MODERN MIRACLE WORKERS.
The Host Famous Rich Pricstcsa of
the ilnliutinny, mid
Uystcrious Miracle Worker
of tho
Is'liictccnth Century.
Reported to Have Ended the Strugglo
Against tho Supernatural. -
k Rcninrknblo Woman and a No Less
Rcnuirkuljlo Career,
In tlio Connlrlcs of tlio World, America In
cluded. Teats Which It Is Claimed Can bo Accom
plished by the Kxerclse of Will rower.
Specat Correnixmdtnct.
Nisw YoiiK Cirr, Sopt. 1C, 1885.
Calling nt tho house of a friend n
ow evenings inco, a letter roeeived
Hint day from India was road to nit',
emit i ning among other things this
Riiiiniiiici'iiient:
Madam Blavatsky is endeavoring
to regain hur hoallh in Europe, after
Inning resigned here. Her health Is
20 poor that we are afraid sho will
ritvi r be able to undertake tho work
ngnin."
Who's Madam Blavatsky? What's
:Im work?
l; .Hi are conundrums which liavo
m'.;i d tho head of some of tho wis
l it investigators of the world, for
Madam Blavatsky is known from Dan
to Boer heba, and from tho steppes of
Huia to the bungalows of India, In
- 1 1 . f . n ir the streets of Now York, Lou
iuii, Paris, Berlin, etc., as a rcniark
ii lo woman in many respects and a
r.ddlo difficult to solve.
MADAM IIKLOISR 1. ULAVATSKV.
Her history would 1111 a book or two
witli interesting matter, and from hor
dwu life she could spare enough ad
venture to wreck half a dozen ordin
ary families and still ha' j sufficient
loit to siuisly Mnbiui v hailor, or
Company C" I Seventh Regiment.
Mndam BIuVi.'Mky was born in Rus
sia Bouiotlmo during tlio present cent
ury, while 1900 was in its teens, it is
said, and came ol a noble family. Sim
was a countess in her own right and
as countesses don't have much to say
about tho disposition of their lives in
Russia, she was married at the early
Rge of sixteen or seventeen to a noble
old mnn of ovor oighty Russian win
ters. Tlioy havo pretty tough winters
in Russia and eighty of them go a long
way in making a noble old man unat
tractive as a bridegroom, or a hus
band. A few more winters passed by,
and Mr. Ulnvatsky waa gathered io
his fathers and mothers in the hotter
laud, leaving his young wife childless
Mid alone on her estates, but with a
desire to know more of tlio world
about her than soemed consistent in
Russia, and sho emigrated to India,
Egypt, Syria, and other eastern coun
tries in search of all that was known
mid much that was unknown, succeed
ed in gathering together considerable
of both, and especially of the unknown
or supernatural, ltolng a countess
still and possessed of means, she
dolved among the oracles with all the
freedom which a knowledge of six
languages allowed, for sho was a thor
.uuglily educated woman and hor heart
was in tho work. Allot' several years
itudy of thu ancient magie art, in
these countries, during which tiiiio.-ho
corresponded for several papers in
several languages, among them the
Moscow Gazette, one or the principal
papers of Russia and under the imme
diate na;s of tlio Czar, tho British
government became suspicions of hor,
und deeuled that sho was a Russian
py, and it is understood ordered her
out of India, or at least made it so un
pleasant that she decided to become a
citizen of the United States so that she
could pursue her researches without
fear of molestation or suspicion from
tho Britt sh government in India. To
do this sho had to live in this country
for the allotted time, and also give up
hor possessions in Russia and hur title.
Wo present hor coift of arms below,
the principal feature of which is a ser
pent endeavoring to bite his tall under
i crown.
1U.AVATS1CY COAT OV AllMS.
