V . THE STARI5 SH(NE OUT. Tlic s.tars sbineout nnii gild the 4l;y, Softly the night xslmU breathe anuMgli; And, as the world fadoi from my tight, 1 ltd tlie prc.cucc or tlio night IVr-ppcd in its strange deep mystery. Dark vapors rise tliclr fingers lie Coldly upon my brow, but I Lift tij my startled gaze, ami bright Tbc stars blue out Trmt on, sad heart, nor question wby Tbr Mjadons and tbe night draw nigh. The niltt of doubt will melt In llijht, God's face will put tbcm nil to flight. Till then, look up, for still ou high The rtars shine out. Witlttr T. J 'ic'd, In the GurrenU Sandorf's Revenge. A HUqVEh TO HATHIAS SA.VDORF AND DOCTOIl AXTEKIUTT. 33:3 Jules "V eiiie, fMmcm or "jootiney to the ckktrr T mi.tl M I nKtl ' ' .. ........ M . I " A HOUND THE WOltLl) IN JIIOHTX BAYS," " MICnAKIi HTItOOOFr," "TWENTY THOUSAND LI! AGUES IJNDEIl Till! BEA, " 1710., V.TO. translation copyrighted by a. IP. Ilannu, isss. CHAPTER IX-Contwukd. "Drunk! Drunk I After drinking bottle or two of this washy wino, wlton tro i i-c iic!iistoniG(l to gin and whiskey In the Mnndornggio 1" "Ami who nro you?" ashed Zirono. "That is littlo Pescador I" answered Da. penn. " mil who arc you?" naked Poseidon "That ia Zirono 1" answered tho Bp'iuiard. Zirono looked attentively nt tlio roung bandit whom Carpcna had praised bo much, and wlio introduced himself in ueh a free and easy manner. Doubtless ho thought ho looked intolli gent nnd daring, for lio gavo an approv ing nod. Then ho spoko to Poscador. "You have boon drinking liko tlio PtllPVH ?" "Moro than tho others." "And you havo kept your sonsos ?" "B.ih 1 It has not hurt rao in tho len-4. ' t "Tlion toll mo this, for Oarpona says rou may givo mo somo information that t want !" " Oralis?" "Catch!" And Zirono throw him n hnlf-pinstro, rhli'h Poscador instantly slipped into 'nis waistcoat pocket as a professional (up ,lor would a ball. "J To is obligiug" said Zironc. "Very obliging 1" replied Poscador. "And now what do you want ?" "You know Malta ?" "Malta. Italy, Tstrin, Dalmatia, and iho Adriatic," answered Poscador. ' "You havo trnvolodl" "Muoh, but always nt my own ox qwponso. " Til sco that you nover travel other wise, for when it is tho Government thnt pays" "It costs loo much 1" interrupted Pos cndor. "Exactly," ropliod Zirono, who was itlobghted to havo found a now com pan on with whom ho could talk. "And now ?" askod Poscador. "And now, Poscador, in your numer ous voyagoa did you over hear of n cer tain Doctor Antokirtt?" In spite of nil his cleverness, Point Pesoado had nover expected that ; but ho was suilloiontly master of himself not to betray hissurpriso. How Zirono, who was not nt Hagusa during tho stay of tho Snvarenn, nor at Malta while tho Ferrato wastltero, oould have heard of tho doctor was a puzzler, lint with his deoision of chnraoter ho aaw that his reply might bo of use to him, and ho did not hesitate to say nt once: "Doctor Antokirtt I Oh 1 Porfootlyl People talk of nothing olso throughout tho Mediterranean 1" "Havo you booh him ?" "Never." "Put do you know who lie is?" "A poor fellow, a hundred times a millionaire, who nevor goea about with out a million in each pocket, and ho lias nt least six I An uufortuuato who ia reduced to practise medicine na nn amusement; sometimon on a schooner, pomotinios on ft steam j'aoht, a man who has a euro for every ono of tho 23.000 maladies with which nature has gratiilod tho human species." Tlio mountebank of former daya was igain in his glory, nnd tho fluency of lis patter astonished Zirono, nnd noiio tho less Oarpenn, who muttered: " What n recruit I" Poscador was silont and lighted n cigarette, from which tho smoko seomod to como out of his eyes, his nose, and his enrs na ho pleased. "You say that tho Doctor ia richr" asked Zirono. "Pdoh onough to buy Sioily nnd turn it into an Euglish garden," replied Pes oa dor.. Then thinking tho moment had como for him to inspire Zirono with the idea of tho scheme ho had resolved to put into execution, ho continued: 'And look hero, Captain Zirono, if I havo not seen Doctor Antekirtt, I lmva aeon ono of his ynohts, for they say he has