BUOTHKR AND SISTER.
Will they acquit hlm"
"Can thoy do otherwlsor
"Ohl these jiirlesi Whocan tell what they
will concludof 1 know of ft case In which"
"Do you think they could blame, this manr
"II there Is nny justlco in the world, ho will
do liberated."
"Justice! Where Is there such a thlngf
80 buzzed the eagor voices of (ho siectn.
tors In the court room, from which the iury
bad retired to make, up n vordlct in tho case
Just tried.
Suddenly -as If every tongue had been
stricken with palsy tho voices ceased and
total silence ensued. Tho Jury were return
lng to their places. Tho great assemblage
was breathlessly waiting the verdict of the
Jury.
Then tio qiifot voice of the foreman an
nounced: 'Tho defendant Is not guilty!"
Tho terrible suspenso was over. Every faco
beamed with gratification.
"Thank God! I know It would bo so."
"Look how pale ho Is."
"Ho Is crying."
Tho prisoner hail seated himself, trembling
In every Joint of his body. A sudden weak
ness enmo over His faco was burled in
his hands and ho was cobbing convulsively.
The sympathy for him must havo been great,
for there was hardly an eyo in that grent
room that did not glisten with moisture.
Many drew their handkerchiefs and hurst
tnto Joyful tears. In tho midst of this emo
tion tho Judge of tho court declared tho ac
cused to bo freo. Then a young, fair and
delicate girl nroso from tho witness bench nnd
stepped slowly nnd hesitatingly toward tho
young man, her hands groping In tho nir,
showing her to bo blind, and her face beam
ing with happiness. Hut ho saw her coming
and sprang up, hastening to meet her, with
outstretched arms. With a glad cry sho sank
into his nrms.
On tho fourth floor of a largo suburban I
building thoy lived. A family of swallows
bad sought tho protection of tho gablo end of
tho roof nbovc them, or they would havo been
tho highest lodgers in tho houso. Tim birds,
bowover, were good neighbors. Early of
mornings they showed their friendliness by
tapping with their bills upon tho window
Vanes. And they did not havo long to wait
for tho window to bo opened and to havo their
breakfast' spread out for them on tho xill by
thoiKor blind girl. Each timo sho stood
while they were fluttering over tho food and
raised her rtico to hcavon, whoso light her
eyes seemed to feel, though they could not re
ceive It or reflect It again.
She was a lovely creature. With wonderful
distinctness were tho outlines of her features
drawn, and from tho golden locks, that fell
in silken waves over her shoulder, shono n
jiecullur brilliancy ns if to make amends for
tho exhausted springs of her eyes. When sue
walked along tho street with her head bowed
down on 1 ho arm of her brother, no 0110 would
Kusject her to bo blind, for sho walked firmly
and confidently at his side. Ho was her stair,
her eyes, tho very air sho breathed. 8I10 lived
far him alone, and only valued life to make
blm happy. She was 15 years old when 11
bjk'11 of scarlet fetr robbed her of her sight.
The father, an humble laborer, died long ago,
nnd tho mother piiekly followed. Father and
mother both dead anil tho world a roaring sen
of (tnii';ii.fs.
Sho prayed earnestly then to God to take
h0rnl.1i, but a strong, manly arm was thrown
around her neck, and an earnest, loving voice
old: "Don't troublo, Mane; I am wilhyou
nnd will never forsake you." And ho had kept
his word. No mother could havo guarded her
child more lovingly, tenderly and carefully
than did till noblo brother his charge. To
ntnuso her, to bring smiles to her sad faco
was tkn je-y of UU Ufa Years ago he thought
of marrying; but when ho thought of Marie,
in her Mid allllctlon, ho gavo up the thought,
entirely, for in his lovo for his sister hN son)
hud found an aim and happiness. His chief
pleasure was to hit in his easy chair of even
lug, after his day's work was done, nnd listen
to her prattling voice or tho music of her
piano, which was tho only luxury in tho mod
est npnrtjncnts. Sho had learned to play be
fore tho Ciinerl.ni night overtook lr.r; and
llko t-pi lug flowers kept blooming in tho
blossouiloss winter t lino was her music toher,
11 symbol of a past lripplness, a sweet re
minder of tho daylight f her life. Hor feel
ings, which were too sad, too heart, breaking,
to conlldo to an y one Inch sho even tried to
keep from herself wore trusted often to tho
bad walling strains of her Instrument; in them
she lamented and wepl. Iln understood too
well the wordless lunging;; and often when
Mario sighed nnd soblxil in despondent song
ho would approach he-, lake, tho littlo soft
white huuds f iDin tho I; -ys nnd say:
"Marie, why do you inako my heart so
heavy P
Then sho would jwur out hor feelings to
blm. Not 011 her account was sho sad, sho
would say, .tint liecnuso sho was dally and
hourly robbing him of his freedom and hap
piness 'd could do nothing for him in re
turn for nil his goodness.
"Koollsh child." ho said once, "when will
you learn that I owo everything to you, and
you nro indebted to inn for nothing! Ami
iot tho most contented man that ever lived!
