl that he had been more
hemorcd than any man in the world, for
President Jackson had frequently waited
on him and brought him brick and mor
tar when his regular attendant was out
of the way.
Graham Flour.
rExchanco.l
The graham Hour manufacture! these
days is not as nutritious as some jwople
suppose. The bran in the hour is what
kills its beneficial effects. There is no
more nutriment in the bran than thcr
is in a piece of flint. The habitual use
of graham flour lessens stomachic ,4ind
intestinal energy, and the drain on the
system is enormous.
It is better wisdom to fix thing! than
to take thc-m as tkey come.
A NEW DISCOVERT.
The Art of Photo-Lithography To Be
Itevolutlonlzed.
Atlanta (Oa.) Cor. New York Telegram.
A discovery that is destined to revo
lutionize the present method of photo
lithographing has been made by Mr.
John lido Kamsdell, of this city" Mr.
Kamsdell is ttie editor and proprietor, as
well as the artist, printer and litho
grapher, of the well-known southern il
lustrated weekly paper, The Cracker.
"The new invention," says Mr. Clark
Howell, scientific editor of The Constitu
tion, "will introduce into the art of print
ing possibilities never yet dreamed
of." The discovery is the result of
several months' patient study and ex
perimenting, jt is wonderfully simple,
and the results attained are pesitively
marvelous. In the presence of a small
company of journalist eseeially in
vited te test the invention, Mr. Kams
dell exhibited the entire process which
he has perfected.
A fine; steel engraving, a froutisjfiece
in one ef the leading magazines, was se
lected as the picture to be reproduced,
The effects of light and shade were es
pecially delicate, and it was thought the
new process might fail to bring these
out in their original perfection. The
experts' looked at their watches it
lacked three minutes ef 1 o'clock. Mr.
Kamsdell sliprted off his coat, rolle'el up
his sleeves, and at the given signal the
engraving was torn quickly and dex
trously from the liook and plunged into
a big "bath," the ingredients of which
at present remain a profound secret.
In nine sei'einds it was removed, placed
en a large? pie'ee of glass, and a printer's
ge.-latine roller, covered with ordinary
printer's ink, was passed over it a few
time's. The paper was then lifted from
the smexjth glass surface and placed
upon the lithographing stone, and the
"impression" was made;. The acids were
applied, the stone was completed in a
few seconds, and after a moment's ad
justment ef the machinery the press be
gan throwing off the fac-simile-s. Tbo
e.erts looked, at thi'ir watches again
it was one minute after 1. The entire
proevss had l-ee-p successfully accom
plished m just four minutes.
The process is so exceedingly simple
that any boy of 14 can do all the
work just as well as an expert photo
lithographer could de it.
Mr. Kamsdell has filed an application
for le-tters patent, and has organized a
company of wealthy Atlanta capitalists
to push the introduction ' of the inven
tion. A ev and Slrauge Dlseaene.
IjoikIoii Medical Record.
Attention has lately been drawn in
one' ef uur medical contemporaries to a
disease ine-t with in Siberia known in
Kassia by the name of "miryachit."
The person affected seems compelled to
imitate anything he hears or sees, and
an inte-resting account is given of a
steward, who was reduced to a perfect
state of misery by his inability to avoid
imitating everything he heard anel saw.
One day the captain of the steamer, run
ning up to him, suddenly clapping his
huuds at the same time, accidentally
slipped and fell hard on the deck. Without
having been touched; the steward in
stantly clapped his hands and shouted;
then, in helpless imitation, he, too, fell
as hard a;ul almost piecisely in the same
manner and position as the captain.
This disease has bceti met with in Java,
where it is known as "lata." In the
case of a female se rvant who had the
same irresistible tendency to imitate,
one day at de-ssi-t her mistress, wishing
to exhibit this jieculianty, and catching
the wemian's eve, suddenly reached
across the table, and seizing a large
French plum, made pretense to swallow
it whole;. The woman4 rushed at the
dish and put a plum in her mouth, and,
after severe choking and semi-asphyxia,
succeeded in swallowing it, but her uns
tress neve tried the experiment again.
A Cautious Purchaser.
New York Sun.
