Tllli; "WHITE WOMAN."
THIS ILL OMENED SPECTER HOVER
ING AROUND THE GERMAN COURT.
legandary Kecorda of the Vnterlnnd.
The Itnnshee of Ireland Superstition
In Belgium Unlucky Thirteen Silence
Kegardlng Misfortunes,
I read lately iti a German newspaper that
much alarm Is felt at tho Berlin court over
the rejiort that tho "white woman" has been
Wgi hoveling mysteriously around tho en
virons of tho royal jialaco. Several of tho
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prince, his son, is also alleged to bo on tho
brink of tho abyss: whilo Bismarck, who has
tiot a drop of inierial blood in his veins, will,
It is said, bo shortl compelled to pay Charon
bis obolus trip acioss tho gloomy Styx.
luo white wouinn pinvs a prominent part
Goetho alludeil to her. if I mistuko not. as "a
moving, living, starlit stntuo of snow, whoso
nco bore tho message of doom to those who
wpi-n immiipil Tr il im ' norninn rppnnlo
that shu starts to life on tho evo of a national
isnstpp. In thn ilnrlr mul uliii-hjirli)irnii
tires, aim listened to ner piteous wnil, would
don at otico their coats of mail, mid with
rsword in hand would muster toctithor to
avert impending dancers from their haarths
And homes.
JiMnnv of your readers are, doubtless, nwnro
.that a somewhat similar superstition pro-
xxueu in lirmnu iur i-viiiiu its. xiiem iu
white woman was known as the banshee.
Ull luu UMl vl 1.111 jjiiuii a umiii ab viuu-
torf tho upparition was seen eliding nrouud
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ecorded, bo observed raising its gaunt arms
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Hero in Belgium supei-stition is an nrticlo
-aininraiiL fiiassi?s. imc niso nv nmiiv iiilhic-piil
n ii rr nvn tiv ivn cuinii-iriw ruipciinu ir iah
instuneo. nt a breakfast or dinner nartv a
Baltceller gets upset, fanw of tho guests throw
-u few m-airta of tho snillod salt over their loft
itnouiuers, tuo otijoct ot tins pautomimo tw
i ing to savo them trom tho ill luck that would
be sure te attend them if they had forgotten
: going through such a ceremony. I saw on
'.more occasions than one several ladies und
gentlemen vory much troubled and ovon in
dignant on discovering that there was no salt
loft them wit h which to operato.
Tho old Fronch superstition relativo to
thirteen as an unlucky number although
each n superstition is in flagrant contradic
tion with a verso of an Irish song which lias
it that thcro is luck in odd numbers, said
Rory O'Mooro finds a host of beliovors or ad
herents in this city. Thirteen persons never
tit down to tablo. If thore aro only thirteen
present the host hurries out into tho street,
.And, hailing tho first Bohemian he meets, in
vites him enthusiastically to join in tho repast.
iKobody over undertakes anything important
or proceeds on a long journey on tho ISth of
'stho month. A family of thirteen Ij said to
Wherever thirteen persons tit down to
gether death stands among them, and must
have ono or another of them as his proy bo-
loro a tweivonuwicu is up. ur mo uays or
tho week Friday is by far the unlueklest. On
that day buses, tram ears and ruilway car
riages are comparatively deserted, for rumor
saith that so sure as ono travels on that day so
6uro will ho be brought home on a stretcher.
Another superstition may bo negatively de
fined as n perpetual silence on the subjoct of
-catastrophes and other misfortunes. M. Paul
Gviesty refors to a distinguished French
writer who among his friends turns aside tha
conversation into (mother channel onco it
happens to bonier on fee-faw-fum or mnko-jour-hair-stand-on-un-end
stories and anec
doles. Others who have not tho fincsso of tha
eutAn- alluded to, will interrupt tho conver
sation without tho least apology wheu it
touches such dnngorous ground. And thoro
are pcoplo who will tell you that tho lato con
flagration of tho Opera Comiquo of Paris
would never havo taken place if a dobate had
not been held fifteen days previously in par
liament on the possibility of such u disaster.
It is only the merest ot truisms to add that
a belief in these, and other suporstitions often
plays tho grimmost tricks with tho boliovors.
In April, 1870, for instance, tho ex-Empress
Eugenie sent a telegram to her dear sjwuse,
Napoleon III, in which she said that sho had
actually found a four leaved shamrock a
tilnnt the discovery of which is. accordiiiL' to
popular tradition, tho harbinger of somo
great and lucky ovent. Sedau's fight and
tho fall of tho empire followed shortly after
ward, to the horror and amazemont of tho
empress, who had pinned her faith ontirely
and exclusively to tho little four leaved sham
rock. And still, even today, Eugenie belie es
In signs and omensl James Stephens' Brus
sels Letter in Chicago Times,
Tho Natives of Long Ilranch.
The utter lack of cnterpriso on tho part of
the natives of Long Branch has always had
and probably will for somo timo to como
havo a retarding inlluenco on tho growth of
tho place. Tho nativo Long Brancher never
improves his property. If ho had his way,
tho vision which I saw 11 few moments ago
would rapidly become a living reality. Tho
fences, bai ns mid houses would crumblo and
all and tho unromantic wild turnip would
grow up in tho roads. Tho wholo tenor of
feeling in Long Branch has for years run into
ono idea: "Wait for tho Now Yorker."