Is not my homo already more coutfortnblo
anil pleasant man any wontnn no matter
how lieautiful or rich sho might Iks could
jnako ill Does my business losn anything
by iny not dMjMting, ns most young men dol
Or do you think 1 could enjoy myself more
in tho heated concert halls among tho ele
gantly dressed coplo than here in this coin
fortnblo chnlrl Or that tho grand musio
which I don't understand would plenso mo
bettor than your pluyingf No more of this
sadness, littlo sister; you hearf '
"I proinUe, Rudolph," sho said, "I will not
bo so ngaln no, never," Bo sho s'xike, and
hor face looked bright nnd hopeful,
Ho tried to inako her keep her word, but
tho gloomy thoughts would ever recur; nnd
tho old woman Frnu Stern, who lived on tho
next floor below, and did tho greater part of
the simple domestic work for her, was obliged
to bent many lamentations.
"Ah I I uni u jioor useless creature," sho
sighed constantly, "Ho has to work hard and
beer nil tho burthen for mo, and I sond his
earnings ilay after day, and can do nothing
to help him."
"Mnrleohen," Krau Stern would say, con
solingly, "don't talk that way. What could
your brother do without you I You aro more
to him t liana wlfo could bo. It would not
unit him tu marry; ho is fur too good for tho
frivolous young ladles nowadays."
Often had sho sHikeu such words of olaco
ineut to tho Kor orphan; but sho only shook
ber little head sadly, and would not bo com
forted, Ouo day an old servant cam to her In great
agitation.
"Mnrieclien," sho said, "if you really would
like to earn something, I know how you can
do so."
Tho blind girl smiled incredulously.
"1 cam anything) Imposslblel"
"Yes, by playing tho piano,"
Tho features of the blind girl were suddculy
animated.
"How du you ineaur tho asked, eagerly,
' Thou the woman explained the plan, On
ike proruid floor was a wblla house a small
rttuu-r11 "'wo thy usually had musio
tvv Ift 1"J& 31& I OYtfcwnert. Tns
landlady was a good woman, who, having
heard of Mario's playing, sent word by her to
know If sho would play for her for on hour or
so nt about? o'clock every evening for a pro per
recompense Tho blind girl listened, holding
her breath in surprise. Any ono offer her
money for her simplo music, her a blind
girl I She bo ablo to cam something! If it
were only possible! Oh! if she only might bo
ablo to say to her brother: "Look', Rudolf,
what I havo earned with my own hands."
The old servant, Mario imagined, was only
telling her through sympathy for her nfHic
tlon, and the landlady had no idea of cm.
ploying her. Thus sho reasoned, for sho
could not realize that there was so much hap
piness In store for hor. But directly tho host
ess cams in person and repeated the wish with
sweet, agreeable words. Sho might begin at
once, to-morrow, she said. Only one request
had she to make, sho continued, and that was
for her to play the liveliest' pieces she knew,
ner customers were honest laboring people,
who usually preferred cheerful music
The blind girl thanked her with her voice
trembling with pleasure. Asking her not to
let her brother know anything about it, "at
least at first," she added.
"Ohl he shall not find it out, rest assured
of that," she replied.
ihe next evening she came and led the girl
down. Directly at tho foot of tho stairway
was a door leading Into the restaurant. Tho
room was filled with noisy, caroming men.
It was easy to read the character of the place
in their faces.
The hostess menaced to have some ono con
tinually to furnish music, to make her nlace
attractive. Sometimes it was a wandering
violinist, or a street singer, this time It was
tho blind girl. In a corner of tho room stood
piano, to which sho guided her. LIko a
star with its pure light shining in a wilder
ness, was the innocont maiden In that crowd j
of uncultured, vicious men.
borne of them looked at her in surprise and
with timidity, anil listened for a whi e atten
lively, to her playing. But soon they took no
further notice of her. The blind elrl could
hear the hum of the voices around her; but
did not notice what was passing among them,
so busily was she engaged in her performance
arid so anxious to satisfy the landlady with
her efforts. She selected the brightest and
most cheerful airs, and played unceasingly
for more than an hour. When she was com
pletely exhausted her employer asked her to
stop, handing her tho promUm) money, nnd
led uer tnrougli the throng of bolsterou men
to tho foot of the stairs, from whence sho
usually ascended alone.
How happy she felt. At last she was ablo
to lighten her brother's burden to do some
tiling toward repaying him for his great nnd
numerous sacrifices. In feverish excitement
sho groped her way up tho long flights of
steps. Convulsively and tiglitly her littlo
aching fingers clasped tho coin, which seemed
to propel a current of electricity through her
ovwy vein, so hot was the blood stream that
coursed from her quickly beating heart. Sho
had to stop to catch her breath at'the door of
hor little room. "How much money excites
one," sho said to herself, almost frightened at
tho new and peculiar feeling whicn sho felt
overlier first earnings; hut still it was only
for her brother, and the thought of giving
mm pleasure that animated her.
The second evtnlng passed like tho first.
Tho soft, sweet, rippling notfs seemed to full
from the tips of hor flying flngcre, and tho
sweet, slrango music sounded with tho tumult
llko tho frightened, disconnected song of a
mid in a stormy forest. Again she received
payment for her exertion; which, inexpert
enced in tho ways of tho world as sho was,
sevmi a loriuno 10 uer.