quite a fleot to sail about the son in I" "Ono of his ynchtor "Yes, tho Porrnto, which would suit mo nicely U go (or u sail iu tho Day of Nnph's with a princes or two." " Whore did you koo the ynolit r "At Malta." "And when?" "Tho day Iwforo yoatdrduy nt Valottn, ai wo were iroing on board with Horgonnt G.irpcna. Hhn was then nt hor moorings in Iho military port, but they unid she vrna going out fotir-uniMwenty hours aftw us," "Whore to r "Torfiolly. UiOatnnii !" To Catania f uskml .Iron. Tlio coincidence between the depart nrc of Doclor Antekirtt ami tho warning ho Jmd received from Saieany to beware of him could not but nwako Zirono's suspicions. Point Pescada saw that somo secret thought was working in Zirono's brain, but what was it? Not being nblo to guesa ho resolved to press Zirono mora directly, and whon ho had asked: " What does tho Doctor want in Sicily, end nt Catania moro especially ?' 'Eh 1 By Saint Agatha, ho is coniinp to visit tho town ! Ho is going to ascend Mount ifitna 1 Ho is going to travel liVco tho rich traveler thnt he is!" "Poscador," said Zironc, with a cer tain nmount of suspicion, "you seem to ham known this man somo time." "Not bo long ns I would liko to, if had an opportunity." "What do you mean ?" "That if Doctor Antokirtt, ns is prob able, comes for n walk in our ground, wo might ns woll make his Excellency pay his footing." "Indeed I" said Zirono. "And if that only comes to a million or two it will bo good business." "You aro right" "And in that caso Zirono and his two friends would not havo been fools." "Good," Baid Zirono, with n smilo ; "after that compliment you can go to sleep." "That will suit mo, for I know what I shall got dreaming about." "What?" "Tho millions of Doctor Antokirtt dreams of gold 1" And then Poscador, having given his cigarette its last puff, wont off to rejoin Ins companions in tho barn of tho inn, while Carpcna retired to his room. Aim inon no sot to woric to pieco together all that ho had paid and heard Prom tho timo that Zironc, to his great astonishment, bad spoken to him of Doctor Antekirtt, had ho done tho best for the interests that wero Intrusted to him ? Let us seo. In coming to Sioily, tho Doctor hoped to ngain meet with Sarcany, ami per haps Toronthal, in caso ho accompanied him, which was not improbable, con sidering that thoy had left llagusa together. Failing Sarcany, ho reckoned on capturing Zironc, nnd by bribo or threat making him reveal whoro Sarcany nnd Toronthal could bo found. That was his plan, and this was how ho intended executing it. In his youth tho Doctor had sovcral times visited Sicily, particularly tho dis trict around yEtna. Ho know tho differ ent roads by which tho ascent ia mado ; tho nioit used being that which passes by a house built nt the commencement of tho central cone, and which is known as tho "Casa Jnglose." Zirono s gang, for which Oarpona had been recruiting at Malta, was then nt work on the iEtna hlopes, and it was certain that the arrival of apersonago as famous as Doctor Antekirtt would pro- liico tho usual effect at Catania. If tho Doctor wero to put it about that ho was fKing to make the ascent of Etna, Zirono would bo stuo to hear of it especially with the holp of Point Pes- onde. Tho scheme had begun woll, for Zirono himself had introduced the sub ject of tho Doctor to Poaoado. Iho trap which was to bo laid for Zironc, and iu which thoro was a good ehaneo of his boing caught, was tho fol lowing : Tho night before tho Doctor was to make tho ascent of tho volcano, a dozon well-armed men from tho Ferrato woro to mako their way secretly to tho Casa Inglesi. In tho morning, tho Doctor, accompanied by Luigi, Pierre, and n guide, would leave Catania and follow tho usual road so as to reach tho Casa Inglesi about eight in tho ovoning, nnd then iiass tho night like all tho tourists do who wish to seo tho sun rise over tho mountains of Calabria. Zirono, urged by Point Pescado, would doubtless endeavor to capture tho Doctor, thinking ho had only to do with him and his two companions ; but whon ho reached tho Casa Inglesi ho would be received by tho sailors