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, WOMAN AND HOME. THE "FATAL FACILITY" OF MAR RIAGE IN MODERN SOCIETY. tl in! thy Nerves nml Shattered Vitnllty. Young Luillcn ns rorelg" Tourists. Kmci-gencles Luncheon nt Nu.s?'s-.Cure for Whooping Cough Suggestion. Tho writer says thnt facility nml frequency of divorce i not In itself nil evil, but n result of other evils tlmt lie deeper. If peoplo do not wi-h to w divorced nil tho laws ntul courts tetwoen here mid tophet couldn't sepa rate tlieiu. Divorce U not iv disease, but only, t the worst, a symptom of preceding disease, or perhaps nioro truly n desierate clutch nt a remedy for u desiiernto disease. This author urges more serious consideration before eiiteringiiito marriage le'.ntions, mi l tho remembrance that two ieoplo who are married have their indivulunl lives to load none Hit) less because of tho new ivlution, and mutual concession must lie mudo or d.siuter in some form will lie tho result. That all in telligent people nowadays know thnt one body, more poiveri'ully eonstltn'.od than an other with which it is closely associated, often nbKorLn, so to sKaU, tho o! Iter's vitality, leav ing it li-llos, i;le, steadily wasting away, and that a liko process, mental and moral, is not iufriqtiont.n strong niH-tci till will taking tho color out of nnother individuality, and nil this without nocsssary rofeieiice to tho difference of sex, which, w hen added to the other preponderance, makes the mult, nioro iliRnstnius. All tliis voiors a profound truth, and this author hints vaguely at tho necessity for nioro complete, judicious, and couimon wiifio instruciious of the young on themes which urn connected with tho general subje-t of mnrriugo. It is d'mbtkss true tint, the scope of current ed'.i ntiou is not practical enough ill till) direction, but the chief difllcu.ty seems tolu tlmt oung jKopw nro not led enough to apply tho knowledge their education brings thou: to the practical amis of life, marriage among others, and iiorlmps most iuioi-lant ..fall. Tlw fait is wo hear no end of snivel ing drivel talked on the -lrightful facility of divorce" in our time, and men nml women lire frantically engaged in t.-yingtocto t bar riers against it barriers which, liko a con tinually rising ilnm ugnin-t an accumulating stream, w id servo only to make the Until in evitable disaster nioro terrihle. Tho siniplo truth is that tho fault lies not in easy divorce, but in tho fatal facility of marriage in our society. 'With us anybody may innrr. practically and they do it all Hint line, wituout thought or calculation or reflection of any kind uoout relntivv. fitness, physical, ineatal, moral, social, or any other, without any thought of initios to each other or tho world, without tho iainlest thought lor the future m any way with Uss exhibition of priulenco or enro than any ono of them would show m foiming nsix months' partner ship in the business, of selling tape or ieanuts. 1'eoplo may preach end pray ami snivel and grortl about u as muji in they phase, but all in vnm, tor it is a jvj cal and plnio.ophical bocial neccssil y wlncii no powor on caih can encapo that, while men and women remain what they are, if marriage remains as easy of commission as it is, divorce must bo corre sponding! easy, or worse disaster will follow. Tho boiler into which jou force steum faster thtui some escape can relievo it, will burst, tio matter how stoutly made. Chicago Times Book Hoviow. The Healthy iiikI the Shut tered. When I see brawny men and strong, healthy women ridiculing and condemning tho nervoiisiie.ss of borne delicate woman, miido (luerulous by daily battles, hotter than any Gelt)sbu g, I fancy 1 bee a blacksmith's hammer or a granite bowlder questioning tho trembling nature of a vvutehspriug. Cara iiud trouble, that would pass over your he-id as tho winds pass over mountain pinos, only bonding the fur tops n little, while the room tako hold oil tho eternal hi. Is, would sweep tho delicate mechanism of oilier natures into chaos. V hat does your lle-.li and blood Ilelx know of nerves He blood is olixn , her sin ew s-are liko .stiimg cords, und all her goings out Mini comings in are timed to the pulses of buoyant life. She. is a splendid physical de velopment, a masterpiece of mechaiiLsiu that works as smoothly as a (rather drawn through oil. Of course, she carries electric cheer wher ever she gin's w hy shouldn't she) Hho is never out of sort why should i-ho bo) A harp in constant tune gives forth no diseoids. Sho is never despondent, never cast down never nervous. An englo (.oaring on strong, uplifted whig above tho reach of the hunts mini's arrow is never wounded. Now tako the woman who has lots .of babies and a shattered vitality, who was Hindu a frail and delicnto creature in the first place, and by chance mid circumstance has been so reduced that her body is but tl. transp.inut;istrdl vnso that liolis tho (lower of life, anil let her lie sunshhi and nil tho and swott not more than one-third of tho time. 1 tell 011 that one-third counts more in tho sight of heaven than the cntiro unruf Hi d oxUtenco of the woman whoso nerves 1110 strong and wed. Khe shall pass through lifo with no song of deliverance, no meed of glory, nich as conqi.ojoi-s know; sho shall lo found lauit with and despised by jieoplo who can 110 more understand what sho buffers than n Inn-dock root