"1 was re'commcnded he-re bv a frie-nd,"
said a sendy-looking man, as he entered
a elrug stoiv, "who tolel me that you
diel a very large business, and that any
purchases 1 might want to make? e-ould
be effected on reasonable terms."
"Ye's, . sjr; certainly, sir. We have
built up a very large traele by faithful
attcntiem to business, and by honest ef
forts to please our numerous customers."
"Such a line of policy,'! take it," said
the seedy-looking man, gazing at the
proprietor with an air of great confi
dence', "contains the essential e lements
of comine-ivial success. A conseie-ntious
consideration fetr the wants of one's e-us-
tomef's, while, at the same; time, a
proper observance of what is due one's
self, will win in the long run. I am a
professional man myself, but I take con
siderable pride in stating that I am,
nevertheless, a practical man, and pos
sessed of practical ideas."
"Cneloubteellv, sir, undoubteellv," re
sponded the druggist, rubbing his hands,
expectantly: "and now what can we do
for you, sir?"
i ou mav give mea2-cent postage
stamp, if you please."
The lfet Taste.
Chronicle fc Undertones."
I don't believe that man is the highest
order of animal. A horse ire-ts
up in its stall. shakes itself.
and walks eut to its daily toil.
Cows seem to keep themselves cleaner
than some men anel look a great deal
lietter. Birds are asa'rule a mixle-1 of
neatness. Fishes are always dainty. But
a man has to lexrk his bed-room dxir,
dress himself, adorn his figure,
brush his hair and fix himself up
heforo he can go out anel face his fellow-
man, and after all he is only an imita
tion. The; Creator left him te elo for
himself what nature does fr the ani
mals and nature has always the lcst
taste.
i
F. Harold Williams: A blameless per
son is all very well in a book, to point a
moral or adorn a tale, but in.real life ho
is distinctly disagreeable, bcea';so he is
so different from every one else.
Louisville Courier-Journal: The New
York Journal says that "the man in the
moon is economical. lie has ,to be.
Everything up there is so high.
The new mode in Paris of disiosing
of babies not needed is to take them to
church aud leave them under seat.
One of the Gettysburg Slorlew.
Cor. Watorbury (Conn.) American.
While in Gettysburg last week I had un
interview with 5lrs. Peter Thorn, w ho was
in Gettysburg at the time of the battle
there, anel was told by her the following,
which I think has never yet been .printed.
The story has been corroborated by a num
ber of the people of that place, and l have
every reason to believe U to uc true.
Mrs. 1 horn lived m ttie house at ine en
trance of the Borough cemetery. The
house was used as headejuartcrs by Gen.
O. O. Howard. Mrs. Thorn's husband
was away from home at that time (serving
in the One Huuelred and Forty-eighth regi
ment of Pennsylvania volunteers, and sta- -tioned
in Virginia), leaving her with two
quite young children.
IJuring the nrst day or the right ucu.
Howard wanted some one to show hint v
and tell him about the different road
leading from Gettysburg, and asked a
number of men and" boys who were in the
cellar of t. house to ccv witn uim
and point them out. But these person
were all fearful, and refused to go. Then
Mrs. Thorn showed her courage and pa
triotism by voluntarily offering to show
the roads. This offer was at first re
fused by Gen. Howard, who saiel he did
not wish a woman t do what men hael
not the courage to do. Mrs. Thorn per
sisted in her offer, saying: "Somebody
must show you, and I can do it. I was
born and brought up about here and know
the roads as well as anylioeiy. " Her offer
was accepted, and with the general and
his horse between her and the fire of the
enemy, Mrs. Thorn went from one place
to another pointing out the different roaels.
YV hen passing along the line or troops
the general was greeted with: "Why do
you take a woman for a guide? This is
no place for her. "1 know it, sala tno
officer, " but I could not ge-t a man to
come; they were all afraid. " This answer
to them started cheers for Mrs. Thorn,
which lasted several minutes, and showed
that our soldiers admired the courage
shown at such a time.
Chair Instead of Pews.
Chicago Times.