of tho Ferrato, ami lesistauco would bo impos sible. Point resende, knowing this sohomo, hnd happily profited by tho circum stances that presented themselves to put this idea of capturing tho Doctor into Zirono's head. It meant a heavy ran som, and would also work in with tho message ho had received. If ho was to be careful of this man, would it not bo better for him to seize him oven if ho lost tho ransom? And Zirono deoided to do so nnd wnit for further instructions from Sareuny. Put to bo certain of success, as ho had not his whole gang with him, he resolved to mako tlvo nttempt with Carpena'a Maltese much to tho comfort of Pescado, as tho dozon rufllaus would bo no match for tho Fer rato men. Uut Zirono tuistod nothing to ohnnco. As Pencidor had told him that tho steam yacht was to arrive in the morn ing ho left bauta urottn early, and walked down to Catania. Not boing known ho could go there without danger. In a fow hours tho stoam yacht arrivod nt her moorings, not near tho quay which ia always crowded with ships, but nt a sort of entrance harlwr between tho north jetty and a huge mass of blackish lnvn whioh tho eruption of 1009 sont down into tho sea. Already nt daybreak, Oapo Matifou nnd elovon mon of tho Forrato's orow, under Luigi, hnd been hi tided nt Catania, nnd separately had started on tlio road to tho CJnsa Inglesi. Zirono know noth ing of this landing, and as tho Ferr.ito was moored a enblo-lcngth from the shore ho oould not oven seo what was passing on boaid. About six o clock in tho evening tho K13 urouglit oalioro two uassongerjt. These wero the Doctor and Pierre Path- ry. Thoy went up tho Yin Stesicoro nnd the Stradu Etnea towards tho Villa Pollini, n public garden perhaps one of the most lHWitifnl in Europe, with its maiisea of flowers, its vnriod slopea, ita tormuoa shaded with largo trees, ita run ning stream, tin I the superb volcano plumed with mist rising in tho back ground. Zirono hnd followed tho two pnssen ger't doubting uot that ouuof thorn waa uns mtnous uoctor Antokirtt Ho even mrmnrrml in mtf rntlm, , r,n limn. i 4-1. t. i. i ..i. . i . " ....... t ilium 1 11 LiH """u nnii. im-uHoiu una auracieii 10 tho Villa Bellini, but he did nf. ,1,. ii,;. without boing noticed by tho Doctor ami I'icrre. If this suspicious follow woro tho Zirono they wero looking for, hero was n fine opportunity for enticinc i.: 1:11 " .1 - " inn hwu i.iruier inio mo suaro tuat they had laid I And so about eleven o'clock in tho evening, vrhen they woro leavincr tho garden to return on board, tho Doctor replying to Pierre, in a loud tone said 1 os, it ia understood 1 Wo start to-morrow, nnd will Bleep nt tho Casa Lnglesi. Doubtless tho spy had learned what ho wanted, for n moment afterwards ho had disappeared. CHAPTER X TOE CASA DEO LI INOLESL Next day about ono o'clock in tho afternoon tho Doctor nnd Pierro Bathory completed ineir preparations to go asnoro. Tho gig received its passengers ; but Dcloro ho left the Doctor ordered Cap in ii Kostrik to watch for tho arrival of Electric No. a, then hourly expected. ind to so .dher out beyond tho Fnrritr- lionis, otherwise known ns tho rocks of Polyphemus. If the plan succeeded, if 3nrcany or even Zirono nnd C.irpenn tvero taken prisoners tho launch would bo ready to c.wey them to Antckirtta, tvhero ho wuld havo them in his power. The gig put off ; in n fow minutes it reached tho n'ops at tho wharf. Doctor Antokirtt and Pierro had s3iimcd tho usual dro3S of tourists isccnding tho mountain, who may havo io enduro u teniporaturo of fourteen .legrees below freezing, while at tho sea level it stands at fifty degrees nbovo hat point. A guido was in waiting with ho hors-p, which at Nicolosi wero to bo replaced by mules as moro untiring and mror of foot. Tho town of Catnnia is of littlo width jompared to its length and was soon jrossed. Nothing occurred to show that tho Doctor was watched and followed. Pierro and ho, after taking tho Bolvi 3oro Po.id, began to ascond tho earlier dopes of tlio mountain to which tho 3icilians givo tho namo of Mongibello, mil of which tho diameter is not less than twonty-flvo