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13SOPHY. A MAX FitOM DODGE. WHAT HE WAYS OF REMCMDCRS Or THE "EILLY THE KID." The Quickest aian with u Weapon In the 'Wliciln Kottttiwt".t V.'im tho Innocent J.ool.lt-;: Ditto Ilevlt tlio 1211 Ho Never There was n look of great disgust on tlio fa t ol the man from Lodge tho other dny . when tho reporter saw him, ut:tl ho np; sared to Ikj dejscted an well. "I liev ben flr.riu'oti gom' Iwclc lo Do;lgc." scld ho, "bit tlmt schemo i.; busted; 1 seo by tho telegraph items In the nc rRpaora that tho n'looas is all closed down there, nml what is lifo wuth HvJti fur whin tho i'loons li nil shct up? But that wasn't w hat I was goin' to talk ntiout. 1 was readi.t 'bout fcllera that wan ha:idy with tho gun an' how fast tbf y could fai tho hammer. Theiv wni comcthlng nbout 1'at Garrett's kil 1 1' Hi Jy tho Hid. No w it happened that I was doi u that way when tho Kid was killed fin know so!nethiti' about it, an' I know, too, that I at didn't givo him a square show fcr his life Hut then he'd n' been n fool if ho liad, ' -ut'je Hilly could oi.Uhoot nny man in New Mexico, 'i'ho Kid was, on' no inistako, n holy terror. Ho was ono of thoso Rtmngo thins you cotno across oncet in a lifetime, un' whl'.c ho was ns smooth an' pleasant n lit llo filler n.yer could wbh to 'soclato with, ho filled iv feller with n sort o' owe I think that's tho word. Ho was liko n snake n shlnin' i,i tho mui, u slick an' so linn'somc, an' yet his touch meant death. Ho was Mini nn' light haired, an' bltio oyod, an' his faco was sort o' pele; his upper tocth stuck out a little, bit, r,n' that inado him look mora innocent than ever. You somehow ain't afcarcd of a fellow whoso teeth stlcko out in front. Ho didn't weigh very i:iuch moro than l!t.) jK)unds, an' ho was n pleasant companion; hi eyes v.us rather pleasant until ho got itieul, un' then they shot flro. "I seen Hilly kill two men, an' ho did the job up tlcan. They never kicked, an' they had thr.r lights put out in great nhnpe. They wnsio.vboys, an' thoy swore they'd kill tiie Kid tauea they'd heard so much about him. That tlmo i least tho Kid wasn't lo blame. Ho hadn't killed no relatives of thcir'n. It wn1 XI wry fur fin Bocorro, which wasn't iiuk Ii nioic'n a villugo then, an' wo was in en. .ip when tho Kid an' another fellow come up. .Sow wo wasn't overwind to sco Hilly Vnit'e I.d hail (i hard name; they said ho'd kill u na.i if ho didn't happen to bo f.tuck on tho colon" It's hair nn' slcli like. Hut wo wasn't Coin' t let on. That littlo dovll was to sweet on in that you'd n thought butter would a licen Mile i.i hit mouth, an' that mado us more uneasy than ever, though then) was ten o' i n'i" only two o' 'cm, tho Kid un' tho fel ler with lilu'i. WVd, as 1 was ray in', wo was cnlhi ('.inner, or i.uppor, for It was after cuu down, whin two fellein rodp up. Tbo Kli had Keen 'oin, biiji ho isovcr let on nn' kept on eullu'iv. natcrul m If thoro wasn't nobody hi a hundred miles lint was col"1 to burt him. '.;;:;v let loose. 'When tho strangers cot near enough to eco tho faces o' tho Idlers eatln', ono o' 'em said, 'There he Is,' nn' without nioro sayln' they let loose. 1 nover naw anybody Bklu around so lively ns I ho Kid did; ho skipped six or right feet nu' I thought miro ho was hit 'cauno I've mo:i fellers do tho samo way when they had n bullet straight through tho lienrt; but Hilly ho v.a: .i"t tiyhed. Tho fellers on horseback let lot twieetan' then Hilly ho up with his gun-l.eliad ono o' tho purtlest Winchesters you cvi i kild your eyes on an' fired twl-ot, it was r. bullet for each man an' ho brought 'em boi'i, each ono through tho heart. Hllly's pardiiur didn't worn 'tieularly nervous; ho Kalentin' hls.upcr all tho time, nn' seemed to think tlmt tho Kid could tnko caro o' him self. ."hen Hilly luid killed tho fellern ho sat down nghi nu' iluislied his supper nn' then rodo r way. Au ho an' Ills pal was goiu' Hilly KayN.to u.'s 'I'm in a hurry, or I'd help you bury t-o.n ducks Wo nuvor found out who they was, nn' wo buried them then an' there, nu then went on foino dlstaneo nn' camped fertile night. Wo wasn't goiu' to lileep so near two dead men. "Hlllv was n mighty queer lad; nover thought ' nothln' 'copt kllllu'. Tlio only thing to do win to kill him. It wasn't no uso to put hint in jail, -or ho'd break out an' tlio fellers that put I n then) would havo to hustle mound iiv . after that to keep out tho wnv o' M:i' kille I theirsclvcs, Tlio 'thor ities rapluml hii.i .noro'n once, bi-.t ho alius inn:ia;,t 1 to get r.. ::y, an' each lluio ho killed Miniebodv. Oneo ho killed two deputy sher iff! Uio " had him in chargo by takin' tho gun of oni- of 't away, nn' when tho Kid got his linger (uiywhcro near n gun thero was bound to b. n dead limn not fur nwny. Thero wasn't no mail in Now Mweko who could Bhoot a: in him with illier a pistol or i Win chester, nn' ho nover missed. Talk nlwiit fnnulii tho hnniuicrl Well, ho could jest make n pitol talk, tin' when ho was mound all tho boys inng small, I tell ye. 1 wasn't sorry lo hear that ho was killed; fact it. I thought Hilly had a tort o' griovnneo agin me, i.n 1 was look in out slim p that ho didn't plug u holt) in my carcass. Hilly was n thief nn' outlaw, but ho was i suidy lad nn' u terror t in v.nylmck. 