So Madam Blavatsky came to New
York to lho out thu time required, mid
whllo hero became known lo famu as
tho representative of a theory at onoo
startling and novel the will power
theory, by which it is claimed by her
that iniruules could bo performed it
you only know how to use tlio foreo
within you, and that this was tho true
cause of much of tho phenomena at
tributed to spirits by a largo class of
believers hi spiritualism. By this
theory sho drew down upon "herself
tho wrath of spiritualists generally,
Who looked upon her us a medium,
und upon hor performance as tlio di
rect result of unseen but active spirits
Who hovered about her to do her bid
ding, One of tho many mysterious things
Madam Blavatsky could do was to
ywd scaled lotlerj, aud underscore
tWm
certain linos in tho letter witli red ink.
which wero not underscored before,
but which appeared so when tho lot
ters wore opened. This sho lias done
on several occasions to tho surprise ol
"or auditors who nnd produced the
loiters.
Another favorito nmusemont witli
her was to allow persons to ask foi
some nrtlclo that they wanted, and
then hand it to them from open spaco,
simply tuKing it irom tho air, as it
wero, and a highly reputable lady
known to tho writer, who had invited
tho Madam to dinner at hor houso,
vouches for tlio following. Tho lady
had heard a groat deal aoout Madam
Blavatsky in Europe, and wished to
see somo of tho wonderful things that
sho hud hoard of, and. so invited hoi
to stay at hor houso for n timo.
Madam came, but was anxious to re
turn to India, and was about to hurrv
oil' when she found a handkerchief in
ono of tho lady's rooms with a written
mepmgo from ono of the Mahatmas
upon i', lolling her that sho could stay
a lw davs longer. This message was
supposed to cuiuo from tlio Thibetan
mountain;, and from one of the mys
tenons race known ns (he Mahatmas,
who aro said to have solved the arts
of magic to perfection, and who
dwell in the mountains of Thibet,
apart from the haunts of ordinary
men, and whom Madam Blavatsky
oamo across in hor wanderings after
hidden knowledge. Tho tribe it seems
adopt I'd hor as their chosen high
priestess to communicate some ol
thoir spirits lore to the mundane world,
and messages dropped out of space
from thnm, written upon handker
chiefs in a strange tongue, when they
had anything particularly special to
command. Upon receipt of this hand.
Iternh of message Madam decided lo
stay awhile, ami tho lady having sums
doubts upon the message phouomonu,
but wishing tome tests, invited one or
two particular frond to dinner, and
then suggostod that some phenomena
should bo given thai would soem con
clusive evidence to all
present that
, liailitui really possessed
Hiinornatural
powers
What shall 1 do?"
said
Madam.
"Briu mo somothing," said the
lady. "Bring nio n teapot, or a cruet
stand." Madam put hor hands out and sot
a curiously shaped teapot on tho table
before tho astonished guests and tlie
lad)'. Seeing this, ono of tho gentlo
inoii present bogged for somothing to
bo given him as a memento.
'What will vou havoP"
"(live me a tobacco pouch or a card
case," said iho gentleman.
"(lo into lho hull ami look in youi
overcoat pouuut," said tho -Madam.
Ho went and returned with a card
case containing tho Hiirnaturo of one
of his Iriends, which iiad been found
in ills coat pocket. At another time
before iter departure, as a test to the
lady and a friend, Madam changed hei
complexion, the color of her skin and
of her liair before thoir eyes, without
moving hor hands, the lino of night
settling over hor features until hoi
skin and hair wero as dark as a mu
lattos, ami thou slowly changed back
again to hor natural color.