miles. Tho road is uneven nnd winding; it turns nsido frequently to avoid tho lava itreams nnd basaltic rocks, solidified millions of years nijo ; tho drv ravines Qllcd in tho spring timo with impotuous torrents ; nnd on its way it cuts through i well-wooded region of olivo trees, arango trees, carob trees, ash trees and long-branched vines. This is tho first of tho thieo zones which gird tho vol cano, tho "mountain of tho smithy," tho Pheonician translation of tho word "Etna tho spiko of tho eaith and tho pillar of tho sky" for tho geologists of an igo when geological scienco did not exist. After n oouplo of hours' climbing nnd & halt of somo minutes moro needed by the horses than tho riders, tho Doc tor and Pierre beheld at their feet tho town of Catania, tho superb rival of Palermo. Thoy could look down on tho linos of its chief streets running parallel to tho qunys, the towers and domes of its hundred churches, tho numerous nnd picturesquo convonts and tho houses in tho pretentious stylo of tho seventeenth century all enclosed in tho belt of green that encircles tho city. In the foreground was the harbor, of which iEtna itself formed tho principal walls in tho frightful eruption of 1GU9, which destroyed fourteen towns and villages and claimed 18,000 victims, and poured out over tho country moro than n mil lion cubio yards of lava. iEtna is quieter now, and it has woll earned tho right to rest. In fact there havo been moro thau thirty eruptions sinco tho Christian era. That Sicily has not boon overwhelmed is a sufficient proof of tho solidity of its foundation. It should bo noted, however, that tho volcano has not lormed n permanent orator ; it changes as it pleases. Tlio mountain falls in where ono of tho firo voniiting abysses opens, and from tho gap there spreads the lavio matter accu mulated on tho flanks. Hence tho numerous small volcanoes tho Monto Possi, n doublo mountain piled up in three months to a height of four hun dred feet by tho sands and scorira of 1000; Frumonto, Simoni, Storuello, Crisineo, arrangod liko tho turrets around a cathedral dome, to say noth ing of the orators of 1800, 1811, 1819, 1838, 1852, 1805, 1875, whose funnels perforate tlio flanks of tho central cone like tho cells of a bee-hivo. Alter crossing tho hamlet of Bolvidoro tho guido took a short cut so as to reaoh Kamertieri road near that from Nicolosi The flrst cultivated zone cxtonds almost from this town to two thousauil one hundred and twenty feet above. It was nearly four o'clock in tho afternoon when Nicolosi appeared, and the travelers had not met with a single adventure nlong tho nine miles from Catania, nnd Been neither boars nor wolves. Thoy had still twolvo and a half miles to go before thoy reached tho Casa Degli Inglesi. " How long will your excollouoy stop hero?" asked tho guido. "No longer than necessary," answorod tho Doctor; " lot us got in to-night about nino o'clock." "Forty minutes, thon?' "Forty minutes bo it I" And that was enough to procure i hnsty menl in ono of tho two inus of the town, whioh bo it said to the honor oi tho tlireo thousand inhabitants of Nico losi, including tho beggars who Bwarm iu it has rather a better culiunry repu tation than most Sicilian inns. A piece of kid, somo fruit, raisins, oranges, and pomegranates, and Sac Placido wine from tho environs ol Catauia thoro nre very few moro im jMirtant towns in Italy iu which nn iuu keeper would offer ua much. TO UK CONTINUED. Er mu caii Ore nighty flio and yet bav a mighty ahabbjr lulrnl. Arkanmu TruM.Vr. From a Youmr Wife's Diary. I 1 .!.... . I ueorsre suiu lusii wcck ui.u we niiisi I , , . , ... iconomize, for trade seemed to bo para yzed. It is funny that trade should aavo waileu till wo pot married ami ;hcn get paralyzed. But wo must do ill wn enn. fiem- snvs. to .save our I ' o --j uonov. I am Irvine cverv wnv to save tvhat he makes. For tlireo days 1 have aeon making my husband a pair of the ;utcst night shirts that unvbody ever law. They aro long and graceful and .rimmed with pink embroidery. George out one of them on last nigld, and we aad our lirst harsh word. At lirst ho