1 don't UOievo tho man lived hi New Neslco v.hat wouldn't say that hoXelt iius'r nbout his breast bono when Hilly wns in town nu' tilled u;i moiti or less w.xh border cologne." Chicago Tribune. Tio t'lentileiit "! tloi-iKliel;. Tlio president, if. i i snld, has yleldisl to tho ndvu'Ot hi friends, raid will tako to norso iniuiutiipitH iv menus nf exereiso. Keeretnrics Iki.M'iU. iim.ir, Whitney, niuV l;'.divhlld havo di.iilnsl to him tho benetlt they derivo from iliu'ti'iaulM:i, nnd ho hits consented to join them i.i some of their ja lops ncrovs tho coun try. Hk.vivta.-y lUyanl rides n big bay horso with Kinged tail, nml every fair afternoon 110 joins hks i-etnry Talivhlld or tleoi-go Han crofl, tho ciuvablo historian, in n ranter through tho fcohliciV homo and tlio adjacent ivads. Nviotnry Whitney usually rides with njwrtyof young people, and nono of them cnjo!i n spurt ivioixt than h docs. Heci-otary Lanur dhvets Ida hoiso to bo Middled nnd at his older every clear afternoon at -liiiO o'clock, from uhenoo ho csploivs tho surrounding country until it Is tlmo to return homo for dinner. Mrs. Cleveland is said to ho delighted with tho idea of her husband taking to horseback riding, and tdio promts.es to Join himki tho siKirt Kho link attended both of tho rcsvr.c "luiK'p 'hn8u.M and ii ambitious to jolr. nomo of the guy riding parties which nroiM:i:.ta:itlK being made up in iwioty. A well known Now York Instructor la horsemanship, w ho I now In this city, has formed t largo dass 111 f.it!ilouablo circles, which baa given qulto a Ux)in to horseliack lidlng. Tho ueal browns nro not well udupUsl for saddlo hoaeti, ami carlj additions to tho Whlto llouso stables may U liKkwl for. Haltlmoro Hun. Willliu: to !) Heller. fonrt- You ought to lio ashamed ot your iKUid from sueuu poor nuvn, witn uu von nuwt cscuw me, Jiuigc, l I a richer one. French Joke. ilias been attempted an horscJ i-j tueui of roaring, ana trlcu BEECH ER WANTED TO RUN AWAY. Times 'Wlien Ho Lost Confldcnro In Ulm iiclf Ills Absontmliidcdncss. "Thero was ono peculiar characteristic of Mr. Heccher's that 1 havo not Ecea mcntionod in tho iiapers," said an kitlmata friend of tho great preacher tho other day, "and thia in his occasional lack of confldenco in himself. Tiino and again ho ho3 told mo that when lforo nn nudienco at somo public moating and whilo awaiting his turn to speak ho xrxs often almost on tho point of getting up and going out. 'As I listened to ono and anothor speaker address tho mooting,' bo used to cay, 'I would think, my goodness, I never can make such speeches ns thoso; I'd better leave hero at once.' Hut when ho was onco on his feet all theso fcclngs vanished, of course, nnd ho felt completely nt case. Ho was always subject to thoso times of self depreciation both in nnd out of tho pulpit. When ho first camo to Hrooklyn, ho used to go around tho tho lmck streets just to avoid meeting people whom hn might know. Ho combined with his wonderful vigor and boldness tho shrink ing timidity of a school gil l." Of Mr. Hceeher's nbseiitmindcdne33 Dr. Bearle, his physician, told this story: Mrs. Scnrlo won standing nt tho parlor window ono day when sho noticed Mr. Hcochcr go up Mr. Itaymond's stoop, over tho way, and ring tho boll. Hefore It was answered ho came down tho stcp3 and continued on his way up tho street. Seeing Mi's. Henlo ho crossed over and with a snillo said, "Say, can you tell whero I nm going this ufternoon?'' "Why yoii nro going to buptizo Mr. Howard's child to-day, aro you not'' "Thnt's it, that's just It," ho replied, "but for tho Ilfo of mo I couldn't recall tho fact." "Another instanco I recollect," continued tho doctor, "happened nt his house. I was thero nt dinner. Maj. Fond, who wns also present, SX)ko of a concert Hint was to bo held in New York tlmt overling. Mr. Beccher said ho would liko to attend it with him. 'Hut you can't go,' said Mrs. Hcrcher to lilm ; 'you havo au engagement for to-night.' 'Oh, no, I haven't,' ho rejoined, 'I am frco to-night and I think I'll go over to tho concert' Whilo sho wai trying to convinco him that ho really had somo other matter on hand a carriago drovo up to tako lilm to Hobbken, whero ho was booked for n lecture." In rcfercneo to Mr. Beecher'.s memory, the doctor added: "It was marvelously poor. About tho only tiling that ho could remem Iter, ho used to say, wns tho list of preposi tions that govern tho nblativo cuso in Latin. Theso ho could rattlo oil liko sixty and did to frequently." Now York Tribune. llinlu Furring In Children. Wo nro living under tho reign of tho school master. Tho impulro lo havo children nc qulro lonming that can never bo mado avniln blo for any purposo of lifo Is so powerful that it may almost lo regarded ns morbid. Kor children to bo reduced to ono common level, as thoy aro in our schools almost without ex ception, and to havo studies crowded por. them lu advanco ot their brain development, aro crimes against niiluro which naturo in her blind way expiates by punishing tho wrong person, but which thoso who know tho right should promptly exposo. Tho brain of achlH Is larger in