In appoaraneo Madam was very
lloshy, with sharp, bright grey eyes,
very large, light brown wavy hair,
double chin, aud looked almost square,
as she dressed in a very peculiar fusli
ion, in a sort of robe, novor tight lit
ting, but falling loosely around her,
anil without sleeves, "so that pooplo
wouldn't think she kept things up hot
sleeves, as sho claimed, but as some
thought to show to best advantage
very comely hand and arm. Sho had
a habit of looking a person straight in
tlio oyos'with those great orbs of hers
until ono became very uncomfortably,
especially if of an excitable nature,
and might readily believe that e
Maliatnui or the Old Harry was lay
ing a spell around them. Shu played
linoiy on the piano, spoico and wrote
in six different languages, and was no
moan correspondent or writer, having
received as much its $100 per moiitii
for hor correspondence. She wrote
tho olaboratu work "Isis Unveiled,"
in two largo volumes, winch lias beet:
translated into one or two languages
1 believe, and which is a highly intei
estmg work for those who appreciate
tho invstical, but which is tuo intri
cate fertile tastes of uneducated mor
tals.
it was during Madam's stay in Now
York that tho new Thoosophioul so
ciety was formed in hur parlors on
Eighth Avenue, u society which since
has spread its theories over many coun
tries, and which was organized tu
look up everything mysterious in mar.
and nature, from magnetism and
magie to spirit ruppings aud ghosts,
and it was tho work as Secretary ol
this society that the letter referred to.
Tho headquarters are at Madras,
India, with branches in all countries,
mid they are said to havo unearthed
considerable magical lore, and heard
frequently aud to thu po ul from the
mysterious Mahatm.is.
The late pies dent of tho Socioty,
now resigned, wo understand, was
onu of tho converts of Madam while in
Now York, and boars tlio title of Col.
II. S. Olcott, lie is a groat investiga
tor, aud from his faculty of gutting at
tho bottom ot things, was sunt lo in
vestigate tho Madam bv ono of oui
daily papers, Ho investigated, but
instead ot writing up u condemnatory
article, as was expected of him, lie'
caino u convert to the Madam's
COL. It, 8. OLCOTT.
bo
iiof, and tho manner of it ns describod
by himself is to say tho least sin
gular. Tho Colonel says that ono night
while meditating deeply upon tho
strange problems of Oriental lore as
thought b tho Madam, undecided
Hid doubtful, wishing to know more,
but doubting tho Mahatmas and their
power, and wrestling in spirit with tho
Drdinnry judgment of the world and
the mysterious things iio had seen, he
suddonly became aware of tiio pres
ence of a niystorious visitant in his
room, and turning around found him
self face to face with a vencrablo On
;ntal. Intuitively he knew that bo
foro him stood one of lho Mahatmas,
who had taken tills long journey to
Now York for the purpose of convinc
ing him of the truth of tho cnuso.
Over mountains and oceans ho had
sped, and was not weary, bat entered
n to conversation with tho Colonel and
sndeavored to win him ovor, and in
half an hour had succeeded in eon
rinc'ng him that tho teachings of
Madam were not tho offspring of
ught but truth, that tho Mahatmas
existed, that tiiey posse -sod magical
powers, aud that it was li s duty to
.nvcsligato further. Then the strange
vis tarn turned to go. But tho Colo
ool wanted soma proof that this was
lot nil a dream, an illusion bom of the
night
w ould vou not before you go leave
mo some tangiblo proof of your pros-
eueo," lie said, "give mo something
that I can touch and handle."
The Mnhatma & nn led kindly, and
moving his turbnu from his shadow v
bead, wrought a niarvol then and
there. He materialized tho turban in
his hands, nnd while Col. Olcott
watched it slowly change from shad
ow to substance, from a spectral tur
ban to a substantial one, lho spirit
first placed it on its head, then handed
It lo (Jo i. Ulcotr, and vanished into
space, loav.ng this tostimony or his
presence. Tno turban was neror
parted with, and is still preserved as
! a memento by the (Jolonoi, who has
I since become an adept m the mvsto
! nous art tlnough Irs rescaiches, and
can now por.orm miracles in certain
directions, of ins own, and attributes
it all to will power, and s:i3's that any
body with a strong will can perform
thoni with sulliciont practioo nnd
Btudy.