can understand why tho sensitive tilaht shrinks at tho lightest touch or a btoain whistle why an .olian harp ro- FjMmds to tho song or tho trouliadour wind. Klw bhall lie down in death nt last, as upon u conch of perfect piacv, tueeUly womleiiug perhaps whut v.'clcoino her spent and weary Mini bhull cain f 10111 lunven. Her shattered liwlythult l laid away with pitying tears mid boon ..otttn: but 1 lovo to think of tin) mrprise tl at nwait.i tho dear fcoul there, "Amiier" in Chlcairo Journal. V.'liat l.ahliy Thinks Aliout It. Henry Iiiiboucheiv, in a spocial letter from Iondon to Tho New York World, Fays: "if wo sota tlno crop of mosallIanca durin:; ths coining matriinonlnl season foclety will know whom it has to think for it. Sir Crlchton Browno lately told tho National Health bo- ciety that they could seo moro truo loveliness in 11 inornings wall: engaged in ctcaiung doifii the doorsteps than in fahlonable draw ing rooms. As if this witj iiotenough, Oscar W1M0 has been informing tho Philistines ut Bournemouth that the factory girl with tho bawl over her head and clogs on her feet wa.1 for moro beautiful than many ladles ho had coh In Piccadilly with h''h heeled show and absurd bonnets. With bcienco nml art, not to mention Iady IIoil rton, thus leagued gaint Imr. what chauco has n marriageable inaidon who has not tho courage to bo uucon volitional i" AVoinen In Umerecnclrs. It h not always n question of nerves, but onof habit, whi'.h enables ono person to do juit Uio right thing under ciitical wndltions, while another, and far ttronger physically, staiftn up utterly holplcss. I have seen frail, dli!t woman, who lookwl as if n bicatu might How her nwoy, quietly step to the front and direct those around her in on einergum'y wjih n wio forethought that checked poaibltt evil cont4!quonee, whilo her stronger fiHil wont into hyteries. The1 ouo had kaiuul to coutix)! hti-solf; thi ithor funply gavo way to n natural feeling of ti istcrnation. iS home or family can 1o entirely guarded jaiiLst the liossiii.'ity of sonio a.uiin.t winch only i.wtaiit notion can prevent fruin having fatal tsju.equencs. Sfoiv iiiin any 0110 else must the motlter have itMitrol of herself and bo pi-c-pitssl, no matter how her heart miy torn with nnguisli nt tho buffering of oino loved one, to ruov wita cnlniliewi ntn. precision in the do'ng of the best jHW-iblii tiling under the circumstances. it is 110 mark of n delicate lino ludyinn for .1 huly to scream or faint or go into hysterics at sonio sudden happening. Tho physical condition niny Ikj such, it U true, ns to lvmlei peri'ect .contj-ol over tho nerves an luipossi ll..ry, lmt these eslnoitions con 11 1 uo pri e.ited in a majority of cn.ses. Tonipernineut may also have much to do with tho matter, but those persons who know themselves to lie po-sossed of an organization that is enfily di.:urbel should set resolutely at work u gain control of it, instead of nursing it into greater weakness by idulgenre. 1 remem ber hearing a physician say or a jmlieni w n civen to fulling into anoniiiug hysteria at the slightest provtx-alion, that sho was cured by leing lelt to lio iqwii the tUr nhi'ix she had thrown herself, and allowed to stream, and tumble, and faint nd linitutii. Il.wic treatment, it is true, is not nlwayy feasible, but in this 0:10 it was effectual. 1 do not want it to bo understood ns hav ing 110 syimmthy with hysterical people, for tVy nro often terrible sufferer, and their situation is tho result of nn overstrained body, but I do mean to say that i?iiso:is who nro ordinarily well should Mrugju to govern thciu!lvcs, nnd that the matter lies largely in their own hands. Without tl.'s s.'ll" control all other prejiarAtion which I hu.Vc mentioncil will lie comntrativcly tlselebs. Utuily S. IlouUni in 'tledo Ulnde. A Luncheon -it Tliomns Nasi. Thomas 1ust, tho .voll known cnricntnrist of Hnricr's iiublicntions, lives over in llorri town, X. .T., and a few ihiys ago ho gavo a luncheon, to which ho invited nil tho best known caricaturists of this city. Tho lull -h-oonwnspivon nt his llorristown homo, nnd thonrtist w ho tells this about a said that ho nover sat down to a more delightful iv; ast; bat there was haidly u dainty that could be thought of that was noj on tho table, and that everything was cooked in the most perfect stylo of culinary art. Mrs. N.ist presided at tho head of the tabl, and two extremely pretty and attractive waitresses, in white aprons nnd caps, served the meal. There was something about these waitresses that attracted thoeye of tho artisti, and they gavo thoin much more thought than they would have done to tho usual young Irishwoman who performed this olllce. Dur ing th meal the guests from timo to tino ex pressed their delight at. certain dishes t'nt were laid lie faro them; and finally Mr. Nasi said, as they had been so pleased with his cooking, ho would introduce them to the cook. They were prepared to see u denr old colored nuiifio in her bandanna and 'ke-chiof, but, to their surprise, Mr. Nnst led a most charming young lady, who proved to bo his daughter, into tho drawing 1 00111, who, entirely unuided, had Rotten up this elaborate meal. The artists asked to have the waitrissps brought in too, for they felt pretty sure that tbev were Mr. Nast's daughters also; but this hint was not taken by thy hostess. Thoartists, however, uro convinced that tho