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WOMAN AND HOME. LIFE OF THE TENEMENT HOUSE 1 BABY DURING THE HOT SEASON. .tlulcs for the Young- Housewife Wrimett in Literature The Voire nf Children t Marriage Crime' Ileglinilngn A Drink for Ituliy Odils mid Kntls. I Bat how farm It with tho biiby of the, tone tientf j Tho tenement baby, llko Its aristocratic lompeer, awakes early in the morning, too. it la awnko nt ddwii ami then dozen off into fretful sleep nguiu. It awakened at short in-; .tcrvals during nil tho first part of tho night And roused its tired, impatient mother with jits peevish wailing. Its lip nro parched and lit 3 thin hands hot; its eyelids but half closed. ,lt rolls its head now and then in a fceblo way. j .It seems eonsinncd with heat, but when its i (mother puts n spoonful of water between its (lips tho weakened stomach refuses to tako tho liquid. ' Tho father, worn with his day's toil, Is angered nt tho suffering innocent disturbing his sleep. Harshly. crhnps, ho chides Ills iwifo for not hushing tho child. Sho gives to It an empty breast from which it turns witii renewed wailing. Then sho tries another cx ipedlent. She hastily prepares koiiio milk and water and feeds tho linby u few spoonfuls. .She knows it li gcwJ milk. Did sho not buy it. 1 .i ..r T.. i. i. . f. . , nerseii oi on on, w no i.ecps lour cows in a irear shed, and sells tho iacteal fluid they eupply so much cheaper than sho can get it fit a milkman f To bo suro tho jioor kino .stand day after day, from week's end to week's end, from ono month to another, in tbo same stalls almost knee high in offal. But she is certain it is good milk, real cow's milk, for did sho not see Jacob milk tho cows? So she gives it to her baby, trotting ic up and down on her knees tho whilo. It is jtectUing, und tho summer heat makes it ilL Sho is so worn that scarcely can sho keep her weary eyes opsn till sho has finished feeding her offspring. Thou sho takes it back into tho bed occupied by hersulf und tho fattier. Ho turns over as sho lies down, and testily "hopes tho young 'un will keep still, now it's got its stomach full." Scarcely has tho mother fallen asleep lieforo another cry m ouses her. Tho milk and water . put down tho littlo ono's throat has boon ro- J jected by its Htonmcli. Again sho rises and turiw up tho wick of tho smoking keroseno lamp. Sho dandles tho child up and down, for bho knows not what to do to quiet it. Its walling disturbs other initiate of tho (tenement. Out ot n window a neighbor woman puts her head and call3 to her: "Reach out your hand," sho says; "I'vo ;ot a bit nf medicino that will quiet tho baby." Sho gives her a botllo and bids her admin ister u half truspoonfiil. It is n brown liquid, and has a strango smell. Sho gives it to her infant unhesitatingly. Then it fnlls into n heavy hit up that lasts till dawn. When it awakes it frets, but it does not always tret. Its eyes nro heavy and havo a glazed look. "Th' clilldren'ti eyes nlways do look bad when they'ro tccthln',"fnystin old damo who comes i.i to Iioitow a lmlf cup of sugar. Tho tenement baby's hands and faco nro j not sponged v. hen it awakes. Its mother is very busy getting breakfast. Instead of fresh 1 brocr.es tho cdor of sizzling salt pork conies ' to tho nostril.i of tho elck Infant. Tho father, j or nn older child, feeds it crackers and water ' "to keep it qu'i't'' until thy morning meal is j on tho table. Tho mother eita down with it j in her lap. Itftutis now and then a "blto of potato" or a nip oi coiieo, lor it is a iinnu fod baby. Tho ilioi littrj; around it, covering its soiled robo r.nd llghtiu:; on its foverith mouth. Soniolinso during thodcy its molhor will wash tho hand fed, tenement baby uwl cbaugo its clothing if clio lias tho garments. Sho will te.'l her neighbor that sho cannot keep it clean, for "its victuals will not stnj 'down." Thu? tho tenement baby frets and fret through tho summer dayu. If by chanco an unusual nHownneo of constitution carries it through, it is with diseased dlgostivo organs which may effect its life. Tho tenement houu.', 1 ,:id fed baby may bo n worthless drunku..! or a criminal, be- causo during tho Arsi ' .tvo years it mod it was half utarved for fot.l and fresh oir. Tho tenement house, tiurtl fed baby may lx a corpso lieforo halt tlio summer is run, bocauoo it xrta quite st. rvud for proper food nntl tho blessing of he: free and tas-y to ge; News. von, which nhould bo fresh air. Chicago MlUioutl I -nil os us Nodi ilea. They made- n great tloal of noiso in New York about tho appointment of n lady com nts3loncf, at li mtch a thing was n novelty. In thlue'a'o wo hf.vo ludf u dozen notaries. Thcro 13 nothing in tho statutes or nt coin moil law to prevent a woman from nerving in such capacity, and I am glad Governor Marmaduko umdo tho innovation. Governor Crittenden would not appoint ladles us nota ries. I tried to get him to npjKiint a young Jauy, ami nnilo no admitted Unit her itulorso mont wo i.l rong enough, ho feared to make nn inunv.it i 'it. His successor, nioro gallant, has hail no l.iitauey in glfhig them notarial twwers. T h"u is no reason why u woman should not boh' notary, nud there aro some casea of delicacy where a great deal of trouble would bo avoided, nnd people