proportion to its body than li that of tho adult. A fact which is somo what astonishing to thoso notawaro of it is that tho head of tha Iwy or girl does not grow i:i b!s3 after the Tth year, so that tho hat tint is worn at t'.iat ago can bo worn just as woll at 113. In t'.io lucantiins tho rest of tlio body Ins moro than doubled in magni tude. Not only ! tho brain largor, but it is moro osdtablo and iinpresslonahlo In tho child than hi tho culult. At tho samo tlmo tho strueluro is imuiulurc. What It possesses in sIko It lacks in organisation; consequently it is not nt ifci maximum for sovcro and long continued exertion, and when subjected to u strain of this kind It is certain to suffer. Tho disadvantages to tho child of overtask ing Its muscular system aro well understood, and wlso laws havo been enacted by most civilized pcoplo protoctlng children from tho greed of thoso who would, if left to their own devices, work them to exsess. Hut thero mo no laws for tho protection of their brains front tho attacks of ignorant parents and guardian?, tho insidious warfare of tho com nilcra of school books who wrlto treatises on physiology in rhyino for iufnnt.s, and tho everl ready cchool master, wlio, witn tlio cuiiu, a victim of a pernicious system, must carry out tho lehest"3 of thoso wt over lilm. Dr. William A, Hammond in Fopular Science Monthly. Tlio I'aiier CIiuno Near I'uvIh. Every season has its gaino or sport, and just at this tlmo is tho paper ehaso in full blast. This giimo is not played as it is in America nnd Knghiud. Thero it enlists tho eirorts ot tlio toughest, hardiest athletes in u run over miles of rough country. Hera tho country is usually passably rough, but tho course is made on horocbuck, and tlio players now nnd then include women. Au a rule, lion over, tho players nro military olllecrs. It is not a popular sport in tho seusothntat! kinds of jKHiplo indulgo lu it. . It is a diver sion for tho wealthy or tho military. When it is played, liko nu Amei lean fox hunt, it ii attended by a great coucoiirso of sinx'tatora in carringes. Thero wn a line ehnso tho other day not far from Farts wherein a woman, nn intrepid rider, mnda a hit. A tent was erected at tho flnlsltiug point, and a band of inije .laUoned near it and a caterer Installed insldo. Then) wns music, dancing, eating and other enter tainment of tho same character nt tho close of tlio chase, Tim event narrowly escaped a terrible ending. Tha ehnso was just coming to a clow?, and tho judges had just emerged Irom the tent to noto the arrival of tho par ticipants. Mine. I'Yaneoisu Foneot was at tho head of tho crowd riding upon a magiiillceut Byrian, when tho uufortunato lieast, pretty nearly winded, stumbled mid fell, 'iho In trepid rider wns thrown down nnd tho horso fell upon her, Sho was hruicd on tho head and wai taken up unconscious. It proved, howovcr, that her injuries wera not serious, mid when she revived sho was nblo to walk with littlo dllllculty to tho judges' stand, whero fho was formally presented with a stick of ilbbons, tho emblem of victory in tho gnme. Fails Letter. ' Tim Kcruteiio Lamp it Luxury. Tho Now York Analyst gives tho following (iluts on tho uso of ki'rosonooil lamps in order o get tho lcst light nnd avoid unpleasant odors: Thovylck mmt bo clean; if dogged with dust H w ill not pump up tho oil. Tho tightest juut of tho oil burns first, leaving tho heavy oil; if filled up day after dny tho oil will lieoomo so heavy that tho draft will not bo strong enough to pump up. Tho burner, if gutuiuod, glvof nu uneven, smoky light; if tho holes provided to glvo perfect combustion lie stopped up tho fame effect w ill result, 1 ho lamp should bo filled up every day, and once a week all tho oil should bo burned out; n new wick put lu onco 'in two weeks, uud trimmed with sharp shews even and trr.o everyday; tho burner kept dean by blush ing every day mid boiling in lyo oeca lonally, and tho chimney brightly polished. Treated in thUwaytho kerosruo lamp isn luxury, and not a vile, ill smelling imUaneo. Tho toilet of 120 Indies who formed tho cortego at tho recent carnival ball ip Vienna woro valued at fJM.OOO, and tho d!auoadi at C1,WX),UX.. - w-- UNDERSIZED HORSES. WHAT FRENCH CAVALRY OFFICERS THOUGHT OF OUR HORSES. Good nnd IJnd Qualities or an American Turn Out lli-eeillng for Speed, ltcsarit loss of Ilenuty or llniluraticc Tlio American Cob WaltSns. Tlio turn out (-'team" b beneath and "equii ago" alxivo tho subject), most characteristic of an American city of tor. u consists of an underfed horse, haniewcd to a spindling, "side bar"' wagon, and driven by a aolf con fident person, holding, in all probability, a big cigar in his month. Upsides being small, tho steed ii commonly waspish about tho waist, glovo nocked and mil-row chested. Moreover, ho is apt to havo a coarsohead and conrso cars, and it is almost certain that ho cannot bo driven fast in safety to himself without wearing a mora or lew varied nasort ment of "boots" upon his l?gs. Not seldom nlso ho carries heavy shoes or too weights on his foro feet, to keep him steady nnd Juvcl in his gnlt, and theso incumbrances unfit him for a long drive. HIS GOOD QUALITIES. His good points are chiefly