unmistakable likeness of tho waitresses to the host was sun proof that they also wero members of thu family. New York Mail and Express, Injury to l'crsomil Aiieuranro. There is 0110 moro point upon w Inch it would perhaps bo well to sjieak, tho nbsoluto injuy to personal apiearaneo caused by jK?rmittitig n child to suck its thumb. There is ierlmps no ill elfect during infancy, but if the habit is allowed to continue (as in many oases it is) until tho jaw logins to expand to inako room for the second teeth, tho sliapo of tho mouth is ruined for all time. The upper incisors are pushed outward and their inner edges pushed upward in many cases, so Unit tho lewer edges instead of forming n straight liii", us they should make n "V,'' lesser or greater li proportion to tho habit and tho ii'iturnl con lonnation ot the mouth. Where you see this pis'iiliar conformation of jaw in an ndu! yoa will in nearly every caw seo n ooriv sponding lark of symmetry, if not positive deformity, of tho thumb. Emma C. Hewitt. The, Marriage Settlement Idea. The idea of marriage settlements, which as a general thing is repugnant to Americans, Is not a bad one. It makes 11 woman independ ent, and it makes it possiblo tor her to marry a jioor man, who might bo a much better husband for her than 11 rich one. When young men or young women have lcen brought up surrounded by every luxury at homo, and then get married and nro obliged to livo as though they wero in straitened cir cumstances, when they know nt tho death of their parents thoy nro going to have all tho money thoy want, it makes them, I fear, look forward to tho death of their parents will, feelings akin, to resignation. If at their mar riage tv good round sum of money wero set tled upo 1 tho-n I think tho effect would be moro sittsfaetorv than is found inautioipa tion. Philadelphia P.eoord. Aesthetics In Hosiery. There nro certain rulos about dressing tin lefjslhat must bo followed to secure a good effect. Now, in fancy stockings the lower part should be dark and tho upper part light. That gives tho eiroct of snmllness at th- ankle nnd plumpness at tho calf. Pioverso tho po sition of tho colors uud tho leg will look as btrni-.nt and ungraceful as a stick. Thou If tho dark shado does not go nil around the lower part it should bo nt tho back and not in front, for in that c.isu it gives thoanklon flat look. Tin- hosiery that i3 llgunil with an imitation boot coming up to tho swell of the calf gives a leg tho best appearance. Homo Journal Thu Girls In Dine. Tho young ladles at tho high bohool, admir ing tho military exercises by tho boys, hnv organized n battalion of four companies, nnd drills havo replaced calisthenics exorcises. Tho uniform U a navy bluo flunncl short skirt nnd blouse, with a felt hat nud a scarlet feather, although tho headgear Is not full) decided on. Tho four companies havo Ixjen thoroughly drilled in tho school of the soldier and go through their facings liko veterans. They will next try battalion movements, nnd inea'uwhil'j arises tho question: Shall tho battalion bo nraicd with wooden guns? Boston Budget. Try It Next Summer. Next summer uza catMip nnd fruit bottlei or jugs with plaster of Pails. When the bottles nro ready to cork up, stir a littlo plas ter of Paris with w-ator, nud ImUlly spread it all over tho cork, lotting It coino just below tho cork to shut out nil tho nir. It is much nicer thou was. Atlanta Constitution. Voun I.aillcs ns Tourists. A Ivmd ot walking womon haa Just Arrived la Paru that ia ct 01100 original, couragooui and interesting. ? tonsMs oi Hz young, uti inamutl women who liavo tramped ncrosa country fom Owitwland. Too much couH not lie said in praise of tbo euurgy of these yonng ladtoi, hardly out of whool, while a ood deal might perhaps bo said in deprcca t on of tin lr temerity But nil's well, etc, nt' 1 the did justiiie, it They have nmved s 1. 1 :y nnd gained moro fun ni.d txpiiicn -e t.un they they could in any other way thnt can lie thought of. TlK-ir trip took them over tho mountain of Swi:eilmid, Unrting from tlioTyiol, ihrmigh (rciievu and Lyon. Thcv had tio escort whatever, refusing haughtily even the prof foti-d services of a worthy old lady who wanted to act as chuptrono for the party. Lach 0110 wus armed with n staff und over tier shoulder sho slung n Ikir filled with n light tru cling outfit. This outfit included In every enw a hammock, nml when they iustsl for tho night the hammocks were svung in the trees nnd tho young tramps oiled themselves up in blankets nnd went to cl ep under guard of the moon and the, stars. There wero days, or nights rather, when tho wenther was not propitious for this sort of entertainment; in such cases they conde scended to put up ntn tavern. Kverywlicio on their journey they havo created a sensa tion, and the universal interest aroused in them was undoubtedly their chief protection against tun omforiablo adventures. A copious journal was kept of their oxperi enisps, each member of tho party taking her turn at keeping the record of tho day. The journal contains upward of 1,-00 pages of manuscript c!o-ely written. Tho suggestion thnt tho last years of these young ladies' lives may Iks lmriwvod with 1 In iiimiti-111 Is irre sistible, but at the prew nt they show no un happy signs of their winter journey. One ontinot help wondering, too, whnt their par ents wero thinking of whon they