Every farmer who has been his barns grow
rickety has said to himself: "Nover mind;
I'll get just ns much for my place as if I had
.good ones, liecauso tho city man who buys
will put up now buildings."
On this principlo old and broken down
fences havo been permitted to stand along
Ocean avenuo. Tho blurt", which suitors every
winter from tho tremendous beating of tho
winter surf, tho roadways and tho police
force all havo been allowed to go in o con
dition of unrepair that is simply disgraceful
Tho police force U quite comical, it is so
utterly short of tho jx-quiromonta of tho
Resort. Whatover is dono for tho advance
ment of Long Branch is done by tho city
people who havo property there and who
realize that tho natives, earning their broad
and butter out of tho existence of tho Branch
as a watering place, will nover movo band or
foot to Incrcaso its attractiveness or to pre
erve its natural advantages. W. ?. Hen
derson in Outing.
Careful Preparation ami Training Prac
tice of the Cotlego Trmm.
The gamo Is as safe as any outdoor game
can well be, provided it is played with the
careful preparation mid training which are
tho rule in tho larger colleges; it is a danger
ous and unfit gamo when men undertake to
play it without such preparation and train
ing. In tho Reason of lost year two fatal ac
cidents wens reported. Both occurred in col
leges wliich were attempting to play tho game
as it is played by the leading teams without
any of the preparation which they find an
essential. The writer, who has lieen in the
habit of attending the regular games of the
collego with which ho is connected, has felt
under obligations to Imj equally consistent in
attending the daily practice games of tho
mwi, in order to watch tho preliminary tralu
InR, and ho must confess to n great respect
for the good scne and good management of
tho undergraduates who havo the matter in
charge.
Tho "university team" is selected pro
visionally; it is pitted against a second or
"scrub" team of somewhat larger numbers;
both teams are kept under careful training
and dupervUion; the playing is made short
and as gentle us possible at llrt, until the
men begin to liecomo ''hard;" the playing is
then gradually lengthened nnd made more
severe, us the men become able to endure it,
and, by the time tho season comes to its last
game, the players are able to endure with im
punity treatment which would bo dangerous to
men nhoaro "soft," or outof condition. After
the first few weeks nro over, nnd serious play
ing has begun, men who have not yet played
are not encouraged, or, in extreme cases, even
allowed, to play on the "scrub" team; the
managers think it iuadvisablo to run any
ridks. The players are not only brought to a
point of physical condition which makes it n
pleasure to watch them; they nro taught
how to fall, when a fall is inevitable, in such
a way as to retain i ontrol of the ball without
hazarding a broken bono or a dislocation.
When the closing games come on tho player
can take what seems to tho Kectntora fright
ful fall, nut only without a bruise, but so
skillfully that it is regularly necessary for his
opponent to "hold him down" lest he rebound
nnd take to his heels again. Tho preliminary
practico games can hardly bo more severe
elsewhere than at Princeton; nnd yet the
writer 1ms never seen a serious accident oc
cur there. An accident may occur, of course,
nnd will give no warning of its coining, but
its coming has been put ns fnr as jiossilile out
of tho range of probability. But if men in
other colleges wished to play football, as
should le tho case, thoy must not ignore the
systematic course of preparation, take the
final playing of it well trained team as a
model, and attempt to imitate it. It is from
such fully that the recurring accidents in
football como. With good physical condition
in tho players, tho requisite training, and
suitable grounds, the game is not only one of
tho best of outdoor sports, but ono of the
safest. Alexander Johnston in Tho Century.
Maximilian' Cliitngo of front.
What was tliesecret of Maximilian's i-liango
of front on reaching Mexico To explain
this one must go back a bit. At home in
Austria he had posed as a Liberal, animated
by a pui'osu to reach if possible the imperial
throne of that country, the proudest )Ksition
among the princes of the Catholic faith. Tho
Mexican project, carried through by tho en
ergy of Carlottu, took him here, to tho great
relief of his reigning kinsman, who was glad
to got this amiable and scheming prince
across tho ocean, liut even in Mexico (and
this I havo, as all of these facts, from the
best possible authority) this ambition to bo-
come emperor of Austria did not desert him
Ho was continually thinking of it, and ho
reasoned that to pluy tho part of a liberally
inclined monarch in Mexico, and to issue do
crees which would anger the reactionary
clericals, would make his name resound
throughout Austria, and that, by and by, he
would bo recalled to his native land by a rev
olutionary party and be made emperor.
Hu talked of this plan with his closer
friends; it was his dream by day and by
night. Throned in Mexico, ho sighed for
Vienna strange and fatal fascination. He
becumo cold to his early Mexican friends
conspicuously bo to tho chief mover in the
imperial movement in tho country. His eye
was on tho Liberals, meditating an alliance
with thorn. Ho angered tho pop;, he euraged
his early friends, ho finally fell between two
stools, but his death was tragic and noblo, the
death of n soldier and befitting a monarch.