Then camo tho third and eventful evening,
bho nnd been at tho piano longer than
usual, nnd was just turning to leave when sho
felt n strong arm thrown around her, nnd tho
courie voice of a drunken man sounded close
to her car.
"Give mo a kiss, littlo trensuro."
Almost paralyzed with terror, sho sprang
up ami ntteinpled to tear herself from tho
horriblo embrace, but tho arm only closed
more tightlv around her.
"Hold her fast, Thomas."
"Let her go," roared tho boisterous crowd.
"Helpl Helpl" she cried nt tho top of hor
voice, and witli an almost superhuman effort
she tore herself from the fiend and staggered
through the crowd, her poor sightless oyes
rolling in her fright nnd her hands held out
before her toward tho entrance.
Attracted by the disturbance, the landlady
hastened to the sxit. Comprehending tho
situation at a glance, sho grasped tho girl,
who, in her fright, trembled like an nspen
leaf, nnd hurried her through tho door to tho
foot of tho stairs, which sho began to climb.
stumbling at every step, so full of tenor was
She.
In the restaurant the crowd tried to re
strain the frenzied man who was attempting
to follow her. A fearful struggle ensued in
which the demon was victorious. Throwinir
tho crowd right nnd left in his madness, liko
straws in a gust of wind, he plunged through
tho door. Not seeing tho blind girl, ho
Mlowed llko an enraged lieast. Then at
tracted by her stumbling footsteps lis caught
sigutoi ner on tne urst landing. Blind w ith
passion, ami crazed with intoxication, ho
sprang after her, mounting three or four
steps nt a time. Ho caught her, and drew
her roughly In to his nrms.
"Rudolf I! Rudolf II" sho shrieked, nnd tho
terrible cry sounded through tho building
from the ground to the roof, A noise was
heard above, somo one was bounding almost
tumbling down tho flights of steps,
"Mariel" cried an anxious, apprehensive
voice, nnd ft hand, thrust from a n-'ily
shoulder, clutched tho throat of the assailant
In n viso like grip a howl of rage from tho
cowardly wretch, a mighty blow from a
clenched fist bet ween tho flaming eyes. Tho
senseless, motionless body of tho maiden foil
to tho steps between tho struggling men.
Rudolf sprang quickly to ono side, and the
next instant tho howling, iuenrnnto Satan
was locked in an embrace, of iron. Then a
severe struggle, a smothered groaning, a pow
erful crushing blow shriek a death groan
n rattle in the throat and a flood of blood,
and a lifeless corpse, rolled down the stop.
Then all was quiet. Rudolf had taken tho
life of n fellow man but he realized it not;
bis eager, anxious glance sought ftrsu the
pale, lifeless faco of his sister. He bent over
her, touched her bloodless cheeks felt for
tho lieating of her heart which had
stilled its throbblngs. Oh, God! Was
sho dead! Everything grew black before
hint, and he would have fallen but for the
nld of a friendly hand which caught hint as
his body swayed toward tho edge of the stair
cast. "Dead I dead I" ha muttered; but sum
moning all his strength, ho tenderly lifted the
Uxly and liore it into the room near by, and
laid her carefully upon a sofa. Quickly pro
curing water, he moistened her face, listening
breathlessly for the slightest indication of
respiration. A twitching, painful twitch
ing around the mouth then n breath and a
half uttered sigh.
"Marie," he said, softly, hU heart filling
with joy.
A smile passe over the face.
"Rudolf," sho whispered, extending her
hands seaivhlngly in the direction of his
voice.
"Thank God! sho Uveal she lives!" he cried,
ilnklngon hi knee beside the sofa; the great
strong figure bowed, and tears of joy relied
down his check. Translated from lb Ger
sail of W, N. Uui Imu. .
A LIFE OF PLEASURE.
HAPPY EXISTENCE OF THE INDIAN
POTENTATES IN HINDOSTAN.
Native Iloyalty Under Surveillance The
Only Ttucbenr Which Haunts the In
dian Itnlcr notbeds of Intrigue A
Feep Ttehlnd the Scenes.
Of the dusky crowned heads of tho world
the life of a Hindostnn king or queen is tlif
happiest. They have literally no cares nor
burdens, either political or domestic, and as
long as they content themselves with a happy
mediocrity of vlciousness, they ore,, permitted
to regale their sensuous appetites with every
species of sensual pleasure. The English nils
in India is essentially a parental one. The
Indian political agent Is generally n military
officer who has earned for himself the confl.
dence of the government without ever hav.
ing run nny serious risk to either llfo or limb,
lie is invariably a very astute soldier, in.
vnriably enters into diplomacy as a poor man
with ft largo nnd shabbily arrayed family,
but always leaves the service with an fm
mense fortune and a considerable estate in
England. Sometimes tho political agent and
the native sovereign do not live amicably.
Then trouble ensues, and the Independent
king or princeling goes to the wall.
Briefly stated, the political agent is ex.
pectcd to do but two things. One is that ho
keep the evil passions of the king, to whose
court he is accredited, from stirring np strifo
and embarking in any hostile enterprise
against the English; nnd the second thing to
accumulate wealth nnd bo civil to all Euro
pean visitors of good standing.