allowed the girls to depart, lint, porliups, like their Amcilonn sisters, they took tho. thing into their own hands and itsked iieriniswion of 110 lxly. Puns Cor. Philadelphia Times. Meui-iug to the Ixeixoils Forces. l'ho Mo of tho jxipular "society girl" is ns wearing to the nervous forces as that of th v',r'i netres., nml "no "trots on uikkt theslTr..i quite as fast as does tho point! dancer nnd vtxulist. The youth who is her .'avorito partner abates not a whit of his daily lulior on thu morrow, most of which she spends in U-d that she may freshen up by evening. . hat is her business is her recrea tion. By tho time they join bunds for the minuet of working day living he lias come to c aider this style of rooriating his spirits "a lxe. jou know," nnd ij gluil to try domestic ity as a change. In onteilng upon their home life h begins to work, stie to rest. It ought not. he thinks, to tax the stionj;th of 11 toler ably healthy woman to keep a well apKiinlcd jlat or cottage in order und direct tho opera .ions of one or two servants. When tho sweet, voico takes a wiry ring, and the plait lietwisjn tho brows liecoiuesii crease, when her vivacious chit chut degener ates into 11 monologue upon wifely woes, her tpouso is naturally perplex, d, pel-hill's impa tient, ieradveiitui-o even slightly contemptu ous. He had thought that sho had nioro "grit," und some jiuception of tho serious sido of life. How, in tho name of precedent and commonest kind of common sense, can tho poor young wife be otherwise than dis hcurtened und chronically fatigued A new set of mental and physical muscles are brought suddenly into active use. The break ing into harness ihntseomod in iiuticlpatinn a uo el and enticing sport turns out to bo com pulsory escrows. How- sho will support the expei iciico depends upon her moral und bodily staying powers. Mm ion llariand's Ictter. Adapting the U'oiiinn to the Costume. I am amused to obscrvo that an Italian au thority writes ot tho four fashionable colore tor this season in quite a now vein, it would appear that the woman is to.ho adapted to tho oostBine, instead of the costumo to the wearer For instance, "tlobelius, a greenish musk color, to lw accompanied by tho silver hair, tho serene eyes and the delicately faded facoof an old lady. Sevres, a very delicate tint of palo blue, slightly tinged witli pink This requires great l're-hliess of complexion and Minle, nnd, if K)si,il)le, tho soft clinging blondo cendro hair of the Slav woman. Clinu dron, copper color, with golden reilections, lull of light, which will harmonize ndmiralily with the palo brunette complexion and bluo (0 cyo of a southern wrimnii. Verde estivo, an intense green, lighter than bottle gieeu. fud of sunlight : thi.-i requires u weaier of tlio biondu T.tiane.sipie type, joyous, florid, full of li!V of such it is the glory and tho apotheosis!" London Queen. lteineily lot- Whiiopliii; Colih. The seeil of tho common Minitower i the best remedy for whooping cough thnt I have ever known. Brown the seeds slightly, like coiroo, then grind and stoop, -.vhensulllcientlj steeped drain clear of tho dregs and sweeten with lock candy or lump Rigar. Let the littlo ones drink freely qf it at intervals thioughout tho day, and especially before 10 tiring at night. In all ordinary eases, where children nro properly cared for and kept in in bad weather, no other medicine will bo re quired. It also has a very loosening elfect, on n nurd, tight cough, nnd thus it seems that even tho despised sunflower is good for some thing. To nny who nro inclined to bo skep tical 1 would only say, please try it before you condemn. I consider it so excellent n remedy that last summer I devoted a con--.itlerabln portion of my kitchen garden to the raising of Minitowers, that I might gather the seeds for medicinal pin poses. Mrs. J. J. U. in Ootroit Frio Pi os. Tho Princess Iconise m working Inde futigably at a series of typical Indian por traits which nro destined to ! n present, for tho queen. Her likeness rf Shalibun, th famous brocado maker, is said to bo an excel lent 0110. In ventilating a room ojidii tho .vimlows at top and bottom. Tho fie. li air rushes m one way while tho foul air inakoj Its exit at the other; thus you let in a friend and oxcl us; enenjy. According to Mrs. Haddock, of Iowa, 1,000 women own and rnanngo farms in that state, while In O-vyron there nro bo many women himilni J: pltuuteu ns to oeca&ion no remark. If a bei-tid creaks nt each movement of tho sleeper, removo tho sbts and wrap the ends of each in old nowspaiera. This will prove a complete silenco. A doctor's wifo in Devonshire, England, supplies "uoico ferns nt Jow but icmuuciutfvo prices, wilding them by parcel post all over tho United Kingdom. If tho car bo big and ugly, n fo'vv curlod Jc.k.s brushed carelessly baik will hulp won derfully. Nover comb tho hair right buck from 1111 ugly ear. If gilt flames, when now, are coverod with n coat of white varuUh, all specks can then 00 wushed off with wuter without harm. Cayenne peppar blown into tho crack. where ants congregate will drive them uway. Tbo tamo remedy is also good for mlco. It U said that a pint ot milk taken every night juiit before retiring to rest will toon mako tho thinnest llguie plump. A skillful wife can feed ber hutbaud into health or sickness. COLLEGE FOR GIRLS. AN INSTITUTION OF WHICH MIS S:SSIPPT MAY WELL DE