powerful mus des, especially in his long and vigorous hind leg.s, which givo him a capacity for groat f-pocd over a short distance, and ns a rulo ho Is intelligent. At first sight ho would strike nny horsemnn unaccustomed to tho breed as an ugly", misshapen littlo beast, and this np poa'ranco is Intensified by tho overdraw check which pulls up his head nnd points Ids noso Straight outward, thus depi iving his neck of whatever slight curvo it may havo had by nature. Three years ago-a commission of cavalry oiucera wns sent to this country by tho French government to investigate tho character ot our horses, perhaps with a vlow to Imjiortotion for tlio use of their army. In ho elaborate report which their officers made, although they spoko very highly of our Ilouyhnhnms in general, nnd declnred that one, a member ot tho Mnmbrino family, was tho most lH?autlful horso they had overseen, yet they v.cro much impressed by Iho under sized nnd dofectlvo u::imal.i just described, nnd they condemned them in vigorous terms. Theso trotting machines, us they may bo called, aro tho result of breeding entirely for seed, regardless of beauty or of endurance. Feoploln tho middle and eastern states, at least, havo almost forgotten that a horso ottzht to bo round bodied, that his neck should bo curved, his head small, his ears well cut, Iii3 nostrili full nnd his chest broad. Of lato years, and within a small 'irclo, tho pop ularity of tho cob baa done something to im prove what might bo described us the horso of ally lire. It is hardly necessary lo say that by "cob" is men nl, not an animal of any par ticular breed, but a horso of a round, chunky, svl.'d pattern, somewhat short in tlio legs and acck. It ia a vcrv indellnito term, and cobs aro of nil sizes nnd of considerable variety in shape. Tho ordinary cob, though r.ot a bril liant, Is a very resp?ctablo beast, and if mod erately well turned and properly curtailed, he is reckoned extremely genteel. In Kng hiud ho hits long lieena favorite, both fcr sadillo and harness. Headers of English novels will ronicmlior thata bishop invariably rides uH)u a cob. In somo old vcrseu a quaint writer enumerates tlio possessions that ho thinks would soeiiro Ids happincsj, including among thorn, and not Ithout reason. An Arable book to read, a Norfolk cob to ride, Ahousnto live la oliaUcd with trees, and near a river side. TIlOTTElifJ AND TltOTTimii. In eertnln breeds of our trotting horses wo hnvo tho ninterlnl for i race of cobs hUMU-ior perhaps to tho Lnglish, as being moro sx?edy. Tho ordinary road horso trotter is by no means a fair representative of the horses that havo succeeded upon tha track. To contr.st seven or eight fust heats certainly requires strength: and somo families tlmt havo distin guished themselves by endurance, add to en durance speed, and to speed beauty. Thero are trotter.i nr.d trotters, day Uya See, besides great inirvular power, has lot toni anil courage, but ho is undersized and ugly. Muud S., on tho other hand, is beauti fully shaped, and her bead and cam, although somewhat large, nro finely cut nnd extrcmuly aristocratic, l'rnneo'a Alexander, a horso lately exported to Oermany after a success ful career upon tlio traek.ii a big, slashing animal of tho heroic lyi1. fit to nervo a painter ns a model ot a war horo. Wodge wooil again, his old competitor, has tlio es sential qualities or tho cob with tho addition of great speed, for ho is strong, gentle, cour ageous, uud of a well rounded shax?. Clearly the American cob waits but tho maw ami tho hour. Our trainers nro better than tho Kuglisli horso breakers, for they ap preciate moro keenly tho nervou, sensitive, docilo naturo of tho animal. To horsemen of tho old school, nnd oven of tha present Eng lish school, nn account of tho long and patient process by which Maud S. was converted from a wild and ungovernable to a safo nnd gentle disposition, would rend liko a senti mental tale. What can bo done to hasten tho development of tho American cob? Thero is in New York a nourishing club of amateurs devoted to the trotter, nnd u similar ono has just Ixvn started in Hoston. Why should thoro not also bo all association of thoso numerous horso lovers who prefer a buggy or a dog curt to a side bar wagon, ami who would rather drive fifteen miles in nn hour than l.oOO feet in thirty seconds, Tho Kpoch, The I'lilversllj llnslnm. The university's business in any country in Uurope is to toieh its youths ns much Latin, (livek, mathematics and astronomy ns they can quietlv learn in tho tinio they're at it and nothing else. If thoy don't loam their own language nt' home, they can't learn it nt a university. If thoy want to loam Chinese, they thould go to China uud if thoy want to learn Dutch, to Amsterdam; and after they've learned all they want, learn whole somely to hold their tongues, c::oopt on ex treme occasion, in all lniigungvi. whatso ever. John llusklii in Fall Mull Uaa-tte. Without l'.ieatiln ll.iniiony. A citizen of Fiibertou, IV.pa Colony, re cently played on tho piano for twenty-four eonsueutlvo hours "without breaking har mony." During the twonty-tour hours ho took no other rofrcjlynonts than uo:uo beef tea and an occasional cigar. He, howover. finished in capital c..diiio:i and subsequently performed at two music halls, at ono of which ho was present.sl v itli a gold w atch and chain and tho evening'. t.