THE IDLE LUXURY,
This, then, is the only bugbear that haunts
tho Indian ruler. Otherwiso ho Is tho most
Independent monarch in the world. It is
tmo that he cannot wage war, nor make
treaties, nor enter into political relations
with foreign powers, but tho Indian king of
today has generally no Inclination for such
arduous undertakings. He has soldiers and
forts and canons nnd improved weapons, but
these are merely appendages of royalty and
would be dangerous to him, enly that his
nrmy is kept under control by his allies, the
English, who have a military cantonment
conveniently near his capital. Sometimes
there nre military outbreaks, notably In the
state of Haidernbod, whose nizam has in his
pay one or two regiments of Arab cavalry,
which frequently mutiny. The maharajali
of Gwallor Is indubitably the most dangerous
of these sovereign nllies. Ho is a mnn of
military Instincts, nnd has an army, it is said,
that could in an cmergenoy show a roster of
300,000 men. After tho Franco-Prussian war
his royal highness reorganized his army upon
tho German system, completely discarding
that of tho French, which hnd leforo been
his model, nnd so far did he carry his con
tempt that ho deprived some half breed
French ofllcers of tho positions they held In
his service, on tho ground that a nation
which met with such terrible defeat In so
short a space of time could not produce good
soldiers.
The early llfo of a nntlvo king Is not, per
haps, the very best school in tho world to
foster the noblo qualities that may bo in
herited in a man's character. Tho zenana is
a hotbed of intrigue. It is tho part of tho
pnlnco which is set nsido for women, nnd as
there nre n feWihundred of thcso royal wives,
each of them perhaps with 0110 or more sons,
nnd each of them desperately anxious for his
welfare, there is no doubt that tho heir ap
iwreiit runs more risk of being strangled or
accidentally sat upon when cooing in his
cradle than children of meaner origin. When
ho grows into manhood his father, whoso
regular course of Immoralities makes him a
debilitated creature when other men of his
ago nro just entering into tho enjoyment of
life, is jealous of him, nnd often ns not tries
to get rid of his eldest born by murder, and
as often as not succeeds, for there is hardly
a throno occupied by tho original heir ap
parent. srnciJinN- Indian kinds.
It has lieen my good fortuuo to havo seen
several of these gentlemen, both in tho splen
dor of durbar and in private. In public they
nro Imposing. Their gorgeous dross, their
diamonds and their precious stones heaped in
wo most negligent profusion upon their jicr-
sons, make them moststriking nnd impressivo
figures. Diamonds stud their sword hilts;
thoy wear diamond waistbands, diamond
aigrettes, diamond necklaces, diamond snrin- 1
Kieii snoes. intiecd, an intuan King in His
full regalia Is tho king of the childish imngi
nation. But divest nn Indian king of his or
namentation nnd seek htm In tho privacy of
his own apartments and you will find a
meager man with a littlo whito cloth about
his loins, liberally smeared with grease, nnd
obsequiously waited upon by women whoso
lieautiful but scantily draped figures are for
grnco of motion unequaled in the world.
Singular as it may appear that women,
whoso life is but an immoral slavery, should
exercise so powerful nn influence over these
men, it is from tho hnrem that emanates most
of tho mischief done in India. Squatted upon
n pilo of luxurious carpets, with his long
hiikah tube in his mouth, much bojoweled and
diamond crusted, with women playing with
his hair or tickling his roynl feet, serving him
with s weot shcrliets and singing to him lasciv
ious songs, nccomiwnied with tho dance, sur
rounded with gossip nnd flattery, this scion
of former powerful rulers jmisscs tho noonday
hunts 111 the underground npai tmcnts. San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Mnuln fur Gitmliliiig.'
Tho mania for gambling in nnd around
Wall street is illustrated in queer wnys. In
recent walks in that part of the city I havo
heard bets made upon tho color of men's eyes,
upon the length of n man's mustache or tho
mimlier of hairs in his eyebrows. It is a
common occurrence which took placo at
Delmonlco's, where I lunched with n well
known man about town. He was accosted
by a friend, who pulled a roll of bills
out of his pocket and, holding up a (10
bill, asked the question: "Odd or event"
Oild," said iny friend, nnd when tho number
on the note was Inspected nnd found to end
with nn odd figure the bill was mssed over
Into his possession with as littlo ceremony as
ono would hand a nickel to n licggnr.
The queerest hit of letting of which I havo
heard recently wns made in n party of men
ami women who were dinmg at Delmonico's.
They had fallen into a discussion nliout false
hair, when one of the young women dash
iugly dared the men present to say whether
she wore a false front or not. Her comiHinion
ottered to bet f 10 that the bang was false. A
mnn across the table took up tho bet. The
girl looked at her escort witli somewhat of
dismay, as much as to sny: "You wretch, you
are aliout to expose me." Without n wont
ho nulled out n ixvketliook, drew n (10 bill
from it and passed it over the table, sny lug to
the other man: "You have won the let. The
young lady has satisfied me that she wears
only her own hair." Ills gallantry was re
warded with a rare and grateful look and
smile from tho young woman, New York
Tribune.
A singular effect of a recent blasting by
tho railroad men at Ortega hill, near' Santa
Barbara, Cal., wns the stopping of clocks and
watches in tho city for several tours. I
THE TALL SILK HAT.