Tlio same Miihattna appeared lo tho
Colonel just boforo a visit to England
last year, and encircling tho palm of
one of his hands witli n forefinger, a
letter slowly materialized in his palm,
done iii in Chinese silk, aud addressed
lo a Mr. Siniiotl, in London, where
Col. Olcott was going, tho gentleman
boing one of tho parties ho wished to
sec. ' J'lio Colonel claims lo havo per
formed, by tho forco of ids will, aid
ed b' knowledge, as many ns 8,000
plienomeiias in thirteen months, and
as lie lias been in the field for some
ten years, has quite a list behind him.
Uno of tho feats which gave Madam
Blavatsky a wide reputation in India,
ami which was published far and
wide, was tho following: She was at
tending a dinner party given by a
member ot tho government at Simla,
on the slopo of tlio Himalayas, a sort
ot resort whore meinbors ol tho gov
ernment go during the hot season at
Bengal. During dinner tlio hostess
admired a locket worn by ono of tlio
guests, stating that it was something
like one sho had lost m England when
quite a little girl and sho well remem
bered hor grief at losing it. The
conversation changed, anil tho locket
incident was forgotten until after
dinner when the ladies adjourned to
the garden leaving the gentlemen in
tlio bungalow smoking. Madam was
walking with tho hostess, when sud
denly sho exclaimed:
"At dinner 1 hoard you spoaking of
a jewel you had lost in England whon
n child. Your jewel is now entangled
in the roots of that popp plant."
Tho hostess laughed and thought hor
joking. "Call a ourvaiit," and tho
lady clapped her hands and a servant
appeared. "Dig up that poppy plant
and hand it to your mistress," order
ed the Madam. The servant did so,
MADAM AND TDK SEUVANT.
and in tlio roots was found a dull and
tarnished locket which tho lady re
cognized ns thu ono sho hud lost in
England years belore. l ho hostess
swooned, aud Madam's roputation as
a Princess of tho Art Mystical was es
tablished in tho commuu ty.
Madam was relating this on ship
board while crossing tlio ocean on one
of her trips, and tho chief mato, a
Scotch Presbyterian named Carml
ehnol, who was half afraid of hor, but
nevertheless tint I3 contradicted hor in
nil hor statements, and said that no
sane man would believe hor. The rap
pings at tho dinner tablo ho saxl wero
old tricks, and nothing but tricks, and
"Barring tlio taiip ngs under tho tablo
yo can do naught but boast," nnd ns
no spoke he drew out his handkerchief
and mopped hs brow, ns tho ship was
only bIx days out from Bombay and it
was hot weather. Madam tossed
awaj hor cigarette, as sho was an In
voterate smoker, aud askod him to
loud her thnt handkerchief for a fow
moments. Ho handed it to hor, and
she foldod it up until it was only an
inoh or two square, rolled it into a ball,
and squeezed it tightly while the per
spiration started from hor faco, nnd
hor features grow set with an express
ion of intense determination. Then
sho grow llvldly pale, still holding tho
liandKcromot iignuy, nuu mis con
Uuued for a full uiiuuto. Then sh I
MAKING A MONOiirtAX.
ighed deeply, opened her eyes, the
lood rnshed "back into her face, and
landing tho haudkerclilef back to
."li irmic'iiiol said, "Look at it and be
onvlneod," Jn a low voice. He
nnghed ami flirted out tho folds. In
ne corner was his monogram, fully
ri inch square, beautifully embrolif
ired in white, it had appeared after
t had loft his hands.
HANDING HACK THU HANDICKKCIHEF.
The Scotchman throw the handker
jhiet on tlio tablo, and with the ex
pression, "God protect us, for tho
levil's on board," loft tiio cabin nnd
iouldn't bo induced to como near tho
dadam, refused to oat at tho same
.able and took his meals at tlio engi
neer's 1110 s.
Thoso aro but a fow of tho things
.old of Madam Eluvutsk and tho
phenomena of her will power,. as sho
lays, and now that it is reported sho
s in too poor health to proceed with
lor investigations, or perhaps to con
,inuo an' experiments, it is a question
is to who will take hor plaoo in tho
A'orld of phenomena, nnd bocomo tho
prophet or prophetess of tho now re
jgion, sho lias founded termed Theos
)plry, aud which bears aa its motto
;lio sornent endeavoring to form a
iircle, and tho trite words "There is
ao Religion Higher than Truth."