-khigJ. Chicago Times. VlorldaN rres'.i Wdl.-r Writ. A scheme U on foot to utilise tho pressure of tho fivsh wat?r wells of Florida for maun factoring purposes. Water is found at a depth of iV) feet, and in many welU thero t n pressure of fourteen jwumft to tho square inch. TIkj theory ontertniued Is, tho deejKT tho well tho graatcr will lo tho ireuru. l!eino Ins : t'lfieon' llraln. Ilemovlng tho bmlnof a pigeon doos not destroy its mental faculties. It can set', hear, fee), swallow ltxvd put in its mouth, but is incaiKiblo of origluatiiix any fmpiilv. It will stand still (u tho attitude in which it is placed until Itdhs of starvation, but throw it lu tha Mr and It will lly. ChUwgv) Times. IMAGES FOR TOBACCO GTOREb. Whero Mntlo and Wtiero .Sold What Mr. T.o Costs Vnrtotis lii:icle. Travelers from abroad oftjn rsmark tho wooden imago of on Indian in front of our tobacco store.!. Theso dugies aro mado in this city. About thirty jioraons nro at work on them. Only six firms manufacture them. Ono firm has noi mado any new images for two years, and another is about to closo out and go to Chicago. Betr.oen UO.l nnd SOO woDden Indians nro put o:i tho market each year. Mora than half of theso aro used in New York and tho suburbs. Tho wood enrverj who make theso figures nro usually ship rarpintcrs by trade. They acquire their akill by working at s'.iipi' figure heads: Occasionally a Gorman wood carver tries lib hand, but as a rulo ho is too slow. A good workman will finish a lifo sized figure in two days. Ho is paid at tlio rato ot from $4 to CAM a day. Tho painters get 0'-! a day for their work. An erroneous idea prevails that discarded masts of ship oro used as tho mate rial for a figure. But these, from warping and wcathor cracks, are unsuitable for carv ing. Tho cnib of such new spars ns havo bseu found too long for their purpose aro often used. Tho oniy wood employed is whlto pine. Indian figures are divided Into classes. An Indian with his hand shading his eyes is a 'scout." It ho has a gun, or a 1kw and nn'ows in his hand, ho is a ''hunting chief." If lib head, except tho scalp lock, is shaved nnd tho body partly naked, ho is a "Captain Jack." A figure carrying a small basket is a "flower Kirl,' and nnother nearly similar but with a robe is a "shawl figure' A running posturo constitutes a Wly figure." "Fashions in fancies,"' as tlio non-Indian figures nro- called, change greatly. During tho war tho "girl of tho period" was in great demand. 'Flinches" succeeded, and wcro followed by "Fucks. "Dudis" nro just now n drug in tho market, as thoy havo been lately supplanted by "baseball'' pluycrs. Ten In dian figures to ono fancy Is tho proportion in which thoy are sold. Ono largo firm in Now York manufactures these figures by casting them in zinc alloy. Tho merits of metal, us compared with wood, aro thai, it lasts longer and keeps lx.-ttcr, it used where it is not li'ible to rough mage. If any part of a metal figure is damaged tho pletii can lx recast and soldensl on to tho original casting. But this applies only to places like New York, where Iho necessary appliances are at hand. On the oilier side the prico is in favor of wooden figures, their cost lielng from 017 to 011)0, whilo that of motal figures ranges from .?:i" to $11."i. Wooden figures also receive paint liotter, so that it wears away gradually and does not emiooff in Hakes a falling in metal figure;. Now York Sun. Tlio Kitnstnn 1'oet, roiMeliUInn, Itapoars that the poet, annoyed by fre quent but, ns it seems, groundless reports re garding the alleged infidelity of his wife, be camo furiously jealous of his brother-in-law, Huron do Ileckerceu. Ho challenged him, and it duel was tho result. They fought with pistols at ten paces. Tho baron fired first, and Fousehkino foil, ex claiming: "I Ixdiove my thigh is fractured.' Tho seconds mid M. do lleckereon ran for ward to raise him. "Stop!" ho went on. "I am strong enough to tal;i) my shot." His autagoui.-t again took up his xMtiou. Tho ioct,, lying on tho ground, raised himself, and resting on his elbow look aim and fired. "Hit!" cried tho baron, whoso arm was broken. 'Bravo!" exclaimed Fouschkiue, nnd fainted. His wound proved mortal, tlio ball having lenet rated thn stomach and intestines. He died after two days of indescribable agony on Feb. t, ISIt". Why had he sent the challenge? It was sup posed, as we havo said, that' ho was Jcalnut of Ids brother-in-law, but just before expiring ho said to his wire: "l am happy thou art by my side. He calm: it was not thy fault. 1 know thou art in uorout. I fought liecause " Death camo mid the sentence wns nover finished. Faris Cor. Now York Granhic. A rtiprk I'ihiii Hie Totifftii-. Mrs. Joseph Carey, wife of tho delegate from Wyoming territory, whilo in no sense a "strong minded'' won. an, isan ardent bdiover in female iiulfrage. Sho has seen tho practical working of tho system in Wyoming, anil pro nouuecsasnhsurd tho common argument that tho right of suffrage misoses a woman. At an evening party recently where Mrs. Carey wasgiving utterance to theso rontiinoiits, Sen ator Wndo Hampton blandly interiKbed tho rcmnrk: "Hut, of course, you always vote as your husband instructs youdo you not;' Mrs. Carey's black eyes snapied merrily as sho replied, "Indeed wo do not. Tho first timo that my husband ran for olllco I voted against him, and my mother supported him. Tlio next timo we both oppo-.ed him. In each casa wo thought the other man would make tlio better officer. 