PROUD. ltcsults or a Itotil lliliicatloiiul ltxperl incnl Ilnclloj: Work With Study. VarloiM lndustrnil I'm suits Threu Hull drcd (Slrls In Uniform Neatness. I pass to Columbus, tho Athens of Missis sippi, und par excellence tho most lienutifu, city in tin' state. Before tho war it vvns re nownod for its nristooruoy. Its oultuie nml dignity. Tho rcstttks of tho war have some what changed tho business methods of her jKOple, but the aristocratic element has not decayed. It hns descended from father to son, from mother to daughter. Tlt old fam ilies were mostly Georgians, nnd their chil dren are still proud of their Georgia lineage. When the state nvolved that her girls should have nn equal chance with her lioys, Colum bus was easily oho'ii as the place w hero to erect an institution thnt would accomplish this end. The buildings nro ns lwiutiful in llieir design and modest adornments ns tho 300 pupils w ho occupy them. It yvus n lovely sif.ht, nnd nlnitwt humIo an old limit shod n tear of ii";ii t that ho could not ivnew his youth and ixmh1 nuotlter life in hailing dis taiice of this lovely place. But my is-veri" was di.pe!lel ns I thought of homo and wife ami loving children, and thou my fond hoart was content content to go nlong down the valley nnd listen to Mrs. Arp ns sho sings: "John Anderson, my .To." A POLT) KXPEntMENT. This is no ordinary fenoilo college. Thero Is nothing like it either north or south. Mis- sisnippi has nmdo n new delmrtlll1, a lold exiieuiuenl. Ww heads have ilivitmi new- methiHls for tin sc new tiines. Everything is business now, and we must keep up with it. The girls used to lio reared by loving paronis tolk'I.ulics ladies of clegiint loisiuv ladios .It to li wives und mother, and nothing ek'; but now the wife and the mother must be onKtliinglse. She must 1 11 helpmate, or is the Scriptuivs say a "helpmeet," that, is, slve must help meet tiiooxprnses. Evory whore 1 go I hear the earnest, nnxious inquiry, "What shall wo do with our daughters They are willing, they are capable, but whnt can they dot" The chief aim and end of this in stitution is to answer this question, to solvt this problem, nnd if it proves a success, then Mississippi will deservo the praise. This college is not yet two yours old, but it i, so far, a grand success. Nobody doutits it now. The tuition is locking nt, it, with in creased interest. Commit toes from northern st-ites have v isited it ami nro still visiting. l)r. Mayo, of Boston, was there a few days ago to wo tho actual practical working of the institution, and was tilled with admiration. Tli kc girls nro happily mingling work with ti.ttv. in ono department thoy uro cutting and fitting dri-ssos and other garments after the most approved methods. In another the washing and ironing are going on inn laun dry that is operated by steam. The girls uro trailed to cook, but do not do the cooking, but they wash the dishes and set tho tables, and do all the he uscwork. They do not pre pare the gar . en, but they plant it und culti vate it, and wore proud to show 1110 tlii.il several plots. In out largo room they wero drawing and sketching nud coloring designs for cai-jKls, designs tor oilcloths and wall piper and Christmas cards. Many of them were exipisitely beautiful, and find ready sale in northern markets. Southern Dowers and fruits and vines and grasses and autumn leaves predominate in those designs, and gives them nioro ready sale. Monm.iNO in ci.ay. n another department tho girls wero mod eling in clay, and their handiwork was seen in vases and urns and statuary. Hero, too, iney weio painting on china and quoenswaro. Typewriting is taught, and Is much more easily lcnrnitd than is music upon tho piano. The president's secretary is 0110 of his pupils, and sho rapid ly answers his numerous corro epoudouts upon tho ouli.;raph. Phonography is es)oci.'illy taught, and many of tho ad vnncod pupils cm easily record 120 words 111 n minute. Two of them recorded every word of Sam Jones' sermon, und they were sent broadcast all over the laud, For thi work thoy each receiecd $-1 a day. Music and painting, of course, are taught. 1 do not now recall tlio other industrial piuvuit-s for my vlit was 11 hurried one, ami with hn many bright eyes and smiling fares turned toward me 1 was obliged to forget noutolhiug, i'lim hundred and sixty girls hi tasteful uni form gathered before 1110 in the beautiful col lego ciiaK'l, anil my thoughts ran rapidly as I woudei-isl, When" nro the boys to "iiatcli them) WeJl, I don't know, but it seems to mo if 1 wero a young man T would move to Columbus and tako my chances for captur iug one. Tlio girls pay board here, too, at its prime cost, which averages fti.ul per month, incliid iug washing and fuel and water and lights Everything is in perfectly womanly order A blind man could not tell that ho was in their dining room, for there was 110 odor of prandial affairs. Tho tnblo linen was spot lossly white, und tho ware glistened with iU (Icanlinoss. Electrio lights nro used, uud pure water spoutf from tho faucets. Om more nit is to bo added to the Industrial pur suits of this institution for Mississippi girls, uud that is tho beautiful art of photography. This Is well. It is a calling that woman Is oecullarly titled for. How l.tlly she could arrange each fold and ringlut; how nicely tuljust tho position, lion- delicately touch the Imago with