On that last act of courage his famo may well
rest. That seems to bo about all that is left
this unfortuuato archduke, who, us a scholar,
u patron nf the arts, an elegant princo, might
have livod a Hereuo life uuchrouiclod by his
tory. City of Mexico Cor. Boston Herald.
A Choloo Montana Steak.
Ho was a cowboy minus the legging! and
sombrero, and he said to a reporter: "I have
been east for two months, and in Philadelphia
a mouth, and have eaten at tha best hotels,
but I havo uuver eaten anything as flue as a
steak a la Montana.
"You see out thero we havo plenty of meat,
and this is the way wo cook a steak in a
ranch. Wo first cut three large steaks, one
of them a trifle smaller than tho other two.
A fire ii then built in u hole dug in tha ground
for the purpose, and wheu this llro is reduced
to n bod of coals tho small steak, properly
seasoned, is placed between the two and
skewered.
"They aro' then placed on tho fire, and an
other fire is kindled on top of them. When
tho top firs is well burnt it is covered with
earth and allowed to smolder.
"After a given timo the steak is removed,
and a succulent morsel it is, absolutely per
meated with the juices of tho two enveloping
steaks and with the seasoning.
"Oh I you may beat us in some wuys in the
effeto east, but wo can cook steaks against
tho world." Philadelphia News.
American Products Abroad.
A Michigan man, who has traveled abroad,
nnd more especially in Holland, was heard to
say in conversation the other day that Ameri
cans had but littlo idea to what extent their
products and inventions wcru in use there.
"Do you know," hu remarked, "that when I
was admitted to tho apartments of tho king
in tho royal palace at Amsterdam I passed
through a door hung on brass hinges and
secured by a brass lock coming from a Mas
sachusetts manufactory? Near by was a
very comfortable looking and neat uphol
stered Grand Hapids chair, with a cuspidor
nt tho left, the product of u Baltimore fac
tory. Over the mantel, designed by an
American, hung a laudscajio by Thomas
Morun, of Philadelphia, and on it, among
other ornaments, a Colorado stag vaso and a
box of Michigan toothpicks." Chicago News.
Proteit Agalmt Overwork,
Tho London Lancet lifts a prophetic voice
against overwore in tho house of commons.
Its conditions of servico are becoming too
hard for any but tho most robust of men. If
these conditions continue to be imposed, it
says the service of a large class of men who
are best qualified to act as lawmakers will be
lost to tho country. Many valuablo lives ar
being ruthlessly worn out by Ihe worry of a
Miysteni for which there is no excuse. Chicago
nTiiues.
OUR GIRLS ABROAD.
AN APOLOGY FOR THE ENGLISH
MAIDEN'S TOTAL ECLIPSE.
Lndlro Abroad rinding Thcnmclvc Out
linnc by the fllrln or Ainorlcii A Hint
to Kncllfth Mnudn nnd ltcntrlces Kinan
clptttlon from Cant.
Tho Lady Mauds and Lady Beatrices nro
soro at finding themselves outshono in tho
highest circles by American chita who, lieforo
coining abroad, wcro just ordlnnry misses in
small provincial towns in (lib United States.
It is n hard cat-o to bo thrust into tho shade
by theso fair invaders. But soreness about it
will only spoil good looks. Why not rather
learn tho art of war from tho invading belles,
who were not reared, in hothouses, but in
public freo schools. In n great tlegroo they
have conquered liocauso they nro in the habit
of thinking themselves as good as no matter
whom, nnd of not being shnmfnced in tho
presence of mortals of uppermost rank.
I don't think it occurs to tho Mauds and
Beatrices that very few uppermost person
ages, in no matter whnt country, have, or
can have, much conversation. Having had
allowances from their cradlos upward thero
is no strenuous eirart in their lives. Anil so
that intensity of thought, feeling nnd will
which makes a man n man, and sublimntes a
woman, is wanting in them. Etiquette
throws on them tho onus of startling sub
jects of conversation. Having to talk do
haut en bus, but there is no quick interchange
of ideas. As it was ,'kX) years ago, so it; is
now. Their lives being fiat they must fall
back on bulloonery a reason why Schnei
der's dressing room nt Les Vnriotes was
"Lo Passage ties Princes." License of speech
is sure to lo granted to nny ono whoso talk
tickles or is droll. Thero nro fow rosebuds
in etiquette ridden courts who can so con
verse. But tho United States freo schools
produco them in thousands. Originnlily in
America is not confined to the unornameutal
sox. Tho conditions of life nro so dilTercnt
thero from what thoy are in England, and
there is such emancipation from cant in
most of tho forms in which it tyrannizes us
that tho Iwauty from Ohio, Illinois or Dela
ware is stnrtiugly novel, nnd whatover
piquancy thero is in her talk comes homo
with a double force.
lin.VUTlKS 1TIOM AMCIUCA.