How the Fashionable Clilm"r Tot Hat
is Maria and Where 1 Originated.
A Broadway denier discoursing on the sub
ject of hats to a reporter saldt "How few
men know how bats are made, and silk hats
In particular. Retrosicotive old men come
in hero sometimes and tell mo nbont the dlf
ferent shapes they havo worn for tho last
fifty years, and in spite of tho vnsl Improve
ments in tho shape mid weight of hats made
nowadnys, all thoso old fossils declare for tho
hat of fifty years ngo that weighed about a
pound. A silk hat is composed of two or
three thicknesses of muslin soaked in gum
shellac dissolved In alcohol. After the proper
silliness Is acquired It Is stretched on frames
to dry. The sides nre cut in bias strips of tho
proper wijtli and the ends are rieatly fused
together with a hot iron. Tho top, which is
of heavier material, is fastened by narrow
strip of muslin coated with shellac. This is
ironed over tho edges nnd keeps tho whole
firmly in place. Tho brim is now put on.
This is of muslin flvo times thicker than tho
sides and Is fitted to the crown by strips simi
lar to thoso that keep the top in place. Thoso
are called "bodies," and nfter tho block upon
wmcu iney are mauo is removed thev are
dried.
"Tho drying room is about twelve feet
square; the sides nro lined with steam nines.
and in the center nre a number of shelves.
It is very necessary to havo the hats dried nt
an even temperature all over to avoid "weak
spots." From the drying room the bodies aro
sent to Ik? covered with the plush. This is an
operation requiring tho greatest care. First,
the underbrim is covered with cashmere, then
tho plush is placed on the overbrim and ironed
down. The top and sides re neatlv loincd
with n hot iron, nnd no one not in the busi
ness would know asenm was there. The hat
Is adjusted on n circular machine that euta
the brim nny widtli witli metricnl precision.
After the Klisher has removed all dnet and
particles it is sent to lie trimmed.
"As the hat nenrs perfection the greatest
skill is required in its handling. Tho edger
sets tho brim nnd then the cul ler begins his
work. Upon his deft fingers depend the rtylo
and finish of tho hat. This work is done en
tirely by hand nnd Is the most important and
best imid branch of tho trade."
bilk hats were known in Florence. Italy, a
century ago, and in 182.5 were Introduced into
France, where tho best hats are now made.
The hatters In England continue to celebrate
Nov. 23 by nn annual festival in honor of St.
Clement, the patron saint of tho craft, to
.vhom tradition ascribes tho discovery of tho
manufacture of hats. New York Evening
Sun.
Ilow Snrntngn Chips Aro Msdr,
"Do Saratoga chips como from Saratoga?"
inquired an innocent reporter of a grocer.
"JSot much," sniil tho grocer. "Thev aro
mado in this city, and many nro shipped to
Bnratoga. But if you want to know all about
them just go up to tho bakery and eeo how
they are made." ,
At the bakery it was learned that the con-'
rern has n monopoly of the business in this
city, nnd that there are only three makers of
Saratoga chips in tho country. Chips aro an
American institution, nnd nre not known
abrond save for somo smnll lots that havo
been exiorted. Tho process of manufacturing
Is in part a secret. Tho potatoes nro peoledf
and sliced by machinery. They aro washed!
and then dried between muslin cloths. If
thoy were now fried the amount of starch
that thoy contain would mnko them brown,
and tho secret of tho business is to remove nil
of tho starch, so that tho chips will bo per
fectly white. When this is dono they nre put
Into tho hot grease, and como out curled and
crisp and with the delicious flavor that hns
mado them famous tho world over. Said the
mnnnger:
"Wo use sovcnty-flvo barrels of potatoes a
week, keep seven bakers at work nnd havo
threo wagons out delivering. Hotels take,
them by tho barrel, restnurnnts take them in
twenty-flvo pound boxes, nnd for grocers to
servo to private families wo put them up in
0110 pound cartons. Tho (lining cars on nearly
all tho railroads use them, and wo havo sent
sonio to England. Cities as far nway ns
Jacksonville, Fin., nnd Snn Francisco send
to us for Saratoga chips. They will keep for
threo months. A few minutes in a hot oven'
makes them ns crisp ns though thoy were just
fried." Now York Mnil nnd Express.
Express.
Clubman nnd Cnbbj-.
The other night a cab of rather a dilapi
dated and dissipated appearance, which was
nioro or less attached to tho cab horso bv
ropes nnd bits of harness, came to a stop near
the Brunswick, while the driver got down
snd held a long colloquy with a drowsy club-,
man within. Tho cabman insisted that ho
had been promised a fnro of f.5 by his passen
ger, but the passenger vigorously but sleepily
denied it, and tried to negotiate a new deal
on n basis of fifty cents. About tho time thnt
the driver threatened to take him out and
thrash him on tho sidcwnlk the clubman gave
In gracefully nnd said in n conciliatory voico
"All right, cabby. Take me up to Seventy
Jixth street, nnd when you get there open tho
door of your cnb nnd collect your little $5.
I'm too tired to tnlk nny more."