her brush und pencil; how sweet ly quiet the restless, timid children, nnd i think tho young men would give In r the preference, mid havu their neckties uwiy that fho might linger them. Hero would 1k her opportunity to revel in that harmony ol color for which nature gavo her lovo and i:ill more than sho gavo to man. Bill Arp in Atlanta Constitution. Tho Latest London Kail. Tho courtly kiss upon tho hand, the warmer osculation of tho lip, havo been thrown Into social darkness by no less an arbiter than the Princess of Wales. It apjiears that this lnvel Fpocimen of royalty was observed kissing her slEtcr-ln-law, tho Princess Wiildemar, In this particular fashion whether by accident or intention the observer fui.it to state and im mediately tho Idea caught on to tho flattering crowd of courtiers. When two ladies meet, or part now it won't lie; "My dear (kiss 011 tho right cheol.), how glad I mn to seo you" (kiss for tho left cheek); hut tho gushing jiali will jiibt light 011 tho tips of each other's noses, liko two birds pecking at a lump of bugnr. Thi.1 fashionable kiss has its advantage, as will bo been ut once. There can bo no dis turbance of "make up." No 0110 understands thut lKitter than tho lovely princess. The French kiss on tho forehead, emblematic of chastity and deep devotion, is routed, foot, borso nud dragoons, by thU now Ids., which ought to lx immediately opular considering it is the latest London fad. Ui,ton Herald. Antrouoiuy Among tlio Chahtwani. When Alexander the Groat took possession of Il.ihylon, In JT1I 1). C, Im found a series of atruuoinlcal observations taken by tho Clml d.oins for an unbroken period of l.tXXJ years, which places the beginning of the observa tions ua early us B. C Boston Uud&tL THE DRUMMER DID IT. A ln of Honest niol Ihithunlnstlc Nuisances Who Never Ile. All investigations by nrc'iasilogists into the van u rives nn 1 their history break on nn liioxplionbki i'lfluenco that seems to connect wid.'ly different places, periods nnd peoples. Thov flinl old jars i.i us" in India thnt the mound builders had Ikiv, nnd they romo noross Iron tcns:oons in tho primeval forest licds of coot. They nro astonished to find th gridiron of the north of lrclnnd figuring it tho social lifo of China three or four thousnni years ago. Tho licdotiiu Ainb has the nri'iv bl inket of the Esquimaux, and In the ruin, ol Pompeii they come nonss peanut shells Ida what the swerpcr sweeps out of the gMlcry o the theatre to-day. Well, why is this) Art !i:v ologists eniinot tell. I can. The lnysteriou ubiquitous influence that loaves no track sa , the article is simply the drummer. It vvn tho drummer who did it nil. He loft tlnw curious Grecian scrolls i:i Egypt; ho carvri .those hieroglyphics on th) m-ksof nncicn1 Britain; lieisth'" man who introduced J'rvucli candy into lloivulaneiiin and stuck the mound builders with iron teaspoons. Do you 1 ver know what becomes of n drummer) Not lliaV, you euro, lut hnve yor. ever seen a dead diummer) I don't lieli'v druuuuers ilie. I lie. lev o they simply tat themselves into pns. "(las thou art, to gn returnest,'' was written ot tho drummer. 1 hnve met 0110 or two men who have liecii drummers, but they do not talk much nboi.t It. When it drummer gets tired of tnlkiu," ho just disappear. I ilt not see how thh country survivis tho existence of drummers. You go into u small country place; you stej into the hotel; you find in the office sixteen coats hinging up on the wall and tlxtvn valises in u row on the floor, nnd sixteen im 11 sitting wiih their thirty-two tint up on th stove, tolling K.xfooit lies about, their Imsiii' R- iu;d their mlventuros. nil nt ono tune. You can't gwt what you want in that town. Tin drummers havo made tho store l:vpors bu what thev have to sell, and you've got to tak it or go without. It sooius atincst iiniMwsibl. to lielieve tlmt a drummer should over Is utile to liisguise his identity. He is, us a rule ug'.ti'Ksivo and runs things. If you sco a man ctinie into the office of n hotel and step up timidly to the counter mul ask the clerk if there are any letters for him 1 dense, von inav know that lie's 11 hunibli private citizen and 11 plain guest. It you mi a fellow bang onen tho door, stride ill 11111 lenvi! it oiK'ii bohind him. no nud hung liii coat, on a doc and lam his valise on tlio floor walk behind tho counter, tako out nil tho lot tors nnd road tho uddrosses from every box open the drawer and look in, then you'll know it's a drummer good for one night's lodginp and K'veral di inks. He generallv lets every body know that he's sold a lot of bluff, nnd lit talks vorv loud about tho fun he's hud some times. But they told 1110 of ono druminei who called himself a count, and wotoiilonf. fur lined ulster nnd 1111 inqiosing foreign look intr mustache, lie 0111110 in the suiniiier sin son und stnvi d a long lime. Ilo was tho rage the girls fell in lovo with him; tho nminniii! admired him; ho was on theovoof gcttliie engaged ton haughty Kan Francisco liollo. when a lady walked into n drug store ono da and found him with a lot, of samples of soap, trying to stick tho proprietor with Ids stool; That lot hhiiout und ho dlsaniwired. But tho profession disowned him. for ns a rule tin drummer is u strnightforwiii-il, open, nones and enthusiastic, nuisance. San Fraiiciscc Chronicle. Cell, ('.rant in liUVA. I find In my notes a description