A modern idea for making sinners com
fortable when they go to church is ad
vanced by a New York dealer in church
deeoratiems and furnishings. It is to have
single chairs, such as are used in theaters,
substituted for pews in our houses of
worship. 1 hev are alreaely in use in the
gallery of the Collegiate Reformed church
in JNew lork. He says In advocacy ol
his plan: "Chair backs are more agreeable
to the eye than the straight lines of a pew
bac k; they prevent crowding: er ch chair
has a book-rack, a hat-rack, and a f oot-rct,
anel some have plac es for canes, umbrellas,
and parasols; they give better cash returns
than iiews. .Many who do not want whole
pews hesitate about hiring parts of pews.
When a church is seated with chairs each
member of a family hires a seat. Single
men anel women hire seats. As a matter
of actual experience, churches that have
substituted chairs for pews have obtained
permanent increase of income from the
sittings of from CO to 80 per cent. That
means, of course, greatly increased at
tendance. People who elesire to be very
exclusive hire an entire row of seats. "
Billiards Set to JTIuslc.
Feck's Sun.
Patti's billiard table, and her achieve
ments as a player are spoken of quite fre
quently at present. The table is'of carved
mahogany, inlaid w ith mother-of-pearl and
brass, with bronze medallions fixed to its
sieles and ends, anel cost $2,500. The
maker was askeel: "Is there any truth in
the stories about Patti's achievement as a
billiardist?" "O, yes, she plays quite a
gcxd game. In one of her games with
LMon sdie made a run of eighteen at three
ball caroms, which is quite a respectable
showing for any player at that game. "
"Who taught her to play?" ."Her own
Xicolini. He is an enthusiast, and carries
about a hundred fancy cues with him iu
his tours. " Here is a chance for some en
terprising playwright to produce an oj)eru
with a game of billiards set to music, iu
which Patti can take the cake, and prob
ably the bakery. Imagine the beautiful
cautatrice, in suitable costume, dextrously
manipulating the ivories, and waxing her
opponent, the heavy villain, with the poor
but favored lover et. al. as spectators aud
chorus. It would be immense.
Tom Cor will's Anecdote.
Teiledo Blade.
The "c hange of base" by politicians aud
by political parties, who all the while claim
not to have shifted their positions, was il
lustrated in eleba'e by Tom Corwin by the
following anecdote: "Many j-cars pre
vious," he said, "when silk goeds were
scarce and dear, nn olel lady in Oldo pur
chased a pair of black jsilk stockings.
Being very proud of this addition to her
dress, she wore them frequently until they
become ejuite worn out; as often, however,
as a hole apteared In these choice articles,
she very carefully darned it up; but for
this purpose, having ne silk, she was
obliged to use white yarn. She usually
appropriated Saturday evening to this ex
ercise. Finally, she had darned them so
mueh that ueit a single particle of the
original material or color remained. Y'et
such was the,force of habit with her, that
as often as Saturday evening came she
would say to he r granddaughter: 'Anny,
bring ine'iny silk stockings.' "
Mexican Street-Cars.
Steele's "Mexico."
All Mexico is street car crazy, but the
most remarkable branch of the "tram via"
system undoubtedly will lie found in op
eration at Traccatecos. Its grade up to
the railroad staiion is something near 8 per
cent., jfnel on the opposite side of the town
about 0 per cent Through these narrow
and crowded streets six good-sized mules
to the car are made to go at a keen gallop.
There are two drivers, a brakeman and
two conductors, besides, I think, a mau
whose extra official functions are some
how connected with the mangement of a
long whip. Once at the top of the hill,
the mules are taken off and the car it
turneel loose, laelen with passengers, run
ning down the steep incline at something
like twenty miles an hour.
Sell-Assertion.
Helen Willmana in Chicago Express.
Strike out boldly for yourself. Stand
squarely upon your feet. Neither beg nor
borrow. Pursue your own Hue of origi
nal thought, asking permission' of no one,
seeking endorsement of no ote, leaving
results to take care of themselves. Fine!
out by actual experiment the inherent
strength of your own creativeness, and let
this strength stand as the measure of your
manhood before the world.
The TIautle of Forrest.
Commercial Gazette.
Amateur tragedians-Yes, sir. I claim
that the mantle of Forrest has fallen on my
shoulders.
L'nsympathizing stranger Indeeel! how
you must suffer!
Tragedian Suffer?
Stranger Yes, it fell from euch a height,
you know.