would feel more, comfortable if a woman could take an acknowledgment. Women keep secrets just ns wo. I ns iiieu w hen there is ti matter of importance involved. A notary also has many responsibilities of which lils t'lU'iit.s uro not all uuure, and hence people of morality should bo appointed. For instance, liero is a caso that has just occurred where I could Invo made $10 by taking ad vantage of li woman's ignorance, of tho law. Bhe bent for mo to write her will, nnd after writing her vniious legacies I found out that sho had only n dower interest in an estate, nud vn" trying to bequeath that. I quickly informed lier of lu r error. A man with on eye to fit) only might have allowed her to continue in blissful ignorance of her mistake, arguing that tho will would work no harm. Francis Ynllo in 01o1h-Democrat. Tim Vol co of Children. Much cm bo tlono by mothers and teachers to cultivato tho voico of children. Instead of tho nasal s!iic!.s used by so many childreu encourage them to use pure, round, smooth tones. Tta.1i them to ojx'ii tho mouth nud not to nun ' ' I t'ot to sixak through the nose. I'.v i d .:. unpleasant habit of Jiiimibll.'., '.nn ill humor, as well as ladnctu or d. iim of tho muscles of tho mouth nnd juw. Cheerfulness is a good lubricator, nnd thu duty of cultivating n spirit of cheer fulness nud tho desire to pleiuo should be iin iwswl upon children by ereept und habit. ' Tho disagitvable na&al tones may bo avoided with due earn. See that children havo a sufllcieut supply of handkerchief mi l insist tqiou their use. 1 here is physiological reason for this. If tho real passages ait) not freed it will eventually lead to catarrh and disease of thy throat, nnd so thu nasal habit will bo confirmed. Tmcu thu children to keep tho mouth closed except when peaking, und then to lot tho voice come clear nnd pure cut of tho mouth, and not through thu uote, instead of reversing the process breathing through tho mouth und talking through ths nose. Tho rudo boisterous singing (?) indulged in nt many of our public schools cannot fail to bo injurious to youthful voices. A wonl to mothers, teachers and nurses. Keep your own voice down, avoid shrill, higli tones. Poor old Lear in his deep distress at tho death of Cordelia, could say nothing moru pathetic than "Her voico was ever soft, gentlo and low an excellent thing in woman." Mary Edwards in Atlanta Constitution. We All Hreiilt Down There. Ho was ubottt to die for n cold blooded murder. Standing beneath tho gallows ho inailo a short talk. Ho spoko of his impend lug death with slight emotion. Then of "his peoplo" with somo signs of team. Thou of bis wifo with sobs and a trembling voice. Then of "his old mother" and thcroho broko down completely and gavo way to uncontrol lablo grief. Ah, yes! It is right thcro that wo all break down. At tho thought of "tho old mother," with her graying hairs, her kindly faco, across which timo and sorrow aro cutting their fur rows, and her faith and affection that never wavers or doubts. It is to "tho old mother" that man's heart turns nt last when troublo or nillictlou or rcmorso overtakes him. Other loves may bo stronger and the jkissIoii of other loves may objure this for a time, Tho wifo clinging in ubsorbed happiness to tho arm, or littlo ono clambering, fond uu: trustful, alout tho knee, may effaco nil thought of "tho old mother." But when a grout crisis comes and tho strong man Ls bending beneath n burden too grievous to bo borno tho vision comes to him of one, idealized in his heart at least, who never doubted, who never wearied, but who loved nil tho timo w ith a lovo that passcth understanding. Tho wife, wondering ut this at first, uccepts it at last, quietly acquiescing, but happy in her mother's heart to know That from her own children in tho days to cocie this samo mira cle shall Ihj rendered unto her. Atlanta Con stitution. Ahead of thu Squire. Ill n suburban town not ten miles from tho gilded domo tho great question had been for months, Shall wo have a public library? Tho sewing circle favored tho proposition. Tho Young Men's Literary association, which fre quently took tea with tho sewing circle after tho latter had inado tho monthly shirt for tho heathen, cordially concurred. Tho tops of tho flour Lnrrels in all tho groceries caved in under tho weight of tho debating village statesmen distu-sing tho valuo and constitu tionality of public libraries. At last tho tlay camo when tho partisans of the library and tho strict constructionists met in forensic combat on tho floor of tho town nail. Tho arguments wero gone over again, and Squiro Spiko closed tho case for tho conservatives. Ho lashed himself into a ilno frenzy over tho inteiruption of tho sweet and holy harmony of homo which tint introduction of library bool;s would occasion. Women would read novels whilo tho hotisowent unswept; hus bands and wives would disputo over meta physics mid tho littlo domestic world would bo turned upsido down. "Tho husband would return," said Squire Spike, "and would And his dinner unprepared or burned up nnd his wifo rending. What kind of tCbook would ho And in her hand?" "A cook book I" yelled tho village wag from tho back seats. Thenceforward it was vain for Squiro Spiko to attempt to push back tho 