There nro such heaps of Miss Jonnio Cham
berlains in tho United States that hardly nny
ono notices their points. Americans are
astounded at tho ellcct they pnxlueo on Eng
lish noblemen when they como out at the
Hiviera or in London. At to tho etiquette
invented by lords chamberlain those (lowers
from over tho Atlantic nro in happy ignor
ance. So thoy start topics in colbxiuies with
royal jiersoniiges instead of waiting for them
to bo started, and when they find they please
they go abend. "Sir," or "madamo," or
"your roynl highness," used its commas, nro
in tho conversation of ordinary persons.
Then the young and fair Americans neglect
no advantage which is derived from atten
tion to iiersonal npenrunco. They know
how to dress, and they grudge no money Hint
they can give to tho best dentists. Being in
tho habit of dancing from infnncy, their
gestures nro easy and not angular, and thoy
always talk distinctly, and, if Muuetimo ivith
a slight twang, in nn audible voice.
Our girls often mumble or run on in n chir
ruping jabber that really is not speech. They,
too, often ileal in set phrases wliich get mxiii
exhausted. I think when n British girl is
nice shu's the nicest of any; nnd many moro
than thero nro could bo charming if they
could only learn how to speak, nnd to movo
about in an easy, graceful way. The Ameri
can girl has neat features, a lien to skin nnd
a flno nervous system. But in tho rest of tho
organization nature has boon wanting in
generosity. The western woman or girl is a
finer human being than tho eastern. In tho
southern states womanhood is nearest to per
fection. Women thero aro reposeful not
precisely amusing, but intelligent, sweet and
interesting. Labouchero in Loudon Truth.
The A Inns unil tho Keltpso.
An interesting glimpso 'into tho thought
processes of unenlightened peoples is fur
nished by tho following observations of tho
Aiuos, a degenerate Japanese tribo, distin
guished for their long growth of hair, during
tho recent eclipse. Tho Aino is said not to
bo imaginative, but on being shown tho
eclipso through a smoked glass bo cried out
that tho sun was fainting away nnd dying.
A sileneo ensued, broken by an oxclnmation
of feari that tho sun would dry up. Thoy
brought water nnd sprinkled it upward to
ward tho sun, crying: "Oh, god, wo revive
theo! Oh, god, wo revive theo!" Somo
squirted tho water upward with their mouths,
somo throw it up witli their hands. A group
of wpmcn and girls sat down with thoir
heads lietween their knees, us if expecting
some calamity.
Their tradition with regard to tho ccllpso
saya that "when my father was a child ho
heard his old grandfather say that his grand
father saw a total eclipso of tho sun. Tho
earth becamu quito dark, and shadows could
not be seen; tho birds went to roost mid tho
dogs legau to howl. Tho black, dead sun
shone out tongues of firo and lightning from
its sides, and tho stars shone brightly. Then
tho sun began to return to lifo, and tho faces
of tho people wore nn nsject of death, and as
tho sun gradually camo to lifu theso men
began to live again." Otherwise thoy havo
no theory of tho eclipso, but their jierhonillca
tion of tho phenomenon is evident. Science,
Dnvlcn of Aninrlcnn Truvelers.
A story is going tho rounds to the effect
thnt a party of American travelers in Ger
many, whoso literary studies had not pro
pared them for tho emergency of conversing
fluently upon customs duties, conquered tho
Teutonic officials by Iwld device. After de
livering long nml polished harangues in tho
purest English without provoking any efToct
upon tho officers, they all exclaimed sudden
ly, "Long livo King William!" Tho olllciuls
understood tho name, roverently took oft
their lints, and guvu tho Americans no moro
trouble. Boston Transcript.
A Curious AVeddlnc Custom.
Among tho Lolos of western China it is
customary for tho bride on the wedding
morning to perch herself on tho highest
branch of n largo tree, whilo tho elder femalo
members of her family cluster on tho lower
limbs, armed with sticks. When nil nro duly
stationed tho bridegroom clauilicrs up tho
tree, nssnikd ou all ii(Ws by blowj, pushes
and pinches from dowagers, nnd it is not un
til ho has broken through their fence nnd
captured the bride that ho' is ullowod to carry
her oI7. Blackwood's Magazine,
Artesian Water Power.
Many nrtesiun wells spout water undor a
heavy pressure, Just as many gas wells find
the gas under a pressure of boveral hundred
jwunds to tho square incli. This water jwwci
is used in many places in Franco by means of
turbine wheels, and it is probable that even
tho gas prchsuro might in some cases also be
utilized. In very deep artenlau wells the
beat of tho water is also utilized. Public
Oplnlcyv
THE FIRST FATAL STEP.
The Result of Committing nn Indlncrr
tlon In the Way of Klccnnt Attlrv.
A friemf. of mino who is rather violently
disturbed over tho matter of his iersonal ap
pearance, in discussing tho matter tho other
day, placidly remarked:
"Frank H. Stockton onco wrote a story
about n man who knight u Queen Anno grato,
and was then lured on from oftn purclioso to
another under tho spell of the deeorntivo
crnzo until ho was obliged to build a Queen
Anno cottage to match his belongings. Tho
man who falls n victim to clothes does it a
good deal in tho samo way, nnd Stockton
ought to lo nblo to write n corking good
story about n poor wretch who goo o!T In a
sudden flight of vnnity nnd extravngnncv
and purchases a pair of overgaitors, from
which ho is led on to bo n monumental and
stupendous fop.