Thereupon the driver climbed to his sent.
wrapped his blnnket nround his legs, pulled
bis cap over his ears, humped his shoulders,
":icked his horse, nnd started slowly up Fifth
avenue.
Before tho cab had gone fifty feet the door
was pushed open gently anil tho clubman
swung himself deftly to t'oo ground while tho
cab went on up tho nvenuo with tho door
hanging wide open. The clubman stepped
Into tho Brunswick, took n room and was
snugly in bed lefore the cab had got within
light of Sixty-sixth street. New York Even
ing Sun.
Sanitary Hffeet of Italn.
"We commonly abuse our climate," writes
Mr. W. Mattleu Williams, "on account of its
humidity. This is a great mistake. Frequent
and moderate rain, such as constitutes tho
characteristic of British climate, is the most
effective of all sanitary agencies. It cleanses
the ground, nnd, whnt is far more important,
it cleanses the air. Tho ammonlucal and
other exhalations, continually rising from
decomposing animal and vegetablo matter,
are all more or less soluble in water and are
largely removed by gentle rain. Besides
these it absorbs and carries down into rivers
and thence to the sea the excess of carbonic
acid exhaled from our lungs, and produced
by our fires nnd lights. De Saussure found
that a shower of rain removed about 2 per
cent, of the carlwnie acid from the air over
Ike Geneva. Also that there was less over
the lake than over the neighboring meadows
and the great elevations of the Alps where
there was 110 water. The atmosphere over
the son contains less than one fourth of the
quantity in that over the land. Far away at
sea the quantity is inappreciable, and nt a
given place on the const it varies with the
wind, increasing as it blows from the land
and vice verso. Arkausaw Traveler.
Washington's "Goiprl Wagon."
The Gospel is preached every Sabbath in
various neglected parts of the national
capital by n U-iud of Christian men and
women from an immense "gospel wagon."
Great crowds eagerly listen and join heartily
in the singing, and many have been cots.
verUsi. Chicago Herald.
nOW NOT TO CATCII COLD.
SURE
PREVENTIVE
REACH OF
WITHIN
ALL.
EASY
Blore Thnn Halt the Colds We Catch Are
tho Itesult of Dranghts Upon the
Feet Magic Virtues of the Cold Foot
Itutli.
I would rather undertake to prevent 100
oilds than to cure one. Tonics, local appli
cations, cutting short the complaint at the
outset, or chasing it up after it has got the 1
start of you nil these plans may be tried,
and sometimes thej; succeed very nicely. But
the trouble is that a cold is a law unto itself,
a self limited disease like any other inflam
matory fever, and the chances are that if the
cold has even six hours the start of you, it
will run faster than the spriest doctor. So I
will say nothing here about curing colds, but
will be treasonable enough to point out a way
that is little Known or preventing them.
What Is the cause of a cold? It is usually
the effect of a cold draught upon a limited
part of tho 'iKxly, or ef a lowered tempera
ture even where, as in the case of tho feet,
the air does not directly reach the part that
is exposed to danger. The protected parts of
the body are naturally the most sensitive, and
It is' through these that we catch cold. And
of all other parts, the feet, especially in tho
case of the sedentary, are the most frequent
avenues of approach for this complaint,
Tho artificial tenderness of tho skin, which
is the lot of civilized man, causes all of us to
De more or less liable to an ailment which is
comparatively unknown to those inhabitants
of warm climates who take no interest in
the fashions, and who havo enly heard from
the missionaries that clothes are n good thing.
But we cannot return to such a primitive
Immunity as this, what shall we do mean
while, if we would toughen eurselvcs against
the artificial tenderness that makes life dur
ing our cold winters far many of us n grave
discomfort, and one that Is coupled with the
risk of pneumonia and of other serious ill
nssesf The question is, how to cure Ihe ex
cessive sensitiveness of the skint Generally
eold baths will do for the healthy, but they
win not do rer all; and, Indeed, almost nny
one, strong or delicate, will be the better for
the treatment that I will describe.
It is a cold foot bath ef two or three min
uies, more or less, according to the time re
quired to make a smart impression upon tho
superficial nerves; this is the one thing need
fnl in this matter. In the winter the water
as it runs from the faucet will generally be
cold enough for the needed effect, if, as in
New Tork, it flows at a temperature of from
BOdegs. toOOdegs. Fahrenheit. But it may
well be colder than this; and in summer.
using ice to cool the foot bnth, there will bo
no harm in bringing it down to 40 degs. The
point is to make a decided impression of cold,
and n few minutes will do this. Let the feet
stay in tho water or under tho jet until tho
very bones ache; then rub them with a erash
towel and wrap them up warmly, anil it will
not be more than a minute, as n rule, before
the delightful warm glow of the reaction.
Seldom, even 111 the case of tho most delicate
persons, does this glow fail to come. The ad
vantage of this treatment is that it is not
severe, as the cold bnth is for main-. Tho
amount of surfneo exposed to the cold is so
small that very little draft is made upon tho
system; and the person who would never
havo n reaction after a cold bnth is easily nble
to profit by this locnl treatment. Of course
no bath must lw used without regard to times
nnd seasons; but the fear which some delicate
persons havo of this treatment is unfounded,
for the constitution rarely fails to honor so
light a demand upon it as that which is mado
by n cold foot bath of two or threo minutes.