laughed a low, bitter laugh, such as wo sometimes hear on ho stare when tho villian sticks a largo red stab knifo into a casual acquaint- mcc. I did not think that my own George ivould ever curdlo my young blood with Mich a low, gurgling laugh. For a few moments 1 yearned for my mother's Dosotn to moan on, but it was useless to jcarn. George said that anvbody with hrains jiiouirh to soil a silk handkerchief ought o know that tho buttons should bo on ;ho right-hand side, nnd that three uockets in a night shirt was all moon- Then ho buckled a shawl-strap around himself, and pretended to bo Sitting Hull, but 1 would not laiitrh at him. it was the lirst time I had ever refused to laugh at anything George expected mo o Jau!rh at. Can he ever lorgivof u, :nn he ever forgive? 1 threw myself on ;ho bed and wept until the pillow-shanis were a sight to behold. 1 nlo made a mistake m putting in the sleeves, so that they pointed back into the dim pa.t. George said that he felt all the time as though he had been turned around in a cyclone, and that while he vas struggling to peer into the future his arms were striving to lay hold on the dear, dead p:ist. lie can be finite eloquent when lie feels like it, and his employer says he is tho most brill ant conversationalist they have at the barbershop. 1 can now seo that it i had put in more time at home in learning to sew and cook, and less time on my voice, it would havo been better for George. Papa siient a gooil deal of money teaching me to go up and down the scale, and how to sing sad pieces- with a treimilo in them, but the buttonholes that 1 make, George says, look like tho ives of a dead hog. 1 think parents are apt to make a mistake in the esti mate they place on their children. For in.stance.'papa never would sing 11113' thing but "Me Poor Nellie Gray," and if nramma could sing anything'she did it under an assumed name, for I never card her. Well, when 1 becan to sing t school and people could discover what tune it was, my parents began to (iiiand.'r money on my alleged voice. I always knew I couldn't sing, but hero I am with a trunk full of sheet music, no piano, and a faculty of making a no that would lead a man 10 me gai ows I also know how to elocuto .some, but that docs not help us now. What does a poor man want of a wife who can recite "Curfew shall not ring to night," and who cannot throw any hope into a low spirited hunk of bread? 1 see it all now, oh. so plainly, and so does George. 1 fear. I can under stand how ho feels exactly. He may lie a rich man s-onio day if he don t die of dxspeps'n before he amasses a for tune", and all that time 1 must practice on some one. Poor Gcorgo! Yesterday 1 bought u littlo red receipt book of a Ditng man who called at the door. His cos were so deep and dark and his vokv so plead ng that 1 would have purchased the book if I had had to borrow the nionev. The book is a very useful one, and is bound in the same color as my new dog. It tells how to mako custards, wane manges and floating island. It also tells von iu tho back part how to cure heaves, glanders and botts. I can hard ly wait, till George gets the botts so that l" can brim: out. my littlo red volume and win him back to life and joy again. It also gives away other iiitorination. nv one with this book in the house can go to work and take a person right through a long siege of croup or yellow fever without a doctor, and there is a whole lot of law in it, so that George won't havo to have a lawyer or a doe tor, and wo can save a great deal that way. Why will people fritter away their money on doctors and lawyers when thev can get 0110 of these books so cheap. 1 osteruav our landlady gavo me a slip of oleander, and I havo planted it 1 1 . .1 .. . ..1 :.. . 