Madam Blavatsky's plaoo will bo
lillicult to fill in this work. She is a
jrcat enthusiast horsolf, and inspires
Jthors with the same feeling when in
lor presence, nnd wlieu sho gets
ivnrmed up on her subject thero aro
tew that can keep up with her. Tho
Pall Mall Gazette, of London, states
that she is a uioeo of tho panslavouic
leader, Gen. Faysdoif, who died at
Odessa last year, and that hor family
a rotated to tho Dolgonouki family,
3110 of the oldest in Russia. Tho
Madam will bo remembered here as
:ho soatterer of tho dust of Baron de
Palm over the waters of Raritan B:i3',
after the Baron had been cremated at
Washington, Pa., it being desired that
Ins du-t should bo scattered to tho
our winds of tho earth, which was
done with appropriate ceremonies,
mil wlroh caused considerable com
aiont at tho time. Srinro Gentil.
Civic Orations.
A long lino of distinguished men
havo delivered addresses on civic occa
sions in Boston during its 255 ears of
jorporato ox;steuco, to whom will bo
uldod 011 tlio 29th of October next tho
aamo of Henry Ward Beechor, who
ivill tlion, b' invitation of tho city
sounuil, deliver an address in eulogy
sf Gen. Grant. A list of thoso noted
orators is therefore of interest at this
nine. Tho custom originated in 1771,
on tho lirst anniversary of tlio "Bos
ton massacre," which occured March
5, 1771. An oration oominoniorativo'
of tho day was made ly Mastor .James
l.ovoll of tho Latin school, April 2 of
that year. Tho next occasiou was all
ot hor oration on the samo subject,
March .5, 1772, by Br. James Young.
Eulogies wore pronounced beforo
Boston's authorities as follows:
April 8, 177C-On Gen. Warren by
Perez Morton, of Massachusetts.
Deo. 29, 1799-On Washington by
John Thornion Kirklnnd.
February. 1S00 Stato, on Washing
ton, Fisher Ames.
Aug. 2, 182G On John Adams and
Thomas Jollcrson bv Daniel Wobstor.
Sopt. C, 1S31 On Gen. Lafayotto bv
Edward Everotto.
April 20. 1841-On President Harri
son by Rufus Clioate.
July 9, 1815 On Gon. Jackson by
Judge Pliny Merrick.
July 25, 1819-On Prosidont Polk by
udgo Levi Woodbury.
Aug. 15. 1851 On Prosidont Taylor
by Josiah Jii'ii03'. '
1111 1 yv
iMiv. yu, ioos-uii uaniot vt ouster av
George S. Hillard.
pril 17. 18(15 On Abraham Lin
join by Charles Sumner.
Isov. -'u, 1&07 un tiov. Andrew by
Edwin P. Whipple.
April 29, 1874-On Charles Sumnor
bj' Carl Sohuri.
October, 18S1 On President Gnr-
Qold bv Gen. N. P. Banks.
April 18, 1881 On Wondoll Phillips
by George William Curtis.
In nddition tho oily of Boston has
provided oratory for tho occasion of
the unvoiling of its public statues.
Tlio oration on that of Webster at tlio
itato-houso was delivered by UMward
Everett. Max or F. O. Prince was tho
orator ovor the omauoipatiou group at
I Pnrk- Kimtirii iiml llin slntmi nf .7nlnli
Quiuey at tho city hall. Boston Olobe.
imiiOniDE OF ZINC.
t Deadly Poison Employed In tho Canned
Ooods Trade lho I'rob.iblc Parent of
KIdnpy Disease.