If the beginner is very timid, its duration
may bo even less than this nt the stnrt, or
until the experimenter finds out what a snfo
yet potent remedy is in hand.
What is tho effect of this simplo treatment J
It gives tho feet power to resist cold; it
toughens them, not exteriorly, but in tho
tonic quality of their superficial nerves. And
it accomplishes this result with wonderful
quickness. I havo known delicato ladies who
complained that their feet were never warm
and who were subject to frequent colds re
stored to their pristine birthright of warm
feet after two or threo trinls of this treat
ment, and nfter a week of it well fortified
against draughts, nt lenst upon their feet. A
lady patient of mine, though otherwiso quite
healthy, wns so linblo to catch severe cold on
the slightest exposure of her feet to tho
draughts of tho floor that she always man
aged to perch them upon tho rung's of her
chair, or otherwise to curl them up under her
in some way out of reach of tho nir current,
fearing even the draught of nn August day
in her country houso. She lot them down to
the ground with secure temerity after tho
second trial of the foot bath, and since that
time, renewing tho treatment two or threo
times a week, sho has never caught cold. 1
mention her case not because it is ex.
cepttonal. but lecause it Is typical. Sho
suffered as thousands of othei-s suffer. In
the whole range of hygiene I know of no
simpler and more efficacious trentment thnn
the cold foot bath. It will make the feet ner-
manenuy warm, nnu it win prevent n largo
proportion of nil colds, because considerably
more than half of nil nro the result of draughts
uKn 1110 icct. is snouui be continued oc
casionally, as it may be needed.
for thoso that take cold otherwise thnn
through the feet and there nre ninny other
ways that aro easy enough, as most of us
Lnve found out tho fainiliarpreceptof baths
and of exercUo in tho open air must bo re
peated. "Do you catch cold by exposing yc
face to the ahT said an Indian sachem to c
of the Puritan captains Thomas Munson. of
TT T .1 '
nun i unco, 1 hunk,
"Never," said Munson.
" ell, our bodies nre nil fnce." And in so
iar as we can maue our bodies "all face" by
exposure 10 com. wo suall be free from tho
civilized ailment or colds. Titus Munson
Coan, M. I)., in Harper's Bazar.
llemedy for Seaslcknrss.
If
mis iiiea suouid meet tho evn nt ,..
i..n ,i t , . : ""
""" mi- gone in seasickness
let them rbeor up. A remedy for what is nib
ing them so bitterly has leen discovered.
Chewing gum. A passenger who was caught
out on n vessel in n late storm testifies as fol
lows: "I immediately put a piece of gum in
my mouth nnd began a rapid chow Ing, which
had a pleasant and soothing effect nnd dis
pelled all feeling of pnuseu. I soon was made
happy in the knowledge that it had prevented
mo from falling n victim to seasickness I
tn joyed tne lolling of the vessel and stuck
right V; my gum during the trip." That set
tles it. Don't despise tho day of small things.
With your mouth full of chewing gum you
ran defy Neptune. The news is sure to give
an immense impetus to ship building. New
York Tribune.
The emperor of Japan is about to start a
printing office in Tokio, having got the coin
posltors, pressmen, twokbinders, and clectro
tyiwrs from the United States government
printing office at Washington. rrttmtai
To the machine in which you drop your
nickel and get weighed there is to be added a
similar apparatus by which a lady can ner.
fume herbandkerchiet.
STRAY BITS.
An Indian woman, tho last of tho Hum
boldt tribe, recently died nt Oakland, D.Tv
There aro said to tw only four horses in
Alaska, threo at Juneau, nnd ono nt Sitka.
An interesting salo of autographs recently
took place in Paris. Liszt's signature brought
$20, whilo Zola's s.old for $l.bO.
Tho first Mormon tcmplo in Wisconsin was
dedicated at East Delevnn recently. Tho
building is small and unpretentious.
Berlin has a technical high school, built
by tho city nt a cost of $4,800,000, and main
tained at an annual cost of $100,000.
In Ohio 100 farmers' institutes will bo held
next winter ns part of the commemoration
of the 100th anniversary of tho founding of
tho state.
Tho fnvorito stago of tho Into King Tjouis
of Bavaria has lieen purchased by a travel
ing circus. Even his shirts havo been sold
at auction.
A new way to mnko sure of dreaming on
wedding cako ban been discovered, nnd thus
epigrammntically expressed by a contempo
rary: "Eat it."
Dr. Schneffer, of Washington, asserts sol
emnly that walking on railroad tics is flno
excrciso and conducivo to health. This will
lighten tho hearts of many theatrical people.
Irwin Bleichart, who runs a shifting on
gV nt Lebanon, Fa., claims to l tho
youngest locomotivo engineer in tho country,
if not in tho world. Ho is only 18, nnd has
been at tho business two years.
Tho proper thing in neckwear among tho
swells of Snn Antonio, Tex., is a scarf mado
of rattlesnake skin, with a pin composod of
tho snako's rattles. Tho skins are prepared
by a Texan, who has n snake rancho near tho
city.