1 in a cine nine piieiii-r in iuu hiuumw, where it is slowly growing as 1 write. It hardly seems possible that somo day it wdl be a largo tree with littlo yellow knobs on it. 1 i-an fane. George now, as ho will look ton or tifteon years from now, with a bald placo on tho back n( his head, and lifting and surging on that oleander tdl ho is black iu tho face and his eyes start from their sockets. Will it not bo a joyful timo? In fanev I stand at the head or tho cellar stairs and make suggestions about where to sot it. while George rests fine edge of it on his por.son anil moans. With a good oleander in our homo I fool sure that wo may gradually aceuniu lato quite a littlo property. If George will only put the same amount of zeal and industry into our home life and try to economize, wo will some day bo very, very comfortable. All we need now is a homo and somo furniture, for 1 have already secured the oleander. I boiiirht some rhubarb at tho drug store this, morning and to-morrow I will make a couple of pies. George Is passionately fond of rhubarb pios. There would bo far leas connubial un happiness if wivos would study tliclr husband's wants, and supply thorn, 1 think. -; Xye. Summer Happiness'. Tho season has come whon a man finds a twelve-room house and a half aoro of ground too small for him at homo will llvo with his family in a threo-room shanty siirroumlod b' 1,000 feet of glaring sand and call it hiippl imss. bomervslt Journal, Kgyptlau tmlous aro impular la Bos-ton. RELIGIOUS STATESMEN. l'ervld rictv of the Senators from CJeorstn Dencons In tlio House. As far as ntincaranccM 'o the most religious men in cither branch of con irross aro tho two senators from Georgia, writes a Washington corre spondent of The Philadelphia Times, Mr. Colouitt fiirures in every temper ance liicctintr that is held hereabouts. addresses church conventions much oftener than his fellow senators, and is one of tho pillars of the Young Men's Christian association. Within tho past month he has spoken before the Young Aton'a fUiriatinn nacnrvnf ion in TwentV- third street and in Bowery, Now York; at Philadelphia, Atlanta, Ualtiniore, and Richmond. He is a regular attend ant at the Foundry church in this city. Every Sunday morning and evening his tall ligiirc can oe seen in tno iront scat, with his handsome wife beside him, leading the singing and uttering tho most fervent aniens. At hi3 homo in Atlanta he is a deacon and often speaks from the church nlatform. Of late he has been frequently dropping into tho nino missions suiiuciuii 11 iiumy ton. A few nights ago he led the nraver-meeting at the Central mission, in tho lower part of the avenue, and gave his 'test'niony" with the humblest present. Ho is often seen, too, at the missions in South Washington, where the most hardened sinners arc supposed to congregate. His colleague, while not so much of a missionary, exhibits a great deal of piety on occasions. He is a regular delegate to all tho Baptist conventions and does a considerable- amount of lay preaching. Most of the Baptist papers in the United States have printed con tributions of his over tlio initials "J. J. B." In the Baptist convention held somo time ago in this city he proved his piety to be of a substantial order by strongly advocating tho establish ment of a hind for the purpose of rais ing all ministers' salaries to $1,000 a year, and by offering to start the fund witli a $1,000 check. The senator makes a far better appearance talking to a religious body than when address ing tho senate. Ho is a venerable old man, with a long, Santa Clans beard, and recalls tho portraits of preachers in the days of John Wesley. Ho can pray as fow men can. His fervency is illustrated by a frequent raising of the eyes to heaven, extended and tightly clasped hands, and a voice that vibratos with passionate-entreaty. In the sen ate, as everybody knows, ho is duller than even Blair. There is one more senator who is par ticularly noted for his scrupulous dis charge of church duties. This is War ner Miller, of New York. He is a regular weekly communicant at tho Methodist church on G street. It must not be inferred, however, that Warner is so g veil up to tho contemplation of the hereafter as to bo oblivious of tho political outlook and other worldiy things. It has been noticed by his fei-low-churciiiiiu that he is always ac companied by his wife, who puts In mn books and testaments into his hands at' tho proper time and coaches him gen erally iu the