of Gen Grant written behind Vicksburg in Juno, lSl'st. It may bo of interest at this remote il ito: Almost at any timo ono can boo a smnll but compactly Luilt man of nliout 45 yours ol ugo walking through the onmiis. lio move with his shoulders thrown 11 littlo in front ol the iH-riK'iidicular, his left hand ill tho pocket of his trousers, an uulightcd cigar in hU mouth, his eyes thrown straight forward which, from tho hazo of abstraction which veils them, and a countenance plowed into furrows of thought, would ws'in to indicate that ho is intensely preoccupied. Ti-o Mil diers observe him coming, und, rising to rheir fis-t, gather on each sido of tho way to soo lif iti pass they do not salute him, they only watch him curiously, with n certain sort of familiar reverence. His iibstructeil nir not so grout while ho thus moves along us to prevent his seeing overyt.f.ng without npiiar ontly looking at it; you will discover tills hi the fact that, however dense tho crowd which you stand, If you uro an acquaintance his uyo will for an instant rest on you with glance of recollection, accompanied with grave nod of recognition. A plain blue suit without scarf, sword 01 trappings of any sort, save the double starred shoulder strain, an indliferently good Kos bilth hat, or slouch, with the crown buttered in close to his head, full beard ln'twecn light and "sandy," a hqunro out face, Whoso lines uud contour indicate extromo endurance and determination, complete tho external ap pearance of this smnll man, as 0110 sees him imssing along, turning and chawing restlessly the end of his uullghtcil cigar. Ills counte nance in rest hns tho rigid immobility of cast iron, and whilo this indicates tho uiiyieldiii; tenacity of tho bulldog, ouo finds hi Ins gray yes a smi'o and other evidences of tho pos s j-ion of those softer traits seen upon the Hi s -.nd over tljo entire faces of ordinary iicoiilo On horschaek ho loses till tho awk wardness: which distinguishes him as ho moves 1. bout on foot. Erect and graceful hoscciuH a iHirtion of his stood, without which tho full elfect would bo Incomplete Along with 11 Ixxly guard of tho general ' ides his win Fred, a stout lad of some summers. Ho endures nil tho marches, follows his father under lire with ull the coolness of an old soldier, and Js, la bhort, a "chip of tho old block." "Pollute" In Chicago Times. A Miner's tihurji I'raellre, In the room of a mLscr physician, who died in Now York city n fewduys ago, were found hundreds of empty bottles anil packages, which showed that for many months lio hail II veil on the various nutritious articles widely advertised in tho medical jotirnaK This hud 1 cost him nothing, for ho had taken advan tage of tho sharp rivalry In watx-s of this kind and had written to tho proprietors foi samples, implying that ho might reijuiro u largo quantity If tho trial proved sueeessf ul. His lKiniu appearing In tho list of regular practitioners, his requests wero freely grant jd nnd ho obtained all borts of cereal foous, wines, malt preparations, koumiss and tonics. II 13 peculiar diet may havo killed him, for he died of 11 gostrio disease. Chicago Times. A Valid i:cime. "My denr," said tho cider lady, "you should have thanked that gentleman wUo bo kindly gave you Ids beat." '.'My falluro to thank blm, mamma, wus lo caiiso of consideration for him. He may bavo a wifo und family doicridcnt upon him." -I don't undertaiid, my deur." "You bee, mamma, I feared tho ibocU might bo too grout for blm." Pittsburg Dia patch , An Jlarinarlc. Iter form la llk tho seulntor'a dream of lovo, Her spt:eh 1 like tho cooing of a dorr, Jkr features o'wi an auhorlto4woulil please, . vi wMwilxMii .t.u I oJjul uhti 0 UofitooefiA OLD CURIOSITY SHOP. PLACE FULL OF STRANGE AND VALUABLE ARTICLES. Painting Worth n Fortune Alexaniler IlauiHtoli's Dueling Pistols ,V Sonth crncr'i JtWtuIto .V rnoliago f UUv inouils story oT 11 Photograph. "Yes, I have received many curious nnd antique nrtielos since I began business thirty- five years ago, said BolxTt Tnggart to n re porter tho other day. Mr. Tnggart Is n pio neer in the storage bus noss nnd his establish ment is lllleil with o'.d objects, each of which has an Interesting liU'o.-y. .Now, among 11 vast collection of tine paint ings which I got in tho course of busi iicm," continued Mr. Taggurt, "nro two which I have lisn told time and again nn irigiimls by Bullous. Ouo represents the adoration of tho Saviour In the stuhlo of Itolhleheni. The subject of the other I do not know, as I havo never met nny one who could tell mo. There is an inscription on this picture ill ono of the dead languages, I be lieve, Irhiuiso 1 have never licon able to Hud any one learned enough to translate its The picture represents u queen on 11 magnificent throne giving ordiis nptmroutly to some of the royal guards." "How did you liecoino possessed ot tho pictures)" asked tho reporter. "Hie day tho lirst gun was Urea at, l-ori Minuter n gentleman who was very well known hero then and tinted equally as well for his avowed sympathy with the southern cause came into my place and told 1110 ho in tended going south and aiding the Conledcr- ntcs witli his money and every way oho ho could. Ho asked mo to teko Ids household furniture on storage. "You won't havo to keep them long," lie said. "The south will win sure, nnd 1 A re turn to New Y01 k, for 1 can't live