"It is when man commits his first indiscre
tion in tho way of tho elegancies of nttlro
that his downfall Iveglus. If you nro dressed
In rough clothes nnd heavy loots you will
look as well, as long nsyonr nttiro is in har
mony, but tho very instant you buy a jxiir
of overgniters you obsorvo that your trousers
look a bit frayed at tho liottom. You buy
new ones. Then you find that you want to
havo them ironed to lie in tho stylo. They
aro ironed. After this tho conviction is
slowly but surely forced uio:i you that tho
shoes aro not quito up to tho standard of
gaiters. You buy now shoes, and patent
leather ones, of course, as thero is no use
going half way. By this timo thcro is uo
shadow of doubt that tho eout looks rusty,
and after you have bought a now coat and
vest, you find thnt n fancy wniscotl. Is almost
as necessary ns food. You buy tho waist
coat. Then after n short struggle, you r.!
obliged to admit that siaooth Wisomcd shirts
aro by no means in hnnuony v Ith i.o rest of
your attire. Hence, piquo and ibbeil fronts,
huso cuffs, high collars. Aitei this, expensive-
cravats, and, finally, if you nro not very
careful, a fierce and ungovernable yearning
for a single glass.
"This is tho place to draw tho lino, though
it is not nlways drawn by the well dressed
men of New York. Then you want n rose in
your buttonhole, nnd finally sally forth with
tho latest lioaver hat nnd tho reddest of
gloves, nnd fool yourself completely dressed.
Then tho troublo is that by tho timo all this
iu accomplished, you suddenly discover that
tho over gaiters look a littlo bit frayed.
Then tho boots need rovnrnishing and thoro
is a wrinklo in tho back of tho coat, but
worst of nil, tho trousers bag n littlo nt tho
knees, nnd it is the unwritten law of swelldom
that by his trousers shall ye know htm. From
that timo on alwut one-third of your lifo
must bo given up to considerations of drwy,
or you will miss accomplishing what has bo
romo a cherished and over mastering ambi
tion. My advico to mankind is to bownre of
tho first step for fear you bocomo a fop."
Blakcly Hull In Lincoln (Nob.) State Journal.
Prlnro lliHiunrrk nt Home.
Everybody knows thnt tho prince hardly
ever gets up lieforo noon, unless ho bos to at
tend an important parliamentary meeting.
But It must lw remembered that ho only goos
to bod after working till 'J a. m. ovory night.
In tho chancellor's liedroom a light is kept
burning all tho night, numbers of messages,
often requiring his jicrsoiinl attention, lioing
brought in during tho night. In considera
tion of tho late hours kept by tho princo, sup
per is served Into in the evening nnd seldom
finished lieforo midnight. Besides tho Prin
cess Bismarck Count and Countess llautznu
partake of almost ovory meal, regularly
leaving tho palaco at 10:45 p. m., when
a second class cab always takes them
homo. Bismarck's birthday Is nlways
a great feast and holiday for tho serv
ants of tho houso. In tho kitchen a barrel of
wino is provided by Princess Bismarck, two
bands nro in attendance, nnd tho servants'
families apioar on tho scene Tho prince
comes down, talks with tho guests and dis
tributes svreets among tho children. Tho
pleasant clntions lietween master and
sorvnut nro also evident from tho fact that
tho princess always gives six Easter eggs to
each of thf. servants.
Tho domestic polico of tho princo consist
of n sergeant nnd eight constables. If the
princo 1p away from homo four constables go
with him and four remain at tho houso, and
all of them nro entitled to arrest nny suspi
cious person, 1k it nt Berlin, ut Friodrichs
rulio or at Varzin. It was at Vnrzln whom
Bismnrck'.i lurgo dog Sultan was poisoned.
Tho prineftss declared nt tho timo that she
would luf.ke provision for lifo for anyone
who could point out tho poisoner. Sultan
was moro intelligent than Tyros, but Tyras
,3 tho moro faithful of tho two, nnd will take
food out of tho hand of nny memlicr of
Princo IU.marck's family, but never from a
scrvniit, as ono of tho footmen has learned to
his regret German Paper.
Cimm for tho Voice.
"What )vas that you drank last night after
your first song f asked u reporter tho other
day of n well known concert singer who had
taken juirt in a musical entertainment tho
previous evening.
"How did you know I drank nnythingr
"I saw you tako a drink of something from
my neat in the box."
"It was a cup of cocoa,"
"What effect does it havo on tho voicof
"It rests it nml soothes tho vocal cords. I
always hrivo a small spirit lamp stovo in my
dressing nooin and lieforo I go on tho stage I
havo my maid prepare n small pot of thin
cocoa. Tho moment I finish my selection I
drink n cup of it warm not hot, mind you
nnd as n consoquenco my voice is seldom tired
and nover is hoanjo."
"How dot-s tea nnd coffee act?"
"Tea is better than coffee, but neither com
pares with cocoa. Tea must bo warm, nnd
it must not bo drawn too long lieforo it is
drank. If it stands for n certain timo it lie
comes ucid and does moro harm than good.