1 ido of progress. Tho library was established, and Squiro Spiko has been oven known to tako out. a boo'k now and then. Boston Transcript "Listener." AVmiien in Literature. I remember how great was tho longing among intelligent women, thirty or lorty years ago, to do a greater share of tho lit erary work of tho nation. A few ventured forth timidly from tho kitchen to do it, per haps bringing with them in their hands a now cookery book, llko Ill's. Child and Miss Leslie, to propitiate tho other sex and prove that ihey had in a manner woiked their passage into freedom. Now they still bring tho cookery book, llko Marion Iinrlaiid, who has indeed brought 150,000 copies of hers; but it is no longer needed as an apology, Mrs. Woods points out that there aro about 'J,fi!U women engaged in literary work in or near Boston, including, no doubt, all grades of journalism, Hint out of VS authors on the publishing list of Kobeits Brothers 77 are women; that there uro tho mimes of 5.1 women on Tieknor's list, 80 on Houghton's and SO on that of tho Methodist Book Con cern. The demand for literary expression being thus in part satiated, it is tho most natural tiling in tho world that there should bo n demand for action as well as literature, and that tho pressure for executive and pub lic duties on tho part of women should only bo increased by tho fact that they have nl- .rcady free course In the fleld of mere literary expression. Granted a pursuit, there is still needed somo other pursuit. "T. W. II." in Harper's Bazar. Mar Hugo us an llml. Tho question of marriage is n serious one, and because it is usually in the future, how uver remote, of most young women they do not us a rule tako us serious i hold of a pro fession as do young men. When a young limit begins business ho knows ho will prob ably stick to it to the end of his days. The very fact that he may get married makes it more necessary that ho should devote him self to inoneyinakiiig. But with a young woman it is entirely different. I havo knou r. young women to become very protlcient en gravers, for example, and just as their em ployers were liogluiiiiig to depend upon their wot 1; they get married and laid tho graver aside forever. How often you llml parents spending hun dreds, even thousands, of dollars on the musical education of their daughters, and when tho daughter? get married they shut up the piano, and their musical education is as good as thrown out of tho window. I have beard hundreds of young married women say when nsked to play something: "I nm entirely out of practice. I haven't opened the piano since I was married." Whatever n man does ho does for life; but as a usual thing when a woman undertakes n thing, in stead of being for life, it is till sho shall lie married, Now York Cor. Philadelphia Record. Drrorutloun of tho Tulile. But many aro tho tables at which the formal "graco" is tho only suggestion of things spiritual; at such tables the "grace," far from elevating the ceremony of eating, seems rather itself to suffer desperation. The mistress of the table is not ready for her place us director of the feast, if she is less certain of tho tone of temper, of tho flavor of the mood, of the aroma of tho con versation which will Ik) served tit her board than she is of the quality of tho meat and tho character of tho bread which will bo served there. Tho appetite for food, as food, U gross; if that appetite alone is sated at a table, tho table is but n manger. The eye, tho olfactory nerve, tho ear, not the alate, nro siisceptibhrto (toetio suggestions. Such is I ha subtle connection between smell and tasto tl'iat appetlto for food is unniMS.1 by savory odors; but dolightful odor discon nected from fool is a more refining lullu eucvj tweet siuelliii flow urn, or, If they w procurable, sweet smelling spices on a table or in tho dining room awaken a senso of pleasure mow agreeable than tho pleasure wakened by tho odors of foods, and through this sense ono may learn subtle decoi atluns nf tho table which, making littlo appeal to tho eye, yet set a train of refining thought May Wright Sowall in Dress. Ittilet for tho Young Housewife. General order of working for every day of summer: Before leaving your room throw open windows, top and bottom; lay pillows in tho sun, bed clothes to air, and turn back mattress. As soon as you como down stairs ojien blinds nnd windows. Light kitchen fire; tako up ashes; sift them. Brush off tho stove; rinse and (111 tho kettle. Sweep the kitchen, tho stoop or piazzas, beating all mats thoroughly. Ilemovo stale flowers from parlor nnd dining room, and dust. Prepare for breakfast, putting biscuits or muffins to bake whilo you lay the table. Closo blinds on sunny side. After breakfast clear tho table as soon as x)ssib)e, putting milk and butter away at once, Instead of allowing them to re main in tho hot kitchen. Do not leave tho white tablecloth on a moment longer than necessary, as it attracts flies. For tho samo reason removo tho crumbs from tho floor. This applies to every meal. Wash and put awny breakfast dishes. Darken tho dining room, jMiitry and all unused rooms. Make beds, empty sIojh, wash soap dishes, 1111 water pitchers, fold dry towels, tako away soiled ones but, if damp, dry them before putting into tho soiled clothe3 hamiier, as cvervthiug quickly mildews in hot weather. Darken rooms after having put them in perfect order. uootl Housekeeping. Thu ISi-glmiliiKs of Crime. I havo made a study of crime for nianv yeuis, ami have watched its development ill children who have grown up in my immediate neiguooriiooa. l have noticed that children who aro not properly watched over nt homo commence, by llrst stealing tho marbles and playthings of their conipinions; then they learn hoiv to go into unoccupied buildings and yards, carrying off old iron nnd I0030 articles, which they soil to junk dealers. After this they get bold enough to enter the cellars of occupied buildings und get empty tinttW niwl ..ti,., t.I.u e 11 . 