anywls'iu else.1 KKVKIl OAt.t.KIl lOtU "I took his furniture, but it has never Ikvii called for. He raised a regiment south and Mint Hull Uun with his two sons nt his side, lie had no iicnr relatives to mourn his lonnd so I hnve his furniture still. Tlio Buliensei wero among his chattels and also a picture ot Murlllo, for w-iiich 1 had boon offered SO),tl00, There Is practically no price on tho Hulicn.scs. Besides these pictures mentioned I havu an lino a gallery of paintings as any connoisseur would wish to look at. I have always been fond of pictures mid novi r tried to disposoof any of them, although soino of them would bring fabulous prices." Among other articles which Mr. Taggurt showed to the reporter was a pair of licatiti fill dueling pistols inlaid with solid gold and silver, which 1110 the ones, Mr. Taggurt says, used by Alexander Hamilton in Ids deadly encounter with Burr on tho Elysimi fields, where Woehavvken is now growing up. The pistols were once owned by Gen. Grant, but they passed from him to another branch of tho family, nnd finally ciimo Into tho posses sion of a Broadway jeweler, who is unfor tunately addicted to drink. During ouo ot his pel iodical sprees ho placed tlio pistols, with soino other projierty, on storage with Mr. Taggurt in order to raiso money enough to continuo his debauch, lio never called for tho weapons and tho man's wifo wants tlaun sold, as she says sho butt's to soo them lying around the house whon her husband is oil 11 spree. " Alvout two mouths ago," sal'l Mr. Tag gurt, "a well dressed middle aged man rami' into my place uud, handing 1110 a small chamois bag, asked 1110 how much 1 would ask to keep it for him for u day or two with out, examining the contents. 'Twenty-live cents,' 1 replied. AN (IUTRAOEOUH I'lllCE. "Well, sir, tho fellow kicked liko n mule. Ho swore ho wouldn't pay such an outnigecus price, and finally licat 1110 down to twenty cents for t wo days. Nextday a detective from the Central office came in looking for Mich a bag, and told mo tho fellow who had leftit with 1110 was 11 famous western crook and that ho had htm locked up in thu Tombs. I wont down there with the bug, which was niH'iiod in presence of the judge and found lo contain diamonds valued nt nearly $100,000: It surprised 1110 that a man wishing and think ing ho t ould safely conceal such a plunder would kick alsnit the cost, esiiecially when you consider the littlo I asked him. "Oh, this Is tho saddest thing I over recol lect," continued Mr. Taggurt, as ho showed tho rcisirter a photograph of a laughing, fresh foced, curly haired girl. "Sho oamo into my place one day alsiut two years ago and put a few littlo effects in storage. Next morning she jumiKil from a ferryluiat Into tho North river. When her body was recovered my re ceipt for her furniture was all that was found on her. I buried her and then proceeded to trace her history. It wis tho. old story. Bhe was tho darling daughter of a curate in 11 littlo country town in tho north of tho state. A city stranger mot and xvixxil her secretly and sho finally consented to eloKi with him. When they came to this city ho deceived her further by 11 mock marriage, and when he flnallydesertcd her sho found out that ho vvnso gambler. Thou sho determined to kill herself. Her sad end, which I could not help telling her father and mother, broke their jioor old hearts and thoy soon followed her to tho other world." Among many other curious things which Mr. Tnggart has are skeletons, collins, grand fathers' clocks, horsos, hhocp, cows, in fact ull kinds of nniii iils and fowl, und ns 11 curiosity shop hi every respect hLs plan cannot be beaten. New York Journal interview. I'ew Know What Thoy Drink. "It Is a fact," said a somewhat famous nilsorof fancy drinks hist evening, "thatthcro aro very few good judges of liquor. It fan very old chestnut to sot out whisky when brandy is called for, and not 0110 In ten can tell the difference. I havo often been told by n customer that ho hud never tasted iluoi brandy when ho was drinking a very ordi nary whisky. There aro fow people who can distinguish between high and low priced wines. I lonieiubcr nearly splitting my tides once laughing at a man who was ordering chamiiagiie. Ho wus drinking Werner's American extra dry, and told his friend bow ho once drank it with M. Werner In Paris. Ho thought it w as the highest priced French wluo until he found out that it was costing him only a dollar 11 bottlo. Then ho wilted. "Even manufacturers are sold. Onto at n convention of tho beer brewers of tho coun try I heard a brewer boast that ho could name any kind of beer with hU eyes blinded. We tried him, and when tho handkerchief was over his eyes wo gavo him nine sips out of the same glass and heard blm iiiitno nino different brands. That was very good sjwrt. As a matter of fact, this telling liquors by tho taste U very delleuto business. By mod ern processes distillers can m;o liquors so 11 to fool even tbo old timers. Tho worst caso I over htruck was n fisherman who rowed mo down the river last summer. I offered blm ft bwig out of a Ixittlo containing very lino whisky. He returned it, saying it vas poor stuff, I handed him a bottle containing tome rot gut' I used to clean my gun. Ho took u. long pull, und said It wn as good Hquor ns ho over tasted. Buffalo Courier. Orulned wtxxl should bo wahvd vvi-tb eolti tea.