Tea should lw drank without sugar. Coffeo
makes ono too nervous to Ik of much lieno
fit." Now York Mull and Express.
ot u (jood Juror.
A man whoso nolo duty in lifo is to olxiy
orders does not make a good nor a fair juror.
Ho docs not know how to weigh ovldenco at
tho mechanic, or tho blacksmith, or tho
skilled laborer does. Ho Is not accustomed to
oxensHing his own judgment. Somebody
else has lieen doing tho most of his thinking.
And if ho entertains a doubt nliout unything
ho naturally looki to tho man in power to bet
him right. That comes to lw Instinctive In
him as result 01 hn business education. Of
course tho stati-'.) attorney or his representa
tive is looked ii;o.i by a man Ilka this as the
agent of all thut i i cool Just- Tho law
yer for the jioor ccuinp who has gotten into
troublo is nn enemy of society. Tho troublo
with many of our juries is that thoy are not
impartial, bocauso thoy full into a way of re
garding themselves as a corps of assistants to
tho prosecutor and tho state. Chicago Her
ald. Treumseh and tho MlnttreU.
Gen. Sherman is very fond of a minstrel
thow. Ho listens earnestly to tho jokes mul
laughs heartily at tho points made by Bene
and Sambo. Usually be Is in a box with uime
of his family, with whom he chats between
the acts. Now York Craning Bun,
SOME PLIES THAT BITE.
THE WINGED PESTS OF AMERICAN
WOODS AND FARMS.
Their ltnttut and Sennons of Pernlcloui
Activity Tho lllack Fly and tho "No
See 'ltiim" Forest Fly, Munqulto and
et-nblo Fly.
Every season ha Its peculiar winged pests,
tho victims of which nro ready to declare It
moro unendurable, if possible, than thnt
which preceded it. From early June till lato
September there is no month without its
blood sucking Insttct. Whilo It will prove
small comfort to the fly bitten victim of tho
forest to know tho name and habits of each
littlo torment thnt did IU best to make his
cutictllo resemble tho lid ot ft Jiepper box,
perhaps n description of tho most annoying
of these esU may enable some health or
plrosuro seeker to adopt means thnt will In
part protect him from their exasperating at
tentions. THE VICIOUS BLACK KLV.
Tho earliest of theso winged torments to
npioar on the sceno Is tho black fly or midge
of the winds of Canndn, Now England, Now
York and northern Pennsylvania. It appears
in groat clouds about tho first of Juno, just
when tho ascending sap has loosened tho bark
of tho hemlock and oak and Invited tho liark
jwlers to their work. In npoaranco it is
black, with transparent wings, nnd nbout
one-tenth of nn inch in length. If one is
caught lieforo it is gorged nnd rolled lietween
tho fingers its Inxly, wings, bond, proboscis,
legs and all will make n littlo ball no larger
than tho head of n pin. Unlike the mti'-qulto
it does not mnko much nois-o. Lighting
gently upon tho cheek, forehead, or prefer
ably upon the back of tho neck of its victim,
it dexterously inserts its sucking prolmseis,
causing no inconvenience until it has gorged
itself, nnd its wicked work is done. Then
tho poisonous saliva which has entered tho
wound produces a sharp Itching or stinging
sensation, causing tho victim involuntarily
to slap at tho bitten place. If tho tly hasn't
gone it will bo crushed in n dot of Its victim's
(tore, as large as a five cent piece,
AMD MUSQUITOES ALSO,
They think thoy havo musquitoes along tho
Jersey coast, and most sojourners by Ihe son,
from Capo May to Long Branch, can testify
both to tho numbers and biting capacity of
tho Jersey galliniper. But Michigan Is the
favorite haunt of the musquito. Its multi
tudinous small lakes and cat tail marshes
brood thorn In clouds, nnd tho winds distrib
ute them over tho gently rolling country as
impartially as tho Michigan farmer used to
broadcast his wheat boforo tho days of grain
drills. No hill is too high to lw free from
their presence, nnd no valley so low that
thoy won't find it. It was in Michigan where
tho luckless traveler is said to havo hail his
neck girdled by tho musqultoes whilo sleoi
iug, waking up to find his hair turned white
in tho morning,
THE LAST OK THE KLIK8.
Tho last to appear and most widely diffused
of tho biting flies Is tho ordlnnry stnblo fly.
Il is nbout tho sizo ot and very nearly resem
bles tho houso fly. It Is most nbundnnt in
August and September, and most annoying
anil pertinacious after tho nights begin to get
cool. On ft bright day, after a cool night, it
attacks horses and cattle in great iiumliors
and seems to ncquiro ut thnt timo n (ticking
projiensity nover manifested by any other fly.
It can scarcely bo brushed off. Its bite isbo
savage as to render sensitive, highbred horses
nearly frantic. It does not hesitate to fasten
op tho hand or nock of tho luckless man or
woman that comes in Its way, and its bito is
forceful and cmphntlo enough to lw reiuoin
liered. Tho bite of tho stable fly, like that of
tho forest fly, is apt to cause the blood to fol
low. This fly is generally distributed through
out tho cattlo roaring portions of tho older
settled htatcs, and unlike the forest fly does
not caro anything for tho neighborhood of
forests or wooded lnnds. Philadelphia Times.