services. It has been ob served, too, that, he never appears inter ested in the sermon, and rises with too great precipitation when tho doxology has been sung. Some mean people havo even insinuated that the senator has no interest at all in religious mat ters, ami that his regular attendance at services is duo to his wife, who is con sidered the most pious churchwoinan in Washington. However this may be. certain it is that the portly Warner is put down by the preacher as one of the most valued members of his lloek. Of the members ot the house, a littlo man named George West, of Ballston Spa, N. Y., is tho brightest church light. Politioians will be surprised that there is a man named West in congress, but members of the Methodist church nearly everywhere have heard of the charitable littlo paper manufacturer up in Now York. Out o; his own purse he contributed sufficient money to build a handsome stone church at his home, and no man in and out of New York has done more for tho foreign mission of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Wost enjoys the distinction of be ing tho ugliest man in congress, but his ho.irt seems to be iu the right plaoe. Anderson, of Kansas, is another re ligious man. He was once a Presby ter. an preacher and a chaplain in the California volunteers. Being an or dained minister, his polit'cal position docs not exclude him from the pulpit. At home ho frequently preaches during tho intervals between the sessions of congress and whilo hero has delivered s.-veral stannous at tho Now York Avenue Presbyterian church. His re ligion is not of the gloomy kind. He is one of tlio jolliest members on the floor of the house. Ho believes in music iu the publ.c narks, shaving and other neo.'&sary work on Sunday, and open museum's and libraries on tho Sabbath. Tiiullwo, a new nicnibor from Ken tucky, was studying for the miuitry when elected to a local ollleo iu Say lersville. Ho gavo up his studio-, tem porarily and within two years was sont to congress. He is only 3-1 now and in appearance a typical theological stu dent. It is said that ho is already dis gusted with politic.il life and will re sume the study of divinity after his term has expired. Among the woll-known ehnroh dea cons in tho house of representatives nro Pettibone, of Tennessee: Forney, of Alabama; Ir on, of Louisiana; Mc Creary, of Kentucky; Tucker, of Vir giniaj and Kllsberry, of Ohio. Ho Knew What That ileattt. A Congressman's daughter had beou receiving a young man's attentions un til tho father thought it was timo ho was knowing something about it "Co lestiue," ho said last night, when tho young man was announced, "isn't it 1 about time somo definite conclusion was being arrived at in this matter?" . "Quite time, papa," sho ropliod iu a nmtter-of-faot way. "Woll, daughtor, , is thoro any prospeot of n conclusion?'' "1 can't sny, really, papa. You seo he is on tlio calendar as unfinished business, and " "Enough, daughter, onough." j ho interrupted, putting up his hands, nnd the girl wont down stairs to com-, pletc tho quorum. Wathington Critic HERE AND THERE. Philndelphians spent $325,000 foi drink last year. A New York dining room is namod after Tweed. Highland county, Ohio, has a "Fob som" postofllce. A firm in Now York sells boots for dogs that have soro legs. There is a scarcity of domestic ser vants at Winnipeg, Manitoba. Jacqueminot roses sell in the streots of New York at 5 cmts a bunch. Work has begun on the new steel towers of tho Niagara suspension bridge. Mormon proselytes arc having con- siderablo success in Victoria county uanaua. A poplar tree in Wilkes county, Georgia, measures twenty-seven feet in circumference. "Carriages Two Hir at all Hours," is a conspicuous sign at a watering place characteristic of Niagara. The sheop-raiscrs in North Carolina arc complaining; of the ravages of wolves and wild-cats among their sheep. Tho docile donkey hitched to a low two-wheeled cart will form a promin ent feature at the summer resorts this year. It is figured that there aro 179,000 riders in Great Britain, 50,000 on the continent of Europe, and 7,000 in