1 mention this to show that in our family, at least, tho women use their right of sufTrago aliout iu thoy please. Moreover, the conferring of this power upon women has a good moral eiroct, especially tiou tho-o who-.e husbands are politicians. You may lie liovo that where every woman is permitted to voto tho wives of tho politieiansaro very chary about unduly criticising tlio other women. To do so nienuj tho creation of enemies for your husband, who can work him a great in jury if they choose, it is si powerful check upon tho tongue, I assure you' Washington latter. Tlio Vejjetarlnn Creed. Tlio strongest argument ii- favor of vege tarianism is it. owcrs as a proventivo against intemperance. A diet of vegetables kills all dusiiv for drink. This luu lieeu tried and found eminently successful. Sir Charlea Napier, the London scientist, nta lecture dc livoixxl nt Bristol, said that twenty -seven pa tient had boon cured ot their intemperance through tho closa following of this form of diet. Tho system belongs to LlsMg, tho Ger man chemist. "I, myself havo been a vegetarian for thirty ycara and I wish 1 had always lcn one. An imal food is often Impure and diseased and it excites tlio wor:t jvions of man. Vege tables, fruits, nuts and milk, on tho contrary, are almost, if uotq.'.ito a-sjmtriiious and havo :io:ia of tho bad result?, o' course, a beginner make i many mistakes. I lo tries tocxHs on nothing but vegetables, making no change iu his diet but tho dNr.so ut meats. "Tho result is hu becomes weak and it is somo timo nnd not until ho has exparimeuted on himself and found what best suits hb jialato that ho iveeivca tho real benefit of tho sys tem. "-Fhilndd-ihkv Fmu. Her "rints Tea." A littlo girl sis years old gave an afternoon tvXi to some of her friends lut woek, and sho wUhcd to r.vako it at ii fect a reproduction of thoso gl e:i by her niaiuma us was possible. "What shall yon glvo our friomls to eatf askod tho taixm mamma. "I don't know," re plied tho embryo esthete, "unla 1 givo thorn pink tissue and vamlcte tea. Utftlo says that'j the most fatito:iah?o thing." WasUington Nows. . SANDWICH ISLANDS. TRAVELER'S NOTES WHILE THE HAWAIIAN GROUP. iN Names and Area of tlio I'rinclp'il Islamic Dellclilfal Climate nnd ltlcti Soil Indolent 1'poplo nd Their Social Customs I'ood I'rodncts. Tho Hawaiian islands aro tho most ocsan isolated portio:i ot tho Inhabited globe. They coiutituto a group or eight inhabited and four uninhabited island,!. They aro situated in tho Facific ocean In latitudo 13 degs. to 20 dogs, north, nnd lougitudo 1M degs. to ICO dogs. west. From Honolulu, the capital anil principal citv ot th3 group, losatcd on the Island of Oahu, tho distance to Saa Francisco (in round number) is J, 100 miles; to" Yoko homa, Jojian, ;i.-100; to Hong Kong, China, 4,'JOO, and to tjydney. Australia, 1,"0IJ. The names and area of thoiiibabited islands are Hawaii. 4,-00 square miles; Maui, TOO; Ouhu, COO; Kauai, iVJO; Molokai, 2T0; Lauai, 1.".0; Kahoolawe, 0J, and Nihau, 07 Hawaii being nearly double the..rea of all tho other islandj combined. They aro clearly-volcanic lu theiroi igin, tho mo?t western island, in tho opinion or geologists, having been first thrown up, then tho o:io next cast of it, nnd, follow ing in order, to Hawaii, tho most eastern, which i.s to-day in an unfinished state, power ful volcanic forces being still actively at work there. Though within tho torrid cone, tho climate is tcnqierato rather than tropical. I am told there u no word in tho native language cx prcssivo of tho idea of weather, evidence that extremes of heat and cold aro unknown. During tcn.ycars at Honolulu tho highest and lowest tenqioratures in tho shade, according to published official record, wcro 90 degs. and Co degs., tho greatest chango within twenty four houi-s being IU degs. As tho islands are mountainous, rising in the Interior to an elevation of 0,000, 8,000, 12,000, and Manna Kca in Hawaii to 11,000 feet, every kind of climate may Ikj found, from that or tierpetual summer to t hat or eternal whiter. Tlio trade winds blow nine months of tho year, tenijier ing tho heat and impaiting freshness and salubrity' to tho atmosiiheroof tho lowlands along I ho coast. The climate is cluimcd to bo very healthful. Thero nro heavy rainfalls during certain mouths or the year much heavier on the windward tlian on tho loowaiil side ot tho islands. At Hilo on tlio east coast of Hawaii, it is said eighteen feet of rain have fallen in u single year. The soil is decomposed lava and sand, nnd is generally thin nnd jMior. In tho valleys and plains'nlong tlio base ot the mountains, whoso disintegration and accumulation of vegetable mold have gone on for ages, there are tracts of great fertility. Hero tho