Tho canning business nroso to its
mormous proportions b honest mnn
igcmenti and has received its present
lot-back not from sensational journal
em, but because tho cannors in their
aind greed for gain left tho well-known
md safe method of sealing their cans
jvitli rosin for tho uso of ono of tho
aiost deadly poisins known to science
Clilorido of zinc is a poison almost as
loudly as arsenic. When you consider
low henry zinc is you can consider
low little is nccesar3' to destroy a
itiman bod'. Win thocanners should
abandon tho safe" process of scaling
B ith rosin and adopt a dangerous one
jf mingling poison with food it is in-iere-ting
to inquire, and a brief liistory
f the business will show how this has
ken place.
It requires some skill t. solder with
ros:n Oux. It reou res none to solder
Ndh zinc; the solder will stick to the
;:n in anybody's hands. Skilled work
ajen could be dono away with and
:103s employed, nnd when wages en'er
) largely into the question ot cost as
it does iu canned goods, this was an
.mpi, riant item that could not bo
iookfd. Agnin, cheaper tin could bo
jsed. Stilt further, it was found that
ems could bo made by machinery, as
lho solder was sure to stick, and (lie
band-made can and sa'oty boeamo al
most a thing of tho past. It is not to
le supposed that th sj in tho business
would kuowingly u.so a dangerous
poison around the fovd. We will give
them tho cro l.t of ignorantly intro
ducing, from tho rooting trade, a pro
Cess that they thought would cheapen
their cost of packing and of being in
iguoranco of tho dangers of chloride
d zinc. Having become an article of
universal uso with the cauuers, they
all dread to abandon it, for fear some
nnc will slick to it and undersell them,
this idea oi having the goods cheap be
ing the mania of tho trade.
Tho lirst fatal case of poisoning by
chloride of zinc occurred under the
c ue of II. Lothcby, M. D., lecturer on
chemistry of the medical school of tho
Loudon hospital. It was a child of
15 mouths old. The child got hold of
11 hotllo of Burnett's disinfectant fluid,
which had boon brought into a room
to disinfect for fever. Tho child diod
in collapse in ton hours. On post
mortem examination tho membrane of
tho lips, mouth, and throat were
obaque and corroded as if by caustic,
as alo the stomach, and tho kidno3s
were found congested.
Woodman & Sidy givo reference to
some thirty cases of poisoning by
chloride of zinc, and in tho post nior
toins of thoso that died tho kidneys
wero found congested. In the Kolycr
case, which is now in tlio courts, there
was albumen in the urine lor two
months, and other members of tlio
i it 111 i 13-, also poisoned by canned goods
at tho samo time, had tlio same symp
toms. Slille, in It is materia medica,
says that chloride of zinc iu tho
smallest of doses acts on tlio kid
neys. An interesting experiment was tried
nt a well-known canning establishment.
Tlio veteran foreman, who lias had
thirty years' experience as a canner,
took ail empty can, and with a small
marking brush carefully wiped tlio
brush on tlio edge of the iiot till tho
brush was only moist, n'nd lighty
touched tho edge of tho tin, holding
tlio cap down firmly with his hand all
the while; then ho took a lioa'3' heated
soldering iron and placed it on the top
of tno can and then wont round with
tho solder. Taking three minutes b3'
tlio watcli to solder on tlio cap, at this
rato ho could only solder on two hun
dred caps a day, instead ol six thou
sand, which a' workman has to do to
make his wages; and yet when tho can
was opened after all this care soveral
drops of chloride of zinc wero found
on the insido of tho can. This experi
ment had been repeated over and
over bj' others, and it is an utter
impossibilit3' for anyone to seal a
can without an nppcoiablo amount
ot chloride of j.iuc getting into tlio
can.
The veteran foreman was askod to
taste of ono of tho drops inside of tho
can. Ho did so; his face became like
a boiled lobster in color. I Iu tried to
lmld it but could not, and linally,
after fumbling for his handkerchief
and not finding it, lie had to turn
round and spit it out, and this was tho
result with everyone that tasted of it.