For a Month' Juunt.
"Give mo somo Idea of tho outfit required
for a month's jaunt in tho mountains or by
tho seashore ?"
"Well, in the first plnce, you would want a.
Limine! shirt a good one which would cost
(3. Then, perhaps, if you wore knickerbock
ers, 1 could sell you a pair of boots or a pair
of canvas shoes. Tho first would cost $7 icr
pair and tho last (2. A p'jlo cap, at $1,
would complete the wenrablo outfit; of course,
taking into consideration that you had
clothes. A big canvas tent cnu bo purchased
for C'15 and will stand tho wear and tear of
two or throo sonsons. Tlion you would want,
in case you wcru going to the mountains, a
canoe. Medium sized ones can bo bought
cheap, somo selling nn low ni f2. Flailing
tacklo, guns, shade umbrellas and hammocks
como all prices. In hammocks many novel
ties nro shown. Hero Is ono which cuu bp
carried easily in one side of a medium sized
hand bag. It Is very compact und folds up
liko an umbrella In tho past hammocks
caused complaint, owing to their bulk. Give
mo $.00, and with thut sum I would guarantee
to hrivo a glorious m onth's fun." Brooklyn
Eoglo.
A Now Trlok In Theft.
Iho lining thief Is, I bcllovo, iiosltivcly tho
latest exploiter in tho realm of crime. Tills
Is tho man who trades hats with you in tho
barber shop, In tho sleejwr car, and outside
tho hotel dining room. Tho moro net of ex
change is a trick old enough in itself, but
with tho oldest adroitness of the lining thlof
it becomes a very tantalizing sort of moan
noss. Tho lining thief carries about him ono
or moro linings wliich ho has pulled out of
old und rusty huts, and by a clever Jugglo
slips them, as occasion offers, Into the prop
erty of others, who havo no means of idoutlty
so suro as tho look of tho inside. In this way,
though you may seem to think you
know your hat by Its general appearanco
or color, you nro nonplused by tho changed
character of tho lining. I hear of tho recent
detection of this sort of thievery ou n sleeping
car by a passongor who saw tho legerdemain
connected with it through n clumsy perform
ance. Syracuse Standard.
lloothlncki and Lilies.
Ono of tho principal articles of trnfilo at
Lako Miimetoiika nbout this season is that
beautiful species of tho white water lily,
wliich grows in such profusion thoro, and is
fa id to rcscmblo tho famous lotus blossom of
tho Nile. These lilies are not vended by
pretty country glrli with blushing faces nnd
twinkling bare feet, such as the story books
tell of, but by tho bootblacks. "Hlilno ycr
tliocs nnd water lilies," theso nrabs will shout,
und it looks strangely inconsistent when
with their grimy littlo paws thoy hmid out
tho immaculate blossoms. Pioneer Press.
Tho Kind Ho Wanted.
"Mr. DopjKJiihelmer, I wnnt to introduco a
burglar alarm Into your houso. It will indi
cate nt which door or window"
"I don' want iinno of doso tings. I don'
bodder mo mit burglars."
"Onco you haw tried them, Mr. Doppcn
licliuer" "Look hero, mw-stor, If you wash got a
condr'vanco what keeps mino wlfo from gom'
ilru inlne pockets when I wash asleep, don I
talks mit you a loedlo bi" Harpw's Bazar.
TEA TABLE TALK.
Tho Scotch plaid trousers affected hy Lra
ngfnary golden youth almost give them tha
Glasgow dialect.
White waistcoats with evening drcst ar
not worn to tho extent that makes thorn gen
orally fashionable.
Newest oyster plates aro only mado for four
oysters. This Is whero tho sorrow ot tha
greedy diner liegins.
"Picturesque" is a great "society" word
now. It Is used to describoulmost everything
except griddle cakes.
Tho signal Is up to call In nil those wire
bird cages and steel chicken coops that have
been called "bustles."
Trijiod hat racks are now and unique.
Thoy originated with tho moro or less artis
tic Harvard students.
Fire screens In stained and opaline tinted
glass set In nntlquo wrought Iron frames aro
tho latest fad of artistic furnishers.
Among now mechanical toys of American
make is u "Buffalo Hunt," with Buffalo BUI
on horseback shooting nt two monster bulls.
Tho latest art screens are of open work
caned mahogany, with curtnlm of China
silk, yellow, blue, rose color, or bluish greeu.
Blocks for tho children nro now made ot
real bricks, granite nnd rough hewn stono,
nnd, of course, add to the liolso in tho nur
sery. A too shiny silk hat Is not npproved by
gentlemen who do not wish to bo identified
with politicians and "our butcher on Sun
day." Teakettlo Inkstands of bronzo nnd brass
are exhibited among holiday goods, and it is,
of course, intended you should put your pen,
in the spout.
Tiny china individual teapots, holding- a
thimbleful of Oolong, nro Introduced for tho
"5 o'clocks," nnd tho report goes with then
tlint thoy aro mado to order.