sugar cane nourishes, and extensive plantations uro dovoted exclusively to its growth. Tho sugar industry is tho principal agricultural interest of tho "islands, rico standing second. Fino pasturage is abundant, and large herds of cattle, hoises, sheep mid goats aro bred nnd fattened in tho upland valleys. On tho higher slopes of Hawaii wild horses, cattlo and hogs abound, and horo adventurous sportsmen find occupation and excitement in hunting them. These horses and cattlo are tho descendants of thoso brought hero by Kuroeans, which from timo to timo havo es caped, and havo rapidly multiplied; but tbo hogs are indigenous. There oro extensive forest, but the most valuable timber, sandal wood, onco abundant, hasbecomo almost en tirely exhausted. Fruits of great variety and excellence grow spontaneously. Among these aro tho banana, plantain, cocoauut, candle nut, bread fruit, guava, pineapple, orange, lemon, llnio, mango, papia and many others. Swoct potatoes, j'anis, benns. jwas and other garden vegolobles flourish. Strawberries aro plentiful and cheap. Wo havo had them servod on our table overy morning during tbo tan wcoks vc havo been here. Tlio most important articles of food for the natives is taro. It 1 s a tuber resembling some what, iu form (ho beet. It grows iu both dry and wet coil, i. very prolific, i.s prepared for' table in a variety oC wayp, and is tho staple food lor all clashes. From it is mado tho na tional dish, par excellcncj, poi, which consti tutes fully four-fifths tho support of thollaw aiinns. It is said that forty feet square or land planted with taro will afford subsistence for ono poison a v.-holo year; and a rquaro milo will feed 17,42" persons tho samo length of time. Tho Hawaiians lieloug to tho Malayo-Poly nesiau race. They aro of light brown com plexion, havo broad faces, prominent lipi, flat noses, full chins, with straight, black hair and light beards. They uro of good size, are well formed, quick in movement, and gener- ally muscular and strong. They are said to Ikj "very fond ot stimulants, and when oipor tunity offers often drink to excess; but they nro rarely niiurrelsoino even under tho in fluence of liquor. Thoy are good naturcd, light hearted, careless, indolent, pleasure lov ing people; nro improvident, thoughtless nbout tho future, and generous to a fault. Thoy uro very sympathetic" nnd kind, are capablo of warm friendship;! and strong attachments. Thoy aro gregarious, great talkers, and much given to all social pleasures music, dancing, feasting, ob;. Fow of them possess wealth, few are poor and nono nre beggni's. They aro said for merly to have leen extremely licentious, nor are their moral, in this particular, of tho best even now. They love gay colore, uud are much given to decorating themselves with wreaths and garlands of llowers. Many of the women nre stout, inclining to corpulency, which ii poorly concealed by tho dress uni vcr.ally worn by them, the holoka, a garment at one timo much favored bj certain Ameri can women, and known as tho "Mother Hub bard." Leprosy prevails, ami tho govern ment baa established a settlement on tho Island ot Moiokai, to which nil the unfortu nate class nro banished. Tho settlement ur.m'.ier.s nbnr.t 1,000 souls. Nearly nil llr.waiir.tu can read and write. Thero a.u ood government schools, with frco compulsory education. In tho common ac'.ioolu instruction is given in tho native languaJ, U;- i.i tho higher grades Fnglish is taught. Under tiio teachings ami influence of tko missionr.riea Inr-o numbers wcro early converted to CiirLiiisait". They aro etlll liberal j;rtrj of tho gospel. Tho princi pal chmvhes ut'J ti;o Congregational, Haptist and Catholic Cor. Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. A (uetlim of Planners. Omaha Mamma (reading) "May the angJ ftliower blessings upon you forovcr anil eve ii I'm wo" a Japaueso talates a fellow trvr-mu cu ov. ry occasion. LUtio Dick Way, isarnna, do tho Jcii cm havo j;cls. . I stinmuo so, dw." "Well, I liopo I wou'c rnect any JcprJ anT023 when I die," "Whv, Did:, wlir.t difrsrenco woui laafcci"' "I'd bo suro to Uus'j." Omaha Worl 3IUs Satan San. 71 flrtt .Trpanow woman ta enter joil ualint is Mined "Jatan ban." If tho in: journalist of that section oro as willing! glvo hern lair cunnee aa on or tucm e.x RiU country, bo will kkkv bo happy cu felt of pleasure, T lf til Ihl sipping Its sweet. Oar.Mt'"t TrippiB3t".1i fairy shod feet. ns a minuet measuro. Llfoi5JiePvlth plentiful tears: Heavy ot'jo hopes for tho morrow, Grieving tn tho beautiful years. Slowly.trr' Slowly, at of cither Life as It!1 a It I1 'a to answer our need. S'iSr, mado wholly of neither; Laughter Harvest' TtesSrhb ...... ..UUMU(, ."arner the ?:ool; ,3 fori 'cist deceiving, iv.. .... , All Is no-' Thcyaro,!;-"! Itonents' I.JUCI.HUUU! j Ko:.on In Frank Leslie's. -lAnnl aSHINGTON SOCIETY CHANGO, A Itrlef hrturiilntr Culls. i st.iii fa Knnnlrnp J B. trttin nf Wntlllllfffin RfV cieiji '",ailsev house. Mrs. Car in tho palfl lislo isiD'I .ooicing lauy, wno m tier ,, but her faco liegins to IT. health, tho anx boartho ii i tbu 6trnlll of 8ocial Iifo ic oilr unusually tall, and has a bll0,?,fi head, crowned by light small, flu-lf t . . . . . . reddish Iroy.