Now, w lieu this pniou gets into tho
can when all this euro is used, what is
tho probabilit3' whon tho cans aro
sealed as tho3' aro in tho rush of busi
ness? A capper receives 10 cents per
one hundred cans tor putting on the
caps. Ho has to furnish his own tools,
flux, and solder. Instead of cnrefull3'
painting round tho cans with a marking-brush,
tho capper has a brush as
largo as that used by a house paintor.
His cans are in trays of a dozen each,
ho lays his caps ou, and with ono dab
of his brush across tlio top of the can,
tlio tops of tho wholo twolvo cans aro
rendered acid; thou the soldering iron
runs around. Tho central hole is not
closod. Tlieso cans are thou put into
an iron crnto and lowered into a hot
bath, where tlioy stay from iivo to
twonty minutes, according to tho stuff
that is being processed. Tho acid loft
on the top of tho can is washed oil
with this bath, and tho batli ofton be
comes so acid that tho work in au can
solder from tho water as a flux. Tho
longer tho bath is used the dirtier it
becomes.
Just think of boys working such a
deadly poison as clilorido" of zinc
(over tho food tho public is asked to
oat) at tho rato of from 4,000 to C.000
cans per da', that is, b'uOcans an hour,
ten cans a minute, and not for ono day
alone, but for tho whole canning sea
son, this song of tho shirt must go ou.
Tlio weary oyo must not falter, tho
tired musclo stop; but "six thousand
cans a day in order to live," must bo
dono.
Now, ono drink of fusil oil in whisky
may not produco Bright's disease, but
repoaled ones do, as evoryouo knows.
Now, whon consumption of canned
goods, at tho rato of ten cans for each
man, woman, and child in tho United
States, takos place, and each can has
an appreciable an outit of this deadly
poison, which atta. Is t o kidneys. Is
hero uv wonder hat th) consump
tion of canned goods and Bright's
disease havo gone hand in hand in this
country? Cor. Urooklyn Eagle
Tho Sixth Sense.
The sonso of humor has rightly boon
described as tho sixth sense. "Lifo is
rp jest" to most of us n doubious ono
but oh! "tho humor of it." Ho wdio
discovers not wiicro tlio laugh comes
in is as much to bo pitied as an unhap
py wight in a garden of fragrant flow
ers with a coliFin h!s head. It is a sad
fact that thero aro as mati3' who may
bo likened to such an afflicted being.
Tho sense of humor, liko ninny other
good things, is tlio possession" of the
minority. Yet thero is no faculty the
ord naiy mortal prides himself so
much upon as Ids sense of humor. Tho
possession of tho live other senses ho
is eonscious does not atone for the ab
sence of tho sixth. If he is blind, ho
docs not blink the fact, and wears
spectacles blue onos if necessary. II
lie is deaf, ho presents an ear trumpet
to his friends without lho slightest
compunction, but if hu feels that tho
laughter of lifo is to him but dumb
show he is desperately careful to con-
'ceil his infirmity. To this end he
, laughs lustily and uproariously ottt n
w hen the true hiunon.vs are glum and
silent, lie will go through In sterns
over the modern larcioal comedy.. Tlio
idea ot a drunken husband hoodwink
ing, byasoriesof ingenious l es, the
wife he has deceived is rapturously
funny lo the moral cr'pplo with only
five "souses. With tho morb d sclf
couscinusncss of m n 113 euG'oicrs under
physioial or moral de oet ho strives tu
conceal his infirmity by airing it 011
nerv' possible occasion, lie contin
ually buttonholes his friends w.tb tome
"deuced good story," which it need
hardly tobe said Turns out in recital
to bo more "deuced" than "good."
The primary object, however, is gain
ed, lho world novor discovers that
its boislerious humorist is alwins
playing a parf. On the contra', with
its usual guiltibility, it laughs and ap
plauds and votos the "deuced good
story-teller" and ' infornallv amusing
follow." Ho can bo "llooiod" in a trico
by a volume of "Happy Thoughts,"
or "Alice in Woodorlan I" without
lecourso to tho heavier tomes
of Thackeray or Dickens.