Pino cones nro used for decorattvo article
of many kinds, nlso dried ears of corn anil
horso chestnuts. Not much that can be
utilized has been left in tho country.
SPORTING AND ATHLETIC.
Tho American Trotting association num
bers li71 members. Not bad for tho first year.
Tommy Warren has commenced training
for bin fight with Pntsv O'Lonrv for n. mi ran
of $1,0C0. Jnn. !'..
Domi'sov clnlms to havo mndn lmfe smnn
of his fight with Ueagan. No wonder ho is
tired of lighting to n finish.
Mnud S. has lieen taken to Now York city
and is lielntr driven do!lllln with Plnknnl hv
Mr. Bonner. Thero is talk of tho pair trying
to ncnt tno team record noxt season.
Mr. J. I. Case, tho owner of Jny-Eyo-Seo-,
says that tho talk nlwut tho littlo black geld
ing Iwing broken down was nonsense. "Ho
is now being jogged nt Hacluo by Ed.
Bithor," said Mr. Caso, yesterday, "and is
showing up well. I cxpoct him to bo
greater horso than over noxt j-oar."
Tho dates for tho coming spring runnir
meetings havo Iwon nrrnnged ns follows:
Now Orleans Six days, beginning Monday,
April 3, and ending with Saturday, tho 7th
Memphis Saturday, April 11, and enda
Saturday, April, 21, unless extra days follow
tho regular meeting. Nashville Saturday,
April US, to Saturday, May 5. Loxington
Monday, May 7, to Saturday, May 12.
Louisville Monday, May 14, to May !M.
Uengan wants nnothcr go nt Dompsoy. IIo
claims thnt ho had novor boforo seen a Dgh
under tho London prizo ring rules, and that
Denqisey defeated him at wrestling instead
of with his fists. Ho Jwltoves ho would have
won had tho ring not lieon changed, or it,
thoy had fought under the Queonsbcrry rules.
Bengali will shortly jxxt a forfeit of $1,000,
challenging Dompsoy to another fight to
finish.
BRIGHT SAYINGS OF CHILDREN. 1
A littlo boy bolug reproved on Sunday
Sunday morning for having a dirty face, re
torted: "Woll, I wored dls fucotoSunfey
'cool, anyhow." Babyhood.
A bright littlo lady, whoso confidence is
enjoyed by tho editor discovered tho day
after Thanksgiving that "cranberry sauce
has seven different kinds ot bad tastes."
Buffalo Express.
Littlo Stuart had spent his first day at
school, "Whnt did you learn?" was his
nuntio's question. "Didn't lciirn niiything."'
"Well, what did you do!" "Didn't do any
thing. Thcro was n woman wanting to
know how to siwll 'cat' and I told her."
Alton Telegraph.
Thoro wcro visitors at tho Skinner school
tho other day, and a class was put on exhibi
tion. "Now," said the toucher, "can yoti
tell mo anything about lien 1 1" A small boy
held up his hnnd. "Well, slrr said tb
teacher. "Heat expands; cold contrast."
"Very good; now glvo an onimr.e." "In.
summer tho days aro long; in winter th
days at o short." Great applause by the vis
itors, nnd tho small boy takes his seat, CmV
cago Tribune,
Master Freddy thinks himself by no mean,
tho least imjKirtant member of, tho house
hold. Ono evening, after ho and his sister
hnd gono to bod in tho nursery, a violent
thunder shower camo up. Tho children'
mother, thinking they might bo frightened
by tho storm, wont upstairs ( sassuro
them. Pausing Just outsldo tho nursery
door, she heard Fred say to his sister, who?
was crying, "Don't oo bo 'frnid, baby; me
an' Dod's hero." Hurjier's Young People.
POLITICAL PICKINGS.
Sunset Cox nnd Speaker Carllslo aro to be
asked to address tho Boston public on tha
subjoct of tariff reform.
The Atlanta Constitution wants to see per
sonal abuso and scandals left out of tho cam
iaign next year, und tho contest waged on
high ground.
Ex- Governor Puckard, of Louisiana, who
is now a resident ot Iown, is proposed as a.
camlldato for tho scat of Senator "Wilson,
whoso term expires in 18S9,
Tho majority against division in North.
Dakota was oxnetly 10,000, whilo that in '
favor of it in South Dakota was BI.OSS, leav
ing tho majority in tho wholo territory it.tCd
for division.
Senator Ingalls might havo his widely ad
vertised novel published hi Tho Congressional
Record. A iioet who got to congress a fow
yfars ngo inflicted a long and peculiarly
inano Hem ou tho country in that manner.
Chicago Nows.
Tho Prohibition national oommittco has de
cided to base representation in tho national
convention of noxt year on the vote tho party
polled in 1BS0. This will make tho number of
delegates 1,048, of whom ninety will bo from
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Press.
According to tho Hon. William I. Bow,
diteh, ono-tenth of oil tho taxes In Maaa,
chiwott nro jiald by tho women. In Rock
ford, Ills., tho women jay two-thirds, of th
taxes. In boiuo towns tho iiercenUgo j Is
largo, but for all of that these very wonwa
are not by law citizens, and havo no voice ha,
the udmiulitrutiou ot puUia aCairs.
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