- American women, low usuartlinz " & I bnvo lived thero. The VZ aIi0""50' tb0 lllc01"i"' of a I) mocratn: istmt'on mado ft decided dltreicch:"0 Pooplo whonre in front. But iFdon't r,ul'0,,as U'e" 1"ucchal,S in tho tmiI of societ' thc,- binco 1 TffRT t,lillk ib ,ias ncqi'"1 " mnMrvUM"al ,lavori" tholastfow' "YeT'I lx lias turne(1 a llltl I110ro intho,'direcFi'.,Ktllo,last .vcar" n"' 1 havo'bWo" wty entirely during tho winteronn(,'f'yl'ltl!.l ' w notspMkdo.V"''it'''lM'oll't 'HvTiatiiflil,,; lias 1m-'" tlm causo' "OlitlHin,t 1,cc" hny mi,,u,1,i:lt0 causojjrcJit got tired ,of tho old ruts and turacljo'-y matters for something nov fAuoW1001 111 wbich tho jersoimel of U-asirinit'y is i'l""SlR is tllltBO manv sociiV10 i l'om other cities go there now toT)ciewintor. This element has ..nw.frnM'ato and is increasing. But mnln ton "ciicni4lK viicro ls 'cs.' 111 llfeUimiViltot nny other cily in tho country." I , " ndWn,n is tl,nt t,ley aro nbout ri"ht Snh-i? 'arllslo laugheil pleasantly, "Of c'oursrlcwho live thero a long timo form nSmrt friendships, but society Ls so largo o'ql duties ore so muny vuaL l,,v. i.'te fr Jimcli tToe. i no remi iiniK of calls' o Ii a largo tax upon ono' time. jLa-iitfor instance. 1 mado 1,500 visits. 'iIVfk Mail anil express. m Mdltiited Suicide. liides there havo been sever- ai rrraw about thei ' oil many people nro talking ry is told confidentially by n vho contemplated shuttling ii. Ho thought of it and worthy cli i, olf tins nvl thinks he iiibarnest, but this I doubt, De- causo killim self is said to boapallllill ! worthy citir.en is a man opcratioinl who U bxneljvnrel'ul of his own comlori. Ilowoverdnts bad gona wrong, another mau luuliredtho chu."ch pew ho had set his Iieart).)i rents hail boon ruised, ho . 7 , ,!r.. wasu cj vw any way, ami iu u' u HU wifo would got his ; sho know as much about did himself, and could get n. ookhomea box of 'Hough seem woiivi: iusunmon his buslms 1 ilongAvht 1 Thotlil h (mi ltats.l nf br his wifo had retired, took it ouruind hu rasoul (io directions-. 1 lion ho- got out tapped it and loaded his re volver! 5 diln't know wlneli metliou uo wouldfrnr woollier ho would try all and mal;oTu i tlii, :g of it. Ill would ileciuo ,as jtropsrly sharpened. Then after,ths:)i' hoGtnmav.'fc-. and whilo Do was trying u cut a'hacle 'jlv vol -o camo from tho next roonift cor. Undo John brought us a galloiTonv' iinplo syrup today, and wo will fiavitti u and syrup for breakfast. I thoug-yol .1 -liko to know.-' Tlio razor anil pisr,-en aid away promptly; lifo toot on a incoscfo nspsct. and tho next morn ing afttrca'.4isi tlio 'llougu on lists was i-j rcf ulldtst troubles.) buted along tlio trail ot inlu. Georgo still continues ehecrfulndfuaii ;lls Journal. if Pecir lirliidosleal rtsporlmonta. A res Issik ot Mind contains an account of mmrcstl limiqplio r sounds tor series of experiments on tho parity to re;ea5 a series oi leaiing tiiem rend once. A Uorircy experimenter, Llibiugliaus, nan studieiD pcwii-s of tho memory by count ing ttfouiihn'of tiniea a given series of non Bensasj.blfljlud to lw) repeateil in oixlcr to oiiablo i heiwr to reproduce them by rote. Mr. JoiU Jieolu (with the co-operation Mr. Su, yi- Bead ami Mrs. Bryant) lies earr U iular means of ti-sting tho mou (i4or,ai they more accurately call it, tho nmsn ) into tho school room. Tho iiioth.Ei n.iwjjvtuk-st simpler. Instead of ....,. .t lt..n... ....tritv thoy slmtiM 1 w11" l,,u "'""""J life ofiliO ml 1 not attempt to chango its gencral'O'"1'-" ,.,,. t,.lA hve never lived in Pushing- of nod'KtRiYAL'S (torX instance, dak-mil-ta j i bin:! whit aro erv iltitiirinug, w lifoii l the keiB (o:n itting "double u") ad qhoti:.:e t (omitting ueveii) werechwa ri 1, m liuim mail iber of lettore M ndei tli b. child covil repeat after ono dti" wa vlletl ns ilpan. Lore " kei pif tico tho wounas monotofllls aid i larlyas possitHlo i.i older to roll if t "anco to tho inennor from a n 4 "1'led rhythm. Tr.p numbers t hti wr dictated to tho class, each con U rP V '!l t,ie:i (sutt,1y) "'roto l!o,vn n at .rttalj possibio the sericsi of letters yc i 'quit nt-rest,. Science. lllJSrl Inlilii" In Now oi-I:. I 13 nri tho declhief o. 3. llf cofcry thero never was r. timo in ri pfrt ii when daily drinking v.ns so iiiy 'jnlv you-, tear crr riu ruse uton pic- sJiyii:au,; an now. uni men uii jafiAik, nnd, worse, boys of tender fillovueir example Biokera drink jiit jc excited; dry goolt dcalciu bsta trade is dull; nll inauner ot cx ntv by joplu who need mako mil 'r.c3 r.ro coined by men whoso tl ftcnii sharpeueil to tho jwint of cla-iotf the fact that appctito is Jstrc jcr trJPiiacip'e, aud somo of tho tnost pa. ialvsices minis city are owncu oy leJ lac idnsiso. twenty years ago, wcro uar- ket r lil cr H?opie's saloons, uut upon wb a tto I of fortuue flooded as soon as the pjieueuccs of their own. Our chief str U -lM U wit'.i ecioons of tko gorgeous tyj I uavetrwl to, and certain localities, wh h a iw:ei ycasu ago wero recognised as 4 ehov streets for residences, aro now tra sprmciuto thoroaghfares lined on eit..ci iWallegetl i-ostauraut, which aro iu, Utytiyastyloof prlvata bar room, with' nu'poom attached. Joa Howard' Lat&r. 5 . . i