1 1 ...... uw.vi ujiij- ui oinaii iiiuu, uuu it is not very long before they trv climbing Wo dwellings ovvr the cellursnd carrying on nuyiuiiig uiey can lay their hands on. I know several criminals, who uro now serviiur terms in tho ;onitciitiary, who commenced j stealing in just this way. They learn grad ually, anil uecomo more exjiert every day, end nt the samo time grow nioro hardened as they get older. Sergt. Lang in Globe-Democrat. Give tint Huhy a Drink. Now that warm weather prevails it should bo remembered that infants require water to drink ns well as milk. It does not follow that becauso milk is a liquid it iscapabloof satisfv ing thirst. On the contrary, being warm as it is drawn from the breast, it causes thirst after it has remained in tho stomach for somo tune, the samo as other food. It is this sense of thirst which causes healthy, breast nour- ished infants to often cry for long periods of 1 timo after freely nursing. It is claimed that there are many cases of indigestion duo to in- ! suilleieiiey of tho child's gastric juice, which would do grcnuy Donellled, or oven cured, by allowing tho child occasionally a. drink of de cidedly cool water. And it "is certain that nn enormous amount of suffering among in fants is caused by neglect or ignorance, of t his simple rule. By "a drink" is not meant, of course, n largo quantity a teaspoonful or two is sufficient. Chicago News. Things That I,l!;hten I.ahor. There nro other things which make the work of German housekeeping much lighter than with us. Teii; is 110 recular washim? day, very littlo washing being done in the nouse, mo wash tieing sent into tho country every llvo or six weeks. This long interval necessitates a full supply of household linen, and here is another pretty feature all the articles sorted intodlstinet piles, held together with ribbon or stitched bauds of mettv color anil pattern. Our big ironing days nro avoided, and our baking days likewise ex st not. Tims tho weekly dreaded days are obliterated from tho German domestic calen dar. It remains for America to find somo co-operative system that w ill settlo tho ques tion for us, and while removing tho incon- venienco and weight ot labor, will still nllow us 10 letniii our greater comfort and bounty. 1 i.iio .among 1110 i.ernums." A Series tit Walts. "How thoughtless men aro sometimes," ex claimed a lady in one of the fashionable west sido boarding houses as, seated in tho parlor directly in front of tho window, sho awaited her husband's return. "Keep ono of them waiting for flvo minutes and you never hear tho last of it, and yet they keep us waiting half our lives nud think nothing nbout it. A woman's life," mused the sin-nker, "is a series of waits. First sho wuits to get on long dresses and to enter society. Then sho waits for somo ninn to ask her to marry him. After marriage what? Why, then sho begins to wait for her liege lord and master to como homo to his meals, and maybe she has to wait for him to como homo nt night. Wait ing gradually becomes second nature to woman. And can you wonder" Chicago Journal. i Don't .Slice IMiieupples. Fow peoplo know that pineapples in their native country are never sliced, but after peeling they are carefully broken from tho core in email pieces with n silver fork. If this way is onco tried no one will ngnin in jure the ilni flavor by cutting across tho grain. They should nlways bo so prepared. both for table and canning. Chicago Journal. To Iteiiuito Illooil Status. Blood stains can bo removed from nn article that you do not care to w ash by apply ing a thick paste, made of starch nnd cold water. Place in tho sun, and rub off inn couploof hours. If tho stain is not entirely removed, rennt tho process and soon it dis appears. Good Housekeeping. Tho effects of poison Ivy may lie removed by applying n solution of 11 tablestioonful of copperas in n small cup of hot water. The kitten souled women havo an easier timo of it than the eagle winged and tho strong. A teaspoonful of heated camphor is said to lie n 1 uratlvo application for n stye on tho eyelid. Boiling in strong sonjsuds will clean up an old lumpburiier and make itns good ns new. Oilcloths can lo brightened, after washing, by nibbing hard with a flannel moistened with kerosene. To extinguish the flames from kerosene use flour profusely upon them. A brush broom is just tho thing to cleau borsoradUh grater and silver. Msknig y.vder tiould always mixed with the lleur Jry IN THE ASTOR LIBRARY. QUEER PEOPLE WHO PASS THEIR DAYS AMONG THE