But, after all, tho imposition is
a harmless one. If ho bores tho minor
ity, ho pleases lho majority, and tlio
best tiling tho humorous minority can
do, if it can not laugh with linn, laugh
at him.
Tlio influence of th's sonso on the on.
jo3-inont of lifo is immense. Even
povort3' is enriched when its humor is
discovered. Tlio sense of humor not
only supplies what has been called the
"wino ot life," but is also responsible
lor much of its harmony, to uso tha
word in its widest i-otise.
As in marriage, so in friendship nnd
the other relations in life. The sonsu
of humor knits divorso natures togothi
or which othorwiso would remain ai
far asunder as the poles. There is omi
more advantage, if such it can be call
ed, attendant upon tho possession a'nd
cultivation of tbo sixth sense. Trim
sense of humor Is always accompanied
13' an equal precoptiou of pliathos. II
is needless to multiply instances of thij
truth. With little "Paul Domboy and
Col. Nowcomo staring us in tlui fuco.
so to speak, such a proceeding wouhj
bo a slight on the niomorT of the twq
greatest humorists of modern days.
London Standard.
Redeeming 'I heir Overcoats.
The cold wave has hastened tha
steps of many summer-clad men to,
tlio pawnshops. All yesterday after
noon and evening the clerks of thu
loan ollices wliore overcoats aro taken
wero kept bu3y handing them out to
shivering, pink-nosed men.
"Got your tickot?" asked a pawn
broker of a young man in bull trous
ers and a seersucker coat, who hud
asked for his nowinavkot.
"1 guess 1 have it here omcwhero,"
he said, as ho began to go ovor a paek
ugo of small slips of paper, which
woro illustrated in one corner witli the
picture of three balls. "By George,
1 behove I've lost it," ho suiil, as s
look of depair crept over his lace.
"Hurry up," said tho clerk, as he
turned to two other men who had
como in, but who woro more fortunate
iu having thoir tickets.
"I haven't it hero," said tho young
man, and ho was sent out to a magis
trate to make an affidavit saying whoa
ho pawned ljis coat and tho amount
that was advanced on it.
"Ono at a time, ploaso ; T can't wait
on you all at onoo. Heavens, you act
as if it was freezing outside." And
the clork perspired 11s ho untiod the
package and took in tlio cash.
A dudish looking young man stood
on Raco street luto in the afternoon
and looked into a pawnshop window.
Ho looked up and down thu street,
and after satisfying hinisolt that ht
was unobserved lie made a divi
through tlio sido door. A fow mm
utcs fntor ho came out in a long,
heavy overcoat, and his paeo slacken
ed us ho got further from tho pawn
shop, and then ho walked with the ail
of a millionaire. Insido tho loai
office tlioro was qu'to a busy scono,
and nearly all tho callers woro seek
ing thoir overcoats.
"This is the busiest August wo ovoi
saw," said a pawnbroker. "Y01
might think this tho 1st of Octobor b3
tho way coats aro boing called for.
We'vo dono nothing all tlio aftornooi
but hand down ovorcoats. About 1
third of tho overcoats havo beon ta
ken out, and if tho weather koops thu
cool I guess tho othors will go bofori
to-morrow night. If tlio woatho'
turns warm, whv then tho ovorcoat
will all bo brought back tons. J lit
pcoplo who pawn novor koepnnjthliif
out which tlioy can realize any monoi
on. Pawning sooms to bo a maun
with them, aud once bogun it is sol
dom ovor stoppod." Vhiladdphu
Times,
An Appropriate Memorial.
"I seo that old Hoavysicies has 1
memorial window in our church."
"Yes, and it recalls him vory vivid
I3', for it's rory badly stained. Uos
ton Budget.
'-The most IniporUut thing In cosnecllo
with bouse Is tlio biul," remarked the bui
glir. J'itUburgh CArvnfrf.