tho United States. Tlio grand jury at Sitka, Alaska, is trying to have the steamship company indicted for importing tramps and cranks into the territory. The recent session of the Dominion parliament lasted G-i days only, and 11 1 bills were passed, of which 51 emanated from the government. The following is-from a school exam ination paper: "For what is Strasburg noted?" A. For possessing a Gothic spinster four hundred feet high. An uproarious prohibition tight is go ing on in Mississippi, liko that in Geor gia last year. Tlio negroes generally voto solidly for the liscenso system. In Mexico they line theatrical mana gers who omit any part of an advertised performance. An occurence of this kind tool; placo at l'achuca recently. The short herring crop down cast causes The Springfield (Mass.) Union to remark that "it will make French sardines scarce and high iu this mar ket." An immense drove of rats recently took possession of the premises of S. W. Gaines, near Seio, Ga. Although he killed ab uit one thousand there aro mauv left. Thev have killed about $500 worth of ch ekeas anil other fowls. The month of Ma in the state of Vera Cruz proved fickle in the extreme as to weather. Northers, soothers, storms, mists, heat, dampness, rains, and other atmospherical phenomena have siie- occdeu one another without rhyme or reason. The most popular advertising' agency in New York is the sandwich man wlio bears on his breast the legend, "Satur day half holiday," and 011 tho reverse. 111 uokt letters, the umcmo device. Ladies will please not shop after neon on Saturdays." The capture of a 11 pound salmon in a pond at Troy is causing inimenso interest among the piscatorial, artists of that city. It is a forerunner of what mav be expected from the hsh planted there several years ago bv tho United States- commission. A a means of defonse- against the young men who liko to wear lino olothus without paying for them tho merchant tailors of New York havo adopted the plan of obtaining judg ments against tlio delinquents and then advertising these judgments lor sale in the newspapers. The Atlanta Constitution olliiins thait tho use-of tho word "drugj" in. "knocked down and drug out," is. peculiar to Georgia. And The Indianapolis Jour ?ial adds that when a Iloosier says "tho coon sunk behind a log," ii ) has a sub stitute for the word "sneaked," known only in Indiana. Mrs. Esther E. Fleming, of Dnnns town. Pa., is the owner of alenion-troo, the limbs of which aro now hanging full of tho tropical fruit, one of which measures 81 by 4i inches. The treo was grafted on an orange stock iivo years ago, and blossoms ami boars fruit at tho same time. The mayor of New Bedford, Mass., is not to bo trilled with. Recently a railway company put down a track at a point whoro his honor decided it should not bo placed. Tho wrathful chief then ordered tho company to re-,-' move the track, but it refused whore upon ho took three or four men aiid tore tho track up himself. Some of the iron manufacturers of tho Lehigh valley havo begun to mako stroet-paving blocks from blast-furnaeo slag. Sonic pleasing littlo ornaments of delicate t 1. aro already made from slag, and if 1 can bo put iu durablu block shape there seems to bo no rea son why it should not boconie a favor ite building material. Says The Xenia (O.) Gazette: Wo published the calf story several days ago, but, as seeing is believing, wo can not tell it without fear of soineono doubting our veracity. The treo to which tlio calf was tied was actually uprooted and blown quite a distance up hill, and the calf, still tied to the treo whon found, was alivo and not hurt A Nova Scot a bear, not succeeding in getting through two-inch planks that fonved livo feet of the base of a sheep fold, reached above them, where inch boards wero used, chowed and clawed there untd he made a hole big enough to scramble through. Tho farmer heard the bloating of the flook, jumped from his bed, and rushed to their aid, clad in ono garment armod with a tbreo-tined pitchfork. The ghostly figuro was too much for tho bear, who went out tho way ho came In and. escaped 1 4