BOOKS. Habitues its I'ecullnr is tho (Junlnt Volumes Upon the shelves A Couple of Crank Gnhbllng the Magazines. Various Frequenters. The habitues of the Astor library are, somo of them, as peculiar as the quaint volumes upon the shelves. I do not mean the men who rush In and look into a book for an hour and then rush nut again to the bustle, of cl.y life. But they, too, have their counterparts in books, in fact, all of us have. It Is plea sant enough to sit at ono of the tables with a not too interesting book before yon, now looking at its printed pages and now at tho varied crowd around. Do you not see re semblances For instance, the rusty old gen tleman over there with tho pallid face, tho convex spectacles and the shiny black suit of old fashioned cut might be compared to one of tho dusty, musty tomes in tho top shelves that are nioro carefully preserved than ho. Then again that flashy red covered novel which went through live editions in as many weeks might lie thought of in connection with the loud talking, dawdy looking woman who sits at the next table, while the dainty, low voiced girl who sits near her reminds ono instinctively of 0110 of Thomas Bailey Ald rich's iilyU Thus you might go on until you found 11 shadow of every one of this curiously assorted yet w ithal congenial company. A COUPLE OF CltANKS. Opposite me at the table where I usually read, and where I now write, sits a quaint and cranky couple. At least one of them is quaint and tho other cranky. Tho first is a shabby genteel man, who reads dingy, dog eared books that are themselves shabby genteel. When I enter tho librnrj at 10 o'clock every morning ho is there, and when I leave late in the nf teruoon lie still sits in his chair, hardly having moved his position all day. Sometimes I stay until the library is closed for the night, and then he leaves the big room like a man who knows not where to go for a 1 ,t,,,f- t.itlr, , ,, "K '1 , ! " 1 here ho sits nil day ns close s M)ssible, in order, no doubt, to conceal tho lack of buttons on his coat. Un der the table his old silk hat is carefully de posited with a emiy morning paper and a parcel peeping over the tattered rim. If I happen to be there about 2 o'clock I will see him munching something which I have re cently discovered is bread. Ho tloes not tako it out of liis locket, where ho lias stealthily conveyed it from the hat, llko a man who knew ho was eating a midday luncheon, but brenks off littlo bits in his pocket und carries them to his mouth ns if fearing discovery. Ho knows only too well, perhaps, that he is dining. My other opposite is not unlike tho shabby genteel person in general characteristics, though ho seems better fed. His apparel, however, does not show the scrupulous caro of tho other. Ho generally comes in after I havo arrived, and so I have nniplo opportu nity to watch his preparations for the day's reading. First, he supplies himself with a dozen volumes of sermons. Theso he will carefully arrango about him, and seating himself he will clasp his hands across his breast nnd engage in 11 half audible prayer. Then lie will select his subject, settlo down' in a comfortable po-itiou, closo his eyes and be gin the da's reading. There lie sits all day long with closed eyes, his face bent intently over the book with every evidence of intense interest 011 his countenance. Whether or not lie is rending I will not undertake to say-, but this I know, ho turns over ids pages at regu lar intervals and now nnd then will open his eyes and tako .notes with tho dullest of pencils. ' nonm.ixo the magazines. Besides tho antique ulready described, there is in direct contrast the man of tho period. Hf does not caro for books of a mist d.ifo lm' i must havo current literature or none at all. 1 His great ambition is to read all tho now magazines. Ho will get them all at once, nnd taking them under his arm seek some retired alcove, where ho will proceed to read them ono nfter another until ho is through with them nil. And ns he is generally a slow reader he usually has them in his possession all day. In thu meantime other readers may come in nnd want a look at one of the maga zines lie has, but nothing short of a pereinp- tory demand from an oAlcial will induce him to surrender them, and even then he does it with very bad grace. Then there is a man who wants to read something, but is not quite sure of what he wants. Ho looks over the shelves, goes on forbidden ground, is driven out, and then gathers a lot of books together, which ho brings into the rending room nud places le-foi- him. Ho now proceeds to look through the wholo lot, and very likely nothing will suit him. Doubtless ho will end in picking un the book his neighbor lias just finished, and in n moment is deeply immersed 111 its pages. Another frequenter is tho man who always h-ants tho book you aro reading. Ho passes behind and sees the title, anil then 11 wild de sire to have that volume arises in him. Ho j takes a seat opposite you, if possible, picks up un index, idly turns tho pages, nud never ' tiL-ata lii itviva nlf v-mi until fn u.ilf .luf........ you drop the book or carry it to tho libra rian's table. Then there is tlio young man who gets hold of a funny book, and grows purple in his ef forts to keep