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 . .
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