Burnt wood ornaments njo really works of
art this season, so exquisito is tho shading
upon them. Ono of tho prettiest is an owl,
wjeo conceals nn ink well somowhero in his
portly body, nnd whoso markings nro indi
cated by burning, which must havo boon
dono with a fairy torch.
Telegraphic communication will shortly
begin between Russia nnd France. All dis
patches at present como through Germany,
and havo recently Ikjcii tampered with at
Berlin. Russia, in thocaso of n war lwtwoen
Germany nnd Austria, would bo entirely cnt
off from telegraphic communication with the
remainder of Europe.
There nro 20 blast furnaces in nnd abont
Pittsburg, !!3 rolling mills, 3!) steel works, 15
window glass works, .'17 flint glnss worta and
11 green glnss works. Tho blast furnaces
mako 000,000 tons of .iron per year, tho roll
ing mills fj.'l000 tons, steel works 750,000
tons, plato gloss works 8,250,000 square feet,
window glass works 000,000.
A North Carolinian, recently returned
from Japan, says that in a few years tho
Japanese will bo the greatest railroad build
ers in tho world. Ho bases his judgment on
tho fact that tho Japanese are great patrons
of railroads. Even when they havo no busi
ness to transact thoy rido back and forth on
tho cars until their money is gone, ovon tho
beggars in tho largo towns spending their
money in thus curious way.
It is not generally known that tho world's
supply of pencil wood is drawn from the
gulf coast swnmps on lioth sides of Cedar
Keys, und thnt tho product of tho mills
thero is shipped not only to tho Now York
nnd New Jersey factories, but also to Ger
many, nnd, perhaps, other countries of Eu
rope. That nothing may 1 lost, tho saw
dust is distilled in largo retorts and tho oil
extracted, overy ounce of which finds ready
sale.
PLAYS AND ACTORS.
Now York is filled with disengaged actors, '
nnd thcro will Ixj more nfter tho holidays.
Mrs. James Brown Potter 1ms decided to
add "Romeo nnd Juliet" to her rccrtoiro.
Coquelin, tho French actor, now playing
in England, sails for tho United States in May.
J. M. Tlill denies thnt ho has secured
Helen Barry for a tour of tho United States.
Abboy and his partners will bring U10
Royal Saxo Mciningen players hero in Janu
ary, issy.
Robert Manchester, perhaps tho oldest
song and dnnco man on tho American stage,
is worth more than ffjOjOOO.
Lotta's farewell tour will begin a year
hence, if sho docs not by that timo reconsider
her determination to retire.
Lotta's mother says that tho bright littlo
actress is going to givo $.500,000 for tho
founding of nn orphan asylum.
"Anarchy" is to bo put on tour Into in Do
cembor. It will bo dono for a fow weeks on
tho road, preparatory to its opening at tho
now Broadway theutrc, Now York.
Mr. Irving's tour includes Philadelphia,
Chestnut Street opera house, Dec. 12; Chi
cago, McVickcr's theatre, Dec. 20; Boston,
Boston theatre, Jan. 23, and tho Star, New
York, Feb. 20.
Fay Tcmpleton is in New York, nnd will
probably soon lx seen ngnin on tho stage.
It is said that recent losses incurred by her
husband, Howell Osborn, mado her return
to tho profession ndvisnble.
"iiwulm,'' Mr. Kiralfy says, will cost
$S5,D00, nnd rho expenso of each jwrform
nnco will bo about $1,000. Ho promises to
mako an honest effort to revivo tho glories of
tho famous Ravel family. Mr. Arnold
Kiralfy will play an important part in tho
piece, and tho production will enlist tho
services of 250 icoplo on tho stago.
Fanny Davenport, who owns tho Ameri
can rights of "Ln Tosca," Snrdou's latest
drama, has mado Messrs. French and Sanger
a proposition to open tho now Broadway
theatre in New York with a grand iirodae
tion of tho play. Mr. Sanger has said that
the proposition would probably bo accepted,
tid if so, that tho opening would occur in
tho Xdtcr part of February.
BRIGHT SAYINGS OF CHILDREN.
Scene Thanksgiving dinner, everybody
commenting on tho immense sizo of tho
turkey. An npjialling bilenco fell upon tho
crowd when Tommy cried out: "Mamma,
is that tho old sore headed turkeyf Athens
(Ga.) Woman's Work.
Our littlo ono's grandmother was eating;
sotno lierrics from a saucer, nnd walked
about holding thom so high thnt baby could
not Ue whnt thoy were. Finally sho lirougbt
a cic'r, saying: "Grandma, you are tired;
ril down." Athens (Ga.) Woman's Work.
A littlo curly headed girl was walking
about ono Sunday afternoon in hi r garden.
A littlo neighbor called to her to como over
und piny. Sho refusal, but upon being urgal
to como looked up with a quito sad and indig- '
nnnt fnce, nnd exclaimed: "What! Inlavon
Sundayi Don't you know this is God's day,
and it's tho only day he's got f Babyhood.
My little nenhow. aged 3. writes a lady.
wns fond of playing cars by running along,
putting and whistlinff in Imitation of tha
engine. One day I chnnced to step in hi
way as ho was going nt full speL IIo
stopped, and instead of requesting motoglvo
him tho right of way, remarked solemnly:
"Tho cngino will waft till that cow gets o
the track." Babyhood.