from guffawing out loud over tho jokes. Beside him sits the cross grained person, who never smiles over anything, nnd reads a book in tho same manner that most people tako a disagreeable medicine. Nothing suits him, and not even Wilkins Micawbcr or Huckleberry Finn can make his grim jaws relax into a smile. New York Commercial Advertiser. ItitiiRerous Drinks. A bartender plaintively bewailed the ne cessity of having to rub congealed drops of sticky beer off the bar. "But if I let them re main," said he, in tho tone of one seeking compassion, "thoy rot the wood." "They rot the wood, do they'' flei-cely re peated a lieer bibber. "Then what in tho nnmo of common senso does beer do to my stomach I" Replied the manipulator of drinks; "It is beyond me to tell. Of 0110 thing I nm con fident, nnd that is man's stomach is made of cast iron. Klsowise how could ho withstand the fluids ho pours into it f Let mo show you something." He placed a piece of raw meat on the counter, and hivpped iikmi it a small measure or an miKirtet ginger ale. In Ave minutes the meat had parted into little pieces as though hacked by a dull knife, Philadel phia News. tiolil Ore In A 1 iik I; 11. There Is a remarkable body of gold ore in Alaska, It is in u cliff fronting the ocean and is 250 to SOO feet wide, practically inex haustible in body. It is n rich quartz. Sen ator Jones, of Nevada, has a fifth interest in the mine. Tredwell, the man who discovered it, owns another fifth. Chicago News. Tho people of Switzerland, by n tote of 253.71U to 127,471, have approved a law which gives the government the solo right to mauu (orUutf xud vet) tpintucus liquor. FIGHTING FLAMES UNDER GROUND. now I'rofesnor Agnsslz Put Out tho Flro In tho Calumet and Ilecla Mine. Tho extinguishment of the fire which broko out In tho 1,000 foot level of tho Calumet and Hecla mine, in Michigan, was one of tho most Interesting pieces of mining work over performed in this or any other country. Owing to the great depth (3,300 feet) of the mine and tho extent of its subterranean drift', galleries and chambers it is very liable to Are, and a Are underground is a most serious matter. It lias to be fought in tho dark. The Calumet nnd Ilecla mine contains more timber than any other mine in the world, and this timlcr will, of course, burn when set on flre. The lire was caused by the care lessness of a boy who was running a donkey pump. When the alarm was given the fire had obtained such headway that it could bo rt.ff Mf l.i' .........I!..-.... .. T-l , !u w uu. hi u, mum v jut-mis. 1 ue i;ujiiiij has a chemical flre engine, which is run down tho incline track into any part of the mine, but when tho alarm was given it was too late to run this Into the mine. Having learnt from tho disastrous experi - ence of three years ago what a Are meant, tho ! agent of the company, J. N. Wright, ordered nil the shafts in that part of tho mine, eleven , in number, to Ihj hermetically sealed with timbers and dirt. Tho work was done quickly nnd'the flro was left to burn all tho oxygen in tho mine and go out of its own accord, j Professor Alexander Agassiz, of Boston, president of the Calumet and Hecla Copper ; company, arrived on tho secno a few days ; after tho flre broko out, and to him tho credit is duo for devising tho ingenious plan which extinguished tho flre. Steam, supplied by several largo boilers, was forced down No. 2 shaft through a four inch pipe which ex tended 500 feet below the surface. The necessary apparatus and material wero , secured and carbonic acid gas was inanufac-1 tured on a largo scale from sulphuric acid, limestone and other materials. This was also forced down No. 2 shatt, where tho Aro broke ! out, by n heavy pressure from the engine. , Tho carbonic acid gas, being heavier than air, sank to the bottom of the mine nnd imme diately extinguished any Annie with which it came in contact. The amount of material used in making this gas was enormous, and . many million feet of carbonic acid gns was poured into tho mine. Jinny believed that the plan was doomed to fail, but its signal success has surprised those who caviled at it. When the shafts were unsealed a few days ago the flre was to- tally extinguished, and a candio would not ' burn ten seconds when lowered flvo feet from the mouth of tho shaft. Men cannot descend into the mine for several days, as the gas is fatal to life as well as to flame, but bv means of powerful uir pumps and fans a strong cur- rent or air Is Demg sent into the mine at 0110 shaft, whilo the deadly gas is being pumped from the mine through another shaft. Had tho mine only 0110 opening it would boa labor of months to clear it of gas; as it is, work can bo resumed in n short time. The achieve ment is unique and unparalleled in the annals of mining work, and by suggesting this plan and putting it in operation Professor Agassiz has won the thanks of all who aro interested in mines or mining. New York World. Artenluii Wells In New Orleans. Artesian wells which hnvo been recently sunk at New Orleans nre considered to havo demonstrated beyond doubt that there is un derlying the city nt a very moderate depth an abundant supply of pure water, the source of which, The Picayune congratulates itself, "is forever beyond tho bounds of legislative con trol and without the reach of monopoly." In 0110 instance a lino flow lias been struck nt tho depth of less than 7 0 feet, and an analysis shows the water to bo of excellent quality "for both domestic and manufacturing purposes. New Orleans lias suffered much from the small quniitityof water available in 101110 parts of the city, especially for Are purposes, nud of lato there has been considerable troublo between the citizens nnd tho water company which holds the franchiso for sun- P'J'i'ig tlio city; there is consequently much satisfaction felt over tho results of the artesian well experiments. If the quality of tho water was alono con sidered, the peoplo of Now Orleans should be congratulated on a means of escape from the water works company. The artesian well sends forth a clear stream ready for the kitchen, tlio table, tho bath, the fountain, or tho garden. The water works gives a muddy mixture, that is At only, without filtration, for th purpose of extinguishing Ares. Fire nud Water. Ills Artless, Heathen Way. Wong Chin Foo is a Chinaman who nvowa himself n heathen without n qualm of con science or the slightest change in his inherited color. He has somo heathenish ways, more over, that distinguish ln'm from ninny of the civilized und enlightened children of this Christiuti country. Some years ago, in tho course of his wanderings in tho wes.t, lie do- sceuueu on l'eoria, ills., and announced a lec ture, the price of admittance being Axed at t wenty-Ave cents. An unaccountable apathy in regard to Chinese heathens prevailed in tho metroiHilis of central Illinois, and tho lec ture, financially speaking, was n failure. After paying hall rent Mr. Wong Chin Foo had only f I with which to meet a printing bill of several times that nniount. InstenJ of using the money to pay his railway faro out of tlio city ho turned it over to tho printers whom he owed and walked out of the city in his artless, heathenish way. There is a tra dition in Peoria that he afterward paid that printing bill in full. Chicago Tribune. Is Not 1 "111111 of ltiillroaillng. Baltimoreuns say that they have long pre dicted that young Robert Garrett would not remain a railroad president any length of time. Ho has no liking for an executivo Iiosition, and only remained at his desk dur ing tlio short intervals between his flight hither and thither in pursuit of diversion. Ho is intensely fond of what are called social pleasures in drawing rooms, clubs nnd swell assemblies. If ho had been obliged to depend on tlio Baltimore and Ohio railroad for his fortune it might have lieen different, but the fact is that he would lie a ninny millionaire If ho had no holdings in that road. His in terest in th banking house of which he is tho head is very valuable, and, furthermore, the Garretts nre to Baltimore what the real estate holdings of tho Asters havo made that family to this rity. President Garrett is about 37 years old. New York Sun. Alxeure of the Smell Sense. Explosions in mines might happen occn-' sloiinlly owing to miners not detecting by scent tho 1 ivsvnceof jtcrilous gases anosmia, or want of the smell st nse, leitig ns danger ous in such cuscs as color blindness in the cose of signalmen. It is perfectly plain that to place on watch duty in any editlco where risk of Are Is fe-ired n guardian uffected with anosmia, or absence of the smell sense, is practically to secure that the tire shall not lw discovered in its incipient stage. The Pe ruvian Indians, so HumtioUU said, could dis cern the pre-ence of strangers by their odor; or the Arab, who, ns recorded, can detect the. scent of burning at n distance of thirty miles. Chicago News. It fs MHi vhat 203 pairs of twins were Swrn In Chicago last year. JULES VJffifE 'AT HOME THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER AS A WRITER OF ADVENTURE. Iin Owes a Great Deal to Poo anil to Cooper How Ho Writes n Story A Terror to the Proof Header His New Novel. JuleJ Verne was born at Nantes, In 1828; to bo precise, Feb. 8. Ho wears lightly his 59 years of life. His hair and beard aro white, but his face Is young, un furrowed, and there is nn expression of frankness in it, anil In his clear, calm blue eyes, that nlways won ft heart Being a Breton, ho was born with n profound admiration for tho sea; nt to tuink of Wl.it(ng stories of sUip. wrccts Ho 6mUe1 )a,V) wn3 graduated at tho law , . .,,, t, ,i, ..u .,i,, t a ' nnn nf' tho vp,.el.abi0 institution created bv an ordinance of Philippe lo Bel, but behind the scenes, in it but not of It, liko tho gnlf stream in the ocean. It had flashed through his mind that ho might go to California and seek for a gold tnino nud And it, and then devote himself to literature; but ns ho was writing constantly, tho Gymuuso playhouse found something to accept in his mass of manuscripts. It was n comedy in verse, in 0110 act, -Ties Pnilles Koinpues," and it had been written with Alexandre Dumas AIs us n co-laborer. Dumas is his friend. Mark this, for Dumas is not a prodigal of his friendship, nnd is n perfect miser nt praising tho work of others. IJlmvo heard him say. of Jules Verne that if lie wero n foreigner there would bo nothing too good for him in France. Jules Verne says that bo has been fortunate in tho friendship of Dumas and or an editor, Iletzel, who coached him, kept him in line, prevented him from making excursions in tho domain of Balzac, ever since the day of his Arst novel, "Fivo Weeks in n Balloon," mado him ablo to livo by his lien. That was in 1S03. Since then he has written ACty volumes, two every year. SOUIICKS OK INSPIRATION. Had ho caught his inspiration from Edgar Poe, whose influence, in tho vivid translations of Baudelaire, lias been great on French men of letters f Wore tho impressions of the brothers do Poncourt in 1S50 similar to his own i M. Verne said yes, that he owed mnch to Edgar Poo and much to Feiiimoro Coopor, of whom l.o is nn ardent admirer. His object was to write books that tho vounir could read with proflt. Ho had no j pretensions to being a snvuut, a man of scionce. lie read incessantly. nenever no was in doubt ho went to town to 0110 who know. Joseph Bertrnnd, of tho institute, had been his adviser on many occasions. Iin would mako errors, perhaps, but sot very gravo ones. I asked him if his stories wero not worked backward, liko Gobelin ta)estry. Ho said that ho never commenced to writo n story without knowing how it was going to end. Ho writes the plot, then studies tho de tails. The results of Ins studies nre in notes of 0110 word 111 columns, on sheets of paper, lettty size. Theso words refer to books in his library or to other notes of ideas or facts. When ho has liecomo familiar with his notes ) ho writes the story. His manuscript is re markably neat, 011 tho left of n letter page, leaving a wide margin at the right for tho dates. "All! tho dates! they give mo nioro , trouble than you can imagine." And tho 1 names? His proof reading costs a good deal of money to tho editor, lie says. Ho sends tho original manuscript to tho printer without an erasure, and there tiro eight successive proofs to bo corrected by him. Ho is fastidious in tho extremo witli regard to style; that has to be absolutely faultless. HIS NEW NOVEL. Ho goes to bed at 8 o'clock, gets up early and is nt work until midday in his cozy workshop 0:1 tlio second Aoor, from which we saw 11 parade and review by tho division general of tho wholo garrison. Tho men march with a swing of tho arm that gives them dash and light airiness, something that makes you feel that their heart is in it or that thoy would throw it over an obstacle as a rider does to mako tho horse leap. "What made you write 'North and SouthF " I asked. "Fifty lines out of a fow pages of tho Comto do Paris' history of the civil war in America. Tho Comto do Paris and I havoiil ways entertained pleasant, friendly relations, and I was in sympathy with tho north at tho timo of the war. "What material did I use? Everything and anything that I could find. I regret my ignorance of tho English language. I havo to uso translations and translators. Tho story is interesting becauso it rests upon alibis and the key is nt tho end of tho story. I have another work under way. I have thought that there was room for another Robinson. There is 'Robinson Crusoe,' 'Swiss Family Robinson,' tlio 'Mysterious Island.' Tho Arst Robinson is alone, tho second has a family, the third is n company of engineeif , men of learning. I nni writing the story of n Ixwrd ing school for boys. There nro eighteen of them; flfteen of them nro English, two French and ono American. I shall placo them upon n well Attetl yacht, that shall lie shipwrecked upon "nu island that is not well known, but exists. Tho eldest boy 14 years of age, tho youngest 8. They shall have all tho necessary tools to tako care of themselves." "I trust you will inake the American boy a Alio fellow." "I always give the Americans my best parts. I havo n profound veneration for tho American peoplo. I wanted to seo it landod as it deserves to lie. The American is to bo tho practical, progressive boy of the party." In the hall that leads from the stairway to tho work room is n large chart of the world, a planisphere upon which M. Verne has traced in lilies of different colors tho voyages of his heroes. His entire work, when completed, is to bo tho amusing description of tho earth's geog raphy. Paris Cor. New York Mail and Express. An Knergetlo Pasha. "The vali is 0110 of tho most energetio pashas in Turkey," says Mr. Weakley, as wa take our departure. "You would scarcely believe that ho has established a small weekly nowspajter here, and makes it self supporting into tho baigalu, would youP "I confess I don't see how ho manages it ninong these people," I reply, quite truth fully, for these nro nnything lmt newspaper suiqiorting peoplo; "how does ho manage to make it self supporting" "Why, ho makes every employe of the government suliscribo for n certain number of copies, and the subscription price is kept back out of their salaries; for instance, tho mulacim of zaptlelis would havo to tako half n dozen copies, the iiiutnserif a dozen, etc ; if from tiny unforeseen cause the current ex penses nre found to lie more than tho in come, n few additional copies are saddled on each 'subscriber.' "Around tho World on a Bicycle. An Ardent Admirer. He Are you an admirer of Fielding, Mlsa Wnldol , Miss Waldo Oh. yes. One can't help but admire It. you knov, when Kelly is playuiff Riglit,-Niw York BUr.'